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Knteiod aa aeooud-claaa. matler . December 22, 1D0.5, at the Post OfTica ar .New Yorki M. Y.. .under the act of. . Alai cli a, 1878. 

COrYKIGHT. 1038, BY V.ARIKTY, INC. AI.l; nUiHTS. RKSEKVKD. 



VoU 130 No. 4 



NEW YQRK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1938 



56 PAGES 







Hollywood Stars Willing to Slum, 
M Pay Ideas in^ W^^ 




WiUi the. production slack, - Holly- 
wood names are ogling the nation's 
fostrutns for personals of ifom four 
weeks up to what have you? Para- 
doxically, considering the enforced 
idleness, the players' reps are asking 
and' some of have gotten the follow- 
ing pifetty fancy salaries: 

Bob Hope, $5,000. 

Milton Berle, $G,500. 

CJonjjtance Bennett, $6,500. 

Ben Blue, $2,000 (getting). 
• Bert Wheeler, $2,250 (getting) 

Martha Raye, $5,000 (got)* 

Firanclska Gaal, $1,750. 

Boris Karlofir, $2,500. 

Tommy Rigffs, $2,200. 

Andy, Judy and Zeke, $2,500. 

Jackie Cooper, $2,500 and %age. 

liaurel and Hardy, $6,300. 

Sterling Holloway, $l;000. 

Joan Davis, $4,000. 

Gene Raymond, $3,500. 

Kdntund Lowe, $4,000. 

Mae West, 50% from first dollar, 

Nat Pendleton; $2,500. 

Richard Arlen, $5,000. 

Edgar Kennedy, $5,000. 

I-eo Carrillo, $3,500. 

Trances JLangford, $5,000, 

Three Stooges, $2,500. 

Bobby Breen, $5,000. 

Charles Butterworth, $5,000. 

Some of the above salary demands 
»re deemed so ridiculous by bookers 
that they've been summarily stricken 
out, even as potentialities, .being in 
ro mood to dicker when the in- 
flated salary ideas may be lOOyo 
above estimated actual worth. 



Negro Preacher Sues 
Theatre; Says Banko 
KO'd His Collections 



Recession Theme Song 



First lyrical reaction to the 
current recession has bobbed 
up in Tin Pan Alley. It's titled 
'The Waiter's Lament.' Ben 
Gordon and Frank Hughes, ex- 
vaudevilliaiVs, v^rho have been 
doing a stein-juggling and 
singing turn around neighborr 
hood stubes, wrote the ballad , 
and placed It with Mills Mu- 
sic, Inc. 

Song bemoans the downbeat 
of business, around these spots 
and the slimness of the tips, 
if any. 





FORD CO;S AL 
PEARCE ACT 



Tulsa, Okla., April 5. | 
A Meijro minister who claims that ■ 
bank nishts at the .Re.x, Negro hou.so ' 
operated by white. man, V. L: CHand- 
lor. have diminished collections in 
his churchi has instituted suit against 
Clidndler in district court, 

Spsciric. charges are that the pro- 
gi'am is a . public nuisance . and that |' 
i| i-i 'i'estiUing in pecuniary loss to ■ 
the plaintilt in that his congrcsation . 
fi-is diminished* since the. disturb- •. 
ance bo'^an.. Other complaints are.' 
tlut the : program attracts hundreds 
(Gontinued on page 23) 



Dualing Screeno 



Ani rVnw thev're dualinst .srr'(''*no, 
I75lh: St.; theatre, N. Y.. Iins, 
!•■< -t Iditioii to regulsir cash screervo, 
•-'Klr:j, measure called -.'surnris" 
'-rti^vrV on Worlnesday nVght.s. Plays 
tni.r .of nitns to boot. . 
'•Surprise ■ screono'-. is played ..sep- 
.erjroly. from, the regular givc.iway 
g•|fn^^, and i.s dro.sscQ .up with coni- 
* ^V; ati.i^lo.5. .such as payin.ij pri'.? 
m.irioy (o lha ■ woman in the auHi- 
u-.h ) wins a 'husband ■ calling?' 
^"•'•isLV; the child, who can munch the 
'-^i nuu-cihniaHows it\ 30. seconds; 



St. Louis, April 5. 
The presence of Al Pearce and his 
radio unit on the stage at Fanchon 
8c Marco's 5, 000-seater Fox resulted 
in members of Local 32i5, United 
Automobile Workers of America, a 
CIO artiliate, picketing the theatre 
for a short time Frida.^ (1), open- 
ing day of Pcarce's one-week en- 
gagement, and resuming the follow- 
ing day after a short truce with the 
gendarmes. 

Hnndbills' readin.g. 'While listening 
to Al Pearce and Gang, please re- 
member that the Ford Motor Co., 
one of his .sponsors on the air, is 
the only unfair car manufacturer. 
Local 325, U.-'V.W.A.' were- distributed 
to theatre . patrons and passcrsby. 
After the pickeling was. in progress 
a . xsliprt- . time the cops . were : called 
and persuaded t'le GIO's to with- 
draw until a conference could be 
held Saturday (2). 

While the co.nf.ab 'at a local dis- 
trict station la.Uod several hours the 
unioi\' refu.sed . to abandon the 
t)iclc!il.ihg during Pcarce's run h.oro. 
Norman ' Smith, u.hion rbprcscnta.- 
liVe, a.sscrtod. that the. U. S, . su- 
. prcnie .court liad upheld .';uch pro- 
i-cdure last wef^k and the local union 
would liial rilling as protection 
from cop^i. . 

'Defense of Capitalism* 
Film by .J imiriy Cromwell 

Sparlan'.jur-i; S. C, April 5. 

Faimin:; Ilearon, former local 
njwspa^urman and sin of Charles 0;, 
Hoaron, cfi -. Spartahhurg Herald - 
Journal publisher, will direct filmi!).ij' 
of . 'Ill DoToiLic of Cai)i!alisin.' writ- 
t!>!i.. hy- .Joinos .C^romvvoll, husband of 
I) Vri.s Duke, tobacco heiross. 

Itjaion f )r Iv.- ) years has been 
hca i .)f Ih ; Depnrtinent of the In- 
tori )r's molioii picture division. 




Compares to 504 Features 
and 111 Westerns Sched- 
uled This Year by 12 
Companies — GN Schedule 
Still Uncertain — Shorts 
Program About the Same 



20 IN COLOR 



Early Indications point to a de- 
crease in the number of pictures to 
be promised for the coming (1938-39) 
season, with advance figures of 11 
producer-distributors,, not including 
G-rand National whose future-^is very 
indefinite, adding to a total of 456 
features, in addition to 74 westerns. 
This compares with 504 features. and 
111 westerns scheduled this year by 
these isame companies and G. N. 

For the current year (1937-38), 
Grand National offered a program 
of 43 features and 22 westerns.. It 
will not come clo.se to completing; 
delivery on this program but. start- 
ing' this month (April), it Will re- 
lease three pictures a ihonth through 
July. To date it has. delivered. 16 
features, including two outside pic- 
tures, and four western.^. . Because 
of 'conditions generally and in GN, 
it is/likely a prograrn half the size 
of this year's will be scheduled ul- 
timately for '38-';j9. 

.Deficit in the westerns is more 
marked thaii in the regular feature 
division. Twentieth-Fox, which sold 
six horse operas thi.-> soa.son, i.s drop- 
(Continucd on page 22) 



Sponsor, 
WhOe Fibber 







es 



The Oiily Way 



. Sam Lyon.s, the .talent aigent, 
was pressuring an advertising 
agency which was talking about 
'static sales graphs.' 

'If business is bad you need 
a show,' cracked Lyons, 'Even, 
churches gotta put in bingo 
nowadays to do any business.' 



H'WOOD'S LIFE 
LINE; INS. CO. 




MODERN TOUCH 

Autograph - Hunters Have Union, 
riiblic. Relations Counsel 



Autograph Guild of. America de- 
fended it.s colleclion procliviiies on 
station WIIN. N. Y., ye.slerd.'jy: 
(Tuesday) when .Milton Ro,i(;ribei-g, 
its 'public relalion.s counsel,' aired a. 
rebuttal a/iain.st a recent attack l)y 
JDanton .Walkc^i', New York Daily 
News: :coIumni.st. ■ 

Signaturcrs or.ijani/.i^J- ihlo .a body 
about a year ai,").. Oiri.cjr.-i. ;Juos and 
other organizational trininiiri'.i.i were 
added to riv;',itim;iti/.o ■ fri.'()ii(;n!.ly. 
maligned praf;l itioncr.s. fjiils wcrr; 
recently cxpclhid whcn.thiiy i ob':il'.'d 
against jxiyinii 2.k;. w.;o:;ly., du'.'.,. Ma- 
jority are ki'd.s and do no'. roi.'o:,'ni/,c 
What they term 'ainalnur.i.' 

, . .^ PROF. ON. JAM 

S^. I-o'i!-;, i! .'), 
. No ■ danger will 'o>; d Jiie t.h,2 
younger gcMioriition 'i.-r (h:Mr, .ibilily' 
t') approcial.j' good nu! , i: -if ilvrv can 
take swing mu.sic. iri lii v ■i'un : i 'in;- 
<;i:rious mood - they l.-i!:t; cj-iiifr.- rip 
;;aid Dr. J.j .ooh K. Mi.l.Jv, iirof ir 
of music al the L'lr v.m- -.i'V o.f M.i.'i;- 
i.'ian; at th'.v antuial Muy.(: H iu -iLors' 
National. C'onr-.;i'(:iu ;: 

Some 10,000 d.'l-; ■• .Mild, . 



Insurance companies *r« mulling 
the need of revising figures ori tal- 
ent end of pictures. . Mortality 
among .writers, directors and troup- 
ers in Hdllywood is making a ghast. 
ly laiigh put of that Life-Begins-at- 
40 line of Prof. Pitkin's, 

Writers topple over at an alarm-. 

ing rate and any of them reaching 

SO before grabbing at their hearts 

for a final blackout Is news. F<5w 
get a warning. Mo.st of them just go. 

General belief Is that these boys 
lead the life of Reilly and couldn't 
have an easier time if they v/ere 
laying oft 12 months of the. year, but 
insurance statistics show that their! 
lite-span is at least seven yoars be- j 
low average of even the hardest , 
working peasants. | 

Belief, too is that the Prrsid'mt 
of the .United 'States take.^ a beating, 
biit statistics show these average 
more than .five ycar.s higher in their ' 
life-span than the rett of the. popu- 
lace. But writers in Holly wood arc 
down anriong. the aviators. . I 



. Chicago, April 5. 
Next week sees the end of th« 
third yeai* of Fibber McGee and 
Molly oh the air for Johnson's Floor 
Wax, and the end of six month.s dur- 
ing which time the show has con- 
tinued without the actual pi'esenca 
of one of its. two principal characteru. 
Yet during these six months the* 
.show has not once let the public- 
forget about Molly, and from all sur- 
veys and sales records, the public 
hasn't lost its continued liking for 
the program. A.nd Molly, though off 
the show for a fuU half-year, is still 
vivid in the program with every 
possible device used to keep tli« 
character close to the public con- 
sciousness. 

..Mglly (Mrs. James Jordan).- h-^n, 
been ill with a nervous breakdown 
since November, , 1937. . And cacti 
week since that time she has been, 
expected back on the show, and each 
week her return has been postponed. 
Now they are hoping to sec her oa. 
the air by Easter. ■ . 

Marian and Jim Jordan havft 
background in show biz that reaclio,'* 
(Continued, on page 53). 



Corral Crooners And 
Yippee Swingsters 
Aa Set for Dude Biz 



Salt Lake City, April Ji. 

In the remote regions of the high 
pole corrals— western America '.s cow 
coiirilry- more than 90 operators of 
dude, ranches are refurbishing theic 
oiilfils. ii) preparation for the greatest 
trek to (iod's country by 'dudes' 
since IfJ.'i.'i, when frontier ho.spitalit.y 
and divcr:;ions nearly entered tlm 
.■JJ.OOO.OOO industry category. ' 

Accordi.hg to a survey compiled by 
inlcnnoLirjtain chambers of com- 
merce, dude ran'chery this year will 

; CC-'ohtinued on page 21) 



THE HOUR OF CHARM m 



MUSIG THAT UNGERS ON 






PHIL SPITALNY 



PE.RMANENT ADDRESS 
PARK C ANTRAL HOTEL, NfeW YORK 



MHIETY 




Taking 







. FlQydypdIum.'head of A tin. Corp,, 
has : returned . li-om ;the' .Cbasti and 
taken. persipnaT chargev p tbtii- 
pany '$ .," negotiations ::■ with . eredi tors 

• of.. Rk6.:.ort aviDlail: of . reptgahiratibrt 

.for. tHat film, .compa^ . past'. 

iEe'W;. days* whatavjefy mod i fiea lions in 
the . rebrgpnizatiph .plan - had .been' 
previously V proposed uhc(er^; t di-, 
rectibil^ of . Pefer Rallivon,; chlef^^^^ . 

: to Odl uiri, 7 all bu t- stopped v tick in g; 
Cieditors .Syotildn't go for the mPdi- 
fi cations as ■ opoaed , and a 'ne w a p^; 
prbach : to tiie. situatibii^^^ 

;6PUght.v; 

The '.parties' in interest ask^d Feidy .. 
eral J.ijdge • Wiliiam ■ O. .:jBohdy,.r. in 
heanng on ^ Mbhdiay; : (i).,^^iEor . another 
delay, andvt]ie..coiirt an. ad-- 

jdurniTieht, • reluctahtly,^ Until.' August 
25.-^neji;t,y 

' . Attorney Hiiniilto^^^ of 
the . downtown; law/firm of Simpson,' 
liha^her'vvand - Bartlett;.; counsel for ; 
prpponenf s " : - the . ..reorganjza'tion- 
procietdi.ngs, was urged by - the court 
tb: do;' his . best -to ' have : ia -deifjhite. 
plan ready. iby the .new; date, -.or' t^ 
ifind out whfether: 'liquidation is .stiirr^^^^ 
iri^ uV ih\ the face/ ;..iC.rcd^^^ j«M§t 
be. ^id, the; ■ court \ stat^', ^hd , the 
prpceedirigs,. riOv^^^ going' ori for ;m 
than five years, were becbming.;bur- 
derisome... . RickabyV prbmised; to dp 
his best' to meet thei qptirt's .; request. ' 
Cbunsel'fbir the proponterits revealed • 
that f.-modificatipnis: ..to, : the . existing 
iplan - which 'were piropbsed ahd \yhich ■, 
it Was'':believe V m meet with a^- 
prbyial of • creditbre were foufid hot 
/to \ratLsfy a ' 5Ubstantiar n ;of 
ftreditbirs, - l~ - ''C.. '''^ ..V: 

■. ■ ■ ■pBiBsiuiI .;Aeq'«|<^ 
. . PriE^uiriably ■ .. i*e5«; are gerie^^^ 
-.•creditors/ ~ais..'-'"-Atto 
raeis, of White . &^^C^ .Who repreV 
sents the ■ bii';g st;;unijSed 'groui^^^ 
general' c'reditor:s (pbpsibi'y arhbun.t- 
ihg to around fS^.QOp); :(»iicurr«d 
w'ith Attorney ;Kiclwib^ in requesting 
eii -ailjournment.' •Attbrney Israels' 
Ihfoi-ihett the cpurt that additional 
accbunUhg infbrniatioa. airid statis- 
tics -svere required in b that a 
p rbper an alysis ihighl be. /m'^^^ for 
«. 'new app.iroacfi "tolgie sit^tTdn:', 

■ ; Poth Rickabj-'s steteriient and that 
made .by 'Attorney' Israels,; ^therefore, 
are significant, possibly relatt^^^ ex- 
actly /where further negotiations, are 
necessary and on which end. : 

■ >Altoirhey 'Jiunt, rbf Ghadbbiurhe, 
Hunt & Levyj obiinsel for the -indie 

. bondhbld'efs' grbup,.. also copcurried : 
in tequesting a .d^ay;' .l^ rib 

: comment; if oih 

■ It. seemed unnecessary. " But, : aside, 
from :;what - wja/:/;-^^!^ in, .court,, 
obseryeris .feel that- modificatiohs on 
a- wider .scale; tha.h hit^ 

may: be required, because bt general 
tbiisiiiess conditions,; trade condition's 
..and the status of secuirity .markets. -: 

Any changes which might be im-' 
;pelied by the .recession, .angle; ac- 
cording to informed sources,- ; would 
hay.e aii. effect on . the ieaslbility: of 
the,.underAVriting' end/of the planj as 
wiell as the cbnteihrtpiated . purchase 
pf the; /Mv 'j. Meehaii ihteiNest ;in 
, ICeith-Alb^-Orpiheiim. . 



INTERVIEWED AT 6:45 A; M. 



RocheUi^ jHiidsijii; 

/: for /Sunkist-QraiiffeSv;. .' 



/; Rbclienc ':Ilud5pn,. .fH 

.Up at 6. a. mV We ":i30) to be quizzed 

:45 '^ihiTi.-U^es ' ialer '.on-. .VirpRv.-N.;;;Y;,- by' 
joe 'Bier.' -'Ajppearance . W^^ . the; 
pi-ogra'ni; ; w h iol'i. -./s ta t i ori'-'; ca r r ie's • f b r ' 
Siihkist' pranges.vv- ; ;•■ ; . 
' ; Miss Hudson ' is;.. -C'iirren.tiy. in the 
east ph 'a sala.ned goqdwiiJ loiu'^ 
the citi-uS; products Lord ' & ihbm- 
ast Los Ahgelis .bffi.Gei syif 
dleis ;Sunkist,: sent actress: out.. • 








'..Qn the.'iroUhd thit; i^^^ pictures .are. 
■previewed "too, fa^^ 
notices -br/bbitiment oh .them, in priiit 
.as., well- .as on the^ . air," is xold;by. the. 
tirtie • they teach th«fatTes-. Paramount 
is adbpUng ■ •' policy 6t\ hording. - ail 
film from..;/vieW Avith.in . two 

weeks . of .. irelease' date.. / 'Under ' no' 
circurpstahce;^ . cat! critics,; cOiii-;. 
m€rttatbrs:;or Qtheirs see iany of; the 
Par prpdUct - either. : east-." or ..^yest 
sooner than 14 days ahead of ■ dating.' 

. -'instfuctions ;0'i the poiicy, emanate 
ing at Ne w. . 'York, have, been .sent to 
this ■ 'Coast; where', f requently Par, and 
bther cbmpah^^^^ have been preview-, 
ihg. ceiitain .pictures xnore' thaii • a 
month in advance of release date. 



KENT AND 

S)UIjNG^# 



brgahizatibri oif 'Malcolm Browne 
Pictures Corp., a neW producing and 
distributing company, was announced 
yesterday . (Tues.) by John E. 
Browne, president, and Joe Rice 
Malcolm, secretary-treasvirer. : Mal- 
colm has beeit: in the ■ -fllm labbra- 
tory business for. 15. y.ears. BroWne 
represents the money grouj). . 
. Miiicolm Browne will produce on 
the Coast- having ; planned a group; 
of 20 features for the initial season, 
this ineiudes .two groups .bf rriusical 
westerns, 'eight actjph.-adventure.fea-, 
tUres and four straight features'that 
will be hiade- as high-budget produc- 
tions; ;V ■ ""."/y 

Al. Selig is ' publicity-advertising 
dii-ector but., board of directbrs^ w 
not be .announced for about 10 days. 
Horrie; office will' be ' headquartered 
pfobably in Radio. City. 

.;, pistributibn; v^ill be i5:ia indepen- 
dent o.xc.hanges. No frahGhise-hbld- 
ers /'ire. included in contemplated 
setup. ; ■ '.•'"' ; '■ 



. Sidney , R./ Kent,, president,' and 
Walter J. Hutchinson, foreign sales 
chief for 20th-^Foxi sail fob EUrope' 
■ApirU lis . to attend two ovc sales , 
confabs. They vvill attend three-day. 
/Res.sions/:3n ;Pa'ris stairting and 
then gb, to London for another Ihiee- 
day meeting that opens May 12, ■ : 
/ They/wiU^be in London; for formal 
bpertriig- of /iiew qiia^^ 
in England in : Si;)hb;S<3uarev- / / '-'■ ;■:' 




By - JACK VOSTERMAN. . ! 
Recently Mayor LaGuardia made 
a statement; to' the police : to arrest 
all - autx)graph^^ h^ 

opening night audiences, broadcasts, 
and. all celebrities. The bther day, 
when we had tq/appeaiVih; court tb 
answer a ' subpoeriai of which .we 
kneW;nbthing .about (why should wei 
our. secretary- tears up all • bur mail), 
when we left. City CoUrt of the City 
of .:• New . Ybri ■ Special. Term, ; Part: 
Two, .which /was-: the: first time ih; 
years .wie wient on Nb. 2, we had the 
plfesure of bumplrig ihtb; Kii. Honor, 
who repeated to us:;What he said at 
the;.:Ba.se.ball .#Vit Dmnbr;. . that 
between him; and 1)1; Maggio it was 
a : gre^t year for., the spaghetti-bend- 
ers.-. Hizzoner -has. a good sense of 
humor; for, as .we had the honor of 
■talking tb: him :fpr; a: -fe'w .minutes, he 
had all /he. cbulGi -db\ tb; 'h"a|ye : tinie ; to: 
ahswer-:^he was - signing ' many 
autographs. ■'' '..X- ;,-.;. I, -, •-'' ■;; 

.;What .we; ^avte^^ out to say /is, just 
because ...George. .S/ Kaufman's \<fiie 
had; her-, coat stolen , on th 
night of ■ ^?l'd Ra.llier Be Itight' they 
blamed /it on au.tpgraph-hunter./ 
If the.:show :v\/a^ li it they would ; 
have.'; blamed it /oh /"Kaufman, Hart 
and Cohan; with Rodgers and Hart 
for a cha,sei\;'/these> ki^.s 'Vyho. get. a 
kickput of gettinig signature^ of wellr 
known pebp'le are rnore healthy, than, 
hiany kids who gctr /' . kick o tit. of 
other thingsi^^ah^ . finish; Aip- hi the fe?- 
fOrmatory.' / It's all., acfcording/ tb 
where; tJiey .w;arit:-to sit. As for .the; 
stat's/'who rush by ; th^m; >'heh asked 
tqi - /sigh ;, . their/': iit^^^^ books, while 
^they'rb"./ . top, ./would be- broken- 
hearted. at tbmbrrbw if the/ 
/himtiers' ..ignored her or hihi,/ be- 
cause/ they have lost their : im- 
portance. /-■/'..'_ ..;/:■/■-■ -; ■.■■■':■■■...//..;;;■ ■; 



Thouehts While Thinkinff ; 

_ We .\yohd/er why Ed Sullivan /(who 
has printed ; it twice) i^ / so worried 
over / the fact that Sid Grauman 
piaced- his 'HbilywQod ..:Chinese- the- 
atre- .box off ice /byer Marie; Dress- 
ler's : /footprints; . / -Ed,/- if ybii ' knoW; 
Sid we do he, is / -great show- 
man; ^ 'you / might / get the/ sig" 
nifican,c.e i -. ;/ l)ressie.r was /always: 
box office! : .] , /'/'/At the last mo- 
rnent "Jpe . Cook replaced Gregory 
Batpflf . on. the Vallee' program last 
•Thursday, Ratoff /being y/amed by 
Zahuck that/ he was sent east not to 
Tbrbadcast, bu't tb aTrect""''^EtiiB^^and7'. 
which ought, to ..be a cinch for Rato.ft • 
if the .folks on /Ellis Isle Cain under- 
stand ■ him. , .It'vused to. /be a safety 
. razor, no W ; it's / been ; changed tb 
Safety CaesaV . ...At. a certain prieyiew 
the other night a certain critic re-/ 
marked,/ "The niusic .was/ /written by 
Sigmimd Rbfriberg, and the. audience 
whistled it as they walked IN". . . We 
saw a;vpiay. the other night; 't^^ 
ed;f roin/dusk. to yawn and. Jed Har- 
ris, one of / the few .tight guys left in 
/'OUr Tbwn,' observed: 'An author isi 
a guy with, script under his arni 
whp-tioesn't know. what. he's got, try- 
ing to; sell it to a manager- who- 
doesn't kno.W , -what he wants:- 




Too. Many /ToUielies on/ Pie Stars 
'Rouses Hays Office ■ -•>-,/--:; ;/ 



/.:;/••/' , Holly Wood, April ."5. ' 

Hays/ office has. set but to piit .a: 
stop/ to the flood of begging letters/ 
from all parts/ of the cbuntry ; cur- 
rently aririving at; the homes ' of film 
persohalities. /-.' Nation-wide; distri- 
bution of . mapis and other literature 
by the AH- Year Club and other 
California promotional enterprises' 
seeking tourist iiUsiness is ; blamed. ■ 
:/'. Practice , has resulted . in , irtipor- 
tant" players being bombatde.d with 
request$' for photos, donations for jiet 
charities and pleais ;f or jobs. Hc?fyicst 
influx, of mail is from New .York/ arid 
Wisconsin, . /. ': -•/-•-/ ■ •-' ""' -, 








Al Sh<B^n tests For 

:■ -■ " -/;-'/'■■ -/ Hcliy wpod, April 5; ; 
/ ' Al Shea n has "arrived to undergo 
.tests fia.r.i yVe//pi;incipal rple/'in svip- 
port of Ronald ■ Golman. iii ■ Piirii-' 
moiint's 'If L Were King.' /' ■ '• : /,./_/ / 

Shean. was last In thie Broadway 
legit, 'Father Mal.achy's Miraicle.' ; 



' Hollywood,' April !5. 
Darryl Za nuck / has pj cke.fT Allan 
Dwan to di rdct the . 20th-FDX prbducr 
tibn :bf;/'Su.e'z;V, which , will be/ filmed 
oh- • ;,scait/ .comparable; to ;'In. :Qld 
Chicago.' / He .will leave iiext^wce^^ 
for Arizpna to';hunt;baekgrbund lo- 
cations. ; /'. ;/ ;■; // - /'. ': -■-.'■/;;; 

. Company plans to'/ expend $5{M).00p 
oil the canal sequence alone. /^Pic^ 
turfe .will have Tyrone /P 
-ta- .Ybiin!g and A.inabfilia '; the foa^ 
tured role.s.' ./ / .- ""/'- ■'-'■■-;;.■-.'■ 



Gensler's Vacask 

- - ;,Hbllyvypbd,/ Apri1- -5. / .- 

/Lew;GenMer,.Pai;amou prbduc.er, 
haUl.'s/ea.st. April 9/to sail for Lohdon.- 
He'll /be .a way three month!; in alL 



Pierde; IJ Excic, Sells 
I^urth Yarn U) Sti^^ 

1:/ / ;-Hbllywbbd,/ Aprii- 5. 
. .WiUiam-. A. Pierce,; ex;ecxitive a.ssisr 
. tant .to/ Charles; R.' R^^ has.- sold 
/his- fourlli st6i;yi - 'No /One- .'Man,-': tb 
: Uhi'vef sal: . It \\vill be used as a. ptc*. 
;ture'^-/pr:- Kani-/. Grey. ' ; 'tale;: ';;;-i3u;i)t 
■ a i-oU M'.i .- thfc- ■ ir;prc /sciuqus ; 
-lege life, sahiJ lhe',rah-rah of a.tW 

;.- ■ .Pieri-'c's other '.writing- elTbrts . are; 
'^Night-Kty' ahd V^ 
of w.hit'h liavc been filmed, arid 'Skip 
TTracer;' iVow sialed .fo'r i^roductibn.', 







Peery in ^BudapeSt^.but^ 
;WB;and./.R^iQ.\V:;.;:;;^.;/.^ 
'Metro: /shbris: fot; ; WHN . -useV . , v, { ; ', i v . 

/Bi^e^vstt^ 'Mbi-gans,: Hollywood ;Hotfei; /'.^ v-.;. 

:,;-paclib-'- Reviews of'. Gra<;e;/Mpore, .'I.-P'ay/^^ ^' ;v ;. ■ 

;'//'eahtpr, :GeGrge' McCali,;Budy :Vnllee. . ;r; ; ;;;-?;.^ ; ;'<-;/; ;>';.■; / ..P.; 28-29 ' 
/^ill ■ iJesmond feocs^'cira •/; .:/>.;; ■;/ .y.,-.'v'. ;,Tage' 55' 



; ;Page 13 : 
/ .Page--24 . 
vvPage.-2&; 
..Page 26' 



. / / . ' . ;/ Hollywbodj April 5. -; 
; ; .Expenses; of / .Tbirn; ; Gannon, / Hbllyr 
wbod, -.now 4n-. W at;i;/ 
iempt; ;tO: induce;; -the F-ederal gov-, 
ernnibnt tb /establish^ ;a ^ WPA ; mOtipn 
piCtilre product;" a^^ 
the ' Studio Unemplpyed/ cohfefence'. 
/Mpye' was launched by Motion/ Pic- 
ture Paihters -Lbcal /644; but mem^ 
ship now/ includes; representatives 
the ; • writersi / directors, batiiehters, 
laborers attd bthers./ : 
; /yilnls. WQuid;^ 

in 'WPA theatres under/ jprppbsaj fos-r 
tered by the .cohferenCe. - / ; 



-. / /V' .Phiiadeiphia, April- 5,; • 
Mrs. William Fpx. ykfife .of ^ex-film; 
j>roducer,; Won a/ skirmish A\'ith; hei" 
husband's bankruptcy, trustees in the 
U. :S./Chxuit Court bf'vAppea^ here 
Jast/ThUrsday (31). The court ^yerr 
ruied^ an:;ofii^ir^ 
Avis, In/ Federail ..Coiirt, ; Camden, 
N. J., forcing/her' to give the trustee 
records Of th6 All-Contihentar/Cbrp./ 
of which she is president. ..Trustees 
\yant to/know abbut/$'^,000,O0b vi^hic 
they ; claim Fox trahsferred to his 
wife's, flrm before he; failed.: . : 

Judge Buffingtbn, ; in /the XTircuit; 
Coiirt here, opined that/Herbert Leit-/ 
stein; .bookkeeper. foir-Aii-C 
would not have ti;. go to jail, ■.- 
dered by. Judge. Avis; for. refusing to. 
p'rpducei the books for / the trustees . 
after Mrs. Fox had or"deiped; hihi hot; 
to. :-;/ 'V. -. -^v- /-■-■■■'; '•;--; -•./-.;' ; 
; Leitstiei,h, through Mrs. Fo 
neys,. had .maintiaihed that the books/ 
y^^ould reveal nothing .icbnCerhin'g/the 
$7;O(K),Q0O transactioh. Judge /B.uftihg-. ; 
ton said, that Leitstein's /offense-^if , 
aihy-:f.ih; npt turni rig: -bver the . books 
couid be remediibd by -putting hini bh, 
the /witness- stand, .v, /v '' 



SAILINGS 

;/ May 4 /New York to Londbii ), Lew 
Gensler (Nprrnandie). '..■.;/ 

April ;i3 • /(Lohdon! to Ne\y Yprk)y- 
Samuel 'Gold vilyri- (Aquitania ),;// // 
/ Aprjl 8 ; (London /, to '. New , York ).' 
Sairn /E.' Morris (lie de Fr^ // / 
/ .April' 8 (NeW../ York .{q ] London )v 
Sid; / Marion, / 'Madeline ; Kilieeri 

<Paris-i. /■/;■:-■ v.v: /;.'./ 

: - April ,6, . (New .' York lb/ Londbn.),' 

Arthur Field, /■ Mr.- : a hi;! Mi^s.' - 'Ray; 

Nobie, Lily /Pph.s. Mpi-i tz Ro.'serithai;; 

■Mr. / -arid. . Mrs/ " -V ic tbr . . : Schertziiigei' 

(Qufeen Mary ). '.. .-- ' 

,.;Api-'il 6' ;(;N'evv,/yprk'' 'to /'Londbii ),- 
jtlrland / Mr?. iJ«ck /Pppiiele; / (Wash . 

'ingtob);. ;.; :- ''/v. :■--. '• ' 

' .Apr.i-1-2/ (N^w ;Y^^^ 

Paul Handemith.' jbe Jacobs. (Hahi-:/ 

bijrg)..^;;;. ■'■■•■-^■'• -//v-vv'- '.v.' :''■:-/- '!■ 
: ' April \l ; ONe\v; Ypi-k 
Liicrezi . /!Bpri^; :Leslie //Banks /^VBi-er 
men'). ..:/■.. ' ■:-".-;.^;,''' ■/-■■./•^■•'" V:.-' '<'--''./ ' 
;;/-.>Iarc.h 31 '-(Ne.vv- Yorit.- to L.pn..do;n).' 
John /F. ;Rbyai, /Mr/;; and Mrs. -.(Gj.vd- 
ner ;Co\vles;.'F. Hoult F 
.G u.edal.ia, Bea tr i ce Li i l.'ie,'- Ph ij i ip.s 
.'Lord,/ ..Gface.; -Pbgg'i,'," Palsy. i^Shiiy,. 
;?raiik./ 'Bishop, Gregor.',/Piatjfib;r.>i!v^^^^^ 
'Eniariuel FetiQr.)-irarin,/;Mr-/.:aird; M 
■Milanoy^Markeylc,. -..Mr.//. ^Vhndimir ' 
GolsGhma.ri'n, .M.ary > . Pickibrd; t/Npr- 
mahdie/). ■//■ . . . ,-/ ' '■' ./■■ -,.-;■>-•: 

;> Mary 29 vfLbfj.;/ Apgeies to /New; 
Yprk)j; Speiicer -Ti^acy: (A/:ii giniai >i 



/; Alexander Korda.' Would like ic Vmi 
link himself from: U"m 
■less UA/cah.>id-him in carryiri^ the 
overhead bf his Londph Fiim RtntVi.o.'?^ 
/and. dlso 'aflord. him .bt-iskei" trade iri 
Amei:ica . for Kbrda product. /Bliit 
;that's; -ubt ; all ; that ■ called Samuel 
Gbldwyni/ Dbuglas /Fairbanlis find 
/Mary.;' Pickfprd to / London, Where ■ 
they are how. • , - /- -.-/-'; - ■' /.'- ;. :■ /■ '■ 
:./: GoldWyh :viS ' dickering.,: for . hew-' 
hibney. ; "iBelief is that. Korda lui/s 
that /aymlable, : tbo,^^ 
giet thie . fullest ; cpn^icJeratibh ol his . 
tierms; . Gpldwyh .:iahd /ppiiglas .Fit^ 
banks surnmbned Miss\P.ipkfprci to 
come .to Lbndon. .' 
; . \yhetlier thie new > money : availaioc 
tp.iCorda, is/ for his own? prbduc'tibn^^^ 
pui^pOses or for / possible acqu ifiit ion 
of - bonirbl of ^;United/Art.i.^ 
a.bly . depends / iipp 

WhatcyiBi:; cpn.ference.s-eh heiWceh' 
the Uv . Ai .partners. ahd /Kprda /witfi . 
thie. Iat,ter*s financial backers in Lbn- . 
; don/.- ■/';.■ ■ •,.;; ■ '-:■..;,-- .;/;■.-■/ -,; \ >;■ ■ 

/Amorig/ conditions ./vy'hieh Koida 
■mayr exact and : which GpldWynj- is 
held io- favor also is . for /Murray.. Sii- . 
yerstpiie, present /EUrppe^a head of 
/U. - A,,/ tO ;:take /the ;*^ecut5ye/ heirn /pf 
tiic compariy;iti America. .- ^ 
■■■ Edward C. /.Rattery; : ; of P'Br.ien; 
Driscoll &• Baftery, Cpuhsel/tb Miss 
.Pickfbrd,.. Fairbanks- /and . U. /A., is 
also.: ih= London, haying. Miied./ with 
tiiiE; ;■ fprrper* ; Rafter y's sailing '. may 
be taken to/ nieaiH thhj; : the / chances 
of a deal bh the /bther side is reason-. • 
■-ably/'ieibs^-;;.;:- -;./;i-.-:_.V' /-./-''- ^ a?':'-'' 

' United Artists. / is ien jpying' ; .the 
greatest; year of .r its / barieer<;. accbrtl- 
i ng to -indications, with; i ts > d i idribu- •. 
tibn .incpme!: ruhning. upwards of ;5J;5,r 
00p,<)00. dyer/, laist yeai*;:- Under ^tuidi ' 
ance of Gebrgie . J. Schacfer. . But on 
its producihg /iehd : it may/ become; 
short, / because • of / the ■ pb.s.sible de--- 
parture; of David 0;-;Se.]zhick, . once 
he/'has finished/ ;h two'" 
pleture:;Cb,nim/itmeriti^ Ij- A; .A'nd;^ 
to attrabt; ;hew producers,: IJ. A. mjay; 
have to raiise hew capital With, v'hich; 
id Snance/ therti.: / ;A1V pf Whit^h ;/ 
now being stiidied in. Lbhdon. :; ^ 



■;/,;-■■//- Ais' tohdoh.' S*e)i-;?It ./ 

;-. "■:;- ;;; ■ -■;. /-^ London, ;April'- '5:/ •' 
As, sopn aS/Mary Pickford atriy^ . 
here/ from / the. U. S;"she . gb€«/;in^: a- 



coriference V/ith Samuel.; uoiowyn, " 
Alexarider Korda', .Oscar .I>eul5ch, 
Douglas Fairbanks,. 3r., Murray Sil- 
yei"stbne and; .a Prudential Assuranee 
Cdv .execittive ;to . reppen the. :tJnited 
Artists deal/;, ilnderstbod that deal 
to acquirie the hpldings in the'/cc'rn-. 
pany, -/of // .Miss . PlcisfOrd, .Fail-banks 
arid; Ghjarles Chaplin iis hotter: thaii 
ever.-.-; ;-/■;- ■-'■• /•'./ ;;'- v:-//-. / 

Tj-nnsacti.bh. is likely tb/give David 
(5. / Seiznick. .bigger bait ' tp/ stay. ';oiv 
(Gphtinued;- / -/page'/2l)/ ': - >' ; 



:;;-::-v;;t^A.;;ic>-h^^^ 

; Geprge ■■'Arliss.;;.V' 

Fay Baihter.; ';/'•• 
/Mpi-t •Blumens:tock; . ■ 
:Rjiy.'.Bolger... ::;;;.. / ■.'; ■-;. v 
■FahnieZ-Brice.; /";-^ 

Lawtpri Cartiipbell... / ,■ 
/Teri-y' de/'Lajpip.: .:/-;/. 

Arthur FiekU ;/ 

Lew Gensler. ': '...;---■'' -.-/ ; 

Hugh Herbert.: 

Ruth Hilliard. / , 

Lpu Irwin. ; -■'"■-;- /' 

Rosemary. Lane. 

Carl; Leserman. 

:E'. H.. Mbrris/ .- .^/--i.. 

Gradweil Sear.s. 

Sarh Schtieidcr^ ; . . - 

Sid Silvers. "■ //.; :;';' 

■Lep/ Spitz, 

Spencer. Tracy, / 

Heginald 'Venabje. 
• A. P,:Waxrhah. - .-■ 
/Fred Wile. - \- / - -/;./- - 

Geoi ge Yohalcm; . ; 



W Y. to L. A. 

; ;Mil'lph Berle. . . -/-;■ 

Lou Sinith, .-/ . 

J. C. Stein. ' /. ,; /' :. 
/ Frahoes. Webb. ' 

Neil . Agnew././/-' / -.-■ /." 



ARRIVALS 

- Florehce; Viidpr, ./-j^^ 
Sax /Rohnier,- /Merle/ Obtron, ' '^^'^f-i 
afKjf: /Mlrsi -^Lyiinv/ Farnpl, '/Mi^^^^ _ 
Frcccia,;/ John /.Har 

ner, iyirsV...iyIaribh Scott,.H.iiTry Gi't* >■>;■; .• 
■ii-v Ing Asher;.: Jacques. C 

Le;/ ■ Gailienne, Jane;; Kcnmi;V.i-(.)1. 

Marion / Evenscn, Fern and- Gi«.-> i-U ' 
' Julien Benda.. ' ■/ -■ 



VARIETY 




. thrte/seems to be conclusiye' evidence thatV the;- riiajor film ..cftrhpiinies. 
have abandpne4 any and aU pIans to iiipve thein^^ ptbmotionai 
lieadquarter^ frpit) .Ncjw York to Hbllywood.:. Financial G. fi; Q., perforce, 
couldn't, veiry iyep be '^hifted frpm . New- Y^ ^the; Kub:-6f ,.th^ worlfTs.. 
.finance.' ■' ':■ ■ '' .'/:'^ i- 'y -' '.^ ■ 



'.pecisloh/to^^^; retain and . .istrerigt.h^ Yci'lt au the. centrei xsf . corporate- 

operitibni has been wisely, reaciied.' AdministratiOh of tlie domestic and 
loreigh markets, c^^^ best be. sVperyised: from lioliywoOd re- 

jiiai.ns/a$ the 'uiuuval^d. base; ..iSfieW York is. the; maini^pring of 

■.disitribution.--'-: -.- ' ■ ^ , '^. ..- v -; 7. .'^ ' ■ '■ 




roppnents ;fot ;the HblTy wood . iriove^ 'w a year ago. when. 

. rno.st of the major cqmE)a^^^^ theiy .ahnuali sales 

;west Coast. ; It. was .belie.vbd 

. tiOn. Vr'p.iild give the '^^^ ■ special imi)eius ; w4ien they 

returned ' to their respective: terri lories experiences to. 

exhibitbrs: .Best. aiis\yer tb ".the qufii-y: as; .to boiiV the Scheme 'Worked, put is 
that this spring's sales cpnyentiohs are being hfild iaj from the Hplly wood 
environment. Gatherinjgs are taking- place in Kansas Cityv Chicago,: Cin- 
cinnati, .and other mid western sppts^^.'T 



,' .No pne lvbnestly can .d of 'HollyAVopd productiori. 

The-^ ■fll'm-makihg^ cbm thinks,;' breiatheS; ah lives ,mbtion pictures. 

Hpliywb.pd, has glampu.r;. a. pricele's^^ Viewed frbni/ the distance; 

fi mirage .in ai. clpseiip. ■ HbllyAVbod- gets .publicity,.' and. the fam stars.- 
directors. ahd:-wr aliurin^; selling .ar.gv>ni^^ 

of .fah$ weekly- to ..the .lipx^ . • .. A. 



In Fac(p of Dippm|B^ Grosjse*) 
B ri> wa y; S h p win e n 
-Would Cui-b Gratia Radio; 
Enterti^aininents Advo^ 

; :<czie: Som<e /Sort :of a Tax 
for Neeiiy Actors, Et<c.' ;; 



ftApiO*S SLANT 



. .-Uhderlyih?: -the HollyWOp hpw.evcr, are hard and 'harsh !realilies. 

Successful film prbdiacing is- a. tedioiis. dift 

for financial biitlay and, patient .coordination of {h|ghTstrung.. creative talent. 
There is yery .little g^mour in :a: film ciitting rpoin at; three o'cloik -'in' tii& 
.^ihorhing.. •'•-.:';':'.' ; ■■-' .i^.^ i'' ''v 

. Expenerice pver the-yeairs^.h the efficacy rbf. separating the. prb- 

.diitihig and^distribiatiing-oi-gan '■''„ . . :. ;;. .v ■ 



. When; the historian of ;.the, future prbperly estii-nJ»tes ;the current film: 6ra.. 
. he will emphasize the prgain whicii trciins hundtecls; Of film 

salesmen in- the art p^ shoytritianship. - SpiuTed by the power .of. advertising 
/arid exploitiatibijy. and .their pW 

substantially .tpjthe ; mechan ism., bf . the. industry.; . Their f u nctiPti is ' :. im.f 
• pbrtant to the busihess as' the activity of -a is .tiTne it 

■should- .be;- rcbbgni?ed;' : .■;;^ ;- ; ..■v'-.v \-- ■ i;-;';^ '■;. • ;■ ';'.;;■ ■ 



Cqtnniiihgrlinff ;of bireative effort ; and distribu.tibn shby^rhanship prbduces 
«n unsatisfactbry resuit;.. ."The peek behind : the scenes is disillusioning. 
•Ehthiisiasrris are tamed. It. is- so also ' ;the . legitimate; theatre, .arid the 
great masters, Bel asco arid -Frohmari, surrounded .their stars with cloaks 
of rnj'stery, arid kept frbm a gullible publib: the secrets of stage wizardry. 
;it was more th^n a ; pose; ■ it .Was tbe^Vy^jtb/t^^ 
.-•s^maria^ersv^ 



. jpicture;industry ;Ga;h' pfbiTit frprii the; Belaseb-Frohmai^^^ sbiind 
In principle today .as'-decades a^b* • . ■ ■ ■,<'^-''y'.' ■ 

. Film conipariles ;face a . trying- selling season . Certain territories are;; In 
. the grip of / inciustri.ai stagnatipn." ; -Picture production- ; cbsts. are .higher 
than a year ;agOy and public speadirig for ;amMsement has declined under 
outside preissures. ; '-.:;-• -V'.-'- 



, This ; does not -mean iiecessarily that the film business,;, the; purpose? . of- 
^hich is to eritertain the pubiib; should be discouraged. Holly wpPdi;prb- 

duction costs can ;be trimmed yirithput affecting, materially -the. quality .;(Df 

the outpjut.; Cohsistbht and generous advertising with accent bn showman-.. 

ship; values in the; pictutes can stimulate; sal^^^^ establish and maintain 
■ confidence within the trader - 



: Guided and directed from tbe. perspective . of New York the industry 
should^ gb forward^ not ' backward. : 




s to 

April 15; 4 or 5 



;;..-■;.■ -v.. Hollywood, April 5. . 

./ ■ Warners has set . the mac h i riery in' 

rnbtipn for a national .s;urvey .to get. 

an' authprita tive. gauge . bn tHe box 

office valnevpt; its: Stars,, feat 
■ bit players.;;', dbmpany^s.'- 'e^ 
. in iz key centers,; A'hich . are i'n. ■di-; 
. r'ect. ;contact ■wiih.\ both exhibitbrs 

6ri.Cl.:t:heatrc Ijatrohs, will. cbnduct'ithe 
~dri.v ' ■]:'''■'■■■:■'■ ■ ■;.'. ' ;'-^ ' 

. ■ ;; Fjiia'l; decision; to- prbc;epd the 

plan -wis.j'eaebcd; fplipwihg - the.' ;^ 
.rival- :hpre of .' Griidwell . Sears for 
..cohtcrenccs; With. .Harry .M. Warn'erv 
■.Jack i,/ -WarnsrV Hal 'B. WaUis - arid - 

■S/QhhrlesrMrifeld ;' , :• ■ ' ' ■ 

• . Sears ' pplritcd piit.- that' .the;-;,data : 
obtained , from the' check-up. Av'iii eri- i~ 
al>le;;thc cbmpariy to .give f uture -pi.c-; ! 
tuves ' better y'box,: office -ititfriics.' .; Hcvf 
•added-. that 10 new- productipri's will; i- 
;be . used ::as - .the \barbmctor;:: ' -'the-., 
.check-up,;;. Sears ' partv-- ' " • :' jist : 
tomorro\y. TWodribijdjvy:).; .; ■'';--;. -J 
tSchcme' will go. itvlo opcvalioji ilii'-i- ' 
-iKOdiat^Iy, Sears- declared:'' ' ■^^v • ' ^ -^l 



■ "Will Hays is planning to wait until 
.April '15 OP shortly afterwards f^^^^ 
his spring .; visit; ..on . the COast He 
came to .N. Y: earlier lhari usual this 
winter,. ;.'; ;.adyarice of; the.; annual 
meetirig late , in ; March because of j 
press of' anti-industry; Icgislatlph; and 
quota problems. ." . v ' -;.■ 
;■ Hays > plans ;.a.stay\pf-''four :. . ; five 
\\'eeHs ;in .Hollywopdv ;ret^ 
riiid-.tune -for' the. USual ■v.qUa.rterly 
.mebtihg.; .:;-'.,, ;^ ; ; . ■;..".: ■■.■■ 



'Pilot's' 352 Prints 



. In the face of current low grosses. 
Broad way tlVcalr-e mpn are seeking 
spme riTie.ans;;bf'. halting.; the Inerease 
in ii-ee.,; tickets . to stud io radio ; shp ws 
:iTi IVlanhattan/ wl^ .claim' are 

•adverse , to the ;.r^ bf- 
fice. >; Becaxise stiiclip. broadcasts: play 
to iih ;estimated audience Of •2,500;000 
;tic) 4iaod,b6o; people in .N:;^. albrie yah- 
nually, .Avithout' payirig -tax.oh ducats 
they; were\ advpcating either 'a . city 
tax 'to help: the relief budgbt Or some 
. actbr^' /und • taxatibn ;. . ail ; tickets: 
; picture.;; cxhlbitbi's wei'e.-most ;&vid 
in- claim i ng/ siich, ; /..ar ra rigenient 
vvould; Only ;bs.;. fair;' in vieiy 
kebt :Out of ■ paid admissiori ;spot 
tills, each year;.- vari;ou.sly . tabbedv;^ 
$1,000,000 to J$l iCjOO.pOO." pred icated on 
expoctaiiori '■: that ; each studio.; bus-- 
tpmer ;' would- ipend- 40c. ; . \ 
■ ', Optniphs . ' of , theatre;' ■ ..rnaiiagers,: 
wiHing to . talk off the • record ,;. 'vyere 
b itter bri the sub j ect :pf .rad ip; st ud ip 
'shpws. Whole thihg came 
recentiy when;; a sponsor sprang ;a 
.^pcciai rehear;sai.;show,;. with ducats 
and usual former. legit, theatre as- an 
■ (Goritinued on page 22 ) . 



■ . Wall Street bblic'ves :that the SgIyt- 
nlck-SKO;' dbal / . /not. aitPgettVer 
cbld, but . merely..,in abeyance . .be^^^ 
cause; of the uncertaln.-busiricss, -cbri- 
iditions.-; .There. ;";; stronft^.senlimont 
for-' suclv. a ; deal .. among . ' irisidcr.s. 
These vffiel; that ; it'. Will 'be ;tdmc 
eripu^h to; discUss,'the SelzniGicVRKO 
pPsslbility;after:; R'KC) is..r'eo;rganized, 





'S 







S-I MEETS ON COAST, 

R ■ ■ ■ ■ 



: : Metro .; i.<> tiirm'hg but. i52 ;p'ri nt.s';pf } 
''Te.st' ;Pi:lolV for' sirriUltaricou's release 
Aprii;22,' ;--/^-;-': ^ .^'r.; ■ 

• ■'Thi.i marks roeord riurhbcr. of prj.nt.s 
oh, afVy ,phe pi.cture. by st.udip labpra-; 
tor- .-■ .Previous ' higli.' wai; held . by - 
'Saratoga.';. -; . 



' ' Hollywood, Aiirii 5. ; 

Policy of independent production 
will be.;cpritinued by Selzhick-lnterr 
national, John Hay , Whitney, board, 
chairman, revealed in his repprt. at' 
the annual nieeting of stockholders 
and board directors. He declared, - 
'During the year your, company has 
corisidc'rcd proposals - of cbmbinatibn 
pr merger from many ma jpr product 
ing arid .distributing. cPrhpatiies.. No- 
such ;asspciatio'h; h as been entered' 
Into due; to the feeling of Dayid Q. 
Selznipk . and myself . that /.results; 
from : the past year and i ti d i cations; 
fpr the future justify conti nuance. Of 
our policy bf : indeperideht, produc-? 
tipn;' ■ .; -■;;. - '■■■.-' .• ' /'; ■'■ :' ., ;. 

Coiripany; plans'; Indicate heaviest 
production schedule in its history. 
In active cornriiarid w'll be S-I stand- 
-bys. ■■;■ ■..;-■''•' 

At the nieeting, 'Whitney was re- 
elected chairman of board arid Seiz^ 
nick '. prosideht.:. ; Elected - . secretary 
Wa.'J. Daniel T. d'Shoa; for tvyb years. 
a.s,sistarit. ■;;tb" .the. . president; . ■ Lpy'd 
Wright, "board;;; rrtbmbe V.' '; :g:rych\ 
the. post :'b.t -assi.slarif Sceretar...;' ; 
;• -Others, re-elected to /executive ■ pb- . 
.sltipnsv.;\<'er9. Henry. Ginsbei-'g, .y ic3- 
prez and; gerio.ral ..mann'ger; -.T.ohn . F,. 
■VVh^rtPii,. •treasurer; .E, Ij.;.;:S.canibn;,' 
assistant trea.surcr; . Lii R.^ Case,.' aS-" 
isistant: • sccrelai-y. arid ti-ca.suren';aricl • 
-L. .F.- Altstpck, ebmpLrbller.'.; : .; 

,Stpckhoiders.'..indLid<i; Rolj'ci-L 
m a ri ;;; . My r.o n •; Sc 1 z ri i c Ic ; " Rfl r ,s . ; . Ch a:rie a ; 
S^Paysori;.Mrs. rN )rma Shcare.rTliiii-. 
berg. John D^:Hertz;.C. .V;;Whltriey:. 
David . ;0. • Solzn ick -. and' .John Hqy .-| 
Whitney.'. •;'Nam€d to 'the' boaii^.cl'; pf..T 
d i r ec t p V;s . . f 'ir ..o n e - y 'ea r • ■ ■ -te rm,; ;.^VG^'c j 
Dr. A; H. G!aniiirii,,..Lchman.:; M-yrpri i 
a^rid David Selznick, ; C'. y: Whitney. 
Job tt -Hciiy WH i iriby • a 'rid -Loy'd' Wriglrt . 



"•' ' .." :, ; Pitfsbiirghi April .5. ;/ ' 
. Taking a rap' at producers for lip- 
ping their/rehtals desjpite falling Off 
■in;- grosses; ;M. A. Rosenberg, gonerai 
chairman bf.; National AlUed Cpn- 
.vcritibn, :cpming h.ere May ;n a 
pre-confab statement bver weekrcnd; 
urged ..exhibitors to. withhold ^/sijiri'-. 
irig any cofttracts for next .year uritll 
after the. Pittsbuirgh meeti ' 
•../'Notwithslandlrig ;fa ct that .gro.gsea. 
ajre: off f rom 20!-35.%^^^ said,.. 
*arid fact th&it: most bf the; producing' 
bbmpiahles are cutting; down ;. pn sfe 
dip Gxpcnses, all 'bf th 
companies have. initiated their^-W 
39 sale.s drives by ". demanding as 
mUch or more rnohey fpr their new 
product'. • 
'Exhibitors will save themselve.-^ .a 



lot. of- money if they; -r.efose tp ;sigrt 
any coritracts tihtli after the Allied 
convention, in Pittsburgh.' / 
. Rosenberg ■; ■ d i dn't : iilii min a te ■ hi s 
statement any further,; but, lefti'thb 
IrtipressiOn that /plenty of / firewbflcs 
are. in store ; when convention gets 
under way: It'll be; held at the Wil- 
liam Penn hotel, and one or the fea- 
tures .will, be. a big b.uildin.g showv , 



; pfoyiding also general c'oiiditipn.* : 
permit. .- ; • ..; ■ '; ' , 

. Selznick- International • ha.'i two 
moi-e films to . make fpr yni led Ai t-:; 
ists before it can undertake to pi'b. 
diice for others. . 

Were RKO's- reorganization tp ba; 
sp:eeded; there is : ti. chance that ,: 
deal.:, ■ ^wltli -■ .. ' Sc'l^riickrlrit.er 
might be; still arxanged fPr the corii- - 
ing sea.sQri... That Selznick possibility 
would bring strong, manpower iiitb' 
RKO's producing situation. . . 

;Undorstobd ^,that/ : tHe: '■'■'Sblz'nick-^ • 
Whlthey. people.afe:.int2 ested i,n pb- 
taining an/interest in RKO, if a deal 
is possible there, ; That might moan 
anywhere from prie.-ihird tb a half . 
lOwnership ■ in RKO. Terms.; arca't 
known.; ;■ .;■;. . •:.;■■ . >- ; ':;■'..- 



'•■'/■■-' Hollywood, April !i. '.. 

Negotiations looking towai-d deal 
between. RKO and Seliznick-Intcrria-. ' 

tioniar have; chilled-'aitet three 
of confabs between Floyd Odl um/aiid 
his Atlas aide,; Peter RathvOn. and 
John Hay (Jock) Whitn.cy and David 
p. Selznick. Opposing sidc.s. were ., 
far apart when they finished as when 
they started, it is reported. ; 

bdlum wantbd S-I to make pic-, 
tures for RKO distribution, wh ile 
-Whitneyi who has some $a,0bo,00O 
cither tied up in Or Committed to S-I, 
hold out for a merger of the two or- 
ganizations, with Selznick stepping ; 
in as production chief. Odium, balked 
;bn the ground that Pandro Berman 
has-been- definitely set in the prbduc-i 
tion berth. Whitney rejected Odium's 
proposal, arguing that; a releasing 
xleaLLJitt-S-l--fto-4>et t e r - o lt t han it U 



at present; 



HY DAAB IS NAMED 



Hy Daab; Veteran advertising and; 
publicity director, has been ap- 
pointed . advertisirig; . mariager ; :of 
Variety, i . to ; succeed Louis Ry deli; 
resigne.d. ;. ^ ;- 
Daab joins this paper April 11. He 
has been previously affiliated with 
RKO and Cbliimbi Pictures. . . 

Harvey Day, assistant to Rydcll, 
continues under Daab.. ; ; ; ■ 



20-Fox Extends Markey 



. i;..; Hollywood, Aprll.S. 

Producer icon tract of ;pene iyiarke,y 
has been extended for another year 
by .20th -Fpx. ,•■•■■ ■' ./■..^/■■; ;■ - ' ■:■ ' ■;. 

Initial.s new deal with 'SLiez'.;after 
he complelcs 'Siizctlcv' 



Scully Headied West 

':■;.- • : •IlpllywOpd, ' April, 5 

'Wi U ia'cri .Sculiy,! ■ ' Un i\-or,':;al- :'.sa|fr^ 
chief, i'ij due here; .with in -.a. .w'colc; or/ 
j6 for studio huddles. .;-;;;; ; 

'Cpa^l.' trip 'will' be hi.-S :first' ..sitice 
.T;V)i. 1 when he mo\'cd .over from 
Metro: to. .succeed jam'es Ri '.Gra iriger. 



Agnew's Quickie West 

'' isfqii;F.-'A'-,'Hc''i'' hcj{6os' tb. ."-hbyo;; oiT- 
fpr;thc -Coast by thic.>nd;.bf-. the week',, 
on a flying trip,' rcturniiic -oast; in-, 
ti mo to ; preside .'at- the Paramount-; 
district ; ;mac{c'r.< -.Sfilcs ;roiu:l.'i.vr' ..lb.- 
be hold in; W.a.sh i ii^^lon" April ITy-.l (J;; ■• i 
;' ; All di.^trlcl rn'^jt-s,-. , i n a'fld i Lion. .16 ■ 
-AgiiCw, ' J,' J/; Un '.jfM-; : C'lifi rlif.' • Jlcjai^n' , 
a lid others Iroiri the liiniie -oiricv u-ill. 
aUcnd. ;■.,■■; ■ "; ■/ • ' z^-' ■: ' 



Man nix's Kespite 

;;■- • - ; >H(jllywobd,' April 5. '; 
;; Edward ; Of '.Maririix. M^ 
jpanagcrv'whp rcturh.cd.'a.rtbr.a'mbn.lh: 
i'lV; the> cast, '...where;. -.-be attp 
funeral of his father and papticipalcd ' 
in hp m 0 .Q ffi(:c-:Con.fabs; h a;s : go tie to I 
Sa ri ta -3arba r a- for a ' f or t ni ght 'k ro. st . .' 
••••• ;ExcC' .wi.fi;; be -back at .hls' .^itudio ' 
.dc,^k .in ; tiiiie';;tO ' g .Ni;ch'olas/ Mvj 
Sphenck/VPf in '.th'o . la ttc'r^s- tcr-r i vaj hero. ' 
for discu.ssio.ils/ori' p'roductiph.'/ 




; . Trade Alark noBlsf orna 
rpumVEli, ny STME : SIIvVtCRMAN 
l>ul»llHhe«l Weekly; by VAKIKTV, lac: 

. KIti SUvprriiun.' Pres 
,15 i , West. 46 ih S trecit,; Ne vir .-Yoi';k ;C1 1 y 

;SUn.SCRIPT10N V 
A;n hual . , . . : . |0 Foreign , : .■ . V . ft 
Slnnle Copies. . . .. , . ... , . ...15 Cenls' 



Vol. 130 



No. 4 



; U HOLDS G OLDSMITH 

Holly wood, April .o.,.;;- j 
; Uni:V-?^i\;al avyarded kc'ri'ncth ';C)ol(i-'- 
smith. ;.a nOv/ prod ucbr contract fol- 
Irjvyirig. ;co.mpletlbn; of ;'Sirincr5 .'. in '. 
Paradis ,' his 'lirst; film for the slU;iif).. 
.'•l/wp' rnoro .-.p;; tures .as.yiciVi'o.^l 'ivim 
:n:.f» 'Aciarn'o Kyorurig' atid' 'ShatK;b;M - 
Inlcrlude.' ' '.'-. - . ■' -'' ■ V 



INDEX 

Bills ..;,'....;..':,.;,;;.: ' ;■■ 

Burlesque 

Chatter ; 'V ;;..-.. 

Concert 

Dance To u rs; , .:;.-.'. ; . . 

Exploitatipn v . 

15,:YearJt AgP. v. ... ;\;.'. i 
■Film iBooking Chart. . . 

Film ReVievys. . :.. . . 

.Forum . , 

; Girl's . Eye :'Vlew. . , . , . . 

House ; Revievys ^';,;; 
; linside-r^P'iciures/';.;,';^^ 
..international' ^ NevVS . ; .'.> 

Jack ..Ostermah, . , .. 

Joe Laiirie,. jT". 
..Legitimate .1. .;;. .; . 

Literati % . , . . .'.;.;, ,• . 

.Mu.sic . ..;.;:;. ...... . ; / 

New Acts;'.'. ; . V.i.; . 

News from the .Da i.l i p.s: 
;Nitc :Clul3s.:-.;;. ... .1.,... 
. Nitc C-l'iib Reviews/. , . . 

Obi tuary . ■; .' ; , ; '• ;;'; .-. ;, 
; Outdoors ; '. 
.. Pictu res ;■' ,;.:.:-.;/. .:.;-,../^;./;;^ 

Radio ' . . ...%..;.>' . ; 

R.'i d i 9 '- -..Ii i t':; r n a li 0 11 0 1 . • ; 
;.Raclir) Rr;yio'.V.. . ;;.; i. 

V.M'jf.'c V.I lie . : .' ; , 



■ ■ 47 
.. 45 
.. 53 
• 42 
. .40-42 
23 
\ 44 . 
... 17 
..14-15 

•■>■■■■;• 55' 
:;.;;;. '6.: 

; io 

.;12.13' 

.; 2 

:^.4fiyol; 

..40-:i 

44 

;;-.v 54 

; 43-4.); 

4< 

; ' '5<': 

..24-.1!)' : 

27' 

,''.29-2f) 




fevi^ of HoilyWobd^^^^^ J 

tipns, ftttil Iiiy^ritibrii^ \^ry Tidy 



Hollywood, : April 5. 

TechhiqiatiSi , unsung geniuses of ■ 
the film lots', will; wr.ai> uP! $6,0p0;000 
in savings for the priodiicerS : during 
the next li? months. IWiracle will be 
brbught , about through;^ w^^^ 
adoptioh' of new lirteth.dds and gad- 
gets perfected duting the; last year 
arid; ia half by sbiind/ tamera/.labora 
iory r and ' oth(er behinidrthe-sceneE: 
■specjariists.: ■ 

Real, value of harpessing the in- 
genuity of their scientific . and en r, 
gineerihg wizards v/as driyeri home- 
to ■ th(B industry's biggies fpllbwing 
the close of 1937, ■ Wheh they, discovr. 
ered that the niechanieal 
had, through their own effort^, 
brotight about economies' totalling 
«ome $3;0Od,O0O . in the. face of con- 
stantly skyrocketing costs.;; Bosses 
basfe their estiinate; for a double slash 
in 1938 bh the previous stariza^^^^ fig- ; 
ures, plus the fact that otderS hiaye 
gqhe fprward in iaiU plants f or; a rnore.^ 
geherai .usage-.-of the shpfteuti^ and 
devices. V vj^\v '■ • 

Expehse, . trimmirig pfbcliyities^ 
however, arfe hot .the; pnly tilings 
that have suddenly mad,e the technic 
cians the f airrhaired lads of the . pic: 
ture business. Both .studio and dis-:' 
trib^tibh. tops Jire accla 
also for. the vast improvement they 
have brpiight about in screen en^ 
te^tainment - as well .as in - its pro-; 
jection' in. the;-'theatres4 r';;;- ' ,;r 

"■.■ ■'.V-, Cutting tHie Gorniers'.-,., 

Most, important ■ item; from the 
standpoint bf budget pnihing, is the 
forward • march: they : have bf ought 
iboiit in process work, marked prpgV 
ress :'\ which : has practically . elim- 
inated* the need for taking expensive 
casts and jatmpsphere arth 
lant . locations. . Ahbther . expense 
biter-iritp is trick photography, Dbiib- 
iihg of the lehgth 'of reels to 2,000 
feet; which is also a technician's 
perfection, has also brbught about 
a heaVv cost shrinkagi^. 
Betterment of screen meriuj^lraff 



T?he. "Texan^'^w^^ 

.devised^: me.thods; ^ permittie^d Para-f; 
h)buiiit: budget iixers to 'scissbr their 
original cost estimates by |300,000. 

Devclopineht of. 'the 2,000 - foot 
reels, which reiiuired - 24- months pf 
ipint' 6ltorf . ort the part-, of . the cam- 
erameh and.film lab crew; is credited: 
with having brought about; a sjayihg 
to "the rriajbr . studios of . moi:e .than : 
^750,000 annually " in eliminating;; 
waste- fpotaige bpth on jiegatiVe and; 
■prints^ i .■ .'.■■/•.;■' ' ■■ '^;;'' .' 



ARABIC GEO. 



icoihe about :thr6tigh the use of hbiy 
lighting, camera, sound recpfding 
and; negative aiiid print devblopmeht 
systems, credit fot iall of virhich falls 
ijitp the.lai?s of thb studios' own tech- 
. liical igrbups. Alsx) aiding in drawing 
a'dditionai converts , into; the world-;- 
wlde.arrny of cinema fans are the 
startling changes /they have, broitight 
abpiit in . film . projection . lights j and 
sound projectibn equiprhent ' in use' 

■ in the theatres; ;. v' :',r- 
; !Each; soldier in the technical army 
serves pn one; or mPrb 'of the 350 
committees that ■ make up . the Re- 
search :Division of .the . Academy^ p 

' Moiipri, Picture Arts and Sciences, of 
Avhich William 'Kpehigj Metro; stijdio 
manager; chaii:man, and .Gordpn 
Mitchell, executiVe^secretary.;iL.atteri. 

■ formerly a sludip s.Puhd; . engineer, 
no w: devotes ^lU bf his . time, to th.e 
taisk pf cpprdinatihg .th6 wPrlc pf the; 
various; bparii^. Meetings of' from 
oiie tP 15 of the -iptig list Pf, po.mmit- 
lees are held nightly. ; B6tweeh ses- 

' EiPns:..the members labor iii their in-; 
dividual workshops; seeking .to put," 
:the6ries intb^ practice. ;■; ' ; • ■ ; ; 
i' Waive:' If bneiary' 'Reward:;. ■ ■ 

. ' For four years, the major .pirbduc- 
«rs have been paying the upkeep of; 
ilie • rbseairch, :cpuriCiV- . Inventions; 
• wprkcd . out by mcmbefs; ;bririgT:n 
, private, .rewards/ '' .They ' . . tUriVied 
oyer to cbrpprations mahufaciuring 
ihat particuiar .type of . equipment 
fvee - of charge.. Only extra ■ remu- 
neration, the iriyentpr draws ;is the 
siiitiiiactibri that hie. has' done ;sbnie-. 
thing fpr thb betterment ;of the pic- 
i ture businesis as a whple. ' ; ^ ;• v 

; Example ;pf techhiciahs'; gciiiiis. i.<^: 
. theV; twj;b-way ..hprn sy^^ 
prdjcctipn, , riow;;ih gchcral usagfe ir.V 
theatres; : Dpuglias ■ Shearer ,; Metro's 



WB Wins Klan's 
Over 'Black t^on' But 
Still Jlas'h^^ 



■' •'; ■ Atiaiua, ^ April ■5;";:: 
Federal judgb E. ;Matyin> llnder- 
Wbodv Friday v (lOi ;di$missed ' pateiit 
in if r i ii gement ■ suit filed ' by, i -Kn ights 
of : the ■ ICu-Klux. klan against 'Wair-f 
iier Bros. Pictiiires, Inc;, :.and , Vita- 
graph; Inc,,' inyoiying use pit .Klux-. 
erisV; cross i/irisignjisi. ,' the pic Thb 
Bl^ck Legiph;' Klan 'filed suit : Aug. 
;iO,i 1937, . seeking ;d^nivages totalling 
3y500, setting - but lithat cross de- 
sfgn- Used by orgariizatibri was. -patj- 
ented in Septehi^ber, 1925, by : Williairni 
J. Simmons. ; \ '",.i.. 

Judge Underwood, in tossing put 
suit, ruled that it was nb infrihge- 
meht Hp . inerely take' pictures- of 
costumes pi:;,bther^^^&^^ 
may- be a ; patehted design, arid sx- 
. h ibiting) '.thein -"aisf: th-fi^^^ 
tipni were. disti:ibuted and ;exhibited.'. 
. Warners ind • .Vitag^aph and . a 
group bf other still have more- court 
grief ahead bf them down this way. 
Ti-ial of $200,000 libel suit of Judge 
Y'iviari Stanley, . bfi . State Prison 
BbardI has been placed on.- superipr 
cburit calendar 'by special order on 
April 18. This suit griBW put oif pic, 
1 Am a Fugitive from .at Chain 
.;Garig,' ■ ; Staiiley charges film was 
based on book, ; 'I Am a Fugitive 
from a Georgia Chain Gang/ by 
Robert Elliott Burns, notorious 
Georgia .iugitiye.! ' , 



Cairo, March 14. 
■Quite iia; pip w wow here this. week, 
when. ' -i leading. .local 'wais awarded 
$500' damages\agairist 20.thi-Fox 
libel .actiori against . the ■ Royal 
Cinema. : 'George White Scandals bf 
193$' • Was tiie cause of it all. 
Town : was plastered ; with; posters. 
Rpyal's landlords happened to be on 
holiday arid the Arab translator 
rendered ■ It .into 'Scandal's of i George • 
Abiad.' literar 'Ariabic; translation for. 

White. ' ■■ r--/ ■;;.■■:%/.'. '" 

It so happens that; in; Cairo resides 
one George Abiadi and the, gent got 
plenty ■ sore when he noticed ; his 
handle p Tu g | e d. r- together. ;with' 
'Scandals' ; staring him ; in the face 
evfci.y Where. ;. He; said his rep had 
been ' 'injured' and (he. lodged an 
action in the Cairo Mixed Court 
(Civil Chamber): presided over by. 
Judge. Gauterb.. . V 
;. ■ He wpn a $500 award.i ;• / ■. - " 



Jolson's RKO Dicker 



Al Jolsoh and. Leo Spitz have been 
dickeiring ; on . the ' Coast fpf a one-' 
picture deal by the comedian ph the 
RKO ;ipt 

Aibe, tastfpgel -is represehtirig ' Jolson. 
'. Ruby ; Keeler (Mrs.; i Jolsbn) '; . has 
been set ifor some time on iri elastic 
deal tO; make one to three filmusicals 

for RKO. , -• ■ :;■-■•■;; ■.';;. 



CAWT TAKg IT 

€•1. Will Move: State C«mcdy Oat 
•n Str«et III Pic. ;./ ..,; 



, Holly Wpod, April 5. V 
- Columbia: has mo'j^^.d the dHe ibr 
the start of production on 'Ybu Can't 
Take It With You' back to April 15 " 
and meanwhile ;is trying to borrow 
Metro's James Stewart to play op-: 
pbsite Jeain Arthur. 
: . ; Staige play's plbtihas been Consider-^ 
.ahly .i revised- for; : the ; "firm," which 
Frank Capra Will -dir«Gt, with aC- 
tibrii taking .. place pn a New ; York 
str<eet set instead pif :insidc jthe.hbme; , 

ITS M-G TALENT 
IN STORY DEAL 



- ; V HoUywopd. April 5. . 

■ , Negotiations between Metro and 
Universail, being concluded, involve 
transfer Pf story .;prbpCrt»es for cash 
arid flayer loans. Deal would give 
M-G full picture rights tp 'Madame 
Curie/ 'Shbwbpat,': ■Strictly : Dishbn- 
brable,', 'Destiny Rides A gal * and 
'The. Flirt'- for a cash cPnsideratiPrt 
reported- of arbund $200,000 arid the 
jpan pf Vth.ree: 'fea^red 
one picture; each; , ; '-';' 

■ DCal gives IJ needed cash, and put 
of, the stbryibuys Metro lands 'Curie'' 
for Which .Samuel iGbldwyn' receiiitiy 
made a cash offer 'of .,$l 50,000. 



.; Metrp^si; Scrib Import 

. . . • • Holly wpbd, April t. 
Laszip Vadria'i, bungarian i play-, 
wrijght,,' has .arr^ 

to begin.;i4;term contract with Metro. 

He will spend ;sbm€ time studying 
American filming riiethodS. before be-, 
ing harided ihis initial; iassignment. .' 




Efy HAEOLD M. BONE 

iNew^ Hayen, April 5. : .. 
Ted Lewis has a peeve at Holly- 



TWO MORE BREAD 'N' 
BUHERERS AT 20TH 



. Hollywood, April 5. 
■ Two new series are being launclied 
by 2pth-Fox. ; ; ; ■ 

One •\yill be •Adyeritures of a 
New^reci Camerartan ■ and the other 
a romantic . adventure series of a 
rnoderri girl under title, 'Young Miss 
America,' Sol Wurtzel • handles 
newsreel film While Howard Green i 
supervises first 'Miss America.' " 

Other series turned out by studio 
aire ' j ones. Family,' 'Mr. Moto' . and 
'Charlie Chan:*. ;■ 



et 



Jules Levy stopped oyer at Hot 
SjDrings;; Ark., pn his way baick from 
the" Ned;:'pepinet •dinner in. Dallas. ; 
..Final phase of the Depihet sales 
drive ■ gets, under way April 16. arid 
continues into. Maiy. Drive \;90 days 
in all.- . •• ' . 



Two Wait on Gravet 



;. ■•. .;; , ; Hollywood, April, 5. ,• 

Fcrnnnd Gra'vet, "en route; back 

^..„,. ._~.-o from France, wiH start work Pn 

■' chief: sound engineer, Conceived the | Metro'? 'The Great Waltz/ in which 
idea arid developed it in a gprerieral 1 he wiil .be' corfeatureil; with- Miliza 
;v)ay. Theri 'he'laid it;.bef6^ 
low .. Academy '. ■wbrkerSi . . As ai ; groiip 
they . ; ironed . out the;' ■ sririgs and 
Sheerer .completed the job. It gai> 
(•:} him an ; AciadCriiy. Oscar, as 
the thariks of every p.rpduc- 

tie r < 



Foll()\ving 'Waltz' he will go into 
the . ijVtervyiy. LeRoy prodiictiori of; 
'S 1 ijih tly Mar r i.ed/. based on the stage 
pliiV. ' *Prj.vate: Live 



■'oial and theatre operator." 
■J^ •'. V -vr's^-cptotributiori- is ■ only one 'i 
frf ■ " TOO iriijportant ;eqUipmeiit in- j 
vciiv' •. ; that have; come put of the. 
Aca<'cmy reisearch; council, since. 1935. : 

far's $300,000 Clip i"-..' 



ANOTHER QuINTER 

; ■;.; V .Holly wood, Apiril 5, . 
T.wenlie1h-Fp>t troupe; headed by 
Dii'Cctpr Alfred Werker; :;ahd'\ .Jeari; 
Hci-i^h^lt, .goes to';Cai]ander', O'ltario," 
Cu r re ii t illustraiti on of the ,impprr ; M;iy 10 tb start the ne>it quint piC- 
iipii'de of thff advarice;;dri prpcess c 

' era work is fo.und;iri.'the filriiing pf ,■■ ; Joiin. pavi> hais' the cp,fri(?dy. spot, ' 



wood. 

^ The iyet tragedian bf jazz, expressed 
himself in no uriceHc(ih fern here. 
He ■ objects to the. ;tfeatmerit given 
certairi stage names . in .their ven- 
tures iritb; film c'irbies.;.. According, ta 
Lewis, filnri mpguls-trare mores Con-^ 
cerned wi'th.^^^ c^ in on these 

names in a single picture .rather than 
trying; tb build' them into permiar 
nentpicture draws. ; . ; , ■■ 

. . For ; exampiies, ; he ■ cites the F3d 
;Wynri and jack/Peairl, washouts that 
Cropped 'uij. a f eiv Seaspris backj, not 
tb ;lofget . his own experience in 
crashing ; .films; . i 'Hollywood, ; pf 
CPurse," knows all. rthere. is tb know 
about show, business. ,Ydu may be 
a eertiairi type of entertainer ^With a' 
definite style of your oWn arid ■ if al- 
lowed to carry that style into a pic- 
tuire you would click niGeiy. But the 
bigwigs oxit there are not particu- 
larly.; interested in that; They've 
bought your -name, for a .production. 
. iihdihey haritdle things their ;\vay, or 
else, i ■, :;■■ ' -i' ..;^■ 

:.■; 'In: the; first place- they know they 
never intend to make another pic 
ture with, ybu/ so wiiy - bother abo.ut 
little things.; , like . Scripts, " etc. .They 
figure to get what they pari out of 
the single film, then bring, on. the 
next victim. Look whit happened 
. to Ed W-ynn arid. Jack- Pearl. / . They 
were , .names that meiant soriietHing 
;at .'31 '$px- ofTice for a' single, .try, . in 
ifilriis but ript for a. second atterii'pt — 
not . after Hollyw'bod got through 
with, the -first deal. ' 
; i 'The HQllyWoo;d boys have a nifty 
way 'of kidding ;you.- into playing 
along with them , while prpducing: 
their;; sirigle-try ;lurkey. , When you 
object t.o . thc way things' are; going 
and ; attempt ' to point out how you 
can improve ;■ th.ings. by emphasizing 
your 'O.wri. in'.diiyi.duaL.sty^le^ .they soft-; 
soap you beautifaily. ; ; . ;..;, 
'• -'If you fall for. this iinc, ypy ac- 
cept whatever, they' •hand you, make 
the' ■ p icture . a ccordi ng to- Hoiiy, wood 
..directib.i^s. and thenvW^^ 
■ le'as.c^ a n d' t h e ■ a wak en j ng. 0 n, t he ' 
P'Lhcr.' hand, it yoii'; don't fall for it,. 
yo;u; do a? I fdid ' in. n-^y brief /picture 
.career; ,'■ Yo'ii tell tlie; mogui.s.;it!s okay- 
vv;ith ybu'. if';lhcy-rc'- c^ 
pay you a fat sum for 'appearing in 
the; pic.lure- be 

;built:up.'a Mme An \ your pwn mo- 
di urn; -.thie/.ttope, -and npthiri'ig- 'they 
cari: do 1r),l;^r.o^c^^sin a, ..diid/ picture.. 
;can hurt that riamc.-'; 



Judge and Ruggle$ 
Gi^JttJiLJIncle Sam 



V Washirigton'j .Ajpril ;5. '"; 
. . Another pair of. Hollywood, victims 
of the federal taix roimdiip yielded 
last- r/eek- and - agreed -tb-fork - pyer . 
most of the; ampurit. which the Inter;-; 
nal Revenue; Bureau claims is due. 
through miscalculation of; liability. 
. Compromise in .• proceeding , before 
U. S. Board bf Tax Appeals requires 
Arline Judge t.rid,:her. former sppuse,; 
Wesley Ruggles, tb hand Rcyeriboers 
$i,4j?3 . pn account of 1934 earnings. 
Feds tried to . collect $2,000, ;ba.sirig 
claim or. : erro.rieous deductions for; 
clothes,i Gostnetics. and; telephone and; 
telegraph bills. ..'■■■•■' 



'Angels' Ready for Cagney 



'; Holly wpodi April !5, 

John Wexley has cprhpleted the 
screen play for Warners' i 'Angels 
with Diriy Faces,*: which will go into 
production as. soon as James Cagriey 
cpmiDleteS; his work 'in 'Boy Meets. 
Girl,' Pat O'Brien -Will share top 
honors with Cagney. '. .:• .; 
: Warren; vDuft i.cpllabpraled^ ^ 
Wexley. i.. "-y ■ '-. 





Bette Davis Of 




..'; :. Hblly wood, April 5. 

.: Old feud between Bette Davis and ■ 
;Ayai:ners, which resulted in a Lbridpn 
cburt defeat fpr . the - star, two yea^ 
ago,, has flared anew, vvith; the '38 
Acjademy winner again off the studio 
payroll.: There are two versions to 
the new squabble, brie that she felt 
she was entitled to further rest foj-' 
lowing the completion . bf ' Jezebel/ 
the. other . that she objected tb the 
role iassigned her in ?Comet Over 
Bi-badway-; . .-.; '//' ry.-/^ '- / 

... Actre.iss;has .dbneifiye.'pictur'e's sirice; 
she returned to the lot after the legal : 
action in Britaiin. ; ;^ 
: 'Comet,' written by Faith Baldwin 
and screenpldyed by J/Iark Helliriger, 
was to haye rolled last Thursday (30 ) 
with William Keighley directing. 
Starting date has been set back, with 
Warners hopeful Misis Davis will 
charige her .mind. ; Irerte During and 
Miriam Hopkins being considered 
for the piart if she doesn't ■ i :^ : ; 

Warners coniplained to, Spreen Ac- 
tprs , G«iild/ asking bifficial discipline - 
for the actress' 'refusal to accept 
the lead in 'Comet' Board cbrisid- 
ered actipri,; tjiit decliried tp ■pr.ppe^ 
uriless the studib and actress ' accept ; 
the Guild'^s ..depisiori as final.; ; ...i 

Board contended any Guild action ; 
would be on pre-judging Court liti- 
gation, . which; 'is held certain ' to fdli.- . 
low unless an amicable settlemerit is-. :. 
reached. ; -^- J :'\ \ ■ 

By mutual : agreement .with War- : ;• 
riers Dick; Powell; werit off the pay 
roll Monday (3 ) for 12 weeks under . 
suspen.sion; Pp.well demur^^^^ 
ipg part assigned; him in 'Garden of 
Moon/ . feeling role not. important 
enough arid, secondary to that of Pat 
O'Brien, ■ Studio then' adyised him 
that under the circumstarices he ' 
would; be , placed on the- •suspended. • : 
■;iist,;-as.; ther^-' ial7^^rip.^^ 
ments for hiim currently, ' ;' ; . '.\. ' ;.■ 
■ PoWell consented, as he iyarits to , 
be riear his Avife,. Joan Blohdell/ bn 
her approaching motherhood. 
;\; Po^eir said ^t. was first tiriie in his ; 
six years at the studio where .. sit- . 
uation. arpse. where he had to assert ' ' 
himself on a par t; He s aid he felt- . 
helpful assignmerits should be given 
him arid hoped , such wpuld be thje' 
ca.<e when he returns to the lot. i 
; Part iri 'Mopn,' intended for iPow- , ■ 
el 1 1 , gpeS^i to John Payne, ; recently ; ; 
signed ioy Warners ; . after \Iea^^ 
Paramount.i ;Studip figures to iive 
him a build ill... ?Mppri/ grooming himi; 
for possible -stardom; ■ 



PLANS H'WOOD 



s Rusticates 

< ■ London March 30,'; 

Monty Banks remained, in town 
Pnly. a .cpuplje 'Pf days after -his ^re- 
turn f rpnni Hollywood, He then went 
to Italy tP'sufj.er.vise;some .extensiyc 
ihiprpvemerits bri 't^ 
owns there; .'.;' 

• Director has taken in practiically 
the entire viilage on; ; •cprn.murii.stic: 
arrarigfini'erit. for , runnirig 'hi.s " afe^rir 
cultural estate there. r. 



Lee at WB 

; Hollywood. April 5. ■' 
'. liene Lee Jias been named, story 
editor ait Waxners. . /'ii ..'-^^ 
; , She succeeds David Matthew.* who 
lieads thevhew Junior 'Wi-lters' grpiip. 

METllO'S TWO LiEGIT TESTEES ... 

: ■ Frederick Leisterv ieaci;' iW'' 'BiEi'ChcT 
.Ipr. Born,' was. screenlested last week 
i>y Metro.; •..'; i ;; ■ -^.-;\;.-' 

'Harriet Chase,' in'genu'c .whb'p^^.vqd; 
•in .stock laS.t~suriim'cr, a]b'o;'vvas 
a test. by MClrb; 



■ ;.- • Hollywood, April 5.; 

'Celluloid/ a Hollywood cayalcad^ 
written by ; Rupert Hughes, screen : 
rights, to which Sol Lesser, has 
owned for three years^ will be madei 
as a Principal Pictures special. Film- 
ing will get under way durihg the 
summer.: ' . 
: - Lesser .plans: to withhold releasing 
arrangementis until after. 'production 
is completed. . .' ■ V ;- ' 



Gramnan Opens Roller 
on WB Pic Stage 



iHblly.wbod, April !5. ' 
Sid. Grauman has ' ;tur.ne.d ■rpllief : 
skate mogul and leased a sound stage 
at (he old Warners Jot ; on Sunset ■ 
boulevard for conversion Into ai .; 
roller bowl. :i Spot, with .skating 
room for .1,500 opens Wednesday, 
(tomorrp'w.). Admission' tap is 25c 
iwith an additional quarter, levied to 
strap ori; the rPllers. . . 

Graume'n. h^s ■ .sioganed the i site' 
'Skat With-;the. StaVs' and;.each^nit!ht 
he will haye'.;picture. people cavbrt* : 
ing : around ■ the i saucer. '. On ; the 
opener Tyrone ; PpWer anid. Ann 
Shirley are,, scheduled as the altrac-: 
tidiiv. Al' Painter,; veteran shbwriian, . 
will .operate the ljpWLfbrt-Graumnnv V 
; Grb-ss- pf .$4;00p/ \v • antici- 

pated, with : Graupr.an's. n\it .aVound 
.$150, ida'ily. ;.T;\yp electric organs V;'U1. 
rJririd out. the music." ■■ • .;:!' ■ ; ■:' ; 
[ v-To:;aid; the bally' for the-- roller-, 
j drome, Fired'erick Bowers' ..has'; coiri- 
I ppsed . ' t homer, 'Let's Go, to the 
nolier Bowl .and Roll, Roll, . JRoll. 
which ;w)ll be u.^ed ori the ;diiily.; 
bib.adca.'its over. KFWB,. 



iTerfnf silayi April 6, 193^ 




; . Prodiictipn sj^eed^up ; is currently 
xestbt'.ing. Miiaio bperatlons. to hear 
hQi'tnai. after, a- letdpwn of aliripst 
. 'f oiu r moh ths.- .This was ' ihdiciaited by 
the ;h umber qt featUriis^ given- start-- 
Jn^'dates' during- the week, as. well as 
■ In the long li§f ' of writer iassignrtieiiits 
■:; ..paissed'but. . ; V ■. i': i 

Parai,moiani puti sevieral filrtis jhtb 
pceparationr- Included ..are; .Cecil: B.' 
; DeMille's hext;.;film,:.^^^^ 
; Jack ; pimhinghani, scenarist;; ^ arid 
[. Fitaiik ''' Calviri, : ; res.earcHer, ; h^ 

been dispatched 'to /Nebraska iCit^^^^^^ 
; Bite. o( the U.P.'s niuseiitn, .to ■gather 
. Tinaterial, . Same studio alsb ; assigned. 
:': John . C. Mof fitt to :^vrite the. screen 
■: ^Idy. for' W.; G. IFieids' next^ -Behind 
\. ;. thy Eig;ht . Ball,^ and Frederick Kaz^ 
it Bieqnari : to .a -811111131?. Chore ' on 
tlie fojt'thcprriing Bob Bui;hs-Mai:tha • 
. ' rtaye .stsirrer, .'Our Xeadihg Citizeli.*: 
^ Fieidi?' picture . is set ■.iprV ?i . camera' 
' stai't iVTay 2 with Paul Jones prbduc- 
. in.? and Torri Reed directin^^ : . 
. Wa.rners' .^Because of a Man,' nee 
•Sister Act,' Which V^s - originally. 
■ Bet : for - , ju.he sUrty will- ge;fc. . the; 
'■■ jguri :Apr ii, -JS; Errpl 'Flynn ^ill be 
featUredV H^nry. ;B pro'ducing. 
Bu i-bank • p'utfi t ■ ^lias. : also assigned 
. Maiiieh Hall . to :script 'liihes of Fate,' 
ori ' A^ lilch ■ prbducticih . :will Isegin 

■;~AbnV as:;:. 

. .. Metro' is fixing: t.6 turn the" lenses: 
,' :,on . 'Northwest Passage/ a : Tec^ 

cblpr s'peeial^ whiclii^ Director. W. S. 
: Vani £)yke ;\vill pilot, starting iiyithin 
■' ■ \a few^dayV after he^briiigs in 'Marie 
: Alitoi rietle/. ' - jie:; has .already picked 
Jvis IpGati&n: spots pn VVancpuyer Js- 
■:;-...land-/ V; .^ ''y " :r \- ' .;■ •>/• 

; ,V: . lu: a'dtlition t sev<eral lessfer fea.r 
] tures to^get under Way at Metro dur- 
ing the -Tisxt four, weeksi filrn.ing Will 
' be : stai! teid on • at least, ten .short sub-: 
:Jects; ■ ■ v:-'.:, ' ..(/'■•:/■ .f.-'^ 
: AnotHer "fortnight :>. wilt se^ 'th 
^-^t*et■-:M-«ltpotii^^^ 

'"Algiers,' whlli Samiael -.G.pldWyh 
- will piit 'Gr^uStark' into camera 
Wjcii k In Maj', . ' .; ; ' •• ": ■■' 

Republic lias on .its piay roll at- the 
rnqiriiient ,the.-larges:t stall of Wiritei's. 
. in ..hik histo'ry. Company plans to 
. : .stdirt at least : three. ;new features ai 
We.ek ;for the' n'eict seyen ,w^eks.\ 
\ . Layoffs: are drifting tb the 
iRoach studio for Our Gang conie^ 
• dies./ and features in .prejpaTatioh; 
/ Over .I06.1iaV-e. returned- to>the pay.- 
:'.'.iolt ■' "theviastivfiW/days/ 



Tinted Bible 



.'. -. .' ■ ,; . ; . "tondon,. April -S.' - 
.,,:;;iScT.eehUreatnieht: of the Bibl^. 
- in .: three vieature^ehgth^^ piieces 
in color ;h.as . beeh proposed by 
Vogue Films, Ltd. . / 
:■; Studio has /annpiinced it e^^^^ 
pects,.to: spend $2:fl00;d00. 6n the 
venture and emplpj^' i fier-: 
S.b:ns..fbr..: a... yeair.-^^p^^ at;r 
■.Pinfiwo!6d.-------;.\..;;.-:,\.":-:v^ ■■ :. 

' . Vogue's ii>r6ductipn: setup; has 
. Hpwavd .Walsh as., head; ; With 
: Arthur Rahk, Lordi. :Pbrtal and ; 
Charles Woplf on the d^ 
torate!; . General Film Distribiir 
tors,, Ltd.,, the Wpplf orgaiiiza- ; 
:tibn; : Will release the Biblical ; 
.^pic;;'. :.-•.... - y'::..' -y;:;:, .' 








•>/;:'V-../.:Holl)i;WoPd,.'A:pril ' 

'- /Galifprnia supreme cotirt; in a rul:- 
ing handed down Friday Xl ); has up- 
set the iVehtii'e ^: procedure : in ' the 
matter of handiihg agisncy 
,claims oyer cpntracts terminated - by 
.clients. . ;Hereaftier sutix actions, need 
not' be .taken first before, the State 
La^bpir . Gonim for arbitratibn, 

.but wiU , be: perniitteci : direct - entry 
into the xourts, the high tilibunal. 
' decidedi". ..•: ;: ;"-'■.. ::'.■/:■:■■:'.■ : ' 

Ru) ihg. of great iinip'oirtance to 



Po^^pwiiisr : .Pidliire 
Indtifitt-y's Top: Exe^s vbii 

: m Hblly wbodr-i-A Sort. ; of 
^ ■ 'Ultimatum:..- /'■■'•' 



SAME AS RADIO 



RKO'S $40,000 

TO HOWARD HAWKS 



agents ; .bperating. iri ■ the film end 
r ad i p fields herie, wash a hded down 
wheh the:, Supreme court ti^^^ 
hearing on , the .. appieal of -Slanley 
Bergernhian, Inc., from ;a lb\yer court 
decision which:: •affirme:d :.. liouis 
F.ri.edlander-s .::cahceliatioh - o • his 
ihahagerial pact with the agency. ; 

.Decisipn throws ; open the i courts 
to . agents : : seek ing damages ; f or 
termination 'bf-. tontra^^^^ .Ijy their 

Iclients, but . p'ow^r .: of .the-, Labpir 

, Corriniissipn . StiJl; standi • as far: as 
d rsp iit:es are co nee in e.d whe le the r e 

,has been ho. written, nbtic.ei of dis- 
charge.;.-; ■ .-/;■■:'■ ."./..; 

Fnedlahder, .plaintiff, is' prbfes- 
sibnally : Lew, . Lahde^ .. ^Jiiit .ha.s 
been in . the; :cburts for heaily. two 

..ytars.:'. ' '•■ - - ■ ' :-, ■/ .'■ ■:: '; ■ 



• .Joseph N. -Weber, president of the 
American "Federatibii. of ^.^.M 

is. exte;ndihg this Week a series of 
invitations . prelimiriary : . to f orcing;';a 
shpwdpwn on , the piractice of 'dub- 
bing music , from soundtracks . ahd 
records, by . Holly Wood:^3tudibs. ; If 
the . discussions:: with mia] or .film pro- 
dticers,. stemming irom: :these i 
tibns,; fail to bring abbut; a:n .agree-, 
.iiieht tb rhalt all dubbihg; including 
atmosphferic .rhUsic,:; Wcfccr ;will .adn 
vise.-, the picture ind'istry that the 
services of . AFM mernb.ersv W ill not ■ 
bevavailable tb it after a : stipulated; 
'date.' / This ;-4eadiine. wiU likely •;be 
issued bef ore .t)i0 ^ AFM cbnyeritibn, 
which bpen§ :in Tampa,^. June 7. . ; ; V 

• Ambhig those that Weber is: .asking 
to iheet ; liim f or : an airing of ' the 
dubbiiig ; situation are ;Sid . Keiit; :; of 
2Qth - Gentury-Fpx;. l^ick ;' Schehckv 
lyiettbr Leo-: Spitz> of RKp; H:; M.; 
Warner Vand Jack Xphn, of . Goluhfi- ■ 
bii. No move will ;be. made ;:tb 
with the smaUer producisrs. until the 
federation has . .obtained the; ; - 
.actibns;.of . the, niajpr cpmipanies, 

Decisipn. tp;b^ .the. dubbing, con* 
tf P versy to' a h pa d . Wias re ach'ed. jdu r- 
inl;, a meeting: ; of : the 
tiye board in ' New York last. week. 
The board' gave Weber f till aiithprity 
tb prbced any. way; he wished, 'but 
at: the same- time urged: that , he take 
immediate : steps' tb bring ; the situ-. 
atiPii, Under the union's control.; 

•. -Sanie^Frocedjure ; ■'j■\;:^ ■;■■^ 
Weber's prbposed: procedure with 
■the $tudib&-is-^jnular tb that Which 



. ; '■. Holly wbod, -April 5, , 
• Howard Hawks hias settled his di-. 

recti ng . ; cbhtract With: BKO; ; takih,';? 

$4l).o6o on :paybff .: Pact, had . arpund 
.height months to go and; abtual cash 

chan.ging : hands wa^ ' $15,000, as. 
; Ha Wks drew '$25,000 in advance;' 

, 'Gunga- Din,' to have been .hahdlcd 
; by : Hawks, goes tehtatiyely tb Frank; 
rCapra.;;, '■:,- ■■■:■ v., 



m 



:,-■ , . ;;; Hollywopd, April 5.. ^ 

'Prbductibii .on Metrp's 'Rlar.ie'.An-T 
toinetife'.. • ;'VTesumed : ' yesterday 
,; (Mb;ti.,) ■- foiibwing ,• the, , re'ttirh : pf. 
:; N.aniya.i' Shearer frbm ,Sun ■V.jiilcy: 
wh jre' ■'She ;Wcnt .tor two Weeks* rest. 
v ; .During the- shutdown, jDireb^ . : W, 
: ;S..; vbn Dyij inspected Vancpuver 
;.l5lahd, se.ar'chirig rpr.lbcatibn sppts'for 
.; -N.o.Vthvvest 'Passage.;'. Which he ;v/;il 
film; foilb.wlhg C.Qmpletion .;:bf : 'An-, 
-^tbihet^ ,•'-;--; ■■ ; ',':•: 



'WIZARD OF or AS 
MERVVNLeRO^^ MAYBE 



^Mei'vyn . LeRoy- ' ; tinkering; .with 
'Wizard . of Oz' and probably, valsp 
.'Tpp'sy and Eva'- as; his next prbdlic- 
tvpns a t :MetrQ/: '0z' was one' , of ; th^ 
pet. ideas: Iry ing "Xhalberg had; mulled . 
up untiV his , death. . 

'Since . Arthur - F.r.eed's: .split, w 
Nacio .'Her b Brown ias -a , .sQivg\vri ting^ 
team. :in order-: to 3oin ;LcRby . as a 
vprbduction aide; JF^rqed. i?. bringing, in. 
.Ai -Diib'in-. as: 'Broyh's- ly^^^^^ 
may -do -the. 'Oz' songs. ■: :: '.'v ■:■ 
; ■ Metro's, 'ea.^terh ',tal'eivt. :d 
js. scoiirihg' the Woods for siiitalile 
ian imal • .impersbnatpr.s' ; fbr: bhe-t.iirie 
shot in >Wi/ard''tof:';Gz.'', vejri^^ 
Stone did On inasical tOTic'dy stage.. 



he applied ' to; the brbadic^^ 

dilstry When the AFM undertbbk 

eight rribnths agp -to , increase ;eni-. 

plpymisrit : • ampng the :radib: stiatibns 

.and :networks^; ;. - He •: iiotifted • the 

broadcasters : inidiyidually ih£t : the 

services of ; rernpte barids or outside 

syrnphpny ■ orchestras' \ybuld hot be. 

ava i lable to thern as; of; a specified 

date;: ;.At the .same .t^ 

tiip.n iand phonograph, record manu-.; 

factuirers were iriibrmied that 

no longer; be perroilted to use - AFM 

.^ musicians. In the negotiations Which 

' followed, 'netwbrkTaffiliated Statiphs 
agreed- to bbost their musiciaihs pay- 
roils, by $2;030,p00 a year: for. a term 

.of twp yeiars.. ■ '" 

:, .It is the:AFM's:cpntention that- the 

"dubbing : practice : has been' .inaking 
tremehdous inrbiids on the' eniploy- 

;i5rient ;of rnusicians; in .the picture 
studios : arid ;that . despite . the ' ' 
creased! percentage of musicaLs - in 
the past few: years .there's been a* 
marked doWnbeat in the ^^^h of 
,iObs ' available, to , ihstrUirientalists ;in; 
HollyWobd. Wbber exjplained that 
th is :. issue h as /noth ing to dp " Wi th 
the em^lpymcnt of rnusicia.hs in .the- 

'atrek; ■"■':'■•- '.':.; : ' ' ' ■• ■■ ' .■-.:■■, ■-; 




Welcoiiie OlF tht Mat 



• ;v, : , ;^Hpllywpbd,; Aprjl , 5. ■ . 

Wheii Paramount, pitched; lb- 
cation ':ath.earbyB^^ Beach: 
f bf exteriprs on /i'SpaWn of the 
North, the hatiy.es: tbssed ,a cele- 
bratibn . for: ' the. : visiting .celeb?. : 
, Two ;- days .later ■ ,t:^ey ;; put ; the . 
gendarmes on them; 

Noise of the. whaling guns 
disturbed , their ,sle«!p so the po- 
lice slapped on • a curfew.: 







'-■;• Holly wpbd, April -5. : 
A hew- pirpdiictibn: pbiicy is biB- 
lieved nearing the annOuncemsrit 
stage whereby Warners plans tb 
seriously curtail 'B' piieturcs : for 
high-budget films; for next season. 
Tipoff is: ; stiidio's : refi^igerating - bf 
'Singing Cop,' -.'People's Mouthpiebe' 
and .'Murder Will Out' for stiffer 
budgets to come. ; ' ; ^ - '^ 

: ; From cut of the., front bf flee seejis 
word that ; the studio will outdo 
Metrp's bell Weather abandofiment of 
B's movement. Understood sales 
chiefs will irhpart ,that . information 
to field crews at im oehding region- 



als. Upping: pf . budgets on nearly 
all features wili''repbrtedly: cut down 
season's volume. 

- Bryan FoyV stud io'S' .'B' .orod uction 
chief, ■■ is said to ;.get . stiffer priced 
pictures for his ;iineup which will 
remoye stigma of second-cla.ss fea- 
ture. ; 'Cop,' \vith; budget bf $175,000 
and th(B too naming of Dick Foran: to 
replace Phil Ragah, was cahcelleii 
Monday when i t was to have rolled. 
Gthbrs;. .also ; set: ■ba;ck; .;while.;: studio, 
heaids- study ■ prpsp?cts as a heavy 
cbin-budgeter. - ."^'".. --. 

Fpy's writing, staff clipped fronri 
30 to : 10, ..with :. other departments 
also taking cuts in .advance of new 
pbiicy. -.-..:. . ,• - -. .''-: 



Mae West to London? 

' ./London, April" ..;' 
' : Reported here that Mae. West be- 
i^i ; set foi-;- .; London cabaret eh - 
. gaiieriVe'lil ■sbrrietimc iy^^^^ 
bring ;b:v(?r ,i ;comt3a!hy Of 10 at,. -. 
l)0.iHv.-d salary of $20,000' weekly. ; 



. \y.il|iam :Morris ;;biTice' in ■ Nt^w 
Y-ovk -iptimatcs'that-. a', deal ' ^' 'in tlie 
Works, .but- nothing set. V 



Jimmy Ritz-Ruth Hilliai'd 
Nuptials East; Then P.A 's 

; ■ ■ HollyAvood; April 5. . 

Har);y - and --. J.i'iTi.my-.' Ritz, . accbm- 
pdi.iicd: by R nth H i M iard, arc', head-, 
i.ng east ipday '. 'XTucsday ) - 'Where 
^ nuptials: of ;; Jimmy . and ; Mi-^s ;ilil-^.. 
-iiard vvi 11', be performed next 
'•■ Lou -Irwin, tlieir ageht. 'also made 
lh(2 trip w ;ih AI .,Rilz, hiltiiis • for 
Oie east 'last weckcndi ,; 

^tetze-v wiil do.vtwo^ ' : throe v.'.ecks: 
of pergonals before rclunnrig. ' .-/•,'■' 



ftUEEN MAKES GOOD 

. Hollywood, Aprir 
.. Cheryl. Walker, Pasadena iunipr 
College -ed. Who Won a : Para- 
mount contract ; result of her 
appearance as queen of the 1933 
Tournament of Roses, . has bean 
handed the. featured; fern me role; in 
that company 's 'Men Wi th. W ih.g.s.' . 
; ; It will mark her second screen 
abpcjarance.:. ..-...■■'■'•; . .-/' ' 











Atlarita. April 5. • 
: Report of Federal Reserve Bank,' 
released. April 1, reveals retail trade 
in, February thrbushOut. Sixth 
(Southeast) District jrtcrcased. :;con-' 
.s,i;derably„ (9.3% ) oyer 'Jaiiuar. and 
1.3% larger in dollar value -.than in 
.February,: 1937. " •''- , 

'Atlanta led the whole . clistviet .wi th ' 
a il;5% -increase ; ovei^ :Jah.uaiW; biz^- 
j;an;d-.;2.?% {above Fbbi^^ 
! Indexed at 100 from monthly repibrt,'; 
i;from: 192.'}-2.') as basJif; Atiaiita^s:' ad- [ 
j justed- retail trade index for Febt'u-' - 
i-ary' 'was ;:20C;y^v Relail; i>izv'' o'thcr. j 
Sputh'ern cities in ^:Fe;br'ija.ry': .we're j 
Birmingha ni. ftC; . ,G li a t tahooga. :8();2 ;' 
Nashville';: :95.4> and • NcvV Oi'leans, 
95.2..',-:. . V"...' ';-'■ ■' ■ ' ' V,'V, ■; '.'•^- 
. Th e' ba nk re p^ r t.' o ta ted : • , 



■ 'Volume of reta il , tradfc -the 
Si X th :pi!it'ri<;t.-, ' ihcj'eased - ' by., ' more 
, th an ,;the' sea sonal ' - a mpu nt from 
January to February, ::Wholesale 

. trade. 'alsc) .incrca.scd. in Feb.ruaT:.y.:al- 
thbugil in each :of,tli.e -five past; years 
thort has bccni : a decrease ; from 
-January to ;- February. ■. -Business 
failures, ,brjth ■.number.s and', liabJli-. 
tieSf declined-: in February, but W.crc- 
substantially' larg'cr than :a. year agp.' 

Summed; up, the report indicates 
;Sbuthcas.t is .:ridih.'.i ..piit. business re^ 
'cp.s.sipri , ;and coming ', p.ff; . in.' ■. pre.lty.i 
Kpod shape, which iVieans Sbiithern-; 
ers will continue to spend fair share j 
of ; their ' ineomos . With • vnrioiis ' 
b ranches of 'am ii,s-f!m'e,i) I ; Ij.iz ; bdl o w 
the;Mason:Dijt;on;;iinc! :. 



■Washington, April 5. . ; 
;Ri.si:ng tiide of nationalism :threait-' 
ens to narrbw the foreign market 
for. American pictures, ;; although. 
U. S. product held its pWn in 1937 
;ih the face - of gro.wihg restrictibhi\ 
against irnpprts, . .: ' - .;' - 

Uncertainties ;cphfr.ohtihg A.rnerl-'. 
can ; iexportisris; wore reviewed , last 
week in a- bulky study of overseas 
markets issued by. the Gommerc* 
Department. Is .tha work of Nathan ^ 
p. , Golden. Chief Of the Mbtibn Pi c- 
,;ture V Pivisibri ■ of tiie. ' Bureau ..of . 
Foreign and Domestic Cpmmerc;e. ; 

Althbugh .rnany gpvernme^^^^ 
.tensifled efforts : to. build Up their 
:owri prbd.Ucirig inditstries and raised • 
the barriers 'againiit' U^^ films, oiir 
expert traded pickbd up 'slightly in 
1937, Gblden's figures -showed; Ship* 
ments of pps i tiy es rose nearly 5,000,- ^ 
000 feet,: with basic valuation gain- 
ing. $251,937. Sales of heEiatives; 
went up slightly, •'due to'a-i i-ise :of 
nearly 900,000. feet in volume' of 
. sjlents which wiped put- a : drop in 
sound iootage. . -.- ■-'-:^-'''^ . \ ",'.'■■ ; 
; . .Considering cbhsighments pf bpth 
negatives and positives-: silent., and , 
.srouhd, trade With - air :foreign mar- , 
kets totaled 215,721,956 feet with de- 
clared value Of $i,707,64l as com- 
pared with 209,051,404 feet worth 
$4,631,639 for 1936. ; Breakdown for 
la^t year: showed . exports : included 
"200-245yi563~feet of. sound ppsitives, 
a rise of 4,338,289 feet; with a valua- 
tion: bf $4,242,012, which; $216.24.1 
batter than. 1936. . Silent positives 
amounted to 2,851,039 feet worth 
.$87;362; silent ;h;egatlve^ to 3,038,623 
feet worth $113,689; and sound nega- 
tives to 9,586,631 feet Worth $354,578. 
; Sti.ffer:; foreign : competition :- Wa» 
prirnuntfTPd last yeajy-although-the 



American filrii continued , to rank at 
the top ip a demonstrated popularity 
arid ;,. increased production alilroad 
proves that other nations are bound : 
tp bblster their bWh industries, be- 
sides cutting down the playing tim 
of U. S, product. Foreign-made but- 
put totaled 1,809 features;- gain of 
abput 400.: : 

' Japan's Huire Strides ' ; 
Japan tppk rank as the principal 
fbreigri isburce, - despite efforts of the 
English, 'iGermaris, French 
and others. tp get into .the big Icague.s. 
Nipponese output Was 500 films out 
of the 959 features ground Piit in the 
Orient and Near East. ; 
; European ..prpductipn was acceler'i 
at 6d;. p utp u t em braced 760 feat u res, 
gain pf ,39.. Erigland was far in frbnt 
, , (Gpntinued: ori page 19) , . . 



GEO. BILSON'S PROGRESS; 
MILTON GROPPER'S, TOO 



Hollywood, April 5. 
Ceor/^e Bilsbri settled : his writin? 
conti-act at Warners and joins Ui'ii- ; 
verbal next: wCck as; a prpducer to; 
do series of ■cbliegia'n: features. :' 

Milton H. Cropper: is also depart- : 
irii^. Warners; to cook iipi yarns for' 
Biison pictures. Bilson; was; bri : Wp^^" 
payrpir. 10 years, starting as an e.x;- 
er. ;.■■''.;, :: . -,, :' - .'- .-.' : ■' 



Chester Morris Tunis 
Magi; Booked for Vaude 

Chester MpTri,s, film player, brc'd'c: - 
in as a vaiidc si-ri'g'ie' Ap.iri'!'; -for 'on."'.'- 
week 'at. the, indi.t ...Stale-Lake, Chi- . 

cagp.. ' '•-./,.' ,;:■;: '' ' ;; 

Aetp'r;:-' jror :yco'rs,.an- ,ama'{eiir .nrh','i«. 
cian, Will;- ihcorporri:l<r sorne ..:pr::^^ '. 
gimmiclc3:.:'into his turn.' . :;-..'- ' ■ 



PENALTY:;.OF yOUTH ^ ■: 

:■.:;':, - Holly wodtJ. Api il .■>, , ..- 

,Uf 1 iy crsal h'a.<j w ii;iVdra,wn Nan ro;/: 
fr.om the cij:st' of. its .Jphn M.- S.'ahl 
prodactinn. 'My Letter of Introriii!,*- 
' t i 6t),'_ and ' ;a.ss igncd t ho' . i-olc to ili la 
■Johhsbn. ,: '-: ■ '■-''.;';''. 

• .Excc'.s '.,deci(i.od..: M ]kii :..0.yoy - U :tob 
young; ' . •• - -.v- ■-•'■■';'- '::•: '-•.,.';■'■ 



Wednesday, ^Ajptril 6, 19^8 




AV'eil, spi- iiTg is Jici-e, a pd . it ; siive: |cts in 3 -our- boilfis,, ;, d i rect, w ithont- 'an 
agent, it-kin'da gjvfes. ypiKthat' 'I .d feiejiiig|/y6u. 'H.n^ow/ 

don't , feel, iik«l ' d6in and ; t Aoji't 'ieel - lik; ■ doing :t^^^ : 'it feiyes the 

■ custpriieTs th^ to- scare 
Vtheirt -aAA^sy;^- ;^ Siin. 'as long- 

■ • as pQsisTbie ,.to get • ^he : dampness .out of < their :systenis .raftet !those weeks 
of 'high 'water n^ think it .will^get 

'•->;!bettcK..--'/ :■•■''..-■'•■• ;\':;' •••'.x : v;/:;.:;;;\.' ■ 

' Weliy ihe/Gniy thirig to do fOr .that.'sprjng jfecling is lo play; thjat parlay 
of sulphur . and molasses and an aiito.~, trip. ■ - So .Ij. gbt . out 'the. bugg^j the 
.. is sp: old. thaV th.e^^ is- turning gray; -but' it rideis. p^^^ 

. iVe' .bedrt^ learn.ing" AgjS^ to. dr.ive hphind ; .t^ a .tharige 

instead of her -titling next to; . hte and wearing out her imaginary 
brakeji.;. jShe'^v^ road i§ . beginning ta 

• turn when she .doe's^ wa^hts ,tp know how 

to' takie: J.u^ to.schobl >yht!h: he-.get.v older^^^ her- the oth6r 'day 

■:did .shc^hjvve enough •gas.'arid ;she ,sez„ 'TJhie thingamabob; points to half.t but 
: she.rdidn't'knpw if .if;means: h^^^^ .half empty/. She's^always clowning; 

/Wtlir Sve,:left^y,iC-.iri;.c^ Aggie; 
: '.Junior arid" 1^ 

trip. We stojDped of! in • different tp.wns oh. our- way 'down and it seems 
" everybody Is worrying about btisihesn^ Sprnebody else's,; not ..theii" own. 
Eyerybody is afrcid of something and; nobody; can tell . you . whkt it . is..; I 
"tjalked. ,tQ a .guy that -owned .a- grpcefy st^ Av'orried. about 

• MeXiGP; taking ov.er^he ,oil jcpmpanics*::propcr.ty,'- Sind a guy. thaiipwned a- 
gas statiPri;;y?as: worried about MUssblini; A cowhand we gav^ 

; a;]ift, to. was^^ the war. in China, and a >vaitress only', talked; 

• .aiboiit .th(d"stpck rriarket, ia.Uhbugh she ^neyier ov/hcd a. huhk of 'stoGk in" h^f; 
; life; 1.; say, if We all wprriied about, pur oVn business- in ho time We'.id.^ll. 
: ' be; better - plj and. not- have tp Worry ...•jiny. imorie. 'if ' the producers niad^; 

gpPd pictures the .people . Would w;ant .to see .theiTj.;:'and.:tp'/get the .ri^ 
.' to; scei them they';d have to \vbrk,: and Will' 
'. -.be, pkdy, so yen .see; I ;pi;actlcally ^bt the formula to iarihg'iack- ■gb'pd tihies 

and prosperity; ; Aggie w^ .bigVpictUreVpepple,' 
. but; you knbw .hbw'.lbugh it is. to see .thbse;:guys^ybU. |;otta .be: banker. lor 
■./■'them tb-. see' youV;v^ ■\'!''' - ■'' -/''^ ' ■ ' •..•;".■ 

'■ v v'' Slipsle;-. Frisco^ At. ; ;■ v. ", / -'l' .- 

■■:> Well,; : arhyea .in riplly wood Pkhy apd the tow^h . is . a^^ 
■-;'it\i\' the; boys- and girls.'are .a little .thinner/ Slapsi Maxie ROSehbloprh; has 
(Jafie bn this style of Jack vWhite*?^^^^^ in tliew York, and he is 

\. doing a gobd business.: ' joe OPriscb is Avor)ting theri and puts .pver plenty; 

of nifties. 1 aisiked Joe . how; he liked Califprhia;and.'.he said.^'Th^^ plaicei |s 
. pkayj .thfe .scenery is. beautifui^^ but Whbn a guy. gets Hungry hie; iiriinU^ p^ 
-;.C4»tsup;-bn. the mountains/ Sla tO; be plenty; of a cb'mic on Thiis 

• oWn/ We niei Iiiidegarde, . a^^^ gal wci playeif With' pnV ihe; bitV'a;^ 

agb, .and now she is the- .to>a'st ' of .Paris. :I- said t<i ;her, *Oh, so you're ; ia 
' French Toast/ Which :'didh'.t.. eyeh'' get a. snicker rrfrom;^ her.: Maybe she's: 
; right- ; Shfe : gbis east .to bpen at the .Versailles;. . :'feW,: WeeksV- ,.iShe: Had 
us up .'for. dinner and ..Aggie niadie - her: show ; ".her Wardrbbe she got . in 
jParis.. - J . nevet saW /SQ. rh^ and .dresses outside of a store. 

Seieihg- ail: those, clothes ; gave Aggie' the shopping bug, sp I . .ended up 
" .buying ;her. a hM.. and -according- Women's hats they: Wiil 
call thpse birds that Sejrem milliners.^ 
■: I drppped ; off a.t the /Ejccharige "to see .if;tvl can settle .that laWsu it; they 
.got : against n)e, and :foAind a hew, manager there. .He treated rrte sweli. 
■innd .took me oiit to lUnch at thie Brbwh 'Def^ 

.bag about everything but the lia'y/suii, so when 1 fihally brbiJght it lip the 
guy Was ; thunderstr^^ . It seems; he took me fPi: soitiebbdy else; .some 
: exhibitor .they Were; trying to sell;; ' .bill of goods .tb.,; W parted 
coldeif ihain a.- polar t)ear!s hose. -What's - worrying me nb.W . is, will they 
■»ue.me:jipr.'.the ivihch';chbclc,^to^ • '/';:■. //'.■',- 

;.. Giye ;pur best tp; the .gang back ;east.^^< W .be airbund here for. ab^ 

■ week; so I will spill some- neW^ this Fake Fairyland '.next 
;'.>veeki' sezv .•■::'; I / V ■'''^•-■ ' .i-- ' ■ ■ ^■^■^'^'■ • : ! 

• /■/• ■■-;./ "■.'■:/■■:■■ '. i/y - t-' . ■/-•■ybur .pal^ 

. ■■: V : . ..■■■■■';.■ ■•■\/;:-"-/-'./^ :,':;-;- '- ■' ';/l*e/i^^ 
P. S.— Bi^rt W the ictbr-ilandlofd bf P^^^^ ;'It's vthe 

.little things that worry; liis/ Y^ can sit- on top; of; a mountain biit 
■•'iBit;ori.-a' tack/:'.-. V ■-'-,--:■./:':"• 



Out/of Fpciis 



; ; ; ..' - /Hbl]y.W;ood,^ April ;5." . 
' Stahd-ins'no.like being. called.; 

;standyins^ . Sludips^":^i'i 
: petitioned' to . catalbg Ahe i r . call- ;; 

.iirg as .'fbcu5:;artkls.' /; ../ • .;:;■'• 
/ ;'Btit theyi^llistiU stand-in^ 












iiiUiE; in 
Wkh RKO Oyer^^^ 



. The ParamPUint M;: & P.;e;ircu^ 

Jlew; England; .operated py Martin 'Jt- 
;.Mullin and ■Sahi Pinanski, i.i ibcking; 

.horns ^yith RKO by 

.;'SnpW -^yi^'hit^L,' - With;: the /controversy- 
;; hing'in'g;;:;arpund;-' whether .M.. .' P.. !is' 

'«nlillbd.; to, -Ihe/ciirlbbrt ;;undbl\.;;it/ 
• lernit; frahchijfe; With 'R-ki^^^^ 

; J3istjibut:ihg cPnipahy^v 
: thi;ec^year ;;pryDdatt " deal yi?ith; ;■ the 

.New EhfTlp.nd ; chain,. contends th.at; 

'Snp.w While' i.s' np.t.'i.nckid'ed, Wh.'le ; 

;'iVIo£P.v>i<! •. ii:isistinif- it . -.'.•.; d'ci iybi".f>blc 
':;urider the; contradt,. - ;S 
' . noi" .pigLurc . is >i»'e.iij'g; • ma:rk.ct^^--'-4«6p-:' 
,- aratelj);'- ai lilgh ' rciit'iilsV i.t' Is, pbs^ibie ■ 
' thai. Mi^P yn;iy ' -^e. . .vj: of! .a;. fup;s in 
; : -ordbr. / ;to g^t.^ -fho ' - reii liii. ' 'donnmcls 
;;dow.n/ ' ;■ ;;, •■.'-.';/ ;•' ' \ -:;\. 

Fi.cUM-C. Tiri.<! 'pltiyofl. 'Bbiilori,- Pfp.yi!-'. 

;dene<>:; .. -Ji.nc) ■ Low siUu.iiioii.'vV/ in ' 
; W;hi(;h RKQ •.il>?plf/ hii;? ahojrii'e. ..-hiKl 

...wh'c're!- ^^v-.re,su•lL/;K]-<It'P .li'nA iVi. eull';- .. 



>J b Pfermaneht Successor 
■ To Dr; FisK^ at Saranac 

. v Harpld .Rodher, . v-^p ; of " .the .Will 
Rogers .MemoHal -. Fund^ states .. th'atr 
hp perrrtahent : succefsbr lijas/been 
-named to ; the pPst : vacated by Dr; 
Kai-l- Fishel, vi'ho, resigned ;last Wefek 
frPrh ;Sai;anac Lake sanitarium." Dr. 
George Wilsoh' is. still temporarily. 
superihtendirtg.:things; .'.■;.-/ ; 
. Hern^an t; Leyine is 
as :, p tie vJp Us.ly:^ stated;- -Lev i ne s ta tes 
he is. brily, the auditpr for the fund . 
ian.id ain; employee; haying ho cohhec 
.tion:;;Wlth ; iadrhinistration; of its a'f 
'fairs.-.;' ';/'^',' ■'.,'-/.■■ 



za 



Bid 



. . ■;,■,- ; ; ./ .'Holiy wppcl. .'A;'pt:il -S.;' 
jPararnpunt;' ■ -is : .negptlalin^^ ;'•; \vi;th- 
|. SeJzrVickt.<iii;t$fn*t jdna.r'' -irisr' 'the/loan' 
' of Geb.ri{'^\ Cultor/ Wanted .for ..the 
:dii:ec:tfpn of :'Zaza/ .:/.-■:.. . • 
-Albert Lewa.n 'will, pris.duce 



.V; /':;BAXTER^;AS;:^I?iiGa;;^ 

V ■■ ■': ■ ■ :':> HoMywbod; ^April 5, 
.. Wiiriier. Baxter draws the title i-bie 
.iii;'B;iby-~Dbciot-' -ill- 20lh-F()j<;; ^: ■/ ;;.•■, 
- Vl-otgr/ Milne, ba.sod .li.i.'i scr.ebii piiiy 
oii'dliiirio,;: Bp'tvnpr's .()i:i"i•nll^.^■; • .;■.- .'. 



^GH-eckS; -III^:©!! i/Chicks.;':'.- 

''/■■'■ '. : ^ /■ ■:jjojly\v('i()oli ^Aprll'S;-.;' 

,.-Joan 'IBomiett is ',!;ct:T()'i'; tlTO .IlnkI- .iii 
itKO's. /*Mother '.-Ciji-e/fi'/^ .;.Ch;ic.kch.sV 
bi'iginally ; ihtehdcd for G iiifjei- Rof,'-. 
. ; :' S.ci-ech play , is .' billed , bn ■- K n-lc 
/Dpu^jlas W.ig-ji;jns'.v..nbvcV .Will be 
pro'tiui'.^d' jjy;:pandrp3p''0iaiT/-.'''-*. . ■• ; 
•- -Actrcf ./;;h'<i^-. ■ h 

•:^allcr/Wj-in8<ji!'. l;bii ■(i)e..-r<)lc/.' . ;;■ .- .•'- 



vcrs^-'ln-Bctu-ccn ■'Ke.iii'\ ■■' 

:;';/■■-; iHiilvwaod., A-pil'i ; • 
..■"Sicl ; Sih-ci;sr' jiWci . 'Liine. lf;iyw;ir ' 
■;]^;l.yc/(rtli.':^h;e:^^. .iheir ' fboro ' ■.;thc ' 
!^i;eciT ,pj.!iy^ .:rbr;;pirf!hami;io'hi'i:/[<;u 
,bbws:/in:,tlib.:-Nij;htV;ancr tlie .ft)rine^r.i 
Ira.vc.s , ibnioiTow . '('Wed.) f^yr ;; N.c.vy' 
.Y»jE'kVI>'cCQ»;6. «<-;irlin!i!V\vbrk jh; i/fc<i/j 
t'ui-6ci;'):f>ic;; in -Utf' pietiii'b^ ■.■;,;' A r 

jf ir :r,fi;i4ni:ii$-.'tt41'l;pi:o^^ ■; 



V;j6iscussipn bf- Radip. Coi'p.'s stake 
in RK6 ■ and : the j.extent that it had 
benefited • from the ;deai ' With ^- 1^ 
picture cprnpany. fprrnied ;th^>. high- 
light /of -the ;.an.n,ual.'stb(Jthold- 
ers' . meeting • Pf 'SidA - - .yesterday, 
.(Tuesi^.) , Pavid /SarnblT, . : president, 
whQ .presideil,' . rbiate th'ie ,; sal.e- , pf 
pprlioii . pC hbldings;'fpr abbut; $5;dOP,-^ 
Opb- and the; $500,000 'receiyed; jah^^ 
this year for. oriertWelfth of ;its te- 
mai'hing hbldings..' ,Explairiecl : that 
RCA had -cibtaihed about $6;ppO,000 
in eqiaipment fhusiitess from the; film 
cbrnpahy and i that . RKO '.h.aA^ -t^^ 
nght to renew- i^-!bptip^ for.'s.tocfc 
purciiasie. by!. iiayirig $500,000 in. JuhiB; 

Sairhpflf.' flatiy : stpp.d»' on . his . ;at^ 
tude that the deal ; With RKO was 
gPpd .for ; stbckholdef s;- ~ of. Radio. 
Corp." When questioned ..;by inqUisi-' 
tive sharehpiders; .; Corpora iibn also, 
rbceived : $500,(300 ; cash . the first pf 
this year to - apply pn purcha^d'' :bf 
RCA'.s stock ihterest in .yic;tp'r Talkr 
ihg Machine ; Co; of ' : Japan; Ltd;; 
Radio ; Corp. hbldings haying been 
sPld , for- $2,6o6;000 in 1.935 arid only 
$250,000 , remains unpaid. / ;' 

Sarhpff . told the; m'e.bting, When; 
ihterrpgated,. .\that.^ •RCA -Welcbmes 
the /F^C.C.. iiivestigaiibn ' arid - Will, 
co-operate 'With- the Goyernrneht 
agen;6y. • He sa id his i;cpriP9ratibri had 
iTpthih^i/' tP^'Tpttn 

Suggested that; ;.R Cprp; adop;t 
the ■; same..; system pt- .indepehdbnt; 
auditing hpW used " by Uy- ;5, .Steel. 
and',:Westinghouse/ ' ■ / ; ; ;':": ' 

;SafnpfF, ' Arthur ;iE,; Braun, ;Jbhn 
Hays Haihmofnd; JrV. and; Edward W, 
Hardehi all directors ;presentiy,v: were 
re-blected for: a term of thxeie years, 
expirlrig in April^ 19^1.' One sharet; 
hbl^er com'men ted ori the , fact - that 
,phly five - . out of 12 , dirjectors. were 
at the meeting..; Orie . was -sickv - 
other was. .out. on eompahy : busihbsS 
arid- •■ Charles G.; Day/es, recehtly 
namedj,. did . not;; attend because he 
was a newcomer, • it yvas. explairied. 
. QMestjohed about Whether direc- 
tors, held; Stock in. the cprpbration 
aiid. -how. much; Sarrioff i^evealedi that 
all 12 . had hbldings,- . thpuglV; two . or 
three only: . possessed . about.-- ipO 
.Share? comrnbn eachi " 
! Formal; statement by' Sarnbff ;re- 
vealed that taxes I in.: 193.7 .equalled 
42c a 'coinmprf share br moi-e thah 
twice the . dividends : paid, on this 
class pf shares last year. He said 
1938 .. first quarter Would, shbw; the 
company operating at a plrpfit in all 
bf its ;dj visions with . enpugh to cpyer 
preferred.'; dividend •requirements 
plus a sriiall balance ibr . the com-' 
;mph. ■. ■ ■; ';•■■ " ^'[ y '}: • ' V •. • 

; Sarnoff. reyealedl; that n.bt profit 6f 
.Natiohal. Broadcasting;.; Co., '100% 
Pwned;«uhsi<ii wra.s $3,'7()<6,000: in li9.37i 
after .'all charges, t .spd sub- 
stantial inyest.ment in ; teieviisibn and 
iresearch. . .: • ;G.rps.s .; earni rigs; Were 

pihced at :$4i,6(K),0!6q. •.;;/!^ //; 

: Regarding ; jfaGsitnile ■ r.-idib-teier 
vision, ■ Sarnoff I'said! 'that ..the.:, com- 
paii y . h b ped: - tb deyel bp a cbm mpix 
rniedi urn/ between- radio ;;Varid the 
heV^'spiapers; but ;it was nbitMhe pur-, 
po.se.; of. his . c.oirppratipn ' to - compete' 
in ariy ^ Way .with pubjicatiohis if :'artd 
Wh^h; ;" v .radio ■ ;ne,\vspaper; - . " yre'ady 
■for : ,sehding;/jhto. the . hbrnel Ex-- 
piiLiihed : '. that; , RC'A ;;.• systern; of ;;.f iic- 
i'i.m.ile.: h^.d bech. 'tested: for ;a 'yea:r'- 
cti: the/.: circuit ;bttween; 'We'w ; Vbi-k 
and;: Philadelphia;' : . '-'y 
.;'~Plans.;;fbr .activity pf: RGX . at the' 
N; ■ Y,v.;Woj-,ld;s ;F.a'ir also..' -were ' de-- 
j?ci:i:bfed';:brteifly.;: ■ :-. ■■;•■■': , •• ••• ■ •; ..' / 

-' VOn<& .;stob}{hbld.e.r. ; aiDprbve 
;p\ia:ei:m.ent pbiicy of abolishing' .cbm-.. 
panv:, unions.'::": ,-;' ;•-•■■'■-;.:'■■ ,;; .' y 

:; ;Mcssrisc;;;of .•congrnliilatiohfir . tp 'tej added- to pth^sr; in^onie woi-e- $l,54;20b.' 
.t r-;i nsji j 1 tled^ by , ..;r{Vd ,io;'. Was:- voted .' by.j "Eieprfe'd iation .; ■ and ' a rri'brtizii tion ■'of 
..mcoti.tig ..:to : Gcne.ivl.,;j{imcs,;G. --Havr j Ve'asehbtd.s, b\iij"dihji.'y- aiul e'ciViipiWiil^ 
bord;- .eha^riTvah. , ■ '.hp '-' -'r ', :6M:i<:ifiily amounted 'to. :^;442;?i'l^. inlcii-cst ' ex- 
•repre-scplMiH/riCA !it th.o' wprld -radio'- ponsb.- Wa.s'."--$ 
,cnnfei-Gn<;c ■ t(i-.A.ustraj.ia/. ;;' .; ;. | \veut:for {cdWat-intPh-ie : tiixc^^^^ 
.WfclfoppiiiiHv-PlayhoiisesV Jric^ j . - : • -^v/ Mad. ..Sq.:-Ciii-ddn: liji -^/'' ''-/■ 
owned ■siibsidiaries Khr)Wcd^;n ,.-;& .MiidiriOn ^Sqtan'c'cWi- ' 



^'•■.,-'LWdy.'X'-.'iii'Cblbr,';but;^^^^ 
. :Ek-exdtic. Merle Obeiron; tak^s ; kindly to th^ 

bf tady >!;,' \except for one . important featured Her eyes and eyebtbWs- 
practicJilly::i!Msai)pear.^ rhay be ditticult tb db anything abput: the eyess 
themselve.^^ if thej^^^d^^ ^'j 
^yebroWs is a sihiple matter, and might .have' helped tdbripg out the eyes; 
'-, It talces *Lady X' quite a while to get Started; because there isri t enoujih. 
pjot to coyer so much territ^^^^^ Long donVcrsatiohs and longer periods 
of silence take place;, bbfore anything really haippens. ; When the sib l y is 
•filially arjrJyed; at,. Mi.ssV<Dl?er.bh,- Latii-ence Oliyier ahd Ralph. 'Richardijoh 
■man;alge:-.to..kee]p''thin^^ .-/better .speed. '^^ ■•-";■■■/■.'••:■'; 

' .:^Clpthes\.«re matter pf. pii-ime • iinpprtaricie: ;iii ,i ; colbri: film/;and. Rep^ 
Hubert does WeirwitlT thb;, V-irdrobe; favoring ah: odd shiadb pf so brigiit 
blue. for adcent''ip:hipsi .goWiis. /•-■■:;■ ';.'■/;.' ■'.. ."'y::^- '■' -.v' -vV.:-/ 

A, winterhalte'r costume- ball dr^ fbr Miss bberori' is white With, b 
bows , on the hppp^ and;cornplbmented With^ ;a 

qt : blue; A black,; fur-tif^imined .sui^ With a halo ; tam has "a bjiie ' 

blouse, -and a" biue'svii^^^^^^ in gray f in: .and :fihish(bd blT.'w 

tam with. fvjr':ba^^ 

is;ohe bf those precarious looking/ fH^^^^ 

gown has yeVy .littiie bodice, ;aiid pjainly shbWs" that M^ss Obei on ' iyj; oiVe' 
of. the fe\y : slihv WoriTeii^^ y^^^^^ bj{pbse her back/Withbut/fla 

•shoulder-blkdes... ;■■•':;'.- ■■''-,.'".r,/ ^- '-/./.;■ -'/ -,/.;':/.'';.-■/''- ■yy.''.' 

:-' Binn)e Barniss, -playing -p^^l^^^ 
'iindfficiaiV bries/'wearS.^a siiit,/ 

blue for blouse aricl: sash. A b^^ h<?gligee is tightly shirrred lip the ; 

f rpnt . a^rid; .U'prn With matching .bape ;applique<i with: velvet bow.5,. jiivd : 
,black • picture go:wii has^a^ . 'T. 

.'; 'Miss, ;OberpTi fir.^t •.sceneS.':.c)ad. ' . blazer^ 

pajairi^isV which fit very. Wtll- iri vieW .;of the. fcct^that they;;s^ 
belong to; I|/ft.: Olivier, j However; she it. to bb :cQngratuiate'd fbr-^^^i 
ting;.tbo c.ute/fbif .words :the mpment she dons -men's pajatna . gping .: 
'kittenish ;in such si.tuatiph.s : being in unwritten jaw of screen herbiues. . .; 
■ : Mbrtbn ;Selteft as- Miss^ Oberbn's 'grandfather- and. GertrUdb Musgrove. '»V 
Misi .Baines^' mJiid^ hpl^ up thbir ends:;pi a 

/.; V :\Tlie -Hieatbi^r.anid-ih* -i»uip 

: Pferhaps; any ventriloquist; siiffe^^ liPw,; in coitipaTi^pn \vith. Edgar Bei-gipri,. 
but Bbb Nell*r pbints a. contrast by a'jpprbaGhih^ 
^sibie in tp'rip and style--^biit, lihfprtunatbj^ 
il[i:ay..be. an;; excellent/ tbchiiicia biit lvis: timing , a 
fbr Charlie McCarthy' tp^W^^ byer.. . - ;' 

A:.depariiire..fpi:.;the ;Mus^ ;Sympboriy is a.n ph-stage/p:iano/ played 

by Henrie.tta ; Schumahh. Mis$ Sq.hUmann :.Wcars;; black paiiette:/bnib'rpr- , 
dered hleitpvbr. black tafl^^ . / • / 

/.;'I'he' baliet. gives 'ap: efle'ct -p^ caridy;,bpk prettiric,SR,-.yv^ 
in :white satin iiarlequiil^^^ 

iihder - fitted bliiie satin; .jabkets^-.. - ' ^■''■■■•■:V V ' .■■ :^ :/- -/^ : ■■"'/. 

V. Scottish ipfluenb^^^^ with: the GVee; Chib; 

bieing : the 'Black ;AVatch*; and theV.bailet in red' plaid: kilts for a/.dai;nty f 
highlaiid fling,; the Rbckettci? .?nap iip the heather efif^ct with a f a.vt - tap 
rPutine, wearing yellow piaid puff sle^^ 

trunks. With. Scotch caps .atld; niusic tb carry oUt the general ideai . ■ / ; 



■/■..■.^■■■;;>:'';:;v'. ^' 'Galeiy'Girls^-.Not.Gay 

'/The British -made. 'G^^ a-popr secphd' cpmpany 

:ihusical, fllin, V; Arherican-made. : ilt . can't ; be ^ ] ust becavise the plot ha?;; 
sppWy . hirsute adbrnment, although it's^ 97 aboiit the "chortis, girli e^^^^ 
vated to - stardom, -who ipakes terrific :h.it with; indifferent materjal,, aptf 
young -miiUionaire angel supplies i-ortiahcev ;fclearly: all miisicails; iise.that 
formula/ With or •withput variations; and some ;manage;.tp -.be eritertaiiiing^^^ 
Of course, funny situatiohS-and cbmediaiis are a help to cpmedy- ; 

— a little inatter that Alexjander Korda appa;rently pveribpkcd . iri' pre5i2nt- .: 
irig ''Gaiety. Girls/;;';;'/.'.. ■,' :'-■:/ -•,:'. -•;/-;. -v"- '- ■"'■■'- .■■■.'>; ■ ■ 

;.; jacK Hulbertj; Patricia: E romance,; is- decidedly, a type--buit ; . 

hbt the hero, type.; .Hti Wbrks yery- hard at being yourig, efYerveScent and . 
j.nipuisiye, but he falls 'far shiprt Of ciiieiha heirt-thrpb standards, in spite , 
of all obyiou.sly; supplemented ha 

: ': ■ Scene is ;iai id in; ;Pa rj.s; a rid ey erypne i.<i ybry PiccaIdH ly .a rid : BPnd sf reet; 
except Miss Ellis/; This vinfiiience^ other 
-femme members of the . cast incline ..tP sensible -tweedy' walking, .s^tipes: ; 
even with their, dressier, street frPcks- Mi.ss. E.lliS niakes her: first appear--'.; 
:ance. in a black crepe street-dress With sequih: bolero effect and front:psinel .:; 
-T-ahd outrages .Hpllywbod.traditibn'by wearing^ same frock liitir on, in V 
the picture. ~She W^ear^ bbuflfaht; beruifled and 'se4Uin embroidei:ed .white , 
sheer tor hier :stagb;appearanCe, Her .'one evenihg. outfit is: .blabk, "ciit low 
with . sequin shoulder straps^^^i^ sheer cape cbliared -in sequins.. ; 

HeiaddresS:.iS;.a :iiny evening cap lirider lar.gp^^ 
/Arthur Riscbe,.Whp bbars a ,i-e.semblance to Bert: Lahr,, does W^^ 
\yith, cbrne.dy as a shoestring prpducSr, : but dbin^ the same; thin g^ by et arid : 
bver. again; must' have .b<k^ tp RIr.;Riscbe..'^ • ' ° - ;. 



/: :'Trom..NeWsstafld;:tp'.Penthouise ■ ■ 

IjeW Ayres shpws how;tp skyrocket -frpm' a 'neWsstand tb a penthbn.se in ■ 
10 easy liessons and a feW; short weeks,' in IKing 'of ;the Npwsboys/; Htii^n/ . 
Mack, <,whp ' Iboks.,. f ar top- ;serious-minded ' for ; Sucli- didbes, packs . her .bag ; . 
and skips .'but with; the first rnopied rnan wilh^^^^^^ 'yq\i lopk gopd to ine; babj?' ; . 
giint iii ;his eyb, Mis."?, Mack secerns mpch. mpre of ai; 'sir-hoW.Tdarerybu' Vbft.t; 
biit she is, kept pipvihg back .;;and .fb:rth until .she winds; , up iiir bur hero's . - 
4rrms. -iand,. presumably,: hi^^^ / . ■ y/":. . ' '.- -^ . ,-/.: ' ■: ./•./■ 

The war;drobe for :Miss: Mack ahd/.her .very' .spcial .rival. Sheila 'Brbpiiey, ; 
appears.-to have been .supplied 'by a- bargain baSfemeht,; without top 
care ih selection. Miss iWacks pborj .is at leaijt unbbtru.siyely. rieat;; 'WeuUh: '. , 
brings; mpi'e :but' hot better tlothe^^^^^ Ah; eh.*5enible;^-.b^ .drp'.«.< pi inf 

cape; :iarge;hat .and flpating sc'ai'i rnak'es. her>:.l 

in :.a;hi.i;h wind.; ..Misi .B.rbmley\ftfr^ pxci'pt . 

fbr 'a riding ;-habit- Pf 3pdhpvh.s^WiiH;,:]tiip /.V: ' • ' ;v/ 

bne 'nuthcintic nbt.e.: taken: ■frbi.n .lifie/ ". ; whcri.the. seepiihgly .ihdp'tpitablc 
Ayre.s; trips, to. chisel in on an efitab'i.ished:; racing tip- .sheet, and . get.s :t hprr 
-pughly' flatteiied. for vhis' -trbiibVe, ;. / ;. ;.:/ ' ■ •;■'/-:■/- /• - ■■ .y- ;, 
./;Aliisort SkipWorth, - ai?- alyyayii^ cprriiji thrpu^ .withi-a /sblid jpertor^'if'ffy'^*. 
:ydctpi- . yiarcpnii^viliaiivs -aiid HpraCe/MacMahph: Miedd^^ ;'cbhyincii>g, (iiM'^^ . 
of w6tta-pair:bruisiei-Si ;--.-. . /,'•;-' !'.'• '- / ■^■"'' ' -- '-/v/. .-.''",■.■; ■■ ■•' '/-. 



u; 

nbt ; incppib. Af..$!)8;3:i7 fof;:tbc ..year I dcaand siibrfcrs -fbr thrcb-^iioiitii" pb- 
pn:diMiJ. Jiin;-31, ;ih;s^^ycar/.- Rctit 'j / .rrvyd eii ding: FolJin uny 2;? tbppi/d sini^ 
-<;c)me; rnivyenr ;was. s;3;cqs/;,?3J;x R'£r)t'jtIat^poi4()d..-];ist • -l.^ /niive ' iif^- n' 



fiM(l:,.Mdmi.iVistrati.ve- - 'xp'cnKOs /totaled !i;.3O.00(»; 
;S:2,a«(!;4(;u;:: ..u^lie ::diy'idcn tfl^ /be : shCtAVcd; 



r(n)oi;:t' : : i's>:ircd - -lii^^t . viiik 
; f'or./the Ecbriiiir. • -.quuj^ttr 



;ihis-./.';v year .-; ;c6r.poratic)h ;.: I'.t'jiiji'it'd .. 
$:wi,2|i0/;afleiiv- .chaVj^bs ^^^^^ 
(?(jiiKrl'tp;-$i-;i7.i)bv'^ih Iw'v'; 
pii'i-i.bd ..: la.st -- year, .:. .;v.rii.in.i;s'.' i;i'c .' 
■?2iiJ;24'7 :pr;.$7c\pcr''sHarp;/;-;.I . .■•/■ 
;: Ttr.is,!^ :."5howi!ij>;. ; helped'- i\'i;Kli'^'('in '■ 
■ Sriiini-b -lo- l.urir •iiy $:5b2.42J).::iV"!;'01 -^'''"^ 
;.1 ho ; . nine ' . irt p'ri t bs'^ to • -Kc b r i li; l y 
d.;ilo;-:br;$K!p7 'a 'sharb/is/ -ijiy . 

Sl})5,t;j;i.-.:;bi':; iSftc/a. KlUirb - if/ Isip'ilU''"-. [ 
thrcc'.-ci'iiiu-tpi's^ a ypfir jt^,'(i-... .C'^irf'..(i..i i'r ; 
•l ij))!. hii.s pjiid . 2^^^ SliiiVc .'tlriJ-^ vt- ! 
ip-(ijil(?i'': ■ '-'y^.;- : '-y 



W(»(lnos(lay , April 6, 1938 



VARiEtY 







■ .'- Passive attitude of man^y. film exe.QUtiyeS^^ tb. the. peril of legisJativi 
.interference . with 'op^rstibn of ; the picture -business, received a. iolt 
:last: week ;fpll6wiing iss;uanc6 by- .the ;Federal -C^kmrnunicatlons. ColiTli^ 

•< mission . of the . report and reeprnmendations - for intensive gdy- 

., ernment coihtrbi; of the American Telephone Telegrapij Co., after 

: art investigation extend mor6 than three years. \ . -.. ■ : \' , 
• : Fact; .that th:p Goy^^ >l,ObO,OGO m c6^^^^ ' 

duGtihg itis ibyestigatjon, arid that 'the Ai&T; spent twice as m uch. in 
cooperating iyitK iKe Commission^; a is .inditsr 

; tive of; -the financial burdeh; an . examinatipii- of:, a. . inajpr..: indtistry ' 
; entaiis/ . ,;Teleph6iiie " company . is \ said . hot i to. have ' squawked, at the : ■ 

: si7.e 6f the bill, -but is: peeyied 6ye^ 

. tigators tp 'pQtmit .thfe company's .atto^ tp cross-examine Witnesses.. C: 
.Company -^aliso.burri's^^^^ ;. 

: ^ reply;, brief s.on^ the Vari^ ; \, 

: \Rarik; land filie iri:the fiimindus regarded "threatened 

tax ;and « something rem^t^ from; the!^ 

;; jpbv ;'ilesppTisibility for cp^ state and Federal billa^ 

i ; ainri6d at the picture busineiss has; been passed aloiig'tp; the Hays office 

,^■^IlS!: a matter Pf rpiitine.^.^^^^S^ ahti-indu'stry legislative 

bills, and; measures have, beejii killed -at; staite capitals and •Washingtbn 

Uin;;tbe';past;;10;years. ■V'.^l.y;^ ;.■ - V;0:- ; •;;^-; 

<; Heiretoforie^^^^^^ 

; lati ye piotectiye- prpgrams. with: .a good deal ' of.' jiriystery, .: ;fto weyer-; 

ertectiy.e:'such metiiods haye. beeiv in the\past,^^i^^^^^ 
;; ;reQpghiiihg the potency of battling^i^ in;the. ppeii'; .depending ;. 

■;:pIi;p^l.blic^suppprt,:.w:h^ ..■■■.■■■•■,.;'.;;.•;. 

;> .Lobby iiig. has become : a very, necessary fuhction 7of; Industry in I:e«. .• 
, bent yea;rs ;wlieri seeking he^y fields/; 
:' pf tax -reyenvie, pr;..s laws to; .further .emplpyment. . 

•. ^. Far /better that^ 'i^^^^ 
;',;agai.nst impractical I^ws;than; that: it should test its :case on the faiirr 
.: hiindedness pf law-makeris/, A derogatory bill, ohce passed; is ja riien- 
;.,-ahdVhpt easily- repealed.-; ■ ;;',■.;',:■■':;■..;■. ;■' " •'^';.' ; -v. ■ 

-; in marshaling public /ppppsition; to the Neely vbill, now. before,' thi: ; 
. U. Si . Seriate; -the film industry, is acting vyithiii-its proper f ights. ; ;. • 

. Legislators should l^arri that the film .industry.: at all tinnLes/is /capabl* ' 
;:.pf using its;© wn^sri^ ^^; v.; ; ' ; ' 




■Washington^ April 5, ; 

.• Relaxation; of ihe' cpmpuilspry is^^ 
vic« ; re.quirements which ; Electrical 
-Beseacch. Products; .liic.,, used to im-; 
. pose oil e.xhibitofs has 'miaterially 
. lightened, the;' ipad which the.atte 
pwhers .must -pay tor. sound: reptb- 
, 'ducinig apparatus; manufactured by; 
;■ ./Westeiin. Electric. .;■ : A- X- ■ ^'..y'' 

- ; Sharp drop in Erpl.iricorne . frpm, 
. mairitenance contracts .was reyealed 
■ .:in . figui'es; which . the Federal :Corn-. 
nvuriications Gprnmissipn .published 
Friday <1) in 'reporting; riesults of 
twQ-yeair probe of the t^ephoiie moi; 
.nopoly. Bulky report also gave de- 
tails of . hp.W : much the film business 
. has been . forced to pay undier the 
; ;Beli organization's poiic^ of ieading: 
;souricl /apparatus. : - ; - v 

Frpm the advent of sound through; 
the. first half of 1936, Erpi ; pocketed 
;: $l32,713/6&2; ih service charges. Prpfit 
was ' . over $4^000,000, better than 

, /. ■ ^- , . ...... 

■■ Lush, days . were . 1930 and 1932j 

:. f rom standpoint of biggest ; profit's; 
but; the yearly /average revenue: per 
tlieatre per week .dropped steadily 

:; since thp 1^)28 top of J^0;34v ;;:Biggest:: 
.gross was' $5>526,dO0i; /in; 1930; . year 
:wlv~en. the gravy also set a :f;ecbrd of 

:\ $lyl03,0d0. : NextViargest pro ' was 
$i;0G2.600 ;.• ^1932. Ton- .a /grosS.- of ■ 

■ ; ■$4,833v0p(J.-: ..;;;' ■ ' // .1 ;;- ;: 

■. '■■ As--; a i.es.ult of rnodtified'' policies ■ 
' yhicJi .bqcarri"e .cfl in i9'35, both 

tile ,!;Vb5s and the; net slid materia 
; It: di-pRped from $4,240;Oo6 in. 1934 : 
; to /RO 11,592 in: 1935 arid $1,190,100 ;in ' 
:;iiiiit six; nibnths of 1936^; Last prpfit- 

able, year ;Was;:l 93^ . Wheri Erpi poclc.r ■. 
.:;cted. ;$35G,06d. In the :riekt .year; the. 
; PPci-atioriii : resulted in . /'loss of 

$2^9,G2p, arid, first; half of- 1936 sa 
, .d^'dcit, b.cfbi'c interest .and l.rescrve 

roqiiirLnncnts had been deducted, of 

;• $i29;7oa;;;.--;.,-':. ':•;;;; ;.-;-..;-;;v/ .';.;,: 

■-. ./The'yca avora:g6..inconie ..trans- . 
luted, into; a .vveclcly .figure skidded; to 
f5 ;pe.r; wired hoiisc^in the; 'first .half.: 
; pt J9;}6; Svhen 4,571 iTistallatipris were 
\'^Vl!.i^i . riyn.it)tai;hoci, .; ^Compares ' with 
' $23;80 in .the coriipariy's mbstVprofit-: 
; :able,yp;u' a.nd-ii2.22 Iprl&Sl:. . ■;'!.. \.:' 

.;: Re.iwir . arid.; i-e^jliacement.; business 
,^s^lOwed a' ioKs- for three of ■:thc :si;}c.' 
; >;iiai;.v-.}iludiOt[-.'by. FCC: accPUivtants; 
,;Qi7)ss in-1930 was $li627i000,:but in 
'it ;was oir to : $857,000 and: in 
;l!':i2:: skidded to , $293,(500.; Defidit ,fbr 
;,\lie latlerXyc'ar was $60,000, br 20:5% 



oil Uk!i 



;;; ; .;■; : ^Washington; April 5:. 
. tjnlis,ted trading .privileges phvijQs 
Angele? Stock Exchange wer* ex 
tended Friday-,, (V to Paramount 
common but tempprarily withh^^^^ 
for 20th Geritury.7Fbx,paper. .; 

■Because of wide, holdings/ in. :South 
ern . •California, 'Securities ■ & /Ex;?: 
change CprtiTnissipn heid the- publle 
wpuld beiiefit, especially in viieW pf 
time /difference between, coasts, If. 
bartei* were perniitted. ;' Par papier 
already listed / on the . New York 
.Board,: as ' is 20th;- Fox. Actiori allbws 
Angelenps. to' take advantage ot ZVi 
hPu.i' .cipck lag bn days pf : Jiyfely 
market; in the east. ;.: • / 
: Ruliiig^oh . 20th-Foxv was h^ld/iip 
through; failure of L. A. 'Change bf- 
ficiais to; submit enough info fpi" the 
S. E. C, to; .decide / whether / public 
•cpnyeriienc'e req&ires ; extensipn i pf 
priyileges. .. Final yeis; or rip wilt /be 
given when; producing cbmpany tells 
how much pf its jiapef is held by: 
Sbuthorn Galilorriians. 
../Statistics :showedV/i,.76a^^ 
/hold; Un:jpecified /aniourit of Par $1 
tickeCs and that trading; in yeai" end- 
ed -Oetbber,;!^936i,: amounted to 41,845 
shares> . ■v'rius ''if.'2%'/bt^ t yoiunrie, 
swapping . hands, i.n -New Vprk, .. No 
dope given oil 20th-Fbx: ^hpjldings; in 
;HQllyvV.bpd .area,.; b^ 
.traivsadtions ;;iriy.61v.ed; 60,421. shares; 
..or ;, i,2.% of ■ the'.ariiburi^t 'd.eaJt:,.'in. on 
the New Yprk imai-kct;. : . ; . '-^ . 7; 



Roon«;y ; Pbuble Sttejps 

V/Hbliywaodj .April.: 5.. •■; 
Mickey : Ropney ha.?; been cast in 
One of the top/ i?pbts,: along/with Mau- 
.rC!L'ii 'p'Sull.lvan, b'en,i'iii.,4 ' o;Keefe: arid 
Frank AlJbei-t.son, '.iii- IVtetrb's ■ 'Ilofd 
/l/hat.;Ki's:i;'; ' ■: :^^y '\r .. 
'..: Shopti ng; schedules': ; .are ;., being 
s witche.d 'sb. y bung RpPriey ca,n /Share 
the ; aisigtnricnt ^atoni* ^vi.ih / his ' role 
i.rv;''.Lord Jeff/^ in wlvich he .is work-: 
i ||g. -wi t h Fredd ie ■ Bartholomevy. ■ ■ . /; 



of. live lake. ; Fi>l IbWing-.: itiaugU'ratibn 
pf.n.e.Vv/policie.s ur;ri9;53,;-ICrpi..w 
to ' rcdilic.e its l(j.:-;3 • f.t'orir $144,000 in 
an;i;j to .$li()()0 in 1934, and make a. 
profit, of ;5«3,'Of)0 in 1935. 




NegotiatiphsSUrtthisW 
—Actors' Reps All ; Seiv| 
; but ; Miijbr/ : P V o <iu c e;r s ' 
W ;Ayrait Indie Studios' Ac 
quiescence 



RECLASSIFICATlbN 



Hbl1y\S'opd, April 5. ' 

NegbtiaitiPns. . ..betwepn producers 
and;Sc.r.een ;Actbrs Gund :on; :ariTend- 
ments to. .present;. Guild : shop coiv 
: tracts . get under way this: week. .with. 
Robert Mpntgomery, S AG president, 
directing: parley for the actors. . The 
film ' compan.ies have tentatively /Se- 
lected their ncgptiatprs, .but are .wait-' 
jiiig for :;iri.deperi'derit. producers to 
pkay . :cpmmitte:e '-perspnu Ollhor 
■.actPir .iiegbtiatbr's are^ 1^^^ 
son. executivV secretary of the Gliild, 
Frainchot Tone, Murray; Kinnell arid 
Aubrey Blair, ', '•.:'/'■■;; [ . ■ ] 

. No". separate .huddle will be held 
with the; indie's as. major studio ex- 
ecutives \ haye,; agfecd to represeri.t 
70 producers who have minimurii 
basic /-Wage; ag^^^^ with the 

Guild.. Any ameijdmerits 'adopted by. 
the negptiatbrs^:; autornatically^ 
become biridi rig on;, all sigriatories to 
Guild ;coritracts. ';..\ / ' ■-./■;,./■ "/'.,'/ 
/ Guild tops, will.:^cQnter/. demand pri 
imprpyed working conditions ;fpf bit 
players' arid" freelance . and' cbri tract 
actors, ; While /np flat demand for 
wage tilts will be made; the; Guild! 
.will try to. reclassify '^^c extra 
.Ijraekets/ whieh wpuld give.playersVa 
higher pay scale. 

.S;^G;has "already .asked tha^^^^^^^^ 
yifhb receive $13.75 call ; and ' are in- 
structed . to .■ . bring /dress -.^clo th es on 
chance .they might be. used; be ;paid 
dress scale, of $16.50; Certain studios/ 
admit : players may be" entitl.ed ' ; tp. 
some boniis but object tp paying full 
dress scale; unless .the extra .is aic- 
tually used in .latter elassificatipri.; 
Ejitiras are clampring fpr; higher pay 
; and ..more work, but Guild leaders 
realize, time is' not opportune tb 
press for pay tilts. . . 

/Varying: Scale fbr Extras 

':, Extras:n'p\yliaye five pay scales in 
addition to the $8.50 rate fbr/starid-^ 
ins. First check pf $5;50 .is largely 
/for; .atmosphere, payers and crowd 
scenes.- Regular extra .-ii paid $8:25, 
;rate .havin.g; been, upped from .$7.50 
when Giiild contracts became effec- 
tive /June .1, 1937. Special types, 
.used for military leaders, detectives^ 
waiters, gangsters, etc.; receive $1 1., 
Special types whP: f urrijsh/ their own 
uniforms are. paid $13.75. Drcs.". ex- 
tra, scale is $10.50, Extras, who have 
a speaking line are paid $2.5 day, 
but latter are now cla.ssed. as bit 
players rather than extras. 
, Producer signatories tp jCuild con- 
tracts : in alphabetical prder f: arc: 
Adventure ^Serials, of Caili jCbi-ri i a^ As- ; 
scciated Feature, Inc.,; A udio Prod uc- 
tions,.;Inc,,; BbPts;i8c; Saddles PiCture.s, 
Inc., Jed Buell. PrbdUctibri.s,;-Tnc.; G. 
C; B;u^r:Productibns, Caritabr.ia Films. 
Inc., Cara'vel Fiim>;,v.Inc...Treni. r^arr,' . 
.Inc., Castle. Films, Cine-Grand-^Filiri'.s-, ! . 
Inc., Colbriial Filrii.Si.'Cblp'ivy'^T'icLu.i-.c.s; ' ■ 
Inc., ; Columbia 'Picture.'? Carp. / 

Goncprd IPi'oductibn.s, CprytiC't.Pic 
tures. Inc., -Crescent Pictures Corp.'; 
Dale Productions, Inc., / Darmour. 
Iric.;- Arthur ;jDrei f iis.s; . Edilca t Ibrial 
Produbtipris, ■ Inc., Wi.Miarii • j; Ganz 



. Hollywood,. April 5. '■: 

■ Ma X ie : Rosenbloom, thesp- •'■■ 
[ sin i tten p.ug. ; is- aclvie v.irig fame/ 
/.of' ; isort through liis classic..-. 

crack arid film di^rneanor, / ; A-/ • 
• -pasV riiaster at inuiffing lines, .in; 
■' liis p ictu'i'es; ' b lo vy- ii j)s are n ow . ' 
/called ;'Ros'cnblbpmcrs. . 

■;■ It was. Slapsy Maxie who, 
/'q.uriipc'd . at ,-the ppei^ing of his 

coclvtai lory, /.Tin .pUltiii' / . .. 'ii;-;. 

15c CO ve r charge tp, kciSp : oi/t' ; 
/ the l-itr-r'^ft'.* ; ■ /: ;. ;.■; '^ 



Educators FaVpr 
in 



//^ ' Philadelphia, April 5. 
■ / Courses in film appreciation as a 
cure for kids playing hookey and 
drug; stbre. cowbpyihg;>. were. -^u 
here /last Friday at 25th annual 
SchpolnienV pohfeir.e'nces at't^ 
versity of' Peniisyiyarii 'Give 
Johriny ;:;chance ; to cry; abtibn/ 
camera; / light.s,' declared Margaret 
Lehriiann, / of •pbylcstown , : Highi 
Scbbbl, /speaking at a; session on : rnp> 
tibn pictures in ;educatipn; 'and he 
will be better bccupied; thaff in. 
stlidyirig. mu^ty Latin and/ history. 

.-/ ; 'S.chboi courses in film appreciation 
:wouId/coa3c students froiri;/ di"ug stbre 
cpwbpy activities arid - .frpriT, playing 
hookey.': //''■ ''.;-• '■■:'"■-:'','-;'•/ 

' ; Films are at ' once ..the niost signifi- 
cant and- yet the -most neglected 
forces in; educating kids,'.- stated Ed- 
gar: Dale^ of Ohio State : .tjni versity! 
'Newspapers and radio are other : imV 
portaint educational mbdia./The: three 
have, more/influence: '-upon children 
than/ ariy contacts- iti the school cur- 
ricuium; Students, know V Wiriipy;. 
Don Amcche, Robert Taylor and Lbu 
Gehrig, but . ama7.irigly/ large;hUmber,'5 
pf h igh./ .schPpl "students haVe n o idpa . 
what Fascism .i.s; dori't know what 
the, initials TVA stand for; have 
riev-ir heard of Hitler's book, 'Mein 
kainpf and canribt place Gerieva!' : 



Though/ educalprs /appareritly ' 
all set tb go ahead/ with plan for 
.selling up r film library for national 
haridli ng of educational pietuireSi acr 
tioi) by film companies in, approving 
U>e setup; ha^ been' h.derinitcly post- 
poned. "Too many p;\e.ssi ng ecbriom ic 
rilattcrs are /up/fbr corisldcratiori^ for 
most/picLk';b executives iio mull the: 
yisiial-eduCatiori situation; :/ 
; • For; ( h e fi I nri 1 i b ra r y - i (io a to go 
ahead, ;appr.)var fbir/printi^ng/arid;;. .- • 
lease of: appraised and approved od- 
iioaliprial subjb-;i.s from dated .shorl.s 
mii.st fir st; b.e given/ . Hays brfice. in 
tlic /'iri.ciwitiine./ i.»V: )<(>opiiig jri .active 
touch with the .'ii'uation/ 



/ Hollywood, April 5. / 
Parafrioii.n't i.s sei.'kii)g. 'a rnbppet f or- 
1 the title rpie i'n .'Litllc Q.rphim Aririie 



nr. rTAkn - t>;:„-(,;\.A,. >• ' - b,''_ i • ii'^- .in'J-v ^i^'t: in . j-j iiie wrpnan . Annie- 
Co ^.Glpbe,^Picte Xorp . S , W^^^^ 

SS^*' K^i;^^^'- i^'i'^'^r f^I" a stpr>/by Sdm-Ornit.. 1.asbd 



.'Picture; wi 11, go. before th'c. canrieravS 
in. May-, ./ ■//. ./ '/ ;,■' •: '// . ;,--/.; .'' .-/'.■ /.■ 



ratiori, ' jam: Fiandy - Pi.ct'ur^^ 
Iric...'- Jewel.: Productiphs Co.; '• Kelleiv 
Dorian; eolo.rfilnV.Cbf.p;, ; 'W.i'l.li^^ 
Kings Picture / COrp,, -'.Stan La.Ui-<r] 
PrbductioM.s;. Inc., . -Ecld i '■ LcBarpti 
Productions; Inc. . '• ; 

Mpi:ygn/ LoRpy■;•Productiol:l,•^,^ .H^^^ 
.old/ Lloyd Pi'Qductlah)?,-^; Dav id L. 

Lpcw / /Pi'bdU'CLipns,^.-. li.ic..^./^ , 

•ProductioriH,; / IiVc.; . Metro-Gold wytir .•Bi'rirTififidU/.'Thc /Ra[ii.is/.W-iji .fjome/ 



/ The Indian Sign-^O.K.f 

; './■'/ .; ; / ; ; :^;} lot lyWcipd,.; An.i-ii; ■ 5., ■;; 

•• ibarr.vi; y.anlK'k has been advised 
-.thn.t... :th(,'. /Indian / 'rv'n/(les. /ini' .Louis 



Mayer Corp.. .Mi llion -. DdI I;ir Prod uc 
tipns, : Monp/;.i\am, 'Pradublipfi,^^^ " Iiu::. 
:F?arampuiiit.' ; Pic tii rc.S : -. Cp);p..< ; ;PotlU; 
News, In'c.. /Pcei'le's.s; Picturbs;; 'i'lu!.. 
Pe.nri'ant / Pi c I li re- 
productions./ Int.. 

(Gpri'tiiujed bn' page. 53,> 



tij- be r:jdc. ;iyy ablh-Fo'x:, have;, boon 
apt)rbvt;d by (Jpjv Dumby, ih chafgo 
.frf. the .fnc.iian. ;ofi'ide. in /Lonidori^ 
. (li.^.sip.atiiig .any fpai-s . of /.an! K 
Corp:; Pnncii)-ir ptn'l)ar!4rj'ori tho fiJm./; - ; - -' -:...;.: 
Pvoiivc.^ - / Pic- ' studio paid $52,500 /for the pioini c 
: - ; ■ ri^'bt.s;.. - ''.;. '.'-..:■;-'..' ' / ' 



^:/.'- " -; Wa'shin'ylpn; Api'il 3..-,:. ..;- 
: ' .-Ban against; Ari^e.ri.caii T^ . 

Telegraph.. . Cpv ■; sipn p'£; tli 
sound / pi'ctu ve I ield / : i.s suggesled iii 
the pr()pb.sed rcbort pf the Federal 
Cohim.iiivica.tipns Cnriii i reg- : 

ulatory proble.m.s... prbsetvted by the 
Bell ; Sy,si0m>; iripnopoly' / ./ voice 
communication. ■! •.'/'.'■/ . ;. / ; - '■- 

- . : In; -Ih e. ' le tVt ;i ( iy e/ c'p n c 1 i i >j i on s'/ g.ro w- 

;ing;-put of qpye!MuitoiU's::$i^50o,o6o^ 

two--ycai:-Torig iriqi..(iry,-C()ri>U'csii' was - 
advised .to / enact ' logislati()ri - forcing 
.the telephOtic .; or'^aniv'.atio.n. which'/ 
. corvtrbls ' bycr.vyhcl.miiig/- p 
arice/ -oC the/ busiiTess, io : withdraw 
;ironv'npri-.cbmmu"'c^iliori fi 
pssary tP protect the/puijlic interest J 
. in /general ;aiid telcph.bnp siibsci^ibois ./ 
in: particular./ - . '■■ ' ;. -.'/.'-. ;.■' 
. Lencvthy review of the. A.T.i"^" 1*.'. . .. 
cxpcd itioris iriio the ; film /business'--; 
jijH'od ..the. iibei/alized libe 
.cies which / are .ahiorig the /general/. 
cbriercte :aGhieyembnt,s .pf Ihe/FCC's : 
/prolonged study .biit emjihasizbd the ' 
deperidprice; pf;; both /prbdiibe;i-s and 
distributprs /upoti the Belt family:/:. 
Probers remarked ; / far-sighted, 
scheme— never carried through-^ljy 
which/ telephone bos.ses//bnee ex- 
piec ted to con trol the en ti le industry. . : 

:■ . Would Ease 'Eni pill : of Vix '■- ' ; ! 
:• Chief recoriimen.'fatipti bC the in- 
.ye50:igating; unit.:,wai5':^bhflc 
legislation Which //wpuld -.result/ ,/' 
compulsory/ patent /, licensing*, /and 
would preybnt. ihe telephPne- outii^^^ 
from engaging; in any field not di- 
;rectly . identified /.with; the. comniuni- 
catipns busincs5^/-;This Would ^meani' ~ 
the ..end of Wbstcrn Electric aiid'Eicc- . ! 
trical Research / Products,-, Iric. toe- .. 
hold pri bpth. Holly wbPd and M^iii ; 
Street, /along; with lower prices fpr 
equipment and eradication of gen-; 
erally /burdijriSbme policies. / / ;:; / 
Telephone cornpany.made improper 
use; of discoveries growing out of 
research desigricd either to. Improve; 
voice cornririunicatipri .~o;r- tp. prevent 
Cpmpetitiye systems from/emefgirig, / 
repofti' suggesLs:/ Particularly in the • 
pi.ctuir. /': business. . .; At brie tiriie;: 
A/r.&T. thbught about .stifiing' all 
conipctition/ by buying out Radi 
Cppp, of Anierica arid thu.s removing / 
all cornpbtitipri. . .. ■ '■" 

In surveying the Bel T outfit's " re-' - 
search ekcursions arid patent hold-' 
iiigs; ..the . FCGy; students remarked 
tha t the. system.; obtained e xcl u.s i ve 
liccrises; for /sburid-recprdirig: appara- 
tus,-, electrical phoribgraphs,. arid ox- /. 
h>ition equipment through/thc croys- 
licensirig; agreement , negotiated in 
1926. with the various competing 
manufacturers of electricai gbWcfs On :■ 
[:Jan. /], ;;l!)J55. the BeM organization 
owned .Ki.9% of; the ouUitaridirig. pbt- ; 
ents on sound ix'cbrdirig and rbpro- 
ducirig apparatu.s, but 49.6% bf its 
h o 1 di rjg.<i Were u n u:"eri ! • Were ^.BGK . 
valid patents, with 321 in Bell's hands. 
Krpl's Exiiunsion 
Erpi is the pri nrib; example pf the 
; way. the telephone - monopoTy / him ' 
taken: fliers; ihtp uni^oiat^ed fields and" ■ 
made : U.sc pf/ the'; power and cash 
gained froTn.-UnchiiilQri.gbd po.sition /" 
communicatipn.s . Uo dbriii'iVa'te other 
:l.ines:Pf business., i-'iip'o.rt surrirnari'zed. ■ ':''. 
. Activities. r:c.t;ult pi-iriiaiM fi'om/techw .- . ': 
nical and scientinc ;re.->e;)rch (lirogt'-d - 
to Wei rd the com m ii ri i ca tio n.s a i- 1 wh ieh ' 
:ha,s..rosultcd, in -.i;leyelopt:ii.b;it of pat- 
enls; arid 'mcthod.s- 'whi'cii can be used . 
in/mariy non^ulility .situritidtl.s. Cro.ss--. ; 
iio.cn.sing: also .^.-entrpiib-i-od-., the; ;"Bcli-/. 
;grnyp; ai;lhoiK'h/(:7rTiptH:i-ti(7n/W.;i^i urn- ' 
■ V idcd .when .. iiCA ' received/ ri -4 li l to .-/■ 
U-rb;Beli inventions ;aiid';.di^;(i'jv(M4(;s.'/. .^ 
• 'From .il.s: . arltet;Hbys.:':UiV; Doll :-/ 
•^yHerri has-att('mp:U •;iij-d • . 

niairit;i.iri; :ils'; p^^ii.ii Mf ; /ii',. -ivxrl'iiv:ivc ■/ 
■control fA\'f<t- til,',. Ii 'l'.l..if. -viro iclc.pii-; _ ;' 
Priy,': iC-fiuurOxX -; /.-: .'v>.hi.; •Tlu.V'.o'b-' ; ' ' 
, jcclivp /hris': 'l-K'-M.! -; ^i lr)|:)•J;l:^;>4 by -li'ib/ -.■ 
'Bell .-Sy;Uf'n);^i / |);A!riit-.;i|:d ' rosoriprh. :. . 
: poiif'irs,: jind /Iki's/ b;,' ; ;ir-'iT/;thWic>'l . : 
;by: ./i1s;- (■.•.•)inriH.'i-i:':-il /r ;;;;iJ ;ii i;rj,l;i:,)n: / :pf ':' 
/C>lh('r fields Of (•')ni'ni:,vi'i.M:i .lacliivily 
al'l.jaconl l() its-bv<.Miii ii . s.!rvici> ijiit • 
'yin;; vvilliin tlii>: ',])li.-.i-i'. ')i/ iithor' ' •' 
.iu .'rif';;. and;. •tiy\r.i\"i.'\ >i\ ■/'■/,■■■■.■, '■ 
"11-; :i-<'S(';iri'h- and p it.<nt: Triiv-jilif.' 
.; / !(. !')-ri,lm^i.i;;( i>n [)-!ij.\ I '.} > 



VARIETY 




. WediicB4ftff April <5i ii>38 



.' Slim pickings 

riins . .currently, ; grossed l?'eiiig.: . at . 

lowest ..ebb: in : Months^ . Cpuple .pf , 
holdoveris, 'Jezebel* arid 'BIuebe.a.ii-,d's 
Eighth -Wife,* are doing okay on: the 
second stanza, but new.. arrivals . and 
movfeoVers ar€f -not faring so hot : 
State^Chiriese .have another brutal 
iveek in store; while^'the day-date, 
Paritages arid RKO are .doing even 
less" at the wicket. Principal ariiswef . 
is product, plus: a iiei?e" of unusually 
fine weathier which- is dfagfjirig -the 
ptiblic^to: the beaches arid the open 
road. ■■■ ..v-. ■: 

This Week 

■ earthay.<jircl0..fFox> a,51ff; 55^83-^ 
lvl0:-l:iS3.) •— ' 'Show, White' (RKO) 
(ISth: we&k).; ■ Bi .'starting to. taper' 
and will probably call it', quits right 
after ' Easteri - . Fourteenth "week, 
brought p'rbfltable - $7,000,; with cur- 
rent week running about a grand bey 

hirid/-.- :'■ ..v:.^:.- 

; Clilnese ^Graumari.-Fox) f2,024: 30- 
40-55-75 )^'Human : Hearts' ;(MG ) 
and 'First 100 Years* (MG) dual. Do- 
ing better here propbrtibnately than 
at its : dky-.d:ater; (State )■ but best . ' V. 
JiiAhl looks -likie aroUrid. $8,500,. just 
lair. -l,ast Week, 'Tom Sawyer* <UA ) 

■ arid .'No Time. to. .Mirry'' (CoD'.bet^ 
tered expectations, but riot too hot at: 

. $8,700: --^ . ^' ^ 

Dbwnfown (WB) (.1,800; 30-40-55-: 
65)^' Jezebel' ( WB ) ■ and 'Blorides; "at 
work' : (WB') : dual 2nd; Week.);. , .FpU- 
Ib.wing srriash :openirtg \veek, Bettfc 
iDavis opus heading for: ariother. very, 
profitable :.'?9.0OO stanza. First week 
ended . with big' $l3;600i: "\ > ; 
Holly woodVXWR) (2;756i ;ft)r4p-55r 

; 65)— 'Jezeber- (WB) and 'Blbndss' 
I WB > dual . (2rid Week),. More suited 
to HbllyWood iribb than, at .ihe 

: Downtown;' where it. i;s. . dayrdating, 
BO, will ' wind up; With ariother: big 
\$i9,dOO on second, stariza, after sriiash 
.|i5,2P0.;fifst'seVen; tJays;^ .; 

brpheonii (Bdwy.) (2,280; 25-30-^ 
35^40)— *Quick M'oriey* (RKO) and 
•S€!rgeant Murphy': (WB) dual and 
vaudeville. Very little in isight here- 
thi!5 week so will have tp .be satis-, 
fied : with slim $7,200; Liast week, 
•Rawhide*: V20th) arid 'Double Dan^ 
ger' (RKO) fared - little better at 

■ f7i50Q:- ■■ -.• 

Pantages: (Pari) (2^812; 30-4Ci-55)U 
*Gbndemried Woman* (RKO) and 
•Start Cheering*.: (;.Col) -dual. Just - a 
little drpp in. trade f pr . this, brace 
with disriial $5,100 dragged in after 
hbuse- .went heavy , bri previews' to 
bplster. Last week, third bf .'Miad 
About Music* . (U)" with,; 'Lone ; Wolf 
In Paris' \Gp1. ), Pkajr fpr: $5,700;;; ; 

Paramount (Pairtniar ) (3,595; 30,- 

S-55)— 'Bluebeard* (Par) arid, stage 
pw • (2nd wk). Heading fp^^sub- 
itiaritial $13,500 pri ; holdover , stanza 
fcfter craidking $19,000 initial week. 
..Goes'third .week 'y--:''; 
. Eko. ;; (2y872; 30-46-^S5 ) : ;*Con- 
demried Wbrilen', .(R:kQ)': and 'Start 
Cheeririg' (Gbl); diial. .'Just ; a' dodo; 
.and ; even with . aid of .iflock,- of pre-r 
. views: will • be •lucky to hit $5i000. 
Last week, 'Mad About Music' (U). 
; with 'Lone Wolf . (CpI) (3rd week) 
neat $5,200. ■; ' ' ■ :-;';• .v;:;' 

State (i-bew-^Fox) (2,414; 30-40- 
55-75 )-r*Human Hearts'; -(MG) ;ind 
^100 Years' (MG) dua;lv. For second; 
week iri a rpw Will hit .belpW the- 
idG figure for .$8,600, lowest in two 
year.s. Last Aveek, 'Sawyer' (IJA) 
and 'No Time tp Marry' (CpI), pretty 
weak.a:t- $9;700.' 

- Vhitetf Artists ^([I'bx-UA) (^;100; 
30-40-55)— 'Sawyer* .; (UA) ; aridi INp 
Time tb Marry' (Cpl) duaU .Np bet- 
.ter.on mpve-p'vier, pppr $2i9Cib.- Last 
week, .'Girl- pf Golden -West' (MG) 
and : 'Walking ■■ Dowri Brpadway' 
(20th>, very gppd $4,000i. 

; Wilshlre XI\)x>; (2,296; '3()-40-^55'65) 
. — *Sa\vy'er.*: /(UA>::. and . 'Np Time' 
(C.bl). diiali; Jitst '.sPrSp ' Pri mpve- 
bver for cpntiriued first run ; With 
$4i200 libt: so ,Kbpdi . Last .Week, 
:*GpIfleri West* . (MG). arid. 'WiilKing 
DpW.rj BrpadW$y*^ ;(2p;th),rfair"^^^ 

'OLD CHI' 
ipJ5.. HOT $15*^^^ 

:• ; ■; ' :•. • .v-Indiariapplis,- "Aoril. 5, 
fin Old. (ihicaffo'' is setting? the. town: 
bn: nve at Vr\e. Indiana. ' Topping, all; 
resell t .firjur 6s, . i riclud ing thbsc- set by. 
'Sriow-.. White* riot :.16.ng hgp .at: the 
. ;.«,':'!->i3::hp,usi?.. ■Withering \iri .th4t.,fiace' 
or t'ris: hus'nep.';.:ar5 .the ;pthe^. hbuses- 
w:th 'First 106 Years' . .-it .Lbew's; 
•'H.tiWaii Calls* . :at. the;: Circle, ., .find 
.; :V>n.C3.- Barnett . ' , the-.' ■.■sta'*e. -.olu's 
. ;.^I<!lp>nd . in.vthe- ;Sk^^^^^^^ yaudriliri 
-■Lyric; ■■...;..■.■; ;• ■■„.:■;.; 

■::;,"EstimRtcs...f«xr'-t'Kjs--Wee^^^ .-'r 
;-■ , Ap»Ho .aCjitx-DbVle:) (i;ido:." 
.40)-:-:Bluebeard' (Par) and 'D.ari.iter- 
. ou.s: -ti: Know'-, iPar)^.- Moved over 
from. Indiana for. sdborid :.Wedk and 
faice -i"? : very mild Ttt $2,200. La.st 
veelt,. .'tMad About'-.- Music" tO ) and 



,'iliack: Doir (U) finished it§ holdover 
se.ssiori wilh a- puny ;$l,SOlj.; 

. Gii-tle (Katz-Dblle); (2,800;; 25-30r 
40 )-r-*HaWaii Galis' . (RKO:); and.^Bull:^ 
dog : Dru mmond's : , Perils*. (Par ). 
Slowest Week for; ;a long tiriie; at 
$3:500. ;. Last. Week,.- 'Jezepel* - ( WB) 
arid- 'He Couldn't Say;No'- (WB), "jUst 
moderate at: $5,000. . 
: iriaiaiia^^. ■(Katz-DPlleV ;f3,100; .::25- 
30-40 )^'Iri Old Ghicagp* (20th); Pace ; 
prpriiises tp. hit- gross ;pf :. $15,500,; 
sft^ashirig. Last W3ek, ..'Bluebeard' 
(Par) arid; 'Dangerbus- tP Kripw'' 
(Par), okay at $7,500. 
. , Loew's (Loew's) ( 2.400; 25-30-40 )— : 
!First 100 Years'. (M'G ) and . 'Little; 
Miss Roughneck* (Col).; .Iridlcatibris 
point to a gross , of $5,000, light- 
weight. Last week, 'Girl of Golden 
West' (MG) arid 'Gail Preston' (Col), : 
very good at $9,(j00. : . . 

Lyric (Olson) (2,000; 25-30-4a)— ; 
'Island, in the Sky' .(20th) and Vince 
Barnett on stage iri 'Calling: All Stars' 
unit. Biz bad at $6,500. Last Week, 
'Love, Honor and Behave' (WB) and 
vaude fairly good at $8,000. ; ; . 




BEST IN WASH. 



Washingtpri,. April 5. . 
Evefy major screen in tbWn decp- 
;rated with a- cPmedy this Week, five 
neWcbmers ; and^ pne repeat, : • Bluei 
beard's Eighth Wife* arid :"Girl of the 
Gflilderi West* ' are; battling rieck-and- 
neck for the lead- ppsitipn^ . 
,:■ ■';■- •: Estimates ' for Tliis - Week 

Capitol (LpeW) (3,424; 25-35-40-66) 
—♦First 100 Years' (MG) and vaude. 
Clyde. McGby topping ppp; stage bill; 
combb wpn-t get pvei* $17,5Q0, light. 
Last, week, 'Rebecca pf Sunhybrppk 
Farm' (20th) oke $20,000; y\-:: 
j ebiumblai iLbew). (1,583;; 25-40)-- 
■'M'errily We Live' (MG); (2d run). 
Fair $3,800. Last week, 'Happy Larid- 
ing' (20th) (2d ryri ): sariie:figure.:. : 

Carle ( WB ) (2,244; . :25-35--40-66)^' 
'Bluebeard' (Par) and vaude! Shpuld 
lead tpwn- With big $21,000. Last 
week, 'Jezebel* : (WB ) mounted 
steadily tb finish; With $21,000. , . ; . 
f Keith's (1.830; . 35-55 ) 'Bririgirig 
Up Baby?- (RKO). Shbpting for big 
$13,000. Last week, 'iSnpw White' 
(RKO) (7th Week) spurted at. finish 
tP bpw but pf . record run with $9,000. 

Met (WB) . (1.853; 25-40) -^'Kid 
Cpmes Back* (WB). Lbbks like gobd 
$4,600. Last week,- ' 'Slight Case pf 
Murder' (WB ) (2d run) same figure. 

Palace (Lbew ) (2.363; 35-55 ):^'Girl 
pf the Gplden West' (MG ).., . Packirig 
fem tbward spck $20,000. La.st veek^ 
'Gpldwyn Follies' . (UA) . :(2d week) 
fell .pff' .tp disapppiritihg $7,500^./ : ;;. 



OT ABLAZE $14,500; 
REST OF L'VILIE COOL 



First Runs on Broadway 



. Week , of April; 7 - 

-Asior-r-'The Call' (Best ) .(2d ■ 
wk). . " ' . 

Capitol— 'Judge Hardy's Chil- 
dren' (MG): -'■.-.;. 

■-. :Criteriori — 'Hblly wppd Sta-. . 
:■- di um Mystery' .(Rep) (8). ; 
' (ReuJdtaed <n Vabiety;; Itlarch^^ 3) ,; 
; Globe— 'Rawhide' (20th) .(9). 
. (Reviewed in Current yABiETY) 
Music.-' Hall-r' Adventures , ; of. -; 

Marcp PpIo' (UA). ' ^;' :> 

/(Rcviciucd in V.^riety, Feb. ,16) 

Pitramduht— 'B 1-u e bear d ' is ; 
Ei!?hth Wife*. i (Par) (3.d wk); :. . 
^ Riallo— •Dracula* (U ) (Reis- 

- sue). : ■:..'•;■■■.'- '■■ ^■.■'.'■y.': 

Rtvoli— 'Gaiety Girls' (UA) 

(2d wk). : : ■• 

Roxy— 'In Old Chicdgp' (20th) 
(8). . • • -;. -V,- :;; , 

. , ( Reviewed in VABiErv. Jan. 5) 
' Strand — 'Wpmen Are, Like :. 
That' (WB) (9). . 

Week of April 14 : 
: Astor— 'The Call' (Best) (3d 
■;wk);; -:. ■■•■■■■;•;'.::• :.■ ■ 
Caipitol— 'Judge Hardy's;Chil- 
drcn' < MG ) ( 2d Wk ),; . 
. - Criterion — ' Sailing -Alpng '. 

(GB). ..;;■•■; V ■; ;-;-;;:'^ - \ - . y ■ 

; JVIusic Hall— ■ Adventures of . 
Miarcp PpIp'- (UA ). :.;:;. 
. Paramount-r' Her J U ri gl e" 
Lb.ye' rpar) (13). ; -v;;;. 

Rivoii— 'k e t u r ri of Scarlet 
Pimpernel' aUA) (9). ; 
' (Re j;ie wed . in : Variety Noi}. 3, ; 

■ '.- i' ;■ 19.37)' rly, ^ 
vRoxy;:^'Iri Old Chicagp* (.20th) : 

-..(2d;wk^).: ■ ■.■■-■ -/:.;: -;. - 

■ .. Strand t- 'Wprrien . Ate .Like 
That' (WB) (2d wk); ; 



40)— 'In Old- Chicagp* (20th). , Hpuse 
rpmping alprig tp take Which will 
crowd *Snpw White* bn first week.; 
Tremendbus $14,500 is iri prpspect. 
Last week 'Bluebeard* ' . (Pair) arid 
'Bulldpg Drummbnd's Peril* (Pair), 
plenty prpfitabie at $9,0001 : 

Strand (Fpurth . Ave.); (1.400; 15^ 
30-40);— -HaiWaii' Calls (RKO) and 
'Maid's Night Out* (RKO). Headed 
for okay $3,800. T ast Week; 'Mad 
About Miisic' (U) and 'Midnight In- 
truder* (U), on secorid stanza, round- 
ed up light $3,200, " ■ 




'Jezebel'. (WB); Slpwing up and 
Ippks 'prpbably gbpd fpr^' Prily fair 
$12,000. . Last week. 'Bluebetard' 
(Piar), all right With $13,200. : 

Century (Shea) ^ (3,000; 25-35)— 
'Slight Case Pf Murder' (WB) smd 
'Walking DbWn Brpadway* . (20th). 
Indications fbr fine $8,500.;Last week. 
s'Dangerpus tb- Kiiow!: CPar). and 
'Daredevil Drivers' (WB), drbpped to 
bad $6,400. . ' ',;•■■ ■;:■;;■ 

«reat Xiikes (Sliea), (3.000: 35^55) 
—•Chi.cagp'^ (i20th); (,2d. week). Cpn- 
tiriued gPPd: showing; fpr probably 
$10,000. Last Week.-.same pic great at 
$18,400. , : - . r^r- ^-y-' ■--".-: 
:■. Hipp (Shea) (2,l00; 35-50 )— 'Fiir'st 
100 Years' (MG) and 'Daughter.' Pf 
Shanghai' (Par); Looks-- for bnly 
abput, $5,006. mild. Last week. 'Gpld 
Is Where Ybu: Find. It' ,'( WB) .:and: 
'Lpve Is a Headache' (MG ), :Wer.st 
grpss in mpnths, ..$4,000. ' : .;' : ;.; 

Lafayette (Ind.) (3.^00; 25-35)— 
'Wid^ Open ;Faces' (CpI) and 'Gajme 
that. Kills' (Col ). Back to nbrmal or 
under, pro^jabl.v aroiirid $5,500. Last 
\veck,'. 'Mad About Mu.sic' .;:(U) : arid- 
'State Police'. (U); 'Music* still 
showed., stuength in third week at 
good $8,000, ' 




. - Louisville, April 5.. . . 
Hefty grosses a : absent a:t all the. 
dowritoWn spots, ./ith the exception 
of the Rialto, where most of the b, P; 
trade; seems tP be cpncentrated cur- 
rently. Only new p'rpduct. is... at 
Lpew's State, . Rialtoi, arid Strand, 
With : the: dbuble ' features nbt riiuch 
ppppsish to 'Chicagp.' Hpldpvers at 
the Mary Anderspn and Brown get- 
ting abput. nprmal play. : 

Estimates; for This Week ' 
> Brown (Fpurth Ave.-Lbew's) (1,- 
400; 15-30-40) — 'Bluebeard's Wife! 
(Par) arid; 'Bulldpg Drummpnd's 
Peril' (Par), Okay at .$2,800. Last 
week, - 'Sribw White* ( RKO ), iourlh 
dowritoWri Week, fair $2,400, ; ' . 

Kentucky (SWitow) (900; 15-20)— 
'Buccarieier* (Par) and 'Beau Hunks' 
XM»G); Surrimer; policy and prices, 
will put crimp' iri take, arid reduce 
average to about .$1,900.^ Last weak 
'Holly wood Hotel' (WB) and ' 'No ' 
Time - to Marry' (Col ). dual, ' split 
with 'Tarzari' s Reven.!?e • (20th ) and 
'Murder in - , Greenwich' Village' 
(Col), fair $1,80.0. •; y''\ 

.;- Loew's; state (3.000: 15-30-40 )U 
'First .100 Years' (M-G) arid 'Wide 
Open Faces' (Col), dual. ; Little bbt- 
fep than avpra-^e '.'')5 500 in nrospect. 
-ivast: week 'Girl of Gulden West' . (M-. 
G)\and '.Who. J<iiled 'GaU - Preston* 
(G->1). fine .$8,500. ; 

lV!tary Ari^er?on-.v(Llbso'ri); (1,000; 
15-50-40)-^; JeXabsV (WB): ■ : Steady 
and strong . M.pOO.. ■ after ' : first week's 
volutTiirioos- $6,500'. -: 
: Oliio' (Sottbs) . (900: '. 15)— 'Ready, 
Willing nnrt Able" ( WB) tind 'CJrcen 
; T (Vht* : (.WB ).; ;d u aX. ■ ; sol it 'with ''We 
Hnve Our Mo'^icnt.s' (U) arid 'Public 
Woddinrt'; ( WB),: vii?!; Average $1,- 
.^00. ■■■ Ln.-Jt week 'Exclusive!- - (Par) 
and; 'P-oad- Gn'nr'' (WB). dUnr;-. split 
vvilh 'Too of Ihj Town' (U) -and 
'Midri)"!?* - ■''Tad-^nna' (Par), dual, 
nr'-m-l :%\ ''00. . -■■:; 

' 'RlaKo ('FouVlh Ave! )' (JiOOO;- ISrSO- 



At $7,800 Lead Omaha 



':/: '%.\-\: '-}'■' Omaha, April: 5. 

Currently biz ; hittirig healthier 
stride at Omaha and' Brandeis, bPth 
of Wllich ericbuntered: slackened pace 
last week. :. Weather, which Id days 
agp had riatives in shirtsleeves, tbpk 
tUrri downward arid rieairer Winter 
than spririg temperatures.. Lient tak- 
ing ,spme • toll this year in 'contrast- 
to last year, .w'hen; riianagers.: failed 
to riote; ariy^ ajppi'eciable" falling bfl. 

Estimates ^or This Week 
Prandeis (Singer-RKO) ( 1,250; 10- 
25.35-40) — 'Slight Case of Murder' 
(WB) and 'Little Miss Roughneck' 
(Col),; with March of "irime added. 
Gliding along to $4,500, satistactory. 
Last Week, .. 'Bringing; . Up ■ Baby' 
(RKO) and 'Night Spot* (RKO) also 
dualled; $4,000, slightly under exjec- 
tatipn. ■".■ .■-■,; ■;.- ■'.:■■';■''•;. ■-' /'■- ;• 

Dundee (Gpldberg) (650;' 10-25) >- 
'Man Prppf . (MG) and '100 Men and 
a Girl* (U) diialled first half week, 
'Maririequin' (MG) and 'Manhattan 
Merry - Go - Rpurid* . (Rep) .dpubler 
billed; sec'phd fpur ;days, Okay $700. 
Last. week, split between 'True Cpn- 
fe.ssiPri' .(-Pair) arid 'Lancer ' Spiy' 
(20th), avid .'Brimstbrie'; (MG) and 
'Lpve and Hisses*; (20th )v fair $650: 
^ Avenue-Military (Gpldberg) (810: 
950;: 1 0-25 )— 'Men - Pi-PPf' - (MG ) and 
'I'll Take Rpmancc* (CpI) first, half: 
week, dpubled ; secpnd half, 'Marine-.; 
quiri* (MG) and, 'Marihattan- Merry- 
Go-Rpund' (Rep), $1,400, fair enoaghi 
Last week, split between 'True .Gpn^- 
fessipn* (Par) and ^Lahcer ■ Spy* 
(20th) .first;; half arid 'Bad Man Pf 
Brimstbrie' (MG) arid 'Love and 
Hisses? \. (20th ) second half, : $1,500 
total' ori" the.se, okay.; / '; 

Omaha (Blarifc) (2.100; 10-25-40) — 
'Girl of Golden West* (MG) and 
'Blondes at Work* (WB),' twinned. 
Fairish biz, ,; but . off: frorii , previbus 
singing- duo's, films; $7,500. average. 
Last; .week, 'Bluebeard* (Par) arid 
'Bulldog ;Drummond's Revenge' (Par ) 
doubled, shortest figure in months, 
$6,250. -, ■:• • .: 

• Oriiiheuin (Blank) < 2.976; 10-25-40) 
.T^'Mei-rily We Live^ (MG) 'and 'Big 
Town Girl' (20th) in duo. Best of 
current: at tractors ,at, $7,800. Last 
week, 'iri Old ''hicago' (20th ) arid 
'Paradise fPr Th j*ee'r < MG) in dpuble 
harness;: rebbrd of .$y5,5pO hurig/^ 

Bette Davis $12,000; 
*Murder* $8,500, JBuff alo 

- - ■ . .; Buffalo, April 5. • 

Takings ..; are 'showing; signs" .- of 
brutal \\'ealvhe?s. here currently, with 
only .' the. -Biia'alo ,arid .-the.' Lakes 
;?ivirig any : sighs, ot-.ljfe find, '.everi 
ihc.se -scaling dPWn under recerit; 
figures. ■■^., :' : ■/ : . . , . ' - - 

Estimates for This Week 
; BulTalb t Shea). (3,500; 35-40-60)— 



: '. Boston, April 5. 
. 'Jezebel,: dual bill, and 'Mad 
About MusiCi' With stage sho\v; are 
tbppiirig. the, tqWri. 'Tpi-n SaXvycr* on 
double bill at' Orph and Statb is satis- 
factory but not big. 'Walking. DoWn 
Brdadway;' 'with stage sho\y . is fair.: 

;;•' Estimates : for This Week 
; Boston (RKO ) (3,212: 25.35-40.-55V 
-^' Walking Down Broad Way* (20th ) 
'arid 'Stepping Toes' unit; on. • st age. 
Showing fair strength; $10,500. East/ 
week, ; 'Snow. Wliite*' (RKO) : (7th: 
Week) and stage shoW, pleased With 
$l4.5'0d. ; " ■ . : ' "-■•; '.:.; ■ 

.Fenway (M&P) (1..382; 25-35^40-55) 
W--Over--the Wall* (WB) and 'Arsene 
Lupin Returns' (MG)> dual. Fair 
$5,500 v indicated. Last week, dandy 
$7,300 for 'First 100 Years' (MG V (1st 
.run) and- 'Slight Case Murder' (WB) ^ 
(2d run), double.: .• 

Keith; Memorial (RKO V (2.907: 35- 
50-65)— 'Mad, About M\isic' (U) with: 
stage shoW, starring Jane: Pickens,'; 
Reaping' nice ;ri-iOney,' about $23,000,' 
Last week, - 'Rebecca o£ Sunnybrook 
Farm' (20th) .and. Bill Robinson bn 
stage <bpth h,b. ), exeeillent $24,000. v: 

Metropolitan (M&P) (4.267; 25-35v. 
40-55)— 'Jezebel' (WB) and 'Lpve tin 
a Budget' :(20th), dual. Lppks : like 
gppd $18,000 fbr this cbmbb; Last 
week, . 'Bluebeard' (Par)*; and; .'Mr, 
Mpto's Gamble* (20lh), double, was 
best since. stageshoWs -Were dropped. 
i$22,500 . (n ine days ). Despite rumors 
of stage shows returning here; riext 
season, br earlier; present pplicy. is; 
satisfactory at' this pate., . 

Orpheiim (Lbew) (2.900: 2,5-35^40- 
55)— 'Tphi Sawyer*. (UA) arid 'Start 
Cheering* . - (CpI ),' . . dual. Adequate 
$13,500 ' prpriii.<;ed here. Last w eek, 
hbldPver of "Yank'at Oxfprd- ; (MG) 
and 'Little Miss Rpughrieck* (Gbl),: 
dbuble. okay $12,000. ' 

Paramount (M&P ) (1,797: 25-35-40- 
.S5)— 'Over the Wall* (WB) and 
'Arsene Lupin Returns* (MG). dvial. 
Fair $7,.500: Last wbek, 'Fir.st 100 
Years* (MG) (Ist run ) arid 'Slisht 
Case pf Murder* (WB) (2d run), 
: dual, very ebod $.10.700. . ; 
^Sco^ay (M&P) (2.538V 25-i5^40-.50); 
—'Slight Case of. Murder* (WB) (3d 
run) and 'First 100 Years* (MG) (2d' 
run), dual. Very good $7,500 on the 
way. Liast; Week; - 'Sail V, -Ircrie . and 
Mary* (20th ) (3d; run) Rrid ^Darev 
devil Driver.'?* (WB) (1st run),, 
double, good $6,700. 

State (Lbew ); (3.600; . 25-35-40-5.S)— 
'Tom SaWyer' (UAV and 'Start 
Cheeririg* (Col ), dual. ; Satisfactory. 
$10.0dO pace. ; Last Week. .'Yank - at 
Oxford* . (MG ) . and . ; ^Little ■ Miss 
Rou-^hheck* (Col) (holdovers), dual, 
medium $8,500. :. 



'Jezi^her Sock $21;d00; 
Tallies' $18,000, B'klyn 

. Brooklyn.'April-5. • 
. :. Brisk trade: at the downtowri, de- 
luxers, .Witfi :Fabiari Pai-ariipiiitt plan-. 
niri;g to Hol^J 'Jezebel* ia; second week, 
Loew's,; Met, with ?Gold.w'yri. Follies,' 
-is' alsb-.getting a- nice receptip'o; ;. 

Estimates for This Werk 
.. Albee (11.2M::. 25T5n>'-^'Rad;o • City 
Revels'^ (RKO.) arid,*WaTkin?T Down 
Brbadwav'.. ;(20th .).'.; . Will dp -'riic/i 
$15,!500. Last weok, 'Sally, Irene and 
'Mary' (20th), 'Lov'> nn : Budget' 
(20th), got okay $17,000.- : . .; : ;: ;': 
Fox :(4.08n: .2.'5-.4a)'rT-T'Pen-tci-«*i-.rv' 
(Col ) -and 'Romance i't ' i'le - Dnrk' 
(Par), Will do okay '!l!i.5:(j00.' Lnst 
week,.. ■•Dan.'Terous.. Krtbw' ■ (v->r) 
arid 'Love. H'-'hor and Beha \ e* ( WB ) . 
did fair; -Ai 3 500,'.. . - ■ : ■ 

.Met .(.Ifiln; ■ j25-.'^0) ;-^ ;'C,'ilclwvr', 
FoUidsl ,. riTA.) . nnd ^ ^Soup-di^T-n^ - 'af.: 
Ho.nor,*^ (Co).). -E.';t>ec.l.«!. swell JtiFi nflO; 
-Week, ; ; 'Aclverituies .' of Tom 



Philadelphia, April 5,. 
Lineup of powerful product m= 
-both ' initial and continued-run 
houses pushing' •b.'oVs -^this - sesh -^tb • 
fanciest .aill-around figgers since 
New Yeats. CpPl weekend weather 
helped cpnsiderably, tpo. 

Estimates for This- Week 
' Aldine (WB) (1,303; 42^57^75)^ 
'Divprce pf Lady X' (UA) (;2d;week ). 
Very bad $6,100. Last week, s."me 

pjc'$a,20O. 'Gaiety. Girls';;(UA) comes . 
in ;Thursday (7). 

• Boyd ; (WB) (2,350; 42-57-68>;75)— 
'Jud.ee Hardy's Children' (M'G). S.id 
:$12,50O for the Week. Last sesh, 'Girl 
pf the Gblden West' (MG) gpod at 
$13,400 for its second sprint. . ,'Mad • 
Abo.ut Music' . (U ) due Thu rsdav i? ).■ 

Earle (WB) (2,753; 25-37-42-57-08) 
;— 'Hawaii Calls* (RKO), Ben Bl.ue,- 
..la.ckie . .Copper v . and Lucy Monroe 
prpviding flesh, jnarquee.hypp; Di.sh-.' 
i rig up' pleasant surprise w i th $2.5;oOO; ■ 
Last .Week, 'Dangerbus. : to Kiiow'- 
(Par), and Dbh Be.stpr arid Clyde 
McCoy orchs in 'Battle pf M'usic' ba 
stasie, also gpbd at $22,450. : 
: Erlanger (Bpyd) (1.859: .^T-Se- 
$1.14-.$i.71)^'iri Old Chicago* : (20th) 
< 8th week). Winds up this week after 
intermiriably dragged-put. :run; after 
third week hbuse piled with .paper 
and iri final sessions not even that. :■ 
:. Fox (WB) (2,423; . 42-57-68-75)— 
'Bluebeard* (Par) (2d Week). He.ivy 
;score of ;$1 7,600 indica ted t bj.s sb ; 
Ipoks ; set for another. Opened at 
powerful $21,400. ': ;. 

' Karltdn (WB) (1.066; 42-57.68)— 
^First 100 Years' : ; (MG) < 2d ' run ); 
Heading into lush' fields with nice 
$5,200 for :seyert days.- : L?st week; 
change of policy . put in 'Westlaiid - 
Case,';: (U); bri first-run in this usual 
secpnd-lap house; . flooarooed*; . and 
pulled in fpur day is with $1,930, ,:::.-;• 

Keith*s (WB) (1.870; 42-.57-68)-^ 
'Snpw White* i (RKO) (2d run). Get- 
ting swell $11,000. Last week. 'Tom 
Sawyer' (UA). just sp-sp at .'^^.800. : 

Stanley (WB) (2,916: 42-i57-68.7,')) 
—'Jezebel' . (WB). :;.Cer.tnin . fPr jiri-i 
pther lab at splendid $23,000. Last ' 
week; 'SneW , White' (RKO) pot 
$14,900 fpr end bf run pf -four w.eeks 
and bne day. 

Stanton (WB) (1:457: : 37-42^57)r- ^ 
'Oyer',thb-Wall'-<W&)74A:riotbe'r-olicfe- 
with $5,800, Last weo.k, ■': ^'Wniking. 
-Do.Wri. Br had Way* (20 th ) ':n;«!.K. -.. at' : 
$4,800. 'Tio-ofl Girls* -. comes in 
Saturday (9). . : .r 



'GOLDEN WEST' $14,500, 
'BLUEBEARD' 12G, PROV. 



';.-■;.;: ■ ■.Prpvideric^e^Aprjl;:5. ■.-:■: 

;;*Bluebeard's Eighth Wife' arid 
•Girl bf .the ..Gblden West: look' like 
the big GPiri this Week. Other .stands ; 
hoping fpr fair biz. 'Jezebel' trans-- 
ferried •: tb: -Carltpn f pr ^ secprid ■ Weeit, 
Estimates for This Week 

; Albee (RKO) (2,200; 25r35-50)^. 
'Mad AbPUt Music' (U) and 'Night 
Sppf (RKO). ' Looks like . swell $9,- 
000; Liast. Week .'Bringing Up Baby* . 
(RKO) and 'Jury's Secret,' neat. $9;- 
500.;; . ;■ :■;■ ' - r-'. .- 

; Carlton (Fay-Loew). (1.400; 2!i-35r 
50)— 'Jezebel' (WB) arid; -'Blondes at 
Wprk' (WB) (2d ruri). Pulling for 
meaty $4,5(10. Last week 'Rebecca 
of. Sunnybrook Farm' (20th) and 'He 
GPUldn't Say Np' (WB) (2d run ) dis-; 
appointed at- $3,500. ' 

Fay's (2,000; 25-35-50)— 'Rawhide* 
(20th) and vaude. Hope of fair $6;- 
300. Last week 'Carnival .Queen' (.U ) . 
arid 'Hamrriersteiri's Music ■ Hall ■ of 
the Air' on istag'e, carried to'' okth 
$7,000. ; ■ ■ ;•' ■'■ : ; ;-- .•;.•-.- 

Loew's State (3,200: : 25-35-.'i().V— 
'Girl bit : the Gplden -W str. -v < M-G 1 : 
headirig fpr beautiful $14,500. Last 
week ; 'Adventures of "Tbrri . Sawver' : 
(UA): arid" ''Start Cheeririg* (Col ), 
netted nice $12,5()0. 

Majestic (Fay) (2,300: 25-3.^-.'i0)^. 
'Walking JJownv Broad Wav' <2(llh)- 
arid . 'Mr. Motb's .{ Gamble* : <20tb >. ; 
Lobkirig for fair $8,000., Last Weiek- 
'.Tezebel* (WB) arid 'Blondes at 
Work* (WB), good $10,000: 

Strand (Indie) (2,200: 2.5-35-50)^ 
'Rluebenrd- ; (Par) . and : 'Thunder 
Trail' (Par). Heading for wow $12,- 
000 after sock $9,500 first se v e ii: d ay S; 

Cal's Flood on Film;. 
V Hollywood, Aoril 
;; Girie Film. ..pistributpri?.'; Inc., has ; 
.acquired sales -right^^ 'California's 
Most Disastrous Flood,* a . 16; mm. 
film of -the recent Southern Cf.!)-; 
fbrriia floods; shbt.'arid?edited by 'fed 
.Voightlander of Metro. 

It is aimed . fpr school and . heme ; 
cohsumption; ; . .;..-;.- 



Savvyer* (UA) and 'Arsene/. Lupin 
Returns* (IVfG ), . healthy $17,000;: ' - : 
: Paramount. (4,126: 25-50 )— '.Tcxebel' 
(WB) and \'Hb' Couldn't - Say /Kf); 
(WB); ' Will pull in $21,000. 0f'd;.aiid , 
hold bver. Last Wesk> 'Big :iBroa^c^:^:l -. 
(Par) arid. 'Maverlin'f.' inkay. *!Hi 000. 
.-■ Stirand. ':; (2.870:; ■ . 25:-40) — 'Bulking 
Drummond's Peril', (Par) and .'Whf il 
G-Mbh' Step - In':. (Col); a.nd ; \vr:;kcr,(V 
vaude.;. featiiririg : Jav" ; G, Fh^vJi n. 
^ir"^ flS^OOO.:;. Last -Week:; 'NigHt; Spot : 
(RKO) : and 'Sales Lady' . ^^lv^A'),^ 
plus vaude, pke $8,50(). ■ ;;;: ■ . . 



^edn wday^ AprU 6> X938 



VARIgTY 



Better Films, Chfs B. 0. Ditto; Bette 




V Better fe generaDy in the loop 
, this week, with most . o£ the; hbiisea 
experiencing KeSghtieni^ Ijox- 
. ; office . interest.; This . ii? - .general 
et)reaii and ;.not restricted - to pne or 
ItWo .thjeatres^' . is hais; been the case, 
during' the past iew s wjeek^,; . .Unr 
questib'nably; the best; reasori - for ithe, 

■ 'iipturn in trade'^is the better Quality 
©£ product ;pn' displayi .: . '^ ^ 

Standouts from the 'opening indi- 
eatibns aire; 'Bluebeard's Eighth Wife' 
at the Ghicago and ;'JezebeT iii tht- 
: Oriental/ Latter is /getting of 
: f emrrie : patl'onagiei; . ' Cpritbded as 
; 'phaping;up: as one :bl the.: finest , na-; 
tioiiail campaigns a pictilte 'has :had 
in months^ and Jiad stirred up cohi: 
T sidefable interest; long; before? pic- 
ture arrived... Locar ad and - pi-ess 
follow-up built solidly: on • that 
coundation. 

Apollo has ;gohe back: to^ single 
featured, . taking 'Gii-l of. Golden 
■tVest- after its fortnight in the. United 

'.Alptists.;. House's: one; week of double 
billing 'was ■ a prmiii fldperba, ..with 
the gross slumping to a miserable 

^)Carmihe.>;.^.■^■;■ ■■•:•.■; A;-;."-,--;- •;•.' ; '.;. .■ 

; iPalace; cpntinuiiig" ' with . ■ 'Snow 

White'/ in its fifth Veek 
. iTiiried to. keep cartbbh thrbiugh to, 
. Easter ; in. view 'of its box office 
.■■■strehgth-'this, week.. : .;■ 

EstimaieiS'-for' This. Week',- '■ 

V ;. Apollo <B&:K> a,20a;. 35-55-^5)^ 
Golden West'; (MG). In here from 
United Artists and satiisfactpry m 
•5,500. Last week double billied 'Oc- 
topus* - ( WB ) and 'Kid Comes Back' 
(WB); a sad .experiment and yanked: 
bitter $3,100. 

; Chicalffo <B&K) (4,000; 35-55-75)— 
.yiUebeard' (Par), arid, stage ; 'sh6w. 
. Btrorig . trade froni : the ' beU; ; warm 
profits with. $30;d00. . Last week: 
:l;iBjiri6ing_Up; .Baby' (RKO ) finished 
f 26,000,- qkiay, bulk; of trade cbriiing 
: iVL bh weekend: iPn presence of Kay 
Kyser. orch on Stage. ■ ' . 

iGarrlck. (feicKy itflOO; 35^55^65):^ 
•Over the Wall' (WB). ; Exploitation 

fiicture , that house :gbes for. Head- 
ng into bucks ' with $7,500 in: the: 
.©ffirig, Strong. Last week 'Goldwyn 
Tollies' (UA) coUldii't -get started 6ri 
its :ieturn to. Ibop. and limped ::to 
;"H700v;Vv^r; \'\". •..--;.;■, 

Oriental (ijicK) (3,200; 35^5-75)^ 
.•Jezeber (WB) and stage shbW; Ria* 
■''■%rig coiii .tide curireritly lifts take, to 
«xc8lleht $24,000. Last week /Ha wa ii 

■ Calls' (BKO) ; took c gobd $18;00d. 
Jbiainly bn;.July: Garland's three-day 
; Jp.a,. over; the weekend/ ' ' V 

. jhitoce ! (RKO) (2,500; 35-55-65^75) 
•r-'Snbw White' (RKO) . and vaude. 
::, (5th week.) Not ..y^et; feelihg:- ^he 
jpressUriB of, ;tirne. , Looks $21,0OOj 

Jtill ai : .remarkable^ ■ take ;; in ; tlie 
ace bf :ruri. ; Last week^ .m^ 
Strong $2i;a00v : ■ ' ; ■ 

Eoosevelt (B&k)V (1,50 
75)— 'Judge Hardy' (MG). (2d wk.T 
' :Alm6st freakish in' it^ : rnbney-rhak-; 
. |ng ability,' , Came in without too 
thuch ballyhoo or expectations but 
petting coin, rnainly bn foUow-up of 
nabe click of; previous 'You're OnJy 
Voung Once.' To $9,000 currently, 
following fine $11,500 last week; 

V State-Lake (Jones) ,(2,700i . 25-35- 

. 45-55 )— 'Dr ummorid's Revenge' (Par) : 
: and vaude. At $11,000 currently, all 
tight. Last ; ; week .'Adventurous 
Blonde* (WB ) faded somewhat to 

; f 10,100. . y - 

: Vhitea Artists (B&K-UA)" (l.-^OO; 
85-55-65^75)— 'Tom Sawyer' (UA). 
Kid flicker got away on . Saturday. 
: (2), but looks ■ like "good money en- 
try from operiihg vindications and 
. figures maybe $14,000, good, , for^ 
starting session. : Last week 'Golden 
.West' (MG) finished fairish .fort- 
night to $11,300. . ■ •■ 



Estiiuated Total Gross; 

;■ This Week... . . . . . . .$1,443,500 

(Based on 23 cities, 1 $2 ihea- 
tres, chiefly first TuiiSririclUding 

;Ar.: yx ; ;. • w 

Total Gross. Same Week \ 
: . Last Year . ..i...^ ; . . $i;847,956 , 
(Bas(»<f on 26 cities, 186 theatres) 



had standouts every day and caihe 
hear breaking the house record with 
$11,500. :;;■ ^ ^ ,;'.-- 

Denver : (Fox) (2.525; 25-35-50)— 
'Mad About Music' (U). Punchy 
$13,000, Last : week; 'Rebecca of 
Surinybrobk Farm' (20th), did a fair 
;$9;500. ; . :'Vr:. \-' - ■ 

Orphetim (RKO) (2,60b; 25-35-40) 
-'Bringing Up Baby' (RKO) and 
'Night Spot' (RKO). Hefty $9,400 in 
sight.; Laist week, ;'Everybody- Sing' 
(MG) and 'Condemned Women' 
(RKO), fair $8,500. ; '., .: ; ; 

Paramount (Fox) (S.200; 25-40)— 
'Little Miss Roughneck' (Cbl). arid 
'Lone Wolf in, Paris' (Cpl). Okay 
$4,000. Last week; 'Met My Love 
Again' (UA). arid 'Sergeant Murphy' 
(WB), fair $3,000. . 

Rialto (Fox) (878; 25-40 )-^'tom 
Sawyer- (UA) and 'Sez O'Reilly to 
McNab' (GB). Very nice $2,000. Last 
week, 'Toni Sawyer' (UA) and *Love 
on a Budget' (20th), did about . 50%. 
above average, with $2,500. 






Deanna Durbin $13,000, 



urn 



; .' ■ ■ Denver, April 5. . 

:i/)cal.; film business' is ^ doing: satis- 
factorily at the moment. All first- 
runsi are: getting average: grosses .or 
getter.; Arid with ia continuation of 
the.perfect weather all should finish 
strongly. 

Estimates for This Wcek.-\,.-' 
, Aladdin (Fox) (1,400; 25-40)— 'Re-, 
■pecca of surinybrobk Farrii' " (20th ).; 
Strong • $4,500 and moves to the. 
•Broadway. . .Last week. V'(5oldwyn 
Follies' (UA), $4,000, very ni cb: •. 

Broadway (Fox) (1,100; 25-40)— 
Goldwyn Follies' (UA ). • Nice $3,000 
and goes to the Ri-ilto for a fourth 
downtown week. Last week; 'Snow 
White' .(RKO^, good at $3,000, . 

Denham (Gockrill ) (1,750; 25-35- 
40)— 'Bluebeard'. (Par)- (2d week).; 
Wlce $6,000. Last week, isariie picture 



' San Francisco, April 5. i 

'Jezebef and 'Hawaii Calls' are the 
only new pictures on the street, all 
bf: the .other houses carrying, hold- 
o.ver's. ;." ■ . :■'■■ ;•':.■•: :;."■ 

Former willlift the Warfield out of 
doldrums. Booking of Bobby . Breen 
picture into the United Artists was 
tnade possible, by the overabundance 
of RKO product for the Gate caused 
by the extended ruri of the Disney 
feature.' Moppet did a persorial ^ap- 
pearance; first two days orhis;picture. 
Estimates for This Week ; 

Embassy (Cohen) (1,512; 35-55)— - 
'Goldwyn Follies.' (UA ) (4th week).' 
Held, up much better thari expected 
considering the disapppirttiri&, bperi- 
ing; fourth stint will get around 
$5,000, . ■ Last week Oke $5,500. . 

FOX (F-W<: ) (5,000; 35-75)— 'Blue- 
beard's Eiijhth Wife,' (Par) .and 
'Walking Down Broadway' : (20th) 
(2nd. week). Fair enough' $lO,000: 
Last . week big $18,000. 

; Golden Gate (RKO) (2,850; 35-55) 
— ••Snow White' (RKO) ,(5th-final 
.we.ek). Snappy $12,000 ariticipated fbr 
fi^na l; 3es.siori; Had: hoped to hold Mttr: 
til schools ; closed on. April 11. but 
picture cost too much. Last week 
(4th>) $16,000. slightly urxier expecta- 
tions, but .rievertheless,: big, ;,; - 
;; Orpheum (F&M) (2,440; 35-55) 
^Mad . Abouf .Music' (U) and 'Mid- 
night Intruder' (U) (5th-final Week), 
Everything taken into cbnsideratioh.- 
the' anticipated $5,000 fbr the firial 
lap is pletity good. Last "week nabbed 
good $6,800. ;■:■•:. - ■': ' <■;■.. 

Parariiount (FiWC) (2,740; 35-55- 
75) 'Old Chicago'- (20th) (3d week). 
Looks geared for:$9,000, big; but not 
up to ekpectatiorisi Last week (2nd) 
did fine $14,500.; . ^;;-\-.-^:-/ :--.• 

St, Francis (F-WC.) (1,470; 35-55- 
75) — 'First 100 Years' (MG) arid 
; 'Invisible Menace' (WB) (2rid Week) 
with 'The River: added,' Lucky . tb 
get- $4,200. Last week (i2nd) 'Merrily 
We Live* (MG) and 'Blondes at 
Work' (WB) a sad $3,500. 
■ United -Artists (Cohen) ■ (1.206; 35- 
55) ;— .'Hawaii; Calls' (RKO). Breen 
fair enough draw at;Golderi'Gatei .but 
here he doesn't mean much, .The 
Cantor prodigy made p'a. Satiirday- 
aiid Sunday hut- far from big , with; 
!rio inbi-e than- $8,d00/;iri sight. ; L 
week; (9 days.);''Lady;X' (UA) .sank 
to $7,000; bad. "Theatre is^erit arbiiridv 
S3.000 adyerlisirig this. ./English' pic- 
ture. ■ ' ■' . "• • • 

Warlleld ;f F-WC). (2:680; 35-55-75) 
^'Jezeber (WB) and 'island " the 
Sivy': (20th). : Bette, Davis always; .n 
di'Uw here, hope for $17,f)00; terrific 
..corhpafed to sohie::bf 'tlie grossc''s.ithi,s 
'bouse ha.s had to show for several 
weelt.-?, Last week;. 'Fit-fit 100 ;-;i'.ears' 
(RIG.) and. 'Invisible Menace* (WB). 
lucky- to get around $8,000, ;awlul, ; -. 



SMPE's D.C. Convensh Set 



; Daniel C; ,Rpjper,.:secreiary bf cpm- 
iperce; Senator William G. McAdop 
arid Dr. Ci E.' Kenneth Mees,.- vicej.: 
pres,^ in: charge of res.earch 'for/East- 
man Kodak, will •; be ■ top speakers -at 
thie . convention of Society bf Motion 
Picture Engineers scheduled . for 
April 25-28 in Wa'shihgipn, D; (ji Nate 
Golden, -picture ;divi 
Cpnxmerce pept,'s fpreign arid do- 
riiestic commerce, bureau, is setting 
details for luncheon on April 25, 
• ,;Mrs.'-. Franklin D; Rb.pseyelt i will 
receive wbirieri visitors to SMPE 
rii.eetirig at a White House : reception 
opening 








. V Cincinnati, April 5. 

For the second straight week only 
three ace cineriias. have fresh- re- 
leases; For therin trade is above par. 
At the other, stands it's' another 
yawning spell for the :cage gals. 

. Estimates for This; Week 
; Albee (RKO) (3,300; 35-42)— 'Jez- 
ebel' (WB). Okay, $13,000.' Last 
week, 'Rebecca' (20th ), $10^500, fair. 

Capitol : (RKO) (2,000; 35-42)— 
'Bluebe-ard', (Par), Moved from Pal- 
ace for secbnd 'Wbek; fair; : $4.500; 
Ditto last week on, 'Tom. Sawyer' 
(UA) (2d week). 

Family ; (RKO ) • (1,000; 15-25)-- 
/Black Doll' (U), 'Invisible Menace' 
(WB); 'Smail-Towri Boy' (GN), sep- 
arate. : Regular $2,300, . Same last 
week w^ith: 'Daredevil Drivers' (WB), 
'Spy Ring' (U), 'Night Spot' (RKO ), 
sirigly. :; ■ ■ .■ ■■ ^ - . -V- ■ 

Grand (RKO) (1,200; 25-40 )^*Mad 
About Music' (U) (3d week). Okay" 
$3,300. Last week, 'I Was a Spy' 
(G-B), $2,300. slow. •• . 

Keith's (Libsori) (1,500; 25-40)— 
'Rebecca' (20th). Transferred from 
AlbeeVfor secPrid week; ri s.h,; $4,000, 
Last week, ?Mad . About Music' ' (U) 
(2d week), $4,500. all right; ;;>:.. 

Lyric (RKO) (1.400; 35-42)— 'Con- 
demned Women'; (RKO), Fairly good, 
$4,200. Last week, 'Wide Open Faces' 
(Col), $3,000, poor. ; . 

Palace , (RKO) (2.600; 35-42 )-t 
'Girl of Golden West'; (M-G); All 
right, $13,000., Last week. 'Bluebeard; 
(Par), $14,000, very good, . 

Shubert (RKO) (2.150; . 42-60)— 
'Island; in the Sky' (20th) and Major 
Bowes' 'Collegiate Revue.' Poor $9,-; 
000. Last week, ; 'Love; Honor and 
Behave' (WB) and vaude headlined 
by Ina Ray Huttori's band, $9,50o; 
slow. / --:. ■ • ■ ■Pa ■ 





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Broadway Grasses 



Estimated Total Gross - 
■ This Week.. . ... . ;, . . . , $237,700; 

:-;.':■- (Based 6n 11 theatres) ' 
Total-Gross Saine 'Week 
- ■ Last. -Year . . ,;, , . $322,300 ; 

(Based on: 12 Viedtresy , v 



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.- Montreal, April 5. 

Full roster of new pix at all main 
stems but last fortnight Lent liable; 
to be (sven belpw recent slump. His 
Majesty's cP.ritihues legit season with ' 
fair grosses, 

. Es'tiniat'es for This Week . 

Palace (CT) (2.7()0: 50)—' Blue- 
beard' (Par). Will be good at $7,000; 
Last week, 'Snow White' (RKO / (5th 
week), good enough at $4,500. 

Capitol (CT) (2,700; 50,)— 'Jezebel' 
(WB) arid 'She Couldn't Say No' 
(WB): - At- $7;000.- will be Vei-y good. 
Last week, 'Yank, at .'Oxford' (MG) 
held to /expectations at $8,500, very 
good, . .- ;.' :' ;■ • 

•■ Loew's (M. T.- Co.) (3,200 • • 50 )— 
'Start Cheering' (Col) and ■ 'The 
Black Doll" (U). ;:Lpoks:'ar-thPuMh 
house will do no hriore than $4,000. 
poor.: Last ■week, 'Perijtentiary' (,Col) 
arid; 'No. Time to Mairry' ; (Col), just 
fair $5,000,: 

: Princess (CT) (2.300; 50)— 'Rebecca 
of Sunriybrook : Farm' (20th ) arid 
'Charlie .Chan at Monte Carlo*. (20th). 
May gro.ss $5*000, good; Last- week; 
'Radio iCity ;ReVels' (RKO) and; 
'Everybody's Doing If (RKO) $4,000, 
fair. , : .. ■ 

Orpheum (Ind) < 1 ,100: 50)— 'Stand 
In' (UA) ;and 'fiulldog Drurtimond's 
Revenge' (Par). Might- gross $3,500. 
good for season.. Last :"week, h.p. of: 
'52d Street' (UA). and' 'When Thief- 
Meets Thief (UA); down at $2,500, 

Cinema de- Paris -(Fra'rtcerFilm)- 
(600: 50)— 'Soeiirs . D'Arme,<f.': Best 
possible, ' $1,70.0; : poor.- Last week, 
.second of. 'Samson; . very poor : at 
$1,300; . 

St. Denis . (France-Film) T2.300: 34> 
— 'Gigolette' and 'CThoc :.Retour:' 
Will be glad of $4,000, gbbd enough. 
Last week, 'Les Anges NbirsV and 'A 
Venise Une Nuit' $4,000, .fair. ■ -.' 

isO'S 'STOOGE' SCKIPT 

. - ■; • Holly wpoij; April 5; 

Dallpri Trumbo .ha3 ;eheckcd in. at 
RKO where he. w'illVdo '.the. screen 
play for Richard ;Wormse.r;'s : story,. 
'Birthday; of a StoOb'e.' -.which Lou. 
Lusty; will' produce'. . • , ■ ;. 

Seript(jr--'. recently, wbynd^;: ijjp.; -a 
year's' st.i'nt on the Metro . lot ;"- y ■ 



'/ A few :of the Broad.way . houses are 
getting.all of the biisiness' this week, 
the others' nothing. Bitterest; disap-^ 
pbiritriierit iis -'(jaiety . Girls,' Englis^^ 
rinade, which has [■ been pretty wel 1 
thought of arid received.: gpbd: notices, 
but isn't living up to; any kind pf 
backing at the Rivoli: ~ Ort ;its first 
week here, ending last night (Tues.), 
the British .musical brought tears at 
$5,000, a ne.w low. : -' v 

Aripther starter of the week which 
is also disappPiritirig Is .'Divbrce 'of 
Lady X;' The .Music Hall will be 
lucky to finish the week at $65,00O 
with this one, and tomorrow . (Thill's. ) 
is rushing 'Marcb Polo- in, with in- 
tended, holdover through Easter,; even 
if Hply Week up. ahead isn't desir- 
able for it. Riv. is iorced to go. fhreie 
more "days with; /Gaiety Girls,' ■with 
hbvise bringing in 'Return bl Scai:- 
let Pimpernel' Saturday. (9). 

: iStreet is led. by lengths by 'Blue- 
beard's Eighth Wife' and Guy Lbm- 
bardo - at the ■ Parairiourit; Secorid 
week of this show,; at $45,000, ending 
last night , (Tries.), is terrific business; 
Goes a third stanza; with 'Jungle 
Love' ; and. : Tommy Dbrsiey orchestra 
-to open Wednesday (13) under the 
gun for Easter.. Another stage show 
house. ;;that maintainis a remairkablie 
momentum is Loew's State. No mat- 
ter what happens tb the rest of the 
street, both this Hbiise and the Par 
seem tb keep a steady pace. State 
this; week, with 'Everybody Sing' oh: 
.second 'run : arid vaude headed by 
Bert Wbeeler, :Eddie Garr arid Fifi 
D'Orsay, should get nice $26,000. 
Th us th is. house is second best to the 
Par currently. 

♦Girl of the Golden West' is hold- 
ing up adriiirably at the Capitol, ap- 
pearing around $25,000, while ' 'Re- 
becca,' ori; weak holdover, will 
manage a small profit at $30,000. • • 

Best of the secondary first runs -is 
'King of the Newsboys,' Criteriori 
offeririg, which, with aid bf another 
chapter in the 'Lone Ranger' serial, 
is very strong at $11,000. Neither 
'Pprt pf Missing Girls,' at the Globe, 
nor: '.'Making. Headlines,'; Rialto, ' - 
cumbent, are going places. Fbrtner 
will be about $6,000, fair, while 
'Headlines' looks to round out the 
week at about $6,200; also: just fair. 
Rialto is bringing in 'Dracula- (re- 
vival) tomorrow (Thui's.) for Holy 
Week. ■ .'■ ";' 

;United Artists': expeririient^ w 
one of its pibtures on an arty run, 
w^th first call on 'Storm in a Tea- 
cup' go;ing tb the Little Carnegie, 
wasri-t so dumb. The picture hit a 
hew high; ori its first week at this 
house of $5,400; and on the second; 
IS powerful for such an engagement 
at $4,800, 

■X)n its holdover at the "strarid, 
Over the Wall' will be iri the" Vicini- 
ty of only $10,000, mild, with bouse 
ushering in 'Women Are Like That' 
Saturday (9). This was a chancey 
hpldover On a pace of only $18,000 
the finst week. . . : 

Estimates for This; Week 
Capitol (4iM0; 25-35-55.85-$1.25)— 
Gi rl. of Golderi West' (MG) (2d-final 
week).'- Eddy-MacDpnald names bol- 
stering this one on holdover to aroUnd 
$25,000, good. The first seven days 
was close to $37,000, excellent. 'Judge 
Hardy's Children' (MG) opens to- 
morrow (Thurs.). .: . , ' 

Criterion (1.662; 25-40-55)— 'Kiqg 
of. Newsboys' (Rep) and 'Lone 
Ranger' serial (Rep). They are be-t 
ing forced to r.eckon iwith this hpu'se 
of late; currently the gate -looks to 
go $11,000 or over,; very good.; Last 
week, 'Tip-Oif Girls' (Par), also up 
there iri the top brackets, $10,000; 
fine. ■ - " " . ■:•.'-■ ■■ ; 

Globe a. 274; 25-40-55)— 'Port of 
Missing' Giirls' (Mono). ;; Probably a 
little under average, around $6,000 
appearing the answer. Last week, 
.second for 'Radio Ci:ty Revels' 
(RKO), $6,500. : ■ : •:,.. '. '; 

Palace (1,700; , 25-35^55)— *siight 
Ca.se of Murder' (WB) (2d fun) arid 
.'Walking Dpwri Broadway' (20th) 
.nst fun). Not so good here cuf- 
I'onlly, probably $8,,500. Last week, 

'Sally, .iFcrie' ; (20th). arid- 'Kid Cbines: 
Back' (WB), bpth .2d; run, topped 
$9,000, fair. ■ ■ ■ \"^:v' - ■ 

Paramount, (3,604; 25-35-55-85-99) 
- 'Eighth Wife' (Par; ; and 'Guy. 
Lombardo orchestra :, (2rid : ■Week). 
:GoQper-Cplbc:rt. stal-rer,'- with 'aid; of 
'Lpmbaf da's :bahd, :making; Lent look 
sick 'v\'ith.. strong •■$45,000 .sccori.d Aveck 
ending la.st pight (Tues..) after a .sen- 
..satiorial $56,000 the first .seven' days.' 
Shciw goes' a third', lap, with 'JungJc i 



L„)ve' (Par) and the Toriimy Dorse j 
prchestra, plus Ben Blue, in the pit 
opening Wedne;sday (13 ). ; 

Radio City Music Hall (5,980; 40- 
60-84-?9.$l,65)— 'Lady. X'' (UA) and : 
stage show. Cbmrrient on • picture 
good but gross isn't; the severi days 
ending tonight (Wed; ) will be ; $65,000 
tops, profit though disappoihtinig. Last 
week is something no one talks about, 
Tools for Scandalis' (WB) having firi-^ 
i.shed at brutal $52,500, 'Marco Polo' 
(UA) opens tombrrow (Thurs..). 
. Blalto (750; 25-40-55 )— 'Making 
Headlines'.. (Col ). Another medium 
busineSs-getter, for this hpuse, .$6;200X 
The • same figure was grossed last' 
week by 'Dr. Haliet' (U). 

Rivoli (2,092; 25^55-75-85-90 )-^'Gai- 
:ety Girls' (UA ).. . Somiepnie must 
have put the Iridiah sign oii this; brie . 
at a pace of only; $5,000, new Ibw for 
house, on; .wreck ending ' last night , 
(Tues.); In order to have more time 
to prepare for 'opening of 'Scarlet 
Pimpernel' (UA),, 'Gaiety Girls' goes 
another three days, with 'Pim' . to 
open Saturday (9). 

Rpxy (5,836; 25-40-55-75)— 'Rebec- 
ca' (20th) . and stage shbw; (2d^firtal 
^^^eek). Just gets by on its holdover 
at $30j00a tops, showirig. little ; 
profit; : The first, week : was under 
average at $40,000, :with the hbldpvef 
in view of that quite a,garible;:HbUse, . 
however; warited to save 'Old ' Chi- 
cago' (20th) for opening Friday (8). 

Strand. (2:767: 25^55-75)^'Over the 
Wall' (WB) ; (2d-flnal :week). An- 
other dangerous holdover at only 
arbund: $10,000. bn the current (2d) 
stanza, '. Got $18,000 ; the first' seven 

state (3,450; 35-55r'75)—'Evefybbdy 
Sing' (MG) • (2d riin) and vaude bill 
topped by Bert Wheeler. Indications .:- 
point tb a good $26.000 . currently. 
Last week. 'Bucc'aneer' (Par) ;(2d: 
run) and Louis Armstrohg's orches- 
tra, $24,000. - ■ "r. • ' . ;•- 

"SAWYER' $16,000 





Pittsburgh, April 5; . 

; Pre-Eas.tef ; slump cbritinties locally 
arid everybody just sitting back, , 
waiting for the end of Lent arid ' 
hoping. Only, thing ihaking a sizable 
dent this.: week is 'Tom Sawyer' at 
Penn,- where k id ;el assic caught ori 
fight from.: the start; and is pushing 
ori tp respectable gross. .;••.-. 
. Estimates for This Week 
Alvin (Harris) (2,000; 25-35-50 )— 
'Viva Villa' (MG) and 'City . Girl' 
(20th). Looks, like hefty $5,400 any- 
way. Last week. 'Sally, Irene and 
Mary' (20th) in five, days of second 
week in the dumps at $3,800. 
' Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,750; 25-40) 
—'Mad About Music' (U) (3d week). 
Should do okay $4,200 on sessibn; and: 
slays . an extra - three days; 'pulling 
house to Saturday- opening for 
'Prison Nurse' (iRep ) and 'Love Is a ■ 
Headache' (MG), dual, in order tb 
give 'Rebecca pf, Surinybrobk' (20th ) 
a- day before Easter getaway. In 
second week, .'Music' got ■ around 
$5,500: hfter $8,700 opener. ,:; ■ 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3.300; 25-35- 
.50 )— 'Tom Sawyer' .( LTA ), Pretty "close 
to, $16,000/ and nP coiriplaints,' .La,st 
week, 'Girl of Golderf West' . (MG) all 
right at $17,500 in eight days, 

Stanley (WB) (3.600; 25-.40-80)— 
'-Merrily We Livb' (MG ) arid Happy 
Feltbri's; band arid Larry (Buster ) 
Cfabbe on; stage. Corfibo •will be 
Itlcky to grab off $15,000. among this 
spot's poorer figures of the season; 
Felton a last-miriute substitute for 
Shep Fields, who fell ill with ap- 
pendicitis. Last week. Tommy Dofsey. 
and ; Wise' Girl' (RKO), pretty close 
tp $19,500, \ 

Warner (WB) . (2,000; 25-40)— 'Hit- 
ting a New High' (RKO) and 
'Sergeant M'u.rphy''(WB;), Goriies; but 
after terrible six days and doesn't, 
stand nfiuch : ehahce' .of ^ .bettering . 
$3,300' for that; period. Last week, 
'Snow White': (RKO>;(4th week ) ex- - 
cellent: at $6,000 and could -have re- 
mained had not WB wanted to clear 
the Disney hit in.time^.tb gef-it into 
the nabe sites for the Ea.stcf trade. 



More AVB Flag-Waveri 

-'■ - IlPlJywaod,.- April 5; 

Warners /wil 1 i nc r ease its schedii le' 
of. pratfiotiq. shorts 'fo.i';..ihe.- nc.w..sca- .; 
son. to ;ei;,'ht. -Dcci.sion was; prb'mpted 
■jy ,the ..siJGcess.'Of tii'e .six turriod but ' 
for ' the 1937-38 . prpgram. 

■ (IJ ord b ri " Up'i 1. i h ;{sh cad . ' p r pd u c er. pjf . ^ . 
th'e Teeh;nic(').ior. fri.stot'ichi ijriefies,. . ' 
add ihg to his staff tb.'handle the ex- 
tra pair, -"; - -vy 




Wednesdaj; Api?fl 6; 1938 



Minneapolis, April 5. ■ •. 
Imniinehce of I?oly, .Week isn. t .do^ 
Jn^ the general box office situation 
ny cddd/ ^ Cbhceritrat.ion of patronr' 
ace iiito the' handful of extra strong 
cirds, mcluding: : also ^the . Baniey 
Boss-^Schaft prizefight; as wall as ex- 
treniely poor gsheral business condi- 
tibhs, provided an insUrrnoantable. 
handicap;, for ruh-6f rtheriT^ine offer- 

;.E^tim'ate)i .for ■ This Weet.'- 
' AsteV (Par-Singer.) (900; 15-25 )— 
'Penitentiary' (CbD and 'No Tinrie to ; 
Marry' (Col), dual. Headed for good 
$Llbo; Last week Iriternatipnal Set- 
tleniehf - (20th); and 'Blondes.^ at 
Work^ (WB), dual, split with 5py 
Rihg^. (U) ;and ^Double , nanger 
CEKO); also:dual $900, fair, ... . 

Century .:<Pax-Sinser) : a.6Q0r 25- 
35^40 )— .'Rdmahce iii Dark'; . (Pat )v. 
IVili do vfeil to finish full week; bad 
S2.500 in prospect. . Last w«ek -'Mad 
-About Music' . (U) (2d; wefek),, .$4,500, . 
not up to expectatiphs; . ■ . • • . . 

Minnesota (Par-Siriger) (4;200; 25- 
35-55 )— 'Bluebeard' (Par) .' . . Giving 
this house its best . week- ;in some , 
time; may reaih good. $£v50qo Last, 
week, 'Goldwyh Follies^ <UA), fair 
$8,500 for nine daiysi ' : ■ , . 

^ Orphenm: APar-Singef ); (2,890: r 35- 
80-60 )^'Kid . Comes: .; Back' (WB > 
end Md^ West .iii j3ers6h and . s 
show;:, prices/ tilted; 5c; $19,000 in 
ight; / disappbinting. : Last Aveek; 
/Everybody. Sing'; .(M-G)i $3,300; 

•li«fht '■ "■' 

"state (Par-Singer) . (2,300; . 25-35- 
85)— 'Snow^ : : W^^ (RKO)- (5th 
•week). .Tremendous takings fdr; first 
mdi-ith, but . now sUppih? plenty: 
niil'd $3,500. indicated. Last week 
$5,300^ /good ?h6ugK, consideiririg 
$18.6tifl; ::$12,OdO:9rid; ;^7,0p0;^ previous 

. Time ■ (Bepger) V (290; ^ 15^25)— v 
♦China Clipiper' (WB). Bcissue jogr 
fiing along at .tame pace; $700 indi- 
cated. Last . w^ . 'Victoria the 
Great' (RKO) (2d run), $400 for five 
days;-.light.-:^' • - ■ 

Uptown (Par). (1,200; 25T35)—3ig 
Brdadcast of 19."'' (Par). Faiir $2,- 
,000 in pfosp€Ct;--tast week rBiicca-; 
neer^ (Par) tnd 'Dead Ehd* (UA), 
split, $2,300. fair... ; 

World (Steffes) (350* 25-35r40-55) 
--'Club de Fenimes' (French) ^ (?.d 
w^BCk). May reach satisfactory $1,- 
.600. First week, $1,200 satisfactory. 



1 20th ). split with: '^Where .thp: West 
Begins' ( Morib ) and 'Life Begins at 
Cdllcge': (20th), hot so hot with $900. 

LtncQlh (Cooper) a 1, GOO; ; i0-20''25- 
35)-^'Boy of the Streets', (Mono) and 
•Pfiradise- for . Thi•ee^ : (MG)., .House 
doesn't go too - well on , dqalsj : b"t 
.should draw; about $2i500, go.dd. 
'Secohd Honeymoon' (20th) wound 
up last, wecic with excellent $3,000. 

Oi-pheum (Cobiier) (1,350; 10-15- 
20-25) --; 'Goldwyri Follies'. (UA). 
ShbUld: get $ii500, fair; ehough. Last 
week,.' .'Thoroughbreds Don't. -Cry' 
(MG). limped home .with' $1,300. ,. 

Stiiart (Cooper) (1,900; 10-25-40:)-^ 
'Vahk at Oxfbrd' (MGr ); Femmes. are 
still strong enough ; with influence, to 
di-ag their .hiates along; and a' $3>600 
is in the offing. Last ;week, *Goldwyh 
Follies' (UA) romped home with 
neat $4,100. ■ ; . / 




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• Baltimore, April 5. 
Pre-Easter slurnp .is taking: hold 
here with' all . hdiises on the skids, 
Some, play ; ;f or -Tom . Sawyer': ;;ait 

; Lbew's. Century with- .extra; heavy; 
juve trade. 

;Estimates; f or. Thlii Weiek. 
. Aiidiiorlum (McLaughlin ) (1,575; 
l5r25-40)^'SndW White' (RKO) .(8th 
w.eek). Hblding up la fairish pace 
6nd cdntinuirig .profit in this - le'^it 
hdvtse undei? Tentai: to; Izzy Rappa- 
pbrt, after , fourrweek A session at 
combo /Hiop; -$3,000 last week a tirifle 
off: total take; to date. $73,200. ; 
Century. (Loew's-UAy (3,000: 15-- 

. 25-35-40-55>>^ 'Tdm; ,Sa\yyer' ; (UA). 
Leading town ^and cashing in on; 

• heavy juve traded $12,000. : Last 

'■«^eek, ; .'Giri; of the :Gdlden;- West' 
(MG) held lip td bullish $14,800. . : 
, ; Mlppodromc (Rappapbrt ); (2.205: 
1.5-?!5r35-40T55-66) — ; 'Hawaii ' Calls' 
(RKO) and vaude,. Attracting ;same 
niild rnterest; td $1();500. Last week. 

■•Start ■;(:heiirihg' : (Cdl),:hWay . bfiE at 

f9.1(j0«.:; ;■; 

■■' Keith's (Schahb(Br«Ter) (2.460: 15-- 
25-35-40-55)— 'Over . the. Wall'. ,(WB).: 

■ Fai.r' trade, at $5,000. - Last- week, 
•Bdv, of Streets' (Mbnb). iso-sd $3i900; 

New- (Mechanic) (1,550;:- 15-25-35-; 
85 V'Vt^,: •Walking DoWh Btbadway' 

.;(:20th); Nothing much at $3,000. Last 
y;e?k. ^Rebscca of Sunnybrobk Farm' 
;(20th) (2d week).- !fi3,200 after slight- 
ly' better flnst session "to $4,900. 

Stanley, .(WB)~ (3.250; : 15-25-35.40.-. 
5R ) ^ ' Jezebel' ; ( WB) (2d week ) . 
Holdin.w t)ace; to, SilO.OOO/ after. boomi- 
ing:;opcnicr of $15,300. ; : : 



Seattle, April 5. :, 
Paidmar, ;i6ne va.ude sjpdt in^ biirg, 
is . prdving; the' to;wh:'has :Some i/aud.e. 
fdns; also that they like duals. Wheii; 
this spot, has duals , grosses, are cdh-; 
sistently up a grand .a week... Many 
kick on the duals/ but; the b. o. shoiy^^^ 
the-'reverse. ■ ■ •; : ; ■■■:■-■ ^v^: -' s: '' -' 
Estiibiates for Thl?( .Week . 
Blue Mdase (Haipriclc-Eve'rgr'eeh) 
(850; 32-37-42)— ••sally;; ' Irene, and 
Mary* (20th) arid 'International Set- 
tlement* - (20th). dual: Indicated 
good $2,900 ■■ for six days. Last, week, 
SliRht Case; of Murdfer' (WB); arid 
'Love; Honor and Behave': ( WB ), 
dual; nicle at $2,800. 

CdliMum (Hamrick^Eveirgreen) (,1, 
950; 21r3^)— 'Jlurricane* (UA) ; arid, 
'Beg; Borrow oiF Steal' (M-G ), dual 
Looldng ardund $3,500, good /endxigh.. 
Last ; >\'eek. 'Birimstone' , (M-G) :> and 
'Man; ProofV (M-G), <iual» ;;$,4,100, 
great '-; ■.;^ .; -;-: ^ "''■;■ ' ,:-■• 

Coibhial (Sterling) (850; 10-21)^ 
'Behirid the Mike' (U) arid .'Hold 'eni; 
Navy" ^(Par). dual, split. With 'West- 
ern Gold' (2bth-) andr* Wallaby Jim 
df the Islands' (GN)i dual; Expected 
.okay $2,200. .Last wieek,; 'Sky Devils* 
(Morid) and Tainted Trail- (Mono), 
dual, $2,800, great' 

Fifth Avenue (Hanririck-Evergreeri ) 
(2;406; 32-37-42)— : 'Snow White' 
(RKO) (4th week), holding for; nine 
days. Starting- to taper,: likely to 
reach good $7,800; moves to - Music 
Bidx; Last Week (third), greait $10,200, 
- Liberty (J^vH) (1,800; 21^32-42)— 
'Met My Love Again' (UA) and 
'Trapped by G-Meh' (Col). Aritici 
pated okay $4,000. ; Last week. 'Wide 
Open Faces'. (Col) and 'librie "\y6lf..in 
Paris' (Col), dual; 10 .days,; slow .at 

. iuEusie Box .(HamrickrEvergreen) 
(860; 32-37-42 )WMad About Music 
(U) arid 'Walking Down . Brdad way 
(20th), dual (4th week). (Sding along 
for expected $2;800. Last week, same 
films, $3,300, big. ■ ■ 

Orpheiiim . (Hairiirick - Evergreert) 
(2;600; 32-37-42 )-^'Merrily , We Live? 
(M-Gr) arid 'Romance in Dark' (Par) 
;dual. Heading for $6,200, excdHent 
Last week, 'Sally, Irene and Mary^ 
(20th ) and 'Internatldnal Settletrient' 
(20th)i duali okay $5,600: ■ ■ 

Faloriiar- (Sterling) ( 1,350; : 10-27- 
37.)— 'King of Newsboys' (Rep) (ld 
cally: Tenamed:'Up from, the Streets'.) 
and /Daredevil vbriver' (WB), diial, 
with; vaude.;; Anticipated big.:$4,000. 
Last week; 'Prisoners' (Rep); arid 
:'She\<? Got Everything' (RKO),: dual, 
and vaiide, $4,100. .great. - . 
. Faramouiit (Samrick-Evergreen ) 
43;049: . 32-37-42)— 'Bluebeard . . (Par.) 
arid 'Dangerous to Have' (Par ): dual 
(2d weeic). ;-Paced at good $6,500 
Last wpek. sariie ftlnis, JtilOiOOO. sock 
Roosevelt ' (Sterling.);: (850; 21-32)r^ 
'Hollywood -Hotel': (WB) -and 'Bull 
dog Drummdnd's Reverige' (Par) 
dual; Meandisirin.? to slow $2,300 
La?t.week, '.You're a Sweetheart' . (U) 
and' 'Prescription lor Romance', (U) 
dual,;;$2,500, gdod. :: ■ ; - 



Facing PfWrt&ni, 0^^ 

Portland, Ore.,. Ajiril 5. 
•'Giri of -the Golden . West' in . its 
secorid week- at Parker'i; UA- is;; in 
line to rate the burg's top; b.d; score. 
Leader; fbr the high mark .-is! -'Blue-, 
beard's ' Eighth' Wife' . at the; ; Para- 
mount Both will hold Ipriger. . : . -: , 
.. Estimates for TWs Week , ; 
Brbadway (Parker) (2,000; 30^55) 
—^irsl: 100 Years' . (MG) arid .'Crime 
df Dr; Hallct' (U ). Just-.about aver- 
age $5i000. Last \veek; 'Of ; Human 
Hearts' (MG) - and. . 'Paradise for 
Three' (MG). mild ; $4,500; ' : - ■ . ' 

IVfayfair . ;(P:a r k er . Evergreen) 
(1.500; 3d-55)-ri'Mad, About Music': 
(U ) arid , 'Arsene Lupin : Returrig' 
(MCi) (5th~ week); Still holdirig ; its 
own . for okay $1,800.': Fourth week. 
$i2,000; First three weeks totaled 
around $14,000. ■ :,; V; 

Oriiheum ' (Hamrick - Evergreen). 
(i^iOOO; 30-55)— 'Snow White'. (RKO ) 
(5th' week). Hitting, ii fair average! 
at $3,700. Fourth, $4,500. First thyee 
weeks did better than ;$23,0p0. . . 

Paramount iHamrick -; Evergreen) 
(3,000; 30i-55> —- ''Bluebeard' ; (Par 
arid 'Dangerouf;; to , Kriow' .(Par).: 
Scoring a big. $7i5b0 ; arid. yfUl hold.; 
Last • \<'eek; ^Big Broadcast^ (Par ) 
arid .'Little Miss /RdughiMJCk* (C.dl), 
fair $5,000. ;: ; -■;;.■-' ■ '/^ -"-.'.■;■.■-', 
Rivoli . (Indie) (1,200; 15-40)—, 
Murder on Diamond Row' (UA) and 
Mama Runs. Wild' (Rep) arid vaiide. 
Winning week with $3,000. Last 
week, 'iSvery body's Doing It' (RKO) 
with vaude unit billed in, top .place, ' 
did an average $2,600. 

United Artists (Parker) (1.000: 30- 
55)— 'Girl of the Golden West; (MG) 
(2d : week ). Still mopping up : iov 
great $6,500. First . week, terrific 
smash at $8,000. -:\ - ' 



Robert Tayl6r,^3,600, 
Leads Pack, Lih^ 

.;....:. Lincoln; April 5. 
•Yank . at Oxford' is pacing: the 
toWni .this\ week;., ;Big' surprise last 
. . -Sveek was furnished by 'Dh SynV at 
the ' Kiva, pefkirig- up • after a slow- 
start to net $1.10,0. 

: Estimates for Tbis Week; ' . 

: kiva (Noble) (440; l6;rl5)-4'Stnrt 
Cheering' (Col ). Well liked , ari d looks 
like a very good' $1,200; Last week; 
*Dr. Syn' (GBDi eariie through . with 
a profiting ?!1;100 .after pdor start 
;. Dbprty (Cooper) (1.200;. 10-15.)-^ 
*Sby Ring' (U) arid >Hcidi' (20th), 
' - spl it with !Code of the Rangers' 
:: (Mohd) arid 'China Clipper' (WB). 

Fnir $1.000. ; Last week, 'Courage of 
; the Wcst^ (U) and !WiId; and Woolly' 



" Hollywood.- April 5, 
Warners, will ,ii'se;p 
.Roser!iar;y;Lane>in the lead r.dles oJ' 
'For Lovers Only- ; .;;:; [ . 

: , Joseph iSchrank and. Wally - Klein 
ai'e; writirig ;the/scrcert .1)1^ 





NICE $24,000 IN 






Audiences at the Radio City Music Hall, N. Y,. Iast; week btoke out' lri' 
sporitaneous applause at an dutdoor color sequence in'; Kprdals 'Divorce of 
Lady X' (UA). Scene was. the start of a fox hunt in Buckinghamshire, ;. 
and the applause was apparently .as riiuch foir the doiprful surroundirigs, 
of slopirig lawns, trees, hedges, a coiVntry .mahsiori, arid the red coats, . 
horses and hbVnds, as for the extr Tephnicolpr reproduic- . 

tiph. Earlier shofe. of ;syri^^ 

Color scenes .of Broadway at night in 'Nothing Is Sacred' (UA ) .were 
also' applauded at riidst performances. Applause for pictorially .effective 
film shots is not usual, however. Legit audiences nearly always respond '. 
for striking settings. ':'.'. v-^^;.- ',■'■-;'■■- '-r' 7:''^^ ][ 



Day after Thomas Proflfitt, Universal iiewsreel cameranian from Chester, ; 
Pa./ lost his life last week when big raft crashed into a Susquehanna river 
pier hear Williamspdrt; Pennsylvania superior eourt in Pittsburgh turned 
down iappeal of Proffitt arid his wife, Ella, in suit seeking to recover sum 
of money from , Warner Bros. Proffitts triied to get difference betwieen 
puirchas« price sfet in option lease on. their property in Delaware Cpynty, 
Pennsylvania, and what Warhers later paid at a isherifl^s sale. They lost the 
case in the lower courts at' Delaware county arid had carried it. higher.- 
Decision was handed down in Pittsburgh just the moment newspapers were 
Aashing deflhite confirmation of PrdfTitt's death in the aecident which cpitt. 
several lives. V-'-.. .:., . ..;• ;-.; ;-;;'.' 



Warners has effected ia; three-way tie-up with Street & Smith Pujiliita- 
tions arid Universal Camera CPrp. for a horiie motion picture test contest, 
the winners to be brought to Hpliywpod for a week of studio sightseeing . 
with all expenses paid; Publishing house, ' addition to .inag space bally- 
hoo, is dipping .into Ats treasury for 3,500 truck 55,000 broadsides 
for dealers and 30,000 newsstand posters. S. & S. publicity service will 
also send plugs to 500 daily newspapers. • . 

Warners pictiires to be , bbdsted are , 'Gbldd iggers. in Paris,' 'Cowboy 
Frorii Brooklyn,' 'Yalley 61. the Giants/ •Brother Rati* -Boy; Meets Girl' 
and 'Four's a -Crowd,';'/ . 



Industry thus far Is hot particularly worried about overseating, ^except- 
ins in a few spots. Reason is largely attributed ; to the manner in iwhich 
sieatins capacity ;has held close to old levels.^ Number of new cinema struc- 
tures erected: in the past 12 riiionths is riot large compjtired with those, which 
were, abanddried for rieW spots or shuttered. Hence, seating has remaine4- 
at a fairly even keel; v.-^'-^ 
' Possibly closest approach to; bverseating at present time is Ih; Detroit 
where Idle plants have curtailed expenditures. This is a natural, .develop* : 
;ment since aut'p factori^s;.genera.lly slo\y down dperations first in any ; busl* 
hess recession. ; . ■ ' ^■"■'•;V' '' 



■ ' -;';'■;-.-- ;■ Detroit ;Apr)l 5. 
i?re-Eastef ;;dbidruro3 ' . iBcttirig In 
krid With ,cPupla^ h^^^ 
along 'with auto laypfls, biz is pretty 
shaky., ■ ; :'.:•■■;■■ .■,-;■. 

'Jezeb.ei,':;plus- Major; fipwea unit 
at the Michigan, looks to top thie 
tpwni^but; under- inorihal.: wliil^ 
cagd' arid vatide continues to draw 
at the ;Fox/ :Srioiiv Whitey'^ 
w.eek.at Madisdn,;figiir€s to stick Ibr 
Holy Week; giving Disriey' pic- seven 
sessions here ' counting two. week' 
day-diateirs at the, UA ' '., - ■ ■ 

Estimates for This -Week ■ ;:. • 
Adams (Balaban ) , (1,700; 30-40)— 
'Start Cheering' tCol), plus. .'Islarid 
in Sky' (Col), dual.,; (Jetting around 
noririal $5,000. : Last week dkay 
$4,700 fot 'Mad About Music' (U) 
(re-vuri) arid .'Midriight . Intruder' 
(U), Durbin. opiis^having played two 
weeks at Fox. ' r 

Fox (Indie) (5,000: 30-40-65 )— *01d 
ChicagP' . (20th) (2d week), plus 
v'aude. Holding over for. okay $20,000; 
following bumper .$30,000 . previous 

Madison (United Detroit) . (2;000; 
30-40-65)-^'Sriow White' (RKO ) (4th 
week). : Sticking steadily,; $7,500, 
and figures to hold ; another session. 
Holy Week. Has clipped- off; takes df 
$10,200, $9i00.0 and 188,700 at this spot, 
plus sessions of $15,500; and $10,500 
at; the UA. . 

Michigan (United Detroit) X4;000; 
30-40-65) — .. 'Jezebel' (WB) with 
Bo'Wes .unit on; stage. At around 
$24,000, best house has had ;in ,sbme: 
time, althPugh; riot startlirig;< . Tepid 
$18,000 last stanza, for . 'Bluebeard' 
(Par) with Rita' Rio and Happy Fel- 
tdn bands" in 'Battle of swing.'' 

Palm-State (United Detroit) (3.000; 
30-40-50)— 'Kid Comes. Back' (WB) 
arid 'Breakfast ; for Two' (RKO); 
dual. Fair- ,$6,500 due. Poor $5,000 
last stanza for.' 'Fit ..for Kih g* (MG) 
and. 'Daredevil . Drivers' . (M(j); • . 

United Artists (United ' Detroit) 
(2,000; .30-40-65 )— 'M'errlly We Live' 
(MG;). Brutal $5,000. Last week fair 
!fi8.500; for 'G ul of : Golden . West' 
(MG); . : . ; •. o,v". --- 



Decision on a liaisPn man for all ne\vsreel material at the N; . Y. World'i 
Fair awaits word noV/ from Groyer Whaleri;; head of the fair, as to amount 
of money to he paid and approval of suggested candidates. The five news:* 
reels have nominated -several and these /have been laid , before, the fair ag- 
spciatidn through the .Hays - office. . , .-/j ' . _ ,. ' 

In the meantime, this delay in spttirig up this official to . f acilitate'making; 
of worthwhile publicity stories: on .ihe N. ;y.; expositidn Is holdihg back 
this mediumi of publicizing. In contrast, the newsreels made a compre- 
hensive story last : week of the Sari Francisco Fair, to ; be held the luhe 
yiear as New York's. : v ; ^ , 



Iriiportant filmrstage art director has found himseU m hot .water because 
of riori-payment of wages to ;woi'kers. he hired to ' aid him in redecorating 
a picture studio executive's home for a: party. ; Chap; forrinerly under cbri- 
tract to a studio, has been cited befpre the Gaiifprriiai Labor idbminissibn 
fpr a. hearing bri avftppd of cbriiplairitsJ . ;Accused now jobless,, is penniless 
as well. ;■';'■ :^-- ' ''■-.:::■■■:■(.''■■' ; ■; ..-; -'■ -; ; ;;; .■■;'• ' •.; " ' - 

: ; As part of ; Miisic . Cp^^ 

wood scene, the agency bought Meikle jolin's acts; and .is also ;acqiiiring' 
other talent contracts by purchase; from other agents. ;.; 



If present ideas are carried out, the recently formed f ilm Library Ac- 
apciatibn, , put together ostensibly to distribute motion: picture's to edu-. 
catprs, would be headed by an educator with an industry man as assistant. 
Understanding is that: the man representing educational interests would 
be .virtually ai 'front man,' with actual wprk done by film, business official. 
Doubtful if the industry ^vould Pkay such a setup without slich specific 
Uriderstanding. . -Matter of the Picture vUbrary : will have to get either 
direct or semiTdirect film biz okay befpre it can be worked into the system 
of distributing appraised pictures to the classrooms. . - f- : , ';.; 



Banker influence iri Paramdunt repprtedly was t^^^^ 
departure of Ernst Lubitsch from Par lot as producer after checkup of 
i-ecbrd showed that in last IV years. Lubitsch has produced only two pic-: 
tures which Were real mPney-makers. He has made an average of two. 
yearly, Lubitsch is ari expensive producer who always goes long on shoot- : 
ing, with resultant heavy .cutting in reachin^g final print He cut about 800' 
feet put of 'Bluebeard's Eighth Wife'; after the first print had been sent, 
east fpr previewing by Paramount executives. 



■ Warriers will do a remake of 'Sally'; from a treatment by Mack HelC 
linger : wMch :gives ; that former Ziegfeld musical a ^sort- bf ; 'Star Is .Born' 
treatment. Script is- said to be mpre or less what actually .happened on 
the 'WB. lot:, a script is given , to a writer to refurbish, said -script being^ 
'Sally,' and from then pn- is enacted what the story should be. ;:; 
WB problem at the m'dmerit is a titular, lead for 'Sally,' 



Judgment for $10,000 against British rag fpr libeling Shiriey Temlple was 
particularly pleasant news tp foreign cdrrespbhdents. in Hollyyvbod who 
have been pestered' for lyears,;. almost, weekly;, with: foreiigh queries' a.'jJvinB; 
correspondents tp check a legend that Shiriey Temple : is /a ;27^yoar-bl<l 

dwarf.;-.' . ' ' ',..',■;:■-.. ,- ^ . ■' ;-' 



Buildiip for Jeaii y 

: .• ■ .. ;■ ; .vHpllywppd, April; 5. 
; .t.eon Rpgcrs, : under contract tP 
Uiii Versai for more than two years, 
Has^pbtainedl .her ;rele 
over to :20tiK-.S'dx .Under a term deal. 

baiM-yl Zariuck .p^ her 
to featured roles. . 



: ■ Holly wbbd, April 5. 
Paul Muni,; back ;^rbm;toUr of ^EuK; 
vope, ha.? signed a ■ contract ;that will 
Iceep :him pit Warners lot; wlxcre he - 
got his screen; start. .■ 
; He had previoi'sly. announced he 
wbidd freel.nhce aftei"; drie more j?ic- 
lure at the Burbanlcrsti^lio.. ■ .-, 



START SINGING ..^ 

'-.■„-• •; Hollywdbd, April 5, :• 

Paramount, s.ent 'Sing, ;You;Sinners,'; 
.cp-istarririg .Fred,; ;MacMuiTay ; arid ' 
Birig (Trdsby, before the cam.er as- last 
■nnirsday (30) \vith Wesley Riiggles 
.producing "and ;^irecting.:: . 
■^tin ,Dre^> has the Icrnme lead.; ,' 



for Mr. WhWney 

■ :. '; ; ,: Hollywood, April .5. .; 
. ' Rcpxtblic h.Ts teamcdy Alex Gottlieb 
and Nbrman Burnstine to the script- 
ing job on "fhe Great Wall Street 
Scandal,^ ; based . on the : W^hitncy 
crackiip; . ; v,'; , ..':. , ; .-.: 

' .If is their fifth assignment as. a 
.team. ' , ' : ; ^ ■ 



Warners' 36-page, siepiaTCovercd pressbbok on 'Fools for Scaridar'hai 
been , selected by the American Typography Association as the finest ex- . 
ample of pamphlet printing in, thie past year. Award was .'made after study- 
ing catalogs frdm all important industrial coricerns as well as pressbooki 
from major studios. '\ . '.-.V ■ ■; ' ■ .. . .. ' 

Bill at Albany to force employment of two men in each pictiiire house 
bopth in New: York state, was successfully defeated by upstate independ- 
cnt exhibitors. The chains took little interest in- the campaign td kill the 
measure since mpst bf the chain houses employ two or more bodthnrien ss 

it is. .. ' ■ r / -• ;■•■- ' - :-• y ■• -^^ :/ ' ■' ■ ' ^ V > 



Portraits and stills on Paramount players, unused after the campaigns 
on films have been, completed, are sent to Los Angeles hospital, v/here 
children are patients, under hew order by: Terry DjeLappe," stiidip publicity 
direclpr. : ;. " .■' ; ;^ • 



' ;%dye, Ilbripr. a (NVB), only hoW' being; released, iritip^^^^^ 

'B^i Mir Bist bu Schoen' last Deceriiber, with idea for a quick release. 
But the studio encountered considerable untoward cpmplications, hencft 
the datcdness of the pop time. ; ; 



^j^eaiiesda jV April <5i 19$9 



< ; If tb'B Neely: bilit - eyer ^became i; la^ it; wa;s: gdiing ^to j^ut:;« terrlflr 
Gritiip- li^tP ; hun]dreds .oi>man^fers;^\^^ small, timers, " Who -K^^ 
• n^a'de.bio'pk^bopkirig eyerythihg: savi; 

broken.springs in the chairs.. ; ^ ' }. : ,■' ^./W , 

Whehever th«y are : vijiitied ' by local Welfare workerfi: tjiejr pull i 
Ibiig face, shecL a. few tears .and .ieU . the epniplainanta 'the .'aWfiiU .U^e 
'.of how block bbokihg,.h£k9 thein ...bp hand and. fpot. . They have, no 
'rhoice in thie seleiitipii of their .ofreririgs,: but m^^ whatever the 

difctatpriai producers seixid them; They dpn't want to play theM tet«; 
rible pictures .any .more than tvant theni ; ahown, but . 

they have, no recourse. They are blpckrbppked. ; The result has beiea 
that .thousands ' Pf . reformers h*y* wept over . the. sot-rows ' of . their 
mithagers atid .have written their congressmen- to. dp . sdmething' abeui : 
1 It. ~ if Cpngress' dPesI it iS: goihg :t6 khPck. the prppS' from under tit-: . 
eraliy huhdreda of mana^ worked ^.thelr pet aUbl for 

■ years. ^ --.v' : '. --r: ^ ■ ■ ■ '; - r.- 

. The .in.en who h*ve peilnitted their-Tpatrpns 
■'Birth of . a Baby' and ; similar product ; are the ' results! of . block . bc6k>. 
;lhg-wiU'be'forced":t6:'^ihk'h^^ 




Allicil Statesf* Obsei'ves Ihduistry iti 

: ■ Pailic-^Keiii Reisents Myer^^ :i^ia^ 
■^.V;>rife8.' His - I.n(dtistry--,AVelf are>.. 



„. Abrarrt "F. chLei.cdunsei-fb^^^^^ an!c|:,requi.r«^-.tKe;b to .accept 

Allied. StateSf last- week ariswero.d:] it. .- Biit. iinv lhe\ motibri. pictute. b'usi-' 







Viiitrbduction pf: hew. Edmistoti;: 
anti-biock bookinig .bilt 'h ihe.-Hoiisie. 
•last week, ,;at : Washingtoft;. is . taken . 
• to .hveah :/ in' industry .'circles- : thiat 
anti.-ijlQck bpokihg . iegisliatipn . .y^ill 
;hover bvier the .picture, business ' fpr^ 
soinie time tp icome, no .mattier 'what 
hippens to .the I»Ieely„ Sbhate^ .m 
■ tire .prV'the ■^Pettengill .failt . In,; the^ 
■Hduse, ^..i^"- ■ ' 

. Itppression ■ the:,' trade. . ' ..thait 
•'Edmistpn. is ,:. .. fi;i«ind of y'Pettengill 
aiid that ; the ' bi 11 . iwas iihtrpduceid;: 
islnce it reads " almost; wbrd lb^^^^ 
1 ike Pettehgili 's- .measure, ' ib con- 
.tijTue .the campaigh latter.: 
retires, from ■ CorigresSi.;. ■ Pettengiil, 
it is;':Urid.erstppd, will not be , ai~canr. 
. dldate. /or 'reye^^ 

tion 'pf .-. the" Edrnistort .measure wias. 
under.takeni . it. '■■ reported., in' ptder 
that. , the." anti-block \ bppking, camT 
paigh. rnighi.be. 

.■: jEdm.istbn- is a ne.wspaijer .pub-; 
liVhet • Ii"Pm'. Westbh./:W /Va., . corri- 
.iiiunity of abput .9,000 . pppuiation', 
•The . theatre ; setup there . indibates 
. tHat.^tlie bill. , has' hp .direct reiati 
to exhibltof sguaw^k5, from that sp^^ 
, WiUiam P owns both 

.lioiises... ■ \:W'estbri;-. • The'y'.'-. are,; thQ; 
Caimden, . , 640Vseat. theatre, arid th 
Koliy\yopd.,' ■400-seater; ■ 



picture industry, : It ;is riaturar. there- 
fore that he. shPuli . hear frprh , all 
thoseywho think; there is- anything 
wi'ong ;with motibn;.picitures and that 
w.ellrmeaning, :.V 

,whp; have been' led tp! ijeli.eve that 
Congress... , : improve .mptio.n i pib-, 
turpi by -legislation should, send,- in 



t'w.p. l^ttecs by. Sidney -iR, Kent .rbri 
]• the Neeiy :ahti-bIobk: bppking- biiV 
i: he. set ^or th : reasGris why, his . ias^b-: 
J ciatiPn' is ;Ior the ijJieasure. . Letter 
! was prelude.d '. by- -a hPte • -y' wbi.ch 
Myers ■says, *;'.Thiat iKeht should h aye 
written two stieh -viplent letters is a 
f^ii:; ■ indication, pf ' ;the .paniC; hPW. 
existing in New York. pver' t^ 
biil. and pther measures ^ fp a 

square .deal^ '[-.. 

Myers' r^ply . tb .lCent -.stati?s, ?'Ybijir 
actigin in • iending. ypur • ^name jco a 
.cpmmuhiciitioh 

but^ of ., character led. us tb believe 



resblutioris , ^ 

■ 'Passage of ; -the; Neely Bill would 1 that ypii had beert , ^elected by your 
rnrieari the disruption a.hd perhaps the associates in the Motion Picture Pro- 
conaplete- abandphnierit;;b^^^^^ 
opera tive edncatiPnal enterprise -in 
; Which we -are mutuaUy^intereste^ 
This v/puld hapi^ 

of fi nahcial Stress requii" in.g the. ut- 
fnostVecpnomy pn^^^^ 
meiriber , cofiipan.ie's^''b 
discQUtagemeht at failure to. appre- 
ciate . the.', prpgress; that .' has . . .beeii 
made/. :'-■.•■:'.> ■ ^•.^v'.; ' -.v-X-^ : -I'w •'V /' 



.X-Neery'-.-,a.'nd- ' .Pettehgili -; bills ', were 
Uhariinvously opposed-^. !t^^^ 

P.icture The.attei5;'Qwner^ bill .wia^ 



associates In the 'Motion Picture P.ro- 
ducei's jand pistr^ Americaj 
inc., tp act as. hatchet nvsth in kiiling. 
off 'exhibitpr .'suppprt: for the- N^^ 

>iiit.v:-''y;;;. -. -v:^'-' 

'Myers avowed thaj he is - against 
compulsory/ • block^^^ 
AV'hich;: the; disti-ibutor..:v determi 
riot : mereiy/^ he shall sell- but 

also what the- ..exhibitpr shall - buy; 
He .claitrte<a: that he was hbf ajgainst 
sell ihg .aii'd: buying' in S^hplesalp; Ipts 
.so ■ long ;pxhibitors. can/: exercise 
i'ree» iand infbrihe.d. jdiscretibri.' He 



ticut..- assbci.atipn . ;; ; ; •' -;resoliitiori 
passed. Monday ■ (4:>. - Resolution ex^ . 
plained. .thaVaCtipn >Vas .tak.en 'again^ 
the . Ne.ely b ill be'ca.use . . rrieriibprs. 
were cbnyiriced- that it would not -ac-. 
cornplish ariy.-of the beniefits .-it'S-prbr 
portents .claim for the hreaisure, ' 
. : Edward ::G/.Leyy, 'sec^^^^ 
CpririectiGutv.'asspciation,:^..'^ 
that the prganiiatipri .does favor ieg^: 
iSlatibn that- Will ricl the indU'stvy. of . 
•certain.' evils;.' .' . '.':-■' ;.'':■ -'.-.'V '- '. - ■ ■ '; 



; V ■ Cpmmuhlty "Service Plea 

; ComthMriity leade^^ -tiisually con?' 

; .tatted;, by the ^cbmmu 

>partmeiVtVpt the:vMbH 
d.ubers;-.& .'pistribiitprs Association' in 

• last 'Id days 'haVe jiecejyed a mimepr 

. graphed; letter frPni .Carl E; MiUilcen, 

.sebrstary of. PrgauizaU 
fa aits of Keely anti-block. ; booking 
bin now up in .y.. S. Senate. ' . ^ 

. Commimication is a. 'direct denial 
of claims that 'moral and : ai'ti.stic. 
quiality pt piptures will, be imprbyedl 
•by in act" of . Congress^ • ;Mitliken 
points ^ eduPatiohal prpgi-am ca 
. pn. through the. community service 
diyi'siPn of ./the . Hays , pfFice and 
thiough thPse activeiy"; interested in, 
.Gonimuriity welfare.- A)l of this/ was 
Jp;unproVe the- type/bf'.films^^^^ x' 

:• . 'Your /interest ' arid- stipport . . also 
.: greatly ; strengthen ' this industry 'si 
.prpgrkm/^letier /states, 'of 'selirregu-^' 
■ iatlon at.th.e source ot produc 
, /rfiaiking^ effective . the standards '.'bf 
dcicericy and good taste .eriibodied-iri; 
; the pVoductiort code, this, associatipri 
.; during -the. last ^^^^^f^ years /hais i'en-' 
d.ei/ed/ 2Q,866- opinions/ effecUng. noil 
; .le.ss than 100,000 .changes: ;" / mption 
/ pictures/' .So su.bpesi>f ul is . this pi'b- 
.cc'd ure. that/lhe ..pr.e.yiewirig' Gom.fr''t' 
. tcies, representing , ihiportarit; vciyic; 
. cdu cat iPiial^ai rid r.e^ligibus constitueri- 
: cies' ribW ;apprbve about ST'V p'f /bur 
; pi^duoC''.;;-' /../,; :;"// ;/■■.-//;■.. --..^-^ ■■■■ 

-Hay's. -ofTice^ letter, alsp'-.ppi'nts .pUt/i 
: ;that rip.public. hea'ring was giveri^.^^^^ 
/ tlie. sb.-ca.lled jsieely bill (Senate Docu-. 
/ Itiijnf loS)..... ' ';/-;.■'- '•.-,.: ,■ ■;/■■,'; 

'i- -'The-/. 'bili' ;.is : ihterided, /tb; :regulatie 
: tKe.iii()lion picture ihdu it reads, 
'fp r t he pu r pose ;of ■ i m pro v in g; -the .. 
quality of- riiPtibri- pidlurc. .bntertaihv 
•• }• f prtKsbd - in .1.15 . present ;:fpt;riii:v 
-'■it'. Would; 'iiT .Ihe'/bpiriipri. of wcU. . . -' 
; formed ; joad(^' ;in' ;all/ bra 
'■ /tlip bu.s.in'c.^s/'^' .. dislP.cafe 'the' prc'serit . 
',' 'Wii.^criv.t>j^.distrlbuUP'n:^.a^^^^ 
; Miiwi I'.ious ' fi-i-)aricial /IPss. -and -mu.ch 
. total dcil-'niclibn bpth to'-distrib.ulors. 
-;.'aiKt -.to ;exhibjtors.-- '/ :^ ' ' 
■■ . , 't^l'ir /scvGral ;>?,eai's- Sehatoi*-.'Neely\s\ 
: iiiuiie- has.' ;boG'h/' aJjsb.ciate.d iri : -the 
--.Pr^iv^s- Wlth JoKis^ dircctied a 
coin:i[ ul .aiid i-egulaUbn bt the mpliP 



the :riiildes.t..'pr.pp,psal .ever pfferpd .to 
GUr-e ; 'the e.Vil ; pf -cpmpulSory ■ block 
.bpbklng.' Myers' suggested /that Kent 
offer, his • prpposal ^ as ah mendmcnt 
or -substitute foe . the • Neely; b.iU sP 
that /the '•exhilE>itors; cah^--.fc^ 
tween.them.;^^:^--'v -■- ;/'■'•/:./'.> ■■ /'/ '■' '■ 
. ./Expres.^ing.. no- • gi:eat;../::Concern 
either-vby /hiniself ^his-Nassbcrat^^ 
over, claims, .tha.t: the .bill/ would, dis- 
',turb;'-Qr ;destroy the .price/Jstruc 
of/ -. the; industry ■ because .^nUilirig;. 
pricing , the basis bt groups less 
.than the total hlpck, /Mjrers . charged 
that-/coritraG^ ; tbday, / prbvide /foi^^^^^ 
separate price -;~gi:bups i^ 
Whole block. •/" 

16' • ?The/ ma ./ dIfTerehce,' ' :he, said, 
' wp\ild •' be / that / the dis'tribUtPrs 
■^T V -^r- 1 , - i -J .J- Tj 11 would ha^-ei/to identify, tnr a hindjng 

Ne\</ ,York S ; staid.: fJarnegie Hall.l.fashion ;pictures- offeired,' arid this; ; . 
reverted ^rom the .musical ma|ters tp; main ' bone, of cpriteritiori.' • / • 

:.Myers' . contentioh; on the matter; 



Mr&: Jdifflstii' & S|iid^ 
WHh Jungle 
" ■ at 



the. les.s.: conservative, :; jungle pas 
times, bf 6s ( Mrs. Mai-tih) Jbhiv 
Friday !. (i riight . in ' ;a ■ cpmbi riatiP'ri 
lectin re and presehtatibn.bf 'the, film, 
;^Jungie^' Galling.' , / 'Jungles^; include.s 
fliril" -taken duri'iig/.theirVzt -years:^ 
j imglp ..e>cplprers, arid is, pre^eiTi ted . in 
meriibriam tp . Martin; Jplirisbn, h*jr 
hiisb^nd-./who was killed last year^^ i^ 
a' plane cra.sh in which she, top; wis 
,ihjui:ed/- seripUSly 



As . a filrii. 



es*. Is no more 



of - synopsis, reqii jred by the. bil 1 : is 
that : no , ■ foot-by -foot .description 
needed under the ririeasure; /;:He/was. 
ipcl ined- ' to ^bplieve ' . that ,; art .hpriest 
synippsis :>vPu.ld .,; preciude pfbsepur 
tibn; . ..He everi /hinted, that a work- 
able biitline would fill/the/bilL; V; ; ^ 
/ On - the issue - of -fines-' iand : jail 
sehteric.es; MyerS . wrptb . in . part; / 
'You may be cbricer-ried , about .'.the; 



, .. . , ^prpvis.iori which says'; that if the pic- 
than a/rehash of .what s been shown. Hu,,^ delivered is -'substantia! iydiX- 
before. . Its ;bining : ' ./eonsiderably |. f ererit* / f rorit^ the. synopsis- the 'ex- 
less worthy .than;, the presence' of. ; hi bi tor may cancel., the lease as to 
Mvs.\Jphri50n. whp revealed- herself .| such/ film. In ha pther busiriess-in 



rie.s.s the cb.ntriacl.s' and pra^^ .ha\^ 
biieii :sl{:i;i If iiliy'. de vispd tp 'pernnit 6t 
evefy /kind of subsiitUliori: imaging . 
able. And- since -this reserved, right 
of sub-stitutibn fits . i.ri ;so;/admirabiy 
Wi th; the vicious system, hereinabbve 
meritiPned,; the : dist(;ibutbris :cherish : 
it ;anid h;<ve/ opppsed v any,; and ' all 
suggestions that- .it be /inodified Pir; 
re;fbrme.d;'.-i -.;: '. - v ■'.//.-' ''• "•;.'■■ ;'/ 

; lyiy^rs said that df'stributors . werCr 
unduly; ialarnTed..;pv ^ the canceila-;- 
tipn priyilege Which: might/ be used ;■ 
by exhibttprs under' the ; proposed'. 
liaW'. ; He ~ posed " the ■ question bf 
'where ; Would / exhibitors -get ;'picr 
tur.es?' if: unreasprifiible. cancellation 
was eriiplPyed. X^tteir cl6se;s . with, a 
plea; for real 'self -regulation.'. ;■ 

:'/■ ■■'-■■ "' ■/./-Kejit's'liebuttar.";^^ 
•• His datj^der up : byer . the ipain 
in./ which Allied; i/ States., Aiisri; . at-, 
tacked him. in- /its; hPuse: /organ / of 
abbUt t\vo Weeks ago, ;loUbWing his 
published / pppbsitiori; to the . Neely 
bili;; ;S. ; Rv /Kent,- president : of , 20th- 
;Eox, w;rb t e Abr aril- F^^ .;Myers, Allied 
leader; oiie of th,e strphgest letters 
of . h i s - ca r eeir^ • ii ri'dei"; ; d ate. ; ipf March 
.31, in which he, stputiy;~ defended/his 
position .and topk Myers perspnally. 
tPr task; Without' pulling the punches. 
. ; lCerit wrote VMyers personally ;.b.e 
cause /he felt the .Allied article ini;^- 
plied. 'j»//persbnal / attack - uppn ^ hiiti 
and. h is :goo.d. faith.- His ' letter; said 
ini -part;; -.^'- ; ; •■ .. / ./'/; .;.- '- ' / ;'^ 

. ;'It ought tp: be; apjpiirertt ; thsit in 
writing to. the-custpmers of this; cPiti- 
-pany ■ I-rTacted^solely'-^iri-MV^ 
fieyed tp be the best interests; of ;20th; 
GerituryrFbx arid; Wa.s only inbidcri- 
taily carrying the fight ;pf :.th<>se "Who 
with; me ;beiieve.;in the vlciousriess 
.Of the; Neely Bill/ iand: its harmftil ef- 
fect UpPri. those with / in vestments in 
•the - industry. .. .-; '/." ; - ;■-";'./■ /■: ';^:■/ ■ '■ 
- 'I: , saiid- ;iix riiy letter /of March/ 1/0 
that the J^oely.Bill; parti.culariy in ifs; 
uriliair arid imwPrkable synbpsis.prp- 
: visions, / will : prevent the'.': sellirig . of 
motion pictures before /they are./llri- 
ished. /Of- cbucse; I knbW; that yoii 
questipri thsit, arid a lot bf pthcr/peo- 
ple who never hiade at hiiotiPh/picture 
pr ■WrPte a script in -their- lives ;are 
also denying it before; the exhibitors 
of the country,; but 1 repeat it here 
;aga'in; Of course ! did riot say diircr- 
iS;j ently ;at the hearings.' and the por- 
' tioris of; riiy stalcraeiit .rjUot'cd jin yoUr; 
bullolin . do; ript . indicate that I' saiid' 
differently;-.-";- ■..■ ■■" ' :■ ■ -/-/. . '. 
' 'I said then/ that; I preferred the 
English law;, tb the Neely Bill /arid 
, that if a. bill Were: passed which; pro- 
i hi Ij 1 1 ed both th e distr ib.ii tork aind the 
I. exhibitors/' frpiri sclli;ng or/ biiyinj,' 
' inPre ;t.hari. one picture ;at a time, ;I 



as an :excel.i;erit entertainer and 
sEiealc 'i- ,/ ... '■:/ .■;/ ..; . /■/; ::'- ■;• 
; Filrri: is silerit, Mrs.;, Jbhnspri har-. 
rating ;a;s/it is imspopled. ., . . '/ 
;' .She Will :returri. :tp ;Africa at the 
end. bf: the summer to ; make .'inblh^r . 
pi.ctvire on the j'urigies.-';: lyrilike : h«f'r; 
ptiierSj- thi^ one vyill haye'a'stbry, ' ■:- ; 



Fox-WC $1GO,000 

its 



the >;brid . can the ; selfer - deliver-, an i 
article; other than the . pn^.barga^ 



INDIE STUDIO CRAFTS' 



;:';..' • Ii Angeles, 
Fbx-Wpst' Coast . has ;se,t: ..$100^000 



/lembfi'al^'hb^TtalH'"'^?'"^^^'^^ - ^ V '.■• ■ / V: -/ ''^«dopt a; principle, of a': 

tS^ ' .^:B!Z ren^^ ,hayp;.held. secret sessions . tjiil.'lictWocn ^Iiat coul 
V<?°^i^®.-f ^ -'[/With a Vlnited :^ pledged if .juris- vpitiurc 'sold^ in ;a .g^f: 

i^ne tne -t'^^/camr . ^.^^j^^ .bf^ any: craft is thrcalfcrTed. <X)uld: be;iisk(;d.::f«r that 



go.al for. the: ;comb.ined..^dirive .to be 

staged by an^^ciI^cu it;- theatre^ Miborers' and /those'- affiiiated^ 

April. 28 tP.May;a,.tp,rarse funds ^On:|.i^ 
the 'Will- Rpgei's .M^tnpri'a.l; .hos^^^^ -- " • - ■ 

:and.-thiiv.Red'..C>-QSS.; ^ 
..; X)eci.»ii(,M^i to corribi 
paigns'/ was /reached; -at. a ;cbivf^.r.cnqc j 
.attended :;-by' / Ctorleis;/' P.; . Skbi.iras;'! 
F-WC ; pperaling; 'ch:iet:,.'A.- /P; .Wax-, 
man, ■■/director/ ol -/-the/ 'Roger's ..Me- 
morial thea.tFe;\yeek//and A- L- S'':ha-. 
■f e i-; Coast; ..- m anagiei-' ■ 'f pr ; / th;e ; ~ Reel 
•Grbssi ' -/• .;^;/ ■ •■■'"-;..:..-..•-.:;..'/.-.'/ ■' .■.■■:-. 



I wotild riot oppose it. . I. al.so Stated in 
my letter to- tl-ie; 'exhibitors that, in 
ivmy opiri lori, ■.the/Neely Bi) 1 was twice 
j as; dra.stic in its results as the Eriglish 
i ,laW; so. ■ Where is the inconsistency 
or' the cpntradictiori? ; ; I did in the 
quoted portions /pf crbs.s^ifli'e cpllo- 
qiiy: ; W'ith M r;./ Pettehgili point - out 
that the: EngliKh. law piv-the issues pr 
blpck booking aiid moial/s \^'as fairer 
-:to. the distributors' than the prbpOs.cd 
/Neely Bill,.:/.;:. /;."-; -' ' -/' 

'As you know, the Engli.sh law ha.s 
nbth i rig. to do with - .stli i rig piiitu res 
' .in gt.oup.s./ ;lt makes/ it~ illegal for 
i .e ith e i' tVi e .Vi is ti- i b u tor b r, th P. Cxhl bi tbj" 
i to . cpri tract for- mo'tibn/plcture, be- 
; fore.'-/ it . has, been/ t'radesh.owri;- . Toij 

lndeperident .studiP cr^ftk are in. an'>'^o- >^'Ml^ 
lindercover . 'Orgariizatipn - move ^IP: Intakes -rip attempt: trt; go.; heypn4 the 
..../..^ tr 4U o<? ' . v«i Jiivvc ly . ^ai-i-j^jja of pictures'. being sold. bcforo 
:Ayard off ■Uie^cncroachrncnt^f . larger;^ 

,iln|on:s, and tp .wo.rk" with other ;crafts ;.ti,nipt.ib. jivlerf(;rc with price'- sti^uc-; 
;fo^', the enfb;rcement..p.f;producer con-.,. aire,.' the ;N(?ely..:B.ill do.cs 
tract's. ..GrGt!P:\irielijdes painters,; ;.?' / / /'I W:ell;^re.ca!l.' that Wlvori you /^^^ 



Hbllyjvbod; \A'prii $;,; 



/FTGV Sound l^il-Tu 

|L- : ;'.Was;hirigtPri, Aiiril- . 

;;'./.ShbW.>:ca.u,«;e. prder-. .against :S.a|6s- 
j bn;-.S'bi)n.d /Gorp., New York /Company 
1 speciali7:irii,'> .ln ''nipti . 'i.pictiJre;. thea-:- 



-,i'-tr;e-/eq.jipm;ontr :;isS .Week., by 

/; ■f-cdci:al ' 'T?ra,(j'c tQmiTij\s!5ibri'. /■ .';/:.• 
■■[ - ;. Ciai in.s o.f. ihc. '.company .that ;spund. 



on the 'If'ederal . .Trade Comnvissibn 
With and hold.jjig- the/hearing in N;c'.W;'Ybj-k. 
/ ; -you .trTcd .to .j;et that; trade moeti rig;. to 
iidopi a principle ,of a 3.1% differcn- 
uld be paid f or- 
fbup and ./what 
i t/samc; picture 
irTdiyi.dually'-;' thi.s-:iri .spite, of' thc..fact 
j. that evidence, ha.s; /bepn /cpeatcdly 
; iivtrbduc.-ed, whi(,'h shoWs; that: iridi^^id-^ 
[. .u'a 1 -pi o.hrr.e's, ,■ .. 11 k' .: 'The; ' ■ .Covered 
;- Wagori,V hii.vc/ :bn occaSibri,^, brought 
. I.ri , rn'brR fiTm .rerityl for.the .disli'ibu'r; 
{■ni . a.iid mbi.;.c./prbfit.; for the cxhi.biT 
;tor ,thari;..s.irv;ci.'al , other' rapliori' pic- 
; lu res, "a i id: . in. ; so'mp;' ca.scs almost ah; 
vCritire .;ji uup.: It ..is. my. firm.' belief 
; that; ybu/.; yciuhself/ ■are.;n;o\..ariX.iou.s' 
to .kill ;blbrk/ bbbkiri.g;. because .' you 



lORETTA'S KID SIS IN P 

: ''; :■-■//■ • /.'• / irbllywopdrAp-iMl-Si 

.;\CoiiVt -' approval ^ has> hoiiiy. giA'?ri ;screeris:;lt';sc)ls' are/'tfamp:iiiroof.:;and; / ha^,^;,: j,j;y_ay\:^ prcherye ' the 

Gcorgianna Bel/'ier, .Llrycarfoid ■:sis,r.;.pf top. q jlaii tyV ;ai:e-;y-hlr ti^i; ;;cpm'mish.:-.<pr.i nciple .of the/ v;.holesalc /pric'e at;^ 
ter of Lbrt4tiii..Youn.g,. on her' lcrtri'.;-(|Ucged;; .Not -.bnly..;wili .tlTey. burnV. :i;ac.hed "to.tiie .incliv;i;dual:; pibturc.'. Iri 
con;ti'act AV'ilh Selzmclc-lnleriiflUi>tvaij "IVvit .'IhcrC' arc sound scrccn.s used'.fo'r. '.iJther ^.vvu.T-ds', ':a'oU Vv'ant ..tp '.strangle 
;si;art: pf /whith will inark hji.r 'sbrccn ih6 samb^pui;pbse'w}iich fii-e /Pf: bi^ one-^hand but have 

'debut.// ■•:•-;- .;;/../ :.^:' ';" ,' ;■;'' 
Pi.'t-'t prbvicies' for 'a.' salary 



t thQ'/Wcekly; 'whic')i ..liiouiits .With each bp-. ; •J.ultcd,'- ; Two 
c>lipn:i^Upn..i;criew^I;'' '/ . •";. :^- : //; ^ -.^ './'i=iit,lp answer; 



Of $77) .resi>oiident ; corporation. , /B TC; .,Lu - y^- r,,r.as^-anV.peii;onalfy coiiccrried-^ 
ch op-. ; •^.l.^ltGd,■•; Twenty, days; «iven/the.;<Hit-^^ ' T ;.u'u rifrt speaki/ng; for any n.thbr: 



rconipariy- -.^that/ if '-.thi^i / Biir-. simply 



;stated' -that rpicturi^s. .vhou^^ iiold .; 
hereafter one- at. .a tiriip/ aiid /bought 
hereafter one at. a.tlm.e,, I wbuid'hbt ./ 
'bpijpie.-it.-^/.;; :;; ;■./;■';;. '■../"-, 
; 'The :rbuspris.:I opppsed. legislation 
sp.Pnsored by/yoUr- AsKociafion under . • 
ypur.. ;leadership; siich . / the Brbolc- ' 
hart; Bill pjf ,1.932,. Were ■ because ;i\ 
thought; arid ^stiU feel/siich measures; 
to be : uriWprkable. p'uriitive ; vri intent 
arid ; not iii fuVthbrancie PE the best' 
interest Pf all those Whp had invests . 
merits ' /the . industry/ : ;They wei-.e; ; 
bill.s ; preisertte.d to / -hafn -string* /the/ - 
producers . arid - distributors^ while ■ 
giving / nothing ; to the . indeperiderit / 
exhibitors albrig the line indicated 
by the sporisors. .-' / '-'---';. //;'/;•/, 

'You-aslc. where T have; been diiring . 
the pff : years^that ;is :appareri;tly bcT ■■■■ 
tween ; the .libibs.- your bi-gatiization / 
pushed such /bills as the . Brookhart ' 
and;Neely Bil!sr-^in,dicatirig-that duri; 
irig these off. periods I haVe had, iio . 
interest ;whateVer. in/; the exhibiW. . 
In- the first place, I perspnaUy haveii't-: : 
been conscious of :any- off ybai-s fpr ; 
me— at/lcast my health wouldn't iii- 
dicaite it ;• The people In this biigii 
riess whp recpgnize ; the/ facljj fairly. ; 
know .that during";the past 'five years . 
1 WaS. /during ;th;e.fir.st three years of / 
the 'five, busy reorganising ; and tryv . 
ing tp saye the Fpx Film ; Gorp;, and ]■ 
that a little over, two years Vago .1 : 
Was bxisy iii effecting its merger with - 
20th Cerituiy. 1/ believe that these / 
.years,; arid also iny ;efforts. were very .;. 
linportantto the independent cxhibi-i . 
tprs, thPiisahds of whorii today; Mr. • 
Myers, ; ai:e deperiderit upon this com-/ - 
pariy f or' their sburce. pf; product. . An4 ; 
I. believe that; gettirig this coriipany 
back into line -and . being ,in.str.umcntal 
in', makirig a deal- Which has miade' it . 
an ^ptustandi ng ./qiiaUty. prpduber . of / ; 
mption pictures: ; were' certainly as ; - 
impprtant to the independent exhibi-i v 
tors bf; this country as anything that 
you have accomplished for therri dur- ■■. . 
irig this -same; period pf ;time^ // 

; :*Ybu; mii-st; be. Well- .bwarii b'f : the / 
faipt that no one pari write a- syridpsjs 
pf a: picture riionths in;.;adva'nce bf its ' 
;prpductipn 'that you, /. / lawyer,; ; ' 
can't/ attack: afterwards as inaccurate. ./• 
: Arid th<ff' Neely ' Bii 1 1 dpes ..not- reqitire, ;; ■ 
as ypii argue, under peri'alties- of fine / 
and/ihipjrisonrrient'ori the wholesale. . 
distriburor, ■ that 'he - f urnish juSt. /'a / 
.synppsis,'.but rather he- riiust furnish,- 
•the synopsis required ■ by. section 4.' 
Th^it section specifies 'a coriiplete arid/ 
•truP syriop.si.s; of ; the. contents of such 
film'; :iricludirig /'an '^utUrie ; of the 
stbry,; incident^, and scancs depicted / 
or: to be depictod.- and/ a statemeri.t ; 
desGribing. the; mariner pf treatment' 
of' dialogs cpriceriiing yirtd scci£e.f de-/ 
.pictirig :vice, cririiej or.; suggestive, of 
sexual passibri.' -You.certainly;>kriow 
this/as; ybli pl^iiri to have helpied draft .; 
the Bill and brioe enacted, it is. ap-/ - 
piled by :the courts as it is writtPti, ' 
as ;ypu well know. / 

'Fijr'thet^. youi'; letter.; /sepks by ;in.- ..; . 
nuerido: to' discredit anything that I / ,; 
.have ever: tried/to do.; for the "iiidb-^''. 
pendent' exhibitor arid that; betau;se . ; 
of niy opppsi tibn. tb the /Ne.ely Bill, .1 / 
am; nbt, entitled Hp ;:their further. Pon-. 
.ftdencei tet riie point but to ybii that : 
I: have nevPr made. any,. secre . 
. fact. that'I am ;;flrst'<a distributPri but ■: 
that during the 20-:ycar$ I have been 
in :the industry I/, do jbelieve I- 
liaVe dprie. a nuriiber bf . things; thitt 
hai;ve;beeri beneficiartb the irideperi-. 
dent exhibitor. / I- cPntributed.-cer- 
.t'ainly to the impii-oVements;.. iri;.th 
unlforih: 'arid staridord contracts' ne- 
gotiated ; Pver a period of tifrie.and ;' 
I had as much to dp with What werit ; 
intb thein; as you did ;yoUrself ; 1 dp ; 
believe ,' the ;26 years . tiiat T. liave; 
been in the Industry that; I have ;; 
rtiade -a few cpiitributipris that; have; - 
at- Ica.sl, not: been ha rrii f ul ; to the in- 
deperiderit Gxh ibilpr -but, yas . theHe . 
were rendered; on; a,: nb^pay, basis* 1; 
dp hot see where yiou, of all persons,. 
Who' get paid for ypur; seryice.s, have/; ; 
^riy righ t tb; coriipla i n ; arid pbi nt out; 
a lack of .r.bsults pn niy. part. /I could / / 
just as con-sis'tPntly arid; just as fairly/ :; 
challenge ypur record Pf acconipli'sh'-n 
trtent thrPughout all these years, Ibr 
which: you did; get paid^ / 
\ :;;'! have; repbatedly. pointed- pUt .lha,t 
; thcVe; is, only one thing in/this indus-- - 
;try : that is. paramount- .arid that, is 
good riiption pictures. I- have; neVet. 
pretended ,tP ;bo i .prpducer^/but/I do ;; 
syriipathi^c with .the riian /who has ; .; 
to make/ riilotiori ; pi ctii res a.s I th i rik ;, 
it'is the; toughe.st as.Slgn.ine^ have^. / 
in . the . i ridu.str y , a iid ' ■ at iria i ly/ .tiriies; :- ; 
the leai*>t.. appreciated; . ; -. . ;; ;;• 
'r have Ppp.ps'ed you. be.Gau.se;yoii •: ;; 
';hij.ve .:attpmpted ■ to.- W.rii;e-;;bi|I:s;'Lhat/- • 
:Wbuld strangle, produclipn, /withipt .' 
;haVing .ariy ;ii;ti owl edge.. Whafi.'vor of '7-. 

■ what . goes In to;; the. maki n jf- of. 'a ;mr)-. 
tipn ,p.i.0iui'e.-;;"yo.u" have/ vci'y. gliiily / 
'tui'i.ied;'put: progro'ms .pii; your'/Lypc;- - 
;Writet'v Wi.ti>oul: .the/' Jbri.sl' sriiil^larice; / 
/of /.kho\vl;cd^{iC^;';/ or;/;th(>:/;inp»l^ and: ;/ 

sweat 'and- 'toil/th;if. t[o. 'nvlp litfriing. ^ 
out a good b.ox.''.')|IiO(." .'.itLrjicllpti/ iuid/.- • 
;'I: shall . c;ontin.i.i,(;'; to orjpiAS<;;^fi>i. :-^whaf-'. . .; 
.cyer n.iy; opposititjiv i.;s \vbrth, ; any- -- 
lc,i{isatioir . j'jircpa'vffi ljy .lliobi-i(i.s . tf)>-.. 

- ha'msti-ing;. pro{kr(;ti<t'i.i ;. that hcvs; no . . - 
TDbrc practical/viOwp.o/inl.-lhqn •yout :; 
.own, 'biit/.whi(;h/ i'fe^ Ihe---'';. 
rules .aiirj/i'.t-.;iil;! Lio'rvi. I'or'; Uic/prhduc^ .; 

- ti,vc end; .'bf, . thi.s '. husirib.ss, , wl,lhp;ut. ■ 

■ which rioric: of.u.iciiri. «.\is1..'.''\^ 

: ■- -•. .(.Sil^uedi: .•,i;.:.rt/-;Kcut.''.'- •■ 



12 




'insist 



Trl«0lMrlMi Tempi* Bfr B041-B04){ • . 




RKONotProiin 



v', /jji>l^:lrt. '-IViPjiiPfn i^;..ij\fiu-e)v IP. 
■ AVith \;Hdyty-$iiiclcr-De'iMV.;>f"t ip 

■ (Fliiitt- : optii^ii'; loOs ■ here/; >Kis.;' j»()>itln 
liKavjer.' .- c-ompeililfrti -VJartiiij^ loi;;' 
■'0-Gaier ;'l^ivit)ii : if, ;i.t^nrnJlVtai.^s vits 
hold oii- .l^fi ^''.b^^^^ ■ ,Q-p.^r. for 
i-earp has ..Hafl .jirtle: .op.posi iron hei-e.' 
'Biit ilie big iinevip -pf i)>aj<:>i^Tiji'Q(iuGt . 
iYizi' . ■Hoyls . . arid- ;Sii iclci-- i!)^an- '. ' w ' M - 

G rea te.r" li nYon W i 1 1 ' ha ve ' t o b ii ck;' , ■ ' .V 
NpriTian'Bv.Ry and Arthiir .Gil-, 
^ie'spie - were h^re" receniiy ;- to-.- .check' 

■ G.\J.T\ - holdings. ..;i:;They: :.expect ■ to;: 

■ hiiVe Metfp,:;Par^ 
Republic and. IVlonogra 
^Whether; Gj^catei: Unibrt CwilJ. be' aWle 

-keepv all: .this' 

■ pacts', rtin; bii t proba^iy^. w.f 11 . 
Kripwri ' .u nt i 1 this ' siim m'er . . \\' , 

■ / Uriderstodd.- ,tha.t, -plenty - of ppiltical 

■ prfe.ssure'Avas exevted rto keep G.U.T. 
.Qppbiilib.ri: oiit, bul \ wften , Hoyts 
jinked With Siride^-Pean . in National 
Theatres this effort was. hialted. Gov.- 
ernroeht w^s tpld that' National .wa 

: ^ti alUA^straljah company;: whereas' 
• Greater tTnibn; .attack.^was .'based- .pn 
, the theory that .zaUi-Fpx; dp^^ nated 
. ihe sittiatidn , because of .its^; fi •, 

Hoyt£,. tihflrles Mlinrb • .: beihg 

handed .the, lautels f^^ 
' Kationar:,Thieatres ,tP cove^^^^ any cpii-, 
: liectipn. with iih. Aniericart fil^ 

paiiyV : which appareritiy : Ay3S . the;; 

■ chief basiis for squawks to pbliticps. 
. . Hoyts-!Sriider-i)ei^^^ ' ,;will , operate 
.only in Hobart and I^unceston^- .k 

■■'epbts..', '■. -'.^^ 

.: V :> Aubklandi.N^Z^^^^ . 
•V It's tough gbing for 'U.iS. •distrib- 
. . Vtbrshere. with. bPth the 25^0 rejiepr 
.tibh laW'. and restrictipns . of theatre 
, builciin]? .in ' effect ■ Laws resulted 
.from ?the pica of exhibitprs tb . the 
goyexniment becatise/ a exhib 
, expressed;; it,; 'the " d istributors want- 
;.ed : td..--gtab; -eyer^ 
that the; situation -. Is. .more .cbm- 
fortabie how for local ejthibitbrs, 
. who said thai failure . to hieet : i^ 
. Teritials ^brbu<jbt th^ of buiidin? 
. ippppsitipn theaireSv New Zealain^d 
law giving ' rigbt :to • reject, 25% Of 
product and the restriction against 
theatre erectibn resul^d. betiause the., 
labor ; government Is ..^strbhgly in 
. fayor of hbnie- folks. ;^ :, 

No ;secre(' mattet here that 2pth- 
Fbx ' secured ' breiak in . the . deal, 
executed :.by Stanley Grlck. and Vfal-, 
: tbr J, Hutchinsbn . through' Mobdalk^ 
. for distribution. : 



Palestine's 



get 



]• RiKO is, Tibt , gbirig to prbduce In 
-^1 Frar>ce;^:says; Phil Reisrfiaii, : general, 
AC I nianagpr of foreign for the cpmpany; 
;::^eport from - Paris rnehtibned^^ te^ 
HF(K5(>/ariteTiiatibnaV' Film 
this was . conceived by a, coiaple 
former . RKO; einpibyes, ?ii Psiris, jn ■ 
( Which the company eLaims tb have 
I nb irit.erest. nor to ,be inv.pived in. any' 



; ;'V jerusalernv March/-2i4;;: 
;;ip! ciriTJitit vtrouipe, pf Jthie .^Gb^ppera- j 
tiv^ Fariii/. kv.utzah -Aft^^ .^nrthe 
shbtes :■ bi 'thei f Sea. '.of iGbfilfeeV' h^^s' 
just, completed ' a' tbur of thie tpther' 
cbllectives thtbu,gh.put Palesli^^^^ 
:1 tS ^'Hebriew; version- of; ^Deicline,' by 
the ■• Riisslan-je^w^^ 
Play h,as inade such a/ hit that bbpk-. 
.irigs^-'have - Wn : ;arranRed- ; . - the 
AMte big ■ towns,', Haifa; Tel ' Aviv .and ^ 
Jeriibaiem. '.^ .■' .• , . 

•■ bi)i^rier, a ; couple of mPn.ths a^ 
was put . by .the; farmers, ,.who 
didtf t. . use ■ . sqeijery - . Vbr ; costumes! 
simply ; depend i nig . on 'pure art/ • and 
painted ■;.'wbo'den.^.si^h.s^ ;. :' . ' 
.' Orchestra is made -up of Jptdph 
■VaiUey settliers wh^ oranges, by 
day ahd sbme ;bf; whom; sling rifleis; 
bh; -gitard duty , bjr liight; ; Nb ques- 
tion but that a; tpur of : the' b^ 
jpeit in Piolandvw follow the rpuncl 
bf.'the^fhree' towVvg. ■;;■ '•■■ ■;■;•• ■ 





tatm Amencan^^ 



British exhibitors,' , ;.100%^ have 
gone, oh; record . and; condi^mned the 
'exposUre*-kind 'of^jiiibllcrty ;bri films. 
This is the .kind of publicity thkt. re- 
veals the iiisidie tiechnical .setup ;bf 
picture making ^ieind destroj^s the 
iullriess of ;effe;bt for^^^ 
instances,; distributbrs :' and :prodiic- 
ers, theniselves, haive, beeii; reFpion- 
sible directly.fbrrreilease; of such 'tix^ 
pJbsure' publicity. ■l'^ -'..^'- 

The coniplairvf :^rpse through ;:pubi; 
licity-, on the screen 'hiechjin ics :bf the! 
storm in ^Hurricane,' and. the locust 
plague in ;*Gobd: Earthf;' >:' : ■ . 

In connection with' one bf the- films 
inyblyedj a tWorreel. film^^ had been 
preiiared, , reyeaiing the : technique 
used in some pf the film's ; mechanics, 
but later wias. shelved ,and only part 
of the reel was used fbr trailerizing 
in theatres.' . v^, --' - 



; Despite Vffbrtis being; , made to 
smpbth trbubled waters fin' Mexicb, 
Vesiiltihg f irom fibvernment expi;bp,ri-. 
atibh of oil pirojperties belo^ 

the V. S.- and Great .Britain, recent 
developments are being viewed with 
real alarm by picture company' bf- 
licials in • New; ''Vprk.- ,:;,;,. ■ 
: Though fuU details p taxes 
and .irestrictipnij in Meiicp, have Tlbt 
been received^^ New - York thus 
far, reports indicate that Wholesale 
assessment of fees and taxes has bebn' 
started, by the Mex igavernrnent \ to 
.raise- thie coin to pay for b,U prbper- 
:ties .taken ■ ThpAJght. p the 
<ilnfi iindustfy may beai?. the briint of 
these new assessments. , ' . 
■ ■^ Ameritan' ,; distributor's';' have met 
twb wage raises for exchange ' wbrk 
ers in the; last seven, mbnths/ besides 
;iri'creased . taxation. But . additional 
imposts;' especially coming now, may 
create ; a;, real probiem. ■ ' 
: Downward pltinge; in the value of 
the Mexican peso- in reiatioii - tp the, 
American dollar has further compli- 
cated, matters. Unrest in the sputherh 
republic, with ja chance pf real po- 
litical disturbances, • are viewed .. as 
anything but good for -the picture 
business in Mexico. . ' 




Gilbert Miller Buys 
i New Frehch 

' London, March. 25.: ! 
Gilbert Miller, whoV;recentiy. . re-, 
turned to London fi'om New' York,: 
has acquireid the rights tb two lie.w 
plays. .They are 'Sixieme Etage.'.by 
Alfred Gehri, and 'Le .Valet M>i<re,' 
by ..I'aul . Annbht ;and.;tiep^^^^^ 
shand.; tatter work 'is^ a^^ success 
iri Paris, .and Miller; is going oyer to, 
see the "production; which stai-s AMc- 
tor /Boucher. / ' . / ,.'V ;.:' 
Producer in also planning Lbnr 
don production pf;> Frederick Lbns- 
daie's -Once Is Enough,' but this will 
not. be .prbduced!; here [ u ntil after . the; 
Neiy >York ;runV' b 

particularly .:anxibus fpr Ina ; Glair.e 
to repeal star JpairtVin -w^ she .is' 
how playing: i n New York, •; 
.. Miiier; brings: the London run of 
'Victoria Regina* to a' close' April ;9,; ;.' 








Ka 



Althbus;h 'a droprpff\has been- felt 
generally in the ntarket; film supply 

^ bi has been ijarlicularly.; hit in 
South and eentral American market 
in the last mpnthV; The Latin- cbun-' 
try. slump is traced to European 
■eituatlph ;an,d .mternal dissensibns 
partly aggravated by martial muddle 
abroad. •; ;\.:> .'■:;'• ";. '/'A/'^ • ''■■ 
, New brders; have been trickling .in 
very slowly lately, and this week 
cancellaiiphis slarted' coming' in ; on 
parts of evep: that' take: • ; 

; Trend contrasts sharply with the 
same time last year when S/ A. and 

, surrbundih,!?s were a veritabie gold 
inine for the supply bpys. . Ariythirig, 
and eyerything h&d a market value 

;; ; there af ter Use eisbwhet e- ^Suppliers 
were scouting with trucks', piclcing 
. tip eyerythihg . that . was not ' com- 
" platcljr: shot. Some of it was rejuVc- 
nated, so;ihe shipijedv as -waj:; for . the 
then :bpoming territory, and. all got 

; prices. V. ' ' ■ ••,■.':,;' ''•' .': , 



Budapest, March 28. ;. 

Antai Nemcth, rhanager; of jgoverh- 
meht-backed -Na has 
returned: )[rbm--.Berlin, where he has 
.been discussihg hext seasbn\ mutual 
theatrical productions. In the com- 
ing season there : 

;a;hces..on a. number' of German stages 
of the Hurigarian classic, 'Tragedy of 
Man,' which has already been - prp^ 
duce'd ih ■■ Vienna, ;Hahii))urg and elsb- 
where. Other Hungarian, plays will 
find their -way to: the German ^^^^ 
and vice Versa. . ; - . , '^-/v. ■•: ,.;■. 



. ^ • L^ March oO, 
' Hi^h. h^ the. ' ind.ustry .;'i)ir.t 

distributprs and . exh;ibilors\rri;i.Ehi ; p.t ■ . 
last get; tbgether.cn.ii cbrnmpn policy ; : 
have turned sour as a resiilt of : frlij^ . 
latest development ih^the goini' coni 
yersatiibnaf bii" the'- Iss.ue ^ of' 'piclur'e :; 
■grading..:.: ■'Representatiyes.. : of . .'iihe/;-: 
Kinematograph - Rertters ■ Socieiv j,hd 
Cinematograph Exhi;bit9.':5' .j : A-t^n. • ■ 
have met twice ■ ' ■' t^e. matter,' 'tiit;- 
the;, end of the . secprid seissiph Ihi .' 
week ,sa>y a ppsitibn pf virtual stale- 
mate, only: the fringb pf the problem J 
having been tackled. '•.;■'•.>' '••.',■■ 

\ Exhibs oppose grading; as a dcN ice 
for./a . further sqiieeze by ; di.«ti-ibip, ., 
ipairticularly jcbntesting. 'th 
K.R.Si to ' classify- product and .de'i ; '.: 
tcvmining- .Class;^^: may 
only b.e hired oh petcehlage ' raf es. 
It ■ : impossible, they ^contend; lor 
;distribs accurately to assesSAw iS; 
a super picture and whiat, ' nbl, a 
question '[ which ..can, only be-; splved . - 
one way— at the box office, : . \ '; 

Distribis ityer-that,^ 'with excieptibn .; 
of , bbrderline cases, it is completely": 
practicable ; to grade , the; product, , 
and the, process: was; evolved as rnuch ; 
in the interest of ; the exhibs fis- bf ■ 
themselves, ,, any way.- To all hi- \ 
teifnpts- by : C.E.A. ;• to induce mPdi- ; 
ficatipn or withdrawal, of th^-pblicj;, 
the idistribs ;si;ifTly. declare they will : ' 
iairid must adheire to the .plan. Faced ; 
with 'such; ;declaratioh . during . this ' 
week's confab, one prorrvinent exhib . 
is reported >s . ha vi rig : questioned i 
why ■ they: were- wasting';, .their .• ti.me' : ; 
in. :- joint :cbnversaitipns at ;: ali.' ;;; . ; 
Highlight of the meeting' aiDpe.irsi 



Vienna, March 26. 
Unibn of Austria; with , the Reich 
is having a vital : effect on show 
business here; Coup that .made this 
coiintry:' a^ diyisipn ot G 
transforme:d virtually . every- activity I j^^^ 

in VienUav has had immedia^te tepe^^^ ' 
cussions in both the domestic,; and; 
foreign: film fields, in the legit the- 
atre ■ and . in the cafe and .cabaret 
busi . : ■ ':. ■: ■• \r ■ '■'■, ■;■""';- 

American films . .which were 



to the debate by Arthur Jarralt. who 
as...G.rB. bookihg :cW 
thes pbsitibh tb call the time, to sbnie . 
extent, in. which he; advanced ihe 
view that ;^arbitrary :;gradiri.g; by the 
. .. ^ .. V , distrihs,.which put thenv in a p^^ 

ning before March H still are hein^, ^.^^^ of dictating what ;pictuies a ; 
- Officially announced that | theatre might play in the saitie bill, 

had a detrimental effect on pjitron* 
age. Obstinacy, oh the part .of 
k;R.S., he argued, was against the 
interest of the trade at large.. ;; ^ 

Both parties are ; attempling /to ;. 
erect ^ facade of optimism . through 
joint statements on the, progress , ol 
discussions,, but behind- it. a . gloomy 
view of the prbspect is: lakeiri . by 
both ■ ; sides; . Nevertheless, further ' 
meetings are tentatively pencilled; 
in, and the full Cbuncil of KiR S,, ; 
Wiil be m<i^tihg today . (Wjednesday ) 
to cPn^ider what usbtul pro,pDsjti;oni,: 
may still be put forward. ; : ' 




1937- 



Fatality at >Ali Baba'; 
Another at *Snbw Wh 

.-; ' ■ Lbbdon; M?<'r^ 30.. 
Eclwin SI a u.'.Jht er, 40, laughed ■ so' 
imuch;. at...'Ali Bciba Gpes-.tp Tp<vn';: 
: (20th) during : jt j .plsyinR .at? the 
JPayis- theatre, .. Croydon^ here) that 
•ihe di.ed.vo.t..heai\t ;faiiui^^^^ :.-. 
~ :. S^ m ilar . fatal i ty was r;eported in 
' the' ii'rst: y/e^k- of 'Snow : White-vii.ncl 
the .. Seven •-D.wairfs' . -iRKO ) at;- , the 
New Gallery.- 



*Yank\ Londbn _ ____ __ 

'■ : ■ ' .London, Apirir 5. . 
M|etrp's;.Brjtish production 'A Yank 
; at Oxford' bpw'Gd locally last Thurs- 
day « 31). '". '"■•■.:';■'/' - 
; Rbbert.;Tay:or film is gencmlly ac- 
i claimed. 



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—1936— — 



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there .will b^ no changes Until April 
10, : when the, plebiscite comes. ; J^xin-- 
cipal chainge. will be. -that;; the Ger- 
man importation layir: . will apply to 
foreign prbducts, effective as of that 

date;::.";. -;•"'" V ■■■...':. 

. Sign? ' bearing the : :lri?ctiptibn 
•Ni.S.B.O/' ('National Socialist Bct 
trieb-Managihg-OrganizatiP^ 
seen on Scored of theatres,, cirterhas^^ 
cafes and' other amu^m'ent J fjp.ots 
Speed :wi:th : which; the;- rebrganiza 
tiba^under, the NaJLv reg 
I'ected Wa* , astonishing - -.t 
A.pfiericain.s. , Many aniuSerneht .places 
closed bti the phange-bver. day and 
all wfere.: shuttered ;:;thei.f^ 
day because; the pbjpulation Avas ■ in 
strieets. tb see the new Austrian ruler, 
All reopened FWb; l 7;- V 

Metro will continue. ;its -'yiehna bu- 
reau,: but for distributibn; ;. only 
Headiquarters; will bfe in ;Berlin. for 
b.oth countries; Uhdetstppd here 
that Paramount^ .RKO, 20th.-Fpx and 
Cplunibia will . follow mlich the same 
procedure. Warner Bros, will .liqui- 
date; entirely. 

Of. 52^ fpreigrt ' filiirts .corn'ing into 
Austria last yiear,. 128 camie frbm the" 
u; S. and 120 from Ger rhanyi W ith; 
the 'Germ.ah impprtatipn ; law' be 
coming effective . April 1<). A''^?^-'^'?|h 
import and export ' will.; cejige to 
ex'ist.' ;.;:;;';.'^' /.■' :■:' : .J 

In the .legit field, the'rb are -several 
changes. ;Mirko Jelijsitch, : au^ 
severajl' bppks, now :runs the; State 
^theatre. : ;He closed the Acadeniy: he 
catise . of an tirGerrhah plays : pro 



tWONEW 



;': Lond 

TVIobhshine/ Irish cbmetiy by A^: 0- 
Thornton* preCmed at the Anrvbas,«ia* 
dors: ibst^: Wednesday . (30-). SCfcm*. 
hopeless, diie;tb .ari in.sUfficient: story. : 
Gordon .Hiarbord; produced, the piece , 
in' association with W. G. Fay. ; • 

Tainted Shiiiei'} fiist, play; try, 
William P. Templetbri, was presented 
;at; thfe : New. : theatre last :.Thnr«lfi.y.. 
(31 :)v Melodrama seems -■ u ril i kely*. 
Story ; is ' composed '.of; Pagli^pci arid . 
oher coirhy ingriediertts; :; ;.' .; ;.^- ; 

Joe "termihiy t hbke / cbrnfedy :?^|i;, 
with a man and woman in support, 
clicked hei'e ' at". ihe -.: Holbbrn ' Enir 



duced there.; ,In the state opera; Di>:;. MPirp in,Ppenmg,yesterda^ , (4).; 



vaiude ; and night: spbt ;bctr; 



Three .Swifts also 



■■ (With Dates Whexi Opened y ■ y 



rectbr Kerber r.ertiaihs; Bruiib Wal- 
ter; is.: out :v Prenniere' -pf . ,'Ca.thryn' 
has; beeh;„cartceiled for- the operatic: 
seasbn. 

Scala . and / 'Mbmbcdid have ,.beeii 
amalgamated; .with" the .formier .: . 
tihuipg; the hitl :*Libel . tb the -Mih 
istry.'; Dieutsche'; . ypiksthiEiatiie has; 
no changes; has the; Theatr^ 
Josef stadtj , where .the Frerich ■fclay, 
'ypyage;" ■ in Tehearsal.:. .- C 
^Pebple's).:vopera is . iinder National 
Socialist' 'irianagemfeiyt; .wj^ the, tor 

nier . rnanagers resigned. /He , — . 

theatre' clbqeH for an inrlpffnitp :' V'-'i"''"": ^V*'"*'',''*'''^'^ 

ineaire ,is .. cips^a lor an. m^icnni,ie -oofnp Gv<>,ek"-^s-cpt.. iC;- , 
period. :Karl. Farkas-Adolph S<*huetz: . "i -linVe ncen tfcrc ne(..r¥:^J-'*i-t 
musical comfedy was running ther^.; -/;{[^,:{^^^^ 

■fThnnli 'Von, Mr,, Pppys'-^Xi-'v. •. 
'T. Klll«"t (he ;''oiin[*-.n.<><;.- HI, -.; 
'.M*?. ft'rid .Mv Girls' ^IifcO. . ■'. , 
•.Vine f<h!iri)*.-Tjh.n.. li.d; . - -. 
i'The .Tlirce Sistnrs'— Jan.' 2P; ' 
,'Thc 'tRlhriiV^-Ff!!): ,1(1.^ 
.'noad ^ta r!nnilah!ti-'r7-Morcl>; - '.' 



W.i.nners. 



.•Tl'hltoo.ik.sr— A pl ll. l V 
•i>"mii'h WlHioat 'J'eara'7-:.Vi)V. 

.•,Bal.'»lalka;*.-f iJo'c. . 2lV: ,' 
•r!cori?e; ;«nd : MarK«rci;'-Fplv. 
• fll.ick.'Lltnell j;ht'-.-Vt>i-ll : vy. • 
'Viotfltil'a'. RcKlnaVJuiiw 21..:.. 
'Houxcmtinler'miinc 2'J. . 
■'St.: Morll7/'.— .luly :!l.-^ ' 



:■; ■.■ ::':■ '; : . .: ; . -^■Roin.e.^ 'March. 28.' 

Charles , :Bi-abiri- and ivi i; ..vvife, 
vTHeda :^ara. are;- " .. Rbme:" Brabin 
will dirept 'Rigblettb.' the; first 'pror ; 
ductibn pf ■yittprip'; Mussolini's Cprh-:! 
;panjr*; ERyy'filin;::;,-':':;;:,:'^.- .;• ' 
• ' Theda Ba:ra;::mii; .not tikC; p^ in 
the .prPductipn pf ^.RigbleVlp;'- V 



..-'neinth bn tho TaliK-.'-^Nifn-^ 
Tlan ;'ft)r , a l-rrt.stc*s'^MiiH-h . )(! 
'ODcrotto'— March lit.. ". - :. • 
-'To's-.of a ■Cain-'— Miirrli-. V7.-:. ' 
•Miof.<? nMkhf-Mii.cch 2a. 
•riftodlllc'-Mnrch; 2rt. 
''.M.rton,shlnP.'— -Miii-i-K '! .. 
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S St. Miirtla> PliiG*,. Trntiilmir Sqaartf 




Sydney, April 5; . 

Amencari | ^djistributors^ showed 
thelc ■intetition . of ^diisregarding the, 
New;, South' Wiales' quota 'law ' list!: 

: wijek wKejiii, c for tht; Motion 

. Pictufe , B^istributors . . .hei'e> 

ctain\ed the legiislatidh to. be U 

:$titutii>nal. ' Constitutionality 
ing Qiiestionedi: . on the :a:ouhds that; 

: oil ly the central gbveninient of ^Aus- 

- tratia has the . r 

.^regulattonsi ;' '■y^ • /i. -/^:'- "• 

^ '; Odd. feature .itv the laftest mQve by 
d istri is that, the final result is ;'ex- . 
l>ected to sho.W that istate rights su-. 
persede those of the federal Bten-. 

;.• tral 'gavernment . pn such ah; .fssue. 
Th^t \Wbiild tos* it • back ■ to . New 

-South;- WaleSi: ;;••':■.:' '^i;. . 

" /Bitt the eyentUal oytfeome is that' 

: fot-0i.gn . .distributors, Which' meahs 
Amencans^ to vast -exteihtr will be 
iTiad<^ to. liay through the .nbse^ P6-: 
litical .piowers lare so' intent on hav- 
it)i' a quota and are ' so airoused by 

, aileged . higK-h'anded methods used 
by cevtiirt ' U!, S; : distributors tbat 
th<n;e.;seems little doubt t^h^ fully 
qonstitii t ib tial quota will be. passed> . 
P>n.jy difference; prbbab.ly ; will bei; 
.that - -Atnerican':^ Will be 

conifEonted :with a higher percentage; 
At.;le3st that was : the thrbiat after the 
iniid J%: law was .passed arid, U. S. 
distributor reps -indicated they migSht, 

: ;Un.de'rs^ attitude of 

- American- mterests is that: the . qiiota 
law iri this state, means distributors 
will be iorced : to pay Out apprbii- 
•mately. $22,000 pct- yesu: for what 
. they describe as. luhky . film^^^ 

: .wbutd . hdve. tb; bie shelved. U. . 
'Ofticiaiis coritend tHey have tp pay 
.bniou.gh in ' taxes through the. fobt- 
ag& fee.: .,This; is at the rate: of 14l^c 
Pier : fpo,t b£ poisitive film>. or in ex.-: 
ces!* of ; $1,000 for liearl^ every fea-i: 
tuce : print set for ■:diStr|butibn' in 
New , South Wales. .V.Thiey point tb. 
■the absehce/ of . any, .su^ tax- 
. .ation oh:: Greiat .Pritaih'^^ picturies. ; 
" Indicated here that tne firtal de- 
cision ; to :buck ; the qiiota for th is 
' state Wbs-:niade when England left' 
the domiuibn bah in its new /quota 
; statute.;: I£ this : had' been iembyed, 
: Aniericah distributors would have 
beijti able' to take pictures needed to 
fulfill; New: Soiith Wales: bfaligjrtiohs: 
and : ship ;,theth • to the British Isl^s 
Vior distribUtibn;: sinq'e they • >yould 
;ha,ve counted as British quota cred-? 
..; its. .But : with.v a : bai.i agaii^^^^ 
. dbtniiiipn •. pictures .sticking, .- U S.. 
' Sjjpkesineri figur6d ; Australiah-rnade- 
films 33. tpugh. tb market- ■ Giiiy 
other, alternative would .be; to make 
, feji'tures. in Australia. .Aptiiarenn 
Amef icaii companies do. not pro.- 
piise this ,at present; ^;: 
, ;Peculiarly enottgh;, some Aiis- 
traiiaiv film peopl,e thitik U. S. cbm- 
paiiies .will make piictures . in .Canada 
far. British quPtai ..credit, though this 
: phviously is put under the new 
lisli reg.ulations. -'.-■';:':•.. :■ 
/New 'Sbtith exhibitors be- 

. liiive, libw that. Ahierican companies 
have assumed : the preseht stubborn 
: -staiid. that -any new:qu ,law. will 
• do ii 4 le. : the", pr ese ii t cr ed i t perfceri t - 
. : a;ies, anA .possibly . ■ : as high, as 
' 1<>';^'V .V. . aga ■ ■' pi-eseht 



n: 



in '37 



Washington, Api^^^ . 
■ 'Product). '\ ,:. Of' fbreigri ' , mpr - ' 
tibri . pictures,' :;a3 brbken dbwh - 
by the S. Cpmrnerbe Depart- 
.nierit, . is accounted lor as . lol- 
lows for 1937: ;•■• \: ^ : " 
. "Orient 

japan, .500; ind.ia; 350"; . China, 
: : ;52; PhiUppinesf, ; 32; igypit, / 19; : 
" Australia, - 6. ; '■■ '■■'}.:■.:'■; 

; Eim>pe (76^)^ 
. •/Germany,; 125; France,: •: '123; 
Russia, 60; Czechoslovakia, 4f; 
Italy,: 371 Huhgaiy,' 35; ■Swedeh,,./ 
25; V Poland, : 20; ; Fihlandi,^ 
.' benmark-:.^^^^ 
iUum,;';6; PQttugal//.6^ Norway, 
4';- ^wiUelilandi:- 3;/Nethferl^ 
'■';■ 3;;;-; Turkey, 2; ■■ ;Latyia,::; I;' Bou^'' 
.mariia,..!;-'''::- ■• •■ r-::',;-- 

Lati : . Arriei-iba ; (90)>^M;exrcb, ; 
i2; Ai-gehtina; : :30-^ 
Peru; 2; Uruguay, l- Cuba, 1. 







With ; ;tnternatic>nal . tJhcer- 

tttinty: and •Vn>*<^'^^lc4 PP' 
. 1^ Conditidiss, Firaniie; 
::-;:is'.Spo_ Busy to Consider- 
; Prdposed; liaw; to Crhaip 
U: 5^ t\lm InipoVts-^Biir 
Would Hogde Native 



EUROPEAN CRISES 



Of a Charges 



V London, - March 30. 

6s trer 3 are impa tie rit at: the de- 
lay in hearing of; the action John 
Maxwell has . against them, in which 
ho charges them with fraudulent 
hiisriepresentatipn in. respect :of the 
deal whereby Associated British 
bought into GaunibfttrBritish..' ■ Gaise : 
wa3 ;. men tiohed in the . H igh Cpurt 
last, week, when coiihsel for Isidore 
.and Mark Ostrer asked that a day 
be' fixed for the hearing.:'.: They are 
bnxious it he heard at 'the earii<est. 
possible moment, he .^aid;-- 

It was unfortunate foir -the Ostr^^^^^ 
that the statement of claini had been . 
publisKed annouhcing his clients .had 
been charged with fraud/ Sir Patrick. 
Ka$ tings said:; ■ .They also appear to 
be;, concerned, at recent questions ■ in : 
Parliament demand irig an , inquiry 
into the affairs of G-B. ; ' 
- For Associated: British, yalentihe 
Holmes declared his clients :khew 
nothing of the |ipublished .sti^^^^ 
and they were np.t: responsible ■ for 
delay. ' ■ 

. Appi.icatiOn'^was ordered to be re-, 
hewed April .26. ■ ■ 



QUOTA RATING 



■; London. March 30. 

■ ■ ;. A 1th o II ■» h • mad e ' In England- Max 

;Sch;icH's 'Love F'l: o m a Stra ngcr* ' h a s 
' V'rVit'iV'eEUsbd: regijiiratio'n as a. BHtisH 

■picture, v;,'' ; - .•checkup, from the 

B^ifcJ o? trade. Matter, .was ■ a long 
-tiitie- ■ ..■.doubt, . due , to the employ - 

•. ttToiit:- -Of ''Athcriciin'.; istari^ ah. 

: AmoricatV^d irocto^ . and if was .finally. 

• dvicide.i the. pidluie 'wasi-not inside 
the. limits ,itnpo^,ed .^by:' 'the ::; 1927 

._quuLi-actr- 



C irit^ ma to lira p h' :; E."<hibitor-> ; Assn. 
- ;. •; fet^ssiiiMng:: .its:; :members. that- the 
;S-.O T, ; will e.^ctii.se ;ahy .de.f?)i)lt' . 
q uo ta d i.ie :tb ■ pliyi ng . th e pic t u re - a : 
•qU'>ti Job I'ige; :; -,-' - '■ ' 



HICKS FROM RIO TO 
LONDON; QUOTA 0.0. 



Desi re to get first-han d info rma- 
tion on the new Great Britain. quota 
raw,,\i.List passed;, has pro John 
W--' HicksV Jr.,';'P 

sal es chief, to go direct from Rip . de 
Janeiro to London without ■ his. 
planned: visit. .in Paris en .route. .. Will 
art'ive . in : Ehg'laiid :aboUt' Apr 21. 
Hicks will ■ go : to ; Pari.s later after, 
jroing.'- over ..: the quota ; . .'jituatibri. 
,thorb.LighIy and ' sunvmiiig ::,up Par s 
need.s. ■ ^ .■ ■V '' 

Hicks ; is, rri .Rio presGhlly ■. having. 
ari-iVed ..'la'sl.' Sunday (?,). ■ ■ Stays un.- 
;tii;Ap.rr.l 9 when he;: ils for;,Lohdon. 

Moss Empires Paid v 
$5§0,06b Tax L^st Year 

::':'■- ;" ; .- Lo(ulon', .March 30,. • 

.. . . Tota 1 :paymctit of $.580,000 in en^ 
tertairiments.. tax in the last fi.scal 
year wps reported, by R, H.: Gillespie, 
maivaijiiig. '-d-jrefctpr bf . M'6.s.s..- jginpire^s,.' 
opbrati.hg; :Tegit : totirini* and Variety 
hpiuses ibrpughoul ; Great; Britain. 
Statemcfit' wa^. i.s.Srued at ..the annual 
meeting " of ..shareh'older.s. ' Sum; ..s^iid 
•Gri^^■e.s^iyi e'fT^\'^)?!--ec^ triTfrl-L''ti I , I'i.iSifZOff 



■ . ; Pari.*?, March 28/' 

.. ThVeats of a generai European wai". 
Hitler's taker of . .^Austria. 

Polish-Lithuanian riirnbles, the hos- 
tilities. - . Spain; and ^France; ;strugr ' 
glirig With her internal affairs have 
American film interests on the conti- 
nent increasingly. worried. ; ■ ; 

In only one cbunjtry-— Francb— have 
the European crises aiidecl; the Amerr 
icans;.;. and that is merely for the- 
time being. France's prime, aim at 
the moment is to find a stable gov- 
erhment; Then it' will arrange its 
finances ; to prepare: . ah aritianient. 
program designed to . ■ c lear; the ex- 
ternal 'skies. ;. After that a. flOck of 
legislation, rnaking. it almpst impps- 
^iWe fbr. Hollywood tb' do business 
in the country, seems likely. 
\. First,. l3ut not 'the mPst formidablb 
threat, 'is a hangbver f rbni a law 
passed earlier in the year, but never 
pubiishied in the. Journal Official to 
make it .effective. Called the 25% 
law, it :irripbses a tax of 25% on 
houses • grossing more than $6,000 a 
month and -not offering stage; ghbWs: 
or having a pit orchestra. Also calLs 
for;, lowering taxes by the same 
amount for the same category ;bf 
houses.;pfferihg: stage shows or re^ 
larly ernplbying "an orchestra. 

; House . operators, distr ibutors : and 
producers got tpgether pn this one 
and vthreatened; to close . if it Svere 
ever, piit . into force. So far authori- 
ties have thought; best not to try. to 
enf brce'itv But the law is still there 
and has ■ been passed • by •: both ; the 
Chamber and .Senate^ and . can be 
dragged out any time the authorities 
wish.^ ■-;.': •■;'" ' .' ' \:/ ■" :; '■: , ■ ' 
• American interests, of : arc 

still clinging to the Frariepr American 
trade treaty tP prevent the pa.^sagc 
<;f:Such a measufe, According 
terms of the treaty sighed, in 1936 
'the French Gbyernnient will take no 
:n^^ew. meiasures which wPuId Jiave the 
effect of placing. Arherican films in; a 
position, in comparisph wUh Fren 
films or. those of any other foreign 
country, less. faVprable : than that 
which they how enjpy.':' 
. ; Peculiar as it seerhs, "it is on all 
of these measures that the threat- 
ening conditions in Europe and; iii- 
ternal differences; are helping, the 
Yanks. As- long, as the : attention, of 
the -'Gauls: is ;l:akeh - up with: .the in- 
ternational :cTis: . the attempt to bury 
party (iiftqrehces and find • 'Stable 
h.atrpnal gOvernnient capable of dii?-. 
covering a' -:c,ure for ; the country's 
fihancial: ills, all of- .these Ip.sser 
problems must -be :shel\'ed. ; .Ho.^y 
long i t will, be before the' . do.niestib 
and ■fpreign-ski , •'.clear; is hiu'd- tb 
say. ;.;But.; therein the' yanks hf ye. 0 
breather. .-. Any - they, may be able- to 
bring enouBh..prcssurG to bear :i'ri'.- tiie 
m'eantirne to ; prevent tlie .eventuai 
passage o£ such fiieasures; : . -. ;; , 



U. S. Biz m 





While the ; picture '.iridus won 
somb pf .the vital ppibfe for' which, 
it was fighting in the new Great 
Britain quota la\v finally made effcc- ' 
live last week, wording b.f hew 10'- 
year statute as inteirpreted: in .New 
York this week will force U. S. dis- 
tributors; to - pay 40% to 50% more 
for the Privilege •. of dping- business; 
In- Erigland; ■ . -;_'-'' 

Preliminary summary . iiVdicatas 
that the eight hiajor. companies will 
have; to pay; $5;000.000 to. $5,!>.00.000 
.the. first year .fb^ credit pic-.: 

ture.s, ,. For alt American companies 
the. quota cost will be close : -to 
$7,006,000. Estimate includes provi^ 
sions fbr all : three-for- . stipula- 
tions, ;50% regu'Jatipns and other 
clauses. ' _ 
: . Bill ; fOr the average Vtba jbr cOmi- 
pany, distributing .' 50 features in 
En^ahd, will be about $750,000 the 
first year Of new quota • la vv.- Dis- 
tributor Vshippirig 40 featui^s.- into 
Great Britain thb fii'st yejar; would 
have tb.:pay approximately $600,00(); 
. One immfediate effect bf new law 
Will be that many combanies- will 
cut dowh-pn : s.niali-gMss.er-s going 




Buidapest, Mar oh 20. 
; Nex t to the stock "exchange, thei- 
atres ..have proved to;: be the most 
sensitiTC instruments reacting . to the 
agitation in . the political afmbsphere 
: in cbnheciibh with, Austria's Anschluss 
with Germany, ; A number of hew 
plays . that Started out as successes 
drooped and ; wilted . after, the: third 
performance, long before 'sign.s of.de-: 
•pressiPn could be noticed any 
other field. 'The- ..first thing people 
cut out in times of unrest seems, to 
be theatre-going, r ,: ■■.■,;■-. 

Pictures .dpn't appear to feel this 
trend neariy as much; This is partly 
due tb curiosity about newsreels and 
partly to the fact that after listening 
to ' harrowing news and ; dramatic 
harangues over the radio, it's a re- 
lief tb look at a picture in a neigh- 
borhood cinema. 

Hungarian playwrights:, feel pres- 
sure of historic times on their o.wn 
, skin.S: in;m.ore ways than one. Viienna, 
heretpfpre one of the best markets 
for Hungarian plays, seems prac- 
ticalJy: lost to all but German au- 
thors. . .. An ' example is . 'Dramatic 
School,' play by . the Magyar .'Aryan,' 
j author ?:pltan Egyed, which had its. 
I .world ' vpirem Scala 
; Theatre three days before the big 
' ch a ri ge:- Sca.Ia cjpsed ' . down at once 
arid will' reopen under nttvy rtiaiiage-, 
.mebt. with a.\,Germah-:p-lay.;.. :'-: .v ' ■ 



Beery in Budapest, But 

'Brimstone- 



intp England.. This ;will possibly trim; ; 
the annual number of films received / 
by British distribiitors so that the 
company planning oh making 50 or 
52 features: in thb : 1938-39 season ; 

ight send only 40 to .the British 
Isles.. ■ \ \ ;"" ■. ' ^ "';■;; 

Majors, which .:diSi tribute ;tp fii). . 
features in Englahd during the final 
year of: the bid quota law paid $300, • 
000 to $480,000 for quota credit prod- ; 
uct. Other companies, which bought ' 
up films fbr, $7,000 and $10,000 each, : : 
had; much to lay: out. : It..is .. these tait- .. ; 
ter distributors .-.who' will .feel- -the ; 
grbatest .. pressure, since " quota '. 
credit .picture cab >e obtained for . 
muth under .$75,000. ; ■ 0. . . . ■ ] 

Fi.rtal. : corisideration of. the . 'quota 
measure resulted in; the .. pestoratipn .. 
of the :1^%:: "clause , for distributbrs, v 
instead of 20% ~ for the first year.' . 
Percentage • goes ■'. up to. 20% : after 
March 31, 1939. This was favorable . 
for A m erica n: companies: ' . 

■ Failure: to' eliminate the ' ban " 

. dprninibh production was adverse to ■ 
IT. S. ■ :; distributors, whdi otherwise ■ 
might have/included pictures rtiade 
in Australia and Canada Ipr .quota . ■ 
credit;; ■ ■ : - ' ':" 

' Viewing . committee prOvisipn. was . 
elirninated.; This was considered by 
both American, and British; interests/ , 
as a bad f esktiire, since it would have ,; 
permitted the cbmmittee to " turn 
thumbs down on a qupta film after ■,; 
it had; been completed and all pi"ovi- 
sions had been fulfilled. - 

Reciprocity theory' was incorpo- . 
rated in rhiid;,fOrm.:" IJ. S. company 
could; include a feature made by a 
Briti.sh company as a credit produc- 
tion if $100,000 is paid for the right 
;lo: distribute • olitside Great Br i tain. 
; Where . tht:(ee _ credits are desired th is 
can be : obtained; by paying $150,000 ■ 
for - the .right to: handle ; a- British- 
.made ftlm'.'.Prcsuniably sev com- 
.panics such: .as JJnited .Artists, Uhi-; 
versai, - Warner Bros, and 20th-Fatx, - 
with tieups w'ith .Bi:iti3h;;pr6dacer.i,:': 
will take advantage of: these regu.- 
lattons for part of their quota prixl-: 
uct. ' .:■..'':;' -■:.'.•;; ■', '."V;;:. 

■ Three-fpr-bne credit, .Which: giyea ; 
a distributor three quota film ci'edits 
for a featui-e costing $375,000 (law 
says $ 187,500 for labor , costs), will 
encourage One high-cl.as!5 production ' 
made - in Engljand by American com- 
panies, per year/ 

: The 50% proviso as to how di.i'» 
tributors may divide up theii: credita 
has been interpreted by New "iTOrk 
industry :' of flciarls as meaning thbt 
only ;half . bf credit features can be 
secured by any thrce-for-ohe or for- . 
cign distributiort of Briti.sh film* 
prpyision. Twb-tor-.one credit clause 
also was left in.;- :Thj.s works much : \ 
the ;sam.c - asy the - three-f^ " 
cept that it applies, to a production : 
costing $225,000. ':- ■ ; ;-/.;- .. ;''..:;/ 

Though . no defirri te;plan.'4 were ah- ; 
nounced after the iir t Wordinff :-of 
the, qijola >law was; knpwri;.:Wurn3^^^ 
Bros, a t Tedd ington .studios; 20th--Fbx, 
with ;;.the.' Bob ; Ka.nc :p'roducirig;;. unit;' \ 
.Metro,. tJui versa! /and .iUriited 
undoubtedly ;-will. - make . ; three . or 
more features annually: In'^ngtandj "' 
-.U.>s:prpductibn':'w6uld -b .Geivsral, :: 
Films ancl -U.A. through: AlPx'under--. 

Kprda. "::.' • '.;:: ■:. 



..dividend on the stock; ...: 
. ;Siiice'1916, when the tax \va3;fir.s.t 
• i ill posed.- '- th f* •■:eonp3 ny ha d, - pa id 
:S18.006.000 '. 0 ve r :: to Ih e national ex- 
choquer, heuridiOated;'" ' . '' ;''.... ; . ; 



Mexico's B. ;0. Off 2o% ; 
Expropriation, Lent, Etc. 

; ' ■ Mexico': City, 'April .5..:^ 
. ' , .'General .situation, iipc'ludihg th'e. pil ' 

question, .cpmbined with^^^L 

dropped cinema arid o.th e r show bir. . 
. here '25%: from . wha tit was thi.s: ti rrie ' 
■ last'- year.- ; Legit is riot ■ so -hiuch af- 

fectcd becaus it doesn't ; do muc.h; 
-trade- anywayr~bui- .u s no.i so goo.a 
.for 'the 'cinemas. ;...- .. '.. . 

. Gb-verqment- .sponsored; !,'ra>id^ opera 
'by anVa'lI-M.exi-'can- company' - i-f -dfiijig 

fairly, ••well at the? Pa lac*;, of .Fine 

Arts,- 'National' :The'atr.e'),-' -: 



Biidapo'st.- March 28. 
., Mijti-o'.-; /Bad Man. ■ of.- Brinistone:' 
was intended ' :f or tiie' first : 'llojly 
':W0(id- ..premTei-f!' ' ; \:Budapest -'wal- . 
■:iato -;Be£:fy is. stay fhg:. here;! With 'h-i,s 
wiifi.. and-: ;da.ughtet--.\ -s-p' the " local 
M'rG-.M . b ra M ch-:.iri.teride.d '.to ■ -riia ke .i.i.'ic 
:pji' ih.e- pcca^>ipl^.^a ^d s^^^ ' b i g ope n - 
ing with personal appeai^arice. guiist.,s. 
inyrtpd; to^ gala;;riis:ht,;:a;n!d all the Vest 
of trappihg.S. '-' 
. irivitat iotis . and . .-.liig.rs-cate:- - be 



-pa per '. puljli.ci ty had to J'>«;:. ' tc-vo k ed 
when - the , (ieriso'r '; board \eii>iid 
■'Bi-imslpne.* ' . Keuson 'giviiti -is' :th'H't 
crime .pictlires - are ^-noLV d^i.rabli;: 
.'Dead End" also ha.> bt.vi,i; \yxi\niyi by 
cen.sors; : ' .- ': ' '• 



. .'/ ■ ..: London. P/tar 22, 

.. Oi'i.ginal quota act i.s ipa.ss irit? out ; 
iha floo.d of ciiiickic.s, hvany of \v'.. if-h.:' 
: will ' .only.- ' . ..',• tf) ' .Siati'.sfy '.:per;-- -.'-it- ;, 
■ages .dehianded,: of - distrius, . .Bv the',- 
end. of .'this - mohthV.'trade,-^ ,vv.ill have 
prcvicwbd -.about ..40.; British.: filtii.j— 
.;alj Within 'four wbeki;. \::' .: • ,' ;' 
.] v.. .DtClihe^dn .'Bi^^^^ .projIiibUbri:';i..n ' 
>: failure' of some product, plans left ' 
'. Sonne. -.U..^ .S. , ajtn|)arii<!,s,....si>t''e.iriG 
'i Columbia,- :shf).rl';-(>f. the ^ c;)rripu(.s;ory: -. : 
• f()ota;'.e. Jlcfic'o. . they b.)ii:^hi' tip ' 
•:. overythi-rru ' available ' 'rciiar,flless '.>C " 
'■ qii.'ilily; ;', .Much of it has!- !).:comri-ior-. 
::"t;rai; .v'bliicV-as:.- j^u^^^ .:e>:li;ibtLpr>> ar*! :, 
;'-co(:icrirrip.fJ. ; Tipolt ^ 'shbrta^i;: :*>( ;.'. 
. piclur^js niade ..iri ;Erigl'and was .:iirge . 
; r.mmber of .picture-:?' ohown. friAiri Aua- 
; .tr;ali.a. C;in.Tda and other parts of: th* 

British .Rmr)irf'.,;bbvioviS'ry, st>ippeii:'iB , . 
^li/ lii^ui^; In .quota IboUige '\Z 



14; 



VARIETY 



nes 



6r 1938 



RAWHIDE 

:;<WitH; SONGS).: 



. .' SOiir ff^ntrti-y-KoK ■•.i;e»e.'iae--- of Sy) : Tifs«fr 
' liiiiilm tioir. ' Sdtue i Sniilli .UiilleW ;irid . 

TioIVi-IkV 'It'.atmeM.'- Kvujj'ii-. Knii'tip; V ArllliU' 
.' • T.ori fjiiKl .SI, Jenljs. .■■ illreoti'ilvhy .Rny '.i:;i>> 
- lor. ' Sliity. naiJ . Jrtri'dlt;' iiJaptiiUoii. ■Jai-. 
■ rt-lf .;|iul. ■J.'ii'lc' Kntlffoni ; -. (edUor, :- Rolioi I 
■•tiiAnil.-i)); jjlibtOKi^pl^v, AJlen ,<ij.- 'iUioiiiiiKoi)-; 
i{iinnti)>f!llinV'. (JO.in'iii.l.' '.' 

• J.iin y KlinUilL , ,>:.Smllh B.iMp-.. ; 

' 'li(>vi,. f!:rhrln..-, /. ; . , . . r. . . : . .Tmw (U'Iu ik 

I'lKKV ■ i;oh)'lp,\ I.. ; ; . ; t,..K\alyn, :Kii;n>i:i.' 

— . AVlluir Loft 



'■T.<l .S'niii'iiilct'*^, 

HilWdtflji: r. . 

>ili<>i ilT',' Kn,lc 
JVIi'.Ubrincll . : 
Hiiroh.. 
^-lilliiDv: 
■ Biff,,;,,....;;; 
Ru.lyvV; . ... - . 
r<:lr, .',,i .'. . , 
Rusty.. . . 
Jol\iis<.(>h.';.. .'. 
•FuJlerj. ;, 



; .v..-. . .";iri: Ktuokil,;i:le 
. I; . . . . j.Sh •■.l(^nU^^■ 
,'. /.v.... .Cy .KcritKill 

, r:'(Xn ..^)(•K:f6■ 
;>. ; . , :.. . l')iciv ..^'i.irHs 

. .C-ei-.iJ K.fUoK 

.•..Slim' \yi\iliiJ<fcr 

I '/roin I'orcin.Tn' 

; '.('Hff ;.i''i'irkin."!on 
: 1 Ijrrry 'IVtibrdok ' 
...<; .. I '.I^cis ; Slrnni^Y.iVv 
; Ed-: 'iisfilily- 



; -Not.' only' is 'Ra.'vy.h.ide'- a fasi-nipv- 
iheiy \Vell-produced-.| mesa nieller ."in 
:S61/Xiessei"'s sieries . starving . Smith. 
: ;fiall€NV/.:but it has the -added |?'ox- 
, loffice distinction of iftcluding ' Lpii 

• Gehrig, hard-hitting '^batshian of ; the 
New -York Yankees, in its cast>.. . The 
;basebair star is. more thah window: 
. dressing ;for :the:;piGture, ; hiving : a 

yery.'pVpminent jpart in pe 
. X'iahchlarid drama ahdv . if . exploited. 
• .properly, he-, should help Wake this 
b.n^ of : the top ihpriey^rgVtt the 
.:;*eason. ' . ' ; ; '■ ■. .''.C-'y. ' 
•dehng,: 

^freak' . .putsiders are \vhen ..iDut 
. pictqries; can act>hd; shpiild his base.- 
tjail carefef .corn (^hd,\he might 

dijV.elo'i) irito- a . Bill /Boifd :br .Buck : 

• Jones type. Phot.bg'raphinig. well;' he- 
has ; both the personaiily arid ■ /'the 
voice .lo .'insure the stiatnp of ;ipproyal 
by. .. producers; as ;.weli . as .&udie.rices.- 
He's the;acicepte!d;w^^ . 

. . lesser .h!ts nikdei;^ g^^^ Use 6f ; ai 
cortipetently-rprepared:" scenario by. 
. Daij. Jarrett and : Jaick NattfefprdV lati 
; ter. :iin. . bid hand,; at; writing cow-.- 

■ country inelpdrainav. and arqiund^. ; 

• Bailew-Gehrig ; cpmbihatip.n ; :assfemH 
bled a .cast of quailityv ifieludiiig Eva- : 
lyh- Kriiipp, Arthtip Loft, Si Jehks; . 
Cy Kendall; Carl Stbckdale and Laf.e : 
II/rcKee/ The stpiy dpens with Gehrig 
Jeaivihg, Ndw- York and basehail tbr- 
iever'.tb settle down oh a peaceful lit- 

■ ile i^iihch with his isister.. : ', ' . V: . 

Actiohv .arid novelty .. are -deri^^ 

; It pm . situations Which . .place the;; bail 
; iplayer ,.' the ' midst vof ra'cketeers.. 

• "whp, through a cattlemen's pirotec;- 
•, live ■ asspciatipn, aire.; fprcihg cpstly 

tribute frpin-TancheriSvv^ In .the: vari.-„ 
:\C\i^ fprays which 'figure, one of the 
liriibst exciting, arid; "unique . action 
scenes is the fteb-for-ali fight in; a- 
pppl parlpr whbfe Qehrig, em'plby ing 
!ballfield technique,' starts . pitching 
. billiard bialls: against" tlie ppppsitjpn. 
: In. another case .he bals a ball through 

■ a window, to upset the signing bf a 
contract- When the pen is^ready io do 
its stu'ff. ■ 

[ Protecting :Gehrig ! from' .any love 
Intfectibn, thb-! rpmantie interest, cen-: 

;. lers.betwiBeri .his sister (Miss Knapp> 
' »hdJBallew;'iatter4s a^^^ 

. y/hb is fighting sagebrush, racketeer.s 
Bgaipst gre.at odds. Ballew dpes. mbst^ 

^ .of the singing. - Thete. are' fbur niiniV 

; beris,' thrbe : of them bt cowboy flavor, 
the other, 'That Old Washboard Band' 
;by;a novelty .-brchestra . employed in 
e.barbecue; scenig; . Ballew eriga.eihgiy 
sings. 'When a Gbwbpy : Gpes to Tb wh,* 
: "be.st bf . Ihe hunibers;- 'Drifting,;' ah-; 
bthbr solo, ;and, •vifith' chbrus of 
c:p^vpun6hexs, 'A Cowboy's- Life,^ T!he 
;pliptpgraiphy, by Allen Q. Thpnnbspri, 
: Js .unusually g^ ' / Ch(ir.r- 

; Judge: Hardy's CkiU^ 

•-Metro. - protiuc.ttpn .and-' release, z.' rcrituvps 
- lc\vjs;\Sl6ne; JdlcUey Rodney, ■'Jccllla V;\Y- 
.; .-Iter, Fuy ..Jlplden. , 'JJlrectea Ijy Oeoi'se . 
; Koilz: ' Screenplay ■ by Jvny .Van Hlp(:r; 
.UJiseil- on •■oHnrac.lcr -created tiV . Aiwihla 
■.I?onvei;ol; ficofe. • David . SnSll;'. cililor; .Bl-ii: 
l,c\Vls; cameva, ..I^ester W.Uite. rrevlcwcil' 
In Project-idn-, nrtrtm;: :N, , Y.*- Api-U . .i;; . 'CS^ 
ItiinninK time, 102 -liiiiiB;'' \- 
•Judge James MaVOy,........-.;i.c\vjs. Stone 

: Andrew H.ordy . . . ; . i . . , .Mickey Iloohov 
; Marian Hardy,. . . , . . . ; . . . .Cecilia . Parker 

.Wrsi -Ha rdy . ; v . ........... .-. . . '. Ifay , Holdtn 

.Atint . MiUy.:^.,-. . v.',.:. , -Betty rW .ij.'larkp 
J-olly Bencdli; : . ; . . . i . , . » , . ,\nn;-Ruf lierford 
A\ ayne '1,'rentoTi.. . . . ~i ..^ Hobert Vviiltncv 

Sii'/rtnhc ('orfiit. . . . .'. . Jacduclirife -.Laurehf 

W:u'R-aiet ice-, .... ... . ; ... . . Huth IIus.spv 

.,....JJ;hn il.cp. , . .,. . JoTialhah J-Iale; 

Mifs-Jiudgf . . . . :.v; . .-. . . . : . .-Janet R'rrchpr 

... eiev e rrenllss. . ... . ... . . , . . ; ...Leonard Tenn. 



ty the. influehie-^of ■.Washihgtpri'5 so- 
■ciely.: ' .-.../^ ■'••: ■'■' '' ■. ... ■• ■-' 

Picture , cpht ains sevbral niCeTy de- 
fined chai-acterizatibris. and . marks a 
.ne\v advance in the asQeht.pf Ropriey, 
whose boyish .erithusias.rri dpminat^s, 
cbtinlless- Sfieries' Ih fact,, it is hi.s 
.chance-, to .remark ..;cbncerning . how 
hb hand res 'his wimrhin' that enables' 
.the judae tpv duck the.: blackm.ajling 
plot and rct'aih hrs seat pri the. bench. 
Prpdiibtibrtjs.MhitialK American .. pi^^^ 
lure appfearahce. fpr Jacqueline .Iiau- 
rertl, . the French girl signatured .by 
LPiiis B.. Maj'er abroad; r.as ;Mickey 
Ropney-s -Fj-ench sWbelheart". (ap- 
.pears; ii? datii^hter. of the French am- 
basi^adbrO;....- ■'- ■■.-J'-';'.:- - }■:'■■ 
v^'Thbutih the plot takes the Hardya 
tp the ;riatibn s cajjitar fpr- the judge, 
tp Fit in oh "an impprtaint utilities. de> 
cisipris,.. prpducerS; .seldom- . deviate 
f ii?Qm ' ho rri bl' • episodes . Such ,a s ,' .the 
daughter'-s : rbmance -and .stiipidity. in 
enm.eshin^ her .father in;;a potential 
jfcandal and the :kid. love iaflPairg. of ■ 
■the' boyish ;sbni;.'. '.'\- :'.-'-, -'-/i-^ ■ 

Scene in: .which. Robnby^ decides to- 
en liven a 'st£iid ;daricirig; party by inr; 
tr-oducing thb ^'Big Apple' wiU wpw 
•'em t'hrpugh . its -. sheer; . ehthusia.sm. 
and vigpfous; :perforniance. .In corir 
trast tfl. this' URrparibuis episode, the^ 
theme that . ybung ; Aoiefica. /.shpuld 
.nbt.'..,.ape.; rabble -. rbuseirs :.- Vfheh 
squelched:, by . cphstituted aiithbrity : 
is >hP.t hbme ;with 'iriprdihate 'iskill.. . 

Lewis Stone,, whb . has: .dbn^e .hu- ; 
rherbus similar rples-, surpasses, him- 
helf . here as. Judge Hardy. - Rppney,; 
as tlic energetic ybuth Who; can't rer-; 
sist ;k1ssihg prbtty girls, comes; cTose 
to thefting the picture. "..Misis P'a^^^^^ 
js: sornethi.rig : .mpre .^thart .. Geeilia 
Parker ; in. the role of the, pretty. bu.t 
dumb daughter;j...Fay .Holderi, i^s.Mrs.. 
j-fardy, ■ furnishe's a; stPlid .portrayal; 
• jacqueline .'taurent> . hejvcbirier, is 
ddeptly naive.^as; the . French rsehpplr- 
gjrl .Whb.iialls for ^Hooneyls ■'quaint''. 
Ariiericiariese 'Ways. Shows .pr0mi$e 
pji ifi^st time put ;ih 'Uv S; Betty Rbss, 
Clarke is subordinated ; asVthe aunt 
ih the. Hardy grbiip' thbugh cPmely 
and .cpnipetent.. Ann' Rutherford is. 
okay iri -part of .Roohey's town flanie,' 
Robert. '~ Whithey; '. as the ' Hairdy 
daug)itef,*s sweetheart, dbes nbt im- 
press. ; Ruth Hussey,.; as: the. bbaute-' 
oiis villairiess, Jonathan;, Hiale and ■ 
Eepnard Penni ."are sufficient in sup-; 
piprt;''.; '.. .■ ■;.;:.. '''^'r 

'/ Kay Van Riper's scjreeniiilay, based- 
pri iAurania.Rptiverprs:. characters, .is. 
trim .Scripting further helped by, Ben 
iLe wis! film'^ ^ditirig. • / Her . dialog .. is. 
homey^nd- jjiejtinentv-;:/: :^:--r: ' 

Adequate; pifbductiph 'values have, 
been., supplied,, .'with ' Was 
backgrpunds . purportedly - made es- 
pecially for..; this: film.: ' George' B. 
Seitz' direction ' hot pnly is evbn biit 
alert Hp' every pptentialityi ; Lester. 
;White.-s phptbgraphy: measures up tP 
picture's calibre.: ■y'^:.: ~.y --'^:Wear. 

HE^OULDN'T SAY INa 

- . '^\'nrner ;• Rro!!;''- :rroductIbn. and; relea.ie; 
. Feature!" t-fSihly Mertufih,.' Jane.' Wymah, 
."Co'rac. -WHlierspoori. " : -Dlre'tited - . .by .... J^ew. 
■J^eilf'T. -■ Screenplay'' J)y. .-Robertson..: White, 
J.oKer*h. Pc'hrHTik, Ben'Orau'inati ' ICohn, .'frbm 
jSl'.ory''by Nprmi'in ■ .M.atsbh';., cariiera, .Arthur 
^rodd;: At-. Parammint,''; Brooklyn; .veek, 
MafoK.fll,' '.'??.: .•; ili<nhln(; ;tlme,-< ,17 mln.") 



Lnmbt'T.t Hunklhs" 
:.^■i'ciIt'L .0 ■ 

■ .M r.«, Odtiey .-- . v . . ; . , »...-. 

; .1 t-isi ; MA bhy . -. ■. 

. .Senat<'>r AlabJiy .; ....,-'..; 
■O.xnard : C 'l-I'Misiuns-l.. . 
:.f;iiipr;:'.'; 

, oinipka ; . . ,■...'. ; . . 
,1 lymie . .-. .;. ■,.;....; ; ... i 
The;. .M.iti.-Oji.-.TIiV Siiect 
^I.u^';Bvi< ve . • •'• • . . . 
;Avil-llone(;r -; . . 
Julia:.,. BcL-ktr. . i.. . 



; 1 . . l?rank • MrHu'gli 
Jano . "^Vy man 
. Coi'4; W ' th'erspoo ji 
. .'.'. . . -. tilana T.*,wi'3 
..Bcrtoii vChufchlll 
.-i . .-.iTerrls 'i'aylor. 
.i.Ayilllalh I-Iaadc 
;-.;.'rom- Kennedy 
, ■.Rfiymohtl --Matton 
,;.. ..John Rids'cly 
Cheater Clute 
..,;.;.:.Citff Clark 
. . . .i . JRjta Gould 



Miniature Re^ 

:%'• 'Itawhiclie'y (2Qth). : .Excellent 

western., -with name :^cf' Lpii-:; 
Gehrig, . hasehaH .star; ; as'" b 

;-;bajt?' "•: .■■■::'--.-^''>'L\'.''--. ''-^ 

'J u d i; e Hardy^s; Childrehr 
.(MG:1 'Third -p^: Judge .Hardy , 
famiiy. ■ cPmedyfdramas^.^- ■ this-' 
'Ibpks^ like : . slrphg .;b;p, dish. ' 
; : 'He /Couldn't Say No' (WB); 

.J- .?I»o.r.t'.oi. M issi'jtig. 'GiHs' (,MPnb.-).':. . 

■• Infcwpr. . act i.prier ' with . . liafry- 
Carey, arid ;J.iidifh- Alleh.V ^ 
';■ 'lle.roe.s.' .o:f "'.'^he.;':Ala»no' 
.■Very, pbofly .' made •historical 
di-ahia;/. .pr;'iexasi. .:•' :Only :, fbi: . 
sitialler:. dAials;: ■'.■: •;; ■: '•.: ■'-;-. .' ' ■'." 



SPEEDS REPORTER 

• • Rci la 1)1^ • PU-t ureS. relf n se. . of Bernjard B. 
Ray . pr.odin'Miin. •Stii.vs -Bltrhard. Tnlmadi^o; 
feiUui-cH. huana, :XViUiors, UlrTi'ard Cramer, 
Earl I3\vlr*. . Dlre( ;>d by R. B.-Ray. .^itoryi 
Ijcnri Samiieis-;; Kf.'rpcriplay,- .Rone ,.GO'rddri.; 
earner.'!, Rill .Mv«i r edlt'or" OarMUnim; At, 
Var.^ity;. Lincbli), - Aual,. - llunnln .:tlme, ;00 
mlns. '' -•--■•-■' 



'T>!ck Ij.i-w.rt-hcei.y . 

May::: .y..: -: 

lirad -Franklin, .:, 
.■Stanley..,:. ■.;,,-..i 
KOKer Renfrew 
.Tohn .Parker,.. . . ,.. 
Madison. . , i..;-. .., i." 
.Rlaoklp ^niith,;, I , 
Edwards,', v;' .;, . :', , 



i .:.RIchara TaTmadBC. 
. . .;. . . riuana- 'W.a Iters 
. .•,.. ."Illchiird Cramer: 
. ; Rob- ; Walker 
, . .-. . .r......Fraink. Crane. 

.-.'>'; . , Earli» Dw'lre' 
. . . i'...-. -. .-. Johii'.' .Inee. 
i..-.(5eo'rKe Ch.o.icbrp' 
: . . ;.;'QdAvard Casslily 



Prpbably the :wpt-s't: of ; the thpiir: 
sand or so film' libels; on the .news- 
diaper biz, js'this ;^uicki.e;' 'jSpeed Re- 
oorter.'; 'News, scavengering ';. was 
hardly^ e-C'cr like . this/: aiid ;!! makes; 
phbhey Aim materfal;..v ; :• ■ 

Tbp perspnality, Richard Talniadge; 
speaks, with a brqken . tongue :;and 
gets; garbled up r hiis delivery -on 
several of. /the qhe-takc ; scenes.. Girl 
is' Luaha Walters, who manager tb 
get . along all ri^ht in 'a wayi Has 
Jppks.and a certain amouht ofrs.a;, but- 
she'll Tiever.',iget:' ahyw^ these 
jpictiires.. Rest bi the xast is the .fa-- 
miliar •'vvestbm '•cj-p'Wd.: - which have 
been^ barrbom ;;. backgr'ouhding for 
iyearsv ■'.'- '^' - -'..:..,'■ ■'•-/■■■■•''-':■. •', :.■. ■■'".-:•'. 
: -Stpry is;aboiit- a fieppttet's. attempt' 
tb crack. avSharp Tefbrm. league -a 
hb dees -it with 'a water .pistbl. Last. 
15 miniites of the reelage; is mbstly. 
fight, for what little'.abUbn there. is, 
' Fbr; the alS.o;-r{ih section in the ads 
for'arduai. -/ ■'-Born.; :'- 



Port of Missing jGirls ^ 

':' ■;;/•-: <WI*|i;-^SONtiS)i' :-:■ ---V 

■ MonOKr.im ■relifa^e-, of : I>6n ."Y'oung. produ'ci 
tl.on.-~ li>;inires I-l;i.rry; C:irey^ -Judith Allen; 
Mllbiirti: :Stone;; Reliy: Comp50n;--.' D.IV.ected 
by KuH- Rrovvn. ,S(ireehplay;'. Karl -.iLJroW'n ;' 
i-ativcr.-i; W, c; . RirilU):. ' /At Globe, : N; Y.-,- : 
diial,. week .-April i. .'3.8; . Ruunliiif time. 



(iii .mins. 
Keii.-i;-. 
Jim.,'...',.... . .;:. 

1,'apt. :,Si6r'ni 
Chloatro;;. . . , 
■Ijiikc. '.'.>. .'. 
Miifinie;. ■...;.., 
Cllnldn. 
.^la.noel;.. ... 
.."^nnya:.-; ; . 
Clranyijle- .' . 



..: .......Jitxllth. Allen 

. , , . .Mllburii; . .Stone' 
vv^.rarry .Carey 
i... .Betty Comp.sort' 

..' . . .Matty Kalh 
.. . . , ... . ..Jane ■' Jones 

. . .-neorse 'Cle.vcl.aiid 
. ..William .CostPl I o 
. ... .'.'.Sandra ;Karlna; 

; ; ... . .'.'Xryle.^ Mdrillhc' 



Third in the; Judge, Hardy /Family 
•eries, the latest bhapter, 'promises: to 

■ .outdP ; others > in appieal,'/- Picture ' is 
.assured of : plenty . of .pesos at /the 

.■^ppx office. It 'possesses distin'cit appiea'l 
' Ibr. ybunger generation; will touch 
. the; risibilities arid ait the same timb; 
■■ .the 'film's - stpry caches-: in pti timely' 
:eubject of litil ities cPnfrPyersy: 'and 
. cbstreperbus . tendencies- bf tPday's 

/..'-ybuth, •,'" :•■': :..'':, .; ",.. /. ■ - . 

. .; . ; Latest ' ' lp\>'able ; : adventure for 
l};ardy;: family .'takes them ip vWa,':h-: 
Jhgtpn. where they're : iiivdlved irv a 

• <.litilily..cbmpany. lobbyirig plpt. With 

■ . the; T.V.'A..;in today's; hbad-linc.s'..:!rncl 
, :reeent. Siipreme- .Cbiirt-' decision ' on 
^Utility, holding cpmpaniev:ihi^ -pPs- 

, Bibly. . streh'gthens.; ufiuhl ■ homCliU'e- 
. «tbry,; ;.Pr.ed.ecessbrs in.; this Comedy- 
.dr'ama. grpiip' clpubtlessly will bolster. 
.\vhat the. -cast .lacks, in -bi^ /'names.' 
Geprge B. /Seitz -lPllpvvs>;^thei: same 
Successful. -formula., hb .;qmplby:cd iii. 
directing previous vehicles in . this 
-.-.«bries, •■'-■" - '■'-' :'--"-■■ 
V '■ . While ■ 'Judge . tiatdy's Children' : i.s 
/ .the .usual...fihe Lewis Stphe ch'araicter 
pbrtrayal,. a$ the barrister, -film fur- 
nishes the maximiim .pf h uniprbu s in 
C'ldents . ins - the ' : infipie'tupus Andy 
Hardy :(Mickey • Boortey).: wrbstles, 
.With'- his Miiiarpuppy 'love; affaif arid 
■first ttijcedo;/ and the bidder .sister j.s; 
ircatied ayi/ay ironi her tpv^ii; heart 



■-. Farce patently:: prpduccd fpr Ibwer 
level:' billing in- the duals, wheire itMl/ 
.sbrVe a^ b/k. if 'uridistingUished' sliptv 
piori: tb /stouter /pVbduct /'aihd win: 
bnough; laughs /lo.^ay^.'f freight. : 
: .Frori.k ;.lWcIIiJgh,. ;W^ 
.standby, .bf . a; .brbad-^humor comedy 
hprsei carries abbut all the biirden- 
pf the actln'g and .stpry oh' hii .shbui^ 
ders.: And they're. ;'S.tput., ehbugh; 
Hc.'"s: ca.st':as .a .dreamy,' re.stl^^^^ linp'i 
leum 'firh'i pffice clerk with a tedipus 
girl ;friehA:-( jane . Wyman,), and even 
nibre /hara.ssed'.; by . her : bbnpxibus 
mbther (Gpx-a Withersppon); 

.Chap is almbst /ptished intp rhatrir 
.mphy: by /the .mpthbr: wheh he gets , 
ah uricjipected . salary; tilt;. Forced to 
'go to .:iih/ : a ubtipn: tp p lirchase f iii'n i- 
turcj^ eccentric fellb'w /gpes" daft ovbr 
a/ iitatiie -bl a near-nude and blbws 
his , ;sk j mpy . .ban.Xrpll. -ph it.- ■ Ga I .:an d 
:;nia^ upraid .and. leave, him. / Piecb ' is 
then. disGP'vei-bd . tb ..have: bseh- .mpd- 
eled :by daughter ' (Diana Lbwis)'^ of 
rich Scrialpr; ...'(Bbiftph . Chiii-chiil); 
Chap d feclinijs cash . bftcr pf 30 times 
as march aS' statue :cp.st. ./ :Gangsters 
'iry 'Stealing, statue to blackmail Sen- 
i a Vor;; but :M.cHugh thwarts, them -and 
I wiridup. find* the dreamy bpy!!5.;fphd- 
I est . d i"ca m cbm i ri g -true in a clinch..; 
j ;..McHiigh:; sque.ezes . eyelry sitUatipn' 
i tb a. /lii-^p '.ill., extracting last ppssibilT 
I jty ;.bt . hiimpr ;fpund. ; in- . rblc and 
I scTijit. When all else', fails, hb niuggs 
.his: ..way . :lhrp'iigh. .' Diaria;.'. Lewis, 
j fpitim.e lead, has. her ;first. chbice eel-- 
.t.lillpidipart 'and;/hiah'agci5. e^k., though 
' doesn't evince-, any. particularly 
s^tiinring .prbriiise,. " Gpriai . Wither-r 
;ifipoPn, as;:the dbur mother, turns in 
a sinart perfprmance. Jane Wymari 
is acccptuble. ass-ber daughter: Berlbh 
ehurcliill is .standard aS the Senatbr, 

, -Dircqtipn kept the pace brisk and 
the: punch -scenes ; in scbring pbsi- 
tipn.»!. . Script, a little- ,bn . the light- 
w>«jght side, in view bf the ^^axtiiy, 
bf ; slick' lines. -; Gameira :;very good; 
.■\ -^- . ■.:■- .:;'■ /:: ;•.■ ■;• v.. ; -:-/fi€rJ^ 



Bad; story; inferior productibn, 
yi^hich .Tnanagbs, to inject action, ro- 
rhance:. aiid. .sortie cohibdy, besides 
sprne,. singing, w i thput any degree of 
cphtinuity br cbher^ncyi Fpr duals 
where eustbmers. aren't, particular. 
Harry -: Carey carries the load. Ju-' 
dith: Allen is. the heart -interest and. 
singer. . .Her ;vpaGe is light; . Milburn 
Stbne^Js'-the■h:el'P;.V ■/^:, ;;: -.;.' -'';,':-■. ' 

He-s a wireleks bpefatbr ph Car^^ 
freighter, bn which Miss . Allen, has 
stbwisd away at ' Friscb,.., ' order to 
escape, a gang, bf nriiurderers and the 
ipblice. - After /that Hhere's/ a j.ani with 
jjirateiS' in , §hainghai , and ' sPrhe cbn^': 
sUlar trouble -obsides. But ih -the end 
everythin.st. cpnies'/butz /bkay. ;The 
Friscb •/pp] ice.:' ; . that Mi.ss Allen 
isn't ./wanted; ibr./'.rhurder: after, all; 
the real killer has. cbnfessed. . .. 

Carey ' is sii'pppiied tp. :bb a tbugh 
caplajn,-^ bu.) ' hfe 't'. make him .b.ut 
a sissy,.; . Tha< 's the . kind - of /dialog; 
used here. - . i -. ■ './( .■ ; 

Camera wpfk'doe.sri't, ^natter. ' Npr 
dpe.s it matter", mvi.ch . if i* isn't the 
same ship seen throughput!. Shan. 

Hetoes of th^ Ailaiiiio/ 

Columbia' 'nrodjV'.'llr and. /telcasc.'.- . :PI-' 
ri-M.'ttjU b.v./ Jl;iri'.y;-'l''j-a-s('r.-- ■.: ,'<(ory.:'«iid .adaji- 
I'al'ibn,.. Roby '\VcTiti',; --tllin editor. Arthur A. 
Hrook^.; . plio.tcfs'uipli.v, .. lloberi Clirie. . .,- At 
*.^entr;il. .V. V.>:.-...:<lii':i-r.'blll.'' Aveek. 'April ': 1/ 
"Mi. - . J1nnu.i.nR.:,iO0' .' r-l-;nnnsV . ' ; . -. . 
T)avy ...r('6:-!ini .'.i.\; .- ; , . J,a no diancller 
Ste.|)hrn.: A\i>"t.ln ,-.•'., , , V -- . - - - . 

..^nne DioUinHun: i. .:, . . 
.Jame.« ', v. .. . ..; . . 

"Sa.ni 'J'louslpn. :...,-. . . .;. 

.Willi-'ui .!</ ''ru'rvis: -. .:; 
.A IniCTl.-i n - rik-i;1ii;jiiij ;' . . 
(Jen/- 'ijanl;i- v\b!i'- . i....'. 



arl. ITodrrJ.ns 
. . .iCUtH: Kindlny 
Ri„er W)lUam.s 
r:dw.nrd:-plel 
. ... ..illpx . Ijca.se 

i-Rruce Warren" 
-'.> ! Julian ' Ri'vcro'/ 



Sincere /.in.jE'Urpbse biit lackihg in 
every Pther . respect, .'Herpes pf the 
.Alaimp-: is. brie:: ol the 'mpst amateur- 
ish... production efl pr ts . pf :. a decade. 
It. iS ilikely .tp 'get. a.' fir.^t-.ciass 'ruri-/ 
around ampng ' •'e.xhibit'prs:-- .arid 'a 
'hbrs'e^laugh . frbni ,, audiences, . On 
only the .leri.«-l: impprtaht • pf : bills 
can iit'.be ^hariced/ as d/JJp. 2 feature, 
althpugh in Texas, where Ipcal senti- 
ment and histPricai regard may 
figure, it may be received. with spme 
indulgence. Elsewhere,- a:strpn'g IJp.- 
;l;^pictur€'-i?;T:irged.: ';:' -.; ;: - :-';.': 
•V i:x)ng; on •rurifting 1,iriie, 74:.:miriutbs, 
aiid shprt bn- actiPrt as well as dra- 
matic punch, the s'tbry pf the: massa- 
cre at Alamp !which .highlighted 
early incidents in the fight ^fpr'. in^ 
dependence, of Texas, / is -a- sadly 
mediocre effort by Roby Wentz. Dia- 
log lac^.s. .vigor and- ::the direction hy 
H&rry Fra.ser ■ nowhere cbvers Up 
this' shbrtcoriiing;''. ' '..;.- . 

The .battle scenes are unintentional 
laughs, especially 'whcn carinbh are 



fired,/ althbugh the massacre, -within 
the Alamo fortress, .- bf every man 
trying to , withstand, large hurrtbers 
of oppbsirig Mexicans,' is. carried ;buit 
rather improSsively.', It was . the Ibne 
woman within the Alamo : Wallsj 
spared by the M'exibans,- who is rb'i'': 
puted 'to have made the famous re- 
' mark to;Cpl...Sbm .Hbustpri,,l'Rememrf 
ber the. Alaiiib.', It; . is pn this that 
th.e .pi.ctu^e :^ades^but. ' ;:....' :^ : . ' 
:. The "Woman, - wife bf : a 'sbldier 
killed in, the battle, bf the ' AlamP;''.is 
played- b^' Ruth Findlay. She is nbt 
an :„ihterestihg type, hbr' dbes : she 
screen effectively.- ; In any cbihpe- 
titien .fpr acting, hphprs. .shr, . ai^o.: 
/ wpUld be " far . but bf it. Bruce . War- 
ren, as her husband, bu tdistanoes h Jr 
completely, >)elhg, /the rugged kind 
pf :fobriti'ersmato /whp fits his /assigri^^^^^^ 
ment welK; Others are/ Lane Chand- 
ler, :'as the Iambus' Davy' CrbC'ket; Ed- 
ward, Piel as;:CPl;. Hpustpn;/ Rex 
Lease pf. weistei:ris ' as the/bPnimander 
pf the" Alamp troupe and Jiilian 
Rivero, / doing, the Mexiban. geiieral, 
Santa Ana. 

■-Albeit 'histbry: is. /riiirrbred' in 
^Herpes bf the Ala nip,', it i,i urif brtu-: 
nate such iht "Jresting hislpry icbuld 
npt .have:-bee,n done better.' . Chdt,:: 



RACING BLOOD 

■ (WITH SONGS) . 

/ Conn Picturts /release ot -Xluurlce A, ojiriii 
production. Features; Prahkle Uurro, ' kiin* 
JUchmoiiO, - Gladys .Plake, Arthur -Unrip- - 
mail, Jimmle PJObIcb; ; IJlretiled by ii« • 
,nale, - Story, PiBtcT ».' -Kyne;. jdaptatUm*/ 
Stephert . Noiirls; aongB, Oonuie .Lee nnii 
.Tonvmy: ,nellly^ editor,- . Martlil.- «< • Oohn- 
pholuKraiihy, Robert; Doran,/ Wllllafh Jivf-c' 
und Jack Ureehhaigh, A-i Cpptral y 
dual, ;\vcek: April . 1. '38.' Jtuniiliiv ilnji* 
-til - JlilnH,- .. . ■ ■ . 

KrnnUle .RcynqUls. . . . . ; iFi-anklje li/iri-ii 

^!!?^,i"?r'*°*K->*'-' *••••:• '''^i""'?^'^«'''''><>i'<i:^ 
I'hylJiB Heynolds. . . . ..... . . . ; ,Gia,<Jy,s liiaklV 

y ► . * . V . '. A rl hu'r -; 1 ]o\\h n ri n 

.■Jlm,m.le.H;aR,l«'i 



J.,pbSh 

Smokey, Hoyijolds.- 
.Tex 0'Donri(ill;,>, 
Popcy..;. '.-. . ; 
(Sad.- titdiii ; i .-'i . . 
Mrtfjnua. ",..;..;,.;. 
Colored - ^Inssra-. . 



■.". ..Alathew H(.la 
-. .;'. .'.,.. ;f<i: 'Aviii* 
Sno.\vi,la'u ft 
. ..... .Hob'.. Taniiin 

■ Jonc» OuliitOti^ 



LENIN m OGtOBER 

(AUSSIAN MADE) /'.■' 

. A'mkino release' of ' ilosfllni prbdue.flon.' 
.Features. Boris ' Vi. Shchiiklii; • -Ulr'etiled-. by 
Mlljihall l{omm„, , Screen ' pljiy.-' A. - - ICa'pleri 
camera,'- .Boris VblOheli :' musIo/' . A; ;. Aleji* 
.rtiidrbv. ; . At Oa hieo,: N. T . , wei'k .Ariirch It 1 , 
MS. Kun'nlne time, 02 mina./ Ca.st: ftorls 
V...<^)ohuk)n. hs. V. I. renin.; N. .Svbbudin, 
v. Vlfidlslavski, N.. Arski, K; Korohovn, J; 
r^gutln,.. N.. ClLnpIiKln^ K.. /M. Shatrov.-t, 
y. v. Vanln, N; Sokoiov, N. if. OlvhlopHovi 
'V.'.AvVPbKrflyskl. ;./:;■:-■-, - ■ '.,..,.; 

.:. . :(in;:Russidn; i^th EnpliaJi Titles) • 
' -Lenin . in/ Octbber' cpiild be Lenin 
at anyj.bther,;tiriie,and -still be^i 
ly . interesting ; ptaductibri. ,' Ranks 
with';'G.ulliybr' :'andrbther/Red'lfi;irns 
as ' onc'iof .the finest, prb.ductibns :tp 
emanate frpiii: the Sbvlet: film / fac- 
tories./: . Treatment belies the impres- 
sipn that /MoscpW./ prbduce's naught 
b.iit sbap-bbxes,- Alriri being an accu- 
rate- histbrjcal. chronplpgy;, Gpuld 
well .be listed/ arhbng actibh-rb- 
■mahces .but "ibr. .iabeled prigin.: "It's 
a gppd sup.er-artie,. with ppssibilities 
elsewhere. ■ •; .' - 

English titles " dpiVt: let; audierice.s 
down^/dealing put reams of ebririedy, 
suspense; dtania and '■■ assoi-^ted : his- 
trionics. - Cbniedy heretofore . has 
be.eh .4 ..rarity/ ;in . Soviet • butput. 
Shchukin's characterizatipn- bf . Lenin 
iS; an/ excellent .:^Brformahce. / ^ .^^^^^^ 

Kicking . the Modn Around 

(BRITISH MADE) 

( WITH SONG is ) 

. . ' London, March 30. - 

>Gcner.il . Film' Di.<trf butors ' Ti-Utase b'f 
Votfue- JOlhh' i'roducalun. ;.FoiUui'f s Anibrbs'c' 
a.ud. his.' brcUe.sira, , Kvelju - liiiU,'. llarrv- 
Uii'hman,' Florence- 0^'sifvonil. ■ l)i|-eorcd; by- 
Walter FordCi . .Screenijlay, ,.MI( li!r<'l 'Hbgaii, 
Angus ..; jVfaL'l'lia 1.1, Uolaiid- I'oi tw.ee, - 11.- 
Fpwlor'-'Mcaria; frum o'rlKiiial.plory bv Tonv 
S'erafelity;: sohfe.s, , MU-iiavr -.Cjti'r, . jjmniv 
JCenncd.v;-. canifi-.i, . Fr.-r.n.ris fai-veri • At 
.Cambrldtje, - 'Loridou. .- Hunnhnj tlnie. VS 

mihs; -. .:..-,'.'■ 

A mbrosc ../.'...■,,::,: 
Pepper ;Martl,h .Z; ; . . 
'Hari'y -.Itlolunan ; ... ... , 

F16 Uadlcy ., . Av.. . . 

Dabble .Uawkes... . . . . 

Mark; Browd. .,",,. ; 
I'tSrbei-t- .; iSlokej'. . .' . 

(-Su.l'i > . .. . i .'iV. .'. . 

.Stte:i inline. i., .. :. ; 
Ma'RIslraVe. ... . ; . i ;'...-. 

p, -.e. .-a'ruscott.".. '.;.-/ 



: ;.,-, .' .-.. . ; Illhiyelf 
.-'..'... .'. iCvcl.vn l.>all. 
■ . .'. ; . ; llini.solC 
vltif-c'iicc Desinbriil' 
. . ll;ir -'riui.i'npsiiin 
J . ."Ui'liit'i-; -WarrOTi' 

., .'. jiiii-j.h ; \'<MiiBy . 

; . . . . .-,M:ix -H.'u'cin 
. '.-. .'/.. J.,es .(.'.nrew; 
.-'.;. r>.i v'c Burn.-tby / 
. . .(Jcpi- : Uariiey 



. Musical ; cornpares favorably -with 
American- 'song and dance ..shows, 
and,- while nPt cpmpetirtg with .the 
vpcal . and instrumental . American 
.films in the; matter pf pipdnctipn, is 
mpre than adequate in that respect. 
It far. exceeds rinany "Americaii: rivals 
in. the matter .pf entbrtainmerit. - - 

One. thing, and onie thing albne. is 
responsible. , It is; the first instance 
within ■ hfiemory that a British riiuiji^; 
Cal enjpyed. the advantage pf 'going 
tp press' . with... ;suTiabIy prepared 
script.; Eyen .'iTie ;iocal/ dramatic 
stpries haven't had / the atteotibn 
which this one undpubtcdly received. 
There .Wis an. prigirtai .author, four 
experts worked bfi ' the . .screen play, 
and two song writer.^ cbn'iribuled the 
miisical numbers;; .With ::f our spe^ 
cialty stars, artistic . settings and an 
adequately; selected : working staff, 
director,. .Waiter Fbrde mtist. have 
found, it a : pleasure; to conduct the 
prpceedirigs. //'■;- . .- -.'-/;-:'--' . 

..Alrifipst , at. the ; begin n irig ; Harry 
Richman dbes, a'. / number, arid . ex-, 
ceptipnal:: recbrding is: apparent. 
PhPtpgraphy ' is /equaily gpbd; this 
.bne may . npt hiwe any / special draw- 
ing "powers" in' the .preliminary ad- 
vertising, but shpuld: ehtbrtairi i Amer- 
ican filmgbers. Here it Avill Undpubt- 
cdly have a huge draw. ' .:■ - 
. .; Sumraary bt. the Vstbry' \v;puld 
sound abbut as; intereslirig as the 
average children's fair v laie, but the 
;hartdling ; bf its :uhfbl,dinent.. with its . 
cpmedy twists,, devel oping; iritb farce 
and, culminating in biirfeqoe,. is de> 
lightful, Exceptipnal bast feeds the 
stellar principals; w ■ -' 

. Evelyn. Dall has the Cinderella 
lead, which gives :her. the nrib.st ;«!vm-- 
Pathetie oDnortunitjfes..;bul Flbr^nce 
Desmond. England's :prcniiere riiim-ic; 
plays a -villainesis '^ who - plots the- 
downfall of Cindy..; / Ambrose and his 
orcnestra are; their, iisual selves,- and 
..Harry . Richhian sings, . prances -and 
SDins in and ..out .iri hlW-bwn inimita- 
ble fashipn. . Legitiriiate-exbuse>- are 
.found.; for; the perpetration' of ; the 
speciaJ.t.ies.-- ,-'-/ -- -':.... .'..-.. -; -' 
^ -Maybe the 'British: film ';prbduber«r 
have awakened to the "^fact that 
script writing i.s important even in a 
musicalrr-or maybe it/was just an ac- 
eident.-;.;'. :/.'•;.;-..-. : ;; . job. 



ShoH oh ,wirid>- lacking speed arid ; 
showing no visual signs, bf stariii'na, 
'Racing Blood,' a story of . a galloping 
bangtail, "/anything but thprpiigh- .- 
bred. Being . nothing -more thaii a 
.scrub, it dobsVftot .figiire in ,'A,' .*B/ 
'G' or ^D• handicap compietition. A' 
qiiickie that has been- turned out 
with the ; use of stock backgrounds, v- 
apparently at little eost, the best that 
it can hot)e for is;tb run far behind / - 
sbmb other feature dated as the No. 1 / 
.choice on brace , bills. 
; Prbduced; independently by Mali- ' 
rice; Gonri/i- for release on the state 
rights market; it;.is, ehb; of thb shod^/ ' 
diest -prbgrammers ; made in recent " 
years. Corih has done much, better 
in the past Even thoUgh he may 
have ■ been . econbrnizing -. on cbst in . 
Ihis instance, he .may have beeii sbri- . 
oiisly handicapped also .by a, story-: ■ 
which hits--a new high in 1 fibtional 
liberties and 3 : hew. lew ' in ■ dialbg. ' 
Despite the Peter B. Kyne briginal, • 
the adaptation leaves nething tb be . 
prpud abput. . In the,;directibn,-.;R^^^ 
Hale has things - happening ' .which . : . 
will tal:< audiences, dahgereusly tlbse '-',: 
'tb:;^ah-,Uncalled^r laUgh; " V ; :/;, ; V " 

Fraiikie Parro, is . again playing a . . 
..iockey but . Avhat;. the : story, puts .him . 
thrpijgh'is remindful of \vhat everr".'; :. 
en th usiastib flshernnen tell/when they.- ■: 
return ■ f roin • piscatorial . cbnque.s'tfr.. ' . . / 
Starting out all wibnig ;with /thb kid ; ' 
taking ; bver; a crippled cblt / that is ' 
'abo:ut tb . be ' destroyed by a racing/ .' ; 
stable,; the; stbry,; -goes ' bri to . other; 
: iricredible lengths in knocking but a: / 
Gl-minutb '■ feature, The- kid,- is kid- / ';■ 
napped, ^but/ e.scbpes against .in super- • 
able odds; his: fistic :.prowe's.s being ': 
/something that :w.p.U]d' hhve . scared ; - 
Dempsey in his priiiie. Then, after ; 
beirig irij]ured:.hy;;q 5hpt:in/th,e^ ■ ; 
he steals van/ ambulance^ he is beirig 
carted - away in arid, ru.^h.irig. .fb; the ;-; 
racetrack, -rriakesy it^O^^^ split 
secprid of the start bf the race he is : 
to ride^ The horse - . gupposed/'/tp . \ 
have been scratched by iibw biit that/ . ' 
cbnveniently is fprgotteri .abput; Also, . - 
.against all rules,, there is nb. .wcish-: ;; 
ing -in, ho parading befbre . going to; '; 
the post or 'ariything^maybe not . 
even any bets in /view of. the fact the., 
nag is". supposed to be .scratched- - 
: -Darrq, has a weak cast vi; ith him, ' 
includirig Kane - Richniond, , .-who" 
shares billing with him above pthfers. , 
Richmond, ; stable owner, i.^.pxiirbd for 
rpmantie ihterbst with the: jpck's sis- 
ter, done feebly by Gladys. Blake. 
Best bf others include Jiriimic Fagles; - .;: 
Arthur.: .:Hpusmari, - Si . Wills arid . 
Mathew: Betz, ;the: ;last-meritibned a ; 
racketeering heaivy.' : Housriian dbej ; 
a steW all the :way fairly well. .: . . 

Cast rianie./ given ' Snowfiake. coK- 
ored stable grobrii, is / Sad Sam. ; ; 
Sriowffti.ke ;and . the JppeS : Quintet;, 
also colored, sirt^ 'the:/ twb special ,/ 
numbers Avritten for " the picture, fur- : - 
nishing their own abcoriipanimeiit ; 
Songs are 'Luckv Shoes' and '"You're , ;/ 
So Appealing.'/ Neither mcbn^ .ariy-. ; 
thing. ; -• . . ;-, / ChiiT. ' ;/ 

: L?t Tendre Ennemie 

('The Tender Enemy')' 

;' : (EIIENCH MAdE) :-^v.'-"' 

'. ' '^V.brld -.VPjc't.«r'e..).,..re,lM>i6 fif / .Sl.'.is.. Ol')|"l» ' 
i>r(/diic-tl.bn.-; 'Feilt'urps. .Sl'iniine lif-.r) i.'i.ii. 't'l- 
I't-ottil .by Ophiils.- - - 

by ... .- . - . .- .. . 

(<;a niera. . , Kupenc - Schufl'ta'n/ /lyiior*;n -r.:jbts,- 



-ottil .by Ophiils. .. . Sciopniiljiy, , i)|>b<il!«; 
m t Al?.\anilcr} /from : play, '.h'Kiin»'uil4', 
r A"."l'-.:/.:'Antoln.e;' 'hnis ic, . A 1 bc it- \\" ( ilft » 
. .ibiei-a.. Kupenc - Schufl'ta"n. lyiiottiii -n'j bts,- 
At-.Vith St;- Plavh'ouH?, N: V:. ivock .Mauh 
;!(». ;;;8, Ituntilns time, ijO/ niin..>i. . . . .: 
:/\.nnclit'>.;;ii.ui)oht ■. ;.,-:;..... . ... Smj^jne. . J1«-i i;ia 



. ,.; ,.Tai-f|UOl[n«; H-.ii. . 
Caibrrfne . -F.ool.eiK-y" 
; . ,..<!tbr"K<'s : Vltray . 

Ma i-r. ;.-ill'«-l. 
.:•, , . .-'.' . ■ :l..b<*'Iri-i -Niit; 
.; . .'.. , ricrro. I'^lmily 
■. ..Ma'urieie Di-v-ltii'i!*' 



DanKhter. 

.Mother. ... , i ;..':. . 
I tif^bahd'.*-. . .'i 
Itfidi Ikb'.i i . 
'I'b'e '.SWHelJ lica'rt-.". 
Tncle Kui.ll''...,, 
Thtt i^-iariceie -. , , 

■: ;■ (Irt -Frehcli; . toiit/i En gltsh. Titles) 
-• Story is. sabrificed, -fpr ' camera r^n-^.. 
gles, and cphisequently . Max Oph.ujs 
hasn't; ,ai; gppd .. enbugh '..picture here 
fpr gerieral qbnsumptipn.-. It's weak; 
even fpr the" artiesV : .Supposed. I'y 
psy.ghplpgibal ; satire, this/ .stpr.V- of ..' ./ 
.wbihan; with three loVers, could /hoyb 
been'.ririade iritp.a/ very /furthy picture; 
Jlowever, the- :maker.s' iristehd 
dulged : in '--fancy:. cahjera..-^s:tijift'';and 
dpuble - exppsures tb carry, the l;ile, 
arid it hasn't worked- but 'SP well-. ; 
../.-The Ipvers- have died, ;and ,/lh* 
wpman has a gr p wi ng; daugh ter whb 
is abbut tp be wed tb "a mail .-'fhe 
.dpesn't' Iove;;- .So theilpVci-s retU;!'" tP; 
ear^th in brder tp'/iirevent the d.aiigh-^. 
ter frpm making the hiis.take: her 
riipther -bribe/ had riiade. tpp. • Arid; of 
cpurse, they are .successfui.:.The girl'S; 
/rbail heart: arrives hidden/;iri 'a plarie 
and carries her pff. ''. ' . ; ';. 
- The producers haven't done a.gofd 
.jbb at casting, .either, Muph of the 
.acting:, is- unprbfessional. Sinipiie. 
Berriau :; as the woman in. the case 
tpps ;the ciast. The bthefis are sii-so. 

•-.-/■/; .-".-. '-•:■,. ■/ .. Shttit. .■>■ 



ViREETV 



ert ana Xiii^gers ; 

(AUSTRALIAN MAbEl . .■ -.v- 

r 'Syiiiiey; March, 

•'■ BrltUh -Emplre '.i'ilins refeasa ■ of • <.'lne». 
ao'upd ' -i>i'u'i'i>^i^t''n> ' !^>&ra I'Vbyd .Hui;Iie*.- 

■■yoati*re3 .Shirley Ann JVichnrds, • J.-itni?! 
KaKUit; . ICUiirie rratnlU, Sydney Wliofier,- 
Alck! K61Iawiiy, UojrtalU'. AY*^o'an; ■ Ulro(.'t«;il, 
lay K'^n (3.: ilaU. . . Sc.reennlay; Frank'Hai-y 

;.vi*.y., fi'orji'' novel ■ by - OUrney Slndo ;• camera,- 

• Frank • J l'iirluy - and ^ Goorgfi ll.eaiiu . 'ctrt -UU. 

• Trti'tlQrt, - Jllrlc TJinnipaoni' ,-' At' Sliite. -Sydney, 
-BunninB tline, {lit ntins. - . - 
'T)iiul)enC'y- Curahott. , ; . ; ; ', .Tiloyl- nughei 
Ijof nil ..(.'Snlrley JAnji RU-liiu.fil* 

■:.<-rai;?:;::v;; ■ 

SiclTii KUff . . . 
<'';U>lalh Quid,. 
Mi»Tav-1.sh, 
,Jtt'n,iir»>.(t-.'.. . , . • 
AVi-lilo.'. .v. .; 
■-. Piiriimr;-. V.,-.- 

•.Iv>t.ilS.~-...^- 

. 'Kishithual. . 



• Jatrte.v. HSiSliin- 
.•..Klalnfe Uninllt 
. Sj'd,ncy . -Wheeler 
;;. . . . Alee .-.'KelHwiiy 
. . . .Ronald. • Whein h 
. ..^'.^ ,C'ampibPlI -Crtnellif 
1^ . .-. . Leslie VTIi'tfir 
; .,; ,', ►MttrrelH' Maijiiey; 
. ..C!hnrUj»;-U'haii 



^/ •E&V€i.rs, arid.' Luggers'^ is definitely 
^ iiijother .local click " to~. th^ credit oC 
Ken Itali. Sp&tted into . the tight. 

• houses it should.return ai nice profit 
.4Q..'GiheSQuh.d, arid ;if the. BritishL 

audta' is. not urilcind 'should haVe; lit-; 
. e difficulty in .securing, exceileiit 
'. dates throughout the Bi*Uish . Isles. 
: Arftef ica- is . a ;"different- proposition, 
but .buyer^ iready 'to, 

.. Bpbt the. pic -oh ;aV dUal.- in . tierfitory . 
■ away, from- Brpddway.^ Lloyd' Hughes' 
■ : name, isn'^t lilcely, tb s0jl- the produc-. 

.tion; .to Americaris . ari.d .otherwise "Ihje 
', .Tiiarquiee has . nothing to. offer in. the; 
: . way . of peirformeris knowrt 'abroad;' ,: 
Clnesouhd has 'sbent a lot bt hard - 
^- cash, in - an a ttempt' to; burst , in to the . 
.; lo'reigu tiiarket.-' Pic' has classy piua 
expert direction and coHtains ; some 
. ; of the finest under-wateV.- sequences 
. ever witnessed iipon the sCr6'en..Out 

• of towh the .pic has. done, fem'arkabtei- 
V .trade,: biit 'it lb6ks,as though. a mi's- 
; take , has., been /made. 'in :$po.tl;irig . it 
- . into the State; Virhere hot • oixe Jbcal. 
' •' Jias. isyer:,m.ad6- the big|- gross , grade. .' 

■- , Ken -Hall's diriectiori- italicizes, .the, 
romance and susp^hsci. Lloyd Hughes 
. Is a: disajjpoihtment. '-MuGh :,was::ex- 

Eected of him, . but the pic 4s .'stolen 
y . James -Raglan, -Sydney Wheeler 
; (and AlecKellaway, who present act-: 
..ihgr Wbithy . of Hblljr\y6od's bestt 
:Shirtey Ann Richards runs off with 
the femrhe horibrS over. Elaine Hami-.'' 
.• :. iil, Who is lar too wooden/ . ■ . 
Gurnfe'y Slade's yarn has. been deft- - 
\y; handled . by •Frank:,: Harvey . and 
tells a stof y of a . celebrated pianist; 
• : Whb. -is ; satisfy '. a w.brh.aiii's whim,- 
. , .leaves • the 'concert, platform to go 
pearl' diving: ..in' ^far-off Thursday . Is:- 
land. Frorh. a slovv. beginning.' ;tlve .pic 
• , :moves swlftlir.; along .uhd.er' Hall's, di.- 
. . • rec tibri . to a -'smash .cliniax,. ; Atm.bs^ 
" pheric shots .aire pips. and. p.ut the. 

:.filrrt ;ihtb the ton <;lass..-, -Gamera.wbrJc- 
.■ ,' is, excellent and Eric. Thbmpson's sets 
; . are :'sblendid.. ' Whole prodiiction: is ' 
■ ■.. credit to Cinesbund arid Ken Hall: 
:;• . '-^ >v. .-. " •" -:'■■;:.'■.-■'-:.• ■ ■}:■■:/ .--^Rick^: :■' 



by 'Pubipiskyj and. Vlad^ck. . DoCiurient 
reveals the. rnedieval scLUalpr of life 
in -iPolish :gliett.os>and; then contrasts 
the.' healthy . lif^L prbvided ..by. the 
sanitarium; . l.ristitutioh is named for 
.the Pblish.-Jewlsh: labor leader, Vlai-; 
dimir' Medem; :whb died in exile in 
the Upi.te'd States. 'ShpfWing of .the 
film .vyas; -barred ; . Pplarid by. the 

■censors;-.'..;-':'. : ; ',-- v; ':•■■;:•■: 

::: .Ghiidren re!maih.Jii the.: sari fijom, 
thi'.ee to;. .12 ;.m6iUhS:. arid "/.SOO have 
been :s.Q treated the .last few . year.S; 
.This is only a vi)arliai liilfillmeht, of 
thei. ; possible '. job ib^ be. done as it is 
; estiriiated soirie ,7.5,000 ■ .childreri. iri 
;Polatid . are." 'sdftering ■ f rprn; .pbssible : 
tubercularVtrouble... I0 the cbiirse of 
the filni. it's, stated- .that - any .child: 
once: ;h'er^. v/ill work . for ;. a , better 
world, ;wliich seems an: unquestiori- 
:abJe.:fi:utli; ;. ■•/■■.•■■--■ .;;:•■ V ■.'/N ' 

Besides its interest to thii restricted 
clientele which the iilm will haye, it 
should be^ 'of . interest, to - Hbll^^ 
-scouts .fbr : the . riaiural : comedy; of .at 
l^asit bW.e ; childV actor. > The. : cast is 
;perf6r.c.e anonymous, :• :. . ' , ' 



Lbyes of Mfiie. Dir ftairry 

1' vet Give-My -Heart'p: . :.• 
<^■■ (BRITISH: MyVDli)'.-. ■ 

(wmi ■■ soNGst .... 

.T. .it, ' H'lir^orir ..rMpii -ia : if ; -i:i;Uish I.otpr-^ 
iva'tio -.jii-oUui'liy'iri, ••''i-^ , M.v ' j (..•. ii.t.' ■■ 
>>ta>ra'- ili.tii.u -i\lp;ii ; :"ii-iliir>>,-i.'. iji'vlio' .-N';i'i iiM< 
IJire'cted hy : .'Aiari-*"! ' V.-irir./j' .-;, , .Si'iiv'Vfii'!:!!)'! - 
Viiul .Knelper, ' .1.- -M. AV.v'lli^)ii|ii>rc,v-; /I'.ihiiitr.'d . 
I'ron.v -opera',. 'ThV>--l)u ,1! iii:>',' i r:i|>i.nf in.i'iii:J' 
Hcehiirla,: .Krtf'jtt- J.yjiniU'r,' r.M^i>i:- l\iU(AV'\, 
ICui'l • ijio<l!liali.;'. :.-<"i riKM-.i,-. - l 'l.-j ii'ln ■ ^Ifrl.";'!^- 
.<Jri'C,nei. -. At' 'HciMli'w, . N",. -V..,\vv-t?'"l<' iVp'rll 'li 

'rvitii:*: ;■ ■ ■ -' 



'aa,-..ltuiininK .Itiii!'!, 
'Jca.nntv;.. ■.>;, .• . : ; '■ :'■< 
Ucne, ; . . .-. .- .-.'. 
Loaifi-.XV'. ;:;;,•.:,:...,, 
Cdunt' L)iJ' Wiiro- . ■ 
■Marech'n le. .- .■ ; '• ; 
Ch.plsciil, i.'. ;..-. '.. . ,: 
DeUrl'iwac'i .-..'. . ;- ; ,;. : 
JIIhrK-n't. ... .V . ; , 
UasCiil.'i. 



.lavoj;. ,-. Sl.(ji:y a/iiil- :.;-ri'Pni)luy.' by. .Toho Het- 
-."ii.- '• Djie(';ied \>y . iSlt.-'p'livn '-.Szekel'V;-' riVusl'r; 



NUMBER 111^ 

: ■■■■ .(HU.NGARi|[A>r'MAbt);: 

.'.-lianiilil;'. :J•l•fi^q^^6 . oC. .JUti.ve.szni'in: prodiio- 
tiiin, (iki r. ,il;iri.;'L .Iliiza'l:,' : Jeiifa- To'r/.i/, Vixui 
:.lii^*oh. - Sf-irrv rioil--. .- 'i-iipnrr 

.lioilfjj- .HuiJoy 
.VlOil^'r-n.. is;.- .V. 
:i-inif>; '-.HO inliis. 

.oitfh.-.;,.^... 
Vera.-,.... , , 
.Icie - «eH'riiise,' ;' . . 
.■>Jarol<. ;v-.ljl>:. .-; .\ { .;. 
-Vir. :ArnvU.'; '. . . . .-. , 
^lalJo;^,.;. 

Ua'rahyal . . , . .-. . ., 



,i;;iiii'N-iV, ■ :ist.va:n .-KHien.'-'.'-Af 
week .ApiU ■-. ;. 'as. - Ku'n'ning 



,V.-.Mar.la - Tjazn)f 
.'.. .-Mai'la.:'I.ia2ar' 
. . ;Jjeno 'rbri-.a 
. . . . . . Fnul ..JaVor 

.. -<Jullua..C'sorti'3 
. iM.alrica -.PerVny 
;v,Uab6r. llajnay. 



:V Printesi 

;(FRENCH ANb ITALIAN 

. Vrrt'tuf'P'l- 'r>y. the: -Ta'rakainova Film ^Asi.tri. 
• •t thi>..e'inp(-ltta Filrn Sludr'os.-'.Starfl Annie 
. Vnrhay; - IJlfi-rar lilt-.har.d -. 'Wlltn ; featufi^!i 
RoKt!r:ICi5ii;l,-.Su7,y -rrlnv, Menrio .JJ.cna.ssI, An- 
-.fonlo. Geiitir. ' Dli'ccte<i;-.by Vcdor O^.c'j). --As'- 

sl.-^lan't rti rector! .til ;;charge' of 11 ;i Han vi»i> 
■:«Ion;f Mni-t(> : Soi;dntl.'''. ;Adapled. . Ijy ..Roldall 
•.•,h.1 OiVntpa.ne.7r;; oaniftra, JTpjpzano. and -('oil-- 

r'ant,' /Wets, Aiiijre Andrel-v;' 'niusl.c,.' -Vnlo:rii6 

.Vet^ui;-/ :--. ;■ . -. i ■ - .. : ' .- ' 



V . ! . (In Italian) . : 
•■ StPry:. cferitors: about the. liistprical 
: . charactei%..PrinGess Tarakanova'; wlio 
' .-^^ a preterider to the throne of: 
. . Gatherine.' the. Great, of RUssi.a. arid 
..-abb whPrri .all the .elemierits opposed 
;. : to Gatheririe's: r.eign gath But 
;the princess ;\vas mdi-e iriteirested: ir» 
love than in jiolitics, and whep Gourit 
: ;Orlbff was sent, to "Venice by Gather-. 
. Ine to bring hejr back to RUssla, the 
. prince.?s fell iri ipve with hirii. and he 
. : '.V'lth : her.; -Theri the filrri makes a. 
;~decidfed .departilre from! 'histprical 
truth .(accbrding tp; which the tinn- 
-. cess died albrie in prisbn).; tb let the 
• hero'; and. the herpirie gb-.to. the-gal- 
;•;■. • .lows'-togfether;'- ■.:•;■"■:■.•;;.;■ ■'- 

• ISTeitlipi' lhe: stbry :nor :the aGting of 
' : 'Anriie'ydrnav -arid . Pierr;e; Richard 
: ;'Wi InV • is particularly ; startling; ma i n 
: appeal of 'pie is- its :spebtac;ivlar quair 
; ity; . Andrdiy'is sets are' sttikingi- and 
V tlie re are beautiful baroque Von stiari 
" inferiprs,' a.s well: as tnagnificen t but- 
.;; door .stfen .;,taikeri -in the . great San 
' Ma'i-^^b..>SQuare; bs^^ the Ducal Pal- 
ace \of Venice, ; and bri . the .0>-and 
";Ganal.'.. ■.-■■' .; --'-.^ •;-■.:-■■- :■ V-' "■. 'Heifrt.r, 



.(iTt Hi{,npan<^n; .iV.o English; : Titles) - 
■ :Biliecl as -the first; Hurigariai» ixriys> 
tery ; picture, this - fiirii:. seems ri]ibr6 
rrielbdraniatic than mysterious. It 
seems, to - derive- its .';mysteijy:. only 
frprit- the fact, that -one of the priri 
eipals is ;a magiciari- whose activities 
:;fbrm the . bj»si$ of the plot. ; Althbugh 
-the: o acting ' i>j satisf a.ctbry, .- . film is 
■jiardly fbr ;the Anierican markiet, :ex>- 
ceptirigv of .;' CQUi'se; local' . Magyar 
:speakirig;fplk.^ ': -' -.';'■. . ':- >■ 
• Syriopsi.s reveals; it as; dealing in a 
rathct coHipUcated : marineri with the 
aiffectipns of :the:..magicia,ri,:his assisti- 
:ant and ■ ari: iriipoveris'hed nbblenian. 
Latter has pr.pvibiisly mistreated- the 
deceased sister of) the. magiciah's as 
sistant. . Efforts bf .the ; hpCuSrpbcus' 
artist tp^riiatch up ihe^arbn .with an 
Amer ica n he i r ess. and. split the db wry 
are th^varted : whpri the affections.; of 
:the hobierirjiau and the actress prevail: 
■■:TA's the .central 'cliaracteri' jTe^ 
is: conyinciri;g :a,s: a Svei.ngali typie who 
not.only performs. brit practices, hyp 
rib'ti.smi . veritirilpquism / and .^jther 
fbrrii's ..of; .'chariatariry^^^ . The Voice 
throwing from one ■ rbbm to ahother 
is .somevvhat: beyond ariy ptfrfbrmbr's 
power, .but for -the. sake . of faritasy 
it's,okay in a.film of this;sort.; ;Mar.ia 
L5<?;ar, doubTirig.: as' the 'assistant, and 
later as her.isister, isLreaspnably at- 
tractlvfi and' has;,;a' pleasing-, voice 
•Mai^ica-GefvayVas the; Ariiericari heir- 
ess ifj alsb pleasing; liiit nip.st glarifibrr. 
pusyi n appearance is a rathier. dark- 
skinned aiid'iiriiianicd. extra who ap 
pears: -in .^yefat : slipts; takeri at-; the 
£ia>nbling tables in! the:;catsirib. ' From: 
the Wpman's/ahgle'.: film al^ has iri 
terest, as^^;.clbthes. xvpi-ri^ are in several 
cases -'quite .striking-.'- . .. .. • '. . 

li Jfripiif peU'iii^ 

y ('Tfluirtph of Love') : : 

■ ■ (iTALiAN:'-MADE)'V;':-''::." 

;. rrn* Tjnx release- of .a ^lomitl.iii'-proiluc-. 
Ifoit. ■ .I/iroclPd ..b.y Mario".' MattpU;.-- -aipr.v, 
.(Micr.ardiJ (.Jh'ri'aiill;'. /.si'Voen-; play. A'. De 
Beiiedell.l. ■. Marl'fii' ^MaUoll; i-.inierkmani- Ar^' 
[i'u->-'-!iUI«^.h:. . :al Tealro i.'i.ne Uomai n:.^ V 
Miiri'Ii t'U,'- 'Ruiiniiijj L-ini<».;-70 .riliiip. ' 

•/.....<-. Vi'i^^oWo. lie' Slea: 

; .-. •. Vaola-. Parh.ir.T. 

.i ; ..Ariiinh'lA Mtjfl.lnrI 
'. ; . . '. t . . , . ( 3 i 1 Id 1 1 1 H- n l.s -lo n fll 
. . i .V. . . I'lynrtcp- -Viarieilo 



[ :. - (jiy}iid^^ En{jlish Titles)-- ■ 
Excep-iing -: ' a. -'.;fe.\v.; si tiratipris . • .arid, 
laughs,: ;thj's..Italian .comedy .has.' ve^ 
little fpr-thpse oiher-thari,;the .lU 
speakirig ;pebple-s/:v L 
1 1 f u I f or . ;th 6'3,e- }i ri t li e:J knp w, . but^: . are 
'derived s'trjctly: i'rbnx the -d-ialpg;: For 
its;'ItaJian-.fbllb.wei:s' it should db"-:vi(cil- 

eivpiigiiVv; ^^'-'X;' '.V- -^'"^'^ <■'}.' -; 

, : .pi-PdU.Q tibri ;is 'cheaply ...made, sirice;. 
.cast is small.'and setlinj^s few.- L'attks; 
actipii.; but.: :nvakes liij.' in. the .; iap-; 
"parcriW.y' smai;l^ cprricciy; arid'.actjng." 
ll' j.;-jp.lch ly . 'd i;act.i;yv thoii •^.h. • because 
' ait the ' t.al It;. 'Gan-i.cra j'n'.<j is okay, but: 
li^,'hlin<!;-i,-i .sG.itie.l'ijtic.s..bad.- '-■; .;; -,:'. ' 
. Eiri'ico- 'Viari:jio, -playirig.'the -t^^^ 

; t'!^^oi^:;':;}^^i^X:'^^^^ plenty of nfet,ty:l'inj6s,<and .tops. 

>r-*'(,i')iv,.;\\. . I/. - A ll', andor. " A.t .<"n>iiinPMta I, nerforriiaiict!.-^; .M;inr)cr.l.s.ms .and:.gift 
.N. ..V.i -Mju'-i-h. Jifi ,'33.- 'll-unnlnfc lliiie, JJI 

■■IMtni,..: ■■■' '. \-.-.,-:....' - 



] ( Polish m a.de) 

Oivlit -niii'.'ln'ii'ic.x-:'(infl . R.' rtia-fney. A"Iad!«-.'"; 



\'lricen7.o.. 
fj lot-ann '. i 
1)0'. lor'. ; iV, . . ... 
.\nnt- .T.,iii'.iii ; i",. 
i3lan£:iav.'6iii6.'.i;, 



. . ['ai.cii-fi • \'\'.-i.nJI)r<ltin 
-'. .-.; , . ... >.<I.U i'li'.-'. 'fiiv.s 
: ; ..Vr 1 1 1'ri r,- .Ma-r«''i si'iri 
.'Sla4.'K'-A'r'u-l-:. 'riaiini'TMuin. 

.\...'„:.-. . .liu.-iih -'MHIfr 
, ...,-..<.ili).l>-.' -.(M.e.'liauB'lilln. 

;-.:.-; '. ;■,..':; -viiH , .'Ashfey' 

,,'. .■...'.• .;.'^. .;. ility 'i'elrle: 



Showing Du Barry as iiri irirtiate . of 
a house of ii.l-r.epute: is enough to kill 
the picture.-s ctiarices iti the Ameri- 
can inarket.': That -scene kills the 
r om aritic :side ; ; of ; t h^ - ;p iCt u re," ;,oh ief 
allure of ■ the.' fitriij which,' otherwise;, 
wpiJld .be only a .riiiddliri ;- 
didatis.-^: ';. ■'■■-: '/". .'''l'^ ' ■■■'';''';'■■''- . 

Gitta Alpar's pretty ; vpioe is bverr- 
atnjplifi'ed.- Hei* figure i full and 
her accferit 'is. top Teutonic to suit .a; 
Du Barry. : 0.w(E!ri vNarbs,; .as. Lbu'is 
XV,..is;c.uribusly. .dispass,ibriate; ' Miss. 
Alpijr dbc:s.. well eriou£?h, : Uiideir the. 
cii'Cutristanccifi' 'Margaret. BELnrierriiari . 
is as placid arid ;Gha;rniiris Mareclialet- 
and '-' Arlhur ■■ MaVgetson; '\ .somewhat; 
tpb .precise' .arid ifriatter -of fact; as 
.Gount Dii parry, Aa ibr the. rest-bi 
the cast,; soriie of the acting : is -gbO'd, 
sbm.9 ;ri.^;g.' -'^. :..',.■:-..'. , / ; ;'' 

.-The. story, of .course! i.s familiar,: 
Sorixe- riibb .stiifTf in the: picture ;CPiild. 
pass fbr.;; actibn. .; The.; fiettirigs .secrti- 
bpuleritt.-but are;ribt spleHdorous. ; 
.;; The stoi'y begins; witli Dii Barry as 
a ybun'jvmilUner -lind Iraces.i her .rise 
through.' her ;- affair,: with . Rene,- a 
yburig.;writer. of, ■verses; :i.hatt of Gotint 
JOu ;Barry,,aridj if5;rial;ly, as. niistrjess-of . 
Lpuis XV;. The; riict ii re' .whs produced 
iri England ,ih 193f);'.pi''emiert;d at the 
Regal, Londbn, .Oct. . 25/ ;i935, ; hat' 
first time in AriieriCa,'. • ;: ' ■. 
; ; As the filei, recprd, ;. Britiish • pro- 
ducers! at that tirrie. iricliried-'tb enri- 
ploy. German artists;in French rol.eS,. 
HoWeveiv'Miss Aloar had .created t^re 
rble pri. :the.' ;Gantihertt, . which ; may 
pxhlairi her'' picture , pa^ •,' . > 

.;; There is: np/,c)<;plai,niri.?- 'wirhy the 
orif»irial:titie has been " chariged'frbm 
*I: Give My Heart' -to ' 'The Lp.vps -of 
Mme. D.ii Barry;' . On the screen :;tlie 
lead title: carries the origmal tag. . ? . 
'■ "' '-■' • - '■'■'Shaiii ' -': 



^•.^•..'^;.'-.-;'-(WiTHi'sjo>K^ 

■ . V-'. ; ■ (GIWSEK vM-^DE V . ; V ■ '; 

• i^haiiheJe'iile- :i!'ilm .rolea.so of -IV'.Una TiVpr. 
prodvu'l-lon.-'- ..S'tuVn . l'ilra-iiKpu:i. .t):ikii-|ii)1noi).'. 
.Uir(.'Cted..liy . To;,'t)" .Mlj;i*:ihl. ' .Slory. :liy- Mlz-' 
jtihl.. ..At- Mli|iwi, N;' r;i; -.,.eel:c Aitrl'l 1; .'aS;' 
Uun\ilnK:llWe,,Xi!Q':ioln'H;.. -/; .; ; 

lOparho'l no h drt.f -.- ;-. ■.. 
.\ lktilorrha'i>,.-:; .''.•;.. .-; 

Dr., .neirpi'si.'.'i . ; ;-. r 

.•>5nharlo!i;;. . ,:. . .' ; ',.. . 
Kiilt'ift.-.^-, -'.'j , .-. 
Ainp'.A.'v.". ■.'> ; i . .. .7 . . 
P. ' Kaklu^v Vr 



soldier- and officer, .but during ih'-- LES GENS DU VOYAGE 

courtro'oin- .sceric, w'hiMi : he 'Ls: .supr ,': - '^ • ■ , ^ .. ^ ; ■ 
posed 'to be a soldier true to hi,-? cap- !. • : '. ■ (Teople.:Whio.Trave'r) : 
lain .and:;.th'c .- vvomdri' iVn 'love's;,. h« i:. .:'■•;: '.-. . ..^(FRENC'II. MA'PE).'... 
Ibpks morp -Jikc: a 'guilty .'C.rimirvivi;;!..- • '.■:"■..■[ :.":■■■'■ 'Paris •MarGliv--'2!) '^'- ' 
Charles -Variel.-vdo(>ii/.u .O''Hl-.riU<^-j:t^ Ti>h\» --pri^^hu-iH..n' -iiri 'V---/. •'■ 

as- tlio.'dcscrt-hardGi.lod. cai'rliiin wUo- i-: : ■•. . .*;..:rV..... i''"r:iii< '>is.'' .Mi;r{.).s ,r^- itjiK-. 
Ibve.s outdoor life riV)t'e:,thoh.U'is^^\^^ -x.. 
■Marrie Bell/ '.as ; the;. trqUl)lt?d wiio., 
wins 'syrfjpathy: ; ..Pie'r n»; , It^iir) i r. : \vui 
a; smalt- part, but handlbei it .iioin- 
pet(inlly.' . i^r:.- ■ ■ '■■ ilh^yo.. ::, 



,.. ... ... . 

:;\l!'rii': lli-O'li:;: .l.^-tlil!'li''..-.l,uli-',.',M i.i ji" .(>.l.ii V'i.- 

I'-iii I '.i-;. I'll ■\ty 'j-i..>|ii)-..r. ;-'.t'.'^:.iiT.. ..'ii'i-c.'iviii.jv... 

;i:i; .jjl'l-fi- t;'<',v .)''T- .in 1 .iI;ir.i|i)..M • y-..)| . 



•iiakeua- . IkonomoM- 
..... i;);-' .'I'liitHKloOdi'il. 
. ..V-AcKeloiV 'Hj-6i»'n<in 

. . . .;.-i., . .- . r>iMiipiiiih 

;,Viiirl!ia; K.n:ti)'v l.i' 
.V-iiim /'.Ka.loutH 

. . ;. .-rzin-oleii) 



.;! i-'iu • ri ^viiiiiini-i -; 

M 1- 1' ' .M 1 1 i>;'ii,'i ii ,* 1 '.I ! j 
.iiriiM.i ; : .. .: .. 
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j-'-'-i'iMfiiT ; , . .... .,:;;., 

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'I i'iiH.vy..-.^: . ,-. 
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. ,: . :' Vii.li'i'.; li'riiln'. 
: , : . .. .' > ' • '< ■ (. ' I -11 i-» ' 
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. . y.SvU 7'i- .lit; 1.1. » ; 

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', . ,..'-..\iiili'i'- U(:> ('-u'l.i '- 



-:••:• '-.{''iiegjons .'-of: Hiotior;)'' 
, .': ■ ; . . "(FRENGH: MADE). - /': 
■ '.Paris;' March' 28.. \ 

'. S.ocIete:;d'K'iil.1on etritB Ijpca.tlon- ile -Films . 
rol.ea*o',o< s.p.f,. K. .i>'vofliic'lroiu-,--slar.t..A.t)Pi . 
ilatf'iuln-: ■■ fent.iii';es'; Cliarle.^ ..Variel. : Jiiarln 
Bell,: vPierre. UenoiK. - ^DirHi-t.Pd -liy 'X'lui'iVe'. 
Oleize; . .S'p'rppnplay.. . bv ■.Tpai'i-.To.4ii ' .Krappa, 
^rnm- - Rl oVy ,'I>y '::'Jeii:ri: .M.ik'i><; - iniL-ilp.-- .TftMivr 
Totuasi;.. .'('nhvi-rri, ' .^^ii^ri^.1' and ' '(.'loudii Jte.- 
.'noir... -At;:^:inpjiia Coliice, ;.• X'arlsl. 'itiinntnji; , 
'HitiPV Or» .rnji|H.'. ■ -.; -. -•. 
. -.-('/tsl--: . A.1)p1 Janoiilh.. -f 'h.Trlp,'^ Vo'iipt;.; M.8tT«' 
■npll, PIcrrft -Rpflfirr, Piprr!^- MiJnriilPn, .HprirK^' 
Priciir. . ' .iapniue's:: .Biuinii'r, .. 'Jp;i'n . I.'erl^r; - 
f-'rtnillln ; T<prt,. Jiin. Uiirald.. Tony Murcie; 
Milly^-Mijlhls. : .-.;.■;;.:...- . ' ■'■ :'- " .'' -.i. ' 



(in Y iild Wi; wipi English J Titles; a n'd . 
Citmirtent) 



for. fi.x.pl'e.-fsion;-.' Helps; ; ;him.^ ...rbmf), 
Ihrbuglj .-;fii'm; .• 0.th;er-s;< ; .'Jcapable. 
c;'hbil<?h: ,.-.'■ v - - S ' 
. : Al tivbu c;h : .reccnll.y' .;. riidrr i.ed, ... Vitr 
t'orio rlt; Sic-ii'' and;- 'Papla Barbara 



This; year's .winn-iei! ; pf the. 'Grand. 
Prix .: du (j.inema.;:.Fr;aricais . may de- 
sPr.ve.the: award , in :.its 'own .country,; 
.but it.could; never picic up' Any Tried-., 
als on the .rbutside. Pie, is. entirely ; 
for French cbri.sumptipnv it glorifies; 
the work; Pf the Fr.ench in thci Sahara': 
De.sert, ' upraises 'the French soldiers 
) nd iy id lia II y .arid c pl I ec I i v ely — a 11; to 
pro.ve: that : a French . soldiisr is al-' 
ways a. man. ' ": '■ ' '; .. 

Story operi,<! with the . trial ..of a" 
lieutenant, in the cpi.pnial dririy,. Abel 
Jacqliin.: Accused of shootiri,g him-; 
sol f : i rv' thp;" hurl d; :lo ';a Vp id ha y in.cj. to 
rettlrri' .tp;..s'cr;vice::.aftei' .; he.. .has :.bcc'ri 
on .Sick leave .fbilowing iiijury r.iri 
b'atti'e. yHe re [usq>^ tP.;dSf.end .hi msclf 
against; the; chaxiiii,' /tic if; cb;rivicted 
arid, relieved of hts' cbm.tini.^sipn;; : Ilii 
re-.enli.Sts. •* . .. the . colonials as: a ptir 
vatc; :-.arid writes ;.t.b Pierre' Renoir;, 
the .Javyye'ir ; whP :d£!fendsd hirti';; the. 
real stPr.y of h.n.w ;hc' .Was .Sho;i. iri .the; 
hand. ; this, i.? handled .as.a: flcijihliack 
and. occupies .hi uch of the filiiVs fboti; 
age; "..';^ -:,';.;■ ■- ;•'^;■.■^ -. ;.;."•■. '- .-/■ \'- :y. 

., As: told Jn this nashbaclc. .;T;if;qif.iri 
arid:' his ;c.apUmii::CJ).ai-le.s ;V.^nc;l;' .iij'C 
^.■WQuridcd .-.iri . .the ' .s'ani'c- '.baltlo. . .Jae-: 
(:iniiV .gob."?. .•wi'th;..'Vnj)el:; to- vh 

sbuthcrn -.; Frnn'ce tb '. i.-oc'i moral" 



/' ' -'if fn ■ GrifteTc; No- Enjaiish'- Titles) ;^ 
, ^ .Brp^d ■ .farce ; :cbmbd v;; :.w; i f h .;Pa;i';vJ:r 
keua ;Oikbnbmbuj if epu ted . to iie. best 
:coiriedian.;;iri Gree.c<;, is.G^^ : 
enteirtainhient../: for: Gree 
audierices/ ;.Becaus.e^;^^c 
f ast 'fripyfed. f or : Gf erik^' cb'medy ', p.rp-.: 
duc^rs; arid'iackirigrflaw.s Pf "previous 
elTpfts from this gr pup, p^^ lobks; 
like b'bx office -iri the lie.id: fbr As^hich 
interide.d. ; Absertce of .Englisiv titlciS; 
riieans it will -.biB 'aiblanlc; .for nbn-. 
'.Gr^ek'.aiudiences.';' •'...;,.■■•.■'■';'.'. .. ■ '' 
Dpctdfr Epari^reiiriondas Itrifoldjj fable 
of s;tr.ugglirig/ • woi^ket ;v(« ho" f akei) : .bi}r . 
irig an; . interpreter in prdcr td seCuite 
a ;jPb iri: a hptel,.; His affable manner 
; wins iiim" the t.a§k of sii bstitutiiVg for 
.a^ distiriguished; physitijaii, on. ViicaV 
tjpn m: Cairo. Assisted; by a ;i3rankr;. 
piiaying ; valistj forrr.^i: ide; ■ to. . the, 
dbptor;; the interpreter cai".icies pri the ' 
masquerade" bn th* physician's^ pay--, 
roll while ihe. jrbal' dbctor erijbys. his;; 
•rest Uridistiirbed.-' ' ■ . ' ' ~ 
•.. ,BUlk of the "antics by l^hlj^paif arc 
extremely, brpadf but. ai'ded.by laugh- 
evpkirig .dialog; As;:is.,bft^ri the- case. 
;when foreign; flirii-riialters .try farce, 
.they either . go ;for- .ribald actibn ; or 
statipriary; sequericps. in Which , tb*! ; 
princ;ipals" stand ;arid . spbijt words. 
-Wordagfe ; in.; many i.nstarices here;; is: 
the; SaVirig ■ grace,'-:^rQduc.ing.,a prb- 
cessiori' of guffaws, v" . ' ' ■ ; .■ '. • 
-Pafazkeua. Oikp'^omou, vas th.e.:un> 
p.rbnburicfeabl*i-name ih'te.rprelier arid 
phpriey dbctor,'. is . the; whpie film;. 
IDiariellon,' as: the; valet, make.'i a- suit- . 
■ able foil, . ..but " it. is- . the.; fonner's; 
mimicking.. ihat:hplds prpceedingsto-' 
gethei*; ; .Marika Kalovla.Varidv Anna 
Kalouta^; as :Sister.^ who fall .'; love; 
with the. bbys brly ;tb discbver IhC' 
deceptipn;- .are attractive arid, viva- 
;Cious, thpugh .iupt: otteri flattered by 
the camcVa, excep;tifig ill the bathing. 

sc'enes;' ■.■-.';';;■ -• -!; -'-■;' ■.,'■.■ :. ■ 

• . JSev^eral..^^^ .: -bright- .; phpfogf aphic: 
tpiiche.<fj..'. but the ' producer* -.bbtain 
terrible crffects'. with. : ' ' - .of ; their 
putdopr.:shpPting;.'-, ;Wear,'---' 

L,e ; Mensoiige : 
Petrbvria 



in- 



':--■ ■ ('Ll«;,.6f- Niria'.PetrpVn»'y. ;;-'.- 

■•;':::;.';'^;(ERE:Nc;irM^ j,^ 

■T.eiiraae.r i-lt.leaHo'-of .SonVr -i'''iliiv prodii'-i.lofi 
..Jjy .-.J... Koh'lKfK.sL- SluiM - I"'iTii:ind. . <.i'r-;i,vi.i ' 

and. ■J.sa.'.Miruiidu. -U.lrp.cUvl' J^y; V- '('u'irjao.: 

.sK-y;.; iScrcfln^ pl.iiy,. I.laiiM ..SzPlip'ly .and T. --1I'. 

;jli)hcr.t.; dlii'loif;-;-. Ilcnrl .:.l.i;ari,ii)n:. -rninertt,-. 

(-"'lirt .'il.'oura'ril: Tnus|u, :.M|rKel : l-."Vln>'.' aiid- 

,lpe ilajos,. - .A.L'Fn.inurie, -.Ni X:,. UuicU 'M. 

'.'18, . '.UiinnlnK; tlinp, Ht: iiiln.i. ■ . 
.'I,leiil,eniin:t.'l'Vanz.:Ko'r(t ; KiirTi.ih^ ir'.rayi't: 

,V.ina' 'i^ptrPYria,'. . , ; ; ,-. ;', , , isa M'u'iiK'ila' 

ll.irOn . lOnBer.n ; : . ; ,'.. . , . ;•.'. . .^In'iil':. (."la rioiii'l 
;l!ar'0!nf:.s!i ■ J'lhjjcrn..... . '.,'.;ul»rlftl'lB d,)firV,|it 

.lil.^.l ' ;, ...... i . •; .' . • «.« , 

J'iir)ll<) .,'«:. i 

Tf»ny - .'. ..;. .'. ; . -. ;.'; . . .. 
..Yonn)? -- uiuii ; / .'. . . .;.;'; 
.OfUcer ';-.- ,....-. .'-'.. 



. .. ..-'A nil In ''^:nl'nay 
.vl'agli>|-li»- i>a\fi)!tt 
;, . I.s.ohi nd 'L'oii'i a i n; 

ituyifiond' i IifH'"' 
i .',-. .:. l',u'u'i.Oli\i'j' . 



. v (In French; Etig'U^^ 

/ 'Prese rice.', of the. al.r.eaidy farriirjar 
Forriarid :;;Grayet. :ai')d;:; isa-. . Miranda 



-'."-;;.•';-.■";■. (":-. (In French) '-■;-; ',;'- 

;;> - Winding' ';its . -.A\y)iy.^ 'thr^ 
numerable... complQVi.U.cs. '. 'Lcs vCiei.i;* 
du; ypy.age* ..cbver.s 'almp'st ■;cye^y 
.phase possible in :the -life of. circ:.u.<t, ; 
.perfbrmers, ; Mote than two: haur'»;;. 
:af c' . filled ; With the trials ^arid mU-; . : 
fbrituneS: ; of . .the.; ribma'ds -;.as: ..:they:., .-: 
^warid;cr ■through ;the world.: . in fa.Gt^,;. : 
•ko. numerous ■are ' the : complicated, v 
. ha.f dships .iJortrayed that, bovedbin : "; 
fi'i.ilavbidably'.th'c :impressib»l: . ; 
; ;Stbr„'. ; ccrilers afourid; Flora, tiii - 
lady.lip.ri tamer, played;. ixy Fraricoise ; 
;Rosay.;:. ;. A tough; ..liri wieldirig- Pfd; 
■.ti-bbper;'whp.' ifea.'rs.-np'.'. '; ,'.she con- ;-,• 
-:i;rais.-..;all t-h&t .;gpps:'. Pn-.-arpuixd: h^t^.. ;. 
-Pix- Starts .with tHe:;arrival of .her ;fpr-r • 
ri^er ;ibv,er,;-Fcrna'rid;; ( Aridr.e Brule); 
.w.h;o; has ;just eScapi24.':;fro.ni ,prw^^^ :; 
Q;iy vh; .-i^rPriiise not .tb rovcai' hi i.;; 
identity as the. father c)f:,her son sha.;. 
lii res' him.: as an; animal; koepar; . ; Hi ;;. 
works hrs. way lip to publicity fna'riH- ; ,: 
a«cr Of the' dircusv returns:.tp ;hi.^ ;.oidl ■ 
.,\V;ay. Pf .life. to •.keeii riiornbeit ,-'0t his 
pjd garifr from-'revealirig hi.s .;whQ'rer' .; 
aijipuls ■ to police;. .;: He ■ leaves ' .th ;■ 
circus, but is finally , turried. oypr -tf) 
the ;'police! by- Oiie oC-the pii'fbrriicri»y V 
■ AriPther plot ;dca)s; AySth ; Ibve'-at- ' 
fair of Flora's ,sp;ri,; Mai^cjcl .(Fableit;; 
;Lbris)' arijl the daughter of th.e eir- , 
cus : owner;, . Yvorine ■ ' (Sylvia ;Batr ■-. 
faille >.'. On . discovery ; bf their; af ^ ■ ; 
;fair ; her father, •;Barlay .;;(Guillauirie .,■ 
de Sax) 'sends, hei: away .tb school. ■ 
There . she. ■. faints :> during , dancing ; 
jc.sj?bris reveaiirig. she is:; tb;;becoriie, a 
mpther. ' .: Rather thatv face;. ; .'ire'r; ' 
. father . .s'hp runs away: and. 'riiris. iritoi. . 
the . circus. .aCcideritaUy . sontip monflii 
later. Flora takes, h.ijr.; ' ;and; caroj- 
fbr' her,' ■'■;'./■ :. .■.' ■''-.•';:'.' ■;' ^ ' J-'-: ; -' '- 
i Ma'rcolv' Uriitble to .Understand, tha 
d'cpartui'e ; bf .Y.vprine; ; goes; tb Pa r is ; 
with, ; another performer',: : -PepUa';: 
;fMarie. Giory.j.; ;He.. lives L 
ii h i i l Ferriarid tells -him that Yvonne ' 
is .with : his . riiPthcr.^ .Marebl. leax^ej. ; 
ijor - the .citciis and :Pcpita; -turiiai 
: Fcrn;arid' pvcr to -the pblice- fpr : t5ak- : 
-..-■■hcr';-'iover, .avv.7>\:; ,. Marp^^^^ • :.''■' 
rives ' at.. thV^ ci?;; jj tha .riight.- .the ' 
baby. " . born; Same day, yyonrie'.s' 
.4i;stcr,,' .Suzanrie:-. :;(Lbuise .'.Garietti) 
lei Is her . :f^"^thcr thiit Yybrine. is; iit 
Flijra', - Wagon. ' But.;the .arriyai. 'oC. . 
the i baby ;.stalls:' off parcntial : wratti ' 
and. c verylibdy is happy,..: ':. ; 
- .Coasting '- is ; uriusually , good,' Feanr 
coiije.-vR'bsay..';portray.ing ; 
.lhe.;rb1.e pf.;an bid girl: who has seei 
/gvavyt h ing but . Pari '..still ' weep wheiT ; 
brro.-of^'hcr' Hons dips, . Aridr'e;.-BriiJe. 
as, hpr-y/eak loycr,. Ibpks arid acts tfitf.; 
;^ecf)nd:'; rate,:, .thip^ " tb ' ;' p'erlpctibri.:' 
Fii.bie'n Lbris: ;cbulii ;;ri'6t be . called -. 
hian.dspme, but he' .fits his 'part ex- 
cellently. Marie Glory s.cbres'as tb*. ; 
coquettish trick rider -.who uses hc' ' 
c h iirrris to make th i rigs, easier iri-. l i ra. ' 
S.v) vi Eataille iSr. short r bri the'; Ibb.k i 
:iiicie bu.t.'.gppd iriterprQtatiori puts .her 
bv.Pr; . -" GuiilpiJnjtf - is; rii/jVe .: 

.than, sLifficicnt in the; role, of owner 
:arid v riianagor. ■ Louise ; . Carl ptti . »,* 
obyiou.siy : older thari hpr' role cal.ii, 
ior/ buf , that is: jrisigriificiant cbttr-. 
pared; to her .abllUy ari;d looks. Shi: 
hs (jri her way; to big;thirigs, •-: 
: ; f J opd. iriterpretatibn'.arid; d i reetiori 
is -,;j.iH that saycs- the .filnri.- Ilad .th« , 
i blps .;npt '.been • well .'enpWgH. pla.ye-^^ 
to b.-it.abl.j.sh dcfiriitc characters in :ili« ; 
; jT i i f id . th ere ; wou l d be; rip. hope ' o t : 
■,. :.iii:.chlcning put the ;riiazji :ot pI'A;* 
iiridi .mibplot.s entwining thrPugh Mh'i 
In its prescrit fbrm; there is to.ra' 




ofi: the .. si3.arkle..-., AILhbiigh' average ! il.^ fate . ' ^America ;wbuld; depohd:. 
Americatii'.audieHces.' dp -li'at'- go ■ for.] Piitircly-. .ari :cxpi;pitation..;. .There'-; Js ; 
this :~ type; of ;. romantic vihtriguo .:;ot;i an;.' abunda'rice' r' of good actirig '■arid 
.s.-rictly ..Cb.ritiificrital .. llayor, - the basic .1 material but' it ijs .riot pi.r'escntsd jn. .hi. 
Ib'va motii^atiorr and :presehc'e of t'wb.'l.\v.-iy that would;a,ppeal to AmoriCai.> ^ 
.known-.-. ;Toplcer perfornicr.s . .•shoui.d it -wb'uld 'n(*cd' Clc;an''i''.; r )r' 

; help;.- > It '-.w I'll ; ~dpn.n i fply- pleaile'; ihc \ the ;,c'!t;ns6rS; -.:':.-: ■ ; ' Uurjo, ■ 

■artv. .audierices. and. it .dbe.s. gi v.e, . . . . 



;■ ■.. .■-..Dogtmierit:riy..filHi:made'ah Poland pl'ati, 
• • isi^m •.•cloq^srit•;.;:tcstlnlohlal•,•tp ..tlier 

-- work: done ,fpr;' children, of -poverty-^ '.at an. atinl's vi.Hri'. . Aunty has 'a. ro- 
: ;. sttMCke'ri .Jewish fa'milibs .in thc^ Vla- I'.iriarice;: liio;' btrt dbc.=;:i't: .want . her 
dimir ..-lyicdem. -.Sanitarium.-- '.'I^^^^ '"■' ' ' 

.. interesting' .film ;;with. ;cDnsidcTa^ 

:■ ' fine . phptpgraphy. 'and ' fi . 

■■Sho'wi.ri.g;;;-i;s .ori';.La:r;fcoij>merfcial'.- b'asi 
'. 'With the thaatx-e, ..Procbods; .ho'wcvbr,;.:!-; ' . ■Mil'dly;-hatclia.' bijdj 



I^9f>Jwn;ri.-.1>c^S' i»'^lpve;'w.ifh, yancl..?..|.jrii!i«hf into :futurc:-;.liere.".fbr - the 
v.'ife,- M:\ric Ecu,. -vJa'^f/iiiri' (kci.dCR :to.., 'giri ' v.. '- . : ' •.-■ - - .-.-:.- - 
:lcav<^:: ir;TQrc. Jho-;^(TaM-:; piv>frro.;;sos;|'. ; Mi!;s-^iranda;:art'.l^ . 
any .fjirlJicr. ^Ni-ht ^bcf^^e■h^^ -H tni'rplotcly .at homt! .:With' the Clallic^g;ll);l.^ 
^dcpfi^r.t,.•^hpwcyeV•; -sh^s.-ypfTpri!:. -.hf i'Sh'a vi's: alsb 'vei-y delihHelv^ lhp":Ual* ,\ 
.to.him:and ..h- rpf:ii^c«.. I.l^; .^s -P rytit:.. • Dictrith,-': /.lav the •baliy; Very ! 
;tb leave wh'civ.yimcl v-otui;ii,s.- and' ;il.'-- • " ■' ' - - 

mp.<-;t -■; .iitch.cs 
;.shoote- .the fl 
h;indi\ wUhbiit 

'; 'Pic; : r?li;rj-ns.;;-tp . H;'nh^^'s:.;;frfn^' .■^ ^>cn^s and-atsan^^^ 



('Kterpal: iSccri&t'-). . 

;:( ir.Ci>fiGARiA;N:. iMiAi>E); 

' .]Budati£!st^;;IVr;i;Cv:|i^ 



;n;:v;mci rotin^i^' ana' ;«i-: dramatrc .and 'em^)tibn^ii. her- -.aprie.-if : i;: : - •' •,• ..v,'/PV-"'?,«^^^-</'^i^'''"!v.«-- 1^^^ .■ 
is then, v;to^Mien:;V H realized^whor; .he m^tPr:^^^,;,^ t ;,r ^^^t^M ^ i^'l^^^;:^'^^^^^ 

iit lchow-in;t,M';l,v<i .hp -;i;<v-^J^ Fil'm^has:;plo'n.ly;-bf: humorou-s !ii:oX; ;;;■ f--iVi.i^<-'» >';\ij>«»'i«V-va;»>,;.. w 




1-1. - 

\:<y-": 



li''iiIi.f'kt'M|i. -.'S-n I- I i'i:'; 

,'.-..'. . . .. . I'-i'j 1 -1 'rl 1 /-- 

.-.■... ;-;'; . ; .■ ; . vrf.i • i.- :^:;■-;l;.^ i / 

.'.; /,;.'.' . .. '. ./'/' : '■' 'i • ; n 
.'. ..... iui: Vi'iV- 



■ r:- ic' iri,r i;:i iiv (! jri/;i;(! M' p l)';j.i.rt ;:!.'/: l)}<« • 
U.'-aii;! -thli' ,<":.r^ 'v.'f(»'l 



' -^M^^^^^^^^^ . W<i«lnesday^ April 6v l<»38 




Wednesday, April 6, 1938 



VARIETY 



17 






"''v'BEiiEASB' 



TiTtB 



>BOt>:uci;B 



DISTBIB^ 



^ TALSIN*- 



yi>iRE^TOB' 



WHKN 

TIME Bcviewitb 



1 »i/3r 



■ V , :jkQtADRON OF.H<>NOB: 

tbbill of a lifetimb 

';\'':mammA''runs'-wii;d''' : 

(pHABtlE CHAN At MONTE CABLO 

V , ;.BORDEltTOWN (REISSUBIi :, 
A STBANGiE HQNETMOOli ; 



:Ra\pfy. Gohn. . ; ' ' ,.;;;^Col; ;V Melleic.- 

■.JoevMianckieWici :MQ • Rom-Dr- 

■■. ,-Miss.-':F*arionQn • -Tar,- ■■. •■.M:usjcal'; 
•■■■■ ■RalphiStaub/-.- ■ .'[-Rtpf ■■ Comedy- 

- .yjqhn.-.Sione- ' '- ZOtli'. v . ■■Mystery ' 

■y 'Robt- Lord: /WB. ■■ vv^.'? ^PraWa:-' 

Bryan Foy , \ ' WB - Drama. 



> MWftussellrj^ Ball 
■ j., 'erawf drd-S.-.' Tracy 
. CanpVaTTachi Club Boyi 

M.. :Doiand-E. Triicx ' ■ 
■ Wv bland- V.v Field 

• :■ ■.-.■■'P. . M'uni-D''.- - Dayiv. ■ . 
B; KarloflrMt^Wilspa; 



1/28/98/ 



PABADISE FOB THREE 
PARTNERS OF PtAlNS 
THE PURPLE VIGILANTES 
THE OLD BARN DANCB ; 
r HAPPI UANDING 
'BLACK. DOLL' 
SWING rOUit LADT i 



,1/4/38, 



'v - ;iVlFli Ot- GENlfiKAL LlNG^-: 
SPIRIT Of TOUTH 
iSVERYBODi SING 
yrUEttE WEST BEGINS 
■ -;■ :TUE BUCJCANEER / ' 

.'DOUBIv,E.. DAGGER' .^^ 
OUTSIDE OF PARADISE : 
INtERNAtlONAL SETTLEMENT 
' GOLDWYN FOLLIES ^ 
.MliDNIGHT iNTRtDER , 
BLONDES AT WORK 



. S ' Zimbalist: . : MGM 

■■ Harry Sherrnah .- . •'.■Par' -•. 

Sol C; Si'egel . : . ' Rep 

" ~Soi-..G-. .■•Slegel - .V.'. • Rep V 

; P: Htmpsleafd ^ •;*Otli : 

■. .■ fi-vins '.Stiarr-:'.- ' V 

.. Sam .Br^chofT',. ' . WB -.: 



8/11/38 



LITl'LE MISS ROtJGIINECK 

•;•■^^^-''.V^C■ATTLE■VRAIbERS■ ■ ■ 
:OF HUMAN HEARTS 

: Mt OLD KENTUCKY HOAfR 

SCANDAL. STREET ^ .■ 
• HAVING WONDERFUL tlMB r 

-v. ;\.:-^cHECKEits." 

ADVENTURES OF. TOM : SAWtSB; 

:: -FORBIDDEN- VALLEY : 
: vXlD'.COMES BACK- 
. DAREDEVIL DRIVERS ^ v 



JoKnvStairord • GB 
■ ■ 'Lew -Golder -. - ■ . ; G'N ■ . 

Harriy Rapf ; , MGM 
Maurice Conn : . .Mon« 
•C:. a. de .Miile- ". ^Pair... ■ 
■MauryiCoheft- • . ■: -.BKO..': 
Harry. Sdiiber - " • ■. . ". Rep 

- 20th \ 20th;. 

S. Goldivyn ; UAv 
Trem Carr ', ' U''- 

. Bryan Foy ■■ ; . . WB .. 



Comedy 
. Westiirn 

■ Western ■ 
: Western 
.. Musical 

Mystery. 
Comedy 

■ Drama 
.Action 

; Musical . 

■ Western'. 
...Drama 

Mellet;.^ 
Comedy;: 

■ • •Drama •. 
/Musical 

Meller : 
Comedy 



¥.-■ . M6ii^*n' F/'..''Rlce-R.. . ' ■' Yoaa'f 
';.Wv':BDydrGweh/'GM • 
. Three Mesquiteers 
Gene Autry-S, Burhettf . ' . 
:,S;'. IIienie*D."'Antecb« 
. N. iGrey;:-D. W66ds-E. Keiincdjr 
, .H. -.B'oitart^'L. ' Faceii.da .. 



'• ' G.- Jo'nc's-A.-Rieriii,''... 
Joe Lpuis-C. Mbse-E^M. jiarrla. 
., Ff Br'c.e- A.. jpiieit-.Jv Garland 
-J. ■^Ri^ndai^ • 
f:. Matcb'-F^ Gaal-A.'T»linlroB .': 
P, F6Ster-tV, BouriieTD. Mecli 
r ; ; ,P;\ReSaii-P. .S'n^letbn 
.C. ^RomerP;^y/;FleId>Jv'L|^nr 
E.. Berj^eh-Zprlna- A. Meh-joii 
■;■'■;;■'/■■ B/-'ReedrL:-:HayWard- 
B. ; MacLane->G: Farfetl. ' 



8/18/38 



WIDE OPEN FACES . 
THE GIRL WAS YOUNG . 
^.A YANK AT OXFORD. 

^PAINTED trail; : 

^ BIG BROADCAST '3t ; 
; ; BRINGING UP; BABY: 
BABONESS AN|> BUTLEB: 
GOLD is "WHERE YOU FIND IT 



. W. MacDonald 

K -JL; Decker V 
.j; .Considr ,. Jr; 

.■E..B;.:Defr 

■ :.^.^:v:par.^;-vv;/v 

■:•.■P;■;^S.:;■Be^man-•..•: 
. -Johrt Stoiie " 
D; O .Setzriicll 
: .Hienry ■ Macrae 
Bryan' Foy/ 
B ry ah F o y "< ' . 

; D^ivid: Loew 

".•■GB;/ /;;■;•:- 

Michael Balcoii/ 
• Robert Eriitnett. 

/H. Thompson 

/ 'VeiLlt :Reid .: 
. Riiy GrifTith. , 

Sam Bischoff. . 



• Cpr ; ■ eom-Roni ; . / E.' FcIIp^s-L. Carrille 

. ■■■CpIv .. ' ■ Vy.cistcrn.- / ■' .- ~ C. /StairfettVD. .Gray'spn-.' 
.MGM ^ ^ ■/ '/ ^Df ami. :.■ •■■■>Vi .HuistonrB./Bpndi ■/ > ... 

;Mohar. -~./- ■/. Cptn^Di^./;/' ;/:; ;!.E, Veiiablc-G: 'Richiardi.;/ .: 
Par /V : ./•■.;;. Comedy . ..■:,■ .■■ /'■ •■■. L*. Ay reSr'L. ■-Campbell . ' 
BKO' -'//vV-' ■■:Cpn:iedy^- ■■V ,.V-..,^- 0//Rpg*rs-R.-. S^^ 
■ SOtb/./ ■• -■.■■•■•Rom-iddm J./ ^WTthcr:SrvS'.:,.Erwin-U.-':iv!lcrkcl 
.-'iUA/:- • r..'- CbmrDr..- v,. ; •.■T/Keily^Mj--.RPbipnV.-.. ■.••■':■ 
.K:-U-':; ;;:-'^O:u^do0r.: ' .N-.'Bcer.yv;:Jr.-R..Bafrai. •-.- 
...WD": ■...-Drama ■/'..■ ■v.- ^-^.W/ 'M-prris-J/^Travi^^ 
■■ . WB./; ./.- /-. '' Action • .■ .^.. ---D. Purceil^B; -Rpbeft*. . 



8/89/38 



/ WHO KILLED GAIL. PRESTONt. 
/^v ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS /' 
PORT OF .MISSING :GIRLS 
CASSiDY OF BAB « 
NIGHT SPOT^^^- 
■OLLTWOOD StADlUM MTSTEBY 

/ LOVE ON A BUDGET 
. , • • :-'/::StOBM "IN . A TEACUP : : ; 
PEPifROD ■ AND TWIN BBOTBEB 



Ralph Gohn 

■John/W., Consjdin* : 
.'Lon •Young v., 

; .iHafry -Sherman- ' 
. •;.■' Robt. Sisk 
/ A. /Seha^fer ; 

. Mai. Golden . 

;,.-:/A.- .KQrda: / 
:'■ //^Bryah 'Foy '/: • • ■ 



CpI: 
r/GB 
MGM 
. Mpnd 
:rF*r J 
RKO/ 
20111 

Gol 
MGM 

;Mpn0^ 

■• -Pir •, 

BKO 

.".•Be'p-. 
:20th 

■•.-■•UA-'.- 
.■:WB^- 



8/4/3l» 



8/11/38 



; V BOLLING CARAVANS / 
; V START CHEERING 
; //'/TO THE victor; ; 
/ / MERRILY WE LIVE , 
: ROMANCE IN OARK 
MAID'S NIGHT OFF i 
PRISON NURSE 
SALLY/ IRENE AND MART 
ADVENTUBES MAItCO POLO 

MAD ABOUT MUSIiC - 
/ S LIGHT CASE O F MURDE B: / 

MAKING THE HEADLINES 
THE FIBST HUNDBED YEARS 
BbSE/OF RIO GBANDE . 
DANGEBOUS TO KNOW 
■ HAWAII CALLS / 
CALL THE MESQUITEERS 
WAliKlNG DOWN BBOADWAY 

CRIME Of DR. HALLET 
. I.OVE. : HONOR AND BEHAVE 



• - Col. •/•■..•■: cpI ■ 

..Nat /Perriri-...-./'. „ CpI:-: ■ 
. Maurice OstrCr .' GB/ 
.■ ■/■ ■ Hal Roach ■ ■■■ ■ MGM 
Harlan .Tho..ibson . ' Par : 
. Robert; Sisk/. •. BKO 
.Herman Schlom /' - ■ Ren - 
■■/•;• •..-.Ge^e ■• Mair.key- . 20th -' 
Sam- Goldvyyh . ■■ .' ' UA '/.. 
J. Rastlsrnak ■.. ' . V/-^ 
■ v . $afr.\Bischoff -/ ,/-.- . WBr 



••/■/^:^ •-Coi;-^- .-: 

Normon Ivrasn*: 
/Dorothy Reid ' 

■■Par.^': - . 
/• . Sbl Lesser . - 
. Wm. Berke. 
Sol WuftJiel 
:/,/Ed Grain»:er ■ 
.: T.?oii ;Edelman ./ 



.8/18/38 



SAILING ALONG 
drat OF GOLDEN WEST 
BULLDOG DRUMMONb*S PERiL 
/ CONDEy.NED WOMEN / 

KING OF , NEWSBOYS 
BIBBCCA OF SUNNYBROOk PABM 
THE GAIETY GIRLS 
NIGHT CLUB HOSTESS :; , ; 
■.. -STATE POLICE-- ': 
HE COULDN'T SAY NO / 



GB 

Wm, A. McGuire. 

■•.Par;.-'--/:..-'^ 
;. Robei't Sisk. 
."V. Morehouse . 
• (Ri-y .Griffith' 
;,,;•■ A.' Kordi^; ;■ ■ 
^-/-W,/ Mypro?t 
■/■ Trem Carr- /•■. 
Brvah " Frtv /■ 



CpI 
MGM 
Mbh* 

Par 

BKO/ 

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jeoth 

.; /u 

K^B^ 

da 

MGM 

:;•p*r^:" 
AKO 
Rep 
20th 

UA/ 

V . ■ 
■■■■ »■;■.•■■■ 
WB 



: / Comedy . 
Com-blr . 

■ ■•.■Comedy/ : 
/•.Western 
".Musical;. 
.Rom*.C6m 

: Rom-Dr 
0 Outdoor / 

•/. .Mystery. ■ 
• .^;•-Meller: 
■■..,■■/ .Drama/ 
':' Western;- ■ 
. C.6m-Dr 
/ ./.■ MeMer.:/ 
. Comedy. 
' . Comedy/ . 

C.om-Dl' 
• Western / 

Musical./. 
••: . Rom-Dr- ; 
-; Comedy 

Musical. / 

Roni-Dt, 
/ . Mitfller.- , 

■ Musical . 
,. -.■ /Dtama'"- •■; 

Musical 
Mellef // 

. .Rom-Dr/ : 
/ Com-Dr -^ 
. Rom-Dr 
' Meller 
\ Rqm-Com 
; . Western . 
■..vComiDr^;; 
.■' Mystery 
; Crtm^Dr •. 



; / Jbe K,. Brpwn-J. Wynian / 
N. I*llbcaim-D. DeMarhey- . 
R. Taylpr-L;. Barrynior*; 

.;..'~^'Tpm Keene^ 
W. C: Fiieldit-Ilaye-Liiiinpiir 
; . K.rilepburn'-;C. Grint . /•■ : 
Aniiabella'rWni: ■ Ppwcll v 
O. Breht-C/ Rain?- J. Lltel 



W.^^ CahoiPii^D. Terry 
M. Dpiii;lasTW> Wiiliam 

J. Allen-Mi ;Stpn(e 
. • / ■ W,: B9yd>>N..'Laihe ' 
Parkyakai'kus-A. .Lan* '. 
N. Ilamiltph-E. Venabl* 
; J. Prpiiity-S.. BylhfrtPB 
: jV;^ Leislii-R. Harriifm / 
. '.V. ■■Maiich '-Twins'. . ■■:••.,: •■ 



/ V.-'' -"\: J'. Liiden-E.; Stewart ^'■.;:' 
. Wv.CPnnplly-buianterJ; Perry , 
; W. Tyffc--J. tiPder-M. : Liarkwood; 
C, Behnett<.B. Burke-P. Kelly 
■ : G. . SWarthPUt- J. Bplea . 
/ A. Lane- j. Fpntainie < !' 

■ H,: WllcoxpnrM; Marsh V • 
■./'.Av/F»ye-F... Allen- J. Labf .■:-/ 
G. Cppner-B. Rathbpne 
, / D. DiirNn-H. Marshall ■ 
- .R. G; ..Rpbinmnn-J. ;Bryan 



: HoItWB./Bpbcrts 
B'v l^lpbt;pihery-y. Brnie* 
: Mpvita-Jphn Carroll 
' C.. Patrick- A;: M. Wonf 

■,.;■,:■'.■ B. Breenrl.- SI' Cbbiii ,• ,; 
■ ■ '"3 M.esqiiiteer'S' -' . 

C; ..Trevor-Pi Brooks ^ - 
: R.. BellaBiiy-B. Read 

/W. Mprri$-P:/Lane// 



8/25/3* 



LONE ;,WOLF IN /PARIS; 
J.UDGiE H ARDT'S CHILDKEN 
/ ARSON GANGBUSTERS 
MR. MOTO TAKES/CHANCB 

-JEZEBEL/ . '•/■/ 



•W. MacDonald ■ / CpI , 
MGM/..:; '.v . . MGM' 
Herman Schiom- .-/ : Rep. 

Sol W.iirtzel / 20th 
' HerirvvBlnnke ■ '/WB ; 



WHEN G-MEN STEP IN 
FLOATING CITY / 

LAND OF Fighting /MEN 

; TIP-OFF GIBLS 
bUtl AWS OF SONORA 

■■:.J0SETTE.'/^ 

GOODBYE, BRCADWAY 

ISLAND IN/ THE Sky; 



W; MacDonald Col . 

ErlclV Pomriicr ' ;GB : ' 

'Maurjfe Conn' /■■. . . ■ Mono 
.'■/■'/ Pai ■/;■; Par 
.■;- Wni; .Berke/ ■: ■■■•-■•';;■, ■ Rep- ..■ 
: Gene ■ M'arkey /■ /' .' '20th. 
Ed Grainger' ■- ^ ■ .;- U 

■..Sol. .w.ur:t7;er .:. ■.. ■ .2oih '■ 



/ Musical J. Matthew4>J. Whitlnt 

Musical : . , J. MacDbnald-'N. Eddy ■ 
Mystery X. Rarrymbre-L. Campbell 

Drama . . S. Eilers-L. Havward' 

./.:Rom-Dr'-/--: -\^ ...:.• ■../ -L.^A'yres-H. Maek'" . 
.Ronr-.^Gbm., ■.'■.■•■"■'-■ •: S."Temple-R: 'Sco'ti;- 
■•Musieal;' •■-,: ■■ ".■■^' J; Hulbert-P.^'Elli '•'^■;.' 
- Rom-Dr. - ''--.'-Bw:BPcers-J;'C|ydo 
'.■.:A;ctibh-/y ./ ■:..-/■..■::;■ / J. ' KInr-C; . Mborb'- 
•■ Com.pdy :.■ ,F. McHu''h-^J..;:Wyni a n / ■-;■■/:/ 

.Mys-tery. .:. .■■'■•..■. ."^ . ;i'\...Ledereri-F.--Drake .■■' • ■-/ 
C6m-Dr. ; L. .Stone-M. Rboney-C. Pa»t«r 
Meller J. LaRne-B. Lfvlnrston 

Mystery , L. Lorre-B. Hudspu 
Drania / R;/J>avisJt^nC«i^G. Brenl/ 



4,:3/38 



FEMALE FUGITIVE 

IT: COULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN 
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT / 

■" RAWHIDE 
y RECKLESS /LIVING : / 
/ WOMEN ARE LIKE-THAT; 



/E. B; Dcrr // / Mono 
•■■ ,C}-iff :'Rcid./ ' -BKO.. 

John/ H; Auer: - ■ ' "'; ■ 'Refi/ 
Sol Lesser 20th " 

■ Vail. Paul .' .' /U 
Robt. r,'>rd .= . WB 



4/22/38 



'* iiltiiri' tlSlii* W O WHERE 
■ THE SHOW GOES ON 
-TEST PILOt-^ : ■ 
HER JUNGLE LOVE > 

JOY OF LIVING . : / 
, IN OLD CHICAGtrt : 
DIVORCE OF LADY ^ 
NURSE FROM BROOKLYN 
FOOLS FOR/ SCANDAL, , 
^ yttND ER. W ESTE RN STARS. 

there/s . always a woman 
: Heart. of Arizona 

GO CHASE/ YOtfRSELF 
•■■THE-.FEU.n/.MAKER.'-' 
. LADY IN THE MORGUE 
ArClbENTS WII'L H AT^PEN 
•BATTLE OF BROADWAY 



/4,i29/38. 



■ -••::.- -:cALL ^OF- THE- ROCKIES/. -''/ 
T '.' .-^ ^ :---SWISS" MISS 
-:'■^. /' /-/^'/iTTOtLEGE .SWING- " 
RETURNOF SCARLET PIMPERNEL 
;//''./ ■-' '■■:• --BELOVED -BRAT-'' 

'■-' :;.GUNSMOKE" trail;.: ;■■■...' '.'. 
FOUR MEN ANb/A PRA/YER 



5 6 38 



THREE COMRADES 
DOCTO.R RHYTHM V ; 
LAW OF/ THE UMbERWORI.b 
^ SINNERS I>^ PAltAT>ISE 
KESTUCKY MObNSHlNE 



/.. .:. -/ Col':"- 

../ ; .H. V/ilcox Z'^; 

■ ■L.O'uis/Liigh.tori..' 
/ G'eo;/ A.'rtliiir. .' 
■/ ' FGlik 'Ydung. ./' 

K; M'jcG. . fm . 

■ Aicx. Kdi-dU . 

: Ed. -«l.ra'iiiit.'.c. ."- 
Merwiv LeRoy . 
■'S'o]_C..:_Sie^el^ 

.ivm'.-ipc.r'ii3c;r« / 

■Hart;y./S.hermah 
.'. ■'■ Bob^ SisU ' - 
.A.' Wv Hackcl/ 
■; Irvlh^/StaiT-' 
-■ /\Br ','i>^ Foy ' /■ 
^•/- Sbl^Wurtzcl .£_ 
^'ir.~L7"Dcci;cr./ 
.;-'"Iiai^"Rciach./ ;: 
-.-Lr^.\ViH- G'Gfcler' 
/■ A,l'6>\. , K(vrda^ ■ 
Bryan /Ffjy ;. -/' 
•/Maurite ■Goti'ri / 

:;/iC/"MiicGpiwc;n/'/ 

/jr.Mancliiftv/icx, 
' Em:inil6hGohon 

..;'■Bolv.^Sisk';::', : 

/Kfti CJolclN'^.iHh 
..K... MaeG^wan. : 



Col 
CB 
MGM 

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RkO 

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Mohb 
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MGIVI* 

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RKO 

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20 th 



; -Meller ■ 
■ Drama 
. W.estei n 
•-/.Meller-: 
. .Western 

- '^Mtisi'c^l. '. 
Cbm-Rom 

. Meller /; 

■ / 'Mc.rier / 
.. :D'rama /■ 

■ RomrDr, 

.. . Western ' 
Com-D.r. .. 
_Go.rn^R'>m.;. 

•. viwelJ(?r~ 
.Rorh-Dr,. 
/ Rbm^Dr . 

-'-..Rom.-br 

-^■-G'^^pcdv''// 
.-- D.r.£ima':. 
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,. - Drn'riha ■- 

- Ro.m>G,oni ■ 
^\yo.ste.i'M 

Comedy.-/. 
fWe.st?!:'!'./ ' 
' Comedy' ■/ 
. Wcstci-n ' ■ 
'Mystcr-v' ' 



b. Terry-Rv Paige- J. Weil* 

■;:-- L, .Fent'>n-C.^Veldt-^^-";■-■ 
J. Randall-L. Stainler vj: 
L. Np|an-M: Carlisle-R. Kami 

3 Mcsquitccrs-J. - Joyce- -. 
S. SimphrD. Ameiehe-B. Lihif 
C. Winnin?er-A. BradvrT. Brpwa 
- . '- . "C. Stuart-M, Whalen - 



E. Vcnablc-C; Kcynoidk 

V. Mbore-A. Lane 
A. Marshail-T./Bircll 
; S. B,alle\v-E. Knapp ..- 
:n. Grey.R, Wilccx-J. Sari 
K. Francls-P. O'Rrien - 



;-v--',:Jv-irrtitvjcweHs----'-. 

A- NJcajl(i;-T..Carniiiiatl 
C; G.iU!e-S. Tracy-M./Lpy 
; b. .Laihpur-R;-'nlilland 
:i. Dunne- b; F.-iirbanks. Jr. 
T. Ppwcr^A. Faye^Amech* 
: W. ., Oberpii-L. .Olivier ; 
S; Eilers-Ci Kelly ^ 
I^pmbardrF; Gravri 
R. Rps;ers-iS. Biirhette 



J. Blondell-M. I)9uirlas 

.^• ■:%- Bbyd^Gi' Jlutyrs..^/^ 
. / J./ Penner-L/.'riall - 
B. Stcele-M. Weidon 
P. .roslei--P..- Ellis- ;'■ 
Go.'T>-Mr"e:r ■..R.. Rea^-'an-G.' Bibn'dell .-.;■ ■ ■ . 

^Gf)mQdy .; . ;■ ..'. -'/V. Mc|:>a?lien-E. Miiir v' , 
:;-Wcyt6rn " "/-^ - 'iL^:- Storrett'^i'.- ]viereditlt~7.- 
S. Laurel-b. l"i'4rdy '-/■ /•-./ 
M. Rayc-BurtiK and Allen, 
Stewart-B.. BurnesrM. Scpti 
B. Granvillft-D. C^oktcllo 
/.J. R;indall.-L.' Stanley .. 
:_ ' I^^Yoiin'fjjl. . Grecrie - ■ 
TayJ^»r-M. Sullavi'nVrobe'" 
B; Crpstty-?!. Carlisle/ 
^--.i/C^'/Mbrris-A. ■•Siiiriey / 
, '•.-. '•,. J. ■BoJes-'M.' Eviins -./■'.- .>' "• 
■ \-:- " RUi/ IJr.pJi.rT;-M;artiiB -' Z" 



' • '/ bramri . 
.-•;/'.( "lomsDr-/ 
-. V/ejjtcs'M., 
J .v^RtirnrP'r; 
.': :/ 'Drrma- .. 
■/ ./Miil^VGal:-:. 
'''/.- " T to I iei / 'y 
. -'/ - IVratira 
. . .' Musidai' ' 



It 



CVC. Coleman 
Frank B.qi^-zajBb 
G./ZArchairibaiud- 

Ralph: Staiib 
'Eugene /Ford* 
- .': Archie. '.Ma.y'o.'\, 
// Jahh Farrow' 



Eddie Bu??*ll 

. ' /Le's-.Selahder / 
Gcbri*e: SlieriTlan 
/ Joseph. Karie/: : 
R'by Del RiJth 
p. H P, GarrctI 
Ray tenfiiiht . 



Ladialniis: Vajda 
-.'.Ilarry.vFraser-/. 

--E:- L-/- Marin"-'- ' / 
J :P.-McGD\yah 
'. C. B. de Mill* ■■ 
Lcvv Landeri: - 
/.John. Xl /'Auer 7/ 
/ E. Forde .- / / 
/.Geo; Marshall- / 
. : .' IKLubin: \'- ■ '. 
F. McDona Id 
■ Aubrey Scotto 
./ ■ Sam ;Nelsbn /. / 
Clarende Bcown : 
-Lr-Hinycit-.'^- -;:'; 
'v -.Jam'o'sj Ho.pan/-- • 
. >AI Sahtcil • V. 
lI.B.Humbrrriitpne 
. Nb'rmah .Taurog 
'-■/'W...:Gi;ttehs 
' . //B.'.R. 'Eosoh; . .- 
= B,-.R,..Easdh'/'. 



Kuri' Newman- 
AJ^ Hitchcock- . 
Jack Conway 
Robert/Hill 
Mitch Xeisen . - 
Howard -Haivks 
'■ Waltef Xahg^ . 
-.. MZ-Cui'tiz'. "./ 



: : Leon Barsha 
-. . . ..G. . Fi tzm.a.u'ricSi-- -. 
■'■ '..Kiirl 'Bro'wn-;/- -. 

/ Lcs Selahder. 
/Christy . Cabarin* 
.■ /David .Howard' 
./- .'./Bef't--. -Lenny , 
. Victor Saville 
.w m. McOan ri ■. 
Jos. Levering ' 
/ A. Sv RpTlcll / 
Rbbt. Stoverisirirt - 
N. Z. McLebd 
H. C: Potter . 
. Ben Holmes-,/ 
. . James Cruze . 
- ' , Wrn...Seit;er . : - 
Norman Taurbit . 
•: Norman Taiirof - 
/ ' Lloyd Bnroh .. 



■Lewis D. Collins 
■■■/Dipk: Thorpe .' 
•Wm.Niigh.- 
Robert Fjorey - 
Edward Gli'ne./ .- 
.- John: English 
~ ;'N;- Foster/ " 
Sylvan Simon : 
St;> h tc ^ Lo ^o ni; . . 

• ■ / Sohrtie .IlaJe/ : 

•. ■R. :Z..;I.ieona,rd ■ 

y; ■ Jas. Hoflan ,'. •/ 
.Lew -Landcrs.j / • 
y. Mdi;«!houfe . 

/ jTorman Foster ; 

.>/ T.; Freelririd/- 
Graham ;C^?tt'i .- ; 

/ .John Rbw-ljnii :. 

';.T.cw" Sc.il<» f/:.;. 

, Ai s. RO!^n \ 

Geo. Sc^tZ ' : / / 
■./.:..'v .'Joe KaTie ' //' '..■ 
•Norman Frtstir 
. Wm. Wvlcr 



G. G. Golemcn.Jr.' 

Karl Hnrtl /' 
■ /' Alan . JHm.cs ... , 
//. .Logi.j?; King-; : :^ 
Gcor Sherrn.on . 
.' Allan ''bwan -../. 
Rav MoGarcy ■ ■ 
KQ'.l)<'i.t . Tj.cp'ri.'s,. 



' '■...■:'Wm, .Ni.f;h>/.; /^ 
Ch ri s(x;.Ga ba n he ■ 

Jotiti It; a tier 
. /Ray Taylor . /'; 
;F; Matjbonald . 
. '.•vSt.ari'lcv; .r.;nrf.an-: /■ 



Louis D. Cbllms 

:• H;.VVirii-cox/: 
. . .Vic- .r.lomlhg-'.:. ' 
G. Archainbaud 
, Tiiy /Ga^i-hctt ./ 
.. /Jlonry. King - 
. Tjm.. \Vhclan /:: 
. Sylvan. ;.S'; r>,vOn' 
Mcry.v.ti . L<Ti<>^3r 
Joe \Kxme 



.-•'./ A [<;x:. Hall; 
.; ./LoH.: Sbl.'Vndcr ' 
■v/ .Kd\«. GUrte :.- ■ 

, Sajti Nov/fiold^ ' 
v' '/Qt;(8-.:Ciai-rat /'.- 

. Arlhlir Liihin . 
j - f > .e o . . . •M a i:s.'i KH 

■.■ Al.le.t-i'i:.'lj4ri)cs- . 
John Civ RI vsLori ■ 
■ ■•.•■R0MI. .Wfllfjh. ' 

■ :J-I'j'.ii.^ ScV'Kv/wta; . ' 
-'-. ■■A'r:lliiir lAihln- 

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VARIETY 



We<lrie8«layi April 6;vi^38 



\' ^ .sV \<- ?,^>^ ^\ 








lyiiles dhecid of ^yery *2dth tdp^ 



B^dt ^2ath's bii^gest by>Kd 



Of course, 20th's top grosses are recognized os abtoiofe tops for the indu^ryl 



m m^tom of vow future 



^<»jiiriesdji^^ Apr!l $r 19^* 



VARIETY 






ualRapat 







, ; Unusyal ■ • step^^^.' -^^^ taken today 
. .(Tuesday;) py : the. Federal 
'.ComTriission iri . J|;'jshp 
ilappi8d:;pri ■■ Gfaiid National Pilrns, 

X!ipnstitutin first ' action . in [ years 
.against; aiii imj)6rt^^^^ 

inish -ga;^ •W^ 20 days 

:/;ta<an.$wec:- complaint Athat the /.sale 
; .flhd ;distributipn pi a ■ motion .pictyre 
..entitledj 'in His Steps* had' misied the- 

pi|l>lic; Icaused. •'"dqtrimerit khd, fihahr 

; clai -i rtj ury'; to 'ex leased 
tiie, fil tti, and ■ had resylted ' ;.div6r- 
sion pi . trade' tP:^^^^^^^^ / ' . . 

■ ■ Using ■same tiHe. as Va^ fe^ 
Written by Dr;; ejiarles^^^!^^^^ 
; liaclc ill iS9.$, Grand: National capital- 

.••/jised' oh' its prdductipn by perm 
the ■publjc;;tp>b.elieye.^^t^^^ 

'.' be icientical' : famous . story,- 
according |t6/ the. complaii^ 
tale dealt ...w^^ mmistei' who'- suGrv 

. cecded in cohvertinig ,his coriimuriity 

,. to '. the tea(*hing[s Of- Christianity, 

■^ ' iy h H e . fi l m 
a''bpy^and-girr 

^es th^ lesson'. 6f the 'inadyis.ability 
of: parents trying ' tp ; irhpose . their 

>Sy,iil . . . th^^ir'- c^^^ and of the 

jie^ed of y oiinik ^ peoplie - to leatn • self 

.'sufficiency,' -FTC '• 

.. .Despite completeiy differisnt idiots, 

filnv version was' adyertised; as; .'a: 
• ripdern • ;r6mapc6.- sugge^ the 

SvbrldV recbrflvbreaking :b.est ,'seller 
•by -Gharljes M,: Sheldon;' ihjui:ed. coirir 

IJetitpps: 'pointed ; . out, ' ; Alsp^ ■ baliy- 
: hpofid; .with 3uch a^ 'T|ip 
..bpoit oil whicK t^^^ 

' iias eii joyed: the greatest sale , of any: 
other y/prk. . :. :..> 

; to ;:ypu;^with;'the /greatest xeadyrmade' 
. ■ adiehce 'in. the shisitpry; .of the^- fl^ 
Jnd listPy^ waitifig;^^ iVv^. -tr^ 

. ^Ready-made audieiice,*, on jdisp^ 
•ring the hoax, • W$is: -quick^^^^^ turn 

.:f.rorft -theatres ..;ca the picture 

tp 'cPmpietitpTs WhP ;trutl>f ully- ad- 
vertise their hlih: prpducU comr- 
plaint asserted; ■ . '■[ ' ■ 

'Use; pf; the trUe "i^ for 

. i : jfilm ed, stpry yvhich; has ;:np connecr 
.tipn with,: and differs in; all inatetiiai 
respects ^rpm : Dir. : /Shlel^pxi's 
together ii^ith the rei)resentatipns in 

. the . ;resp6jident cprtlpafiy's ; adyertis- 
Jng matter, all eg^edly irhpiies tP a 
iObstahtial numiVpr 
ahdV exhiiiitors':; and tP prospective 
theatre patrpns that the fllmed stPry 
Is, the ^same in ^11 material " respects 

: as that of the ; novel, when ys^^ 

: not a fact,.' 6Pmmish declaredi;' -: .' 



SHOW-MUST-GQ-p N STUFF 

400-Mli* Sunday ipriVe . 4* Service 

.■;:■':"•■' Ba:ckwoods .'Ejiliiib : . 



. (.Gontinu^d from page 5). ' - 



•■ HQllywopd,..Apfii.5. . :■ 
.Ed wiard ; Aljierspn, . GN ; prexy, said 
he was, not familiar with the action; 
.)jut^;.p^0tested. .pver u - title' 

: . ■itvcoiited -seven ;rnpnths ',jigp.. /Filrn^ 
• yifdif. one of. first to. launch he w corfi- 
pariy in '36 and was^ produced ; by 

■ B. F. . Zeldman . if Taiisrtian studio; : 

■ ;. Of ficiial. credits have fiilm; 'suggested'' 
. by : G harles M. ..HSheldoh's. . 'In His 

Steps;' ' which company later switched 
, ; to ; - Sins . Pf . the tlhildren,' 'When 
; Sheldpn'. prbtested title ■phange, 'it 
,; reverted back tp original.' . 7 ;^ 
;, Edward Alperson and-Ljoyd Wright. 
. rtfustees • for Grand Nati6nal?s 77B 
. . reorganizati.bn, ; have asked the Fed- 

■ : jeial court for permissibh tp 

' . ■; .a ;ldeal,':already^^ the; 

:^ sale bit the> 1(5 mm. :rights "tp the iom'^ 
■'pany-s ' prpdlict. 0N Svbiild ■receive.' a^ 

, : split of; 50% oi the gross receipts, 
: ;'A VUh a guarant^^ of $16,000; . / 

:■...:; : Txiistees haVe aTrpady\.received. the 
:;i .Viblmalfs OviC.^^ 
r. South Ainerica.n 
' to itaf^nei Rai.tTios^ Gbbian :fbi: $3,50p..- 

A:lperspn .activii :pp- . 

; .■eivatibh'^pf • the ^G'J studig^'^.'SucG 
V to Ilarold- Lewis, ;!whP. <iuit ' April. :2-; 

, jjrPduction: and s.tudip' manager^^^ 
;; ..'v/ilLibe bick.'Pcari.' ^ ■': 



f Having . trinVmicd f orcbs drastically 
.prior : tp 'stops to rcbrganize ■tindci' 
pf.-. the:., bankruptcy actj" :Girahd 
lyatlonai; is'nrpw pvep.anrig tp-^ 

•Sfc<n's in the sales branch, puttihg.bn 

:.50 tP Cb. ftUririalcsmehi^ 

^ih?; talibii oh for ,a Spring drive for . 
buiirnGss. Pn rdc.a^ps - of 'product ipr 
Ap? i I,' May, i Jiirtc a nd . Jujy, : som e . p t 
wli.ich; is ;Ci('r'r^ 

> GI^ has . kept its ■ 29; excha.hges iri-': 

tact :dunhg a ^prblbngcd s^^^^ 

. br.:»:nch . .m^ ini . thq 29 ;.poinis. 

iiay e .baa iV Pr dei:ed : to take . pn t li e. 
. tjiibta ; P£: film salpiimcn heeded, im- 

nu'd lately. '■• ■ ■...'•;■.' ..■' .-. '■.^;-v. 



of all other .n.ati.. : ' .■ Sharper' rise 
pceui-red' in ■ .Latin America, 'where 
IVIexipo sets; the, pace, ;Other Westfern 
Hemisphere; riatiphs turned piit- 60 
:-pi.Xvvincr'ease ^ofv 34. ; ■ ■ ■:.■,;;.'■'■;. ■ 
; Reslrictions' p.f. A^aripus' 
.high ;; tax$s, exchainge; ;;, controls; 
tlght^er : - .ceriiiorshipi. . and ' •quotas-ri^ 
were : strbngiy : evideht^ ^ ml- ■.1937, . 
Gpjden; reported; .Said /'the^ -tbtaii- 
• tari ; :;.vtrtnd .?in-'. 'Various;'',- .'ariefas 
brbught signiflcaht .■ repercussiohs^ 
while the 'undeclaf0d . wafs'in China 
;and Spain,: cprtibihed; with disturbed 
cpnditibns' ih; other ..sectors of thjs 
globe,v/haye- u.nquestipna^^^ 
in, substantial . losses :pf irevehue,' .. , 
Reassuring' f actpr * .was. the . .con-. 
:tinued^ diemaind: ;fPr-; :u,.;; S,; ' prpduct:.. 
.Gprnrherce .Petjartmeht ^ .■pbsbrver; 
.said ?prie Way bonfldently and; v igbri- 
pu?ly assert;tha£; Amerioan ifilms' -. 
tain a g.i;atifying jpoptiiaa 
riearly jil'i Moreign • audiences.'' \ (Our 
pip.s generally .evoke : admiratibh . and 
'erithiisiasnri".;. • !:• ■.'/' '•' "■■ ; V 

'RestrJctlphs ■ sig;ainst ; film ' impprts 
were cpnsidera'biy ihteh .«;ifted;b^^ ;cerr . 
tain- .. gbvernments during ; 1937 ' and 
new.\. quptas; are Ippming .-on . the 
horizon of l93i3,' acco.rd:)ng, toi^dolden; 

Arherica;! .pics remain the lif ebrpod 
Of theatres thrbvi^bput .the world, he 
said, since, .they - are. the: ;best avail- 
'■ able: V iD!unng>;1937, 1; bur-illm;S ■ "v/ere 
shown " i n ; apHOdd -'tpun tries qpvered 
;in • the study more! than...?!) % . of; the 
Screen . time:, ;..Ih .sbrii:e spbts; the per- 
centage .rah;'up.t6. 95; ; . -'/'w 
. ■■•■:'0'utIppk''<iIo6iriy/':"Vv^^ 

■ The. putlopk. iis not: especially, if n'r 
coiiraging, hp wevei:; .(Golden AVarned 
that . ■'the . .problems of rising nar 
tipnalism, bf quotas,: •dJscriminatipnV' 
subsidy and tarifi . barriers 'will' haVe 
tb:-b.e-sad justed it .Am!En:ican;;business 
is tp. opet^te :pn; ias :Wide a sqale as 
heretofore.':' ■*■■.■; .■.:■';■:■'' ■'■v'.;^' '//^ 
; : Talking abput thb leading markets, 
the : Gprnmercer: D expert 
p.bi tited put that v 'censprship: is ; the : 
r jjal bugabbp' in : Ger maiiy ; ;;f ortbast 
yirtuai .Hitionalization ■of" the French 
film indu^tiry, -said taxes and iabpr^ 
limitatiphs in ihj.ufed 
American interests, was; .uncerfiain; 
abput; : what \yiil happejv : when the 
agreement " ' with ; Italy ; empires .in' 
june, .iihticipated stiflervc'pntrpl; m 
Aygehtina', . ; saiw . 'several ': discpuvag? 
ihg'^f actors* ■ upsetting. -the .Japanese 
: m'arlcet, ;. and : was . unbertain : abbut 
.Erigland's .attempts , to:' lertiii?©., her; 
lagging :'1ndustry;;' ■:•■.■. :, ' y ::\.. 
: :The lacic pf stic.ces.s .pn: the part of 
forei'gn countries- ^ 

stimviiate their own prbductibn wa.s' 
cited as. a slight ground . for hope. 
;Pbserv ing tlia t 'qual ity 'pibtitres ahd . 
not : quantity ;is' wljat the : public de-; 
Sires':; regardless- \ of :^\ C hatipiriaiityv' 
'Gotden -said there, is a^ph ante ■-that 
foreign ipebple will. : revPlt a^^ 
the screen propaiganda they are ;be-; 
: ing: seirved : and ; thi's : force ; a removal 
of. iprrie ' of th^. obstacles -keepihg., 
American films, out :of their hbuses. - 
.proof that an ' industry cahribt 
be effectively .legislated itiitb ; being, 
one : need 'pniy 1 pok- at Great- Br i tai n, ■ > 
the 'traide .. watcher 'declared. . ; ■'Ten; 
y.eai's ■ ago there - wa.s iha ugtfrated a' 
quota- system designed tb assist : and 
promote a natibnal :indiist)'y. ;p'ur- 
in;g the. .past 10 years Great Bri taiii 
:)ias- produced, more films than .ever 
bef.pre.. - But prc^inarily they were 
not of the type -enjpyed" by.:.th'e.:rrTp- 
■tipn . -ptctiJi'e :;"publfc- : pf. --the \vorld.' 
:Seemi'nffly.. 'they were not even; .- 
joyed by the British publib. ;The re- 
. Sul t . was that theatres, to .^t ay .within 
I tlie law .and meet :thcir quota .foot.:^' 
' age, were .pbligG.d- to ishpw .these pip- 
it ui-e.i at, bpars:diir ing: t^ 
patronage • was;' either .i.' il '.; . at . its' 

iftinim\im;v: '• ■''- ■'' ''■ ■'■'■ :'--'-^.^ ' ■-'•'-. 
T-' 'Gfeiit:'7Br|taih during .19.37 pro- 
; d.iiiced :22!5. feature :film^i:^ which bilt 
ixa . handfiil : received ' :Sy.or id: d is 
Vi'pri,: witl.ioirtVWhiph -tte^ 
firianciafj.y. successful.. It mi^lit' per- 
haps' be best' if the'Briti.J-h :t)roaiif ers 
;.wpuld. produce: feV;?br pi:f:turcsj-;whb.se 
chief jngredicht .should .be quality 
;&ri'd ; audience- appeal.. ih.?tcad of, 'con:-. 
.ccntra.t!rig;: iipon. .iri.feiibi' .q'lianllty 
I prpd tict ioi.i.<' iwhich : have .beo'n:>,f! ivch . 

j..tiVe quotas .'and ."cpn'tingCnt.;Xv.stems'.!^ 

' k:WEAi0; TAZli^ 

..; jvrai-gt,ie.i:-i te . ■;:-' Taz'elaar',. ' . sccohd- .i 
. strip? rilni'.critic' pf. Ihc; N. ^/llc ra 1 d ' 
[Tribune ' for/, many, ' ;ycai%; ooihcd'; 
: : .Miii'ro Mbnd ay ( i :>...: ' ;.; - ^ '•■- ;-'.'-| 

^: -..III H()Ward; Dietz-s dcpai:!.in j 
j -.pccial: feature writerii;- 



;' V : , Philadcilphla.'Aprii 5. ' 
•:> ShoW-rhiist-gokpn ■ ' stuff ; sent - /Al 
Martin, of Horlacher's; Film Del iyery 
Service here, on 400-mile .Wild drive 
Sunday, 'Plp^got a .calf.early in the 
mprhing ; frbm Larry Wppdin, rhan- 
agei; of the, Arcadia,;: W Pia., 
tellihg: him - that bpbth five \wrecked: 
part bf -projectibn eiiuip^^ 
asking replacements. • : ':••.'•:'.'--.; 

:' Being; a Sunday, Martin had con- 
siderable hunting to. do befbre he got: 
tho. parts, 'then found there was! no 
plane or train tp take them..; S5 he 
droye; the ^OOimiles h 
just 40 :minut~es before, curtain' tinie: 
arid the :shbw ; went pn.; 









;Min.neapblis..;Aprii:5; . 
;yThe .iadmissibn: p^ and 
dbuble featuring, war ' in this ;t'erri- 
tpry reached ia: stage this week where 
cohipetitpTs bt; the Baer Bros;, .inde- 
pendent ' circuit operators, meeting 
here, were : cbnsidering"' Ja; pian .tb 
cPm;bihe; their, resources;. to 
opppsitiPn. theatre, .at Thief Riyer 
Fallsi Minn., Where the Baers 'now 
haVe ;the : to.wn'is'. only . two shpwr 
hbiises. :..". '..;> -'. ''"''-:'■.':'■. --^;'-' y[ 
' . The cpmpetm^^ seven 
other tbwhs blame the present war 
on the : Baers who . recently opened 
a new $150,000 theatre at Bralrierd, 
;Minn;, with ; a policy of firist-ruri: 
duals at isc.; and v/ho installed, a 
similar policy at Bemidjii Minn. In: 
both Pf these towns . they are - op- 
posed by Bcnniie Berger, also a large 
independent circuit operator. ; ..'. 

■Jijipse on hand for ^he.Minrieapb^lis 
meeting are Berger. Williani McKin- 
ley,: Internatibhal Falls, Minn.; Ar- 
chie Swanson; : Ely, .Minrii; Andrew 
Jacpbsoh, : Alexandria, iwinn:; liep 
Gillis, Wahpetoh, N. D., arid J. R. 
Ressler, Park Rapids, Mu\n. The 
Baers have hpuiies' in all- these- .sj)ptsi 

With the trade panicky because c»f 
decliriirig ; isrPsses, - there's , fear; the 
price-cutting and dual bill wiil 
;spTeadv ' iridicatipris^pf the tre 
found in the: Twiri Gities: where give- 
aways are becomiPEi the birder of the 
day>., One local indiei heigborhood 
house is giving away an auto a week 
and a number of other theatres ate 
haridirig out dishes,; cash and other 
gifts. : The. Minnesota Amus. CP. now 
is thteatening to go the iridependerits 
one better in : the matter of give- 
aways unless a halt soon is called, i 



AT&T, Bell, Erpi 



(Goritiriued from page, 7 > 



OF TME-SAG'S 



March of Ti hip and the Screen Ac . 
tors Guild are now pperating on ah, 
informal . agrceriient iincier-" which: 
SAG. views ; each March release at 
a private advance .showing; .Confer- 
ence is then held ; between. Guild and 
studip reps to decide classifica- 
tion, of the reels. ■- _•:- 
.All quostions ; of.; what .po'rtiPris 
Should be classed as -dramatic' and 
what p pes .as - Jrie ws reel Ji a ve so :lar" : 
been >cttle'd ' these huddles. .In 
the; pprtipn.cla.s^cd' as. 'di-ariiaticV 
actors ririust;. .be^paid y. ' ;ding to • 
SAG: mihimum:^' and ; . 'such - cases' 
March has -been using ^C'liild., mem-: 
.bc.rs. :^y .: - .:•.:■.":■-:.■.-;■ -■• '..; ' 
...Hbrpermaricrit ^agreement; will .be ' 
spught by SAG; until :iit, has;- wprkod 
out a set of . rcq:6iremenls Cbyorin>T 
.';all; 'n.e.ws.r'ebls. /Nb.t even a tehlativp; 
date has ' been set fpr that, .althotiqih 
some, study': bf; the subiect irnay -be- 
• made: ' wh e h Ken nclh Thoriison; SAG ^ 
bxecutiyc;-seci-eta'ryt C9mbj; ':ep.st next ^ 
irib'iilh for the .annual: ^^'m^^ 
: Assbcifl ted' Aclors arid ..Ar t islcn'; of S 
Amprlca,., y . -.C:' . ■ ; .:-.:;; .' .''; •■ ' 



Hertz SoU Par Stack 



'.;'' - . ■ ' • "Wa j)h iri/».tbn; .A pri'i .5; .; ■ 

"■:-'0'nTy''(tTm' tr^^ 

.na.ny--jn.s-,idcr. xyerp^^^ :?;ales ; nt; 

.Parartibilnt ;d<»bent^ Joiiri P; 

licrlz;'. Neyv.. York .:bi?pkc^,-;. Who- si-ts. '' 
:bn the Par bDaird; . [ ;--;| 
Tn;;five iri-'stallriicritv H<>i?ty;d ,<lerl-;.' 
h im.«elf of . ifi teres t in. 1.700 shares P r : 
:0/~o ." cnnverti-bie--. ..ssribivi1.:/.-'pr^^^ 
Cuts h is; take to 1.000. .Bi<? T:e:>l t ira n s .' 
action wa/ sale -of '•'6d0'- : ;i'nrr'<'' on--.. 

Feb. 41. .;'.'-■ .;:::;-; ■'■'•■P.-y: .^.; -■.;:-' 



have afforded .the Bell : $ysjterri : .a 
strbng : patent position in these.: ad-. 
:jacent nbn-epmmunicat|bns . . fields. 
This ppsitibrii . has cpristituteH : an ' i m- 
pbrtarit Ijairgainjng: . iristrument that 
.may- be employed to ; prevent the ih- 
.vasiprt . of its .t'elephpne.: bu.siriess . by; 
pioterit.raliy;competiiiveV corporations.' 

Early Days bf Sound - 

. Survey covered the : early day? pf 
spurid, wheri :yitaphbne,' hpldin.? ari 
bxclrisive license- from Western Elbe-; 
.trie, ;flx"st be'jari authorizing film 'pro-: 
.duceCs . to adbpt the new art. ; Probers 
traced . the growth bf;Erpii ihcludirig 
the cbtppuisibh . applied : to keep^^ 
:yals biit p^ the business, arid' tite;: ex-, 
tensibn of ci-edit;: to'- 'prbduccrs \ tp 
build.'.up the market for both recorrt- 
i ngy and reproducing equipment. : At 
the outset, the: Bell pcbnle 'had prP- 
d'ubers by the throat, 'holding' con-' 
tracts y/ith - 90^0 Pf the ; studibs. arid 
being Pwner of 1.046 ptit .pf. i;051. i.rir 
staliatioris pn bee; 29, 1928. i . . 
■ .:. :'Licerise . . a'grebirients . .with: .;-p^^ 
ducers arid: exhibitpirs have:- been the 
furid4ri\eritaT'devlce'is':used 
ithe Bell System's .explpita'tibri pf thje 
soiind -: motion ; ' picture; cquipmcrit 
fipld,* investigators said. . ■ 

. Nori -interchangeabil ity clauses ; — ' 
via Wh;ich Erpi preyerited cxparision 
.pf riviils in t^^ field;-!- werp. discussed 
criticaliy,: .a.?: were ; contract features 
iyhieh enabled the Bell subsid to dicr 
tiate when arid hpw /replacement 
equipment' was tp be obtaincdv: 'Re- 
port recailled that RCA price went sp; 
far as to threaten suit order tP 

get into; the business . arid 

its patent rights;obtarned throuTh the 

1926.orPss-lieensc iagt 

telephone grptjp.- - • -' ■:. ■".-:"-;•. ■'T''". '[ 

/RCA's Inroads . 

: Partial breakdown of the A. T. & 
T. inbnppbiy pccurred iri 1928 ^yhen 
pact was negotiated undbr . Vhich 
RCA :wais allowed to sell 
which ebul^ be used interchangeably 
with Western Electric ;<'appiaratus. 
While .on Dee. ^9, ;l928i there^- W 
1,046 Beii: iristaliations^ and 95 inde- 
pendent installatibns, Ythe :: balance 
shifted in 1929 Until rivals had 4,926 
customers, and ;the telephone; pcbple 
pnly 3,267.;- ^\y - • '/• v-;'. 

Royalty system also drew fire; De- 
Spit ..Grosis-licerising:; pact, Erpi cpl- 
lec ted f rorii both : ends, by :chargirig 
fee from prod ucers : for records made 
(1) with use of technical info sup- 
plied by the Bell people or (2) with 
any equiprtiient, method br::sy3terini: 
covered by any patent or embbdying 
any: ideas licensed: "tp other ^m 
facturers,: ' : -,-; ■ . :..;.■■■:;■'■- ,;.-■.'; ..;-.•-'.---. 

. ;An other practice :which tlfie^ FGG. 
irivesligatoi-s didnl like was the 'scr-. 
vice Pbligalion under which users of 
Western ;Electyic were cpri^ 
have their, iristailatipns'ins 
kept: in Shape by Erpi > crews. This, 
weapon was .used against exhibitors 
until 1933, yvhcn compulspry servic- 
ing was terniinated at- end of two 
years if altchargcs payablc had been: 
wiped ;;Oi(f.- 'Sharp drop; in . .seryice 
reVcmje fPllowcd this change .in 
policy. ■■ ; ...;. '.: " -j:- -■•>; 

MPdificatiori pf Uhe - Boli" attitude ■ 
tbward the ; sound picture business 
was . npted. ; Abartd 
cizcdytrad'e p;ract;iccs;seen 
of. lOiJt by^ which. Altec Service Corp. 
took pvc;r theibusiricss of riiaintairiing 
reprpducing equipriient/arid . Gerieral . 
.Theatres .Equipment CP 
g|aplr;..Inc., v/eKe:' manu- 
facture reprpdUclipn apparatus. : '; 
' Starti rig ! opera tibns- with a s'u rpl us 
of $40.0G1,570, Erpi had': gross rcvc-: 
nubs: between 1927 arid 19.35 of $152,- 
029.Jt26, . pf y/h ich; $94i85i;25l ■■■ came 
frorii. exhib.i torsvand ; $28,479,902: frPm 
'Studios,: . ; Net profits aggrcrjaied $28,- 
1 i2,B_80. •vvith $19,905,042 of this, sum' 
credited to .invcstmphts. and sidelirip; 
iaQtlVities^ ' .Subsidr has - paid-:;33.1/3% ' 
of '. its.:.roy£i]tiesVfrPria'. record irii^^^ ^ 
;pa'rbnt..-cpriipany> ^' '.^^ : ■ " ■.. :•.. 

i^.;Brcak ''for riva]s--i;>-:sbcn..4n; the 
cbiti'mendation that Corigress'criipbW'- 
cr the Fee to order : Bel r family ip 
gran.t-,Hccrisc:s;,iipbirreaj?bnabrc''tC 
.wh.ehc'vcr this v^ill. not be dctrjmen-' 
tal, to .til e •. • cb m ni i 1 ti i cat i 0 h h- service- 
rend bred by - the -. A; - T. & T. Iri; ic- - 



• :; ■-;■:' ;-: ' .- ' Los Angplcs, April 5, 
';' Addressing . the . : y:riiy.er:^it'y- y.-ol-:/ 
Southern^ Califojuyia^~J class . on"-mb'r 
t ion picture distributlbri last Wednes* 
-day night <30), Darryl Zanucfe- 
2pth-FoJ4 pl'bdvictibri . chief, .. ui^gea; 
ambitious .youth ;bf . today tp: .entei . ., 
the field: of film, e.\hibit.iori .as ; : ■ 
life's , \vbrlc. . Theatre 'pperjitiPri,;: hi - 
declared, offers.: the biggest and; pipsl 
wide-open . pppOi;turii ty pf today; :; 
; ysirig:; 'Showmanship " in ■- .Theatriji 
Operation'; :. as his . tppic, : the. studio; 
pxecuti ye provided, his heairers "with; ; 
plenty pf f pod f pr thotlght"; ; 

Studio; practices;; and the various, 
methods; pf .injecting^: shbwmanshii* 
.Into screen prbdub^ \vere detailed by 
the .speaker, ; who then iiif brmed the ' : 
class , that . .theatre operation >t ' . its ; • 
highest i's:; simply t lie; tri.slv..:bf Carry- . 
ing the. studip's.' pil'pbieri'i. tp ; firial , ' 
completion. • : ■ '■ "/' :_...' ' 
■;; .'Uhiess. the effoVb^ b/J'the prpducier 
are;'.:prbi3erly/:'Suprilpriierited by; the ; 
presentatibh 'bf the soiling facts ::ot 
his picture tp the, public. Our wholai . 
..gamble weakened,'. Zanviok ex^ .. 
plained. • Cpntiriuirig, lie .: said - in ; ; 



'Shp.w.mansh'ip :.by . the exbtbitbr .!»;; 
every, .bit; a.«f . .im.pbrtant as by the 
'.produ.ccir^; It. is frbm this type' of. 
shpwmaiip:scje 

atfe' : pro- . 

ducers may come.:: • /\ 
Exhib Must Pull 'Em In 

•. 'Every pictiure that cprrie's .out :.pf \ 
the studio, is > given the impetus pf 
,a canipaign. But the studio can Pnly 
arouse. ..pfublib interest ' ./a ^giVeii 
,pictu.re;: While.:it - is up to;' the ex- 
hibitor to cinch the deal. The pro- .'.' 
diicer ; p:uts . the ; publ i c in a receptive ' 
frame;-of .miri 'TlVe. exhibitori who ; 
is :a Sho^Vmarii^ pulls, theni iri. ' : 
"The .:i:ules pf. shbwmanship aire - 
. ii m i ted by the . .' ingenuity - :arid ' re -", 
sourcefulries.'? : of ; the . producer .jirid; ' 
exhibitor" alike.:. "The :studio-sv ex- ; 
-perte-::arp -trained -men^^^ 
the ; picture, but the exhibitor who 
is a showman often finds 'ways and 
•means of. exploiting pictures that 
have been . overlooked. ; ' ■ 

'It is this type, bf showman that 
the industry today needs, ; You who 
are ; taking, this .course, rriay be to.- 
morrow's .answer ; to. that need. Cer- 
tainly the . pppbrturiity .; is? yours; .for 
.ypu'^ are 'studying:- "the problem from 
a scientific standpioint. . From trained 
men. such as you tpmorrpw's; expert 
showmen' should boriie.' 
; S. L. (Roxy) Rothafel and Harry 
Reicheribach, as well as Sid , Graii- 
riian, ' were cited by Zanuck a$ exr 
anvples; of outstari(^ing ' shbwritcii 
whose. Iridividuality gave added ini- 
petus to : the filni box .office. : : 



■ Twentieth Century ^Fox M named 
deferidant .iriv plagiarism aqit ; filed 
last week in N, Y. federal court by 
Edmund Benguiat, author, who aver^ 
20th's 'Wake Up and Live,' made in 
Id36, .ii5 a takeofT of his;5tpry, ITake 
the. Air/ Bengu iat claims after writ- 
irig the .story in 193,1 he subniitted it 
tp, the Picture cbrppraitiori but .it was 
rejected,; ''-;-: ; y-'''.^ ry'-/ y- y ) 

':■ Much pf his ; story, . he .cPntend.!»f 
, was used " the • Vlfake .Up' "sci'jpt. 
Wants an inj UnctipPi , accounting arid , 
profits. :.- ''".-,' -;-'--: -: ' 



Simone Back at ^ydrk 

• ■ ■' :': •■ -::- ; : Hollywood, April. 5. ■ 
Simpne; ; Simbri ■; has: ; returned , to 
20th-Fbx after .threi wcpks'.; illness^ 
and yfi Im i h g p n 'Josetto,'. : .-i n; which 
she was workirig; when stricken,. haSt 
;bben resumed. .; 
' Picture .wasrin its final 10 ' days 
when the . carii 0 ra s : wore sh Utl bred,; 



'MARINES' LEADS SET ~ ryy - 

Ifplly wood. Apr.l 5.: ^ ' 
. ■ .'June Travis- -arid ^■Gbrdbn; b^ivc^// 
former ;:, .\VX5"i- nor -.cp'ril'r.act'ccs. .-. J .' : 
been :s"ij;'nod,. by Morio;,'ram for the'.. ■ 
featured; -roles'; inv ^The-.;Mariri'bs-:'Are'- 
llerc,* whiciv -Phil '.IlosVn \viil - dire'c-t; ; 
Slud[ri-:-has^thb\ Vyaiv'Jic 
' on the :; 'script, 'whic'i was .writ- 
by ' Scott ■b;vrj:)n/T,;.jabk '-kliaiip '■ „ 
j: Bcntori Ghehby:';';l;jallbrv^^^^ 
- ; -ieijh (iii^u l'{(iit 0 C:ti>i-*".-o h*- - - • :-' 



:p..1c 
:.leri'^ 
and. 

-lilin 



- OSBORNE'S HEARTBREAKER 

■::.:':; ' ; ■ y: Il'JJ lywbod. Ap'ril .5.., . 
' -Paul •:; Q.>-boi-ne. :' Broad vvciy - '' play.* ' 

. ,. . i^w'^ight, ha.vchotr:b'd 

turn. lhc lelephpno fjjpnn'poly 'wpiild I. intfThrilional' ■t:).' work.; -the script 
/jetthe rjr,'ht to;t).se patents own.cd [ly | pf .Ul'e/irlbrCalc To vni. ''.'.. :';■;:/. 
plhcr.s which arc sscnifal iir -iis 'psvti 'j . filMy - is::'h;i'sr'd * in- I.A.R-'^ -WvlrpV' 
iiue. of bUsiriess. : ; ..'; . : ' ' ' -' ./'-Salev'Opps't serial, 'The^^^^ 



VAftlKTY 



21 







"Acqyirrng; an'v 

& ;Mai-co, ' Sam ; Dembow; Ji* joineii' 

>y tliat.; poiTJps(hy;:.Mo (4) ^aS; V:,rpl 

and a. iT»emi?er. of. lhe> board. ipf dlrecr • 
. tdirs, hi3 : conhectipa . w 
■ . curring cdrtcur.rently.'With the ci6sih|! 
■ of a : d<bal- . tp ' buy out Harry Koplar^is'' 
; s loc.k'' o \v.nership in -vJtripii^. theiitres 

Filyl'. operates:. ih'.- St; ■.Lquis/ i The 

houses'. iriGlude - aill '-the large . jSt.. 

Louis^ oipjeraUon?/ ■Ambassador 
'. .fio.urii :.:F6x., ■ .St; .Loiiis and . .Craxid 
;::Cfiiitrai,'^as.- yell ;aS:^others/ ;^ 

..Koplir has been .ah- inipprtant in- 

■ depeniifeot /ejchibit^ 

. Lqu.is as :we.ll; as natipnally- over, a 

■ period 'of .tpany years iand .fi-om .time 
, to tins®, .has biDeiV invplyed. ;in. con- 
; troyeriies" ; with, .distributors whiiph' 

i-ecelved . WidestJread notice;.,. I.a. ad- . 
. .ditiw , ..to '.t leading.' adpwiiitowii 
.; Ihpu^es ;ih' St; toiais, FScM con.trbls 
..; t^h^.'; St.!; Louis . Am^^ -.Co,,-, a. large. 

group of neighborhood theatres, . the 
: ; orgariizatiph . having' received what 
ainouti ts to Tvii'tual inonopbiy iil the 
MisipLiri key..^ - an putcotne pf 'the 
: ■^.pverhmentVsm 
■;tri.butPi\s on;, complaiht^ 
.■^-Was..-.settie.d .-twp v.years .'.agbl' ' FSjM. 
: alsP. 'operates in New Etigland . aiid 
:.;'j>iainagesV;Rbxy, ISf^ 'Y-r 
'. Los '■ Atig'eles } .ah.dV ..iprp^ieyrti, ^.SElh; 

■ .Franc'iscpi,/; . -■•.';^- ^'V ■■;; ■ ■•■^l 

■■ ■': iri' alikhing- With .Fi.M 

lid . .operating ''^^sxe'cutive; .'^ 
rosigne.d ;Saturd.ay (2) irpm l^atipnjil; 
, Se.i-^ien , iSemc jpined. 
V three y.ears back- as 'general nia,hageT ' 
;■. an'd..' ex6cutiye.:^ .a5sistartt..'t 

• Robbins, . president; ;. -Arhprig '■ other 

• ,thiiigs;:';he orgarijzed ;Natipnal Screen 
'Accossoriesr 'vvhicfi ; has:-gr6Wn. ih'^a 
shoi't -^pacei of time intp: Sn impprtaht 

.• aiid highly ' prp.fitalj^^ subsidiary ; 6iE 

• Nat^oiria.l.;Scre.en■;S€!rvice^^.^; V ' ' '[::■■}/. 
; . Ih.V- additipn. . to . now . Shaving . ;. a 
.' fihiariciil ' iriter^ist . in '.;:Fanchoh; • & 
" IVIafinof • Dembow . is^ persbnallv in 



(;Gp.iUjnued . frpiti-^p^^ 



vested in yaripus .Pther ehterprisfjs 
. iil thiei ; east; Prior 't^ 
. tional - Screen, in '35,; £)embPw ' was 
. . iekMcutive' 'v,'-p; Pf i?;Ubiix Theatres 
iaitd • .in that : ppst' responsible . fot 
in i ti atirig the partnerships which l^d 
; to V final decentralizatipii, :. ;' ; . 

. • ; Joh'ri .F; Biannan, 'Vwlth; Dembpw 
the/paist .iblybars,. 

;• .■kiin:.; Monday '\. ' yi''}:: 

. • . - C^ 

■'] Ing F&M a: deal y/as ; clpsed. to^ bi>y: 
oiit John A, Sch^Uz's . interest in thie 
.. Fiiyi > agency. . Negotiations! were 
' closed: through A.. L".: :Be.rmah, 
^ SchuUz'. attorney.; . Schultz ' ; at 
. /present in v^bllywPPd^ ., ' ;■ . : ; 

;T^yi HiiH In tainp Fall 

• . ' .-^ v' ' HollywpodVApril 5..- 
V . Twp . electricians: were . in jur'ed -last 
:^rsafiirday (2) by; ;fallingvarb larnp 
on'- the Bialboa- .Bay ..loc'atiPn .;se{':;for 
' :" Para'mPunt's.:;SpaWiv of ISfprth.* .■ ; 
.;;Vietims .were .Charle 
whO; sufferVd a -fractured .khfee, and 
. .. Frank' John;sph> ' w^^ 
.; shoulder'' ihiliry. >■ : ', ; ■; '; 

. ■:'.: Hollywood,;. April. 5v 
. . ' Hiirvey Ga^^^^ giyeh; .^ei;in writink. 
pact by Metro. . ■ ' ^..■-' • ' ■ 

"iVarner.sf lifted Lep-Gorcey-^ 
pptioii.:/"', \-: '/ • -1, •■•?. '■■ 

;. Jane handed stpcjc 

player- PPnlr.act , by .;RKQ 
■ ;■ felaude BinyQn.iet for another year: 
' -.as ParanTpunt -wrlter.; ..; 

j'Phn Taioter FpPtie. and Harvey.. 
Fergujspin-pre.s^hted with. new. wfitier. 
;.coritracts;by'MeLrp. V'V :i '^\^.J .'• 
.. Hi?'n ry Hull set f PF >ne w term . w ith 
; ■■ -Melro'; ; 

' . Jeai} • Rpgers - signed ;by'^ ?6th-^^^^^ ""' 
; : . Job ii ; Pay ne signed to; term ,player 
.',deal by :'Warncrs.i;' ■ --y ' .•. -■''•;; 
■ . '; -C^y-i ifall drew -year's . cPntraet 
.. as. 20thrFpx :ai-t directpr.. :- ; ;; 
.-; .' . Weaiiver .Bros.-, and . Elyiry. .set fpr 
picture^ tP-.piotur6 deal at ■Repiiblic.y ; 
;■ •;Georgianna Bpl7;or.;^.m 
■' ;by Selziiiickr'Initerhali'piial^^ : , ; 
. , • Ray Bolgcr,! giyen. new MotrP pact; 



attract mpre than 50,0.00 "class cug-^ 
tomers irPrn'. iail . .sectiPnat . of the 
United :> States and ' ^e.v^ral foreign 
bouijtries. 'C.^ :^ : ■ 
; .;-:MPst. pt' -the" name, ranches / -are 
iPpated . in the Jadkspn.- Hole /arid 
adjacent tecritpry of .Wyoming. . This ^ 
phce. reputed: ;rdosting. p^ for: pld-.. 
tinie; . baridits'. and', cattle :;:ru§tlers 
bPlasts of; more ;thahi-35: outfits cai^^ 
irig :in oh their p.k. 'fishing and hunt^. 
irig • ihaiuntSi. sylvan scenic ; retf eats 
ari d annual ' reproduction . of f r.o;ntier 
whppp-de-dpbs.- -r.---^: ' : 
: . Dude ranching,- .'McCpy . western 
biz .' since '; the.;, turji ■ of the - century, 
attracts-': ■th.^'/gre.a.tesi;; number: 6( ^ya- 
cafipntsts-. .tfetween/ eafly VMayVu^itt^^ 
the' iattef pariof Septeitiber. 

'.■I^eariy..all of: the.\iTame;..6ut^ iisfk 
and receiye tariffs resembling s wank 
hpsteiries.. i\l'pre than a dozen Jack- 
soh/Hple ranches charge around $8) 
to- ^100 a; week lor.' board and .rponi; ■ 
The.'^incideriitaisT^ude ga^bj huntirig 
ahd. ./fishing- ; accoutrements,- books, 
trahspbrtatipri, ■ a 
in to'., plenty -of dbiigh; .i '- . ' 
: . Other. ' rtatiohaily--knpw.n . ranchtsis 
a re . Ibca ied< in : the wi Id^r 'pbrtibn s Pf 
the ...Cblpr'ado : -mbuhtains;.vthe..^w^^^ 
.and';.: rugged., .'.cpuntry.: of .central- 
Idahp; . ' ' . . the; , Blue; and. xWallpwa 
mpii n ta i n r a ngbis • of . Qregpri^^ he ar .th'e 
'di'ybr'ce - rhecca of: -iftenp, -Neyadii; .p 
the .fringe,:- of ■ ..the' Mpj av€i ./^^desert an 
Califprnia; :and in spulhern tJtah;; ;It 
is . . estimated -: that '-Pirt of ; the. iOQ 
khown' outfits" :p{>erating this . year, 
around .60!^., .are eq^uipped with' the 
esseiitiai . cohvehierices ' of . th6 Big 
^^ityA . :^•'•■'•V v■;;^. v .. ^■ ■:V ;":.v. ;■-:; 

■ ,'.■; Trench' :;:Pastr'y' 'Mess :;Hbus^^^^ 

... A. few of the biggest:^ cowbby .re- 
sorts - proyi de. • .f or . .; the ir ' clientele 



SwaHliriiore Cmetna Jam 



Philadelphia^.. ;Api'ii.' 5^ 
.' /Syridicate of . PhiHy .film; ops who 
degire toi build a' 'h6us'e . in- Svi.'avth^ 
more, . wealthy . •. sutavirbah' .; ;cPUege 
tbwn, will take to/c.ouvt>:a..^.b 
-ordinance ' f brbidd i n| ja iL 'pa id aiii wsje.- 
.hifehts. : A^^ h'ivirs, 
'ppPir:'and.;.:biiIi.a;rd.'' p^ 
r.ihks, ' sWini.min^ ;-;PQois;. bb w li ng a I- . : 
leys -.-and'. Sn^lhihj?:;':- &Ise ' '"t^y, i^vrhtch-'. 
there is a'l^ admish char passed [ 

In ; January. ';'rp'wh.' meeting :wa I 
riediy called /when it, /y-is /learned 
that;.Pr.- AViUiam- K jstl e r had bp tipned 
his pr.bpeFty to thci filiti syndicntCv - 
■ ;SwarthrpQi"e figui:e(i; as likely; sppt 
f br • flick. -hbuse. ; It hks ' a; /College' 
y'ith .more than .500. studes; •; ■ prep 
jschppl and. flock -of cPin-i'id.deh -resiT: 
dentsi" :---:'^-.. '.- -; ■•7/' ■ '- / • /■-/:' 




TurKisn patnsi swing .bands by, cprral- 

■cropnecs, .Frencli^^^ 

tur'es, tennis : GPUr.t.s/ b.bwliri 

and; s wi mini rig. pppis. Two' even have 

private alrpprt'fpr airrmirided/g 

'The: 1938 season will -enable smai-t 
riietrbpblitan .: shops . to: reap . a.; six-:: 
figure SMih. in « 

nation's .raiirb take plenty - of 
space ■ in ;.mkgazines and. riewspiipers 
.plugging' .trap spprtatipn. facilities .tP 
these . flapjack and •rPll-ypur-own 
/hayeiis;-..'/ -i.'^^ 
:' Cowboys / are ' T'eadirig . Dale ; .Car- 
negie; behirid; the/ bprral/ in . prepara- 
tipn .for • the/ feinmes. . Pe.rsbriality..is 
a ''valuable/ asset/ to - a bow-legged 
brbnc: irider and . owners of outfltst 
prime their cbhPrtis. tp be able to! 
. cope -with any si tuation-Teven .In 
.God's chPsen couritry;. 
:^ : /Diii-iitig the. next: fi.ve .mpriths, . Bix*- 
galioh. sombreros, will replace top 
hats 'and if .the wearer wishes a , dry 
Martini: Pr , / .ohukker' bf. ;:pplp.--^. 
. leagues frpin 'civilizatip'n---he neied 
b'niy iiisufr a coirirtiarid; - It's. .6-2-and-;. 
eveii tp be afrangsid. : • . -' 



A tptal 6^^^^ i29 explbitation Vmeri 
.w.erevsertt'-bh the road.v Mohday .. (4) 
by itjhited Artiists to supervise ■ cam- 
paigns. under the direction: of Monroe! 
/Grcenthal pri iEaster week reieaiies. ■ 

. They Wil.l coyer date's in 23 . sitUar 
tibns on 'M^rcd Pblp,',''T.om Sdwyer,' 
: 'Divorce of . Lady X' .jSnd • 'Gaiety. 
:Gi'rls.'-;'-: ■ -::■-'. ■ ••'::• . ■' 



TALBOT DEAI. STAIUID 



.sa, pkla., Apii:i.l- 5. / 
/} Art lit.h-hpur /effort. by members ;ot;; 
■ tlie ; Akda.r:;. 'Shrine- sale ' of. 
; Akda i: /Tempi e -to" Ralph;'ralbpt ;Th'ea--' 
tres, .Inc., se t /aside in pr d^ 
-migh't /-'buy ■ it ;back,-;;w 
v/h;eii Federal Judge ICeirinamer' de- 
layed, until ' April i8;:appi^.byal: or'; ,, 
' jecUori-.or.the.'sale', 

/ Annbuhc'eihient • :'had ; : previbusly 
I be.en riiide. that- "Talbot interests had 
I- sdcceede'd -i ri- buying -the/ prbp'erly .at 
•^MKico. of'.-$i;i)6/i(>00;/,; V /.;- , - '--y-',-- :' 



;r-;;:-1^ITl:JE-;CHA^ 

'. /'Wartiori? /'SisHer. 'Act'' switchpd- :to, 
;*Beca'usA!;:Qf. alMaii.'/ :/.. ;':; .p' : ;, ;^ '.' ::;■;. 
. .'■ MPnbgpaW-.-~r^ 

as 'The .Phahtbm Ridfir* and'- ^'TC^'b- 
•Giuii^-JtisticeV as 'Rencgadco^^ .; 

. • .. Me i.ro'k ,sh prt, . ■ Plb'w -' to : En j oy. Mu - 
sic,'- wilt b6 released, as -.'Music Made 
Siniplei'-; " '.:/ ;'}■•.."'. 

' 'Sport Blopd' ik- new rrioriiker fpr. 
'Spbrliog Biopd' at 20lh-Fox. :/:. , ■ 



::/. ....; ■;•'. -; - ■ jtaiplltori,.;'0.,- April'3:.v 
.lai'ric,;;... F.: ;SchW.aim man.agtir 'Ri- 
:'a.ltb...S"b'Ut:hib: :uriit;.:;wa.'s. siu^^ged.- and^ 
;i-.obl)cd ...pf apprbxifriatiely :$i-i.O. jri/ his 
I secpi'ifi .'• li'obr' g ffi ce. S urid a y. -fS ) by a; 
lope ■-n.Tia'.sked ba'ndi.t while' .Ihe^ .day's 
rcco i p (•i'.\y cr e, :b'o r n g- chcGk ed ; a t c 1 ps- 

ing'iihie, ;;'-.•..;;';■ -!'';-; ■■;-/:;:■';/'■'.';- ;.'.'. ■■ 

I .; ;Thc; l);ui(1i't bi;dored :.?5chwaliT>- away 
■frpin T^w .dcak at.'the -point of; fi;-'gUn, 
.sir tic k ; hiiu .;p \!er ' the . head,;- in il ic" t-i hg 
ii: ■ deep. • .sculp .. wou'iid, '■' ..ivd.-, escaped" 
I whi.te .ScliwainV/was .'unephsbious.. . 



: .;'//;; ^hfj-iiadelphia,- 'April-.!5, ■ ■■ 

;Bingp,- bankb arid bjher gsmes were . 
handed two nipVe setbacks ' -this 
territbry during pastv week / . with 
itrict nix Ph. them by d.: . .in. Cum-. 
berlarid- cpuhty. pa;,; '^irid a: .filling by 
Delaware's ' attprri.ey-gerieral - .'that 
they ;a tb' iliegal in: that Sta te. '. 

■ / Indies cliim'/ih'at Cijiriberiand: hari; 
/which afl!ectS: abput /seyien hpuses, ^ W 
purposely, .biptight. ..on; by 'Warrior 
Brbs: : In 'mpst.'s they, de- 

elarb, WB: puts. tip. rilore dbtigil ifbr. 
prizes , .than /indt^s can altdrd; In: 
ejkriberlandVhoweveit\; sm^ w^ferc 
putting .ujEi-mprb 

cuit, execs . figured, • thereiorei: that 
it . would be mpi-fi JprpfitaBle • to< el i;!?)^, 
inate-. .'games; entirely.' t^^ -iip". thb 
ante/'■',■,^": ;■.-:■ /,\ X^-''--. ■■':'•.'■''■' 
, ppinipri of Attprhby.-GeneraVCr 
in Delaware f pllp-wed req^u Mi.dr-; 
idletbwn . ppiice .depairtment^ /Sbhiie: 
tpwns : ha ye. stopped, the gari^es! si't^ce 
the Tulirig,' while ;bthers haven't bbth- 
cTC d a i i d ; ti iT tfy •c uri t ihue ^l^ 



Bob LiVjhgistpn^^ 

; Away Ghain 

' '■-'LihCpio;.;April 5; //// 
; • ; jr. /Copper . Fburidatio.n, the 
showman's! ; underrp.riyileged . . chii- 
dren's~ lijhd ^started by, /Copper se.v-! 
eral years ago;, lost its steadiest ' bPn- 

•tributpr ■when . Bb'fa ..Li virigsto took 
his :eapitoi; byt. of /the'^'Fburidation 
support after. 57 ;cPris€cutive ;weeks 
in which he passed in : $2.6,313.28./ Liy- 
;ingston had been giving 40%' of his 
gross to . Cpoper's fund f Pr: the privi^ 
lege of getting secprid runs. ,•: 

Severence was . made . when Liv- 
/ingstori hegbtiated; Paramoiint's 'sec- 
opd run cpntract and has. the assur- 
.;ahce.'pf-..othe'rs,. ■ .,.;'/ /.■■' ... -":.' 



Optiinisiii Out Weist 



7 ^1^9 ^hgbles, April' 8.' \' 
; jarnes iEdwards; Jr.^/ indife ppera- 
'tpr, is. adding three .n e w; fil m ' ho u ses 
; tp his SPuthern Califor n ia Ci rcu i t at 
a cPst; of $140,00,0.: : Grpund' has ! air. 
ready been; broken .for; art SpOrseater 
an; I'uj.u.nga, ; with; completion schedt 
uled for June. . ' - . -V'..- 
. ..Ariothcr . Will - be :G0hs't/riicted ..- in. 
..Cardcriai. while ; the ./third; Will, be 
biiiit in: Arc.sidia, in cb.rij uriction with '.■ 
D. B./Vanderlip. ■. /;..'. 



/. .' - (Cbiiliriucd ;fji^^^^ 

/tfrider /inore . fay tef j'h.'v;. . Qthet" 

nQgptia.ti.oiVs./ :wh&^ 
pa rt .be : .til e : . deal ,' ': iricl ude , jnas-iiy e 
•workli.ig. alliance ''betwe.cn IJA heads 
arid LPrd Pprtai, Arthur- Rarik ' and, 
Chai-I.ies M. W(?bif;. -. :La'ttbr:;:tri.o also - 
Pwjvs :lhe PiiiewoGd Studios, - Which 
figiired to/ epme Unto: the :deat.:-K-.Prda 
cbn.tvols/ the .pe.riharii ' stijdibs, .: 

;■ .^l thou ih, -'VVppI f's outAt Wiil; re.lairi 
/iridependence, : it's.; .uiidcrstPbd .' that . 
cioVe ..alliance ■vviil./'-'b;c:;fbr^ with. 
Ua; in distributipn ':ari 
to/ nnaricirig^ .bf -prPdli^^^^^ / Witi\ Gaiu- . 
'rrio.rit-British: alresidy allied . with; 
Woolfi -riew;deaL vyith X^^ 
asRUrahce;/: that the /cPmpany's pic- 
.tlu;es /fjet GB ■ rcie.asbs. ..- Also likely 
that General i*ilm: Distrfbiitpris,: hi.s 
rei.ea.'iing ■ Prgariizitibri; -will jolii 
■fpixeii'/with-^yA;;-.^.;.^. ^ : 

New-; deal;: .will -h^ Silyerstorie 
vacate ..ag .head ^bi /-the London lofTice 
jpt'. ; ;exe;cutive/:ppst 'iiy the - U. S. 
If: deal iiulniinates,- TJA ^W^^ 
lish; releases ; iri rieai'ly liOPO; Houses. 
■The' Kijl'dS interests:; are- firianco/d by 
tiie .Pf uderiti'al, : arid the . DeuWch cir-! 
cuitvby: .an/other insuranfce'^^ G 
tiPn.; Such alliance'^ would 
edly. receive.;, substantial >.nibriefafy 
"s.u ppo r t ;. f rPri\ ... Lord '. Nuffield, . Eng^" 
iarid's . mqtpf . tycbbrir as, a : 'patribtic 
gestur.e'vitb.^fi irmly 'establish the ■ Britr 
i.sh. -.fi I nv itid; ustry; ' / Thi$ . is - / the/' big-.' 
gest filln' deal .: ByeT:.aU 
Pbyipusiy desigried- to co;uritef act. .pos-; 
sibie : monbpibly /^'by jphri. Maxwell; ' - 



: ■.';-,;: . .>:]UA .and- ucuiscn : - ,-:■-. ■ ; ;• 
: Exami.iYatiori ;pf ■U:riite'd Artists' r.er 
latiori.ship: with the ' Odeoiri / COsc 
D.eutsch) .' circuit is! arriong'.'the ihi-. 

"riiediate ; prbblennsV i; /the' iigerida of' 

the ITnited Artistsi partnnrs Whb' ate; 
iipyy. in. Londpri^cortferring;!with . Al^' 

'"exander■-Kbrda■!;/■■: -'■;^/• - .-:'- V '■ 
. -It's . qUite PPssible that : a- ;mbd:fied 
a IT a ngem'eri t :' of i iriterests: .. betvyeeri 

,UA and the .O.depri /chain itiay re'-juilt 

'frPni . such Confabs; Thete.^ is ' also a. 

■rijri.aricial -angle -•■ cp.nriertioa yfiiVt 
the riialter which , .'bccupyiri^ ;.the 
partners'.- altentionV^iri lLpridbn,.^ ; 

■ . Accbfding; ; 'tp: ' his -pfeserit ; .pidnsi 
Samiiel GoldWyn:may sail i.rpin: Lo - 
don> for; New: York, April 14,, / . 



■ ■ : ■ - WasW :fi:\ ... 

Tax-.-^cra'p betwbeh \Schine. 'Gh^in: 
; Thea tre?^ :lnip., of . Glpversyille; rl^!/:^ 
.and the lj:; S. ; Government over al- 
leged, denciericies. in income . and cx- 
;cesis profits levies for .1933. tbtallirig 
$78,i57;was tos.sed last /week in t^ the 
lap Pf the Boiard p£ Tax Appeals. 
/ .Feds h:ad /no right to . Gharge. that 
accumuratibri of . a special- fund .prior 
tp 1933 was taxable , i n tfie^iiame ycir, 
; group: "dec'|arcd.//^^^. N .wai.s ' acr 

quired- 'frbnv'.Vtb.rit.'i from propcrtic.s' 
arid Ipase.S' pri. -tlie / properties -wcr-'c 
j/tci-miriatcdr ■ ' yi933;V;accbrtliiig ;: to 
theatre . chai.n'.s :.squa\v-k^ ' 



/ Indepeiident prpducerii; arid others 
prcseirUy . cfri'r.y|rig"/.:bn.. ..-i.acc^^^^^ 
"rriainly! :,becaii.sQ; -of / double/ fL'aLLic'P.V,: 

this / weejc nputed . th6 conlentioh bif ; 
:iiiigle.: feature;/. -a.dybcj^^ . 
.prpgi-a'ins' •: were, .'too ;-i.b.hg. , . T.fiey / 
ppiiitcd. ip inariy-.exam 
biUs -wliere- the/; show /. lorigth . was; 
coriiparable' ; if)/ , ijui^le /picture -: pro- • 
;grari^s.-. Arid-! tiicy;.. st^cs^{od ttie fact' ;.. / 
that two: f e.niiUve.Sjboriisti liLttc;. /oc. , 
rio :iVddit-jo:tialV-{pyc'-:3trai , .in . .coritraT ' 
dictitig thls .theory advance - / ': 

spljp Hrni--i>bp3tbiv. '' /:' l.'" '" V'' -. .,; '/ 

:/ One '■ l.ridie ' producer "cited the riiti-f . / 
hing t.iriie f Pi*' li-sted. iSrpadway. pic^r ./- - :..'. 
tiire' hoifses i)s. iiidici^^^^^^^^ there .;',. 

wovS ';no : gi*ca t cl liTerbhcoV.bblweeri. the : '. / , 
length ..pC- ' theatres -;-wi-thv-si)lo; p^^ 
■arid- .th;os.c-v.M.<i!vg..tvyo.'featuro'"s! . > 

;. . Hi,s-: . • 'check,/ '...' cPrri pi l.o'd / ;':',rt>'oeri.tly; ' 
showed the Gl.tjbe. y/ith. oiie l!eatuie, :' 
hayirig:^.a. .'<h()w: sii'ghlly ..ioi'i>ibr.: tha'iy/ 
two hours- : Iiv ;cbnipai-i.>,'Ori, .tlie Gen-i ' , 
t /'al' io'-'ti^o -.saiii.e; bip'c.k,'/i,-aii, bfily.'.two.^ .. 
holi;i;.s and 30! niipiUes. with .twp'fiiins. .-/ 

.Furtlvof 'Jiip ,\pn;. .Btoadyvay, .; .he\^^ 
clocked' the , Capitol . show :;a.t: -two"; 
hblirs.'and ;2G:;m^^^ 'The- /Palace, : - 

at the' sariie titnei had. three: hours 
and; 's^x^'n^^PUt:c^s ..run.niiig .tiriV 
twP tealtires,.: whpr.ea:S/^ dual .: 

1 jp tiiip, Lb6\v 's: 83rd, /had a .shqw- run- . : • 
:ni/rig' /btie . . hbiui^ . and-; SOV -miriutes,". X, 
.Loeyf's .Paradise,' ^ a^^ 
turp.s, had ; ; /il3-^.jTiimite schedtile! / ' 

Other runn.irig/.^times/ ; he/, gr.abhed^^ -. . 
^included;. .. .. ;\:v/•■;;^'.^^';.^:'•'" "v /; 
,- Criteribn : :Cf!i:tigl!j;:y ^otyei:-.. hPuf > ■ .. 38 • / . 
riiinutes; . State- .(^ingie' pius!;yaude- -^^ 
yille),' three hPurs arid' fiyor riiinutes;' ■ . 
RiyPii ;(;singleX,;Prie; .hpiir; .47 .'minu-les;;' // 
Roxy; ■(."?iiTgte:'pius .''stage kMy/h ^W.cf ' :■ 
hbiirs, .' 39 - m'i/iMtes; ■; Strarid. .(iilrigle >, / . :. 
prie. h.pMt" and:;50\ mi|iutc.s;! an<d Musl 
■j f a II ' . ( i > ii/ig l-e-and-staaeTT^ ); . ;. 

more than three hou'r^;. : v;- '. :' 



'MARIONETTES 
BEM i DiSNEYM 



. '•'Liyiiciibiit^ Ar;i!; Aprirs^ ^: ' !- - /' 
;: Academy ' /theatve ; booked •: in : /: 
Engle'S; ■Maribricttes, ■ : stagis .show^--: -z 
titling;lt:;*$riQW • White'.ja 
^>v/arfl' It canie iri/a-fuli week aheaid/,;:. 
pf Difjnpy's::pictu:re at the :Parariit)u^ 
-acrPs^ the street.' ... -' :v. 

'Town -lya;? .' piai.stered with .ca rds '' [■.' 
arid sheet.? for the inarionelte.s, /with • 
par -sUSpping;; back: :;'I>Pn*t/ confuse : 
our. attractiori .witii any piher show." ... : 



;'!f^«»d-'ng;; 'Pa/, A-P'ri'^.-'^;''-. 
.: Mi.s.s. While.- arid Jier Severi Dwarfj-. 
a r;e. / ei 1 tbrta if i. ers' at ; t he. lie 1 1 r y Whi l- 
riian-RiyervieW Club/here; / ■/: .. 



/;^-- v^paivLeder^^^ 

■ ;/ParamoUnVPrPdiJctions' inj^^^ 
.5u(t: agiiinistvBen- a:n^ ..;:Nat vl^der of 

the -Leader ! Mo tjpri . 'P.i ct y r.'e Fil rii -Co. ' 
V^?/.;:Cl.isri;i.issed :M^ ;by-'N.:'Y;'. 
Federal ^fudge ^briM 'C. .kriox,.- : irn>^; 
der.stpb.d'di.spute''^w^^ ou't/'of' 
court.,/ --P^ir:! a.nd' its idiritribiilirig' sub-. 
.^fd,. . Ex.clUsJv.e: 'Mb.-v^ie: /.Stiidio.-ji- . ' Iiic'., , 
charged t:h'e,L.e.de.i---bro;ihGrs had':du.- 
piiCated.-BcttyV'Bpop.'.arid ..ari.'L.--. 
niated; c.artbori frlm.si^producc^ 
.Ficischbr :Sludip.s . arid. .Pwiied. . by: 
/Parampiint:-'.:. ^ •'■';;/. ' 
; : 'A'ctibn Was -fPr :' . ; injurictibri' arid-, 
accbunting: ■ .• '!'' - .•' -- ;:^'- i-- !' , .- 



De ; Lapp PtifiF iunkfet 

- .V. ■' ': ' !:':,. -'"^HoWywribd, - -April ' 5./: ; , 
. .- . :Ay.ilh. dcpariure : Pf;-TCity: Db' Labp,' 
)F'fu;a'r no u M t/ .s I u d.i li p 
' 'r'i'ti an', -.ea.s'lc Hi - ti; i p - ' th at- '.' w i ll . k pop: 
;lvifn:-away. rrbm'',lh;c! - .plant:. fp;r 
vv^'clt^sv! Jbah ;Bp.sq;uet inoyed into til's 
Aprit as.^'actirig !bh i ef.' . ! - / /'.:.;; .. ; 
. ; Ert'/rpgle: .lb. WoW:! 'Vbrk,: Db; L,app 
: wil I ;vS.l'(Jp ! over ;■ tri ■■■k-arisa.S ' 'Cii ty, -'.:/D.ti,S' 
:MpiM<!s^-;. -pliijeagp :and-'.Deti:oll . tp 
Imrhch : <;ampai.gi.i':-j -:;TP.r ., 'M.pn._. -'Wi th 
W1:ri i;i>'.. >a'i/ul ;S'L() \cn' i lea veri (! <':.[':'.[■]/ 
- Pai'il Miinl'z:, ;fi^ .stiriht .iv.iy.tor,. .will 
'ly striitM.sphbr.e : . plario : .. th;e 
.B.fMiil IX rajce./irorii L: ■ Av 'to' Clcyeland;; 
S'cMJt. . : an .exploitation -.stilril. ff/r 
■.Piii':s ^MwV^With \\^)igSyV\^Slu(lio;is' 
/o/itiri.:? - .ttu»..--l>ill.<i '. and',.' -has ; a'lt:t!.'idy 
.tiU?d.':M;irit/^'' -entity; ' .'■■;''"■-' Z' 



•■ ;';.-■ -Pat .Moves LdV iHreiad 

-. '. .Holly vyi)bdi ApVii '5;-.';. '; 
;. J Fra n k La. .CJrari.de,! a'.s.s i s t a ti t' 1 1 jiof- ' 
''.ih.tendent! /^f/- PaTamPurit.-idbPi-alpi^V'; 
ha.s- been ,tran.sfen'cd ;'t.a' IKib/: '.cl/rii.- 
pa ri y ',s ..'N c .\v . .y.p rk ■ piii 'i it . ■''■;i I 
vlate ^ihln: we.ek..-' ' > ..■'; z!' . ; ;;-/.-- 
.', C. . -Itby/ 'liuri.lbr;: h as '-/bcip n ■ Is s*.' ii.fr.h oH. : 
, ip -;,the - .sllidiP.'.s^. '..s'lK'ciJiJ ; 'enocV.f / a.tid ■ 
I trari.sparency /depUrtrnuut.' ; 



; ;\jFeteiin'g.;:'F'i^Hx:-:; 

■;,!-^ :; '/' -..:CivfcagVj,. -April' 
Fi I m r.o W:. testi rn bii ia) cl fn'ri >\ 
F^jJ.!..^ /.\It'iidel.sp^^ 
.nVi7!Hi!itn i- ;' here / for.;. Mcti;^ y/h'j 
tliatv /BKil^'/ ' a'ffci' 

y«-!ar,sv' !:i':;i!U/'ii>l.;;'.-, ;;':'- . "■:■ :.:.- /•'■ 
■:' ■ At.. li!ie:'Ci>i!;.,i;i|ss. tioLcl Apni; ft. 



■/-I 



y.- . 

■ m 



Henshaw^ Siiici^^ 



^/'■^:/.Hollywopd,! Aj)r/l. 5. ■./ 
:,- no(f(iv: (Dale) ^.ren^jhavy, /42:v IVji^nipr 
filrii exe.cative':ahd prPducei:; anij fiif 
wi fc, 4();;d ibd bf-nioriox idp! pbhjprii ri(»: 
April: /3.: in / S(.iicide pact in ..Nx^rth- 
Hril ly.wbo'd.;. Th.cy: droye'i (ito a gli rnge ■ 
andrpiped-:.the.exhau.kt ifi,to t^^ 
:;'; IM heallli'aiid lack :pf/ funds/. w^rrb!. 
.said by friends to be^.ie.-^pori.-iibie. for/ 
/the -act.'.' '•:.-''"';-'.V!-'V^-;.,;-/.;-.- -./!;. '■ '.- '-'• 

: ;-Hehshaw v^/came'' tP:/H^ 
-years': ago- ;;•;;;. -';' .; pai^ariii)urH -o'lViciar 
a.nd : later: 'as!!;bci:ai(>d:,-'v/it,h . ■rrt.r'\\ri;:n-r' 
dent ' Film'.: Labbiiatbrycv- 'If^ 'ai^' v: 
-.wi-otp;..dirccted:'..and^^!^p^^^ 
:.I)pnd<::riUy;/ •;',.;;■'';-:/;■ .v;.;; ' ;.;■'/;.::/-:'!,..;>■• 
/ -, Wife- ;k'n.o,\yh '"as.: Miri.ii-tri- C'rir-j./vi-'irie' . 
W.U l-i5;.:<Jid^spri)!p,-0.ll;ri.iji(/^ . ^ 

.efaJ; years;. ■fr!i'--:-;:;C;i);i.U''pi.iiy bralcbc;./ 

■'■-: ''.'•- ■i''>->.':A:'r^"'if^:;r 
;.' !Pi(>(;i-i);o. lhf^ai;ri'.i :; - !ih"' ^ --•''t;. ' 

, iloly ''Wcgk!- fjr);''i;k;;;UHi'.y;^a.t\-;^^^^ 
'U'ca.[u)i\,i.'f)(w^^^^ :>;)ji(iri-. ;■ 

,r)Ovf::i'ii:.r;'ri< -)f th|i':»')i'.l.)lr.d('V ^/'I.M'i'ip:;: 
y:-Sp.i-iii:; v'Mral'i:' . ' ;. / .'iiri-k; i.l ••:.v. ;'',ir.^ 
;ria ;. hrrh ' .;^^/^^rot. Apr/l^^'I'O-l'O: yfl ify.. 
-Wx>oi:-i:: ■ :\xirW'T^^i'}sP'yd-''"t --^^^ ' :' 

;Ul.l':;i;n'.?. ,'-.;■/.■-;■/ ■'■-. '■■ -v.. :;/:..'/",;:.::;■•- ' / 

■•■ -MetrQ ;Li'tHo: '5:pf aVH ;■ 

. 1)-) ^ ■(.•1') ;r.vi..f;: •- \ )> -'j-r.. • 
(y( j'i>v!-i', :■ t:!')'! n - '/ j < - 1 '- ■.'■j'-'- (V 

'• \''i MS/V^ '/t'^.': fv iN : '1- Si- J ''».r/;' 

.111. -i•l;^-.sI)■|■J.^i•:;-■ /^.'l(^p••^ ;v /.-■ -■ 
.''.'i.-i ,'■ ll .!)-iv!.ri-i .-J-V .'i'.f- ij 'r '-i4r ihi' Vlo J 
v/!lj- ^T.Iu--''-v; ,<JoitH^Kl'j'{f- :"-- ..' ■■ 



22 



VAJlIBTr 



PICtURES 



#edii«sda7> April 6, W38 



(.Continiiecl;. fro'rii pa§e ;J )■ 

ping them. a.Uogeiher, while. U 
aa). which had eight 'westerns. nlso 
going olf them. RGpu'bUc vy.ill con-; 
tinue;' this .biggiest .s6urce; o^ siip^^^ 
of . westerns W 1th .24 . . pla nn ed a;£;aii> 
for ; '38t's}9. ■■.fcoi.ilmbia is unset qn 
iiheup! but Avill undpubt^^^^ . make 
the ■ snrne as vtii ii^^sei^soihv 2i?; . ': Para- 
ttioiJnt is planning six -niesiai mellers 
foi^r '3.Q.\i9 instead- of seven as this 
year, while :Mdriogi'am. .wi a.sjiain .be 
in tlie'' field .witKvie and :RK6 :Witii^ 
six m.usta'ngers. 

Aside from . GN, Columbia is the» 
least .determined or the' 
to -'38-'39 -schedules btit, ini. addition' 
to a p.i;obabre 2.2 westerns, !wiU again 
schedule. 42 reSular .features. ; ; 

In. the;, ihiovts department : indica-' 
tiolis ' that ..the; .^^^^^ be. 
•aboiit; the .<ame as fo^^^^^^ 
appl-bximately ; '6i27.;; b and : . two- . 
red6rs: torbe .'bade;:..;*^^^ 
brace SI probable 26 tworreelers and' 
S2, on^-Veel siibjectsi . includ^^ 
riies 6£. 12 carto6n'- subieGt^ .twit";. 
Educational. : Eiarle Wy .Hanimbns, 
.president,; stated that although .ne- 
gotiations foi"' distributional outlet 
hiave not ds .yet; .-bieen closed Avith 
onie. bjE the rnajoirs, t^^^^^ P^'P" 
^ram he is\planningv V 

Releasing, th? ' 'Edirbatidnal shorts' 
tor five- years, AVith the termination- 
bf ' its; ;deal with -.Hainmons, 2()ith-Fbx 
\yiil itself offer a prograirn of 58 bne-«. 
reel ' subjects^ ;inQluding;' 26 ;'Tei;ry-; 
Toon miisicaji' cartoons; it thuS stays; 
in th.e shbrt.'? ; field. SJibrts rnatket; 
otherwise will olTer va prpbable 126 
from' Gpl, : 92 :f r.bm - Metro. 101 -irom 
Paramountj 42 from RKO and 130 
frorn; Warner; Bros. . These figures; 
may be, altered sli:^htly .- but; tinlikely^ 
that the schediiles ;bver and aboV 
ihese amounts will; be increased^- 

■The lineup : pn cbipri pending final 
assignment of pictiireis fbr col^ 
Hndbubtedly see. arpjiih.d 20 features 
done entirely in tints^ United: A 
— willT^probably-haV'e^r-bund'^iO^ 
as tor *37^'3iB, while Warner . Pros. 
Ipokis to three, 20th-Ppx to two, 
Metro aiid Par to. at least twp, and 
RlvO to :one : or twb, inqluding Walt 
Disney *s secbnd feature, lehgtliycar- 
■ tpori.-;- J:'/ .'.•■;■: . „\-: ;\- '. ■ 

:The only company; to increase its 



.feature; Output, under ptqhsi . will be 
Ga uiiTpnt-British. Aga In&t 16 for the ; 
current: season,-. GB is piannihg a; 
total of 24 for the coming, film year. 
Its ' cpnventidn plans.: .have riot yet 
;becn. set.-^ " ;■■ 

; ■ Metro; ahd' 20th-Fpx have, already: 
officially annburiced their; programs 
fbllowing sares;.meetingS. ;Metro;;does. 
;not change the number of feiatvires it 
will offer,- 52^; nbr ;dbbs. JZpt^ 
except that six westerns are >d 
Twehlieth.-Fpx's 58 include 52 ' to be 
.liiade:';" Hplly\yopd artd- six ;to be; 
;tui"ned but by rBob, Karie;;in ; London. 
M'usicEils, will continue to; dbrriinate . 
the . 2bthrFox . Pi^oStarnV ' ;Gompany's 
two: in Technicplpr wiU be. *ken- 
tucky' and 'Jesse James.' . The Metro 
o.ori timet ori cpibr i s ; f p r . six p icip re§ 
Avithin tH.e next' . three .yea'rs^ ''or a 
probabie ;twb\;each year, v ; 

Parartiount, which .will- reduci$ ;.i^ 
.program thi.s coming sen} ester,, in all 
lilvjelihPPd offeririgs.a min imiiin ; of 52 
and a maxirrium ;bf 
a- prbgriam fpr,v 'STy^S of 50^65, ; is; 

hblding: a twb-day salM^^^^h^ 
Washington Ap.ril 15-16. By 
the program will be completely set 
■upv •:■'.■■': .::■;. .•.;;;• :■;■; . :'..:;.. / 
.; MPhb is . holding- its sales- c 
tion' in Giiidnnatt . May.^-B vyhen it 
will ■ oiff icialliy arinouhce . 26 ;f eaturfes- 
and ..16,v western,^,: same number , .as 
this seasbri, but to' be rnade .under 
ai; higher budget and. against a higher- 
sales- quota. :;;... ';';.;:,;' ;'.';.;•■■-■;■■ .. ■: 
' Rbpublic holds;. Jirts;; sales ; meet; in 
Los 'Angeles for foiir ;days starting 
May ;2; ; .;Cbmpany ■;; will -KaV^. thrpe 
grpiips ■of regular features; totaling 
30, ?irt addition to' three : series of 
.^esterns :;with^;^ ^G^ 
Mes^iiiteers; -arid Roy Rbgers, .: plus 
fpui; serials. ; Gdmpany plans noth- 
ing: in :cblor, ■ nor wUr it offer: 'any- 
thing in- the sh'orts; iine. . > ';' 
' In additibn vtp GB arid CqI, RKO, 
Warner . Sros.,-. ; UA: arid ; ; U.niversal 
have not ..set any sales meeting; plans 
but>alUarellikdy.jLQlJiav e regionals^ 
; RKO; for '38-^39 i>lans; 48 features 
arid - six' westerns, against'' 49; features 
and , six westerns ; this season. UA 
last; summer; ahnoiinced a; .prbgrarii 
bit 34;; it will deliver a total of : 28 
arid for 1038-39i the coriipariy expects 
to ahnbunce a mihiriiurii. of 24. yhiV 



versa! la-st year had 42 features arid 
eight Westerns, whereas for the com- 
ing; season the conripany ; is figuring 
on a straight regular Jfeature outpii.t 
of ;40 features. ; WB, making 60' each 
season: for some .time,, is expected 
tp announce, the; sariie figure fpr the 
hew, year,: including six 'Cpsrnbpblir 
tan prpductibn^.. This cbn^pariy had 
iip: \vesterhs;;for ; the. current, seasoh 
and Avill not have.ariy for '38-'39. ;,v 




.(Cpntinueid from ;,page 15 ); 



agement.- .and . of ;Rpman .Catholic 
clericalv circles.; Prles.t cpllaborat 
on the scenari;p, -aribther. cprnpps.ed 
the ; jnusic .;and .-evidently there has: 
l);ieen clerical ebntrdl of ;- every de? 
tiail of the diirectibn.J Result is7 a 
beautiful ;p4c'iure, Avith hp. technical 
detail wrpng arid ; hpthini; in ;qUe6r 
tibnable' , taiste; Stpry .has strpng; 
humari and dramaic highHghts which 
make, it eminently interestingi;' far 
beyond the . strictly religious; angle.^.'; 

• ■ Scenario .ha:s been .adapted frpni; a 
pnce-pppular bbpk by Falher Spvel- 
marin,: a Geirtian' Jesuit.- Setting is a. 
small toNvn in France, in the time of ^ 
the ariti*<:lerical ■ mo.vemehts bf " the 
187G's.. : Rich' .bid; w.Pinah is. mur- 
dered and suspiciori is thrown; upon 
the parish priest.- . Appearances ;are; 
against-, hiin, ;arid are ruthlessly ex-' 
pioited; fpir /politiQal purppse.s, . by 
the opponents bf :th e.Ghurbhi . Priest 
^cpul.d bniy ;prbve;: his ■ innPcence : by 
betriayihfj ...the secret ; pfv the ,confes-r 
giorial, si ' "^ the .murderer -Jias cbri- 
:f essed : the. .cHrrie.; to . hiiri. Rather 
than ; do this, the priest suffers the 
suprenie;perialty pf bsirig divested of 
the syrifibols;bf priesthobd (a moving 
scene); ahdv is sentenced- to ; death! 
rriiirderer' finally confesses his giiilt.. 
the priest; is . reinvested into office 
-and" return s;;to his yillaige.in lriumph< 
his mai'tyrdbrii; has- turned the hearts 
of the pebjple towards God and the 

:Ghui;ch;.;;: ;,;;;;... •.;';';:'^-:.;;:..- 

. /Part of the priest is acted with 
admiraljie simp;licity and intelligence 
by Harsariyi, arid . all the charabters 
of ;the chiu-chnien ,are in . excellent 
hancls.;.- Ghurch berempnies, : nriass 



scenes, etc;, are well airecteo["~affd- 
well photographed;: Not in the gen- 
eral -run/of' feature pictures, 'Eternial 
Secret' . riiay still be- classed among 
the ; best; Hungarian; mades, and ' is 
certainly; the best drama made here 
iso . far. It ought . tO;; make ;^bod 
money locally: ■ • ■ ; ^J^robi. . • 



:; (Gontiriued from page .3 ) 



auditprium,; InformaHty, because oft 
the/ air, and. added ,30 : min utes of ad 
lib: eritertainiiig .:gaye . free.: ticket 
folks a:full libur'shpw,.^. ' '. 
./Theatre ..men saw!; in i thii? neW^ 
y/rihkie;\;the - pbssibil.ity tha^ eVery 
network show, already playing 
to large .studio aiidiences, spbn might 
add si. rehearsal .performance tp; rep- 
ertpir ?r' : ' T.Hey claiin : it- wb.uld; be. an 
added worry; :'Thu.s, /prpgrarii -play- 
ing in- an auditbriuni wit^^^ .,1.200-seat 
capacity would give away 3',6b^ 
ets f or the .rehearsal. ,' the regular 
b.rbadcas^ arid re-broadcast. : ., 

i^ity.'Tak-. idea'' ;;';;-;;; ;^• 
; ; Exhib i tors . on Broadway, al r ead.v 
paying . ivigh/ ta^^ and confronted 
\Vith' ppssibility of . h igher .bries plus 
the ; assessriient ; on ; ducats made . .by 
the FederJil Clovei-rimcnt, liave ;boii;? 
coefed the /plan . of- .haying the . La- 
Guardia ■adriiinistration' put :spe-. 
cii^l ieyy -en ;each .broadcast; ticiceti 
If /this- prb'veS ■ illbgical, it: was acjvb- 
cated that. ;.a /.special service, bharge 
be /tacked bh to bui ld , lip a: fiirid fbr 
needy ; 'actors yiia the viribus the- 
atrical .gfuilds.- '; /.'; .;■ /■ V- 
.; One BrPadwayite chai-ged. that; the' 
show' business . in the Timeis Square 
a'rea ; is Haking; / .tevrific' whipping 
frem sjiidib shows.. ; lie; claimed- that 
these- radib shoWs. wefe attii'aibting 
:30!000 ' :to / .78,000. persbri.s/ /wieekly.'' 
'Other : .Exhibitors ; ; sa id/ :the . • iigiii-e , 
would:-be nearer; i6o,00(X; - ^ ; 

'pne ; showman;' stated t^hat eV.cn 
based; en an; ayerage .adniissipii ;pf. 
40b this cuts.' into ftjm ; irousbs- frbm' 
$20,000/ to nearly.- $40,000 each .week. 
.Hi? idea; was / tha t ' th i s su m probably . 
would ^ spel.r.the difference between; 
;bperating in the;red or at a prpfit. 
even if divided; up iamong eight 
.hbuses^;' .■.•:....-■;: .-■/:--;;.,.; /.■ -■': ;./ 

' . Thiri^ . that anhpy 
aires Is the. lure studLb shp>vs pos-; 
■sess , foi" ■ but-of-tbwn- y isitbr. Thi.s/ 
spe.pial • attr act iy en ess . .of the radio; 
studib. perfbrmances 'is/ t\yofbld:; (1) 
because yisjiing . nremen binT't -see 
big radio show broadcast at. ; hbriie, 
arid: (2)./it's..freev' ;.' 

Oh .the other side of the; piciture,- 
radjQ people ; contend studib show.s 
bring a ;certain number of people 
riowntpwn^ and that; often th.ev vpet 



but. of a; broadcast in tiriie to >itten"ti| 
a piblure shbw. or /another type bt ^ 

paid entertainment/: tbus 'adding to 
the .business of these spbts. - 
/: Exhibitors scoff at this, say ing that ' 
radio gives too high-claSs entettain- 
ment to tempt them to Jbosen .iip 
and -spend . money .; fb;?; /:additioriai; 
amusement. • - ... . /. /.-■.".--;. /■' .///'■ 
:.• One; exhib; 

that/if .any ..riioney is spent- by ^the.«!e 
free show; /people ' it is 'fpp . liquor, 
his/ explanatibh ^/beingj.' ihat *riiaybe; 
they need a drink! after seeing a; 
broadcast..- .;^^- !.' . -J- : 



New S. African Indie 



.._,[ Durban, March 21; 

: Construction /Of ;a .new lujiiii-y pit- . 
ture hbuse,: with' ai . 1.500 eqpacily arid 
cos tiri^ neatly; $5()Q,0P0;|; /schediiTed' 
to start . irrimediately; here;- ; Inter?-; 
ested. in,,the yenture are-H. R. Wi.cki;^ 
'ins,;, chairrrian,' and Wi 'Levy,;;nrianag^^^^ 
' ing- dii'bctpi:;. pf Independent. PictOr^ 
■Palaces, Durban:; :W.: -Boxer, rriaiiag-^. 
ing -director 'of- B; & A' :E\ppi t Co., \ 
Jbhannesburg, and Otto :W.: Bblle, 
;20th; Century rFpx rep in: South 
Africa./: ; Jilde cirienia, 'the , Garneb,'; 
bein^ deniblished and 'the n^^ 
erected' qri the , site. ; Theatre is / set 
fpr .opening in July. ... 

Moye jis; diie to a long-term agree;-, 
rhent between 26th: Century i^FbJ? and' 
directbrs of Indedepent pibture Pal- 
;aces- ;(opppsitio'rt;to . AfricpnXG^ 
dated Theatres), ..whereby . the. . _ 
cernr/willl sbireen 2bth Ceritury^Fpx 
pVogriams exclusiyely. 20th Gentury- 
;Fbx hai ho interest/in the hew. the-; 
atres exbept bh;a filrin reriting -basis, 

/Wilson iV^aiyer , 

'■-.:;.. ' . • Hollywpod. April 5. ; 

' Don Wilson,: radib arinpuncer, ha^ 
signed .a\vay all claims he might have, 
had aSairisi ; Condor Pictutes iinder 
a year's bbntract ealliri lor ;;his ser- 
a^ •Vice^r-^s-boriirriehtatbt- OJl a vPrPposed 
series pf shdrts; Clinton Miller, 
trustee for the conipany under its 
,77B petitibh, h^S; given .him; a i;'eleas 
frpm the;;agreement. ; 
.. ■ Severance was apprPved; by Fed" 
erai Judfo Oefir»re Cpsgrove. ; . 




Ymi'll Be 



Caravel now offers /smart exh(b|tbrs everywhere its 
Spoin^ored Filiii Plan/ designe^ to delight their audi- 
ences ahdincriease the revenue, under the following 

-.guaraht0ies:-T~;'.. -/.:. 

1--J=^t riiit Teichnicbior /with pro- 

j4^Cltion, dUdieiice ; a iiame Valued 
: - equal to the crecnn 61 the 

2^As$u^ eqch 

/.■•^V;:v,shbwmg,'-;.;;;:^ ^■'■.■.^•■:/ ■■■-/^ a':-- 

loitatibii; ^dihpmgi^^ 
deciler /tie^iiiS; Which Will benefit 



. Picture IS an-ambif Sous effort, being 9p%:;enter- / 
tainment, wrfh only about: ^O /teconds 'OutriBht/ 
'advertising. - 

y/ear— Variety. : 

; Pure/ehtertainmentj Fine miisicar baoksround ; 
by /Nathaniel Shilkret and Frank Churchill, . 
composer of .'|.Snoyw .White.? Has high appeal. 

■.;/ /;/■;';' ;; ^ ^ 

;;Cleyer; anrmati'oh and ;cbror effects.-. Shouitf find 
/;res'dy / audience -'acc;cp^a-nce;'; ' , 

■■O.nf : of the; cl.tveresi spdnsored sKoris ever' pro r 
; dUiced^ "Ad'V elehfieht/ihjecti^d and only, 

a: flash. .. Will set a standard for all future . pro- 

'-/d Mctroh's :.'of ./'s'pqhs'ored .- fitiT) 

-...'/ / J^ / 



entertaining. Ranks in front; division of 
..color .cartoons. . Comrriercisi ahg^ 
,ond -flesh. •■■- -■■. -; :; '■/ ;-:'^- ■ 
Jay Emanuel P.ublitiations. 



Finett example of spbnspred film./ Few .cart pons 
cbntajn; prodtictipq valiies inher^^ heVe. ■ PacWs 
a wal|op throughout every- inch.' Grand cartoon 
in Technicolor. 

'Leonard W^^ Office. 

The . actual presentati'bn of the riame Of the 
: sponsor doesn't last niore than a few seconds^ 

VyithOiJt this, the frirn could probably be sold oh; 
;the same/basis as the best of the color; anima.-; 

;.tibns.. . -; ■;^: '■ :-;;■;..-';;.-- 

J.'M. Jerauld: Mamglng Editor / ; 

^'^^^^^^ \ 

Contains . an eriterUinmehf emphas'is^' ;and 
; ;nr»ihimam ;;pf; advertising /.unique among sp.ori- 
- sored^reelii;.;- .; -'i,- ^ '- r-. ^ . 

/ Jamies Ciinninpham 

- ;• /:•:/■';■;.:.; -^Mptiqn Picture Herald, /r 

Should be a welcome part of any, program. A hi "' . 
mation perfect. / So:ngs' e.atchy. 'Kids will/lov.e. 
it. Grown>ups will get a .great :kicK. but of it, 

too... - .. :/ - ■^•--;- :.-. ;- V.:;..; -V .: ;;,../.^^;' ;^, ■ "-■ 
Hank Linet 

-—Showmen's Trade Review. 



"Boy Meets Oog^ . ./Produced by/Caravel . . . bajsed on Cene Byrnes' 
world famous syndicated newspaper feature. / "Reg'lair Fellers,'' 
■ongs by Frank Churchill, composer of"Snow/White," . . . Sympihpriic-; 
Swing orchestra under the baton of Nathaniel Shilkret directed by 
Walter Lantz, creator of /"Oswald,: the Rabbit," sponsored by Bristol- 
Myers Company, on behalf of : I pa na. . '/';•/ 

IT PAYS TO PUV QARAVEt SPONSORED SHORtS 



S C . 

. 3 £ 




CARAVEL DISTRI8UTIK 6 CORPQRATIOM 
730 Fifth Avenue • Mew York 



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. i ; " >;M"!I<mi|>"iiiii"<mij|uiiiViiii."i>iiuiiiiiiiii'<i{iiiiv><>Ii>|>">>iii<niiii!^i^ iir:r 

Booking Department- . . . 
CARAVEL DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION 

730 Fifth Avenue, New York -v 
Gentlemen:-— v "/; .: ; ;;.-'-^. - ;/.-. .- ■. . 

I aiti interested i In .booking "Bby Meets Dog" ,at a guaranteed 
revenuo for each showing. - v '-: 

;. . Please send contract for my inspection, together with complete 
:,deta.ils co.ncerning your Sponsored Film Plan for your series of Tech-, 
njcolor short subjects. ■ 

,...;...". .. . . . . . -.' ./, . ''. . ... .' ;;.; . ,-';.- .Theatre.. ' . 

.--.-'- /'--.' ..- ■ '■ .";; "■; . • ^'/v' . . .'..'/ ..;;.;.V. ^...-;-;C.;ty ;; -.. 

"/ -/ ;'; . . {■ '. ;, • ' / ..;;. r--.;- '• . <---.-.;. .;. » . ; /i i . . . /.. . .istate ; / 

■■;-.-_, • ; • • > 'v.--. '< .- ;.■.;./*;.■-■; ;. V.';.. . » . M.an.ag.er.-.■..■ 

/:.;-v;...:;• ;..■.;v;. . v■;^; /;.:. .//. . ... . . , .Sea.ing Capacity 



Wednesday, April 6, 1938 



VARIETY 




NEW YORK ■ 

'■'' :^'-„ ' .:Alban}';'.-'-. 

■ jiMliley.- rro«iiicU6;n9,;- lnc.v ; N\>v/V- Vdr^^^ 
tJiOUtrlt-'iil cntiTprlHos; capitrU ''HUivM. -[im 

, shurfii*; 'Jio l>jir- value. •. IJircotorsi . M;iii9 

■ J,. JOIKlhs, • t)l2 .I'itrk v nyenUo; Bil wti'nl 
W.-iNScy, .1035 Park' .aivcriuo ; ' ■ Brctnlji -i). 

■ risKo/t • 11 ,Bi 35Ui street,' ISevv Yorlt,,''. . 

-ZI)yH/.ki> Eiitorprl«e«, inc., Np\v Iforii; 
thc'titviL-al . busijVo.ss; ..caplti'il stock, ,100 

■ bU'iu'cB, • . Dp :■ jjfir. , vv.'xhiO', ■ 'iJireiHor.<i: 
; Sl-ni'Isliiua Zby,.szko, - ...Belvedere . -hotfl; 
; Slilricy R;. HeLlor (attorney).;: Thomiia J: 
■ yoiihir,.' 1410..K Is'eh* :Y.orU, . . 

isturluinti' .■ rori*., . Bro.n.\'; ■ainu'soinpnt 
■/.-piirlta, •. .s\v.ittiii\lnB.- jiools, ' ctV.'; ■■ ciiiiital 
■stock,' 100 .s.liareji; no par valUi'. ...Ufroc- 

■ toj-.s; . Ahthotiy Scpttl, ^ 13.()4 Chisliolm 
.'■ 6tiX'6.t ;' giiniuel Sllljeriswelij. . 18^8 ■ iJrya'ntl 

• .voiiuc; . Willlum Gulantz",.: '1083- •. Vat-cs 
■\-|viiue,'IirQnx; ■ 

- Acoustic t'oiifiiiUunt^j ■•Inc., 'New -York f 
.rci'onls 'of sounda', . ta.Udhir.- .inacliirie'y,: 

■ etc, ; 'ciipItiiV stock; $30,000; 510 pp> value. 
liUectbrar. S; K. Wolf, .1270. Sixth ave- 

' nue;; VD'ugmar . Perkiiin, .174 . W. ■ Tfitli 
. strdot ; S...- J. BegUn, 1270 Sixth., avenue,. 

■ . Record l»loture« Corp., .Man hal tan ; mo- 
.'tlon' picture buaine.ss; - capital «t6fk. 100 

• Bhiire!), no par value. •" 0lr'eetor.'»; '; iJllza-. 
. both AVoods, . MiirJorJe; Ia ■ Super. . Anii'c 

:Ul(:heI,' cao ,-.FJtth a.veiiue;: . .,(«ol. A. 

.JloaehLiVatti . 'saiiie addr^aai fllliig at- 

■•vtonvoy,)^; /V • ' .V'.:' " V ,. '. 

' GlciiH FuII»; inc., Gleha, Fall.'''; 

., aniuspment .■ and- . entertalninetkt ... of '. all 
..kind?:" capltiir . stock, :.$2,s.0.0:: $ so, -par. 
■varuo... Dlrbctqrs:.' •• Klcr.-ih J. AVatterH,' 
.45. Elm street; -.loul.s: .Mi i, Cfirusone, &!• 
.. Is'otre ■ Darne atrpbt;. , I.ioRoy R.:. Aklna, 5 
. Kiilsht; iBtreet; ' Glena . Frtlla,. .N. ■ Y... ■ ■ \ 

DC^soiirUnlted,; Inc., Ne.w Yorkj adnrtls^ 
Blon ticketa 'to thoatrea, .bcjxln« bixita, 
^tc.'; capltal.stoek; $l,a00; $100 par v;ilu^; 
. Directors: . .Evelyn , StehiberB, , iTacob 
•Singer; Bernard.; Bcim.ucm, 29 ijroadvvay. 
New. York.' ' (Hernvan Glasaep^. same' ad- 
dreaa, fillng attorney.). . ■ ./ ' 

i>bI--Bllllaraei^ inc.; ManhatCah : jtVeal In 
/pool and :bllllard ta1>lea, :aihuaeinent d<>» 
Vices .-and' Klanvea; .capital.' utock,' '';.200' 
el»aTes,v. no .par v,ilue.-. Dlfector.s: . Mur- 
ray. . W. Ivunirad; : 1332 Fiiilay avbniip, 
Bronx; Murray H. Marker ■ Xlllli"K at- 
torney) : 38 Ft. AVashlriRrton street; 
Kmahiiel Til, Slegel; 1005 Jerome av0auo, 
Ne\v . Xprk. • r^^-'':''\ 

Siiratogii ..thenires. Inc., ' SHralosa 
.Sprinjjrs; theutrjciil-. entcrprl-ses; . capHal 
.Stock, . 100 ahar^s,' no : par v.alue, ; Bl roc- 
tora;.; ^William 13. -.•Benton R)\d ' Attornoy 
; James A-.. 1 -Lcavy,. •■.'Siir'atoija ■ SpriiigiiV 
Wjilter. Reade, 701 Sevohth uvehtie, Ni'w 
.Icork. Gity. ■ Subso'ribers: 'Kdmirnd ■ N.. 
Amy ot. and .Rebu; Ryiii n, Sai'-ttOBra fipvi n 

■ Boiiton, . Atnyof and. Mlas Ryan, each hold: 
•: 55 shurc's of stock. ".. . . ■_: 

!JIioW-l»i»l riuyers, i Inc., Ni»w York ; 
tlieairlcaV and aniuiienit'nt . enierprisiL'.s; 
.c.ipital stock, 100 share.s.', no par v;i.U)P. 
; pirectbrs: Victor H. . •Lampcl, • I'iir. AV.. 
72nd street; j;. Jerrys Rose, ^2ir> "\\'.: 9UU 
•street; S;»m ' A. ■ Locker (flllnf* attorricv),- 
^01-;E. '42nd street.. 'J^dw ■Ybrlt. / . " 

. ' Wiinvlck, '..IMpfiiTeH, ,ihc„ ,ManIiaHaii ; 

• produce and. . ('.xlilbit ..moUoh ..i>icLUrt<.>i; 
.. capital, stock;... 100' ahare.s. no par . vHiIut',. 

X)lreG.to.rs:.; Lawroiice .Mi I^yiins, irerliert 
■. SShiiplrp, ■ Adella '■: liunoniV-o, ' 1G74 . ){rt>!nl- 
.. \vay,.. New ., Yprk, (S. Chaiincoy Olirt'nh, 
.• aaine address; - flliner attorney.) 

.Tw«ntic( li Century I're.sentntii>nSi InC* 

■ .Buffalo ;• theatrical and iiimu.soiiiiMit' v^i - 
terpr.laea; capital stoek,".$20„0OO;' ?l(fO p'.-ir 

. value... Directors:.. .C'arryle- Cf.--. Smith, 

■ '2277 FlUinoVe ■ aveniie ;• , Ferd.liiaiid li. 
Cnye,- 19 A-., .street; Kric • -Gordo.Ui' lOli 

.'I'illiHore ay^^onuo,. Buffalo. ..' • •• - 

. , ' Slutunl. Thoutre Owner* Cori^., ,M;vi> - 
.hattah; theatrical bus'inesa; capita I fito.cU/ 
..100 ■ shares, no'" par'.- -value. ' DirOctorH: 
Charles Graft* '..92. ' Wllijon . .street. . l.yii- 
■brbok,' I.,..'!.; .l.eonard &.' .Marino, !>5 O'ola - 
fleld ave'nue; AVc'^t': S'ow-.llrlirhtoii, {ilalen 

■ laliiiirt; Freila : .Froenian. 142!*- ('arl-!>l|. 
street,. Brooklyn. (Markfi &. Mark;). 521 
i'lrUj aveniie; lijinif ii-ttorneys.) ■ ' 

.I'lim-O-Vllin ■ KxciiiiiiRe, I.rio.; •Biiff.iio; 

notion, pli'tu.ie ,proji>ctih(;. i)VaohiiVc.s,. oi<\ ;' 
. 'capital' stockr 2O0 .■ihares,' no par valiie. 

3)ir,ect,orfi:-^ .Xtc.ot'Be.'- H- ^^foese'r; r>rtl: ,\V. 
' TJtira. sti-f;ot ;. ' ifaynn'rd C*. . .Sclvau.H, . 
. I'i-onlphac " avenue ; Klea'ni)'r Jl.' •I'alradeiii, 

>13(i' 'lJ;a'\rrry'. .street, vBu'ftalo;;.^ ' . ' 

' iCitilto TiieatriB ot ItiifTjiIo, Iiu<:. BiiT- 
. falo; juoLloli'.. plcttir.e.- buslnbsis;. c(i pll.il 
.'•lock, $10,000; $100. par valup. '> Di'rcc- 

•t'or.': ■ .Janof" Hoch,v: 18C . 'Bre<>k-pii'i-ld«rf> 
'.avpnue, Buffalo; Andrew" .1: .. llpch, ,'! |« 
: "Wardnian. . road,, and- "Tlioiua.f- l..'... AIc- 
. I'Jlvolii, 386 Stilwell dveiiuc, .'- Keninrire. 

N:"Y.- ■ ',- .... ■.■-■. '. ■ ,.' 

Itroadriv OiVeriiting: Corp.; iNew yoj U : 
•. .thcatrica'l - bii.sine?s;. .capital - slijc.lr, Kio 

Kharps; - ivo ,. par .'v;iluc.~. ')iiirP('b)i'.S"- '^A; 

Nadelni.Tn, A. A. V(>ppcr, -.!<', Gnl/lpiiher;,', 
;- 15.01 .'BVpadvviCy, Now. York.. ' ( i.H--"Ni. 
.'- 'VVebcr, .sn,nyb n.'ddre.«s,. ffli.nij' iiit'o'i'Mcy.). 

. T.ivvant . Kxhibition. Con*., ' Mrtnhatlan;- 
tlicatrical . busln'ess; . ' capital slock, 150 
sh.Trea, nh par. value. - i')ir?ctor.«,: ' K'ilil 

• Nplmy,> 233'. Broadway ;. Arthur J|inkpl'y. 
' 951.1 Third .avenup, ; Brooklyn. (fiiiihpr 
. Ocor ■ ■ 23;i. .Bi'padway,./fll.inB allpi:in\Vv). . 

' Post' PIctutCH . Corp., Now York ;, nvolivm 
picture. bU.'iihpsa;. . capital ' Hi w-k. 20^0 
Hlidi'i!a,^'.no par. value. Director.s: Mlarry 

■ A, I'ost, .723 Seventh, i^veii.uc: ' Arthur K. 
Kaye, ' 50 Broadway'. Ne.w.- York ; . J'^red- 

; ericki A; . 'SVoble, 285 - ' Hancock' -. street', 
. Hrpoklyh. - : :' 

■ Uiile Carn<;'((le, Courses Corp.y Quppna; 

conduct oouraes In .public firieakiiii*; busi.- 
. TiPa.s . efficiency,: el C..; .capital" .slock, - JM,-^. 
. 000';. ? 100 p.Tr value.' '. Directors : ■ '.Dala 



V^ MAKE UP 

TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE ? 



'no o«fci 



.f".^l.•^p^'|p,• P.'I'cy . Jf, . '^'111 nni?.- ' .Ta.sPldii lip. 
.(-^•| rll(>^^.■•, >• 27 .^y^;'ud6\ l,•'r - r'bitU,' . Foi-cst 

. -Dale ,Carn>>KV .Tub, A' . prticri .Corp.; 

inrhliCM lions 'i•oKai■din|,^'■hllnlun r('l,'uicin.s, 
((uMlc . spjiakitit;, etc Samo e.ipital and 
d.lj'.iL'.ctov.s. '. : - '-' ,,,■■■' : -., 

I.ucUy . Ainii<«eiht>hi Corp,* i n^a 1 : tli p- 

alrlcill. businp.ss; cupit.-il .stock. J20,000; 
$100 par vJilup. .Diri-cifir". ;.' J)i)r! Worth, 
3 Ml- Ui-ishtfih SievlMiih . street.: E.sth'er 
(.iDliVberu,; -111 1.5 BrlRluon Fourth street; 
Rpcffna . ^A:p.rthi- :32;!.' .:Bri.c;htoh - AV.Tlpr. 

.t'ouri;,;. Brooklyn. fl>, L. ,S.uniiipl.Si IR Id',. 
■ISth -.street, Ntiy- York,- '(illng 'Attorney.) 
■ Center Si Jidinstoitc, Inc., Mauii.-itlaii; 
puiploymoiVt ' agency. Sfiv- -actor.s; etc.; 
(".iiii.ta| .shick,\-20. sliai'o.s; no par value. 
.J>irector.s:. Robert I.:, Center, J 16 E.' 30lh 

..sti'Pf-t ;. .Hcvleu ,1/. .T.ofin.sto'ne, t>':,r Glfit 
siivrt. . Xi?w. '. York ; . Kdlth 'Slrcom, 34 

.Tan^'lo\v>Mde -ayentiC; - Broh.'c'ylllp, N. . Y-; . 
. . .A<'roiy)moi1.itlonfii. forV tiie . F«ir,' 
^>\>^' . V<»'1<; bij'striefi.s :.i')f 'SPcurihjf lodgriniis 
for . . visitova t'o - Kow --York. ,Clt'v and 

.(^r^f.atpr .'Xew YPrk d^irlng Wbrhfa Fair;; 
caprta'l ' .'5to.ck, .200. shaivs, rio . par- value. 

,l)jri:cto.rs:.: - . Julian . C. .■\Vrtrdeti! 250 W. 

.TOlh street;.. - Jjouis Riilii-n.stelM. 3750 
P.road\va.y,., h ttorney : , BaH)h K-.- Kceslntf, 
2,lQ.'\y^...07.t.h '.street^. Ne\y York. , . , ' ■ ' 
rileniiN Theiitrlrnl InNtltute, inc.. Man- 
hattan :;:eencrai instiHiction in- theatrical 

•bu.^.ine.s.s; •laplt.-tl -stock. 200 . sh'are.i, '• 'no 
par " value. ' IJii-eirtbrs: ; Aaron f)... Gins- 
biH-K. . Jloiijrt m In li. - "Walters.' (niintc- Ht- 
lorne.v) ; l:illlan Brbhirii 220 Broadway, 

'•• .. \:Y.o^rk.- '■•■>'■.-. /'• ■■'%';. .'.,: • '..'•-'/ 

CbAhgt of Ca'Pi'^y 
Sinllli .& if<K\veir Film SeVvice. Inc., 

Syracu.sc; .2,000,. s'h.ires,; . 1^000 preferred, 
$50 liar valtie;. and 1,000 coinnion, nfi par 
value,- changed to .$150,000/ $1 par .value. 

Sniles FilhiB, Inc.. . Ne\v' Tork. -.froro 100 
.sh.arp,s-t6 105 ' shares, -.no ifar y'alue. ■ ' 

' ■ ■■ ■y:-y-r Chang'e . oi: Nairtfe';-'.'; .. 

dva'nire Prpvlo'ivR Compaihy, .Inci.. N(>w 
Ybric, to .:' Trnile.r-Madei; Inc.r --.(-.Saul Jiii 
Kotter.M, BSO .Fifth a.venuei "flllnB . al- 
Iprtiey.)-':. :. ' :.. ^ 
•t;. -'v, -' ' .;MeinbershiipS;';-.. '-V ■ 

' riiruiiioiint-Fep Club, Iiici. New" York; 
ch.'iiiK.e. - ot. , prbvlslons,.' .dlrectoira, .• etc. 
(Arthtir.: Israel, jr., • • 1501 Broadway, 
lllini;:. :ittornby.) • - : •. ■ ',.-' -'.'" .- / 

: . ^Statiemeiit ahd . Deslgnatifliti V " 

^ ^RefrrslrnVont. at ^ tlie. . Falri Iiic., 

;\Vilniingt.on, .Del.', .concern; .formed ' to 
.oppralc" soft'- driiik , conci>.ss|bns at N. Yi 
AVprld'.s Fair. New : York . office. Room 
332;., 12.0: 'Bi-oftdway,"-N.- Y. :'.C. V. R-iil'ph 
ll;(.vx>.si vice-presld.erit.' C.-lpital^ . stock, 
l.Ofid. .shares, ' no- par valu'c. . D'ela-ivaro: 
hpa.d.tiUartiM-s,. ;100 r-W, : .Tc.nth ' . etteet, 
Wilin.inpton. ' - ' .-,,.'; ■ . - 

'. I.nrr-r; Spier, 'Tnc.,': Ch'I.eaffo,. .III.;'' prlnt- 
U\K, \ d publish in');-, nju'sip.i. ofC; ; New 
York . Office. 16l'9 Broadway. . , T,arry 
^.Soinr, pi e.sldpn.t. . . Oapit.-il stock, $15,000:; 
.$,10!) par value;. (Jiiliaii.T. Abelea, tllinc 
attorney.-) ■■: ; '• -■ ■-'^ ..'■'■ , - . .' 



PreaJi^her Sues 

X .(Continued f ro iti page ■ l' ) 



.. Annulment >f ■ Dissolution • 

' Itiirter keaton rroUiictlotifi, inc.,'- Nbw 

York:- . , ..- ::.•' .:..'' ; ' 

■../■ '-'• ' Dissolution': .. 
It<>rHn .An'iiMeinp 'Corp., New .Tbrk; ^ 



■ ■ ..CALIFORNIA 

:-• _ ' •'; i, ■ " . • 'SacrauiPnto. 

: Siin-Vrtl Theatre Corp., •!«•;; capital 
sti»i-|;, ;.:,"r,u00- .Hharea;. no subscHp'tionH. 
nirpclbr^i: T.-Iipntpr : A". •• ttlack,; • Setli 
.PerkiMM. ., : H. tiiifrlp,. J'iiul E; Yo'unkln, 
;l. -AV, pwc^tVs, .Ixjs. Anti.eles.;' , .-.' 
■ SiitnU Knnrlau iSibllslilnfc Co., . ITblly- 
woriil;. jinip.nd.ment.. to ai'ticles of -Incbr- 
Tior.ition, changing' . hamb' to: SmiiU Pub- 
ILshing . Co. , .'. : . .'•, 

. T.fi* .Anccles "iriyio TilBlit ((>itcrn . .iNflo- 
ctullo";- opor*' ))roduction .sponsor.-*!!!));' 
c;M)i!!il . st'.ock, .none; \ T^ireclbCs; . M. J.. 
Hobinfion. ;Jsan MniMno:. B.iPbara Edward.s, 
.Pasadena;'. If. - 'M.. Philliji.s; F. ;K, B'usU- 
,iit>ll and K. -. Feldtna.n, . Uoh- Anpplps, 

lyittiiihal . Flillhttrmonio SyniplioiiT; 

syniiiho.iiy. orchestra brKiini.z.-itibn; capital 
slock: four .shai-i>s... ..Diroctoi'.s: Isidore 
M.. Nob'f>l. Fiodi'rick Fi'Iicr 'and jlilton 
.\t. (.'(ih'Pii, . . of. .1^03 lAnseles.,.' . . . 

y lildlsh A«'i or^ I'lijon . of Ciilifurnin; 
liU','; capital . sljock,. . hone. : Dfn'ctorsi 
. A < 1.1 > 1 1 jli. Frp P ma n , . I^ > rn I ce Sacks, Fa n n io 
.Ui'ijnhurt, I<ps Ai.rfjelcs,.-.. .. - 

Illlbert nhVr Ame« J'roauction^, liic; 
si.'iijo shows: -r'apilal- stock, L'uO .'shares. 
)>ii''\(.'.t()r., ; r.irl. K. . .ItilliPrt, Paul b. 
.\ines,; .Samuel S,: Ziiffort,: Lba . AnBC-lcs. : 

Itay ; IMstrii't I'tlblinliiiiK Co. ; . ca pi lal 
sli»r':|<,. .'•..O.no $1. .<ih a i-o.><, . DirPcloi'.i; .Toh'ri 
.1'.. . D.I n iol h, Boydj-n . it," .li.>nder.sbn, Lerov 
I.:': Dunkln;. . lOninia LitCngston,' Lba 

AllltPlosiCouilty. .■:::...,-.., -. 

Dil.ie. rrbrtiictlons, .. liip.;! picttire- pro..^ 
,d(i( tion : ;raj)l.tnl-.slfick, 10,1)00 $1.0 -sharps. 
1 M rec to rs';; M u'rr;i y Nl oitIs Da )e, Leonard 
-pale and Ida- Kichards, I^s : Angelea. 

.<*iin Itproril • PultlUliliiic Coi, I.id.j 
capital Htock:. 25.000 }!1 share's.'- Dircc-' 
lor.-;; . FraiVklin O. ..Schropder,'. JSiinei- J.' 
AA'oJlPr. and G,: H. Harvey/ .tios Angeles 
Oiinty, : 

•; ■ M'iilter Kttiie, ■ Inc. ;' .ta lu h t- - . a (»e n cy ; 

ca:pital stock.: ll»0; no par 'value shares. 
l)ire(.-ti)r.>;;. . .W.jUer Kane, \V'illium :Otto, 
R.';K, P.lrschel. :. 



$m ii(iooMtsi..H[Wf'cflKcnr 



-'-0-- 'VpELAWARE; . 

■'-<-, ■ ■ ■ .' .:."-. ■■■'■-, ■-■/.Dover.'.'. 

>a(ionul Tlieui(re)) diiil Conoeriw, Iiini.; 
protiKite ■ foi-ination. of '/'pnt-Prt 'aiid tlie- 
. .'it I'ical :a .s.-JOf lat.ioii:4 : ..ca'pltal stock. . 1,000 
"shArps;. nb . i)i'ir. . M. MV; Lucey, K.. 
Iiiicpy', .7^. . -S';. - -D.orspy, ' .AVUmingtoh;' 
.((^olo.nial-. Chart'er. .Co.) . ; '. ,. . - .'• ' 'V.' ■- ..- 

Ktfrekn- 'AniuHement Co.; -gpnerai . real': 
pst.-tte;. caPil.'iT .stork, .?.00- shares, -'no par. 
Sr . r.. _ iu-kcvr- J., SliuDihTcr, If. Kennedy, 
.AVIli.nniKtonv. , (Corp. 'Service .Co.;) :-,. . ' . 

-■ T.ondtin Anni^Pinent Co.; 'Opi-rate thc- 
.. it res, -hotels, vplayhouses, parks;. caplt(il 
si.iK'k, inf> shares, hb par.- '. 1.. U.". Iter-- 
iiitin. : %VaUer ', I.pnz;- - B;-- ;R. Jonus,' 
:\\'lliiiini;l.on.. .'(Corp;: .TrUs't. . Co:.) . . ; 

>Vii-klh TliPktre \Suppl.T, .InrU .. In 

ro.«tuniP.'J, .s('-i>Mriry, . :V,,'at.'i and -.thi'airp 
".riuiptneiit ./if all. kin'd.s; - r'api tii I. i^toclt.. 2il0 
'share's., no. p.'tr, ' Arthur-, j.srcal, Jr., C: A, 
; .Ilollonion.' S;i mnWl ,jt'ov..'r.iiiaii,. New York.- 
i tTiip. .Coi;i); i;ruHf -cb.) . ;: - ^;' .'-' .'! 
Kiwliirn or/iloij,v\voo(li inc.; .dpal In 
.l--/ilpL, a i-tii-l'.. and i"osni'>tics;..- "ca pHal 
siju-k,- S2.jO,.f)no.- -II, .':ilf I'.niari. Walter 
l.ciii:. ,7J. .R. Jonps;- Y/'or^[i. Tru.:t Co.) . 
: Kvergrcpii "TlieaJrcs 'Corp.; :-':.ca|ii'l(il 
.■•(•i.i'lj- $l.;ii)0. -. (t.'firii.. 'iTi-(i.'!t;-Ci»,'l. - , , ' 
, ItKV) :l{|idi(i rictiiroH. of Chliiii, liK-.; 
{.'-•'.PfT.-i I ,,iri(P.t ion' pj.-'l iii'p,";-' Ii'r.'.-.t|i.'.:'.-s '.In . .n.ll: 
lira riirh'p.v 'r:i j lit;,! 1. stiil-l:, : it J ' .'IUil>i..rt 

- If. ; I (!.'.)r»,"'..Mij'-lMii'-'. '|«iti,c ..Tsh.md';- 

'- (:;.iii .|,)ii .'i;.. ^'it.uti>;nviini ..Vnv . y;,( k.' '(T'lcii'- 
-i.l'r-^ll .ilK-.,lnVi-;j; . : ,..;■;. .' ;, ■: .;:'-.;'.':.' -': 

[; ; '('osninRrlipli' "I*irl,qrps.-. t\\T\y.', ^'pnpit.tl 
, ani li.SPt'i-vp.nt.- ,'i iid. '-i.l-niiri'rli .-i'l . . hu.-'iiil'K.s,; 
r-ipi-t il. s'( -I'i-k. VJ.'.n.nnii'. M...'T..r\'i'ns'i''iidv-: 
:-A. t.:. H'iiicrhl'.n-, .'..M. '.ij. .Coi.k,-'"p.M er',- Del,' 
1 -t.l.'.. .i..'Curp,'.,Co/>; ' '-" --r:, .. - -' - '■ ■'■■•. 



.^pfi persons '. who . disturb^ sarr 
.vices-, by honking, tooting and 'loud 
■talk;,-;/.-. '"'; . - - ■ ■ 

A; ■recent:' '.IpU ' 'againiit 

■Chand.le.r; in cpniiection "with 'hiV 
ijarik 'night was diim.isked,'- . / ■ 




iBy E|tes W. Sarg^ 



;BrlstQ\yi .Okla;, :-Aprii-:5;.,-:. : 
: H; A, Vyaliing, inahager .. of . the 
Princess, liipy^d bankbvfronri Wedne^- 
.day;;t6 Tuesday- at; tht^ .r<'questi.:9i; the 
miriister of a- local- ch jreh- . ' -^': 

..The -minis.ter ^comp.liiaied' . thu*^ hiis' 
p^rishbners had coniplained to. ^hinri 
that they •"could; not come to chvtrch 
on Wednesday without chancing loss 
sbbuld. theit . names be balled. : "- . 



New Bntain; . Conn.;/ April' 5 
. Rfey. Dr. , Wbfford C; Timmons, .p^^^^ 
tor of Sbiith 'Gohgiregatibnal . Church, 
ansWering WN.BCi)aris 
lems, ;Under .- sponsorship of W.. li. 
Hatch- Co;,; . ihsurancerrea'l. - estate. ; . 
.• Questioners;; mail worries to: in in-' 
isti?r or station pr leave them ih con-; 
y ehiehtly-lpbatbc •. .bbiies and prbachi 
er takes them up ; during , Sunday . 
half-hoiiri; 'What's on Your Mind.'': ; 




■•'. ■..'■-'-.'■;. Lps'.Aniftlbs.- ; , 

;Alphai . -theatre, "'FbxrWbst '^SeaEit-s; 
new house in suburban Bell, was unr 
veiled, Ikst Friday ; night (1)^ with 
Fred Levey as manager. . -.. ;■ ; 

.Circuit - appropriated, $18,000 io .re- 
pair damage dohe ; by : the ' recent 
floods; to its- Fox. theatre,; ,Aha.heini~, 
while another $25,000 will he ex- 
pended for; renfiPd.eling of it's- Lyric, 
Monrovia. -'.-■' •-:'■'-;-. 

. L,; A. Brih has joined the staff of 
Grand' Natibhal's .,L. A, exchange to 
handle sales on three Spanish ver-- 
sibns recently abqiiired by the outfit. 

.He . was formerly in the Spanish 
film distributing .field. - 



,;. ' / Des Mbihes'.; 

- plans for the hew Hiland theatre, 
outlined by David H. De woy; head 
"of~maiiTtenance for Tri-StateSi . Call 
for a building. 50 by :130 =feet: to seat 
650: persons. - Work will start May. I 
ahd opening is planned for Sept.: 1, 



Oklahoma City. : ; 

The Theatre,; Spaviriaw,. -was de- 
stroyed by fife, started when light- 
ning struck clothing .store next 
door. No insurance. 

: Jack Warren, assistant manager of 
the Sooner, ; Varsity vartd .University, 
Norman,, has resigned. ; 

John Kniseley will replace Fred 
Gro.ss, Hobartj to manage the Uni- 
versity. -.' - 

;-' Firemen extinguished a fire in the 
projection booth of I the Palace, ; Ho- 
bart, before the blaze was able to- 
spread,-.'- . . : -\ ;• 

..Cozy; Afton, reopened by W. L. 
Perry of Coffey ville, Kan. - .' 
'. Boynton,. Boynton,, leased to the 
Chaanell Amusement Co., of Tulsa;. 



San Antbriip, . 
• R. P. Cbridron, owner of the Bijou, 
La "Feria/ Texas, has announced the 
sale of his house to Hall Industries 
of Beeville, Texas. T. H, Holtz slated 
as new rnahager. ;;:■';': ■ - . 

J. R. Forsythe, owner arid op of the 
N.e\y,: Falfurrias, Texas, has sold biit 
to- R, N. - Sniith" of Mi.ssion, ' Texas, 
who will take charge early in April. 



Ellsworth, Me. 

Graphic :C/rciiit. has awarded .the 
contract f pr the general byi idirig. coti- 
structibn of the new .theatre in Ells- 
worth. '-'■ 



. Philadelphia^ 

New Jumbo theatre conveyed by 
:East:iGirard; Amu.se. Co., Inc., to Nor- 
man Lewis for $32;500. -:-.' 

Alteratibns will be made;;to Cen- 
tury here, inciiiding he .y front, new 
reprojlucirig : ;equiprnent hud .new 
seating., William. H. Lee architecting., 
Frpnt and interior of Vit)la thea- 
tre remodeled by owner Dave Molli- 
ver. • •.' '. ' , 'v " .'.-■:- ■ 



Hittinjg' ain Anni \ 

''.;; ■: . 'v-;- ;''■ Columbus. " 

. .' Lpew' rOhip theatre promoted nu- 
merous special stunts to; celebrate 
10lh\, anniversary of theatre's bpen>, 
ing. Birthday cake in lobby, was ap- 
prPximately ; four 'feet . high and 
weighed 110 pounds. At special .cere- 
mony first-, day of anniversary week; 
cake was ', cut by mayor and . 600 
pieces were distributed to charitable 
insti tti t ions.- Cake' c utti ng ceremony 
was brbadcast on WCDL. 

- First 10 boys and girls reporting: 
to doprrnan that th ey were born .on 
' Ma rch 17, 1 928-^day theatre : opened - 
— were; adrtiittcd, free. ;Alab first 10 
couples repprtirig that ;they were 
married bh theatre's opening day. 

, During weiek ticket No., 30,000,0)00 
was sold and customer getting the 
ducat had his money refunded,. . 



("■■■';■■-';.■■ Forewarned 

y Elk City. Olcla. ." 
; . FuJ lowing blurbs a ppeared. ■ ;jrt: 
iiQ\v>ii)!ipcr nclver.tiaein'Qiil .-- for,' .' an 
AprU Fool. pr.bviL'w" at Jolimiy 'Wis- 
d())Vi:.s Elk thdritro; . i': '"■ "; - .; - •,'- 

. 'The/.entire. .theatre, staff. ;■ ■ Roing 
ntitsvlhat 'hight.- v.Yps,. .vi^e knbvv we. 
.;;ire. already, dairy hut we are going 
dafCicr. ; - ' :.-; ' - / ^ -" ' 

'Our . ushers; may request . you. to 
.find theiTi; a; scat. .' Our : cashiers inay 
refiind your money and then pay 
you to go to; the shpw. ■ Our opera- 
tors may - rut^ the la.st part- of . th 
feature first and the first part last.; . 



Plugged Newsboy 

: Albany, N. Y.; 
Fabian's Grand, fPr its showing of 
'King of the Newsboys' with Lew 
Ayres, Helen MaCk a'hd Alisbh Skip- 
worth, .had a tieup with Hcarst'i 
Times UniPn under which 'News- 
paper' Boys Week' was celebrated. A- 
sticker was pasted on ; the - top - of 
front page bf every copy 6t paper 
day. before film, began local run. ■ 
. Advertised picture, with a caption 
'Up From the Streets-^Builders .of a 
Natipri— or ; Enemies, of Society.': A- 
box . carried words; 'By : author of 
Five Star Final.' ; -' 



Polo iit Museum 

. Ben Washer, p.a. for Sam Goldwyri 
; has ' arranged . with the M'useunri , bf 
Science ahd: Indtistry in Radio ;City, 
N. : y> ; an •exhibitioh in connectiPn 
with ;'Marcp Polb;' Will ; show de- 
velopment bf things Polo ./brought 
back f rPm .China .in ;hi's chainois bag. 
arid their present significance. . \ 
■ ..Also"; : large miniature bf the set 
used in the picture/; two traiilerS, cos- 
tumes ; jand other pr-pperties con- 
nected .with the filrrii ' Screen tests 
will also be macle at the exhibit. 

■ Local Talent. '-;; 

■' Charlotte/ N. C.'\, 
State ;thcatre .at. Winstbn-Salfern- 
tobk a tip . from the press bPok. on 
:^Xi prOll^irls'- ahd_JS jnaking;^ 
own' pictures arid art, . taking th.e 
book as a pattern-, but Using -local 
scenes and people. '.... :•;- 

.: It. adds that, certain touch to the 
build-up that the theatre ii giving 
the show. 



-;■;.;;- .Return Trip • 
. Back; during the ■Chrislmaa. hblir- 
days the Cowart & Shingler. theatre 
at Edison, Ga;; required the kids to. 
check their guns at the ; box office 
before going m to view a western. . 
; Just a gag that lived and appar- 
ently died, but the other day the At- 
lanta Journal made it the ; siibjeqt 
of ; ', cartoon, "which brought -kudos 
at ho cost. - 



Needed (Bas 

' ;'';-.' Tiilsa, Okla: v' - 

Richard, Talbot, ;assistant manager 
bf the Tower theatre, recently started 
Tbr; the bank in. a' 1910 model Buictc 
the theatre Uses for publicity st.iints. 
Seeing a parade wending down Main 
..street, he decided hei-e .was a good : 
cHahce;fbr .spbntariePui explpitation, 
and joined in the long lihe-bf. floats;; 
■arid' cars. ■;-. "'/-'.;■■ ■•;,; :•: ;. .-;''-:." .. 
:.Fpur. hours; later,- after ha ving had 
a- mecihahic work on the car for three . 
hour.s, he- df bye .back up to the.;frbrit: 
of the theatre. . The car was only out . 
of gas. ", '; 



Constructive :;' 

Hai^y "'Ormiston, handling Univer- 
sal publicity," made ia. teri-strlke last 
week when .he sent, all U; Cxhibs a., 
reproduction; of part of a page from 
the San Francisco Call-Bulletia 
wangled by Hal Neides, bf the, Or- 
pheum. - :■;. ' , '-.. 

Suggested that it be made the basis 
of a lobby display, built 'ap';with art.; 
.Givcs;the exhibitor a good frame^ at 
little cpist, . which is »what exhibitors 
want. -'-'■' "■;' .". ' 



Keeping It Up '/'-^i-- 
. Mbst good explpitatioii ideas seeriii 
to die young, but: Metro's Shbrfc. 
Stbry,. monthly tb proniote the com- 
pany's .shorts, is plugging right albnj. 
and getting better every issiie. ■■ 
■;. That might exi^lain the early death 
of some of the .siniilar attempts "Which 
attempt to sell too intensively^ Herb 
Morgan, who edits, the sheet, puts 
Jstres's-onlmterest-and-hvakes it sbmeir 
thing cxhibs reach for. . And that's 
what does the selling. ■ . ■ : 

Warner's Folio 

; Warner; Bros., through its " song 
publishing siibsiiiiary, Harms, has i.s- 
sued; the first bf , -what is intended 16 
be a series bf .isbng folios. Gbritaining - 
hits from W-fi filriis.i Most of the 
titles are raither. tob. dated 'to be of 
much sales yalue; tb; the releases, but 
the folio carries a lot :bf; exploitive 
material .fPr: Warner pictures that 
wilt . react to the benefit of the the;* . 
.atres with; the Warner product. 

Almcst as' much- e.xplpitation ; as ' 
there- is ^ music, but the f ansj wbn't 
mind. ..' 

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• St. Loui.s. : 
:'- Bernard Fertgcs made mari'ai.ger of . 
Bradford, Bradforti, . Ill; He is part- 
owner pfhouse which, has been com- 
pletely" remodeled.; ' ; ■ . " 

Leonard Clark succeeded . Eddie" 
Clark as manager of Palace, J(>hn;i6n 
iCity,; 111." Clark ;rbsig)ci(?d; to ..inunage 
the Illinois, ;Metrppo|is; .111; 
.. Rus,sell Armentro.iit, owner-m'ari- 
ageir of the Clark, Louisiana, M.6.i has 
lot a contract that'calls "for the. cx- 
penditiire bf $20,000 for i'mprpve- 
ments. . ;-' ;;■. ■ 

., Johnny Lane new :.mariager pf St. 

LtmisV'pfTic'e of .Photoplay Ad 

in.rt-, ;- ; ■;;; •'. -'•, ' •■-■ '-■■ --■'-'. ■ ■ ':- , 

Tri-.Stnte ;.. Theatre "^-Corp.. ' Dos 
Moines,. purch'ci.sed. a siite yt -Fifth -arid: 
Euclid tb build a 7.50rseater. .'-..'. 
.' Danny Cross, doorman at; Fanch/jri. 
:& ;Marc6;s" Ambassadnr, do'vyhtfjwn 
dcluxciry 'sulH^^tid ^iJanai,; ihjuBie^. 'Ia4 .< 



PAltAMOUNt^^^ 


IIKI/D 
;KirnHi I.ubltitoit'a 

'Bluebeard 'S 
Eighth Wife' 

- <i;\niY coorjcu : 

:vi..\ruKTTk 

-.■; coi.RKKT .■.-.'■.' ■- 


OVKB .. 

. IN PKItSON . ; 

Guy 1 
Lombardo 

; nnd liln 
Ko.vnl .Ciihadlana 



'GIRL oif tilt GOLDEN WEST" 
J L^jt -— .Sliirllng Thiiraday— - . 

iTimo* . . - ' M 

"J udge H iai rdy's Children'r 

.'.. ■• ■ ': :-' witii - ^ ■ : ■. : ■ . 

LEWIS STONE — CCCILIA PARtCER 
FAY HOLOEN 



HEU) OYER! .s.^ahh wkkk 



Loew'sSTATE 





^ „ _, Ji<My44irtkM. 

;Ilejr. fjHtv ••Women .Are . liMtc Thitt" 
with I'ut <>'»rlen and Kay FrMnrli* 



Tib A V, A SOtb 81. 

ROXY 

>»lii> VOge . TO 
SItATtJ ■ I I'M. 



"In Old 

Chicago" 

: -7..0n lh"« S.tapf«— V 
. IfiPW .SI;iBO ,Sii««r.; 



; " KyKitvitoDy KiNci-r 

Vaiidevillor-BERT WHEELER 

-. - • - Starts Tliri(-.(jnv - 

"1 iiK Ai>\ KN rr ICIIS OF 
To.M .s,\u yi;rt»' 

' In ;Perwa--ALLAN JONES'.; 



week when; .struck by an aUto while 
helping a crippled palfon into • the 



aSft'" MUSIC MALL 

^•AttVENllBES III 
MARCO POLO" 

6pli^«cuiar Stagt-. Productibni: 



♦ ■ / f » ■, i ; , 



24 



VARtEW 



RADIO 




and; 

Pblicy Due to Start 



V ■'\,HpUyw'pod^:April ^: 

Radia press agents are ^perturbed 
ftt jjublisher agreement among the 
downtown, dailies. >o give free: space 
only - to! the. prbgram Ibgs, ! : -Dailies 
(ixe: determined', to pUt up ji UniMi 
JTroii t . to .Wring, somei adverti$ihg ' rev- ■ 
icnue \fi'6m those; bjinkrpUing' air- 
•hpWs/. lindtr >he tentative" -plain no, 
piiblici'ty readers would ; be; used , oh 
tiie; radio, .jiage. unless it;is :parce^^ 
put against iineage: alldAyed ipri 
•m.useroent conttacts, • 

,;Hearst. sheets oh Gbast laist ..yesir 
p.iit . the- bee on Tadip ' and stripped 
/ th e i) ages .of iall but: ; tfte V bare ! logv 
MancheSi /Bpddy, publisher of the 
tabloid a.ni. and P..m. .. Ney/s, . used , 
his padded; coiuirins as a. circula^^ 
tetter ■ ivith : success. . ^Exa.miner . Ibst^ 
many' subscribers .Viefore the^^ 
der ; was restored. , This tinrie it is said , 
Bpddy will' }6in:- with the others ;and 

■■■real.ly--crack-d6wh;V'.;''' ■ 
dPhsiderkibie talk; going the rounds- 
about .xadib; . stations chipping in to 

; .put -but ; a; publiclly; shee.t of: theif 
own ;. in tl^e eyent • sa> einbargb • is 
slapped oh- news Jay the; five metrblr 
■■,iia^tan■■■da^^ies,;^■^;.■^/ "vV '.''.C ■',:•., 
. '■■ PiibiishiBr; agreiement goes 'into :ef-: 
lecf V nejit; . Monday ; yWrth siU 
:down tpiA^ii' d allies posting . ; a .bond . tb; 
insure! . their cornplete cppperation.; 
Towri; .will be b^reft ,pf; radio , e^^^^ 
as riptiie j.pf .dischziirge havie gone out, 
ettective. as . of ; Aprii 11. .. Only log 
rollers';i^emai yji' 

' those droppittg off. the pay^ 
ijale Armstrongi Tifnes; Rairie Bisn- 
nett. Herald^Express: kudy Block. 



H izzQiier's CbnipHineiil; 



7 WNVC New York's muriici- 
. pally p<vhed. , nPn-comn\erciaI' 
station, is ;nbw ; appendihg this, 
dopy to ' ihe tonclusion of its 
bi^geV,: fancier broadcasts: 
; 'His Honor, the: ;;Mayoy iof ■ 
r>few .Vprk, hopes. yijiU have en- 
joyed this • prbgram ■ and will 
listen in when next it is heard 
'(time:' and- diate )v • ... • ■■ 



Examiner; James Harper, . /moching 
■uid'-everiing -News; ■ .v 

There's :s6me talk! gping the .rb.uiids 
that s.tatiohis may wi^^ from 
the sheets in reprisal: arid to : force 
« quick ;shQwdbwri/ : Also: trientipned. 
is a sheet for hpuse-to-house dis-r 
tr ibutibn containing only radio rieVvs 
and advertisemeiits! cpntn by 
-•pdnsprsi;- ''■'■'} : 

Harlan Palm^t^s . Holly wbod Ci^ 
ien-NeWs: is :: Steering clear . of . the 
Jssu^ and wUr .continue to print both 
hews and the logs. Understood; rheet 
is . watching develbpnien'ti; and with 
holding -any' cbmmitment to the: gen 
eral publisher agrieemeritio 



Xike his brother, EUiott, now a 
radio brbadcastirig :e:iecutive^ f rank- 
lih. J>.!RoPseveIt; Jr., is ra.diQrniirided. 
But more in an anhlincbrial manner.; 
In- between iiis :pbst-grad work 
at ;. the ' tifriivfersity.- .pf . Virgin ia, -the 
Presidient's; '^bn; .^commutes . .to New 
Ybrk-^ and : has bpcipme ciuite ;{l' fave 
with- the dbhga!-2i-iS.tQif-k club . ijunch, 
He's particularlyr f ri,endiy ! wiih \:ted 
Hiisii 



" pes Moines, - April ,5.! 

Sniall town: newspapers in. this Ve 
giph cp-pp with KSO and KR^^T, 
Des Mblries, and WMT, Waterloo, pn 
publicity, despite fact stations are 
owned. -by only; Des Jipirtes: dailiibs; 
Register arid Tribune, prpperties of 
the. C6!vvles; ifamilj^; - 'V; • — 
; One angle . is ; that stations dp hot 
ahtagpjiiz^e ;th:e : 200 bthervpapers in 
ipwa.- ' by . feeding them .: too rrtuch 
publicity of: comrnercial ..cpiiiplex 
:ion.- Receht state basketball. :toiir 
■ neyi'.which -the broadcasters carried 
in unispn, got reains of space . ^rom 
the small 'shests.: Another prograrn 
: regubrly -well! received by the rjval 
publishei^sTis ;'Iowa • Speaks;*^ whiph-is^ 
a. rcmote.\pi(ikcd up froni. ..yaripus. 
.cPhiiTniUriities throughout I^^ 

' Pplicy-at .WHO, local station, with 
out the. . Cpwlps veil; does ■ not -sehd 
iniaU papers releases unless: there's 
a. local flavor, or angle, in the prais; 
ing. Siatioh p.a.;; .Wpody; ;. Woods 
maintains : ..cl.bse contact With iow-a 
Pre?s' Assri,: iahhualiy proyiding free 
talent! fot :..prg?ini2atipn!s banquets^ 
Artptber .: . touch reciently' on ■ ; ; the 
■; ititaiioii was ■ sending daily 
from staiibn to hoirieTtown; : papers 
of" all ;eriti;ant$ . Iri;; Golde^^^^^ Gloves 
ijoJcihg tournaiiieht, . which.^^l^s^^^^ 
cavried... VVHO also gets /(cp-pp !trom 
.j^ubiicalions. by saiuting different 
virhistle-s'tops ."• ' its. • 'Sunset .'Gor 
■ -ner's ■Froiip.' • -, 




Old Cdjd Sliointt^^ 



: did Gold cigarets iSlpbking around 
through, tennen & . Mitchell- fpt. a 
i5Tnlihute :prog'ram ^yith which to r^^^ 
place George l^lcCall's HPlly Wp!od 
goiisip iserie^ at tlxe end of May. : 
. McCall will have been on 26 weeksi 






creyy :fnan' .>yill co-announce with the; 

GB$ spiieler! spme.pf ;~the ctew -races 

this .spiring. ! 

Maivk tlanna, whb bool:s the V 'talis 
and! btber radio prpgrahisj : ali>u.'has 
; F.b.R.. Jr. lihed: up ..fpr^ an .April ! 25 
iiiteryiew"; on. the . Tpr -Men ;bnljf^ 
ihpw.- !■.'.:■; :;::;.;; !:■;■:.''-:■:. ■■■:■••.:'■:■ .:• 



•: Washington,. April 5; 

■ Fear of federal taxes pn brbadcast- 
irig is! unjustifiedl as !fSr sis theVpres^; 
cnt legislative outlook ' is concerned. ! 
Mbyemerit! : tp irnpose a; levy! on 
eithPi'* wattage • or ' gross revenue has 
been sidi?ti:acked b. the Federal 
CPriirtiuriipatibns Gpmmissipn's . recerit 
letter advisiiig ; Paulipn . in : consider- 
ing ;a/ special tax, •an;d!;th 2 .le^ 
time /remaining -be!fore, ;the. .'preserit 
legislative session ehds is insufficient 
to; allow the Hbuse !!W'a.ys ^nd ^^^^ 
GPmm.ittee': to :gi ve the- !sUb]ect thor- 
ough' study. -■■ . . ■ !' :•'■.■ ■■ !-■;•■■ ;! !! '■'■'•• 
:;' . With :the FGC^failing to/lift a. visi-:! 
'ble/finger_. so fiary :jRep. !' Chester ;;'L. 
thompsori,' the ;;,illiriois ' ' Denipcriat 
. heading ithe siibcoriimittee tp take ;,up 
the! Payne-Bbylari- bill. Said;! M 

(4 ) h is ■ grpup is! ex tterriely . unlikely 

tb. hold hearings .this:ryear.!W 

pn ■the cprrtnVishI/ ''. 

■ thbrhpsbn's.: statement to "VARijErrT 

.eradicated alarni! artiorigv 

trjT; .tepsi . biit: did;- not; -rPtop , the: ;Na- 

tlbrial iAsspci iibii of ;. Brpadcasters 
frori^ :;filling theii- -arsenal !-with am- 
:mun itioriTpf Tth^^fif Kti^^tl^^ 
"Trade ! lobby ' will ; ! roUnd, yp .: facts 

showirig; what: a load the- industry 
already carrieis iri'. ariticipatioii 6f 
he!arings next ;yeat::\ ■;:'.■ ■•■>'■ !! 



.Maxine Gray; vocalist wi.th . the Hal 
Kempvprchestra, is-n^ 
ie v/ith ! the outfit when, it debuts on 
the Griffin Shoe: Polish progra^^^ 
April 19 on CBS. . / 

Singer ; is still ! suffering' from iii!- 
juries received in the train ;wreck 
which laid the entire band up . for a 
short tii'ne. Currently iit; the Drake 
hotel, Chicago, crew: heads ; :east 
April 14. ; [.■ '■■'■■ 



Phillips Lerd to Europe 

Phillips' Lord sailed' for Europe 
Thursday (.31); It's a vacation from : 
.the 'Garig .Buster!?': shb.'W (CBS ). 

He will be back in a couple of 
\veeks. 








janiiary X. 
February V 
March 

;! Toial vV 



- 1938 1937. 
$3,T9Si516<-. :$3,54i,999': 
3,498,05.3 3,295.78^ 
3,806,831 3,614,283 



1936 : 
$2,681,81,') 
2,714,300 
3,037.873 



■•• 1935 
$2,895,037 
2,758,319 
3,025,308 



. . .;. . . .$11,098,400 $10i452.064 $8,433,988 : $8,678;664 



:■ .-\'; -:v- - •!:' 1938 
January ■ ; : I ; . , ; $2,886,065! 
February : . .. . , . .: . .;. ' 2,686,695 
March . . . V: .... . .3,055,929 . 



CBS K- 

;'. 19'37.;--. 
$2,378,620 
2^64,317 
2,559,716 



.•1S36 : 
$1,901,023 
1.909.146 
2,172*382 



1935 ; 
$1,768,949 
1,654,461 
1,829,553 



Total 



$8,628,689 ! . $7,202,653 $5.i982,551 $5,252,963 



. January 
■Febvuarjr;; ,; 
Jlarch 

Total ... 



1938 
..... $269,894 
: 253,250 
240,.637: 

.... .$763,781 



1937 
$213,748 
233,286 
?;47.431 

$694,465. 




GEOPiaiA MYSTERY DEATH 



24-Veai:-QId Announcer: Dead ; 
Auto When Found 



In 



Bin StuUer's 



Williant R. Stuhler's . attorney Is 
irohing :out the cpritract 'details of 
the new .deal which Lyons & Lyons 
agency- - pfTered: the radio, head of 
Young & Rubiciarri; !agency to become 
chief pf the L&L radip; department. 
Latter agency would like Stuhlcr to 
start May 1. ■.• ' /-'!.' ■ ■'!v: • ■'. ' 

. Torii Neeley, currently handling 
L&L radio; will! continue as is. ■ 



Larry Menkiii Leaves V 

•.^Lawrence' Mienkin leaves CBS, 
N. Y... after months as writer-direc- 
tor. -.Will' freelancie.- :■ 

.• Doing . an, Priginial dramatization, 
suggested by ! Maypr LaGuardia to 
Evan' floberrts pf WpA, Ainder gen- 
eral, title, 'One Third pf a Natipn' 
(but ribt related to play . of that 
name).! .-.:'': ;'^'- :" '- -"'V 











on 





. '^ " '■.;;-.Griffin,-;Gai,-'- April' 5.;'''' 
! ; JbseiSh'. 'Ailisbri . Carter, 2.4; - aiin 
nounce!r on staff of WKEU. here, was 
f 6urid'.;dead. !in his parked car here 
iiaist .week..... Mikeman \yas pri. hack 
seat :\vith head pri ; pJUbw..' Carter 
had left; his! bride; p£ 3' day just four 
hpurs before; and ostensibly was on 
h i s way : tb Decatur, n ear Atlanta, to 
tell his .pairenti of Tiis surprise; mar- 
riage, when he was stricken. .:■'' 

Carter became iU; with a nervous 
disorder two weeks ago after; he had 
handled ! .radio broadcast here of 
!Pfe'sident. Roosevelt's .speec but his 
condition was not; regarded as seri-. 
ous!, Cprpner's iriqueSt. returned yer-. 
diet of death: frpm unknown causes. 

;Burial : was. in Griffin. :' !^-:. 



TRUE OR FALSE WOWS 



. .: . ■ ! Seattle, April 5. 
Stat?pn/.K!lRO is riot.!pnly:!bi-cakit 

: brertid with the neighbprhppid week 
lies ■■ in: ■; this !dis'trict hiit ■ sharing i ts 

. twin beds. 'with, the pasturelan 
ieditpr.s arid !-dp!riiseque!ri.tly: . !gettlh 
more publicity breaks arid reco.^ri 
tibn than some; .pf ;the! other Tnajpr.s.. 
. !,Each.; \veek 'one ! ;pf the Weekly 
owners ','hr-: editors- frpm the : hiri!ter-! 
lands is brought to town by the sta- 
tion, - taken . in hand and turned 

. loose i'n . ;front of the mike for 15. 
minutes, to . tell the listeners ;;about 
his home town; advantage of the 

. weekly ! pver the big daily ik the 
jimsll burgs arid pther c. of C: stuff 
that pleases the ruralitQS. ;..'•. 



'■ . '"'■■.,. IJoHy Wood, ..April. 5. ■ ' 

. Warners studib; : is;, tightehihg. the,; 
screws on , radio . guest shots by it."? 
player;, perisonniel/^ .G where the 

plant has . say-sb: ©n. -the iriateVial,- 
a ::hand .;■ ■ the production and.- the 
proper: credits will ■it consent to; its 
top ;billers doirig !ah- air ;tuf n; ' ' 
.; Agencies !.buyirig!;talerit 'a^^^^ 
away f rbrri the Burbank lot ; at the 
.same Cautious .distarice; as has been 
practiced on;, this .; 2pth-Fox; studib. 
where price tays for guest turns have 
beeri revised upward to a level, which, 
agencies term unreasonable and pro- 
hibitive. Sfiidio is, reported to take 
a fat cut out of every gue.<5t shot ex- 
cept . in /: instances where contractj» 
;perm'it . players .' tb make':;; thiei'r ' pwa 
radio; .deals.' V'; '. ' .; !' ^ 

Warners situation is said to" be dif 
fcferit inasniuch :as^the::!front;-"p^ 
there is nipi'e coricernod-with credits 
than cash.' The WB coritentipn- is 
thiat .radio Is reapirig the .benefits 
f rpni players developed fpi* pictXires 
withPiit givirig ithe. hatcher^^^ it^ ivisit 
due. Guesters fpr LbueU^ : Parsons 
.onrllbl'ly wood Hotel are./iot'-aflected 



by the h.e.w; jpblicy ..'^^^^^ loqg as she 
complies with' studip !regulatib.n;' Liix 
Theatre ; of the Air is also .oiitside 
the pale of th vcrbpten oh the same 
premise. Only VVB! play er with; a 
jtar ra.li'h.s; -np^v dbirig radio: " Ed- 
vard G. Robinson. ;;.-.■' 

' ;■ Grueni Deal 
' . Siudio*s;^ticup \vith;Gruen Wp:lch 
provides for a heiavy air buildvip. of 
student players on the lot. Aribther 
WarnpiTs .show now being- Ayhipped 
in to .sal able f oi-rii by Transamericari 
is the, *Rvd! Rider' 'outdoor; seri^ 
be head ed by Dick Foran. In both 
instances the - studip !'and :playcr^^^ 
profusely credited - arid iri the case 
of the latt€i%Vif andywheri !^pld. a cbh;-, 
test will be cbmpiemeritedi to; give! the 
exhibitp;r a break thr.bugh an , adm 
sibn angle on the; prem^^^ 
mchtV . ■,. !,' . !'•■ -' '!..'.'.;' ' ;.'; 

: : Only other stiidio that the agency 
lads.: cai 1 'tough ' is Cpluhibia. which; 
fortunately : for radio, isn't Pver-. 
burdened with air material. • The 
others are playing ball, with. Para- 
mount gradually coming iritb the fold 
With what's left of their Star list after 
-th(B.; recent ; radio: .raid* 



'-;■;' '. ; ■■ .; ^Cincinnaiti, Ap-ril. ?-:. 
:'; Sq: great was local interest in last 
week's! True or False ; prograni, 
vyhich; originated here, that ' the J. : 
Walter . Thpnipspn age y, • which 
handles the account fpr the J. B. 
Williams Co., intends to' dp another 
broadcast of the show from Ciricy in 
May, for which the 2,200-seat Emery 
auditorium will be used. -..•; 

Last -weelc's .shpw : WM : 
WLW'.s; .: largest studib. which .was 
jarnrried -tP .its ..';450.-se;at . capiaeity-.: 
Program spreads tp cthe. Mutual 
cpast-to-cPast; network. ../' 

Tean)s cprripetin.g in th;p qUizv- cbti-r; 

ducted :b!y Drf, H^^ 
Tom Slater :as."arinbuncer,;rwere. se-^ 
lected from the ; Worrier's, cbmmittee 
pf the^incirinati Syririphony Orches-. 
ira and: members Pf . the Cuvipr press 
ctiib!. ' Latter included a: cPlumriistv 
from each pt.lhe three Cincy- dm 
First piMze ''.winner - '"Was/.P 'Mv 
Jamesrbf the Enquirer'.; . .• - 

'W:illlam Ei. ■Neag:le, ..sales, manager 
of^ the 'Williariis. cortipan:, ,!.! came Pri 
f rom Ne\V .York; !as .'^^ L,- K.' Spen-i- 
per. of tlie! Thonipsori agericy, :who 
prod uccs the show. : ' .;.!;;.;■; j 



Seattle AFRA Slows Up 



■ ■■.' ■':• '■.' ■ ^V"'r'.'- .'' Seattlprr April 5. '; ■ 
SlpX.ing lip of demarids^for radio^ 
talent here' ha!s;t!femp.bra!rily:styiriied 
formation 'of. - . -local- ^chapter!, o'f 
Ariierican. Federa tibn ' of; Radio . Art- 
ists, yic Connors, AFRA organizer, 
has made two trips from Frisco to 
this point. Was given- lots pf lirom- 
ises.. but talent showed little enthusir! 
asm for the dotted line. . '. ., ■ 

Looked as though chapter would 
.<itrir t off Jwith: membership of '50. but 
this, has chilled in the last 10 days., 
. Witli work .plenty .scarce and! - dbg 
days approachi;-: ;' : actbr < feel AFRA 
affiliatibri riiight . be 'disturbing' to 
execs. -■ ..■;•■'- - . ' .'.■ ^ '■ :■ :\ 
Spme ' say;; knocking pff of D.ive 
Beck, labor leader, frorii his political 
pedestal in the recent primaries, has 
partly accounted for the change. 



.., : MaTch gaye^-b^ Colurii- .' 

bia ;^ recP!i"!d V gross iricoriie f rPnti the; ■ 
sale of time and also rounded out 
the. biggest quarter; that either net- •! 
'work: hais ever acciiriiulated; :NBC 
last rribrith did $3,806,831, pr a bop.sj; 
ojt 5.^!% oyer the previbiis : March, :; 
while CBS gathered- $3,055,929, rej?- 
reserilirig an: increa.se.!Pf .19.4%. On 
the quarter NBC:; ; . upi 6.2% and 
Coilumbia. .19.8%^ Both: webs admit ; 
that !wi.th; the.curre!nt 'mprith pf April: 
the cury.e, .as based oh a ■ Comparisbn ■ 
with : last :" year's fligures,;: . will start: 
^I'bTV'ihTr^ri^a^downyra^ 
* .Another angle iabout the March ■ 
tailies is thiit they gave . NBC's rieH" 
(WEAF). lirik and CBS thejr first 
$3,000,000 month. ' Because pf NBC's 
rie\y.policy of interchanging the sup- 
piemeritary ; grpiipis'v^:t will : 

cease" rnakirig, gtvlieast for .trade cbri-" ' 
surriptiori, a -breakdown of the hiisi-: . 
ness done by the ■ red as contrasted 
with the blue (WJZ) trail. 
. NBC last March grossed $3,614,- ; 
283; while fpr 1936 it was $3,037,873 
arid for '35; $3,025,3Q8. . Columbia'* 
total for the previous March wai • 
$2,559,716. as contrasted- with . $2,172,- 
382 in '36 and $1;829,553 in 1935. 




. San Franciscp. April 5.;. ' ■ 
Some 20 track ilieet broadcasts art 
being !.bankf piled by the Tidewater-. 
Associated Oil Co. thjs spring over 
.stations: in California, . Oregon, arid 
W!as(hin!gton. All riiajor .meets of the 
Pacific. Coast Conference arid inde- , 
pendent cplleges will be'coyered dur-: ; 
ing the season, with seven outlets of 
the California Raidip;! System being 
used in this state, ;,and. 13 MutualrDort 
.Lcehstatioris iri theiPacific 
■ ^ov the! firiale of the track season/ 
the - Pacific Coa.st Conference .chani- ; 
pioris-hip at Berkeley, . May 21 . a lipbkr • 
up of 25 Mutual:^Dbn Lee. stations 
the^'Coast will he .ernplpyedi - ■' . ■:;; . _!, 
! : iNorthevri Califbrnia'.riieet^ be- 
i n g. reported by spieler , Dpug : .Mon- 
tell, those in Portland arid Seattle by . 
Jbhn Carpenter, with ; Frank' Bull . 
cpvcring vLos Angeles ! ;everits . arid ^ 
Ha.rry- Laritry thpse in Sp^^^ 
ri"iikcitieri w i 11- ;wPrk !Avith: t^vo . chief . 
observers and three assistarit bbsety- ..: 
cr.s,' One nnonitor and two assistants 
.are being utilized fpr each broadcast. ;: 
Associated accolint ' handled by 
Lprd & Thoniasi \ !-.-.-\ .,....;'!■' 



Jello Suminemh N. Y. 



Hollywood; April 5. 

Young & Rubicam Jello summer, 
show, 'What Would You Have Done, 
will origi)-)ate in New York :duririg 
-Bpriny'.s 13 week layoff. .M.C.; not 
selected. . :.:;V ^-r 

Hot weather stretch i-tarts July 



VARlKtr 



■as 










erence 



(Wttliairty S, Patey's speech wds scheduled: for delivery' Tuesday 
night after ^f AvilEl:y's^^p^^^ tiine. these comnien^^ 
advance transcript i) ' ■ •^■Jv-- ^ --^ 



;; Paley's; sutpi;i:Slhgly . f iriank— f pr Tadid-^discussipn of tbie wid^t as.^ f 
■pfects of tiade. practice and 'Govtrhmenit !th(?ory mu^t be regarded in. 

'■■ some measure as ah echQ ,6f certain speeches - ma politicians: at 

-thie last N; Ar :'BV' Cpnv Whil6 the : professional never-iay-boo 

boys'; of . the brpadcastihg; industry -Avei-e putting a -phpriey glow, of 
all's- well 00 these ;pol itical reniiarks, it was ■ 5fa vious. at ■ the . timei : and ; 
it is riPw -ciear.Vaf'ter; Paley's talk,; that th^^rhiore' thoughtful and 

; - realistic : wiere not pleased by the- inferences .or the id^ai expressed.. 

. And do hot intend 'to iVt those; inferences ^^ j^^^ 

" : Broadcasting and national, politicsi io s 
politics, |s- too mvplyed and .interi 

but /in the matter ^:o^^^ .oh ?biid groxihd .. 

.'when thfe^ asseift theiti fight.- as .busine^ enjoy the- bentihts 

of their en tisf prises industry so; long ^s ; they manifestly do stay ;. 

within the ; Teaspnable rhe^aning: of- puiaiic interest, convenience - and . 
; rietcessity. The 'politicians disposed io. create ah, Ofiental maze 

. of .quibbles designed :']tb prevent, broadcaisteris; fr^ 
.deals honestly and openly. ' Any systeni that thus, requiries; reispectk 
. able .entrepteneurs. to resprt to subterfuge's ;pf ■bookkeeping and enr ' 

CPU fageis hazy, coritraidictory and; shifting 'jhter.pretations : of iaw;s and ; 
■ pairts of laws is a ' menace to heaithy gifb w'th. ; "Coiumbia'f re to ; 
: ..either", apploigize for ^i^^^ is bjound ,: 

to buck up'the'.esjp>rit.pf;the trade.;;; 1. . ■ ■■:' ■. ■',:' ' ' 




Boston, April 5." 
. . .Newest; development, in thie horse 
yei-sus dog xaciTig fetid .in this state 

"vljTrpTtjpTpsec^-laii^^ 

at one man, John Shepardi 3rd, prez 
■ of the ' Yankee het wprk. . Rep.- Joseph 
A.': Milaho seeks legislation, . that 
would- ban all radio .stations; f t^oin 

. di.s^ehi\inating racetrack inf.ormatipn. 
: V^hiepard is prorhag and anti-pup 
Jn his' fihanciial inferiests' arid, politics.; 
Yahkfeie network brjiisade against the 
.latter was \a. big fegiohal uproar of 
last fall; Bi)th 'sides; tossed nami^^^^ 

' abbut.but.did riot have a showdown. 
.Milaho bill is hinged oh, stations' use 

' of : ■several hours, of ^ac dope, 
. without giving .any ,generial hews 
ie'very afternopn. 

iBcratches, odds, etc., dbrninale. -Hitler 
may invade. Austria/ Japan may inr 

. Vade Chiha^ scientist ; may find a 
cure for cancer, but ..if the citizen 
wants . to learn ; Of ; these events ! on 
the, fadio he/ must i^'a it. until after 

. . the. eighth racej' says thie advocate, 
He said radio ;propagates gambling 
anipng the poorefr classes Who reg- 
ister their bets . Avith honky -tonk 
bookies, which he. cpmpared to pro^.. 

• hibitibn.davs'. bootleggers. : 

State: Senator Thomas M.' .Burke^^ a^ 

., same time labeled the' Hub's-; down- 
to w" district as a .'hotbed of racing 

'. tipsters^; and raickieteers.' ' ' ■ ' 



ACES' VERBOTEN GAG 



. ; Beauty . parlor .. sequence ' • the 

: 'Easy . Ace's'. \ :j6r ■ An.aGlriy.-.was- 

. quickly wiutten olit by: Goodman Ace 
when NBC oibject^ci to' hi^ plot in- 
cluding the' uise; ,6f : the , imaginafy 

'beauty' .parlor,; fPr , a . giii^ 
placement . bureau,. Even ' i fuh it 

■:\v^-^vy(erbpten,-:.said N ;'\ ."' -,/ - .'-- - 
.Meanwhile. Aces have been linked 

;iivt6: an.-.unitvt^rrupUd. h^ 
der ;the. new ^advertising. TnaneUvier 

; , of;: e 1 i tri] n at i ni g ; t h e q ii ar te i-.-hpu r- sta - 
tipn .break and ;;sl ipping . in; iristead.- 
a ^pot. announcement, for ^another of 
tlyA Americari Home Products., bperi-" 
i'lg; annpuiiccrnent now riejidsV Listen 

, to 4. half hour .of enteTtairiment. ih- 
c 1 ud ing til e Easy Aiccs. and tollo wed 
hy . 'iVIr; Ktcn, ti-artr of ^iost Pcrr 
sons.-' ■ ■■■■■ .-■■•^ ■ :■"'■■; -Vr:'. 
.•.:Sothe; listener corifiision . reported 

■•f''bm latter. ..custbm>;V:;. .'- :^ 



r Cohinnercial 



. Plah to make the' • Junior' League 
Bail . a strphg . substitutie' f Or the 'usual 
Beaux Arts, at the Preview. Gel'^bfa- 
tibii ; pf N.y.- World's Fair, took "defi- 
riite .shape last ■ week .; with; ehgage- 

ment of- Paul WhitemanV 
play . for dancie, , Ball. wiU be held 
April . 29 '^it the Fair Grpunds in 
Fliishi ng Meado ws, -vih large ■ admih-^ 
istratibh; building..' / ~i ' . ■ 

V Whitenfian ■will broadcast his usiial 
Chestierfleld program if rom; the '. Fai;f 
;sLt.e, •\vith adided bally for coming 
Fair arid the preview, celebratiohl ; 



; ;' ■ BeatrliEe;' taite-. yVtigltt, -of-ganist, .'b'i»-: 
ing ,'h^ard pver Alabama- Netvvprk 
from :WJBS,: .Gadstlieh; ■ 




Statistics Rather TKan^ 
Chorice and Ii^dividualishi 
in ; S6hg Ma^rial $eeh ;ais 
: Hurting Radio in^ General 
bijr Shutting Olit Spieciial 
■i ; M a t e^r i ii 1 , thieii ■ • Formiier^ 
; M«^ihstay ojF :Vaudevi)|l4ii ' ^ 



FRAI^KE^NSTEIN HITS 



::;/V;v' ' By :iai:N BdDEC> 

lyiahy,; r^^ >ubiishw:s : anci per- 
f or mevs hpid thfe . adViertising ag^nq ies 
(conditipned by ■ sponsors j basically 
.responsible . for .the' y 
Which pi'eyents singing persphaUties 
fi-om; beihg: Jcnown by the typ4 of 
riiaterial they use. , Afiencies are ac- 
cused- brhptohiy furictibhin& 
i y : along . tixb '1 iries of ; least : r esisf ah ce 
but discouraging any vestige . of ." ih- 
itiaf i Ve .. whch^ a,- ■ vocal ;'p6>XPrmer 
;seeks tp eqiifp himself 'with spea^ 
fitted maleriai. Failute b£ radio to' 
create hew ypcal: persohalities in re^ 
ceht 'yf.ars is attributed ;to this a^^^ 
insistence that the perf orriiers dd the 
spngif which haye achieved. top :;p^ 
larity .rating thrpugh the. high pres;^ 
sure arid strjrig-pullihg: tactics of .Tin 

■PaW-Allpy- ■ ■■■■ ■■■ " - ' ■■•• -■ ■■'":'■-• 



;.lJnlike thie, rhodie-:^^^ 
in vaudeyiUe's ihbyclay . when ;a.' Perr 
f prrher . 'vvas:. associated with ' a pai> 
ticular; . song or /type' ' material, 
cbmmei-cJal radio tries to 'crow,i thehv 
ali.;ihtb thiC .same norirt^ 
hp such thihg as scourinig^:^ P.ubr 
iishing 'field as. of yor^ for ihattirial 
that -is diffe.i'ieHt or likely to suit the 
.artist's .^ityre br 'aptitu!^^^ All . the 
agency, is; interested in is whether 
ithe tiine has made the top brackets 
of the;: prey ib.us . week's.- breakdown 
of ..network ;i5lugs. How thesei tiines 
are piish'e.d; up there is of no concern 
to" the agency., . it it's up there It must 
be good. and thie. ai'tist is saddle^ 
it.s perforhialice' riegardleSs of wheih- 
.er it will further his Pr the pro- 
-grjam'sjprestigie. '-, 

. .Takiiig their. Guie^ f agencies 
r^ ' <Cbritrnucd on;.ipage 2(5) :- .j. 



Expensive Fkvor 



. ^ ;HO^yWbod,, April 5.. '■ 
. ;Robih n(Bob)' Burns ^ .not 
' One : ' tb • , Welch. ; When . ' Dale 
■/Armstrong;' A.': Tjnnes -radio 
' ed, . asked. Buirns to . appear .- 
- 'free • oh' .hi s ; ,Ra d (pi i o progrjifm, ' ; 
he.'. Grths.ented .'despite :the fact 
that;he. wpuid be penali 
6 ne of th e fou r ; bu tsi de ; gucs t . 
shots allowed .on his jv- .Waltei' 
. :.-Tbbnipi>oh' cpntriict;: .- ;i ;'■■ 
i:. ' .Rusti^/ .made;,:' A..'issiie ' of . i't 
;-..wit.h. . the . age.hcy- .bilt -.'ieyeiv' 
: .thbugh' he Ibst the . decisibn: he 
,>.stuGk to . .his ^^^^^W \yith . Arm- • 
.^strong. . .Bur-ns- is ' quoted at 
■ $a,{K)0 for a guest turn, v 








^"TBntish; Bi padcasting Co,;, arid Tinie^ 
InCi, are." now Working b.iit: ah angle 
through, which - the radio 'March 6f 
Ti me' may be presented to. English 
?iud1ehce. : Eagerness; to make, availt 
able, the air hiews dramatizations is 

apparent on both sjdes. 

jBeing mtilled is whether the bcpad- 
cast weekly (NBC) should be short- 
waved, or waxed and shipped by fa.st 
boat..- - This month the program' g'ets 
a spbnsor again in Sef vel (Eleictro-. 
lux), and plugs ..fpr; the bank ripller; 
Of course, .would hot be carried by 
BB.C. . However, Spmb ihstitutibnal 
plugs for "rihie and Life mags wbuld 
be ineyitab le an d that's a n angle' the 
publishing fii'm jb seeking. Both 
Weeklies Sell abrpad. 
. Time, when quizzed, .said 'We have 
ho statement at this time.' . . / 



. With Jtho Associated Press hieriiber^ 
ship expected to agree to the, sal* . .; 
of A P news to radip stations when . 
the group holds .its; a^ ; 
in JNeW. York this month, the broad- 
cast trade is- Wpndenng /whether the 
'new policy will. '• the; epiipse of r 
tht,Presy-RadiP;:Bai[-e^^ -' ; 

say that any- predictiari Avpuid b^ 
cidedly ofrside. since it is not knowh; 
hpw far the A.P. nvcniboi'ship will go 
in" makihg;.'the' newi? : . "' ' ; vi- 
able. lo-.bi;oadca^tci^3.'..vi^ .-also 
TJointed out by AP excck that.: any re- ' ■ 
; latibns h^.tweon . ,f fanchi.s4; .hbldci's 
a'n'd stations I or adv0rtiiier.s. would be 
sub.icct .to the. approval of the AP's ;. 
board.bf directors.- ■ '■■.•;..■■'■.-;. 

Under the .piah which i.s s^ for 
airing at . the '. annual nieetirig, AP; .; 
merpbers Wouid be the .selling Agents 
for the service,: as' contrasted - W^^ ■ 
the Internatibhal News; .Service's ariid • 
;'Uhited .Press- devicfe of selling ; : 
thrbugh the;G6ht'rai p^^^^ ' ■ 

general 'arrangerneht : for news :. di.s- .'. 
. j^bSal will be set upiduring the. icbni- . . . 
irig mbetihg arid ^wha^ver deais the ; 
members: sub-sequentiy . make wiJi 
^hive. to.:;be :surniJt,ted : : tor . the .AP " 
bbard'S-okay at :its' next arid: earliest;:; 
meeting. Being corbpei"ative ih own- 
ership and. fuiictibni, the AP .hasvnrt . 
T^iternatiye^ 

bf policy adpptibh ' and seryi^ 
;.hew.^custbniers>v . . ^■•':' ■; ;; - ■;.:• ■■, -.' .-.l^,-. 
. If the .AP; m'embership aipproves ■ . 
the prbpbsition now: before it, four, 
years . will have pa.ssed between . this 
tirne i-adlo and the press entered into 
a trUee, marked by the creation 6f ; 
the pressr.radio bureau, and the.AP 
.aigrefed tb make; its news ai . coiijmer-. • 
cial commodity in broadcasting. The 
,UP and the INS have been in this 
latter 'fiield three, years., 




Shoii 



ams 



'■■/: Dis lliiven to Wti'Nf. '", 

:• ' <. -;■ ■ . .Tiiisa.. •Okla., April 5; ; 

J. Robert .. De Haven, chic'f an- 
nouncer .arid sports cbmriient'ator of 
K VOO, sciiiedulbd to., leave.. April 13; 
. .' Bec"or,iie.s progi ani . ' director of 
WTC.NJ, Minneapolis.^ ' : • . - : ". 



ebliinibia, through its president, 
"William ;S. Paley, took to the air last 
.night (Tue.sday) to defend network 
•control of . radio,, ; the right to '■ uh-/ 

■ Cestr it ted -. profits from th« .medium 
ahd;the~priyilege of ppenlbartier be- 

. tween "the se,llers- and purcha.sers - of 
.statiOh.s. .':F\aiey presented his web's 
side Of these i.ssues through the de- 
vice pf,Vrieadihg to; the listeners his 

; a iihual report to the. . CBS stock- 
hb}ders. ' . •; •. . : 

;'-■ Paley declared that the Federal 
.Gbrnmunications, Act . /had ., hot in- 
tended tb cpnyey to the comriiission 
aiiy : aiithbr ity- • tO' .regulate', the-- sales 
price bf a •station- or anything hav- 
. ing to dp. Withi . the .biisiiiesg, operas 
tio.n.s of thei mediuiTi. H6 ..said; that: 
while Col uriibia - had been, m 
j:br:i)ayirig- .a; large; sums ($1,25^ 
.fpr KNX, Los Angeies, the facts 

■ vycre ithat .it wa>;'.boii'g.ht -at • the; best; 
price; the -net \vp rk co.ii Id -. he gb t i a te 
■:and;to. better its sor\'ice.,to'- the J^^:tifn- 
•cr3 - in . that area; Paley .s;t'a ted- that; 
he '. saw .rib.^ rea.sph. why pubii.c" 
agency should the riijht to fix 

.the ■ price .of, a '.radio .: station ; any . 

. nVore • •.than,,., telling > . ■ '; ■. new.spapei" 
■prbpriGtor • >'hat - the ysale.*!'' .figiiri 

••shall "be •jfo.r •his properly.. ■ This' at'-; 
lohipt ■ at . :i'eyii.luU:bn' : lmr;)re.ssed the 
QBS, pri?/!; as 'ecptioinicuJIy. . unsound 

: and' iitjfair. .. - ■;;;-.'■•.■"■: 

i'-; .Paley a'iso. held that ■ tlie 'n.etw,'i)rk'' ' ; 

' o.wd. (ipera lili <i '»i id. ecnnonuc ■ pi'bb- 

' leni .f .^1 ii>i;irQl; ;i{'t)Ve.r n i ts (licqui^-Ji lion '<if 



stations and, \ '■ thought that there I 
should ■not. be. a 'false assiiriiplipn '' 
that the . . ■publ ic interest is •> bei ng 
endangerdd or hipribpoiy is threa ten- 
ing when iVp.w^and then' it /buys Or 
leases ;■." outlet He argued that 
.program /j)re;,Hilat.ioh, .; ih rough • such 
■agen'c;ie.s ;a5..thc ,FeC is'"^ 
under cbmpetitiye.' private sys- 
tem and : that it ' :unwi.se for the 
•American ■ people . to -ailow- the 'whole , 
biroadcu.sting .■si'slcm. to rest ' the ;; 
authority of a government group to'!' 
ls.-5iae.. iiceri^'!es;:-;'pf ..' bri'ly six • rhpntlis' [ 
duVat'ion'V Paley ufgicd that iicehseS ■' 
-be-' i.s.siiljcl for ■;a 'term, ■bf.'';years-, -y/ith 
the 'brpadiasler ■Cpmpcllcd'/^ 
-.^...fi'bedQrrt^bf the^^ir, fairh^^^ bt the I 
air and:' nbh-'partisanship of the ir.- 
as :a .cbridition to Retting, a licensc at ; 
air.'. In doycloping the' .last - pbiiiV;.:'! 
Paley iaid: ■ - -;.'' ' ;- .; 

- : ' ■ Must Be S'euli'ai •'; . '.. j 
'By 'frce.dom. of the air we nrean 
the rijjht of any ' speaker to. Vkprei.ss ^ 
h is ■ V 1 e-vv's,: . .s'u bj ccl only to general'. 
Iav.:s and; the laws of- libel tid ■ 
s.l ander, th e : i.' u 1 e that i\c . ..inny not. ' 
•.'leek:;to .pr.'pyokc . racial' pr: religi;6ils.:■ 
hatt;c^i;;an<;t.'.the brclir'iary liinitati')hv ' 
of . qond .:,ta.^i'c vahid- ;the;..-(lecprum. ap- 
pr.opria Ic. to' Ih.c homes of the .r.'.i - -. 
Upn;.'; . • . V ■:■ ■' ' : i - T -,:;. 
. .. ':By non.-Pcir{i.-iah.ship;wc' rneah .that 
hro;>;dco,>trric;"'. ' inxt'rumont of 

;\ri,K;i;ican ;dt'moc''acy must, fo.r.t;yer ' 
be : wh■bI^y.■j.h'^noi5•t^'y'^ari;d'.' ■ 
■noii-p'irti;s;iri;;- Thri:;is- tfoe.;riPt^ o'fTly.r 



in politics,: but iri the whole realm of 
arguable social ideas. \ ,;.' 
.. 'To put it another Way, we mU.st 
ricyei; have an editorial page, we 
must never seek to maintain: views 
of ' piir : ou'n, on; a tiy/' pu bl ic questipn 
ex c cp.t- ;b roa d g a.>iti hg iCscl f '. More'-', 
■overi^ we must never try to. further 
either side of any dobafa.blb ques- 
tion, .vQiiii I'd I CSS of. oli'r- own p.ri va te; 
a I id pe.rs(jhiii;-;:sympathies. .; But.v^^ 
c.oiit'se, I : do . not ' mean that any 
,bfoadca,ster ; as,' " : . individtial .•.may- 
not on occasion ; .Mpi*ess:, liis Cbwn 
.views.. ..controyer.siai -issue li Jce- 
,,,-;:rtthcr-. citizen) gbv^^^ by the 
pri.nclpl.e.';o'f fa'irrieSs' which. .1 "men- • 
.tipncd,;.a' mbrriont'. ago ,a 
■ '.aboiit' to' deli 'le. : - 

.•'By faii-fie.;;.s • ah that no'di;;- 
;cii..^,s)"on ■.; .^'t. '.'(jvcr'.. be .oiie^ 
l:f>ri'| v^.s: '-,• !;y. --;c^^ 

w^iriLs. to tyke the other side, The 
p^rlyi-ih.: pov/ijr ■ •must , ; ':domi^ 
Male the • aJr,. . 'No majority; must 
e\'(;r ' mbnypoiize. ' : Miribrities must 
ai^s■.u.^^s have faii^ bppbrtu cx- 
pro.>s thehirielves;.V:-. •',' ■':: - 
; -■•'The.sb-.ore • dpct rjhe.s;' to .which we 
bi,*l i'tve' ;ail - 'rbroiidca.sters well • xha^- 
.siil^.>cri:.be, ■; i cjo ' hot 'believe- it wotilcl ■ 
Tx! ahii.'iS :f'^jr.'tho:. Cc)rriniiss'ip.h ..if ,it 
fta;s- the pov.; ;. or the C'ongres.s, ifHhe 
CViituiu.vsi.oii does .'hot hiave the 
f)<i ' to rjiako' adMerencb ta those 
■pr itic; |j I :!.< ; a ■ prci cqu i .si te .af ha vi n g; 
;a t I.T.I. li'j '(i i i.\ i; . a ;bi .'.ja ficHstj ui;-.;i i c«( r.^cv :' 








WHN, Loew-bwnied K. Y, indie sta- - 
tioh, is :working but a deal with the ' 
M-G-At vshbrts department whereby 
the station will : dramati-/.e over the 
ozone, short subjects which the flhu 
conripany; has .made. Entire library 
of shorts will be made available. 

Herb Morgan, Metro shorts' 
ploiteer,. '; how clearing the radio 
.;rights;tb the flims. Included in the 
list will be the 'What Do You Know?' 
Serif's, which deals p.sycholpgy, 
subject radio lia.s bbcn eyincin? 
m uch iriterest in lately ai fodder for 
program pi'oduction.s.. 



wtw barnMe^^^^^^^s 

CO-SPONSORED 



;.-■•':'.',- ■ Cincinnati, Aprir 5. ; 
Tom -Waitace, of ::.the Rus.sc'li M.' '' 
Secd.s' dp,, agency '\ ha's. a r i-i vbdi frpni -:; 
the vWe-it Coast to hypb exploi tution , . 
bf the Rcn.fro Va I In^ Bmhi . Da w<6 
.Satui'day niiiiit .show, bi'itjih.itini^-"' 
Music IlaM and bi;i'>adca:'t Ijy WLW. 
Prqdujctioh' is directed by johiKL'^' 
al.sb; of the; ;SeefJ.-;' stair. ''>'. .''; '■..-..;-;,';: 
■: .Stattihg^v this ;we(:k : tli(?' ;Brovyii. •&' ; '' 
VVilliamSon tobacco. Co. wi\\ '.K\t\imur 
the- '.last half of llu; fip-fiiinnlo .iilrcfl .■; 
pbi-tion ■(j^.tire^ i|nj^\rau'i;'-;;tp ;be .iitj;?d ';V ■■ 
Phuitalioii' Md|(Kl.!(!.s,.-\;>iJliiJ'i}iiiL!: wilt ^- 
be on Bugle .citi;a r/'ili-'-;. N.i; w ac(''>unt. 
folknvs tiro 2.i)-v.'crl< c.'oiUi :. 't 'of the 
kf'y.s'tf)M(|..SU;(.'i . & Wired;). .'" ; ;' ; 
; .■'Fir;(t.;ha|f iiiHli:; ■-'.•ot)0(L,t)r^(l by :{ 
■Alli.-^ Ciiiilnicr'-; .'rii.ri'v. .-(■'. ' : :an(i; oxlend,>j ' -- 
froiiv 'WL.W to iT|e JVIulual' w.-').' .''."; ..•';.-■' 
; ; Jac k' . C|i ;i p ii laii. ii 1 1 ,b;u jd ' h t'. .\Ta i 
garH- Lily ; iAi(ivt; :i(lv i. h-vRllinr'd' ;•; .. 
fctpnu' of thi; s I ) r Av , . I c K 1 1 i •.>• i i i 11 b i 1 1 y ' . '. 
.tj'i'iijX' ■tlii.ft'AWek t.ri!;f)h.»r-i'.f» hi.< .i;iiiTv.'t;. ' . 
hli'i;,: :V''..i)ii; • It-K.-ki'twn: 'B.;;.ic'h, 'Mo.- . ' 



VARtETY 




yirs poucY 






'rheyli Get Vei-y Little Gonsid^ 
liGianV lit Siitui^e, 

with Taxer 



-^Fayor^ Slapping 



Montreal, April ?. 
• ••.Canadian ■■Brpadcaslinig ..•Corp'.' . 

•pppai-linljjFvi.pxit to;^Tlde pViyately--. 

owned; 'stiatrons^-iv^ ;.than.. ever. 

testifying ■b^fore.^'^tjhe; '^ 
'■ milti^ : on lladio. a W-' 

Brockington, chalrnnari of . Hie Bo:?ird; 

jof Gpverhors <)f ihe ;;CBC,:;\vas par-^ 
, ticulJftiy incensed' at those private 
' statiohs' Which had the . efTrontery to, 
- Gdnstitiit€?''.th^ms!ei*es part ',o)E >th€; 

."spearhead .of attack, pn . the GBC.. 

• ;Cattadiah air .;lih .will .be: , .'. 
■ irolltfd m.pre cpmpTetely . .th^n .. evfer; 

by the : CBC;. acGording to Brickirig- 
tpn, >«ith all high.pioSvered statipns! 
ill the .jfuture ■ tp bie'' in the hands pf 
.the'-gbvernnien'tv ;•.,•..;■■ 

; ; : Canadiah statipns will frp^^ 
TiOSK ' on be., perrriittjed to receive 
pdwe* ' ^«xcess .of ; 1,600 watts, and 

■ nd' stations; iio^ hdidihg ; ppwer; of 
1,000. wa^te br .over shali allowed 
to iricrejise its ppwiet;; ■ \ . - 

in addrtiph iBrockirigton InitimatiBd 
that the ;CBC wPiU.d, shprlly ta 
othfei" slai> Vat;; private! - statipni; by 
raiisirig the : stiiUpn: iicen fees, cur- 
irehily :$5d» ;V Bfockihgtpri^;^ c 

• that becaiuse, spme private .statidns' .In 
.congested areias a rie; showing $ 100^000 

. ri6t5 pirbfits thrpUgh; of. piiibUc 
dpmEtin that they shpuld be irnpr^ 
heavily taxed than at. lir^sent. ; : • • 

: Whether - Isliding ^ax v scale; 6n 
pow«sr' win be prbppsed pf :a fixed 
; annual charge higher than thie pres- 
ent will .be rnade was liqt.mehtipned 



..Cbristan : Nbrnria' Talmadge 

vviii reimite^^a 

"^"T: ~'r^"~r~^- '■■ ■ •! c!ieorke Jess^i-' pir/>gram.'- ov .Mutual- 

Green wichViU^g^ .. ■ Sunday;'; (10); ' ■The,; <:£)-op .■spPnSprisd. 

•^'Sho^fl^tfoir A 

Detrpit, in which.toWrt Mrv:^nd^^^M^^ 



- ; ■ Hollywppd, : Apiril: 5-,. 

' Wix of ' ;'Greenwich y'iliage,'. 'air 
muisicaV^'has:; .goine; east:;f6rv agency. 
auditiph*\ Hpuf shpw- is : mixture 
of. iriusic. and ; dramatics.,. ; ; , ' 
.:Lp:u Brbcfc, fiim;: prpdijcer, ;suiper- 
vised the sietup frprii : . script by 
Katherine Kavahaugh. ■ Pick^^;^M^ 
agency .drumininfr a sale. . 



an 



: ftatipn reps In New ;Y6rk la.'i 
iiveek; receiyed a ciroular letter from 
WIP, Phiiadelphia, : Vsfc^^ I0 
keep thdt outlet in 'rtiind should they 
ruii- into, any business f Pir the Phjlly 
;teriritpry.;' Letter stated tha^^ sts*- 
tiph had ho sp.eciial'- rep.;:>irtd ; th.^:^i^^^ 
weuid' piay the usual 115% comniis-; 
iipin.'^'^'; ..-^^ ;'■'. ■' ■ " ':'.■/■,. -'■.■ . 

A ppstscript' asked .,the~ reps, hot to; 
cbnstrue 'the 'irequiest as ah inV jtat ibrt 
tb bid fpr WiP.'s hatipnai biisinessi' 
iarid added, that ; the «ta;tiph ^bi: /the 
present time has no interest in sjin^ 
ing U£> with ' any; fep.; ' 




Breiiteter 

IWwMr About 



L viJn! jeWy JlpjELijiiestip 
CBC..woiLild: take away 'channels ;hbw 
being used: by private stations when 
the rballbcatipn . bt; w In 

; lihe Ayith the HaVaria agreements is 
hiade,' . BrpckingtPii,. implied thiat. the 
interests ; ef the private:. •; statipns 
would; bie - bf secondary importancb 

. fts- compared ; with ■ the -vgpal of the 
CBC iri: prbyiding :'.fiifst-rate service 

■to "thi.-piEppiev;'- .;..■..-.;'' ',; ■■:;;;■ 

, Chairrtiari pf the Bpiard of Gpv. 
erribrs.. tpld - the. cbmrnittee , that the 
CBC was net inclined to xecpgnize 
any final br .cPntinued; ;b.wner$hipi by 
; any ^pnyate .citizen or private cpm 
pany ef any channel in Canada. 

Private statipiis'-will be irelegated 
to purely local chprcs^ under the 
present bbje'dtives/ pf the CBC, with 
the ultimate idea pf state pwnership" 
: . of. all high-ppwered statibnsl 

Cpmplete gpvernment nipnpppiy, 
accprdirig tp Btockirigtoh, Is unde- 
Eirablc at present. ; 
\Plans ;pf the CBC, f rpm the enter 
' ■ tainment angle, are for a continuous 
. 14-hour daily service including the 
best of the sustaining piograms from 
the United States; spihe pf the cpm 
mercials,. the most interesting of the 
British Broadcasting Corp. programs, 
and the tppnptch Canadian prpgrams 
Threat td newspaper advertising, 
envisioned when. Standard Brands 
■ tied up with the Canaidian- Bread- 
casting Cprpi -netwprky has failed; tP 
materialize. J. Walter Thpmpspn 
Agency reports that newspaper ;ap 
prppriatibns in the 17 key cities will 
be cpntiniied. • •;'. ' 

Thompsbn Agency has withdrawn 
national advertising in some sn 
.towns; but; bnly' whjere' results .-we^^ 
negligible and; atiitydb; now adppted 
is. that radip ..will be iiised; to bolster 
but not substitute newspaper ad;v:er 
. '.'tising ;campai.g'nfi. .• . '^ . ; . V' 

in addition . to Standard Brands 
/ products, -agency policy will apply 
to such prbducls as' Absprbine,; Jr., 
;Earfctt; Rdbfing, Odpipna, Peggy 
Sage, and Lux Soap. 

Agency executive;, 'claim's . that ^he 
Cahadiah . Newfpjsper Pub! iishers 
' Assn. - gb't the •facts .of. the - Cte,6. net- 
; work buy twisted, and .that-'clim^na'- 
. : tibh . bf certain . small, dailies had! 
- been decided iippn pvior to the ar-. 
jrangement with ; the CBC. : • 
. iSpace:.'will:'..be. taken ;:where! ; w;a(''r- 
;.:.r.ante4' ...and ■ ^hec\^?.£.ary. :;. 
■ . ;bydget apprppri^ii0.n£:..in - m^ ; 
;: With; publishers geniEirally ; ;becem- 
ing clearer on this 'peint' agila;tip.T) 
against the CBC htis drppped bff 
nqticeably during; the ; past . month. 

Commission "appointed; to inv.es,ti- 
gate the pperations ; of the CBC ; will 
begin to- function this week. One of 
. the' first impertant witnesses ; sched- 
• tiled te ta.ke: the stand ' Lionel 
Brockington, chairmaji- of the Board 
of Governors of the CBC. .,- _ ; ,;. 



';.; :.-.•. ,; Hollywobd, Aprir 5. : 
Hollywood Hotel will be prod;uced 
by Brewster Morgan . after lyiay 15 
when Fred Ibbbtt bowsi out after 
eight ;months at the Kelni of the 
Campbell souper. Ward Wheelock, 
agency prexy Who handles the" acr 
count, made the choice bf the Colum- 
bia producer after it was reported 
he conferred with Bill Bacher,' - 
time producer of the show. . and Paul 
Munroe, ; dlrectbr pf . recently folded 
Luckies jHolIywood Parade. Morgan 
is understood to be driawing $500 a 
Week en a year contract, 

Morgan had. been approaehed be- 
fore on the job ;and last sUrrinier de 
clined the post due to his productipn 
at the time pf the CBS Shakespear- 



(Nprma ) Jessel . WiU be; plaiyijig. .'a 
Vaude date, • 

Constance. Talmadge, retired frbm 
show biz, hPW • resides in : Chicagp. 



Spanky McParland and Geprge 
■Jessel oppose, each;; other, as vaude 
headlihers-in Detroit, week pf April 
IS. FoVmer plays :.thb Mi<^^^^ 
latter the Fbx. ;■ :.'.;'' - :' ;." .- 

B.C. battle will get a respite on 
the radio, hbwev!^r, When boy actoi- 
will guest on the Jessel, prograln 
over Mutual Sunday (17), when it 
airs ; frpm the; rhotb^. city. , ;Norma 
Talmadge (Mrs. Jessel) is also on 
the bill with Jessel. .-.; '"' ^ ;';'-;-■-."■ 








can -series. .,;.;■ : ■;■ -;':■,:.-. .-: ^ . ; 

Another departure- frbm the show 
Will be Addison. Simmons, writer.- ^ 



FACSIMILE THREAT 
SUBJECT OF SKIT 



: Buffalo,:- April ;!5/'. ; 
One bf the skits in the annual party 
of the Evening News editprial ■ ern- 
oyes; a gridiron affair, ' Was a based 
on facsimile. Sketch peered into, the 
future and' represented - editprs, 
writers, cPmipbsitprs, etc., pan- 
handlers, their jobs , having been 
eliminated by the radio papers. 

Also showed the prosperous broad- 
cast statipn inanager discussing how 
improved; the News had becbme; since 
it Was taken dyer by the radio men 
fpr facsimile. Qhe-pf the manager's 
cracks ; was, . 'Why* When newspaper r 
men ran the Niews they were NE'VER 
able to. sell an ad fpr page ene. ; 



' Hartfprd, April 5. 
"there . will be , nb liatipn-wide 
br.Padcast over NBC this year of 
National Life insurance Week due 
lo~ cpmpiaints""^'f"^o"c"al^ife- agents 
thrpughpiit the states that they were 
not the beneficiaries ef any gains 
Claim they want sprnething concrete 
in which they receive plug. .'..;'-;. 
. ; Insteadi a series of five IS-^minute 
transcriptions '. are to be :distributed 
by the National Coiiimittee, arrang 
ing for the week to be . observed 
; sometime in May, to all agents ; de 
siring themi; These agents \yill buy 
their own time on their local sta 
tiphs- and. receive subsequent com- 
mercial plugs.- '..;: :'.;' 

Guy Hedlund and Players of 
WTIC ; will : start the waxing ptocbss 
sojTietime this: Week; Discs will con- 
sist of a series of draniatizatibns oh 
;iif(e-insurance situations^ :ShPw 
need fbr this type of insurance.. . 



Irma Glen Seeks Divorce ' ; 

Chicago, April 15. 
. Irma Glen, ( : radio organ thumper, 
has filed suit for divorce against Ted 
Hill, nbrt-prb. Suit, filed- in Wauke- 
gan, charges cruelty, 

Bill also : asks fpr resteration .bf 
maiden name, Irma Becklenberg. 






musm 



'r' Regina. Sask.; April 5. 

Rain, healv.y. rain fpr, twp days. 

It riiay 'mean nb 
any where else than in Saskatche- 
wan, drought-ridden; f or ' eight, y ears 
Blut with-the whole life blood of the 
prbyince's business depeiiding on the 
sale bf one .cbrtnapd^^^ grain crops, 
rain -means, ieyerything. There is 
ehbugh htbisture 'npw; with the wi 
ter's supply fpr ; germina.tipn, it is 

felt, . ;;■■;■.:• .:--;'■ "■''- i ,:r\ '- 

As « result, the tipswing. in ; bvisi-. 
hess ; has ; been pilainly felt: , One 
radio station manager said . his col 
ifectiens jumped 16% higher iri one 
day than thbse fbr . a fiill month 
before. It was also the biggest day's 
new business .done' since the station 
opened in .1929. ;; Simiiar ireports 
"xame firorh' otHei" ;stafions. 

• Theatres predicted recprd break- 
ing crowds for current and forth- 
cbming preductions.; The local thea- 
tres immediately announced reno- 
vation. ' '■■■;.' ..-'--.; ';-•.;'. ' 

; Saskatchewan, always' a next year 
'prpvince,;:flgures this is it.. . 



Columbia artists bureau last Week ; . 
beriyerted the cpntracts; pf three, cl ■■ ■[ 
its' -sustaining singles/ Barry;' Wfiod; ^;;: 
Nan Wynn and Dpris Rhodes, ircm ; 
nbn-guarantee to; "guarantee bblig.n- • .-.; 
tions. Under the old arrangerrteiit ' 
coritr|ictebs . were - jpaid - > 
aniount for every, prpgram- date; \vith 
10%; cbmniissibn. deducted for. out- - 
side 'work. Network now . guaran- 
tees them $65 a wee!?; reigardies? of v 
the number pf .Sustaitiing shows ih.ry 
dp, and thb .;de<iuctipu f rpin butjjicie-. ; 
monfey is 20%. : . . ' 

-Herbert Rosenthal, the: bureaus _ 
manager, ' said yesterday .(Tuesday ]i 
that the network had found that .the . . 
per sustaining ehgagemeht basis: h;,d 
not. Wbrk(?d/ put .satisfaclb^^ for ; ' 
performers. For ' thbse artists ;■ who ; ..\ 
have been doing three; or mbre prp- 
grams a week at $25 each the stop . - 
limit, thing ; means hp . negligible ; 
slice in income. 



PICKENS OFF 
TIRE SHOW TO TOUR 



Jane Pickens . ; temporarily- off 
the Ben B^rnie 'program, me^ .. 
;fiii|ng;-in;' with 'va'^de ^date 
currently at the .Keith, MeiViorial, 
i'Bpstbhi .and is dpwn for twp weeks 
at; th.ie Pjalace, ' Chicago, \ opening . 
April 15..: ';;'; . ' ■.'■ '\ ■ 

Shfe still .has ; few weeks l.o go. 
before her 13-week contract With 
U; §. Tire expires, fulfillment 
pendent on her yaude wind up. 



STUNT-GOES-WRONOt^ 



Cooperailbn frp'tri .Weather; f«f- 
: Cherry Blpssoni Special ; V 



BILLY K. WELLS TO 
SID GARY AS PARTNER 



: Billy ;k. Weils will make his debut 
as a radio actor on a sustaiher for 
station ;W0R, Jf. Y., withi the 
month. He will team with Sid Gary, 
baritone, in 'You'll Be . Surprised,' 
'bo.medy-singing skit. " 
, ;;Wells is also writing the rnaterial 
for the:;bit With /station ; .t;rying^ . t 
peddle cbmrrtercialiy: prior to preem. 




Singers ' Treadmill 



(Cphtinued frprh page 25]^ 



• .Committee; representing statipns 
nbt affiliated with the majpt: net:- 
wprks will again get togethier With 
the, e^ecutiye.-faoatd of the Amef'ican 
Federatidn . of ;: Musicians . April . 21; 
Meanwhile the committee has - 
tained a ;firiT) of-accouhtcints.-.E 
Ernst, tp gather- data bn grps.s ; 
cPme, musician pay rolls and em- 
plpynient, etc., frpm putlets involved 
with a view to . having spmethirig 
tangible ; Upon Which tb hinge . i ts • 
fiitUre . discUssidns . ■wUh th^^ 
tipn. . • ; ; '. ^ :i • . 

; -;Natienal AsSPcjatioh of Brbadcast? ' 
ers is imderwriting the - expense ■ of 
this, statistical.; job and is:, prpviding 
the. JndibsV committee; w.ith;;nec9S^ 
legal:, cdiinseli ;- .It wias .thb; .sariiie fiiriri : 
bf accoun'tiinls ■that.:collectbd tine fig- 
ures fpr the' network : affiliated st - 
tiohs and determined, what percent- 
age and amount . each outlet would 
have to pay annually - for musician? 
in, meeting the v. industry, pay : roll 
agreed- upon with the . AFM, • ' ;: '; -'. 



BILL SCHUDT TO CINCY; 
DELLAR BOSS AT W6T 



y CBS is effecting a /change in: the 
top-spot personnel bf- several:, bl its 
m. and 0. stations. ■ ' . ;;'; ; 
. Bill ;Schudt, Jr. shifts from man- 
ageriof WBT, Chiarlottei NiC.y tbbbs's 
at ; WKRCv ;Cincinn;ati.: ; Joiih : McCpr- 
mi ck, .. who has been managing latter 
station; goes to; WCCb,: M^^ 
asvassi.stant to Earl Gam 
coin; Dellar, in Columbia's station re- 
lation's department, in N-,: ; Y,, .' will 
take: over the reins at 'OVBT. 



which 'employ; them on the air. art- 
ists never ask a music publisher >vhat 
hew turies: he has on his.shtilf. .The 
question invariably is, 'What are you 
plugging?' If. the publi.sher siiggb.sts 
Spmething that .he thinks will fi t in 
aptly With the performer's, style the 
latter will ask for. the latest break- 
down bf network plugs arid if the 
song Isn't, in the upper briackets the 
performer, becomes biff ended and 
wants to know . why he shpuld . be 
singled out .to do something; that isii't 
weU known. / . 

; If radip shows sighs of becpming 
stagnant, the reason; say these pubs, 
can be partly, credited. to this -stra^^ 
phychbsis among cpmmercial im 
presarios pf shying .aWay, .frpm the 
unestablished or the distinctive. "11115 
analytical element of publishers sees 
ho way, out of dilemma, since thie net- 
works themselves have practically 
"cut . but : a1 1 efforts at pibneering in 
showmanship and yielded Oyer such 
functions to their cl ients. , 
: Music publishing industry still .con- 
tends that George 'Washington Mill, 
president pf the American : Tobacco 
Co., has done more . to cramp the de 
yelbpment pf material inidi.yidualists 
ampng radio perf prmers than-' any 
Scbre of advertisbrs ; ever aiisociatcd 
^with the mediunri. ; His Lucky Strike 
;Parade niay be credited ;.W.ith- haying 
made the weekly breakdo\vri of net 
wprk plugs the absplu.te and. domi 
nating fetish that it is; tpdsiy. This 
prpgram's practice, pf . rating .the pop • 
ularitv bf current ' tunes ; nbt only 
succeeded ,in making the advert'isih.g 
trade cpmpietely 'hit! cpnscipus but 
as the publishing,,business firmly be 
lieyes, ' proved- an enormpusly de- 
pressiye factor in thie ;merdhandising 
bf.--sheet-'jnus.ic,-.' '.; -.''"' -" 



;- Washirigtph,;:April; !l. . 
Bright Idea ef . WJgV's Arthur .; 
Gpdfrey to. ;cash in pn .yr=^shingtoh> .. 
f amp lis ; cherry- blossom display: • 
ruined .biy the weathern^ 

Seven to 9- ayem prbgram— ballyed 
as an oppbrtuhity fpr fans tp;'sec the- . 
.beautiful blossoms tpssing in iha 
spangled sunlight on the vagrant 
Spring breeze,! :. while listening to 
Godfrey, his rnOoirig cpWi etc.— r went 
sbur . f br - apprbximateiy. 500 spe.cta-: : 
tbrs, who shiyeted irt a:spankihg win 
try gale, While ; Godfrey .and • Don 
Saiinders, studio engihieer, struggie*; 
with their trahscriptibn- tebles arid 
microphones. ' 

Rumpus, created: by amplifier? in- 
stalled around the tidal basiii Was; 
marred because 'sburid; waves ..froze* ' 
in • . the loud ' speakers, .V-Saundei-S' ; 
mourned. Only bright-spot in lh 
early, mornihg proceedings Was. the 
presentation of a hewly-caught^ shad . 
from brie of Godfrey's fans who hftd : 
been angling in the chill water*, of. 
the basin while the program was in ; 
progress. 



tarry Nixon's Book . 

LaVry.Nixon, p. . for WNEW, N; %, 
will .be. ; published . author soon. 
Little-Brown has accepted, his; 'yaga- 
bbiid /Voyaging.*'- ■. .' ::.:•. 
V 'framp steambr tfaycl has bcew^^h 
. hobby f bn ^eafs. ,'-. ' ;. 



Wincheli Will Have Okay 
On Substitute Goissiper 

■Walter Wincheli has arranged for 
a four-Week vacation from his NBC , 
Sunday night stint for Jergens and 
he may take it in July. Lennen. & • 
Mitchell, agency, on the account, 
looking around for a-; pinch-hitter, 
preferably ;ahother.; corn trie 
Latter 's nanie will be submitted to 
Wincheli ifor approval. 

Same account and agency i? f cpiil- 
ing around, fbr a show to go into tlie 
preceding, halt hour. on; the N^ 
^ sbhedule after Tyrb'rie ( Ppwer goes . 
on vacation at the end " of ; June. . 
Power is due back Oct. 2. ... 



Baled Out iii the 



- ; ;. Holly woed, April <v; . 
■ HUrirying to A- broadcast, George 
Jay, KFWB announcer, was nabbed 
. . . by' the law as he ^snaked ihro.iiph 

Fort'Gi^nc^rts' End June ^S^^^4^ 

'CO miles an hour; ^ 
> Cbnductbr bf - 'Holl y wood ' Mn t ,i n ee. 
Was resigriing^himseif to ;the ;;iiK 
decree . of fiye days in jail " ; '.1'*>J ' 
of $25; fine virheh a messenger arrived 
with ; the hectiisary capital. Jf..y s*)"-. . 
rived at the studio, by very ^lijiht 
margin for. his 2 o'clock interview 
with RKO's Ann Miller. • 



. Ford Sunday Eyenihg iHpur. d<jcs; 
its seasonal .fade, fbr sumnicr oil 
CBS ;with the June 5 brpadc^ist. ; 

/ Plans at present ai^e; that the spon.~ 
sbr ; will cpntinue pther Cblurnbia 
program, Al Pearce and His pang, 
through the hot months.v 



l^e:diies day, April ^ l^is 



RADIO 














: . Reports recently CQitiirig back to the Am erica n. networks \vhich jiave ' 

been brbadcasting, short-^w America will- bring a; change . 

;■ .at l^ast ;oh:i^ theme' type', of ..prograni- senC do Uncle ^ SamV" 

soatheirn 'risiighbdrSiV, : ■ [ ■■ ■' ■■: \ 

.■ . Bothi: CBS and' NBC; in; beaming broadcasting, -W^ 

couiif ries^ have •ofteh .dramaitizied historical ^aspects ioif -the settling' of ■ 

South :Amerlca^^b^ 

era. 6r tl?e Cohquistadprei^ and his buddies conqueried: 

the-'natl'ves.' and tpok oVeir.'.'; V;■:;■';'v^ ,v>-.■• ■^ J'*' ^ ■ '.;■.■/- ■..' 

It seems .there in aH^ the .icoU.ntriies. coricerried.^a distaste Ip^ 

haying this ;Phase .of history eixhunried and presehted over .the sozone! v; 
.yVcfcordhig ^to :reports; feeling ; ja;gainst preseritinig:: the peripct of South 
Atnerickiy history is itlotiyated on o^e l}ahd fiy shamed ahd oh ariother: ;" 
.that. accpimts-in TO^ are. exaggerated: ajVd^ ihis^ 





; If They're Sna^ 



/.'■■ , Sydney, March 10/ . 
^ . D^^^ of gee-g;ees;in runhing^^^^ 

: nvitt siirigers/ actjpii arid;^<rickel 
ahd football.' .ill play .forms the basis 
pi :,thei top fives looked for by.; the 
local air fans.- No matter, how g0pd 

• , program: -My ? be, inTporied or 
btherWise, sports wheM ^ aired ..com- 
pletely . blackouts anything else, ; .Last 
:.year . -wrestU topped 'as a program 
-iaye;.liut this- year 

iritVg of grunters ;will not. be quiite 
so popular, y • 
: Within the next m 
liescriptiohs 6t crtclcet tests wil^be 
cbnung;^^ frpiti: England; jri which the' 
'Abstrailian cricketers are engaged, 
•Ait-eady cpmniercial; land hatiPnai 
statipHS; are . readying to ; provide 
' Service to' the , fans fcprii early, eve- 
niiig: until :early iribrnirig. (Crickpt 

; that kiivd of -a game. .However,- it 
is safe to state that stations hot air- 
iiis: a .descriptipn might is Well close 
:dbwri. When. the. tests iare on it mfeans 
curtains fpr the rest of . the air stiifr. 

rt secerns - abolit right to ^say j>opu-.: 
lari^ties here are • as f pltp.w^s:: : ;'; 
J?dc« trcfCfc descriptions;:: ••■ ; 
:Clpv<i_;/ights;- ■ ■ -v- J . 

• ICrickeL ,1 '■ ■:''.■'■•■ 

Football. '.'■'.-:.: 
■ : Coiuedi/ liofcufrto \~ , 
MBlodratlia.,.;- ; ■■ ■'.■■ : y.-' 
iSejf Ciinental- songs. 
Good Thpthiri baridSi 

• Australians are riot keeri ipri the- 
.arty. .. type of y pr.esehtatiPn. . Don't, 
.inind'cphvoiercial, byt like it snappy: 
.■an;d;to' the .'ppirit; . ■ .■■;:,.. 

Many -locai stations 'Still . haven't 
grown put of the bid habit of sal eS^ 
talkrvecord-saies talk kind. of ipiroadr^^ 
ciisting: Air is chpked with paiteht 
n|ediciries,. . So rnuch' sp.Lthat lit's ber 
ginning to, smell. - : Government niay 
briUij in a law to curb quacl«^^ • 




■■■?■>■ t-phdoo,^ Maircih .22;'.\ 

After ,:t^o ' Transatlantic spelling 
be^S,'. B.B.G;', 'started • s&ri'es Pf ".dprnes- 
tic cohfests With tearn's of ,'pver ,40s' 
cpmpeting . agaihsit .'.crew of . .■Uridi?i: 
20s*. : ■ Conducted on : lines si ni |lar to 
th^ Anglor Americ^ti item.s,- broadcast 
suffe.red from- saitie defebt as /secpltid 
of those programsr^selectipi'i pX;^ 
pei-ts ihstead of representative: ordi- 
nary- f pi fcS; 'Uiider 20s' :were .Pkaiy 
in til is . respect, ■were, -i n ; fac t^ an .". i 1- 
ITtfe^ra^te'rlbTeiv^ 

42 triijSi /''Veterans, ;.oh. .the; other 
.hand; with .one exceptlPn Gomprised 
journ?^lis,fs,' .teachers • arid ; radio talk- 
ersi as a , result thiey . bile w,; , up Phly 
Jflve ' tin\es,. rnaking- the contest ;fair 
tooyoite-sided^. ,;'..' 
. Inforrnal atriipsphere, hbwevei", 
was well : sastained, laughter and: 
comrriiints of the cphtcstarits getting 
oyer - well, -.aind Ff eddie ; GriseV^ 
spelling- master, ,; keeping ^.:1he'^ fun. 
alive.. He, n.eyei:theiess, might w^ell 
be less talkative on f uturis' pccasiphs; 
iritrodLictpry , chatter and anxiety 
^liipply unasked asides taking, tpp big 
a piece out pf the /tlmie Allotted. ; 





Biuehbii Aires : Rej^oirts ; tn-^ 

V tion^ Pin Ar|^ehtiiii«^ Song 
S Usetf liy B.B- C. ShdrtVf aye 
ratri" ' 



RAPPED 



'Second in series of. fPrmec : films 
adayted: .for , broadcasting wiU.. be 
'Goiigres^ Dances,' to be aire.d March 
30- and ApWl- ■ !,' with ;CPrirad^ 
in. starv role. he - played:'; : the film, 
Lilian Har.vey;s part .wiil be taken by 
'Eve-Liister,;:';/ ^^,■.■'. .'• .^•;:', 
, Adaptaiipn is; by 'Bunny' ; Marks, 
wfio adapted 'TPp -Hat - : . ', 



.George i^ormby, one P.f the .biggest 
single names ^amon^ 3 
has firiaHy been sigried by ia sppnsor. 
Is to do a. series of broadcasts oyer 
riadios NprmAndie and Lukembourg, 
15 iriiriutes-.each, for -Feenamitit, ; 



' -■..' ' - v' :.'Regina;''Sask„,. April;.?.;,.'- 

Pariez-ypus fria.ncais?,' Oh, pui! , 
.No, not :a .hbiidachQ,. ^^ist the. boys 
' aind gi;r is , a round- CKICK here; doi \ri 
. their. vveekJy ..Fi-ej-ich -Icssph. . T,i\e 
wiioie staff has lP. :iake it. .Miihageir 
C: v.- ehestn lit : has j list come back 
fvonV.' the ;c.a.st, -^aivd: 'says: ih:e ndtwork 
iij bou.hd.'. to get ::mpre. : Fran'cais the 
iDiT^er.^'it lasts, ,.. ■evQrybpdy : mi'ght 
■:|)u'.>-t,- . - woil - ktiow.; hbvy' -i^^^ '. , 

; ;A liy h o vv, ^f o.ri s i e lir , LcB 1 a n c, tli e p rb - 
- fvysor, wants Tiibrx2.Vtim,e''pn the ' air 
.than he oati 'pay'-rbr,..sp^^ willi.ng-, 

■ to. Ldkea.t- oiit iri:-'lcsiipns. .y , y- ■ -;' 

:A :C<l;le - .mbniciit ia. /fvancais: est 
;'lo'usay-' .; ;• •■■;•;■' y.'"' ;. '.;;; ■ '- ':\ J 

illiiigton to B.BX. 

British,, Brpadcastitig; Corp;: ,sh^ 
.wave^s.frpm ;N, Y^tp..Londoji!bri; Aprjl 
; 2^ Duke Ellingtbiv's^ p^^^^ > Ariothci• 
. in the. sei^'es br'An)Crica bancps.' on: 
: 'whicli BBC shbpts across; faye XT, S.. 

'.WlWjs ■••■ ".; .',. -. ■■;'',,;• : ' ■'.' ■• ' .-.;• 

■ :: Willybe the fir.st.tinic El^ has. 
ap(>eaired , pii thp scries. . Band- Will 
Iw 'yiil straight w , v ' . 



:,. ,Roy Fox;ahd. bdrid fhe'S,. American) 
has , been signatured by Rickett's 
Bath Cubes lor .20: weeks' \ ethcring 
on 'Radios \NpriTi and and Luxcm- 
:bpurg.,' Title of broadcast- will, be 
'Singing ' in the ;Bath Tub.^ . Deal 
closed through Morris Levy. : ; ■.. ■ / 



. Minhael Bairry arid ; Fred' O'Dp'rib- 
.vatr have : been appointed .TPIev 
producers at Aiexaridra-Pal.^^^^ 



■ ■ ; Serenade :Fritzi. Scheff .:'v 

.;!Prpyid[eriice; ;April/5. ■ 
. .Get-well .: radio party Wa.s ; gi ven 

oyer . WPRO Thursday ( 31 ) for bedr 

ridden 'Frilzi SchcITt'.:; ' She- i.s doing 
.'nicely : .at . Homeopath i.c yHospilal 

wlVo i-e ■ she. ■ was .taketi.' Ma r chf 26 .for. 

ail. 'emergency: iappQndQotpmy. ■ 

-.■ Radib- prbgram ; was • planned bc- 
,-G3U3e 'hpsp-ital; - visiti.n,g - hours c\3ti'- 

(licted. with shO\y; .ti.nie. of- .pals in 
' 'Wa'mmoT,ileiri\s .,'M,i'isic- ^ 

Air' at .Fay's theatre. Ted- Ifamrricr- 
sleitx v/as ;e;incee on 1 o-m i ri u Ic .-ipot. 



Fplger to Gai^dneir 

' Chicago. April .'5, 
■ .-:Fij|^'er .C"ufroe>i.s switcliiti.g 'lb, the 
■.Gardner a|»p'nc .: af tc'r, .scverar: 'yea'rs 
with.. Blacl:e'lt^Sample.-If^ ;' - ;■ 

• ■Regional .account . .all If 'bankroll.s 
I fie; *Jufiy"an(l Jane' prPgrat 



- Buenos Aires, April 5. 

Opening of a.South Ameritan new? 
service: byVthe -B 

eo.-.yia/shprtrwave gbt a he di's- 
approval in t-adip.cii'cibs brthis city. 
Native press didn't comriient at all, 
but Buenos; Aires' Herald, '. South 
America's rnbst imp'pHant ^English 
paper, .spent; miich sBiac^ 
declare 'that this latest^essayiiritb the: 
realms of -iriternatiohal ether by tht 
BBC is a wholesale flop.' 

Principal , objection ; agiinst . the 
BBC airings ;ar e that Lpridoii; :cahnbt 
teach . Buenos. Aiires or Saritiagb br 
Rio de; Janeiro anything about music; 
Soiith Americans, in the maiir,/^^^ 
not afford expensive short-wave sets: 
to pick .up. British programs. Nor 
arc they initerested in bbtaining hews 
which they 'already Jhave read some 
tirne before.: in the IPcal' papers. Nor 
are they patient ^nbugh to listen in 
oh ;prbgi:ams iatwp larigiiage.s.' 
- General opini ons are thalt it is one 
-thinig-^bToadCastmg news for the 
Arabs whore thpre are no existing 
papers, arid it is tjtuit.e' another thihg 
tp cbrrippte with .the "efficient preSs 
of Argehtina. " Everybody reads pa- 
pers here, most read .two or\three si 
day. To give? them over thb air at 
.night what they've :all read during 
the day seems to ;: be a, futile be- 
ginning. : ^,1: '. ■.'■ ■■ 
Concerning the.-, music end of the 
inaugural program; it met also :with 
rnuch vadyerse. comment '-. in musical 
Pirellis, - oh the grpunds that its..x:ohr< 
hectioh with ; Latin America was of 
the sleriderest. ... Amqin^' the /cpmposi^ 
tions selected as: being; suitable for 
the- , occasion: was an 'Indian -Love 
Lament' by Blamey Lafone, an Ar- 
gentine , , composer . absol utely urt- 
ktipwn in local musical, circles. 

. . Complication ■■: 

Referred composition ■ is causing 
now a htinor serisatibn in this city, 
because Mrs. Ana Schneider ;de 
Cabrera;^ Argentine; singer,' composer, 
arid authority on local folklore, 
clairris that it was ;a . ribte-ror^hpte 
plagiarisrii pf a composition she wrote 
herself over ai decade ago, althbugh 
Blariiey Laforite was announced aS- 
: the author, : In; a jetter to Frahciscb 
Ganaro, chairman of the -As.sbciatioh: 
of Music ..Composers; she brings this 
charge of plagiarism against Lafone, 
who is at present attached , to the 
Argcntinb' emba.s'sy in. London. ■ 
.. 'This 'Lamento de Ainpr Indio,'' 
her letter adds, 'belongs to me, in 
all its .parts and .wi thout changi ng a 
note. It was written by nie. arid 
regislered- under the title of y'Adibs te 
fiigo,' in 'the: Cp'pyrjght Deiiartme 
arid, three editipns were pi-iblishod in 
1925 by G^ Ricb;^d^;i ■Ca.y f .tyicrcforb' j 
protest against the u.siirpatiph. arid 
demand' : that ^Bla:nic.y ; La'J'oi'Te . '.^ .! 
withdraw the. wbrk frbin .,tlie' pro-y 
gra.ms b't , concer t.s .o.i- ■ w i r.6 1 bs.s ■ br oadr,- ;• 
cast pr, altc'rnalivcly,; that; he. sluill 
honestly declare . the, .iiarile of 'the' : 
legitimate author.' ' ' - '• .-'. -' ' . '■ 

-■ Associbiibri' wa.v ;a-ikbd . to take .the 
;rvec6ssary .step;; to j,hal end.'. ■ ,^;; .■' ■:■ > 



hogram Traffic Peto^^ 

:;; ;;• ' , -Rbgiria;: Sask;>. ApriV $/■ ' 
Bad stprnis east of Winn ip.eg upset 
CBC schedules for Thursday (.31) 
with; the result a 11 • prpgi-anis h ad to 
conie .-via; the west coast. Rudy .Valleb 
arid Bing Crosby shows came up. 
th rough Seattle- Va ncpuyer j nistcad 
of f rpiri' ■MontrtfiaVNe Wf-YPrk.; • ; 

: C lub Ma t i riee was off d.a r i ng the 
dayi but CkiClC::he 
ers .would ;grbw as jsick aisi stailt was 
of the recorded cbiicei't and sym- 
phony music sent thrbugh frOrii yan- 
cbuvcr, put , pn : £i burlesque . club. 
ma,tince show w Lyman Pbtts. 

•directing. .yit, prpvcd-' a-., cH 








/',; ■y"^'"..^;y.' ■':^"Montre.ai/^ -5;' '■ 
; Executives of; ;;privatiE!ly;- pwne^^ 
radio; .stations ■ in ' many pi rts. of • the 
country hre' hatching a p la n tn spnri 



a: delegation ;to appear b 
Radipi irivestigation .CoiTirixitteie at Ot- 
tawa in order tb /lodge a strong prp- 
tesi agiain.st gbyerriment mptibpoliza- 
tibri pf telephone;'lihes;y ; 
'. Reported hcrit that: if unsibl.e tb bb- 
tain satisfactibn from lhe;cbnimiltee, 
.station. men may go io the Secretary 
of State fbr -Canada fbr. rei^^ 

.Under "the rules currently enforced 
by . the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 
priyatelyypwhed. :;.statipns -':mus't tjet 
permissiPn f rprh tive .CBO to u.se tele- 
phone ' lines. Station mbh . arc. prten 
held up until the last ,miriute;:befoi'e 
being advised by the : C Bfe ; as " to 
which lines will. be available. .; 
: Priyately-owried stations geribraliy 
believe the Bell Teiephpne lines to 
be superior, but are often allotted 
Canadian Natipnal .Railway or C.PiR. 
lilies against their wishes. 
; .;Uhfair; goverrim 

aisp; charged, since thfe. CBC is able 
to usb; railway lines at: twites lower 
than tho.se , - quoted to priyately- 
owried radio staitioris. ' • 



HOCKEY TIME JAM 



. ; Egyptian' Reaclion . --' j 

/:V..:.'- - ' : :, Guirb. .M.arch 17. j 

:. .Local '.B'r.Uisher's . ex'prci-s.iioti'.- ..-itofr:-;. 
i.;h.ment at the'. 'tlipr6lVi»h'. ;';ojng-pver .i 
Bri.tish , nevyscasts rpcei y,e.d .■ •in. :tli(i ] 
.E.^'ypl'ia'iv .Ga'zclteV .•En'.'lisiT; by - 'way 
0 f :,a n. a rli g I e y,'hich. .St.' .John , .Phi I by. 
:Londbti-b.orh. 'advc.iitui't?r;: bu t--"rio.v/ .- :y 
.inb.sl'cm' varid rc-sidenf in Arabifi, ' 
wired ; from Mpcea. ; Philby: scored; 
the Do wnirig.;Strc«t:-jri,sp.irc'd .'briafid-- ; 
ca.sts: for .boy e ring, up ; " ■: piiiyirig'; 
down . i.mp;()riant;v-.pbli;tical..'"y 
thi'biighbut the empire.. - :; ■' :. .! 
. .Brilattj's; •pu.'jsy - f DO t ii'i -jf i:i ct i c.s was ■ 
doing- the home pflice rir> )d, wKjli; j 
■ Phil by, ;'bocai.l.w the onri.i.sion pf ' ac-'j 
cu V 3 te.- In to rnVa I i.q'n "nuid ii it .so in u c h' ' 



' .^. Sa.skatoon, Sa.sic., Aprir,.5.' , 
PI(-'ri.ty of. wire pulling noco.-i.sjry; 
before CFQC here could' cut itself 
.free ,f rpm. C.BG ; Vietwb.rk to ■;irr;y . a. 
fiiil- broadcast, of Fli Flo.n, Matvi- 
i.oba vij, .Tra,i:i; -B. '.C.' 'sciiiorVhoci^^ijy,; 
playdpwns, -ririal; game for - Weslerii. 
champiprishjp,- \;:GBCy .dccid tp- 
bi-padca.st 'it, but ; found; previous 
;.c:orn riiorcia l:'bpni.rni [nri.enl.s: -!wbu Id not 
allow Jl to be • car r i c d : ri 1 1 1 11 .1 0' p ; ni ■. ' 
: time .fbr;nn'.?!l pbriod.:;: .-; ';; v. .'...■ 
: C'.jRlVI-, ■ not ' a'^basib . station, .-- nt 
Regiiia,- ; :wal\ted;^.tb■^..: bVbadciist'- full 
ciattie' and.had iipori:sors .v/ai'liii;{,:biit 
could not ■«et ;;CBC;. pQpm:.sh li.)- get 
into -,r-i'nk : with result -Re-jina Daily 
.Sl,n.r. ,toolc up fl'ijd^cls' a.!,'aiW in.. 
Lire jnangpr". tactics.' • CHAB, .Moose 
.Jaw, in .same boat; ' v 
• As ; • - r^.surt; • CIt'QC : had '.- 'alrrvost 
ovi^i y radio .in the' .spfn't^^riiad vprbv-. 
i'iit;'i; luricd ' ' /: ■-: .. ■ ' 



tbi.J«Iier'. tb^.cburi.i;e;Fact ;th'.e' anti^^B^^^^^^ 

ist Rfopa;ia|ida^aiixVdSby:;rt;\riat^^ ' 
■ti'bns. .; Phil by 's : dispatch, look' the 

ii ri ti ,s h ; "B road 'c:,a.stir) g , Co...- t.b t -i.^ for . 
:pa,iS:lng ;over. . tiew.fi,XbE; ti'b.uble.s- ';' ,-' 
.,:so ij the r ri -Ar abia : a;ri d ; I'he tor ica My 1 ri-.' 

fiuired w.hy the .news ^ervici; w;i,s btr'-:; 

Irig .rriainlaincd -at-^ill. :• - -i-^.' . 

^ ;. iir tl)c:;Ajvab,v ii'fi ad;d^^ ■ 

.prL'.s,siori ...that: tfi* . no.ws. i's. bc'-i'ii'.'V.- 

rig-gtvH;brycen.>'irCf! they wi II rii)f h;i vo ' 
much; r«s,bect frjr : aiiythui.:>- tlicy 

hi." • ^li' the.. •radio.'' ■: ;' ' . ' ' 



Richard L. Meyer, general man-; 
agfer of Iriterriatiohal. ;Broadca.stirig:bf. • 
London,: wliich fir m controls .70 hour i 
bf advertising time .weekly on Sta- 
tion ■ Normaridie in FrAace, is visit- : 
ing . the United. States at present. 
Growth of English-language broad- ; ;; 
casting beamed at the : United : Kingr ■ 
dbm from four cbnUneritai EurPpeati ; 
statipris;of hijgh pbwei' is' emphasized ' : 
hy) Meyer ihV terms; of .the cbriipar'a- .. 
lively large raidip departments of 
seybral LpiVdon advertising agencies '\ 
at. -, present ihd the ' incireasirigly 
radio-iniridedhess of ■ many others, ; 
and their clients^ who have' previ- 
ously been cpol oi" hpstile to .radio.' 

Meyer , designated^ aifnong. .'btherj; ' ' 
J.; Walter . "Thompspn, ; Erwin-Wasey; 
.Lord & "Thomas, : £!rwoods and -. the ; 
S. H. v Berisoh . subsidiary, SpPttis-. 
vyode. Dixon & Hunting, among the ■ . 
prb-rci'jilio LpndPn; advertising; agenr;. 
cie.Si Ohiy • very small part of tha ' 
British ; advertising ,, dollar goes, to ' 
!radip,^:hbwever,- in !cbntrast to;'the. • 
25%,.' or thereabouts,: ■ the U.;S. 

..; Seyerai • ma jor ' prodiiction, . prpb:' 
iems face the radio spphsbr; in Lbii--. ' 
don. An all-mtisical policy, ■prac- '. j 
: tical ly ; .eli rri inatirig dialog as ah; en- .' 
ter ta i ri mpnt f orniulai miist be fol- 
lowed due tp the foreign ownership . 
of the stations employed. Almost no ; 
avenue of publicity- .through the 
press or. ordinary ehaririels is . avail- . . 
able in Great Britain. itself,' 

. Oddity of radio programming l# ; 
thatnhenEhglish-ear^ffequehtl dis-'~ 
likes English arihouricers arid pre? 
ferS/Austrai'iaris,. Cahsidians,'^ 
caiise of more warmth of tpne if id ; 
manner./';! •■ •■■ ;,/:; :'- ;, . ■ '..'. ' . 
. ; .AnnuncoHai Bias ^ 

; United; Programs, production sub^ 
sidiary. pf. Meyer's ftrrii,. deliberafel :; 
.'peaks up' the comriiefciai: adyertis- 
irigv.rri'essage because' of the British: • •. . 
habit, of turiirig the rad'b^^^V 
By peaking; the sPund yblume every 
time ; the bliirbing begins, .United 
gels through . th is barricade. '; Mtfyer :,-, 
cstiriiates the program department i j 
grossing: $.5,000 weekly in . buildirtj; ;'; 
radio: shows ,(100% transcription)' in 
London for advertisers. Permanent 
staff includes nine writers, thiree-prp- 
ducers and four announcers. ■ 

Fiscal -arrangements for 'London- . 
briginated radio program .difrer ; 
sbycraf ;,^S3entiais' from • American ^ ■ 
practice. Agencies over there' ppe- ■ ■ 
rate- on : ,;10'% :~cQrirtmission. Havinjj ■ 
no precedent to' go by,, the United ■ 
outfit worked out its own .system -pp'; 
billing ad ver ti si rig agenc i es on p ro - 
duction fexperise./,;'rhis i.s;^ , 
chestra: and talent plus a fixed per-; 
centage for ; operatiiiji .stijdio over- 
head plus a service chargi*. Ail radio :' 
:programs are. billed, tb the, 
and payable weekly in ad varice— a . 
-'riotable :variat.!. ■ from U. S; .'A. ■ cusl:-' 
torn, i:. ■'. ..-'.' ; 

A musical . revue, how touring in 
English mu.sic- hall.Sris a tie^iiR Wi th 
.Radio N^oimandie called- 'Belles of 
Normandie.'; Plays on percentage 
with last half of. second nightly per- - 
formarice once a week recbrded ; in' 
.- front br theatre : audience. Alfredo .-'' 
prcho.stra and Joe Yoiing; head unit.. 
Thjs , is fi:rsL radio . statibn':lhfcatre uriit 
tic-up of kind to be tried in England, 
■Meyer: explains,' ■. V ;. ■;./- '■-.-'. 

HiimnifiFts to loii^on ? 
In June« Radio Spread 

l^iucky»tr-SanM)lr:-rrii:irimb);t ;ng<>ncy; ''■-'. 
is. ;und<'i-;fl;ai)d ;:|'>Tari!iin/;^ ■ .\- 

'iri'nbor ,;;bf :--C()niriu\rci:il;. . :ii'io.ws:^:riii • 
si ril ion:? :. '. I i cla'i i rl, ■ , T-u »rc inbou i-g 
arid ,1^1 rjs., '>iiri!inrV -;il;'^F5riLi:;lT li.ilcri-. 

:i''r;uilc .'• irj'ifniiHM-t; <ind . Mi-.-j^ 
Iln,liuiu<i;t. .-lit' .; ' : N"(>v,' YdH: .ril (jiVS- ' ' 
•on t, ". but ' 'iji; 'r(;liii-n Vx .Loncipn ; 
about , May 1 Tor niV o':U-iidf:(i, .s't-iy.- 
/I'hcy v'ri'pif^'ri^l.: >i'ylu:-\V: tiKi^i'ithil; '' ' ;Ea-- '■; 
vii'm^' ■ .-Quiir liini' ;i;jb; V. ■ ■ :/■ ■ ' ' 
. fi>^-ll.. lr^^;('iifl^; ■b;/)/>rii^ t.kviif^ ■ 

iWiit.-'(»;.. ,. - . -;■:- ■•.■■.'..:■.;;-...• '■ ■ ' . ■: ■ 



JiU'k ;. U^iNviriy - f u'jrifrrly;:.:wi'i:h' llia ;. : ■ 
Av>i')ciat.t!fl Li'uiiKlric'S prbUrain. on' ; 
>VKY. qklal)i«n;i Ciily, has i-elurncd ; 
to. the olaLi-jia Willi ; u iiui.->icul phow. - ' . 



: ■ TVhilipmaii-Chcstcr'fiel^' .p;\6gram ■■is, ;niik,e ' as; 'toppers.; in. k 'bit. .'from ■ Urii- 




'fSv>in£b., 'with -a. se^-jes of--; hilttng- ■• iViintu- parts;. Material/was only, fair . 
' aj.v<sverE •■tis'-. the ■ .cpme-oh. . for the . 'bp.t Win.riirifier.ancl Miss Brady turned 
. .3(iveJij)<i:- audience -.Whitfemaih' ^andVlvs,' i.i.ih.lo -abt'orbijig-. slufT. : V. 
tij^ - spohsor /hope- to - real ize>-.v Ifej;;. . -V. ■ 

if- step. ii) Uh:c; proposed di.r.ecttoiT,.;bu.t .^''Jrlie.■O^Vc^ls;■'•■'script. sh6'\^ now in- 
timmow ;Mh.e .■.sum. total ' , still •lacks ..l.fourth .-yfiar. f lir. ^Procteir St . .Gam- 
«dat', elan ind po.nTp.lr/v.. ,Ihv short, .a:j.ij)e;. ('^ivory soap). .on ;.b6th;:.GBS rjind 
d/sJ.irictiQn' .-•behts- ■.the;-. .De.an of vNBiG,- cohliirufrs- to. be a notch above 
, Jaiz; .. And.-iiJ ajTiount::b.C intiiriaciy,. ] j.^j. brolhervserials -ori script smart- 
caiTirig hhn 'Pops,'- etc;, will, do .that. '.ness' and story - as well a^ , acting aiid 
lis moi-e . than - the.' mere .will. ■ to: ;i,^u^lly; pvc^ ■ . - 

-achieve:7-^i.t requires, shrewder., pal^: .; yai-n now.' has some. -heated intrar 
tej^n'jng, : ..^ ;.. '■ . ' ' >. ' ' ••■ ■ ■• '■•■■.|family.' ■cdhtroversy ■ gojnig, oh - which- 
; -'.As ;toefore;- Chesterlield . or,-:.CBS, I miikes- for. ■ . susp.ensive-; vlistcnihg.' 
.which . stages . thi$ show.,' .evidence j 'Danny O'NeiH is warrihg with his 
' greatest deficiehcy on .th^ production, j brother-in-law. When caught (1); 

a;nd scripting <lef)artmehts... Just pa- .-two. met .iri a nitery wh^re.' brother-. 
• xading a sequence , of . swingoldgie.s ^ - -■■■^■^ - 

Won't doi. it:; ■ ' Basically,'. thie_.s hoW: is 



still: .Whiteiiiari:- . He . m:c;'s^ 
.bad, . itheii', '.evidencirtg..>^ ice adr 
:<lr^ss/.perh9Rs a :bit forced in its: cn.- 
deavdr- for. conversational; cas.ualiiess, 
but with the maestro . at, the au'diblfe 
Tiflm, . as.; well . as via batpn-, .;thit de-.; 
partni^nt's ;weil taken '.care. of. :. 
But '. .paradoxically,'- for/ all,, the 



in-law .was. sitting ?ivith a warbler 
firom . .flOorrshOw,-- .' It - ended up "irt: 
fisticuffs, 'which : gave the sound man.; 
a -iEoma'n. holiday;- '.■'• ■; .' v\ 
Alice, Rineha.f t - plays the singer 
and is t^oing' nice trOupirig' job', 
Doubling .foi' : her when she. sings is 
jpari. Edwards:: Doublin ' :.dbhe 
yery" :;sliclv]yV ■ JiiTQirny.; OTahsey. in. his 
fourth .. year ^ as ■• the hbt-temp^ted 



•Thylhmie- yeh,. :it; ^stiU' ''reiiiaihs^ Dan'hy.vO'Neill: Character. •.■Very-able, 
those. . Whitertan 'arrange^ .to • • • 



really boff 'em. As witness wha't and' 
how.he did with 'Ti-Pi-Tih,' playinjg 
that pop Waltz . ai. la tango, . rhurnba> 
swihgOy ioperatici. And that takes. in 
the othet' band chores 



: .' ,kay . Kyser /Kbllege . ..of M'iisical 
.Knowledge' now iOceupies. the 'Wed- 
nesday niche' on N,BC formerly de-r 
voted to, . the Diick' oP6>veU show. 
'" Twnrfi-i>H 'Railpv'<j sweet-swihtf of Kyser. ai^ives via; Qhicago sustiainers 
TlSS^Be ^r^sSlShSi arid^j p^mihai^; whirl bv^ ; 
cfficiem> ;bat 'Washboard; vBliiesV is:p?i;^ .. ^ 

.ixicthr :52nd street or Local 802-t^.. !. WS^^Slct^^by ^sfeS^^ 



Jtids jnS the .sticks; -no /matter th?ir.. i; 



Bwing'rsOph'iStryj may., take it or leave;- 

it. -■ ::■ ■.:• ' y - ■■ ■■ . 

.. Eanl 'McIn tire's • Hawaiians .frOm 
Ihe Hotel Lexiii'gtoh gave put with 
"a hula,' which ; qualified. 'em ; t.s a 
sbrt ,bt. ; gtasskirt swing. ;'. Btinny 
Berigari - sent.- 'Dark: '■ Eyes'- ..ihtb; .the 
iD hyx Club aiid but through : the.'Fa- 
mous.Dbor for 'his solo, coritribution,; 

':Coming:' ; Tommy l>orsey;;Ioan,Ed- 
Tiiards and The lil'oderhaires.:;'. 



j3clt..Wafdi'oh .is the new helhnste.r 
of Oxydbrs Friday- night upderw-rit- 
ing of WHN'is Amateur prbgram ;in. 
n; Y.. . If ;ariybody - ean olfset' that 
marathon ■ commercial bleat,- ihjudi- 
cibusly spotted right Up front of the 

,^TffogTai% xt'i on^y^qcause he or she 
■rnvist eagef^wSnt to^TjetrK^jmrsT^ 

. but with their brand of. stuff. Other- 
. v/ise,.- Ray SaUhders' ; spiel. seem.s ' 
surefire ' tuhetrbiit; : rtot' ■■.his .. fault- 
piatenfly: ;.•-;;.; 

As ' for .. Wa.ldrori, v(et;-nitery "m.c.; 
tvho. has been heckled :b.y the wbrit" 
of: , 'em, . and vbome : up sniilinig,' hie 
colild bie a bit mbre;;at eases, consid- 
ering- the laclc of -distriictioh usually. 

. . iBttendiarit - to i-his -. dohferencierlng; 
Or does he' niiss the bedlam?. .;He's 
en 'OK enough^ sub for .GOl. Flippeii 
■rrrihcidentally^.he's become ; Col;: Wal- 
droh,: ^ billing that must, go. with 
the WHN mike— but could have; im-' 
presEed:a, bit better.. ;lt's- chiefly hia- 
• teridi/ "rather than, addres.s^ 

; . Metro-Maxweir ; House show last 
Th'ursdaiy (31) bVer WEAF-NBC' was 

. ;a talky program, overcrowded ■with 
xiamfe^ arid hocus pbdus, weak cbm- 
.edy. . Stated to ; be the first Holly-' 
wood: -iirofram: shbir.t-wav.ed tb:Eur 
rOise. This Was tb, celebrate the 
openings of 'Yank. . at ! :dxford' /at ' the ; 
Empire 't'heatre, London, iiv ' con-, 
ri.ectibri with this libuis B; Mayef", 
Lionel: Barfymore, Ja;ck Cbhway, 
Maureen O'Sullivan arid Rbbert Tay- 
Ipr each .spoke.; a piece ■ English 
'■ notables arid. American ambassador 

. Joe Kenriedy;wefe said to be 'bn the, 
receiving end, " 
■ Frank .Morgan tossed' a few gags; 

' back; arid forth with -Taylor, of the 
tibbing variety to ; ipark latter's re- 
tui?n to the show. Connie Bosvirell 
sffng ■ two . nijriibers. ' Gilbert ; ftussell 
did a , song turn, and Fanny Bric^ a 
•Baby Snooks' piece^ Script for 
*S^bbks^ was : piobr. \- : - / 
Una Merkei also had a try ;af; com-; 
«dy which was mildy amusing as 
'She-; described ;: her: projected ' mag. 

, piece on 'The ; Real ./Robert Taylor,'- 
;.:in -terhis of .Una; Merkei,; . Taylot:;re- 
plied by, sayirig hie would haVe k- trv- 
at .writing Ud: 'The Reril ITh a Merkei': 
in a siniiliif veiii. P^tody sketch 
slorig ' Jekyll and Hyde* lines just sb- 

i/': ': '.■"■.-■ r '■ -• '-';'- 

'■■ - Aside f rom- : standard ' riiusical hum-' 
.'bers; .ba'ckstbpVed by ^ Meredith : Wil- 
fipn's. hPTid. sho w ,;as a whole was- be- 
Ibw/'averiige. ; .-' ' .. v'^; •'-■: -v' -' ..;■ - ''-•>■ -• 



wiire tbo' easy >hd . answers thal were 
too literal, "rhe stuhi' goes better 
' Sv'nen. the ,: re'plies; • get balled : up. 
Gen,ei-$1 'idea, ,ho,v^-ever, reinairiis . a 
bright .- innOVatibri ; in v pop -inusic-: 
•cigarette inerehahditing and "should 
db okay byerr a- iSiSriimer that; present 
iridii?atibris" suggest will be throat- 
.:h i gh :; ■ novelties. .and ..'quizie? .-of iall 
kinds,:- .■: ■•-■.-■;'■.'■-• ^;-.. .--, ■-: ; 'y --'.'-, 
: Questions ire, . just .iriterpolJ*tibns. 
Most of; the broadcast .. time devoted 
to • kyser's brisk 'inelbdy. lie has, 
originated the : further, stunt- of .' V 
trb'ing. song titles by having 'therii 
'sung, off-key. And: the i;riari who does 
'it, - Harry . Babbitt, ; has ^ real if per- 
verse • talent.- ■■■■ 'Ginny', Sims is- a nice 
femme , vbcalist with, style and good; 
tw pes. ; ' Su i ly^ Mason as . a conledy 



.t:inger i is in „lhe :grO0y'e^Tid"-gi'V.es: 
the ioircheVtra/a ^opd pace change.- :: 

-: Rudy - Vajieefs Royal- Gelatihe; sho\y 
last "ThuTSpiay night (31) included sn 
:excerpt from the. WPA'^s production; 
;of---Pr01bgue to Glory,' dealing -with 
President" Lincblri's -youthful, -foy 
marice.-: While; .piece' had . a. ring Of 
:siriceriti%- it; :Wds .hot: yery . succ 
as isadio eptertainment, dealing as: it 
:dii - . With • ; 'Horiest /Abe's'; : iathe'rr 
miawkish attempts at lovemakirig. ^. 
. .- Haridliri'g . the ■:. assigri-meht .. lyiere 
Stephen CoUrtleigh ■ and;' ;Ann Rutr 
ledge from the Broadway cast.- Piece 
didn't stiaft off /too;, well, bUt^^^^p^^^ 
up. somewhat as it went albhg. Gburt- 
' jeigh's assigrirhent wias, a difficult one 
for air ; purposes., Ann Rutliedge's 
.voice had howeyei; much appeal arid 
charm. . ' . '; •- / . 

.. Joe ;Cookv billed , by/yallee as/-my 
.personal harbinger of spring,- was oh 
with- a vetsion of his 'w.k. baseball 
stoi-y.' • Similar' piece was .istate.d by' 
Viallee to have •.beeri oOh: his program 
■five; yeari before .arid is of course 
■familiar frorii vaude/days. Cook's 
;effQrts'-glib as efver^: ; .-. ^ : 

Valiee. -.talked over; With . Pete.r 
Biateman-Champain ■ the / subject , of 
rugby. Reinarks' were of modfest jri- 
terest; jhter.";peT.sed; with ,Weak gags 
and a very poor tag line. / 



Chaste A' Sanborn; show over NBC ; 
;Sunday (3 ) was. ■ a 'weakie- for the 
series. Seemed that fotfltiula arid; 
some of the, standard personalities of 
the program have growh tod familiar., 
Material- belbw /sta.hdarij, -■ ' 
„■ -JOan Bennett guested arid - ap- 
peared With ;Don,; v Arheche, in • a 
sketch. : 'Society - Nurse.', which; .was 
virtually' a low in Hollywood .hoHe^ 
It was;; pulp-mag style;' yjam abput 
'a- Pai'k ave. ;deb,..'who >d^cides;Hb dp 
.something wOrlhWhile: in the; World, 
so -she hec'pmes a riurse<: . Gang chi(?f; 
;,i.*; machirterg^uriried^ .-^ ' several; 
"blbpd .IrarttUsibris of his life and .iitr 
tie hursie Fuppljes the blood. Wih,dup. 

the bbviouSi, , Anribunced .oh /the. 
:sh'p w ' .-'that- - W alter.;- ' W.arigeir, : .. af teir • 
"hearing a" .feherirsaT. of; the program, 
had bought 'Society Nurse'.-for; film,. 
' adaptation arid-''intend$/starrin'g , Miss 
over.i:Be.nriett. ; "■--■",-:;/-;: ^- -.■'-•■;:■; '.r:-^ -:'■ ,; : 
Sketch was burlesqued then By, a.: 

arlie 
,was 



lIo1lywd<t(i; .Hotel" progrhm over-i 
. .WABC-eBS Ffidav: nights fo>-(:amp.. , 
-bell s, soup bas,,add^d;:Frrink..:p.itrker .; skit , supposedly -written ' by Gh 
In place of Jerry ..Coopsrv. -ArTri Jami.- i -MdCarthy; 'Ner.ts' to Society;'--; It 
g^-: also bowed .m.- last wpssK./ ( n;:;-:ivisl.:as efTtectix^e^ drania-is -thO^ png^. 
,-Show; retained. Ihev'^ai1ie::.fnrnrtilp.^ ■:Giiirt<;i? : .cclobrated his' 

: . bo\ycyer,. with .Ken murray.; Osw:ald; : winning /; the Meti-obolitari: / OpOfa 
France.<?-:Lan^forrL ;Raymond''Paif!C. s:; audition.'? by' returnirig/to the -prd- 
■ 5»:9^r Louellai •; parsons -^art'd ; KbJi i/pratri. /'Sah^ ^thrcic numbijrs^ "Funic- 



aiue 



~; ByrOn, J... Le-wjs, ; eaitbrialized 
In the knickierbpcker,;NeWs, Al- ; 
bany,. 9iV,q,uesiion ;of stii^^ . 
-;plaiu5>e./ -He wrote: ■ ... . -.; /- 
--■ '^'What ■ sagacityf ;..'What --effi-;:, 
; ;; cibncyV'.-'.-The sporisprs- piay. "thbu'r ; 
; ; :,sarids;::for ,a- , radio/ program . to ■ 
; amuse -milliPris a'nd then admit - 
' a -few /hundred .peppje \to; sip^ , 
; plaud at the :\yrbng .time :Sb;,the • ' 
. :itsteriersr;iri can't-hear. ;Ohv;the 
; . master'^m.ihds; .the; ■£Mpe^>^^n'bf ~ 
• business.'; • . --'-; .; .' . 



Irig/ of. a, picture,. has chief appeartQ 
iistehers ; who dote ;;ort/ hearing; their 
screefi favbrites talk in, .a, clospupi 
Probably rrieant/riiore.; fae'f ore; .Hblly- 
WoPd .voices, began: ,tb. glut.;the aiir. 
\yayes, i/althOiigh it. still carries -a- 
purich: foF'some dialeiis. Gebrf'e: Raft,; 
sp.eaking; in. a; straigb'tf Orward'i ;m£is^. 
cuiihe rriahner, dblivered ai wbllj as. 
any -.oi the -Sjiawn' Unit.-. ;-,:.'-. ;'/- - 
: ;Hpwevef . praise/pf Directpr; Heriry- 
Hatha \y ay f p r tiak in g h i rn put of the. 
slick-hair, t.class arid : permittiriis: him; 
to act.; h'ad-; beeii - expressed befbfe; 
via- radio, : " '-'. '.• ;.;--'- 



. >yrigley^s, in Substituting the swirig- 
singirig.; Andrews' Sist€lr.s &ix accounts 
five-arweekcr over CBS for poetry- 
purring Frariklyn- MacCormack, has 
changed the chareicter. bf the shbyr; 
Jack- ; Fulton rerna ins . to high-terior 
hdlladsj but how there's,.\a snappier 
;contra.^f .from i the: Jerri rne/wa.rb 
with their harmPhizi.ng. Carl H^ 
giarten's orch- ; remains:' basically ..'ithe- 
same,;but:..hass gprie; swirigp ririp^-e than: 
f brrne^ly/ Npw ; a ; highly 
%iebesti:aUm' is;ih" brder;; be 
Lizst piece would haVe ;been played 
as brigi.rially- clefTed.-. '":.',.; . . ■/. ■:■•/■ ;/- 
-j A nice juggle.' . stunt .; is achieved 
once per . program b.y. hay i rig the girls 
swiiig but, bn a wholly; jive' ar^angei 
ment of ' tune; after Tultpn giyes 
it straightVrenditibri. Fbrnielrlyj Wr 
lev's; liad;a-fdinrii,eVo|c^ 

for the pirbduct. Nbw.ariribuhcer Ipick 
Post gets: soriie; help frpni pat- Ryanj 
;whb steps. Up ,and -bats' put a broad- 
:caistihg bliirbi ■ 

/Eddfe ;Caiitor'$ Camel: i shovir was 
but. in ^the cleiar Monday-, (4) , fpr its 
secbrid try • If the operier the; week 
before seemed; , . sub-Gahtor and 
jhixedi u p: this on e; had zip -and 
breeze,' nO; super cargo; and"what it, 
takes gienbrally. ,, It suggested " that' 
the -machinery was in ,ge arid thia); 
the collabora.ti6n bf Harry, Conn was 
be.ffinriing- to rrianifest; itself,. - ' 
'; Character . (irripcfsbhated •by:a .col- 
bred aietress) of-aisaucyswe'epstake.s; 
winner ; fr.0Tt), ,H'arlem/ was retained 
frbm/the . firsl bi-badcast/ ' Gbt niie. 
tally . .pf. - liaughs-; ; Very : iopical». ' of 
cpurse..: '■ ■- - -'; ■ 

.Benriy . Goodmari . froril, the • Gimet 
'Tiiesday - show i, on which Can tor an- 
riPimced 'he would- feciproc^^te ;the'; 
next : evening,, brought: along .hiS 
quartet; and they tore the: ehrpmatic ; 
scale arid : the CBS istUdip .asUnder. 
It was a' sizzler. 

Crossfire . between Cantor, ; Bert 
Gordon arid; Dale ;; Gafnegie was 
amusing With Gordon . misarithfopi- 
cally spurning the friendliness arid 
popularity ideas -pf / the be-lovable 
exponent.: 'Too .ofteri: on , radio Va-. 
riety , :prbgraros ' - ,the; celebrity of 
unique, attaihmehtis: or gifts Vis -either,-- 
not brought,' irt- ph. his. natural blahe 
pf. interest or 'is. • brought. in;v:s6 
stodgy-serious : „that . - it's / just ' a ssus-: 
t,airiirig.:st,atibn;)nterview seeded nrito- 
a: network . borrirnerbial; / Way ;Car,-; 
negiij, .,, heretofore, ' ^averagely ; dull 
whehrbroadcasting/'was lighteri 
into a comedy stooge, was both bbld 
and clever. 

■; With .the laughs; :,clbck5rig in ;th<? 
better Cantpf ■ fbrni, the show scoot- 
ed . in with plenty to spare. Can- 
tor.. Who' is ; one: radio .siri'ger : Who; 
will get away frpm the hit parade- 
for musical- numbers, had a patriotic, 
finale. 'Your Land and: My Land,' 
and made it sound sincere. - ' ' - - 



■Ki' 



. ...Nothmg_- :mem.orable;, m Parker s .-ot :My Delight.' First whs strong. 
- and Miss . Jamison s appearance.;-, Bot'i j second, was ./indlffefentlv' surig' - arid- 
jyerc pap?^ble;and bo.th; seemed to::fit the third, was sleep-inducing. ;--'/'v 



jn<-o- the prbceedin?s without : d'ffi: 

:cUlty;- Parker; sang /'I'lr Take Ror 
. ; marice/ - ..Miss-: - Jamiyin '' ' ofle-ed 

•Springtime .. of , Lover - ■; and they 

termed for . 'Make: Believe.'. 

..■.;:. Frances ;L-ihgfbrd. was. starring 
: %ith i Need -You More Than Ever.' 
, tut; didn't negotiate the low. not<2s of 

♦Aoril 'in Paris' too Well;^ .-' .. r 
: Murray; irid Oswald sweated to . eet 

laughs out of their routine but ri.:is.g. 

Dramatic session brought: Charles 

Wfhninger iahd Alice Brady to -'.■ the 



Heargt McCall's broadcast from 
B'llbpa Beach;* ;Cal., scene of; filming 
::,6r Pa-ramount: 'Spawn of the; North.' 
seemed littl^ , . differerit . in/ pattern 
frorii old 'H.oJlyWood; in Person" pro- 
gram.. / However. McCall stated it 
was the first ,salvo ever - to be "firisd; 
from .'locatiori.'' 

. .Grouping pf playera'ai'bund'fl'mik^ 
for an exchari'ge of cohiplirhents; the 
inevitable verbal bouquets to direc- 
tor and prbdoeer, and the ballyhoo'- 



'1 PAT FOR MY SEAT' 
With iLawrejfice; Grant . 
Interyi^w-Nariralion 
15 Mins. 

Sustaining' ■,'■".■. ' ...'-. -- ',.. ■■;.- • 

Thurs., ;il .t'vin';" .'--:■' 
KHJ, Los Angr;ies 

' : Another pfTshoot rof .;the ~ film dom.-: 
merita ting; /.cycle:; which acceptably 
fills. : a' qiia'i'ter- hOiJf ■ . "Sppt. .. Id<>a ; as 
explained by Grant, .whb.se- English : 
accent fall.5;,ea5ily ;bh.:t.he. eai^s, :1s that 
newspiaper critic.c doh't cri'ticis'e fOr . 
theatre^gpeKs. . Ergo, he brings .'to 
the .mike t'ni-cc lay :per.s'o'rts to give^ 

.their opinions of certain pictures. 
Good/ fad iP voice.s belied: the staite.- 

,.ment thoy w.c.re, picked -at random, 
Me1,ip's 'Yank at Oxford' got the go- 
irig over,, with results that should 
Please the producers and the ; vigi- 
lant Hays office. - ' •-' 
' Each / pf - the- •three - -intervie-wees. 
:was, ; a.iked , hb\v-,' ; the, piclu re ; ' Was 
likiBd. and what faults .were .to be' 
found; At the - icoriclusioh; Grant 
smoothed • oyer the.' '.Pbjeclion.s ' and 
igave the, film > a rousing sendoff; 
Here; he • elarioned, 'i5 : the'; true 
critique.; frotri' .the ..cross section of 
fandorii. / Next week . 'Bluebeard's 
Eighth Wife' draws ,the?.«rpbtlight. ■ 
, ; Grant shows ; a /nice ir for radio 
and ; should ' rate, an erincee spot 
where dignity . arid: a good strorig- 

rtimbred voice are wanted. He is -a 
veteran of the stage and . works 
smoothly with his subjects. . Helm. 



KAtE SMITil 

Talk .--./ •/. .-.-..; 

15 MJna, 
Sustaining ; 
M-W>F; 3:30 p.m. 
WABC-CBS; New York 

Keaction to this experiment hnay; 
proyide engrossing ;sidelights on 
radio. : Miss Smith, a nighttime net- 
work commercial headliner,; launches 
' a three-.a- week ; daytime 'sustairiing 
series on the. same network. ■ Oh; the 
basis of;, the first program, . -sc'ene- 
setter : in ; iarg:e part^ - it; seemed that 
the intention is tt. Use. her- fan mail, 
developed through the . nighttime 
audience, ds the. springboard for the 
■nriaitinee. . -..■:';: -;-- 

In many respects it- sbu^ri,d.s like 
■something new in radio. ; FOt. a coii- 
sidcirable distance bf -the . Way 'it Was: 
a star talking about herself.. At t ther 
moririerits '' snatches - . of ./ian mail 
sounded like ^teryiig; itei;ns foii? the 
daffodil columri. Taking ; therii , a.s 
niccoy the letters ask the singer such 
questions -as:)-/;-. --.;:/.'' ^ .. ^ 

How ' tWo girls coulej build en 
annex to their cottage? ''; --/.". 

How: a yOUng c-ouple should pro- 
vide for their baby's; heaUiv iit taking 
a Ibrig trip 'in: ah,^: trailer?: ; , ■ 
:■, How ' somebody C'lse . Would pro- 
beed/tp knit-an :afghari? 

Underlying implicatibn— seem ingiy 
conscious— is to dramatize th^ all- 
level, all-age appeal of Miss Smith. 
References : to;, kids,: collegians, the 
religious, the; pati'iptic, ;th,e ,:sick. And 
carrying out ;the' characterization,: of 
the singer the gireat heart of-, 
radio.. ■;;■.;.;/- ;--"';' ;/ 

; : In- explaining .. at - considerable, 
length what she , had ' to draw frpm-i-r 
a ;. 15-fppt :' table described ,. as : piled 
high- with Jetters', all .classified by 
subject riiatter~and 'in. •develPping. 
her attitude; as ' regards the prbgrarn, 
singer had little chance on the g^tr. 
.a,vvay :tp give 'ai sample of the; bUtpuf 
that riiiay:be Ibblced.fbi'; ' ■ . L'and.-~- 



i'WHAT ARE- YOU DOING tO- 
. NIGHT?' .":- .:'- • 
Bob White : . - 

15 Mins.— Lpcal -"-/-' 
Tues.-Thnrs.; 4:15 p.in. .'■ 
WBZ, Boston ..•.,-' - .-.--' 
. Ebb; White has' ;a: pleasing voice/and 
projects intelligence in ; his /ether 
chore. When, caught O.")) he had 
Toby . Wing from the 'Ybu- 'fNevc'r 
KhoWV cbmpany for an inforriial in- 
tierview .to spice: up the program'.- 
Showmanly handling Of .the chit-chat 
resulted, in. nice . eight niiriutes' ;tb. 
start off the program.. - Miss 'Wing fe-; 
spondei^ spontaneously. There; w^-is'a 
iittle.,.gashinglh£re- an.dHh ere. but .so 
Well 'delivered t hat ; i t. came out" as: 
far ;superibr to the typica".; in.tcryi.ew. 
of this. type. . 

■ / White gave cbriirervative, but ; in- 
formative, discussion of films playing 
in; V Boston \and Springfield. "These 
\yere hardly more th^n verbal di'rec- 
tory ads; ■■■ In addition there were a 
few terse; reviews of current pix 
playing , here " and Springfield— all 
well turned but. : And, to close the 
.session he mentioned wr-estlin.g :and 
hockey events slated for that night— 
and finally a: suggestion or two. about 
NBC ' radio prograims. 

; Airs Tuesday' and Thursday after-, 
noons at 4M5.- ' ■:; •- - Fox, 



'PET PEEVES' -■'• 

With Frahkie Baschi, Upward pbyle 

15; Mins.'^Local 

Sustaining. 

Friday, 8:15^ p, m. 

WMCA, N. y. 

/ Station has a fair enough novelty 
in '.this audieiice; par,ticipation;'pro- 
gfam, on which recr-iiits'. from -public 
can air their just^wHat-the-title-saiys. 
Every program depends for its; rat-/ 
irig. on what peeves are presented 
and how. it Would be better to weed 
put : applicants arid see that sbme 
pf the ; grouches iare ;,hum6rbus,; arid 
spririe at least ribvel.' These; points 
weren't -piarticularly looked to; wheh 
caught (1).' _ '■."• / 

There's nbthin'g hovel in sqUawks 
about ;:pepple talking ialoud in film - 
er jes, hor objecting to house-to- 
house canvassers, nor (from- men. of 
course) about gals cu.<?meticizing 
theit phizzes in: public. ; Cirigihalitj'' 
i§ essential. '/ /• -" ' .:. 

Frankie ; Ba.5ch, : jill-of -nil -inter-; 
views on WMC A, take.s this asstgnr 
rrient in her stHde. Her .sjpbrttaneity 
arid ebullience hiiiva-false note bcc 
sionally, probably from' overWorkirig- 
these t\yo, qujilitieSf ., She; does,; how- 
eyer,; keep a fast pace arid is trigger-, 
quick on tongue and thought; How- 
ard Doyle, is staridard ' ' ' ..his., jdb 'of 
sorting but the- peeVeis^ahd present- 
vng.theria:tQ: Miss Basch for:qLiizzing. 
;■;/;' -'';.:.' ■" ■.'/V .j- ;./..- Bert:, .;.- 

'THE CRI9ISON COCKATOO' 
W.P.A. Spy Story ■- 
30 ittins. ; 

Thursday, 3:30 p.m. 
WINS, New York 

. 'The Crimson Cockatoo' may be a 
rather: intriguing title but its . story- 
.fails to produce the : same eiflect 
Sponsored by the : Works; Progress 
Administration as one of a series of 
spy stories, supposedly 'taken from '.a' 
feal, espionage - ihciderit during the 
World War, 'Cockatoo' . wa.<3 wordy 
and inanimate Thursday / (17); be- 
lying an' introductory : narj'atcr 
whpse; spirit and iest proijaised big 
things during; the eristiing half hour: 
Cockatoo' showed spots of careful 
preparation. There's: an Oriental 
background, which the radio drama- 
tists attempted to sleep in mystery. ; 
but copious dialog shrouded the plot. 
Cast IS i)lentiful, With thfe Chinese 
dialects obviously undertaken by Oc- 
cidentals, several times almost to « 
point of unwitting comedy. - 



PERCY WINNER ' ' '" - ' 

Commentator ; 

15 ' MIns.; — Local : ,' ■' ' 

Sustaining ; .• 
Tues.-Fri.; 6:45 pim. -' 

WQXR, New York^".'.;' -■'■.:" ' 

Percy Winner is the fofmer/excc 
of NBC's shortwave dept., concern- ■ 
ing whom rtimbrs-^denied ;by ; N;dC 
and neyer officially rriade. by -Winner, 
although : widely . Circulated ' at the. 
time— were heaird. Ileport was that 
fascist pressure forced him out; ; 
/; After; hea:ring him pitch into; the 
dictators oil WQXR, it's at least 
plausible that his strong feelings/ 
made him i; bit embarrassing 'ib a 
network, trying to Walk -the fence bf / 
neutrality. : ■ "-/ 

, Winner is neither the best, riot :thc ,' 
-worst of ^ ■ ; the coritimentatoj's '/ bii 
European affairs. His voice is hot a 
riiodel bf resoriarice . thbugh the dic- 
tion is okay. . He frankly gives bpihr 
ibns, answers 'quiestipris 'prt a basis 
of his personal viewrpoint, and rriakeg 
rib. attempt, to be a .reporter. : 
Lines ; up With /the liberals.- L<irid.' 

•LISTEN* '■■'"';'-.- - ■'-'■'.;• 

With Herh Alien 

:Pro8:ram; coiqineiit • 

15 MlBs.r-'Lbcal 

SHASTA WATER . -. 

Sunday, 2:45' p.in. 

KFRC, San Francisco . ■-:. 

On the air for rhore -than four 
months as; a. sustainerv this .quarter*: 
hoUr Sunday aifternobn prbgram de- 
voted exclusively to reviews bf radio 
;$.howSi; regardless of station or net- 
Work, .finally landed a; spbnsor. 
Penned by Pat Kelly, KFRC press ; 
agent, iarid read by^, ahriouricer Herb 
Allen, ^Listien' is :ttnique..: 

Qccasional ; sponsors' . names are 
mentioned, ; although all network or 
station identifications, as -such; are . 
avoided. Kelly's copy; is well vwrit^ 
ten, arid Allen's reading is snappy, 
smooth arid easy on the -ears. . 

Spurid of Sha$ta Watier . being 
poured into a glasis is ';uSed neatly 
to identify ; the: prbgrarii, f bllbWing; ; 
the opening.command, 'Listen!' given 
by a second announcer. ' . No com- 
mercial copy is used at "the bpenirij^,' 
bXit is. woven Jirito . the script in two ' 
spots ; during the IS-riiiniite period, ; 
Plugs are: fairly brief and in good 
taste, :^ .-.:' - ' 

. First item dealt. With the ; rumori 
bf General Motors' . possible return 
to the . air with a; Warner Brothers' 
tie-up; bewailed ; choice of Dick; 
Powell for the super-special in. view' 
lot the ill-fated__HpllyWbod Parade 
mentioned Kay Kyser Kbirege~of ~ 
Musical : Knowledge, the new Tint 
and Irene show arid its weekly con- 
test, the return of Gene and Glenn— .; 
who were described; ais 'very im- 
funrty,'. ; Opiriioh was expressed that 
Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and 
other Walt Disneyites are better on 
the.scteen than on radio. 
; V News ; itenjs includedy squibs on . 
Jac^c Benny's March 27 stunt in ;the . 
east, a new show being contemplated 
b ' George iJessel to be built around 
Mack Senriett arid early day screen 
coriijcs; a new Walter Huston dra- 
matic /serieis ' periried by Arch 
Oboler. ; Script included also a biog 
of Kate Smith, a rap at the net- 
wbfk.s for overplaying T Double 
Dare You' and fThanks f or. the Mem^ 
ory* during the past week; references 
to several new recordings by various 
;danice barids, a/ revieW bf the Na^ 
tional Barn Darice; Which Was hand- 
ed a verbal pat on the back for its 
eritertainmerit and a rap for. over- . 
long cOmmeircials; applause for Mar- 
garet :. Speaks ; arid the Firestone 
Chor as* singing of a 'Cavalleri 
Rusticaria' excerpt* Eddy Duchiri's 
playing -of 'Just a Memory,' Nick 
De Popolous' description of 'Snow 
White, and. the Severi DWarfs' a 
Fibbier McGee shbW. . - ' 

Panned were Jimmy Fidler for his 
stand on the double bill ; question 
in film houses; Fred Allen for going 
overboard in plugs . for. his ' recent 
picture; Hollywood . Hotel's preview 
of the Allen picture ■■ minus the two - 
principals* Allen and Alice. Fayc; 
Hollywood Parade for arinoUhcing . 
the appearance of Charles Boyer 
flh?.. Margaret Liridsay .arid theri «-ub- 
s 'tuting Fred MacMurray in e ' 
sketch that the 'Listen' author razzed :' 
roundly. Dinty Doyle's com menta ry : 
in : George McCall's Customary spot 
was highly coridmended. 

Program closed with ansWcrs to " 
:Jistencrs' questions. ; 



'MOTOR CITY MELODIES' 
With Sam Benavie's Band, : Three 
Aces, Golden : ToWer Chorus, Hon; 
AAtge, Franklyn Mitchell 
.Music,: Songs -- '.:• 

;30 .iiiins. . : " , / 

Sustainiricr :. 

Saturdays, 2:30 p.m; '//'''': ' 
WJR^CBS, Detroit 

^ noctiiral faye under tag pf : 
; WJR. Presents,' half-hour, musical 
show has beerimoved to the niid-i 
;Saturday afternoon slot, re-titled 
Motor City Melodies' and shipped 
out to CBS. \. ■ :-"■^ .-^ '-; 

li's an entertaining : effort: all 
around and shapes up to network 
standardis.; Golden Tower Orchestra, 
Under Sarii Benavie's baton, turned 
an nifty job oh arrarigerinerits, ■ eispe- 
cially on 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' 
on show eaught. Three Aces, male 
trio, which has been heard over 
webs frequently, coritinue good 
Work; , ditto on Golden Tpwer 
chorus, Under Don Large's direction/ 
FranWyn -. Mitchell . handles the 
n»c.'irig nicely, but script bogs down 
occasionally. .../.•' ' ' - : ■ Pett. • ■ 



GRACE MOQRE ^ « , 
Andre. Kost^elanetc, Deems Tayl«r 

::-Son£s^ Orchestra-. / 

SO Mins; 

tJHESTEEFlELD ; 

Wed., 9 p.m. V .. ' ■ 
v wABCtCBS, New Tprk •; 
.V'(NewcH^£mmc^t) 
Graqe' Modre took up wher.e.Law- 
" lence ^Tibbett .lett . bff . in this ., cbnr 
' ceiit iiariie 'rtiariathoh. but her ■ inliiat 

perfbrmance .(3D) ;didh' t Mshow: the 

Soprano off 'at her. best. . By .reputa- 
■ lion this .Js .one . Show, where the 
..- 'uspjces cut a'.lot 6£ technical engi> 

jiberihg didos. ind :the -chances' ai;e 



'FLYING RED HORSE REVIEW 
With Riith . Filburii, Jaities McDbn- 
»ld/ Radcliffe Hall, Ui« Melody 
Men, .Gordia Raiidall's Orchestra. 

30 -Mins'.-^Lbcal ' • ■ 

socoNy-VAeuijM oit cp; 

Tuesday,' '7:30 ;P;m;-' ' 
:WGY, -Schenectady ' '' ' 'v,' ' ■ 
■ .Firist . widblyfaovertised' : pro^rani. 
In a .«heduled" series, of. 52. did not 
quite live up' to the' 'flying' part .of 
title, dueV to ^production flaws. Capa-: 
ble: artists sang standarfd,' .tuneful 
numbers and a. coriipetent^orchestra. 
did its part, biit the show " did-, n<3t 
zoom along with stnoothriess. Tria'vel- 
ing back and forth: ambng masical ■ 

^hat With.: few :.mbre.. manipulaU 

t^f the•mikes:;^l■nd controls (or what- [years;. the bffect wis. ]^ 



ever - it . -was.). Miss. ^ .1^^ rnight 
. jjaye been. didped entirely 'out of the 
.■•..broadcast..' ■'■ ■■■ - - . 

■ ■ C^hbice . of her nuiiibers^all from' 
iier picturiBs,— was okay . arid the, up-- 
.per - topes .canie through beautifully, 
but iHe 'sortg 'diction s.uffered- frxim: 

■' . bJurrlng and m.iiffiihg; '.Verbal, .re^ 
gtilt^ wbre . decidediy different .;ahd 

' in her favor 'wheftvshe; got- arbun'd to, 
eichahgihg banter With Deems Tay- 

: ]dr, the prd^rairi'is ahnbtatbr.- . 

v; ■ ., CBS and; eiiestb'rneld .did Well by 

■ . ■ theriaselyes in f dlipwirig up Tibbett 
Swlth . 13: weeks' of ,'La Mbpre ^nd the 

■ only . thing that cari stbp;..ber frbm 
rheetingi:\if hot bettbri ; the •popular- 

■ , ity' average rung ;up by the . baritbtie 

' . .this' faulty • ttechnical hahdling. ; . 
: .. Paift of Misis Mborie^s current act is 
. tb. ihtrpducfe^ each., week;some. 'vocal 
■prodigy. : First was .Glenn Da'rwih, 
, / who .• sai(^ he wijs . 25. years old but 
^with; 16 years- of singing, behind hirh. 
. ,H is "fine .; light ibariton^ tied up Well 
' ;':with--.'Rpsaiie.': - ; vv': ''■ 

Orchestral: numbers by Andre 



Attempts :• of emcee- Hall, tp tie 
scenes together and tp' .picture, them 
as ' taking :place; within. ;;a'. theatre'^. 
?wiere;.not 'cphvinc.ihg.' ^ Nor -.Was ;th€ 
narration .-. helpfid by ' the iact -its 
spihrier.. switched ■.. from ' setting .-of 
supposedly ehtrancirig stagb' pictures: 
to blUrbing of - gasblihe. Setup.; cried 
fbr..a second anhbahcier.'' ' .. ;. v 

On future broadcasts, mbrc atten- 
tipin should,, and .. probably will, be 
paid to', .chvbhplpgicar order. :■ Better 
yet,; :to . cohcehtratjpn . Ph riiinibers 
froiri one br t\v<) .Broadway .produc- 
tiohs.- for each .shot; (bits -from 'The 
Vagabdn d' .King • . were tabbed . ; for ; 
I second blbplc); Soitietijne; 'WGY niay 
be' yehturespme . enough, to .!discard 
fotmula ' under: which' ihtbgratipri of; 
its miisical productions, . is left J^l- 
most entii-ely tb.the emcee^.while the 
airtists/say hbthirig, ' A little ' diarpg 
between, perfbrmeri and with orp- 
gr am; pa cer ' woul d iielp to : prpducei a 
'cbmRany'v;(Bffe'ct. ■•■ '•' 'y:-''-^ :i, • -'.^ ■.:.:'..■ 
. Jdiss Filburh, . a . clear'- voiced .. so^ 
piranb, had pernapis ' the .best P 
tunity Pn /initial ;$alvbv ;.; JIcDpnald 



kosielarietz were las ..t^sua ;5"ahg .wbll, albrie' ia'nd; with .Mi^ 

thatLburn;i although he ..did. not seem to 



nielod j c / variations, . including 
arrahgemeht- Svhich, . hjid . the- .. unit' 
going in ifbjf aMpt bi tbrial acrobatics, 
.;siich ias blowing a hoi?n" ' bri . muted 
p iario strings. . To .sbme. they .may ■ be 
, abef ratibhsi .. but ia the. . f atiks . bf 
1 radip's batPhijsts,'..Kbstel'anetz is : $trll 
the pibheering inusicai ^ ^hpwman. 
. ;-"v-': ' ':: y. ',/,;./• -.' Oddc^: 



: 'UNDER IVESTERN SKIES' 

' .' 'llraiiiaiic': Sketch- -;-'.:-' 

'SC|. ^Mi^-^Locsl .;-..-■': - 

■ ■■■■ Sqstajninff''' , -v- >■ 
:^.';';-' Wed., -9:30-10 p;m.-^ 

KpKA^NRC, rittsborrh 
; kalf-rhour dramatic, ishow, scripted 
~ by Derby • Sproul, •• now. hitting- the 
NBC Blue from KDK A after, nice 

■ :. build-uiP oh, Pittsburgh istatiph ilphe. , 
:^*Undep Wert^cfrn-Skies'-is^h^: gener'afchonfP^Aej; 



St'arid out> as clearly as on, plher .pro 
graims, MelPdy Men,- .Jbhhr Sheeharii 
Fred, . IWorris ' and ; Edgar,' Mbulsbn,, 
■filled spots acceptably, - well -.'as 
backed .up Ihe: -isblbists. ^ Sheehan 
tehored. the' lead in a rfumber. x 

Hali rated station's aide :in.G;. and 
production rhaTi/hais ;a pleasing vbiice: 
and a .breezy manner. Glpse listeners; 
however; rhay detect :a .sameness in 
all hi^' bf oadciasting. , Fails . tp modu- 
late sufficiently at Uime^- ajld pro- 
duces ' tone with .traces .of -over 
loudrie.ss; His . narration shpuld,h£^ve 
been blue penciled. ~ ' - . . 

Randall's hoUse- band;, which, has 
developed stesdily during past year, 
is adept ; fbr . doiible . jpb .pf accom- 
panying' and . sblbing.-. Applause did 
not have the .teal ring ot sppntaheity 
■ ■ - ' '■■ ■ V ■ 'J dco. 



TALENT MILLS 



Ifo'T^-WTAM,. CLEVELAND 



..; CleVisla'nd itself . has .had '^a.' . 
.spotty rad/o .carper, ". C)ncC:'g;i.ri;g-. ... 
i'ster-s. ;ble\V-.\iP!' the front porch 
'bf a sa.tibri o\Vher because, th'ercr; ;. 
wiii' a crusade 'oh the air aimed . 
at the undei-wbrld.;; :.th.e .town.'. ; 
has '.Jarge -foreign poptilatibn, 
. Sind a Lutheran pastor, rgcehtry . 
,'fcssed up ■that-vhe ; :whs;.-.the -.dis- . -: 
; tributing. -jagp-nt -for'; Na^^^^^^^^^^ 
.propaganda transcriptions. . 

; Among the vcziriy-.;. S^ibratib'ns; . 
registered ; . the. rad io selsmo- .' 
■ graph ■ at WTA.M .was NBG vip; . 
John .Royal,; aiumnus of Keith 
vJiudbvilie,' Cwho. managed, star : 
tipn; from; .19i9: lb 1931 and , 
.brought put Gene and. Glenn, 
darlings theii aridi; since ;of re^ ; 
g.ipnal. b.rpa.d casting ji nd big,.per^r; 
•soilal-tappeararice yattractipn.' irt - 
; Thidw.est some time back..; 

. SingJn' -Sam ,and : S 
teeohnell' were hbmef olksy::;r^^ 
. ' crUits ip the, early .;\VTAM, dnd \ 
Dbn Ross, Werner; jah.sseh; and 
>Ghar}<^5 Ai:-' LindberghVj'we.re ■. 
ieariy - .. iberttibhs . ; ' . the ■ ,Jbg, 
;ilbyars' yaude cbritacts accpiint- 
' ed, . for' . parade that counted ' 
"Rae Samuels, Fritzi Scheff,. Rut 
; .Chattcrtpn, Mirrypickford; (3hic ' 
Sale, Hoot Gib,spn, Tom Mix, ' 
Leo *Carrillb. All these 'way>. 
babk yi^hqn. : ; ■ ' 

•Ear^l.y .Vcidip persohalities that 
..did stints, of "varying; "duration:, 
■.and. impbTtanbe incVud^^ 
Trio .and .White; /East;an;d;Durn- 
' ke,; ; Annie/ -. Judy; vahd; iZeke, 
VaUghan de Leath, Eddie: Pea- 
, body, • „;W en dell . , ; Hall,; Frances 
•^liangfp^id.:;^^ ;. .i ■,' .-;"': ''■;' ■' '::-'y< ' 
'■ ■ .Eat]c:-t^tns^^ press. 
-;agent, ' ; '/ fugitive > Mi:bm 
WTAM. 



•VOICES FOR PEACE* . -■■ ' 
With John Broun, Richaul Blane, 
I Jeari Ellyn, Hester Sonrttireaarrt*, 
Ethel Everett, EUirl Kliim, Ouy 
Reppi' John-; McGoveni, John 
PickardV Teddy Bcrjf ma tv ■ .-> ' 

american leaguk for peaci;: 
^:-;-and'-democraCV 

Thursday,' 9 p.in. . 

WM!CA;<New'Ydrk;;;- 

'This - was the : secpVi'd - at a weekly 
series' designed tb: fur.ther peace aiid 
democraby. Program drjimiilizccl ox- 
cerpts bf : the war- in Sp'ain -as wi-l-r , 
liessed - and-; repcirtcd'. -by . •. I>arothy. yHaU- hou r 



AlyFRED'T. SLOA^N;, JR.-' 'v 
Talk V . ' ■ ■■■ v- ■-■.^ 

IQ Mins.- .. .. ;.■•'■. ; ■■■ 
I SuMaining 

w.iz-NiJc,;:New-;ifork^ >;-•■ ^ 

'. Alfred P. ■.Sl6an,.'..Jr.i ; cha-irmfi'n.-.of •; 
llie- -.bpard.. oD .Gbnbrlal Mbtor.s piK'- 
t.iirc.'ci •.-fbreign' - trade Jiis.; wi., '.aid Ur y .,. 
jn.ttiMKVtVon.'U •' peace. ' and. - ! a.s - jrn.; '". 
t'ssunliiil*.-' to;: .' ,tHE.. .. mainlci'iain'e; ' .of . . . 
Aincilea^s' liigii- standar.U-.ol'-li'vittf,',..' , . -' 
tlic; 'feature uddi-pss .pn '.NIJG 'i; i.'.ulh.s^-.- . ; 
;!: to ..Pr(ift ptn\i.ly -educational, .''lu.-ui-(l...vTa ■ ' 
, blue :,t'i)aiii': vip'pasilc :tiVprJa,ci; . liOniiy 

over •' red' \v.pb.. - .Sli'bdi'.iy.' - 



IParkcr, Ernest. Hcniiiigway,': .Georne -, supp'cirting -Secretary: .pf -Sloto. Miill-'s 

Scides.^rid .Jay Alleri.' This episode.' *— 

prejpared ■ dnd directed for-, radio, rc- 
enactmeiit'- „' by . ' Mitchell - Grayson; 
Prc.vipus , .prpgr'am. dealt , .with ...the 
Sihb-iTijp'-fcohfli'ct,.. ..■ -- '. -. '-.: -'-. --■ 
. Prograifri might bettor have ' :been 
labelled dnti.-Fasciist rather, than ariti- 
w;ar ; and . -a pleiji. ,;for ■ democracy,. . It 
wias a. pretty vsifon,?' .indictment -.pf ' 
Hitler \ -and' Mussolini, ■ mehtibning 
bdth by. name, and their aclivitie.s. in 
behalf of . the: Spani.s.lV : lii.sm-gent..'?. 
What, the prograin is..striyi;ng-.Tor..was 
riither vague iri this airing; It wasn't 
Quite . clear ;;;that^v 'dehUncia:tioil-.- of 
Fascist leaders was to: be construed 
SIS democratic propagand'a; A'nothiei-: 
thing-which, could be improved is the , 
peace;, angle. Not stre,ssed . strbngly , 
enough'i. Writer klso failed , tb \take 
into cohisidbr^jtioh the f.!)ct. thia.t^ 
the InSUrgehts. i"n Spa^^^ are biicked 

mi ainly '. by' Faisci st • ■ . cb imlr s.- ; ;th«^ 
Lbyalist goverhmeht is. also' repbrt^xl: 
as being .aided ;by. Russiai not com- 
monly rated democratic. 

Dramatizatiohs are. well doiie but 
the program ■attitude' ; will have to. 
be straightened ;put considerably ;b"e^ 
fore itsimessage is ;bleariy' conveyed 
to ayei'sige' hon.-ideb'l.ogical listen 



i:c ci p r b ca 1; tr a d e. a g r cbm c ri t s .p a I i cy - -- 
■5;ioa'u..;db;o)ar.ed. tlfal -.,if ...tiie- yni'toU' '■ : 
^St'ates 'were '.ib ■ gi.ve. '-iip . it,£ fbrei.un' ' 
lradc;;'.lhcjV' 'wbu'lci be :,an iiievitaljle 
lowprirtg. pr the..!e.voi-,of ■living", ;Ali:'o •,;■- 
iiecessary ;gb'vbrhmentalv regimbnl.'i- 
tion of agriculture .as. well., prbbably, 
jis'. oi.blhcr ■ lihbs '•bf.'.aeti'v.iiyi; ■'. : - .,;■ ■-•• -,- ;-;- 
. -'.Stressed ;;the, ;dcpe.n;de'nce . pf, ■; the ,. - , 
cotton arid ; tobacco:' industries' , on 
a fbreign.: outlet for their isurpluses-, - 
Scenied ',to ^skirt - arbU,nd;. the ' aut.b---;. 
mobile birsiness, .also . a; .heavy . 
porter." ".Sloan's 1 address contained / 
fttje that had; ; not . previo.usly been. .,: ' 
said , about foreign ti'dde; However,' 
his name coupled- with; a smpoth, der-' 
Iryery "made ,t He talk stand Up. • Not . a ,;;.. 
dynamic , but :,a' clear ■speakei'i GM ''.; 
liead handles,.: himself better . than ;; ' 
mahy .big business . reps • iapinig th^ : 
'mik.c.;.^_;Jj; :l..>' .4:-. ': ;■ '' ' •'- /mcQ.. 



Iieiidihg;,: but itis hpt a .serial, with 
each sketch complete ia .itiself,, and | 
cpmbinihg plenty ;pf : audible ;actibn 

,!= witb 'fibpd old western melodramatic: 

. situation^. ' ■ . ./'::./•;;: '; ■■: : ' ; 

' Episode .,<c, a lig h t ; was ;, labeled 
•fBrptherly Lb.Vel- and crisply,; •written, : 
effectively acted and , ah ifiterest- 
hblder: Tight dbwn the stretch. .Tbld 
,of two' brothers; one a' ;baddie and 

' the, other, hbhest; who .separated , in 
childhood and met. again year$ later 

; ih .Cbloradp,i;'w/here;the younger •was ; 
.cboiit tp: be . lynched by a; <mbb In- 
xiludirig- his, bider brbthieri Latter, 

, r ather, than , ;see him tbrtured;. . shot 
■him himself, , dijplieating' a ; similar 

i- cccurrence in their' childhbod; : CUrr 
tains are . handled ' at the organ by 
Bei-nie Armstrbng;with;sliGk musical 
ihterpolatibns; as Aii^ell. as general 
background.' 

; Show'is^beeri ;gettihg a lot of Pitt.<>- ; 
. burgh.'attehtioii since being launched. 

; _ Cohen. 



John 



; 'CRVISINQ. IN TRAFFIC' , 
■ With Sere;; Nyrum, YQunr, 

.;'.-'Starfci^; . 
■.15. Min;^-.-r-Lpcal - ; 

'.'.Sustaiimhfr 
; WAyE,.;L6uisville 

r.Station's cbntribiition ,to the cause 
of traffic safety. Serg..Nyrum Young, 

.' who ; has befeh , airihg ,a daily 15-mi,n- 
ute;: interview on traffic pver.anPther 
local statioh, does the spielirig, with 
John Starks at the .wheel of the; 

.Station's mobile iihit. Starting from 
one of the. downtown vihtersectibiis,- 
the two- cruise thrbughoUt the down 
tbwri ; business,' district ;.at 
tome^iwhat .. .flower than .ordinary 

.-traffic.;' ', .'-:-■-,■>/■ ■;- 

. . .-.Scrg.. ybung keepg_up a w^^^ 
Ji,ne pf, chatter, ,as^nfei;sppts.' traffic 

: viPlations'-on the tbutjL These: -are 

•■roahy; and, ;,varied, suc-n ; as; .pedesr: 

• triahs ;stepping; f rbm the curb against 
t h e redi 1 igWL cars starting Pn ; the 
.aihber liash, ,atetL;thie like, 'Although 
; a pbiibe officer,.; $erg. Young merely 

: calls attentipii 'tb; the 'Vioiatiphs, ,arid^^ 

• ,dpes. no,t pa.sis;oUt any tags. ;Hc .does, 

. ;hb'wbver, ;give timely advice pri- the 
, possible vfatal results of ,^such vipla- 
, lions,,, and; prbve's,' -capable . safety 
■.'eiTiissairij'' .on.:the airv ./ ;. -- . -: 
. Stanza engrosses thrbughbut. ' 
':■.:>■;. ,-.;:■■.■,':•:■,: ■;■ :,-■::■:■■-- .:^;v:,';^^'-:'WpI*:: 



■•.'AR:iz6NA- RtD' :• ; 
;.-Co.wh(By:Spn^s.: y::-.^ 
jS Mins.^Locai' ■;-.' ■..■■ :■..';: 
ItOWARD JEWELERS 
Dally, 1 p. m. 

•■■;wNEw,.'N.v y.^-'-^- 

• • --^.-'.-'-vc'- XScMllin) . - . 
, ; .Barltbhe, ' bit the iiear-trem'olo sort, 
/ba'wlihg . cowhand ' charit^;, ,, Sellrac- 
bpmping on the .giiitar, . siinger, is pke 
. ;ehbugh fbr his riiche iand. should get 
tb the audifehce Vvhich dotes on sagei 
;-■ brush sohgS^ ';', 

Slow ballads were :what he; fed but 
; tvheh caught (30) ajid that rhade for 
; ,tPrpid; bace. Should sparkle ijip. his 
. innings: with iari -bcbaslonal iaist one; 
s Eveii baseball hurleirs are hep ^ to 
\ that.. Bert, 



QENE MORG AN!S CONTINENTAt 

ORCHESTRA'- 
15 Ming.— rtbcal..., , 
Siistainins ' ^ ' 
Monday . 6':1 5 ■ p.in." ■ 
WHAM/- Rochester,, N. ■T.- -'. 

;With .; 12-piece orchestra , and 
liberal' iis©: o/ shakers,: gourds and; 
castanets,' *Beany v Morgah: is putting 
oyer authentic ; Span ish and. .^Latin- 
American TTielbdies with:.tbe-'t8pping 
rhythni :that hiakes this ^n .excepr^ 
tibhally ijleasing local iprbgraitii , 
: $ighatui'e iff. Quiereni^ Miicho and; 
in prbgr aim; caught band then : swung. 
Into ' 'bmbo;* . . : tango .:> rhythm; 
'Camlhito,V Mexibari -waltz medliey: 
'iia ; PalbrtiiS' and 'Cielitp Lindp,' 
closing •with. Tu: gais,*; an intriguing 
tahgp number,:-. •::-•::- ,;:-:> 

This program Is added Indication 
of WHAM staff ' brchestra's ver- 
satility. Wednesday nights; it plays 
concert music lor German program. 
Thursdays ihcidehtal , music: - fpr 
Trobper drama, Fridays light dance 
stuff, , Saturdays hill billy ; and Suni 
days .old time, niusic, besides small 
units that play iwingi hovelties; and 
poetry background during the week.; 

:Charles ■ • Siversbn, staff rhtisical 
director, ..drpjjs 'but of the bilMng in 
all : : except two pjbgrams' to . give 
public irhpression "bf ;greater. variety' 
in. prbgramming'' .v.. ' Cord. ; 

*BLACK NIGHT SERIES* ■ ; 
With June , Harrison, Nelson Olni- 

stead,; Harry Hpxwbrth 
3.(9; Minsi-rLocai -.':.:; .. ■ /r^ -;'' ■ 
■Sustaining--:;:. ■ : 
Monday, 11 p.m. 
.WBAP; .Fort- Worth;:, :;. 
: Anhburicement is made preceding 
each airihg.of the Black Night; shows. 
that..:any persbii with .a . weak - heart 
or. weak, stomach is: a'dyi.sed . to 
switch the dial br Vtake the con.ser 
queflce'.s;; : M6nda:iy':- ■ f2R) : .show , was 
•the' '2bth' ofTcring, . 'wiritteh by :'Vi.r-. 
giriia Wiltten .of:"the WBAP. producr 
tibn staff, and titled ^Hea^t. of Stebl:' 

■ -iPlpt-.dcalt With a::young.;:.';.ciGnti.sf 
creator of a robot man'.. a:nd ..his 
sweetheai't; : ;whb ..iv'asn'.t , bt a -sei'c'n 
tific .'mind and', .wanted her IcVer vlb 
■give up.' ail for - loyc.; .. Young, ;scien 
tist-- rctiiriied "for . one - more ;vexper)^ 
"ment With bis. stecl-'rnan', and, during 
fihal test.-? in •walked . hi.s. lady-love, 
with, whbm . the nvoii'.s.tei'i ' b.-^. . i'-'ea..s.on 
■pfrhis newly ac,q;Ui;rcd,'heart;,"ldll' i;n 
'Ibv :. :■■'■■'■■'.' ■■■■ ' '•;'--:- - -: .■.-'!:-:•.' ■'-■■■•'.' ■.■■ 

"Two .barricaded. Ihcmser-ves: in the: 
laboratbry.'^ . .Avhcri- the. .. rnon.ster, 
realizing hi."? love wa."?. ,ri'ot :rctur,n,ed, 
;weht on . -a: "■■tampage, ■ . filling .the 
scie;n,t)sfs ' ; .co-wbrkbr . and , a, ; Q^rer.- 

iaker^ ' ;■ -'..'v; V- ■' '-■--. •''.•■■.''■i. ;-:■• 

.: Further eni-aged ' at their . plot ;to. 
foil his. affairs'. of this heart, the%rahi- 
blihg rbbot. grabbed . a drum _ of 
nitrbglvceriii,- :hU.rlcd it' in .the wm-. 
dbw at bis creator and Iady-;lbve, 
ending the .show :ith a loUd;'explP.- 
5ion drown irie ,lhe . scream,'? bf . the 
; pb.iect;- Who • didp' t.'rbtu.rn .his: ■■ affecr: 

■ iiohs;'; ''•■.-■-■;■"-•:■.•: ■ -' i ;.;:;••■:; -.--^ '; ^.-^ \. ' : ■' 

Hpkey show ;wa.<. nicely. doii«: 
r-witb gPPd . sound. •;effect.s, .-acting and 
original ihu^ic. of ■ ipoh Gilli.s.:,-, 



'PEtER'S.' S.CRPRlSE.^*ARTY.'-' . ; 
With Leo, Cicary, Ira Blue; Ray Har 
■-'.-■ ringtoh's:' brchestrsi^^^^ 
15;-Miris.rrTRegionai-. 
INTERNAtiONAL SHOE / 
Sundayis.v3^45f p.in;> rST ■ . ; 
k*0-?J-BGj^Sart-Franc»sco^iJ_4-i 

;. ;;.''-^'. '..■ -(I'brty^)-;'- . -; :- '■; ;^:- ; 

"Peter's Surpri.f^e; Party,'; : in- 
formal ; .Sunday: afternoon;; puarter- 
hpur, ■ ' :entertaibing,; liyely ;Cdm-, 
biriafibh :bf inia3:matioh>; hurnor. and 
music presented by Sandy McFrblic; 
(Leb Cleary ), purveyor of *Did',Ybu- 
khows,'-annbuncer Tra Blue, and a. 
stUdio. brcbestra.led by Ray Harring-. 
ton. -Shb\<rs p;riginate i,n , NBC's San,. 
Franbiseo .ftudios for the; twb. Cali- 
fbrnici outlets of the' NBC-Red nct- 
work. KPO and KFl. 

The -Did You: Khow?;^, which .ai*c 
ehlightbning. . bWs bt. ihfbrmatip,ii 
;plcked; , at . random by, Sandy ."Mc- 
Frblic: from - an: irriaginary shoe box; 
, covered . a '"wMde -Variety;'; of topics; 
duiring . the program :(iaught.: (27)., 
ranging from: trie, fir. ^^t u,<e of feathers 
for'^beds to the Indian Baya birds' 
Use :bf .glbvy-^woi-ms. in .'their nests 
to frighten-away. fats,, . • . ■ 

•rjid ' You ,khpw* ; ,phrase ,fs :aJso 
worjted intp the prpgram's twb .cbm- 
mbrcial ;plug.e, thb firit; lexs: thari, a/ 
miriute in lengthy the second a bit' 
longer,:.b.bth.;deliN'.eced:wilh.Runch.by„ 
Blue; a ..«pieler. ;'\yjth;'a;,,''wide^',a,w,akc*, 
vpice'; . Ih' addition;,;; three; prize'.s;, of: 
Peteir.s: Shoes were offered to ,,Ti.steh- 
er.*i submitting: the best, :.'Did Ybu 
Knows' of ' the :'\veck', ,wi;th; "each 
.'trant '.^^chding:. in.;.. three;;. 
■: :Clca'ry',' who' dd'e.<: most of thc,;'ta,1k- 
ihg on, the program, handled: his ;ma;-' 
,t,erial capably,;; with;:: a ; light bahter, 
betweeiv him ahd^ Biue; adding." .-bit 
bf . humor tc the :Rho.w.; ..'^.Clcary is 
half , .of .'NBC's 'Leb and Ken' i.cbm.- 
edy duo, "and also, the 'Old. Ranger' 
bf " the CoWt . .'.Death yallcy: ; Day.s' 
di a m as.- .1.1 a rri nglon;* ? ; m u.sical un i t,- 
while.; srnaJl., : ;.: bright:: and . .snappy,. 
p]ayirifi.'.twp. or- three. :pDp:. tunes ■ in 
smart fashiph' 'during the 'xbur'se ; bf 
the'.broadca-st;, .-,■.;;;•' ; ,;— :'•' - .. 



'JUDY AND JANE' 
With Mary Salisbury. M«rce Calveri ; 
Rene Gckier'e, Fred 'Van Ammoiv 
Chiick Grant, Patsy Willis 

,15; Mlna^ . ../'■'■ ;. -'-V. . 
TTiriscriptloh:''' .'--.;■ 
FOLGER'S -.fOFFEE; 
.Mdn. t6'Firl.;'i:45 pi m. -: 
WHO, De6:i^oines ■: a""'. : 

: ,; : /.(Biack'ett-Saiiiple-^Hilxfim^^ 
:;'^..Str;iGt;ly a regiohal'sppt sh'ow for k" 
!"egionial pact :Standard type bf .plot:- 
ting aind '. charae^ariziation , and lh« 
sort pf , stufr that- riever.seems tP - wear 
t-hih;fb'r-the'.;gals; ;.-; 

CYarii pf two „womeii and .the hus- 
band of- one (Jane). :: He Is ;an..'at- 
iorfiiyf and is ; in' a .couple. : of jams 
with . igangsters, 'which: results : in a: 
mix-up which; causes him tb. go blind . 
(at least . tem.^>orarily )^ , Wpihen ,; try 
to Tun ofncc, 'btit it begins tp Tobk: as- 
'it they're going to lose their biggest ; 
client.; All the old-fashior.cd hokums, 
but .sewed.; up acceptably. : ; ' ■ 

;Gast is stfoh'g .With, Ben:v Gekier* 
putEtanding; as ,Dbnald. Plenty of 
warmth : and sihceirity pf delivery , 
Ji(atl5;jirarQ.iJLti-J^ 

Marge Calvert 'hSs . cleiair, di.«itln'btiy« 

:iype"pf,',yoice.: r- ■;.":- ,'",:.' ;':-.:,. 
ProdU;ctibri;iscleahrCun. Cold. 



•SCRAPBOOK FOR WOft^. ^ 
With Faitrle Curwen/ Shaw Desmdnd, 
H;^; W.; Neyinsofl, P^ 

.':''GIadys -'lounf ■■-■.;.;^:: ;■■'/:: -;'■:■;;'■'■•.;. 
BBC, ■tondohv ;:'.v ' ■ ..-^'.'-^ 
'-'Lbndoh, -March, 23. '; 
dr,all BBC i^rbgramsi: tppper is 
the: ■ 'Scrapbobk' , series, devised Toy 
Leslie Biailey r arid ; Chia'ries :,Br$!W.er, 
in which highlights ;of years that are- 
gphe .are recalled and. relived^ each, 
program coveiring' a single . year., 
•typically : . excellent of series '. was 
'iSbrapbpQk for; 1900,' thrbwihg lime-, 
h'ght bh; the last year; of Qiieen .Vic- 
tbria's' reign, bringing' back pbigiiant 
inembries for iblder listeners, yieldr., 
irig ;interest,;-afriusemerit , and' impart-, 
ihg;; knowledge . ; to.; the sUcceedirig 
■geneMtionis.;' -y, '-- ■'■.^'.<.'-^-; ■ .- 

;ethpd nfi^priesentatibh i.s to .ein--;; 
ploy two ,harratbrs; who., pick out 
items as, they^ 'turn thii pages of. the 
sbrapbobk'; ajid : intrbduced;' each :,se-; 
quehcie^recbnstructibn of - a historic 
e'veht, talks' by individuals cpncerried 
with aspects of life 'at that time, re - ; 
cordi'ngs , pf . ^pcrsbnalitic's.: then. ■ fa-- 
mous, ^ contrasts b.et\Xfeeri' the; bid ;,and 
the new, excerpts from; shbw hii^ -pf 
the- ; period,, with a script ' that . in- : 
variably llbws .imobthly.-al prig, catch- 
ing .all. the;facet;s;bf; life as':it wa.s. in' 
a 60 jnih. show , ihat grips ,atteritibn. 

thrbughbut, '::,"'-■,:- ;^^ - ;^ ;;■/-' ■;.^:;- /' '., 

■•..Patric Ciir.weh, stock harrator, arid 
/Shaw. Desrhbnd,. at. that time already 
Winn ing attentibh 'w it h his pen,- were 
the : cbrhpercs for .lOOi), : br ingihg . to 
the -mike H. .:W. :N;cyinspn.::= fartipUF 
war correspbndent, , who . de.scribed 
the silage ;;pf Ladysipil,h , during the 
Bbbr "j'ViTar; .a ,. yictbriari housewife,, 
whb.se natural mike technicf up. in de 
scribing: libm9' ;iife . of 
;well :cpntriastcd - with 
nbte' suggested by.. Pi'Unena-.;.Stacki; 
whb^ representi-ng; the. mptlerns, cbhr 
ductied the interview;. ; a .'champion 
cycle: racer bf -the ?90s, ' whose; feat? 
were soon to be. eci;ipsed;by the aU- 
tpiriobile; a recbrding pf Marie Temr 
pest,; recalling the ;;hcyday pf ; Daly -s 
(just , pulled 'dbwn to; make way; fbr 
the Warner theatre),' and her transi-. 
tiori Irpm.musical: comedy to straight 
acting;; 'aiV phbriograph memory; of; 
Dan lieno in ;his; .'Tpwer ;of;Lbndon;' 
.sketch; . and a cbuple: of, h iipks : f rbm a 

piairt of the cbUntryside still relative- . . 

ly unchanged from tlie simplicity: pf::^ K)W^ ,ARTHUR'S; COURT' 



'THIS WEEK. IN ; NEW IIAVEN;^ 
With Sid : GoluhoB V ; 
15 -,Mins,;--T:L,ocaJ| .; 
S ustafhihiT' .■;;-';--•'"';:' ■■ [ /' . ■ :'.v. . - ' 
•Sundaiy,-^:^:,^© .'p'.m'j- '• .; -■. --;. :'. 
WELI, New Hay^n ' '- - -y; :••;.:' 
..• This- imptcs.«-'e5 as a ipbt. drarhatic 
item; any Ipcal ';statibn might .include 
in. its .'log. .It i.s . not. only, useful as 
a weekly Teview. b;f ho^^^s '.highlights 
iri the.inclghbprhood. l)ut as a wbrk- 
irig yehicl'e for : '\VELl's . embting 
trbUjse:'-. .-:■;■: 
: .'in the ^dr|vcr...«-'\Eeat i5 Sid. Gbl.ubbff, 
.e'xh'aler s . .r,buhd-the-tPw,n- ; exiD.iert-, 
who 'prbduce,* and . .{irinburiceii:,' the 
IS-^minuter, ;SequehcciS in; brbadca-st 
:caught . incfUded, • episode; at . Yale 
;prom, robbery; of giri at biahk,- petty 
larceny at ; hamburger joint, .:■ etc.. 
Considcrihg - factual lirriitatibnsV. Qo- 
liibofl. has done a pretty gpod job :ilri 
turriirig . news reports : into: .drama. 
Perf ortiiTjftC^s;-; ,.,a'r,^! ;i ge'iierally effec- 
tive..- '"-; .;:;•-: .''■■-: :;-'::: 

Clips': ate linked , with; , recorded 
miusic, all niarchiis. . Which is some- 
thing that could, easily be;improved; 
i5tat,iofl's\; wax. library should, have 
plehty numbers that wbuld be more 
Jlppropriate.;^ ::•;:■' ■-■■-;■:' .. X'^T"*-- 



.JAlViES A'.> SilANliEir; •■ /.,: ^; 
Washihfrtoh . Cbnimeni 
'15 - Mins^Lflical . '■' 

'Sustaining: ':;X ■.■.-:.-■.■:-.--:'; 
Sunday, 3:i5 p.m...- .. ; 

;wEi;i,.-New^.iiaven;^ ;•-•:;■•;-'■'.■;■■'-{,■■;.■ 

, .: Exa.mplc 'of gbod : ail-arb.und servr . 
.iG«.:.is- v/cekly talk by Rep. Jarriesi A. 
Shajhley ; to Gorihecticut Third Dis- 
trict c()rtslituents via WfcLiI, ..'lipked ; ; 
by wire :with WOL in WaishingtPn, 
where- brpadcast .originates. . Latter, 
station and Intercity get ..cijedit; V 

Fpr a legislator Shaniey . .makes 
an: unu.'^ually good radio: commehta- ■ 
Ipr. ilis;stUff;.has no pblitical tinge 
(he's ;a; Deniocirat) arid: Shows :kecn 
news sense and- appreciation of what-. 
. „ . listening.; 'Public . wants : to ' hear, 
hqr age .war^ Shah ley uses the : 

the, modc-rh .) local approach; interprctmg Wash- 
inglbn , and world events in light of: 
their : Connecticut signiflcancie. Tell? 
why bills.; may behefit locally,; Vtc. \ 
CGiigres.^man'S: delivery - " friendly:! 
.and' easy."., ,-• --. ■;■;,-"-;■: ■,'• ;■' : : - 

'. ; WELi riiles Shanley's .weekly re- . 
,port one ;of .its istrpngest audiencer , 
builders. Whenever ,liepresentative 
says spmething riew.sworthy,. New 
Haven prcis,/ which ; doesn't : other» ' 
;wise li.«it.:: statipn's f iare,-. ; : reports 
brbadfcast.., \, ' -. ;: •: . - .'Elem.;' 



With Douglas Arthur; Libby: 11411, 
Slini and: .Slam, Pat lienry, ^ilead-. 
line Jim,' Merle Pitt's Orch. ; ~ 
HO M ins,— Local 
ra'rncipation'- 
Daily, 9:30 aJm> : 
■W.NEW,;Nv-,Y/;; 

, : Gn .April Fobl's D..ay,- prpgrrim- 
.it tempted ::a nbvelty;:h.btc by rattling ' 



: Naturally, the " theatre gets ,'^trphg 
representatibni in the :turv;ey, .bring- 
ing s.hatches of 'The Ro.sc. of ;Per.s,fai:' 
the : Mpbre;.. and : BUrgc.ss -Minstrels, 
first performance , of ;(j!ol.cridge : 'riiyr. 
Ibr's 'HiaiwathaV. at the Albert .HaU, 
(it. ha;s "gone on: ever ,.';inco!'), Lion;el 
Monckton's .: !Mc.s.«e'n£;er' : Boy,* 'San 

Toy': at Daly's, : and ,;'The. 'EnFtbitald i-Off: the .;J).nnounccm,en:tK ;bj)ck.war.d 
Isle.' Dramatic cbiTipari.sPn::inclUd€d. i :^ thPUjjh nbt the :co.mmer,cial.s-). ,OpGnr• 
;recb^lectiohs'' 'of ' the South; .Africian:') mg . bt ,prP'{ra,m- Jound m.c:; Douglas 
War. and; the :hy.steri'c.<!' of :Lo'rtdori':.Arthur.,fad)n,cc fhow pfF, the tiir^'jifter, 
when :Ma£ek)ng; was reli;cved, 'raising: • ^ ^^bng, was.:done, it;. wqs; announced,, 
of; income, tax fro'm -fid. to':a fihil]ihT*;:f^ -•■■,-•;.■-,' =' ■■ 'C - ' '■- ■ 
.'.then .considered -.^:tuinbUs. :. althbURh I ^^Vl^l^' on, nnn,or, 
•trivial as against today^s- rate :of '^s/; W- ^ P^^V-':'^ ^made;/fpr., ronfpsjop 
.9d:^;ahd magnifitbnt atmocphcrci: \vasVVven for .l.y^tyY^crs^.who .^^^^^^^ 
bbtained through .using .the voice ^Pf' UT bP ) be; Kta,ri and xyerc; hep. ;Thcre. 
.thev;agirig. :Queeh. a^t ^^a .. cnnnedinH '^'^'^^'^•^^'^V'l-^^^^H manner :sln'nt 
link 'the shad'bw'bf her death ;«: iWp wa?r done lirid hf)llow,-f.orf:cH laughttr!;. 



irig :emptional point tP the climax of 
the ^ppogram.; - In . th is respect much 
bf . 1 h e i c fleet W as d W:^x):Hy)^f' h r i U i^i rice 
of Gladys YbUng, who put pycr VI.C7 
toria's, crabbed- pcrsbn.ality :; ' grip-: 
ping manner. , .■":■ -' .'..'•.■ 

Subbprted by the BBC :choru|ir. and 
'theatre, orchestra,.: arid ; ■With stock 
broa;dca.sters ; sketching in the : rii'ariy: 
krio^wri. arid; anoriymbUs .: character.'! 
cbritfibuting', to : the ; cavalcade,' .the 
program Stopd.out;frbrii .ah e;xceH 
series : by; virtue of strong rilaterjai,; 
'its ■ bl.eriding:;bf drariia,:. niiisic arid 
lighter' elements; reflecting the; tech- 
nique* which has made all the *Scran- 



I ; 'Ai-' ;a ■f.h^)w;' il\s a'''^iirlyVVr^czy Iriy^ • 
.nu.i ff^^--;V^l:i'ridic ■'itatiVm; M' : Af Ihiir ' 
j.i? -a.' bit: top l(Ki.a;H'ioij<> :f().-r--w.'hnt'; he" 
. ha.^- to .♦■.ay; and. not fUripy ([■rifHi''h: I'o ; 
■w^irr.Tn't ,':() riiiirti' worff:spacTi : Mbj'l^f, , 
rPrtt's;. .vOr.ch;;; WNEWJs ' ::mi<(-'h ,:'iivtil 
!;hb,uAc . (vr'ow,':is ■gf)b(l.;'bn '^-wiri^j./ nib 
i-M,a)l'',".';.'<ck.'''' up.:(i.k. ■■,!:i,s;'a yXiyiX vfir;!) r' f, ■ 
! -who: ;.;^h'o'vv <; vtterHaps... rnpre / jirbnji^;,. ' . 
' thrin. arhiev<^meMt.-: ''^-J-': ■- ■ . -; : -■■ ■;''.■: 
. : :Siim ,antl ' Slam., , swing: s'n^'er.'i -i ;-,■; 
-t'ho 'jijirl/^m 'hp■^vI -iriah 
,Vlenry: "V ;'m,od.oratb .ti.:emv:)lb, b<i,iii . 

'tbh-jR^ ■■■ •;: ■;; ■■ ' ■ ■ .'■ "■ ■•';:-' '-^'.^ 

•'. On-' :tho' 'show-...'!*? .-.'Headl'jn'o •■ Jini,*., 
\vhb. i.sn't-fuririy. .spieling daffy '.fiews/ , 



booHV broadcasts an ■ oUtstandirigly 1 'fhc partjcipatory. plUf? . are m. very 
popular' BBC, ..fesiture. --'-', .v.: |-gpod; prUcr for'whaf they -are. - Bert.'. 



30 



VAkJETY 



RADia 



IJ'cdnesdiiyt April 6^ 1038 








MAJOR DECISIONS 



■ gi-oacjciasiers. w^nling .. fo' iise 500 
/ k.iX^.either QflensiVdy' or d 
J.must. xQny the ; .Federal, . Gom- 
' muiiiCS^ions. Coinm^^ 

t>ower rif undoubtedly ; in, -tK^ 
•inter-^t.; ' /w- ' ' 
; Atl licensees, arid' appjicarits: were 
. -riot'ififed IWbnddy- that .tlie iovi\Xr 
. <:(>m'ing May •; 16; hearing will, be a 
, igentifral', bratprical field , day . when 
;aidypcat|65 of a new wattage iceilihg^^ 
j>Fesent alVevidetfce in their pos^ 
: afessipn to show ; why the pre^ 

k\y TTi4ximum shoiild be scrapp^. 
: Itt .the rt(^w.rules:a to be ptoiT^ulv 
: igat^dv no ;li mit .wiipl be ifixed; with an . 

astemki noting that.-thiES; question; .de- 

p^uds^. on 0utc6iriiB\0f the gabfest. ;■; 

in all 16 ■issufes. iivere stipulated for; 

ventilation,; with thC: iCoiiiniiish .:set- 
: ting the, broad question, of Iwh^tther . 

ihiore juice , ia in the public- interest 

.fot discusSioritirf of the perid- 

' ; i ng^^ ' a ppllcalions : .. for ■ pefrnriission. ; ', to 

iTiktch WIj\^^ Wat^^ for. watti ' Any in- 

.terested party w.Ut^.^^^^ 

tibipatev. • thus iinsiirirtg regiphal ' li-- 

■ ceiisd^s of ' a chance -t6-.i;esyirne{;the^ 
bffeusive against more strebgth- for 
/their <cleiarrch£bmel;c(^ 

: .Ghief propositions ' to . b^ r .argued 

are:-.|l):whethe 
. ;f »?tcrtce; ; will : be .iciausfed -any", tfarisf 
.^mittef: by .liftiilg. fh^ 50"-kw limit .rioW' 
/in.- effect; ; :if ' what effect the re^str icr 

tion has: on service., ateatviof ■ other; 

■ types, of ..stations; . (3) wh^ither iin^.; 
. proyemeiit in -service bi cler.r :Charir' 
neV staUohs, through. ;gi:eaiter vjuice,, 
Wiil ouiweigh anjr liniiatioh of sei-v-. 
ice resiilting from m 

.. f4 ) ; wh.ether . ad^^^ PpWet; will 

extend ;; Ihei service area ; 'Of . clear- 
■channel plants; C5;). it; juice jiir nips 
:.will leid to concen ecbri- 
oraiic ii>r social/pOWer ahfi inQuenc 

■ ^ i5) . how; •competitip betweeh. high-' 
pp^eced and .other : station^, may ; :fee 
.affected; .. (T)- 1 what' , rates ihuist ^ be 
ciiarged Ip nieet additional bperatirig 
rexp?nses:and ■whethM^ 

V iiVay have -an adverse . effect .upon 
program sery.ice;: (8'):>if gre^ 
cation ''^ of service ..win resuU> . (9) ; 
whetl^ie'r listeners^ be more likely 
to tiiiie to supeirpower statibnsi^ 

■ bing regional 'and>iocal~ Iransmittei-s;. 

/ f ib ) : whether stations noW ' occupy .- 
ing.cleair'channels are so locatedi,that 
more liiice Svill bring about, -better 

:'.distjrtbuUpa of' service.;; ' ^-'r ^ - ' ''-r^- 



RuvSh Hughes frpm : Slah. TranciseP 
comes east this . ihbhtli : f bi" a .series 
bf personal ;:dppearanr)ces; in ; conricc<^' 
jtion with ; food "^sHofws, efc. : Bor 
. program'; Will^^o 
.going; fronri \vari6us citi^ 

;^ew' York^ Chicago/ Boston,; 
Ingtrwii ; Philadelphia aind . Cleveland 
teiitatively sct;by;1fbijng 

^^^^^ 



'. V v;■\^•a!^hirii^f.nh,..^Ap.H,l■. ; '■, : 

.VrljiofiH : -..' Sty tnp of a iVprnivf^l .plAcedi o'ij'..re(tii(.>sl ' fi>y '-x 
.itdiiiin for ti>' i»<> iAsnita Jtiul t>i»ori»tpcl. by a.'loriil DiijiU)!', . 

u ■■.:il'iu.si'-i:ni 11 till lUe ',|^lMMM^i<?l■o^^ pC .■|i:';prihtln); -.biiHlneHN,- ..'('.o-'.; 
i):irrn«>r.-<)iip, iviioi'i irnt; .tiiji- naiiic o.r Kiinf* I<roii(loiiStin)i:;i:i).. will 
■uMilnr>:irip' oiiiisu-.ui'tjiin- of itrt '• $11,000 .tl'i»nshlltt^r,' V'>-- p-i'ti'iUe ; 
on IS in. kr? MithvjOl) -Wrttla niKKt,'.-2.50. ^^•i.^l^);(!a.^^,.-;^i^r^nfV^^I>^^> 
Cr.lKp'i'isoN >W. .T. Slms^' pVi>3l(Wj)R. cI.rt.er (iC-.t1ia Olstr.lc'f •-■.In. whlcli 
(iiiVlifl Is local ixli >l.ti ll.'y T,:'.Sihia,: Writipr. h.rllwt- fiiiil. ni.'is.lfi- 
■ .1 riv.(- ( oi- fo I- 'K I'M i k, i ;wa A nKCKfi,. » iril Joh n . .W> .S I ijis; .aw nr-;!; ; o t 
i'ili' .Sli».<< i'rinlJirK C . . ' .'. ;•; :'. ' .■ ■'■ ■' ;.,• 

.' ^^) ■ pi'lnViiriv-.sorvjp'e-.iio'iv' furhlslipiV .tn. U\o (ii'ca. propOa***! .. la 
hf 's;'i vc<1- iitul. ho possibility of .tnterfcrenre .of; ,iiny.:P.'cl.»1lnR 
«l;iiion.. t'otutviisH pplpt.effJ. onlw . C|i*0ui).'l3/. ii»]ciiUy,. tot:hntc.ally, 
■.rlill.V■^'rtlVnn^iin^y. fii.ia'IflciV 'to - .unilfevtalio .the' .■yehl:ur.Ov-, ;\ya» • 
.r«pi-MeiU(>il -by, I'^^jink 'SloJtLvhwci'c ■ 
.. >Vw yiick:' NlRliUime optrnilon. .of ' 'SAT;.- ; .ochcatcr, : 
.r-ivoreil ..liy Coiiin»rsli i)0eau.se (>C. a^ n In tlie q-roa fo.r. ini 
<>xt<?nslon- of. lut-al aerv.k'o; : Statl.on:; rtavir -uslns •,llMj().; N(V ; ..;f.nv. 
lOi) wJvtt'ii irtrtys, nius>. pomp.^'t*' . 'wl:<h. •wnAM, 'N.UO.- nffilt.at.e 
clear 'cbanrtPl. transmitter, antl . VV-MEC;: regional, uslni? . pro-, 
BraYn's o.f CBS. Chantfe to lOO; xvMia .nlBht's,, 25 .;.\va1.t5 .du;.;. , 
Avfiiiia Kive. .'lo^'J l . ij>erf'UahW who-i urb. .Aot.-tvble: ' t(>. .jpuy ; -I li«. 
,hlsh<>r i-utbs rtf .(he .wV^U aftlliatea nh-riav'e.r.tlsln!;.' outle.t .whiob. 
.is.- bnijlv no.oi1e(l,.;Co)uiulsh. de.c.lrf(i»V;- ^ AVoulrt. cause .sohi ' 
t i'ouM<»' 't9 W.VrS'," Jrtnieatovvn; . liiut that , stntton , ftlrcmly ; Is 
UniJtoil id a jireatfer extent by trrtnsmUtiers;athor tlViin AViSAT,; 
S)> not mtiiai tlilt.: rhrerferenc'i.Tt* .W'S.A Y',s 2.2S TmillU'olt ;per 
niPlfV (.orittfui: w'ould come, frotrt: WJT>r . nt .nlffht, but bpiie-. 
ills'. to I'.be- i*ia^ioi\ would. super3pii(S thisi; rtof l»lon, .Inil.lpat.eil, 
, AV'.KAY, . .'■lit-eiiai'il frf. -.RrfKWn ; Kailld'' Seryit;e -.*: - Lfifcioratory; 
rctrriiif-.il rr;irtlc',;Sl.oHe'nwfrpU,-.'': ■..'.. ; - ■.■■..■•■'"•.,-;' 
OI»J<>i ■ Transffe^r of W>.lF;t.V;C!»^'»fo.n,; ,1<>; Hie; Oliirt.OBronili^nst- 



. clmn'sfli .■fniriiuoMf'Y ii'rom .•1:M,0 - I'o. 1.120 Iff. ; .lrt.cri«ase:. tlm* afnl 
J)li^^■i•r fi'.iHii .'Jitn . ".vails. ilii.vs-. onV, lo ■•I.ii0^ .watt.s -..-niKi>i!i.i . 2>V) 
w (litv'.H; •■■K;t3lcrn . t\ir6.ll.tni'- ■jii;(vai.lr«.'ilinKr':; ri^^^^^ ur)IClijl>oro, 
. h'l'W.''. !itj'uii: t(> bi' ojtcrafert o'n. .1;17.0 .kc'.vvl.iji .I'l/O 'w.ait.^. ; ; ■ 

OiVKoii: • iv('>bh^;rAlnr»lvtl(»l(l, bo(>.<it.;: ii;iiL .;i>o;v\''er fV^ ^^0* 
•.III ^V.'iii 'wiUfy n'f>..b(». hejiird 'beforV'^ihe ■(^vhVi'iii.sVrV.;^'^^^^ •! ;' 
' l.irtlij. ■i.'ltlzi';ii.>i- VoU'c '.ife- ' A:lr -.iSbiVw,' ■l!ro;vo, h'pw sitatlon ta 
.btf" Qii-rrat^jil: bn; 12,10 .-.kc with lOO.; .waCCij' nlglilii,- 2.50 .-' watts 



<];ayjj'.- 




■•■ •>.U:Q(V..:t»(iOl>,;: . "1760.0',.'. n.ii'4'; 40t).i)0.'kc w.rtU' .2:';.-w».f:t.'),. 
'iii'iilio;. •- .I'k.-Sl'Ji; ■'i'ocnlello,,. ch'nnB.e^ f.rertiiei)oy .• fn>'i.u-';9X>0 . t.o 
.'■ • iSOiK-.l'vc;. .h:aini.'s.t- niB-ht..i><i>ver. froni 25U ' wi<tls> to I kw and inataU 

. .'. . . /I I It J^.. t r>kW'^ I <An'f ii in noi - il i» V in Mil' ' >i 1 h.f . ll«o.~ . ■■'■'■..■** \ 



. ■•■UlU'*('IIonal .•Ariti>hria:'fi^V' liny a 

.IIUmAI.^:.- 'OrvlKp ..Vl^-. J^yerla. . iferrin.. 'hew ;..»t;ai:tlon .. to' .J>f 
Vi)i'r:i(cii on l."."lO. kc' with loo v/att.<i nl^blM, •.2.i'i.(» wiitta <lii:ys.. 
. • .... v.llUriohi: .: ArtUnr: Matcorrn Mcnr^'KOr. a ivajliordtby ("harl.oi to 
:Mc(!r'eKr>i%'JMoonilrljrt6n; hew roi)»'y .'station' to''b'e dper;atcd biv 
.;- liiOi!; -aosa, 2i'02- hh(i; 27'r>J: let* . WU^^^^^ ■lOO waita. '%. 
. ' ■Kentiirkj-; • W('K;y/; Tj.-^ B-. . AVHaonr 'inc., ..'Co via b;oogf 
(iwpr .fr(>in :10 to. C.O .kvv' ■'■ 



lii.if t'ti. 'ivas approveil. .aflfr Commlsri deciOed'.tliat llie news-, 
papet-owneii buint :bost qiirtlllldii ,ti> pro.ve a ileSlJ'alilo 

»'«ir.vic'e. .^<) tliV . public/ oUt of .t>ree. appllcnnta ro(;., VHHous 
autboriKatioh.-t. . ■;• . ;* . ' ... -.^ 

. Scrap between • FHlhor ; Kdward - P. Graliani, ; Ty-y*ar-pld 
r'ft fholic priPSt -and '.prespnt owii^r '-of tlie ■ aTa tJb.",.; *nd 
foriherienipliiVe^- • Nolan. K iWatkbr, was <ljt'plded,.wtie.n, 
nilas'icfnprs toi.Med but Nolan's request to build a» new . tr.'initr 
iitltier using faolUt'l-ea of: W.lfBC. .(1200. kc. jvUh...;.lVO .^viltfs).. 
Nolan was not rtmmclally diced' tovopurrt.le a, Station. CrtniinlsU 
di^clded; At .the siihie : time,. , Fntber ; (;i!uham. >vri3 -rsbukfrt 
Tor leiislnir tl)e. stUiori lo j^oian and .C'larenre; W, Hayea la 
.J,'>;!:i. 'U'iUhout ' steklnff apipr'oval of the F.C'.G. /Deh.im ;.oC ; 
Vaili>r . CUii haim's re«iu^.st ; fOr : nlv' license renewhl. . liow-syer,-. 
would deprl-.-ts' Cantbh . bC al) Its- brjcKidcast; facjltt le?,' It. vf a s; 
agreed; .Set-biid plea bX .the Catholic pastor, tulrnlnj; oyer the 
..-ilintloh to Ohlb'.Bro.-idciattnK: CO;. for |21;O0JI,- was okayed, 
since the outtlt-^owned/by Brush-Moore.. N'eiv.spapers. Inc.-r- 
showcd iirnplfi ' fi'ivda. wlth^ which f bpiejiite .(he. tcahstnit ter; 
••,I[or.T:Cp U J-bh nea anS K. IX. Jbhnsthii-. appealed .in '.bpha It 
of- WHSC, iwlth'. P«ul..T'; r.hau. aiia ."^yiUianv H.' Vodrey^r«^>ip- 
HehLlh . Ohio: BroaricaatrhR, .Go; .and .i'rederlck :.;S. .wfW^^^ 
:reiyr*<«;Wtln)r.N;biah-'^;J- winter;. ■:'.f:';.-;^A ' "-^i;' : ':.■, 

'V^HBAylvMiilM: KeW' dayllihc ..alatlon . fOf .N^ew . Cast le was 
graritPd tUe'.:KeV3tono,.BrQ'adeastihK- 'Co, -on appl.ipanV?»..sbPW^^^^ 
Jn.fT' that nnod -pxi.--tod. Jh the .;cohii'nunVty for . the proixj.'^e.d.; 
aervlcev .SttiGkhoidprii in-.th«:;feUmRa"y were nain as. f;fll;r 
loWii:: ... Wi Townsend, M'i«.rbert .S. 'Kitk; Fre.d '^l'. .^Dftiviior 
.and' . .>V; iyrahaTii..'but ot'Oupatibns wb.re not. given.. . .C*:.t.sh. 
a!?.'et3 liated Jw ^lfl.'tfiO; ;ror cohstruttioii' b Mians- 
inii'ter. '..'Ts'o- IriterCerericc . woul.d. be ;cau3'edi : excoi,i,t . .to .th ; v5.; 



o 'b..».. opi*t!;tlo;(i on ii'J:» kc with .100 .watts i Ki.lwOnl J.- Tioylei 
tJiJcirea.t.t'K . li.ewV^st'a.tloiV' to;- be'voi>ern.t.«d-.. on: 'l'270; ke^' wUh'-jBOO 
V wails*' (iivy^i.".'' •■.■■ ■■'• ■■ '■'.":■ \ I ' '■' 

;rOhl«; AVrrK, Cleveland, fi!oin "1. to;. 5 kw, 

■': ln.<t«il-. dtret'titMial/unteiin.a for 'all-tipie. iisp.'. 
■ <>r>>icob:- KVVj.r,.,.'i'orlland.,' ■»pecVnl..espp.rlnvpnl.al ' aulhorl/.a.- 
fioh to operate. .i>n 1010 ko (9im.U.i'tii.Meons wllli .Yt'TlO, Harl- 
• ■■ «.\'..:i - /^n.i i.''i»t;.T\- <:Tifiir.»u^:.. itoli^o^'- :RAn'; Ai'ikhi a 




niillivort per .inetpr contbiti^ of AVCAK and .W.TA.S, Pltt.<?burf!;li, 
but pvopbsed. station would .; be px pec ted t'o reoeiye ,»lisht in- 
terterei.Lce, if .pendl.ng applVqatioh ..Pf .^VI^^^ 

r-: a nd . Job,! 

IK 



granted, , ...... ■ ^ ■ 

Ben . .:; r'i?<Ker : aivd. Job,!! ■ W; KcndaU a ppeared: on at)r 

pi lyk iiri'''s-if5"inri'r:: "~' ' ' " 



'.eauipi 

■..■:4000 to'>250''>v.atts.' ■ 

Ivt'ali: -pan B. '.Shield^.- Pro.vo.v.hpw .Station. ♦>0:..be'.opp,ratp(l. 
' oh i;2 li) k('. .\^iflx l,0O."w'«t.ta. nifrhts', .?r>0 wiM]^ ■'ii'»>P'*«.'»u^^^^^^^^ 
. - Brbiadv.istitiiif ('.'(».,■ I"T(>vo,-. h'ew.: : " ' - to . be- opprat'e.d on" l'2lO 
' ito.- virilli' lOO :\i'a't^s.-- ./:.-•.;.-' ■ - Z ■ ' ■■/■ ''■^ 

Cikllroriiliii.. ~ Cha.hp^' frbtn .dayf.inVe, 'w tlirt*i;.wns~ 
r(«c(»thinei>df (I ..:hj Kxanilner . Ty jpr jBterry . .for ' KSBO,' ' SHnta 
••;7l.>a:,K -' Slatiun; owned by the Pr.csa.. PetirOornt Puhllshinjt l-o., 
. woiiH ' nu,- -..necQ .l'ri; Santa BoSB; /Wh,»',re hO: ..loci!V service 
..■.recf'lvieij .iit ■ni}fJit,':fcvn'nVi,neryr;uled. .; Oiifllt Is'il'tiahclally <'!.ipable 
.' .of ca rry lnj{' ;an:- nrtrtition'al. cbst- of- .ahbut -ISOrt ■a .'.-monUi ■ and -. 
■ hikli I tiiiip bp.t>ratlpn :'bf\ the. tfansihitler ' would .Tio.t ,■ .cause.: in- 
..tprr'-'ro'iu't^ to;, any-, establish 
tloris,-..."' -V:. ''':■'-/■'•.'■ ■■-■■.■''■:.•/•■'".■ 

'■■ V\Ui-^iU'(' -O. 'I>'IU!-.and ,Tani[es:.W.- (i»m n ppeai'Pid fbr.K^RO... 
V .-MlninvsiiitA: . Aspirulioils of ; KSTP, St, Paul. : ;ahn :.^V.lSV,.- 
,.. W.ishins.i-oh. tb-niiivc Into the 50 kw categrory were tlaahed by 
• 'tin :un.f.!«v0rabl9 ex(»wi.nev's.-.rppor£ w.i-it ten •' hi" - P."W.i .Stvw.nrd.; 

Stations,. .whUh shrire the ,i.4(>0- lie freQue.n.(;y,; had hoped .fi.)r 
':.Krayitink- of ; both' .pleais, .In order, ili.at, mutual .lntei;f.e:i^ey.< e 



, 'M«9#a<-i«ii»*tti»: . 'W.lXW.' Blue. HIH M.rtebrolOBio.al O.hapi-va-;;. 
tory. X(ilion,ffia'nied)i>newal: of, aiseclal; experts 
In Pxact' octorilanj-R wi^th- existinR .Vicense.to' July 1. , : , . 
. -MkaiMinrh ■.. KFEQr,; St.. .Jbisenh; ::'npi>Ilcallon for unlimited . 
time on 680 ke- with 2-.%. kw yi-lUidraiivh without preJuJli.e at 
fenueat' of- .apt)ircant;: ■ '-■^ 'r-^' . ' 'i '- ., ' '•: 

.' NVw .HjinipBliire; WIXZ. Gceenleaf Wh.ttl|er.;Ptpkard.. ;Spn,- 
broDk Bei»i"li, -feranteil renewal; of special 'exixer.imenlal. sla-^ 
lioii ;llcen3e.' In . exact : aOcordartce'; wtth. exlBtin , ;Upen3e, ; to .; 

^'">€f\v MMle«:' K.^'Wm; .Ai /W.- iniV-»;V; Gallup. .^Kranteii day; 
poWi»r. boost from- . 100 to 250 .watts, ak* .changes. 'In \ 
•ijlpnt -and inslair.vn.rt^ica'l radiator. ■'.:. 

... SVw. tOrk: .AVN'fiW, New Tbrk, Biahted exteilsipn Of . pre.f-;: 
ent' licenae for .a P<;riod . of .2- nioht . ' • . 
'-. Ohl<»: ■ Clevelknd' 'CUy "Board of K.diiratloni •-. Cleveland, -. 
(granted' neWi'D'o'n-obmmerctal educational hroadcytst alatloai. to ' 
be operaVcd 'bn ;'41i>06 kc^wltTv B.0» watjs.-:'. .■ .■ ; ■ .--.....; 

. peniiHyivanIa: W ;t:x..VU. OVC AU) : Krantpcl (^Hh, pre.1 uiVlce) 
"reaueat to wUhdra w .:appncaribu. fOr niftdiflcat.lon. oKi .licenae 
for interna tip.nal . broadcast .otaUo; >chedured ;lor oral avgu- 
iiient^'-March -31. V- 'v ^ -'f. '■■^i' >, ■ ■ 

-■ Texas: . fiellcrs, Ihp.. I>aiIIa!<, ■ application : for -sut horiTy to 
make elpctrlcal t.farisfriptlohs .. to !>• delivered 'to XBTiO, 
XBj?N. X&ri.'Cv'^hd,. blhpr aUtiOns in. Me«W:o.- denied', as. In 
;yaHp3 of. dfe'faulf, ."fqit failure .ot applicants to ;nie; t^w, appear- 

""^Viishlhittoiif ' C. P. .Sudweks, -Spokane. applicfVIIon for.new 
station: to be operated on 050' kc witH BOO, wf'tts ni.i?)itv 1. . 
kw days,. .wl,thdrawn without 'prelludlqe. Applicant iiuended 
iilA. .applicnlion, and re.duesled. VKithdraAval. .i . ' . . _ JL. 
. WlHt'ohHlnr. W!TXD--(.rogrrial)i: Milwa spph<«»t>o.*» J*"" : 

rphewai of eitpcrinr(entar license .-oh 42OOO-!V(;0O0, .r.Ot'.OO-S'VOOO. 
hii- -nhh 50O. watts': fKtnlssibn A-*) - cli:smlS3cd as In ca.-'e3: of ' 
defatiU' for iallui:e' of ..applici^nts to: llle an appeaiant-:. 



. .F.red Brbkaw, the. "sales rcP' 
paired .to Flbrida last;;^^ ati 
expanded tonsil. His .medic ■■ wan ted 
,:tp;Ope;raite but on siecohd thought sug- 
g^stpd that BroKa w wait, until the ih.r 
ilamitiitioh.:.was :'gph^^^^^ ;': . : 
■'' Bi'okaw solved t^^^^ by re- 

. ca 1 i i tig. til at the re.- was . .Flor ida sta - 
tipii r . ^the Brpkaw list w^ 

tiQt had a g6od\?ill visit iri 'se.veral 
. "weeks!: ■ .::^';. • :■..: ■..-'. ..' .■".--' " 



SET FOR 



': : Colbriulio:. - Nfw iilfi llon to be 'appraled :on 1310 ko wit.h lO.O 

■.wii tr.i nlsihls.- ''ifiO • wari!< days: ' :■ .- ' - , •. .".: '-. 

. llllhbiift \VMl'-{D..Pporia, jump nlcht power fi'bin t l.o nMcWi- 
• .VIlVhl;;j»D':' 'kkTiiinprariO-^*^f>iitlt: Br^adci'iatrne .<•'<>., Holiand, 

..iiPW. stiiHon . lo. be operAl'ed bh.,;12.0o'.;kc ^vilh jOO, \'v;a.tta,' .speci-'. 

i'Lod :• hours is ■a.tii,:'to -8- p.m.').'-.. '•. ■. . .': v ^• ' ; '■: '. 

Nbrtii Carolliia : AVaTM, H. W; ;. Wtl.ton, . & . Ben Fa rm-iV 



•':Tnl^irt~itg-n'gd'trr ea -' at .ri^'Tgsij.v^ 
■T.t-iVan<le.d;''' ■S««.wanl;' • how'ever.. potivted:. .o>'.t tha t •.n'i'itlipr ' .lip- ; 
■:plic;t:ht' I'liid,. VlliicJi.-'irgpd lh*;b»j.rdeii of. pr(M>f..nria-.'e!ttabriahed 
;..b.y' .jt' . pr'ei>rthderafice- of.- the .e'.vi.deno.e .ilva.l.. ■" lie.ed . for .'addi- 
■ :tional servfi'e^ oxial.-^.- '- SiihiiiiPd/up -as., follows: ' Aprantinit,.- of. 

• K.^TP Pl.'''^. n"d deiilAl . of . Nv.l SV . would. beneiOt the former, 
trnnsmit tpc- dup - to- ;pb.wpr .Increase -.an'il wpurd -.decrease; in ter- 
f-jreiice 'to WJiiV :i>.'i^ r.ea'Son ' ot.'U.'*p.''rti" -a' di.r.^cliohai ah'tenn.i ; : 
■Ok:Vy. for ^VJSV. and nixijik.: for :KS»TP ..w;buld .brlnif : about - an: 

Im'pi avemenl: ; foi- the ■^VashiiVBtou.; transhiltter- be.cMs.fl . of 
: ini''n»a-sed . juice . and , new- location,- • but, ;yrohld .. hot; ; dP.creatJe ; 
..pi'esppt Interferehce ir^in ;KSn;H ' (l.atle.r at .iilon. .would be 

Uenpnied-: by - leaaehihi?; of-.^I.nterfer'eht-e.' from.-l'W.T.S^.V').- '-' , :• \; 
;'^ph'y'loijs • bPne'n('s.'-.:cOnlajnft^^ i«)hi.e,,ot. the-- combinations 

:-w'pre : (Vi-scavded, liowp'vor. becau.<)e . operation . of . W.lS.V. •;'wi.th. 
.' 50 wa I ts., .-would. ; il.'nii t '. IYTj ACi 'Nash vi I le,.; Tpti't'i., to' .') ts- X 1 '■ 
;. ih.ilfivblt per 'nvei.er cbntbur; *wheireaa tha- aifttlo.n. -.ls .^entitled 
..to prote.ctibn to-i.is 1. ni ill) volt per rnex^r confou.r.: -and at the.. 
.-'. pi'e'senf time rohderi: InterfereiiceTf ri-'e' service- to, that.- con--: 

tour.': ;SewaT(i h-eldii. ! Turh-^i(I.Ow:n. f'oir KSTP- reisted on . th». ^nb. 

;.iit'<«d'' -iwisis..,;: ■-; "-.■..'.■■...]'''■'.■ i / 

• . ;Di3.ai>poiivtm'ent for: the St. PauT, afri.lla_te f>f..^HC*. Te;ii net- 
work and for . thft t.B;SAb\ynea Ahd -opera lpd .WasihinKtoh . slav 
■tion -was Inteiisitle'xl ..bec!tuse.:bf 'k- i fPcent-.;ret>p^r»ln'«''ot - the:. 

. hearings by W;iSV for t>ie oTCeririB .of .ad<ii!ii(».niil .«nKlneefini< 
.'te'.HUinoiiy -.desl^jti'ed '.to show . th'-.Tt ''AvriA9; woiild -not suffer'^ 
■ 'undue :lh.t'pirrei;prtce ■:f ro'riri the iuice-'jump...-,'r,C(>lum.b:i.-t' ' Broad-.; 
;.ea!ilirtK- - and ; Commi.sh 'e.nBiheerS -. tn.ngled. ., howeyer,' . wttli. 
iRf:f«*ree Sew.av.rt favoring- the' .apouracy ot'-the. iatter. ' -, : 
Paul::!*. P. Swar.Tira^ I)r»vjd deffMulPd KSTP's' 

..arxuinent for: ^a., boost "from 10 kV ni»fJ»t.s, 2S Kiy diiiys,. to; 50 
' kw. ivhlie b, .W.: Pa^ .R. Raiifrs and Paul 

Porter pieadpil, for a bouncft from iO to ()0 k>v fbr: WjS.V. 
, . Teirr**; 'Nixin^^ of the. applicatibri 'of KTSM, , Kl, Paso for 
^ a .cluinRa- . or^lt e4iienr>r„^^r^^^^ .boost . 

; from :100- watla niB.hts,- .230 wat ' days, "to 500 ^yfttt.* nil. 
. tiiiv^.-s. -^'iiii'd • .chiVrip'e.^ Ifi ' opera fiOn . -from.; ahrirln»f...w,it.h. .WD'.^H^^ 
- ;-Kr-'l':asb, - lb upliiiiited,'-waa -recbmtriendedr by,. JSx.i.n.iirier.-Jbh'n 
: -P. -Brn'mhail; -- ''■•'■•.' ■>''-:■'.■ v ■■-■^ ■■■■ :. ;■'-.'■-.■ ■''. ■ 

KT.S.M and Wn.Vtf ''are for all .pdrposfs bop Blatibn.' Brarn- 
hali; dWcUred, jiitice;-,t>oth.-ave. o.wned- by. Tri'-St.a te Broiwlc.a.mr : 
Ihjir :f' ..; 'Inc., and KTSM; ha.s perninn'ent authority tp CnKry 
.proBntuis ot[ AVlV.VHi ' ; Bramha il also objp. t'pd' to \ the' fact 
tliut *ri?i-f<trate".ha3 uppospd: t wo applli-.-i l ions for ni.'\y; .stations 
■: Iri ^'li 'Paso'r :il.thn.u'ii)»- its own': ' niiviini'i.'il. sliUiMiir»nt;' iliscl.o'aed 
: ''e:cc».S3i ve profits,' .-'a n'd :-sni ff nd- . a t Mile-.: n uit il.l y". of . pf b^raina 
-.-Which; have -been. broadcHMl by. the applicant, : .. 
-.■.WTS.Nt. . was. r.eprcseha'd ■ by • Ai-tnu'r ' W. :-Si;harfpia . nnd : 

^Pfl'ih-P -■<);• T-.bu''^kS.: ■ ■ /■■:....;.■'■';;"/■-'>■■• ''•!':'•.-•■''::'.'■■'•■■..-■ 



.;: '.,;; .;- Philadelphia,.:iVpnl^ 1^^^'.- 
- -ATI likker . advertising foh - radi ': 
;statioris iii Pehiisy wili cwse with 
;a; few. ;Week3/ estate.: Ijiqupr: Control •' 
.Bb^td . arinbuhced : . in . :Harr isburg 
Saturday (2). An agreement tp thaX:- ' 
effect ' was .reached ."thrbiigh f rietvdily .. ; 
;;co-bperatibn5' among distiiletSi:: s.ta- ' 
tipiis. aiiid the : if>Pard, it ; was. ; 
'ripiiihcbd^,. :/■-•■ :.:;v -'y- ■] '■■■'■ 

MVii ile therje is hp ;ia w i n th is • State ' 
prbhibitirig. airing -bf liklcer •accpunts;.-; : 
Boaird: felt such ad.vertisihg wasl ' * : ^ 
hebessarily offensive to many sincere ' ■ 
jpeople.'' For same .reason; .a<is~ for: 
hobch : in Sunday papers., were ended- : 
short .tirn;e'-;agb.." '-.C- --; 

■; - \ . 'IJetrbiit,' 'A^irtt 5/ 

; .WMBG , last...\w;eeK' . got. signati^ ' 
for 'Mel'pdy ."MatineeV ; f rpm Inde- , 
.pendent ; Hardware .Dealers of : l>e- . 
ti-Pit.. ;! Calls, for- five; half ^hour show* ' 
weekly.: ; Produced by'/»JBillV ^forjr, 
shpw has ; nine-piece:.- bahd . ;tmder' • 
John ! . Sk.alski;. .Margie V-- jbiirdaine, . ., ^ 
Warbler,:' and/ ^bh lyric ■ ■ 

tenor j with . Atribs . jaCPbs. as m ,C;; ; 

...^Maixh bf Hits' is ;tp -^be; sppnspred^^ 
by ; TiyoU; B^er for next 13 wefeks ;at/; V 
least, will; beV; a variety .g^^ vyith ; 
Lee Waiters'-jbaihd,.. TiVbliorsV. a nial.e - v 
quartet, Siihpuettes, fcemb trip, a glee ■ - 
xiiiib;^- Chuck: Staiijey;^;in.b^ :Poni , 
iyiorris^ anhpUncer. Prbdiiced b^ Hy. , 
Steed, - prb,grairi'll. ; incliide a threes . 
minute . jnteryicw ;'o'f .liptable's aiiidi ■ V 
f|n-far.^- ' ajinoiihceinieht;.. of baseSall.,: . 
■scores. ' V' '• -■:'■":.; ■;:. '. '^_;-.:.' ■-■.v-f '. :;.': ■'•^•'■-^■ 
• .;.'^MBe'' ■'■is.';;al^p V iripg.';:'Mrijpsr;;Or -V; 
seveh;. quarterrhours! weekly f t'pii\. U. 1 . 
of Michigan in- .> 
Jightiiig-sppiis^y^np 
intervie wi; with sUvdcnt -ahnPOncers.; 



>^aippy CriliraaiisV ok: Wax 
. Chicago; April . 5- 



CKNX Artist^ Bur&u 
: A ; Noydty : iii Ontario 

'Wirigham,,':0nt.^vApril--5,-^ 

: 'CKN^ ..haS>; fpj?med- ah-' artiste" 
bureali.v only, perfbnnbr :,bpPltin^ blr 
lice of aiiy sort ; arpiind- this, vicmity.; 

. Sets .station talent for jpcrsbnals. in 
iilglit : spots ..and theatres ; ' aroiihd 
ssmaU .towlis iri.lthis area.-. . :.•''; 








Hblly wood, Apiil 



! Genci'ai -..Mills .spreadiiig:~ but: with 
fts'-'Hap|oy-:Gilrh^^a^^ 

:-ii>r:.Covii-I^ix^:- .' .-v- ■• -•: : .-• .-.^:'^ ' 

' .; PlKr i nig ■ thi:ouigh- ". the . Blaekett- 
.Saitiple-HLlrVinierf ageticy here . -ik 

^WS iJPPt-time ih widely separhted .00^..; j;,ee. : network- plans ' -for; aii, 
nv3.clc(J:tjf: throughout the; cbiiritry .i^ I Easter: brbadcaii't :h-oifi' Hollj'.wbod 
-lovying its click .on. test .pn .WTMJ. i Biinv^ haVe been: abandoned follp-wing 
,ayiiiw:»ukbe.v^Now; . ::a^ halt-dozen :-'rt.KisM^.of:;0\a^us[iciahii; un ^bv.okay 
fttaUphs .ati.d biiilding p^ 

• V r ; ■' ...,.; . ..';•• '.':■ -/'.- ;'.:.;'', : iiks.s ■Ad'niinislvalioh.witlv'Slari'on T 

.: ; WSMK: JUgr* an M.G; 'on WLW ;?fcy;i ^i;; VQcAl "iit: ; I'Ocal; ^ 
.' l^i r .Ciiicinnati, /April 5,\ •■P'-''' man 'standby. iiv additipn t^^^ 

V -Sidney : Ten Eiyek^-mgr^ of WSlVlk'.4^'PVox-y Char^^^^^ ;'■:. ;. : - y^-^\.--y:'--^ 
' Payton,:;:0,i,'s^^^ weekly; charC'i :;:'?^^^'"!^^^'''^^ tirtie in fottv years Bowl 



:;(;oiiight\J(Tdesday-) :pn' WLW ' ; ..nfvas-.j 6?te.i-c, 
,ter pf cere^mbnie's 'pn .t 



v' dcnicd :dia.leji-s.- . 



PlC.^.'^cap-rninutesustairtQiv conduct 
by ; j3nsef:'Chcrmavsky/ .;i 
: . TlmV -Eyck • was: an - aiinpunceiv and 
in.c. : Pn - the .' ;Cirosley, ■ stations .fol- 
'seyeiai yisai-s; lup to 1932. ' • , 



' ;Raljih Itpgers^ ..traffic . ' manager,: 
;Caroi.:: jtabeoC.kj :pii\.s^ 
•and .Carol Fdslcr, aiihbuhcer, hayc 
•ioft ■ the .stall:. -p.!, KPPV;-; Spokane. 
,tWai>ti;):;:';>cn)ey:!arc iti': Calif prniav. • 



; . Ce i.ie i; al s tr .ike .' p f .,mpv i n g-' company: 
etTiplpyeo.s almost. preWn.jted ■WMC^A; 
N.;Y,^, f ro.in.. going thrbugh-.vWith its 
sched ill ed,; . .sh i Et^ to "tie w- stti.d Lbs : , aliid 
pfhcies' '.last - Th;i:i)'S^ -^''^^^.t;: -^'H^v 
Station; got ':a i^peciai peniritt fi'Orn 
the:.:head,.pi..the: nvovoiS iiniori -aEtcj*: 
it :.^e.xpiii(ncd - thjit '.■ a .swit'cHpyer of 
tcicphpn e - w i res ha d '. a 1 ready, bcic n 

;ari;ariged ibr'- and' that. If it cpuldn't 
get :iti t'b its iic\y .qiiarter.s' b,v' a Jipc.ci.*. 
(icd:. hpiir ihc ;;st.aUpn wPtUd ...be. :-.pff 

•the.:ai't'v\ :V ' ..;:; ' ■ . ■-:■'• [ 

: Thbtigil' ih^- station: has lirSctically 
doubled." its^jspacei four pcr.soi.is were 
found hi i tuts :off ices vyhGtvihc^ a 
.tibri. hafl^.bcoii, cpmplbtcd' /.;:■;.•/ - .: 

. '.;New site . is ;atpR .WaVnei^s' Hplly^ 
.wood, .theatre' pn ; Bro.a.d way bccui^iiyr- 
Ung.;theyt6p two flbors^^ 

tl'en.ihbase .Wtiicli was'.lhe ' .old !e> 
•clubiieftdquarit6ri5.-:.\ ^ ^ ..':7 ■ ■, 



Procter & Gairtble B-Ri^s 

.;^."'' -''-:^.:-- -;'.-'■ - Chicagp, April 5. 
: , I^PCter .&;.Garnb.le: 
hatt^ti Mother,! 30titiinitt;e s^ Ph. 
Col unibiaiTWBBM, ' bff the sustaining 
list and will, send it cbirirttercial .thjs 
;Mpnday . (11) evening fbi\- Airier ica'h- 
Family spapi ' Wili test. it :ibcaliy 
,sh ii't tp net if hopes : riva'ter iail ize. : . 
. lieal : negotiated . jby..: the Kiistpr 
agency iTbre. : : A :E"arhily wilt 

cPtititiiie, on, WBBM :alsP with its 15r-: 
;.rninuite day-tinie; stiip.. bf ; hews flashes 
by'-TruiTian- Brad leyi' ... . :. - . . .- 

. :- P&G will change '.sh:p-vy : in tpvda ij y 
quarter hbuv instead of ' 



Paul -"Whilemany ' Iloine'stead . . 

. .. ' ■ FletningtoTij .isT. J., Ap:ril. 5. 
Paul -W iii tie Ilia tV has purchased: a 
p roper ty along tli e :\ Dol aw a re, i.R'iver 
:hcar;^BtPcktbn; rin Delq.ware. -iown.^ 
.'s!,hip...:Syly.ii Sidney rece^^^ 
a large.', furih .; ■ " neariyy.; Raritdn 
TbW.nship,.:-:,V-;-.. -;- - :.'.■ V 

- Wivitehuiti'vi ;.,■:' tract -. ' Cbniaiiis;'; ' '147^ 
-acres;.':' - : '';:; ■•' -.- ' 




- Ned Midgiey;- U fbr.BatV- 
ten, Bartpn, I)urstihev& Osboth, ,:de,- 
livered: . lecture , on . radio , at- th«: 
Wharton ; Schobl of Finance; ::PCnn- 
sy iyahia University^ list . weelCi: and , 
got booked; for a repeat :engagen-ient 
for abbut. the sanie 'time' rtex't yeai".- 
He tpid the . stiides . what a swell -.rvif^; 
:ditim broadcasting iis fbi* adyel-tiserai 
Whartbii; JSchpol is'-Midgiey's ;alriia.' 
mater;-:-::-:, 



8 



. Hblly wpbd,- April 5.: :- 
' *HoiJy wood Hotel' ; prpgrain- may:, 
go off ait for 1 eight weeks during . 
^uly:^ahd -Aagtiiit. ;- Would be flrsl^ 
summer Ibreather during If pur. years 

:oh-air/:\ ':- ■^ ^ . -'■■ ■' '■ :\. -• •: ;■- 

Wai'd ,Wbeelock;u.nd^^^^^ 
er tp; forfeit 10% ; time rebate. 



J'ntzt Witte Joihiiiff WCPO . 

Cincinnati, April 3. - V 
FritJj ; Witte. f oi-merly ' bh special 
event!? ; f or WLW and WSAI, . w ill : 
joiri WCPO ;^ •; • prograin .-cohsultan^ 
in 



:, Now: coiTi.pletj,ng hahdlii^g of the 
RKO-Ppst glariiour,: girl CPivtest, 
nrng ,-,I0- - weeks;- ■ "'P.; '\ -,--';',-',■:■■:■'.':, .: ''-' ■.: 



-^■^'' ■',;V'-Cincinhatr,-':ApHl73.;- ' , 

.' Naith: A^bbdaher,;' wv^ 
EdiTiimds. prbdiiceif , drbiiped PfT; the : 
WLW-WS At: start:: i^<it' .'week:; ^; Tiney 
y^te: wilh-initi; 

-a::Cbu'p1e/biE'' year3i-V;-' '- : ■':.: v''^';::- • 
■ Abod.aher retuniing to I'ti.S' ^'''T'- : 
in;/ Hal Us;, Qkln ;,, - .arid W HI, gr iiid; out; 
Wostcrn , yarns,ifor pulp, ' iriagsi, ,wliile 
jTicfiiiiing his heattlu. : , : -v: v,:V;^ 

WniAS T;»kes INS -.Sorvice;. : 
::, : .' .. : ;. Philadelphia, April 5. 
■; ;.Wt)AS'Ubok' .piv INS hewiS scvyiiie : 
.lak:.;weok.-:. ' First, time- it -ha.s :i!sed 
new. . .;: Hai? :;;Qne. ' is-iinin period 
.across .tire: board sponsored by Brudei? : 
-pa i-iVts'; / •';.• . .:.••■•', V:^ -' -\: }- V^---- - ^ 
r :H,unliii,g b;r, for four btller periods 
;it;-;,iS;.rairiM.ij ;dai.ly. •;. 'y^-]: 



:I'>K;.Murir(iy: had^h ticket ))MtJchfid 
f or. : a 1 ipthc r i:s. .weeks . utide r F leisc h < 
;ma-nh'.yca$t,.iaiU3pjce^^^ -';.Vi^---\ 



.:\:--'-.\--\;'^';-;-Ji»- Rawwh'^Cited'-. 

: - Jd.Rtihiion;. radio^^c^^^^ pf BrPbk- 

lyiy^EAgie.'.was^citPd 1 

AtneHcan Red Cross, ;6r^ 

tcr, . .-for mii'ritbr.ibuf yolutUcer .SRc* 

'.V,iC;e.-,';;.. ■■- .::■:■ ' '■ -■ ^ ::' ■ ■.;■;.■' 

'. Citation- wjtsi for work dbivc;; duritli 
:19i7^aiid-;ld;l(li ;:,v :.•;';-:.-- ^-v':'- .' -:;:' -v 



VARIETY 



ll 







. , .DesvMoities— rD^ate popped 12 . liersp.ns ,'w-Ka.t they . would be 

■willing to give up -if called on to; sacrifice, some 

ijnie willing to. piart^ t^yP'^a^d 'Bathtubs/^ » ; ;,; ' ■ 



...Duluth'f-When.: a>^^^^^^^^ lodge expressed a .yen^ f^ «• pancake; *upper, 
;KDAL saw a Ghance; to' boost its 'Mother Hub^^ 

prdgr.arti. ;. Station hot only . furnished the^'pahiCa s.einit: pver 

DiarreU 'B^dy, sdlesmah^ to whip up; the batter : and iriddle.v the . cakei. '-. 

Chart ottei^N 

moted from local hatch.ery, on which- rtiikerhart will describie bi-ealiing^ 
eggs and emergence, of . baby chicks/ Japaries^ poultry expert will be. on 
;.liaQd tb'-dietermine^sex iof xiewly-bor^ /i:-;-:.'^. 



. . New Orleiiiis^A hew: amiateury pt^ 

latiohs- , lias a Mr. .X to off ei^^^^ ;of . aspirahts^ as ] s.opri as they have: 

finished. :t^eir 'trials: befoi'e..t^^ liciiker Tyros oii' the' prograrii.cah'J' see him.- 

' ; Seattle-^According to Edward A.. Kraft, owner of KlIirY, juneau,- Alaska, 
.his transmittei: is located on soil which is gold-bearingv / St^ 
leisure hours rooting for gold-beiaring rocks;.trpni which each averages $3. 
■'br $4-;weiekly aftet ■Sirheltihg.'th^m-dpSvh;;; 









!■ \ ticisns^s'; for ^bff-the-air recbrdihg 
y«ilL be issued tP applicant statidris 
within thfe coming week. - Harry Fox,: 

■ gen. .mgr.j; of the . Music ; Publishers 
Protective Assocfati on." and li ceri'si|?g 

■^usteerTh«S76htaihed 

■ authbrizatipns;. from cppyright bwn- 
rers;'":,; • ;\ .; 

License: iform,.' ;which . has.^' b^ 
iiraWn ujp by Fox/ P.rpvides^ f 
:iiame. pf the program, - the d 
runhihg.'time ahd^the number' of the 
.pressing niahufiactui:ed. . For-mi in- 
cludes .a paTenthetical . paragraph 
stating that ^ the record; hap been 
mant4fiictured \ solely for reference 
and auditipn .purppses. aTi'^d. is not to 
be publicly perfPrmed toi; profit or 
Bold iri^.'hulk to the general public. . ; 



Bid Ixpl^^^ Attitude 



'. , :Wnj;h)ngt6nr .Aprn':\5,. 
.jylilwaukeie; v: Journal ; duckeid vthe 
' " Feder^ Cprrtniu^^^ Cohirhissibri 
; firing stjuad ' last .wefek by wilhdrawr 
liig .appiicatiphs for renewal jicenses 
: fpr its teleylsion-'and facsimile ti'ans- 
. rnitters* ' ; Itequests : had been- set for 
. hearing as ipart .■pf the check-up . on 
What ^hPlders .of experimental tjckets 
: are 'dping to justify their privileged 
;".:'. •■status^.- ■ :' 

Releasing, several : f requeniiies,: the 
paper explaihed , , the plea/ for hew 
; permits had been Shanked- back for 
, the purpose pf tevising rese^ 
• Withdrawardpes n {abain.- 
> dptimeht -of actiyiU tel.e- 
. , vjsion. or fadslmile. fib^ , : • : ' 
•: ; •; ''A caretui study, pf :HlW : factors 
- ■ ' presehtly' invPlv^d has made if seem 

' desirable . to reriexam ine'- our^^^^'e^^ 
: ' ■ experimental program and we.-;are. 
: cpnvinced/;that-. during, th^ ^^ .n 
TOOnths r^the. greate^^ cah: ■be 

/ made by concetitriVtihg piir elTprls i.n 

■ fields o.ther than thoj^e covered b.i 
' . thelapplications w!e have wi.lhdrawn,' 

■ ; .attpfheys-fpr the comriany fsid, ; , 

... -On the jplheivhandi we believiE <).ur 
■. further sluidy ■ of the- "pp'ssib i 1 i tics of 
■ . :,f acsimile' .and ' tejevi.sipn.'.wi ll permit 
. .us: to ; work. ' put. an .imprpved; prp- 
' grahi of .expcrjiritntation ■ ; these 
-.fieldis;-.:: ' '^^ . -■•■ V:^/; 

'Undier th.ose c.rrcvimstanccii,,'.! 
. : : . seemed .best to w i thd.rfi w . 1 he ^e nd i.ng 
. aptjlicatiohs,' jjnd it .already, appears 
. .likely that our f ultvrd pla hsv epPd 
, a.i ta;fac!?imil^?i: Nyill involv. ;sviibf:lanr: 
. tial mpdificatiphX 0/ the p.rPpris:i1s we 
Z:, -.otrffina'n^ submitted- to; the; Gommi's- 
.• ■•■Blpn/.-' . .;:;.. '';'.'■'':■■•-■■;. ■■: 

.journal: ; was ■ l;he':fics.t. of .' sevei-al, 
J ^l-'hpld'ers of exptjr i nicn tal f i-a li ch is;es to 
be .cited.: tP explain, what: they ■have 
■ been doing,.ahd why they. }:hould. he 
. : -permitted to. keep rvh cj<pei*imphting. 
:Corrimish is'determined, to. make .sure: 
-.that-, .experimenters ■•■fe engage 



WASHillGTOli BUZZ 



k ♦ *• ■ ■- • ♦ _ 



: ;;Washihgtpn; April 5; ■ 

; ftoys.^ at local ; CBS ..headquarters 
are on: the verges - of . pi cketi ng ; tlie 
FG.C.: Fbllp«rihg ■ th ird im porta nt 
turn-down at the h^hds of a single 
exarhinei:, web people would ^1 ike to 
dph : sandwich' 'boards telling . the 
wprld: 'P; :W; Seward Is.. Unfair to 
CPlumWaBroadcastihg; System 
the. referee .who nixed propbised .pur- 
chase : of. ;WbAj;Sah 
turned in ah; adverse ■ report: .brtv the' 
wet^'s' plan Vy to leaise ; KSFf); :San 
Fi:ahciscbn7-Last,-week-h^ 
.to desired -juice jump .to. 50 !k.w for 
W^SV, vibcar CBS outlet;, ^ V •: 



Considerable : :^. tut- tutting . ; abpiit 
some" oflthb $hifts' in ,t.h FCC law 
departnieht.: Disgriin tied ■ barristers 
are hoping the Cpmmish will modify 
that: two-yeair-riiie ■they. ' 'go 
out into • private ; radio practice. 
Feel that 'hurni^d. ■■..: _;■■■;..;: .■ 

One ■ yeterah brief ^wfite.ri^ whp has 
handled : much of the ." litigatipn -for 
the FC0 -and it.S.;;i>redec'essPr, iWas 
seen;. Ph. Capitol; Hilt 
the : hew order went i hto ' eifl^ct, talk.- 
Ihg with : senators, from the . hpjpe 
stale. But so far veflfePt of the shake-' 
up bn.this particuiar indiyidUal has 
not .been altered,; . ■ o".; y 



■ Uneasy- mbments- p^^^ local, ihd!Li.<!try 
Ibbbyists; proved unfounded: 'when 
Rep. , John . J, : O'dphnpr, New ,Yprk 
Dembcrat. whp chairmans the ' House 
Rules .• cpmhiitteej repudiated ; local 
newspaper yarn, lie was -.beht upon 
bringirig.abput a Cpngressibnal: probe 
p^ both the .FCC and the broad- 
pasters.;; ■:;.■; .■ .;■;;'.."■; '■-■■.v.. . 

■ Story, wliich appeared und^r copy- 
right in the 'Washington -Herald, seirt 
chills along' the ^pihe of the :network: 
execs, trade ,- lobbyists, and radio 
lawyers : for several hours, ; :lia,ter 
b'Cdhhbr— who; ha^ been under fire 
frbrn CathpiicX: fpr s on the 
Various.; InvestigJitipn- . respIutiPris— ' 
iwore he never had made any state- 

jiieh-t..--v;^-.- V V / ■ -^-^^ • ■'. 

Probe proposals ., a re . s t i 1 1 . bri . th e 
shelf and,, in view ;of the FCC ,plan 
^o lbp.k iritb .inonppply; probably ^ 
die there , when th'e sessipn . ends. ~ 



Flood ;pf.rq[uestiop.nafres' is abbiit 
t;b' be' unlpaded by^^ the'FCC;; as pre 
lirhih'ary.-vtb •■;.the: . 'tnorio.pply- . .prpb'e; 
■Stiatisticieins and lawyers ar IV 
draf ting : qU iz-blahks, ■ Avh ich W i ll . go 
to - every licensee: f pi' ' the ■ pu r pose of ; 
■bringihgjtip .to;'date.the^^ 
■ferhnieht ■ files,' ■;■ : 




Survey ;CVni p 
;iyf0nth$ ^6;f Res^^ Ifittd* 
A |ti e r ic&n: Broadcastiiig 



ASKSv MORE CO-OP 



Federated Council of Proteistaht 
Churches i.s slated tP declare itself 
in fayPr bf commercial .network coh-.: 
trPl of broadcasitihg arid against Gov-, 
ernrrtent piieratibn of radio facilities. 
These sen ti;rnents ;w:ili be cbntained 
in at report of a survey 
ihg ; w.hich a ;special' rad^ 
has.: hee.n. cohductihg. since^!^^^ 
Report ; has practically ; - been . .com -,• 
';pleted and, i.s expected ;tP be relea.sed 
iri three weeks, . ■[■■-':{'■..'■■■'/:. 
: :' Repbrt, it is: said,; will'rhpt- recpm- 
merid that ,spePial facilLties be, allb-' 
cateid-fbr; religipus ■ oirganizatib 
propaganda ; ; piirppses . ^; but 
point but 'how::closer c.opijeratipn can: 
be exei-cised between religious .bod ies 
and; broadcasters in (tarrying the 
work, bf ; the|' churches. ;.; Protestant 
cliufches: bf ; this coiiintry eohtributed: 
$25,000 some .years: ago; for .a suryey 
pn ; broadcasting. The original fihdr 
i ngs Avere pigebnhbled and last fall 
the cbuncil\s . committee 'uiidet'tpok a 
:new^t.udy-,-i-whiPh-i54he^^ 
due fbr- public release as .SPPn -as the 
firii shi hg touches are -put tp its report. 

Frank Gppdman is in charge bf the. 
cpuncil':^ Tadip . division. ;, : ;-; 







: Holly wPPd,y.Aprii; 5v ; 

Columbia Square, CPast^headquar': 
ter.s of ClBS: bn .;Sijnset boulevard,, 
bpws tp the ; Wprld April-'30 with^^^l^ 
hours; ; of ; coritinuous brPadcastihg 
through, the day 'and. night, - ;■ ' : 
. .Char,lei^yahd;aV weist coast program 
.^lireictpr,. h*a,s :;spme of, the rietwpjk 
rhusiciahs busying themselVes writ- 
ing special; numbers for; their part 
;of the sihp,w. Vanda will: have-a horde 
of .ahnpUncers. renioting . f rpm poihls 
of interest and niteries . throughout 
the city.; - P.hi|harmphic. orchestra, di- 
rected by .Dr.; OttP Klemperef, will 
air f rom the- Hpllywood Bpwl Whore; 
20,pob schopl childrcn will be g^^^^^^ 
cred. Cliniaxing the shpw' will be 
a two-hour nati'ph-widte- prpgram. .■. ; 

NBC\i .Western, division . hican-' 
whilijjf; is 11 years pld . today (Tuesr 
day ). f Don iGilrtian tPP :exec. ; all the 

'w^x--^'- 'r-:' ■ ■^ . -■• -;■ ':■;■-. ' r.v. 

; ; Three .Pf: the chain's engineers- in 
New: Vork. have been, dispatched tb 
the. poa st ; tb, ' suiperv ise; •constructi on 
Gt;t,he\new'N,BC,;p 

City;.: They ,,are ,Rpheft;;; SehUet2, 
Jv: Arnprie and Edward; Ndleri. 




Talent Th^^ WCkV 

Cih'cihnati.-;Aptil S: ' 
:• G^rie, ';Hoctor,,' ,Chiris ;- C 
and Ell - Chialfie, :-iristt;umenta,l, ..,n.nd: j 
vocal combpi gbihed th2.,W^ tal- j 
ent staff this week; ' ^/r^ .'A' J 

They replacey ::Tghanha Gfopscj-.i 
Clarence. Melter.;iind Ger.sh wi n .Col (a n . J 
and have .been ..spotted or] ; the niorxi- 
ihg .Bit';P-home hour arid a hew exe- ■ 
niiig siLstaining period 'labeled .Mci- 
pdic "Whispers. [ ■ .■ ,'•-■.': 

in worthwhile research and'is ,T^tii t'o .; 
deny renewals to . ;any iSiu:-h i iceh^peV^ 
who ,db not present; ; cohviiicinK 
case. -■• ■ - ' ' ^■. 



Garfinkel A^^ 

; Sah Francisco, April 5'.- ■ 
Second ,annunr;bbntest iisppnsorert 
by the .Sidney Garfinkel adyertifiih.:?' 
agency to pick Sah Franciscp's, h(jst 
.« ta fl an nou n ce'r began April 1 an d. 
.\y i 1 i;..cbntin uo /through April 22 • ^ .V 
Judges . will . be -tadio. reporters 
Dorrcll bbiinell^ .Bob ■ Hall,. E'milia 
irbdel" ; Bp b K'insl ey, . A rthur I.i nk- ' 
.letter, • rad;io' exec' 'for'' GoT'deh; Gale 
interna tipij:)lriExpo.sjtibn;:,;Cyr^ 
nin, -gcncrril rnanagcr - oi ;ihe;,,,-AT<i'>j-; 
ni ; store; J.- CJa'rchce Myers, o.f - Sah 
Francisco Life m.agazih 
Due rr; d i rector of . the Tj.n ivcrsi ty. of .. 
CaliXprhia; Liin^ .: 

■; '-■••;;':; WO.ii's six- -Weeker 

, ,,- ■':• '■ , Sah Antonio, April 5.; 

WO.^I, iSfin Antonio, has'-sct 'llie 
-J^fvh ' Anloriip' .Brewihg;, Assn;;, al;ers 
;()f PC'arl.Eei-i-, -to \sppnsbr ,six-niKht-ir-' 
wc';ok- heNC;p(%'!.' t ;pf 'jCcnj • McCj.ure. ... 

pcii.! hMiCllcci ^by/PitJuk agc)^^^^ 



;.:' ■--'r Wash ingtoh, A pril !>.; .:■ 
,; stop-gap , .selection' of .-Mark; 
Eth;ridgei;;geheral nriahager pf.\y;HAS* 
JjPuisyiile, and , leader 0^' the. trbde 
■rejuveriation -movement, Was made 
by National Associ ia libn.: oi '. Brba'd - 
casters :d.irector:ate';laT;t; '.w 
ford more' :tirhe in picki ng' perma- 
hent, pai,d:,pirei!>ideht. .;,-;; ' : ': 

Combinatibn ' of .., circumKtahces,: 
with rnoney one bit the most iih- 
pbrtant, forced the board . to make 
the king-niaker the temporary : kihg. 
Ethridge cphsehted tp take ,:th,c- 

..thrpne -fpr?. indefinite ;;,5pc 
salary i .biit ih'sisted he wants .,t^^^ 
dPwn at earliest -.pbssible •.itibmcrit. . 
Selection was i.widely'vapplauded, al- 

,Mbuffb--fcw_. rum blings were heard- 
pVet ;.faii,ure tb take more positive 
action. -•;-;/-V-^' v':;\; v', ■;'"'-'•' ■—■.-•'■ • 
:• "With the leader of the houpe.clean- 
ing movement ;' installed at . head^ 
quiarters, ; directpris ; :;tp6k prompt 
steps .:tp cairry , oui ,the rehiainder;, of 
the : reprganization pilah. .'W'ill .set 
up permanent; staff - i.ri ■ accordance 
with the revised: -blue-prints, i , with r 
out Ayaiting tb allPw the, pernianent 
head to- have ; say. in picking his 
managers. .• ; '*;,' 
" Ethridge appointment on :a ; purely 
temporary basis was hp surprise, in 
view ; bf , the -strorw? ;' sent iiiient ; ih 

;favQr. bf makih'g , ;hinrt , thev^-r^^^ 
.piijtyl^Und^enilfaeL^cji^ 
y^as the pn,iy way piLt of the muddle, 
with, Philip Gr. Lpuclcs,;; who has 
been steering the prgahi^atipn since 
the February - cPriventiohv :i hslsting 
he must b,e: relieved bf NAB. Pbliga-I: 
tibns in order; tb return to hi? law; 
praPtice. .•; -'.' :;. •;;-:'■ '■;■:■' -. ' - 

keed of Cash Great -V' 

. .Questipn- of ,;flhance.s Was one of 
the ;principai ;headachfes.:^^ w 
directbrg. cohfrbrited at their post- 
poned rheeting Wednesd (.30 ); 
While the round-up oyer the week- 
end brought, ah ehcb.uraging .re- 
spon.se, thg- .actual .-cash; still- hasn't 
rolled in and ; the trade; body must 
repleni.^h its . exchequer;- Duectprs 
agreed that organizatipn with ah nl-; 
most .empty cash drawer, is: not in :a : 
pp.sitiph to talk term.? , with . ahyoh;e 
picked .fbr ;a pis.rmahent, salaried, 
head; Especially wheh the salary, 
will be $25,600 and; maybe $50;000. . 

Shbrtage; - of ' ca;sh, ■. althpiigh im- 
pprtant and emba rrassi ng, was hot 
. the; pnly reason ..the diirectorate; de- 
cided to dump the b.urdch 'on; the 
WHAS executive. Nor was it an 
ihsurmpuhtable obstacle,- .since re- 
spphse to Ethridge\s. appeal, for sup.r 
port jindicated the NAB could have 
.received reliable y prob- 
ably : would' have experienced, little 
diiTiculty in cbllecting adyance pay-; 
ments. ' -■;■ -'■ ' ..■-■ - 

Other; In fluehces; Were ; the wide 
i-ange pf: problems which must. be. 
tackled by the trade- group; in the 
immediate future, plus the lack of 
maclviriery for handling .-some of 
them; After cphisiderable. discussinn, 
; niajPrity of "the board ' 'agrpe.d .;that 
' a nyone withbiit ; ihti.ma te knowledge 
of radi ■; cbuld ;hardly:;;step;;' cold 
.without having the way paved for 
him. to start, .work, ;; ;Ass^^^^^ bf 
;t he. c ire w of . a i d es.; con te mpl a t cd - 
der ;;the^.reorgl^ni2ati;o^ , pla;h;:,ca 
be accpmpl ished ovPr-n iRhl, ; v/hile 
they ;rnu.st ; have. some", time to get 
thc.irhearJnKS. .,:-..":■ - y 
■; Draf.t-Elh'ridge • 'Idea- ;wa!? .c;irried 
put' when the ■'b'pard.T4a'nd;'the ;k:in^',r. 
•; riia ke r-r^;spetd i ly ; . a t; i:eed ,th at :;d(; 1 a.y . 
in putting/ othejv-phascs of thfe new. 
prp^jr'arh intp; ' ,eflect ' cbu be. 
taleratb.d. ;'nii 'becauiie ..'Abe; pffid; 
.brc.si;clcht could : hol.^'be:■■i)icke■d. . last 
.week.. ; ■,;■.;■■.:.,;-;-'.'. :''■; -■;■ .;■ > . 

Tbu^fh Prpbleni . " 

Everybody realized that tiluatipn 
i h.;\vh"i('h.'N A B- finds - i.tse if -X} - riohe tP'b 
ro<y:;-.;. Lbt.s. of membecs- -vva iting - wj Ih; i 
(heir .:fingcr.i cros.sbd:.; prpmplcd: the 
re(Vr.Hao:izers -l(j decide that the time 
had come to do sometbing;. ;■ ;; ;^':; 

Undc r -th i ,s co r i di lion , -. E I hrid i(e.- yyit^ : 
a natural. lie's become '.widely kninv.n ; 
during < his ; short' ;'conneclion , 'Mi 
r fi f 1 ].<) a hf.l ha 5; i hi prr'.'-yo.d -; rri o.f-1. ()r;< i.a : -; 
Irir.s with" ; hi. delerniiriaCifjn ."; Jind ' 
.v-i'gor by, th ■ yC^ay ; he' -. j|{-t;i, t bcu, . 



horns bf the labor bull diirin'iK-: .the^:.; 
negpti'atiPns .Wi(h hiusi'eian.s. i.iv,«t. :f; 11. 
His elTor.ts to put hfe' into N A.B a ly^^^^^^ 
.We,re;an';advaniagei .sinice hi.s vvi.llin'g- .. 
nesk tb- take the'- heim, even;. though . 
fbr phij'^a brief period, was expected 
to have :a; good ;psychblbgiC£^^ 
; No time liniit ;:has been ■ .set .;for. ; 
Ethridge-; to.: stay- - in /the chair; /He : 
d.id':;nPt--fl>c- ,'any -;d.eadlihe ' when ihe.y.. 
beard mustj pick a; perrhahenl chVf .' 
exec, alJhpUgh he- did stress hi.'^ tit- :; 
sire . to turn/over the rein's : and ;re- .-. 
ipon'sihility at arliest ConVeMieht ; 
hiomeht.; Ex'pc.ii.tive coniniLttcc iF,;exV. : 
pected to- reassemble, withih the next 
fortnight to" see; what the pi-ospce't!* 
are t hen;; for chbb.*ii ng - h i s succe.'-.FO r. ' 
. ; Who the permanent, boss: -may ;b« . . - 
;rem'ain;is a/'my-stefy. Nb'i'ther; the ex- 
ecutive committee; nor the; jboaid has 
agreed :.; / ahy, Pne ~ • ; the-' over-- 
whelming, choice of the people. .No : 
preferred list ha.s been drawri: up, . 
;and .nb fprrnal .prbposition has. b.eeh ^ 
rhade yet. tb th-; leading candid 
:■ Networks ,as. Mcmberr 

Initial hioVe : to bolster . '.the arpo- . 
ciation's financial ppsilipn was •V'lec- ; 
tioh of the two; majpr networks Ip ~ 
assbpiatie itiertibership. Are; fit .'it I0 
be ;taken into ; the liev cate'jpry. 
Sihce eligibility; haii. hot bech -fl^ 
and further study ;is re-^uiredi- xa.ct;; 
dues' rerhairt to; be wbrked: but, but: 
.eaphUweb •^41^bnt4.b b^te^^ 
formerly waS; paid by their ovOned : 
arid 'leased sta , ions, . - NBC i.s. dow\ : 
.for annual fee , of -about $25iO0Oi and:; 
PBS for $18,000. - This represents a ;■ 
suijstari tiai; increase - in each ,cnse; . , 
:. 'Moves to assemble the Vmach iner y 
took the forrii'of apnbirit'meht Pf;.*-tv-V 
era! coriihiittees. : They Will ;ccnvi;s5i / 
tl^ field for. headquarters, people tp, 
fill .various key posts,; such; as boss: of 
labpr relatiPriSi .engirieeriri.!».- >:nert. 
etc. Ed ; Snerice, ex-manager pf : 
WBAl; ' Haiti riibre,' was ,iri 
office manager - for the time .bbih'f;. 
Phil. Loucks .carries' on. a.s snecial ^ : 
cbimsely but; will hot p.ut> in a hi 
tiriie on the jPb, as he ha.s bceh do-, 
ing since James W, Baldwin ; jsf enprd . 
out Pf the hpw--extirie:t . managing d 
rectorship. - .; ■.'''--. ' ■ '--'- •-.;■ 

- Triumvirs, 'wili . co-ordinate the 
w P rk of: . the spec i al, cbhi ro.i.ttectv. a nd ; 
keep the present whe,els running uh- ; 
til the new macl.iricry ;i.s iri sihape t;a. . 
function. ;:.-;;- y '-'^ ' '' 

Cbmnriittee.'J appointed to stirvoy/ • 
the.:various:;prPblcmsr are le'!i.sl:)t-ivf, 
engineering, accounlin/?.' . rpKe/»rch, , 
education; and labor. Twb -sricHo]. 
groups will study the matter bf wh;it 
to. do about. NAB:;Burcau . of Copy- 
rights, Inc.,; and the rules for admis-:; 
sipn to. associate membership. • ..;' 

Other' business included "adnptio 
of a jre.solutiop ; urging the ju.^-ti.i-e " 
Department . not to drop: th<>^. 'fiti- 
trust s|.iit -against American So'-iety 
of ;>.C.bmppficr.s, - Authors, • :a nd . roh- 
1 ishers, • aUj;hbrizatiori ' for.the ox''<''tT-; 
tive ;- Gommittee to start thinking 
:abpu.t,the conyrlght .Drpblem in: - ;. 
ticihation of the deadline on 'p-,<-'<:^nt .. 
ASCA P; (Contracts,' and a "reernon t to ;' 
-und.er.write-'expen.sGs; .bf the comrnit- ' 
tee . bf in deperiden t - s t at i ph."? in.. .(1 e r- 1- ' . 
ing; .with Ahncrican; Federation pf 
.Mu-^iciaris. ;- '„; ' - . .- .: ;....:--■--.■ ;-;-'-''.-' ; •' 



WFII'sDbiible -Talker 

:.- ■;. ':;' ■:' " . Philadolphja, April ."5. ' 

Unable, to ;y?ithstand any - lon''br 
th P: Bergen -M:cGa rth y; i rifl .13 ch C:^^^ 
out 'dbi'rug .ariythin^i-albfiut; it. Philly. 
a t i a.s't- b roke iri to;:a. d oublp 'tri Ik :• F;h v" 1 w ; 
this ;wtck-; WFIL Will '-air:: '.El.-hor' 
>"3n.odg;'-a.ss . •Pr.c.';cn.l.s' every; ,.S.(:ihd;.! 
from 11 to ,.1I':.'!0 -,1'; . . .;:;D'w.mriiy ;ppcr-. 
at'cd ; by ("ranficld Sfnith. y, -' - 
■■ ;,Shovv.:iiI..so -in(;Ii.i<ie.s. rniin'c hv' h-'jiis. .-- 
:b(rnfiv --(vhi'r.pc:r -.Marie' I..n'^ ■ 
lone. N'o'rmaii: Bcnpoji .and. g'.'.iib.i.'.r ■ 
Do Martin. : ' . ; ;.-' - - 



-.. :Fiiula Markhian .Sponsorrd 

: ;-' ; : • Philad(ilphi;i,' April 5. '-■; 

: T'.-'iiila :ivTarkmari bc'i';,iri<-: ril-w. .<••• •,'; • 
fijr .lohn liavi.s Furj-lcrjr oti 'WlP tlii .; 
\v(.< k ta;;gcd>': 'llfjJlywdbd -' Cljtillcr- :■; 

box./;;;'.' .'. -.;/; ■ " ■...-';;.': ' .. ;'..; 

■-■ < j u ; : r t n h n u V a c r oss tiic bpi.rd. -;•; ' 



32 



RADIO 



WednesdttT; April 6^ 1938 









■ .. .. Washington. Api^U. '^ ; 
Soi'tening of Fedfci-al Cqitimumca- 
tions Commission's ■ b.a.L-d.hea.rted »t-- 
ti tilde.' toward .. newspapers wanting, 
to enter the broadcasting , business 
was seen last week in decision. aP^ 
proving- sale of - WHBilC,, .Canton, O.. 
■to subsidiary' 6f -the ; Bi'usli.-^Mopre 

• chairi.^-.-''--.^ .■ : ■■■■■:■,-':■■■'■■'■:■■:■.;>. -", 
Al'ter throe. .weeks' of heated argi,!.- 
pient. .'-tiie -- Cprnmish:/ : unanimously 
ruliberrstampe'd . an eighteeh-month^^^ 
old. aE>iJlieation despite-- argunients 
a.^ainst.allpvving * single, institutio^^ 
t<i 'ftaiiri a monopoly : of the .jncdiuins. 
of advertising and pCiblic ■ informa- 
tion 'in a single area. ' :At the.o.uts^t.- 
the'reSulators.SplLt i to 3 but;:wh(!n 
niiHo.rity- realized; it was .vnable. to 
sway one:6i those/favoring the gi'aht 
another .ypte .was taken and: thie final 
liiieHip-.was'-T to; 0.. ' /- . / . 

Decision attracted . attention be- 
cause it is. the. flrst.fav.6rin.g/s.are.;0f 
an existiiig ■ transmittti"/ to a jpiibr- 
lislioi' sihce the' McNinch . regime 
st.arled.: ' Previously . the.'CJomiv.ish 

, :;;ad .nijicd .several rags! requests- 
t)ei*hTi1ts: -. to- -build- new— staitipriSp^ali- 
though-. the.'.reaison .was always some-' 
thing else-than newspaper interest. 
WIf at Interpretation? i 
In the wake of District of C.olumr 
bia: Court ofvAppeals coimment that 
n;> .known ::statute.. prohibits the press- 
irom enfjaging '■. radio operatlori/ 
the iictiph - was construed' as indi.cat- 
thal newspaper oWnfership will; 
be .:n6 ' handicap until additional 
legislation is -enacted, f This intetrpi-e- 
tatibn was /termed . oj^treme by • per- 
soiii' .clbse. to' the FCCi who pointed 
to peculiar: facts in this- instance, 
which: make., the ruling something 
less than a declaration "of .policy. ' V 
While there is substantial : apprerT, 
hension within the Coriimish ^ibout 

' allb wing -.publishers to acquire ra- 
dio outlets^ the application: of Rev. 
Edward P. Grahami owher of this .100 
'watter,.was ratified biecause. sale will 
rot, give t.he> BrushTMoore chain ''a 
practical monopoly iiV the Gainton 
sector. .Decision points oul lhat 
several other: .stations-rhotably 
"WTAM, Cleveland, WADG, Akron, 
and WLW, Cincinnati-T^lay down ac- 
ceptable -signals in Canton . aiVd.'that 
.other - sheets, published ; in Akron, 
Cleveland, Alliance, .Massillon and 
Pittsburgh;: circulate there.- 
These two factors were stressied by 



SHOWMANSHIP CALENDAR 



(Shoxoinanship heing Ipr^^ ^tunts, 
tie-ups, etc-, in . conriection mitU e^^ holidays, 
md -ei^ntSy. VARIETY/ 7) ereivitlf presents a calendar for 
the: raonth' Oj May. This calendar is published monthly .. 
Jrom material copijrighied 

Goods Ass' tt.) : ■ - :■■ 

SP'KCJiiVi/ Weeks bjjring-^may- -;;:;;- ;; . 

• Natlonai Biby Week/ May 1 to 7.; sponsored; by .Earii- 
shaw Pilblications, inc., 71 W. 35th St, New York City. . 

National Foot Health Weiek,viVIay r to 7; sponsored 
bjr tivV Boot^^iid - iShpe Rocprdte 239 vW. :3pth .St,,;-J<e\y; 
:-York'- fcity:;.-;'^\.. •■'■: ' ' V. -'v. :■;'..■ : 

. • National- Egff .Week^ May l .to -7.;.. sponsored .by :the 
'-National I»6iiltry :' doujicil, , . East | Greehvyich,. Rbode 
Island.-- ■ ■v>-:- '■-;■>-':'■ ■:■■■•-:■ ■'' 

■ .National Music -.Week, .May . 1 to 7;. sponsored by . the... 
National; Music Week.! Coinmittee, 45 W,' 45th St.. New 
York'-City.- ^ >■•'•-:.■. r :^\:- ' r-.y--, ■. -■■ ' ;■ - 

National ResUufant Week, May .2 tp ; 8; sponsored ; by 
the National R.e$taurant : Association,; 666 take . Shbt.e ■ 
DriviSi Chicago, III. •'-■. 'v"..-- ■ ■. - 

" National Golf Weeiic, May, 7 to3140sppnsorcd by; the 
Spbrting;. Goods Dealer;- St ''LouiSi -JVIo, '.:;'■,. ';; -' - \ :..->^' : 
':. S<ih6o.l;ScienciB. F»lr- (.previously kndW'n as e.hildren's : 
Science Fair ), May. iB' to .12; sponsored by the Ahrtrican 
Institute, 60 E; 42nd. St./ Ne.w YorX City. ' 
'• National jUlsin We*k>;May 8. to 14; sponsored by the 
Fresnd Cpurity Chaniber ■. of Commerce, 1039 ! H St., 
■'Fresno;.-Cat^. , '.'■'■'■I-.-:-' ' V;:' '•■■V ;: ;--':-.■■... 

J Peace - Week; .May 12 . tP 18; sponsored -by, the'; Three- : 
fold Mdyement, Hbtel T^eW Yorker, Newi Yptk City. ; , 
National Ice Ci-eam' , Week, M 15 to 21; sponsored 
-by--the-01seri--P-ubli2hing- Co^ 505 W :Gheb:y- :St.,.JMil;= 
■'wauli:ee;:-Wis. ■:: ■■[■ n -:-^- :'■ 
; National Ffrst Aid Week, May 15 to 21 ; sponsored by 
th^ National Association of . Retail. DruggistSi 205. , W.: 
\iracker ;brive,,. Chicago,. 111.-' ' /■'■y-'V' -':.' 
; National; Tennis .Week;. .May 28;, sponsored by 

the Sporting .Goods Diealer* :St. Louis^ Mo.:: . : : . ~ 

Poetry- Week, .May.''22.-to -29; sponsored ;by, the , New: 
York Sta^e. Federatipn of . Women's Club^, 19 W. ;44th 
St.; NeW-YPric City.^:■:.•■'■^' ;;-■;' v. . ' 

Foreign Trade Week, May; 22 to 28; sponsored by the 
U. S. Chanriber of Commerce, .Washington; P. C. - 



Buddy. Poppy. Week* .May 23 to,-.30; .sponsored by. the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1650 Broadway, New York 

■xity::;; ■ ■■■^■•^ \'...^-V-v:- - ■;..■'■ • - - 

' National. Cotton Weeki May 30 to June 5; sponsored 
by the GottbU Textile Institute, 320 Broadwayi New 

vYbi'ic City;' ■. -C ■■■' H- ; ■ ■'■':-.". 
•:..;.;■'•.; -spkcial^days I>uRING.^MAY...:•..;--^^•■■■. 

.d ) May. Day or Child: Health -Day. , : 
-■;-' :(8)' Mother's Day.:;.': -;:;.:' ■ -.:v:.'-"' 

( 10) Confederate Memorial Day (in Kentu<;kyj North 
ahd''B0uth 'Carolina), . --.^ '. : 

(11) .Minnesota was adrnitted to. the Uriion; in 1858; ;: 
. (12) National Hospital Day. . 

(14) West Coast Relays. - ;\ - \ ;;' ;;V ] .. [: 
,(15): Strziw. Hat IDay in many cities; air jnail service 
estabiished in 1918. V : -'-r-'--. •■ : 

.0; (17) First Kentucky Derby was run In 1875; Outdoor 
eieanliness Day. .; ; 

■(18) international Gppd; Will Day,. . 
(19) .Jewi.sh Scholar's ; Festival^ B'Omer ) (lyar 
18, :56i98;- begins sundbWn previoVis day,);- ; , . - ' 
. .:r(21.):e6i.. Liridb€rgh's Pari^:flight;:192Tiv. 
/: ' (22) Rogatiph .Sunday ; Natiprjal; Maritime ;Day.- ; ■ 
(23); South...Carblina jpined-^the imion, 1788. .'. / . . 
" (24) "Telegraiph wa^^^ used ' ' ..18:44; Brooklyn 

Bridge was opened iii. 1883, ; 

(25) Ralph Waldb Enierson born, 1803; : . 
v (26) Ascension;Day:-rparo.chiai. schools clostd,^^^ 
. ■ (28) pioiihe- Quintuplets born,. 193 ' ; .- 
■ . (29) ■ Rhbde Islahd . joined th& 1790;' Wis^ 

consin admitted ' tp the: -Uhion.v 1348^ 
(30) Memorial p (except in \^iabama,. G 
/.Arkansas,:, Flpridav; Louisiana, : Mississippi, North ' and 
./ South Carolina,- and, Texas). . ; . : 



; .Tlowers oj the "tnqnth 

-vditey, ;;■ ;'■.:.' -^'^ '..' '. -;'V.-';- ;-:-;■'-., /'■'■■■■^- '^ 
■BirtHstoiies are :a'gate .and enier.ald. 

Sales, prombtion noUr May 'accpunt^^ for 8i2% of tfi(e 
syerace d(epartnient. store's total annual sales, ihlereby 
rankihj: sixth aniong:...alI .m6ntbs; best sellers are/home 
fiirnisblngs,: .wash goods, all typjes of. small iiyares and 
accessories, and; women's aipparel.' 



the majbrity as ■ sufficient-- grouiids 
for gi-antirig' the. -applicatibn anid. in 
answer; to the - mLonppbly :ariguments- 
"bf Chairm"aTnFrahk^Hr7McNiTic.h-and- 
his' minority •colleagues, Supple- 
mentary : fact ;. was ; that . Father 
Graham wants ;to;g6it but:of the radio 
busines's,:-;since he is well .aloriis in 
^ years. :'r'-. ' ■ ::[ •■ ' •':,\.: 



O'Halloran's Changed. Bililnir 

■'■■^ . :' ■■ ':■ ■ Petroit, . April- 5. '\ 

Happy -rial ;0'IIaUoran's cowboy- 
aggregatlbn, has changed name pf its 
prbgraifi to .-Sleepy yalley, Ranch-,' 
and will: be heiard from 3:30' tp, 5 p.m. 
daily 'over 'CKLW here..;.';'-^^-' ■ '-^ 
. , Added -tb cast, are ihe 'Montana 
Swoethiearts' : and v 'Vagabbnd Cow- 
boys^V- - -"■ -■ . ■'-;■:-.;; . ■'.•:- 



WCKY's Ad-Fed Talks 

,, . Cincinnati, April . 5. 
436ginning^W-ednesday_(6.)^WCJt 
will co-operate with the Gincy Ad 
Club and the btlier ibur stations and 
t'h ree dailies here in a ■ cam^)aign ■ to 
educate' the. public, to -the value , of 
advertising via a series of fiye-rriin- 
ute talks by the -club's members, and 
local business nien. Initial blast wilt 
be by ; Henry W/.,iiiianz^ advertising 
manager of thie Posti at 7:30 p. m. 

Material; prepared by the Adveiv 
tising; Federatibn of', Ainerica, will 
stress the ethics pf radio anc' news^ 
paper advertising, and the safeguards 
which .a.re given :iconsumers by' ad- 
vertised, products, :: . . 

Stanzas arranged by LlPyd CI; yeh- 
iardr director of sales. 




RILUAMTAEHVItE 



to the seven member stations of ^^^^ 
put-state Michigari t • • •affbrding^ 
idp^^nptchreceptipn ••>• pjlus bii* 
time entei'tainment* continuousiK 
from morning opening to night si Jri-olf 
• • t eveiy dao*' inthe >ear«#« r bri^ 
n€rt;in^ from the key station, WXtt 
Detroit • •• all contribute tp theout 
standing sales power 






WXYZ 
nir sTAtiON 



1* 



DETROIT 

HiCHIOAN 




Stwiisor's 




, i Philadelphia; A'pril 5. ;; 
NeVins Priig Go., ipcal retail chain, 
starts broadcasting 18 hours a\ Week 
bver- WPEN, Pjiiladelphi ; ncxt Mpii- 
day (11). Account will., use three 

hours nightly,, 9 to. 1:2 p.m., except 
Sunday, with the preigrams .emaiiat- 
rng from' the station's 750-seat audir 
to f i u m • Ad m i.s$ ip n .will be ' Ijy ,ca r ton 
or .wrapper ot any of ' the : pii^odiicts 
sold by Tnahufactiu'^rs who have 
tied up, with ' the- Nev.ins vCampaign. 

SaiVdy Guyer, , WPEN announcer, 
formfrly ^vi^ith WIP, has been., ap- 
pointed head of -the newly organ- 
ized radio departmeht ,bf the J. M. 
Korn Co. Assumes : post . imme- 
diately, confining his jactivities to 
the new Nevin Drug Co: program, - 
. Idea is, ipr Kbrh 'agency to' sell 
pUigs on the;.shpw. to .manufacturers 
of -products sold; by the Nevin .stores; 
As they handle thousands of items,- 
it: is., expected to. be: .(^orriparatively 
ea.sy. to get - ;20 manufacturers to 
•spend $50 .a., week for spiels. It .Is 
worth this sum to most .of them With- 
out tiie advertising just to keep-their 
products, in the chain group. . \ 

Since the set-up. broke her.e, flock 
■of other; cut-rate V drug outfits .are 
t'ry i ng ia- set si m il ar deals. . . No other 
stati ,. however, is.,iii ;a .position to 
sell three-hpur' block . nightay, al- 
though., it .could, .be.. Worked .: . .a 
smaller' scaie' -with, bne-hdur pe^ 
As ■. ; WPEN: Avill • loe ;force.d. to ^ cut 
Jewish' prQjgrams from two hburs. to 
'ohe :iiDur a day! to handle the show. 



Hugh Feltis 





To Agencies 



'■^ Soaltle, .'^April. ^5./-,^ 

KOMO .K jR's: industrial sbuhd.:' 
films, oh the North we.st market; ^oes 
east with ' Hughi , Feltis,; commercial 
manager, of the stations., 'Cbmrnahd 
.performances' scheduled ior ' week ol , 
April 10, atWashingtoh, for the.Marv 
kcting and Research divisions of the 
il.: S. Department of Commerce. . . 

Phillip Crawfbrd head of th6 Seattle 
office: of the department, is going ea.st 
with FeUis. Jack. Uh'deryvobd; .'Wash- 
ingtori,v P; ' C., rep v for ; the Seattle: 
C. of d., . wnr. ajsp help ballyhoo. . . 

Feltis AviU. take ;hi.s' show: to .New , 
York* lieitroit,; Chicago, . Milwaukee, ; 
Minneapolii;, St. Louis - and Kansas - 
City for showing befQre . agencie.s, '. 
sponsors land buyers; Ed Petiy,.ivho ; 
irepresents the statiPiis -nationaliy,- 
will- deliver ^^he iat.ter;: \ - . 



Hsadget' Show C(h6p 



'Gadgets,' a; new cooperative tran-:. 
scribed program (15 'mins;) scripted 
by .Bertha Bannen, opens :0!i ..scvea; 
New Eiigiand statibns-arour 
Eiesigified .as . a niedium for adverr 
tising- srriall iierns, not - backed by 
hefty radio budgets, tlve disc show ■ . 
has ■ a ■ '^gadget maiV . .who :carrics .; 
thread of . the - script,: desqribiiig- 
of the new .household gadgets ap- : 
jpiealing to 'hbusewives. . 
V . ' W.tlC. Ha iHf ord ; - WSPR, Spi-TiVR-.. , 
field;.: : W JAR, ' Providence; WSAR, 
Fall River; • WLAW, l,a wrciice; 
WNBH, .New Bedford;; and WHDH,; 
Bbstbh,;'are slated to take 'Gadgets/ 

■; "Art -.ShaWy-i/Vhiteniart.rGuester'. 

■ Art Shjiw, . swing clarinetist, -has 
be6irrlyooked-a's~gue3tee'-lot the Paul— 
Whiteman-Chestcrfteld show on CBS 
April.lS.. - -f '; - 

Rbckwell-O'Keefr agented ' th« 
date./'".."';' ...r.:'^ 



;; ■ 'Let's Play' Goes On 

.Mutual 'and WOR . will keep jane 
Martin's 'Let's- Play. Games,':.iibvelty 
program gbing sustainihg after it 
lost.; its s'porisor.. V ( Vapex ) with the 
Friday ..(1). b.rb;adc'ast.' 
: -.Seeking 'atvother' btthkrolle'ry. . .';-'. 



The Paul H. Rdyiner Co.i Representatives 



Marlie- La Tell Baiikrolled 

;: .;: Phiiadejphia, April.-. !5. ; 
■: Marie. .La.' Tell;' recent" addition .10 
WFIL, . lias ; commerciai. after: siJC 
weeks.jbf ; .su-staitiing, he'i- . first :'air 

;.-. Alumna of': y.iiiovrs- niter ics iarouhd 
t() wu 'siie's. spotted on haTf-hPur va- 
riety -showorLcslcr's Credit Clbthcs- 




.F«der<il Reserve Bemk repori-on depart- 
ment store idles for the tenth district 
. ior the . week ending March .19. 1938. 
shows Qklahoma City. the. only city in-: 
the 'district ahead ol the somepenocl 
1937. WW; covers more dl; the 
nation's brightest sales 'spot : ihoh any 
o.lher.stqlioiu -: '.--'--''■ .. ■:.•;■': -■' 





OKLAHOMA CITY 
,-wrji;ri ant opkrati:? i^y : 

OKLAHOMA rUBLlSHINu ^ 



^eiincsday, April 6, 1938 



RADIO 



VARfETY 



35 



» IN IMS CORNER ... . 



: • (QBS recently issued nctP TOaps. ; yAriiCTY sous 

; NBC's- Tcoction in iufp, promoted the CBtS reactxdn . fierexciih . given; i 
[Lciler icas sent to E./P. H/ Jtiinesy sales promoUonalisi at NBC, by Vic' I 



■Ruiner, : ditto for CBSO 

■ V . . .;' : New York, April .4.'' 
Dear Mr. James: . l :' 

, I, enjoyed reading the NBC ; com- 
inejits' on -the ; niewest CBiS ' Listen-; 
jng Arpa : study, as reported in last 
week's . Variety. . But :since. they iri- 
A/oiye some • simple errors of . fact, I, 
iiike the liberty /of commenting on 
: them directly to; you. I .know you 
woi'ildn't. warit toWiontinue these 
; ' frr : fact in :.whatever . criti- 

;cism:yoti may makie of our study. 
.As. yAHiETY reported iti your first 

exception : to our map^ is taken on 
the preinise that the particular week 
.■ u^e. selected for the/study was 'prbb- 
. .tibl.yV .ambng- the- top.: listening .pe- 
: riocjs of 'the year.. For, -some reason, 
other, you assume this week was 
someti ;' October. , ' You :Wei:e 

tood enough to say that 'as a picr- 
■ ' tuTe of listening coverage: for that 
particular week the tiidp wquld -ie 
. Mvassailuble '^ , ' : 
; , As it : happens, the, week in which 
. we; made the .entire Listening Area 
Ktiiriy was. early -iii Aprilj 1937r-ex- 
;eLctlj^ year . ago. . , (This .date is 
.^f^]lo\vh .'tlife : CBS, Composite Mapis 
ill ~'the~b'6Gk:)~fAs ~in^all~^prevl6us • 
CBS Listening Area' studies, this 
week was sielectied because it offered 
: average listening, conditions; because.; 
,3t was ihidway between' mid-winter. 
. ■■^d; mid-summer,; - ■ 
:. . Another point: Variety, quotes, you 
. as contend i rig that , the CBS, Sample 
. js' ,too small. By the ^b'est of all jevi- 
dience, we knoib the; , sample : isn't 
, top small. We . will be glad to show- 
. 'you tbe scores of experimental , maps 
- we' ha\'e,: made,, using successively 
larger samples. -We found' that as 
the; sample of response giets lairger 
.,r^^s month after ■ month of audience 
~ iespftnSe'Trs^^USed— the Tnaiij •fills :in,': 
jnfliatesi' arid loses most of its sensi- 
•tivity. : Since '. CBS, maps; ; arb • dei' 
: Bigned to show the hills end valleys- 
of , each station's - coverage, it was 



imperative that \ve use the smartest . 
nwrkahle sample; , That's/ what ■ we. 
did. And only that, we feel, ' keeps, 
a; radio. m:a£5. conservative and realis- 
tiCy. ■■ ;•; ' ■■■ 

, \ If . I may; say so. the essential dif-, 
ferehce between the CBS and: NBC 
.approach to rhap-niaking is this: . . 

„■ CBS set but, some six years, ago, 
to show' tlie. coverage^- indi- 
.vidiial ..advertiser - has ■ the . ri^ht. tP 
expect from his own program. That 
is why we. use ah- .'instantaneous;' not 
an 'accumulated,' response.. That: iis' 
why we . . the, response to one 
carefully restricted ofTef; Wot: the re-: 
sponse to . aVl- offers : maide by ; alt 
programs; That is why We rneasure 
day . and: night listening sieparately; . 

, NBC.; maps, \the^ other .hand, 
seem, designed . to show the over-ail 
job , the .itflilio?i . is doing;, riot the- 
,icbverage any : one program , for , one 
advertiser can ,hbpe .to .get; ' NBC 
riiaps: ;:shpw the accumulated „vand. 
combined coverage which all NBC 
advertisers, and/NBC sustaining pro,- 
grarris achieve a period of 

months or years, of broadcasting.. No 
alIo\yahce-, ■ " made, even, for , the, 
difl'erent - coverage vvhich day :. and 
.evenWg. - . programs get; . for . the 
radically different patterns of ' cov- 
erage^ an-y-..istatLonl-delLverSi;2day-_and 
hi^ht;;-;:;^;\'- ':■:;: ';. 

One ; last point: Variety ;quotes 
you. as say irig. that . the Columbia 
method 'would rate as a satisfdctory 
index .if CBS' exercised restraint in 
tiye matter . . of daims.' . 'rhat!s the 
cbmmerit which .most .surprised me. 
In the new CBS Listening Area 
study, we show, how coveirage n^iaps 
for-.the.smne^ directly 
influenced by the, technique used in 
making the map., Vfe' show .maps 
made - by. other curr.ient techniques. 
We .showr how^ in every, case;, the 
CBS Listening Area map charts 'a 
ymaller^rarea of- cbverage|— than- any, 
other , type of map.,: See ; pages 8 to 
13 ,in. tii'e: new CBS study.:, 
: Sincerely, , ; ,, 

. .Victor, JW. Raitncr. . 



Churches Have Av's 



, ,:„. -■. \^ „• ■''■ .Memphis, April . ,5.- - . 
. WREC has discovered some of ' 
the local chufcheis have press . 
agenjts. Malcolm Todd, who puts : 
on ; 'Musical Alburia- each Sun- 
day.: a.m.. for' an .undertaking 
parlor, dedicated , a recent pro-, 
grarri to'a church ais , a' stunt, : 
Prpnto , ip.a:'s began bombard- 
ing the station ." pressing that 
their accounts : get plugged on 
. subsequent brpaidcasts. . • 




'S 





Petrpit, April.'5.■.• 
,, Hurry-up call added about .30 sta- 
tions tp Fjither Charles E.. Cpughlin's; 
regular indie hbbkup. pf .7Q Sunday 
(3), as extira amrnuriition fbi: priest's' 
onslaught on. President : Roosevelt's, 
reorganization bill:' i.. Additions padded 
23 West Coast' Outlets , to priest's al- 
ready solid coverage in. east,' middle-, 
west' and south, :and were arranged 
by iStahley . Boy ntoh . of ;' Aircasters, 
IncV which, handles CPughlin's.ethei: 
Ventures. , ■■'■::'• ':'/ 
, 'Augmented hookup Sunday was in. 
addition to- priest's .special rietwork: 
of 46. stations last Thursday night 
4315f-estiriiated---tOT-have 'c 
alr'ound $5,00,0., Arranged, in about ; 
four hours, with; WJR , here as key^. 
and effected at last; minute because 
Father Coughlin feared ' Admin istra- 
tibn; would pU.sh" reprg- bill through, 
both, hbuses before ,;he,'d get another 
chance; to : blast on his regular: Suri-^. 
day program. , ";'.;• 

Priest further u.sed. radio to :great 
sUccess earlier last week, when he 
decided , at the last rninute to call a 
Social; ■ Justice rally iri; suburban 
Jtoyal Oak, and .requested Bbynton 
tp buy spot anribuncements oh fiye 
.local stations. , In the 90 minutes 
■frorii: time-spots -hi t^air-over-^WJR?- 
CKLW, WMBC; WJBK arid WEXL, 
(Royal Oak ), , priest had several 
thousand followers in:, the suburb, for 
'rally.. ■ .,:'■ , ' • '■■ 



Phone Co. StiD Vague on Costs 
But AD-Oregon Hookup Is Tried 



: , Pprtlarid, Ore.rApril .S.: . 

" Peddling complete: statevi^ide.: cbv- 
erage..KGW.will lhik.up every. trans-, 
riiitter in Oiregon- with a program^ 
piped frorii its Portland studios over 
PG.stal .and 'Pacific Tel & Tel. wires 
on- Friday,; April tf.: . ; 

. This is the. nibst ambitious respdnse 
y(et; made.by any North Coast station 
to sqUa'wks registered in Variety's 
Anriiversary Edition by Showalter 
Lynch of MacWilkins & Gple.agency. 
Lynch therein observed thiat the piri- 
mary coverage: of major stations in 
Portland 'and Seattle ript: large 
enoUgh to coyer the area, demanded 
by \: certain Ispbrisoi-s. . 

-Specifically: meritiored was Kla- 
niath Falls, Oregon; 300 miles if rom 
Portland. It ' is outside , the prirnary 
coverage area of . Portland stations, 
but inside the city's trade area', From 
a rietwPrk jjoint bf ; view JCIamath 
Falls is on the secondary signals of 
Portland, San Franciscc" or Salt .Lake 
-f-.but its own local stationi,;KFJI, was 
still the bnly outlet-'for territory ad-^ 
vertising. Outlandish cost of wires 
•for- piping a prPgram frPni Pprtland, 
•was- the setback. , ' ':"' " ,; 

:' It took political ]time ^buying to .pii f 
this problem oyer , the ,hump.; . KGW 
first , experimented: ■with . ■ line tier 
up to Klamath Falls and Salem' (the 
St.ate_.capital)-fpr:-a speecli-by^WilUs 
Mahoriey, va pblitical- candidate for 
the' il. S. .Senate. Prbmpted by -sue- 
cess of this venture,' the same , spon- 
sor cpntracted for cbmplete nriking 
f rbrii KGW of every dorp, transniitter 
in;. Oregon. -These six sppts^ Salem,. 
Medfprd; Roseburg, Eugene,; Marsh- 
field and Klamath Falls, will, simui- 
taneousiy . broadcast a , half-hour 
political talk; by Mahortey brigiriating 
at KGW,; Portland, 

;'• : ' ■•" / ■.,' : " .Vague :■'■ '■ 
, .To datcv the two wire idbmpanies 
involvedr Postal Tel. and jPiacific Tel. 
&: Tel. (Bell) are still so vague about, 
-theit^iine -charges-4hat- coiriparativ*- 
cpsts for pipirig, as against added dial 
circulation are too variable to -quote. 
Under pressure from KGW, the wire 
companies are: only just realizing that 



this a .serious item of new ;bu.si- 
nesis. It, took the squawk 'registered ; 
by.: Mac,Willviris Cblc thrp:u{;h Bud . 
Lynch in VAniEXY to underscore the 
idea , that ,, the North.. Coast's most, 
prom inent radio agency was really 
piorieiering an important mo.yemcrit. '. 
.' Commercial: sponsors are already 
taking notcvpf the fact that complete 
pi|iniary ' coverage , of the .entire ' state , i 
arid adjacent territory is: iibw pps- , : 
siblie. KGW isV seeking a sch'edule 
of standard Jine , charges to link up 
with . country, transmitters,;,., 



STIILWATER, OKLA., 
SEEKS 1,000-WAnER 



Qklahoriia City, April Si, :\ 
Application for a license ■: to con- 
Sti-uct a l.OOO^watt station at Still,^? 
water, Okla., v is being prepared' and . 
.will be filed, with, the Federal :Gom-\ 
muq,;cations Cprnmiss'ion . -within a; 
couple: of weeks. 

Wilson' Brown, , assistant in- the in-' 
formaiipn ,'departrncnt : of the , state! ; 
'Wbrk.'s P r o'g.r ess, -Administration.'; 
offices inade the anribUnceriient and 
states that he iis' scheduled to become 
nnanage'' of the station. According t6 . 
^Brbwiv,: -an-^0klahomarCity--.oil^^^ 
.and ■ Stinwater'.^ busiriess men; will , 
back the yeriture. ■ . ' 
; Brown-aisp ' says that the statibn. : 
will appeal mostly to farmers and 
rural people, . ■will , take no^ political 
stand.s, and that Howard: Suesz» . 
former business riianager. of KVOO, . 
Tulsa,: will become prqigram riianager 
•for the station. 



Kopf Aids Naylor Rocrcrs 

;.^ ;■■ ■ ,,. .Chicago,, April, 5. ' 

'/: :Jfay]br :' Rogers, chief of local iri- 
ternational Radio Sales office here^ 
adding F. P. Kopf tO: local^ sales staff.: 
:Kbpf-formerl.y~'W-ith--B3rrbri-Colli€r:_ 
he're.;' '.;:■ ■■■ ' .■" :'■? .■:•'. 

, Comes in a.s. rerlacenierit for Kurt 
Wilson, who has; left outfit and .re- 
turned to New, York. 




this new ITCAU booklet ha 
recently been released^ If you 
did not r^c ei ve y o ur copy 
ivrUc for it and get th^ 
about Anacrica's premier 
Woman's Glub of the Air, 




50,000 WATTS PHIL AD 



\ ■ 



V«!diesday^ 1938 




' 'Nortoi** . MarkwelU^ -.fornvei:. film 

ii. H. ■ Hartinah ::Go;, ;Nev • York ad 
igency,. as.an account, exec and will- 
fpecialize ;.in . r^dic. and -publicUx.. : / 

American tobacco Cb^ has turned 
. over' Ihe^ Half'. & • ilalf ; accjaiiht ;io 
iVoiing Rubieam.; ■Radio campaign 
. li under; eoiisideratioii:. ;: 



I' i>6st-basebali play rbyrplay program 

■ Will iilt every day for 15 minutes 
after each game;, . A\'ith;;iT>usic snd 
comedy ■ ;Set . thrciugh, -the . :local 
Schvvimmer Sc Scott agency, v 



every-rnorniiig ^ prpgram for Van 
Curler Food {»rpducls.. Company of 
Schenectady. 



Peter Fox Brewin jr Co', Chicago, 
.fcaa signatured ifor a repeat pf . their 



'-■ . ilivlBoy!*. ■ (M'ax Raney : ,arid. Doye 
0*Deil )i ; with their Radio. Rangers, 
after a 'year- and a: half, of . 'sustainr 
ihg . and personal, .appearahcing yiai 
WGY, Schenectady, have gfabb^ 
^sponsor; . ' ' . : ■ ':.> "^ }. 

Started April 4, ;• quarter-hour 



Reliance mi. Co. (Big Yatik 
shii-tf) ar^ taking on , live -talent 
shov/ on WHO 7:30-7:45 SqitUrday 
overiirigs to be called- 'Big Yank 
RpundupiV /With Al: Kia^ Okla- 
homa Outla.ws. ; ■/ 



St. Louis Star-Times, which will 
soon have its own station, has bought 
26 ; 40 . aiiVd 50- wprd , antiouncetnents 
over KWK, St. Louis. 

Aibcrt S: Samuel* .(jeWelry), 
thfOAigh ; Will . Russell Co;, • has 
■ (Continued on, page 53) ■, 



Intrk-Comniercial 



PUT A GOOD PROGRAM ON WOR AND YOU 
WILL GET A GOOD AUDIENCE AT ALL TIMES! 



The gentleman whose pan appears 
ahove bears no particular resem- 
blance to anyone we kttow, or eyer 
hope to . . . which is the one good 
thing about it. The audience rat- 
ings, however, particularly con- : 
cerh us at the times mentioned. 

; Good as thiey are, there's noth- 
ing unusual about them. They are 
merely indicative of WOR*a ever 
ning listening at the times surveyed 
• • . good audiences liobbed ia 
^ face of stridng cpmpetit^ 



Interesting perhaps arc a few 
facts behuid the programs which 
made the audiences* The program 
for the period starred once (like 
this *) began with an audience of 
9%. It now holds more listeners 
than two of the shows on the three 
cbmpetmg ma jor stations. ■ 

■ The program for the period star- 
red twice priginally attracted 22% 
of the total listeners, but during 
the jpasf sevei-al months it hins 
shdWh an jncredse of 60%. , 



For further facts regarding WOR time, both sponsoree! 

f^EW Y©KS<, !440 Sf-oadweay; CHICAGO, Trabyc^G Yowef; 
BOSTON, 80 Federal St.; SAN FRANCISCO, Russ Building. 



For.. Those General Mills 
Spielers - 





: Anacin -vvill have a coin met* 
cial .withiix a cbmtnercidl .w 
the Easy Aces- bmlesque 
topical, quiz show/ . Radio chai> 
acte.rs will; themselves be rep- 
resented as tuning iti on: the 
radio. ,': .■ ,■■ 

Quiz show will be supposed- 
ly sponsored by Anaciii with 
the ; conrinnercial-within-a-com- 
mercial saying, 'If these ques- 
■ t ions , give you a headache, use 
Ahacin.' ' - 



SPRING TRAINING 



Basieball 



Chicago, April 5. 

; General Mills holding another. - 
nuyil convention of. its baseball an- 
houncfers in the Edgewater Beach 
Hotel here next week. : ; > : 

Will assemble April 10-11 for -a 
general run-over of rules; and regu- 
ations 'as to playrby-play broadcast- 
ing bf .'baseball. Expect a showing 
of airbund 50.- spielers. Station execs 
also, invited to sit in On the discus- 
sion. 

WJJD sent announcer John Har- 
rington to Yuma, Arizona to pick up' 
the pre-season Cubs-White Sox 
games. ' ' ■'■ ' 

Bankrolled by Kellogg, the broad- 
casts, started last Friday (I), with 
WJJP rUniiing special , lines to the 
whistle stops to pick up the daily 




games as the teams journeyed . to- 
wards the Chicago home base.- 



Cincinnati. Apr|i 5. 
Baseball bugs, rather than players 
and managers, , are iritervitiwed:: for 
five mihutes each evening oii WCiCY 
by Rex Davis, the station's sports- 
caster. Those quizzed- popular 
employ ees of .big prgaiiizatidns. ■ 

Queries ' : cdnfined ; to their 
opinions of this -year's Cincy Reds, 
the,. National League club of which 
Powel Crosley, Jr., head o£ WLW 
arid WSAI. is president. 

Waiter-^yaiviW-inkie,-Uni-ve^^^ 
Cincinnati baseball and basket ball 
coach, began Monday .(4) as spoitis 
commentator for WKRC, filling thice 
five-minute spots daily. . , 



... ; Houston, .April 5. 
Sponsored by , Kellogg for the 
second season, ball games of the 
HpiJstpn Buffs will be broadcast over. 
kXYZ, beginning April 13. - ; . 

Play by play accounts of all games,- 
bbtli out 6£ town and localj will be 
broadcast. 



" r /.^ ;\ Washington, April 5. -■ 

Whether the Federal Cdrhmunica-- 
tioits Commission : change its 
mind within a few hours and the : 
right , of iicensees to urge regulation 
changes are the chief issues in a case 
of widespread interest argued Mon- 
day- (4) before the. District of Co- 
lumbia Court of Appeals. . . 

Seeking reversal of the Comm ish '- 
grant by which WATR," Watcrbury, . 
Coriri., was allowed to shift frequency ■ 
and increase power, attorneys, for ■ 
three users of 1290 kc—W J AS. Pitts- 
burgh, KID YL, Salt Lake City; and. ; 
WEBC; Duluth— raised novel 
sues in contending that the regu- 
latory body exercised power which 
it doies not possess. 

Fate of . some 80 applications for 
greater night power may hinge on 
the judges' decision in the case. One 
of the basic questions is whether a 
license-holder can ask for a change 
in rules or whether the Commish can 
mqdif 'Existing standards only on 
its own initiation. / If the Court de-' ' 
nies- the right of applicants to seek 
revision of regiilatiOnSi the mass of 
pleas for 5 kw. for night operation 
-of- regional— transraitters--is-dbonied.--- 

In answering one of the three i 
lated appeals, William H. Bauer, / 
newly-designated court' inputhpicce V 
for the Commish, said the complain- 
ants: have lio staindirig in" court since . 
their pleas f br;'5 kw; are in viblatibn : ' 
of the present rules. As long as the 
regs- are in effect, . stations fancy ing : 
they are in j ured have no remedy, li 
argued in effect. . , [ ' ■ ^ 

. i'flie piher 'central issue is the rig . 
bf the FCC' to Vacate its own orders 
and. .revci\se itself- Without notice to \ 
parties concerned. KDYL claimed '• 
that once the WATR request had 
been dehieid, it was illegal for 'the 
TBroa^cast" pivii^i few 
hours and .Without public explana- 
tion tp adopt another decisio.n grants 
ing . the plea. Particulad no" 
statemeiit of facts suppprtih.g the 
first— the adverse— action ever -W' : 
forthcoming. 



. San Francisco, April 5. , 
With B F. Goodrich Tire and Gen- 
eral Mills (WheatK-s) as co-spon- 
sors, the spring baseball broadcasts 
got under way Saturday ■.: (2 ) over 
KGO. Ernie . Smith; best known 
local sportscaster, has been signed, 
fbjp the setriesi which will include 
both day and night games on the 
San Francisco Seals' schedule. Smith 
will recreate . games played out of 
town, using wired bulletins and 
studio sound effects. 

In previous years the Seals' games 
have been aired' over KYA. Wostco 
Agency is handling the account. 



OSCAR GOREN TO WEVD; 
GROSS HAS JOB AT WPEN 



' , , Philadelphia, April 5. 

Oscar Goren, gabber and her.d of 
Jewish programs and sales bri WPEN, 
has resigned, effective Friday (8) to 
take similar job on WEVD, New 
York. Louis Gross, who assisted him,, 
will step up to No. 1 spot.' 

Yiddish time on station will be cut 
from two to one hour a. day on April 
18 to make way for new three-hbut- 
show. 



MO CENTEIT BitUNG 
BORROWED BY KYW 



Campbell Arnoux of WTAR 
V P. of #RTD, Richmond 

., Norfolk, Va„ April 5. 

Campbell Arnoux, general man- 
ager of WTAR here, has been named 
a v.p. and member bf the. board of 
directors of WRTD, Richmond. 

WR'TD is a year-pld broadcaster 
bwiied by: the Richmond Tim 
patch and maniaged by 'Ovelton 
Maxey. Arnoux was instrumental in 
ehgineering : and installing the sta- 
tibn; and will devote one day weekly 
tp WRTD as well as cPntihUe his ac- 
tivities at WTAR. 



Gpod-Nite Cream on KTOK, Okla- 
homa City. Vvrith warbler Dott Ma:- 
lone, Friday nights, 15 -mins. 



- ^Philadelphia, April.5; ; 

WPEN, 250-watter hei'e, chuckiing ; 
over KYW publicity announcing that 
latter outlet when it moves into new 
building On May 16 will call itself ■' 
'Radio Center.'. Tag also adorns head 
of its new stationery. . ' . 

For years WPEN has been calling 
itself 'Radio Center' and has well 
established its right tp the title 
through usage. Everyone in Philly 
knows it as that. Thatis why Dwight . 
Rorcr. g.rri., isn't doing a burti over 
the NBC 10,000-watter's steal. , He 
figures it'll be good publicity for hi;j 
outfit,: ., "■ . ' . 

.Entire Philly radio industry .gig-.; 
gUng at KYW and WFIL over their , 
race to be first tb thrbw a shindig 
in . honor, of opening of their new 
iitud ios;/ KYW announced during past 
w.eek that it will open duiing week; 
of May 16, WFIL hasn't announced 
its date yet, apparently waiting to 
make sure KYW doesn't pull 
swiClie and moVe its up. '.y-^ 

KYW will move into a new build- 
ing in May. WFIL has been in its : 
new headquarters since last fall, 
ha.sn't dedicated them yet. 



NBC Symph Back on WCOL^ 

■ v;. - -V Columbus, April !>:."■ 

NBC . Syriiphony, . dropued" frot 
WGOL schedule at close of To.s-- 
ca.nini series, -has fcfeen re-schediilod 
by the statiorti Pressure from, local, 
listeners, led by music clubs • and ' 
local . radio eds, ."resppnsible ' for 
change in policy. : ; ■ 




ON THE NBC RED NETWORK 



NQTIONRL REPRESENTATIVES 

EDWARD PGTRY & CO. 



Wednesday, April 6, 1938 



VARIETY 



35 










,11 (advertising agency buying a book 

costing $5 iheahs tii 
decbrcrtioiis ior the^^^^^ b^ 

cohisistentlY y!^me ia^^^^^^ 

Sut when adverUsing qgencies^^^ 
ihg 96% of ALL NATIONAL RADIO MONEY go through this buy ing proc- 
ess again dhd again until each has ircm one to 15 copies; theh—then ypu^^ 
/proposition/: Js:^;self-evi^^ 

That's the story ol the VARIETY RADIO DIRECTORY agency circulation in 

Vbl II o^ xat^s and 

further details consult your nearest VARIETY office. 




RftDIO DIRECTORY 



NEW YORK 
154 West 46th St. 



GHICAGO 
54 W. Randolph SL 



HOLLYWOOD 
1708 No. Vine St. 



LONDON 
8 St Martin's Piece 



VARIEtr 



;Wedhcsilaiy, A|»rii 6, 1 938 




hi<)ncl Station fevpi Poiiit That in 

: Any Ev^nt Law V Only Measure Is Public Jnt^r^est 



: . Washihgton, April .5. 
;■ Jityai; -brioadeasters/'Kav^ 
.undci- tli.e ComiTi'uni cations; Act. -to 
. iVibve foV-dele'tiph ;^ aVi'- exisUhg 'stcO- 
:'tl6n, .;Whatev^ 

■ 'forv WilNH; told -.thi^ Federal . doni- 
• rnunicaU ' -Commission this-, week in 

answer . tp :hpye^1type Pi"^ f ff>i^ 

. WivtBG, Rlclirnond.;\'\ ;f ^S. 
Validity rof . -the . WMBG.:i3 

tii^lUiiiged'' :,fay: -Beri: S; ; ^^ishe^: ■. •ahd■ 
, rJohiv \y.;:kendalV- whO;--fi^^^ a -diB;^ 

taile^d exp.l.anatidn . why ■ WRNL, re- 

■ psntly removed, from. ' Pet^ 

■ not . ciirried. iiipre. cultural;, 
lii^ibus, , and educational- .programs, 

' Addeid that the' station; has deVptejd' a 
: large ampwit of ^ time .tQ;;servi'ng;.such 

fai:e.^-t6-- virgin! ■ .'listeners; :|d0spite 

what the pi-Ptesi.iiit .cpmp 

Charging; the- mpti 'frivolou.$ 
• Vand ■ ahsplutely . without; merit,' de- 
■ iense^ ;la\^ yecs- s aid; Gpmroun ications 
Act does; not give any perTon"~tl"ie" 
. privileg'e of; requesting ' licerise ..ie- 
vpcali ' Power.;; arid. ;.a.utho,rity of 
. .- tlUs sort granted .uride Siectipri 312 
''runs to andVis ' vested . in - the. Gomr 
m issiori," Fisher and -.^Kendall 'cPn;- 
tetidM;/ Propjei- . prdce^ding .:;fpr. , any 
^aggi-ieyed; ;indiyiduar. ;w.6uli; Vb.e : to 
submit: a . formalriornplairi 
.'. that;- specific. '.actio^ri -are . riot;. in ; the 

■ piibUe iiriterest' arid : qu6stiori of . pro- 
. ■ . ccdure should'be left" to the FGG. 

■.'■Equipirientvl^felays'; 
. After beginnirig pperation in /Rich--' 
imond. iast..Np.vV .14, AyjRNL' has bfeert 
iurictiprii.ng under ■. handicaps,. Co 
irii'sh -was . told. ; N.ew 'studips' were riot 
ready for use ^ until Jan. .. 29,; wh^n 
they w.ere;;s{ill unfinished b,ut fit for 
: partial •. pceupancy; . Control . . roprtis 
were, used to. put on programs. .until 
. .I'ebV i I whert: rerriainder ' of the new 
plant becari>e;:usable;/Prpg^ 
educattoriaiy . civic . arid • corrimiiriity 
' nature- were, /dbnimenced immedir 
alely. Furniture was npt received 
' until Feb, jl9 and even now allequiti^ 
nient ; has not been installed. ,De 
ieridants said these :f^ 
tu 'rival ;stati'on' owners^- ■ ■■ 
;'StatiPn' 'WRiNL : has ; opieratsd; iri 
Richmond, -Va;, . up to , Fei?. 11, 1938 
and. even to the present time, under 
unusual and difficult circumstances 

■ in that no- adequate studiO; facilities 
have been available from which to 

. broadcast . educational, : civic,; chari 
table, and; .'religiotis , programs,' 
answer said. Added that WRNL still 



RC.C. QUESTlaN out: 

stations Don't Ha ve ; to A ns wer One 

'::';.' :^ I ■'■■--<Jorceciloh'. Mailed ■ . 



intends to isierve listeriers;. with • hp;ve^ 
type bf^npn-co'mrifiercial p ; ■ 

: To :. back - 'up denfiur^ 
1 a wy ei-s sub rill it ted ;)ni urrierous exhibits 
and' affidavits iibout the , efforts ;mail<5 
to bu il<i ■ Up : the ■ station and the type . 
of - pr ograihs jiro/duced since, the sta- 
tioiv nioybd. into ;the^ .area.. 
Siidvved bwjiers,'. including .ihc! N.ewsr 
Leader,; hayei -spent , about^^^ f 
building antenna, .transmitter :liousei; 
Studios,- ptcirQOnririi'en^^^ this prpyes 
they are riot vpriritairily ; (Mricerned 
j^bout'Jthe profi.t side df the ledger. ' ' ■ 
;; Eve ri if the ,CPmnriii.sh.: finds ..that- 
past operations; haves ;nbt : been ; in 
coni.plete cpnforhiity': ..with: -the plans 
piiiiinCd ;.;\ . :-'seelcing - t : pernrvit -^to 
nro;ye the transiriitter, ; the only; tc4t 
which WRNL . should be rieiquif ed to.: 
paiss ; iri order -tp.:. keep:: itis liMriis^^ is 
public interest, counsel for 'the , ac- 
cused brbadGast.fer ■ said. ... If ; the. pro-, 
gram s ; 'ar.e of , : public interest ;; and v 
comply with; the law,;th^n .th6;yne.re:' 
fact that they have- riot' beCn identical 
will, -the putlme'T^ 
grams doies.vript ' jiistif.y;. deletibri -or 
even a coih'plairit.. : .'. :; . ^ . , .,; 

.Bolstfjring ':':.:the.'' .ariswer/. • WRN.L 
Showed:, that bistweeji: Nov. .15, 1937 
a rid ; March , /,26;, 19i38, 85 2/3, hofufs 
w-ere deyoted entir^'y to ed 
programs, 63% ' hours : to; ;ciyic pro- 
granns, jirid . considerable time to nine 
different ; religious .pro^riims. : Affi- 
davits f ro;ni, ofticers of. Uniyers.ity ■;of 
Virginia-.:, arid- -Wiiliaii Sc . MWri.- -Col-^; 
l«ige^ : teliing' : of . past : and coriteirii- 
piated ; brbadcasts .dyer ' the tf ans- 
rivitter,: supplemen1;ed ;tK0 exhibits. 



■ ; ■ Washington, April :'. 
'] It-s ;ari a mist?tke, . that F.C.G. 
quest - for- broadcaster^ tp .tell : 'the. 
arnount of the difference betwCert 
jietwork re.veriue reported above and' 
the: amount: of net billings/ to ][iscrsi 
for such network broadcasting, .with 
respect tp the. tirine of this station.' ; 
: Goirrection bti Order No. 38, rcguirr 
ing financial data, went put Friday 
(1) with explanation that licensees 
hfeed hot respond to this 'question 
less later speclftcally asked :f or such 
info. ; '.v-\-- ■-. . - - 



St louisf Paper Wins 



After Obstruction Fafls 



"7; Announcers Shift In N;; <);• • 
-. New Orleans, April :5. : 
; Two local .aniiPuhcera ,qm 
posts Saturday ; (2):' . j'Wiiliarh. . LasV 
trapes, whp miked, under the . name 
of Don Lewis on WSMB, resigned 
to become secretary to Clark Sal- 
mon; rrtanaging editor ol the. :ltem- 
.TriliunC,; . He w( succeeded by Billy 
Elliott, who resigned siniiliar post at 
W.DSU. ' . ;{.- ■ 

. ': Elliott replaced . by Elmer Feld- 
heim, • who formerly warbled over 
sfatiori with .ritinierous .bands. ; Some 
70 aspirarits auditioned; - for the 
WDSU vacancy, Joe . Uhalt, WDSU 
prexy said. ' ;'• - 



- , Sherb Her rick pinch hit for For- 
rest Willis as emcee of Montgomery- 
Ward daily program oyCr : WOKO, 
Albany, while Willis vacationed. 




St/ Louis,; April 5.-';. 
Long fight for : Commercial radio, 
station was won last ■ week by the 
Star-tiifnes Publishing Co./ whe 
piVte'a'^Stattr~SlcfPTj(afr^^ 
diredtly granted full-time by deny- 
ing the petition of the Missouri ; 
Broadcasting Cp.* owner and , opera- 
tor of WIL, to review the Court of 
Appeals decisipn. :yhereirii it -had cbnr; 
firmed' the FCC, in its"; grant to the 
Star-Times. ■• 

Shortly after the Star-Times filed 
its application, to ojjerate pn a 1,250 
frequency. Wit- arid KSD started 
iegai prpceedings to. block the grant. 
Delays and Hearings held' lip the ap- 
plication until Sept., 1936, when the 
FCC granted the station tb the Star-, 
Tinries. ■ The .award ; was appealed to 
the CbUrt of "Appeals rof jthe: District 
of Columbiai which upheld FCC, 
. From the Court of Appeals a writ 
of certiprafl ..was 'used tb : take the 
case to the •Supr'Criie -Co.u.rt. . ; ; 

Ray V. Hamilton,;' who has' been 
directing the / battle for . the Star- 
Times arid w^ho will be general man 
ager of the new station which , will 
have /.the call letters .kXOK, id 
plans, held; up by the litigation, will 
be - put into effect inririiediatcly and 
the i^t'udibs and offices yirill be. lo-- 
caied iri the newspaper planti,;. - Sta- 
tion's . transriiitter ywiii . be erected 
across the Mississip^)! : river • in . Illi 
nois. :. Estimated over-all cbstsf of : the- 
•offices, studios, equipment and build 
irigs have been set at $150,000. 

Entrance of KXOK ■ into the iocal 
radio field brings, .the ' nuriiber - of 
stations here to , the others 

being KWK,' KMOX, KSD, KFUO, 
WEW and WILl WTMV, in East St 
Louis/ - across the river, brings the 
i:bb:l ;; I:p ' eight; in: the metropolitan 
area. ' ' Three : of these, stations, 
K MOX, K Wk and KSD, a re on; na- 
tional chains and the rest are indc-; 
pendently operated. 



.1 . 



; (.Reprinted From YsRimr Feb. 20, 1934) 
So far as manageriierit, showmanship, or alertness to program op- 
portunities is concerned ;^oine radio broadcastirig companies are spuri^^ 
asleep. ... .:, - - ■ .- '.- :.; -; - . y- .. [. ■ - ■ 

; : There 'are stations ranking third^^^^ or- also ran , in their local 

• cpminumties that ought to be at least sei'piid.! Every favors them ; 
yet they lag beliind. •' [■ .;; .---:-'-,:.; , . ;---'■ 

There are stations that have local .opposition, \ yet radio fans, 
habitually turie: in.other cities in preference. And; there are s 
that exist in a stale of cbnia makin g practically ho ' effbrt to sery« 
;their:cpirimiiriity boypnd prbyiding atv ocCasibrial-/I^ ritiriutes .for the 
local congreissma n to dp sorne political burning, : ;' ' 
; But ; perhaps, the most self-beguiled ,of all the broadcasting gentry 
are . certain statidn . men - W the ;shee't--iaccideni of . 

/geography and; position^ -a favorable . balahce- :of trade. ^ They look at .; 
their, books and' fancy that ;th^ black ink j$ a:, mirror of :vtheir: own', 
cjeybr . showmanship , . reflected " the discriminating selection of ■ 
phonograph records. '. 

. They Sit and Think 

Among station ihen ; there are ejitremely shr.ewd, broadcasters. And : 
there are also. som« marathon thiimb-tweedlers .and swivel; chair 
polishers., ThCy think its still 1927 and that: radio ;" . miraculous 
Contiact net: that needs'^only be hauled in full of Ush; A "nice per- 
sonality, .a; Set of gpif dlubs,; a few social contacts, arid success ih. 
broadcasting is assured. \ ? 

Advertising agencies in New ;;Ybrk; .Chicago • and other large ceritcrs ; 
;are growing aware of the statipns that;aTe:mutTinii bppPrturiitieS, that 
"aire 'tied for third place' so to :speak. ;And its about ripe for some pjf 
the stations to snap out of the trance. 

It's. happened more than once that l.Ofob-watt!! makes ai monkey .out;: 
of id.OOO-watts, And eveii the .mighty ;Sd,000-.w:atters have been 
casionany: painfully :i;eminde.d the competitive .iritelligeii^^ 
haughtily deprecated upstart with ■ a feeble dynamo but plenty of 
" showmanship. - ■ "'-': ■•-.'- - ■--.; '- . . 











on 




Camden Deal Cold 



Camden, April. 5. ;• 
Latest develppmerit in .the nego- 
tiations -be.rng : carried ; by the 
Camden City Commission tp lease 
mUnicipally-oWricd WCAM . forV a 
period.; 'of 10 years , leave;^ the . c'ty .. 
■almb.s!;. exactly .Where' it started five 
or six weeks V go!; ..Follow ihg se.y^rai 
weeks 'bf ; impatient ..waiting -for , fiftal 
word as tp .:whether its bid had; been 
definitely accepted, Gani; Inc.; last 
;week irif of med . Mayor ;;^r.iinri 
a letter . sent by ;the. ■ o;rgani;/.atipn's 
at t o r n ey , S i d tioy S hur, that its . offer' 
lo pay: .$3,600 yearly rent :for • . ;- 
dijcting. the station iiad :b6ctv w.lt.h-- 
drawn. .- 

:$hui: gave-, as the reason for the 
action the; fact that Cani.'.s .bacftpl-^ ' 
four Jersey itesi were. p[.;the bpinibri 
ihat the^ .city had takeiveribugh . time 
to decide: .yes- ;;or .; ' ' , - vand th a-t ■ they. 
:werei\'tv /getting.- vai-iywiicre;^ Cain 
a.sked that the $15,000 cci'ii (led check 
■sLil^mUt'ed, w^'tIl^:;the% i-cUi-niibd/ 
and-, city Cojnplied. -• . .''-■ . . ;, 



.^y':.;. Jobs Reassigned W.Sl'R 

■/■ ' :\: ,-;Siiringfieidv Mass;|:.Aprir'i : 
.' Depai-fmental shak -up dt WSPR 
addi .up this v/ay:; .Pro,ur;un. and. ;r!U(- 
.sic 'director,.; Way.nC If. Lalhivm^^ 
arid press, Howard S, Kscfe; chief 
a n houncbr . ^and ■ ^.rlis'ts* .: b u reiui' -head; 
fihviiv N, Tacy. . V- 

Latham had headed pub' ici ty and 
•artists' diyisibris; ;; '-' 



\ Washington, April 5. , 

Adoption of a reliable fpfniUVa f^^ 
measuring need for ;radib:seryice was 
urged upon' the Federal Commtini- 
C^tibhs Cop\missiori last^^ ; w 
final-round piroceedings over a- rie\y 
station at Tampa;* ; ; ; 

'Concrete ;: jnterpretation ;bf the' 
ba.sic. phrase, in .the- Cbmmuriicatibns 
Act^publi:c . interest, ' cbiiv.eni.ence,: 
and necessity— is imperativev . Louis 
G- Caldwelii '.counsel for the Tampa 
Tribune, ; asserted in a professorial 
.menibi'andum.elab^ his oral 

argiirnent. supporting ; the; rag's; plea 
.tor a . cbnstfuctibn ; permit.; . Paper 
wants to operate on 940 kc.; 

Discussing the appiicatibh, of the 
law to specific ;'situatioris, tH^: fornver 
;_Fedefal Radio Coriimissibn gerieiral 
counsel lectured the Comtnish on the 
iniportance of . .. a : .rteed-iy afdstick. 
Then, proceeded \to iise ;hi3 •fofmula 
in •■we.igh.in'g the; ' . presefiled- fpr 

hi.s client, ;;: ' - ■;'.■■.. 

-,- Observed that the District -of: Cb- 
i u mbia . Court of ' Appeals' recently 
held : the - FGG ; :fn ust ■ miake I spieijific 
findings of fact to support its de-^ 
cisioiis. :.C^^ say that 'need' 

.ipr a new transmitter does of doesn't 
exi5ft;S:Galdweli; transla^^ Rei{u- 
la tors -rri ust make' s;bnVe; 'tests :tbv. de- 
termine the. answer to, this question. 

Holding: ; that, .'need' is . virtually 
synonymous with -riecessity' in a legal 
sense, the attorney, a leader in th« 
field of radio. law, suggested that five' 
broad .:£actPi:S ;bught- to 'receive, ttiore, 
or less: con.sideration in arfivirig at 

. conclusion ; whether existing; service 
is ample or more should be provided, 
they are: ' ' ; ' / . -,' ; ;.' ■;-; ' ;: ■.;-, '' 
I. :: Techhicai- considerations, siiich 

;a3 .;i'nter£eie.nc,ei . pbwer,^^^^a 
of ' f req uencie.«i. ; ' : ■. 
■ 2r; ,^.iepgriiphicaP 
: invblves Whei^e: Statioiis sh^ IP* 
ca led fpr the greatest. Jjublic benefit. 

. 3. Fitness of, applicant, with 
ga.fd : to .citizenship; financialV; - 
SQufCes;. "and ; techriicai knowledge. ; 

, . : '4. ; Prpgrain service. This covers 
present service/ .pians' .bf the pro- 
po.sed transmitter, talent Tesources;; 
etc. ■ : . [ ; ■' .• • '" :-- 

■- .1)!. Ecoiiorriic aspects, sijch, as prob- 
.able .adverlislnsi . support; • effect: : of 
additional cpmpCtilibri upon existing 
licensees.. etc; .;/ ; ', ''; 
-.:.; While rigid tests.; cannot be used 
ati-yv o'ne of th.ese- phases 'pf. the: 
n eed pr obi em, the . Comrn ish dugh t to 
;Qxain;ine .into.each of t^ be- 
foi'e. r.eachiiVg 'a Conclusion about the 
neces.sity / for, more trapsrinitters in , 
any a rca . ; Sa tne we igh t should hot 
be given in , every case, " . yiew of 
.the .;wide;; variatloiis .^.encoiin^^^ 
.difre.reh't:'-prbc.ecdrng;s'; ' 

' ;.. • :\'.:- '■'•'. Economic Test . ;.;/; : 
Economic; tests should not be a 
•!ioveni;|i'iV<. fac'lor,. although the Com- 
rn i.sh is giving it tnprc and niprc irrir 
porta nee,. CaidvybU oplnedi ;Ppinted 
put -that Cohgre.s's' never cprisidCred 

. the nwMcy side of.' radio i!» writing 
tire 1927- or the 1034 act. Empihaisis 



on • station incoriie often ; . unjusti- 
fied, he exiilained, .because; condi- 
t ions ; ni ay; ch a n ge ' r a pi dl y; i ri a ny 
given .spot!;' Likewise; ;with.cff 
more r ivalry .on present transiii.ittefs,; 
. -Objective of the Conimunications 
'AcV;'; -Mp- : pro vide satisfactory and 
adequate public , ; Caldwell re-: 
minded the' airwave .tops. ; Money- 
making. can-30t -be the principal rilpi 
live of ■brbadcasters; 11 nder the act, 
since it. is public, not; private* inter- 
est that licensees , are obligaied .^tb 
serve.. "; ' \ '- '- ■: 

..Other; ribyel; test which has been 
.uised-. 't^'ith:;:'ihfct;easing ;fi\e;^^^ ' 
the. past .fe:\y yeafs^prograrri sefvicff 
:-^also; ought' not be. allpwed tp play 
top :big a part; in detefthinirig Coin^ 
fnish.: cori'clu.Mpns. ' : Attbri^^^^ 
'but that dertcieripies-; Clin -he pvef- 

cpine and;bfterisos puriishe.d-T^^^^^ 

irig; stations by. forcing, them to 

-justify their .existence w.h 
renewal iicenses. Gompetitibn- pfteit 
Will be helpful in lifting the stand-; 
ard.^. •;■ --. 



Julio Qcchibol ;. celebrates 10th 
year as musical director at' WOV, 
N. Y , today (6). 



COUNT 
MOST 



CJCA 



EDMONTON 
ALBERTA 
i.uPKe.st - bimI MoHt 
- Fo'itufiir :Slii(l<>ii 
In Nortlivni Albertu 
Basic CBC 



UIEED E COfllPflny 



itmgsBMnmmX 



"MONTREAL 



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fuyliihlH ' iii>!*i(lon .:. . "•'•: 

— .•.•nlniliy l(M'n(«?il. InhiNlvc 
nijjnul— iMiMint^iMlt; riMMPt'll',"'*!'; 



N. 



Affiliate 



Avi:i;i> i f'(>Mi*.VNV.:<'i*:('r I'SiTf;" 

STATKS KKi'KKSENTATIVJWi 



lireJnesaay, April 6; 1938 



RADIO 



VARJEtY 



87 





Prospects Finds Little lin- 
: in Either; Fa^ 

. cilities^b^^ 



Blair m WFU, lini^ i KRSC, pip, P 



■. ..WFL'A, Tampa, . FVa.; 'goes on the: 
hatraiiial rei^resentationi .list .of John 
Blair &:Gpv.iiext Fridiay';(15)v . 
..^Blaij' also has WJAX/ Jack^ 
and WQAM, Miami. - . •. .: 



BORED 



■..■Mauntain' ?etei- -tp.-' WHpf,>.:v7:^ 

■ '.■DettX)if,..<April' 5,.' 
.; Mbtihtain: Pete^ and.' hl^ '.MQimtaip-^^^ 
eers, heard:' for . past .five y^ars over 
WXYZ; .petrpitV arid .th^ 
network, Will jain V/.flO; Des Moines, 
oh. April 21. ^ - [ ' }■ ; 

.. . James ..Irwin, -vet rnembcr': of; 
!WXYZ's. .; dranriatic .: .grdtip - ' and- 
'Michael Axford' in .'"irhe: dreeri 'Wor!- 
net*!, shb.vv, Is' diie back, on aiir ,sbon- 
after; s€ver'jil..mQilths' rest. fbUbvi'ing 
breakdowm 




VSeattie; April 5, 
Siatibn . KRSC, gets summef Tadio 
pliirri. the Pacific, Coast: league base-: 
bail gambs trt be sponsored -by Gen- 
eral Mills* 'Whealies*': 'Mianagef Rob- 
ei^t Priebe^ won' diU following .heated 
.bidcTihg among the local outlets, .With 
this simmering down lb itCJB (NBC) 

■and.KRSC: ''"^ '■':'..[■■'- 
\ Basebali .has heretofore bben - i red 
:by KrROj.but since •it bticam a.CBS 
outlet U 'co.uld not cleai^ the \tim 
quiredv. Seattle .Indians: arC; riow . un- 
dcr neW' management'this.y 

WHKG, ,eolumbOs,^ ^s^^^^ 
St'a te- ' University .. campus for . Vadio 

■.talent. -'.x ^s','--" ^-'■■v.;.-- ::''■•'■' \'. 



Sid Bp'yttng -neW prodiictibri.: man-r 
ag^er ai GHAB; Moosejaw.. replacing 
Lbuis -^biirgebuis, whb 'Kas. becorne' 

cbrnmerciiti chief.' , 

V Lowell. /.jlifirsi Miller new prbgi-am 

director at KFABvXincbin 

merly at KFEQ, Si. J-oe, Mo!.. ' :■ :/ 



• .Oklihomi; :' NetWork,'- ' iojf .. vyhic'h 
klOK, Qfc 1 jvhptni Ci ty ' : ' . the key. 
station, 'cieleb'ra .ted hs;; fxrst ;ai}Mi\'er- 
sary''Friiday' (l ).:• ■;■ ■: y ''v;/'..-.- 



' ' .Cfiet .Boswell; .'singing jieWcbi-ner.to 
Pittsburgh* -: has.- iahded Comnriercial'. 



Max Aze li if.Ur store; sponsoij ng . Vvti-k-^ 
ly .•l5.-mjnute;series .6n:KQY. .; 

J."'::^p...:.-'MiUnd,:.-,,, of''. yiHO, pta 
Moines; on trip to . .New- Xpfk'; aind 
'Washington..- ■ -^v. '..,;■' 'V.'.- ^ 



■ b-o'rls; MoC'Iilrt.-dCripier- ;'ori-.-K A 
.&! n A ri tpn ip, ; play i ng ; lead. '■ in Little 
Theatre' shbW. ,";-.'••'-;•:.■: ■ 



, ■: VIctoi* .Craie; heWsca^ti' (editor of ' 
WOAI. San Antonio, switched to, Gal-: 

veston -News..-. .■ 1.. ': .' ~ .:';.!^' 



JoevVUIfella; KQV, . Pittsburgh; vifti. 
ciaifi, .'rushed,' to ;h6spitaV, over .; t^ 
Wbekr.crid for .aii appcndijt bpcra^^^^ 



.. ^ A; surprisiiig number of: radio star- 
ifions, ; ritiahy ;"y6f thferrt'v impprta.ntly 

■ itiiated and extremely, prosperousj 
remain..; drnTpst,.^^ helpless; and ;.aK 
hbpeless ! as . Ihey , were,; five, . year.s 
ago sd ; far , ai;s ability; id develop, 

■ Write, cast,-. di,rBct,.or^^^ xaHiQ 
■prbjgrams is cdncerried." If, ahy.thihg 
fiiiey' iar.ef nibre dettendGUt on .outside 
support of; networks, .{I'ariscrjptibns 
arid: . chai.n.^ break*\ blurbs than ever 

;.l»(piorc. . ■■-■■..' ■■.' -S^ 

: ; Failure tp 'develdp apy .cotVscious-,' 
ii.ess of this production Weakhess is ' 
-phrugged.: off' pn the facilfe grpUnds 
that, there ishH -m demand. Thesje 
brpiadcastcxs are railib's greiit, opr 
;<imisti-^they expect . to; ^^^:c^ to 
„ iridefinitely "enjoy .prospibrity .Withr 
•but' e^^ jdeai; , ddiiig : 

, any thiiig, beyond; a rdutine engin,e,er- 
::ing.and:-bl€Tical'jbb;;''-;'.^^ 
. 'Earty ■ : ;1934--fpur 'years ago:^; 
■Va«iety carried, a .radio, story Under, 
the .bainner -line 'SOU;nd: ;Asleep Stia-; 
i\otis..V It repp 

.■ye^tisliiig ageiicies, or .those; among 
thetn who , Were rtceptive to spon-. 
spring local live -teieot p^ 
;\yere .discouraged by of /" -i 

■ ierest : in building , prograins disv 
iplayed^; by .many ..'^ta.tiph's— som.e'.. of- 
thein of big Wattage, and consider -r 

/■Stle..agie.-' . ■ .'.^.■' '■,■ :■; -:••■ . >;•,.' ■;, 

' . RiBcent..ex)^eriehc'er^^^^^^ the . 

• laTgest oil 'compah ies iiends . to ,' suig- 
: test that : not very ;much progress 

has been.: 'made by ^some of .the^e 

siatioris; '" T^^ short, de^ 

. .spite the experiences of receiit years. 

•ire still snoozing. - And: clbti.'t; appre- 
. .. iate .any -hints . . that they ought to 
^,tvake ,Up;'' :'•' : r.-;-/ ' . 
'We' ';Don't:. Bother 'Mm-h' ■ 
It; was .duririgvthe present month 

(March, 1938) tlvat ah : agency for 
■■: this oil : .account ; directed a letter 
. to . several major . statiqins .asking 
, thein 'tb\5ubiiiiit ayailable liS'e:^^^^ 
, 'progra'ifns. . The': inquiry ; niade ; no 
. Inehtiph .of^ c^ 

- On;evstition i \vi\o^ that a 

pitet >va$, ' a 'siudip orchestra ' and a 

singeK - Another teplied that; t^ ac- 
;. 'coUnt cbuld havb it^' choice bet>yeert 

a piano; tiearn and,: vocalist ,(sp- 
; ;prano) with, orchestra A third,- :lo- 
' cated.ih .the isduth and operating ; at 

JO^ppO ^watts, isiaid that it didn't do 
, iiiuch in" thie Way of local live taleht 
'vprograms. While ; a-, fpurthi; also of 

;clear channel standing, advised, .that 

it : would be. glad; to bring; \ some 
. jiviB:; talent it , the , agency, wbuid sug 
^gei>t ' What jt:: Wanted. ''; ^''^^ 

, . Thc'se TesponseS baused the; agency 

to Wonder ;if the c6riditi,o;n T^evealcd 
}. tbuld\ibe {considerbd ;;a\gpod ' index .as 
.: ; ,tb" hpW things wCre , rtationatiy ind 
; , Whether the Stations; hkve 'come so 
.; to depehd bn; canned and .wired,: _ 
,-, tertainmeht; that 'the Ibcally -prp- 
•fiuced , y'fribty, '-pomiedy.. pr drdmsiti<, 

, thoW. wiit soohi so .b.e,c'pme ;ia'- i arily. 



Clergyi-e^^e o^^ 

. Clergy ■; L'eag.ne '■ 16\^ - Amci'.ica, 'hjis 
, fet; series': of ekcIiV>:'iye bi'<)a^ 
. WNEW; :. '.N.'S^, - : ■ Pi;oH.riiji> ;';;gp<js:;;'.Pn 
■pyeix ; mQri);i'nt!; at; ' -i^O' ^iot ^; IS. - m i 
:T)tcs bxccpling-^'Wocjivbir^cli.iv^ 
'diiys, '-.' ■■■■>"'..•';':;.'■.:.;■. ■;':-;"'•; ; ■ 
. ' ' Progvnmf! ■ ^ii^scri'hcd ;::as ::'^Toruingv 
;^M(;diliitjons jncluUc: -bt ici; ;:rc]igitnis 
..tulks '.jind: ■J:iyn>i)s. .;> ;. .: -^;';, ; . ' 



■ ;• ■ ;:^kv6Il■■iWair■ t«':;K;r6K, ^;.-;-. -,^ 
^ Qkiiihottia';Ciiy, 'Apr.>;i:-..^-,v ' 

■;. Pafil' • J.: Iiiighe;< ' m-w -.•tciil<ir..;,fi)r' 
:KVbR;''^CdlbWuio ■.Sprii^^s; SKiU join; 

/ KTqK;.-; (QkliihcM^ria - O iis;:;:iJ);gj/rii-iii ; 
.riivcctor,- ■::■'.'■ V' .■'■-^^■:: ■■; '•.•■;,. '; .-v;,;.- ''■' 

/■■■.T'aul : ;'BiifMnWhfr;; ;;i))^^^ 

'?dip(;ctor,-':.\V.ili - bii-bnie.; ,h(riu1 .': pi ,.1,li'c. 

..'merchamlisirijE' v'ji.ijfl. /pJXrrngli!', . <Jv- : 

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F>C Recitcj Against Bp^^^ Sy$tem--rMuch 

Radio HUtbry Include 



ress 



■ '.v '-. Washiri|tph^;April 5.;; 
Sweepinfl extension of Federal 
te§iulatbry- powers over the Bell tele-, 
phone system; including control over; 
proviiibn. of . wire; service to the 
• broadcasting industry, was stiggested 
to Gongress .Friday (1) in volumin- 
ous report on the $1,500,000 Federal 
eomnianications . Commission ■ probe 
of the tblephdne- iridiistry. 

. Review of the American Telephone 
L : Telegraph .Go.'s admitted attempt 
to' gain morippplistic position in' radio 



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field was one of the highlights, of the 
1 ;P65 -page; . f Qur-:v,plume r epPr t on 
tlie tworyiear ■iriyestigatiohv^ 
niendatibris do not. bear FCG en- 
dorsemeht, hut; were in the nature 
of proposals . from; ;Gomrhissioner 
Paul A. \yalker and;:staif which . con-;' 
:ductied . this study.., :; ; .; ^ 
■ Chief among the many suggestionj; 
yds one of direct importance , to 
broadcasters. . Gongress was asked to 
a mend Section 202; of the Cbrhmuni - 
cations / Act so the FCG can prievent 
discriminalion of; laihy kind by the 
Bell system in prpviding land lines 
foi^ radio stations and networks^ 

Of geineral; interest to broadcast-' 
irtg are conclusidris that the; Bell or- 
ganizatibn should be forced to - 
lease paints, on hon-commuhica 
inventions and eqiiipmerit; Western 
Electric .; should- be brought under 
Federal :Supervisibh, and gpvernmen t. 
should hayie^ stricter control; oveir;Wl 
business practices and policies of the 
parent institution; . . . ■ ' ^ 

The /bulky volume , dealing; ^ith 
policies and pf-actices; of . the Bell 
systerh; contained. :a chapter sinfvey-. 
ingVthe. early ihteriest which- . the 
A;T.&Ti showed .iri;radlP; the "way liv. 
\yhich patents; were swappfed to. give 
the telephone pepple a stranglerhold: 
;oh~the infant broadcasting btisiness. 
the ; acknowledged . dPsire; of Bell 
bosses to monopolize comrriPrcial ad- 
vei'tising '; the air, the huge ex- 
penses foi: research in dieyelopmenf 
of radio apparatus, and tiechnic, the 
huge sums grabbed trpm broadcastr 
iers ■ fPr station''connePtions and the 
changing attitude of ; the ; telephPne 
monbpoliy: toward radio. . 

Report brought tP light $5,500,000 
anhaal reyphue in 1935 coming from 
stations; and hety^orks. : (Revised tarr 
iffs filed while the probp. was in 
progress sliced; estimated ,$536,600^ or 
rpughly 10%, f rorh Ihis figure). 

With the telephone monopoly re- 
luctant to link its trahsmissibn facilir 
ties with other.; carriers or to serve 
stations who obtain. w^ires elsewhere, 
tlip A.T.iT. received over 99% of :the^^ 
amoui>t which broadcasters spent for 
land hookups in .:i935, the report 
showed. 'Western Union;: which 
rented only ; little ; over :.3p0; rniles 
of circuits, for radio liise in July; 
1936, received only $1(^,754 in 1935 
and Postal Teiegraph's revenues lor 
usfe of 3,369 , miles of channels was 
mere $18,865; In sharp contrast, the 
Bell systeni had many thPusand 
miles of wire leased to broadcasters, 
with Nf BC renting 24,949 miles and 
;CiBS-:i7,2l7..^;->^^;. •;'. 
: Iti; supporting the request for legls-: 
Jation empowering the FGC;tb :regu-. 
late rplatioris between the Bell sys- 
tem and the radio industry, the. 
investigators recalled instances of 
discriminalibn - on the part ol . the 
A. T. & T. :Follbwing the 1926 patent 
agreement— -by which the radio busi-! 
ncss was divyieid; anibng the electrir 
xal ;maiiufactureT-s and the telephone 
mphppoly-^the BcU organization fa- 
vored RadiP Cpi poratioh pf America, 
Cfeneral .Electric, and Westinghbuse. 
Allowed them to corinept vwith and 
use wire- facilities ;of pther caniers-t- 
although the average broadcaster 
could not patrpni/ce bdth A. T. & Tv 
and it riyals— and prbrnised^ n to^ 
start inli-ingement suits because of 
the iise' of Bell patents/ ; 'non^^Bpil 



Bell Patentr 



^r? ■ ■ ■ ■ V Was^^ 

Bell .System * ;; irriportaht 
owner of; radio patents, in addi- ; 
tiori to haying access: to ideas 
of other nianufaciurers through 
crpss-licensing agx'eements, 

Iricludlng spiine /of : the rnore . 
valuable, patents ■ ;the radio 
field, telephone rnonbpbly ;has 
875 franchises, or 15.1 percent; of 
those issued by the:. Patent^.6^^^ 

■ ;fice, 'which: ai'e - still effectivei. 
Out of the.se, 41.7 % were in ac^ ' 
tiye use, /Federal Commuhica-r; 
tions Gommissioh revealed;; 



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facilities;. ;For a peribd, the telephone 
mPn'opjoly followed . a pblicy of re- 
fusing Vire connections to brPadca'st- 
ers refusing fdilinj; to obtain li- 
censes tb usie Bell patents, ' 

'On the subject of A. T^&T. efforts 
to dominate the; program transniisr 
sion field, the report observed that 
'prohibiting interconnecliohs , has 
been {iri eflDectiye means.of prevcnf.-, 
;ing cPmpetitiorr. in.'the furhishing 
Avire : facilities ; fbr ;hrpadcast piir-: 
poses.' Remarked that havd-hearlod 
attitilde was' maintained from May, 
1924 until late 1936. ; -. 
;; Two cpncrete instainces of discrimi-r 
natipn;were tnentiphed iii the report.- 
which poihted Put . that--<^ of- 
ficial tairiffs proihibiting interconhec- 
tibns . betweeh Bell line.s; and other 
faciiities—humerpiis! exceptions; h 
bceii :; made on behalf . pi/ fayorites. 
Policy was terripbrarily shelved ; -in. 
the ^interest of .public relations. '■ 
' ' Proisers ■; spotlighted the breaks: 
given , '\yestinghouse, ' which;; iised 
■Western 'Union . circuits. to liiik WBZ 
and WBZ A, and the; concessions for 
WGA'U, Philadelphia, which •wanted 
to use -lines, of the rival Keystone 
Telephone Go. as well as the A.T,& T^ 
associates. Also remarked that Boll- 
outfit winked at use of Western 
Union lines: by WRAX-WPEN, Philly, 
and; WFAB, WEVD, and WOVi Ncw 
York;: In; contrast, . the .: A.T.& T. 
forced the . short-lived Americaii 
Broadciastin'g System ; to qiiit deiiling 
with Western Union, under threat to 
withdraw all Bell service. These 
matters involved violation - of tariffs 
filed with, the FCC for varying 
.periods. 

Other practices : which ;broadca.st- 
ers: xJislik^ed- vhaye - been/ materialiy 
modified since the irinuiry ' started ^ 
the report. hote(d. Recalls revision ih 
tarifTs relating to measuring rhileage; 
connection cKargeSi minimum period 
requirements^ . arid interconnections, 
estimated to cut radio's bill $530,000, 
Summarizing, the prPbers said 'By 
reason of its. extensive wire .net- 
works, , its patent position, and the en- 
forcement of the policies ahdl prac- 
tices herein discuissed. the Bell Sys- 
tem has attained • virtual monopoly 
in the furnishing of /wire facilities to 
broadcasters.' Since the Bell psople 
gained . this position prior to,/ the 
Communications Act, the Cbmfhish 
ought to have broader control pow; 
ers, report noted. 

*In view of the policies and prac- 
tices, that have been formulated and 
fostered prior to regulation, the, ne- 
cessity of strict regulation of the 
Bell System's charges, practices, 
classifications, regulation, facilities; 
and services in connection with the; 
use of wires in chairi'broadcastin'g Pr 
incidental to radio ; communicrttipn 
of any kind, is apparent, it this typo 
of communication is to develop and 
expand in the public interest.' Con- 
gress /was ;told;-' Phraseology changes 
in the law are desirable to help the 
Commish deal with any future dis- 
crimination; /' .' 



FILE; PUBLIC SERVICE 

WMBD, Peoria, Plays Prbmlnent 
Role As Tornado Strikes / ; 



;Peoria, 111., April -5. 

; WMBD/ had its short-wave equip-' 
ment bn hand shprtly after the tor- 
nado struck at Pekin, 18 miles away, 
last Wed. (30)^ It was immediately 
taken over by. police and Red Cross 
officials as pnly means of coriiriiuni- 
cation but of stricken area . 

:' Through the station rriedical ; and 
rescue workers were summoned and 
directed to the scene of the disaster 
which took nine lives, injured lOQ 
and caused $1,000,000 damage. 

Jack Biickliouse, WMBD special 
events announcer, was one of the 
first pn the scene along with three 
men from station's engineering staff. 
Aft?r setting up, men relayed info 
back and forth between police pres- 
ent and state cop headquarters at 
iSpringfield, 90 miles distant. / 

. At the -station's studio in Peoria, 
perfprmers launched a relief fund 
campaign which netted '$li000. 







LPuisville; April 5. 
. Station WGRC, of. New Albany. In- 
diana, which also maintains a studio 
ill Louisville, is broadcasting in co- 
operation with the IPcal Retail Mer- 
chants Credit Men's Assn. a IS^min- 
ute stariza each. Sunday afternoon, 
stressing 'Pay Yoiir Bills Promptly.' 
/ ;PrograiT»s,;whigh are of. the q, and 
a. type, have done much to break 
dO\yn the public artfagbm 
Credit Pi-gani?;ations. The method of 
acquainting the public with the sub- 
ject of credit, as a moral ' , has 
resulted in benefits to the associatiori, 
and also has been an aid to the mer- 
chant, and the consuniier as well. : 



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Frank Rand Goes Touring 

Chicago, April 5, 
Frank Rand, press chief of Colum- 
bia web foi"- the •midwest,' off- on' /a 
week whirlwind . travel. - Flies to 
Dos Moines for talk on radio before 
University ot Iowa Community .th.e- 
^»tre;grbup;;carries on to Lincoln and 
Oniaha /for some -newspaper mis- 
sionary, work. ; .-// : :/;' 
. Then ; back here ■ p'vernight for 
opening of : Household; Finance, 'It 
Can Be Done* show, on CBS and im- 
mediately' to Minncapoli.s for open- 
ing of new Columbia-WCCQ stu- 
dios. ' ' . ;^ ■/ , / .V-.- . 



',; Stanley theatre, Pittsburgh, has 
outfitted a/ .radio 'Studio./ backs^t^^^ 
where in future Bob McKce'vf ihter- 
yiews with celebrities ovei- WGAE 
will be broadcast, Y/ 



Assailed by Stations 



Boston. April 5. - 
Radio station Operators /from aill 
sections of Massachusetts appeared 
before the Legislative Committee on 
the Judiciary last week in opposition 
to a prpposed law for Massachusetts 
offered by Representative. Philip 
Bowker of Brookline, to establish 
respbrisibility for defamation of 
character by radip broadcasts. 

Specifically, ; - the measure would 
require broadcastihg stations to take 
arid keep a transcript by writing or 
a recording device of every state- 
ment issued by them. It would ap- 
ply both to commercial and political 
prograrns, and failure to comply with 
its ;provisiPns .,w6,uld riiiake the of- 
fender subject to a fine of $500, Both 
the speaker and the radio station 
would be responsible arid subject to 
punishmerit on the law of libel. The 
owner of the radio station, however, 
would not be held for libel if he 
could prove that his station exer- 
cises due care tp prevent the utter- 
ance of libel. 

Radio station owners in Massa- 
chusetts bitterly oppose ihe proposal 
before the committee on the ground 
that it would violate the law. of free 
speech which is specifically guaran- 
teed in the Constitution of the Com- 
monwealth of Massachusetts. 'They 
also fought the- bill on the grPund 
that it would be nuisance legislation, 
expensive and a bother. . \ ■ /; 



Woody Klose Add.<) s Title 

. St. Louis,: April 5; 
Woody Klose. Program Director at 
WTM V, East S t, Lpuis, now has title 
pC Assistant Manager'/tb/ Wiiljairt H, 
West/ ; vice-president"^^ a^^ 
manager. Klose will have' bharge of 
WTM.Vs sales : staff - as / well as the ■■ 
program dept. ; '■/./-. •:. ,,, / . 



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Crews Manager of KYOS, 
Woodling Opeiiinfi: KWLK 

;. Merced, Gal., April 5. / 

• New^manager -of-KYOS here is • 
John W. Crews, former assistant 
manager and . preyibusly ; with kpq 
arid KJBS; in San Francisco. Crewj 
succeeds M; F. Woodlihg, who left 
KYOS to becPme riianager of 
KWLK, new station in Lohgview 
Wash. / Also shifting, to KWLK i> 
Kenneth Aitkpn, former KYOS ari- 
nounceivQperator, ' who will fin ^ 
similar position Pn the Longview 
transmitter's staff. ;.;,.-■•'■; \ 

Ariother change in KYOS person- 
nel occurred when former sales i-'ep- 
resentatiye Noirniian I, Schwartz left 
to join the sales staff of the Mo- 
desto (Gal.) ShPpping News. : 




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V'Washihjgfon>;.Apr|i-5;V 
iriv«st»Bat)on; v of / the. contriaqtual 
Tetati.onshijps ■ . 
Broadcasttng -Coy . and 
y/as order^ed Wednesday (3&)--^:a^^^^^ 
Iprerunher :tp.';^^ 

. j-jica^ions - Cpmrn'iissioh. ihijuiry/' into. 
. the general question of cham 
casting, monopoly,^ 
iToi of tiie iin-oaidciasilng industry/ . : 
. : :No't directly: liiikied: with;, the; htbad 
.probe,; the .' '^y^estinghp.use;- N.BC. ■ 
istucly, to; be eqni^uctfid : by vthe taw^ 
I)et)artnient, inyblves j the ' question 
of possible vjolations^of t^ ebmrhiu- 
nicatiPns Act,;; Attorneys Avefe itbld 
lo , iseeVwhether. either • of the ; parties 
trespassed, on -iSection vlOb iiii . carry- 

■ jqg out terms of the 1932 consent . de- 
. c'rte: in- the f antious: patent pool ■ 

. . Background of . the^^ inquix;y:. is . the 
grilling given CpirimissiohW^^^^^ 
Craven last Decehibef d^^ 
.pearance beifore the; House -APPj^o-;; 
ipriations Committee. Unable to give 
, off-iiand any . , inforrhatiPn "■. which 
^Corifir^ssman .^Richafd 

■ worth Aiyahted ;sboiit the sp^called 
Westirighouse Graven; later: 
'fisKed 'the law department for; data; 
and was told that- no leases; w^ 

; iile w ith; ; thei ; Gpmmish. > When- th is 

■ was . toid , ,to . " th!e ' House, •qommittee,; 
^ several ,1a wnriakers. rjaised . their eyef 
; hrPWS^; .privately, asseirtin^^ the. Cbiji-; 
. nh jjBh "was try.iiig io cpver up; facts, iii 
;; Ihc.; matter.;" v.;; ■ •• " ^- VW' ■;■' • ; 

.•;.;.!brder. to the Ija.w 
lowed: several weeks; vot study ; dif' 
re.cte^ at the status. of KDKA; Pitts- 
burgh;..' KYW; Philadelphia;" WBZA, 

; Sj^f ingfield, and! WBZ, Boston. ;Law-; 
y ei'si . went; iritb. the-, a be- 
>lween .;Westihiih.Pus^ 
is pa rt pf the . cpris^ht decre<! oh file 
jri .: the .Delaware. Federal ; court, 
.Cray en a Isb. made h is .own; :i hVes- 

: tigatiph iahd wiis unsatisfied ,witfi.^;^he^ 
Law -Departing thit .^hi ' 

pacts .are. .not leases ;in 'the; legal- 
sense .and . do . not- cpnie .under the 
.tprnihish jur'isdictibri^ .;• 

.What is a"Leai9e?-.\ 

Question, of -what .is ;a.le is; the 
■heart ' of the rr atiev: ■ Conclusip;h oif 
the inquiry will be of qbhsideraible 
interest " ttirby^hbut .;';jt4e ;^ iridustry, 
siiite it : will : tejid ,to: clarify- doubts 
' iibbiit'.-: ma .p.rogiam. 
;. contracts!.; ;•;.■;■ ■•:;";.";■;• 
; ■ The icbnimish;;iawyers tbbk the por 
'; silion that the cbntrabts-did not re- 
sult in- transferring ebntrol: of ; the 
, i'oiir ;; W<§stinghoiUse transmitters ;; in 
any .way that is cbntrary- to Section 
. -alOfc/ ;,This- is the part' pf the; statute 
..V/ h ich says the FCC rtliast; . gran t itis 
; .consent before , the licens^, : pcrmis- 
ibjri to use.a. ftequehcy,, or .any other' 
ight can be hqnded over; to another 
. person or cPrpbratibn. . : 
: EJxac.t status -'of 4he; ; WestinfihoHRe; 
. ftiations has been a matter ibf di.s^ 
/Within the trade., for a . lohg tifrie, 
Ow.her;^ .consideris' that . WEZ- WBZA 
; ; teaTTi' is ^'leased* to NBC; but' tha't. the 
: V/ei) oWly,?prpgrarns': the twP .Penn- 
, fiylyania: plants. VL 
" issued- to- Wcstih^^^^ 
;■- .iTnder the pelawafe court ..order 
.; ;,We:stin;,'house ;. appointed NBC .'its 
spio .ag.cn't /f br . ;. . the ;purpbse of. sup-- 
p'iyih;! programs' over a lO-ryear pe- 
^ j ibd ;Wh icti . ends fiec. 31, •1042,; Pact' 
. sitid that ; Westinghbuse woUld retain 
'the'.p.WnGi-shipV;; ope and con- 

; Irol' of the transmitters. ' v 

Financial clauses and prbvisipris' of 
. ;ili6 cbntract; -egardiii^ 
;,.'1.li' ;- ;st})iipn;.-, raise' ; doubt ■ ■.Whether' 
" . Westinahb.iise; or \ NB.G^de.siiite; ; - 

.tehtibn..sct''forth; in..the. dociii^^ 
; :;actiia]ly directs the running ;pf.vthe. 
. bi:.siriess_ pt -ti-.ese "prants!; .. Contract 

■ Rrvcs .NBC- •right -to detier- 

;■ Svhia ia^ shall charge .corn 
. merciai .adverti!5ers* ; and gives, the 
;^ Nveb/the re'Vcnuei! . fronii operdlion.s. 

In,, aidditioh; ISIBC- must.pay; .for .pro 
^ g''ahis;ahd ;regular wire, chaVge.'i; and 
.,■ i jKlerririif y Westi hghpiisb aga i nst any 
c■|a:iI1os^ including; liber 
danriaf;eR. ■..;;.; -V ; ,.•-■; 

. $600,000 a Year ;"' .■'•.•/■ 

Sectlpn l^- bf;the^ iitiahi^i jliie 

pi pvi.vipris \vhich are'tl.e' nvib.^of; the 

■ >wyntrpv^.rsy.i Sets fort.h the ambuhts 
. ;;W.e.s,tinghb;use. wiii ;,fec.civ.^.;'frpm the 

wt:h on' a imonlhly basis from Tehru- 
ar ;y, ]J)33; . thVPugh '! Jahuary 1943 
V t(j1aiing. .more than $000,000 a year 
. ' C'pveri<;'expen.^e of .technical-, opera- 
; ticin,' '(]eprcaut= -ri,'- Tcimbiirscrrienl 
to \V'e.s.tih.t(hbvse. 'tor maintchnnce. 
' ;'jntei-c;st the- total ihVcpirndnlv' 
. ^fjricrrrjH nr studio. and ;<)ffv^^^ 
;■;•■ ,• .IW'pst ; ■ 5 igni ficant .- features; o.f 1 his 
.;• ;?)< (••! Ipri .;; are ■ • j?a'riaf?raphs,; ;■ rcqii ir i fig 
. ; 1*^BC^ ,1b piiy . %l2!i0O anhually-Tpr a 
\ J. taM)n;.Tibt; ^pccifled; and 255? of .aiiy 



additional .' ihcome. received by ■ rca?. - 
sbn;'of':rate;increasesi :,:;•; ■ 

. . LayjTieh: ; and; , lawyers . :'. d isagree, 
while ' sprne. of'; the ;;cpmnTiish attor- 
neys .Tepprted.. none to 
.whether ;th is pprtiph -of^ the v^gree^ 
ment lejaves ;.WestiVighpuse in aetuai 
cbntfblvpr . makes JNBC' resppnsible 
for; opera ting .as well as ,'prpgramr; 
m ihg' .the station, : Some : ; members 
of .the cPmmish. .who. have ;studied 
the .; pact ;are ; pretty ■ well -convinced: 
th a ty.cbntrol, wi thl n th ei , mean ing of , 
the ; ;eomm\iniGatiPns ; act, reposiep: 
, with;. -NBC vand;;'that'--onlyte^^ 
;f ijjtictipnirig is carried oh ; by. the ireal; 
Ovvn^, '; ;-'.'■•-;: . . " 



POLITICS BOOMERANGS 



Staiioii's Sidss Brother of. Oi^tspoken 
V WfiLt' Cbnunentatpr " . 



;>Boh Walsop, fornie Intbr- 
state , Circuit- -of, \ Aim theatres (Par 
:subsid ) has joined; KGNCv-^^ 
Texas, as an- ajinbuncer; ; Verne Hiat- 
chettt: has leift contiriuity, staff of sta-- 
tibn,' ■"•;; ■ ■ 



;.;. ;■ .'T^ew'Haven; April -5, 

MiGhael -Ji Goode, pioliticar cpnri- 
jnen'tator;;;bff .WELL lis -beojiusb -pf. 
outside, pressure..;; ;' y , "^'-': 'X 'u 

dhatterer's..;, brother, Patrick J. 
Gbode, statibh prexyV and CO 
of those, .burned ovcf , air talits: be- 
came:.eihtiarrassingj Tlibught best.;to; 
di-ujp ,weekiy: .s;eries, .-in; spite' bf ,'k^ 
large ■au;diience,^;■■■'■■•V: ■,^;;; ;■■'<•;' 



' : Morriis' Plan -Banfc of New; "if prk is 
increasihg. the: tirhe of the di^arnatic 
ihbW;; 'X0WV the.. .Unseen Jur^ it has' 
on WEAF, N. .Y., . Tubsday . eve.nihgs. 
frpiii 15 miriutes to .a ;half ; hbur. ,. It 
is ;alio , -trying' to get - MP's in bther 
cities; to ;release, the fprbgram '.bh a 
■,cb-bp.biasis;;'- :;,/..-;;;■ , ■^':;^,^ ;;" 

Series.;started pnv,WEAF six,y/eeks 
•ago; ■■;;;•■•■••;/: ;-■ ; ■'■.;■ / ■'■■:':'■■■ ;...-;';.'• 





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;■.:■■■'■;;.■;■ Washington; ;; April ;^:-y 
; '-Hiige , pVopbrtioiri : pf the; mphcy 
spent; by ;the Bell system, in research, 
wbrit in the ■ past, decade, has. been 
earmarked^; f or /d^veiopments -hayin;!? 
direct bearing ph brpa'dcasting and 
teicvis'iph;'- .\; '•.•;.;':,■ .^-^ ";.• 
'\ Study bf the Bell organi,zatibn'^: 
labbratpry activities ;relbaised ' by th^ 
Fedej'al' , Coni'rnunicatiphs ; . C.Pmmis-. 
sibn Fridays ; ' i > shows ;that : nibist of 
the: $2:7,pQ0i0( ■ ,^ cbhsumed- hy ; Beil 
Labbratbries ort rnPst ■ •impPrtaht 
prpjects. went into 'experiments which 
might; bither . 'irijur'e the 
; radio business,: pepends'bn the vv:ay 
•the.Vtesults .. . applied^, ;•.;,;.■-.. ■■^' 

; L,eadink; , research ', ; expense •: ^Nas, 
,$;i4,222^212 ; gbbhled::^tip;; by '^scientists' 
toeing with;' w meth-; 
'pds ,and apparatus Which haVe^; had- 
;r,elatively slights commerfcial value 
to date^ -B-reakdbwh .s^^ $i;,32l,- 
: 183 invested in telfcyisibn. jjlus- $96J>,- 
,611- in cPaxial cbnductPr^ ' arid : $949,-. 



728 ini picture; itrrtnsmis.sipn; (chieny 
telephpto) ,;,; For radio; trbhsrhi.ssipn • 
research, ;^ A;T,&t;- ' iisod . $9^91,095, 
bulk - f Pr- -;sij,br t-W,avp . investigntions. 
"Aribther;'- ,.;$4i438,7$8:^ :, spent; , prt; 
g;e;h e r.a i ;, triirismissipn, apparatij.s ; 
studies; ; which irivbive: bbth visuai ; 
arid ^aural brpadc;dstihg.; 
, ■ ; Telephbrie subscribers fbPtbd these 
bills,., FCC :;probers repprted,-^;^^^^^^ 
bhimeriding, legislation - and; rbgiila-: 
tipri to preveht '/customer /piulctl 
ih'--the' future.. u. ■ ■■ ;>; ..• 

Althpiigh; - ; A..f .it, ;; ofTicialS in.sist. 
their interest in telbvision is,; chiefly;; 
:iri transmission, investigatiori showed 
large sums,' w6r;e spent; irii wbrkirig 
bh seridirig and receiving apparatus, 
this; purpose constituted ahput !65 % ; 
of the total tbleviisidh ire^^^^ 
;periise. '; ' ;• V '■' : ;■ ';;■;■ ' ' "■:■:'■]'■ '\[ . • ■■' ■■.y . 

. kidoodiers ' tvill hWve, their Suhr 
iday mprnirig WJZ; sustaining:, spipt 
shifted to Suridjii - afternoPji at 2:15, 




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VARIETY 



Wedn^day, April 6, j 9^8 




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New York , musicians, uiiioii last 

■ week opeiied ifs: carnpaign to estab-- 
lish a closied : shop' iiv.the ; local hotel, 
field by thrbWiiig a picke line around 

the Victoria' libtel/ just bf^^ T'"ies 
Square-: ' sector,- New' . ^york. HiDteV- 
■Men's Asspciatipn has been inforiripd 
that' unless ■it./. : ,:.to ;.meet- the 
union on these, issues spph the latter , 
will; uridertake ■ to ; :tr^iat.;; wU 
member hbtels individuailly. Local 
802 is also demanding that the ban^^ 
holding .steady hptei jobs be put on 
a six-day ^yeek. 

Union's objective is not , the - ma in 
dining roPiris. ; These Vernpioy utiibn 
rriusiqans. ■ ■ What ' tlife local. Wants 
f rorn . the . hotel : itiariagements . are 
agreemphts.stipulating that none; b^ 
union tnen will . be permitted to play 
at any priyaterfuribtibns regardl^ 
of who dpes the booking; Cornpetition 
iroriri non-union- men at such partie?, : 
banquets and :dahces has become tob 
tough for Local .802 rnembers. Union: 
figures thai the jpxpenditure for non- 
luiion mxisicians .at thpse ; miscel- 
ianeious events during 1937 exceeded 
$1,000,000. ^''-y.'- --k^'^ H ' 

. With, the -p^^^ a picket litie 

■ ^rourid a hotel; : M.uz?ik, . Ihc; . Wired 
radib service,; will be notified that 
the spot must :not be serviced. ' Iri the 
event that. there ii an existing^^^^^C^^^ 
tract ; between the ho tel ancj Muzak 
the latter is lin^der bbligiatibri not only 
to shut off the but . remove 
its receiving equipment; ' .; 



After 12 years of operation as the 
Orchestra Corp. of , America and 
Radio Orchestra Corp.. last named 
will disband its offices. Present com- 
mitments will be absorbed by the 
Southern Music Corp. and Ralph • 
Peer, prez. -v'. . ■ 

Firm reiarged about three years 
ago with hew name of ROC. Nor- 
man Campbell, 'manager, stepnied out 
cbujfiliB of months^^ aUh'augh;,h.e 
cohtihued to : occupy same offices on 
rental basis, . He will now move to 
lis own offices to handle personal : 
biz of ishdm' Jbnes, Al Kavelin and 
Enoch Light. -. . 



On the Upbeat 



New Benny Goddm-xn trio, re- 
placing former quartet, comprises 
Lionel Ha-Jupton, Teddy Wilson and 
•maiestro Goodman. ; ; Fbrme.rly on 
vibraphone, Hamiyion ; hitting 
druihs Teplacing/exiteii Gene Krupa. 
Wilson and . Gbpdmah h it pi a "4 
clarinet, respectively, .pav^y. To ugh 
added later for quartet again, ' 



Filzpahick of WJR Says 
It's Up tQ Dance Leaders: 
Swingo Classics Offend 

Detroit, April 5.. 

. Now : that -listeners . 'hav^ shown 
their preference - for s^ritiifient over 
swing, as revealed in thousands of 
telegrarns received here following 
recent sentiment versus swing con- 
troversy, Mariager Leo : Fitzpatrick 
of WJR has called off his ban on 
swinging bf oid-time b! 
taining programs from CBS. 
. Fitzpatrick, who started the rum 
pus by cutting off Tommy Dorsey's 
band while he ,wias swinging .'Loch 
Lomond' over CBS, said the ban-lift^ 
ing will apply only to network 
shows. Previous restrictions on WJR 
bands swinging . sentimental ballads 
still holds. '.• 
: 'Our job is done,' Fitzpatrick as 
serted, *if band leaders want to go 
on offending the public, we'U make 
no further effort to stop therii. 



GENE KRUPA DISCS 

FOR BRUNSWICK 



New Gene ,- Krupa orchestra was 
signed Monday (4) to. a year's con 
tract to make „recordings for Bruns 
wick Records.' • Band w^ill ' cut first 
set of platters April 14; when they 
do eight sides. Crew has been in 
rehearsal for the past two weeks in 
preparation for its formal debut 
April 16 at Atlantic City, N, J., fol 
lowing which it goes on shakedown 
cruise of 10 bne-nighters. 

Krupa's aggregation is composed 
of 14 piecesi three Sax, three trurn- 
pets, like number of trombones, 
guitar, bass, piano and. drunisi 



Band Agency Di 



Eddie Varzos : back to t)te -;.Bis- 
mJirck -hotel,; ythiciago, April 9 for 
CRA. r , -■ 



■ Stan r Nbrr is; " p pens' -G h icaSp's ■ new 
ballrpom,'NeW Eden, late; this month. 



Buddy ftoffers .plays Shubcrt the- 
atre, 'Gincinhati, week of April -8. : ;■ 



Dick Abbo;tt now at ; St. Charles 
hotel. New Orleans, for MCA moves 
north to Statler hotel, Boston, May 2. 



. Art Kass.ell plays for S.tatler hotel, 
Cleveland, starting- April 15. .Frank 
Gagen follows foi' MCA May. 9, 



Wayne King's theatre : tour in- 
cludes Lyric, Indianapolis, April- 13( 
Fo.\. Detroit, 22; RKO Palace. Cleve- 
land, ; 29; Stanley, Pittsburgh, . May 
6: Earld, Washington, 13; and Earle, 
Philadelphia, i20. 

Nat Brahdwynne ' opened at the 
Fairhioht : hotel, Sau Francisco, 
April 2. 



Herbie Holmes , .jrieema at the 
Claridge hotel April 13 for .MCA. 



RockwellTO'Keefe has a sumrner 
excluisive on Hahiid's Million Dollar 
Pier, Atlantic City, N; J., - 



. Paul Sabin .opens an indef slay at 
barling ^hot^l. Wilmington, Del., 
April 16 for ^^A. '■■ 



Top Hatters, strollers, open at 
Abraham Lincoln hotel, Springfield, 
111., April 16. /--.V -' 



Murray Driscoli's- cocktailers. 
Rainbow Trio, into Comhiunity Cof- 
fee ' Shop. Birmingham, Ala.; April 
15 for CRA, " v.. v;- 



Music Corp. of .America lost two 
summer spots,; El itch's - Gardens - aihid 
Lakeside Park, both in Denvei', to 
CRA-Rockwell. 



Sonny Kendis closes at the Bel 
mont-Plaza; N. .Y,, April 19, Goes 
Ito Detroit or New Orleans following 







(Week ending April 2, 1933) • 
Ti-Pi-Tm . , . , , .... , . . . ; 

•Heigh-Ho :■ 

•Whistle While Ypu Work . 
♦Thanks . for the Memory 

Please; Be Kind . . . . ; . ...... . . : . . ; . , ;';..■ . . . .- . r. 

*Goodhic;ht, Ari^cl- ., , . . . ; . ; . . : , . . i /. / ; 
■ ♦Love Walked In . . . ;.. . . . ■■v. . . .. , 

tin the Shade of th e New' Ap pie Tree. . . . .-. , . 

I Double bare You ..... .•.';...'.... . . . . '. /...■; 

; ♦How Would You Like 'to Lovo M'c'.' • . . : ... . . , V 

; Let's Sail to Drcaniland ... . . . ;. . .' ;. 1. 

•On the Sen'titnbnlal .Side , . . . '. , :.. . . , . > . , ; 

. There's a Gold. Mi . ' in the Sky . .;. ; . , .;. . . ... 

You're an Eciuoatinn' ... , . , ..'. \ . . 

♦A Gypsy Told Mo .So . , .-. .V'.'. -. . . . . . 

• Jhdicatei ./tlmufical'.'sonft^ hidictHf$ ttage froduetio* 

\ The otfiers are poDi. 



. . Feiit : 
.. . Berlin 
....Berlin 
... ^.Paramouht 

■ ; i . . Harms 
.. Berlin 
. . . ': Ghappell . 
. , . . Chappell. 

Shapiro . h' 
, . . ; .Famous /. 
; . . .Spier 
... . Select 
, ... .Berlin . 
: ,. ; : . ; Rerii.ick • 
■Craw-ford 



Hoiel Angles Up 



. Possible . t,hal th» New York - 
•hotels niay" folloW>the. lead 
Chicago's jnps and resist the 
iustaining wire levy, of $100 
; v;eeldy ior band Pickulis; V Local ■:: 
• .end ;is looking into thfe 'Chicagp 
' situation but is reserving com- .: ; 
inent until .first hand informa- 
tion has been received. 

Although admitting having 
received' complaints, , Canipbell 
-.- & Boland, attorneys: for the New ; 
York Hotel Assn., port.no ac- 
tivity iri this direction. Both ■ 
slate and city offices, -of ^;t 
sociation irefeiTed all queries to 
the attorney : for the. entire 
group. Latter are in tui'n. non- 
committal, though investigating 
the Windy City attitude; 

Chi hotels and spots were 
only sked recently "to defray ■ 
the line charge costs aiid : ; 
belled. Strike against same' "' 
now ■ in progress. New York 
spots have always paid. 
. Event of such a change would 
bring up . the old questiPh of 
publisher? Underwritihg the 
nut' Of the broadcastin); in 
.turn for special considerations 
from leaders, Tone .of some of 
the existing booking contracts 
CO 111 d also permit, pressurei by 
booking pfTices which, control 
song- selection, etc, \ ; 



Wolfe, 



at CRA; 
Are Out, 
Uncertain 



eohsblidated.^Radi ^ Artists homei 
office staff : currehtl.v going 
through ^ a shakeu.p. Bill Wolfe and 
Ed Kirkeby, club .and radio -record- 
ing rnieh respectively, went out last 
week. Positions of Stan Zuckcr, - .p.. 
and Billy ;Shaw, one-nightor ^ace, 
are uncertain, it's reported. ; : . 

Organization instituted . gradu- 
ating 10% to . 20% . cut in salaries ia 
short time ago, but; execs say; {the 
slices will be returned May 1. .Situ- 
ation is further aggravated by Music 
Corp. of America, drive to get more 
National Broadcasting Co. pickup 
tirhe; for its bands. CRA, as a sub- 
sid of NBC, has an ■ agreemeiit with 
the parent org on pickups, but state- 
ments have it that the former has no 
guarantee of; .protection against 
MCA's attempts to. get in oh some 
of NBC's time. MCA. with a slew 
of name crews, already has plenty 
of time on Colurnbia and "Mutual. 
• Kirkeby. has moved oyer to the 
Phil Ponce office to handle Fats 
Waller's one-night touring and per- 
sonally . . to V rep Rudbif - Frirni-, Jr. 
Dave Kapp, in charge of radio for 
CRA, replaces. Wolfe has gone oyer 
to his ijrother-in-law George Hall, 
who leaves the Taft Grill soon for 
one-nights. '. '^ 



Little Jack Little, . booked for 
annual J-Hop of U. of Detroit, April 
22. in Gray.stone ballroom, Detroit. 




; Near capacity attendance i'? 
pected 'at the Martin BlPck-WNKW 
outdoor sw.irig session for the' boti 
fit of unemployed musicians al. Roiw: 
dall's Island Stadium, N. Y., May 
29.. Horseshoe seats approxiinatcly 
22,500 and the station has already- 
received about il.OOO appUcation&-f^ 
ducats at SOc a jitterbug. vAii atldi-i ; 
tiohal 1,500 chairs placed in- the in> 
field, directly; in front of the band- 
stand,, will be reserved and soli [or. 
$1.50.. :cPRy. ■ Stadium parking 
space; accomrriodates 5,000 cars. 

Session will mean a heavy extra, 
revenue for the "ri/iboro'^Bi'i'dse-a^ 
the . bus lines which . .run . aci-oss -it. . 
Only way to get. to the st.adiunv " - 
by car at 25c per or by bus and a 
Short Walk; Also for :sivb vyay 5 a lid 
elevated '. lines. ; As a result -of th is 
bridge officials will erect signs ad-' 
vertising the affair and: the transit ■ 
cprhiianies have agreed to cxplrtit'. it 
via the Subway Surii sheet whicli is 
pasted to car windows! . - ' , 

Guest outfits . will number about 
25 Or : 30. ,. AH. crews .. wh+eh- -vrrH-hi* 
within a radius, of 50. miles of New 
York City .at the tin. have' been 
asked to attend. Outfits already i>oi\-., 
ciled in include .. Paul . Ayhiteiiiati;' 
RUdy yailee, Benny Gopdman, Bun- 
ny Berigai;!', Red Norvo-Mildred 
Bailey, H'udson-De LangeT'Kay 'Ky- 
ser. Sammy Kaye, Hal lyemp, LiicUy : 
Millihder; .£rskine{;^H 
Clinton, ' Joe Marisala, Duke Ellitvti- 
ton. Chick Webb, Stuff Smith. Noble 
Sissle, Claude : Hopkins.- Loiile Arjn- 
strpng, et al., and Meryl-Pitt, and ■ the 
Make Believe Ballroom • Con- 
cert >yill go on for three aiid a half 
to five hours, but on the; . for 
only an hour and a half.; Arrange-^ 
mehts. 'are such that, each^^outlVt will ; 
know . exactly what time i.t i?; to go 
. on so as . not to create conf usion a nd 
long waits. 

Original idea was to have each 
band donate its services but tiiat 
has siiice been amended. They will, 
now be paid regular scale' v/ith the 
option of dumping it back hito the 

fund.: . . ■ ; . - ■- . 

Session will be the last of the sea- 
son for O'C.edar, which sppnsiors it 
at the Criterion theatre, N. Y. May 
22 is the finale at that house. ,; ; 



Henderson's |7^0 Night 

■ . Xincoln. April.:?.. 

. Fletcher Henderson, the .colored 
swinger, grossed $750 on a.. or, -ni.ler. 
at King's balltbbm :here :(25K W^i^ 
sold at 75c perj advance,, and 9?c 
the door. . ■ . -' - ; . v ; '■ 

: King*s . has booked Jimmy Gfier. 
Cai'l 'Deacori' Moore, and ; Henr/ 
Busse with CRA to follow Jit inter- 
vals of two weeks. 




Tlie fiponitest Score In Yenr* 
ity . Mnsldsvn and IVubel 



RADIO CITY REVELS 

COODNICHT, ANGEL 

THERE'S A NEW MOON OVER THE OLD Ml^ 
TAKE A TIpTfROM THE TULIP 
SWINGIN' IN THE CORN 



A Flock o* iiilH jrorii 

"SPiOW WintE ASp THE SEVEN DWARFS'* 

ONEiSONG^ V . 
HEIOHwHO! (The /DWarfs' Marching Song) 
SOME DAY MY PRINCE VVILL COME 
WITH A SMILE AND A 50NG 
WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK 

THE SILLY SONG (THE dwarfs*' yodel SONG) 

B LU DDLE-UDDLE-UM-DUM 
rM WISHING 



(Tlie riwnrf*' 
.WiiHlilr'if; St'niK) : 



The Best N(>^'elty Song of the Year 

DO YE KEN JOHN PEEL? 

HARRY LINK, Gen. Prof. Mgr.. 



IRVING BERLIN, Inc.. 799 Seventh Ave. N. Y. 



"VTedttesiiy; April ;6, 1^3111 



41 




■ ' Xmeriiikii of Mttsitians . 
wrtl- liltely/deierVtive tldsing: -of' /a, 
licensing . agrecmeiit with., the m.an.u^ . 
•facturiers df-phohograph records un-. 
tit after thfl Vn*Q"^^s; h^^ 
-niiai convention in. Tairipa, Fla., the 
week . ot June' ■7/,:. With the AFM' 
board and recording conipahy law-^ 

. yei-s stili wide apiart oli rthe question 
■pf the legaiily' of. .the taboo ^provi- 
sions- i^f /th!^ . pi^bposed ■ -licenswv ; ^he 

■ lotnier ... ha$ '. elected to,; exiilain .the 
• $iliiation to the. conVehtidh arid .also 

gii^e the ;manu.faAt\jr€ri'v legaU^^^ 
- •>ndre' time ' which to ■find a: way 
• ' oil t of the rhetor dil6mms».: . , . . 
/ ■ . Glauses ri.ti, argument^ concern th^ 

cdn^ititins' .under Which : .the ..phpnor 
' graph: record .companies ■ woulcf.. be 

■ constriained/ from ser.yicing ■ r^ 
; ,5.tations; :> hotels,;^ ■cafes; and bther, 

commercial . vUsefs. l,.Mdnu.facturer^^ 

■ contiShd Hhat ;:£icceptaince;- of : tliese^ 
.Conditions' W subject, them • to 

prosediitiohL.. iihder ' the.-. Shi&rman 
A n ti-Tr ust :• Act, , in suppiOrt of th is, 
yiewpointv the cphipanies last vi-feek 
••■submitted: 'to'- . the- A-FMl .the : •yvritten, 
. :ppinion- of -. a I^few . York firm which. 
■^ specialize;? ■. " ' ■;such/'laWs;." /Wrigh^^ 
Gdrdpn; .Za'ckery :& Car'Vin., .ORecord- 
. ers have assiire'dJ.the 'union tha.t .th.e y 
are; willing^ to ' grant^ f i control 
.vov^er the cpmnier.pjai 
;n6gi"aijh. discs, . if i.t.^ e^ 
v^piished i- iegaily.:;- Afiei-^ ^several, se?- 
• sions -'of phrase wrestUng-J^ 
' the .. two /camps were no. ;ne£\rer. . a . 
. satisfaiplp^y ; splUtion .than ' thpy - were. 
^■the-weekl3efore;- -;;\. V'v^^^ 

■ AFRi's : (executive. bbaVd-^^^ 
.-■fident : .that the; ^conflicting. ^ legal 
.ppihits of View can la^ compromised, 

■ and it . is - also, inclined to., let; 'this: 
.rid^ -tintii -it haS' gbtrtogethier 
thei. iionrni»twprk ■■ affiliated 'statiphs 

an agreement. ^^"^ the femployment 
■V;of..m.usiciahs.;- ■■.'/:'/■.'■■.". 



ierBcal 



•i: .Cha'ppeli.iSi, Cb;. o.f ;Lpndpn h.as: ob'- 
tained' ■ the- exclusiN^^ rights ;:t6; ail 
Larry Spier, . Inc., ■pubjicatiorts fipr 
England,;. France and Austrana, a 
. . Gbhtiract is for t^^ years. . Spier is 
a.- heW indie; publisher, iri big ..ori.ly 
sine': Jan..:-!;:. ■ -/.v:: '' ■;;' 






; 'Jack/Rpsfehberg, .president bit iLocal" 
•8.02;Vwiir.:tomoi;row/(Thur^^^ ad- 
■drbss''.o:ii..invjtalibn..a'.firpvi^^ -of . pub- 
lisher's', .proiessibnal; ..men .who ' want 
their, branch 'bf the" i^^^^^^ business; 
orgahized ; into a ' Agitatib/J 

so far ihas failbd to gain; the.. interest 
Of the; contacteers in ;th!^ ;high<?r:^-v 
'ary :bracke.ts..'-;.- .' :' i'-; 

' Vlt is undetstobd that , the . drganiz-' 
ing ^rbup would.- 1 i ke ' to : .h.a.ve .thieijp; 
uni t . af fi lia ted. wit-b" ■. .t.be; ; Ariieirican 
Fedbra;tibn of Musicians ;thrdugh the. 
New . .Ybi-k ahd, other .Ibcals. : tJrtder 
drJift. • union procedure no ' iftterna- 
tional may enter into Asuch aiffiliation 
\vithbut first making- an ..a 
to the, Am'irican ; FcderatiQii- ;pf 



judge Allows 

Depdisitions for Mayh w 

Billy Mayhew, ^the songsmith, arid 
Dpnaldsoh, bouglasv& Gumble, Inc.,' 
music pablishcrs, won a; leg ■ Friday. 
(1) .in the sqrjg pirapy suit brought 
jy /Billy .;Van' and' Roy' Miisters, -also 
song . writei's. .-.'N.-.; ;;'Supre'rn'e. :.GpMrt 
Justice Phillip McCppk brdered dsp- 
psitiohs take'ri. in tialtimpre-.Of wit- 
nesses, ; who, • :M£vy hew contends; will; 
ybiich; that he : Priginated ; .(he.-.hit 
spjjg;;'it^s ...a, ;Sin^tb:;T^ll a- tii^.'. ,'■:;';.; 
'"Qyei*', ■;. ■.■;.dQ!',en-.~f^^ i/and ac- 
quaintances : :pt^-: Mayhe^y, \v.iJL\ be/ 
quizzed .. in the Maryland -city ■ April 
18..;; preparatpry. io : tlife:; .t'i'ial /of the;; 
plagiarism aptipn in \yhlch the.^p^^ 
tiffs 'seek an inJuhctiPn ■.^^^ ;■■; , ' aci^ , 
cbunting:,of profits made on- the sphil. 
siiice,. its 'piiblicatibri iii -1936; ., ,; 

yah.:", land -Maf-.ters Cright : .Wambs.. 
John .■.'•T/andbr- ..■Weerd.'.a^ 
Matthiessen,.- : ^ res'pebt'iye.iy )/. ' . claim, 
they 'originated/ npt:i only. the: music- 
a;iid' lyrics, of the /sin;, song but also 
its:/tit.l.e.' .Admit, /•hbweyer,':, it'.- •.y^as; 
not /^ublifihed- iuidbi: th^^^ 
ship/;/ .Defendants c'laim//:/ .entire 
tomc; wbrd.Si. music and bv' , was 
their-,b\vh:;.baby: . and ■ that .;due /bop^.-/; 
right: is: ; ' ' .■ihb,-i;ecprds;^ i ■ 






Shapiirb; Bernstein '& Co. and th'e 
:Paull-I'ibn^^r: Miisic .. 'Co, .have, /sbt-' 
. " tied: their bbhtrbVersy -over tlje.- re- 
/ 'newal rightii ^ to -'Let Me Call /You 
: Swieethea^ Under. : an. agr.eennient 
.. closed / last week , Shapj rb / becd.mes 
;;tbe sole seiHng:/iageht. foi^ the, niirri- 
/. ber, . .with . .'authpf ity to clear aU. U- 
:/ censes arid, foreign ; rights./ for \the: 
/■ $ong. , ISvyeetheart' .is ' generally .'recr 
ognized as one of the moist Yaluab!le;.: 
; ; cppyrights/ ambng/pild-time tunes. Be- 
sides haying a :higi'» perfbi:rnance/ rat-- 
.■ing, / it-i ' still ;.'\ - .substa;ntia^ ;'sheet., 

;■, .eeller.'v : ■ ■■'• /■:'■; ■■ ,.•■■/■■/■■; ■■■'/ •'■ 

Max- Mayer.. ; head:::.'.pf . -PauUrFio 



;.';Manageme^ Savoy ball 

rbomi- ;i>f../Y:^^wjU.not:;b^ forced /.to 
/install : a . li2-jE>iece' standby barid,'; in- 
additibri /to -tvvp^ reigular/ crbws, ^e 
coirdihg to dePisiort of i-lotiaV. 8p2 
(American Fbder ation of. Musicians) 
this-Week,.'./,'.. /-.:•/■;/'; / 
, Harlemese element haf 
paigning for. Moe : Gale / to : add . 
other cr'ey/ when he had . a/ 'buy.* in 
the ; sppt.; They- sa\y / unfairriesS' to 
laibol^ ; arid burtailmient bf ;'/pbssibie 
employment for niusiciahs a/t ariplher 
hall, if :'dale / ' continued ^; reduced 
block ticket selling /to cliibs, etc. vV// 
. Policy bif .dancery ha§ been tb ped 
die groups, phopped price ducats, Jor 
resale at/ regulai:, prifce / to . membei:? 
at a- profit :to th'e orga ' 
• Ha rletii . spa p-bbxers ^thought . this 
GUt down /eariVingP/pf biherwisb em- 
ployable - crew, Gale / beial r/ap , on 
grounds-;:, that... smiill. . clul!.<5, : . partips 
;etc.i familiar to: theatres al/sp. cbtilij 
not pbssibl.y .aftprd to/pay .for band 



■reer, obtained hi.s brjginal copyright arid. .k.. hall for ,'sariie dpugh; . tliPy 

" 'Shelled, at -hiis/ hoof Vemppriumt- ' 



Music 



; bf./thte sbnk. through: his/;pii'rGhase pf 

the Harold ■ ./Rossitei- catalog/ /riinp. 
/ years ago; "; V/hen/ the 'reriewaj came; 
/ cine Mayei: was- able /btiiy ; to get th^ 

rights /bf bne of : . 'Svsreeihear.t's' 
^■Cvriters- the.;iate; Beth Slater Witsdn/ 

.7 Shapirp-had the other half . thrpugh .. jj^^v Molliigh arid Harold Adam- 
. ; pypyiou^ dpal -made fbr the .* j- cleffed. *Ifs a Dog's Life.'/ which 
ne.war right«^o jll . the, compositions , Danielle ' Darrieux will/ Warbte-'iri 
-:Pf. . the/ late Leo . Fnedman, Mayer r^,,^,,^,^ys. -The Rage of Paris/ / - ' 
tried to buy Shapiro s piece and put 
. of the original pai-lby-.a .bitter feud 
developed 






Yvonne . King, blonde singer ./witli 
kinig; Slaters, vbcal- trio/ . wl^^^ 
Hbidt's' •band,// .has' : been added /to 
.teaching; staifTj of ParamPunt's talent 
training school in , N-.; Y, .,: 
■;■ ;she. coaches,-' ;'/' V/.'.. •■/'--'-'■-. /■-' '..- 






/ ■■■ Ofiicia-Is- of /•the--Ntvy. /Ytp^k- /Miipir .. 
ciahs union: ate. under :in5;1.ruction; .^p 
' notify' the Ibcal's membcr,^^ 
are /prohibited /h-pm. . record i.n'g 'ftir;- / 
phonograph diiscs; contiiiriing adver- 
tising -pbpy. ..' /Order has .been /.i.s^ued : 
' pcnd ing. a --linee ti ng April. 22/ betsvecn,; 
the /.bxeculi v/e board of the American;/' 
JFcdbration : of \, Mus i c iaris a rid; re pre- / 
/pcritativbs bif -ithe .P^atipnal.; P : 
.gj-aphic./.Netw.prk,; Inc., which l'"'ro-; / 
.poses tbjrplace' such .. commercial rep- '^.^^^ 
prd.s ;iri.coih-bpeTat^^^^ . 
: /■ Though the executive boa rd we hi 
. oh record ; as;, being' fppppse,d ^:tQ ; i.h^ : ■ 
copy -studded ;, d iscs .sey'er^ii:.- AVcbkis . 
. ijgo, /it;; h/aS ;;gr'arit.ed /; the.:. NPN ''£.■' 
ciucsi that ;;it ' be.^/giyeri'. an ppppr-' 



^ Somethinj^ :that. ..happened . a.t thP [ turiity: tb/pfcsent itis side of : the case.. / 
AmbasMdor. 'hotel's • (N.Y: ) ma iri d ine fllo.mC office of the AFM; convey td: . 

: V ii . ,■ r.-^ ^i ,iA V 4A '' ''he4aboo order to L^ 

and:dance room.lai>t,xypoic.:tended to, ^^.^^^^-^ 






;■/ ;- Montreali April 5^ - 
' ^/OJL/aJtOta.^ bf /$/l6p.0Q0_ci)Jlected..by 
the Canadian' V Perf orming'flRights So- 
ciety liast year only $45,000 jv.as re- 
tained . to : cpver e'xpehses; in Canada 
With the balance of $115,000 /sent to 
the. U.S.A. and Englahd, according 
to testimoriy taken before the Senate 
Banking Committee at Ottavva: dur- 
ing " hiearing ori the biil proposing 
exemption tbf ' danc'e halls a rid small 
hotels: /froM : pay riien royalties 
when radio Is used. ■]' 
• : .CPrrimittee/ w-as tpld.v further, that 
ojf / 47;d00 / writers whose ■wprk.s are 
cbh trolled / here .by / the GPRS only 
about 30. live in. Cariada, with these 
:receiving a grand total of i^ess than. 
$100 frorn'. the ' Society in royalties 
duringTthb past year. .' 

■ Prppbsai that the Society coni pile; 
and publish a' list. . of work.'? over 
which'' it blaims .exclusive :rights was 
bo uhtered w i th the ' plea / th ait; such ;/a 
compilatibn would bpst ovei: $100,000 
and would be liirgef tha'n all the 
telephone books ; ' , /panada com- 
bined.- / - 

Rockwell-d'Keefe Booking 
Hamid's Pier, Atlantic City 

Rockwell-d'Keefe,/ Inc., has / pb- 

■ tairied tlie ■exclusive band; booking, 
rights ' to Ham id's . / .Millibh Dollar 
Pier; Atlantic City; - -Initial -orchestra 
■ ; scheduled to. open under this -con-, 
trapf Jiihe 18; ■■;.' ;. ' 

■ ; ; Same office W:ill also handle all the 
' bookings' for H tints - / Qcpan Pier, 
■W)id\vpod,..N/-J./ ;. ;/-,-- '•; ^'Z '; . ■-''; / 

;■- ■ Frank / Loess«r. . and. -Trpy Sander's 
compb.sed a cowboy : sPiig for Para- 
mounl/s 'The Texan.' .. ..'■ ; - 



indicate . ' that the , a ve ra gp ./■ p ub I i sli pr/ 
doesn't knbw ' :the';;'lyricsi: ^ of- his/ : top; 
pi ug nU m ber;. Tha t goes fo r /e v en the 
chorus. . ' ':: ■■ ... / . 

.. Rpom'- in the ;AmbafRadpr' has de- 
veloped irito: a Monday night gatherr 
/ing place of ■mvsic/ publisheVs. ./L«^^^^^^^ 
.week . Dick- GaSpa'rre', leader of. the 
spot's band; / balied . \ipon the.- pub.s 
present ; to get up/ and dp their. o.\yn 
;Nbi; i tuhe's: . : iSlpl . one : of ii«:em bVit 
.faileti .;itb stumble / thrpugh;'; t^ words 
;of .the. 'chbruis, •: '.-■: 

;".-.■,;: -/ - .'■ ; . )r- ■-..' -• '/ ./",.■;■/ 

BENNY GOODMAN'S BRO. 



Dance b>iz: ].<;;; abput tp see' a /taniiiy 
feud with a Goodman vs. Goodman 
when Bjehriy's brother, ;/ Freddy; 
pireems his own orchestra, now f 
mulating. ./'. . ■ j -' ^ 

■ ^lewcomef -maestro- w formerly 
trumpeter/ ;;with Benny's / crew and 
quit a couple ;of weeks ago. Dejpar- 
ture was somewhat tinnpticed. 
/iike: passing of Gene Krupa, drum- 
mer, also soloing . on / the rostrum 
now. ■; //;■■■ ■:;■■:'■ ^ ■ '-' . 



MORRIS' RESPITE 



Quickie/to Fibrfda, .for'-ISpuncib-Biack 
; Fr«Ba N. /y. Fluffger Rounds 



ing :for the services of name . bands..' ; 
The April 2'2 ■ meeting had. been. : f.ct . 
by -/the .. ■ international ^ earlier .ithe • 
.^ame day ■(3). . • /.; ■ -.'c- 
./■Spokesman, for the NPN., a .'•Tib- -./ 
,<udinry bf TrahS-Elbctr^a . C^ iol-tt 
'the.:-AFM.:-that; it; ha'd' jl;:!<biiisiye'.' ' / ' 
traPtS for the^^^^^ 

cial a phonograph;' repdrds ..' wi'ih ■ i he . 

. bperatprs.; .pf • ITS.OQ.O. /coirirrna^^^ . 

:. He indicated that the orgarijzat jpn j ; 
had. a nunriberi bf national ddvcrtis / 
already' lined -up' for. the p|rQj(^^ 

; /TrahS;Fi^Ctra -.lost its' initial ■■.pti!si-i "., 
dent,. .G€orge/:.S6ule, by/.fesigbaliQn; 
last we'efci/ Forest J. Johrtsiori, /.p., /. 
win head;: -the organization until- ^g: 
newr.:president;/-i!5- named. .;■ 



Saiis Spedai l^rn^ 

/: Message: yodellng divi.^ibn of Ppi.-^lisil 
Telegraph won't do/ any tliing frorn 
the score; oi . 'iShow While and the 
Seven' Dv/arft' because the tunes/are ; 
pri the: restricted list, -Which neces.si-r • 
tate ■ giving credit' to the picture at 

the end of the message. Ppstal 
getting its .perm Issipri;. for .sbng ;uf:es 
direct from./ the copy right bwners. ; 
. W h ile the transm is.sioh /of/ time - nieiEr . 
..sagps •, . /':. ' : telephone - /Nvire : : is ; re*- • 
garded / as /coming >v,ithin /the pur- 
view, of pPrfprm ing rights, the Amer- 
ican : Socjcty : :of ; Corii pose r."!, / A lithors 
and Publishers Has elected to ;iet; the 
individual copyright / owners '. give 



Peter Tinlurin and j;ack; Lawrence 



■F'riedman copyrighted 'Sweetheart' . have written; four: numbers for Re 

..... 5'^. .«? -. ..... - , .1 ....u.i:^-:- ■•n^uA: 'Man .v-:.Fropv Mus)c 



in , April. /19l0,.; arid ■-.eight. ': .lonths 
' Idter .sbid .'it. .tb;: R;ossiter for'; an ad- 
• Vance payment. of $8.00b.- Mayer and / 
.;. Shapiro like'wisb:'. share' //the- copy- 
" right, renewal/ right ■ in;/ 'Meet / Me 
tonight' /in Dreamland;: by the same 
^writers -as ■ 'Sweetheart.' •. ;/^.- ■ ,/ -:- 
;/ ■, Arrahgemert .bn/;.'Sweelhear/t' is in 
/.sharp.cohtfast .with; the way. r-jch ' 



p/ublicjs- .. ;'The^^ 
Mbvi.nt'ainJ 



■:- Joe •Reichiiia'n:-,.«ig'ned;'by .; Warne 
fbr title role in 'the short; 'Pagliatci,' 
^tp;/be filmed 'after his brch ;cpnr}pl!etes 
B'<ni iTi-aiicfecp' /engagement.-; : - ; 



■ Edw) . H; . Morris, gen mgr.; of 
Warner: Bro.s,. muKib combine:, .fiew 
to/ Florida ;-;last. Friday ' (-iy^--^ 
prbfessionai head, .Roccp: ypPco. 
I'hcy are;d,ue/back;tdmbrro/w. .fTh-urs- 
day). ; Departure: •vyasVsudden,'^ 

Morris 'seeking , to recover from a'n i ipcn.sihfi' perrni^sioii. ■ ' ■ v 
intensive /round of nightrlife.^ which .po^talV crooning -diyl-iion 
had- been , prpmpted; by a , desire Ip 
■geit.;,acqUairi'tcd : With:-:h.is'^^c 
plugs- .sources, . In 'Fl orida he hoprc] 
.lb catchup with both sleep and his 
.stomach; :./ \ . 
• AL'nbther/:Flbrida./emigre/last w 

W'as Louis Berh.vtcin, ; iiead •. of .Sha- 
piro ■'■' 'Berriiitein & : /Co,'\//.Bdi-nstoln/ 
./who, is due back Monday (ll), w;erit. 
olf, to rebover from .some; iiJIS . oyer 
cbpyrigh,t:.i/ehewalf;..; -. y''-- ;. ;; ' : 



inj^ :tliyi.sinn. . / alfp/ 
.stayed;; by . Gompany'./- prders, fjxjrn' 
trfmsmittiri.g' / paraphrase.s, •: 'par-: 
pdie.s-,: of copyrighted number.s, 
this. rcquire.<j special pprmi.ssibn /froriti 
the copyright /owners; Still /the -No.; 1 
tune by .rine.s.sagc seiidpt-.s : • 'Happy 
Birthday to You.'. / /. :/ :' '- . .:'/' 






N. Y, PAR CONTINUES 
AUDIENCE BAND POLL 



L^git IVoducerk* Suits Against Waniers Regarded as 
Vague-— Involved Status 



. .. ..... . ,^ . p-/.JoevNadell-.haR.iT»bved intp^:G 

newials. as .'Shine on Harvest :Mpon, rpeuV 'i^ps^^ Angel^^^ office, replacing 
/Honey Boy' -and.: 'Take Me ■..Out- to ^^^y^. LamontJ Herb Lulzi /Chicago;. 



the Ball Game' • are .teing.:;ha'ndl€;d; 
Jer^y; Vogel, w:hb : gpt 'part of : the 
rights; ;;pf; th'esb tunes, is..:publi.shirig 

: 'Sfiin'e' : aibng '•vvVih ;Rem!ck,: and.; he 
has:- put/ his. owi^i : editions : pf the 

■ other 

: the _ _ 

; Broadway ;Mi,sic ;Gbrp.-^ 



.sUcpeeds/Nadell 'with the 'L; A. Mario 
.Mui<ic-: branch,;-- .' ■ 



Harrv vi'arren, . Al Dubin: and; 



. . or.igi,nal. copyright., .owners,: , . • M^mi • 

.n^;i=.»-iv/r,:e!. .rf^^^ ■ : . ; . :AVarncrs -Garden .of ;,the. Moori. ,..^^ ., 



\ Redman ; Reopen 

\-\ ..- V,.-^, „'■■■'-. •/■/:••:- • Detroit, Aprij/.'i.. j 
; i . Ea.stwbpk. J'ark. opens- for . :sea/son ;! 
ffaturday^; Api'il.'lO,. "wit.h;^D^ 
.'i^;a;ri's .;ba>)d .in the b 



;■ /-Connie; Bb?weil '-'and BinK Crosby 
.<:et for s'oriie- old-tinie bUi'e.s record ' 
ing 'for .Dccca^;: /, 



'■. Warner Brb.'s. ./declares that riot in 
a- :sinKlc.:.pne of 'the- 23 uni.Ls which. 
April Prod lictipnf;. Inc., Shubert. sub- 
sid, has; filed./agfjin;st' :it/in.thc^N^^^ 
supreme cpui-r is thfere, any- reference; 
. 16 the perforrn a n pie: . of p ne ;. of . the . 
April^ score's- on '■ the air.. . 'WB- te'i/ms 

the batch ., . of ' S.h ubcrt com pla.i ri ts as ; 
-cpn.'itit'iitihg ripihirig bitt . h 
vii liue •• obi i;iation.>-;: //; '- /- 

. .-./ioipi/essip^i'i'- j'irl; the/ "mifeic, buJ^'b'C'^?'- 
is . that the vShUbbrt,s-;hi!Ve/ institiited , 
these suits .a/s pb.rt: of/ llic/ir /Campaign 



■ . S.'i mm y . CAhn ; and Sa i 

xyritipg- .scdi:e ;;.for . ./Gi 



to get April; Product ion's, repository. 



come' w i th in v e i Iher ,b f these c 1 ass i fi - 
catidns. ; \-y,- -.\ /.'' ./.;■■-., 
/ .Most of tbe .scor/es ,ih-volyf:d; in -the 
lititiatibn Wore • written/ by/-:Sigm.iinct 
-PtP'nn:berg. ' .The Shy bpitis c l.a.i m / lhat 
the/ contract .'v^'hi.ch ^avc them' .the 
complete:.- ownership-' 61 the ; .■^corc.s 
w.crb: ;signiiture(i- by., llo m h c r <i be f o r 
he beca/rne a. me'r'nbcr. /of AS.C A;P; and ^ 
-thatHhc/latter/is:;i3arrcdji;rbrr^ 
jrig;/such .. works ' ;; ihe ;Km,aii; ■^Jf^l^ts..'; 
-which Rbm'b.erg.; .■fcon vby cd .•■tqvthe-...SoV.: 
piety. :whc.n/ hp; became -rncnibfr. ' 
■R6'mberg',hi'insei;.'f./say.s. thtit/ he cannot : 
'find the co'niraH in .qirLvs'ti'pn... . ■ ;■ 
ASCAP'.s «cncrai';couns'Pl 'Js/ 



'. Starting ' Easter week the' P'ara'- 
molint,- .N. Y., tees off on its third 
.band.: poll,, with, patrons :. a.sked . 
•name' favpr.ite; 'Prchcstra.. ^ Iri addi- 
liori; to arbiiMng interest. ;' ' .;bandj:,. 
the- balloting giveti the; mariageirricnt 
f)( the theatre as well as . the bo<.k- 
. ing^departnTien't/a slant on whp/ia.rie 
, the public choices and to what ex- 
tent. . .■'-'■■/•..--...;/-;,; ■; -.; --.;.;•'/--...:/ :-/ 
• / ;ijast;year/Quy L 
. on top, getti ng the trophy;- wh i ch the 
theatre presents. ' - P'riok year (1936 
' when the" band ' poll /. Ih.inK ' - w^$ 
started,, the three top 'bands were 
/aw.a.rded/ /trophies.; -:One ot- ihose that 
.■yp^af .-a.ls.o.- was .Lbriribardp.- • 



ry Wairr<en, Jr.; Dies 

/.. 'Hollywood, April 5. 

.Harry. Warren; /-Jr.; ;;i.f); : ' '/ of the. 
- .'jon.'iwriter, died /of' -doii.l.>lp - pncu- 
/ Gad;jr.s'r:)f-.Lebari.f).h hoF-. 
ay '.f 2 )'.--. '.The !r.y ;h;,4 
;p)tai /<'! .case; /of . irifhj- 

tors^ are; uiidcrj^tpbd ib be:,firTrily..op- ::'i,hb wprks; still -come ■.withinvits.jiiris^.-'cri^j/aiid; bp;on. Ui;c/;Nvi;y.' 



. ■/ ■ ■ . . • of .a mass'bf bperbtt4r;.is^ tJic:]-tending:»that ;ey;en/ if .:;thp mj(;ihia.:1n;'thp- Ce 

ul 'Chaplin- A-mcrican Spc'icly,;orGorrt^^^^ rifihls;. .pita/.i'a.st siiui-.'d 
3 r^i hd" 'Vei*''-'! fhbr-^'S'jn^-" Pub;iisher<:; : I>allprs;djrPc.' !..t'hrp:ugh'-Rbml:|e-/'g'ji ..ont'.\rP.d;. tKeZ-hp^il 

■'■ >vh: i,'~u "" 'f '^- rv-v^^-- -"•■--"•:;■.■ -pwir^nrtf^ -ihnw noeni^V^-Mny lO. iors :are;uiidcrj^t 

v...J.00pppr5ons.;::Rpdnv.h urUloV'i-h 
. .. >o .CMys.-v . : ... ,. . , .:, ; . . / .'r.^.^^.' pf ''^ L()'ve;^(• proVide ^oT f he;/m of ;pub- / ing rights society:; ;0:r:which-. liombprg .. tjrxy;^^ tiinp of his .death; 



Plvil. Skiilm'ah's biind ' will; open;' atid; 'I - Want. My /Share 



iirid 'writej'5 /.arid /that- April . Xyos; a; /nncnr\bcr'/'b(;foi-e;he-/.-c 



, ^^p«nurParnis,nitery.i^ 

..;.ior the second successive year.. ;. - Ppsi -. - ■. .;. ' '■^^^^'-'''r" .. .;.._..-.•; ;:....-.,;■- 



t<j Bp.Mdes his /father and riiothc.-/ , ''• 

l!vi^^f•rt'. .Jfjii//,: .15; .sqryivo":, ;:;;•-: ; / " ■;.;■; ^ 



VARIETY 




. . • 'Fedocal ■i^A:dittme Mack; 
.'McCotikey ot.katisas City,' fo'iv- 
ineriy: opierfitied i^jv pi^^ bpoltiiig 
agency', here/ with usiiig pie- jriails to: 
dcf rauci^ Was dismissed, and . brderedf 
'striclcen -fi'oni 'thi;- I'tcbrds last- weclc. 
States District Judge Johlv 
daskie. GoUe^^t the vrequest; vAH- 
Sistant District ' Attbrney..; Henry .G., 
..Mbirris.: -V . •-•'.■^^ ■ . .v - ■ 

/• ihdiciiricnt ;chai(;6e^^^^ in' .1936 
• McGonkey . m'fide a Contract with the 
' pyrbmbters of tW KentucJcy iMoim^^^^ 

Laurel restivWl\at. .Pin<iville,: Ky.,- tp 
, ; f urnish • Mauri ; . Sherman's ' Ghicago 
'brchestra' -tb; play', at: the festlvail. 
., Sherinaih'.s V tootiersviiiled -tb ..Appear 
; on' .the specified .' day, . and • anbltier., 
.tb'and 'WhicK . w sent m its . stead- 
• prpyed . unadceptabie^ io, '.thfe Ken- 
. iuckians, who had ^given $.250 . of th e 
.v$i)Op contract • p.i^ice tP -McGoriloay.'.as 
. an • advance paymerit;. • ,,piomplaih{; tb. 
; the iFederai aitithorities; f pHoWed ^ 
:Md!rris^^^^ court that > s^Mli-: 

; seciuent ihvesiiigaliori indicated RtC- 
Gprikey had not ^tended to defraud;; 
, the Kentupky pf ompters. McCpnkey, 

•^Iwhtf .mpved to; 
indictment;, Was retutned here; a hd 
was . ph, bb.nds pianding the ti-iar p^^^^ 

.-.;the case.' .'' ■ \y.'r '.- ',; •■.^.■•^^v.-^-^'■^ '..'v-.^.^ 



brlearis, April, 5., : , 
Alfred . W,ellb"?Kinj chairtnan;. o^^^ the 
. janrt usement ; ^pf ; tt\e; City 

Park iBpard, ; quit \:n& post. Sa 
(2) after.- selectioirs^.of; .riyiichae^^ 
..Cupero's : band ; to ;preMrit yie ; jiiim- 
ther . cpncert \sei"ies , in\|fie ; p^ic; 
iiarry rMendelspn's > band fiad ,.prer 
.Bented 'the .concerts for: the past . 10 
;.>j:ears.'vr v- . ■ -^ -.^j::. 

' .-Maiurice: .PujEour : was: named . by 
Felix Dreyfus, presiden^^ :6f ' the 
park .bpairid, ;to ■ Succeed Mr. 'Well- 
;, bbrh. ' ■:;...>■.;;■•''■..•..'■." 



; . :Mari Kejnney, eiirpute tp Toronto's 

Rpyal York Hptel fr 

Hotel .■Vancouver, .wil^ orte night 

stand ; in . Regiha,^':'^ he 
• started put years agd.' 'Will .play ibr 

Kinsiheh club, benefit dance April 17 

pi Triianori ballrpptni ^ 



' - Sai'V Fraticis'cD, April 5'. 

■ . .. Sob .Cjrayv $an ; Mateb' J.unlor 

Gollejie .siudcnti ,>voi> $50 frbm. 

RPSer .. f*r'yo;r ' ..' a' collegiate 
' cGiites't • at the ;St.;..Fran6is hbt.el , 
"•ballroom; 

. N i> xt- . d isy 'he ' . f 1 ) . was bbbkCd 
' tjy, thp Mivslc. Corp, ;.pi-, Arrier- 

Ica. . in the. momini,. '. .(2). .wa'S; 
■■ -s igned: for :;. KSFQ'is : My^^^Secre t 
' Ainbitloh .:. at, : iXciPq, . v(.3:^ .V^Vasi i 

..signed., by . .Hehry .$^ing in ; the 

.afterridpn . for ; future appear- 
: ^hbes . witlV;:Ktn^^ ' band, wheti ~ 

;tliey';gp-.eayt^-' ■"■ yM'- 




■With Music Cbrp/.pf : America, how 
lukewarm on d^al,\to bring o](^er, the 
Gpldstream- GiJai-ds. band f rohii LoriT 
dpii/.thb/WiUkm Mot 
■as '. possible auspices pfr King's; bwii 
men here. Deial involves; ;!Cash out- 
lay ;ibt:;abbut|20,0p6:.-fbr;i 
tipn ofrthe 60 meri iincL a;; gua^^ 
of .two .w.eelcs salary, " wh bias 
m;ca wary. • ;••; ' y ■ ./ 

~. Aiinericari ^Federatiph pf lilusiciahs 
-has. already Pkay^ ;the idea pi imr 
porting for^igherSy^ ti^ntatiyely set for 
a r r iyaji: . :ar6Und ■ - Oct/. ;i 5. ) Goodwill 
: idea^;.is•. beifeved ;t^ 
decision,; . ; .Which ..holds ■. .aS; :ripng . as. 
group does hdt Compete; with v'U/ S.' 
.musicians in :theatres.;ahd: limit; ihetti^; 
selyes.to; auditprlurii 
^Cett 'eh'gagemehts,;- etci... 0:-. 



. .Itamona's/'Baiiid ;.: ■;.. •;. J;;^■. 

..RaiTibna, fprm.ierly Paul.\inhitemah 
girl- pianist, Is . organizing^ . a ']band 
;whicli .she: will heiad fo^^^ 
of America. '•. ' ' 



; Don ; Redman's ; bkhd opens East- 
Wood' Park,: Detroit,. April .16-17, .f pi- 
lolwing.. . which V; he'll; ; play oner 
lii^hiier f at the' ' Gray$tbne bailrbpith, 
Detrpit.:--' ■']: ■■• ': ■'' ) ■''■, } 



iliiH.-^v;'- 



presenti 



;;: avho are we to say 
I SHADOWS ON THE Moon ■ 

1^- cM^RIACHIE.":;. : . ^-^^Z.-:' a;''.' '^Ei '"'^ 

■.■ .. By 'SiiimunJ-Romlcrfi nnJ Ciif .Knfi 
1'"^ ' ; : From AIGM i^JcriK* ■ tJte Girl of ifiS GoWch WeiC 



T/i« Scnsaliuhal Nc>.vi(-an Wu/le Sofiq 

. Aliislc on J; SpanNli- tyr/c ty\i>rar(a Gfel' 
\ - English Lyric by. ■Rayinond.Lcve.ei% : ^ 



^^W^YS^AND^-ALWAm 

. ;• . From ifc^. MG!^! |»io(«ir« ."i>i.aHirie(||/ia'V; • 



:'liiE:.,ONE J:,lkS\^E^ : ;Vx.:' • 
;i^iELQpY:'.i^Ap^^^^^ 

. Tronl .llie 'MO^l ; iHf e ' "lU'vry'hody : iJi'iiij. 

Uy Alorfc GorJoci -4iri'i /(nrrvv ^^<•^'(•I; 
? .' I'roi^ .2()^^ CViilii»'.y-J «:v l''ui(Ke; . 



■-■Hi: 



.. . By C(|j. K«/irr. and JI«rIt< Kive.nt: 



I6'2» ■BROAfeSyAy' ■; -.'- H E.W ■ YoXtt;- ' 



■ : F6lioti)ttig:.is an a'nd^ cqmhined'iflups of current tune^^^^ WABC.dnd WOTt cojiipvled^ 

for the ioeitk jroriit Ihtough Sttiiiddy iMafcli^^ 

on th$ two ii BC l^^^ 1rom i:d, ini tQ V 

kofed prdgrahis: In. 'Source' cplumti, *: denotes legit itines, nnd: 'pop' speaks for itself, i ;V •; , 

■■ : ■ ' ■ ' ■■:''^\'A;^^ •■■ '^'r ■■';■■; ./Grand? Coi^ 

Fubiisher . : Sourc«; ';. 
iT'cist. t t V f v.y • • Pop • • i»> • 

■.Rerriick:.;/..';.V,-../'.:-.Pbp-:.' ;;.■■.'. 
.Harnfis . , i . . . . ; .rPop . .;. , . . , , . . , 
.Famous : . . . . . ♦ . , • ^GoHege ;Swing. V ; 
.iyrai:lb . . iVf Right ;thisv Wey; 

...Rbbbiris ii . i i ...... Pop 



Title.;-.. z.:'-:-:'/ 
T^'^A^Ti n * •'•'• •' * > • '• ■*'«■•■•■••■• • •'. • < 'fci.* * • > 
Ybu're An Education.. . . 
Please Be, Kindi ..; .: .V. ... ■ . ,'. , . ;.v^ 
Hbw'd "You Like: tp; L-'/vfe Me? . . . ; . 
I Gaii- Dream. Can't 1? ; . ; . , . '.;. . :. v.=::. 

It's' ^Wbnderfui..;/.';.v.;:^\.^;'.-.u. :.;/:;'. --..^ 

Heigh-Hp ..;. ;'. v. v:...>> • 
Ltbve; -Walked Iir. ... . , . > • • • • t 'V. . r;-> 
Dipsy Dpbdle. .> ,.;. . • 
Thanks fbr the Memory. . . . i 
In My Little R6d: Bbok^, ^ Vi, . '.., , . . . 
I Fall in Itpye with Yo u. Every Day .; ; ; 
Lbt's Sail.to Dreamlarid , . ... ? . ; . .-• 
At BL Pfer:fume:;Gbuhter :;.^ .;. ;;. 
Whistle. While Ypti; Wprk^>;.^.>v. 
ISuhday ill the Park; . . ; ; . ; . . > • • 
Oil the Sentimental Side . . . . . v .; , . 
TV^^p .BbuquetS ,., . . .;. ; '.. . . 
I Simply Adore Ybij . . .' . , ; 
Cry<;Baby;..Gry/yv:',-; . ^v.-. s 

Always and -Always. 
Good Night, Angel. . ^ .y.'. 
^oy Trumipet; ., ,■ ; . ; ; ,;. , 
I :See.. Ybur Face Before -iVle. ;;.-..• • . 
Sweet z.-s a 'Sb,ns'..;-. •; . •; . , ; .' 
t Was'Dbing All Rii^ht.;^; . , .. r>.cv 
I-iibubleVDare TiToiw;; . . . ;,. . ... 

MQrfe;Than\Everi . . : v . v .■ • .^v. . . v -^X • 
Bewildered . ; . i /. ; , , .>:.;. . ;. ./ i. 
Mobh bf Manakoora\ .'. . . . , .. . > . . . . 

You ebuldn't Be^fcuter ; . ^, • y :. • • • 
It's .Eabier- Said ;Tban Done i . ...r. 

I Love to. Whistle..; ... ... , . : . . ; ; 

In Shad^ Pf the New Apple Tree. . 
TwP vShadbWs . .'; '. . ; . : ..; v i ; ; ;. . 
;YbUv Wehtto My, Head^ . . .; : . i . : 

brie Song.:, . .V. . ..... . ; .;•.... ■ . •. • .-. t • 

Where' Have We;M;et Before? , ,V . , 
Garden in Granada;-. . .. ; .> ; . 

Just a Simple Melody . . . .. . . v i 

■I Live/the Life .1 Love,:. ; . U.V, . . ; 
flbmetbwh , ; , . . v. . 
. Gypsy, .in M'y , Soul , .... : . 

Thriee - Blind -Mice, .^^r ; ^ ;vv v; . - 
Good Night, Swee?t Dreams • • ;i • • • 
Love :Is )Here;tb Sljiy. ; i/. y i-. 
Hov/ 'Cain You Fprget?:' .;.., . '. ' . 
Switigin'? lit . the: Goi-n . ; . , . 

Dpri't Bc Thfit Way: , . ;..;,,\ 

J32ebel:;;.r.'...r..;:: .■':••;;,;.;. ,>;;.:.;..■; i':....;. 
LpSt;arid Epund;^;. . . . . . ; . : .;;;^., .V 

The Oiie rLovef. :". . . . . , . 

Outside;Pf Paradise/ ; : . V. . . i'- . . . 
Who Are We to $ay?v ; -a;: ./.v. 
Mama; That . Mobn Is ;Hei^e; Aga in ■; . 
SometKirig Telis;; Me : , 
On thb Sunny Side of Rpcktes ; , , . . 
Ten Pretty'Girls ;....-> • ? • vvi .■. 

'Tabo.o . • • > . ",.■«. v.* * ?. • '.' " * ' • 

Old ;Api5le' Tree; ^::;v;^;. . i .'I'i.'.'.:. :.. 
My;Heart Is Talcini LessbhS . . .. . . ; . 

Rbmance:;in,the .Dark.;;. ; . V . ;^ ; . . : 
■Rosalia '.v.;.:.-; ; :.v'; ;..■>•.■:,■;■. ;V,.,;i .. 
Somebbdy.'is ;thinking: of .. YoiV Toiiight ; 
ShaCk in Back of the Hills . v. . 
Irv the Still ;pf llie; Night. , , ;.. i .v. 
ShddoWs on the Mopri:. . . ; . ; . ... ; > 

r Can't Face the . MUsV . , , . : . v;., 
■C.offee .anici Kisses. ; . . •:>. • . . VV, 
Loch ;Lombiidi.. ...... ...... ; • ■ : 

-J list; Lot Me Look at ■.Ypu . , , . , 
iS.tbP;and;Recbri5ider:. , . . ; , 

' Sissy . ..,..■».■•, i.; . .V.,' . i . 

'Obbh Boom. . ; . ; . . V. , 
Nice Work • If You Can Get .It . ; . ■; 
Joseph,. Joseph. ..... . . , .'.. 

."Tohight We'Love . ■■ . .. : v V . r. : , V 
Ybu'd Better Change -Ypur "T.uiie . 
;There's"a;Gbldmine in/he Sky, . .. 
.Let;Me.Whis~per; ... .'. .;.-,..'^ .> ; .; 

DoWh.with.LbveVV;. ;.•, , .;. i'y.y.\'. 
Lovelight ih;the .Starli;ghtv . : . . . . . 

At Ypur Beck, and Ca II , . ; ... ; ; , . i 
If DreamsCpme True. :■ 
Some; Day My Prince Will. Gbrn«! 
There's a ; Bciy ~ i n . Har 1 eiii;. . . . ■ • • ;• 

Romance^ih' the' Rain.: ^ • • 
Azilre.^' . . .:i;.;i X;.' 




Berlin. 
.ChappiiU 
; Lincpln v v . . . 
i Parhmburit 
.Marks.;.'; i.Vi;.:-J 
.7'ambt>s. . . 
vSpier' ;,;;■/.>;/?■ 
. . ; Donaldson ; > ; 
, . .^Berlin . i . 
. . ..Mills ..y.. . '.'.. 
:.' y.'«;.. Select ' . . . 
V.;; Shapiro: 
. i ..V Aijer.;yell;eiv ; 
V Shapirbii- 

i; •■Feist • ,. • • i 
^; .vBerlin' . ,v, i . 

• r.GirCle . i .;, , J 
. . , . Griiwf prd; . . .. 
i ; Jtbbbiris. ; , . » 
. i i . Chappeli 
. .. . . Shapi]rp, 1 
> . .' < Miller- . . 

Miller . i 
. . . . Kalmarr 
. . . . Chappell 
■.. • Olmaii r • • •: . '• 
. . . . Rbbbirts . 
,W.xGhappeil.;i.'. 
. '.^ ^Witmark \ 

• i ^ ABC ; ■.. 

. i.» yBerlin •v/.V.v. 
.. .... vRbbbins . . . i 

em . . . 
(ark . 
/dsrMiisic 
;wford 
brds-lMfiiiiic 
. ; Tbiihey- 
VShapirP? :;>;..:. 
. ; Ghappell . • 
. . Hariris .;. 

; . Berli^ . . . •'• 
. . Rob'bitts , . . 
i-vRemick . ; 
. i Santly-'Jpy .. 
.i..Feist.; ■';;■'■■;; 

• Select v.; , ...i • 
. .Feist" • '• 
...Paramount 
; . Witmark . . . . 
viHollywobd. . , 
< .Crawford .. v. 

►.Southern .i i ; 
, . Witmark . . . , ' 
. .Select ... .. 
. . Paratnoiiht . 
. .Cliappell ■ 
Schaster^iyiiller ; . 

iMorris ,. . ri; • • 
.v. -Ghippell ,:. y; ' .i 

. ..Feist . •'• ..r.'-*^^''..— • 

. .'Re.mick .''. ■, . .,•'. i • • • 
. . Parampiinfc ... .. ; . • 
.Rpbbinis ..ii r ' -'f-,' 
' . V> Ghappell;:.;./v: .;•:.• 
i .'. ..Liricoln^i..* 
.;; .> Witrnark. ... r^- 
. ;ivSantly-Joy ; . 
. iGhappell >....; •:• 
vVi ;Hai:rns . .> .;. ; ..•;« ; 
; .'. .Fambus .. . . ' 
..... Ager-Yeilen . :. ... 
... . . Berlin , ..V - 
.... Chappell ;.. , ,;. • 
i.i.Ghappell. ?;.:..••> 
.; . . ; Pa:raniouh t • ? >;^ . . • 

• ►.ABG/^ ,v •-,•'*'• 

; ... Exclusive ;;: . i . v . . 
. 4,; .Berlin ' y . . v. ... 

>' ,- ■. i Harms i . '. . . -. ■' : '>.•■■ 
. Red ;Star , ; .;. . . .. . 

;.^Mills .. :,. . .v..^ . ; . 



►Snow, White. 



♦Gbldwyit 
:Ppp 



FbllieS; 
Brbadcast . .\ 



rBig . _ 

,>!Gbllege- :Swingi:.'- ,';;y. ;.:.■. -.^vv. .:.;; 

Pop:- ,; . ■* .; .' . t ..^..V.. ■.;■»' ^ .'i; . . '\ •- 

iV. tCaisa Manaiiia Revue; .> . , ..,';■. . 
..,-?Siibw-' ■.■Wh.iie^:.-,.:hV ^. .■^!•i.;•i.V•V; ,' 
tPinS and Needles ... , .' . . ; ... » . 
v; . / Dr ; ^ Rhy th m; ; i .v . , . . > 

;v;Ppp/'; ";."..;^ V' ' -y'- 

«-a'tPOP ■' • *■*■ *■* • "• •'• "•.'•'•;• • • •■.••# 

. . ^Mdnnequin V'v^. • 
,: •Radip City : ReveW^. . :;;.; ..•.^'::;.> * 
♦Rebecca bf iStinnybrbok 'Farni.: 
,, .t.Botween, the Dofih :....; ,, ' 
;.. -.■^Sallyvlliiehd' 'rVnd vMiiryv.. >-. .> 
;*G.oldWyiv.' Follies 

.•^.■•.;Pop- ; ...svi .:v;;;'.'i-v;i 

■^HurriCanS . . , .;:;.;; . 
^.Jpy pf Living; .:;.. .>'.. ;»;.;i , . y.> 

M;ad^Abput -Mi'.usic.-',..^; :.'.■;•..'.■.. 
; . . tHppVay ip.i'. What , ; . . . 
, i . ♦T?wb ■ Shadb\y,S:. V ... v;/^.;. v .r- • • r 

i i Pop • . • »■.•■■• f.t' . . . ■ .'. • 

,-i,.:*Snbw White . . i .'i.y..;;^ j-v;r..'.r 

•-.■^Pop.'. 

. ..'Pop . . .' ; ... .1 .•'....*■ • '. ■ . . f * . '.. . .t • . • • 

; ; ; *ScriptvGiri;.;.'. i ;.;.; .' . ; . . .-. ... . V 
,,.'.-tFiftyrFi,flyV-'' ^ /:;;■,;■.■. ■.;v.^VV;; 

v.;;.tFiftyrFii:tyv:,;,.;..'i...i. .;.....v...:.:.' 

; . .;"P,OP; . ... .-.-y^ . '»• .' .... . ., .. . « . *.♦;• 

..■»■• Pop.- . ... i.r...i .;*•■ 1, .;..;"'•.> '. * ... .^V" 

'. -.;;>Gpldwyh.; Follibi;.'- . » , . . ,•, .' > 

;.-\*'Fbbls: for- Scandal ;:;v;:i^ .v 
V i . ^RadioVCity ' Revels ./v^^ 
. ^ *.-PbP' . , , .; . .., . . 

,vi.*-Jezebel-'. . < ;.i . V-v;-..;,. ..•■vj: y':^. 
.-;..Pop -r.^ ■ 
.V. *Everybody • Siiigy ; . ... , .vy.; . . , , 
. , . *butside of Paradise , . i . . . . 
. .> *Girl of Golde W West . . . v. .i,; 
• \ ' * Bi g '::Brpadcast.; :<'..;v : . .;.i ' 
....•..•PPp . ■. .;. , ... .-, . ..i-i'-.'f •« 

;;V': *RpIl Along,- Cbwbby. . . .;. ;:.', V, 
i ■;^ Pop ■■■-;;';;.'.':.>. .:-..r;';'». 
. .'•;Pop;- . .•. .-i^.-.^. ;■■'.. " ■■• 
. . *Swing -Your Lady;. ; . t J . , . . . 
•>v Dr. Rhy thni . : .;. ;: . ; . .. I . , .; . ..i 
V • f . ftpmaiice in the. 'Dark . . 

♦Rosalie; 'i'.-.-";;,.'.-';.:'.v. i:l .-i. ,^ 

-Pop.--;. »■'.;..' ■.■. . v^'.';. ..;... • 

Pop. '.;.. . V. . . .-. . .,> .;.■■.'.•■. i . .i. 
♦Rosalie . ;•;;: . . . > . - . 
^Girl .bf jGblden Wbst ; : ; , i 
Ppp.:'-.;..'.r • ^.i-f'-:- i'- .'>-.-v,'.. 
'-♦Her junglb. LbVe. . .;. . . .■.:. . . . . 
.Po[) > ; ....-. . . .'.iV.'..'.. . ,. ».• '• • 

; * Joy ; of 'Li V ing. ; //, •. . ; . . .; . . . ; '. i 

'Pop .■■■•',.■;-.,'..". i- . o.-'. 

.Pop . .... , ... . » . ,•■ * V* 

Pop ... i'. ; '. . i . V. .. . .. -. 1, .. .;, . .;• 1 

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St t(Hl ASKS 15G RENT 



■ : : ■; ' St. Lou'is, April. 5. 
B.Qcird; of Estiniiate and Apportibri- 
mei'it -last - weeik . i hd iehte'd that: ;diGk- 
otin^ ; between ■'the ...city . aiVd .. the 
Lbiiis ..Symphoriy . Assn.- :; rental 
redwclipn '.for; the . ojicra bbiise/'ii-i .the 
MUriicipal ' Audi tor iiirn; > at .an. 
crid; /..Assuniing. a ttil^e it br;.leavo it 
attitude,- the Board •docidad ithat-' the 
1938;;39; .^ymph;. rei^tal; e^^^^^ would be. 
$15,000,, th'c -sarn'e; as ^ lyhs .been for; 
the .J list, scyerpl ; ; ; ' ■ / ■ .; . • ; ■:. 
.' ;Thfe .-'Bpard ha;d. -previbii.sly pro- 
posed ■that. ilije''.SynY|)h^ .sigh, 'a ■' 
tract vfo;r -tliroe .yeiirs'; btbup.ancy; 'pC 
the. building;.; with- I lie;, rental cut - to 
$10;6oa- -fbr. the 'frVst ;yeae and th.cii 
: gpin g -.. to ;;.$ i ?>■. p.OO ■■■ Jb r . I l.te. n bx.b ,:Xw by. 
'The -■.'Sijrrt jph •• - A-s'sil-i . .isisJfb'd . for.'' .; year's 
!c'biit;rn|f''t:.)it ■:$IG,obO with; Ho" further 
cbtniniimcnls,';. '.;':. - ;'-:';;.-' V •; 

.;-.'Boca'use ..;oc;.;.e>:pcH;se; .'arid - .prefer- ■ 
;ence to ■ slrjii gfi t- 6 rchesTr ii I .c.o'ncciHs, 
br..' concerts'.. ■U-ith -(oloksl.s, . the kym- 
.phpny ■ chprus • bf; 200. voices .wlli.- be; 
\disi?bntinuied.--;: Arthur ;';J; Gaiiacs,' 
;man'ager .-.of the: Syinphbuy,' said the 
.'ma intejuaiice;. .of ■ tile ; chpriis . ; aiid.. the 
.iii:r]n:g pi;.;:\roG.al sblois^.S - aim to 
.iioa'i^ly $8,0.00 per ye';Dp ynd:.t/ie re- 
tu r ns ; we I'e ^iip t: com m e !T.s.u,r ^ Ic : With ; 
-thc;.';cikpbt\diture;; .T; . . . '-as 

.usual i iVi-slVcvd i n ; the ; red, - al LhPugh 
$l;00,.po.O; was; bbta'lned; • /• •: drive, tp 
;eraije'-'';-;dclicit.'./ ' .-'■:■'-.:,;.'; 



Haihe WoriH Fit Headline; 
HeVBroadcasUngfo^NBC 

; .. .;.■ . -Mihrieapplis,- April- 3i- ' '. 

I Dimitri' Miiropbulo.s, cohductp ;bf ; 
.Miiirteapbli^s Symphony prchestra, set; 
:to;; cpridu'Ct 'the : l^IBG syrnphbny;vprT-: 
.chestra. in New- York oyer a natibn- 
\ wide. hookup ;.May 28, ;// j;-. .'/•'.;• ''■. '■ 
.- He al'sb will Cbnd 

iiiiisiQ-'f cstivai :Sept... 5; ;-;;/-' .. ;'; 





•9 





"^.-lvr^t;' .'0,p.e'ra. 'hai? ..appr'o'acheif^ -Dr, 
-CValter -Darivrpsch;;' tp-.;;pr-^ his 
opera,;:''Qyraixp ;de;;Berger ,.' ih New 
Ybck .;next ^season;. .. Cbntihgent.' on 
the; prpppsal:.-isV'whethe.r . the ;cbm-. 
;poscr :ca.n • iut-^it^ .a'hd . w 'it up' tp 
satisfaction; ;;■;.: ■•■; • '' /- 

; Qpfira", which Dr;^ Damrosch scbred 
on an a dapta tipn' .b f the jjbctic : pj ay 
.by •.-Rostand, ...was . put b.rt about' 20' 
'year^: ago' 'by: tii:e :Met;,fbi':.; several' 
perfbrmtihces. )VIet;p.iiitis^ tb.aise Law-: 
rence Xibbbtt. in.-the .:tili..iiar '-lead iif 
-pi'bduqtiPn-pVans evcii'tu^^^^^ 



.:; ; .Coridfehiii,Cpri|deri S . 

■'■'■J '■ ■!■: ■:'--;Buffalb;;-ApHL.5.'^:^^ 
Ehtiwood Miisiic Ifal I, . Buitalo cbiir: 
^cei^t spbt;;for .the .pa;it ;20.:yeai'.S, ;has 
l^ceii/cbhd'cMiined'.bep.a dbicb- 

live Tobi. ;■'-.; ' • 



Despite the lateness ofithe-s^J^son, 
cbneert ^fbsses in: Ne.V^r .Ybrk .con- . 
tin-ued bn the upbeat during the past . 
week,; Joining- in. the' take were -thu. ;.- 
BostPn Symphbny, the PhilharinoiiW-- 
.%iVRh jind^Marian Aiidersoi>;^;Ne^^^ 

cbnti^'Uo. ■;^----' ;..-' '.: , ' :•. ' . ;, .■:■■ .:■ 
■ Estimates for Last Week : 
Bbstoii Symph. Orcli/ GaViiQfilie Hall 

(:2.-7(j0; -$i.50-.$1.50),- Two -cp.nccrts, :, 

Thursday.: night- i3l:) .;ahd/Salurd^yv . 

ai:iei'hobn.'(2); DreW -estimated -^.lA-. ; 

000; ;f4rst .t)erfbrmaii.ce. :was- .eiHuei/ . 
. -.subscription,; secPpd twpi^thirci.s; imai .-. 
f appearance in :Nc^ 'York for ilie sM"*; ■ 

.son.;.. Serge Kpusscvilzky- -:cpi)dueica. . . 
I^ilhiirmbnic-Symphi C i;r ir e e ; 

Hall (2i760f-$3-60c:y. TOec ctincevts 

.Wednesday .evcniiig (30 )v,.:Sat.ui:d'jy- 
;-;ni«?h-t' {2),. and Sunday. afteVnoiui. l v 

drew, good $12,100; John . Barljii'piu ; 

cbhducted; Mischa .Levil^ki..;^-->''^'=''. . 

for pne picrfQrmancc; . ;:;; ; "-K^ 
' Marian -;Afider$on^. TpWiV ''.Hall .;^!;' " 

476 ; . ■ $3^$1 ). ; . Negro^ ■ Conl ral IP . ^^11: 
- ;showing herself bne- pf tlic bia-diavi> 
I witlv.-cstimated.-.gi'oss' bf ;$3.2()() -(son-, ; 

but) . for . one porfbr.manco, • Wodnj'^'-. 

dtiy . night ^V(3o). ^Thbre. wcii>.. i«[' : 

standees and 90 seated: on tli? j/'-».?.- \ 



Weiliicsdiiy, April 6,1^ 



YAUiMS 



CLUBS 



VARIETY 



45 




. ; Vaxjous agent factions with organs 

■ 5zatibnal ideas Will i^get together •this 
\ireek.- for iorhiatiph .bt; orie body.. 

. Move : was. decided this' week ;■ after 

■ rheetinig at office of License, Gotnmis-i 
. ■ione^^ ; Paur .jWoss^ .a' 

yeeding drive this week to eliminate 

. o/rice-in-hatter$> arid, s 
er'Si : Both. the. Am Federation, 
of . Actors arid the Theatre Authority 

. Syiii :iaid!;in ;the;plaii;;as: wiUvall pries-; 

.ent iicensed ; agents, it is §tated. { 

■ ./ iClarinihg of the yaiide "and -nitery ' 

. agentsf vjnder ivsep 
Ipiejeri. cal leii • off . in .favor Of ' ij oiriifig 
the.Equity a^erit/isiBtup'that attorney 
.Loii Harideil ■ . prbposesr; ' Louis 

,,Lbbrriis, .agent organizing nitery boys,' 

; xrieets With Randell- this week to disi 
cu^$ plans f oi., cooperation .iaffer call- 

..Ing.bff a meeting he: had iskedded fbr^ 
last WedhiBsday;-. ight myC Ecfuity- 

, grout); :had another conclaye night of 
April 4:,;at Which tiifhe a coriiinittee^ 

Vvyas : : appoiri • to . attend. Equity 
Council meeting last night (Tuesday ) 
to Vseek sanction, . Same grpup oper- 
ated; ucider Equity when it Wa^ ac- 
iivie several' yearis;. ago.' vVvj ;''.■;/•';:/ 
Althbugh some, are holding off 
pending neied to step irito.rnbyements 
in '^elfidefenst!. - and w^^ to . . see 

. . wbrthiriess of jo.iriiiig, majority.; of , 

' lesser / agents ; . are ^, definite.. 
stands in .favor of 'stepr ■ Agents'who 

: rnissed first/ Moss, meet .will b 

■:']ater;.':.:.:. .V;,,,':,-. "■;,:' ^r' 
y Meeting; at - ; jjp last 
■ Wednesday ^(30) wis a gener?! pep 

. 'ialk ;ar\d 'ieffort of -Moss to liriie up 

. bbys/.bi> - his si'de. .!The.;b'dd 60 at^ 
. ■;tipnding,' iricludiiig . reps ~ of ; William 
; Morris Office, .Loew'^ etc., .were : as-' 
pured - bf licehs^./renewials! bri May 4 
. .\vhen .they; cbhie up, .. ■■ Moss made ho 
bone's abpilt^: driving . but . chiselers 
lind ■ uhiicerised agents • stating that 
inspectors and^ possibly the ; police 
■wbuid aid in. ! campaign ' about ;-to 
•i;iart. . .- Agents ;we!re . asked ,'t'6- help- 
'cleaii^ their own-, house- by ••tipping; 
«uthoriiies-?bn ' names, arid ,loc!?tidns 
.cjf va'ripus?v v^^^^^ -Bpndj 

; - Strand' gnd GaiMy V buildirifis . were 

■ fipi(?cificajly. nariied; : :'/ ■ ; ...':': 

' Mbi;s will.' .coritiriu.e • his : attempt 
license .' theatre . circuits - al$p,; he 
slated-- Everybrie; who.- bpoks ain. gel 
■ : slated for • irivestigation .with np 
excejatiPris. Plans for his municipal 
fjgerit cpnt^t-pV.bili gb. onVapace. wi^ 
hope ior it seen soriiei time in 'early 
fall, . Lawyers acting as agents, and" 

'■ he ': say. there': are '- plenty, ■ y/ill; be 
:jiriagged> along withi ' the rest. ' Only 

. {personal reps, handlirig hut. one ac- 

; .. cbiinl, ^are e.xempt. - AUhp.uglv bejateri 
in court on- perspnial rep and th^- 

. ufre '■: ircuit- thing,.. Moss ..states that 
now he .-has - a legal battery , corii-, 
petent to' battle. -isHck '.lawyers ,who 
beat his Ghargc<; before. . Commi.sh 
i£ also , quoted aS: sayirig he . favbrs 

■ organized ' agent lobbying create 
« separater bill for them to be ex- 
tlvidcd / frpiUv general jeniploypierit 
iefiulatioris. . ' ' 

; vAngies^ under discussiori by agerits 
that • -compiet.e .licensing ;\vpuld 
• . €-iiminate; chiselers and consequently 
■' better. 'their'. Own respectiye.. busi- 
. .( Tiessesi^-: Other is: that if, ript; weeded 
;. "but -at ieast: all; licensed, .arid; organr 
;i^ed 'Xthere are^ybbut; 500; all told 
•■■ axo.Xirid- New . .York 
; ; ■ .■; Vbbdy:- againsy:'arij/; u 
; '■ l&gisiiation; an'd other evils.;,. ;;: 

Clfeve; Agent Released 
On Bond in All , 

: ■ -"^"^ ■ .. ^Clcyelahd,' April 5;. 
;•- ■ ■;:::Hohier;Bin{ih5iiTi, 53, nil(Ji-y;bQoker, 

' pVeacjed 'guilty tb...n,Ut.brnobile ma^ 
■ -:-ilau;ghtet' ' last wee.k.: ,and. ;Ny^as.',; , ,, 

,';.]eased/iri'i$liDOb bbnd^ ' . '.; .;: 
.;.';■. ;:. Agent was; arrbsted when .•h;i& .car; 
- : . trashed, :>iliiii'g; ■ paiseriger, Matisin, 
•> ;vDariq, ,24^,';daricer; ;. She- was one .of.- a. 
;':' .gibup of .ienteriainers Bingham .w.as 
.;bringing' ;ba:ck; from •.aii.;bu;L-bt-tb.\vri 

■'■ ■ ■booking,; ■■ / ' ■ -v;' ... ;■ 

■■-•■•;•;., ;Los; Angeles, April 5; , 

Fancho;ri' - ^i ' Marcb landed the 
. vaude contract for the Golden Fiesta: 
• -V in Soulh Pasadena, May 6-7, 'and the 
; 50th Jubilee in Cpmpton, Calif.,, Miay 
19-21. y-^: ..; ",•;•■.'■'■..■■;■';, 
; Acts tlooked by Joe Breri and Rus- 
sell Stapleton., • '• 



MCA Stagmg Sqminer 
Ice Revue in HVood 

.; Holly wood, Apiril 5. 
. Music'; Cprp; of America ,'wiir sta^e 
an:. ■ carnival show at the; Polar 
Palace here • riext ^ month, continuing 
through the sumriiier; Jt. vvill .be built 
alo.ng the lines of ai ni^ht club revue, 
with the entire cast on skates, , 

Already signed are Shipstead. and 
• jph rispri , ^t r ick skati rig tearn, with .a 
suppbrtirig linieup pf 15 girls and sev- 
eral figure skaters; . • jumperis;; aiid 
comedians still to be picked. 





Biggies to Continue .oh Fres- 
eiit : Seal e ; ; w ith ; Srnallies 
; HeVertihg to ; S t. r ai i g h t 
Filihs Durin g Hot ; Mbnths: 



BOWES' AMS THROUGH 



: ; Ne\y Orlcaris, Ajpfil . 5. 
;, Fbiir m.en "were taken to Charity 
hbspitdl early Saturday (2) ;„ a re- 
sult of 'si- fracas.; in .';thQ .Vanity •felub, 
'Fr'erich Qiiarter night sppt he , ■ 
: i Fight developed over : bill, ac- 
cording; to the gendarmes, cbmpli- 
cated. by the presence of two v;bmen 
hex t to two of the particip.nnts. Bar- . 
tender; {.'charged. . this, mbn for the 
drinks, of the . two v/omeri. The men 
.saidrthe.fe.rhrne.s.we thbm, 
but the bartender differed. .;{ ; . ' 

St;iibbcd;;wbrc.. Albert ;Marize.l 
cashier .at; the -Yanity blub, and Sal 
Calderarb. Bcateri were Douglas H. 
Gibspn' arid ;Cpiirtney ^^'.W^ 
;M i Ksiss i ppi vi sitor's, • Fight started at 
2:45 a.m. ' 'VVhen police arrived in 
answer to ,a -.ra they found 

the^ freerfor-aU' at its height; ; 
. Giijson •: and Wilkirisori . . were 
jpharged Avith ; disturbing : the pence. 
All 'were ■ iatcir released from the 

hospital. ; . •.■- ■' ;-; : 



White' of Screen 
Set at Chi Nitery 



Chicago.^ April 5. ... 

Adrierine . Crj.salotti, the voice nf 
'Snow White,.' here jpr; a ;date at.thc 
College Jnn. { : ■ ■ - -/ ■ ■ - ; ; 

Came in from. New. York, Where 
she made ;a;. 'brief ether appearance. 
Boolced here : by .Music; .Corp. of 
America. : .'-..' . 



Jeanette Garrettee Joins 
Heidf s Orch as Dancer 

Jeahbtte Garrettee, . daughter ; of 
..advance .man lor M.aui'ice . Evanis,; is 
crashing 'into., show biz as a dancer". 
Discovered b.y lTprace lleid^t^^ 
been added to his array of; enter - 
ta i n er s ; a t ' Bow rri n n R oorp ; Hotel Bil l- 
more, N. y.;,{ where; ' she ; does' tap 
number, : ' ■, "•;■. , 

. George Yanto.s and A.jjnes Code, 
shag stepper.«;; aisb have been, added 
to Heidi crew. ,' ;'.''■" 



es 



-.:; Vaiidc deal being worked but for 
theV.Thrb,e • Stooges (Hpvvard, Fine 
nnd; ;'llb\vai;tl0. {to: ; go England ; this. 
.';ummer. . Pa Had i u m; in; Lbridon; will 
be one of the ;silb.s played. ' . 

Hiirry . Foster, London . -agerit. ; iSr 
backing for Curtis . & Allen, N.Y.; 
Stpog.es -c'vvi'rbntiy bri 'th 
Jng'..short,y; forrCpUirri , ■-;.'■' 



UNDULY SUSPICIOUS 



'China 



Pa rade' Ayers .It's Not 
TropaeandisUc 



' , All-Chinese; . . ..uhit.;- produced • by 
Harry\Rpge,rS: arid ; ChArle'y ;^; 
hi|.'?;cxjDcrienccd;cori.sidbrab1e. wicket 
;r.esistance ;Pn.;ils current; ;niidw^^^ 
lour owing lb iiub.lic's jriTtpression 
that the; unit is a propaganda -.play 
in disgui.se. ..Unit has . already had 
two titles, .'Young, China :on Parade' 
and- ■.'Chi.rie;se Follies.' ;.. - 
' For'nier' tag. ■ was^' p sus- 
pected. '•' -•—.;;;-■;,■. .'..-.■' 



, Prbspebtiy yaude for; corhing; sum- 
mer iJbesri't differ' frbrn that avail- 
able during the last several seasbns. 
"Thie. big-burg' stands;;will continue 
gieneraHyi arid the, ;sri^a]l•^tbwJl' split-. 
Weekers Ayjl) revert- fb straight; films, 
Which means {that by j..li"ne ithere. will 
.be. halved what piayrd tl^ere. are 
at presenti ',- ; "-•{;'.{ ''',. ■;-. "'-.v'-.-' 
RKO ;w.i'li{;haye ; Palace; . ' Chicago; 
RKO Bpstbny arid Palace, Cleveland, 
bndging;the .\varm nribri^ 
Bostbn, is unlikeii':: jScheriectad-y. will 
lose its ; split-wbek,' : an'd ; einciririati' 
a full-week, bolh now being on regu- 
lar basis. : Qccasioriar-splitters due- to 
drop' are. Columbus arid; Daytpnv - 

L6e.w ;\vjli; .drop. and its 

spots in small New England towns, 
which .;hayb been shbvvirig pccasronal 
age shpw^.: Regulars ; cpntinuing 
throuigh summer wi 11 be the usual, 
Stanley. t. Pitt.sburgh . ; (shared with 
Warner's, on a booking arid- Operatirig 
pool); Capitol, Washingtbn, - and the 
State, •N. Y: ' .. ; '- . ..r--:;.. ■. ■ y' i 
Paramount will ..'conlihuie; with; itS; 
Broadway house, as .; well as; the 
Michigan; ' Dctrbi't ; :ehicagp, Chicago; 
OfieritaJ, Chicago.:; Interstate; 'Circuit, 
in the southwest, will cease playing 
pcCa^ionals; ditto 'New .Haven, arid 
Sundry. Pther sri^all sppts,{whpse chieif, 
and irre.gv'lar {diet thi.s v;iritcr and 
spririg ;;has' ;bee:.ri' .. {Major ; Bowes' 
troupes?; ;. .■'{'■; {••.. '■ 

. Warneir's will hold on to • its : pair 
of Earle?.. in Phiradelphii. arid. Washr 
ingtbn. {York .arid Re'ading,{ Pa., {are 

out,- -{.{{:.-; ■-■-;. . - v; .' ■{;...; 
{ {Airibrig;lhe;iridiep which Avill slick 
are{the. two, .in- Baltimore,;' Tz;jy Rap- 
po port's full-week . Hipppdroriie ■•'and 
Frank- .Durkbe's , splitr.w/ebk. State: 
Also, Dave{ Idzr.)"'?; Fox,' • Detrbit,{arid- 
two Phil jy -spqif { Carrnen ..and Fay's; 
L.vric{ Iridifinapolis, -lopkg prel^ty icer-; 
tain to span summer. 
;' : Fodebut.t. .will. be. Palace, ■ Sl.uriford ; 
•Slatb, ' Hartf pWi; . Orphcum, Menrijhis; 
Prince.';?, ; Nashyillb; ; Tower, 'Kansas 
City;.eirble,-ind)arta;poIisi.-P^ 
NcXvark; Strarid.a.nd; Folly, Brooklyn 
Four spots, -'which have ;b;e.t;h';,gGii:ig 
with .iinit'?, {Orriheurii, Omiahar.-Capi:'-. 
tol,; .;A.t)a.n;ia; Rqxy, Salt.. Lake. City; 
CplPriiai...{Alli£ince,- 'O., will also -go 
straight fiirn.; {./.,,- '■ .' 

; ; ■ piherv{ easterh ' ' spots of smaller 
^cali'ber, 'which wj)1 'drop { out,, arc 
Camden, Pitriian. ' N; J,;{ Palerson and 
Mt{; Ephra.im, -N. ;Y., .and Lancaster, 
Pa.{ Rajah, . Reading, ; .and .' . Slate, 
Ea.slon, Pa., ' ocea.^iorinl weekenders 
{are also headed for certain.; slraight- 
.flick ■pp.iicics during Ihc; hot period. ; 
; . Last; two year.s- linils were . plenti- 
f u 1-. and {h Dgficd; ■ a.l.rh o.st . a bulk .of . the 
.datc,s during \'-'^p and summer 
through, ;the {hinlefla.rid. But:. .fc.W; 
;reiatiycly,- have;irouped{;th'is^s^^^ 
;and 'ioKs.;tl-)ari'-.hailv 
on,{ .or . . ayailribib for the . boards. 
JB.q'^y es a hia,t bu r ;c;y clc- 'h a i, b \i i.'h cd. but; 
cvbri" ih;{the'fjir',;feabhc^;.Gt-lh'e sbxilh- 
-\vest ;{ arid {nfirthwcsl ; ii;ri,d- it - ipo^iJ 
darkly dtiubifuT if . any of, Ihb ' ag- 
gregalipns. \,yiJi;siilI {be going by June; 
And thiTe ju'.'-l won't 'be,; on present., 
. iridi'catipi-s, {other iiiriits'; ; ■ . .{;. { :. 



Nat Pendleton Offered 
East Vaude for $2,500 

; .Nat Pendleton ;{ , being offered, 
eastern 'vaudfilmers, in ; ,;a - t\vo,-nct 
with a stooge at;$^;.50n a week. Film 
actor. has;ri,ever, been in 
: , Ad 'Schuiberg ai)d ;■ Sam ' Ja fib agen- 
cy ; Qoast , offeririg:; ^hi'pvt.iih ;thb, 
Curtis. ;&{.Alleri office" iri; New. York 




;'; paradise Calering Corp., {operator 
of the -Paradise Restaurant, N. Y., 
which; recbntly. filed a petition to re- 
brgartize {tinder 77B of the; Bank- 
ruptcy Act, had a 'net profit of $83.12 
for ther week bf Feb{ 22-Feb.-28. - 
cbi'd.ing to the :repprt ' filed, by th.o 
cbrporationis attpfriey, J.; Arthur Ad- 
le,r, in .N.{ Y. federal : cburt.{ Report, 
was. -made linder the' directipri of 
Judge Robert P. Patterson when he 
signed the order ' perm itting; the for- 
mer management to temporarily con-, 
tiriue in .ch3rge ;of the .^nitery. ■( 

Report; states t.hat, iricome{fo{r the 
week amounted, to $6,049.13.; Gye>- 
hea'd{was i$5,966.bl, leaving the; n^^^^ 
profit at $83.12. {{ . S ;{,.■'-.„-'' .{', 



Mosque's 



Newark; April Si 
;,{,-M9Sqire- . Ihcatrt has - bberi'-; taken 
.bvc.r{ by G(;IurhbKi{ Thoa^ Inc.,; of 
Philadc^lphi.r, A. M..' Elli.s, {prcz,; on 
.'reported; ;rbur;'. \voek. trial; yaiidfilm 
pp 1 i cy. . :* New . bper a tors are ■ to. • take 
po.sscfjsibn April.,17;. ■ ; { 

'■ Takecivot xvill -not' -affect tho'alrc's 
;pricvibus.' bommitnrients ' under - lea.^e 
of; Pr^udbhiial '.Iri.surari'ct! Co. Bach 
Mj^ss arid Ess€:( Co u n ty ; Optra eoni- 
pany,. which Raljih {.Errplle is pre- 
senting; ' -cprijiirictibri 'With Federal 
;Music;Pi: bjecti will go on ais skedded. 



Ed Garr's ' 
May Nip Him 
In lot Suit by Psychic 

Eddj Garr, co.riiediau;, clairned he 
was :'cio:yning' wheri he half-heart- 
edly agreed .to; make :Tala Lefurrat. 
.stair-gazer, and lucky-number prog- 
ribstibatbr,; . hi.s .riianager.; and agent 
on the, usual; iO% basis ;and then ad- 
vised {her not tb 'bank on it,' - 
cording to his tcstimoriy giyeri yes*; 
terday Cfuesday ) in an exam iriatipn 
before : trial of the -; bre^icli .suit 
brbught again.st him by-; Miss ' Le- 
furrat; { Plaintiff ' ' V suing' Garr in 
N. Y. supremb court for $?-5,000. 
which : she .e$tiriiatc. ; as her bit of 
the{ iriirier.'3oriator's{ earnings siricb 
April, 1929. { .{ 

Miss Lefurrat . clairiis'- ?he{ -advised 
Garr iri 1929' on the cbur.sc he should 
'pursue iri his btTorts -tb obtain suc- 
cess ', { the cntert.Tiinment world. 
This was after, she had read;;hi'.s{fUr 
turc both i n . the stars and- a I. so ;ad- 
■vi.sed him bh .h' lucky riuriibers: 
(3-6-9-12). .' y'';,. ; - 

:He .Wa.s .so gi-ntcfi'il. -.she , {. he' 
promised; Ip lake he { ,hi.% agbrit if,, 
..her{, pre'clictibns ;'pr(wed'- ;lriie,' ,\-.Shb' 
felairiis ;lhe'y ; dijcl.,; . ;.Y.9ste.r'day', Garr 
:dcnied{ entpring intb any cor) tract or, 
agreement with- the plaintiff or; that 
.on.vhcr 'advice , he had changed his 
original nn'rric of Eddie . Gonnoud to 
hi's; present rognomon. . ■ 



. New York's yaudeville agents. ar«' { 
resprtirig to borderline legal ibuts tb ;■ 
beat unfrieridly employhicnt laWs of 
other states. ' ' :Qutlyjng/ spates, -hovvr 
oyer, which have been made agent-, 
coriscioiis through. /.activity , in the ' 
Empire -. iState; arid .iri- .Perinsyiyariia, ; { 
are; beginninig ; .tb { -eriifbrce their 
formerly ■ dprniant , agent statutes. ; 
This iha.s . made agerit-s law .conscioug .; 
arid . they are now { riibre . alert to , :: 
legal agerit cpritrol, prpblfirn {they, 
hijve lbng neglected. Il'.s prompting 
concerted act ion arid- brganizatiohal 
attpriipts aniprig, pei:cerifers^ ! {{ 
{; Regulatiorj;. ' the; ;boys' ,are.; riibeting : 
with devices is the forced iicensin,ig.; 
; P,ealing ' through { locally ' .lieensed 
agent .is ;bne, bf the, outs. $ince iri' . 
•majbrity of 'states producers are not 
required ■;tb , be {licensedt ;they:' p^ 
as sucli: ' :;deal thrbugh{ lpcalVP 
duc.or. ■ .-• -.;"-':.; -'{ : - ■ ;'.;;{■-:■' ; 

■ Agents 'ieblVthat ■ they youW .;; be { 
forced .to- ishiitter if 'obliged rto pay 
thb; tisuar: $25 licensing fee iri-:.ev6j'y .{; 
state in -Which; they do businesis.; 
A 1 th bugh all have employmen t la\y si ; { 
not {all are eriforced' at present but; ■ 
this, is riot expected to. remain ;fbr;. 
long. ; Large ; amounts ; of, {:publicity :, 
giyeri agent cpritrpi{,arid agitatipri fbi* 
law enf prceriient is looked upon as . 
prompter. ; ■■■ ■.'.■.■•'- ... - -,:•' .-:"■ ;{.,.: 

. States - {vy ith. ^ eriforced ; laws, {iri{'; 
which Npw Vorkers are now operat- 
ing;q.t., are HUriois; 'Ohib; Peririsyi- 
yariia, ;Michigan^ M . -and 

i\^ar3^1and.; .Bbokirig is done here ac- { 
tuaily but coyered.; New Jersey is 
also bccbrinirig conscious, of theatri- 
cal. s, an added and near-to-homo • 
threat. /Agent; cbritr.oi; activity iri . 
Albany, arid { now .locally- .thrpugh.; 
;PauLMoss, license coriimissionbr, is 
ap; added ,headache. 
{ Agents ; . are ; not .;, only; : dealing 
through put-bf-tbw,ners{to buck laws 
bij.t;, are; alsb through local offices of 
big outfits sirice;they.are geographic- 
ally { hanjdicapped; ' , AU . of jvh ich 
ma^ie^ the'preserit type. of agept lit- 
tle more than a . remote oori.trol artist. 



VELOZ-YOLANDA TO BOW 
IN CONCERT APRIL 23 



yblbz ;and{yblanda,. dancers,, who 
jii.st closed{at;the Hotel Plaza'.s Per- 
sian Rpbrri, N.'V'.. d.b their first con- 
cert; for S; Hurok : at Carnegie. Haili 
N.Y.; Apfii; 23, Parichp'?} orchestra 
will a.ssi.st,; the two to .stage the cri- 
tire evening's; diverti-sscment, Paul 
Draper .succeeded them April 1 at 
the nitery.. . .,';;• ' ;■ ; ' ■-,{ .{;'■:{ ' 
; V&iY are. set for ; the . Palriicr 
Hou.sp. Chicago, June; 21 through 
j.;Sept. 10. In betvvccri they have snrh.e 
,^dat .es{at; the. Mark Hbpkiris'hbtcl, San. 
I Fi-ancisco, which. { they 'll prbhably 
! forego aF. thclr two horses, 'Veyo; .^hd 
, ■Vcyblarida,,;wili. hi;; -'r'acing 'in' -NeW; 
' York around that time. ; 



Houltain, Drehkler Set 
For Ice Show in I^ndon 

.{; "Vic TlouUairi arid Alfred Drenklpri 
i re .skaters, , sail for London end of : 
this rn onlh , to open 4 n : ice {sho;\v 
CIA - I'Ti* - * ' - ■ juno .3. in{ Blackpobl,\'L'5ndf)ri'.y 

hteel; Fier^ -A. C, : Contractis ! B''J l- 'B.vn-tbn;{;bf - Ro:ck'\yell-O!l<ccfe ' 

Goodmai.. Kaye, I.ombardo, ^S;:f ^-y^rS;' v:-,^,'' '^^ 

riival. at .Madi.spri Sq. Garden,; N. Y. 
recently. ' ■:.{: ■{ v:, : ■{;'■;' .;;;., . /}[ •;'.:.■ ; 



.Slecl Pier, Atlantic' City; h.'is set 
it.s{ band lineup .for ;.M,(fmbrial. {-Day 
;wce,lvencl; .- .(iW.ay . 28^29-;30;>; . which, in.- 
cludos {fecnny {.iCfipdmari, ; 'Sarnmy 
,Kayc ■ and . G uy{ Lorn bardo. ;. ; ■:■ ■•. 
Accoriipanii:iii'g;;stagc-shbw {ri'bt ■ '^y 



NtG> B'way Eatery 

;Nil,."i;. Jr.;. G ra ri 1 u n d: in , pla ii nin g 



booked. ;Mab '.We<:t , sought . to ^he'ad i>),R'eri;-.a;'fe'w<jcli,5:i) eatery,' on {Brpjjd way; 
trip .layout. 'E(l(ii(i'.Shcttpun HWheen repprlcd{frpi^ 

ing. -y v . ■.. ;;.■;; Chicago, .'ho;re; thc^ ;.Khb\vriian ;j<; .;ap*^- 

.pea'ri.rig ,.a.t{{;thc •■'C'^)'ri^;rc'.':.s'{ ,-Cfi'-.'ri^^ 
Peridin'g cbri)f|letion' of th^ 
i.s hrtUJiny. up the {ri;nal okay{.on -a six'-, 
i: week; offer- .from Ihc . Palm Llbaeh' 



Via 

a Frobs 



S 



but; 



of WOR, N.Y., 

for week of April 15 at.Lpew''s; .CapjV- i-t^'rvjno-,;.iri Ca;nrie.s^, .schccl^^^^ 
' tol, Washington, Ei. C. Netting $800,;^ A"'"- 17.; -"- .,-""-';.-.'.,';: ' ^{;. ''■'-{ 

. Henry Frankel, of the statiori's ;ar-;.]- .' {Fivjni-.Cannp.s .the ."^hn'wman's troiip^ ' 
t;ist{bureau,{is. . seeking tim^. pri WO.L, ; woUid {play. iiP.ari.s.:^^^^^ 
, \Vashirigtoft, . outlet on the -Mutuaf.j prc.'i(';ht' .set tor four rnorc ;wecki5-;;ai. 
;ribt, ibr pickup of sin.ger's sustaining , .the Congress over his original fourr . 
shots- { : V. I week deal ---.{ ;■'.;■; ;,;;■;: ;" 



44 



VARiETY 



■•...WAJiTEE (MOUSE) EpIyitL, (t) , ■; 

•is. iwin>i:.::_.,-:;-' 

. :■ tMT% Firovidence • : 

Act lias possibilities,, .opens e free- 
. tively; blit- ' • left hanging irt: itiidaiiv 
at tlie- close. May be. built up by. 
cvittfnj- down IKe comedy, .now, .too 
, sVa^pstivkir,. and eriilphasizih^ mu- 
sical talent.- - ■ " , 
. Openis/with Powell and, his neon- 
ilitihted slide trbmboiie . ;' a stnic- 
iri^: nui.sical riumbei\ Thelnia :Lee\fiU 
icely witlv a sonft and . then ac- 
: ciinfipauies Irving Jaffa, the stooge, 
j n bi rd-i mitatioris on . thie Violin. Well 

: received. ■ Powell then switches tp. 
conibination coihedy and imitaitiohs 
with trombone. . Gets iiice acclaim 
tor easy handling. , He works too 
hat'd for- slapstick: ; ending.-; which 
leaves customers .expecting more, of 

■ the .hiusical'^ talent. Overwarked ; 
stooge gig overshadows' higb class 
Vatide- promise. - M^tc-; 

MURIEL WELCH 
Pianoloffist ■ 
• ;L».I»farQuise;- New::Yoipk . 

Muriel Welch^is ostensibly a filleiv 
inner* with her piano soloes: and pop 
choi-iises;, but what distinguishes ,bei' 
.is' that .she' makes her. Yi»m'p-ttlN 
. ready spot morie than casually itn- 
portant. Instead . of merely strum- 
niing. the keyboard she -s a personality 
\- at the peripetetic.'piana, and ha^^^^ an 
irigratiatihg manner -Of doing what 
might be called 'sitdown.: dancing.' 
V That is. if playing ' tang© tune, she 
, :Vii5ual,l|y; - goes through the . terp 
. "tempbs/etc;^ • '■• ; 
- An- excepitional black-and-white 
. whipper, she's personally engaging 
.and .has a rii<jB.vocal style to boot. 
r'yy \A^>eL-\ 



HOPE EMEitSOX V 
Piaaoiocist: ^ 

;'.r,5'.Mins. ::'i ..■•;''::^-.4-': 
Xe RubaJL.BIeii^ New Twk . . 
■ Hope Erhersbri is .an Amazonian 

- tjrpe piahologist with an ihgjiatiating 
manner, of . self- joshing, informal 
.miiggrng.; and socko, ihateriat'l ,whiich 
jntafces her; a, cinclrr for the class en- 
'vircMtnttertt iJf .Le- Hiiban Bleuv new 
' sm^rt spot of the^own. . Room is ah 
' intime dr^wihg-ropm ; and : Miss 

Emei"son*s lyrics are madertp-brder 
■for the. atrnosphere; ; ' . " . . 
• Either Miss . : Emersori has! beeri^ 
around or she's a natural - trOiiper.- 
Her. - impression augurs . ' wjejU . f or 
•.sirrtilar society cafe- bookings^ plus 
, |>rivaite;';party •work,.',.:; ;. . ..AbetJ.. 

."''fe'DlME TRCNMAS'^''^ 

Fraak PalumbVs^ Philaddphia. 

Eddie . Thomas :is a plump lad. of 
^ medium, heii^it, with a hefty and 

- pleasing. - .baritone .■ voice, gpod-hu-: 
mored manner and strong persooal- 

. 'Ity.; He sings semi-p6p ballads. .Oh 
.the show: caucht. .(2) he offered 



'Shorterii Bread.' ; 'Stout-Hearted 
Men", and 'The Singing Marine^-^and 
Uisuaily leaves the choice tb the aiidi- 
etice. ■ Good enuncialioli and sells a 
song- well.. , ; : ■ . " 

■ -Thomas has an effortless style ,a;nd 
(at lo,c|.st iiv the ireeHahd-easy at- 
: h\osphere Of -PaUittibo's) he quickly, 
adajjts hinnseif to sUrrouhdings... Nbt; 
the leist of his assets is an ingratiat-: 
iiig smile, : which isn't Qf ;..thc, prop- 
variety. , He gives every appearance- 
of . eijijoyin'g .his . job. Uses a -liiictor 
phone well. 'y-.^.'' ^^r ' 

.Thomas seerris, doubtful a!»: a pic- 
ture bet and his build 'might be a. 
h£tndicap for miisical comedyy but he 
looks like : ,, prospect lor aiiy iii^ 
formal nitery rOom. Hobe. ; ; 

RUBY BENNETT; ■ 
'Black and White' 

satins/ 

Little BathskeUer; Philty. 

. Ariciient: in, its idea,, this. one, is: en- 
tirely; hew in its frankness, . Gal, 
with right side all' in , black and 
dressed, in , topper ,aiind: tiils, . ahd 
left: side, au hafurel.. and.;coyered 
only by , bra- arid pantiesiSdo^ a turh^ 
that's brie of the f rankest to have 
escaped ■ the cehsbrial: a xe- " . this 
biii-g.. It's heverthelessT-or ./prol^^^^ 
ably as a result^uniyersal siibject in 
town" for gossip; and has beeh/draw- 
.ing TQobs for eight wieeks into a sub- 
way hiteryih Philly. . 

To the accpmpaniment of soft 
music, arid bathied in a. bright spot 
in the. Otherwise; darkehed house^\ 
feftime goes from- A., tp ,Z through a 
:pash process. : It's /all started by 
bringing her blackerieti right hiahd 
arounci on the white, left side of her 
body. ' ' :'''. 

• Bennett gal so skillful; in the- en- 
tire .turn that the realiiatibn ' that' 
this :.is: blit one ' person, is lost alni,ost 
irtimediately aiid . a, solid illusion' -is. 
btuil t up that : her^ ate- 'two; people. 
It's ah ?act' only for the barrelhouse 
trade. • Herb: 



Bell's 



• :-.• 





Xprtt ; A-^riilipumy . Hoinnlb^l, M«. 
Aiirll 7— Uptown, Culumbla; Mo, ' 

Mat. BOB k^^ pAciB 



i« DANCING DEBUTANTES , 

Siran(i,->Br<iio.klyii. ' ' 

, This act is right up anybody's alley 

arid a good bet. for, spots using yaude 

or .^tage preseritations. .without :a: 

house line. Gails are all IdoJkers and 

impress as . being ; welL. 

schooled in various routinesv. Gotitd 

also be used as a fiinit f or hiteries, 

Cbstume^ are eye-catching without 

being flashy. : 

Act is molded ; along the lirie» : of 
the R,oxyettes, etc, When caught they 
; did military, soft shoe arid prrecision 
stuff -with near-perfect uriispn. They 
work all through the shpw. 



MARLYNN and MICHAEL 
Danceis ; ' . " ■■■'•.•,■.:•■■:.•",•■ ■ 

Rainbow: Grill; .New .Y<Hrk ; 

.Nice - looking pair of. - ballroom- 
ologists whose prime asset is their 
pjersonar chairni, ,y, 
• • Their : exhibition; terps "aVe stand- 
ard." No particular; socko, , although 
bespeaking promise to step up abbye 
the average,. gi'Oove.''; . .' ;' : • Abe!*.: 



: Hild ^jiirdiBv Versailles; 'N, Y^ 

Steve Evans, Walton Bopf, PHila- 
delphia. 

Jack Laurie, Little Old New York, 

;N.-Y.:;-.- X. .y-- ^.V:-:-- -^^Y-''-: 
Harold Lebriard, La Marquise, N. Y . 
, Beauvell and: Tova,: Hotel Aml>as- 
sador. N. Y. • :" ';■..,:'.■ 

Doris Reed, Le Mirage, N. Y, 
Dolores, Le Mirage, K Y. ;• V. 



TheJHEATRE of the STARS 




Jiist a Membry 



, Nati6nal :Variety Arti-sts,: ipiie 

pt vaude's; la.st. vestiges, invited, 
; a ;cPmpetit6r into its paiilor at\ 

a party; giveri at its New Ybrk 

clubhouse -laist week; ; 
. . The obiiyioys tres'pas.ser was • 

a : biri^o game; ;;Ordinai'ily con- ; 

sidered Vaude's enetny No,': 1. ; 



POiMl^ONt DOWN 
RISQUE BUFF 



v';:;V-;;::.- ■ Buffalo, April 5..', 

; Rigbr6ij$ ppiice sUperyis 
suited . in ■ a tonedowri ' of stage, and 
floor ;showis . at B ti ffalp. ta veri^f arid 
restatirants this .week.^ - ;. V ; • ;.; ; ;■; 
: Police Commissio.ner McCIellan; '.in 
aiihouncing the cleaiiupi- also stated 
that numerous cbmpla i rits regardiiig 
ai- 'ccrtairt dowritpWn theatre bper- 
iator' had reisiilted i; . iprp^iise to 
sapolio his shpwSi ' . •v'V■;"■.;:..^,: ■' .■ 
; Police vice .Squa<^ i.s making fre- 
quent checkups, of night clubs with 
a view, tp- .ascei:ta ih i rig. ; Whether:; :a. re- 
cent:; ABG board brder against risque 
jshows is- being: .obeyed'. ..' 

Pickman^ MCA Part 



Milt Pickmah is put of : Music 
at -Aineriifa on ..the He^s^ ;Ted 

LeWis'/perspnaUrnana'ger. •■ : . , . 

Lewis most likely; will leave MGA 
for otheif bppkihg auspices, probably. 
thei^MorrisVbfifice^v:- -"■■.;■"■'•■;•'•.'■■ 



' (From VaM«xt, ond Clipper) ; 



' /Metrbpolitah opera house had 
ioyed ah . unusual .busi.riess' in the; 
season just closing.; : Receipts av«r4 
aged $75,000 a Week. : 



Cbfltee .and ; take circuits ."cutting 
coin to ■ ayet-age $1 per person per 
day^ .- Had been, paying about - twice 
that.^ ■ .'■■.w^ ^ ■■•:■■■• :''• ';■ 



.Mirieralava,' cosmetic,, -bariJcroll- 
inig Rudolph: yalehtihb's dahCe tour. 
Haid three advertising • crews in ; ad- 
yapee.. Still wash't breaki!ig,the. nut. 



; Ringiirig : Bi'bs.,; • ;Barnuifi-Bailey. 
pbened at the; Garden March 24.;. "Top 
much :stress on ariimal: acts, Which 
were in theiy third season. . . ; Habel 
Stark: headed; the tra i net; con tingerit. 



• l*lanned to broadcast the premier 
of ^^As . You:Like .It^ iri Y^ • j ■ . 



, May ; Yphe ; trying ' a ■ vaiide ..come- 
back fronting 'a ■ iO-piece jazz battd 
at the Colonial.; Ray HiJling and: his 
seal giving: N. ;Y. a ipok 'bri the same 
bilL "They liked the seal; 



Miric|r; act used the Ibildspeakier for 
a no-yelty. Siiiger concealed arid the 
ybiee comiiig . f rprti: single outlet 
at a tinie,,shifting.:ail oyer t^^ 



: ,N. .V A. basJcet pais^sing in all yaude 
houses.: \ Replaced the ; forn\et xu.s- 
tom of giving the grb-*>s of the Friday 
rnatinee, Gbllectiori:sy3tem niale.ria.l- 
ly ;uoped - the: take. : 



;Spphie Tucker back ' at the N. Y 
Palace. With an etitirely: hew reper- 
tory of sonigs, but stiii. the same old 
hit.;: Took 35 .hiinutes. for 13 so 
Last yaude : :week as she '. was,; going 
into a production. ' ' : ; 

Cari ; Laemnile; paid $.'J3O,O06 ■ for 
Snpw's' 'HLintinjj Big Gartie'iri, Africa;' 
.Had : turned : it . dp Wn/; along with 
others, ; when, it "Was fi-rst offered. 
~J. ;j; McCarthy ;pij.t ;it ;on iit; the.N.iY.- 
Lyric :for, 11 wedks and gave;at yalue; 



: . .Cbldwyri Pictures Ciiltirig d; iriectors 
in oti; the profits of the. piictures they 
handled. Claimed -.it: induced ecotV- 
omy; ■ and ■ r'esiil.ted , ' ' ■ .more., careful 
pruductioti.: ;;^-' '. 




SHEHERAZADE 

■;(r^*'S')/i ■v-v: v:' ':^-; 

■'. ' ■ .'; Purii;'Marc/i.:2$,- ' 

■ -Di?)ia. Owsoff, : Lebedeutf ■; Nctdti 
Mirbwa> ybtandtt, JVara Pdd|o., Potr 
quito; Cbsto's'; bft'idj- . ' : .. ■ ' ; ' • - ■ : 

. iStni ari^orig .the tops, /in .Paris 
hitericsi Sheheraz-ide ; , ia preseiUly: 
offering oiie of' the best- progVams of; 
i ts . kind tp . be f pund iit tjie. v/ee -hour. 

haunts. ■■;■'./■.' ■•"■; :■:,;■ ■•v;:;;; • v.. 

V 'With~the;€'Xcepfion of Paquita, w^ 
clicks; a castinet v/ith \twp good 
Sp>jnish ,rbutine3; .;all ;are sLngei;?;: 
with .Dima .Qwsoff being: the only 
male in the lot. /.Linguists ■ seem to be : 
in~prder .here, . nearly all wa.fblirig 
two or three^tpngufes; ' ... . . . . , , : ^ 

. Yblanda,. ; .. still ^ hpadlinqr; ; and, 
gFabber;bf th6 best fetunis, pri the 
night caUght. ^sahg in;: Firench and/it;i 
her native.; Italian. . A cpmpai'ative 
newcbriner; Nara Padlb, who doe^g.; a 
variety ^6f . \*hell liked bffeiHngs in 
Frerich, Russian aiid :Ehglish, runs.: a 
close second,- .' - ^ 

Nadia Mirova does light bpera arid 
though a- : bit . mlisjplaced hei-e, , does; 
exceedingly : well. Her; voi ce , is. riiuoh , 
better than her :,showTnanship.-: , 

■ Lebedeva, big blbHde, is a little 
short bii what shie has: to offer but 
catches. She sings with band and 
bft'ers one diiet : with -OwSbff,; which. 
;fa.Uers. ' Ow^ort-s ybice co.uld , iise: 
.sbrhe leyeling and his, showrnahship : 
needs brushing .UP. But he: gai-ners 
Welt with three sbrigS. . - > ' ; . 

■' String bahd,/ seeniingly the only 
type "ever barried ih this gerider of' 
hpuise, is batoned by. Gbstia. . And; 
like nearljr; all. Of this type, iswing 
music , is riiinus the iwirig but. tango.s 
arid waltzes are exceUent.;^ ^ H^^ 

.;;• (PITTSBURGH) ' 

:'■; •'■■Pittsburgh; -April, ■3S' ;", 

Al 'Marsico's Orch, Chick Kemble, 
Betty Jer07/ic> De Henri ^ Gebfgerte, 
5 JPalriier Girls,- Way tie VargasoJi, 
Wihna Douglas. 



:A breezy little, show; with just 
enoiigh variety to keep the ',40 mi br- 
utes huilding steadily! , B^tty jerpme, 
slick songstress who's; a junior coni- 
posite of Sophie Tucker -.arid Bell^ 
Baker, is;; best; : Gal : has smart airr; 
rangenients; sells therit classily and 
clicks big. . Her topis. is a special of 
'Bei Mi.r Bit; I)u Schoeri, ■; She winds 
up; with a sock chorus; in Yiddish; "; 
.; Chick ]^emble;; m; c.,;.has; a s'iy^^^ 
gift of gab, - confining himself - to 
straight- anhouncemerils" • liighr 
sbunding Words. Five .Palmer; Gii'ls^ 
are eye-hlling^ :mcely ;;cQstunied with 
three changes,: and several, of them 
step blit for specialties. - Blonde M^ 
cella Cooper, in a Hawaiian nuriiber, 
is,; outstaridirig: of the grobp. ; pe 
Henri and Gebrgerie' look good in 
two dance; nuriibers, particularly the 
apache/ which .th;ey satirize, at the 
end, with the gal on the giyirig end. 
peep bassbirig of ■ Way rie Vargasoh 
over ; big in ; 'Qld . Man ; River'; arid 
■That's Why Darkies. Arc. Borh,' With 
Al Marsicb's eight-piece band^shoiW- 
ily presented to; sound, twice as big; 
■•; ■ ■ Cohen. 



/ Arcadia-IhteFnatiohial 

v;(rHiti;Y)y.. 

Phiiddelphiu; April- if. 
Bitddy Rogers ore'i, Pottl ; Morr 
Bob ■': Hafi?ipn, FraiHi - .. Pat iie, Jach 
Dougla^, PiaTtc- Periisc, Daisy, the 
Horse, fonu Eitihgi, Roberts' Circus, 
Clay Boland, 



trade, ail.sb 'does his standard turn pt • 
playiijg".:nearly' aU instrumehts iii the . 
band; ;-; . .:- v-. 

Strong; - spot .for: ■ Frank Paine : 
miinic,: whose :Beigen-McG.arthy.. bif/ 
is: best; .aiid' gobd tbr heavy plaijdit.^. : . 

Nif ty turn : pirovided Vby ; ::;pr6r! 
Roberts' Dbg, . and , Ppriy . Circus;'. 
Starting with ■ standard pbny sh 
.and :fOl:ipwirig with bunch' of cariii-ies, ■ 
he IVnishcs with a dozen performing 
birds. .Best bird turn is' pulled . when ' • 
■papierrmache house, with one- of th'e 
birds rn itj bums, :.' Others:- ring an 
al'arm.rput up a ladder;; rescue the : 
iinprisbned bird and pour Walef 
the flames. :' ' ;-''.;.;: 

■ pther;\.turns: ■ ; Standard;- -In,.': 
elude Patti : Mari-, ;'acro terper;-. B<sb ' 
Hahiion, chif per; Jack. Pougias, with - 
bewhiskeifed:, patter; 'tt " Denise; 
Frehchy Warbler, good ih Small 
doses; Diisy, the Wonder ; Horse, ■ 
usual twp-guys-in-a.Tskin' turn; with a 
blonde' tranier, and :T.ony Etting; ill a 
tiger dance. 

Show considerably strengthened 
whien caught Saturday (2); night by- 
Clay, BoTarid, who 'led orchestra 'aridi^ 
piaribed his bWn cleff fings, 'I. Li ve the ' 
Li f e I-, Love' and 'Gypsy in My. Sbii I,' . 
Also played oiie he : Wi:pte:;espeeia liy ' . 
for ;z6o committee tabbed, 'Zoo bay.' 
- ^''^ - '• :; -; ■':'.■ -■■. ' Herb. ■ :\ 

HEAiONG SET FOR TRIO 
IN DET. CAFE GAMBLING 



,■■■ \ ; Detroit, April 5. '■ 

Max Silk, operator of the Ten* 
Forty tilub, and twp enriployees face, 
examinatipn Friday, (8)Von;;gambling: 
charges resultiiig from: ai' pbUce raid 
on; the nitery laist; week.; ; Besides the^^ 
possibility of a. seritence:for;:ailowin,g 
gambiing, .Silk's spot ia^^ 
liquor license. 

; .Police,.- in briei oi, ; their peiiodie 
visits -to .the nitery): seized gamW 
equiprnent and arrested, besides Silk, 
Sim Newihan, .; ;::'bai:tender, and Rex 
Richards, alleged gaiiibling niachina: 
operatoiv; All three: are out bri. 1500 
bond.- ■.-,. .:"... .;.-:', '•■■■';•■•-' ,;■---':■;"■ : 



May (iii Mai^en^ 

'.^Sophie .Tucker,- Willie and Eugene'; 
Howard .arid Paul Whitenitan's, band 
tniay V -2 th6 three-ply attractions ; at '; 
iBeu : ]VIarden's . Riviera, EhglefWoodj 
N; ;J., .when, -it- opens May ,l2 6t '19, 
debending on the W'^athei:. Wllliani. 
Morris agency is curi-eiitly lhuiig:Up 
the .shpw. ■ . --s--..-; ■ ' -i;;-. ' 

••Meantime,; -the Howards .go itito . 
the Walton Roofj,-i»hiladelphia, Ai>ril ; 
21; . to. - succeed - Keating and 

Beile Baker. :.". 



J5ILLY FpRSVTHE 

•;:--;;:■ . Ureased, by' ' 





75/77,: Shaftesbury Avenua • 
PI Cd A,p ILLY, LQ N DO Kl , E N G. 



• ;,Palaoe,.' N; Y., having atiotiier , ' ■;-■ 
itv with specLilatPrs. : Turtiitig.idovvri ' 
spec /tfckets "at .the.' doot-: St.vd pietvty; 
arguments, ■ .V- "' 



. Wi red, ' Wireie.ss , (Muzak ,> -;p 
to siJetid; $7,500 , w.eekly £pr ytalenl; 



.;- .-Paul - Whitomati ■ iii ...LohcfptV and - a 
hit. at the Hippodrbnie.: • Agencies 
doiibled their' :b'uYS'-. ;a;Etj;r -"the:- 'fli'st 
perfbrriiaruie.-;:'' ■.;..;:;;,-'.-■:. V '' ■- ;;:' ;^v'-' 



Ni -Y. ' ri-iusicians .in ; fornie:i: Lbcai: 
310. on strike;; Pu^Ued 7() meti Piit Of 
the Capitol. , Nick/Scherit-k arranged 
a truce. ■ 



.1 



Arcadia cooperating this week. With 
socialite comrnittee ruiinirig'; benefit 
at; the ZOO: fot^; the Pennsy tyariia Hos- 
pital. :. Nitery is decorated ariiiisingly 
in animal :m'ptif. and animal- cii'cui^ 
is in as .part; of; floor show.: Eritr-ahces; j 
to the seven . smalt dining rooms, 
leading froin .Arbadia's .main dining 
roorri, are.: decorated: ;With: papier- 
;rii*ache Ui on' b.ai'is. Behi rtd thertv a rp 
papler-'riiache animais! ; Two. ■ . huge | 
SirafTjes have necks locked to'form ;.a 
f ranie,.' around. :;the. orchesti; ■ .stand, 
and cagfe of iive baby ariimals ibaned 
by zoo coinpletes layout; :, • ; ' 
; :;Show topped, by Buddy : Rogers' 
o.r.chestra.. .swing ;; aggrega.UGti. .with 
flock of novelties;. it'.s: forte. entertaiii- 
inent : .; Roger's , is' > ' .' capable rii.G;,. 
thpu.gh he; hui'rie.s hi's'> taik. : Wander, 
who's /always -solid; with iemriie 



ALWAYS WOR K ING 



April 7-M'ur<>llu» Til.. Florwir«, S.C. 

•' K-, !»— ililuriM T., t:|iiM-l»'Ktim. . S,r. 
;" ai-l;»— lllj«m r., :KNV»Kvllt4'. TwMi. 

" l;f-V4— H I J o u , T..; r Clia««inM'>t»i 
-'■ I'eiiii. 



che^ermw 

Wi'JI.' tlvp p.artj'. .iii.f- riiri-t liriniA '.who 
liai'i. ii . I ri»incy(l.:;i:ii'»lii.-e; (((»ii-^;,|i(>i"fijrnr. at' 
t-lio M ill ill i - Uil t')iV<ii-iv i.'Ool .III.. ini'ii.J I'y. 
i')-)''>, wri.t'i rir.|>h(>rit» tlin Uni|ei-: - upiV- 

j!:, »/ - HKssi.i N(;|o« . ; .'/r y' "' 
1, liUH'i-tyj .s(r<flpi:. 'SvU- v«rk ;ruy; , 

-.iyi.,:^OIjir^-2H»i-'r"7--'"7>----- 



:--:WANT,EA :;'.•';; :■:-'■ 
iCE SKATERS 
HlViiclos -r.J><Mil>l«'^ — Vinnnm — \Vlirt 

.iiKMliitli'ly .'. ■ - 

■ 4\t^ iCi'iil:- Ks'liiii^ 'I'rd.si' JtW*.. . ..; . 
. VlMiIlndvlplilii; I'siv- '-.y 





AMD 



jNTERNATIONALLY AGCLAiiviED DANCERS 

EMPIRE ROOM— PALMER HOUSE, CHICAGO 





Atehprim^ Distinctiph 

' ''yv-AVAiriABLK^ MAY 21 ^. ^ V;.; 



VAU0E0MITE CLUBS 



VARIETY 



45 




- ^^riboro ' theatre, ^N. ■ fbf merly 
■ th^ G othairn, y/ Ui r eo^ie n "W' i th s lock 
burley April 1^^ H6'uise» taken, ov^ 
by Ed Jlowlah.d and Harry^^B^^^^ 
beieii' issued! . license, by Coniinis- 
itipher.'- 1 aul MOsa' f or ; three . rnohths. 
.'Pastil- Kanie,.' loriinierly v;ith the Stat, 
Brpoklyhi- ,>yi:ll . ^>r6duce; - first sho.w 
beiiig now in rieheatsaU Sbot is using 
. about 15 pnncipals and :16 .iine girls. 

^; . jgenerally jopked upon as 

.the . source' of ; curreht,':.b.uriey woes, 

eity wide . crackdown last year came; 

after its license wa^ ^evqtked -fo^^^ in- 

•diecent performances. :, At; that itiine, 

its theatre / license as^^^ .v^^^ 
' ijerrnit Was vdided; . it reopened la^^^^^ 

Npvember, after' be;ihg cpitipletely fe- 
; decorated, 'with a colored • vaudie 
• policy, as the West End, , but quickly 
;:|blded.-,^;;.':v-:-:'--:' 

This is. thfe first .'bpenihg of a. New 

Yoriic'; spot iri :pvier a year ihd . brings 

the rcity^s^^rley;stahds;tp::fi^^ 



Cleveland; •ApriJ''^5! '.- ' 

, •. Show biisinesS has.? becoiTje ," -. 

creasihgly painf ul.f or;; Jhe 
/ Shrine;, ever -since ;it had to pay oft 
■ heavy. . for six • ciitrrate ' concerts, 

whith; ■c6uidh|t^; p ,they 
V conflicted ; with .. the y Metropplita 

Opera's talent and da.te 
■[■ \ : Grpup-s Amusemen^^ its 
.. pr.bnridtejp, Michael Hulnick, ' h '■ 
. - :t.angled> >^ith . the; Met , agai bver 

• Matibel . Vinspn*s ^ipe : show, .Jwhlch 

• was skedded tb. be staged threfe daysi' 
iAarch- 3l-April 2, irt civic aijidilo- 

• riumi ; Herb Bucknian; had ' rented 
the ..:hal!i ^to: f tlie T^t^^fot .;/currt 

• week, starting.; yesteiiday^ ' Of).; • .. Sec^. 
ohd conflict came .iip when. Sirckman. 

.,discovier^d -it WpM^d t^^ 

• tb !set up iriclined floor ;f or op;6ra 
. seats, involving work -o.h .Miss. .Vin,v 

\ son's last- day. ; ■ ' • ■■'■ '^•■'^ 
: avoid: l.ast*in^^ 

. ; tipns,: Shrit)e..ag^^^^ to stase: the jce 
Bhpw in -adjoiniri.? Public. Mu>ic..Hall. 
Which has a. 3.0QP-seat capacity, - ; - 
. . stead of thiB 12-Opprseat: civic auditQ-?; 
..:,-rium. " Move. Uirned;^ a .^yi5ie 

..; Oile; as-Miss Vi drew, only '8;500 
.irt ithree 'days at arii average of 85.c 

/^per.v-.'-^'-.;. ]..''■''■.;■.■■.■.■■':,-: 

: Mpreo'trouble: popped:. up- :w^ 
.'^.earpentefs found , ice; ririk didn'.|; fit 
theatre^s' stagey causing sprne. frantic 
.pvertinie .wbirk.-7^kat€^^^ W^re prig- 
Inaily 'r^ady to, do ,extra. rtatinee, 
'but advance ;saje - was so .Ibw. that 
. .: It was canceled. What further, hurt 
•business was touplV competrsh frPm 
^Tbrohtp^Grabite ' Sk^ 
:. rev.uei . .which ,. was. selibut at. At 
Sutphin'g Arena -on nearly the same 

^^■^ays'^-<2-a).. 

, ;• Eddy Duchin and S.h.ep. Fields ;.or-. 

^ chfcstras^- topp.ing. a ; rad'l ' show. . 
•the ; Shrihe's,: next:: Tii 11; but another 

. ..band^ rnay. .replace. Fields 'if he isn't, 
recovered ifrom his appendicitis^ opr 
.eratipn by theri; AlthOuGh sL-ited at 

• outset, fpr three, d^ 

- tut the .yhit ? down to on hi^ht,- 

:• >lM:il'24:-:;:; 



N. Y. SUPREME COURT 
TO TRY WB 'HOTEL' SUIT 

. . HaTry .ripward'.s suit against ^'Whr'-'j 
ner -.Bfps;.' for . an' i.iVj uiV6ii6.n ntid '.ac-.' I 
counting- .■ ■.-.■Warners'.' -fil'm--'. -'Iloily, 

.wood '.'Hbtel,' has -been , p€!^ 
retnandiCid^ to- the 1^. 'Y. ;SLipremie-ec(urt :[ 
Defendants had attempted .- reiii"o.\ a.l 1 



pf : case' to' 'thei, ^ll^ '- S.i'/district: cbtirt. 



P.laintifE is prpducei.r, of . ytfUde- .unit^ 

'Hoily wbPd .,. Hotel. . ; Rev. which I 
opened . in August, ' 1936..- ■ Trial . date . 
-will .be: set later. - ; . 

: Howard's, ^^uif was. >insti1 iited : .on 
'groUlbds of ^the fi Irtif -s ; U rif .ci.ti co inp'e r i.- . 
tjop. ■ Since its 'riele'ase iri. Pecei;->b:cT,, 
1937;^ ,plaihti<f .; claim^' :ih^^ to sev. 
cure bopkings .for s.tage • show • i.ii 
theatres wh«jre film, had b^ 



Philadetphia, • April '5. ' - ■' 
-'. A new /wrinkle. •^pr fiiUhg. :the . 

..Ill 1 Is 'i n - ft i teri es • w hen -the .band 
is off- lh.e: 'stah.d' is. bej'tig tried. 
o.Ut . by A-Vt Padula, . ojper ator of 
the - Arcadia here. Direct recprd-. 
ih'g of .biand's. hightly brpaciciisi^ 
over. CBS i$ made . dUrihjg th 

'^airingr-^^. ':'•:'/-•/.'!■-'.■.-';'";/■■ 
Becbrd plaj^ed back ■vvhenevi?;r 

/^there's a Uiil in the ibirit' iiiid rip 
m'usi;C avanabiei v V - :- ';^- • ^ '! 







eym 





m 





KMOX, ST. LOUIS, SETS 
yAUDlMOM AIR ACTS 




■:.':'^"--;iPhiladeliphia,;'A '/ 

MergiBr; of " {babaret and Icl iib . .d ate, 
bookers, . who had', beeri warririg for 
past two' yeats, . was acCbrnpUshed 
Thursday (31 > after entire hegotia- 
tions 'aliribst fell thrbugh: in ah::ai"guV 
n\eni : pyer ;a . nani* f pr '.the hew br- 
■gahizatipjnv:- ." ^ '■':' ■'['.■/' ■"■.: ■ 

iClyb ; agentjs, : .who :cal^ them-, 
selyes the:?Cph:traetbrs Assn.', wanted 
Cbhtractors • .ih: ; the ■ title, while 
cabaret : bbokers ./didn'ir : .,; G 
bookers, . oh; other hand, used to , call 
thiehiselve? iiicensed Agen ti; of Penh - 
sylVahj.a and wanted; Lic^ns^^^^ in the 
tag;' Cornpromise was fihally; reached 
bnEhteftaihmeht.-M of. 
Easterh Pennsylvania. . .-: ■ ; • i- ■ 
: .Officers of ; Coritractpris w-iil: 
tiftue as. officers of the heW g.roup 
until .Nb'veniber.- election; Florehce 
Bernard. - is pr'ez; Tony . /Phiyips, 
leader .. of old LiGensed groupi" . is 
Chairniah pf the boar di- .^Membership' 
4rive will begin at once. .About .15 
club bpbkeris' ilLrej^^ in. tihe . jaew b.rgan- 
izatibn.- ■'•';:':.. V:.:'i: /.' ■':■■,';. ■:;■-■.' 
■ ■Two, .separate : grieyaihciB . boards' 
.wilf bfe set up. at/a\meeting.;iSaturday 
(9. )i one to handle cornpiaihts. of each 
■groupi- 'r;/:- ■;.;:-•;:-:, ■/ ■:■ ■;:. ;';;■■^■ ;'': -; •■'^ ■■: 



In J!250,000 Ubel 
Suithy 



l^ccbrdioivj^Iayiilg Cleric > 
Victorwus in Figh 
Jaiii S^shes^^i^ 



bet. Nitery Mtist I*ay 
iGity Re^^ 



. : betrbit. . AP^U . J'' ' 
: UnVisUal situash of a 
. the . .city 'rent ipi" encroachnieni. on 
city . ptpperty : bobbecl ut) .here ' last, 
•week: in the daise. of the' ■AmW&issador 

'Club.. :;v.--'-^ -...;■:..-.',...'■:■;;.','■■;:•/• 

, , Nitefy .\varitcd a: hew vesUbule . to 
' encroach 'five... feet on: city.y,prope.riy. 
and: coynmbh cbundii rigreed if cliib. 
f towrlers;: would^ ;pay ;?26 ; ; yeiar. :rerili 
Snd /agree ' . to ^v^ erttroach.nient 
when" 'hecessafy. .'Gl lib Owners 'put 
:Up. a bond ip .i.nisurc. things; : ,' ;/■ 



Week of April 10 

,■ ■ -*P.lr'afo.<» <)f.;.>ro.i^ony''-- ■|..v,rif;;,'' A.)Jf'rtUi\vri,, 
'M^m'.'-T.no'--. ; ()rplv«'iini, -m .'rilir!!,'; .\vcil. • ,. 
'Hamhlk.rfc- JUvpV.-.'- ' |!.i."!~u:".i. 

' .'■AfoUeii... •anil. ..MoUi-ii;'.- --liU>)yi'ti, ..Luuitt 

City. 



-IMi.'.fnOcl- 



"•libol^B: ' and t»'; i-''-— C; ) i-b', . ."V^'i^hii-K-: 

.too.-.' • r.':--.- .- ■-•-•-.;..,,/;.; *. . 



.: Summons and cbmplaiht in the 
.National Variety - ' Artists $2!>0.p00 
libel suit against the ' American Fed - 
eratibh of Labor was finally served 
yesterday (Tuesday). ''/ . ^- . • 
■ Following service of papers on 
Ralph Koenigsberg, assistant .. to 
Ralph Whitehead, prez, and Gharles 
Mbscbni, treasurer, coriiplaint was 
filed in county clerk's office. De- 
fendants .have 20 days in which to 
answer. Suit based oh libelous refer-, 
cnce to NVA in letter sent to Sally 
Rand when she' sought perm i.ssiQii of 
AFA to appear at NVA's. benefit in. 
January. . .' .' ■■ ".' ■■■..'''. ./., ■ 



INT'L STAGEHAND SESH 
SET FOR CLEVE. JUNE 6 



- -:.:-. ..'..:.;; ; Cleveland. Apiril 5, ; . 
: Stagehands', .uhipn voted to hold 
their next. .interhatipnaV . cpriyentiori 
in Cleveland the . week pt Juiic. 6/ 
itnairkihg the. third time the city will 
have had thPveyent. Last one here 
.was' in 1924. . '.•-.■ '-:.; - '■■::■'".■' 
y Abbut l.OPQv unionists frbm .y.. S. 
and^Gahada. expected to attend, with 
representatives getjting $10 per .day, 
plus expense.'?.: Prbgiram frtr..EjN/-clay 
affair is .beinjf worked out/' bv^Joh.n 
'Fitzgerald: : . and . Michael . F i tjn oga ri, ; 
lirei • ahd business agent : of . ~."^1bt; -. 
hands' local; .Hii,i-ry Holmdcn an.d V i;c 
Wailmani; prez aTid .secretary of film 
prpjectprs' union here. ; ^ 

: Fetchifs $25,666 S ui^ : 

'■■:>.'>■- - Alliance,..0.. April 5. ,. 

Stepi ?• FetQhi.t,; '/api3Car'ing ' ^ cUr- : 
rcntly/ with: his 'Harlem liiigh-ts Re- 
vue,', has been named .dcfendaiit. in a 
$25,000 darnage 'Suit by. the Orphcum 
theatre, Memphis. ;■ :■ /'■; ■/■.'/- 

.Charged that the. actor /f;(i led to 
fulfill >a epntract .to play there; •^ •';.•-• 



■ :: •:-/ ';"' ; - : Buffalo, Aprir ."5. ; 
/ Jam:- se.<is ions : in, Buffalo and west- 
ern Ne'vy :yQrk riiteries hay been 
'i^bahiled by thei'Slat^.; L^ 
ity, fPlloWinjg.'attecks -on'; the sessipiis 
by iPca} churchnie% 

br, . George W.-: GPbke, a.c.cp^^ 
playing ]pa'sitor ;pf . the Trinity^^ 
^dist' I^i^ / Dr.; 

Cooke, for some iSundays past, has 
been.,yisiting, spbtsv and dis^ 
hand inugje and .moral sermphs- to 
•the-'jitUrbugs,.:' ■.:/./- ■'■■^'^r.:-. 
: Edict came . fpllowirig altercation 
beUveen Dr ' Cooke .and polite "au- 
/thoirities; ,ih ,.y?hich thiei,^ i^^^ 
tacked the sessions, which were de,-. 
fended by the/ head of the Juvenile 
Crime, preveritipn B pf the de-^ 
partrh^nt; ;. - The cleric told the: ^pub- 
lic hpVw ■ he had Visited., varjou^ spots 
Sunday af fernoonis arid had replaced 
hot swing tun^s with r^^ligious music, 
:incliiding, 'Nearer My God to Thee,' 
with the permissipn; of rrianageniehts, 
arid deli vered serinons to -those in at- 
teridance; Capt. William Milan, . of 
the Jiiveniie/ Crime Preventiph.. Bu- 
reau.; Stated ;thaf :ipnbwihg{; yisits to 
five Buffalo placeis he had been; un^ 
able, to find:- any , law. violations; tliat 
the dancing :.^y.aS artistic larid hot im^^^^ 
rcibraj and that he Would not hesitate 
to take his wife to any of- the places. 
. He was iaccompahied by.. patrpiiTien 
and policeSvpmien on his /inspection 
visits which were the result of com- 
plaints indicating that the morals of. 
high Rchpor students .were being 
jeopardized by the/sessions..- 
mental investigations by the Buffalo/ 
police; resulted in the head of the 
narcotic Squad issuing; a / statement 
complaining of objectiohal pprtions 
of so-called swing songs, which had 
tp do . With;;reefqr5; ah4.;^ 
cptlcs.' .. ;■;;' ; ..---'•-. ' -.V:' ■-'■;-"-'^.- '. '• .':' -'■■; ■ 
;. : . .The.; state Liquor ibard ruling .af-; 
.fected..:22 ;cebtral. - ahd^^ 
Vbi-lc counties and- resulted in a wave 
of : prp tests from , operators- who 
..SvtWted that . the ./extra; s.e.ssipns ;>yere 
theiT only irn!ea.;is for profit;' • ; . :;- "y 



Howard Bros^ to Lohdohl ; 
Would ^eijstTl^^ 

;,'Wi 11 ie and Eugene ;■ Hp'ward/ have' 
an oifirer/irpm -the Pitlladium/ Lpndpn;; 
to go :byer-for;.a fbiir-week minimum 
stretirh .eai/ly; ^ri ; the slihimer..;;; ';' •; 

Thpiigh the comedians ' have been 
i n , sho.\y biz ,';heariy\; 30 ; years, ; ;tht:y . 
have never played abroad! .,../' 



Saranac Lake 

By. Happy Benw.ifiir 



RtiFP Kelly, 54, has the niUDrip.s;;. . 
. Nearly: everything new at the local 
Pohliac: theatre here. Manager A- B. 
Andersbn Is^ even, spbrting - new 
tux;. '. ■. - / .■■'.' ■' ' / ■■■, -':-; ; '-- . :, 
; Dealh / of ; Albert / 'Sonny' Fbster 
wa.s a blow here. He was the pibneer 
in- bring ih.g iiesh shpw.s up hpre and 
'Tnaihtajhed a year .around brch'cstra 
at the Alpine Tavern. : ;.-' 

Over. 1,000 music sheets wcre.'.sent 
here to the Actors* Cblpny; by 
Eie.rhstei'n, /Bochesterv ;n;y./ . Thanks; 
: Jean. Grande, Marie Biarichi, ,LuV 
"cilie. Mcl<ay':and ;Hen^^^ 
pf'-whon^ made the grade \yithin the 
year;-!g6r.ng:hbme. ■': ■■ :.-.;"' 
" /The..;/Moa'ris . Fidlers' and -their 
xlaughter, ' Frahces, :of Readin.g. P,i., 
h;ere''^'t'.lhe /Will/. Rogers ;tb; see -Bcji.l-^ 
rice FidJer, janpther daugh.ter", who 
is .dping pkay./ .- ''■'■■■'■: •-" .' -- 
/J5.ab(!ll6 Rook, whb .started on its 
pncump-thbi-ax' roUti;ne- sbr^^^^ •week.s 
a'gb'.- is doing so ,weli that ' she's" left 
that ;cl(;:p;q;r.irin.drit-f:.; . ■•• ■ ■.'.- . -■ / .. -' 
. Fred :£pFlinger, ; fW:arh'6r. Bros.)' i.s 
a; ncwcpmer at .tii.e Wi.l.l Rogers. . . Juit 
, .'. rds. ihe'.rcst.,; . ■.' ■:■■,:• . ';-.'• - - ■•':-• 

A -svvcli' .Cohriclaafk; has. 'beeri 'made: 
••|-ijr N.ccl ■ McCiushibh;. dcspjte;;hayin.i> 
lost a. rn.ci's of poundage. No.\y up and 
aroufd, : ;; . 

(VVriie lfl •th"-''*^^*'", '"'9^ ^ara- 
itai/ it nil fjsr. where who are ill.) . > 



; ■ ■■■' St. Lou i.", April ?>.. 
:' .RMOX wilV-sivpF^iy for 
a ..staye^ show at Fanchbri <& MarCo'b 
!),opo .seatbr ' Fox- for- the : wee.k . ttiirt-.. 
ing Frida y (8 ).. -' ■ : '.'V • ' . -. ■ /' /-' ■' ^ 
■ " Show; tagRed 'KMOX RCycls' -wi 
f.e^ t u.r e: ' Piip py ; Ch es h i reV as . m.c., :n nd. 
sdl-r'"'iftc7Aide;-fc9.rfa3.h.e' ;Grini.rn,.; bliies; 
warbj.er; Hanry ; CpPlj: tenor;: Singmg; 
Spph.bmores; fern hie ; sex te t; / Ozii.rk 
MPutita ineer^ii. h illb'J.lies; /Al Cirrrier-;. 
On; iand" •Jpe:'./K^^ 

tcam.-il[iid:-lCli»rk: S(J ■ ^.C 







■ ,' -• -,.'• ,/Ph^lad(yphia,.;AjDj-i| 5:;>. 

Deal, for United .Ehtertairters" Assn.-, 
local; h;itery . talent\uniQn, .t^ 
:to Aitierican. ; Federatiph^^;^ Actors' 
:foid, from which it brbke'three /years 
ago, has . about jelled. , .One,; more; 
confab between' Tpm. K^ biz .agcht 
of the Phiiad:eiphia group, and Ralph 
Whitehead, AFA prez, expected ■ . to 
conclude negotiations. ; 

• Agreement wai 
through .intercession : of A. A. Toinei, 
prexy of mu.sicians iPCai here. TpM^^^ 
wants to ; b<e:; able to -cpunt, orl -the 
talent in event of / tooters' st-rike. . 

■■■: Keliy's. demand- fPr local; autonomy 
and. ipcar : treasury has her etpfore 
Lipiset .any ...ppssi^^ 

itient. He has demanded that profits 
frpni a sbcial club . operated by the 
UEA • be kept separate from .' d ues.; 
This wa.s agreed to^y Whitehead,; 
and the A^A will eVen pay for qiiarr ; 
ters in the UEA club. 'Whole thing, 
was i h nature . of ,:a conip rp ni ise , : h o w -' 
ever, . because much - control over 
policy :. ;will pass into hands, of na- 
tional exec committee. ' / 



sradt, Miniiic, Into 
N. Y.'s Rainbow Room 

John Hoysradt, Yaie alumhiis and 
.socialite, who. Qaine; to;attenlipn with, 
his,' .: m;imicry ..•j.at.'; - Chez : :rire'hp.UKe,: 
N... Y.// cbrnieS:/ihtp Rainbow ; lippmi 
n; v.. May 18, /y^ith the' ^infbrrjia 
spring and summer: pplicy./ He's, be- 
ing tpi.iled as the;: niale Sheila: Bar-' 
rett, ; doing irbpressions, /.etcv' ■ A) 
Dpn'ahue's band arid Eddie LcBa rpn's 
; rhurrjbaists will return alsoj coming 
i n April 13- for.; an. indef. LeBa rpn, 
who :alsp. produces :Spariish tal^^^ 
is-, du!^, back' frprri Holly wood. Don 
De Vod i!s La tin combo had been iub- 
jstituted . in . his ab.sence. .- 

-. Jack Cole, and; the , •■ B'aJi ncse- 
Dancers iare also slated to make their 
R;R. debiit .when-Hpysradt. prccrrjj:. '-; 



S . .. . '. ..:/: • /. I'l).ilU(I(:lpHi;i, Ajirii .-.'. • 

Til ;' 'Sliiibcrt, • thcfalrO.:' Ik.i iCfr.'ue- . -.; 
.1)011 ."^ C'.' m 0 1 i.a gt' 0 1 )y. M-i i x' W i li u'-r. li.i (!- - 
tci J.a.<?t I'lioalViy/ .(29), wiioii t5 (;(,.<•-./; 
er;rimcn.t-.ag'CMit.s .«;teRped.-ir.v aiKi: ?i-; 
.•^cenery arid props before; the m.aU.'.i,< e .. 
^•h'pw; ; Fcd.s claii'n s;tar Thoati c C'"(-., ? - 
Inc, reported ;■ tp 'be'. ;i4ie .ibjjcriitc'r, ; 
owes $3,202.25 • ih back ni-rivu«ejhtnt:; 
/t.Txe.'?,;; wh.i'ch, ';' wit peiia itiesi . tot id.: 
$3,467.2.3.' / Scenery ;vy^a:<^.^tru(^kt:d; -to. ..r. 
;Gq'vernmerit.; Warehouse. ■. -."'■ :; -./ :'■ . .- , -'• 
MrSv . Stella; Wilner, .wife J^i ' the ," . . 
.riirtnag'ei|' ; and;: :trea^^^^ the col, .^ /; 

was pinched • that night and -hold. ;; 
Wed.iiesday ( 30) mpr ri in g by , U . S. ' 
Cbmm.i.ssiprier ' Jame?? n;-.MalUi.'y iri. : 
$3,500 ''baii;/tb .^-await;':'actibri , of /the" ., 
gr i) rid ju ry. , Tohi . Gerrnhn/ m a nn Lier ~ .. 
of the hou.se,; was held in $1,000 bail; 
: About 150 patrons " . the hpii.^o, 
waitihg >fbr::"lhe ihP\y. ;to:.begiri :wh<'n . 
the' reyeribber's struck;- w 
their. cbirt' .attcr. Ger^ .anriouncibd ./ - 
thai 'labor trpublc' wr\s forcing post-/.-', 
pp.nem6rit of the . pcrrprrriahcei ;. 

Folding left rriany of the ; • ;.; ;;■ 
principals, ' four strippers ..a rid : ' l4 ; 
Allen G j 1 bfert 1 i ne girls 'slrand(-d. ' 
Choriries, ,:v?hP ,gbt ..•';$24,7jj a^ ■ w ; • 
.were .bwed:;;iirh . 
'$25 ;tb .$30. June, Taylor, , premiere. ./.. 
str ipeiisiSi had fbiir ; dsixs' pay com. : . 
irig, abbtit; $50. She said she had ^ 
about 50c' in 'her ;pu,rse, ahd;;^ / 
bill , for. thr:ee weeks cpifningVdue next ■ 
day;; ; E|xxie St'Uivan lives in Okla- ■ 
h6mia;C!ty ahd was r to have 

had; fibc. . ; .';/'■ ..•7- ■:-.;■■''>:'■":■■-;' 

i./Eritire/east deblared:.; that .duH.ng^^^ ;. 
past four weeks ;it Was getting oil 
'coffee .arid \cakc money* as, ali ;profit;5 
at the Shubert . were;:pbured irito;the _ . 
Ann Corio unit, which Wilner .spon- 
sored with -iyiiss Corio arid her abpul'? .• . 
tb-be-'divoircied husband, Ernm^tt Cal-^ ;, / 
iahan. Uri it ;f ai led. arid the ISh ube rt 
bii alsp fell off badly. ' /' 
. Trouble first; developed night be- ;/ 
fbre closing, when the cast refused -to ; 
go.. ;' without getting . paid. ■ They ; .. 
claimed :that* money due them; Sat- : ;; 
u'rday Ayent- tp. the nine, musicians/ 
and sj'x stagehands. American 'FNii'iK 
of Mi sicraris arid Int'etriatibnal vAlii-:.-,'- 
arice of : Theatrical .istage Emplpyces/ 
Unipn wo;uldn.!t let .these t\yo' groups .-/ 
.work^ withpTAt their wages; . Actprs' 
used .lb belong to the Burlesque Art- . 
• i.sts* Ass'n, but haven't since butley : ' 
died in New York, Monday; night's 
perfprmance : finally, got started,— 45/ . ., 
minutes lat^T-:y«'ben six chorines. 'felt ; 
sorry' for Mrs. Wilner and /went out /-, 
and did .tirne/Stteps. ; They ■wbrked in : 
twp..group.s, ;orie gang charigihg . co.s- • 
tumes while the. other terped. Priri- 
cipaLs^, touched/ by. the exhibish of 
loyally, finally " agreed tp work, too.: ' 



St. Lbuis,; April 5.;. 
/A.rtthpriy;^Scarpelii; proprietor of 
Club Piantatipri,,; has :bcer|| cited by 
Exci.se .C.ommis.siorier Lawrence Mo- 
Daniel to .show bau.se./pn ■'Thur.sday; 
<'7). ;why- his liquor license shouldn't 
' be- revoked. Scarpelli was one .of five 
nitery operators Who were fourid .15 
I be viPlatihg the Sunday clp.sing hour 
I. ia.st. vjceki ':'■ Because ; of;, widesprcaxj 
I cpmplaint Pn viol at i p ri s, ;.t.h ie • ib rn'm i .s- : 
[ sioher. ha.s.'bech; m 
spcctibri trips. .Prbprletor.i riiu.sr 
the)|r-places:.by '2. aJm. 3.unday ;' 

•' : Sea r pel li -s - .C 1 lib PI a ri.t a t i b ri foati i r eVf 
.'f'l.-al'i 'jjjpia- shp'w;bu.l only v,;li)''.. -.s; arc 
peNii>te<l; lp attend;, ; . ;, •: / . .; ;. .'; 



Sjailici's U; ;S.«Tour 



i 



se's 



First to Sign Pact 



■ Billy Rbsp's Casa Manana bccarne / 
the fir.st New Yprk riitery .to /f-ign -/ 
with the union (..A^rrierican Pedcrsi- 
tipri iof Actors) chorus girls y ester- ; 
day (5 ). . Principals were already set . . 
under spot's closed ; .shop a'ireerrie.rit 
with "AFA. Makes; Casa fir.s} cfM;i-. 
plctely ; orfianizcd hitery, eifeciive ; 

immediately. ,: .. ; ;./.': ... ; ;i;:;;;. - ■; 

Contrabt .cai!s for a minimu vi'a/';. 
pf $36.50 weekJly; qpped f,"ohl prigi^ilt• 
$35;00 to alipw for. uriipn- dues. Ali; ; 
two weeks disrnissal notiOc;;;'re,st .; 
peripdsr wearinj^ /apparel, rip. .b('i,ic- 
fil.<», transportation, bail in'^cas?.; (if 
; arrest /because : of ; ptn'foV'ria;n;re civ- . 
man.ded ' by.; emplo^yer; free ^iccc^si;. ;t b '■-■ . 
spot for unibh rcp^, vemubcratioh .f'.r 
rehearsals, after; seyei-i day.-, liriri;;; 
tiori of rehearsals, to f 5 yd wocli ."/I h li'e. ''■■' 
hpurs dai.lyi except in' c3!-;ci>-^^^<^^^^^^^^ . 
shbws; ^when■ 'spvPn h.ou.!*S aire; per- - 
mitted Under , a.grccmerit. ' 

Yacht Club Boys Bo oke<l 
At phi's C 

';■■■'■'■.-'■■ ' .Cjhica-i?oi; A.pWI. .5. .-':■.;■ 
Yacht: Club Boys: to hcatillne ;; 
:;Ch^'.- Pared -/'shp-^v,: .ppchi rig A p v 1-i • 1-^ . . 
f6r: 's<;ven weeks.' •'./;•.■":.;; -V' .': : 

-Also .'bri; hili /arc. ,A.f/ Bcrn'p- Jo'.- 
arid,: Ed rt i\ , 'f p'r ro. lu^t',-: Lfj u. is ;■ p . . I ' ,im . 



.Saliici. rnaripneltt; ...• 'Coririing/back- 
io 'ihe tl. Sv thj.s •.siimrjner -fbr ..'iaript h.'cr 

V.f'iae ;tpur. ; Sot for ' ocw.;4 i^;;^ '^M^Horiu'^^ryi 

N. . Y.,-. Jun(B :2.;fbi^; ; • wVick, -; " 
; v'i'roUp'e riow touting Eurbp^^^^ .: 



. . MNGHITp'S N;; Y; DATE ; 

; P';in.ch-il'()'s' 'rhumba ; ba-nd,;. :-:Wl* i'fVi , 
...C'ari'j'e tp.at.tontion ^y;^ 
: 0 p(;h p ; J 'i i be 1 a t ;t he L:Ve^ 
-: ...Eiir'i'd- '4-' ' bri/.the' ^J0a5l-:i.i;ti • J 



Me ;-l.p;; Lpnd on 

-. / C'torgc's . Mc'ln v: : '^H. jvo: ofl - Api il- 
''li ', !f)r: 'fDiir ■: ■Wttr:- • /.at '■ II ie i O tie " 
;I;-n;:ii,;-T>)'r)fl.f)fi,.6pCMir^^ 2. 'Vui'-it-'- 

CAii> Hoys follo.w hjm in )at-.V.' ■ . ; .-. 
-'"^i ..t, by ; VV-illiiHri-' MOr hi. ^afci.:t)e->'\ ' ./ 



VARIETY 



(iniidiicior:-^ :Hirivict(a- . Hclni'iiam, 
teon .f'o/cinCi BaUef. .Jrm^ Pt'.ff.rce. 
Nivi.- IV/ntJK']/; Bob Neller,:Gl<:e ClnlK 
:Rockenes,. 'march of ^ime,' •pitiprcc. 
0/ ■Lu<i.y' X'. CUA}', repu'wed U. Va^ 

, (.t'y, /J ail. ;. I!). - • . ■ . .': ' • ■ ' ! • - ■ '. , •^ 

• Foiv jio apparent. . rpayoriV . Ih1s 
wock^s-; show, is tabWed. 'f uiibciams:', 
il'.s iip tb Vthe' ■MiisiC' Hall •standard, 
for. tthei, most parti :.but has . fpw- 
v'c\fi^: ^pbts: /' ; \ ptayirifii; ..and ;. ; ppi"- ■ 
■formanct!,'- : - -.'il ■'^.i;'^;;- 
. .. 3111. (>pen5i -. with. :Hen .'^chu- 
inaiiil as piano, soloist .with Jlhe syrrir 
phony orchestra, "'.piay.s the . lirst, 
movement irorti Grieg's A-iTiinpr 
cohcerto^ lots rof heavy ivory-thump- 
iiii^. and fairly :effectlve;' . : - i^; ;^ ' ■ 

Number by .the.'Music: Hall Ballet, 
is well i*outni(ed and danced; .It's: oh.; 
the Pierot'-Pierc.tte theme aiid Ibl;-: 
l9wed by Leon t'oWne in aVjIappy. 
Hiirlequihade' dahiie, first solo. • tjtien 
with oTie and later; a- pair. o.? bal;- 
/lerinas.V- . '-v -..^ .;' 
■ : Again.st a set ' that :Ipftks like a 
pcvlu Me., ad - i n Vpgue magazi jie, ' J all 
Pccrce acceptably , sings •■.•From tWc; 
Land of iSmiles.' ITien. Nina Whit- 
ney drop,<5 ,6he end of a lorvg purple,; 
: dtape and xlahces a iingle routine, , 

Siii*le: added act is;;B6b; Neller,; 
vehfrilbquist. . Sowie of his .technique 
i.s as good .as ^ahy in ;the business;: 
but he seems Jost in the huge . sur- 
roundings -a.ncl his . .material is s'ec- 

• ondrrate. - 

Final hiimber; which ffoes Sco^^^^^ 
in a big. braw way, opens: with the 
Glee Cliib; i)utfltted in the Kilts of 
the Black Watch Highland regiment. 
Sjiigs . riiirrtber Qf Scotch ; ballad^, 
including . 'Loch Lombhd;' 'My Love 
Is But::a l^ssiei Yet/ 'Apiiie Lauriei' 
:md 'Let's -Drink a , Toast .to : Bobbie 
Bunis/" all excellent; but nullified, to 
a : : great extent : by inept' -staging. 
Stage is much . too large And the. 
backdrop isvcold and lifeless. -^v .Mbst 
obvious'i however, are the : wooden 
a.ttitudes ' 6f tbe sing.ers. They seem 
stiffly .self-dons'cjous; always rpain- 
taihing 'set fbTiTfationS and, positions;, 
instead- of aptjeafjng relaxed arid 
grouping themselves -inforrnally,. 

As ■ tVie ■ chorus portion winds up, 
the ballet corps, returns fpr a-bi-ief 
Highlaiid O rig njumber, tdgiged : to 
type. Rockettes have the ;finale as 
UsUalj . also ih: Scottish mode, ivith 
the gals .wearing yellow jackets "and 
abbreviated black :skitts. , Music is 
•The Giambbell^ Are Swinging' arid 
'Comin' Through; the : Ry^,*. both in 
swing... Most of.'the routine is the 
ciistdrttaty precision kicks; and :tapis, . 
:w.hich are. made, to look" easy ;as "al-; 
ways. ■ ) Hobc. 

PRIENTAL, GHIC 

Chicago. April 3. 
: Dorothy. Dickson,: Duval, Richards 
ii Adriennei Cpl. Jdck Majof, Ward 
& Milford, Jeffreiy GiM; VesebeZ' 

iWB), • V . . V ; . / ■.- 

Show li father slow currently, 
^vith major lack being cohiedy. Gol. 
v'Jack "Majbr and Ward and Milfofd 
fail :iiTi that d'eiiartmeht.. Maj6r gets 
h Is; best . results by \wa rbling: *Last 
Roundup:*. . Ward and Milford win 
: only real laugh . with %; th 
■iiripressibn- of a puppy who's had his 
:leg stepped , on. ; Done. befqi'e, and 

Ilpt top hot.'.. ■,. 

■Duval has. a : cteari-f lit ihag^^ act 
I that cbncehtrates:' Ob manipiUlatibn 
: of silk clbthi, . Builds to effectiye 
'climax. Appearance and."; show- 
hiahship . excellerit; . Richards and 
Adrienhe :act;: adagib tri(Si . bri twice, 
and IS best; with its disc .tossing, 
sbmethirig new for adagio. 

Dorothy. Dickson opens , with; -the 
line . arid hoofs-, neatly, Gijl, -.in. the 
fiiiale, displays. :..a .warm and ■ strong 
.pair .of pipes. Makes smiart. appear- 
ance and evidences .-i^aiesmaiiship. . : 
Biz good last show Friday tl>. - " 



( Haii: hotel ,herp). adding sweet tonal 
j excellence, ;nnd an ' electric-, guitar 
[used e'ncc.tivel.v. Fe)tbn...sfejj.s but'; for 
vfcveral- .soiV,i;H. rbixihg :\Wlii :Jir.sl-rate 
mimieKv. scbrih'g partlc.iil'^rly. with 
•'yVllcgheny Al,',- one of his staftdbys; 
iirid an.aniusihg hillbilly; noveltiy, ; 
. Sliariiig billing .'vvith bund is Larry 
(.8iis;tor) ' CraUbe, "ojf, the filn:is, whd'.s; 
friendly chbti.!,'h and.'apbjbgctic about 
hii? shortcbii,iings. Best that .can: .be 
sa i d of h im is that.- h e ' tri es ha rd. : b u t 
:it's strictly a -persorial ;appearan^^^ 
a HoJJywobd figure.: ■; Anybody, . with 
less bf a .rep tryinig tb; get. a-way with 
as : ; littje' talent . ;;^.bu,ldn't . have a: 
chance.': Grabbb's • assi-^ted; by . J^ 
:'Ki IgQUr, . Pa 1^ con tract, pi ay er, . an : a iii-, 
imatqd ^ pepperrpot; : Vvho helps conr 
Siderably, She should, pibk sbrrtethirig^ 
else.besides 'I've Got Ydu tinder My 
Skiii! ' .i,or >he.r; Vocal . specialty;-.; ...It's : 
heaviiy-,to|i"ched, arid dqesn-t fit with, 
her. ga-ga mariner, • .: ;' , . 

Right iafter .the bi^chestra opening 
.comes iT.oe arid Pete Th^adbi. standard 
vaUde turn, With , a' plea.sarit ; .sessibri 
of : .tomfoolery, ,. Abt hasjri't ;changed; 
siribe ;iast visit six tiiohths -afiip, going . 
thrbugh thii pan'tipiniime bit in ai darki; 
ened picture house and wiridiug up 
With Jheir. hbke darice; . one stariding 
on . the pther^s: shbulders' arid both 
cbvered-withv-a 'bigilfcoai.. 
; Also bi). , hand are trie. Horieys; three 
gals and; as. riiariy..-.boys,; starting out, 
as-. coayentional hoofers, " ribt . Very 
gbodi but quickly switching to their 
blreitthtaking acr.obatic stunts: to take 
the mob -'by coriiplete surprise. ; . One 
of the fellbw's gags fali: flat. Dave 
Broudy's house orchestra in ' the pit, 
but tfverttire's brief due, tovlength of . 
bill.";' "■.•■■:' • :Gohen,.-. ■ 



KOXSPETRblT 



STANLEY, Pitt 



. , Pittsburgh, Aprii s. 
Ildjinu Feltoh's orch. Three Red- 
sons, Joe de Pete Trado, The Honeys 
:,(6V, Hdrryi iBuster) Crab^e A June 
Kilgour:, Dave Broudy's house orch: 
'UerrayWeLrbe'(MG), 

WB dehixer wa.^ to haVe.hid. Shep; 
Fi.elds' orchestra this week but ap- 
pendix operation has, i>ut hirii but of 
comiriissibii. . Happy Feltori's orches- 
tra is thii; substitute,: a; good, one, too,: 
although 'without the name .and b..- 
pull. Opening ;day. -way bff, 

Felton's a /local lad but \this. Is his; 
.- first stage,; date 'here,. preVibus eri- 
g'ageiTie.nt. vhavipig . been in Williarri' 
Peiin hotel's supper rpprri. ; H^ looks 
like a coriier, beirtg eiquipped: with, a 
brack • jnusical outfit, .itnd a ylbt bf : 
; good, sialable ' Sljbwmariship- Only 
; turn: he aiino:unces: is.Thr.ee Reasons, 
-femm.e hafmbnizers;: who; are a- bit 
■ above average. : althPugh he ..has : a 
flock- bf unbilled specialists getting 
in good licks. :Orehestra .has. rhythm 
arid swing at its .firigertiiis,.. With; Fe^^^ 
ton preferring the forriier,.'ai. he, ad-' 
riiitls Jri : his -Loch tombrid,' played 
first' straight and then iri the inbderjti 
lrii^^;lner. ' • ; ' 

Brafis section is lops. with, a French 
haiji trip y tbqrrcwed ;t^ri\pprarily 
frokii ' M'a jbr' Olihei' band rat Webst6r 



■ : ' petroit,- April \ 
' Sam Jack Kaufman's house band, 
Frpinkie Connors, MdHgar , Troupe 

(11) . FelODis, Gae Foster CHrls - Chas 
Chase, l^atdlie & Hotoard, -Mirjorie! 
GriBinsiu;prtft; ^/n, p id: Chicago^ :{20ih) 

: TTirbwback ;tb riiuSic :h^^^^ 6t. 
20 years ago; in keeping with the 
film, 'In Old Chicago' .(20th), has all 
the trappings of the bid days. Show- 
funs .50 sWift niiri.utes. ■ . ; 

: Stellar wbi'll? is turned in by Mar- 
jorie Oainswpf th; siriger, . who Vapr 
peared ' here " recently; Natalie and 
Howard, dancefs. arid Chaz Chase, 
comedian. ; Miss Gainswqrth; in closr 
;ingi get^ over with repertoire, ^ " - 
eluding all types of sinjgirigi 'Italian 
Street Song' is her encore. Chase's 
forte, as usual, .is his lighted cigar, 
et al, eating bit;: Evokes plenty of 
laiighis. With pantbrriiines. . ■ 

- Magyar troUpe. five gals and six 
males, exhibit gobs of flash 'in their 
teeterboard turn. ; Although several 
missed at. show caught^ there Were 
raft bf good ones to make up; espe- 
cially the fOur-high;bit. Felbvis rates 
well as a ^juggler, his top hat arid 
cigar trick beirig^ most riptabie..' , .; ^ . 

■ Frarikie Connors, house tenor ordir; 
narily in the pit, is on stage, to lead 
payees in some slide warbling. Later 
sings 'Gppd Old Summer Tiriie' with; 
Gae Foster Gals'.' ; Latter preserit 
three times, ' in a' ruffle skirt bit, a 
suinrnertime darice arid for the finale 
a: riiilitaristic number. Sam Jack 
Kaufman orchestra overtures 'In a 
Clock Strife,* .highlighted; by" fake 
mustaches, old clothes, and Kauf- 
man's ragged, tails. 

.;-Okay cfowd. at. early everiirig shbw 
caught • Friday ii) night. Second 
Week for 'flicker. .' Pete. •• 



PALACE, pLEVE. 

: V ' CieiVeiarid. April S. 

: Tonimy ;Dor."?ev's ofch. Jctcfe L>bri- 
ard. Edythe . 'f^right, 'Betty . &: Ray 
.McDonald,. Don Cnvivmigs; 'LOve, 
Honor dnd Behave' ('WBi; 

' Army, of , 'shag-cats are turning opt 
;b ig . for Tonimy ; Dbrs'ey 's brehestra. 
;House may have, had hotter bands 
but rione that cbcild whip, the ickeys:- 
to, , such a. heated pitcli. . ' ; 
-. Cricks' rap about-; \ritiurderi.rig ■ 
classics : ,dpn 't botherr;; Dprsey; ; t>ie.y 
only make; him open up widef on tlie 
swirigefbb; When- hitting 'Liebestfaurix' 
oi' 'Song - of India; Which .rnakie.s the- 
fans- feverish; His sliphorri work is 
as . slick' as show's pace, always bri' 
th.e gp.kithout ariy.Uhnece.sSaiy. stuff.; 
.Tacl^r LeoHard's . tenpi: : only faif> but 
Edythe • Wnght^s . crilfpiri.g ;6f .'Dipsy 
pboHle' -Gpnipensates;. Ne.wor num- 
bers might, galvanize repeftpry. nnipre, 
.- Band's lowrdown jiiltef .;rhytririi3 
afe swell, ;Q^r.setlirig any lack pf c ' - 
v;en.t.ional. riieibdy; Seemed .paiiad^'xi-' 
ca'l, tncf efbrev; when , Dor.sey iriisiiiued- 
On rriiisic' bf ■twb:.e.\tra: acts... . ....... ^.^ ,...■' 

, . Betty and; Ray McDonald,, frorii 
j 'Babes in Arm.';.' le!»it musical. 'dbVc- 
1 tail iteatly With blithe taps and smart 
pahtphiiti lb but orchestral is~ alwivys 
two bbats ahead. -Tricky, broken 
rhyllm\s of paii' make it tougher yet 
Tripy ■grit t-wp .encbrbs. ■•'•;';. ;■' 

Rope,' "aerbbatics - and Swift gaggjnt;. 
by pbn CunimirigV ; lace" bill with 
sonrib strong, necessary laugh's, P.rp-; 
vidtis: tire only flavor of rpal vaudi^- 
viU'e . on: a ' bill that has; -; top nuich. 
music; althoi-igh the.vshagsers yc fbr 
mpf e. ; •Paiac.e going ail the Way- for 
Dorse,v as result holding d.ance- on 
Stage' after Monday's (4) la.st curtain 
a.? .well, 'as skeddiiig' its firift broadr; 
cast from- theatre's- rbslrum /tbi'i- his 
Wednesday :■.(.&. nieJit opmm'ercital-. 



Billy . Wells dc 4 Fays, Fifi D'.Or- 
say, Bert . Wheeler di Cb \ Eddie Garry 
' Car.i t^reed, RUby .Zujcrling's' housv 
ordi; 'Everybody Shiy'r^^^^ . . ;, 

. ■ With; '. Bert- ';'-Whcelet .' ;' arid' ..; Eddie; 
Garf , sfage 'show is a pinch,-, / It's 
been ;-af;ound. eight . ; years . rsincb 
Wheeler 'tf bd : the • boal'ds' .iri ■ New. 
.; York, f Or- . Holly wbod ;has been: his 
habi^t altriost exblusively: : This is 
his second .wbek ,bf .the vaude llyef 
;which'. started iri- Philadelphia couple 
of -weeks 'agbi-. ,. -- - ; 

Wheeler ' • .; capable' • ol putting 
over. a single, as always,- byt he h.as 
three ^ a'ssistarits, . . 'neveftKeless, ' .;two; 
haying little .to do; hbwevei-; Hav- 
irig . a 'compiariy,' jjppttirig of Gar.r 
just ahead of him is okay. Garr 
clicked so. well - that Wheeler cracks 
h^ Wishes. Gafr waS .^^i^^^^ 
week "" -' y^''' :.■ ' • • 

Wheelef has a straight mari iri. the 
giiise of -the. house's assi.stant riiaii- 
ager, . He's Hank Ladd, Top-.hatte<i,. 
Wheeler, enters eating ari apple, with: 
two; sandwiches also seryirig for gaig 
iVsage. . The; 'liquid cryirig .bit, .is i the 
comic's tradewbrk. , With ; IDprbthy 
Lee's .■drpprfjut. in Philly. through fll^; 
- ness; the comedian picked up. a new 
femme aide from a Quakertown.cafe 
flbor, ' She's; ; June Biirnett arid 
should ^.be . ,okay..;.>yhen- worked iritp 
the routine.. ; T -. ;. ; :.■.. : ' ' 

,; Garr's best .materiaV is lised , While 
kidding the girls.. Other darrie stUfl: 
seems as good while iriirriicfy finale' 
sends 'hirii off tb .plaudits?, 'I1ie;vEd 
Wynn .iniprcsSiori ' ; his--; topper, 
though. : • .iv.'.'W.' ;.. . 

: Carl Freed's; harmonica; band 
nicely,' .being, pleasarit, /ripvel .d.ivef- 
.sion; . Fifi D'Grgay. is the liV 2, 
h er French elephant number ' rii aking 
up riiost of the .routine. .. As ;show 
stairter's; there , aren't hiany ^bettor 
than Billy Wells and the 4 Fay, . He 
. provides ;g.iggles ; while - the girl ' dahc.'; 
ef s have plerity o|' pepl' 
; Allari Jones ; will • tpp the . next 
show, . .':fPllbwing . .biniself ' on the 
. sef eeri . since .- he is; featufpd :" ' the 
.current ;'Sing'. '. picture, ; iaibivg, 'witb 
Jiidy Garland and Fannie Briee; : 
-. V ■ -V. '- : Ibcc. 



for more than third of the runriing 
time,; / which aij . it shoiild be. 
Juanita's Chariip.ibns are four. blonde 

I fcriiihirie; :; rollerskaterS/. ' ' work 
.cbrivenlibn'any.- • ' '. ^ 

:$lVere.'s''ribthirig novel' or ' startl^^ 
1 n Mppre and Revel's .mildly amusing 
buflesqije ballrporri ; dancing. - Jack 
Powell repeats bis- dr,umriiing stunts; 
'j ;t'b : tl'i e u.sual ';gbbd applause returns 
rand is followed ;by: the Six Leading 
|. Men, • who pave the ■ way . for Miss 
west with; songs that tell Pf -her -film 
hit's. : They're good lookirig enough, 
making a -.natty ;appeaf anc'b; in full 
dress, but their vocalizirig - falls 
:plenty short.. 

. ::Miss- Wiest was seen.lp gpod.adyan-.; 
tage in ', a . ' f ight-.fitti rig. black gown ; at 
shbw.'l'caughti ; ; Wbrkirig^ with the 
good-looking Milton Watson,,;- she 
sings, gags, struts- arid 'wiri'dis; up with 
<a bit of d aricing. Most bf her gags 
I haVe bee.n employed previously iri 
j her' pictures, but they meet a good 
response,, anyway. For a.windiip she 
brings bn the Six-Leadirig Meri agaiin 
and joiris thenr» in several songs. ;; 
; Bix-^'Only "fair far- the' Friday CI) 
(openirig day.); sUppef show, : 



Rbxy, Salt Lake Gity 



EARLE, PHlLtY 



' Philadelphia, April . 3.- 
:. BaldboHoio ,f iue,'RodiP Roj/ues (3), 
Jackie: Cooper, Lucy Monroe i Ben 
BluCi Loii Schroder's house orch; 
•Haioaii Ca;lls' (RKO)^ . •. 

Halting its parade, of svving' bands 
this sesh, : Earle . compensates, w'tri 
names aimed, at getting the six to 
sisty . tr^de-^arid it's w Jackie 
.Gboper is, drawing the kids, Lucy 
Monroe the music lovers, and Ben 
Blue getting them all with his usual 
dafl'y routines. ■ Stage set- is " standard 
Earle pattern :when therels rib riainb- 
band on hand; Lou Schradef 's elTec- 
tiye hbuse: cpmbo.^being; shifted: Irorii;. 
pit to the deck-tb pj:ovlde background^ 
for the acts and ; a . couplie nurribers 
on its own. - ■ ■■; 

. Cutta i n-upper fblltfwing band int'ro 
is the solid Balabanow /Five, ; three 
gals arid two men pumping accordions 
and tossing in a -;flock/ of acrobatic 
! ribv.elties, : All nicfe lookers, althptigh 
turn slightly : long in prppprtibri to 
i-est of bill. ; ; . .'; 

Three Radio Rogues follow; with 
sock niiriiicry . . 'Use three ;riiike.s and 
wbrk iri semi-blackriess. imitations 
of show biz notables; come in fapid,- 
fire succession. Would better elijrir. 
inate ri^.h. A.m6s and Andy. Some 
new. gags . ;to sub for archaic .blue 
ones would also helip; Rbpsevett arid 
Hitlef encores are big ;.and trio has : 
to beg oft", • '-..;.■■ •:-;■ :'';- 
Jaclc ie Cbopef; gets, off fairly oke 
throu.gh variety of talerits. Aftbr 
drawn but start with sloW palter lie 
drums 'Dipsy Doodle* in such nifty 
: fash 1 Oh th at . return with: -Be i ; M i.r ' 
cali't be .skipped. Follows ^vit;h me- 
diocre tei.-ping. arid then a scene froiri 
■The Champ,' picture; which serit hi rri;. 
to the top.; Wilis tremendous ap- 
plause, although, routine- is orily fair. 
; Good ' idoker. with ■excellent pipes, 
Lucy Monroe does 'Ti-Pi-Tin,' 'Italian 
Street Song;' medley of; three- pops, 
■ and 'Ki.ss Waltz.' TUrn ..Irgh tl'y too 
.1 long,: with f emme's riiahner just ;a bit 
i top uppity. •; .'■.•.-::''■ 
■ .Ben . Blue .; gets/- :heavy ; .. sal vo.'> 
Ihrpu^hout; . Ted Lewis .-.imitations,, 
darice hall scene with a blonde gal,- 
nutty Russian terping' arid a dance 
.with a, gal and.:aripthbr' guy get bVci-. 
MWch: .pt tlib stuff merely a .repeai 
froin rbcerit, film -work; but .strriiig 
curtain nevertheless. . ' Herb. ' 



: :^' Salt . Lake City, April: 3. ,' 
: Sol . Slratiser, .. Johnli y'-- «fir .. J^ilitts, 
Danny Drayno'n-. Three. . Southern 
Ccntlemeii,: Qniiin Sisters; WiUidm 
McCnllough, Field & Clark, Gordon 
Mackdy, Ckarlet Hixidu. Dave 
Brown) Neeley Edwards. Bill Floor's 
House orahy: 'Flight . jrovi :Glofii' 

:(^r;i<o>,;.'RVhi;(^ 

-Tbi.s crop of. tyrbs,. having ;escaped. 
M^i.iof; Bowes- beii^clanking; get by 
eaisiiy. / Biz good, aided by the lG8th 
anniial Morrnpn; conference.. 
. There are 16-.in the' 'International 
RcYue,' wriich; vims around. 55 ;iniu-' 
i.ul'es, - - ,;' with;'- : ; two . ■ standouts, ■: -.Sbl ; 
StraXtser.,-/20, .and ■ f olyrpbly,. with ; a- 
rich,' :'ple'asirig teribf , . a nd Daliriy 
Draytbri, : jX^hb.ie limber legs- ■ stamp , 
;hirii'as'^a comer. : : ■■'•' :'-/■ '".• ;" .::■ :/ 

Biit . Floor's, r. house:' . prchestrav 
batoned b.V Dave Bfowri^ uriit pi:aiiist,; 
opens with- a .pop- medley,, paving: the 
.way- for, 'Neelcy ' Edwards,, whose 
ni.c'irig. arid specialty', clogging are 
winhers,'' -;"';-/- -;- -/.'■; ;..; --. . ■■:. •-- 

Three S o u th.e r n . peritlemenv 
youiigster.s,: s'rig ; and dance, with; 
-.spirit-; . Gordon Mackay. Negrgi tenOr, 
is ,Well reteiVed, ' ericbririg ; af tef 'Star .- 

dust.' - -. ' ;--.."^'---- .-.'.■■; : 

.- Elderly. William McCullough, . iri- 
trbed as one ;pf ; the ; first alumni of 
•the Bowes program, • Clangs his way 
ii>tp' the hearts Of the./ adults, but 
hiisv.Swi.ss bell ringing thbres. ai:e' 
niediocre; :;,-.■'-■ '' -. 

Quinn Si.sters f ol lOw with ;a Jist- 
less gamology; ;Field arid Clark; 
ni ixed ;roller skaters, Perioi-iri ably 
on . a .portable fink, with 'the male; 
drawing the greatest .-applause Tor 
his., expertness" in.' a solo swing 
st'oniper:. ,' , .;.■-..;.,/.•-.- 

His- 275 pounds "garbed in a styli.sh 
tuxedo,. Strauser ha.s 'eiii ..hbllefing; 
for more. YbUth's •initial;song;- is. ail 
bperatrc afia^- fbllowed b.y 'Sweet- 
heart' and later with 'Bei Mii: Bi.st: 
Du Schoeri,' the latter being embcl; 
lished with an appealing Hebrew^ 
chant, :; Dictioii, however, ;ri:eeds;irri- 
proyemeiit. ;•;..:;•' ... -^z - .. 

Edwards.. next with/ slaridavd 
clog, and specialty terping, 'Corny, 
but finding favor. 

Brown, with a .dead pah, rates 
,.nbd for his ivbry duties.- Also ..in - 
eluded in the high school menage 
are Johnnv. arid Julius, the latter ari 
Oik, ..corrietist; .the '"forriier; adept in; 
iriiitating the .irori horn,.;; 
' Danny;:Di:ay.sPri uricoflcs .refresh- 
Irig tapPlogy. Good mimic, .too, With 
comedy, ahtics alsp effective. \. 
;.,Chai:le.s:: Hixsoh. 'Who invented the 
accordppho.ne. plays / two sprigs . on 
the :eom'bination:'accPrdibn and elcc-; 
trically - Operated mafi,n\bap,hbne./ 
Sounds ■ snipbthly, .but. sta;^ fright of 
.itrpan 'bpjcer robbed act of just value 
at show caught.' : ■ - / '; -.' .'• ; .- 

Entire/ cast' on' _stage.. iri .finale. 
Backdrop, displaying. a- colorful rinap 
pf the wpf Id,; lends credence to title 
of revue. . : ■;...;■ -■;.-..•/; . d.uss. 



HIPP BALTO 



■ .- Baltimore: April 3. 
' BeeHee & .Rubyatie Troupe (G), 
Viola ,;pi(itb; ..Red Dpnohue dr Uno, 
BuHcr. S^yavcr with Olive & George; 
'Hawaii Calls' fRKO). ' ./; 



pRjPHflUMy MPLS, 

; ./Minjicojioiis. April 3i 
' .Jurtnila./'f .CliflTrip (4), Mbbre & 
Rct'Ct, ■ Jack Pbujcll. - 5i,t Lcabli(t.p. 
Mp. n\.:M i I ton Watson, Mae W es t; ' Kid- 
. Comes.lBack' (WB). . .:■■ ' /. . 

I ' It's an extremely - Pi^dinai'y . vaude-, 
j. yille. lineup.' with- Which Mae -. West 
I' is; '. surroundi ng - berself , -but' • .sh'e 
I /proves satisfactory.-. .- 'This ■ is' . Miss 
' West s. first, Ibcal ..'Visit. She's nP 
longer a' screen magnet here, but ' 
turnouts at her -initial shows;; while- j 
considerably,;; under expectations, 
.wore- .-rmtjfe.!?siv.ely-. large. . '-. ;-; : 
, : :ShoW .only ruris about 50 minute.V. 
.^Mecjlcv;^-and ' Dtjpi-(ie.,a'r 
rdo -'noti -apiSearl The film Staiv is- bn- 



. Only -33 miiis;' for. vaiide but starid- 
af d . acts, . hojA-ever:; riianage to punch.; 
Put a gpbd show; Needs additibii of 
another act; though. ; -V ; 
. BeeHee arid ,RUbyatte,' : troUpe bf 
six. Arabs; bpen With .sock tuinbliri.g; 
'and py rnmid rbuilding. ' tb good re- 
turns; . Viola PJiilo, hi the .. deuce!,. 
;siiigs ..three arrarigcmerits, the first 
two demoiVstratirig '•poiVerful • pipes^ 
.albeit . a trifle - on the Classic side. 
Closing nuriiber, ■ Ita.llari -Street- Sorig,'. 
mPr ,/ in line and . an encore earner,' 
Sets good spot for Red Dbnohue arid 
,U'r)o, iie-st. /hokcy blackface ai'id 
trainc'd .riiule, . Very fiiriny arid 'a 
good liovolty, - ;.-;-. '"- \:{:' ■ 

Bustor • Shnvcr,.; with; . undersized 
George and . Olive, iri: . strong, closcf. 
Act; ; now almost completely on the 
hoof side;- riot as effective as .previous 
layPuiiS;. biit ,slili possessed of sbrric 
socle; Shaver, at the piano through- 
out exccot for waltz interlude. >vith 
Olive.; : Clo.sirig- niiinbbr.- featuring 
.series^ bf ..fast Sp.riis, a .-gobd: ;cha.ieiv 
.meritins :,so<'eral 'cuftairi'j.v'' Bttr>ri; - : 



Int'l Aquatic Follies i 

■ / (NEW HAVEN) : ■- h;^ 

;.-.•;■■ New Hmven, April 3: ■■■■ 
Marshall Wdyne, Madeline Karsbti, 
Leonard. Spente, Frank Snary, Helen 
Hoivatd, Lilly ' Delascass. Walter 
Cleavir, Lisa Lindstrom, Sain Houj, ■ ; 
ard, Larry Griswold, Ballet (6). 

:' Sbn^ething difiereiit rin . a" unit hit 
this; town fo'f a. three-riight stand rit 
the Arena; ::MQre:;bf . 'less' a' pibrieer- 
ihg yen tiire, ;bl.z was bnly s^ 
promoters were satisfied; .as they fig- 
Ufed'. -the. .irn'issionary: rwofk.'.:woiild-; 
eventually build- to a'-nea t figure' pa :• 
a repeat date; &irnilaf situation ,'" 
cuf red here a couple of seasons agp 
when the 'Ice Follies';played' its. first 
-stand, herb: Gross was insignificant/ • 
but show Created such gobd. will that ' -. 
return dales; 'were Sold; out .in ad- . 
yari'ce.'- -■;- -..■.: .; ' ./ ' .-, ; . A 

Show is ;bsicked'"'by '.Sarp; Snyder : 
and George ; Gixy and '.u.sually op- • 
ei:ates .uridef jiuspice.s; Here^ thbugn, 
as a freelancer;/ Salary riut is biVly- 
$3,300. ; -Trarispbrtation ; and;-; equip- : 
merit: r400,000-gallph portable tank) 
represent a healthy sum. . .\ ; 

Staged by Arthur. Spaulding^ unit .'' 
;is; rp^tiri<»d ; in Shbwriianiy- ma^^ncr,, - 
with; .sock stuff ': held;; for 'la.st half.. 
Presented in; t-v> partis,: openirig gels ; 
going; with;. ;:"piafade of : company ,-.' ' 
•around the farik. which is; about i5 : 
feet highV/..Fifst i.s a niedley; swirii ■ 
of three femmes in a . race . agai.riijt : 
-Leonard . SpertceV/ibrrnef; Olympian; . 
Karsori girl arid MarshaU Wayne :foi- 
Ibw- in iriw 'divirig exhib, .then Fi;an]c 
Sriary is; in fo;i; sdrne - comic diving; ;. <■' 
Speric^ cbmes: back.fbf soriifi educa- ; 
tibnal work; showing varioiis strokes :; .; 
arid; turns- iiv tank racing. -■■Fcmin;e^^ ; 
Heleri Hpwafd, Madeline Kafsbn and ^ 
Liny :: pelascasa.s, offer , hi.S!h ' board ; 
divi.n'g '.conipbtish' :ahd ; give ; way io ; :: 
b'allet,.'<;6);{ which ;;is paift pne clbsiir; - ,; 
..• Part two "opening : ' ' .; 'sWi.ms.Uit : 
style.- 'show, . f rom 1900 :mpdels to' ; . 
present. .- Cpri tains; spine ;eyc-filling / 
..displa.vs' and ..is'-a good/ staf: ter; for ;the ■ 
act:. ■ ; Walter C.l'eav'cr is; riejct; in^ a...:; 
Smart' rbutine,: cpmbinirig. slcill ; aiid . • 
cbriiedy in : unusual stroking. ■ The je's ,; 
.a relay spotted . hbre 'w.'ith jferhmes; iiv 
iriPdern :suiLs opjiosed' to. bid timers^ . 
Soriie click . te.aiTi. sWimnung; is dem- - 
oristrated by iSbence and Li.sa Lind-. /; 
Strprii, whp split the- -v'-avcs .tbgethbr; : 
as . Male divers f f orii hi.ghc; board; , . 
elpse; the' show : with straight and ' 
epriiedy/blurigirig; ; Sam. HbVard' arid ; 
Larry ' Gfi.swold', Who dp...;.a'.-. vaUd^ 
trap and: trampoline act :/when ript ' '; 
appearing, with: this unit,;^ get off -a 
series ;pf dives that wow. the crowd 
after Gfifjwold eriters from the;;aUdi^ - ; 
.9iiCe.s; as. si supposed tipple^^^ 

;butfit;;w'orked.urid<»r a handicap at' 
show; caught, due tb:;iriability to. he.it :./ 
the water. A 45-degree temperature ;,, 
(t rou oe brd i nar i ly ^ .Wbrlcs i n; 70-.75 ) . ' 
curtailed, .brbgram somewhat and' . 
entirely killed an eight-^irl ballet i 
act two. Show ,as' :whoie, though, ; 
favorably received. •'-. ■ 

. Uriit has played. . to : .profitable . 
'stands . in Bostori; : where it opened 
March ,1:7, arid iii Prbyiderice'. Gpes ; .. 
;f rbm; here to Buffalo. S.vracuse,.,and; .; 
Hershey, Pa„ 'under, auspices. ' ;. 
'■■■-■; ''•:.-/ ^ '-.: ■:; Bone, 



Eihbkssy/ Newsreel^ N. Y. 

: ; ;M.af s:- and his ;;.eohQf.ts,/ this;- ti ma . 
with focus -bn U.. S. riiilitary forcei!^ 
and developriients :. ; -the national ' - 
scene, hold center of . interest bri new ' . 
bill, Otherwis ., the newsreels . fol-X .,' 
low usual pattern. . 
. ; Effects of Barcelona . bornbirig: 
grTppirigly caught by 'News of Day;, 
which ; alsP dries a gbod job covering 
Army war games. . ^Night Shbts with ; 
machine; guns': ti'aCer bullets : spot- : 
lighted. . ;Paramburit shows the :15th 
Infantry replaced iri China and it's ; :. 
filled with ; Human interest ; Urii-, ; 
yerSal does well; " ' ; .slvbwing, new^^^-.'; 
giant .army ..plane ; at Day tpn; ■; '. Par .-.'/ 
also has ;;co^Gfful coy■e.rage.^b ;-. 
po.'fed rievv ' ifit.OOpJObb. ;tfari.s-ocea 
airplane, with; : closeups of ; ship . ; 
plans,' China's new army recruits is 
ably: handled by ,RKO-t»alhe. ^ ' . 
., Final review of English, dragoons ; 
before becoming ; motorized; and re-..- /' 
riiai'kable: photos of " a formation . ; 
flight in N./.S, army 'attack' well ; 
• treated by Movietone, P.arjh'as- alert : 
.;cbvef'a'ge,'- of ; M:exi.cOrU.' -^.■.'.; confro- ; 
yersy -river seizure; pf privaie -oil 
properties'/by the iviex gb'v'brriment, ; 
shPWing; 'how';. Mexcian'-'bdict^^^^ ; 
.cheered by labor •g;roiips;.para^ 
Mexico .City, . Speeches .by seiiatbr^i. ,- . 
on I'ebrgarii'zalibnv bill, coritfoverfsy '" 
Congress, .one ^ 'by Herbert Hoov ';. 
and chat by the forriier; chief ot .th , ; • 
Terincsiiee ; Valley. .Auti.ioi;ity given '. 
fputirie: bnce^-byer'by Pattib,: .- 
. Arfiyal, .of .r.e.scri for fbtif . '. 

Sb.vjei.explPre'rs di'lfting on ioe/frprii 
North Pole: for' eiglit months may b*- . 
ari-historicai document but it is tame; 
after ..Movietbnb'-s pictures sevpi;'al^ ; 
.weeks ago .of, same, gi-oup se.tting:up ■;-. ; 
cafnp,- ;LiOWcli THbnias helps m',a,ke;;..; 
-Fpx' pj c tu res wo 1' t h wh 11 c .;; - -'.^ ','■■.'■■":: '■' 
, .Spovts' parade .riainfally is .hea'drd'. 
by;.- .Grand .' National ' ; if Sweeps ).-/ 
,'Steeple'Cha'se r'ace: w.bri by Battlc.ship, - . , 
American- entry; /' . ;-' .bt;-'-'Man' O' 
War.' ;.; Rebl .is desij^riiiated a.s im cvfra .':.'.. 
by Par; Fa ith tul ca inera i iig Pf t hr i 11- . 
ing, event, Vvith:flaslTback- to. birthday - 
of i'Man 6'^. War at. .Lexingtori,. K.v. ;; 
stablps.: pt^hei- sporl.s.- iaeludc :hai.'f-. ' 
.raiser / hbokoy -.game,' belwc.cn :.;' 
Amerks-Chi . Hawks. ; N.v Y...: wi't;h;ac- :-. .. 
tioii .Clp.seup,s . a . bright; fi-'a tui:e; /NCW. 

.. ',';:. •tGo.ntinubcli on--. page 52) 



6, 1938 



VARIFJTY 



47 





Nurheralt In. torinectibn . belaw indicate, opening .day . of.. 




;..:..jiosx<>?l . ■ 
■'"'•Borton"'(7)'' • ••' 

.BucU & }Jubbli6B, 

. ^ ste.ppiTiip . . 

KL«in<»rliil (7): ; 
• ■Jlliu'S. (viol's. . • ■ - . 
I.*)i>ls. t)ePr.on. 
JiVne-PlcKpba- . 
.-.Viipii^i lShfll'dpn- . ■ 
:. l(ollftri«l.'.»<t Jinit. 
■', i'ArK. *. .(v'llffrti-U . . 
. Jiinet .:OarrqlI ' 

'.."'■ OIIICAWO- 

NieBoii. Co, - 

■■•, IO(rrtto.-.Q:irr 
:Abb6tt. eo'.- ' ■ 

■■■ j:-:---:-vay.:. 

■ jRlienter'- Hale-Glfls 
V W.on.ipi6. Kvost .. 



Sara- Ann, McCabe-' 
Uil ..Tva:'rnb.. • ' . 
: CISCINXATL 
V ^^Sliubert (8) .; 
Buddy "HoBcrs^ Or© 

Malof Binven. Co. 
. GT.EVELANU ,' 
.. Pufadfr :(8) ^. ., 

Major Bowes Co . ; 

TjomiTiy Oorsey .Ore 

lit McDonald 
Don CumriilhBS . . • ; 
.■;:KANSAS.;CITY.: ;■ 

Mainotreet. (8) ' 
BftH's H'lrtri. Fol 
MINNEAPOLIS 
. 'tf .-OrBheuhi (1) 
,.JIh^..AVest- V .j,- . 
SCIIENFXITADV 
; I'rikstor'B (IrP) 
Qlorlfled:. Scahdlca .- 



Week Aprir 7th 



■/VKlSGSTOJf;^ 

Stanelll'W Ob ' ;;■ • 

iruss«;U *c Wiir.cbnl' 
Jl-.; Alu'(il;e(feei'.;v 
UL-ncHt Sjiiihiio'o. -, 
l)anV,ersi,.' li'- ft-.- R ; 
'vS.ha:invaa ' ., , •: 
Slax Uerrrian'' , 
■Jack .Wyjf ire 

HVERtjOOiT' 

Penny; >io.c-hei'i I'ools' 
Krnle.-Lothnga . .' 



•..Tiick .Frost :. 
..•Jwert Hfiy.qa: ' 
llarold; AvniUilsbtf 
.,loan'^ S.oaincs-'-; -r 
.iJotiy llobba', > i 
>i.ui)$;rb. '..i2. • , •• • 
• j-' Tiar;vard • Boy 
4 .Tfoun't, .llyl.^M- . 
■John J-rre.\\'sier ' . ■ 
iJex Iliin<;bck.- 
Wlllliim i-orsyth 
l>alsy IHndley . 
.iJetty lUaiawln ..' 
■J)oyl4 tiJrbsKl^y •.' 
Kivd IjUcU'.:' 

,>;iarJpVle..Kair..-. 




NEW YORK 



SEW :y<)kk cii:Y 

.' ;A:)Iiin ■.ii.nie.'*' '-: . . ■ V 



EVAKSVItl,!! 

•Jlldnlffht SereiiHdo 
PlTTSBURCiU . : 
Stanley (B) \ 
-Jlallor Howes -Co... ■ ■. 
WASHINCTOX , 
. ..CaRltibl (8); V, 
.Predi. Waring ' Oro ' 



»,'*uW YO«K riTV 
/ Faramoriiit. <8) . 

f!(iy. iF.ibml)arJb..Orc 
.;X:ila IjOBiiU ' . . :.• ' 
Marlon -Kanlelw . V • 

.•,-.yi«iiFFAir.rt ■-: 

KufTaW (8) . 

i-D'-Ar'i.ega ■• ■. ■ ' ,• 
■NUa'.. Carol,-. • 



■ '.'-PEtROlT 
MIchlKan (8) 

Byrna. Marlarty ^. D 
Bee. Ho Gtay. \ 
Carol'. -Mainn'enjii.. 
r.o.we.'. HIte. AS-; 
Kinirla-, ■ •■ •• :• 
- MARION 
Palace. <10 only): 
S.tephlri. Feichtt , 



.: BROO'kIA'N;..V- 
'. .Sti*ind- (8-10). 

' --'4' Tfobeys ' .. 
. ' Paula .Stbne; , . ' 
.• (litrnor. .Wolf; & -H. 
. .i-ilyiTe-'Has.ev 
W.pfr & 4 irnvB.:. 

rHii>Aiy|!:l.i'HiA;° 

.;• . ICrtrle ;(8) ::','r 
.roTi'itos ' 1.1 re's . . 
.W.ynn'.-^r.iiniay , 
■B.u.*iter Sha'Var rO'-.-. 
■■■Happy..' I'Vli on Ore 
,■ 'y -. ■■■ Xi'i'- '. .V 
■ ORo.n Blue ("6 :. 
;t,-:i(;U.ie..»'Qoper.'!. .'' 
'IU<Vib;"UoBU»'3 • • ;'■ 
T.jicy J] bnro.fi ■ : ■ .,'.■ ■ 
. BalabavKnv ' 5 
; IMTT>!iH)Rr.H 
■ Strtnley. (^i),.. 
. Mo^Jor Bqwcs '.Cp ., ■. 



Jackla C6t)X>tt- 

"-■>" ;■ '.(i):-' 
Happy, Feltoh Ore : 
Buster 'Crnbbe ■. 
F ■& .^.■.■Tra:d0 ■'. .■■.•.'■: 
l■Io■l)ey ■Fam . 

L ■■■■••:M:ADiNa-;\.'. 

A8t6r;,v(8-0);::'/ 
Balabanow -B- ■■ 
'-- iVASHlXGtOjj ^ 

■•■;;■;•.:fi^^^)^e^.(8);■ 

CJah Calloway Ore 

■.•■■■;■'" ^ ;(!)■:■■.■. ...■'.■■ 

4 FrariUs ■ 
■Manhattanltcs ,■ ■• 
'Toiti .Barry. •."■ 
Johnnie- Bryant 
TiiictUe J'bhiisoii . 
Tllphard & Carson 
\Iaxell09'' - . " 



Week of < April 4 



■■■■ Jr<iij.lHo hrbs ' . 
■ nAii>Uiionu' ■. 

■ .Arobr().s(i ((■. ■ • 

■■::- -i^:\vn\'St:. -, 
■ '(irun'iiUii '- "'■.■^ 

-. 4 . fTerin;in.«t.-V.. 

; ^ .. A<Hl IsMn' •ft.'SylV.Iji • 
Il.or.-jn/hpl ■ Hcnlere" ■ 
•iioby •Jrowpl'l WCL ■ 

■ .■.;■.•. liA ST, If AH-..- 
■': •, ..:<<r'iintulA . .'■ 

; ; Bll.. & 1511 . .. 
■. T olio:, it'. B|ii<ry - .■: :. 
-■.lio'.v. ]i'i'tv.<<- . 
- - Fields--- Hi'l..- '- ... -'. .', 
.;;«HEiON»iCII , 

■ '.. ■■To Kb.. .t . .l3'arry ' ■ ■■ ■■ 
-;■ -Hoy ..l:{r(>.'! ;; 

■ Fk'M'.vOM- . - 

. isrixfitox 

Aii.uteJ & Arthur- 



Grppp ' P.rb.<< ■ ■ . 
l.EYTON(^T0XE 
Itiuito 

<• Spallua' ■ . _■ ..: . 
Un Vi^VauKhan;: ' ' .,' ., 
lllU'3^?.lJ'.hJttaker..' .. 
Knier.'sbri' .'Smllli Bd : 

. V UEwisiiASi 

.T.esllc -.JefrrJca ,ir 

SXRKAXII AAI ?^ 
■ ■ . Pnln'oe :.• ■■. 
t.esl I o . J e ff rl ea: 3 - . 

..'TO'titlXG ■ ■: 
; ■:• ■ ■■(i'runiula ; 
..Addison Sylvia 
"i - Alouhtcrs< . - ■ - .'• -• 
f.diliby Howoir B(T 
WAI.THAMSTOW 

. .<iri>nada° • 
■ ■( 'Spallos- ■.. 
Ifonri Wrt'ddcn -.v --- 
■rtllly WhlUaKrr •. 
■.Enier.soii- iimlth' 15d. 



Provindal 



- Rarncy' ''Gallant'a 

'Mar.ilyn :-:Gaynor.- '-■ 
JTa;hS<^n..l^^()W'd & H. 
■■.iV ri a '-.Vnl '«*•/. .;. - ;■ 
; ■Little ■.Sacha ., • 

Burrel of -Fail ' : . 

Snub *ro.<!el.y 6ro' . 
(Clayton A. .l>«irih • ,- 
(Iprir'iul'e Dw'yer - ■ ; 
..l^ehhtttt ■:Gi;'een^ .. ' , 

:}^•■';Rortoib«l'l••v■v■K 

■bon-rS.vlv.lo' .Orb,,. ' 
A 1 1 s e I o ■ .<) "R li u ' b'a * B d 
Ivy Cole . 

.TTi.rie Oarrbll :■ . » . 
.A.hne^ White ■ . . ■•" -■ • 

»--fiiJ.tle M\it\\9 ■ .■; 
.1.^111 ra- Doa.ne^,^ ■ ", ': 
■JVenee Villon- ■.' , 

'';; ';RliiV(niiy fl«>: v; 

"Ed.--Fnr>'nn:n.'r--, ■-.-•■ 

-Billy r.oh-airie 

..Ma rea i'c t V o u n B 

■.Ibb' H.owjfi.'il ; . 

.■n-ud.Y . -M.<id iso'n. ' 
lathol Gilbert: ; - 
S'pik«»',Harris0n: . - 
Henry 'LaMarf - 

-Casa.'.-.Mw'h.ft.'?*-. - 
'■Ab;e" fiy innn'. Qrc , . 
.ioe f ." sin dull h: 'Oro 
'■ Or' fJOflvWrll .' . - 
S!Hi:v .ftiirid- : 
^tbrton :Do\vney;. 
.Oscar Shaw : . , ; 
'Toju^' ■ Palt'i col^a. ■ . 
-Stan- k'a'van;(ijh-- ■ ' 
wniio. .'.'W^sst & ■•M ' 
Waif er, Dare W'ahl . 
• Fra'/oe .Sifl .'■ 
.Proske'S' 'l'lK.pr9 ■ 
•Sa'naiiU- & ■Ifllchl ..' ■ 

■ Chateau .Morterna 

Bj-ijelow & -T,ee : : -- 
Oorrithy. 'IMlrry . . 
Bass' & -Itickso.ii ;-■ 

Clulk .Cayalle* . . 

'Teddy' I^np ^Oro.' 
'.■.Tack. 'T-aurle, . 
j\nn ■Ken'rie<Iy .. 
Ginge'r .O'Neill .. 
Irene- Mauseih- . - . 
Conjile--]&pe.'^ ■■ ■ 
Harriet Brent . 
Nciiie. 'DurUiLn ':. ■ ', 
.lean, -Krnnta - : 
Narir.v ' KubeP : -; 
'Uaiubn '■■, '•, • ' '', . 

,;" .^''.-Miib;'lf" -.' 

Q';An(J>e\VB Oro . - 
Jack .vv'hlie •': 
Pat Harrmptoii.. 
.rune-fibrraine' 
Friirikie ■.■Hy>r« . 
, Leila :G.aynes .. 
Jerry Kriiser. 
Doc R E Lee 
1 -R',d-:-.Tacksbn ■ ; 
•Wlilie;GrbBan . 
Jv.lio... ■■ : ..;; ■/; 
; ^ .tliib: Gaiiiclifli -v 
I^/bi^ G;auchpa . Oi' - . 
l>imilri..& VirBil .-. • 
■'l.'rinl PlM'/.a 
::^annet£*i : A^alJon • 
Ar.tirrb. COrleS. : .. • 
• La,ton,ri:a ■, ■ 
. C'<*iton Club- 
biiK-e ' E i 1 i n'B.'lb n. Ore 
A fila ..■Wi'ira ■.,"■:■ 
i*eU'l-s Sis ^ 
'Pos-l.PK, .ua.tca, • 
Mae> Jo.lVjiK<)n : 
;AJfin ■ .ifc-''Aiil.s'e' - . ; 
Cho,ebl'at<jcrs ' - ;. 
':'■.;' Fillno^ ■ ■•.•Portf''. 
r;b 11 i ^^ .' P I' I ni a ■'<'! i. o . 

(),sUi-ns * T-e.^sy. - ■ ;• 

Sliii^ley f.-l()>-d- ; 
.■■<;>i.rh(»:. . . 

, A 1 1) crt M al'Ji ti O i-,c 
:ir-iii.r"o'iv'C'i vltli'i-i.li rbiiS. 
.Mi'rlvey..-l''oycy • 
Kla i Jie. ii('n,i'>y, ■ . ; ■. 
Uriienwi,oh.' .. Vlliaee . 

■C'Aiftio ■..;;;;. 

■'n;iv ■0'. liara' .'6'rb.-- 
•'.Vi'l'i»Cll ■ Kobli 
l.r.clijn',^K ;' 'I'l.'i.n ,Nlp 
(■;\\'Hn: .Alav.lo ■ . 
:itmh. U'a'ii6ri. . .- 
' VnHvi'i^Bi l>:un.i;bnf :\ .: 
J oc'V. .C;ii)po.v 

iiuvahiiVMadi'WI 

'.VlfoM.lb .Gbiiiov- '. 
hii([ lii- t -.'.fe ri-iba .- 
jAiclVa .-JicyM ■ .'. . 
■jf.|l(la'-K!MiJ-o.« .- .. . 
'A'rtollla -V.'trcla. ■ 
Aai Cai'icy-. ■ti • ' ■ -- '' 



;- ' Tivivir- 

■:.. -T-T^k. ATUUiny ■ 
, -..I'.orid. Ifo.well- -i' I.' 
... 'l^'ivyre 'i... '' : . 
■■: R''.'nar.T • 

-Ko.l.ipr -A'r'Vnrp-'', . . 
■;■ ■■ 3f Udh. •Si^f'i'iVham" . 
■. ;■ •laj;...\Iorf<lio '."■ 'v.. 
;- >!-<ioi'iiiim Fiiher' Gl.s 
' Jaok r,ove. ■ .-.- ' -. 
-, .;.-:C *.N. KaV. . -. ■ 

-. TbiMfiiv f!iV lifitVi' . 
. KI>lS-|trK(iH ; 
• 4!.heiifrc Ro.vitl 

. . ^TJ.'i/llo. I.n.vf i'snecky' 
! ; . ITni-.y.,: CdriYori. 



Week of April :4 : ; 

M'rwo'ode .& r,'c.h;dK 

Arortp.'n ■t'ra.scr'- : 

n Loretliv CU'ls-:- - 
t'il'ayton .f Itf .;' • -.. . 



,JaeV Holflerf 
■A-lejc^ Lnnhox^ 

,.- "Prt.VlllOll ; 

Albert ■!?andler:3f..- ■ 
Jiatle: &. Foster ' 
N'pis'bri. ;'.t .H'iiscn 
Frank Wilson . . 
<j["ei-ry-- 'WHson. ■,■ - ' ■ 
Alphon.se -Bprfr. ;Cd- 
Dalrnlpr 'fc Kfi'lin ■ 
HVbridej: ' AVbcclcj-a- . 



niV .- liiiii'e. 

i'loe Mft.M'aia '.Ore -' 
-J.'.c'KBy N't-wtoh-, ■- 
a-.l'L-))i)ei;a ■ 

Hotel . AinliaMiHl<»r 

.1 )j (•k 'fi !i stJ.a rre. '<'>.rtf 
UpaiivMl 'J'nV.i 
AdelAld.e:. M'DiCtii. 

-'ilojci'Moi^rV 
■sjin'iie wrn'tiirin 'Ore 
'Ai' :UaBi)iHi;x,:Orc:- 

Uotcl lleinibin.tT - 
iritizu.- ■ 

■.'iJbn-n V '•'it*! lid fa . Oi e. ; 
I.V-e Siiiia ■ :.■ . ■-' 
110 iiiiy i',aUpy. . 
,: ; Moiier ilUlnii^ii-a;'-. 
- f lo>a < o- Hold t. 'Ore 
civa rl' .,(}oO'li-iijin ; 
' Red ■ Farri us.tt..'u .■..■,- 



t,ysh>th H'ujBh'e*, • 
4'vKl'iiBa;.' ;. : -: ;V .;• '• ''. 
JIntel .'RoRnert' - -. 
, (Itrnnklyh'k, ' 
Wlli ; AlcCune Ore . . 

ilnter Cojininn<1ar« 

Rpd. -Nn'rvo. Or.o ' ; ' 
ATi'iy red; Bailey; . ... • 

Hntei'^Eiiiiinfi.. ;.;'/' 
^lue'.- .'^■p''9 
H-ut'«l^/ kntlitB.,; iintl^r 
rjtarlesi' Ba.ii.m '.Q.ro . 
Vee ..;'Li)VnhurSt; 
Hoteiv^idv; ;<;ilBtoi| 

Eddie Lan<»^ :.n.ro ,.- 
.:. Hotel. I.inroin -. 
Isham- J'o'nea Oro - 
lyathle'ch- Lane.<^, 

: .HVl«.r He>l|ilB 

Ji;.-MeB5ner ..6,ro_.; ■ - 
1 e» njrie .■ D' Ai'c'yT' ""■ "' 
GbnisXlea. .& ''Menneh 

.Botei. New. Yorker 

i) 1 in itiy Do rsey O re ■ 
Bob Eberle , 
Ji!iiie':.Rlrh-iTio-n(l 
Rfjfss .^IcLeah,.' 
(Miarles iUksila •' . -: 
Roberta- A ' Ka.'rleV ■ ■." 
Alti-ed . Xrenkler . 
KoiVa.ld- ..Rpberla ... 
IJob'lile "Dbree \ 
May--iludeJs. ■ 
D.uReihe Farley '■: 
neT.ibrlc3 Zlekt'eid :. '. 
lirlc-- -yVaJt :■ 

Abfel Pai-k Centrai 
Jerry /, B i a 1 ne.'- .Or» ' . -■ . - 

Lo - IJorro'a ' .. 
K . A R Pal BO ; 
Walter: Donahue - . ' 
.tjeo. Brown : . .■-;'. 
■Ann.'._F.aB.o, 

Hotel ■ : PennHylTanla ■ 
Benny Goodman Or 
: ^Kotfst^l'iccadillr ;; 
JeUb Bartal Qro . ; . 
\..^-..M«tei:.■lMH■<:.. 

i^ahchb Orc '• 
Kuul Draper. . . ;. 

' Hfl)tel.. RooiieTrl*. 

Orrin T.ucker O r O; ■ 
libhnie "Ba;if«r . " ■•: 
Bailey .Sis • - . . .- . 

;Aior!:6n:-;W«!nr, 

H'ote'l- .jia'f'n'v'.^ i*.iaiia - 
.Gerry; jfprton. Orb 
:.tpb AIcN'am.ar* '■ 
Dljtie ;ln>?rsiMi - 
■ DwiBbt: Fl'skb 

. Ilintel' tjlteltoa V' 
Ed. Mayehbff Oj-o • 
. Hotcr ^t. .George ' 

.. mrooklybV 
- Harold ..Stern Orci \ 
:. Hotel l^t. Moriits 
Ralph - Gpn.za lea . 0.i*c. 
• BasI I .Fom'efen Oris!': 
CI a.i re, -;y e pnib hi e 
Fq.wo &-.-jbr<lb-n 
. ifotel :>it. :Regle : 

Eiiiii Coleman Ore 
C . CodolKan : Oro' ' 
■V'a nda ' Mara : '. '' 
.aiarlp^ &■ .F:lbr;l.a..- .; 

--■■'■'Hotel /Tafi' ■. 

Gib. Hair Ore , '. 
Dolly .pawn ■ • 

' i RPt^l Wfililori- • 
■'■■-.■■ Aatoriia - 

r,fo. r/elsn^iab Ore.' - 
Xa vl.cr Cujjat Orb . 
(j'ovyer: & Jcaririe .c ' 
lhternullpnal..-CaHirio.. 

Ya.'.c'tia .-BtinchyU Or; 
-(.luiie- Fosiliek' lOr'c ■ 
CalBarv Rroa ..: '■ 
CffiucV.sn'iith lirns 
kiUlio . Mr:MUilth !' . 
■Hobt)y--May. ■.';• ' > 
C de la Granpe' 

'.Artirir; ■ ■.' ■ 

-Maurire, *-'Cr.anre: 
.1 a i; ■(jv e I i n e -' M i s ii a .o . - 
lihiiiie Vvi'cs'bi';*- 
."'Jliiiimy. Ki'lij'e ' 

".ib^- Cdj)eilb Ore;' ; ■ ■- 
Allah .J^-nrall^-.Oro- 
Inp-ii nbrK; . : - ' -■' 
:Kel.iyv Uev -V.'.... 

;\kit Ka'i'-.Ciui»..'-V.. 

.■^trl w\t>f: . nprco' -Ore ■ 
I'C'ir.l lihiriea ■ 
T.id-ly I'liile.. '- ; 
.[••in.''h;-&;..I)a-sb 
CDnsDeio'- Il.'i'i.'.rj.'j- 
.' Uo'rotljy :fl:hodti». . :'' 

. .' ' . ;l,«riiieV,'- ' 
Rii'll'e Da vli^ -Orp.'.- - 
j-fivoph,' 'i^rni.i.Ii Ore- '. 
-'M.ulin ■'■'viiie.Moie/ ' ' 
(JriiiiiP.llii, I>rra;(;a;-.. 

:'"-• iji ronira- ■' 

E'' -M a (IrlKu'rra 'Ore' 
/I'a.trici'a: Ci.irnio;)-e -; -„ 

.'.-■.'> -M'a'r^Mli'Ne' -- 

.'■f^aVfillAWsi^; 
■rr.int; £?'[a>:a- 
■^Mur'icl •Wol<'H ., 
Frank: ;r.-a .'•'alia.. 
'Silvertpne % 
Maria .■l''o.i'b''» 
l'V,.'nk. M:M-'ah.l-ane;:-, 
■ holbrns .Boscra ■ 
-(>ia r.jee..- ..■ ■' . -■ ■■■ 
■A Tin, Slgai-t.' - ,.:;. ;..> 
l!aiirp!'jw-liiP-iF'|ne» 
.(.f.Bkewob«l., N» if.) 



'. I*.-.C<Hi -'Rouge-.. . 

Xlck i'VpiisiVn Ore -. 
.(3ftb Stei-ney ; 0)''o,. * -'. 
Murray Jleynitih. ■ 
.'!>•;■■: Si Ira gej 

Ha-rry- lliirf ob iOfie: . 
Dbr.ls --Reeil ..' 
Dblares ' . 

Ti'sdale' .3 ■ v' . \' .•'' ■.' 

■'. lj;:eo« ::.«^ -CtMU'li:' . 

Low ■.Mariln .Orq; ■.- 
i •\ldi6. Davia ',;' - '; 
.. : .1^ RiibHU Rleo . 
-Hppe.' Eniers^ii ' - 
i:le.rber'i.. J'acphy - 
Kisie:- Hoyston ' 
.ttnini'y l>ai>'p|,<i - 
B.owera &- Wialljer 
Little Old iSew Yorli 
■il.ack T^aurie ■' .:-> - 
f ?Ji !> fte : Ji I fil.rtow e'.r'; -'. 
Jack • Palnier '.'• ' 
Micl'ey. •Jlallo.ry. ■. 
■M.lrl'e j^a^^P^y . .; 
'Billie OhP.stPr'-. . '■ 
.-E.sti)pr. Jl.ar.Kn;. :\ -■ 
Dolores' \Vot->' - .. ,. 

■ Max-ie ■ Len'B.el-... 

'-: Martn^ ■ 

■ An;*cl -; Pjipah' Ol-b • •- 
■JOlciia.'iCbi'lea . . ■' 
. );ippb.; , :.■.■ . .■ 

■ E Vlllanu'eva" : 

'■■'::;, ;";>fut Cliib.;:^ 
vlTonry,-. Jcrbnie- O.rc^^ 
Lillian. NbiiP; ■ ' ■ 
M'Ho.nie: \- -''".;;■ "-': 
Ja,ck -^il-a'sbri- -■ %■ 
r. -Ul<l' .Roii-iitanlnn 

jri(<haei:.\Velner-Orc 
Youriy..Ynurlptt : 
llelcrt '.Rha.w: . V ■.; . 
iSiinitiiy- -.MPrrls . -, ■ - 
-.U6s!iile'-;it'py-..."; '■.- ■•'• 
.s.Tilie Bianka '• ■■.c. 
Hthel Befirte.tt;-.:, " 
.Afia Liiblna^ .: -: 
.Roiinle De' <':'ampe ' 

:., 'Ony' .■;.CJqb'.' 
,-T.ohn . .ICirb.v- Orb '■- . 
.Marine . S.ulli van': •-- , 
.-tep .'Waisbn '. 

.:•■■.'.'. Partiilliv.' '.'':■ ;•'. 
'Bgnfny- .Berisan, O'rc 
/Licticl .Rati.d' ;«jrb- -.' 
-Barbara Parka ■ .-. 
:-McNaU'l.e-.. --"-.;,>:' ■,' 
Jphnny- Cby • -, ' 
Alan -tlarhe.yi - . ' 
Llbertp'& .Ow'ena :• - 
:Shan npn'\ pean • / - 
i'lnre-' Elegante... .. 

W Palej nio Oro ' 
-Bin FariiDn • 
.Krn'esf- Franz ■'■ 
.Vin-cerit , DeCpsta. ■ 
.R'isjc.-Gavitto ^--- 

I'laihtat^n .: Cl^ 

Ovl.e \Al?if.bn.'Or4---' ■ 
Lcb Siinmpna:' 
..XLortbn Maiigo .- .' 
l.av^rcnce; .HilV ... 
Andersbn:>'Sis. ■ , .: 

(Queep Mary . 

Hal- ribpe' -Orb • . 
■Ray 'J ones - ■ - • 
Arin ..A-Vhfte 
.".^idMjtnish ... -. ,-' •■ 
Kathpi-Ine Mayfleia- 
Wilson Lan'K - -'. 
: (tueena Terrin'e :,' 

< \y bMiNitte. i. ); 

Jact Meivin. .<jro;^ ;'"y 



Deauvlllo- Boy 
Harriet :-<irbs ,:'. : 
lios'iillo .}tpi'- . ' 
Pli.yllla Dare' ■ 
-AdHnis & 'Nevlna •-. 

Rudio kra nh H' C i v^; 

.'Fr&iik B^siflri'icer , 
J firry': While-. 
Hi-riie'le •■•MorBan ■'. 
■dus. \V.i-oke . 
' Jimniy . Bui'n-a -v' " 
Fred Blsboii: . -. .'.'. 
-',\Iamm.v-. Johpte - - ■ 
-Joe- OaljaBlier,:- ■ 

/ .Ralnbo^ Grill . 

:'.ni-'i':t .^- liieck ': ' 

.Thebd'^re & .Dene.sh'n 
Slariyrin & "Mtoliael- 
. Uuby .Stxvina.n - » tii- '■ 
Don De~ VhiH Orb 
-•Billy Slilt.bnt---/,-. '• 
Ray>-.& 1 l*a-|dl.'-.''.--. -.^ 

Routnauian -V llluge. ' 

< ; h a r ley S\v a r ti "Ciro. 
I.-lid.wiB- Sat'z .• - 
llenry- Befanan ' :" ■. 
-.Leo Ful.d 
-Men'rich -'Orosa,. -- 
DoiprJSrRo.'«rn'a .: 

-Gj;psy ■ .' 

- •:■ .'RuHNlun / Art •,'■.: . 
F.asha -.■D.ai3l;p---0rc:- 
Ahria - Kouii'iietzova',-: 
•.M-ara- ■ ■-• - ; 
Si'oda .Vbe'lla- 
--A1c« .-BolSliaUbft- . 
Ell. Splvark- ." '.-': 
Za'chor. :Martinp.ff:',. 



Ruftalub ' Krt'tVlimai 

Nlohoiaa Ma.tthey Or. 
Aiicliel... Mlrhon . -, . : -; 
Nad.l!)L Sakbloskaya '. 
;.\iarUsl?|--;-Kuvft . 
.Si iti en n - -Ka r^i y 9 efl - .• 

■ . -■ ':• Sulinn;.- Royal- -. . V. 

Barry . wiiUon Ore . 
J.-DonilnBuea Ore;.. 
->Io-al'n-.\Bd wn.'-'ua;'. - 
-Vancy ..Nclsbn. . ; 
Hilda fjala^tri'i" '■ 
>Iartlia Stepl^enson 

■•''-■'"■iBtotl^li -Club;!';, :.'■ 
BnHby-■..PaJ•.^;s Ore..-, 
-N'llo. M.cnendez' .Ore' . 

yiariiilllfiij ■.■:■.■'. 

M- BorBere , Ore ■- " V 
M\i!< MarlM Ore '. , 

WllHe fit, B Upward 

;■■;■ .VVlllii^e 'Rarii. . 

"Johiiivy. ' .1 bhnspn- Of 

- PoBgy- Mann'.; 
Tpin Emcrspn: Go- 

' LaiTV • Al c XI u lion - 
(3 a rd n e r & . . K a n « 

:-t:'yrl l ,M ansflbld ^.V 
KolI.egl.ate Klda 
' Vlllagei Brewery 

-T,-iiiu- Carroll Ore; ■ 

..Jlm'riiy Audubon;-: 

.Fit :.Ki)patrick .. .• 

^^,^iyl^lrlIng.•^l^op ;; 

Geb 'M.brria .Orc'^ 
-ftarhon- .RinKb'-: 
-.St'ephori Ilarvi . 
.\iarta Ce'rny 

;.;-;wivei. : 

Bob' Asen vOro ■ 
Joe Arena : -: - - '~ 
-Marion ' Putnam J- 
■Bob - Lee''-' ' ■' 
Patricia, niiey 
Fipla Ma'flne, . 



Jack- Trvln'g • . 
. Art, |?ucUloy- ., 
■ AI .Wa'Bnec ,.;: ' 

norothv . .lohpRtbn. ' 

, L n u VP n e "Js' c v'c 1 J 

Jftb & Lbiie^t . ,.': 

Harry 'Lihdo.h ... 

BJlly. Mey'cra - - .. •- 

■Mystic' VnVra 

• lllrHaf' v' 

^•llllo--.Sihore 
Nan Blaclrsion*. - 
J/iiba -.Mallna . -. 
Gpuld- Sis .-. '- :'■'-. : 
•Kay I.a.Snlle -. '. 
.Sld-.'Lh'nB .-OrO. - i 

Hotel .niiiniarVb 

; '.jiWiilrt'iit Roomjiv 

iArt .Kaiiflpi. -OI;e'-: ' 
-.Marlpiv llblinca.- ..'- 
nilly. L'ee ■ ■,•. -•-. ' ' 
B.l-Mlbtn.i---" 
-Frank- Pa M '-. ■ '; 
-Y-oii'ni?. .& -.'' .i< n'.v 

.'-•■', .-If ot el .:--llre.»«i'«rl ,. 

iFlnl'ence 'S'^h'Ubcrt: 
Bene :'^..a-cv.l.'h '••-. . .-, 
Jbtt-.-Parla'*."'/.- '-.'. ';..' 

. Iluiel .Congri-BB 

:,- -iXC'lislnb) ;.vv- 
N"-^T' G Rcv^;: . 



. Dralto Hotel 

(Goltl ;('«aet -.K'oom'l 

.it.al' .kehip- Orb- • 
Rosiiliti'd .Marfiiils. 
Elaine '&..'lVarrle -■ 
<'l(rts..-CaTirC:r' '. 
iJunny- OM.>.eia,-. - 

: --Grafitl.-- T^Trare; ' ' 

Lo u i 'a.:! A r tn at ro n'g 6 r 
May- .DlBBs'-' :, 
■I ',cnn y.-; Joe -. ' 
s,upny.. Winods ■ 
i3oh)jy':-<'astbji,- '■■;■, • 
J.tfjia .Hunter, ■■; ;. 
EilgeHitteV ileaeh^ 
" ■'-.' Hotel 
(Marine ; Itoon.M '-- 
Griff,' Wllli'.'inia i Ore 
AlPnte .Kplly - '■' 
n'iidd'y. -'Mbren'p •.-/. ■ 
■Nob- -3'-.- '■.:'• -" -•'•■■;-■■■■.•:•, 



Hotel, l>alhier Hbtfaf 

(("iMipIre' Itbohvj , 

Maurice .'it - Cpf doba: . 
<.iillH-lpLi| ; 
Dpr'dlhy King ■ .. 
.Stiiiilcy -Htckina'rt 
Bp r n I e ,C u i»i in i ns ,0 f ■ 
•A lili.iiit; Uaiiief*- ; 
Hntbl Miieripnh . 
(Voliege Inn) ; 

Mp.volla'.Brba,."---'- '. - 
Bob Brbtn.Vey - ..' 
;stadler.& -Ito^e.. 
Ii'puia--'Pajiibb- -.Or^t ■': 

liotfi sicvetiB ' 

.|'4'«i|ilin>hlH|i ktMirn': 
Sterllriff Vpung Qfc 
- RoNiA. no«v| : 

Eiirr.Rickard: •.-'", 
Mioliey. Dunn, „-:, 
Pau'iptte: T.a I'lerrb • 
MarceMw,. Gardner '■ - 
PcBBy .f-ce , 

:Jpii.ti-,H:'ur.>4t '. ■ • 
RQ>;alie Wpilce, 

neis --,'nrb8 -' ' -. 
Do.lly.Iiay •: 
.lowce llrbs & Deon 
•Mark .ICi.shcir Ora. . 
Hl.d. 'rbtnacli' ' -.-'.• -—-.' 
■Anlt-'a' .facpbl- -, .. 
.i-'ick 'M'llilarrt'.. - 
■Uiplitar.dsi Adrlcnb.J 
3 :TrPjans^ ■.;;•'.'• ; -.;;: .- 

,' ;Tli-ree l)e(icee . 

Roy - Bld'rJd'Re ..Oro. ■ 

Cleo: Brown • 

(lladya pnlmet . 

Fred. .■Tlced • . ■■ -. ; ■ ' 
i-Slonet'lo 'Mbo-re .-- r-'J: 
ry ..Vnt^ht'J'-tlubr..--.:) 

Billy-, Ci.i*.ay..'V- . 
..torry -IJe'rBe.n .■■ 
.Mildred' ii'chtoh -. 
FiM t-zie. .Ti-urie'; ' ' . -■ 
Mayi'ie ..Slci p- , pro 

0(10" Club 

Billy Carr . • 

Miii-lon Millet 
'T.ripp.lt S:-.,. .-- - -.','.■ 
- Ma.ry. Grant'- 

Boo'ts' Biirjla • • 

.Marna-.-- '.'. 



. -.Con'go 
LUldio-:n'pa.«i' Oro 
Holiliis liollin'a .. 

fi'.woijty I'le ' ;■. 
<:ir:vvcs . .-■ -- '-. 
Sally ■Vine' -. 

Buddy- l.lu«l« 

Ub><(). (;itiitniian .. ..- . 
- : ..FtiinouH llboir : 

tTpi'b'o.r.t.-' .M.ar<-.li-. Ore 
A lice . St J.ok.n . ■■--■ 
"U.u.tJ»- Colhiirn . 
•Normii .Mitchell 
\V;alicr Cblo-, - , , '■ ,-, 
Joliri-.oy ■^,'a-wthpni 

,liotel ilraOf~o«"<l ■■ 
■;. (l'ent.:lio!i>i|i*'): 

.■FranU'ifl- - WaTd', 6i-c ' 
( S'l'rmP'n -TrudcaU .. 
-Mu'rl(.-l I'-UBb,. . 

..VIodlsca;.*;- : .\1lch;ipl 
Slu'rmari ..ft . Mi'V.cy 
■j-;a-wrcnr^ ' .rfpa ri-an 

. Hotel 'Coi>l«.v IMii-/.it 
'.'i SlieriiNfn R«M>iii ) . 

I h\\Mn'-'G.iil)e.rt 'bi-c. -,; 

ilolei f'oiile.v Pliiitit. 
( Jterr3f-Gi»-:R!'H»""I ) 

JlM-iiiiv .■Vvar"»ne-'<')r 
ilote.r C<(|il«'y .S«|Uiir^^^ 

. Vin. Viut'cnt .Oro . ' 
..Dan Su-pcnpy ' ; ' 

II el c na. .- Curlsji . 

; lloiel .>loorli»niJ. "... 

. Bob. iflaTdy' Orb . 

Ho(ei''stiiiler. ,,' 
(Terrm'e Hooin ) ,; 

Nyo -• ,.M liy.he w Oi-b. ; 



Llnd;^- Kpcne' 
■Buildy •Welcome ' '\. 

(CafevRouge)/ -,' 

S; Cav.lcchlo - Orq \- ... 

Ilbtel U>H(h1lri^te« 
. > (Blue .^RiMim) . 

Dick -Rn'i't/. ' '.(Jro' ;.:■' ■ . 
Ilo'tiey--- AlLirrny, , - - 
Rose -ft bi la nil ■ • ' 
^roli). Iliiril'y. 
l-to^-i;- Itim '; V. _ 
-.^■■.''lie'viigg'l!;* 

'fthick VV.)bb..Oro). .- 
.l^ll:^.:^J^i!>;>?I:ald: '.■■..; 

S'brniuncllb ;. Ilirlir'm. ■^ 

•.li;i'\\ r'oivpp. Weik Ore ' 
MciT.v. lliirl; -.-: .. 
■ yVaftcr: Miiioih. / 
,'j\lr'by Urobka. . . 

. ; -V: .;• .KeVliie. '. '-y^-.^ 
.':Don..vaLcp,J?jft j '•_.:i....;l 

-.■■:'. So-uf'liluiMr.' 
■'■Lrt wronce: . Wejk .-brj,';' 

Jb.rry Burke;.; • •',' -'- 

Walter- ..Ulbbnt 

Klrby", Brobka- ..' ,. ,:;,-. -' -; 
■ .'Sleul^pn'r , ■ 

Jack' FLshcr-'Ore : . 

■lahot ' (■•arpl-.---, .' 
:ciia.dwicka .3 . . : 

Kane Bros; ,: '' '. ; 

Finney. & RoBCrs' ■. 
...Maria lyirig .' ■ .v ,- ^ 
.- To Vno ' CIub V , 

VaMKlvn. Aloiirbe .Or,; 
/" ■ Tre'nion.t'.-; Pl.u .«»'.':-.' 

-Gfliie- Nlckerspn v-Or"' 



LOS ANGELES 



.• :-'- .,. -; .-Ball 

Cbarllw -T.awnehce; - 
.Briiz : Fletcher"- . ;• •-. • , 

:iBev*rly. ;iVHitlilre 

ilarry . Q\ven8;.'Oro' •' 

:;:' ■,. '.■•■Blltinofe.;.. -'.. 
.bean :'.T'anl.9 .';. 
Jpaquin ".Garay. ; , ,"- 
Vetch &• Diiauville 
Prlt'clianl .&^-).o'vd.„- 
-F,rank -Xipnibar o'rc 

-■-■.■.Cafe.'ile: Pni-ef!. ■'.'. 
Roberta & -Ray .- • ' - : 
Dorbthy Black - 
-Helch • Mehdc;!' -; 
;-ReJc -Denny-: : 

Cn^ fnterniilioiii^l 

Lea, Hite. ,orc_. 

- -; ■ ■ Cafe' Ja!'J!ila?e '--v'; 
t:)lane'''.balii- ':-: 
BPiv':-Ubland: Oro '.:,-.;• 
.:--Cioi;er.-€'liib -•;.-■.,; 
Bob Grant. ;0,r<s'. ;: . 
: R.huinbjt 'Ore - '- --:'■ ' 

f%h :V<'ii*same».:^ ': 
3' nbbect Bro.S: 
.Carh-icn' Co-i-rtio-ct-a..- - 
Helen Robl^lna - •' 
Mill l,;irikln • ' :. 
Daryl, ij.-trpCr Ore 

- ('oco.a'iiiit'' Groi-e'.', 

Bci-Ben ' ■&'. McCart'tiy 
A.U'V ■Teniplelon- .. .: 
tlo.bin' l>'ay Or ;..-.,•. 

. . l.la\inllHn -' 

: rnriidlKe Ciub 

.f.iii.ti.'v Ala ,;- 
.s'iil inrt ' ■ '-, ■ • 

Hilda -Puainia. 
Kd-(lip' 'Huslr.- J; 
('■jiu'-K la lfdl : • 
■Pat-'0"Sh<...a 
].)\y\i ■S)<-\ni<-'y -' 
.Sol •II'iijI- .i)y<i- ' -., ,' 

.■•■;,.-: ■ ii jftTii 

ApVAbdiv ,<t I.i.la ■ 
.;i,i-iiiiiri.e-"ni>.dd--. - . ; 
-AiiiW.a. -• Bij',\..s 

i-.liWl'jif • " 
'l';irt!V.-. --•;. 
-|.:dU;irdo' -Dnranda'— 
IM)-iMiib-,i -lid .- - 
U lio,ipnlfl;i'l Ore 

- .;LH'l-;iis/:tlMlr.. 
'.inn-fi. JDiita • . :'! ;■-;',- 
-Xii-ssi**--' ''■ '::■ ;,;','.--. 



•Tiny , Meredfth ; , 
'Lee ifeeher.^ -' 
Paul' l^endall 
rt.eleii, Warner , 

ibttiar's Dome; „ : 

Lee- Le'rnk' \ 
Av6n:d'a ■:, ' . • - ■ . 
Ma via .Mima .-- . ' 
Eddy . *. Tii.ura ...'.• 
,G--R6dinbnd3 • Orp • . 

Paelfld $^n8ei : CluV 

Vl'ckl. -Allen ' v-. 
ROKSillanda , 
Agricd. Johnson: 
Kenny GartntT 
Dbroihy Roberte , 

chico ..- - y 

--- -PuIpmaP'.',".'. 

Dural * Rcnee 

MisinBS ' , ; ■ 
:.N I \xvy.y. "Kl a! rc'el Ian o , 
Hud.soh Mfetzscr-Ola 
3 'Debutant'es , 
Ted, Fjb RilP .Orb 

-"- 'jpurlH lnn , 

Henry. Monet-, 
ken Hpiiryson. .-:.: 
Jlapur fir -ronOhlta:- 
IJanBa Var - ' : ■ . 
Dei: Hlo & DbM , ,, 
Hobble ,Drenn'uri 
-Ooi'iii-iVic Cblvinib 
.Thoi--;i .Ma:thle.son-' . 
Frail k .Sbrlino (Jrb 
. '■..Se'vien .;S,ea^!-...-■■- 
-'^,ily. 'GH-).»io'n.--' ■. 
It.ofiolulu Dancers 
K a'y 'IjJlv.cr. . - ', 
■ HoriicrHet llouae 

-i.- .rar.k. . . -. -Bpya 
'.Dur'reil ■ Alexander';. 

■': .'X<>i)ayH .:■•:;;-,'. 
r,c . tice .■ 
■A.ilce,;-li:illf'tt \ 

A.irnt>.T Johnsori ,. 
;-.\la.\irie WIn'Bii :'-. ' : 
D!in.a BlUinkH ■ 
rtii.s.'icll , Bhij.'iv .. .• 
'I'.ony. -Allan . - - . 
itan.ft ..Lord -- - 
iui ilR t a n ce - 1 J.I .'i'pJ< iVl ' n 
1,-orrainf;". tlfji'irrd - 
J-an Uarber -. Orb • '., ' 

Trociijlero. -■- 

Oar-w'i'j'od ' .Vii.ri • OfC: 
I'diK'hifo (ir.c '.'•.-.■ 
.V i('..i rir . 1 j DKo ': , ;..-■-:'- .' 
.1 u'ly - j'.'i ri;is: -.. - i 

U;(«b:;'iiillitr;jOro..' -;':, 



';■.';' ': .A'.m'liprag*' 

-R-Uby- ShlMda ' - ■'■ 
JiiU Paula . . '- :': ■', ' 
Elp.anor ■ Bb.\veva ;.' '.. ■. 
J b lii) n y .:^G r.i ff "- < )'r«. . ■'- 
C-.^4r«'a«lla.'li»i'i.;:--; . 
^ToHri n y .- -Lb'nB ; Ov.c - 
Diapfr' -Dbnl.so ' - ..■■' ; '. 
' Bob Hafinbn :.. • V " 
.l.iibk--: DoiiB.tils ■ ,- 
Jitnat. '■■ .. 
■Do n ■■■R I cc'ard o -.i- Orc' -, 
:Franl.-ie,-.l'a|ne ;- ' 
.ITat.sy/Marr,--.: ;■ 

■■■ B^llevue-ijttratrorii 
(Plimei Room) 

■Meyer. - DbVIb Gte-;-; : ' 
\. (Burguiiil.T llooini 
.Fr'prtk ,'JUP,le ,Orc,., 
Ben- Fraiikllh,: Hotel , 

((^'eorgltin:, Robiii) 
.hep' Zoll'o pre. ..: -■•.;■ 
-;Rellril>.^ the:..ilum'B -: 

iOelbyd' .McKay . 
H-ai'ry^ Dobha - Oro '. • 
Wally Wangei" Girla 
Ann Lester, -'- ' " 
Gene '.Aiarvey. 
.Stanley.. JJ.rba- 
Shii-ley <5c ,S Drihl 

: CMiiirWooil linn 

■/.■'(I..MalBge.-Ni'::J|.-V-.- 
Clareti"^ Mich . Ore 

Dolly .NiXbn . ... 
,Bclle .Roclv^llb ' ,:,. 
iVlar.lbn'.-'.^Bennett-' . , 

.■;,^V';V:;ciiib.' 15. '-■■.'..-. 
Dick Tbbjnaa '..' /./ 
Jerry. 'Dpliiikr' - Pro . - 
."Ad- ^t- Lib ---■.-:. ■- 
Hill . FciiTice . . ' 
Judy .iLynri :,--:- 

■'•■; :<;iub :Pari»ke«e:i-y^ 

-Clebn- .r.arr -. 

I-<lliia.n: Stewart . .. 

Al' Wllsbn.-"- 

Maipa- Lepnarti— ' 
' Kay Dixon. - - ■ 

Dbttfe, BbninjjeP : 
- Emma ,.Stou':k' .•..•.-■ 
-■Fi•ah.•. Ca:>(w-pll' '. ' 

BUI. ;Tlibrnlpn. Ore, 

. . ; :.lEih.baM.T'; tUluto-:, , 

.n a rb.a r'a • ;T n hnab n ' .-:-.' 
-Bvelyn :K!i;nt: '-• ;' ••. - 
-. rrcleh -.B.entp.n. • 
Bert. :d'ejnbuk . - 
(^.flrdova Sis. -. •• 
Pedro Bla'n'C-b Oro 

<-rirf-':irri.riv;-.' ■■■;■■;'■:•";■ 
; . Eyergref n - -.CHifilnb -. 
.t.Tck - Itlc'h '' . '.. f •. 
Joiirrl'-t"-.&'Severln 
Kay - K'in'tf '■ , '.- 
Jin-inile ..Kcjl.ey . 
" Bob. (loffpy--: .. -:..:.. 
■ Anlcli;".^<;ll^^^1bre ■■■ '■■ 
.Miner - f-is :- 
Henry ,Myiy' :Orb - 

--.-.v .lo.?.'{--.-'I.a(ruat.. .,.;■; 
.-Ballet lb\ 

Dal.-jy - r.pl'.'hibri . 
Itil.lh Mari'iri-: 
Kay -L.'ivc.ry ' ., 
Ire :Kay , ' . 
-<vVin>'- k Oro'.- -. 

,BiVii.,bir:a.;f>neii^y.. . -• 

:iJ(ol|y iy.iinil .Cafe.- 

Gr,-i.rc .O' I i a rji .. - 
JlHry I'Mty.-i ;Orn .■ '., 
.:MatT6rt(j. /fe, Ga-irc ' 
Sijpi{.''*».:Mc.Li'i\-: ,- :; 
A m.bas:ia dol'H. .Li lie 



tlttSfiVilGH 



■:-il)a:«lilia*»l|' ;■; - 

n<).b''/..'.rbsby ...Oi.c 

-Alic ' , -i^ltiVioii'- • 
- Lo,. 'it'll lie -'.ii Uc'ivi rd . ,. 
-Jo.' Andrc\va - .: .' 
■_.v""..:'t''lieB 'i'aree';;..^;' -! 

Ilarrjr- iticiinia'n '. • 
'.lirdy.; Siarr -'- . - 
;Lou -Bi'<-.(i.--(. Ore; 

f ■' i<t- J- Fl'C'isKcr . -' , 

Ijon -, Huston, , 

iJo'ii ' jriiiUiSiy Orb ,. - 

'- C.olpii.lnioa' . 
• Mcnri .Gonili: . . br|' 
-<-j;i?). vaiy: - • . . : 

.Vv'.ctte Ituser .: ' 
' i."ra,ii<,vio'b--*<!- Fr'ch n 

Kd4ie.:V.'liHe: ' - 
-Ry.sjj. W'yrt.e .Jt". . 
■' ilr ri'^e ' V.iilnn ■ •.-;- ' 

M.ridred dordQTrt^ -;.. '; 
Club: Ala bam. ;. 



iio..»V:aid'.:Wobd.s p.i'c : Jiars'.?t ..N'orii 



CHICAQO.;::;- ■:^\:-'- 

iirtlb .B.arlon - . -;.' 
i'jici!. GaJTlbIb '. ' ' 
(."ii rl Vi Mil ill ,: 

■ l!fti:,i,iib A'ilbr:'.- '- 
-..Marirp; Al.oi'rison ■ 
-^-""•./.':-«l4S.t:lub''>,':- 

^P:ruiVllbi!l.nl,'' ''...^ '. . 
■t;ia(ijr-M^«;i'ane.; . ,.,.■ 

■•^.l)-.";.! li Cap,"*- 
'G.ibr'ia- I'-ay'e,' 

■ J '-Htiiiricrr-. -/-,:-. 
..Vina Ui'naldb Ore-. 

-,--:.-..' Gay-;W'r:: ". ":' 

'l..fciT;.king .: .' 

-.l.iV_'rid. . 
D.oiorCB Green • . 
.Slvippy -Ilea It) 
■: 1 jo'ijbi.c ' Conp-ct- - •-. . 
Lew- KinB-' ;■; 
Jules. N.pvitt 0>e''-. 

cpij'pt -■'.; - •. • 

. .- Marry^B:, -*)..- :■ 
■ , . :;-'C»bB]ret.. ':■;;-. 

■CbM.-En'gieBpre,-' 



\. Iib»«rl AilelplilA ' 
-. (.Cufe'. -,Marg'uery) - 

Bo1)--.'i{blI.n'p.r,- . •;. 
J oe', Fra."-'c 1 1 b. Oro- y\ 
'I!'c;voi:l,v' -.rCI'rk' • 

iMcri; ■: ft IJ:iki.pi ' ■. 
^(•■/({/■.■-■FlaKli ■ - - ,-;' •■ 
,Mc-r|; *:,;^;iiirl-. --,.-•-•;■• 
'-Jto'.shinary .1 Jpcrrng;'--, 
•I'bn Ani'filino,,:Pi-u- - ■ 
Jij Dan'wlll.s- •. ;•- • ., 

-7?ry (int-;- ; n..-(.rna -& ' y. 

. :.|:4inibB'. -I°u'«ern . ''.•- 

>l--ar|-y- -Meir'.Orp .: 

: t.Utle RhitliVkeller 

.1 i ck ...Gf (if .'Vi •' O'rp -" ' 
.-|/<iiriri'y, ijc 'GebrBP - ,. 
Sn li cy. r;ce ; , , - ■ . i ■:' 
'l.ia'l'm'^r,,' Fb,i-i''.-,s(rii 
I'.i'an.'PM-M- iin iill , 
.Mar>y Boiiii- 



f .PalumbP'e 

.B'obby Mprrp'Oro 
.i'lddie.-T.hbmaa. 
Lee 'Bai^tel.. - 
4- BbiTib.shPll.a' . : •. 
'Buddy -L^.wIm' 
.HlUman. Bros ■ 
Mildred GllROn 
LaBrUnii .& Ca-tiipb'i 

'.~-:'.. ■ 'RemiexVouii-"' 
;'Lea' Bar'cldy :•. ,■'-■' '; 
'^Ja'ine'a ,NcBj;ft„ Ore; ■ 
,;Ruaalnn ;Kretcliima 
Leoti ' katzpwakyJ v 
liUbo-.Wes.oIy ..- 
T Gorodetsky Pro. 

fitaqip'a fiafe . ; 

•S -Dancliig. Darltnga' 
LalCos'ta. & .Lollta ; 
Billy ..RiclYitiorid .. ; . 
.-Vl.p- Eariabh- '. '- .';;■: - 
Pat Craihford: ' 
.Jack ilohntiy "- 
Ir.ylrij;, Brusldw .' Pre. 

'811 ve'rV-Lake : I'nb: ' .. 
•-; .<Clf meiitbn') ■■: 

Bill Iloifiey Orb 
Bebnarda, ' -, ,: ;' •• 
liulhania;& Malc'iti 
I'Vahk McfJorpilcIi - - 
Ruth Kldil . 

I3i4-.ciub';:.; - 

• ilblly wood: Girl,'* -' 
Pearl - AleXiindcr 
I.sabeli'e ' Kay - 

■ Eleanor ..Sterling: . ; 
.Ginger ;sh'erry : ' ,■ 
, Myrna Deano' ■ ; ■ . 

Chick FlnlH. Oro , ; 

-..;;':-"Parrl(i|i-;.Cafe-' -.'.:' 
Ted;,,Kin.slcy. Orb ■ 
', At tope Baiteasi-o. . . - 
Gerirfte Craft.' - - 
llaby ^ Lewla - ■ 
Kammy '.Lewla, .-. :■' 
lintk|n:ii RalliBkcllei 

AlVwoly^bUo '.:-, . 
4- .Blos.Hom.t' ..- 
,<!loia 'Moore' „ : 
;V'lctbr .Nel.sb'n Orb 
,. '.'rank .Bon ti : •'- - 
: ->.■'.;..' '2 1 ,Cljiib". :■"'•■., • 

ratlierlni^ lloyt ' ■ 
Mlinl IloUliiji, 
Elaiiie- Maritn, 
■Jerr,v - Braridbh ' , , 
M.usld , Weavera - ■ 

■ 2bih Century 

.■B'»bby'-.J!icfna-rd'- 
ICdivlards Jija 
J a-f'k f(k A- Mar f i n -: 
.Sillly AVinihrop 
Waiter, l^tng ,- .. .' 
Andro. ' . . ■ . ■. ■- ' 

■ l.bu i.bnijoi^Oro,- ■ 
llarold BesivVif k- 

. Wultoin ll«>oC 

• Bel lb -.B.-vUbr - .-. 
.i;;no ..Doniitii':. O.rc 
■V ill c,c:n.t. .Jtly.ico.^/'br.C. 
.-I'a.al .Ncff:. Xfr.»:;\:': \: 

I'Ved KcatihB;- - 
UcatllnKcr. 2 ■ 
.Syd.oll Siiotly... : .; 
liiVrio Xi IMajie - 
,.\IIIUrf.l Kccti: ■■ - ; . ;■ 
< :(ih.s.uclo FloW.erton .: 
-ABncM' ■'J'olljj ., , : , 
VVob«',r,a. lMif .Rrab- 
-/■.■■■■■'-:( .(,'am«lfn»--, ■ 
.I.biilii- Challtinf Ore 
;itay Milller;:. - .. „ 

• '1'. (C-'J'.l^h' I r n.li." m'mer 
'.Kahn ^- I'lhio--' 
;ltii(ry Hurtlcr. -':■'. 
Vlack.^Mofia •.".: v 
VM'P.Ic i'^inU-e ' ■ '-■.,;■ 
.1 n I .' I ,;- 1 n ,1 1 1^' u n'i'e n I a I. , 1 - 
S.i'd '.Cniden. 
Hldo.rndianji " ' '.■;;. 
-..Irthh'n.y ..It'c'xPlti ■- ■ 

.VI (Ova Sis ■ 
rllise'^Hart ■■■/■.■■;:;■',-.-; - 
. .. . ; L babirl .C.lu6 ; , 

-Dob 1 1 y (1 e r '(,) rb -. ' 
l.lbi/l'jy Kvii'tia.-- - 
Mii'udo, . ItuS.scll ' .: •. - 
-'r3;ier"-2; ;:,■', -.V. ■■■ ■ :■ 
l'i£.!-jlin,t;/ Bryant. ' .', ;, 

■ fieI,loy M(<Cf(y-: 
■l)'(>i: gr-'ha.HYi ' - -. 
,-B l.'i'Tich'e --Kaiindera,: :; 
.Ji-'lijlle Dahf'er '.'-/-■ 

-Tbrktbwhe -Tu,v^rp,', 

■ Fr.'ihlr' Harrlgnn.', -. 
•.Fi;^iik -Stuu'b .orb -;■■■ 



^ Itlll GretiM'B . . 

LelBlilon, N*)ble-. Oi'c 
l-idllh ^^aid^vpU. '., 
,Chic.l:.-'Fl-b.yd - ; ,-• -•'- 
■Jbhiiny' McAfep:,.: 

: : HArliiiiii. i'iiNlno- . 

.Iliniiiv WadUina Or 
Uliyllnn'.l'ala . 
K.aiTV .'Sip.ol.o 
ilclbn- Wiles , ' ,. . 
na:vis. &; Da via.. ■ 
S'r.irt,r.kp|.upr'..C,cor ','■. 
:.luli:i 'Hunter'., , , ' 
/I,: HavlchicttP)* 
4,illi'an ■Vpirng' , 
Cpiinle Berry ;;/'..■ 

,'''-■;■,■ ll;otel, ;l|eitry 
,Ra-li)h .Ilarrlsbn Or:c 

Holri Robar.vplt : 

Buddy; Rufls;ell 3 

Hotel Hcbenli-y 

lipwdy Bauin Orb 
Freda ,r?aj<l<!r , -': 
Buy/Z./A'sien' ; ■■ ' , 
iiotel \VrbKter Halt 
.M a jpr, , Olliiea Ore 
Hftleti Martin 
JbhhihV Duffy, : 
iiotel iviUlNm Penn 
(Grill) . , 
T-a wrbnce W'elk Ore 
Lpis' Best; . ;- . : , ' " 
KIrby Bi-obk -; 
,W.aI'tc;r Blboni ■'. 
Vif'ontlneiitbi Bar).: 
3 Guard.snien ,,v'.V:.', 

Itnlltin -,Gar<l<>iia 
.Bi/.i :-<,!ovatb Pre 
.cavh-i*a' ; . - - ' -, ' 



Glcnn-^^ fTahU.ng ' .■.',■' 
Syuy ne,- ' ■Ro.berta. ■, ,'- 

-';■,-■•; : ■Ne\» ;P.ei!ip, '■' 

-.Toe ' -il a y iiie.^ br'e ■' '" 

.I'lb'nijy ' ' Burns . - ; 
JoiB:-,UbBpra ■ -..' ; . . 

■ SIxon" Cafe ■ -, 

Fran. ICichlbr Ore, „,; 
B6b f;(irter 
The '(Jrcat./Huber . ;. 
.Vfi i'sj-iii'?; . Cats ■■ 
Webb Bros. :<i. I4 - 
•ipaii . & Bctiy Le» . 
Jrvifi? ,RAss-. 
AnBclo.Dl Palm* ■,, 
^••Nut-Club -■'.■ ■•'; 
■B)li- -Hecfpr-- ■ • 
D'affvililla •:---. .' 
.A,l,G,atilt V 

"•- .' .Pinee '.,- ■ ■' 
Brad Hunt Or* 
■Bay & •Ala-rle .. . 

•'.■•■,■': 'J'laza'' Cafe-, - 
Jlininy- Peyton Of • 
Ayclc CurtTsa'., , L ■ 
.2 ',Joll'n.>;ona '-■. ■ •■; 
Kay, & Ivay- ■-, - ■■,:':.■-' ' 
Joe, Thoiiiaa ■ ,-■ '■ ; ■; 

/: 'Sli'ow'-; lloM't-..; ■..-;''■.■ 
iil iMarslcp (ji-b " . : ■ 
'Dellcnry & G'rg'ho 
Chick Kenible: V 
Hc'tty -Jci-o'me ■';■ 
Way lie • VarBaaon- .'; 
-"WUnia- DbuSlaa. '"' •' 
B -Paliiier Glrla , , ; 

; ■ ; iVlnUirilli ^ ^ 

J^nn.y. Hnhn ■ b.i;o' - 
Jacli Tbck;. Revue,,. 



BETBQit 



Ooolt-riKllllac iiotel 
(Uook CaNlpo) 

Johnny-'Hariip Ore -. 
« : ra w f or , & Ciiakey ,.' - 
'Jane ,WnUhey:-' ., ■ ■ 
:jph-h ■ CainpteH '■ -. . '•- 

..-(.Motor ':Bar>'- ■-":.-' 
J7eter. Kpnt ..-6rd ' ,■• : 
Cpiinle Gates ,- , 

. ContiiiiMlbre Club> - 

Cha^. . Ciiase ' .r 
Bobby Edwards • 
■Haniiny .DibM'f, Or,c^ 
-Madelyn' Bak«r 

Dbii •: A rderi --, ' -;;.■'- ,.; . 

Cprrinibdorables 

;.-'.;' .Ciflb'S*'; ;,'■.■ ''!•> 

Orlc-ri(a . .'/ ■ .'.'.■-■ ■' , 
.Tletl.y, Coeds 4 
Lenpra, Jtlrcb' - 
..T oHcp li i n b. ' 'C a ifrp be II 
Charlfin; & Ar.dyih 
Frank ilapp -pre ■ 

-,■ Detroit;' AV''C.;V 

Bob ,ChPKtfr.,bi'b' 
.lacki ■ -l-'ishcr ■ 
.-pfiii-.S'asCa -.;■:.;■. 
'.A^ii'^V. Curyall., ... 

. Hotel' . Slalier . 

.':(T«rir'aee ''Kb4im>.. 

.Tack Marshitrd Ore 
\'auBhaii- -,.%l'Cinro'ti. ; 
Jcaiinn.: *£ ■.<-! bWuV ■ - 
J'ack Berr'ilr;: .., :' 
--'-•f^ori|i«\ii!4Hl. .l.iin. ,\ 

R.Ty. CarilW. .Ore .: 
f.a .'it.ue Parjvcr . 
-.-VI on I V AV y.Ho n k ' , • 
Jiininre.: I'iil'rlsh - 



33ddife. ^'pn . 

Mtt'riiin -Nolan ' 
Ruth Denne'n " 

:.■'; ToWatiip';- 
Suhl' ..^jhiiw -■• -. - 
.'Ibhnny. 'Hb^tttd-. :• ,' 

3 Prchlda . : '- ; 
Do-;;-BpJd:'"2'-v; 
Warren : £ Bpdlb : 

4 - .l>obut.'tiiteB ~ ■ 
Musi c . M a stc ra ; Pro 

• .i'ltiiutalloa 

:Blil:- Wa-lker ' 

Edith Wilson . ;.. 
,.sjvkn -.&- T''.. ". -•. -,.:.'. 'v 
Phil: Jackson -.--'■ 
Lula: Alay-e - - .'•- ' .- '• 
Gl'iJ,dya .; : 
Cecil Lee O'ro- , ;,. 

.'.■■•• ^nka --■ 
T>;b' Banker Orb •"- 
ViKc'ouri.tH -3 . ^. -; 
-RaiiKin -ft .Flo'rlfie. ' - 
Arlene Whitney. 
JOi^n- Hppe ' i'. . -: - 

; Xen-Fiiriy Club- 
Natalie & Mbward ' 
Adorables- ifO)-;. -■ 
l•1h.ky Traf-y ;. 
l'?a.i-b;ira - Miii'fc -. ■,■ . 
.Minmy- Nolan • 
Boi'i.') Bomanblf 
Cpy\e ^icKay Ore 
::' iVebliter Hair 
. (Cn4!klHll Grill) 
Art ■ "MpPncv ,Qr«i ' - 
t-Miai'ies -. Aixid . ■ - .' 
Al IS'nlly 
BlIl'Balrd':. ■ 
l:'i'iini-.CH W.lIIfp ■ .-, 
Botly-^ .SteVfe'nson-: 



Is. €2ife pPJ^ Bobbed ' 
Of $300 by Auto €«niiiiaii 

,. , : ; , , Inditinapojiis, , April 5. ; .; 
.; G iihrnen ,robb'ed ^Ha.rold' Cork and 
}his .. wife', :bp0i*atofs ;;6.f Slty ; Hiarborj;:;;, 
, nitery; hear, the, KiunicitJalA^^ of-.', 
$300: last, w.etik aft<!ir .thcy<;had trailed ,,' 
theVpair' t.Q iMit 'hori).ei ^ .' ' 
v> Cork ; ha.'.i ; wt hi,i car . in. tlie .garage .': ^ 
,v/Hcn '.the appeared; bounti V 

him./ . hi.s . Wife, , a^^ 
g<2ta;\yay . i.B a stdlen c.ar, : Statci Poiice. ; ' ■ 
calight- i.ijp^' W bandit3 . and' •; 

wfc'ckeci their- auto ■'wit^^ 
Ijiit ihcy:' craped 7' /foot.- r v- v 



BOSTON 



■■■nro"'- ".vD^frby, ' . . . 

■ .tijrt iTiie -MvUaie Orb 
.Si'btt & Douelaa -- 
■Roiie. Rayncr -•• - ' -'/ • 
.-■.M'ki-'y • ,T-j,9U. S'.' 
Li-fine , Borne - - '■ 
■Wjilter fionah:Ue- .'- 

- .S y I V' 1 a .T ti.o i'n p sfj n , - 
--. --Clillv .MnyfBlr 

- r> w I a .-. B ri li 1 1 • k - O r,c -■-.'. 
: -DaSvn, . Dairp w- • - - 



Dick; A-.bbt'^ .fpnca 
'MyHt'lrs a'' . ' 
.Frknic Hi'li.';'. 

4 kinj^s-;--^/;: ;■•-'.:' 

; -.(/ocoanut G-rove' 

Billy ■ l^osHCZ- Ore ' 
Hilly; Vhy.n(f -: - :\ 
ClitiH,Maxorif). Co -S 
;'ark -A. -I/ahe ■. 
Al'. Hi.icher . . ' ■ 



(JLEVfi'S /ADVAHCE^^^ \ i 

.;- -/'Cl(;.v'eland,;'ApriI-'3/ •' 
bale -oi ' Major.'. •Bo,weSj.-;ColJ.ej?ia^ . . ;• 

utiit Ava.s advanced to Friday ;i8 ). by 
-RK.6 vPai'-aoe i.-tp ;reiD'lac.'e .the - ai.ling V"., 
- $hrep. 'i^eld^;''' Eaistfir iWeek /'bpings '.' ,■ 
; Fred /Warihgi ::'faiio\vejd by' -^Borrah y ; 
■•Mineyi,tchV..s'h.arrponf^ .' ■''; a.nd' ,„ 

jlkly/;;Candvdi-' 'thc^ -;;'Way[ie i.Krng,,;; 

iVpi'il 29; .^w'ilh Guy; Lon^baiircla fp^r;;.. 
■May: Qi. '.-v.,.--.-; -':;; ■.';■:.. 

:-; -tatter . W^^^ No. 1. ' choice in' Ihea* . • 
ftrb'S' Ja^jt mpnthly^^biand-^polU '• ^ '"' ; ■. 



: ; •■, (m CAFFS;^ICE^-SHOW/./; - 

:'■ ■';■ ' ':ckici^Q^^ 
\ ;;Calle.ge...,Inn;-..I.l.pler isher -r^r .~ 

;turn;;to i.c6 floor show Mayf:]i5.'(^ 
.svnrirricrj' -•,::.,:''■■,.;.'.,-' -v.;. 
:;\.Fi'a'nk--BerJng-. kQU;li;)n'g> for' 'skate 




l^ediicsday; April 6^; li)^ 




Arthur Byron', . as president, -apd; 
Bert .Lytell; :' first ; v 
were, named Monday (4), as the selec- 
tioni ' ot Equity's noininhtioh -Gom- 
mittee to ■ head ~ the . regular ticket, 
Both are bel ieyed , tp ' l?e , of. . Jlquity's 
conservative elem'erit; but it is hot in- 
dicated as yet whether an; opposition 
ticket will be, placed in the iReld. An- 
nuar meieting and ; elecU^ will be 

■;heid;;May ST;* ■ • . : :'■?.]:'; 

Although the council is on recofd 
>s .fivoring ai non-piaid president; that 
(s not a closed issuie. Pointed out 
Itbat at the recent quairterly iheetijig 
(i motion was made favoring a sal- 
iry fdr the post, Another motion to 
Kible th^ resdlutibn was inade an^^ 

Claimied, however, that thrdugh the 
Iponf uisibh at the. se»ioh:the members 
)vere hot aw^re.ot the tabling action 
)nd that the preponderant assent was 
luipposed td be ayes iri favor of pay. 
Jlstiinated that around 80% of thdse 
Noting were in the affirmative; : v 

.V ,• DiiBieU - bedtaes ^ - 
Petitidii asking Paul DullzieU tp be- 
ime a candidate fdr the presidency 
,ras started last week. : j?e, ask^d that 
bit . drdpp^, explaining that he 
Ides, ndt wish td run for ihs bffice 
>r several reasons; one of whichi is 
Ma physical' condition. Stated he |ire- 
, its to remain ais treasurerr which he 
elected, last.summer for a thi-ee- 

S ear period, bullzell is; also execu^ 
,ve'-secretary..: ■ ■::r'rr' -'y. :[..■■'.'■ y 
Byron and'Lytell are rpopular li^w 
giters, with- the latter devoting much 
>f his time td .radid during the eur^^ 
jreht season. He wai^ formerly on 
Jhia council .By^ is third yice- 

E resident;. Factor in- their seiectibn 
I that Whilie both are rated as tendv 
|rtg;toward conservatism^ each is fig-.. 
Iired ';b haive the confidence of a large 
following. Alsd thought likely they 
iWill both have support among Gpast 
.■►iemhers.'-V 

, -Gommittee .. ndminatidris for. the 
ipuhcil- include , Lee Baker, Alfred 

jKappler, HU^h Rehriie, Joseph Vir 

. lalib/ Eric: Presser,; Kathierine War-' 
rem, .Winifred ; Leiii^ 
Crawford, Earle Hugh 
Camerbni . Beplidements for one 
l^eat: Ruth Hamnibnd ■ and John Jjp-; 

Vlrenz. ;.;^r" i ^'v ^ - ■ 

^;Unless thei'b is ah. independent 
ticket, , :Burgess Meredith^ 

; ftcting-ptesideiit, >vill. nbt ■ be >a cah- 
(ftidati for eitheir presideht p.r first 
yice-president, which ;^ lie terrir 

■ .pbraril/'holds. ; 



The llaj-ei^r 



. . .Coast ^ 'members ; of the Players 
comme'mo.rated ,th6 SOtk anniye'r^ry; 
of , tivb bfganizatidh .fpqnded^ by 
EdWirt Bobth with' a. banquet:at the 
Bel , Air ! .Country Club, : Hblly wbdd/ 
■las.t ■ week^-^(Tuesday.); ■■■ f-:;v' ■ 
: Robert Mphtgomery emceed,. wi^h 
speakers including C 
Robert. Wi.ldhacki Gene'Loclcarti Wal- 
ter By rb h, Howaird Xinds^iy and Joe 
'Cunriingham. ■ Kenneth MacC^ 
chairrniined the event. . . ■ : : 




CREENWALD OF ' 



■. . Los Angeles, April 5; 

• Jdseph -, Greehwald, 60, '■ legit actor, 
;fflied . suddenly in. Sianta Barbara, 
April .1. End came on the stage of 
the 'Lpberd theatre during the first 
act dt the., opening performance of 
. Homer Curren's; Coast prpductipn of 
'Gdldien Boy.* Grefenwald was pliy: 
\hi, the role bf Friahcis Lederer's 
ifathbr, ; He. had just; boncluded his 
line, 'this. Viis the moment for which 
1 have; waited.V' when- he collapsed 
Curtain was dropped and ihdney . re- 
luhdbd;;-. :-;.,.;'-';;^V.;;^^, ' 
. Deceased entered show business as 

• call, boy at the Thalia, New Yofk^ 
end ' remained ' for ■seVeral years as 
en . actprV ' Later he jpirted a : reper-. 
tory company, and iheh toured in 
>aude as a ., comediari.; He : played 

• the part of :Solbmbn Levy in 'Abie,'? 
, Irish Rbse^ph the.road; going abroad 
with .;the company. He. rernjairied. in 
XondPh^.with. tiiat .and other .plays 
untU lOSly wh.#n he returned to the 
.JU.' S. ' Among his later assvgrimenls. 

' wete paris in The Camels' Are Com- 
ing,' 'Bulls', Bears, aiid A§ses,' 'Keep^ 
^^ng., Expenses .Do\yh,' , 'The .Great 
.Magbo,^ 'Anybody^s . Game,^^ ''SiSritig 
jpphg,* . .'The . Eldest,' . 'Thb Postman 
Always Rings . twice/ : 'Forbidden. 

: Melbdy' -.and . 'The Meal Ticket.' .He 
. .»lsb.. 'Was . ill 'Tbbaccd^ R.oad'- for -a 

. l^ime. • ^ •^:; .--C- / ■ ■•. ■■:'■• ■';■■"".;:■ 
■ .-Ho w:as married -tb Lohnie Nace; . 

Cobb's 'Boy^ Iteplacement :> 

] •■ . Los Angeles, April 5. ' 

' Lee C.obb plained - here f ro.iri - New 
iVprk over the weekend.- to step' 'iixto. 
.the -cast of : .Hbmer. Gurren'.s; Coast 
Jegiti.'GpldbniiBo}%,'::T Jbsciph. 
Greenwald.. ..■ '•'■-- '•' 

'I^oy' was scheduled tb open a rmi 

'at the Gurran theatre, San Francisco. 

■ last- night (Monday ), but will nbt-6b 
. - PQ.' ..^htii'; a'.'/.Week .later*- '■■";; 



Glbsittg of 'Father Mal!^^^^^^^ 
acle'/last Saturday (2) In Chicago 
■represented . an' estimated Ibss oiE 
$75,000. - It was one of several fail- 
ures which had minister .leading, 
parts. Another of the clerical 'cycle' 
was 'Many Mansions,' said to have 
ended $100,000 or more in the red. 'j 

; : *Barqhester .Tpwers'^ 
of .ministers and likewise cbuld hot 
secure .the/ nod of favor.. 'Journieiy- 
man,' with its biad nrian parson, was 
- also iinsuccessf ui. ' . ..'■•■'- ■•- ■ ■/ 

Only ■Mnisteriar' cUck bf the sea- 
soa is 'Shafjow .and; Substance,'! an 
import which is - turriing . excellent 
weekly profits at the Golden, N. .Y. 
.-. '. 'Malachy'; represented' the most 
costly, venture pf Delps ' Ghappell 
Denver socialite-producer. It iheant 
trpuble for the showman from the 
. tirbe it went .^intb- .rehearsal. , He 
abandoned it during that period, but 
later took it up again. That fcbst 
Ghappell $15,000 or more. Engage 
merit. ; at the ■ St.-; james was aiccom 
panied by seemingly fair takings, but 
the ■ operating niit was : top ; hi^h; 
Mixup ..at the time it was proppsed 
moving to the Guild resulted in the 
house cbhceding a larger share of 
the backstage expensie, but busihess 
for the most part was Under an even 
break, - . ' : VV; ,'.;• 

'Mansions' opened at the .Biltniior<». 
where it guaranteed the house and 
the . same arrangement was figured 
when it moved to the 44th Street. 
Doubtful if that drama turned an 
' 'operating profit fbr more than a few 
weeks of its .tun. Show had the 
backing bf Dpfothy Willard. It was 
her" first Broadway .venture. 'Bar 
Chester towers' . was presented by 
:Guthrie McClihtic, wiio yankied the 
play before an agency buy expired. 
.'Journeyman' was presented by Sain 
Byrd, actor in ; 'Wfice and' Men.' -■. It 
was his second production effort, the 
first .having been ''White Man' two 
seasons ago. . Byrd withdrew fur- 
ther backing after the first, week af- 
ter, 'which Erskihe Caldwell, the 
author, and Margaret Bourkie-'White, 
commercial ;phbtpgrapher, put in 
frtsh coin. - -v ■/ ^ 

J 'Shadow and, Substance* . is pre- 
sented by Eddie; Dowlihg, ; with. Lbe 
Shubeirt . having a-: 50% interest. In 
addition to being a, managerial win- 
hcr, it is iifting its author,- Vincent 
Paul Carrpll, a lowly -paid Irish 
school teachier, to affluence. Car- 
roli, .visiting New.; York-lot 
tirne,: recently said he: would keep 
his teaching job in Edinburgh. 



Current Road Shows 

. ■ Week of April 4. . - 
■ •>• ■ Abbey .-•Fiaye!rs,, Biltmore',- Los 

Angeles. . >"'■ 
■ •Brother Rat,* Cass, Detroit. 
'Ghildren's Hour,' Shubert, 

. Newark, ' ■ ■ v " ^ 

•Ethan Frbme* (Walter Hamp- 
den ), St. Paul Aude, St. ' Paul, : . 
(4); Parkway, .Madi.spn (5); . 
Davidson, Milwaukee .(6-9). ' •• 

/CJolden Boy,* Currarij San ;■ 
Franciscb. .- •': ■■ '■:; 

'Julius C*esar,' American, St..' : 
Louis, -:;. ;■■'- ..■'■'>.. , 
i'Mulatto,' Werba, Brooklyn, -' 
. 'Rpoin Service,' Locust, Phiia- 
. delbhia. ' ■ 

♦koom Service,' Selwyn, Chi- ' ■ 
ca'go. ' ;• Xi. 

- ; ■•Tobacco Road,' "■■ Embassy,. 
Rochester, K - . • . 

..'. 'Victbrla Reglna' (Helen 
Hayes), Majestic, Houston, (4- 
5); Texas, San Antoaio (6); 
. Parimouhf , Austin (7); Baylor ■ 
Aude; .Waco, (8); Majestic, Ft. - 
Wdrth (9). 

• nvomen,' ■Potd's,;,Baltimpre. . ; 
■• 'What i Life,* Maryland, :B.al- ' • 
tiinore. .,'.v\ ' .-• X'' ^ .! 

'Yes, My Darlingr Daughter,' 
(Lucille Watson), Royal Alex^ 
ahdra,. Toronto, Can;! 
' •Yes,; My Darling Daaghter' 
(Florence Reed), Erlanger, Buf- . 
falo ' (4^6); , Masonic Aude, 
Rochester (7); . Capitol, Albany 
(8-9). : 

•You Cant Take It With You,' : 
Geary/ San Firancisco,' . 

•You Can't Take It With You,' 
Natidnal, Washihgton, . 
: 'You Can't Take It With Yoii,' 
:His*Majesty' , Montreal. :: / 

♦YOu Never- Knaw.'-Forrest,-- 
Philadelphial. '. ; ':-.'. . ,;:>-■.' ■; '.y- 



Brokers Huddle to Map Defense 




'Cfiiro' in Hub Preem 



Preem pf ; 'The Man from Cairb,' 
iviichael Todd's prbducfion p^ 
by Dan Goldberg, has been switched 
from Chicago to the Wilbur, Boston. 
Date is April 18 aiid the tryout 
scheduled tb .jrun t\vp weeks. 

ShbW is in rehearsal under the 
direction of Harry Wagstaff Gribble. 
Cast so far . Irtbludbs . Jbseph Buloff, 
Helen Chandler, A, J. Herbert and 
Geiraldine Kaye, with Viola Roache 
also a possibility. New York open-- 
ihg date hais not been set, Goldberg 
is a member of Variety's .staff in 
Chicago. ; 








Alan Gbrein, executive secretary 
of the N. Y. "TKeatre Authority, goes 
before his board ..tomorrow (Thurs-. 
day) to propiose consolidation of all 
theatrical benefits info one monster 
annual ^^ffaii^,, Jf ihe ■; plan ;. goes 
thrbugh the shbw ;wpuidVli^ 
;Madisbh 'Square Garden,- N. Y; ; 

Instead of each; of . the various 
charities holding its own- small 'the 
atre benefits, . etc. CprelU's idea is . 
to combine the ActorV Fund, . Stage 
Relief Fund and "sirKilars into one, 
with the cbin to ', be split among all. 
Figures it-wbUld partly relieve abtbrs 
of the strain of hitting , tbo many 
cuffo performances. ' •; 



'Ashkenazi' With 



in 



: (German White ftat^ an blcl'itinibh 
within the Associated 'Actors arid 
Artistes of America, is turn iiig back 
its chairter. There . about 80 
members whb will be absorbed by 
other Unions, -. Ten go. into Equity 
and ' most ~dfv''tKb~bther§' 
American! Federation 



join : the 
of ■ Actors. 

iiatsV as::ian . pr^aniz^^^ 
active for some time and .continu- 
ance was figured uniiebessary,':s 
AFA is now covering the vaudeville 
field. ■■ ' y...>- : .." 

• . Those jpinihg Equity will be . iad- 
mitted. without the payment ' of an. 
ini tiatibh fee, but Vyill be rated as 
junior members. ■ Utider. tlie .iules 
players must have M^ W^ of legit 
appearahcesiv but suciv engagements 
by the Rats . ' are not definite and 
their ultimate ;stahding. wi^ be. ad- 
justed: later.' 



BEGGARS, KID HOOFERS 
CHASED FROM B'WAY 



Virtual elimination of beggiingi; kid 
.hoofer.s and; similar nuisances in the 

Broadway amusement zone is cred- 
ited to the tightening up of policing. 
Practices were particularly annoying 
at intermission time around legit the- 
atres, Abbut" 50 . arrests and convic- 
tions haye been pbtaihed so far, this 
seasbn, whet'eas fprnierly the magis'r. 
trates: were lenient and cops , wei'e ; 
wary about taking in offenders. Pun- 
ishment from five days tb.six months 
has been .meted put. . ; . \ ' 

Alan. Corbili, of the Theatre Au-, 
thbrity, pushed the; .campaign on; ber 
half of the League of Ne.w York The- 
atres and the matter ^ 'as placed be- 
fore Mayor La Guardia. ; Those re- 
sponsible for . the. cleanup included 
Deputy Police Cbmniissiohet John H. 
Harris; the Juvenile Aid Bureau, 
chief . : Magistrate Jacob Schurman 
and Capt. . Martin Broivri, in charge 
bf the; 'West; 47th St. police station. 



' Schoolhoiise ' Take Light 
For Sanday Night Show; 
May Shiftto Afternoon 



; Last Sunday night's. (3) perform- 
ance of 'Schbolhbuse .on the- Lot,'; at 
the Ritz, N. Y., the first under the 
new, schedule of Sabbath showings 
in place Pf the regular Monday night 
performance, was lightly attended^ 
Gross of around $500 did' nbt cpyer 
the added bperating expense of the 
one-eighth .salary . increase for the 
actors and the backstage boost, 
■ Number pf patrphs sought rnatinee 
tibkets in: the belief the performance 
was to be held in the afternoon- 
Philip Dunning^ Who is presenting 
the . show, is therefore considering 



. ; Prbposed plan for .the League bl!: 
N. Y. Theatres to formulate a Itcke t 
code fpr ne.xt - season caused a stir 
last webic in agenqy ^circles. Brokers , 
quickly: went into . a huddle, ■, with 
the idea of preparing . themsblve.s ; 
against; having some, deal sprung t a . 
them. ' . 'V; •.: - :.; . ■ 

Idea bf the prdpos^ed plan ■ for ■ 
thb producers to secure a basic agree-' 
;meht with Actors .Eqiiity Assri. un- ' 
der which the latter •w'buld mbke no . 
policy' changes for. a j^cribd of a year^- . 
Asspciatioh has taken tjie stand that 
high prices of tickets has been ; 
juribiis to show > business and that 
the prbducers, can control, the '.situa* 
tion, Latter figure that while 
cess prices for smash hits may not 
be entirely elirhinatbd, a certain per- 
centage of ticket sales .can be cbh- 
trblledi,- ;■ ■ -y /;/''-.-. ;'\ : 

That should come •\yith. droppi ng ; 
the practice, pf buys because brbk- 
ers then would be unable to /alibi 
excess charges id balance losses oil ' 
non -returnable tickets.. What is re- ■ 
gat-ded as : equally important.'' if hot ■ 
more - , is the pbssible; betterment : 
of distribution. Shpwmen say tiie're . 
are tPO . many sp-balled agencies and 
;that by; reducing the number more 
accurate, {infdrmatibn could be ob- 
tained as to where wanted .but 
sold tickets w'eirb. being held. - 

Proposal to reduce the number of 
Igfincii^'JS ..what brbught. tli.e ticket 
'e; together; Spme - ^^ 



aye'ragb adtiyity : figured that the :. 
'managers planned to use .only.; the 
several big agencies. : Iklanagei;s said\ 
that the cdde would not be that dras- 
tic," biit that a .more orderly li; . 
dling of pr'emiumi. ticket-selling spots 
Wbuld bb bne .bbjective; - ; 

..■-Whe.n;.^ it o.ver . 

the claim bf ;m.art^ there are 

too; many - spbculatbrs .in the field 
seemed tb be substantiated. Shown 
that six clerks iii agency ; aloive 
had quit; froin. time to time, bach 
taking with him: six to a • dozen cus- 
tbmers whose ticket wants they 
handle, furihcipally by .telephoned 
Same cpntentiort was made when the 
league's abortive control system was 
tried several years ago. 

One . solution,, so far' as; the ticket 
people gpes, is for the smaller sell- 
ers to get together and conduct an 
agency along cbopbiatiye lines. At 
this time it is necessary for oi\<s 
agency to telephone any number of 
.places in attempting to Ideate tick- 
ets virtually hidden by. the;iittle fel- 
Ibws. By concentrating,'ihe agency. . 
supply in some mcas'ure there wouli^ 
be more efficient and faster distr 1- ; 
bution.' ;":■':.■'.; ■"; 

[ Stated by the league that around 
.4d manager-members had answered 
the .ftijiil poll f avbring a ticket code. 
Several leading producers have not , 
responded, for one . reason or an- 
other, some being out of the city, 
it , Was' stated; Claimed that most of 
those missing; had subscribed to the 



^switching tlie Sunday show ihead to original proposal -to Equity for 
that time. Inquiry among those who . r . rr .^..^ 

attended the p.m, showing indicated 

that most reside in the suburbs and 

visit Manhattan only on Sundays, 

Last season whcii. The Eternal 

.Road' was granted Sunday conces 



Montreal, April 5. 
A'Theatrical equipment used in..^the 
presenUtion bf "3Toth 
at His Majesty's here w,as seized be 
fpve :judgbient /March 2pi Would have' 
held' up' production that week ^^i 
onto, ■ but eventually the show was 
allowed to proceed in time for the 
.ppbning.'. Seizure was withdrawn last 
Wed nesday y (30) • .' . the ,. Superior 
Court, Incident was;- part;.. of ' art". 
lion : for. $5,000 by Louis Schochat 
..and ..Loujs;:. Sii'ken..'' against ..Maurice- 
;Scli\ir.aVtz,-; pibducer, ^a^^ 
Rclkin, manager, ai;d this action' will 
continue in diie course. - 

.'Brothers Ashkeiiazi,' Yiddish. playV 
■ran four nights in 'Montreal; ohi^ 
cehtnge: ■ ba.siis and grossed; hardly! 
enpugh to .'pay the actors. ^ 



Gochran*s Revue Plans 
For H3^on-Lniie Oft 

/ . ■ '■' ■ .^;;;. London, March 28. 

'Charles Cochran's deal; with Jack 
Hyltbn to star a revue With .Beatrice 
Lillie and .Flahagari and Allen has 
fallen through. ; General Theatres 
Cocp,. claims p'r iprity -ipn the band- 
leader's services, and has lined 'Up 
several -weeks' bookings for hiiri. ' 

. Cpchrari..is..not; ey^ 
the ; Lycbuin.; th'eatr.e,. .'which he Ayas 
negbtiating'; to- leftsb; for, the^ :s^ 
Lee.'Ephrairn- i.s; negotiatibgV\yi 
'.management.; of- .the. thoatve tb bring 
in 'Venus in ' Silk,' the Carl Brisson 
musical .ODW touting ; -ii .e- sticks, 



sioris ^ (no extra pay) .by the stagei?"'/-''" Jq^t^, /"^the' propositi^^ 
unions the Sabbath afternoon per- r^^^hng with the.,ticket;situation has 
formances proved : much ; stronger 



.than- the evening showings: and the 
latter were dropped. Afternoons for 
'Jumbo' similarly were much better 
attehdeid than the evenings. .' 



'I 



■ .'...'■-. Pittsbiirgh, April 5, .:' 
: • Georg. Liiddeckens, .'young Noi:.- 
wegian actor playing the lead ' in 
'Autumn Crocus' at the Playhouse 
hbre, will sail late this month - to. fill 
an .engaigement with; the National 
Theatre of Norway. Luddeckens came 
here year and a half ago tp study; 
drama at Carnegie Tech and ap- 
peared in an.. earlier: Playhouse' prb- 
ductipn last falli 'Pursuit of Happi- 
ness,' in which he played the lead. . .; 
:. ; Actor, who; is 23, is the son .of Aud 
Egede-Nissen, leading lady ih; Nor- 
way's ; National theatre, . ahdSpeorg 
Ale.x^iider, . ..Well.';;knpwn Gei-nSan 
scrben. actpr; ; Luddeckens intends to 
brush iip on his English abroad and 
expects- .tb; retui-n to; this country, in 
a year to try ;his luck on Brbadway 
and' in .Holljrwbbd; ^ • . '; V' 



preferential .cbntracti which was re- ; 
jected, and they. ; therefoire' should : 
have no reason for nbt coniing 
for the altbrnaie plan. 
Thfre is little' doubt that the in- 



added to its import. Equity, howbv.eri 
appears td be' wai'y about entering 
ihto any deal with the managers ;un- 
less all leading producers are par- 
ticipants,' , One or two have not beeii 
interested iri. the league's activities, 
despite the fact that it had- acted 
for most bf the nianagers. " 
'•V Proposed code wbuld provide for 
a specific percentage of tickets be- 
ing kept on sale at thb bbxbff ices, ;as 
intended by the ■.. NRA. legit ' code, 
which the" hew airrangement will fol- . 
low ill .essentials, V ' ' 

Managers appear to feel that; th.e ; 
matter of boxoffice gratuities' has 
been byer^emphasized a.n;d is less iin- 
poriant than the' dis'tributiplri; hrob> 
lem. They ; indicate that the practica 
in moderation is. nbt really cbntrib ii- ; 
tary tb high prices, ■ ; '.'.';./.■- 



rs 



-;■ ' ..■,• ,, Moliywopd, April 5; 
r Abbey; Players • are cutting ' .short 
thci V .American , tour. rctuiMving toi 
ilrelarid forvthc; fostiviil iiV July.- 

Pending pictuve comiiiitmciUs for. 
troupe-; in •abeyance ' until their 
return here in Soptembci'.'; '•-'■ ,. v. ' . 



Wednesday April «i 




• ' Tensiph- b,fetWe«n". Attors* Equity 
Assn. and the; WPA . theatre ^ p 
■/jn ':iie\ff VoiX .has, 'relaxed :considerr: 
. ' ably.rfc)llovwng. a ■ session >la:st.;wfeek^ 

■ between the retiefl theatre heads and^ 
■• assoGiaiion'. repvesentatiyes, Latter 
■was 'reported assured' thiere will . be;. 

■'. no more :. transfers of actors to pth.er, 
'projiictsi. ■ w ..ciaU..;for- work : to 
^ wJiich •actors- are not.\.;cqustom and, 
',. \yh;ich. pay .a^ 
:V Gouricil ^ had. . . bee^ 
;^«rousM over- the WpA move, on ihe 
. ji;rourid that the' prpc was un- 

tair; .W Equity jprepared . to. go 
.beyond the' limits of. previous prOr 
•tests oVer WPA rriattef's," it deyelpped, 
'■ihat,. there . wel're ••..fewer-; trdnsf^rg 
actulilly made thaii ordered .ahd that . 
. sorhe would probably 
:^tJnde;rstopd that jhe shifts, will .r^ir 

■ main as ,is if the ,r.casphs for - theim 

. ire proven at a ^ showdo\yh v$cs5ipni 
. wi th...the .comrri'ittee^., ■ .■■ ■■■■ ^ 

•J • Seveaybii't^^^ Equityites 

-transferred ,:^re 'for: ;cause!l^: flndi-: 
. ; ted that;foUr_Vare^TXagona^^ 

'Df.reinsiaternent a 

-cases rri by be favorably diisposed of.. 
' Other 20 oir the list. wiU remain oh ; 
the theatre, project." • ' . \;' . 
. .: Stated })ay.J WPA-efs that mp^t :of: 
:the shifts were made because ■ of 'iri- 
cbmpetence, b"t ;th|^.. committee 
demanded prDOf -that sUc^ 
.■Gthbr- reasphs possibly 'include ' irir. ; 
;$(ibordinatipn and ; djumkehne^ 
. it is believed that .such. .cases- are in- 
.■ i'requen t. .. Ind ic;aited ; that the Equity 
committee will, not be satis.fled: W^^^ 
heprs.av evidenpe on suchl^ c^ 
. - .Conference .was expected to be a 
. er^rappy. session, but-, the .WPA heads 
.showed they ^vere in a mood to ad- 
:iy?X the cliifc'rence.sv that the 

/ rWPA' tlieatre^project w soon- take 
: on 300 IhoriB . actors aisy helped re-^ 
lieVe the tension, particularly on the 
p?rt of the project people, ; : . .; 
~ . . !Frahsf er 1 ist in cl lided . m ore tlian 
100 namis- but whether, other stage 
;• V tmipii members will benefit, was. not 
made clear; Sirite- thie arts proieqts: 
provided; higher secur tty, -^af es thah 
the straight work relicif jo.bs. It . is 
expected., that: further protests by 
fither ' - union . head."?; , will . fpilow. 
./ Known - tha t^he -scenitr ar tists ; union: 

- has :already rfiled hbjeeti and. that 
' protest may be disnosed of th i.s week,. 

Sqenic-;^;iinioh ...is>; contesting^ t^^ 
risht ,of the pro.ject heads to tranisr : 
fei its p<Bbple, whether^ t^^ a:re coh- 
' sidered pood; artists .or not. Ar.s'u- 
mcrit is that the prpiect is. primarily . 
vfpr relief ' rather ; than efficiency.. 
Those on the Federal side have dif- 
• . fcent viieWs.'oh the matter. • ' .. :. 
. ;;; Eouit.y. rneet'iric, ;was -y/ith GePrgc, 
. .-Kohdiilf, . head of' "WPA the^^ Ire pro-. 

' duction .in N ;w York.. . Paul. Edr • 
■; ■; wards,; ^administrator,- ' and soyeral 
;: -dfinartment jieads/ including . H^;;;W.- 
Robinson, director of personnel, and 
Jarnes R; Ullman ;'.'erfe also in iat-. 

- tendance..: ;-;Act<3r,<i*; , rornrriittfee -'.has:, 
.headed by Burgess Mc.r'edjth. . 



Adds NiwTh^ 



:>Phiiadeiph>a; April 5.--- .■ 
.. Hedgerow. Theatre in Moylari-Rose 
:VaUey:;>.Paii- will'ceJcbra 
birthday^ April; 21 'Ayith a; -perform- 
ance of Shaw's ^'Gan.dida,^ with which 
, i t opened the :,. play house . . in .; 1923. 

theatre's .1938 seasoit,' will 'actually 
-opea this Saturday |9X w 
Emperor Jonies.' will.be offered. ..From 

■ then on, until the offitial: birthday, 
celebration w:ith'*eandlda,' plays will 
bo given the last .tl-i.fee ' d;ays .of each 
\veiek.' '. Next original play, lo^ .tie. 
added to .He'dgerp.w's ex.tens.iye rep- 
evtpire will be 'The Fredi;' ^- P: 
■■Kennedy; ske'dded , 'for May '2. . 

While Hedgerow has been i.lpsed 
. this' .livinter.^ -a -new wing- hi\s -been 
. added ; - to the ; bu ildiiig ' and -.two 

■ double-ley el ■ ; . Sh alce.«pcnrc an • . dpor- 
.-Avays have. been, .'cpnstrvi.cted..'': Wing 
• 'iirineriea.^e the ofr-..st3''e space;, by 
several 'ti;h')es. . Policy and ; scale of 

.■^?'?:d.?ferpw .w-yi' reinain; .the . s.ai-he., al-' 
•..tli.o.Ugh the' pcrsonnel of tlVe cfimpariy.. 
has.' ■greatly:, changed 'Jn' th l9st few 
scadpns, ' : ' 



Talent/ Plus $35Q 



Among the groups seeking to 
' Uncover dramatic .. .talent ' . f or '; 
legit is, the Students Stage Guiid^ ; 
of which; Lee Sh'ubert,- : Eddie 
Dpiwling and; Max Marcin com- : 
prise the exebutiye coirilnjttce. 
;: priganizatipn . plans to . , produce. '; 
14 plays during: 26 weeks be--; 
ginning .June .1. .Members tak- • 
ing the' full course ...will appear 
in at' le^st : fbur pllkys. .: Fee for 
tlie Six' iiionths' cburse is $350, 
or members may; pay $75; 
month for single appearances. 
;;' Unknowns should . have . 'rec- 
. bgnizable ; tMent, Tviyid persPti- 
ality or ar resting 'indlviduaUty.' 







League! of N. ;\Y ' TKe«tres 
M eets to Cpnisider SitiiasK 
■h-Prdjfe«t H Agreed to 
S^y Out pf Tiinnies Square, 
but .Preyipusiy Used Bilt- 
iiiiore ; and ; 49th iStr^etrH- 
Bpris ;$aid May Not' Re- 
new Lease Next Seaspn ■ 



STAGEHANEliS, ANGLE 



*A11 That Glittcri' 



Regulation of little theatres, par- 
ticularly, those in Calif orni ' -. ;b'y 
Equity .^iri ■ assbciatioh:; " with the 
Sbreeri : Actors'- Gyild^^^a^ 
Federation of -liadio:. Artists, Will be 
continued along' the lines, followed 
during the; Winter;. Rules were opera-, 
tiye over a throermpnth ,'period;; and. 
will hold; for at least .that ;,much; 
longer. ; Termination- wiU be. agreed 
on only after 60;days notice. 

■ ; It is Equity' plan to, hold a string 
pni the situatipir. Rules; were, framed 
because of k growing practice .of 
professionals ~ appearing -withi; ama- 
teur groups 'Avllhout pay upon ;yague: 
promises of ;liHle theatre;.opefatpfs. 
'Sbme •' who . wer : ostensibly paid, 
Jcicked back part or all. ; : 

-, There are specified requiremerits 
under ..which little theatres ...may be 
legiti mately. identi fiied such .. They 
jirb suppbjjed to recognize Equity's 
jurisdiction Pver one more pro- 
;.fessiohals - .. whom ; . th ey may ; .use.: 
'JUhioi' Ttienaber^ or people 

in AFRA earning ; .not ■ more than 
$2,000' per year; need . not be' Eq^uity- 
ites. • ' \ : ■ ";■; 

■ - However, such .players are re- 
quired to secure . permit . cards at a 
cost of .$10. that ; payment .;tp be ap- 
nlied as part of the hiitiatiori fee if 
■they joinvEquity. Amateurs in little 
theatre grpups/; are ..supposed ;to pb- 
tain ;wbrkjng..permils. Which cost $5 
and are good for one. shoWj' addi- 

: tipnal shows; costin.g. $1 ' each. Fees 
becoihe higher shpuld amateurs cpn-! 
tinue •wbi'icing with; pros during the 
second year and if. sb. doin'g' beyond 
a third year.; must join ;some'^ branch 
of the Assipciated Actors and- Artists 
of America, .rJarent union of per- 
former groups. Equity people used, 
must be paid at least $40 weekly and 
those detected rebating are subjeet 
to discipline, ' ;•:-■;'■ '..;..-; 



High Cost May Delay 
Work on St. Murii 

;.■■ -~- .i-O- r . Sc.;Louis,.;April . 
- ■ IBgh' cbnstruction; estimates, made 
by .all 34 ■ bidders for imprpviemehts 
in the. ' al f'rcsop' th catr e - in ; Forest 
^aric, .may -c;aii;se..p.ostp6'nciTien^^ 
AvOirk \\ n t il.anoth G r . s.c a.sp'n . . D irectors 
of ,th^ iVtunicipal. Theatre Assn. who 
have planned to ].ct.xontrafet.s;-rc)r: 42.'?- 
of the work tliis Vear were surprised; 
:.when ' the ; loWcst bid^ ; $58,050. .^wa.s 
:$33.556 .above; their: :'pwn; estimate. :/ ■ 
; ..Expe;ctccl - co'st . of ■■/the eriUr.e':;.i'm.- 
provcmCi'it.; .was . $100,000.; .' 

WAIt PLAY SOLD '',.; 

; ' . ; Holiy wood, April. . i3... 
- Jp.<;eoh Sch Vtvi)k - and ; IN'alha n ie.l 
'west have! , 'ild. ihcir sta^e ' ploy..; 
•G.cntienicn, tJie, War; ■ to ; Jerome 
Mayer; - ;■; '" ■' ■^■^•;; -• . ■ •'- 

; ■' LattV-r ■l>ivnV i*^ ^:ve it ;a •liKoad.way. 
p.ro(it,icii(: ;';■:■■-■ ■'/.;'•;■'•.;••;' 



■ Renting of the St. James, N; Y.; by 
the WP A theatre pro'jec.tvfpr/ a lim- 
ited ' terrh arouseid Queries ih . . sho w/- 
.business oyer .an'a^ 
;ma.hagers .that; relie not 
invade thie theatre :;zone. ; There; was 
also a report that Bpris- Said; -who . 
.has been operating the house and 
Ltiie3itli-Sti:«^et^ 

leases which/ expire Sept. 1. At; that 
time both. .«;p'pts W6iild , revert to Vin- 
cent .Astor, if another tenant : hot 
secured. ','•.: . ''- ..•"■': .. 

Board; of thie League of N;.; Y. 
Theatres ;was called together; to con- 
sider ways to settle the issue of the 
relief Stage entering into direct cbm.-; 
petitipri .'with-.the commercial theatre.: 
With W PA. expected to continue to 
June/ 1939, at leastV and with added 
appropriatfon; of ; money, it rnay de- 
velop ' i ri to a serious sitiia tioni ■ .for 
show; busine."5S, according; to some, 
managers. ; Project, heads make hp. 
secret of plans; for producing more 
ambitibus preseritafiphs, their views 
being - bblstfered by the favorable 
press accorded recent WPA shows... . . 

WPA shows . at, 55c. top were ; npt 
figured pppositioii; to legit','.but sc 
trend ;fQr;,the re.Iief.'shows is in and 
$1.10 top is in ;i6.rce. Most legiters 
are $3.3i8 top, though several ,are 

lower..;.' - • ■■; 

Deckhand Scale 

.' : When WPA first, sought 'theatres; 
directly in the Broadway list, stagie- 
hainds nixed the: idea by deiti.andinS 
the regular union scale. That was 
a barrier for the relief people, since 
the top: sec uri ty wage is the maxi- 
mum all P.wed. Early; this week 
Jam'es Brehnan, . of :; ; the ' urtion;: 
stated' that many, people;. .were 
used in WPA shows such as planned 
for the St. Ja mes that ah exception 
would be made. If the stagehands 
decide the; imipn scale must apply-; 
however, it wpUJd Stop WPA using 
the house. ^. 
• 'WPA people said their under-, 
standing pf; the; matter - was that the 
prbjectv cbiild; pblain\ legit the- 
atre in the; Tim:es .Squaie; district; 
and pointed oiit that it had the Bilt- 
more and re ^recently ;-the ;49th 
Street. ;-:Latt'cr.,is regarded as havr 
ing limited usage for shP^S, .'while 
the former, when; used by the WPA's 
'Living fJewspbpcr/ offered ; what 
wore considered ; playlcLs. . Tiiey dp 
hot consider the Elliott ('Prologue to 
Glory*) and Atlclphi /('dne Third of 
a Natio.n'.) as being the theatre' 
xoiiq .proper. AVpA. annoiiricc.s 'Tro- 
jan Incident', at . the; St.- J^cs, with 
a ireyu'e, ;'■ 'Sing ' for YoTir Slipper,' 
probably; followiug. . . ;. . ;-■-■ ' ; .'-- ■'; ; 

; Said; and bowline . 

.^Siid,' .v/h.p: rtprescrits. Russian - pil 
}ntcrc5is,.'-ch Vis-red ; K^^^ 
ci-al yehi-s . a;'.; .- Eddie. Dowling .\va.s 
supposed tp. hhV'.e...-t)ccn hi.s as.s6ciatp,. 
;biit;.;ii ■ appeaiy -that 'X^^^ 
gcr- did', lidt .figure in the Jcas.e,,' .al- 
thbiigh, tickets c;;i-ricci ,the. inscrip- 
tion, 'Eddie Dowliiig's St- Jfinics/. 
Sa.i'd- 'and .Do\vl.i.ri«--had -a 'iinlf .inter-" 
est- in. the 'Kill if;; Richard 11': eiigqgc- 
ment .last ...«;(;ti.';o' ■ 



: "Ned Alvord, ..' only advance 
agent sporting - a cijta wiry.-; cQat> 
last;;week decided it \v.'is -lime 
; to join, the Theatrical Manager.":, 
■ • A gents ■. and ; Tr easy r,er s. - u hipn. :=4 
;'^He.:eal-le.d at that; office -and ' 
':. pluriked dpwh for initiation 
and duies. When advised that 
the- cost; had been upped to 
: $116- .for;- ■several . weeksrv^ -.'he; 

squawked and • tP6k: down ; the 
^dough. . ;■ y- 

. Marched out; with the state- 
ment, 'That's too much coin for 
: ;me ■ to spend-r-I don't know 
: when I'll : get another job.' ; . ' . 







: Changes in the rules covering re- 
hearsal pay, dismissal noli ccs; cast 
replacements and preview perform-^ 
arices of legit shPws ;ahd irf the basic 
ChprUs. Equity prodiictio'n^ require-; 
nien t s . were vote d yesterday .(Tues- 
day) by the Actors Equity. Ai-.sn. 
council ; m ; New York . ; Per iini.';sipn 
was also granted Hfmer Curran to 
rehearse his Coast company of .'Gold-^ 
eh Boy' aii .additipnai. week -without, 
paying ;the. regula;r salaries. ' Produc- 
. tion .was taken.; pIT last vveek after 
the death pf Jo.seph. Greenwald, 
member of ; the cast. ; ;: ' 
.. . Rehearsaj; pay 'fpr ;all • pLiyers' '-. 
np-w to be $20 a week, ; with}; one- 
seventh, extra for every; portion of a 
week. Pay . starts after: fi ve days for 
straight plays and; seven: . days • fbr- 
; musicals;;; "Rehearsal pay for j linibrs 
was formerly ,$15 a week. Under tlie 
new;rules,. actor.s dismi.s'sbd a.flpr the 
Ne.vyr . York- opening may hot be. re- 
placed at; .less money except with, 
pernriissipn; of the cuts board. : Nor 
may ; actprs, dismi.ssed or givirig no- 
;tice be re-ehgaged .at less money un^ 
le.ss the cuts board okays it. 

Preview performainces immediate-, 
ly precedihg; the opening may now 
be credited against, the two w;eek.s 
minimum pay; period; provided 
shpw. runs less ; than ' two. - weeks;, if 
the .run' is two weeks - or. nriore ;1hc 
previews will be counted ;as extra 
perfprmanees. ■ 

. Changes in the Chorus Equity riil- 
: in gs;' call for a boost . i n the .sal ary 
tninimums from . $30 4b $3,5 irt ;New 
York' and $35 to $40 on .the road: 
Probationary period ii' reduced f r.bm. 
seven days ; tp';three. days, . plus, tvvb 
days for: auditiisn's..; HDweyer,; jTianr 
agers may rehear.se only the num- 
ber Of girls: at .; time that ihey 
intend . using iii;. the prochintion, ■;. 

• Ghpru'sers, who al.^o uhder.ttiidy, 
- mu sX ;be ,; paid • th re gular. m jh j m u m. 
plus bne-eighth. Any .;cho rii.s :tn em - 
bers : doing spiecjalties; vor- .spefikir.g 
lines must got;--tl.e . regular v Equity 
rhininnum bf $40. ,ehor;us cuts (ir rcj 
placements at; lower pay fnjiy be- 
nnade o.hly .' withv thii-^^^ 
the --cuts board. ' , ■ ' .:. ■ .::, ^:' ^ ' :- 



S.udderi rnpye 'that; threatened an 
upheaval iii; ; the,; Theatrical ; 'lVIri 
agers; Agents and Troasurer.s vinitm 
occurred Monday night (4).; 'Board «)f 
12 directors was. called together and 
by. rih; eiglitrto-fpur split, voted tp; 
cancel ;. tlie;; sbntract recehtly. givf n 
Lodewick Vroom that he act a."?' c.nt 
ccutive vvdirectpr : .with ppwers" la; 
.make ;'decisibns and; - supei'sede -.ihe^ 
board; . "The ■ issue • was biVte 
argued after Martih -:Lace'y,; head 
the :tbariis,tors ' . , left :'the ,. ; 
.si . ; . Lacey counselled ;tnnt hii ; 
motiy : he rnaintalhed and warhcd 
against ;disrUptidn:p!f TMA'r. ;; - v^ - 

;Ac;tipn;' 'startled ;;hiemberS ■. of ; th ? 
new iy active union Wh ich • «• d Tii p- 
id.iy>.cQme to the' vf Ore in 'ihe ; eight 
.weeks , with ; yrbprh at; the helin. 
'j'eamstersV head had : ad vised; TM A"!" 
lo appoint; such a leader in order to 
g et actio n, which proved to . be cor >, 
recti but. rivalry, between the .thrfie; 
groups 'in - Ti!iAl?'--agents, ;- mahi^^^ 
and boxoffi'ce people-^is said; lo. 
have caused the flare-up. 
. Lacey told th-i b.i ard ;ihai in sup-; 
porting TMA T.. .r c ; has no ^rjerson:) I 
.interest but wai ;acting for the good 
of the :. American Pedeiratipn ' of 
Labor. He is: reported having /ide-r; 
clared himself 'oflE- TMAT. ; It Wiis 
the support . of. the teamsters that 
forced the rnairtagers to rcebgni/ 
TMAT, ,.with. which; the; jnanagei-s 
committee sigined a basic. ;agrcemen't; 
a week ago (March. 29). Provisions 
i nserted . at the. last minute affect! ng 
treasurers was partly the reason for; 
the boiard's unlooked-for action. : 

. Teamsters': Support ;• 

.^..Teamsters ;had; let it be known 
that ; productions. ■ would ; hot;; :be: 
hauled .if thieatres; were; picketed; an 
that ;was the- lever that, itorced the 
managers to pay attention. Stage- 
hands had earlier advised TMAT o ^ 
i ts v policies, . but ^ passed ; : thf o ligii 
; p i ek e t : I i nes seve ral • ; ti mes say ing : 
they would: not break; contracts. 

:Just how the ;.managers will 're- 
gard -the basic; agreernent when i.t 
is. known that the teamsters support 
is out, remains to be seen. League 
of IMew Yprk Theatres* labor com- 
mittee, v/hich acted for managers 
with a power of attorney, signed Ih' 
agreement. ::lt Is avvaiting individ- 
ual signatures of the showmen, 
however, and the alleged ^.breaching 
of Vrppm'is contract may afTect the 
attitude of the managers in comply- 
ing W:|th the provisions: of the he w 
agreement. 

■; Reported that Vrpom was not; bf- 
.ficially notified of the;bbjird -s Vactibri, 
hut . understood he proposed hand- 
ing in :.his :resignatibn. as president 
of TMAT. That he. will bow to the 
board, however, is not probable and 
it is expected that he will attempt 
to' hold, hislpositioh as exequliVc; di- 
rec^ori;a'sa^aried:•pbst ; .; ^ 

B O. Men Squawk 
.; Bbxoffice men in "TMAT are;; par- 
;1iciilariy concerned, ;agitat^^^ 
the . stipulation - prohibiting ; the in 
'-;'" (Continued on page 50). ; 



J. II Aliderson Ogle& 



Jewish Guild Benefit 

Grossed Hefty $20 000 

;■; Jewi^;h ;Thc,Jitrica:l :.C;uij(l^ 
.the;imberiai; N. . Y;. ]a."^t .Sn.'iday I'M 
pr.ossc.dj.'al.m^o.^t y2()Mo,. ot. ;.v.-h;;ch; 



abbiit $r2,000;.Gam.e from' prograrn ad 
-P.revioii.sly- lix y w ere concerned j .vprtising and sale.". ' ;- ; - . '■• ; ; ; ::.; ; 
wilh othci-s in ■^ThulWjj*i■O^Di' a;;fina unique? ; in ils qiialily. 

oi.'il b 1 00 h-i"c !• , p n r t i c i > 1 a r 1 y So r po^^ 

:']ini';,; who. rippopi cd in .the reyue but;, upon, .becati.se of the v; alth; of tiil- 
drcVv-zna ifi'iai\-v.- Suppfiscd; partner.s ' -f;'nt.. - Another odd pha.sc •' thn 
1 have iKlt :bc;rO'i ■l-litlin;4 it. off .^^^^ window ; ; ale; 'lip. ; 1;;) ; -n.r.^ 

' timt>.; ' Rpcenily v.-licn -an attractlp \ iime.i realizing,- $1,500. .or .-.■^o,, -Wh j h.-ird. ^ xcvcrylMjfiy,; -irjclnding 
v/f6^.■b;^lod:.■^)■t■':tU<^. -St. ;Ja .'. Ddw- i m.,"ny turficd awriy> .S(-;ilf' \. ?!c .^i;,!-;^):!. piiblif-i^^ tHcsp ; clay's^ '^b there 
ling'v' '■i-\uc' ' )'( moved; fVpnTp/.-thf^ '^^lO: jil^-tis :S)25 -■f'.)^;:p^v^^■oiTs•■'M;;;^; '.h" I'P'i' 'M v;;.()r- :sp()t<j,; .he:;;l5eliovCs;:;fo.r; ti.e 

■ ' ■ " ■ ihicc'; \ ■■- ;. - liO'.v, but .go'id, ; .'■ :■■:■ ;.: '■" 



HbllyWood, April ."5.' 

: John ' Murray Andersoh; -took 
peek at Holly wood; his first in - .stvra 
.y ca^i;,-; an.d 'then .bicw; ifor 
(": i .SCO.*: ;- 1 fc sti 11 1 i ke.s ; Tech n j color f I cv 
,sp i te the ■'■ ' Ja zz' Kin r.',' i ch -brou g.ht . 
hirn and P.uil Whitcman o'ut here ' ;; 
the fir.st place. .'/ ■■; ;-./■.;•;;;•; ■ 
Andc • . . has ;'becn looking t]je 
place ';';ta ;.. ■ 'if:; thr^rc's ;;v;;.^p(.t 
for . the ■ caiintcrpai-l .. l.hc., •z;cf?,':f.kl 
and..' Groir';iiwich -■ ;'V'il1;!.'^ . -p'oll '(.^ 
::M;.^y be. a' ifo.liy.wb.of J follies; not >U'<j: 
bi':r;;i;Mrf-.hat :tbo .j^iriJij]. :,.-;; - .;;; ..v;;;; 
.. Drrcrting gr.'/nd.';,-' , . thini'.'? 
■.ruiril)')' tirid tho AiiUf.'cadc;; 



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VARIETY 



Trediicsday, April 6^^ 1938 






PICKETS, PLEASE! 

: (CAP AND GOWN) ■; ;■■ 

Pittsburgh, April ,4, 

Til i (•) y-il r. (i tviiiiii 1 niUsli'iil . inVMch I t-d liy 
nr. I 'iiii.Mrtiiy oi',. lMUsliUrKh.aui).»na..<.:i>\vn 
cliilr jiiiuk -I)}; ..S')i-k SpanoH iinJ IV''."''-' 
y tm'itn : !)'-><iv. -Ous' A. .Si'linabitl,- .T:olui M. 
IVlfi' liV AJriiHi lliilisdh.-.DpnalJ. Joy',' lli'lV 

t%(h..jK- Krahr. rSiUhoy • Hotsi'e^ 
'J'h.mi'ii Sii-iii>i>U!(6hi li; Normivp. Weis,' K 
. tSin iiiM : rtoln'i'l .'aitTOn aiul TIl'MniVM •.HtRt*!)' 

cti.Miu: lji|incib.f - by Oexvo Kt'lly' .iind rju-I 
1? r.isv.; . 'J-Oi-hn leal; . director, Jjime.s l>iiV(i- 
n-iMiiKViiit-iiis. Mux: Adklhsf, m»nU- .tli- 

.:, i„ii bt.is.' dchiialjel., At the. Mxon,.. 

I'illHlmrftliV wi'elf April . 



J.ilii'i i-... SUllK-Hn .v. .;. 

I'l ilK-t-' rtVKllJl'.V..-. { l\ . , i 

: i!i\l>' Siili'U-. 

l>irliiii(i.- .l-'.i".llini/. . . . •.■ 
• Ki;ii«. Ruilol|fli; . . • i 
■ A-.ili>r|lt^;. . ■. , . .v. . . 

jlirrlit' H'lirl^. ■.. . . 

Ailiuiril SciipUl.. .-iV.... . 

Oi'iViM ii.l 1 >i)i)lil . .> 1 . 

' i'liiornM-.iiiii..' .■ /....•>'• • 

■ jllii>iiirt ;->lcTiah; .V. .>.... 

JiiK-jiiiii'. • ■ 
. ■irrM''MihiiV .AtivbhsdMor. 
M!ili»ii (irepiv; <.'.. 
l>.(lly i'waililli;, . ,.. ; i . • 
Mvtlly TwiiilfHe;.- , , 
: Uj iiilun . .• ... V /. •■ ; 
(ju.iirii HiIiIHa i^. .;• . •■ > 

. Y-isha . . '. ■ .• ..i . . • »■• 



. ; .>l^tt'i•^'ll^'l^^• 
;;..^Vt^l)unl Uil)Vnn 
. . . . . '.Ji\ck lluvvolCr 
. , t)antis .Ualle^Tcz'/o:- 
, ; .\ i ;•. i . Alliert' BuriV 
. . .■.-.ijerriarii; Ma.N'ci:' 
V . . , Xeb 'J.i • CrifCcr.ty . 
^Robert F; NVllhelin 
iLnwrshce llotlmian, 
. ; ,Geoi'pc>.Harlin;ri> 
..wmiam HtjevelPi: 
.;. .\VliUain Vaushon 
- Jack "Withuni 
. . iSam JHaniiK.bH: 
, V ; . \"\'illlani jiui i ay 
. . . SliJn.cy Shor*- 
. . ,'. ■.George I'ulil- 
;Miit6n li. .HofCniy iV.' 
■ V;.,^v,Jrohn. \V'?ri;y 
, .. . i V .■3e^•6^ne• '. I'llsner 
AVlUiUjn HUvV. 



AUo: ; .iiiaJ.l . flRn.-ill-y... Robert Luskin, 
>K »rt .-Jbii'k. Jain<>s Berry, Nick; ^i)!nr<>H, 
R,.l>ctt Karii-on; , Carroll. ..Powling.. !• rwl 
liolly, ItiOlmia O^isle, GcOrije Delicli.- : ; 

- lyiusibal 'df UniveFSity:. of 
burgh Cap and Gown Club 1$ not put 
of that <>rgarii7,atipn':S. upper drawer.: 
A Satit-e oh dictator^, labc>r pxgan- 
izers -and other .current: Jiroht-page. 
itettis.. book ,is pretty weak, being ^n- 
. itcrriational in scope/ but only campus; 
itv content. Written, by. a csouple of 
soniocs, Niclc Spands add Robert Sav- 
fi-on, who turned, out a pretty good, 
colleilii. show two years. ago: Pcthaps 
they've beeii 'listening to the r adio 
r'too^regulaTiy,.. GlfTToWfJ.,- liHe^itr 
■ :al-ariy' rate/ ■•••■••\-V'-. V- 
Score isnH particularly . distin-. 
■guiShed,. either; .although two : tunes.- 
Vernon- Krahlls 'J'm No Durnrhy* 
ahd Adrian :Bbbsoh's 'Higher Than a 
Kite,' ineet the ear ;pleasaritly.. Pro-. 
ductiort is bnfe of the .most .extraVS' 
gant-Gap and G.cjwn.'has e' -e.r itaged,. 
Max: Gordon leridihg; club a . lot; of 
scenery arid - costumes .from "Great 
Waltz/ and his fecerit 'Save Me the 
Wadtz/ . -giyihg.;. the.- backjgrdunds -a. 
real Broadway richne.s's,: 

Of- chief interest in. ca$t . Dante 
paUe-Tezzt!,'; Pitt' . football . ; tackle> 
' who 'plays role bf Dictator Bellini; 
and bears striking resemblance, to 
Mussolirii. ..Nobody expects him to 
be able to act arid he cpn't. • Player 
: jStaridQuts af e . Albert: Barr,; .who is 
playing fourth and last, Gap :and 
Gown show; .Earl Riley; Bei-nard 
Mayer and Williani :SQeveler, 

Ensembles are ambitibus and f oir 
the most- part well -staged by GeiT^ 
Kelly; going in ibf eye.-flllirig stand- 
' bys, with dance specialtres . by Fred 
Kelly arid Richard Parsie. Coht;n., 

WHAT A LIFE 

^^ • , Prihiietoh.'/Atirir 3; ; 
t:»m'?Jy In three Rc£s by Clifforrt Guin,- 
mnii li; -iiri'si'rrteil ' by . GcbrRC ' Abt»ott.' . . Al 
. t.li i Mi.'f •■(Tier, . l-*rlnOctoh-, ' Ai>rll 



.ovei>y. one .of Clifford - Goldsriiith's ' 
;kias-ii.v'What:-a.Ll£e.'- ...^ •. 

Abbott ohee .rriore show;? his, flair, 
[lir castihs . ■ .types. : . His ' nriysic , 
teacher,: played . by Joyce Arling, is 
the music teacher ;in; every Central 
riigU Schbbt ifi America, - So, too; 'is . 
tiie 'study hall instructress,, or . the 
pi-i ricipa i , the Roman history teacher 
and the - pre«i'doht;-Q£ the . junior ' 
cia.ss. And when, '- detective: irir 
.trndes-. . •■ upon .• . this ; ■ .hi.iith:. • .^sehbpl. 
mbiiagerie, fhe. cbntrast is so ridic.Ur. 
.lousiy fun'riy that :it adds mbi;e lustrev 
.ti) an already .:ial!.gh-.riddeo shbw:.\ , 
/. Writin;{ a .ii;ibw .abbutjhigh school', 
kids, sounds like, and :ca'n- be pretty, 
dull .'on the sUrfacev Heriee, all -the. 
nVbre crsciit.tb Goldsmith, lor there 
is nearly always'.. a comriiariding. iri- 
;iei-est lit hi.? students, whose vVici.Ssi-.- 
iudiJS iii' . -followed. . wUh an ii-iteritr 
ncss wprlixy.:bf: far: .weightier 

"em's.'-'' ', 
It's all about- Henry Aldrieh;. whO; 
has an extrabrdiriary: ability io: say. 
and' db Che w.^oriij thirigs.-, .The only . 
ijbiv. bf a Phi iBeta Kappa: president, 
ot the Parent Teachers' ,:Assn.j with 
Princetori the .parents' goal.fpr him,. 
Henry- '.feri^porarily astjires:. to . but. 
one ' thing: - tp; •.raise - '$2. . to take ; the .- 
unior elass. liresident: to ; the high:, 
^chbol dance; -But. his. ;;ierieral mis'-: 
chieVoushess - iri school •• contributes 
towards defeating. ' ' purppse. He. 
is' laier i'lrijustiy accused, pf stealing . 
the iichbol ,'brchestra's,.' instruments 
arid- p'awnirig. them, but: . things . are 
«!Yerit.ual,ly 'brought to -a sa'U 

bead . ^] '^: >-" ■■: [ 
. Titere ' a love iriterest, tbb,. be- 
tweea'the principaV 
;he assistant;, . pfihcipai,: but; Gbld- 
smjl h ' never ■ p.errri its it to Intrude on 
the laUgh-^rbducirig' qualities pi; th^. 

scr i{i t; ::,>■■; . '-'..-r. ,-7 '-'^[^i- ^i'": 
Cast is unitPfriily firte,; with : Ezra 
Stbne;: as . Henry, ..particUiarly . in^- 
"prSSsive. OttT??i's outstarrdtng . ate- 
Vaughari ' Glaseiv as ItHe ; prihcipal;. 
feetly -.- Field,. ; as. the . junibr class ; 
belle; Joyce Arling,-. as the 'in Usic 
teacher, and Daniel Ockp;: as '; Vec- 
chittb, a . junk dealer,: who keeps his; 
Marie: frpnV school on;^:Triui:sdays so 
■she can drive his junk ,wagbn for. 
hinvi ■- ?osen. . 



■ Ml-: ..Ni'Ihoii .-■.:; ■.: 
M'l.»iS Siuia 
Wish I'ilcef 
J' UttT.-«ini. . .:'... ../..'; 

.Kill. 

. JStf.H* . K.i<i;li?Ktfit(.:.,i,. 
THisfl WlieC'Itfr.;.;..,.... 
Vrfi.'i lii.llii. . 
H i*.iiry : AUrrich:.;. ; ;•.. 
r-: Vr>.'rr;i. lVHi:.'5iin-. ; 
■0<irli>*'. ..' 

}>.i-«iu!.y.. .. 

.llr.H.- . A lilri(ili . . .'. . , 
Fi'i-);iisi)n.. . . .-. , .... 



. ArUiur .Plersnn 
.;;Uuth MaUc.^iMi 
.EJilUh Van t'K-ve 
WUJlam. Menarek 
...Pdnlie .(Briickcn 
....Mdldel 'I'linior 
.Joyce. Ai'lliiK 
PanicI ■■()clfi) 
E-»ra! .S'toiK! 
. . 4 Betty I'^ieM 
,■ , Klena ' .Sal va torii 
-. ; . Y.auKha'ii, .Olii-sei- 
; . . i Ja-m.es ,CQriif>i' 
-. . . . v'.' .-Lea ■'■p.oTiMian 
, . Jack' -iVyriio 
iCutterfly ' BrIcQuci.Mi 



Challc up a wirinei' fbr^ G A)j 
bott. .' It's- all about high .school kids 
this ; tim.e, ' but. surprisingly enough 
the prily adolescent thing about: the 

{•lay is ;.tlie .: theme.: : It's strictly a 
aiigh sho'w,: and anybpdy who's ever 
been to high school will ehjby him- 
self immensely; for there's: an erst- 
■While prototype; in the audience for 



Shows in Rehearsal 



. 'Ptivutc Enterprise'— Herbert 
Adams. ■. ; . ;...-."." \- 

[■: 'Gentlemen Need ..a.;:Shaye — . ' 
f ierce: PPwer-Walers^.: 
'.v 'Man fi'om Cuirin'-r^Michael 

tbddv-- : ■. '^'^ ~ 

' Washihff ton : Jitters' ('Simply 
Henry.; Hb^g')-r-';rheatre Guild 
arid.Actbi's:Rej>, .': . 
' :. . ^ 'Escape This Nikhtt— Robiii- 
.soh Smith. -,• -i' 

'The Circle' (revival )-^Will-, 
iam Ai:Brady,; . :::.■.-;•' .-';--.: 

'MiVrty Wives of W4nd^or' (re^ 
ViVall-^Robert . Heirf^^ 2ind 
Est'elle Winwopd, 
;- 'I Mairrled an Ansel'— D\SMght 
D. Wimain. \ ■ ' ■ rU--''-, : ' 

; '■ :.' 'Eye on. the SparrbxV-^G irvaiv 
G. HiggiriSPn. > .'' l 

♦The Wild Diick* (revival)— 
Henry Forbes. 

'Heartbreak Hou$e.'- (revival) 
—Mercury. ■ ■. ::...-:.-:':'.' 




So Proudly Wi Hail 

(HASTY PUDDIMG) :.'. 

. •: :B.ostbn, April 3.: : 

Nin'Hy-.^i'foiV"! -annual -.:hi.Uslcal p:ri->-.sent'^d 
l>v U»J Mrtiil*' Puildlnff . Uul> . ot Harvard 
l'ni\-iH'.-<Uv: DlreijleJ ..b:y -liaward ' CLarke 
r,illi;v. : Dani'fs. AVlllVam Tt. IfolbiooH ; . 
]fvt'/. ■■ NrtVhitnlol G. ■: BenclUey, : -Kerijarnln . 
Weili'S, .iolui. -!Hi-D. .Gral^arii. . -.Nnisic-, B?jr.- 
lAnilii Wfllt'.ii Alari • J. I..e.rn^r.: Stanley.. 
.MIIIimV:.!'. UavlJ' LAf>non.:' JluBlcal .Jiroc tori 
Al . '/.linniorii\ai<; -."cosi.uinos,: »3Uie: . J-CeVti, 
.N'ipuliiii- .. A [•iiistrons; . • .sjetHnga, - A.)toir.«-o 
(>i3i>r.l;»,:,.CV,0v,rii-'.'ll... Rlliott.; Jr. At ..th.« 
Ciipl^y. Bosion,' MarcU 31.- . -V 
KpomcOi .C'KHwa.v. , ,:\ .Stanley Miller 

.Wvllin.tjton'V .. Feasiey'.Bejijariiin:DllllnKham 
■.'.'J'inl)' I.Vaislpy . ..... ^ .Francis liawreno* 

.ln»n PtfHslev . . ,v ... ..Viiitpn .Kreedley, Jr. 

Ifilinpr./renslo'.v.. . . .;. . . . .'. i .- . .Peter '.Nicliola* 

.(."ouiilesS- JU'rLa O'aatelbaK'nl •••••'•■• • - \ 

;■ . '. .... . . . . . . . . ... . . . ..Marvin ."Srti Ife. 

-iri>«.'.V>v.;i.lier. -. ; ; . . . i .H»nlc.y Pi.llin$ha.in' 
'Htisiiaiids. !4l 'Kre(lerli'.-Da8liftTr-e's:^ ',. 
-.;|jHvi'i.:.' .aiuviHh,. Jiojf.e.r ;iyapliain-, ' Ilfehley 
' l)lllln.i>lia.iii, -Ausu'slus Soule .. . ' . ..-:: . -. 
:SinKiiii;' :Miiiinpqiiin .' . . ; . ,:, Alan -.Tay - T.etn.er 
MiinJi'o . Miis^c)l!.nl',/.., ; .."Willlanv-.Myi'icik 
.Viialf milrtr.; ...'....^Joseph- Coolldjre- 

..\.- Ijniiilf . V ; . .:. .'. David - I.annon 

NV« slii»y Hi Pi.*i-. 53; .....i-.,J<)sei.ili Coblidee- 

I.nndoii' .B>)l>.bie.' , . .V: . . ; . .;.",llbKer Lnphain. 
-S'brs«?.- ...... > . V . .... . . .'•. ^CU-oc-ker.. ^Y'll;llt 

.I'ri.iu-iVHS ■ lOriilVbiHh-.:.;-.-:: ..'. /.Bayld. IVlVinui 
-Daiu'lni; A\'uUpi---i :a t KaliiborK. ...".'. ; ' : 

... .i;..-.l*..'ler Pi'Utt, .AuBii.Hti.is So>i,l«-' 

.<«I>'?(<I;(U.\' ryi-Uaf . .- . . . : ;. : . /iileni'y- :fc>lOiie 
ii.ifvi,'n ])wiivisi[-oi Kurbpe— . ;; 

, Oil V I.V. .1 M iinbii , ■ Rnir^r : La phaTP,' Hpiirj' 
. S'liilio, ilonfi'y. :DUIIn>,'hain;. -.J.dfieph .CooJ- 
-. lili^i',. ::U'l-|ll;.nij Myrlck, .. John . R.. Pirobks 
■CJmriM Ciirl.s— Uiiliciit -p.- Brown,- :AuKiist: T. : 
... Crc^iikpr. IJl^vaVd.-ll. blJliiiKh.-vm. -.Alan ■J'.■ 
'., .r'>i-inM-, l;ol>r i-;.. Pralt, Robert. -S. White, 
: (■'i'..H-kf.r .Winht; I'roderlclc 'R.. H; AVllherr; 

)>y... Ji)l>n";lli»!ir ■ .,. •. " '.': -: - 

■CiiiM-iis: ^1>'n-;-.i;ciliti: .R, .Bi''66''<'',- -.Cbnr1e« J): 

■y>y<'<y . JM. I'uul.: filp'iKllnniTi / . IVo.SPr IX. 
: . l.ii'ih.-j.rii. Jr . • .\VilII:iiu . V. ...Li'J[Rer--.Tobd,: 

..Sj-iinii,»| .VV.. M.iirri.H, ..Tr., . Alex.' W. GJ de. 

:I'.i)Hi'|.:ij.\'!... Au.ifu3t:..w..'i50ule, .Ji'.,:-AiiOr«w 



'Proudly . We. Hail' is /orie of -the 
best of : th'e'. recerjt Hasty Pudding 
shows.' ' AV^ith a timely bopk, a hand- 



lul :0f catchy, tunes, several vOtry 
good dance routines* :sbn:ie' spicy :spe- 
cialties, this year's :,well>-rphear.scd 
piece: moves at: v fa.st .clip, through 
•Monte GarlP;. . j^ew VjYbrk, . 'LdindPn, 
Salzburg, . 'Story . Book . Land.' and-. 
Winds up . ^ t . a : wbrld\s .: bbngr.ess. A 
low ; bow goes tp Edward Clarke 
Lilley for skillful ^*2igtHg. ; 
• Although ; the book ha a bright 
ideay -which, ;rather ^i7:74eS^ theire are 
enough \ spbts " to - hold . iilteirest, - A' 
Cafe Society.-: coteriii..: rebelsi,. agairist 
the New. peat and .decides to s^^^ : 
frbrii V the Union and set iip the 
.'Kingdom of. Ga:feteflU^ iti. the .-jufery. 
sectPr pf .N.ew Vbrk; ;: 'We'll keep' the 
hat 'check.,conces^ibns, then we'll be 
.^aill -set,'' .they declare^ -_;:. ■•; - 

-President llobscvelt, . ' • phone 
conversation . fi-bim..:ofl'stage, ope of 
:the slfirew*§:^b:es:t~bit§tr?>^^^ 
the :i>olitit;al .hotfoot,-, and- they: turn 
;tb . Hitler and .Mussblini Ibr support 
and recpgnitioh.; . It' seenis :Hiller. 
and; ;Mii»3blihi have .; friend, a. 
courttess-spy,:' arid;, tljey ■ :will reopg- 
hize Cafeteria if . she is starred as a 
singer at the Kingdom's head.q'uar-: 
ters. El Ppgb, ■ a riile - .spot.- . With a 
crisis ai;ising, FDiEl:.cables theni.frpm 
Washingtpi'i that they m,ay . come 
back into: the fold.. .. ...-v 

Swift bbPts' are aimed at. dictators, 
iploriiats, the President of the ILS., 
a famous couple called 'Wally ; and 
Davey' aridi . pafe : socie.ty . : Women's- • 
niillinery is royally lampooned in a 
wild style show,: riv.c.'d • by a ^ flu ffy 
rnaie, .whbse descri|itioti.s are even 
worise than the uewsreet gUshies. ' , . .: 

Specialties ■ ai"e- :. n tiriierbus ;. ' arid 
okay; a silhouette, pantoriiime behind: 
ia .serirri .\yhich, :wheh yieiVed by: the 
audience through blue-and-red^ gela- 
tine glasses, 'offers sbriie • startling 
audioscbpic effects; a skip-fbpe rby-i 
tirie by David .Rivirius iand .Peter; 
Nicholas; a monbcycle bit by. Henry 
Stone; some- .very igood ..lapping : by 
Alan Jay ' Lerner, who alsp had a 
hand in the music; good:sprig-.selling 
by Marvin Scaife; a: bright,, but bit-, 
ter, satire oh dictators sting ■ , in- 
parody: r Of two; tUne.s^ iroiri .'.'SnOw 
White/; - and ai neat du.:t \by Rb.ger 
Lapham: arid; C;'6oker. Wight, as a 
Loridon bobby: and . nurse, re- 
spectiyely. - : : ; ' . ; . 

Th is : year's m usic : is cbnslstently 
good, .even though none is excep- 
tional. Chapell thiriks enough bf 
'Rainbow in the Sky,' 'Came the 
Dawn/ . :arid 'Chance . to ; Dream' .: tb 
snap: them up for possible commer- 
cial exploitation: . . 
:: Best 'girl' in/this year's ver.sipn is- 
Rivirius: , ,-Pt;incess Elizabeth, ap- 
pearing: iri: the Second act;, best sori."»- 
sbller is Scaife, a.s the. Countess;- Ben 
:Pillingham, as a fbrtyi.'5)i:.kin:g of the 
Cafe : o] (que,: carries much . of . the 
book, emerging as the most cotripe- 
terit trbuper. Miller, as the hand- 
soriie -juve,.:'js.- consistently : good, • as 
are Viritbri- Freedleyi :Jr„ :as: the in- 
genue,, and Francis Lawrence, ai the 
QUeen of Gafeterii .-. .; / ■ - . 

-'Hail" plays the Waldorf-A-storia, 
New ■York, .Friday. (.8). . ;J^dx; 




HARDWICKE CLAIM 



(Cbjtitiniied from page 4d) . ■ 
frprri ^cepting gratuities. DiflliCulty 
may be solved by! an liiterpretatiori 
of just what cphstitutes such gi'aiiui- 
ties (krtpwn: in the business .as: -ice' ). 
Acceptance of -'' :Xrom ;ticltet 
brokers- has been pne of the- prer-. 
rogatives of. the' box Pf ftce siiice the 
stai't of mpdeVn show b^^^ 

It was when certain 'producers' arid 
house operators demanded $1 ' arid $2 
per . tickets during < the frenzied 
finance tirhes of the late 1920's that. 
bbjectibn:'arose that such ;Qbsts tend- 
ed , to make high ticket ; prices. . It 
was then that the igpveriVmerit ; de- 
tiared itself; in by the impositibri of 
a. 50% . -tax. oij. 1: sucli Vbin— at: the 
aileged ihstanGe . b 
interestsi. ':;\ :-.'[ ...^ 'jr.: - ' 

Iriclinatibn ambng producers has 
appeared. tP fayof the box . p(f ice 
if . only mpderatje: ■ graituities are 
accepted from agencies. In other 
words; rio pbjecUpri ;wpuld be: hiade 
unless big rriphey , ; were :; collected 
frbrii : tlie hrokers^ Shbuld such / 
in tei-preta tioii; be o>ade, the problem 
bf-.-the .: treasyc ; .would^ l^^^ elimi" 
natcd. - . :• .'-..-:' -. , ' .:--.-:.' ';.-': 

Wiieri tHe Jipi-'ice' .stipulatibn Was 
put up to : Vrpoin he stated ; the 
treasurers ' ;grbup i ly^ , the - union : had 
extiressiBd/satisfaction with the, mihiv; 
"miini- of 

mum for :assistaihts, .- ijuiirig aga 
gratuities had been-, written in; arid, 
apparently, conceded,, because : the 
producers :alsb agreed not. : to accept 
sUch-cpiri.; ' -;•-.:' f'-.--; ^ -.----....:'' . .■-.- :::' 
May Work Few Weeks - •. 

JSoxoiEfice—ppoplft argiie that the. 



^ RIB PQESN'TIWORK 

Lupe VelcE Thinks Photo ExclUnc* 

a'Nlfty;ide»: 



• LUpe :Yeie7:, in Philadelphia with. 
the^ legit musical, 'Ypu. |<evcr Know,' 
last week received local scribes for - 
a grbiip interview. Hsying ;.heard of 
her Mexican teriiperariierit, the bdys 
plotted giyirii; her the rib. Told 
abput the . Philly . riewspapeir phptog 
to whom she! gave . jan ;.aUtographcd '. 
picture of ! herself ^during her : last • 
visit.' there. '.'Acco.f ding ..tb.^^.t 
the carrier ama ri took the -pi c, which 
the actresk-had iiVscribed: to': Hhef best 
photqigrapher '■ . ., the busines^,' and 
traded it for: a pint ,pf .: liquor at ! his ' 
iavbr'ite"^in;'.milK. V-': "'-- V. V. 

Miss ■ "Velez. was . intrigued .by. the 
story. V 'I :have a trunk fU II of pic-., 
tures .back: at iri.y " hbtel,' . ishe ; said, 
'where' is this place yby ' say:f': :Lel's ' 
.gp:thcre arid have -a patty/ .:.';" ..-.-.'.'-. 




Understbpd that- an .ad;i!ustriierit has 
been made bet.WeenVSi.r Gedri'c.Hard- 
>Vicke and E^diet-Dowiing'. over - the 
star's .expected share' of -the .British 
rights of ; 'Sha.dbw -and Substance,' 
c.urrent:'hit , at the Gblderi> N. Y, In- 
stead, qf getting at; piece of the : fiag- 
lish CLOih, ! SiV : Hardwick'e - is said Xo . 
be': i-eceiyi.ng::a) larger pcrtGntage of 
the gross.-,. New. -airi-angennorit- applied.- 
for the balance: pt the; Broadway en- . 
■gagenient arid. fbi- :next .seosoiv's .iour.^^ 
Agrc:criieiU-.'Was :made by Har 

i Ih -Dp wli:ng a nd Lee : Sh ti he f t, whp 
aire: 50-50 ori the ..show. ' .-: :■■;■• 
-. Balance pf the 'Shadow'-.-.cafil have 
been given n(3 w coiil racts for the fiiri 
pf ; the: play;, .- also coveiMi.ig ricxt 'sba:- 
son. In m'ogt ii'istarices .sala.ries. w^^^ 
ihcrcased, partici'ilarly for those who 
were ; prigilially . ^erigaged/ :f()r' .t^^^^ 
riiiriimum ($40 weekly ). .However,, 
in one jns.tance . 'the-^ p^ wa/ 
bobsled $50. per <veek.. ; Increa;sc.s: .are 
now effective.' ' '- ■ , . 



new conditions fife not to theii' !behr - 
eiVt/ beiMUse; if t^^^^ 
iprbftibiteid froiri , taking a ; job/ iiv an- 
bthef bpuse du.riri.g; the seaisoriV they 
rirtay work prily a. £e W.! weck.s iri the 
year, and the scale :wbuid.:ribt, there-, 
fore; .ip.nsti.tute : a. living wage; • • 

Crux of. the;; si!tuatipn- - inay ^b^ 
fpund:in 1the>;apparie^ 
ture; bf : . the ; agreeriient ; as applied 
to grattiities.; ylinderstoo^d that bo^ 
office people will be subject, .to di.sr ' 
ciplirie.! ..j.f detected accepting' ; such: 
money, but similar, tr.eatmeiVt cbuld 
not be applied to ■ the : pirodiicer. ' If 
no. punishment is pos.sible: under; the 
agi^eemcrit,: sb far as the .producer: is; 
.cpncerried, 'the .quality. , of. ihe ar- 
rangement is ^questioned. '' 
, Known that some treasuret.s . ha ve 
been paid mote; thari the rriiriimum 
set .forth : in the . agrfebrneri t, sp Ihey 
are not benefited iri any way 'arid feel 
they will be: affectcid; adversely. Box \ 
office ' staffs in sorrie- theatres, - said-' 
tb' Have" received $40 and $50 weekly, : 
were.: thpse principally ,taken .care 
of under . the agreeriient; Those- staffs 
were required to turn Pyer -all ageii-' 
cy rnpriev and received only a small 
percentage • : their share. ; No 
squavvks. have: been heard: 
press-.; ■ agents, v^vhose :is 
riiore than iHey sought before joining; 

TMAT. ;;-;:;;;;-. ./^'y^/.- ■ ■■. .". 

Appoiiittnents . 

"Four- of five .house trtanagers . were 
naTtied.'to Shiibert iheatres 
haridled .by office: irieri. . There were, 
few actually giyen jjbbs, ; what ' with 
.shifts : pf th e Shubert ^ staffs; Hp warcl 
Scbnebbc • is manager pf the : :llitij; 
,,j;ack\! Tlearl gbing . out - of the latter 
box : office . . to - manage- ;the Shubert;- 
(!;ai:l .^Hiaiit .was appbinted ; cpm^^^^ 
rnan'ager of 'Bachelox* Born'; Frank. 
Smith, :niah'ager .: pf the Barrymore; 
Elia.s Weinstock; manager - of . the 
ciolden ■ Clarence Gra.v out . of - box 
pCfice of the latter house to niaiiage< 
the {Ambassador;. Edward Ghbate, 
; manager -bf the Morpscb; Mack :rtil-. 
li^d, manager bf the Brpa'dhui;st; '-, 

~. Bbard :"-pf-,--. "TMAT:: Jphri. .'Peter 
Tbphey* Joseph - Gr.pssma n, . . Eli se 
Chiisripim,?-: Lbuis Isaacs, : :;Riv]rigtbn: 
.BislaOd,' -.-WiU^^ 

.Silver riian, James Mur-pivy,'. Alien 
.Schribbbe;.'..: :Dari ; Slatter^^^^ 
:^shby ' ahd; Mjlton Weihtraub. :Pfes-. 
erit,; top; were Saul Abrahami, •y.ice^ 
president, and. Jack. McCarrori,. sec-' 
retary, as ;npn-voters 'p^i the board. 
Grpssmari, of :the Vid.dlsh grioviiJ in 
the. uriibn; . is said .to, have, started, a. 
left ;vyirig ;. mov.eme.nt:^ within' : the 
membership; :.' ..-.: '-^ ; .[ 



^ •; (Goriti riued from page 49) i - :. 
cjuvbpy - at the rcpiited instance of 
Said. ; -^::- : -:;. -■-: - - ..: 

: . 'Si. Janies- was built by; the late 
A, L. Eflangcr and . was : formerly- 
called Erloriger's.;^' !^ coal qt . 

building: resulted In -fixed 'charges: sp: . ' 
-high;: tfiat^ the bouse '\coUld! ijbt 
operated : a t .a':, prpflt- " .Hou.se i'bpre- 
serits. .invovUliiyS bE oyerV^^^ 
which; Avris raised,; by si" bond: issiie^ 
principally d isposcd of .: New Or- 
leans.' Interest. .; the horids was 
d ef aul tcd/a nd the priricif^l waV hbt : 
repaid. PrbperlyTCinally. -rover ted tp; 
tlte.; Astpr v^^tate ; wheii- Hhe.! jgitbuird- 



rent was unpaid.' . 
; Estate .also owns the" .groii^-id .upoti- 
which the ;:44th . .Street ; st.a arid- 
secured ' p'oSse.ssibri • in: .v^ the 
■paine way; House was formerly a 
Shubert ]p;roportyi"biit ;pbs^^ Was 
lost ..dtuuiigj/the -firnV^ 
Prbperty alsp inGjudes , a: rpbf : the- 
atre (B.a'yes) and part, of the base- 
mcnt was ;ibrriie.riy ; . a. night spot, 
known as the Little. (ilub. -:■/:. 



Out 



' . .'The; Star Wagon' leavei. the Etn. 
pi're, N; Y.. tbr.v 

day (9) after 28 Weeks, virtuaUy :«- 
.seasori'.< stayV ■ it. was the ftrst .suc*.- 
cess' of the 1937-38 season; . 



Were 



STAR WAGON -.: 
Opened Sept. 29, 1937, Critioii 
spilt jn ' tibeir. . opinioipii.: 

Lockridgre : (Sun), termed It .» 

fascinatirii: excursion : lititoi •fan- . - 
- tasy., Anderspri ( journal), . 
• 'Shows, nane ; of : ;ihe muscular 

brainwbrk that Is ai trademark' 
' Of the Maxwell: Ahdersoh prod- 

uct,' variety (iDee), 'Mioulil 

register fairly Jviell.' 



: !Three, . Waltzes'. > withdraw-s jfrbrii. 
the. .Ma j esti c, N. Y„ th is Saturday (9) ■ 
after, a. run; of 15 weeks.; Opefetta 
did rnoderate busines.s .: throughout,, 
aided by- an agency buy duritig - tVte 
early ; weeks. :; Poubtful of having . 
turned a prPfit, /- ;■;:';:;-', 



.:...'-;'. THREE WALTZES .•;■ 
; Opened nee.; 25. 1937. Only 
a few dissensions . showed. ;for ; 

:this; 'majority In; favor. Cdle- 
man (Mirror) said it was not . 
his idea of an: evcniiiiff's. ehter-!, 
tainmcnt, ..but ' conceded . -that; 
there an a;udience for It 

iri New York. Whipple (World- 

, ieie), louhd it : pieasant ana 

diver tinj. Variety ; (Hobis), 
.'Chances seenir pretty ffodd/ • ' ': 



'HOUR' $3,d0di^ B'KLYN 

--■: - ' -. :' .BfbPklvri, April- 
-■- Reactibn 'to IThe Childeen's Hpui' 
at Wcrba.'s Brooklyn ibst week was 
sbrsp'; • Current show is '; 'Mulatto/ ; 
wi.th Lebn Janney .gettirig tbix billii 

. Estimate, for Last Week . 

'The Children'.s Hour/ Welba's; 
Brbbklyn (1,500; $1.10). :; Unexciting. 

$3,000: ■ 



Mulberry* 

,' - -'. .- ■■■;:^:!;^Newarlt,; Apnl^:5!;..-, :j 
-'Moon. Over .- - Mulberry -:- Street* . 1 
played a;, 'return' erigagement at the:' 
;ShubcrX: theatre, last week.. -Crtx 
.wore not favpfabie.- Current direr- : 
iiig is 'The Child'i'en's: Hour,' . return: 
engagement. !:; ' ^ ] ' 

Estimate for .Last Week '• 
'IMoori Over Mulberry /Street,' 

Shiibcrt .(Single week) (1,»G0: $1.65).- 
Pobr $3,0.0.0 was all this. Weakie cbuld 
garner. .-' - . .;; '• ;- 




Mgt.: Lou CLAYTON . 
201 U ; (Viitiiry-l'Nkx HliiilifiN. H'w""'' 



6^ 1938 



LEGltlMiktE CROSSES 



VARfETY 



11^ 



taesar SG, ■ 





■■• " Chiciagc); :Aprii-5;. 
Vbop slips -to "a single show this 

■week, with . ^nlj^; .'Rooni , . Service', 
' j jghted ,. to , Jceep the . tbWii theatrieV 

Conscious. .'Both 'Julius . GaesarV and 
.'Father. ; Malachy'is MiriEifcie' . .quit/ 

the Shakesipieave?in ^ plee^ moving to 
- St^'Loiuisi : while"' ;the Vcoiiiedy loldecl 
.: ^nd returneti -to^^ ^pr.k'.V ■■. 
: 'Caesar', werit.;.:foUT; Weeks-,., tWo: 
liinder : Arnerican. Theatre ;.Society; 

■iBuspiCes., Got no big money . at any 

Jiriiei 'Miracle' went three weeks; 

also with a fortnight of ATS back^ 

.ing. . .This showj too,: hevexv got. into 
■'.ijlie ■sti'ioing;.ipOin. --y ''': '■ 

; yiddislx 'Brbthers' Aiihkenazr: is 

wiridihg up a fprtntght in the Stude- 

baker this Saturday (9 )> and a brdtal 

fbilh.ight-it's/turhihg oU 

.tial week was .a pretty sad; session-: 
; and the .finale :l<)oks no happier,- tJii^; 
[ questionably the best bet of the . loop 
. is- 'ilbbih. Service;' .whichv is going 

aloiVg . to hilld -profit^^ •■ ' ■ its seveh.tli 

'weekv--. '■ 'y^ ih-'-''.: 

^Slai: Wagon' arrives at the Grand 
' next- Txiesdaiy '. (12) .fdf .; a three-. 

weekejf, be. followed bp May -.1. by 

'You Never.' KripWy - Other houses are 

doubtf 11) of future bookings/ . 
;' ■■'Estiiha'tes:for;Ld;st;--Week.''. V-.; 
♦Fafher Malachy^s Miracle,' .Hdrris 

■i3d-final wisek) (liPOQ; $2;75); Fxildie^^ 
, iaf.ter three sad Weeks here;:.: hardly 

$5,000 last week'aj? fiiial sessions, : 
'Julius.: Cacsar.VErlanger C4th-ftria 

week) (1,4.00; .$2.75).. Quit qJhi:' after, 
. foiir itiild session's; cquldh't.get going 

.and ;'off ' to 4|ie :Ameiuciih, SU L'duls; 
ifiniished to fB'.OOO. . : 

'Room Serv ice,' Sel wy h (6th w^ek ) 

(1.000; $2.75)..; Sorso $8 ,5Q0 in ^the, 

■ face. ofTLentcn. and general, slump'., > 

■ ■ •V^;^:. ■.Added- V;-/:,-; ■ 
' ^BrotbiRrs. AshKenaii,' StVfdebake r 
..<:i.<:t .we^k ) :i(1300,; $2.75), Finishing: 

■ Saturday (9) after . two weeks; last 
week' Was disappoioter at less- thjih 

^■Hpoo:^^-:."^ ■ 

■.'■■^wta::/.- . 

• ■ 'Gi-esil. •• Bai-rlnpioh/ ; ■Blackstp'nie..' 
:- QUjilmg,"shoi'tly. :\ ..' -'v u. :>'• 



' 'EsU'ma.ie(l'''' total. r'rosse'S'' 

•'TpUr-'gVpsses.'iwine Wee'k '.■■■■■.•;'.::.. '.• ■ 
. ':. b^st'^y'ekry:;.v..V.>.v;;,v.;.$2:^^^ 
. •; (J3ascd..d.n:i5 Shows) . . • . 



^ SOCK $20,500; 
'S LONG SEASON 



. ; ; :' J*itt.sburgh, April '9. ' : 
'V^pmehV was ■"■ sharp click 'list 
week .at the; ;N i xon, Ti\h nin g . j ust . be- 
hind ' Viictioria Bejtina^^^ and 'Ybu .Cari't 
Take . It /With Yp.u' ,'f0r the season's 
top' cpin./v Hbiise; .has ■ the ;UniVv : bf 
Pit tsbii r.gh a nri uaii. musical,; 'Pi.clcets,. 
Please;' this .'webk. Then it is b.pok.ed 
solid through the week of May 9; : ■ 

After starving: f or vnnusicals all ,sba- 
sbn, Nixpii. wi.ll, get an; epidemic of 
them for the windup, threes coming 
in. withihi .a . spacb of four weeks. 
T6wn 'hasn't hJfid... a. tUne ishpw, since- 
the'' retui^hi engaigement .bf , 'Great 
Waltz* m March, l^tl, and the' first: 
of- the ^trid set to fispish. off:, the year 
is -Ybu Never Kribw;^' vithich comes 
i ri ': Ebster We«k, April-: 18. - vThis;. will v 
36 foilbwed May 2 by JThree^Waltzes': 
aii:d May .9 .by .the iriew.: liodgers aiid 
'*^*'^-^=^---'*rrMsfiffed"^^^ 



.. . San FrancIseb.vApril 5, 
,'Ypu .Can't Take It With .Ypu' is 
getting nice audience reaction at the 
Geiary theatre^. LocdV crix ;alsb. have 
been , generbus. . Engagcmbnt Ippks 
fet fbr at lea.st five weeks, w'itll busi- 
ness surpassing- that done. by. ; 'The 
Women' recently. .'Gbldcri Boy.' With 
, -Francis; ; Led.ei'6r, : Louis ..:Calhern,: 
Betty^ Fiirness; was .set to. operti-at the 
Ciu-ran last night (Monday y biit has 
been postponeil ib "ncXt Monday (11.) 
d:ue tb the death of JOiicph Green- 
/Wald,.^bf ''the-cast.: 

: : Esiiiriat'es for last .Week: ' . 
'You; Can't, Take It With You,' 
Geary: (1st week). 0,550: $2.75). Play 
ing .ejitra performance Sunday liight; 
first ivtf eek jaabbed $16,000, hefty biz 
y .these days.- ''' 

,'Me, Third,* Alcazar <'2d week) 
(1.269; $i.lO); Matinee performance 
Of ■Pinbcchib' Satuidays 
.Considering weather and geMeral letr 
. down : ih.^ biz, co^ticdy is holding. Up 
■ -fairly ■well..' ■■'■■■ V-- '- 



HEEllff $10,000 FOR 
ABBETrPlAYERS,l;A. 



':'.-■ Lips., Angeiv.s,.-April 5; 
. li'i.sh' Abbey . PlayeV.s;-: are wind ing : 
up 4>vo prplitable ;webk.s at,:the -Bilt- 
m jre, ,: witFv interest hplding , strong, 
ph second st- nza. , Hbin,';e goes dark 
Saturday, ,(9'3 for- two \Vee^:s, reopen- 
ing April. 25 V with Hoirier Curi'ari'.<!, 
eoast : production- bf ^ 'Golden : Boy,- . 
.starring Francis lyederef.. ,■ It'.s ia:'fbr. 
four, to six weck>!, thbh .iiiaKirtg way 
for Helen . Ha J eS: \ ii ■ V ic Ibi-ia ■ Regina,' 
Start i ng J.u ne .-o,'vf )t : tli rfj^s: weeks; " 

Abbey Playcrs:,ar,e;;bboked :for two ■ 
oherhight^rs ,duri:ig .'Holy Week: at 
Phoenix and San DicgOi then . jump 
direct , tb . Minneapolis f Jr ; an .Ea.ster 
week,. .opbnihgr,- ■ • 

-■ ■: -.'-Eiftimate. 'for-' Last- Week'; ; 

Abbey Pijkyei^si Biltmdre (D^1,G56; 
;$2;2b)'. (i;st Week);.' iDfespite fact that 
some' of.' repertoire /has ■previously 
beien .done here, trbiiipe drevv.hbavny 
from: the \ :HbllyWopd:mob; •.opbri 
was: capacity aiid trade held- during 
stanza . for ; v ". V :profilable .' $.1.0,00.0; 
oht ,rriore wieei'v to. go.' ■ '. 

wpa'-;.^ ••.'.■ ::';■.:■•.■;■ 

- 'brothers,' Masori,.: Opens. .'toniKht 
(Tuesday) lor bustomary .tv/p weekij^ 

'fun;'.' '.■•■.■■•■.,■■■-• 

■ : :' Aiadai.n,': -./Holly wopd ,:Playhou.se,: 
.Corner ' in .^tonight :nTuesday ), after 
downtown run: at.the Mayariv: and 
stays: in .'HolJ-yWbod tor two stanzas; 
. 'The Great ' Barringtoii,' May'an. 
Opens toriibrrbw ( Wednesday J fpi' 
one-' week. v"' :: ,■"■■:-.■• .. '■■.':'■•.■..■•■ ' 




.Hart jpjece, 

Holiise will haVe had .3 1 lighted weeks 
for- the: 'season,': the highesj figure in 
y^ars.-.' '" -'/■i'' .'^ '.'v';,': / ■. 
' In addition, :f'itt.sburgh -Pl^iyhpuse 
will blbser its. 1937-38 Mi.st with ian. 
original . revuef 'Hbld Your Hats,' 
bperiinig' .April ,19 . for rrtonth's :f uh< 
Book and score bbtli by Charle.s Gay- 
nor, With Frederick Burleigh direct-: 
ing.. • ■ ' ■■■■•:.: :'■;■ 

■;.,■■:. Estimate ;f or'- last ^'We^k- ., ■•.':^^ 
■ ,'The WominA Nixp 
Max Gbrdon : show : Went .over big. 
khbcking dbwri close tb . $2.p;5pp' .airtd 
could have silayed; : didu't get . away 
very fast,. 'but by. inidWeek had; hit 
SRO and stayed that Way, tb the 
finish. ■• ■ :;■ 



B'way legit 



f ro«sefl 



, Estimated total 
Vast --'week.;. 

- Total' .grosses same w'e*k. ■". 

; ' ; last "yearv:..;i;;. . . ...U^AMt 

V (Based oil '^6 Shou'ii) , 





Otis 

7 Performances, 



. In four stands last week Cbrhelia 

■ Otis Skinner rolled up a total gross 

■ of alino.st $8,000 foi: ;:sev ; per,fPrrn* 
anccs of her .one'- woman draiha. 
'Edna His Wife, Drew about $1,700 
-lor -a sfhgle performance in Buffalo 
la.st Monday (28). $.2;l0().fpr .rl" si.rlgle 

. showing (Wednesday (SO) :in'-;;Hai't-;^ 
. f bi;-d, $2,000. ioi'. twb : pferfprmances 
: Thursday (31) in .Prbviaence:^ and 
. afoimd $2,000 for .three perfprriiahcfis 
:• Friday: and Saturday; (1-2) in New 
Haven. '•; :' : \ ' " 



:^ '; :-New piOeanS, A.pril :9> 
. Heleii ; Hayes ' tbntinued her- regal 
tpur ijii 'yictoria. Regina' last week, 
cleaning up the bqxoffice here.rtb'. 
tally; total gross bf aboiit $4 1,500 
bri the ; week. ; Stenza . incl uded '■ per- 
formances : at , the Auditorium; 
Memphis, last Monday and Tuesday 
(28r29.); Ryrnari auditorium; Niash- 
vilie. Wednesday (30); the 'Temple. 
Birininghami Thursday (31). ; and 
Concert HaU ber "■■ Friday :■ and . Sat-;: 
•urday (1-2 ). : .' , ■ ' - .;- , - ' ■ "■■ 
:,: Stiir aiid hei; trpiipe moved on, for 
rirtore junips. thrb,iigh ; : TcNag' this 
week. ,■ ;V ■ • ■■; J ■; ■ " ■ 

- ■ Sun Antonio, April: 5,; • , 

^T€xa.<. theatre, here is sold o'lit .solid - 
for^'Heleri 'HayOs. in a 'Victoriiv: 
.flegina' '• bnCrii i«htc,r. t o ni p.r r.b w 
: ( Wedne.sday Real b b. : wallbp . for 
;this. usually apathetic, town; ; :;; v 
fctimattd . $6,C00' hou.i;c;. at;, 2,736 
capacity > and .$3.60- t(vp.) even ; iop.s 
Miss Hliyes^:';Mil^y;of ^Scpthuid' hci-e 
on:last tpur,:.;- : ■:-■ . ' ■ ; 



:. : : ; Philadelphia, ,.i\pril. 5, 
Latest to.- be booked' .at .thie.FGrrest 
is 'Edna, His Wife,' rinbnb-drama With 
Cornelia Otis SkinT><5ir; ,fpr one. '.Week- 
only ..beginning: April 18; : . 'Pihs and 
-Needle.s- ' 'comes intp. . .the Cbestntit 
the. sarhe disite; . To make room 'for 
that musical,. .'Ybu .flan't. Take It Wi th.^ 
Ybii' (returji engagement) h'as- been 
switched: tp the ,Lbeust. , 
:•; Only rieW §hoW is 'Private; Enter r 
prise,' Armory , Hare drarrta listed fpr 
a trybut at the Erlanger the. sa'me 
diite. At present writing, there seems, 
tb. be some, dbubt about, this indie 
prbductibn arriving as planned. Fpr- 
rie.st still announces , 'I Married 'ati 
Angel' for May .2 and 'Star Wagon' 
for May 18- Tfijit'^ the crop; 
. :■■;'■■: : ■EStimatf^s,-lor.Last;;Week '•:' ' ■ 
TToii' Nf«Vcr, Know;' '.Forrest ' .(Lst 
Weekl (2,000; $3.'3dO-.;^ S^^^^^ 
ai hot pace, raltbpugh not reaching 
capacity except, for maits' and :.en.d-bfr 
veek shows; $3p.()()0. last. ;week ; and 
stayk fbr the current istahisa; • -• r ; 
. •Room -Servicc,VL'bcHst . (3d week) 
(1,400; $2.75). il<ess.-than $5,P00 .;aast 
vveek;. .figured scale. -was; high for a 
third engagemjErit;. house ,goe.s dark 
next week, then gels 'Ybu Can't Take; 
It With -You,' beginhihk April; 18: 



Off to $6;5Q0^ Cleve 



.' Clevelaiid,', .Api^il- 
. "Yip.*. .'IVTy' Darling 'Daughter'"; didn't, 
Uet nei/r■'the^•\v^i';tMV■.■afi'.^ar ; .-^ t-hp 
Hariria'.i b.o. was' concerned. Nine 
petformances caught - mi.serably 
smal I ■ audience.v: A bemic ,t ii.si liess , 
can he markod down ia : uncriiploy- 
hi^nt. h*"';?, ■unflattcrinjEj npUcc.s, ;arid 
un.s'iieceMsful' ti '-^Op, With ;,.M ,;Kora,ri, 
Shrine.:. jjattei-".* SDf>nsp;rcd ; ' You 
:Cun't Tuke: It :\vTlh:- You' prcViou.s- 
.vVeek .coUedcd ,;b iy fair :,$]0.000; . •: ^ 
-., ; After current dark week, Hanria 'Is; 
dbcket -• brings ■ .'Bi-bthbr' -Rat,' ,, April 
16: •Tobaceo Road:' bn third return 
tr'p. April ;i8: :'julius,-Cac.'.-ar,' . May; 
i),;' He r I'Ti i t' C lub ;sb bwi : May ;, 1 6;.: * Ybu 
Never krt,bWi' May;,;23.:.- ■' ■ y ,; 
;•■ ^.\VEstiniale /foV^'LaKt ^>V*ek.;^ 



. -0 - • ' New-'Hav.bn,:\A!>pi,l--^.V" 
Cornelia .Otis ^Skinner's .'Edna. Hiis 
:WiM': relighted^ the Shubert after: a 
: dark spell. Three;: periot-mahce Week 
;end; U-2);:di-bxv about ;$3;000,- :B 
hess'. wis- off .sphieWhat^ due ^p. Vaca- 
tionypieriod atYalei 
-Bp.ok" 
j-irion 

due ApTil .14-16; and a"; .wcbK .end^^ 

•*YeR/. My Darling - T3aughteiv,' ;in for k/.y 
• . , : r^,;. ■;■ ,V ;;:-. . l ; yicu-nod -a wiappy $0(000 li.st weokv ., 



. '^l.cgit.s-. arc doing : dkay.: l.Vt'rcJ^lh-H''i-the"^tres'. -' -tcrriftt^illy,, :: •,:paiticiilariy. 
-seasoh if they- hav(v;i,hc,,.stu:n;; • 'Yo«...;i(.j,f,^ rhil-h' iiaci to •:fJo.-: plcriiy. of.. 
Mv bar.lihg; -DaViyhter' ^clicked- If'-'t.^'pujjiruits-'-OLilv .i^'br.s 
e'ck and' 'You Gf.m'l,.Takc:,lt Wrtji, ' ■• 



Vpii'. is oil to iib'cs-'oii better start ,-lhrs ,' fD-_ ( 
■wtt ki ' •Wlii'tepa'ks', several weeks' ti'AO ■ ■■ 'n,**,'" : .-^ 

, c:Io-iriod up;;-but:the Y:iddM).'Brothei;K . . ■ 

),okings ..set .foi- -the Sh Libert th j.'ii j^^^ 

th-incl^i^b.;t Married Vim AriwelA v . .;: y E^titnaie^'fit ^i>ast:.'W<(tk> ; 



'.-.:-.; ;BalT:ilbv April. 5.r 
■■ ■'•. ■ CoViieVia ■-Oti.<=;- :S.k;iniie'r^.'.. in- .fcH-.^a 

. ' single - 'performance C^lon:diiy : 'r\'\u.h\ 
■: .;V^(28):, 6f . 'Edna - His. ^\V.ifc.' : at ' .Sta.lt 

, -' Tc-achei's^ .Cbllcge.:di-e\v a fair- Sl;700.,' 



■■; 'TAKE' TORONTO;,;: ., ' 

; " ■. •' \rT()roi,vUK Arini ;,, 

. -Tr,niT-i:ntt, ., cortii n v ' of. ' ■.' V,«ii . C?.a ii'V 
:^iikt-H w'ilh .YfUi'..tlirkbd''iVi'airi-'hOi:e 
. l«'i.vt;'W<x;k ■ in a r'<?p't;:il .dat: .' 'wiivduig 
yrip. with $l5dO 'fbr .(lK^^sti^(lza. i!:t -^^'*^^ 
■ Rif'VjVl AToxondfi) t-hwili'b.. s • : . - . . . 
^.C()nri:(;dy .^-rrnivcd •. <>!)> •■ to/? 



;;:ROAi)'^$8<obo, but? 

;■ . ■': V. ; :, ]^iiri}il();;.A;prU;-5..:- 

• Iivfcir its- fwi;t,h;t;n{iai;omo'ii:l at tiiC; 
Ei'iaiiKcr Mrxji /Jir>;l.,;\v(reJ<;-"T(>l>ac£;(j'; 
Ro-mV- I .lohi iv B.-ir-foiV) b(;a;f t.,he;J,,i,';iir.tw. 
.of <iib UiVoc .prc'vipiis hii()kin;!P,;..with 
a. iv\y ^ii;n^s-o^;tlV(•T':Ja.(l^•o; . ,First:; t;n:- 



.s6-.$(),.'5pO.. 

;0i)0, St; L. 

: :' iit toiVls^ .April .'5V;v 
, G'!orge' • Abbblt-S; . ';BrvHh(/r -,R;a,:' 
;Sv)-i ich ; played im .c ;jjii;i5cnierit,;'',h;eif-,e 

'^"'^ '•r^In^i ^ Amw^icJin theatre; iasfxvcck.' , T,i.i'v,fs' 
v,c.meci> I |(--(, -yetotid Khow to; ,p,li.y:;a. if^Hn-n^ 
I f'iiirajifMTK'iii Jill 'St: ^Lmns .diii/ij'ig , Vh^ 
1 fUiVciit:; ■y'liect.s.vlul^'.'^t'a.'^o.if,' :tht' p'th,e!,r 
i-b(0-ifg'''Tpli>OCcb r-l^H"fl:'> '-^^^ 
.'. ^i cd- hkVo\b": , ' , I (-t,lirn.«.C'a.rh- tiriX;. . 
:;: ■ ■ .'.luii'ii.': Cac'.'-'a.r..." w.iVli.-TtirVrJ.'b.w^.'!"?' '>P 
' iiiii lijp r()tc; '<jpOb,(<ria v;L'ck>>-- ('Mfia 
■;fnc:n1 'a't';t'hv;';:h(>iivc;)^fr,l;jM;^^ •Nlori- 
■fji.'v'l. •'■- ■'-.• ;■ . %.■■;.-;.■ .. 

V<tittniti^/ i>ir: \Ai^{ >Vr«'k . V : 
' Itrdtluvr; Kii(;v A-riii.rif-miv ""Hrii^l/! 



. ■ Spring . ctM '.pi . now . shows . on 
Brb'ad\\-a.y ; has ■ 'been : better ::than 
usual, tixpu gh pei-h a ps f e vi'e r in' h i im -. 
ber. ' (Df ; f Pur irfecerit. entrants, three 
are . money . ppss.ibilities,. 'b\it ot lim.- : 
ited tiatu re aiid' not cpnrip'et.itor.s lor. 
the rating of . established - standouls. 

; :WhitebaksI. looks,:: the .best : of the 
neW group, its first full. Nyeck at llie 
Hudson -being arbund <$l0,fl0O. .'rhat 
was better - thah' -anticipatedv' despite, 
the show's.- siib.stantial businc-s ; on- 
the roa d .-: ' AH the L iv ing;' at the F u 1 - 
ton, is provoking ;con."?iderabte dis- 
cussion, and; althbugh ^ts , busine.'-P 
Was- only moderate, 'ar,oiind; $7;5.00, 
the: ;unusual ;.f eatui^es; :pf th.e di-ama 
indicate: a chance to ;make the grade. 
■■\ Best mohe,v-gette:r, however;; canrie 
last:Week' :when"rhe Sea. .GullJ.. was 
revived^at 'the '.Shybbrt,; . fust. We^^ 
.bbin'g: estimated we'll b.ver $20,000 
CheckQv "drariia'. had .-never dray^'n 
such coin; biif 'bas the LunH-.jts the 
draw. Show i.s .limited' for five w-eoiis. 
only. .'Sohoolhbxise . bri the ■ Xibl'; js 
-dpubtiul-^ ■at-r-the^^tz,_j^^ 
pbrfpr:tTiaiiee:;"tried to attract .attcn-' 

:tlbnw ^ ■■■ ■■ : ■ ., ... 

• . feusine.ss was: better last w.eek^Jor 
.some ■ presentations, WJhere ■-grOs.ses 
:Thaterially:- - i.niproved. but ; ;certajn: 
shbWs- were, apparently: affected by 
Lent, .Goinff on BrbadWay after nex 
week shbUId.: perk lip generally: as it 
dates the end .;o:f the. .peripd of;absli- 
nehce.- 4hd the deadline :o.f ..the state 
:(N; Y.) . income tax.payWients.; . ' 
' this week .is the . finale lor 'The 
Star ' .Wagon^ Empire,; and 

"Three ^iValtzes' at.the..Ma,ic.s-tic; Next, 
week will :bring 'What a Life' '(playT 
irig but Of town this Week; instead ()f. 
bpehvng. cold;. ais- previously rfepbrled ) 
at the Biltmore. and a revival of 'The 
Merry ;Wives of . Windsor.' at the Em-. 

■pire;;.:-' :.'■ ■;.•;-. „--,.,;,-, ,■ \ ■ ;, 

■" ^:E5!iiinate9 ior:Xast-Week^;. : ,, ■;,: 

■ 'All the Living/ Fulton (2d: i)v<*k ), 
(D-913': $.3-.30); Approxinriated f{7,5C0. 
first "full : week;.-; may : climb V on. 
.strength bt word-pf-mputh; bpinipn ; 
ori- vunusUal; stage topic.; ■ •■ ; , ■ ;.:::. 

, ''Biehelor... . Born/ •Lyceiim' • (lOth 
week) .;C;C'-9.57; .;$3..30)v pt : the: 

few laugh shp.w.s; of- the season's crop: 
and . extension, into.'summer Vhovkf *x- 
.pected; again iniproved,. With grpss- 
:$lp,500:. ':;■.•::■-;. ■ .'■;■' ■;. 

'Brother . .Rat,' Ambassador (fiSth 
week ) (tJ'-l.lSB; $2.20): , Slj'ghtly im- 
proved last -week' with takings ;ip- 
proxirnating:-$5,000; low-cost comedy 
just bettering ;evbh:: bi"eak. . . ; . 

•Gblden Boy,' Belascb (22d Week) 
(C-l ,000;' $3.30 ); 'Ticket sale extends 
intb^' June and while business has 
shaded recenil.v'. profit .being earned 
regul,ar]y;.$ll,500 last Week;. -; ; 

- 'Hooray for What,' Winter Gjirden 
(I'&th week) (M-1.671; $4.40). Has 
been ^the rurinpr-up: musical., right 
along;, bit from eailier pace but still 
satisfactory .around $20,000. 

'I'd Rather Be; RiKht,' Alvin (22d 
week) (M-l;3.'>.'5;. $4.40). .List leader' 
.also; under, winter figures: standout 
rnusical ; of season got $'25,000 last 

weeki-:- -; ■ ' . ; ;,'.' ..■■': . ■ ; '.■■'■.:• 

■ 'iOf Mice- : and Men,'' M.u.tiic; Box; 
:(19tH., week) f P-|:01»: . $2,75)/ -^"^l 
been: ea.'-'iri'g, o.T. receritly with rccerit 
gtOsses:about even break; last week's 
takings :$Ri500. : • -' Z ,': : , ■ - 

■ ' -Oh • : BorroM'cd Time.! , Loh«aci-e, 
C9th . week ) fp'-l.Oli); $:j.3(M. ':M,<>.v.e(l 
forward. agaiiV:',; 'ith; ,gr,p.ss , cU>.se; to 
$10.500: /■(^a,pacHy-,;cxccijt for: 'iuly 

i' pbrtibri :or week.. . : . ' ;■ . 

J ' ' 'On<;e--" 'Is ■ '- Endueh,' :M;ill<'T-- . Hih 
j week) . irC-94:4; 'Sa.SO).. ..Somewhat het- 
■;': tcr . :] a.st ' 'nvcC' k w H cn '■ t h ir: . ^' r.oss . wen t 
:, ta ill ,500.; looks set wb^H • -iutp- spr j.ng 
■' pcrinrl,^ ' .; ^ ^: ■ ;:^';' 

- '.(iiir .Town.'. JVIbroscb 



.average : takings over $1,4.000; |!<(iinf[ : 
bh lour; revivbi: bf / The :Merry W ivesf 
'Of Windsbi''.:;n'ext week.. '• ;: :'. -, 

.*The■'.^'Walhen,'^ ';Barrvmbr'e ■■. '((!()th' ■ 
week), ..(C-1,P48; . !j!3>3P);: ArPun<r: 
;i;il,000 last; wcick, which; was- .si ightJy . 
up; .final, three weeks.- r ,^ ;■ ; ' 

" .'Three- tValtMs,' : Majeiitic. .:Vl4th 
Webk) (0-l,753; $3.30). Final wttk; 
busin^.ss moderate ; for ITi;i^sical:,^ with .: 
indicated avcragie:: of .$14,000; :_1purs.; . 
hou.se .gocs. darfc.' ': - ', '\. 

'Tebacco Road,' Foirest ' :<22.Mh 
Week) ((:-l,i07i :$1.65)f/ Weekly, p^ 
dbes.::not . vary . miicii,. w-ith.; Inkitigs : - 
a roU nd. $5i500 tb profit for : .sina 1 1 1 cosi;: 
Ibpg- run Sho w^ •' : ■ - 

•Ybu .; Can't Take It; With Yob,' 
Booth .(68th: Webk)^ (C-70«;; ■$3::M»).;, : 
Mbre - than:; held , its .bWn; Ij:.*:! Wt^ek 
aiid vhas strong, chnijcb , for ;;)ir(»ilier • 
itummcr stay; impi-oved to $J,0.500. :■ , 
' •Whiteoaks,'- , Hudson- . (2Titl ' wi-ek-).„ 
-(p.-l;004; ;$3,30)i First full Week bet- ;, 
ter. than anticipated, withv-big .hiati-- 
rices helping; oyer $10,000; may be,' 
'avipther:'sunimpr; entrant. . ,;. 

'■?'-■• ■■..'■'-■. -" A^ded;;.'v ;y': ■;:.;■ .;; 
..'Pins- - and . Needies,' Li.bor . Stage 
- ;n({th ,wpek) (R-1^00; $2,7.') li.iConl inu,ea 
to d raw v i r tuat c'ii pac i ly;-^ ; in 'i\ nail . 
-.house; $7,000, . but w ith ■ Su ndayj ..gi b.ss. 
.aiipro.ximatcs $9,000'. ' .. .^ 

•The I''iren(an'.s Flamfe,' .A rat ric.'m 
Mu.sic Hiill; old type meller in night 
i=p<>t,:. --V---'; .-- .': -' .- ''^ ■;,:.;•:■ ■ 

'-l' '^' :'ReyiVal»- :: 
^T hc Sea G ull ,' /^tiObert (1st week) 



,;(Drl,387; .$3.30). Chekov drama drew 
good press; over , $20,000 first week. 

'.Iiiliiis Caesair' and '.Shoe Maker V 
Holiday,', Mercury (2Ist week > (622; 
$2.20). Moved back: from Natioha),: 
,whcre business .. Started strongly • 
ea.s,bd off. to $8,500.. . 
. 'A Doll's ,H*ase,' Bri)adhlnst 'V]4th 
\yeclc) . (Iill6; $3.30); Will priabably 
leave -after: Ea.sl- ; fa jr. at $7,00.11;. > • ■ 

;.;;■■.'; :-:,;:::'-; ■WPiKr.i yy- [v' , 
: - .'.One • :Tbird, 6t :^Niition,^ • Adelphi 
indefinite/, :■,■;•^ " .X . --■■'■;■' ". 

: . 'l^-ologue . id Giory.V^ElliOlt;'; jjiopd ■ 
business. ' .-.■.. .;-■.. ■ . .■..•..:■. 
. :,; 'ila fti,' ;Laf ayette, : Ha ribiri-.^ ■ ■- ;^ 




:Wasliirigton. -April 5; • 
'You Can'tTake It With Ybu' is do*, 
.ing strongly heire.; Fact that lhe stc^v 
brid stanza was- not, announced until 
late in Wbek :put the opener across 
;nicely and word of mouth, looks to 
pu.sh the ''Hpldover . se.'isibh ;; evert 
.higheri,. ■_■ ;::'■'.-■■■ -. -:,;,-: 
: 'The Women' .fs diie next . wetik, 
with 'Three: Waltzes' to follow' for; 
the week of ApriL 18 and 'Ye,S; My 
Darl ing. Daughter' begi hn i rig A pr i j 25. 

■\. y'- EHtiiinat«iS.'f«r.^TWs Week-- :.:^^ 
• 'You Can't Take It With You;?. N:ii 
tibnal; <lst week) (l,e98; ;$2.75j. .. Firiit 
of . two- week: stand ^ approximated- 
;,$15,20o::' 



MERSlOeifPLAN^^ 



^liij</My-^;Montrcifl,:.fMr.vhi>'w 



F.a?:^S^S>u.ly5icld:;ti;^ 
'' sVr nn - ' ■ - ' ■ ''l imii:, porlcxni-m'',--; IMi,-. lu/.- yiin-: 

■ tiS 'a ■ ^ .1-0 '.i-Hjnjicr -h-A^k :^^i^''. v, ' ^^'" . 1 ! ') ::^^^;^"^; ;': '^:^'V''v^ 

..\.: :\:v:.i': ^).^ :,.•:^,^'^^l■v^U^^(n^)lL\»\\l.^n^ - -; - , 



; ;C-D-961-; $3;:50;!-; .vOiiO . o.r..tlie -w:!!;*;);'^ ;! 
: .\^-jhncrs; r,i,ot -cap;i(,.',i,tl -^h'ul '.'-li.b'.'-t.aVi.li.'ir i 
''jfioriev; lia'c?' unpcd lii.st wcc:k;- 6\-,er.i 
;$i:ii000 claim'pd;';;:' ■'-.- -, ; ;;'- ' :^ :' , :'! 

-,,'Bbom --S«-rvic,*!,'-. C<-vrl ■/:4r)th:. w^-(rk ).' 
; ''C-;l.^i(M';: S.{;3('i:),;,;;'Abjjro;i('^^^^^^ year's 

' tiiii.f: k : '..'ij iiH.i I icss .- 'k I ":.rii)f i : - :i ;i.^t. . .,vy eck 

; WjUv takinji.s iirdiiiKl; $'(i..')0(l nrark. - : '.■ 
' -.^SrhoolhcMl.s*! on t>i«v Lot.' :Hilx; (id 
;- wficjk ). :!CvOI-?r; ^$;W0;>: :..:yif:i:--,fH!! 

■ :■ wc 0 k , 1 0 : m(ir\ cr- 1 i i roi i ('y ' v-: i ' .h : ,1 ;'i k i i 1 
■',{ij*/itmd:>J;S'OOi();;?iLnuli^^ ;;: 
: W'iiiiJ' |;piir'r(:. :.; :; •' ','■ :,--■-::: : , :„ 
( 'Shadow, ,-ahd: Siihslahril';' ' 'Gi-iirk-n 
;i'd(Hh wf'(i::) •|;ft»r7f)!J;:.$:W0,i: :;,lriip()rt 
-^a, ■■fl^a^ii:atiL• f tari'clp,ijt ;v.vil!i -iil-lOrirli-rH'C' 

■apyi.'oaolriii!' -. cap''cj('-iiy .. -) iiii-h,t:-' .alonj': 
i ivcn:rlY-$^l!iOOO.- ' . .. - -: /. ' - ;;:; 
I: ■: '.SiiKin -ahj.;f;<Mi;VTI v.rn(.'utii' . '26th 

■\w'bk'M!C:f),Ki':!.mV;,*^ 
.. h'.^':d _.:pi.fu.i'''. .-;'■'•':'* t f;-.r.'.. a r-rini-i;.'.: , yl i a i.f li.t, 

■ ;F)1;i VV' -JHiii >-,tU'l ..:Vifiiri-^' j:i;i(;: >::rj<it; -^i'liiji ' 
: vn:riali(Mi,; - hiii -. ('xccilo.nt; uVinUyd 
,:SiK,Of)():rV.;ii>>;:,. -': ; •' ;;-;- -- ■ , - ■ „ - ■:;■ 

■ •'rhe'vSliir.-.-.'\ViiK»".U.!.. l^i-ii|jii''<. •■ 'V.'iVh 



:. : .; ' '-■ : Baltimore,. -A'pf il .:5: ' 
: ' Willi full; mpntji bf bbokings. lined 
liij, .iown seems .<iet. for; spnrie bull i."^h 
legi t: do i ngs,: Both ;houses are . opc n : 
'Currently with . ; 'The. . ■ WbtT)i?n,' :.' at . 
Fbrd'.s:; arid George 'Abbott's. Intfi-t: 
try, ..'What a : Life,': 'iin veiling;;;!!- the : 
i nd ie-bpbkcd Maryland; , Sub<e<4 li.t nt : 
; listings imctude 'Y.esi,^ My- Darliriij 
Daughter' :'and .'.Three . Waitzc.S' both : 
:f;ei.;for. Ford's.;- ;■.':.-.;■.:■. '; ' ' ,;:,' 

;i •.:;i'fah."i -fbr'^a:- '.stpc^^ 
ffith •- Week ) I t hb 'auspices , bf 'Leotiifi rd ; '(ihuiri' : Mc- 



La ii?hl i ri at ; the Mary I a nd > a rt -.<.ha p- 
ing ,i(p:. -;Due' to-- opcri'' in :'May.■:-^vilh- 
:T^jnight ,at:'8;3p' and .^'Hi'gli To!:';-mi<- rlr- 
t iVjn.dd. for. .opening bills. ^ l^iad.Vit r it : 
uiinicS wiU be fcatijrbd. "..:'■ ; 



Hampden $3,2G0, M 

-, ' ■.; ',.:::' :iyiirm.c^ar'hj.li \ ',v'--t'- ., I, 
,.^;:W;i-ll:(>i;; TlairilJdf ji:;i,ii :.K^);;i}yJy '-'ni(:' 
.lif-rt"- lifst i-' v/tt^'k XW'ii:! 'h/n i: ' I'V- "U;e 
',pi:ij>:i:ni'ify:.7ji:- I'l/iiy- \V(-f>ls;,.;i»i'r'-^i-'-;,-' h-; 
:!,biisfia<:Li(;- ri-irv,---:pii|k'r, i <:a;k;V; ,: |' > :i-'i:<l; 
, il K" ; going - a:L;,-1,liii. 1 >;••,<;«„ i ii i r i < n-f ,1 1; \ I \ii \ 
'.nf^rt-t d. 'o; ofi:i.>(^r ,f,l.i:'' ■.(.':m;m.-'/< ;/ . 

1 ii.iK'c-'fM;i'^ia.!:t:.ritTil-' -'-Ai i? w ^ / ^f' ;. ■■*:!=■■:* 
("('ii,M('(!l-l(ifj.- bill -iififrtii (.inc<l,'a'i->"'.l-'-'.( 'A'!*'-,. 
;-l-i(-y:';l'r;iV^rA:^-for^-AiM:il.:'..JtK^ .. 
;lybr'f'r:i. f''vrlf:i, (;r;j;i,<i;' ,(J!j)'(-i a Suf-y!li:>. il. li,' rV;},; 
'iind ''yMii,:N(-V(M-- ;K;ri'i)\^^ vii:, :•;.:': ;;'J ■,'!..' 
- j'XUim;ite- ,f"^' -l-ast ■ .A\'<'.t,k-',; , . 
■•^Ivlhan'-' -.ri-brnj^i?- .-^lA-irf-iiiii ■i--.'::5(id;., 
,-';; '- ■:^:'i^i.H>::: ' - i n ri .-,0-''i: I i;l'; -/r jnl, 
I'j i ; -. i:i 1 1 ',5 •': ■' I: o( >> I ; (m i ( ,ig |-i' I i ,i i<iV' i C 1 1. t-,».i ' f ;- 
■■ ":■ ■ '--.J'j^ ..■ . '.•'-;: '; :.;' '. 



5* 



.,..7' V ^:,T»in'i So 

Oti'> of the picture trade! dailies 
. .hooked up Variety .. with; JEsquire 
in ah ^llfrgGd' Broadway '^^triGr^^^^ 
the Ja tter oiith,t was bidding for pur- 
c|v.i.5e of . this papers ; Chi bunch that 
go's ■ out : EsqiJiir'e, 'Coronet, . Ken, 
.Vt'Vv'fiiv' ■ ■ " hi^h /class; ; cbmbo and 
.;yC\V; expansiqnisticv 
Bui taiii't so. ' ■ . :. ' 



■ dahadian bankers'-^^ thej['U 
t> back in th6 paper bu^siness agaiii 
'bstqre long .'if :ihe cirrent business 
iieVsion iji .the. Ujjit.ed. States veph- 
tiniifis ithuch . longer, .Since the bulk 
of Can£ida's ^l5p,QP0,0p0. annual ne\y3- 

prjnt' prbductibn is taken: : vp :by 
Ariieriicah- n<iy)'spapers.'-;;>^ : 
. :Eipoi^t5v aire • c.urriei>t.- hete 'of; one. 
major American publisher.; -owing 
$8;0Q6,bd6 :f6r newspr 
iions yery slow and 'igiving : the I6cal 
banking fraternity the jitters/ ■ ; 
• Paper iriiltist'ry took the bankers 
for pleiity of milliphg during the Big- 
bepi-Bssiorii, with the result thkt the; 
banks Were left With huge, . iinwield- 
ly : paf)er-inakirig establishments on 
tl^eir, 'hands for y,eat-s> . Only came 
otit- of the. ether: a:,.ccsup^e;,^6^;^ye^ 
agoi; : with biarik lioans beinig: reduced 
to :a; considwable "extent: dUn^ 
wtieri the current; flop , in business 

:canie:alohg. ■ 



- Repo.rts in the book trade, are that 
.busih€ss which held up/ 'surprisingly 
: weii; -Irta^yf alien 'oif - ;with.in tlie ,last: 
few; weeks; in; comparison \yith l.ast 

yyeaic. . ,'. ;.-^::: ■ -^yy^ 
Sey^fial firms stated t^ until rer 

cenlly th^ir business, ha^d been/ahead 
^Mast4feari^rbut^h:av-e4d£il^ 
: oi tlie. recessioih :in;. the j>a^^ 

;■ weeks,/ • '• ^^:■\v■ ■'■•.''v-. ;•.:■■;•: -..'^5 



Goeti:Al*us :Sjrndlcat« : : :\. 

. dhiet :i^. a nevv^^.^ynditfat^^ 

Bpscializirisj; in. cartoons; and. comic^^ 
stuips.. Organized. ;by. Ai 0octz: arid 
Haji-ry. Algus. , Gbetr; ;f prmeriy ,a^^^^ 

. sistaiit. real estate editor and! Algus 
former;assistant; radio editor, of :th>i 
jSr.;Y. American. ; Offices are in |I;y: 
; Aistus- also stakes over popt of ra- 
dio editor of .Wine 'iand L 

■ nevv trade paper' dufe.put^A^ 



give the ipubli^hers^iihtlli Friday io 
ijc;cei)t '..contract detnands^ ; 
• ISpwspapers . ' inyolved" ^fift The 
ealt-BulJetih, The. Examiner, and 
The: .Qiakland : Post-Enquireri 
owned; : Scripps'Howard . San Fran.- 
ciscp News and independently; owned 
San Francisco :Chr.o.hic;le.. .; . , . ■'. ■ ■ 
.: TWo DtUuth (Minn:). -papers voted 
a -strike bri Sunday: (3:):'at ,the NeAysr- 
Triij'uWe; and ■ the Herald,; af tisr ..a - re- 
iju^st-fbV a cipsed siipja Was; refused.. 

/I'iMilliy'^Ricorit'Siiua 

'l*]iilly^ Record iiimf of ■ tiTie. :iNews^ 
paper Guiid: sent back to : Publisher 
J.; David :stei-.jii, Suhclay: ..(3 ) ; contract, 
he', submitted .: to ' supplant' piresent 
binder, ■ wjiich'/expires-. Frid (0).. 
yote::Svas :;i25 tb; 15. ;; Guild objected^ 
to :. proposed' .d:?^!^ . on : .two : scbres, 
First .-.wais. fact that; Stern presented, 
twp; separate forms, onfe forve 
depai'traent ; arid p'rie . f^^ 
menf emplbyees. ; 'Uriit has been de-. 
maiidirig that one : termor cov^r en- 
tire- group. :•.;'^ / :.: V ■■'. .:::.:::'•:: 

: Siacbiid cbnipla'irtt bt the..Giiijd \yas 
fact .>iew , contracts do ;nQt contain 
'job ; seburity' clausiesj - y/il^ 
:been : subject pf cpni^erencies for past 
four .moiithSi' Sudh ' claiises , wb^ 
preyerit any.-, flrihg. w 
to arbitration oi,: at least, discussion 
wiiH the management,^ - .W^ pro- 
hibit : streetirig Jtien ^ without, cause 
arid. Guild'dbesn!t feel that economy 
is an adequate reaso'n. Claims liaye, 
ijeert; m;ac|e : that; eriiplpyees are fired-, 
fbt ;econorny': arid ;,twp : weeks: later 
others ' are; hired . in their ' fbrmer 
spots.'. '.;:v:...'-,:' ; ■ :;''•'. :■• ': :.''^: ■' 

>■;;:::■■;;■ ^VirhaV's^ "■: 

Beririett derf, cP-'head of vBaridPm 
ftovsie, tells with, pride hibiv the .'good 
: prbdiictiph job on some ipf . our stuff' 
jji^cmJ-f of his fir rjii /^tiie :;;publicatiori 
rights tqi Franklin D. Robseyelt's per- 
^sonal. IS^tters, ' dtCv :■ , ' '/^ S' 

: AIL publisiiers liid :fpi'; it, ; and' all 
.siibmitted: the: 'same standavd . te.rms.:: 
;There • vi'.as .' .r p advainee ::rpyaltyi.'in-. 
voiced,; fprpbvipus^ea^^ 
.; Cer'f :had jserit Sbme .ofl . RandomV 
pubiicatioris to. the White Hbuse :and 
to Hyde Park, arid when he' met the 
President at: the latter, residency 
Robssyelt :.observed, ■ 't never ; kriew 
that such fine looking books w^re 
published .m.Anit^rica.';: ■ 



. Pla^ys iri Bboki . l^brm Tour^ 

: Publishing of plays is cprilsiderabiy 
riiore involved. :thah\ tdrnin&^^^^^^^^^^ 

/ri^are books, Randpm- Hpuse i^^ 
in the process of discovering. Firm 
lias lust turned out. S.' N. -Behrmari's 
adaptatipn . of f Amphitryph , 38' pbst- 
_J2PJLed .. since; last Ji^ear. Reason for 
the delay, is a series p? ihterlbcking 

. ciiveetbrates, .: Theatre Guild owned 

■ lialf the- play, rightsi .-and th(B . tunts 
; owned a substantial piece df :th.e prb- 

: ^cj UQlibrt. Vcrsipn ; had 'itb " haye;: the 
iuhts- appf^pval before pu^licatiorii 
Alfred Lunt. kiept this gailley proofs 
.tvvp months, 

• Eandoni House ^will .algb- Issue 
' Ealirinnan's' ^Wine . of/ .Ghbirtr . riejft 
xnohth. Firin is currently riegotiat 
ih-i to publish three WPA: prbduc 
tlbnsi-.'Prblokue to Glory/ 'Haiti! arid 
•Orie-Third of a Natibri;V : 



:; ' ';■; . S. ,&- S. Exec Changes •':; 

Street. & Smith, pulp ; publishers 

li?..\'e made ■ some : top- personnel 

: changes this week, with Allen Gram- 
mar going in ;.as; president to sue 
;2£'d Artemas . Holmes. Grammar 
Tsslgned as secretary of the Gurtis: 
Publishing Co.' to assume - the; new 

b ther ; resigriations at S. & S. 
clL'.de those of Ornrtbnd Gould,^ trcas- 
u rii^ and Gerald H.. .Smith,: gecretaty* 
iJoth resigned last Friday (1) but 
tiriiie bn . the Aboard/ ; as does 
Ilbliries. . Henry :.W»-Ralstbri.re^^ 
vice-president and: has ; been ; ap 
p3irited secretary-treasurer. John 
M, 'Pctersbni - apppiiited . vice-piresi- 
cloiit and' genpraiymanag 
;,bii;, has been put of that :pbst. since. 

.Foij. I, - . .•;■:.'•..■;;::; :.-.':"; •:■'■. 

;; Rc'signatibri. .of Artem Hblrrtes is, 
du2; to i llncss as he ■has,:beeri -iriac Ciyo 
f u: the;, past' f ow: rilbriths : rcsuVtirifi 
f com. 3. heart attack, .. . .: , •.; 



LITERATI OBITS THIS WEEK; 
' :ilarfley V€. :Davl9; 72v ptOjlisher ■ p 
The Great .'Neck ;.Newi, was found 
dead at hi.<5 ;nome in .Great Neck, 
N. Y., Pri March 30, He hac. beeii 
oh . several metropplilah New York . 
newspapers,: , including. The:. World,, 
and was 'Editor of ..Murisey's. associate 
ei;itpr :pf : The Litcr'^y Digest, and 
managing editor of Arts and Decora- 
tibn. The, phrase, 'Add isbii Sims :'of.: 
Seattle,' is credited to him.: Hls;ipr- 
riiiPr wiiei- Arin vWia.tkins^^ 
known iitpra.ii', jlsent. ..,: 
. James Harvey Taylor,; Alabarina 
newspaperman, died .iMtarch 3(1 at hi.s. 
hpme ,in : Montgbmery~ai:ter ; several 
months' illness, jie was f brmerly bu- 
reau - maniag.er , fpr: AP arid ; had 
worked for that outfi t i ri 'r^cw Or-; 
learis and Atlarita. :'' He was. tetpgraph . 
editor':, of . ..Montgomery .: ; Advertiser; 
when, he became ill. .■' 

Mrs. Snsan ; Dennis Boady,;: 19, 
mbther bf :e» Marichester fioddyt^^^ 
lisher- of the Lbs ; Angeles ■ Daily News 
arid the Evening Nev;%^^^ 
dale, Calif., March 27. 

Edward Dean Sullivan. 50. news- 
paperman, authbr. .an4 ;sceriaris.ti, .d 
in Holly wopd -April 4 f rbm; a heart 
attack. He had been ; on 'N- Y.; arid ' 
Chicago metrbpolitan dailies before 
turning to riPvel writing. Qrie of.his 
best sellers . was; 'Rattlirtg Cup of Chi- 
dago Crime/ Amorig h is ;:Sceriaribs 
were 'Hellhound' ^nd 'Mr;: Broadr 
way.' rRecently: he cbmpleted 'Garig 
BusterS- for, Metro. ;H 13 vy] 
yives,-;. :; ■. \ \-, '■,'■[ '■'■[ ■ .-■:;■' 



Variety Hous 



' . Lawyers Sue Remairque; 

Sr ich Maria Reriiarque, author .:bf 
All Qiiiet on ihe ' Western Front/ 
was sued last; week in..l<r. Y; supreme 
court by Belle G. Balatow, as as- 
signee of , the la\y firrii of Schwa.rtz 
&. Frohlich, 'ori: the clairii. .that the 
author owes: $1,000 for legal services. 
Plaint .is that^ ^ after thiey: had ; ob- 
tairiied a $10,000 se'ttleriien^^^^^ 
riiai'que, ; in : a ' joust with Universal 
Pictiires: Cbrpi, . the :'authbr: ^r^erieged 
pri payment of fee,. .;■ 



' Dpu'bleday .Doirari Initft: N. T. 0; 
Jpoubleday; Doran will mbve' its 
editbriai, administrative- ; a sales 
departmerits Oiritb . New .York on or 
iaibbut' May 1.5. Firm which now has 
b'lTibes. iri.-lladib .City, N. Y-. "wili oc- 
cupy ah entire floor. ' Manufacturing 
will continual ..as in ;;the 'paist: at. the 
Country , Life Press in Garden City, 
bn Long Island. 

Up to now many Dpubleday busi- 
ness and; editbriial execs haye been' 
fbrced :,fb comriiutie back and forth 
bstweeri the N. Y. and Garden City 
ofl'icos. ' ' • ■ ■:.; r ' ' 



; Blind, and Toothless Review^irs; 

Theodore Schroeder : has . gotten 
but pvivately a 159-page brochure 
titled 'A Challenge to Sex Censors/ 
to promot?: the aims; of the Free 
Speech League.:- Is. seeking a piib 
lish er tb 'complete trie; arjjument and 
■ its exteiVsiori to he w ipgal px'bblsms.' 

Acconipanyirig cbpies serif ! to news- 
papers is a printed note to the man^ 
aging 'editor, asking .:.tha^^ 'i:e- 
ferred to the fighting menibGr of tUc 
'staftv. no ■ ; trie, ' blind and tpbthlesS 
reviewer/,- • ':...;.....;> 



;.. ■"■'■'•'■;- ■Plc;.Migfs Set Down 
; /South western. Photographei-s As-^ 
. e'-^.ti i all on '; arid-; the' Texas State Assb- 
■ ' 'aiibn bt Pivotogr.aph.ci'Sj: mecliri; 
.jointly in Sari Aritpnio, heard. :Fv'Qd 
II,, Bill .pf ;Cievelarid;. pre/,, of: trio 
I'lritographbrs Asspcijitiori of .Ariieri- 
' denounce national picture .-m-as's- 
v^h ich have blbssbmcd butlii.-;lhe;pasl 

■j'c'v.' - ■■■ ■-':.:•,: :'^.:.:' :^'' ' 

Branded: their contents as 
• .It'i: plot and siibject'matler/ 



Kiitdt,,.1r„ Steps In 

• . ■Ch.a'rle.s F^,. Kindt;,: Jr., :\va:s: clecte'd- 
'pr.ez ; o.£ : Jo1yv CV Winston PU^ 
.Cp..^;fay boai:d bf^^^ last; week. 

He;, .succeeds li is father, . -who :'was: 
.iiili^d :IVIaVch 19 :'wherii.hc fcl 1 oyer a. 

raiiii ! V? at the ;BelIevuc.-Stra'tfojrd, 

philiy, ■ ■;; ■ ;:•;•-.-.■/:; ' \. 

- '.Kindt has bcert^. 'With ,'^'inM for; 

13 years,; V . .■■..-.'"."■".: . . ''.;/- , . 



.1 nhnson Edits Ayer Book 



■;.-; CHATTER 
Hugh Lpfting. is Ipalirig 'iri HoUyV 
\ybbd, '., y-l ■}:■ ■'■■'■": ;^ / 
:' . Scrlbner's' will ; publish the Stark 
.Young ,versiori bf fThe Sea; .Grill/ . 

Luce's vPress ,: Clipping' Bureau 
marked its bOth -birthday - last, .we.efe 
W/ H; ; Auden, -Englisii • ijoet,. {will 
rnake- a iectarcUbui- in the : UiJ. next 
^fali;;-;-:.;;.-::;-. ^ :;^'- " ■:,:■':-;:;;.;: v;:; ■■:.■;■ 
• : Stefan .Zwe.rg'5.= .new -.nbyeli;^- 
Crowning of ; r; king/: .. is : due put 
■shbrtly, " ■■:.;;■..: . ■ ■'■.■.^ -s^;-' ■' - '^ ' 
: Graham Grcerie; English nbyelist; 
has. ; ; sold .' his' nb,w:: -.book: :titled 
'Brightpn^-Jtbck/ •7; ■■: \/' '' ''--y'- ' 
r .Erskirie Caid^yelV.i new . coUectibn 
of : short . ;stbries trtied • •Southway s/ 
is .due- out i'ri -June. -•■ .',■::■.■',-■' ": -.^ 
Harrisbn Foreman, explbrer,. has' 
left' Holiywbod for round the . world 
tour arid aribther; book. ■■■ 

Nat Ferber and Farrap &. ;Rinehart. 
dori't $iee eye to. ;eye on certain chap-; 
ters in^Fe'rber's i'Ejxclusive S^^^^ ; 

Richard- Eriglish, Republic scenarV 
ist, has been signed by .Collier's to do 
a fietipn . story ;a mpnth f or the ; next 
year; '■■. .: ; '.:./,; ■• ■ ' ••■ 

Sbriia Bigriiari, ■ ^irpe ' .mag's re- ; 
search gal ^on^- stage arid : ' ',Valso 
has .a; rejputatiori, f brUnside 

info.-'./ , •;'.:..-/.• ;• 

Ben Stplberg's 'Story bf the C-1.6./ 
serialized .by .thie N .Y.. W.brld-Tele-: 
grariiV ■ will be ': published in bpbk 
fprrril. ;/ ;■'' .-- :; 

HpWard. ^pi-ing,. English . litbrary 
critic, has ;writteri .a/novel titled 'My 
Son', My vSori/ ^-yvliich : Viking will 
publish. :- 

Maxwell: Thay«r. • San ;:I'rainciscb 
Examiner, 'resigned to 'handle Gov. 
Frjarik E. Merriam's campaign for re- 
electipn.''/- ; :■■;.:. . .•:/:.' ..';;, ; ■•'/•■'/■ 
. Jim Tully is waiting till the G-men 
talve the heat off the Class B- crooks 
before.;b.ririgirig . put 'Hbno^: Ariiorig 
Tb-ieyes.' ,•' ■ ■ :;•■.....'- '; 

!Phyilis : Bbttbme. ' : London last 
week; after iebturlng iiv Hollahd; 
Cpmes . to the ;U.Si for a leclure tour 
next.fall, .;;..■•:;:..;■:;';/■■/•;./■: v-.:;'-'''^ 

. Jean Eeisman,.:.p..a.,; cbUabing; w 
Ribn Berbovici on play 'Fbr : Imme- 
diate; Release/ ■ taken from latter's ; 
published bopk. . ' 

Harry; Carey J planning a Hobo Li-: 
brary lor ' road .kids who .quit^ the 
trains of .the Santa Fe.. at Saugiis, 46 
milsS from L; A:'/ '■.: ' 

Florence ;Fishe.r I'ai'ry, CQlumriist 
and; critic . on; .afternbon . Pittsburgh 
Press, now dayptirig her tiriie bxctu- . 
siVely • to cpiurilriin^,': 

Benny; .Droi}/:Pittsbargh;stagolian 
for .more than, a quarter of \ pentui*y, 
has finished.^a b;pok ori his reminis- 
cinces- of 'show.iju^ ,: . 

... Fsnriy . Saul,: - one., .of Tirne "riia.^;'s 
researcli. haadr;-: .and .sbmdlhing ■ of a 
ssr.-^barit^-'at-arms jii: trii! . dcpartm.cnt, 
back f rbm ' a . trip to' jam'aica/ . ■ :.; 
. -: LitUev: Brb wn • has .publishb.d the 
d.r.ama.tizatipri, pf Mszp jAs la .Ftochb's 
iibycl, :'Whitebaks/ /currently , :. ori 
;Broadv^^ay;.;'../v/ ;' : ■/;:.■'■ ■■ ■; '■ ■' 



Embftssy / Newsi-C!^^ N. Y. 

■ /(Cbntihued from palge iG ).. :; // 

pocket: bii lia rd . :chajriP' : • (U > /a nd 
swbrd fishing .riear' Sydney,: Austra^ 
lia, eyciiirig. fpr spprtsmeri 'by Fox 
•Mb vietbrie;';^;;^ •..-■-/; , '■ ■■■[■-''.'■■- /"■ /// ■ 

Sweepstakes' . winners... iri/. New/ 
York, handled'strai-ght.by Lew Lehr, 
as questibnet of Several winniei;s, tpp; 
cbmedy clips/' : Others of laughable 
nature are thbSe' bf 'a tobacco' ip\t-l 
ing contest, .a cage fpr druriks. (both 
U), nose ' ./printing ;fbr:. • caninps. 
<Metro) and datt/blbwlrig ■ganae in 
England (Par), ; Lew Lehr is ribt up; 
to snuff in his lyprd. picture;:. of ri:ien 
fisinng for: bathirig;^^^ 

Mpyietone . dbe.s./ a . dpulileheader 
pn fashiPris, Orie is- narrated hy 
Helen Claire / Hbllywpbd. Stiidip 
f emrires paraide /iri garden outfits. 
Eastbr '• hats ' are ... displayed, /Eve 
.Symlrigton talking, ' ;model /sirigs 
bid -fashioned . tunes to •::indica;te; 
:5tylihg.-' .;; ■:W^ar;.; 

kEITTH MEMORI^ 

.'y.:'.'':il ■/■/-(BdsTON); ;..-'/;:^.^; 

• Boston, April 5. ■ 

V Jiouis ■ DaPi-bnv "Park- & :GUj9"ord, 
Halldnd: & Hart, Gene '■. Shfilddn :4^ 
Lorettd •Fisclier; Janet Cgrroll, Jane 
PitJcens. ■Oancirt g. ^a)iH,atmintes (24), 
Eddie K6sen,wdld% h6use fircht. 'Mad 
About: Music' :(U)i '~ 



/ Leaning a *bit more son prpductipn 
than ;usual "this ,.Weeiv, this is cbm- 
mbridable Vaude.. . Jane Pickens, 
headlihedi firlls the riext-to-close spot 
well' with fbur vocials. all shiartly 
arranged arid su'ng-. \vith shpwriian- 
ship. THahks/f br r th'e /Memory.' ; -I 
Can -Dream': are:; he,r first ;t wo, then 
a : w^U-done hokurn '.bperatic' riiedley. 
Quickie; bf 'Ti-Pi-Tjri' is ; ideal fbr. 
■'rier;,.encbre.-- •.-":;. ■■•'::/-'^^ ■■ -z.-:- ':// ";^ '} ■■ 
■ ' Hbiiarid arid- Hart 'dick 'with; tw^^ 
:ballroom tlirn?, featured in a cblbrr, 
ful :: production ' number ;midwiiy'. in 
the shbvCr.' Their": second 'routine,; •with 
the girl 'takirig :fastj croubhed- Spins, 
:is . solid /Jacksbn; • ; A ■- rainbo^y. line 
riumber, enhanced , by -: y ari-cplPr:ed 
costumes arid' lighting, is/introduced, 
by '- .Janet:. Carroll,, singing/from a 
flowery , bbwer prop .. the /organ: 
lift-:" •■'■ ■■ ■ ;;-/- /•/■.: ■-.■■-• '^ ';-^ . 

Park and; CI jffbrd, ace; risley, act,, 
also.: benefit frprii prodiictiori,. their: 
operiirig on 'ai circular platform^ frill-; 
stage, tinder cbloi'ed overhead spot's,, 
giving them a' good start. . They fin- 
ish in: one,: with white lights. ..Very 
eftective. , ' - ' 

Lbuis D.aPron, hoofer,.,is;nPt. well- 
kriowri: herb : but he's; makirig a riariie- 
fbr himself- thi: ' week; . Khbvys his 
terp, and :has ;Class. . . 
: Gene Sheldori, ,. piaritomimisf arid 
banjoist makes the grade, especially 
with: the kids; llas .spm^ . neat tricks 
on the' banjo, but . they're .^hppwbrn 
starid.ards. . Assisted ; by .-Loretta- 
Fischer, .corripeterit straight. ' :, 

Line numbers are gobd/ 'Orpheus' 
overture:; played, byv Eddie: Rosen-; 
wald's house orchestra. . / .Fx>x'.. 



tb rival the/ Capitol, D; C/ other 
yaiide hbu.se,. witlv, serious^ inusiiL- iri 
riearly'ri .yearv :■ ' ■:/ •■/ v- 

Shpw is- staged iri night cliib: set' 
Torii, Barry. stepS- through .curtain .to' . 
swing applause fbr pyerture, opening / 
show. Curtains part on scririi, whicli.- 
goes up' ori' Richardsrarid' Carson, wlip . 
open with, clcari-cut/tap, double on a 
(jebrge Arliss burlesque rind : smooth 
hurdle tiap: to get .oyer. - Next; Jphnny " 
Bryant,; whose • standard- chatter is . - 
Pvershadbwed-., .'by : sock: whistl ihg. 
Then Lucille Johnsorii . virhbse class 
warbling of ISay: It With Music,t 'Kiss ' . 
Me A^airi' arid 'Italian iStreet: Song,' 
coripled : with; her striking blond* 
bea^>ty,. gets full share of pat-pats. : 

Four FvarikS-follbAW With.; hoofing;. 
5ax and . trumpet tobtirig .and aero- r 
batic . hilarity, . espe'cijiUy :good-/beirig 
h.urlesque :pf . Barr'ymbre-rGarbb love ' 
sbene. Speed tap . good tor flash .fin- 
ish: Three: .Manhattariites supposed / 
to takb' bver with ; songs, .reported tb ' 
have beeri' sock . earlier ;in . week, but : 
Jl lrie^is :of one: prevented their appear- 
ihg'at;Shbw caught . ; .; /v ; 

•Barry: gets in .his 's^^^ ba'riv 
tbning 'Sweet ;.as:. a. Song,' ' .Syhich i»:. 
adequate/ aithpUgh , his Th, c.'irig' re*;. ' 
mairis/his : chief ebritributipn. .Five v 
lyiaxellos .;wind . up; the^ show with ./ 
their pblishcd ri.^ley;; always a WJn- 
riet;here.:working.with Barry fbr the 
big lau'p'h- a tV; the finish^ ; ; Everybody :■ : 
on for the finale.; Biz big. Praiff. 



vi'Indt<iriappits,,;Aipnt;J. /;; 

GuardsTrie'ii.^ y.Hasel •' MrtiiffeiaTi.; iG'irls, 
Mild Miles FouTsoriie, Eddie: F^o?//. Jr., ■! : 
Viki CuMviin0s, Yii\C'P Bcfrnett. ltcith:; 
Clark; 7si<«id;'',/tfw: .Sky v (20). ;. : 



EARLE, WASH. 



:: WashingtoH, April 3. • 
f dm Barry; Richardfi «fe Carson, 
Johnny - Bryant; . '-jLucille Johnson, 
Fouf Franks, Three ManhdttdniteSi 
Five Md^ellosi Jo Lonfbardi's house 
orch; 'Bluebeard's Eighth Wije' 



-/ Array, of talent/ wlxich. looks good : 
on paper/ fails ;tp; fclick. i;iV 55-miniite ; 
shpw. : •Vince'-'Barnett,' spotted Tiear ' . 
clbs ing, /m akes ,' ; m i stike ;'»' heri: he; ,. 
appears ' i.ri street ;clothes, ;\vithbut \' 
riiakeUb. "arid ga.as /weakly:: v/ith..Edd 
Fby, ; Jr. .. Would; be ' ^ bet ter . if his : : 
adoptbd comedy getup. familiar: to, . . 
his- fi-lrh 'aUdiericesv;-' / ; / •: l -'V 
r.' :Hbliywopd- Starlet>, . 12 'girls,^ •«*(» .; 
do prily. Third Reader dance^roiiitiries;, 
are overwprked," appearing . m .five 
prbdiiction- riiimbers. : Opbri ' with pldr 
fashioned /i-putiriev ' w.hibh could:..;ba; / 
bniiitted' iri;favpr of Soainish -nutriber-. 
.done later by the Mila Miles Foiir- ; 
soriie/ adasip act.. ./. • 

Hazel . Mangeari Girls, acrobatic 
dancers, also appear in first number; . 
and waste time sirigin.i? Flbrodbra. : 
sori.ffS.; when' tl-iey could: have been / 
spptted to better ad>>aritage in their 
soecialty, :Keith. Clark does .soriie:.,; 
nifty tricks;: with :.cigarets and hand-* 
kerchiers, but ' his-:; patter . all 
Freribfi, liriderstobd bnly by. few. . • 

Eddie Fby, Jr.. : appears briefly, 
•vvith Viki'. Gummi rigs, who assists, in 
comedv gagSi and stopge; who plays: 
uke. .Fby's act is furiny but produce .. 
. t.ion riurijbcrs curtiail his tim$>. Eight :. 
G Uardsmen double; 'Vvith Hollv wood 
Starlets as dancers in two. production:, 
nurribers and a1sb fill spot of their, 
own in v'hich. they sing 'T.nvern in ; 
the Town' prid^^Soh^ ot the Marines; 
We?r eye-iftiline blue uriiforms, but 
thP'r vocals; only; so.-sb. - . ;^ 
/ Barneit;: returns aS."Stpb?e for Foy 
just .before Tirial/ curtain. /Ent'i;*,. 
comparty/i's brought ori. Stage for: flrir / 
ish.: . ■ . ■;. ■ :" ;;■■ ■,..•.- ■- 

Biz. thin at last shPw Friday n \. 
■;.:-v -y ■:;; /.;:; -,:;': ./.Kilcy. •: 



,Hbuse has whipped six acts irito ari 
enter talriing revue; 'Parade of Youth'- 
has/at least three bits' that are .riew 
here,, all : are smart ,and ;backed :by 
gobd staging. /. 

Biggest additibri 1b successful^new 
hbuse vaude :pplicy: is the ;'Orpheus' 
overture, fifst time house has - tried 



STRAND, BROOKLYN 



iteri 



. V ■;'-':■- ■/•■•"l^r|sco/Strlke/D^a^ 
': PJ3Sibility.;pf a;':5trike/ori. fl\^^ 
. /p.-abc'isob - papers., -still Ibpriis- aS the 
>::'Kbv;h; Galiforriia> ^iey/sijaper,; Guild; 
iAiiaiiiiripUsly/ vb.tpd . Sunday- ;(3>. . \o 



■ J. P. H-. Johnson. Saturday was Joe Shuman, ; city, editor .^bf Pitts-: 
;nariibd; bdi'tor. of : Ayer , DirciCtbr..y ; of bi.ri-,rh Pbsi-Giizctte.. rushed tp hos- 

" pita;i;.last .week sii'^^^^^^^ 

stbhes/ arid iriay hayb; to :uridei-go: ari 



i\'ewspapors and ; Periodicals, stand- 
i\vda;ctei:erice/.;Wbrk _bf/pub.lis^ ip^ 
(Ivstvy, ..lib has ;bceri cPnnected- .with 
^j;: W.. Ayer .agency^ whic^ 
ihe: bppk/foi- itipre; than- 25 years.: : 
:Miss riBlatiche:Lcriimbn,.:fbrrn :ed, 
f-v\^i.iX: continue /'on.- tlie/ Staff '^bf; the 
birec:t6V.V under ;JPhnsoh/ - G •Was 
eslaljl ishi?d , 70 ; y ba'rs.;:agb' Ibi- - adybv';; 
Visers,' ■-;'-■:■ ;■■..■■- ;. :/' 



'opovatiori; ; ■■■.. -; / .';:■• - -/;/ •'■ ■ -'■ 
■ .; Wolfe I^'ufinan,;. /--.VAr.'iiiTr .-rriugg^ 
has finished ;a -novel in. t\Vo::;mbriths 
at Lazy : \V . raritih, ' dlidery.;: ;ori'' the 
Mpjaye .dnsert, 'Book is.:caUed .'Take, 
for -Instance;. .iMe,*;: ;/ / •••./;-//'■■; 
. • GrbiPf '.Gonkl in's .■anLho1ogy::br..-riiaT 
kels :schcduled :fbr April publ.icatioii 



has.bjeeri- pbstppned unt;i fall; / Wjil 
be -tUlcd, -All triors,/ A^^^ and Corb;- 
pbsers' /Yearbook,' , cpriiprchen-: 
sive Scbpe is plaimedi, /. .;: / /; 

H,vN;',; S.wanson- has^ an; assignhiertt 
from' iEdvyin Balmer;/edi.tor; of Red 
Bpbk,^ to dp ■;-& series / of . articles on 
picture-arid radio perspnali tips/ First 
will' be based .biv Fredd ie .Fisher and 
his Schnickiefritz band. •/./ 

Merlin :H/ Ayiesworih was riariied 
publisher of the N. Y.v World-T«le- 
grapi last ;>yepk. ;/ He ; assumed the 
post ..on M'pndby . .(4), ;a£teV ::havirig 
'L)!2-3,n.. with Scripps-Hbward; executive 
s.ta.ft; for/the. pqst: 13 :;mbhths., . ^ '■[ '- ;;;. 

Ariier^can . G iiild- f^^^^ 
tiir'al' .Frc.it»dpnri :olTGring $4,500 prize 
fpr/bcst -fiction br ripn;-hclibn::.M$. 
written in ; Gerriian turned; 1 n before 
Oct, 1, Little, Brown :":: cooperat- 
ing. Any ' political' ekile may : cbm- 

pete... ■'/:;-:/■-■'■ ■> -■ ^- ^S. 

Daniel .M." Frisbie. former editor- 
pubiisllcr, of .,t\\'0, Scilibharle County; 
papers; has :beb.n . appbinLfcd diuector 
of the -..N. ,.y/. State ;Bu:rciau bf :Milk 
PlUjlicity, at/ari,. ainriual salary of 
$6,0pd: : He, .-succeeds Paul / Smith, 
riamed : by Agricultui-e Cbiriri>i?sibnpr. 
Hbltori /V. Nbyes as hiiad of tii^i Stale; 
Fair'.,-a;t,;>Syracusei / .. /•-• '.;..//■■';/; 



16 Dancing Del)utantes, CoL J, . 
Flippen, Paul Kirkland, Tess -Gdr- 
della^ Condos 'Bros: (2), Teddy Ring' $ 
house orch ; 'Bulldog Drujnmond'i 
FerrV (:Par), ..•.■.■■'/: 

■ Rurining slightly, over; a^^ 
-rounded weekend vaude epmbo has; 
the aridience all the: way,: /'Condos : 
Bros; (2) ; aridi;Tcss Gardella top the 
;iaybut/' ■• '"^"■. 'i n ';;•' - 

FbllPWiri^ her ojpfining,; -which in- 
cludes a few imprbmptu terp.s./M.i.ss V 
GardcUa :encores down mertiory; lane; 
with: 'Jealous/ 'Whb^s '- iSbrry : Now. 
Tm; Sbrry, b^iV and 'Melancholy 
Baby,'„arid/a second^ricbre of 'Basin , 
Street Blues/ ; ; Cpndbs , ;BroS;, hbpf- , 
cr.i sock arid have -tb beg. off beford 
cnbsirig .with . the 16 Daricirig DebuK. 
iarites.' h:-: v 

Paul Kirklarid arid Hi.s' unbrllcd but -. 
cute partricr is a wbrthy coriisdy. b^J- 
aricing/act.; Well - liked. ;Kirklarid S : 
balancirig bn top bf a ladder dicks; 
/best:.: Sixteen; Dancirig Debutantes; 
( Nc w Acts ) a ppea r ; th r ee ' ti riies. -and ; 
nrq jjolid, ::^Qpcn W'th a inilitary. tap,, 
are. on .riiidway with: a soft Shoe, .and 
close ^^<^ith^ a high; kick and ; prcci;* . 
sion. rb.uline./ ■■ / ':.-: : ' " ■ / ■ 

. 'rhoush: 'the Cbridb? . pair , salisfie*. 
plenty with their high: aobcd ; hopfj 
cry, the f uri6us:-Daee: pallsi.. W-olild- 
:be: bcttbr'-tp--iiiscirt a!;riiythm ;roulnie-. 
for a: fcharige .of pdce. •; : • , .- i, 

. .Coi: Jay -C.^Flippen m.: .b;:s;' tcllin.g 
a: few gags alorie ;arid also .with; Tcss 
Gardelia. ■ Parodibs ^Blue. -Heaven, 
and -'Plenty of Money/ Teddy King r... 
house orchestra, f or its :iisual miqwa-V ; 
breaker upper, drops the jam session 
rind /substitules ■ .'Pbet aitxd: Peas!Jrii.v ^ 
Pyaw!* big/applatiSe. -^^ ■ •.;•;'■: 



^ednesjilay, Apttt 1938 



CHAttEit 



VARIETy 



89 



Bro 



Ktrman Shuihlin due biack; firoiti 
Guloa ntxt week (12). ' 
.. William W. Jay, . ;tb . special, rep; 
Universal in Great Britain. s 

Mel Heyniahn,; bl Metro's preiss de- 
partmenti back' trpni Florida.- 

Chairles Gray to manage .'Th* Cir- 
cle,' duie at the Playhouse soohv , •. 

Louis Lissher, ' g.m. ■. -of 'iterry 
Wives of - Windsor,' : Empire, next 

."weeki"- ■^•■-v. 

Ziegfeld Girls Club . toissing its an- 
nual dinherrdanbe at the Plaiza hbtci, 
^April-lO; ■ \ ■ 

.: Frank Newman, vnofthwesterh op- 
erator .f6r.7Fpx-We.st Coast, in to\vn 

• i6i huddles;-. ■■ ■ ' • S: ■ 
- Bob Gurlejr hais returned to Chj- 

caigo ; and; wiil ;p.a. Wayiie King's 

ibrthcbniing tour; ; ! 

; ErnierM*ack,. impeirsbnatpr, ekpects' 
: to go to England nejtt . month for six 
•weeks: of •vaude;-. .. • ■.. 

; Why do vocaliists with bands istiU 

read. : lyrics bft. tjTj^writtert. sheets, 

• ahd^^xpect tb make ah impression? 

.." :. Lebnaird 'Traube advance . piibiicizr 
jrig Gebrge Hatriid's recently acquired 
■Million Dollar Pieiy. Atliantic City..: 
. .George;. Abbott moving his. offices 
May 1 tb the RKQ buildij[ig> : Philip 
Punning will remain ait 220 Wi 42d 

i;«trefetr;' •. ^ '.■:.-r--'\ 

. Kay Kamen .tosised birthday ^ party 
..for.thje' missuk afe the llainbow; .Rbam 
Mbnday. night (4),: with yvari^^ 
'■ celebs ■■■invited. ^ ^ • ■■ 
. . Harlan Thomiison got scared out 
of that Mexico City visit .tb Tito 
Guizar. . Traveling.back; to .the Coast 

■••by:easy.staiges;v;:"' /•■•\J"-' 
. -Professional ' Entertainers of New 
. Ybrk':. .(Pebhys) .induct their, fiew' 

?re2, 6uS.:- Vincent,-- next*; 
hey'j^e the club date acts;..: 
. Yacht Club Boys leave New York 
.today for ' Chicago ,tb :open at 
Pifee.- Thence tb Par studib Maiy 1 
to sitarf:- -Artists and, Models/ and 
thereafter: back.tp Lofidon's Cafe de 

/ . More thaii 200 floats alteady have 
.beeri entered in. the Molprcade? pro- 
cepsipji. of the Y. World's Fair pire- 
viow . celebration April^ 29-^May I, 
:With. Saturday <30) designated is ^day 

:• for ■parade. ■■ ;.•■',;'.;■;! y.. '■,'''■.;('■.- 

■ ■■■ .Irving.-Berlih^ 

: Jhg ;fpr ihis next. -season's . Broadway^ 
^ m usical at ja. vVeritnor; N. j.,.. summer 
: place just leased, from former Am=- 
.; bassador ; W. E.. Edge. Spngsmith due 
. .biack~;.f rbm Hblly wpod .end- oiE. " this. 
;.:jmonth; : ■ ■. •■; ■■■ ';; ' ■ ^■•. ■■.'■■■■■ .■ 
\ Since Meyer Berger s piece; in The 
New Ybrker. -recently" on. •tea- liads,' 
as thie niari juaha . speakeiasies . in' 

■ llarlem are called, there's ' bieeh a 
. rush to. Lenox, avenue, fbr. ani .inside. 

f lant , on.^ these 'miigglies' Joints. 
Broadway and Park aVenue sophis- 
ticates doing, it as a heSy experience 
. • —and invariably isbme 52d ' street 
.iwirigolbgist is- the expert 



ploitation . for :Nils Grarilund while 
5n€ m,c, is in. towrti ■'. ■ ■ 
: Thdda -Cbcroft tb "N; Y. for lobk- 
see on American. Theatrti jSociety 
set-up for new season, also' line up 
shows and : p'layers: :f br. her iummer^ 
OcbnGhioWbC: theatre; 



rings 



Louise Fazenda .hjiere fbr.a r.e$t. ■ ■ 
- .John Litel and the "rnjs.su is here as; 
guests of the Jerry Gbwaiis at Sntoke 
Tree Ranch. : 

; -Earl of. Warwick. ' hosted Gary 
Grant, : Phyllis Bi-boks arid, -Gerald 
Gpfdori at dinner pairty.. ' . 

Gebrge Houstbn will play the top 
role here in: 'Woman of : Thirty,' ■ play 
on .w hich ~ J esse • Lasky, .Jr., collabbr 
rated;.;;. ' •■ . V:;- '^..-^ 

: Freeman < Amos) Gbsderi,.ari avid 
candid carneraman," has eritered sev- 
eral of his works -in the .village'^ an- 
nual, photo contest, .^one. Of .them b'eT 
ing' a portrait ' ,pf his . teamrmate^ 
Shaf les (Andy,) Correll. . .' - -. r. . 
' (F^lin coibriy entries fbt. the Vannuat 
Wbmen's Invitational Ghampibriship 
Golf tourney,-:, to be held . here April 
25.i^27, include wives bf Jirnmie^Fid- 
lei:, Paul Cpriloh. Andy Clyde, Rich- 
: ard Arlen, Bob : Stiaele, Bert Wheelei?; 
Peverell ijiarley, Ray McCarey , Gene 
Autry ;an.d Leon Errbl.. 



iecbyering; , from 
house ' at, 



. ne^y: 



Ha'wtr'y 



goin^ 




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Herbie Hayward exjplbitmg 'The 

■ Hurricane' (U A ), due f or HpytS sobn, 
• "Cihesound (Will 'soon /release': the 
tecond Lloyd Hughes' starrer, 'Brbken 
Melody,' through Australia. 
■. Myrbii Lustig, Metro advertising' 
director here, okay after illness. Bill 
Tinkler . iii . charge during . ab- 

"•'.teiice. '■' ■: ' 

.Williamson-Tait reviving .'Desert 
Song;' Sydney^ Will, also bring .in 
; 'Okay, for Sound' at the Royal hiere 
:.'fora mbnth^iry;-';'. 
, ?: Ch^rles-Munrp preparing to push: 
Hoyts into Tasmania through the Na- 

■ tional .Theatres , arid a Snider-Dean. 
■ It's big bppoSitibn tb Greater Union. 

■ Republic pictures getting a good 
break throughout. Australia over the 
Greater Uriibn. chain. Releasing 

■ agency, is British Ertipire Films .in 
, charge' of GbrdPri Ellis;. ■ . : 

Np locals have; ias yet been listed 
.. for pcodnctibn by either. National or 
. Argpsy in New SbutK . Wales. Clar- 
ence Badger ' still arPUnd waiting 
.■ tb get started as direetbr. 
^ ■ For. some time, tourists haVe been 
complaining that Sydney has no nife 
V life. Here it's generally blackPut by 
\ midnite-r^uriless ybii know the T^g^^ 
. spbts' and. their sigh, larigu 

Sir Ben Ftiller dickering abroad 
; for the importiatibri of a nev/: revuf 
; Unit. Understood knight Vhuddled 
. with Stuart Doyk in connectiori with 
. . laltfer's Intention of also, bringing out 
.■0'- a-^reyue^Unit.'. ■■.'■ •'■•:.■:■" 



: G ibby Kaplan' back- . fr.bm : Coast 

:■ -.Fred. Be'thke. but 'of hospital a.fter 
ei i m'i n at i n g his ap pe ri d i x. 



after ! 



tures vCbrpi, RiKb^Radib Pictures, 
Inc., Randbl^iiinaldo ' Productions, 
inc.;, Bernard B. Ray Prbduction5,s 
Luiher Riefed, Inc., Roland Reed Pror 

ductiipns;- ";^- V:-;' ^: ■ ••■!! ■ ^■-^ •'• 
: ^Republic . pi-odUGtipriS, WCm -rHal 
Roach Studips, Inc., Fanchbri Rbyer;. 
B. P;. Sbhulberg Pictures, Ihc.,- Selz- 
hiclc-Ihternaiibriai ..PicturesV Harpy 
Sherman Prbductibns, "iric!>.. Spectra 
Pictures,- Inc;,: . Supreme' Pictures 
Pbrp., .Symphonic. Film,; . Inc.; Trii 
Pictures Eb/, inc., 2pth Ceritury:?*px 
Film Corp;, '.Uriiyer^al^^^^.P 
ihcv .Victpry. Pictures iCorp^ Ma^ 
Wadsworth; Walter Wanger Prbduc- '.■ 
libris, ; Inc.,; iWar'riejr Bros, -^Pictures; 
.Inc.; .'VVilding •..Picture Prbductibns^ 
inc., ,Be'hn ie ';F. Zeidriian .Prpdubtioris j:^ 
liiCi:'- \.' ■:■'.}'.'■'■ ':■■;'■■■ 

■;.Figiii ■for ; Control ,'■ .;■,.■, 
Regvilar extras and .pld^time play-' 
ers are", engaged .in ' hot - fi^^ wilh: 
dress ' extras arid, . other ■ grb.ups for 
cbritrpl bf the JUriibr Screen Actbrs' 
Guild. liegUlars, \headed by riders, 
axe . back i ng. Major Phili p J.; Kief er 
for' president; .while dress group is, 
seeking re-elebtiph; of .Larry $tiefers. 
. Frank Mayer, fbrriier leading man, 
las been rnprninated .fbi:. iyices-piresi-; 
dent, arid being :br£»ck(^t.ed. ■ with 
Majpr Kief eir. .■ He is ; bpppsed b^ 
Richard: B.itgobd; npw secbnd -V.p., 
Tom DVG rady a id Harry MayOi Cfenr 
tiraily. believed fight 
:?rank Mayo and Bitgobd; : , . 

A; total - of ' 164 •'candidates ?hav«! 
b6eh noriiinated fpi: ihe-M posts pri 
he-Junior Council 'to be filled at 
the lahnuai electibn; Sunday- (10) at 
the American Lieglpn. Stadiurn;. Pbjls 
wilL;;be : opened at m. ^^and WiU 
close at lO' p. rnvtbr .after all. mem 
bers :haviB - had ah: ,opportuh.ity to. 
Vote^ /Ballpts ;^wiU .:he .tallied by a 
firm ..of ceHi'fieC public .accountaiits. 
Eleven cpuricii candidatea.^^^^w^^^ re- 
ceive -.;th.e .highest vptea: will be 
riamed fbr •three-year . terrtis, the 
next -highest 1.1 for two-year; .terms 
arid . the' next 1 i; fpr^o;rie .year: 
. El^tiPheering will be permit 
the Stadium frorirt 6 p, rn. to 8^p. m.', 
but , af tbr-; that, time all ■ campaign 
riianagers /arid soap /box oratbr5 :wilt 
have ; tb :/leay6 .thie';''S^ 
pi-oxies Wiir.be permitted.. . ' 

Employesr of the Guild have .been 
instructed;.:-; by Robert Mbntgbriiery 
arid . ' iCen.heth . Thdnison tp. abst'din 
•fronV .takjng any .part jn..th'e 
'; . Aubrey 31 air, ; executive..' >ePretary 
bf the;jimibr-/Guild^wi)l;nPt h^ve to 
run fprTe-reVectibh. :Blair: arid f hoTn 
son -aire' ri.aw :erii ployed at :the 'y/iil 
arid: plea^^u^•e; ;pf ' the:.SAG.lDDa|:d.^ 
direotors:;;':'. ;../:...'■:■ • ■.:::;■'■ ;■,■:■■ ' 
■ ■--■".■ ; . A>*'ait.:;NLR?' ne.(c|sloili;-^ : .. 
; Pi-bducer recbgnitipri bf ; SpJ-e^e^^^ 
Pn blic).s.t's.::.Gu ild/: .Spciety ; of i -Mbiion 
/picture - Aft.- pTi-ectbJ;s,- ; Sei^een. Car.-. 
iqan: Gbiid- and /'pthcr .Hudi.p-b^^ 
binges -.. .decision of - the ::;Natiori?l . 
Labor:ReiJitions..Baard''iri fhe Screen 
Wi'liers':.Gtiiid-:case/''Np ;agrcc^ 
.will be .^tgned \C'ith/any.:bf i:he.<!e .in- 
dbperidcnt. craYti until t.he .NRLB.d.c-^ 



.Sybille/ .Binder 
-pneuriipriia;-/.. ./.;.: 
-: Max -'Mildier ■ - 
H.am'pstead.-.; . . 
: Talk of .. Anthony 
into ; man ageriiient....: 

■ Jeffrey Berrierd/ bppked : for . :Ne W 
'Ybrk. visat next-rriprith; ■■■/.;.'/: ; ; 

• iChia'rles /C.pchrari's revUe . opens in 
London ■se.cprid/Vk'eek.: in: May. • ' -.i .' ■• 
, ' : Picture. /prpducer : -Ps^ul- .Stein^^ 
plying for..Britjsh .citizenship. ■.; 

• Repertory Players -/iriiay produce 
rifew cbme'dy, 'Strplling: Saints;' .. 
. . Ruth: Selwyn . expected- .here for 
play /buyirig soirietinie this .mbhth.; ^/ ' 
; Mathesori Lang: \ti nursing home: 
wUh ihtei-rial/trbuble, arid irn^jroviriB. 

Raymond Stress - tb present: 'Fi-ig- 
ate Birds';' by Max .Catto at- Rich- 
h^ond. / ;. : -' :'- ./:■'■; 

: : Nikolai Gub.«ky, author of !Mara 
the Gypsy,'' back from, Stouth Ameri- 
can ciTjise; ■■■.-; -v. ■> ,■.- :;.: ■;: ■ •■ 
./Sam E.' Morris oft to; PatLsi f. or . a" 
few days prior to .sailing for ' New 
York April 8/.^: ./:;. ' ;;:■"■ 
■.. George Black, Jr.j coritracted lb 
direct his second film, starring Doug- 
las Wakefiield. .; / - '-.: - -■:/'■' -; ■.-■: 
/. David E,,.Griffi.ths, First National's 
/mariaging- /idireciofc. / :here,;'/:..has :va. 
sprained' arikle. -; v/ :-;■.; 

Dublin ■ Gate, theatre scbting big 
sUccbss With ./''PleaSuriB- vGarderi'' ::b 
Beatrice Mayor. ■ \ ' 

Leslie Henson / . Wants to produce 
'Husband to a Famous Woman' by 
Gilbert Wakefield.. -. 

' Mae Wyrifte and- . Ziella company 
booked' at- the; Qpera House, Black- 
pool, for the.'Suririmer. / ■ 

Frances-; Garsort back ;frorii Calif or-, 
nia, but will no/ lo-riger be connected 
with Film Rights, Ltd.. . - 

J. G. W.ilsbn's /,.! Amphitryon 38,' 
starring Alfred LUnt i{nd -Lynn Fpn- 
tanrie' likely to gb:td. the.LyricV '■■ 

Stephen Mitchell, bought Ronald 
Adctm's share- in Ph'benix theatre. 
Latter jbturriing; tb,.Eiiibassy theatre. 

drpheurii Cinema,- Gblders Green, 
part pf// County /'Cinemas. ■ Cirbuit 
policy ■■ tb vaudeville Eaister Monday. 

E^rl Bailey,- Lbridbn. head bf. Music 
Corp-: of Arifierica, ■arrived from. NeW.; 
Yprk: arid, immediately left fpr- the 
continent. ' .' ■■■.'--' ' -' ;■ ■,/ 

Julia Neilsori's 50th staige anniver- 
sary celebrated M'arch 21 by -a liihch- 
eph; at: the Dprchesterj at .wbich,-^ 
were .present. ' ■■: - ' : • ■ '■ 

George Dbrmoride offered 1.0 weeks 
for Barries. & CarrUthers iairs. but 
likely to .s{gri;-for Cliff Fischer at Les 
Ambassadeufs,. Paris.-' 

Abie Beiririari, European represen-. 
tative of Selzriick Pictures, pff tb 
Belgium. Holland: and Switzerland to 
launch 'Tom, Sawyer.' .. . / ^ ' 

ThPrritPh iFreelarid. -and June .Glyde 
(Mrs-- Freeland.),. entertaining .a . big 
party of Anier^icaris . a.t ' Gertrude 
Niesen's Cafe de: Paris' opening. : ■ 
M'a.x Mijler: refused .to ..replace 
Flanagan and A^llen in .the.:Pklladiurhi 
'Crazy' show, with/ the team being 
repliaced by . Stanley Hollo.way. - 

Beri Tf avers,/ author of numerbus 
West End ' farces, will ^appear ; in his 
latest.^"Bariana' Ridge,' .starfirig : Al- 
fred Dray toh and / RPber tsbn Hare. • 

Warner Bros, te.^unies production 
April : 4, with . *Carroll Sawyer,' a 
story bf 52d' street-. ArthUl' Wobd 
directing, -with - Bebe Daniels, and 
Ben Lyon as stars.. " 

O'Bryen,: /Liririett &: Dunfee have 
bought but Basil: Dcjin's interest in 
'Death bn the Table,' and have .siigned 
the cast to- tour for 10 weeks after 
show £ run in/the. West End. ' 
-.■ Len Biarry :' (ParneJl; & . Zeitlin); 
fixed first broadca.st of his radio fea-. 
tufe,- .-'Road Hbu^e Radio,' for July 4,, 
arid . which. .'wjU be for 4,5 .;m:inu.tes. 
If a success, :it . will becpriie a monthly 
feature. ■/'•/"■ '■ ■: ' 
. Twentieth Century-^Fox, which re- 
ceived $7,500 in the Shirley Temple 
libel suit, has given $5,000 to the 
Cinematograph ; . Trade Benevolent 
Fund arid the reriiaining $2,500 to. the 
Middlesex Hospital.; . ■. • 

Vogue's ■■: 'Kicking - ' the Moon 
Around.' fil musical, starring Am.-, 
brose, Evelyn Dall. Harry Richman 
and Florence Desnjond. gets its ■ 
West End pre-release" at the Plaza,: a 
Paramount theatre. ■ -■■.- : ■ ■. -. n' . ./■ 
April 14 is official clbsing date of 
Criiff ' Fischer''s Lortdpn .Casinp r.eVUe, 
having stayed fbuV: monthsv./shbrlest' 
bn record. Nb .pi'evious show 'ataycd 
less than five month.'?., : Theatre will 
be, closed for thr.ee weeks; befp.revJiew 
show . comes; in. ,- . - .' . '.' . ;■■'./ 
'/; ^'People ..of Our: .CI ns's.' . the .new ; St;., 
ilofi ri Irvine play, unde r ma ri a ge me n t; 
:Qf H M. /Tcnheiit; jnets/ its/tryout at 
the' Sti-eathcim.-"Ea-fitcr Monday,, for 
/one /wef-k. w i \\r the f f >ll o wi rig ;stanza ; 
at the Hippo.drbme; Gbldc'r's Green.; 
'•No'3iV<;5-t'-.'Eftd':Hbusi- yet,' set.."- ;. 



ciash at' a ; physical culture hPtel: in 
Danville, N, Y» 

: ■ Jackie /Hellers ;in for. brpthcr : Bill 
iieller.'s wedding.' tb . Lena' Abrartio- 
vitz /Sunday (10). ' ■ 
: Nbrriiari Porter, succeeding Frank 
Strang in 'Autumn Crocus' for In-st 
week of run at the Playhouse. : 

Berhiie Armstrong -ribtted. $.'>,00Q by: 
disposing of / halfrinterest; b^ri Red 
Knight, who didn't'finish at Airitfee. 

Warner riabe hpuse, tho iBelmiir; 
celebrating ■ 25th anniversary . this 
week. /Mary Pickfbrd attended ppeiir 
jng in 1913; • .■ -■ ;- ; / // / 

Eirnie . , MorrPw,:' clarinetist, who 
wori $75 prize in ;Tonimy , Dpr5ey's 
swing conte.st here, is a pupil of; 
Barney. Rapp, whb plays;;in Stanley. 
'prGhe-Stra." •■ . . - -.:•-'.■ 
• Gebrgie;. . E; ■ Browne arid Lewis 
•Krouse here over weekend; fpr .cbn^^ 
ferehces with local offieifils: of :Iri- 
. tet natiprial • AUiante; oi;; Theatrical 
Stage Eriiplpyees Union. . - " • ' .-. . 




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to a harmony piano: arid ;sirigirig act 
in/family tirinie.:vau.dcville.:staVting.l 
1922, when the act played; midwest 
Vatide tiirie, mostly . for the Gharlib 
Garrell booking ofllce. They' have 
been on; the air :siri;ce/i924,: doing ha 
mony singing with cbriledy chatter 
both Pn sustaining arid commercial 

shots. ■:"■■.::/.■■ ; ;.;.,/ .;;. :./;; 

. "They biiilt their main ;rep with a 
daytiriie strip:. tigge4 'Smackput 
gPt their :,n}aiTi' : inb^ 
period ;.frbm p.a. dates arourid the 
midvvest: ':: Since ■their . click pri. the 
Jp.hrisbn show they've made a. jiiclure 
for ParaniPunt: and are under' cpri^ 
.tract for another ope, I'W.hich -is being 
held up due tb: Molly -s: cbntinued iU- 
niess. ■; -■ . . .- .; -"-■;..:.' ' '.■ ''] 

Show has hbld its;: audlertce re- 
markably despite the absence of one 
bf ;;its principal cha'racteirs ; ai>d; hai? 
not lost/Its identity as a two-people; 
shpw; ; Neither, the sponsbr nor the 
agency.; are .tbinkirig /of p.i'Pgram.r 'rcr'. 
placements,: . wltii j/ the ; show today 
rating: as a ; valuable piece / of show 
property ih sp.ite/biE Mbily's absence.. 



onmrs 



(Cpritinued frpm' page 34) 



s igh.eid with / KFEtC, Sari / Franciscb, 
for :. half hour W;edncsday night 
shows ; titled . ,' Wedding Ring .Party' 
with; liy.e talent and audience par- 
ticipation. Starts: Ajpril 13.., :/• 



\ Krey Packing Co^ St. Lbiils,. six 
time signals weekly pver KMbX, St. 
Louis, for/; 26 weeks, , starting April 
4; / Agericy : Oakleigh R. French* ' 



;-. P. Lorillard Co. .(Sensatibn /.ciga^r 
e,tteS),;; thtough'v.Lenncri "i /Mitcheil^ 
New Y^ork. ^is spbrisbririg Bob Ben^ 
'ippri't- You /Believe; It' qua 
Tuesdays and Thursdays ori .KFRC,/ 
San Ffariciscp, •. Cranton Chamber- 
ia j n a ij thbi:.s the p r Ograms, . . sch ed - 
uled thrpiigh. June 23. : .-. 



: Bobby Brce.ir .bijck a.fter Pia,. tbur, . 
Rodney PSritafjes : bought a yacht. • 
/ BcTpil ' Ralhbono recovered - from 

iiu.- ;■• - '.;.; - •;. : ;■ /;■ :-;' 

. •Ifnmon'L. Novatpp /back;- after p^a, : . 
tbur.: - • . . . . ..■■;:...;-.;■/■*,;:;. ■.■/■;: /■ 

•; ; Jock .OU:kib; hospitalized 'for jHSpec-:'' 
in^n. : ■ . .-■. ■■--■X ;v-'^ ;/'■.■ ■.■;■'■ 

Tata -Bii't'lt dis'chai'gcd :-i!rbm' Jibs- 
pital;- ■ • ; .;■ ; -y- ■■ ' .;..-.; 

Chatle.s Starrett .■hb.spitalized;;by;':a' •: 
leg injury. ;• .:; -/-■;! - ■ -. 

Mitchell Gertz at his'; desk /il'fter 
oper.tibn. ' . • 

G;riffm / . Jay - jPined Republic's / 
^y^iter■;;staff,^ ■. ;•;- ■ .:' - 

Faririy . Bribe's; daughter -parted - 
with h<!r t'PriSils.-/. ., 

Polly Mbran's mother hospitalized / 
by auto inj ui*ies: :: 

Flbrihe McKinney changed .hier . 
n.aine .tb Lbri Tirivers,.;- / • ; • "-.. ■; - ; 

Larry . Wickland, fbrmer Rejiuhlio ; 
j;).rpducer^vseribusly;ill/ : / . ;. ; . /. ;■ 
• / Eleanor Ppwell back at Metro i 
aftbj a. mbnthV/illriess. / '•// .' 

Pa ill Muni and: the: niisSus ;trained ; 
in after Eui-bpeah triavels; : 
; Robert Taylor planting 200 citrus 
trees pri his 30^acre 'ranchb, / 
. I.eRoy- Prinz and; f rati- home after; ; / 
a month's vabatioh in the east. ;- 
.. ;Ei»rle;/ Hampton switched from 
/Metro publicity, to adyertiiiihg, . . 

•Paul ; SncU back/ at PHnCipal Pro- 
ductions after Mexico City: jaunt; 

Charles Christie, former, producer, ' 
no.w with Be vcirly Hills reSlty firm. 
~ .Mp.rt ■Siriger;;;;Jr., back after^ a, 
"riiQrith iri. New Orl^orig: ahd 'Chicagp: /' : 
;/ John Wentv/brth, United ArtistS' ad : . 
Art director, parted with.his. appendix,;,; 
/ Diariiele : Airifitheatrof, /Mirine.apolis 
Symphony :cQriductPr, here for con- / 
tabs.. • ■■;;•:/. /;■■■-••• : --- \ ■.:--."/;. ■,: ,■ '; ■ 
//Frank; M'oirgan passing up: EurP-> 
peari trip to buy . the 78.-ibbt cruiser, 
'Katirika.' / V ; ■ ■' V---..-./: .: 'S. :^ 
■ Herman Rbbbins, National Screen : 
prexy, herb for a gander at his new 
.Coast pliujt;'. ■ • :/,;^ ■:■:••"; ■■;.■■■ ,^ ■ 
; . Clark 'Gable ;:pifi: for; ;LoWbr Cali- ; 
fprriia arid two weeks of fishing In . 
Mexican 'watefs;-..-;-^ ■ .■.: . •'; -■ ' ■ 
; Harry Brand back frbm/ Kiansas ; 
City where he attehded /the; 20th- 
Fox cPriventipn.- 

Loiretta Young bedded, with cold- 
while , 20th-:Fpx/ sh6bts; 'Thirce Blind 
Mice' aroiind . her. 

. Lincblh (Juarberg in as* publicity 
and advertising diirector for David/' 
Lbew :product;ions. :•/;.. .'•/■;'.'-'--■■;- :; ■ 
V Terry Spencer, Metrp research ex- 
pert, pn lptV:agairi:;after six inbhths 
vacatipn in Ehgliand.::: -.•'/ 

John; ;Barrymorb, Hbspiitalized tat 
ptomaine', . back on Parambunt's ■ 
'Spawn- of the /Nbrth' sets. , /', 

Robert Sisk . celebrated .hisi birth- 
day with a party for. the cast and 
crew of RKO's 'Blind Alibi.' ;• 

Director Frank McDonald handed;, 
his wife (Goodee Montgomery) an 
Antelope Valley ranch for her birth- 
day. .. -;'■ - i. -:-•:' •■ -.../ ■-■: 
. ;. Annabella / and . .husband, Jean 
Murat; . second - honeymbonihg ;.on 
Coast riibtor jaunt prior to latter's// 
return tb France, .:* ■-:.:■: 
. ' Director Al Santell. supplied the 
blood . /-whcii; /. physicians , ordered 
;tran.sfui^ions,V for -; his •wife, ..Jane 
Keith, following a sinus pperatibni 

Lloyd Paintat;es purchased an in- 
teirest and will hecome an/ active 
associate ./ of his. brother, Rodney 
Pantages, in - the latter's talent 
agency^ : .. ' ; . ■, ■..■'■\\'! 



. Siar/ Qutfltiihg Co. ; (clothing), 
through Allied; Advertising ^:A^ 
has renewed /for a year its.;: daily 
spp t a n n 0 u n cerri en ts bn Bill David- 
spn's ,. 'Rise arid Shine';,;BeKsion: ori 
KFRC, San Francisco. 



cides, . whethei:.;:.iriter.stale . c.o'rnmerqe 



Felix 



phase'of ' the:;. Wagner . Labor act ; ap- 
plies to the film /industry.:;. / ■■/ - \. / 
. •.' The ■ Scrbpn-:- Directb.rs .G.uild , hivs- 



, Hari-y Grabiner in : tP^yn 
.- spring- o;o: of White Sox. / 
/ : F^lm ro.w ' tostiriipnialing- 
Mendelsohn at stag dinner. . 
•: ;: Tjm McCoy- . tossing a- beefsteak j 
;;£ptead for the ;rtew;s gath 
;/ Ed Levin playing bass 
. /the . dhicagp Business ■■' 

;•.<."•.•:■-■' ':■./ - ■.- ..V : ;"/;.-- .•--■„,■ I'm ue^^ on' the 'riei^^^ 

■■■■ ^Joe ''shcrmaii.. -Bob-Barf ettZ-'arid. tlvc. If -Gliild,^^^iMs; dCci^sion;: which, • 
- .Riiiph Atlass- ' 'had :. birthdays.-- l.afjt cbnsitlerc^^^ l:0.-r(9-.l.>h.at. .P.sit C>,;i^.ey.,.,. 
week. ■■■■ ■ - '■/ ■ .:■■■ -.-• ■ ;,-.: :;:• ■^•/ ' nrodticcr 'lii:^^^ ■wilV/ immer 



Pit 

iBv Hal CoKeii 



/ Time Tested Laboratories, through 
Meldrum; !& Fe.wsmith,: Cleveland, 30 
brbadcasts of- a' five-minute tran- 
scribed/ :p.rogram, ; .'Hielpiful Harr'y's 
liou.sehold liiriis,' on KFRC,: San 
FrancisCb. ■■' -i ■ - ■'■' 



Wilifamson Candy Co. /Oh Henry 
candy), through John H// Dunham/ 
Co., Chicago, on KFRC; /SaA :Fr^ri> 
Cisco, fiv.e nights: weekly / w.ith ;' 
miniite; platters, ■■■;;:'.;' -■- 



' 'Chcvroiei. Motors, through/;Camp-: 
beli;--EwaId,; Detroit, has renewed/fpr 
is; ;v/ee~ks-.' i.t.s: . 1,rari'scrib.cd " '/'Musical 
Mpnieht.s': (iuarter-hpiira pn; /.KFRC, 
San Francisco. ;■.. •:/■;■./ ■' ■- ■■-■; 



MiiiiieapdEs 

''■■■' By ..Lea. Keep::", 



theatr*; 



;A1- 



; / Workman . Packing ■.:,Co.:,. Vi;x;L 
tarnales ); .is/ .spottihg ' four, annburice- 
menjE,s; .W'e:ck!y on KPO, .San-. Friih- 
blscp;.-. thrb'ugh - ; Tbmasc.hke'-Elliot{,^ 

Oakiand. -■ • ;:.:. ■ • ■-/.'■ .'; . :■.. 



New biz Pn; KTII.S,/ Hot -.Springs. 



; Bill- Mick, .long /a local 
mfinager, riioying casf. .; : . 

Columbi screened :■ There's 
way.s: a Wpmari' fpr exhibs. 

Bill Evidon, Columbia office man- 
ager, going in. for horseback ridirig;;; 

Jessica Dragbnette here as Minne-* 
apolis Syriiphony's poi) concert solo- 
.i.st. ■;■ : '•:; /■ /; -:;;■;'■; ■ ' ■ , ■-;;,: ;-- 

. 'Chinese l^pl 1 ios/. slagc show 'sched- . 
uled, fbi'. ;Oj'pheum next week, can- 
celled^; -/-'■.':.■, ■":,--' ;: ■■. ;•-.-/• '- 

• Eva : Katzpiarii 20th-Fo3t district, 
manager's secretary, . Visiting: parents 
in Omaha; ; ^hr'.y: .- /■ ;■:■.-. ::\ 

Bess :Popkiri,; ; Columbia branch , 
manager': secretary, back .iiom- ', 
C?i if orriia/ vacation. -. 

, / Pantages. theatre auctioned bff -for 
$140,000, . but -saler-Will-^not' interfere . 
with . Edd ie Ruben's lease. • ' 
'"Tpn^ Burke; former. Nati;oril. Screen; 

/brarich/' rnartager here, ; now .: at Chi- 
cago office helm, a -vivsitor.; . 
- Palace theatre deal fbr Frank Wal- 
lace during d'r.pheum engagement. ;bf.. 
Mae West fell thrpugh; at-last min- - 

I ute/ - ■; :-; ■ ...; ■ :■' ■/:•-: / 

;■ Gertrude :G uimpnt; Warner book- / 

, cr, • . wo'r'l.c;ir)g,:'/dv.*4pit(;. ■ two. .fractured/; 
;rib;s;. su.slai.ncd :- V</he^ ahc. fell dPwn 
stairs;-;;. ;;■..' ..■-:, ;/■'-:;■/-/ / ■-' /'/.'/. . ::■.- 

• J.Uriitcd;.- •Arti,st.s'-.;.:empl;byep.S.//here 
won. weck''.s: txifa/ salary, because of: 



Ajrk,,/:-;i.ricludcs / SpPts f pri.; 'Mac noli a l-ijV'aWb'V-ij'hnwyng •jii-^BbxCer'Busiiic.ss 
Oil ;:ra'ce :rc«ujts . for ;:Slerlirig ■ Beer.'jBri.yc.' ,.'- •.; ■-.-..' 

„ .. . T-n-a, ■■ ■•■■■x»<v «i-n» -uHi.iv- . . , . arid ■ifiuaclcr^hpUr';p;rbgram;"';fbr; both- - 'R^ 

it.her.ers..-.^ .. ' , !:iiU-eadj-.';app)ie.d,<.?. the .NLHB for rec-.. ; :•. jijie^-Lapiduf:' voung.^^ler ' CGriiingl/jrhorhp.sGn ■ hat'-hery / and:-'- Wailcr -in 'Kthah--.Frpi»i.e'-fiii;-Lyce«-nrv,: a Min- 
ass- liddle..WitlY;.!;(jjtriiti6n,-and cas:;;. ^X'illbe. set down.-:^j^^ j^j.j ■ . ^ -ficPthors /nursery; - - - ^- . . ;; rieiippli|;i:n/anrl:lo:ii^ .wj!;h, Bambndjie 

■.:Men's.;pVchcs-:;:-,--..,^j,^).^ ;y,earLng^ board;.,.. .Rjji^IJavjy laken to/Wcst Penn^hos^.j -^^ -. ' :^ -^■■-■. - /■- . ■• ' •■ (Jr.'im.-itic ..-ilock -hocC; : 

' " ' " • - - ■- ' ■ ' ■■■ ■• • ■ ' ■ ' '■ •-^'■-■1-:-.-- T:vi:.-....>.li- rCt {ify 



. Mrf.. Jobririy McBride 16: giye.bir'th- 
lale this Fumm/:- 



pital 



Roy vToppei- had a -WJld OH Rby:Tv 
lai-t W.cek -.w-hcn ; it;. wPn at a fancy 
' tljiu'rc:. '; . ' -■:/.: - - . 

- Paul :- Sander handling special, .cx- 



it hi tj fiver jiil.-iicnl'i'v. 
•Y':-,Tcian^l-t T^.-iV-cr^ reiidyin.'l- .'.h« . ;- 
'divt .-ac fer*'. l/<- -V-i cf:/! . • "M cGo.ve- . .. ;: ' .; - 
• C: / J. ■ ].!.'\vy j.iK.i . thcir , ri'ivo 
(].MU;!hter.s b;j.(.-k j.f.tc; three .week.'-;; ' ; 

Mi.'imi. ■ /-; ■■■■ ■■ : l - ' 

F.l.or- 



Mar-c .■M'(;.S\'. '.;;iin .b;ick;fronri 
dial.cly open/ ncfiOtiiitioiis '. N^ ith .-..liip ..i-tiaiia take.. fivt-r; publicity li.i,: Jsviirry- 
^-fiVioi^ri; .'crafiy-tViijt- are;'hoSv^^^ ,-;w()f)d Piii'V. ;■' --•: ■;;.;■. 

ingfov iecf.j:iyi}i ' ■ .::• ;:, :;:: ; ; .• V : mrry FcmfU. ;5pe!jcim« .his -yu^ 



/ 'Ri'ch'.s,' ' Inc., ;-. Allanla. ■ d'C'p;ii lrn.('ril/ 
..store,' t(.rd;bfr Friday, (i y on W.Sli 
,'itb. rio-Af^ .-tlriifis-ci-..vv(yir'k:^^p 
tit rcr;i-.,.''Itr(:h's / fiiiyfi / Good 'Moi intul/' 

Pohoiorfcv; :i*b:ru),;..; fiiori?.".."^ '.pVi:.'-"!!;!! ^ 

-■.hoppf'ir, . tiid''d:.l.)y/. D;i-ira'--.-W;j^ 
^yj^^-aUdr, do/ tlio 'riiiki.nj; f.ri .riO-: . 
iiiiri.ulb .progninji^i: -"':■..' -:.; ;. ; 



0. 

Jo-'-ophidT- . I(l/,()r('k; - sf.rrctai'y. ,16. 
Jfjhi) ..j. Fri.t;rJ.i;. Mii)rics/>lii -AnriiiSe- 
irii:nt;/,;C<i.-: iij;i:r1cral n;ian;i«er;^ .;-ba('k" 
frofii 'fi :•:^'^l^r :'di.r-va(:;i-fi<;n.- . ■ ::••. '• 
• "■.^1i;^or^f; lofifil t.y.silripTil c.jntiriiicnt 
;i i: ! '"■ ■ 1 1 1' ; 'I'Jii.niiiri.'-'^r'l^iu l>:'/'i-?i)i.t /at. Ghi- 
(-;i<;o v.f'i.c. VV.': a: SlcfTc-^:; IV-nnle Brr- 
I'Cr; A'H' ;;K..,filan, J. Ia SLorn, Bill 
\V;(tmoii'.;f)V/ 'ThoOdbrp. Hays', arid 
Jl-if/i/y l)ry,f -.;; :. :■• ' . -•; - :- . ■■:-/•'•:; : 



VAHlEfY 



\c(rfcret;einVv;.ti!;rn ^t-bi-yiiiiwl; (lied vin. 



oral wGel;i a^g^^^^ 

■^ekcelleiU •i)rf)Sl-esii: tlrat ^2?- ^ec^ 
TA-as ■coiiftclent ly ,anticipa Iqd ■ and . Iier .• 
dB<ivh.;follQW!ni; a i^laipse. c^mc-ajsrC. 
siir-pVise. . At her bedside- T-werc. ne.i", 
sisters,- Etiiei, .Ease, a-n.a .Marion; :the 
iattsr the.,.sLar ■ of .. coSiriopontan , films;; 
her iue'ce. .Mrs/Artiiur. r.al< /. an* hej'v 
eilariesvLeder.er;: Slie. was :^ 

irtierly- the; -wif^'. of, -Gedr^c. W.^ 
Ijcdsrer, long' . ti.nne' ,.;maiias.e^rTpr0-; 
duber at " the : Ne>y - Yor,!? ■ Gasiiio. ■■ '■; 

:■ .M-iss . Davies, . tha . daughter ..ot ; the, 
late JudSe Bernard^ Dpuraf, .\vent oti 
the- stage ahd. won . widei^Jtavo irt. 
musical/cbmedy vaffer-;: -v^^ 
cateer as a Vaudeyill^ ■ he^liner, but. 

she; ■•■ relinquished ^ U . . • - 
j ourrialism after having won Success 
as a . play broker and: talent agent;. 
During the ' World . War she trained 
for \ nursing .: Career; . but ;Was prC^r 
vented . frbih- 'gpihg overseas by a 
serioiiis; aGcident. which iiicapac,itated 
herf f rbrn ! c%ef seryicei She^wE^s aii- 
abl€! hbrsewomari. arid • . ' ' ' ■ . .. . -. active" 
• colbnel v yietd£v :McLag4en;s light, 
librse .. ;tr(ipp. ; • ^ Stte' ; was , : active" ih , 
phiferithro'pic . ' movements, pai'tic- 
.tilariy; those 'pertaining to the. illm- 
colony^ and .gave unsUhfingly p£ . hei:- 

tiniei' ';. ■■■>■'. 
' ;;She f 6und;';Her;: greatest success 
•joumalisni and/som'e five;:yiears. ago 
.she.'jdlhedilthif;;s^iT^pf;W^ 
jgel es; E^aminerj : doing; ■bhje f>f the 
ifiiili; , chatter . ■ colum'ris, '■; Hollywood 
Parade," tb ' which -^.he/ w^^ .iablb :tp 
bringvJ ihtbv. ; us^.:.;vhe);- ;, .widespread 
-khowledjge biE ■■■ filfiV:,. business ; and 
. cai^italize . hiet. iar^ffwrt^. friendship 
Thie ebluitin.' was syndica^^^ oth"?!' 
Hijarst ..pubiicationSi;.:; 

•^er^vices were planned for today 
(Wednesdayy iri'CiilA^i^ .Clty,^ 



ing ' campaighs..1for that . proprietary 
. remed3^' He settled; in. Lb«:el 1> -.arid ' 
in 19U" took oyei* the; stage vi'ith; the 
ibpehing of the::Kci th ,.h.o''u.s,s. ; tie ' s.tj II 
held, thatl position; at .'t'hc^ time, of his; 
"death. '•He- was: a nicmber: orvsta^e 
'hands^ local- 36.: ,v W /■;■ ;■■.■'-■ ■ ■ :"• 
■ Survived by his Widbw, the forrner. 
kathef ihe .'Roarkr 
'af.sgh;..; ' ■ v.;^ . X. .- ■ . ' '"■ 



.^■■JULi;S- ;H^ -l*|IGHAiEL •■V 
-■Jules : : H^- ! Michaels 69/' died ;Sud-. 
deril^' .at-. BuftalpV frbiTi a • heart . iatr.-. 
tack." For . the^.paSt .13 .iyears he was 
Chairm.an of the Motion: Pietiire Thfe- 
atre owners, Buffalo, zbne^ . ; vV,,: - 
■ Starting - in the ; . theatre, ' bu^i 
40; years- ago,: .Michafei;^ 
■ag^r . of B. ;F,: Keith'^-, first picture; 
house ; • .Bostonj leavirig Keith to; 
become an associate , ^wjth ; the late 
Mitchell ri.'-' Mark in ; the ma;nagei^ 
•men t . o t ■ Mark's thca tres ; in Boston; 
arid Cleveland. ■ Latei: ; he ^ becaine 
partner iVith. the - Henry:. Brock ■ PpK 
eratihg ; theatres- in lipper ^^e^y York 
State, including' ; the Academy, and 
Regent at Buffalo, . whicli.. latter 
house ;he continued to operate until 
ahoirt -ioxxt; years; beibirie^ his - dea th. 
;Buiualiwas..at.3u.ffatP.- 



home ; linVEimhiurst, L, I;, '.Jj; Y>i 
.April.'4;'.- 

f He had been, playing, ih •vaudeville 
and. lihitrshbws for the>ast.20 y 

i and reb^ntly ,was getting into radio. 

[ During life, time.- he; loure.d all' the. 

■■big vaudeviUe circuits. ; 

I .V He\ .'is', survived -' by ; hiS: mother;. '.'a 

lisistbr /and, a bi:o.thbv;. EliTter Grassp, 
in -the mu.sic publishing business. ; ; . 

Edwards -was to "have; \ved Rene 
La ;Mai'r, - member of . .La '^Mar ;T.rio, 
■April -16, :.:''■ ■:'■;■ ':; '-;:■. 

■ ■ ' Basil A; BarrPn. 4i; cprtiptroller .bf 
Educational ; Films CbrpM- / died .in 
New; Ybrk; March; 29, fbllpwingVa 
bripf illness. Heart • cofiditiph. aggr^"^ 
vated . by; y pheiimpnia- wias ^'giy en ,' ias ; 

cause of death..; ■■-^'^ ■ ■■'.:■■) ■■.':■}■■-■'.'' 
.. ;Bbrn;ih,. Alexisi. I.ll/, he joihedvth'e 

Fox ; FiliTi , .Cprpor'atibn . in -1929 ..and. 
niade trips^.tb. Austrialw for ..FoxVia'rid 
in.l933 b?cianr»e;;slsispciate 

caitiohal/^;,':- • ■■'■'■ ': r^'-'---'^ ■■ ^/■■^'''-■X:., 
. He is survived' by thi;ee;children/ 
his, p.arcnts,-4\yp brothers :and , a sis- 
ter-..' .intermbnt' at/birthplace.' ; ■ ; . 



. - ..;.;■ JAMES cAREw;;-;'- 
,' James Carew, ; 67, .veteran . iegiti- : 
.mate; and filrti acjor;;died in Lbndprt,. 
Api-il : 4. T^atiVe^; of .Gbshen, ' Ind;, 
he, made his first .it^ge appearance; in: 
1897. in TDambh and Pythias;' ^^n^t 
istage of the! ;Irving theatire; in ;Ghi-. 

tago. • ; ■■.:•■:■ ■' •;■: .■' •;■ •,." ;; - .. ■;.' . ' ■ ;-'^- ■ ■ ; ' :■ :/ 

:" Fpllbwihg .several years, of-.tburihg 
; in .yafious .stpck .bbmpahiesi he w:ent 
to London in i9di5 and became_y()p 
irient on .the English -stag^^ 
ing here two years; later; he : married- 
Ellen 'Terryv.;Wit'h whom hevappeared 
■ previous to .the martiage one or 
two stage successes; Miss Terry died 
in Ehgland in ri92&. tie also; ap^ 
.Reared; with Maxine Elliott.: 

.; Carew started vhis,.filrti. career .:w^ 
Pathe: in 1915,- appearing in; a hiim? 
ber of that piitfit's releases. -In :193i: 
he was .disbovered as one- 'of,;::the 
chiaracters irt an English ■ r ad io prb-' 
gfam styled somewhat, like the ;cur- 
teiit .AinPs 'n*; Atidy. He ^retlred in 
;;:1936 .to. liye in . thd suburbs of ; Lpn- 
dpri.:, ■'; ':-X- 



■ : XiOLlN. eA>iPBEtL:;TAyL6R ; ; ; 

: .Colin. Campbell ,TMor,;' 74/ actor^ 
iriay w.right ahd originatpr . of the 
Elks' grjeeting, 'Hello Biili'; died in 
Santa. Monica^ ;1; -: He: is 

survived by-his widaw- and a daugh- 
ter.. : ':; •:;■ ■■: ■;■' X- 
:? Startihg in show business wiien he 
was -IS/hp wia§; wbll 'kBO.W;n:in east 
etp. legit ■ circles from the early ',80s 
uhtil; he: retired; 20. :year^ ' ],'■ In 
additi c a tb •his: v wbrk as la i-i actorv 
he . aiithbred nibre than; iOO plays 
ahd; coUabbratbd ibn- as /many .'more 
..' : Salutation: that has since becpme 
univbrsai aiftbng the Elks grew put 
of a play written by - "raylpr and 



\T>iU deportment contains rewritten theatrical news items, as pub* ; 
liked -dit^iWfli the tbcck- in the daiiy: pap 

:Sfl»i Froncisco, HbUj/WJpbd and London. ;Vabietv takes no credit iof 
these nexiis items; inch hdi been rctxjniten froni a 4aily paper. 



>-JahieS:: e, Ehright, ' ji^,. 27/ scenar-iq; 
and, ' jprbdiictioh. ' supci-visor for. .thby 
Ray Bteil ^Pilmsiv Mii)h.eapplis, : .dip 
there-.iollbwing ;a:heart iattackiv '' 
: Prior tp; his Ray Bell af fll iation; a 
yeai" agb, he \ya5 associa teid w ith the 
.scenario departmeht' of .'radio sta- . 
tiPn .WTCN. He,' also :had boetv fabpkbr 
foi; v. .Twin 'City/ latitp shPws ;and . f or 
;the .GocbahufcvGrpve night club. :His 
father ahd two sisters, survive; .. 



• theatrical : Wardrobe Attendants 
;lJni6h to thrpw a bjaiU at the Center 
■hotel :May:.J;-'.-.: .■: ' " .■-. v:.^^'.--- , .;■ 
Gfiswold hotel, Now Londpn.; to 
have a stra^hat' headed by Tanriara, 
■WilldP-eight^neW plays^ during; July 
•ahd/August. :■. 

: Itv}ng ^ci'Vih has leased a summer 
hbme; at ' Ventiibr; .Atlantic. City 
suburbi for the ;summer.; ; 

Dr; J. B; -Nash, Nv Y; tid Ucator,: tells 
"jewish ' Vacatibn Assh- ;that :radib is a 
'.^tii'angling . infliiehce'- to childtien. 
Wants the ;kiddies;:bprred from Tarr 
zan;-Buck Rogers^ et al; ; v : ; 

Musicians' Emergency; . Fund ..re- 
pprts /aid eJttehded 5,046 . since its 
cstablishnrtent.ln 1932; AdrtjinistratiPn 
cost : is less than 3 %. it: was ;sta ted .at 
ai luncheon last; week; ; :; ' ^i'; ;. ;,>^, ■.. 

Noel Coward has gone to the Med.-- 
iterancan tP find: out for the British 
Admiralty the. typ^e of -filpis; the sail- 
ors want. :: ■';''•■■,•' .^yy- '^-'- 

^Golden Boy- ;cast attended the perr 
fdtmancis: of: ;'All •^the .liiyiiigV Mast 
Wednesday aftei^nobn. - v ; 

Merbury theatre has granted per- 
mission tb a grPiip of ;Haw;aiian ama- 
:teurs to stage .a prbductipn of Qrspn 
Welles- , 'Caesar' oh the; Islan 
version is.:cbpyrighted^ ; ' r : . :■ 
: Irish- ^lepertbry Players did • three 
bne^abters .at: the; Hechscher last Fri^ 



"iiTi^NE:. burbank; : „- 

Mi\^! Eiizabet :Ferham Mbp.re. 6&i 
profeSsiPnally. knbwri/.'as Jiine Biir-; 
ban^i died iri New York, April 2, :at 
the hbnie ,;of a sister^ V She was .with 
the .Thfee.'. Anrerjcan. BeauU 
vaudbville :,and later/ turned. ;tb the 
dfamatic^ Stage, appearin^^. w 
■Lieslie-Garter.! •■ ' ■ '■■■■ i'-!-:.. 

She iietifed, . in >i,902: fpllbwing her 
mair,riage;to the- late Albert Ht :Moci;e.; 
A'brPther:;'survive^...;v^-. :■■•;:••■ 



la;. Idvliiff memory of : niijr , Afait. wM* 
, : and pal for twentj-Wyeii .vei»r»: ' 

;;;»toipiiE:I^I^ 

W'iio ,waB taken from itie April 9tli> 

1937,:: w;/H«iij:wo6ai : caiw 

., Rest In peare, iilear gjrl, ,■ pne 
_: ;.■ ' -, feplate,.- you. .-.. •. ■■. ■ 

MiENRV MALLIA^ 



^ ;; ■ HERMAN'^ WHITMAN' 

; ! Herman Whitman,' 41 , : manager;' of' 
the. Earie. theatre, Philodelphia,;died 
:April . 4 in that city pf . a bwehi'-al 
hehibrrhage. He \yias stricken March 

: 24 ;at.the. theatre. • ' -^-v ■ \ ^ 
• Before , talfmgv.oyer ; the. rnanage:-, 

meht pf the Earle three; yeai's agb^ 

;for Wayner; . Brbs.,.^Wh 

;manager . of several: r;oif t.h^.:l:eading 
houses in Greater ;NeW' Ybr;k'.. Anipng ; 

Hhein ;. were ; the Radio :d.ity -; Music; 
Hali : (soon ajfter. it was : built by, the 
late Rbxy:),;.the ; PaJace...;N. 'y;; ; and' 
the: Greerippint -and . Albee, ; Brook-V 
lyn., , fie ,,was;.:previousiy ■ liousei, and 
division n^ana'^ger for :the .RKO; cii:-. 
cuit'f or aboiit 15 years. •; Pa.rt :bf:. thai. 
' ti'me-;hfe;:spent ■..pii-. Wof'.Id: Iburs - in' 

. isearch- of : stage ;"talent/;- ;- -'■'" "; ; X:.' ' 
:Whitrhan, .who' .was unmarried^ is 

- suryiyed:-by' his iTiothbr.,' 'fi,ve : haU^. 
:.brothers-;:;/and: ':.;t\vp:;;'.: Jha It-sis tors,. 
:Fune^al 'Services will be ,held. toda-y 
.(Wfidhesday) .at;;.4r)l5;Fart'i-laniiito.h 
Parkway,;. -: BrppMyii; . .;. ;Whiliiian's 
home, at 2-'.p;m; W'^; 



'staged for the ;nati6hal Elks cbnveh^ 
tibn in Wiinneapplis, in 1890,' Cprii- 
edy'is principal bharacters w'ere five 
bipllbge rstudehts,' all maimed -BilLV 

i ■;^:/-..;';;^: ;raED:.WAGNEk;';:;;^ 

Fried: Wagner^ -63, circus and vaude 
manager, died stiddenly in : Chicago; 
on March 24; of heart failure. ; 
. Wagner was :ori the road foi*; 17 
years ,pf his theatrical life, as con-; 
tracting agent; for the Hagenbeck^ 
Wallaice' : circiisi • ; He ; also had ; nian- 
aged road tours of Ilay mond Hitch- 
cpck;; was . manager ; bit . CPlumibia 
theatre, . Chibagoy : Was :-;:cohipany 
. m'ainager ,lpr •.Fanchph; it. Marco units, 
and :also ! for Gilda' .Graiy. At time 
. of death ■ was \ unit manaiger"^ lor Fed; 
''eral yaudeville .prbjeb^ 

Widbjy . suiiViVes. Burial in " Wa^^^ 
sekai: ili;.-; • ; ' ■■ .T;. . '■• '■•;■ 



:i ;;:ApfeLfivfeEjLGARbE'-B 

. ; Adele . B.elgarde ..Biitler, ;7l, -fbrrner 
legit actress - and -rnother of David 
Butlbr,.: filrh, director, died i.h ■ Holly^ 
wpod* March' 30; She was' the Widpw 
of' Fred J. : Butler, one-tirhe , owner 
of L, A., ;Belascb theatre. ' ; 

Undbr . her ' maiden, name, Adele 
fielgardei deceased . played leading 
'roles;: p'pp.PsTte FredeHck " .Warde 
-Tpmasp;: Sal.vini, : touis James, .and 
other stage fayorttes in : New :Yb.rk 
aiid ; Sl.an FrancisGp., FOr ,; seyeral: 
years ihb; played- leads with; A 
Stbck : Cbmpany in , San FrancisGO,, 



GEORGE t. <JALLAIiAX, SR;; 
'Oeoirge 1^ ' Gailflhan.-.i5»^,; ;^ 

.27. : years':. Sta;^e;!;-n"ianagcr':'b.I 
Keith's, later'tt^c RKO:tlVcatr6. Lovv. 
• ieli; 'Pilassi,;dibd 'ih'/thivt . city liiarch 30. ; 
-Previously - he had ser.vbd in 'l i . . 
•pa~"i'y,; at- 'other;;:Lp\vbli. hbuscs:.: .; .-' 
•.: ; Starting . his cai.r.ebr ispitie '50.'.v'ea'i-< 



•go as aetbiv 



roles;; ivc sbbii. 



.Iturjied to; t.fie 'executiyp end; of the. 
buRinesp.- acting .as ; ad^^ for' 
yarion.^; ciroUses and .th^ atr, 

; traitiops,;:. For a timq lie ,w,as • adycr- 
:ti:sv!Tg hiah ;."f or Fa.thbr ' Jpiin's/ Mbdi.- 
: •Ciiie,: and ;prGpared:;''ihb-fi advciiis-,: 



-KITTY 'LEONAiRDs'; 
'. Kathryn .(Kitty:) Leonard, fprmerly 
of "the. ;Coiumbia bu'rlescjue Wheel 
died at the; home of; 'her i^ister ;;iii 
pate.rspn,., N. J., Mast. week. 'Services 
and interment at: Atlantic .Highlands; 

She was; the: wifb of, Bobby* Barry 
oi- the; vaude. tcarn of - B 
Lancaster^ and for ;a tihie vSudevilie 
partner of the late . Jaoi^s J; Cprbctti ■ 

.■■•..''\': vtRVlNG' tblVARDS 



;CIIARLES E.. ptptET 



^M?ihsivbldV .died- in.; Amityvitle,- 
:AF*rilMv,- :/..■ ■- ■■;-. ^ ■;'.; , ■:,':''■-. " ■-.•:;■; 
,,.;::.H6 had vbeen in the; theatre since 
:he'>was 14;ahd fbr^ the' past^25 ;years; 
had been Stage director aiid , supei^- 
ihten.dent- of; Kismet Tein^leV„-^V<>oH"'' 
:lyiii ';'■';. ;'-'V':' V--'-'. '':!yX ■'■■"■':}■ X,.,. 

■'VrAlDPy^ ciARTL^ :.C-'.'-:'- '"' 
■ ' Hugh patriclc ;:'(Padidy);;; Gai-tlahd, 
, 50,:, owner of > the- . s Wianic-' .Van; Dyke 
■Club :in bclroit, died : March; 28 in 
Detroit ,of ,;a,;heart v'aftaiCkr • He; had 

in 
"in 



.. Charles; E: l)iidlby.-g3, died^in New ' operated, niteries /and; /ca^i^^. 
Bedford.; Mass;/ ;April 1.:^^ Hb Jiad ^f^ro^^fof •many y??rs. Burial 
been - in ;. the .theatre ; -for : 5.6, 'ybars. 
statting ; When: 20, ; as :':fiflarks in , an 
Urxcle "Tort's Cabin' ;trbupei He; had, 
played With ; many leadi ng: actor.s in- 
cluding .William;;: Gillette and ,HehT 
riett^; C^bsmani^.-:'^;' 
;• Survived ;by two; sisters and .his 
Widowr :• prof essibhially ; kiib Wfi as 
Jeanette;,Cass. ,'-; : -■,■;. ■;'. ■ :.^. :;■•/';■• ■■•'•' 



:■ ;,;• .- -■J.UPWIG ■WULLNER' ..^^^^^ 

. :l4idwig;iWuiine^^^^ 
G;ermany; seveXkl3ii^6eks ; ago ■ ^ t :;the 
age -pf; 82,, .: Dea 

liedbr, he had tbured the .U. S. many 
ihnes.; :Jn ;th(e; last-.years/ iivith his 
voice gbrte,; he; cbntiniied ; public; apr 
■pearances in Gerniany as reciter, andl 
actor.;' He Was the ;iast expphent of 
the ,Germari - cWssic^ tradition, the 
exemplary interprbte'i: of Goethe and 
Sbhiller, '' ;"• :; .; '"•; •: . . " . -. ■ ■'. 



-v-r;;:'EI>WlN. .T. ^KIELT - '. 
Edwin : T. . Kiely, : 29,- adbpted : sbn 
Ot 'Mrs. Re'h ;S.hields, ,Widow - of the 
writer ;,of 'Good;;6lci Suriimbr Time,' 
■Frankie anid Johnnie,' , 'Steamboat 
Biir; and', other ; bld-tirne- song hits,-; 
dibd March 31: at, his home in ;.Ave- 
riel, -N.; J. . ^Mrs. Sihields adopted him 
as ,a baby ;shorily aifter the. death of 
her.husband. \' '•'.' ' ■■ / 'V.";\., 
A brother, , Georgbi : who lives at- 
the : Avenel residence,; also' survives. 



petroit': 

::;:y ;-;/-;f /MAT-;i^iE'Ni>rAN; •'■■ ;; 

^ May: ■ Penman, former; vriudcyillc 
pattncr ;bf janies Bar tp:n aiid . Joltii 
Ba^-ryi^ vdied . in ;Atianlic ;. City.;: last 
week; ■■ She\ is- . stirvived : ; by her, 
daughter Kaithryn, • wife " bf . ^ahvbs, 
fia'rtbn,' novir in • 'Tobacco; Pbad;' 
' Intei'nient'at Beliati-e; L. j;.. ; 



>fpI^TlFORP H/ KENN^ 

; ; MOntford !fi. : Kennedy,/ 6^^ actor, 
night cluj? . entertainer, . died. March 
28 at his; hpnie,; iii ;; Hayesyille, G., 
after, a. lingering illnesSiV .. ' - , ,; 
i He had been identified with ,: the- 
atricals practically all his life, . 

p Ave WHITE 

:Pave, White> 35. •:yiaUdeville .-cbrrtiCi 
died , suddeini y, in B^r ookly rt of a h ea r t 
attack; April 4. . He last -worked W'jlh 
thb Three iSaiiors ; iand , Lew ; Parker 

ai'.Cov.' \X:.' :. • • 

• His mother sut'yivie,si; . 



day night.: Included :Syn.ge'si 'RicleYj • 
of : the Sea*; and; Lady. Q.regory .'Hiii ^ ' 

ing'ot the'^Mppn-' V .,;•• ; ;.;;'•■ .•^■•. 

^pciety. "pf :■: illustrators • to .giv^e .Ct /.•. 
'Bal Triskee at ,;the Park, Lanb Aphl , 
8. For relief. . :..-;■;;; .-. ••;■■ . 

• : Merlin l|. - Aylesworth, ; .who; iiai 
been ;;With- Scripps-;HPvya4d: since hi 
retireriient froni- RCA, :hbw publisher ; 
of the -N,. Y. World-Telegram. ' - Hhd ^ 
been touted for head of Nalioaat. As-.;;; 
soclatioh of Broadcasters. 

'Last week Daniel" Frohitian sent ' 
his obituary to all N. Y. papers; tjust . 
in ca'SB.'^ Says. he'S'. feeling 'fit., hut: 
may get slapped down by an aiito.' 
. William Randolph Hearst .and hW :a 
associates will turn' the. Ritz Tbvver'. 
bvcf . to . the bondholders. •. ; Ineoj)t^>d : 
by the Ibte Arthur Brisbane in 1926.; 
r U.: S.\:Seei:et Service inaugurate"** a . ;.- 
series of lectures oh h.pw to detect;, 
counterfeit . biUs.V Tickets distfibufed ■ ' 
to^ merchants. Three new issues; put ; v. 
in appearance lately. •: . , ,: ■ 

; Backstage - -party ;. last Friday ■ 
niairked, the';20th annivbrSitry ;o;r ilie^ ; .': 
HenrV; Miller., theatre;.^ H-Juse -li.as ■ 
•Seen 72 prOductibns in .that time. with.: 
27 hits; - "-;.V:\.-;-;:;'. ; . '■,--;,.■;; v .:-:^--^ 
- ■ Maj. Wilhelm ; Para . Kennard ask- 
irig the supreme court; to; order. ; 
divorbed ; wif e. Velma fiinkle Keti- / 
:nard, tb pay h.iin ^50 a weclc; aliiinviiy. 
^claims he :a.ssign.ed -hc'r -a trust Tvind " 
^and wants some: of . it back..'-; .She's a' ;. 
former iactresS, •:'• ... ;";:"—•; 

AFight:: against - flxini traffic ticketi "" 
ups court inepme 41%. / '' :•• .. . ; 
. tauritz Melchbir . and .tii.s ; Wifai';: .■ 
ttirew- a party 'in Bostpn' last :T.hu(S^' ;: ; 
':day; to' celebrate the'.25th a nn ive rsary :• 
of^ his operatic debut; . He; Sails-.May;, ; : 
3 to do :«r little ;hunting in Ge.rinany. ; 

Sixth biennialv contest for sludeitt; ; . 
sihgets and musicians. iautiGhod .l>y ;; 
the .; National .:i*.ede,ratiOn: bf;. Music . . 
Clubs.; - vDecisibhs announced . Ma/ r 
16-23; ;Pri7CS-^are:, $1.00p; ^ ;> . : V - ' -; ■■ 
: :'Martinelli: -to be soloist :at Newark :; 
Music Festival;- Chorus*: 24lh :atvtiual. ..; 
spring :'.concert; ■;■■/;;■■■ ';■' - .■■". .:;: .'': -;'.■•■ 
. . Annual show of the; Dutch Treat; ..■ 
Glub,;ai th?: Waldorf -Astori a ■ held up- ; 
last Wbek ; until 1 1 .'hands .f roiii thi'eB ■ . 
theatribal . liniOns: Were put; to -work.- 
First time club has been .req aired to 
bow.tb uhibii requirehients. . ; 

Boston" Symphony. brcU closed; iti ; 
52nd season in Brooklyn last;Fviday. 

Dorothy ThPmpSpn to. froiit a con-" 
cert at Carnegie Hall April 27. for 
the :Austrian refugees.: ; 
' Hasty; Pudding Club players wKb .; 
show at thb Waldorf-'Astoria; Friday ^ ; 
to see 'The Fireman's :Flamfe' tomor- 
row:; (Thursday ) hight. Old grad.s ex- r 
pccted to show up/at the box 
: :; Arthur: Arent,- rtianaging ; e.ditpi;. .of • , ■ 
'The Living Ne.wsbapbr:'. a,iid:;Saimiel." 
Seldeni associate director of the: Car- . ; 
.01 iha. P'layers,- ^jivon Guggenheini ioh -,■ 
lowships in ^tagecrart. ;F6rmcr will ; 
■use. thC: allotment to. engage in-draniai ;. 
writing; vijatter . will :db book; pn ;; 
basic stage, direction. ; ; . ," - 

Crashing into the bleachers; at th« 
N;utley ': (N.J;); 'Velodrome ; last Sun^ . 
day,: a inidget, racing car injured 10 
spectators; three . of thcni' seriously. 
Kenneth Fowler, "thb driver, also su!^^ 
taihed major iniuries.; ;; . 
: ; League of .Nations,.. 6(Tcring two 
prizes: for; picture .scnarios. • ,Gne in 
, ■ tCohtirtued on: pagie : 55) : 



: E. BERlitLET^ft^^ : > / 

E. Berkley Martiri,, 52. - former 
treasurer of the :,Ame.ricah '.(legit) , 
theatre "in :;St.; .Lbiiis;, and; for 23 
yGars-^manager : . bf . tile American 
hotel, died of combiications lyiarch 
30.; Martin had .'a wide ;acquaihtance 
among theatrical, folk.: 

;H;e-iS;S'uryivc,d'; by- his widow; thi-ee 
sbn6,v mpthGr,: ,.-fpar brPthers 
three sisters.' , ; .-.;;' v" -.-- ■ 



JfOSEPII GREEN WALP • 

Joseph Greenwald, 6(); • .vetei'^in 
stage actbr, died April 1 • in Santa : 
Barbara.. ; Detail in ibgit section; ' 



Mrs. Amelia Polrler Rossi, 74, 

Widow of J oseph RbsSi, < who ;;was;;;a 
:f.ampu& ;baritbhe; of the Cild French 
Opera .for many years,} ^ 
Orleans March; 31 at the home ,pf her 
daughter. "Shb is '.survivbd^^ two 
daughters and a sba. 



: yi'iie Of Edgair.;.F, Bitner. treaSujier 
of the M:usical ; Cbiiriet ahd ;f brinef ly: 
general '■manager:.of ' Leo Feist ;lyliisic 
Corp,, died :ih : Molint yefnbp, , N. Y., 
ahd ' April 4 .after.;a' iThgerjhg illness.; / ; ' 



SIGKQR TOLOMEp ■ 

•. -.Stighor '} TPlomco, ; ,.f ornibr. ,■ -, Pfes 
Moines musician, and chautauqua ;di- 
';rbctb,rv died in ;Omaha, Ma'i'ch 25. He 
Was • born-; in , Tri'esl ' [ :Au3tri ■ and 
While i'ri Pes ; Moinbs,:biV^ "chautau-- 
:nua speakers 'and travbliiig brchbsr 
tras; ' • v -'-'; .- ••-'■ ■■'••■;;■■.; -:-.■ ■;--/ ' ':'- 
■ ; He ; 5 s survived ..by ; a' da u"gli tor and 
one sister living iii-Aiiatria.; ;.;■ - 



;• Son, 16; of ;Harry .Warren, contract 
.Writer,: with Warner 'Bros. :'Studios.; 
died ; bf" pneunionia , ini'. the Cedars :of 
Lcba;nbn ' hospital/ HoilywPod,' April; 

'i: ' ; ■;;■;'•-;.:>;'•■■'; •. • :.■:.;' 



. :;.-BEItNHAlip;SOLWS.' 
Cou h t;' Betnha rd.; .Soiins,; 38; '; d led 
jsu'dderiiy in ; mid4March', .in ^Germany';. 
-Beiongirtg to one of ; CJerm.di-iy'.' old- 
bst.aristpcratic families/he Aveiitovei' 
to :natiPnai ^socialisin ,-. ; ; its ' early; 
days. : /When: ;tbe; party: cAme into 
pb^\ver /he ; was called to /Berliti to 
the: largb Pebplc!s Stage;. 



;.; /iryiixg- Edwards<:35.- fbnncr-.vaLide.- 
Villc ceimrc: ,a.nd :hiiaster : "of ." carb- 



/•;Molhbr;;;;.73;^ ; Of; fiarry.^- Fb^Ci^-;.geri. 
mgi'.;; of- . the'; Mus'lc '.P,ublishers. P 
te;ctive'.Assbcia'lipn.:;di.ed.';A^^ ;-at 
■her homip/ . ;:;Nbw .Yo'rlC'^ ' :;..-^ 



, .: Father, ^78, joh'n';Wentworth, . tJrnt^. 
ed ;;.A,rtists' ■■a'dycrti^fi;^1g ■'■;'artist, ;;3led 
■April .2 in Hpilywbbd. ; . 



^^^^^ 

; ;Astrid ■ Shiriey Hanson tb ;iiobert , 
Steele, in; Hartford. He'i anhbuncer 
at WTIC; ■';./.•;;/ /;,■;;■.■•': /;-;;■...• "■^■/- ';/. 
■ ;Kathryn Si'nipson to Rex Sorcnsori :' 
iri Yuma, "Ariz;;;; March: 26; } He's a v 
-film-..actor.-:.^;';; ' \ ~-;:'',./.'. '^;'; : ■■;..;/ 
; Diana; Chiirbhill ; to -Barry K/ ; 
Barnes in :London,/Ma;rc?h t! I ; ; ..Both ;; . 
ai-e London; stage and filin/players;. . ; 

;.MarjQrie; Call to Carlos $ai.ze'd«Vi. : 
;Roachdale,. ind., skedde.d^ for : April 
•21.'/ Bride,.,;: is ...harpist ' /With / 'li.Vr; , 
dianapoiis Symphony r ; ha rpist ; ; 
and coinposer. . ■• ■' / 
. Muriel Kerr to Nabuni : B-'ndit''ky;: 
in: New ; York, Aprhf 2,. .Bride 13. , 
-,piiamst;-,he is -'cellist/, 

.Gail Greenstrept; ..radio ; publicist,: ;, 
to Howard; iStricfciingv::;;M^^^^ 
;licity directpr, ' Aprir 1,' iu; Tucsbti, 
Ariz. . / / /.:-,; ;; /•'■ . .:..'■.■. 

/Phyllis:; Livingston to.;Rby Arthur. 
Gbrb; March: ;27,^iJ4c,-?U'5- A"^^'^''^^::;: 
Cj room" is; theaiiucal . chgi :a\'eiv <^"':^^*;'; 

coastv ■ '■■■■'-, ■•:■;■■,.././ .;;,; ■'v/' .vi ' ":; 

Dorbthy ; Barclay; : •to "Henry :: C- ; ; 
Hiiber, in 'Pittsburgh. April, ^y:'^: : 
is 9>m'(i[6iciah; -she.- •is;;-h^^-; a.^!>is/a.«t::_.- . 



;■'' ':E0WARP:^ -A^ "G^AiRT^fER;. ■: ^ ^ ■ ■ 
Kdward ;;A/;Car.thQr/ 'r»9.^^^ f^^^^ 
moities, died of a hcai't;aUaclv ih:t.n; ;for Richard 



; Motli:er ; of Marc Lachmann./ .Um- 

yicrsahstudio; publiciiy; d 

in Chicago March 30. ^ ;. ■' ■.; ••- ;:; / 

;/ Wife:bf.'^.Hari'y • Speairs, "t?1BS ; eiTgi/ 
Liber '; jti ;.Hoily.wbbd; • ; died ' therc' 
•AiEjrit'.4,,. 'y' '■: ■.-'.■-■':}■'■ 



/• Mother of' M.i-s;'Ted.. CA.da ) .Lcvvi.»5 
died lni.NeW' 'Ybrife April: 4.." ;;' ■ • ' . . ;;/ 



;:'''/;:yVx;;/.fiiRTi4s:^^^^^^ 

/::/Mtr/ and" iVIrs. .';;'Artli'iJr:/ I^i'Mv''^' ; 

daughtbrj.. in • Chibagb/ ; iClarch,' ,; 2 V.:- 
:Fatlici:'-.is;.y;pi .pf' W J jp,;Chiejs;.v-: ; ' /;; 

:" Mi".- and Mrs.-v Hugh-;' 'Coiiover.-' 'on..'- 
■;in';Washihgtohi: March; 29, , FaUvci;:' 

yf JSV announbcr. 

; . Mi*.-: ;and-- Mrs. 

daughter, oi.; April ; 

Canada. ; Father .' 
, CJCA, Edmonton; . 



1/; ' Edmoiif )ti. 
•;sp6rlst'.a.ilO:V 






' ' IUdi'6 Apliorlsnl 

'. . ■••CJharleston,' •S.\ Cv. -April 2, .■■ 

•; if yoiii are looking for rather ,unf^ 
usual hapiieoings.I thinJc the <pkce>-i)t 
jrorn Chief : Engirtieer j; B., Fuiqua's, 
report is. 'of interest': ; • ; \ 

'March 23 oil the; air. r inih- 30 scsc: ■ 
'^ue < to . unintehtiohal ibastitig of ;a 

■ iar^e : .mpusfe .;.in ' high .y<'l3^^^ ■■. - 
densei', isaid pTQtess causing, .relays 
to open and fuses to biirh," Gur Com-*, 

■ jTient. on thait; repoirt ' is that lie : who 
: comies" iri contiact with faiiio' inevi- 
tably 'will>:htjrn up irom ilnie. to time, 

:■■). Radio Station WCSC, 
John /Mv'RiyeW/ ^ 

. Add: Stfawliais 

•- . ; •■ .MilWaulieej^.M^ 

Ediior; Variety: [^-V-, C'V. 

More ' thiaa ,6,Md,0b0 people— which 
iifr TTiore'' than' 5.%\.df :^e;tJi '. S.' pbpu- 
latipn-rrsp^nd/. their . sunnraer ya<i^^ 
iions' in . Wiscbrisjn, .'They ;, spend 
. during their: visit between 1i250,Wti,- 
• 000 . and ^SOOtObp.OOO feach . sUmi^^ 
They . sipend . i.t itiostly ., between Me- 
'■■ ^j»iQrlal..pay • ant! ;i.!ibdT; payv;::;'Wh 
' the .:highways in.^ifll,;«^ 
state. 'arei alive' with , sunriiher . yisiti!- 
brs, there ate several regions .wh'ei-e 
the cprtcehtjcatiph is ^ quite ■ heavy. 
.For, ' While there is . .an. . appaireht 
' trehd airiong /Ipurists :.to . :in6ve 
-arbtjiid and see. more territory^ AVis- 
.consi . ; remjun? ; priedpiniiiahtly a 
place'.' where: a vacation means put 
itihg :up at -a virt^b^^ : cot- 

tage; :.rehtingva^ 
lobkihg for something lb da ' . 
[/. . Wisconsin.. bfTers .what 'would seem 
.to be a ; wide- jpen . opportunity for 
: Eumm.ei' theatres, {pit Ihie ■ barn-^circuit 
type that in alihbi?t every 

;.VbthiBr hamlet .throughout: Erig' 
viand and a few •other eastern sea^ 
board .states;.,. But last summer-^o 
f^T as; is known-^'Wiscbhsih had just 
prie suhiiner theatte, The Peninsula: 
Players, at Fish. Cr«k on .the Poor 
■ cpuqty peninsula, 250 : mileS north of 
■' Chicago,; ■:.■■'■■.■.■■.:.•:"■.-;'.'.■• 
- ;Lest people :6n .' the • eastern •• rim 
- Ihirtk there are; still Indians' in Wis 
tohsih-^as a , matter bit. fact there 
: ; a lot pf lhemi imd one. 'tribe, the 



Mehpminee, . had';"'^a.:Whpw . of theii- 
own, last surpim'er,' baseji; their 
iancieht legemds. They • , built thein-' 
selyei a ; hearly perfect , fbtest bowl,' 
built even their own ,Vghting'.iquip 
merit, Bui lest you think Wisconsin 
is all Indian-landr-Ttheris isn't , a 
dusty rbad among the' Whol^ 
miles , of -major highW^ .Iilbst..:all. 
regions, i are; within ; a - daiy's ' drive 
from' Chi cagcH-rand; clb$er .yet if you 
iisef ' spnie' . of :■ the streamlined xail- 
way , speeders. ;; And .if ypu want; .to 
pay. $26 a day; 'for a hotel: room, you :<}» 
caii'dP thiatl::.:.too/^; .y i 

The ' people.; ;;here, ; and: 'they've: 
got rhbhey to spend. , V/hb's gbinjg 
to give them a bam: circuit ta spend 
some 'of ' it pn.?..'"'''"' ;.' '-> ... ;.^-'- '• • 

: C; p. Halway, 



■ Mori' Sihgrery Old ;MusiciI y 

; ■ V . ' ; ■ • Ghicagp/ April 1,' 
Editor, YKMBry: ; ■, '-^ . ' 

Notice 'in; yARiETY; of a week- ago a; 
write-up ; regarding Joe Hbwa:rd, j.n 
Which :.he •.mentions that, he wiais . the 
prpducer of ■ a' play- (jailed 'A Stub--' 
ibbrn;Gindei''eilaL* ;.'This.;play w.as ipro-. 
duced by irie at the iPriiicess iheatre,.. 
Chicagb, some .30 ' years, ago. V - : 
. .As far ..publicity is concerned, 
I.> like to, ;se'e . Jpe - Howard . get .ahy 
'breaksv possible; ./How ;; I would 
like tp' have thi true. facts rnehtiohed, 
so that ho coTnplica'tipnjs might airi^ 
if '^t any ' time, {certain liiausicat coin- 
.edies are ; sold' for, • .moiibn , picture 
rights;-: ■■;.:;•■ 



BiiT Ambition 



: HoJb'wopd,, April 5i . 
:- A cii'cils :ras:orb4ck; at h.earti . 
Frank Whitbe'ck -is; piepared to • 
; offer up. tP • pne.- grand fpx; Anna 
.'May, •elephant iri> a : coliectlon ; 
; ot animals; i-'epbrted, badly un- 
;derfed .at the .tirA,, Zpb; Park, 
; 'as: a- .result': of ; recep floods , '. 
- isolating the- :z(?6^. and ■ cutting; , 
.'into, daily ^jatronage.- / which. 
• supplied the;..ariiwa^^ fopd; \ 

•; WhitWfek's ; c'ircu5-bbm- .;.lo:ve . .. 
y .fpr;:^ pa^hydei'ijis . ..is an ■.:ppen : 
' ■secret/- and the -Mel 
;vertising;; -chief :■- now';;siees;; a.'. 
.:chanbe. to indulge his y^h .to ; 
bwn-bh.e.. .'Whitb'eck sqriie. years .; 
.ago Vattrac't'e.d;\:cpa?lwi.%.; atten.T^: ■■; 
iibni by ; .raising Deuteronomy ■ 
and ;Abig,ai]|;pair;pf..'ti?m^^^ geese,. ^ 
■■ .lbrig{.since-:.deceiised C';. ■■/ 



'■ v'V'- ■Carter. -Knows ..EuU :6peras . ■ 
;^:.-'New;;.>rprk'.City,^Maixh ; 
jEdiior, "yARiETY , '. ...y 

■ : li wish "to^mike a cprre^ 
article printed . in .the; ..Wedneisday, 
.March 30 e-ditiqn .bf ybtir paper,; p|age 
38, ; top. of coiurrin 4,.; cpnCerriing -M^.; 
John. Carter.;''-:.''- ■; 
; 'Ehe particle ;, .hpacied "Now:. ..He^s 
:Seribus.'. states .that Jphh Garter ; •. .. 
.^oes .hot know: any .operatic roles.' . 
' This statement is incprrect/^ M^ 
Garter ;kno'Ws 'Faust,* 'Mada.inria,:Buti^ 
terfly/ ;'La ;-Bohehie,V'.and 'Rig0|l^^^^ 
and'is ; wbrking on ■several rnore... 

;'■,■ '.'//arris «5r Steele, Ine, 



<Ck^uaiiber of Gomnicrctv FeeU A Not Bttinir 



CARNEY WORKERS HURT 



Thre.c He.liMl's Burned ; When ■■% ; Gas 

.,-:.■■.■■.;;■' :'ra:iifc:EjtpiodeB ■■,. :.;-...■■ 




Lbs-Angeleis^ ApriL.i.- ^ rA:jtQut-pO 

' " lowed by couple . of- giant elephants 

each ridden by a dog arid carrying ja 
pony: suspended f rbni:- the huge jaws.; 
•-, Display, , No. • 4 first' i^ 
flock Pf ■ clowns,, perfoirming 'under 
the directibn .of; Milt. Taylor, ;:pro- 
ducing, clown.. Frank. Phillips: starts 
the first '.fire works ;W'hen he dempn- 
strates his :prowess ;wjth.-: ight rriaje 
lions in the : :center : steel aren'a. 
Phillips works capably and gets the 
.:entei:,tainment.a\yay .to;a smart stiirt, 
A short time rater M'a.bei; Stark. i.s: in 
:the-sarrie arena, : working with .seven 
;rha)e lions, arid 12 tigers. . Hei-'s is a 
breadth-taking -act, put on ; with, ex- 
pert showmanship that, rates- her as.: 
one/of the.:greatest cat tamers extiU^it.: 
:she:SCpres decisively.;. -■ 

■Fbliowing ';iquickly are f urther, ejf-, 
hibitibrts by trained ,cariiiie.s,' ah el.e- 
.p.hant caiTying. <a ; trainer." with, . i:is 
head in- the.animal's mouth,- arid then. 
Ariria Merkel,. who. with the aid. of a. 
pair of suGtibn: shoes is enabled to 
walk upside-dbvk-n Pri .a ;C^rivas,:ceilf', 
irig, high above - the eeriter: ring; 
Meanwhile the: big top dome is. tilled 
with. .: 20 ■ shapely, arid atlractiye,. 
fehiriie aerialists, Working ; flying 
ladders. '' '',-^'':;-; 
: ; First appearancie. of Liberty pphies 
has ojie group: piresented by: Ova 
Thbrntbri. the bther by Betty Miller, 
Ring:- dispid.V.sNo. Jl -has the .'Mitzir 
:Rpse Sisters, bareback balleririias, 
occupyirig,, the center circle; . -with 
Miss Betty iarid Mbhs. James- display,- ■ 
ingV graceful and, skillful barehaCk 
riding: ability, in the:other ringsV An- 
other invasion or the hippodrome by' 
the ' clbwn.'^;. .then Ji^riet' May, aerial-: 
gymnast .:'iri ^■'•ii-. :'s'^rie.S'^^ bI-^ri^ 
planges. , A rib velly"' center :i-irig, dis-, 
play 'has the circle cbmpletely . , 'iHcd - 



After ? the custonriary ; nine-day 
brcak-in.that got started with a two 
4ay stand in San Piegb^ Al Barnes^ 
, "Sells-^Flbto combined -circus is, back 
, in Los Angeles ibr its annual week's 
;ierigagement doWntb^n-, to . be . fol- 

■ lowed by ah'.additiorikl thiee days iii 
; the; Holly woodr'\Vilshire «irea. ; ., . 
. ; it's by long bdds one: of the ' best 

. »ll-Pacific coast cii;cuses that ever 
.', hit the trail, arid uridejr; the reju- 
venated. Ringiihg management looks 
. destined to go a. long way during ;the^ 

1938 ••tour.:- ■■• .a', ,'y.'-:.... 

.. Dozens of new acts, a weeding but 
K «f. ipbrisidexable deadwpod and vir-: 
;; :lually brand new cars, wagons, can-. 
. vas arid othier paraphernalia : has 
brought abbut a eoriibinatipri that 
' . .spells . outdoor .ehtertaihmeril in its 

■ fulle^st sense. - : ■' ' ' ' • - 
. ; Tbpjpihg the 1938. ShPw . are . t\yo 
; putstanding:: feature ' : attractions; 

■ Mabel Stark, and : her trained lioris 
and; tigers, a Barries attractibri '.fpr 
rtnriy seasons- until dropping out,- bi 

:. the. picture for the 1937 tour, 5nd: 
; the Ftieflehach Family, Austrian rid- 
ding aggregation, brought over frprii 
; : Rlrigllng-Barniim &; Bailey shov/ to 
; give the Barnes ; outfit ;-pne . of the 
: f e w tbu ches necessary to gi vie it top- 
• : notch positioo.: - -'' : ' V ■•-.'' ' ■: '. '. 

Bai-ries show is prinriarily a wild 
: animal stuflf. with stellar aerial gyra-^ 
. . prpgrarii- is;: thoroughly diversified, 
piesenting about a 50r50 break' in 
. ■ ariimaVstuff^ with stcller: aerial gyra-. 
Jioh.s. ShoVv has beeri trimmed down 
tb; a little under' two hours; rurihing 
. iime. and under .the handling of Rob- 
, , .: er t, Tiior ritpn, .^ equeiit.r'iari di rector ; 
-.: ■ li^q.yes at: a' "fast leriipo; As r'e.vealed 
. heive.;*hbw gives 'unriiistakable evi- 
; ^lenee of keen-: showmanship ■^ability 



is^g, ■ dp sbme; exceilerit .head , stands 
id'vbalaricirig;'.,:,-'--' ,'■■,' ;■;,■ ■;;;■. :-;:■ 
And- then .The .'Rieftenachs, com-' 
prising .three femme -and- ;twp, male 
riders, . incliidirig Glarbnce BrucCi 
tiding comic, a'n;d:the mother, of the 
troupe ' .vi'ho acts. ak .r 
riding of- 'this family stands out head:, 
and : shoulde'rs bvet . averiage .; circus, 
i^:iding^ acts .jlhiat ha.Ve- played; - these' 
pai:ts; while . the cbmedy : wprk of 
Bruce .is of the belly^laff -prbducing 
type. ;a1 1 - ar e gracef u l,.,, ' dexterous 
arid" talentie^ -:perfbTmersy .,;. 
' Elepharit .tra'inier McCiain theri bnj 
with his 17 perform irig' bulls split : tip ■ 
among three :. rings in -a; . series-,: of . 
military : tharieuvers; arid pyrarnids, 
iri which 'McGlain- iS assisted,by ;-Trene 
SierviS, Siva Phillips and Olivd' Des-I , 
riiorid. Spec-tacie, coricliides, ;with',a' 
longest: bbluriin bi; rearing- elephants; 
ever asseriibl'ed - on., a : sirigle hippo,- 
drPme - track;, a ;stirring iclirtiax to an, 
all-found, :Corking good;^et. ...; r. 

. Yom .Kam troupe of . Chinese , aero;-:: 
.bats 'ibi low in- center ring, with The 
Mbratbs, acrobats 'arid equilihfists, 
and "The Zapatas, balancerSi occ'apy-; 
ihg^ the^adjoining circled, , A display 
of : high.ischbbl horses, in action, fol- 
lows,- more clownery, and the aerial 
finale; the Flying vllbrings, m whirl- 
ing mid-air .soriiejsaults. and;>sensa- 
tional hand catches, followed by the 
closing enseriible; cbrnpri.sing';TaC^ 
of' . :varibus - types, . rangirig from 
ponies' ridden by h'lprikSi" to, ; Roman 
standing contests featuring femme 
riders. Eddie , Woeckener's; - band; 
again provides the/ miisiQail inter- 
ludes. '..-,.,•"•.. •.. ' ''■,..' ;'■; ; V: 

After-show, staged under .the :di- 
rectioh of; George ' Cunningham, 
differs f rorii ;the' brdiriary; circus con- 
ceH. 'particular ly 'iri the type of girls, 
erhployed; Cuhningham.'uses a, dozen 
youthful Ibokers iri various styles pf 
dancirig, plus-; .vaude .acts, and " other 
novelties, 



'•;.r- Sah -AritPhip,;;Apn^^^ 
..-Three: car'ncy :w(3rkers : -of ' the 
W.e;sterh . suites; Shows. we're seriously 
burned last week when a gas tank 
exploded ' in a Missoui'i Pacific bag- 
gage car in which they were sleep-: 
ing;-:-'-^ • ."f., - '.■ ' -;. '.';'v" ■ ■: ' 

, .^The jirijured men:a're Gerald Wbjf- 
sbo; pf Pallas, Charles Galdweil of 
McAleister, Ok la., and yernbii Ejihcl-^ 
piah of Tonawarida, N. Y, 
; Fire did;$2,i500 damage tp c;»r :aivd 
to catney .equipment; wliich was Ipe- 
ihg hauled to Cbrptis .Ghri-stl,'^ . ; . 



' Gharlbtte; 'N:;Cv,^:Apyii;fi.;^;^ 

.B^fnett.; . Bros, cfrcus, /wfriteving:: 
heiar hiei-e. iat Yprk* wil have, Willia.ni 
De^mpndi , stage :a rid ' screpn'. sta'r, , .as • 
iti outst^hdi.ng:.attrac,tibri .-in ^,~U^ 
sort; that ~Wgiris •:;this!:; month,, it . Wds 
ahnbiiriced . by - the' circus 'Tnaiiage-.: 
ment. - besiribnd, left - iiblly Wpod 
March; 24 iind 'jpurri^^^^ tb .ybrk 
Ivvhere he be;gaji;:. rehearsals. ;f of. the; 
'part'-he"i^':tb.plai^'..'^;:;, ^:'V ''.;.'''■'■ ^ 

■ :Sa:wdust trail .will perhaps prove 
the longe^- bne .Desmprid;. has;ridden 
fipr; the; circus jplanS .to .tra'yeirse , the; 
gireaiter .part or thie Uiiited .States oji 
its; ; 1938 ■ tbiui% ; \ ^The; shb w ■ will - take 
.;the- road 'ApriivO. ;:,:■;:■ 




■ (CphtinvKBd fron\ page 5,4) 



■'?: Sah;.Francj-scb, 'A.pril.'J>r : 
Replies on. a. questionnaire Vbbw.. 
rrii'ttcd by/ the San Francisco; juriibx 
Ghahiber;bt Goinm;erce;to' its, jr erri- 
bef ship: on. vaf ious ; a;spcct;s of. - the; . ; 
Gpldeh , Gate ,i[nterriatiohaii „'Expb,5i;^ ; 
tipn ar€j nbw being carefully siudied ; 
by fair leaders. l\ ; ;; : ' :- ■"::; '. ;';;. 
• A .digest of the: 216 replies . fec€;ived' \' 
showed thaia . majority held the pub- . 
;ii.(C ;,is . heither . ;infbrmed ;tnbr. en.thiii- 
sihstic. abDjiit the fair .because 'pf lack 
brpubliGi.ty, pppi' pubiicity. 'tbp early - 
publicity, •''lack, of mariagerrieht, lack ' 
of public piarticipatiPn < arid . inaccessi- v 
bility of .; the; fair site tb visitor : 

,, -They;, ffbwried bri:; the; use pf the- ; 
'Pirate Girl*;., .idea; and. warite:d:::nripre. :; 
facts ; ; ephsiructioh pfbgress, con- : 
cbljsibhs . and ; actual / accpmplish- ;„ 
.hichts-y-particularly :adrriissibri ftftd • 
Irarispbrtation ; pirices.. Haf ^iS:'Cpn-■ 
,Jlick,: director;©! the,:exppsitibri^ said, 
.-these have nbt'beeri^-^d^^ • ; ;.; 

. Later in tlie week: annouricernerit' ; 
Was: rii ade that admish: tb 'ex pp ;\vbu'l d : 
be 50 cents. fpr 'ad^ and ;25 cents; 
for ; fchiidilen. :; Trarisijprtation ; , cp-Vii;;.;:, 
pany expcs 9re asking, for a;- 25-bent 
rbiind trip;feri-y ,.fai-e.,tb the llslgrid.:, ; 
..City Adniihistratbf; is ;out for a, 5- 
ceri.t 'ferry char-ge ,tb the fa ir.' J 

For its ' msajor 'features-^rilertaii> '\ 
-hient^ .;scierice, • industry ; ;iand , educair 
;tipnr--the replies; gave:- S^^^^^ 
,ence',tp.;science,;with industry, erifcri-^;.; 
iainpnerit aiicl. educatibri fpllbwing:, iri: : 
:th at-. order/-- ', r' -. ■[ :' .;\. ;; ■;;' .■-;.';',;-''^ . ■■ ' fr-. 

The, majority held OaisQ that. ,thi»; 
Ne w , "jfof it , wprld's fair is managing 
t»} attfabt more, cerhrnierit , and di.s^^ 
sibn; than ,Sj^ :E^inc}sbo's prpjiwt.,, / 
; : , The civic iody; advises: ;that it; li :', 
riot attempting tip 'dr^^^^ cbhclusipns'; 
from ; the '-■ replies,, but y& niei^ly pa si- 
ing ; them albrig; . to - the; ;expb5itibri, 
:mjan;agement..■•^;''■ ' :- ■ 



Sideshow, - again tinder the- inflh-' 
agemeiit bf •^Arthur 'Wiridecker, fea- 
tures fpllbw.jrtg freak acts: palace pf- 
iliusibns; - Cartoonist, , snake , chafrrier,; 
veritrilbquist,- ,; Hawaiian -'.-: troupe, 
sword ^wallowe'r, iron-tpngiied - girl, 
-twbrmputhed . v;man, . vthree-legged 
woman, magib arid crystal gazer ,: 
. : . ;^ ,v - ':,; ;...-^- • " : • :Edtwi;;.:-: 



V •'■;■'■•.-■;■■•■-••-.• ;C:hicagp,^ Aipril;.S:: 

Two fjircuses . open ■•: agairist each 
other .'agairi . "this ; sjisring, ,' the , Cole 
Bros, show in the Stadi\iih.,,stiart:ing 
: April- :i5:.-//- ^'•:':''' : '%.■;■■■ ■-^^:;. --.;^:';:; 
. Oh the' day previbus, the .Tim Mc-: 
Coy Wild West shov^r gets urideirway 
at the Chicago Amphitheatre, itiarki 
ihg /the fii-st . time that the ; .BtOjck- 
yar.ds. auditbrium . will .hbus,e « cirr 
cus. Cial Finney ; is geiheral., a^ ^nt 
for the 'McCoy sho.w; ,with Sam Ward 
handling publicity; and press for -the 
opehing.' dates.: -.. ■'■.■ ;■■ ;■'- 



;;.; t.t ; Ben. -Austi)!, who ebrinbines his eiepha,|^s pamels' and jjirariciHg 

.;. ,' duties'.Of ;generar ^gent wi.th.::th'at of -j fortes, while- put through their paces 
; B5;neral\:hia;nager;..9nd the. »ble,as- j,y an unpitogrammed femriie: ' ' ;: 
9'. VSSS^^^ ,the -lieutenaiits^- Oridervhis^ 1 , j,^k.:Joybe:^ and; .lohri- ;\irhilb;' .next 



. ::. pRS3rig.;th^^iimeiwMiie^^^ 
.;;> opcning.:is- ari:.,iiitr^ 




ay 
by 

ch, Alriia 
ey Byron 
intci-e.stih.R 
•«fbl lowed 



-ffirmarice' .'-v- •. '. - ' .'■- ' ■- : : ' -Threfe •Yirig.'s. . ot...tJ-Sht-'-w-«'e . .walker J5. 

. -Initial dj<^play has . Walter McCi:fiih; . jn •Bert^, : Slppn,: .<«;;rttcrj; 

':; :ve,i<;rj)h.;elepharit trairiiBVi.' ocf'i;pying:-.i-,3^'eber^^^ * 
.: --Vten'Lbr ririg Avitli Bertha.. M"itlbck-:;;Tom and-Be-l-ty,-"VV'o,i 
':' CiA'bj-fihq'with -•a'-7iriaH'hei-d:'cif;:buMs; i'-ii'ine.s - by .hi.<:-.speec 



6,000 feet, is - tp cpver . entire setup. 
Second,: in .1,500 feet will deal with 
a single : phase bf the league wbrk, 
Scripts,:may be in Freni.ch or .Erigli,sh.; 

- Ray . ;Hulirig donates Charlie; Jlis 
trained siea libni tb:'the N.;Y. Aqua- 
rium/ 'Has retired from the .stage bri 
the-' eariiings of his. act 'and wants 
Charlie to have cbriripariy aiid: plenty 
bit space. - Figures he has . gained 
$300,000 . for his : seafl act ; 

■ Gircus, jnoVed . irito: N. ~Y. Monday: 
n ifi^itT^-T^nijMi^ 

yaifds. to Madison Square Gard<en held 
eai^lier than uStial, starting at;:8 p. iri. 



It Y. fjur 



Sti!ck« to Ohio 

':;•;.; ■■:WoGEler;:'6.,~April".5,''-! 
.J..-. R.;-.;.EdwardS ./Attractip'ns,. ;.ari 
Ohi; ,-,iristltutipn,- will launch- itS' 20th 
,anhu;il. , tour:, here; Ma^ Two :ric.w 
rides and .ihi^ee\new-.£hG.ws •^ill be' 
added; for 'lhe.:rt:ew- se'&.sbrii';'' '■ .;; 
..-.:''Ehtire: seayOiit'.-'t . :-. 

,ifii.hed : to Ohio.: ■ Phil- Phillips,;; will 
again,, be a,ssistaht.:,tb,';Ed.w:atd,i5; ■;, 



■■■-.:•.:•. Spiorls-Geni«.r;'On-:-C ;.'./'. 
.,;•'■.;...' ' .; Hplly wood: .April .5.;: 
'.Cyik BbWmari,. Holiy wopd fcaltb.r, 
bias signed, the. paper;?,.-;;for a iports 
ceriter''"1,b:: be «;re'cted:'adj,acent -ib: Re-- 
public .'Studio in, San. F.efnan,db. Val- 

.Ify. '■ .■••'■■:■•■- ' ■ 

;- .epn.str'uc1j;ph -. will. ;rftbrt-.;' i'rii:rnedi-^ 

;■:; ■,; V-^-.-..^ •..'■ ''.• ;,■; ::• 



Moral'eF'"-.'.ri<l. Chatita :..i4nd. 
.A\'onder^Slban. elec-' 
*peecl dancuig on/'th'e: 

., ..while' -Hie' end' niist" Vhare"^ a highjurnp ciyer a, barrier- 

; Mlliams arid a slroupe ^bf educated:.! Hi?;h ,.. ti:apexe. feat^ , : byj; .Margaret- 
■canines. valid Jack Joyce pultinc his:: Meckel and; - .lVl.f«.rt,ha , .Joyce .eJicil. 
. .•■•.jfal-sf.'v'-throtiish--- • \-'» I'i bVf/- ' -gy r.atron!?'' - -.f si vorable-'«!*»l» rnun'y \\ Ji-iJe -loe-.Olveivt. 
.^-:. .. -Lot'u5/.thes.35-ycar^oJd Hippo,, riri ivkcil ; Brothers 



GIRGUS l?OUtES 

- U'efk ■ of A:pr i I, J 1 ■''■,:■ - . 
:.:y,, M ;G;'-.Bar^n<;fi-j>«:Jis-Flb(b:-, ;;'::^; 

■l).i^li>:«:'"'<l- f'-' '■U-.l'!!:,:":!--ii<:l';Mfi'il'f!i: 
■\(.\. '\\Uui'>'\i., '- 1.'-; >«;i).(«;! •;,i."i.:; 
'1 (-ii.i; ].-(/,■ - ■ -;. .-' ':.'-. - 

;; ■-:'>■■; .;::. .'Tirtr;:Mt<'oy :/ -/.^-^ ■ • 
i -'.ci.imV.'i .--ifi.',.: .rt -■ - :.'■ : ■ .-, :: ■ ., 

^' / :s.( «;v V'-i ':....i'>''' '.. .' ' .■-.-.':..'.•-•. .--.<;•'-".;':•.; 



Julian HPchfelderi filrii Writer and: 
son : of pr.; Ahhe . H.ochfelder. New 
Ybrk, attorney .and; anti-.Nazi ieadci:, 
announced be .would wed yipla Sairn-: 
sori;in Molly w;opd in Mayi' 

.;HaZcl Forbes^ filrh; player, took the 
Witness stand; in a Lqs Angeles di- 
vorce court;;.arid helped her; mother 
win a hbri-coritested decree f j;bm ■ Al- 
cide FrpidfevijuSc.-: ; Actress testified 
ishe dbesf/nbi recall: ;ever haying seen.: 
her father. ' ;.-.' ',■,•;■';; 

; .Ai Jplsoh 'airid other screen : and; 
radio: perisbhalities living, in the En-: 
cinp .airea lost their fight be.f ore the 
L. A.:;city; council for zoning restricrr 
tibnsi-r';- .: ,:■;..':•' ' 
: Action, by ,: John ;R.; Rbland, Sr..- 
father of the late Ruth; Roland; .silent: 
pilcture star; tb break his daughter's , 
will bequeathing the -bulk of her es- 
tiriiat*^. $1,000,000 Restate ; to; her hus- 
band;, beh -Bard, has been , settled out 
of ; court. Miss . Roland cut her par- 
ent off with ;|10p, but , Ba.rd.; cbri- 
'sehted ;to incr.easihg, the 'amouht ' tb 
$5,000, plus $3,500; attorney ^,f^^ ■; 
:; Mae West's demurrer, to the .suit' 
: by; author Mark Li nder : f or $ 1 ,000.000 
on the gro,u:.nd that he is entitled to a 
..share in the prbfitB .she.; garnered, 
through the ; sale ;bf 'She Pone: Him .; 
Wrong' tb PiraThbunt; was oyerruled 
a,nd the abtre.ss given. : 30 . days; in 
■wh^.ch^^b jfile.-an '.arisy,' .''..;; '- .;■■:'."■'•■■.-;"; 
.: •/Jbhh:'Hix,''carto6hist,'.^^ 
Bryan; screen player, were 'treated 
at ; ■Hollywood -recei vi.ng '. h o.spital . fpr 
injuries.: sustained.; when . they .were 
;stiruck;by .an-;autb;' :■;. 
. .;Mr.s. ;-Edith ;; Morgan ; Hoffcristein 
wbri :a ;d<K:re^.;frpn.r: Samu'e Hpffen-- 
;(itcin', Metro, scenarist, on .<;ha r?it.s;.,of 
nicntal cruelty. , Ffrtanci<ii settlement, 
nels'her ;aro(jiid^$100,000. ,; ;: -: 
,, .; Vera • Rey'riold.s, .,s.ije'ri^ 
arid Robert; Ellis Reel, scr'bcrr 'writer, 
were /fcrriarried ;iri, L^: A., ei)ding .it 
long .court; baltlei ■ 
: lmme<liate ,:di vi.sibri; of the , :pbrii.i^^ 
niunily : a.s.«ict.*!; of -Warner Ola rid; no ,w 
in trusteeship a.s " ;reHHlt. of ;a.,. sep- 
arate, maihtenaHcc:; df'cre.e ; won by 
Mis. Gland la.st;f;/ll,,, wiis ordered by 
a-;Santa..-.Bairbarii-^j;gd>ie.: •■■•':\,' • ; -;„ -r-'' . 

Mary' Maguire;'r,r fjirmer. ; :%';ii;hci'.s 
'player; ' won-- c'ot!i;'t .;j:ppf-ovyl . an lici^; 
new ; 20th-Fb.x; contract. ;:v.''h'i;<'i) pi.p- 
vidfs: for,< a ; si.ai'tin'{i , .»;i)iai:, ; of -ST.W, 
/weekly ;?tri(i.-jV^(;he!:; $2',5O0 U:'..iA\ olH; 
.libnb' ai t; laki-n, 'up.: . ' . .■■ ; ■■ 



.-'r: .;.':'...; .;;Syi:acuse,': April' 5;-- 
.; ■Plans, for .makihg this yeM^ Y. 
Stale: : Fair; greatest:, in- history are. 
ouUiried in ;plans stibriiitled by'/Paul. 
Sinith, liewiy naitied director. ; With 
two weeks , to : work with, Sriiith. is 
d ividing e venihg'shp.w-ii.'w^ Tri usical - 
g irlie , shows ';fl.rst week;. "; second,? 
Rbclep ; attraction- which', successfully, 
played' : fair, last' vseasofl.: . , Edwih; 
.Frari;kb ' Gbldm.ah*s:. band " da 
certs iat both shoWs arid race ,cburse. 
; Rubin;;&.CheiTy;sh.bw^^ hlidwaiy, 
with George Ay;; Hamid- in ' :chaTge, of 
;arrarigement:s.; Acts bppked ;tb date 
include: 5 Jugglirig Jew;el.s;^W : 
ris ;&. Bbbby, Dr.;: :pstermaier's Dpy' ■ 
heps. Fly ing Otaris,' .Great Peters,: 4' 
Atleys, Stephani Sisters . and Kan- 
.iizawar^Trojjipe,.,;' ■;;.:.^^:; '^- 
' Paily : fashion sho\Vs\:are booked, ; 
•with N. Yi mpdels stagedv under. di- 
rection of Hariiid's;rtiusical: 'depart- 
ment. ; . Night reyiew'. billed . as 'Ftei-: 
■view Of 'Toriibrrow' . wlt^ acis^ to fill,' 



N- O. IVk % 

;.• ■ ■■ .,;'Ne W pJri^ahs,:^ April :;'!5/:-;';, 

: Stpck's ;;sc.enic ; pr ;k,;; famous bid;: 
a rriusemeint -cent:.--v where ' boya pit 
.anpthier gen<eratipn:peeped':at;Frerie 
pbslcards in a pehriy arcade, i.s heing 
torn ;dpwri to.; mikes way for a rtsi-^ 
dcritia'l'.;subdiVisibh. ;,:';' 

; The; prpperty, loGated 11. an e xclij« 
sive sectibn of theicity: opposite City 
Park, will be. divided irit^ 14 lote; 
It >vais .^bperated :as an. amuseitient ; 
park' with\rolier:;eM^^^ 
rccpritly;:-/ :'^:-.' ■■■'■•''.■:■:''.''}'■ 



;;;.';:.:.:■ \' Cblu m bus;' -Appi 1 ■ i5 /.;; ; 
■ .pientingy ;. Park; ;. ; .4i rv year> old ; 
.arivuseriienjt 'ce^n'ter, v/ill , , wtSeckiki'; 
■ to make .\yay fbr-.'400-famj|y;;apa^r^^^^^^^^ 
:nrierit -project: :' .Columbus' North 

. Side..;: ■;;.;:; ■■^'^ :•;??',;'■ •;■;,; :■; 

, ■;Gniy swittiming :pool ^vill remjii 
Phi '66, acres pccupied by park; Ani- 
I riials go tp , Miihicipjil .:Zpp:; 



■:;;;^^..;■CALt^■iT:.St^ICIpE 

. Sarasota-,-; Fla., '■ A-pi-.l.i ' .'>.;; . 
i: :., Cprorier'.s. 'jo.ry :,ij(.s,( Week - dcH-itlj-d; 
. Eugene Fleck, •'31,;mcniber; o.f Flying 
; ,W;i 1 lendaf. trbUpe ; pf cj;rcii,s: . pcJ'ff'im- : 
.>'rs.v cofri nfi i tted .siiicdde. . f ^letk.'^- bf.'fly; ■ 
,: w-a.< .f bund ••Ma-rch 29 fh; ;i' i-rna'tl tTriii^ 
; t.ei.y;;iib.oirt:a; h;V.lf in iie t r orri .;h.i'^ ;h;f)rri '.: 
;■ ; ith- twb:- byliet:- '^^((jle.s. '' ^-hi.'^' h'i'i.d; ■' 
; /fMt-d ::';w)th ■ ■ :2ii-cai.ihcr ; .:ji u tbri'iii lie.. 

Ji'''''"'''::': '.■ •' -'■ ■'-•:'■:, ^■•..;' .. :'■-.. 
|; ;i-':ivt'k. .vils a' }iig^):-;V«;i;i'c -ptrjiMj fiar;.; 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 6, 1938 




RADIO 



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rul>ll:<li<i<l W<!<klr at 1S4 W»l 4Sth Sluat. New Tork. N T., tnr Varloty Inc. Annual aubacrlptlon, tB SlnitU cutilAs, .l$-ciiilts, -' 
Kiiiififlii u Hcuiid-clasi matter December 22, lyO&. at the Pout OfTlce at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 9, iHtV, 
COI'VRIGIIT, IB3S, Bt VAKIKTV, INC. AM. RIVIITS RESKRVKD. 




Vol. 130 No. 5 


NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1938 


56 PAGES 




Industrial Films Now a $20,000,000 
Business; Has Some 6,000 Playdates 



XMii iixlustfial companies are be- 
coiniii)» ic) thoroughly sold on the 
screen ss i medium of ballyhjoing 
their flriiis and their product that 
the ?poiisjred 111m, whether a two- 
niinule quickie, a short feature, or a 
f )ur or live-reel production, prom- 
ises t ) develop into a miniature in- 
dustry on its own in the next fow 
years. Conservative estimates made 
this week are that approximately 80 
dilTcrent firms will spend $20,000,000 
t) $:10,000.000 in the next three years 
lor sponsored screen productions of 
one type or another. 

Right now uommercial film pro- 
ducers, who devote their energies en- 
tirely to the ballyhoo variety of pic- 
tures, and advertising agencies figure 
cut themselves the biggest slice 
o[ thi'i liusiiicss. It's a question of 
o>n-iidoral)ie doubt as to just how 
Vm^ major picture companies or 
SiKii.: of their smaller subsidiaries 
will reiniiii on the sidelines and 
V. itch this business being taken away 
from them. 

Several major companies have a 
flnjer ill small producing or distribu- 
tiiii; . films. Consequently, it would 
not \)i dilTiciilt to swing into the new 
Held if conditions appeared to war- 
riiit i(ofng tor this added gravy in 
a big way. The thing that probably 
will prove the deciding factor is the 
manner in which currently produced 
tlhns, with advertising that is fairly 
well concealed, are received by ex- 
hil)iton and llie picture public. Es- 
tiinjle.-i that about 6.000 houses now 
art- using commercial films regularly. 

If tlij number of exhibitors willing 
I ) |>l ly a.lverlising or semi-coin- 
iiierci il films giows, larger r >m- 
l)iiMv?i rniijhl experiment cither wllh 
(.Continued on page 21) 



Bad Showmanship 



Fort Worth, April 12. 
Warden W. W. Waid of the 
Texas prison system has re- 
quested all Texas judges not to 
set execution dates for Thurs- 
day. 

Waid explained that prisoners 
broadcast for the WBAP prison 
show. 'Inside the Walls,' on 
Wednesday nights, and since all 
Texas condemned men are exe- 
cuted during the first minute of 
the day, an execution scheduled 
for Thursday would work a 
hardship on nerves of the pris- 
oners taking part in the pro- 
gram. 



BORED AND GRAND Court Jesting to H'wood Nobility 

BUT NO SPEIERS 



They're Welcome for Pub< 
licity Reasons but Not 
Popular as Human Beings 
— Poor Tippers and Big 
Demanders 



LURE THE YOKELS 



Schnoz Kissed Femme 
Customer; He Settles 
$5,000 Suit for $300 

Pillsl)iirgli. April 12. 
.Mill. null hv.' iriforjTlcd n("w;;pn|>;'i • 
iii.-ii hcia ;i vc-;ir a;40 lliroii':!) Iii- 
111 in i ;,-.,-. [,ou C'hiyloii, lh:il h;> (l 
ii '.iit III? ra>e to a liiii.sh Jimniy IJii- 
I iiiU" in the inc;inliiiir ai>|)aronil\ 
'ill I clinmti- of ■ lind in Iho mnllci 
'1 1 Sl.ODO soil hrrnmhl ,Ti;aiii>l him 
'>^' I I inl woman for holdiim hrr up 
' 1 lii-iilo.' Sc-liiiiK^.ola's Pill-lxir-!' 
lUiiiioy KranI; R. S. K.ipl.in. riiiioi- 
■^elHcd things out of coiiil f:ir liim 
Willi 11,0 |,:iym?i,l of $ni)0 in r.i-h. 

^ "iiinn w.i-i in llic auclicncc ;il llic 
r*"!" in lll.i.'i. I:i-it liiiic Diraiilc 
|)l:ivol lifrc. nii.i diiiiiiM ;icl. .-'i.' 
<Ji:ii;U'H. lie w:iM<efl down IIk- i 
111 I 111 ; iici'i iiKil loniiirk- li 
' "iici N in.i slop|)0(l nii.'l ki.~s,- 
I'l iiiitilT w lu'ii ho (oino I'l h;'r 
i'i^i^I?d slio w ;is luiniili.'iloci .'inH 
ii'"li;ilol\ liici c^iiin f.ir (l;ini:i 
•*^iii; w,is fur trial l.i vi'.ii. 
I>ii .iiiio win .1 pristpnncincMl 

he wa^ |>l:i\'imi on llrin'lw 
!JJ. Hot an! FJIiic' al lli.il I n 
• 111 .11. 



N.Y. POLITICAL 
CABARET IDEA, 
A LA EUROPE 



Left wing nitery is planned for 
Waw York next season. Idea is still 
forinalive, but a gesture in that 
direclion will be made when three 
bcnefils are tossed at Chez Fiie- 
huuse, nitery connected with the 
American Music Hall, N. Y. First 
blowout is ikeddcd for May 2, under 
the auspices ot the Theatre Arts 
Commillee. 

Such onlerlain <^nl. known abroad 
as 'political caljarel.' coiisisls of pre- 
ii'nliii? maloi inl of j sal,rical nature, 
wilh lampooning of public figures 
and coiileinpoiary evenls a specially. 
It was at one lime quite common 
on llie continent, notably the Kab- 
:nel der K iniiltcr in Berlin, the Dix 
Houres in Pari. etc. That, however, 
was heforc llie sprcud of European 
dic;aloi'.-.hi|><. 

Niiiiv niiilir. pro.^f iillii;; r;)iilcm- 
|).)i:i:y silii:c:il iiiiileriiil. would be n 
l)l;>iiil ItiL' (iriclir.iii C'luh allow., 
:iti i i'i. 'Ill I .\.H'tlU'>.' 

Break-In Spot, But 

Try and Break Out 



By ABEL CKERIK 

That so-called and much-pho- 
tographed cafe society is largely 
deadhead is mure or less of an open 
secret in the fashionahle east side 
nitery spots in New York. It's the 
best free ballyhoo for the bistro 
boni faces, of course, because so-so- 
smart ones are the standard-bearers 
who lure in the cash-and-carry cus- 
tomers. 

Well-hcelad pea.sant gets consid- 
erably less for his coin than the 
frightfully debonair customer who is 
in. It's all a suave little system 
that's been going on in New York's 
nitery bell for some time. 

CulTo society is the sliill and the 
tContinued on page 10) 



Pro-Nazi, Rebel 
Hispanic Films 
Now in America 



Undisclosisl mjj,)r iilni,'!is are al- 
tcmpting lo buy up -'lOIMI r,.>jt of pro- 
Nazi reels rc'C;'iilly ariivod in U. S., 
according lo lilin lui ;). Purpose i> lo 
ashcan ncv.ative aloin; with rcjcclcd 
rebel Spanish rcsls f irmerly here. 

German stulf li auction of 
Dculsch n iviriiiiiijiii \n \ wa.s ! 
(Tlommcd t i .li iw rlv;inl i«,-s of 
I Nazism, llu- c.iii.v- m l (^ITl-cI of the 
pro.s?iit rP'.jinic. -in l i:< -iililudt'". 

Rcbr-I ji iiiisli i;-;'li w».'i;r in U. S.. 
but w;-i;- fire:- I nil of ;lio counliy 
:ir ill.'iv.-J 4 1\ c-M iimcntul 
.S!i;|>;)j!l !))f i; 1) K.n({land. 
):ick -1 41111 in l';inada wai;- 
ifljol VIC-; II \ Ml I recocjni- 
lion of l'i:il .^ u-.'i iiinciii Oi iilinally 
liroii'ilil iK'ro 1 1 Illicit '.Sniin Aflame. 
'.S|)a;ii-li K II 111. I'lc- Iji ui^iil ovci 
I, lyali A in'.jro.l ;.' 




X.S 



Little Lord Jeff 



Hollywood, April 12. 

London version o( the Broad- 
way stage mother has. hit lown. 
Mater of a 10-year-old British 
moppet was heard giving in- 
structions to the kid on the set 
ol 'Lord Jeff,[ at Metro. 

'Now, Gerald,' she sai . 'rer 
member what I ^old yoti about 
always acting like a little ;;eh- 
tleman, so don't mix with those 
extras.' 



STRIKE CALLED, 
BUT CIRCUS 
GOES ON 



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i;cllin'.i 
Ins d.n- 



NEW DWARFS. ALL HAIRYS 

Lyiii-hbnr,;, Ainil HI. 
K.'foro ^n I-. liiiL-' ciiicJ a 10- 
(luy sV.tii'l Ikm'l' P'lr iiii.'itinl had 
coinli.-l lliff I).ilI;> III: fir kids 
whri'il iit,'\ i'i' Ii''.i 1 IV. II ij;^f irc. 
In firri -r I i in ikk* v.mn^^^lor.s 
] prcsjnl.'ibk* ii 'f in' Jnv. iir^ *riii llic 
I inaiiiNl.cc;! ii;lit, i| il''>.i iniildin-;. ID 
st'iric.i. coun:- .mi< 'i n i . s.*l uo a 
bariior .-Inp i'l iii. .'-Iri ilh'iM an'l 
sikiIcIm.-'I jilv-iTy -ll. 



A half hour before the curtain of 
the Riiigling Bros.-Bariium Si Bailey. 
Circus at Madison Square Garden, 
New York, the American Federation 
ot Actors last night (Tuesday) called 
a strikt^against the outfit. Wage 
scale dispute of the workmen in the 
outfit — not the performers— brought 
about the impasse. Right up until 
show time, with tickets being sold 
for the night's performance, despite 
picketing which went immediately 
into efTect, the new manager, young 
John Ringling North, was trying to 
effect a settlement with the AFA. 
However, the .show went on with 
performers handling their own props 
and putting up rigying. 

Circus management took the stand 
from the start that the union was 
dictatorial, and hadn't lived up to its 
agreement for arbitration at least 10 
days before any order li) walk oiit. 
Attempt last tii^jht al.io by Mayor 
LaGuardia to mediate brought cool 
response from the AFA officials. 
Buddy Ringling North, in cliarse of 
(1 ''Hit i 1111^*11 on (rm.' 



Hollywood, April 12. 
Death-lrap of Hollywood, wise- 
crackers are beginning to learn, i.i 
ai:ting as master - of ceremonies ' at 
banquets. More names have bceu 
trapped into that spat and hava 
fouiid, ;aftei- the laughter has died 
down, that the chiU is on them (and 
alt because one guy didn't laugh) 
than would make' a compiete bill 
the old Palace, 

Many accept the 'honor' for li 
honorarium; flguring it will draw 
some producer's attention to theii- 
talents and set them for at least a 
short-termer. Elsewhere Ihey would 
demand at least $1150 fin- acting as a 
good-humored traffic cop in the 
realm of public spcaicing, but in 
Hollywood they do it for the public- 
ity.- ; 

Role is supposed to approximate in 
the modern world what the court 
Jester to the. king approximated in 
the middle ages, but unfortunutely 
kings don't stay put in Hollywood ' 
and so the guy you ribbed tbday, ia; 
a big shot tomorrow and the guy " 
(Continued on page S3) 



Nude T«rper's Encore 
As a Bride Gets Okay Of 
Del Judge; No Divorcs 



Burlon Holmes at 67 
"^t Cbmpleies His 
45th Lecture Season 



St. I.oiiij. Aoiil 12. 
Burliiii Holmes, who liiiished hi.s 
4.'ilh ."iivi.soii as a liavel-luciurer ni 
St. I'aiil today, enjoyed oni! of the 
rnLM sui i Cvsful seas )ns in his carc!'i 
during which he giossi.-d approxi- 
mately $71),00() for Kl! 3i)|)i;aiaii(-:;s 
The top taki- foi- a sin-^lir aprioariiiici* 
was in -SI I,oiiis on ^^alcll 14 when 
he prcsc-iitod his pirs ,ind l:ilk on 
Ck-imariy anrl colh'clrri $l.t!i;.i in tin- 
.Miinicipiij Audiloriurit wilh llie house 
■-talod 50c-.$l. S) |))|>iilJi w.is Iho, 
ler-liiro in |lii< hjjvily |)riiinl'il<-il 
Cci'in'in coniMiiinil y lli:it it wis r'i- 
(C intinu'jd on pj-iJ ii) 



Detroit, pril 12. 
After testifying that his wife Tio. 
rine, nudist hoofer, danced practi- 
cally in the raw at their wedding 
party, Myron B. Lloyd, Jr., manager 
of Ihe Oasi.s nitery here, was refused 
a divorce last week in circuit court 
here. 

Moyd, seeking to avoid payment 
of $G(J weekly alimony, tcstilied that 
he is ju.sl a glorified errand boy for 
his father, who owns the Oasi.'i>, and 
thot.his father boards him and hand-i 
out expense money. Court denied 
.sqparalc maintenance or attorney 
fees to- Zorine, who recently siierl 
Samuel Goldwyn and Zorina. a bal- 
let dancer in the 'Coldv/yn Follici' 
(ilm, for $500,000, clahiiing infrinao- 
iiicnl on hcr-name. 

Judge, Ira Jay'no, in rcfu.siivg I.toy.-i 
.i.he._dLv.orcp,.;pointcd oul that -'if- lii'i- 
defendanl's- nudity was I'.ood onou'^U 
to attract customers lo the nite clnli, 
it couldn't hove been bad rui- a vi.i'l- 
ding parly.' 



London Prize Fight 

Televised 36 Mile* 



London, orll.rj. 
Telcvi.sion got imotlior showin-; 
here last week with liist tolevi 
prize (Ighl pictures. 

Lcn Harvey and Jor:'< ^T^•.^v'l 
fracas Thur.sd.iy nighl I7) w^s p'r- 
! lured on Tecoivini{ apparatus 
■ miles av/;iy from the iiii.'4si(l(\ 
eiani;m khpt conlestants co,nl;;r,'- 
the picture Ihruughoul, 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wedneoday, April 13; 1938 



JACK L WARNER DECRIES THE IKP 
GUESSING' AMONG FILM PRODUCERS 



Crazy Ideas Don't Mean a Dime, He Say«, in Plead- 
ing for Return to Fuhdamehtals — Sears' Squawk 
Against 'Degradi ' Merchandise Giveaways 




Hollywood, April 12. 

Jack I»- Warner has i. ued an ap 
peal to the motion picture industry to 



proved meaningless in swelling cds'- 
tomer ranks. and return to the funda- 
mentals ot illm making that actually 
lifted the ''llusiness to . the. 'giBanlic 
enterprise it has become. 

Warner's statement came on the 
heels of a series of conferences ■ he 
and Hal Wallis conducted with Grad- 
well L. Sears, general' les man er 
for Warners. 

-It's about time, the business got 
back to the fundamentals of motion' 
picture making and tossed into the 
junk heap a lot of crazy id^as which 
don't mean ■ dime at. the boxofficc,' 
.caid Warner. 

'At tlie present tiitie, the biisihess 
is sufTering somewhat from pernicious 
boxolTice anemia due, in part; to a 
flock of wild; uncommercial guesjes 
as to what the public wants by vay 
of entertainment. 

'Warner Bros., for one, is going td 
stick to the fundamentals of motion 
picture .entertainment,. Our studio 
will concentrate on dpwn-to-the-box- 
otTice type of pictures that meet with 
general public^ appeal. And that goes 
lor our entire- lineup. 

Study AodlcDcc Beactioa 

'During the -past six ihohlhs we 
have been closely studying audience 
reactions to oiir productions .and. 
those of 'other studios. 'W« have defi- 
nitely established, the fact that notii- 
ing' but pictures -which are ^own to 
audience . appreciation levels ill 
count with tlie public in the/ coming 
year. / 

"*As far as Warners is concernei}, 
pictures with li ited audience appeal 
are out, particularly in these days 
when no studio can afford to produce 
pictures which do not . have 100% 
audience values, 

'We will invest our productions 
with a new-type music score.. After 
months of . research aiid musical ex- 
perimentation we have discovered a 
new and novel technique.- We are 
fortunate in having . under contract 
such outstanding composers :ai5 Erich 
Wolfgang Kdrngold, who is scoring 
The Adventures of Robin Hood,' and 
Max Steiner, who wrote the magnifi- 
cent score for 'Jezebel',' to materialize 
these sensational ideas. 

'Smart, sophis ticated conriedies, 
which frequently a're DJati'at the box- 
ofTice, are on the tabob list -Qui- 
comedies will be aimed directly 'at 
audience appreciation. Otherwise, 
they haven't i chance of getting onto 
cur production schedule.' 

'Warner and Wallis were emphatic 
In stating that the company will at 
once cease -publicizing tentative 
titles, and definitely inake a per- 
manent title selection before the 
publicity, exploitation and advertis- 
ing heat is turned on. Exhibitors 
will, therefore, benefit to a greater 
extent as all publicity will accrue 
to the final title, they pointed out. 

'Before we decide to make a pic- 
ture,' Warner continiied, 'every 
Rtory will be closely examined from 
the angle of exploitation as well as 
boxoflice value. No 'company can 
afford to go' into production blindly 
nowaday.s. Wp must have definile 
assurance that the resulting picture 
will have genuine boxoffice signlfi- 

CRHCC. 

Groom.Six f«r Stardom 
•We posllively plan. to. groom at. 
least six featured players for star- 
dom during the year ahead.- e 
shall be guided irj this, move by re- 
sults of the poll, which will be 
conducted through bur branchps 
throughout the country to de'ermiii" j 
the bcxofTice values of our cc-ilriic'. 
players. "The roster which will be 
closely scrutinized for slarrint; nijle- 
ml includes: 

' riseilla Laric, who has' ju.st rom- , 
piLicd her role in 'Cowboy Fioni 
Brooklyn'; Aiiita LoCiise, ,who nox'. t 
Rocs into 'In Every Woman's Lite.' 
With Kay Francis; Rbnald Rcqghn, 
who has repeatedly appeared in c\- j 
ccllent roles; Arithpny Avcrill, whom 
1 believe, has a gireat future, on' the I 
screen; Rosemary Lane, \v)ib scored i 
in 'Hollywood Hotel' and who hM:Vj 
i\M fihi.^hcd work in ;Gold Difijicrs, 
•f Paris'; Gale Page, , now .playing:' 



with Edw ' G. Robinson in 'The 
Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse,'.. after a 
fine' pertorrnance in 'Crime School 



Slight Case of Murder';" Gloria Sick'-, 
soil, who lias her most- important 
rolf' to dale in 'Gold: Diggers of 
Paris'; Marie Wilson, rtow working 
in 'Boy Meets Girl' with James' Cag- 
ney and Pat O'.Brjen;' Ann Sheridan, 
who next goes' into 'The Singing 
Cop'; Bruce, Lester, English import, 
and James Stephenson, who has his 
initial' featured assignnrieht in 'Cow- 
boy From rooklyn'; Humphrey 
Bogart pow working in 'Dr. Clitter- 
house"; Melville .Cooper, who scored 
in Tdvarich' and just finished an 
important role in 'Gold 'Diggers'; 
Johnny (Scat) Davis, who is play- 
ing his first top role ' r. 
Chump'; Dick Foran, -w-hp ivcs a 
fine performance in 'Over th(» Wall' 
and next goes into 'The Singing 
Cop'; Patric Knowles,- who was out- 
standing in 'Robin Hood,' and Penny 
Singletoti, now , playing in 'Mr 
Chump' after being acciaiined. for 
her work, in 'Sing Your LadJ^^ 

tsbes' 

Grad Sears, general manager 
of distribution, now back in New 
York,' announced on, the eve of his 
departure for the east that he -will 
.^ot permit any big pictures to^be 
'polluted by a lot of dishes ana ice 
cream, cones' as giveaways to build 
patronage. Sears also revealed that 
his recent statement denouncing the 
practice of passing put free mer- 
chandise and operating games as de- 
grading to the theatre business has 
brought him more thaii 5,000 letters 
from exhi itors in the United States, 
Canada and Eiiropean countries. 
While some theatre operators, he 
pointed out argued for giveaways 
during the current recession, ',the ma-, 
jority asserted that quality films are 
all that is needed to build up the 
boxoffice take. 

Sears made these statements with 
particular emphasis' ,on big films 
siich as 'Robin Hood,' deploring any 
merchandise hypo.; 'Hood' goes into 
Radio City' Music Hall. May 5, with 
national release set for May 14. 



UHLE OLD NEW YORK' 
REMAKE BY 20TH-FOX 



Hollywood, April 12. 
'Little Old. New York' gets a re- 
make by 20th-Fox on strength. of the 
box office showings by 'Old Chicago.' 
Alice Faye draws the lead, film to 
get a heavy budget. 

Marion Davies starred in the orig- 
inal Cosmopolitan production. 



'Wonderful Time' Ends 



Hollywood, April 12. 
RKO's 'Haying Wonderful Time' is 
undergoing its final editing, re-takes 
costing $100,000 having been com- 
pleted 

Picture features inger Rogers and 
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. 



Hays En Route West 

Will Hays left' for the Coast Sun- 
day dp-), to be gone about a month 
He stopped bIT at Sullivan^ Ind., his 
home fown;"for a; bri visit expect 
ing to reach Hollywood tocluy 
tWed.). 

Hays will be back in tinw for the 
quarterly directors meetingm June 



By JACK OiSTERMAN 

April 1, for .<!0.me reason unknown 
to us got to be: known as April Fool's 
bay. We were bprn April 8 celebi at- 
ing our 35th year on this earth, there- 
by fooling a lot of people. Anyone 
born- during April cPmes under the 
star of 'Atius' meaning goat";, maybb 
tBal's why we ha.ven't'played-tPew'^ 
State in the last five years. Eddie 
Darling wap born under the sign of 
the Palace theatre, iand is. still doing 
okay. , Winchell- (born April '7th) 
fooled many by becoming ace 
columnist and Bernie. fooled him by 
becoming an actor. But after all, 
isiv't the whole racket April Fool's 
Day?: We -\yere fooled .by a- snow-- 
stbrm last, week and immediately 
cancelled our spring coat for a rac- 
c n. This will probably bff the 
only Easter parade *hefe the :well- 
dressed woman will wear ear-laps 
and mi , a>id ski down. Fifth Ave- 
nue. Lou Holtz. fooled us by not 
changing his writers last ■week, and 
Eddie Cantor fooled: Us by only me' 
tioiiing Ida once. 

Rudy Viallee .fooled the world by 
staying on top of the radio heap 11° 
years and Nick , Kenny fooled us 
with, a poem, that's good. - Another 
Nick fooled ' 4eth street by turning 
the 'Variety Barber Shop into a pay- 
ing proposition ' and a newsreel 
fooled us by hot showing Rob-iievelt 
Only we. were fooled by being able' 
to write tb>s column off and.on, for 
the past five, years. 

Here -is one thing .we' would, like 
tb emphasize— ^don't le;t those two 
guys across the. water fool us. Let's 
iriind our Pw business and Ipbl; 
them fbr a. change! 

TboucHts While thinking 

Suggested theme song for Edgar 
Bergen to sing to McG.artHy, 'I See 
Your Face Before Me'; . .there's . a 
town in Texas named. Panhandle;.'., 
branch officbs all over Times ^uare 
. . . Jack: Benny, told us : Jolsbh prom- 
ised Ruby he had .sworn off betting 
on the nags, and on their way to 
Benny's new home she asked, 'A1, 
liow. far is if/' Jolspn answered, 
'Only six furlongs, more'... Joe 
Rines, who debuU on the St. Regis, 
roof, while, we debiit at the St Regis 
lunch, called to tell that while he 
and, Don Shaw were in Havana, a 
man came up to them and. a^ked. 
Who's' in the cast of 'Snow White.' 
Joe, thinking it was a Cuban rib, 
tol him, 'Spencer Tracy, Joan 
Cray.'ford and Judy Garland." . The 
man answered, 'I'll go, but only on 
account , of' Garland!'. . ^'Prologue to 
Glory.' swell phase of Lincoln's life, 
reminds us of the time when Frank 
McGlynn was playing :'Abraham 
Lincoln' at the Cort Theatre years; 
ago. : He became so engrossed in the 
part, he grew a beard, then started 
wearing on the street all the props 
: . Lincoln's clothes, high hat- 'n' 
everything. Whereupon Bugs Baer 
remarked, 'That guy won't be satis- 
fied until he's assassinated! . . . first 
one ever to have her own hot trum- 
pet in the pit, was Blossom Seeley; 
boy's name was Ray Lopez . . . does 
the child labor law affect Belly Lou, 
Charlie McCarthy and Baby Snooks'.' 



SCRIPTS AT 35C 

StadioB Want <» Xmw Hew Old 
it^*k Stores Get Them 



Hollywood, April 12. 
ilm atudi executives have 
launched an inquiry into, the source 
of supply, of a dozeii Pr more secPnd-. 
ha'nd bpok shops nbw.selling origihai 
ft] nv .scripts, ^t ' prices : ranging from 
35c;' to 75c. Many of the minieb- 
graphed tomes bear the, name pf the 
film, bompiany, sil'ch as , "This is the 
properly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 
For con&deiitial use.' 

iStbres' handling them have been 
doing a thriving- business .'arho'ng emr 
bryd screen writers, -who learned via 
grapevine that the stories are , being 
Pfteced at bargain prices. 
— Major company execs are -anxious 
to ascertaia, \*>hether. air scripts of- 
fered are frbm films already pro- 
duced, or whether some -tt'ere pre- 
pared tor films that have not yet 
gone .before the cameras. 



HOW B' GROWS 
TO'A'INHIOOD 



Hollywood, April 12. 

When Pararhouhi first; budgeted 
'Prison Far ,', which went befoi'e the 
cameras yesterday • (Monday )i the 
production was eiiier , in the B: 
column oh, the studio ledger, but 
mounting co.sts, due,' to script' trouble 
and production, vdelays, have since 
elevated it tp A classification- in the 
matter of expenditures. Williarn 
,Frawley' has the' feaitured 'role, 'with 
Lloyd Nolan, Shirlev Ross, John 
Howard, and J. Carrol Naish. Louis 
King is dir ting. 

Picture \yas originally ikeded for 
a start last ' September. 



Zanuck's Polo Vacation 



Hollywood, April 12. 
Darryl Zanuck, 20lh-Fox! prpduc- 
tiori chief^ has made reservations 
aboard the No.mandie, sailing from. 
New York June: !• Arriving in Eng- 
land, he plans to spend his seven 
weeks' .vacation in Loirdon and 
Paris, parlicipaling in international 
polo matqHbs in both cities, 
■ Two functions ivill be given in his 
honor, one in, th i'itish, the other 
in the French, capital, at' which he 
will meet his company's foreign ex- 
ecutives and sales representatives. 



Other News of Fix Interest 



Post-broadcast jitters. .,..,...-..'. 
Radio reviews of J.ick Benny, Bing C^r 
B.udiSy: Clark, IVletro-Maxweli; ,WB 
Tal adges- 

Mai-y- Pickfoi' 

Tony Mai liii loses suit. . ......... i ,\ . .. 

ASCIAP's payments.... 

lo.'ies first skirmi.sh with Shuberis 
'on-paid Equity prez !>eems set. ..... 



.Vstue 25 



osby. 
Aca 



ages 30-31 
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. . .Page 34 
. . .Page' 39 
. . . Page 40 
Page 48 



MORE WM. FOX LEGAL 
MANEUVERING; IN D. 



More assistance from the U. S. 
Supreme Court . in unraveling the 
tangled financial affairs of William 
Fox was sought Monday (10), 

ithdrawing a prior request for 
reinforcements,, Hirani Sleelman, ad- 
ministrator of the' bankrupt film 
tycoon's estate, requested the highest 
tribunal to review 'a- decision of the 
Third Circuit Court of Appeals, up- 
setting an. order by which AH Con- 
tinent Corp., personal holding, com- 
pany of William and Eya, Fox, was 
directed to unveil its records. 

Week earlier, Steelman had asked 
the court to help him get a peek at 
the records befpre assets are dissi- 
pated by ordering the appellate body 
to hand down its delayed ruling on 
the legbllty of the order for exami- 
nation of the books. Within a short 
lime, the decision- was rendered, giv- 
ing Steelnian, another setback. 

Most vital issue in the entire 
bankruptcy mess is whether the 
property and capital stock of All Con- 
tinent belongs to the Fox estate, 
Steelman. said, remarking that Fox 
turned over liabilities of more than 
$9,500,000 and assets comprising only 
$100 and notes and securities of 
slight worth. 

Majority of the circuit court held 
the New Jersey District Court lacked 
power to compel All Continent to 
give Steelman a peek at its ledgers, 
even though both the referee and 
the bankruptcy court were satisfied 
of the need for an examination. 

Questibn is important Steelman 
contended, since courts conflict on 
whether a corporation filing a claim 
against a bankrupt .hiust submit its 
records for examination. 

Because of the slim pos.<si ility that 
the William Fox bankruptcy contro- 
versy,' now going on in. New Jersey 
will wind up in :thc near futurcr 
N. Y. Federal Judge AUreii C. Coxe 
yesterday (Tuesday) granted the ''re- 
quest of attorneys for the (Capitol Co. 
of Seattle to extend its individual pro- 
ceedings against the former picture 
magnate for another' two .years. 
Capitol- has tteen trying to collect 
$200,000 of the $2D.'j.00O judgment 
awarded it nearly a year ago from 
Fox. A contempt order resulting 
from Fox's retiisal to settle the 
judgment is also pending the windup 
of. the Jersey proceeding. 

In its petition foi' an extension of 
its case, Capitol states that it will 
require the ;N. J. trustee almo.^t.an-^ 
other couple of years to conclude the 
bankrupt's atTairs , in, thr.t state. At 
present the- trustee, is fighting to' have 
the transfer by Fox of Ijroperty. to 
his wife and others ."et aside, as a 
f 1 au(l MsainM his creditor 



WB^t AGAIN; 
MULL SALES 
PROCEDURE 



Expecting' to schedule. 60 pictures 
again for the 1938-39 season, Warner 
-Bro.s. has not yet decided'whether it. 
will hold bne .national . convention or 
follow the. trend of other majors in 
merely hblding 'district manager, 
ire'gionals. Grad Sears, -who returned 
•to New York MPnday (11) from, the 
Coast-with Carl 'Lesermanr and Ghar-r 
lie Einfeld,. is pondering Hhe malter 
now. 

' Meantime, 'Warners is planning to 
hold triade screenings for buyer's, 
exhibitors - and others in exchange 
points in July, at which time all 
available product for '38r39, ready at 
that time) will be ,sho>yn. Last year 
this was done ini August. It is ex- 
pected at least 10 top pictures for 
next season; plus shorts, , Will be 
ready 'for. screening 'by July, 

Sears is holding meetings at WB 
headquarters is week to further 
discuss setup for the coming year', 
as well as convention plans, etc. 



TankV British Gross 
Alone Will Take Metro 
Off lts m Prod. Nut 



liOndon, April 12. 

"Yank at Oxford,' Metro's Britis 
made with' Robert Taylor, bagged 
over $40,600 on its flrst.week at the 
Empire. Take is equivalent to usual 
gross- of Gafbo films and was only 
exceeded . by a, small margin by 
'Mutiny on the Bounty" and -'Brpadr 
way Melody.' 

Picture is regarded- as the most 
solid British film ever made and 
British takings alone will probably, 
equal the negative cost which was 
$900,0()0i 



Kaufman to 20th-Fox 



ollywobd.: April. 
Eddie Kaufman, for the last five 
years an RKO pr ucer, has been 
signed to a two-year contract by 
2pfh-Fox as an associate producer. 

, He will be assi ned to the , Sol 
'Wurtzel unit. 



^ SAILINGS 

Jiily 20 (Los Angeles to Mel- 
bourne), Nell Kelly (Mariposa). 

May 6 (New York to Paris) John 
By rani ( Veendam). 

April 27 (New Yorlt to London) 
'Vivi-Annie ■ Hulten, Alfred Trenkler 
(He de. France). 

April 16 (New York to Genoa) 
Sidney R. Kent Mr. and Mrr,- 
Spencer Tracy, Walter J; Hutthi 
son, (Rex). 

April 14 ( est Indies crui.'e), Mr. 
and Mrs. George Lait (-Einprcss of 
Australia). 

April 9 (Los Angeles to New 
Ira Ashley (California). 

April 9 (Los Angeles to Honolulu). 
Mr. and r^rs. Jack 'Warner, Mr. and 
Mrs. Russell Bird well (Matsonia). 

April 9 (New York to Naples) Paiil 
Lbngone, Dusolina Giannini, Carlo 
Tagliabue, David Blum (Saturnia). 

April, 1 (Los Angeles to Napltf 
Warner Oland (Rialto).: 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Neil Agnew. 

John Murray Anderson. 

Irving Applebaum. 

Don Becker, 

James 'Warner Bellah. 

William Gaxton. 

Igor " Goi'i ' . 

M. C, Levee. 

Jake Milstein. 

F. G. O'Keefe. 

Herman Bobbins. 

Arthur Rosenstein. 

Sam Schneider. 

Si Seadler. 

Leo Spitz., 

,ffai-dner 



N. Y. to L. A. 

Will H. Hays. ' 
Anita Loos, 
liarry Oshrin. 
Nicholas M. Scbet)cV- 



ARRIVALS 

■J. J3on Alexander, 
J mere, Kilty Jantzen.; 



Wcdnesfldf' April 13, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 






WHYNEELY ISA BAD IDEA 

The picture business is faced with an important crisis on the Neely bill.* 
It's more than the mere threat of adverse leeislatioii that would be damag- 
Jiig. to the industry. 

ain issue is what the industry,' as a whole, intends to do about , national 
and state legislation, unmistakable trends of which are towards business 
■ regulation;-Testrictions and litfiitations. .The heavy and "inexpert hand' of 
the politician has given the paternal pat on the back to many industries 
which later have awakened to find the fingeis of Goveirnrnent deeply 
rooted' in the administration of business arrairs. 



Reform oi business practices for the public welfare is the key which the 
politician uses to open the .door to interference . and control of private 
enterprise. Too frequently there has been justification for political and 
legislative regulation when the leaders of an itidustry, in their public-be- 
danined attitud*': <;arry liberty of action to the point bf license under some 
cockeyed theory that a healthy bank account, gives its owner the right to 
push his neighbors oft the sidewalk. 



^liere has been some of that attitude in the film industry from .time to 
titne over the years, but it never long succeeded because the business, 
f(ninded on an art,; always has progressed through the inventiveness, and 
ingenuity of the craftsman, and talent and brains are something that mere, 
money, power cannot long hold .in check. 



iCurrently, the opposing forces In the film industry are drawing the busi- 
ness into a situation. where the. referee of a fair fight always ends up by 
spanking both' contestants and telling them where to get off. Motion 
pictures is not the first industry whibh has become legislatively involved 
because its component interests are either too short-sighted;- or too im- 
potent, to force self-regulation of . industry affairs instead of .running to 
politicians for- help. 



Destlnr of the NeeTy bill with the present Gongr s is a small matter 
.compared to the fact that it never should have been introduced in com- 
mittee, or permitted to be reported out of committee. It ncver^ iii fact, 
: should have been devised in the first instance. 



There will be those who will hail the defeat of the Neely bill as a vic- 
'tory of some kind or other. The bill should be defeated, but ho one has 
riy right to light bonfires. 



There Is a movement afoot \yithih the' Him industry to organize another 
roundtable discussion, out of which will comc-sorhe permanent adjustment 
of strictly trade practices, that can only and best be handled by men 
experienced iri the industry with knowledge of how it works. Picture 
business needs all the good pictures that Hollywood can produce, and it 
seeds, all possible revenue from public admissions to encourage and pay 
the bill' for product— and have a surplus for sturdy cKhibition develop- 
ment. 



ith respect to dislri 



ition 



The very Interests which will fight 'hardest -to retard the plans for an 
Industry conference are -the very interests that^have most to gain in the' 
Jong run from self-regulation, and the most to lose, from governrnental 
control. ■ L. 



It isn't a question Of selecting the lesser, of two evils: It's ■ matter, of 
oing a thing right, or having it done wrong by some one else. 



Oscar Deutsch's tJA Realignment 
Proposals for His London Houses 



London, April 12, 
Realignment of product deals and 
circuit outlets looms in present 
United Artists discussions Tn which 
Samuel Goldwyn, Oscar Deutsch, 
Alexander Korda, Douglas Fair- 
'banks. Sr., Murray Silverstone, 
Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and 
two insurance companies are par- 
ticipating. 

'Right now Deutsch appears dis- 
Eatisfled with his tieup with U. A., 
his claim being that, the American 
company ■"was not bringing him as 
consistent a supply of pictures, as he 
counted on for his bdeon circuit. 
Belief is that this dissatisfaction 
brought Gpldwyn and some of the 
others here- to thrash put the matter 
and, it necessary, spread their distri- 
bution setup wider by inviting out- 
side producers both, here and in the' 
-U: 'Sno^ release thrdugfi""Uhited"ATt- 
ists. 

Latest indications are that the 
Odeon chain might not retain first 
call on ace features if some massive 
product outlet can be framed, Gold- 
'wyn is understood to be dissatisfied 
with the current Odeon releasing, ar- 
rangement. 'believing he might do 
better with his own pictures if he 
could Dlace them on the open mar- 
ket. He is credited with having sug- 
gested a nsw arrangement. 

This hew arrangement would 
leave him a loophole to offer his pic- 
tures outside of the Odeon circuit. 
He would Give certain product to the 
Deutsch chain, but' not necessarily 
give it tjvefcrence. 

Indrcation of how Ijad'y Deutsch 
feels the: dearth rit slronT product 
lies in his threat to'caiicel. all Can- 



SCULLY FOLLOWS FOX 
TO U'S COAST PLANT 



■W. A. Scully, Universal's general 
sales manager, may get away. for the 
Coast on his delayed trip out there 
by the end of this week to discuss 
production for the balance of this 
season as well as plans for the 1938- 
39 semester. Matty Fox preceded him 
west, while Blumberg meantime con- 
tinues his stay on the Coast. 

Getting out the full program of 40 
promised for this year, the studib 
will include six pictures of "A'vbud- 
get rating, four of which are. in pro- 
duction now, two others preparing. 

Dave Liptdn, advertising manager 
of tr, left yesterday (Tues.).for Buf- 
Jalo,jQr_openjng_at Lafayette—there- 
of 'Goodbye, Broadway.' He goes on 
to Chicago in connection .with pre- 
miere at Palace of 'Mad' About 
Musi 



mont-Brifish newsreels out of. his 
houses if he does not get a better 
break from C. M. Woolf on pictures. 
Woolt releases Gaumont, Universal 
and other product. 

Right now it looks as though 
United, Artists would come out oh 
top bccause the new deal, which pro- 
poses a working alliance with Lord 
Portali Arthur Ranic and Woolf. 
riicans that U. A. films will be as- 
sured of Gaumont release over here. 
Pact possibly wouH give A. about 
l.OOO theatres in England for roduct 
release. 




Zaniiclc Way in Re> 

treat from Play anil Book 
Scripts — Most Plants 
Warm Up to Own Hatch- 
ery — Columbia's 'take It' 
Gostly Example in Film- 
Fitting 

IDEA 



Hollywood, April 12. 
riginal stories have come into 
their own as screen rnaterial. After 
three years of registering steady 
gains over legit plays, novels aijd 
published short stories, they are now 
poised for a record spurt during the 
1938-39 fllmihg. s^asort. 

For years on- end studio produc- 
tion bosses' have ■ been pro-ihg arid 
con-ing the situation without reach- 
ing a decision. Now they are defi- 
nite. Yarns authored solely for 
cinematic purposes offer, greater 
celluloid entertainment values, is the 
conclusion at long last. Then, too, 
the. fact that the originols cost far 
less than stage or literary .material 
jig-saws perfectly into the current 
cry of the bankers- arid home office 
execs for economy in picture mak- 
ing, 

Driim major In the march toward 
the new trend has been Dai-ryl Za- 
nuck of 20th-Fdx. Even when he- 
.was with Warners, the Westwood 
lot's production boss was decrying 
the costly and pfttimcs almost worth- 
less , plots .bought , from Manhattan, 
producers and publishers. When he 
moved over to 20th Century, with 
the birth of that company, and was 
given, a free hand, in the matter of 
material, he immediately set but to 
build . a scribbler 'organization capa- 
ble of developing originals, as well 
as adapting arid scripting them. 
With his company's absorption of 
the. old Fox outfit; and the accom- 
panying need for more pictures, he 
increased his force of original 
writei-s rather than reaching out into 
the play and book marts. 

Follow the leader 

Receipts on 20th-Fpx pictures at 
the box-offices have played an Im- 
portant part in drawing recruits to 
the Zanuck idea. William LeBaron 
and Charles R, Rogers, rcspectivel.v 
production toppers for Paramount and 
Universal, are following In his foot- 
steps. Spokesman for ahpther com- 
panj* was frankness personified: 'We 
are for original stories because we 
can make better pictures cheaper.' 

Since assuming command at West- 
wood in 1935, Zanuck has filmed 89 
origirials, including the 'Chan' and 
'Jones Family' groups; 31 stage 
play.<j, 25 short stories and 21 novels. 
On his recently announced schedule 
(Continued on page 24) 



Employment Pickup at All Film 
Studios; Looks to Be at Normal 

Within m Month 




ollywood, April 12. 
Employment pickup at nearly all 
studios •tt'ill approximate normai 
strength by ' the end of this month; 
RKO is takjng the lead in restoring 
workers to payroll, with around 2.S00 
returning for' erivelopeis by April 25. 
Production goes into high and skilled 
workers are being hired by hundreds 



65 c aF EVERY 
FILM $ SPENT 



igures compiled by the- statistical 
division of the Motion Picture Pro- 
ducers & Distributors association 
show, that 65-70% of every dollar, 
taken in at the box office is spent in 
the community where the theatre is 
located. This goes for tent, adver- 
tising, real estate taxes, fuel, light, 
powcrj. payroll.'^supplies and ' insur- 
ance, n. 

Though operating costs vary ac- 
cording to locality and othec condi- 
tions, typical 1.500-seater in a city of 
about 10tl,00d population shows 
27.1% of every dollar going for film 
rentals and extra attractions. Pay- 
roll takes. _about one-fourth of the 
dollar. 

For such an operation, real, estate, 
including insurance, taxes, rent, in- 
terest and depreciation -takes i5;2% 
of total. Gtoss profit for such a 
house! before corpoiration and income 
taxes is figured at 8.8%.- 

NICK SCHENCK WEST 
FOR STUDIO HUDDLES 



Hollywood, April 12. 

Nicholas M. Schenck trained in 
Monday for confabs' with studio ex- 
ecs, ^ 

Several executive conferences are 
planned during his stay. 



OLANS'S LONG BEST 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Warner Oland is on the high seas 
en route to Europe via the Panama 
Canal; seeking restored beallh fol- 
lowing a nervous breakdown. He 
will be gone more than three months. 

'Charlie Chan' of the 20th-Fox lot 
will visit Italy, France and England, 
as well as his native Sweden. 



U S. Supreme Court Now Has Dallas 
Case Appeal Under Advisement 



claily. Universal, as of arch: 30. was 
reported in- its best condition since 
the new regime with a'ound 2-50O 
drawing weekly checks, a new high. , 
In the past montl- some 1,200 urtis?ns 
were added with the construction dei- 
partrnent •'Working three shifts daily. 

After hitting ai new production low 
last week with only one picture i 
work Warners is climbing back ; to 
normal with lO films teeing cff in the 
next three. weeks. Pickup means the 
hiring; of many hundred workiers on 
the back lot. Paramount is puitinj 
10 pictures, into production by June 
which will require gradual rehiring 
of around i,OQO workers; mostly in 
technical departriients. Selznick-In- 
ternatipnai; operating for the past 
three months Avith a skeleton crew .is. 
augmenting its present technical 
crew by pver 500 by. May 1,5, Over 
300. will be.put back to work by tlii 
month's end. 

Metro joins production .jpbeat .' y 
putting 800 in the pay line within six., 
weeks. Pickup is to be gradual, .with 
office workers and technicians dom- 
inating re-empl.oyfhent. 

Hal Roach Is adding 300, after 
operating with a staff around 100. All 
studio branches share in this growth 
of new workers.: David Lpewi pro- 
ducing for . Columbia r elease, i s add- 
ing 200 within two weeks when Joe 
E. Brown's picture. The Gladiator,' 
gets under way, 20th-Fox.is not af- 
fected by erhplo, merit pickup, as the 
studio has operated at normal 
strength, since Darryl Zanuck always 
has six or eight pictures in work the 
year_around. Layoffs have been few 
and payroll varies little over the 
year. 



WasITihglon, 'AprinZT TpfactTce By wKrcV all exhibs in com 
CO I petitivc territory 



ight of distributors to impose 
uniform conditions on exhibitors is 
currently being mulled by the Su- 
preme Court in the appeal from the 
anti-trust conviction in Dallas last 
sumtner. 

Significant rnonopoly case was 
taken under advisement by the nins 
final authorities late Tuesday (5) 
after. ai'gumenls by Gc'orgc S. Wright 
and Thomas' p. Thatcher, appcanng 
for eight majors and twoi Texas cir- 
cuits, and Robert H. Jackson, U. S. 
Solicitor Goneiol. Chief qiicstion 
involved is \i-hctli'!r, even it the di - 
li-ibs did act in concert, the copy- 
right laws itJ'cvc film owners from 
prosecution under the anti-tr 
statutes. " , 

Govci iimcnl is sccki 



were required to 
charge at least 25c adrnission and 
were prohibited from using product 
of the involved d4«Uibs on doubje 
bills in order to get subsequent-run 
privileges. Interstate Circuit and 
Texas Consolidated Theatres, alon.g 
with their chief officers, Karl j. 
Hoblitzcllc and Rotert J. O'Donnell, 
are accu.scd of inspiring- the. restric- 
tions, which the government main- 
tains affected only their rivals. 

Insisting that the copyright laws 
'do not nullity the artti-tr'ust acts, 
, Jackson, in' one of hi, Orsl . ar.!;ii- 
I merits since bein;; uppcd to chief 
; federal pleader, in.^i tod the prac- 
■ ticcs have, the result of restraining 
tr.nde and/^ reducing competition. 
1 Harm both f'oni|)Pliii.t; .suoscVuienl- 
i run houses anjl th ublic. 



Trads Mark Ilcirlslered 
FOUNDED BV 8IME Bri.Vr:RMAN 
rubllHhed Warkly by VAKIETV. lac 

Bid Silverin'an, Prealiient 
ISI cat 4Ctb Slrpet, New Yoili City 



Annual , 



■SunsCRiPTIO.N 

Foreign. 







Vol, 130 iriH^^S^' 


No. 


INDEX 




Bills 


47 
















...40-48 


Exploitation 


24 






Film Booking Chart 


... 19 


Film Reviews 


;.. 15 


Girl's Eye View 


C 


House Reviews 




Inside— Music 


40 


Inside— Pictures 




^JnicrnationaL-NcAvs;-,:.; 




Jack Osierman . . . . . 


2 


Joe Lauri Jr.. ...... . 


C 


Lcgiti 


-51 


Literati 


52 


Music 


. . .39-41 


New Acts ... ..... 


44 


News frcm the Dailies. 


; . . 54 


,Nitc Clubs . . 


. . .43-15 


Obituary 


5,4 


Outdoors 


5o 


'Pictures 


-24 


Radi 


.. .2,-..:;b 


Rndi 


2'J 


Radi 




Radi 


26 




. . .43-45 



VARIETY 



FICtURES 



We Jnesilaj, April 13, 1938 



lack of Gov t Coin Looks to Set 
Back Any Anti-Trust Action Vs. 
Fibn Industry for Indef Period 



ington, April 12. 

Shorlage of cash may save the 
film industry from anti-trust prose- 
cution for an ihdeflnite period. 

With results of a coast-to-coast in- 
quiry into exhibitor complaints still 
under cohsideratiph, Justice Depart- 
meht-soutces_.ihdicated _1 t__weelc 
that the expense of a far-breaching 
attack tipon alleged conspiracy - to 
restrain' competition' between inde- 
pendent and affiliated theatres rea>s 
up, like a mountain in the way of 
Government lawyers. 

No definite decision about seeking 
relief for indies vii court proceed- 
ings has been made. Attorney. Gen- 
eral Homer S. Cumrrtihgs described, 
bulky film report as 'still- in mid- 
air— like Mahomet's coffin.' Would 
not hint when some Concl ion will 
be reached. 

The findings of gumshoe men, who 
have looked ' into booking practices 
,\ in practically ?very large urban 
area, are on the desk -of Prof . Thur- 
man Arnold, jUst named- to head -.the 
anti-trust division. . New assistant at- 
torney general in . charge of ' mo- 
nopoly cases is still familiarizing 
himself with pending matters and 
probably will not be able to present 
a recoihmendatioh on the picture sit' 
uatibn to Cummihffs . for '■ another 
month or more. 

ass of .Exhib 'Yawls 

The D. J. iip to the moment doesn't 
knew, whether there is sufificient:evi- 
dence to get- and back up indict- 
ments' against. tl^AK{najors, and- con- 
sequently hasia't voided whether ;to 
go into court or to. lay the mass Of 
exhibitor, .yowls pn the shelf. If 
Arnold and Cunimtngs - cpnclude 
some prosecution is. justified, then 
they'll be up against the jproblem.of 
raising sufficient funds 'to carry 
through protracted litigation. 

Cash headache results from, the 
nature of the exhib kicks: Basic 
structure of the Industry is Involved, 
with likelihppd that to make a .suc- 
cessful attack on:, booking practices 
the D. j. would have to launch one 
of the . most far-reaching actions in 
anti-trust history; That would be 
extremely expensive, since the Gov 
ecnment attorneys conc^e the' in 
dustry would fight to the last ditch 
before 'surrendering: to any ruling 
which would have the effect of eut- 
lawing block-booking or .of prevent' 
ing favored treatment for affiliated 
chains. 

Despite Administration agitation 
for a' broad attack on monopolies, 
Cummings is in the predicament of 
a kid with a nickel' tp spend. Must 
think hard to ' see what ill bring 
the greatest return aiid in. which 
cases he has the brightest hppes of 
fuccess. 

er Inesses 

The . attorney-general's trouble 
comes from Congressional and 
Budget Bureau stinginess. With 
about a dozen potential cases of 
major importance in preparation;, the 
1939 appropriatiPn folr anti-trust 
work will be sufficient to permit ac- 
tion in only two or three. Cum- 
mings must decide which are most 
important to the public- in terms of 
dollars and cents and social benefits. 
Must pick between films-, oil, 
aluminum, cement, telegraph com- 
p£nies, and several others, any' one 
of which would cost several hundred 
thousand dollars. Estiinated a 
frontal attack on pictures would re- 
quire from $250,000 to 00.000. De- 
partmental exchequer j t wouldn't 
stand such an outlay. 

In the event Prof. Arnold feeijs 
the pic situation is pressing enough 
to lay before 'the courts,- there is one 
""psn-ttal- 'solution-— "Most~lmporlani 
isolated corhplaints might be placed 
before grand juries in the hope of 
getting consent decrees or winning 
verdicts cheaply, which would pro- 
vide relief to the most harassed io- 
€ii£s. .Piecemeal attack; is not what 
loes of the mojors, and a good many 
Federal authoriti , waiit, however. 



SOME FANCY FEES 

More RKO IteoTg Inl{eirtm: Fees 
Trastee, Attorneys, et .a). 



to 



Hearing on interim allowances, 
sought in connection with RKO re- 
organization proceedings was set f or 
Apriri8 '6y~Nn?rPecreral. Judge WiP" 
liam Bondy Friday (8). At that time 
the following applications, will come 
up for discussion: 

Irving Trust Co;, as trustee, will 
ask the court to okay an additional 
$60,000; William J. Dohovan, trustee 
counsel, $85,000; Richard B. Scian- 
drett,' foirrner special master, $30,000; 
Price, , Waterhouse, accountants, 
$3,083, and Edward L. Ward, counsel 
to the receiver, $4,665. 

The hearing on the proposed plan, 
postponed several times, is sched- 
uled for April 25. 

Irving Trust Co., as trustee of 
RKO, yesterday (Tuesday) filed a 
petitio:^ in N. Y; federal -court re- 
questing, that the claim' <of the Cle^ve- 
land; Hippodrome Building Corp. 
against RKO for $450,000 be allowed. 
The claim was based, pii a defaulted 
lease of 'the Hipp. -.Irome property. 
Special Mastier Thomas Thatcher al- 
Ipwed $88,666 ' on the claim. His. 
judgment was turned' down by the 
circuit Court. 

Recently the U. S. Suprenie Court, 
denied a writ of certiorari against 
the circuit court ruling. The petition 
of Irving. Trust was filed in line with 
the high court decision. 



$525,000 Worth Of 
Libel Suits by two 
Ex-Stars DisDiiissed 



IKE BLUMENTHAL, S9, 
DIES ABOARD SHIP 



1 



Two former picture stars fared 
badly last week in libel "actions 
which they brought in N.Y. supreme 
court against two local publications. 
Both actions were dismissed. Nita 
Naldi, foriner silent picture vaiiip 
and legit star, sought $500,000 dam- 
ages from: the N.'V, Daily Mirror, 
while Imogene Wilson (Mary Nolan) 
demanded, $2S,0P0 from the New 
York Amsterdam News, Harlem's 
Negiro sheet, for alleged damage to 
her rep. 

Miss Naldi complained of a criti- 
cism published in the Mirror in 1934 
while she was appearing. In the stage 
play, .'Queer People' at the National 
theatre, N.'if. Objected lines of 
stery ran, 'Remember Nita Naldi, the. 
bold, bad vamp of silent picture 
days? 'Well; during the first act of 
'Queer People' what seemed to us 
like . four hips, eight bosoms and 
three faces, walked across the stage. 
It was Nita Naldi.' Judge Aaron 
Levy decided evidence of monetary 
damage was insufficient and dis- 
missed the aiclion with costs to Miss 
Naldi. 

Miss Wilson objected to a . story 
published in the Amsterdam News in 
May, 1937, which referred tp her as 
the wife of a Hollywood Negro doc- 
tor. Justice Rpsennian dismissed her 
suit also. 



Ike: lumenthal, 59,. yeteran. film 
official in continental Europe; - died 
aboard the .Satu^nia last week, of .a 
heart attack. ..He was en route to 
New Vork to d\scuss tlie continental 
situati \yith the Paramount home 
effice. H^ had .repiresented the Para- 
mount productiorial activities at 
joinville and elsewhere in .France 
for the past Ifi years, during part 
which time he was also in charge of 
Parampunt's theatre activities in 
France, Funeral services were held 
uppn arrival pf the steamer "Thurs- 
day and' ritient made jn 
UhiPn Fields, ills; rdok- 

lyn. 

Blumenthal' entered the .film busi- 
ness many years ago througii asspcia- 
tipn.with the late Frank J. Gpdsol, 
who reorgahized the pld Gpldwyn 
cpmpany ;and acquired the CapitPl 
theatre, N. Y.,. for that concern, 
shortly after ;he: was sent to Eurdpe 
by his brpther, Ben, to take charjfe 
of the orgianization of Efa Films, a 
marketing agency.-, for American 
films in Central Europe.' 

In' 1920 his interest in Efa was sold 
to the ParamoXint organization and 
he was, retained by the. ' late Emil ,E. 
Shauer, . at that time^_^: charge pf 
Paramount's foreign interests; Under 
Shauer, Blumenthal organized the. 
Parufamet Films, a .distributing or- 
ganizatipn fbr parampuift, Ufa and 
Metrp pictures in the same territory 
covered by Efa. He continued as 
Paramount's, representative :'~in that 
coinpany. until its dissblution. For 
the .:past 10. years he has headqua.r-; 
tered at Joinville, th^ French studio 
of Paramount 

- . Recently he was called home to 
discuss the present delicate French 
film isituation and the European mar- 
ket at large. He is survived by t^yp 
broth.ers, ' Ben and: William,, ' a son, 
Riciiard, in the Paramount Holly- 
wood studios; and a d^iigliter, Mimi. 

No change at Jpinyille studio' is: 
contemplated by Par until - Fred 
Lang, in charge of all activities, in 
Europe for Par, 'and John 'W. Hicks, 
Jn, foreigQ : sales manager, arrive in 
New York' aibout May 23. Joinville 
plant is leased to. Pathe-Natan and 
Blumenthal .was there to supervise 
and watch; Parampuht interests in 
.films made fpr it.. 

Hicks, now en route to ISurope from: 
Rio de Janeiro, probably will go .di- 
rectly to. Paris, reaching there about 
April 21. ' 



Bufl Market Might ^^H^^^^^^^ 
Reorg; Modifeations of Plan^^%^^^ 
Necessary; $1000,000 Eamedin '37 



SORRY, PLEASE 

tiBcIc Sam Make* • MIsUkc, Fair- 
banks Out $T2,186 



Hpllywppd, -April 1.2. 
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., .who in 
1932 banked one of Uncle' Sam's 
T!heck^~itor^i'.,-18epsent-iriiii as « i i 
income tax refund, has been ordered 
by the U, C. Circuit Court of Ap- 
peals to hand it back to the .treasury, 
along with interest at the rate of 
6%.. 

Decision was handed down in San 
Francisco pn Fairbanks' appeal frpm 
a decisipn Pf .the district court here. 
Federal authorities instituted the ac- 
tipn against .him pn the grpund that 
he had. been erroneously reimbursed, 
for an over-payment. 



A bullish turn In conditions wpul 
^steh RKO's reorgani tion charices," 
It begins to look as it extraordinary- 
mpdiflcatlphs In RKO's r.eprgahlz'a* 
tibn plan may be necessary. D.uri 
the past week there has en a 
quietua and parties .in the sit uatipn_ 



Harris-Kanfmaii-Hart 
Hope to Delay Release 
Of 'Can't Take It' Film 



Sam H,- Harris, back frpm Flprida', 
and George. S. Kaufman and -Moss 
Hart, produCet and . authors of 'You 
Can't Take It With Ypu,' are cPii- 
sidering the possibilities of settiiig 
back the Aug. 1 release date of the 
film version of ..their comedy, Word 
frpm Columbia studip ihidicates an 
intentipn pf adhering to the release 
date,,hpwever. 

Expectation is that 'Can't,' now In 
iU 7pth week at the Booth, N.- Y., 
could stay , another season on Broad- 
way and that one company could 
flourish on the road, although there 
are three touring iiniti current. 

Rights -to .'Can't* were sold early 
in the New York, run, for a' price 
of $200,000. Date of release was set 
fpr May 1, 1938, and at the time it 
was. figured the inUrval would , be 
ample fpr the stage life of the com- 
edy; 



Fonda in 'Spawn' In 
Place of Geb. Rigaud 

Hollywood, April .12. 

Paramount has halted production 
of, its heavy-budgeted Technicolpr 
picture, 'Spawn pf Nortii,' and re- 
placed Georges Rigaud with Henry 
Fonda in the lead male role. Scenes 
by Rigaud, in 19 days' shooting, will 
be remade. 

Studio execs figi red the accent 
and mannerisms of the French imr 
port were incongruous with the. set- 
ting of the salmbh fishing industry. 

Under contract to Par, Rigaud 
goes into 'Air Raid' as his American 
initialer. 



U Pays Off Bank of America on Its 
$l500,iO; Fresh Bankrolls Set 



Par Carries Gaal 

HoUyweod,. April 12. 

Paramount which failed to lako 
up Fi-anciska Goal's term pplion at- 
tor her appearance in C. B. Dc- 
Millc's 'The Buccaneer,' is carryiri? 
her on a picturerto-picture' deal.; 

Her next assignment Is 'Paris 
Honcvmoon' with Sing Cirosby. 

fchu;iiiiecl to' go before the cameras • Scitlelm.'in. \- ice-president of Urii- 
ay i'6.' .Ivciy'al, bOiiids Ihc Aquilania lomor- 



Univers.nl Pictures has settled ac- 
counts with the Bank of America, 
chief creditor of the company, and: 
paid off all outstanding Idans aggre- 
gating around $1,500,000, which the 
picline company owed to the bank. 
T-hi-s is the balance of the, $1,954,000 
owed by Universal to the Bank of 
America as cf Oct.. 31, 1937; 'Under- 
.staiidlng'is thai the payoff . was made 
Ihrovigh fresh financing obtained re- 
ceiilly by Universal from ejistern 
banker source?. 

By thiit deal. iyorsal is in. the 
clear, and appropriate!, financed for 
the future. 

London, April 12, 
Uiiclpr.'tood here that wheii Joseph 



row (W.ednesday) for the Sla.tcs, he 
will be carrying with him the 'con 
eluded terms of a deal under Which 
$I,0p0i000 ui- more, in View financing, 
is to be made available to Universal, 
upon favorable conditions. Details 
aren't known. 

Whether . C. oolf interests 

have anything to do with this prp- 
posed new financing deal isn't dis- 
closed. Belief . is that is an , inde 
pendent ai-rangernciit by bankers. 



BALABAN, GRIFHS 
DUE WEST SHORTLY 

riarney Balalian, president of 
Paramount, probably will go' to the 
Coast before :the end of th e mont h, 
to confer on studio rnatters and, pro- 
duction with Adolph Zu'kor. Tenta- 
tively, Stanton .Grjfiis.; also is schedr 

uled to gp, prpbably acc6mpanyins-|-tt)'".^he 
Balaban. 

Balaban is much concerned in 
keeping operating costs down and 
has been pushing econpmies: right 
along. , 

The company is in okay financial 
shape having an exceptionally favor- 
ably cash position. 



are waiting for the company's 1937 
audit Tills audit perhaps, -may show ' 
RKO having earned under $2;000,0b0. 

Expieptations are- that 
shall have been completed and ready 
for filing, in court, by the closie ol 
this week. 

At this moment it does .not s 
certain, tiiat:the m'odlficatHins would 
include prpvisipn fpr - RKO's pur^ 
chase of the M. J. Meehan preferr': 
share equity in Keiih-Al e-Or» 
pheuni. 

Cpnditipns are Such that assiirance 
cannot , be had that a flotation to takt 
up these shares can :bc successful 
And the sanrie might be held to r'p- 
ply to the underwriting problem of 
the plan; 

Whether Atlas Corp. was willing 
to put up $2,000,000, pr mpre, tp tak* 
cnre of the underwriting, is in th« 
doubtful stage .4ght npsv. . Peirhaps 
a hiethod for : handling the under-- 
writing problem may be devised 
whereby Atlas' 'responsibilities in 
this respect would lipt be. one-sided. 

It is presumed that with the .audi 
beconiing Available this week the 
parties i interest will, be able tp 
sal down to deciding.upon the modi* 
flcations forthwith, so that -the fulli 
est progress towards cpmpletlen pf 
the, plan niight be repprted Pn April 
25, -when next the matter , cpines be-: 
fpre Federal Judge William O.. 
BU)Tdy.. 

Lep Spitz, president Pf the com- 
p.nny. Is stilt on the Pacific' slope, 
and is expected 16 return to New 
York next Monday (18). 



Agnew East 

Hollywood, April 12. 
Neil Agnew, Paramount sales chief, 
aired east today after Iwo weeks at 
the studio looking over rushes arid 
complete pictures. He'll be a couple 
of days in Niew York, conferring with 
home office execs, before going to 
Washington to preside at the sales 
meeting opening April 15. 



Wm. Harris, Jr., Huddles _ 
Republic for Pictures 



Spitz Leaves April 15 

Hollywpod, April 12; 
After' passing a month at - th« 
studio directliig the new setup, Leo 
Spitz, RKO pr'exy, leaves for NeW 
York April 15. Pandro Bermaii 
heads production and J. R. McDon^ 
ough : supervises biz operation un- 
der the new arrangement put into 
effect by Spitz, 
He wants-tb be in New York prior 
r rga'nization plan before 
Judge William Bondy Afirll 28 bni a 
hearing to relieve RKO of 77B. 



FOUR METRO TOPPERS 
IN STUDIO'S 'IVANHOE' 



Hollywood, April . 12. 
Metro has slated Walter Scott's 
'Ivanhoe' for the new season, with 
Bernard Hymari' assigned as pro- 
ducer. Cast will include Clark Gable, 
Robert Taylor,, yrna Loy and JLui 
Rainer. 

runo Frank is writing the scri 



Retrenclunent Kayoes 
Par's N. Y. talent Dept. 



Paramount's talentT department , at 
the home office may be virtually 
Hollywood, April 12. eliminated in line with present 



with M. J. Siegel at Republic. 

If a deal jells, the Broadway le^it 
producer will make pictures on the 
lot 



Uniyer-wl's home office had- no 
knowledge of the London-deoJ when 
inquiry was. niade there yesterday 
(Tuesday). Seidelman's sailing date, 
was confirmed, but no comment was 
forthcoming on the. London financing 
angle, icntioncd ai.ove. 



Music Hall's lineup 

With 'Marco Polo,' now in \U first 
weefc at the Music Hallj N. Y., and. 
going two and possibly three weeks, 
! the theatre is set into the summer 
on product, havi ng thrg e' other pic- 
tures li up alTilie moment. 

'There's Always a : Wornan' ,(Col;) 
follow."! 'Polo,' with 'Joy. of Living' 
(RKO) to come in after that in turn 



'["Such" a"sXep "wburd follow the aolion 
I of Wai'ner Bros., Universal and other 
companies in transferring talent and 
les'iing to the West Coast 

Piar has already stopped the ,actLyi- 
iics of its so-called talent school 
through which hopefuls were tu- 
tored. 



WB's Kid Sleuth 



to be followed by Warners' 
Hood.' 



'Robin 



Hollywood, April 12. 
Bonita Granville has been Set . by 
Warner.s to play the moppet detec- 
tive in a series of Ifi features to be 
based -on Carolyn Kecne's 'Nancy 
novels. 

Bryan Foy will produce, with "The: 
fiidc'i ' Slai'rciV- ' set as the initialer. 



Weancsdajt April 13, 1938 



PIGTUItES 



VARiETY 



S 




H wood^ussje Cooperation Plea; 
See $7,500,11 Pk Rentals ^ 



Sam Snider, of Australia's Snider- 
Deaiv"th'6^(tr(r~clrcirttr"lKt~wrelrTex^ 
pressed the hope that XJ.S. companies 
misht assume a more conciliatory 
attitude toSvard both exhibitors and 
the entire picture: business in Aus- 
tralia. ' Snider, who is, sbrt of uh- 
bfricial emissary for the Cinemato- 
graph Exhibitors Assn. of Australia 
on ills present visit to America, in- 
dicated that such attitude might go 
far ill establishing better relations. 

Snider estimated that U.S. com- 
panies would take approximately 
$7,500,000. in fllm retails from Aus- 
tralia this year, or an increase .)i>f' 
$1,750,000 over 1937, Prosperity be- 
ing enjoyed by Aussie exhibitors, 
plus higher percentages on pictures, 
would bring this about, he said. 

Picture production In Australia 
will suffer a setback because of the 
dominion ban claiue' left in the 
Great Britain quota set, according to 
Snider. He also thinks that the New 
Soiitii Wales quota law will be stale- 
mated as a result of the decision by 
American companies to test: its con- 
stitutioiiality. 

rescntatives of picture compa- 
niss in New York were inclined to 
regard the New South Wales quota 
law. as more or less an added tax for 

istributing U.S. pictures in that 
couhlry. American . companies al- 
ready have to pay 14'Ac. per foot for 
positive prints 'while British com- 
panies pay nothing. Quota statute in 
North South Wales hence was 
vie'A'ed simply as an added burden 
general belief being that features 
turned out in that country would 
have to be shelved, 

Sydney, April 12, 
If the present test of the New 
South Wales quota law - is carried 
into the courts here, as now seems 
certain, the quota issue is apt to be 
kicked around from the state coH' 
ti'ol to the national Australian gbv- 
rning body and back again. This 
undoubtedly will cause a delay and 
permit U.S. distributors to carry on 
without living up to the quota. 

Such will mean^a saving, right 
now, which is to 'be' desired by 
American ' companies. , However, 
some officials say it will be dubious 
economy in the long run because the 
powers, that be are so minded now 
that a stiffer quota regulation is in 
rospect 'if the current 3% one is 
ignored. 



It Ain't Cheese 



Hollywood, April 12. 
Biggest wage earner amonig 
fllm extras for the last 12 
rhonths is MV, Josephine Beach. 
Appearing in 100 pictures dur- 
ing that period he .earned $4,000. 
.■ Mr,~Beach.-is a rat- owned and 
trained by Curley Twitord, who 
also supplies other small ani- 
mals to the studios. 




Shri 



Forefgn In- 



COLUNGS' ACAD 
OSCAR IN ODD 
RECOVERY 



Hollywood, April 12. 
The Academy statuette won in 
1936 by Pierre Collings for his orig- 
inal story, .'Louis Pasteur,' , was 
turned up Sunday (10) by an tjn- 
erriployed. youth who found it in a 
cheap hotel. It was found among 
belongings withheld by the hotel 
from those who couldn't pay for 
lodging: 

..Chap tried to peddle it to Arthur 
Caesar, also a onetime Acad winner, 
who took him to the Academy of- 
flces where he was paid $25. 
Collings died several months ago. 



ASTAIRE PIC WITH 7 
BERLIN TUNES ALL SET 



Hollywood,, April 12. 
RKO is readying to send two im- 
portant contributions to its , 1938-39 
program before the cameras before 
the end of this month. They are 
'Carefree,' a filmiisical reuniting 
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers a.s 
a stellar team, and. 'Mother Carey's 
Chickens,' which will have Joan Ben- 
nett and Anne Shirley in the featured 
roles. 

Irving Berlin has completed seven 
tunes for the Astaire-Rpgers produc- 
tion, which is being scripted by Dud; 
ley Nichols and Hagar Wilde. Mailt 
Sandrich will direct. 



Gioriai Back in News 



ROGERS MEMORIAL 
TO COST $182,790 



Oklahoma City, April 12. 

The W. R. Grimshaw Construction 
Co: was low bidder at $182,790 on the 
native, stone ranchhoiise type. Will 
Rogers Memorial, to be constructed 
at Claremore, Okla., on which work 
is expected to get under way within 
two weeks. Ten firms had sought the 
contract. Gen. Roy Hoflinan, chairr 
rhaVi of the Will Rogers Memorial 
Commission, also . announces that 
State Tax Commissioner C. C. Brown 
has ruled that the state's 2% sales 
tax will be waived on material used 
in the construction.- 

First pictures of the plaster model 
from which a bronze statue of Will 
Rogers will be molded have been re- 
leased by Jo Davidson, the sculptor, 
the statue will be placed in the Hall 
of Fame in Washington, D. C, with 
another and smaller one copied from 
the same mold scheduled to be placed 
ill- the Claremore Memorial.. 



Manes' 'Day^ at Circus' 
For M-G After RKO 'Room' 



Hollywood. April 12. 

Metro has slated 'A Day At the 
Circus' as the initial picture for the 
Marx Bro.s. under latter's newly 
si3ned -corilract. Mervyn 'LeRo'y will 
produce. •! 

Comedy- "will"' get under way as 
soon -as-the -tiio-complctes ii^' RKO 
•Room prvice' assignment. 



Hollywood,. April 12. 

Alice Atschulcr and Miriam Geiger 
have turned in the screen play for 
JRepiiblic's 'Lady In the, News,' which 
will- have Gloria Swanson in th-? 
name role, 

Yarn was originally intended for 
Frieda Incscort. 



'Goodbye' His Return 

Hollywood, April 12. 
ncy . Lanficld is diVecling 'Al- 
ways Goodbye' for 20th-F6x, his firsl 
assignitient following a long illiio.ts. 

Picture has Barbara Slanwyelc iu 
yjitt :teatured i'ole. 



That a Racket , Tbo? 

Hollywood. April 12. 

Edmund, Hartmann is scriplin.? 
'the BcaOly .Racket,' which B. P. 
Fincman will produce for RKp. 

Picture is the second of the racket- 
eci-ing, type handed Fincman. Other, 
now in E'cparali ,is 'Tlvc Racket 
Buster,' 



Holmes Directs Own ' 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Ban Holme.<; sold his original story, 
'A Fool for Luck." to RKO: and. has 
al:so boon signed. to direct il. 

William .Sistiqm will roduce. 



come a Prime Element— 
Mounting Labor Costs 
Abroad — Native B.O. Also 
Down 



OVERBOARD SALARIES 



Current economy waves in the in- 
dustry are being made to gear pro- 
duction in line with deflated income 
expected in the next 12 months from 
the foireign market. Actual distribu- 
tion income is about the saitie as last 
year in the foreign' territory.- but 
quotas and higher taxes are causing 
a shrinkage in net proflts from out- 
side the U. Hence, the urge to 
tri 

Five factors have developed the 
present necessity for pruning, in the. 
Opinion of industry officials. They 
are ,(1 ), reduction in net foreign take 
by 14-25%; (2), di in the domestic- 
box office, variously estimated at 
5-14%; (3), higher taxes; (4), mount- 
ing labor' and ' material costs, and 
(5), out-of-line salaries for top stars. 

Oiie check made in the last 10 days 
ori several of larger circuits indicated 
that business was running close to 
figures of a year ago. However, 
slump in employment and curtail- 
ment of business has brought spotty 
box office with others.! 

Expected increase in business, of 
5-10% in many theatres, which did' 
not materialize this .year, also has 
hurt since considerable production 
was more or less adjusted to this ex- 
pectation. Along with the lull In 
business, producers also were con- 
fronted with not being able to cash 
in on any increased admission prices. 
"These had been contemplated but 
proved unfeasible in the face of busi- 
ness conditions. 

Along -with this dip and foreign 
difficulties, fllm companies are. faced 
with higher Federal, state and some-, 
times city taxes. Industry gave 
healthy boosts in' wages to labor 
about three years ago. While iio 
great increases have come in the last 
year, the old . high level has been 
maintained. Which is another fly in 
the plans to retrench. 

While the quota in England is the 
only severe one that hits all prin- 
cipal companies, this country pres- 
ently is counted on for such a 
healthy rental return that it is bound 
to cut into foreign income. Mexico, 
Italy, South America and France 
are spcciflcally mentioned as nations 
having high taxes. This Lmakes it 
more expensive to distribute. Also 
there has been a boost in wages and 
other distribution costs in some for- 
eign nations. As, for instance, Mex- 
ico where wages are nearly double 
what they were a year 330. Result 
is that the co.st of distributing out- 
side the U. S. has been uppcd. 



Many Legal Oddities in ERPI Suit; 
Non-Stockholder Judge Presides; 
Music Lawyer on Film Defense 



Fame 



Copenhagen, April 4. 

Several provincial, theatres 
are showing 'Big Broadcast of 
1938' (Par),-, in >yhich .Leopold 
Stokowski appears. 

Ballying the film with 'See 
the man Garbo loves.' 



KOERNER'S HUB 
BUILDUP FOR 
MAE WEST 



Boston, .April 12. 
ith Boston having a periodic 
agi tion against films and magar 
zine.s,. Mae West's p.a. booking, at 
Keith's, Boston, 'April 28^ has 
prompted the RKO office here to ar-^ 
range a 'good-will' trip to New York 
on the weekend of April 22. Charlie 
Koerner, RKO division chief in New 
England,: ill accompany about 20 
Hub fll and drama reviewers to 
New York where they will- be guests 
of Miss West, in c'enjunction with 
her appearance at Ldew's State. 

This will give the Bostonlans an- 
opportunity to gather and record 
in their respective sheets favorable 
— it is hoped— impressions of the 
star before she opens here. 



H'WOOD FILM DOUBLES 
SET FOR ENGLISH REVUE 



Holly -'/ood; 

Kurt Robitscheck, European pro- 
ducer, has signed several doubles of 
Hollywood's top film personalities 
for a revue, 'Hollywood on Pairadc,' 
set to open July 18 at the London 
Palladium, after which the troupe 
will tour the British Isles. 

Robitscheck will remain here an^ 
other week to line up flln talent for 
two legit productions he has sched- 
uled for Manhattan next fall. Tliey 
aie 'Simoon Over Algiers' and 'The 
'Train For 'Vehice.' 



Byram's Script Voyage 

John Byram, accompanied by Mrs. 
Byram, sails for Europe the' first 
week in May li look over material 
counters on the other side, in an- 
nual quest in behalf of Paramount. 

On the same boat, the Howard S. 
Cullmans arc sch-;dulini; a takeoff. 



U. S. Sending Tax Experts to H'wood 
To Adjust Several Arrears Tiffs 



Washington, April 12. 

Argumcnis between the Treasury 
and Hollywood folk over income tax 
liability are growing to such volume 
that the U. 3. Board of Tax Appeals 
last week decided to send a men^bei: 
to Los Angeles for ventilation of,. 15 
tiffs now on the docket. 

Whether the government is right 
in billing actors and execs for over 
$25bid00 will be determined by Wil- 
liam W. Arnold at hearings to open 



ductions for wardrobe, entertain- 
ment, travcli etc.. will come up. 

Biggest claim for weighing before 
Judge Arnold i.s asscs-s-ment of $104,- 
430 against Charles Laughtbn for 
1934 earnings. arlcne Dietrich's 
lawyers will appear to fight a levy of 
$52,502. 

Other film figures and the amounts 
at Slake in the controversies arc: 

Adolphe Mcnjoii. $30,080; Madge 
Evans, $2,^37;- Bert Wheeler; $12,544; 
Ecrnice Whcclcr, $01; illiami Leo 
Tracy, $1,201; Vcrce Tcasdale 



June 1.3. Film personalities coiitest, (Adolphe Mchjou','! frau), $938; My 
the 'Treasury's claims that their per- 1 roh Selz ick. $9,071: Marjorie j3aw 
sonal returns v/ere deflcicnt and that j Seb.niclt,, $222; David O. Selznick, 
certain exempli ns ought to be in- ' .^9.890; Irene M.iycr Sclz ick, $3,222; 
eluded in the amount on which tax I Waltcr Kelly. $"i01; and Edminislr.T- 



After considerable technical prepa- 
ration, the- $149,948 claim by John G. 
Paine, as agent and trustee for some 
50-odd niusic publishers, against Elec- 
trical Research Products, Inc. .is slated 
to come to trial the end of this month. 
Judge John C- Knox will preside in 
N. Y. Federal court, he being -the 
only qualified jiirist to sit on the. 
bench in that almost every other Fed-^ 
eral judge for the Southern District 
of New 'York is a stockholder in. 
American Telephone & Telegraph, or 
one of its subsids. Erpi, of course, 
is an AT&T affiliate. 

In anticipation of the trial,' which 
will be a slgniAcant one in show biz 
legal annals, Metro, 20th Century- 
Fox, Univer 1 and Columbia' have 
retained Julian T. Abeles to be their 
copyright expert and, trial. counsel in 
charge . of the deiCense, Herman 
Finkelsteiii of , Schwartz & Frohlicli 
(representing Columbia particularly ) 
will- be .co-counsel. Actually, Abeles 
beisomes Erpi's defense counsel, Kle'c- 
-trical Research Produtts, Inc., in 
turn, having acted for the film in- 
terests when making .the music li- 
censing deal with Paine. 

.First legal maneuver this week has 
been a demand on Gilbert & Gilbert, 
attoirncys for the music publishing 
interests, for a bill of particulars and 
details, of all rights embrocing all 
foreign countries, outside of the U. S. 
and Canada. . This action stems from' 
a licensibg agreement With Erpl for 
the use of the -music on a sliding 
scale,, which allegedly has amounted 
to $1,300,000 , 

raid $i,i5s,esi 

Paine (for the music men) admits 
receipt. of $1,150,051 frbni Erpi, and 
is suing" for an alleged $149,948 stiU 
due. 

Paine succeeded E. C. Mills ias 
agent aiid strustee for the Music Pub- 
lishers Protective Association. Paine 
has since gone over to the American 
Society of • Composers, Authors and 
Publishers. 

Warner Bros., Paramount and RKO 
were also vi lly interested With 
Erpi, but their concern right now ia 
passive because of the fact that WB 
and American Tel & Tel some ti ' 
ago made a settlement of their ow 
differences. Par and RkCi were in 
77B, the former having since emerged 
from it, but that's regarded as absolv- 
ing then) also from any vivid Interest 
in this particular suit. 

Paradox of Abeles! position, as spe- 
cial counsel for Erpi and the film in-' 
terests, i.s that hi» will be opposing 
.some of the music interests for whom 
he's done considerable work, being 
music copyright consultant to 20lh- 
Fox ' and Metro particularly. How- 
ever, it so happens that 20th and 
Metro's music pub affiliates haven't 
much at slake in this particular suit; 
more than 50% of the monies re- 
coverable would go to the Guslav 
Schirmer and Carl Fischer music 
interests. 

Erpi document with Paine of 
MPPA breaks down the fees for each 
usage of mu.sic per film, ranging up 
to $'?5 per full usage:. $42.50 for a half 
usage; a lesser fee if only in certain 
minor parts of the globe. 

T: Brooke Price arid Homer 
Brclan^ jd-e Erpi's regiiiar counsel'. 



is id. Id questions, such as dc- , toio of John Gilbert's estate, $23,545. i also mentioned 



Andersen Film Biog; 
Diisney Fable Cartoons 

Copenhagen, Apr_il_.4. 
Denmark's tamous story teller, 
Hans Christian Andersen, is break- 
ing into films in a big way just a 
half ccnlury. after his death. Report 
here has it that .'It Disney's suc- 
cess ,wilh 'Snow While and the 
Seven Dwats' has inspired him to 
adapt one of Andersen's talcs, 
■Klods-Han:s' ('Clumsy Jack'.!. 

Also.^Leslic Howard is reported to 
have bought a script on the life of 
the fabler and will portra." him in a 
film tp 1)0 produced in London. 
ScnndinaviiTii vcrijon of the pic i 



VARIETY 



Weiilneeiilaf , April 13, 1 93ft 



Lefty's Hollywood Pals' Reasons 
As to What KiUed Off Vaudeville 



By Joe Laurie, Jr. 

Dear Joe: , 

A{!gie, Junior and mie are .sui;e having a prent . visit here in Hollywood. 
Ifs a great spot il. yoii'i-e not looltihg tor anylhi '. Eyerybpdy's. nice to- 
yoii, especially as soon as they find out you're not a 'prospector'^yoii l«npw, 
digging for gold ii) those studios. Or want to. rhake a soft touch'. :When I 
tell the. boys and girls, that me and Aggie own a , picture house.' in Cooladres- 
they immediately figure a place like the Radio Gity and ask' me for a job 
a.-; manager or even assistant manage'"- Then I have to teli 'em- our joint 
isn't big enough, even for. one rnahager, and is toq: ig for the audienee, 
— Avhei'eupont^heip-chinsHii'op'. -'r'—^ — - -^-^ ---- 

Qiil here the actoi-s can qrily figure things big, everything is super-super,' 
but the way they're' laying giiys oft here a lot of 'em right no.w would 
settle for just supper. Actdrs are sure fUnVijt people: The folks me anil 
Aggie visit with and whom we,,ibve best are oui: . bid pals from the 
old vaudeville days;. Plenty of 'em put here and some of 'em doing okay; 
and, of. course, plenty .of "eiT) tidt dpihg sa hot, but they, ain't - lost, their 
sense of. humor. .We get a lot of laughs sittin'' around and operatih! on 
the pictures ' and sho\ying the spots ■ where it needs medicine. . Of course 
if you got a gang around,- the conversation, has got to come aroUnd to. the. 
point where somebody make.s the crack, 'What (Jo yoti tliink killed vaude- 
ville?' Weil, everybody has ill? own ideas, and Jjet peeves about that siibr; 
ject I thought rd;write down a few for you what; their ideas are biit here. 
of what killed' vaudeville, viz: 

Imitations of rge Beban- yellin' 'Hello. Rosie'. . '.The way sonie" of the 
blackface, comics :killid Bert Williams' pbltcr game . . .Cqhtcirtipnists: . .The 
dames with tights on and a cape, and having stereopticon slides of . but- 
terflies thr6,*n on; 'em. V. Society- dancers. . .Impersonators of Generals; 
Grant, Washington and -Lefe..-.. istling acts and i ' tions'-of sawing 
wbod and hittin- the knot in the wood. ..Imitations of Tat Rooney..■.• 
PaJ3e^rteare'rs.. . .'Flash acts. . .'Acrobats passing, th? handkerchief and trying 
to do talk. ,.!Dahein'g violinists.', .master of , cer<;m6nies-. . , Pony acts that 
picked biit the different flags and ponies that told you hdvy niany days in 
the week they'd, like to work. . .Mother and daughter -acts that billed; them- 
selves sisters. . .Picture 'people miaking, a personal apjie^rance. . iKid>acts. ; . 
Pianp-acts.,. .Musical acts' that played glasses, bpttles, an^ flpwers that Ut 
up.. . .Opera, trpupes that sahig 'GhireTbiri-bin': . "Imi. tipns pf Gepr^e M. 
Cphan. .'.Sketches with whiskey bottle, revolver arid telephpne as props, , . 
imitatfpns pf Dave. Warfleld. 

These are j.ii.it a few they pulled, but I thirik Aggie pulled the right 
answer when she sed, 'They built the theatres -too big.' And. Paul Gerard. 
Smith sed,"r,hey had lii build lem. big for the double- features;'; We. all 
ended" up talking about' television: That's why I like thdse vaudeville guys 
— they'rie always lopkirig -ahead.. 

A Slo^n for Crapihan 

I gpt a gppd buy in tpwn here pii dishes, for' my dish nights'. In fact I 
got 'em so clieap I can give the customers a dish going in and one coming 
put r also got a bHnch.of .e'gg cups; they can jiist drop the' eggs-the pic- 
tures' lay in 'e'm. I've, been looking around this town at the first iruns; 
they're.plerity, bad', sb you can imagrne. what they'll -be by the time they 
reach, my place. Sid G^auman has a gbod idea, with those 'footprints In his- 
lobby. I noticed they all pointed going in. . J told him gciod slogan would 
be, -Fdllpw the Stars' Fpotsteps arid Go inside to See- Our Show.' He' didn't 
exactly say it' Was bad, but he just said. it 'was too long. ^Aggie 'sed she'd 
bet he iises my ideas as , soon as We leave town. . " 

i took Jiinipr up tp the Wiliiam Mprris pflfice' to kinda show him off. I 
told them that. I: didn't wan^. hi to go, in pictures, but if they; hear [ot a 
spot' fpr him maybe I'd let him gp, not :so much for the dough but for the 
experience it would give- the kid. Abe Lasttoge] wanted to put the -kid 
in the. office tp' start right; frpm the bpttpm "to learn the business. Johnny 
Hyde took the kid oh his lap and the- kid is nealrly-as big a.s Johnny. 
Johnny didn't hold Junior oh his lap very long because I think the kid 
kinda knew he was an agent and, acted accordingly', 

-Vic writes me' thiat -things are. going pretty good at , the :theatr He 
started a Popularity Contest for the most pPpular girl'in Cpolacres and; 
he scz. it already has boosted business by nearly $4. 

Give our regards to the boys and girls and tell : 'em not to wait for 
vaudeville to come back into, the Winter- Garden.; You know that used to 
be a:stable,"and- I'll bet you can't even dfag horses iii there to see vaiidc- 
ville. Sez 

'Your pal. Lefty. 
P. S.— Harry very dog has his day and the cats seem 

to be quarrelling over .';. 



Rtp Drops Mosikers^ 



Holly wbpd, April ,12. 

Peter Tinturin and Jack'tiawrepce, 
Republic' son^writi team, will 
check ofl .the lot upon expiration of 
their' contract in April,, and there- 
after th? studip will 'buy its n-itisical 
humberis. 

Al 'CplPmbP usic 
chief. 



Frisco'f threatened 
Press Strike Worried 
Fiiin Cos, for a Wbile 



X>iSti°ibution bepartmeols of home 
offices breathed easier Monday (U'), 
after being informed that , the sched- 
uled newspaper strike in Sah Fran- 
ciscp pver difficulties with the News- 
paper Guild, threatened fpr Sunday 
night (10), had been ppstponed a 
week with inside, advices, being'that 
a, settlement wbujd-p' reached. 

Cpmpanies having product in ,S. F. 
or due in there . during, the coming 
week' were sp alarmed over the out- 
look that arrangemehts . had en 
made for billboards, Pthei fprrris pf 
posting, window ings, etc., as 
protection. 



GN TRIMS SAIL FOR 
6-WEEK prod: SPEEDUP 



Hollywpbd; April 12. ' 
ith pperating expense ipriined tp 
between $12,000 and '$14.000- weekly, 
Grand Natidnal is readying - td :st?irt 
a steady flpw of .film's its 29. dis- 
tributprs during the next 12 mpnth.s. 
Six scripts are being prepared, ith 
schedules already arranged tp get 
them into 'prpductldn within- that 
many Weeksi ;_6utside prpduct is be-- 
ing lined . up tp^flll the vpids. 
- Deals have :been set fpr eight fca-^ 
tureS pn distribution arrangements, 
the . first to gp pi.it being . "He IiPved 
An Actress,' English-made musical 
with 'Wallace Fprd, Lupe Velez arid 
Bfen Lypn.. 'Zambpanga,' a'Spiith Sea 
feature .made with :a: native cast, 
Will-'be. released -April 15, ith 'In- 
ternatidrial drime,' formerly titled 
;'The .Shadow- Murder Case,' - foUbwr 
ing . April 22. Rod LaRocque and 
Astrid AUwyn are featured- in the 
last named. ' 

Among- . the productions - being 
readied at GN studio for early 
camera starts are "RenfeW -Rides 
North,' 'ith Jimmy .Ne'will , in. the 
titl'e role. It Will be the first df a 
series of three .to be produced by 
,Phil GpldstoTi-? ai;6 directed by Al 
Ttferman. Max Alexander is making 
iwo Ken Msynard westerns 'Whirl- 
wind Cowbpy and Trails \Vest.' 



IMPORTED* THEATRE 
PICKETS IRE MAYOR 



Logan, Utah, Apriri2; 
Merchants and td,wnspepple;pf Lo- 
gan, Utah's fpurth largest city, pn 
Friday (8) tppk a unique stand in 
prptest to 'foreign' pickets in the' 
lab>>r difficulties 'at the. Capitol and 
Lyric theatres here. Led by Mayor 



A. G.: Liindstrom, more-than-i;25^ '' r iw c TJ" -"f ' 
business men and -civic leaderTpur-T^'n^^'^e °' ^^'^ Scott pictures, 

chased ducats to. the Capitol, pick- 
eted by ;ii ion -mdtlon picliire opera- 
^tprs'whp went on strike three weeks 
agp in a cicmarid fpr a 'clpsed shop.' 

Then the burg's chamber of com- 
merce, fricrnbcrs, about. 125 ,ot 'cm. 
agreed td .send at least one employe 
out of the various lirni? to the Lyric 
each ni,i;ht until an amicable ai;i-ce: 



BUELL BLOWS LAURE, 
BACK TO PROD: ON OWN 



ment is reached. 

Action ol biz loaders resulted 
nfler seven inijoii pjckcls from an 
"Gsdcii lUlali) luiion. patrolled in 
front of the Capitol. Loga itc! re- 
sented 'fovei^in' loilt-of-lbwn) pickV 
eting .nclivilips, cilins ih;il tlic lociil 
men: cx-cniployeo? of tiie llicali-es j 
nffecled. .'^hpiiicl druw (he ; Gcor.^c.'.' 

)5ickeli.ng thorCF. 



Hollywood, April 12. 
Jed Buell, whb has been produc- 
ing the Fred ScPtt westeriis tor Stan 
Laurel Prpductidns, has been .re- 
leased' frpm his cpntract and will 
return tp' prpducirig. fpr' his., pwn 
cbmpany. Laurel will produce^ the 

ith' 

L. A. French as his assistant 

Buell's neiit will be "Tiny -Town;' 
with Bert Stern back 'also withdraw- 
ing frdm the Laurel orgahi tion to 
join him as as-sociate producer. Sam 
Nevylleld win direct.. 

Jbd Buell has signed Singer Mid- 
gets for, "Terror pf Tiny Town..' En- 
.1 tire fil ' is daminatc.cl by dwarf-size. 
M-i --BOAwM ouui ng--H5rw an. ^ 



M-G Readies 'Balalaika' 



'Air Raid' Readying 

Hollywood. April 12. 
,nul Schul-/. and Kurl Siodmak arc 
writing the .screen play lor- Parii- 
mount's ' ir aid," which will team 
i.^aiid. aiid' Olyinpc riidna, 
i Picliirc i.-' f.Ql lor a June J4 .sl.irt 
I vviih Jeff 'ii/.iii-iis producer and 
I Hbbei-t Florcy cliicciiiig. 



Whiting Alloys for Par 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Jack Whiting is'here for a featured 
spot in Paramount's 'Giyi;: e a 
Saildr.' cast for which includes 
Martha Raye. Rob/^Tfope, Betty 
Grable and J. C. Nugent. Jeff 
Lazarus Will produce, with Paul 
Jones as his assistant, Elliott Nugent 
directing, 

Piclur tiled for an April 

18 start 



Barbier Called Home 

Hollywood. April 12. 
George. Bar ier h.a,>; been called 
back to 20th;Fpx. his home lot, for 
a fealured role with Sonja Heni in 
'They Met in College," ich 
Richaid Green, English import, 
plays opposite the skating star. 

•Bar ier. although undor'coniractlo 
the estvvood ouint. has been on 
Ida to other studios for several 
iripnths. 

Rov Del Ruth i -; diyp''-'-"*^ 



]i. 

. .-i..- l.cd 
, \\-)'i)c-h .Ml-Iio 
;i>! I>i».i;rr liiusl- 
S.i/ll. 

r. \^-;' :-.,)il'.n'P. 
•and Kin;, iil.yer 

CKSt, 



LINKED IN ROMANCE 

, Hollywood; April 12: 
Joiti) arkcr aiid Kric Linden have 
bci ii |);icti'rl- by Monogram as Icatl^ 
rni- •Knniiiiu'e ('if the I.imberlo.';!.' 

Picture 'h;i.< been given April 20 
.•itiMtiiin; "date; 



'Suspicion' Toppers Set 

'Hollywood.. April 12. 
arr?n illiam' and Gail Patrick 
have been set for. the featured roles 
iri- Uniyer.sal's- 'Suspicion.' authored 
by .iyiylcs ' Connolly. Edmund Grain- 
ger will proclucc, James Whale di- 
recting. 

Williain contract 
to elro. 



PAR S SCRIB LOANOUTS 

llollywodd; April 12. 
Charles lac-kcit'and jBilly Wilder 
have been (irrbwcd by llniyer.siil 
from - Piiranidunt 1o..sercenpliiy ""rhat 
Certain Age,' Oiiniia Durbin 

.starV.er. 

Icct) Wctstoiii' wi'ble the' pribiiiaK 



The Girls Eye View 

By Mariari Squire 



; Earth^Yea, VerOy 

To the pink lempnaUe and pppcprri geheratipn, the circus is the cirou.<;, 
an4 further glamming is merely' gilding the lily. However, designer Charles 

lieiilaire has dpne; an brb-widenihg jpb of. the. opening pageant, "Nepal" 

which is 1938 fpr the parade, pr Grand March. 

The RingUng.BrPs.-Barnum jc Baiiey presentation Is prpbably. spmewhat - 
cpndensed by hpWi but no dhe seemed tp mind the opening night i ) run- 
ning-time Of almost fpur-and-arhalf hpurs. . 

Mr. LeMaire is true to circus traditibn in the matter b't shine- and glitter,., 
but; he crowds- more rhinestones', into leis space on short, cpstiimes, an ' 
lavishes rnpre yardage pn picture' gowns. 

Ladies proudly perched on , elephants wear 'fldWlrtg^'gpWHs 'and' 'gleam mg" 
satin, trains' cpmpletely -. veririg the 'pachys' chassis-^which. is -a Ipt of 
gleiiming satin... Trpup'es of dancing girls swirl in circular -.black 
splashed' with gold, -foUdwed-by-more^-troiipes^i -rwhite-trimrhed -in -silver-.-^- 

ZuUls with, tall evergreen headdresses and unidentifiable Orientals with 
towering .spiral turbans , , a girl ripnchalantly mpunted pn a lion '\\;ears 
gold sequin .leptard aiid- gold cloth' cape lined in scarlet' There are enor- 
mdusly, full .Turkish, trousers with draped bandeaux, and brief glittering 
costumes-ot strap top and tiny trunks.;. 

Frank Buck, majestically seated in a hdwdah. Wears traditioriar while 
hunt costume, his ;elephant. mount, follpwed by. betters, stalkers, gun bear- 
ers, and; native girls bearing trays pf fruits and flp.wers. 

Garguantua, 'the -wprid's. mO^^^ vicious beast,' lives, up tp; is billihg by 
glaring itialicipusly frpm his glass enclosed cage, and rising, to. his full 
gorilla' height to give you an. idea of the damage he)CPuld dp if the bars 
failedltp -hbid. ' 

'Nepal's' grand flnale. is the. spectacular fprmatipn ri ing df the 'Bengal • 
Lancers.'- Supply ybur 'pwn adjectives, beginning With. 'sprnbthlng mpde^t 
like gigantic, and Working up frdm there. Fpx. this maghiflcance, Ladeez 
and Gen-'tlemen, is rhereiy the appetizer for the''Greatest'Shpw on Earth. 



'Women Are Like That'— Pat 0'Brlen^s;Rap 

.'Women 'Are Likei'That*- gets a better break in having Pat O'Brien than 
Mr,, O'Brieri gets by being- involved in the piece'. That seems to be the, 
perialty excellent.' performers pay. in Holiyvvood fPr beiiig 'gPod: They are 
used as.hypps fpr rambling flims . which can't stand pn;thiih:Pwri-;wavt.i'i 
feet. Fpr 'mpst of the cdmedy and inter ' in this ill 

is. directly respbnsi 

'Kay Francis, as his .girlishly impetu , , performs pne' pf IhoFe 
cinema miracles.by setting the business y.pfld on fire without any apparent 
assets except a lot of Qrry-Kelly gowns/ Most of her frocKs are cowl-neck 
arid' draped about the hips, which doesn't disguise ,. the fact' that iss 
Francis has taken a little.vacatipn from calory couhting.- A white Grecian; 
robe ith cdrd wound ai'ound the waist and draper wrapped beldw 
niakes this' fact obvious. ' ; " 

A black dinner .dre'ss' is fitted to below the hips and then - swirliiig out in 
horizdntaTRoman stripes.. Several of her hats are visor-type, worn low-on 
the tdrehead. Most becdming pulflt is a plain-black. dre.ss . worn with veiled 
spmbrerp and huge silver fbx scarf. A suit has^ plaid jacket half- 
and-half skirt, the frbnt plaid and the blacit plain. 

Thurston. Hall, as Miss Fran.cis' father, is required to Ifiimh constantly 
to projbct the idea that he dpesn't give a : darn abput anything. This 
ahpther incbhsistency since O'Brien has to. gp thrpug'h a Ipt td keep Miss 
-Francis frpm finding out abdut sdtiiething her father has dpne. when it is 
pretty well established that...she .Wouldn't be particularly shocked, if ."he 
know. Ralph--t"orbes is a good stiilTed shirt, and. Grant- itchell and Hugh 
O'Connell take good care pf what they have tp' dp. 

Copper, Miss Gnrie and '.Marco Polo' 

The Adventures pf Maicb PpIp' is a Rpiniih hpiiday fpr extras with men 
and hbrses swarming ail pvcr castles, mpats and spme magnificent; nery. 
As-the adventiirpus Italian. Gary Cppper is ruggedly and uiicpmprPmisingly 
American, and seems tb feel amused'm iiTTdiitEThimself-in-such-strange-sur-p- 
rdundings ampng all thdse fpreigners. He's much mpre 'The Plainsman 
than the wandering 'Venetian. .. 

Sigrid Curie, Samuel Gpldwyn's BrpPklyh-tP-Sweden-tP-Hplly wppd find, 
wears a series bf elabprate satih kimpnas as a Chinese princess and the 
light of Cdpper's life. Leading lady in her initial film appearance, Miss 
Curie isn't required tp dp a great deal except .keep her eyebrows raised 
and look e/dtic, which she accomplishes With admirable consistency. 

Satin robos .and wrapped tiirbans. can't down Basil Rathbone, who men- 
aces frpm dpprways and behind pillars until, finally thrpwn tP SPme dis- 
agreeable Idpking- animals. 

'Oriental' Binnie Barnes, Ipdking just like Binnie Barnes in kimona and 
wi . 'is. handed an pbvipus comedy routine With. an aniorouS pursuit of the 
reluctant Cooper. 

"Marco Pold' is colossal, not to say stupendpus ^ but with the icing 
brushed PfT it's the did here-cpme-thc-bpys-npw and virtue-triumphant 
cinema 'standby, "ith a snap of the fingers ipr the significant historical' 
details of the ori inal 'Adventures.' 



Rooney, Brlchicsl of 'Judge Hardy's Children' 

The addition of Mickey Rooney, to the family of 'Judge .Hardy's. Childi-en' 
is indeed a blessed evfent. When the note df gentle philbsophy ijegins.to 
sound too mOjpptPnpus, iclcey and his adplesceht perplexities take charge, 
giving the leisurely piece a shpt in' the arm. ypung Mr. Rpohey is espe- 
cially helpful to the picture, when demonstratin the .Big Apple with Jac- 
queline. Laurent. 

'Judge' Lewis Stone makes the dispensing of patient wisdom as pai 
aS-pbssible. Fay .Holden, as mother , ot the Hardy brood, seems unnece.-:- 
sarily dunib, particularly Having been niarried to a judge for. 20-odd year 
but that's the fault ot the sdript and not Miss Hoiden. 

Cecelia, Parker, daughter of the househdld, i.sn't allowed to be very bright 
either, becoming a willing victim fpr the machinatipns pf sleekly groonied 
Ruth Hui:.sey. Designer Jeanne has bipnde Miss .Paricer in .yputhful little, 
numbers-rrone nice dress, a dinner frock ith' large white lace collar' and 
puffed sleeves. Most ornate and becoming costume is a masque ball afTai 
with tight' bddjce! enprmous hoop skirts and nattering -white Wig, Mi.". 
Parker's own hair could have used a bit of attention— or- better lighiing. 
That darkness at the roots is inclined to detract, from the ingenue effect. 

Miss Laurent does her.;, yputhfuj French vamping, iii laildrcd youn 
dresses, and in a sheer evening .gpwn. rripdestly billpwing bve'r a t'afTita 
^tP^A-^nr-Rttthgrford--ha5--simp^eH-tttk'^^^ and the larg eyl— bl- 

eyes in Hollywobd's younger set. 



'Scarlet .Pimpernel's' Flat ring Coulourier 

French IlevoUitionary p^ribd with the guillotine Working; overt imc. and 
chopping off heads the favprite ouldooi: sport, comes to ' the\Rivoli with 
'The Return of the Scarlet Pimpcriiel.' British ca.st is headed by Bai ly 
Barnes dping the dri inal Le.slie Howard 'Pimpernel.' Mr. Barne.^ has.a 
ruddy time of it .saving his wife, himself and the French populace from 
the , depredations of that 18th century dictator, -Robespierre. And hc.niiikcs 
the grade convincingly— except in a few scenes where he is inclined to li.s 

Costumes are flattering to the face, with deep '.rufTled .square ncd;.s. n 
trying , to the figure with hi-;h Directoire Wai.stline. Blonde Sophie Slewiill. 
a.s the Pimpernel's wife, can tiike it, but the line adds pounds to the 'ali-ta<l^' 
well rounded Mrtrjiarelta ScOU. 

-With flne. -black evenin,i; gow . i.ss iscott wears a flowing dolled viit 
caught at the lop of the head with h white flower— exactly like tlit oiit" 
now adorning heads at tiie smart subPer 'elub,s. 

For Mi.ss Stewart, a, hooded black cape entirely outlined in while nieil-., 
ing IS so becoming, it rriakes her look eheeitujL, even on Ihe way t<i' llii- 
gUillotin One large hat with dipping; rim and highish narrow ciciWn 
(Continued on page 23) 



Weclnesdaj, AprU . > 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 







Pete Wood Voices 
Views on the Kenf^^^ 



Editor, Vambtv : 

I have just . flnisHed reading the 
article in your issue of April 6, cov- 
ering the exchange of correspond- 
ence between Messrs. Myers and 
Kent in connection ith the Neely 
Bill. Your division . of space is . so 
palpably unfair to Mr. Myers that I 
doTio your sense of fairness \yill 
imper you -to correct this in your 
next issue.' 

Whilfe, like Mr. Myers, I have con-, 
siderable respect for Mr, Kent's 
opinions and judgment, I cannot re- 
frain from ccimmenting on that, part 
of Mr Kent's letter In which he 
takes Mr. Myers to task for accept- 
ing remuneration for services ren- 
dered.-' As I see it, . Mr. yersi as: 
General Counsel of National Allied, 
is 'no more to be conderhried for ac- 
cepting a retairier from- National Al- 
lied than Mr. Kent for' accepting 
ivhat he does as President of 20th 
Gent.ury^Fox. 

U would seem to me that. V- Kent 
should place Mr. Myersiin the same 
category as Mr, Hays to whose or- 
ganization Mr.' Kent , admitted his 
company paid , around $100,000 ah- 
iiually. On this basis, it is safe to 
assume that Mr. Hays', organization 
collected around $1,000,000 pfer an- 
num.from all of iti membersi 

At this point,, and as a director of 
National- Allied, 1 can assure yo.u 
that last year we collected some- 
what less than $1,000,000 from our 
members. 

So far as. t know, there is nothing 
in the Federal Constitution to pro- 
hibit the independent exhibitors of 
the country from employing some 
one to defend their interests and, at 
the same time, giving the producers 
and distributors a special Federal 
{(rant to do so/ If there is such a 
statute, I will be the first one to 
— ^suggest— that— we dispens^with-Mr.,- 
Myers' services. 

This business would Aot' require 
Federal legislation if its leaders— 
not its representatives^would take 
the time to sit airound the table with 
« few of the honest, sincere arid 
thi ing independent leaders and 
attempt to work out a solution. But 
this will never happen because the 
leaders depend- wholly Upon the ad 
vice of their representatives who 
are a burden upon the. iridustry to 
the tune of about $1,000,000 per an 
num. 

P. J. Wood, 
Secretarv, The Independent 
Theotre Owners pf Ohi 



-Costly. .Mention. 



Hollywood; April 12.. 

Ray Bolger flagging Al Lewin, 
at a parly, congratulated Lewin 
on breaking into the Society 
columns. 

'About what?,' asked Lewi , 
'About building a beach house 
betweer, Marion .Davies place 
and Louis B. Mayer's. Isn't it 
' true?' 

'Unfortunately, yes,' said 
Lewi , 'and the dearest press 
notice I ever got. billed for.' 




150 Rocky Mt. Exhibs FOTmaUy Nix 
Nee]y Bill; Maiisas Indies l^tto 



Iiitra-Film Industry Discus^ 
sion Ha* Resulted in De- 
cision by Motion Picture 
Executives to Smooth Ois- 
trib-Exhib Relations, 



-REGULATION 



MARCH VERYBAI^MONTH 
FOR PICTURE EXTRAS 



Hollywood, April 12, 
arch was the poorest ■\ydrk month 
for extras in the last four years! 
Central Casting reported total place- 
ments for the period at 16,750, as 
compared with 30,482 for March, 1937: 
OfTicials predicted, however, that 
figures for 1938 would equal those 
ot the previous stanza, because Of the 
rudh of production to come. . 



Vidor Going Abroad To 
Direct Metro's Xitader 



Hollywood, April 12. 
ing Vidor will, leave here lirte 
this week for New Vork, "f rom where 
he will sail for England to direct 
Metro's 'The Citadel' at the Dcnham 
sUidi . Picture, is slated to roll. May 
'. ith Robert Donat and Rosalind 
usseM featured, 
ietor Saville, who will produce, 
is already on the ground. 



Jackie Coogan Sues 
Mother, Stepfather 
For an Accounting 



Hollywobd, April 12, 
it was filed Monday (il). in Los 
Angeles J>y attorneys for Jackie 
Coogan, . one-time .kid -player on 
screen, charging his mother and 
stepfather with attempting to de- 
prive him of an estimated $4,000,000 
accumulated through his film earn- 
ings. Stepfather Is Arthur Berii- 
stei , long Coogan's business man-, 
ager. 

Coogan, now 23, alleges the only 
income allowed him from, his estate 
is $6.25 weekly. He declared he had 
to subsist on a moderate income ob- 
tained as an actor. 

After complaint was filed, the 
court appointed John Biby, attorney, 
as receiver.. 

A restraining order- Was also is- 
sued preventing the Bernsteins from 
transferring or disposing of assets. 

Coogan and Betty Grable were re- 
cently inarried. 



PAR WORRe ABOUT 
MOTOR CITY'S OFF B O. 



steps to meet the situation In Se 
troitv hard-hit theatre key, are un- 
der consideration by Paramount 
which, is in partnership there .with 
George Trendle, in charge, locally, 
of its United Detroit Theatres, The 
setup- numbers 22 houses, downtown 
and nabes. 

While executives ot Par are study- 
ing the problem confronting the com- 
pany and Trendle in Detroit, to date 
no final plan of action has been de- 
cided upoii although numerous sug- 
gestions and thoughts are being 
turned over. 

Leon Netter, home office theatre 
executive, was in Detroit on the 
matter during the past week, having 
returned to New York Friday (8). 



Lesser Dropping Ballew 
Westerns for Straight A's 



Hollywood, April 12. 
Unless a new releasing deal pops 
up, Sol Lesser intends to drop the 
Smith Ballew westerns from, his 
1938-39 production schedule. Pres- 
ent plan is to pAit his organization 
on a straight A picture basis. 
-Pi4ncip»l-had-been-deliveriflg-fbur^ 



Ballew pictures annually to 20th- 
F.OX, Ballew's. contract with Lesser 
expires after one more film. 



Novarro's Pic Perks . 

Hollywood, April 12. 
ubiic has fixed April 15 as the 
starling date for 'As You Are,' which 
«:>11 have Ramon Novarro in the lop 
iKackel. Edmund North and Jam.'s 
Ciow have completed the final pol- 
isliin^j on the script. 
Joliu'.'Vucr will produce. 



BIG APPLE 



William Tell Stunt by Femmes to 
Bally 'Robin Hood' 



Hollysvood, April 12. 

Warners will plane the Hollywood 
army of newspaper and fan. mag 
wfilcis to Palnv Springs April 24 to 
witness the archery tourney being 
staged there by ll-ie studio as an cx- 
pluitaliuM slunl for 'Robin Hood!' 

Conte-sl, for which Basil Rathbone 
is olTerini; a cup, will be staged un- 
der the supervision of Mrs. GladyS 
Kainiiier, national ^champ, and will 
be coiilinod to fcinmc entries! 



-Efficiency — 



Hollywood; April 12. 
After soaking up economy 
and waste talks by the front 
office for the , pa.st several 
weeks, one assistant director 
put what he learned into prac- 
tice and ordered .'quiet' on the 
set while still photogs were, 
ing. 



Discussion within the film industry 
of the pros and cons of the Neely 
bill, pending before the U. S. Senate 
as a block-booking regulatory meas; 
ure; has'i crystallized definite deter- 
mination on the part of numerous 
film executives — chain and independ- 
ent 'theatre operators, idely scat- 
tered—to cope with the persistent 
rough edges of distributor-exhibitor 
relations. 

Forces ari» at work to organize at. 
an early date industry round-table 
meetings to the end that self-regula- 
tion 'of distribution and exhibition 
problems will forestall Fedeiral and 
state, lawmakers from initiating, 
legislatively, a program, which woiild 
place the industry under some form 
of Governmental restrictions.- 

Indications of the prbgress of the 
movement, which has gathered mo- 
mentum during the past few w^eks, 
is contained in the annual report by 
Will H. Hays, president of the Mo- 
tion Picture Producers, and Distribu- 
tors of Arnerica, Inc.: which was 
issued this week in-, pamphlet forni. 
It states: 

There can be no permanent, prog- 
ress for a creative industry con- 
troUed in the interest of economic 
regimentation or ppliticat dictator- 
ship.' 

Uniform Dealing 

That the time has come for defi- 
nite action, clarification ot trade, 
practice principles and a system of. 
uniform dealing between distributors 
and., exhi itors is bein^ widely ac- 
cepted. . Letters which have been 
sent to In dustry and public welfare 
bodies, soliciting opposition to the 
Neely bill, have prompted almost 
unanimously suggestion that the film 
business immediately tackle the dis- 
tributor-exhi itor problem in all its 
phases, or proceed on the assump- 
tion that some form of legal regula-^ 
tion is inevitable. The issue has 
spread beyond the li its of the in-' 
dustry; the public which figured 
domiiianlly in t*^^ enforcement of 
the self - administered production 
code, is. rnaking its voice heard in 
exhi ition matters. 

Of equal importance is the fact 
that industry leaders are facing an 
uncertain future ih the enlargement, 
development and refinement' of the 
exhibition branch of the business. 
Theatre expansion, it is declarc'd, is 
not keeping pace with the increasing 
public, interest in films, nor with the 
heavier demands for a broadened 
domestic market occasioned by for- 
eign film rental shrinka;(es. due to 
unsettled economic and political con, 
ditions abroad. 

Little can be done wjth the latter, 
proposition, however, at the present 



PictnreV Pub Stnnt 
Brings GirFs $200 
Shock Soit in H'ford 



"Time, due lo a number of causes^ not 
the least of which is the lihaiK-ial 
risk of theatre building without prior 
contractual- and trade assurances ot 
product availability; 

A third impetus lor early study and 
adjustment of di.sii-ib-cxhib matters 
also is contained in the Hays report, 
which states, 'Iri every p;ii t of the 
world where the screen ha.s been 
forced to yield to polili iil censor- 
ship, the industry hii.s retro;!!-; ded. 
and the motion icture has Ijccomc 
the pliant tool of political propa- 
gandisLs.' 

NRA MemDries Iliiunt Yet 
Film executives and distrlljutor 
leaders .tvlio |)ai'ti(.-ipatca the 
Wa.shi/ujloM confurenccs v.Miith pre- 
ceded the adoption or tlie NItA mo- 
(Conlinucd oh page 51). 



Hartford, 
As a result -of a terror stunt, Bar- 
bara Sack, a saleswoman, is suing 
the Poli-New England Theatres, Inc., 
and Clarence F. Saunders, its al- 
leged agent, for mental, and nervdjis 
shock she' suffered last. Nov. 15. 
She seeks' dcimages of $200 in city 
court. 

. She claims t^iat Saunders, gotten' 
up in a black hood to advertise the 
picture, 'The Lash,' at the Palat.-c, 
invaded the store- where she works 
on Main street,' snapped a long whip 
at her heels and then , pursued her 
about the preniises. According to 
testimony before Judge Nicholas' F, 
Ragb, she claims she siiftered 'mental 
shock, extreme nervousness ahd in- 
sornhia.' 

Saunders testified that he simply 
walked about the store and noticed 
no disturbance. 

Lou Cohen, manager of the Palace, 
testified that Saunders was employed 
at the direction and expense of the 
concern which, booked the picture. 
A move for a non-suit by defense 
counsel was denied by the court 
virithout argument. ^ 



OHIO SHOWMEN'S HGHT 
TO DUCK NEW TAX RAP 



Canton, April 12. 

With the Independent Theatre 
Owners of Ohio leading the move- 
ment, theatre men throughout the 
state were preparing this week to 
fight the newest legislative threat to 
increase the admission tax. 

At a meeting of c,ily officials in 
Cleveland to discuss the, poor relief 
crisis, which will require action at a 
special session of the Legislature, 
Representative I^oddy Huml, one of 
the house leaders in relief legislation, 
told the group that when a special 
session is called he will introduce a 
five-point relief program which will 
include increasing the admissions tax 
by 10%. 

Following a bitter' fight, the 'inde- 
pendent theatre men were able' to 
force reduction of the tax- to the 
present 3%, although a iTi, rate had 
been'in effect for 10 months. 



Erpi Slate Reelected 

At Routine Meeting 



Routine business occupied annual 
board meeting of Electrical Research 

with old officcr.s being reelected. 
D. C. Collins, vice-president in 
charge of corporate relations, pre- 
sided at ,scs.sion in the absence of 
Whitford Drake, president, who is 
in Europe. 

Drake, who ^s expected back in 
U. S. in about two weeks, has neither i 
affirmed noV denied thai Krpi ha.';! 
a deal with Universal wh'jrjby its I 
holdinijK mijiht i)c partially disposed I 
of to English inlerest.s. 



-Denver, Aprit J2.. 



With 150 theatres, ihcludi 
dependent represented, 
cither in person or by heads of 
groups, theatre owners and managers 
of the Rocky ount.tih region .voted 
I' imously to demand Cpngrcsj 
defeat the Neely-Peltingill ills. 

Congressmen from Danvei' area 
were quoted as saying the bill would 
not come before this session of Con-, 
gress. 

Itto in Ark-jntai 
ittje ROck, Ark., April 12: 
Unanimous opposition to the pend- 
ing Neely bill in Con,(;re!js. wa.s 
voiced today in the closiiig session 
of the two-day convention of the Ar- 
kansas; Independent otion Picture 
Theatre Owners at the Hotel' Marion 
here. 

Following an address against the 
bill by President J. F. .Norman of 
England, Ark., the 98. delegates pres- 
ent voted to send a resolution to the 
Arkansas Congressional delegation • 
urging that they oppose the measure, 

Norman, was re-elected to his sec- 
ond term as president of the Arkan- 
sas exhibitors. C. Carey of P'aris, 
Ark., was re-elected v.p;, and R. V. 
McGinnis, of Hope, Ark.,' secretary- 
treasurer.. 

■ A complete new roster was elect- 
ed to the board of directors: W. L. 
Landers of Batesville, L. F. Haven 
of Forrest City, K. K. King of 
Searcy, C. F, Bonner of Pine iBIufT, 
Sidney Wharton of Warren, G. G. 
Wren of Little Rock and W. E. Mali 
qf Augusta. 



WEEK-OLD BABY TO 
ACT IN mOINETTE' 



Hollywood, April. 12: 
A son born April 10 to Mrs. Har 
Albies, wife of a Metro prop, gets 
a picture part at the; studio next 
week. 

Scven-ppunder will be the young- 
est actor i»ver used in a picture. He 
will .squirrn and squawk for added 
scenes in 'Marie Antoinette." 



Rogers' PA Toor Routed 
Over Autry StrpnghoMs 



Hollywood, April 12. 

Roy Rogers, b .g ^groomed an 
Gene Autry's successor at Repub- 
lic, and Smiley Burnettc, Autry's 
forrtier supporting comic, are en 
route lo Dallas,, where they will open 
a series of personal appearances ar- 
rangcd for them by the studio. Kan- 
sas City and Oklahoma City arc also 
on the schedule. 

Tour is planned to cover those 
territories where Autry^ stood out as 
a box office favorite. 

Autry, who was slated to head for 
South America yesterday (Monday), 
for 30 weeks of personal's, has set 
back his departure dale for two 
weeks, and will. continue hi.s hiiddlds 
With Republic on the rtaltcr bf a 
new contract and forgivcne.s."; f.jr 

d_out-oi'i-the_cj)mpan.y, — - 



U's 12 Mustangers 

Univer.sal h'ls ided to 
a total of 12 h()ss opei-as. 
of six will .star Bob akcr. .someone 
else to be picked for the other .six. 

Earlier plans had been to make 40 1 
rcgulai; fieali!i-'es or!ly. r.,a.st season U 
bad a scries of Buck Jorie.s westerns. , 



WB Preem in Minneapolis 



Hollywood. 

World prpinitM c of VV ''; 
diggers in Paris' ill be sla-^ed .In.i 
5 in Minneapolis: 

City is - the hoine town 
Schnioklofrilz band, wliicli 
lu!"cd in the .productioi.i. 

'GLADIATOR' READY 

I.lolly v,-o.ifl. /\pri! I!!. 
(Iclr Bijirln;;! >ii an'l C:li.'i'i'l ie M'.- 
son piiUini,' till" liMi.';l>in'4 l'iu:ii".' 
to 'The Gladiatoi',' Oavid L. Lo'.-w'i 
second Jo(,' V,. fiiown .;lrii-i-i;r tor Co-: 
luinbia rolfii:. Cicti'!'," w'tll i;o into 
production V/iihiri tin? "nionlli. 
KtKvii!d flio.-..; \i a.u'ic'i:ile producer. 



VARIETY 



PiGTURE GROSSES 



Wednesdajr, April 13, 1{^38 



It^s a Sad Story in L A, 10 First 
Runs $42,000 Under Normal; 'B'way' 
Duo 9G, Wi3G, 'Hawaii' $12,000 



Los Angeles, April 12. 
Film houses just can't compete 
•with th« tough combination ol Holy 
Week, hot Sveather, the circus, base- 
ball and the lure of the beaches, with 
the result they are headed for one ot 
the most brutal weeks in years. Gbm- 
-bined- Jake.. ■ of the^.-l(LJtr.lt_ runs 
operating will be lucky to hit $58,000, 
a drop of around $42,000 from normal 
good biz.. 

Several houses, including Loews 
State and Grauman's Chinese, ave 
hitting new Ibw.s, with ai Brutal 
$11,000 the probable combined take 
on the stanza. Nothing- hot in town 
so manager's are congratulating 
themselves that things aren't worse. 
Estimates for Th's Week. 
Cartlu; Circle (Fox) (1,518; 55-83- 
$M0-$1.65) — 'Show White' (RKO) 
(16th week). Folds (24) after 18 
-weeks and stiir playing to pi-pfltable 
biz. Take on 15th stanza hit excel- 
lent $6,500, but will probably slide 
current week -along with rest of 
town. . 

ChlDciie (Grauman-Fox) (2.024 ; 30- 
40^55-75) — 'Battle of Broadway' 
(20th) and 'International Settlement' 
(20th) dual. They just don't want 
this brace so goes only 6 days at 
brutal $4,200, 'Rebecca' replacing 
'Broadway.' Last week, . 'Human 
Hearts'- (MCJ) and .'First 100 Years' 
(MG), hot too hot at $8,300. 

D«wiit«wn (WB) (1.800; 30-40-55- 
65)— 'Over the Wall' (WB) and "He 
Couldn't Say No' .(WB) dual. Prison 
opus drawing just fair returrts with 
$6,800 and lucky if .'it reaches that. 
Last week, 'Jezebel' (WB) second 
week and 'Blondes at Work* (WB), 
quite Drofltable at $9,100. 

Hollyweoil (WB) (2,756: 30-40-55- 
65)— 'Over Wall* (WB) and 'Couldn't 
Say No' (WB) dual. la the doldrums 
along with rest of the town and will 
have to be satisfied with slim $6,200. 
Last week, 'Jezebel' (WB) and 
•Blondes' (WB), on second-final 
stanza- failed to hit ex ctatlons at 
$8,500, though okay. 
Orpheam (Bdwy.) (2,280: -30-35 



Proof' (M-G) and '100 Men. and a 
Girl' (U) first half, and 'Mannequin' 
(M-G) and 'Manhattan Merry-Gb- 
Round' (Rep) second half, went f<Jr 
$800, 

Avenue-MIIIUry (Goldberg) (810: 
850; 10-25)— 'You're Only Young 
Once' (M-rG) and 'Thrill of a Life- 
time' (Par)-flrst-three-days;-iBucca- 
neer' (Par) and 'She Married an 
Artists' (Col), second- four; double, 
$1,300 combined totel. Laist week 
'Man Prbof (M-G) and. 'I'll Take Ro- 
mance' (Gol) first half week, dou- 
bled; and 'Mannequin* (M-G) and 
'Manhattan Merry-Go-Round' (Rep), 
$1,400, down a bit. ' 

Omaha (Blank) (2;100; 10-25-40)— 
'In Old Chicago' (20th) and 'Bulldog 
Driimmond's Peril' (Par), twin bill. 
$6,800 satisfactory for second seven- 
day period. Last week 'Golden West' 
(M.(5) and 'Blondes at Work' (WB) 
twinned; by .comparison letdown at 
$7,500. 

* Orpheum (Blank) (2,976; 10-25-40) 
-^'Sally, Irene and Mary' (20th) and 
'Of Human Hearts' (M-G). $7,800, 
acceptable in face of Holy Week and 
unseasonal ■, weather. Last week 
'Merrily We Live' (M-G) and 'Big 
Town Girl* (20th) in , duo, ditto gross. 



TWERRlLr 13G 
IN 



First Rons on Broadway 



Week of April 14 

<iSub3ect to Chanpe) 
Capital- "Test Pilot' (MG). 
Criterion— 'Sailing A 1 o ji g * 

(GB) (15). 
Giobe— ' 

wk). 

Muslo Hall— 'Adventures of 
Marco Polo*— (UA) <2d wk). 

Paramount— 'Her Jungle 
Love' (Par), (13). 

Rlalto— 'Wide 
(Col). 

veil— 'Return bX S c a r 1 e t 
Pimpernel* (UA). 
(Reviewed in Vabi y. JVou; . !37) 
__B«xy^n-01 -.CLh-LcjLgol 
(20th) (2a wk), 

Strand- 'Torchy in 
Panama* (WB) (16). 
(Reuleuied in Current Vkvaxv) 
Week of April tl) 
(Subject to Chonge) 
Capitol— 'Test Pilot* ( 
(2d wk). 

Globe— 'Penrod and His Twi 
Brother' (WB) (23). 
(Revieiued In Current Vahicty) 
Mnslc Hail— 'There's Always 
a Woman' (Col). 

Paramoant-^'Her J u n g 1 e. 
Love' (Par) (2d wk). 

Roxy— 'in Old Chicago' 
(20th) (3d wk). 



incinnati, April 12. 
Grosses in general stand-out like 
Easter flowers in v.ew of hbly week's 
customary' b.o. slump ih this . burg. 
Biz as a whole is under last .week. 
Estimates for This cek 
Albee (RKO) (3,300; 35-42)— 'Merr 
rily We Live' (M-G). Good f 13,000. 



.„V'Plf"'"J'!?'Vy-i '•^•Ti,, .La'st Week, 'Jezebel' (WB). ditto, 

40)— 'Everybody's Doing If <RK'^) ynvri^ onat\- ■i', ilt— 

...J •D»»if..no <r, Tlaflf" rP.-ipl- Hiint ! Capitol (RKO) (2,000, 3S-4.i)— 



and 'Romance in Dark*^ ''"^^ i 

and vaudeville. JUst run-of-the-mill (jOiaen 
fare and nothing outstanding onstage 
so will likely be held to around 
$6,000.- Last week, 'Quick Money' 
(RKO ) and ;Sergeant Wurphy' (WB), 
not very profitable at $7,100, 

Pantages (Pan) (2,812; 30-40-55 )— 
•Goodbye Bfoadw^ay* (U ) and 'Hawaii 
Calls* (RKO) dual. Must be the 
Bobby Breen feature: at any rate. It 
looks like fair $5,000 on the week. 
Last • -week, 'Condemned Wbmen' 
(RKO) and "Start Cheeri * (Col), 
not profitable at $4,800. 

Paramount (Par) (3,595; 30-40-55) 
— 'Bluebeard^MPar) (3rd-final week) 
and stage show. Third stanza fared 
just so-so for okay $10,000. Second 
week okay $13,000. 

RKO (2,872: 30-40-55)— 'Goodbye 
Broadway' ' (U) and 'Hawaii Calls' 
(RKO) dual. While rest of town is 
wailing the blues this spot will do 
big \yith probably $7,000 the 
answer. Last week, 'Condemned 
Women' (RKO) and 'Start Cheering' 
(Col) not too hot at $5,000. 

State (Loew-Fox) (2,414; 30-40-55- 
75)— 'Broadway' (20th) and 'Settle- 
ment' (20th) dual. Hits hew low, 
with brutal $4,800 on six days the 
answer. 'Broadway' pulled, 'Rebecca' 
(20th) replacing. Last week, 'Human 
Hearts' (MG) and '100 Years' (MG) 
pretty dismal $8,300. 

United Artists (Fox-UA) (2,100; 
30-40-55)— 'Human Hearts' (MG) and 
•First lOOi Years' (MG) dual. Another 
bleak week in store for this pair on 
moveover. v;ith $1,800 telling the sad 
story. Last week, 'Sawyer' (UA) and 
•No- Time' (Col), poor $2,800. 

Wilshire <Fox) (2.266; 30-40-55-65) 
—'Hearts* (MG) and '100 Years' 
(MG) dual. Doing better than- its 
daytaler lUA) and .'hould wind up 
tn profit at tair $4,200. Last week, 
'Sawyer' (UA) and 'No Time' (Col) 
$4,300, about what was expected. 



West' (M-G). AH. 'right; 
$4,500. LasJ week, 'Bluebeard' (Par) 
(2d week), same. 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 15-25)— 
'Moto Takes a Chance' (20th), 'Old 
Barn Dance' (Rep), 'Jury's Secret' 
(U), singly. Above par $2,500. Last 
week, •Black Doll', (U), - 'Invisible 
Menace' (WB), 'Small-Town Boy' 
(GN), sepal-ate, $2,300, average; 

Grand (RKO) (1.200: 25-40>^ 
'Bluebeard' (Par)> Okay $3,000. Last 
week, 'Mad About Music' lU) (.3d 
week), $2,800, fair. 

Keith's (Libson) (1,500: 25-4Q)— 
'Jezebel' (WB)." Okay $4,500. Last 
week 'Rebecca' (20th) (2d week), 
$3,800, n.s.h.' 

Lyric (RKO) (1,400; 35-42)— 
'Dangerous to Know' (Par). Terrible 
$2,800. Last week, 'Condemned Wo- 
men* (RKO). $4,200, pleasing. 

Palace (RKO) (2,600; 35-42)— 
'Baroness and Butler' (20th). Slow 
$9,000. Last week, 'Golden West' 
(M-G), $14,000, nice. 

Shubert (RKO) (2,150: 42-60)— 
'Lone Wolf in Paris' (Col) and 
Buddy Rogers band. Fair $11,200. 
Last wfeek, 'Island in the Sky' (20th) 
and Major Bowes' 'Collegiate Revue,' 
$7,800, season's low for combo pol- 
icy. 

'HARDY' J6,500, L'VILLE; 
TIP-OFF GIRLS' $3^00 



100 Years* (MG) and 'Wide Open 
Faces' (Col), medium $5,500. 
. Mary Anderson (Libson) (1,000; 
15-30-40) — 'Jezebel' (WB) (3d 
week). Will likely wind up arouhd 
$2,000, okay, following lost week's 
satisfactory $3,6()0. 

Ohl6 (Settos) . (000; 15) — 'Call- 
fornian' X20th) and" 'Marked Woman' 
<WB), dual, split with 'Go Getter' 
(WB) and 'When- Love Is Young' (U), 
dual. Normal $1,200. Last week. 
Ready, Willing and Able'. (WB) and 
Green Light' (WB) split with 'We 
Have Our Monients' (U) and -Public 
Wedding' (WB), average $1,300. 

Blialto (Fourth Ave.) (3.000; 15-30- 
40) — 'In Old Chicago' (20th). Has 
every indication of registering 
around $8,000, ole, considering first 
stanza's handsome $14,000. 

Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1.400; 15- 
30-40) — Tip-ofT Girls* (Par) and 
This Marriage Business* (Par), dual. 
Slightly- under the house average, 
probably $3,200. Last week. 'Hawaii 
Calls* (RKO) and 'Maid's Night Out' 
(RKO), sweet $3,800. 



'Sally,. Irene' O.K. $7,800» 

Omaha, April 12. 
Film row is taking it easy fofTT 
brace of reasons which aie pre- 
Easter week and unseasonal Arctic 
weather. Figures ave slight all 
around, but product is of the same 
ilk. 

Estimates (or This eek 
Brandeis (Singei-RKO) (1,250: 10- 
25-35-40)-^'Boy. of Streets' (Mono) 
and 'She's Got Everything' (RKO), 
dualled. Bill giving avera.qe satis- 
faction at $4,000. Last week 'Slight 
Case ot Murder' (WB) and 'Little 
Miss Roushneck' fCol) doubled, with 
March of Tirne added; slightly better 
at S4.200. 

Dundee CGoldberK) (650; 10-25)— 
•You're Only Young Once' (M-G) 
and 'I'll Take Rbinance' (Col) fir.n 
half; 'Buccaneer' (Par) and 'Three 
Sriiiirt Girls' lU) .second half; all 
dual bill.'!. S700, coort in face bf 
wintry^ weather. Last week ' an 



Louisville. April 12. 
Going rather sluggish currently, 
with new pics at only two. houses in 
the downtown sector. Holy Week is 
jiinning true to form, .with three 
holdovers in town,, and new product 
lightweight. Boys figure biz will take 
it on the chin, regardless of what , is _ 

ffercd-in-the-illnUiousav«0LUheyieI^,li^s-of-$6^ 
not putting forth any particular ef- 
fort to force- matters during this 
stanza. 

Estimates for This Week 
Brown (Fourth Avel-Loew's) — 
•Golden West' (MG) and 'Who Killed 
Gail Preston' (Col) (2d run). Will 
do well to take $2,000, fair. Last 
week, 'Bluebeard's Wife' (Par) and 
•Bulldog Drummond's Peril' <Par), 
okay $2,800. 

Kentucky (Switow) (900; 15-20) — 
"Swing Your Lady" (WB) and 'Check- 
ers' (20th), dual.- split with 'Pernod 
and Twin Brother' (WB) and 'She's 
CJot Everything' (RKO), dual. Ade- 
quate $1,800. Last week, 'Buccaneer 
(Par) and 'Beau Hunks' (MG), dual 
split with 'Thrill of Lifetime' (Par 
and 'Trader Horn' (MG) (reisSue), 
dual, olcay - $1,900 

•-Lbew's vState (3.000; 1.5'30-40) — 
'Hardy'.<; Children' (MG) and 'Arsen 
Lupin Returns' (MG), dual. May get 



$6,500, fair enougli. Last, week, 'First 



'Over Wall'-Vaudc $7,100, 
"Hainan Hearts' 5G, Indpls. 

Indianapolis, April 12. 

In Old Chicago" at the Indiana in 
its second week with prqspects of a 
sitrcnf gross for the holdover stanza 
is the only thing in the downtown 
houses that doesn't have to -resort to 
the Holy Week all i. 

Estimates lor This eek 

Apollo (Katz-Doile) (1.100: 25-30- 
40)— 'Jezebel' (WB) and 'He Couldn't 
Say No' (WB)' (2d run). Take is fair 
at $3,000. Last week, holdover of 
'Bluebeard' (Par) and 'Dangerous to 
Know' (Par), mild at $2,500. 

Circle (Katz-Dolle) (2.800: 25-30- 
40)— 'Sailing Along' (GB) and Tip- 
Off Girls' (Par). Drawr is weak at 
$3,400. Last .week. 'Hawaii Calls' 
(RKO) and 'Bulldog Di-ummond's 
Perils' (Par), worst in many months 
at $2,900. 

Indiana (Katz-Dolle) (3.100: 25-30- 
40)— 'In Old Chicago* (20th) (2d 
week). Strong at $8,000. Last week, 
the same pic was socko at $L4.S00. 
only a shade under the 'Snbw White' 
record of a few weeks ago. 

Loew's (Loew) (2.400: 25-30-40)— 
Of Human Hearts' (MG) and 'Wide 
Open Faces' (Col). Lethargic at 
SS.OOOi Last week, also was so-so at 
S4,750 on 'First 100 Years* (MG) and 
Little Miss Roiighneck' (Col). 

Lyric (Olson) (2.000: 25-30-40)— 
'Over the Wall* (WB) and Nick 
Boila's '3 Cheers for Rhythm' stage 
revue. Only lukewarm at $7,100. 
Last week,- 'I.Mand in the Sky* (20th) 
and Vince Barnett stage unit, bad 



Dninuhond'-Vaude $19,000, Bette ISG, 
Deanna O.K. $ W Piiy Spotty 



week).. Holding a consistent pace to 
mild profit on rental-hereafter sniash 
four-week run at combo Hipp; even 
keel at possible $3,000. Last week, 
somewhat under. Total for run to 
date, $75,800, 

Centary (Loew's-UA) (3,000; 15-25- 
35-40-55)— 'Jadge Hardy* (MG). Get- 
ting some interest to $8,500. Last 
week, 'Tom Sawyer' (UA) made juve 
trade count to $11,1 

.Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,205; 
15-25-35-40-55-66) — :'Lone Wolf in 
Paris* (Col) plus 'Chicago Follies' 
stage unit Setting mild pace at 
$10,000. Last week; 'Hawaii Calls' 
(RKO) and vaude, fairish at $10,300. 

Keith's (Schanberger) (2,460; 15- 
25-35-40-55)— Trail of. Lonesome 
Pine* (Par)i Revival just so-so. no 
more than $4,000. Last \veelf, 'Over 
the Wall* (WB) aided by extra heavy, 
plug from local Hearst News-Post; 
$4,800. ^ 

New (Mechanic) (1,558; 15-25-35- 
55)— 'Dangerous to Know' (Par). Not 
much, $2,500. Last week, 'Walking 
Down Broadway' (20th) no draw at 
$2 900. 

isUnley (WB) (3,250; 15-25-35-40-, 
55)— 'Jezebel* (WB) (3d week). Fair 
week, possible $5,500. Last week sat- 
isfactory $9,000 after bullish opening 
session t o i^l5,300. 

•HARDV-WARING 
$23,000, WASH. 

Washington, April 12. 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Same old story here this week — 
houses with product are clicking, 
those without it dying. <3nly e.xcep- 
tion seems to be,Aldine with 'Gaiety 
Girls' (UA), which was treated none 
too kindjy by crix, but hardly so bad 
as biz indicates. Total take fqr the 
week was pushed , down , somewhat 
by h.o.'s and punko weekend, Which 
apparently sent fans into' the out- 
doors with pleasant weather after 
three ' days rain. 

' Estimates for This" eek 

Aldine (WB) (1,303;. 42-57-75).— 
'Gaiety (3irls* (UA). Terrifically 
sour at $6,000. Last week 'Divorce ot 
Lady X* (UA) in its second lap ?lso 
tei-rible at $5,100. Held over only be- 
cause of UA, commitment. 'Marco 
Polo* blusters in Saturday (16). 
•■ Boyd (WB) (2,350; 42-57-68-75).— 
•Mad About Music*. (U), Deanna 
continues her Healthy hold on Philly; 
good for big $18,200;. set for another 
round. Last week, 'Hardy's Children' 
(MG), $10,300, red. 

Earle (WB) (2,758; 26-37-42-57-68). 
—'Bulldog Drummond's, Peril' (Par)j 
Happy Felton band on stage. (Torribo 
not powerful enough to hold house 
up to' levels it- has become accus- 
tomed to on big name bands; plenty 
on the profit side, though, at $19,100. 
Last week, 'Hawaii Calls' (RKO) 
and Monte Blue, Jackie Cooper. an(i 
Lucy Monroe on the boards, $22,700, 
okay. 

Fox (WB) (2,423; 42-57r68-75).— 
•Bluebeard' (Par) (3d week). Long- 
est holdo-ver house has had for 
months and still good at $9,000, al- 
; though hardly strength enough for 
.another. Last week's $13,800 al.so 
1 nice. 

I Karlton (WB) (1,066; 42-57-08).— 
•Rebecca* (20th) (2d 'run)i Held fbr 
1 10 days to get house back on Satur- 
day opening policy and hitting nice 
Last week, -First 



Washlngt(5n. Apru $7 t^e run, 

Boys ^ are compromising P",J"! 100 Years* (MG), also lush at $5,600 
Holy Week bugaboo, most holding - ■ ' " ' 

off the good stuflC as per tradition. 
Top stuff is set to break Friday and 



clean up on holiday trade 

Estimates for This Week 

Capitol (Loew) (3,424; 25-35-40-66) 
'Hardy's Children' (M-G) and vaude. 
Pic is pleasing family fare biit War- 
ing is the marquee name; should 
beat Holy Week for gobd $23,000. 
Last week, 'First 100 Years' (M-G) 
and Clyde McCoy band, light $17,000. 

Columbia (Loew) : (1.583; 25-40)— 
'Goldwyn Follies' (UA) (2d run). 
Third week downtown will see fair 
$3,800. Last Week, 'Merrily We 
Live' (MG) (2d run) same figure. 

Earle ( WB): (2,244^^ 25-35-40-66 )-r-- 
'Over the Wall' (WB) and vaude. 
Won't get more than fair $15,000. 
Last week, 'Bluebeard' (Par) slipped, 
slightly, but still nice $19,500: 

Keith's (RKO) (1,830: 35-55)— 
'Bringing Up Baby' (RKO) (2d 
week). Shbuld see oke $7,500. Last 
•week, same pic yanked big $12,000. 

Met (WB) (1,853; 25-40)— 'Blue- 
beard' (Par) (2d run). iSecohd week, 
on mainstent after big stay at Earle 
shooting at nice $5.500., Last week. 
'Kid Comes Back' (WB), slid to fair 
$3,800. 

Palace (Loew) (2,363: 35-551,;- 
'Golden West' (M-G) (2d week). 
Should jiab good $10 000. Last week, 
same pic took big $19,000. 

'JEZEBEL' NICE $6,000, 
TOPS PORTLAND, ORE. 

Portland, Ore., April 12. 
•Merrily We Live' at Parker's 
Broadway' and 'Jezebel' at the Ham- 
rick-Evergreen Orpheum had an open 
field as the only two new films in the 
burg's major houses. oth are cash- 
ing in well. 

Estimates for This Week 
Broadway (Parker) (2,000; .10-55) 
— 'MjerriLv We Live' (M-G) and 'She 
Loved a Fireman* (WB). Registered 
well and getting across nicclv for 
$5,500. Last week, 'First 100 Years' 
(M-G) and 'Crime of Dr. Hallet' (U) 
close<f for average $4,800. 

Mayfair (Parker-Evergreen) (1 - 
500; 30-55)— 'Snow White' " 



DITTO IN BALTO 



Lent, Bad Weather and Poor Fix— 
•Wolf'-Unit, $1«,«00 



Baltimore, April 12; 
Lenten slump coupled with con- 
sistently ba(l weather , holding local 
biz down to uncomfortable low, and 
strictly run-of-the-mine product not 
helping to lift matters out of the dol- 
drums. Combo Hipp setting Tcthavgic 
pace ..with .'Lone. Wolf in Paris' 
coupled to 'Chicago- Follies,' stage 
unit, at $10,000. Some interesl in 
'Judge. Hardy's Children' at Loew's 
Century "with a possible $8,500 the 
count. 

Estimates for This Week 
Auditorium .(McLaughlin) (1.5T5; 
15-25-40)— 'Snow Whi * (RKO) (9th 



for seven days. 

Keith's (WB) (1.8'70; 42-57-68).,:- 
'Snow White' (RKO) (2d run) (2d 
week). Cartoon holding right up 
with neat $8,000 in its sixth week in 
town. Last week, swell $10,700. 

Stanley (WB) (2,916; 42-57-68-75). 
—'Jezebel' (WB) (2d week). Gath- 
ering sunny $15,000 but not power- 
ful enough for another week again.'^t 
backlog which has piled up as re- 
siilt of four weeks of 'Snbw White* 
here. Opening session, v:g. $22,900. 
'Fools for Scandal' in Friday (15). 

Stanton (WB) (1,457; 37-42-57).— 
'Tip-Off Girls' (Par). Clicking oft 
regular $5.200v Last week; •Oven he 
Wall" (WB), hooked $5^300. 'Prison 
Nurse' in Saturday I (16). 

'SALLY, IRENE' $6,000, 
'100 YEARS,' 5G, MONT'L 

Montreal, April 12. 

Last week of Lent is slowing all 
main .stems with sole exception ot 
St. Denis; which is .<;howing the 
Passion Play film, 'Golgotha.' in 
French to turnaway biz and a prob- 
able gro.ss of $9,000. 

Estimates for This eek 

Palace (CD (2,700; 50)— 'First 100 
Years' (MG). Possible $5,000 gros-s 
fair. Last week, 'Bluebeard' (Par), 
good at $7,500. 

Capitol (CT) (2.700; 50)— 'Sallv, 
Irene and Mary* (20th) and "Inler- 
national Settlement' (20th.). - Be^it 
English biz in town and may fii-o.«s. 
.%.000. good e;iough. Last week, 
•Jezebel' (WB) and 'He Couldn't Say 
No' (WB), $6,500. 

Loew's (M. T. Co.) (3.200; 5(1)— 
'Wide Open Faces' (Col) and 'Lone 
Wolf in Paris' (Col). Likely kioss 
not above $3,500. poof. Last week, 
'Start Cheering' (Col) and The Black 
Doir (Col), not gbod at S4,000. 

Princess (CTX (2:300; ."iO)— 'Ot 
Human Hearts' (MG) and 'The 
Women Men Marry' (MG), Outlook 
is for $4,000. fair. Last week, 'Siiiiny- 
bvook F'arm' (20th) and 'Charlie 
Chan at Monte Carlo' (20th), $5,500, 
good. 

Orohenm (Ind) (1.100: 50)— 'St.nnd 
Tn' (UA) and 'Bulldoi; Drumrribiiri's 
Revenge' (Par) (2d Week). M.->y tset 



(RKO). 

Still good for $2,500. Last week. 'Mad snn . «q rnn in.t 

About-Mu.sicM^U)-and-SVrsene-Lupin--^'°^°— " g * ?"* * t 3.5ilQ_liUl- 
Return.s' (M-G), okay $1,800. 

O r p h e n m (Hamrlck-Eve>-green) 
'2,000; 30-55)— 'Jezebel' (WB) and 
'Romance in the Dark' (Par) another 
winner for this house and will get 
healthy SO.OOO, Last week. 'Snow 
White* (RKG) closed a strong fifth 
stanza- at $3,700. 

Paramount (Hamrick-Evergreen ) 
(3,000; 30-55)— 'Bluebeard* (Par) and 
'Night Spot* (RKO) (■ 2d week). Mop- 
ping UD fbr $4,500; First week was 
bir $7,500. 

ivoil (Indie) (1,200: 15-40^— 'Old. 
Barn Dantie* (Mono) ahd 'There Gnes 
the Groom* (RKO). Okey $2,700. 
Last week, 'Murder on Diambnd Row' 
(UA) and 'Mama Runs WIIH' (Ren) 
and vaude got across n/cely for 
strong $3,000. 

United Arll.sts (Parker) H.OOO; .10- 
55)— 'Golden West' (M-G) (.Id wcPkl. 
Stni,gding for healthy $5,000. Sec- 
ond week', big $G,500. First week ter- 
rific $8,200. 



Cinema de Paris (France^Film) 
(600: 50)— 'Soeurs D'Arme.s' (2(1 
week). Poof $1,000, after iticagie 
$1,400 last week. 

St. Denis (France-Film) (2.300; 34) 
—'Golgotha' and 'PromeSses.' Rt- 
li' ibu's pic is getting everyone in .nnd 
!:hr.uld gross certain $9,000. with no.«- 
sible'flve figures, excellent biz, La.s 
week, 'Gigolette' and 'Choc 
Retour,* fair $4,000. . 



BUSON IN FOCUS 

Hollywood, April 12. 
.George Bilson, who quit Winners' 
writiiig staff' to become, a producer 
.^t Universal, will have'char.'re of Ihe 
filming of his original, •Candid Cam- 
era Girl,' in addition to a S3ries of 
collegiate features. 

Ke has assigned Milton H. G.- 
pcr to screenplay the camera yi. 



Wednescla^t April 13, 193S 



PICTURE GROSSES 



VARIETY 



Everytliliig Considered XU's H.O. s 
Fme; 'J^ebel' $17,000 on 2d Week, 
Diaiey's 6th Lap Strong $1X000 



Chicago, April 12. 
Well, so it's Holy ''freek. So there's 
•n alibi. Most of the loop houses, 
taking for. granted that there's going 
to be desertion at: the. boxrOffice this 
week, 'didn't bother to jhange at- 
itractions and are getting a pleasant 
surprise with all h.o.'s doing 

splendidly.' -r 

• They iare 'Bluebeard,' ^Jezebel,' 
•Snow White.' 'Judge Hardy's Chil- 
dren' and 'Tom -Sawyer.' Only the 
State-Lake and the cheapie Garrick 
tind Apollo ' bothered to' -bring in 
new shows for the current littlc- 
liopie session. 

. Outstanding among the pictures is 
'Judge Hardy' at the' Roosevelt, 
whicti has a built-up audience from 
previous 'Hardy Family' pictures^ 
'Family Affair and 'you're oiily 
.Young Once.' Series has a big fol- 
lowing locally, and click, of current 
release indicates that Metro has a 
D.o. idea in the family group. 
Estlmatea tor This Week 
Apollo (B&K). (1.200; 35^5-55-65) 
— Lupin Beturns' (MG).- Not going 
•ny. place,- maybe $4,500. I^ast week 
•Golden West* (MG) somewhat bet- 
ter with $5,900. 

Chicago (B&K) (4,000; 35-55-75 )— 
^Bluebeard' (Par) and stage- show. 
Holdover for entire^ shebang, looking 
for- good $22,000.. Finished last 
week to okay $28,000, slipping some- 
what after strong start, 

Garrick (B&K) (900; 25-35 -55-G5) 
—'Swing Your Lady' (WB). Also 
plenty of bally for added 'Dance of 
Virgins,' Bali travelog. . For the; week 
probably $5,000, good. Last week 
•over the Wall' (WB) had strong 
.press cooperation from Hearst and 
tagged $7,500, flne. 

Orlientai (B&K) (3,200; 35-55-75)— 
•Jezebel' (WB) and vaude (2d week). 
At $17>000, a .good gallop under con- 
ditions. Last week was a coin-maker 
«t $24,000. 

Falaoe (RKO) (2,500:' 35-55-65-75) 
^'Snow White' (RKO) and vaude 
C6th-flnal week). Cartoon, which has 
cracked records in this town, finish- 
ing to $13,000, still' a flne take for the 
run and session. Last week excel- 
lent $20,800. 

Roosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 35-55-65- 
75)— 'Judge Hardy' (MG) (3d week). 
Has been piling up a following and 
will do $8,500 for current session, 
good. Last week was a moneys, 
maker with $10,500. 

State-Lake (Jones) (2,700:' 25-35- 
45-^5)— 'King^ of Newsboys'^ (Sep) 
and vaude. 'Down somewhat in face 
of week and will do $9,000, better 
than- loop averiage currently. Last 
week sb-so $10,500 with *Drum- 
inond's Revenge' (Par). 

United Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700: 
35-45-65-75) — 'Sawyer' (UA) (2d 
week). Looks for $9,000 currently, 
good. Last week okay $13,100. 
Test Pilot' (MG) next. 



'SAWYER' GREAT $10,000 
PACING SLOW SEATTLE 



Seattle. April 12. 

Moveover for possible four weeks 
extended run at MB looks the fate ot 
'Snow White' after four big weeks at 
the Fifth Avenue. .Steady ' drsw as 
end neared was well, maintained, 
making run remarkable. 

Estimates for Tills Weik 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick-EvergreenS 
(850; 32-37-42)— 'Bluebeard' (Par J 
and 'Dangerous to Know' (Par), 
dual (3d. week), indicated great ,- 
000. Last week, 'Sally, Irene and 
Mary' (20th) and 'International Set- 
tlement' (20th), dual (2d week), six 
days, $2,400, fair. 

Coliseum (Hamrick -Evergreen) (1.- 
950; 21-32)— 'Mannequin' (M-G) and 
'Love Is Headache' (M-G), dual. Ex- 
pected good $3,500. Last week. 'Hur- 
ricane' (UA) and 'Beg. Borrow or 
Steal' (M-G), dual, $3i400, good. 

Colonial (Sterling) (850; iQ-21)— 
-4Hopalong^ides-Again!— (-Eaii^— and- 
'Born to Be Wild' (Rep), dual. An- 
ticipated very good $2,300. Last week, 
'Behind the Mike' (U) and 'Hold 'Em. 
Navy' (Par), dual, split with 'West- 
ern Gold' (2(ith) and 'Wallaby Jim' 
(GN), dual, $2,1.00, good. 
. Fifth Avenue (Hamrick-Evergreen) 
(2,366; 32-37-42)— 'Sunnybrook Farm' 
(20th) and 'Trip to Paris' (20th). 
dual. Heading for okay $6,500. Last 
week, 'Snow White' (RKO); nine 
days (4th week), $7,600. big. 

Liberty (J-vH) (1.800; 21-32-42)— 
•Divorce of Lady X' (UA). Getting 
on for possible satisfactory $4,500. 
Last week. 'Met My Love A(!ain' 
(UA) and 'Tranped by G-Men' (Col), 
dual, $3,700, mild. 

Muslo Box (Hamrick^Bverfireen) 
(850; 32-37-42)— 'Snow White' iRKO) 
(5th' week). - Anticipated $3,700. Last 
week, 'Mad About. Music' <U^ and 
Walking Down Broadway' (20th). 
dual, eight days, $2,900, good. , 

Orpheum (Hamrick-Evergrcen) 



Kef Cky Grosses 



Estimaied Total Gross 
This Week $l,290,00t 

iBasei on 23 cities, 160 thea- 
tres, ehie/ly first runs, i ludina 
Nv-Y^- — . ■.- — - 

Total Cross Samie 

Last Year ,$U72,8!fa 
(Bosed on 26 cities, 100 theotres) 



(2,600; 32-3i7-42)^'Merrily We Live' 
(M-G) (2d week) and 'Black Doll' 
(UJ|. Indicated good $4,200. Last 
week, -'Merrily We Live* (M-G), and 
'Roiriance in Dark' (Par), dual, $6,r 
500, big. " 

Falomar (Sterling) (1.350; 10-21- 
37)— 'My Old Kentucky Home' 
(Mono) and 'Patient in Room 18' 
(WB) with vaiide. Expected $3,800, 
good. Last week, 'King of Newsboys' 
(Rep) and 'Daredevil Driver' (WB) 
dual, plu^ vaude, $4,200, big: 

Paramonot (3,049; 32-37-42 )r-Tom 
Sawyer' (UA) and 'Mr. Motors Gam- 
ble' (20th)i dual. Climbing to great 
$10,000. Last week, 'Bluebeard' (Par) 
and 'Dangerous to Know' (Par) dual 
(2d week), $6,300, big. 

Roosevelt. (Sterling) (850; 21-32)— 
•Swing Your Lady' (WB) and 'I'll 
Take Romance' (Col), dual. Appears 
set to land $2,500, good. Last week, 
'Hollywood Hotel' (WB)* and 'Bull- 
dog Drummond's Revenge' (Par), 
dual, $2,300, moderate. 

DURBIN-VAODE 



Boston, April 12. 

No .Important new product on. local 
screens for Holy Week spells soft biz. 
After seven good weeks in their first 
run stands here, RKO is booking in 
'Snow. White' again for ai second run 
at the Bijou (40c. top), beginning 
Saturday (16). 

Estimate! tor This Week 

Boston (RKO) (3,212; 25-35-40-SS) 

— condemned Women' (RKO) and 
Buck and Bubbles on stage. Fair 
$10,500 indicated. Last week, 'Wailk- 
ing Down Broadway' (20tb) and 
stage unit, soft $10,700. 

Fenway (M&P) (1,382; 25-35-40-55) 

— 'Bluebeard' (Par) (2d run) and 
'Accidents Will Happen' (WB) (1st 
run), dual. Very good $8,000 on the 
way. Last wefek, okay $6,800 for 
'Arsene Lupin Returns' (MG) and 
'Over the Wall* (WB), double. 

Keith Memorial (RKO) (2,907; 35- 
50-C5) — 'Mad About Music' (U) and 
stageshow, starring Jane Pickens, 
both' held over. Tallying about $17,- 
500, good. First weiek was very good 
$22,500 for this combo. 

Metropolitan (M&P) (4,267; 25-35- 
40^55) — 'Jungle Love' (Par> and 
'Island in the Sky' (20th), dual. Will 
be only about $12,500, disappointing. 
Last week, 'Jezebel' (WB) and 'Love 
on a Budget' (20th), dual, excellent 
$19,000. 

Orpheum (Loew) (2,900; 25-35-40- 
55) _ 'Wide Open Faces' (Col) and 
'Everybody Sing'- (MG), double. Pale 
$10,000. Last week, okay $15,700 for 
'Tom Sawyer' (UA) and "Start Cheer- 
ing' (Col), double. 

Paramount (M&P) (1,797; 25-35-40- 
55)— bluebeard' (Par) (2d run) and 
•Accidents Will Happen' (WB) (Ist 
run), dual. Strong $10,000 promised. 
Last week, very good $10,000 for 
•Over the Wall' WB) and 'Arsene Lu- 
pin Returns' (MG), dual. 

ScolUy (M&P) (2,538; 25-35-40-50) 

— 'Goldwyn Follies' (UA) and 
'Arsene Lupin' (MG) (both 2d run), 
dual. Looks encouraging, around 
$7,000. Last week, 'Slight Case of 
Murder' (WB) (3d run) and 'First 
-l«0-Year^iiJ(.MG)-(ad-r4irt)rJual,-good- 
$7,000. 

State (Loew) (3.600; 25-35-40-55)— 
'Wide Open. Faces' (Col) and 'Every- 
body Sing' (MG), dual, tepid $7,500. 
Last week; good $12,600 for 'Tom 
Sawyer' (UA) and 'Start Cheering* 
(Col), double. 

'Sally, Irene* Neat $4,000, 
*Sacred'3G; Lincoln OK 

Lincoln, April 12. 
With weather, just cool cnoughito 
make fans fllm-conscious and soine 
heavy exploitation aiding no little, 
Lincoln biz' is of the record-breaking- 
type, 'Sally, . Irene and Mary' can't 
help biit click with a who's who cast 
composed of local favorites, and 
"Nothing Sacred' is out for some 
hefty Brossfe:;. 

Estimates for Thl.<i eek . 
Kiva (Noble) (440; 10-15)— "Prison 
' Nurse' (Rei)). Not even the neat 



looking cashiers can save this from 
getting better than a bad $900. Last 
week, 'Start Chcerinfe' (Col), a sat- 
isfactory $1,100.. 

Liberty (Cooper) (1,200- 10-15^— 
'Rawhide' (20th) and 'Riding on Air' 
(RKO), split with -Rip Roarih' Buc 
karoo' (Vic) and "Top of Town' (U). 
Lou Gehrig and Joe E. Brown names 
have this headed for a very neat 
$l,30d. Last week,' 'Spy Ring'. (U) 
and 'Heidi' (20th), split with 'Code 
of Rangers' (Mono), aiid 'China Clip- 
per' (WB), tapered off with fair 
$1,000. 

Lincoln (Cooper) (1.600; 10-20-25.- 
35)— Nothing .Sacred' lUA). Vei-y 

grbfltable $3,000. Last week, 'Boy of 
treets' (Mono) and 'Paradise for 
Three' (MG) had to be satisfied with 
a slim' $2,200, after a good start. 

Orpheum (Cooper) (1.350; 10-15- 
20-25)— •52d Street' (UA). and 'Liv- 
ing on Air' (RKO). Heading for 
'substantial $l,400~Last 'we6kr'Goid- 
wyn Follies' (UA) finished its hold- 
over spell with nifty $1^500. . 

Stuart (Cooper) (1,900; 10-25-40)—' 
•Sally, Irene' (20th). A neat $4,000 
in the bfflng.' Last week, 'Yank- at 
Oxford' (MG) slowed down towards 
the end but good enough $3,600, 

MARQUEE KIDS 
HYPO FRISCO 



larco Polo' with Strong $90,000 
And 'Old Chicago' 62G Stand Out On 
B'way ; Allen Jones Ups Tom,' 28G 



San prancisco, April 12. 
Taking advantage 'of the closing of 
schoolsvduring ' the week preceding 
Easter Sunday, three of the flV.it runs 
on mai .. stem ' featuring 

moppet stars on the screen. Best 
draw of the lot is Shirley Temple in 
'Rebecca.' Orpheum has 'Little Miss 
Roughneck* .(Edith .Tellows) and 
Bobby Breen is faring much better 
than expected at the United Artists, 
being held in this, class house for a 
isecond week i ' 'Hawaii Calls.' The 
St. Francis also is out for kid trade 
with .'Snow White,' which has been 
moved over from the Golden Gate, 
where It ra)i five weeks. 

EsUmates for This Week 
Embassy (Cohen) (1,512; 35-55)— 
'Night Spot' (RKO) and 'Living on 
Love' (RKO), Just a filler during 
the Lenten season; lucky to - get 
$3,500 with this combo. Last, week 
(5th). 'Goldwyn Follies' (UA) $4,000, 
oke. 

Fox (F-WC) (5,000; 35-55) — 'Re- 
becca* (20th) and 'Couldn't Say No' 
(WB). Shirley Temple's latest a 
perfect Easter feature; anticipated 
$15,000 is good big these days. Last 
week (2d) 'Bluebeard' (Par) and 
'Walking Down Broadway' (20th) 
fair enough $9,000. 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2.850; 35-55) 
—■Law of Underworld* (RKO) and 
vaudeville;. Schleppe'rman of Jack 
Benny*s radio . program heads the 
stage bill which is a little better than 
usual, not bad at $14,000. Last week 
(5th) 'Snow White* (RKO) closed to. 
big $12,000. 

Orpheum (F&M) (iZ,440; 35-55) — 
'Little Miss Roughneck' (Col) and 
'Dr; Hallet' (U). This hou.se also out 
for some of the kid "trade, with this 
not so forte pair which will be lucky 
to get $7,000. Show is fairly good 
entertainment Ijut neither of the 

Eictures strong in marquee names, 
ast week (5th) 'Mad Aljout Music' 
arid ^Midnight Intruder' (U) threw 
in several preview.s which helped 
gross, to $5,200, a little under expec- 
tations. 

Paramount (F-WC) ^2.740; 35-55- 
75)— 'Old Chicago' (20th) (4th wk>. 
Pne week too long for this thriller, 
all smoke and no flame at $5,500. 
Last week buirncd more brightly at 

$9;ooo. 

St. Francis (F-WC) (1,470; 35-55-75) 
—'Snow White' (RKO) (6th wk). 
Smaller nut at the St. Francis 
should .make the extension of the 
run of the Disney feature profitable 
at this house where it is hoaded for 
good $6,000 after garnering around 
$90,000 during five .stanza.s at the 
Golden Gate. La.st week .(5 days) 
'First Hundred Years' (MG), and 
'Invisible Menace' ( ) did $3,500 
following its moveover from tiie 
Warfield last week. 

United ArtisU (Cohen) (1,200; 35- 
55)— 'Hawaii Calls' (RKO) (2d wk). 
Personal appearance of Bobby Breen 
during opening two days of picture 
,got 'Hawaii Calls' off to a good start. 
Biz held up so well that engagement 
was extended a second week which 
-shtjulu reaclrrali'ieTi'iJURh $4,50orLast' 
week drew surprisingly good $9,000. 

Warfleld (F-SC) (2,680; .35-55-75 )— 
.'Jezebel' (WB) and 'Island in the 
Sky' •(20th) (2d wk). Looks like 
Warner Bros: nave taken the wind 
oijt of 'Gone ,with the Wind.', the 
Bette Davis picture doing remark- 
ably good biz. ■' Second week aiming 
at $10,000 wh5ch is .several gran(J 
better than rhdst pictures have been 
doing during their first week at the 
Warfield. Last week great $17,500. 

WB SOILS 'CABDEN' 

Hollywood, piil' 12. 

Warner.s' 'Gai-dcn of • the Mo'on' 
finally got under way last week ivilh 
Busby. B(!rkeley directing and Pat 
O'Brien and John' Payne featured. 

Penny Sii\gleton rejilaccd Pen ie 
Moore in the cast, the latter haying 
undei'gone ah emergency tonsilec- 
tomy. 



Brdadway Grosses 



Estimated Total Gross 
This Week , . ; . . $27g,«M 

(Based, on 12 tneotres)' 
Total Gross Same Week 
-tast-^TeaT, 7. rrrr$J3l;3«»r 

(.Based on ll theatTes) 



.Subtract the Music Hall and Roxy 
from this week's' Broadway audit 
and little is left to be divided among 
the rest of N, Y.'s first runs. It's 
Holy "Week and although two pic- 
tures, 'Marco Polo' and "In Old Chi- 
cago,' wouldn't know it, most all of 
the other . houses can use it as an 
alibi if .wanting to protect current 
pictures they're playing from accu- 
sation. Behind the Music Hall and 
Roxy, biggest theatres in Manhattan, 
the second-run State is finishing a' 
strong third, beating everything else. 

'Bolstered by a , fine Easfer show, 
in a week in advance of the end of 
Lent, 'Polo' is taking the M. H. tb.a 
handsome figure', the chances looking 
good to top $90,000. The picture, 
holds through Easter, with a third 
week not remote. Majority of the 
rest 'of the fans who aren't obsarv- 
iiig Holy Week or the weather are 
beating a, well-worn path to the 
Roxy, where 'In Old , Chicago' ■was 
stronger' Monday (11) than on its 
opening day, Friday .(8). On the 
first week should smash about $62,- 
000'. Also a likely three- weeker. 

Third money- goes to 'Tom Saw- 
yer,';- on second run with a vaude 
layout headed by Allan Jones, which 
Should get 4he gtate $28,000, or bet- 
tec, . This is considerably over ;the 
recent average here. 
. ■ In addition to 'Polo' and 'Chicago,* 
new pictures , include 'Women Are 
Like That,' 'Return of Scarlet Pim- 
pernel,' 'Judge Hardy's Children,' 
"Hollywood • Stadium ystery' and 
'Rawhide.' r 

Down on Its back and gasping 
after several bad blows recently, the 
RivoU is still taking: the count with 
'Pimpernel.* Though better than 
'Gaiety Girls,' ' in ahead, r which 
grossed only $6,000 on 10 days, 'Pim' 
is a sad spectacle, at only about $10,- 
000 on the week. 

No less suicidal Is ."Women Are 
Like That' at the Strand, Tlie Kay 



'OVER WALL' 19G, 
PTSBG.NOTBAD 



Pittsburgh, April It 
Everything considered, local biz Is 
oke. . Not only Holy Week but Satur- 
day, usually gravy, produced worst 
snowstorm and blizzard of year and 
even so, grosses won't be half bad at 
all. 

Estimates for This Week 

Alvin (Harris) (2,000; 25-35-50)— 
-Little Miss Roughneck' . (Col) and 
'He Loved An Actress' ((3N). Opened 
yesterday. (Monday) for four days 
only, following 'Thank You, Mr. 
Moto* (20th) and 'Walking Down 
Broadway' (20th), which was in for 
similar length of time. Doubtful if 
the brace of twinners will account 
for meagre $4,000 in eight days; 
house waiting for 'In Old Chicago' 
(20th) Friday (15) and hoping for 
a run. Last week, revival of "Viva 
Villa' (iW-C) and -City: Girl' (20th) 
excellent at more than $5,000. 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,750; 25-40) 
— r'Prison Nurse' (Rep) and 'Love Is 
A Headache' (M-G). One of the 
week's bigger surprises; should hit 
around $6,000 and may hold despite 
fact that 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook 
.FamU_(20th.)^is-ali£ady-peiicUled-in- 
for. day before Easter. Last week, 
'Mad About M'usic' (U) stuck three 
days in fourth week and on the 10 
days collected nearly $7,000, 

Fenni (Loew's-UA) (3,3O0; 25-35- 
50)— Bringing Up Baby' (RKOX 
Should.be pretty, close to $13,000 at 
the finish;- not bad at . all for the 
sea.sori. Last week, 'Tom Sawyer' 
(UA) plenty all right at $10,500. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 25-40-60)— 
'Over the Wall' .(WB) and on stage 
Jae ie Cooper and Major Bowes 
uiiit. Hit hard by snowstorm, but, 
.should clock around $19,000. La.st 
week, 'Merrily We Live' (M-G) and 
Happy Felton-Larry Crabbe oh stage. 
In Ihe doghouse at $14,000. 

Warner (WB) (2.000; 25-40) — 
'Daughtier of Shanghai' (Par; ,ind 
'Daredevil Drivers! (WB). Ought to 
gel $3,800. pretty nearly average. 
Lasf week, 'HittinK A New Hiuh' 
(RKO).and '.Scr«oant Murphy' (WBI 
but on a limb at $3,200, 



Francis starrrcr will be lucky to bet- 
ter. $9,000. Capitol may squeeze 
through to $19,000, not a loss, but 
feeble, on eight days with 'Judge 
Hardy's Children,' the kind of a. pic- 
ture they apparently don't want on 
Broadway whcri 'Polo,' 'Chicago! and 
Allan Jones arc around. 

'Stadium,-Murdfiii_My.steriesl.jnay_ 
get the Criterion $8,500, not too badj 
while 'Rawhide,' Globe's Holy Week 
hope, will- probably end -at around. 
$6,000, a little under average.. Rialto 
is playing 'Dracula' on a revival, lis 
chances looking about $6,000 also. 

Four days of wet weather last 
week, starting ith snow Wedne-s- 
day (6) and rain therealter- through 
most of Saturday, was the answer to 
no one's prayer. With clearing Sat- 
urday evening and cOld weather 
Sunday, Broadway theatres got a 
break, houses like the Roxy and 
Music Hall knocking -out a terriflc 
week-end. Sunday's business at the 
Music Hall was Just under $20,000 
alone, equalling the Saturday take, 
which, is' unusual. Monday (11) 
dipped in most spots more than an- 
ticioated. 

With the coming of ' Easter, all 
managers are expecting a good break 
where the kids can be drawn, . They 
are out. of school starting Good Fri- 
day (15) through to April25.JIooray! 

'The can,* religious Frenchrrhade 
.film, spon.sored by a Catholic or- 
ganization, with all proceeds on a $2 
twice-daily run at the Astor going 
to charity, quit after two bad weeks. 
Picture originally scheduled a run 
of flye .weeks. 

sUm&tcs for This Week 
. Capitol (4,520; 25-35-55-85-$1.25)— 
Judge Hairdy's Children' (M(i). <3o. 
ing eight days but doing little, look- 
ing $19,qp0,. top on that rim. Last 
week, second for 'Girl ot Golden 
West* (MG), $24,000, a trifle disap- 
pointing but good profit. ^ ' ' 

Criterlan (1,062; 25-40-55)— 'Holly- 
wood Stadium Mysteries' (Rep). Pull- 
ing hard to eke out more than $8,500 
but doubtful, fair. Last week, 'King 
of Newsboys* (Rep), around $11,000, 
nice. 

mSL"*.'" <'"2'''j: 25-40-55)-'Rawhider 
(20th). Highly recommended west- 
ern With Lou Cehrig, ball player, up 
against Holy Week and lucky if more 
than .$6,000, under^ average. 'Last 
\veek, Tort of Missing Grls^ (Mono), 
the-same. gross was the answer. 

PaUce (1,700; 25-35-55)— 'Jezebel' 
(WB) (2d run) and .'Moto's Gamble' 
(20th) (1st run), coupled.- Bette Da- 
vis, plus Moto following, may mean 
a week of around $12,000 here, sur- 
prising. Last week, 'Slight Case of 
Murder' (WB) (2d run) and 'Walk- 
ing Down Broadway* (20th) (Ist 
run), built toward finish, $11,500. 

Paramount (3,664; 25-35-55-85-99) 
— Her Jungle Love* (Par) with 
Tommy Dorsey orchestra and Ben 
Blue persohaling open today (Wed.). 
Bluebeard '(Par) and Guy Lombardb 
orchestra (3d-flnal week) ended its 
21;day run last night (Tues.), with 
$27,500 scored final lap, okay, after a 
second week's stout take of $44,000 
and a first stanza's smash $56,000. 

Badio City Music Hall (5,980; 40- 
80-84-99-$1.05)— 'Marco Polo' (UA) 
and stage show (1st week). This may 
be Holy Week but cashiers wouldn't 
know it over here as they punch out 
tickets to spell a swell $90,000 or 
better, something not to write the 
Vatican about. Show holds through 
Easter, and with kids out of school 
*ntil April 25, house having flne bill 
for the tots, a third session is likely. 
Last week was disappointing, things 
combining to keep the take to $65,000 
though proflt, with 'Divorce of Lady 
X (UA). 

, """"o. (750; 25-40-55)— 'Dracula' 
(U) (reissue). Probably around ,- 
poo goes on the books as credit to 
this one, mild but profit.! Last week. 
Making Headlines' (Col). $6,200. 

«ivoll (2,092; '25-55^75-85-90)— 
pimpernel* (UA); They must have 
forgotten the Riv Is here as another 
very disappointing week stands in 
store for the hnii.sp at_$iO,ooo or 
thereabouts with this finglish-made; 
Last week a new low ' of, $6,000 on 
10 days was what 'Gaiety Girls' (UA) 
did to the luckless theatre. 

Boxy (5,830; 25-40-55-75)— 'Chi- 
cago' (20th ) and stage show. Batter- 
ing Its way through to a smash week 
of $02,000 or in that vicinity and 
holds through Easter, as well as prob- 
ably a third .stanza. La.st week 'Re- 
becca' (20lh) (2d v/eck). a little un- 
der $30,000. low but profit. 

Strand (2.707; 25-55-75)— 'Women 
Are Like That' (WB). ;' The chips 
aren't on llii.s one, S9,000 excruciat- 
ingly painful. Last week, .second for 
■Over the Wall," (WB), only around 
$8,500. poor. 

Slate (XAT) ; .W-55-7ri)— 'S.iw.vcr' 
(UA) (2d nil) t nn<\ vaude headed by 
Allan Jonc.'i. id picture and Jones 
a nice cnnihinalion, draught looking 
a .siuiir $2R.0nn. vorv Cgod. Last wqok. 
'Kvervl)f)dv .Sriic' (MG) (2d ruii).ahd 
Ben Wheeler, around $26,000. 



10 



VARIETY 



PIGTUBE CROSSES 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



Mpls. Biz. Brutal; Shirley $7200, 
'Revels' $4,000/100 Years N.G. $3,500 



Minneapolis, April 12. 

Holy Week finds Die composite lo- 
cal boxof flee, apparently on Its last 
legs lor some time, gasping for 
breath. Deep-dyed gloom casts its 
pall over the scene and the paUent 
seems about to expire. ^_ 

Eddy Duchin comes into tne 
Orpheum Friday (15) Xor an Easter 
Weelc engagement and maybe things 
win perk up a little then. But the 
Singer theatre's experience with ^ts 
• last-two^^tage showsrincludmg-Mae. 
West, sure boxoffice elsewhere, has; 
provoked anything but joy and has 
the bunch on the anxious seat for the 

future. . 

Estimates for This Week 

Aster (Par-Singer) (900; 15-25) —• 
■Charlie Chan in Monte Carlo' (20th) 
and 'Checkers' (20th). Should hit 
satisfactory $1,200. Last week, 'Peni- 
tentiary' (Col) and 'No Time to Marr 
ry' (Col), okay $1,000. 

Centory (Par-Singer) (1,600; 25- 
35.40) _ 'First 100 Years' (MG). 
Sledding rather tough; $3,500 In pros- 
pect. Last week, 'Romance In Dark' 
(Par). $2,200, bad. 

Mlnnesote. (Par-Singer) (4,200; 25- 
35-55) — 'Sunnybrook Farm' (20th). 
Only a mild boxofflce performer at 
$7,206. Last week, 'Bluebeard' (Par), 
$9,000, pretty good. , , 

Orphenm (Par-Singer) (2,890; 25- 
35-40) ^ 'Radio City Revels! (RKO), 
Light $4,000 looks like tops. Last 
week, 'Kid Comes Back* (WB) and 
Mae West in person, with latter en- 
tirely responsible for $19,500, which 
is about $11,000 under what house 
expected land leaves it in red. 

Slat^ (Par-Singer) (2.S0O; 25-35-55) 
— 'Bluebeard' (Par).. Now, dn tobog- 
gan and will do well to reach light 
$4,200. Last week, 'Snow White' 
(BKO) .(5tK week), $3,200, making 
total of more than $45,000 for loop 
run, magniflcent 

. Tlme-(Berger) (290; 15-25) — 'Boy 
of Streets' (Mono) (2d run). Headed 
for fine $1,000, more than house has 
been getting recently. Last week, 
'China Clipper' ^WB) (reissue), $600, 
light. : . . 

Uptown (Par) (1,200; 25-35)— "Man- 
nequin' (MG). Looks like fair $3,000. 
Last week, 'Big Broadcast' (Par), 
$2,500, light \ 

World (StefTes) (350; 25-35-40-55) 
—'Mad About Music' (U) (2d ruti). 
Should grab pretty good $1,700. -Last 
week, 'Clr.b. de ?emmes' - (French > 
(2d week), $1,600. Good. 



DETROIT DULL 



jas( Vampin* Past Holy Week— r, 
Sya' Fair $16,M« 



Robert Taylor $11,500, 
liiirder-fSMDe^ 



Denver, April 12. 
Most local grosses are oft this 
yreek. Holy Week is biffing the b.o^ 
and the weather is no help. Double 
bill at the Oroheum is turning in the 
best biz locally. 

Estimates for This Week 
Aladdin (Fox) (1,400; 25-40)— "Mad 
About Music' (U) (2d run). Headed 
for excellent $4,500 and will move 
to the Broadway. Last week, 'Sunny- 
brook Farm' (20th) (2d run), very 
nice at $4,500-^good enough to ad- 
vancie to ' a third week' in local first 
runs at the Broadway. 

Broadway <F6x) (1,100; 25-40)— 
•Sunnybrook Farm' (20th) (3d rim). 
Getting fair $2,000 and moves to the 
R'ai;o. Last week. 'Goldwyn Follies' 
<UA), good at $3,000— moving to the 
Rialto for a fourth week in Denvef 
first runs. 

DcDver (Fox) (2,525; 25-35-50)— 
•Slight Ca<-e of Murder' (WB). Pull- 
ing a fair $8,000, but good enough to 
insure move to the Aladdin. Last 
week. "Mad About Music* (U), kept 
UD the Durbin style of grosses; fine 
$13,000. 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 25-35-40) 
—'Yank at Oxford' (MrG) and 'Love 
Is A He?dache' (M-.G). Yonkin'J a 
stron."? Slli500; Last week,- 'Bringing 
Ud Baby' (RKO) and 'Night Spot' 
(RKO), nice at $9,250. \ 

P.->rpmoont (Fox) (2.2Q0; 25-40)— 
•Walking Down Broadway* (20th) 
and The Jury's Secret' (U). Draw- 
ins a fair S3. 0, Last week, 'Little 
Miss Rou<!hnsck' (Col) and 'Lone 
Wb'f in Paris' (C ol), above average 
at sJobO. 

Rialto (Fox) (878: 25-40)— 'Gold- 
wyn Follies' (UA) (4fh run); Knock- 
ir\% oft a fiobd $2,000. Last week, 
'Tom Snwyer' (UA). (2d week) (4th 
run), with 'Saj; O'Reilly to McNab' 
(C-B), nice $2,000. 



beV (WB)^ did okay and bettered ex- 
pectations for $13,000. ^ 

Century (Shea) (3,000; 25-35)— 
'Condemned Women' (RKO) and 
'Love, Hoiior and Obey' (WB). Hold- 
ing up fairly well for $7,600. Last 
week, 'Slight Case of Murder' (WB) 
and 'Walking Down Broadway, 
(20th)i tiptop business, $9,800. 
:Oreat Lakes (Shea) (3,000; 35-55)— 
'In Old Chicago' (20th) (3d week). 
Holdover should get fair $6,500 or 
better . Las t i|veek came in over esU^ 
matesTor nice $lO,800: 

Hipp (Shea) (2,100; 35-50)— 'Hardy's 
Children* (M-G) and 'Bulldog Drum- 
mond's Revenge* (Par). So-so at 
probably $7,000. Last week, 'First 
100 Years* (M-Ci) aiid 'Daughter of 
Shanghai' (Par), dropped to $5,500. 

Lafayette (Ind.) • (3,300; 25-35)— 
Trapped by G-Men' (Col) and 'It 
Happened in Hollywood' (Col). Sbme 
improvement' over last week, but 
only fair at $6,000. Last week, 'Wide 
Open Faces' (Col) and 'Ganie That 
Kills' (Col), ve ry low %i,Z0O . • 

WRDYVNICE |12M 
BEST IN SLOW PRQY 

Providence, April; 12. 
: Holy Week is proving a tear 
jerker. Most stands are just hoping 
to pull through for an average take 
and looking forward to a seasonal 
uplift.after Easter. 

' Estimates for This Week . 

Alhee (RKO) (2,200: 25-35-50)— 
'Mdd About Music' (U) and 'Night 
Spot" (RKO) (2d tun). Looks for 
okeh $6,500. Litst week, same films 
rang bell for nifty $8,500. 

Carlton (Fay-Loew) (1,400; 25-35- 
50)— 'Golden West' (M^G) (2d run). 
Holding up well and heading for 
average $4,000. Last 'week, 'Jezebel' 
(WB) and 'Blondes at Work' (WB) 
(2d run) stood up for fine $4,200. 

Fay^s (2.000; 25-35-50 )-^'She Loved 
a Fireman* (WB) and vaude; Only 
isb-so $5,000 in the offing. Last week, 
'Rawhide' (20th) and stageshow. 
Weather helped for -fairly good 
$6,000. 

Loew's State (3,200: 25-35-50)— 
'Hardy's Children' (M-G) and 'Lone 
Wolf lit Paris' (Col). Expecting 
slight drop ' for satisfactory $12,000. 
Last week. 'Ciolden West' (M-G) hit 
heat $13,500. . . 

MajesUe (Fay) <2.300; 25-35-50)— 
Island in the Sky' (20th) and 'Love, 
Honor and Behave' (WB). Doing 
Brodie for poor $6,000. Last week, 
'Walking Down Broadway' .(20th) 
and 'Mr. Moto's Gamble' (20th) 
came through with fair $7,000. 
- Strind (Indie) (2,200; 25-35- )— 
'Little Miss Roughneck' (Col) and 
'My Old Kentucky Home* ( ono) 
closes today (Tuesday) - with poor 
$3,000 for five-day run. Replaced by 
'Biosso'ms On Broadway' (Par) and 
'Sea Racket ' r' (Rep). Last week;^ 
'Bluebeard" (Par) and. Thunder 
Trail' (Par) took swell $11,000. 



ti'oit, Apul ,12. 
uiletcd by a 36-hour trolley 
strike, which tossed last week's final 
day grosses into, ash ijeap, local 
spots are faring even worse during 
Holy Week despite encouraging gain 
in auto production. ' - 

Product is the usual pre-Easter 
stuff, with no standout, , 

Estlicates tit This Week 
. Adams (Balabaii) (1,700; 30-40)—/ 
•Old Chicago' (20th) (re-run) plus 
'Who Killed Gail Prestbn?' (Col), 
dual. Former opus moved here after 
.two- sessions -at-', the. Fox;;, expects. 
$4,3 , okay in view of things. Last 
stanza normal $5,000 for 'Start Cheer- 
ing' (Col) plus 'Island in Sky' (Col). 

Fox (Indie) (5,000; 30-40-65.)-^'Dr. 
Syn' (GB) and vaude. Arliss getting 
the older folks, but only so-so $16,000 
coming up. Last week $18,000 for 
second session of 'Chicago' (20th), 
following hangup $30,000 first stanza: 

Madison (United Detroit) (2,000; 
30-40-65)— 'Show White' (RKO), (5th 
week). Satisfactory $5,600 in view 
of week, and fact it's seventh session 
for flicker, counting two day-daters 
at UA. Last week about $7,500, okay. 

Michigan (UD) (4,000; 30-40-65)— 
'Hawaii Calls' (RKO) ; and stage 
show, only $11,500, ild, due, fol- 
'iowlng flne $25,000 last week for 
'Jezebel' (WB) and .Bowes unit on 
stage. 

Palms-State (UD) (3,000; 30-40- 
50)— 'Jezebel' (WB) (re-run) plus 
'Crashing Hollywood' (RKO), dital; 
Tepid $6,000 in prospect. Last week 
slightly better at $6,300 for 'Kid 
Comes Back' (WB) and 'Breakfast 
for Two* tRKO). 

United Artists (UD) (2,000: 30r40- 
65)— 'Merrily We Live' (M'G) (2d 
week). Held over, but not ..on 
strength of its first week's showing at 
$6,000, bad. Figures to get . under that 
amount currently. 



Inside Stutt-lte'es 



Cuffo Society 



(Continued from page 1) 



'Joy of Living' Mild 9G, 
Best in Strickeii Buffalo 

BuifTalo, Aoril 12. 

Takings are dropping to basement 
levels ciuTently with the weak prob- 
ably being the lowest ebb of the. sea- 
son. All houses are presenting prac 
tically make.shift program"! and ft<! 
tiring merely to keep rolling until 
Easter week. 

Estimates tor This Week 

Bnifato (Shea) (3.500; 35-40-60)— 
'Joy of Living* (RKO). Not show- 
ing any activity and very subnormal 
it around $0,000. Last week 'Jeze- 



Shirley-'Moto* $16,500, 
'Jezebel' $15,000, B'klyn 

Brooklyn. April 12. 
RKO Albee with 'Rebecca of 
Sunnybrook Farm' is slightly ahead 
over other downtown, deluxers this 
week. Picture fare at Fabian Par 
is 'Jezebel,' winding up second -stanza 
to good re.sultSi and Loew's Met do- 
ing nicely with 'Merrily We Live.* 
Estimates for This Week 
Albee (3,274; 25-40)— 'Rebecca of 
Sunnybrook Farm' (20th). and 'Moto's 
Gamble' (20th). Will do nice $16,500 
Last week, 'Radio City Revels' (RKO) 
and 'Walking Down Broadway' (20th) 
pulled oke $15,500. 

Pox (4,089; 25-40)— 'Start Cheering' 
(Col) and 'Tip-off Girls' (Par). 
Looks a mild $11,500. Last week, 
'Penitentiary' (Col) and 'Romance 
in the 'Dark* (Par) did-gbod $15,000. 

Met (3,618; 25r50)— 'Merjrily We 
Live* (M-G) and 'Crime of Dr. Hal- 
let' (U). Oke $15,000 expected. Last 
wiecik, 'Goldwyn- Follies' (UA) and 
'Squadron of Honor' (Col), swell 
$18,000. 

— Par*mount-f47m4-2!>-50)— iJezebeli 
(WB) and 'He Couldn't Say Nb' (WB) 
(2d week ). Will do .satisfactory $15,- 
000. Last week, same pair brought 
in. splendid $21,000. 

Strand (2.070: 25-40)— 'When . G- 
Men Step In' (Col) and 'Shadbws of 
the Orient' (Mono), tikis weekend 
vaude, will do passable $8,000. Last 
week, 'Drummond's Peril' (Par) and 
•When G-Men Step in' (Col), plus 
vaude produced oke $8,000. 



Indie producers making a picture around an historical figure tan out of 
coin, needing $5,000 to complete it Another producer said he would be 
willing' to advance the 5G provided he got back the flrst 15G the picture 
grossed. Deal looked okay and was ready for signing when actors, car- 
penters and grips .stepped in' and toid ho dice. > Among them they were 
owed $14,000 in salaries' and insisted that theirs would be the first money 
or there would be.no completed picture. 

Both the talent and the new backer figured the picture would, not make 
inqre than $15,000,- so each wanted his piece first, Whole deal, as a result, 
has been styihi and pictui'e now rieyer will be completed, though it may 
be sold to Warners, which is working on a similar subject, just for the 
nuisance' value. 



A Pittsburgh newspaper, as well as WEi publicity department there, have 
little use th,ese days for a flim actor who recently played a p.a.' at the 
Stanley-Theatre.-— House-ha^uLiieimp-withL^rn in g-J>^ 
picture advertising page for which people persohalling at theatre pose fbr 
product of any given adverfliser. AH in past cooperated for publicity value 
and good-will and think little of the ehdorsemehts since they're strictly 
local. Player iii question was asked to do a shoe ad. He said he'd think 
it over for « day and then agreed if they *d . give him, not a sum Of cash, 
but a free pilir of shoes. He'd probably have been presented with a couple 
of pair anyway, but paper and theatre execs '^ycre so mad at his pettiness, 
that they told him his help wouldn't be nece^ry, and went oiit and got 
themselves another boy, 

Stephen Watts, fllcv critic of the London Sunday Express, has edited a 
'Behind the Screen* volume (Dodge; .$2.50, published in England) which is 
dedicated to Norma Shearer Thalberg and is virtually a 'house organ for 
Metro. Sam Eckiiian, Jr., M-G*s British les head, arranged Watts* re- 
ception by the Metro organization/in America,' 

Besides the. edi r*s flock of thanks and cr its to the Metro bunch, the 
following M-G personalities contributed chapters dealing with their own 
phases of film production: Hunt Strpmberg, George Cukor, Frances Marion, 
Cedric Gibbons, Adrian> Billy Grady^ Jack Dawn (makeup), Leslie Howard 
and Lionel Barrymore, two -chapters on acting:. Lee Garmes, Natalie M. 
Kalmu?, Doiuglas Sheairer, Herbert Stbthart, Margaret Booth (cutter), 
Howard Dietz (public relations) ahd. Eckman on distribution^ Hugh Wal- 
pole did the forev/ori 

Two distinct moves last week marked Paramouht's conversioii program, ^ 
which was started ^tb secure conversion from common ; to first preferred ' 
but which recently has bogged own. One . was that only .common and 
second preferred Were listed as additions to outstanding shares reported 'to 
the New York stock exchange. The other was that heavy demand for the 
first preferred was indicated by a spurt of IVA points in Monday's (ID 
trading. . 

This pushed the fir 
been in a number of wee 
in other stocks'. 



Lord on Hat' Locale 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Robert Lord, Warners .producer, is 
en route, to Stnunton, Va., \yiiere he 
will make preliminary arrah.qements 
tor the filming of 'Brother Rat* ex- 
teriors at Virginia Military Institute. 
William Keighley will direct,, with 
Wayne Morris in the featured role. 

Troupe will e.ist it at the end of 
this mont 



come-pn. for Joe Mugg whpse. only 
sbcial rating is hTiS checlibook. It's 
a cheap form of exploitation indeed 
for the cafe hosts, lieiiause the ex-, 
hibitionistic Park: avenooers lend at' 
mosphere,' while the guys whose 
only social registration is a Social 
Security card are the ones who. ac' 
count for the dividend;;. 

How It's Done 
loods get the tnVst attention, the 
best tables and the smallest checks— 
almost non-existent, in fact, what, 
with the custom of either billing the 
more sehsitive. ones for a coupla 
drinks, and then sending over a 
magnlim or " a jerabaum of Some 
thing *26 or '28, for free. 

Muggs, take the rap for the couvert 
and . all the advertised minimum 
tariffs. Such an 'outsider' pays the 
fireight, starting with the chasseur at 
the door, the headwaiter at the in- 
side tape, the captains, and so on 
down the line. 

With the recent extra newspaper 
and magazine emphasis on the so- 
called cafe" society , the debs and the 
young bloods of Good (to print) 
Family— plUs, of course, the usual 
sprinldihg of Broadway, Hollywood 
and radio personalities— are the 
ones who enjoy the hosts* hospital- 
ity, which may range, from f.f. (for 
free) or maison (on-the-house) 
Checks. Or, the courtesy, more 
often, is matching- bottle-for-bottle 
on the vintage, etc. I Latter is a 
switch on the Paris custom iof 25- 
50% off frbm the regular wine card 
if you're w.k. to the managetnent.] 

And, of course, every spot has an 
elastic' couvert charge. One class 
spot advertises a- $2 couvert, which is 
slapped on for 'undesirables' — that 
is^ those whom the managements 
would -discourage coming back 
.again— where as the sa me joint wi 11 
advertise in the, college papers, 'No" 
couvert to Williams men,' ctc.-That's 
as a means to woo the collegiates, 
lor . whom they make a play, not be- 
cause of their custom, but because 
of a peculiar managerial slant ^' 
Captains and waiters who only 
knbw if their tips add up are the first 
to tell yoii that the show bunch and 
f average customer is the best tip- 
per: most appreciative, material! , bl 
service, etc. Socialite is impossible 
generally speaking, and pays off nig- 
gardly if at pU t^r s-'.'vioes. Their 
attitude is that the place is su 
cientiy compensated with their pres- 
ence, and make no bones about it. 

Welcome but Not Popular 
, But since they're 'good copy* for 
the house, the managements and the 
staffs are perforce circu spect in- 
deed in their humble servitude to an 



Pathe Film Corp., in its annual statement issued last week, referred to ' 
construction of hew downtown film printing laboratory to be located ' 
the same building on West 45th Street that it formerly occupied, Plant 
will be;opened May 1.' It will take care of newsreel printing that cannot .. 
be handled' efficiently at Boiind Brbok, :'N. J., lab. Exploratory activiti 
of company ' include study of equipment in micrpfllm field, which , cover* 
reproduction of documents, records, newspapers, etc., on picture fil 

' Looks like PatJl Moss,; former screen writer at WB; has a real middle- 
weight prospect in Billy Sopse, intercollegiate champion,' part, of whose 
contract Moss has disposed of to Dick Powell. Soose went to the Coast 
for his pro debut two months ago and has run up an impressive - kayo 
string there, with L..A. sports writers aiid film crowd going fpr him in a 
big way. Soose hails from Farrell, Pa., which is also Moss* hojne town, and 
won the 160-pound college title while a student at Penin State. 



Officials from foreigi\ press departments of major companies huddled 
last .'week at the. Hays' office to go over accredited newspaper corre- 
spbndehts' list. 'This is the second effort made to bring list up to dat&- 
Kenneth Clark, head of Hays office publicity, presided at the meeting. 
Unofficial discussion included the matter of trying to figure put a more 
impartial method of reviewing in many Latin-American countries. 



.Muddled thinking of Hollywood at present and jittery state of .studio 
heads is best illustrated by two conflicting stories, from one stu io last 
week. Head of the studio at a secret' banquet raised $28,000 to send to 
Jews in Auistria, while a director from .his studio, was appealing to the 
Anti7Nazi League for relief from- perseoutioil. around the lot for his piro- 
nounced antirNazi views. 



"Jo the Victor,' United Artists' release currently at the Contlnenlfll, 
N. Y., was produced in. England under the tag 'Owd Bob,' starring Will 
Fyffe, and was reviewed in Variety Feb. 2 under the latter title. 



element which, sans their social- 
standing, might well find themselves 
sitting in the 'left field' or 'monkey' . 
cbrnertf of the same niterie.s. These 
are the invisible, but nonetheless 
well-defined lines of demarcation 
that distinguish the initiate from^the 
auslanders. '^ 

Evolution of the Broadway, the 
society and kindred type gossip col- 
umns has made every - one pf these, a 
house-organ fpr the nitcry man- 
agers. Gratuitpus mentions and can- 
did cameraings (f socialite.^ and. 
celebs, in connection with this or 
that joint constitute a foi^m of free 
advertising which the niteries could 
never purchase.. But, tied in with a 
wise^fBekrlt's tinch cbpy^oiT-the" 
columnists. For the spots, it's the 
best kind of an. ad. ~ 

Statistical Guesses ' 

It is estimated that 100,000 to 300,- 
000 cbnstitute the drawing popula- 
tion pf New York's njght life. That 
takes in a host of spots, from sand- 
wich joints and dumps (for slum- 
ming parties) to the fashionable 
east- side cafes. Considering New 
York's 8,000,000 population, and a 
drawing, pop. ud to 15,000,000-^taking 
In the Jersey, Pcnnsy and Cbnnccti- 
cut suburban potentials, plus the 
countless transients; who are an im- 
portant element in the Big ."Burg's 
pleas.ure bill— that's an infinitesimal 
percentage to be spread over the 
large essortmetit of cafes, pubs, 
hotels, restaurants, eateries' and 
ni'ueries eager to catclj^ the buck.<:.. 

Yet, .despite this, the class 



catering to the pseudo-uppercrust 
4,000— or at least the 'desirable' ele- 
ment^must. perforce be discriminat- 
ing. 'Face* value has long beep a 
passport in public places, and par- 
ticularly in. the class cafes and res- 
taurants, for obvious reaso)is. - 

It started with an old tradition''of 
'dressing the ringside,' meaning' that 
parties in formal evening clothei 
give the room a tonier air. With 
prohibition,, the class speaks exer- 
cised an . open-sesame privilege only 
to a kpown clientele. ith repeal 
andh+fie open-doors,, the cafe- society 
thing asserted itself in full, blast, 
either through shunting the unsvant- 
ed into c orners or upstairs, when- 
'^ver-rt-prbved iirtlelicffte' tb liirn- -"ent 
away altogether, pn ong subterfuge 
or another. 

A st.-ihdard out with class .spot 
headWaiters, even when the room 
may be yawning with ..wide open 
spaces, is that 'we have a lot of res- 
ervations; the people haven't ar- 
rived yet.* And who's to disprove 
it? 

Bar is; still the caoital of many a 
spot, a pbst-prohibitipn heritage 
nothing can seemingly change, and 
tfibles in that .vicinity are usually 
the most desirable; viz., such as at 
Jck and Charlie*s 21; 

But these mundane distinciions and 
b. o. touches -are something the cafe 
socialite ' cares nousht about He's 
on the cuff almost from the barrier, 
deeming a cordial nod t" the mai 
adequate largesse for. hi 
lion to the eveni 



WrdMe^daj, April 13, 193i 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



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llCIflllS. flGENTS. 
ERETIIL. 




SAG ^o Mee t.wit rb^ucera' 
Gohimittee Representing 9 
C6nipahie»-^-S.creen Ptay- 
yrriffhts f>eny SWG Mer- 
ger— Flacks, 10%ers, TA 
and lATSE Matters in 
Currient Coast Huddles 



APRIL 19TH MEETING 



Hollywood, April 12. 

First huddle between producers 
nd Screen Actors Guild negotiators 
on ineiidrnents to the present Guild 
»hop contracts is scheduled for 
Tuesday (19 ). Demands of Mars and 
contract players for improved work- 
ing conditions will be taken, lip first, 
to be followed by consideration of 
problems of freelance and day play- 
■ erS. Requests of extras will require 
ceverai sessions. 

Edward J. Maniii general man- 
sger ot Metro ^tUdio, will direct ne- 
gotiations for the producers! Other 
n)embers of- 'annix committee are 
B B. Kahane, RkO-Radib; Scott R. 
Dunlap, onogram; Banny O'Shea, 
Sclznick-Internatiohai, Hal Roach, 
i(nd Henry- HerzbTUTi and Herbert B. 
Frestori, attorneys. 

Irving Pichel will replace Fran- 
ehot Tone on Guild negotiating corti- 
littee, Tone, who has been before 
earner almost continuously for 
weeks, did not- have sufficient tiriie; 
to devote to the work. , Laurence TV. 

eilensoa and John Dale, Jr., Guild 
attorneys, have been added to the 
SAG negotiating body. Other mem- 
bers are Robert Montgomery, Guild 

resident;. Kenneth, Thomson,: execu- 
ive secretary; Murray KInnell and 
Aubrey Blair, execiitive" secretary of 
Junior Cou 

Produiper committee has been au- 
thorized to handle all phases of ne- 
gotiations rather, than appoint sepa- 
rate committees as, provided in basic 
mini lUm wage. agreement, 

itep for 19 Companies 

Producer committee has been au- 
thorized to represent ohiy 19 com- 
panies! but others of 70 signatories 
to Guild.shop contracts probably, will 
tome in before negotiations actually 
get under way. Compianies that have 
already authorized negotiations are 
Colunilija, Samuel Goldwyn, Grand 
National, Harold Lloyd, Major Pic- 
tures, Metro, Monogram, Paramount, 
Principal Pictures, RKO-Radio, Re- 
public, Hal Roach, Selznick-Interna- 
tional, 20th-F6x, Universal, Walter 
Waager, Warners and Harry Sher- 
man. 

While negotiating committees may 
Eugjtest modincations of present 
working pact, in event of failure to 
agree on any. of. them, either com- 
liiittee may demand arbitration only 

II fallowing subjects: 

inimum salaries for, extras, day 
players, stunt men and stock play- 
ers. 

Hours of labor for actors receiving 
$S00 a week or under. This in- 
cludes actors employed by the day 
receiving IBj.,").! per day or under. 

Claim of Clarence Kolb against 
Paramount for $3,000 salary bCCaus; 
he was recalled' for an. added scene 
.in 'Wells Far-go' one month aft-2r 
completing role, has been disallowed 
by an arbitration board representing 
the producers and Screen Actors 
Guild. Arbitrators ruled player was 
eiUillud only tp day's work for which 
he wta^ recalled. 

Guild asked for arbitration on con- 
tention Kolb wa? recalled after he 
had been closed out, but while pic- 
ture, still was in production.. SAG 
claimed thi.« was actually a lerigthcn- 
i'iS of Kplb's .rote, and that there- 
fore he was entitled to. continuous 
p;<y from the time ho was closed out 
uiiUi he, was recalled for' the added 
sceiie. 

Henry HerzlnHin; feprcsentin.g 
.iriiniount, insi.stcd Work for which 

ao'.iir was recalled had been planned 
was written after Kolb hiid been 

ilj.^inissed. Studi insisted work was 



Kieffer Lead! 



Hollywood, April 12. 
Major Philip KiefTer is. un- 
derstood holding a strong lead 
for presidency .of Junior Screen 
Actors Guild. 

JElection. was held April 10, 
but final count is hot expected 
before another day, due to many 
disqualincations because . Qf im- 
— propcrly-marked-ballots,— ^ 



actually .an added scene even though 
picture still was shooting. 

Clause Called Ambleuous 

Arbitrators pointed out that Kolb 
had not suffered any financial loss, 
sines' he had worked at another stu- 
dio during, the period before he was 
recalled. Board, howeyer, said Guild 
shop contract clause ori' added scenes 
was ambiguous and failed to . give a 
clear definition, of what constituted 
an added scene. Arbitrators sug- 
gested situation be elaritled during 
coming :negotiators between the ac- 
tors and the producers. 

Arbitration board was composed of 
Edward Arnold, Setoh L Miller and 
Jarnes Normanly. 

Theatre Authority, which has 
been operating in New York for , five 
years, has been extended to trie West 
Coast. Following .inking of con- 
tracts vl/ith. the Screen Actors Guild, 
Screen Directors' Guild and Screen 
Writers Guild, I.. B:-Kornblum, TA 
representative on Coast, announced 
all benefit shows, must sign TA con- 
tract in ordisr to secure appearance 
of actors, directors or writers. Spo.n- 
sors of bsnents must agree to turn 
over 15% of. receipts to be expended 
ph Coast for actor, charities. When, 
take excScds $15,000, TA percentage 
drops to 10%,. 

E: A. Fitzgerald, Coast conciliator 
for the y. S. Department of Labor, 
said he had arranged with Alice 
Brady for actress to donate $1,000 to 
Actors Equity fund for needy actors; 
He said this would pave way for her 
reinstatement in Equity and "would 
remove any obstacle to her becom- 
ing a member of the Screen Actors 
Guild. 

Miss iBrady was suspended by 
Equity for assertedly ignoring its 
instructions that she apply for mem- 
bership, in the SAG. She' had pre- 
viously been assessed fl.OOO. when 
Equity had to pay that amount to a 
p'ublishing house- which had lost a 
$1,000 judgment to ' actress for un- 
authorized use of her photo. 

Aeents Band Aralnst Raids 

Following charges^ of sm.aller 
agents that members of Artists Man- 
agers Guild have- been rai ing their 
clients, rnovement was started here 
for second organization of agents. 
Jack Bachman presided at initial 
session. Others present were Morte 
Gutterman, illiam Stephens, Sid 
Schlager, Ira Platke, Gene M'ann, 
James Stanley,, Sam Armstrong and 
Paul Brandeis. 

John Lee Mahin, president of 
Screen Playwrights, Inc., in a state- 
ment, to jncmbership. denied that any 
amalgamation with the Screen Writ- 
ers Guild is eontemplatcd. He said 
even if National Labor Relations 
Board rules against the Playwrights 
and orders an election of writers to 
select a bargai ing representative, 
the SP will appeal the decision to 
federal courts; 

Mahin said the Playwri.ijhts, hav- 
ing a contract with the producers, 
are now in a position to handle the 
problem of screen writers, and asked 
tor suggestions from writers outside 
the SP that would tend, to improve 
the position of scribblers. In asking 
for suggestions. Mahin wrote: 

'I may say for your board-that, it 
-any Hollywood writer, regardless, of 
whether he is or is not a member of 
the Screen Playwrights, Inc., chooses 
to forward to the board any sugges- 
tions designed to improve the posi- 
tion of all motion picture writers the 
board will welcome such advice and 
v.'ill act upon Suggesti hs ot prac- 
tical value.' 

Mass meeting of Screen Publicists 
Guild is, scheduled for Thur.-iday 
Flacks have. been uhsdcces.stul 
in negotraljng a workins ct with 
the producers, and haye been casting 
about for support of stronger studio 
organizations. 

Conference ot independent film 
guilds and technical organizations 
v/ill be held at Sun.sef Arbor tomor- 
row nishf (Wednesday) to discus.s' 

Uins to piesbnt a united front in 



Pittersen's Par Triple 

Hollywood, April 12. 
Paramount has set RusseU Patter- 
son- to devise sets and costumes lor 
thi:ee moi-e' productions; 'Give Me. a 
Sailoi',' 'St. Louis Blues' and 'Artists 
and Models/' . JefT Lazarus, will 
duce 'Sailor' and 'Blues,' with A.r lUr 
Hornblow, Jr., guiding 'Artists.' 
^Patterson has. j_ust . complc ted sjl _>;- 
lar assignments on the same com,- 
pany's- 'College .Swing' nd 'Tropic 
Holiday.' 



DISNEY IN CHI 
BREAKS DUALS 
SITUATION 



Chicago, April 12, 
First break in the double features 
situation which, has gripped the 
neighborhoods i is' tovyn for the 
past two years occurs April 29 when 
'Snow , White' (RKO) will be released 
for nabe exhibition. Cartoon book- 
ing explicitly tabus dbubli 

This was agreed to even, Bala- 
ban it Katz, which has been the 
prime exhibition 'factor in the .start, 
of double bills and. their continued 
existence in this territory. . Also 
single-billing the Disney cartoon will 
be the Warner circuil^ which has 
never been completely sold oh dou- 
bles in this town. 

InneapoUs 'Showdown 

Minneapolis, April 12. 

L. E. Goldhammer, local RKO 
branch manager, has served an ul- 
tirnatum oh Twin City independent 
exhi itOrs, stri inig unofficially arid 
individually against the; 'Snow 
White' 50-50 percentage terms that, 
Ijiecause of their 'unfairnes.s,' they'll 
cither play the Disney classic at the 
straight half-and-half ' split or they 
won't get the picture. The Gold- 
hammer ultimatum, widening the 
breach which has resiilted from the 
'Snow White' demand, followed a 
mass meeting, of 35 Minneapolis and 
Si. Paul inde ndent exhibitors at 
w ich the theatre' owners - declared' 
they 11 stand fast and 'hold out for a 
'Snow White' deal on which we can 
make hiohey.* 

'Unfairne.'!.s' to which Goldhammer 
refers was the virtual mass rejection 
by the exhibitors of ah offer to let 
themi have 'Snow White' at the same 
terms which RKO claim's the Minne- 
sota Amus. Co, (Paramb.unt) has met 
—40% split for RKO to the control 
flgiire and 60% thereafter. At the 
independents' meeting, however, it j 
was claimed that the circuit deal { 
Calls for only 35% to RKO up to j 
the control figure and 60% after that 
figure has been reached. In addition, I 
the attitude expressed was that even 
though the independents received , 
the same terms as the Poramount ■ 
cii;eu't they'd not be gelling as good 
a deal zis they should obtain bec.aii.se ' 
"everybody knows the circujt re-.! 
.ceives.an adjustment on its various ! 
deaisi' I 

The Twin City independents' re- 
bellion also extends against 'Birth of ! 
a Baby' for which a 40% .split is I 
being a.sked in the Minneapolis and I 
St. Paul independent neighborhood ' 
spols. At the mass rneeting the in-.' 
dependents dcclai-ed they'd eorttin«i>..| 
lo hold out against the 'Baby' de--: 
mands. However, .it's' knoWn that ■ 
.several important Twin City inde- 
pendents have made deals for. 'Baby' 
at .40';;,. And Outside of the Twin 
Cities, roughout the- territory, both 
'Snow hite' and "Birth of a Babyl 
have been heavily bought on '•tli 
50% split. 



Exploiteer Decries 'Glorified 
Janitors Status of Theatre Mgrs. 
Under Rubber-Stamp Cham Op. 



Crooks Visit Crookers 



The Herbert Crookers were; robbed 
of jewelry which wasn't insured 
when burglars broke int- their Ney 
York apartment Saturday, night (9) 
and escaped before b>>ing- detected. 
Jewelry Consisted of diamonds which 
had been left at hoth"! while the' 
Crookers went to the cirCus. 

Crooker IS a publicity executive 
at Warner ros. His wife is Delight 
Evans, fan mag writer. 

Reported Par^Baer 
Merger in NW Would 
Solve Price-Cnt War 



inneapdlis, April. 12. 

Spread' of the admission price 
cutting and double featuring wair, 
which has ^broken out li) a few spots 
in -the territory, was averted, when 
theatre owners from six innesota 
and Nohth Dakota towns, ting 
here,' decided not to take Teprisal 
measures, for the ' present at .least, 
against the Baer Bros;, their com-: 
petitors, who have been double- 
featuring- first runs in most of the 
Situations for a dime and 15c nd 
who ai;e Charged With being 
sponsible ;for the threatened, disrup- 
tion -of the exhibition end of the in- 
du.st.r.y in this neck of the woods. 

The exhibitors decided they 
wouldn't change their policies at this 
time by Tcduci their admission 
scales or employing dual bills to a 
greater extent. Action also was de-. 
ferred on a proposal to pq>ol. rer 
sources to build an oppo-sition the- 
atre in Thief River Fails, inn., 
where the Baers now operate the 
only.two showhouscs. Meetings will 
be held from time to time. and the 
exhibitors will work together 'de- 
fensively' to further tlieir interests: 
Belief was expressed, that the Baers 
'soon will tire of fooling losses and 
wmI wear themselves out by Iheii' 
unsound business practices,' 

A solution to the problem w^ll lie 
afforded if the Minnesota Amuse- 
ment' Co. (Pararnount) takes, over 
the Baer circuit; Negotiaionij to- 
ward this end now are said to be 
under way, although connrniati u 
of the report is lacking from either 
side. 



U. S. NOW FAVORS CO-OP 
ON 'SERVICE' FILMS 



Hollywood, April 12. 

The Government is showing a 
more frjiendly attitude toward pic- 
tures since the big naval appropi'ia- 
tions, and a closer cooperation, is 
pledged to pictures built around the 
military arms ot service. 

About-face came after Army and 
Navy cooperation a .short time ago 
was withdrawn. But Washington now 
i.-i tryitlg to win over ptcture-gbers 
to need of adequate defense and; 
present the U. S: show of strength. 



I 



'DarU.ng's' Three Leads 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Judy Garland, Billie Burke and 
Mickey Rooney have Ijeen cast for 
rcaturpd roles in Metro's 'Listen, 
Darling,' from Kaihcrinc Brush's 
inag .stor.v. 

Jack Cunimings will produce^ 



event Intcrnal.ional Alliance ot The- 
atrical. Sta.ge Employes attempts tu ; 
extend its .j.urisdicti cntii- ilin ; 
indu.'jtry. Huddle was su'i sted hy i 
th,e Screen Writers Guil Dudley 
Nichols, SWG president, ill preside. ! 

creen Actors Guild has turned 
thumbs .down on session but several , 
other crafts will send uiioflicial ob--' 
servers. 



'MY BILL' RfeMAKE 

Holly wo , April 12. 
'iVIy Bill,' which Warnei-s is fjlmin'g 
with Kay Francis and Dickie Moore 
in the fcatuicd roles, is a remake of 
'Coura'-jc' which the studio produced 
in 1.931. 

As a Bipadway legitcr. It was pre- 
sented, by Lew Cantor at the Ritz 
N. 'V.. with Janet Beccher 
in in the .to roles; 



Ey Al Sell 

itiii e.vp(uitatioii man and lor- 
met picture coinpaiij/ and publicit 
direclor, who raports these findiii 
on stdlic theaire management 
lesser key cities,). 



Anyone with the slightest knowl- 
edge of the motion picture business 
has tried to give reasons as to why 
picture grosses have no.scdivcd. They 
have given all sorts of ali is, looking 
at condition.s from the interior .6t 
walnut-paneled . offices, while,, swing-, 
ing back and forth on their richly 
upholstered;,' swivel chairs— but still 
grosses are below average. 

Thei'.e is only one w.-iy to And out. 
just .what is the matter v/ith the'atriB 
grosses: go out intb the hinterland 
and get the' real lowdoivn from rnao- 
agers, new.spaper ediiors-^and the 
public— and what one disco.vers is a 
pretty good iindex. 

It is inconceivable that there are 
still today mana.gers. fop/ the chai 
houses who are just il'oriflcd jani- . 
tew. This is not casti(iV any asper-; 
sions on the managers who, as a 
whole, are trying to carry .put the 
orders that are sent them by their 
home office.?. They siinply cannot 
use. their own initiative in getting 
behind a picture, and try to increase 
their grosses. Most of them have 
M stated budget, no matter what the 
picture- is they are playing, and if 
a picture; does come along that isn't 
so .hot, but- could be needled with 
some inexpensive exploitation, he Is 
absolutely helpless to proceed unless 
he gets the okay from either the 
district manager or the home office. 
Consequently, the average - manager 
takes the line of least rcsi.stance— 
si ts back, and lets the. picture Com 
in. cold. 

No Incentive 

It Is a dl.sease called 'inert! 
There Is not the slightest desire ort 
the part of managers to bestir them- 
selves in rcal.ly going after picture 
exploitation. 'They have no' incentive 
to go out of their daily routine. 
Their attitude is 'What's-lhe-use?* 
and therei lies . the root of box- 
office decline — not so much the pic- 
tures that haven't been s'p forte, but 
the manager's total disregard to that 
fundamental of the entertainment 
field,, 'showmanship,' 

Exploitation and publicity in the 
life- blood of picture business. The 
manaiters of the big chain houses 
really have excellent opportunity to 
put over almost any picture that is- 
booked.- The manager know.i every- 
one In town; he calls them by their 
first name; he i.i in a position to piiH 
wjres that will aid him In any ex- 
ploitation scheme he ha.i In mind, 
but again; he says, 'what's the use?' 

An outstanding example of what ex- 
ploitation and publicity can amount 
to i.i.the .splendid campaign that Walt 
Disney ahd RKO put over on 'Snow 
White.' Although thl.i picture' has 
received uhrimited publicity of an 
extraordinarly calibre, S. Barrett. 
McCormlck sent out more .than 29! 
high-powered exploitation men io 
follow, up the nation-wide piibllcitr 
the picturr had received before the 
relca.se. The result staggers the 
imagination: The men, with the help 
of many of the managers, ran~riot 
with exploitati , publicity, and tie- 
u' ith the result that h'a.s made 
picture history.. Disney and RKO 
(Continued, on page 24) 



Relief Fund's Quarter 

Hollywoodi April 12. 

Motion Picture Relief fund di,'5» 
bur.scmoiits for the first three months 
ot this year totalled S«l,Ott:i. 

Income for tliu period .was. 



GAROL LLOYD'S REPUBLICER 

Hollywood, April 12. 
Carol Lloyfl. New York I. 
COrnedicniit;, ihas I):tii signed by l.a- 
pul>lic o a o^l^•I>iclUl•o dc.'il. 

0 .a.vi;iniucnl has yet been made. 



12 



m. NaHta'* t-Hrr, TniMcar Hquiii* . 



mXEBMATIOMAL MEWS 



if«bl«r«i<|ifMt.VA|IIE1Tv MNMII 
Ttr*»liM!i: T«wpl« IMir M4l-«Mt 



Films Council Makeup Now Chief 
British Quota Question; IL S. Plans 



yiennese b London 



London. April 12. 
Chief iiitPre.H in Great Brilai 
new ciiiola liiw nuw is cen^'.ered in 
the fo,-mr.lion or llie films .council 
provided in latest slatiiie. Because 
11 of the 21 membcrJi 01 this coun- 
cil are Eivpo.sed to'be indapendenls 
from outside llie picture busihes.s.lhe 
British indjstry is naturally inter- 
esied in ieniring sti-onaest possible 
representation in the reniai"iig-lf 
post 

'Ees:de,s this' 11 iiidie' nienab^rs.-fnnr 
Iroin exhibitor rani;*, two troin the 
ilish film produoin.^ .field and an 
equal number from both Ihe distrib- 
utors and employee.'! (labor ranks) 
round out the council This body is 
intended io fi;^ure importantly in the 
execution of the- quota act and pos-. 
sibly m.".l:e recommendations ■ for 
changes wiica the liw comes U9 for 
revision. 

Fay Allporl, ur'ofean representa- 
tive of the Motion Picture Producers 
& Distributors of America, is slay- 
ins here until the council is fornied 
and other details are iron«d out! 
Official text, of the quota act i? due 
•ut any day now. 



hile a number of Amencr.n com- 
panies may try supervising or doing 
actual- production of biaser pictures 
needed for quota purposes in 'Eng- 
land, at le3st three major companies 
and several independents are plan- 
ning, to fin requirements by purchas- 
ing aims from British producing diit-: 
fits. Idea is to learn how the quota 
law will work in actual practice' be- 
fore venturipg oh any 'tensive 
ccale production in London^ 

Majority of U, S. distributors also 
T^iU 'gp. for, a. fairly' expensiyev pic- 
ture under the quota, stipulation of 
two-tor-one or tiiree-fo'r-one. there- 
by gai ing the extra credits and 
building' possibility of a ,r'eaI :boxT 
offlce fllrh. -They ;do not think that 
minimum-cost films will mean much 
ill the American mart. 



Mex Seeks Aid 



.London, April 12, 
Notable Austrian personalities now 
in London includet Oscar Horriolka, 
I Lizzi Beigner, Berthold Viertel, 
■ Greta -Keller, Fritzi Mas Josef 
i Schmidt ahd Vicki Li.'iter. 
1 Most of them have been here be- 
;: fore' the Anschluss, 



Tourists Swdl Show Biz m Cairo; 
Ni^t Qubs, U. S. Hctures Do Big 



Me\ico Cily, April 1.2. 
Mexico's making wide and effica- 
cious use- of pictures and- ..radio in 
its intensive campaign to rally supr 
port, for the administration in acute 
situations that have developed firojn 
expropriation of the; Oil companies 
ind 'Washington's ceasing to pur- 
chase Mexican silver.. 
-;-'rhree-Tninute-- visual- -. iels. ■ are 
flashed oh the screen at every cin- 
emai Government and. other speak- 
ers are using the radio to . good ei- 
tcct. 




Oyer Anschluss' 
Effect on Amus. 



Italy Spent $31,500,000 
For Entertainment in '36; 
Fiims Most, $22,000,000 



. Romei~April 3. 
Italians spent nearly $31,500,000 on, 
entertainment: in 1936; a book on en- 
tertainment .ststistics just published 
by the Italian Society of Authors and 
Publishers I'eveals. Of this sum 
roughly $22,000,000 were spent -by 
filmgoers; a little.o.ver $4;500,000''were 
spent by theatregoers; $1,300,000 were 
Epent on admissions to various kinds 
of sport evejits, and about $3,500,000 
were for type; of entertainment.clas- 
siPcd as miscellaneous. 

While picture-goers, whose spend- 
Jngs present much the biggest item 
on the entcrtainrnent budget, spent 
much rnore on seeing foreign films 
than on Italian ones, Italian produc- 
tions claimed the greater part of 
Italian theatregoers' mbiiey. Ststis- 
tics on legit stage intake showed that 
plays by Italian authors' accounted 
for somewhat over $1^000,000 on the- 
atres' earnings; French plays brought 
in about $280,000; Hungarian plays 
about $125,000; English plays about 
$23,000; Greek pla:^s— the outdoor 
performances of classic Greek drama 
— accounted for $15,000; American 
plays came next with $13,500. There 
followed in turn Austrian play.<;, Ger- 
man plays,' Spanish,' Russian, and 
finally Norwegian playr— which last 
accounted for about $120 of the Italr 
lah theatre's incornc.- 

Statlstics show, an enormous In- 
crease in the propcrtion Of na.tioual 
entertainment allowance spent on 
Alms; jn ^ 925, the amount ."pent .by 
ItaKans on films and. on Icftit perr 
formahccs were aboiit even; in 1936 
cinemas took in fourand a h;iH times 
as miich as theatres! 

Even more stri ing are the enter- 
tainment spending statitlics when 
examined in proportion to popula- 
tion. Expenditure on cnteylaiiiment 
per head in Italy was onjy 7:)c. in 
1936 — slightl'y less than tiic amount 
^pent'on coflce. These low figures for 
entertainment spending are partly 
tlue to the numerous tiny villpRes 
that have ho kind of shows.at all.'Bul 
even in ilan, the Italian city wlierc 
money is spent mOst freely, the per 
capita amount spent on entertain- 
ment \(/as orjly $4 in J936. 

.Italian Society of Authov."-- and Pub- 
lishers plan.<: to pet out a. ulisticJil 
tcvicw of this ioi I- every yc;i 



i April 3. 

Though it is impossible to esti- 
mate the eventual- outcome of the 
Anschluss :i is country, proxl. ity 
of this hatfon to Austri is expected 
to produce of un- 

certainty ile". 
It's Jifficult to tell \yhether the offi- 
cial iir veer toward the 
Nazis there is 
hot Everythi 
about the. sane, as before February. 

The. state-sObsidized theatres are 
mildly, but i)ot 'officially. 'Aryan.' 
They are far fronri being exclusively 
so. No restrictions, exist in.privately 
owned and operated theatres, the 
publishing business, music field and 
the like. 

Feature films calculated for Ger- 
man iexport.comply with the 'Aryan' 
requirements, but those not designed 
for the Nazi market continue to be 
made in keeping with ordinary pro- 
duction ' requiremerits. 
' To a certain extent what is true -of 
Hungary .also is true . of Central 
European countries generally. 

Because: there has been no. rigid 
clamping down , to carry out Ger- 
manic ideas on film nVaklng, some 
of the independent picture produc- 
ing, centered in the past in 'Vienna, 
probably will locate 'in Budapest. 
As to the remainder of the show I 
business, 'it . is. a little early to tell 
whether most of it will come to 
Hungary or be divided up among. 
'Czechoslovakl Poland and other 
countries surrounding Austria. 

What may turn out be the pre- 
lude to falling in line with Nazi 
Germany Ideas was the big speech 
by a high government official short- 
ly before the Austrian shift. In 
lhi.<!, he hinted that Christiari Hun- 
garians should be given a better 
break,, though givin.ir no definite 
Ideas on how to handle the 'Aryan' 
question. 



COL'S BA MGR. 



Apri 

Clar Margon; Colurnbia 

ictUres general' managei in Argen- 
tina, has been called to the New 
York office and now is oh is. way to 
U. S. Louis Goldstei ,>.Brazil man-' 
ager, i -meantime has come on 
frprn Rio de Janeiro to take charge 
6t the Buenos Aires office. No new 
mahajger picked' for. Rio as yet, 

argoii left here ostensibly to 
confer ith Joseph McGohville, Co- 
lumbia's foreig;n saUsi chief, to tbe 
feasibility of making a survey of 
the cbmpany'.5 l^tin-American busi 
ness. Not ex 
end of 1936. 



Biyer's N. Y. Business 



-Charles , of France- 

Ameriqiie Films, currently iri New 
York, hais contacted the .Hay.s of- 
fice and supplied a list of educational 
pictures that might- be, suitable for 
its prograrri of appraised subjects. 

A number ■ bt pictures are being 
set by Blve'r with French Motion ic- 
ture Co., for .U; S. distribution, ih- 
cIuding .'Freedom. Ih. Malspiig,' w .icli. 
Abel Gance dir ted; -Angele,' and 
'keep Smiling,' ith; Maurice Che-, 
valler. 



cled' back before the 



Reported in New York that Mar- 
gon- is jdefinltely out of Cblumbia, 
and may jbin Universal. . Understood . 
also that a shlU In the job of Mexico 
manager and possibly in a couple of 
other countries has been decided on 
or is in the rtiaking at ■Cblumbt , in 
line with the new manageriient since 
Joe Seidelinan left to become Uiii- 
yersal's foreign chief. 

'HURRICANE,'n'OVARlCH' 
PACE COPENHAGEN PICTS 

Copenhagen, April 3. 
Danis , ish pictures 

have had a fine inning the. last' fevv. 
weeks,' but still 'Hurricane' CUA) 
and 'Tovarich* (WB) continue .big. 
'Hurricane' is in its eighth week at 
the Scala-Bio and has set hew b o. 
records at ' the provincial cinemas. 
'Tovarich,: at the new Palladluin. 
is in its fifth Week with sellout 
houses nearly every nigbt,; 

•Firefly' (Metro) got a good re- 
ception at iho-Palast 'The, Devil 
Is a Sissy' (Metro) and 'Stand-In' 
tUA) got fine notices, but' b.o. slow, 
regardless. Lasted only one week 
each. 'Madame (Metro) failed 
badly, at small Kinografeh, where it 
only ran for four days. 

Japs Honor Puccini 

Tokyb.'^Iarch 29. . 
Although many Japs have fre- 
quently objected to the .themc of 
Puccini's "Madame Butterfly,' a 
movement is on foot, here to erect 
a monument to the composer, at 
Nagasaki, the- locale of the piece. 

Undoubtedly the current visit of 
the Italian goodwill mission had 
something to do with thie movement. 



GUT-Hoyts Swap 



Biirg«|s to Natl 



Sydne.y, March' 22. 

Greater Union obtains added prod- 
uct from Hoyts as the'result of a deal, 
whereby Hoyts will- obtain two .. the- 
atres, io 
Launcestbn, Tasmani , frorn G.U."!". 
Understood that Hoyts suggested the 
same idea sornetime a^o, biit rent'- 
er 'Union turned it down. 

Pressure was applied, according to 
report here, through- l*>ational- The- 
atres, the Snider-Dean laftiliate. 
Threats to. build new theatres aiid 
, undersell -G.ti.T. at the box office 
are understood to have broijgbt 
about the deal. : ; 

In the meantime, S. W- Burgess, 
formerly Tasmanian chief for G.U.T., 
has reslgried'to join National. 



2 More Passion Plays 
In Europe This Summer 

Paris, April 4. 
Passion plays have struck Europe 
by storm. Two more of them have 
come into existence this year. Lu- 
cerne Passion Play Assn., which be- 
gan its existence in 1470, will again 
start producing this summer, Al- 
though It has been years since the 
association has put on a show >1 bas 
rem ined organized. It is- 160 years 
older than the Oheramihergau organ- 
Izai i 

Play will be produced .three nights 
weekly from July 9 until September 
11 on' the Hofklrche Square. Com- 
plete details of the Middle Ages pro- 
duction are in the municipal archives 
where they have been kept ?s unique 
documents on the early European 
theatre. 

vOlher Passion .Plr.y will be pre- 
sented by a group of worknien In the 
Paris suburb of Menilmohlant. lay 
Is modeled after the German pro- 
duction and the proceeds will go to a 
children's charity fUnd. In addition 
to the two ne\v play.s the Paris edi-" 
lion, 'Le Vrnl Miiitcre de la Passion.' 
will again be pre.sented this fiimrner 
on the pai'vis of Notre Dame Cathe- 
dral. 



•Snow White' in Rome 

Rome, vll 3; 

Ro.v Disney made Rome one of his 
first jstops on his tour' of European 
film centers to arrange for dubbing 
of 'Snow White* (RKO). 

Film probably wonU be ready for 
release here until autumn,, but 
papers aiid. film- reviews have al- 
ready shown great interest 



Buenos Air^ Seia^ph 

Starts; Biz Upswing 

Buenos Aires,' April. 5. 

Although the season , is just be-: 
ginning, business is alright, in this 
city. Stiage. companies are rnaking 
their season's stvt and sometimes 
there, are several premieres the 
same evening, drawing trade from 
the film houses. Neverthcle's, 
'Emile Zola* (WB) Is now in its 
.sixth week after a switch from the 
Ideal to the Ambassador at the end 
of the fourth;. LOoks like one of the 
best grosse.rs of this 'Reason , and Is 
still building. ^ 

Another holdover which did well 
j Is 'Angel* (Par). "Victoria the Gi-eat' 
(RKO). at the Ideal was not so big 
as expected but quite good, while 
the same went for 'Heidi' (20(h) at 
the Opera. . Both films ,were ex- 
pected to holdover, but didn't. 'Con-- 
quest' (M-G) is opening today at the 
Ideal for a two, maybe three weeks' 
first run. 

Other pictures which had their 
start re^ntly include '45 Fathers' 
(20th) and 'Big Town Girl' (20th) on 
double' bill at the Suipacha, 'TrUe 
Confession' (Par) at the Opera, 'Way 
Oiit West* (M-G) at the Rex, 'La Ley 
que Olvldaron' (Forgotten Law') (Ar- 
gentine) at the Monumental. 

Tills means that with the excep- 
tion of; the now usual weekly native 
release, all B.A. first run houses, are 
showing Yankee films. 



Cajro, April 1. 

Tourist trade has boosted show biz 
to rocord proportions here.' 

Local niteries are doi 
the Semiramls, 

olis Palace; Victori , rove 
Club, Kit Kat and Pavlova hot ably 
in , the. dough, Casino Bad! 
sabni, Casino Ratlba and Insaf, C»- 
sino Beba, the Piccadilly, the C;r.^ii1o 
Globe, Gaietyr Dolls are -hittin 
at a new high. 

Buddy and Sjs. Roberts, New .York 
hbofers, opened at the Kit Kat a It\v 
nights ago With a fast little niimbtr, 
and clicked. Serge G'ykson and his 
Swing Baiid, Harry :Reso, Pierr a- 
trer, aided by Hekmet Fahtny, are st 
the Contlneiital. . Nora Johnson .sii^d 
Marika Bessy, at the Gaiety,, are not 
a bad setup. ' Louise Fordham i.^ the 
only American working at the Dolls.' 

Lot of expert amateurs piled tip 
coin -pith a perf of 'The Vagabond 
King' at the Royal Opera house, hnd 
Pianist Ni lai Orlbft giying succci.s- 
ful r itals at the Ewart Memorial . 
Hall of the Amerlcah .Univei-siiy. 

lykson, one of the few flrst-cla.is 
jazz swingers in the' country, here 
to stay. His buneh includes^ Btl- 
Rlans and F,rehchle'.<;. At Groppi^s 
Rotunda there's a third-rate orches- 
tra from Budapest, assisted by'Tibor 
Gray -and his Mondial Boys. 
Club: Quintet.is at the Gaiet.v. 
cadllly cabaret's orchestra is the 
only, gang in Egypt with a pure 
Egyptian as . member. Lnd pluys 
tenor sax and is colored. 

Pictures in Cairo include 'Danger 
—Love at Work* (20lh), at the 
Diana; 'Desire' (Metro) at the Kur- 
saal; 'The Biiccaneer' (Par) ai. the 
Royal; 'Dreaming Lips' (UA) »t the 
Regal; 'AU'^Baba Goes. to. Town* 
(20th) at the Metropole;' She 
Couldn't.Take It' (Gol) at the Trl- 
.bmphe; 'On the- Avenue' (20lh).,sni! - 
; ;Wlngs of the Morning' (20lh) r.l the 
fMiami; 'C'est Mori (Saractere' (French 
i made) at the Cosnio; '100 Men and a 
i Girl' ((U).at La Pqrlnlere; 'Ronieo 
and Juliet' (Metro) at the. Femina; 
•Murder in the Fleet' (20th) at the 
Roxy. ... ^ , 

. Picture.^ in Alexandria Jnchide 
'Griboullle' (French made) at ihe 
Mohammed Aly; '.The- Prisoner of' 
Zenda! (UA). at the Royal; 'Sji, 
Quentln* (WB) and 'The Slngliig Ma- 
rine' (WB) at the Rio; "The Man 
Who Changed His Mind' and 'While 
Legion' «IN) at the Maj tic; 'Live, 
Love, and Learn' (Metro) at the 
Rialto; 'Fortalture' (French made) «t 
the Ri ; 'Maytime' (Metro) and 'Shri 
Quentln* (WB) at the Strand. 



Tnnuninia^s Rome Pic 



Current London Piays 

hen Ope licit) 



■wii:ipnRiis'-.M>rir I't, 'nn. 

'Ki-iU'li Williiint -r*-;irs- — .Nov. 6, 

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! Ivin.liM) Klt.iiiKO'Iy' — S^pt. 

'iwAtv^ < :i'«'i»k" — Sopr. iii. 

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'■rill-, |..'i;iii.r-i'Vi>. HI. 

'Uii.^if In iinnOi'll.n' — Mntrtr '.' 

MiFJiih-nii tlip 'rni>l#»'— Miiji-h 

■'hiiiti r.n' II :n9^ie"<s'— .Mait'li i 

'iiiiM. III.-— ..Mimli mV. 

"I'll- » lit » i-iiin' — Mnrch IT. 

•Iiliin-s li,'lli-ln'-.Miii'i.-lr -J'-'.' 

.■l-'liHirlii if '-Miiich -j:!. 

iif 'Thy I ronse*— Mnri-li *. 
' *t<w*'V mill Olftvy'. — \ri'l 
■UlirM lor i;iilt:-ApHl:t(., 



Rome, April ! 2. 

Josephine Tumminia, San Fran- 
cisco- opera company soprano, lias 
been signed fpr lhe role of GeUla in 
Rigoletto,' to be filmed at Cinema 
City here. 

Jeahie Macpherson, Hell.vwood 
.scenarist, will produce, with Char'es 
Brabi ' irecling. ■ 



'George-Margarel' in B. A- 

uenos. Aires; April 6. 
Buenos Aires Comedy Co.". -.the 
only- English iehseinble in this couii- 
liy, is staging Gcrrard. Savoiy's 
"George and Margaret' at the Little 
theatre. 

Opening night is fixed for April 13. 
Cecile Lezard and . Emily >lu{;an 
head the cast 



South American Tours 
For Two Italian Legits 

Rome, April .3. 
Italian actors are developing a 
fondness for South American 1our.«. 
Anton Glulip Bragalla, who last year 
look the .Rlcci-Adanl company on a 
South American tour, has just signed 
an agreement with the Borboni-- 
Cimara Co. to make another fiit 
excursion. -Scheduled for appear- 
ances in Buenos Aires. Montevideo 
and Rio, and will leave here the mid-, 
die of oy; Company will give plavs 
from its present repertOfre. to which- 
it will, add a few others that rnrde 
special hits In Rome this sea.'.on-T- 
nmong them Robert E. Sherwood's 
•Petrified Forest* 

Meanwhile the departure cf SO- 
i"year-old Ermete, Zaccoril's compiny 
j is scheduled for April 8. Ocloyt- 
1 narian's daughter Ernes hi;, juft 
married the young actor Pagliarini. 
Ncwlyweds • are both member.'' cf 
Zacconi's. company,' r.nd will go jilong 
on the South American tour. 

Els Mcrllni, who ju.st relumed 
from a pleasure trip to North Aintr- 
ica, was said- to be consldcri.ng form- 
ing a cbmpany and taking it oh the 
road in. Argentine and Brazil. How- 
ever. Miss Merlini has made no .p)i<ri«' 
for the rest of this theatrical fe».«(m 
but is considering another trip (othe 
United States next seasoh and Avculd 
like to go on the stage there. She 
says she is riot interested In Hblf>- 
wbod. 



COPEMHAGEN'S 'MB. 

Copenhagen, April 
When 'Stand-Jn* (UA) got llic 
Danish title 'Mr. Dodd gr.nr til' 
Fllmen' ('Mr. Dodd CSocs into Fic- 
tiircs'), a new title had to be thftught 
up for 'Mr. Dodds 'Takes the Air.' 



*TARim'9' MNDON OFnCK, 
■ St.. Martla's PUc«, Tnttalinr Bq,aaM 



iMTERNATIdNAL NEWS 



Cuhle Aililnwi): VARIRTI, tONDOM 
Trlriibane Traipla Bur WII-8MZ 



IS 



Self-Named Buenos Aires Censors 
May Face Trial; Film Ban Echoes 



ires, April 6. 
Charges, of usur'pation of power 
and abuse of authority have been, 
broiiglit against Senator Sanchez 
Sdroudo. and Alberto Pessano, chair-^' 
n and an official,, respectively, of 
Irn sect! of the, National Culr 
ture Board, and General Vaccarerza, 
foriiVer chief of police.. Dr;- Sara- 
chaga, officer of the Criminal Courts, 
is demanding that .they be .tried. 
— Charges .relate .to._the..actiarL. talc«ti. 
iby the accused in connection with 
tlie flim 'Tres Argentines en Paris,- 
the title of which was laiter^ changed 
'Tres A.riclados en Paris.' Sahphez 
Sorondo and Alberto Pessano,' in 
their official capacities, deemed, that 
the film was , offensive to Argentine 
culture, inasmuch as it depicted a 
■grou|i Of more or less iminoral Ar- 
gentines in Piaris, an decided to ban 
•It; issuing the neces ry orders to' the 
police. 

Producers, the Lumiton Go,,, howr 
evci°,' and' the management 6t the 

. Monumental cinema, both inaintained. 
that the Culture Board lacked the 
necessai'y authority to take such ac- 
tion and continued to show the pic- 
ture.. Wouldrbe spectators were hot 
allowed 'to enter by the police, and 
all that, they could see were bare 

- glimpses Ihrough the doors, which 
were left Open .by the management. 

Dispute was finally settled, .thanks 
to Argcivtihe President General 
Justo's infiueifice, by xhaiiging. the 
hame otthe.nl But the producers 
decided to bririg legal proceedings 
against the olTicials concerned, with 
the result that their trial has -.beeh 
dentanded by the .public prosecutor. 

Nleahvi'hile, it .is reported here 
that Senator Sprond^ JP'essano, and 
a third member of tHe'^lm .'sector of 

• the Culture, Board, the sorcalled Ar- 
gentine .Film Institute, Cesar F. 

• Marco, have decided t({ resign un- 
less the Argentine goverhment gives 
its full co-operation to the' Institute 
to' enable the latter to control the 
Argentine film production, wUh-re 
'gard to its cultural and moral leveli 



New Bi. Nitery 



u ires, April 6. 

B. .'s hew, nitery, the Cosmo- 
Pigall, opened last week. It is. a 
reopening of the former Casino 
PigaU and will be operated, again 
by, the Lombartour Amusement' Co., 
which is already operating four 
Other local ight clubs, Ambassa- 
deiif'S, - Npyelty.,— Tabaris,- Casanova 
and' the 1,3 -seatcr Casino, Arst 
vaude house, in town. 

Cpsmo-Pigall will have music' by 
Roberto Settc's jazz iid Carlos di 
Sarli's tango band, ith 50 e'vl 
dancers in attendance. Shows- are 
taken over fi-olh Lombartpur's other 
spots and al.so include some of the 
European imports for the. Casino. 



Tit for Tat 



Johannes Poulseh, 
• tor and director, '^ 
'Everyman' in Hollywood a few 
years ago, ' was robbed ia his 
home here Of about $2,.')00 hid- 
den in a little wo'''*"^'^ cigar 
box. 

But next mpruiiig, his wife, 
Denmark's pri^a liallerina, 
Ulla Poulsen, was notified -siie 
would be awart'.ed approxi- 
mately ?2;00P from Ta a 
Brandt's legacy for inent 
women artists. 



Seek Return to Single Features; 
Other British Quota Act Angles 



Arthur Loew's Trek 



SEEiONG SHOWS 
FOR AUSSIE 
TOURS 



RUSS OP TO BE HLMED; 
EGGERTH IN LEAD ROLE 



During his stay in New York, Sam 
Snider is li ing up shows foi: his 
legit operations. Db.wii Under. Deaii 
is one of the partners In the Snider- 
Dean theatre .circuit of Australia; 
He goes to I^ondon in al>out a week, 
and definite deals, niay hot be com- 
pleted until his return. 

Former legitimate houses' under 
the Sir' Ben Fuller banner -in Aus- 
tralia have been sublet to Snider-; 
bean. Fuller still owiis and operates 
a nuinber of theatres in N^W Zealand. 
Snider ; indicated last week that his 
company not only is interested in 
stage shows for Aussie, but also prob- 
ably for Africa and the Orient. 

Snider cited ' the A. B. Marcus 
show tour recently in Australia as 
indicative of a demand for stage pro- 
ductions. Th^ 46 weeks played in 
Sydney, Perth, eitwume and sevr 
eral other key cities brought in more 
than $750,000, he saidJ 



TOWER-GLORr 
BOWS, LONDON 



London, priV 12. 

'Power and Glory," propaganda 
play by Karel Capek, bowed, last 
Friday (8) at the Savoy theatre. Al- 
though an excellent' anti-war drama 
and excellently acted, it will prob- 
ably suffer from the prior presenta- 
tion Of 'Idiot's Delight.' QScar Ho- 
mblka .risturned to the local stage in 
the show, which was put on by Jack 
de Leon; Claud Gurney directed; 

'Painted Smile* folded at the New 
theatre last Saturday (9) after eight 
days. 'Moorishine,' Irish play, also 
hit the skids oii the same day at the 
Ambassadors theatre. 
• 'Road to Candahar,' melodrama by 
Boris Train! , closed Thursday (7) 
after two weeks at^the Carrick. 

'Ghost for. Sale,' 'comedy by Ron- 
ald Jeans, ;bowed at the Whitehall 
Wednesday (6 J with A. E;' Matthews, 
British actpr .who has. appeared in 
U.S., iii the lead. Clover .and witty 
piece ■ was, .well receivedi 



■ Arthur M. Loe'w, head of foreign 
affairs for Loew's, Inc., who arrived 
here about a week ago, will visit 
Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane 
before leaving for New Zealand; His 
visit is part of a live-month tour 
which includes several' foreign coun- 
lries-«eFvcd-by- -Metro and Loew;:^ — 



Berlin, 

Tcl\aikPwsky?s 'Eugene Ohegin' Is 
scheduled for a German-Austrian 
combo picture starring Marta. Eg- 
gei:th. Since weight ia shifted' over 
to the femme part, opera will be re- 
named Tatyana.' 

It's planned to revamp 'entirely the 
script by digging back to the original 
work of- the. Russian pofet. Pushkin, 
which will be framed by Tch'aikow- 
sky music, taken not- only from 
'Ohegin' but from other compositions 
- as well. 



Title Tiff 0?er Jap 
IGag Kong' and Reissue 



Tbkio, March 26. 
Re-issue of 'King Kong' (RKO) 
set for early next month, -April, will 
probably result in a legal ti IT. with 
the Zensho Kincma Co., oveir the 
title. Latter outfit has ready for 
release a Jap subject using the same 
title. 

.Reported that Richard Spiermaii. 
RKO ■ manager here, has already 
taken the matter up with the Home 
Olfice, with the Zensho outfit doing 
likewise. 



Present status of the New South 
Wales quota' situation naturally came 
to his attention while in Sydney but 
he made no official comment. Loew 
leaves here April 29 for Auckland. 
He will shove oil frpm A.iicklnnd 
May 2 on his return trip to U. S., 
visiting Pago .Pago and Honolulu on 
hi.s way back. .He's due back in 
America May ' 



U. S.-JAPAN HLM 
DEAL STILL 



NEW DANISH MEASURE 
.CHECKS U: S. mH COS. 



Copenhagen, April 5.' 

New cincrna bill, which also re- 
stricts cinema licensees! earnings to 
$6,000 per year, plus % of further 
net. earnings, forbids foreigners to 
act as maiiagers for American film 
companies in Denmark. Bill is only 
of little interest, as all An>ericah 
companies already have Danish-born 
managers for. their agencies in Co-, 
penhagen. 

Hans Malmstrom is the latest Dane 
to be named a manager. Now acts 
as supervisor of all Metro Scandi- 
navian agencies. 



Dublin Gate Theatre 



Doyle Arranging: to Sell 
Pic on Reli ious Theme 

ydney, March 26. 
. Stuart F. Doyle is making arrahge- 
menLs for' the release of picture, 
'Cloistered,' which he secured dijr- 
ing his last American trip. 

Po.'isibility that release may. . go 
through British Empire Films, but 
in any case Doyle intends to see it's 
sold along lines which will gain scip 
port, from xcligioiis bodies' through 



New Reforms Set For 
Italy's tegit Year 
Primed to Help Biz 



Rome, April 3. 
Two reforms to be> tried out next 
season in-altenipt to improve 'Italian 
legit will be to. build better theatres 
and organize semi-pcrinanent co'mr 
panics: 

Tlier'e being no way to make pri- 
vately owned theatres impi-ove their 
stages, ' istry pf Pbjiulhr Culture 
i.s throwing its weight behind lho.se 
cities w.hich Want to Improve their 
municipal theatres. Measure is un- 
der consideration now to id. If 
passed, may eventually force private 
enterprise to polish up, too. 
' Besides coping, with badly ulp- 
ped, lightied aiid yentilated theatres, 
Italian legit also has to deal with the 
strange existing roadshow system. 
No companies, go on the road with 
a successful play^ Nor are there 
stock companies that .stay in one 
place and . o'lTer k varied; repertoire. 
Instead, there are stock companies 
that have a repertoire and ai-e con- 
tinuously on the road. 

Therefore, it's hoped that next 
legit, season at least some of the big 
companies can be given semi-perma- 
nent status. One company may be 
formed at Rome and- another at 
Milan, which; after five-month; run.s 
at their respective theatres, wOuld 
change place.s, 

Aimo.st . all of the existing ' Ir.tjit 
companio.s will be di.ssilvcd at the 
end of' this sca.son, leaving picniy of 
opportunity for new- c'ombinalions 
next sea.son. At the end ot the cur- 
rent season the films wilt dr.i-.y 
some of the-naitM;.i.. 



_. , t. rwi = out. the Commonwealth. Special cx- 

ISaCk on Eig3i;>t lOUr. pioiteer win probably be u.scd to 
Cairo; April 1. I spot territory of a suitable nature for 
Dublin Gate theatre, which did so- !^ best b.o. returns. 

-so last year with the help of a .subr i — ■ — ■ — 

" sidy from Egyptian government, is , li i K • P !• 

back for. more, headed by fotindcr^. , HalP llPniPC Snilt 

Hilton Edwards and Michael Mac- '. jpHl 

Liaintnoir. ^ I " 

This year's itinerary omits 'fo, Londim, April 5. 

unless the authorities come through , Sonnie Hale doni ^ the rci rt that 
' 'ith at least $5^000. Rc rloire in- i he would direct no more pictures 
eludes 'Macbeth,' 'Victoria Reglna.'j with his wife. Jessi alUicws, for 
'Night Must Fall.' 'The Drunkard,' [Caumont-Brilish. an thai they 
'Berkeley Square' and The Provoked 1 wOMld produce films on their own. 



tape's Mex High 



..April 8. 

' Much-discussed proposition of 
Hisaji'Kubo, Japanese attorney, for 
getting picture rental money out pf 
Ja(jan is still hanging fire, but a defi- 
nite settlement looms: Ncsv York ol- 
fices of American film companies 
have wired a cpuiiter-prpppsal to 
kubo. Exact text is hot ie'vealed, 
but it is reported as more favorable 
to distribution companies than the 
one originally offered ' by Kubo on 
his visit Ip U. S: 

Becau.se it is understood Here that 
Kubo has agreed, to some chan^fcs in 
the original plan, fresh hope is held 
out for placing the proposition iiito 
operation. Kubo is said to be still 
sticking to the basic fealures- of his 
first plan, which is for Amcriaah dis- 
tribs to accept promissory iTptes, 
signed .by Japanese banks -and pay- 
able in New York for all coin sty- 
mied here: In return for this, Kubo 
.agrees to induce the government to 
lift the ban on imports. On pictures 
thus imported, all nvoiiey earned is 
to be similarly held up ' for three 
yeai-.s, except thtit deductions may be 
made fOr operating expenses. Oper- 
ation would be under a gpvermeht 
permit system. 

Objections recently have been that 
Kubo would be the . whole boss and 
that the whole thing smacks of being 
a ; mild government monopoly. Un- 
derstood that the distributors want 
to have some participation in the 
operation of any plan and be per- 
mitted to have absolute control of 
their respective organizations here. 
They also want to have the deci ing 
voice in regard . to subjects for Im- 
porting'intp Japan. 

alter of putting accumulated coin 
in cold, storage, while causing incon- 
venience and perhaps .soin« del^, 
actually . i.s- secondary to distril^. 
Possibiiilies of future opciatiphs and 
getting new product' into this country 
ars of. prime importance. 

No U. S, films, have come in since 
last October, and exchange vaults 
tare abput depleted of new, strong 
: films. Understood that nearly all 
I major companies are taking step.>i to 
in.sure ace pictures being rushed i 
as .soon as the ban on. imports is 
lifle 



rtdon, April 5.. 
John Maxwell, rcz oi Associated 
British Picturc.s, is counted on to lead 
fight for -the return to single features 
shortly" after the new quota law be- 
comes effective. Law starts opcratijig 
Oct. 1. Nlimber ot ABP cinemas 
(possibly 30). plan to drop double' 
bills then, using A product, iihorts 
and probably vaudeville. 

Cheaper product is expected tp be 
.cU inated .tQ..a..gr.eat. e!ttcnt'..by. the 
minimum cost clause of new quota 
law. Also, U. S. distributors will, lill 
out' qjipt-a credits with fewer class 
produciions rather than make all of 
quota program With the minimum 
cost fil .s. Ihdi exhibitors admit- 
tedly apprehensive of the iSo.ssibility 
that: there will not be enoiigh incx- - 
pensive features to run dually. 

However, plans to run shorti. may 
be complicated by the fact that the 
boPsC in short feature quotas pOSr 
sibly will inspire American: distribu- 
tors to keep their sivort subjects in 
the. U. S. rather than be fprced to 
purchase any considerable; number 
of. ritish siiorLs. American dislr'ibs 
here say that U. S. companies have 
plenty of shorts rhatorial Withdixt 
buying tip any Engli.sh-made films:. 

There is one possi ility foreseen 
on Wardour street. This is that the 
shortage of features rnay hike the 
value of ..shorts. Of; course, if this 
happens, it would, make the short 
feature market rhore interesting to 
American cbrripanies. 

Typical Lahcashire exhi itor was 
of. the opinion that a product short- 
age; . ich toorhs, would tiring back 
single features and stretch usual 
three-day runs to six days. 



GHITRYPIXSET 
PACE IN BERLIN 



Berli , 

Biggest success, here this season 
are the two films by the Frenchman, 
Sacha Guitry, 'Pearls of. the Crown' 
and 'Story of a Swindler.' First is 
in its fifth month at the Astoria on 
Kurfiirstendamm, with no letting up. 
in sight. After its good start. at the 
Atrium, 'Swindler' was dubbed: by' 
Werner Finck, , Germany's ace m.c, 
and is now doubling up on the. suc- 
cess of the original.' 

On the strength of his success, 
French acting and scripting, director 
Guitry js' planning to p.a, here. Ex- 
pected here this mionth. ' 



|. exico City, Apri 

I New high gro.-is tor a picture prem- 
iere copped here at clas.s Ciiic Tea- 
t.ro Alarhed^ with 'La Zaiidun ,' 
Lupe Velez's first inade-iii-Mcxico. 
Gross was $2;500.- 

Intakc was particularly eood as 
the price of the premiere -y*.* B.'ic.; 
an extraordinarily high pass-in here. 



Wife.' 



.Swedish; Shorts far N. Y, Fair 

Stockholm, March '25. 

Sweden is going to make several 
sh:)rts to be shown at the N. Y. 
World's Fair next year. • 

Will deal with modern Sweden. 



He says their contract . ill> GB 
expires end of September arid they, 
will -make twp more pictures before 
then. They go into prodiictioii almp.st 
inimediatoiy for the first of the IwO. 
filled 'Asking for. Trouble.' Present 
intention is to produce their own 
stage show at the coi>clusioh;of their 
pro.-iiiiit film contract. 



1 E. Perkins, Paramounfs Far 
Ea.st manager, is in New York to 
a.ssi.st in hegutiations with Kubo on 
[iropPscd bah liftin?. A. C. Dpylc, 
20lhrFox manager in Tokyo, is. in 
Shanghai, conferring with Del Good- 
ni 11, Far East manager. 



TEDDINGTON, LONDON, 
RESUMES PROD. SKED 



London, April 5. 

Tcddington studio started work 
yesterday after long period of in- 
activity due to uncertainty over, new 
quota laws. Opening 1938 produc- 
ing program is |l'he Return of Carol 
Sawyer,' with !Bcbe Daniels in the 
name part. ' 

Studio laid off 3 ernployees early 
this year and plans discussed by Ir- 
ving Ashcr with Warner's,. in Holly- 
wood, were, forced to mark time 
while Parliament: juggled with the 
quota schedules. Now- Ashcr is oiit 
aiid new picture marks debut of 
Jerry Jackson, foriher associate pro.-' 
duccr for Warners, as top man. 

'Credo,* Religious Drama, 
In Melbounie Presentation 

arch 20. 
report in church 
,' a Catholic reliKious. 
may be presenled her 



Egypt Oscars WB 

Hollywood. April 12. 

Because tlie E^yptiin government 
is de.-iirous oC encouraging better 
pictures, it has refunded to- War- 
ners the custom.-; duties levied 
against 'The Life of Loui:; I'asteur.' 

Notification was .sent the. picture 
;company's C.'- iro office by the Buyii- 
tian Mini.stcr of the Intiirior. 



Blum's Foreign O. O. 

Dave' Blum, secretary of etro's 
inlcriiatiohal dcparlmenl. left Satur- 
day ( ) on a seven-week .business 
lri|) to Italy. France, England and 
Holland;. Heads first for Italy. 

Study of title publicity, ceri.sorship 
and.latest wrinkles in superimposing 
titles will be undertaken by Blum in 
all four countries, with idea .of rc- 
porlhig back to his company result 
pf liis ■survey. He is rdue back in 
New ', June 1. 



Aecor 
circles, 
drama, 
shortly. 

Archbishop Duhig, of ueenslan , 
mentioned that the play presenta- 
tion was ing very seriously con- 
sidered, in connection wjth Catholi 
centenary celebrations. 'Credo' was 
produced recently in Auckland, by 
special pcrnVis.sion, and carried a cast 
of 2,000. 



$I2,5I>S Kume Fire 

Rome, April 3,. 
Fii- in the Palatino Film Studios 
here, where many forciiin .films 
' are dubbed, caused about $12,500 
) d;rin:iyi.'. 



14 



VARIETY 



Wedaesdaj, April 13, 1938 




WARNER BROS. 

Made It With 1182 Players And 

TECHNICOLOR 



Sidventures of 



OLIVIA DeHAVILLAND 
BASIL RATHBONE • CLAUDE RAINS 

PATRIC KNOWLES • EUGENE PALLETTE • ALAN HALE 
MELVILLE COOPER • IAN HUNTER • UNA O'CONNOR 

Directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ and WILLIAM KEIGHLEY 
Original Screen Play by Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. Miller • Based upon Ancient 
Robin Hood Legends • Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold • A First National Picture 



First Showing At RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Early In May! 



Weilnesday, April 13, 1938 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



Women Are Like That 

WiiVnT Uros. release of Plrat Nallonol 
ppi'liii-ilun. « Siara Kny Krnnclu aiiJ I'ut 
O'Hrion. fonturos Ralph- ForbPH.- Tliursliiii 
JInll. Mnlvllla (.'ooper. Gram Mlichpll. 1)1- 
r.»-l>'l I'y Stanley Lojtan. Sturv, Albert If. 
'/. C-ii'rr;. ail:i|kl:it)^n. Horace J:ii*kKi)ii; eill- 
t.ir Tliuiiiiii) I'.lolmnlH; i>hotoi;rn|iliv, SUI 
Illckox,. At Slrniifl, N. Vi, week Aurll l», 
4, Kiinnlni; time, 73 liilna. 



<'Jnlr'^ l^nndln 

i:lll l^nilln 

Mmllii ISruah 

M:tlii»'tirliiK 

<'] iOdluH KlnK 

Wr Snell 

3f>iwnnl Jiiliii.<)..*.... 
i'liHrUM • I'.raOtfn. . .. . 

Awry Klu-kner 

iii'iM'vo Diniluit 

yAra. Aincllii >lriish. 

J-iyi-o raiii'iKon 

hfrs. Snell 

Irtish n.>ui:l«n 

MIs-i I'i>rklii!< 
Holllwall 



Kay T'*mnc'lti 

.l>Bt O'llrlrii 

, , . . . .KiUpli l'°orbe.< 
...Mclvlllt* CiMipep 

TIturulon H;ill 

Grniit Mlli-lioll 

Ctprdon Oliver 

Joliir KlilriMl'^o 

Uerliert Rnwllnyon 
,...Hiiel) O'Connell. 

Georirli Ciifiie 

MlM Hall 

. . , i . i . . .Hni-ah ICiUVHrds 

Jusepliino WhKtell 

Tj6<a f'lieiin^y 

klUward BroaJlcy 



A lonfj-winded story, much tire- 
giiniff dialog and shoddy dil'ecUoiL •/Ivemena. tii reyn pla y liy Geu rse llr lcker 
holds down a good cast of players in 
Like - 



'Women. Are Like That,' ' which 
marks another disappointment tor 
Kay Francis. 

Originally a satevepost story, It no 
doubt reads better than it screens, 
although a part of the fault of the 
picture is the fact that it has not 
been well edited. Running 78 min- 
utes, it Bets terribly tiresome. Al- 
most all the way it is slow and talky, 
-with considerable dialog at times 
concerning details that are iinim- 
portant.. The adaptation miist have 
been a difficult job since so much 
development. of characters is seem- 
ingly necessary. 

Plot revolves around the reunion 
of a man and wife who were broken 
up through circumstances of a so- 

-ciolojically interesting character. 

Pat O'Brien, opposite the stately 
Miss ' Francis, who again is given 
ample opportunity to dress, has a 
role that is sometimes sympathetic; 
at other times not. He enacts a 
character that is unconvincing in 
both attitude and action, ^iss Fraii- 
is garnering most of the sym- 
pathetic interest. Her speech at a 
biCsine.ss forum is a bit touching. 

Others in the well chosen cast are 
Ralph Forbes, .Melville Cooper, 
Tliurstbn Hall and Grant Mitchell. 
All turn in excellent performances, 
although Cooper gets a little tire- 
some, with his laugh and a cigaret 
holder a block long.- The sets are 
impressive and the photography 
good. Char. 



Nurse from Brooklyn 

Tfiilwrsul release of EdmuniV Oralneer 
to'i-iiiluuli-Mt.. Features Sally ' Kllers. Paul 
K»lly. i.arry make, Maurice Murphy. Dl- 
r-'cteJ by .^. Sylvan Simon. Soreenplav by 
Jti)y -('hanijlop.' fi-oia story by 'Sieve' Fisher. 
<*ii'iner.i. Mllton Krasne'r. Trevleived hi 
Pnijei'llon Itovin, N. T,, April a, 'US. 
'Riiiiiiliii; lime, mills. 

KllrelieMi Thomas Sally Kllers 

Jim Uarne^ , l.Faul Kelly 

].4rry C'raiiie.' .I.arry lllake 

]>:inny 'J'linmas. ...«•••••',. Mauriue Murphy 
Inspector n.nioln tO i , ,,, ,,, ■Al^pg«-n-^r«Mwv4tj^ 

SeLv llin lli-.ini'li Dnvlil- Oliver 

'M*' HulchiiiH. . . . .- '. ;Luclle Olcason 



Spirited meller for the duals, 
where it'll do nicely on the enter- 
.tainment side and hold up well' 
enough' on the draw; Well paced 
picture which again revives the cop 
•who Aghts the gangster elements, and 
romances a nurse on 'the side. 

Girl (Sally Eilers) nurses in a 
Brooklyn hosp. Her brother (Mau- 
rice Murphy) gets out of a reforma- 
tory after three years and didn't 
squeal on a friend (Larry Blake) 
for whom he took a rap. Latter 
takes released ex-con lor a motoring 
in a stolen car. Cop (Paul Kelly) 
apprehends tncm and is shot by the 
gahsster. Then kills the boy to 
silence, him. Nurse is told by the 
killer that the cop murdered the boy 
in cold blood and he wounded the 
cop in self-orotection. 

Girl is duped, and when brass- 
buttons recovers he starts romanc- 
ing her, since he has learned her 
connection in the case. Tracking 
• down . and eventually getting the 
gunman lias plenty of good suspense. 

There's a standout performance 
turned in by Blake, who is pretty 
well e.=!tabl;sfi2d, in vaude and.niter- 
ies with his impersonations of wcll- 
knowns. He invests in his character- 
b.ation plenty of adroit pyschologi- 
cal touches that make the gunman 
at once, fascinating and . repsllent. 
As an actor. Blake will be worth 
watchin-'.in futui-.e. 

Miss f;il?rs is o.k. in a rols that 
keiiDs hsr bntore ths lenses thriu'ijli- I , . , 
out about all the foo'age. Kelly js 
su/Ticiinllv j-ough-and-readv as ihc K-iir'ii:iii 
coi) and Aoc' a realistic job of- his 
role. What little humor there i'; ij 
safely entrusted to bis care. Oth^r 
role.<! are secondary, ariiouating to 
but bits. 

Direction i.'sn't fancied uo. but 
serves M>e nurpose of presenting I'-e 
slnry for what it js and .sowing t!i;it 
pico and actors give it its head. 
Caiiisra very good. Bert. 



lie more to do than be quick on the 
draw, and handle his fists with equal 
dexterity. A minor mustanger. 

It's the story of two brothers on 
dilTefent sides, of the social fence, 
with McCoy, as a Texas Ranger, 
forever helping Rex; Lease, the. way- 
ward lad. Therms sonie bank rob- 
bing, for which McCoy takes the 
blame':to shield his brother, but ulti- 
mately it turns out the usual. way. 
.ludith.Ford is the love interest but 
has little to do except look pretty. 

Rest of the cast, direction and, 
filming skids. For the kindergarten 
gtade.; 



Torchy Blane in Panama/ 

Wnriier UroH.. n-tease of First Natlunul'' 
prihlu.-lluii. ' Saturn J.ulu Lane, I'aul Kelly; 
iVaturvs . Turn KonOi'tiv. .\n hony 'Averill. 
I.iirry WiUialVis,' l')irecleil by William 
t'lyoiiiens. ' S'-reen play by Geo rge llr lcker 
"TToTifBtTiTy li.v AnilKriTy~c^nc\ray. bftattd oif 
i:ltHi\i(-ier.<f r-reaied by Frederick Nclcl. 
I'liriicra, Tony Uauillo: eilltor, Thomas 
Pi-uU. IN'ovlcivc.il . Ill .PmJecUon llooiii. 
.V. v.. April '3s. 
iiiln.H. 



Ituiiiiing lime. C'J 



I'on'liy ftlane 

sieve Mi Hri ' 

(*uhuf;ai 

I'mri'iiii 

Bill l.'HiiUy. ; 

Kltly...... 

Slilnii.T 

H itkiii 

.M:ixle 

rtililiiln .M ■" vl;-<h. 
I'aiit.nlii Mv iin;iM.... 

SrUii'lcs. , . , .' 

Drt-'k Sei-KC:ilu 'Uravt' . 

lliliiie/. 

Sliip a Onl-el- 

Ship's orilicr >lHim.. 
.\vlulor ; '. 



T.o1a Tlano 

...... ..I'aul Kelly 

Tom Kennedy 

...A.nthony Averill 
. . .'.I.ari-y Williams 
.'-.'. -Itetly Compyon 
...lluRh O'C'ohnell 
..... James COnloli 
. ..Jitr^ <'unnlngham 
. .'..F nk Slimron 

I'Jiic Stanley 

....John niilfzolev 

Cieorffo Ciuhl 

ileoore ReKos 

JnmAH Nolan 

..lack Mower 

John llarroii 



Fifth in the .Torchy Blane series Is 
another of the action pictures in 
which a. girl' reporter comes through 
to defeat her male news competitor. 
Formula is thus 'fundamentally the 
same with a dilTerent plot and new 
leads. Lola Lane is in for Glenda 
Farrell and Paul Kelly for Barton 
McLane. A B dualer. 

Taking oft from a bank' robbery In 
New ■Jfork during a coriventipn of 
the Loyal Order of Leopards, Torchy 
and her opposition, played by Larry 
Williams, battle it but for. a scoop 
by going all the way to Panama. She 
catches up on a, slow start by jump- 
ing from a plane; causing the 
steamer to stop to pick her up in 
mid-ocean^ The boy friend, is, as 
heretofore, a n overbrighl flat- 
foot depicted by Paul Kelly. 'Every- 
thing moves at a- fast clip right 
through the film's 59 minutes, with. 
Torchy almost defeated at the end, 
but coming through for a clean' beat 
with the help of Tommy Kennedy 
as Gahagan; another detective. Lat- 
ter is burned by treatment he has 
received f rom thV nripnsitinn ropnrt 



Miniature Reviews 



•Women Are Like Thai' (WB). 

Slow-moving romantic drama, 
starring sKay Francis . and' Pat 
O'Brien, - 

'Nurse from BrooUlyn' ( ). 
Sturdy cops 'n' crooks mcHcr 
for the duals. Sally F.ilcrs, 
. Paul Kelly, Larry Blake' top. 

'Mr. Moto's G'jmbic' (20\M. 
Good, light entertainment that 
will perpetuate the b.o. appeal 
of this series, 

•EI Traldor* (Ol.^a). Mexi- 
can-made Spanish talker. e- 
diocrity which will be lost in 
the , shuffle. 
- ,_lEemale-l-Fu)fUlvel; — (Mono-i;- 
Combo. drawing room and. 
" racket picture .that won't hurt 
on the multiples. 



Pearls of the Crown 

('Les .Perlcs des Couronhe') 
(FRENCH MADE) 

■ T.enniiep' Iniernalloilal release of Serpe 
.*^iiii(lbei'i; prudiirtion. Slai-s Sai-liii Guilry, 
Milled Siiclia 'Oultry (.laviiiielliie' Dcluliac). 
l.yil Uartliiie: reslilre^ Kriiicl.* Xaccoilrl, 
T'crcy Mnrnuint,. C'aliilaiiii.' Ctrclle Soi'CI. 
Directed by ' Sa<'lia Cui'lry iiml Clirlstlall 
.Tuque. .Screenplay by S-icIiri t^ullrv; KirK- 
llsh ver'Uiri by Sliinrt ijtllii'rr; inu'*'c.'il di- 
rector, Jean Francalx: caiilera; .1. Kruper, 
At Fllinnrle. N. Y.. v%ee pril II. '38. 
Itunnln^I lime, 11)5 inins. 
.lean Mnrllii 1 
Francis I I 

narii\s ^ icliu Quilry 

.Napoleon -T'H 1- --— — 

Francois? Aliirlin V 

Mary, c)ueen ot Siola 1 ... oluliac 

Josephine J 

KlOB Henry VIIT ) 

An equerry to IMh Maje.^lv 1 .. .T.yii ITanllnfr 

I'ope •■lemeiit Vll.. .lliiiiel,- z.acconi 

I'hainb'eriain In l'o|ie-. l:;iiricw Glorl 

CathcHn'o do Medici ? 

Kmprcss I'luirenie. 10(1 {.Mar iierile Moreno 

*.iue?n Mn-y Tudor) 

Queen Klizabeth J vette Plenne 

sptinelll '.C'Jtiilano 

Queen or Abysuiinla . . Ai lctly 

cardlnnl Wolsey IVrcy .Mnrniont 

Darnley Uerrlck de Marney 

Anne llolcyn Ilarbai-a Shaw 

Madame Vu Uarry,. .Sliiinne llcnaiit 

(Icneml Bonnparte.. 

Napoleon I...'.. 

A Cnurl e.<ia n . 

An American 

Uabriclle D.'I::stresi. . 



.Jciin l.<|uis llarrault 

'....l':mlle'Praln 

. .', Ceclle Snr<'l 

. '. . . .Fred Puiire^ 

, ^. .ilei-maiiie Aussey 



cr who has queered him with the 
Havana beaiities. Consequently he 
holds him under pistol point, while 
Torchy flies the big story, after An- 
thony Averill, a newcomer to films, 
and, the handsome villain, has been 
apprehended. 

Much of the comedy depends on 
the overdone antics of a dull and 
stupid copper, depicted as an ex- 
tremely ordinary character. While 
undoubtedly there viiill be some 
laughs, the film reveals a production 
of poor order. Basically the Torchy 
idea is okay; Its production is shab- 
by, less in e.xecution than in the 
idea factory. 

Lola Lane Is more metallic than 
her predecessor and possibly a bit 
more vigorous. Between Paul Kelly 
and Barton McLane th^re is not 
much choice. 



INVISIBLE ENEMY 

R.^piiblic relonse of .T,)lin IF, Auer pro- 
diiclluii. Feuliii-vs Alan Marshal, Tala 
I'.lreli. Muly I'orreli. l*. Henry Onrduii. 
ll.M-iiCi't .Miindiii. Dirccleti by Auer. Scn^cil 
nbi.c. .Ml.eil J. Colii-n. Alex Goin'eh, Nor- 
II11II liiiniMlinc: diI^IihiI sl.My, Cidion. Ilob- 
crl 'I*.- Sliiiniioil; cuiiiei-ji. .fuck .Mlirl'i; 
I'llrof. WHIiani ,Mop-.:'ti; :.iiiHi(-nl dii-cclfir. 
Vlri-i-to I 'fit'ti'iilio. It"v i.'\vi'[i Id IM-Mjc^llnii 



lliiiini. .\'. 
li'J ipins'. 
.l.'fTr'^y ('1:1^ 

.■^nnili:)', 

Kin'dl-ui: ■ 

:C-iin'ii'.iv. . . . 



';n.-"*^ii 

Micl|i..i 

f^'i'iiiili.. .... 



Aim II 
•li'I. 



nunniiiK iliiie, 

Abin Mar.<1<nl 

'IViia niieil 

Mndy f'oit-ll 

..I'. Il'-nry ftortlon 
. ..IIci;beit Miindiii 
t'M'uld fliivcr .Sm:rii 
...... I v:in Siii'ii-son 

. . . . 01. ' I Ibicit.'in.'in- 

I>«'i:iil I.'iyi' 

I.i^nnard ^Viilfv 

l iii M-xlri 1 

. . . . , -Jfftin llrecIiiT 



(In French. Italian and English; with 
English Titles) 
Sacha Guitry's presence in this 
production as author, director and 
actor, provides considerable box of- 
fice lilt. It is one of tli'e most ex- 
tr'avasant features to come from 
France, made late in 1938 and early 
last year. Film was hurried to com- 
pletion in- hopes of cashing in on 
crown jewels angle at England's 
coronation. Since that time the pic- 
ture has been re-edited and English 
titlps n>^«^crf AriHitinn nr lat.tpr -has 



paprika is adequately manipulated. 
Grotesque elTort for travesty is found 
in the Abyssiniari sequence when u 
dusky maiden claiming to be a de- 
scendant of the Quscn - 01'.. Shcbn, 
vamps the lancisomc Itiiliaii pcurl- 
seekcr while a large snake is cii- 
twincd. about her neck. Suppossd ti> 
be alii in. fun, as witness Guitry's 
pidgin French, which he has Mk' 
queen speak. But here' and in a 
couple of Other spicy episodes audi- 
ence reaction is iii doubt. 

Production has innumerable ex- 
pensive si^ts, several tricky ctimura 
shots and is well photographed by J. 
Krujcr. Direction, part of which was 
handled by Guitry, wavers at times 
though he generally sticks to a con- 
cise plot development. lie has kept 
things happening even though fault 
may be found with the secjucnce ot 
events and inclusion ot trivia. 

Wear. 



FEMALE FUGITIVE 



M innKrnin rolo:i»c' of 



It. O.Tf prolu'** 



iMti. l'V:?lurOH 'l';vvl> n Vi-ji.-ihlo I'r.ilx lU-y 
iKthlx. J>lfct'lO(l hy Wllll-nii N uli, (>i-f on^it 
iiiul «rr(;i'niil!iy, John T. N-vill-r M'iU'.'it- 
i;, Cii'ii^' ; caincni, Arlhur M h'> lii'rili, A>: 
i;i<i'i«<. N. v.. ililiil. wfoK A;>iil :i. Kun- 
iiliii; I itt'.o. iiill*H.' 



MR. MOTO'S GAMBLE 

-iiih Ci'ntury-Kox ivli'iisi? i>r .lifltn Sione 

pi-U(lui-llun.' Shir.i JVd-r J.-jm-''; Tmhiuivh 
Kc.\o Luke. Uli'k lUMwiii. I.yiiit 
re^'lrU by .f.'iinf.H 'I'liiHiDj. orlKhial Hrn— ii- 
l>lay by CtKirK'if ltf»Mi'n ami JiM-ry C-i^o'. 
from cliiirucit-r. Mr .Muin.* <<nMi<'il Iiy J. 
1'. Miii-quand: (-itnii'Vii, l.n -I'^n Au'li-iiu. At 
I'liliii-e, v.. rluiil. HOi'k. April 7. "y,**. 

Jlunniiif; Lhur, Tl inlnii, 

Mr. . Mota. , 

I.oo C'li'jn I . . . , 

Mill SU'Pk:..'. .., 

l'oni)y Kmiilhll 

N'lck f'niwili'r. , . 

LImlii JloiiUiii , 

I.leut. IUkkh 

WolUnplon .-. . ; .' 

IMilIlp JJenloii 

Cnnnor!! , 

('Upper MfCdy 

("lahity . Mnnlcn: 

I :HT - Morion 

McGulre 

Simmy 

Joey^ rir.-'.- . T. ..... 

Kranklft Sianitui . . . 

r>l!itrWl AUornoy 

li^ltgr...... , 



1 I' Any Mnllury 

.1.111 Mallnry 

Mriir-i- I >uiililiiK- . . . . 

i:<'.l 

Wm. Uaiillihtci". . , . , 

i ifir.lMi . : ', 

rUiiUc... J,. 

.Moll 

I*«"iniinl 

Iliiliori^'. 

flalju i: 



.. . .K\-'-I> ri \-.|>il.|.» 

. t'l >!•< i;.* 

t: . ■ I iri'i'/->- 

!• u,\ K-iiv 

I li]ul';ii ■ -I j ..'V 
i:.>.;iiri' I Sh '.'li'-i I 

K il i.'l i:-iir--. 

1 li'i M'l.'.'l 

,. .. . N.niM II \ ; .'I 

I..' • I'll-IiM 

M;il\!i. 'P.lf.fi. 1 



T'.'l.M- I.nrr.' 

■. .\< ■j\ •> l.iiki>' 

I>l< K lliil.lwln 

......... I.v'itii ll'ii-i 

, . . Douuia.i l'*««\Vlt'y 
.Jaynr!' ]:c;::tii 

llaruM lluMi^r 

Maxio' Kii'tpabliiiiiil 
..Jithn llaiiiHiiMi 
. .Cfiiru't K. Sliii-H 

UiMriai.l Nc.lcll 

. .('liin l.'.^ WMIIiiiits 

Wrtfl ItuiKl 

( lirr Clar^ 

Kilwar.I Man- 

.■Tl.T»ii- ChioiVT.v: Jr.* 
. . . .'. . , . Itii.sri dark 

I'l'*i'r«» Wniklim 

' arlej I). . Iti'owii 



Code of the Rangers 

>l.in.">:»ram r ■i-n!?e or'Tuncocl nrodccM.Hi 
."Si ir< Tim Mi'C.iv: renlurc.i Iicr.- I,»i" 
.Iiiili h l'',Md. l>irei!ed b." S'llil .Ve,-.il"''l 
.^I'trv. aal ' yryf'n vV.iv. .^t-^i'lev Jin' cri ■ 

ci rn. ,l;|.t; t:r'>eiih'il;:h. At ('eiifial. N 

)■;, dii-.ii. K.i;.|; .Vprii 8, 'OS, 

'i'bi|-".*<l i';,'ii-: 

Ji' i; «li.,n.; 

Ann S.n - • , . • 

i'.v . S;. 

M'l:.— . . Wlceler Ci 

1.1" • tl' ■ i;icici' U'irii'ic. 

i: ' I , . Kii ci'-.i I 

Sill.: •,' '..' ;e t'lcni -II/ 



Intcinotion.-.l inlri'!;ue has il.s in- 
ning in 'Inv^;:blo Kticmy' and gets 
; llu'ovvn out bv a m'b ;it fli'sl b-'se. 
iFilni i.s ,n do.'-riiUoi'y aflair. whn.se livc- 
' Iv moincols arc few and f.irb;twp;'n 
tUi3 'to .T h3c':nc,vo<l story and equally 
oiovinC'Pl flir.^clipn. For the hlntcr- 
: lonrls. at bo.-it. 

; Pictu"c's only siirvivin? interest Is 
; Alan Marshal, coinpiinitivc now- 
I cimcr to Hollywood, who is stdr- 
I Hin';ly like R'Mi.Tld f.'oliTinn in looks 
' ;ind niannor. Biit hi.'f cfrorls iirc tin- 
;iviiilin't. line fii:) of llie lin" pcr- 
for ."iicr.-; by ('. Ilpnr.v Gordon, .is 
ituiniin:; iiiiic. j Ihc irien;i'''f. nhrt Ilcrbcit Mundin, 

, doificliv;! br-'hltM:, 
■■■''uVn''''''.''''' ' M"!'' *!"' V^-y a RP.r-Pl .i-cnt in 
'.'.'.ludiih l'"i»'.i lha .scrv'r;:; of pncifist (inanciri's and 
I'l'.iiii. I..1 i:a,' ^ ihi'oii';h his wooiiiT of G.irdon's wife. 

" fi'oiii wlioin he c.iins informat'on on 
h;r iuisb'iiK''.s ooomtion's, and afl^r 
:'-vnr;il f'-'r^'it t> '"Donrlc.";. nirjs the 
nl'il. M'liy (^nir^ll is Iho Wvp inl^r- 
iNl. more I'.-^cciiUy of the roadway 
jtiiie. 



removed original objection that the 
auditor must understand French, 
English and Italian to follow certain 
scenes. "These now surmount the 
rouTh spots. 

Film should' prove nice box office 
in .arty theatres. Vehicle perhaps 
best fits the original French descrip- 
tion — a melange. It contains a bit 
of everything except sini^ing ^nd a 
.spectacular battle scene. Tracing the 
history of four pearls irt the English 
crown rings, in historical figures in 
France, England. Italy and Abyssinia 
from King Henry 8th, Pope Clement 
6th, Napoleon 1st on down through 
Josephine of France; Empress Eu- 
itenie, Queen Elizabeth, Madame 
DuBarry and Napoleon 3d to the 
present ' day. 

Production will have .dubious go- 
ing outside of art theatres unless 
pruned heavily, which seems impo.s- 
sible because of yarn's episodical na- 
ture. The hunt of present-day char- 
acters for the three missing pearly 
(with flashback to trace their jour- 
neys) wavers between pertinent pas- 
saries to tedious and so-called exotic 
episodes. It is difTerent but some 
audiences rhay think the scissors 
should have been plied. 

More tlian half of story is related 
in En.!»lish — virile English, too. It 
follows the treacherous method ot 
plot construction, at Ica.st in a for- 
eign producer'.'^ hand.s. by having 
three speakers, one an En-^lishmah. 
another a Frenchman nn'l a thii;(J. 
an. Italian, do.srribc IIk> history o£ the 
pearls. Once il Kcts away frjin this 
stilted style, llie film builds. 

Fcaiuie is .vli'Oi)'{c.'it in lis char- 
aclar p')i'jf;iy,nis and piquant inci- \ 
dcnUs. Sacha Cluilry is oa.U as Jean 
Martiii. Fian-'is l.sl. arni.s and 
Napol'jon ^(d. Ths ancis cliaiac'ieri- 
/'.alicn is pciiiap.i the .best, but all 
.Ti'o lihi.shed. His wif:-. .tacciiu;linii fie- j 
luba.s. Is cn"oi;live as Framvilse M:ir- 
tiil. Mary, Qiiech oi'^.Scols and as Jo- ' 
scphinc. Lv" Ilai'dint; i.-i sirocrb as 
Henry 8lh and as an c;iuc, ly to the 
pi'C.:cnt-day l;in;{ dLv<cribiii;< llio yarn. 
Krmo'e Z.'icconj. as tlio Pops, i.i capa- 
b\c in a liic-liko portray;i|. 

There ;ai"e fo iimny oilier charac- 
tcr.s, all'lincly ca.sl. that few .-itand 
oul. Yvclle PiiTin-j's ueun Eli7.a- 
bcth prrhups in bast in -support 
thoti;4h a chap only as Cata- 

1am. in rolo (>! Siaii'-'lli. d'.-jplays pos- 
.sib'lilic.-i. and I'joks. Percy Marni'int 
as Cardwiol Wool.'.cy. i.< a h-ipiiy addi- 
.lion in littlf! morn ih-n a bil. Bar'iara 
Shaw'.s ihlpriircialinn of 111.'- Anno 
Bnylen pai'l. jUsUiiiyl ".jiviir^ il in'Jic! 
pnimincncs. ' 

Film. p;).-:. o...Sf i ■( I'lii " ' iiiivai iii ;hsd 
roinaiicing lhoii.4h 1-ir the iii'isl the . 



Rornance and comedy arc well in- 
terwoven as Moto (Peler Lorre). in 
his latest, solveis a ring murder. 
Okay acUon.'and the story is atnios- 
phered with the usual tight game ad- 
dicts, cops,- gamblers, bookies and 
trainers, besides women. Lynn Bari 
and Jayne Regan divide the s.a. as- 
signment. Okay cast and smart pro- 
duction which should accelerate the 
growing popularity of the oto 
series. 

Moto runs a school for sleuths. 
While attending a fight, one of the 
ring contestants is killed in action. 
Moto ultimately proves that the head 
of the .promoting syndicate commit- 
ted the crime. His chief assistants 
are his two unwittingly funny pupils. 
Wellington (Maxie Rosenbloom). and 
Les Chan, son of Charlie Chan (Keye 
Luke). Rosenbloom as a dimwit try- 
ing to learn to be a cop surprises 
with the quality of his buffonery. 
Dialog is okay and Keye Luke add; 
to the screwball comicaliti^. 

Peter Lorre' is beginning to look 
more at ease in the role of Moto. 

The romantic angle could have 
hppn knitted more strongly, and. th e 



Evelyn 'Venable's second m i- 
■;ram feature. She runs away from 
her cri inal husband to win the I'jve 
of a painter against jeal-jus Cinipe- 
titidn. iss .Vcnable jcLs careful 
camera consideration all the way. 
Her lines arc not bad and Joint 
X'CelIy..is-a-fuhivy-Ir-ish-(:lvuu(T<uv-Ci--u4.;;-- 
Rcynolds not a bad scowlcr, and 
Reed Hadlcy, stiff, but pas.sable as 
the art.ist. By no means to Is.id a 
program, but okay down under sli'ifT. 

Craig Reynolds, husband to iss 
i Venablc, is a trucking hi-jacker. 'he 
doesn't, know it. The cjps do. but 
bv the time she discovers the tact 
it's too late to escap;; bcin.'! involvod. 
Sh: takes it on the lam and through 
John. Kelly, playing, the part of a. 
mick chafTeur, winds un e'Joking for 
Read Hadley. Then romance comes 
ancv/. Some gunplay follows and 
Criiig Reynolds winds uO behind a 
cop'.s bullet. That paves tor a. happy 
ending. 

The picture Dci-sijepEes production 
nuallties hot usually to be found in 
this type of down under product. In 
its class this combo drawing ro.oin 
and racket drama is better than av- 
erage. Has action,, romance and 
some; DufTed-up comedy. 

William Nigh has dnne a good di- 
rectorial job, getting the most out ot 
Ihe story and cast . and. providini; a 
smooth nace to th6 action. Arthur- 
Martinelli's camera work is to bo 
commended,, too. In. 



fact that a son of Charlie Chan is 
amon? the characters perhaps signi- 
fies that more interesting 'Moto' de- 
velopments may be expected in fu- 
tiire films of this series. 

Lynn Bari is the newspaper gal 
heroine, but Jayne Regan, whose 
nappy finally proves to be the mur- 
derer, also angles for the hero. Miss 
Regan is an okay nemesis. Shan, 

EL TRAIDOR 

("The ."rsltor') 
(MEXICAN MADE) 

Tluqiiesa OiKn release or .luxe Bolir pro. 
ducllun. Directed by and aturs llnlii-. Kea- 
Hires I.iipiliL 'J'ovai'. Hlory nntl diaini[ by 
Xavlcr Davilo. At Teatio llispnno. .N. y., 
weeit April U, '.IS. Riiiininf; lime. 47 niiiis. 

(.'ust: Jose Hoilr. l.upira Tnvar, Xtarry 
Morion, rtcne Cardonn, AiiRel Sala, Albei-lo 
Mnrli. rilar Kcrnandez, Sara Ciin'ia. Kiulliu 
Kornundez, Carlos' Uax, .Munuel Noricca. 



(In Spanish; No Engllih Titles) 
For what .sparse playing lime there 
is for Spanish-speaking ftlm.s, this 
one offers but little. Poor, rathei' 
completely amateurish production 
doesn't help a confu.scd yarn, in 
which the drama intended doesn't 
come off. 

Jo.se Bohr, who Is starred, and who 
dircctctf'as well as prddiiced, is the 
only cast mombPr who evinces any 
.sound acting ability. In the loading 
role, he ptjps up his own .scones. Un- 
for'iunatcly. he let the two other de- 
partments ciUrusled to hlin lap.se. 
Direction is stodgy and pci miLs the 
pace to slow to a crawl. Production 
consi.'its of only several intci'iois. 
with most of. the action revolving 
around a chowmcinoiy. 
. Story has {,> do with a .-I'lf.^adcr 
a-^ainst gang pf -dopc .smu^jtjlurs.. U's 
hiird to follow and lacks conviction. 
COmrrion reaction will be to ask what 
was. the use. 

Cai t .i.-; a frif:nd botrayi^d by the 
titular thaiactor is Barry Norton, i 
feature parts for .soine years 
llollywood. His Sounish diction is 
good, being of f,atin extraction dc- 
."pitc his nioriik(?r. Irs arc tli'; oiily 
good-loolis in the picture: in fact, as 
the only blond-hairnd aclor among 
!■.-) many ravcn^lncks it makes him 
stand oul. Nqrtuh has. been play in;;. 
.Spanish (ilms f;jr last several yuais. 
f.jUDitii Tovar h'jsn't inii'.'li li> do but 
look iillernalcly .sad and my.-itei ioiis 
as th?. fomiiic lead, who's a llonr- 
lihow frntciliiincr in the chowniciii- 
cry. She, too, lias boon in' Ilolly- 
wood. 

Camera U esp'jc-ally poor. In one 
."n" the .liaiiKMi'; mild; was. nariinlly 
' ab'ne Ilic li 'ad.'i of the Ii'imi;)- 

ngagcd in the sc-'iic. 



Charm of La Bbheme 

(AUSTRIAN VADE) 

Tnlern^llonal OInemarl relen.'.i' of liiler- 
cloria l'"llm. Stars Jiin ICieriui'a. .'Haii» 
■I';:iycriii. lllrei'ted hy Cez-i vmi .ifitivai-y. 
S.','n:iri6 by Krnst MnriS'.'iilEii : niuslc l.y 
I'ni-cini; musical dire.'tlim, Itoltcrt sint'.^; 
'c.'iineni, K rianer. At Wnrid.' .V. y., 
Aiirii 7. '33. nunlilni; time. Oil iiilo.x. 

Itenh l.imberlain .Inn .Klenn.i 

Di'Mire i Maria I-liu-.-iUi 

I'IciTC Cnsnle i>iul Ki'inp 

Arlstide nouiHin.. 'I'lico l.liif^cn 

-Andre llujire.... Osl.ai- Sinia 

I'nif. Pelumnt Iticliord Romniowsi.y 

liniiitle Olrldon ; lA/./.i l(..|/..cliiili 

Kianiols Vernier AITred lieriSi- 

Oi'lave do t*mls.<ion 

Di lb'r nianchcron 



Anlin 

l!lsi;nt 

1''r1ii narbouche 
'riieslernr7,t 
Opera Inppeelor 
L'hiu les l''ou(iue . 



Carl Cluiilber 

I''rilz . Imlioir 

.Mind- Him a 

Karl Slcraiip 

^...I.uIho Karloiisdi 

Han... Ib'.iiMl 

Itny Neiidiirrroi- 

I:i>k..>i'L \'ull><.'i< 



■ ^fn Cenn ar>r44 >i l h Enffli s h Titlon) 



■Very pleasant film has consider- 
ably more general appeal than most 
imports.. Music-minded public will 
like it. Puccini's score, plus good 
actin-? and additional mti.sical back- 
ground supplied by Robert Stol;; and 
Marta Eggcrth all contribute toward 
making this film several cuts above 
standard entertainment. 

Reasonably substantial plot lead:* 
up to the last act of the Puccini 
opera; 'Bohcme' Story is interlocked 
with that of two lovers, played by 
Kicnura and Miss Eggerth. Latter, 
on' discovering thathcr life, is certain 
to be cut short because of lung trou- 
ble, becomes the mistress of one of 
the opera powers, making it pos- 
sible .for Klepura to appear. He doe.i 
not learn of this sacrifice on her part 
until the story is well along. Throu"li 
having him engaged for a club dole 
at her wealthy patron's homs, she 
al.so sings and makes such an iiii- 
pie.ssion that .she, too, is permiltod 
to sing in opera. Thu.s, years after 
Hic'r .separation, they arc reunited 
in her dyin;? moments, and she col- 
lanses du'^ih" pcrformunct! aj 
Mi mi on the stage. 

They make an excellent operati 
yiii.'Iing team pnd carry out their as- 
.si.".nmcnts well. There is some good 
comedy ip the behavior of their o- 
licmian friends in the early part <)t 
Ihe picture, who contribute much to 
the pathos at the finish. Paul Kemi). 
Th-^o Lingcn. Oskar Si ma .ind J .'wf.i 
Hf:I'''.schnh in these roles arc all as- 
sets to the. film. 



; Es Leuchten Die Stsrne 

I ('the Stars Are Shi in;') 

(GERMAN MADE) 

Berlin. Anril 2. 

lima II Zcrlell n li .-li.-. i,r T>,l>>< I'iini. 
I(un^). l:.iiii< :ind.illr>'criim iiy ll-.in 11. y. 
i"'.l.-I C'lHiiliiUH iinil Si-"Mi'i>. l:*iii».» .V II 
.Al'Oi, I :in)Crn. (Icon: Ki-aU": itiil -1-. I. -.I 

I'.|'ti*j, I'aijI r.incbe. i-'riin-/. 1:. i:; .r-i.' r.-' 

I'ti. i;lla l-.*n:dni(; d:Mii-*-s. .Vnlli.iiiv \'..li.. 

.M liii' ('.pill, I. Ku'Miin.; Iliii'.. I'l:: |.. :.,.<. 

Unas ll.olver. . .. .'..lira'at l-'riu' I'li 'i": r 

. l):ini-<'i :.. I. . .1 M. I 

. Tap il.-'iici'r. ; 1' i il i;.. i iri < 

I' 'I l 1 W'.;ii n ' V".'.i l: r : ■. 'ii 

. \V«'rn<r M-iiiinanii l-'i . I *',r .xi-., -i 

I M-iiiiii.ic iiii:..... :...('-.ii-, i:.. i 

K' nM'.v. I'i'ii I.I '.1 

I li -'r-:i<.' I' ml . '.' , ;, , ., 

I I'lil i. r .Mat Sciipii' lini;. Itu l..lf Ci 

I '.l.i. .Muilr-'ii \'.M l:r:iil- bil . Il If r,,, .., 

I.- 11" ill! priii'r si.-i.'i.. i:.di' III!! I 1. :i'. 
I ' .ii:i ii-iii-ri I''ii.: i; '.-,. II 1 .11 I:- '-.. 

I'l ; 'iiil-l'tl Cili. l'i|ii<r:i. ;iiil.ilf .-' I : I' 1^ 

i; - 'I i',i. '!. l. Kril.-i ,^|.. .oli.K 1., II -...5 
r .'i i. liiii'l .\iikul:.l.l. 



16 VARIETY WwlncMlay, April 13, 1938 




THE KEYSTONE 
OF YOUR FUTURE 

J 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



PICTURES 



^^ARIETY 



17 



DRIVE TO KAYO RACKETS 



TO OySI GAMES, 




, ETC. 



Millions Spent for Crock- 
ery, Prizes and Kindred 
Gags Belong Legitimately 
in the Boxoffice — ^Mean- 
time, Pennsy Decision, 
Nixing Bingo and Banko,* 
May Do the Reverse 

CHURCH BINGO OUT 



Campaign to point out the evils of 
giveaways, premiums, dishware anrt 
all so-called gamss of chance in the 
next few months is being considered 
by the Hays organization. Further 
study with exhibitors On the effect 
these have on the picture business 
was recommended by ill Hays in 
his formal annual written report. 

Tentative plans are reported to 
call for the repeated stressing of 
ultimate damage done to both the 
box office and calibre of product. 
Haysiahs admittedly are seeking 
ways and means of cutting down this 
vn^solved industry problem. It is 
■held to be Oue of the basic evils re- 
sulting from unrestrained competi- 
tion. 

Trade estimates that millions of 
dollars are spent annually for give- 
aways or staging of games in film 
houses. One estimate is an expendi- 
ture of $20,000,000 each year. Check 
showed that this amount as com- 
pared with $100,000,000 box ofAce 
take obviously takes away a certain 
amount of coin that might go into 
•the production of better films. Be- 
lief is that ultimately the giveaway 
may cause entertainment as such to 
_*uffec : . 



With public becoming more cog- 
Izant of the ability to llx various 
money games, the attraction seems 
to be wearing thin. Spread of the 
assorted sweepstakes to homes, 
churches, clubs, private commercial 
gatherings, etc., seems to have wised 
'em up on the gimmicks. 

District Attorney Foley of the 
Bron.x, N. Y., recently nixed the 
idea for churches on the grounds 
that local racketeers were involved 
in majority of games. 



Important Ruling 

Philadelphia, April 12. 

Scramble into double features, dish 
giveaways, price slashing and other 
biz hypoes was foreseen here this 
week by industry leaders if the 
Pennsy supreme court sustains a 
lower tribunal's decision of last 
Saturday outlawing banko, bingo and 
all other games. 

Philly and many towns in other 
parts of the State are overseated for 
ordinary b. o., managers argue, and 
houses can survive only through con- 
stant shots in the arm. Games pro- 
A'idcd a large quantity of this arti- 
ficial stimulus in the past. Without 
therii, it is felt, many houses will be 
forced to shutter when prices can 
be cut no lower and duals, never 
popular here, fail to attract. 

Only good news to exhibs. in the 
14-page sociological opinion bfJudgn 
Harry S. McDcvilt is that liis' ban 
applies equally to churches^ fratcrnn) 
organizations and other bodies using 
bingo for fUnd-raising purposes. " 

Some exhib.s, in fact, aren't too 
sorry at all about the decision. They 
feel that the cflectivcness of the 
games has pretty much evened out 
and they will do just as v.-cll by-sav- 
ing the prize money and looking for 
added biz that was going to church 
bingo parties. 

Haj-de.'St hit, of course, wUl.beIhe 
Indies. Faced with competition from 
Warner Bros, in practically every 
situation in the territory, thoy orig-. 
inally turned to games to. compensate 
for tlicir subsequent runs. WB. how- 
ever, recently added the games in 
houses in what was believed to have 
been an attempt to kill them. The;- 
found Ihcm so profitable, though, 



that they are in almost every Warner 
nabe and the chain is sincerely hop- 
ing for a reversal of McDevitt's opin- 
ion. WB, still controlling product, 
of course, isn't in such a bad plight 
as the indies as result of the ruling. 

Actually, Saturday's decision has 
had no effect yet and probably won't 
have for almost a year. Bill of ex- 
f.^Pjipji has been filed to McDevitt's 
decision, and will be heard by the 
three judges of Common Pleas Court 
fJo. 1, sitting on April 25. McDevitt 
asked tfiat no police action be taken 
until then. If the ban isn't upset at 
that time, case will be taken to the 
Supreme Court and a supersedeas 
will be asked at once. If ihe super- 
sedeas is granted, as it usually is, it 
stays th.e effect of the lower court 
decision until the top tribunal hands, 
down its ruling. This always takes 
months. 

irst Opinion 

Mcpevitt's decision is the first 
clear-cut judicial opi ion- on games 
in Pennsy. It was on a test case 
argued more than a year ago. At thcit 
time, police ordered the Palm the- 
atre to cease the gam is. David S. 
Mai is, attorney for the house, aslced 
an injunction to prevent the Mayor. 
Director ot Public Safety and Chief 
of Police from interfering. Decision 
was on McDevitt's. refusal to make 
this injunction permanent. 

While. the court's ruling dealt only 
with the game of 'Lucky,' distributed 
by Dave MoUiver here, Judge Mc- 
Devitt afterward stated: 'My decision 
applies to any game of chance, what- 
ever called or wherever played. "The 
name is unimportant. It is the trans- 
action. This court is not called upon 
to pass upon the propriety or pop- 
ularity of such entertainment. 
Whether we approve or disapprove 
is unimportant. Whether the sup- 
piression of such games can put an 
end to gambling is not an issue. This 
is purely a question of law and a 
narrow issue lhat must be decided by 
statute and not be choice or clamor.' 

(McDevitt is a w. k. churchman 
and it is reliably understood that he 
was under considerable pressure 
from this sour ce as th e games have 



been lucrative means to coin for the 
churches. This is one of the things 
that held the decision up for more 
than a year.) 

The question is, does the game 
constitute a lottery. If so, it violates 
the laws of the Commonwealth. It 
is universally agreed that a lottery 
constitutes three elements. There 
must be a consideration, a prize, and 
a chance. This court is of the opin- 
ion that all three elements are pres- 
ent regardless of the name or place 
of performance. 

'We feel there is present every ele- 
ment of the evils attendant upon 
mass gambling as prohibited by our 
laws. A simple stake concealed with 
the price of admission gives a chance 
for a prize, which may become large 
enough to arouse intense cupidity.' 



Churches Too 

Cleveland, April 12. 

Bingo even by churches is taboo 
hereabouts. Chief of police has 
banned all games in cafes and, to be 
impartial, is also nixing requests 
from charity groups. 

Screeno is out, too, but certain 
types of. bank nights are still being 
okayed. Small-time operators are 
yipping about the injustice of it, 
especially after city council voted to 
liosnse pin machines as a revenue- 
raiser. Nickel pin-and-racctrack ma* 
chines flooding the town, with all 
spots cashing slugs, despite police 
ban on it. 



MODEL EXHIBITOR 

Metro Picks Neth of Columbus for 
Candid Brochure 



Hollywood, April 12.' 

Picked by Metro as the typical 
American exhibitor, J. Real Neth, 
Columbus, O., has arrived to assume 
.U!C_role_ of th e . cen t ral fi gure i n a 
candid camera brochure presenting 
the studio's production organization 
and activities. Booklet aimed at the- 
atre managers will be tilled 'Mr. Ex- 
hibitor Visits etro With His Can- 
did Camera.' 

Neth will remain here several 
weeks. 



Free Film Shows by Advertisers 
May Curb Newsreel House at Fair 



NEGRESS' TEST 

mx VS. m 

COLUMBUS 



4leatte^aitd-PaHP^Tt^ 

Several Minor Letouts 

Paramount News has terminated 
with Gabriel Heatter, commentator, 
who joiried about six months ago 
under a contract for one year, with 
two options. The contract was can- 
celled amicably, without any cash 
settlement involved. Fred Fox, on 
the desk at Par News, has also re- 
signed, together with a couple of 
lessers in this branch of Par activity. 

Wells Bruin, brought up from 
Florida about a year ago by the pub- 
licity department, ha. also resigned. 
In addition some secretaries have 
been dropped, plus a screening room 
operator. 



Columbus. April 12. 
Tha Ohio civil liberties aict will 
get iis first locdl test this week in 
a case brought by a local Negro 
woman against the cashier of the 
RKO-Palaco theatre.. Statute, added 
to the state code in 1936, specific- 
ally provides that no person shall be 
bar,red from a theatre because of 
color. 

Dorothy Carr, Palace cashier, 
posted $200 bond after her arrest on 
a warrant sworn out by Dr. Alberta 
Turner, Negro Ph.D. Dr. Turner, 
former Wilberforce University teach- 
er and v^riter for a local Negro 
weekly, charged the cashier refused 
to sell her a ticket for 'Mad About 
Miisic' 

According; to the police prosecu- 
tor, the Palace cashiers and ushers 
have been instructed to tell'Ne.^jroes 
atten\pting to buy tickets that 'your 
people do not patronize this theatre.' 
Offense carries a penalty of 30-90 



days and a fine of $50 to $300. 



INT'L CINEMA WASHUP 
ORDERED BY LA. COURT 



Hollywood, April 12. 

Responding to a plea by unsecured 
creditors. Federal Judge Paul Mc- 
Cbrmick has ordered liquidation of 
the assets of International Cinema, 
Inc., indie film laboratory, which 
filed under 77B two months ago. 
Court upheld the argument of the 
creditors that present conditions in 
the independent production field 
would not permit the plant to oper^ 
ate at a profit, even though the com- 
pany was re-ifinanced through a new 
stock issue. 

General unsecured claims against 
International include those ot C. 
King Charney, Inc.; Smith & Aller, 
Ltd.. and J.. E, Brulatour-, totaling 
$120,503. Total obligations of the lab 
arc listed at $259,482, plus 500,000 
shares of $1 par value common stock. 

Grand National owes the bankrupt 
outfit $81,000. 



Danubia Picts Sued For 
Return of 8 Magyar Films 

Danubia Pictures, Inc. and Danu- 
bia Distributing Corp. were named 
defendants Monday (11) in an action 
brought in the N. Y. supreme court 
by Max and Sigmuno Schnur of the 
Astor Trading Corp., for recovery of 
prints ot eight Hungarian motion 
pictures. The Schnurs claimed un- 
der a contract they gave exclusive 
rights to the defendants to distribute 
the pictures in the United States and 
Canada. I 

When the a';reom3nt cxoircd. it is | 
claimed, the Danubia outfit refused j 
to. surrender the prints, trailers and • 
advertising matter. 



Rockefeller-Gaxton's 
Benefj{ Talent Quest 



Hollywood. April 12. 
William Caxton and Winthrop 
Rockefeller are here contacting film 
studio heads and top. pcr.sonalitics in 
their .search for talent for the N. Y. 
Mid-Town Busine.s.'; en's Associa- 
tion charity bcnclit. to be slaved 
Ma.v 11 in Madison Square Garden. 
N. Y. 

Co-operation of most of the ma- 
jor plants has been a.ssurcd. 



Hollywood, April 12. 

Frank Vreeland, mcm'Oer ot the 
Paramount studio story board, has 
gone off the payroll. 

He came out hei'ie about tv/o 
years ago after having served in the 
Par h.o. publicity department and 
later as a member ot the N. Y. edi- 
torial staff. 



YATES' $902,100 MORE 
IN REPUBLIC IN 1937 



Both Herbert Yales and his Con- 
solidated Films laboratory wiU con-, 
tinue actively interested in the fu- 
ture of Republic Pictures, it was dis- 
closed this week. Confidence that 
Consolidated has in the film com- 
pany was plainly indicated by 'ts 
investment of $902,100 in new Re- 
public stock during 1937. Placing 
of James R. Grainger, former salO< 
chief of Universal, in presidency, 
was part of plans to step up sales 
^n d development ot the corporati on-* 
future..' Grainger will be officially 
installed June 1. 

Republic showed income ot $4.- 
076,102 in 1937, and officials expect 
this figure to be topped this year 
despite the biz recession. Popularity 
of Gene Autry westerns and serials 
have brjuf.ht the company more into 
limelight both in east as well as in 
the west. 



' — ^Plaris-for- a-giari t n e ws r e el~th<;atr»~ 
on the N. Y. World's Fair ground* 
are being mulled by several com- 
panies now having successful opera- 
tions in Manhattan. Tentativelx 
outlined as a drop-in spot to serve as 
a source of entertainment and rest- 
ing place for foot-weary fair visitor*. 
Urge for present move is to cash in 
on. what newsreel veterans feel sure 
will be a $02,000,000 gate in first 15 
months. 

Obstacles as viewed presently ar« 
proposals of most industrial com- 
panies to run free shows ballying 
their product and belief that gratis 
film exhibitions by educa'ional 
crovyd might handicap box office. 

In interim, expo officials plan 
waiting until the last minute to set 
pacts tor ■ new or novel shows and 
I exhibits on midway. However, gen- 
, eral pattern is expected to be much 
I the same as in other 'world fairt,* 
; most recent big one ot which was 
[ Chicago's. Chance is good that 'BattV* 
of Gettysburg,' ancient money-maker 
show, which went into Chicago, may 
find a spot in New York's exposition 
amusement, zone. 

Question- of 'Tiudity and dancing 
shows probably will receive mor* 
liberal treatment than in Chicago. 
However,-so-called 'blowoff' performr 
ance doubtlessly will get ths sami* 
roughshod handling given those at 
Great Lakes exposition. Fact that th» 
N. Y. fair is being launched with 
two years duration in view probably 
has something to do with plan!« to 
array amusemer*' zone spots so they 
will not be 'one-visit' affairs. 

Present Inclination to g» for 
Shakespeare and arty dramatics at 
the 1939 exposition is based on th'a 
standup business done by Shaxes- 
pearean performances in Chicago's 
English village. 

— Manhatt anrs— hotela — a l re a d y — «r«- 
laying plans for the N. Y. fair. Many 
hostelries already are writing leases 
so that they don't extend past April, 
1939. Hotel men bluntly tell patrons 
that different day rates will prevail 
then and they want all space avail- 
able tor fair crowds. 



HpUywpod, April 12. 

Republic Pictures holds t.s annual 
sales convention at Roosevelt hotel 
here on May 2-5. J. it. Grainger, 
new president, will com.? here from 
New York after a huddle, v/ith other 
executives before starting his first 
year with the company. 

Charles Ford, former Universal 
newsreel editor-in-chief, now is in 
charge of all western and serial pro- 
ducing for Republic Productions, 
which" is headed by M. J. Siegcl. 
Ford was signatured by Siegcl 
shortly after he resigned from U. 

Metro Takes Over 'Gang' 
Producing from Roach 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Metro has taken over the actual | 
production of Our Ga.iig Comedies, 
long an important part of the output 
of the Hal Roach studios. Shift is 
effective upoa the completion ot one 
now in work at the Roach plant. I 

Gordon Douglas, who has been ■ 
directing the scries, will move over, 
to the Mstro lot along with the 
moppets. Future films will be madc- 
under guidance of Jack Chertok, in 
charge of Metro's shorts department. 



IMPERIAL PICTS' STOCK 
ISSUE OF $637,500 OK'D 



Washington, April 12. 

Stock sale of. Imperial Picture.i 
was made possible Saturday (9> 
when Securities & Exchange an- 
nounced registration papers co.verinij 
425.000 shares of $1 par common have 
become effective. 

Way was cleared for the new firm 
to raise money to pay off old debts, 
finance production and amass v/ork- 
ing capital through marketint; ot- 
tickets to the public at $1.50. Docu- 
ment, outlining terms on which A. R. 
Titus & Co. will peddle $0.'i7.r)00 
worth ot ducats, originally wa-s filed 
Jan. 14. 



Garfield at Warners 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Jules Garfield, who has been phy- 
ing in the Broadway production ot 
'Golden Boy,' is due here lata this 
week under contract to Wariici-;: 

Draws role in 'Becau.ss of a Mati* 
as his first screen assigninont. 



Hirsch-Kulick Take On 
Malcolm Browne Prod.; 

Initial distribution deal by Ma;- 
colm Browne Pictures C iro. was 
signatured this wesk v.'hcn Mclvin 
Hirsdh and Bert Kuliclc .sicsncd up ' 
the entire 1938-39 pn/'itam f:)r the 
N. Y. territory. ' 

Other pacts for full line of 2(J fea- 
tures .will be m;iclc in principal key 
centers in next few wvcks. i 



'Union Pacific' Research 

Lincoln. April 12. 
Representatives ot Cecil B. .De- 
Millo were at York, Neb., this wselc. 
visiting Itibcrt V. Grcwell. !)l. to 
get some fir.st hand infor mal ion for 
DcMillc's new picture 'Union Pa- 
cific.' 

Grcv/ell i.s the la.st surviving wit- 
ne.';s oC the driving ot the [{Old.-M 
spike at Promontory I'oinl. Utah. in. 
M.iy, 18C!), which mnrliod t\y^ ci iii- 
plction of the rond and Iho liii:;.n'; 
of the two conliiicnls. 



PEISONERS SONG 

Hollywood, Ajiril 1"3. 
Arthur Lubin has been named t^ 
direct Universal's 'The Walls ot f-;i(i 
Qucnlin,' which gets going fir.sl woclc: 
in May. 

rem Carr will produce. 



THE GAME'S ON 

Ilullywood, A|)iil 12. 

Eort Granet has compUrtcd tl.« 
.'.cript fir 'Mr. D;)odlc Kic!:s OiT,' 
which HKO will film v/ilh Joe I'cii- 
ner in the title role. Mail: Kcll/ 
v.rDto tlip ori.yinal. 

Robert Si.sk will produce. 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 




METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER 
AS GREAT AS ALL OUTDOORS 




Wcancsday, April 13, 1938 PICTURES VARIETY 19 



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FABADISE FOB THBEB 
PABTNEBS OF PLAINS 
THE PUBPLE VIGILANTES 
THE OLD BABN DANCE 
HAPPY LANDING 
BLACK DOLL 
SWING TOUB LADT 



S. Zimbalist 
Harry Sherman 
Sol C. Siegel 
Sol C. Siegel 
D. Hempstead 
Irving Starr 
Sam Bischoff 



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WIFE OF. GENERAL LING ^ John . Slaftord-. 

SPIBIT OF YOUTH Lew Colder 

EVEBYBODY SING . Harry Rapf 

WHEBE WEST BEGINS Maurice Conn 

TOE BUCCANEEB C. B. de Mille 

DOUBLE DANGEB Maury Cohen 

OUTSIDE OF FABADISE Harrv Sauber 

INTEBNATIONAL SETTLEMENT 20th 

GOLDWYN FOLLIES S. Goldwyn 

MIDNIGHT INTBUDEB Trem Carr 

BLONDES AT WOBK Bryan Foy 



Comedy 
Western 
Western 
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Mystery 
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Morcan-F. BIce-B. Yeaof 
W. Boyd-Gwen Gai* 
Three Mesquiteers 

Gene Autry-S. BiirnrtU 
S. Ilenie-D. Araeehe 

Gr^-D. Woods-E. Kennedy 
H. Bngart-L. Faiehda 



Eddie. Buzzell 
Les Selander 

George Sherman 
Joseph Kane 
Roy Del Ruth 

O. H. P. Garrett 
Ray Enright 



4/11/38 



LITTLE MISS BOUGHNECK W MacOonald 

CATTLE BAIDEBS H. L. Decker 

OF HUMAN HEARTS J. Considine. Jr. 

MY OLD KENTUCKY HOMB £. B. Derr 

SCANDAL STBEET Par 

CHECKEBS John Stone 

AOVENTUBES OF TOM SAWYBB D. O. Selznick 

FOBBIDDEN VALLEY Henry Macraa 

KID COMES BACK Bryan Poy 

DABEDEVIL DBIVEBS Bryan Foy 



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Action tat Louis-C. Mnse-E. M. Harrii 
Musical F. Briee-A. Jones-J. Garland 
Western J. Bandall 

Drama F. Mareh-F. Gaal-A. Tamlroff 

Metier P. Foster-W. Bourne-D. Meeh 

Comedy P. Be;an-P. SIneleton 

Drama C. Bomero-V. Fleld-J. Lang 

Musical E. Bereen-Zorlna-A. Menjoa 

Metier B. Beed-L. Hay ward 

Comedy B. MacLane-G. Farrell 



_L3dLsJaus. J^ajdg; 

Harry Fraser 

E. L, Marin 
J. P. McGowan 
C. B. de Mill* 

Lew Landeri 
John H. Auer 

E, Forde 
Geo. Marshall 
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Comedy . L. Ayres-L. Campbell 

Rnm-Com Wlthers-S. Erwin-U. Merkel 

Com-Dr T. Kelly-M. Bobson 

Outdoor N. Beery, Jr.-B. Barrat 

Drama W. Morrls-J. Travis 

Action D. Piircell-B. Boberts 



Aubrey Scotto 
Sam Nelson 
Clarence Brown 
L. Hillycr 
James Hogan 
H.B.Humbarstone 
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B. R. Eason 
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WIDE OPEN FACES David Loew Col Comedy 

THE GIBL WAS YOUNG GB GB Com-Dr 

A TANK AT OXFOBD Michael Balcon MGM Comedy 

PAINTED TBAIL Robert Emmett Mona Western 

BIG BROADCAST "St H. Thompson Far Musical 

BBINGIN6 UP BABY Clifl Reid BKO Rom-Com 

BABONESS AND BUTLER Bay GrifTith 20th Rom-Dr 

GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT Sam Bischoff WB Outdoor 



Joe E. Brown-J. Wyman 
N. Pllbeam-D. DeMarney 
B. Taylor-L. Barrymor* 

Tom Keene 
W. C; Fields-Raye-Lamonr 
K. Hepbnrn-C. Grant 
Annabella-Wm. Powell 
G. Brent-C. Balns-J. Lite! 



Kurt Newman 
Alf Hitchcock 
Jack Conway 
Robert Hill 
Mitch Leisen 
Howard Hawks 
Walter Lang 
M. Curtiz 



I '26/31 WHO KILLED GAIL PBESTONT 

' ' ARSENE LUPIN BETUBNS 

PORT OF MISSING GIBLS 
CASSIDY OF BAB 20 
NIGHT SPOT 
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM MYSTEKY 
LOVE ON A BUDGET 
STOBM IN A TEACUP 
PENROD AND TWIN BBOTBBB 



Ralph Cohn 
John W. Considina 
Lon Young 
Harry Sherman 
Robt. Sisk 
A. Schaefer 
Max Golden 
A. Korda 
Bryan Foy 



t/4/38- 



SOLLING CABAVANS 
STABT CHEEBING 
TO THE VICTOB 
MEBBILT WE LIVE 
KOMANCE IN OABK 
MAID'S NIGHT OFF 
PBISON NUBSE . 
■ALLY, IBENE AND MABT 
ADVENTUBES MABCO POLO 

HAD ABOUT MUSIC 
SLIGHT CASE OF MUBDEB 



Col 
Nat Perrin 
Maurice' Ostrer 
Hal Roach 
Harlan Thoi.ipson 
Robert Sisk 
Herman Schlom 
Gene Markey 
Sam Goldwyn 
J. Pasternak 
Sam Bischoff 



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MAKING THE HEADLINES 
THE FIBST HUNDBED YEABS 
ROSE OF BIO GBANDB 
DANGEBOUS TO KNOW 
HAWAII CALLS 
CALL THE MESQUITEEB9 
WALKING DOWN BBOADWAY 

CBIME OF DB. HALLET 
LOVE, HONOB AND BEHAVE 



Col * 
Norman Krasna 
norothv Reid 
Par 
Sol Lesser 
Wm. Berke 
Sol Wurtzel 
Kd Grainger. 
Lou Edelman 



•/lS/38 



BAILING ALONG 
GIBL OF GOLDEN WEST 
BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S FEBIL 
CONDEIKNED WOMEN 
KING OF NEWSBOYS 
BBBBCCA OF SUNNYBBOOK FABM 
THE GAIETY GIBLS 
NIGHT CLUB HOSTESS 

STATE POLICE 
HE COULDN'T SAT NO 



GB 

Wm. A. McGuira 
Par 

Robert Sisk 
V. Morehouse 
Hay Griffith 

A. Korda 
W. Mycrost 
Trem Carr 
Bryan Fo.v 



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3/25/38 



4/1/38 



Musical J. Matthews-J, Whitlni Sonnie Hale 

Musical J. MacDoiiald-N.. Eddy R. Z. Leonard 

Mystery J. Barrymore-L. Campbell Jas. Hogan 

Drama S. Ellers>L,' Hayward Lew Landers 

Rom-Dr L. Ayrcs-H. Mack V. Morehouse 

Ron>Com S. Temple-B. Scott Norman Foster 

Musical J. Halbert-P. Elll* T. Freeland 

Rom-Dr B. Borers- J.. Clyda Graham Cutts 

Action J. KInr-C. Maora John Rawlina 

Comedy F. McHnth-J. Wyman • Tiew Seiler 



LONE WOLF IN PARIS 
lUDGE HABDT'S CHILDBEN 
• ABSON GANGBUSTEBS 
MB. MOTO TAKES ^CHANCB 
JEZEBEL 



W. MacDonald 

MGM 
Herman Schlom 
Sol Wurtzel 
Henry Blanke . 



WHEN G-MEN STEP IN 
FLOATING CITY 
LAND OF FIGHTING MEN 
TIP-OFF GIBLS 
OUTLAWS OF SONOB.A 

JOSETTE 
GOODBYE, BBOADWAY 
ISLAND IN THE SKY 



W. MacDonald 
Erich Pommer 
Maurice Conn 
Pai 
Wm. Berke 
Gene Markey 
Ed Grainger 
Sol Wurtzel 



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Mystery. F. Lederer-F. Drake AI Sf Rogell 

Com-Dr. L. Stone-M. Booney-C. Parker Geo. Seitz 

Meller J. LaBne-B. Llvlngstan - Joe Kane 

Mystery L. Lerre-B. Hndsea Norman Foster 

Drama B. Davls-H. Fonda-C. Brent Wm. Wyler 



Mcllcr D. Terry-B. Palrc-J. Welb 

Drama L. Fcnton-C. Veldt 

Western J. Bandall-L. SUnley 

Meller L. Nolan-M. Carllsle-B. Karns 

Western 3 Mesqulteers-J. Joyce 

Musical S. Simon-D. Ameche-B. Lahr 

Com-Rom C. Winninrer-A. Bradv-T. Brown 

Meller G. Stuart-M. Whalen 



4 '8/38 



4/15/38 



FEMALE FUGITIVE 
IT COULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN 
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 
RAWHIDE 
BECKLESS LIVING 
WOMEN ABE LIKE THAT 



E. B. Derr Mono Meller E. Venable-C. Reynolds 

Cliff Reid BKO Drama V. Moore-A. Lane 

John H. Auer Bep Rom-Dr °A. Marshall-T. Birell 

Sol Lesser 20(h Western S. Ballew-E. Knapp 

Val Paul U Com-Dr. N. Grey-B. Wileox-J. Sara 

Robt. Lord WB Com-Rom K. Francls-P. O'Brien 



Jt'LIGirr INTO NOWHERE 
THE SHOW GOES ON ' 
TEST PILOT 
HEB JUNGLE LOVE 

JOY OF LIVING 
IN OLD CHICAGO 
DIVORCE OF LADY X 
NUBSE FROM BROOKLYN 

FOOLS FOB SCANDAL 
UNDEB- WESTERN STARS 



Col 
H. Wilco;c 

Louis. Lighten 
Geo. Arthur 
■Pelix Young 

K. MacGo».:in 
Alex. Korda , 
Ed. iJraui.Pcr 

Merwn LeRoy 
Sol C. Siegel 



4-22/38 



THERE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN 
HEART OF ARIZONA 
GO CHASE YOURSELF 

THE FEUD MAKER 
LADY IN THE MORGUE 
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN 
BATTLE OF BBOADWAY 



4 '29/38 CALL OF THE ROCKIES 

SWISS MISS 
COLLEGE SWING 
RETURN OF SCARLET FIMPEBNEL 
BELOVED BRAT 
GUNSMOKE TRAIL 
FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER 



5 '8 '38 



THE MAIN EVENT 
THREE COMRADES 
DOCTOR RHYTHM 
LAW OF THE UNDERWORLD 
SINNERS IN PARADISE 
KENTUCKY MOONSHINE 



5/13/38 



LAW OF THE PLAINS 
HOLD THAT KISS 
PHANTOM BANGER 
STOLEN HEAVEN 
VIVACIOUS LADY 
AIR DEVILS 



Wm. Perlberg 
Harry Sherman 

Bob Sisk 
A. W. Hackel 
Irving Starr 
Bryan Foy 

S ol Wu rtzel 

H- L. Decker 

Hal Roach 
Lewis Genslcr 
Alex. Korda 
Bryan Foy 
Maurice Conn 
k; aeGowan_ 

Ralph Cohn 
J-. Manckiewicz 
Emanuel Cohen 

Bob Sisk 
Ken Goldsmith 
K. MacGow.Tn 
Col 

J. Consldinp. Jr. 
ilaurirc Conn 

P.ir 
P. S. Bprman 
Ticm Call- 



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J. Ilolt-J. Wells 

A. Neairle-T. Carmlnati 
C. Gable-S. TracyM. Loy 

D. Lamour-R. Milland 
I. Dunne-D. Fairbanks, Jr. 
T. Power-A. Faye-Amecha 
M. Oberon-L. Olivier 

S. Eilers-C. Kelly 
t\ Lombard-F. GravM 

. R. Rogers -S.. B urnctte 

J. Blondcll-M, Oouelas 
W. Boyd-G. Hayes 
J. Penner-L. Ball 

B. Stcele-M. Weldon 
P. Fos(er-P. Ellis 

B. Reai;an-G. Blondeil 
V. McLa glen- E. M uir 

C. Starrett-i; Meredith 
S. LaurehO. Hardy 

M, Raye-Burns and Allen 
Stewart-B. Barnes-M. Scott 

B. Granvllle-D. Costello 
J. Bandall-L. Stanley 

_I.._Younff2B._Gr_eene 

k.'palse-J. ells ~ 
R. Taylor-M; Sullavan-Tone 
R. Crosby-M, Carlisle 

C. Morris-A; Shirley 
J. Boies-M. Evans 

Ri ti BroH .-T. Martin 

C. StarreU-.!. Meredith 
I>. O'Keefe-M. O'Suillvan 

T. McCoy-S. Karren 
G. Raymor.d-O, Bradna 
O. Rogers-.!, Stewart 
R. Wallace-B. Blake 



C. C. Coleman.Jr. 
Karl Hartl 
Alan James 
Louis King 
Geo. Sherman 
Allan Dwan 
Hav McCarcy 
Her bert Lc ed.s 
Wm..Nigh 
Christy Cabanna 
John H. Auer 

Ray Taylor 
F. MacDonald 

Stanle y Log an 

Louis O. ColTuis 
H. Wilcox 
Vic Fleming 
G. Archainbaud 
Tay Garnett 
Henry King 
Tim Whelai) 
Sylvan Siriiun 
Mervyn Ijf.Kuj 
^loe _KanQ; 

Alex Hall 
Los Selander 
Edw. Cline 
Sajii Nowflcld 
Otis Garret 
Arthur Lubin 
Geo. Marshall 



Allen James 
John G. Blystona 

Raoul Walsh 
Hans Schv/arli 
Arthur Lubin 
Sam- -Newfield 

Jphn_^F8rd_ _ 

Danny bare 
F. Borzdgo 
Frank TuUlc 
Lew Landers 
Jas. Whalr 

David Butler 

Sain Nolsnn 
10. L. Marin 
Sam Ncwfifil 
Aiidicw Slnni^ 
C;ro. Slovriis 
J >hn Ita wli 



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Musical W.,Connolly-Puiante-J. Perry A. S. Rogell 

Rom-Dr W. Fyffc-J. Lodcr-M. Loekwoad Robt. Stevenson 

Comedy C. Bennett-B. Burke-P. Kelly N. Z. McLeod 

Musical G. Swarthoat-J. Boles H. C. Potter 

Rom-Dr A, Lane-J. Fontaine Ben Holmes 

Meller H. Wilcnxon-M, Marsh James Cruze 

Musical A. Faye-F. Allen-J. Lanf Wm. Seiter 

Drama G, Cooper-B. Rathbono Norman Tauroff 

Musical D. DarMn-H. Marshall Norman Taurog 

Meller K. G. Bobinson-J. Bryan I.lo.vd Bacon 

Rom-Dr J. H«lt-B. Boberts Lewis. D. Collins 

Com-Dr K. Montgoraery-V. Brnca Di^k 'Thorpe 

Rom-Dr MoTita-John Carroll Wm, Nigh 

Meller G. Fatrlek-A, M. Wong -Robert Florey 

Rom-Com B. Breea-I. S. Cobb Edward Cline 

Westerji 3 Mesquiteers John English 

Com-Dr C. Trevor-P. Brooks N. Foster 

Mystery R. BelUmy-B. Bead Sylvan Simon 

C om-Dr W. Morrls-P. Lane Stanley Locan 



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Meller M. Doa^las-W. William G. FitzmauricO 82 2/23 

Drafh'a J.- Allen-M. Stone Karl Brown 68 4/6 

Western W. Boyd-N. Lane Les Selander 60 3/30 

Com-Dr Parkyakarkus-A. Lans Christy Cabanho 60 3/30 

Meller N. Hamllton-E. Venablo David Howard 88 3/3 

Comedy J. Proaty-S. Byington 'Berf Lenny 60 1/12 

Comedy V. Leigh-B. Harrisen Victor Saville 88 8/8 

Com-Dr Maneh Twins Wm. McGann 62 1/12 



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VARIETY 



WednfsJay, April 13, 193B 



PARAMOUNT NEWS 



COLLEGE SWING PAR. 8.0. SMASH 




Gracie says even teacher's pet so why can't Georgie. 




CRITICS AND EXHIBITORS 
SEE HIT IN PARAMOUNT 
SWING CRAZE MUSICAL 

Hollywood, Cal., April 12. 

West Coast critics, pre-view 
audiences, promotion - minded 
exhibs are cheering Para- 
mount's "College Swing" as 
definite box-office click. Belief 
isTParaThouhflias co'pped gold' 
in present craze for swing mu- 
sic, planned sure fire method of 
getting swing fans (which 
means practically everybody 
these days) into theatre. 

Paramount has been gener- 
ous with big names . . . Burns 
and Allen, Martha Raye and 
Bob Hope, Edward Everett 
Horton, Ben Blue, Jackie Coo- 
gan and Betty Grable, J6hn 
Payne and Florence George. 
Also generous with production 
was Paramount, putting plenty 
of saleables into picture, giv- 
ing director's baton to expert 
Raoul Walsh. 



,Martha Raye & Ben Blue listen carefully to a college lecture. 





Martha Raye & Bob Hope go in for Higher Yearning. 



CHECKUP SHOWS SWING 
MUSIC MOUNTING DAILY 
IN POPUUR APPEAL 

That nation's craze for swing 
music is mounting daily is evi- 
denced "by systematic checkup 
made recently by national 
broadcasters. Swing music ap- 
parently is still ace coin getter. 
!>Vnd those who wish to capital* 
tee on mania had better get 
Aboard the swing bafid wagon. 
J Analysis of swing fans shows 
craze is not limited to any age, 
type, or locality. The oldsters 
like their swing just as much 
as young folks. Paramount in 
issuing "College Swing", new 
bigtime musical, has timed re- 
lease perfectly to catch craze 
on upbeat. This is first impor- 
tant Hollj-wpod release to cen- 
ter story, production, and en- 
tire promotional effort on 
swing craze. 



Big Apple Finally Makes 
Big Time As Martha Raye 
Toms Jitterbug 

Hollywood, Cal., April 12. 

Martha Raye, the little girl 
with the big personality, has 
joined the jitterbugs (swing 
fans) and in j^College Swing" 
shows that swing is here ta 
sway with Martha Raye. With 
Bob Hope as a teammate Mar- 
tha slaughters a brand new 
swing number "How'dja Lilfc 
to Love Me." "College Swing", 
by the way has more tunes than 
any musical picture ever 
screened . . . and Martha (who 
ought to know) claims they 
sing fine. 

GRACIE ALLEN CLAIMS 
A.B.C.'S NOODLE SOUP 
TO HER AND HOW... 

Alden, Mass., April 12. 

Board of "Trustees of Alden 
College, local brain mart and 
setting for F'aramount's "Col- 
lege Swing", today presented 
Gracie Allen with special di- 
ploma as reward for spending 
one hundred years'in freshman 
class. Alden College prexy in 
handing Gracie diploma stated, 
"In education as in all other 
forms of endeavor, the first 
hundred y.ears are the hardest. 
I am sure that with another 
few centuries of rigid applica- 
tion to her work, Miss Allen 
will be able to master the mul- 
tiplication table,*' 

Quipped Griacte, "College 
presidents say the cutest things, 
ne should live so long." Quipped 
George Burns, "Stop it, Gra- 
ci ." 




Spring Prom is a Swing Prom at good old Alden College. 




Singing Sweethearts of Hidehl (Martha and Bob) 




Betty Grable & Jackie Coogan give teacher a Big Apple. 






^^^^^^^ 




COLLEGE SWING wi.h George Burns and Gracie Allen • Martha Raye 

Bob Hope • Edward Everett Horton • Ben Blue ■ Betty Grable • Jackie Coogan • Florence 
George ■ John Payne • Robert Cummings • Skinnay Ennis • The Slate Brothers ■ A PararTiounf Picture 



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Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



21 



4TH VARIETY 
CLUBS CONV. 
LOOKS SRO 



Cincinnati, April 12.' 
Reservations for the banquet o( 
the tourth annual convention of the 
Vai-iety Clubs of America at the 
Netherlands Plaza hotel April 24 as- 
sure heavy attendance by execs ol 
major and indie film producing com- 
pa iiies. accord ing to Allan S. Mo ritz, 



Forecasts, Please 



Hollywood, April 12. 
I^xhibitor acclaim accorded a 
.series of experiments by Frank 
Whitbceli has caused Metro to 
drop the name 'trailer' from ex- 
ploitation bricfles and retag 
them 'Screen Forecasts.' 

Subjects will hereafter be re- 
. leased as units on a program. 



Saper^Chief's Sked 
Jazzes Up Publicity 
For Stars Into Chi 



chairman. Accommodations Have 
also been requested by heads of nu- 
merous prominent firms allied with 
the picture industry. 

Tariff for the shindig will be $10 
for the dinner and entertainment, a 
slag and dress affair. James J. 
Grady in charge of ticket sales pre- 
dict.'; advance sellout for hall's ca- 
pacity of 800. 

' The address of John H. Harris, 
national chief barker, of Pittsburgh, 
Pa., will be broadcast by . station 
WLW and probably extended to the 
NBC network. Other speakers lined 
up so far include Ser.ator Alben W. 
Barkley (Kentucky); Senator Rob- 
ert J. Buckley .(Ohio); former Gov- 
ernor Harold Hoffman (New Jer- 
sey); Governor Nice (Maryland); 
Governor A. B. (Happy) Chandler 
(Kentucky). 

Only talent name made known so 
far by Col. Arthur Frudenfeld, in 
charge of entertainment, is Lew 
Lehr, ncwsreel comic. He promises 
to trot out screen, stage and radio 
celebs when show gets, going. 



Spears Heads Jolly Club 

Atlanta, April 12.. 
Harold Spears, manager for Tom 
Bailey's chain of colored theatres, 
was elected prez of Jolly Club, film 
row's charitable-social organization, 
at annual meeting held last week. 
Other officers are George Jones, Re- 
public Exchange, v.p.; A. C. Cowles, 
booker for Lucas tt Jenkins' the- 
atres, sec; Tom Lucy, Metro treas- 
urer. 



$20, 000, 000 Business 



(Continued from page 1) 



distribution or actual producing. 
Firms with theatre affiliations would 
be certain of swinging profitable dis- 
tributing deals with already finished 
product because of playdates' indir 
cated. 

130 Comml Film Prods. 

Typical of the urge to conduct ma- 
jor film, campaigns is the record of 
Chevrolet, largest in the General 
Motors division, which has made ap- 
proximately G5 pictures in three 
years. There are now about 130 
commercial film producers in U. S. 
but only about 18 are considered of 
any considerable consequence. Re- 
ported that about 100 commercial 
companies used films regularly re- 
cently though only about 80 arc es- 
timated going in for advertising sub- 
jects suitable for theatre exhibition. 

Commercial films now are. rated as 
the fourth medium of advertising by 
business. One important producer of 
these pictures^laimed that it 'is pos- 
sible to express shades of meaning 
in motion pictures that are beyond 
the capacities of the printed word or 
the spoken sales message of radio.' 

Argument of newspapers, which 
has developed in the past when pic- 
ture companies attempted rnaking 
and distributing of sponsored prod- 
uct, that this competition is unfair 
to their advertising channels, might 
bo braved the same as radio has con- 
tinued its advertising programs, it 
industry figures the revenue is worth 
this risk. 

Biggest difficulty today for spon- 
sored pictures even with a disguised 
sales message is to obtain suitable 
distribution. However, payment of 
a certain fee for showing, of such 
product is the only sugar needed to 
sway certain exhibitors into play- 
dating the films. This method is be- 
ing employed by Caravel Distribu- 
tkig Corp., with indications that the 
old 0,000 playdate mark may be 
topped by a thousand or more. . 

Two National Association off Manu- 
facturers' subjects, 'American March- 
ing On' and 'Frontiers of the Fu- 
ture.' recently played at the Embassy 
on Broadway. Neither could be 
toriVved advertising shorts and only 
ballyhoo was to create confidence in 
llvi business of the nation. Other 
Broadway 'lOuscs have been using 
these and other films of this type 
•■'uch as nims in the General Electric 
scientific series. 



icago, April 12. 

With the inauguration of new time 
schedules, which brings the crack 
.west coast trains into Chicago in the 
afternoon instead of the morning, 
there has been a sharp drop-off of 
publicity breaks for picture namei in 
the local dailies.- Especially is it 
true of the evening papers, notably 
the Hearst American, which for- 
merly used to meet all trains and 
gave practically every Hollywood 
name some sort of spread in the 
early editions. 

But with the top trains coming in 
during the afternoon the P.M. papers 
can't get through in time to break 
with the pictures and stories and 
i therefore pass 'em up entirely. The 
I morning paper field, dominated by 
the Chicago Tribune, never did 
bother with that type of yarn. 

As far as .the Century and eastern 
trains are concerned, they are hardly 
covered since they bring in names 
which had just been through Chi- 
cago, eastbound, a couple of weeks 
before, and don't rate as news. 

Chicago has plenty of action at its 
airport, but it's located so far away 
firom the loop, that the dailies can't 
see wasting a couple of photogs for 
an entire day to make the journey. 
Therefore, most of the airport celeb 
breaks are covered by the airlines 
which supply the dailies. Only in 
the case of spot news do the dailies 
make an actual coverage of the airr 
Held. 

Gotten so tough on publicity 
breaks on account of this situation 
that the studios are now sending per- 
sonalities down to the newspaper of- 
fices for pick-up yarns. American 
office has been used as publicity 
spot for several Coast names in the 
past few weeks, having been visited 
tor publicity breaks by Dick Powell, 
Akim Tamiroff. Edward G. Robin- 
son, Brian Donlevy, June Lang, etc. 
American played up a beavy yarn on 
Robinson, who was photoed as 'act- 
ing city editor' of the paper. 



Fi\m, Sound Achievements 
To Be Accoladed by SMPE 

Top achievements in cinematog- 
raphy for 1937 which will be outr 
lined to the Society of Motion Pic- 
ture Engineecs at the semi-annual 
convention this month in Washing- 
ton are expected to be Agfa's high- 
speed pan emulsions {film), the Ane- 
grain duplicating stocks developed 
by Eastman Kodak and a new sound 
emulsion brought out by Dupont. 
Meeting is a four-day affair starting 
April 25. , . 

Strides taken in transmitting mo- 
tion pictures by the cp-axial cable 
between New York and Philadelphia 
in recent months will be outlined by" 
H. E. Ive.s. of Bell Telephone labs In 
New York. The cable, established 
primarily for multiple telephone 
channels, also was used to test pos- 
sibility of transmitting a single wide 
band necessary for televisioni Pic- 
ture nim.s were scanned at one end 
of line by means of a lens disk con- 
tainins 240 Icn.-os. Motion pictures 
sent over coraxial cable in this man- 
ner were found to be highly satisfac- 
tory. 

. T. T. Bokor of Dufaycolor, Inc., Is. 
Scheduled to describe progress made 
in malting prints from screen-film 
nesalivcs. The work of a multiplane 
camcr.n. u.sed to enhance the power 
and realism of animated cartoon fca- 
tdie nirns. will be explained by W. 
K. Garily. of Walt Disney produc- 
lions, which iiirnod out 'Snow White' 
with such cameraSi 

W. J. Alhcrshoim. of Electrical Re- 
search Profliicl.s, Inc., will outline 
ii:^>.v ironds in latent. image theory in 
appllcalinn to low-inlcnsily cxjjosure 
which occurs in newsrccl camera 
work where lighting is bad. 



TITLE CHANGES 

Hollywood, Anril 12. 

Universal forced to switch 'Hell's 
Aii'^'els" to 'Rlol Patrol' bccau.se War- 
ners own rights to former title. 

TaK OM Shirley Temple's next for 
20lh-Fi),'i has brcn chanced from 
•Suiinysidc.Up' to 'Lucky Penny.' 



ANOTHER PHILLY STICKUP 



FUlh Holdup In Three Weeks- 
Keith's the Victim 



Philadelphia, pril 12. 

Stick-up of midtowM Keith's, 
Thursday night made fifth film 
house here hit by bandits iu less 
than three weeks. Pair of masked 
pistolrtoters entered the house by 
a rear employes' door which had 
failed to click shut. 

They accosted Walter Mitchell, 
electrician, in his office in the wings, 
relieving him of $1G. While working 
on him, Edward Huff, the engineer, 
walked, in. He was in overalls and 
had no money. Thieves, using rope 
picked up from the fioor, tied the 
gai.r .together so they couldn't ham- 
per the"~gctaAvay; — — 

Customer-friend of the employes, 
however, came along as hold-up 
artists were leaving. He was forced 
into Mitchell's office and robbed of 
$110, a $40 watch and $44 check. 



OKLA'S STRONG 
REUGION CO-OP 



Lawton, Okla., April 12. 
Facilities of the, Lawton theatre 
will be lent to pastors of the city 
for thjiee hours Good Friday for. 
union seTvice' messages in which 
seven local ministers will ma'KC ad- 
dresses. Each minister will be al- 
lowed 12 minutes to deliver his ser 
mon. 

Theatre managements all over 
Oklahoma are more than leaning 
toward co-operation with religious 
organizations, especially in the small 
^r towns. Oklahoma is considered 
one of the 'strong' states as- to church 
membership among religious circles. 

Effect of church-show co-opera- 
tion in recent years has been that, 
although individual ministers some- 
times make sniping attacks on the 
industry, no church-sponsored anti- 
shows campaign has gained any 
headway. 



Alvln's G<>»d Friday Shutdown 

Pittsburgh, April 12.- 
Harris-Alvin alone among the 
first run spots here is going along 
with Catholic Diocese's appeal to 
theatres to keep closed until 3 p.m. 
on Good Friday (15). Church group 
recently requested Pittsburgh Thea- 
tre Managers Association as a body 
to take similar action but was turned 
down on grounds that it would 'set a 
bad precedent.' 

Alvin, however, decided to call it a 
half holiday regardless of col- 
leagues' action. 



MaFch of Time's 2-a-Month, Single 
Reeler, StUl Mulled but Deferred 



B'way Billing 

Erection of' orange hucd; 
steel picket fence for about two 
blocks m Times Square area to 
separate Broadway, and Seventh 
avenue has theatre managers 
wondering it billboards will be 
placed on top of the barrier. 

One enterprising exhibitor 
already is inquirin.^ about 
-chanoes-of-placing- signs on -the. 
fence. 



PATHE'S $466,817 NET 
PROFIT FOR '37 YEAR 



Pathe. Film Corp. and subsidiaries 
earned net prortt of $4Gli.918 for the 
year ended Dec. 31. 1937, as com- 
pared with $183,953 in preceding 
year. The' profit was equal to 70c on 
common shares as against only 22c 
shown in 1936. 

Income from operations totalled 
$1,301,152, but expenses trimmed 
profit from these to $16,418. Divi; 
dends from DuPont Film Manufac- 
turing. .Corp. total|cd-$472.5oa.jn..thc 
year, representing Pathe's share in 
DuPont's approximate earnings of 
$1,520,000. This sum wasr the larg- 
est single item of profit shown in the 
report. 

Report shows that the company 
invested $20,000 in Monogram Pic- 
tures Corp. in April last year and 
obtained a contract to provide all 
motion picture printing and develop- 
ing work for that .company for five 
years. Regular dividends on the $7 
preferred were maintained and 
$400,000 bank loan was repaid be": 
fore the end of the year. 



One Par House in Blaze, 
Another Held Up for $110 

Hamilton. O., April 12. 

An early morning fire, believed to 
have been caused by spontaneous 
combustion under stage of the Par- 
amount, headquarters of Tracy Bar- 
ham, general mana.^er Southio The- 
atres, Inc., last week destroyed office 
and records of George Fettick, dis- 
trict booker, the art department, 
dressing rooms, and considerable 
stage equipment. Auditorium dam- 
aged by' smoke. Program for day 
transferred to Rial to. sister hou.se, 
with Paramount icopcning Wednes- 
day evening in time for weekly 
sweepstakes drawing. Damage esti- 
mated at $:!.000. 

The Rialtn was hold up two days 
previously, when James F. Schwalm, 
assistant manager, donated $110 to a 
lone masked bandit at the point of a 
gun, when the stickup artist ap- ' 
pcarcd in the siicond floor niaiia- ! 
gerial ofliccs at closing tiin 



Rill Tnbbert's Crackop 



Syracuse, April 12. 
William J. Tubbert, northern New 
York district head for Schine, suf- 
fered .severe chest injuries and a 
fractured thumb as result of his car 
crashing. He was riding in with a 
Malone (N. Y.) house manager at 
the wheel. Car crashed a tree after 
skidding off the highway just outside 
of Malone. Tubljert is still confined 
to Malone General hospital for X- 
rays to determine any internal in- 
juries.. 

Ti^bbcrt makes headquarters out 
of Wktertown. covering entire north- 
ern New York country houses for 
Schine. 



New Theatres 



Oklahoma City. April 12. 

Fire believed to have been slurtc^l 
by spontaneous combustion did ap- 
proximately SI. 000 In damage to the 
Amu.se-U thc;itre at Cordell. 

The stage of the Cozy at Wagoner 
was dama'rcd when lire start-.rd from 
a basket of trash. 



Charlotte. N. C. 
Ben Reeves and Ru.s.sell Barr will 
start construction immediately on a 
new and modern theatre building at 
West Jefferson. 

Ocean City, N. J. 
Strand ' Theatre Co. will build a 
new 1,500-seater here to replace one 
which recently burned down. Ar- 
mand D. Carroll architecting. 

Salt Lake City. 
Joe Lawrence, who owns- the Ri- 
alto. State and Southeast in town, 
plans to build a $.50,000 theatre in 
Murray, Utah, ready for occupancy 
about July 15. 

Cleveland. Okla. 
Theatre palrnhs of this town have 
two new houses to pick from, both 
opened the same week. V. A. Wal- 
ker and ./. A. Warren opened their 
Pix on ThursctHy. and A. R. Bender 
(i|)encd his ower the following Sat- 
urday. 



Possibility of arch lif Tiriic put- 
ting out two one-reel i.s.sucs n>onlhly 
instead of the present two-reel one- 
per-month subject, understood' to 
have- been under discu.ssion, has bccrt 
indcfi.nitely postponed fur the pres- 
ent . because of business conditions. 
Idea back of twice per month single 
reel was to bring news closer to data 
of occurrence and add ' accounts to 
present list of exhibitors who miiiht 
fight shy of M. of T. bL-caii.se of dual 
'alighmcnl. 

The reel recently used only two 
topics per release presumably with 
the idea of sizing up possibilities of 
turning out two reels. 

However, a summary of the situa- 
tion revealed that it was esscntiitl 
to get a certain amo.imt of 'produce 
tion' into each subject it it did Jiot 
veer too much towards bjing a new.s- 
reel and that this was not possible 
currently excepting on . a monthly 
basis. 

March of Time has about 11.000 
accounts in the world market, 8,472 
in the U. S. Reel is credited with, 
having fastest play-off lime ot any 
short, it being estimated thai better 
than 6,000 of the.se domestic accounts 
playing off withhi four to six weeks 
-and, lhat-ncarly 70% oC- the -casli . 
comes in during that time. Balance 
comes in within 14 weeks. 

Vrgci to secure more business in 
the American market and . show a 
substantial profit tor the producers iM 
said to be back of move to consider 
expansion via a bi-monthly project 



CAROLINAS' EXHIBS 
CONVENE JUNE 26-28 



Charlotte, N. C. April 12. 

.Motion picture theatre owners o( 
the Carolinas will hold their first 
summer convention in nine years at 
the Ocean Forest hotel at Myrtle 
Beach, S. C, on June 20-28. 

Some 200 exhibs in the two states 
expected to attend. 



Lehman Vetoes 

Barring Kids from Pix 



Albany, April 12. 
Governor Herbert H. Lehman 
vetoed, without comment, the only 
theatrical measure passed by the. 
Legislature at the recent. session. This 
was'the Ehrlich bill prohibiting any 
person, other than a pai'ent, guardian 
or one authorized by them, from pur- 
chasing for or giving to a child under 
16 years of age an admission ticket 
to motion picture theatres, except for 
exhibitions authorized by .section 
121-b of the General Municipal Law 
(this section was added last year in 
a companion act sponsored by As> 
semblyman Harold Ehrlich of Buf- 
falo). 

Purpose of the vetoed measure was 
said to be the ironing out uf conflict- 
ing provisions in the present law. A 
change in language presumably made 
the bill acceptable to thc.-itrical in- 
terests. Children'.s Aid Society of 
Buffalo strongly supported the p.-o- 
posai. 



STORY BUYS 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Franz Schulz anrl Kurt Siidmak 
sold their oii;;iMal, ' Raid," to 
Paramount. | 
. Richard Wormscr drew Colonial 
Pictures check f.)r an untitled yarn. 

Metro acquired . Alb:!rl Treynor's 
novel. 'DanciM.:; C.'f>-cd,' for KIcanir 
Powell. 

Universal b'ni'.;hl GoMi 
berg's 'Lillle T:)u^h Oiiv,' 

Maurice Hunline and .htrrv O'Con- 
nor sold their file. 'Two on the : 
Aisle,' to R-;|)ul)lic.. | 

J. P.. Marnward's .serial. ':\Mq ; 
Sinister.' which riii in C'Dlli has 
been taken by Mcli'Ok ' 



STUDIO CONTRACTS 

H)llywood, Anril 12. 

Warners handed .John Fnrrow a 
new directorial conliact. 

Mai St. Clair draw another year 
as 20th-Fox director. 

Elcanore CIriflin and Charles ;l- 
d.Mi re-tai,';!crl as 20th-Fox writers. 

Warners Ijfted Veia Lewis' player 
option. 

Robert .Allen. ox-C:')luml)ia con- 
tract playoi-. hanticfl 20th-f'"ox pad. 

Comnirnulcr It-irvov llaislio s3t 
for another tei.ni as IVfeli'D lechni ".il 
(direct )r. 

Gcoruc Hayes' option l.Tken up by 
Harr.v SluM'man. 

Pariimo iit (rxtcndi.'rl . Ilii' player 
contracts of li;>li)!<s Cas.-y. lUilh 
Kou.-rs ;nul Philip Wan-en. 

Mort C/recne awanled term co 
tr.-ir t ;is clro slr>rts writi'i\ 

nivcrsal s';;iu;d .Sam Bj-own 
.scf.'narist. 

Rns;;lla Townc h.iiifl;jd new |)l;iyiM" 
C<iV(;n.'nt 1)V Wiriifis. 

Metro rc-inl:c(l ICIranor Po'. 



Crazy Over Franchise.s, 
Or Could It Be Hosses 

Los -Ahgolcs, April 12. 
Ray Olmstead. lloward Stubbin.-i 
and Earl Maicr, Monogram franclv'a 
di.stributors for .California", alon 
with Mel Hulling, in charge of dis- 
tribution in the San -incisco ar , 
j will attend M(inn.i;r r< s ite crin- 
I vcntiori, opening in 'inciri- 

I nati. 

j Coasters will tiviin out iii time ti 
catch the Kentucky DLMby in L )uii- 
ville the day previous. 

CHANGE PARTNERS 

lli.ll.vv .),rl. Api il 12. 
Harry Di"55li m ii i< pui vh.' tin: 
i interest of fiis pirlir.T in Ih^.' Il i.iy 
'DcShon-Abc; ell -i- l:il: 'il -i ;. m.-v, 
I and has taken in C'mt. Cii .j l.-^ Me- 

Kcnzie an .'i .ici il •. 
i nel|!.M- j ilji.i il'i- .\!) ■ 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



PUY YOUR COMEDY FAVORITES TO WIN I 

In blase Los AngelesT' and hard -boiled 
New York)' they iiclcled preview audiences 

laugh- weak! (Theatre names on request) 



AUDIENCE TESTED! 



"Comedy FrvthntM. .,W!nning*r 
«nd Brtdy dominat* picture . ,^ 
piMiad prtvi'aw auditnc*." 

-MOTION PICTURE 
HERALD 

"Livttir didoct . . .Comedy in co- 
frtihing contrail to corlucrow' 
varitly rtcantljr dumped on 
market." 

-MO TION PICTURE DAILY 

"Alice Brady bring* richett gift* 
. , . to portrayal . .'. Winninger.' 
makes part live ..." 
-HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 

"Captures all entertainmenk 

^ei.''' -VARIETY 

S' 




and YVuevear* 



Screen Play by Roy 
Chanslor and A. Dorian 
Otvo$ • Based on the 
^Broadway Stage Success 
by James A. Gleason 

Directed by . 
RAY McCAREY 

Associate Producer 
EDMUND GRAINGER 

A New UNIVERSAL 
Picture 




ALICE 



Wll 



CHARLES 



BRADY WINNINGER 

TOM BROWN . FRANK JENKS • DOROTHEA KENT 



RADIOS 

NEWEST 
SENSATION 



TOMMY RIGGS 



and his 
Betty Lou 

JED PROUTV * WILLIE BEST * DONALD MEEK 



Weducsday* April 13, 1938 




PICTURES 



VARIETY 



25 



Es Leuchten Die Sterne 

(Continued from page 15) 

meagre dividends. It's a revue type 
which connives to play hide and seek 
-with continuity and sense until the 
bewildered onlooker gives up, in an- 
noyed despair. 

The stars that are supposed to 
shine turn out to be a lot of tired 
tinsel that barely glitters. Dancing is 
unimaginative in the chorus parts, 
old-fashioned in the solo-squirming 
by La Jana, the lanky German girl, 
who is mistaken for a terper, and 
merely competent when it comes to 
..Ihe.Swedish. male tapper, Paal Rpsch- 
bere. , . 

T.ie Scandinavian countries are 
further reoresented by the Nor- 
wegian, Fritjof Mjoen. who would do 
better to return to legit. And finally 
there is the new discovery, Vera 
Bergman, who plays the part of tlie 
extra who rises to stardom. But she 
is no luminary with little chance of 
becoming one. 

The plus is the really first-class 
comedy work of Rudi Godden, with 
Paul Verhocven seconding, and the 
unaffected performance of Ernst 
Fritz Fuerbringcr. There are also a 
few effective sets in this panoramic 
medley, designed by Benno von 
Arent. Though a bit too dark at 
times, the lens work of Georg Krause, 
on the whole, is imaginative. Script- 
ing and directing by Hans H. Zer- 
lett shows that he really can do 
things. Trask. 



MAGDAT KIGSAPJAK 

('MaKda is Expelled') 
(HUNGARIAN MADE) 

Budapest, April 2. 

Hnrmnnla projih-ildn •iM rflfine. Ul- 
rfctea by Iioilo Vajilu. Scfnaiio. Kirolr 
Noti; ncluptcd rroin MLIclns Kndat'' plar. 
l»roiluced by l-'creiicc lMe9.n. 

aKda Td» Tursjf 

JloadmlalreM., . .I'iil Pctry 

Teacher Clara Tolney 

Proffa.'^or. ., flaiidor <lotIi 

Kautnmii mllia Lendvay 

Ifftrvoy .Anlal Pniter 

Hnrviij- V.l ..(iecrna Naitr 

Junllor ('•»vo Maly 

1*^ Jullua Guzan 

(In Hungarian) 

One ol the brightest, cleverest 
•nd most amusing pictures made in 
JIungarian thus far. Clever direct- 
ing, shrewd casting, spirited acting, 
a lot of amusing gags and a pretty 
plot make 80 minutes' excellent en- 
tertainment. 

Magda is the naughtie.st 16-year- 
old in a commercial school for girls, 
always getting into scrapes. Young 
teacher who instructs the girls in 
commercial lietter-writing has choSen 
the fictitious figure of a Mr. Harve.T, 
manufacturer of Liverpool, to whom 
the pupils address their exercises in 
correspondence. In a moment of 
loneliness, the teacher herself 
amuses herself by pouring out her 
heart to the fictitious Mr. Harvey, 
whom she imagines as a nice 
young man. Magda finds thi.i ef- 
fusion and mails it, just to see what 



will happen, knowing that Mr. 
Harvey does not exist anyway. But 
he does. Letter is delivered to «' 
young manufacturer of that name in 
Liverpool, who is so intrigued -by 
the letter that he sets out to find th« 
girl who wrote . it. He marries the 
teacher; Magda is expelled, but is 
rewarded by finding a husband for 
herself, too. 

Girls' school atmosphere is great 
fun, and Piroska Peery as head- 
mistress and Goth as a professor are 
admirable. Schoolgirl part suits Ida 
Tyray to perfection and makes up 
for the times she has been miscast 
in socialite or wordy debutante parts. 
.Cl3ra_-T61nay .has. .charm— and . dis- 
tinction, even though she is. not very 
interesting. Taking all in all, a very 
attractive picture. JacobL 



SUN OVER. SWEDEN 

(SWEDISH MADE) 
(WITH SONGS) 

A. R. l^uropa Flltns production and re- 
lease. I'Vftlures .Nils Ltindcll, Urcla Krlc- 
s<in, NIlM Erlcsflon, Ini;ii Vclterlund. llelKe 
HuKerinanl Directed by Arne Dornebusch. 
Sttvy and adaptation by Thedor Her- 
tlieU; mu.sir, I*;rlc Raiimann; catncra. 1111- 
inor EkdAdI and Sven 'rherinaenltis. At 
l-'Ifih Ave. Playhouse. N. Y.. week April 
S, "^H, Running thna, 02 n)ln!i. 

Rut Rut Holm 

.Nl.'i^je.. ' N'lla Lundell 

Urttta...' ' ' Erlcaon-Hanncs 

Svnnte l.lndcrltiilni, Nils ErIcHaon 

Inga... Inga-Uodil Vcltevlund 

Mrs. Andori^soii SJcne WJrft 

I'erill l.undberK Heine Hiigernmn 

l.undberf;. . . ; Huko UJorne 

Clcr^ynyn .Carl Urowallluu 

(In Swedish, With Enolish Titles) 

This glorified travelog. is a remake 
of another Swedish production, 
turned out about a year ago. It is 
idifficult to tell whether a third of 
■^he footage has been lifted bodily 
from the other feature or not. If it 
isn't, the directors did not deviate 
much from the original in remaking 
the film, even down to the better 
gags in the first try. 'Sun Over 
Sweden' is helped by English titles, 
fairly adept direction for this ram- 
bling sort of vehicle and will satisfy 
followers of the arty type of photo- 
graphically engrossing picture. To 
most American audiences it will be 
dull. To those looking for a logical 
story, it will prove vapid. 

Possibly the best thing that can be 
said for this feature is that it is an 
improvement over the first one. It 
still depends too much on the scenic 
aspects of three touring parties for 
footage. The directors and sciripters 
have snapped up the action a bit, 
introduced several human interest 
touches and have produced a more 
logical ending. But the film remains 
a farcical, jaunt over Sweden's land- 
scape. 

Thin story brings two sales girls, 
vacationing on bikes, together with 
two well-to-do young rnen; also tour- 
ing the country for recreation. Then 
there is a mechanic who goes on a 
honeymoon, at the same time, driving 
his truck. He also figures in the 
yairn, but stupidly, despite excellent 
clowning efforts. 

Musical background by Eric Bau- 



mann is a strong point. Protography 
is an expert contribution. Greta 
Ericson and Inga Vetterlund, as the 
vacationing femmes; Nils .Lundell, as 
the husky auto mechanic; Heljge 
Hagerman and Nils Ericsson, as the 
two young men, are standard and 
familiar cinema thespians in Sweden, 
English titling is grotesque at several 
junctures, especially when It at- 
tempts slang. Wear. 



Filmers' Charity Games 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Proceeds of annual ch- :y softball 
game May 1 will go to aid German- 
Austrian refugees. Two games are 
billed, first between th-» screen lead- 
ing men and comedians vs. Jack 
Daro's Alll-Star Wrestlers. 

Other will be a clash of Bert 
Hjmptonls. Movie Girls and the stu- 
dio .Casting. Directoxs,. 



HERCULE 

(FRENCH MADE) 

Paris, April 2. 

Pallie Conaorllum Flluia roleiise nt Andre 
Aron pruduction. Starn l''eri).'iivli--l ; Itvi- 
ture.-J CJaby Morlay, Juje.s J'.eri-y, l»l"i'ro 
UrasMcur. Directed by Alexan>Iro Kswuy. t 
.^creenpluy, Carlo Itlni; miukIc, M:inn;il 
lloirentltat; eaniera, Kelbcr. I'errln. .\l tlio 
Marlvaux, Pai'iH. Uunnln>; 'iltne, 05 niln.'t. 

Cast: Fernnndel. 'tiaby Morlay, .lules 
Berry. Pierre HrasHeur, Jean Ti.sskr, Ilenrl 
■Crenilenx. Nane Gerntun, Derini'vUIe. Uol- 
ntont, I'oupon, Pels, ri7aiil, Deebamii.i. 



This amusing satire: with a news- 
paper background was obviously 
written for Fernandel, France's out- 
standing screen comedian. Story is 
simple but leaves room for plenty of 
amusing situations. It's sct'for big 
things here, where Fernandel has a 
big following, and is coupled for the 
nrst4ime with ■ Gaby-Mor-layr another 



b.o, draw. But outside of Francv 
much of it would be lost 

Story gives Fernandel plenty of 
chances to play the role in which 
he shines, the simple-minded twy 
lost in the big city. Miss Morlay is 
only fair as his secretary. Jules' 
Berry is his usual slick self as an un- 
scrupulous . advertising manager 
while Pierre 6rasseur is sufficient ji 
the young honest reporter. 

Direction and styy are better than 
the average French pic with cameii 
work and dialog also good. 



Death Takes Flight 

Hollywood, April 12. 
Betty Laidlaw and Robert Lively 
are writing the screen play for Uni- 
versal's 'Death in the Air.' 
_..Itving Starr .wilLj).r<iducc._ 



The Girls Eye View 

(Continued from page 6) 



does such nice thing.s for her. Designers who insist on giving out with 
crownloss brims and vice versa might take note. 



Easter a la Walt Disney 

The Music Hall's opening, 'Glory of Easter,' pageant ha.s a church interior 
set and presses into service everyone connected with the stage show, fol- 
lowing an Easter custom of five years standing. Rockettes and ballet, each 
with flowing robe and sheaf of white flowers pose about the stage and 
altar, and group on the side stairs with Glee Club and soloists. Candelabra 
and huge single candles add to the decorative effect, and Elsie MacFarlane 
carries the- vocal burden as soloist, among all the impressively religious 
Music Hall atmosphere. 

Theme of the latter part of the show is an abrupt de.scent from the sol- 
emn with Walt Disney characters and a circus set. The idea seems to be 
good, but somehow it fails to jell. Perhaps dancers with faces and feet 
disguised just aren't very interesting for a lengthy period— and they are 
on quite some time. 

The ballet corps are so many Mickey and Mi ie. Mice and the Rockettes 
are 36 Donald Ducks. 

Rockettes have yellow tights and web feet, blue jackets, fluffy white 
•tails* and D.' Duck masks." The ballet, ingeniotisly designed to appear as 
M. Mice mounted on ostriches, have black jackets, green and yellow skirts 
in front and ostrich feathers- behind, wearing M. Mouse masks and carry- 
ing ostrich necks (with heads, of course) to complete the effect. Sounds 
like wholesale grotesquerie — and is. 

Circus and barnyard note is further carried out with Grave Panvini. 
Marian Palmer and Ivy Dale as the Three Little Pigs, the Novello Bros, in 
the bird routine as rooster and hen, and aerialist Chrysis dc la Grange as 
an Easter bunny. 



Roxy's' Easter Motif 

The Roxy's Easter flavored offering has the Cae Fo.ster Girls in mul- 
berry frocks, tight to the hips and flaring over ruffled white petticoat';. 
Ostrich plumed bonnets, high-buttoned shoes and striped leg o' mutton 
sleeved jackets give an old-time, Bowery note to the en.sembles: 

William Hall, although billed as the 'Screen'.s Romantic Song Star,' stales 
that he has yet to sing in a picture. Finishes his song cycle with an 'Old 
Fashioned Girl' number, the Fostei-s in enormous hoop-ikirtcd gowns in 
pastel yellows, green, blue and rose, gl'ouped about a garden set for 
atmosphere. 

Tiny Sylvia Manon. in white leotard with ruffled puff .-ilcevcrf, opens as- 
» clock pendulum. She goes from that comparatively sedentary occupation 
to become a human pingpong ball for Ray Borden. William Decker and 
Jack Yarborough. Boys wear white satiii knickers, full blou.scs and 
Wrapped turbans for the Job of spiiinins Miss M;in;)n through the air. 



BERT 

WHEELER 



HEADLINING 



LOEW'S STATE 

NEW YORK 

LAST WEEK (APRIL 1st) 



^'VARIETY'' of April 6th said:- 

mOVSE GROSSED 
OVER $26,000^' 



^^That^s a sweetheart 
if there ever wuz, $26, f"^"^-' 



Booked by 
'A. & S. LYONS. Inc. 



Personal Managemenf 
LEO FITZGERALD 



Material by HANK LADD 



2t 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



EXPLOITATION 



By Epes W. Sargent 



] 



Fire RelicB 

Louisville. 

Johnson Musselman, manager of 
the Foiii ih Ave.. Amus. Co.'s Rialto. 
piilled out several items from his 
showman's oag of tricks, to make this 
town plenty 'Chicago' conscious. In 
addition to the old standbys, such as 
an old fire truck, which he brought 
out on the street; , vi-ith appropriately 
costumed flremen. Musselinan invited 
as his gue.sts to. see the film, members 
of the local Fire Department. 

Tie-ups were arranged with mer- 
c'.snts on (he town's main' stem, and 
-manyHttrncd tivcr their entire win- 
dow to a display of relics, photo- 
ei-aphs,' etc, all reminiscent of the 
great Chicago conflagration. '. And 
the sweet part of the whole thing 
was that several local people tlug 
In their closets and out of the way 
places and gladly offered to loan the' 
article?, which consisted of photo- 
graphs of old (Ire fighting oirganiza- 
tions, old hev.'spapers, and various 
articles which the owners stated 
were relics of the Chicago fire. Relics 
and photo-jraphs were intensely in- 
teresting to oldsters Ss well as the 
younger " generation, and helped 
enormously in generating a desire 
to see the film. 



New Orleans. 

Rodney D. Toups, manager of 
Loev/s State, tied-up with -the Straw 
Hat Dty aciivities of the Retail Trade 
association for an Arsene Lupin' 
man-hunt. 

A masked ' 'Arsene Lupin* walked 
the .streets of the business section 
lor three days prior . to the opening 
of the film, 'Arsene Lupin /Returns,' 
and awakened considerable interest 

A $25 . reward .'was offered for his 
14entincation by members of the 
Men's 'Wear Division of the Retail 
Trade association, with all the lead- 
ing downtown stores participating. . . 

After appearing masked for three 
days, he appeared for three addi- 
tioncl days \mmasked. The idea was 
for persons to identify the masked 
•Arsene Lupin' without the face cov- 
ering. For each day that he remained 
unidentified the reward jumped $25. 



WB's /Bobin Hood' Bally 

V^arner Brois. comes close to taking 
a record with its press book on "The 
Adventures' of Robii\ : Hodd.' It has 
pages (and plenty of 'em), 17x22 
inches, and that's a pretty big lapful 
for any e::hibttdr to handle. It Qi im- 
pressive as to size, typography and 
color work, but it's too . big for 
comfort. 

But it has plenty of good material 
from all publicity angles arid shquld 
be R help ' to sales with .11 pageS of 
Bublicity, 20 pages of advertisements, 
exploitation and publicity ideas and 
a nice suggestion for an animation. 
Outside its awkward size it's a great 
book. 



Metro's Contest 

Metro announces an essay contest 
on 'Test Pilot' for theatres playing 
that release. Two round trips to 
Hollywood top the list, with a Pilot 
radio set as third priz^. Details are 
similar to those of other Metro con- 
tesl.s, each theatre conducting its 
own contest and forwarding, the 
winner to the company. . 

Metro also has made tie-ups with 
the Lionel airplane, which is billed 
to thcitries at an inside price 
(or purely local conte.sts, and also 
offers a reproduction of the Thomp- 
son Airplane trophy for similar use. 
Both are moderately priced. 

efund Bally Works 

San Diego. 

One of the frankest exploitation 
campaigns given a picture Was used 
by the Spreckles theatre in San Di-. 
ego on 'Mayerling.' It brought re- 
su't.s, too. 

House advertised that the fll was 
in the native tongue of Charles oyer 
and Danielle Darriex, and that pa- 
troiis wouW have their aidmission fee 
refunded if not entirely satisfied. 
There were no rebates and the house 
set a new record for a lull period 
when the fleet was away and the; 
Lenten season on. 



One Lucky Kid 

Lincoln. 

Bob Huffman, manager of the Lin-- 
coin theatre corporation, was the 
originator of a smooth publicity stunt 
for Monogram's Jacky Cooper pic, 
'Boy of the Stree'.s.' 

Huffman formed a committee of 
three composed of himself, manager 
of the Lincoln hotel, and radio sta- 
tion man er of KFOR, which went 
to center of downtown Lincoln and 
picked the first lad to turn their cor- 
ner, tagging him 'Lincoln's Boy of 
the. Street.' Lucky kid was given 
SlOd in merchandise by local mer- 
chants, a dinner in his honor,' iand 
was even honorary governor of the 
state for a day. 



ustling in Okla. 

Oklahoma City. 

Oklahoma theatre managers are 
going in for almost all types of pro- 
motion in attempts to hypo dwin-, 
dling b. o. receipts. 

The old standby cooking school is 
making the rounds^ generally under 
the sponsorship of the local theatre 
and newspaper in the smaller towns. 

Several houses in the state are go- 
ing in for amateur stage shows or 
musical recitals put on by the local 
highschool. dramatic and music de- 
partments. 

Tie-ups are being made with 'a 
number of the chamber of cbmmerce 
organizations in clean up drives, with 
the pianager issuing passes to each, 
child bringing a designated number 
of old tin cans or bottles. 

Home town news, reels are being 
shown regularly in a number of 
houses, some of them being locally 



New York Theatres 





PARAMOUNTs'""' 



iR'TccfanlcoTvr 

"Her Jungle- 
Love" 

.with 
DnroUly I.a'inour 
' Kuy . lllaDil 



ISQVAKE 
IN PERSON 

Tommy— 
Oorsey 

AND BAN 
BEN BLUE 



Itta A«. a Mlh it. 



R 0 X Y 



AM. OCc TO 
BEAi'M I I'M. 



HELD OVEkt 

'in Old 
Chicago" 

—On' the .Stx*— 
New Sta(« Shon 



SiVV MUSIC HALL 

HKi.n OVER 

''ADVENTirRES OF 
MARCO POLO" 

.8p«cta«ular Stafl* Productlona 



produced and others produced by a 
state home town news reel company. 

Tie-ups are tieing made with mer- 
chants on all types of 'dividend' days 
and promotion, with free shows for 
all farm children coming to town on 
designated, days. 

Oklahoma association of registered 
nurses is selling tickets on a split 
profit basis for .some houses with 
their percentage to be used for pro- 
moting their forthcoming conven- 
tioni 



Flying Dncats 

Hollywood. 

As ballyhoo for' 'Test Pilot,' Metro 
framed the shortest air mail jump in 
postal liistbry. Ducats for preview- 
ers- were flown five miles from one 
airport to andthier and then through 
regular airmail channels for deliv- 
ery.—- — - ._ 

Picture unveils April 14 i est- 
wood. 



Favors Originals 



(Continued from page 3) 



^Glorified Janitors^ 



for 1938-39 he will boost the num- 
ber of ori inals to almost 90% of the 
total. 

Zahuck has always argued that it 
is a Waste of money to spend a for- 
tune for a stage hit or a best seller, 
then toss out an equal or even 
larger sum to have if fitted to the 
screen. To him, it is not only bad 
showmanship but bad business. 

After laying more than $200,000 on 
the line for the film rights to the 
Broadway hit, 'You Can't Take It 
With 'Ifou,' Harry Cohii has seen his 
purchase aimbst completely rebuilt 
to fit the demands of Frank Capra, 
who will direct it Even the locale 
has been changed, "the action being 
moved from.a living room interior to> 
the sidewalks of New York. 

Param.ount's Le Baron doesn't be- 
lieve ' remakes. He elimihated 
them entirely trom his 1937-38' pro^ 
gram, lor which he used 65% origi- 
nal stories, 20% novels and 13% 
stage plays. 

Of Univer I's 40 1937-38 features. 
25 of them were based on origi- 
nals, 12 on novels, two on stage plays 
and one on a short story. Of the 
same outfit's lour serials, one was 
motivated by ' an original idea and 
three were made from newspaper 
cartoon strips. 

Low on OrigliiaU 
Warners' dropped lowest in the 
number of originals used by a major 
company last year, splitting its pro- 
gram on a ratio of 20% originals,. 
35% noirels, 15%. published short 
stories, 25% stage plays and 5%. re- 
makes. Order has already gone for- 
ward, however, to jump the run of 
tailored-to-order tales for next sea; 
son.. / 

Like Warners, Metro has been a 
stickler for established title's, lean- 
ing overboard on. plays and novels 
that have' struck the public's fancy. 
Unlike its competitors, it will hold 
to the formula for 1938-39 In an ef- 
fort to reduce its story department 
inventory by using up expensive 
material gathered in and paid for in 
an era when operating expense 
were of less import than they are at 
the moment. 

RKO's '37-38 feature list consumed 
23 original yarns, five novels, three 
shol^ stories and five stage plays. 
With a heavier slate being platined 
for the forthcoming semester, 
heavier emphasis will be placed on 
originals. 

During the stanza just closing. 
Monogram's list, ran to 65% originals, 
20% novels, 13% short stories and 
2% remakes, while Republic's was 
made up of 60% originals, 10% nov- 
els and 30% short stories. Both will 
up the originals, effecting resultant 
cuts in novel and short story pur' 
chases for the new stanza^ 

Qoldwyo's Tailor-Made Pair. 
Samuel Gol'dwyn turned put five 
features in '37-38, two of which were 
originals, one from a novel, one 
irom a stage play and one a remake, 
Xalterwas;'Steiia :Dallas.' 

Ha| Roach filmed three features 
during the year, two of which were 
originals and one from a novel. All 
of his 12 short comedies were made 
from originals. 

Changed situation means a new 
deal for the boys and girls who. are 
capable of developing ideas. They'll 
be able lb switch the average shortr 
story plot ihpy consider salable to 
such mags as Satevepost, Cosmo- 
politan. Collier's and Liberty around 
to siiit pictiu-c.<;, ship it direct to 
Hollywood, and grab off. a check two 
or three . times as fat as the publish- 
ers lyould pay them for the same 
material. 



(Continued from page 11) 

did not leave it to the managers to 
put the picture over— they used 
ihowmanship to Its nth degree with 
more than gratifyinft results. 

What was done with 'Snow White' 
on a grand scale, can be done nine 
times out of 10. with other pictures 
of lesser exploitation possibilities. 
It can be done only in one way, and 
that is by taking the manager out of 
the 'glorifled janitor' class and make 
him a partner in the business. 

In talks with more than two score 
managers the solution 'seems to be 
clearrrrif. he, K.ere_giyjen j[^n Interest 
in the running of his theatrit^i^ ~fie' 
were given a free rei , within .limits 
to exploit and publicize the pictures 
he is playing, there would be a dif- 
ferent story to tell for the bozoffice. 

A SBall Pcreeiitace Cat 

In co-relating all the facts gath- 
ered, a manager would. If given the 
incentive to rriake a little extra 
money outside of his salary, go out 
and work like old Ned to increase 
his gross. The concensus, of opinion 
is that if ' the officials who run the 
chain theatres would set a minimiim 
gross (including the overhead and 
extra added amount, as a net gain) 
and. then share with the manager a 
cer in percentage over this amount 
thereby in many instances giving the 
manager ah extra $10-15 a week, 
they would see an amazing result in 
box >ofIice jumps. To the itnanager 
of a theatre, in a smaller town, an 
average of $10 a week would in 
many Instances pay his rent, and 
give him the feeling of no matter 
how hard he works,' he will get 
abmething :out,ot it for himself As 
it' it, now he is. just a rubber stamp, 
putting his John Henry to the box 
oSlce statement every night seeing 
that the theatre is open, on time and 
that, the assistant manager is on the 
job while he is away playing golf, 
or hitting the pin games. 

Jtist one other observation, and 
* very important' .one at that— the 
relationship between the theatres and 
the local newspapers. In very few 
of the smaller cities is there an 
entente cordials established between 
them. The manager has a mistaken 
idea that he can tell the editor of a 
newspaper what he can print regard- 
ing the pictures he is . playing — he 
believes that in giving the news- 
paper advertising that he can tell the 
editorial end just what should be 
print 

rMi dtai Will 

As a case in i>oint — in a rather 
large southern city, the local news- 
papers, morning and evening, are 
owned by' one publisher, and have 
for the past five years ornitted any 
mention of pictures playing in the 
local theatres. Inquiry elicits the 
amazing fact that the managers of 
the seven theatres in the town were 
a bit milted at the reviews they were 
getting, plus the fact that they were 
paying $2.25 per Inch against the 
eommercial rate of 00c an inch. 
After many heated parleys,, the the- 
atres lyrere given the lesser rate with 
the understanding that picture news 
would be taboo — and the managers 
agreed to this arrangement. They 
thought they were smart ih doing 
this, but they have alienated from 
them the greatest publicity channel 
that the entertainment Aeld has. 
The manager or managers who set 
themselves up as 'dictators' over 
newspapers just because they are 
advertisers are woefully lacking in 
good judgment. There is still a great 
deal of power in -the printed word. 

While nosey ihg aboiit I also dis- 
covered another important factor, as 
far as both the heads of the smaller 
circuits are concerned, and the the- 
atre manager, that is, how closely 
they watch the trade paper an- 
nouncements of coming productions. 
That' is their only . avenue pf keeping 
in touch with coming events, an only 



Parson s-Lesser Split 

Hollywood, April 12 
Lindsley Parsons called it quits 

with Sol Lesser. 
Last on his producer contract was 

'Rawhide.' 



means of keeping abreast with what 
all the companies are doing and ara 
contemplating. 

In conclusion, ain. certain that If 
a questionnaire were to be sent out 
the thousands of manageri through- 
out the United States regarding tha 
plan outlined here taking them out 
of their static routine jo*), and giving 
theni a share in the business they 
are running, the response would b« 
startling, But, of course, that It a 
matter for the chain -operators to 
mull over. 



Janssen Sconii| Jlfanje^ 
PicEe; WeU Withdraws 



. Hollywood, April 12. 

Werner Janssen has been signed " 
by .Walter Wanger to write a com- 
plete new score for 'The Adven- 
turess.' Kurt Weil, who started the 
clcffing chore, has been released 
firom his contract and is now in New 
York filling stage play commitments, 
which are understood to. have inter- 
fered with his completion, of the 
Wanger assignment. 

Janssen has cancelled several br^ 
chestral engagements in the east to 
take the berth. Ann Rpnell will pen 
the lyrics for two songs, for which 
Janssen will also write the musi 



Dixie Tohiado Jazzes 

Up Film Deliveries 

Atlanta, April 12. 

Cyclonic winds that .bjrbught tor- 
rential rains, which turned freshets 
into raging rivers and forced bigger 
streafns into lowlands, inundating 
and damaging roads^ played ' havbe 
with film distribution out of Atlanta. 

Miss-outs were firequent in af- 
fected territories in Georgia and 
Alabama, with :latter state worst hit. 



O'Connor Tad in Pix 

Hollywood, April 12, 
New contract handed Donald 
O'Connor, moppet by Paramount has 
been submitted to- superior court 
for approval. 

Youngster, who for several years 
toured vaude circuits with his par- 
ents as the O'Connor Family, will bo 
seen as Bing Crosby's brother' in 
'Sing, You Sinners.' 



Theatres-Exchanges 



Philadelphia. 
Mrs. Clayre Abramson named sec*' 
retar.v . and treasurer, of Nixon'a 
Grand Theatre Corp. here. . She suc- 
ceeds to part of duties of Si Cohen, 
V'ho combined them with manager- 
ship of hou.se. Cohen out in econ- 
omy rriove and Harry Slatko, opera- 
tor of house, will handle active man- 
agement himself. 

Atlanta. 

Howard Wallace, of San Antonio, 
is mgr. of branch exchange of Sach 
Amusement Go. of Texas, which was 
opened last \ycek. Branch will dis- 
tribute pictures with all-colored 
casts. Southeastern territory has ap- 
proximately 100 theatres for colored 
interested in booking such pics. 

Oklahoma City. 

Following personnel changes in the 
Griffith circuit have been announced 
by C. B. Akers, district manager: 

Kenneth Blackled.?e, from Wellin 
ton, Tex., to Frederick, Okla. 

Calvin Council, of Goldsmith, Tex., 
takes over the Wellington, Okla., 
houses with Elmer Caywbod, formei: 
assistant manager of the Griffith 
houses at Wink, Tex., to the 

Ector. 



En.Mon, Pa. 
, Max M' Korr. bperator of the Earle 
theatre, Allentown. has pux'chased.the 
Hamilton theatre there for Mrs. Hat- 
tic-.Mceker, .widow- of the original 
owner. 




* IHt LflRC LST CIRCULATION OF ANY SCREEN MACftZINE 



WedtHiMlay, April 13^ 



VARIETY 



25' 






Rah-Rah Boy^ as Radio Apprentices 



aljter Thompson has pared, its radio departnient payroll p( a . 
r of junior writers and producihi. assistants, otherwise known 
as apprentices. Latter are Harvard, Yale and Princeton graduates, 
who are brought in and given a six rnonths' to a years whirl .around 
the agency. Around, thjs tiine each year these are given a raking, 
_withjriostJifaheui_gently_infarnni6d-that_ 
the grooves that they have been, trying out. 

Thompson not so long ago had an apprentice 'who -was tied up with 
a $20,000,000 legacy but sttli wanted to become a radio department' 
exec. He got discouraged after a few months of it and qiiit. 

Pri7.e. apprentice story around the agencies concerns a Harvard 
grad with a Ph. D. decree who gravitated downward from one' de- 
partment to another until he wound up as the -NoVl distributor of 
the mail. The agency then decided that . he wasn't an /apt candidate 
iof the business. 



Radio Bereft of Something New To 
Offer Public, Bernarr Macfadden 



Holly wood, April 12. 
Bernarr Macfadden, magazine pub- 
lisher, declared nday he is 
through with, radio when his present 
si>orisorship contracts expire. He said 
racli - on wane and has nothing 
,jiew to olTer. 
.States hi* has ien spending .around 
l.OOO.OOO annually to expJoit ntaga- 
ir but coin hereafter goes 

rs. . , . 

return to radio when it 
and difTereht, to 

reports 
icture 



'GREEN HORNET' ON WGN 



-t.. 

! Also Goes . lo 




LADS EllSElAdvance ttf^^^ 



Advice' on Censor 
by Senator 




E'xhaustiicl Production SlafT- 
men Uncoil the Tension 
ith Assistance of Night 
Clubs— N. . 

ACTORS GO HOME 



STUHLER STARTS MAY 1 
WITH LYONS & LYONS 



Chicago, April .12. 
rrahgement has been made by 
Allen .Campbell, sales chief .ot 
j \yxyz.; Detroit,: to; pipe station's 
■Green Hornet' show inlo WGN here 
for spoiisprship twice weekly by Vi- 
Bev. product. Sliow will hit here 
Tue.sday and Thursday, fitting in be- 
tween the three shots of the 'Lone 
Ranger' program. 

'Hornet' also.goes to other stations 
on the Mutual hopkup, but* will go 
as ^ sustaiiier. Campbell figures on 
selling 'Hornet' to regional advertis- 
ers on same basis as 'Lone Ranger' 



was set up. 



fHornet.' starting. as sustai ihg here 
on WGN, switches to its Vi-Bev 
sponsorship, on May .3, 



William R. tiihlei- will join Lyons 
& Lyons as v. -p. in charge of radio 
talent' nd program sales May 1, 
Stub ler, who resigned as. radio di- 
rector of Young & Rubicara to make 
the L & L connection, left iSaturday 
(91. for a- vacation in Bermuda.' 

Stuhler came with Y & R- five 
year.s .ago and at the tirne of his 
leaving he. was the radjo contact be- 
t'weeii. agency and clients. 



JOHN BENSON DELAYS 
RESEARCH MUSTER 



Ky. Derby, Details Set 

Louisville, April 12. 

Brown & Williamson sp<)nsorship 
of the Kentucky derby from Churchill 
Dawii.s on May 7 brings Ted Husing 
to- call the actual race, and Bob 
Trout to dicscril>e the crowd,- color. 
luHSLV! and jockeys. Broadcast iii- 
clu ing race scheduled to last from 
4:15 to 5 o'clock, CST., and will in- 
clude a description . of the complete 
race, inclu ing the presentation of 
the floral horseshoe and the gold cup. 

eglniiing. April 27 the B-W Com- 
pany will sponsor a scries of airings 
by Meador Lowrey, of the WHAS 
staff, who in coUabpraUon with Gar- 
nelt Keller ot the Louisville Times 
will give pre-Derby info on entries. 

Arthur Pryor, Jr., of B.B.D.& O.. 
and Paul White of CBS in town few 
days ago conferring and arrangin 
leclinical details with WHAS. 



John Ben.^on, chairman of the 
Joint Commiltee. on Radio Research, 
may not call on the group to ap- 
prove the official estimate ot the 
number . of radio homes until the. 
JCRR's technical committee has got 
together on standard, methods for 
dBtermining station coverage. Sub- 
[ committee has been deadlocked on 
j this is-sue for sereral weeks, with no 
. compromise yet in view. 
J Technical commitlee got together 
. on the radio homes estimatfe several 
weeks ago but Benson, who is also 
resident of the American Associa- 
tion of Advertising Agencie.';, would 
prefer to. put off the calling of a 
meeting of the major committee un- 
til it could consider the approval of 
other findings at the same time. In 
addition to the radio homes and cov- 
erage methods projects, the main 
committee would then be able to 
pas.f n the rural survey which NBC 
an "okimbia joiiitly financed. 



A new ailment has bobbed up in 
the commercial side of radio. It's 
called the post-broadcast jitters and 
the afflicted are not the performers, 
but the program producers, most of 
whom are with advertising agencies. 
Cure that these temperarriental 
youths take has a, Hollywood tinge 
about it. Only way, they say, that 
they can work off the case of jangling 
nebves which rehearsals and the ac- 
tiial broadcasts bring on is by spend- 
ing the ensuing row of hours in .some 
;night club.. 

Idea of repairing from a re-broad- 
cast, ending some place, around mid- 
night, to one of: the nilcries which 
stud the 50's has come a habit With 

ite a number of these agency cpn- 
ti it'y jugglers. Like the boys .oiit 
in Hollywood, they explain that it is 
in this surrounding that they find the 
only way to relaxation. Finish of 
one of these, assignrnents, they' say, 
has the; so keyed up that they 
couldn't go. off to. sleep it they 
wanted to. 

U is after the' Wednesday and 
Thursday night broadcasts thait the 
agency bunch does it's heavie.st. re- 
laxing around the niteries. In, sharp 
contrast with this conception of neu- 
ral therapy- is the behavior of. the 
performers on these same broadcasts. 
Most of- .the latter .get themsel vies a 
snack in some coffee pot hear the 
studio and call it a .night. With 
Fred. Al'en. 'or example, the pen- 
chant is slightly .diffe.re"rit. He likes 
to. wind up his Wednesday night 
chore with a plate of. chop sucy. 



5-Suiter Hurls Radio? 



SI. Paul, April 12. 
tan Hubbard KSTPprez,has 
Ion.? been, a student of likening 
ail ienfces. He claims thiit for 
years ridge players have 
played cards with their radio 
sets on nianipulating the.p.isle- 
boards arid simultaneously sop- 
ping up the commercials via the 
sub-conscious. 

Now, he moans, ith the . 
troduction of the live-suit dee|;.-!, 
he's noticed that with tlie more 
concchtrati required, most 
sets are tiirned off' durin 
bridge games. 



BILL CARD REJOINS NBC 



In Fraifk U.son's Dept. 
Shortwave jProsrums 



ill Card; who qujt NBC's pro- 
grarii department several weeks ago, 
is back with the helwork. His new 
job has to do exclusively with short- 
wave broadcasts; which activities are 
now all directed by Frank Mason, 
v. p. and.assistfiht to Lenox R. Lohr. 

•NBC's short wave programs,' both 
receiving and sending, wp taken but 
of the jurisdiction of the p/qgram 
department about , a week ago and 
turned over to fiiaspn who, because 
of his experience as a foreign press 
■service correspohde.rtt, w'oUld, it was 
figured, be conversant wUh propa- 
ganda implicati 



Wa.vhi . pril 12. 
— Adv4se:>'y--GphiH0H!i^aboiit-Mhe— ftt— 
nc.>;s of both advertising and cntur- 
ta.innient scripts- would be available 
to "broadcasters under the Iprograni 
clean-iip bill which Senator Clyde 
L. Heiri'ing, of Iowa, plans to drop 
in the Congressional hopper soon. 

rmcd with a big ijlick. new Fed- 
eral "board of broadcast prograifi. 
review' would ba set up to ogle 
dialog. and sales patter and. lay down 
standard.s of what is in the public 
inlere;;t. Salon disclai led any de- 
sire to. ring abdui government 
:'cen,sorship,' pointing Out no licensee 
would be compelled, to. submit' to the 
' judgment of the moral arbiters. 

Provisions of the bill are aimed at 
I horror lalos. sc. 'a.gs. and offensive 
I commercial blur Would roiind 
out the list of don'ts now in force. 

With three members, collecting 
$9,000. yearly stipends, the review 
I outfit would help broadcasters 
, voluntarily policing the airwaves, 
I according to- the farm-belt laW- 
^ makefr. Industry a.s well as public 
I ought to benefit, he thinks. 
I While findings of the board would 
i not be mandatory upon stations, the 
; bill has sharp teeth in'the form pt 
|. clau.scs allowing the judges to file 
i iheir recbmrnendations with the; Fed- 
( eral Cprhmuriicatiohs Commi ion 



Dickens Wax Series With 
Sir Seympar Hicks Is 
Ofjfered in America 



Webs Loatb 
To Finance 
Expo Plants 



George McCall Renewed 

Hollywood, rii.i2. 
George McCail has been renewed 
for auolher 13' weeks by Old Gold 
ciiiareltes. Leivncn & Mitchell mean- 
while auditioning conimeiUators for 
Coa.st quartcr-hoiir to plug new P. 
Lorillard weed. 



Don Kerr Bankrupt 



Ed Thorgerson on Air 



Sinclair Oil will underwrite Kd 
Thoruerson on a thrice weekly 
..sportscast over WABC. N. 'V- start- 

! iiig 'April. 25. Thorserson spiels 
spoi'ts on the sound track for Fox 
Movietone Newsrcel. Once a proini.' 
nent.air .spieler. Thorger.son has been 
off radib several;, year.":. 

Sponsorship will obtain on Mon- 
days: Wednesdays and Friday.s. 

, CBS. ho\<'Cver, will keep the pro-. 

i gram on the remaining three wcelc- 

■ days, 6:05-6:1.5 p.m. Now trying to 
set a bankroller to alternate ith 
Sliiclair. 

Butferick Tests Radio 



Major networks with headquarters 
in N.. Y. are still undecided about : 
going into the New York World's ' 
fair in the mariner ex|)osition offi- j 
cials originally interided. Ncgotia- 1 
tipns appear, definitely stalled with - 
the several nets adverse to s;)ending 
coin for studio space, "they consider 
that the enormous beniefit accruing 
to the fair from exposition broad- , 
casts make the expense of .studio 
space something the fair should pay. 

At present, the fair is querying 
various indiistrial firms which will 
have exhibi at the N. Y. fair to. 
Icaj n if their shows will be .hroad- 
cast from the .show grounds. 



Richard Meyer, general manager of 
Interrialipnal Broadcasting . of Lon- 
don', is offering Lf. S. stations a series 
of waxed drdmatizatibns n the 
works of Charles Dickens. oyer 
is. currently in New 'York ogling 
Yankee broadcasting methods. His 
firm abroad controls 70 hours weekly 
on Radio Nori in France; 

Dickens scries is' pot completed. 
Undertaking has blessing of Dick- 
ensian Society of Loiidon. 

WMCA. N. Y., is considering the 
.series, though station is understood 
to be trying to make a deal with 
Meyer through which early numbers 
in series could, be secured bri the 
cu WMCA thought is that it coul 
air .some of the transcriptions .sus- 
taining as a show-case for the scries 
in America^ 

Sir Seymour Hocks, topfiight ril- 
ish Shakespearean actor, is in .some, 
of the .-i^'axei s. 



FRANK CRUMirS THEME 
SONG DRAWS UTI6ATI0N 



BURNS AND ALLEN SWITCH 



Co. ia Chesterneiri In Oclnlter 
(irupc-N'u(>i ash-bp 



rns m:ik'!s ii.s bow 
rlicipalion idea on 
'.s MaKe-Beli<?ve all- 
room. Newark. 

ir.-i a iP.-il and is ndleH 
outside of ulteiitk'i 
, mptioiuil setup. 



Che.slerfield's Neiyell-Emrriell agfji- 
cy Avill [jayroll Burns and Allen iind 
the Ray fioble band around SI.'J.OOO 
slar'.in'g next October. It's a slr.iiaht 
.'19 weeks' deal set throu'-jh th ill- 
iam Morris agency. Burns and Al- 
len quit Gr.ipc-Nuts Oct. .1. and 
-ivithjii thiit wcr!k .start for Chc.-slor- 
field, It will probably be via CBS. 
since Chesterfield has npvcr ussfl 
any other time facilities., but the day 
.and tlie hour facilities have yet to 
be cleared. 

Setup (t)r Chesterfield is. iilually 
the s.-iine ns for Grapc-tiJut.^. N'.iblf 
meanlimc has riroppcd out of tli"^ 
latter show, h;ivin<i .v.iiled for f.'in- 
don la.<t week to visit his family anM 
to do s'ime vaudeville, diilns into. tli'.< 
.■iuinnier which have been lined up 
for hi I 



Adoli ranees .songwriter, 
(ilod a damage action jn N. Y. Fed- 
eral court Thursday (ti> agiiinsl 
Frank C'ru the radio m.c.', and 

advorli.sini/'lirm ot Batten, 
ton. urstine A: Osborne on the al- 
ft".'.(;(l. rhargc that the words of her 
.son:-. •]|(!r Old Spanish Shawl.* are 
ii.it'd with different music and titled, 
"I'lie G;iy Caballero.' 

Criir it uses the latter versi.'jh as 
his theme son-^ in, his weekly broad- 
ca.sl. Plaihti wants an injuncti 
and accouiitirr,' of profil.s. 



I for consideration whericver license 
, renewals or. other applications are v 
j for. study. Black mark.srfrom the re- 
, viewers presumably -would count 
heavily in ccidiiig whethe'r past 
condiict ha.s conformed to the public 
interest obligation. 

As the bill stands in tentative 
form, the board would possess power 
as follows: 

'To rev i w and advi.se . . . licensees 
whether 'of riot ariy program con- 
tinuity or material which .may be 
submitted woul , if broadcast, be 
violative- of any of the provisions of 
this .act or contrary to the public 
I inlelrest, convenience, or necessity.' 
! iSpecifically barred from judging 
; any statement about pplitical' topics, 
j the bOiird would, telj' in ^dvahce. 
1 whether a broadcaster was likely to 
j run afoul of the unexpressed code of 
j decency followed by the FCC. If 
I the judges conclude thiat the .matter 
I sub itted for preliminary examina- 
[ tion did not violate the law, it could 
j not makie any adverse report or 
j recorhrriendation to the Commlsh 
I without giving reasonable notice to 
I the interested pa. ty. But a broad- 
I caster who aired either advertising 
; or entertainment which the board 
i did not like would take his chances. 

Besides repeating the present pro^ 
. hibitions against lotteries; Pbscenity, 
and unauthori^ied rcbroadcasting, the 
I Herring bill would add more obliga-. 
■' llon.s to the problems of licensees. 
^ Use of the air could not be refused 
'to any candidutc for the reason that 
I some ' other busine.ss in which a 
broadcaster has an interest might be 
injured: No slatiori could allow use 
i of its facilities to permit a dcfamia- 
■ lory or unlawful attack upon any 
person Or holder of public office, 
' thus modifying th6 present anli- 

ccri.sorship clauses of the .statute, 
r Although it would not be obliga- 
I tory for the industry to consult with 
: the board in advance, the trio ot 
morality protectors would be in' a 
po.sitiori to.pass.'oii any prograrii on 
their own motion and, make what- 
i ever; representations they .see fit to 
the FCC. hi this way Serving as, an. 
official, coriiplaintb'greau. 
^ Unlikely the Icfjislalion will get 
anywhere in Congress this year. Not 
enough time for a measure bound to 
stir up so much conti-over.sy. 



Cremo Network-Minded 



):ii'ly iri the -winter Cremo si'.i 
iv.cd .1 reliu n to radio by-i»utliny -U>- 
i.-ill..-- proriiifcd 'treasure hunts' on 
h-jlr a do'/.cn ..slaliori.s, majority of 
which were Hi;arst owned. 



EDGAR KOBAK TALKS 
FOR N.A.B. DIVISION 



(Mcial division of th 
:-i:<nci;ilion of Bi'o.idc.islers 
ill troi't .luiic I.'l-I4-I5 in conjunc- 
tion with the Adverlisi'nt; Fedcrati 
■of Amcricn's 1 t-ring circus. 

Edgii'r K()l«i of I,()i- 
will be a yii'St sp^; 
N. A. B. iiiectiii;,'. 



VARIETY 



RADIO 



Wednesday. April 13, 193t 



'INACGURACY' TAUNT FROM READERS 
IRKS EDITORS; BLAME NEWS SOURCES 



Failure to 'Explain' Ghanges in Program Stars, Skits, 
Etc., Gives Readers Impression Columnists Don't 
Get Their Facts Straight 



iJtlroit, April 12. 

Local radio etlilbis,— noiably Her- 
scheJl Halt of the New^i are weary 
and anyry al fhe taunt , of 'inaccu- 
rr^r y' Hun g a t lliem by aiinoyed 
readers wbb iiilermi.lcnlly get 
wrong information fr m the radio 
rpliinins bccaiife the radio editors- 
are not sulflpiently protected on last- 
minute changes of gue?! stars, skits, 
program policies and so on.? " Radio 
editors are put to the disagreeable 
necessity oT all-top-frequcnt apolo- 
gies and eNplanalion? to their read- 
ers. To, say nothing of the feared 
pos.sibilit^i' that Iheir bosses on the 
dailies may also get . a bad impres- 
sion oi; their reportbri'al acciiracy. 

Iri'itating to the Vadio editors is 
being left out on a limb. They are 
not given «|dequatc protection, .'they 
claim, Xfbra those who, in effect, are 
free space-grabbers. After printing 
a story of a fact a mere flash report- 
ing a change of plans is :not enough 
prot tibn, they state. Having print- 
ed t story tliey assume a respon- 
sibility for its truth in the eyes: of 
their readers. Repieated examples of 
'it isn't, going to happen after all' 
represents the radio, editors to be 
careless reporters dealing in rumors 
rather than jfacLs. What the radio' 
editors want is* protection through 
sensible explana.ti ^ that can- be 
print square tliem with their 

reader's: " 

One thing that biirns the edjlori 
on occasipn is the suspicion that an- 
nouncements are made as bona fide 
plans whereas iii actual fact there is 
Email. likelihood that the idea is any- 
thing more, than a publicity man's 
pipe dream with little chance ot get- 
ting the. okay to : go- through. Bum 
steers and bum steerers are. a sure 
way to poison a. radib itor. 

Anyhow, according to local, eds, 
the. .irritations^ have beep_ too fr - 
quent lately to be shrugged oil... Al- 
though some of changes are: bona 
fide and unavoidable, eds brand most 
of the switches: as mere whines ^f 
the producer or spon.sor. 

'It would be so easy for someone 
to explain, on. the air why so-and-sb 
won't appear or Avhy such-and-such 
n skit is left out,' declares Herschell 
Hart. !but they seldom do, ith ;he 
result that everyone is di intcd 
and sbre.' 

Two . other local eds; Pat-. Deniils 
of IheTimes and Eddie: duesl, Jr., ot 
the Free Pres.":,- also have en tak- 
ing pot shots at the practice. 

Hart -sorne time a.p.o banned use of 
any pitblicity bin coming programs 
of Biirns and Alien (Grapenuls) and 
Hollywood Hotel (.Campbell Soup) 
because he fourirl the rdvance no- 
tices often left hini holding the .bag 
when the announced fto.w. skit.s etc 
didn't come off as scheduled' and no 
mention or reason was ever given on 
the broadcasts. With the result he 
was flooded with telephone calls and 
letters wanting to know why such 
and-such did not appear, on pi-bgram 
as he had said in his daily 'Air Gos- 
sip' column. Several times it's taken 
him weeks to find out why, and then 
embarrassingly explain in . his col 
umn. 



Coca-Cola Fades April 29 

Coca-Cola fades *its Friday (10- 
10.45 p.m.) lusical .show olt .CBS 
with the April 29 broadcast. Talent 
ori the program now includes Del 



Sharbutt, Reed K.ennedyi' Alice (pbi-- 
nett, Nadine Conner and Gus Hacn- 
jjchen's orchi 

b'Arcy.is agency. 



TRANSRADIO, DRAMAS 

:Earl t4irrlino.rerSclena.:. Royle eit 
Legit Head Cast-^Koehler Prod, 



WPA RADIO PROJECT 
AFTER EX-WMCA PLANT 



WPA radio project in New York 
s trying to work a deal whereby the 
GoverAriieht group might niove ■ into 
the studios which WMGA has just 
vabated for new 'quarters. 

Proj t is no.w housed in the' same 
buildin that the Dohald, Flamm 
station formerly occupied and 
takes about the equivalent in floor 
space WIMCA formerly occupied. It's 
how a matter of getting together 
\^ith the landlord. 

Another . stunt the .group woiild 
like to put over Avould be running 
telephone lines' from the forrher 
WMCA layout, should the WPA get 
in, to the stations aroiind New York 
ph which - the Project has ils pro- 
grams. This could be dohiei with fa- 
cility' ^roin location the station 
formerly . iised. . Quarters now oc- 
cupied by the WPA- have .always 
beeii . deemed by the -unit as tem- 
porary, being just offices under the 
guise of rehearsal halls, 



WGR-WKBW Signs C.1.0. 

Buffalo, April 12. 

A threatened strike at WCJR- 
WKBW was averted last week when 
a contiract between the-company-and 
Local 18, Arnerican Radio 'Teleg.' 
raphists association was signed. It's 
a CIO sfhliate. 

Engineers at the two siiations had 
vb,ted to- strike unle.^is their demandii 
for a M-h'Pur week, increased pay 
and a clPsed shop were" met. Some 
16' technicians are affected^ .I.ouis E. 
Goyette, national director of the as- 
sbciaMonls. broadcast' division; is here 
to organize radio workers. WCSR- 
\yKB'W was the rst company to 
si' 



Komroff Sues NBC 

Manuel Komroff, the novelist^ Is 
suing NBC and Glass Cbntainer As- 
sociation of America for $25,000 
damages from each,.'charging pjagi 
arism. Suit was instituted last week 
in U, S: District Court in New York 
city. 

Charge Is that Container Associa- 
tion's program, 'There Was a Wom- 
an,' was lifted from Komrpff's book, 
'The Travels of Marco Polo.' Pro- 
gram, which rode NBC-blue, folded 
on April 3. 



■Transradio News has, begun its 
transcribed series of dramatizations, 
which wais be-sold as feature stuff to 
stations on Transradio's list wanting 
such filler. 

Joe Kpehler's Radio . EvefrtS; Inc., 
ii; prftriiining series of' 13-.^uai'.ter- 
hours. written by John Fleming 
titled 'Salute to Love.' .It's a spy. 
-story, \yUh: Earle Larri ipre and 
Selena Roylei 

Another, in the works, a homespun 
.terial by Yolanda Lang worthy,, is 
Clpsed Dpprs.' Jpyce Arling and 
Jaines Bell are in the top spots. 

Set for future- but as yet unca.st is 
a mystery series, labeled 'The Green 
Flame.' 



GREETED RjkUCOUSLY 

JiM Bc(l«y, KTW, Aaka SUUm* U 
Jain In CelcbratleB 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Execs ot other Philly ctalipns dpn't 
know whether to -be indignant at 
Jim Begley, KYW program director, 
or just smile, Begley last wee;; 
called all outlets in town and asked 
if . they would , like to take a half- 
hour show— with KYW artists— from 
KYW during the week of May 16 to 
help celebrate opening of the sta- 
tion's new studids. 

With exception of 250- watt jhdie 
WDAS, tne answer was unanimously 
and emphatically, 'Nuts.' 

All 'Statipns cp-bpped' at pp^ ing 
pf WIP's new studips several years. 
^"gO".'----Ja_that. case, h pwe ver, e ach 



sent pver ?ome pnis pwn, talent i^nd' 
thus! gpt its pwni-call-letters puffed. 



ORIGINATIONS 
INCREASE 



Washington, April 12. 

WRC-WMAL feeding eight mu- 
.<iical and 10 ifbn-musical shows to 
NBC at present besides relayi im- 
portant legislative happenings. 

Among th« musical airingis is .the 
recently debuted 'Washinston Call- 
ing' program handled by the ne\y 
house: crew batoned by Hudy 
Schramm, scribbled and produced by 
asst. mgr.' Fred Shawn. ,. Army arid 
Navy bands Ph once a week apiece, 
King's Jesters go out. over both net- 
wprks three times ' weekly, and - 'In 
Tpwn Tonight"' is fed to the south- 
eastern spread each Thursday. 

Kenneth H. Berkeley, g.m. of 
WRC-WMAL, in commenting on 
■prbgrams emanatlng-from-here,-de'., 
clafed that in time the Capital will 
priginate even Vnpre brpadcasts, add- 
ing that they are cpnstantly pn the 
alert.fpr material pf netwprk caliber. 



Sir Cedric Hardw.icke of , 'Shadow 
and Substance,' and Lady Hardwfcke, 
will both t>e on the Columbia Woric- 
.shpp r^dlo lirpadcast -Pii April 23; 
Program is a dramatizatiph pf - Eric 
Knight's story; 'Ney«!r Come Mon- 
day,' which has been adapted for 
ir^dio by Stephen Fox. 

Cast wil\ be all-En'cdIsh and 
elude Whitfbrd Kane, 'Victor Morley, 
Oswald York,. Harold de. 'Becker. 
Ralph Cullimari arid Stephen Fox. 
the author. . Latter is' a. close friend 
of Gedric Hardwicke. llady Hard- 
wicke, kriowri. professionally as Hel- 
ena Pickard, Is from Yorkshire. She 
will play a Yorkshire role for the 
flr'st . tiriie in her career, arid also 
another role, as a cockney woman. 
William N. Rpbson wiU direct. 



N. Y. COLUMNISTS' FREE 
TRIP IF PUBLISHERS O.K. 



CBS -will deadhead the New York 
new,«paper radip columnists oh a 
jaunt 1o the Coast this month when 
web's Hollywood studios arc formally 
opened. 

It's a ride out arid back and all 
expenses for the .scribes who con.sent 
to gp and get the npd' Irpm their 
respective publishers. 



'Bateese Himseir on WTIC 

- Hartfprd, April 12, 
'Bateese Himself,' French-Canadian 
cpmedian, pbpular .on Ma.ssachusetts 
stations, hired by WTIC for regular 
chore. Fred Wade; ."singer, and Harold 
Kolb, organist, supplement. 



Toscanini Influences NBC Sustainers 



Maxwell's Yiddish Halt 
As Molly Picon Tours 

Molly Picon folded her proijram 
for Maxwell House, coffee off WMCA, 
N. Y., with the . Friday (8) broad- 
cast. Actress is going out on a tpur 
ot the key cities Pf the hinterland 
with her 'Yiddi.<;h 'legit trPuoe. 

Maxwell prpgram was built fpr 
appeal tp the Jewi.sh. air audience 
arpund mctrppplitan New 'Vprk'. Miss 
Picpn expected to relin-n ip the air 
•fpr the java rbai-ler in September.. 

Marxes File Appeal 

f'n Frpnciscp. April 12. 

Attorneys lor foiiclio and Chicp 
Marx, convicted in the U. S. District 
Cpiirt in L. A. on cri ih.il charges 
based on copyrii(ht infringement; 
have <;ubmill£tl an nppenl to the Fed- 
eral Court of Appeals, here. 

Marx- <',no, accusGtl of iKJiiij; a r.ndib 
.script written :by Ciirroll and . Gar- 
tcit rahiim .without permission, 
were iound. t"iUy * year ago.-' 



CEDRIC HARDWICKES 
ON CBS WORKSHOP 



Los Angeles 14 
Vole Caution 
On Publicity 



HoUywopd, April 12. 

Sotitherh' California broadcasters 
at . meeting Monday adopted 'See 
What Happens' attitude tov^ard Los 
Angeles' dallies .stripping radio pages 
of cplumnar and news comment 
programs and personalities. Repr 
sentatives of 14 stations ypted policy 
pf hands off. Will cooperate • with 
=£hfi£te=J5iithjJfiiJb£=JLQgs=u 
four-week trial period. Spme action 
may "^be taken then if news cplumn 
aren't restored. 

One or two who favor 
ing logs were voted pwn. 

Ira Cppley chain pf Ave dailie.s in. 
surrpunding tpwns alsp prder 
news cpmment tossed but with pnly 
l.pg remaining. All dailies pri fir.st 
day news missing drew thousands 
of squawks. Transmitter boards also 
flppded wi calls on irifo abbui prp- 
granrfs. 

-Broadoasters also voted down pro- 
pbsal to ^subsidize daily sheet car- 
rying radio news. Statibns utilizin 
station breaks, to -call atterition 
throughout day to. best bets^ 



Elviry Weaver Turns Radio 
Author in Collaboration 

Springfield, Mo., Apiril 12. 
Iviry Weaver, member.' of , vet 
vaude a'ot. Weaver Brothers 'and El- 
viry, has collaborated . on writing 
some radio linaterial with George 
Eariis Wilson, productibn manager at 
KWTO-KGBX 

Stuff is cpmppsed of cbmedy series 
built, arpund 'Ozarks hillbilly - locale. 
Transcriptions have been acted out 
bere-in-Springfleld-and-serit-. to New 
York for audition. 



Radioites Kid Editors 



Cincinnati; April 12. . 

Publicity men and talent from the 
five Ipcal stations took part in 
sketches satirizing furth estalers at 
the second, annual radio night party 
pf the Cuvier Press Club Thur.sday 
(7). It was a stag affair, which 
barred Peg Malpney, WKRG public- 
ity directpr. 

Bpb Bunville, generral manager of 
WSAI, was the. pnly station exec, on 



Philadelphia, April 12. 
WDAS programs' are again appear- 
ing in the Philly Iriquilrer's log this 
week after being absent since last 
October. Neither the station npr^pa- 
per execs was. wiUinig to comment 
on the reason for -deletion of the 
WDAS sked or its sudden return this - 
week. 

Walter An'henberg, son of Moe 
Aiinenberg:,, publisher, told Vahiety 
yesterday that he had merely 'is-' 
covered last October there was no 
rppm In the log for WDAS and this 
week he discovered he could ' And 
room. 



Dallas, April 12. 

Antagonlgm small town Texas 
newspapers bear toward radiP may 
be gauged from- test made by Dick 
Jprdan, p.a.. at WFAA. Sent spe- 
cial release to 125 different rural 
rags, hired a clipping service tb 
check, and result was that pnly two 
were printed; ' * 

Release sent on the test was es- 
pecially chpsen as one which had no 
cornmercial angles and a human in> 
fere.st touch in that it concerned 
.WFAA getting mobile unit which 
has been pffered free tp anypne 
official for iemergency cases. 

WFAA is owned ^y publisher of 
Dallas News and Journal, Local sit- 
uation pretty good, with. WFAA pcr 
casionally getting puffs published in 
Times Herald, rival sheet which, 
owns rival station, KRLD. Diispatch, 
other paper, once in while carf-iei 
stuff, IPP. 



^■CS^^J-t^^^^^J^S FIBBER, MOLLY TO LA.; 

SEEK SUMMER REPLACER 



press 

department; Elmer H. Dres.sman. 
WCKY; Lee Bland, WKRC, and Jphn 
BrakebUl, WCPO. 

Radib editprs Paul Kenned.v, 
France M. Rairie, Times-Star, tiiid' 
.Tack -Rpgers, Enquirer, were targets 
fpr pne of the act.s. Mikers takinR 
part were Dick Bray ^nd Rav ShSn- 
hori, WLW-WSAl; Elmer Baiighmnn. 
WCK'Y'; Bob Bentley, WCPO. and 
Francis PetUy, 'WKRC. Kixson 
Denton, Times-Star sports editor, 
who does an evening program on 
WSAI, did his contribution via 
record. 

. - . :■ - -■.■d^ 



Symphonic MuHcians, on Permanent Payroll, Color 
New. York Programs 



ith NBC now originating fewer 
of its sustairiers froril New York than 
at any time heretofore, the bulk- ot 
the musical programs from N. Y. 
have become cla.ssical in design. 
Prowl and a peep, behind the scenes 



Klem Quits WBAL 



during the week the musicians are 
divided around.; Josef Honti, Ernest 
La- Prade, Alexander Kiriloff and 
Leopold Spitalriy are dircptovs who 
use th'em.on their various shows. 
Singers and inslrumeritalists who 

_ -- cling to the classical vein aind have 

make clear theTeasbn. Tbscanini's men in the bands be- 

Network signed lip -odd mu.si- j hi^id them outnumber those regularly 
cians for Toscanini .seri .. .and wit i sustaining but of New- York pump- 
that- cxperi nt off tilr next aiitii ,! ing out pop music. Include Nbchb- 
NBC finds it has .the men on its ; las Vasiliett, Charlotte Lansing, 
hands! They were put to year's con- 1 Glenn Darwin.. Felix Knight, Yoichi' 
itiicts .and arc on weekly payroll.;! Iliraoka, Yella Peisi, ' 'V-incente 
To get a square sliake for its stake,'! Gomez, Alice Remscri, George Grif- 
the network is using these men on ! fin; 



its sustainers, 

Toscanini crew is beinrf broken up 
into all manner of units to.-fit the 
singers and' assignment's. Artur 
Rpdztri.ski conducts each .iSatiirday in 
the spot Toscaniiii, ogcu ' ' and 



There are, further, the Madrigal 
ingers, and the programs which dish 
but classical clelTirig under the titles 
of 'NBC Hpme Symph,| 'Silver 
■Strings.* 'Tpne Pictures,' 'i^BC Mii- 
-' Guild' and 'Waltz Favbrilcs.' 



Baltimpre, April 12. 
Gustav Klemm, ViBAl, progra 
director since its inception 13 years 
ago, is calling it-quits Thursday f 14 ). 
Resignatipn was handed in mprith 
a.gp, uppn arrival of Harold C. Burke, 
from San Antpnip to take hold of 
station command,, but was tabled at 
Burke's request, pending engagement 
of new boy. 



Hollywood. April 1-2. . 
Fibber McGee and. Molly program 
will probably emalilate from Holly- 
wood when the comedy team re- 
.suines after its nine week summer 
layoff June 28. , Summer substitute 
is now being sco\ited here by Cecil 
Underwood, producer bf the pro- 
gram for Johnson's Wax; 
Marion jprdpn (Molly) is expected 
a tp leave the sanitarium this week 
and complete her convalescence at 
hPme. They will come tb the Coast 
in July and start their picture at 
Paramount. 

Summer replacement origtriate.^ on 
the Coast with Cecil Underwood t>\ 
the controls. 



Cannon's New Honor 



Mollle Halsted to 'WSAT 

Cincinnati, April 12. 
Mollle Halsted, formerly with 
WSAI and the Williarh Holland 
agency,. Ipcal, ' last week jpined 
WCPO tp dpuble niike and sUies 
fprce. 

Her pnly studip chore thus for i-: 
on the weekday morning women's 
news program, sponsored by theKin- 
gan Packing Co., Indianapolis, fpr 
blurbs pn Kingb dpg fppd. 



. Lois Elliman,. warbler from ni-' 
teries, signed by Columbia Artists, 
Inc. 



Salt Lake City. April 12. 

Bishop..§ylvester Q. Cannon,, presi- 
dent pf the Radio. Service Cprpor 
I tion of Utah, owners and pperrtors 
pf radip statipn KSL, Salt Lake City 
— CBS 50 kw. outlet, was appointed 
'apostlii and associate tp tlie council 
of twelve apostles' of the Latter-dhy 
Saints (Mormon) church. ■ 

Appbintnient came as surpri.<;c dur- 
ing the closing sessions of- the 108th 
annual church tonference here latt 
week.. Elevation of the church".s for-; 
mer presiding bishop to an apostJ.e 
created an unprecedented change 

since- irao. 

Apostle Cannon also is president 
of the Deseret News (p.m. newspa- 
per), and the McCune- School of M.u-. 
i i-ic and Art. 



Wediiesdaj, April 13^ 193ft . 



VARIETY 27 





F C. C. 





Instead of getting down to a solid businesfi hasis 
removing dpitbt: about its p'olicr s, liie ]'"C;C. 
the eyes of most industry S|)6L-csnieii, is 
|)ci|:ii which will pui broadcasters in the p 
ttln ^_sanctioii^^ 
"eTeiy vtrnVc "they ^wanl" to ■tiirii In'Ou'iVcfT (."cnsorsiiip, 
•■ ■•■ ally tlir ' ' -sally 



It's believed a natural matter of .evolution, -"..ich 
newcomer to the regulatory bo y— whether he knew 
aiiy thing about -iidip- or not— had sonic ideas he 
hted to criissade for. Hit by bit> the 6'oniniisli 
an. taclcling adcast pperatTOn, 



ecause the' inclustry has lioen ax^for 
reasons— in challenging. the I'CC's authority, pres- 
ent .situation finds broaidcistcrs facing tiie uiih;ip|)y 
prospect, of Goycrnmental meddling with tlieir busi- 
ness, greater insccuritj' instability, and iinge 
expenses in coniplyiiig with, regnlatioiis and. orders 
of doubtful validity. Most broadcastcis feel the 
time has arrived when the Intsincss . should iTar ba 
nd be in fighting encroachment of l'edera^^cgnl.a- 
r 'cl.sc find themselves in the sam.c pre.dic. 
ment as the railroads, Avhich can't m 
w ithout going- to Washiii ton. 



alinpst no .single' Avhich can b 

-<a-t(i -as . r'p.spoiisibie fniL-tlie l''C(:!'sl-ai)paix iit beli<-f . 
n ictate anything to do with radio. But if 
lie. it. probably wiis. llie act of Congress 
'xcmpting, lOO-watters froiil quota liinitatibns, 
change iii the old act \\-hich encouraged the C'om- 
mish to go ahead spotting transniitters here, there, 
nd e^er^-where; 



ciieckcd lately l)y the courts, Ihc; Iv 
iiiade rules to lit ])articui: • 'situatioiis. 
was jioloriously lacking in adininistration. 
book was j'prgolten frer|uently when it became con- 
venient oije-'fiK'dient to do so. \\'ilhin the pa.st few 
mdntlis, ' ■ .'itttvrne.y. have niainlaiiu-(l' the (.'oin- 
mish '' nut 1) "\ ablish'ed legal 
Although the !,: ref|uircs all papcr.s pre." 

vidence to be li led in answer to an ai)plicant'.s ap- 
peal, tlie Comiiiisli steadfastly refuses to jieveal t'^c 
secret inemos froi.li engineers and lawyers which 
oflen have a strong influence on dccisi ' - 



Usurpation of assiuiied power is -the chief, 
at tlve>ihoiitentv Wlicthcr the 1" " " 
wiili types of regulation w.hfch niay 
in tiie Conitnunieatioiis Act depcn 
ingiiess of licensees to begin seekin 
cif tjie courts. ud that means liibney. 

ish is tiyiitg to expreise control over Ihiiigs 
wheti it is, at the very; least, debatable if Congress 
ave authority; Outstanding is program censorship, 
which is the reasoii why dozens of stations now arc. 
operating linder short-terni licenses an niay he 
indict^'d uiider the broad charge they . not op- 
erating 'ill the public interest.' Others arc tile de- 
nd fo\ lots of data, typilied by recent C|iicsti6n-: 
iiaireoii linancial activities, the plan to reciuiie adop- 
tion of a tuiiform accounting method, veiled ulli- 
inatuin of Cli ir.man Frank; , ^icXinch that iio al- 
.coholic. beverage advertising should' be carried, 
citation of licensees in attempt to enforce the orders 
of other Government bureaiis, such a.s the Trade 
Comiiiission, Post Onice Department, Food & Driig 
mihi.str " nd Isecurities &/TiKchan .fjpin- 



roadcasters iiavc been Submitting for the vcason. 
they cannot well resist; If they get belligerent, 
-there ' always the danger they will find their re- 
newal applicatioivs slated for hearing on that 'public 
interest' propositi . Undei- tlie Cpnstituti they 
re able to tiirn to the courts Qiily when property 
or sonic bthcr right has been trespassed on. Until 
latclyj the Coiiimish never went far enough to cause 
the necessary resentment to in >e it Avprthwlvile to 
spcn time, efToi't, and cash in. liti atioij which 
inight put ciieck-reiiis on the re 



Hsihess conduct' of broadcasters is 
.jcct about .M-liich the J-'CC is especially ctih" 
' though there is dou!)t whetlier the law allows 
regulators to gii as .far as they ;hiive been going. 
Injportant conlirfivei-.sy j.s. over the! right to .riile oi.i 
i " Some, barri.s^tcrs c|i.iesti(jii 
> right to .call fpr the inas;;,, 
required by he recent 
The pl<in to pr iiuilgate 
system, also is regarded., by 
something the Cpiuuiish'uicks 
'rowling into . books 
a costly aiul infuriating practice. 



iniiihg of Governhiicnt su 
■ phrase has been an. 



refuge for- 



Until the past few months, the Coniniish seldom 
chanengcd but it begins; to look as though the 
worm is turning. And the prospect's are encouraging: 
for the in ustry, the District" of Columbia 

Court (3 f Appeals, infilsed with' new. bipod, is show- 
ing ispositipn to go cbnscieiitipusly into" the con- 
tiovei'sies hctween applicants, nd tire FCC. Before 
la.s't siinimer, the courts wer •reluctant to write 
radio law, .so tlic regulators had aliiiost no restraints; 



With the passage of time,, tliis phrase has been 
broadened'y in the mind's of the regulators; Now it 
fpr scrutinizing program contents, 
vertising, etonpmic factors, nd editorial 
inohg other foreign sidjjects. Results in 
vastly more cost, bpth tor bjierating aild for conilihv 
i'ng with Governmental whiiiis, .since stations must 
send in rafts of data applicants iiave to. 

. fortify-^-themselvcs with reanis - of statenVcnts,' re- 
ports, charts, and blue-prints for 



" Example of how far the FCC, goes on occasion, 
attorneys " report on proposed 

tran.sfer; . From one yiewpoint, 

the handling of tin's application is taken tb show 
that tJife Conimi.sh ciaittis tlic right 'to sitper vise even 
readjustment of corporate affairs. Poiivted out that 
practical change of control wiU result if the li^ 
' shifted from one subsi iary to another, 
oiiimish consumes many nipnths bgliiig 
interjial set-up of the 'l'ravelers Insurance family. 

robably the greatest, ybwi is provolcM by the 
persisteiit refusal to lengthen license 'femi.s and -to 
use revocation pbwers as a weapon to spank traiis- 
gressors. The lavv intended the regulatory body to 
discipline the in ustry by hauling blTcndcrs on the 
carpet uiider threat of having their tickets taken 
away. Instead, the pl4 FRC and the present FCG 
have ducked tlie responsibility of alleging and prov-^ 

niiscoiuluct by taking advantage of tlie 'publi 
-interest, convenience,, lid necessity' clause. Als 

ids laying down cpiicrcte rules and jiriiieipals by 
using the device of forcin candidates fbr renewals, 
to show they have been oj^eiatin in the 
inteiest. 



roccss has been ^oin^ n a long time. Dates 
back' tb the original decision of 'the old Federal 
Hadio Coihmissioii to issue only si-<-month fr.-^ii^ 
cliises. Been accelerated noticeably since Chairman 
Frank fttcNinch began house-cleaning, biit even 



. Censorship Vvith a rever.se twist has been in ef- 
fect for a long time, despite the statement in the 
that nothing shall be cbn.strued to give this 
jibwer. Taking advantage of the few court decisions, 
the Cbnunish has come to coii.sider it has. the riglit 
to look at each indivi ual progitaiu and approve or 
coil emu. Licensees get no adyancc warning pf 
wli'at FirC moralists may Ci^iisider oflensivc • until 
somebody is slapped with the public interest obr 
ligation. — 

Procedural matters arc another thing, Until 



roadcasters naturally are reluctant to Glialleiige 
tlie power of an agency -ivhich can sentence them 
to ccpiipinic death, unless they have an issue which 
can be take'ri to the courts with fair prospect of 
victory. In most instances, there is no souhd/Way tb 
get the courts to review the legality of Commish 
acti ns of dubious legality. Starts to look as tliough 
brpadcaslers will pay the price for being too willing 
to surrender aiid forgetting that they can fight back" 
if' some vital right is at slake.- 




And in, Passing Tells Fellow-Bi-padcasters N.A.B. 
Public Relations Job Should iGo . to a Woman 



In a Itftlci- 
r<!cti)ri pf lh€ Nati 
ot Bi-oadca.stei-$ 

the board .arid, hea4> of 
iwer, urged upon the as- 
.socialioii that, a woman be enga^e-J 
t') htfai up ils proposed, public le- 
lalioiii .cftin iHae. O'Falloa hold 
that a wo'maii 6u,i;hl to gbt this job 
becauso. many ot the anti-radi - 
.piijfiw are ihsligaled by women iii 
reliiji izations. 

■Among those siiggcslcd for 111 
si^jni lit by O'Fallon are Josephine 
R-Jdie, who recently quit as,as.|ii!itanl 
secretary pt the U. S! Treasury, to, 
a.-isume active management- Qf the 
'Rocky ' fountain .Fuel Co.; Eleanor 
Taylor (Yaroh), of J. .Walter Thomp- 
son, Fanny Hur.st, ,Doroth}' Ken;y;)iT, 
New York lawye.-. and Shart il- 
liami, who is with the Newspanir 
'ii.terp'ri.sij A.sjioc'iatbs. p'Pallon also 
ittcd Miss Williams ras a candi-- 



's proposed po.st oC 
irector o'f education.- 
.O'Fallon. al.so.ui^ged that the board 
include a ulual rep it a vacancy 
ocCulTed and to do something about 
di.scpuragiMg llic continuance ot prc- 
.'telector .or b'uli^ri-cpnlrol. equip'- 
mcnt on ratl'o sets because- of the 
pos.sible isacis'anlages thiit might 
jccrue from this new system to prac- 
ticaliy all. local slations. 'This fad,' 
he w,r<Jte, 'may result" in consider- 
able .loss of audience to many sla- 
- with' cbnsequenl lo.';s of rcvo- 
.■ie the time buyer will 
wi.sdom of usiiig' a .station 
si.ijnal i'.s not easily, tuned' 'un- 
,lhe biitton-conlroi arran.gemenl-. 
lie added that Ijocau.se'RCA, which 
ns N-BC. controls n>o.<t .sot licenses 
it would, not be hlard for small .sta- 
tions to bqlicve that this button 
equipment is being pushed by HCA 
..to bolster the networks' dominance 
of clear and regional ch icl.s; This 
:situati.i)n niii!hl' also m it hard to 



NAB VIC IRWIN 

Juni Berore Broadcast — Dewey Men 
Talked Into Courte^iy ta WOR 



La.st in the scries of usical 
Cartoons.' .su.sl-ainor on Mutual, al- 
most di not get on the aii- last 
Tuesday 15.) night. Two reps from 
oirice ol .H. Y. District Attorney Tom 
Dewey .called at the WOK Playhou.sc 
with a subpoeiiii foi' Vic IrWjn, or- 
chestra leader on the show; 

B)ys from the D..\. arrived bo- 
fore start of the ■ prosi ai and' 
.wanted to tyke frwin' away with 
them i)i-onto. li.wa.^ only nftor some 
per.iUii.sioii h 'lm all p.,M:rorir\crs pi-os- 
ent that they a'sjictd Ij wuit out the 
show. 

Directly after the iin-jlo Irwiji -A-as 
escorted out. 




Educational Program Race for Prizes 



get ma/iy of. the .sm-j|(>;r >;l-i'li'()n.s. ifi 
become inembel's of the' re^i^gaiii/ il 
NAB. ' 

O'FulIon stated that, whit m; it 
likewi.se tough. to enroll -^nijiller V 
ti lis is the NAB pijlicy of allowing 
multiple station pwiier.s.^.to. hold .'inly 
one NAB membership and the exist- 
ence of three clear channet reps on 
the executive committee! He de- 
scribed the latlei' a> tn uiibaUhced 
rcpndilid.n. 



'olcini . . pril 12.- 
ApproxMnatcly l.B.'i different edu- 
cational -i>roKiairis'liavc been entered 
in second annual merjcarifExhibi- 
tion,- , Itecoi-diiigs of Educational 
Iladi. , rpgra sppns red by the 
Ninth Institute of Education' by Ra- 
dio, to be held at Ohio .Stale Uiii- 
Veixity on May 2ri, 

Double number; pr6-.;raiii.> 
judged la,-;t year woi-c eii- 

lercUi 

Pi-o,';rams arc divldivj into two 
classes; tho.se produced .by cdiica- 
Ifonal i slilutioM.s. ai'id pi-^ianiz.-iti'ins 
and those produce oy c;Omlnerci^|■ 
oiganizaliOns roadcastiiig educa- 
tional progi-; 

Awards will be made to the best 
pi-ogriims in seven ilferfiiit. types, 
(our for general use and.tHree for 
u.sci in the .school. Types of i - 1- 
/!'i-n ill's for general iisp- ar (i) Joc- 
lurc. Uilk or-.speech; ( cmon-ilr.-i- 
lioii .parliciiialion Ct i 

di.-ilog, i-oiVnd-U'iblc 
.cpnver.i.llipn; dobule, 



answer; 
tion. 

. Programs for .school use are cla.s.si- 
(Icd as- (1) 'for use by primary chit- 
dreni ( ) ' for use by elementary 
chiTdl-i;ili and K) for. ase by ji- iior 
or senior high .school pupil.s, 

It the jury con.s'idcvs no progi- m 
in- a given cliis.;ilication worUiy ot 
an awai-d> norje -svill be ina 

Top awards in 1; 
tion went to ' 
fi otti. , U.' S. 
sei-,ics.' 'f.,et.. 
' .v^lic ing 0 
.sciic. tilled 'I.cfs 
by HA a.-i p.ii l of 
of the'-Air. 



«l VARIETY 



RADIO 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



Studid Au^ences' Eever Pitch 
Remanis Radio Dilemma; 
Does It Hurt More Than 



Help? 



-i J ju -pjji- o„j T >,„iSo°d. too, Incidentally— wants to in 

Visits to the Eddle Cantor and ^^^^ 3„ exit,, a little of that truckin-: 
Holtz broadcasts in recent weeks 



in 

leaves unsolved— and probably in- 
luble-^the controversy as to the 
value ot studio audiences in a pro- 
duction, ae distinct from a merchan- 
" rtftsme=seiise.— Corned ian^Hke^ aud i - 
ences. They claim they can't prop- 
erly go to town without that human 
sounding board in front of them. 

Criti , who- aver that the studio 
laughter coming over the loud- 
speaker jrritates arid alienates the 
main audience of broadcast adver- 
tising, do .hot quite /rtianag? to con- 
vince either talent,^ agencies or spbnr 
sors. lhat the point is really -serious. 
Cimedians and other defenders ar- 
gue that the studio laughter .'may 
actually 'sell* at hbmt listeners that 
it's- uproarious stuff because the 
ctudio audience thinks so. 

Of course, basically, the studio 
audience is a big. con game.. It's a 
hypo to the artists; it's a stimulus 
to the general tempo, of the show;. 
It's grandiose buncombe and artful 
camoutlage to the know-from- 
nothing sponsor. 

But, b<ehind and. beyond, all .that, 
8s evidenced 'by the Can tor ch- 
ni'que, it's .something extra for the 
sponsor. . ' Cantor ' sends the • cuffo 
peasants into a frenzy of enthusiasm 
and unstilted appreciation which 
leaves 'em full of .the milk of human 
kindness; full of appreciation and 
acclaim, and— it is hoped— full of 
the desire to throw away ' their 
^mello cigarets and switch to Cam- 
els. A lot.bf thousands in ' a 13- 
week cycle. . ,. 

■ What they've grown to expect-r- 
snd get- and yet. not realize that 
that's the very thing that fools 'em, 
are those pseudorconfldential chats; 
that gratis afterpiece, when the rhike 
is dead, when Cantor introduces The 
Mad Russian, Edgar Fairchlld, Wal- 
ter Woplf King, the colored femrhe, 
stooge. Gertrude Lawrence (or 
whoever might be, the guester) and 
ell the other 111 trimmings, ' ■ 

No wonder Broadway theatre 
managers squawk that after the 
Bronxites and the Brqoklyhites fall 
put of a radio thieatre they're sur- 
feited with show? For five to id 
minutes before the half -hour, and for 
another 10-30 minutes thereafter, not 
counting th6 regular broadcast pro- 
gram, it's ultra stuff. 
« Start to Believe ItT 

Where the con may be i idlous Is 
that sometimes the talent , and the 
produciers themselves start to be- 
lieve it, A case in point thereof 
was the Holtz-Tromiher's show ; of a 
week ago last Monday. From ' the 
audience . perspective 



oh-down Is a surefire conviricer. As 
for Cantor, anything goes. . He bumps 
arid he mildly louhol.tzes Gert Law- 
rence, the colored gal, Walter Woolf 
Kirig. or a ny vis-a-vis. T he idea o f 



taking bows, unique unto Cantor, 
further insures prolonged applause. 

Afterpiece . is perhaps "an even bet- 
ter sales spiel on behalf of his spon- 
sor' that what is retailed over the air. 
Cantor wistfully observes, that he's 
reached the stage of his career where, 
he's 'very sensitive,' arid it the cus- 
tomers won't patronize his sponsor's 
products he doesn't know where Ida 
and the Cantor Home for Qirls will 
get their liext limpuisine. Cracked' 
about Chase & Sanborn's B. W. (Bct 
fore West), program, and did they 
thinit they' were buying Shirley 
Temple? 

Edgar irchild and Adam Carroll, 
erstwhile crack two-piario team be- 
fore Fairchild. took to batoning and 
Carroll to pianologing for the Candor 
show; Were among the. epilog inter- 
ludes. 

"On. the Holtz show, another Canr 
lor— Charlie by name-^stood out the 
week before with his expert dialect 
comedy foiling with. Holtz. Agn'e^' 
Moorehead is the femme dramatic 
bit vis-a-vis. There, too, the seasoned 
Holtziah technique . plus Husihg's 
own showmanship stood th^.program 
in line .stead for visible audience ef-: 
feet iiusing is a good example of 
what the 1938 brand of announcer 
must now . be— suave straight as 
well as a glib spieler. 

Same is ^evidenced with Cantor, 
where Walter Woolf King, looking at 
his jiivenile best today, and with his 
former fine .singing voice seemingly 
in camphpr, is- riierely a seasoned 
straight. 

, The- difference between these 
shows, however, is that the enthu- 
siastic audience reaction , to Holtz, in 
person, cireates a false standard; it's' 
almo.st a complete fooler for, accord- 
ing to the response, the show, seeriis 
to be going over, in great style. But 
the mike verdict, in the abstract, 
seems something else agai 



clicked. Verdict was contrariwise 
via the ether. This Monday, Cantor's 
visible show was a sockp; but, con- 
trary <tp the Holtz impression, so it. 
was also (reported) via the air. 

With Holtz the warm-up wais 
longer — 10 riiiriutes— and they were 
a pushover by the time the on the 
air si al. was flashed. Cantor gives 
•em only a flye-min. buildup; seem- 
ingly that's more than enpugh in 
view of the Camel's show's mo- 
mentum. 

Ted Husing, who straights for 
Holtz and announces the beer com- 
mercials and: general routine, does 
it equally as well as Cantor. Both 
are suave. Both con 'ein that 'We 
have no applause cards or signs 
here, but at the same time your 
manifestation of enthusiasm sprta 
helps the" general pace along.' 

Husing adds that the rancher out 
•west would 'like tp. kn,ow that the 
New York audien .es aren't such 
deadpans, so why npt let yourself 
gp? .And Cant'oir unsubtly pbserves 
that the au ience mike is suspended 
high aboy' in micl-air, ,so it really 
takes twice as mucii volume to make 
it come throuRh enlhusiaslically. 

Boric laft elements arc universal, 
viieiher ronx or Broadway. Cantor 
dnxis.i't play down to any of 'em 



. Listeners Tab Professionalism 

Detroit, April 12. 
Joe Weeks captured spieler contest 
conducted by 'WJR last week to se- 
lect candidate for. open annoiincer's 
job from among..lOO applicants. 

Weeks,' who was chosen by listener 
ballots designating spielers by num- 
ber only, .has. held jobs at WGN, 
everything Chicago, WLW, Ciricy, WOWO, Fort 



Wayne and WFIL since leaving WJR 
six ydars ago, 



Maxine Sullivan oil CBS^ 
From Los Angeles Nitery 

Maxiine Sullivan, colored swing 
singer whb won attention during a 
long stand at the Oriyx Club, N. V. 
nitery, has been. pacted.by Gpliim- 
bia: Artists, Inc. , 

-Warbler starts getting a broad- 
casting biiildup from the Columbia 
v/eb'with a series of Tuesday' and 
Friday programs, beginning next 
week (18) . Broadcasts ' will origi- 
nate on the Coasts whither Miss Sul- 
livan is going this week to open ain 
engagement at thie Vervailles, nitery 
in Los Ariseles, 



TICKELHEADACflt___, 
CANT BE CURED 



Detroit, April 12. 

N.. W. Ayer's local Pffice went' to 
great pains to .satisfy as many of the 
30,000 persons requesting free ducats 
for Nelson Eddy's.' appearance on 
Ford Sunday Evening Hour (CBS) 
last week from S,0<)0-seater Masonic 
audd here. 'Requests set a new rec- 
ord for the niotor .symph hour, and 
agency tried io soothe *em, to wit: 

Eliminated, those who had heard 
Nelson sing .on program in 1935, 1936 
and 1937. 

CuUed out all who. had. received 
tickets for any. of current season's 
broadcasts. 

Then filled requests in order of re-, 
ceiptj but still got i plenty of kick- 
backs from disgruntled fans. 



Vp-To-Date Giveaway 

San Francisco. 
With an eye to ■ the, future, the 
Borden's Daily Delivery Company in 
its dally, newscasts by John B; 
Hughes over . KFRC last week of- 
fered its radio listeners a novel give- 
away— strong, ' sturdy envelopes in 
JwhiclLtfi_Jiefip_their._;Sij)ci9jj5ej;urjly. 
cards until they reached the age of 
65. 

Protective envelopes • were dis- 
tributed free of charge to those -who 
asked for them rat' stores carrying 
Borden dairy products. 



'Good Willi Hoqr' Spreads 



'Gdbd Will Hour- extends its covr 
erage for -Ironized Yeast to coast-to- 
cbast proportion, comriiencing A^ril 
24. Program at present rides' basic 
Mutual net (WOR, WLW, WGN), 
plus the eastern reglbriai web, In- 
ter-City . network. 

, Added for the Sunday 10-10:30 
p.m. airing^ ■will be the entire - 25 
broadcasters comprising' the Cpast 
and Northwest group of Dbri Lee 
stations. Also i WAAB, Boston; 
KTAT, Fort WcTrth; WRR, DaUas; 
WLLH, Lowell, Mass. Ruthr^uff & 
Ryan is Ironized Yeast's agency. 



Chesteir Herman Leaves 

incinnati, April 12. 

Chester Herman, program con- 
sultant ;and talent scout for 'WLW 
and WSAI since the middle of' last 
December, Is returning to St. Louis 
to ! finish . out a contract as stage 
manager and assistant producer of 
that .town's, muny. opera, asspciatlon 
for the 1936 summer seaspn. 

Herman's, affiliation with the Cros- 
ley organization was originally in- 
tended for . a month. It is probajsle 
that he will return here in the fall 
for a full-time berth with the two 
stations. 

A farewell party ■was tendered 
him by Crosley execs and co-work- 
ers -at Mecklenburg's Thursday (7). 



Rutherford's Coast Special June 5 



Watchtower, After Years, of Buying Time, Made 
Little Proigress in Getting It Free 'as Religion' 

. 4 '-. — ■ 



judge Rutherford, headman of the 
Watchtower (religious) Society, re- 
turns to the' ozone for a single-shot 
over an indie link of Pacific Coast 
stations. Broadcasters are. npw be- 
ing lined up for orie-hour live talk 
by Rutherford on June 5. 

Broadcast will originate in Seat- 
tle. Last September Rutherford 
made a similar address to the. east, 
sp'ielding over a llock of eastern sta- 
tions on a program which originated 
in Columbus, O. 

This- sea.'on the Watchtower So- 
ciety has not been buying time for 
transcriptions _as it did for years. In 
some instance's local chapters pf the 



SCHUDT TAKES STUNT 
THINKER-UPPER ALONE 



organization approach local broad- 
He ' casters T^iilh "picas to be given time 
miiagf; he. knows when an ai)pealinq 1 free, Gpl a host of tUrndowns. Typi- 
j<j'l of his banio eyes will have their ' cal' in.stancc. was WPBR, Baltimore, 



Charlotte, N. C, April 12. 
. Bill Schudt, just transferred frpni 
the managership of WBT here to 
WKRC. Cincinnati, by CBS, is taking 
Cecil Carmichael, his special events 
man, to the new post with him. 

Carmichael, lormer United: Press 
man, has been wprkinfi the stunt 
angle with SchudV at WBT iCor some 
time. 

Schudt and Carmichael will leave 
Chai lplle April 1 5. 



RADIO SHOWMANSHIP 

( Auention-Gettertf Ti^Ups, tdeiu) 

: . — — • 



Outstanding Stunts 



WEDDING RING PARTY 
KFRC, SAN FRANCISCO 



MnUlpIyln.^ the Offense . 

; MUami. . 

WQAM crashed the front page 
of the Miami Herald by broadcasting 
the riiusie of a dance orchestra com- 
posed, of high school youths who had 
got themselves mixed up in a court 
case. A neighbor of one of the 
youths had the tyros hauled in on a 
charge of disturbing the peace. 

Neighbor charged *that what came 
out of their efforts was hot music 
but noise, and WOAM jumped into 
the cbntroversy with an offer to let 
the townsmen decide which it' i%; 



The Lady Is a Champ' 

.New- York. . 

WHN has turned out a novelty 
prbrnbtiPn piece on Mrs. Ida Bailey 
Allen, staff home ecpnoriiist.- It's 
tilled The Lady Is a Champ,' ith 
this idea emphasized through /the 
cutout of a boxing glove running 
from title page to the back cbvier. 

Brochure tells of Mrs. Allen's air 
background, her; methods of .opera- 
tion and the sales power of her pro- 
grams; 

invitations To Brides 

' San Francisco. 

Invitations to the 'Wedding Ring 
Party,' hew KFRC program bank- 
rolled by Albert S. Samuels Com- 
pany, jewelers, which debuts Wednes- 
day night (13), are being handed out 
at' the local, marriage license bureau 
to ;all couples applying for licenses. 
Western Union messenger is being 
stationed ait the bureau regularly for 
that . purpose. Bids are also being 
given wedding .ring purchasers at' 
the Samuels store. 

Wilbur Hall, radio writer and 
author, is handling the' 'Wedding 
Ring Party,' a quiz session in Which 
all participants are engaged couples. 
Mikeman Herb Allen will assist 
Hall. Broadcast will rim from 8:30 
to 9 p.m. EST;, with a one-hour 
elimination contest beirig held prior 
to the broadcast to pick the best 
four couples. ' Radio audience will 
be asked to submit questions, discus- 
sion topics and problems, those used, 
being purchased - from the dialers. 
Special prizes will be awarded the 
four couples participatirig in the 
broadcast and other prizes will be 
given to all ieiigaged couples attend- 
ing the party. Will Russell agency 
placed the account . 

ellgbted to Apologize 

Ardmore, Okla. 

•Sppnsor. with prograrh aimed at 
childre'n's aiudience over, KVSO, of- 
fered a bottle of milk chocolate each 
day for one week to the first six per- 
sons calling the station after the an- 
nouncement 

Telephone exchange, reporting 
thosands of busy signals, protested. 
Sponsor,, very happy about whole 
affair, sent 12 operators on duty free, 
bottles of the milk chocolate. KVSO, 
wrote public apology letter, to tele- 
phone switchboard ooerators in pro- 
motion ad in the Daily Ardmorelte 
the following Sunday. 

CommuDltjr Fund Draniailiallona 

iSeattle. 

'Of uman Lives' is a new pro- 
gram just started over KOL giving 
an insight of the work of the Seattle 
Community fund. It is being writ- 
ten by Jane Estes arid staged by the 
Campus Radio -Players under diree- 
tioh'of Ted Bell of the University of 
Washington. 

Dramatizations are ba.ied on the 
actual cases on file taken from the 
recPrds of the Travelers' Aid Societyi 



■bc-sl oll'ect, he looks pleadingly at the 
f:ii!o?ndcd autlichce iinikc in maidair: 
snd (hey rc.<ipon(l with untoward 
l/ulTaw."! of laiiijhler; he has 'em in 
the .v.k. pal , and it's soeko all the 
V:iy. 

When Bert Gordon, alias the Mad 
Ritssi; docs a hokutp butler, lie 
ccmcs out in a broketi-down Gutten- 
bcr.c; f!etui>, with hi.s kinky hair in a 
wild bush-dress. When the colored 
character lenne^and' very 



which had carried the discs for a 
while as commercials. allimore 
rep of. the Society asked station for 
free time after the bought periods 
ccaseil. Appeal was based, on the 
theory that the group was a religious 
.one and dc.«crved some considerar 
lion for cufTo airing in view of the 
riioney .=penl in the past.^. 

Acorn agency is now lining up the 
Coast, italions for the coming live 
talk by the organization's leader. 



Bryan's Widow to Sue 
Radio for Tune Payoff 

Hollywood,. April 12. 

Mrs. Lcola Bryan, widow of Vin- 
cent Bryan, has been appointed ad- 
ministratrix of the song-writer's es-- 
tate as a preliminary to filing suits 
against radio stations and others, for 
royaltie.'i for the use of Bryan's 'In 
My Merry Oldsrhobile' arid 'Down 
Where the Wurtzburger Flows.' 

She 'told the couirt the old num- 
bers had coriie into renewed popu- 
larity in recent months. 



Two Minutes Is Yours' 

Oklahoma City, 
'Two Minutes Is Yours,' platter 
show Saturday night over KOMA, 
gives would-be radio artists a chance 
to air with the added thrill of hear- 
ing their own voice over their home 
radio set. 

Platters are made each Friday 
when hopefuls pome la studio and 
sing, yodel, whistle, etc., and aired 
on next evening's show. 



campaign and value of cooperation 
for producer and dealer. Merle S. 
Jones, general manager of KMOX, 
discussed the radio angles, and E. :T. 
Standard, Dre^'dent ot the milling 
company, discussed the merehandis- 
ing possibilities: 

Campaign, which consists of 29 
time- signals weekly, was portrayed 
by reproducing a typical day of the 
company's arinbuncements over audi- 
torium speaker, each time cued by 
Urge clock oh stage with John Bohn, 
KMOC salesman, describing pro- 
grams precedir^ and following each 
time signal. 



Easter Stunt 

St. Loui.<. 

WTMV has worked but ^ novel 
Easter celebration for East St. Louis 
kiddies that should prove a big gobd> 
will builder for the station. . A spe- 
cial kid: broadcast' during the week 
preceding Easteir will talk ^boiit 
WTMV's Easter blinn>[ . that is going 
to hide candy eggs, - in bags, on a 
flock of vacant loti in town. 

On Easter a. m. the- station will 
broadcast the location of the first mf- 
the lots where the eggs will be hid- 
den the night before. Other loca« 
tiohs will-be revealed in other broad- 
casts. iSihce the kiddies are expected 
to devour the eggs; .WTM'V is ofTering 
a bicycle to the one who, at the end 
of the day's fiesta, produces the great- 
est number of ' bags at the station: 
Other prizes, donated by local mer- 
chants,, will be awarded the runners* 
lip. Eiach bag will be stamped with 
the station's seal to . prevent 'ringera' 
being shoved into the contest. 
' Broadcasts of stunt are planned: for 
8:30 a. m. and '5:05 p.' m. during th» 
week prior to Easter and every 19 
minutes Easter Sunday,, 

"KniB to San Antonio' 

San -Antonio. 
• New. prbgrarii over KTSA, San An- 
tonio, - slated, as a welc.omer to. new 
residents of Alamo City.- will utiliz* 
call letters of stash with these jlo- 
gaps: 'Kum to Sari Antonio' and 
'Keep Tiilking: San Antohld.' 

Idea is to build up newcomers all 
ini . the nariie of civic-mindedness. 
They'll be interviewed, and given an 
official greeting.' from Mayor Quiri. 
Musical background will be provided 
by Ernest Hauser's' staff orch/Lee 
Moffett of the Junior Chamber of 
Commerce will do the mikeirig. 



- ,- 'Good Neighbors' 

" Detroit. 

'Good Neighbors,' new halt-hour 
■weekly program vver CKL'W, will 
dramatize actual case histories from 
probate, courts, welfare roles end 
churches in Detroit. 
■ Morrison Wade', founder of Good. 
Neighbors Society in Detroit, will 
fin role of investigator iri show, •with 
rest .of cast corriposed, of station tal- 
ent, including Barbara. Carrite, MarT 
Hodge, ' Frank .. Buirke and JacK. 
■White, with Val Clare producing. 



ATLAS TRANSCRIPTIONS 
QUITS N. Y. FOR CHI 



Atlas Radio moves its headquarters 
.and distribution center from New 
York to Chicago on May 1. There-, 
aftir Herbert R. Ebensteiui prez ot 
the job-lotting transcription fiim, 
will operate out /of Clji. 

Lou Winston,/ who headed Atlas' 
production department as well as the 
Coast territory, has left the company. 
His financial holdings have been 
bought by Ebenstein and Harold C. 
Hopper, treasurer. 

After headquarters of Atlas are 
centered in. Chicago, only a sales de- 
partment for the east will be main- 
tained in .New York. 



Call in Grocers to Explain 

St. Louis. 
As a send-off for Standard-Tilton's 
Milling Co.'s program over KMOX 
for American Beauty flour dealers' 
meetings were held in KMOX'is audi- 
torium three .nichts last week with 
l.OOO." grbcer.s in metronolitan St 
Loul.<; in attendance. Purpose of 
confabs was to explain the radio 



Transamerican Offices 
Used by Jennings, Hustad 

Cinclnriati, April- 12. 

■Wallace K. Hustad; assistant sales 
manager of WLW,. in. charge of niid.- 
western . territory,- hopped into Chi-, 
cago last week tb- service sumriier 
accounts and dish out program ide;is 
to agencies on regular and pros- 
pective account<;. While in the 
Windy City he will- make his head- 
quarters at the Transamerican office. 

Robert G. Jennings, general sales 
manager of the Crosley organization, 
took departure at the same time for 
Neiv York, to be engaged for a 
month in Eastern territbry, with the 
Transamerican home office as his 
basc; 



Siesta ifoi^ 'Christian' 



Hollywood, April 12. 

Ghesebrough's 'Dr. Christian* 
starring Jean Hersholt, drops off the 
air after April. 24 broadca.<-t. 

Tentatively set to return in the 
fall. • 



Wednesday, April l3t 1938 



mtERNATIONAL RADIO 



VARIETY 



29 



UHN AMERICAN PROGRAMS 



How Americaii Advertisers Alter 
Radio Selections to Comply With 
- — Requirements of Overseas Wax 



London, April 4. - 

Sponsored fa^io progranis intended 
for the United Kingdom differ mark- 
edly from entertainments frequently 
sponsored the same . International 
advertisers in America. These- con- 
trasts, stand out vividly In a num- 
ber of fairly typical examples. 

.(Most radio programs from con- 
tinental stations are. obliged to stick 
closely to straight music. That ex- 
plains many, perhaps inost, of the 
coh[trasts) . 

Quaker Oats, for exainple, has a 
children's show in the States, .ICal- 
tenmeyer's Kindergarten.' Over here' 
'it's a fast, smart orchestra. Pond's 
baits the British with Al Golllhs' 
orchestra; a suave, Mayfair miisical 
crew, while on NBC there's weekly 
family rial' tagged Those We 
Lovie' and last year the sponsor 
bankrolled Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of 
the President. 

Bi-So-Dol has 'Just Plain Bill' but 
for the English there's 'Among the 
Immortals,' presenting works and 
biographical tidbits on classical com- 
posers. 

rene offers moony ballads via 
transcription by Morton Downey. In 
Aniierica Jimmy Fidler dishes the 
Hollywood dirt Oxydol Is on Radio 
Normandie with Carson 'Robihson's 
hiUbillies (known here, more ele- 
gantly, as 'Pioneers'). In the States 
the same sponsor pursues, biz with 
•Ma Perkins' and "The Goldbergs.' 

Al Jolson tops the variety program 
•n CBS for Lever Bros.' Rinsb. 
Over here the appe is Jack Hyl- 
ton's band. 

Horlick's ran "turn 'n' Abner' for 
four years on NBC. For the British, 
It's a big variety show, with a line- 
up embracing Billy Milton, Vic 
Oliver, Neila Goo:delle, Jane Carr,, 
Mary Lawson, Bert Yarlctt and the 
Rhythm Bros. ' 

Torksbire Dialect 

Hind's cream, gives the Amerks 
the script serial 'Life of Mary 
Sothern'; English are given orches- 
tral 'dream waltzes.' Kolynos aims 
at Broadway background in the U. 
S. with Ted Hammersteln's Music 
Hall.' Hoke comedy of the York- 
shire variety, with accents rural, 
presided over by 'Jo^ Murgatroyd,' 
is what the British get. 

Alka-Seltzer gives America a 'Na- 
tional Bam Dance,* across the Pond 
it's an early a.m. calisthenics pro- 
gram. 

Carter'.«i Liver Pills has doted on 
heavily dramatized quickie spots in 
the States, while here the warnings 
are set to martial band music, 

or. course, there- are some cor- 
responding programs on both sides 
of the Big Water. Phillip's has Abe 
Lyman's 'Waltz Time' in America 
and Billy Bissett's "Waltz "Time' in 
Europe. Lux in the U. S. leans on 
Hollywood for its CBS one-hour 
radiozations of plays and fllm scripts. 
On Radio Normandy, it's a 'Movie 
CIrub,' with .'Hollywood Highlights' 
and short biogs of Hbllywood stars; 

Kraft has a variety program, not 
wholly unlike Bing Crosby's in de 
t:ign.- On it are Alan Breeze, Jack 
Doyle, Max Miller and Peter Wil 
liams. 



B.B,C. Receptive 



London, April 4.. 

British Broadcasting Corp. 
]]|ijs published a book containing 
advice to those Who wish to sell 
'radio masterpieces,' to seek au- 
ditions, and so on. In .it they 
protest they are anxious ta se- 
cure good l>roadcaster3. 

They claim that writing for 
the radio presents a n-aw liter- 
ary field, and the handbook CX' 
presses B.. B. C's- willingness to 
co-operate with embryo writzrs. 



B.B.C. SEEKS YANK 
BANSAPATION VIA CBS 



Status Little 
Changed as Yet 
In Brokerage 



ontreal, April 12. 
:. Practically all radio stations in On- 
tario and Western Canada have de^ 
cided to follow through on the reso- 
lutions adopted at the last meeting of 
the Canadian Association of Broad- 
casters barring dealings with ti. "le 
brokers. As far as can be ascer- 
tained here no time brokers or non- 
exclusive station representatives 
have applied to the CAB for a fran- 
chise as yet. 

Quebec and eastern' Canadian radio 
men have not yet decided whether 
they will fall in line. Elimination of 
the second 15% through use of ex-: 
elusive station representatives is not 
an accomplished fact, through this 
change. 

Eastern station men fail to see that 
any saving can be made by handing 
the .second. 15% to exclusive station 
representatives instead of to non- 
exclusive reps. 

Plan is now being formulated 
whereby stations in Quebec, .Mon^ 
treal, Ne^w Carlisle, Hull, Three 
Rivers, and Rimouski may combine 
activities to patronize a statioii rep 
set up by. themselves, as a group of 
Western stations are doing. 

If deal is arranged stations in- 
volved will peddle their own ideas 
to clients and try to sell other sta- 
tions in the setup at the same time 
to sponsors having coin available for 
use in other areas beside the one that 
may be under negotiation.. 

Non-exclusive station reps are now 
in a position where they must either 
go exclusive or be li ited to' shows 
originated by themselves which, they 
may be at>le to sell to sponsors. 

Small stations, deprived ol produc- 
tion and sales services heretofore 
furnished by non-exclusive rcp.=, will 
be obliged to increase production 
activities and set up individual sales 
organizations, with the cost <iddcd to 
the second 15% which they will be 
obliged to give exciu.sive repre.'^enta- 
tivcs, incrcEsing rather than Jower- 
ins the cost of getting business 
through the new CAB ruling. 

With A.ssocialed Broadc.isting hold- 
ing contracts as non-exclusive reps 
for more than 20 radio stations, esec." 
of As.sociatt;d have not yet deter- 
mined whether they will atlernpt to 
enforce these contracts by legtl 



British Broadcasting Co.'.s New 
York olfice, bosicd by Felix Greenie. 
is. conclaving with CBS on a plan 
whereby Columbia will feed a week- 
• ly dance-music program to Entlund 
viia short-wave. 

Pt-.oposed period would air over 
CBS here, alternating name bantl.<;, 
in the late Saturday afternoon' so 
as to reach London for BBC around 
JO p.m. Difflculty at present to iron 
out Js the jam-up Cplumbi would 
experience due to the sports' spccial- 
eyenting on Saturdays, which, net- 
work plans . to carry through late 
spring , and summer, 



Double-Header Swingo 

Dbiible-header of band, organiz.n- 
tion.": has been set for Martin Block's 
Sunday Swing concert next Sunday- 
(l7), which is broadcast each week 
over WNEW, n! Y. SlufT Smith's 
orchestra, from the Onyx Club, and 
,limmie Luncefnrd's band, back 
from roiid tour, are or izations on 
program. 

Merle Pitt's 'Make Believe Ball- 
room' orchestra is the regular band 
which also will be on the same pro- 
gram. 




News rows, Scatt4>red 
Comedy Shows, Many 
Amateurs and Very Little 
Sports on Schedules of 
South and Central Ameri- 



WAX TAXED 



Native music (tangoes, rhumbas, 
etc.) played by native orchestras or 
song by native singers is the chief 
characteristic of program populari- 
ties in South and Central America. 
Music dominates the , broadcast 
schedules' in all countries and on 
many stations is heard almost to' the 
exclusion of neiarly everything else. 

There Is. some drama here and' 
there, notably in Argentina; an bcca-- 
sipnai hiimoris't or comedy show is 
reported, as from Mexico and Vene- 
zuela, and amateur programs , are 
fairly numerous, notably-in Cuba. 

Due to a combination of local tariff 
and dialect obstacles, the electrical 
transcription is not the universal mie- 
dium of Latin America's program- 
ming. Phonograph records are, of- 
cpiirse, much used. On some, sta- 
tions, there is nothing else. But the 
transcription, as siich, is subject to 
import dutie.s ranging as high as 42% 
in one republic. In Mexico an Im- 
post distinction exists < in favor of 
waxers ..spinping from the inside out, 
as distinct fr'Om those spi ing from 
the outer edge inward. 

Radio staiipns overwhelmingly 
build their own program in South 
and Central America, ith advertis- 
ers merely buying participation com- 
mercials. Quite a number of deals 
are reported, however, between sta- 
tions and' advertisers, whereby a sta- 
tipn sells its call letters, its letter- 
head or other identifications, in re- 
turn for a lump sum or as. part of a 
deal for a big volume of blurbs an- 
nually. 

Sporting events under sponsorship 
in South America is rare. News is 
growing increasingly common with 
new.spaper-radip eooperation noted 
in many lands. Some stations pick 
news off the shortwave ' and use it 
for their longwave. Or vice versa. 



( etnited analyses of program and 
other operatino .:policics of the sia- 
tions tTV' the republics to. the south oj 
the United States will appear in Vol. 
II of the Vafieiy Radio Directory— 
now in preparation for early summer' 
publicatio'n.) 



Weed Adds CFNB 



CFNB, Fredericton. N. B.. is the 
late.st Canadian outlet to join Weed 
& Co.'s rcprc.tenlation li.^l. ' 

Station operates at 1,0(10 watts . on 
550 k.c. 



Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 
Position Much Strengthened; 



s Weislune Scales 




Wai' and Radio Sets 



Philadelphi.-i, April 12. 

Spanish civil- War has re-, 
bounded in one way, at . least; 
to help American! manufacture 
— it's doubled the s.ile ct radio 
sets On the Rock pf Gibralt 
makers report. 

Rock is within ea.sy ranse of 
insurgent stations at Seville snd 
Salamanca and loyalist stations 
at Valencia and Cartagena, 
well as neutral stations at Tan- 
gier, French Morocco. So it 
. makes a convenient place to get 
only available news of both 
sides'. 

More than 75% of sejs sold in 
Gibraltar are made in .America. 
Heat and humidity makes U 
necessary to put them in special 
cabinets to prevent warping and 
fog requires covering trans- 
formers; with' pitch to prevent 
dete'rlpration. 



GOVT. MAY TAB 
SET TAX VIA 
DEALERS 



pntreal, April 12. 

Reports are current that the gov- 
ernment will make a- drive to en- 
force collection of the annual radio 
license fee, now $2.50, through en- 
actment of a. law making it neces.sary 
for dealers to require buyers of radio 
sets to show their' license. New rul- 
ing, would also affect repairmen 
rendering service, on radio sets. 

Statistics on the radio sets in u.se 
in Canada, as compiled by manufac- 
turers, have always differed from 
those Issued by the government, 
manufacturers showing more sets in 
Use than licensed. 

It will now become necessary for 
buyers of radio sets to' get a license 
first. 



'Showmen of England' 



London, April 4. 

B. B. C. has arranged with Charles 
Cochran to be their first st.ir o( a 
series of large-.scale radio per.wnii) 
appearances May 10, titled 'Showmen 
of England.' 

Cochran will hold the mitrdpho 
for one solid hour. Some .sluiit. 



Montreal, April 12. 

Investigation in the House of Com- 
mons at Ottawa of Canadian Bi'oad^ 
casting Corp. affaiirs has resulted in 
a fairly complete, pkay of every; 
phase of C;BC operations. . 

Cbrnmiltee conducting the investi- 
gation has heard only CBC officials. 
To date those who have taken the 
stand were L..W. Brpckington. chair- 
man, of the Board if Governors of 
the CBC, Rene Morin, vicv-chairman; 
of the Board, and W. Gladstone Mur- 
ray, general manager. 

A request to have an official ol 
the Canadian Associaticn of Broad- 
casters lake the stand has been re- 
jected and, from appearances, ho. 
further witnesses will be called be- 
fore the cdmniitt . 

CBC has apparently won ^n easy 
victory over the, private stations. 

Further strength has been given 
the position of the CBC in . recent ■ 
weeks throujgh- the lesscning^and al- 
most complete cessation of newspa- 
per-attacks, due in a large measure 
to the jiscovery by executives of' 
the Canadian New-paper Publish- 
ers Association that loss of revenue 
to r.ndip through use of the CBC net- 
work by national , advertisers woul 
be inconsequential. National adver- 
tisers, publishers find, will continue 
to lise newspapers almpst as much <^ 
as previously, witli radio being used 
for addi'tiohal exploitation. 

It. is believed that the radio In- 
vcstigiation in Parli.tment is vir- 
tually closed now, with only a re- 
port from the committee to come 
later on. 

From the viewpoint of radio 
listeners the CBC has strongly es- 
tablished its case of providing more 
abundant, mpre diyersifled, and more 
complete radio entertaintnent than 
pos.sible for -private' radio Sntereistii 
in this country to furnish. 



NBC PAYS COST 
OF FM. TALK 
TOS.A. 



SId DIxdh, Pacific Coayt rep for Ed 
Pctry, station rep fir in Seattle 
last week. 



NBC i."; underwriting the short- 
waving of President Roo.scvclt'9 
.speech before the Board of Govern- 
ors- of the Pan-American Union to- 
morrow (Thursday) to South and 
Central American countries. Chan-. 
' nol.s of RCA Communications will be 
! u.scd. Arrangements have already 
I been made for stations in Brazil, Ar- 
j gcnline. Venezuela, Cuba and Co- 
j lombia to rebroadcast the relay by 
longwave. " 

Same service was offered Chili an! 
Mexico, but no word cither . way had 
been received from them up to lioori 
yesterday (Tuesday). 



{ 



Mornmg Prayers in Quebec Granted 
By CathoBcs After Much Urgmg 



Qiicber. April 12. 

Morhinp rriivcrs hm bpcomc a big 
event over Hit- riidio. OIRC esti- 
mates prayer?, rirjiw of lotiil po- 
tential li.<:tt'nt.-r.>.. rofiam i? under 
direction of TArli Socialc Cath- 
olique,wilh a pric.vt j-trit to the tta- 
tion.by the Diocc.Tn Authority every 
rhorning fro .15 lo <>:3C; to conduct 
the service."-. 

IntcfcM in the propra ha.") be- 
,come wide.sprtad with tiations in 
New Ciirli.sle,- Rirnnn!j<i and Hull 
now building s! ilft> brpadfasts with 
a view to reaching the .«trbngly relig- 
ious public- in thif province. 

Managcinent of stiation - CHRG 



negotiated with the Cuthiilit Chuic 
leaders here for t.w.o yc';i|> bcftirc be- 
ing granted pormission to air pniyr 
crs, ecclesiastical aiithoruics luivins. 
a.':."--|imcd the atl'itudo th:il prayciK 
jhould be reserved to rhiirche."--.. 

Another religioi.i.H brriadoast a1- 
Irafcting attention i.s held the first 
Friday of every month, marking the 
Fea.st of the SaCrcd Heart, intended 
for-the sick who cannotatlcnd church 
services. Service i."; held over station 
CHRC from 3 to 4 p. m. under f-: 
directi ' of Rev. Father Mcvillr 
Guillaiime Dechehe, and include."; a 
church choir. 




Hadlo College of Canada, trade 
."•ehool.ybuying spots on CKNX, Wing- 
ham, to advertise it.s courses. 



Gordon S. Henry, .nnaj; <tt 
'■ CFAC, (,'alKary, back al dc.vk afltr 
• month 't vaca.sh in Lo.s Ahjtclcs. 
j . a . 

' Alistair Cooke Goes Back 

I Alistair Cooke winds up hjs sii."-- 
laining series^ of dr;ima am! lil 
cntiguc.'.-.ovr.r NliC on April 'JD. 
urday n/nM spicl.s have been iiinii ' 
pv'rr - the red ribbon. 

.Shortly afti.-r snils to T.oridoh 
where .he'll wax a .^'crics .of talks 
for riti.sh roadcnsling Co., tilled 
'Aincrir.i in Song." Program .will 
trace U. iS. music history. Cooke 
Was a commentator on BBC before 
coming to America. 



.yARIETV 



BADIO REyiEW$ 



Wednosilaj, Apri] 1.1, 1938 



FolloW'tlp Comment 

Amos 'n' Andy after 10 years ot 'Leo Reisman, mixed Up- his Latin 
bioadcasti.ig, still turniiiff out a leiiipos wjth Orthodox .loxtrotology. 
daily script that holds Up although and it.make.s for 9 mce blend, 
some intermittent weaknesses from < Frpm Boston .cotnes. Bakov, his 
tiriie to time. Witl)Out stooping too violin and his smooth terp tiines. 
much for hoke. they manage.:to keep From Philly there's Lou Breese, who 
uliraveling a perpetual yafn. Ghar- should make himself felt nationally 
aclei's have retained their ■ distinct 1 soon, 
personalities and there's always:^?' j 



. ! oh WMCA for Sunday midday' clam- 



least one chuckle, which is never too 
hard to catch, in each Inning. 

{i'iljrwUh a'VitUe vWln.'"La"ttl Madison/ alias, the Modison. Auto 
few chapters have had Andy in the 
usual dumb-cluQk ■ difflculties. this 



BRITISH VARIETY SHOW >' 
With Lesll« ; HutchlnsoD, Tonmy 
Trindlar, Dawn - Davit 4hd Len 
Burhara, Major, and Minor, Sid 
Walker and . Richard Murdoch, 
Claphan and Dwyer, Charles 
Siiadweirs Orch.' 
SO' Mins,— Trann'oceanle 
Siisteininr,^ 
Satardny, .3 p.m. 
WQR, Mutual, i)Iew York 
. In the series of ' Saturday, after-; 
noon programs picked up in London 
by Bntish Broadcasting Co. from a 
music hall, and short-waved td.MU- 
lrMlatlnelv repetitious commetciaU, tual net in . the U. S., period- that 



time, witli, an, acquisitive gal ^nd a 
diamond rin 



Loan Corp. Maiiher.';, ' a hokey, 
bucolic twaiig, urges listener to drive 
auio or truck .up to Madison, or 
phohe-him^ at- the -station^ — Circle 
6-2200— for all Ihe details. 'If . you 
iieed . ready money you can get it 
easily, in one Uimp sum, but you can 



Sing Crosfcy-Kraft . show yer ^„^,.^, ,., ,,„_..., 

WEAF-NBC last I'hursday . nisht '■ have up to il) months, almost two 
(7) had Gail Patrick and .Edmund . yg^^ (o pay it off in small, little 
Lowe, as guestersj but they weren.l ; ((jgiiijie diminutive) installments so 
at the mike together. Part ot the , f,,jj yjjy hardly fool it." 
appeal of the. Crosby show is its in- ,, ^eWe keeps calling the recording 



formality, with :the star and Bob; 



bands 'orch6stry,' Which is about 
_ woodsy ' as 
I ' <ind filviry, but._.worse. In.tbetween 



Burns apt . to uncork some pre^^^^^^ is back woodsy 'as tlie 'Weaver Bros 
funny stuff on short notice. Never- 1 "It j'"JJ-,?.,„, uf.. t„ u^t,.,^^r, 



Clem McCarthy has slightly im- 
proved .his' machine-gun shout de- 
livery for. his sports spiel over NBC 
for Kreuger" er, but it's still an ex- 
plosive style: 

' Obviously, McCarthy couldn't hold 
up in a straight gabfest for IS min- 
utes. That monotonous delivery 
would, wear out the listeners 'in no 
tim(», .so the session. Is divided. into 
various diffetent classiflcatiohs. On 
show caught (8) Ben Grauer first 
called the suliject,' then McCarthy 
spoke' a few;minutes. . Another sub- 
ject was then called, by Grauer and 
bombarded by. McCarthy. . In 'that 
way he coirimiihted on. Louis-Schmel- 
in'g, ice; hockey. Fans Club (trivia), 
Seabiscuit-War Admiral and Faces in 
the Grandstand (mOri trivia). Still 
fights the listener; 



IhelessT-tKat-very informality^bme- ! j^^"-' ^."uai^ncc^ibSl^";^- 

^^Sfj! ,n,i rrn«l.v exchaneed a' For a station of WMCA's calibre 
«\hr%t ISSLlS anent e^ch llher-s whiih, in iU new Broadway., hcad- 
f^n^nu ahm^ and klot refS^^^^^^^ brags about its sophistfca- 

a S? Spokane tr?p. but S^'^ bVt j tion, this is.stric.tly Ackgrman & Hai- 
was never quite tiied up— and the ris radio, 
loose ends tangled up the kilocycles. 
Miss Patrick's stint was apparently 
supposed to revieal her pash for col- 
lecting' copper and uncovered isome 
wacky gags. Again it didn't quite 
jell. In the case of Rudolph Gatiz, 
guest pianist, his iVory-massaging 
■was skSfuU and to the point, so the 
ciowning served to set It Off a trine.- 
But tor the. two star Visitors, n.s.g. 
Always a danger that informality 
may lapse: into a suggestion of 
slovenly programmiing., 

Hollywood Hotel last Friday night 
(8) over WABC-TIBC only occasion- 
ally rang, the bell. Principal fault 
seemed to be muddled scripting, 
Tried to shoehorn too m?ny ingredi- 
ents into the show and consequently 
didn't get much of anything across. 
Entire fore-part of the stanza was a 
hodtee-podge . about 'Snow. White.' 
The Three Little Pigs' and other 
Disneyiles— not pVerly. funny, com- 
edy.' 

Frahk Parker did- right by 'The 
Ni^ht Is Young' , and Frainces Lang-, 
ford went even, more sultry than 
lately with 'More Than You'll Ever 
Know.' Two .ended. . program by. 
joining Ah" JatiisoQ -.for a sock trio 
arrangement. 

- Dratnatization brought Victor c- 
Lagleh, Bri . -Donlevy and Louise 
"Hovick (Gypsey Rose Lee) in 'Battle 
of Broadway,' from the forthcoming 
20th-Fox film. Plenty of the ex- 
pected roughhouse. with McLaglen 
and.Donlevy knocking each qtner.out 
over a golddigger.^ Surprise'^ ending 
could be seen a mile off. Not badly 
done by the players^ but.the produc- 
tion and direction were only so-so. 
Writing pretty obvious. 

Whltcman • Chestei^aeld program. 
ovsr WABC-CBS last Friday night 
(8) Anally showed signs of capturing 
style and zip. Pattern was more 
smoothly worked out. Paul White- 
man, carried the major burden with 
his band and the guest end held- up. 

Whiteman offered two numbers- as 
his more ambitious tur^s for the 
show. One vvas.'Dodgihg a Divorcee,' 
the other 'Dinner Music for a Pack 
ot Hungry Cannibals." Both were 

the slick orchestration jobs for which ^ ^ ■ 

Whiteman is noted and both were 1 of war and for their Latin American 
whanged ovef In good style. policy, 

Joan Edwards, one of. NBC's sus- ^- — - ■ 
tainer singers, guested to do two 1 Eoyal Crown Cola's show last;Fri- 
numliers, "Gypsy .in My Soul', and day (8) over WJZ-NBC with Graham 
*I G.et a Kick Out of YOu.' Gal has a- McNamee, Golden Gate Quartet, Tim 
voice with an enlivening rhythmic I and Irene,. George Olsen's orchestra, 
quality and she plays a torrid.piano. ! Uncle Happy and Fredda oibsoh was 
First number -was up to her usual, 1 undistinguished and the. comedy 
but the second didn't have quittf the wntirig_efIorts still^weak 
timph she normal- gives: 'em. Jimmy 
Dorsey sneaked away from 'his own 
band' to return to his former team- 
mates for a guesler, SblO-ed on the 
fax and 
lunes 

e Bumble Bee.' Latter only so-so ; causing 'spud-pre.ssurc;' which laid a 
—il's now too lame for a novelty. and " large-size etherial fegg. There -was 
thafs all it was ever intended to be. some business wound aroUhd a visit 
~ — T",,. ,. _ .1 to Cuban Pcle'.i;. Which was. unfunny. 
Edear fer^n. abd Charlie McCar.-. xim and Irene visited a department 
thy really laid an omelette AviUi that - store without nnding comedy.' Olsen's 
eau-laymg sequence,, that, t^ed off , hand and Fredda Gib.soh's singing 



Jack Benny and Phil .Baker both 
used a burlesque of Metro's 'Yank at 
Oxford' t)h their shows last Sunday; 
night (10); It. was particularly. Unr 
fortunate since the programs ;are in 
sequence, although not on the same 
hetwort«s. . 

Behny show, over WEAF for Jelfo, 
was a punchy session for the series; 
particularly . in the early portion. 
Baker, show, on the other hand, .was 
a weakie. . .Flock of misfire gags and 
labored puns weren't ev6n close to 
average for the shOw. Oh more than 
one occasion the wait for an expected 
lau^h that didn't' come tossed :the 
timing off. 



Boake Carter's 'luck' of having big 
stories- break just in time for his 
broadcasts turned around and bit 
him last Thursday' (7). Jusrt after 
Uie commentator had finished giving 
his views on the President's reor 
ganizatiOn bill and offering some 
predictions,, the . Hoiise killed the 
measure in. a sudden vote. It left 
Carter,, who had gOne off. the air, 
rather out on a limb. 

Commentator served up some fav- 
orable comment about the . powers 
that be. Objects Of the praise were 
Roosevelt and Secretary Hull, for 
their efforts to keep the country, out 



aired (9) was fairly typical. That 
it Isn't ideal for listeners is evident, 
for the performers mUgg for thpir. 
visual audience.' It's radio having to 
conform to ijonditibns Of a stage- 
show, and not talent and ;:inaterial 
conditioned tOr air .presentation. 

- Layout- -was extremely bad.i: this 
time and terribly conflicting. Tbat 
it; asn't timed for radio was ob- 
vious; Bow 'music at the flhale of 
the' program lasted niore thaii four 
minutes, during which no word -was 
spoken; Three male . comedy teams 
out of st.i acts. ,And types of the 
duos and tiicir . material were much 
alike. 

Next«-to-shut.aivd program's stand- 
out was freitiolorbaritone ballader 
Leslie . Hutchinson;' popular fav.e. in 
English variety halls. Did excel- 
lently with 'So 'Many Memories,' 
-Right or Wrong'' (new. number, ah- 
nou.iccd as getting' its debUt on Brit- 
ish ozone) and ;For So Long, Sweetr; 
heart.'. 

Tommy Trindlar. fast-paced mono-, 
legist scored^ .with swell- material: 
and ah. effective style; Wound up 
with a. smart and fUnny novelty 
song, '^igns of the Times.' 

Dawn Davis and Len- Burham. did 
duets of pop songs, for fairish' effect: 
Of the trio Of male comedy duos,. 
Major and Minors who .opened the 
show,. Seemed, best They at. least 
interpolated some songs to offset the 
sameness of style and matelrial. And, 
incidentally, their gag ai>out a girl 
walking .home from a: motor ride 
would be far too vermillion for 
Yankee radio and even some Anieri-. 
can vaude houses. . 

- Sid Walker and Richard Murdock 
engaged semirCockney. acceiits. in i 
torturedly dull sketch, that was-coh- 
f Using and unfunny- Clapham and 
Dwyer, the third' comedy act, closed 
and almost with a thud. Charles 
Shadwell's orchestra did o.k. in 
backgrounding the rformers. 

. (Seweral names of the per/ormers 
listed TTUiv be -hiisfpelled. Tlietf foere 
plucked off' as they viere introduced 
on the air; and. 'spelltiios in several 
triston'ces' toere bnsed on eiiphony. 
List 7I0C available America.) Berf. 

'SCENES OF SOVIET RUSSIA' 
IS Mins. 

INTDUKIST, INC. 
Fridays, 9:30 p^ ra. 
WQXR, New York 

Series is! under sponsorship of 
Russia'S''bfficial travel agency, in the 
U. is. Mild selling stuff aimed to 
stimulate travel to the Soviet, Not 
convincing Conversational' sketch 
depicting; an- American tourist hear- 
ing from Russian farmers, ho\y 
much happier they are under ' com'- 
munist rule than the old era. 

Shah. 



SIR CEDBIC HARDWICKE 

Interview 

Sustalnlnr 

Thursday, 7 p.m. 

WOR, New York 

Sir Cedrlc Hardwicke, English 
Icgiter currently in - 'Shadow - and 
Substance,' at this Golden, N. Y„ was: 
the interview, guestee- last Thursday* 
(7) on Radie' Harris' suslalner over 
WOR. ,,, Actor -turned in vivid ap^ 
pearance. 'Questions were shrewdly, 
chosen and, brought out a number of 
absorbiiig items. Hardwicke made 
the most .of them, Miss Harris, per 
usual impressed. 

Has a powerful mike personality, 
clear and distinctive voice and wit 
that, sparkles through almost every, 
line. Natural for. radio dramatizar 
tions and a sure bet for interviews 
On rnajor network sho\vs. Hobc; 



Pat BABNES^ndBARNSTORMERS 
W4th Marcella Hendricks, Jack Ar-r 

thiirl' Al Bernajrd 
30 Mins. , ' 
Sii'staihinj^ 
Saturday, 8:30 p. m; 
WOB; New York 

A novelty., variety program that 
should please the listeners finding 
time of Saturday nights, at 8:30 to 
listen in and one, suslai ing; at pres- 
ent, which might have fairly gOod 
commercial possibilities. Half-hour, 
show is compact, and nieaty.. It's al-: 
most a vaude show, in Itself, with, the: 
material varied enough that there is 
bound to be something of interest to 
everyone somewhere along the line. 

Pat Barnes himself figured when 
heard principally in . a skit of east 
side tenement life ih which he played 
all the male parts, there bein.? sev-^ 
eral, while Elizabeth Morgan did the 
sole femi ine role. Sketch sells, on 
its own j ih addition to having the 
added value of : Barnes' doing vari- 
ous characters, including in dialect. 

Band obened with 'March of. Mus- 
keteers,' Jack ArfhuV using this num- 
ber as a vocal' solo. He. has a good 
baritone voice and registers well An- 
other number for him is e and 
Marie' in the Gay Nineties rnanner, 
nicely rendered. ' arcella Hendricks, 
rhythm singer, .iises 'Lost in Medita- 
tion.' He'fs. is a highly pleasing air 
voice. : , ,_ 

Lending the minstrel man touch, 
Al Bernard tells Stories in the ac- 
cepted dialect, having material that 
is fairly good for hiin; and tops with 
an bid novelty tune, "What the En-, 
gine' Done.' In addition to the skit 
in which he appears, Barnes paints 
some local Broadwaiy color up ahead 
as an introductory, for iss . Hen- 
dricks. 



kiRSTEN and KAREN FLAGST.'ID ' 

With' Mpie. Marie Flwstad 

Sones 

BCA 

Sunday, 2 . p.m. 
WJIZ-NBC. New York 

..RCA Magic Key program- over 
WJZ-NBC last Sunday (10) present- 
ed Kirsten. Flagstad, her'sister Kareh 
Flagstad, and their -mother, Mme. 
Marie Flagstad. It was the first U. S. 
appearance of Karen, although she 
had previously guested on the same 
sliow, but from her native Norw.-iy, 
with Kirsten at this end: Younijer 
Miss FlaRstad is a' musical' comedy 
singet and, like her ststcr.atthe Met 
a'soprano. She was introed by Kir- 
sten and soloed with 'Springtime,' 
from the Broadway mUsical, "Thre'e 
Waltzes.' 

Aside from her' obvious difCiculty 
with the- English lyrics,' Karen Flag- 
stad has an agreeable, melOdioii 
voice. It seems rather rich.and pli- 
able and; after a nervous start, Xah'ly 
siire. , Language difnculty.,.and her 
dramatic style require buildup. 

After irsteh Flagstad sang a hum- 
ber, the sisters dUeted with two 
Scandinavian songs, both preltyi at- 
mospheric 3nd both' charmingly 
done. Mihe. Flagstad, whOiif\_Kirslen 
described as their teacher^ piaho-ac- 
companied them for the ducts. Her 
share ' contributed -little actli ali.y to 
the stint, but • was a; showmanly 
touch. So was tlie whole date, for 
that matter. 

Giiest on ' the same program was 
Alexander Woollcott, 'who - was paid 
$1,500 by RCA ti tell the listeners he 
wants to buy a bound volume No.. 16 
(1894-95) of Harper's YoUng People 
magazine. It took him about 10 miii- 
utes to tell about it, which -^as more 
-thaii it deserved. Idea is that the 
author-Kioitimentator-cHtic-actoryens 
i- sentimental return to his eight- 
yeai's-of-age boyhood via the mag. 
As usual,: the spiel, was cramrned 
with Woollcottism narrative— affect- 
ed and occasionally intriguing. He 
•was at some pains to inform tlie 
listeners he ea'n be reached by "ad-^ 
dressing'-him at his home, just plain 
Vermont It everyone hadn't, told 
WoOllcott he was a good stoiy teller 
he might be a better oh Sclf-coii- 
sciousnesshaltcrshi Hutie. 



Tim Ryan kidded with Olsen and 
McNamee about Ryan's work, saying 
there was too niuch. talk; which was 

tru . "Oncle Happy made a weak 

d clarinet for a couple ot his: crack about his red face being due 
then encOred with 'Flight Of to having eaten too many potatoes, 



their Sunday nightstint for Chase 4: ^nrev 
Sanborn. Long drawn out: arid 1 ^ 



rither much ado, it was below ppr. ' n","' ' .i^ d'':;d=' 
Even the expert foiling by Bergen 'Ji-d^„nf tcfkilin,? i/at 
and McCarthy's Usually ingialialiiig ,:''^"''="' sciiplitig is at 



...... -. ., ,. . .J I 

brashncss couldn't offset 'the ba.<ic ' 
weakness of the script. 



McNamee plugs tVic $1,500 

'1 w'eckiy prize slogan contest. 'With 

rmcrs it seems 
fault. 



liar. 



el Venter 



Union, where young Shostakovitch 
has alternated between being the 
■fair-haired boy. and just a musical 
stepchild. 

Piece .is. in. four, movements; . . ith 
the last ttiiig off the fireworks. 
■There is little melodic, line. to. the 
composition, with the exception of 
certain portions of the third (largo) 
movement. It Is strikingly orches- 
trated. 

All the uproar at the finale sug- 
gests what, .the Bethlehem Steel 
works niust have sounded like when 
the. news of the armistice -was re- 
ceived in 1918. While this newest 
Shostakovitch piece hardly- rates 
with the symphonic, classics, it seems 
an improvement on much of the.' 'J-'''*-' 
composer's work and is likely to be j commentatoi 
increasingly heard by syinph groups 
and via radio. 

Other selections, on tlie program 
included Weber's overture to . 'Obe- 
ron.' four Respighi arrangements of 
iGth' century airs, an Albisniz suite 
and three excerpts from Wagner's 
"Die Meisteirsinger.' Under Rod- 
zlnski's direction the NBC Orchestr 
had the businesslike sound of a con- 
fident, bigtime organization, one that 
has style and class, and knows it. 
Despite the repeated opi ibns of the 
music critics, the striii.cfs by no 
means overshadow the rest ot th'.> 
orchestra. 



HOUSE OF MELODY 
With Cy Trobbe's Qrch 
M Mins.— BegioBzl 
BANK OF AMEBICA 
Sundays. 7 p.m., PST 
KFliC, Sah Francisco . 

(Charles P. Stuart) 
Remodeled ..and, refurnished, the 
'House of Melody* has returned to 
the air after some months' absence 
with the same sponsor, Bank of 
America, footing, the, bill for the 
weekly half-hour broadcasts of mu- 
sic of general appeal-.. ' Using ' the 
same program title"and theme as the 
previous series,'the new shOw is ber 
ing aired from KFRC. San Francis-' 
CO, over Calitorni ' stations of . the 
Mutual- DOn Lee web. Talent 'In- 
cludes a 27-picce orchestra batoned 
by Cy Trobbe, a male choriis under 
Henry Perry's direction, and Mel 
Venter as commentator. 

Initialer 127) presented familiar 
selections by such composers as 
Lehar, Debussy, Victor Herbert, De 
Koven,-with tlie chorus joining the 
orchestra only in the opening and 
closing numbers. Orchestra's per- 
rformance throughout was smooth, 
precise, with emphasis on simplicity 
of treatment. Male voices, an' in- 
novation on the 'House. Of Melody,' 
were used to nood advantage, sound- 
ins full and wiill-blendedi 
Mel Venter makes an ear-pl sing 



Norma and Constance Talihadee's 



Metro-Maxwell House .show' over 
WEAF-NBC last Thur.sday niyht (7) 
did only one ot the two scheduled 
dramatic bits. Other, 'Port of Seven 
Seas,' 'ith Maureen .O'Sullivan and 

John cal. was nixed; repOrtcdly. school and those below high school 



'HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS' 
Music, soDcs, dlsviisijlons 
30 Ml -.—Local 
Suslalning 
Friday, 10 a. m. 
WAVE, Louisville 

Each week, WAVE .sends it's mo- 
bile unit, with an announcer and 
technician, to one of the city's high 
schools, to pick up a 30-minute ses- 
sion of school songs, mu.sic, , etc.. At 
the stanza caught, the J. . Ather.ton 
SclidOl for Gii'ls, with lenVme .student 
body- assembled in the school aiidi- 
lorium, aired a':program of group 
singing, mu.sic by the school orches- 
tra,- and a current events diiscussion. 

Programs should bjjild plenty of 
good-will. Doubtful if of much in- 
terest to the raiik. arid file of listener, 
but to pafcrits of children in high 



JIMMY SCRIBNEB 

(the Johnson Family) 

Serial 

15 mins. 

Sustalnlas 

Daily, 9:15 p;m. 

WOB, New York 

All. character voices' in this serial 
are handled by Jimmy Scribner. 
When heard and as family programs 
sUb-par. Devoid of humor. Story 
not e>igro,ssihg.' Throwing it- all 
back on the mere novelty of. Scrib-. 
ner's! vOcal .tricks. 

ost serials ' have to be followed 
diligently to be understood. Some., 
of the better ones have 'a knack of 
making each installment a stbry- 
withiii a story. That's where this 
ohc fails, ;even .though, the usual 
foreword explains the action .of the 
preceding episode. . 

Various personalities' assumed, 
'Sci'ibnet are, however, clearly 
vorced in' tone, etc., and' are. easily 
understood, but he sometimes shitlS' 
froni one to another too fast. Brief 
pause between would be better. At 
present cbmes over like a monolojgiie. 
One of his- charac rS, that of tli 
head of the family, is pretty close; 
to the - style of Andy of Amos 'n' 
Andy. 



'SWINCOLOGY' 

WItk Paul Leash's band, 

Monroe. 'Sephlsts-Kati,' 

the 'Bachelors,' 'McrrI 
Music, Songs 
30 Mins. 
Sustaining 
3:30 p.m. Saturdays 
WWJ-NBC, Detroit 

Atter several months' tryout on 
WWJ, Detroit, this half-hour -Swin.K- 
ology' show is now beiiig piped to 
NBC Red, with the Southern supple- 
mentary net tossed in. 

Show's zippy within the swing 
category, and it brings to light local 
talent of merit. Initial airing abetted 
by Presence of Vaugh Monroe, barir 
tone with Johnny Hamp's band, curr 
rent at Book-Cadillac, Detroit. 

Built around' a 'college' -loti 
with 'swing classes loading to a de- 
gree of bachelor of swing,' show Ivjs 
benefit of expert production by . Jack 
Hill and nifty arrangements by Dun 
' Preston. Especially, good work is 
turned in by Paul Leash's 'si udia. 
band, and ditto ivir ■ the .'Sop.liislo- 
Kats.' 'Bachelors' and 'fiferrin^aids,' 
WWJ warbling groups. vte. 



reunion ;as a professiphal team, but becaus iss O'Sullivan was ill, ' age, bound to arouse : curiosity, and 
.(in. the radio, as "part of the George i First was a reasonably - impressive ! parental pride, and a. consequent 



Jessel show,, is a better stunt as an crime meller with. Robert Taylor as ' mellow attitude toward the station's 



idea than in. execution. For that mat 
tcr. the entire stanza having to do 
with their entrairimenl from Lps An- 
Kcle.s to Detroit., to play a pc'rsoiial 



QUKe a bit of fancy dansapation 
on -the airwaves these days. In. tact, 
it's become axiomatic that there are 
few it any really poor bands; it's 
principally a. matter of relative su- 
periority. Thas, NBC's 'RhytlVm by , , ,. j 
Roth' is a nifty brand of dance music; . there, was a let-down this Sunday 

batoned by Al Roth, originally out ot ; • , 

St Louis,, coming to. attention o.i • NBC Symphony Orchestra last 
KMOX's 'St. Louis Blues.' . Saturday nighlvO) over WEAF-NBC 

Eriiie Fiorito oh WOR— no relation wda conducted > by ArtUr Rodzinski 
to Ted— has a contrasting style ot and included on its program the first 
sweet 'n' hot, that's -well, presented, i playing outside of Russia of the fifth 
Xavier Ciigst, also. a WORer, now symphony of Dmitri Shostakovitch; 
that he's the main band at the Wal- Composition Is said to have been en- 
dorf, durinj Ihe L^rilen droi^ouf ot .lhusiiislic-<«lly rotciwcd iu the Soviet j Chi.!' Ok* 



a smart detective and Sam ..Levene 1 programs; 

as a vicious killer who tried to but- I — 

with the , dick, Suipi-jse en Ing. j CHARLES MATtilKWS 
Well handled, | 5 Mins;^Local 

Taylor continues to click as m;c. ! STAG BEER ' 
arid Frank Morgan gets a reasonable | Daily; 10:15 p;m. 
nuniber of .laughs as general heckler WKY, Oklahoma City 



Hold. 



tor the: show. Fannie Briee, this 
time piped from New York, wal- 
loped another 'Baby Snooks' bit. 

Judy: Garland returned to the pro^ 
gram to sing 'Bei Mir Bist Du 
Schoen' aiid 'Sweelheart ot Signia 



Lad. has a nice voice for newscasl- 
ing that needs only trainliig. This, 
heard' Wed.,. April C, was his first 
crack at annouriclng for which he 
has been studying quite a spell 
(while pperatliig the 'WKY elevator 
liights).' Leu)i4. 



MUSICAL MkMOfiY fONTE.ST 

With Norman McKay 

30 Mins. — liocal 

Susiaihini; 

Wednesday, 9 p.m. 

WQXR, New York 

■Variation ot the .Sammy Kaye-Kay 
Kyscr gag, Norman McKay'i quiz is 
on classical music, lilies,, composerj,. 
differences t)elwecn musical themai,- 
types of inutilc, iri-Striiment idenlifiea-. 
tloris, etc. Hiis all the usual appeal 
of the myriad I.O.'s, However, that 
m ust be II I ted. 

Listeners submit qiiprrr- -an 
awera and later pal-liclpale. it tlicj 
-want to. Cash prizes aiid pritiled 
monthly station programs go to vyin- 
ners, ' . . 

Identification of tnusic'etc,. is. don* 
to piano accomp for. few 'jars. Mc-. 
Kay's han ling ..of p'lrlieipanl.l; en- 
1iveii,s proceedings : and. avoids any 
cmburrassmcnls. Htin. 



^^e<ap«8diiy; April 13,. 1938 



RABIO RETIEWS: 



VARIETY 



WA'BNEBS' ACADEMT THEATBE 

or THE AIR 
<6NE-WAT passage,' B«b- 

aid ' B«fsii> Glerk DIsod, Heary 

p'Nclll Md •Uicrr 
TranacripUoa 
St Mfau. 

OBIJEN WATCH CO. 
Friday, 9:3* *.n. 

WMCA, KT. T. 

-AVarner Brothers' Academy, alias 
Cruen Watch, proved its merit in 
this broadcast which was a weli pro- 
duced and well-acted air version of 
Bobert Lord's 'One-Way Passage.' 
Film won an Academy award in 
1932. Recordings are made in Holly- 
wood.. 

.. Ronald Regan was cast as £)an;.the 
convict and Gloria Dixon as; Joan,- 
who develop : a romancei headed for 
.frustration.- Henry O'Neill .was the 
doctor. ost of the action wa.s' set 
on the return trip ;from Shanghai. 
There w^re;two acts with the Grucn 
^advertising sandwiched' between. . 

Jack Warnei- was on for a brief 
talk to say -that the Arm -had always 
hestitated to give ils .academy stu- 
dent actors: any publicity 'although 
secret performances' had been given 
for the firm's execs during the past 
five yearis. s Robert Lord, the author, 
Said ,.he was nervous, and Dick 
Abram, who is scheduled for the 
hext . broadcast in thie series, also 
spoke briefly. ' • 

Prograrn was tight job of radio 
-4cainatjgat iori. .wel l ^gduced and 
compelling.' 



ANDREANA CASELOTTI. 

.('Snow While') 
Sbocs, Talk 

SANKA 

ThHTfuUy, ':3* p.m. 
WARC-CBS. New Y*rk 

(Youno ■ 4 Rubticanv) , 



is.^ Caselqtti, creator of the hero-' 
' ine role in 'Show White,' is errierging: 
froni Anonymity,- Unbilled on the' 
screen and. unknown to the public 
the sheer iMipularity of the .Disney 
Aim novelty has created a commer- 
cial value for and a curiosity , in . the 
fenime lead. Her: appearance on the 
Sahka • 'We, The People! show pre'r 
ceded a booking at Chicago s College 
Inn. ■ 

It was a slick booking for the .isrio-. 
gram. On .th'e human equation aione 
that would be true. That the girl 
handles , herself v very well, both in 
talking and in singing, suggests that' 
other radio appearancefs. may be in 
order. And' that Sanka . got- enter- 
tainment as well as .novelty. In the 
nature of things/ on a program such 
as 'We, The .People,' this isn't always 
possible, although, the- .production 
staff, headed by' Hubbell Robinson, 
does artfully trick up a lot of the 
stuff so that the amusement poten- 
tials are. 6nhaihced. 

'Remarkable little girl quality of 
Miss Caselotti's voice registers with 
exact fldeilty over the radio as upon 
the Screen. . It will be '\yel<SDmed on 
sheer familiarity. 'While nobody 
coiild predict the time, element that 
ihigbt be a. limiting factor to Miss 
. Caselotti's career at the present time 
she's a good bet. But' lacks buildup 
and name because of. the 'absence of 
screen credit in the first instance and 
publicity menlion Until now.. 

On the same' proi^ram was Paul 
Vincent Carroll., :Iri<;h author of the 
stage play, .'Shadow and .Substance,' 
who said nothing in oarticular in a 
pleasant brogue; Dr. Rene Krau.<:. air 
leijedl.y .jii.st off a ship from Austria, 
who tpld how Hitler put Austria and 
Schusch'nigg. in.his pocket; a 96-year- 
old clefgym.an, a.-U9-year-old woman 
flnd the claimed burchaser of the 
lir.<!t automobile, Major Post. 

£ome question must arise in many 
minds as to the credentials of the 
persons. Mrs. Flora Williams prac- 
tically guaranteed disbelief in her 
119 years; when she confessed she' 
didn't know how'old she' was at the 
time of her marriage and didn't take 
much account of such matters^ First 
car owner carefully avoided dates 
that could be challenged^ 

Other programs dealing In remark- 
able events and people, including 
Ripley, have been similarly vague 
of late. It would appear that failure 
lb authenticate would boomerang 
after a tirne. Land, 



TALENT MOLLS 



Ho. ^— W&t, Sohenec 



ay back when radiophone 
wa$ the latest 'craze' (almost 
as popular 'as put-and-take and 
mah-jong), the phrase 'This is 
the General Electric: Station, 
WGY, Schenectady,' became the 
college yell of what by ■ 16 
years later, is a cohsi 
alumni. 

Kolin. Hager started as the 
'Voice of W&Y' and has stayed 
on ever sin'ce as the station 
manager. A record, or near- 
record, in a new biz that has 
also been a biz of diiszily rapid- 
per.sonnei turnover; 

Rosaline' Green, James Wal- 
lington, Ix>uis Dean' (now 
Campbell-Ewald iexec), Frank 
S i n g h e i s e r, Clyde Kittell,- 
Roland Bradley .and Tom Lewis 
(Young & Rubicarh) all learned 
to distihigUish between serious 
matters, .like participating an- 
houncementSi' and frivolous 
consideraitions, like ° ing 

piano fills. . at WGY. . ; 

Acting was the long, suit of 
WGY in the iearly ddy. Lale 
Edward H. Smith steered this. 
Of dramatics,' musicals and hill-^ 

_bi]lies WGY had more than the 

■ average iahd~an' artists" bxireau~ 
to boot. Only one com.edian 
emerged from the dignified G.E. 
environment, . however'. That 
was Waldo Pobler,' pfofes"- 
siohally Joe Peno,' now with 
WTAM, Cleveland. 

~ Bob Stone; bt NBC Thesaurus, 
Bill Fay ol WHAM, Rochester; 
Andrew Kelly,, "The Horse Sense 

'Philosopher'; Caspar Reardbn,. 
the swing harpistr David. But-', 
tolph, now a cinematic musical 

•directbri are from. WGY. 

Leighton ■ tt N^l , Schenec- 
tady ..advertising' .agenc.v,' is' 
staffed tompletely by fugitives- 
frbm; WGY and D.eRouvilli! 
agency in Albany has another,- 
Marjorie McMulleni as radio di-. 
rector. 



BUDDY CCABK . v 
Wllh Frank Ndvak Orchestra, Ted 
' DlCersIa, Ann -Elstaer, Naomi 

Caknpbcll 
15 Mins. ^- 
LUCKY STRIKE 
M-W-F; «:45 p. 
WOR-Mutual, New York 

(Lord & Thomas) 
. uddy tiark, who has attracted ai- I 
tentioh in the last couple of years n:! 
a pop singer, bobs up under stranye' 
auspices and even- stranger ' (for the 
auspices.) production surr6undihg.«. 
Impresario .George Washington Hill 
has gone, a long way experimentally 
In okaVijig a. 'musical boarding house' 
as the scenario for a singer to work, 
strive, warble at convenient .jntcrvals 
ilhd rio doubt iii the richness of time 
to. fall in ' love. Love was quite em- 
phatically hinted as a' poissibility. 
And love oh an American Tobacco, 
show is one of life's little surprises. 
John Tucker Battle 'is authcri '; 
George McGorrett producing. 
. Some years, ago, when 'Mu.sio at 
the Haydns' was- bravely trying to do 
fomething different and getting a 
kick -in the slats for its daring, the 
production trick was to populate ari 
apartment house -with persons of as- 
.sorte'd talents and emotional prob- 
lems. .Open a window and somebody 
was singing an ari Open anbthcf 
Aviridow and a .'romantic piccolo 
player rieeded stopping from a sui- 
cide attemipt. 

In the Buddy Clark story :lt.s doors 
that open and give glimps'es of quick- 
tb-sing and emotionally upset iiidi-' 
viduais. 

" ;"n"7s'~|Je'rhap.srttntair to judge this 
p'rbgrnn-i bn its iir.st quarter hoUr de- 
voted altogether to setting the stage 
foi:' what's to come. Hbwever, it is 
within the province of constructive 
comment to say that the' boarding 
house slavey with, a cockney dialect 
is close tb. the line of phoheyTbaloney 
characterization that is; pretty 
'dated' in histrionlcsi radio or other- 
wise, and. definitely pre-Clyde Fitch. 

Just before the sign-off Clark got 
hot . .momentarily..: -.Fingers .crb$?ed. 
on this one. ' L,an 




Variety Has Been 
For 15 Years-Started 



Radio 

May 10, 1923 



a4n increosino omount o/ rv^earch into ra io's hi.stori/ prorupt.T (he pri 
ing heretuitli 0/ the. fir.tt rwdio proorntu euer reuicijued bi/ t/iis piibUcntion. 
To fhfi- be,<it' 0/ Variety's Jcnoioledf/e (lii.s rcu.icio u-iis ilie fir.<it o/ i(i kjn 
ci>er printed. dtii/tD/iere. CerlniTilj/ 171 n trnde priper. 



DOC SCHNEIDEB'S TEXANS. 
HlllltUly 

<i«MlDS.— Local 
SnstalnliBc 
WGY, Scheneciady 

On first week of Schneider'.<t re- 
turn ehgageinent, with a different 
troupe, his local programs were, not 
up to standard established during 
previous stand. :However, a shift to 
7:35-7:45 spot, daily brought ah im- 
provement, ' Clipping of time neces- 
sitated a brake ,6ri Schneider's chat- 
ter and alleged comedy with. 'Ida 
May,' Kentucky mountain girl. 
■ . It is a faster moving turn in. 10 
than in. 1.") minutes. On a'li outride 
:'pipe-to NBC red stations.' at :8:15, 
Schneider uses'.isome of the same 
numbers, plus additions, but hec*" 
do none of the p.a. spieling which 
slow »ip local shots. Sch; ider 'jok- 
ingly but truthfully stated, on. one. 
shot. that.p-.a.'S were troupe's bread 
and buUer. 

. Texans forte, with present person- 
nel, is instrumenttal work. Be.st 
voice in the brganization. belongs tb 
i a WGY singer, •'Vicky Colamaria 
taken on here: Jaco, 



ZUMBA . 
Transcriptioai' 
IS MIns. 

CELLIX-iSTBONGLITE 
Three 'iimcS weekly 
.2GB, Sydney 

Okay thriller for the kids ■with 
American players. , Spotted bn the 
early' evening sessioh, Seciires plenty 
of attention. from the grown-ups, tbb. 
Dialog is.okay and moves along . at 
a nice pace, with the suspense spot- 
ted right for the carryover;. Selling 
chatter comes before and after each 
installment tb plug- a local, product. 
It's nbt too long 'and Jakes' nothing, 
away from the entertainment value.- 
Station announcer heard had nice 
style of delivery. 

Although tran.scrlptlons iire gradur 
ally slipping from the- best night 
spots in Australia this ohe. never- 
thele.ss. 'shbuld-have little' .difficulty 
in finding 'a place on other units 
throughout the Commonwealth. 

Right' ribw the kids, are strong fbr 
it. Regarded as a top Arherican im- 
portation. ' Rick. 



STOOPNAGLE and DONALD 

DIXON 
Comedy, .iSong's 
i.*} MIns.;. Sunday . 
BROMO-SELTZER 
WOR, Newark-Nrw York 

Col. Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle (F. 
Chase T.nylor) sans.Budd. now hns 
Dbhald Dixqn ?s fo'rr~an'd vis-a-vis.. 
■Dixon.is a somewhat scvious.sinacr. 
of nice vbice, so it .■rounds like a con- 
trnstln.c enbu.ah combo. 

.Somehow it doesnjt quite- work 
too hanpily. Ifs cliicfly due to. the 
too serious note iniecled by the bari- 
tone' 'Night and Dhy'; type balliid is 
,his forte, but - when he tecs off 
vonally with a Paul Robesohe.soue, 
ballad, something a.bovit 'Vat GWine 
to Heaven,' it just doesn't blend. 
. Stoop's screwball brand bC com- 
Sflv brooks no serious compromise. 
It's all gibberish, studi-iuflv inane, 
sbotty but efTecfive. On f'lis. the 
second lap of the new sdrics. the 
irnnressibn wasn't as .socl<o 
their debut on - behalf of ''. 
Seltzer, Somehow the s i'Cnce with 
the , Dutch Tad and Swede fall by 
Stotnna'le) sWpepsUikc - "inning 
Inmily didn't click. 

By and large it's k refre.chinc and 
Jinique twosonic, but productibn. pat- 
tern needs soijie fixin.e.. P'nr <ii/artcr 
hour groove esrlv in , the evcninj.' of 
a Sunday it's okay. Abet. 



MAURICE RANDALL 
Garden Talks 
5 Mins. — Local 
DANKER, FLORIST 
Irl.t p.m., Sunday 
WGY, Scheii^cUdy 

YDe HouvlIIe), 

Randall, a popular member of 
WGY Players in the days they 
blazed a path in radio drama, te- 
turns on this program after a long 
absence from 790 k.c. band. Only 
flaw is that sbrne well meaning ad- 
viser apparently suggested , -he be 
dignified and impressive. Rcsult: 
Randell, when caught, sounded af- 
fected—like an actor in. character 
rather than as a natural speaker. 

Gardening being as ntiuch a mailer 
of the hands as ot the head, there 
is no reason for an adviser on it to. 
be cerebral or artyi Randall pos- 
sesses a Bpodi voice and a. .clear de-: 
liver.v. With- his experience, there 
should be no difficulty in hitting a. 
natural tbne and mariner; Booklet 
offered. Jaeo. 



RAYMOND R; CAMP 
Huhtini;, fishing Talks 
IS Mins: 
Sustaining- 
Monday, 7:45 P. M. 
WEAF-NBC, New Yor 

Raymond B. Camp, by-liner o( ! 
•Wood, Field and Stream' for the ! 
N. Y. Timc.s :broadcast 'Hunter and I 
An,i?ler' Talks for some weeks on the | 
11:30-45. a.m. .Sunday -.spot over i 
WEAF and NBC. This week pro-.! 
giam moved to a Mbnclay night 
btbck, theory being that potential 
listeners, especially fishermen, 
would now be but of doors on the- 
Sabbath. Chatty and will hold the 
intGrest.of tho.se at whom it is aimed. 

Occasionally a trace of imperfect' 
breath control creeps in, but dialers 
probably will not notice. Camp 
might give mbre attention to the 
question and answer angle of salvo. 
He is tabbed as a sports writer for a 
leading New Y-ork paper, not 
named. Jaco. 



'SWAPPER'S CORNER' 
With Ray Rich, Harry Clark 
MAC PLAN . : , 
Wednesdav, 7:4.'! p.m. 
WPRO, Providence 

Rural New Ehgland€r.<f-nvilh~ fl; ' 
for swappi are re|jorled goin.H 
tor this one. Offers made with code 
letters. Rich nd Clark- rapid-fire 
,nd i'b entertai ing. Pvoaram iii l.^th 
week carries over . ir old mag;'r/.ine 
and newspaper idea; 
■■ 'Among swans offered last v/eck 
were nrttato Ohio chbpper .fof rock- 
ing-chair. 1929 Ford .sedaTi. for 
tractor' disk; la'row, black brnad- 
clnlli rpat for a sextant, pair of at 
oars ior'an aiitb battery 'with one- 
vear c.uaranlec), bike' for a doiible 
bass, violin, Affllo., 



Ilf-BOYS 
With Max Ramey, 
l.l MIns.— Local 
VA.V CURLER PRODUCTS 
R:45 .a.m... daily 
WG:¥, Schehcc(ady 

Hi-Bqys (Max Rahey and/pbyc 
O'Dell) h,nve welded a nriodcrale 
strong unit and built tip . a wi<lc 
li.slcniri.u audience since they split 
-,-i\vay fiom Doc Schneider's Te.Nan.s 
and returned to WG.Y for brbadca-st-s 
and . p.a. dates in 1936. They still 
.'ire striving to improve the .turn-ra 
fact nbticcable in sponsored shol.s. 
Introduction of comedy and novelty 
number.',, use ot a vocal trio, and 
greijtcr emphasis -pn ensemble sf 
ing Ere the .standout changes. 

HiKhjiiiksing is fairly entcrlainihg.. 
but the. hillbilly business tends to be 
a'; bit hpi.sy and di-scordant: . Of 
.course, there are. dialers who like 
it that way. Rahcy, O'Dell, and 

lim OWcn .solo and harmonize 
as .'Bunk" Hou.'^e Trio.' Flo.ssie ( wife of 
one of (he prin(;ipals) also .vocalizes 
in a pica.sant but not a big voice 
O'D.cil does aJ'Pappy' cliaraclcr, .-ind 
Pat A(l:in, sliip bass player, Italian 

ialtct. Jaco. 



Out of the Ether 

CTIiis is (lie /Irst bccaston' on ir ich. 
« review of a complete -radio -pro- 
grairi has been attempted. Tlie pur- 
pose of the' reviexo is to give such 
exhibitors \cho are coniiitctinff large 
houses of the calibre of the. Capitol 
[a line on the ninnuer in tclticit S. L. 
RothOfel is broadcas(iTi0 and tWdizing 
the radio as a business ffe iter for Die 
'C-apitbl, New. York, 

At this house there ts a micro- 
plibTie arranged to catch: the orclifs- 
tral mlistc as tucli.ns the tibcnl 7it<in- 
bers flireii on the stage of, tlie.Cnp- 
itol; incluciina the overture, a7id bal- 
let nittsic, the accompanitncnt for the 
news weekly ail , fincfllv, the tabloid 
impressions of the various ' operatic 
and light dperatic presentdt: ns. 

'While the /eatwre picture- i.s being 
sftpWii'/ fhe ' prbflram is continued 
from:', the radio - broadcasting stiulio- 
which; operates through the WEAf 
stiation. 

The prbpratn is giveri.ort\\i on Sun-, 
day et;enin0s.'o/ each .'uieelc. 
. The proBratn; h^re?.oii,h reviewed 
■>••"') vfescnted Sv.'ndn.'^i vin1:i,.MP'> fi. 
1923, beffinning at 7:20 at conclud- 
ing at 9;). 

.-Rothafel.'siigns on' with a talk 
that reminds onis- somewhat of Will 
Rofer.s. It is away- Irbm the sler -: 
typed style of the average iradib "ah; 
n.ouncer, and; Roxy . informs .those 
who. are listening in that "This is 
the Capitol theatre of New York! 
which )s about to brbadcast its regu- 
lar maslcal program - that . is being 
p'rtsented for the week, and there 
will .be other features.*: 

He then gives a - brief sketch of 
What the regular musical program of 
the house is,: also informing .theni as 
tb the scenes In the weekly hews: 
so that they can visualize In.- thetr. 
nvinds the screen scenes according to. 
the tempo of the accompahiment. All 
this is done in. :'bree2y fashion, with 
an occasional gag foi: a laugh: The 
introduction of . the- artists who are 
to contribute to the program is-in^ 
eluded in this' talk. "Then in a. wait 
for the hookrup between the stu io 
and the stage for the opening of the 
brchestral- overture the manager de- 
votes his' time to answering some 'bf 
thbse who have 'written in to the 
Capitoi management after listening 
to the concerts. This consumed ex- 
actly eight minutes. 

The bverture, ' "The Dance of the 
Hours,' from 'La Giocondp,' bpened 
the program at 7:31 and, together 
with the ballet present , ran 10 
minutes; the news, weekly followed, 
consuming 13 minutes,- and then 
came the 'Impressions- of 'nigoletlo',' 
running from 7.-.'>3 to 8:09.. The 'i - 
prMsiohs' included three vocal se- 
Icction.s, which came across the ether 
in .splbndid manner, "This Is especial- 
ly .so of the two .solos given, the first, 
'Caro Nonie,' sung by Editba Fleis- 
cher, followed by 'La Donna e 
Mobil*,* in which. Frederick Jagcl 
and Max Brefel alternate as the 
Duke. The quartet from the opera 
was less clear, due, no doubt, bc.- 
cau.se , the players were forced 
through the action of the business to 
turn from direct line with the re- 
ceiving instrument 



artists bf the bill, and this; 
sort of informal inti acj" 
broadcasting reli.shed by tli 
ing-in fans,'for'it i way from any- 
thing else they get on their machine?. 
'There is No Death,' sung by a ale 
mernbcr, bf the Capitol force, .soored; 
folJbwcd by a 'cello .solo, "Somf-- 
whcic a Voice Is Callin;.',' and, i 
turn, a song, 'T^wo Eyes of Gray,* 
sung by Evelyn. It vvaS then B:'40. 

With .20, ijiinutes, tb go the 
gram' continued, with the cone 
mei.ster of " the Capitol brchesira. 
Eugene Dormonde .Blau, offering a 
>:olp, followed: by a duet, 'The Tlal- 
ter,' sung- ;by .Betsy and Lbuise, or.' 
of the most pleasing numbers of the 
evening. Fbllowing,- Betsy sang 
'Cheyenne' (to prove that she' came 
from Texas). At 8:50 Rox/ made 'rn 
annoijnpcment re.-jardihg Vaniiy Fair, 
the current werk's feature at the 
hoijse. and that Charles . Ray. in "The 
Girl I Love' is to be .presented next 
Week. 

The final nunjlJcr of the pro.nra 
was offered 'by the Capitol's - ttI 
vocal quartet, 'runnin-; th'Mugh- 
rhoriis medley 'of old-time ■favorites, 
b°.tinnihg wiih 'Aiild Laiig Syne.' and 
I hen', in. order, 'Ta Ra Ra Ra 800m- 
de-syc' The Bowery,' 'Sidewalks bt 
New, York,' 'IlQsie O'Crady;* 'Bicycle 
Built for Two,' 'Comrades,' 'She' May 
Hatlje SiseH Better Day,'" 'While- the. 
Band Played On' r>nd ' . wri Where 
the W.ur?bur;;er Fldy;s,' which was 
interrupted byj a Ice that ;pro- 
claimed itself the censor nnd ordered 
it out, the rbutine 'cbpoludJh.g with 
'The Olden Dqys,' and the signing pfT 
by Rbxy c<3ming at.9 sh/> 




CE« AB SAERCHINGEI 
Talk 
IS MIns. 
Sustaining 
Friday,. 7:15 p,m. 
WJZ-NBC, New York 

After. several years as foreign r4 
resentative for CBS, for whoni he 1 
ranged radio coverage of big ncJ 
events, and mike appearances for th^ 
European.: bigwigs,' Ce.sa^r Sacrchinger 
recently came back tb the U. S. and 
v/rote a bbbk about his expericnqc.s. 
He called it 'Hellb, America' and it 
drew nice reviews. Now he's bein:; 
given an' NBG; .su.staitier buii(lup rn 
this Friday evcning'spot. Session is 
tabbed 'The Story Behind the Head- 
lines.' . ' 

It's immediately noticeable about 
Sacrchinger that his voice: is n'-t 
resonent. However, it isn't a hope- 
less (Jaw, ifor the iist'eher sbon grows. 
accu.stomcd to . the '.sound of Saerch- 
ingc:-'s voice and thereafter it is fuir- 
ly pica.sant. Diction is good, lli.i 
ideas arc clearly ihou'-ht out and his 
remarks arc informative and seem 
impartial. -' 

Sacrchinger had a tough break rn 
last Friday's stanza, since he'd.iiriDCd 
himself with a sheaf of background 
dope on the issue of the President's 
reorganization proposal. Then . ju; t 
before he went oh the air the Hcu-'<i 
killed the measure and. he ' was' left 
holding his satchel of material. How- 
ever, after .stating that the bill h.- 
been tos.sed out by the Hoiiw, 
Sacrchin.qcr went on to explain that 
the i.ssuc was a lon.'.;-stahding one 
and that it would undoubtedly come 
up a.'iain — and a.'.'ain' and again, lie 
Ihcn went b.nck to the Origin of the 
question and traced its history.. 
Good stuff, and Saerchingcr has a 



chatty manner of delivery. But he 
Thi.s concluded needs to put on more, of an act. All 
the regular program from the house 1 the name commentators have a deli- 
bill, and thereafter the special con- P''* -"ityle and air personality, Saerch'- 
tributions frbm the studio were of- I i"5'r. V ^"?y''?P that end. It 

fercd ; nasj'".'^ ^o do with the ipformati 

lauthcnlicity or authority of his CO 
Roxy, after again announcing that , mcnting, but is the quality .tb f.iniine 
it was the Capilul Theatre, New | listener imaginatlbn. Uobe. 
\oyV., through .WEAF,, 'informed the 



lis'vcners 'there were a number bf 
distinguished ' perspna'ges present to 
v.itness the broadcasting, lle.r 
duccd several, including a rudi 
."^pector, Mr. Bachelder. 

Iniliai offering in the studio wa? 
the 'Romania,' by Rubinstein, played-. 



BUD SPARK^i 
High Schobl Re 
15 Mins.— Local 
Siislain:ng 
Mon.-Wcd;-Fri:, 
WPP, Phlfly; 

Young schbol teacher, recent nbr- 
mal .school, giad., writes and galj.i. 



by. .the "cello, violin, iano and Ihricc-vjcckly resume of e:tlra-etJr 
'Italian whistles by four- nicmbfi's bf ''icul.'ir activities in about 2.5 cily iinrt 
the Capitol's orchestra. It was tol- ::-':uburban high .schobls. ' Includes 
lowed by Douglas Stanbury who ^JP"'"--' ^ 
sang "Duria.' At 8:19 >EdnavBaldrich I ^EjV^^^''^,,^'!'',^,!^^!''''^""'' 

"^^Tl^"'- I ^ A^^'' " ''^^^'■r^'^y ^^^^s. H.dcr<f 
Cdl selection, followed by a ra^ ar- 1 .,ome .cxlra-rurriciilar activily it 



fangcmcnl of 'When Will' I Know';' 
which Roxy used for , another laugh 



replying, 'God Only "nbws.' Three. f<^hool paper, or .some kid trorn t 



inutcs of- cros.s-fire lib between 
Roxy and several of the artists, 
lowed. It finally, ter Inal 
Bol.jy ringing 'The' Rb.sary.' 

Bct.>;y and Louise is the m.inriirr in 
ich Roxy speaks pf two of the girl 



variouf; .schools, such as football cfip- 
l.n-n, head of di-a al e groun, cd of 



high, .'chonl.i^ who figured promiiicnl.y 
in hcw.i- of pa.s't; ivcjlc. 

Sp;irl-- voice .'-lightly rou".h and 1 
.■illi mpf - .0 read sci-ipt in Ftnvfi ft'lj. 
hf.Df .^l.vlc .somelirries skip.': i/; ■ ,1 
liii,"- U. go t)!ick. wlviclr 'ay w ^ •' 
tt/th liiyrc air cJfpericnce. llVi 



.52 



VARIETY 



RADIO 



/ 

WedneMlay, April is> 1938 



New York Agencies' Critkism, Via 
Vanety, of 'Snoozing Stations' 
Provokes a Few Rejoinders 



Here and There 



y WALTER RASCHICK 

inneapolis, April 12. 
Cut down from several thousand 
■words on the subject the attitude of 
IochI radio ' exebs is that the story 
ill Jasl week's Vakiety bearing the 
ni;hling headline: 'Don^t-Wake-Us- 
Up S.lalioMs' ■• backseat drivina in 
its most oftensively snooty New York 
manner. 

'The trouble with ,' cracks 

one gent, 'is that they hang around 
too rnuch with fancy advertising 
agencies -in Alanhattah that think 
tliey're in the broadcasting business. 
How about dping an article on 
'Don't-Show-Us-Up" a d v e r t i sing 
agencies? 

Another broadcaster sisi 'New 
York agencies for whom Varietv is 
apparently acting as radio niouth- 
piece don't know what's going , on 
west of Fifth avenue. Why should 
radio -stations take their inquiries^^ 
about local shows seriously. They 
ask what we've got to. offer in live 
talent. It wouldn't matter if we had 
Jack ' Benny. They'd still send 
through chain break announce- 
ments.' 

Sacred Wor 

Idea is that the east is too. g'osh- 
. darn quick to disparage _the we.<i.t in 
rparlicular and local racJib stations 
genejally .on . the. matter of. showman-, 
ship. Broadcasters hint that the 
word showmanship should pass ad- 
vertising ajgericy lips with apologies 
for theii* owA sins which are hot the 
trifling ' ccadiilos of Main Street 
broadcasters but blunders on a 
symphonic scale. ' 

One of those irked by. the article 
was Stan Hubbard of K!5TP, who 
found the lead paragraph .of . the 
Variety story especially annoying. 
Thi.'i, it will be recalled by . students' 
who don't skip the text read: 

-'A. surprising^ number of radid sta- 
tions, many ,of theni importantly 
situated, and extremely prosperous; 
remain ainiost as helpless and ais 
hopeless as they were fiye years ago 
so far as ability to develop, write; 
cast, direct or produce radio, pro- 
grams is concerned.' 

KSTP's boss believes it is time 
someone, takes up the torch for the 
stations ind calls >a spade a ^spade. 
He decries the aspersions about sta- 
tions' unbriginality. There are 
egenci ,' says Hubbard, 'who con> 



tiriually carp nbout' the station's lack 
of ideas, yet they themselves re so 
tf'llc as to .send out on regular 
schedule mimeographed letters' ask- 
ing for new ideas and n w . programs. 
What is more, unori iiial than a 
mimeographed letter?' 

Hubbard backs ^i is , argument 
on KSTP's strides in development ot 
talerwt by citing his station's "Men of 
Notes' (now NBC's corts'); Grace; 
an ie Albert (now NBC's 

'Honeyniooners'); NBC's 'Norsemen' 
and .others- who were once kept on 
station's fcedbags as long as the sta- 
tion felt it could bear the tap;. -'But 
to the : advertisers at home,' moans 
Hubbard, 'this -as tiipk talent,, and 
not so good as that procurable on 
the network.s.' When tjiese afore- 
mentioned acts scrariimed, their 'ibgr 
time' click was practically imme- 
diate. 

As. examples of program- material 
purchased from KSTP by agencies 
for national .network broadcasting, 
Hubbiard cites the Pioneer Maple 
Syrup production for both spot: and 
network; in wh.ich case KSTP's con- 
tinuities were purchased; and the 
Model Hpmes program idea, which 
was^ paid for and then, used prac- 
tically all over the country. 

■ Vari '.' scofted, another local 
exec, IpbiAts lo one. lone oil. man who 
wants a live talent show and can't 
get it. The petroleum fir is the 
exception — not the rule.^ 



Jean Parker, younger sister of 
leridr Frank Parker, 'starting, out as a 
warbler on WOV, U. Y. Sings Yan- 
kee and Italian songs. 

Baseball games of Jersey City (Int. 
I League team will again b- aired 
I over. WHN, Y., with Joe Bolton. 
] handling. Standard , Oil and General 
j Mills will split sponsorshi 

I Hugh M. Smith handling- local sales 
for KFRO, Longview, Texas. For- 
merly commercial manager at 
WAML, Laurel, 



Basketball SUtisticsi 



. Dick b'Dca, V. p. of WNEW, N. Y., 
back frbm Caribbean cruise. 



Ft. Wayne, April 12. 
Fort Wiayhe radio devoted 49 
hours to the recent Indiana state 
j basketball tournament, it is .-shown 
; in a report isisued by estinghou!>e 

WOWO: 

Sectional, regional, super-regljpnal 
and state finals were- aired over 
both WOWO and WGL, consuming 
23 hours each. South Side high 
school of Fort Wayne won state 
title and' WGL aired homecoming 
! celebration for one, hour. ."The' cislq- 
] bratipn continued for, three days 
I and station was forced to carry an 
I additional tWp-hour report of the 
■ festivities: 



lloii^hten, Mifflin, publi.shers Pf the 
annual 'Be.st Short Stpries,' cpmpiled 
by Edward J. d'Brien, p. -k.'d. the 
WPA radlp prpject. using stprifis free 
for air dramatizations in Govern- 
ment group's Sunday nisht series 
ov -.Mutual net; 



Saegy Joiies ahd.His Coon Hollow 
Hillbilli . WKY. Oklahoma City 
staff unit, set for engagemeiit at 
Slathers niteri 



Charles Penman, prpductipn n- 
ager and director of 'The Murhmers' 
at WJR. Detrpit, becomes U. S. citi- 
zen. Born in. Englatid, comin to 
Detroit in 1930. 



Ted BJake added to Victor i-cw- 
ing 'Night at the Inn' show pn 
WCAE, Pittsburgh. He's m.c;'ing the 
weekly half-hpur musical prpgram.. 

Betty 111$, traffic manager, at 
I WCAE, Pittsburgh, who recently be- 
rcame a bride, is- resigning: her. ppst 
with the Hearst station next week. 



GENERAL MILLS 



. f'tuchntni I, 



Uio 



H'wood Hotel Register 
May Eidubit atN. Y. Fair 



HoUywpodi 
egister which- is sign Im 
players and - other celebs appearing 
on Hpllywpod Hptel brpadcast is 
wanted fpr exhibit at New Yprk 
wprld's fair. But bcfpi'e Ward' 
Wheelpck will consent to it leaving 
his, agency he is demanding full in- 
surance against loss or damage by 
Lloyd's while on exhibitipn and in 
transit. Application fpr rates has 
been made. 

Album of signatures is said, to be 
the most complete of Hollywood's 
who's who in -existence, gather 
Over -four yefars. 



Frank Gallup announcing 'Gang- 
Busters' Wednesday, and Philhar- 
mpniq Cphcert; Siinday. 

Manuel .L.' Bnderman ha;; opened 
Continental Radio Servi in N. Y. 
Former v-p of Radi nd Film 
Methods, 



Marjorle MaicPherson KIRO, 
Seattle! with 'Mprnihg Mempranda' 
prpgram, which dishes Put fcmme 
fpdder - between blur for Binypn 
dptici 



Jack Field, statipn 
WPTF, Raleigh, N. 
digging fpr biz, 



at 

icagp 



prpductipn manage'i; at KWTO- 
KGBX. Springfield, Mo. Stepping 
intP Wi'spn's former spot as program 
plotter is Terry Moss. 



OUR THIRD YEAR 
WRITING FOR AND WITH 

RADIO'S NUMBER ONE COMIC-SHOWMAN 





SII>NEY H FIELDS JOHNNY RAPP 
SAM KURTZMAN BOB ROSS 



Chicago, April 12. . 
(Local sportscasters assembi In 
Chicago Sunday and Monday, (or In- 
structions in handling sponsored base- 
ball for General Mills and Socony 
Vacuum.) 

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'J'rtwi, 

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HniiuK-i. K, ;i|ll«r, :^|>ur(llt|; News, yi. 

l.-iilln. Mil, . 

Ki'owii, Willliii 
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1>:irin>r, .M. t IJl'urkctl- - !?lll)l|»le - lIUllinlL'U, 
Clilcjto. Jll. 

binNs. 1). .-IVesMont Ciencriil Mills, 
In.-:. .MInni'aCxillM. Mliin.^ 

DiivN. I.i-.'r-Wl'BM. H:illlmni-o, M,l: 

DKHuioii.l. ('.mill,' -WKr-D. Toli-Uu, Ohio. 

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oihI MilN. Jill-. ' '' 
, liiiftUUi., liill -W,nV. AkVori, flTilo, 
. liMi..<.iii, J;iriil>.s— WAC.V. Allrinin, (in. 

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(!.'(i-h.'ll. Ni-w Vork. 

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Mill.-. Alan WISN'. Mll«-.-»uk".(>. AVIs. 

.Ihitison, :liin»i-.-.JvFJ.\', Or'oMil l-'ulks, 

Il;illicr. Furl -W. OW, Ni>\vmk, N. J. 
>lnrrii.li:o, ■ Will" — I'ivhUUmu Aiilci'U'fin 

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PRESEASON 
DODGER-YANK 



icago, April 12. 

Breaking all pr(M:edent, the. New 
.York big league garnes will be 
birbadcast oh a play-by-play setup 
in shprt-lerin deal arranged by WOR 
local office and General Mills, Rob- 
ert J. Barrett, jr., head oE WOR 
sales staff here, in a special cpnfab 
with Cliff- Saipiielsun. of Gen ral 
Mills yesterday tMonday) .set final, 
cictails whereby the flpiir firm will 
play-by-play ethieri?.e the pre-seaspn 
wrangles between the Brooklyn 
Dodgers' (NL) and the New Yprk 
Yankees- (AL). Alsp by special dis- 
pensation, the station has obtained 
permission for broadcasting of the. 
season's opening tussle between the 
Dodgers aiid the New York Giants 
('ND.fpr the saine sppnspr. 

UnderstPPd that. Brppklyn tentn 
will get $2^500 pn the line for the 
broadcasts.' WMCA broadcast 
York games a couple of years ago 
but that was not fioin the playing 
field and without officiiil permit. 



$lt) LONG DISTANCE 
SAVES KMOX $90 TAP 



is, April 12. 
Merle S. general nianagcr 

ot KMdX. rhiineuvered the station 
put of . a $100 tap when Franiie LauK 
showed' up.;, I,cikclan Fla,, tP 
broadcast a ba.sebull game bctw n- 
the Detroit Tiger.s and. Cardinals for 
General Mills. The Lakeland Cham- 
ber of Cpmmercc had sewed up nil 
the .broadcast rights and the presi- 
dent clemandcd $100 to let Laux go. 
on the air. .. 

.' Laiix phoned Jones. Jones called 
Sam: Breadon of the Cards; who 
threatened to boycott , Lakeland from 
nPw o'n if the C ot C man insisted 
pn the dough. Jones, followed^ up 
wilh'ar long di.stancc call to Lake- 
land that resulted in the C of C 
head getting a chanc^ to exploit the 
winter: resort advantages of Lake- 
land over KMOX and iibandoning 
the 'touch' idea. .Tones saved $!)0. at 
the convincing phone call cost $10. 



Bob Hope for Allen? 

,H611y wood, April 18. 
Reported here that Bob Hope I* 
under consideration by Young Se 
Riibicam agency to take over' the 
.summer spot for Ipana-Sal Hepalica 
while Fred' Allen lays off. 
. Walter O'Keefe did the pinch hil- 
ling last year. 



BqncHla for Radio 

Chicago. April 12. 

Boncilla beauty preparation ac- 
count has been' snared by the 
Schwiminer & Scolt agency here, 
which is slapping product pn the 
ether immediately. 

Readying, spot ~ spread for product 
through midwest and east. 



Benay Venula Own Producer 

Benay Venula's WOR full hour 
sustainer will shift from 2 to 3 p. in. 
Sat, April 18, then jump to a Sun- 
day arternoun at 4 p. m. slut 
April. 24. 

Singer han s pi-pgi-am's entire 
prpductipn herself, even dpinjg" ai\- 
nPuncements. 



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I WBN.s; 
^COLUMBUS 



JOHN BLAI 



Wednesday, April 13, 1038 VA RiETY 9S 



We Can Paint Our 
Coverage Map In One Color! 



fn a large midwesterri universi+y a couple of graduate students pul[ed 
•the facts and figures in the VARIETY RADIO DIRECTORY into mor 
.pieces than a rnah jong set, and made a special thesis out of them . . 

In scores of other colleges and municipal librari copies of the 
VARIETY RADIO DIRECTORY ilable to students, and members 

-of-the fadi industry- 

In England, Continental Europe, South Ameri Japan, and Australi 
■ — throughout the entir ivilized - world — broadcasters,- editors, 
students, and persons otherwise associated with radio have purchased 
topies of the DIRECTORY (at $5 per copy) . . . 

That's likis having a transmitter in Iowa and getting fan mail regularly 
from Singapor It seems to speak pretty well for the transmitter (or, 
case, the book). It Is the sign of power — the ability to provide 
■^■h at "^linear ne cHn ere merit' ' wh'tcK u n niistaJ^ a bly-point^-to-solid -coverage- 
en home ground. 

'And her is that coverage: 

Advertising agencies cOntrollihg 96% of all national radio money eacK 
have from one to 15 copies of the VARIETY RADIO DIRECTORY 
(at $5 the copy). 

That's rage wher it counts. That's what the rate card is based 
The "unearned Increment" ith compliments — the 

rgument-clincher, if you please, as to power and readership. 

Volume II of the DIRECTORY Is currently In preparati Consult 
your nearest VARIETY office for details on reaching the men 
WHO PILOT RADIO'S MONEY. 



P^fSfi RADIO DIRECTORY 

NEW YORK CHICAGO HOLLYVVOOD LONDON 

154 West 46th St. 54 W. Rapdolph St, 1708 No. Vine St t. IMartin's Place 



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Agencies-Sponsors 




Ag 



enctes: 



According to "SALES- 
MANAGEMENT" 1938 
Survey of Buying Power? 

BALTIMORE AREA'S 
EFFECTIVE BUYlllO 
POWER is 

'651,239,000 

BIT 

ACTHAL RETAIL 
SALES in 1937 

were only 



McCnrrach Organization, Inc, New 
York (manufacturers of neckwear) 
goes to N. W. Ayer aKciicy. Type of 
campaien or media not yet selected. 

New accounts and renewals on 
WLW, Cincy: 

Sayman Soap Co., renewed for in- 
def run its thrice-weekly 15-minute 
i morning hillbilly show, with talent 
from the. Grosley staff, Benson & 
Dall agency. 

'' Foley Cough Syrup has extended 
for 13 weeks sponsorship of newscast 
by Peter Grant; Tuesday, Thursday 
and Saturday, 8:15 a. m., through 
Lausen & .Sploman. 

True Detective. ysteries, spon- 
sored for -nore than a year; by Mac- 
fadden Publications, starts March 29 
under banner of Listerine Shaving 
Cream and will feed to the Mutual 
web. Lambert & Feasley. 

GriSin Co. will blurb its shoe pol- 
ish via the Merry • Makers, musical 
combo from the Crosley staff, Mon- 
day through Friday at 8 a. m. for 30 
weeks, beginning ■ April 4. Account 
placed through Bermingham, Castle- 
man & Piece, N. Y. C. 

Beltanee Mfg. Co:, starts April 4 to 
plug work shirts or hillbilly stanza, 
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 
6:15 a. m. Talent Includes Pa and 
Ma McCormick and Brown Co'unty 
Revellers from Crosley staff. ■ Mitch- 
ell-Faust agency, N. Y.C! 

Interstate Nurseries is using four 
15-minute forenoon programs weekly 
by Crosley talent for ah indef run. 

StierUbx' Casualty Co,i; Chicago, on 
thrice weekly with a 15-minute early 
morning rural show: Started March 
14, runs indefl , _ 

Maiiliattan Soap Co.. starts April 
.13: with an eleclribal transcription 
program, Wednesday and Friday at 
11:30 a. m. 

Quaker Oats, through the Sherman 
Ellis agency, starts the Dick Trai:y 
e. t. series, Monday through Triday 
at 6 p. ., for 13 weeks. 



^438,000 



"LOHELV DOLLMIS" 

awaiting the right appeal 

^263,801,000 



Th« right appeal 
Is up to you --the 
right place for the 
appeal Is WIFBR-- 
Baltlmore's oldest 
and most popular 
radio station. 

IKEBB 

ON THE NBC RED NETWORK 



NRTIONnL REPRESENTRTIVES 
EDWARD RETRY & CO. 



WISN, Milwankee, wfill again this 
year carry baseball games of local 
American Assn. club. General ills 
and Wadhams Oil Co. will jointly 
sponsor. 



Station WOW, Omaha, has several 
new food accounts. 
' Paxteh Sc Gallaeher bought half 
hour musical- clock spree six days 
weekly. 

Barmettler iscuit Co. has sighed 
,tSL3PAnsffiC-EfistejLMayI&jnan=Darthe=. 
street program' six days weekly for 
six months. 

Peterson Baking Co. bought 'Corn- 
tussel News,' - transcribed series, six 
days weekly; 

IJncle Sam. Breakfast Food under- 
writing Junior Round Table,; flft ' - 
minute blast every Thursday. 



Stranss Stores, string of automo- 
bile accessory retailers, start broad- 
casting dramatized re-enactments of 
local big league ball games from 
WMCA, N. Y./AprU 19. Games wUl 
be on the air from 6:45 to 7 p.m. 
Bropklyn, Yanks and Giant games 
will be re-enacted, selection depend- 
ing on which team is playing in 
town. 

Strauss last week sponsor the 
playoff frays between the two local 
hockey sextettes, N. Y. Rangers and 
Americans, as a means of advertising 
coming baseball airings. 



Axton-Flsher (20-Grand ciggies) 
new program, 'iet's Celebrate,' on 
WRC, Washington, D. C. 



New Business at WINS, N. Y. 

U. S. Clothing, twelve S-minute 
news broadcasts,' direct. 

Shainucks, same broadcast periods, 
direct. 

I. J. Fox, Inc., six 3b-minute per- 
iod on Song Contest, direct. 

General Supply, six Srminute per- 
iods on Alan Courtney's show. 
William Sheer agency. 

I. Lewis Cigars, six 15-mlnute 
periods for race i esiilts and six 15- 
minute periods on sports by Milton 
Lewis agency. ,t 

Rodney Benson, Inc, Plymouth 
and Dodge dealers, six IS-miniite 
periods on Platter Chatter. Direct. 

Sun Taxicabs, spot announcements. 
Direct. " ' 

Antonia Beauty Shops, six fl've- 
mlnute periods on Alan Courtney's 
show via Friend Advertising Agency. 



store, Cordon grocery. llMi'i-y flofl- 
mijn, cleaner; Leibsle Hardware and 
Paint Co., Morgan Clothing Co., and 
Wilkins' Appliance shop. 



Rev; John ZoUer, Detroit, through 
Aircasters, Ina, Detroit, beginning 
March 27 for- 20 periods of 30. min- 
utes. each, Sundays,. .10:30 a. m., over 
WHO, Des Moines. 



Slater Distributing Co., Storm 
Lake, Iowa, beginning April 5, for 
three periods of 15 minutes each. 
Live talent, Faye and Cleon. Tues;, 
Thurs. and Sat, 11 a. m. WHO, Des 
Moines. 



WKY, Oklahoma City, new biz: 

Pcnn Tobacco, 15 mins., daily ex- 
cept Sunday, p. m. Sports Review 
with John Shaffer. 

Quaker Oats, 15 mins., daily. except 
Sat. and Sun. 'Dick Tracey,' e. t.'s. 

Oklahoma City Approved Laun- 
dries, .5 mins;, 3 per week. 'Don't 
Yoii Believe It.' 



WATER-SOFTENER 

CONSIDERS RADIO 



Syracuse, April 12. 
■ Permutit Company (waterrsoften- 
ers) trying' 'test campaign' with 
early eve. program ovet 'WFBL. 'Bud< 
Squires, station , news commentator, 
doing job. Test showing may result 
in si ilar campaigns all over coun- 
'try,. based: ^upon...lo.cal..ire.?ults., .. 

National set-Aip for outfit in Syra- 
cuse with distributors over . country; 
firm' enlarging display rooms and 
sales forces since commencement of 
radio campaign. Comptpn Agency 
handling account out ot N^.Y. 



PICKFORD.CBSSUEDON 
SCRIPT PIRACY CHARGE 



Los Angeles, April- 12. 

Plagiarism of his radio script is 
charged by Cyril Charles Maison in 
$250,000 suit filed agaiiist PickCord- 
Lasky Productions and Columbia 
Broadcasting System. 

Maison alleges his script on 'Trial 
ot Captain Kidd," rejected by CBS in 
Chicago in 1936, was later used by 
"Mary"Tickf(}rd 'withtsar-Kls-knTjxgT^- 
edge oh the 'Parties at Pickfair' pro- 
gram for Ice Industries in that yeair: 
Show aired, nationally over CBS. 



WTAM Spprtcaster Beaten 



Cleveland, April 12. 

George A. Hartrick, WTAM sports- 
caster, is in hospital recovering from 
attack by two strangers who beat 
him up severely. Nose was fractured, 
lips badly lacerated and physicians 
said he had a possible fractured skull. 

Well-dressed tou!!hs also kicked 
him on ground while Betty Wood, 
singer, and his companion, screamed 
for help. Announcer said he didn't 
recognize two iticn and couldn't give 
any rejison for the mystery assault. 



Atlantic in Balto 

Baltimore, April 12. 

WCBM here will air baseball 
games of Orioles under joint spon- 
sorship of Wheaties and Atlantic Re- 
fining. Commercial was formerly en- 
tirely dominated by Wheaties but 
with increasing distribution facilities 
for Atlantic in this territory; oil com- 
pany will participate this year. 

Lee. Davis to handle mike. 



yan news iomthentator pro- 
gram :6n WGN,. Chicago. ..renewed 
\ by. Bathaswcet. Thrac times weekly 
in the forenoon. 



East Des Moines has- a now pro- 
.gram on KSO ot a mu.-Jical clock 
nature, from.8:30 to 9 a. ni. Partici- 
pating, aire the Anderson furniture 



Betty Roberts' Travels 

Detroit, April 12. 

Betty Roberts, Conductor ot 
WJBK's woman's program, 'What's 
Happening,' is off on the first of sev- 
eral . jaunts to gather material for 
program. Will first visit Rocketellcr 
restoration of Williamsburg, Va., to 
get data for talks available to 
wbVnen's clubs in Detroit. 

Early this summer will take trip 
to Alaska along with George Bu- 
chanan party of kids. 



KYW Production Realignments 

Philadelphia. April 12. 
Shifts In program department at 
KYW move gabber John Thorp from 
riight supervisor 'to ET's and sound 
effects. He replaces Artliur. Hinett. 
organist and piano accompanist. Hin-. 
ctt wU devote full time to his pro- 
grams and to building up new music 
library. 

Spieler Gordon Hey worth lias been 
narned -night supe. 



Just OfF in East? 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Sayre M. Ramsdell, Phiico 
y.p., just back from the Coast, 
expresse.d amazement at differ- 
ence 'in biz, there to what.it is 
in the .East. Declared, reces- 
sion has hardly hit the West 
Coast, which leaves business 
men there wondering what all 
the shouting's for back East.. 

Ramsdell looks for' recovery 
starting on the Pacific and 
Working , Atlantic-war . 'Busir 
ness in the Far West,' he sai , 
'isn't suffering froth any lack of 
confidence or. iattack of feiar. 
Business leaders -there feel that 
a national upswing i^ due "With- 
in' a few months, and some, due 
to the excellent c'oriditioris pre- 
vailing there, are at a loss to 
comprehend the full extent of. 
the slurhp elsewhere.' 



TONY MARTIN LOSES 
SUIT VS. WHEELOCK 



Hollywood. April 12. 
Tony Martin lost his suit against 
the Ward Wheelock Agency to en- 
force payment of $7,600 on radio 
contract. 

Actor-singer claimed agency re- 
pudiated 'Hollywooid Hotel'i'contract 
which had 19 weeks' to go at $400 
per. 

Court upheld defense of agency 
contract was never . consummated 
diie to controversy ith' 20th'-Fpx 
studio over credit li in broadcast. 



SANCTION WKY STUDIO 
BAND IN BALLROOM 



Oklahpma City, April 12. 

By a vote of 39 ttf 26 local AFM 
members passed on.,a resolution al- 
lowing riadio staff bands to play out- 
side engagements, ending a three 
months' deadlock which ' develPped 
when one section of the union, led 
by George Andc, challenged the 
booking of WKY's staff band into the 
newly opened Skirvin Hotel Crystal 
Ballroom. 

A previous ballot had ended in a 
tie. 



POPSICLE WAXERS 
UPPLEMENTING-CI 



Popsicle will buttress its forth- 
coming summer live program over 
CBS with a spread pf wax to Coast 
areas not covered by Columbia 
show. 

'Popeyc the Sailor' iscs wilt be 
spotted over stations east of the 
Rockies, starting ' in mid-May. Sta- 
tion list now being made up by 
Blackett-SamplerHummert', agency 
on the account. 

Transcriptions will be quarter- 
hours, ridiRg thrice weekly, daytime. 



WFBL Sells Several 

Syracuse, April 12. 
• Three local furniture firms bought 
local sho\vs on 'WFBL last week. 
Marksons took 'Auctionaire.' Roys* 
bought 'Value,' and Wesley's signed 
up for 'Folks at Home.' 

Also peddled by station were pair 
of. other programs, 'Sisters of the 
Skillet' to Bresee-Chevrolet and 
'Modern I^kChen' to Community 
Stores. 



Kearney's Expansion 

Lincoln, April 12. 

KGFW, Kearney station; is in a 
rebuilding stage after receiving per- 
mission to increase daytirhe po.wer. 

New equipment, iiicluding.an 180- 
foot antenna tower, is being in- 
stalled and nine people have been 
added to the staff. 



KarpI on Regional 

New Haven, April 12. 
ords of John J. Karol, research 
director lor CBS, at New Haven Ad- 
vertising club April 8 will te car- 
ried by WELI, New Haven; WATR, 
Waterbury; WNBC, New Britain; 
WSPR, Springfield; nd WCOP, Bos- 
ton. 

Collabpration of five stations has 
been rnoreirequent lately, with some 
talk of tagging hook-up 'New Eng- 
land Network.' 




Y'vctle Rugel's Niece on WDAS 

Philadelphi ; Ajjril 12. 

Vivienne Rugel, niece of Yvcllc 
Rugel, doing - weekly chirp sesh pn 
WDAS. 

She's 17. 



No Rate Tilts 
This Spring 
In Midwest 



Chicago, April 12. 

For the first time there are prac- 
tically ho increases in rates by radio 
stations. Following many years of 
annual hops in time tariff, the sta- 
tions have about called a halt, 
though it is admittedly- temporary. ' 

It has generally been the practice, 
to put a rate hop in every spriiig 
to take effect, six mpnths later, a 
stunt which is figured to influence 
advertisers to signature contracts be- 
fore the new rates, went into actual 
effect. 

At present, however, there is 
general agreement, among stations 
that the time ■ now is not favorable 
for any mention of rates, much less 
rate^ increases. This follows a 
slump-ofT in- business among all sta- 
tions, and erpecially on spot ac- 
counts. 

Aim of the stations at present i 
not to scare any pptential advertiser 
a'way by mentipning rate increases. 



ORANGE CRUSH SUMMER 
ACCOUNT FOR WAXERS 



Orange Crush wiU likely under- 
write 'waxed versions of 'Jerry of tli 
Circus'' for- a campaign this summer. 
Yoiing .& Rubicam has yet to get a 
final okay on the, show and tile list 
of spots. 

Young & Rubicam meanwhile i.i 
working on a transcription Series to 
supplcrhent the minute announce- 
ment campaign being waged by Gulf 
Spray, 



Downey with Cantor 

Morton Dpwney will do a couple 
of numbers m the Eddie Cantor 
Camel program next Monday (18). 

Singer still at the Casa Manana, 
N. Y. 



KLZ sells Cel(Diade's 
Basineits Side! 

I The hulk - 78.21% _ of Col*- 
lade's populotion resides in the 
eastern 30 counties . . . where . 
the state's Ihrea largest cities 
.wd fertile agiiniltuzallands are I 
located. KLZ'sprimoiy listening 
I area coincides with this teiritorY | 

embracing more than 80% 
I within its primarr area. Sell I 
Colorado's most active market 
with Colorado's most active { 
staiidn. 



cssN£r*o/i*-56o-»rt.-.j,ooo wrrsts. 

aEfRESCNTAtlVE — TM£'KAI»A0ENC»/1«C. . 



Wednesday, AprU 13, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



85 



CRANEY THROWN FOR LOSS 



HIS IDEAS USED 
IT 





FigKting^ Indie Broadcaster, 
Foe of Monopoly, Denied 
Second Station in Butte 
on Groiind> Grant Would 
im Local Monopoly 



RIVAL WINS 



Washington, April 12. 
Even strong political friends some- 
times cannot outweigh advantages 
which a rival applicant gains by hav- 
liig better plans for serying the pub- 
lic interest, thie Federal Communica- 
tions Commission hUd in effect I t 
week. 

Attention-attracting decision, which 
had been preceded by rumors of 
- tugging and table - pounding^ 
emerged from the commish law de- 
partment last Week and give K. B. 
Craney, uncompromising foe of clear- 
channel broadcasters, added' compe- 
tition in his own back-yard. Com- 
mish granted Rbberts-McNabb Co. a 
per it to erect a local station at 
Bbzeman, Mont., and simultaneously 
denied" defensive application, which 
Craney submitted under the tag of 
Gallatin Radio Fourm. 

After several weeks of contro- 
versy, the Roberts-McNabb applica- 
tion, wliich preceded Craney's plea 
bj two months, was granted by a 
unanimous vote. Earlier a majority 
had. favored more cpmpetish for 
Craney, who runs KGIR at Butte, 
but the final action had been held up; 
Reported that Chairman Frank R. 
McNinch at the outset tried to argue 
his colleagues into giving- the break 
to Craney, who owns 150 of the 250 
chares, of the Gallatin Radio Forum. 
Stirred Up Wheeler 
P 0 U t i-c:-a-l^^ngl0 — results — trom- 



Craney's close contact with Senator 
Burton K. Wheeler, \yho in turn is 
friendly to McNinch. For many 
months Craney bias been credited 
with stirring up Uie Senator, who is 
chairman of the Senate Interstate 
Commerce Committee — body that 
handles radio legislation — against 
super-power, clear channels and 
newspapers. Whispers were that 
McNinch carried the ^ann^r for 
Craney with argument.that favorable 
action on his request would improve 
the, entire Commish's standing with 
the Senator. 

Argument by which the Chairman' 
Tvas routed ironically was based on 
his own policies. Majority pointed 
out that if Craney received .another 
transmitter the Commish would be 
encouraginjg multiple ownership and 
thus trending toward local monopoly. 

WEW StunU Up Its 17th 

St. Louis, April 12. 

WEWi operated by St. Louis Uni- 
versity, will formally 'open' its new 
$70,000 studios Tuesday (17) which, 
incidentally, is the 17th anniversary 
ot the station's broadcast. First 
broadcast was an experiment by the 
U; S. go.vernmient in airing weather 
reports twice daily. Station's- pub- 
licity dept. has dug out daily paper 
stories of 1921 and is plugging with 
radio editors for a reprint, showing 
how radio has. advanced in 17 years. 

Station is offering $5^ for tlie use 
ot the oldest workable phonograph 
in town to be used in the dramati- 

tion. 



KABC's Kellogr Baseball 

_ San Antonio, April 12. 

. KABC has closed a deal with Kel- 
jogg to air all local and road base- 
».aU games of the San Antoni is- 
sions. 

For the eight season Sam 'Bolivar 
■Dugag' Goldfarb will man the mike. 

Nancy Turner to Bermuda. 

Baltimore, April 12. 
bailey . Turner, stylist tqr WFBR. 
nas been sent to Bermuda via air 
to pick up style and news features 
Trahsradio. 
N. W. Ayer, representing BermudH 
publicity set-up, arranging. 



Both Sides 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Program planning de luxe by 
WIP last Wednesday night: 

9:15— 119»h Infantry Band, U, 
S.' Army. Talk on Army's func- 
tions. 

9:30 — Anti-war mass meeting 
from Metropolitan Opera 
House. 



Temu Soap, New to Air, 
B.R;s Healy Stamp Club 

Temu soap this week started spon- 
soring Capt Tinv Healy's 'Stamp 
Club' on WJZi N. Y. Program has 
been airing over NBC for past four 
years. Commercial ri ill be oh. 
Mondays and Thursdays^ 

First air. advertiising for the prod- 
uct, iz was placed direct. 



PAYNE PASSES 
THE ASPIRIN 



ington, 

Harassed Federal ica- 
tions Commissioners are: juggling an-' 
other hot potato tossed, by the 
Payne-Craven team last week. 

Docket for weekly session today 
(Wednesday) includes a resolution 
advanced out ot a dear sky by 
Commissioner Geoirge Henry Payne 
putting the FCC pti record' as wel- 
coming a Congressional inquiry into 
both its own conduct and affairs of 
the broadcasting business. It . puts 
the rest of the Commish in a very 
ticklish spot, since approval will 
provide Con-rrcssional critics with a 



new springboard and- unfavorable 
action will be construed as prompted 
by fear and desire, to cover' some- 
things. 

Members were taken by surprise 
last Wedneisday (6) when Payne 
produced the resolution, which 
called attention to representations 
that the Commish was hostile to the 
idea of a legislative inquiry into 
regulation and operations of broad- 
casting industry. .New Yorker 
wherieased the Commission has, 
been subject to criticism and wanted 
colleagues to state for . the record 
they neither fear nor wish to b'lock 
any probes. 

The resolution wa.^ .seconded by 
Craven, who previously aiihounced. 
he thouight a study by the law- 
makers would be a desirable pro- 
ceeding, but the flabbergasted ma- 
jority — described by one witness as 
looking as if Payne had hit each on 
the head v/ilh a mallat^put llie tlck- 
lihs proposition over for a' wepk. 



PROBATION 
FOR PROMOTER 



St. Louis, April 12. 

Joseph Mark Thompson, who for- 
merly conducted a radio advertising 
ag'Sncy here, last week pleaded guilty 
to a charge of obtaining $1,500 by 
fraud from Dr. Rolla. L. Sanders, a 
dentist, and was sentenced to one 
year in the City Workhouse and 
then' paroled for two years by Cir- 
cuit judge Michael J. Scott. 

Although Thompson was originally 
charged with obtaining money by 
'larpeny and trick,' a felony, the, (Tir- 
«uit Attorney's office recomrnended 
the acceptance of the plea to a petit 
larceny charge, a misdemeanor, be- 
cause Thompson had made restitu- 
tion of tlie entire num. 




*^Sure, I know (key got a new show on WLW, hut for Peters 
sake leave enough room to let some customers in the front door,^* 



36 



VARIETY 



RAHIO 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



Super-Power and Monopoly Probes 
Of F.C.C Slowly Go Into Gear 



Washington, April 12. | 
Pail- of committees were set up lastl 
week 10 conduct the twin probes by' 
which the Federal Communications j 
Co:n ission may reach novel rcgu- ; 
latory policies. j 
With the full body confronting a ; 
mountaia Of laborious jobs, Chair- 1 
man Frank R. McNinch .sugeestcd 
the membership divide into panels 
and unanimously put over resolution 
turning the super-power and the 
monopoly-chain probes over to sub- 
divisions. Each group will conduct 
the studies and report back to the 
entii-e septet with digest of discov- 
eries and recommendations for ac- 
tion. 

Power committee embraces two 
acknowledged foes of 500 k\y opera- 
tion. Governor Norman S. Case, who 
has not declared himself, is chair- 
man, with Commander T. A. JW. 
Craven, George Henry Payne and 
McNinch, latter ex-offlcio member, 
rounding out the slate. Craven will 
direct the preliminary work and 



ARTISTS 
MANAGEMENT 




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WKITEMAN 

ON 

Chesterfield 

CB8 Kelwerk 
t\i»y», 8:S»-f:M 1'^., EST 

Guests April 8th 

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4 MODERNAIRES 



All Paul Whitaman 
. Enaagtmcnts Booked 

EXCLUSIVELY 

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mim 

Composer-Writer 

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handle all' technical phases, acting 
as vice-chairman, 

The only two FCC members who 
served on the old Radio Commission 
were placed on the monopoly-chain 
jury. McNinch. is chairman, with 
Col. Thad H. Brown second in com- 
mand. Others are Judge Eugene O. 
Sykes and Paul A. Walker. By vir- 
tue of FRC background and service 
on the FCC's abolished Broadcast 
Division, Sykes and Brown will be 
in the position, to some extent, of 
probing themselves. If there is any 
monopoly, they are partially respon- 
sible for its existence. 

Already carded to start hearings 
on 16 applications from 15 stations, 
the power committee promptly 
planned to send out more question- 
naires for dope upon which the! en- 
gineering staff can base its presenta^ 
tion of evidence. First blank prob- 
ably will get in the mails this week, 
seeking rafts, of ihfo about the types 
of programs carried on all types of 
stations. 

Purpose is to lay groundwork by 
which the Commish may deduce 
whether removal of the present 50 
kw juice; limit on clear-channel 
transniitters is in the public interest 
Group wants to find Out what sorts 
of programs are available now and 
how much time is allotted for each 
major category, in effort, to decide 
whether listeners would be injured 
Or benefited if several stations, are 
allowed to multiply their wattage. 
WLW as Laboratory Test 

Arrhcd with this data, the, engi- 
neers will consider the extent to 
which program duplication would 
occur, how much the choice of se- 
lections would be increased and 
what sort of operatiori might.be dis- 
couraged. Using WLW, Cincinnati, 
as the guinea pig; FCC will try to 
dope out how much diversion of 
sponsorship from locals and region- 
als to power behemoths might occur. 
Would conjecture the' extent to 
which income of- smaller stations 
might be aflfected and have some way 
to test the claims of opposing econo- 
mists. 

Chain-monopoly quartet swung 
into action with instructions for at- 
torneys to start an analysis of every 
network-affiliate contract in the flies. 
T7SW~dgpartfhent wIU make a digest 
of the relations to. see how much 
New York controls the actiial opera- 
tion of transmitters around the coun- 
try. Also to discover how great any 
concentration' of ownership may be, 
Folio w-lip expected in the form of 
questiorinaires later on to )>ring out 
additional facts about such things as 
stock distribution. 

How soon the chain-monopoly 
probe will begin producing fodder 
for. headlines is problematical, but 
McNinch wants to start public hear' 
ings before summer. Thinks this In- 
quiry is of first-rank importance and 
should be pushed aggressively, al- 
though there are numerous other 
major chores requiring attention and 
time. 



was discussed other than to say that 
as representative of the 293 affiliated 
outlets in the country, he fully ac- 
quainted McNinch with how they 
feel about the chains and their, prac* 
lices. WFIL prez is well-qualiflcd 
to speak, as his station is associated 
with NBC, Mutual, the WLW line 
and the .Quaker State network. 

His views on the corning Inycstiga- 
tion have been frequently, expressed 
in Philly radio circles by Roson- 
baum. It is understood that he told 
the Commissioner that the affiliates 
and the nets have many common in- 
terests and it is to the great advan- 
tage of the' stations to see that the 
webs get a fair break in the probe. 



SHORTWAVE 
REPORT TO FM 
IS DUE 



SL Louis Stations Face Demand That 
Turntables Be Manned by A. F. of M. 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Sam Rosenbaum, prez of WFIL, 
was closeted with Frank E. Mc- 
Ninch, of the FCC, for more than 
five hours Saturday afternoon. Con- 
fab was arranged previous day by 
Mark. Ethridge at McNinch's request. 
Rosenbauni presented the. point of 
view of affiliated stations on the 
FCC's forthcoming investigation of 
monopolistic practices of the nets. 

Rosenbaum refused to reveal What 



Washington, April 12. 

Recommendations for making most 
effective use out of short-wave 
broadcasting in conducting forei.t;h 
affairs with other nations of the 
western hemisphere go to President 
Roosevelt soon. 

Deliberations of an interdepart-' 
mental advisory committee are 
nearly complete. Chairman Frank R. 
McNinch said Monday (11). An- 
other week or twb should have the 
report at the White House. 

Encouragement of U. S. operators 
to work, more closely with the gov- 
ernment, promulgation of stiff tests 
to. see - if short-wave licensees are 
operating in the international pub- 
lic interest, greater, goyernmerital 
exploitation of the possible boosts 
to trade anil diplomatic relations, 
establishment of a government- 
owned transmitter to (ire democratic 
propaganda below the Rip Grande, 
removal of some present restrictions 
on commerciial use of the Pan-Amer- 
ican frequencies and creation of a 
loosely coordinated international 
web are among the ideas being pon- 
dered; 

, Meanwhile; hearings on the 
Chavez-McAdoo bill for a national 
short-wave station at San Diego are 
in prospect. Senate interstate com- 
merce subcommittee will ventilate 
arguments of foes and friends as 
soon as Senator Homer T. Borie,>j)f 
Washington, chairman,, .clears his 
desk of ottier more pressing busi- 
ness. 

Major 'good will* broadcast is on 
the menu for international fans, ac- 
cording to an announcement made 
last week by the U. S. Office of Edu- 
cation. 

Most extensive short and., long- 
wave broadcast ever, to be atternpted 
will take place May < 4 over the NBC 
Red Network. Program commemo- 
rating the American Juniot* Red 
Cross will be aired from Washing- 
tion. New York and San Francisco, 
via Geiieral Electric short-wave 
transmitters W2XAD and W2XAF 
and will be rebroadcast by many 
foreign radio stations. 

Tagged 'Calling All Countries,' 
program will .deliver tributes to the 
16,000,000 American and foreign 
members of the junior organization 
Actors, orchestra and chorus of the 
Educational Radio Project, Office of 
Education, will dramatize the origin 
of the Junior Red Cross, with Com- 
missioner of Education John W. 
Studebaker, one of the founders of 
the organization,' extending greetings 
and concluding the broadcast. 



THE O'NEILLS' 



4» 



By JANE WEST 



MOV/ iiADIu'S '■/•US';' vl^c{]\.:\\: 
FAMILY BRINGS YOl; MOR;i 
[AUGHTER JeARI; EART-THk; 
Presented by Ivory Soap ■ 99 '' 'mo ° a pure 



is,. April 12. I 

A strike of 28 union footers in lo- 
cal radio stations skcdded for Satur- 
day ,(9) was held in abeyance until 
Tuesday (12). on orders from- Joseph 
N, Weber, international president of 
the AFM, and, received here by AI 
Schott, business representative of Lo- 
cal No. 2. Trouble thdt' has been 
brewing for several weeks is due to 
the jurisdictional dispute between 
the IBEW and AFM on the operation 
of electricial transcription turntables 
in the stations. 

Stations deny Schott's -^negations, 
regarding the . clause in' the existing 
contracts and which Schott claims 
gives the' AFM jurisdiction over op- 
eration, a point which the stations in- 
sist is vested entirely with the IBEW. 

Contract entered into with the lo- 
cal looters' union several weeks ago 
included increase of wages, better, 
working co>nditions and the operation 
of the turntables, the latter pbi'rit be- 
ing subject to a jurisdictional ruling 
from the AFL. 

William F. Green, president of the 
AFL, ruled last week, according to 
local stations, that the IBEiy had 
jurisdiction over the operation of the 
turntables, Schott, who had.preyiously 
claimed that Green's ruling gave the 
AFM that jurisdiction then; accord- 
ing to the stations, demanded that 
members of Local No. 2 be hired to 
carry transbriptlons to and froni the 
machines. This was when the sta- 
tions balked, asserting ther^ was 
nothing in the contract that called 
for this concession. Strike threat 
was then made arid the stations again 
appeale'd to Weber, who lias called 
a conference for today in New York. 

General manager of one of the lo- 
cal stations says he has received 
Green's ruling by wire and confirmed 
it by r. phone . call and later by a 
letter. 

.Schott, anticipating a favorable 
ruling from Green, sent two mem- 
bers of Local No. 2 to Chicago six 
weeks ago, where he examined , and 
worked a variety of makes of turn- 
tables with the view of ihstructihg 
15 musicians Schott had hoped to 
place in the local stations to operate 
the turntables. 

Should the stations accede to 
Schott's demands it will increase the 
op era ting cost to the five local sta-. 
tibns involved- roxfrffately '"$562 
per week. 



Washington, April 12. 
TilT over which union should have 
jurisdiction oyer job of operating 
transcription machines in radio sta- 
tions in St. Louis was tossed in the 
lap of the feuding laborites this 



week by President William Green 
of the American Federation o£ 
Labor. 

Rivalry between the American 
Federation of Musicians and the In- 
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical 
Workers referred back to the locals 
to see if they cannot reach an amica- 
ble understanding without troublin 
national headquarters or the execu- 
tive board. Because the argument 
applies only to St. Louis, >vhere the 
IBEW has closed shop contract cov- 
ering studio technicians. 

Mess, was caused by misunder- 
standing, AFL office said, and ought 
to be easily adjusted. Biit mean- 
while stations are in the middle, 
having been informed by Green that 
IBEW would continue to spift the 
wheels ' wlille Musicians claimed 
they had jurisdiction over, the turn- 
tables. Headquarters was cool be.- 
cause of reports that some, of the.sta- 
tion execs were taking advantage, of 
the question to wriggle partly outi>f 
their IBEW contracts. ^ 





CHARLIE 
BARNET 

And Hid rchestra 

licked to Plitr.' 
ENNA-.IKTTICK P.ARK 
Ai'Ht'kiir. Y. 
INJl'NK 



CrNSCll DATE D 



PARKA Y PLUG 
COMPLICATIONS 



KIRO's Domestic Dept. 



Seattle, April 12. 
kiRO this week opened a home- 
service auditorium for daily rerhbte 
broadcast. Layout contains model 
kitchen, and is managed by Helen 
Mallpy and Isabel Campbell, service 
experts. 

Fomme audiences sit in on broad- 
casts, which include recipes, market- 
ing tips, book reviews, bridge lessons 
and garden talks. Manufacturers are 
in on the setup, having dolled up 
with their sample products SO booths 
biiilt under supervisiori of Federal 
Housing Administration. 



LISTEN TWICE DAILY 

NBC Rod Network, 12:15 to 12:30 P.jyi. EST 
CBS • WABC— 2:15 to 2.30 P.M. EST 
• COAST TO COAST 



IN 



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MGT. 



Dir.. rOMI-TON ADVKKTISINO ACKSC* 

ED WOLF— RKO BLDG., NE-W YORK CITY 



Can't Serve 2 Gasolines 



Bufl'alo. A|)ril 12! 
Claude H. Haring replaces Jim 
Britt as WF.BR's baseball brood- 
caster this season for tluntic Re- 
fining. 

Britt's regular sports cnrnnvsntator 
chores on WBEN are bankrnllcd by 
Spoony and gas and gas don't mi 



Considerable confusion to dialers 
is resulting from double agency 
representation on Kraft Music Hall, 
one of the few instances of record. 
At station' break time ing Crosby 
runs on Ken .Carpenter for the 
commercial. 'What listeners can't 
understand Is why a voice other 
than Carpenter's is heard on the 
Parkay plug. 

J? Walter Thompson agency, which 
handles all Kraft product except 
Parkay, whicii is assigned to Need- 
ham, Louis & .Brorby, declines to 
eliminate its own announcers' iden- 
tity for that of NL&B spotted along 
the network in varying numbers 
each week. Thompsonites claim the 
Carpenter tag is for the studio au- 
diences and those stations not given 
the Parkay biz that week. Each 
station cuts in its own Parkay an- 
nouncer and the agency's bookkeep- 
ing departmeiit Is said to have a 
heck of a time keeping the time 
sales straight each week. 



DON 



ROSS 

THE RHYMING MINSTREL 

ii o'ri,o<'K 1SOON 

WKONKSUAX ami I'BIDAT 
Mutual roadcaiting System 



BOSCO 



FRANK= 



CARTER 



Appearing 
Nightly 

Billy Bose's 

CASA 
MANANA 

New York 



Entertainers 
De. Luka 
• 

SWING 
PIANO 
DUO 

ARTHUR 



BOWIE 



eiuriis to Alma Mater ! 

Philadelphia, May 12. I 
Larry Taylor, who was discovered ■ 
on WCAU .several years ago by Roxy i 
and taken to New, York, back at the I 
station again. ' 

He'll alternate in a nightly 11 p.m. ■ 
chirp spot with Jean Sha.'.v. " j 

Gerald Holland, formerly witli the , 
Jimmy Daughel-ty Agency, Inc!, now \ 
ill charge of publicity at KMOX, St. I 
Louis. 'Vi Evers of KMOX publicity 
dept. back at stint after long illness. 



GUS VAN 

AVAII.AItl.K roit 

STAGE, SCREEN or RADIO 

c/0 Goldie and Gumm 
].'',ia. 'Ilroiitlwity, .Nfew York 



1IK.\I>ING FOK TJIK NKTWOKKS 

LANNY GREY'S ^^^li^ 

-Pupils of the Class 
Mary Mi-llituh— lMn(iiitiiii-vnlrC(l I'rffiy. 
Iriiii i;ii li;irtls— ToiTsdiir of Snnu, 
:1,iti i1l.' .-iM'l l..iiiiiy- ■(*>tiitl»(n:illtrii of HwlilCfroo. 
,1l>iiin.v l;<>-li Ufl Ittiy A- Nnrsfry liliyine Kl'tii. 
Ainl l..iiin.v Crov lis Ibc ItliyMiiiinsier. - 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



37 



DX LADS DO AS THEY PLEASE 



Staff Claims Versatility Tops 



Okmulgee, Okla., April 12. 
KHBG here boasts U has the mast~''?Frsatile-staff-of"aiTy radio sla- 
lion in the U, S.' 

Line-up includes ichard' Tcipp, chief announcer, who is also a 
pianist and baritone singer of note; Duana W. Hoisington, program 
director, who is also a pianist, organist, singer, announcer and li- 
censed technician; Vella Jean Buchanan, staff pianist, and electric 
organ; Chief Engineer Schultz, who also copies news via short wave 
and does newscasting stint; Lloyd. Goodin, salesman, plays the 
trumphet, trombone, clarinet, sings and announces; Mrs. T. R. Put- 
ham (wife of manager), is a popular singer, plays the piano and 
ukelele; T. R. Putnarh, manager, is a licensed minister, handles de- 
votional programs, delivers sermons, pinch hits for preachers who 
fail to show, delivers Masonic eulogies and sells advertising, as well 
as manages the station. 



PLENTY LIBERT! 




Frolicsome Air Amateur Op- 
erators Violate Most of 
the Taboos of Regular 
Broadcasting and with 
Slight Danger of Repri- 
mand 



Coast Musicians Lift ] 
Ban on Easter B'dcast 

Los Angeles, April 12. 
ithdrawal of musicians union de- 
mand of $11 per man for broadca.st- 
ing Easter, sunrise services from Hol- 
lywood Bowl will allow for a nation- 
v/ide airing, over Mutual web. 
Tariff was slapped on due to music 
assignment going to I'ks Progress 
Admi istration outfit. 
Vocalist with the 100-piece backup 
ill be Marion .Talley. Herbert 
arshall is narrator. 



PRIMARILY LOCAL 



Treasure Hunt, Too Difficult Nation- 
ally, Has New Spot Accl. 



The WIP-Eroo' 



Philadelphia, April 12. 
Clarence Fuhrman, batoneer of 
WIP house band, dissatiiifled with 
various themes used on different pro- 
grams in which orchestra plays. So 
he named Bill Davies; staff pianist, 
to write a new one to be used on all 
chows. 

Davi IP- 
EROO.' 



Baltimore, April 12. 

Treasure Hunt,', originated here 
at WBAL and nationally bought and 
dropped by American Tobacco Com- 
pany for Cremo Cigars, has been 
sold locally to 'Dr. Pepper,' soft 
drink -account. Series scheduled to 
begin April 16. 

Program, which is aired in two 
-periods,- the,.first outlining list- of 
gadgets to be, brought to station and 
the second, interviewing successful 
retrievers, built big listener and flesh 
audience on Cremo set-up, but was 
dropped bccausie of difficulty of na- 
tional handling. Gary Morfit, of 
WBAL staff, will handle, new show. 



Buster Crabbe for Vitalls 

Larry 'Buster' Cr?bbe will guest on 
the 'For Men Only' program on ay 
2. Vitalis sponsors. 

First network appearance for the 
actor. 



ike commercial radio broadcast- 
ing, ham operators (amateurs) have 
their own style of entertainment pro- 
gram and personal commercial plug- 
ging but none of the worries of their 
grown-up brother and little fear of 
the Federal Conrimunications Com- 
mission. With a dialog and material 
freedom that is frequently of hair- 
curling color, hams amuse each other 
with 'jokes,' stories,, make dates, 
•broadcasting parties, drinking bouts 
and kindred radio vcrbotens. 

As in commercial radio, hams' 
world has its. puritans and letter 
writers. Plerity of beefs are icg- 
istered with the inspectors regarding 
obscenities, etc., by the piirists much 
the same as commercial radio is 
plagued by leagues, spcietie.";, etc^Dif- 
ference is that commercial radio is 
hogtied while shortwavers improvise 
to their heart's content with little 
fear of reprimand. 

Reason for the virtual, immunity 
are the techhical-phy.sical obstacles 
confronting the FCC when com- 




Mempbls — There must be some mistake,' said a listener to Cohimbia's 
WREC. 'Announcer just, sr.id the moon was shining over Hollywood hoUl; 
I'm an astronomer and it can't be.' 



New York City — 'Just Music' program on WQXR, New York, is app<:rohtly 
just dandy for romancing in the parlor. That seems to be the nub of re- 
actions received to a port card query if listeners wanted the hour with 
or without explanatory announcements. They want it straight music, no 
talk, all romance. 



Syracuse— WFBL special-evented opening of trout .-season by shorl- 
waving program from shores of Cliittenango creek on which Bud Squirts 
and Norhi Bassett handled mike. Ki.^h weren't biting, which made the boys 
do a combo prayei--and-perspi re act 'during most of the program. Just 
before the end, day was saved when two fish were hooked. 

Philadelphia— Letter this week lb lt;ilian gnbber at WDAS: 'Please an- 
nounce over your program at 8:15 that Tony H^ : is a disgrace to the 

Italian people, and since he has a wife of his own, why does he have to 
fool with other men's wives? Please iil.so pliiy a request for my wife 
called 'Angela '■ .' 

Knoxville — WNOX aired an egg-eating conlest between local ch:n 
Robert Sauls and challenger Perry Corwin, of Claiborne County, 
Contest held in studio with swing band and hillbilly trolipe spurri 
the, contestants. , 

Cedar Rapids, la.— Art Shcpard, WMT's 'Question Man,' included an 
April Fool gag that had the listeners believing that they had overheard 
an actual street shooting. During the broadca.st a local actor po.^irig as 
a crank got into an argument with Shepard; The verbal ti was climaxed 
by the firing of two shots and a moment later tur.er-inners. heard a gen- 
darme telling the 'crank' that he was imder arrest for giving the works to 
Shepard. The- street incident might have developed into a local debate 
as to whether the shooting in this case was' really a crime if the listeners 
weren't tipped off the next day that everybody had been foblinr^. 



plaints are investigated. Inspectors 
have a tough time pinning blame on 
anyone even w:hen they think they 
have traced the sender^ Ams play- 
fully u.se each other'.; <,1J letters, 
frequency, more than apportioned 
power, anything else that can be ap- 
propriated. ■Violations cannot ba 
tugged without actual proof frn.-n 



itnes.ses present at the point of 
broadca.st. Even if FCC had a man 
tuned to each sender they still 
couldn't be sure, is the admission, so 
things go along apace. 

American Radio Relay League, or- 
ganization with large membership 
amon;; country's 42,000 hams tries to 
discourage such practices. 



PGRfECI 

comBinnTion 





50.000 UIHTTS • PHIinDElPHin 



B8 



RADIO 



^ednesdaj, April 13^, 1938 



Pofitical Coin 




Philadelphia, April 12. 
Political airings in the many-sided 
primary campaign ijow in, progress ini 
Pennsy are giving the recession a 
hefty 5wat in the schnoz so far as 
ridio is concernedi . Almost $250,000 
will have been dropped in the laps 
of outlets In thie State during the 
eight weeks ending with the election 
in'Mayi 

By the cornpletion of this two- 
month period the Quaker State, net- 
work alone will have aired 80 pro- 
grams for the, six . principal candi- 
dates for govern or a nd senator at a 
cost of $150,000. WFlt is key station 
for the web and all broadcasts are 
ai'rangcd by cp-ordinator .Roger 
eilpp, WFIL biz, rnanatcr. Basic 17 
stations in the setiupi art IreqMently 
expanded t6 22 to iiandle'some of the 
programs. 

FACSIMILE THEME TABOO 

twin CiUes Papers', Won't Allow 
Sabjeet to' Be.Hentlisned 



Minneapolis, April 12. 
itK local rags, even the station's 
owti Affiliate, the Minneapolis Jour- 
nal, turivihg a cold shoulder , oh the 
publicizing of facsimile,, , KSTP is 
militantly carrying . "the ' story of 
T!>dio's hew develbiimeht direct ' to 
the rabbte; -. 

Station cooked up the plan of 
putting on a- complete facsimile 
demonstration, transmitter, and., all, 
before .various local luncheon clubs, 
and to date has . carried , the story to 
several thousaind. Bookings. are now 
coming in faster.than they ..can bft 
handled. KSTP plans to climax this 
campaign, with open house demon- 
fitratiphs for the general public. 

Club demonstratipns, handled on a 
npt-mdre-than-two-a-week basis, in- 
clude .exhibits of facsimile transmis- 
sions, actual transmissions, talks' by 
Val Bjprnson, editorial commentatpr; 
Hector Skitter, technical supervisor; 
and Lester Carr, chief engineer. Sta- 
,tion :has worked out a .cpmplete shpw 
for the clubs.' It verges somewhat on 
television and includes a telev ision 
exhibits '. • " ' ~ . 

.Topic is. taboo wl the rags, be- 
cause they're afraid it looms up as 
too-direct compeUsh. 



INDIANAPOLIS' THIRD 
STARTS ON MAY 17 



Indianapolis, Api'il '12. 

Third, station, in Indianapolis, 
WGVA, owned by corporation 
headed by. per it-holder Glenn Van 
Auken, local utility attorney, looks 
to get bn the air by May 17. Roger 
Beape has been chpsen to manage 
the station by Van Auken. 

WIRE and WGVA are partners In 
a joint 20 year lease of new studio 
building to be constructed north of 
the downtown busine^ district here, 
but just where te'mpprary studips pf 
WGVA will be located is not re- 
ported. Temporary studios will be 
used' by WGVA (with 1,000 watts 
power, daytim'e only, 1,050 kilocyles) 
until approximately 'Oct i,' 1938, 



Texas Staff Additions 

San Antonio, April 12. 

Tom Browne, formerly with KRIS, 
Corpus Christi, joined KTSA, San 
Antonio, announcing staiT. Buster 
Bryan is another addition to the 
gabbing lineup of K'TSA, coming 
from ,KFI, Los Angeles. 

Yes Box, KTSA spieler, has 
switched over to KXYZ, Houston,, 
to cover ,baU . games of the Houston 
Buffs. 

George Roes has joined the mike- 
ing staff, of KABC, San Antonio, to 
handle sports , events exclusively. 

Pettey in Washington 

Herb jPettey, boss pro,'tem in ab- 
sence of- L. K. Sidney at WHN, 
Loew-owned broadcaster in N. Y., 
ill T^'ashinstpn,' p. G.' 

Stays in the capital li.U after 
Easter. 



F. C. C. s WASHINGTON DOCKET 



MAJORDECISIONS 



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IrhlffOB: Pontliac Broddcaatlnff Co;. Pontlac* nev aUtlon 
to bo operated' on 1 J 00 ko with' I kw, d ay ■ only; 

Ml e»ota; : KATH; Albert Lea, chanse power from day- 
tlmen. onb' w'th 250. watts tb 100 walla n.lfchtJi, 2S0 watta 
days; WDGY, . Dr. fitnrffo W.' Younir. Minneapolis, Jump 
niKht juice from 1 to 5 kw. and change houra of.. operatloii 
from limited To unlimited (to be heard before Commlah).- 
. MlaNOurl: KSD. St. TiOuU. extension of special outhorlty fa 
oporato regular tranamilter tor experimental transmission of 
facsimile on C.CO kc with 1 kw'from 1 to 6 a.m., for'duratlorf 
of regular .lloenae; period which expires Sept. 1; KGBX,. 
^prlnf^lleld HrbadrastjnR'.vro.,. SprinelTeld, mnUe ohnnRes In 
..composite equipment and directional antenna for night opera- 
tion and boost power to 1 kw.,- 

New Yurk: ^VlBX, Utlra. Jump lilffht powAr from 100 to 
50 watlB (to be beard beforo'Commtsh); Sentinel BroniV- 
castlntr Corp., Syracuse, new etotlon to be operated on 61^0 
kc with 1 kw, UHlnK dlrecllonnt antentia.hlf:lun: 

Texns:. Ru^ono DoBoffory, Dallas, now^statlon to oper- 
ated on .lSOO kc with 100 Avatts, days.only. . 

U'Hahlnirton: KBTjA. renlralla-Choliallfl. jump power -from. 
600 .waits to I kw: KWSC. State . College of >Vaslilneton, 
Pullman, boost niffbt power from 1 to 6 kw; KRKp. Lee 
Mud(;ctt, Everett; Increase power o^nd time of operation from 
60 watts a1iarln;r half time with KB^N, Seattle, to 100 watts 
nffchts. 2uO: watts days, uhllmlted. 

Wlsronaln: WRMP, Milwaukee, Install new equipment and 
booiiL day power from 100 to 2C0 waits. 



. T\'ashlnif (on, April 12, 

Arlffonn: Xow stAtlon for Gila was authorhed on, the show- 
In;; of leci'tlpg' 'bUHl'nesifmen nnd t>ul)ll.c welfare workers, wh 
demonstrated their qualiricAtlons to own and operate h trans-- 
milter InVthe iHolnted.'tewri. CHa. DroadcdstliiR Co, comprls- 
Iptir six. individuals active In the (ilia Junior .College an<f'" 
various blvlc. rellfflous apd wplfare orRanlzntlons, showed 
asscis of $14,800: out of which 911,816 will be needed to crip- 
sivuGC the stallon. exclvtsive-of .the cost of the site and bulld- 
In;;*. StudlOrV land and furnlshlnirs will be donated' by L. -F. 
LonfT, president of the pew company STiid clvlc leadcr. 

Operation of. the transmitter on li;iO , kc ' with lOO watta 
nlRThTs and -2Q0 watts days ' would, cause no .Interferenre^.to 
existing stations and;.n'o sntlsf^clory service Is now available 
In' the areai'fomtnlsh rulipd;- 

Hdrace T^, Lolipes and K. 
of the applicant.. 

Montana; llobcrts-VacXab Company of Do7,eman given the 
Inside track over .Its competitor, Gallatin Radio Forum. .(See. 
news ntory, this week — :('(jran©y Tiirowh for T.oss.*) . 

Victorious applicants engaged' James H. , llanley ,ahd 
Thomas J, O'Brien. Korum (Cd Crahey) was riepresented by 
Thlllp H. LourUs nWd' Arthur W. Scharfeld. 

I<oDlalnna; 'Vvniln;m C Sm.th. telegraph operator ah^ 
former' owner of .a .short wave statloh. lOat" out on hia ap- 
plication for. n amallle on 1310 kc because of failure to plot 
a weU'-dcflned. program service and bccnuSo operation of a 
station on the proposed assignmeht would co.lllde with, an- 
nther transmittor. After changing his application from un- 
llmiled ^to days -'only,, to avoid Intorferenco with WAMIi,. 
Laurel, \Ilsf>., and .IsVOr>, I^afayette. La., Smith bum|>ed Into 
llie .normally , protocled .C millivolt per mot^r contour 'of 
WSMB, New Orleans, which .would BufTor daytime Interfer- 
ence If ttte pica went through. Appllc.'\nt also failed to men- 
tion, what. *lt any/ rvlce- it would offer In the Interests of. 
the public. 

Legal talfnt was Benjamin W. Miller, f^t the first heating, 
and FranH.StoUcnWerck 'specially on hehnlf of the applicant 
In rpla^^e of Mr. Miller at the second bearing.' Stollonwerck 
al^o represented IFCVOL. 

FfDnsylTrinlQ: New daytime' transmitter foi* New' Castle 
recelvcH the nod, despite tnlerferonce to a 'small area' within 
the .5 millivolt per meter contours of both "WJAS and WCAG, 
Pittsburgh. Operation of the proposed- station on 12S0 kc 
with 2oO watts would cause *sllghr Intorferonce to tfie Pitts-' 
burgh .Blallons, which are located 42 miles from Nstc Castle,' 
instead of the recommended IIB miles; Cbmmlsh admitted. ■ 
Also proponed transmitter woiild receive Intorterence within 
ts normally ' protected millivolt, per' meter cohtour.. 

Application, filed by Keyntono nroadcastlng- Co., was 
okayed. Ben^ S. iMsher and John W. Kendall appeared for. 
the outfit.^ . . 

Sonth C'arollba: N|x.o.n a: Julc^-:JumP and frequency change' 
for TVSPa; Spartanburg, Neglect of Us present equrpmeht, 
to an- extent, where' 25.000 iettera of complaint have been re- : 
cclved .agalrist. the . service/ proves that WSPA must learn 
to utlili^e whn^ It already has before it can ank for more, 
Comml.^ih Indicated. Application ef Virgil V. Evana; doing 
I>uslnesa as The Voice, of South Carollha;, for. a Jump from 
1 to 6 kw ia^d n .change' Irom 920 to 630 k^,' also threatened 
Ihterferenco for "WRNL, Richmond, Va., (Commissioners found.' 

After commenting on 'very poor' condltlon.-of the. trans- 
mltter-^whlch had to be practJcally rebuilt a short time , be- 
fore the hearing because of engineering. faults-rCommlQh 
said sternly: 'The- applicant has not made efndent use of; 
Its existing as.^lgnmcnt. In the present state, oif the art, with 
the number of frcquehclea available severely limited,: publld 
Interests convenience and necessity -renulren that a licensee 
make. e clent use of existing faclHtlea before requeatlng 
an additional assignment.', 

WSPA, a daytime station, was Veprosenled by Clarence C. 
Dllf. and James W. Gum. 

Texa-*: j^Denlal as In cases of default was dished ' out. to 
O. C. Burke of pickln'son,'. oh his request foi* a. iSOO kc as., 
signmeht with 100 watts. Nobody appeared for ttie' hearing. 

XVIsroBBlot - New daytime amallle for Rice I^ike; using 
1210 kc, received the go-ahead signal after e.Btabllshlpg' a 
riecd for .the service proposed. Request of Walter H. -Uc- 
Gehty; publisher of the Stock and Dairy Farmer was viewed 
favorably by the .Cpmrnish and It was noted that, daytime 
reception In the vLcinlty was Inadequate, ITarm. Journal 
publisher ahowed a bank-roll of more than (10.0,000; which 
was conatdered more than adequate tor construction and 
dpar-at-lon- -ot-^-a ■ llOrOOO- transmit t'>r. ••■ — ' 

McGenty retained Paul M. Segal. 
3. E. Soderberg, 



MINOR DECISIONS 



1>lfltrk't of Colombia:. Scrlpps .Howard Rndio Inc.. Wash- 
ington, granted .authority to withdraw' without- prejudice ap- 
plication for new Bfatlon to be' operated on 1310 kc -with 100 
watts, nighis, • 2'>0 watts days. 

MIchI n: Klng-Tr'endle Broadcasting . Corp.', Detroit, 
gj-ante.d extension of authority to transmit programs, to 
.Odnadlan 'Htatlons of the -Canadian . Broadcasting Corp.;' 
through . wire line facilUles of the Michigan Bell Telephone 
Co. ■ ' 

NEW APPUCATIONS 

i'allfornia ;. KEHR:, Hearnt Radio; Inc., T.os Angeles, 
voluntary aHsI^nment of license to-Karie C, Anthony, Inc. 

-IIHooIh: Mutual Broadcasting System, Inc.. Ohlcagp, au- 
thority to exchange prograrns with CKLW; Windsor, Ontario, 
and through the rTelograph Offlce pf thn, Canadian ^aclflo 
Railway at Windsor with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 
and with ^Btallons owned and opornted hy the Ctanadlnn 
Brondcasilng Corp. and atallons licensed by the Canadlao' 
Mlnlmer of Transport. 

Iowa: May Seed & Nursery Co.. Shenandoah, new relay 
station to be operated on 1C46. 2090, 2190 and 2830 kc wllh 
25 waits. 

IsaoHrl: WDXA, Kansas city, change frequencies from 
r.lCOO; 35(100. 3$r00. and 41000 kc to 2G450 kc; power from 
250 watts to 1 kw. '> 

Pennsylrania:** W.AZt., TTa7e1ton. change hours of opera- 
lion from sharing with WILM, Wilmington. Dcl^, lo un- 
llmltcd; 

Tenne«se«: WDQD, Chattanooga, permit to qsi^ equipment 
of high frequency station VV4XBW for facsimile operation 
using 31C00; nr>COO. SSCpi and 41000 kc wlth'iob watts. 

Texast Sweetwater Radio. Inc.,- Sweetwater, new station 
to 1)0 ooerated days only on IJtlO kc yvlth 100 watts. 

Virginia: FredcrlckRburg. Broadcasting Corp... Predcrlcks- 
htirg, new station to be operated days only on 1260 kc with 
2i0 walls. 



SET FOR HEARING 



Xown; WOC!, Davenport, change frequency from 1370 to- 
1290 kv. luinp highi power from 100 ' to 2&0 waits, day power 
frooL 250 watts to X kw, Instnli n'i>v equipment and direc-. 
tlonal antenna: system ^or night use. 

KunsaH': Rmporia Broadcasting Cn., Inc., new stallon to' 
he operated on JSTp -kc wllh 100 woIIh, days only. 



EXAMINERS' REPORTS 

-Thfllanri:. Kcw .statlun Tcqucnt of' r. Enire 'lifcConnell.' Tn- 
rilanapo.llfl,' nltoiild' bfl Ihrnwh flown, In favor of a repewal of 
Ilcen»? fo^■WJv^\^ KIchmond, nrcordlhff to Examlnor George 
K. Hill'. Grantlnir nf. McC'onneH'fi plea for a tranpmllteT to 
bq ouernted on 1500 ko n-ltlr 100 - wntis nlchts, 200 watts 
days, woiild mean deletion of WKBV. Hill pointed . out. 
I.ntlfr u»e» anme frenuenry with .100 vratta, speclfle<V houre. 
McConnell put In a ^Id for the time now Uiied by the In- 
dianapnila alatlon. New station applicant flashed a ' Inr^re 
bankroll and ahowed thnt .h^ receives an Income "nC more 
than (13.000 from eoveral lucrative positions.' Has sold con- 
siderable radio advertlslnir. 

' , Knos .:Radlrtv Corp. (WKBV) In headed, by 'n'llllam O. 
Knox;. owner of the Knox Ad.v'ertlaing Airenoy through which 
his station ' geruroR Its advertlslnir. Testimony ' concernlnit 
programs of WKBV was 'somewhat conflicting,' examiner 
admitted. F.ormer employee of tlio st.itlbn revealed that he. 
had received Instructions froni Knnx that the dally station 
log mas 'defliiltely not to show Jt" If the station should leave 
the'alr tor 'any purpose whatever.'- Also said that a. 'program 
test In which ha broadcast an Invitation for listeners to 
phone the station, within two minutes after the aitinounce- 
■ment: and-' receive a dollar did not draw 'a single reply,- 

I,og-flxlng statement was denied hy Knox aniV cross ex- 
amination 'Showed .ihtit the ex-employee ' had' lesllfled .favor- 
ably- In' behalf of the station at' a', prevlovs hearing— pre- 
sumably before he left the e-mploy of WKfiV. Incidents 
were not referred to~ In (Ive-IInn 'Bndlngs. of fact.' In which 

ill rpcomhiended granting of WKBV'S' request.: 
, IfcConnell turn-down was ba..:ed ori' fact' that no. need 
elxl^ts for a new Indlahanolla transmitter and that deletion 
, of. WKBV would deprive .Richmond of a needed service. 

Henry-n. Walker, apnearc.d for McConnell and J. C. Trimble 
represented Knox Radio Corp. 

Iowa: Nixing was Indicated for- a new. daytime smallle 
for -Fort Dodge- when anpllcant'.was 'unable to ohbw sufflclent' 
flnahces and Examiner Tyler Berry found that daiytlme onera- 
tlnn woiild result In an iinecbnomlcal ti=e of the 1000 ko 
frequency requested..' Applicant, N, B. Egelan^. operates a 
radio service station. A bedridden Invalid for- IS years, his 
net asset.v were listed, as $1.400 — niily sr.lS of which wds 
hard cash. Proposed to borrow money tor construction of 
the $12,000- transmitter. . 

While need exists: for' servlceMn the pronosed area, station 
would not rover a large enough area. Berry pointed out. 
E.<eland, 'while legally qiiali-ncd to own. and operate the 
stallon. was, iinahle tn . show that ho was flnanclally and 
technically capable of becoming- a broadcaster, according 
tO"-tlie report..' ' ■ ' ' 

Applicant was repre.sehtcd by rhe«ter O. Hougen. 

Korth Carallau: (1) Hopen 'of WDNC. Durham, for a 
boost .from 100 wattS' to X -Uw. aiid a change of frequency 
from- 1500 to GOO'-.ku -were^dashed .by an^ unfavorable' report 
by Jilxamlner Robert T.. Irwin. Owned by the Durham tladlo 
.Corp., In which the purham~ Ilerald la majority stockholder, 
stallon 'revealed elaborate plhns for a general . broadening 
of Ua 'service. Oneratlon on . the requested' trequc'ncy, how- 
ever, would, clash with service of CMW, Havana, Cuba, 
Irwin- found, Al.'.'o would preclude grrntlng- of an applica- 
tion Bled by WSOC, C'harlotte, for the SOO kc ribbon, recently 
recoiTimondod for' denial. Directional antenna which- WONC 
proposes : to u.ie was queatloned by B:n engineer tor WCAO, 
Baltimore, who dotibted lt» efflclcncy. 

- Dlirhnm stntlnn .was '.-represented by George O. Sutton. 
Ashley I,. Ha'wkes and James .I,, ProlTitt. 

(2).. Ambitions of Piedmont Broadcasting Corp,, Piedmont, 
for a IjOO kc alallon wllh .100 .watts nighia, 200. watts days, 
were okayed by B.xamlner. Berry,' witli the proviso that a 
previous application, already rocbmmonded for granting. 
'Should .be given the -flrst .chance. (*omm!sh approval .of the' 
reqnest of Burl Vance Hcdrlck for nneratlnti of a trahsmlllcr' 
at Salisbury on 1^^0 kc with 1 kw days, would knock out the 
riodmond plea, ReiTy pointed out, Otherwise found every- 
thing In order for an oltay, 

' Attorneys far the anplicant wsre Horace I,. Lohnes, Fred 
W, -Albertso.n and'K, D,- Johnston, 

rennsylvanlo: Daylime Julcc-Jump for SvBRE, Wilke^i-. 
Barre, "-recommended for Commlsh approval -hy Examiner 
.lohn P,' Eramhali,' Station,, operated and owned by'T.ouis O. 
Baltimore, could improve its service without- causing Inter- 
ference to existing transmlMers. - Rramhall found, T,nw con-. 
dUctlvlty In the area and the fart thnt the plea waa for a 
daytlnte increase . only would protect other F-ennsylvuniu 
stations, he' declared. 

WftRK was reni'oscntcd by .Tohn W. Culdcr, Karl A. Smith 
and Lester Cohen. 

- Wlnconslii ; Welter of Interference to other, transmitters 
probably will keep' KT,BT„ Stevens Point, on Us present as- 
signnlrht nnd prevent granting of Its plea' for . operat Ion 
until 10 p.m. E.vtensro'n of hnura for the transmitter, which 
Is licensed to 'the Stale of Wisconsin's Penartment of Agri- 
culture and Mnrketa, 'would bother WBEX, " BulTalo, and 
WKir. .Oklahoma City, Kxaminer -Irwin pointed out, Inter- 
fc'ren'ce would, be mutual, flranting of Ave pending applica- 
tions also would com'pllcato .Interference' problems. If the 
wr,13I, plea' should feo through, 

E:i7ln.ecrlng arguments of tlie transmitter were set aside 
by the examiner who commented: 'It^ Is suinclent at this 
point to note that the Havana Agreement has not been 
raill'ied hy ^lie Unltod S(.-ito.s Senaic, and further that stations 
hperatlTig-on regional assignments are errdtled pursuant to. 
good engineering practice, to protection to their 1 millivolt 
per meter contour.' , 

Oper.ilion :>f WliBF, on flOO kc with I Itw after sundown 
and 0 kw days would result In mutual objectionu'bl.a Inter- 
ference -to tho 3.0 millivolt per motor contour rif WBBN and 
wr.BI.., Jrwln noted.' Station at present operates days only 
with 0 k.w,' using tl).e same freque'ncy." 

.OrlMhd S, Looinls and Leo K,' Vaiidreull appeared for 

wr.Bi*^ 



lliink Ahead 
On ASCAP Pact 
Ike Levy Urges 



Philadelphia, April 12, 
Call for the hew lea(^€fship of 
AB lo begin, at once consideration 
of the ASCAP contract was sounded 
by Ike Levy, WCAU V.p. and large 
Cplumbi shareholder, yesterday 
Five-year termer doesn't expire un-' 
til Dec. 31, 1940, 

'Despite the fact that our copy, 
right- agreement still has more than 
two anii one-half years to run, it's 
hot too early to begin thinking and 
making plaiis for a new one. The 
NAB shoiild start at once to gather 
necessary data and Icy plans either 
for. an extension of the present con- 
tract or a new one,' Levy told 

VAniET-T. 

Trouble in the past, WCAU exec 
declared, was that NAB waited tin- 
til the last inute before going into 
the cornpiicated copyright agree- 
ment: On the other hand, he said, 
ASCAP is working all the time gath- 
ering facts antl figures to bulwark 
its side of the case. When ASCAP 
and NAB flhally do meet it's at the 
11th hour and an. agreement must be 
jammed through. 

One of the principal reasons for. 
such early .consiiJera'tion of the con- 
tract, too, tie saiti, is fact that NAB 
ex^cs are in such scattered parts of 
the country. It takes such a long 
:time for; correspondence to get back 
and forth that months ar^ used up - 
in ext:hans!e of .an ordinary scries of 
letters on the problem. 
..Lev.'v^ thinks present bi r with 
-ASCAP is fair. He favors its ex- 
tension,.' but fears ASCAPI is going 
to demand a. change. 

'The' present, con'raci .was falr- 
when. we signed it,' he said, 'anc|' it 
still Is. now,, although certain in- 
equalities have arisen. Such ° 
eciiialities are bound to arise In any 
contract for as long a period as five 
years 'l>ecause we can't foresee busl- 
ness!conditions that far ahead. How. 
ever, . I. Ijelieve the coiitract must be 
for a t . -least ' .that length of time so 
that we know, what' to look for aiid 
costs may be figured.' 



RULES FOR POLITICIANS 

KSTP's Fllp-of-Cbln Last 
' Gestures In St. Panl 



Minneapolis, April 12. 
, Politicians get the 1 t day— arid 
it's free-^in a new political Ito In- 
augurated by KSTP. 

Night before this Ijurg's final city 
election (26), candidates for mayor 
John J. McDonbugb. aiid William 
Fallon will participate in a round- 
table on the Issues with Val fijorh- 
sori, station's editorial commentator, 
iSacli, will be li ited definitely as to 
time, there'll be no arguments or 
chance for rebuttal, and they'll have 
to toss a coin to see who leads off. 



BUZZARD MUTES 

OKLAHOMA RADIO 



EQUIPMENT RULING 
ON STATE SALES TAX 



llervey G. Carter, new manager of 
WEBR, BuRalo, -is now offeririg five 
buclcs apiece for hcv; pi;ogi-an) ideas 
■libmitted by staff members and 
vsed on the air. 



Columbus, Api-il 12. 

Ohio ' Association of Broadcasters 
has secured a ruling from the Tax 
Commission 'of Ohio that purchases 
of equipment and siipplics by Ohio 
bt'oadi'asting stations, from vendors 
located outside the s te are free of 
(he use tax. 

Siipplie.'! urchased within the 
state .of Ohio, or piu'chascd beyond 
nclual emergency- rcqiiirenLcnls and 
stored tie subject to the tax, tiio 
vomihission ruled. 



WREC, WMC GET PLAQUES 

Work, purlog: 1931 Floods Recof- 
niied- by Civic- Body 



Memphis, April 12, 
WREC snd WMC will be given 
plaques by the. U, S. Jiinior Cham- 
ber of Commerce, as. well as the 
Meinphis chapter, at a ceremony on 
April 21 for the stations' work dur- 
ing the 1937. flood,. Hoy. Wpotcn will 
at ccpt for WREC;, of which he is 
prez; general manager Hi 'V. Salvick- 
will be present for WMC. 

Both broadcasters made prolonged 
stays on bzortc during flood, rout- 
ing re.stiue work and aiding relief 
drives; 



Court Broadcasts Nixed 



Wilmington, April 12. 

Proposal' by .Delaware Safety 
Council to air traffic-court proceed- 
irigs over .a Wilmington . station was 
nixed this week by Municipal Judge 
John F. Lynn. He said the broad- 
casts might 'degrade the .court and 
create isconccptions in tlie minds 
of the public' 

Airings were urged as a means of 
educating motorists on what happens 
to others antJ what might happen to 
them as a result of careless driving. 

Kellocg sponsoring local baseball 
games on KGBX, Sprihgneld, Mo., 



Idahoma City,. April 12. 

Oklahoma's worst spring blizzard 
in several ye.irs drove down on the 
state l?st Friday (8), disrupting - 
power lines and resulting In tiine 
lo.<;ses for four state stations. 

In Oklahoma City KOMA was off 
the air unt'l.late in the cveiiing wilh 
all power lines and -cables from the 
.studio to the transmitter torn from 
t^e pole.<!, CBS wires remained 
op<:n; KFXR was able to take the 
air late in .the morning but at noon 
\Vires a<;aln. went out for several 
hours. Neither WKY hor KTOK suf- 
fered Joss of time but all cables ex- 
cept. one which connccltcd the . KY 
studio.<; and transmitter were down. 
Should this wire have gone out, 
however, WKY could'have remained 
on the air throiigh a short wave 
connection maintained between the 
transmitter and studio. 

KCRG at Enid nnd KVSO, Ard- 
more, were dead all day with Oklnr 
homa Network lines leading to tli 
former out. All ofhet Oklahoma 
web stations remained on the air- 
during the entire storm. 



Kasper Malone, top announcer at 
KMMJ, Clay Center, joined WIBW, 
■Topeka.' Tommy Watson, another cs- 
KMMJ broadcaster, who Went to 
WIBW, is now at WLS, Chicago, 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



M US I C 



VARIETY 



39 




on 




ments 



ASCAP Paymient Basis on Special yersions of Public 
Domain Number^ Due to Come Up 



CaTl Fischer, Iric, and G. Schlr- 
irie!-, Incii are slated to be the target 
of iittack of a. number of publisher 
• itieinbers of the American Society bf; 
Composers, Authors and Publishers' 
v/heii the pub factions holds its gen- 
eral nieeting' within the next two or 
three \veeks. This gathering was to 
have been held March 24 but was 
postponed at the iast . minute; the 
serious iUness 6f Gene Buck's son 
would not permit thie ASCAP prcz 
to bie present;. 

,lt is understood that the opposi- 
tional groiip of publishers will de-. 
mand that the: prevailing system 
which, allows a half point for the 
performance of copyrighted arrange- 
irienls of works from the public dp- 
maiir be .changed. These pubs will 
contend that the system is- in- 
equitable in that it puts a lopsided 
premium on such arrangements and 
to the detriment of fellow publish- 
ers' who are constantly contributing 
original works; to the ASCAP catar 
log, and who are applying a major 
portion of their Socieiy inconie to 
the development of new comppsi- 
liP^is. 

This same element proposes to 
"point out. that 'while arrangements 
of hon-.cpps can be' made for $25 to 
|35 it takes anywhere from $400 to 
^$2,000 to get an original song stairted. 
'Also the underlying ' economic ad- 
vantage for the, pubHc|domain ex- 
ploiter's^ which stem&'from their lipn- 
heed:; iand Jioti-eniplbyment of pro- 
fessional stalTs. 



Demand, that the performance 
recompense for.V arrangements of 
public domain miisic b? reduced to 
a fourth of a point is expected ib' be 
; with the .argument that siich 
rnis as Schirmcr and Fischer arc 
merely collecting What, had been 
promised thenk when they, renewed 
their ASCAP memberships in the 
fall of 1934. Boost from a quarter 
of . a point to a half ptoiht was made 
part of these firms' agreei^eht to 
cpntinue with the Society. ' The Bos- 
ton Music Co., which: is controlled 
by Schirmer, was included in this 
understanding. 

How the payoff of these three firms 
compares with the dividends re- 
ceived by. the major popular, pub- 
li.shing concern's is indicated by the 
follbwing^ list of sums paid out by 
ASCAP for the final quarter of 19,37: 
7,956.65 
39,086.19 
36,671.06 
34,959.00 
33,132.88 
30,818.14 
30,818.14 
25,893.97 
6,578.27 



Music Men's Show May 1 

To avoid conflict with the. Catholic 
Actors' Guild dinner for George M. 
Cohan, April 24, the Pirofessional 
Music Men, Inc.; moved its benefit 
at the Alvin -theatre. New York, fol- 
lowing- Sunday evening. 
Ills the fourth annual show. 



Harm^ Inc 

Ro.bblns .......... 

Leo Feist. . . 
IrviuK Berlin, Inc.: 
Sluptro-Bernstcin 

Carr Fischer. 

G. Schirmer 

E. B. .Marlis. ...... 

BokIod Music, .. . . 



MILLS WILL REQUEST 
SPA SUIT DISMISSE 



802 VETOES 
PAY LIMIT 
BY-UWS 



Attempt io impose a 50%; charge 
for instrument doubling so that, the 
leaders of dance combination ■ would 
be compelled to employ, legitimate 
or concert woodwind player was de- 
feated at the regular April meeting 
of the membership of Local 802 in 
Carnegie hall Monday (11). Same 
gathering junked ' the resolution 
:which sought to put a. stop limit on 
a member's earnings and agreed that 
men. having steady eiigagemehts .on 
a five or 'six-day basis should be pro 
hibited from taking other work on 
their days off; It, \yas also voted 
that, the hotels, be .banned from 
working the men in their main di r 
ing. room orchestras more than six 
days a' week. 

Paul Whiteman and Don Voorhees,. 
who • opposed the proposal . foi: ■ an 
extra 50% fee for .every instrument 
used in doubling, declared that while 
they were 'sympathetic with the reso- 
lution's' objective, they werie certain 
it could not be achieved by legislar 
tiori; or without, hurting the effec- 
tiveness, of a modern dance orches- 
tra. By limiting the saxophonist to 



ASCAP Members' Share 



Thpugh. the collections weirc 
larger this year, the royalty dis- 
tribution of the American So- 
ciety . bf Composers, Authors 
and Publishers . for the initial 
quarter of 1038 is about 4% less 
than it was for the like period 
of !37. The divvy among the 
American members of the per- ; 
forming rights combines for the 
first three months of. 1937 came 
tb; 75,000i while, this time it 
figured $035,000. Compared to 
the $1,100,000 cut lip for the 
final quarter, of '37, the latest 
plum represents a drop of 15%.. 

■With ASCAP now in a posi- 
tion .by' court, decree to resumd - 
collecting i Nebraska and 
Florida, and since the first three 
months of the' year give cbiii- 
mercial radio its peak income, 
it is expected that the payoff 
foir the second quarter will be 
appreciably higher than the dis- 
tribution of the past week: Split 
for 1937's second - quarter was 
$1,117,000... - 

Class. AA writers this time 
got between $4,800 and $4,<906, 
as compared tb the $4,l00-$4,200 
clip which . pirevailed for the' 
.final quarter of 'S"?. 



ASCAP Attacb State Legislation 
b Tennessee; Wins Point in Florida 



Dilworth FTP Director 

Lo$ Angeles, April 12, 
Georjge.Dilwprth, NeW .York, is the, 
hew music director for the Federal 
'Theatre - Project here.. He replaces 
Erhest A. Montano, who is returning 
to private work. 

Montano has been in ill health for 
sohie ti 



ANNACASE'S 
TELEGRAPHIC 



. Mrs. Clarence ackay, nee Anna, 
Case, has written the inusic for a 
couple numbers, which she hopes will 
„ ^ , , ^ , . ... , find favor among the users of her 

that instrumen.t, they .argued, the j ,,usband's soiig greeting service. Be- 



rule - would also tend to limit^fhe 
tonie colors of the orchestra. 

Action on ' the limited , income 
proposition piit to an end the con- 
troversy^ which was aroused last Dec. 
29 when . a- similar general meeting 
voted to bar men working on steady 
engagements and earning $54 or. 
more a week from taking other work. 
Injunctive prpceedihgs against the 
latter measure. is ^ill pending in the 
N. v. ;supreme court. The litigation 
hc^d beeii. brought by a group oi 
Lbcar.S02 inembers \yhich included 
Voorhees; 



Herb Lutz to Los Angeles 

Chicago,. April 12, 
After, a cpiiple of false starts Herb 
Lutz finally igot off to the Coast 
last week. ' ' 

Traiisferring there to head t>os An- 
geles reppihg for the George Marlp 
music office. 



sides, being the wife of the head of 
■Postal Telegraph, shie's irviiiig Ber-. 
lin's- mpther-inrlaw; Mrs. Mackay 
thinks that one of the compositional 
twosome, ' '.lust an; Old . Fashioned 
Pictuire,' would fit in nicely with 
IVlpther's Day, while the other,' 'Hip- 
A-Hpo,' could be relayed by PpstaVs 
crew of croone;rs as an Easter greet- 
ing,' 

, Mrs. Mack.Tiy,-whP was.oncfe with 
the Chicago Opera Co., has arranged 
to, get- together with Postal's greet- 
ing vocalizers at a liunchcion and 
show them ho\y the tunes, should be 
done. Gerald Fitzgerald wrote the 
lyrics and Mills M'usic, Inc., is doing 
the publishing. 



Jimmy Dorsey's new song, 'I Love 
You in Technicolor,' being recorded' 
for Decca. next week. Nat Burton 
coUabed. 



Breakdown of Network Plugs, 8 A.M. to 1 A. E 

FoUowing is an anotysis of the combined plugs of current tunes on WEAF, WJZ, VfABC and WOR computed 
for the ipcek from Monday through "Sunday (April 4-10). Grand total represents accumulated perfofmances 
on the two NBC links, CBS and Mutual from 8 a. m. to 1 a. m. 'Commercials' refers to all types plugs on spon- 
sored programs. In ^Source" column^ ' deriotes film song, t legit tunes, ind 'pop' speaks for itself. 

Grand Commer- 

. Tide Publisher Source 

Ti-Pi-Tih , Feist Pop 



Please Be Kind. ..... ^. . 

You're An Education : . . — 

I Fall in 'Love with You Every Day 

Good Night, Angel , . 

Heich-Ho ... 

Its Wonderful ... ; 

Howld You Like to Love 

I. Can Dream, Can't I?. . 

Whistle While You Work ..... 

You Couldn't Be Cuter. . . 

In My Little Rod Book. 

Love Walked In 



Mills usic, Inc.; yesterday (Tues-' 
day) made its first strategic move to 
have the two test cases brought 
against it by the Songwriters' Pro-' 
lective Association thrown out of 
court. Samuel Jesse Buzzcll, coun- 
sel for Mills, served liptice upon the 
SPA that he would seek this action 
.from' Justice Ferdinand iPecora in 
the N. Y. Supreme Court April 18 on 
the groimd that both causes are in- 
sufficient as matters of law. 

Mills was singled out for litigation 
hy the SPA after the latter's east- 
ern counsel and music publishers 
reached an impasse on the issue of 
fi"anriing a new uniform contract. 
Through ; the two suits the SPA 

sought to have the court adjudicate 

the question as to whethbr the i Who Are Wc to Say 
Writer controlled tl.e mechanical and' 
small rights ' his copyrighted 
works, 



Leedy Out, Nelson In 



Hollywood, April 12. 
. Harmon Nelson, Jr., has Ijeen ele- 
vated, to the manaecmcnt of the 
Coast, division- of the RockWell- 
9 Kecfe aHpncy, 
He succeeds Harry Lcedyi vice- 
re.'-ideiit, resigned. 



I/Vsl* Tomer'lln wrote the lyrics 
snU Bill Fleck and O. M; Watson the 
Hwe UiT 'Let's Not Lose a Moment,' 
which Vanguard will publish. 



.Harms , . . Pop 

.Remick Pop 

. Famoiis . ; '. . . 'College Swing, ...... 

.Berlin , , . 'Radio City Revels. , . 

. Berlin ♦Snow White 

.Robbins . Pop . . .. 

.FamoUs.. 'College Suing: 

.Mario .....tRight This Way 

. Berlin 'Snow. White.. . .' 

.Cha'ppell 'Joy of Living 

.Marks ...Pop 

. Chappell 'Goldwyn Follies 

Sunday, in the Park. i ... . .Mills- tPins and Needles. . . . 

On the Sentimental Select 'Dr. Rhythm. . 

Always and Always ....Feist 'Mannequin 

I Love to Whistle . Robbins 'Mad About Music . , , . 

Bewildered .■. Miller ......Pop 

Thanks for the Memory ...Parambu 'Big Broadcast.,,..., 

At a Perfume Counter Donaldson tCasa Manana Revue. 

Let's Sail to Dreamland. ..... > Spier 

Two Bouquets. Shapiro 

I Simply Adore You ; , , , , ...... Ager-Yellcn 

Cry, Biiby, Cry Shapiro .... 

Moon of Manakobra. . ... . . Kalmar-Ruby 

Don't Be That Way.,,..... ....Robbins 

Dipsy Doodle , , , , . ,., , ^Lincoln 

Sissy , Witmafk 

Something Tells i .;.Witmark 

Where Have We V .'' . Robbins 

More Than Ever .Miller 

J Double Dai-e You ..Shapiro 

Garden in Granada Southern .. . . 

Romance in the Dark .Paramount 

At Your Beck and Call. . .ABC 

In the Shade of the New Apple Tree. . . Chappell 

r See Your Face Before Mc '. Crawford . . . ; 

Gvpsy in My Soul... . ... ...i, ... Words-Mij.sic f 

IWa^DoinpAII ' , . . . .Chaopcl) 

Ten Pretty Girls '. Crawford. 

— — ■ Feist 

Rosalie ; '. Chappell 

Little Lady Make Beli .Olman 

Toy Trumpet,.,.,.-,... ....Circle 

Love I.s Here to Stay .Chappell 

The One I Love. ; ,.- Feist ; 

Three Blind Mice. . . , . , , . Tenne'y . 

Oooh Boom.....; ...Santly-Joy 

One Song , . .Berlin 

Yoii Went to My Head. . ABC 

Sweet an a Song Robbins 

In the Still of the Night . , Ghapocll 

Good Night, Sweet Drea .Shuoiro 

Hbm'fetov.'n . . , : , , , ,-,Crnwford 

Tv/o Shadow.-:.. , . . , , , Wilmark 

Loch Lomond... . ............... .... Robbins 

There's a Goldmine iii the Sl(y . ; , , . ... : . Berlin 

You're a Sweetheart. Robbi 

My Heart Is Taking Lcs.sons. . . . . . . .... Select 

Joseph. - Joseph.. .-Marm.s . . 

,Scrcnadc to the Slars. , , ... ......... ,.. . R'lbbin.' 

Let Me Whisper . , . , , , , ; . .. ^ . . . . '^h.'*nntll 

Swingin' in the Corn. Hcrlin 

It's Easier Said Than Done .Olrha 



Total 

49 
46 

. 46 
. 46 



cials ' 
0 
5 
7 
3 
9 
13 
9 
6 
6 
10 
4 
1 
9 
2 
1 
2 
6 
1 
8 
1 
6 
4 
4 
0 
4 
2 
6 
1 
5 
0 

3 
a 
1 
1 

0 
5 
2 
4 
2 
1 
3 
6 
3 
3 
3 
1 
4 
1 
4 
3 
2 
I 
2 
?. 
1 
1 

1 

2 
3 
2 
.2 
3 
3 



Vocals 

38 
38 
31 
31 
29 
22 
30 
25 
26 
25 
12 
20 
16 
15 
21 
17 
14 
IB 
19 
19 
17 
15 
20 
17 
13 
4 
13 
12 
M 
14 
8 
14 
12 
7 
16 
12- 
11 
11 
10 
.9 
7 
6 

14 

1 
10 

7 

5 
ll 
10 
10 
10 

8 

7 



-American Society of Composers, 
Authors and Publishers yesterday 
(TiiPsday) directed its campaign of 
legal counterattack on still another 
front when it filed a petition for an 
injiiiictioh restrainin.i;. Tennessee 
from enforcing a Ideal ariti-ASCAP 
statutCv Papers drawn up by the 
Society's general counsel, Frohlich 
& Schwartz, and filed by associates 
in Nashville, seeks to have a special. 
Federal court, bf three judges do 
what a similar tribunal .did in the 
case of a like Florida, law last ,we«k. 
Latter jurists ordered Florida, of- 
ficials to stpp interfering "with 
ASCAP's conduct .of business in that 
state. 

nder the Florida order ASCAP 
was obligated to post a bond of 
$5,000 pending the handing down of 
a.fmal ruling on the isue, "This bohd 
was. mailed Monday (11) to "the 
clerk of the U. S,' court 'in Gaines- 
ville, Fla. Officials .charged with 
enforcing .the Florida, laws were 
given, 30^ days in which, to answer 
ASCAP'si plea that the statute be 
declarjid'^ unconstitutional' and a per- 
manent injunction granted. 

Florida act, which is similar, to the 
one that ASCAP is attacking in Ten- 
nessee, declares any copyright com- 
bine to be. an unlawful monopoly 
and drastically li its the rights of 
copyright owners or licensees to con- 
trol the sale, reproductipn or use of 
their product in that state. In is- 
suing the injunction ' the statutory 
court upheld ASCAP's argument 
that enforcement of the act would 
inflict great damage upon its, mem-' 
bers and asserted that there was 
'grave doubt of ,the''conEtitutibnalit7 
of the act.' 

As the litigatory score now stands, 
ASCAP has won preliminary skir» - 
mishes' Florida and Nebraska, 
while decisions are, ill pehding i 
the attacks made upon the Montana 
and Washington state laws affcicting 
the Society. 



'Blue Gown Song 
Jam-Up; Dreyfus 
Agrees to Change 



Cra-Wford Music Corp. last week 
changed, the title of an imported', 
tune, 'The Girl in the Al.ice Blue 
Gown,' to "The iGirl in the Bonnet of 
Blue,' after. Max Dreyfus, control- 
ling head of the firm, had been ad- 
vised by counsel for- Leo Feist, Inc., 
that injunction proceedings would 
be brought if the song were, released 
under that tag. Feist claimed that 
the Crawford number was certain to 
be confused with a Feist copyright, 
'Alice Blue Gown,' when the latter 
tunc is revived In the filmUsical ver- 
sion of 'Irene,' which RKO proposes 
to produce. 

Dreyfus offered tc nriakc a royalty 
deal with Feist on 'Girl in the Alice 
Blue' Gown' if the (ilie were per- 
mitted to remain as i.s. Foist tui^ned 
down this proposition' and insisted 
that Crawford cjther withdraw the 
tuiie completely from the. market or 
.so alter the. title that all, pos- 
sibility of confusion -would be eli 
hated.; 

Dreyfus' ' lue Gown' was written 
in England and published by frwi 
Dash. Feist's 'Alice Blue ,Gown' is 
by Harry Tierncy and Joe cCar- 
thy, part of the. 'Irene'- stage score 
and copyrighted by Feist in 1919. 

In calling on; Dreyfus to take his 
song put of circulation Julian T. 
Abclcs, Feist counsel, stated that he 
would chdrge in his injunction- pro- 
ceedings that 'The Girl' was being' 
put on the market in anticipation of 
the release of 'Irene' and that Feist 
had good cau-se for bclicvin.i; that the 
public's confusion over the two num- 
bers would sub.slaritially -(l;image its 
.sale of sheet copies on 'Alice Blue 
Gown.' 

Dreyfus wiinlcd io l<r)nw why no 
ac'lion was taken aKain.«l Do.sh'when 
the lyl.tcr r(;loa.scd llx; number in 
En;;liind. Al)Clc.<-- rc-rjiied lhat Fe).st 
h.-j.s already iis;k(;-l Iho iis'-iiiiico of the 
Biitl.sh rli;hl.s io 'Alice luc Gown,' 
] Flaiicis, ;iy & lliinloi;, lo .start sue 
suit. 



i:ui'(<iii I,- . iiiiH Kc.-iiik Loc-.scr 
tiii-n('<l in the .H-orc fur Tar.-irnounl's 
'Avalon.' 



40 



VARIETY 



MUSIC -r DANCE TOURS 



Wednesday, April 13, 193 



Dorsey, Krupa, Bengan Booked With 
Refund-If-Not-Satisfied Proviso 



Tommy Dorsey, Gene Krupa and 
Bunny Berigan are being sold under 
a policy which permits, a dance pro- 
moter or theatre a refund froiti; the 
guarantee figure if the date doesn't 
turn out . a profitable bne^ Arthur 
Michaud, the. bands' common man-! 
ager, figures that through this wii- 
usual procedure these orchestras arc. 
able to maintain top prices, and at 
the same time protect the, ballroom 
and theatre operators from taking 
a licking liecause of adverse local 
conditions. 

Michaud declared Monday (11) 
that his bands have been making 
the refunds on their own volition, 
but only after they had made a 
check of the spot's general, overhead 
and special exploi tion expenses 
and become convinced that . the 
guarantee was- out of line with local 
possibilities.' Michaud said that he 
considered this method as good busi- 
ness for his narne units and it acts 
as an inducement to promoters and 
thsatre>.pperators to pay' the salaries 
lie a'sks; 

krupa's orchestra plays six coIt 
lege dances while out on the road 
on its initial one-night tour. Vir- 
ginia U., St. Lawr^nceviUe Prep, 
Georgetown, and three fraternity 
hops, are listed. 

Beal is also in the works for a 
date at the N. Y. Paramount,' which 
wiU probably be deferred until the 
band is firmly welded. First or s'ecr 
ond week in June, is likely. 

Krupa and Berigah will be Tommy 
Dprsey's guests at the N.. Y., Para- 
inount for a three-crrnered swing 
season at the last show tomorrow 
night (Thurs). 

After the' Sroadway Paramount 
booking. starting tocTay (Wednesday) 
Dorsey one-nigh*.s' .it to St Louis, 
where he takes .up some thea- 
tre dates aiid from Detroit, and Chi 
hops to the Palomar, .Los Angeles, 
opening June 29 for the summer. 
All under Rockwell-b'Keefe aus- 
pices. . . / 

Skcets Herfurt, Dorsey's sax, and 
Dorothy Osmers, Glen Ridge, N. J., 
girl, formally announced their wed- 
ding plans this week and will prob- 
ably .tie the knot before the trek 
west. 



Elite 

Hollywood, April 12. 
Ten top pop male warblers, 
as designated by Professional 
Music Men of America (song 
pliiggers) at shindy to B.pb 
Hope last Sunday night, arc, in 
the following order: 

. BIng Crosby, Dick Powell, 
(Tony Marti ' Ozzie Nelson, 
Rudy Vallee, Buddy Clark, 
kehny Baker, Benny Fields, 
Frank Parker and Hope. 

. 'Hope, made, the grade , on the 
strength of his rendition of 
'Thanks for the Memory' in 
Pararrioiint's 'Big Broadcast' 
and on the air. 



WARNERS LOSE 1ST 
SKIRMISH J^SHUBERTS 

ros.' lost Monday (1.1) 
i rst court tilt with. the Shuberts 
In connection ith some 23 suits 
brought by the letter's subsidiary. 
April Productions, Inc. Justice Ham- 
mer, of the N. Y. Supreme court, 
dismissed WB's plea that the state 
tribunal had no jurisfdictlon over the 
litigation. Film producer, whose 
Harms, Inc., is: the defendant namec? 
in all these actions, had contended 
that the suits should have been 
brought iri the F.ederal court since 
the dispute involved a question of 
copyright infringement, 

Justice Hammer's ruling concerned 
a batch of nine of these suits, 
with damages and royalties totalin{! 
$990,000 asked by Shuberts. Latter 
haye been clai ing that while Harms 
had the exclusive publishing rights 
to all the April Productions scores, 
it had no authority to grant broad- 
casting, rights. . In .none, of the April 
suits are therie any stations or dates 
of broadcasting cited. - Harms' an- 
swer has .been a general denial of. 
all . allegations. 



Lang'' Thompson opens New Ter- 
race Beach Club for CRA on May 30. 





WHO ARE WE TO SAY 
SHADOWS ON THE MOON 
MARIACHIE 

GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST 

By'SfflUMinJ Komlrrg and Cm KaKn 

From Iht plclur* "The Girl o/ ihe GolJen Wut" 



Tft* SenialJonal Mctlran W'alli Song 

TIPI-TIN 

Niulc anl Sptuylth Lytic ly Maria Grtvtf 
Engllih Lyric ky KaymonJ Ltvttn 



AN OLD STRAW HAT 

By No^Ii GorJon onJ 'ffarry Rrvfl 
rrom the 20jfc Crnlary-Fo.t 
"Jielxcfa.o/ Sunnyiroqh Vam" 



ALWAYS AND ALWAYS 

By Bob Wrtnfil, C'/ifl i-orrMl anj. fifii'ar 
rrom MGi^I pl<'(iir("i>laanequln" 



■4 

4 
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4 
< 



TIIE ONE I LOVE 

y Ga« Kafin, 
'Voin ifia MG( 



Jimmy Dorjcy's GranJ Tun* 

IT S THE DREAMER IN ME 

By ]l my Domry anil /linmy Van )/«u.ien 




4. 4 



I»2f tilOADWAr • NEW YORK 

hk^ ^ 4.^ A A A 4 4.^ k. ^ jft. 44j 



On. the ^Vpbeai 



Leishtoh Noble booked at Palace 
hotel, San Francisco, opening May 6. 



. Stuart Churchill rejoins Fred Wir- 
ing's band jn Washington, April 18, 



Fats 



18. 



iling April 



Jimmy Dorsey s:ays at the Nev/ 1 
Yorker hotel, N. Y., until May 15. 



Carl Moore opens summer sear 
son for Westview Park, Pittsburgh, 
May 28. 



Nell Bondshu opens a six-weeker 
at Lake Merrllt hotel, Oakland, Cal.; 
April 21, 



Ca/l Ravazza stays four: more 
weeks at -Drake hotel, Sari Francisco. 



Norman Campbell managing Isham 
Jones with MCA booking. 



Bill McCune renewed at Bossert 
hotel, Brooklyn, N. Y., for summer 
season of the arine Roof. 



.Ishara Jones, enny Goodman and 
Red Norvo vacate respective spots 
at Lincoln, Pennsylvania and Com- 
modore hotels. New. York, May 1, 



Chick Webb plays RKO fheatrf, 
Boston, we'ek- May 5, then three 
weeks of one-niters through New 
England. 



Jacic Winston, who is now on tour 
in the Pacific Northwest, will slay 
on the road with his band for ^0 
more days. 



Joe Sudy, : formerly of Henry 
King's orches'i-a, will-keep his band 
in. the Rio. Del Mar, Mexico, until 
June. 



15 Best Sheet Music Sellers 



eek ending April 9, 



Ti-Pi-Tiii '. , 

•Whlstl* While Yo.u; Work 

Please Be Kind -. .. 

♦ Heigh-Ho ............... ,. 

•Thahk.* for the Memory 

rLove Walked In . . .... ... 

'Goodnight, Angel . . . , '. . , 

♦Old Apple Tree , 

*On the Sentimental Si 

■You're an Education , 

♦How'd You. Like to Love Me? 

•Toy Trumpet ' . .,..,.'. , . . 

It's Wonderful , 

'•♦Always an.d Always 

Let's Sail to Dreamland 

* |n4iMI«f Jitmutieal song. . .t Indicatef «t«9« 
Tht otheri are |»ept. 



. . .. . iFeijt 

......Berlin 

. . . . . . Harms 

Berli 

Paramount 

Chappell 

Berlin 

. . . .. .Witmark ■ 

. .. ,. .Select 

Reniick 

..... .Famous 

. . . .. .Circle 

Robbit 

...>.. Feist 
......Spier 



Inside Stuff-Music 



Phonograph Operators Association of Eastern Pennsy; and New Jersey, 
organizing owners of the- coin machines along the entire Middle Atlantic 
seaboard as part of a piove to gel groups in all parts of the country into 
a single powerful body. Philly is the key city. 

.Organization- meetings were held during the past week in Washington 
and Newark. Frank Hammond, biz manager. -and exec secretary of this 
Philly group, addressed both meetings. 'About 30 operators attended the 
confab at the Hayloft Club in Washington last Wednesday (G). R. L. 
Transeau, late of the Silent Sales Cbi;poration, was named exec secretary 
of,the unit. . ' 

Newark chapter. met in the 
of the Pennsy unit will meet 
next Monday (18). 

Shapiro, Bernstein Sc Co. has. obtained the copyright renewals, of 'On 
Brave Old Army Team,' 'Army Blue.' "Hob-rah for the Arrrty Team' and 
'On Hudson's Shore' from Capt. Philip Egher, bandman at West Point: Tlie 
renewals won't become effective for a . year.; In. the case of 'On Brave Old 
Army Team' Shapiro has. held the performing- and. sync rights, while 
Melrose Bros. Music Co., of Chicago, controlled the band: and sheet rights. 

Numbers dominate in the repertoires of bands playing at football game.';, 
but what makes them particularly valuable is that their inclusi in grid- 
iron broadcasts pays big in perforrhance points With the American Society 
of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 



_ _ . , , . 1. H. W. Schwartz, sales promotion manager of the Conn usical Co.. has 

Jan Garbers orchestra continues ^^yritien a book titled 'The History of Musical Instruments: From Shep- 
herd's Pipe to Symphony.' It's published by Doubleday Doran aind du« 
out April 22. 



at Topsy's, Los Angeles, until. mid- 
June under a contract extension. 



Bnnny erlgan crew holds .over 
for another four weeks at the. Para- 
disc Restaiirant, N. V. 



Spnd Murphy orchestra opened at 
the Casino Gardens; Ocean Park, 
Cal., March 31. 



Barara' Bennett, ex-sohgbird with 
Jimmy Walsh's band, won competi- 
tive audition with lOO other canaries 
for warbling spot . with Carl Ra- 
vazza's. Sir Francis Drake now play- 
ing in San Francisco. . Bay district 
radio editors selected Miss. Bennett 
as being the best of the lot. 



Jack Winston back in San Fran- 
cisco, awaiting further- bookings by 
the Consolidated Itadio Artists fol- 
lowing a successful one-night' stand 
tour,of the Pacific Northwest.^ 

Carvel Crate, maestro of band now 
playing on the Root Garden of the 
Hotel Whitcomb in San Francisco, is 
seeking a; name for a new eftect 
secured by stuffing trombones with 
bath towels. 



Benhle Bartlctt's 15-piece juve 
band recording discs to be sent east 
for the o.k. of recording companies. 
All members of the outfit are under 
13 years of age. 



Harry Owens and his crew re- 
corded five Hawaiian, numbers for 
Decca, with five more to go. 



enry Kind's orchestra follows 
Harry Owens into the Beverly Wil- 
shive, Beverly Hills, April 19. 



Ozzte Nelson opens April 20 at Lbs 
Angeles Palomar for an Indefinite 
stay. 



Philadelphia hotel, Philly, 22, and 
Rutgers College, New- Brunswick, 
N. J;, 23. 



Peter Kent into Manhattan Room 
of New Yorker hotel, N. Y., April 19 
for ROK. 



Bernle Dolen siicceeds Sonny Ken- 
dis ' at Bel'montrPlaza ^lOXel, N. Y., 
April 19. 

Buss Mprcan opens Pleasure Beach 
Park, Bridgeport; Conn., May 15 lor 
GRA. 



Jack Denny plays senior prom for 
Notre Dame U., South Bend., Ind„ 
May 6. ray Gordon plays for Mar- 
quette's prom, Milwaukee, May 13. 

Lon Chassey band into the Green- 
brier, White Sulphur Springs, W. 
Va„ next Wednesday (2D). 



COIN NOT READY ON 
TIME-BAND WALKS 



is Armstrong 
Rockland Palace ballroom 
1cm, N. Y. night of April 9 when 
promoter, couldn't raise dough to 
cover Armstrong's crew or relief 
band. 

Band was supposed to collect: tdtaV 
sum at 10 p.m. When time came 
only 200 hoofers had appeared at 
dancery but band played for two 
hours on strength of; deposit.^ 
strong and reliefers walked whe'ii 
dough didn't show and mob pro- 
ce ed to agitate, until . they got re* 
funds. 



(iiauffi'My mm 



Tlie nrratmt Scnrr In Vmra 
Uy MacldMD and IVrulMl 



RADIO CITY REVELS 

GOODNIGHT. ANGEL 
THERE'S A NEW MOON OVER JHE OLD MILL 
TAKE A TIP FR OM THE TULIP 
SWI IN' IN THE CORN 



Ran Wilde unveils at the New 
Yorker hotel, N; Y., May 16. 



SchhIckelfrUz baiid 'will supply 
the rhusic for first annual Direcr 
tors-Writers-Actors Tri-Guild ball 
April 21 at Cocoanut Grove, Los An- 
geles. 



Paul Whiteman plays Ring Dancb 
at Annapolis, May 30, Date is one of 
country's plums. ^ — — - 



Jack Whittempre resi.gned from 
Rockwell-O'Keefe one-niter depart- 
ment this week. Will rest before 
making plans. 



Jerry Livingston plays Polish 
Home, Passaic, N. J„ April 17: Lake- 
wood Park, Mahanoy City, Pa, 18; 



A Flock o' Hits from 

''SNOW WHITE A m THE SEVEN DWARFS'* 

HEI ! (The Dwarfs' ing Song) 

SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME 
WITH A SMILE AND A SONG 
WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK 

ILLY SONG (THE DWARFS' YODEL SONG) 

BLUDDLE-UDDLE-UM.DUM 
WISHING 



(The nn-nrfti' 



The Beit Novelty Song of the Year 

YE KEN JOHN PEEL? 

HARRY LINK, Gen. Prof. 



IRVING BERLIN. Inc., 79«^ Seventh 



Ave . N. Y. 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



VARIETY 



41 



THE SENSATIONAL EUROPEAN SUCCESS 



"THE GIRL IN THE ALICE BLUE GOWN 

Has Been Acquired by Us From 

Irwin Dash, Ltd. 

And Will Be Issued This Country Under the Title 



99 




We sincerely believe 

"THE 
GIRL 
IN THE 
BONNET 
OF BLUE" 

Mfill achieve outstanding popu- 
larity. It is indeed a truly 
remarkable song^ — a song that 
has natural popular appeal. 
Please note that the text is 
merely changed to the extent 
of the substituted words in the 
title. In all other respects the 
lyric and the music remain as 
in the European publication. 




CRAWFORD MUSIC CORPORATION 



Mh s/c Pu blis hers 
1619 Broadway, New York Clly 



HOLLYWOCila^XALiF. 
1509 No. Vin«, R(m» 



4i 



VARIETY 



DANCE TOURS --CONCERT 



Wedoesday, April 13. 1938 







AFM Nixes NBC Raids on Philly Orch, 
Rules Vs. 2 Who Quit for More Pay 



Philadelphia, April 12. 
Raid on Tirsl' in the Philly orches- 
tra by the National Broadcasting 
Symohony for next season was nixed 
last Thursday (7) by American Fed- 
eration of Musicians. Joseph N. 
Weber, AFM prez, ruled St a confab 
that 'flrst' players, according to their 
contracts, must give six months' no- 
tice ot intention to resign. 

Two men who received tempting 
offers from NBC failed to give notice. 
They are Charles Gusikoff, trombon- 
ist, and Anton Torello, cohtrkbassist. 
They asked the Philly Orchestra 
Assn. to waive the time provision, 
but the association refused, and ap-. 
pealed to the union, which upheld, 
the Assn. All binders are reciprocal, 
arid the Orchestra must give an 
equal amount of dismissal -notice." 

Raids are also being made on other 
sections of the Orches'tra. There 
have been many auditions recently, 
principally in the viola, section. 
Other than first-desk men need give 
only six weeks' notice, and it's pos- 
sible some have accepted the bait of 
higher salaries. 

Gusikoff has been with the Orches- 
tra five years; before that with Wal- 
ter Damrosch's New .York Sympho- 
ny. Torello has bull-flddled . with the 
village band since 1914. 

Several other symphs throughout 
the country have already, felt the ef- 
fects of- Arturo 'Toscahi i's demand 
for the best musicians with his NBC 
group. Detroit is said to have suf- 
fered worst, with Chicago aiid Cleve- 
land not far behind; Reginald Allen, 
manager of the Philadelphia Orches- 
tra, is credited ' with a coup which 
kept him from losing a single man. 
Seeing that raiding was inevitable, 
he offered to 'lend' Toscani i as many 
men as he wanted as often as he 
wanted. It turned out, however, that 
rehearsals on . that basis would have 
been impossible, and NBC gratefully 
declined the offer. It then felt It 
would be unsporting to attempt to 
take the men away. 



CHI MUSICIANS UNION 
TABUS JAM SESSIONS 



Chicago, April 12, 
Increasing habit ot musicians, es- 
pecially the younger players, to sit 
in oji jam sessions for some hot licks 
.has brought about a flat ruling by 
the Chicago Federation of Musicians 
putting an absolute nix on swingo 
conclaves in which outside musicians 
coine in to augment the regular or- 
chestra without permission of the 
federation's board of directors. 

Chicago federation has labeled as 
jam sessions those impromptu swing 
affairs where outside musicians ap- 
pear in places of business with their, 
instruments for the purpose ot sit- 
ting in or augmenting the room's 
regular orchestra. 

Jam sessions have been getting 
pretty rampant throughout this ter- 
ritory with the young musicians 
showing up at regular niteries and 
ballrooms to sit in With orchestras, 
figuring on getting practice, and a 
possible personal rep with the gales 
and the alligators. 



Coast Band Shifts 



Stbki in Legit? 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Report that Leopold Stokow- 
ski may go into legit Js being 
scoffed at by friends here. Said 
that William Kozlenko had dis- 
cussed with Stoki, before he left 
for Europe, a play which he was 
writing and has since finished. 
Script is to be shown the maes- 
tro on his return. 

Although Stoki sprang a sur- 
prise by going iiito films, asso- 
ciates here pointed but, similar 
surprise in going into legit can 
hardly be expected. . He justi- 
fied film work with explanation 
that he was thus carrying fine 
music to millions of people. 
-Anywayr friends say, he's ad- 
mittedly n.s.h. as an actoi-. But 
then there's the $80,t)00 per pic- 
ture he is getting. 



GEORGE HALL'S LONG 
HINTERLAND TREK 



George Hall stars to May 8 on a 
tour of one-night stands amorig 
southern colleges. His bookings will 
keep him on the road up to Labor 
Day. when he is slated to settle down 
again at the Taft hotel; N. ,Y, 

Hair.s band will also dp a week 
each at the Earle, Washington, and 
the Hipp, Baltimor the latter part 
of June. 



Sign Five Batoners 

For Stadium Concerts 

Willem Van Hoogstraten has been 
signed as one ot the conductors at 
the Lewisohn Stadium concerts in 
New York this summer. It will 
mark, his 18th season with the con- 
certs. 

He joins Jose Iturbi, Alexander 
Smallens, and two newcomers, Mas- 
simo Freccia and Macklin Marrow, 
all of whom will alternate on the 
podium during the season. For 
Freccia It will mark his American 
debut. 



WURLlTZER WINS CASE 

Musician Claimed Violin Was Worth 
$70,000— Court Thinks Otherwise 



San;'Franciscp, April 12. 

Starting with Nat Brandwynne 
taking over Henry King's stand at 
the Fairmont, the local dance baiid 
situation will fio through a thoroufTh 
renovation. Brandwynne will be 
followed this summer by Xavier 
Cusat and Pancho,. .with King due 
back Sept. 20.. 

Hai ry Owens replaces Roger Pryor 
at the St. Francis. April 19, with the 
l.lUcr igoing to Catalina. Anson Weeks 
follows Joe Reichman at- the Mark 
Hopkins April 21, with Griff Wil- 
liams booked next at an indefinite 
dale and Reithi an set to return New 
Yeai s Eve. 

May .'), Leighlon, Noble, singer with 
late Orville Kiiapp, brings his own 
band into the Palace, replacing Joe 
Sanders, and in turn he will be .sup- 
planled-Sopt^rby Paul-Pcndarvis. - 



Cleveland, 
Louis Tatty, Cleveland musician, 
lost his $55,000 suit against the 
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.,. which he 
charged had cheated him on a violin 
that he had said was worth about 
$70,000. 

Case was tosssd out of court by 
judge who ruled there was nothing 
to substantiate' his charge of conver- 
sion, since Wurlitzer gained posses- 
sion of violin in a legal transaction, 
by buying it -in at a bailiff's sale fol- 
lowing foreclosure action. 

Jay C. Freeman, violin expert 
from New York, testified that the so- 
called Stradivarius was an i itation, 
worth approxirnafely $150. usician 
was told derisively by Wurlitzer at- 
torneys that he could get his 'Strad' 
back if he paid olt a $'250 nate, plus 
interest. 



Artur Rodzinski Cancels 
Europe Tour for U.S. Dates 

Cleveland, April 12. 
rtur Rodzinski, conductor of 
Cleveland Symph.'has canceled eight 
of his European engagements for 
this summer. Tour was to have in- 
cluded twp concerts in Vienna, one 
in Salzburg, another with London 
Syihph and appearances in Buda- 
pest, Paris, Stockholm, Warsaw and 
Prague. 

' Instead ot going abroad for the 
summer, according to his usual cus- 
tom', Rodzinski signed for two weeks 
of concerts in Chicago, beginning 
June 30, and two more in Hollywood 
Bowl, starting July 25. , Conductor 
said U. . S. dates were the only rea- 
sons for his continental cancella- 
tions. 



HOFMANN $11,200 
BESTOFN.Y. 
CONCERTS 



Josef. Hofmann's concert at Car- 
negie - Hall last Saturday afternoon 
(9)' and: Sunday night tlO) topped 
New York concert biz during the 
week. .Philharmonic-Symph, John 
Barbirolli conducting, gave its three 
regular concerts in addition to the 
extra one Wednesday afternoon (6) 
for the Henry Hadtey emorial 
Fund. 

Trudi Schoop's. only performance 
in New York this-season: Monday 
night (4) also did good bi::. 

stimales for Last Week 

Phtlharmonlc-Sympta, Carnegie Hail 
C2,760: $3.60). Three concerts, Thurs- 
day night (7), Friday afternoon .(8), 
and Sunday afternoon (10) did ap- 
proximately $13,000. John Barbirolli 
conducted; Abram Chasins, ianist- 
compbser,.the soloist. 

Tradl Schoop Ballet, Carnegie Hall 
.(2,7(>0; $1.50-$3). Only New York ap- 
pearance of the season Monday (4) 
drew good house, about $5,500. Ap- 
peared the.foUowin;; night at Brook- 
lyn Academy of Music for another 
big house. Sailed Saturday (9) for 
Europe. 

Josef Hofmanii, Carnegie Hall (2,- 
7C0; $3-$1.10). Pianist, still celebrat- 
ing his jubilee year, drew sellouts. in 
two performances, about $11,200. 
Performances were both sold out in 
advance, with standing room going 
on sale one hour before the start of 
the performances.. 



SOKOLOFF IGNORES 
CHARGE VS. HERH 



AFM Sock at Troc 



Hollywood. April 12. 

Clamp-down by the American 
Federation of Musiciaii.s on the 
Trdcadcro cafe won for Pahchilo 
and his LaConga orchestia $1,400 in 
severance pay. Leader claimed his 
outfit was disn'iioscd without the cus- 
tomary two weeks notice and was 
upheld by the union. 

Union threatened to pull new band 
unless the cUib management elTocted 
a sclllenionl -•iati.'jfactor.v to Pancliito. 



San Francisco. April 12. 

Charges of incompetency against 
Dr. Alfred Hertz. Northern Cali- 
fornia head of the Federal Music 
Project, were laughed off by Dr. 
Nicolai Sokoloff, national director'of 
the FMP. ' Sokoloff, visiting here, 
passed buck to State Labor Relations 
Board, which functions under State 
WPA administrator Dawson. 

He criticized neglect of committee, 
led by Mrs. Jehanne Bietry-Salinger, 
to send substantiation of charges to 
Lawson and to sign individual names. 
Mrs. Salinger, whose signature was 
the only one on the protest sent Dr. 
Sokoloff. called his rebuff an arbi- 
trary attitude' — the same phrase she 
used in assailing Hertz. 



PICKET PHILLY HOTEL 



Broadwood Won't Guarantee TTnlon 
Label on Party Music 



Jepson's L. A. Date 

j Hollywood, April .12. 

I Helen .Topson is duii here from 
j New York Api il 19 to fill a concert 
I en.nacemcnt. 

] While in town .<!he' will discuss 
I plans for her iDrlhcoming picture 



i with Samuel Goldwyn execs. 



Skinny Ennis' Own Ban 

Cliai lotte. N. C. April- 12. 
Skinny Ennis, local boy, who has 
becii 'vocalist and 'di'umriior with 
Ilal Kemp's band since tliey at- 
tended Ihe Ui\ivcr.sity of North Caro- 
lina together, has organized his own 
unit. 

Ennis is booked to open his or- 
cheslra iit Victor Hu'io^s - Supper 
Salon, Los. Angeles. Kcmjv hcliVed 
j Knni.s put the unit l6.4cllH>r and 
holds a half iiilcresl in it, 



ST.LOOSYMPH 
ENDS RENTAL 
SNARL 



St. Louis, April 12. 

Squabble between city authoritie.^ 
and the St. Louis Symphony Society 
over the rerital of the opera house 
iii the mimicipal auditoriurh was 
settled last 'week when the Symph 
agreed to pay $25,000 rental for two 
years. A new measure is expected 
to be introduced in the Board of 
Aldermen to settle another snarl on 
parking facilities for the Symph. 

Several months ago directors ot 
the Symph threatened to find another 
auditorium for the 1938-39 season it 
the city did not reduce the rent and 
lift the parking restrictions near the 
building which, it was claimed, 
caused a patronage decline- durin- 
the past season. ' The society also 
wanted a one-year contract at $10,000 
and the city countered with one for 
three years, with, the rental $10,000 
for the first and $15,000 for the suc- 
ceeding two, Compromise, signed by 
James E. Darst, manager ot the audi- 
torium, for the city, and Geoi-ge 
Spearl,. chairman pf the society's ex- 
ecutive board, fixes a two-year con- 
tract vifith a rental ot $10,000 for the 
first year and $15,000 for the second. 

An ordinance permitting' uiilimited 
parking after 2 p.m. in a restricted 
area around the auditorium, exceed- 
ing the one-hour regulation now i 
force, will-be intrpduced to the Boar 
of Aldermen. 



MOYER FILLS DALLAS 
CONSOUDATED POST 



Frank Foster, nee Fishman, out a.i 
manager of Consolidated Radio 
Artists, Dallas, Tex., office. Charles 
Moyer replaces Foster whp will open 
his own office there aided by hi 
younger brother Billy. 

Moyer is brother ot Ken Moyer, 
Music Corp. of America's Texaj 
band. Deal being worked to brin 
freres together in CRA. 

CRA office officially denies that 
Stan Zucker, v-p, is exiting. Stales 
that contract still has some time to 
run. .^Also Billy Shaw in one-niter 
deparTment stays. Latter, got .a 
bonus last Week for grossing $110,000 
oti two weeks of one-niters with Don 
Bestor. Bob Wilson succeeded Billy 
Wolfe, former head, ot club !depart- 
ment, who quit last week. Herbie 
Mintz, former maestro, has jonied 
Chi office of CRA. 



Buddy Rogers Booked 
For Company's Shindig 

Mason City, Iowa, April 12. 

First name band ot the season at 
Clear Lake's Surt daricery is that of 
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, baoked tor a 
one-night<;r tonight (12). Peoples* 
Gas & Electric company of Mason 
City is sponsoring the dames. 

Fii^st time in a long series of such 
affairs to use a name band. 



Philadelphia. April 12. | 
M jsician.s' local picketing the i 
Broadwood hotel here as result ot 
management's refusal to sign clo.sed j 
shop agreement. Union, as in New , 
York, where similar picketing is tak- ■ 
ing place, demands hotel allow only ; 
organized bands to play at private \ 
funcMons in the. ho.^leliy. \ 
Numerous confabs with the man- | 
ajement. including one which lasted 
five hours yesterday (Monday), failed 
to brin.^ an agi-ecment. Management ' 
is adamant in its insistence that per- 
sons who rent the ballroom or other 
smaller rooms may bring in what- 
ever music they clioosc. | 

Hudson-dieLange Apart | 

Hudson-de Lan.ge band has come ' 
to parting of ways. Dual-named 
crew have been operaiing out of 
Mills Artists for about Hve years. i 

ill Huds on rem ains with J,\ \\\^ 

oh solo, basis with the oaind. Ed.de~ 
Lanje, lyrici.st ot the snns-wrilins- 
macstr ing teuin, upset on tut re. | 



O'Hare Runs Ballroom 

Chicago, April 12. 

Husk 0"Hare opening his own 
ballroom on the far northside. taking 
over' the Cocoanut Grove spot out 
In the Morton Grove suburb and r 
lighting it this Saturday (10). 

Besides being impresario ot (lie 
dancerie, O'Hare will liad his own 
orchestra. 



3 Mew 
"Naturals" 



* CBY, BABY, CRY 

lif' Jimmy Ktif oti . & 'V^rry sjiniMl 

' SO LITTLE TiME 
(So Much to Do) 

Ity Hilly mil «! IVIi.r l>>- 

I LOVE YOU WITH 
ALL MY HEART 



-Shapiro— Bern5t8in-&-Gor.-IneT- 

,1onlr* - fr:lttH, (it'll. .^I-I.r. 

'KKn iiliiir., (i(i;ir SI. nlii ,\\r.. N.v. 



Wedhesda;* April 13, 1938 



VAUDE-^MITE GLtfBS 



VARIETY 



43 



St Louis Nkery Ops See New Jfay 
To Nip Rum Snoopers-Selling Soda 



. St Louis, April 12. 
To circumvent what they claim are 
harassing tactics by liquor violation 
tinoopers from Excise Commissioner 
I^wrence. McDaniel's office, as \yeU 
as gendarmes, seveiral nltery owners 
are expected to follow the example' 
set last week ,by Walter .Miller, 
owjieir of Club Swingland, a heavily 
patronized hitery in midtown, who 
surrendered his liquor license and 

' advertises' he will sell no liquid but- 
Goda. Miller is preser^ting three 
revues ightly and enforcement 
agencies are casting a suspicious eye 
on the place because they assert he 
cannot operiate profitably by selling 
only soda. Miller claims he cannot 
prevent patrons from totiri' their 
own liquor and mixing highballs at 
the tables. 

There are no local-laws which-flx 
8 closing time for the niteries but 
there is. a deadline for the sale of 
liquor. Anthony Scarpelli, oWneir of 
Club Plantation, a nitery featuring 
all .sepia talent for whites only, was 
pinched last week after cops mre said 
to have made liquor purchases frpni 
a Negro waiter ait 2:30 a.m. Scar- 
pelli, who faces a ^revocation of his 
liquor license, claims he knows noth-. 
ing of the sale. 

Mable Thorpe, manager of a. nitery 
,«t the Blackstone Hotel,' was nailed 
along with several male' enriployees 
after cops allegedly. bought liquor at 
3:4' a.m., when the place was crowd- 

.-€id .and a. show in- progress; . ■ Other 
iteries that received word from the 
.excise: commissioner's^ office to show 
cause, why their liquor license should, 
not be revoked for selling after the. 
legal hour are the Bismarck and the 
Victorian clubs. Others shutting off 
liquor sales at the prescribed hour 
to prevent friction with the authorl- 

A .series of complaints to gen- 
(larmes and McDaniel's office, that 
liquor laws were being openly vio- 
lated all. over the burg is the cause 
cf the current purge. 



Al Pearce Sets St L 
Record with f 38,500 



t. Louis, April 12. 
ISe.spite picketing by the Automo- 
bile Workers of America, a CIO Of- 
llliat^, Al Pearce ahd^'his Gang shat- 
leried all house records, since 1931 
last week when, in a one week's en- 
gagement ending Thursday (7), at 
Fanchbn & Marco's 5,000 seater, the 
Fox, attracted approximately $38,500 
to the b.o. This, bettered by $10,000 
the previous .high take for a single 
.week, since 1931, hung up several 
>veeks ago by . Mae West who made a 
p.a.. 

Miss West collected 50% of the 
$28,500 take but Pearce, working on 
B flat guarantee, enabled the house 
to' make a sock profit, The largest 
crowd to Pearce's engagement was 
on Sunday (3) \yhen, according to 
Harry C. Arthur, Jr., v.p. and gen- 
eral manager of F. & M.'s interests 
here, customers, invaded the organ 
lofi. and watched the show through 
the grills. Pearce also conducted 
his weekly broadcast last Tuesday 
, .(5) from the Orpheum theatre, and 
the Ford Motor Co. distributed 4,000 
tickets to agen.ey managers; custom- 
ers, etc. The house was CU for the 
two broadcasts. 

The KMOX 'Revels' featuring 
talent from CBS' local station began 
ft week's run at the Fox, Friday ^8) 



L A.'s SnniIay|Yande 

Los Angeles, April 12. 
Irene Franklin will headline the 
cpening bill for the Sunday; night 
■^laude series April 24 al the Wil- 
thire Ebell theatre. 

: Initial program will carry nine 
,C)lhei acts. 



M'wTtee's New Vauder 
Slated to Open April 16 

Chicago, April 12. 
The Alhainbra, new vaude thea- 
tre, will open in ilwaukee April 
16.. Boyle Woolfolt office here 
booking. 

Will bie a .*tage band policy, using 
five acts. oh a weekly change setup. 
Fiirst show goes 'Jn for six days, all 
subsequenls also starting on Fridays. 
A. J. Cooper inanaging the Alham- 
bra for the Great Lakes Theatre Go. 

Alhambra will set a top of 25c, 
the lowest in the town for vaudfilm. 
Makes third vaude spot in downtown 
sector, others being the indie River- 
side, running regular vaude policy, 
and the Midweslco Palace,, which 
plays_£tage_shQws. occaisiohaliy. .... 



Who's That Lady? 



Philadelphia,. April 12. 
(When Ann Cprio's unit played 
Fayis here several weeks ago, 
she became dissatisfied ith. 
what she thought was insuffi- 
cient publicity for her by man- 
ager,- Rube Bernstei . Hinda: 
Wassau," playing at the Shu- 
bert, it seems was ■ getting all 
the space in the papers, investi- 
gation by Miss Cbno as to the 
reason., resulted in Bernstein's 
dismissal;' 

Miss. Wassau 
Bernstei 



PUPPETS mm 

BE UCENSED: 
PAE MOSS 



arionette .shows, ._ though 
shown gratis, must be. licensed,, ac- 
cording to Commissioner Paul 
Moss, -if display.ed ' in places other 
than theatres. Moss strolled 
through the Women's Exposition at 
Gcand Central Palace,, <N. Y.,- last 
week and noticed two puppet 
shows operating, one; in the booth, 
of the New York Telephone Co. 
and the other in the space occupied 
by, a propri icine com- 

pany. 

He advised thoise in charge, of the 
respective - exhibits that a permit 
costing $50 was required; despite 
the fact ihat no admission was 
charged.. That was a new one to 
the e^po building operators. They, 
paid up, however. 
' M*}^ explain by saying that 
marionettes are classed as common 
shows and when displayed in a 
theatre, his department did .not fig- 
ure, since the hou^e pays, a $500 
annual license coveiring all pres- 
entations it itiay book. Palace .has 
no such .covering license, however. 
And, anyhow, .said tiie commissioner, 
the spon.sors of the two puppet out- 
fits in question are rich ipommercial 
.firms and 'the city heeds the money.' 

Telephone company- show was 
presented by Siie Hastings, whose 
marionettes are included in one of 
the scenes in "Hooray for What,' at 
the Winter Garden, N. Y. 



NITERY OPS SEE 
UNION SNARL 
IN PHILLY 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Nitery operators here looking foT' 
\vard to head pains when present 
contracts with Cooks, Waiters and 
Bartenders Union, American Federa 
tion of Labor, expire next month. 
Cooks and bartenders understood to 
be ■ willing "to continue at present 
wage scale, biit iters are -asking 
17 Vo increase. 

Entrepreneurs are determined 
ther^ will be no tilts in light of 
present bad biz. Art Padula, Ar 
cadia-Internatipnal" opT and' pr'ez of 
Philadelphia iflestaurant Assn., called 
demand, for hike '.suicidal.': He said 
many' ' spotis would be forced to 
shutter unleiss waiters agree to aC' 
cept present scale. 



Ted Lewis Balks 
At 'Amateurs In 
His Own Show 



KIDDIE SHOW BRINGS 
CHILD LABOR CHARGE 



SINGS AT FOBD Ami 

Lysbelh Hughes, vocalist and harp 
ihstrumefnlalist. with Horce Heidi's 
bfind,.sang at the Henry Ford gold- 
en wedding celebration in Michigan 
this week. She was the only girl 
J*elected JJor-v oca 1 -turn.— : — — 



Spepial costume sne wore will be 
laced in the museum at Dearborn, 
ich. 



lackwell, Okla^, April 12. 

Charges alleging violation of the 
Oklahoma child labor' law have been 
filed in. the county court here against 
Alvin Johnson, manager of the Bays 
theatre, in connection with a 'tiny-, 
tot' revue which Avas presented in his 
house.' e'iiarges were filed by Zelda 
Harrcll, from the state labor com- 
mission ofl'ices, and allege ithat chii-' 
drew "being under the, age of 14 years 
were per ft ted to work in a theatre.' 

Johnson stales that he had leased 
his theatre Jar the night and had 
nothing to do with the. show. Lessees 
were John Brownback and Frank O. 
Srriilh, owners and promoters of the 
Tiny Tot Rtvue. Siriiilar charjges 
wcfre filed aeiiinsl the two promoters. 



Graver Pinch-Hitting 

Pl)il;iflelphi.n. April 12. 
Larry Grjjvtr, Warner Bro,';. tli.s- 
trict minu'dcr, temporarily taking 
over man.-iticmcnl ol vaudfilm Earlc 
here since clcalh ol Herman Whit- 
man Lost . week. H;irol(l Scidcnbcrg, 
of Ihe'-Fox; hariTSccn-cloing dual duty 
at the Eijvlc in-ihc two-week interim 
between Whilmiinls 'Collapse and his 
death, lie had been aided by Skip 
Weshner,. w>)0 is in charge\of all 
first-runs for AWB, and Harold Brason, 
-Whitman Vflssistanti 



N. Y. Le^t Agent Group Wiii Piscuss 
Incluadn of Vaude, Nitery Bookers; 
Topnotchers May Play 'Freezeouf 



Hartford, Conn., April 12. 
Rather than have amateur acts 
encroach on his show Ted' licwis 
'would rather starve.' 
. Emphatically and in no tincertain 
terms he' so 'expressed himself 
Thursday at the. conclusion of his 
first show at the State Theatre. Sev- 
eral amateur acts, advertised as 'Ted 
Lewis auditions,' had been tacked 
on at the tail end of his show by the 
house. The amateijrs had been 
rounded up from a' local dancing 
school. 

Lewis felt that act.s detract from 
his show and are extremely cheap- 
ening. Also felt that his show did 
not need any supplemental support, 
that it could and should stand on 
its own feet after all these years. 
Put up ia hefty squawk at front 
oiTice about this arid the low admis- 
sion price. Claims that it was the 
first time that he had played to 
prices as low at 15c. At show caught 
Friday (8) there .were ho amateur 
acts on the bill 'with him. Business 
good. 



Detroit Trolley Strike 
Cancels Police Benefit 

Detroit, April 12. 
Irike of Detroit's .street car op- 
erators, leaving 700,000 daily users 
stranded for 1% dny.s Inst week, 
fprced cancellation of benefit show 
for two police heroc. skcddcd for 
Fox theatre here this Saturday rhid-^ 
night (16). 

George Jcssel iind Norma Tal- 
madge, plii.s array of talent from 
local niteries and radio stations, 
were to h.ivc taken p.nrt in benefit. 
Manager Dave Idziil called oft the 
.show after Fred W. Frjihiti, .superin- 
tendent of. police, «..vp).oj;nctl that 'bc- 
cau.se oX the extra duty hours of Mio 
police, due to the IroDcy .strike' 
policemen would be unable to sell 
tickets for the b(nrl/t. 



Management post probably will 
permanently be filled today or to- 
morrow. 



Name Nitery Performer 
In Philly Divorce Suit 

Philadelphia,. April 12. 
an-on-the-fly:ng-lrape2e-act was 
charged against illiam Dougherty,: 
nitery entertai in divorce pro- 
ceedings here. George Charles, 31,. 

tesfified in court that his wife, 
Helen, spent virtually all of her time' 
'practicing singing and danci 'ith 
Dougherty. 

When he complained in 1935,' he 
said, she packed lip ana left him. 
Since then she has. been appearing 
in a:ballrocim dance act wiJh.JD.b.ugjj- 
erty. 

Divor ranted. 



ATLANTA 

;a. April 12, 
Capitol, locfil CO Ijo hou.se, plans 

to continue vaudii) policy. 

through the summer, de.spite many 

.olhcr_spQt.s-floin'e-t-tnnBhtrfi^lm-dnr=- 

ing hot month.s. 
Theatre is booked by A. C. Cowlcs, 

New, York office. 



4 CROONERS SUE 
FOR HORNER 
ELECTION 



St Louis, April 12. 
Four singers, who ' tagged them- 
selves the' 'Horner Quartet' as they 
electibneiered' with their warblirig 
during Henry Horner's successful 
campaigii for - Governor' :of Illinois 
in ,1936, last week filed suit in the 
Springfield, 111., circuit court for 
$1,000 unpaid isalaries, , against the 
Governor's campaign' manager, F^ 
Lynden Smithi and the Iroquois 
League, which supported ihe Gov- 
ernor's candidacy. 

. The warblers are Fred Raney, Ru-. 
dolph Keil,, Gene Smith and Roy L. 
Fox and their pe'titioh states they 
were employed by Smith to sing, at 
Horner rallies during July, August 
September and October, 1936, at $150 
per month 'each, but to date have re- 
ceived only- $350. each., Horner's 
campaign expenses were paid by the 
Iroquois League.; 



Air's Ws Tale' 
Orgs Vaude Gronps* 
Percentage Deals 



Deal has been .set for WOR-Mutual 
netwjork. to book its seyen-yeai'-old 
'Witch's Tale' sustainer as a 75-minr 
ute stage show. Several companies 
of briefie dramatics planned. First, 
'Murder in Haunted Theatre,' already 
in rehearsal. Will play all on per- 
centages. Original company to con- 
tinue on air. 

Shows will be stalled by Equity 
members, companies averaging about 
12, including, technicians; They're 
being' built to play vaudfilmer.s. and 
extra midnight shows where thea- 
tre policy won't per it interruption, 
under auspiccsi Tie-ups with local 
little ' theatre groups, loo. Fi^urc-d 
added advantage to let locals in and 
thu.s attract more bi Unit., are to 
be inexpensive. i icw ol light dra- 
rnatic casts and mi imum Equity 
salaries. 

Deal worked between Alonso Dccn 
Cole, author, and Arthur Brillant, 
There are 350 scripts to work wifh. 
Special illusion and spook effects are 
being worked out. Program is a 
participating setup every Tuesday 
night at 10:30. 

Deal is en -for a bre.ik-in on the 
Comerford time in Penn.syiv.nnia. 
Fanchpn & Marco was reported af- 
ter the sliint but deal fell through. 
First .staKc-showirig of radio scrlptic. 



Given the go sign by Equity, New 
■ifbrk legit agents have called their 
first official meeting for Monday 
(18) night. At that time a name 
will be selected for group and plans 
fot bringing in vaude and nitery 
agents will be: discussed. Idea was 
for Equity groiip to form nucleus 
of ..a . general agent . organization .but 
whether this will go through Is un- 
certain. There- is. a possibility that 
uppier bracket boys will insist on g^, 
closeout similar. to Cbajt agent grouif> 
of topnotchers, ' excluding small 
timers, who will then 'for their own 
setup. 

7 Atfitii'de bl, 'Equity group iS; that 
it will not niake any overlitres to 
lightweights, letting them act toward 
consolidating under one head. Next 
two weeks will see' Equity grbup op- 
erating in- full force, it is believed, 
with menibership paying regular 
dues. 

eanvyhile, the Enter inment 
Managers Assn.- (cl.ub.daters) is lay- ; 
ihg grdundwock for rcintrbduction ' 
in Albany of the Breitbart-Quinii 
ageht bill ih January, 1939. - Defeated 
in last session, EMA-spqnsored regu- 
lation will get several changes, and. 
go back for liegislation, as separate 
agent -bill -not- to' be" Inciiided undeir- 
generai employment agency la-ws. 
Group wants : tieup with any or all. 
agent orgs for co-op actio^ in clean- 
ing up - agent field and presenti 
united front . \ . 

Howard 'Wheeler, prez of EMA, 
will speak before members of the 
National.. Variety: Artists Sunday 
night (17). on the proposed bill -and 
also oh the agent cleanup drive. 
Lifter in the week - he speaks be- 
fore the Professional Entertainers of 
New York (Pebnj's) oa same mat- 
ters. 

In addition, a meeting has 'been 
called by the Metropolitan Employ- 
ment Agency Assn. for toinorirbw 
night (Thursday). Although a com- 
mercial body, it .. indirectly covers 
theatrical agencies under existing 
general business laws oh agencies. 
Some show bi reps are. expected to- 
attend. idea is to keep close tab on ' 
the cbnstitutional convention current 
in Albany and possibilities of em-, 
ploymeht ageh(:ies being wiped vi 
lobby influence of State Labor De- 
partment. -Foregoing is. reason. EMA 
measure is under separate cover and 
away from geneirali tion, 

Paul Moss, license commissioner, 
stated yesterday (Tues y) that his 
drive against chiseling, unlicensed 
agents will start rolling May 1 when 
licenses come up. He is waiting for 
word. from various factions before 
proceeding, although assured of aid 
from, legit percenters, the American 
Federation of Actors, the Theatre' 
Authority, etc. He says he will spend 
all May . on Broadway, personally, 
lending first hand aid to thbse who 
would assist in the house-cleaning. 

Gathering of about 75 nitery and 
vaude agents headed by Louiis 
Loomis will get together with Lou 
Randcll (Equity group) tomorrow 
(Tht<rsday) or Friday at the Edison 
htfTcl, N. Y., to discuss amalgama- 
tion. Loomis. was preparing a list of 
selected agents late yesterday i(Tues- 



Abhott and Costcllo Play 
6-Day Baltimore Date 

Abbott and Costello, comedy due. 
on: thVSwansdown show (or the ijast 
ci(!ht weeks, will be replaced to-' 
morrow night (Thurs). lor the one 
bro-idcast by Hugh Herbert, film 
comedian. Calvary Episcopal Church 
choir also will guest then. 

Comedy pair open Friday (15) at; 
■the-"H ipp7-"Baltimorer"'for a sijr-day- 
p.a. closing Wednesday (20) in order 
to be back in N. Y; for the following 
night's Kate Smith broadcast. 



AFA SELECTS EIGHT 
TO RUN FOR COUNCIL 



American Federation of Actors 
held annual council nomination at 
the Edison . hotel, N. Y. April 8. 
Ralph Whitehead, prez.: Charliss Mo.s-- 
coni, treasurer; John W. Ticbor, Jes- 
sie Noble, Peter J. Byrne, Joseph 
Ji Brady, Jorgeh M, Christiansen 
and William. Donahue were nom- 
inated. Election comes oil May 10. 

Ballots have gone out to all pai<l- 
up members. Council coinpriscs 32 
people, eight of 'v.'hom jire cleclc 
every year for four-year pcriod.s. 
Tho.<:c now hokli ' .'pots are White- 
head, Mo.Cebni,' icr):j'r, Alan 'Cbrelfi, 
Con ColJe.irio, Pat Jlooiicy, Duke El- 
lington and C.us Van. 

AFA 'ha.s enlisted, the aid of the 
American Federation of Labor on the 
jS2.'jO,0(iO libel' .icti on br o ugh t against 
jTt-Tiy"~t)Te'"Niiri(iTra1^a"'i'lcly"~AT^^^ 
■ ,Iudge Jo.seph Pad way, attorney for 
1 the AFL, has been retained to battle 
for AFA. 



44 



VARIETY 



VAUDE— NITE CLUBS 



WeJoesdaf, April 13, 1938 



NEW ACTS 



ALLA^7 JONES , 

Slnsln; 

« Mill!*.; One 

State, N. y. 

For his initial appearance in 
vaude, Allah Jones equipped himself 
with a natty blue doublebreasted suit 
and a well-fitting repertoire, , Tenor's 
approach . is marked by a plenty 
modest disposition, and his behavior 
remains that way throughout. Jones 
voice packs lots of melodic flavor, 
whicn sells for him. He announces 
his nvn numbers,. in an offhand way, ! 
whi'iB the pit combination accom- ' 
P3"i6S. . . 

Program he fed em . at the State 
consisted of a medley from his Metro 
pictures, 'Corsi Corsa," the Donkey 
Serenade from 'The Firerty' and 
'Make Believe' from 'Showboat.' 

Odec. 



O'BRIEN and GOLDBERG 

Comedy 

6 MIns. 

Stanley, Pittabureh 

Name of team is a selling point in 
Itself. However, lads deliver, too, in 
latest o'f Major Bowes units. In de- 
parted two-a-day, turn would . be a 
perfec deucer on any bill. It's most- 
ly gab, with boys stepping up indi- 
vidually to a mike to satirize com- 
mercial radio ahnounceiments. all of 
the chatter well written and well de- 
livered. Laughs spill freely, reach- 
ing a high spot in Goldberg's bur- 
lesque of a prizefight broadcast, with 
O'Brien doing a hair-lip product 
spieler between f ounds. 

For a finish they break out into 
some okay hoofing, just to get off. 
Over big here.-. Cohen. 

CHARLES TRENET ^ 

Soncs 

15 Mlns. 

A. B. C Paris. 

Tall, blond baritone has one of 
- the best set of pipes heard here in 
some time. He is quite a fave in this 
country, and he probably won't find 
much trouble in other quarters. He 
writes most of his songs himself, put- 
ting hew lyrics to other tunes for the 
_mt._IhereL.ate..stiU things he eari 
learii about showmanship, but he ev- 
idences ent>ugh to carry him a long 
way. 

He has been making recordings 
here for Columbia for some time, 
and is headed for one of the big 
revues'here, as he has both voice and 
looks;. His own lyrics are catchy 
and clever. Hugo, 



ABTHDR DE VOSS (1) 

Slnslns 

14 Mlns.; One 

Strand, Breoklyn 

Youthful tenor with looks, height 
and a good voice. Has all appear- 
ances and pipes for success, but lit- 
tle stage ease or control 6f his vocal 
prowess. He's new to the rostrum, 
being a recent Juilliard graduate, but 
should acquire professional polish 
with practice. He's already prom- 
ised radio network oDportunities 

His preem actually, took plac^ 



about a month ago, when Teddy 
King, house maestro, gave him a 
one-song shot in between acts. Since 
then he has improved some in en- 
trancci exit and stage finish, but not 
enough. Chords have also bettered. 
Radio, with its engineer's mike con- 
trol, will undoubtedly improve; 

Voice indicates that: he is not 
crooner type. Hugging of mike and 
occasional blasting on all numbers 
don't help to a good impression, but. 
De Voss is basically worthy. HutI, 

PAULA STONE (i) 
Slnglnr, Dancine 
14 Mlns.; One 
Strand, Brooklyn 

Fred Stone's daoghteKs solo vaude 
fling clicks in-second rung spot. She's 
been in musical comedy 'mostly. 
Pretty little t>lohde's trouper back- 
ground is plenty iii evidence with 
assurance and grace.. She's now 
plenty oke on her own with dancing 
and moderate novelty warbling. 

Cute shape is shown to.advanUge 
in heat shorts, playsuit ' and full 
length stockings. Her taps and bucks 
bespeak a natural dancer. Does a 
quick stage change to party girl 
dress for novelty ^oiig 'My Mother 
Told Me.' Mildly naughty and strictly 
comic. Girl is a cute talker-warbler. 
Another change to military jacket 
and hat for. drum-major stick waving 
and tapping to "Toy Soldier' finales. 
Needs more care in musical timing 
but otherwise entertaining and cinch 
among male auditors on s.a. Htirl. 



Pitt's Harlem Casino 
Folds on liqnor Rap 



Pittsburgh, April 12. 

Harlem Casino, one of town's 
leading niteries, folded suddenly 
last week on eve of spot's citation 
before Pennsylvania State Liquor 
Control Board for alleged violations 
of booze license. Place was raided 
by agents month ago for selling alco 
hoi after hours, but continued Xo 
operate until hearing, which was 
once postponed and then re-schcd 
uledf or next week. 

No reason for action given by Le>y 
Mercur, operator of Harlem Casino, 
who will nevertheless d-^fend his 
right to continuation of license. Big 
money-maker all winter, biz there 
fell off in halt after wide newspaper 
publicity on raid. 



FERDE SIMON LEFT 
ESTATE OF $165,534 

Jamaica, N. ., April 12, 
Appraisal of the estate of Ferde M. 
Simon, head of the Simon agency, 
filed in the surrogate's court here, 
shows assets of $165,534. At the time 
of his death, Oct. 20, 1936, Simon was 
living at 124 Slocum Terrace, Forest 
Hills, L. I. Since then his wife, Esther 
J. Simon, and daughter, Geraldine, 
have moved to Mount Vernon, N. Y. 

A sister, Ediia Goldsmith, of Chi- 
cago, III., will, receive $5,000, and of 
the remainder, the \»/ife receives two- 
thirds and the daiighler one-third. 

Saranac Lake 



Durante Offered Eastern 
Vaude, $5,000 Per Asked 

Jimmy Durante, in New York 
from the Coast last week, offered 
vaudfilmers for personals. Curtis & 
Allen agency proffering the comic 
on a deal with his personal rep and 
former partner, Lou Clayton, now 
in Hollywood with the Bobby Craw- 
ford agency. 

Asking $5,000 a week, 



MEXICO Cin IN NEED 
OF TOP NITERY TALENT 



Dave's Blue Room on Broadway 
took a 10-day rap, being found guilty 
of selling after 4 a.m,. Restaurant, 
a fave theatrical haunt, has permis- 
sion, to file for a hew. liquor liceniie 
after 10 days, but that ni^ans an- 
other $600 license fee, providing it's 
granted. It's discretionary with the 
liquor control board. 



By Happy jSenway 

Harold (Warner Bros.) odner 
here ogling the spring cleaning of 
the Will Rogers. Lotsa new things 
that'll benefit the ozoner comi in. 

Al ontague, ex-NVAite, whiff- 
ing a mess of ozone at the Onondaga 
Sanatorium, Syracuse. G""l needs 
that cheerful letter. 

Ben Schaffer slapped back to bed 
as X-ray shows, slight setback. 

Mrs. Johnny DiGiovannl, frau of 
the Jerseyite, hera ogling him. Boy 
set for a little up routine soon.. 

Arnold Farkas, Bronx theatre df- 
ncial. a newcomer at the Will Rog- 
ers. 

Lillian Morgan, ex-NVAite, who 
left here .yeai^s vago, back to the 
Northwood. Doing rail right on the 
reciire. 

Walter Hoban. N. Y., of old-time 
Hoban and Kelly dance team, is a 
"new arrival at the Rogers; Just 
tired. 

James cehan, ., a newcomer 
at the Will Rogers. 

Elizabeth Monahan (Will Rogers) 
goes home to Middletown,. N. Y.' 

Thanking Joe (lATSE) McCarthy 
for the many new books sent to this 
column to be placed in different 
ozoners' hands. 

Roy Nunley (Will Rogers) good- 
byed this ozoning routine. He did 
the trick in. less than a year. Nice 
work and you can do it. 

(Write to those you know in Sa^ra 
nac and elsewhere who' are ill). 

McHale's Homeiowner 

Providence, April 12. 

DuK^'McHale, local, dancer-singer, 
who made gcod oh Broadway,- 
opened Sunday (10> at the Stork 
(ilub In Norwood for a li ited en- 
gagement. > ■ 

McHale was in Broadway's 'Babes 
in Arms,' legit musicali las', seasoh 



Ramon and Renita have signed to 
appear in Mexico at the Tcatre Ala- 
meda beginning April 23, immedi- 
ately after the conclusion of their 
current engagement at the Gran 
Casino Nacionai, Havana. 

With Mexico City ihcreasely at- 
tracting the smart tourist element 
out of Florida and Havana towards 
the end of the winter season; Ramon 
sold the idea in Havana to Emilio 
Azcarraga, owner' of the Alameda, 
who was visiting there recently. 

The theatre man agreed that 
Mexico City is in need of talent for 
its many hotels, theatres and night 
clubs. 



WARDROBEUNTT 
IN ORG. DRIVE 



Gene Raymond Slated 
For Chi P A. with Pic 

Gene Raymond has been booked 
by Harry. Kalcheim, Par ,signer- 
upper; for the Chicago, Chicago, to. 
play 'with his coming release, 'Stolen 
Heaven,' week of May 20. He may 
also play the Michigan, Detroit. 

Kalcheim has also set several 
bands for the Paramount, N. Y., in- 
cluding a booking as far ahead as 
Labor Day week, when Eddy Duchin 
is scheduled. Following Tommy 
■Dorsey, current at the N. Y. Par, 
Kay Kyser comes in. Others set are 
Hal Kemp, Sammy Kaye and Jimmy 
Dorsey. 



Seek Philiy Nitery 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Undisclosed syndicate of Philadel- 
phia biz men understood dickering 
for hoity Colony Club here. 

Spot's now owned by Louis Gra- 
bbsky, coiny cigar manufacturer, arid 
managed by Adolph Marks-and Mor- 
ris Oxman. 



Theatrical Wardrobe and Costume 
Attendants Union, Local 16770. N.Y., 
will meet April 17 to set up a com- 
mittee to organize hotels, niteries 
and private maids to femme per- 
formers. Latter, particularly prev. 
alcnt in legit and star-emplpyin 
cabarets, are recent inclusions. Unioii 
already has the promise of Rialph 
Whitehead, prez of the American 
Federation .of Actors, for coopera- 
tion. Latter recently organized 
nitery performers. 

Hotels with floor shows- have em- 
ployed members of the union from 
time to time, but now union wants a 
pcrmaent agreement; New .Yorker 
hotel will be the first to be dickered 
with, being most consistently active 
with- floor shows. Paradise restau- 
rant also expected to join the ranks, 
which includes the Manana and In- 
ternational Casino, when it reaches 
a paying'basis. With recently granled 
jurisdiction of nitery choruses 
giv^n AFA along with principals, 
wardrobers see a strong ally in the 
actor group. 

National union comprises about 
600 members, split arhong 20- chap^ 
ters in key cities. Scale is $5 daily 
for sewing and' $1 per hour for 
other attentions. Figures will be 
elastic for niteries| union wanting to 
make special deals with less alflijcnt. 
spots. Sliding scales will be insti- 
tuted to effect niteries rated in 
B and C classifications. 



JACK LYNCH 

TAKES PLEASURE IN THANKING THE 

WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY, liic 

RKO BUILDING 
New York City 



FOR ITS COOPERATION IN BOOKING 



JACK LYNCH'S 
*'ATOP THE WALTON ROOF" 



WALTON HOTEL 
Philadelphia, Pq. 



Hartford Theatre's Airer 

Hartford, April 12. 

State theatre here planning one 
vaude. show a week to be broadcast 
from its stage over the Connecticut 
Broadcasting System, througt. 
WNBC, New Britain. 

Friday nights at 9:30 set. 



Bell's 
Hawaiian 
Follies 



Aiir. l5-in — IMiiiiii, (irvut Iteiiil, Kits. 
A|ir. 17-lli. — SlnTtnHii, -4>iM>(llttiiil. Kita. 
Alir. i)ia««. Vardrn Clljr, Kaa. 



FEITZI SCHEFF BETTER 

Providence, April 12. 

Fritzi Scheff expects to return to 
New York Friday or Saturday. She 
was discharged from Homeopathic 
Hospital Friday (8) and. is slaying 
at the Biltmore Hotel for a few days. 

Left Hammerstein Music Hall of 
.the Air stage unit on March 26 for 
an emergency appendectomy. 



LEE DONN 

Dre.ssed by. 



SIDNEY FISHER 

75/77, Shaftssbury Avsnu* 
PICCADILLY, LONDON, FNG. 



ALWAYS WORKING 

AL. ROBERTS 

April 7— TurollnB Tli., Flnrmira. 9.C. 
•• . g- 9— <iliirli> T.; CliiirlviituB, .S.<!. 
•• ii-ie — Hlinil T.. Knoivlllfl, Twi". 
" 13-l t— I J n u T., ChattndoOBa, 
• Teiiii. ' 



TheJHEATRE of the STARS 




WcdiieMla)^, Apcll 13, 1938, 



BURLEY'S BIG 
BRIGHT SPOT 
IS MPLS. 



)nnea](i61is, ril 12. 
ihneapolis apparenlly ditTefent 
in its amusement tasles. Burlesque, 
hnving such tough sledding every- 
where else, is the only lorni 61 enr 
tertainment consistently rospering 
lier . . 

While Mae West, in person, slipped 
to $19,000 at the Orpheuni' last week, 
and while all' other theatres have 
been^ crying durihft the vifbrst of the 
pre-HoIy Week perioil, Hari-y Hirsch's 
stock burlesque at the.oiit-of-lhe-way 
Gayety has been . garnering n'tty 
j)roflts, not having had a losing week 
cince it reopened a month ago for its 
annual spring season. 

Initial we*ks gross \vas $5,200. 

oiise did $4,400 second we«k and, 
with.Mae West as opposition, grabbed 
lore $5,400 the seych days before Holy 
Week, put-distancing mo.st of the de 
, liixe film houses. Gayety- nut runs 
around $3,500i with sufch guestefs ais 
Ada t<eonard (in for two' weeks at 
$7 ), Hinda WaxisaVi and Mary 
Sunle, the la.H named' being current., 

'House is scaled at line lop, two 
shows a d,ay, e.xcepting an extra mid- 
night performance Saturday, and all 
seats reserved, Theri nre no fll' 



▼AUDE - MITE CLtTO 



VARIETY- 



4» 



Rural Chi Sees BoQDi 
Sonuner Biz in Cafe^^ 
Budgets Hike, Airers 



icago, April 12. 
icago area is looking. f6rward t6 
a busy summer sea.5on .f()r roadhou!;e' 
and suburban niteries thi£ year, with 
activity ' notic already. Plans are 
being made by several operators for 
a general summer spree, and the 
open aiir spots' are (l.t^uring oh . more 
and higher priced talent than has 
been, the custom with these country 
Diteries. 

Leading the field in plans for a 
whirlwind summer i^ the Bon Air, 
which is now negotiating .for a bracb 
of nanie orchestras, namely 'Vincent 
Lopez, and Ted Lewis, to- split the 
cummer. Also talking of name acts 
. .and 'setting up a biidKei considerably 
higher than usual for the country 
dinc-and-dance spots, 

Ray PearJ's orthe.strn; ^^'hich 
clicked locally at the Blackhawk, 
while filling in for Kay k.v.<iei-'s band, 
is tentatively .<:et for the Villa Mo- 
dcrne, opening May 31. 

These and other open air places 
are basing their plans oh a 40-d•^y 
season, figuring on considerable good 
weather. 

Outlying spots figuring on placing 
radio lines for the summer, and on 
the basis of ether plugging, e.\pect 
considerable biz increase, since' the 
hotel nite rooms in Chicago have ho 
wire outlets because <•! their refusal 
to pay $100 weekly service fee to 
stations.. 

Country niterirs fptl that, .since 
they operate on a 10- week basis 
only, they can get out more than 
the $1,000 it will cost them for that 
ether buildup, especially if they can 
come' through with top orchestras. 



Abe Lyman Band Unit's 
8-Week Tour at $7,500 

Walteir .bare Wahl, ick Long, Jr., 
Dorothy Vardon and the. Eight Vir-. 
Sinians will be in Abe Lyman's unit 
when he opens an eight weeks' tour 
at the Earle, Philadelphia, May 6. 
Lyman's getting $7,500, ' booked 
'through Music Corp. of America. 

Succeeding him at Casn Manafta, 
N. y. nitery, will be Vincent Lppez's 
orchestra. A new fho\y at the Casa 
.(summer edition J tomtf in June 1. 



21 Snowboond in Cafe 



15 YEARS AGO < 

mm Vaibtt and Cl<pp«r) 



Hugo Riesenfeld and the JRivoli 
orchestra the tops at the Palace. 
Billed as the RiVoli-Rlalto orchestra 
aiid intended, as a plug for the two 
picture houses. Made a .oehsational 
•success with a band.of 55, and differ- 
ent from the jazz orchs^ 



Trixie Friganza at the N. Y. Pj.!- 
ace illed as 'Americii's biggest 
comedienne.' 



Mauches' Tour with Pic 



'Hollywood, April 12. 
Bbbby.^hd Billy Mauch will train 
eastward' this week for a per^ional 
appearance toiir in conjunction with 
Warners "Penrod's Double Trouble. 
Moppets will, open in Peoria, from 
where they jump to Chicago, fol- 
lowed by :other spots that will keep 
them coing until, they hit New Vpik 
in June.' , 
■ Pair :Will do a sketch ?uthor(d b.v 
Vivian Crosby. 



Most: Keith .houses had an All- 
Nationality, week, Some fore I (in acts 
helped to give, the twisi, but the na- 
tives won out.. 

. Another of these dreams was a 
plan for Famous Player.";, itoew's .and 
Keith's to. co|iibihe. in a booking 
agency for film hou.<se attractions. To 
avoid standard acts and de\!elop hov- 
elti 

Shortage of actors for pictures and 
g0od ones playi in as many s 
'three productions ipt once, t- 



ire department declared war on 
film exchanges in the theatre., dl.s- 
trict. pifflciiU to prevent smoking 
in the thcati'e .center was the' chief 
kick. 



resientationii as preludes to pics 
getting so important Varibtt opened 
a special department to report them.. 
No -de luxe house could do without 
them. 



Tiyilh ^ft acts promised for e ben- 
efit for the American Theatrical hos- 
pi I, Chicago, only pine showed up. 
Five other acts came in to help 'put,, 
so they had a show. 



Fannie.Brice in her second wieek 
at the Chi' Palace, 'and doing nicely, 
though shie made nly two minpr 
changes in her act. 



Specs were working the Shiiberls. 
who were giving out t\yo-for-ones 
for laggard shows. i<'d dig tick- 
ets, after the . hotels returned their 
bu.v, and $ell at full price.. Harf to 
work fast, but it was worth while. 



Paul Whiteman, -whO' had been 
banned by the British musicians 
from playing in cabarets, got a job 
in Grafton Galleries when the U. S. 
Consulate intervened. 



. -Izzy'Herk and Thoma.*! Beatty, who 
handled Shubert units, in bankruptr 
cy for $1,305,57'7. Assets about $900.. 



Dan hennes.-iy and Jphn Burke rcr 
placed in Keith's family department, 
but retained their salaries. Both had 
life jobs. 



.Ringlings, Muggivan. and Robinson 
shows in a three- . iliered billing 
fight in Ohio. Ringlings putting up 
'coming soon': paper wherever the 
others were dated. 



Chorus girls staged a benefit tor 
one of their, nufnber who had tuber- 
eulpsis. Made $4;000 without male 
help. 



SEXERS VICE BURLEY 
AT CASINO, PTSBG. 

ittsbiirgh, April 12. 
Slock burlesque folded Saturday 
night (9). at George Jall'e's Casino 
after disastrous two! weeks and house 
is being tu'rned over to sex pictures 
on a grind policy. First. 'Sex Mad- 
ness,' got under way yesterday and 
is being shown 'for men only,' with 
accompanying lecture by a physi-. 
cian. 

Next week it'll be 'for wonfien 
only,', with JnfTe planning to operate 
regularly for unmixed audience. 
Hopes to. keep going this way all 
summer and if stunt click.*, burley- 
cue may have seen 'its last around' 
here. Past season was way off, with 
only a few wi ing weeks early in 
the. fall. 



Oklaho'm.-i ily, April 12. 
Twenty-one per.soris were sndw- 
bpund at Abe Halt'.s nitery duririg 
the recent all-night snowstorm, in- 
cliiding seven memberr of- Roland 
Chastain's orchestrai .seven palrpns, 
two waitres-ses. Iwxi ta:ii-drjvers, the 
manager and three Ncjfi o rmfiloyeesi 
Nitery Ayas without' electrici.ty dur- 
ing' the entire period. ' 
-^Group— spent — ,tht — time— -lellixiaj 
.■itories and dancing Until lesciitd'by I 
state highway p»itroljnen, I 



lies, 



Nitery Placements 



Rose Blanc, Fanipus' 
Bernie'Graucr, Bill's 

N. Y.: ■ 

■ Marcclle Wellington. Cairbo. N. Y. 
.Eve Symin'itpn, Paul Haakon, 
Nina Whitney, Hotel aldolrr-As- 
toria, N. Y. 

— ^Vin.cent— ra.Mle^s — or*hi_4jxleina'=- 
tional Casino. N, Y. , 
Wynne Ralph, Le Mirage, 



Kelly, UEA Chief. 
Seeks Law Ease 



iOv's Cafes 




Philadielphia, April 12. 

Tom Kielly, biz agent of United En- 
tertainers Assn., local nitery talent 
.unipn, whp was principally resppn- 
sible fpr getting Pensylvaniia Depart- 
ment of Labor and Industry to crack 
down on operators Who demand 
mixing by. gals, now confabbing' with 
agents of the department ith view 
to lightening the penalties. 

t Kelly's, insistence. State officers 
have been threatening, rough treat- 
ment of the mixing-demanders. They 
first get a warning and on second of- 
fense.'are cited for license revocation 
hearing. Certificate may be lifted 
for a year. , ' 

Kelly .feels that. shutting the place 
down entirely in this, way will only 
-serve to throw talent and other help 
out of jobs. He .wants to substitute a 
suspension system, similar to ' that 
used by the Liquor Control oard 
for vlplalipn; PjC bpbzie la ws. Licenses 
under this method are suspended for 
stipulated periods. .Proprietor, in- 
stead, of shutting down; during' that 
period, however, may keep open by 
paying'$10 a day. This is in li u of 
the Board's: legal inability to. levy s 
straig'ht fine. 



PARTIAL WHEEL IDEA 
FORNEWTRBORO,N,Y. 

Originally; intended for .^lock 
sho\ys, the new "Triboro, urley 
stand Opening Saturday. 06) in :New 
York, will have a working agi-ee- 
ment with Izzy .Hirst for an ex:- 
i'hange of strip and coniic names. 

Idea Of Harry Palmer and Ed 
Rowland, who are operating the 
Triboro, in . hooking^ MP with Hirst, 
is to eliminate the possibility, of 
.stagnant shows alienating whatever 
steady patronage can be uilt up 
for the new spot.' ' 

Pitt's Colored Floor 

Show as Stage Unit 

Pittsburgh, April 12. 

Sepia floor .shpw at defunct >Iiir- 
lem Casino, with Larry Steele prq- 
ducing and serving as m.c, being 
whipped into stage unit form and 
.will be booked through the tri- 
state territory for series of one- 
niters and split-weeks by Joe Hit- 
ler pfTice. Will include mpst of 
talent in revue when spot folded last 
week,, with Jimmy Wadkins' swing 
band also sticking. 

Steel's been producer an'l m.c. of 
Harlem Casino shows I n- tvyo sea- 
sons riw 



Boston Burley Folds 

oston, April 12. 

Columbia theatre, stock biirley, 
closed Saturday '9) after, 26 wcrks of 
tle-^h for straight pictures. Prices 
sliced from 2S-35c. to 15-2.5c. ' 

Police cleanup of fle.sh show had 
no effect on change of mind, Mrix 
Michaels, manager pf the hout • id. 



Minor and Root s Inside Stuff On 
Rio; Good Market for U S. Acts ^ SA 



Rio de Janeiro, Mi,rch 2."^; 
Editor, Vabiety: 

. Let me tell you what kind of e re- 
ception acts receive here. "The Urea 
Casino has its own |)laiie, which'was 
.sent to meet our .ship. The pilot .citt 
rled the ship advertising Minor & 
Root and the' .Tip Tpp Girls! Urea 
Gasihp. We were bbpked by Ma'x 'jr 

Kosari ,'of New .Ypr whp.se father, ' is supposed to be the best in Souih 
Harry Kosarin, has had orchestras - icrica. The orchestra at the Copa 
'in Soiitlv America' for 25 year.i; Lat- is rated the best.' io nam.td 
ler, too, came but on the custom.' tug ' Eounlman, ,;a house orchcMi a. 
with photographers from th local Gambling casino here also, iviuriel 



who doesn't have to work ciff.«. 
The American act? are headed by 
the D'lvons, dance toain; jVliiiim 
Vei ne, lap and acrobatic dancf r, rr.d 
Aurclia Cplomo, Mexican >llip»r. 
Co'pacabana. expects belter busiii(f .« 
next month when the wealthy pn- 
trphs return from the mountainsnri '' 
al.^o building a new room thol 



papers. | 
The; Urea Casino is a rnodern. ir- ; 
conditioned night club: similiir to 
Chez Paree, Chicago, with a large 
gambling Casino. Two 14-piece or- 
chestras alternate,. play ing oh a wellr 
equipped, stage. The band wagon 
moves back for the show and a scrim 
drop descends each time the bands 
change so one is riot aware of the 
musicians changing places. One band 
is Romeo Silya, a South: American 
combinatipn, which pla.vs American 
music and rathisr well. The pther, i.v 
the Urea .house band, which plays 
the show, and mostly zambas. The 
zamba is similar to the old Brazilian 
maxixe< i\o longier done) and is n 
to be confused with the Cuban rhum- 
ba, as this rhythm is quite diflercnt. 
It is generally played by two drum- 
mers and is. .quite syncopated with 
the predbrninating beats like the i 
tatioh of. a" train. 

The. show consists of ti 
Root, the Tip Top. Girls (four girl 
acrobatic act) and Phyllis CamerpVi, 
singer, all in for ei^ht week.v. Also 
on the bill are Tip, Tap and 'Toie, 
colored act held ■ over ' from the last 
show ' and still a sensatiphal ' hit. 
in May,: the show from the Sal 
Tabarin, Paris, is due The 
Urea ordered . rising glass; 

dance floor, a eombinalipn of the.ln- 
terhaitiohal Casino and Casa Manaria, 
;»t a cost of . $20,000. They 'are .slart- 



Abbp.tt Dancers. come in in May. 

The. Atlanticp Casino, formerl.y 
rated No.. 1, has dropped to secon 
pliice in the race of these two top 
.spots. Band is Louis Coll, and good, 
formerly, of Deauville. France, and 
other top spots in Europe. Leo . 
Marjcne, good Ippking girl singer 
of French and American spngs. has 
been licld- ever four months ^,t Ga-' 
sina Atlanticp and a big hi. At 
re."ieht they have mediocre French 
nets with- the exception .of Anlla 
Del io, Argentine dancer; recently 
reiurhcd from the- Stales, and 
booked here by Harry Kosarin.. 
Gpod-Icoking modern room but no 
business except Saturday and Sun- 
day, same as Copa, and' then .only 
if c'rUise ship is -i . Last! SiVlurdiiy 
Copa had eijght people. 

Criilse Ships 
In . the past year the cruise s ips 
have been coming down. Rficenily 
the Normahdie arrived .\yith a show 
headed by Sylvia .Froos, .which 
played the Urea while i 
Froos clicked ' so'. b|g tii^ rca of- 
fered her $750 per weelc'.to return, 
which she turned down. The Rex 
was in ' port with' a show including 
Jolly Coburn's Band, Tpwne and 
Knott, Norma Gallo, Imogene Car* 
pcnter and other acts, which .ap- 
peared one' night at the Aitan'tico 1e>; 
good success. Just how the Urea. 



ng. to rebuild liext. week and will { has a shcv/ from the. Rotterdam 
remain opien, transferring the shew booked by Nat Abrams .of WOR, 
lb another room ' temporarily. The New Yprk. These acts are in for 
new room will include air-condi- | four days to augment the regular 
tiohed dressing rooms for the .arti.sts. show and include Bcrnice Acker- 
Couvert is 20 milreis ($1), dinner is , man. Woods iller (singers), 
the same price, also for full cpurse. j Patricia & Renee, dance team. 
.French cuisi ; Obvipusly they Ipse | These shews were spld on the 
on eyery diniier so they must make | theory that the; passengers from the 
it up on the gambling. Drinks are I ships would patronize the casinos. 
10 milreis (SOc). Imported chain- With the opening. of the season and 
pagne, vintage, about $6. Living is regular set shows, the easlnes have 
very cheap. Acts are pai in Ameri-'l decided that/it is hot good policy as 
can money. Most- of the Sets bay | the passengers 'have already- seen 
apartments at the O; K. Anne.x, a-j these shows several times.ah it is 
swanky modern apartment house on ; belter to give them something new. 
the sea in the Copacabana .section. | The management of the casinos 
four miles out of Ri . The apart- is being flooded with letters from 
ments consi.st of living room with 1 New York agencies offering acU. 
terrace, kitchen and dining alcove, each clai ing to- be . the' largest 

agency and almost all panning ailthe 
bther agents and acts. This seems to 
be bad policy. Most of the letters' are 
turned over to the established agent? 
for Iheir advice as they have con- 
fidence in those they have done 
busines.s with. Then again, like Eu- 



with maid's toilet and shower, bed^ 
room and bath. Rent per month, $40. 
A good riieal is SOc . in the best res- 
taurants. A maid who .cbrhes every 
dqy, $3 per. month; plus .wa.shing and 
cooking, $6 per month. 

Swank Spot 



The Copaciabana Hotel Is undbubt- I ''OPe. they do not care much what 



the New York managers think of 
acts. Some acts that ere scarcely 
known in the States come here, 
and click big, while others, highly 
touted, flop. For that reason, and 
the fact t'hat ethics count more in 
Ihcse countries, as abroad, than they 
do in America, the established agent 
h-'is Ihe better chance here, or the 
E.iiropc.nn agency that understands 
the Latin 'jmperament. 

Americans are well liked here and 
mo.st of the American acts are well 
received. Boasting is the worst sin 
American travellers abroad have tp 
cppe wHh. The Latins and Euro- 
peans think we all do it and it takei 
some time to overcome that handi- 
cap. yiMai parses under the gener- 

ous title, of 'high pressure .sales- 

! 1 man.ship' in America is considered 

Toledo's Stock Debuts 16th """" 

. I This Is a long rambling letter 



cdly the swank spot. Henry Herr 
man- Agency of New York lias been 
booking this spot. "The present show, 
booked by MCA. is very good but 
business is oft and Herrman re'sumes 
the booking at the expiration of 
fliese eight we€k.s. With the excep- 
tion of Saturday and Sunday there 
are but four or five parties per night 
at the Copacabana while the Urea i.s 
filled every night and turna way buii- 
ne.<^ Saturday and Sunda.v. 

The show at Cnpacoban,i hole) 
consists of Lauro Soarc.9, Brazilian 
society singer, wife of an American 
MGM executive Bra.zil. She 

plays the guitar and sing.s, i<; beauti- 
ful and very good. Native Amer- 
icans can't understand why anybody 



JACK KALCHEIM TO R-O'K 

Chicago, April 12. 

Jack Kalcheim has gone with Ihc 
local ■ nockweli-O'Keefe ofTict. He 
will handle theatre bookings. 

Kalcheim had liecn an agent here 
on his own for years. 



Hirst Circuit 



Most of the members of the unit 
which loured with ex-pu(! Mickey 
Walker over the Hirst circiiit have 
gone to Toledo' Id reopen the. Capitol, 
theatre there as a stock hurley 
sUihd. Spot is an Izzy Hirtl hou.sc. 
formerly playing' his wheel sho.wj. 
but has bocii shuttered lately. 



arid perhaps yoii already know all 
this but it's all quite a revelation.. 
Believe, there is a gopd future and 
a new field for American acts down- 
here if it is handled right. They 
pay passage both ways; we do t\v 
.■-hows per night, at 11 and. 1; Rio 
is unbelievably beautrfu), ' and . they ' 



Reported Hirst is backing the stock '>«''.' us with kindnes:;. Acts arc al- 
venture which will debul April 16. 



Week of April 17 

•n.-inililliii,' li<-v>>Is'— T.vri . .«ll< iti.iKii 
n.-'Ciifi. 1 'inihfMiin, 1[«'ji,liiiK, 'Wi'ii'. 

■.Mii.lr'. Hii.I .\'ln<l"K'— I! 

'ItimUH. .ami j.,ifrB'— .lIU'lHon, ' :(,'rii.'tii 



■I'irpic-R {f MeloflS'-'O) 



>Hy, W: 



ROZAinVE'S AGENCY i 

Roxanne, jfbrmer' femme. prch 
Ira leader, has opened a tai 
ligency in New York. 

Baiidmistre.ss hasn't been pr«. 
sionally active in some tintc. Cluw 
I rfru'>"y~l<m'poTa>7ry'~i¥tTft^^ 
J, car- 



lowed to send only $20 per week out 
of the country unless they have a 
lood reason to send more, when the 
gbvcrnmcnt v/ill grant special pcr- 
mi.>wipn to .send more. They can, 
ho.w'cvcr. take as much as thoy.like 
when leaving. Do not sec how one 
could po.ss'ibl.v spend more than $50 
pir week without gambling it awa.v; 
' '~£ddTE-:R »»(; — 



(Minbr & hoot.) 



VARIETY 



TABlBTy MOUSE lUBVIEWS 



WedoMdaj, Ai>rll 13, 1938 



MUSIC HALL, N. Y. 



, Elsie MacFarlane. 



The Champ.' for. windup. \n be- 
tween, he turns Jn' a spasm on the 
ti-ap d'runis and lioo'ls a l)it, all in 
all. presentable. , .. , " i 



STATE, I^. Y. 



l»th Army bombing squadron in 
California. Same~re«r gets plenty ot 
noise at Egyptian artillery, practice. 
Arrhy Day in WashiDgton,-march- 



Rtib„ zWerlinfl's orch. Five Elglm, ; Army i^ay. J" W"niDHW,-i^^^^^^ 
^nroi. Prentice. Frank Ubuse. Allan mg HoopSi tanks and high oiacials 




Ricliord Lei 
Grace 
Dale, 
Brot. 

0/ iWnrcp Pol*. ft/A;, rcviewea "', ^-^,^- t ; hifilier order than! j„ addilion. to a Punch and Judy , locating his kidnaped son, missing 

V.MtiKiY /e(>. 16 I usual, possibly becau.se Bowes may : routine, there's the rough-bousin«.| .since Feb 24. . Besides a -moving 

— '~ ... ! not'ha^/e coniined himsclt to broad- i and pantomimics of Frank Xibuse, , stoiy ot the ^kWnapmg highlighU, 

Thcie's a lot ot slibw here this ^.^^j spcelulist-s. Too many ot them, ccmedy is kept further within ado- the ne.wSrcel staff gives aivcxcellent 
waek. the stage being given over y^^^ tliey've had considerable piescciil limits by the coiriplcte e.'t- camtMa, view of the mi mg child via 

lo what virtually amounts to ,two gj.pgrie„cc (,„ the outside, but Bowes i elusion ot any crossfire dialog, even lU-millimeter home 111ms that were, 
units -Glory of Easter' is one of the longer carries the 'amateur' bill- thouKh the show is framed along con-[ blown up to standard 35 mm, Superb 
theatre's most - impressive prpUuc-.- j„g ^.q there. can't be any complaints, ventioniil vaude lines. Strprig recog-j treatment. , 

tloivi while the other portion,- 'Mick- .. Show opens briskly, with fast, ses- nnio,, is- likewise extended the, . Spring in England, with a clever 
ey'.s Circus,' is unique, and amusing; , ojf fcKotwork by Wallace ros.j I fe,„|j,es by having Allan ' Jones, j Briti.sh narrator agaiin supplying 
built around Walt Disney's cartoon 1 jpjipje -^^ scp\a lads, and spins I jyid,.,) , vocal player, top the setup. { .droll poetry, is stacked up against 
clia!«cters. ! tluoiigh. the usual array ijt singers. Five Elgihs lend, punch and claiss ^ Grahom McNamee's rhymed de- 

Rubenslein's 'Kamenoi-Ostrow' is - mimics; novelties, etc., with; hOAV- , to the breakaway with their, mixture! scription of N. Y.'s April snowstorm, 
n.i.lnveii for this year's Easter spec- ever, considerable emphasis on com- - gf sli-awhat and Indian club tp.ssirig. j.Both Univer,si>l. and witty. 
Ir " with Elsie acFavlanc, aided ' cdy, sOincthihg Bowes .shows here(ifs all carried, off With keen show- Proposed $100,000 match race .be 



e 

tac 



bv others, itivinc it fitting vocal ex-l.have lacked in past. Laughs, are- manship. . George Prentice makcs a! tweon Seabiscuit and War Admiral 
ore sioii The sides of the. theatre | chiefly gathered by radio commercial , consistently diverting interlude of j supplies 'News ot Day' the chance to 
Knt\ the' sta-'e apron are appropri- horserplay of O'Brien and Gojdperg tlig Piuich and Judy show. Everyr| ,i,ow the prixe winners in their re- 
- ■■• • — 1-.-... A.. and Fisher and White. w-,\n^, including the midget slapstick, i cent ice contests. Good arrangement 



aie'lv dacoraiea with huge! candles (New Ac ----- - -..^j 

and other dress properties. Girls aiid. two nicn ighlighting some good 
others parade efiectively, some lining - ventre hoka, . » 

the sides ot the theatre to giye sweep. Toos .among tJie . remai ing turns 
to the so°ctaclP. Stage is set as. a are Estelle Madlon. attractive, with 
ai- the whole picture being , ,-v fine voice of operatic calibre, ^who 
„f beauty ■ ■ I goes to town on 'Bell Song' from 

mg audience in a highly^ favorauie ;:,"j>,'V Vi„i„« , Hnnn^ficlr roiitlnej 



mood for what follows. Prolog fea 
tur,-s Grace Panvmi, Marian Palrner 



and Ivy Dale as the three little pigs, 
while Hudson Carmody is the big, 

house orchestra is on the^ stage, with 
Broudy just one ot the , boys, unit 
carrying its o\yn leader. Co\ien. 

PALACE, CLEVE. 



sters, doing a drumstick roiitinei 

As usual , there's- an unbilled turn, 
anhdunccd as a request , from the 
' IS inc u.s, management. It's an act on the 
bad ..nt. .Speclav^usic for Jhe pro. r Bowes ^brc^dc^t^^^^ 

;j young accordionist. Dave Broudy s 

Coi.g' to full the stage is set as the ' house orchestra is on the sUge.. with 
interior of a big top, with Mickey 
Mouse as ringmaster. Clever all the 
way and very different. Even the 
ballet girls this week: are comical: 
Tiiey do a very funny novelty dance 
in costumes that are half Minnie 
Mouse and halt ostrich. Some un-; 
usually -unique .results are obtained 
with the ostrich neicks. and tatls. 

Tl\e Rockettcs are effective as 
Do 
g 

Md^Wstcr ahd Clara. Cluck, iti a 
flirtation sequence, while another ^neerin 
.socktul pcrlorntahce is delivered by 
Chrysis de la Grange, web, worker 
ot excellence. French gal juSt closed 
at the International Casino. For a 
finish the stage is stfeamed by a cur- 
tain of moisture, which clouds the 

**1^on Leonidoff did a .good staging 
Job. Symphony orchestra, '. Erno 
Rapee conducting, plays no overture; 
merely the show. Richard Lcibert 
is at the console. ' Clior. 



is kept rrtoving at a fast and ii isy of library material. Lew -Lehr, in 
clip, , . I twice fpr laugh tries,, doe-s best with 

Libuse's turn js packed with the . £^3^1-5 about a dentist' making false 

acie. aiae>.- 1!. uic i^^^,,^ v -i same old hoko. He's still tearing , ,Qpth for a canine. Ed Thorgersen, 

church altai-. the whole picture being , a. fine-vojce of operatic calibre, who jenves out of the telephone book, ; , or Fox. commciits on possible come- 

■ --- ^- ' '""" clowning plenty, around the Piano , ^ack of Helen ills Moody. ith 

and with the pit men in addition to ; slovfi -motion action clips, 

rounding out. the, ^henanigan ramble I ^^^^ ^^^^^ includes Paramount's 
with the arms exchange bit that n.ust . ^^.j^^., horses beitie rescued -from 
wear hard on the stooge with the I J 5^^,. „f stable;, gutted by 
coloratura foprano. Act when : n.,nie.s in lower anhattan, day after 
caught, -had the custpmers laughing, Universal's scenes after fatal 

almost constantly.^ _ ^ 1 elevator blast in New Orleans; 

Allan Jones (New Acts) backs "P , f.-f rapini! nlane on 

a thundering but clear tenor wml '^^^'y-'^^j'^^^J^/,; 
an excessively, modest mai 
went from legit .into pictu 
date at the. State represei..o ...o ...... 

p.a. since Broadway.. He open;! v'sth j 
a 1 - - . - 

big^lle^rSl^'m^i^u;;;;?^^^ and.;Nutlev, N J.. : racing midget 
bt his nurnbers but ev«i thiil j roves ' auto s accident (Pathe). 
all right with the fans, " Wh-!iv caughti Pathe takes in New- York indie the-^ 
Jones .begged 6ff, explaiiiiing that ' atre owners' dinner, at which 'Snow 
four shows are tough on the Ihioat.' While' Adriana Casalatti. is handed 
His' entry drew pleiity ah's irOin the, ah: awird, with Eddie Cantor. Bill 
dames and the plaudits were thun- , Robinson, and Milton Berle princi- 
derbus throughout; . I pally before the carriera. Metro's 

•Don Lee and Loui.se .«:ub for the:.'i\je^s .of Day'- depicts Westmore, 
Alexander aiid Santos Revue and jmetib makeup expert, fitting a tou- 
ihake it a lively, colorful lo loinuie-s. ! pee and trim moustache oh a homoly 



Cteueland, April 10. 
Te4 Mock's Orcli, Six Intercpller 
jjiotc 5linfl Dancers, Paul Wiiichelt, 




(Cot). 



STATE-LAKE, CHI 



. Chicago, .4prit 10. 
Tliree Harvaria, Jot/ce Bros.. (2), 
and Dean, PauK Mali, LeUi Moore, 
Fenu^ick and Coofc. -Su^eethearts, 
Vertie Buck's Orch.; 'Kinff 0/ Wetus: 
bows' (Rep); 

It's strictly a Holy Week shew, 
with the budget (pipped to the core. 
But nevertheless there's plenty of en- 
tertainment on the quick bill.. The 
Three Harvards open with a fast In- 
dian club juggling act, sauced up 
with neat comedy.. Joyce Bros, aiid 
Dean, two- men and girl hopfers, 
makei up in 'exuberance what . they 
laek in ability. Get best results frem 
Russian knee-drops in. swing istyle. 
Youthful, and work hard. 

Paul -Mall doing a whiteface single 
BOW, but still -the same ^old-style of 
vocalizing, toppcKi off with the spcr 
cial lyrics of a guy who gets mixed 
up with a rhariried gal. Comedy chat- 
ter falls short. ' 

The Sweethearts chortis clicks with 
a rhythm number, followed by Lela 
Moore and her trick man-ahd-.woman 
dance routine with' split feinmc-male 
costume. Good stunt, and fits nicely 
here.. Final act is Fenwick and 
Cook, who dp comedy hand-to-hand 
work, a quick shot of uriicycling and 
finish with Swiss.slap dance. Overdo 
comedy mugjging but kids in house 
liked it. 

Business good first show Satur- 
day t9). Gold. 

STANLEY, PITT 



This Major Bo.wes unit sljcker 
than some of the earlier. editions that 
have been here. It hits the gr ve, 
with first day biz above average. 
Addition of two new acts makes time 
run overboard, causing some draggy 
moments. Off-note is Stearhboat Trio, 
composed of middle-aged Cleveland 
sailors who won the April 7 broad- 
cast; They strike up barbershpp har- 
inony with more, volume than any- 
thing else. . However, their local reps 
tide the- act over. 

Leon Murray is another lastrmi 
ute add, whose tenoi: pipes are more 
clear and good enough to rate an en- 
core. Paul Wlnchell and. his dummy- 
stooge, Teri-y, warm up the show. 
More original ' wheezes needed, but 
voice-throwing is.smooth, with'Bill, 
solidly sold by the act Six Shag 
Dancers, in an exhilarating, smart 
campus' routine, show, little that's 
amateurish and get over. big. 
' Ted.Maek; who opens -with femme 
orchiestra, a'good m.c. Patter is brisk, 
building up with neat gags and minus 
any distracting plugs. Top-Hatters 
show professionalism in fast roller- 
skating turn. Dianne Gunner throws 
a torchy voice with fervor, although 
she could do something newer than 
'Bet Mir.' 

Ybun^ Jackie Fields is good on the 
harmpnica.. Two radio impersonators, 
Joe Higgins aiid Roy Da,vis, muff 
their Lionel.. . Barrymore bit, ..but 
mimicry ! on F.b.R. and Bing Crosby 
socks. Bobby . and Itotty Edwards 
more than hold up their end as tap- 
pers. Pulleiv.- 




nK^ T.^ h& fUm^^^d do^! Voscmite fans (Pathe) interesting 
,rc^. oihers.. everyone registering, vipws of J2e>v I^n^on subwayJPar . 



ROXY, N. Y, 



Wolter "Dafe" Wofil, William Holl. 
Salvia Manon Co. (4), Cae Foster' 
Cirl.1 (32). Paul Ashia house orch; 
'In Old Chicdflo' .(20th), 



It's but a 37-mlh. bill here thi 
week, . three standard -Vaude turii 
for body and the Foster line, for 
dress. , Thirty-tWo girls, this week, 
usually it's 24; 

Presentation 'Toiday's Idea of Yes. 
terd'ay.' ties It with the picture's his- 
torical theme. Also- -gives Fanchdh 
& Marco an opportunity to-drape. the 
stage with picture numbers, having 
lassies liveried in plenty of fluff .and 
satiii; 

Opening finds the Fbsterompers 
doing a precision tap.: Half are;' 
fprinaled as men arid . motif . is a 
igaudy 'Easter. Parade' ot yesteryear. 
S(>i'ightly number gets the show off 
well. 

Walter 'Dare' Wahl's travestied 
acrobatics of the ■ hand-tb.hahd 
equilibristic sort is the best turn he's 
ever troupcd; Solid at perlormaiice 
sighted. 

Williarh Hall; pop baritone, holds 
theih iccly. being s\veH on appear- 
ance and ablfr on singing. During 
his 'Thanks: for Memory' at show 
caught boothmeiv crossed him up- 
with bad lighting. Clicks Willi 'Rosa- 
lie.' Might as well, swap in 'CKloe,' 
which has been baritoned to death. 
. Sylvia Maiion has her threis adagio, 
tpsser.catchers, Ray Borden, : -Bill' 
Decker arid Jack Yarborough, back 
ill those lacquered, 'Wigs again, but 
the nth centui-y dress coats are oiiL 
Still a peak act anywhere^ 
■ Finale has . the -Fp.ster fcriimes 
dolled up aplerity and .posed around 
a pip of a grand, staircase in a corkr 
.ing' tableau. As the mu.sic -went up 
and out.' the screen is dropped with 

I deft , timing and the fadc.iii .of th 

' film, is. heat 

iz big. opening ( ridayr night, 
even in the mezz, where sinuking is 
now banned. Bert. 



Pair shows lots' of suavity and 
rhythm in each of t'leir 'oaUroohi 
Routines and are nicely suoporltd by 
their blonde vocalist. If.-i a feopd 
closer. 

HIPP, BALTO 



male.. 



Wear. 



Boltimore, April 10. 
Trow it Lynne, Sylvia & Cleinence, 
Four Martins, Terry Jioiuard. & Jocfc 
Talli/, . /Tiiing Steele & Rotto; 'Lone ; Lilo, 
Wbl/ in Peris' (Col). 



A.B.C., PARIS 



Paris, April I.' 
Sophie Noel; Li/s Gnuty, Pori?t/s 
Berry Bros., Charles Tretict, Alina 
de Silvo i Ro/del Medina, Harris 
Ticiiis 4- Loretto, Cobricllo, Madda- 
lena, Eddie Cordon, Romeo- Carles, 
Lionel Cazavx's hot^e orcll. Mile; 



If this Is exemplary Of - the -pro- 



Show, running 60 minutes, is top. ; giranis which Mitty- Goldin intends to 
he.'ivy on production and in dire, offer during his return to straight 
-need of skillful routining. Individual 
acts have ^yhat it -takes, but full ad. 
vantage of their capabilities 'is fritted 
away among lengthy arid unimpo'r. 
tarit line numbers. 

Rather fliat opening Of line, attired „ ^ - ■■ , , . , -.u « 

' "^Gauty, >vell known cafe singer, tops I for solos due to lengthy bills. How 
the bill and garners heavy. , I erer, it takes advantage of oppor 

Opener is Sophie Noel, sweet- tunity with King's fave 'Musical His 



STRAND, B'KLYN 



Four Roheys. Patila Stone, Arthur 
De Voss, Clyde Hager, Billy Welts 
It 4 Falfs, Teddv Kinjj's- ' House 
Orch; 'Wheii C.Meii Step In* (Col). 



LYRIC, INDPLS. 



Piftsbtiroih, April JO. 

Dicfc Ware, Walloce Bros. (2). ^ . ^ 

ajifiun ic .Goldberg, Estelle Mod,loii,| of its own mfdway in°which mem.- 



Indianapolis, April 10. 
. Walter Walters, Roy Cumminss &. 
Co., Sotidra Miller, Flagg & Arnold, 
Florence , Baird, Winston & Lollette, 
Dai>e Seed & Co., American Beauties 
(12), DiploinaU of Rhythm (12), 
Dorothy Dae; •Over the.WalV (WB). 

Femininity rules the boards this 
week with the misnamed American 
Beauties- (12) pony chorus, in four 
spots and Diplomats of Bhythm; 12. 
piece girl orchestra, led by Dorothy 
Dae, -on stage throughout -Girl . or. 
cheiilra is okay, holding down a spot 



in what appeared to be ^rehearsal 
togs, and in '.sitdoWn strike.' Places 
a damper , on Troy and Lynrie, per- 
sonable bPy and girl dance team, 
which needs three numbers to catch 
hold. Last, a shag, nicely done and 
well received. More hoof ei-y by line 
next, bringing on. Sylvia " and Clem- 
cncc, two: girls attired in bellhop, 'out: 
fits, whp work hard in a punchy 
comedy buck and knockabout 

Line- then back for more dancing, 
a high kick in. picture hats and lacy 
gowns, off the cob. FpUr Martins 
adai;io is sock despite the deadening 
stuff preceding. Much, needed Vcoin- 
cd'y follows, with Terry Howard, in 
clever moppet- characterization, fed 
by Jack Talley. Miss Howard, pre. 
viously cuUght h^re with Jack F'ep- 
per, does some okay gagging and a 
closin? song and dance. A decided 
lift. -though lost in the old time drill 
and formations by the line in Scotch 
outfits, which follows. 



variety, he will have, little to worry 
about At present he is the only 
operator in town offering straight 
vaude. Mixing sothe well , known 

French acts with American -ones, it's ; comedy. . . . _ 

.a good show for this town.' Lys I house baiid, which gets few chance)! 

r ...All -f.'^ra olt.„Af. tni-ic ' (fir oniric .(Hi I A trt -lanath'v Kill.; -"Hnw- 



. Strand has hit a ho-name week but 
makes up for if with plenty of show. 
Biz good opening .'night despite rain. 
:SfiU putting too much load oii st 
(are, however, with lightwei 
screen. 

Bill of five acts includes two new 
turns. Arthur De 'Voss (New Acts), 
and Paula Stone (New Acts). 

Four Robiys, three men .and. a 
girl, open 'bill .with their acros.and 
get over. Miss Stone, daughter ot 
Fred- Stone, seconds well with her 
' Followed by Teddy King's 



voiced soprano, who fares well. She 
knows how to sell herself and loses 
no time' in doing it. First of the 
-Ame'ricans to appear. Eddie Gordon 



tory'" swinging. Maestro's singiii 
and pantos click, too. 

De .Voss; -a singer, holds up hi 
end in the trey, followed by Garner, 



clicks with trick cycliiig.. Reminiscent! Wolfe arid Hakiris, amusing trio,- 
ot Joe ' Jackson, his trariip . clothes, though they, still put too much em- 
foolish grin and good riding would phasis oiv takeoff bf Three Stooges 
catch anywhere^ ' | of films.' Plenty hokey and' 'slap- 

Gabriello, oldtimer in the local ; sticky with their cuffin.g, slightly 
houses, garners Well with the usual blue, gesturing, etc. Girl', formerly 
stories and songs. He never gets a with them has been dropped, 
belly laiigh but he keeps them satis- Clyde Hager's. pitchman monolog 
fied. Maddalena is alrnost. a variety I still good and a: winner here. Using 
show in himself. He opens with a . a stodge now whorii he smears with 
hiusical saw. follows with. .sax and soap for added laughs.. Good show- 
tiumpdt imitations, does, a good im- 1 manship.' " Material brought up to 
perspnatiori of Stan.Laurd aiid then I date but basically the same as.for- 
taps on stairs. None of his stuff -is' merly. 
very good but there is enough va- ~ 
riety to make him catch okay. 

Alina de Silva and Rafael Medina 
are Spanish type -singers, who have 



only recently teamed; Bblh used to click 



Billy Wells and the Four Fays 
close ala flash. Acrobatic act has 
wprked in nitcries, but its heces.sity 
for plenty of room makes a beller 



Irving. Steele and R6II0, with fast I work single. Medina has the. better 
moving clowning, singing and danc- 1 voice arid is plenty good on his ] 
ing. work hard and sell pleasingly. I guitar. They draw well enough. > 
Finale, a parade with Mex back- Romeo Carles gi'a1>$ hirriself a neat; 
ground, colorful Ti.ut ratlisr el ov/.- share" of ' hand -slapping, with songs j 
Buriii. arid ai good line of gab. 'Voice far! 

^ too nasal but his original words arej 

all that coUnt 



Hurl. 



EARLE, PHILLY 



Embassy Newsreel, N. Y. 



Philadelphia, April .10. 
Happy Felton's Orch, Wynn Milr- 
. „ . , ^ , . , ray. Coiidos Bros. C2), Blister Shaver-. 

Harris Twins and torettar^whp ao . yjuh. olive & George, 3 Reasons. Lou 
two turns, i.sh out fast good acrp- f sciiTdder's house orch; 'Bulldog 



War again receives hulk of atten- batic .dancing. T,wins open; giving D;.u„„„o„d.s pgrii' (Par): 

tion herl. Sino-Japanese conflict is r ^^:^ " 

missing, presumably beeau.se fighting ^^^^^ """.K "'o'le again wittv Loretta 



entire 
uster 



but satisfles oh her single vocal 

Walter Walters, Ventre, headlines 
with hi's dummy. Baby i itation for 



Lool<s like WB deluxer has put its 
best foot forward for Holy Week. ! encore. Roy Cuinrriings is assisted by 
Smart b.P. setup should pay divi- j one ot the line girls lor.paltpr, but 
dcnd.s, too. Opening day - overflow. ' .gets most of his laughs- but df hoke' 



This is the upteenth Bpwes' shpw 
house. 1:3 playing, every one of them 
a click, but Stanley had added irisur^- 
ance in Jackie Cooper; boy film star 



antics in climbing' a special, curtain 
; Winston and Lollette, ballroom 
tappers,: appear in two spots, near 
Opening, and close,' with spm.e accep- 




- - - - w -'"S i/.inin'tf IKrtm frtr ~a Vkati'ifiirh Ani«:Vi I Single SOck tUrii . S 

I'no}^ but satisnes on her single vocal. I-Varge cities. ■ I- 2 

tutorial staff at this house: wisely : JJnij} 
has spbtted'the Spanish front to lead ' then she's'a winner-. Her coquettish 
.off because, ot repeated Franco VIC- atleriipts slide but when she goes 
tonos . reported. . an . the drive ■ on . .all the wav bad they love it 
.Baicelona. Ease with, which .the , eharles Trenet. baritone, opens the 

rebCs have rallied aganist the com- , second half to- click best iii the show. t-v r.r„«.'"„^i,K «i.„iv 

munist troops in Barcelona is . His voice i.s ^pmewhat like Maurice.l OvfLi?-,?'"^*' '^^''..^^^ P'«"'y 
stressed in theXowell 'Thomas com- | Chevalier's but there is little danger PeiSO"alit.v. 
nientatpvy for Fdx Movietone, which ; that he .will be accused of copying 
obtains, a fitie cariiera view of artil- Fr.ince's huniber one ahtiriiator. Tre- 
ler^ firing into the valley, soldier | net is young, ncit as smooth as ChCr 

„„„„ „„,o.- movements, results of bombinc and - valicr and- could spar, a'few ;rounds 

Banners,' and this was only weeki ance provided by his man— and : SaPturc of a town., Alj doubtlessly rwHh Bob Taylor when it comes; to" 
he had available to fill his postponed ' woman straights who aid in some taken several weeks , ago,- but made -ipoks. He ^writes all ot his songs. 

contract anagement had intended ; blue patter. 1 timely through narration. «... . . 

to sta'id alone on Bowes for flesh. j Sonclra Miller, pleasing conlrallo.' War fnyer in France 

Unit's run off first, with Cooper, gets over ith 'Siboney,' .'Once in 1 RKp-Pathe. armament l>rci«r«iiuii.'s :. angw caiiJini incv wouian i let nim ■ =- yr- ^^^^^^^^^ 

dolnghis bit at the finish of the non- Awhile- an .'One Rose;' Flagg and : bc.i,'.! shown, Fox has Tokyo .s re- , o,Y until he san^ il. ones^'-AllVhc ? AP a^^d^^ 

pro- erttertainment. \An engaging; Arnold «o AeHin some slow acrp- cent ion to an ItaluTit delegation, I Fast.movmg Berry ros. catch the ^"^'^^^J^^^-''^"]:,^,'-<^^ 
youn-'iter - with much of the appeal; batic work. | which gpts boo,s. , En.Ulnnd s gas 1 audience off guard. Step through! ;«nyvmi uowimy j 

-thal-^made-him-so-^nforfiettabl e in ; Sho\VL.mt>s-6Q_miimtes-and^despLte,4tiiiIJs-tau(AedJ)y . Realisti c air i thiuru:putine.S!a-£ast J,heJl):eiicl:uca "' 



Young Cooper is gravy for the ''table precision stepping. Dave Seed 
customers. OriginalLv penciled in1 and Co. fail to click as Seed's coiriedy 
here couple of months ago, he wasj antics with oversize suit and monkey 
called back to the Coast fpr '.'White . imitation need more than the assist 



est pbi-Uons is ballroom' number^ 
with Shaver and the. gal partniered, 
comparing favorably with many full- 
size duos. Large share pC credit bc- 



Happy Felton'.s orchestra - is here - 
for a second' time. Aggregation has 
beeji changed- somewhat since ap- 
pearance here a.bput six' months. ago, 
all to the belter. Hot fympcr- has 
been added and . he might be g'.ven 



his films he disguises his adolescence i low spots, is still better than house ' riirt drill in PrflCiie is nicely done by [ .oatrh up with , them until they 'ari» 
fairly well with a nice, easual as- has provided last several -weeks. Bi/. Fox. wliich also -grahs a .good pic- 1 haltway throush. Act isn't . the kind 
furaiicc Does a' brief scene: froin, lightweight at last show Friday (8).i torial scries of aerial views on the I that people here go-for in a big way.l 



Guitar and. fiddle aid iri lallcr. 
— WiHrbaTTd-is'trtD- otTJiirl-lTaTmort-- 
izers. Three Reasons. Pipes arc 
(Gonliiiued- oiv 



WedneeJay, April 13, 1938 



VARIETY 



4t 



Varietv Bills 

NEXT WEEK (April 18) 
THI$ WEEK (AprU 11) 

' NuiVicral* In connection with bill* below Indicate opening day of 
ahew. yvhether f ulr or iplit week 



RKO 



, nosTov 

BoHlon (14) 

ernlylcl Co 
(7) 

uch * Hubhlen 
Memorial (M) 

Guy LuhibnrilO- Ore 
. (1) 
Bines GlrlB 

Jone PIcken" 
Gone Blieldon 
llollana ft Hnrt- 
Park ii Cllirord 
Janet Carroll 
ClIICAtiO 
Valara <IS> 
e .Tanxleya 
Jnne lMck«ns 
Frank':Gnby 
}J«llund ^ Hart 
(«.) 

ICelson lejihanti 
<;anipo' . 
EilUle Garr 



Abbott Daneera 

CINCINNATI 
' Sliubcrtr (13) 
Al Pearce Co 
. (S) 

-Buddy^ Roircrs- Ore 

CI^RVELAND 
: Palace (15) 
Fred Waring Ore 
(8) 

MttJor'Bowea Go 
KAN8AH CITV 
Malnirtreet (8) 
Bell's H'lan ToX 
' MINNEAl'OIJS 
.' Orpheom' (IS) 
Eddy Duel) In Ore 
•SCirENECTADY 
Pnctorls (M>ie) 
Jack Lenny 
Stlittlor ! , 
Phyllln Colt 
Diamond Bros 
Alpbonse Berg-'Co . 
Al Trattan 



Tommy Grabam 
EUINBt'RUU 
Koyal 

S'Kcablps Jiili's'n Bd 
Nelson >lRKeQ 
t'rahk WIlKon 
4 Hermann 
^ SiooKes & A I Oaks 
lif.A.SGOW 
Farllluo 
Radio Tnvprsnecky' 
Uurry. Gordon 
ALbna Grey 



THIS WEEK 

IN WASHINGTON 



LoeW 



NE«V YORK CitV 
^ St»t» (14) 

Bu'ly Vallee K*n: 
EVANSVII.I.E 
Majntk (14-16); 
Piirk Ave Itev . 
I'lTTKRURr.H 
Stiinley (IS) 
Allnn Jones- 
Sheila' Barrett 



4 Franks 
DanWils 

WASHINGTON 
Capitol (IS) 
^Ivla FrooB 
16 Smart Steps 
Patricia Bowman 
Paul Gerrlts 
Prank Wbuso Co 
Troy 4k Lyons . 



Paramoont 



Jack Kolden 

Aleic Lennox 

U'i'wobae''& Rlch'da 

Clayton Sis 

12 LoretCa Girls 
MVEUPUOL 
SbalMstxare 

Scott <t Whaley 

Tert Cassldy 

A J Powers 

4 Wonder Wheelers 

.3 Aristocrats 

Hilda lleatU 

tllldii. Baker 



Cabaret Bills 



VEyi TOBK crrr 

iiariior aallaat'e 

Marilyn .Csyhor 
Stary Neville 



XEW.. VORK riTX 

Parannunt (lA) 
Toniiny Dorscy Oro 
Bert Blue ' 
Mlchols ft Roberts 
. ATLANTA 
fieorcla (IB) 
M'wiiod lIoteLL'nIt 
BIIFf'AI>% 
Raffalo. 
Phil Splldlny. Oro 
Sunny', nise'. 

riiicAGO 
rjitt'SKo (IS) 

.owe irite ft S 
elty Briicft' 
OETROIT 
Irhlnn (15) 
(ns 



Cappy Barra Ctf 
Spanlcy MeFurlahd 
Jack Pepffer 
Tomniiy Kigvs 
Carol - Manners 
liOLSTON 
Hetropolltaa (IS) 
Pan American Rey 
- MUINESOTA , 
Orpheam (IS)' 
lldille Puchlri Orb 
Vic Hyde 
(■he'/szis . 

Lathroo Bros & I> 
MONTREAT^ 

i/ocw'ii : (in) 
Red Skelton Rer 



Warner 



BROOKLYN 
6(nnd (I3-1<) 

Olive >Vhlle ' 
Jackie' <;uo|) 

riiu.AnEr.PHiA 

Earle (1.1) 

lenn Gray .Orb 
It'i 

Condos Briin 
Wynn "iVitvr;iy 
Buster Slmvvr Co 
llnppy Felton Oro 



PITTSBl'RGH 
Stanley <8) 

Major Bowes Co 
Jaokle Cooper 

'WASHINr.TON 
Karle (IS) 
14 Dancing Debs 
Hay ft Trrnt 
Kdna Janis 
Virginians . 
Judy Canova 
Annie & ^eke 
(8) • 
Cab Calloway Oro 



Independent 



(-iii(;A<jO . 

state .Ijike (IS) 

<.'bflstcr Morris 
>:Mlabanovv 5 
■Fi'nncea ft McCoy 
Billy ft "Joy Severirt 
(One-io All) 

ixniANAroT.is 

^ Id'rle (IS) 
"'nync KInc Ed 
Amen ft Anio 



nower ft Jeanne 
Dnbort Nollcr ■ 
King Ohorlstors' 
KANSAS CITY. MO 

Fox-Tower (IS) 
Sinclair Sis 
JhrJtlAVler' 
■Kuy ft Harrison 
MRMPIIIS ' . 
Orpheam (IS). 
Earl Taylor's Co 



London 



Astoria v. 14. 

MelvllleH 

Dominion . 
yoiinkmnn's Bet 
C'AMItEN TOWN 
' itnum'dnt ' 
Losllo JcflTeriPS 3 
CLAI'IIAM- 
tifurinOa 
Xenman. W ft T 
nrildes. Bros 
Bubhy Howell Rd 
EAST HAM 
- Grniiadii 
TcOdy l'"0Btcr. 



Week of April ll 

Edward 'Victor 
Joe- Peierson 
Fields Bd 

ISLINGTON 
liloe Hall 
rastclll &• Yorko 
Daros 

TOOTING 
Granada 
Neuman, W & T 
rie'ililesi Bros 
'Bobby llowell- 



Proyihcial 



Wisek- of April 11 



-AWvRDKEN- 



Tltull 

Jnek Anthony 
Honil nojveil 
T«jrry \ViK^'ll^ 
Neller'ft •.'lui 



|H I H<Ia-M«iwlni n>' 
.(.iy .MorcllH 



'rerrane - % 
Prof Kamm 

Barrel of' 

Snub Sloscly ro 
Clayton ft Diibii 
Onrlru'de Dwyer 
Bennett Green 

rteloltl's 

'Don Sylvio O'rb 
Angela's nhu'ba Bd 
Ivy Cole 
June Carroll 
Anne White 
fi Little SBcha 
Laura Deene 
Renee Villon 

Bill's Gay 

Bd Furmnn 
Billy Lorraine 
Slargar.et Young 
■Joe :,Howard, 
. Rudy Madison 
Ethel Gilbert . 
Spike Harrison 
»ernle;.Grnuer 
Henry LaMarr 

Ca*a Mannaa 
Abe Lyman Ore 
Joe Candullo Or« 
Dr Roekwell 
Sally Hand 
Morton Downer 
Oscar Show 
Tom Pntrli'ola 
Stan KavanugU 
Willie. West ft M 
Walter Dare Wahl 
Pra'/ee Sis . 
Proske's TIgera 
Sanaml .ft MU-ht 
Chatcaa Moder 
Blgelow' ft Lee 
Dorothy Turry 
Bass ft Rick son 

Ches FlrelioBsa 
Al Evans Ore 
.lohn Hoysriidt 
Ma88ey ft Miller 
Poison Gardner 

Cfob Cavaner 
Chappie Erante Ore 
r.ou Taylor 
Peggy CNelll 
Ramona 

Bothw'l Browne' GIs 

. I'.lab !■ 
a AndreiTS Ore 
Jack Whits 
Pat ntrrl.ngtnn 
June J^orrnlne 
Frankle Ilyers 
Leila Gayries 
.lerry Krugcr 
Doc . R E - T.ee 
R'-d jAckson 
Willie Grogan 
JU1I6 

Ciub Gaacha 
r,os Gauchos Or* 
DImliri ft Virgil 
Trihl Plaza 
N'annelte Vallon 
Arluro, Cortes 
Laionlt'a 

CpttOB Cloh 
Duke Ellington Ore 
Alda- Ward 
Peters Sis . 
VcK-J.ou Bales 
$lae JnhnHiin 
A Inn- ft Anise 
Chorolatoers 

El MoriM.co 
Ernie Hol.-^t. Oro 
Famous INmr 
f.rf>u's Prlrn.T Oio' 
Oshlns ft r.essy 
Hose Ulune 

■ Gnrbo 
I'''r.*inrIJ»' Hr.ypfl Oi-c 
Uqron G.vUI»»iikraiie 
.Mickey 'Feejey 
Mnrcelle Wellington 
Elaine ft Ileniy 
Greennlrh Village; 

Casino 
R.TT O'dara Orb~ 
.Aifeeii f-ooli 
Ifelen ft *i'oi 'Ip 
Xiwen ^iarlo 
Uulli lln'/.cn 
Vnlerlo Dutnont 
Joey Cippo- 

HaTana-Mailrl 
VIecnie Goniez- 
Ilanurl ft Tiuriba 
t.uclia Tteyes 

Itllilil ItalnxH 

AdeMia Varel 
El Caney < 

liirkory -ir'nue* 
-Joe Moi^islA Ore 
P«<[gy .Vkwion 
;t I'.eppevs 

niel AinhasMflbr 
■ lMr]{ hr.Kparre ■f)rc 
neanvbll ft 'J'ova 
Adel.llde .MoITclt 
Hotel Aalor' 
•^au'le' Willlnms f^re 
.VI P.aginshy Ore 
Hotel neliiiont-. 
PlHTa 
«;onnv ICcndls Ore 
l-a-ct-Slflls 



Red Farrlngtnii 
Lyshetb Hughes 
4 Kings 

Hotel fteasfrt 
^Bmukiyn) 
^111 AlcCuiie Ore 
Haiti Comiiioilore 
Red tforvo Oro 
Mildred Bailey 

otel BdlMB 
Blue Barron Oro 
Malsl Bases HnaW 
Charles Bntim Oro . 
Vee Lawnhurst, - 
Hotel. Got. Cllataa 
Eddle'-Lane Oro 
Hotel l.lnroln 
Isham Johes Ore 
Kathleen Lane 

Hotel MeAiala. 
j Messfier Oro 
Jeanne D'Arcy 
Gonzales * Uennen 



1i Shcr'n Fisher Gl"! 
i'":i> re 4 : 
.Ifli'k Love 
C ft N Kay 



llu May Bailey 

Kiel HUlniMre 
M»r»':e J'eMi Ore 

Charlts GoodtJ.an 



■eter New .Torker 

Jimmy Dorsey Ore 
Bob Eberle. 
June Richmond. 
Ross McLeun 
Charles 'Uksiln . 
Robsrts ft. Fsrley 
Alfred Trenkler 
Ronald Roberts 
Bobble Bores 
.May Judels. 
DuRelne Farley .. 
DeLorleS' Zlegleld. 
Erio Walt 
Hotel Park:ceat I 
Jerry Blaine Ore 
Le-^orrbs 
Waltei^ DonaHue 
Geo Brown 
Ann Page : 
Hotel PennsylTaaln 
Beiiny. Goodmaii Or 

■etel I'Iccadlllf 
Jano BSrtal Ore 
■eiel. riasa 
Panchn Orb. 
Paul Draper 

Hotel iteeeeteil 
Orrin Tucker Oro 
Hohnle. Baker. 
Bailey Sis 
Morton Wells 
Hotel Basat.-Claea 
Gerry klorton Ore 
Joe MCNamora 
Dixie Ingram 
Dwight FIske 

Il4>lel ShrKOB 
Ed May.choff < Oro 

Hotel St. Geerf* 

IBroaklyal ' 

Harold Stern Oro 
Hotel St. Ubrlli 
Ralph Gonzales Ore 
Bijll Foniecn. Oro 
Claire Vermbnte 
Fawn ft Jordon 

Hotel St. Hegle 
Emil Coleman Ore. 
C Cndolba'n, Oro 
Vanda Mara 
Marin ft Floria 
Helel Talt 
Geo. Hall Ore 
Dolly Dawn 
■otel Waldorf-' 
Astoria 

T.eo RelRinan Ore 
Xavler Cugal Oro 
Kve Symington 
I'aul Haakon 
Nina Whitney 
Internatlonsl Casino 
Tascha Bunchuli Or 
Cleno Fosdlck' Ore 
VInc'nt Bragalo Ore 
Culgai'y Hros 
Gaudsintlh Broa 
lOildle Alc.Mulleu 
Hobby .May 
C de la Orange 
Arl'liil 

•Maurice & Cranee 
.Taciiuoline Mlgnae 
Einilie . (iregoire. 

Jlmniy Kelly's 
Joe' Capeilo Ore 
Allan Small Ore 
hi^a: Borg 
Kelly Rev 

Kit kal nb 
r.eroy jtalnes ore 
< 'hariotecrs 
Pearl Bainea 
Teddy Itale 

■.arae 
Rd'ille n.ivie Ore 
.roKepli Smith Ore 

Tulle Cillcs'ile 

Gr'ztella. Parr^ga 

la Conga 
B MadriRuera Ore 
I'uii'lcla .c;iliiiot'e 
IjL Mar^ulKO 
Karol, Kane 
.Mul-lel Wel.h 
-Frank t.a Sella 
Silverlone 3 
.Maria l-'nrhes. 
Fr.ink Mcl'arliine 
.Oolores Rogers 
<.*ela r.ee' 
Ann Sluart; 
l .ailre!-ln-ltie- PInea 
frahowoolir^. J.) 
Howard Woods- Ore 

i/e Coq Rnage 
Xltk VoU'^n' Ore 



Geo Sterhey .Ore 
Murray Heynian. 
La Hirato 

Hsrry Horton Ore 
Doris Reed 
Rudolph -ft Xandra 
Wynne Ralpb 
Dolores. 
TIsdale 3 

iMn 41 .B<ldle'e 
T.OU .Martin Oro 
Eddie Davis 
Alfredo -ft 'Dolores 

l« Rnban HIcB 
Hope Emersoa' 
I.otte Lenya 
Elsie Houston 
Jimmy Daniels 
Bowers ft Walter 
iJttte Old New York 
Jack Laurie 
Phoebe, HlghtoWer 
Jack- Palmer ' 
.Mickey Slallory • 
Marie, ^^arlow. 
Blllle^Chesler 
Esther Man In ■ 
-Dolores Wn.tabn 
-Maxle Lengcl 

Marta's 

Angel Pagnn- 
Klcna <:orte:& 
Pllipo 

B Vlllanueva 
NotClu 
Henry Jerome Orb 
Lillian None' 
Helens 
JdcU l^ason 

Old RoomaiilaB 
Michael Welner rc 
Yourly VourlOR 
Helen - Shaw. 
Sammy Morris 
llosalle Koy 
Sndle Banlts 
Ethel Beniiett 
Ada l-jUblna 
Ron'ple De Oampe 

Onyi Clab: 
StuR Smith Oro 

' Psradl 
Bunny. Berlgan ■ Ore 
LIbnel . Raiid Oro 
Barbara Parks 
K ft R Paige 
Johnny Coy . 
Aliih. Carney 
Llberto .ft Owens 
Shannon'.. Dean' 
4 McNallle Sis 

Place' Eleitania 
W Palermo Oro 
Hill Farrell 
Ernest Franz' . 
Vincent DeCosta 
Ilex Gavltte . 

Planta'tloB. Clab 
Ovie -Alston Orb. ' 
T.ee Simmons 
Morton .ft--Mnrgo 
Lawrence; Hl'll;' 
Anderson. Sis 

- iQoecB MatY 

Hal Hope Ore 
Ray Jones ' 
Ann White 
sid Manlsh 
Katherlne Mayfleld 
Wilson I^ng 
(Ineena Terrare, 
(Woodslde. - I. f^) 
Jack Melvlq Orb 



Deauvllle Boys 
Harriet Cross 
nosftlle Hoy 
Phyllis Dare 
Adams ft Nevlns' 
Radio i-raaks' Club 
Frank Besslnger 
Jerry White 
Oracle' .Mol-gan 
(jus WIcke 
Jim'my Burns' 
Fred Dli^hap 
Mammy Jennie 
Joe Gallagher 

.Rainbow 'Grill 

Bert .lock Ore . - : 
-Thcbd're ft Dcnesha 
.MaHyhn ft Michael 

Rulnbow Room 
Eddie LoBarOn Ore 
'Huby -Newman :uic 
Billy Milton ' 
Knye ft i. nidi 
Roumanian' A'lllage 
Charley Swartt Ore 
Ludwig SatZ' 
ifehry Berioan 
l.eo Fuld 
Henrleh Cross 
DolnrlS'Rof^lna 
Gypsy Nina . 

'RoBslaa 

fasna baisko Oro 
.\Yina Kouznetzova 

.Mara. 

Slnda Voella 
Alex BolshakolT 
Eli -Splvaek- 
'.iSachar ■ Morllnoff 

RuBslaB tichata 

Nicholas .Matthey Or 
Michel .MIehon • 
Nadia Snkoloskeya 
-M.i'ruslo Sava. . 
■Simeon Ko.rjiveeit 

Salon Royal - 

Barry . WInton Oro 
J Uoiiilnguez Oro 
Joan Edwa^tis 
.''J.l'ney Nelson 
Hilda Salaziir 
Martha Stephenson 
Stork, ininb . 
nobby Pnrits dro 
.Silo Menendez Ore' 

Versalllee. 
,M Bergere Oro 
Oua .Martel Oro 
Willie ft B. Howard 
Bernlce Parks 

' Village Dara 
Tohnnv Johnson Or. 
Tom Emerson Co 
■liarrv McMahon '- 
Gardner ft Kane 
Cyril .Mnnsfleld 
Kolleglate Kids 

Village Brewery 
F.ou. Carroll Oro 
Jimmy- Audubon .- 
Pat Kllpatrlck 

Whirling Top . 
Geo Morris Oro ,' 
Ramon RIngn 
Stephen Harris 
.Maria Cerny 
Wl*el 
Bob Asen Oro ' 
Joe - Arena , 
.Marlon Putnam 
■ Bob Lee 
Patricia RIlay 
FJola Marine 



Art Buckley 
Al' Wagner 
Dorothy JohnstoB 
Laurene Navell' 
Joe ft Lonett 
Harry Undcn 
Billy Meyers 
.Mystic Vlbra 

ill- 

WilUe Shots 
Nan BlncliNlone 
Luba .Mallna 
Gould -Sis - ' 
Kay LaSalla 
Sid Lang Oro 

Helel lainarrh 
IWalant Rnam) 

Art kas.'iel Oro 
Marlon Holmes 
Billy Lee 
2 Elleens 
Frank Payne- 
Young .& Sioaii 

litel Rre.snort 

Florence -Schubert 
-Beno Laevln' 
Jos PSrlSio 

Hotel Congress 

, ; (Casino) 
N- T a' Rev - 
Drake Hotel. 
(Gold Coaal K< 

Hal Kerhp Oro 
Rosalind MaTCiuls 
Elaine ft .Barrio 
Chas Carrer 
Sunny'' O'Dca 

Graad ! Tetrare 

fjouts Armstrong Or 
May Dlggs 
Penny ft ,Joe 
Sunny- Woods 
Uobby- Coston- 
Julia' Hunter 

'Edgewnter itearb 
Hotel 
(.Marine' Room) 

-Grirr Wlillams.Orc 
Monte Kelly 
Ruddy Moreno 
Nob 3 , ' ■ 



Hotel tmer ileas* 
(Khiulre Room) 

Maurice &~{;ordol)B 
Uall-Uall 
Dorothy King 
Stanley Hickman 
Bernle Cummins Or 
Abbo|t Liii livers. 

Otiel HhermaB 
(t'nilfge IBB) 

NovDile Bros 
Hob Bromley 
Stadler ft Ross . 
Louis Panjco Oro 

, lintel !lie«eiiB 
It'unllBSBiai. Kmimi 

Sterling Young Ore 
Rose Bowl 

ienri Rlckard 
^llcl:ey Dunn 
Pauletle Lal'lerre 
Marcolle Gardner 
Peggy Lee 
To'u Feri'ls 
John Hurst 

Royale - F.rolllcs 
Bels i^rbs 
Dolly ' Kiiy 
Joyte Urus ft Deaii 
M.t rli Fisher Oro 
.■^id ToinaCk . 
Ahlla JacobI 
.ll|Ck Hllllnrd- 
.Illeharda, Adrlene 3 
3 Trojans 
Tli'ree 
hoy Eldrldge Qr's 
(Meo Brown 
(iiadys Palmer 
I'Vod Reed 
Moneiie' itnore 

Vnrht Cliib 
nilly Gray 
.Jerry Bergen . 
.Mildred Fonion 
Krlt^lo Lurl'e. '. 
.Maurle Stein Oro 

604. CInb 
Billy Carr 
.Marlon .Miller 
Tripoli 3 
Mary.. Oi-ant 
Boots Burns. 
Murna. 



Park ft Lane 
Al Jtlcher . 
Congo 

Eddie Deus Ore 
Itblllns .ft Rollins 
Sweety Pis 
ijraves 
.Sally Vine 
Ruddy' Lewis 
Rose Chapman 

Fnmuiis iliior 
Herbert .Marsh Ore 
Allde St .luhn 
llulh Colhurn 
.Norma .. Mitchell 
Walter Colo 
ohnny t;«wthorno 

ilnlei ilnidror'd 
(t'entliouse) 

Frankle AVnrd Oro 
Carmen Ti'udeau. 
.Muriel Page' , ^ . 
.Mcdlsca ft .Michael 
Sherman ft .MeVey 
awrenee Spartan 

ilnt<>l Coilley l^laaa 
(Slieraton Room) 

rwin GJlhcrt pro 
Hotel Copley 'Plasa 
( .Urrry-<io-Huun<l ) 
Jimmy Avalono Or 
Hotel Copley, uare 
VI n Vincent 
>an Sweeney 
lelena Carlson 
Hotel Moorlii 
Bob ilardy Oro 
.lintel Statler 
(Ter i-o RboiB) 
■Nye ..Mayhow pro 



PHILADELPHIA 



LOS AN0ELE8 



Ball 

Charlie Lawrence 
Bruii Flolcher. 

Beverly' VVIIihlfe 
Harry Owens Ore 

IKuwro 
Deoh ' .Tanls 
Joaiiuin Garay 
Potch :'& Deuuvllle 
Prlti:hard ft Lord 
Frank Trombnr Ore 

Cafe de Par 
Max Cochrane pro 
Johnny Elliuit 
Slenicre :! 
Hilton sis 
Linda Grayson 
Cafe Inleranllonal 
Les Hits' Ore 

fe la .Uaxa, 
Ellnne Dahl 
Don '-Roland Oro 
Clover CInb 
Bob Grant Orb 
Ithumba Ore 
eiob Ver lirea 

I Robert Bros 
Carmen Cnrmecta 
Helen Robklns 
Hill Lanliin 
Daryl Harper Oro 

Coroanut- Grove 
Bergen ft McCarthy 
Alec Templeton 
llerbin Kay Oro- 
ilatv ilan 
ParadlHe. Club 
I.eina Ala 
.^'iidna 

Hilda Puaiol..! 
Eddie Bush i 
L'ou Kiiilolm 
Pat OShek 
Dick .Mclnlvre 
Sol IIodI Oi'c 
It f ofo 
.^maoilo ft Lila 
.litiiin'io nodd 
Aiilwa ltn\ft 

l.n conga 
CliliuUo 
'I'ana : 

i-Muiirdo Dnranda 
llhiimba )!il 

II JIoi'enthHl Ore 

IJICe Club 
Jane Jones 



iBckhawk ' - 

Bob Cratby Oic 
AlU'O . .^iarion 
'l,i»v:ihne ft llcnar 
,Jo Andrc'we 

Ches 'I'M ree 

rtarry Rlrhman 
Juil) Starr 
Lou .nrec'se Ore 
'i; ft J Proiiher 
Don - II uNton 
Don Orlando Ore 

Col I ' 
H»nrl '"r rr 
';\is ■\"an' 
Yvelte Rugel 
.Fr.ariirhon ft Fr'ch n 
Eddie While 
Roj^s ' W,\ .*t,Jr 

V.fi nfe- V illon 



..Mildred Jordon 
,Clnb Ala ba m 

Parriel Norri 

Ems Carlen 



Bessie . 
Tiny Meredith 
Lee Keener 
Pant -Kendall 
Helen Warner 

Omar's Done 

r.ee r.cman 
Avonda 
.Ma%'ls Mlms 
Eddy ft 'I'ours 
U Redmonds Oro 
PaclBo ' Sanset Clab 

VIckl Allen 
Rossllliinns 
Agnes Johnson 
Isenny Onrlncr 
Dorothy Rober 
Obico ... 

Pslomar. 
Durnl ft Renee 
.Mislngs 

Muz-/.y .Marcellann 
Hudson Metzger GIs 

3 Debutantes 
'led Flo Itltb Oro 

Purls Ina 
Henry Monet" 
Ken HenrvHon . 
Itaoul ft:(:onchlta 
Danga Var 
J)el HIb ft DeM 
Hobble Drobnan 
Dominic (:olu'inha 
Thnra Mathlcson 
Frank Sortino ,Oro 

Seven Seas 
TJly Gibson 
ilonoiuiu Dancers 
Ka-y Silver 
Somerset House 

4 Park A ve Boys 
DUrrell Alexander 

Topsys- 
i.^'ona nice 
.Viii'u Ilui'nt 
Amines- JolinAon 
.MANlne .Wliigo 
Dan.-i Illlllni-'s 
llviNKCIl Drown 
Tony .^liiin 
.fana Lord 
i'on«tanre Blarkm'n 
l.oi'rrl Inn . Mt'ir.'inl 
'Jan c,;ii-ber Ore 
Trorrt<lpro. 
Garwood Van Oro 
I'.'ini'hilo Ore 
N'h'tor 11n<<0 
.linly Jii nl.s 
Uiil> .Millar Or 



Inez .OaniblB' 
I'a.rl Villani 
.llcrnle Adicr 
.Monle .Vlorrisbn 

. MS Club 
Pcul Roslnl 
Oliidys Crane 
s.u.«tan' Cantu 
ffiorla f'nye 
.1 iloiinert 
.'^Ina lllnaido Ore 

«»»• 's 
Lew King 
ln;,-rld 

rr)oioreA Green 
SMiii.y. rceale 
Hobble Conner 
I.CW King 
.In'ies .''iovitt "Ore 
Colleen ^ 



Anchoraga. 

T.ee Lament 
La Cardo' 
Eleanor Bowers 
Johnny Graff ore 

Arradia iBfll 
Johnny Long Oro 
Jean Shaiw- 
Mactln ft Altler 
Jacic - EdmondsuQ 
Roberts Circus 
Daisy, Wonderhorsa 
La Tiefo 
Kmar 

Don RIccardo Oro 

Belief ae-Stra(rord 
. (Pta Bet; Roam) 
tisyer Davis Ore 

(Rurgniidy R6<lim) 
Frank JUelo. Ore 
Bea Pranklin Hotel 
. (Georgian Roam)' 
Leo-. SSoUo 'Ore 
'Beany the Rttai'a 
Deloyd McKay 
Harry Dobba Ore- 
Wally Wonger Girls 
Ann'- Lester 
Ondra 

Mile Giggle ft A 
Louie Williams 
Jlnimy Blake 
<31|ir Conrad 
redsrwood Ina 
(Malaga; N. J.) 
Clarence Mich Ore 
Frankle 'T.a' Bee 
Bernlce Gee 
Jack Curtis 
Belle Rochelle 
'. Club IB 
Dick Thomas 
Jerry Delmar Ore 
Marie Little' 
Marian Bennett 
Kainelte 
Blllle France 

Ciab Parakeet 
Cleon Barr 
Sunny Groser 

Al Wtlaon 

Maine l^onard 

Emma Stouck 

Fran Cnswell 

Bill Thornton Ore 
Embassy ,Vlab 

Barbara jnhnsnn 

Dorothy Morgan 

Joan Andrews - 

May Joyce 

Wynn Palernon 

Virginia I>anKdon 

Helen Kenlon 

Bert Clemoux 

Cordova Sis 

Pedro Blanco Orb 

Cliff Hall 

Evergreen Casino 

Jack Rich 
Kay Kliig 
(.'orday ft Trluno- 
Moya EngelH 
Kathleen .May 
Artlsllc Ftollors 
Henry.. .May. Oro- 
l.l'i.'l I.UI'liBl 

Babette 

Daisy T.i.lk'hiun 
llulh .Marl In 
Kay Lnvcry 
■Irene Kay . 
*;Wlne Kl'i^e Ore- 
Uubblcs SheMiy . 

iinllywi I Cafe ' 
Oraoe O'jlara 
Uiiiy Hays oro 
.Marronii ft,.Gailo 
Jack Steck 
Ambas.'uLdors Line 

lintel Adelphia 
(t.'afe 'Margoery). 

Bob Itoltner 
.loe FrH.teiin Ore 
Pierce 'ft llrtrri 
Serge Flash 
.VemI Sis 

Itoncinary D'eerlng- 
Don Angeiinu- Orb 
ti Danwilts 

lambs rsverB 
Larry Meli. OVo 
l.lltle Rathskeller- 
Jack Orlltin Oi: 
Jolinny- ft Oeor 
..Nancy Lee 



Harr.T'e, N. 
lahsrcl 

r-hss Kngies. Ore - 
jack Irving 



rc 



f.lnda- Keens 
Buddy Welcome 

tt'afe Rouge) 

S Cavlcehlo Ore 

niel WestmlBHt 
(Hliie Koom) 

Dick Stutz. Oro 
Honey .Murray 
Hose Holland 
Tom llnidy 
Leo ft Itjta 

l^yiiggl'e 

ciilek W'ebb Ore 
Ella Fit'/.Kei'alO . 
Nnrmundle ; Itnllr'i 
. iinivience Welk Oro 
'.lerry llurke 
waiter loom 
Klrby . roolis 
Seville 
-Don lllco. pro 

Sontlilund 
r.nwronce Weik.Or 
. jorry Biirhe' 
Walter niborn 
Klrby Brooks 

Stesben's 
Jack Fisher Oro' 
-Janet Carol 
l^liadvvlcks 3 
Kane Bro's. 
Finney ft Rogers 
Marie King ' 

Van 

Tremont i'laxa 
Gene NIckersoD Or 



PITTSBURGH 



Ruby '.Bennett. 
Selma .Hallnian. 
Lorraine 
Ruby Horn 
Marty Uohn 

PalamlM'e 
Bobby' .Morro :Ore 
Eddie Thomas 
Leo'Uartel.' .. 
4 Bombshells' 
Mildred Ollsnii 
i'atch ft Patches 
Paul .I>o'e-. ' 

Stama's Cafa 
Babette 
Hdrr Sis 

La.Costa ft: Lollta 
Vic Eartson ' 
Pat Crantord . 
Jack ft Johnny, 
Irving- Uraslbvv 
Silver Lake Ina 
(CI'Bieatoa) . 
Illll llnney Ore 
Leonards 
Huthania ft Mnle'm 
Kahn ft DO Pinto 

iiU Club 
Hollywood Cllrls 
Pearl Alexander 
laabolle Ray 
Eleanor Sterling 
Ginger. Sherry ' 
'.Myrna Deane 
Chick. Finis Orb 
Partlsli ' C'ata 
Happy Jack.' 
.s'wlngsters Ore 
.\rlene 'lluttcuste- 
GeOl;ge Cra ft ' 
Baby Lewis 
UutklB'B MaiBsbellst 

CanDeld .Smith 
0» Mayos 
J'''oster''ft Deane 
Eleanor .l^ne 
Victor Nelson Ore 
"rank PontI 

tl CInb 
Catherine IToyt 
Mlinl Rollins 
Elaine MortIn 
.terry - Rran'don 
Music Weavers 
20lh CcalaVr 
T.oii 'Lbngo -pro 
Harold Bbswick 
Wulinn Roof 
Henny Yoilngninn 
Jeno Dpniith.Urc 
Vincent Itiz^io Oro 
Paul Nert Oro 
Steve Evans, 
rieadlngor 2 
■Sydeil ft Spotty 
J ft B Vernon 
lluth Petty 
.Mariora 
Agnes Tolle 
Weber's llnf Hrae 

ICanideHi 
l.niils Chaliiin Ore 
Itay .Miller 
T & J .<h'irnirin'rnei 
.lolin (;ln'liiigi'e Cu 
.\lclva Sis 
I'lorro Sl.s 
Ella Itadfor 
Ceo Wallace 
■lack ..Moss 
.^.'onpie Zinile 
Ini'l Instrument.al I 
Sill f;iililen' 
Kldor.'idlnns 
Use Hurt 

Cbnagl Club 
Doe Myd.br 'Ore ' 
■ lobby Evans' 
Pabllne Bryant 
I.eltoy McCoy 
:i Brown J.af-ke 
Lillian Young 
•Navels 

Jennie Dancer 

.. Viking Cafe 
Frank Mdrtha 
Miller A .Millard 

-I'^lcanor Lnndy 

' HotHy-' Main 
i'ui(Ky O'Neill 
Frankle Springman- 
IllUy Callahan 
I'hiok . Henilerabn 
i»i»o. Lain- OrC; 
Vnrktnnno Tavern 
Frank llarrigan 

> Frahk Stuab Ore 



lit Green's 

Lelghtun Noble Ore 
Edith Caldwoll 
Chick Floyd 
Johnny McAfee 



Rain 

llntei Roosevelt 

Buddy Russell 3 
Hotel Srhealry 
Howdy llaurti Orb 
Freda Lo-/.ler 
Buzz Aston . 
Hotel Webster Hall 
.Major Olnies Oro 
Helen Martin 
Johnny Duffy 
Hotel William Penn 

(Grill) 
Lawrence Welk Ore 
Lois Best • : ' 
Klrby Brooks. 
Walter Blooin 
'(Contlnenlal-Bar) 
3- Guardsman 

Italian Gardeas 
Etzl Covato Oro ' 
Carmen 

Glenii Harding 
Wayne ft. Roberta 

Now PeoB 
.Toe Haytnes Oco 
Honey Burns 



.foe -Rogers 

Bert I.aytun Rev 
Nixon Cafe 

Fran Elchler Ore 
: IJob Carter ' 

li Itevclettes 

2 Georges 

.loan ft Hetty Lee 

lloas Irwin 
Aiigelo Dl Pniina 

Nut -ciub 
Bill Hector 
I>n/rvdlll8 
Al Gauit 

Pines 
-Brad Hunt Or 
Uuy ft Marls 

Plaza Cafe 
Jimmy Peyton Ore 
Adele Curtiss' 
Silver Cyclones 
cliKiulla 
Jeo Thonias- 

Slinw Boat 
Al Marsico' bra 
ChlcUle ft Rosa 
Herb Harrison 
Chick Kemble. 
Hetty Jerome 
Wayne Vargnsna 
Wllmn Douglas 
S Palmer Cli'le' 

lyindinlll 
f>enny Hnhn Oro 
Jack Peek Il.e\ue. 



sETEorr 



Book-Cadlllae Hotel 
(Book Casino) 

johnny Hamp Oro 
Crawtbr ft Cuskey 
Jane Whitney 
-John : CaiiipUoll 

(.Motor '■ Bar) 

Peter Kent Oro 
Cbniile Gates - 

Commodore Clab 

Ciirroii- ft- Gorm'an ' - 
Sammy Dibert orb 
Madelyn Itaker 
Don Ardeh 
CoininbdorabteB 'i 

ciub :s 

brlenta 
Betty Coeds 4 
r.enora Itlccb 
Josephine Campbell 
.Charlan- ft Ardyili 
Frank Hiipp Oro 
troll A. C. 
Bob Chester Oro 
Jackie Fisher 
Pat .S'nsca 
Amy Curvall 
- Hotel Stkllcr. 

(Terrace Noom) 
jack Marsliard Ore 
Vaughan- .Munro'e. 
Jeanne ft-'iowor 
Jack Berry 

Nort liBood Ilia 
Ray Cariin Ore' 
La Rue Parker 
.Monty , Wysoiig 
Jiinmle ParrlKh 



Eddie: Noll 
Mnrlnn No|an 
Bertruy Sfs 
' Povvataa. 

Sunt Show 
Johnny Howard 
:i Orchids 
De , Bold I . 
Warren ft Rbdl 
4 Debutantes. 
Music' Masters Ore 

Plantatlea 
Bill' Walker 
Edith Wilson 
Swan & Lee 
Phil JnckKon 
Lula Mayo 
Gladys 

Cecll .Lee Ore 
. Saks 

7.es Bgelier Ore 
ViHcountS'.3. 
Ramon ft Florl.ha 
Arlene. Whitney 
Joan Hope 

TenrFortjr Clak 
Natalie ft Howard 
Adorables il!) 
Pinky 'I'raey 
Barbara Mnye 
Jimmy Nolan 
.Boris Romanoff :' 
Coyle .McKay Ore 
Webster Hall 
- (t'orklall 4irlll>' 
Art Mooney Ore 
Charles Auld 
A I .Vally 
Hill Bnird 
i-'rancea Wilier 
Betty s'tevensun 



BOSTON 



rowo Berby 

Jl to McHalo Ore 
Sciitt Douglas 
Itose -Itnyner 
Mary f Job ft 9 
l.y nne Borne 
"Wnlvel'Tronah'ti'tr — - 
Sylvia Th.brnpson 
f'lub .Mnyfalr- 
Lewis Bonlik pre ' 



Dawn ft Darrow 
Dick ft Dot Junes 
.Myaiirs J 
Frank Hall 
4 -Kings 



r04w>anul Grove 

BMIv - Loycz. Ore 
Hlllv Payne. 
Clia's Muzuno Co fi' 



Ihnn's New Setdji 

Lott Irwi is readjusting his New 
■yorlc offlce i;i the two weeks, he's 
staying east. Hollywood agent came 
on. ith Jimmy Ritz- for latter'9 
marriage to Ru,th Hilliard, fllm play-, 
erj ' tomorrow (Thursday) In New 
York. Irwin is taking smaller tiuar- 
tei-s, but not closing upi Larry Puck 
continues as N. Y., rep. 
:. Dwindling qt radio on the Coast 
maji shift Benjamin David east in 
charge of thie radio division for 
Irwi' 



AH Pearce't Vaude 

Al .Pcarce's .Gang,, who appear on 
his weeltly (CBS, .Tuesdays) radi. 
prdglraro Wr Fortt Dealers, have be'chi 
Ijooked - into the. Earle, Washingtoii, 
b. Cii week of April 29. 

Nejtf week, oijcni.ng Friday. 05), 
Pcarce plays the Shubcrl, Cinci I' 



, LEWIS CIRCUS AS AN ACT 

ctrolt, April 12. 
Lewis Bros, circus is' current oil 
stage of Colonial theatre licrc; ith 
raft'bf mohl: i'lion.s, dogs, wiis 
and a four-ton ielcphant. 



THfce ■ peYTdrmanccs .•rt;c-d-d"eTf 
dt ■ . . plus a daily free outdoor cx- 
hi itibn. 



48 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wednesday^ April 13, 1938 



Peac6 in TMAT Ranks; Vroom Stays, 
But Plenty of Problems to Solve 



Peace has ostensibly been re- 
stored within the Theatrical ah- 
agers, Agents arid Treasurers union 
after dissension that threatened the 
brgani tion. Officials now declare 
that 'everything is hunky dory/ 
Rapid developrfient of TMAT within 
a two-month period, as compared to 
Its latent existence for eight or nine 
years, was stated to have resulted in 
sharp differences of opi ion within 
the organization. Indications are 
that condition still exists, but it is 
hoped to iron out the union's prob- 
lems gradually. 

After the weekly board meeting 
last Friday (8), TMAT was stated 
to have quieted the internal disturb- 
ance of earlier in the week. Lode- 
Wick Vrooin, president, did not re- 
sign and he appeared mollified over 
the. board's earlier action, which was 
claimed to have breached his con- 
tract as exiecutive-director. 

Emergency Fast 

Directors, are now in control.. It 
was explained that Vroom was given 
plenary power during a; time of 
emergency, _ which ended when the 
basic agreement- was signed. Ap- 
parently he accepted the viewpoint 
that the union must effect unity in 
order to ; progress. Dispute over, in- 
clusion. of some points in. League of 
N. Y. "Theatres agreement was set 
aside with Cie' argument that noth- 
ing could be done about it. at this 
time.. 

TMAT feces a number- of prob- 
lems, not the least of which is the 
presence of deadwopd in -the ranks. 
Estimated that as high, as 60% are 
rated as having" questionablp qualifl- 
catiohs for jobs. "Those who work 
inore or less regularly are wonder 
ing if and when the time will come 
that they will be assessed to take 
care of the ineligibles or incom- 
petents. There is also talk of a weed- 
ing-6ut process, though nothing is 
definite along that line. Figured, 
however, that there are not enough 
jobs in sight for the 800-6dd mem- 
bership. 

Reported that some members favor 
boosting , the ante and making "the 
cost of joining "TMAT prohibitive, 
but does' not include out-of-town 
groups who may join lor $56 as. 
against $l.l?_in New York^Cooler 
heads say that is plenty. Known 
that the admissions ' committee 
fine-combine the. qualifications of 
those waiting to join. Also reported 
that only six were admitted out of 
around 99 . names on the list; 
.Tlflitening Up 
Another way of tightening up 
among even those in the union is 
intimat . "That would call for men 
who cannot prove three years' -ex-- 
.- perience being ousted.' That par- 
ticularly applies to company and 
house managers. BoxoRice people 
are not so much , concerned and even 
less so are the press agents. Some 
treasurers and managers belong to 
both those groups, -which has pro- 
vided soine sort of problem, though 
all claim they have qualified -for 
both. 

There were fireworks during a 
meeting of the managers' group 
called to elect oilicers. Hal Olver, 
one of the TMAT organizers, began 
a speech which he never completed, 
He entered -into personalities with 
such violent wordage that a point of 
ordier- was called. Olver's plaint was 
principally over the action of the 
board when Vroom's status was 
argued; Speaker warned the meet- 
ing tha| the union might be dis 
rupted. lQufheiopk the air -when told 
the members did. not cai-e to listen. 
Specific purpose of the meeting was 
to name a chairman. Howard 
Schnebbe was elected, with Tom 
Bodkin, vice-chairman, and Jerry 
Flynn, secretary. 

Printed, copies of the basic agree- 
mieint between this league and TMAT 
are being distributed for individual 
producer signatures. In the mean- 
time contracts of those having jobs 
are being signed in triplicate, one 
copy being retained by the signer, 
one .filed with the union, and the 
third retained by the producer. 



Catholic Actors Guild 
Dinner for George M 

Catholic Actors Guild will toss a 
testimonial dinner, for George M. 
Cohan at the Astoi- hotel, N. Y., 
April. 24. Affair is beitig handled by 
Hhe— guild— officers,— headed— tp—jaan 



EQUITY Slfltt NIXING 
DUNNING SUNDAY BID 



Attempts of Philip Dunning to se- 
cure a revised ruling from' Actors 
Equity Assn. for Sunday perform- 
ances of his production of -School- 
house On tlie Lot.'^^at the Ritz, N. 
Y., have so far been unavailing. Sec- 
ond Sabbath performance' (10), was 
to better attendance than the first, 
but added Costs are figured too heavy 
a handicap to continue the policy irir 
definitely on the present terms. 
Equity's ruling calls for double pay 
for Sunday performances. ^ 

Manager proposed to- present mati- 
nee and; night performances and 
contended that an extra one-eighth 
salary should apply foi' one perform- 
ance. ' But Equity replie.d that 
double pay applied to both, meanr 
ing one-fourth additional .week's saK 
ary, 'Schoolhouse' inay switch to 
the Sabbath matinee, but not next 
Sunday, because of Easter. . 

Stagehands indicated a wiilingnqps 
to reduce the extra pay. for Sundays; 
provided that Equity makers the same 
concessions. Deckhands union does 
hot ;exact additional coin for such 
perforniances in vaudefUm and other 
theatres, but followed Equity's lead 
In regards to legit hoi>ses. 



MILLER OUT AS 
COAST FTP 
CHIEF 



Current Road Shows 



San 



eek of April 11 

'A Private Enterprl.se,' 
house, Wilmington (16). 

'Brother Itai,' Harina> 
land, 

•Ethan Fromel ( 
den), Cass, Detroit. 

'Golden Boy,' Curran, 
Francisco. 

'I Married An Angel,' 
bert, New Haven (14-16).. 

•Mnlatto,' Werba, Brooklyn." 

'Room Service,' .Selwyn, Chi- 
cago. 

'Star Wagon,' 

'Women,' Nati 
ton, D, C. 
. 'Yes, My Darlln 
(Florence Reed), 
burgh. 

'You Can't Take It ith You/ 

Geary, San iFiancisco. 



Non-Paid Equity Prez Idea Seems 
Set; Probably No Opposi^ Met 



Hollywood, April 12, 
J. Howard Miller,, regional direc- 
tor of the Federal Theatre Project, 
has been eased out after having been 
kicked upstairs and Is now acting 
as business manager to Max Rcih- 
hardt. Miller, with ho previous ex- . 
perience in show biz, was a' bone of 
contention for months and after an 
inyesigaiion th^ Los - Angeles County 
'Dempcratic Committee urged that 
he be relieved of his. duties. 

Committee's report was ignored 
and several who had testified, among 
them 'William J. Perlman, the play- 
wright, were fired. Since that time 
Miller was nioved on to 'Washington 
until the storm blew over, and then 
released. Perlman has l3een in the 
County hospital for several months. 
FTP officials are reported consider- 
ing reopening his case and putting 
him on some writers' project as soon 
as' he is well enough to go to work. 

FTP is currently under Colonel 
Connelly, who recently had to take 
some raps himself for banning, 
-Stevedore' and 'Judgment. Day.' 



Ethel Barrymore Pays 
On $4,000 Equity Chim; 
Purse Rohbed Ebickstage 

Ethel Barrymore w"! pay oft. the 
cast of her late 'An Amazing Career' 
at the rate bit $100 -weekly, accord-- 
ing to agreement reached at Equity 
this week. Actress owed $7,000 in 
unpaid salaries -when the - touring 
show folded. Figure has sin(>e been 
reduced to $4,000 via parti pay- 
ment, although none has been made 
for the past three, years. 

Actress was nicked for still more 
cash recently when, her puifise was 
rifled of $100 and a $500 bank draft 
backstage at the Hudson theatre, 
N. Y., where she is appearing in 
'Whiteoaks.' 

Miss Barrymore has to post a $1,000 
bpnd against loss to bank when a 
stop payment was requested on the 
draft. Explained that even though 
the endorsement may be forged by 
the thief, an innocent third party 
might be Involved, hence the pro- 
tective- measure.. Miss Barrymore 
had requested, that wrheh on the road 
part of her salary be paid in check 
form. That was the reason for large 
draft ' " 



SAN CARLO mu 
SET IN CENTER, N. Y. 



Center theatre, . Y., 

dark tnost of the ti ince ' ir- 
ginia' folded last relights 
May 6 for ai 10-day engagernent of 
the Sian Carlo Opera Co. Troupe has 
principally, been a road presentation.. 
Date is in. the. nature of an .,experi- 
ment,. as the Rockefellers-have been 
queried why popular priced opera 
is not presented at the Center, Pop 
grand opera has been operating un- 
der Alfredo Salmaggi at the Hippo- 
drome, N,. Y., oh Saturdays during 
the season. - 

Fact that , etropolitan has 
dropped its spring program of pop 
opera furthered the idea to book in 
the San Carlo troupe, operated by 
Fortune Gallo. When Radio City 
was rising, it was plannied to move, 
the et 'there, but the opera moguls 
finally decided to stick to the old 
stand.- 

Center has been used for miscel- 
laneous presentations, including the 
Mask and Wig show. Dance Inter- 
nationale and a number of amateur 
offerings. 



NO 

AT INVASION' 
BYWPA 



JOHNNIE WALKER SUES 
LEGIT ANGEL FOR 16^ 



Johnnie Walker former motion pic- 
ture actor, filed suit In N. Y. supreme 
court yesterday (Tuesday) to recover 
$16,600 from J. Louis Reynolds, said 
to be connected with the tobacco 
family, for breaching an agreement 
to. angel a show Walker was inter- 
ested in'. According to Alfi;ed Krell 
berg, plaintiff's attorney, Reynolds 
agreed to back a stage play titled' 
'This Pretty -World- in which Wa^l^er 
and Reynolds* wife, Helen Fortesque 
Reynolds were, to appear as stars. 

The show, for some reason, not ex 
plained, never reached, the boards, 
although it was in rehearsal for three 
weeks. 



Boys Are Stepping Out 

Woollcott, Atkinson Rebuke Mrs. F.D.R. — She 'Never 
Intended' Being a Critic Anyway 



Healy, hoadciuartijred at the hotel, 

Gene Buck, vice-president of the 
guild, is chaii-man. 



ington, April 12. 
Chjlls and intligestion were ad- 
vanced last week as possible rea- 
sons why Mrs. Roosevelt did not en- 
joy 'Our Town,' at the MoroscOj 
N. Y. 

Hearing that the First Lady had 
bebn. 'depressed' by the play, Alex- 
ander WooUcott, dramatic critic and 
writer,- suggested a 'bad dinner' 
might have been responsible for her 
reactions. Mrs. Roosevelt meekly 
confessed that Woollcott might have 
been right, when he wrote to her, 
"more in sorrow than in anger," re 
bilking her for her criticism of the 
Broadway hit. Further, apologized 
that she had not been able to hear 
the lines vei-y well,- and that she 
nearly froze aU during the show... 

■'I never intended to; be a dra- 
matic critic, anyway,' Mrs. F. D. R. 
^said-(-sadlyv-^ust-as-4i -laywoman, 1 
was saying, as an uneducated per- 
son, what 1. thought about different 
plays,' 



First Lady enjoyed 'Shadow .and 
Substance' and 'Oh Borrowed Time, 
however, and patted Frank Craven 
on the back for his 'remarkable 
Greek shows' in 'Our Town.' 



Mrs. Roosevelt was also taken to 
task recently by Brooks Atkinson,- in 
his Sunday drama column in the 
N. Y. Times. Critip was apparently 
burned at the First 'Lady's implied 
criticism of him for panning 'Save 
Me the Waltz,' which closed after a 
week; Mrs. Roosevelt didn't refer 
to Atkinson by name, but in her 
'My Day"^ column in the N. Y. World 
Telegram spoke bt 'certain critics. 
She stated she enjoyed the show, but 
It was generally panned. 

Observers were surprised at the 
bitterness- evident in the Atkinson 



only occasion within memory in 
which the critic had displayed h 
personal feelings In print. 



Board of dir tors, of the League 
of N. Y, Theatres made, no protest 
as a group over the WPA theatre 
project using the St James theatre, 
N. Yi House soon relights, with a 
relief ishow,' rojan Incident.' How- 
ever, the managers are opposed to 
the idea of 'WPA encroaching on the 
Times Square theatre zone, and'hmt 
possible retaliatory measures. 

'WPA people ■ stfite they have rcr 
ceived no ' direct complaint either 
verbally or written and add there, is 
no intention of using the. 44th street 
house indefinitely. Explained that 
the league decided not to make for- 
mal objection because It WPA 
should thereafter -fail to use the St. 
.Tames, the lessee, Boris Said, would 
have grounds for a damage suit 
Same, goes for any individual coni- 
piaining. 

Claim that when, the gentlemen's 
agreement dated two seasons ago. 
was made, the managers said they 
ivould not consider it objectionable 
if WPA used one house in the the- 
atre district proper.' Deadlines oth- 
erwise were set as 53 rd street on the 
north and 39th street on the south. 
Files of the league show no such 
stipulation. At that time the relief 
outfit was using the Manhattan (for- 
merly Hamrherstein's), directly on 
Broadway. Exceptions were the 
Biltmore and later the 49th street, 
neither tlien in condition for regu- 
lar presentation. 

Apparently the latter two spots 
are regarded as precedent so far as 
the stajgehands are concerned. Union 
had virtually prevented inroads into 
the show zone, by ruling that the 
regular wage scale be applied. Un- 
der the! regulations the WPA was 
not permitted to pay more than the 
security wage which kept it put of 
the theatrie zone. Latter will re- 
ceive such pay with the assent of 
the union, but if WPA goes into 
more houses in the zone the original 
rule may be applied. 



It appears definite- that the next 
president of Equity will hold the 
office on a- non-salary basis. Arthur' 
Byron, . the regular nominee, and 
Bert Lytell, running mate (first vice- 
president), accepted the committ 
proffer with that understanding. 

There is a possibility, however, 
that the council will decide that the 
presidency will be a paid position, 
it has the power to. rule oh salaries,' 
which are not touched upon by t|-ic 
association's constitution or by-laws. 

.Understood that Byron. prefers the 
non-pay idea,- since he would then 
not feel bound to devote all his tirhs 
to the of flee, particularly, if inclined 
to accept Hollywood bids, In the 
event of his absence ' from the city, 
Paul Dullzell would be in charge as 
executive-secretary, and treasurer. 
Byron -anq.jf'y.tell ai'e slated for the 
twp-ycar.» terms left vacant by the 
withdrawal of Frank Gillmore and 
the death of -Osgood Perkins, who 
were elected for three-year terms at 
the last annual election. 

Burgess Meredith, acting .presi- 
dent, left town to tOiir in 'The Star 
Wagon' and the future of his '10- 
point plan' is in doubt. He ex- 
pressed the hope that- the associa- 
tion's affairs wo.uld be handled with- 
out further strife. Feeling ot the 
rhilitant faction is that the reforms 
made during the last four years be 
consolidated. "There is ' little doubt 
that those who opposed the admi - 
istratioiiZh.aye_quie ted_dojKn,_ hnyjjxg_: : 
gotten - a clearer view of Equity's 
■workings. As yet there is ho indi- 
cation - of an- opposition ticket and 
none of the council nominees is defi- 
nitely identified as factional. 

Byrph is said to be financially well 
fixed as. the result of . many seasons 
as a Broadway leading man and ' 
from an inheritance from his father,' 
the late Oliver Dowd Byron. Latter 
is credited with earning a fortune on 
the road, touring in. such plays! as 
'The Plunger' and 'Across the Con- 
tinent/ Nominee was quite^ activ 
in Equity until about three years 
ago, when he joined the; picture 
polony oh the Coast. 

Those in the militant faction de- 
dared that Byron's' reoent state- 
ment of policy -was quite- satisfac- 
tory to that group. Indicated that 
no steps will be taken to put In a 
separate ticket unless councilMrs on'' ' 
the ticket took a different position 
from Byron's. 

In certain conservative quarters It 
was thought unlikely that the mili- 
tants would risk defeat by enteri 
a ticket. Expliained that the recent 
nominating committee election was a 
discouraging blow to the faction. 



Sam Jaflfe to Play Shylock 
In Penn State's 'Merchant' 

ittsburgh, April 12. 

Elaborate production of 'Merchant 
of 'Venice" being planned by P6nn- 
State College late In June, with Sam 
Jaffee, now in 'A Doll's House,' en- 
gaged as Shylock. He'll be supported 
by an all-student cast It's the first 
time penn State Players, undergrad- 
uate 'dramatic organization, has gone 
outside for talent 

Drama, conference scheduled on 



Chi Ban on WPA's Tog' 
KO'd m Time for Preem; 
Race Prejudice Scored 



Chicago. April 12. 
For a day last week it appeared 
that the Federal Theatre Project 
here -would not be permitted to open 
iU 'Big 'White Fog," play by the 
Negro unit-, at the Great Northern. 
This was due to turndown of play 
for public showing by Lieut. Harry 
Costello, ot the Chicago Censor 
Board,, when he caught the show at 
the dress rehearsal Tuesday night 
(5). Lieut.. Costello based his ob- 
jections to the play on its theme of 
racial prejudice between whites and 
blacks. 

However, on Wednesday (G> the 
censor board chief, after appeals by 
FTP aides here, recoiisi red his ob- 
jections and gave a tentative okay, 
permitting it. to open on schedule 
Thursday (7). 

He stated, however, that this was 
.strictly a teri'ative permit and that 
the per it might be withdrawn at 
any time should circumstances arise 
which would rhake the show objec- 
tionable for public showing. 



column. — It was-ilhought— to-be- the^ -oampus-in-two-weeks'turTcprcse 



ativcs of hijjh school dramatic groups 
all over, the state, with Alexander 
kirkland as chief speaker. 



Hub's Holland Fete 

Boston, April 12. 
"To celebrate his long and success- 
ful convalescence from an accident 
more than a year ago, friend^ of 
George Holland, difiina critic of Ihfc 
Boston Evening American, will 
throw a 'Friendship Dinner' for hin-i 
at the C opley Plaza, May 24. 
-^JtfscplrH. Bre")'mjrn7T:xecutive-scc— 
retary of Allied Theatres ot M?* 
•sachusetts. Is general chairman of 
the committee. 



Wednesdaji April 13, 1938 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



49 



Committee Alters Tax Bill, Ends 
Full Rap on Lower Pnce Tickets 



Several changes affecting the tax 
on theatre ticlcets have been written 
,'into the revenue bill now-' before 
Congress.. One of these move's wipes 
out the collection .of a full tax on 
tickets sold at less than the estab- 
lished price. 

Although the Senate ways and 
ineans committee had previously 
turned down an: appeal of the Birciad-' 
way showmen to remove the admis- 
sions . tax. Sefnator Pat Harrison' is 
credited with the. re vision at the in-, 
stance of William A; Brady.' Pro- 
ducer had sought to effect a number 
of changes in the revenue law apply- 
ing to admissions. 

Showmen had asked the rediicti'oh. 
or removal on thie plea that , the tax 
was stiiaing business in the theatre. 
Particularly the ruling that reduced- 
price tickets must be. taxed at the 
established price was regarded as in- 
coiuitable. However, the Treasury 
Department has always insisted on a 
strict application of .the- law. 

If tickets are printed with the price 
of $3.30, the box office is required to 
pay the collector 3pc on each,, even 
if the tickets are sold at a. reduced 
rate. Frequently prices are' chopped 
at the theatre, btit' trie patron must 
pay 10-% on the full rate, so that the 
government collects more Vhan the 
percentage set forth in the act 
-Foi^ckets~s61d-at-catT'"ates,^STt^ 
Leblaiig's agency, the variance is dis- 
tinctly at the disadvantaB(e of the 
customer.. There is. no such thing 
as a half-priced ticket, because a 
$3.30 sold by the agency calls for a 
price-of $1.80 ($1.50 plus 30c), Which 
actually means a tax of 20%. For- 
merly cut-rate tickets were sold at 
$1.65, which Included 10% by the 
actual selling price, but the govern- 
ment stepped in and demanded the 
established price nick. 

Under the revised law the cut- 
rate agency which receives allot- 
ments of tickets at $1.25 plus "the tax 
at that figure (or $1.38), will, sell 
to the public at $l.iB5, which was 
the former selling rate. It includes 
the tax on the 25c charge made by 
.the agency. Business in cut rates 
has been dropping for the past sey- 
eiral- seasons,- and it is believed'that 
the additional tax was a factor. 

Understood there is a chance of 
further changes in the act removing 
the 5()% tax applied to money paid 
theatres- by premium agencies in ex- 
cess of the established price. It is 
this kink in the law that has caused 
much grief to- box-office men and 
some managers, the stipulation stay- 
ing in the act when the same per- 
cfentage was. yanked, .<;q far as agen- 
cies are concerned. Claimed that the 
same ticket lobby responsible for the 
provision could probably have it 
written but. 



Lambs Fete April 23 

liambs club will stage Its annual 
spring Gambol and dinner dance af 
the Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y., April 23, 
with Frank Mclntyre as honorary 
CoUie, Acting with him will be 
Walteir Qreaza,. Arthur Fiersoti. ^nd 
Ralph Riggs, 

Stage director -6f the show is Ed- 
ward Clark Lilley. 



Fiw 10% Point 
% Alien s Suit 
Vs. Fannie Brice 



REORG DEFEAT KILLS 
FJ).R.'S CULTURE PLAN 



Defeat of -the Rfeorganization bill 
Jn -.Congress last- week abruptly 
ended a plan which 'lad been quietly 
discussed among the Presidenl'.s ad- 
visers to set up a bureau of euUural 
activities to ' promote legit, music, 
dance and other theatrical arts. , This 
bureau Would -have come under the 
Department of Pub!ie Welfare, new 
cabinet post called for: as a part of 
the Reorganization bill. Numerous 
other bdreau would ha\ ; been, un- 
der the jurisdiction of this officer, 
such as the health department from 
the.. Treasury, Indian bureau from 
the Intericr, and Children's bureau 
from Labor. 

Theatrical- aspect of the plan re- 
ceived no. publicity and -was di.<;- 
cussed only among insiders. It 
would have accomplished the aims 
sought in the Coffee-Pepper bill and 
thus obviated any rca.son.for pa.«age' 
of that measure.: 



Having earned ,$340,000 during the 
1933-34 run of the Shuberts' 'Zieg- 
feld Follies' s musical, Edgar 
Allen lost ission 
claiim against iie Brice on a 
technicality, apparently well primed 
by her attorney,' Julian T. Abeles 
and trial counsel, Charles Eno. It 
was: because Allen didh't . have - an 
:ageii t's" license. Mfss^BHee" blurted^ 
this out on the witness stand, and 
it ^yon' for her a dismissal of . the 
complaint. 

For. the trade, apart from the wide 
t>ublicity this suit received because 
of the 'element that Billy Rose was 
present in coiirt to testify for his 
estranged comedienna-wife, etc., it 
brings -up the . same old legal point 
Whether an agent's license is neces- 
sary or not." It's teen established 
that where. the securing of employ- 
ment is . incidental to management 
duties, an agent doesn't need a 11- 
.cense. But in this case Allen rested 
his suit solely on the tact that, while 
associated with the late Ed Davidow, 
he got iss Brice her booking in the 
show., , 

It was brought out that the Shu- 
berts (then . operating throu.'jh Se- 
lect Theatres Corp.) wanted Marilyp 
Miller for the 'Ziesfeld Follies.' but 
Allen sold them Miss Brice. as com- 
edy star in the first and subsequently 
the revised edition. She was /guar- 
anteed $2,500. a \ycek-'against 8% of 
the press. 

William Klein and Milton R: Wein- 
berger, both Shubert attorneys, fig- 
ured unoffl.ciolly as legal a.'isociates 
with Bernard Sandler, attorney for 
Allen: .Why the Shubert attorneys 
■should be aligned against i.ss Brice 
she couldn't understand at the time 
of the trial, although .Klein averred 
he was just 'interested.' However, 
he did spend a. day 'in court, hud-, 
dling with Sandler. "The late Mr. 
Davidow, of course. Is a Shubert 
brother-in-law. 

Miss Brice returned to Hollywood 
and Metro promptly after the trial. 
She was picked, im on the Metro- 
Maxwell program from the east. 



Mustang Strawhat 

San Antonio, April' 12, 
'A .Summer Theatre for the South- 
west' is the fancy tag for the first 
mpvfe to establish a strawhat in the 
hills of old Kerrville (65 miles from' 
the Alamo City) from June 25 to 
Aug.; . Deal is being ramrodded by 
a .' couple of 'Texans— Ramsey Yel- 
vington,. announcer and scrlpter at 
WACO, Waco, and demon White, 
Rockefeller Foundation scholarship 
awardee who is now mulling play- 
wrighting.at the Univ. of No. Caro-' 
Una.-. 

During the six weeks, strawhatters 
expect to exhibit one ' play per 
stanza In the auditorium of Schrei- . 
her , Institute,' cannon-fodder acad- 
emy. Setup, will be. strictly a epm-' 
muhity proposition, with^the profits, 
if any,- at the end of - the six- week 
Stand being. split between the pro- 
ducers and the .company of 10 or 12 
actors. ' For larger casts peasants 
will be recruited-^but cuffo. 

In line with the all^Texas angle, 
original plays dealing with -ithe Lone 
Star State will be plugged. Among 
the plays being studied for produc- 
tion are Yelvington's three-acter on 
the life of Sam Houston, an East 
Texas folker by White, and a full- 
Icngther based on Randolph Field, 
flying cadet life, by William D. Cope. 
Producers are on the lookout for ad- 
ditional material with .a Texas back- 
ground. 



Phil Baker's Play 

'Hollywood, April 12. 

Having set Phil Br,ker to star in 

is legit comedy, The Gag Slays, in.! 

ilton Herbert GroptJer,;. 'Uni versal, 
scenarist, is now dickering with Sam 
Harris and George Abbott for a 
— JBxoad-way-production, — — - — '■ — — - 

Harry (Bottle) j\!cN.Tufihton: 
Baker's stooge, is iiK'-O lined, -up for 
a featured spot. 



The Players on Coast 

Celebrate 50th Anni 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Players' Club members on the 
Coast threw a banquet~at the , fiel'^ 
Air Country Club last week in honor 
of the 5ftth anniversary of founding 
of the club by Edwin Booth. More 
than 150 persons showed up and the' 
club decided to- hold banquets semi- 
annually. 

Howard Lindsey announced that 
players will do, a week of Shake- 
speare this spring and invited names 
in HoUywotfd to make the trek to 
New York in order to brush up on 
their Stratford accents. 

Gene Lockhart was general chair- I 
man and arranged the alTair, wl-J'e j 
Robert . Montgomery presided as ' 
toastmaster. Joe Cunningham took 
hcxt-to-closing and ran alt the pre- 
vious speakers through his i-ouline 
ribs. 



NABE DISTRIBS 
SET NEW 
SCALE 



Neighborhood Ticket 
Inc., ticket brokerage service, . has 
revised its scale with producers. 
Outfit sells seats for legit shows 'at 
box office prices iii suburban New 
York areas. Weekly charge of $50 
per show now covers costs of adver- 
tising and display in drujg stores, 
partment stores, travel bureaus and 
si ilar outlets within 50 miles of 
'the metropolis. 

Fee is deducted from the gross 
sale per show handled, and the out- 
fit alsb gets a 10% slice of total busi- 
ness done. Firm taites the rap -for 
live service charge in the,event less 
than $50 per week' in business is 
done, in contrast to the former setup, 
under which the fee Was paid in ad- 
vance. 

Activities of the firm have thie ap- 
proval of the League of N. Y. The- 
atres.^ Laitter group recently recom- 
mended the service to its manager 
membership as being in line with 
the aims of the American Theatre 
(iouncil which seeks to increase the- 
atre attendance of suburbanites. 

Among those currently using the 
service of the agency are Gilbert 
Miller, Sam H. Grisman and the 
Group Theatre; Service was started 
five years ago, but recently acquired 
substantial new backing. Among 
those who are officers of the serv- 
ice, in addition to S. ,K.' Cartwright, 
president, are Sherman Pratt, .R, E. 
McCormick, F. "B.' Alexander, Her- 
bert L, Pratt, Jr., and Walter S. 
Hoyt. 



Equity Rules Change Shows Need 
Of Basic Contract, Managers Say 



Bassage Stays at St. L 

St, Louis,. April 12. 
arold Ba'ssage, who succeeded F. 
Cowles Strickland as director of the 
St Louis little theatre last fall, has 
accepted a one-year contract, to head 
the Ibcal group during the 1938-39 
season. At the conclusion of the 
local, season, May 4, Bassage will go 
to New England to direct a summer 
stock company. 

He will return here Sept. 1 
next season. 



for 



Woallcott Plug 
Sends Cecjfia 
Loftus to SRO 



Cecilia Loftus, at 61, is back at 
mi' icry, which she did when- she 
originally came- from London. Her 
return is, the result of a fast legit 
flop in which she appeared duri'ng the 
winter. Sunday (10) night her solo 
appearance-drew capacity, taikings at 
the Lyceum, N. Y;, being over $1,^00 
at $2.20; top,; the audience . including 
many pirofessionals. Evident suc- 
cess Of her impersonations opens up 
a resurrected field for ■ iss Loftus, 
with more Sundays to follow and 
probable appearances out of town. 

She was recently,- a. farce, 
'There's Always a Breeze,' which 
w,as yanked from the Windsor (48th 
Street) after a few days. During 
odd moments she went through imi- 
tations in, her . dressing room -to 
anriuse Bernard Hart, the stage' man- 
ager, and Bill Doll, the -play's press 
agent, which made the pair , decide 
to present her as a solo.. This is 
their flrst :managerial venture. First 
two Sundays were given at the Lit- 
tle, at $2.75, but there weren't 
enough, lower priced seats. Switch 
of houses was 'made for the, third 
appearance. Best gross at the Little 
had been , around $600. 

But among the audience there last 
week was Alexander WooUcplt,, who 
was seized with a nostalgic affection 
for iavorites he used to review when 
critic of the New York Times. Ue 
offered toi write a story about ifs 
Loftus for the Times, providing it 
was iiirinted'on page one of its drama 
section, where it appeared, 

oolcott's article and its humor- 
bus references is credited with aid- 
ing the excellent attendance at the 
Lyceum, which he predicted.' 'Town, 
Crier included some- details' from 
Ethel Barrymore's appearance in 
'Sunday,' in which she ended a 
speech with 'That's all there is, there 
isn't any more' in the throaty tones 
that are cleverly imitated by Miss 
Loftus. 

Latter, always one of oollcott's 
pet artists, has appeared in a numr 
ber of legit plays in the past .several 
seasons biit hone of a very lusting 
nature. 

Miss tiOftus' routine runs the 
gamut of comedy to tragedy. Mim- 
icry, however, predominates, her 
subjects including great actre.s.scs, 
present and past, best being the 
caricatures. 



Kondolf 0.0. s Equity List of Ams 
On WPA; No Action on Complaints 



he Players, N. Y., was actually 
chartered in February, 1888, but the 
present clubhouse, formerly the Ed-, 
win Booth home, was not occupied i. 



George Kondolf, production -head 
of the Federal Theatre Project in 
New York, is investigating a list sub- 

itted by Equity of alleged ama- 
teurs on the WPA payroll. List con- 
tai ' 418 names, although it was 
claimed there were more than 500 
when it was originally compiled. 
Ovei: 100 people are said to be in 
the Negro .unit of the. project. That 
WPA people will agree that the list 
is correct is open to question on the 
ground that amateurism is' matter of 
opinion. 

Question of amateurs was brou.?hl 



non-pros should be culled out before 
any recognized actors were affected. 
Stated that Hallie FUnagani national 
director of the project, was in agree- 
ment with the Equity proposal. As- 
sociation officers- are still awaiting 
action on complaints of the few who 
were transferred. 

New York end expected that the 
authorization td add 300 actors to the 
project would be received. Many ap- 
plicants on relief have filed for jobs, 
but Administrator Paul Edwards ex- 
plained they could riOt be enrolled in 
the new quota until the sigrialureU 




udden revision by Actors-Equi4y- - ' 
Assn. last week of the regulati 
governing -rchcars.ils and previews 
was taken by Broadway producers .is. 
further evidence that a basic agree- 
ment, is necessary to establish a per- 
manent set of working conditions. 

Equity has, offered a one-year 
deal,, during which no-, further 
changes would be made, Bid Was 
contingent on an agreement by the 
League of N, Y. 'Theatres that it 
would set a code.for ticket control- 
Such a basic agreement may be 
reached this spring, to aipply to next 
season. 

It had been Indicated' that: Equity 
was not planning further changes in 
its contracts, biit the additional rules 
were adopted in' mid-March, then 
were passed on by the association's 
legal department. But oiie or two 
new resolutions were slipped 
through at last week's council ses- 
sion. 

In one direction, however. Equity 
withdrew from its stand on : pre- 
views. It was sought to separate 
pay for previews from the tWo-week 
minimum requirement oh salariesi 
That plan, w^s based on an urbitra- 
tion concerning the cast of 'Time and 
the Conways' and later on claims.ot 
players in* 'Roosty.' . In both in- 
stances the actors were given e^tra 
pay, but the arbitrators -ducked the. 
issue of establishing the first paid 
performance as the start of the mini-, 
-mum guarantee' period (two v^eeks 
pay). ■ ' 

' Instead of taking a chance . on a 
future arbitration or possible court 
decision, the concil ruled that if paid 
previews are given immediately pre.- 
ceding the 'premiere, without an in- 
terval and without Intervening rer 
hearsals or non-paid pircviews, such 
money shall be counted as part of 
the minimum guaranty. Rule applies 
only to shows closing within tw 
weeks and has ho relation to rehear- 
sal pay nor does it apply, if the show 
rehearses more than the prescribed 
time and the players are on full sal- 
ary. 

Other new riiles apply to rehearsal 
pay and if an actor joins a cast al- 
ready in rehearsal, replacing one di.s- 
mis.<;ed ' after the probationary pe- 
riod, replacement player is to receive 
pay from the . first, day' of his re- 
hearsing, at the raiie pf $20 per' week. 
Probationary period is five days for 
a straight show and seven days for 
musicals. If an actor replaces, anr 
other who Is let out during the pro- 
bationary period, his rehearsal pay 
starts on the sixth day after he. joins- 
the company. Time for rehearsal 
pay was lengthened two days when 
the probationary period was reX 
diiced. \ 

Notice was also given managers ^ 
that five days (seven for musical) 
of rehearsals shall be free prior to 
tha start of a second season, as 
when a show laying off during sum- 
mer prepares for the' road. Balance 
of the flrst, second and third weeks 
call for regulation- rehearsal pay, 
full salaries bein^ payable there- 
after (following the fourth week for 
musicals). However, if the number 
of replacement principals is 70% <<r 
more, the usual rehearsal pay rules 
apply, ridding one week to the al- 
lowed period. 

Another new rule Is that actors 
given let-out notice cannot be ' re- 
placed by players at a le.sser salary 
without the okay of Equity's cuts- 
board. _ 

Managers Immedi ly sought a~ 
reconsideration of the rule, cohtcnd- 
irig that it gives the actor the privi- 
lege , of quitting without stating 
.cause, whereas the managei' now 
mu.st explain reason for disinissals 
and repl4dements. Showmen said 

the rule ia-;lne quita blg be eau.se. it's 

one siaed and said they doubt its 
legality. 

■Equity explained that managers 
were not denied the right to reduce 
salaries but that certain producers 
have been evading the established ' 
regulations, with repeated instances 
of members being placed at a dis- 
advantage, if not being virtually 
forced out of jobs. Slated that within , 
two months or so, 20 Or more ;mcm- 
bers v.ere asked to take salary , slice, 
or-'givcn notiecs. With the actor tak- 
ing the la'iter course, the maria.^'cr 
was not, laid open to the charge of 
not adhering to the rules. 

Decline of business, particularly at 
the present, is recognized a.s a le'.^lti- 



nivcr ry. 



I if transfers were to be ude the unce for the same reason. 



iC'onilhucd on page '50) 



50 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wediiiesdaj, April ^ 1938 



Plays Out of Town 



STRAY GREEKS 

' Hollywood, April 3 
lii.iiD.i In ihroe Bfis (llv'o 



I'rOiluioil liy VVillUiiii 



ii— i'.^.-^nutoi o AV i ' i i uKi a ii i i ir . ■9^!,»-gopd-tn-ctiatactei;-parts-anfi Per- AiH7Jal.son^pened-th p.rp in 'Wnn dcrn 



Arllilir iTunlvllild, llrui-0 Ilnnli'ls, 
Inn i>>" r.ir.', 'J'uni iicuonon, siimli'}' 
1; • Mi, ll:\fl (Hvcrij John .laiiuw. (mti" 

liiiiiMii.'. Ncwlanii: UPmmnl Wl Imir,. 

l- i ink i Li::ili.-i-. Wllllcim D^Bn; .lad; Sin"- 
l .ii liiin;{ Jinny, P.'llilBn LppiiUli, llnnsi-1 
UtrnT. jilillx Mary Uuriccan. 
)l,ll>i.i»n, JUpll^wpod; .Miirch 
fl III i'>|i. 



Forman and George Fricse ^flt as 
Ned and Bob, Consmce C;eige^ is a 
pleasing Linda, Will Holmes curses 
classically as profane General Sum-r 
mors, John Folan and Marioh Banks 



sis Greelv, Elizabeth BischofI, Ed- 
ward Colter are at ease in the 47- 
momber cast. ' . ' .• 

Author of play, Coley Taylor, is, 
better known as a drama critic, (The 
World Tomorrow) and editor than a 
playwright. Writiiig, in this instance, 
has finish to it and plot Is unfolded 
iUiam Bo«*rs made a fortunate '^^^^^'^.^[^e^i^Jc. 

martial music is "furnished by, the 
Mattatuck Fife and Drum Corps. 

Bone. 



choice when h# selected a midwest 
ern university fraternity house ^as 
the locale for his first . play. Its 
initial presentation here reveals he 
understands; thoroughly' the Greek 
letter lads. 

'Stray Greeks' is. last moving, 
cleverly-dialoged and mirth-prOyok- 
iiig. Well mounted.' ably directed 
and played, it's by far the .best legit 
bit unveiled so far this season in 
this area. It's entitled to a bigger 
and better spot. Because Bowers 
has masterfully draiwn a risque pic- 
ture of present college happenings, 
it's unsuitable for picture's. Censor- 
ship would rob it of the realism that 
makes it outright . entertainment 
Cast is made up of 16 juves and one 
femme, eabh contributing to the 
play's success, despite a natural 
opening night nervousness. William 
Dean, who produced, was also i cast 
standout. . , . , ^ 

Frantic efforts of the frat brothers 
to raise $10,000 to meet an overdue 
n\Ortgase on their abode provides 
the motivating idea. . Rich scattered 
alumni accept .collect wire» appeals 
for help, "but refuse- via. the :same 
route, with the colored hbuseboy ex- 
hausting his vings to pay the 
charges. l;one girl throws a bomb 
shell into the houise when she spurns 
marriage proposals of- three w:se 
lads and elopes with dumbest of tht; 
bunch. Sandwich peddler^^ who 
nightly, after visiting the sorority 
houses, brings news aod views ot.tha 
boys' lady friends, provides disap- 
pointments lor the later but many 
laughs for the audience. Moafc. 



YANKEE DOODLE 

(PAIN.T AND POWDEIR) 

Middletown, Conn., April 9; 
nrnma In 'three oct«. .seven mrenM, . 
C.il^y Taylor. Directed by Ilalfiti Pcnill« 
tun. .Xcled and presented, by .luemliera oC 
ih' INiliit Biid Powder Club.- VpHleyan 
riil%-i>rHllv,' nl -'02 - Thoat Middletown, 
Aiirll 3-1I; ' 



SHARE CROPPER 

Charlotte, N. C„ April 1. 

Dr;iiii:i In llvo M.:onea by Klcd, Hownrd, 
i<i'Mi.Mi.-il liv tlie Cjirnllna I'liyniakerf, Ul- 
rivloj l>y Iliirry l>avls. At Plnyinnker <h«' 
nire, flrJin-l Ulll, .N. C 



has a summer hideaway in Kcenc, 
N. H. , . ■ . 

Norman H. ite, Jr,. Is the 
i-bputed author, programed as Am- 
biose Elwell, Jr. He and Kenneth 
Robinson arc the rhanugers, working 
with a very short bankroll. However, 
they sold blocks of tickets to Harvard 
Club members, which cjcplains the 
presence at the debut of mOre top 
hnts than tht house has had since 



..John Koiiithtnn. 

., . Kabert Linker 

MurKiierlle r.lpnromb 
^Frnnres Bouirbtnii 
.-. .. ...»'red Koch. Jr. 

....Donald nonenherif 

. Cli-nlon White 

.... . ,. .Krcd Meyer 
, ..ItoberC Nactitmann 
, .Vtkti 'Nncbtmahn 

Uugene L'iihffston. 

John Morifan 
, . ... .Ollbert rearaon 
......Tommy Fearlnr 



by 



As the fifth production of their 
ninth season, ' We^leyan U.'s troupe 
staged a fairly exciting drama of the 
American Revolution. Piece is 
dragged out too noticeably in last 
halt, due to - long-winded speeches, 
b'ii't ends oA a pUni:'hy, though ' tragic^ 
note. 

Plot tells of the . rift between 
young Britisher, Bob Evelyn, and bis 
American chum, Ned Fiske, who 
take opposite sities at the outbreak 
of war. Evelyn evejitually.: arrives 
ii\ Fiske's home community as a spy 
while Ned is away at the fronti'and 
obtains lodgings at borne . of Ned's 
father. He gradually absorbs the 
American undercurrent of patriotism 
and becomes engaged to 'Linda, 'Ned's 
sister. On their wedding night Ned fj^l^lp," 



flnnk l::irnes. 
Ilehry H irno. . .-. . 
Alinlio IM rnort . . -, 
IJellji Sinllh. .-. . . . 
D;ive Di'Hnri. . ,\ ,-. 
n-iY Onnlni. . 

lit Dsiilol. .. 

rawrenre r>i»Bny. . 
lti);'.inHn Ucckct. 

IMII llmikH 

I.'rit.* Wiiniliird . . . , 

ti'^nrsc IViti*: 

.1 llii -.XIort-.M-. . . . ^ . , 
Ziii: Un^&i 



. A tense, social drama of the- south, 
'Share Cropper' deals frankly with 
the sharecropping conditions.:, of 
North Carolina tobacco -farmers. It's 
the work of a U. of North Carolina 
sriiduatc student, Fred Howard, who 
lifts' a controversial sul)iect into 
prominent display. - ^ 

John: RoughtOn plays the leading 
role of Blink Barnes, a young Negro, 
who;fl.';h!s to ease the plight of the 
share croppers as well as he. enacted, 
the part of Johnny Johnson- in Paul 
Green's drama of that name last 
year.- 

■ Several years ago Koward wrote a 
one-'act .play. 'New Nifiger,' .whicb 
was presented successfully at Chapel 
Hill and on. tour. But now Howard, 
more clearly sets forth ■ the -misun- 
derstandings between share' cropping 
Negro tenants and their white over- 
-seers; which culminates in. a lynch- 
ing of iBig John, the boastful Negro 
of the play. 

Howard, takes no sides. He paints 
his picture and develops his- action 
in a forceful and clear-cut -manner, 
without any attempt for propaganda. 

Tlie author belongs to the . tobacco 
country of ejstern North Carolina 
and. be knows the sharecropper and 
the ceaseless misunderstandings be 
tween 'him. and' the land owner. 



bar' some years .back: Engageinent is 
slated for two weeks, with several 
performances this week taken- care 
of by the Harvard*. 

•Reunion' as a play is just as ama- 
teurish as the acting, IStory - starts 
sadly, the hero coming from com- 
fnencemeht soon after burying His 
young wife; who slaved as a waitress 
that he could finish his course. Boy 
vif iiis top honors in . chemistry and . a 
pal finances a trip to Germany, where' 
he may Work and forget. That is the 
overtime prblog, which got under 
way soffietirrie after nine O'clock at- 
the opening. 

The chemicaVwizz IS next seeii Ina 
German plant lO years later where 
he iis in charge of ah experiment, ex- 
pected to produce'a new kind of. war. 
gas for the Heich. Another American 
youth is on the. stafT but is killed 
when he whlrts the contenU of a re- 
tort, which explodes. Other deaths 
are rnentioned from the same causes. 

Present, too, is a girl grad from 
the U of ichigan, who is an assist- 
ant. She supplies the love interest, 
but it's not until the hero returns to 
Cambridge for the lOtti reunion that 
he comes out of sorrowing over his 
departed, spouse. - ' There ii- spme 
spoofing of Germany and Hitler, who 
is mentioned by title rather than 
name, but the bpy and girl, manage 
to get out of "the country before be- 
ing Charged with treason and the fate 
of coiviientration c4mps. Ibee. 



BIG WHITE FOG 

Chicago, April 9. 

TrflKOilV In Ihi-ee arl.i, nnJ ciBbt scenes 
by Theii'iliMc Wiinl; pi-eaentcil by >oKro 
unit i.f Kederal Theatre Projci-t, htased by 
Kny HhIiib. «eilliiB«. Harold Kopel.' At 
this Crcnti Nonliorni Chloaeo- 



Klla Mu.son. . 

Juanltii lloRe 

_ irolliie MnHon 

-Shllln Mason (at 1") 

-J^rnnkH 

IjOflter Maaon 

Wai\ila .Maaon - - 

Victor aaon.. 

rert.v'^ Maann. ; 

auileln Adams. ..i. 
Daniel RoKern. , ; . . .. 

Count Slr.xvvder 

' lount Cotton. 

rothcr Harper...... 

Carv.cyiti'd - . . . ... .-. . 



appears, recognizes Bob and brands 
him a British spy. Subsequent court- 
martial finds yoiing Evelyn guilty, 
and sentences him to hang. 

Meanwhile, Ned has become {Con- 
vinced Bob is not a spy. and has 
actually joined the revoluliohisLs, 
but hiir plea for the boy's life' is un- 
heeded. Raither than see hini .hanged, 
Ned arranges a duel, but when he 
shoots Bob, latter fail^ to return the 
shot in order to let Ned survive and 
care for^inda, his sister That's- the 
curtain. 

Play is well handled by tyros. Di- 
rection is generally- okay and acting 
offers several standouts. Raymond 



Ptay on Broadway 

REUNION 

DrunVa In three afia by Ambroae niwell: 
■Jr. : preaented by :Kenneih . Roblnpoh and 
Noriniin H. While, Jr. Stalled by J-^rcemiin 
'Hiinininnd. At the Bayes, N. Y.,- April ]1 
ta.^M top. 

...Donald MaeDonBld 

; Arthur Holland 

..Andrew J. KoV. Jr. 
:. ...... .Ollbert King 

.ITankon ORlii 

...... AQEOn Dftrnay 

Abr.'nd -\Vllbur Vfllsch 

Mi-K-A-en ;.,Ted Peckham 

Ruih wmii Dodee V.'kk 

Vnn MiK-hf^ii Robert J. I*ance 

Mary t'nrlln : Blanch'e .llarhiK 

flcien' New-Inn ." : .Cleda >IaUctt 

Anibuliiiire - Dr'lver. . I Raymond Nelaon 

t;iiard Jainea Touni; 



I*indliird ....... 

■till -Newton . . . , 
John l-MwanlK. . 
Drake t'a'rlln-. . . 
K.lwl 



This root theatre has beienTused by 
amateur or alleged semi-pro players 
fur a season or so and the' latest 
elTusio.n is ho different from its 
predecessors, 'Yet the presenters are' 
charging $3.30 top. The setup 
collegiate, three ''arvard boys trying 
to make a go of "it. They have as 
director .Freeman Hammond, who 




Shows ii Rehearsal 



•I*dy st tarje'-T 

bert. 

'Genilemeii Need • Sbave'r- 

ie'rce Power-Waters. 
'Mian .From CarU'— 
Todd. 

^^Escap«r^hls--^*ifhtV-Hobin-- 
son Smith. 

'Private 'iEntcrprI 
bert Adams. ^ 

'Eye on. ihe Sparrow'^-Glr- 
van' Higginson. 

'The Circle' (revival)— 
Brady, 

'Heartbreak Honse'— Mercury. 
'Wasliliigtoii Jiiters'— Theatre 
Guild-Actors Rep, 



COAST W REUGHTS; 
LEE COBB IN CAST 



WPA Play 



. .Olady'A Roueree. 
,. . tniiallo Rurnell 
.,:. olen Howiiril 

Arnold Ward 

....IaabcllFlilre.ll. 

, . . .Tbonina l»oatoh" 
..... ,-AUce I'.nMika. 

.,\Viniani McBrldo 
......Albert Oleim 

Meii-edes Tnllatero 
. .liUwnrd Fraction 

.Inseph Clark 

Ceorue Ix>wla 

. .John Ilu^hea 

f St-nlt Mannlnit 
... 5 l>aul WllUania 

1 Sam Clark 
Time Johnann 
I.llllan l-'Blla 
■f.corHia Carpenter 
Itettle; Reed 

, .Harold tlllninn 

, .s i . . . , Sidney I'lhrenlierK 

, AViai^lrow .Wilson 

Mark lliilbaclilld 

(Krneat lioberts 

■ i Lloyd Cabell 

Syde Waller. 

, . . ; c'rman' Cli-een 

))rooks, Jbirney llrnwii. 
l.oula I'nlkln. Meyer 
Riisen. Pant Bradley: J.loyd Cabell. Morrla 
H|ileK"i, Jainea Harris, Harry 'rerman, 
Cbarli-B Hank. Martin Loean, Leroy Tom , 
Jack WriBht. 



Blai.-k Croiia Kursea.'. 

Kalban Plflxer 

^fa^.t ' •. ; -. s: 

Philip 

ilalll 

Balll 



I at Pi)lreemnn . . . 
•Jnrt Pollccnian.. ; 

Ollie'ra: Xrfirry 
.Timeph M. Menlon 



'Golden 

Boy,' 

utes after the cur Iti Santa: 

Barbara when Joseph reenwaltl 
dropped dead, 'resunVed in that gli^nd 
last Saturday (9> and opened In Saii 
Francistio last onday (11). ' Lee 
Cobb,, who wa's. -In the original cast 
at. and under- 

studied the part', replaced after plan-' 
ing to the Coast early last week*. . 

is operated by Homer 
Gurraii, Grisman, lessee 

of the Belasco, 'Boy' was 

originally produced by the Group 
theatre, which *r iyes royalties. 



mORIA' FIRE UW 
BREACH TANGLES MGR. 



San Antoni , 
John T. Ibore, manager : the 
Texas,':interstafe house, was charged 
Saturday (9) with violating, the city 
-building— cotle^yT^-permitUng-rcHaira— 
to be placed In the aisles during the 
one-niter of Helen Hayes in 'Victor! 
Regina' last Wednesday (C). Skipper 
was released on a->25 : bond approved 
by Chief of Police Kittiay afte^ the 
charge was; filled in Corporati 
court, 

Firemen ':are usually as.signed - to . 
theatres here, but. were: called away 
long .before curtain time when a 
freak hailstorm jtfiick the Alamo. 
City- early in the eveninK.^ Fire . chief 
is. said to be .burning plenty oyer the- 
incident and threatened immediate 
arrests in case of any similar viola-^ 
tions In the future. 



AtkBta WwU llnloail 
Tax-Defadt Theatre 



Goiki Actors Rep 

Jomt Sobscriptions 



Theatre Guild and Actors' Rep- 
ertory, jointly producing 'Washing- 
ton Jitters-,' have also temporarily 
tnergeii their ticket policies: Guild's 
subsctiptioh; season will be follo\yci], 
it is hoped, by theatre parties pro- 
moted by the Repertory's- audience- 
manager, Emily Brand. Latter is 
working with Tohi ' ichael on pro- 
motion of ' theatre parties anil has 
offices in the Guild Keadquartei's for 
the run of the production! 

Giilld supplies office space and ex- 
penses, with the; pair working oh 
percentage for the run i>f this show, 
rather than the usual salary from the 
Actors Rep. 



Mrs. Skhmer's Memorial 



tianta; April 12! 

.City fathers are doing their best 
to get out of show biz; into which 
they were forced when City of At-, 
lanta took oyer the Erlanger Thea- 
tre building on a tax ed becauso^. 
the ^owners were $34, in default 
of city -tax payments. . . 
. 'All that remains to be done i 
Mayor William B. Hartsfleld to ap- 
prove an ordinance adopted: Iqst 
week involving the - retiirn • of the 
Erlanjger : to the Investors' Finance 
Co'.'on paymeiit of $20,000. Measure 
has the approval of council's tax- 
committee. - 

Deal, however,''"is coi{tingent uppri 
consummation of satisfactory tax 
settlement ith Fiiltnn county, 
which silso has finger in Erian r tax 
.pi Erlanger, dark e.^cccpt for oc- 
casional' toiiring legit cOmpany 
shows and occasional indie pic show- 
ing, is leased to W, F- Winecoff. " 



Negro show based on theme of 
racial prejudice, ..being built around 
the Carvey movement -during the 
early '20's, when a futile attempt was 
started to launch a Negro republic in 
Africa. 

It's, a many-sided story of several 
sub-plots but revolving around a 
midwest leader in the movement and 
his fainily, showing them, being 
crushed under racial jsrejudice, with 
the- final blow being the depression: 
Head 6f family loses his money in 
the Garvey venture; son loses 
scljolarship, due to color; depression 
wipes out all coin and sends daugh- 
ter into shame. Final blow shows 
em being tossed out into Street for 
failure to pay rent. ith their backs 
against wall they're aided by mob 
which tries to keep the bailiffs from 
entering the house. 'Ending finds 
father killed by the coppers, 



Philadelphi , 
Plans discussed here Thursday (7) 
for a memorial to Mrs. Otis: Skinner 
by Charlotte' (iushman Club, old ac- 
tors' orgauization. Tribute will be in 
form of a theatre woricshop in an 
old Elizabethan- barn at Bryn Mawr 
College, alma mater of Cornelia Otis 
Skinner. 

Cornelia returned to the scene of 
her first professional: appearance, 14 
years ago, the Hannaih Penn House 
here, at the meeting of the ' Cush- 
rrian Club Thursday: She did sev- 
eral monologs: Comes to Forrest 
April 18 in 'Edna, His ife.' 



'Take' $16,000, Frisco 

Sari- Francisco. April 12! 
,'You Can't Take If With You,' con- 
tinuing its run- at the Geary, is hav- 
ing things pretty much its own way 
in Frisco. Only competish this 'week 
is Federal Theatre Project's. ''Me 
Third,' which is' also doing better 
than average biz. 

Estimate for Last Week 
Tou Cant Take It Wilh ,Toa.> 
Geary -,(2d week), (1,550; $2.20). ISe.st 
thing this hoiise has had iii .many 
a day; second week grabbed a triQe 
over $16,000, line.- 

WPA 

' 'Me Third,' Alcazar (3d— Anal 
week) (1.269: $1.10). Excellent, biz; 
'Judgment Day,' by Elmer Rice, ia - 
current. 



Equity' Rules Change 



Play takes its time getting to the 
point, and -grolpes through a mazt! of. 
Obvious situations. Project has: done 
good job with the play, howeyer, 
with the single setting by Harold 
Kbpel being excellent and the gen- 
eral production comrriendable. But 
there's not enough strehgth in the 
-play— to-put-wer— its-furidamentally- 
strong theme. 'Cold. 

ENGAGEMENTS 

James Rennie, 'A Lady at Large' 
Roiiald Brogan, -.i^ai'garct Ormsby. 
Calvin Thomas, 'Escape ThiS: Night.' 

Judith Allei\, Ruth ' Bclmore, Ada 
Siiiclair, Anne Pendelton, Solon 
Harger,,'Merry ives of Windsor.' . 

May Mai'shall, Janies E. Corbctl, 
AXidVcy Jlidgowcll, 'The Circle' 
Allrtn Halo. 'Whitcoaks.' 
Leo G. Car'i-oll, 'TheTwo'Bouciuels.' 
£dg.-)r Stchli; Cathorini:' Doucct. 
Edward Fielding,- Barry "Sullivan 
Katheririo Deanc, Philip Obcr, Monl.> 
gonicry CVM, rLcsltc King, Francesco 
Lejini. Saiidy Strousc, Dorothy Fr.ih 
cis. 'Eye on the Sptirrbw.' 
— W-iVHbcei-Michaet^ordcmr'Gol i 
Boy:'- 

Lee Cobb, (Cou.sl 
company).. 



'Mulatto' $3,500, B'klyn 

Brooklyn, April 12. 

'Mulatto,' with Leon Janney in the 
lead, got oiT to nice start last .week 
at Werba's Brooklyn. Production is 
being held a second week. Maurice 
Schwartz' production of 'Brothers 
AsAkehazi' is due at the Parkway 
theatre for week's engagement start- 
ing Saturday (16). 

Estimate far Last eek 

'Mulatto.' Werba's Brooklyn (1st 
week) (1,500: $1.1()). Got away to a 
satisfactory start, $3,500; stays this 
week. 



(Continued frOm page 49) 
devised— rules— stipulating— that the 
managef- is required to prove the 
cut is necessary by subtnitting fig- 
ures. Whether a general cut Or the 
slicing of iniiividuals in shows, the 
cuts . boar is supposed to be con- 
sulted. 

Equity,. In notifying ma nagers, of 
ffie new rule, stated inat the reason 
tor its adoption was the numerous 
coinplaints that managers were ap-^ 
proaching mcmbcri individually, re- 
questing tiicy either ,^ke a cut or 
hand iti their, notices. Siich tactics 
were declared to be an eyasipn of- 
the rules and woiild not .be tolerated. 
Attcr settiiig forth the right of mak- 
ing a cut, accprdinc; to set proced- 
ure. Equity adds 'we must insist on 
your co-operation. Your -failure will I 
compel us; to fake such action as I 
will best protect our inambers.' j 

In former times, it was the prac- 
tice of some showmen to cheapen 
casts several weeks after opening, 
whether the show was successful or 
jbot_JlheiaL-W£re_any_munteer_otJeJ^ 
outs of those not. having run .of the 
play conlract:^, replaced by lower 
salaried people. 



'Road' 7G, Rochester, N.Y. 

. Rochester. N. Y.. April 12. 
Road company of Tobacco Road' 
played to a nice $7,000 gross at the 
Embassy t^ere last week. 

John Bartori had the leadin 
in the show. 



Fatare Plays 

'The OBrnInc SUr,' t>y Ben -K. 

Simkhovitch, has been sold to T. E. 
H^lmbletOn.. Hambleton was asso- 
'eiated"Vi'th:"^dhey— H^rtm»n•in--t•heT--• 
product^on 'ot 'Robin .. Laniling.' 
Lliebllng-Wood .agency hiandled ' th* 
'Mourning; Star' deal.. 




Mgl.: LOU CLAYTON 



We4lne6«1ay, Apri , 1938 



LEGITIMATE GROSSlSS 



VARIETY 



Blizzard Chffls Chi; 'Room $7,500, 
'Ashkenazi' IIG, 'Star Wagon' Opens 



the-- 



Chicago, April 12, 
Seas oTiV^vor.'it btizzar d'. h i t — tl 
town's two sliows last Week .and 

.didn't do either one much good. How- 
ever, 'Rodrn Service^ managed to 
keep going, despite the weather,, 
-while 'Brothers Ashkenazi' had the 

'advantage o| a 'last week' notice to 
keep its patrons coming; 

Grand irelights tonight ( iiesday)' 
with -'Star Wagon,' in , for a three- 
week stay.. While company arrived 
yesterday (Monday), it had been 

■figured, too close a shnve to try for a 
Monday opening. 

. Estimates tor Last cck 
. 'Rdoih Service,' Selwyn (7th week) 
(1,000; $2.75). Battled two days of 
slush and snow but managed to come- 
ihrough With $7,500. fail- In JCace of 
cancellations diics to rough ther- 
mometer. 

' 'Star Waeon,' Grand (opens tonight 
—Tuesday) (1,300; $2.75). Figures 
on good stay, has a flne advance. 
Added 

'Brotliers. Asfakeiiazi,' - Studebaker 
(2d-flnal week) (.1,500; $2.75) . Closed 
Sunday (10) and '.scranimed towards 
the ea.st on one and two-night .stands; 
^rtished up o'n 'final week notice to 
Tielter than $11,000, climbing quickly; 
had strong, advance for second week, 
which accounted for 'biz despite 
weather; 

WPA 

; .'BiC . While . Fog,'. Great Northern. 
Negro show opened' last Thursday 
(7). to good reports. , 
' 'Greai . Barrlngion,' 
Near- the end: 



---Road-tegit-€roisses- 



tal rroKSCs 
........... $1 ,953 

.(.Based on 17 shows) 
Total grosses same wicclc 

tort year , $M8,S0« 

12 shows) 



'NEVER KNOr 
$25MPHiLLY 



. April 12. 

Helen Hayes .continued her clean- 
up of .the Southwest last Week with 
her .touring company of '.Victoria 
Regina;'- Woundup a week's string 
oiE one-nighters for. a total gfp.ss of, 
$36,8.53 for the six days in five stops. 

Dates included: the Majistic; Hous- 
ton, Monday and: Tuesday (4-5);. the 
Teiias, Saa Antonio, Wednesday (6); 
the Paramount, Austin, Thursday i7);' 
the Baylor Auditorium, Waco. Fri- 
day (8), and the Majestic, here, Satur- 
day m 

. San Antonio, April 
Helen Hayes' 'Victoria F 
one-niter at Texas theiatre 
Wednesday (6) smashed all ex .jg 
roadshow, b. o. records. Folu'ing 
chairs and standees upped the take 
to nearly $7,000; All this was during 
freak hailstorm that did $250,000 
damage in this area. House scats 2,7 
736; $3.60 top. 



Philadelphia.. April 12. 

There will be four legit openings 
here next Monday (18); \he first time 
that has happened this season: Four 
sihows to bow in are 'Private Enter- 
prise,' tryout at the Erlanger;:'Pins 
and Needles.' at the Chestnut; 'You 
Can't Take It With You' (return), at 
the Loeust and Cornelia Otis Skin- 
ner at the Forre-st in her solo-drama,. 
'Edna, .'His Wife.' 

Current week is a total blank as 
far as legits are concerned, and the 
only entries listed for after. Easter 
week are 'I Married an Angel' (For- 
rest, May 2): Tobacco Road' (Er- 
langer,.May 9). and -The Star Wagon' 
(Forrestj April. 16). 

. Estimates for Last Week 

'Room Service,' Locust <4th-ftiiaV 
week) (1.400; $2.75): Back on third 
local visit, just staggered to $3,300. 
House is dark this week. 

'You Never Know,' Forrest. r2d- 
final week) (2,000; $3.30); Oft due 
to the weather, but good under the 
circumstances; $25,000 for the wind- 
,t>P. ^ 

'CAN'T TAKE IT' DOES 
$17,300 IN WASHlNGTOfl 

Wn.shington. April 12. 

•You Can t Take It With You' fell 
short of early indications Which had 
boys ready to hail the S.R.O. sign 
to the marquee and keep it there, but 
second of two-week sland did pass 
the first and total was proof that 
Capital is a double stop for some- 
.Ihing with a rep. 

Current is "The Woman.' With 
Three Waltzes' to follow and 'Yes, 
My Darling IJaufihter.' diie April 25. 
Estimate f<>r Last Week 

•Vou Can'l Taiie It. ith YouJ Na- 
tional (2-fiiial week) (1.69n: $2.75). 
Second week lopped first to get ap- 
proxiiiiatclv $17,300 foi the windup. 

'Daughter' $7,400 Week 

Alb.nny. N- Y!; April 12. 
. ToU'rinp company of 'Ye,«;. My Dar- 
ing Daughter,' with Florence Reed 
-->n-lheleadin»Jq3aLt.j40,iu3djlPlaJ!PJLt 
week here last Saturday night 19) 
itii a total gro.is or $7,400. . 
Troupe collected $2..')n0 for four 
performances at the Erlnnger, Buf- 
falo, Monday throu>;h Wednesday 
(4-6); $1,900 for a sihgle.^showing at 
the Ma.sunic Auditorium. . Roche.sler.. 
Thursday i7), arid $3,000 (or three 
performances al the Capilol. Ihi.s 
city, Friday and Saturday. (8-9). 

'HOU?~|3,000, NEWAEK 

"Newark. N. J.. Api:il-12.h- 



Dehver, April 12, 
Becau.se ot the heavy deman(j for 
seals there will be an extra matinee 
performance dt 'Victoria Regina,' 
with Helen Haye.<;, 'iit the municipal 
auditorium when it Shows here: April 
25 and 26. 

First planned for one matinee and 
two nights, but Arthur M. Obcr- 
felder, house manager, asked for the 
extra matinee after the seat orders 
started to swamp the b. o. 

mT A LIFE' HITS 
$3,500 IN BALTO TRY 

Balti , April 12. 

Town is (iurrehtly dark, but a .full 
lineup of bookings is slated to fol- 
low. "Yes, My Darling Daughter' is 
."^t for Fords, April 18. 'Three 
Waltzes' at . Ford's and .stock pres- 
entation of 'High Tor'- for Auditorium 
are both due in April 25: Maryland, 
tow'n's other legit house, will imfold 
the new Ben' Gro.is-Charles' Wash- 
burn 'Gentlemen Need a Shave,' 
early in Mii.v. 

Estimates- for Laitl Week 

'The Women,' Ford'.s 11,900; $2.78>. 
Good notices and gradually moiinl- 
fng trade' brought $15:500; upper 
floors sold out well in advance. . 

•What A Life,' aryland (1.750; 
$2.22). Attracted favorable comment, 
but wilted in b:0. under competition, 
winding up with $3,500. 



BOSTON TO REUGHt 
WITH THREE TRYOUTS 



Boston, April 12. 

After . starving, for ' thrise week."!. 
Hub playgoers get a heavy scrying of 
shows next weekend, beginning with 
a^ye_on-the-Spar row ,' n ew c omcdy- 
by Maxwell Sel.ser, starring Cathe- 
rine Doucet, directed by Harry El- 
lerbe. It is slated, to open on Broudr 
way directly after ah.8-diiy tryout 
here, beginning Saturday (16). ■" 

Another '.new one is 'The M'an- 
From Cairo,-', adapted by Dap Gold- 
berg, presented by Michael Todd, di-. 
reeled by Marry -Wag.stafI Cribble. 
'Cairo' stars Helen Chandler and 
Joseph Buloff. Opens Monday (18). 

'I Married An Angel,' new musical 
(Rodgers and Hart) pre.sented by 
Dwight Deere Wiman, opens Tues- 
day (19). Federal Theatre ' is pre- 
paring another world, priemiere for 
the. Empire,, Sailerii, May 24. 'Created 
Equal,' and 'Ainerican Chronicle ' ip 
31 Scenes,' by John . Hunter Booth. 
Historical; piece will trace 'growth 
of the American spirit' from. 1776 to 
1938, 



B way Gets Three More 
Lunts 20G Again Top New 
' Susan/ ^Borrowed 




ST.O3C0G 
SEASON 



B'way Legit Grosses 

Estimated total grosses . 

last week $232,5«0 

on 21 sliou's) 

I. grossies same week 

t year.,...,. $288,300 

{Based on 22 .shows) 



Flock of touring shows are laying 
oft this 'Holy ) week, but Broadway's 
list is ihtact. Offish business . that 
has pertained to sbnie show.s is ex- 
pected to perk up at the weekend, 
with the - combination holidays- 
Easter and the Jewish Pass6ver, 
which- falls on Friday ;(15). 

Nature of the spring oflfcrlngs . is 
,ehai)eingr--Car4ieT-— in<Iii»4H0ti«^-werieT^ 



!wc,ck) (Cb-l.lOC; $3.30); either 
( hiirt. last Week when takings veie 
I $10,000; lowest gross to date, but re- 
; covery indicated after this week. 
I 'The Women,' Barrymorc ' («7lh 
week) . (C,-l,048; $3.30), Bii.siness as 
good as pi'.evious week, with takings' 
topping the $11,000. mark one inpre 
week. 

'Tobacco Road.* Forriist (226lh 
week). (C-1,107; $1.65), Dipped oil 
buit still in . the ..running and in- 
definite; long run drama, rated 
around $4,5()0. 

■You Can't Take With Ynu,' 
Booth («9th week) (C-708; $3.30). 
Eased off !>om6what last week, with 
the gross' dippinie under $10,000 
mark; stiU tops the holdovers, how-- 
ever, and indefinite. 

Whitl a . Life,' :Biltmore (C-991; 



St, Loui.s; April 12. 
Local legit . sea.son of 22 -Nveeks 
ended' last Saturday (9) with the 
closing oif the inodern versibh of 
'JuUus Caesar.' Did, nice- biz- despite 
atrocioiis weather. -Four days pf ruin 
and another' of snow, apd sleet cut 
down, the take beloW. the fi.ve figure 
mark. 

Helen Hqys in , ictbria . Regina' 
copped $30,000 tor the banner week 
of the most. successful locally since 
1930. Season total was approximately 
$300,000. 'You Can't Take It with. 
You' was ruhner-ijp to 'Victoria' with 
$22,000 in a weeks run. Only four 
.shows, 'Ethan ■ Frbme.' "The Abbey 
Players.' "Tonight at 8:30' and 'Cae.sar' 
drew less than $10,000 -for a week's 
stand. 

Much of the success of the .sea.son 
Was due to the Playgoers of St; 
Louis; was formed last fall by a 
giroup of natives to bring legit back 
,to iUs own in this town. Supported 
by Mayor Bernard F. ickmann, a 
campaign was held that ertli.sted 700 
playgoers who pledged to purcha.se 
tv^o. tickets for each, pprfortnancc. 
presented at the American. "Theatre, 
the town's only. Ic^iler. Plans will 
.soon be l.-iuhched to increase the: 
membef-ship in the- Playgoers to 1,500 
by ihe tinie the 1938T.')9.sea.s:on starts. 

Top plays was anbther contributing 
factor - to the success of the sea.sori 
and Paul Bcisman manager of the 
American, pointed . out that eight 
shows appeared here before being 
presented in Chicago or New York. 
Thbse that preceded Chicago show- 
ing were 'Tovarich.' 'Yes, My . Darling 
Daughter.' •Tonight at 8:30.' 'Stage 
Door,' 'Room Service' and 'Richard 
U.' Natives got a glimp.se of "Doll's 
House' and 'Yr (Obedient Husband' 
before they hit New York. Tobacco 
Road' and "Brolhdr Rat' were repeat 
shows and both did nice biz. 

Profits of the season were cut 
down by six -dark weeks due to 
."hows skeddcd for the American be- 
ing h.o. in C^hicagb or New York. 
Estimate for Last cck 
'.lulius Caesar,' American (.sincle 
week I (1.707; $2.50). Closed the 
1937-38 .sca.son Saturday (!)) with 
take of $7,500 for nine performances. 



fet' Fair $7,500, Det 



Abbey $9,000, L. A. 

Los, Angeles, April 12. 
Abbey Players wound Up two 
profitable weeks at the Biltmore last 
Saturday (fl) with hou.se going dark 
for couple of weeks, before Homer 
Curran's Coast 'Golden Boy' comes 
in. 

stimatc for I^ast 

Abbey Players, Biltmore (2d— final i ■ . a .. i lo 

week) ID- l,6.'i6; $2.20). Quite a little V' ' , ' .' .,.,L,. 

interest in r<}pertoire of the.se im- ! „ Re in n engapemcnl ul ...lliei 
ported players, and second week s | Rat' last week at. the C.-.ss flicii t cii- 
take topped- $9,000. plenty okay. . danger grow; hun« iip on In si .'■li'jw- 
,,,„. ; ijig earli ■ in the .sca.son. biil ni.in- 

, , I aged to gralj. ar«u S7.500 for 

'The Great BarrlnKlon, ayan. ;, fgjr session, in view ()f strccl-cai' 

Toni Tree" featured . _ . ; . t .strike and prg -Hply Wcck^ .^ic.slij. _ 

'Brolbers,' Mason. ."Jo.seph ■I'omes""' AfTvahce sTrlcs 6\tuy TfTi- '"Wm'lcr 
aiid Anne Morgan lop cast. 1 Hampden's 'Elhari Fromc' current at 



'Aladdin/ Hollywood Playhouse: 
Moved to Hollywood hfler successful 
downtown run. 



' UG, MONTREAL 

Montreal', April 12. 
Geoi-ge S. Kaufman - Moss Hart 
comedy: 'You Cant T:ik'c It W-Uli 
You' defied, the Lcnlcn lull lieic last 
Wcek'andpxilled ii line gross. Pulit-/.tT 



Ciiss, with school teachers cxpcctfd 
to save the day during Holy cck 
school recess.^ 

Estimate for. Last Wtek 
'Brother Rat' Cass H.400: i2,7ni. 
Trolley strike and pre-Ka.slcr lull 
didn't help reluin cn^a;;cmcnt nny. 
bill niaiiaijcd to get ai'Ourid $7,500. on 
rine performances. 



that fewer revivals would be tried, 
but twb open this wepk and' another 
arrives next week for. a total of. six. 
Three others have been on for some 
time. -.As yet there are no dcflni'e 
Gilbert and. Sullivan plaiis; save 
those of the WPA theatre project. , • 

One of the revivals, !The Sea',Gull.' 
again got best money .among the, 
straight shows, with the limited en- 
'gagement 'arinoiinced pr(5bably help- 
ing. As for the. run ^hows, 'Susan 
and God,' Which eased off to $1.6:000, 
arid 'On Borrowed Time.', which 
again approximated that figure, are 
the tied, toppers. 

Shows, including 'Time;', ■ which 
held to form . last week included 
'Once Is 'Enough,' Which got $11,500 
or 'better. 'Our Town', might have 
gone; to a new high, bul^mi.ssed two 
nights because, of, illness in thef cast. 
It was - quoted around $11;000 re- 
gardless: 

No show has been selling but and 
some are On the. edge of closing, in- 
:cluding one or two which are, exr^ 
pccted to figure iii the several prize 
awards which benefit the Winners. 
Two. long-run presentations will 
leave after , another week— 'The 
■Women" closing at the Barrymore 
and "Brother Rat' exiting from the 
Ambassador. Hbuse is the fourth 
theatre which has had the latter 
comedy. 

Next week 'The, Circle' will be re- 
vived at the Playhouse; 'EsTcape This 
Night'- is due at the 44th Street and 
the WPA slates 'Trojaln Incident' at 
the St James. 

Estimates for Last cek 

•Ali theMvIng,' Fulton (3d Week) 
(t>-913; $3:30). Gradually improving 
arid- may make, the grade; despite 
weather, takings were estimated' 
over $7,500. 

'Bachelor Born;' Lyceum (llth 
week) (e-9.57; $.3.30). While not 
among leader.s, busfncsis .steadily 
profitable and rUn chances good: 
slightly affected last week, butai-burid 
$10,000. 

rother Rat,-' AmUa.ssador (Gfllh 
week) (G-1.156; $2.20). Last' two 
week.s; goes to Brooklyn for po.ssible 
run; busin(i.ss down aroiind $4,000 
mark. 

'Golden Bov,* Befasco (23d week) 
(C-1,000: $3.;jp). Slightly under-esti- 
mati2d: advance -sale bol.sters .<:ummer 
holdover chances; takings last week 
rated around $12,500. 

'Hooray for WliaC Winter Garden 
(19th week) (M-1,671; $4.40). Had 
16 get heavy trade Saturday '9) to 
approximate $20,000; but major mu- 
sical should turn profit at that level. 

'I'd Rather Be Rl^hl.' Alvin i23rd 
week) (M-1.3,55: $4.40). Will prob- 
ably climb back to big moiiuy -after 
this week: .>;omcwhat olf a-.;:ji-n last; 
w--Ck with gio.ss around $24,000. 

'Of Mice and i^Icn.' MiL'-ic Box 
(20th week) (D-1,019; $2,75). Max 
I been slipping; highly regarded drama 
' also iii.iy show improvcmciil after 
! Ea.sloi-; under $(i..'>00 last week. 
I 'On Borrou'cd Time,' Longacro 
I fiOlh wceU) iD-l.Ol!); $3.30). Top.s 
I tlic winter crop of winners with Ihc 
i grtj.ss ai'ound $16,000; selLs out mO.st 

rformanccs: 
; 'Once 'Is F.notieh,'- Miller iHlh 
.-week) ■iC-!)44: $3..'i0i. Exception last 
^\icokij«.bcu— l>u.si«icsK_h<:ld_up_aAa^ 
I taking^; aiiain appruximaliiig $ll,ri00; 

good in aftencies. 
I 'Our Town,' Moro.sco (lOlh week) 



Preserilcd by George Abbott: writ- 
ten by ClifTbrd . Goldsmith; Baltimore 
liked it , ' 

'Whileoaks,' Hudson (2d 
( -1,094; $3.30). Excellent 
accounting for -goodly taki 
gageincnt will' enter summer 

$10,000; r 

Adiled 

Tins and Needles,' -Labor Stage 
r (1 7th Week )• tR-500; ■, $2.15 ); Labor 
unionists riding' high with favored 
revu in srnall. house; ;again Suiiday 
performances with No. Two com- 
pany; .$0,000 ' estimated'; 

•The Fircman'j Flame','' 
Music Hull; hoke meller- 
ispot. 

eviyals 

'Merry Wives of Windsor,' Empira 

(e-l:099; $3.30) (Opens tomorrow- 
Thursday). Presented, by, Robert 
>Ii>nder.son and Estclle Winwood. 

Tbe Wild Duck,' 40ih Street 
710; $,3.,30) Opens Friday (15): 
senlcd by Henry Forbes. 

•The Sea Gull,' Shubert (2d week) 
(D-1.387; $3.30)., Excellent attend- 
ance for limited engagement Avith 
better, than $20,000 ,indi(:'ated again. 
' .•Julius Caesiir* and 'Sboemafcer's- 
Iloliday,' Mercury (22d week)' (622; 
$2;20>.- Rated around $7,000, which 
is good;, latter show goes! out; after 
one more, week, ' 

•A Doll's House;' Broadhurst (15th 
week) (1,116; $3.30); Steadily slip- 
ping, with last week's gross around; 
$6,500; probably off after next week. 
WPA 

rOne Third of a Nation,' 

best of relief shows. 

; .,rola^,ire;..t« Glory,*, 
play doing very well. 

'Ilnlti,' L-afayette, Harlem; 
dra satisfactory. 



PITT'S CAMPUS SHOW 
VERY LIGHT AT B; 0 



Pittsburgh; April 12. 

Nixon' had a breather last week' 
with University of Pittsburgh's -an- 
hual Cap and Gown' musical, 
'Pickets, Plea.so,' only break In 
long steady li.st of touring attractioii.i 
which will wind up legit .season, lute 
in May.: College show got little jj 
lion al b.o., window , sale liciiig lini- 
iled to, less than, $1,000, tickets for 
the most part being disposed (if 
through student body on ciwu iia 
and alumni organi>!alions. 

Not, much outside interest in .show, 
which was one of the poorest Cap- 
Gown ventures in some lime. 
Clicks, however, bent oyer back- 
wards to be as kind as pos.sible, 
usiiiilly the case with these ciilcr- 
pri.scx; 

Nixon currently has 'Yes, My 
Darling Daughter,' last of ATS siib- 
.scriplion plays and first in Vc:i:-s 
legit .spot has fiirlcd with lloly 
Week, and then gets 'You ;v('r 
Kno ,' return of "Tobacco oiid,' 
'Three Waltzes' and "I . Marriiud. An 
An^'cl' in , order named. 13 
tentative closing dale allbbuy (.>•- 
sibility - ()f touring. 'Pii i.s , ii'nd . 
Nci3les'~~a nd~^Rbo'm' S'crvic? " m I n 
coming in after that 

Kstiinatc for Last Week 



. Dr9i,l\ .S.I..0) IVIissed two. 'tnghUs ■ •pickets. Please' (Nixon; 2.J0O; $»); 
l-becaiisc.of stars (Frank Crayon) III-, Not much outside acllyn for ;,.umi:,1 
liicss; mi'ihl have reached new high; l„f p^, cap^Gown mO.sical, tickets 

] going chiefly Ihroiigh sUidciit ui-i-i\'>( 
' and ii'luihni organizations. oiiblfiil 



'the Children'!- Hour' on its rcli!rn|p,rjj^.;;;i7,^g7''^"^^^^^ I 'Daughter' $8,100, TorontO 

engagement l(> the Shubert Jhcatrc .^hileoak.s" and "Ye?-. My Darling ' Tornnlo Am ir .12 

did nbtai-ouse the interest which tlic n .hfer" at His Miije'-tv's tlitalrc. I , „ I- ' n '.'^ - , m, 

first booking.did. ll()(i.se is dark this {j^^^"7^\,^ .k'; i,,'J{k' 'Yes. My Darjiiy ni.iiyhlci' iNo. 

.^.p-i, " ! iipu.se )s ojiK till. \vy<.R. One companv I. AvMli l.iicillr ;ilson: 

ffli Estimate for Last -yVetk piill(d fairly ."■ad-sfacloiy biiMnc.'-> !il 

S bi|l. ^.-t I 'Y nii f:an"t,Tnh> It Wi th Vou.' H is i Ihf ll oval Alcv a ndia theatre; her e 
remained ] Majesty's (single w<;ck ( II .(iOO: S2.n() i: j 



Fsiimatc fur 
^Tlie— Cbildr«nV 

'0,960; $1.50), 



gross of SI 1,00() regarded very good, 
i. 'Room Service,' Coil (47lh week) 
i fC-1.0(i'l; $3.30). Split scale now on, 

lower llonr with part of sucli -1( ,a- 
; lions $2.'20;' business ag;iin around 
.$().500. 

' ',S<;h«Wlhoiise on the l.ol,' lUt/. (3d 
week) ((:-9i8; $3.;i0i: Improvement 
claimod l>ist week with second Sun- 
day, night belter: ruled .around S().(ii)0 
and proljiibl.v s(;niu (ipcr.Tlirig pi'ofit 
1; 'Shadow and ' Substance.' Golden 
i (lllh w(.'cki (0-789; '$3.;)0), AiNiiii 
clo.sc to S13.000 for imported, drania. 



if more than $1,000 canic'iii ,lliroritih 
window ,s;ilc. 



.. — j last NV(.tk. 

Jipathelic to ihe s.tcond engagcmeril: I Cbmcdy giirncrcd a .snappy $11.00(1. •CYni.sidCi iiig 
poor $3 000 i one o,r the best takes here, in years.'! wc.nlhcr,, the 



1 which approximaKis 
ruid pc'ifbrniaiices.. 

I 'Su.san and iiad,' 



Vii piTcTTy moM' 



r.\n- H:ilci,uh Little 
•■•oiiii h;iv c il.-: iiwii horr.r'. with wki 
,'-|iiip- .;rM(l oiit,ri()')r ariiphilliCatri;. 
'i.lli civic and WPA aid. the Liille 

:^bl,*fltl=e-W+l-l-«<4H«tlHICt-^-$-l0i( ll-lhc«- 



y)i'ic,-il c-t liter in Itic iiillcid (it' tlit ol 
(2(lh .SUilc fiiir 'round race track. 



LITISRATI 



Weduesdaj, April 1938 




piaya Sell tike Novels 

Random House has made a Visry 
piofitable business ot its play pub- 
lishing. Best all around seller . js 
ZuRcne O'Neill, whose published 
plays sell as well as novels. 'Strange 
Interlude* has sold JOO.OOO. copies and 
•Mourning Becomes Electra,' 70.000. 
Recent publications include the 
Kaufman-HarrifiQ'sTeSlr^I'a Rather 
Be Right.' which has sold about 7,000 
copies. 'The Women,' by Clare Luce, 
has sold, about 5,000. Plays by Clif- 
ford Odets and S. N. Behrman are 
also reported as good sellers. Tor 
varich' and 'Bury the Dead' have also 
done well in published form. 

Publishers have an arrangement 
with booksellers which makes it jpos- 
sible lor bookis to be on sale within 
two weeks fbilowihg opening night 
on Broadway, it everything clicks 
smoothly. Bookstores have standing 
orders lor all Random House plays, 
and are pernxtted to return unsold 
copies in exchange lor newer pub- 
lications. Plays are gotten out at- 
tractively and more saliable than in. 
paper cover form. Hinterlandis , are 
also reported having a rising and 
avid interest 'in Broadway produc- 
-tions-with-some readersAaving stand", 
ing orders of eveiry play published. 

F«io Skips Jooe 

Foto, the Dell publication, ill 
skip its June issue and henceforth 
appear bi-monthly. Publication will 
appear on July 10, 

Idea; is to see how sales go In the 
future and watch trend of the phSto 
mag industry carefully lor future 
developments. . 

■Lone Banger' B«ek 

•Lone "Ranger and the Mystery 
Ranch,' a 65,000-word book by Fran 
Striker, author of 'Lone Ranger,' 
WXYZ^MBS serial, Is due oft press 
of Grossett & Dunlop, N. in 
coupla weeks. 

Story is first Inside story giving 
background of ether arid fllni 'Rang- 
er,' how 'Ranger* originated and why 
he masks himself and travels as he 
does. 



Bieprbitliif Fellows 

Halcyon: House' has published a 
new edition of This Way to the Big 
Show,' the reminiscences of the late 
Dexter Fellows, originally published 
by Viking Ptms at $3.50. The book 
enjoyed a fairly good sale' at this 
price, but the tag was a bit top heavy 
for the av.^age circus fan, and the 
Halcyon edition will be priced at 
$1.49. Same book, same illustrations; 
but a -more flashy jacket designed to 
catch atteritipn.^ -, 
. By some tall hustling the reprint Is 
released colncideht with the airrival 
of ' the cirdus season; . which is ex' 
pected to help the' initial sale.' Mrs. 
Fellows will, participate in Uie royal 
ties. 

Gsmblinc liesscs; Allowed 

Gambling transgressions of ' Eugenie 
Delmar.'scenariP and magazine scrib 
bier, were forgiven last ^eek by th^e 
Board 6f Tax Appeals because the 
writer 'hoped to make^ profit.* ' 

Delmar's sad experience at Agua 
Caliente, exican gambling resort, 
where he and his novelist wife, Vliia 
Delniar, celebrated New Year, 1933, 
netted him a $1,200 deduction. While 
Delmar's losses at cheniin de fer won 
the sympathy of Uncle Sam, the tax 
board refused to knoclc off. $300 his 
wife lost at roulette. No testimony 
that she hoped, or expected, to make 
a profit. 

Pair were .allowed a further de- 
ductipn of $2,843 whi«h they spent in 
Hawaii, Palm Springs, Calif., and 
Encin'itas, Calif., gathering 'atmos- 
phere' which they claimed was neces- 
sary for their stories. 



had given the Guild a lot ot trouble 
in' disputes in Glendale. 

Glendale strike was averted when 
the publisher gave in a few hours 
before walkout was due, and for 
Palrner to be employing the same 
attorney doesn't look so good to the 
Guild. So far, though first in the 
field, Hollywood Citizen-News sUft 
•haVe — gained-:-hothlhg— from^-thcit. 
Guild membership. Rest of daily 
staffs have made nice gains. 

Tax ColOi Authors' Boyal 2% 

With the state contending that a 
2% surtax must be paid on. royalties 
received by writers, many of the 
scribblers are threatening, to move 
froni Colorado to somie other state. 
As the law is now interpreted, 
writers must pay income Ux on such 
revenue ~ii! above the exemption, and 
then on all royalties must pay also 
straight 2% . tax. . , 

Officials of the Colorado Authors 
League Id; that more than lOO 
writers might leave the state if the 
ruling stands, but State Treasurer 
Homer F. Bedford advised the 
writers to make a complaint before 
'getting mad ..and moving from the 
state.'^e Indicated-that-the- Incomc- 
pf many writers might be exempt 
from tlie surtax which the law says 
applies tiff royalties. 

Harpers Sacs on Book 

Harper t Bros, filed suit onday. 
(U) in N. V. Federal court for an 
injunction to stop Famous Books, 
Out-Of-Town Newspaper Sales 
Corp., International Book House 
Corp., and the Jatter fir icers 
from selling and distributing copies 
of John , Dickson Carr's story, 'It 
Walks By Night.* 

Plaintiff , corporation also wants an 
accounting' and damages, on a large 
number ot copies which, it ■ isr 
claimed, the defendants purchased 
from an English firm and shipped to 
the .United States and sold here and 
in Canada. Harpers claim they ob- 
tained the American sales rights to 
the book in 1929. 



Literary Kilowatter 



Radio station in a hick mid- 
west town describes, one of Hi 
sustaining 'fill-ins in the follow- 
ing language: 

•Joe Glijtz, our ace book re- 
viewer.' 



I.llerary Agent Took li Seriously 

Literary agents are.likely'to watch 
future prize ' novel contests more 
closely than ih the past as a result 
of the award of the $10,000 Dodd 
Mead-Red Book contest won -by 
..EUzab-ctK .. Jiieier.t__foi; — her—boofc 
•Young Dr. ■ Galahad.' 

Of the 1,000 manuscripts submitted 
hers was the only one turned in by 
an agent. Lurton lassingame 
handled. 



That Natmcg Paper 

May 16 is skedded appearance for 
■Vol.. I, No. 1- of Connecticut Nutmeg, 
new weekly to be published In >Iew 
Canaan; Publishing corp. headed by 
George T. Bye, president; ; Hey wood 
Broun, v.-p.; ColVIn Brown, treasur- 
er, and Ursula Parrott, Stanley High, 
Gene Tunhey and Quentin Reynolds, 
directors. John Erskine, Jack Pegler 
and Frederick S. Tisdale also have 
stock. ' . • 

Policy of pub, announced by Rey- 
nolds and High, promises sheet 'well 
written at all times, never dulli' and 
•that any of the owners shall have 
ei^ual iright to express his opinion, 
and that any other share-owner may 
contradict him • if he likes,' roun 
made it clear at organizatiph meet- 
ing that no competish with nieighbor- 
ing papers was intended, 'Nutmeg 
being concerned more with spiritual 
vSlues." 

Broun Will write' column on nature 
and Miss Parrott distaff. No help 
wanted for some time. 

Ken Story Plagiarism 

ken's 'first issue contained a story 
by John Angus Haig dealing with 
the refusal of airlines to install para- 
chutes, which is similar in content 
to a story which appeared, in tho 
American Mercury in 1935. It was so 
sihiilar that ken sent $200 to Ken- 
neth CoUings, author of the Mer- 
cury article, through Ed Bodin, his 
literary agent. 

Esquire mag had a similar experi- 
ence when it accepted a story, which 
was a lift on Ambrose Bierce by an 
aspiring- hinterland author. Esky's 
embarrassment was heightened by 
the fact that they heralded him as 
the discovery of the month. 



Life's 'Blr 

Life magazine was suppressed last 
week In more than 10 cities and; 
some communities. Basis for the 
action was the piiblication of scenes 
from the film 'Birth of a Baby.' ost 
of the bans were issued by police 
chiefs, who prohibited sale; ot the 
magazines on newsstands. It Is gen- 
erally viewed as the first instance in 
which a magazine of such wide cirr 
culation came under such an exten-' 
Slve ban. All trouble, however, was 
in eastern states, principally in: New 
England, only one case of suppres- 
sion being reported west pf the Mis- 
sissippi. 

Officially Life regards this as a 
follow-up on its health series and 
previous, treatment of cancer, pneu- 
monia 'Trnd tuberculosi -^From-^a 
trade point of view, it was thought 
in many quarters that the editors 
have not overlooked the eicplbitation 
anglies. All subscribers , were Indi- 
vidually tipped off with a letter 
warning parents , that they could re- 
move the four pages cpyering the 
subject If they .chose to dp sp. , 
' One turioiis result was the bt-ihg- 
ing together of the N. Y. Society for 
the Suppression of Vice and the anti- 
censorshi forces, which usually 
never see eye to eye, but did in- this; 
base, both groups commending the 
material..' 

■In some communiti . citizens 
crossed imaginary boundary lines to 
secure copies. Some newspapers, 
played down the story, thinking it 
might be a promotional stunt. Re- 
ports from some quarters were that 
many of the newsstand chases 
were made by children. 

Life was well prepared before pub- 
lication to fight sOppression efforts. 
Highest-grade medical and lay testi- 
mony to the excellisnce of the film 
and pictures was secured, and re- 
leased Immediately; once tirouble 
started. 

Roy E. Larsen, publisher of Life, 
sold, a copy of the magazine In the 
Bronx, N. Y., whiere the publication 
was banned; to make a test case. He 
is booked for trial next' Tuesday 
(19). 



CHATTEB 

, Stage mag has recently sliced Its 
staff. 

Harry Bull, editor of Town and 
County, on vacation. 

Newark Ledger awarded the N. 
W. Ayer cup for best makeup; 

Robert W. Dana follows in Mar- 
guerite Tazelaair as' assistant Aim 
«riti&-at-4he-N.jrv-Herald-Trlbune.- 

Knopf is publishing ex-Austrian 



Newsboya^ Union 

Suspension of all Philly dailies is 
threatened by walkout of Jhe, news- 
boys. Hawkers, who have recently 
been organized into News Carriers 
Union, A. F. of L. unit, voted last 
Sunday to authorize their exec com- 
mittee to call a strike whenever time 
is considered expedient unless they 
get their demands. 

They are asking publishers for a 
closed shop, recognition of the union 
as sole bargaining agency, price of 
$1 per loo papers instead of $1.33, as 
at present, and a guarantee of ' $1.50 
per day. 

Hymie Pockrass, prez of the union, 
has made an agreement with News 
paper Truck Drivers Union, which 
will keep latter group froni' handling 
papers in event of a strike by the 
boys. This will completely tie up 
the sheets. 



Stall . Feeds the Boss 

Mnh bit dog. In Pittsburgh last 
week when more than 600 employees 
otJnQrriing EpstrfUw.tie.gPltpgethM 



Hollywood Gnlld Sit tlon 

Hollywood Citizen-News,' unit of 
the Los Angeles Newspaper Guild, 
first chapter to go guild' 100%, so 
far has no contriact with. Judge llar- 
Ian Palmei', publisher. Unit also has 
Roger Johnson on its staff. Guild's 
tlrst president, who successfully ne- 
gotiated contracts with, several 
downtown dailies. 

Publisher has been stalling for 



and tossed a banquet in honor of 
their publisher, Paul lock, on the 
occasion of opening of; paper's new 
building. It was a mark of apprecia 
tion, men told him, because he had 
taken them out of a rickety old fire 
trap' and installed them in the safest, 
most up-to-date plant. 

-Block was presented, with a bronze 
plaque by the staffs and, recalling 
various changes in newspaper. o\yn- 
crships here over last 20 years, told 
gang they could rest assured that he 
would never , sell out in Pittsburgh. 



Aley's Ajency 

. Ruth and Maxwell Alcy have 

months and bgcn<is? "f '''V ''''^p■^-•'^ fn'-n'pH a npw liternry agency. Latter criti cs, .died April 6. two 

was formerly ieditor of Longmans. 
Green and his wile have previously 
been literary agents. Offices-will (ji 
opened in New York about 



editorial attitude the Guild has been 
reluctant to talk 'strike, but thc sla-fi 
is plenty .sore now because he lias 
tossed a lawier into the aiciia wlio 



$2«0,0M Soit Vs. Time 

Pierre Van . Paasscn, war cor- 
respondent and lecturer, filed suit in 
N. Y.-. supreme court yesterday 
(Tuesday) against Time, Inc., for 
$200,000 damages for alleged libel. 
Plaintiff objects to paragraph pub- 
lished; in Sept. 6 Issue of . Time mag 
which' intimated that the writer hiad 
'suddenly gone anarchist, stopped 
writing and flhally disappeared' 
while covering_the_ Spanish conflict 
foi:. the Toronto Star. He cdfnplaihs 
article was malicious and gave the 
impression he was. .advocating violent 
overthrow of government. 

Time answered the suit with do 
nial of malicipusness or that the iteni 
had hurt the newspaperman's rep. 
It points out Van Paasscn was let 
out by the. Star. 



LITERATI OBITS THIS WEEK 
Samuel T. Potts, 33, Church and 
Fraternal EditPr of the Norfolk 
(Va.) Virgi Ian-Pilot, died. of a heart 
attack, at his home Friday, April 8, 
William G. Stiegler, 57, dean of 



days after being stricken with a cere 
•bral hemorrhage, in his pffice at the 
Times-Star, of which he was. drama 
ay 1. 1 and motion picture editpr since 1920. 



chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg's bopk 
with ■ an introduction by ' Dorothy 
Thompson. 

Hazel (Mrs. Elmer) Ric6 to Ber- 
muda lor a vacation. ; She is active 
in the Nai'l Council on Frecdoin 
from (Censorship. 

George Ross, of the N. Y, World- 
'Telegram, and Al Margulies, of Gau- 
montrBritish. putting the finishing 
touches on a. book. 

Fred Keating will bo m.c. for the 
entertainment at the Front Page 
Ball in N. Y. (22), the annual new^s- 
paperwomeh's party. 

Collier's assigned Dorrell and 
Stuart McGbwan, screen play- 
wrights, to dish up a personality 
yarn on Gene Autry. 
.-Hans_Maellets.JK.o,Pil^erigr;avIngs 
will be exhibited at the PM Gallery 
in N. Y. He is a refugee who for- 
merly taught at Leipzig. 

Hoc Chevigny's 'Lost Empire' has 
been nominated tor thie Pulitzer his- 
tPrical . award. He Is writing radio 
continuities on the Coast. 

John O'Hara; doesn't know how 
long he'll stay, in- Paris, but it won*t 
be'a'fuiryear. Sailed last week. De- 
pends on how much work he does. 

GrPverman Blake has been ap- 
pointed .amusements editor of the 
Cincinnati Times-Star, succeeding 
'William G. Stiegler, who died April 
«. 

.' Reader who' got confused reading 
Elmer Rice's 'Imperial City,' .novel 
with 120 interlocking character.s sent 
Coward-McCann, the publishersi an 
index for the book. 

Collier's Quehtin Reynolds has . a 
two-part story on The Amazing Selz- 
hicks' coming up. First take is wholly 
on. Lewis J., the father; second on 
Dave and Myron. 

: Bradley Slack, publicity director of 
Pittsburgh Playhouse, . going to tour 
Europe on ai bicycle this summer and 
write his impressions for. a group of 
Ohio newspapersi 

' Will James, after six months at 
Victory ille, took his boots, saddle:, and 
typewriter back to Montana, where 
he hopes to finish one, a year over- 
due, for Scribner's. 

John Young Kohl, city editor ot 
the AUentown Morning Call, has 
written a play, 'Pirchance to Drearn,' 
which was presented by Civic Little 
Theatre "of AUentown. 

Leie Hills, formerly associate edi 
tor of the Indiianapolis Tinies, has 
been made . editor ot the pklahorna 
News, SCripps-Howard daily. Suc- 
ceeds R. T. Fredericks, 

Charles S. Salomon, on the N. Y. 
Herald' 'Tribune since 190^, possibly 
the dean of N. Y.' reporters, , will be 
tossed a testimonial dinner on May 
19 at the Hotel Astor, N. Y. 

'George Antheil, Par composer, and 
Morton Thompson, ex-Metro pub 
licity man, are planning a tour of 
Russia next month, and lining up a 
syndicate to take their stuff. 
■ Robert Speaight, who played the 
role of 'Thomas a Becket in 'Murder 
in the Cathedral,' has written a bio 
of St.. Thomas of Ccnterbury which 
Putnam's will issue this month. 

.Martin Kamin expects to issue a 
new dance quarterly next fall. It 
will be a scholarly publication, with 
national sections, designed to appeal 
principally to students of ballet. 

Guy McLaren has wrillen "Merrily 
We Roll Along,* recollections of a 
Chautauqua trooper. Book contains 
picture of Edgar Bergen and hir 
duniniy in his early days as a per- 
former. 

Josephine Louise Byrne, wife pt 
Congressman William T. Byrne of 
Albany and a contriliutor to. poetry 
and literary magazines, is by-lining a 
-Washington lcttcr_to Hearst's-AlbanjL 
Times 'Union. 

Jane Hall. Metro scenarist, is doing 
an article for June issue of Cosmo- 
politan, pn the Culver C'ty studio's 
picture, "Three Comrades,' her yarn 
covering -both personalities and pro- 
duction highlights. . 

Mari Canel, in charge of Max 
Factor publicity in Hollywood for 
national mags and newspaper beauty 
eds, resigned after six years. 'Head- 
ing cast the- end of the moiith before 
starting writing a Hollywood fan 
maR column. 

'Forever Ulysse.';,' by C. P. RPdo- 
canachi, originally serialized in a 
Greek newspat r, is reported 
banned there In book fo rm. Cana- . 



EARLE, PHILLY 

(Continued from page 46.) 

pleasih!!, although arrangements only 
fair. 'Weakest point is lack of s.a. 
Do ^Stardust- and then 'Loch Lomond* 
in the original, followed . by swing 
version. 

Coridos Bros. (2), tappers, do swell 
precision routines well. Then do one 
seated. Would be better to cut down 
time and save something for the en- 
core. 

Rounding out bill is Wynn Mur- 
ray, hefty warbler from 'Babes in 
Arms,' legit musical, .who's fair. 
Starts off with '1 Was Born to Swing,' 
goes into 'Please Be Kind*, and ends 
up on 'Johnny One Note.' Act a little.' 
too long. Curtain is .HajJpy Felton 
and Reasons doing ■ 'When You're 
Smiling.' Herb. 



House Reviews 



PALACE, MPLS. 



Minneapolis, April 10. 
Carl Johrispji's oTch (7), Bill Avs- 
tin, Hazp.l Mack's Merry Macks (7), 
Doti & Patricia, Rose Mane, 'Snooze* 

KinlcaTd;-MaTi/-&^Heleni-F-rniite-Dob 

soil lic Nelld Buric ; 'Holtyuiood 
Stadt m Mj/sfeH/* ( 



Palace plays vaudeville weekends 
at 20.C admission and the entertain- 
ment tlUs week is just that low. Most 
ot the acts are local. Bill Austin, , 
m.c, .Hazel Mack!s line ot seven girls ... 
and 'Snooze* Kihkard, comic, are- 
playing indefinite engagements. Mack . . . 
and Kinkard, formerly of' burlesque, . 
haVe worked for years iii local night 
clubs. 

Bright spot Is the headliner, the 
veteran Frank Dobson, who. appears 
next to Closing and gets the only 
heavy applause. Carl Johnson's- 
seven-piece -orchestra in . the pit is 
decked out as a hillbilly group, inter- 
spersing siivging and comedy with its 
playing to start the ball rolling. Aus- 
tin introduces each; number,, gets; by 
in a couple of pops and works with 
Kinkard and a stooge In a mildly 
funny skit. Miss Mack and her'sevea 
girls do sorne pleasing steppipg, Don 
and Patricia, 'adagio dancers, follow- 
ing with a conventional routine.' 
Then comes Rose Marie, from the 
line, presenting a Spanish fandango 
with castanets. ; 

Kinkard's grotesque makeup and 
dialect is too drawnout comedy and 
short on laughs. Mary and Helen, 
also from the line, contribute swing 
dancing, after which Austin vocal- 
izes; 

Dobson works hard and puts his 
rather ancient storleS, gags and songs 
oyer, well, though some of his ma- 
terial is extremely bluish. Nella 
Burke assists at the piano and also 
vocalizes. Dance production number, 
with Don and Patricia ahd the line 
girls, close show. A holdout at th» 
first night show Saturday (9) Reei. 



Rozy, Salt Lake City 



Salt Lake City, April 10. 
Cene Straub, Perry Bros. (2), Ed- 
par Venion & Co., Barbara Lee, 
Ward & King, Allen Speer & Day 
Sisters, Dave Monahan, Bill Floor's 
House Orch; 'Criminal Lawyer' 
(RKO), 'Hit Parade' (Rep). 



dian otncials recently put a tempo- 
rary ban on the book, " thinking it 
wsR the James .Toyce 'Ulysses,* but 
this was- promplly lilted. 



Salt Lake City's lone vaudfllmcr 
ha/ a punchy ..50-mlnute standout 
stage fare, with a cOuple of stand- 
outs.. 

Ward and .'King, headliners, war- 
rant billing. Ward, male member of 
mixed, juggling team, hpwever per- 
forms the lion s share and it's been 
months since patrons palm-patted so 
sincerely for such a stint. 

Ward's agility in juggling six 
bicycle tire rims is forte. Miss King 
gets off well through variety of acro- 
terps. Effective climax reached when 
after a series of leg splits and 
tumbles. Ward solos through -addi- 
tional juggles'and has to beg off. . 

Curtain upper following Bill 
Floor's house band, on stage, is Jim 
Peciy, nis.h. as an m.c.,- but good i 
a dunce and patter act with - his 
brother. Gene Straub, banjoist, 
socks with a smooth 'Poet and Pea- 
sant' after three previous so-so pops. 

Edgar_5£eEnon;JMhQse_B,crgeh::Mc-_ 

Carthy bit. rates, also mi ics radio 
stars. Unbilled gal eni;ages in some 
archaic , banter with Vernon's 
'dummy' which can be spruced in 
parts. GaL also sings irt mediocre 
style. 

While her soprano pipes aren't 
fitted for swing, Barbara Lee fares 
well on 'When I'm Calling You._ 
Straub encores well with her on "I 
Double Dare You.' 

As a tcami Perry freres go over, 
especially when simulating a boxing 
lesson in tap delivery.; Act, how- 
«svcr. is too long in proportion to the 
others -and several minutes of dated 
gags could be trimmed.' Allen Specr 
registers solidly with contortionist 
tcrping. Day Sisters, warblers, arc 
eye-openers but mike technique off 
'oTr^My~Mm:*--M'svrrtjliaphxmlng-T;r- 
Dave Monalvan'.s . specialty and he 
sells Classilv. Unbilled fiirl also has 
a turn on the instrument, biit it's tlie 
n^uii who's~a natural. 'Cus». 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



CHATTER 



VARrETir 89 



Broadway. 



argaret Pemberton" ha? a leg in- 
fection. . ' 
' Warren OUara joined the Tl c- 
•Coy circus staff. 

The John Byrams sail ay 6 for a 
Paris and London 0,0. 

George West and the missus back 
from Hollywood by auto. 

Montague Gowthorpes left Friday 
(8) on a. Bermiuda vacash. 

Blutch Stone managing fighter on 
tonight's Hippodrome card.- 

Allan Jones did a big autograf biz 
ai Loew's State stagedoor this weeki 
. Max -Siegei; who switched: from. 
Metro to Warners', in town on visit 

Mary Morrisieyi sec to Jock Whit- 
ney, due in from' -^he Coast this week. 

Harold M. Goldblatt moved his 
theatrical' law office to Paramount 
Bldg. 

Struck by; tiiitb, sister of Ed Leni- 
han died Sunday (10) of fractured 
skull. 

Charli ing, vet musical, comedy, 
singer, playing private, club 

dates. . . \. 

AX Tamatin now associate-p. a. 
with Emmanuel Eisenb^rg for. ' 11 
the Living,' 

Quite a ..Broadway 'cpntingeiit to 
Ne\y Have n to morrow for the .'I Mar- 



his hands to scripting these 

days. ■ . 

. Lou Smith in town for. a. few hours 
when bad weather forced bis plane 
down here, . 

Joe Sala convalescing in hospital 
after ah emergency operation for- 
appendicitis. 

John Finley now. in Bedford;' Fa„ 
where he's'managing a house for the 
Dipson ' chain. 

Frederick- Burleigh opening sum- 
mer theatrical season .at Cohasset, 
Mass.,- July .4. ■ 

C. J. Latta brought back lots of 
fllni from Florida to substantiate his 
fishing claims; . < 

Eddie' Peyton back from Florida 
and reopens his Stubenville Pike 
nitery Frid.-y (15). 

Dave Schooler comes . to Stanley 
Friday (15) to ih.c. Allah Johes- 
Sheila Barrett show. .? ~ 

Mrs. Harold Bloom here froni New 
York for few weeks' visit with her 
brother, Joe Feldman. 

Etzi Covato back from. Atlantic 
City where he's been dickering to 
place his band Tor the summer. .. 

John Malpney speaks at Pennsyl- 
vania College for Women's visual ed- 
ucaitioh "conference late this hipnth. 

Irene' Leie, . jiist named story ' editor 
for ' Warner's' on the Coast,' from 
Pittsbiirgh, and former stock actress 
here. 



ried an Ahgel' preem 

Nat Kalcheim nursing a bad 
: shoulder ; from too 'much handball. 
Was home for couple of days. 

■Dorothy Ross back p.a.'ing after 
giving birth to a son. She's Mrs. 
George Ross (World-Telegram). 

Gieorge D.. Ixittman's key city trek; 
embracing 10 spots, to appoint jpub- 
licily representatives in each local 

itand - 

. Ella', itzgerald ^nd Chick ebb 
perform for kids of Riverdale 
Orphanage, colored home, on Easter 
Sunday. 

■ Lynn Murray, CBS musical direc-. 
tor, left early this week on a cruise 
to the West Indies. His wife accom- 
panied him. 

Gertrude Selig, Mort Blumehstock's 
sec at WB appeared in a. snooty 
fashibh show at the Barbizon Plaza 
Sunday (10). 

Emily. Holt, executive-secretary of 
tiie ' American Federiation of Radio 
Artists, has laryifgitis and put of the 
office .a few days. 

Kin Piatt,- cartoonist-writer at 
Metro, has returned tO: Hollywood 
with his bride of two Weeks, the 
former . Riith Begler. 

Harry Royster, who has been on 
.extensive tour for ', Paramoiiht, 
contacting rtheatre partners of the 
comRony, is back at the h.o. 

Wilma freeman, in charge of pub- 
licity promotion for Warner Bros, 
returned to her desk Monday (11) 
ader hospitalization with siniis. 

Local 4, International Theatrical 
Stage Employees (Brooklyn chapter), 
holds its 50th anniversary ball at the 
St. George hotel, Bklyn, April 19. 

Phyllis Welch j stock-leglt actress, 
who went to the Coast after Metro 
screen test, has been signed for three 
years by Harold Lloyd producing 
unit. 

Moe .Gale reported to have turned 
down two weeks at $750 weekly for 
Hose. Marie, in Cincinnati nitery. 
Wants to keep her on her NBC 
fiistainer. . '.. 

Sam Snider, of Snider-Dean circuit 
In Aiistralia, recovering from flu at 
Gothim hotel. Taken sick shortly 
after he arrived in New York from 
the Coast. 

Paul-Charles Biver, of France 
Amerique Films, distributoi: in 
France, 'expects to reniain in New 
York until April 27. In U. S. on 
product deals. 

Jack Dempsey has inaugurated a 
series of Sunday cocktail sessiohs'-at 
hi.s newest Broadway bistro. He and 
the Missus, the former Hannah Wil- 
liams, presided at the initial party 
Sunday (10). 

Tom Smizzi, accouiitant in Uni- 
■vcrsal's home office, made his stage 
debut last week when he sang a 
principal role in 'Rigoletto,' at the 
Hipt)odro.me. Went on about two 
weeks, after auditioning. 
. Testimonial dinner by a group of 
Irish-American '.notables in honor of 
Paul Vincent Carroll, Sara AUgood 
and Dudley Digges at the Astor hotel 
Ia.>;t Sunday (lO). 

Report bri conditions Jn the- Far 
/".sb and Eiirope will be made by 
H. B. Allinsmith, manager for. West- 
ern Electric Co. (Orient) Ltd.,. bri his 
present visit to the hdmie office- in 
New. York. He came in last week 
after a trip through the Orient and 
— rthe-continehh— 'A-lTinsmith-has-been- 
located nt Tokyo for Western. Electric 
since 1935. 



Wwood Jesters 



London 



(Continued from page 1) 



PittslNirgh 

By Hal Cohea 



Clarence Eisemans to Atlantic.Gity 
for a fhort v.ication. 

Duquesne Garden getting a rodeo 
foi- 10 days on April 28. 

Sally La Perch pisked up here by 
Gene Krupa for his new band. 

Mrs. . John Harris and son home 
again after wintering in Hollywood. 
. Joe. Haymes losing his drummer, 
Sam Parker, to Larry Clinton's out- 
fit: , . 
— Hbwdy^Ba u ii i ' s uru hcstrarstick-fl-at-rH 
the Sehcrilcy Hotel until June 1 at 
;lca.»t. . 

Pla ing 



whd.se ribs ybii tickled last week is 
out on his ear- 1 ay. 

Court jfesters didn't have that 
problem to solve. They knew , they 
cb\jld".giviB cverybbdy but the king' 
the wbrks. But in Hollywood more 
guys have got the finger on them for 
creating laughs In the wrong places 
than ever got jobs for timing their 
shots correctly. 

Only ih.c. who called them as they 
came . ^nd didn't suffer. ,for the 
laughs he produced was. the, late. 
■Will Rogers and he: was so . much in 
the money that the producers .were! 
^working for' him, rather than vice 
versa, 

Hardeiit. ^yo^ker .In this, field re- 
cently was George Jessel arid he got 
nowhere rapidly.. In th'e end he 
begged off frorri ni.c.ing the Acad- 
emy dinner .as being just too too-Chi-. 
nese. Frank Fay. was another who 
went great guns at the banquet table 
only to find that he' had stepped on 
some producer's toes and. was there- 
after -persona, non grata. 

Willie Collier, among the best and 
kindliest m.c.s, hasn't broken down 
from overwork in! studios, though 
hardly a banquet comes along but 
|/hat he has to t to say. np In a 
nice .way. 

Joe Cunningham, Bugs Baer's co- 
worker on the west coast, has 
'ducked the honor pretty consistently, 
but now and then he has taken on 
.his bid cap arid bells and clowned on 
the square: But he hasn|t been 
overworked In studios either in re- 
turn for his gratuitous labors around 
the groaning board; 

Wocden Patsy 
Edgar Bergen has been moving 
into the. lethal chamber of after- 
dinner entiertainingi ut he has an 
'out' ini Charlie McCarthy. McCarthy 
is a sbrt ot king himself and can 
therefore do no wrong. 

Bob Burns also has been finding 
himself much in demand and has 
been trying to find the Rogers for- 
mula of insulting them in a nice way. 
Like McCarthy,' having come from 
radio, he feels he always has that to 
fall back on. if he gets int'o'too many 
producers' doghouses^ for .creating 
laughs for tho.se who have eaten not 
too wisely but too well. 

Old grads of the Lamb.s, riars 
arid Players often gather around to 
wax comic oyer .the coffee and. 
cigars, but all of them to a man 
respect the sacred cows of Holly- 
wood and pull their punche.*;- in the 
pre.sence of these elders. Tlie re- 
sult is that Hollywood dinners run 
higher, as to- price and lower as to 
levity than even state dinners of the 
British cabinet. 

Funny fe llows among the younger 
set "ducR" these dinners as tliey 
would the pox; They learned long 
ago to say nothing, but to laugh at 
everything. Producers on hearing' 
their own Class D gags produce bel- 
lylaughs from internationally kridwn 
humorists have been known, to lift 
options within the hour, believing 
that if they could make such wag.s 
laugh they must be; good. 

One such humorist, a gal, figured 
her synthetic bcllylaugh had gro.'iscd 
$525,000 in 10 year.s. It took ei'fiht 
years (or it to wear out in one .studio 
alone. 

All know bnly too well, that' all 
humor mu-st. hurt somebody, and that 
even supervisor?; have feelings, 

C: 

ra 

later, they ,\v.<nil(l be. sure to regret, 



Afrique off to Africa July 8 for 10 
weeks: ' Then returns to New York.. ■ 

Carroll Levis wanted by Universal 
Pathe as special commentator - foi: 
newsreels, 

Dorothy Fox back to New York to 
play another; 20 weeks at the Rain- 
how Rooms: 

. Guy Middletori, back from New 
York> rejoined , London cast of 
'French Without T^ars.' 

Will Hays : to, the south of France 
for brief vacation foUbwing comple- 
tion of his filming in 'Convict 99.' : 

Before sailing for New York, John 
C. Wilson tentatively booked return 
passage on the Aquitania, April 26. 

Tim Whelan arid wife to. yiacation. 
In Paris . as soon as he finishes 'St. 
Martin's Lane'' for Mayflower Pic-, 
tures Corp. 

Herbert Wilcox's next , film for 
Anna Neagle will be 'Queen of the 
Halls,' based oh the life of the late 
MarieXIoyd. 

Barre Lyndon back .from Africa 
where, he went to write a play, with 
African background; Now -looking 
for promoter. . 

' Nat Harris, head of Embassy Or^ 
chestras, to represent Eric WpUheim 
and. Henri Lartigue. in talent book- 
ing for America, 

_^CreorgeiSavotyT.authbr:iOt.-GeoEge- 
and Ma^rgaret,' having his latest pUy, 
'.Good and Propei-,' produced at the 
Embassy, April 18. 

Maurice Elvey contractee for five 
quota pictures, froih . 20th.-Century 
Fox as a reward for 'Who Goes 
Next,! rated best British Unit. ■ ' 
. The new Gaumorit State Cinema, 
Kilburn, is arranging to present; an 
80-minute version of 'Pagliacci' with 
cast-bf.-400.as an added attractibn.. 

George Formby has Signed an 
otheir: lorig-termer; with 'A,B.P. 
against biddings froiiri other coiri- 
panies, including Gainsborough Films 
and Sam. Smith. 

' Horace Williams, bead or distribu- 
tion publicity for Associated British 
Pictures Cbrp. is out. Replaced. by 
Robert \Weitt, formerly head , of 
A.B.P:.'s fbreign publicity. 

Morris .Elvey ,. to' do a plctiire^ .at 
Pin^wood from a script owned by 
O'Bry^n, Linnet & Dunfee,' .the 10! 
percenters, who 'will also have an. in- 
terest in it. Shooting starts in six 
weeks. . 

Tivoli theatre conversion into a 
vaudeville house by George Black 
held'up dUc' to houses adjoining the 
back! wanted for stage extension, not 
available, with, owners .asking too 
much to quit'. 

Tom Wcflls forriiirie own film pro- 
duction company, with Alec . Saville, 
brother of 'Victor Saville, to assist. 
First picture starts shortly, with Eva 
Moore, ,' Jill E.smpnd and Veronica 
Rose in support.. ' 



warbler, ing at 

Kui'bel, 

Cervantes' 'Don Quixote' leading 
character bf niew German play by 
Wulf Lcisner. . 

Two U,. S, iiits, 'Metropolitan' rind 
One Night of Love,'- on repeat list of 
Kamera. 

Kari. Hartl on exterior^ near Gar- 
niiscH for Ufa picture, 'Guest Per- 
formance in Paradise.' ' 

Friedrich Forster, from unich 
State theatre, contracted Ufa 
scripting department. 

Ellen Petz von Clevei of Prussian 
State theatre, invited by Queen Elena 
of Italy for terp' recitals. 

Nazi flboding of' Austria! sent 40: 
German ■ newsireel lens grinders 
scrambling into : the Danube . country.- 

Karl Hitter adapting Scribe's 
'Verr d'Eau' . for the screen,- with 
Alois- Melichar supplying ' 1 
score... 

State Playhbu.se counted 3ff legit, 
openings Inst . season, with scenery 
and costumes all done in own 
studios: 

Karl Ludwig Diehl off to Paris for 
role, of German . naval officer in 
Frerich picture, ' Icter en Medi r- 
ranriee.' 

Charity performance of St. Jbnn 
Ervirie's play, 'The First Mrs; Selby,' 
by Diplomatic cblony for- wiritei' re- 

iref-farol^ — ^ — r- ~ 

; Joseph von Baky megging 'A 
Woman's Dllemriia,' script by The'a 
von Hiarboui after Alice Lyttkens' 
noveii "I Won't Come Hpriie for 
Suoper.' 

Op^n-arr performances at Augs- 
burg in'»summer tb -bring operas by 
Gluck, Bellirii. Verdi, Smetana, 
Mou-ssorgsky, d'Albert and Richard 
Strauss. .... 



HoOywood 



Sydney 



Ralph Smith, formerly with GB, to 
London, • 

Many American cowboys and gals 
making to Sydney for the Royal 
Easter Fair. 

Outside bf G-B very few English 
pictures are playing the aces around 
the Corririioriwealth: 

Lauri and Dorothy Kennedy suc- 
cessful in- all states for the Aus- 
tralian: Broadcasting Corilmission. 
■ Stanley. Crick, former 20th-Fpx 
chief, has opened own office in Syd- 
ney and is ready to start on some big 
show biz plans. 

After seven weeks in Sydriey, 
Metrb's .'Night Must Fall' has been, 
brought back by being spotted in two 
second-release Greater 'Union' houses. 

The Montague show out from Mel- 
bourne after zero: trade: It's been a 
big headache to the' Fullers since 
first'hitting here from South Africa. 

Charles Munro has been looking 
over the Victorian field on behalf of 
Hoyt.s. May mean more nabe thea- 
tres being added to already extensive 
chain. 

Sid Greisman is making a personal 
tour of GQn>mon wealth on behalf of 
A:ssociated Talking Pictures' pr uct. 
Plans to .sell films to the indie men 
and boost feriti.sh wherever po.ssible. 

'Firefly' 'MG) nut of St. James, 
Sydney,' after three weeks, with 
picture doing' rurthcr- biz in Liberty, 
here: Idea is ^Ic get 'Maytime' 
(MG). which ;i/rt concluded record 
run at Liberty/: put tj the NABC 
e.Nhibs before jFjietl.v.' 

British EinMJ-c Filni.s. releasing- 
CiriCsoimds la&^l. 'Let George Do 
It,' before t-nme. wyt's "Broken Mcl- 
bdy:'':'wriil'rt;lrTi'd-^HtT(rhcs. — Another- 
nictur "Lovers and Lu.qffcr.s' h.is 



Hiighe.s .<;|.irrcd. nnd B. E. F. fiiiurcs; 
it belter to put a comedy in between 
these Tclc.ifcs. 



Berlin 



Kathe Doi\>-ch guest -pcrfor ' in 
Munich. ' 

Sea.sori'.s second boll for stage folk 
packed Ihc.m in. 

Myi tic Leonard, of (he oli-' 
tan. giving sonu recital. 



Circus Overhead 



(Continued from page I) 



press relations, stated the union re 
fused to meet Wednesd::* ' ith 
the mayor -as arbitrator. 

Threat of ; the strike call had been 
made onday (11) by Ralph White- 
head, executive - secretary of the 
AFA, with a deadline set for 6 p.m. 
last night (Tuesday).. At 7:30, after 
unsuccessful parleys, the strike or- 
der went out; Differences', involve 
the wage scale for the sho\y Indoors,, 
in New. York and Boston, wl\lch. had 
not been agreed on when' the show 
was unionized last May. 

Whitehead stated that the. strike 
call, applied only to the ariimal men, 
baggage, grips, ushers, porters, 
wardrobe,, watchmen, drivers, props,, 
harness men and kindred type labor- 
ers, but specifically not tb the .per- 
forming artists: Hpw the show could 
go -on withoiit ..these , basic menial 
aides is something which the AFA 
officials recpgrilzed as being more or 
less impossible; meaning that it 
hoped to win Ilis ciause -.without the 
forrrial necessity of summpnifig the 
perforriiers to the strike call.. 

-Most of those, concerned are the 
roughneck or working ^ end of. the 
circus, includirig people, who are now 
riot actually working :and some will 
not start until the shb'W gets under 
canvas. Just why that section of the 
Ringlirig outfit was included , in the 
AFA union of actors is not clear. 
However, Whitehead was to have ar- 
ranged for the. indoor showings dur-. 
ing the winter, but failed to reach 
winter headquarters. 

That the whble . show should be 
uriionized at orie time is explained, 
by the wave bt organization last 
year, but that the razprbacks should 
be iricluded in AFA is figured to 
have been a grab by the actors' 
union heads. 

AFM man told John Ringling 
North, the new boss of the outfit, 
that an 'emergency' existed however. 
Ringling family w<7S di.s.satisflcd 
when it developed that the un ioniza- 
tion of the .show had upped the 
operating co.sl. .$2,50,000 , a year and 
late last season arranged new financ- 
ing which led to the family regain- 
ing control. C^lairiied. that a mistake 
had been made in signing up with 
the union for a five year period, 
whereas a one year plan might have 
serv ed as well. Sam uel W.: Gum- 
pernTwas'iri charge at tffc fimer 



Smith Ballew trained i 
tour, 

Ben Bard has bought a . 
ranch. 

Sig Herczi 
eratiori. 

RoscPe Karns and sbn off oh motor 
vacation. 

Anatple Litvak east next week for 
a vacation.. 

Mitchell Leisen back at Paramount 
afteir illness, 

William Powell up following ma' 
jor operation, ' 

Ida Ltipirib recuperati 
emergency op.' 

Jiilia Sanderson arid Frank Crumi 
here for a rest: . 

Felix Bernard at Victorvllle to fe> 
cuperate from illriess. 

Arthur, Hiltpri, Sbl Lesser aide, 
celebrated: hts birthday. . 

Eiori Staririard, Metro actor, 
by his fencing, instructor. 

Dr.. and Mrs. A. H. . Gianhini 
after, a vacation in Phoenix. 

Le'on Schlesinger under knife for 
second tirne in three weeks. 

Paul YaWitz and Harry HIrshflel 
vacationing iri Miexico City, ' 

Una 0'(Jonnor off for England to 
appear in a new stage .play. 

W. C. Fields hoiise-guestlng Joe 
-teonej-Manhattan-restaurateur: — — 
Dick Lane of Joe Penner air Show 
has gone for a Beverly. HQls abode,. 
, Gordon Kahn resigried -from Re- 
public's writing staff after two years. 

Harlan Thompson . back at Para- 
mount after- a vacalipn Pf several 
weeks. 

George -West Coast 

treasurer', is new valley 

rancho. 

' TJardrier W.illsbri Manha'ttari-boiirid 
tp: jbin Barnum Si Bailey press de«. 
partment; 

Boris. Morros lectured oh 'Import- 
ance of Music tb Fil ' at Stanford 
University. 

Wally Alder 
play Mag, joi 
staff May 1. 

Joseph C^Ileia has " gone In for. 
duck breeding ut his Saii Fernando 
valley ranch. 

George Arthiir drew the elaiboriite 
office suite at Paramount vacated b]r 
Ernst Lubitsch. 

'Irving Kiimin back In 
casting office aftci*. injuries s 
in aiito accident. \ = 

Charles Levin, Metro assistant di- 
rector, lipped as; production aide 'to 
Jack Cummings; 

Jimmy Grainger, NPrman Taurog 
and George Marshall absbrblng tho 
sun. at Phoenix. , 

James Stewart .summoned back 
frbm a vacation to start his role ln 
Metro's 'Shopworn. Angeh' 

Groucho Marx and son, Arthur, 
winners, of the- Beverly Hills Tennis. 
Club's round-robin tourney. 

BIng. Crosby nbsttd- two silver 
trophies as prizes for Paramount 
Studio Club's tennis tourney. 
' Una''Green. Irish newspaper, scrlb-' 
bier, here as house-guest of Maureea 
O'SuUivan and Jbhn Farrow. 
. F. L. :D. Strerigholt, Metro ex- 
change manager in Berlin, homeward 
bound after two weeks at the studio. 

Jack Randall, Mbnogram sage- 
brusher, nursing four fractured ribs 
after, fight scene for 'Gurismoke, 
Trail.' 

Peter Ermatinger, .;Biltmor« thea- 
tre manager, iri San . Franciscb to 
glimpse Coast production of 'Golden 
Boy,^ 

Ruth Nolander,' secretary to Joseph 
M, Schenck, feted by 20th-Fox em- 
ployees bn the start of her 15lh -year 
on the job. 



Indicated riov/ that the Ringling 
show did not earn the profit claimed 
dOring the past several seasons and 
that, young North, . through banking, 
support, won back the property. It 
co.st 8300,000 to get the show out of 
winter quai'ter's. arid that, added to 
the uppcd unionization -wages, means 
that the outfit will, have to earn 
more than .$l}00,000 bcfor^ it can 
show a' profit. New management 
decVares that <:annot- be expecte'd.- 
Circus hcad.s .state that the win- 
lcgit|tcr quiirlcr.s' scalc shnuld apply dur- 
I ing the cuirerit and Bbstpn dates: 



Bjoi.n.'.-on's. "Fjiiliirc' next 

opening at People^ theatre. , ...^ 

,P.arV .'Soul.' ;.V Sea' j;cachiiig the i men getting S7 weekly plus ' keep. 
crowd.cin.Oi- an dubbinc., _ lun>tcT-tanva.s the mCnare.io.be paid 

l anl . P of— |-t4 cw yor k-^tl<tiut-CJ.<.4 
the con- 

,vci t. Italian Mi'^versy, they being under toiilracl. 



:vcn supervisors nave l•:<:llll^^, - _„,,..,• ciri„ „i,iV.,» i uM>rci tuiiv.i.v uic iiit-n siic.io 

ather not say funny things AA,-hich,; ^.(.,.j..|i.y : | formers are nnt mvolycd -in 



Holmes ^ Season 



(C^ontinucd from page 1) 



pealed April 4. Holmes a l.so; repeated 
lectures on Germany in ilwaukce 
and Chicago. 

Walter F. Everest, Holmes' manr 
agcr. .said it was very probable that 
Pittsburgh will be added next seaspn 
to the lecturer's circuit which In- 
cludes New York, Bo.ston, .Brook- 
lyn, Philadielphi , Wa.shirigtpn and 
St. Pa'jl, where he appc^ircd twice 
during the season just' ended, along 
with Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, 
Kan.sas City and St, Loui 

Everest .said that ilolmes' gros.s for 
the pa.st .sea.son exceeded that of . the 
1937-30 season bv a comfortable mar-.,: 
gin and he believes that a new gen- 
eration of Holmes fojlowers ha3 
sprung up and is mainly responsible 
for the incrciise. Everest al.sp-fbuhd 
that pupils, in both grade and'high 
schools, ..find that Holmes' discourses 
on foreign coijntrics are of great as- 
sistance in their hj,st()i- iind geog- 
raphy Studies. 

Following hi.s closing in Paul, 
Hbl'rnes goes to. New York for ii .short 
rest after which he pulls out for 
Boston where lit Sturt.s his" tbu'r oil' 
Saturcliiy. \2X) to g.-iihcr material for 
his l!).';i!-.'!!J .•.(.•;l.^'<ltl. llolmo.s will visit 
the We-il Indies, Mexico, lioliind, the 
Scandinavian ctiuntries ,-iiifl possibly 
a fifth cooiitiy, lie \vi|l roUirn- to 

I— i+i-pwjpar-e- 
for his 4iillV.stii.Miii. Holmes is now 
07 yciirs old. 



VARIETY 



Wedneadaj, Apr|l 13, 1938 



OBITUARIES 



donneld, J^. ... last 
He had been iU lor four months 

Starting with A/er'a. 28 years ago, 
Swigert was for many years in 
charge o£- space-rate negotiations 
with publishers. He supervised' the 
spiending of .millions of dollars In 
newspaper, magazine and trade 
paper advertising. 

MRS. OSCAR HOMOLKA 

rs. Oscar Homolka, . 24, ■ the for- 
mer Baroness Vally Hatvany, and 
wife of. Oscar HomolUa, Viennese 
actor whom she married last De- 
cember, died in London, April 5, df- 
blood poisoning. 

The widow of an Industrialist,: 
from, whom she inherited a consid- 
erable estate, and wc&lthy in her 
own' right, she made her chief suc- 

_. /-™. cess on the Viennese stage. She was 

penty. They were among Great ^gj^ji^^ ^,^ ^^3^ g^^^^.^^^ j,^ 

Bntams foremost producers ^ho wrot 'Maedchen in Uniform.' 



FREDERICK MELVILLE 

Frederick Melville, one of the 
thrde brothers who were connected 
with the conduct of th^ Lyceum 
theatre, London, following the death 
of SIv Henry Irving, died in Shore- 
ham, Sussex, April 5. His brother,. 
Andrew, died last month, and Wal- 
ter died in March, 1937. He was the 
last of the triumvirate. 

The Lyceum, built on tlVe site of 
an earlier opera house, erected in 
1794, was the scene of Sir Henry's 
greatest dramatic triumps. Follow- 
ing his death in 1005 the house re- 
verted to a music hall policy, but 
was taken over by the Melyilles four 
years latei:. They made it the home 
of melodrama, many, if not most , of 
them, from their own pens, and the' 
house enjoyed a new era - of pros 



I ford County Agricultural Society. 
His widow survives. Burial locally. 
Mrs. Cieor^e D. orris, 51, mother 
of Ted I, Nicholas, manager of the 
' Lyric theatre, Indianapolis, died in 

7- I St. Vincent's hospital,' April 9, after 

edhesday (C). a brief illness. Surviving are an- 
other son, husband,, and sister. 



News From the Dailies 

Thi« department contoins rewritten theatrical news tterTW as pub- 
lished during the week in the daily papers of New Vorit, C'/iicago, 
San fraTicisco," Holti/u)ood orid London. Variety tokes, no credit (or 
these netua it«Tns; each ha* been; rieiuritten from o dailtr fwiper. 



East 



popular melo dram a. 



. . MQNAGHAN 

E. J. Mpnaghan, -59, 'manager of 
Avenue and Arbor theatres, died in 
Omaha, April 4. He had been hos- 
pitalized for seven weeks. 

Most of his • lifetime Monaghan 
spent in theatre management in 
Omaha.' During' his career he was 
manager at>'the rug, Boyd and 



I.N LoyiNO HiSMORY OF 

MAURICE 

Passed April 13, 1931 
BELLE BAKER 
HERBERT ABRAHAMS 



HAROLD C: STOCKER; 

Harold C. Stocicer, 34, technical eri-' 
gineer at station WLW, Cincinnati, 
fatally shocked by high-tension 
transformer at station plant; Masoii, 
O;, April 11. : 

He . was working at site, which i's 
20 miles north of the Crosley studios^ 
when the fatal accident occurred. 
His \yidow and a daughter survive. 
Burial at : f oirmer's horne. in Ottum'wa, 
Iowa. 



Brandeis theatres, each .of. which .in 
the order named was at. one time 
leading legit house of Omaha oyer a 
peiriod of forty years. His last 
houses were neighborhood, spot 
which he o rated, fctr Ralph -Gold-: 
berg. 

Survived by his-widow. 



jonN J. nvyy 

johni' J. Dunn, 32, of 'Btnghamton, 
N. Y., ied April 2 in a Bluefleld 
'W. Va.^; hospital after a brief: illness 
of pneumonia. ' Duhn headlining a 
unit musical show, 'Hollywood Vani- 
ties,' playing' a theatre there, was 
stricken . only twJ . days prior to his 
death. He had taken part in several 
pictures in 'recent years -and had 
been . a radio entertainer. 

The body ^ya3 sent to ihghiamtoh. 



FEODOB CHALIATIN 

Feodor Ivanovitch Chalikpin, 65, 
«ne of ther most celebrated Russian 
bassos, died in Paris April 12. Im-; 
Ihediate cause of his death was at- 
'trlbuted to ahemia brought oa by a 
kidney ailment. He had . been ill. at 
home:^or several weeks, and expired 
'Within '24 hours after a dangerous 
turn. He. had appeared in films, 
concerts, -vaudeville aLd opera dur- 
ing his lifeti 

A singer and aii actor, he ^t/as con- 
sidered the greatest baisso of his age. 
He was reputedly the highest paid 
singer in the! world, getting as much 
as $4,000 a performanr. at' the Met- 
ropolitan Opera- in N. Y. 

Bom in. Kazan-Kazan, a Tartar 
city, Feb. 13, 1873. and at 17, after 
working in a choir he ran away from 
home and ' joined ' a . strolling: actor 
troupe. ~ He came to America in 1906, 
where he was coldly receiyed by 
Italian-conscious American audi' 
ences. In 1022 he was persuaded to 
return to America and the ct, 
where he was an immediate success^ 

His widow and 10 children survi've. 



JACQUES HOf FMAN 

Jacques Hoffman, 70, for 47 years 
prominent in Boston, miisic circles 
and former violin virtuoso at the: 
Vienna Imperial Opera House and 
member of the 'Vienna Philhar- 
monic Orchestra^ died Marcli 18 in. 
Boston from injurieis sustained, in a 
fall. For. many years he was first 
violinist for the Boston Symphony 
Orchestra. 

Survived by hi widow; Paula 
Schwitzer Hoffman, a son, £rhst, 
conductor of the Houston Symphony' 
Orchestra, a daughter, and three 
brothers and a sister living in Aus- 
tria. 



Albert E. Freymairk, 70, an ,uncle 
of Clyde . Eokhardt, 20th CentUry- 
Fox exchange manager in .Chicago, 
died March 30 at his home, Canton, 
O., from a heart ailment. 

MARRIAGES 

Frances Poole, assistant motion, 
picture editor of Chicago Anie'rican, 
to Edward L. Taylor, non-pro, in 
Chicago, April 4. 

Belle Rand to Arnold Albert, In 
Warners trailer department, in Los 
Angeles, April 3, 

Audrey Faught to Roy Granville; 
chief RKO sound cutler. In LOs An- 
geles', April 8. 

ildred Remes to Irving Birn- 
baum. Universal cutter, Holly- 
woo'drApril-'lO. 1." ~ 

axine Doyle, Republic fllnn play- 
er, to Billy 'Witney, Republic direc- 
tor, in Las Vpgas,' April 5. 

Katiiryn Green to Rollin N. Wal- 
ters, in Baltimore, April 6i He is 
manager of Bill Green's Casino, 
Pittsburgh, 

Trula Communtzls to George . P.. 
Capps in Wheeling, March 19. He 
is a Wheeling theatre operator, for- 
merly with; theatrical enterprises in 
Pittsburgh'.; 

ary Ellen Herrick to Joe Wal- 
ters, April 10, jn San Francisco. 
Groom is KiSFO announcer, bride 
former .radio actress. 

Sophie' ilieen ;Haugh to Harold 
Mickey in fiuenbs Aires, March 26. 
He is ah orchestra leader for Radio 
Excelsior (LR5), Buenos Aires. 

Bert Foth to George Lait in New' 
York, April 14. Bride is a dancer; 
he is a newspaperman. 

Barbaret Roberts to George Thom- 
as,- April A in-Yuma, , AEiz....Both. are. 
Hollywood publicists. 

ariah Avery to D. A. Doran in 
Pinehurst, N. C, April 8, Bride 
formerly a play reader; he's former 
head of Columbia Pictures story 
dept 

Ruth Hilllard td Jimmy Ritz. April 
14, in New York. Shb was'last under 
Columbia contract; he's the third 
Ritz brother yet to be married. 



Sthooth Pix 



ARTHUR O. SANDERS 

'A,rthur G. Saunders, 44, for 15 
years chief? projectionist at. the Fox 
home office, died April 9, in New 
Yoirk. He served in. France during 
the world war, being a me'mber of 
the 'Lost Battalion' and receiyed the 
Order of tbe Purple . Heart for 
brayery. His death was due to a 
heart attack arising from a shell 
shock' during his campaign. Among 
survivors are his. brother, Morris, an 
executive with 2pth Century-Fox , 



ILSON REYNOLDS 

Wilson Reynolds, ,68, , actor and 
stage'director; died April 10, in.Os- 
sining, N. Y., after an operation. He 
had been ill for two years. 

He was a life member and organ- 
izer of the Actors Fidelity League 
and a member of the Adventurers 
Club of Chicago.. B'brn in Louisville 
he spent most of his life In the- 
atrlcaUi appearing with Holbrbok 
Blinn in various plays for more than 
10 years. 

Survived'by his widow,- daughter, 
ister and two brothers. 



CHESTER BAILEY FERNALD 

Chester Bailey Fernald, 69, author 
and dramatist, drowned near Dover. 
England, April 10. At the time of 
his death he was. returning across the 
English Channel' from France aboard 
an auxiliary schooner when he was 
struck by a swin ing boom and 
knocked overboard'. His body was 
not recovered. 

He was the author of several- books 
- ahd-a-numbervof plays including the 
Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Forbes 
Robertson vehicle. The 'Moonlight 
Blossom.' 



JAMES C. MORTON 

James C. Morton (James C-. Lank- 
ton) old time vaudeville and biir' 
lesque actor, died in Islip, L. 
April 10, after a long illness. Uiitil 
recently he had been a guest at the 
Percy Williams home. On, the legit 
stage he played in The. Circus 
Princess,' "The Field God,' 'Spell- 
bound,' *.Upi Pops the Devil' and 
Holka Polka.' 



HURERT A. DENNISON 

..Hubert A.; Dcnnisbn, 77, Water 
town,, ass.,. Boston singer, designer, 
artist, and illustrator, died there 
April 7. Was active in musical cir 
clcs.— r— — — 



Survived by a widow, the former 
Annie Hatch, and two sons. 



IKE BLUMENTHAL 

Ike Blumcnlhal, 59, in charge of 
Paramount's production a;ctivitics in 
France, -died at sea last week en 
route to the U. S. 

Details in the "Pictures secti 



FRANK L. SVyiGERT 

— Pi"anlc-tr-Swiger-ti-50i-manager— of- 
the media-contract department ot 
N. W. Ayer & .Son, Inc., advcrtisina 
agency, died at his -home- in Hadr 



WALTER BALFOUR 

Walter Balfour, 62, former concert 
singer,' died April 8,'in Los Angeles 
Leaves a widow and son. 



E. S. LEWIS 

E, S. LcSvis, 60, secrclnry of the 
Ohio Ouidbors Advertising Co. and 
head^-of^thb— Lc-wis— Eosteii—Setvice,- 
Bucyrus, O., died ' April 5 in that 
city, after a. lin.TcrIng . iUnoss. He 
v. as a former scci-clai-y of the CraW- 



tion picture code and also in the 
voluntary discussions at ' Atlantic 
City, from which the unitor license 
agreement of 1933 imerged, are said 
to view projected round-table dis- 
cussions with serious reservations. 
Intra-industry sessions entail sacri- 
fice and time, and participants frc-. 
quently wind up discussions -\yith all 
hands on the verge of nervous break- 
downs as. a result of the tense meet- 
ings and debates. 

Notwithstandi , it is known that 
the urge for aii early call of dele- 
gates already lias reached the stage 
for preliminary planning, for a con- 
ference. Best. opinion is that nothing 
can be done until after adjournment 
of the present .Congress, and disposi- 
tion of the pending Neely billi pro- 
yisions of which strike at the present 
structure of the industry. 

One. of the points for discussion 
undoubtedly would be 'he establish- 
ment of local industry boards to'puss 
upon disputes entailing overbuying 
and uhreasoriable learancc. Legal 
departments of some of the national 
distributors hold 'pronounced opi - 
ions that the anti-tru:t ' laws and 
court decisions preclude any com- 
pulsory mediation. It is believed in 
some-circles that-voluntary- compli;: . 
dncc \vith arbitration decisions woiild 
soon become general practice. 

On the subject of the need for an . 
early industry - conference, an iiti- 
pbrtant film executive said this week: 
'The fllrn- ,industi'y is at the cross- 
roads. In one- direction isj the course 
of least- rciiistahce and diminishing 
returns— Government c.ohtroi. The 
other course is rough, beset with pit- 
falls, sacrifice, give and take, but it 
leads to self-regulation and expanded 
prosperity and growth. I-feel that 
the moment fpr/decision has arrived. 
The business can tike the defeatist 
attitude, which means that it can 
shove its problems to Congress and 
legislatures, or it can gain permanent 
.strcngth-aad-ptaguessuliy-eiigagii 
a brisk and intelligent ihtcri-ial. war- 
fare, from which' much good' can 
come.' 



One of the conspirators in 'Julius 
Caesar' pinked Joseph Holland, the 
Julius,- Wednesday when , he slipped 
and his knife slashed the actor's arm. 
Play continued, but Holland required 
hospitalization. , 

Eddie Dowling, reported to be 
flirting with the idea of assembling 
Cissie Loftus, Sheila Barrett, Ina 
Claire, Eddie Garr, Gertrude Law- 
rence and others in an eveiiing of 
mimicry. If .it clicks,' he may put it 
oh for a run. 

Edward Furman, the Spit of the 
originar production' of 'Dead' End,' 
committed to, King's Park state hos- 
pital as 'a paranoid- with a psycho- 
nathic personality.' He has .been; in 
coiirt several times charged with anr 
noying Millicent Green, a 'former 
niember of the company. 

Rededlcation of N. . Y.'s historic 
Bowling Green messed up by a snow- 
storm! but th'e historic, same -was 
played last Wedne ay. Player's in 
ancient costumes. 

' Sale of article.s held by. police , as 
unclaimed netted - $5,667 last week. 
Smallest . priced item was a rowboat 
without bars, knocked down for two 
bits. 

Prof. Einstein guest of honor at 
the Public theatre (Yiddish) last 
Wednesday. Program . made Up of 
big scenes from various plays. For 
the United Palestine Appeal. '" 

Metrbpblitan Players have shelved 
nroiected. jJroduction . bt John Hold's 
'Gallnpin" Bungalows' at the Hecta-. 
scher. Will do 'Thanks for Tomor- 
ro\v' instead. Three performances, 
starting May 17.- 

Last week 46 men charged with 
attending a cockflght ih Harlem were 
sentenced to . 30 days in the work- 
house each, but sentence' was ^sus- 
pended. . Men were fingerprinted 
against, on encore., 

New policy rules cut. the; winner's 
take from 600 to 1 to 400 to 1. 
Claimed certain numbers are favor- 
ites and played to excess. ' 

Juilli'ard opera school, gave its' final 
performance - -of- Tthe---season —last- 
Wednesday. Did Mozart's "The Ab-. 
duction from the Seraglio.' 

Robert :.C. Currier, managing :dl- 
rector of the Garrick Players, iCen- 
nebunkoort, -Me., to direct Vagabond 
Players' production of 'Prince of 
Liars' at the Fifth Avenue. . 

Dave : Kleckner, of Dave's Blue 
Room, loses his liquor license aiid 
also loses the $500 bond posted to 
ensure observance cf closing hours. 

Dr. Walter Damrosch .found guilty 
of conduct ihjuri'ous-to musicians' lo- 
cal 802, reprimanded and told' a 
repetition . will be severely dealt 
with. He was charged With 'having 
stated that- the imion included in- 
cbmpetents in its membership and 
that the high wage schedules con- 
tributed to unemployment. 

Easter -bonnet' and top bat lunch- 
eon for the benefit of the Stage Re- 
lief Fund to be. held at the Sherry^ 
Netherland Easter Sunday under so- 
cialite auspices. Prizes for-best top- 
pers. 

Special matinee of 'I'd Rather Be 
Right' held at the Alvin last Friday 
for the Actors' Fund. 

Samuel French to publish The 
Fireman's Flame.'- 

Twb reels of 'Belovedi Enemy,' 
Irish play, seized from isi. tncssenger 
by armed men at Dundalk. Ireland. 
Believed to be the same men who 
recently 'censored' 'Victoria The 
Great' last month by a show of arms. 

Hans W. $teinberg appointed to 
whin the -Toscanihi orch into shaoe 
next fall for the NBC concerts. He 
is one of the menfibers of ;the Pal- 
estine Orchestra. Assn. and, until Hit 
ler, a leader of a number of im- 
portant German orchs.' 

' Ruf us Phillips and Watson Barratt 
have dissolved their production nart- 
nership. They fproduced "Tlie Lady 
Has a . Heart' and nearly staged. 
'Draniatic Schbbl.' Phillips ' Is con 
sidering two summer tryouts. Bar 



ratt will continue as stage designer. 

Brooklyn College Theatre Guild 
gave' performances of 'Pride : and 
Prejudice' the last three nights of 
last week. Used the Helen Jerome 
version. 

Wagner College Varsity Players, 
Grymes Hill, Stateh Island, gave 'As 
You Like- It' in modern dress last 
Saturday. 

Hampton Players, ridgehalmplon, 
L. I., to swing into action June 27. 

Eleanor King, who did the Voice 
and the facial, clbscups in 'Birth of 
a Baby,' about to becbme a mother 
herself. Has played in several B'way 
shows. 

Senate tur-ned down a propositi 
to tax hard likker an extra two bi 
Thinks $2, "per gallon enough; 

Junior members of Gilbert and 
Sullivan association gave 'Patience' 
Saturday afternoon at. N.Y.U. Millie 
theatre. Jersey school children from 
Union County. Gilbert and. Sullivait 
society of White Plains. N. Y., di 
'Yeoman Of the Guard' Saturday 
evening, in the home bailiwick. 

Theatre managers in 'West Chester, ' 
Paj ordered to drop bank.tiites. 

CairroU Glenn. South Carolina girl, 
winner of the Naumburg Foundalioh 
contest in N.Y. ' .-.ward is a spon-. 
sbred recital here next scasbn:: She's 
a violinist. . 

Cherry Prelsser Hopkins, formerly: 
Preisser sisters, recovering after an 
appendectomy. Rushed to N.Y.. froi ' 
Chi. 

Harry Burleigh sang 'The Palms' 
at St. George's church for the 44lh 
consecutive Palm Sunday. 

King Tuffy, said to be the only 
tightrope-walking lion in the world, 
back froni a European ^tour: Mr. 
and Mrs. Robert' Matthews, of L03 
Angeles; his owners, with him, 
Ringlirig. show has, but a lion an 
leopard on the tightrope. 

Theatre Club to hand Its annual 
medal- to 'Susan, and God.'. 

Second annual music festival at- 
Silvermine, Conn., dated for Aug. 
18-21. 

Lilv Pons suffered assorted briiis. 
oh particularly rough sea crossing on 
the Queen ary.. Skidded .across 
stage while singing during a ship- 
board concert • 



Coast 



BIRTHS 



Ricardo Cortez 'was named in a 
$10,000'foreclosure action brought by 
Willinm and Amelia Wood, who 
charged the . defendant gave them a 
note secured ;by residential properly, 
iri 1931 but had hot since paid any- 
thing on the. principal. 
■ Ernst Laemnile; nephew of "Carl 
Lacmmle, Sr.j and former .film di- 
rector, announced his intention of 
marrying lolani Bray, Hawaiian 
dancer, now in Hollywood ■. with 
Harry. Owens' orchestra. . 

Don Santo,' emcee at Lo.s Angeles 
Orpheum, was robbed of $152 by a 
brace of armed femme stickups 
while en route from the theatre to 
his. home. 

Gcirtrude Sharon, former southern 
legit actress, now playing, in the 
films, sued Harold Bentler for di- 
vorce, charging cruelty. 

Thomas Mitchell, screen actor- 
writer, suffered an $80,000 loss when 
flames destroyed his Pacific Palisades 
residence, along with its furnishings, 
while two firemen were seriously iivt 
jured in their efforts to halt the L 
blaze. 

Caroline Fabor, screen aclre.'is, 
filed $50,000 action against Para- 
mount and Mickey Gentry, animal 
trainer, on the grbund that she was 
made seribusly ill as result of a bite 
inflicted by Jiggs, late chimpanzee 
thesp. while; werking in 'Her J'une 
Love.' 

Rosalind Russell has been sued for 
$10,214 by L. H. Babcock. who 
charges film actress' dog attacked 
him while he was passing her resi- 
dence. 

Peter F. Reed. one-tiri:>e 
Dlaycr; has sued his dau.chter. 
tha Raye. demanding that she con- 
tribute $50 a week to his siipnort, 
as well as give him $500 willi which 
to have his teeth repaired an re- 
plenish his wardrobe. 

L. A. judje took under advisement 
testimony in the $200,000 sLiil ot J, 
A'llen-;^-McManus;-'~^cresn- ^'wTilei— 



Screen 



in , Hollywood, April 4, 
with Columbia studio. 

Mr. and Mrs, . Ralph 
daughter, in Hollywood, 
Father is with National 
Scrvice.- 

Mr. and Mi's. Morton Grant 
daughter, in • Hollywood, April 5; 
Father is a film writer. 

Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Bro^ok. son. 
in Schenectady. N' Y!, April 7. 
Father is a WGY, Schenectady, an- 
nouncer. 

Mr. and Mrs, Robert Tinchcr, 
daughter, in Dcs Moines, April 3. 
Fatiicr is treasurer of Iowa Broad- 
casting Sy.stem. 

Mr, and Mrs JClieelcr T>ryJenv-son. 



Mr. .and Mrs. Ed Luckey, daugh- 
ter, in LOs. Angeles, April 4. Father 

is— RKO-«tudl<>- sound-technician..: 

Mr. arid Mrs. Leon Birnbaum, spa 'arfalnVt Mausoleum PaVk.' Compl'oiil 
* ■* Father isVCalif,, as a- result bf the disapnesr- 
Vrice ef a bronze casket containiivif 
Wilshin. tfce body'of M'c anus' four-year-old 
April 4. sin. 

Fred MacM'urray's Bel-Air home 
raided '•by burglars, v/ho made off, 
with jewelry valued at $1,000. 

Carl Laeinmle, Jr., and Russel T. ; 
Kemnf were named as defendan.ts in 
X10,955 personal iriiury by Arlerie. 
Grace, and Frank Whipiple, injured 
in an auto crash iri which Laemmlc's 
car. driven by Keitipt.' firjured, 

Partial Victory in her lons-dravvii' 
out le-'al battle with A.. C, Blunieii- 
Ihal, N. .Y, realty oncrator, wis v'on 
iri an L. A. court by Lillian Ln?ier. 
, ex'-Green\V)ch Village model a"d 
I now a Hollywbbd author, Avhcn 30 
'bye letter.'! written her bv 'S hsyifT 

in New Ybrk, April 9. Father is an I X.«'^"r«Mi?;7*i^* ?'vnIlnnHn„''°" 

- • ■ A-i r'l ii I Move resulted in a Tednction 
^clor.- Mother is. Alyce Ghappoll; ' amount demanded by her fro-.n 
dancer. menthal .'^rom f 1.950 to $950. 



Wednesday, April 13, 1938 



OUTDOORS 



VARIETY 



Ringling Bros^ Barnum & Bailey 



By JACK PULASKt 

The Big Show' is back in the hands 
of the Ringlings, the kin of the clan 
holding , the directorial reins, the 
most vahiable circus property in the 
' world being handled by two young 
jnen— John Ringling North, ■ with 
Htnry (Buddy), jiis brother, a- chief 
of staff. The intelligence, industry 
iind alertness, of these courteous col- 
lege graduates should mean Vnuch to 
Ihe . outfit.' Innovations niade and 
others expected from, them' should 
count too in maintaining the popu- 
larity of til is type of aniusement. As 
for changes in complement .there 
Jiave been comparatively' few,, the 
Norths being wise in holding, those 
iikilled ' in operating the Ringling 
performance. 

If Gargantua, the gorilla, survives 
the sieasbn, 'The Terror,' as he is 
billed, should ensure a fortune to the 
show. Not that it is, the first time such 
an attraction has beeii with the. cir- 
cus, although not' in this generation, 
but never with the .showinanship of 
this presentation. The press given 
Gargy from -Sarasota was excepr 
tional, .starting the- build-iip. .that 
made the animal the top feature Of 
the big top. 

There is no doubt about the fierce- 
jie.ss of the beast, and he is probably 
the toughest so and so that ever hit 
the lot. . As he was drawn twice 
around the track, Frank Buck talked 
about Gargy over the p. a. ' system. 
The large horse-drawn' glassrenclosed 
cage made frequent stops, the gorilla 
gazing at' the audience placidly 
enough. Painted white and excel- 
lently lighted, the '.only other Object 
.'in the cage was an automobile .tire,. 
Gargy's little plaything. They are 
faking no chances with the' animal 
catching pneumonia, the cage, being 
air-conditione^d and kept at an even 
temperafur?. 'Bring 'Em Back AIive' 
Buck is iti charge of the menagerie, 
making his first appearance atop an 
elephant in the .<ipec. His name is 
also new to the circus and is figured 
'a draw. 'Under canvas -Gargy will 
.be a bjgger flash than how. Cage }s 
' too big to go down the incline at the 
Garden, animals being, quartiered 
downstairs.' .On the lot the gorilla 
.will, be 'in the menagerie, where a 
closer view can be had. Looks com- 
paratively .small to those' upstairs at 
the Garden. . < 

.Opening night at' Madison Square 
Garden: Friday (6 ) attendance was at 
l^ast double that of any debut in- 
doors here. That was partly account- 
ed for by the fact that the perform- 
ance was a memorial benefit for the 
late 'Dexter Fellows^ Show rah 
three hours and IS. minutes exiting 
at 12:30 with comparatively few 
walk-outs. Delays were mostly in 
the first hour, because wild animal 
'acts iire' back In the show. Routin- 
ing will be improved. 

thi Spec, 'Nepal* 
It was decided to doll up the out- 
fit and for the first time in years a 
Broadway designer and costumer 
were called in. Opening procession 
is billed 'Nepal,' v/ith the /Oriental 
tone predominant. Cost of.' the new 
di°es.<:ing which extends through 
much of the show approaches $60,000. 
and looks it. Color and costliness of 
the spec was heightened by some unr 
usual sights, including, a tiger, led 
by. a chain. Animal was fractious 
and. the stunt is dangerous, although 
a lion al.<:o slated to be paraded was 
scratched. Liberal credits for the 
coslumers are given in the program, 
Charles LeMaire being the designer 
with the assistance of Mme. Sherri 
and Brooks Costume Co. executing 
the duds. Seven girl drum-majors in 
silver were at the head, of the spec, 
while shortly afterward the crowd 
giggled at the seven dwarfs — but no 
Snow White. 

Terrell Jacobs out of the Hagen- 
bcck-'Wallace show tops the wild ani- 
mal display operating with lions. He 
gets closer to the cats than mo.st train- 
ers, sitting astride one .at the finale. 
Jacobs is rated with! the very best 
' among young animal trainers, and 
among' his novelties are a tight rope 
'walking black leopard and a lion 
who does the same trick. Most eflec- 
live is the herding of lions side by 
Fide on their haunches. Dolli^' Jacobs, 
works with a single lion, rriadt to 
ride a padded horse. Palleoberg's 
Bears have some new stunts, the 
standout' being a prop motorcycle. 

"ThfeTequeStrian numbers-have-been' 
greatly strengthened, show having' 
the Loyal-Repenski and Critianis, the: 
two top riding family acts. .Latter 
come from the Barnes show arid the 
leap to t'he back of a circling horse 
by five of :.the men.at the same time 
i."; a rattling trick. One: Of the lattcr's 
back full twister from one horse to 
»nothcr. .Js also something. The 
Loyals, howeVer, have the showier 
turn and is spotted further down. 
One of the girls is doing a back som- 
mer.sauU while the two high back of 
her- brother is still a standout. The 
Riefltenach girl.<; ai-e out of the outfit 
nftipr a. dozen years. They're with -the 
Barnes trick. 

In the menage display Tamara Heyer 
■caught all eyes with a polished alu- 
jninum eque.<;trichne cart hauled by 
—haughty— while-horee—Pr6sentT-i<K)r- 
^'•e Rudy «ind Erna RudynofT. El|» 
Pi.Mdna jind Williiini Hpyer. Rudy ■ 
f^sniri took the center with bii lib 



ertiies. with Gordon Orton and 
Adolph Delbosq in the end rings. 
Wild west section is more diversified 
than heretofore, including Arlaynie 
Brown, the pistol shot; the knife 
throwing Gibsons; Chief Washington, 
the archery crack, while the Waites 
are again present. Riders and ropers 
are Frank and Beatrice Dean, Marco 
Bordello, Herna, Bobbie. Cropper, Art 
Bowdeh, Estelle Clark, Tom Cropper, 
Solbduhin troupe. ' Walter .Guice bar 
act ne'ver had a better break,' be- 
ing unopposed, and the turns went 
over better than formerly. • 

Newest tht-lller 

Newest, thriller is the turn ojt the 
Paroft Trio, working on/ladders atop 
an anchored pole which reaches 
close to , the Garden girders. It. is the. 
only act in the show not scheduled 
to stick when it; goes under canvas 
because of the pole's height. The 
filers again featiire the Concellos.. 
Antionette is now doing, a triple s^nni- 
mersault which, she first accom- 
plished this winter but she misSed 
three times at the jpremiere and 
passed it. The triple is. the feat that 
forced, the late Afredo Caddna out 
of '■ the circus -V becausie of torn 
shoulde:' muscles, and iss Coh- 
cello's two and a half to a leg catch 
was . formerly just as effective. On 
the ends are the Flying Comets and 
the Randolls. 

' Once , again the allenda. high 
'wire act is a show stopper. It is 
spotted letter than ever and'went on 
at,. 12:15 on the fir.st night. The 
Grotofent turn on the other.- high 
line' has built up the' comedy feature 
so: much that the WaUendas pause 
while the clown does his seemingly 
dangerous stuff; -y 

, Ground acrobats have the Yacopis 
with Ivirtually no intentional mis.":. 
The Danvill troiipe: is out, replaced 
by the Magyars which feature a 
girl tbp-rno'unter who' is teetered to, 
a four high while blindfolded, The, 
Cahnestrellis, Maschinos and Uyneb 
troupes cbinplete the,display. - Naittb 
troupe with its two fine Eurasian 
girl tight rope athletes again takes 
the center as . a feature. Ala is be- 
coming the star of the turn with her 
forward sortier. ult, only credited to 
Con Colleano in the past. Nio does 
th,e, back . leap and a bit better per- 
former. An earlier mixed acrobatic 
display is featured! by the Maysy 
Brach dup and the Wen Hais and in- 
cludes the Spurgat<:, Keltans, Mika- 
dos, !Beartp and' Frederico. Harry- 
Ritteley is again with the show as 
are the Rooneys, Hartz.' Nelsons, 
Bells, Miradpr, ilans and Budahos. 
Working the elephants are Law- 
rence Davis with a head balancer, 
Erika Loyal, Bonnie and Gloria 
Hunt Perch and high aerial turns: 
Walkmir, Mile. Gillette, Dearo, An- 
taleks, Davisos, Terrance-'Victoria 
.duol Alf Loyal's dogs and :Tibor's 
seals ar^ fixtures. 

Norma Hughes and Miss' Heyer 
are working the jumping horses, lat- 
ter replacing the flashy Dorothy 
Herbert who has switched to the 
Barnes outfit, Ralph Clark with a 
two horse Roman leap. Margaret Gar- 
ner, Ann Hamilton, Lucille Panzer 
and Rene Trotter are in that section. 
There was a. straggling. finale. which 
will be tightened up. The cannon 
act: is out, so the chai iots ring down 
the show. 

Pacing the show ts the veteran 
director, Fred Bradna, with Pat 
Valdp the personnel boss. Bradna is 
on crutches h'aving broken his leg 
about two months ago but that did 
not keep him' front blowing the 
whistle at the side entrance as 
usual. 



Dexter Fellowt' Salary 

Late Dexter Fellow.^, dean of 
circus prfss agen , niight have 
commanded a . large , salary, but 
it was relatively mbderate. He 
insisted that he be paid. $i00 
weekly iaiid not more, but that 
the Ringling, Barnum and Bai- 
ley outfit also defray his ex- 
pense.s, which he carefully tab- 
ulated. He left about $!>,000 'to 
his widow plus an insurance 
policy of $10,000, 

P.a.'s With the . big top have - 
joined the union' (TMAT) and, 
it is understood, the minimum 
salary i» $1S0 weekly. 



Socked Double Fee in Boiston 



Draw Poker Okayed 
At L A. Beach Resort; 
Stud a Legal Outcast 



Ocean Park, Calif., .April 12. 
While Los Angeles !Counly Grand 
Jury ' devoti its attentions to 
gannbling and vice conditions in 
L, A. city . proper, draw poker has 
been . legalized by the powers that 
be of this beach amusement resort 
subtirb, with a number of wide-open 
card spots currently flourishing. 
Stud poker, classified as gambling 
under .Call ia lawi is strictly 
taboo in the rOoms that haye mush- 
roonried .'alo'ng the shor but draw 
at SOc and '$l li nly tol-, 

erated. 

There. ;are no house players or 
kitty takeoff, btit the players are 
assessed a dime every 20 minutes, 
or 15c each half hour, depen ing oh 
the size of the game. 
. Most of the places are Ibcated on 
the 'ground floor, with the patrons: 
visible from the.str t. Fehime play- 
ers 'are much in evidence at both 
th6 matinee, and night' sessions. ' In 
the 50c limit games mininium buy 
is $1 stack. 

In addition, to draw,, bridge and 
other legal card games, may be 
played, being optional with the play- 
ers. 



-t' 



FRISCO'S BIG ORDER 



Places ««Btraet for 9,*<N Flood 
Lights for Fair Use 



Studios Enter Floats 

In Shrine Pageant 

Hollywood, April 12. 

Major studios and other .film in- 
dustry enterprises, have, entered floats 
in the Motion Picture Electrical 
Pageant to be staged June 0 at the 
L., A. Coliseum.' 

Among the. -picture .concern? and 
Individuals who will participate in 
the display are 20th-F6x, Metro, 
Paranriount, RKO, 'Warners, Univer- 
sal, Fahchon &.MarcOi HarOld-Llpyd^ 
J. E; Br'ulatour, Leon Schlesslnger- 
Productions and ' Western Costume 
Co. 



Circus Notes 

Rolling white and gold.cage quar- 
tering Gargantua is number 98 in 
the outfit.. It' cost -more than $6.-000.; 
Under, the' driver's seat is a modern 
air - conditioning pilant and in ^the 
rear is a compartment for feeding 
purposes and when the cage is 
cleaned.' Only thing the gorilla is 
afraid of is a snake, which is pushed 
though a slit when the handler 
wants him to enter the rear. end of 
the cage. Gorilla's propensity for 
throwing things is no yth, an 
added reason, why the tage is 
sheathed in heavy glass. 



Balancer Sues Barnes 



Hugo Zacchlnl and his brother are 
out of the show with their cannon 
which formerly clo.«ed the perform- 
ance. Under.slo there was a dis- 
agreement about terms and the new 
manaigement let the cannon man 
take a walk. 



Jo.'ieph Mayer who .publ1.eKe.'> the 
prograni gave' a party at the Lin- 
coln hotel after the premiere. On 
display there were .some excellent 
enlargments of photos taken by- ax- 
well Fr eric Copl.in, specialist in 
circus. pictures. There are admirable 
color plates of Coplan'., work in, the 
program -including the laughing fuce 
of Chester the clown. 



Fred Bradna wn« oh (he way to 
pi'iifilable wlnfer when, lie broke hl.s 
Icy at Lansiiis, Mich., late in the I 



Los Angeles, 

America Olvera., balance trapeze 
artist, has filed suit against the Al 
G. Barne.s, Sells-Floto circus here for 
$51,000, alleging that she fell and 
sustained serious injuries while 
working with the show last Sept, 11. 

Accident occurred during the 
stand in Anthony, Kans. 

Barnes show winds up its playing 
time in the Southern California' area 
April 17 when it pitches at 'Ventura 
for an afternoon stand only. Tent 
outfit after seven days to better than 
average biz .in downtown Los Ah* 
geles, moved to Hollywood (II) for 
three days and nights. 

Combo plays Santa Monica (14) 
and Glendale (IS) to wind up its 
Los Angeles county dates, and then 
starts its northward trek. 



San Francisco, April 12. 

Order for 9,000 floodlights, large st 
single 'contract .of its RTncI eVtr 
made, has. been placed with General 
Electric by 1939 Golden Gate Inter- 
national . Exposition execs. Exterioi: 
illumination, diijected by J. E. Stan- 
ton, ill cost .around $500,000, 

Frisco fair will be the first major 
exposition to invite labor union par- 
.iicipation. 'Workers will sponsor 
special exhibits sho.wing-'how their 
specific skills, operate, with iron 
welders, fir.st to sign. Special days 
honoring individual unions also will 
be set aside. ! 
. Winner in . jil,()<)0" contesl to narhe \ 
.Fun Zone ill be announced before 
April >2l by committee headed 
by Judgei Goodell, Four hundred 
thousand entrants submitted .2Si0O0 
different names, now trimmed to 
around 200. Barbary Coast was the 
most popular moiiicker, followed by 
Gay 'Way, Play Way, Gold Coast, 
Gold Rush, the Span and the Coast. 

Free admish to fair ground will be- 
guaranteed to any. one swi ing to 
Treasure Island— 1.9 miles. 'Feat 
has been done already; by several. 



GETS 26,0(M) LINES FOR 
200 OFF-DAY OAKLEYS 



what railes as the biggest publicity 
tie-up ever arranged for a circus (in 
a town which' is u.sually sewed up 
by rhotlon pictures) has been cbmv 
pleted by Sam Ward, p.a. for the 
Tim McCoy wild west show which 
opens' in the International Amphi- 
theatre on Thursday (14). 

Tie-up with, both Hearst papers,, 
the ; moriiing HeraM-and-Examirier 
and the evening American, gives the 
McCoy show, a total of 28,000 lines 
in four days, in exchange foi: 200 
ducats which- are- to. be dlslribuled 
for Thursday and: Friday, both' of 
pretty Jbw value as far as show 
bu.siiiess ai^misslons ai^e"cbirc'erned;-:- 

Circus will: get a. box oh the" front 
page, an iniside quarter page an'cUan 
across-the-page Streamer in the 
classified section in both papers. 
Tie-up is a clas.siQed . section contest, 
with; contestants .searching through 
the ads for 50 words of wild we.st 
atmosphere. First 200 sending the 
correct listing of hiddci words gel 
the Oakleys. 



Reading B.ooks Show 

. . Reading, Pa., April 12. _ 

Reading Fair Association,, plan- 
ning, for fair week, Sept.. 11-18, con- 
tracted with Geprfje Hamid for a 
musical revue 1 1 staged nightly 
pn. the .stage in frpnt of the grand- 
stand 'and every afternoon between 
heats, of horse races during the eri- I 
tire, fair week. , | 
Cellin & Vi'lls T Co,, carnival out- i 
fit at'the fair for severiaj years, was i 
again given , the midway .shows con- I 
tract. 



Oregon Quits N.Y. Fair 



The Governor of Oregon wired or- 
ders last week for the Oregon dele- 
gation to the N. Yi fair to quit after 
Thomas. F. .Gunn, vice-chairman of 
the Oregon Fair (iommi.ssion claimed 
that the fair management tried to 
change that state's desirable exhibit 
site. Oregon planned to spend $117.- 
OOO at the New York exposition and 
it was indicated that this would be 
spent at San Francisco's fair the 
same year. 

Oregonians apjjarently were 
peeved because the .site optioned to 
them had . been given to a' foreign 
nation. 



Boston, April 12. 

Showmen playing circus, rodeo 
and wrestling shows \yithin the cor- 
porate li its of Boston henceforth 
will unpur$e with double the fees 
Ot yesteryear, accprdipg to 'ah an- 
nouncement oj( license increases by 
Mayor Maurice J; Tobln, Wednes- 
day-.(tt)__ — - 

Carnivals and beano gomes were 
marked lor increases. . 
' "The big top is slated to -go $500 i 
stead ot $250, fpr the six-day, two- 
a-day. engagement skedded for the 
Boston Garden; :'week of May ,2., 
Tobin's special committee recom- 
mended a- $1,000 license fee, but. they 
settled for half that much. 'The cir- 
cus, however, under canvas was 
charged with a $1,00(1 fee. 

Rodeo promoters will be' greeted 
with ia $300 license bill when they 
come to the Garden In the Fall. 
Heretofore, charge has been 

$150. 

Beano tickets for churches and 
charitable, civic, educational, frater- 
nal, iand religious organizations 
which hold weekly beano, parties, 
also will be affected by an' increase 
from $2 to $5 a night v 

A :neVi; fee of $50 a daj^as been 
.scaled .for all carnivals held in the 
Hub. In addition the carnie-prpmn- 
ters must pay .(1 '.,day for each 
merry-go-round, ierris wheel and 
si ilar iittractlohs on which patrons 
pay to ride. 

Wrestling bouts iii audit iiims 
with a seating capacity ot over 
12,000 will be billed at ISO per night, 
jumped ffpm $29. In halls -lesjs than 
12,000 turn-stllers,, wrestling bouts 
will be run 'at a $20 cost. 

Autpmoblle aiid other commercial, 
shows must pay a license fee of $25 
a w^k instead of the former $10. 
The price of permits for a single day 
has jumped from $2 to $3, 

'Entertainment licenses on Sunday 
for restaurants, hotels and clubs 
have en hyped from $3 to $5 a 
night 

Track ^eets, bicycle' and motor- 
cycle racies, skating carnivals will 
be affected also. 

At a recent meeting an attempt to 
increase the present fee of $1,(>()0 a 
year for Sunday baseball tickets at 
Fenway Park and Braves Field was 
defeated in 'the City Council, Coun- 
cillor Peter A. Murray of Jamaica 
Plain, wh p jadvpcated a . juinp tp 
%l.50O fpr tFe twp baseball, park.s, 
said his plan was not directed at 
baseball alone, but - at sports gen- 
erally. 



Okh. City's Aude HeM 
Losing {2,000 Monthly 



Oklahoma City, 
—Oklahoma. City's- new municipal 
auditorium, after 10 months' oper- 
ation, is skidding into the red at the 
rate of $2,000 a month, it's reported, 
Despite the fact this auditorium is 
one of the finest, and mp.st modern , 
in the Southwest, Its booking dates 
i arc too far apart, and the, city has 
I not as yet been educated tc its U.'-e. 
I Statement by several city bookers 
.' that they want more touring shows, 
' but. the high b.p. tariff niakes it im- 
pos.sibIe to present any but top 



Minus a Monk 

, GharlPtle, N. C,, April 12. 
Jocltb', a baboon, escaped from 
Barnett Brothers circus at the York 

.w.inteE_quatters-.near-herer-iUiilJiei 
fore the show hit the rOad for the 
season. He is still at larg ;, and the 
two monkeys that shared the cage 
with him are heartbroken. " 

Jocko used his tiisks and loo.sened 
boards in the floor pf his winter 
quarters tage. Since his escape he 
ha.s been reported in two encounters 
with humans, one of whom .shot ' 
him. 



Under Italian Skies 



winter. He . stepped into a co.'d hole i 
hidden by snow. 



The Ringling North brothers who 
will travel w ith thie show are Vale 
men, jpnn ra-iseTfTWeTffiri whtrcby- 
Ihe. family wai enabled' to recaiiture ' 
control Of the outfit,. 



CIRCUS ROUTES 

Week of April 11 
Barnes-SellR-Floto. 

Pal<<:rvn<:lil. <'lillf., IK;' VIvmI) , 
Ki'*'.'no, aO: Slnt-klHii. .21; MniXlni'7.. 
iiftn JuKf, 'iH; SutiUi C'nix, Ml, 

Tlin MeCoy Wild Wtiii 



.itinrlinc Braj.-Barnum and Bailey 

• .N'cw Vor k. 



arch 29. 

One of main attractions at this 
years Florenti ay Festival is to 
be gi:cat open-air presentation of 
d'Annunzio's 'Figlia di- Jorio,' for 
Avhicb-^iovacchino-'FoTzatHrTs~m'alt;~ 
ing ^arrangements. Performance is 
to be in commemoralipn of d'Annun- 
zi in. his work, 

ir operas will be staged on 
argc scale during July and Au- 
gust in Rome, Milan, Verona, .Tri- 
este, Zara, 'Turin and Genoa. , At the 
.saine time other cities — including 
Naples, Palermo, Siena and Bolgona 
-r.wlll have their outdoor opera, too, 
ugh not on .such a . large scale, 
utdopr .syinphony concerts 
.schcdded for -the summer in Rom 
Florence, Milan and Fiu^gl. 

There will be outdoor perform- 
ances of cla.ssic drama- and other 
play.s in the open air theatres o 
Vcnicc,_DiiUa,_CJjikbJxL_sUiri^ 



and a pi'csrnlation of cla.s.'^ic daniics 
irrtlii (lid Greek temples at I'ae.stum. 




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NITERY-CLOSING A 12-WEEK ENGAGEMENT THERE MAY, 
4TH. STARTING ON A TRANSCONTINENTAL TOUR OF. 
LEADING THEATRES AND BALL- 
ROOMS, OPENING AT THE RKO 
THEATRE, BOSTON. MAY 5TH. 






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Vol. 130 No. 6 


NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1938 


56 PAGES 



BETTER ROADS TO THE B.O. 



Recorded Orchestral Accompaniment 
Proposed as Aid to Vaude Revival 



B. A. RoUe and Jack Horn are try- 
ing to interest the big circuits in a 
bring - baclc - vaudeville idea, pat- 
terned as a unit with a soundtracic 
musical accompaniment in lieu of pit 
orchestras. The synchronization idea 
malces it preferable for a concerted 
trial, rather than competitive, situa- 
tions, hence the rriove to get all the 
circuit operators together. Maurice 
Goodman, former Keith-Albce coun- 
sel, is attorney for Kolfe. 

Bandman-showman, who was a 
vaudeville and film production pio- 
neer with Rolfe-Lasky, the old Blue- 
bird Pictures, etc., first got the 
An\erican Federation of Musicians' 
approval because it means a re- 
iemployment drive for musicians, 
despite the fact that basically the 
acts would be working sans livitig 
musical accofnpaniment. Rolfe avers 
lie has a tacit OK from the musicians 
union heads. 

Campaign, of course, is predicated 
on the proposition that theatres need 
not be burdened with pit musicians, 
since the entire musical accomp is 
sound-tracked, yet for the ba.sic pro- 
duction of the musical records it 
perforce means extra work for the 
liiusikers. 



Hm Gentler Sex 



Rochester. N. Y., April 19. 

Gus Bardo's nite spot lacked two 
of its young women entertainers 
after a fight that sent one to a hos- 
pital and the other to jail. Profes- 
sional jealousy was blamed, accord- 
ing to police report of the affair. 
Dolores Reeves, 23, snake dancer, 
claimed she suffered bites and lacer- 
ations when Helen Bookman, 24. 
femme lead in floor show, attacked 
her with teeth and a meat cleaver. 

Miss Bookman pleaded not guilty 
before Peace Justice Charles Mc- 
Dowell, of Gates, and wore her floor 
show flnery to jail when she was 
Unable to raise $200 bail. 



COMM'LSFROM 
STAGE HURT 
THE GATE 



Despite Agreement 
Not To, N. Y. Hotels 
Tilting for '39 Fair 



espie an agreement with officials 
of the New York World's Fair of 
1939 liot to raise rates, hotels arc 
gradually working up the ante. 
Sources slate that by the time the 
shindig arrives rates will have at- 
tained the '29 level, or better. Rea- 
sons are inns don't want to mi.ss the 
cliance-in-a-lifetime killing and. be- 
cause of increasing labor demands, 
from which they have been com- 
paratively free until beginning of 
1938 and which is steadily growing 
along wilh taxes, they deem a re- 
vision upward is justillcd. 

Fair housing commission is at 
work trying to tabulate all available 
siiace in hotels, boarding houses, 
furnished rooms, etc., around town. 
Ill addition it is trying to interest 
rwaltors in construction programs 
adjacent to Fair grounds. Survey is 
sUll very incomplete and will prob- 
ably call for e.sabli.shmcnt of cnn- 
tially located bureaus at the Fair 
proper and in Times Square for 
di.s.somination of quartering info, it 
is stated. 

Altogether there are at prPsiiil 
^■^>■) hotels in New York City. Tho.-fc 
are rated as 279 in class A. 85 in B 
calcfjory and 71 in the C division. 
They are not considered ))earl.v adcr 
quale to hou.se number of visitors 
expected to hit city at one lime, 
hence the survey of all available 
touting space. 

_ Hotels will have no exhibit at the 
I'Hir but arc 'coo|)craliiis' to fullest 
i-'.\lonl Willi officials. 



Pittsburgh, April 19. 

Advisability of having bands play- 
ing at WB Stanley here do their 
commercial broadcasts from stage of 
theatre in future is being pondered 
seriously as result ot Tommy Dor- 
sey's showing here recently. Judg- 
ing from take all week long, most of 
the would-be customers wailed until 
night of the airing, wilh result that 
Dor.sey's draw sulTercd during early 
part ot engagement. 

Theatre, however, licld to blame 
some for pul)licizing the stage airing 
so widely for weeks before Dorsey's 
appearance. Then band's own p.a. 
hit town, cracking radio columns 
with maestro's stunt of corralling 
flock ot amateur swingstcrs for cash 
(Continued on page 21) 



ANOTHER ROCKEFELLER 
INTO THE SHOW BIZ? 



STICKS GET II 

Mm ]m mi 



Distances No Longer a Fac- 
tor with High-Speed Roadf 
in the Hinterland — Con- 
cert Stars, Bands and 
Others Draw 'Em 200 
Miles Away and Over 



USUAL THING 



Show biz i.-f wondering whclhnr 
□ nolhcr riockefellcr will join the 
family execs at Radio City! Ac- 
tivity of Winllirop Rockefeller, in 
connection wilh a monster r.Tlly at 
Madison .Square Garden on ay 11. 
has rai.->od the question. Rally is lo 
help promote the Greater New York 
Fund, which seeks SIO.000,000. 

One of John D. Jr.'s sons, he i.s 
piescnlly devolinj all his time lo 
worUin; with William Gaxlun, the 
musical comedy juvenile, on Ihe biy 
show tor which talent is being lined 
up. Hecently he Hew to the Coast 
wilh Gaxlon to sec picture folk and 
film c::ec.i. Hilhcrl.) he has boon in 
the. oil l)i/.. and up to the lime of 
lakiiv; ovM- pliihiiiihrnpic activities 
(CoiiliiiKcd on pyyc 25) 



An accumulation of unfavorable 
factors in the last 20 years has 
gradually reduced the number of 
touring attractions. But those at- 
tractions that still survive, notably, 
dance orchestras, de luxe concert 
personalities and occasional legits, 
find one encouraging diivclopment^ 
hard cement roads. 

This was dramatized last week 
when Nelson Fddy did an $8,000 
gross in an Orlando, Fla., audito- 
rium. Hard roads made it pos.sible 
for him to draw from Miami on the 
south. Savannah on the north and 
Tallahassee on th» west. Beside 
many towns in between. 

Touring attraction i today fre- 
quently derive 2.5% or Ie.s3 of their 
patronage from the town in which 
they actually appear. Hard roads 
have opened up wider areas of popu- 
lation than at any time in theatrical 
history. Even the most remote slates 
are now pretty well paved. 

Grace Moore's date in Raleigh, 
N. C, this week h^s reservations 
from widely scattered towns, such as 
Salisbury, Wilmington, Gc)klsboro, 
Winston-Salem. Rocky Mount, Dui-- 
ham and Chapel Hill. 

In Texas and other western slates 
drives ot l.iO and 200 miles to allcnd 
dances are commonplace. A man in 
Mason City. Iowa, wh'i dotes on legit 
plays is locally famous For his 
willingness to fli ivo lcll>s^ Iwo slatf , 
if necessary to calcli u t:)(iiin:{ at- 
traction. 

Bus loads of cUibwomon Invfling 
from a villa.w lo ■> l-ji-^.-r city I ) at- 
tend a show, cnni.'jil lir K'clnrr is 
commonplace thn)U'.;li')ul llu; mtion. 

Hnid roatls. loo. •ir-.; I ir-^cly re- 
sponsible f.ir llu iji iw'h in lOCtMit 
years of tlie-s! i-:u". h;il i. iiiiiiin^.r the- 
rilres drnwio'; fnr luinrliijils of miles 
in eveiy, direction. Snrli promo- 
tions as outdoor npeia. .iymnhonies 
and music fostiv.Tl-f, ill on the up- 
bo.nt. arc flue lo Ihe .;.'n:M-il sorc;id 
of ccmcnl ri!)').)!'-;. KoIim-iI funds 
have .Tccelorat.'rfl ihi; r lu't-'.juildin ;, 

Tonga' Craze Grows 

Tin l>:in .MI .'Y s.;riv;'n m-< h ue 
seized on Ihe l-ilo -.l il inio irt 

from Cuba, tlm Cin;;-!. r >r w'.i:il 
gives ind'cuti'in of •|.!v..'loi)iii'.; inlo n 
new son:; ovcli! Tv.- 1 uuMilii'rs wilh 
the word "C in in II'-; liMi; Irivc 
alrently been rfivuvl. v.hih olh"_r 
publishe;''; wilh in ituixcn;): > c >nt'ii:i- 
ing like MiCM]:'-; a"' h iMiu ; uu print- 
I (Conliiui',".! .in p i;.: 2:!) 



Hiflbilly Entertainer-Sponsor May 
Run for Governorship of Texas 



lovers Out of Lo?e' 



Eddy Brandt, songwri r-crooner 
at the Hotel New Yorker, who hit 
the front pages with his $250,000 
alienation of afTectioiis suit against 
Herbert Marshall, screen star, in- 
volving Mrs. Lee Russell Brandt — 
sister of Rosalind Russell, Metro con- 
tractee — has written a new song 
which he's just placed for publica- 
tion. 

It's titled 'Lovers Out of Love.' 



STATE-LINE 
BETWIXT NAGS 
AND BETS 



If the New Jersey legislature now 
in session doesn't okay pari-niutuel 
betting at the races within the next 
10 days, as is more or less confidently 
expected, a new racetrack will be 
built nonetheless at Rockleigh, N. J., 
in Bergen County, which is six miles 
north of Englewood, N. J. Gimmick, 
in that case, will be that the betting 
machines will be installed on the 
New York side, with the racetrack 
proper in ,Icrscy territory. Mutucls 
may be okayed for New York next 
year. New 172 acres just acquired 
by the I'ciiasus Club of Rocklci;(h. 
Douglas G. Hertz, president, will 
permit this leiritoiial phonoiiiPiion. 
since the aci cuxe si):ims bolli lli<; ; 
N. Y. and Jersey domains. | 

New truck is bcin;; i-usluvl inlo ' 
construclion lo h iv.' .iil.OO') c.-ipacily ' 
urid par!cin;( f >r lO.'IDi) cjn. .1 if | 
Cliirk;', Km".Icw'):):|. rivilioi'. c in.suin- | 
muled tlio .Ii.'.il tor Ui.'! cxlra land ; 
fC'onlinurd on p;»'.;e' 211 ) 



Fort Worth, April 19. 

W. Lee O'Daniel, proxy of the Hill- 
billy Flour Co., and conductor for 
years of his own Hillbilly orchestra 
over WBAP, has received such a 
large number of letters requesting 
that he run for governor of Texas 
that the following announcement 
was made on his Sunday (10) show: 

'I am only an humble Texan and 
to me the Governorship is a sacred 
office. . .so sacred that I can scarcely 
believe the numerous letters that 
have been written to me asking that 
I run for that office...! am not an- 
nouncing my candidacy for Gover- 
nor, but if enough of you folks send 
in letters and petitions, I will gladly 
obey your wi.shes. . .this is the first 
time you've ever heard- a candidate 
broadcasting in advance asking if 
the people wanted him to run... and 
if I choose to run, my caiiipaicu 
would be quite dillerent. . .' 

Thousands of letters poured in fol- 
lowing this announcement and po- 
litical observers predict that he miy 
be a factor. 



European Jitters 
Seen as a Boon To 
U. S.-Canada Tourism 



Monlreal, pril 19 
Frequent war scares in Kiirope. re- 
-iiilting in wholesale c:incellations of 
Irans-Allantic bookings, will divert 
prartically the whole of GTnsdj'j 
$120,000,000 vacation bankryll to thi 
United .Stales lliis yiar. 

Toiiri'.t traffic from the IS. S. A , 
m indicalcd by inquiries already re- 
r eivod, is expected lo increase 25%, 
a matter also believed due to unset- 
tled conditions on the continent. 
American tourist business ranks as 
(Continued on page 20 



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Wetlncsday, April 20, 1938 



Korda-Goldwyn Accord in New UA !| in a Rmgiing Mood 
Setup May Give Them Balance Of 
i^)wer in the Co.; Silverstone to U S. 



Alexander Korda and. Samuel 
Goldwyn have. a. new accord, with 
Mary PicWprd and Oougla^ Fair- 
banks, without the latter haying dis- 
pused of their equities in United 
Artists. But whether this . accord, 
achieved last week in London, re- 
sults in a new, balance of power in 
the company, favorable to the Korda- 
O'Mdwyh group, will lie known only 
efier the shareholders* rneeting to be 
held in New York liext Tuesday (26). 
It is to be ratifiied then. . 

Owner-producers of the company, 
it is understood, will enjoy grieator 
participation in :eaniings than nonr 
producer .owriersi :)nd ;perh'ap.s nisc 
be given greater y-sb in th3 gen- 
eral affgirs of the cpTi.pany. 

Korda and Goldwyn with Murray 
Silveri'tone sail from Lender .today 
(Wednesday^ for New Yb^if. Ac- 
eo; cparyirig them 'S Gi^Vlwyn'? fiiiah- 
cial advisor, ' David Ro^, ihd also' 
Edward C. Raftery, ot O'Bi-ieh, bris- 
coU & Raftery, counsel' for Mary 
Piclcford. , . 

Understood that Kqirda and Gold- 
wyn are bringing with them lieces- 
sary proxies- for - appiroval ' of ,-th|s 
new accord whi<ih was negotiateti 
and concluded in London. At the 
New York meeting it^ is expected 
that the internal business and or- 
ganization matters' will be ratified. 

.This is taken tO' mean. that Murray 
Silverstpne, present .London head for 
Uiiited Artists, .will assume a new, 
permahent executive post wilh the 
company In New York.' The slockr 
holderis' meeting will determine Sil-. 
verstone's. successor in L.ondon. Sil- 
verslbne stays in N. Y. only a short 
time, oii this trip; returning tb. Lon- 
don to wind up his personal affairs 
and bring back his. wife and family 
to America. 

Just \yhere the Charles Chaplin 
end winds up in this new: picture 
has not been ascertained.- And the 
exact. terms of the new accoird are 
not revealed. 

Mary Pickfo.rd is in Paris, oh her 
cosmetic business, and Douglas Fair- 
banks is staying on iii Londdh. 

Goldiyyn,-' ■ ith Miss 'Pickford and; 
Fairbanks, sailed for London.; a 
couple of weeks - ago. Upon their 
departuire they indicated that' no deal 
■vias under corisideratiph ,ahd ihtlr 
mated that , that was not . 'their pur- 
l pose for going to London. 
I It ^Iso has been indicat , since, 
' that the partners had some storitiy 
cessions iii London, and that at one 
point all confabs were called oft. 
And' then, just as suddenly, resumed 
iind concluded^ on the following .day^ 



Set Clocks Ahead 



Sunday next (24) .<!'ees day- 
light saving time officially in 
effect; 

So set yoiir ticker ahead ah 
hour. 



No KordarG.ldwyn.Bny-Vp 
London, April' 19. 

Original project whereby Samuel 
Goldwyn and Alexander. Korda were 
to purchase. United Artists shares 
held by Mary Pickford, Charles 
Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks has 
- been definitely abandoned. 

Instead, UA will be r rgan'ized 
cn a . basis: of cbnsiderably: reduced 
distribution costs to individual pror 
ducers. . Latter also ill participate 
in the prbAts of the parent corpora- 
tion' on the basis of their individual 
picture contributions. - '* 
' This is the second time that a 
proposition to :buy up the shares . of 
the Pickford-Chapjin-Faiirbanks trio 
has fallen through, after apparently 
having been set Other deal failed 
last fall. 

Reported here that Murray 
vcr.stbhe is' vacating the managing 
dir tbr.ship here to assume an ex- 
-ecuiive^pbsition-with.UASn-America. 
with Teddy Carr, sales manager, and 
George Archibald, director,-- bcdom- 
Jng joint heads here. There also is 
talk of Herbert 'Wilcox- releasing 
Anna Neagle's pictures rbugh 
United Artists. 



CRAWFORD-MG'S 
NEW S-YR. PACT; 
MAYDOPUY 



Hbllywopd, 
Jonn Crawford has been sealed for 
another Ave years by Metro, atter 
being on the Culver City lot for the 
pest ^2 years. New Ideal is a 
straight ticket, ith' pro.yision- for 
the actress to' appear in bne stage 
play annually, if she so desires, 
■ Max, Gordon, Sam Harris and 
John Golden are. all. interested iii 
Miss Crawford for a- Broadway play 
this fall. 



MA£ WEST'S STREET 
RIOT IN HARTFORD 



Hartford, April 19. 
Designated to dedicate 'Mae 'West 
Safe Driving Week,' a parade held 
here late; 'Friday afternoon (IS) 
through the downtown sector turned 
out to be anything biit that More 
than a score of persons: ' suffered 
nlight injuries and others had hair- 
breadth escapes. ■ Miss 'West is perr 
sohaling at the State for five days 
.•starting iSaturday.. (16). She goes 
froin here to Loew's State, N. Y., 
opening tbmprrow. (Thursday). 
; The parade created one .of the' 
wlide.st and maddest crowd scenes 
here in several i'y^ars. . Not since 
Ijindbergh came to tovi/n has there 
been such a: tumult- Traffic was dis- 
rupted. The police, caught com- 
pletely .by surprise at the turnout of 
more than 30,0(K), had taken little, 
precautions. 

For the West bookings the State 
U'ppe^ its admi. Ion from a low of 
15c. to 40c. before I o'clock and 5Sc. 
thereafter. 



N. Y. to L. A. 

Wallace Beery. 
Richard CarlsQ;[u 
Lou Clayton. 
Joan' Connor. 
Nadine :Connor. 
Jimmy Durante. 
Glenda Farrell, 
Hugh Herbert 
Meyer Kanin. 
Rpsemaity Lane. 
Lillie Messinger. 
Jean CNeilh 
Merle Oberon. 
Lanny Ross. . 
-Milton Shubert. 
Mr, aiid Mrs. Kent Taylor. 



By JACK OSTERMAN 
Elephants never forget, but they 
gossip. Camels " very seldom drink 
{ now oh account- of :£ddie Cantor. 
I Storks will either be fed by Sher- 
man Billingslcy or ' Whchell's-' col- 
umn. Bears will relax with the 
'wplves of Wall Street and monkeys 
win Jmitiite Berle. and' Yoiingman. 
Detroit will take , care of- tlte Tigers' 
and Chicogo, will take care of the 
Cubs, Mice- will become men, 
agents will become rats and . so the 
three-ring Circus of Life. marches on 
with the head ringmaster' knowing 
just what to db with each spotlight 
on' each ring. 



Thoaehts While Thinking 

lirviiig Caesar, author of the 'Safety 
Songs' which: he is doing so well ph 
Rudy 'Vail 's program, was. arrested 
last week fbr passing a red light....; 
Ringling Bros. Circus went on strike 
last week; .first time a kangaroo 
would have to pickeft a tiger. And,, 
by thj. wfly, what dids the American 
Federation bf Actors have to db with 
it— they stopped the popcorn ven- 
dors—can't ex-actors eat?. . .Would 
ybii call a sustaining program, 'On 
Borrowed •Time'?': . .Ethel Barrymore, 
in 'Whitepaks' still proves ajge^ adds 
to glory or vice versa. . .Phil Baker 
is now in a corridor waiting for his 
fourth, arrival. ..One of the .'out- 
standing personalities Pn- the street, 
Morris G^st, one of my first bosses' 
(it was Elliott,- Cpmestock & Gest 
then). «nd . he still looks younger 
thain my typewriter, . .Renee Carroll, 
bf Sardi's, recognizes all' hats; .it'$ 
the Mbran and Wiser, in her . . An M.C.- 
opened in a cafe the other liight where 
they broke down the doors to get 
out, ..They had pickets in front of 
Bergoff-Goodman ' the ' other day; 
pickets wore mink coats. . .Milton 
Berle wiries'us that he saw a horse 
reading a racing form to see it he 
was in cpndition. . '.We wish you all. 
a Happy, Easter, if we are not too 
late, and also want, all th^folks who 
ask us why we are not ori-.a stage 
to know ' we haven't a manager — we 
are laying off directi 



Pro-Rata Diwy on UA Profits 

A rebrganizatrbn of the profit-sharing setup of United Artists would 
follow the conclusion of the Samuel Goldwy'n-Alexander Korda deal 
acquiring contrbl. A sal,ient feature of the new policy .planned will 
be a pay oft. on profits of UA to producer-meiiibers, in accordance 
with the amount bf money their pictures bring in. Thus, the pictures 
will benefit in ratio to the rentals which they return to UA. 

It is believed the decision to revise UA so that profits are split to 
producers, in line with what money theiir pictures make for the com- 
pany, originates with Goldwyn, who has always complained that his 
pictures have always made the profitis for UA, whereas he has had to 
divide up evenly with .the other iheinber.<. 

The new policy; should interest outside producers who would be 
paid on distribution bf their fll in accordance with what that fll 
earn 



Four Leading Concert Draws Are 
Hwood-Made; Radio and Met Help 



Norosco's Playback 

Hbllywood, April 19. 
alter Mbrosco, forrher Fox- pro- 
ducer, has joined 20th:Fox in an ex- 
ecutive productioii' spot under Sol 
M. Wurtzel. 

prosco has: spent the last several 
years in Europe.- 



Schuiberg Turning Back 
Tec-Art Studio to Estate 



Hollywood, April, 19. 

Old Tec-Art studio, which for two 
years has carried the name of . P. 
Schul rg, vyill probably revert to its 
owners, ' the Clune estate,, July 1-. Co- 
lumbia is currently sub-leasing: the 
properly from Schuiberg to handle 
the production overflow from ..its 
Grower street plant 

When Schuiberg took over under 
a- 2$-year deal 'with annual options, 
he invested . $200,000 in improve- 
ments. These will go to the Clune 
estate should he fail to renew. 

Recession is understood to haive 
blocked the efforts of the indie pro- 
ducer to line up a hew financing ar- 
rangement since the end. of his Para- 
mount releasing deal, arid report has 
it that he will line up with a major 
company as a staff producer. 



Two for Stephani 

Hollywood, April 19. 
r erick. Stepjiani's next .pro 
"auction for"1Werro i.s 'Fasf eoTiTpTnvS';*: 
priginhl and script by arco Page; 

Stephani follows is With 'Make 
a Play for Love,' Marion. Parsonnet 
and Harry Ruskin - developing the 
screen play. 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Samuel Goldwyn is due back al 
the studio May 1 after his London, 
conferences with United Artists' 
p.-'-tners. 

Script for 'Graus rk' awaits his 
okay before production starts. 



KAUFMAN ON A'S 

Hollywood, April 19. 
Edward Kaufmanl recently shifted 
"^forfi~ItKO-tb-2dth»Po3c-as-associate 
pi-.'-t'ueer, will handle only 'A' pic- 
li- -rr, r.t the Westwbod studios, 

lie will work directly under Darryl 
Ziinuck, production chiet . 



'MARIE' RESUMES 

Hollywood, April 19. 

ShoptingTof-MetroV'Marie Antoin- 
ette' has been resumed alter produc- 
tion had been shut down more than 
two weeks while Norma Shearer 
rested at Sun Valley. 

Directoir. W. S. ITan Dyke spent the 
enforced vacation scouting location 
.sites for his forthcoming 'Northwest 
Passage.' 



ARRIVALS 

Mr. and Mm, Robert Aitken,. Joe 
Savoldi, Joseph Seidclman, Maurice; 
Wolf, Giuseppe Cantu, Wallace 
Beery, Paul. Malhis, William Bull, 
Sam E: Morris, Eileen Driscoll,': Al- 
berta' Mansfield, Jeanne iiehouardt, 
Mill s^ros ;. A. Morini, Janet Sciid- 
der, Francois Richepln, CKarlelTBut^ 
terworth, Norbert .Kobler, Joseph 
.Seidelman, Mazo de la Roche, The 
Duffins, Tommy Trent Mr. and Mris. 
Larry Adler, Mr. and. Mrs. Louis 
Adier, Jerry Adler. 



GirSfiWEKS' 
TAKE. $277,135 



Hollywood, April 19. 
Grand National cash receipts from 
Feb. 10 to April 2 totaled $277,13.?, 
according . to a statenment filed in 
Federal Court by Loyd. Wright and 
Edward L. Alperson, cp-tru.stees of 
the' fill rm duri its 77B reor- 
ganization. 

Statement . showed a balance Pf 
$68,301 on hand, with unpaid, liabili- 
ties from Feb. 21. set at $23,041. Up- 
swing of income is expected with 
five new pictures ready for the ex- 
changes anci- more to. IbJlow. soon^ , 
W. Ray Johnson has signed Ed 
finney and the lattei-'s sa'gebrusher, 
Tex'Ritter, to do j. 1938-39 series of 
10 films tor Monogram. Grand Na- 
tional, for whom Finney has beei;i 
producing the Ritter picture.s,.is .<:aid 
to. have consented to the deal, -which 
now must be given fe.deral court ap- 
proval because of , GN's 77B. 

John.<;pn, Scott Jlunlap, production 
chief, and E. B. Derr are currently 
huddling on terms of a new deal for 
the latter, whereby he will continue 
as a Monogram producer. Derr made 
four pictures for the currciit year's 
program, . but Inl'c for next season 
Jifts his quota to eight 

Bell & Howell is awaiting Federal 
Court approval of a deal td~distribute 
16nrim prints of 36 Grand National 
films. Contract guarantees a mini- 
mum of $16,200 from Bell's' distribu- 
tion bf the pictures, with $9,000 to be' 
paid on delivery of the negatives. 

George Weeks, Mono's new general 
sales manager, is postponing his stu- 
dio visit and Coast exchange tour 
iinlil after the aiinu.-il' .ales conven- 
tion to be held in Cincinnati, open- 
ing May 8. 

Monogram has doubled its home 
office floor .space in the RKO build- 
ing by mpving into .quarters foi-mer- 
ly occupied by Grand -National. 
While offices ' for Mono haye been 
-vastly-jncr€a!!Od-in-size— prpscnce-in- 
former GN offices is no connection 
with flim.compnny iiow .in 77B.. 



Other }km of Fix Interest 



Budapest jittery . . . . .; .■; 

Hollywood's quota plans. . . . ; . . . .;,...' 

Ed Robinson-Claire Trevor click ins ' 

Television. , 

Radio reviews on Hugh Her 'aring, 

Morton Downey ;. . 

Holly wox)d.'!i CBS whppp- de-do 

Mew act rcvicws~ot Jackir"CP6pil"rClTCster:Morri5rrr.-rf; 

Jbc E. Brawn's leglter. ; . , ; , Page 50 

Tim McCoy's and Hoot Gi ,. Page 54 



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S. 

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rTPaE€-457- 



..Four of the box-office topper.^ in 
concert this, season— Grace Moore, 
Lily Pons,, jfelsbn Eddy and Nino 
Mertini— are iii whole or in pait 
screen-created popularities. And lour 
of the. b:o, leaders— Fritz Kreisler, 
Yehudi Menuhin, Serge Rachmanin- 
off and. Josef Hbfmann— seldom are 
heard over the radio. Richard Crooks 
broadcasts; but has never .seen 
on the screen. 

Nelson Eddy Is id to have a mar^ 
gin as the prevailing No. 1 concert 
draw, with. Grace Moore, Lily Pons 
and Lawrence Tibbett following, 
Thi.« does not imply that thc.v com- 
mand higher flgiires from su .tcrip- 
tioh series, but that they go into the'' 
bigger, aiiditoriunis' and play percent ^ 
age dates that rake in. large grosje-s. 
Nor does it mean that the leaders can 
inatch some of the year-ih.-year-out 
small .- town-big-town-good- weather- 
bad weather favorites, of which. Frila 
Kreisler is a prime example. 

: irsten Flagstad, bf the Metropoli- 
tan Operas is big in concert but 
.somewhat .limited because she is 
chiefly a Wagnerian singer. She has 
appeared frequently on the r^dio 
and recently screen-debuted in 'Big 
roadcast' (Par), 

Xong-Tinie Novelty 
Helen Jepson, of screen experi- 
ence, ditto Gladys S\yarthput, arc big 
concert 'draws currently. Ixilte Leh- 
rnann, John Charles Thomas, Ja.scha 
Heiletz, ' Jose ' Iturbi ' are .potent 
names.- Musical novelty that has 
lasted for 12 years, defying the rule 
that concert novelties, as such, do 
hot last long, is the Don Cofiack 
(ihoir. 

Showmanship, heart tug, glamour 
remain the elements that add the 
'plus value' tp musicianship that 
tran<:lates intp the top concert b.o. 
That's- why the screen build-up 
counts so heayily. Radio helps, too, 
but hot to the same degree. Metro- 
politan opera is the best glamour 
source. However, it is notable that 
Eddy,, the leader, has never simg 
with the Met, but has done consider- 
; able film and radio work. 
I Hundreds of isubscription groups 
I throughout the nation create a situ- 
'. atioh of u ique nature. As the com- 
! mittee choose.s its own bookings . each 
I year, rather than have them book«l 
externally by managers, the corictrt 
biz has few 'repeats.' sually the 
) five, 10 or 15 stars heard in any one 
. series are completely different from 
j the year before. Repeats us-uolly 
it two, three or more years.'' 
Thus the cbncert artists are con- 
■ stantly playing before new ralhtr 
than old audiences. Exceptions, ct 
course, must be made of the' larger 
cities, where repeats are common. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Wendy Barrie, 
John Beale. 
Connie Boswell. 
John Burke. 
James Cagney. 
Larry Crosby. 
Dr. Saul C. CoJi , 
Derrick De Marney. 
Sidney Howard.' 
Harry' Kernilz, 
Jack Lawrence. 
Harry Lee<ly. 
S. J. Pei-elmah. 

-Herl'-e.fiLEalesiti. 

Peter Tiniurin. 
King Vidor. 
A. P. Wasman. 
Robert 'XeUng. 



SAILINGS 

AprTF2'7' <^e\r'Ybtk~ti5^ori<tm^-^ 
Derrick De Marney (.Queen Mary 'i. 
' Api-il 21 (New York to Lonci«.n) 
■ King Vidor, Mri an rs. Spcnctr 
Tracy (Manhattan). 

April 20 (New York to London) 
1 Vladimir Gol hrnann, Eric Simon, 
i Mr. and Mrs. Richard L, Simon, Lton . 
I Kollin (Lafayette). 
' April 20 (New York to Lohddh) 
Elwood A. Hughes, 'Viscou'nt Rothfri 
mere, Mv. and Mrs. Harry Richmii 
Georges Ene.sco, Mr. and Mr,>:. 
Arliss, Clemence Dane (Aquilani;! >. 

April 20 (London to New Yor 
David Rose,' Edward C. Raftery; Mr. 
Jind Mrs. Sam Goldwyn, Alexsiixitr 
Kei-da, Murray Silverstone,. rrtn 
iind.Broderick (Queen Mary). 
--April-l€-^(Lbs-AngeieMo-I-I«'>oli'llli — 
Tony Martin, Alice Fayti Mrs, G.- 0., 
Mcihtyre, Mr.s. Will H;iys, Mr, t-n 
Mis. Dick Webster (Lui line). 



Wednesday. April 20« 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



'38-'39 PLANNING NO CINCH 



Ms 1st Quarter Above $1,600,000; 
Par s INtto Estimated at $600,000 



Earninfs of 20th Century -Fox, for 
the first quarter this year, were $1,- 

l.SOOj very • creditable under co;i- 
itions. it's equal to 73c per share 
on cornihon. Last year's first quarter 
was $2,067,599. 

Parani'ount's rst quarter earnings 
are estimated, in Wall Street, to be 
running around $600,000, or about 
the same, as the company's fourth 
quarter, last yeiar. Paramount has 
around $12,000,000 cash, according to 
published statements !of officers. 

The board of directors of Para- 
ihount will miefet' tomorrow (Thurs.) 
in New York, business on agenda 
Including; annquhcenient of annual 
statement of company. For , 193'/ the 
profit was slightly oyer $6,000,000. 
The annual slockholders meeting of ' 
the company will be -held in New. 
Xork in June. 

. Remaining -for' the directors' ,: ses- , 
slon tomorrow, Barney Balabah and 
Stanton L. Griffis are , planning to 
leave the end of the week for the 
Coast, Balaban probably to stop off 
at Chicago. 
Yesterday ^(Tuesday) the annual 
ting , of 20th-Fox stockholders 
was held at the company's home, of- 
fice. W. C. Michel, executive vice- 
president, presided in the absence of 
Sidney R. Kent, president, who sailed 
for Europe Saturday (16) on com- 
pany business.' 

ichel,. on inquiry from stock- 
holders, stated the company's foreign 
business was ahead of last year; the 
present earnings of the Roxy theatre 
.are good; aiid for first quarter, this 
year, earnings of National Theatres 
(FWC-Slcoutas) we're about same as 
this time, last year. 

Present company board was rer 
elected unanimously by stockhold^ 
ers. They are, H. Donald Campbell, 
John D. Clark, John R. Dillon, Dan- 
iel O. Hastings, Felix A. Jenkins, 
Sidney R. Kent, W. G. Michel; Wil- 
liam P.. Philips, Hermann G. Place* 
Seton Porter, Joseph M. Scheiick, 
Sydniey Towell. 

There were present, or represent- 
ed by proxy, at the meeting, 2,225,- 
000 shares of all classes of stock. 

Walter Hutchinson, 20th's foreign 
sales chief, also sailed Saturday for 
;the sales meeting in London and 
Paris. Kent will be abroad until 
May 18. 

Joseph M. Schenck is expected 
east shortly on business. He will be 
joined later by Darryl Zanuck anl 
Harry Brand, who are planning to 
go to Europe with him aroUnd 
June 1. Trio will await Kent's re- 
turn before sailing. 

Truman Talley, who was going 
along with Kent, is deferring his 
takeoff until Friday (22). 



Protected 



Hollywood, April 19. 

A director, signed to a long 
term contract by the uncon- 
tractied prez of Par, Adolph 
Zukor, was reminded by the 
studio bootblack that the boss 
had his boots blackened at 8:30 
and was at'his desk by 9. The 
director, howeyier, has at habit 
of breezing in after 10. Hint 
left director cold. 

'Well,' he finally conceded to 
the shinician, 'if 1 were here 
like Zukor -OBLa week-to-week, 
basis I'd get to work before the' 
stenos too.' 



DISTRIBS HflVE 1 




Par's Tentative 
Program Setup; 
16 Pix at a Time 



Although the size of the program 
for 1938-39 has been determined. 
Paramount hai set up its schedule 
in only a minor way, announcing 16 
titles at this Xirne, and thus far has 
not broken .down its tbtql of pictures 
to be scheduled into the three brack- 
ets in which distributors group filni. 
At this time, however, it is learned 
there will be at. least 23 pictures in 
the top or high percentage bracket, 
under plans, with iaossibillty of nine 
additional for a toUl of 32. Latter 
figure is the maximum likelihood. 

Because of the fact that numerous 
deals are . on the fire at present on 
pictures that will be included in' 
Par's '38-39 .schedule, a more com- 
plete setup on product will coliiie 
later. Among other things, casts are 
yet to be worked out on -several pic- 
tures. 

At its two-day sales session In 
Washington Friday and Saturday 
(15-16), Paramount announced a 
program of 58. This is the maximum 
promised, the minimum being 52. 
Under present plans there will prob- 
ably be three in Technicolor instead 
of two as for the current season. A 
total of eight westerns, to be made 
by Harry Sherman, in the Hopalong 
Cassidy and Zane Grey scries, as 
well, as 102 shorts, rounds out. 

Musicals will be included. 



Headache Is Chiefly to Out- 
guess Id Man 'General 
Cohditiohs' — : Economic 
Factors, the Future, 
Must Determine Plenty — 
From Production Costs to 
Sales Terms 



With Spitz Bacii in New York. 
RKO Reorganization May Come 
To a Head; Meehan's $110 Shares 



WEISSMULLER'STARZAN 
YELL SAFE AT METRO 



Hollywood; April 19. 
Johnny Weissmuller will continue 
to play Tarzan for Metro under a 
deal by which that studio takes over 
three unftlmed. Edgar Rice Burroughs 
yarns from Sol Lesser of Principal 
Pictures: Weissmuller has been 
-under-cbntract-to thfr -Culvcr_CUy 
outfit for six years during which he 
has made only three pictures. 

Sale of siory properties by Lesser 
.means Principal Pictures will retire 
,~fron\ the Tarzan field after two tries. 



'MME. DR/ WASHES UP 
KAY FRANCIS AT WB 



Hollywood, Ap:il 19. 

Warners assigned 'Madame Doctor' 
as the final picture for' Kay Francis, 
who in September leaves, the studio 
after a stretch of seVen years. 

Star is currently finishing 'In Every 
Woman's Life.' which will; be fol- 
lowed by 'Changcli ,' tiien the 
medico yarn. 



Gensler Back at Par? 



Lewis E. Gensler is reported re- 
turning to Paramount as a producer 
under a new deal. 

Ill riew Ybrk at present, he 
washed up with Par as an associate 
producer after recently completing 
'College Swiiig.' 

Gensler. sails. May 4 with his, wife 



Wnger's N. Y. Junker 



Walter anger is due in New York 
shortly to contact United Arlists^h,o. 
executives and to . discuss plans on 
his latest picture, 'Adventuress.' 

The picture, nearing compretion, is 
being pointed for release about the 
middle of May. 



Hollywood. April 19: 
alter Wanger is mulling tllleSj 
seelclnff' a new one for 'The Advcnr 
turess? fil ing on which was com- 
pleted yesterday (Monday). Pic- 
ture started out as "The River Is 
Blue,' but was switched lo 'Adven- 
turess' when scripting caused, it to 



on an 5.\tcnded vacation in Europe. 
Itinerary takes -in England, the 
inavian countries and Itussi 



stcay from the original yarn, L.alfer 
ta.2. he holds, is not. sullipicnlly do 
' sci'iptive. 



By ROT CIIABTIER 

Cataloging of progranns for 1938- 
39, none of which ma/ be as com- 
plete as in former, years' as selling 
gets under way; 'the determination 
of budget's; allocation of talent to 
features planned; how product shall 
be bracketed; and what sales policies 
shall be enforced, are matters which 
represent knotty, problems of the 
moment . for all producer-distrib- 
utors. Just what to do is largely a 
question of guesswork at this t'm'e, 
in, view of conditions and a general 
air of uncertainty. 

Planning for the '38-'39 semester 
requires that so much be taken into 
account that producer-distributors 
are liicely to delay final setup of 
schedules, budgeting and other de- 
cisions later than ever before. This 
is probable, aUhough most com- 
panies are rushing announcements 
of hoy/ many . pictures they .will offer 
for the coming year. 

Because of the fact that selling 
can't be held back— accounts already 
being contacted and warmed up for 
'38-'39— the problem of laying out 
plans for the now season that will 
not have to :i>e changed is all the 
more a distressing one this spring; 

As pointed out ,in sales circ'jes, no 
one knows ■ what' 1- rest 'of this 
spring, as well as the summer, will 
bring in the way of general condi- 
tions, let alone conditions. within the 
film industry. The question 'of 
whether the market will improve or 
get worse, .whether theatre grosses 
will sufler this summer is more than 
anyone can guess at this time. 
Whether film rentals will be good 
enough to square fo^ what will be 
spent in production, etc.,. are all 
questions which face the producers- 
distributors now. 

Crystal-Gazing Next inter 

What also complicates the situa- 
tion is what will happen next fall 
and winter^ as well as in the. spring 
of '39 when product that is planned 
now reaches" its market. It so much 
more is spent than the traffic of tjja 
future will ar, the future being 
highly uncertain, then there is going 
to be suffering. This happened last 
spring and summer when every com- 
pany committed itself to high bud- 
geting based on juicy fall and winter 
expectations, only lo learn, after 
they had gone deep into the budgets, 
that prior anticipations had been 
largely v/i-bng. Any suddenly re- 
quired economy is very difncult in 
producti the gearing down on the 
budgets i.s not accomplishable over 
night, but r(.;L;ircs two to three 
months instead. 

It is understood in ."Jome quarters 
that producer-distributing companies; 
with gkelctpn programs a nnounc ed 
at the beginning and many picture; 
not designated even by liU'c, may 
base final plsnnin^ alter it is seen 
how contract-taking goes. If slow, 
and the exhibitors are balky, over 
terms, as it is feared they will be. 
due to general conditions, this may 
serve as a guide as to how" to pro- 
ceed as the new season hears. Ordi- 
narily the season begins ar.'iund 
Aug. 15, the dale with the various 
companies vai-ying according lo re- 
lease ''aatcsfiivcn fin.nl deliveries on 
the current (1037-38) yjar. 

Product rerlodically 

Although; taking contracts for the 
full '38-39. seasin. in accordance with 
custom, and dcsi^nalinrj the number 
_ot_piet+fres— 1«— ri'»ui=e-H n— t he— \w+^u)!- 
blocks', it is rcnbrtc.l some comoon'.. 
may announf-e nrodiict pe>Joflically 
'-(Continued on page 21) 



Hear Ye! 



Hollywood, April .19. 

Too much California sunshine 
delayed work on 'Men- With 
'Wings' last week. 

Lack of moving clouds forced 
William Wellman, Paramount 
producer-director, to ground his 
fleet of stunt planes for tour 
days. 



Gene RaymomI 
As Act at NX Par, 
Gets $4 JO Net 



Gene Raymond opens ay 11 or 
18, depending: on holdovers, at the 
Broadway Paramount, . which will 
mark the first time a rnale film star 
has been thus booked at this house. 
In the case of Ben Biue, current, and 
the like, they're basically^ variety 
talent. Salary is $4,200 net. Via 
Mark Hanna, as. agent. He will play 
with his fll , 'Stolen Heaven on the 
screen. 

Raymprid's lone other week will 
be at the Chicago, Chi, at the same 
salary. 

With hi , Jeanette Mac- 

Donald, is now east on a 

holiday. 



MARK TIME ON CHOICE 
WB YARNS FOR SEASON 



Hollywood, April .19. 
inal choice of stories for the -60 
pictures on the 1938-3'9 Warners pro- 
gram awaits the. return of Jack L 
Warner from his two-week vacation 
in Hawaii. Hal B. Wallis is holding 
more than 100 scripts for considera 
lion. Warners ■'Vitaphone program, 
still to be set,'< will be about the same 
as 1937-38,, with 134 subjects. 

Two more, have been tos.sed into 
the lap of Benjamin Glazer, WB pro 
duccr. First to get under ^yay will 
be '$1,000 Widow.' screen play which 
is now being written by Mark -Hel 
linger; Second to go before the 
cameras will be 'Sally,' a remake of 
the one-time Broadway mu.sical, for 
which Earl Baldwin is doing the 
script. 

With a program of 60 fcatiiies ex- | 
peeled to be scheduled for Wai-ner 
Bros, for 1938-39, sarrie as for .several 
years, company i.s holding two re- 
gionals which will ije. attended by 
cxoculivcs and di-strict. managers as 
well as any c.thibilors who w|sh lo 
participate. First will be in New 
York, presided over by Roy Haines, 
scheduled for May 9-11, while the 
other, will be in. Dallas May li6-18, 
Ben. Kalmcnson in charge. Eastern 
■and Canadian district men will at- 
-lend-in-Ncw-YorJc;.. the .south ero-and- 
wcstcrn district sales mgrs. in Dallas. 

Grad Scars, Carl Lescrman, Nor- 
man Moray, Charlie Einfeld, Mori 
Blurhcnstock, I, F, Dolid, A. W. 
Schwalberg and Arthur Sachsoii ill 
cover both sales sessions. 



Leo Spitz, president of RKO, re- 
turned from the Coast onday (18). 

In the meantime, there seerhs to 
have been little, it any progress, 
noted in RKO's reorganization pic- 
ture, although all parties are hopeful 
that something definite in the way of 
a modified plan, or a new one,, for 
RKO, may be rieady for presentation 
on Monday (25), next. That's when 
a hearing is scheduled before Fed- 
eral Judge William O. Bondy. 

U. is now problematical whether 
the purchase of the M. J. Meehan 
shares, Keith-Albee-Orpheum, 
will be made a condition in any 
modified plan. The Meehan prija 
tor those shares seems to be $110 
per share— the call-in price. That 
would ihean that approximately 
$3,000,000 would be required for thi 
purpose: 

Without . that eehan angle, the 
plan might require only $2,000,000 in 
new . money, for undeirwriting. 
.Whether marliiet conditions are pro- 
pitious-enough for underwriters to 
assume that task is something that, 
is now being weiglied. 

On the question of distribution of 
the hew .securities, it is fairly pos- 
sible that general creditors may be 
given a more favorable slice than 
might have been previously indi- 
cated. 

It's quite possible that this may be 
deter ined in the next few days, as 
soon as they complete a study of the 
company's. 1937 audit. As prcvi . 
indicated that audit shows earnines 
of $1,821,166, exclusive of RKO's 
share of K-A-O profits. 

Earnings were revealed at a hear- 
ing before N. Y. Federal Judge 
William O. Bondy on Monday (18) 
(Continued, on page 25) 



Hayi Party on Coast 

Hollywood, April 19. 
Will Hays, Mrs. Hays and Mrs. 
0. 0. Mclnlyre trained in; last week; 
the MPPDA hoar for his annual 
spring huddles with studio lops arid 
his Coast office execs. 

Mrs. Hays and Mrs. Mclni.vrc j 
sailed Saturday (10) for HonoUilu. I 
j-vubcEC— lhcy_-wm-.-be t he kujMs ohj 
■ .Mrs: n?ys' brother,' M;ii, Con. I 
: Charles Hcn on. inililsiry coiiiiiiaiidcr | 
' of the lluwaiiun i^luiid'j. 



Trade Mark Rcglnlci'ed 
FOt:.NDED BY StMS: SII.VEHMAN 
riilillalird Wecltlr br VARIKTV^ Inc. 

Sid Silverman, Prealdoht 
154 Wc«t 4Clh Stk-oot, Now Vork City 



sunscniPTio.v 

Anniin) : 16 Foreign...... 17 

SIiikIo Coplea ...IS Oehry 



Vol. 130 



IM 



No. 6 



INDEX 

Advance Production Chart 19 

Bills ....... 415 

Chatter 53 

Concert .38-41 

Dance Tours 38 

Exploitation 25 

15 Years Ago 42 

Film Booking Chart. 17 

Film Reviews.... 15 

Girl's Eye 'Vi 6 

Hou.sc Reviews 44 

Inside — Legit 48 
Inside-Pictures 10 

Inside— Radio" 28 

International News. .-. ... . .12-13 

"jacR "Ostcrrfiah 2 

Joe Laurie, 6 
Legiti 7-31 
Literati 52 

Music 39-41 

New Acts 45 

News from the Dailies.... 

Nile Clubs. .". ...... .42-1.'} 

Obituary 54 

Outdoors 54-55 

Pictures 2-25 
Radio "-37 
liadi .'.4 
Radio Rev! 30 
Radio Showmansh: p. . . ... 23 

Uiiils 45 I 

Vaudcv) ....-42-13 



VARIETT 



PICTURES 



Wednesdaj, April 20, 1938 



INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS NOT WHOLLY 
IN FAVOR OF PROVISOS IN NEELY BILL 



Resent Governmental Interference^Many Content 
a, Is-^Others Irreviocably Opposed to ' Block 
Booking—Still Others Aver They Can't Be. Both- 
ered Judging Pix from .the Synopses 



inneapolis, April 19. 
The vast majority oi local inde- 
pendent exhibitors, undoubtedly in- 
fluenced by their leader, President 
W. A. Steffes ol Northwest Allied 
States, apparently favor the Neely- 
Pettinfiill bill. Most ol them admit 
they haven't made a close study of 
its various provisions, but they want 
to knock out blocic booking and are 
willing to line up with Stefles, who 
subscribes to the same views as 
Abram T. Myers and is a militant 
supporter of the measiire. 

Those opposed to the bill are 
afraid it will have the effect of 
raising film costs and that the pro- 
visions against which S. R. Kent and 
others have been inveighing will 
jeopardize the welfare of the entire 
Industry. 

A surprising thing here is the fact 
that many of tbe so-called independ- 
ent leaders, 'who usuaUy ;grab at 
any opportunity to break into pHnt, 
are inghting shy from expressing 
themselves for publication in this 
instance. With feeling on both sides 
running so high, they seem afraid 
of antagonizing Steffes on the one 
haiia or the producers-distributors 
on the other by taking their stand 
publicly.: Several prominent inde- 
pendent exhibitors, members of 
Northwest Allied and active in na- 
tional Allied SUtes" affairs, who pri- 
vately will tell you they doii't want 
the bill, but they won't talk for 
^publication.' They've received let- 
ters from Kent a:dcing them to op- 
pose the bill and they've been im- 
pressed by his arguments and are 
convinced that the inesisuze would 
throw the industry into . confusion 
and provoke a ttirmoil injurious to 
all branches. However, as far as 
can be learned, they've not attemptr 
ed to bring any pressure on their, 
legislators. 

Afraid to Talkf 

Some of the indie$ oh the Myers' 
side of the fenM are just' as timid.' 
If they 'shoot off iheir mouths,' they 
intimate, there may be some repris- 
als when it comes to buying pictures 
or seeking adjustments on- contracts. 

Abe Kaplan and George Gran- 
ctrom are two. of. the more import- 
ant Twin City independent exliibi- 
tors, owning and operating de liixe 
neighborhood hoiises, who make no 
bones of the fact that they're pro- 

i ponents of the bill. 

' 'As a general rule, I favor any- 
thing the producers, oppose, and this 
isn't an exception,' said Kaplan. 'In 
the last analysis, this law would com' 
pel the producers to make better 
pictures — ones that won't lie on the 
shelves. 'While soine of the regula 
tions may 'impbse hardships', they are 
bound to come and the sooner 
they're put in force the better. And 
the game will be worth the candle. 
Better pictures will mean more 
money all around. The goal gained 
will more than compensate for any 
temporary disruption of the indus- 
try.' 

'I want this law,' says George 
Granstrom. 'I faivor the ' measure 
from start to finish. Operating un- 
der its provisions, the entire indus- 
try would gain, in my opinion.' 



lems, but by past performances that 
has been proved impossible. 

'What's more, it. would open com- 
petition in the producing field by in- 
viting fresh' capital and niew com- 
panies.' 



Providence Indies No Like 

Providence, April 19. 
Indie exhibs here see ultimate loss; 
of their present position if the Neely 
bill passes. They oppose, the bill as 
impracticable under existing condi- 
tions. 

Edward M.. Fay, operator of the 
Fay's, Majestic and Carlton chain, 
has notified Rhode Island's senators 
in Washington of his stand, He de- 
clared:"! am opposed to the Neely 
bill because it is impractical to op- 
erate independent theatres under 
resent conditions with any added 
handicap. The .business has changed 
a great deal and grown in. the last 
several years. An independent eX' 
hibitor could not maintain his pres- 
ent position by buying pictures one 
at a time." 

Kd Reed of the Strand supports 
block-booking as an insurance 
against the placing of i ie theatres 
on the block. Conditions are bad for 
any such bill. t.et's have more ac- 
tion and less talk, 

Tony Romano, -with the . Empire, 
Bijou, Palace, Park and Playhouse 
oh his string: *I can't picture myself 
spending most of my time reviewing 
pictures. Buying individual |>ictures 
is a job in itself. It's true it will 
eliminate the necessity - of buying a 
lot of shorti and newsreels, but the 
disadvantages far outweigh 'the ad- 
vantages.' 



classification of pix when available 
instead of a proc .astinating revalua- 
tion based on chain retui-ns; conunitr 
mehts by ;Stars rather than by titles 
and stories; are soine of the reforms 
he urges. 

A reflection of the opinion of first 
run indies, was expressed, by ' J, 
Lawrence Schanberger, of Keith's. 
'I am a little afraid of reform by 
legislation,' said Schanberger. 'One 
never knows what is exactly behind 
attempted regulation by goverhni(!nt. 
Speaking for my own theatre, I must 
say that my Icalings with the twb 
distributors who supply my product 
have at all times been eminently fair 
and sympathetic. We have always 
been\able to -work out mutually sat- 
isfactory arrangements. There is no 
telling when restriction by legisla- 
tion will -end once it gets a start.' 

Another downtown de luxer, vjas 
more direct 'If the Neely bill goes 
through,' be sai , 'the independent 
exhibitor might just; as well go but 
of business.' Partisans of the legis- 
lation, approached for statements, re- 
fused to comment for publication. 
All were 4.uick to agree, however, 
that lonlly, at least, relations be- 
tween exhib and : distributor, are 
most friendly and cooperative. Town 
has been one of few able' to eliminate 
double featuring,' bingo, ba'nkb and 
giveaway gimmicks. 

Des . Moines, April 19. < 
The Allied Independent Theatre 
Owners of Iowa,, in convention here 
this w«ek, prepared resolutions 
favoring the Neely bill and plan to 
reiterate their appeal to women's 
clubs and organizations in smaller 
cities oyer tlie state in an effort to 
arouse support for the bill; 



Neely Klls Miss-Oat This Session 



Washington, April 19. 

Chalice to get the block-booking bill before the Senate was re- 
putedly 1 t last vi/eek because Senator M. M. Neely, sponsor of the 
film reform measure, and Democratic Leader Alben Berkley failed to 
take Senator Sherman Minton of, Indiana into their confidence. 

Play involved a inotion to make the Neely bill the 'unfinished busi- 
ness'' as soon as the Senate finished work on a 'patronage measure 
involving selection of postmasters. But when the pending proposition 
was disposed of, Minton, who temporarily occupied Vice-President 
Gainer's chair, recognized Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico to 
. call up one Of his pet proposals. 

Neely's prospects aren't very bright at the moment. The navy 
building bill, . several appropriation measures, and 'vital conference 
reports arc likely to keep the calendar congested for the neoit couple 
of weeks, while the lawmakers are driving to finish by May 14, 



prexy of the local MPTO and secre- 
tary of the MPTOAi 

'Soth sides have faults in common 
but to my notion an intelligent con- 
sideration of the MPTOA 10-point 
program would solve this and niost 
other difficulties,' Loewenstelii stated, 
'and we must -always remember that 
in any business the . {wlitical angle 
is just plain dynamite regardless of 
the sincerity of those individuals or 
groups who may be .in power at any 
time, now or in the futtire, 
' :*The lack . of definite understanding 
of the, jprbblems of the motion pic- 
ture industry, of picture making and 
of picture selliag by any individual 
or group not in very close touch 
wiOi the industry ia-a natural handi- 
cap from which neither exhibitor 
nor distributor could expect the type 
of relief to wbl^ they are entitled. 

'To my mind botih sides, are sincere 
in their beliefs of what is best for 
the industry and the men who make 
up every part oit that industry, but 
seem to have lost their bearings in 
the solution;' ' 

XiOewensteIn, who operates a single 
Indie theatre hcK, has been In close 
touch with indie operators , in every 
section of the state since the Neely 
bill first saw daylight and feels- that 
he expresses an accurate opi ion of 
the feeling of these exhi itors. 



How. One Cincy Eshib Sees It 

Cincinnati, April 19. 
Harold Bernstein, owner-mahager 
of the Flaza theatre, Norwood (sub- 
' iTT&7V^£nrd~ipr"ftiderit"Tb"f "the "Gfea 



Cincinnati Independent Exhibitors, is 
very much iii favor of the Neely- 
Futtint'ili bills. 

'Such legislation,' id Bernstein. 
*will definitely stop produhtion ol 
p.tor box office pictures. 

'Good pictures are the only ones 
that bring business, and producers 
can make better piictures than they 
have been turning out. This tliey 
■will .cio if the Neely measure becomes 
s law. 

'These. bills also will stop the prac- 
tic2 of producing companies of an- 
nouncing any number of ' big prodiic- 
tions ond then coming through With 
Do more, than half of them; 

'Tlie );roposed Icgiililion wfll~puf 
thS' incUistry ph a businesslike basis. 
It would undoubtedly be. better for 



aryUnd Exhibs Oppose Neely 

Baltimore, April 19. 
Opinion here is. considerably 
divided as to the pros and cons of 
the proppsed Neely-Pettiiigill bills. 
Independent downtown' de liixers are 
unaniinous in opposition and al- 
though the more important nabe 
operators are of. similar mind, their 
organization, the Motion Picture 
Theatre Owners of Maryland, have 
gone on record as fayoring the legis- 
lation. General feeling is that affilia- 
tion with the Allied' is the primary 
reason for- the affirmative stand and 
that an early and rather unstudied 
consideration of . the contents of the 
bill resulted in hasty approval. 
Mounting opposition gradually 
c'rystalizing but not yet sufficiently 
strong enough to bring about a re- 
versal of the official attitude. 

Most outspoken critic, of the or- 
ganization's stand is Tommy Gold- 
berg, operator of two nabes, who is 
carrying his opposition to the bill 
into legislative channels via Con- 
gressional and Senatorial pressure. 
Branding his fellow exhibs as 'curb- 
stone commentators' and scoring 
their lack of aggressive attitude, 
Goldberg forsees passage of the legis- 
lation unle.ss . opponents match po- 
litical pressure with the partisans. 
No 'Evil' In Block Booking 
'I can't see the evil of blocic book- 
ing,' said Goldberg, 'especially from 
the point of view of the neighbc 
hood exhibitor who must make two 
or morie change.s a week. You can't 
shop for individual pictures. As- 
sured dales arc far more important 
than pot luck sppllirig based on 
-variable— opi ion — and— questionable- 
story value; How many neighbor- 
hood exhibitors are nble to analyze a 
synppsis and gauge its box office 
value accordingly? What is to pre- 
vent a distributor from charging 
cqu.illy as nuieh for a chpice cf 25 
picluics ns a JJIock booking of 50. 
Ccrt,-iinly the,,idded cost of maintain- 
ing a finished inventory must in- 
ci-case sell ins co.<:f.s. There is a far 
more comfortable fcelin.i; in knowing 
that product and playdates arc as- 
sured rather than gambling for indi- 
vidual Itlms put .on an auction block 
and knocked down tP the highest 
bidder.' 

There are mpdiflcalions in the 
prc.^cnt .' !e llin>! .^ cl-u p that coiild be 
instituted to the benefit oX the exhibi- 



IndplB. Afraid of It 

Indianapolis, April 19, 
Sentiment of local independent ex- 
hiltitors here is passively agaiiist the 
Neely-PettingiU. bills; Fred DoUe, 
co-operator of the Apollo, Circle and 
Indian theatres, is reiiorted to be im- 
favorably disposed towards, passage 
of the bills. Ted Nicholas, manager 
of the vaudfilm Lyric, said: 

'We believe these bills to .be not 
fl ..good .thing. If block booking is 
abolished! the best 'pictures will be 
put .on the market to the highest 
bidder, which means that the smaller 
operator, or the operator who must, 
also include a stage show budget, 
will get none of the best product. 
We could not afford to bid ' as high 
fpr the best pictures as a straight 
film hcuse having several thptisand 
hipre .seats than we do. Our present 
booking setup gives us our share of 
the top pictures which we would hot 
get if the Neely-Pettingill bills were 
passed.' 



which ;qohtract wi syndicates 'by 
the year, for entertainment for, their 
readers. Why stir up such a fuss 
about . a trade practice which has. 
grown up with .the industry and can. 
be ironed out if the trade wants it 
so?' 

A number oiF exhibs have ex- 
pressed the belief that proposed 
measure' too drastic, but are laying 
low on opposition, on theory that 
heavy scouring is better, than none. 



Calls Neely Bill 'Silly > 

' Lihcpln, April 19.. 
High state officials her« have writ- 
ten letters to Nebraska's senators 
and congre^men asking them to 
vote against the Neely bill. Letters 
say they have; no knowledge of any 
complaints ever having been made 
to any state officer against the han- 
dling .'of picture sales as they are 
now conducted. Some of the let- 
ters branded the legislation as silly. 



Detroit Indies for Neely 

Detroit, April 19, 
In its original form, minus any re- 
vamping, the Neely bills how before 
Congress are generally' favdired 100% 
among Detrpit and Michigan indie 
exhibs. Even the opposing exhibs 
believe the anti-block booking phase 
of the legislation wpuld be beneficial 
if worked out carefully. 

Several large indiis. operators, cov- 
ered in the survey, admitted they 
had not made a minute study of the 
proposals, apparently believing that 
the bills would not reach the stage 
of passage to get excited about . 'em. 
Had a rough idea tliat bills were 
okay in principle, but were not con-: 
cemed with details as" yet 

Fred DeLodder, operator of several 
natws, declared he favored the Neely 
stuff in its. original form. -If they 
start-revainpiniB- the- -bills,— as- -ru- 
mored, it won't be so good. I'm for 
it 100% as it no\y stands.' 

AnpJ,her who accorded blanket ap- 
provaFto the proposals was Jim Rit- 
ter, 0 rator.of a Detroit circuit of 
nabcs, whoj cxp.ressed hope -the bills 
wouldn't be revamped in any way 
to lose 'effectiveness of present 
for .' 



to,-, ac'cortliiij; to Goldljcrs. A better 
CHnccilation privilege, applicable by 
the industry to settle its own pi'ob- j exhibitor as well as distributor; 



Ohia. Opposes V. S. Control 

Oklahoma City, April 19. 
The Neely proposal will place too 
much Feder3l reaimentalion over the 
motion picture industry and is an 
unnecessary , proposition inasmuch as 
there is no problem facing the, in- 
dustry 'vyhich cannot be irp ncd put 
between prpclucer and exh ilif torT 
Such is the opinion of OklahPrna- 
theatre ONynei's on the Neely bill as 
expressed by Morris Loewenslcin, 



Iowa-Ncbr.'« Pros and -Cons- 
Oiinahai April 19. 

Reaction Of exhibs in Iowa- 
Nebraska territory to Neely-Petten- 
giU ' bill is a controversial subject. 
There's, considerable variance of 
opinion with most eixhibs having 
both pro arid con ideas on -matter. 

In general, consensus among indie^ 
appears to be. that some good is 
l:k>imd to cPme from the measure, al- 
though bill will not be in any sense 
a complete solution of the problem. 
On grounds that bill is opening gun 
in program that may eventually find 
happier solution, general run of ex- 
hibs are treading a middle path. 
Basic attitude appears to be 'what 
have we got to lose?' and neither 
opposition nor support in this terri- 
tory is very determined. 

One western Iowa exhib is 
strongly supporting the bill on the 
assumption more is to be gained by 
the small exhib. His support is 
based on the idea that the bill will 
strike at large producer-distributor- 
exhibitpr 'companies, or at. least will 
start trend of thi ing along this 
li . 

'Eventually,' he said, 'the iiidustry 
will have to give exhibiting back to 
the exhibitors. It has to come, and 
the Neely act is the first step.' Idea 
was not limited to this exhib. 
Why Npt Work It Out Within the Biz? 

On other hand one school of ex- 
hibs taking attitude .that evils men- 
tioned in" bill~aTe"Tiothiiig"t t"tradc" 
cannot' work out within itself, and 
Government intervention is iinneces- 
sary and unwarr.inted. This group 
taking 'hands off' as a slogan, but 
not pbjeoting vpciforously as figured 
Government action will get ball roll- 
ing immediately whereas it might be 
matter of years if left tp trade itself. 

Southeastern Nebraska exhib 
claims that block booking .in itself 
not so much of an evil as is ad- 
vantage distributor-e.\hibitor chains 
hiave over indies. 

In addition he stated that requir- 
ing synopsis in advance for every 
picture sold would seriously cripple 



N.W for Sclf-BegaUtlen 

Portland, Ore., April 10, 
A more or less uhahiqious chorus 
of 'no' is.to l>e drawn from the gen- 
eral opinion' of iiidq>endent exhibs ' 
in this. . territory regarding iht 
Neely-PettengiU bill. There la ai 
sprinkling of those' who believe that 
distrib-eschib evils innst be .corrected 
and that the bill is a step in that 
direction, but the majority arc aloof 
to flying to new terrors in pl^ce of 
existent inadequacies, 

Ted Gamble, general -manager of 
J. J. Parker theatres, has for , the 
last nine years been the recognized 
leader of ihdepieDdeht exhibs in this 
area. With a; good slant on both 
sides of the question. Gamble puts 
it this way: 

'Almost ithout exception every 
exhibitor ith whoni 1. have, dis- 
cussed the Neely-PettengiU bills caii 
see no answer to the exhibitors' 
problems, through passage of ' the 
Neely bill. It is hard for me to be- 
lieve that any thinking exhibitor 
who has read and analyzed the ' bill 
can be in favor of its passage;' 

'It is alleged this bill will aid the 
exhibitor in the mechanics of buying 
and booking. Strange as it may 
sound, it is my firm dbnvictioh that 
the manner, in which pictures are 
purchased and bo6ked, ;as ' a'whole, 
is not. a serious exhibitor problem 
at all. I am fully conscious of the 
exhibitors'; existing legitimate griev- 
ances; and am just as flrnily con- 
vinced that they could never be 
settled to the benefit of the exhibi- 
tors by- any sort of Federal legisla- 
tion. There is a propisr place for 
the regulation of our industry., and 
that, is within' the industry itself. 
Some step should be made to set 
lip .a conciliation board to arbitrate 
differences between the distributors 
and exhi itprs.' 

This largely expresses the general 
altitude of independent exhibs of 
the North Coast Less expressive in 
their utterances, they have been 
more or less complacent about the 
bill. There is some scattered sen- 
timent that any kind of regulation 
would be welcome to correct abuses 
in present selling methods. Some 
independent exhibs prefer to wait 
and see what happens. The major- 
ity seem; to coincide with the opin- 
ion expressed by Gamble, who adds: 
'There are spme abuses in the 
present me.thod.fif. selling, and I be- 
lieve there are some distributors who 
ate selling product which they have 
every intention of delivering, but 
who a're not making proper allow- 
ance for their failure to delive;: that 
for* which a certain price has been 
paid.' This, of course, is.the excep-^ 
tibn, and for that reason ho one 
should be in favor, of disturbing the 
only-method- yet-devised -by— which- 
producing companies, can intelli- 
gently produce, and distributing 
companies ihtelligenfly distribute to 
a vast industry its life blood.' 



So. Cal Indies Meet 



Los Angeles, April 19. 
Annual meeting of Independent 
Theatre Owners of Southern Cali- 
fornia willbe held May 2 to elect a 
board of directors which in turn will 
namt officers for the ensuing year. 



Discussion of the Neely-Pettingill 
industry linder its present .<-eUip." Ho I block-bookihg bill, methods adopted 
sai , 'While buying- ic tures in | by distributing orgimizalioh itor 'the 
"grb'ups~har^t's"'!^ylJsril"~a"iso has !i I'heW'biTyinf-Sea^wnr^oTCiTTg-of-short- 
considcrable advantage in, lotting nn ; subjects with feature buys and. other 
operator plan in advance. It's done i matters will come up before the 
in other'trades, such as new.vp/.pcrs . membership. 



Wednesday. April 20, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 





MAY HELP BIZ 



Showmen m England and America 
Don t Favor Fdm Tiein with Tele 



London; April,?; 
schools of thought exist 
among U.K. exhibitors on the prob- 
lem of television in relation tb their 
theatres. One group is for a boycott 
of distributors who- hire film for 
radio tise, other is for closer coir 
laboration . between Cintematograph 
Exhibitors' Assn. and the British 
Broadcasting Corp;, with a view to 
finding c.omprornises where either 
might overlap the other. , \ 
. Latter plan was . first' propounded 
by Sir Stephen Tallents,- public re- 
lations officer at BBC, speaking at a 
London exhib luncheon, and has now 
been piclced up by Lon.don and Home 
Cpimties' section of C E.A., which is 
urging the' national executive. to con- 
tact the. r io corporation;. Sugges- 
tion is a joint committee <*ould be 
establislied to consider all items oif 
lutual concern. 

Strong arm proposal arises from 
ineetihg between C.E.A. officers and 
representatives of newsreels; follow- 
ing exhib complaints, that television 
of topicals in quencherics and spots 
where the public foregathers Was in- 
imical to legitimate theatre business. 
Exhibs aver they are losing patron- 
age on accoimt of free television ex- 
pcrirochts in night clUbs and such 
spots. ■ B.B.C. transmissions at pres- 
ent are restricted to within a ra- 
dius of below 30, miles from their 
London station, and total number of 
sets in operation is well under 5,000, 
so it appears clear what CE.A. is 
norei worriied at the futiare poten- 
tialities of television competition; not 
the existing situation. 

Nevertheless, threat Is to cut off 
business, relationship with all .dis- 
tributors who hire newsreels,, car- 
toons and, other picture footage to 
B.B.C wfiich, if It becamie. effective, 
would immediately cause tlie distribs 
to drop their radio contracts. B.B.C 
suggestion, meantime, is to publish 
an.-:announcement in front of. tele- 
vized film, forbidding presentation to 
the public. 

Ill the, whole circumstances. It ap- 
pears tlie conciliation plan will rer 
ceive more favor within C.E.A., mat- 
ter being due for' airing by General 
Council this month. 



B' way Spite Fence 



steel picket barricade sepa- 
rating Seventh :avenue from 
Broadway in section where 
these streets cross each other in 
the 40s is tagged a 'spite fence' 
by Broadwayites.. 

Showfolk say it once and for 
all settles the question as to 
which buildings, are on Broad- 
way and which on 'Seventh 
avenue in - this area. 



NAT L THEATRE 
CONV. IN AUG. 



The I^.S. Slaiit 

Feeling within American film cir- 
cles, is tiiat the only way television 
can be lialtcd in denting the box of- 
iflce is for the industry to refuse per- 
mission to use of fllrns in television 
1)1 padcastlns from, the outset, 
wlit'Llior pictures are old or new. 

Tliei-p i.s no question that tele- 
vision looms as n busnboo to the 
lllin liulustry. Reassurances from, 
clcc-iiic companies and blliers has 
not altered the apprehension 
ln.>M pri\-ately by picture omrlals. 

It Is planned to use 'films in tclo- 
visioM broadcasts from the first bc- 
cau.srt of savlnp In cost and also 
l)«causc ot the fldolity. In both slghl 
aiiit aoiind available IhrOush Ihcm. 
'J'lio.sp 111 touch with the television 
•;i-ui) acknowledge that picture 
ii-^^ilivcs not only will speed up the 
anival o£ lelcvlsllc pro.?ranis, but 
SMiinoiint the hish-cost obstacle, 
now .so apparent. 

KanTiliorUy with such sltviallon Is 
arniylnff an unbroken Industry front 
to their usnse even now. Industry 
olileCialns are cognizant of suf ii cir- 
cunislances which would make It 



Los Angeles, April 19; 

Second annual convention of 
National Theatres Corp., . embracing, 
all Skouras. Brpsi-pperated circuits 
for 20th-Fox, will be held first week 
in AiJgust at Del Monte, Calif, At- 
tendance' will be around ISO, in- 
cluding Spyros Skouras, home 'of-: 
flee execs, all division and district 
managers, of the several circuits, 
booking heads and others. 
, Spyros Skouras, who will preside 
at the powwow, will invite produc- 
tion heads of all major connpanies to 
speak one day during the confab.. 

Second nationwide business drive 
of National Theatres gets under way 
this week, to run through . week of 
Juiy 4. "Three major prizes totalling 
$10,000, to be distributed to the winr 
hing divisions or districts, will be 
split, $5,000 for top position, $3,000 
foV' second' and: tZiOdQ for third/ 

In jiddition, if all operating cir- 
cuits combined reach an established 
quota, an additional $5,000 in bonuses 
will be distributed. Top house itian- 
ager .in each operating district will 
win a free trip to the Del onte 
convention, in addition to. sharing in 
the lOG's cash:, 

Drive, as far as the Fox West 
Coast circuit is concerned, will be in 
addition to a second quarterly busi-. 
ness drive now under way over that 
circuit. Cash bonuses totalling 
around $300,000 have already been 
paid but by F-WC a squarterly drive 
awards over the past three years. 



NINE READY FOR THE 
CAMERAS AT WARNERS 



po3.«ible for owners, 6i sols sim'ply 
ti) iwii-l the televisor , and be able 
to see feature pictures that oliier- 
wlie they would have to pay 2Dc. 
or more to view In the tho.itrc., 

I-'alluie pt picture producer.") to 
n^li>3ye any , tllm for television 
wiiiilj force the new cntcrt.ltnmcnt 
fl Md to iuake lis pwn films or stage 
lis own studio shows., m the opinion 
of picture execs, which is probably 
why television technlolan.s look for 
a 0->Inv In launehlng the broadcasts 
11 a cqmnicicial srale. 

.'•■inie see, a return of fiesh to (he 
tli.%ntio. with picture produeers. < ''>n- 
li.illin.q, stage presentations on a 
V I.s: sr.Tle, sliould television iiis)>lay 
. sl,.;ii'< oi: reaching out for tnlenl. 

M >:ioi- producers were n.slced .stv-' 

M iMiiiuli.s ago it they would sui)- 
televislon broadcasters with 



Hollywood, April 19. 
Scripters at Warners have been 
turned loose on screen plays of nine 
pictures on the spring production 
.slate. Leading off is The Change- 
ling.' Donn Byrne tale with Crane 
Wilbur scripting. Another Wilbur 
I script is 'Girls on Probali ,' story 
I of a wayward lass. 

Lee Kati! is scrcenplaying 'Cali- 
fornia Adio."!.' a historical yarn, arid 
George Bricker has completed 
'Heart of the North,' a mbuntie ad- 
venture. 

'Brother Rat' is elo.'^e to scrcen- 
151ay~"compl"el'i6iir "'Baljy 'TDoctef is' 
being scripted by Charles Bonner 
and 'Racket Busters' by Warren Duff 
and Robert Rosson. Bryan Foy ha?^ 
another Torchy Blane and a , Nancy'' 
Drew mystery play in preparation, 

old short rilnv. ' to he u.sed In cx- 
perlnicnlal work only. All agreed 
Io su|)ply (lies'! on llifl basis that 
I hey wore to he used in' television 
exjierinienls alone. 

I'llni coiiipanies slate tlint relea.'s.c 
of shoils or features to television 
will he enlli oly a qiie.sl ion of eeo- 
nomrc.-i. Kf.w admit I hat television 
eoinprinif.s could offer sufnciciU 
loTilals f'l iii'tures to persuade 
film riUTTTPi irlJ^TTTTrsvM- 1 1 1 1 ■ i u . IriTTrpf--- 
ei'> ',0, i.'^iil.ii; exhibitor clian- 
M •!.•). 



NEELY liPlllING 





Inclination for RoUndtable 
C 1 a r > ^ i c ation of. Tiine- 
H o li o,r e d Exhib-Distrib 
Pifferences Now Mani- 
fested—All Factions Pre- 
fer This to Any Govern- 
mental Interference 



HOUSECLEANINiCi 



While arguments of more respon- 
sible exhibitors still, continue to be 
against th^ Neely anti-block booking 
bill, belief is increasing in the busi- 
ness that the recriminations stirred 
up by, the measure may go far 
towards correcting -many butstand-' 
ihg trade practiqe evils. As one, vet- 
eran exhibitor expressed it this 
week, the, presence of the Neely 
measure in the Senate may be the 
one thing to convijice picture cpm- 
panies that something miist be done 
to correct , the present relationship 
between distrib and exhibitor. 

Few in, the trade believe tlie 
Neisly bill will cbrrect faulty trad^ 
habits,: siich as overbuying, clearr 
ance, exhi itor grievances and un- 
satisfactory exhibition, contracts. 
What the wiser heads do think i)ow 
is that there is less to fear in the 
Neely, bill than. In the demand for 
housccleaning that '■ay result from 
the uproar pn the measure. 

To some observers, it seems ap- 
parent tiiat leaders in the industry 
have become awakened to the neces- 
sity of cleaning up their own home 
affairs. This naturally would in- 
clude the mooted quesiipns butlined 
by various trade organizations, par- 
ticularly MPTOA. 

One of the outstanding things ex- 
pected to receive first cbnsidcratibn 
iS' some form of conciliation that 
would in no way conflict with pres- 
ent anti-trust laws'. This would give 
the ..industry such rnachinery as 
needed to adjust grievances in the 
part of the exhibitor or distributor. 
Nothing like this is provided in the 
Neely bill. 

IJiscus.sions in the past week on 
the Neely measure centered on the 
possibility that the smaller exhibitor 
would be harde.<it hit the way the 
proposed legislation operates. The 
exhib using fiat rental films alrhost 
exclusivel.y is bound tb be hurt, it 
is claimed, because such flat films 
are bound to he uppcd in fee. One 
estimate was that it would be twice 
the present amount. 

Thu-S an exhibitor fi-jurihg on 
20-25% of gross for film rentals 
would have to lay out 50% under- 
the Neely , mca.sure.. The $10 pro- 
gram would cost $20; .Just how the. 
small-time exhi itor would make tin 
this difference is not known. But 
leaders in the trade arc certain that 
the synbpsi.'? clau.TC. aii.i? necessity of 
selling each picture , separately 
would yiriually elimin.Tte ihn low 
cost fist rental prodlirl. Little ma- 
terial ch,-.nse i.s expected for the 
percentage rent.il features going to 
the larger exhibitors since the cost 
of di.stribuling to them would not 
be drastical'y increased. 

One comment on the outcome of 
.the-pr.ci:cn t-ahlL^blocitJjoiikLng^dn vsl. 
was that if the industry i.s regulated 
by a criminal statute fif the Neely 
bill becomes law), there, would be 
little inclination to go ahead with 
any industi-y reform program. 



Alice Faye's lOc-a-Dancer 



Two Ad Agency Conventions Will 
Seriously Analyze Commercial Pix 



Toss a Coin 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Warners executives were- 
jolted , when : they discovered a 
Pat O'Brien among the cred- 
ited players in Harry Sher- 
man's 'Bar 20 Justice.' , They 
have a- Pat O'Brien of their 
own but can't do anything 
about it. 

With both names legitimate, 
the O'Briens are standing pat. 



'S 



ANTI-TRUST 



Lincoln, April 19, 
Nebraska's attorney general,, after 
conference here with R. R. Livings- 
ton, Capitol manager-Pwneri indicat- 
ed he had in mind, among other, 
things, possible investigation of the 
monopoly- control of film sales' in 
the state, He said Livingston, and 
others, had indicated to hini that sub- 
sequent runs pn spme films were net 
sold, yet refused him when he of- 
fered a price equal to 'any the films 
had ever commanded before, 

Livingston recently broke ith 
.T. H. Cooper, who had been furnish- 
ing him second run films., Livingston 
successfully negptialed the Para- 
inount second run contract, ditto Uni- 
versal, and wants , 20th-Fox, which 
has been so far refused hi 

Cooper furnished the second runs 
and for their, use Livingston was 
called ,iipon to kick- in 40%. of the 
gross to the J. H. Copper Founda- 
tiohl a ,charitable organization. Liv- 
ingston handed over $26,313 in 57 
weeks under the deal — before -the 
:break. 



FOUR CLIENTS SUED BY 
AGENTS IN NEW RULING 



Los Angeles. April 19. 
Four breach of contract suits for a 
total of $53,100 were filed by two 
agencies against four clients last 
week. Flood of similar cases is ex- 
pected since California supreme court 
ruled that cancelled contract disputes 
need hot first go to the Slate Labor 
Commission for arbitration. 
- Howard Lang, Ltd., is asking $16,- 
099 frpni Marc Lawrence, actor; 
$10,000 from Ixrv.'is D. Collin.s. direc- 
tor, and S7.5d0 from Barbara Pepper, 
actrcs.s. Rebecca & Silton wants re- 
covery of $18,700 froni Rita Hay- 
worth, film player. 



Hollywood, ril 19. 
Alice Faye has been awarded the 
stellar role in "Dance Hall,' which 
20th-Fox will produce ori a prelcn- 
tiou.s .scale with "rcgory llaloU di- 
rcctin 

Picture will go into production 
-11 round-ffHi.v-1 5/ -whenr*I-iTi,T-K;(ye--aJ^id-[-i 
licr mate, Totiy Marlin. return from | riicolor 



Bill Powell's Deductions 
Has Tax Dept. Probing 

Washington, April, 19. 
Another tiff between Hollywood- 
and the Treasui-y ever: items of a 
film star's budget, which constitute 
business c xpen.ses. w as referred lo 
the U. .S. Board of T Appeals last 
week. 

Fighting a claim for $1,650 in back 
taxes for 1935, Willianrt Powell asked 
for a review of deficiency assQ.ssmcnt 
by the Internal Revenue. Bureau. 
Among the items involved arc laun- 
dry and cleaning bills . for $100. tips 
to studio workers totaling $562, and 
allowances for theatre admission 
taxes aggregating $100. 



Lamour's Encore in Sarong 
lloilywbod, April 19. 
Paramount has decided to re>team 
Dorothy Lamour and Ray Mjlland 
for it.s forlhcorriinfi production. 'Ta- 
hitt;^r-wlMel»-wiU-be-fil-nied-iti— l?e<.^^- 



rowing-— importance of commer- 
cial, films' ;in the lives and thinking 
pf advertisers and their agencies Is 
evident this year in the attentipn 
the, subject is expected tb . receive at 
the respective convcntiiins of the 
trade organizations. American As- 
sociation of Advertising Agencies is 
meeting ciirrcntly at White Sulphur 
Springs, W. Va., and the Association 
of .National Advertisers will have a 
closed session at the Westchester 
Gpunlry Club, Rye. N. Y., May 4-6. 

After, years of .fighting industrial 
films, or at least regarding them 
dubiously, the advertising agencies, 
tinder pressure from client demand, 
are showing an increasing interest. 

JFilm-niaking, as a diimand iippn 
their talents,, thrusts the advertising 
agencies into the'realni of a , difficult 
form of craftsmanship with which 
they are largely unfamiliar. Hence 
the' present outbreak, of- research, 
studi ,' tcyerish inquiries and sur- 
veying of the. problem. That, iii 
turn, makes discu.ssioh at the spring 
conventions a must. 
. Industrial films have been sold as 
ideas and created as productions 
outside -the agencies by film com-' 
panics. Some of i these cpmpani 
have (and still do) regarded the 
agencies, or some . agencies, as re- 
.sistent and non-cooperative inliu- 
ences. Ad agencies in turii aren't: 
so sure they want to let the biit- 
side: prpductipn firms get the nega- 
tive, cpsts .minus cpmmissipn undc.r 
circumstances where the agency ia 
rather left put of the actual control 
of picture-making, apart from okay- 
ing the working script, etc^ 

Comparisons are being made be- 
t\yccn. the present dilemma of ad- 
vertising agencies facing the possi- 
bility of a growing form of adver- 
tising and their relationship to radi 
in its formative era. Having in mind 
their ultimate take-over of . produc- 
tion authority of radio programs; 
the majority of agencies sense that, 
they, -may h^ve to smarten up and 
staff up to protect themselves on 
fllm-nriaking. 

Oi»e whole session of the A.N.A. 
convention at the We.slehester' Coun- 
try Club is expected to be deyotied 
to commercial films. Johns-Man- 
ville Co. will be prpminent in the 
discussion. It is expected that the 
recent United States Steel pictures 
(reviewed in this issue) and many 
others will be exhibited and dis- 
cussed. All very closed doorish, 
however. 



GINGER ROGERS-RKO 
TIFF OVER SIESTA 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Ringer Rogers and her studio, 
RKO, arc tifling over what cpnsti-. 
lutes a proper rest period. 

She was ordered Monday (13) to 
start rehearsals at once with, Fred 
Astaire for 'Carefree' but she in-r 
sists she won't report until the week- 
end or even later. 

Studio gave her a 10-day respite 
after , finishing retakes for 'Having 
Wonderful Time',' but balked at any 
additional time oft. 



Brown on Cantor Yarn 



Hollywood, Api^l^W. 
■ Lew Brown, signed to a term writ-, 
ing contract by 20th-Fox, will peii 
the comedy treatment for Eddia 
Cantor's next picture. First assign- 
ment, however, is the scripting chora 
on 'Straight, Place, Show,' forth- 
coming starrer for the. Ritz. Bro's. 

Brown has already checked in at 
the studio. He Was last at RKO. 



their belated honpynio-ju in Honolulu. Ccorge Arthur will produce. 



'BLUES' FQR WALSH 

Hollyv/ood, April.I . 
Raoul al.sh will direct 'St. Loii'j 
Blue.-;' for I'aramouht, with Jeff 
Lazaru.s as cxecu'ivc, producer as- 
si.sled by Alex Aaron.s. 
— M^wi l wi l l fAiiuro-Cioocge— R^r- 
Shirley Ross. 1'ilo Oui.zar. Betl. 
Crublt and Elizabeth PaHcrson. 



PICTURES 



WeJhesdayf April 2,0, 1938 



Lefty s Gonna Arrange a Screen 
Test with Real Film in the Camera 

By Joe Laurie, Jn 



Mr Jo^: — , . 

We were, 0)1 set to leave- hercr but Aggie fl^iired . it would be nice t6 
spend Easter here willi bur pals; anyway, she had some more, shopping 
to do, not Jfor vis. but for Juiiior-. ,By the time she f<els; , finished buying 
him slufi he'll be the best dressed kid iij Coplacrcs', which is like being a 
headlin'i^r in Mobile, Alabama. I've been around getting, the kid a lot of 
auto.rira^hs from viiiideville people, becau.se, I figure those will be very rare 
in a few^ moi-e years and more valuable than picture- dctoVs. 

We certainly had a 5\vell Easter. In fact the, best one me and Aggie 
ever had; you .<:ee, this is the first one: we ever had a kid, and It sure makes 
a difference. 11 ,1 ever remernber of Easter is that , when we were kjds, 
Easter meant that we; took off , our heavy underwear and got rid of oiir 
overcoats, which by- Easter tiine needed getting rid of. We took off our" 
high shoes and put on liew ones with a high-pitched squeak in 'em; If 
the old man was working we'd get-a new suit, and no ki in', we'd get a, 
bat and ball with it or a whistle on a rope if it was a sailor suit. Of 
course many an Easter the old lady didn't have any dough, but she'd 
launder the blouse and clean the; pants and get a new nbbon for the bow 
tie rnd we'dMool^ nearly hew anyway, 

We'd gel up Ea.ster morning and each kid i the family would go for 
the egg hunt through the house; it didn't take long for us to find thiem 
because we oriiy had three rooms.. Of course the eggs werie part of our 
breakfast, but we'd save 'em for the next nidmlng. And -yhen T got in 
show business, all Easter meant to ~me was an ,e>{tra show,- aiid I'd Itfok 
in sitore windows and see buhni ,■ chicks and eggs,, and wonder who ever 
used 'em. So, When Aggie brought home some eggs iand started to color 
them and fix up the chocolate bunhies -and chicks, I thought it was kinda 
foolish, and I said, 'Aggie, Junior is too youngvto understand this stufi;.' 
And. Aggie saidi 'Lefty, ;he may be too young, Vut we ain't too old to un- 
derstiand. Easter is the grandest day in the year. Chicks coine from their 
shells, bunnies are born, and God's Son came from, the Cross arid lilies 
bloom to celebrate it Let us be kids with Juni ' 

So we had an egg hvrit and acted like a couple of kids and we got under 
the beS and chairs 'n everything in the place looking for the eggs, although 
I said , to Ag ie we could have gone on thie stage at Voungstpwri, ;Ohip, 
and found plenty of eggs we^aid there. It was Easter, so Aggie laughed at 
that one. Then we put on our new scenery and! paraded on Ifollywood 
Boulevard and- it was'swell. Even Junior tried to walk. 

Me arid Aggie- got to gabbiri' about what a .swell Eiaster parade it would 
be to s(ie all-, the troupers with- their kids. Soime, of 'eni' we held on our 
laps.iri dressing rooms while their parents were trying to get snickers 
from' a hardbdilied audience. Cain you imagine, a parade, .with Crawford 
and Broderick and their boy Broderick, Bing Crosby with all his boys. 
Bob Burns' with his gal, Pat, O'Brien with his, kids, Orth and Codee with 
theirs, Ed Rpbin.son with his heiri jaillie Burke with her daughter, Fannie 
Brice with Frances arid Billy, . Julius Tannen with his boys, Keno pnd 
Greeri with Mitzi, ic Moore with his garig, Eddie Cantor with his girls' 
class, Arthur Blondell with Joan; Doiig Senior with Doiig Junior, Fred 
Ston'e with his biinch, Fred Astaire with his pride and joy, Hymans and 
Mclntyre with Leila, Bill Collier with Buster, Pat Rooriey and Marion 
Bent with Pat the 3d, Herman Tiinberg with his talented kid, arid if 
everybody in Hollywood that adopted kids would joi the parade it would 
be bigger than the Legion Conventi I'd like to get the mbvie rights 
to it. 

Vic writes me that the business is getting, better and.that. the people in 
Coolacres are voting in the popularity contest' he. is rurining likie it was a- 
rational election. 1, fixed it so here that the winner will get a test with 
teal film in the camera, 

Give oiir best to the boys and gals and tell 'em me and Aggi ish 'em 
.-•-Happy , Easter.- Sez 

Leity. 

Phil Baker sez, 'We don't mind the bad points- of a thief who is willing 
to lend'us 'money or the' good points of an honest man that; refuses Us.' 



Yermi Stern Gets 6c 
Award Vs. WB a?er 
'Go Into Your Dance' 

The reputati of Ver i tern, 
nitery operator, was damaged to" the 
amount of 6c by the Warner rbs. 
picture, 'Go Into 'Your Dance,' a jury 
before Judge Samuel Mandejbaum, in 
N. V. federal .court, decided yester- 
day ( pnday). Stern arid the Ca- 
sino Piroductions, -Inc., which, in 1934 
end 1035 ran the Casinp de Patee, 
N. Y,, had sued WB for $500,000. 
Claim was that the night club se- 
quence in the picture had injured the 
Paree's business and the character of 
the' 'Duke.' which Stern interpreted 
to be a take-off of himself, had held, 
Kim up to ridicul' and conteriipt. 
After a thrcc-day trial, Judge'M'an- 
delbaiim dis issed the corppratipn's 
suit, by consent, but permitted 
Stern's ca.'c to go to the, jury. 

The Warner, dcfen.se -in th,ie case 
was a general denial that the ob- 
~jmed-ch!rraT;tcT";of-the-pictnre-was 
intsndcd to portVay ' Stern. It was 
admitted the i. .me, 'Casino de Paree.' 
wais u.sed in the picture- but that 
Stern had given his consent tP its use 
believing.it would be a biilld-up for 
his place. uring the trial ttie jnd,';e 
and the jury had a private showing, 
of the picture. 



TOM MIX'S UNDER SIX 
FIJUiS' FILM PROD, YEN 



San Antonio, April 19. 

Tom Mixi traveling in a $20,000 
'bunkhoiise on wheels,' uncorked a 
raft of plans for his next mustang 
epic, while in San Antonio for a 
two-day stand with the three-ring 
trick under his aegis. ' 

Inside stuff he spouted may have 
been for the reading public, but vet 
cowboy said he'd been wor'king 'on. 
the 'script of 'Under Six Flags,' flick 
dealing with the early history of 
Texas, for the past five years. Gal- 
loper said picture will probably be 
filmed in Pecos region of west 
Texas early ;ithis fall. Story w-ill 
chronicle lives of famous Texas he- 
roes and events surrounding thefn. 

'This picture is gping, to, be au- 
.thentic,' Mix .said. 'Besides know- 
ing a good bit of Texas hi.story my- 
self, I've spent quite a lot of time 
in research wcrk at Austin (the state- 
capital) and I believe that I'll be 
abla tp put on the screen for the 
first ;time what is really behind this 
great state.' 



All the World's— 



Hollywood, April .19. 
Five niajpr studios -have endprsed 
the plan for a cbopfcrative little Ihe- 
rlrt! to be u.scd by stii io employee 
cUili.s. 

P.ni-.imoU!il,, , .RKO, 20th-FPx 



DevalV Film tidow/ 
Then Pair of Stagers 

Hollywood, April 19. 

Univor.';al has, brou;{ht JacqueV 
Dcval out from Manhattan tP write 
the screen pliiy of 'Scrcnad«2 for a.. 
Wealthy idow,' ich Joe Paster- 
iicik will produce. 

Dcv:il Ik slated 1o return east dur- 
in,!; the su imcr-to cnH'jibprate with 
Sir Gcdric llardwicke in producin,3 
two . iidwHy pi iv."! (lurinl! . the 
iarly fall. Fir.«t will be 'Lorelei.' 
slated for .1 Scplemb.cr prciriicrc, and 



Where's Glenson? 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Credit, sheet for .Republic's 
forthcoming 'Everything Hap- 
penis to Us' reads: 

Producer: Janfies Gleasori. 

Screen .play;; James Gleason' 
arid Paul Gerard Smith, 

Co-dii'ectdr: - James Gleason., 

Stars: James, Lucille and Rus- 
sell .Gleason.r 



Provmg a Good 
Boxoffice Stunt 



Excellent 'retiirns irig rossed 
and extended runs, being enjoyed by 
several reissues pf old silisnt features 
has been the big surprise in the i - 
dustry as the. tag end of product fc 
beginning to crop up. 

Majority, of the silents are "going 
into smalleir houses arid so-called 
arty spots in ,- many localities' 
throughput the . U.S. , But instances 
have been reported where an ex- 
hibi r with , a rieighborhppd/sppt has 
bolstered his box office by smaTt 
shownianshi 

'The Shei venerablie silent, is 
now in' its third week on the Coast 
and going strprig: elsewhere, 'accprd- 
ing. to reports . received in N.'V'. its 
success has brought 'The Sort of , the 
Sheik' alsP put- pfMhe vaults. One 
exhi itpr in 'Washington, O. C.,.ad- 
vertis it.^s. ' il.ent picture, with 
titles and piano player' and tKen 
lived up to billing, by employing a 
piani.st to play' the entire picture, 
from the old-time cue sheets, Small 
sealer ' of only about 40io capacity,- 
house Is credited with doirig capacity 
business last week. 
, Another theatre, along the Atlantic 
seaboard displayed a type of show- 
manship' by rounding out his pro- 
gram with an old color shdrti 'Aljce 
in Wonderland.' Preceded shoWing 
with -screen announcement that the 
film never was released gisnerally 
and that the house possessed the only 
print' in existence. ' , 

Reaction of many patrons to the, 
Silerits is that the dialog -seldonri is 
mjssed when music accprnpunies the, 
showing... 

Reissue of 'The Sheik' with music 
and sound effects added lopks cold 
after cohsiderable- discussion of the 
matter within .Par. Although two 
test shpwings pf the oldie at the, 
Filmartei, Los -Angeles, brought ter- 
rific business, it is feared in the 
sales department of Par that this 
was due to local interest, in Valen- 
-tirio, but that in other parts of the 
country the reissue would be a dubi- 
ous experiment, 

"The Sheik' was made in 1921, one 
of the biggest gros.sers Par ever had, 

New York city felt the freakish 
trend towards silents this week 
when D. W, Griffith's 'Birth of a Na- 
tion,' probably first big spectacle 
gros.ser, opened at the Cohan on 
Broadway. 



GOt/S SALES PLANS 
TO BE SET THIS WEEK 



The Girls Eye View 

By Marian Squire 



ith return tp New York Monday 
(18) of Abe Montague, general sales 
manager pf the company, discussions 
are 'expecied to -be held on setup of 
Columbia product for 1938-39 as well 
as on convention plans.. It hasn't 
been determined as yet whether Co,l 
will hol d a national sa lcii meet or, 
folloNv the lead pf other lijors wTlh' 
rcgionuls. 

Expected that the company will 
schedule the- same prpgram this 
year, 42 features arid 22 westerns. 



cvi^.;iii;ited by Richard A, Blaydon 
tliyiiiniin of -, Pariimount LittI* Th«- 



unyeiling/- 

Deviil «ill .«cck. lldllywopd talent 
for both s \vs (Hiring, his stay here. 



Abel Gary Thomas' $67,392 
Due for N. Y. State Taxes 

Abel, fcaiy' Tho'nia.s, 'formerly pf 
"Thomas & • Friedriian, allorney for 
Warner Bros., and formerly its Jiec- 
re-tary, was slapped witli a judamerit 
for $87,302 reprcscntirig his N;, Y'v 
state income taxes, interest and pen- 
alties for ip3:l-]93(i. .ludgmcnt was- 
flled Frltlay in N. y. siiprcriie 



,Loy and Tracy Suffer ifor Gable 
ith three Holly wppd aces and some^ swell plt^ne shbt$, ■'Test Pilot' goes 
successfully abptit th|e business of laying- on drama and siisperise. Then 
the story gently expiries leaving the 'audience as grourided , as 'Test Pilot' 
No. li Clark Gable, Stpry may be surhmed up in one line— life is tough 
on a test pilot's wife.- Thd' superb performances , of Spencer Tracy as^ 
Gable's mechanic.'pal, Myrna Loy as. Gable's wife, and Gable as : the .skyr. 
minded tester, keepMife and vitality in the film- for some time. .But a 
succession br Gable going up in the ,air .and -Tracy- and Miss Lpy staying 
bn the ground^wprryiiig about him, begins to., piit 9 slight strain «vcn on 
their capabilities., 

A spectacular and convincing death iri a. crash marlcs Tracy's exit from 
the pictute, arid i/liss Loy!s worries are neatly .^nded when Lionel iBarry- 
mbre contrives to ground Gable. 'A convenient, but highly improbable 
finish. 

Nothing could be less Importint than wardrobe in' a picture conce'ntrat* 
ing on plane thrills, , arid ' Miss Lpy cleaves to the utmost simplicity of ^ 
straight little , tailored fiocksV For the most part she goes hallcss, with an 
occasional tiny beret' or calot 



atthews Goes Cockney 

Gatimont-Britiish gives out with' a Jessie . Matthews musical, 
called 'Sailing'.A'long' because the star lives on ai barge. 

Clothed: suitably for barge chores, and gowned lateri after. being 'dis>' 
covered' by Roland Young and his 'sister' Athene Seyler, -Miss Matthews 
siifTers sartdfrlally., 'The' conspiracy to. keep her public from finding 'o\i ' 
that she has, one, of the better silhouettes still persists. It isn't supposed to 
b« improper for daricers to have legs, but. Miss Matthews' propelling mem- 
bers are carefully hidden under layers; and layers, of . opaque material, 
RufTled jackets, fur bands and floating, scarves dp a good job of disguising 
thb rest of her outlines. Skirts wh^n shoirt contrive to be the, riiost un-' 
becoming length. 

As a. barge girl suddenly moving in a -higher social strata , the star is re- 
quired to be excesisively. cute and Cpckriey. To -this end,.she, usies her 
thumbs exclusively for- gestures, arid these digits fly throuigh . the air with 
such rapidity it's hard to believe there are only two of them. 

londe Jack Whiting is an attraictive' dancing partner, and Barry Mackay 
Is the boating hero to whom .,she returns after a triumphant, (riaturally) 
stage appeairance. ' 



TAyLOR•S'TAKE• 

H<)llyw6od., April 19. 
Robert Taylor is set for the k-iid 

.. , ^ ... .. .. - . . -• - -.- - .-■ opppsitc ; Maureen O'Sulliviin in 

!--l^^V^rp-h»ve--»p0.rov€d-t■^e-ltleo,-^ 

... --. Sioner Morti . I . KaXsel, 

The^ papers sive. Warner 

N. y. offices as I'hoirias' address. 



'JPenrod' In Spades, Bui Why? 

Npt much Is left pf the original 'Penrod'jri'.'Penrod and His Twin Brother* 
except' the familiar narinies, but if author.'Bpoth Tarkington'dpesri't object, 
ho one else should. 'The. Maurich twin^ are getting taller by the miriute, 
and Warners probably thought it wise to rush them ihtd picture, everi 'if 
it meant dittoing a well known ' solo; charac Title is misleading any- 
way, as the boys aren't even related' in the picture. 

■With, the grpwriup division taken care of by. Spring By ington and Trank 
Craven as the .Scofields, and .Claudia. Coleman and Charles Haltori as 
parents of the' pest 'Rpdriey,' coupled, with a lot of action, the film manages 
more enter inriierit than many inbre pretentibus pieces. 

As -usual,' the kids outthink their , parents .and the whole police force, 
eveti when the latter have an elementary clue in their hands , which is. 
obligingly supplied by a gPod; portion of the Globe audience when- the 
coppers mulT. , 

Real star of the opus is an Uriprogrammed pooch. A small black and 
white pup who chews meditatively on various articles of, wearing apparel 
when he isn't-dashing about rescuing Penrod's gang from peril. - 



Dorothy tamour's Doiible-Talk 

LissPme - Dorpthy Lampur again goes sarong in 'Iler Jungle Love' as 
might be indicated from, the title. . If iss Lambur- 'is' Jtired of tripping 
painfully tbrpugh jungles in her bare f t and a yard of intricately de-. 
sigried drapisry, there is a simple, way of ending her martyrdoi . She 
might have her flpwirig locks fashionably lopped off, which would be a 
shame-l-but a lesser, evil. 

Logic is nonchalantly snubbed on this particular island. Inhabited solely 
by Miss LampUr, some anti-social crocodiles, a chimpanzee and a lion cub. 
Where the cub came from when it has no other relatives on the island is 
a minor riiatter. There are. riiajor puzzlers. Ray Milland (a ;lost aviator) 
speaks English and Miss Lamour talks double-talk ( resuniably Malayan) 
arid they understand each other perfectly. 

Taking off in bright day. Miss Lampur- tra'velis far enough on a .seapoi 
yacht for darkness to se.t in,- but apparently, has no trouble swimming bac 
to the . island. when she decides- to 'walk home* in a'mpmcrit pf pi 
' The 'island queen' is-hypnotized into taking part in a tribal rite, in 
spite pf the Island's isolali , an ornate Follies gown of .white sati ith 
huge vvhite osprey headdress is produced for her. The 'riie' consists of 
serving Archie Twitchell (another lost aviator) to the aforementioned 
crocodiles. This is one of the few dcp'artures from ; formula. No oti 
dashes tP his rescue and it is presumed that the voracious cr s have hn 
thieir way with the reluctant MK T. 

Mr. Milland and Lyrine Overman fare better, having the good fort\ihe 
to escape murderous tribesmen from another island, a volcano, the hungry 
crocs, and a cave which conveniently falls in on everyone except the 
three principal.s. Through it all Miss Lamour's long locks are perfectly 
parted and neatly waved, 

Blpnde Dorothy Howe, as Milland's ex-flarice, shows up a couple of- 
times. Once in a shell pink chifTon negligee, worrying about whiit hiis 
becbme of Milland and searchin^ for h<m on papa's yacht, in a trim u hile 
sports suit with abbreviated skirt. 



Dorsey and His A'ipers Take Over 

-The Paramount, riianagement seemingly hits decidied to lei the inrrtntcs 
take bver the asylum at early opening day perfbrmance.s. Wedne.«day 
morning (13) a femme jitter, jackanapes in the audience was inspired by 
Tommy: Dprsey's. band to pUt' on a ' pne-gal aisle exhibiti a of lunacy. 
Frenzied capers with flips and bumps iutorpolaicd drew' tremendous ap- 
plause from a delighted audience— and no interference from 'weary u.shers. 
-- Hp__harulJs_J»pj!L-Co,niplete without one S cottish ballad bcing__kisftd_ 
arbund. Edythe W.riiJht. wearing flowing whfte sciiui'n.'sp.rinklcd chifTon, 
takes carle of the Sc-orch number, s inging.'Through the .Rye.' 

Graoe and Ray McDonald could get along without'iising a song gazinta 
for their dance. Both, seem relieved when the strain is over and ihi-y 
can get dpwn to hoofin . iss McDoniild taps iri white' street dress with 
full pleated skirt and narrow red ribbon around the wai.st. 

;Ben Blue is. the unquestionable sriiash of the bill. He's a.s.sistcd in a 
dime-a-darice number'by is.s, Dayton, who wears flamerchifTon venirig 
gOwn, For a; minuet, she wears a handsome period gown of silver ,td»;c-d 
white tulle ruffles, fitted *;ilih "ackct and flowered pancake hal. Blue 
minuets, in. satin'coat and white wig, hi.s final exit Ibudiy protcsled bv 
definitely Blue-minded audience. 



Buck Jones' B. R. 

Hollywood, April 19, 
inancial backihg for the remain- 
\ in J three B uck Jone s Coibnet pic- 



Suppoi't will include, Frank Mor- i lures for Columbia rclea.sc has beVn 
gan, Guy Kibbee and Nat ■ Pciidk- | pledged by Phil Goldstone. 
ton, 'ith Richard 'I'horpt directing. | Each Is budgeted at $42,5 



Wednesday, April, 20, 1938 




PICTURES 



VARIETY 



PK TO UP B.O. 



Dielz Cyieiiges N. Y. Times Critic 



Under the caption, 'Mr. Dietz Presents the Case for Hollyyvood,' in 
the New York Times on Sunday (17), . (Howard) Deitz went to 
town on behalf of Uie picture business, with a particular pokie'' at the 
Times' film critic, Frank Nugent, MetrorGbldwyn-Mayer's director 
of publicity and advertising did, whait many a fllmite has ofUn ex« 
preyed, of late, in refuting some of the Times' Im crick's pet ideas. 

Too often, however, 'because of ! a . misguided sense of caution, and 
under the old show biz adage that the. newspaper has the opportunity 
for the filial word, none has come out openly in debate with some of- 
the Times' odd conceptions of film standards. 

Dietz's piece reads like a letter to l^fugent, but sans the greetings 
and salutation. Step by step Dietz dNvells upon the fact that Holly- 
wood's superiority to French and/or other foreign films has been 
world-endorsed, despite Nugent's own raves about, some of the jecent 
foreign entries; But, more pertinently, the Metrpite emphasizes the 
differences l>etween the econbniiic standards attendant to Hollywood 
production, and what the budgets are abroad. 

Nugent's point that it would be a sorry note for the literary world 
It, books were published according to 'Hollywood standards' is given 
the brusholT by the argument that costs of book publishing have di- 
minished; whereas film production budgets are constantly rising, and 
the literary adventure is insignificant compared to the garnble with 
.almost any, sort of a film production. 

Besides these and other pet thougiits entertained by the New York 
Times' film critic, the Dietz-Nugent debate is really the crystallization- 
of a long moot peeve by showmen against most of , the N. Y. crix. Grant- 
ing their imp'ortince, because the Broadway and Hollywood showmen 
do lay much stock In the New York critical opinion— him and le^it— ■ 
there has been niiich exaggerated ado by the film scriveners over the 
foreign pix. 

On the other hand, trade, observers aver that the film • publicists 
built themselves a Frankenstein through over-plugging the. film critics, 
instead of using the. dailies a£ the. authority,. After over.-bailyhobihg 
the three and four star system, it was later agreed not to use that for 
exploitation, on the theory it gave the public a 'false evaluation of 
the filmsi Same thought, as regards one 'radio commentator's 'bells,' 
hasn't been as strictly observed. 

Showmen can't Understand why a Aim that would be inferior under 
Hollywood standards takes on extraordinary values because of th« 
fact it has a Joinville, Moscow; Neubabel.sberg, Tempelhdf, Elstree or 
Denham imprint.' And the least to benefit by this favoritism towards 
the fbreign-makes are the British gentries. 

From a. practical b.o, conception, the films that play the arties.and 
the sure-seaters,'.pr the hideaway dumps in Yorkville or in the Russa 
and magyar sectors, would unqiiestionably eiijby wider circulation if 
they packed all the merit ascribed to them. Actually,, their b.o. Is 
negligible. 

It's probably, answered by Dietz's' observation, The most self -critical 
of Hollywood producers would alfribute your enthusiasrn to the fitct 
that foreign atmosphere and foreign faces may., be a relief from the 
accustomed appearance of established personalities to the eyes of a. 
man who (according to your own statement) has seen 164 pictures i 
'three 'months. They know that'ia- the rest ;o( the world the-Holly- 
w.ood product is also eulogized in part, for a si ilar foreignness; . , / 



J93,225RK0SnitVs. 
Danielle Darrienx; ' 
Yon Stroheim's Acdon 



Paris, April 11. 
oth RKO and Eric von-.Strbheim 
have brought suits here. RKO is 
asking $31,075. from Danielle Dar- 
rieux for alleged breach of option 
contract which the company had on 
her when she signed with Universal. 
According to RKO's complaint, the 
actress was to work for 30 weeks, 
for which she was to receive $93,225 
and a bonus of $20,000 if she renewed 
her contract. 

Option is filled with complicated 
claiise.<;, .however, which will make 
the going stiff for HKO, beside the 
fact that the case is filed in a 
French court. At the last hearing 
RKO po.sted $300: by ordc.r of the 
court to cover expenses in the event 
It loses, 'Thi.'!, ho.wever, is demanded 
o( all foreign corporations suing in 
French courts. 

■,ric von Strohei is asking $24,600 
from the Realizations d'Art Cine- 
latographiqiie for expenses incurred 
_1.U_eAtabJjsbiug,.a..rej.idence_i^^ 
for the purpose of directing a fflm 
which has never beeni made. 'Von 
Stroheim has acted in R.A.C. pic- 
tures-, but he objects to the fact that 
the studio has not turned a directing 
Job over, to him. His itemized list 
o( expenses covers everything from 
dUhclplhs. lo taxi fares. 



DOGIES AND DTITIES IN 
AUTRY'S LEGAL CLASH 



Hollywood, April 19. 
Gene Autry is putting on a two 
gun battle with Republic Pictures as 
an actor and songwriter. Dcposl- 
ti will' be taken Thursday (21) 
fi- ju. Herbert J. Yates, president- of 
Republic's' board, M. J. Siegel, gen- 
eral director, and E. H. Goldstein, 
studio inanager. In an effort to dis- 
solve an 'iiijunction preventing this 
crooning cowboy from appearing 
anywhere but in Republic enter 
prises. 

Meantime, Autry has demanded a 
settlement of $23,000 for th« us« of 
his pi-airie dilly, 'Dust," musical 
highlight of Republic's picture, 'Un- 
der Western Skies.' 



Crosby Story Hniit 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Herbert Polesie, Paramount assb- 
ciate producer, John Burke, writer, 
and Larry Crosby, manager for .his 
brother, Bing Crosby, ar-e Manhat- 
tan-bound. Polesie and Burke will 
,scakjaio.Le.i;j:3i.-;fot:Bing|s on* outsid e 
picture yearly permitted By hTs 
Paramount contract. 

Lari y Crosby will negotiate a hew 
releasing tie-up for the music lised 
by the crooner in his films. 




Scholastic Tinge to Around 
35 Pix^Expected to At- 
tract a New Type of Au- 
dience 



Fast Coming there, Erin 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Eiin Drew, currently playin.i;' op- 
posite Bing Crosby and Fred Mac- 1 
Mui-iay in Paramoun.t's '§irig Yon ' 
Suiners/ has b een se t ifor the fcmrnb 
liiSdr opposlle Tlonald~Colman Tiv'tltc- 
same, studio's Frank Lloyd produc- 
ti'jii of 'If ' I Were King.' 

She eemparative newconicr 

to. aims. 



Wliile in New York Larry Crosby 
vvill di.scuss the proposed consolida- 
tion of Select Music, Inc., in which 
Bing holds stock, with Santly BrOs.- 
Joy, Inc. Crosby has ,^een ap- 
proached by such firms as Irving 
Berlin, Inc., .P'amous Music and 
Foi.-it for the rii-his to his score Jn 
live event he elects to dispose of his 
Select holdinas. 



RATHBONE'S ERMINE 

'■ — ■■ —Hoi ly w6odrApril-l*^ 

raniount hax sicned Basil Rath-, 
bijnt; ri)r' tin; role of Louis X.I in 'If I 
VViii-'i Kiiii;.' 
I'iclui'C will star 



lywood, April 19. 

Majority of. next season's film 
opuses 'will carry a heavy ediica.- 
tibnal coating. Idea, 'which has .won 
the. unanimous suppbrt of the ma- 
jor studio phieftains, has been moti- 
vated by two influen^ces. One is the 
heavy cargo of gold brought honie 
to 20th-Fox by 'Lloyds oi Londbn'; 
to Paramount by The Plainsman' 
and 'Wells Fargo,' to ' Warners 
through 'Emile Zola' aiid its 1937-38 
series of patriotic -shorts, etc. Other 
is the persistent nudging of Will 
Hays, '.who has long been invest! 
gating the pbssi ilit'ics of swelling 
the customer ranks by adding a 
classroom tinge to celluloid fare 
Without detracting frbin the enter- 
tainment value.. 

Hiys has always been of the be- 
lief that the. harnessing of the 
world-wide and powerful sway of 
American-made celluloid product to 
useful purposes would more firmly 
entrench the picture industry with 
present patrons, as well as win tb 
its banner the support of extra mil- 
lions yet -to be enlisted in the army 
Of fans. 

In the new trend of things. Hol- 
lywood sees broad and- definite 
progress toward realization of this 
dream, culminatioti of which would 
mean that each studio annually 
could turn out- a fixed number of 
features which may be made, a part 
of the set' cun icUlum -of grade and 
high schoolSj as well as the higher 
institutions of learning. Attor in-; 
vestigating the field ever, since he 
moved in as president of the Motion 
Picturis Producers . & Distributors of 
America, Inc:, more than a decade 
and a half ago, Hays has in mbre 
recent years' been consulting, leading 
educators on his theories. Today 
they ■ are lending enthusiastic co- 
operation. 

Educate 'Em, Too' 

There are still millions of Amer- 
icans who have not been madie 
(Continued on page 19) 



Pic Sound Track Redubbing Ruled 
Out by New AFM-Studio Contract; 
Not Pushing Theatre Demands 



Algeresque 



Hollywood, April 19. 
"Two success shoi ts from the 
2Dth-Fox tudic Club little 
theatre. 

Don Estey, recently fired as a 
commissary buisboy, acted i 
one play and was. recommended 
.;for character parts by Ivan 
Kahn^ talent scout. 
. Bob Wellington, studio jani- 
tor, wrote one and directed two 
amateur plays. .Julian 'Johnson 
is. cohsidcriiig him for 
writer's jqb. 



LA CAYA AT RKO ON 
PROD.-DIRECTOR DEAL 



Hollywood. April 19. 

Pandro Berman, production chief 
of RKO, has signed Gregory La- 
Cava to a producer-director deal, 
with 'Right Angles' as his first as- 
signment. '^^ 

Production is scheduled, for a .Sopr 
tember start. 



Use of Drag Co. Name 
Entirely Coincidentali 
Says CoL in Libe! Suit 

, April 19. , 
A $100,000 li inst Cblum 

bia Pictures was argued here last 
Wednesday and Thursday by Sun 
Ray. Drug Co., of this city,, which 
claims it was injured by implications 
in the film 'Girls at. Play' that it is 
dishonest and uiircli 

ilm portrays activities of a likker 
racketeer who poses as the propri- 
etor of the New Deal rug Co. A 
competitor, called the Sun Ray 
Drug Co., buys it out for $90,000 
without 'checking the inventory and 
adopting usual procedure of a legiti- 
mate concern.'. . 

Plai , which ha.s been in biz' 
for nine years and operates 37 stores 
in this territory, claims use of its 
name in the pic is worth $100,000. 

irst move at the trial last 
Wednesday was for U. . District 
Judge William H. Kirkpatrick and 
the jury ot eight men' and four 
women to adjourn to Coluinbia's pro- 
jeclibn room here to view the lilm. 
Invitation to see it was issued by 
William A. Gray, -counsel for Sun 
Ray. Morris M,.. Wcxier, attorney 
for the producer, immediately ten- 
dered the use of the projection room 
for the exhibition so the jury could 
see for itself whether tlie plaintiff's 
trade reputation was injured, 

Wexler argued that u.se of the 
name Sun .Ray was entirely co- 
incidental and that no offense was 
meant. 



THE FEMME SLANT 



LyU Brooks Will Iiijcrl It i Par's 
'If 1 Were Ki "' 



H:Mlywood, Aijril 19. 

Lyle Brook.s, ncw.spupor and mag-, 
azine writer, has been miidc Unit 
manager on the Frank Lloyd pro- 
duction, . 'If 1 Were King.' Mi.ss 
Brooks is the first fcinme to. hold 
such a post on the Paramount lot. 

Appointment the result of 

Lloyd's dcsiie to inject a womari's 
point of view into the preparation 
and actual filniiuK of the sl')ry. 



^WINNIE' SLATED FOR 
DISNEY FULL-LENGTHER 



Hollywood. At>ril'l9. 
innie the Pooh' is headed for 
Hollywood. Wall pi.-incy has added 
the 'Chri.stophor lObin' series of kid 
stories, by A. A. Milne, British 
writer, lo his. film material. ,, 

Fbllowiht; the sma.sh biz of 'Snow 
White' the peti-and-nik-^itudio plans 
HU P f 1 1 1 1 - 1 c h^lh-cartnoi)._cii.'di_yi;.aiu : 



Polishing Annabella 

ll;)llyw6od, April 19. 
Annabella is undcr'.;oiri;! i 'lOnsive 
coaching; for 'Siji;z,' set to go bc/orc 

the-camerai^at-21Ulut^OjK...4ayJ.. 

Stanley Lo;; Ijorrowu-d froin 
Warners as a.s.sistiint. to irocior Allan i 
Dwan; is . hclpiiv^ 1'r.fnclv aclr' 
overcome her aeconl. \ 



Greene Piped Out 

Hollywood, April 19. 
Tony Martin has -replace;! Hichard 
Greene, Kngli,-ih itnporlet;. opposite 
Sonja Henie in the 20lh-Kox jjroduc- 
tion, "fhey ct At CoHciie," which 
Roy Del Kuth is direclint;. 
. Darryl Zanuek decided after view- 
ing Ihe first day's tal;:w that the 
Briti.shcr'-i. sin«ir)!i Voice was in- 
sufficient lo carry tin; role. 



• LABOR 

Hollywood. April 10. 
Herman J. Maiikiewlc/. ha.s checked 



in at Columbia . to write the .screen 
pljiy bf 'This Thin? Cijllod Love.' 

He recently widind up'an exteii'lcd 
term at elro. 



Hollywood, April 19. 
Redubbing of musical .sound tracks 
in major film productions ill be 
abolished under terms of temporary 
agreement to be drafted this week 
at. conferences between Pat Casey, 
producer labor contact, and J.' 
Gillette, international organizer for 
thd American Federation . of usi- 
eians. Gillette is acting as personal 
representative of Joscpi\ N. 
president bt the AFM, now i 
York, 

. Pact provi ing that mu.sical .soun 
tracks be used only for picture in 
which orchestra was "hired to play 
..will be fbrjnally ratified at the !prb- 
ducer-labbr conferences lo be held 
in east this summer; Terms, how- 
ever, will become effective as soon 
as, they - have been okayed by the 
musicians and prpduceni. 

Gillette' estimates that agreement 
will increase enjployment of musi- 
cians in picture Work from, 25 to 
33%; Siric'e apprpximateiy 600 'are 
employed when studios are operat- 
ing at peak, about 200 now oh idle 
list will be iven work. This numr 
bcr will be increased materially if 
new. agreement is extended to the 
indie producers and the trend to big 
musicals continues. If pact calls for 
employment of orchestra for B pic- 
tures, that clau.se alone will tilt earn- 
ings of musicians thousands of dol- 
lars annually. 

, Parley between Casey and Gil- 
lette got under way after Weber 
served ultimatum that musicians 
would not be available for -picture 
productibii unless redubbing was 
stopped and musical libraries aholr 
ished. Weber . asked tor a confer- 
ence with heads of the major stu-;- 
dies then in New York. After brief- 
talk these executives suggested 
-Weber lay his demands before Casey 
and a tentative agreement be draivn 
up. 

Weber ih.sistcd that some action 
be taken before the convention of 
musicians scheduled for Tampa, 
Jijne 7. Move by musicians is a con- 
tinuation of the drive to provide 
jobs for thousands of niusicilins- who^ 
were thrown out of work when 
sound came to piclurc.s. Demand 
that orchestras be hired by theatres 
probably will not be pushed by GiU 
lette if sound libraries are abolished 
and redubbing 'ended! 

MaJ. KiclTer, Jr., SAG Prexy 
New officers of Junior Screen Ac- 
tors Guild were inducted into of- 
fice last night, as SAG opened ne- 
gotiations with the producers on 
amendments to the present produc-. 
er-SAG basic minimum waite aijrcc-. 
ment. Major Philip J. Kielter, West 
Point graduate and former army of- 
ficer, succeeds Larry Stocr.i ,is pres- 
ident. Harry Mayo is first vice- 
prcsid'cnl, having defeated . Richar 
Bil.i.;of)di Frank Mayo and Tom 
O'Grady. Pete Du Iley received ma- 
jority for second vice-president. Hi 
opponents were Dorcas McKim, 
Louis J. Becker and George H. Mc- 
Lain. 

Jack Grant finished first in race 
for .secretary. He deCcated Warren 
Dearborn, Lee Po.well and Art Tay- 
lor. Dcarborhj however', received 
the majority for treasurer, hiving 
.bcen.^;nominatcd. JtDt-_.b.olb_ac.li,tc,s^_ 
Other candidates foi- tr-nisurci" wcrp 
■I: Chester Carlisla, ill and 

Max Pollack. 

KiclTer ticket made -i clean ."sweep, 
only H rnc bers of i)'.c.icMt Junior 
Council being n.'olei.-lcil. F.M-von 
council candidates' who rot^;- vctl 
largest voto.and v;'ill si.'i ve fm- t'n-c; 
yei'.r.'i are .Sam Appel., W.-im-pii -ir- 
borii, .lo.rdon Do ns. Mol S. 
roster, Duke Crccn. M'lior kj;i 
Jimmy i.nno, rtich.'ird Lri'o. 
Mayo, Ciipt. Fred C. Soinr'is. 

Elfvon i-(;ccivin:; lii,'.lu.sl \-c)lo 

and ty;:;t;cd for tivo yi>ai- tci rils v.-crc 
Harry A.'ii-;i.s. Louis J. I)i;cl;i';i-. V. V- 
ward F. Jinyd. I'cU.-i- :I)u Hv- 1 c 

F.-irrcll, J-ick. Gr-inl., rjul::> l.cc, 
Dorcas MfKim. Hill O Bi i'.-ii. Mii.'t 



I'oll.-ick.'Lai-ry St(.-;M-.~. 

Caii(li<l.',iics cloct-.'/l to ih. 
for Oiif--.vc;u- tci-in.-; uro M •■ 
(Conlinutd on p'l^o. 



VARIETY 



FICtURS GROSSES 



Wedneedftj, April 20, 1938 



Holy Week Fare to L. A.'s Liidng, 
'Polo* After Record Opener; 
Dunne, I Spots, 22G, 'Jungle' 



Los Angeles, April 19. 

That old b\igaboo, Holy Week, 
didn't mean a thing for bulk of the 
local fiist runs, particularly those 
with outstanding pictures that, ran 
through Easter. As. a matter of fact 
biz in many of the spots took a leap 
that had managers all smiles for the 
first time in weeks. , 

'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 
lifted the, State and Chinese out of 
the doldrums after two brutal weeks 
but biz eased oft over weekend due 
to heat and will probably not top a . 
combined $23,500 on' the vveek. 
Estimates for This Week 

Carthay circle (Fox) (1,518; 55-83- 
1.10-1.65)— 'Snow White' (RKO). 
(17th week). Folds (24) after 18 
weeks of very profitable biz. Last 
week, with kids out of school, trade 
leaped arid Should wind up 17th 
stanza with nifty $10,000. Drew okay 
$5,700 on 18th week. 

Chinese (Grauman-Fox) (2,024; 
30-40-55-75)— 'Rebecca of vmnyr 
brook Farm' : (20th) and 'Moto's 
Gamble' (20th), dual. . Quite. « shock 
after past two stanzas which were, 
brutal. Shirley Temple responsible, 
for only $9,500 draw on eight-daya 
week. Last week, 'Battle of Broad« 
way" (20th) and 'International Set- 
tlement' (20th) complete bust, with 
$4,000 on six-day run. 

Downtown (WB) (1,800; 30-40-55- 
65)— 'Marco Polo' (UA) and 'Dare- 
devil Drivers' (FN), dual. Coming 
in on .Holy Thursday, hit a smash 
$2,300 opening day, and with the 
faster pull should hit close to $15.- 
000, very big. Last week, 'Over the 
Wall' (WB) and 'Couldn't Say. No' 
(WB), better than anticipated for 
$7,700. 

Four SUr (Fox) (900; 40-65)— 
•Lady X' (UA). Resumed its regular 
run policy <16) after being dark sey^ 
eral weeks following somewhat 
lengthy ro?d show engagement with 
'Old Chicago.' Foreign-mode pic 
started slowly and will wind up with 
okay $3i300. 

Hollywood (WB) (2,756; .30r40-55- 
65)-^'Polo'. (UA) and 'Daredevil 
Drivers' (FN). duaK Heading for big 
$16,000. Last week, 'Over Wall (WB) 
and 'Couldn't Say No' (WB), pretty 
weak-$5,900. 

Orpheom (Bdwy) (2,280; 25-30-35^ 
40)— IDrunimond's Peril' (Par) and 
'Got " Everything' (RKO), dual, and 
Bowes unlt% Bowos shows usually 
draw hefty biz, but not this week, so 
will have to be satisfied with mild 
$7,500. Last week, 'Everybody's Do- 
ing It' (RKO) and 'Romance in Dark' 
(Par), bad $6,000. 

Pantages (Pan) (2,812; 30-40-55)— 
•Jov of Living' (RKO) and 'Black 
Doll* (U), dual. Will . garner 
okay $12,000 on initial week and 
holds over. Last, week, 'Goodbye 
Broadway' (U) and 'Hawaii Calls' 
(RKO), fair $S,0(>0,.as indicated. 

Faramount (Par) (3,595; 30-40-55) 
—'Jungle Lbvie' . (Par) and stage 
show. Biz surprisingly strong dur- 
ing five days of Holy Week and with 
usual Sunday trade and excellent 
Monday, aided by preview final 
night, will get $15,500, satisfactory, 
on nine days. House drops after run 
of 'Jungle Love,' going dual because 
of controversy with, stage hands on 
overtime pay. Last week, 'Bluebeard' 
(Par) (3d week) okay $10,800. 

RKO (2.872; 30-40-55)— Jov of Liv- 
ing' (RKO) and 'Black Doll' (UA) 
dual. Irene Durinie not; quite the 
draw here as at the Pantages but 
will pull very profitable $10,000. Last 
week, 'Goodbye Broadway' (U) and 
•Hawaii Calls' (RKO), very good 
$7,000. 

State (Loew-Fox) f2,414: 30-40-5i5- 
75)— 'Rebecca' (20lh) and 'Moto's 
Gamble' (20th), dual. Temple film 
put. this downtown ncer .back in the 
runnina and despite five days of 
Holy Week opus 'Will hit better . than 
$14,000 on cifiht-day run. Last week 
(6 days), 'Broadway' (20th),' and 
'Settlement' (20lh).Jowest in house's 
history terrible $4,700. 

Uolted Artists. (Fox-UA- (2.100: 
—30-40-55^—5Viva— Villa'- (MG-)- -and 
•Waikiki Wedding' (Par), dual. 
Switched to a week of revivals for 
tout days of Holy Week, and through 
(19) for miserable S800. Last week, 
•Human Hearts' (MG), and 'First 100 
Years' (MG), not very profitable at 
$2;000. 

Wllshiie (Fox) f2,296: 30-40-55-()5) 
— 'BiatUe of Broadway' (20th). and 
•Settlement' (20th). dual. Continued 
first run of this pair on moycoveY 
frOrn State-Chinese, bringin.?; only 
Sl.oOO. lov/e.-jt on record. Last week, 
•H(rari.<;' (MG) and '100 Years' (MG), 
okay, $4,400. 



DeannaDurbin $17,000, 
Shirley $15,000, B'klyn 

Brooklyn, April. 19. 
Downtown deluxer had setback 
over weekend, with populace going 
oh boardwalk for fashion display. 
EsUnatcs (or This Week 
Albse (3.274; . 25-40)— 'Rebecca of 
Sunnybrook' (20th) and 'Moto's Gam- 
ble" (20th) (2d week). Satisfactory 
$15,000. Last week, same pair got 
nice $16,500. 

Fox (4.O09; 25-40 l^'F.ools for Scan- 
dal' (WB) and 'King of Newsboys' 
(Rep). Mild $9,500 expected. Last 
week, 'Start Cheering' (Col) and 
'Tip Off Girls' (Par), unexciting 
$11,500. ' 

Met (3.618: 25-50)^'Mad About 
Music' (U) and 'Hard.v's Children' 
(M-G). Pulling nice $17,000. Last 
week, 'Merrily We. Live' (M-G) and 
Crime of DrrHallef (U). oke $15,000. 

Paramniint (4,124; 25-50)— 'Blue- 
ijeard' (Par) and 'Prison NOrse' 
(Rep). Expects excellent $18,000 
and holdover. Last week. 'Jezebel- 
(WB) and 'Couldn't Say No' (WB) 
(2d-final week), good $15,000. 

Strand (2.870: 25-40)— 'Making the 
Headlines' (Col) and 'Wife .of l?en. 
Ling' . (GB) plus weekend vaude 
hea(ied by Jackie Cooper. Vicinity 
of $8,000, not bad. Last week; 'G- 
Men Step In' (CoD and 'Shadows of 
Orient' (Mono) and vaude", . $8,000, 
oke. 



First Rods on Broadway 

Week of April 21 

(Subject to Chanee) 

Capitol — 'Test Pilot' (MG) 
(2d wk). 

Criterion — ' 
(CJfl) 2d wk). 

Globe— 'Rawhide' (20th) (23), 
(Itcuicwed iii' VaMctV; »prii 6) 

Music Hall— 'Adventures of 
Marco Pplo' (UA) (3d wk). 
~ Paramount— 'Her Jungle Love' 
(i?ar) (2d wk). 

Rlalto — 'Condemned Woman' 
(RKO)., 

(Reviewed in Vamety, Mnrch 9) 
Kivoli— 'Battle of Broadway' 

(20th) (23). - 
Boxy- In Old Chicagci' (20th) 

(3d wk). 

. Strand— 'Acci 

pen' (WB) (23). 

Week of April 28 
Capitol — 'First 100 Years' 

(MG). 

(keiiseiced in Variety. Marcli 16) 

Criterion— "Arson Gang Bust- 
ers' (Rep).. 

Miislc Hall— There's Always 
a Woman' (Gol)i 

Par^imount — '(College Swi 
(Par) (27). 

Rlalto— -Law of the Under- 
world' (RKO). 

RIvoli— "fiattle of )3roadway' 
(20th) (2d vk). 

Strand- 'Accidents 
pen' (WB) ^2d wk). 



Mpls. Still Sobbin' Ae Indigos^ 
'Like That'-Duchin 12G, 'Golden 9G 



IEVEN£!S PIC ENCORE 

Ilollywood, April 19. 
Sam Levenej Broadway legit 
— thesE. J>XO-Uglit-herfi_by--M.e^ for a , - „. , « • . 



KIDS HELP D.C., 
•SAWYER' $23,000 



ashington, April 19. 
Eiid of Lent and heavy influx of 
holiday visitors to town has brought 
happy days bacic to pic houses, all 

Crosses looking healthier. Kids 
owtitown for White House egg-roll- 
ing yesterday (Monday) had S.R.O. 
siga biisy .at two houses playing for 
moppets^ — Capitol with 'Tom Sawyer' 
and Columbia with 'Rebecca.' 
Estimates for This Week 
C^pltoi (Loew) (3,424; 25-35-40-.66) 
— Tom Sawyer^ (UA) arid ; vaude. 
Showa "top last \/eek with $23,000, 
good enough. . Last week, 'Hardy's 
Children' (.M-G) and. Waring band 
beat Holy Week bugaboo with $22,- 
500, fine, considering. 

Colnmbia (Loew) (1.583; 25-40)— 
'Sunnybrook Farm" (20th) (2d run). 
Good, enough. $4,000. Last weeK 
'Gisldwyn Follies' (UA) (2d.run), got 
by with $3,800. 

Ea.'le (WB) (2,244; 2Sr35-40-66)— 
'Fools for. Scandal' (WB) and vaude. 
Nice $18,000. Last week 'Over the 
Wall' (WB) and Calloway orch 
stopped at $13,000, ice enough tor 
Holy Week, 

Keith's. (RKO) (1,830; 35-55)— 'Joy 
of. Living' (RKO). Better than ex- 
pected, $12,000, holdover. Last, week 
•Bringing Up Baby' (RKO) (2d week) 
held to oke $7,500. 

MetropoliUn (WB) (1,853; 25-40)— 
'Jezebel' (WB) (2d run). Nice $7,000. 
Last week 'Bluebeard' (Par) (2d 
run), good .$7,000. 

Palace (Loew) (^,363; 35-55)— 'Old 
Chicago' (20th). Should hold to 
$20,000 and then take second week. 
Last week 'Golden , West' (M-6) (2d 
week) slipped, but hot bad at $8,500. 



'OLDCHF AHRE 112,000, 
BEHE $8,000, SEMTLE 



Seattle, April 19. 
With Holy Week past and the 
salmon fishing labor , dispute near 
solution, showmen will be complain- 
ing about summer .weather, which 
-will-be— lurmg— to— the-beaches-and- 
resorts before- long. 

Estimates for :This Week 
Blue Moiise (Hamrick -Evergreen) 
(850; 32-37-42)— -Rebscca' (20th) and 
'Trio to Paris' (20th) dual (2d rtin). 
Due to Ret around S3,500, good.. Last 
weelt 'Bluebeard' (Par) and 'Danger- 
ous to Have' (Par) dual, eight days, 
$3,900. good. 

Coliseum fHomrick - Evergreen ) 
'1,050; 21-32) — "Happy Landing' 
(20th) arid 'Chan at Monte Carlo' 
(20th) dunl. Looking for okay $3,000. 
Last week 'iWanncquIn' (M-G) and 
'Love I.'! Jleadaclie' (M-G) dual. Fair 
isli $3,300. 

Colonial (Sterlins) (850: 10t21.)— 
'Octoiju.<!' (WB) and 'Trigcer Trio 
(RfD) dual, split with 'The Rat' 
(RKO) rind 'Sweethearts of 'Navy' 
(GN) dual. Hcadiri'? tor mild S2.000, 



been held over for a spot in 
worn .^n.qel.' 
Picture is i 



(20th) solo. Roaring $12,000 aiid 
holds. Last week 'Rebecca' ,(20th) 
and 'Trip to . Paris' (20th) dual, $6,- 
700, okay. 

Liberty (J-vH) (1:800: 21-32-42)— 
'Divorce of Lady X' (UA) sold (2d 
week).: Indicnted good $3,600. Last 
week $4,600; okay.- 

Mnstc Box (Hamrlck-Evergreen) 
(850; 32-37-42 )-T- 'Snow White' 
(RKO) solo (6th week). Slowing a 
bit, .anticipated, good $3,500. Last 
week. same. film. $3,500, good. 

Orpheom (Hamrick - Evergreen) 
(2.600; 32-37-42 )^' Jezebel' (WB) and 
'First lOO Years' (M-G) dual. Ex- 
pected big $8,000. Last week 'Merri- 
ly We Uvp' (M-G) and- 'Black Doll' 
(U) dual iZi week) good $4,100. 
-Palomar (Sterling) (1,350: 10-21- 
37)— 'Blondes at Work' (WB) and 
vaude ahticinated good $4,000.. Last 
week 'Old Kentucky Home' (Mono) 
and.'Patient in Room 18' (FN) dual, 
wiih vaude; big at $4:300. . 

Paramoiint (Hamrick -Evergreen) 
(3:049; 32-37-42) — 'Tom Sawyer' 
(UA) and 'Moto's Gamble' (20th) 
dual (2d week). Paced at great $6:- 
500. Last week, same .films, sock 
$10,500. • ' • 

RooseTcli (Sterling) (850: 21-32)— 
'Buccaneer' (Par) and .'Paid to: 
Dance' (Col) dual. Maybe. $2,300. 
okay. Last week 'Swing Your Lady' 
(WB) and 'I'll Take Romamce' (Col) 
dual, $2,400. fain 

'Rebecca' $9,000, Omaha; 
•Marco Polo' Oke $8,500 

Omaha, April. 19. 
-Easter week brings bevy of good 
bills to theatre row.'' After winter 
weather of last week; spring appears; 
tb be here to slay and helping at- 
tendance. Rain couple of times dur- 
ing past tew days has added bright- 
ening effect. Managers' expecting 
gi-osses will look up materially from 
now on.' In contrast to past couple 
of years Holy Week has taken some 
toll though not anything drastic, 
stimates lor This eek 
Brandcts (Singer-RKO) (1.250; 10- 
25-35-40)— 'Joy of Living' (RKO) and 
'Lone Wolf in Saris' (Col), doubled. 
Weak numbers and biz light; $4,000. 
Last week, 'Boy of Streets' (Mono) 
and She's Got Everything' (RKO), 
double, satisfactory $4,300. 

Dundee (Goldberg) (CIO: 10-25)— 
Vogue.s' (UA) and 'Stand In' (UA), 
first three days of week; , 'Happy 
Lohding' (20th-Fox) and 'Gold Is 
Where You Find It' (WB) second 
half. Strong bill last four days will 
boost total to S750, good. Last week. 
'Only Young Once' (M-G.) and 'I'll 
Take Romance' ((Tol), first half; 'Buc- 
caneer' (Par) ar(d 'Three Srhart 
Girls'- (-UJ,-,«iecond-half: . Durb'in_re- 
issue showed to good draw; .$700 -in 
face of wintry weather. 
- Military-Avenue (Goldberg) (950: 
810; 10-25)— 'Vortues' (UA) and 'Stand 
In' (WB). Stride good here: S700 
and S850. Last week. 'Only Young 
Once' (M-G) and 'Thrill of a Lite- 
time' (Par), double; SDlit week with 
'Buccaneer' 'Par) nnd 'She Married 
an Artist' (Col). $(>50 

Oniaha (Bl.ink) (2,100: 10-25-40)— 
'Mai:co Polo' (UA) and "Walking 
Down Broadway' (20th-Fox), twin 
bill. S8.500 vcvv "ood, Last week, 
'Old Chica.go' (20th-Fox). nnd 'Bull- 
dog Drummond's Ppril' (Par)j dual 
Satisfactory rt SC.700. 

Orpheum ( I.-'nk) (2,<)76: 10-25-40) 
, — 'Sunnvbrook F.nrm' (201h-Fox) and 
'Couldn't Say Nn'. (WB). twinned. 
Likely to loo .SO.OOO: ve;>y good 

mnn'ey Tncf wnolf 'Snlly, Irpnp -inH 



du-1. fr-ir S2.200. 

Flffh Avrniio iTT.nmi"icV--Evcvareen) 
(2,360; 32-C"t42)— ^Old Chicago' 



'Rebecca' Healthy $3,100 ; 
♦Bluebeard' 3G, Lincoln 

'.Lincoln, -April 19. 

Best bet of the week is "Rebecca.' 
'Bluebeard' was a dud on the opener, 
but got going feebly later. 

.Estimate; for This eek 

Klva (Noble) (440; 10-15)— Sailmg 
Along' (GB). illed as world pre- 
miere, won't startle, although $1,00() 
okay. Last week, 'Prison Nurse 
(Rep), n.s.g.. $850. 

Liberty (Cooper) (1,200; 10-15) 
—'Border olves" (U) and '45 Fath- 
ers' (20th) .split with 'Sergeant Mur- 
phy' (WB) and 'Scarface' lUA). Oke, 
$900. Last week. 'Rawhide' (20th) 
and 'Riding on Air' (RKO) split with 
'Rip Roaring Buckaroo' (.Vic) and 
Top of the. Town' (U), did oke 
$1,100. 

Lincoln (Cooper). (I16OO; 10-20-25) 
—'Rebecca' (20th) and 'Love .on a 
Budget' (20th): Away for a fancy 
.$3,100.' considering period. Last week,. 
'Nothing Sacred' (UA) and 'Hawaii 
Calls' (RKO) topped all hopes with 
an ultra $3,700. 

, Orpheum (Cooper) (1,350: 10-15- 
20-25)— 'Everybody Sing* (MG) and 
'She's Got Everything' (RKO). Good 
setup, probably get $1,500, nil right. 
Last week, •52nd Street' (UA) and 
'Living on Love* (RKO) average, 
$1,000. 

Stnart (Cooper) (1^900; 10-25-40)— 
'Bluebeard' (Par). Will do well to 
get $3,000, slow going. Last week, 
'Sally, Irene and Mary' (20th) also, 
stumper, $2,600. 

'BARONESS' 26G, 
tHl' 21G, HUB 



Boston, April 19. 
With the ending of Holy Week 
and the usual pickup of patronage 
after the religious holidayfe.^business 
outlook this week is slightly brighter 
than ordinarily because of a local 
legal holiday (19). 

.Estimates tor This Week 
Boston (RKO) (3.212: 25-35-40-55) 
—'Midnight Intruder' (U) and French 
Folifes unit on stage. Looks good tor 
$16,000. Last week. 'Condemned 
Women' (RKO) and Buck: and Bub- 
bles band oh stage, pale $10,000- 

Fenway (M&P) (1,382; 25-35-40- 
55)-^'Jungle Love' (Par) arid 'Island 
in the Sky' (20th). dual (both 2d. 
run). N.s.h. $4,500 on the way. Last 
week. 'Bluebeard'- (Par) (2d run) 
and 'Accidents Will. Happen' (WB ) 
(1st run): double, fair $5,800. 

Keith Memorial (RKO) (2.907: 35- 
50-65)— 'Baroness and Butler' . (20th') 
ahd Giiy Lonibai"do on stage. Around 
$26,000, very good. Last week, hold- 
over of 'Mad About Music' (U) and 
stage: show starring Jane Pickens, 
nice $16,800. 

MetropoliUn CM&P) (4.267: .25-35- 
40-55)— 'Old Chicago* (20lh) and 
'Tip-Oft Girls' (Par), .dual;, First 
pop price run of 'Chi.' about $21,000 
for first week; will run 12 days, open- 
ing Saturday (16). Last. week (nine 
days), 'Junsle Love' (Par) and "Island 
in Sky' (20th), double, very sad $14,- 
000. 

Orpheum (Loew) (2.900: 25-35-40- 
55)— 'Golden West' (M-G) and 'No 
Time to Marry' <Co]), dual. Very 
rUgged. about $17,000. Last week 
'Wide Open Faces' (Col) and 'Every r 
body Sing' (M-G), double, fair $11,- 
400. 

Paramount (M&PV (1.797; 25-35-40r 
55) — 'Junele Love' (Par) and 'Island 
in. Sky' (20th). double (both 2d run). 
Slight $7..')00. Last week 'Bluebeard' 
(Par) (2d fun) and 'Accidents Will 
Haooen' (WB) (IstTiin), dual, good 
$8,500. 

Scollay (M&P) (2,538: 25-35-40-.50V 
'Bluebeard' (Par) (3d fun) and 
'Moto's Gamble' (20th (2d run), diial. 
Okav S'7,000 indicated. Last week 
^Goldwyn Follies' (UAt and 'Arsene 
Lupin Returns' (M-G) (both 2d run), 
dual, $6,700. 

State (Loew) (3.600: 25-35-40-55)- 
'Golden"'We'.«'"™rGTl'HH"T^o~Trmc 
to Mairy' (CJol), dual. Very healthy, 
around $13,500. Last week 'Wide 
Ooeri Facps' (Col) and 'Evervbnrtv 
Si ' (M-G). dual. slou.t!he<l to $9,500. 



Mary' (20th-Foj;). 'and 'Human 
Hearts' (MrG).on double bill took it 
from rnunlc rf ."'nglcs, weather and 
Holy Week, $7,250. 



Lesser Moves to RKO 
Lot for Breen Picture 

Hollywood. ril 19. 

SoT Lesser, who rclea.ses hi.? obby 
Breeh pictures thrpush RK , has 
closed a deal with thai or '.-(niiiation 
whereby he will film the: moppet's 
next starrer, ' /jf-y Street,' oh lis lot.; 
Lesser ha;, been, using Oerieral 
Servi(:e studios tor hi.s isroduciions. 

Smith Ballew. Le.-^s r's western 
lead, has returned from ai-i yxitnded 
p.a. iu,ili". tij—pi'Cplii.'e^fiSr'liis next 
sage-;brushei", 'Lord of ihi- <i)i;i- 
mint's,' slated to vi.ll Apii.l ii with 
Ray Taylor directing. 



Minneapolis, April 19. 

Lent's departure and a wealth of 
.strong picts haven't ended bad biz. 
Red ink is still getting plenty, of .ii.ee. 
With the State abandoning dou 1 
features and going, in for top cla.^si- 
fication pictures, no less than fiv 
loop: houses : are offering de luxe 
picts - and fdiir of them are scaled at 
55c. after 5 p.m: 

Estltnatcs for This 

A.s«er (Par-Singer) (900; 15-25>— 
'Partners of Plain' (Par) and "Jury's 
Secret' (U) dual : (1st runs), split 
with 'Marriage Business' (RKO) and 
'Forbidden Valley' (U). and. with 
'Daredevil Drivers' (WB) and 'Night 
Spot' (RKO). Satisfactory $1,000 in- 
dicate(l. '' Last week, 'Ghai"lie Chan, 
in Monte ' Carlo' (20th) and 
'Checkers' (20th), $1,200,. good. 

Century (Par-Singer.) (1.600: 25-r 
35-40 )'Sally, Irene and Mary' CiOih), 
Light $3,000 . indicated. Last - we^k, 
'First 100 Years' (M-G), $3,200, mild. 

Minnesota (Par-Singer) (4,200; 25- 
35-55)— 'Bringing Up Baby' (RKO). 
Headed for mild $6,()00i Last week, 
'Sunnybrook Farm' (20th), $7,000, 
mild. 

Orpheom (Par-Singer) (2,890: 35- 
40-55)— 'Women Are Like Thp.l' 
(WB) and Eddy Duchin orch on 
stage. Pretty fairish $12,000, but 
nearly $16,000 less than Duchin drew 
pt the Minnesota a' year; ago .when 
prosperity held sway. Lpst week, 
'Radio City Revels' (RKO). .$4,000, 
light. • 

State (Par-Singer) (2.300; 25-35- 
55)-^'Girl of Golden West' (M-G). 
Headed for fair- $9,000. Last week, 
•Bluebeard' (Par) (.2d week), $3,500, 
light.. 

Time (Berger) (290; 15-25)— 'Man- 
hattan' Merry-Gb-Roiind' (Rep). 
Opening Thurs(jay~ (21). 'Boy ot 
Streets' (Mono) (2d run), winds up 
tomorrow (Wednesday); $1,500, goocl 
for 11 days. „^ 

Uptown (Par) (1,200; 25r35W 
'Hurricane' (UA). Moderate $2,500 
in prospect.- Last week, 'Mannequi 
(M-G)! okay $2,800. 

World (Steffes) (350; 35^40-55-75) 
—'Mad About usic' (U) <4Ui 
week). Headed for neat $2,100. Last 
week, good $1,950. 

'SCANDAL'-YAUDE 20G, 
'OLD GHr $15,000, PITT 

Pittsburgh. April 19. 

Holiday biz plenty disappointing, 
with'early indiiiations of one of the 
pp(brest Easter Week showings arouna 
here in years. Good, Friday was nat- 
urally way off, }5ut the anticipated 
pickup failed to materialize and mid- 
summer weather over weekend sent 
them everywhere btit to the theatre. 

Estimates tor This Week 
, Alvin (Harris) (2,000; 25-35-50)-— 
'Old Chicago' (20th). Should ea.'.ily 
"hit $15,000. h. 0. and more than likely- 
third week. Last week, house split 
a week with two duals consisting of • 
'Thank You, Moto* (20th). "Walkinp 
Down Broadway' (20th). 'LiUle Mi.^s 
Roughneck' (Col), and 'He Loved An. 
Actre.<!.s' (GN), getting barely $3,500 
with the quartet in seven days. 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1.750: 25-40) 
—'Sunnybrook Farm' (20th). Getting 
its share of afternoon trade chiefiy 
because of the kids but tailing oft 10 
almost nothing at night; tour extra, 
days in order to get house back to a 
regular Wednesday opening; lucky to 
get poor $6,000 tor first full week. 
Last week, 'Prison Nurse' (Rep) i:ivd 
"Love Is a Headache' (MrG ), sur- 
prise, doing, a. sock $5,50fli..for Holy 
Week and almost a h.o. 

Penrt (Loew'.s-UA) (2.300: 25-3.'i- 
50)— 'Jezebel' (WB). Chances not 
ver.v bright for anything more than 
S14,000, iust so-so. Last week. 'Bring- 
ing Up Baby' (RKO) considered siitr 
isfactory.at $12.0CiO. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600: 25-40-fiOI— 
'Fools tor Scandal' (WB) and Allf:n 
Jones, p. a; Won't be over $20,000. 
n. s. h. when it's considered that l!ist 
-week-,- -Holy -W<?ek,-brought-Wi6-:S.>ine^ 
with 'Over the WjtmjWB) i.n(l 
Jackie Cooper iiT-p6'sonw.ih a Mji; 
jor Bowes uhit 

Warner (WB) (2.000: 25-4.0)— 'Rot 
monce in the park' (Par) rind Ptn- 
rod and Twin IJrother' (WB).' Twin 
weakies not likely lo crack e ven ihe 
.'*2.30a mark.- miserable. 'LrM wctk. 
'Daunhter of ShjJnph.ni' -iPi'i-i find 
'Daredevil brivcr.<:'\(WB) got slnif.it 
that much, about $3)200. 

Lillie Messinj?cr Takes 
Over RKO ScHp^West 

Holly wpoci. Awl IP- 
Lillie Messinger, RKO's New >iirk 
.ftoiy editor,, has checked in' ;;t lFi» 
; si udio to ta ke over the (UuitscL 
olicrt SparKs, .uoast story \w(^- 
Sparks, whose contract si'll liii 
Several months to go; asked, li>r l is 
j j tlcase. 



VeAi«d>rt AprU 20, 193S 



PiCTIIRE GROSSES 



VAMtETt 



Chi Perb Up; 'Jungle -Vaude 25^ 
Ddrbm $25M CoHege Sii^^ 
In Old Oiicago^arrife 



Chicago, April 19. 

Indications are that houses won't 
need any more. excuses. While most 
of the theatres are ^olng through 
a regular and seasonal lift of trade, 
some of the houses are I'n for a legiti- 
inate b.'o. boohi, due to strong screen 
product Especially the.case of 'Mad 
About Music/ 'Show White' and 'In 
Old Chicago.' ^ 

Estimates for "This Week 

Apollo (B&k) (1,200; 35-55r65)— 
'Jiidge Hardy' (M-G) (2d run). 
Looks like easy $7,000 here, excel- 
lent Last week 'Lupin Returns' 
(M-G) suffered through a week to 
iheagre $4,100. 

Chioaco (BScK) (4,000; 35-55-75)— 
'Jungle Love' (Par) and stage show. 
General build-up headed tor $2p,000, 
nothing to get excited ■ about con- 
sidering the week's coin opportunity. 
Last week was a weakling for the 
b.o. of 'Bluebeard' (Par) at $21.1300. 

Oarrlctr (B&K) (900; 35-55-65)— 
•Snow White' (RKO). In its seventh 
loop Week and still a sensation; 
zoomng to 'maybe $13,000. liast week 
•Swing Your Lady' (WB) so-so $3, 

.voo. 

Oriental C ) (3,200; 35-55-75)— 
fCollege Swing' (Par) and 'Frisco 
Follies' unit House headed fOr 518,- 
000 oke. Last week- 'Jezebel' (WB) 
finished two-weeker to $17,000, 
swell. 

Palace (RKO) (2.500; 25-35-45-55 

)— 'Mad About Music' (U) and 
vaiude; With holiday season, boom- 
ing to $25,000, powerful take. Last 
week 'Snow White* (RKO). finished 
remarkable six-week gallop to excel- 
lent $13,300. . ■ , 

BoMevelt ( ) (1.500; 35-55-65- 
75)— 'Old Chicago' (20th). In here 
after previous roadshow date couplO 
ef months ago: big money without 
question, flgufing for $20,000 with 
breaks. Last week 'Hardy' (M-G) 
completed neat three-week stay with 
$8,100, good. 

State-Lake (Jones) (2,700; 25-35- 
45-55 )^'Settlement' (20th) and 
vaude. Chester Morris headlining on 
etage and accounting for biz; upping 
register to $14,000, best in. long time. 
Last week 'Newsboys' (Rep) was off, 

sSeoo. 

United Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700: 
85-55-65-75)— 'Sawyer' (UA) . (3d 
week). Decided to hold over on ex- 
pectation of holiday coin, and looks 
foir $8,0001 "nice. Last week turned 
In $B;5(W, good! 

Frisco Uneven; 



Key City Grosses 



EsUmatcd Total Gross. 
This Week... $1,6S2,3M 

(B(ued on ^23 cities, 164 .theo- 
ires, chiefly fnt runs, including 
N. y.) , 

Total Gross Same Week 

' Last Tear..... ...... $1,579,M» 

(Based on:22 cities, 157 theatres) 



ords in being held for fourth week, 
but 'didn't warrant stay With poor 
$6,000. 

St Francis (F-WC) (1,470: 35-55- 
75)— 'Rebecca' (20th) , and 'Couldn't 
Say No' (WB) (2d Wk). Temple 
is . well liked in this picture, which 
failed to do very much at' Fox 
last week: but looks $5,000 here. Last 
week (8 days) 'Snow White' (RKO) 
closed six weeks on Market street to 
big $7,500;.-. . 

United ArUsts (Cohen) (1,200; 35- 
55)— 'Torn Sawyer' (UA). Looks like 
$10,000 for the week o.k. Last week 
(2d) poor $4,500 with 'Hawaii Calls' 
(RKO). 

Warfleld (F-WC) (2,680; 35-55-75) 
-'Jezebel* (WB) and 'Island in Sky' 
(20th ) (3d wk). This Is the only hold 
over during Easter week,- 'Jezebel' 
has. done much better than expected, 
considering off biz ' all over town. 
Third week may reach $7,000, List 
week garnered $11,000. 




'Gold West' I8G 



Phil SiHtahy 
mmen' to Big $15,000 
In Buffalo; 'West' 13G 



San Francisco, April 19. 
After taking, a terrific beating last 
week,, biz all over town started to 

Sick up Friday night but was held 
own over week-end by hot weather. 
Hbly Week as a rule is pretty bad 
hartt, but this year it Was brutal. 
Most of the houses had kid pictures, 
which fared fairly well during the 
inatlnees, but the evening trade al- 
most hit a standstill. 

Best of the newcomers on the 
street this week arc 'Girl of the 
Golden West.' which is Retting a bie 
publicity, campaign at. the Fox, and 
*Joy of Living,' better than average, 
at the Golden Gate. 'Tom Sawyer.' 
oi?lginally scheduled to play both the 
United Artiits and Embassy, is at the 
> UA alone. 

, Estimates for This Week 
Embassy (Cohen) (1.512:' 35-55)— 
■Met My Love Again' (UA) and 
.'Gaiety Girls' (UA). In the iiabe oC 
only $3,000, poor. Last week 'Night 
Spot* (RKO) and 'Living on Love- 

-(RKO'uoor sn-,000.-" — --— ; — 

Fox (P-WC) (5.000; 35-53-7.7)— 
•Ciolden ■ West' (MG) and 'Moto' 
(20th). MacDonald-Eddy well liked 
here, and, despite lukewarm notices, 
should reach around $18,000, bi? 
these days. La.st week 'Rebecca, of 
"^untrybrook Farm' (20th) ar 
•CouWn't Say No' (WB) welLJfEed 
but Ulz bad at S13.500, >^ 

Goldkn Gate (RKq),<<2:fi50r SS-.-iS) 
— 'Joy l)f Living' (fUCO) and vaude- 
ville. ('In line for^bij? $17,500. Lnst 
•week I'Law >f^nderworld' (RKO ) 
and: vjiudeynle. fair $14,000. 

Qrp\ei»i. (FttM) (2.440: 35-55)— 
'GoodbJ'e Broadway' (U) and 'Lone 
nn Pafis' (Col); Lucky to crffb 
$5,000. LaSt_wcck 'Dr. HallcU/'U) 
and Miss Kouehneck' (Gotr lah 



Buffalo, April 19, 

For the first time in many years 
Easter business failed to materialize 
at all Buffalo box offices.. Balmy 
weather -and probably general con^ 
ditions appear to be mitigating 
against the usual trend. 

Estimates for This eek 

Buffalo (Shea) (3,500; 35-40-GO)— 
'Women Are Like That* (WB) and 
Phil Spitaihy girl band. Looks 
much better than of late, $15,000. 
Last week 'Joy of Living* (RKO), 
n.s.g.'at $9,500; . _ 

Century (Shea) (3,000; 25-35)— 
'Snow White' (RKO) (2d run). May 
go to fair $6,500. La.st . 'week 'Con- 
demned Women' (RKO) and 'Love, 
Honor and Obey' (WB), bistter at 
okay $7,800. - 

Great Lakes (Shea) (3,000; 35-55) 
—'Golden West' (M-G). Pi-obably 
get fine $13,000. Last week 'Chicago 
(20th) (3d week), excellent $6,800. 

Hipp (Shea) (2,100; 30-50)— 'Tom 
Sawyer' (UA). Probably $8,000, 
pretty fair. Last week 'Hardy's 
Children' (M-G) and 'Bulldog^ Drum- 
mond's Revenge' (Par) fair $6,900. 

LafayeUe (Ind.) (3,300; 25-35)— 
'Start Cheering' (Col) and 'Who 
Killed Gail Preston' (Col). Only fair 
$6,000. Last week 'Trapped by G- 
Men' (Col) arid 'It Happened in Hol- 
lywood' (Col), slow, just over $6,000. 

TEACHERS UP L'VILLE; 
SHIRLEY $8,000 BEST 

Louisville, April 19, 
Pic house biz received a welcoi 
hypo with the advent into town/of 
some 7,000 school teachers oveir the 
weekend. Pedagogues were conven 
tioning Thursday through Saturday, 
and found time between sessions to 
take a gander at the fllms^ 

Estimates for This Week 
Brown (Fourth Aver - LoeW's) 
(1,500; 15-30-40) — 'Old Chicago' 
r20th) (2d rurt). Still i 
to cop good $2,500. 
'Golden West' (MG) an 
"GailTrestbn' CCSD'C 



Married' (U) and 'Case of the Stut- 
tering Bishop' (WB), dual. Weak 
$1,100. Last week 'Galifomian (2dth )- 
and 'Marked Woman' (WB), dual, 
split with 'CSo Getter' (WB) and 
'When. Love Is Young' (U), dual, 
so-so $1,200. 

.Rtalto (Fourth Ave.) (3,000; 15-30- 
40)— 'Sunnybrook Farin' (20th) and 
'Trip to Paris' (20th). Take will be 
under - former Temple pics, but 
plenty okay $8,000. Last week 'In 
Old Chicago' (20th) (2d week), 
strong $8,000. 

Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1.400; 15- 
30-40)— 'Joy of Living' (RKO) and 
'Condemned Women' (RKO). Out-' 
look is for fair $3,600. Last week 
Tip-Off Girls' (Par) and 'This Mar- 
riage Business' ' (RKO), dual, pretty 
limp $2,900. 

'MARCO' $12,m 
'UVING'IC 
BAUO 



Baltimore, April 19. 

Good run of product and con- 
sistent holiday response piiUing local 
grosses out of slump of; recent weeks. 
Estimates for This Week 

Anditorlum (McLaughlin) (1,575; 
15-25-40)— 'Snow White' (RKO) 
(lO'th week). Possible wind-up of 
run. With okay $4,000 after con- 
sistent' profit; total to date $78,600. 

Century (LoeWs-UA) (3,000; 15- 
25-35-40-35)— 'Marco Polo' (UA). 
Steadily building to okay $12,000. 
Last.week, 'Judge Hardy' (M-G)'just 
fair at $7,900. 

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,205 
15-25-35-40-55-60)— 'Joy ol Living* 
(RKO) plus:p.a..6f Clyde McCoy. and 
Abbott ' and Costello.- Profit at 
$14,000. La.st week,' 'Lone Wolf in 
Paris* (Col) plus 'Chicago Follies' 
unit ild $9,600. 

Keith's '(Schanberger) (2,460; 15- 
25-35-40-55)—' Her Jungle Love' 
(Par); Fair reception to possible 
$6,000. Last week, revival of Trail 
of Lonesome Pine' (Par) not so forte 
at $3,300. , ■' 

New (Mechanic) (1,558; 15-25-35 
.55)— 'In Old Chicago' (20th). Very 
strong to $7,000. Last week, 'Dan 
gerous: to. Know' (Par), nothing at 
all at $2,606. . 

Stanley (WB) (3,250; 15-25-35-40 
55):— 'Fools for Scandal' (WB). Not 
grabbing hold in. expected style with 
$6,500' the count. Last week, third 
of 'Jezebel' (WB) held; up well to 
$4,900 after previous total to $24;300. 

HAWAU'^AUDE $14,000; 
iERRarSG, MONTREAL 

Montreal, April 19. 
All ihaiii stems with neW- bills, 
plus His Majesty's going flickeir, 
Generally good biz everywhere 
Loew's is back to vaude after a two- 
month layoff. 

Estimates for This eek 
His Majesty's (CT> (1,600; 50).— 
'Mayerling'. (French). Should gross 
good $6,000. Dark last' week, 

Falace (CT) (2,700; 50) — ' ad 
About Music' (U). Liable to be one 
of the year's hits- at least $10,000. 
Last week, 'First 100 Years' (M-G) 
$5,000; good enough 
' Capitol (CT) (2,700; 50)— 'Merrily 
We Live' (M'-G) Jind'-'Arsene Lupin 
Returns' (M;0)7 Points to good 
$8,000. Lastweek, 'Sally. Irene and 
Mary>(20th) and 'International Set- 
tlepfTfent' (20th). $5,500, good enough, 
oew's (M.T.Co.) (3.200; 50)— 
awaii Calls' (RKO) and Red Skcl- 
ton on stage. Should giross up to 
$14,000, mostly on vaude, excellent. 
Last Week. 'Wide Open Faces' (Col) 
and 'Lone Wolf in Paris' (COI) $3,500, 
poor. 

rrlncess (CT;) f2,300: 50)— 'Her 
Jungle Love' (Par) and 'Tip Off 
Girls' (Par). Likely $7;i500, very 
good. Last week, 'Human nearl,s' 
(MrG) and 'Womeii Men Harry' 
(M-G) $4,500, good. 

Orpheuin (Indj (1,100: 50)— 'Gold- 
w'yn Follies' iUA). Should gross 



Easter Mooms B'way; Test POof 

Zooms $52mfc^ 

Xhi' Sock 50G 2d, Lamour-Dorsey 48G 



Broadway Grosses 



Estimated Toiail Gross 
This Week ........... $331,909 

(Based on l2 thcotTes)- 
Total Gross Same Week 
Last Yeor. . . . . .... .$290,5M 

(Based on 12 theatres) 



$2,000. 

Kentucky (SWilo%rt-J(900: 15-20)— 
'International j8eltlemei)I*«>i20th) and 
'Happy Landfing' mxm. Getting 
across njpoly, $2,300. Last week, 
•Swing^our Lady' (WB) and 'Check- 
(20th) dual, split with 'Penrod 
and Twin Brother' (WB) and 'She's 
Got Everything'. (RKO^, dual, aver- 
age $1,800. 

Loew's State - (3,000; 15-30-40)— 
'Marco Polo' (UA) and 'Gaiety Girls' 
(UA), dual. Indications are for 
pretty good $6,400. Last week 
•Hai'dy's Children' (M"-G) and 'Ar- 
sene Lupin Returns' (M-G),' dual, 
s5>«i_S5,200, 

Miry\ Anderson (Libson) (1.000; 
15-.'i0-40\— 'Fools for Scandal' (WB). 
I'robablAaromid S3.300, fair; Last 
" ~ '■ P-Ckl 



otent enough 
Last Week 

a Yunj, iignij^j 'Siwii In' (UA\ $2,000, poor. 

Cinema dfe Paris (France-Filni) 
(COO; 50)^'Le.>; Men.songc.i dc Nina do 
Ptitrovna.' E.xpect $2:500, good. 
Last weiik i'ci)eat of 'Socurs 
D'Armcs,' very poor .SI. 000. 

St Denis (Frnnce-Film) (2.300; 34) 
— 'L'Appel de la Vie' and 'Le,s De- 
gourdis de la Onziemc' .May gro.ss 
as high as $7,000, good. La-st week, 
"Passion Play pic,- 'Golgotha,' hit high-, 
est for many months at $12,Ono, al- 
most a record. 



JMiss Roughneck' (Go, 
$6:200. X! ^ . - ■ - . ^ „ , 

— Param6unt-^($'lWEei-?(2?740^'l3-r5.=) — wc t.- k 'JP 7 >th p| — CWBX^ 
7.5)— 'Fools, for Scandal' (WBV and wiiulup about $2,300, oke, 
'Dangerous to Know' (Par). Dismnl Ohio iSettos) (900; ' 
$11,000 in .sight. Last week (4lh):Livmg' (Pari, and 



GUNNINGHAM'S PIC 

HoilyvyooU. April 19. 
Universal has signed Cecil Cun- 
iiinijhiim, former k"4it comedienne, 
to head the supporting ca:-it iii 'Siis- 
-fpick)n7^wh4ch--jafRes— Whul o ■ i s di-: 
reeling with Warrori William and 



'Old Chicago^ (20th) b»-oke oil rcc- i iWB; dual, split with 'As (>ood As 



- 1 15)— 'Easy 

Kid' Galah.icl'l Gail Patrick. in the featured roles, 
Ed Grainger is,- producing, 



With the arrival of Easier, the 
tone of business on Broadway be- 
came much firmer; , However, a few 
of the pictures are being slighted, 
aniong them 'Torchy Blane in Pan- 
ama,' 'Sailing Along.' -Wide Open 
Faces' and 'Pimpernel.' 

Relief norntally brought by the 
end of "Lent is greatly, benefiting 
other attractions, notably 'Test Pilot,' 
'Marco Polo,' 'In Old Chicago' and 
'Her Jungle Love,' latter with 
Tommy Dorsey's' orchestra, and Ben 
Blue on the stage; Pictures which 
opened prior, to. Saturday had much 
to overcome. Good Friday (15) being 
bad everywhere, but with a fine play 
Saturday (16) and a treliicndous 
boost in business, where there was 
any business. at all on Sunday (17), 
the offset was very helpful. Even 
Mon(lay, a rainy day. Was unusually, 
good, a house like the Music Hall 
doing as much as $13,000 on the 
day.- Other elerinents in favor of 
pictures which ought to biiild .them 
this' week in<;lude Passover, - which 
started Friday night (15), and a vaca- 
tion for the kids until -Monday (25). 
Against this, however, was the openr 
ihg of horse racing Saturday (16), 
which drew an afternoon crowd of 
25,000 and the start of ball, games 
yesterday (TuCs.), pi the usual 
spring feyer. 

'Test Pilot' Is the first picture in a 
long time to bring smash action to 
the Caipitol, the week looking around 
$52,000, tremendous. At the Para- 
mount 'Her Jiingle Love,' ''which got 
bad notices, has the support of 
Toitimy Dorsey's band, plus Ben- 
Blue, in the ,Dit for a first seven days' 
take of $48,000, very big, con-, 
sidering the', fact that the show 
opened Wednesday (13) and had half 
of HOly Week to contend with. 

Both 'Polo' and 'Chicago' are on 
second weeks. Former, at the Music 
Hall, looks a mighty $100,000 on the 
holdover, as compared with a first 
seveij days' gros§ of £92,000 .and thus : 
goes a third '.lap. 'Chicago," Roxy 
tenant, also goes a third stanza on 
■the- strength of a seciohd week's pace 
of $50,000 or better. It scored an ex- 
cellent $50,000 on its initial seven 
days throiigh . most of Holy Week. 
Other holdovers, going into second 
Weeks, are 'Pilot' and 'Jungle.- Love.' 

•Torchy Bldne,' into the Strand 
Saturday (16)* Is getting kicked 
around badly, only, about $8,000. 
They are also passing up - 'Sailing 
Along,' the Criterion- looking about 
$7,000, with this English-made. Joe E. 
Brown's latest, 'Wide Open Faces,' 
will got only $6,500 for the Rialto, 
better than of late, but only fair. 
'Pimpernel,' $3,500 on its first week 
at the Rivoli, pepped up a. little and 
may get another $8,500, but. ,no 
inore. On the two stanzas a sad dis- 
appointment, 

'Penrod and His Twin Brother' is 
doing pretty well for the Globe, 
where about $7,500 is expected, over 
average. 

The State, with 'Goldwyn , Follies' 
on se(:ond-run and Rudy Valloe is 
churning strongly for a po.ssible S.'?3.- 
000, very good. Hou.se over Holy 
Week managed, to hold to a nice 
$27,500. smart profit, with 'Tom Saw- 
yer' and Allan Jones on a personal. 
Mae West comes in Thursday, and 
the house figures on seven shows a 
day fiom the gong. 

KsUmates for This Week 
Capitol (4.520: 25-35-55-85-$1.25)— 
'Test Pilot'' (MG). A .sma.sh of the 
first water, looking S52,000, very big, 
or over. Holds a second; week. 
'Judge Hardy's Children' (MG), in 
ahead, went nine' days, getting 

-around $18,0O0i- poOr^_ : ■— 

Criterion (1,602; 25-40-55)— 'Sail- 
ing Along' (GB). Off slowly Thurs- 
day (14) and lUcky it pushing 
through to $7,000. only fair. Last 
Week, 'Hollywood .Stadium Mysteries' 
(Ron), around $8,000, . 

Globe (1,274; 25-40-55)— 'PenrOd 
aiid Twin Brother' (WB). Pace pojnts 
to a probable $7,500, good. Last 
week, 'Rawhide' (20th) held down by 
Holy Week to slightly over $6,000, 
under overage but no. loss. 

Palace (1.700; 25-35-55)— 'Fools for 
Scandal' (WB) and 'Over the Wall' 
(WB), both 2d run, dualed. This duct 
may get S9.000.' Last week, 'Jezebel' 
(WB) (2d. ruh). and 'Moto's Gamble' 
(20th) (ist rim), brought a surpris- 
ingly good $11,500. 

raramount (3.li(j4; 25-35-55-85-99) 
— 'Jungle Love' (Par) ( 2 d week) and, 
in pit, -Tiimmy VuiHSy Urchcstra, 
plus Ben Blue, Stage show .strongly 
credited wUh excellent $48,000 (Irsl 
W(;ck, ending last night (Tucs.), pic- 



ture having received jxior -notice.?. 
Starts second week today tWed.). 
Last week, third for 'Eighth Wife' 
(Par) and Guy Lombardo band, $27,- 
500, very satisfactory. House had 
more of Holy Week on its current 
show than .others, having started 
'Love' and- Dofsey- Wednesday (13). 

Radio City Muslo Hall (5,980; 40- 
60-84-99-$1.65)— 'Marco Polo' (UA) 
and stage show (2d. week). Easter 
brought a ^terrific hypo. With second, 
week ' (current) looking $100,000 as ' 
against first seven days' take of $92,- 
000 but very . good. Goes, a third 
heat. House has a strong show for 
the kids, 

BlaIto,(7 ; 25-40-55)— ' id*! Open 
Faces' (Col). It looks like only about 
$6,5 , fair. . Last week, 'Dracitla' 
(U) (reissue), finished .with . only a 
little better, than ,000. light. 

RIvoll (2,092; 25-55-75-85-90)— 
'Pimpernel' (UA) (2d-flnal week). A 
dud but may get up' to $8,500, match- 
ing the first week's gross, very bad. 
'Battle of Broadway' (20lh) opens 
Sat (23).' ■* 

Boxy ■ (5,836; 25-40-55-75 )^'ChI- 
cago' (20th) and stage show ,(2d 
week). Very - stout on its second 
(current) week; probably $50,000, 
big, after, a -first seven days' sensa- 
tional $58,000; A third stanza i 
scheduled. 

Strand (2,767: 25-55-75)— 'torchy 
Blane', (WB). No dice, around $8.- 
OOO being snake eyes. Last week, 
'Women Are Like That' (WB) ah- 
other sock ia the jaw. under $9,000; 

State (3,450; 35-55-75)— 'Goldwyn 
Follies' (UA) (2d Tiih) and Rudy 
Vallee. All signs point to a remark- 
ably potent week of possibly $35,- 
000. Last week, 'Sawyer' (UA) (24 
run) and Allan Jones got $27,500, 
very good for Lent. Mae 'West comes 
in 'ThuJi'sday with 'Mad About Music' 
(U). 



'MARCO' $m 

HARDY' ^ 
CINCY 



Cincinnati, April 19. 

Post-Lenten pickup for cinema bit 
is fairly good. 'Marco Polo' is pac- 
ing the pic field for the Palace. Next 
best is 'Joy of Living' In the Albee. 
Estimates for This Week 

Albee (RKO) (3.300; 35-42)^'Joy 
of Living' (ItKO). Fair $11,000. Last 
week 'Merrily We LlVe' (M-G), $13;-. 
000, good. 

Capitol (RKO) (2,000; 35-42)— 
'Merrily We Live' (M-G) (2d rUri). 
Ordinary $4,000. Last week 'Golden 
West' (M-G) (2d week), $4,500, all 
right. 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 15-25)— 
'Bulldog Drummohd's Peril' (Par), 
'Tarzans Revenge' (20th), 'Boggs 
Steps Out' (GN), separate. Good 
$2,5 . Last week 'Moto Takes a 
Chance' (20th), 'Old Barn Dance' 
(Rep), 'Jury's Secret' (U), separate, 
also good $2;500. 

Grand (RKO) (1.200; 25-40)— 
'Golden We.sl' (M-G) (3d week). 
Fair $2,800: Last week 'Blu(:bcard' 
(Par) <3d week), $3,000; okay. , 

Kcilh's (LIb.son) (1.500; 25-40)— 
'Hardy's Children' (M-G). Fair $4.- 
500. Last week 'Jezebel' (WB) (2d 
week). $4,000, all right. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,400; 35-42)— 'Ha- 
waii Calls' (RKO). Poor $3,!j0p. Last 
week 'Dangerous to Know' (Par), six 
days, $2,500, terrible. 

Falace (RKO) (2.600; 35-42)— 
'Marco- Polo' (UA). No- complaints. 
$12,500. Last week 'Baroness and 
Butler* (20th). $10,000. fairly good. 

Shiibert (RKO) (2,150; 42-60)— 
■'Midnight Intruder' (U) arid Al 
Peatcc- gan)!^— Good -$13,000- La.st 
week 'Lone Wolf in Paris' *Col) and 
Buddy Rogers' band, $10,000, disap- 
pointing, 

Morris' Warners Pair 



Hollywood, April 19: 
William K(;ighley, Warner.? 
director, started .shooting exteriors 
for 'The Valley of the Gianls' la.-!t , 
week at Eureka, Calif., nntiiral loc:ile 
of -the story. 

Robert Lord, producer, v/ill order 
the eamcrus to grind on background.? 
for 'iJrolhcr Riit' at Virginia Militctry 
Tnstl.Uilc M;iy 2. 

.ayne Morris has the male Icad-'i 
i n l ifi dv p idi i res under tie n eral 



aip.crvi:iion. of TIul B. Wiilli's. execu- 
tive nssofiillc iii charge of pr ijc- 
tion at Wbniei'.s. 



10 



VARIETY 



l^ICTURE GROSSES 



WedneBilajr, April 20, 1938 



'Rebecca'-Jessel-Talma^e Strong 
29G; 'College Swing'-Spaiiky23G, Del 



Detroit, April 19. 

General ijickup here and good all- 
•Tound lineups avgur well for satis- 
factory grosses almost everywhere. 

Tossup between Fox, with 'Rebec- 
ca' and George Jessel-Norma Tal- 
jnadge headlining stage show, and 
Michiijah, playing .'ColleRe Swing . 
with Spanky, McFarland and Tommy 
Riggs' Betty Lou topping vaude. 
•Show White,' in eighth week at 
Madison, counting two day-date ses- 
tions at UA, perked somewhat to 
warrant another stanza. 

Estimates for This Week 

Adams (Balobin) (1.700: 30-40)— 
•Old Chicago' (20th) (2d week of re- 
run) plus 'When G-Men Step In* 
(Col), dual. Sticking for second 
Etanza, following two sessions at the 
Fox. and looks for big S7.500,. Last 
week, couoled with 'Gail Preston' 
(Col), grabbed good $4,500 in view 
of. things. 

Fox (Indie) (5.000: 30-40-65)— 'Re- 
becca' (20th ) with George Jessel and 
Norma Talmad.^e tooping vaude; flg-- 
ures for. nice $29,000 after late str.rt. 
Last week poor $15,000 for 'Dr; Syn' 
(GB) and vaude. . 

Madison (United Detroit) (2,000: 
80-40-65 )^'Snow White' (RKO) (8th 
week). Figured to piill .out after 
last week, but stays for eighth week 
In. town, at okaiy $6,500 pace, foUow- 
Jn? satisfactory $5,500 last week; 

Michigan (UD> (4,000: 30^40^65)— 
•Collcpe Swing' (Par) with . Spanky. 
McFarland, Tommy Ri«gs and Mary 
IjOu on sta.ge. Looks lor good 
$23,000. Very, mild $11,500. .last 
etanza for 'Hawaii Calls' (RKO) and 
stage show. 

Palms-Stote (UD) (3,000; 30-40-50) 
— 'Romance iii Dark' (Par) . plus 
•over Wall' (WB). dual. Good $8,000. 
Last week tiepid $6,000 for 'Jezebel' 
(WB) (ire-run) arid 'Crashing Holly- 
wood' (RKO). 

United Arfisis (U) (2.000; 30-40r 
65)— 'First 100 Years' (MG). Doing 
very poorly, probably no more than 
$5,()00. Under $6,000 last week for 
second session of . 'Merrily We Live' 
(MG). , 



mRGO' $13,500, PROV.; 
mriE B'WAY' J7,500 



Providence, April 19. 
Seasonal upuic of biz following 
Lente^i observances has' exhibs smil-. 
jng again. Loew's looking' for big- 
gest with 'Marco Polo,' while others. 
. though not. expecting any sensational 
jump, are hopeful. Strand switched 
programs Sunday (17)' after bad' 
week. 

Estimates for This Vcek 

Albee (RKO) (2;200; 25-35-50)— 
•Hawaii Calls' (RKO) and 'Joy of 
Living' (RKO). Look lor pleasing 
$7,500, Last week 'Mad About Mur 
sic' (U) and 'Night Spot' (RKO) (2d 
week),, slipped to so-so $6,000. 

Carlton (Fay-Loew) (1,400: 25-35, 
60)— 'Hardy's Children' (M-G) an 
•Lone Wolf inTParls' (Col) (2d run), 
Fine $3,500 in offlng. Last week 
•Golden West' (M-G) (2d run), not 
■0 hot $2,800. 

Fay's (2.000; 25-35-50)— 'Over the 
Wall' (WB) and vaude on stage. 
Pickup $6,500 expected. Last week 
•She Loved a Fireman' (WB) and 
vaude, managed meager $5,000. 

Loew's State (3,200; 25-35-50)— 
•Marco Polo' (UA) and 'Gaiety Girls' 
(UA). Heading for zowie $13,500 
Last week 'Hardy's Children' (M-G) 
and *LOne Wolf in Paris' (Col), ex 
cellcnt $11,000. 

Majestic (Fa v) (2,300: 25-35-50)- 
•Battle of Broadway' (20th) and 'Ac 
cidents Will Happen' (WB). Looking 
IIP. $7,.';00; Last week 'Island in thfi 
Skv' (20th) and 'Love; Honor and 
Behave' (WB). had bud time. SCiAOO 

Str«nd (Indie) (?.200: 25-35-50)— 
•Her Junsle Lnve* (Par) and 'Bul'dog 
Driimmond's Revenge' (Psr). May 
sw.-niT biz from red fo** satisfactory 
J!7.000. I.n«:t. week 'Blo.'sorhs on 
Broadway' (Par) ?nd 'Sen Racketeer' 
(Rep) hit low $2,500 for flve-day run 



(3.660: 30-55)— 'Sunnybrook Farm' 
(20th) and 'International Settlement' 
(20th). Good enough $5,700. Last 
week, 'Bluebeard' (Par) and 'Night 
Spot' (RKO) (2d week), okay $4,500: 

Blvoli (Indie) (1.200; 25-35)— 'Old 
Kentucky Home' (Mono) and 'Double 
Dangec' (RKO); abandoned this week 
its usuar vaude policy. Doing well 
enough with . straight, films: $1,800. 
Last week; 'Old Barn Da^ce' (Mono) 
and 'There Goes the (JroOm' (RKO), 
with vaude, good $3,200. 

United Artists (Parker) (1.000; 30- 
55)— .'Golden West' (M-G) (4th 
week).. Okay $.1,500. Third week 
nice $4,500. Fir.-st two weeks piled 
up toUl of $14,500. 



miDENTS'-KING 13^G, 
mRCO' $7,500, INDPLS. 



Indianapolis, April .19. 
ayne King and his , orchestra are 
proving, to be a powerful box office 
magiiet at the vaudflliii Lyric arid 
will more than double - that the- 
atre's ■ average weekly gross of the 
past few months.. 'Marco Polo' at 
Loew's. occupies the runner-up posi- 
tion among the first runs with an 
okay take, while ■'Rebecca' at the In- 
diana is only fair. 

Estimates for .This eek . . 
Apollo (Katz-Dolle) (1,100; 25-30- 
40)— 'Old Chicago' (20th) (2d run). 
Look^ all fight at $3,200, considering. 
Last week, holdover of 'Jezebel' 
(WB) and , 'He CouIdri:t Say No' 
(WB), light $2,500: . ' ■ 

Circle (Katz-Dblle) (2,800; 25-30- 
40)— 'Jungle Love' (Par) and 'Moto's 
Gamble' (20th). . Likely only riibd- 
erate $5,100. Last week^ bad $2,900 
on 'Sailing Along' (GB) and 'Tip Off 
Girls' (Par). . 

Indiana (Katz-Dolle) (3,100: 25-30- 
40)— 'Rebecca' (20th) and TTiis Maf-. 
riagie Business' (RKO)., Gross $6,000, 
not bad but under expectations. Last 
week; 'In Old Chicago' (20th) (2d 
week), very good $6.400; 

Loew's (Loew's ) (2,400: 25-30-40 )— 
'Marco Polo' (UA) and 'Gaiety Girls' 
(UA). Good $7,500. Last week, 'Hu- 
man Hearts' (M-G ), and 'Wide Open 
Faces' (Col), slow at $4,200; 

Lyric (Olson) (2.000; *25-30-40)— 
'Accidents Will Happen' (WB) and 
Wayne King orch on stage. Smash- 
ing $13,500. very big. Last week, 
'Over the Wall' (WB) and stage re- 
vue, ,200, weak. 



at the b:o.; $11,000, only so-so. Last 
v/eex, 'Slight Case or Murder' (WB), 
good enough at $8,000.- • " 

Orpheum (RKO) (2^600; 25-35-40) 
-^'Gu-I of the Golden West' (M-G). 
Hefty $12,000. Last week, 'Yank at 
Oxfoid' (M-G) and 'Love ls a Head-- 
ache' (M-G), held two. days over the 
weejt; nice $11,500. 

Paramount (Fox) (2,200; 25-40)— 
Penrod and Twin Brother' (WB) 
and 'Love, Honor and Behave' (WB). 
Very tasty $4;000.. Last week. 'Walk- 
ing' Down Birondway' (20th) and 
Jury's Secret' (U). iair $3,000. 

Bialto (Fox) (878; 25-40)— 'Mad 
About Music' (U) (3d run) arid 'Rose 
of the Rio Grande' ( ono); Close 
to house record. S3:800; st&vs 11 days. 
Last week 'Goldwyn Follies' (UA) 
(4th week) ^nH 'Women in Prison' 
(Col), nice $2,000.. 

Judeil's 42 Progs 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Progressive .Pictures, headed by 
Ben N. Judell. has increased its 
schedule from 12 to 42 pictures, 30 
of .which will be based, on contro- 
versi themes. ■ 

New organi tion, producing at 
Grand National studi , has completed 
two pictures and has a third rolling. 
Judell plans a sales trip to .New York 
after the filming of 'Temptations of 
Youth,' slated as fourth on the 
schedule. 



'Golden Wesf $12,000, 
'Settlement^ IIG, Denver 

Denver, April 19. 
Holiday biz is generally good this 
week, with 'Girl of the Golden West' 
reaping a harvest. .. 

Estimates for This Week 
Aladdiii (Fox) (1,400; 25-40)— 
,Slight Case of Murder' (WB) (2d 
£un). Climbing to nice $3,000. Last 
week 'Mad About Music' (U), good 
$4,500. 

Broadway (Fox) (1.1 ; 25-40)ti- 
'Yank at Oxford' (M-G) and 'Love 
Is a Headache' (M-G) (2d run). Nice 
S3.000. Last week; Sunnybrook Farm' 
(20th), only fair $2,000; with typical 
Shirley Temple audiences — big mati- 
nees but only fair nights. 

Denham (Cockrill) (1,750: 25-35- 
40)— 'Jungle Love' (Par) and 'Por- 
tia on Trial' (Rep) (2d week). Nice 
S5,500. L'sist week, same films, nice 
$8;000. 

Denver (Fox) (2.525: 25-35-50)— 
'International Settlement' (20 th). 
with Bowes unit. Amateurs slipping 



Caoadiaii Showmen Joe 
Frianklin and Spencer Dl 

Sti John, n; B., April 19., 
■While on a tour of Europe, Joseph 
M. Franklin, of St. John, president 
of the Franklin & Hefschorn' circuit 
of ,fllm . theatres, was -. taken quite 
seriously ill, and has been in a Lon? 
don hispiUI for three weeks. His 
son, Mitchell Franklin, manager of 
the.Mayfair and Regerii the F. .& :H. 
houses in St; John; has been keeping 
the cables hot, seeking information 
on his father's -condition. .Present 
indications are that the latter will 
be able to make the trip across- the 
ocean within the next few ^yeeks. 

In past ..winter seasons, he had 
spent most of his time in Florida. 
He was formerly RKO theatre . head 
for Cariada, and previously operated 
a circuit ' of combo vaude' and' fllni 
theatres in the maritime provinces. 
"tie was also rrianager. of Keith-Al- 
bee houses in Toronto arid,' Ottawa, 
Ont. 

Another northeastern .film theatre, 
circuit heatd who-is ailing -is Fred 
g; Spencer, founder and president 
of the F; G. Spencer chain of 19 
houses. Accompanied by his wife 
and son, Gordon, he has been toiir- 
ing .California and Florida, and is 
now spending several weeks in New 
York, enroiite home to St. John, 



Simoiie Optioned 

Hollywood, April 19. 

Simone Simon's option was lifted 
by 'Darryl 'Zanuck at 20th-Fox with 
a salary boost because of her work 
in 'Josette.' 

She draws the title role In the 
filmusical, 'Frencii Doll.' 



Lahr-Joan Davis Eiicore 

Hollywood, April 19. 

Third picluire for Bert Lahr and 
Joan Davis as supporting comics will 
be 'Lucky Penny' at 20th-F6x. 

Film stars Shirley Temple, 



Inside Stuff-Mires 



Tliat section of the latest arch of Time releas€t dealing with Germariy's 
takerover of Austria has been rejected by Warner Bros, theatre circuit, ac- 
cording to announcenient by Joseph Bernhard, general manager of circuit. 
Circuit also turned thtimbs down on the M. of T, Issue a couple of months 
ago. entirely devoted to- Hitler and Nazi Germany on the grounds that it' 
was- pro-Nazi. Present Nazi topic, entitled. 'Nazi Conquest— No. 1,' con- 
sumes .about 60% of entire picture, released officially April 15. 

impartial observers \yhb have seen the March of Time issue aver that 
it is an unbiased presentation of Hitler's Austrian cout>, ending with the 
implication that he may seek 'further expansion and inilitary po\yer, or 
meet his downfall- attemptirig it. Aboiit 40% of sceries are staged, including 
flash of a suicide,' politico victim, obviously riiade in the studio. Bulk of 
photographed scenes of incidents and principalis in the Austria putsch ara 
not unlike those shown in newsreels. Narration gives a fairly even pres- 
entation of the political developments surrounding the rise of Nazism, 



Recent habit of several riewsreels helping friends turn but a. freak reel 
of censored or eliminated clips for special association meetings or banquet.q 
is bemoaned by the newsreel cameramen who have to get photographic 
interviews of celebs.-. They, cl^im it makes many ol these notables 'gun- 
shy' of jposing for the lensmen. arid recordings. 

Newsreels always have cooperated with sensible wishes of notables i 
eli inatmg flattering clips or in off-guard shots when the speakers blew 
their linies. These were clipped from newsreel releases. It. is when they 
bob up again in some tossed-together subject for a .special affair 
and a limitecl audience that the harm Is dorie, camera crews contend, 
because the persons' projected in these subjects always learn about the 
extra reel's showing. 



igh dudgeon of Collier's edi rs against^ Holly wood's publicity chiefs 
reached a record altitude' last week wlien the publishers' shipped an am- 
bassador extraordinary from New York to lay their troubles before > Joe 
Brcen, head of the Hays purifiers oh the Coast; Beef concerns the embargo 
on left-handed publicity. Top flacks of the studios insist on -censoring 
candid art bulbed by rinagazine flacks, particularly, when said art depicts 
niarqUM names in unflattering poses. These coriflscated. pictures', sup- 
posedly killied hy studio p.a.'s, often creep into rival magazines, 
tiie squawlc by Colliers. 



Original story, of Deanna Durbin's next for- Unlve'r 1, That. Cer 
Age,' is the work of Aleen Wetsteiri, author of the daily 'One Girl Chorus' 
column in the Pittsburgh Press, . iss Wetsttiri went to Coast tin speo 
several mbri'ttis ago looking for..a:'Studio writing chore and at the same tiipe 
continuing her paper stint frorri' there; ^ 

Plans . to remain in Hollywood, indeftni , with S<;ripps-Howard sheet 
in Pitt agreeable to taking, her- cplurnn from out there as long as she cares 
to remain. Charles Brackett arid Billy Wilder are doing the screen play 
from Mi Wetstein's original. 



Twentieth Century-Fox publicists and Coast. correspondents are having 
a war of words.. Prisoners of Zanuck insist. on spelling 'Kidnapped' with 
two p's and scribblers break it down to one; As. word in this case stems 
from Stevenson's novel of the. same -name, studio believes it should stick 
to the classic spelling. 

Stevenson did a sequel to 'Kidnapped,' using same herb, Dayi 
which cariie out originally under billing of 'Catriona.' Ribbers ace sug- 
gesting lot-logicians might try that one on their marquees if the word- 
racketeers can't eet together on how to spell Snatched,. old. style. 



, Experiment in distributing sponsored films is being tried by United Fruit 
in the Boston exchange area. Deal has been rnade with Moriogtaih ex- 
change in that city whereby a single reel short, 'Yes, Bananas,' is offered 
exhibitors gratis. ' — •-: 

Distribution does not . cover entire Boston exchange district, and th« 
United Fruit- picture admittedly is being', handled in the. nature of ari>x-r 
perimerit. If iexhibs kho'w a desire for this type of commercial productioa 
same plan may be. tried elsewhere. 



Story that Pierre Collings, credited with the original story of the "Lif* 
of Pasteur' for which he got last year's Academy award, had died penni- 
less in a flop house iri Los Angeles, where his gold, statue was fbimd 
wrapped in an old sweater, was on the meller side. Fact is that he was 
but Qf a job when he died, but he died at home with his people and the 
statue had been snaked by a gyp who found it tbb hot to sell, and hid it 
in the laundry closet of the flop house. Finder got $25 from the, Academy 
for returni ' it and his picture in the paper. 



*Marco Polo' $10,000, 
- -- Sets-Seattle Ilecord 

Portland, Ore., April 19. 
arco Polo' at Parker's Broadway 
5s a smash hit 'Girl of the Golden 
West' is still bearinc up in its fourth 
week nt Parker's UA. 

Rivoli dropped its regular vaud- 
111m policy and Will. go straight films 
throughout the sumrrier. 

Estimates tor Xhis Week 

Broadway (Parlcer) (2,000; 30-55) 
—'Marco Polo* (UA). Record-break- 
ing $10,000. Last week; 'Merrily We 
Live' (M-G) and 'She Loved a Fire- 
man' (WB), average $5,200. 

Mavfair (Parker-Evergreen) (1.- 
BOO; 30-55)— 'Merrily We Live' (M-G) 
(2d week). Getting okay $1,800. 
Last week, 'Snow White' (RKO) (6lh 
week), good $2,0(10. 

Oi'pbeum (Hamrick-Ever.«!reen) 
-~TZ.OOU;. , aUr.'jS )='Je7ebel'7 

•Romance in the Dark' (Par) (2d 
weelr). Fair $4,000; First week, big 
15.800. 

Paramount vergreen) 



Piiy Upbeat; 'Island'-Orch 23G, 
'01(heiii'$19m 'Scandal' $17,0(10 



Philadelphia, April 19. irun). lazing splendidly, $19,200;, 

E$)3SLei:fiil..PcocLuet_iilght ,.iJo\Vn_the. g0o.d...tor_.at_least_-one_moce' . stanza.. 

line, dnd natural reaction following Last week "Bluebeard* (Par) (3d 



Holy Week arid finale- of Lent soar- 
ing D.o.'s here to niftiest aggregate 
figure since early last fall. Only orie" 
h.o.,. aiid that doing big, also helping 
to swell the total. 

Estimates for This Week 
Aidine (WB); (1,303: 42-57-75)— 
'Marco ; Polo' (UA). Swell $16,600 
entitles it to three weeks, or even 
more, depending upon push of prod- 
uct; Last week 'Gaiety Girls' (UA ), 
near record low at $5,400. 

Bayd (WB) (2,350: 42-57-G8-75)— 
'Mad About Music' (U) (2d week). 
Very good at$16.300 after neat open- 
ing turn with $17i900. 'Joy of Liv- 
iri"' (RKO) ii) Thursday (21).\ 

Earle (WB) (2,758: 25-37-42-57-08); 
—'Island in the Sky' (20lh). Glen- 
Gr.ly oi-ch on stage. Clicklrie off 
(Vf'B) and I i i if ty— $23.0007— tas t wee k-'Banaog- 
Drumrnond s Peril' (Par); backed Hy 
HPDpy.FpUnn b.-irid. mcd'ocre .S17.500. 

Fox -(WB) (/,42.1:- 42-57-08-75)— 
'Old Chicii2o' lOlh) (1st regular 



week) fairly good at $8,7()0, consid 
ering. length of stay. 

Karlton (WB) U.dOff; 42-57-68)— 
'Jezebel' (WB):(2d run).. Clicking 
merrily with $7,500. Last sessiboj 
'Rebecca' (20th) (2d run) sb-so at 
$7,700 for 10 days. . 

Keithls . (WB) (1.870; 42-57-68)— 
'Snow While'>(RKO) (3d .'week of 2d 
run). Will bite off $8,000 after last 
week's S9,00d. Wa.s orily set for three 
weeks here., but doing so well, WB 
still undecided about another. 

Stanley (WB) (2.916: 42-57-68-75) 
—'Fools for Scandal' (WB). Doing 
neatly at $17,000; however, not 
ehoueh for another trot, and 'Test 
Pilot' fli in to follow it. Last week 
"Mezcbel' ) (2d :week) so-so 
$13,100. 

— Stanton—(\VB)-fl74!m-37^2^T)= 
'Prison Nui-.se (Rep). Hobfiris alon". 
at nice 'S0.400. La.st week 'Tin Off 
Girls' (P.-ir). al.sn (food, considering 
general decline, $5,900. 



Educational has gone out of the Paramount Astoria, L. I.; studio, wher 
it has been producing shorts during the past fe\y years, for release by- 20th- 
Fox. Studio on the Coast, where E. 'W. Ha'mmons formerly produced, is 
under lease to Grand National. New producirig arrangements, either east 
or west, will be set on completion of plans fbr distributibn of Educational 
product starting with the 1938-39' season. Hammons has negotiations on 
now for release with one of the leading majors. 



Studios have hit pn a new angle in previe\ying their pictures on the 
Coast.. Indie plant^last week utilized, the projection room in Roosevelt 
hbtel and followed through with a festive spVead. Next month Paramount 
imveils 'Cocoanut Grove' in the Ambassador hotel's theatre, and then talteg 
the cricks irito the drove for an evening of food and- fun; Players froin 
the studio and in the picture will regale, the first nighters. NBC is. taking 
the event for a cross-country ride. 



Connoisseurs, so-called, of imported liquor in Hollywood took it srnacfc on 
the palate last week. They had bought a flood ot a certain brand, 'right 
from the Highlands of Scotland;' at $30 the case, while thejr supposedly 
uninitiated neighbors were paying the standard price, $42l A bargain is a 
bargai , and $12 is $12, even in Hollywood. But. along came a Federal 
sleuth who checked up on the bargain whisky to And, that the likker ped- 
:dle(r hjid^ been- buying. a.20% scotch at $16 the case and sellin g- it i n refill e d 
Tjottles at $30. 



Reported that a device used- by Ed Fisher, head projectibriist at the 
Palace, Albany, to heighten the illusion of the blaze 'In Old Chicago,' will 
be adbpted in other theatres; .showing the picture. Fisher, carefully placed 
a piece of red cellophane behi Im, in the fire -scencsi is made 

them appear more realistic. 



Spring cleaning at the RKO stii io resulted in .the heave-ho for a lot of 
inforrnar tenants who had been soaking up free warmth, -light and phone 
service in swank office suites. Non-paying sit-downers were ousted after 
a checkup revealed they were no longer attached to the payroll; 



. One colurhnist recently reported how the studios -and Haysites ha 
listened to his excellent reasoning and promised that there wbuld be n 
inore piling up of preyiews' on one night. So thel ne.\t week there \ver 
four previews in one night. 



Critics coriiing out of Parariioiint theatre in Los Angeles, after preview 
of 'College Swing' in which Jackie Coogan has a pai-t,; thought the new.s- 
boys yelling 'Jackie . Coogan Sues Parents for Four Million' was a publicity 
gag, Closcup proved suit was authentic and that timing was accidcntiil,; 



'ediicadaj^ April 20, I93t 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



11 



SHOWDOWN ON 
PHILLYGAME 



iladelphi , April 19, 

either quiet shelving in ' a couple 
o( months -Of recent . court decision 
outlawing games in Pennsy or a legal 
battle so prolonged nobody will care 
ut the outcotiie was looked for by 
this- week as result ot new 

sal maneuverings. 

John P. Connelly, attorney,, has 
been reUined by the operators to 
present their side. He filed a petition 
yesterday which was allowed, to in- 
tervene in the, test case on which, 
the games: were nix Petition al- 
lows him not only to iTiake usual ar- 
guments wljeh - the suit comes up 
agal „ but to present new evidence. 

in the meantime, all proceedings 
are stayed and police have been in- 
structed .riot to interfere with thea- 
tre^ i4sing bingo, bangb or banknight. 

Police, in effect, had already re- 
ceived instructions not to interfere 
with the games by Judge Harry S. 

cDevitt, who Issued . the ganie rul- 
ing. He withheld enforcement until 
next Monday (25) when the three 
judges of Common Pleas Court No,.. 1 
will sit eri banc to hear arguments 
for exceptions to McDevitt's decision; 

Connelly at this time will also pre- 
sent the new evidence. At rney was 
actually hired by Dave Barrist, prinr 
cipal owner of Quality Prerhium Co., 
distrib of Bonus, one of the most 
popular games in the territory. Suit 
was flied in name, of ayfair thea- 
tre, which Barrist also bwns.' 

OSS meeting ^ of exhibs has. been 
called for Thursday . at the Brbadwooid 
hotel to discuss, the ilcDevitt ruling 
and lay. out a -course. Attempt will 
be madie to get exhibs to give pledges 
to cover legal cost?. Barrjst has 
guaranteed Connelly's fee himself 
and aims to salvage as. niuch as he 
can out of it. . He claims he could 
make bigger. proAts by allowing :the 
games, to die and' going back to sell- 
ing -dishes exclusively. Dish biz 
would naturally pick up again with 
demise of bango. 

Exhib Committee in charge of meet- 
ing ihcliides Herb Elliott, Fern. Rock 
theatre; Sam Stiefel, . Fays; Luke. 
Gring,. Erlen, and Barrist. 

Gam^ were given further. booting 
In Camden county last week. .Su- 
preme court Justice Donges iristruct- 
'ed the grand jufy.- 'There must be iio 
games of chance, or gambling in this, 
county! Games such as bingo, bango 
and banknight as played in churches 
and theatres may be construed as 
gambling.' 



TERP ROUNDUP 



Metr* Usinc' 8.M Dancerli' In Three 
Ictarei 



Hollywo ; April 19. 
etro has sent diit. call for 800 
dancers, the greatest number regis- 
tered at the studio in the last nine 
months. 

Two hundred will be usedr iti 
'Marie Antoinette,' 400 in The Great 
Waltz,': and remainder in 'Sweet- 
hearts.'. .Albertina Rasch will direct 
all croups. 



PAR'S RADIO BALLY 
ON 'WINGS' ALL SET 



JPorambunt Pictures is c ing. up 
a deal with the Mutual network, in 
conjunction with the Don Lee Coast 
regional, whereby the web will air 
a sustaining series of 13 half-hours 
built, around the forthcoming Par 
release, 'Men With W'ngs,' Film 
covers the development of American 
aviation from the Wright Brotheris' 
flight at Kitty Hawk to the modern 
Clipper service. 

Mutual will supply the stations 
and an orch in Hollywood, Para- 
mount the talent arid a .scriptier, 
Robert Redd, to whip the air series 
into shape. Picture Urin has also 
exliintjed the web a list pf its con- 
tract players wh6 vvill be available 
for guesting on the air draimatiza- 
tioiis. LLm includes Fred MacMur- 
ray, Shirley Ross, Porter Hall, Rob- 
ert Gurnmings, Akim Taniiro/T; Ray 
Miliand, Mary Carlisle, Roscoe 
Karns, Betty Grable, Lloyd Nolan 
and Louise Campbell. William Well- 
man, director of the, picture, is like- 
wi.<<e available. 

. sr asks a joint statement 

of cooperati as a plug; plus, of 
course, the fact that film of same 
title, and essence has been made. 
Film firm also promises to Ipbse a 
national publicity campaign oji the 
proposed sustainer through its press 
departments. « 



P. 0. DEPT'S BAN ON YAEGER-RICKETSON'S 
BANK NIGHT DISCLOSES ITS BIG YIELDS 



NO SM ALLIES 



Agents N* Like Belbg Called Second 
SIringcrs— Org-JBalked 



TO APPEAL N. Y/S NIX 
ON BIRTH OF BABY' PIC 



Decision of New York Board of 
Regents last week in refusing to li- 
cense the film, 'Birth of a Baby,' for 
showing in theatres generally, will 
result in rulinS' being- appealed to 
the courts by the American Commit- 
tee on Maternal Welfare, Inc., which 
announced an immediate appeal 
when the regents ruled, 'Undoubted- 
ly the film has high educational 
vaiiie.' Regehts' action followed nix 
on film by statie censors and upheld 
the censorial board in the contention 
that the picture was not for geii- 
eral entertainment; 

Understood ' that the. Regents point- 
ed out that the owners or d>.'>tribu- 
tors of 'Birth of a Baby' still had 
the right to re-submit the picture to 
the state censors possibly in new 
form or with certain eliminations. 



Reduhhing Out 



Hollywood, April 19; 

Refusal of actor representatives to 
l>e typed as 'small agents' probably 
will wreck, plans for an organization 
of those not affiliated -with the 
Artists Mariagers Guild. 

Claiming their' clients Were being 
rustled by.' the b'S agencies, the in- 
dependents held two meetings to 
band together for protection but, the 
maximum attendance was only 17. 

Several of the" stayed away 
from the second session rather than 
be classed as too small. for AMG. 



Owners of Copyrighted Gag Banked $769,521) 
1936, $596,005 in 1937-^Still Average $2,000 a 
Week — But Farley Kaypes It as a Lottery 



(Continued from page 7)' 



Hichard Bilgdod. Bob Davis, Neal 
Hart, Ed. Heim, Clayton Jones, "Theo- 
dore; Lorch, Frances ; Miles, Harry 
Strang, Florence Wix, Jesse Graves. 
Confier'yatlve* in Saddle 

About 2;5()d voles Were cast in 
cpmpai-isori with poll.-.pf.ojily 400 bal- 
lots last year. Election marks def- 
i ite swing -to conservative element 
i the Guild. Domination of dress 
extras wais ended, w'th practically 
every group getting- representatives 
on the council; New officers hold 
posts for one year. 

Aubrey Blair will continue to 
serve as executive secretary of • the 
jr. SAG. Latter did not have to 
stand for reelection, as SAG board 
of directors has ruled that all em 



The 3 Warners Cirt 
Some of Their Stock 
HoMings; One U Deal 

Washington, April 19. 

The three Warner brothers sliced 
their personal holdings of their firm's 
securities during January arid Feb- 
ruary, the semi-monthly Securities 
ti Exchange Commission report dis- 
closed Monday (18). In cprnpacison: 
with the amount they still, own, un- 
loading was distinctly ntirior in -sig- 
nificance.- 

.Belated reports, showed the trio's 
Holding Company B dumped at least: 
699 shares ' of the $3.85 cumulative 
preferr sliclng'the amount in this 
portfpli to 4,267 shar . Each 
brother, repc^rted a drop-of 233 shares 
in his interests via the company. 
Transaction occurr late in Jan- 
uary; 

Each of the triumvirs al.so scrubbed 
off $23,000 worth of the company's 
optional 6% convertible debentures. 
In February, Albert cut his poke to 
$1,'759,000 worth; while in. Jariuary 
Harry reduced his to $1,379,000 and 
Jack pruned his to $1,183,000, Be- 
sides, their direct interests, each of 
the .group has ohe-thlrd stake in 
$5.460'.worth of debentures held by 
Holding Cbmpariy A. 

-Latest summary -of ■theic:--co'mmon_ 
investments shows Albert with 59,648' 
shares. Ha'ri-y with 62,860, and Jack 
with B8,060. Each of the trio keeps 
in his own name 10,618 pieces of the 
preferred. 

Disposition of 1 voting' trust cer- 
tincales of Universal Corp., which 
-controls Universal studios aind dis- 
tributing organization, was the, only 
other insider transaction reported 
this week, Daniel M. Sheaffer of 
interest had 
im 

with 12.600 certificates in addition to 
i 26,500 certificates and 111,283 war 



ployes will be hired at will and Philadelphia said his interest h 
pleasure of board of directors. This 'been cut to this extent, leaving h 
also applies to Kenneth Thomson 

SAG executive secretary. . ^ ^ r. j. ^ ^ , r~ 

Negotiations between producers ! rants held . by SUndard CapiUl Co. 
and the actors on amendments to in his 'behalf, 
the present agreement got under 
way today. Robert. Montgomery, 
president of the SAG, is directing 
the parleys for the Guild, while Ed- 
ward J. Mannix.g.m. of Metro, tops 
the producer committee. 

Most of negotiations will be based 
on improved -working conditions for 
the actors, tops expressing the opin- 
ion that present time is not oppor. 



REPUBLIC SALES MEET 
DRAWS 200 TO COAST 



Wa.shlnglon, April 19, 
Lethal blow was struck at the Bank 
Night idea Thursday (14) when PoSt- 
rriaster . General Farley, after jnonths 
of investigation, signed a fraud oi'- 
dcr denying' Affiliated • E!riter{)riscs, 
inc., of Denver, promoter of the 
patronage-building idea, the right to 
use the maiils. 

ith disclosure that popularity of 
the giveaway scheme has declined in 
recent months. Solicitor Karl A. 
Crowley advised. Farley that the 
stunt is a' lot ry in violation .of the 
postal statutes. Fraud order will pre- 
vent Charles U. Yaeger and Rick 
Ricketson,. originators of the box- 
office lure, from, receiving royalties, 
distributing literature, and negotiat- 
ing their contracts via Federal 
faciliti •, 

The order— Which will be fought in 
the courts, according to '.warnings 
given postal officials— was based on 
Crowley's lengthy analysis of a record 
embracing' more than 1,000 pages of 
testimony arid pounds of exhibits, 
riiostly correspondence. Seventeen 
pos 1 inspectors presented evidence, 
following examination ot Yaeger. 
.Ricketson ' books and flrst'-hand ob; 
sei-vation of the;way'the payoff is 
made. 

Affiliated Enterprises, which holds 
the copyright on the raffle idea, was 
incorporated in Colorado, Nov. 16, 
1933, as a means of circumventing the 
NRA code bah on giveaways arid 
pre iums, CrOwley pointed, out. 
'Yaeger end his wife own half of . -the 
10,000 shares of no-par stock, with 
Ricketson and his- wife accounting 
lor the other 50%. . 

Demonstrating that the enterprise, 
is subject to Federal jurisdiction, the 
lengthy opinion pointed ' out that 
many of the negotiations with ex- 
hibitors are handled through the 
rnails; the Denver Arm has 22 
branches with which it keeps in 
postal contact; and niucli of the rev- 
enue is sent via inall. . Pointed to 
promotion literature which is; mailed 
but' to .prospective.; cus.toiners arid, 
licens.ees and promoters' willingness 
to aid.theatre-owneirs accused of vio- 
lating local anti;gambling ordinances 
and stattites, 

1,2M Still Vse It 
Although the fad ha.<i been waning. 
Bank Night is a profitable idea, 
Crowley Veporled. With subscribers 
paying weekly royalties ranging from 
$2.50, to $40, the income to the Den- 
ver-people has been up in the six- 
figure category. Actual receipts to 
the copyright-holders exceeded $750,- 
000 in 1936 ^nd $6<)0,00a ii) 1937. At 
the peak, there were about . 5,000 li- 
censees, but the number of subscrib- 
ers skidded to 815 by last December. 
About 1,200 houses using the idea at 
latest count. 

'The evidence shows beyond .ques- 
tion that the whole plan of respon- 
dent is to rent its scheme, plan, or 
idea, to the local theatre operator and 
convince him that by trademark.s, 
trade name.s, copyright*;, 'patents 
pcridint:,' and the law relating to 'un- 
fair cbmpclilion,' it actually owns the 



threaten theatre operatoV.i wtio u.se 
a similar scheme without obtaining 
a license with prosecution for in- 
ffingen-ieht of copyright, 

lemenli 

Analysts of the lottery evidence led 
Crowley to the conclusion that. 'the 
eleinents of lottery; prize and chance,' 
are involved in the stunt. Free, regr 
istration — which was adopted to get 
around gambling laws in some areas 
— is merely 'the painless i itial stisp.' 

Crowley said' that .'the big cash 
prize is' the 'bait' dangled before the 
eyes of the paying; public^, Which is 
unaware 6f the . fact that the, theatre 
owner is more conterned with keep- 
ing the prize larger, to attract l>ox 
office receipts: than he is . in award- 
ing it to a winner.' Cited evidence 
that proriioters advised exhibs they: 
cannot -afford to have fat purses 
drawn each. week. 

Ther? cart, be no doubt that; 
'Night is designed to create a . 
bling spirit among the 
are induced to partici 
llcitor. declared. 

Pointing out that no departmental 
ruling ;barring eichib ads from the 
malls has been challenged,; Crowley 
di.scussd a lidst of court opinions ia 
actions against tiieatre owners to 
substantiate is conclusion - that the 
giveaway idea is illegal. 

'In a simple; lottery where tickets 
are sold to persons participating, in 
a drawing for cash prizes, the prize 
money is a part of the aggregate sum 
derived from all ticket sales,' opinion 
wound up. 'Iri this scheme, the 
evidence shows that the wcek-to-' 
week- continuous operation of the 
plan is governed by the increased; 
sales of tickets to the theatre on 
Bank Night. When the; sales do not 
show a profit . to the licensee on 
Bank Night over and above the or- 
dinary box off ice - receipts for that 
night, after the prize money hao beeii 
dediicted, the scheme is discontinued. 
While, , binder, the plan, it; is ..techr 
riically triie that every participant in 
the drawing i,s not^actually required 
to buy a ticket to the theatre, it 'is 
equally true that, unle.ss a sufficient 
number of the participants do buy 
tickets to crate a fund but of which 
the prize inbney may be paid, plus 
an added prollt to the operator, the 
scheme is stopped. 

''Thus we have a situation that Is 
no different, in principle, from the 
straight lottery— a portion- 6f the 
venturings of a large number of per- 
son^ is distributed to a few lucky 
winners at the drawings, . . . I. And 
from' the evidence that a sufficient 
element of consideration '3 present 
in this scheme to constitute it a lot- 
tei-y under 39 use 259 and 732 (pos- 
tal statutes) despite the fact that the 
consideration is exacted from the 
I |>artjcipaMts by easy and paini 
stages.' 



Hollywood, April 19. 
Two hundred franchise holders, 
tune to seek a wage tilt Guild'ne- disirict nnd branch managLrs will.at- j whole Bank Night idea and that the 
goliators^ however, - will Seek to ''lend Republic'.s national sales con- i loral theatre operator cannot con- 
cliange classification of certain I vention May 2-5. Stage , 4 at the ' duel ank NiKhl or anything similar 
brackets, which automatically would j valley plant is bei readied for the.; to it iindor that name. or any other 
■incrense'pav of many extras and bit ; meetings. ! name Without the continued permis- 

players. " ' Herbert 'Yale.s, chairman of the ; .^jod pf AfTilinlcd Enterprises Inc.' 

Guild will a.sk for stricter inter- . bb.ird, arrives from New .York tlii.s Despite;- doubt about thjf validity ot 
pretation of clause pertaining to ! w'eck' to oversee preparations. James i the claim to exclusive ownership of 
Des Moines,. April. 19. $5.'- calls for miscellaneous play- 1 R; Grainger, new president ot the. ti,e idea. Yaeger and Ricketson cash 
irth of a Baby' has met approval j ers. Junior leaders claim studios -company, will address the sales se.s- : joiied in steadily until recently, the 
of the Polk County Medical Sociely I are now making many calls in this . sion.s, although he docs not formally . .summary shows. Crowley told his 
fT»i- public-showing here.- .-Everett i brVckertraf'sli6uld-'fa!i:witWin-;$8:25 tflke-offlc<^^ "hiosTtfia t, ■HcTar~dlcss''of~tfir"cnainied 



RKO'S NET, 11,821,166; 

OTHER mmm 



D. Plass of the University of Iowa is -pay cia.s.s. Guild contends studios 
one of five members ot the commit- cannot specify age, type, etc, in 
tee which supervised the' picture for miscellaneous calls, 
the AiMcrican Com ittce on Mater- No Guild Slap Fer Belt* 

nal Weltaie. Effort stili is .being made to reach 

amicable agreeriient in controversy 
between Belle Dayis and Warners, 
Screen Actors Guild declined to act 



Caghey's Next 

Hollywood, April 19: 
Warners have assigned David 
Lewis' as producer on Jerbrine 
Odium's pri.son story, 'Each Dawn I 
Die.' in which James Cagney will 



Atlanta, April 19. 

Screeriine of 'Birth of a Baby' will 

be one o(;ihe features Of a four-day | oh request of Warners that player 

convention of ical Association i be disciplined for refusing to accept ] '""pf "uirn so into 11 
of Geo.- ia. whi ooeiis April 26 in ' leod role in 'Comet Over Broadway' . M^iure w.^^^^ v 
Au-i ' Film will be shown to unless .studio and actrc.ss would ac- j "P* "^^^ 

au itfiice composed of physicians, cept Guild deci.sioh • as flnal. Mi.ss- ^'"- ""^^^; 

their wives, luirses, social workers, 1 Davis claims role wns not suited to | 
niini.sters ai-id plher per.sbns inlere.st- j her and that she had not been given 

' makin.t: cViildbirlh safer for ' sufficient re.st since completing hcrj 
Aioeiican mothers. 
Coi)ies o f Lif e mag, which fe a 
"-tni:sa.-5lTijfs Tfom'^ivlh' pic, banned 



Columbia 



SCOTT'S COL OEIG 

Hollywood, April 19, 
Pictures ha 



i.exclusive ownership by respondent 
of the idea, plan or scheme known 
as Bank Night, which, exclusive 
ownership, from a legal' standpoint) 
- appears to be very tenuou.s, iC not 
entirely non-cxi.stent, the evidence 
shows that the re.spbndent actually 
; collected through the mails . . . fees 
'; ill the year 1.936 of $769i,S28, and dur- 
■ ing the year 1937 up to Nov. 3fll, 
$596,005. arid that in Dcccrribcr, 1937, 
lit was aycra.^ini^ a net income of 
! about $2,000 a week. Tt<ese sums 
. ar the deduction of distribu- 

1 tors subdistributors' cominis- 



Radio^Keith-Orpheum net' pr 
for year ending Dec. 31 last totalled 
$1,821;1G6, after charges but before 
provi ing for accrued dividends on 
preferred, according to tentative 
esti is week. This compares 

wTth"$2rrt5:yrrfirr iflse; ^ ' " — " 

Columbia Pictures declared the 
usual quarterly dividend of 98^c, 
on. the preferred slock last week, 
thereby maintaining annual rate ol 
$2.75. Divvy is payable- May 10 to 
slock on record May 2. 

Trans-Lux Corp. directors sler- 
day (Tuesday) passed the u.suai l(>c 
dividend, decision of board bcint; 
that declaration of divvy should be 
deferred pendih?; clarirtcalibn of out- 
look. Payment would have been 
made ay 1. 

Directors anriounced lhat earnings 
ill current year ai'e at a rate rtiore 



last;production. 'Jezebel. 

Members ot Motion Picture Paint- 
'e'rni^i>canM4-aTe-s ' l-tryiHg-to-per-LBwing-ScotUto-ats-WJatei 

from Savannah newsstands, received | suade Herbert Sorrel 1 ''-""-der ^ tuj^otU^n^.igina^^ be 

Yarn is still without a t'tle. ^lawyer remaikcd that the proinolcrs |nibnlli.s Ihi 



■iMiiction arid, praise of Aijfiu.sla btn- I liis resignation as busines 
vials. sciitative of the organization; 



Isio'ns, ich amount, in some in-.| than .sufiicieiit to maintain the regti- 
addcd stances; to as high as. % ot the lar divide.hfl, and lliat a dlsljursGr 
n rentals p aid bv the licensees.' I ineiiL' in k eening with , actual earn-. 

Menlioiiing the 'Iribute' collected j ing.^ would, be made if ' they con- 
thc P. O. ; finued !il the pace .-iel iit llrst lllrce 



lit. MmttW* rimn, TnMfmw Dummf 



INTERNATIOKALJIEWS 



^IcphoM Tmpto Bar W41-SMK 



Aden's Double-Bill Chicken Coop; 
^ Trials in Life of a Near-East Rep 



airp, Apr.il 9. , 
Tn fossitizetl Aden,' a tiny British 
BnKcr in the Arabian pi , Is one and 
linly public picture house showing 
Ihe product of. Hollywood's, glamour 
factories. It s a ramshackle \voodcii 
tage that looks like a chicken coop. 
Films are projected , on a white- 
washed wall and a loudspeaker 
hangs adjacent. 

House is divvied into three sec- 
lion."!, each grossing ' according to 
scale. One section, with 5c seati 
blindingly close to the 'screen,' 
turned out to bfe a financial bloom- 
er, so the Big Boss reshiilTled the 
house. 

According to touis Lober, elro 
chief in Egypt, who has just re- 
lumed from a workout , in' that- coir , 
ononentity, the Big Boss sweattd 
day and night over a scheme to pack 
more of Adien's 1,000 Europeans in- 
to the chicken coop.. B, B. finally 
cut .up the . floor .space simply into 
high and low-price seats, with the 
discomfort dished out evenly among 
everyone. Lober •rhiittei'ed some- 
fbing about 'exhibitor sho\yman- 
ship.* 

Aden's Four DelKxers 

Aden has four film houses in all. 
One is Indian, one Arabic, one for 
the R. A. F. and the fourth is the 
chickeii coop. Giirrent picts include 
■Cuban Lovie Song'. (M-G) and The 
Barretts of Wimpole Street' (M-G)— 
slightly dusty screen fare, but there 
was 1 % turnout of the Hollywood- 
hungry residents. During his pil- 
grimage around the .shores of sweat- 
land, Lober found ' utiny on .the 
Bourtty' (M-G). showing in one of; 
the only two .film, houses in Jibuti, 
Somaliland. 

Lober, the lonie American repre- 
senting a U. S; film company, in these 
parts, Is bewailing the fact .that he 
didn't have, a cami^ranian with him 
tor the rest of the jo.urriey. From 
Jibuti to Sudan he Kad deck pas- 
sage on a 700-ton cargo boat and 
turiried out to be the only flrst-class 
passenger aboard.' He says he had 
to brave Sudanese cockroaches 
(\yhich are cannibalistic), the Brit- 
ish .skipper , (who..-.w.as a , souse). 
Somaiili spear-throwers (wild and 
very sinister) and several leopards 
(alive and al wild) td arrive at 
Khartoum.. 

. Anyway, says Lpbier, life here cer- 
fainly isn't uneventful. And he 
claims Metro films now predominate 
cast, south, west and north pt Suez. 



British Nat'l Theatre 

Plans Ready in June 

London, Api'il 11. 
Sir Edward Lutyerts and Cecil 
Masey (associate architect of the 
Phoenix theatre) have been selected 
to design the long .ijromised National 
theatre, plans .for which will be ready 
in Jurie. 

House will be built in South Ken- 
sington and will seat about 1.200. 
Various towns are likely to ehdpw 
seats to commemorate names of fa- 
mous thcspians born, in their areas. 
Foundation stone will be laid some 
Ume in 1939.. 



NO ITALO-ENG. 
PICTURE 'AXIS' 



PALESTINE BIZ SOtlR; 
TOO SCARED TO GO OUT 



Jerusalem, April. 9, 

Weekend murders, which totaled 
14, have socked film biz again. People 
are just too .scared to go out after 
dark. Government, to oblige de- 
spairing boxofTlcers, won't impose a 
curfew, but the temptation to dodge 
bullets just to see a pic isn't great 
enough". So everybody curls up 
around the radio dial and bars his 
windows. 

Films .in .Jerusalem include 'Ich 
hab mein Herz in Biidapes verloren', 
at the Zion Kali; 'It's Love. I'm After' 
(\VB) at the Edison; 'Love on the 
Run' ■ (MG) -at the Eden Hall; 

Picts in Tel Aviv include 'Perfect 
Specimen' (WB) and 'King SpIp- 
mpn's Mines' (G-B) at the Eden; 
'Kreutzer Spnata' (foreign) and 
■Road Back' ,(U) at the Mograbi; 
'Zauber der .Boheme', (G?rrrian) and 
'Millionaires' (iridic) at the Migdalor; 
'The Big City" (MG) and .'Jungle 
Princess' at the Ophir; 'Rose Marie' 
(MG) at the Shderoth; 'Smilin" 
Through' .(MG) and 'No Reply from 
F. P.. 1' (indie) -at the Rimbn. . 

Films in ■ Haifa Include 'Seventh 
Heaven' (20th) at the Armon; 
'Border Brigiands* (U) and 'Spanish 
Cape Mystery' at the En-Dor; 'Day at 
the Races' (MG) at the Orah. 



Kstrib Report Asks Upped Adnush, 
Shorter Programs As Prod. Hypo 



ai^s Coliseum, Barcelona, 
Virtually Wrecked in War 

Coliseum . theatre, Paramount's 
house in Barcelona, Spain, was SP 
badly damaged by bombs dropped-in 
air raid? in the past month that the 
structure probably will have to be 
demolished and rebuilt. This is the 
word received at N. Y. homie office 
of Par from Fred Lange, Paramount 
chief of operations for Europe. 

Last bombing, was done in the day- 
time, theatre being an easy target 
for rebel army planes. It was jiist 
across ■ the street from the big city 
square where many lost their lives. 



JAP PIC DEAL 
THOUGHT NEAR 



New treaty between Italy' and 
England, okayed last week;, is hot 
viewed with apprehension by Amer- 
ican distributing companies which 
mlghjt suffer if bars' were let dpwn 
fp'r 'free .interchange of films by the 
two nations. 

Pact is a political ' alliance; in. the 
opinion of foreign depiartment execu- 
tives in New York. As' , such,- it 
would have to be elaborated upon 
through special trade deals before a 
m^re liberal attitude toward screen 
prp^uct is assumed by the twp cpun- 
tries, 

England now has. a 15% qtiota law 
Against foreign distributors, includ- 
ing Italy, whil.e the Italian govern- 
ment ruling is .that all foreign im> 
ports iniist be dijbbed into the native 
.language of Itjaly. Change in this 
regulation to. ^ permit. British-made 
Alms in with ' superimppseid Italian 
I'ahguage titles naturally would boost 
busiiiess for England. 

However, even in the event of 
special treaty pacts, U. S. companies 
figure the strength of their prpdiict 
as enabling them to hold their , own. 



Hoy ts Nix 'Snow White' 
On 60-40 Percentage 

Sydney, April 2. 

Understood that 'Snow While' 
(RKO) has been pftercd to Hoyts on 
60-40 percentage basis, ith thumbs- 
down given to the prpppsiki Of- 
ficial connected with , the chain de- 
clared that the days of such per- 
centages \yere all washed up insofar 
as Austr ia was concerned, and that 
the pic could go mouldy Jri the vaults 
before such a deal would even be 
considered. 

Predicted that the pic wilL,be held 
until kiddies' vacation' time and that: 
by then some arrangerhenl may be 
arrived at with the distrib unit cov- 
ering release on suitable termis. 

Same offlclal stated that a Ipss had 
been taken with 'Victoria the Great' 
(RKO) and that plenty' had been 
drppped with 'Sparkles' .(GBD). and 
that British films, with the exceptipn 
_of .J.Wj ngs. Jlt_t h e_ _ornlni'_ AGBE),, 
meant very little to the b.6. nowa- 
days. 



lyUD oats; LONDON 
MUSICAL, CUCKS 



London, April 19; 

"Wild Oals' came into the Prince's 
theatre last 'Wednesday 03) as a 
familiar type musical with popular 
local stars. Ofleiring was ' enthusias- 
tically received. Firth Shepard pro- 
duced, with book . by •Douglas- Furber, 
based on Shepard's story. NpcI ;Gay 
wrote the music. 

Tried at' Opera House, Manchester, 
with Jpsephine Hdustpn, American, 
in lead. Features new comedy team 
pf Sydney Hpward, Arthur Riscoe 
and Vera Pearce. Herbet Bryan di- 
rected. Jack Donahue handled the 
choreography. 

'Good and Proper,' light cpmedy 
by Victpr Savory, was nicely . re- 
ceived at the Embassy theatre last 
night ( onday)^ Andre van Gyseg- 
ham directed. 



U. S. Acts Can Now Dpobie 
In TiToli, G.UX Chains, 
Anssie; Eijnal Coin Here 

American .acts now playing the 
two-a-day time, for the Tiyoli Thea 
tres chain in Aiistralia can double, 
into the opppsish Greater Union 
Theatres' house' and make extra coin. 

Tivoli, which is credited, with play- 
ing bigger and better bills, b:k.'s acts 
going over to G.U.T. after playing 
for a few weeks'at any of the chain's 
sppts in Sydney and Melbourne; 
StipulatiPhs are that the turns must 
have established thernseives at the 
Tivpli hpuse they, happen to be .work 
ing, and must do the performance, at 
the Tivoli site before working a later 
shift at the G.U/ house. 

Angle is that the turns may ap 
proximate the' mpney they receive in 
the U. S. by thus doubling; And for 
the turns it> is even less work than 
in America, since there are no Sun- 
day shows arid, no added perfor 
mances on Saturdays and holidays. 

Acts, in Aussie jgenecally get .about 
75%' pf salaries prevalent in the U.S, 
'Their passages are paid frbm 'and 
liack to Lps Anjgeles (about $500 per 
head) and the minimum guaranteed 
playing time offered by Tivoli is 10 
weeks. 



Not Much of a Market 
For Scripts in Australia 

Sydney, March 28, 
Small stations in the . hinterlands 
still lean almost completely on wax 
for their entertainment with the re 
suit that there is little money to be 
got of them for scripts. Average pay 
ment ior the script of a show running 
15 minutes is $2.50, and as a rule 
it's no buy if the cast calls for more 
than three players, which rtiust be 
recruited from local talent. 

Sydney agency had a vault f lill of 
American scripts but shipped them 
all back because of the skimpy 
I money offered by the stations. 



Hoyts Dicker for Cap, Melbourne, 
In Release Deal (or Par Product 



Mlaika' Closes 23d 



London, April 19. 
'Balalaika' closes at the Adelphi 
April 23,, after a run of 16 nioriths 
In the West End, and starts a 40 weeks 
. tour, visiting m.ost of the seaside re- 
sorts on twp-'weelts slands, aftcrplay- 
ing a fortnight at Gplder's Green and 



By ERIC GpRRICK 

Melbourne, April- 2. 
— ■i5eal~TS''on-for-Hoyts-t6- take over 
control of Paramounfs Capitpl and 
fix a deal whereby Paramount would 
be insured ientree into the circuit's 
ace Melbourne theatres, including 
the Regent, Plazt arid DcLuxe. Par 
has used the Capitol as its Mel- 
bourne ;show window for- a liurnber 
pf years,' but the deal fpr pictures 
into the thiree pther big Hpyts hpuse.< 
here and ppssibitity pf addllipnal tie- 
ups in other Aussie states is fl.nured 
as a healthy recompense for losing 
coritrpl. 

Huddles have been in progress 



the Streatham theatres. In more i between officials of Hpyts and Harry 
important tpwns, such as Edinburgh, I Hunter, Parampunt's Australia boss, 
it plays six weeks, Manchester, Xoui- j for sbme time. tJnderstood that sub- 



■weeks; lasgow, four 
-Brightonr-three-week's. 



w.ecks, and 



Show will be .same, cast a.-- London, 
and wil'lfhc prcscnte'd-by 'Tom Ainpld 
«ncc nightly. 



seciucnily Hunter has been keeping 
John— W— Hicksr-rJiV-Pw-^foreifin- 
.calc; chief, informed while the lat- 
ter has been in South America and 
on the way Ip Europe. .Deal is. npl 



cpmpleted, as far as can be learned 
Impressipn here is that Paramount 
would not be adverse to letting the 
Capitol slip out of its haniJs if a pic 
lure contract is obtained- frpm 
Hpyts. Pplicy at the: theatre ha; 
been pnly .sp-sp. Only a few weeks 
ago Bert Howell, who ran the' musi 
cal end, resigned and took his band 
to the State, which is under Gr ter. 
Union Theatre, ^management. im 
"Fhornley, general manager of house 
for years, also recently tossed in hi 
resisnalion. 

Hoyts angle Is that cpnlrpl pf the 
Capitpl would strengthen its theatre 
position here against G.U.T,, which 
puts a new pplicy in its ace theatre 
the Stale: April 1, with vaudeville 
acts, bands and Ipng-run duals. First 
pit band will be headed by Bert 
-How*!!, — 



Setiin was important enough 
cau.'se Charle.s unro; Hpyts chief, to 
spend conisidcrabic time here. 



, April 3. 
Sessions between members of the 
American Motion Picture Assn. here 
and Jisaji Kiibo, Japanese attorney, 
semi-pfTicially representing the gov- 
trnment. In a deal to permit pres- 
htly impounded monies leave Japan, 
are still in progress , biit look more 
favorable. Distributors apparently 
are satisfied that Kubp's proposition 
is -their last; hope, because the gov:- 
ernnient has turned a deaf ear to 
recent proposals on future business. 

One single factor which may force 
U. S, distribs'into accepting the Kubp 
arrangement for getting cash out of 
Japan is that the. Ifome Office now 
is advocating a law which will place 
the entire pictiire industry of this 
country, under government regula- 
tion. It this occurs, it seems certain 
that foreign pictures will come under 
its prpvisipns. .'This would make con- 
ditipns even wbrse than at present. 

Lopks like actlph with Kubp arid 
some relief to get outside features, 
coming into Japan must come shortly 
or the foreign picture business will 
be seriously ci-ippled. Approaching 
summer season makes hew product 
essential, and it will have to come 
-f irpm «utside. 

Ban Statas Qno 
New decre« extending the Jap- 
anese ban on -fpreign pictures; sked- 
ded to have been prpmulgated this 
week, for some reason failed to ma- 
terialize. Whether this was a slip- 
up in the Finance Ministry pr in- 
tentional is npt knpwn.. Staled by 
the Finance Ministry that no infor- 
mation was available. Previous de- 
cree expired at midnight March 31. 

A. E. paff, Universal manager here 
and currently chairman of the 
AM'PA, indicated that the pirpppsal 
isn't making -much prpgress. He alsp 
stated that It wpuld probably be 
some time before the matter is in 
^'ape. to submit to the home off ices. 
Bill Piper, Par's manager here, also 
indicated a ratfiM' pessimistic atti- 
tude toward planV" success. J. E. 
Perkins, Far East sales bP.<^':, also is 
assisting huddles here' on the plan. 

'One Huridred Men' (U) is on it,<: 
way to breaking all known records 
for a foreign flicker in Japan. Al- 
ready the pic has played to around 
1,000,000. customers and gro.s^ed in 
excess of $150,000, a hefty takie . in 
Jap money. Previous record hplders 
have been 'All Quiet' (U),.'MprPccb' 
(Par), 'Tarzan' M-G) and several 
Chaplin films. 

'One Huridred Men' started its 
phenomenal run Dec. 27 at Hibiya 
Gekijp and played three weeks as n 
roadshow. Persistent demand 
brought it back into Tohp's ace sppt, 
Nippon Gekijo,- where It has been 
breaking records for the last, three 
weeks. Yesterday (1 > it went back 
to Hibiya Gekijo for another 10 day;, 
teamed with 'Three Smart Girls' (U). 
Opening saw double queues again. 

Shpchiku's Imperial, with 'Peace 
in the East' (former title 'The Path 
to Oriental Peace') (Towa Shoji). 
couldn't stand the pace set by- the 
Durbin pic nearby, with Ihe result 
tliat the week will likely absorb 
plenty . of red ink; Nippon Gekijp 
opened to nice biz with "Slave Ship' 
(20th) and 'Roppa no Garambsadon' 
(Tohp Eiga), 'Ypkphama Tiikaraziika 
shpws prpmise pf . plenty with same 

Jbill-.juhile Qdepnza of 'ypkoham.i. 

will have fp scratch Ip bleak even 
with 'Peace in the East* and 'Pick u 
Star' IM-G). 



IjOndpn, April 11. 
Despite exhibitor squawks of the 
tmecpnomic level of film rentals, "is. 
tributors.in Great Britain appear- itill 
unsatisfied they are getting the! max-' 
imu return from tl^e boxpffice.: An- 
hiial report of the Kinematograph 
Renters' Society, representirig lead- 
ing American ahd'^British distri s, 
Ijroadly hints that not sufficient is 
going back to production, and makes 
a case for tipping general- admissions 
as a rineans of relieving present ten- 
sion. 

I iled by Secretary Frank Hill, 

J the report has. as highlights^ refer- 
, ehces to basic rental problems arid to 
exhib agitation against overlong 
programs. As regards the fbrmier, it 
contends the. Ite^ to ! that situation 
rhay be found .Jn studying the pro- 
portion of the'b.o. take w.hiph goes 
back tp the prpducer and hpw quick- 
' ly it can be got back, to hi 

. Industry.- would suffer if receipts 
di inishied arid. producers were un- 
able to offer pictures ot,the type the 
public has been educated to. ex ct 
and desire, says Hill, and. this danger 
can only be stalled off by vigorous - 
reorganization from ai production 
point of view, A.diustment pf di 
tribution costs might even be necesr 
sary i f al 1 werie to contribute to w ard 
the general good. 

. lengthy' .Frograms 

-Same creed .may be seen where 
the report .refers to overlong pro- 
grams, when it is admitted the situa- 
tion, which the Cinematograph 
Exhibitors' Assn. has lon-j, agitated, 
neieds tackling without delay. As an- 
alternat' , raising of admission 
scales fs suggested, as 'the public, 
which has .been fpd uppn the maxi- 
rgurii' ehtertainmerit' with a eherip 
seat, carinpt expect cpntiniiance of. 
these conditions. If persisted , 
they- must result In some -repercus- 
sion ^in the' producing and distribu- 
ting sides of the • Industry, which i 
turn wilKaffect the • exhibitors.' 

.Report skates glibly over the" su 
ject ,'of the 'Qubta 'with the aphbrisni" 
that it .is well nigh impossible to 
legislatie lot 'that elusive thing 
called' entertalnineht'-.or. to cbntrbl 
production of pictiures, the .best re- 
sults from which arise from the 
imaginative creative mind . allied 1o. 
strong, able finance. Refers plati- 
tudinously to the breakdown of the 
negotiations with C.E.A., adding a 
few pious hope's, and unctuously 
speaks of the work , of the Society '» 
inspection department In protection 
of. members' interests. 

In 1937, It is recorded, K.R.S. noted 
613 changies of theatre pwnership, in- 
cluding Maxwell's deal fpr the Union 
circuit. Fiftyrcight theatres clbsed 
dPwn, temj)prarily or permanently. 
One hundred and two cases of fraud 
by exhibs .or employees came uridtr 
the notice of the Society. 



G.B.S. to Ether 

London, April 12; 
George Bernard Shaw will make 
one of his rare appearances at the 
mike April , wheii he will speak 
a special prolog to his play, 'The 
Dark Lady of the Sonfrets.' 

riginal preface, written in 1810, 
referred to a project for a National 
theatre, and, with such -a; scheme at 
last in process of materializatipn, a 
revised introduction has been written 
by G.B.S., which he will :f s.k 
himself. 



Current London Plays 

(Vfith Pfites 



TVhllcoaVs'— Apill H. 
•Ki-cn,-h WUIiout Teur 
•R.i)nlollitt'-I)cc. Si. 
'UforKe nh(I .MargiU'Ct.'— F<>b. 
'llliirk MmellRht'— .Mirll Ti. 
-'riousfmaKtcr'— June 2tJ.- 
•.SI. MrtrlU'— J«ly .11. 
•l.on.)nn RlMpBo'Jy'— Sept. 1. 
'•(lolng Greek'— Scjit. IC. 
•mile nn.l Sofk'-Oot. 14. 
rn-ihri-Cs Wlfd'— Nov. 2;i. 
'1 Killfil the roiini'— Dfc. 10. 
'.M* nml .My Cilrla'-IJec. 111. 
'-Sine .shjiri)'— Jftn. '..'0. 
'The'^TIirce Sinters*— Janl 
.-rhe l»1nh(V-Pel). 10. 
'KoihI. to tJ.inJ.Thnr'- Mnroli 24.. 
''DfnMi on the Table'- Mni-t h '.i.- 
'IMnn for B HoBtesa'— llamh 10. 
'Oiier.''lle"— Mixrch Ift. 
'Tovs' nf- IV <'oln'— Mttrrh 17. 
•li)loi'» DcllKht'— Mnrcli 
.•Plooiltl le '-M Mrch 
v.f.il of Thy Hou.ie'^-^iftrcli 3cn. 
•ChcNl lor .Suit'— April- II. 
•Power. Olnry*— April •. 
■Willi Onl.s^-.^prll l;i.; 
•GtCU und J'roiier,'— April 15, 



•VARIRTK'S' MNDON -OITICE, 
St. lUrtto'a Traritlpir a«naf« 



INTERNATIONAL NEWS 



Cnlile A4(lre«: VARIFTT^ t.ONO&lf 
TKli'nliona Tauiila Bar - WMI-SMS ■ 




Budapest Jittery at Nazi Threat; 
Film Prod at Vnlual StandstiS 



Budapest, April 11. 

three weeks o( Hitler's regime in 
Austria have. not sufficed to clear the 
situation in Hungarian show busi- 
ness; European atmosphere of po- 
litioal uncertainty, and proximity of 
Hitter, have strengthened activities 
of local National-Socialists. 

Long-pending legislative measures 
to i-estrict Jewish supremacy in cer- 
tain fields are expected to come to a 
head shortly. Even liberal politicians 
clamor for prompt legal regulation 
of the Jewish . problem, since rumor 
and conjecture cause a ruinous at- 
mosphere of apprehension. 

This makes Itsell felt primarUy in 
motion picture plans; German pro- 
ducers are expected to turn their at- 
tention increasingly toward Buda- 
pest, where production is cheap and 
conditions are favorable. But local 
producers are holding back fo^r the 
.moment, hot knowing what restric- 
tions and handicaps may be in store 
for them. Several previously-skedded 
productions have: been cancelled. 

Save foi: 'Black Diamonds,' adapta- 
tion of a Jokai hovel, a Hirsch and 
tsuk production; no other big fea- 
ture is. now under way. 1937's over- 
production of 43 Hungarian features 
had dwindled to i schedule of 35 j 
in the current year. ITiis was 
a healthy natural decrease, as 
last year's produce was a drag in 
the market supplying a nation of only 
8,1 ),000. Now, however, it seems 
douhtl'iil whether thie stipulated num- 
ber will be reached. 

Phoebusi' uveszlllm, Globus, Ufa, 
Kino, Patria, Eco and Rex, all com- 
^lanics which made two or more jpic- 
tures during the past year, have not 
yet . started doing anything in 1938. 
Budapest Films, however, is sticking 
to its production schedule of six fea- 
tiir ifi the curent year.' Studio is 
likely to reap the benefit:o( the other 
companies' nervousness, which ' is 

robably exaggerated. Demand for 

ungariah pictures is very real and 
waiting to be supplied. 

Theatres have been bolstered dur- 
ing the last week by. the influx of 
provincials on the occasion of annual 
AiiSricultural Show. For the rest of 
the time they participatie in the gen- 
eral European slump. It is difTicuIt 
to judge at the moinent of what fur- 
ther results the political upheaval in 
central Europe.may have upon tow 
busine&s in Hungary. 



U. S. Pix m HoUand Siiotty 



The Hague, AiJril U. 
'Zola' (W.B) is still doing good 
business all over the country, with 
'Conquest' (M-GIT good second, in the 
key cities, as is '100 Men- and a Girl' 
(U), already in its third week at 
Tu^chinski, Amsterdam, which is 
unusual. 'Road Back' (U) is doing 
fair and is getting very good press 
notices^ 

Remarkable is the absolute flop of 
'Hurricane' (UA). Picture did a 
poor week at the City, Amsterdam, 
and a poorer' six days at the City 
here. Press-reviews are hurting this 
one. 'Stage Door' (RKO) has too 
much talk for . Holland (audiences 
are reading the titles and have hot 
ti to see what's happening). 
'Buccaneer* (Par) disappointed bit- 
terly. , 



Snappy Easter 
Weather Hypos 
All London Pix 



London, April 19, 
Sudden cold snap over the Eakter 
holidays had a marked effect on 
.Westend show business with every- 
body doing capacity.. Film trade 
was particularly good with flvie tre- 
mendous hits: 'Yank at Oxford,' 
'Jezel>el,' "Snow White,' The Druin' 
and 'Darnsel in Distress.' 

Suburban Cinema, business Js afr 
fected Iti spots by the Strike picket 
ing. 



JAPS PLAN PIC PROD. 
FOR FOREIGN MARKETS 



HAYANA-MAOE TALKER 
WITH LOCAL BANKROLL 



Havana, April 19. 

'Sucedio en la Haband" ('It Hap- 
pened in Havana') is the title of the 
tjllter now being made here for the 
Litia^ American market, Ramon 
P^'on,' Cuban director who chalked 
seviirat Mexican pics, is handling the 
production, and Luana Alcaniz and 
Ju-in Torena top the cast. Among 
thvi local talent arc Rita Montancr 
audi the comedy team of Federico 
■Pinaro and Alberto Garrido. 

Money ..syndicate is headed by Dr. 
O.scar Zayas, editor and publisher 
p[ AvancB, local atternooner. 

Spanish pictures are going to 
town here with three large de luxers 

>idlcated exclusively to first show- 
ings. Tealro Nacional, Teatrb Payret 
□ ml Verdun have contracts to,r show- 
inj of Mexican, Argentine nd 

l)anish pictures. 

The Mexicans have the edge and 
aie showing almost one weekly. 
Even the French pictures with 
Sp:inish titles are also getting atten- 
tion 3nd cutting down the profits of 
tho American fllmis that up to ai yeur 
■Ji > cornered the market. 



Tokyo, April 1. 
With the future of loreign picturies 
an uncertainty here, Jap producers? 
are hopeful of filling the gap, if such 
occursi through the production of Jap 
subjects with a foreign flavor. Half 
a dozen such films are already in 
work and more are in the pfling. 
Secret yen of the producers is that 
Ihey will prove good enough to ex 
port, thereby bringing back the extra 
coin which it takes to cover upped 
costs. 

Nikkatsu has already relea.sed its 
entry in the foreign mart derby and 
is ho ful of snaring a taker for 
America. Titled 'Hangan no Kara 
kiri,: the subject, is actually just an 
other version of 'Chushingura,' made 
several years ago by Shinko and sen 
to America at that.ti 

Towa Shoji's 'Peace in the East' 
'former title, The Path pi Oriental 
Peace'), has also been announced as 
intended for export, Toho Eiga, the 
producing organization for the "Toho 
chain, has started production oh 'I.a 
Symphonic Pastorale,' from Andre 
aide's novel of the same name. 

Shochi li also hopes to go places as 
the result of a ticup just made with 
the Italian, goodwill issi now 
visiting here, whereby Japan nd 
Itaiy will exchange film talent. 



NO BIG BUDGETS; 




Majors usy Huddlinf ' on 
roduction in England-^ 
Metro Undecided, WB 
Ditto— Par, 20th-Fox Will 
Probably Buy Required 
Films 



3-FOR-l FACTOR 



Hoyts-Snider-Deari Crash Tasmania; 
Awak G. U. Moves, Product Angles 



ile most rnajor companies still 
are Undecided about how much they 
will spend for production in Eng- 
land to fulfill quota obligations in 
first year of the new law's operation, 
sevelral a,re expected to round' oiit . re- 
quirements for $800,000 to $1,000,000. 
Many of the larger companies . will 
secure quota credits with two fea- 
tur costing. $225,000 each or there- 
abouts or one feature costing up- 
wards of 7S,000. 

To the three or more distributors 
having to obtain eight quota credit 
features, two features costing $375;000 
to $750,000 are' held entirely likely. 
This probably would apply to Metro, 
Paramount, Warner Bros, and 20th- 
Fox. 

Even if these features' produced .on 
English soil run overboard oh the 
minimum r uirement $.')75,o6o 
(necessary for' credit under the 
three-forTone clause), it is doubtful 
it the most elaborate lineup of quota 
pictures in the first year will ex- 
ceed $2,000,000.. Doubtful, too, if 
more than one company will reach 
that total. It is siniply not in the 
cards for ;the American producers to 
lay out more coin. 

Metro has made no pITicial esti- 
mate as -to what -will be spent in pro- 
duction to meet the British quota.' 
Ben Croetz remai in charge of the 
Metro, studios near London, .with 
Michael Balcon listed as producer. 
Recomrhendations of the two doubt- 
less will be considered by producers 
on the Coast'before • budget is lined 
up. 

Robert Ritchie, talent executive, 
and a director i etro's British 
subsid, is currently in New York 
and probably will figure in huddles 
in this country over proposed Great 
Britain producing plans. He is cred- 
ited with spotting many recent for- 
eign stars, signatured by Metro in 
the last 15 months. 

Paramount probably will know 
more about its quota plans after John 
W. Hicks, Jr,, confers in LCindon this 
month. Undcrsto that it will not 
try production on its own the first 
year pf .the quota, but will fill re- 
quirements by purchases of British- 
made features! 

Same is true of 30th-Fox. S. R. 
Kent and Walter ^J. Hutchinson are 
on the way to Paris and London 
sales, confabs. Decision on quota 
film expenditures and the entire 
setup will be better known after 
their parleys with company reps In 
England. 

Warner Br .-. doubtlo.^.sly will have 
a mpi-e definite idea on quota pro- 
ducini; costs 'following the forthcom- 
ing (Toast huddle with its foreign 
dcparlincnt - chief. 



English Arty Chain 



London. April 11. 
Elsie Cohen, formerly in charge of 
the Academy theatre; Oxford street, 
has bought the ritzy Berkeley thea- 
tre as nucleus, of' Great Britain's 
first chain of arties. Plans are for 
houses in key . cities throughout the 
sticks to run purely on Continental 
and normally uncommercial pictures. 
Half a dozen West End houses are 
kept going with European' product, 
and a certain demand has always 
been noted from big provincial cen- 
ters for entertainment outside nor- 
mal- run of Hollywood ' or ritish 
pr uction, 

Until now this demand has been 
met only by creation of local film 
societies, running spasmodic Sunday 
shows. 



Operator Strike 
Fails to Close 
London Theatres 



London, April 19. 

Strike of Electrical Trades Union 
bringing out cinema projection 
operators last, "Thursday (U) had no 
effect . on cinemas as the strikers 
were immediately replaced by mem- 
bers of rival union,- National Assn. 
of Theatre and Kinema Employees. 
It was obviously a struggle for 
supremacy between competing 
unions, with the exhibs recognizing 
the latter organization as the suit- 
able negotiating body for employees 
and: with whom the exhibs have 
operated a joi^nt conciliation board 
for the past thi;ee years. 

Exhibs are even now prepared to 
meet . strikers only through their 
joint boari^. lectrical Trades: Union 
refused to allow their meml>ers to 
start woirk at the Gainsborough 
studio.s, Islington yesterday ( on- 
day), holding up fllmization of 'Lost 
Lady.' 

Electrical Trades Union has re- 
ceived an ofter from the British 
Union of Fascists, stating its readi- 
ness to -assist in the fight with 'jewr 
ish bos.ses.' Jewish exhibs are 
actually in a small minority. 



Hot»art, Tasmani , April 2. 

Charl Munro, head man at 
Hpyts, at last has crashed into Tas- 
man! as a result of product con< 
cessions to Greater Union 'Theatr 
and the letter's theatre leasing deal. 
Papers were signatured last week. 
Now the trade is awaiting the next 
move of Norman B. Rydge to equal- 
ize the situation for O.UT. 

Pact i Tasmariia stipulates thai 
Hqyts and Snider-Deah, via its . 
National Theatres, will' take over' 
the Prince of \yales theatre, Hobart, 
and the Princess, ' at Launceston, 
from G.UT. In return, Hoyts gives 
G.U.T. product from' RKO and Co- 
lumbia. This gives Greater Union 
three theatres, instead of five. Hoyts 
drops the. plan to run the City Halla 
at Hobart and' Launceston. 

Inside talk is that G.U.T, acqui- 
esced to the rival Hoyts-Snider-bean 
combination because its seemed, the 
best way' to keep in check such a 
Strong competitor. 

Need that G.UT. has for additional 
product, also doubtlessly figured in 
the trahsacti This theatre 'circuit 
is credited with believing it wai 
better to have pictures from tha 
major companies (RKO, Columbia), 
even if two houses were turned ovei 
to the' opposition,, than, to try. -to 
buck Hoyts' strong array of features 
with its five theatres playing doubt- 
ful product much of the ti 



H. B. Warner'. Brit. Bid 

Hollywood. April" 19. 
-.irbert. ilcox, Britiiih producer. 
U nf','otiating with H; B. Wariter on 
J tivo-piclure deal lo get under way 
ill Ihe late spring. 



Gotta Be McCoy 

Vienna. April 11. ■ 
Illy legitimate applause will herc- 
j after resound throughout local audi- 
toriums, according to an edict issued 
by Eiwin Kcrber, director of the 
I State Opera, and Karl issuti, rep- 
j i'esenting.the Niitional Socialist JVIan- 
.ase.-ncnt Organization. 



Warner is wanted tor a spit in the I Announcement tersely .slated no 
— i'Kiuel— to 'V ietoriai— the— (S^reat;' — in-+-more— 'pai<J-gaHei-y-.appiauKe-foi— our- 



w'liicli he played with Anna Nea^le. 
•iM-1 for the forlhcoiiiiii.L! 'L:).iy 
H.jMiillju.' 



artists." Strict .orders have been 
i^iveii to usIiLMs to tUi'ow out an 
"su.ipoct in the p iy of a singer.' 



Embassy Club, London, ^ 
Purchased for $25,000 

London, April 12. 
Poulsen, Aaronson 8e Stocco have 
taken over the Embas.sy Ciliib. It 
was owned by Albert de Courville 
in 1920, when Martinus Poul.scn, one 
of the present owners, was head 
waiter. Aaronson wa.s at one lime a 
.saxophone player at the,clu,b. Later 
it passed into the hands ot Luiyi for 
a sum "said to be S.'!0,OnO, and two 
years later he sold it for $200,000, 
After having been luihed Into a pub- 
lic coiporatiOM; it earned over 



Holland Imported 499 

Features liast Year 

The Hague. April 11. 
Official figures of the National 
Board of Ccn.sois in Holland, show 
a dcciease in film imports during 
1M7. Holland im i ted. 499 features 
during the year (528 in 1936) and 

I, 6.')9 shorts (1,7 in 19.')C). Features 
came from: Americai 312; Germany, 
7."); England, 31; France, 45; Austria, 

II, and other countries, 14. Dutch 
production represented M features. 
Conipared with 1936 the nurnbcr 6t 
Arnerican pictures increased from 
290 to 312, but all other countries fell 
down. 

Board ordered 204 cuts in IIG feat- 
ures and banned 25 pictures, from 
which 10 were recensored and ad- 
mitted and 15 dclliiilivcly banned. 
Fioni those 15 eight were American, 
three English, One Austrian and 
three French. 



SNIDER WINDDIG UP 
U. S. PIC, LEGIT PEALS 

't«6n S. (Sam) Snider, of the Sril- 
der-Dean circuit and National The- 
atres in Australia, expects to - wind - 
up his conferences with home office 
officials. of major film.comp'anies this- 
week preparatory to shoving off for 
England next Wednesday (27). Sni- 
der, who is in the U. S. as goodwill 
ambassador for Aussie exhibitors 
and to arrange, film deals and book 
stage shows foe; hi.~, theatres, has 
huddled with every big cornpany 
excepting Parartbunt in the last 
three weeks. 

First confab with Par's foreign di- 
vision officials probably will be. held 
tomorrow (Thursday). Considerable 
interest attaches to this because of 
prospective pr uct deals and the- 
atre re-alignipents recently report- 
ed th progre in Australia and New 
-Zealand. 

Snider al.so plans to talk to John 
W. Hicks, Jr., Paramount's foreign 
department head, now in Europe, 
when he reaches L'>hdon. In the 
past week Snider i.s understood to 
have gone over several tentative 
pact.s for st.ii;e shows which ho will 
book for his extensive string of 
houses. 

After his visit to England, Snider 
plans to return to New 'York for fur- 
ther .conferences befpr- headi 
home. 



$500,000 in one year. 

L'Ttcst s'ule price 
$25,000. 



yiDOR BROS. IN U. S. 

Zoli idor and his brother Laci, 
Hungarian film technician.s, have ar- 
rived in New York for a short visit 
to line up American release for their 
new Hungarian filmusical. 'Roxy 
and, I-ier Wonder "I'carn' with O.scar 
Denes and Rosi Bar.sony. Picture 
is ba.sed upon the noted 'Vienna 
football team of that n 
— -B^^QihPrj. iijiwg — been— -a.s.soeiaie([ 
with the Cincs-Roma Studios. Tobis- 
S^sch.H. and tho IluiiiiL-a Studios in 
Budapest. 



Hawkshawing Films 



London, April 12. 

Latent addition to detective serv- 
ice operated by Kincmatograph 
Itentcrs' Society will be a fingerprint 
bureau. Part ot. the inspection de- 
pai'lmcnt's job is supervision of 
junking and tracking down illicit 
trading in. obsolete celluloid arid 
stills, and a Bertillon expert has of- 
fered to cooperate, in this respect. 

K.R.S. sleuths are mainly on- 
cerncd with checking on fraud.-- by 
exhibs and staffs, and roll is con- 
stantly being augmented, so that 
tvyice as many inspections were c;".r- 
ricd out in 1937 as three years prcvi- 
,ously. In last: -12 months,- the fiui 
.shoes covered 4(>5,0P0 miles of terri- 
tory, in Gvccit Britain, even using the 
airways to ircach remoter spots. 

K.n.S: elui the service s:ived 
many thousan s of pound.; for dis- 
ti ib., lci.-.t year, and also .contcnd.s ,ex- 
■mFTs-hrf^'r" im-Titsd'^tn ;TiN(rntTe~d;;~ 
U'clivc.i I'M' Ir^ickiiig dov/n stall, dc- 
ifilUllJ. ' " '' 



14 



VARIETY 



Wednesdaj. April 20, 1938 




9800 PEOPLE FROM 9 jlm TO 1 p.m. IN A 3600-SEAT HOUSE! 




in AVE, 44TM ST^ a good Bixth-mile firom entrance of New 8TH AVL, 43RD ST. Cops make traffic lanes through crowds waiting for "HER JllNCLE lOVT 
York Paramount the line forms for Monday show (5th at New York Paramount, a whole hlock away. Ever see a shot like this? 
day)of''NER)mLELOVL'' 




43RD ST. Only half a block more to wait before they mob lobby and wait 
another half hour to get their look-see at the first- jungle picture ever 
screened in Technicolor . . . 



GETTING CLOSER. It won't be long now before these boys and girls 
can do their waiting on Broadway. Pessimists. Blues singers. 
Becessionists. They can all learn a lesson here. 




BROADWAY AND THE NEW YORK PARAMOONT. Looks like election night. Boy, if the Para, 
mount only had rubber , walls. When New York ha8.a yen to see DOROTHY lAMOUR 
•ndRAYMIlUND go to town beneath thoee jungle stars. Wow! Keep moving there!!! 



HERE'S THE ANSWER I Hang this up in front of 
your theatre and then call the police traffic squad. - 
Paramount's got the crowd-getter of the year! '^^^ 



Wednesday, April 20, 1938 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 4, 15 



TEST PILOT 

Hatro-aoMwyh-Mayer release of Louis D. 
Lltctaton proUuctlon. Btan Clarfc Uublo. 
Myi'iia T^y, iiiieiicer Tracy: (eaturcg Lloitel 
Karrymore. Directed by Victor FlemlQg. 
OrlBlnal story by Frank Wcad; acrccnpliiy 
by Victor J.ovvronce and Wuldcinur YdunK; 
rJtnuiniinaii. lluy June; odltor, Tom Helil; 
niUHlnal dlreclur, Franz Waxman; ari, 
<;Adrlc ClbbKiis: montaee eftecLi, Slavlin 
Vorhaplcli. At (."npltol, N, Y., week April 
d], '39. BunninK time, 120 mins. 

Sim ■ Clark Cable 

Ann .Myrna J^uy 

(iunn'er Kpcncer Trai:y 

I>nik« Lionel Barryinora 

General Ituaa... i,., ..Samuel S'. Hinds 

I.anakii|y ...^ Marjorle Main 

J'ta ' .'Ted PearHoii' 

Mr.i. Ben ..Gloria Ilolden 

})HnRon. .Louis Jean Hcydt 

flarah' ...' -.Vlrerlnla Uroy 

Mabla .Prlscllla La^vson 

Mra.' Biirlon..'. ......Claudia Coleman 

Ur. Bartons ...Arthur Aylcsworth 



'Test Pilot' Js surefire box offlce. 
It's an actioher against a new ap- 
proach to tlie aviation theme, forti- 
fied, by a strong' romance. ' These 
ielements, plus the marquee appeal of 
Gable, Loy, Tracy and Barrymore, 
combine into a b.o. ' potential of 
above-average calibre. 

It runs two hours and could have 
been cut 10-15 minutes without 
ispoiling, yet some of the detail is 
sufflciently interesting, so that it be- 
comes at worst a minor shortcoming. 
The only other major note for cap- 
tiousness lies in the relatively minor 
assignment to Spencer Tracy who, 
riding a strong crest at the moment, 
will inevitably be highlighted in au- 
dience comment because of this 
^actot. 

•, Tracy Is Gable's ground aid— the 
Gunner. . Gable as a crack but arro- 
gant pilot is forced down on a Kan- 
sas farm, where Myrna Loy is intro- 
diiced as: a romance interest. Ensu- 
ing action, bsickgrpunded by ultra- 
modern aviation tests and experi- 
ments, pliis a military note attendant 
to the U. S. aviation service, vividly 
portrays the strong Loy-Gable ro-, 
mance. Her disposition to under- 
stand the peculiar ways of the men 
with wing.s. and the pilot's apprecia- 
tion of .this' understanding, which 
ultimately converts him Into a 
ground in.<;tructor to army flyers — 
plus the inevitable hbme-and-baby 
touch — have been artfully limned by 
director Victor Fleming. 

Megger has deftly skirted the 
choals of banality, and the one or 
two lapses into the ofT-the-cob 
cliches, are pardonable and almost 
unnoticed. One of them is Tracy's 
hittini; the bottle in that boardwalk 
Wheelchair scene, but that comes 
under cincmalic license and is really 
eclipsed by the major romance in- 
..terest. 

Three stars are capital In their as- 
•Ignments, particularly Gable, be- 
cause it's' a tailor-made role. Miss 
Loy more than satisfactorily sustains 
her end. Tracy's brushoR has been 
previously noted. Lionel Barrymore, 
featured, is comoetent, per usual, as 
are Samuel S. Hinds, Marjorie Main, 
I.oui.4 .lean Heydt and Gloria Holden 
in the only other assignments of any 
importance. - 

Slory bespeaks authority In detail, 
obviously exolained by the fact that 
Capt; Frarik Wead, who authored the 
original, has had practical aviation 
background, Vincent Lawrence and 
Waldemar Young's scircenscript is 
hot only pxoert cinematurgy as a 
celluloid dramatic motivation, but 
their dialog is oft brilliant. Louis D. 
Llghton's. production Investiture is 
Ultra. Among the technical credits, 
Slavko Vorkapich's montage effects 
.are extraort^inary in their realism. 

Because of the hazardous kevnote 
of the b.n.<!i(; story structure. Metro 
has justiflably seen ilt to preface the 
yarn with a double explanation; one, 
that this asnect of experimental avia- 
tion has naught to do with the 
present-dav safety of passenger avia- 
tion, and. two. while the U. S. A. co- 
operated on the flight stuff, the na- 
ture of military maneuvers perforce 
necessitates much actual secrecy in 
aeron!<uti'"<l te.'jt. flights. 

While the military sequences are 
icasual. 'Test Pilot' Rives the Ameri- 
can air at-macla a nice buildup as an 
Itnposinir array of highly efficient 
war bird!!. Abel. 



of the public enemies and, of course, 
the girl, Jane Wyman. 

While Brown's efforts at comedy 
will undoubtedly please those who 
like Brown's efforts at comedy, they 
are as routine as the film itself. Kurt 
Neumann's direction moves ^ every- 
thing along' at a speedy pace. There 
is plenty of action jammed Into the 
weak farce. Film winds up with 90 
mile per hour chase involving about 
a do7.cn cars, all but one of which is 
wreckedWhcn' Brown tosses tear gas 
bombs into the windows. The last, 
also wrecked, is forced into the river, 
and the stolen money, lOOG's re- 
covered. 

Both (the late) Lyda Robert! and 
Barbara Pepper portray the .popular 
conception of gangster's molls. - Alan 
Baxter and Joseph Downing are 
routine badmen. Alison Skioworth 
provokes a few laughs with her 
caustic remarks about Brown. 



STATE POLICE 

T'nlvei-nnl reiense of Trem Carr pro- 
dl)i:ilon. I'Vailnre!*' John KIne. Wllllnin 
l.uiidtgAn, David Oliver. Larry Blake, Con- 
atmro Moore. Directed by 3o!m Rawlins. 
.Slory and M-reenplay ■ by ^leorffO, Wacgner. 
At Centnil. ^{. Y., iluni, week April 15, ' . 
ftunnlpK lime; Ul inlns,. 

Sr^i-Rpant Dan Fi-ewcott John KInR 

Prlv.ite Sinllli Wllllnm Lundlgan 

l-fcl'>n Even;! .Constance Moore 

'('ri;;;.'er. Mii;;ce :. Larry tllake 

Chnrlle.! fajrcll llnrDonald 

(Mrpftral Duffy ■ David Oliver 

J'lv.-i rM .Ted Oaborn 

Colonel, fliirk..'.. Pierre Wntkln 

TUiKh^s.. .Ouy TTHher 

.f*)Mitnlti HiilMien'.l Charles Wllsion 

r'oiifltKble- HlKrTln.H ...Kdrty Waller 

Tatmer ', Sam Flint 



Latest contribution to racketeer- 
ing school of screen dramas brings tio 
light three people who should go 
places given halt a chance; They are 
David Oliver, ex-newsreel camera- 
man for . Universal who was sighed' 
after two comedy bits in the news- 
reel; Larry Blake, an Intense gang- 
ster type, and William Lundlgan, 
radio announcer from Syracuse. 
N. Y., grabbed by U's eastern talent 
scouts about .nine months ago. All 
three surmount story implausibillties 
and shifbby opportunities. Picture 
will dp secondary dual, spoils where 
they crave action. 

Trouble is the slory, a Jumpy se- 
quence of events \vhen simplicity 
and direct concentratiort on the cen-- 
tpal characters was essential. Glar- 
ing illustration is the crash of a 
speeding auto into a lake, with one 
man handcuffed a-nd the other 
wounded. The escaping gunman is 
shot down and left to ' drown, but 
both escape to figure in the later, 
fireworks. U's too much even for 
western fans. 

'State Police* begins as sort of a 
gloriflcation of hat branch of the 
gendarmerie, but soon develops into a 
typical gangster story. There is an 
attempt, to show that the miners in 
a coal town are flghting a racket, but 
it all simmers do'vn to gangster ter- 
rorism., with the sihooth chief, coun- 
try cabaret,' and otl.er ' trimmings." 
Fable builds suspens< and swift acr 
lion' when given a break. 

Besides the men, Constance 'Moore 
ohotographs well, but hasn't enough 
in the Dicture to. indicate future 
orobabilities. J. Farrell MacDonald 
is smothered .in a minor character. 
Support is topped bv Ted Osborn, 
Guy Usher and Eddy Waller. 

Wear. 



WIDE OPEN FACES 

<^.»lumblrt r-'l.\Tiie of DavM Tj, Lnpw pro- 
^ijcrion. St. 'IPS J«io JC. Itrown. Kcutiirt^H 
T.yl-i. RobiMii, Alison SltlpworMt. .Inne 
AVyhiaii. nhf'ftf*'! li/ Kurt Koumrtnri. 
.£i..-r-juiii>lay l».v, Kurle Siicll. (^liironre Mn't*U'«. 
J-i^ m^»*lnw.' hn.«r»d on orl'plnnl by niniiin-il 
l'l.>urn<>y: riMItloiml tllnlojf,. Pnl f. I'H-k. 
<'.iiiiMii. Voffcl; oilKor. 

Octlv(i»; ,mti>*l illreolor. Dr. Jlupo Rlc^^•Ml- 
f-»H. .M .M. y.y week April u. 'aa. 

Iliinnlii>; llin<«. I>T nilns.. 

Wtlhur M'*'*^-' i.Joo "Pi. "nrown 

>t-»U.v Miiiiln Jane "Wyinnn 

A unit 4 ;..!..* . Allunn Kkii> worth 

Kniy ....I.<yfla nolt«»rH 

Tjiiy AInn llaM'T 

P. T. 'I).H' I :::i'n Lurlon T.lUI'Mli'I.I 

Sh-fiilT SUlHPy T-'lt^-r 

Mr. i'l i A*rni<l! , i^rlon Cli'ir.-hlll 

H-IU Ilarbnrn ri'i>'>'T 

Slc*(i'li ..J6.»'»i»li Downing 

Duk.s V. r,.:SUnIoy Fi-^Ms 

M:\ Sriiulu. Horaco Muriili}- 



HEART OF ARIZONA 

Parnmrnint r«Mcnfe of TTorrjr Shermnn 
pioilurUoi). FenLiii-<«s Wllllnni RoytL IJt- 
rect*»(I by TjPHley Si'lfmOf^r. Srroeniday «nrt 
(llnlos- by Nonnnn l(ou<''.iin; from nn orlfrl- 
nal by (.'laronce V.. MiilTord In Rioun of 
IloimliinL; CuhhIOv jttorios; raniora. Rnit- 
.-'^ll Tliiilim. At fVnirnl. .V. Y.. duiil. week 
AiM'li ITi, '::ft. nuitnlikic lime. n8 inlns. 

>liM):i|on Ot. illy Wllllain JtnyA 

U'irwlv «^(*(trg6 llnyps 

I.'|i-l;v UushpM Il:iv«lcn 

nu"k I'ft^rn John flllloU 

Arti'* Billy Kink' 

Uolt'» Sinir...,; "atullo Moorlir-oH 

.Tn.n"""n*' SCUT Domlhy Short 

n.'in I'Jnvo 'fKU\t-n f'h.iMO 

Shorltr H:»vvl.*v ^ John Wowh 

TrimniT U'iithWr r.inc rhnnrtlor 

•TwlHior' i;eo MacMiihpii 



Miniature Reviews 



•Test Pilot' (M-G). Destined 
for above-average grosses. 
Gable, Loy, Tracy, Barrymore 
for the marquee. 

'State Police' fU). Racke- 
teer-cops meller of duaiiiig pro^ 
portions. 

'Heart of. .Arizona' (Par). 
Latest in Ilopalong Cas.iidy 
broncho series a surprise action 

•Go Chase Yoar.wU' (RKO). 
Joe Penncr farce should do 
oke in the duals on strength Of 
family trade and kid dravy'. 



the rustlers to justice. Natalie Moor- 
head as the wronged ranch woman 
supplies a colorful' character, biit 
should, drop' the .English, accent for 
such a role. Dorothy Short; a new- 
comer, is passably gond in the vonn/!- 
er romantic part. Leo M.icMahoh 
clicks in a heavy villain character. 
John Beach. Lane Chandler and John 
Elliott head the support. 

Lesley Salander's direction Is sur- 
prisingly smooth, considering the in- 
predicnts. while Norman Houston's 
dialog rih-rs true. Russell. Harlan's 
camera catches the mountain land- 
.scapc okay, and is especially effective 
in action closo-up.s. 

Pirture stacks up well with others 
in this group. Wcor. 

Uiider Western Stars 

( ITH SONGS) 

Republle rctenso. of Snl Slecel produc- 
tion. Slnr« Uoy TlO^rers and Smiley Hur- 
nelto. Directed by.Tue l\ani\ Slory, Dor- 
rell aiirt Stunrt "Mc'lownti; KCrepiipliiy. tito 
Mrflownnj* anil Bi'lly -TlurhrlilBe: cninera- 
nian, Jack. Mario: a>n^!*. .Tnck Lawrence. 
Peter TInturln. . f'bnrlcji .no:)n(T. "Jobnny 
Mi^rvln and Kddte Clierkose. Reviewed In 
projerllon room. N. Y., April H, ' ngii- 
nln^ lime, fl."! mlna. 

Toy RoEera Roy 'Ro.lcrB 

Freer .Smiley Biirnette 

I'Tleunor ;.. Carol Huahea 

Rfanl^ rity Foiir.. .Thomjielves 

J''alrbnn'(tt. . . .'. .Oiiy ITaher 

Marlowe. 1'oin f'liatfcrton 

nichnrds Kcnn»fl> Harlan 

Andi-ewji.. ....Allien f'haFe 

.■Senator Wilson "I . IJr.in.lon Di-ach 

Mayor r.lijcfl T-^arle. Dwiro 

.Mr.f. WIlHon .lean .Fowler 

Mrji. Marlowe Don Clemant 

.•Jcullv.. : Dli-k Flllnlt- 

T.nrklii ; ; .Miirr .rn rMt,h 

Trem'''lne. .' -. . .' . . .Cb.trleH Wbllnker 

Phftrlff '. . . . , ..r.irk Rockwell 

Dopu.y l^etc l<*r.inklo Marvin 

Apparently it cost some coi , but 
Republic got away from the norm 
and produced a western that Is dif- 
ferent. In addition to being enter- 
taining, it's plausible sage stuff that 
will hold the adult mind as well as 
the credulous kiddie.^!. Add to fore- 
going 'presence of new star, Roy 
Rogers, a cinch b.o.'cr, timeliness of 
utility company theme for exploita- 
tion, sensible miisic, plau.sible Action, 
and the answer is a western amon.g 
westerns. Definitely an improvement, 
but limited because of the cacti stig- 
ma. Title displays lack of .iiriagina- 
tion. 

In. Roy Rogers producers present a 
cowboy who looks like a wrangler, 
is a looker, an actor and a singer. 
Pushed into a quick starring spot 
aCter only a couple of appearances as 
supDorter, he lives up to every exr 
pcctalion, and then some. His appeal 
to fcmme mob can also be counted 
upon. Walks away with the film 
despite presence of Smiley Burnette 
and Carol Hughes, and other good 
supports.. End of year will find 
Rogers firmly embedded in draw 
flrmanient. 

Unlike majority, mu.sic and com- 
edy situations are'- injected with 
rhyme and rea.son, besides being 
pleasant to the ear. Hurl. 



assjciation in a nearby town. He is 
given a letter of introductiun and Is 
intercepted by the outlaw gang by 
mistake while on hij- way to pick it 
ui?. Leader of the brigands recog- 
nizes his likeness, .wllchcs clothes 
and goes to pick up the money hinv- 
self. He is uncovered by. the bank 
head as a fraud, who i.s killed for his 
pains. Outlaw leader, is mistnkt-n 
for Livingstone as he leaves the bank 
by a window. Mi.stakcn identities 
finally uncovered for roundrup of 
the criminals. 

Jack MulhDil plays the part of n 
doctor who figures prominently in 
the- final capture. J/fax Terliune ij.sis 
a dummy and a ventrilbquist act 'for 
a few l.-\ughs. Photography .okay, as 
is spund. 



GO CHASE YOURSELPj 

(WITH SONG) 

RICO releaaa oC Itobert KIrik iiroductlonv 
Slnra Joo I'i'nnor. L'c.iturea l.ticllt^ hall, 
lliLliurd Lane, June TravN, Kul-1, 
Tfnn Kennwly." Dlrcctcl hy lOIw.ir'l l'\ 
cihii'. Si ivcn|il,iy liy V w\ V iwlir.. . Ort 
(iniiiot from Klory hy W.'alliT O'Ke.f.i; 
auPK, Hal ItaVnor: i-,.ini"rn. .1 ii*k M.f.*- 
Kttn/.l(!.. I'revle.wcd In I'r.iJiM-tl.in Ftuiiiii, 
.N. y., April lli, '3!^ Kuiiiiiii.{ llnirt, T« 
nitna. 

Williilr Meely Tii.j .Pei'in.^r ■ 

I'nnil Meely I.ii.ill.. |;ill 

.hiilUli l;>anlelH. I tine Tr..\ la 

N'alla. :U'h u>l i, iii.» 

i I'liunt rierre : frir.? I-'i'lil 

)i'e-i;ox ■. . . .'r.^iii ivJiut," ly 

ll.xlllilay i;i';iiiviii'' i:ai.'« 

Frank; . .'. .liralloy IMK* 

Danlela. , or,i-:;i) irviiiir 

Warden. . '. Arlliiir Slona 

Nl'len; hirk f.Mi'aim 

I'oUce ChleC l<'i'-uiik Al. Tlioini« 



Routine writing, directing and actr 
Ing marks this rowdy B comedy 
which is strictly for dual bills. Film 
U rather on the corny side. 

In search of missing loot every 
public enemy In gangland moves into' 
a wayside inn operated by Jane 
Wyman apri her aunt, Alison Skip- 
-worth— -T-ht?— bad- men— are- flll-Qi't - 
witlcd by U"c poor but honest Joi E. 
,Br.>wn. oorlriyin? a not overbri'lhl 
S'Jda joiM;ei-. For his efforts he winds 
up Willi the reward for the capture 



'Heart of Arizona' contains more 
rugged action and gunplay than most 
recent Hopalong Cassidy yarns. 
Otherwi.^ it follows the usual pat- 
torn— '.ho cattle ru.sllers wronging an 
innocciit person and: Bill Boyd com- 
in.!? to the rescue. Plot kills off the 
allraclive tcmme lead, who is rapidly 
falling for Hopalong. That was a 
mi.stake, and gives a wry .ending. 

.■>w cactus story shows a ranch- 
woman relurning to her' old horrie- 
.jtead after being railroaded to five 
.vears.in pri,>;nn. The .«;hc;riff attempts 
to di.-;.-!iiadc her. but good old Hoppy 
shows him the light and thereafter 
he ioin.^ forces. A bright twist' is 
given l)y using a fancy brand gag to 
catch Ihp i ii.illcV.-; red-handed. Mur- 
der at 20 p.icos removes the sheriff 
fi-Om Ihp .scene ,md brings a bristling 
,';un ballle. Plot has the feminine 
r:\nch owner wade right into the 
direct lire from bla/iiig rifles 'o( the 
nistlers, and nn equally absurd. res- 
cue by Ho|)|)y. 

Biyd is even a lillle more virile a.s 
C-i.-:.?idy. . Hii.-;.-;cU Hayrton again is 
.•:iicce>!.stully ca.-<t a.-; Luckv. while 
Ce'iric Hiiyo.< return.'; to the .series 
-OS— W.ndv^.as Kopny-s— sidekick, pjid 
the "Id-timer. H;ivf>.s' prcsmce adds 
111!' humor and rcali.tm wh'ch va.stly 
holn.i the vclii(:Ir>.' illy King makes 
a b':>>''isli assistant in the plot to bring 



WAJAN 

('Son of a Witch') 

Tomniins. Inc., rctenae of Dr. Frisleiick 
Dalshclni-Vlctiir n-iron Voii IMe-isnii exiii-- 
dltlon. D'lrrctcil. by .Wn.llei* KploH, riinilor 
of 'Itnir. MiiHeuin'. Amiieii' lcnt.>.| by IT-leb 
Uay, povernor freneril. and Siil".i; nadve 
east picked from fainllli'a In Kiiv.-^riiiiiniil 
service. Snntb ' n'nil ; oi-lnlnnl naKve rfrnvo 
hy WelfpHoe 7."ller. At r;:ii.iij-, N. V.. 
r.larllnE April 10, '38. Kunnliig time. 711 
mliia. 

The" Witch. ...Niidonk 

Son of Ibe WIlili ...Wiijan 

Tlla .^iwCeOienrt. Sari 

Tier Father. ; , , .-..T.oiulm.i 

find of Ooo'l n-ii-^n-: 

God ot Rt'll. . ItiuiKda 



{'Natl ialog with Enc/Ush titles) 
Add another to the string of 'goona 
gnona' native pictures^ not any. 
slower than some predeccs.sors> and 
possibly more authentic. By employ- 
ing tlie 'son of a witch' alternalive 
title and exploiting its. sensational 
angles, 'Wajan' possibly will get sub- 
stantial money in grind houses. Sci- 
entific worth and entertainment 
value are in sam« class as others of 
its ;lk. 

Pl.iit moves along faifly. easily for 
such a semi-travelog subject. Na- 
tives occasioally mutter a few words, 
btit. they're lost in the humdrum hap- 
penings. Fable is one of those in 
which the native s?perstitIon about 
an uj^ly. witch producing a curse on 
the village causes all. (he rumpus. 

Native beaut.v bearing the tag of 
Sari looks 'well wheti she . smiles;. 
LombOSj as the father, is entirely a 
stolid, non-committal .characteriza- 
tion. Nobody around in cast worth 
using again even in an expedition 
film. 

Production has the usual semi- 
nudity Of the dusky queens, but a 
fairly open bathing serene is cut to 
little more than a flash. DancInT the 
'Legong' proves to be a lame affnir. 
Roectacle of a young girl, strinned to 
the waist, teaching youngsters to 
nerform the oueer dance steps is dif- 
ferent if nothing else. 

Photogijinhy is fairly good ronsld- 
eripw ouantity of camera wo'-if done 
outdoors. Wear. 



The Vol{;a Boatman 

(FRENCH MADE) 

.T. TT. TTolTliertr relense of ^fllo nrinlilcl Ion. 
Dirccl'-il bv . Vlrtdlnilr Strli'liewskv. .*;lorv 
end fiilitptation. Joaenti ICcMnel and riiiil 
TtrlnRiilcr; inualc, Mliiinel T.ovlii.^. At 
Soiilre. N. Y.. week April II, M.S. Ruli- 
nliiR (Ime. S2 nilns. 

Vhillme Ror/.Ine ..P*"rre m.n«ehnr 

Viilkoff •. f:li;irl"ii V.Mi'l 

T.vilia Jorfi ....^ VerH K.irene 

Kirn.. Iiiklllnoir 

f'liliiii.el Jore ne.jrCi'H I'rli.iir 

Llrolnka. '. Alinoa I.abry 



Joe Penner's starrer is a B issue, 
aimed at the duals where it'll do a 
modiciun of biz. Appeal will, be 
limited to the adults who like Pen- 
ner,. and that means family trade, 
with the kids counting up heavily. 

It's a farce with no musical flavor- 
ing other than a' wisp of singing by 
the comedian. Penncr plays his 
usual type of childish, feather-, 
brained fellow. Supporting cast ia 
trifle abler, in the aggregate, and 
stronger than usually encountered i 
dualers. 

Star is a gaga bank teller who un- 
willingly tips off some satc-splittera 
that the bank uses its imprcssiva 
vault for a front and hides the coin 
somewhere else at night. It's rifled 
and the teller, who's asleep in front 
of his house in. a motorcss trailer 
he's won in a raffle, later gcta 
lugged along in his contraption be- 
hind the sedan of the fleeing thieves. 
Cops are trailing and the trailer 
(with Penner) is taken to. elude 
suspicion. 

Follows a series of. diverting epi- 
sodes of Penncr constantly and uiw 
(Continued on page 25) 



Commercial Films 



Steel— Man's Servant 

(IN COLOR) 

Produced by Roland Roed producllona, 
Willi Uutlcn, Oorlon, Dunlino & Uatiorn 
advertl.<iliig ufTeiicy acting an aupervlaor fur 
I', a. Steel Corp. Releaaiiig linn not .vt. 
Narrated by I'MwIn C. Kill. Suprrvlaed by 
rii:irlcs M. Underbill. bcaJ ot li.js.i). & (>. 
Illm dopiirlmrnt; editor, neraard l^oflua; 
'x.-iira and music by Itobcrt Arinhruater; 
iiiualc.ll conaultant, Vlttorlo (ilupnlnl; cam> 
era. Cliaa. 1". Doylo. I'rovlowed it Wiildorf- 
Aalorla. N. Y., April 13, 'Hi, KuiinliiK 
lliiio, as mine. 



OUTLAWS OF SONORA 

Repiiltllc pniiltii-llfin and rele;i)irt; l''.^-il urea 
Hob l.lvinirHliine. It;iy I'.ti rli;riii. M:ik 'r.ir- 
liiine. DIrc'-C'il by ' :.'iji-i:e .<liei in-m, S'l-ri-fn 
pliiy by Jt'-Uy ItuibrH;;.' mi l K.liiiiiinl K.-Ls., 
from i>ll;;iniil by lii-ity I'.nrblld','...- i'lif't 
on i-ll.'ir.icl'*r:l rn-illi.il liy Willliiiil ('. -M 



(Tn French: with fngli.'ih title.^) 
Made In France with Russian and 
French talent, English titles being 
superimpo.sed for the Arnerican mar- 
ket, 'Volga Boatman" doesn't measure 
up to the ability of those who exe- 
cute it. Long and borcsomely slow, 
this French-made Is further h;infli- 
cappcd by a set of vory poor tilli'.';. 

Dealing with prn-Kijvolijtioii.iry 
riiiys in Riis.sia and \hp .s.id lot of Ihe 
boatmen who ])ull cr.-ift up the 'Volg.-i, 
the scenario spollii;hls the misfor- 
liincs of an .irrn.y oflicT who.se love 
for the rolonol'.^ ife costs him 



This virtually is a blow-up of the 
material in U. S. Steel one-reel Tech- 
nicolor subject. Comparison of two 
pictures, however, makes it obvious 
that this one was made flrst and best 
shots edited out of it for the singU 
rccler, with a few changes, new nar- 
ration and score. 'Steel— Man's 
Servant' is about the most : interest- 
ing scientic,, cducatiolial subject in 
color. yet contrived for the .screen. 

Though the piibture seldom bores 
because of dexterous way in which 
varied processes in steel manufac- 
ture-have been dovetailed, it obvi- 
ously is too long for average theatre 
consumption. However, it's prima- 
rily designed for educational institu- 
tions, societies and the iron and steel 
dealers field. In such category the 
.scope of the subject will be terrific. 
Film also will be okay in typical 
steel towns throughout the nation, 
and it is the intent ot sponsors to 
offer- it to cxhibs in these places.- 

This iour-rcel feature goes into 
fairly- comprehensive detail in show- 
j ing how steel is turned out. .Shows 
moving of iron ore in Great Lakes 
steamers, the molten metal and firial- 
1 ly the- completed blazing hot ingola 
I from which train car wheels, axles, 
' pipe.-, wire and olhcr articles ar 
Jllustratcd in the making. aar. 



i)o„:ii.i.- i.-iMiou-rai.i,v. -^''bi'--.. In: ficrlv. Hi< is roiisigiicd to the boat- 

I'ro!/''"l on Koum. .\<-iv* !•» k. Anil J l, .H. ■ , . . . -i > i t n -i i i 

i:iii>i,i.,-f tini.-. .-.s inliM. liP'i.'iini,' .l)M;!;idi\ but through l;ilr>r 



liioy ]{r-iii.i^' 

'rnr.^in Siiillli. . 

I.ulliiby .iii-illii. 

nr. M.irlln 

I .\-.;wl 

|Mi.<-i l:iM-k.. 

M.Kil.-i 

ShiTift Ti-Jisk.'. 

-.I:in<. 

rici-.-.. 

'("buy... 

.Sllin 

'-Ill iHl"!'. ....... 

.vii-k . 

I'ei.i 



!ib r.iviiik-ii.'in- 1 f-irciiinsl.-iiicos. iiotiibl.v a y;)<-ht fire 
.Hiy i .iiii-.;in fiom whirl) onlv the «ir! Cicapes, he 
. .M IV r-'rhnii'- ....... 



;..J:|i-l< .Millhfill 

■. Dii-i .ll-irl.-in 

..Pi'.in .Iiivi-f 

.-il-lii.i I'llllffo 

*r.iiii l.'iii I'ln 

':iiil:i Itlih 

. . . . IC (Will .MnlilTlU 

l;;il|ili l-"ler»>. 

. . . .1 >!;;■. I "heMbro 

.... l-'i:ilik I-iftiie 

. . . . ..I ii-k lil.triiin 

..\l-|-iill Mul.'ijlliiick 



'Outlaws of .Soiiora' Is another in 
the Three Mcsquilccrs sciies. It's 
suil.ible fare for the action-loving 
localities, and will more than satisfy 
jilve fans. In tlii.s Bob Livingstone 
plays a dual role, being b:)lh leader 
of the trio on the side of law and 
order, and major domo of the oppo- 
sition. He plays bjlli purls equally 
well.. 

Direction ha."; qivon it ^ p.ncp which 



gcl.s somewh;it of a break 

.Scenario bv Jo.seph Kn.ssell. who 
wrote iivcrl.iiig.' is Ivpically for- 
pign but fill- fi-otn brilliaiit ?s pro- 
duced b.v ilo-Film. Pniil ringiiii-r 
workod Willi Kes.sol on the story, do- 
ing the dinlog. and 'Vl.Tdimir Slri- 
chew.sky. Riissian director, piloted 
the action. The love .scenes are 'inlv 
modor.ilr-lv imprt.s-iivi; na- lirindlcd. 
thoii"h llio leads. Piiirre -Blanchar 
,Tnd Vcr.T KOvone, are very romDelent 
arli.sls. P.!;ui(-hnr wa-! in the Frcnf-h- 
made 'Life D;incps On.' .while -M,i.ss 
Knrcne is nf Ihe Cnmedie Fr.inr.-iisp. 
Oliver rr" l)or< of the est "-'lo .shine 
brilli.ihlly a>'ninst the shoddy malc- 
riiil are Inkiiinoff. ntcd nnsv-i.-in 
chnrnclor ,?c)or, nnrl C:i>'>rln.-: Vr>nfl. 
.Iff the Dl;ivhov. nonr"" Prifiiv f^'-'vs 
the army colonel steadily and e/Tcc- 

livMy.' 

The nliologr.iDhy Uy not alwnvs 
but tlii' .shols obl.Tined of llv 



never allow.-., Iho m-M m l.o l-i'i, pro- 1 'Vol".!, the bnalnu-n .-ind Ihr- otlcr 

vi Ing a slc'id'y divt ot chase:;, le;id- biicki/roimtls are .ni!.|i >nli("illv - .jm- 

to. s-siii g and kiiur klo-t hro^-liicj fo r th e nrcsri vc. .Sc^ro i n flnfln -^ yi,-.;,,, of 

ciilire runoff. .T,.'ivo iiitL-re.slTs con- TTio niinihr-r iinniorl.-ilizir\^~nr''TrrT^ 

spiouous by its ;ilj.i;'iu-i!. Ijiving.--lone men of tli<» Vol-i.-i -i-; ii'>ll -i ;' b t-'-- 

is as.iigned to Ir.in.^poil -i hiinfll'; of froiin-J '•iiinboi'o by a Uu.-;-:i--i" ••• n^v 

i'cash from a bank to a catllcineii's ci^scinblc. 'ii'ir. 



MEN MAKE STEEL 

(IN COLOR) 

U. S. steel Corp. ha.s turned out 
about the most dramatic scienlilic 
picture many cxhibitoi's win play all 
year. This one-reel, first-hand 
glimpse at the inside of a vast steel 
plant has been extraordinarily exe- 
cuted, .Technicolor crews going right 
inside Big Steel subsidiary plants 
for many scenes. A sure bet audi- 
cnce-pleaser in thousands of Uvca- 
tros. if properly presented. 

Aside from the initial credits on 
the film, the only reference to U. S. 
Steel is once in the narration, and 
it won't bother the average specta- 
tor. In the brief space of eight or 
Mine minutes, the story ot steel ii 
related with dramatic swiftness. 
The prcrequiisitcs for cnterlainmcnt 
never have been lost sight of. An 
example is the spectacul.'ir pyro- 
technic display wheii an electric torch 
strikes, a .steel plate and lalor when 
the. huge Bessemer converters pro- 
duce a Roman candle eirccl. 

Producers have deliberately sub- 
dued scientific iispccl.s to emohasize 
the dramatic and colorful. Typicil 
of this are the shots of Uw. Radio 
flily building's. Ihi; gigantic Oakland 
liiiy bridge and a Santi Ke .strc.nin- 
lincd Iraiii (done in Technicolor) to 
show u.ses to which .steel i.s put. 

K.spei t niuslc;il solliiii' hy Hobert 
Annbrustcr. v/illi the rii'l of Villorio 
■(^Tfnnriiii.^hpttjhtrns— thir— sirni . tntjlr- 
Kd-A-ii) C;. Hill, vi't rommcnl.iloi'. ha-i 
iiii-niMr ill fine of hi.s inor-; ver.s:iLil<j 
jijDi drscribing the episoJos. t'ur. 



VARIETY 



Veilnesday, April 20, 19.1« 




with 



and 



THE DEAD- 
END KIDS STr 



Something 

New to 
Remember 



Tougher than ever.V 
Billy Halop • Bobby Jordan 
Leo Gorcey ^Gabriel Dell 
Huntz Hall • Bernard Punsley' 




By! 



HUMPHREY 

BOGART 

GALE PAGE 

Directed by LEWIS SEILER > Music by Max 
Steiner • Screen Play by Crane Wilbur 
and Vincent Sherman • From a Story by 
Crane Wilbur~*~ A First National Picture" 



Wednesdaj, April 20, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



17 



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{For information of theatre and film exchange bookers. Variety presents a coynplete chart of feature releases of all the American dtstributtug companies fpf 
the current quart ly period. Date of the jevtetus as given in Varikty and the tunning time of prints are included.) 

. " COPTBIGHT. I9SI. BY VABIETT, INC. ALL BIGBT3 BESEBVED ^ 



WEEK 
OF 
BBLEASI 



TITLB 



raODUCEB 



DISTBIB. 



TTPE 



TALENT 



DIBECTOB 



TIME 

RUNS. 



WHEM 
BEVIEWBO 
BY VARIETV 



•/4/3I WIFE OF GENEBAL LING John Stafford. GB Drama 

SPIBIT OF rOVTH Lew Colder GN Action 

-,5J£5^?Ji?«i''?° - "arry. Rapf MGM Musical 

WHEBE WEST BEGINS Maurice Conn Mon» Western 

THE BUCCANEEB c. B. de Mille Pmr Drama 

SNOW WHITE AND SEVEN DWABFS Walt Disney BKO Cartoon 

DOUBLE DANGEB Maury Cohen BKO Meller 

.■^-.ilH.TflPf PABADISE. Harry Sauber Bcp Comedy 

INTEBNATIONAL SETTLEMENT 20th (Oik Drama 

GOLDWYN FOLLIES S. Goldwyn UA Musical 

MIDNIGHT INTBUDEB Trcm Carr U Meller 

BLONDES AT WOBK Bryan Foy -WB Comedy 



S/11/38 



G. Jones-A. Benn 
Joe Louls-C. Muse-E. M. Harrli 
r. Briee-A. Jones-J. Garland 
3. Bandall 
F. Mareh-F. Gaal-A. TamlreS 

P. Foster-W. Bourne-D. Meek 

P. Reean-P. Singleton 
C. Bomero-V. Fleld-I. I4taf 
E. BerEcn-Zorlna-A. Menjoa 
B. Reed-L. Hay ward 
B. MacLdne-G. Farrell 



Ladisluus Vajda 
Harry Fraser 

E. L. Marin 
J. P. McGowan 
C. B. de. ill* 

Walt Disney 
Lew Landeri 
John H. Aucr 

E. Forde 
Geo. Marshall 

I. Lubin 

F. McDonald 



LITTLE MISS BOUGHNECK W, MacDonald Col Com-Rom 

CATTLE BAIDERS H. L. Decker Col Western 

. OF HUMAN HEABTS 3. Considine. Jr. MGM Drama 

MT OLD KENTUCKY HOMB £. B. Derr Men* Com-Dr 

SCANDAL STREET Par Par Comedy 

CHECKEBS John Stone tOtk Rom-Com 

ADVINTUBES OF TOM SAWTEK D. O. Selznick UA Com-Dr 

FOBBIDDEN VALLEY Henry Macraa U Outdoor 

KID COMES BACK Bryan Foy WB Drama 

DABEDEVIL DBIVERS , Bryan Foy WB Action 



8/18/38 



WIDE OPEN FACES I David Loew CoT Comedy 

THE GIBL WAS YOUNQ GB GB Com-Dr 

A YANK AT OXFOBD Michael Balcon MGM Comedy 

PAINTED TBAIL Rdbert Emmett Men* Western 

BIG BROADCAST 'U H. Thompson Par Musical 

BBINGING UP BABY Cliff Reid BKO Rom-Com 

BABONESS AND BUTLER Ray Griffith tOtk 'Rom-Dr 

GOLD IS WHEBE YOU FIND IT Sam Bischoff WB Outdoor 



E. Fellows-L. Carrill* 
C. Starrett-D. Grayson 

W. Huston-B. Bondl 
E. Venable-G. Blchardi 
L. Ayres-L; Campbell 
J. Wi(hers-S. Erwin-U. Merkel 

T. Kelly-M. Robien 
N. Beery, Jr.-R. Barrat ' 

W. Morrls-J. Travis 

D. Pnrcell-B. Boberta 



Aubrey Scotto 
Sam Nelson 
larcnce Browa 

L, Hillyer 
James Hogan 
II.BiHumbcrstone 
Norman Taurog 
W. Giltcns 
B. R. Eason 
B. R. Eason 



Joe E. Brown-J. Wyman 
N. PIlbeam-D. DeMarney 
B. Taylor-L. Barrymora 

Tom Keene 
W. C. Flelds-Raye-Lamoar 
K. Ilepbnrn-C. Grant 
Annabelta-Wm. Powell 
G. Brent-C. Balns-J. Lite! 



l/SS/38 WHO KILLED GAIL PRESTON? 

' ' ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS 

rOBT OF MISSING GIRLS 
CASSIDY OF BAR 20 
NIGHT SPOT 
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM MYSTEBT 
LOVE ON A BUDGET 
STOBM IN A TEACUP 
PENBOD ANDl TWIN BBOTHEB 



Ralph Cohn Col 

John W. Considin* MGM 

Lon Young Mona 

Harry Sherman Par 

Robt. Sisk BKO 

A. Schaefer Kep 

Max Golden tOtk 

A. Korda UA 

Bryan Foy WB 



Kurt Newman 
Alf Hitclicbck 
Jack Conway 
Robert Hill 
Mitch Lcisen 
Howard Hawks 
Walter Lang 
M. Curtir 



3/4/38 



ROLLING CABAVANS 
STABT CHEERING 
TO THE VICTOB 
MEBBILY WE LIVE 
BOMANCE IN DABK 
MAID'S NIGHT OUT 
PBISON NUBSE 
■ALLY, IBENE AND MABY 

MAD ABOUT MUSIC 
SLIGHT CASE OF MUBDEB 



Col Col 

Nat Perrin Col 
Maurice Ostre^ GB 

Hal -Roach MGM 

Harlan Tho.npson Par 

Robert Sisk BKO 

Herman Schlom Kep 

Gene Markey tOtk 
J. Pasternak U 

Sam Bischoff WB 



Mystery 
Moller 
Drama 
Western 
Com-Dr 
Meller 
Comedy 
Comedy 
Co m-Dr 
Western 
Musical 
Rom-Dr 
Comedy 
Musical 
Rom-Dr 
Meller 
Musical 
Musical 
Meller 



W. Cahoon-D. Terry 
M, Donilas-W. William 
J. Allen-M, Stone 
W. Boyd-N. Lane 
' Parkyakarkns-A. Lana 
N. Hamilton-E. Venabia 
J. Prouty-S. BylnKtoB 
V. Leieh-B. Harrison 
Mancb Twins 



Leon Barsha 
C. Fil7.mauric« 
Karl Brown 
Les Selander 
Christy Cabanna 
David Howard 

Bert Lenny 
Victor Saville 
Wm. McCann 



J. Luden-E. Stewart 
W. Connolly-Pukante-J. Perry 
W. Fyffe-J. Loder-M. Lockwooi 
C. Bennett-B. Borke-P. Kelly 

G. Swarthont-J, Bolea 
A. Lane- J, Fantaine 

H. W|leoxon-M. Marsk 
A. Faye-F. Allen-J. Ijinf 

D. DurMn-H; Marsball 
E. G. Robinson-J. Bryan 



3/11/38 



MAKING THE HEADLINES 
THE FIBST HUNDBED YEABS 
BOSE OF RIO GRANDE 
DANGEBOUS TO KNOW 
HAWAII CALLS 
CALL THE MESQUITEERS 
WALKING DOWN BROADWAY 

CRIME OF DR. HALLET 
LOVE. HONOB AND BEHAVK 



Jo's. Levering 
A. S. Rogell 

Robt. Stevenson 
N. Z. McLeod 
H. C. Potter 
Ben Holmes 
James Cruze 
Wm. Seiter 

Norman Taurog 
Lloyd Bacon 



Col Col Rom-Dr J. Holt-B. Roberts 

Korman Krasna MGM Com-Dr B. Montgomery- V. Brae* 

Dorothy Reid Mon* Rom-Dr Movlta-John Carroll 

Par Par Meller C. Patrick-A. M. Went 

Sol Lesser BKO Rom-Com B. Breen-I. S. Cobb 

Win. Bcrke Bep Western 3 Mesqaltcers 

Sol Wurtzel (Oth Com-Dr C. Trevor-P. Brooks 

Ed Grainger U Mystery B. Bellamy-B. Biead 

Lou Edelman WB Com-Dr W. Morrls-P. Lane 



S/18/38 



SAILING ALONG 
GIBL OF GOLDEN WEST 
BULLDOG DBUMMOND'S PEBIL 
KING OF NEWSBOYS 
BEBBCCA OF SUNNYBBOOK FABH 
THE GAIETY GIRLS 
ADVENTURES MARCO POLO 
NIGHT CLUB HOSTESS 
STATE POLICE 
. . HE COULDNT- SAY NO 



GB ' 
Wm. A. McGuir* 
Par 
V. Morehouse 
Ray Grifflth 

A. Korda 
Sam Goldwyn 
W. Myerost 
Trem Carr 
. Brvan . Foy 



GB Musical J. Malthews-J. Whitlni 

MGM Musical J. MacDonald-N. Eddy 

Par Mystery J. Barrymore-L, Campbell 

Kep Rom-Dr L. Ayres-H. Mack 

tOth Ron:-Com S; Temple-B. Scott 

UA Musical J. Hnlbert-P. Ellis 

VA Drama G. Cooper-B. Bathbon* 

U Rom-Dr B. Rosers-J. Clyd*- 

U Action J. KIncr-C. ^oore 

WB - . .Comedy . B. McHuth-J. Wymaii 



Lcwi.s D. Collins 
Dick Thorpe 

Wm. Nigh 
Robert Florey 
Edward Cline 
John English 

N. Foster 
Sylvan Simon 
Sla nl ay L o gan 
Sonnie Hale 
R. Z. Leonard 

Jas. Hogan 
V. Morehouse 
Norman Foster 

T. Fieeland 
Norman Taurog 
Graham Cutta 
John Rawlins 
, ,.I..c.w Seller . 



3/25/38 



LONE WOLF IN PARIS 
HE LOVED AN ACTRESS 
JUDGE HARDY'S CHILDREN 

ABSON GANGBUSTEBS 
MR, MOTO TAKES CHANCB 
JEZEBEL 



W. MacDonald 
Wm. Rowland 

MGM 
Herman Schlom 
So] Wurtzel 
ricnrv Blanke 



Col 
ON 
MGM 
Rep 
SOth 
WB 



4/1/38 



WHEN G-MEN STEP IN 
FLOATING CITY 
LAND OF FIGHTING MEN 
TIP-OFF GIRLS 
CONDEy.NED WOMEN 

outlaws of sonora 

josetTe 
goodbye. broadway 
island in the sky 



W. MacDonald 
Erich Pommer 
Maurice Conn 
Pa I 
Robert Sisk 
Win. Berke 
Gene Markey 
Ed Grainger 
Sol Wurtzel 



Col 
GB 
Man* 
Par 
BKO 
Rep 
tOlh 

U 
20th 



Mystery 
Musical 
Com-Dr. 
Meller 
Mystery 
Dr a ma 
Meller 
Drama 
Western 
Meller 
Drama 
Western 
Musical 
Cora.-Rom 
Meller ~ 



F. Lederer-F. Drake 
B. Lyon-L. Velez-W. Ford 
L. Stone-M. Booney-C. Parker 
J. LaBae-B. Livingston 
L. Lorre-B. Hudson 
B. Davis-H. Fonda-G. Brent 



A I S Rogcll 
Win. Rowland 
Geo. Seitz 
Joe Kane 
Norman Foster 
Wm. Wvlcr 



D. Terry-R. Palre-J. Wells 
L. Fcnton-C; Veldt 
J. Randall-L. Stanley 
L. Nolan-M. Carlisle-R. Karns 
S. Ellers-L. Ilayward 
3 Mesqulteers-J. Joyce 
S. SImon-D. Ameche-B. Lahr 
Wlnnlneer-A. Brady-T. Brown 
G. Stuart-M. Whalen 



4/-8/38 



female FUGITIVE 
THIS MABBIAGE BUSINESS 
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 
RAWHIDE 
RECKLESS LIVING 
WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT 



4/15/38 



FLIGHT INTO NOWHERE 
THE SHOW GOES ON 
ZAMBOANGA 
TEST PILOT 
HER JUNGLE LOVE 

JOY OF LIVING 
IN OLD CHICAGO 
DIVORCE OF LADY X 
NURSE FROM BROOKLYN 

FOOLS FOR SCANDAL 
UNDER WESTERN STARS 



E. B. Derr 
Cliff Reid 
John H. Auer 
Sol Lesser 
Val Paul 
Robt . Lgrd 



Mono 
BKO 
Kep 
20th 
U 

WB 



4/22/38 



THCKK-S ALWAYS A WOMAN 
INTERNATIONAL CRIME 
HEART OF ARIZONA 
GO CHASE YOURSELF 

THE FEUD MAKER 
LADY IN THE MORGUE 
AC'CIDENT.S WILL HAPPEN 
BATTLE OF BROADWAY 



4 '29/38 



CALL OF THE ROCKIES 
SWISS MISS 
COLLEGE SWING 
RETURN OF SCARLET PIMPERNEL 
BELOVED BRAT 
GUNSMOKE TRAIL 
FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER 



5 6 '38 



THE MAIN EVENT 
THREE COMRADES 
DOCTOR RHYTHM 
LAW OF THE UNDERWORLD 
SINNERS IN PARADISE 
KENTUCKY MOONSHINE 
TORCHY BLANE IN PANAMA 



5 13/38 



LAW OF THE PLAINS 
HOLD THAT KISS 
PHANTOM RANGER 
STOLEN HEAVEN 
VIVACIOUS LADY 
AIR DEVILS 
ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD 



Col 
H. Wilcox 
Tail & Harris 
Louis Lighten 
Geo. Arlliiir 
Felix Young 
K. MacLiow.nn 
Ale.x. Korda 
-Kd. Grainscr 
Merwn LcRoy 

Sol C. Si ecel 

Win. Perlberg 
Max Alexander 
Harry Sherman 

Bob Sisk 
A. W. Hackel 
Irving Starr 
Brv.TM Foy 

_Sol JVurtzcl 

H."L. Docker 

Hal Roach 
Lewis C.ensler 
Alex. Korda 
Bryan Foy 
Maurice Conn 
K. MacGowan 

Ralph Cohn 
J. Manckinwicz 
Emanuel Cohen 

Bob Sisk' 
Ken Goldsmith 
K. MacCfiwaii 

Bryan Foy 

~^Col 
J. Con.^idine. Jr. 
Mauri'-e Conn 
Par 

P. S. Herman 

Trcm farr 
Henry Blanke 



Col 

GB 

GN 
MGM 

Par 
BKO 

20th 

UA 
U 

WB 

Bep 

Col 

GN 

Par 
BKO 

Bep 
U 

WB 
_2blh_ 

Co! 
MGM 

Par 

UA 

WB 
Mono 
_20th_ 

Col 
MGM 

Par 
BKO 
U 

20th 
_WB_ 

Col 
MGM 
Mono 

Par 
BKO 
U 

WB 



Meller 

Drama 
Rom-Dr 
Western 
Com-Dr. 
Com - Rom 

Meller 
•Rom-Dr. 
Outdoor 
Rom-Dr 
Rom-Dr 
Comedy 

Drama 
Rom-Dr 

Drama 
Rom-Com 
Western 
Coniody 

Meller 
Western 
Cnmcdy 
Wcstprii 
Mystery 
Cnni-Mc'lpr 

Comedy 

We.stiirn 
Comedy 
Musical 

D ran 11 
Com-Dr 
Westcri\ 

Rom-Dr 

Mystery 

Drama 
Musical 
Meller 

Drama 
Musical 
_C.im-Mcl'er_ 
Western 
Comedy 
Wcstei II 
Rom-T)i-. 
Roni-Di 

Aclin.i 
Hi.ii-Rj.n 



E. Venable-C. Reynolds 
V. Moore-A. Lane 

A. Marshall-T. Blrell 
S. Ballew-E, Knapp 

N. Grey-R. WHcox-J. SaT* 

K. Francls-P. O 'B rien 

J. Holt-J. Wells 

A. Nea;le-T. Carminatl 

Native Cast 
C. Gable-S. Tracy-M. Loy 

D. Lamour-R. Milland 
I. Dunne-D. Fairbanks. Jr. 
T. Power-A. Faye-Amerh* 
M. Oberon-L. Olivier 

S. F.iiers-C. Kelly 
C, Lombard-F. Gravrl 
B; Roirer.s-S. Burnette 

J. Biondcll-M. DonVlas 
R. LaRoque-A. Allwyn 
W. Boyd-G. Hayes 
J. Penner-L. Ball 

B. Sleeie-M. Wcldon 
P. Fos(er-P. Ellis 

R. Bearan-G. Blondell 

V^ McJLag len-E. Mulr 

C. Starrett-I. Meredith 
S. Laurei-O. Hardy 
M. Raye-Burns and Allen 
S. S(ewart-B. Barnes-M. Scolt 

B. Granvilie-D. Ccstelio 
J. Randall-L. Stanley 

L. Youn^-R, Greene 



2. C. Coleman.Jr. 
Karl Haiti 
Alan James 
Louis King 
Lew Landers 
Geo. Sherman 
Allan Dwan 
Rav McCarcy 
Hc rhfi t Lec d.s 
Wm. Nigh 
Christy Cabann* 
John H. Aucr 

Ray Taylor 
F. MacDonald 
Stanley Loean 

Louis U. Collinii 
H. Wiloox 
Tail Harrl.v 
Vic rioining 
G. Archaii)b;uid 
Tuv Cainclt 
H"nry King 
1'iiM Wrielan 
Sylvan S.r-.on 
Mcrvyii Lrljoy 

Joe Kane ^ 

Al(;\-' Hall 
C. J.nmont 



blunder 
. Cline 



R. Piiise-J. WellH 
Taylor-M. Sullavan-Tone 
B. Crosby-M. Carlisle' 
C'. Morris-A. Shirley 

J. Boles-M. Evans 
Bits Bros.-T. Martin 

L. Lane-P. Kelly 



C. Starrett-J. Meredith 
U. O'Keefe-M. O'Sullivan 

T. McCoy-S. Karrcn 
G. Raymord-O. Bradna 
C. RoTcrs-J. Stewart 
B. Wailac«-B. Blake 
E. Flynn-OT.. de Ilavilland 



5 20/38 



YEtLOWTTXCK 

COCOANUT GKOVE 
BLIND ALIBI 
MYSTERY HOUSE 



Gfn, Arthur 
Cliff Roid 
Bryan Foy 



--^WGM 
P.-ir 
RKO 
Wfe 



— Dr^j'Ti— 
Mii".ic:)l 
M;'ilci 
Did'u 



- Rv-Montifomcry-V. Bruce 
F. MacMiirrnv-II. Ililliar'd 
R. DIx-W. Bourne 
II, Bogart-G. Page 



Lc.f 

Kdw. 
Sain Nowdcld 
Otis Garret 
Arthur Lubin 

Geo. Mars hall 

Allen James 
John G. BIyston* 
Raoiil Walsh 
Hans Schwartz 
Arthur Lubin 
Sam Newlield 
_ John Ford 
Danny Dare 
F. Bor/agc 
Frank Tuttle 
Lew Land<?rs 
Jas. Whale 
David Butler 

_Wm. Clomcns 

Sum Nelson 
K. L. Marin 
Sam Ncwficld 
All ra.v Slone 
Goo. SIcvcn.s 
.Fohn P,;iuliMS 
W: Kci-Mitlcy- 
_ M Cm 1-7 

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98 
124 
83 
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61 
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63 



64 

100 
72 
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68 
61 
60 



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100 

50 
80 

102 
7S 
90 



60 
82 
60 
60 
60 
00 
60 
88 
02 



78 

78 
96 
77 
60 
67 
80 
98 
8S 



66 
75 
60 
68 
72 
59 
7S 
65 
CO 



94 
120 
66 
68 
80 
72 
IH 

61 

57 



102 

60 
100 



60 



60 

77 
58 

69 

62 



60 
70 

60 

_78_ 
62 



82 



60 

59 



2/23 

i.'S 

1/2S 

3/23 

1/ia 

12/29 
2/19 

2/ia 

1/28 

2/2 
2/2S 

__3/l6_ 
3/9 



2/8 
7/9 
12/8 
2/18 

4/30 
12/29 

.3/2 



12/9 
2/2 



a/» . 
2/19 
2/19 
_2/19_ 
3/9 
2/23 
4/(i 
3/30 
3/30 
3/2 
1/12 
•/• 
1/H 



3/9 
3/i 
3/2 
_2/9_ 
.3723 
3/19 



3/19 

3/2 

3/2 

a /a 

3/19 
2/19 



2/9 

.3/19 

3/211 

3/30 

3/9 

3/2 

2/19 

4/2(1 
.4/fi . 



3/19 



3/18 



_3/19_ 
4/13 

4/9 
4/13 



120 


4/20 


81 


3/2.1 


90 


3/23 


110 


1/9 


90 


1/1!» 


67 


4/13 


80 


3/30 


65 


4/20 


82 




65 


4/20 


68 


4/20 


70 





4 



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^ / 

It VARIETY Wednesdaj, April 20, 1938 



in 16 months at 
Capitol, K Y. 




Wedncsdaj, April 20, 193ft 



VARIETY 



19 



Advance Production Chart 



RoVywood, April 19. 
Total production among (he studios fell off slighUy over the past two- 
tt'eefc period, holding at 28 pictures in ujorfc as of April 13, against 36 before 



the cameras two iveelcs ago. Totnl of 143 features are still needed to com- 
plete season's schedule^, from all lois, u-ith 359 pictures already cleared, and 
58 now in the cutting room's. 



Colombia 



N*w BaUaee t« 

Number Ndmber New la Be rtoead Storlei In 

of Fix Coin- SheoU CalUiir Before rre|»mr»> 

Promised pleted Inc Roanu C»raeru tioB 

Features 40 2.S 2 3 11 2 

Westerns ........ 22 11 i 2 7 4 

David Loew 1 • t 1 1 

Total .......... 37 3 5 19 7 

Pictures now in tht cuttinc roomi or tiriiitiBg prevlawi mr«: 

'LAW OF THE PLAINS,' formerly titled HIDDEN TRAILS,' produced 
by Harry L. Decker; directed by Sam Nelson; screen play by Maurice 
Geraghty. Cast: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Art Mix. Bob Nolan, 
Ed Le Saint, Jack Rockwell, George Chesebro, Dick Curtis, Ed Cobb. 

'THE SECRET OF TREASURE ISLAND' (serial), produced by Lou Weiss; 
directed by Elmer Clifton; no writing credits as yet. Cast: Don Terry, 
Cwen Gaze, Grant Withers. Hobart Bosworth, William Farnum. Walter 
Miller, Charles Rosener, Stanley Blystone, P, J. Kelly, Colin Campbell, 
Warner Richmond. 

'CRIME TAKES A HOLIDAY,' produced by Larry Darmour; directed 
by Lewis D. Collins; screen play by Henry Altimus. Jefferson Parker and 
Charles Logue; original story by Henry Altimus; photographed by James 
S. Brown, Jr. Cast: Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton. Douglas 
Dumbrille, William Pawley, Arthur Hohl, Thomas Jackson, Paul Fix, 
Harry Woods, John Wray, George Anderson. 

'SWINGTIME IN THE SADDLE,' produced by Harry L. Decker for the 
Irving Briskin unit; directed by Sam Nelson; original screen play by Ed 
Earl Repp; photographed by Benjamin Kline. Cast: Charles Starrett, 
Iris Meredith, Bob Nolan, Dick Curtis. Pat Brady, Ed Le Saint, Edmund 
Cobb, Art Mix, Ernie Adams, John Tyrrell, Jack Rockwell, George Chese- 
bro, The Sons of the Pioneers. 

'HIGHWAY PATROL,' formerly tilled 'STATE PATROL,' produced by 
Wallace MacDonald for the Irving Briskin. unit; directed by C. C. Coleman, 
Jr.; screen play by Robert Kent; photographed by Lucien Ballard. Ga'sl; 
Robert Paige, Jacqueline Wells, Robert Middlemass. Arthur Loft, Al 
Bridges, Eddie Foster, Ann Doran, George McKay,' Eddie Laughton,. 
ColnmbU Fix Now !■ ProdacUoa 

'HOLIDAY,' produced by Everett Riskin; directed by George Cukor; 
screen play, by Sidney Buchman and Donald Ogden Stewart from stage 
play by Philip Barry; photographed by Franz Planer. Cast: Katharine 
Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres; Henry Ko.hler, Ann Doran, 
Mabel Colcord, Thomas Braidon. Gieorge Pauncefort. Maude Hiime, Horace 
Murphy, Aileen Carlyle, Hilda Plowright, Bennie Burt. 

'VALLEY OF YIOLENCE,; produced by Larry Larmour; directed by 
Joseph Levering; original screen play fay Nate Gatzert; photographed by 
James S. Brown, Jr. Cast: Jack Liiden, Joan Barclay, Dick Botillier, 
'TufTy' (.canine), lim Whittakcr, Marin Sais, Hal Taliaferro, Leon Beau- 
mon. 

•CITY SHADOWS/ formerly titled 'NO GREATER LOVE,' produced by 
Wallace MapDonald fof tne Irving Briskin unit; directed by Al Rogell; 
screen play by Fred Niblo, Jr.; photographed by Alan Seigler. Cast: Leo 
Carrillo. Edith Fellows, Frank Sheridan, Helen Jerome Eddy. "Tommy 
Bond. Mary Gordon, Arthur I«ft, Joseph King, Grace Goodall, George 
Huiufacrt. 



Grand National 



Features. 
Wesleriis 



Nnmbcr Number Now 

of Fix Com- Shoot- 
Promised pieted lot 

43 ■ 14 1 
22 4 • 



Now B«laa«o to 

tm Bo rUood Biorlos la 
CatUnc Bofora Frepar*- 
~' BeoDu Ckmeraa tloa 

• ' 2« S 
3 15 3 



TaUI :. 65 18 1 3 43 T 

Pictures now in tho cuttinc room or awaiting previews are: 
'KING OF THE SIERRAS,' Condor picture featuring three horses. Rex, 
Sheik and Thunder; Frank Gayass, associate producer; directed by Arthur 
Rosson; original screen play by Scott Darling: photographed by Tom Gal- 
ligan. Cast: Frank Campeau, Wally Albright, Morgan Brown. Edward 
Peil, Billy Van Every. 

■WHIRLWLVD COWBOY.r produced by Max Alexander; directed by Bob 
Hill: original screen play by George Plymplon; photographed by Walter 
Hiev.<i. Cast: Kqn Maynard. Joan Barclay, Billy Griffith, Joe Girard Bob 
Fi azier. Bub Osborne, Wally West. ' 

'TRAILS WEST,' produced by Max Alexander: directed by Harry Fraser- 
original screen play by Harry Fraser; photographed by Walter Hiers. Cast- 
Ken Maynard, Ruth Findlay, Glenn Strange, Dick Kramer, Ed Piel, War- 
ner Richmond, Earl Dwire. 

Grand National Fix Now in Production 
'RENFREW RIDES NORTH,' being produced bv Criterion Pictures; 
as.sociate producer, Philip N. Kranse; directed bv Al Herman; no writer 
credits as yet released; photographed by Ira Morgan. Cast: James Newill, 
Terry Walker, Silver King (canine). 



Meiro 



Features . . 
Hal Roach. 



Number Number Now 

ot Fix Com- Shoot- 
Promised pieted Inc 
48 27 « 
4 1 • 



Now Balance to 

In Be Placed Stories it 
Cuttlnf Before Prepara- 
Rpoms Cameras tlon 



14 

Z 



10 
4 



14 



Total 53 7.8 fi 2 16 

Pictures now in tho cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 
'SWISS MISS' (Hal Roach), produced by S. S. Van Kauren; directed by 
John G. Blystone: original by Jean Negulesco and Charles Rogers; screen 
play by Felix Adler, James G. Parrolt and Charley Mclson; photographed 
by Norbert Brodine and Art Lloyd. Cast: Stan Laurel, (Dlivcr Hardy, 
Delia Lind, Walter Woolf King, Adia Kuznetzoff, Charles Judcls, Greta 
Ikleyer. 

'THREE COMRADES,' produced by. Herman J. Manklewier.; directed by 
ITrank Borzagc; screen play by F. Scott Fit/.gcrald and E. 'E. Paramorc, Jr.; 
original story by Erich Maria Remarque: photographed by Jo.'ieph Riitten- 
berg. Cast: Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan. Franchot Tone, Robert 
Young. Henry Hull, Spencer Charters. George Oft'erman, Jr.. Sarah Padden, 
Roger Converse, Ferdinand Munier. Lionel Atwill. George Zucco, Matt Gil- 
nian, Guy Kibbeej Charles Grapewin, Either Muir. Priscilla Lawson, Har- 
vey Clark. Herta Lirid, Dorothy Vernon: Naomi Childers, Monty Woolcy, 
Winiam Haadc. Norman Willis, Freddie Graham, Gordon Ciavath, Miir- 
jorle Main, Claire MacDowcll. 

Metro Pictures Now In Production 

'MABIE ANTOINETTE,' produced by Hunt Strom^erg; directed by. W 
S. Van Dyke; adapted frorh biography by Stefoni Zweig; no other writing 
credits as yet;, photographed by Williaini Daniels. Cast: Norma Shearer, 
Tyrone Power. Robert Morlcy. Anita Louise, Gladys George, Mclvyn Doug- 
las, Joseph Callcia, Cora Wilherspooii, Shepherd Slrudwicke. Barnetl Parker, 
Tom Rutherford. Reginald Gardiner, Henry Stephenson, Ruth Ilussey, Olaf 
Hyttcn, Ramsey Hills, Jack George, Erville Anderson, Duke Lee, Clrcta 
<;ranstedt. Ann EvcrS, Ocean Claypool. Claire Owen, Vernon Downing, 
Phillin Terry. Frank Elliott, Tom Rutherford. Mimi OK-e'fSj-Erances Mi.Hrn. 
Dorothy Christv. Guv Bates Post, f'orbet Morris. Charfes iTwin, Harry 
Davenport, Hail Cook, Edward Kcanc, Henry Daniell, Harry Scmeli, 



Henry Allen, Helene Millard, Dario Piazzo, Eulahe Jay, George Smith, 
Frank Swales, Broderick Farrell, Mae Busch. Walter Walker, Art T)upri8, 
Joan Mitchell, John Barrymore, Joseph Schildkraut, Albert Van Dekker, 
Anthony Warde, Lyons Wickland, George Houston, 'Slats' Wyrick, E. Mason 
Hopper, Mary Howard, Brent Sargent, Charles Waldron, Peter Bull, Esther 
Howard, Alma Krueger, . George Meeker, Leonard Penn, Victor KUian, 
John Burton, William Crowell, John Merton, Moroni Olsen, Edvvard 
Keane. Guy D'Emery, Frank McGIynn, Jr., Inez Palange, Theodore Von 
Eltz, Carl Stockdale, Herbert Rawlinsbn, Ivan Simpson, Jack Smart. 

•THE TOY WIFE,' formerly titled 'MLLE. FROUFROU," produced by 
Merian C. Cooper; directed by Richard Thorpe; screen play by Zoe Atkins 
from adaptation of a French drama by Henri Meilhoc and Ludpvic Helevy; 
photographed by Oliver Marsh. Cast: LUise Rainer, Mclvyn Douglas, Rob- 
ert Young, H, B. Warner, Clarence Muse, Libby Taylor. Barbara O Neill, 
Lillian Yarbo, Alma Kruger, Walter Kingsford. Leonard Penn, Margaret 
Irving, Clinton Rosemond, Esther Muir, Lew Pay ton, Alan Pearl, Mme. 
Sul-tcn-wan, Myrtle Anderson, Gertrude Saiinders, Cora Lang, Irene Allen, 
Violet McDonnell. Willa Pearl Curtis, Cornelius Bullard, Ted Collins, Jes- 
sie Clark, Ed Allen. George Reed, Albert Morin. Robert Spindoa, Edwin 
Van Sloan, Hal LcSeuer,. Tom Rutherford, Douglas McPhail. 

'YELLOW JACK,' produced by Jack Cummings; directed by George 
Seitz; scr '.en play by Edward Chodorov; photographed by Lester White. 
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Virginia Bruce, Alan Curtis, Lewis Stone, 
Henry Hull, Buddy Ebsen, Sam Levene, Andy Devine, William Henry, 
Janet Beecher, Philip Terry, Stanley Ridges, C. Henry Gordon, Charles 
Coburn, Douglas McPhail. Henry O'Neill, Ben Taggart. 

'HOLD THAT KISS,' produced by John W. Considine, Jr.; directed by 
Edwin L. Marin; original story by Stanley Rauh; photographed by 
George Folsey. Cast: Dennie O'Keefe; Maureen O'SuUivan, Mickey 
Rooney. Fay Holden. Frank Alberlson, Charles Jude.ls. George Barbier, 
Jack Norton, Jessie Ralph. Ruth Hussey, Phil Terry, Ben Taggart, Betty 
Ross Clary, Ray Turner, Eric Wilton, Leonard Carey, Betty Blythe, Brent 
Sargent. 

'SHOPWORN ANGEL,' produced by Joseph Mankiewicz; directed by 
H. C. Potter; photographed by Joe Ruttenberg. Cast: Margaret Sullavan, 
James Stewart, Walter Pidgeon, Jack Hutchinson, Roger Moore, King Bagr 
gott, Jimmy Butler, Joe La Cava, Bill Baily, Art Howard, H. Allen. Pris- 
cilla I^wson. Hudson Shotwell, Harry Tyler, George Chandler, Jack Hutch- 
inson, Bill Fisher, Frances Stevens, Oscar Feyleur, Dick Paxton, Harry 
Adams, Eugene Taylor, Hattie McDaniel, Jack Phipps, Harry Warren, 
Frank McGlynn, Jr., Dorothy Koster, 

'LORD JEFF,' produced by Frank Davis; directed by Sam Wood; screen 
play by Val Burton and Bradford Ropes; photographed by John Seitz. 
Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, Herbert Mundin, William 
Austin, Vernon Downing, Emma Dunn. Keith Kenneth, John Burton, Gale 
Sond§rgaard, Walter Tetley, Terry Kilbourne, Peter Lawford, Charles 
Coburn, Walter .Kingsford, Matthew Boulton, Reggie Streeter. Merwin 
Lucas, Billy McGuire, Harry Duff, John O'Day, Richard Lucas, Peter and 
Fi-ed Ellis. 



Monogram 



Feaiores 
Westeriu 



Namber Namber 
e( Fix Com- 
Fromisod pieted 

2C 21 
IS IS 



Now Balance to . 
Now In Bo FUeed Stories la 
Shoot- Cattlnr Betoro Fropara- 
Inf ' Booms. Cameras tioa 

• 3 2 2 

• 2 3 2 



Total 42 33 • S 4 4 

Pictures in tha cutting room: 

'FEMALE FUGITIVE,' produced by E. B. Derr; directed by William 
Nigh; 'original story and screen play by John T. Neville and Bennett R. 
Cohen. Cast: Evelyn Venable, Craig Reynolds, Reed Hadley, John Kelly, 
Charlotte Treadway, Reginald Sheffield, Rafael Bennett, John Merton, 
Emihett Vogan, Lee Phelps, Martha Tibbetts, Sam Flint, Ferii Emmett, 
Lynton Wright Brent, Claire Rochelle, Edna Sailer. 

•THE PHANTOM RANGER,' formerly \itled WIDIN' GENTS'; associate 
producer, Maurice Conn; directed by Sam Newfleld; original screen play 
by Joseph O'Donnell; photographed by Jack Greenhalgh. Cast: Col. Tim 
McCoy, Suzanne Kaaren, Karl Hackett, John St. Polls, Charles King, John 
Merton, Harry Strange, Sherry Tansey, Dick Creamer, Tom London, Bob 
McKenzie, Henry Hplcomb, Jack Hendricks. 

'GUNSMOKE TRAIL,' associate producer, Maurice Conn; directed by 
Sam NewHeld; screen play by Fred Nyton; original story by Robert Em- 
mett: photographed by Jack Greenhalgh. Cast: Jack ..Randall, Louise 
Stanley, Al St. John, John Merton, Ted Adams, Harry Strange, Kit Guard, 
Jack Ingram, Al Bridges, Hal Price. 

'PRIVATE NURSE,' produced by E. B. Derr; directed by Karl Brown; 
original screen play by Jack Neville; photographed by Arthur Martinelli. 
Cast: Sally Blane, Lloyd Hughes, John Arledge. J. Farrell MacDonald, 
Howard Hickman, Mayo Methot, Clay Clement, Ralph Dunn, Gordon Hart, 
Robert Fiske, Ward Bond, Marv Lou Lender, Morgan Wallace, Oscar 
O'Shea, Kathryn Sheldon, Jack C. Smith, Mary McLareri. 

'THE MARINES ARE HERE,' no producer credit; directed by Phil 
Rosen: original by Franklin Adreon, Jr.; screen play by Scott Darling, 
Jack Knapp and J. Benton Cheney; photographed by Gilbert Warrehton. 
Cast: Cordon Oliver, June Travi.s, Guinn Williams, Ray Walker, Billy 
Doolcy, Ronnie Cosbey, Pat Gleason, Edward Earle, Wade Botclcr, Enrl 
Douglas, Carlcton Young, Roy Brent, Richard Beach. Wally Walker. Wil- 
liam Gavier, Joe.McGuinn. Sy Shindell. Jack Grant, Dutch Ilcdrian, John 
Pecori-i, Harry Scmcls, James B. Leong. 



Paramount 



Number Number 
ot Plx Com- 



Studlo 

Harry Sherman . 
Emanuel Cohen. 
U. r. Schulberf. 



Promised 

39 
7 
.t 

a 



pieted 

30 
7 



Now BiU'ire la 

In Be Placed Stories Id 
r'ultlnif' Ri^fore Prepara- 
Roomii Cameras tioa 



7 
0 
1 
• 



0 
0 
0 

• 



Total 57 4 7 8 0 

Pictures now in the cutting roorns or awaiting previews are: 
'DOCTOR RHYTHM.' formerly titled 'THE BADGE OP POLICEMAN 

O'ROON,' Major Pictures production; pi-oduccd by Kmahucl Cohen; asso- 
ciate producer, Herb Polesie; directed by Frank Tultle: original by O. 
Henry: screen pjay fay Jo Swerling and Richard Conncll; photographed 
by Charles Lang. Cast: Bing Crosby,. Mary Carlisle. Beatrice Lillic, Andy 
Devine, Laura Hope Crews, Fred Keating, Sterling llollovvay, Rufc Davis. 

'STOLEN HEAVEN,- general office production; directed by Andrew L. 
Stone; screen play by Eve Greene and Frederick Jackson, based on « story 
by Andrew L. Stone; photographed by William Mcllor. Cast: Gcnp Ray- 
mond, Olympe Bradnv, Lloyd Nolan, Glcnda Farrell, Lewis Stohe, Porter 
Hall, E.ilher Dale, Joseph Sawyer, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Bert Roach, 
Rolre Scduiij Hopper Atchlcy, Douglass Dumbrille, Ferdinand Schumann- 
Heink. 

'PROFESSOR BEWARE,' produced by Harold Lloyd; directed by EilioU 
Nugent; screen play by Dehncr Daves and Jack Cunningham; original by 
Crampton Harris' and Francis M, and Mariiin B.- Coclci cU; photoi;raplTc(i 
by, Archie Stout. Cast: Harold Lloyd. Phyllis Welch. Rayinond Walburn. 
.Sterlinc Hollowny, Lionel Stanflcr, Mniy Lou Lender, Cciinn 'F.i:? oy' 
Williams. Ward Bond. Snonccr Charter^, Clara Blaiidid;,. illiuiii Frawlcy. 
Thurston Hall. Cora Wilhcrspoon. 

'YOU AND ME,' produced and dircctPd by Fritz Lang; no wrilint; credit-; 
rpl-'aned a.'! yet; photographed by Charles Lang, (.'asl: Ci^orgi* n;ifl. .Svlv.a 
Sidney, Barton 'MacLarie, Ro.>coe Karn:^,' Harry Carey, Robert. Cuilimiiis.".' 
(Continued on :igc 21; 



Historical Pix 



(Continued from page 7) 



taiker-conscious. Hays Insisl.s. He 
wants thoni pointing their footsteps 
through the turnstiles. He believes 
this can be accomplished by inject- 
ing lore into silvcrshcct fare. Way 
will fae paved gradually with the 
forthcoming numfaers to include 
both instruction in ancient history 
personalities and events, as well as 
in the creation o( enterprises that 
have played important roles in tlie 
development, of the country. 

Four piroducing companies that 
have already lined up their 1938-39 
programs have each announced from 
eight to nine Alms leaning heavily 
toward the scholastic angle. They 
are 26lh-Fox, Paramount, Metro and 
Warners. Individual producers for 
United Artists have announced that 
they are searching for stories that 
will fit in with the new mode. , Uni- 
versal and RKO, still engaged in 
filming to complete their present 
year's slates, have only started to 
mull ideas for the ne:ct stanza, but 
ranking executives have given as- 
surances that they will add a few, at 
least, to the cycle. Already being 
given serious consideration by Pan- 
dro Herman, RKO production boss, 
is the saga of the Postal Telegraph 
system, foundiiig ot which dove- 
tails with the opening of the west 
and the California gold rush of '49. 

Leadership in- the change of trend 
momentarily belongs to 20th-Fox 
and Paramount^ each of which has 
slated ninp such features, all o.I them 
to be', made on a pretentious scale. 
Metro and Warners have docketed 
eight each, all to be made as A's 
and all to emphasize educational 
matter. Latter organization wiir in- 
crease its list of patriotic ishorts, 
under the producer guidance of 
Gordon Hollingshead. Included in 
this briefle group will be 'He Sang 
Yankee Doodle,' 'The Declaration of 
Independence' and 'John Paul Jones.' 

How They Line Up 

Features with educational twIsLi 
already lined up and the outfits to 
produce them include: 

20th-Fox: 'Suez,' the story of the 
building of the Suez canal, which 
will have- Tyrone Power, Loretta 
Yoiing and Annabella in the fea- 
tured roles, with Allan Dwan di-. 
recting; 'Kentucky,' a tale' ot the 
mountain, feuds, running back to 
their inception; 'Life of Alexander 
Graham Bell,' covijring the birth and 
proigrcss of .the telephone; 'Stanley 
and^ Livingstone,' a' saga of Africa of 
half century ago; 'Bank of England,' 
'Jesse Jarhes," 'King of the Khyber 
Rifles,' 'Splinter Fleet,' based on 
Uncle Sam's war-time sub-chasers, 
and 'Guns Along the Mohawk.' 

Paramount: 'Rulers of the Sea,' 
motivated, by the founding of the 
Cunard line; ' cn with Wings,' a 
complete history of aviation; 'Union 
Pacific,' covering, the growth of the 
railroads; 'Knights of thie Round 
Table," covering the King Arthur 
era; 'Western Union,' 'Hudson's Bay 
Company,' 'Spawn ot the North,' 
which is the saga of. the Salmon fish- 
ing industry; "The Texan.s," devoted 
to the post-Civil War period o£ car- 
pet-baggcr.s, land grants and land 
grabs; 'Big Steel,' tracing the found- 
ing of the steel industry. 

Metro: 'Stand Up and Fight," cov- 
ering the growth of freight Iransjjor- 
tation: "Marie Aiitoiiictlo,' "Madam 
Curie,' which i.s the story ol her 
work with radium; 'Sea of Gras.s,' 
M,-rillcn around the cattle-raising in- 
dustry and the last stand of the big 
land barons; 'The Foundry," covering 
the phoio-cngraving business; 'North- 
west Pa.ssagc,' built on the early be- 
lief that a navigable stream fiow- 
ing along the Canadian border con- 
nected the Great Lakes with the Pa- 
cific; "Yellow Jack,' tracing medical 
.science's war on yellow fever, whicii 
got under way during the Spanish- 
Amerjcan war, and one other not yet 
selected.' 

Warners; 'Haym Salomon," saja of 
the man who financed George Wash- 
ington's army in the American Rev- 
olution; 'Valley ot the Giants,' re- 
vealing the warf.Tro between the big 
lumber companies v/hich had its in- 
ception 50 years ago; 'Gentleman 
from Kimbcrly,' sa;!a of the South 
African diamond mines; "Lite of the 
Wright Brothers," faack-lrackin? avi- 
ation's pro;;rcss- 'Maximillir.n and 
Juarez." background for which is 

j provided fay t!)C iiio.-U olorfiil .nrid 

! thrillin,'; p;"i iotl in PiU-xico's history; 

i '.Sariih ncniliarcH." providin'i an in- 
siKht iiUd the over-chari'jin'j rar.ce 
.she knew fr >ni childhood, aiid 
'(Clarence Diin-ow." which will \y:\\\% 
to t.'.ic sc-ri'(-ii the billeily-ff>u;.;ht 

I m-'in-fi-fjiii-apn trisil in •.wlucli " he 

I pfaiycd so iiiip.-irlaiil ji role. 



( 




VARIETY 



We«1ne8(1ay, April 20, 1938 




HELD OVER 
THIRD WEEK 
RADIO CITY 
MUSIC HALL! 

As we go to press the entire 
front of the theatre has been 
roped off with police In atten- 
dance to handle the crowdsl 




BIG 



BIG 



BIG 
BIG 



IN PHILADELPHIA! 

Biggest four days of the year. 
Held over indefinitely! 

IN LOS ANGELES! 

Day and date at Warner's 
and Downtown Theatres 
breaks record set by "Hur- 
ricane" by more than $800. 
Held over indefinitelyl 

IN NASHVILLE! 

Biggest opening mati 
on record I 

IN PORTLAND, ORE.! 

Sets all-time mark for open- 
ing day at BroadwayTheatre! 

IN NEW ORLEANS! 

Third day beats Saturday, 
(2nd day)by more than$700l 




arco 



Pof 



o 



BASIL RATHBONE SIGRID GURiE 



ERNEST TRUEX • GEORGE BARBIER • ALAN 
HALE • BINNIE BARNES • An4 . c.i .r fiv. Th««..„i 
oirM«i by ARCHIE NIAYO • i< i., b, ROBT. L SHERWOOD 



Ve«lne6day, Aprfl 20, 1938 PICTURES kiRIK 21 



Advance Production Chart 



(Continued from page 19) 

Wal l-en Hymer, Guirin 'Big jBoy' Williams, Carol Paige, Vera Gordon, Matt 
McHiigh. Paul Newlan, Bernadene Hayes, George E. Stone. GecU Cunning- 
ham, Margaret Randall, Jack Mulhall, Julia Faye, Arthur Hoyt. Harlan 
Bi'ufgs, Joyce Compton, Edward Pawlcy, Fern Einmett, Juanita Quigley, 
Joe Gray, William B. Davidson, Adrain Morris, Roger Giray, Egon Brecher, 
Paul Newlan. 

•TROPIC HOLIDAY,' produced by Arthur Horiiblow. Jr.; directed by 
Theodore Reed; screen play by Don Hartman and Frank Butler, John C. 
Moiititt and Duke Atteberry; photograplicd by Ted Tetzlaff. Cast: Dorothy 
Lamour, Ray. Millard, Martha Raye, Bob Burns, Tilo Guizar, BInnie Bariies, 
Elvira Rios, Pepito, Michael VisarofT, Bobbie Moya, Ascension and Del 
Rio Trio, Dominguez Brothers' San Cristobal. Marimba Band, Roberto 
Soto, Jesus Topete, Paula DeCardo, Dolores Casey, Sheila Darcy, Marie 
Burton, Paul Lopez, Chris Pin Martin, Forliuiio Bona Nova, Duncan 
Rciialdo, Jose Fernandez, Matt McHugh. 

'COCOANUT GROVE.' produced by George Arthur; directed by AUreil 
Santell; original screen play by Sy Bartlelt and Olive Cooper; photo-, 
graphed by Leo Tover. Cast: Fred MacMurray, Harriett Hilliard, Yacht 
Club Boys, Ben Blue,' Billy Lee, Rute Davis, ^larry Owens and his Royal 
Hawaiian orchestra, George Walcott. Dorothy Howe^ Red Stanley; Eve 
Ardcn. Lester Allen, Paul Newlan, Roy Gordon, William B. Davidson. 

'HUNTED MEN,' formerly titled 'CRIME GIVES ORDERS,' produced 
by Harold Hurley; directed by Louis King; screen play by Horace McCoy 
and William R. Lipman; based on play by Albert DufTy and Marian Grant; 
photographed by Victor Milner. Cast: Lloyd Nolan. Mary Carlisle,. Lynne 
Overman, J. Carrol Naish, Larry Crabbe. Anthony Quinn, Johnny Downs, 
Regis Toomey, Delmar Watson, Dorothy Peterson. Fern Emmett. Lu Miller, 
George Davis, Hooper Atchley, Laurie Lane, Mary Parker, Dick Rush, 
Howard Mitchell, Zeffle Tilbury, Phil Warren, Robert E. Homans, Stanley 
Price, Jack Dunn, Richard Denning. Jack Hubbard, Archie TwitchcU, 
Laurie Lane, Ruth Rogers. Edwin Brian, Scott Groves. John Hart, Janet 
Waldo, J. P. McGowan, Dick: Rich, Tommy Bupp, Samrhy McKim, Sonny 
Bupp. 

Paramount Plx Now in rroduction 

■THE TEXANS,' formerly titled 'M.^RCIIING HERDS.' produced by 
Lucien Hubbard; directed by James Hogan; no writing credits released ai 
yet; photographed by Theodor Sparkuhl. Ca.st: Randolph Scott, Joan Ben- 
nett, May Robson. Robert Cummings, Harvey Stephens, Robert Barrat, 
Walter Brennan, Raymond Hatton, Tito Guizar. Ray Middleton, Walter 
Abel, Bill Roberts, Ed Gargan, Clarence Wilson, Otis Harlan, Spencer 
Charters, William Haade, Archie Twitchell. Jack Moore, Irving Bacon, 
Harry Woods, Vera Steadman, Wheeler Oakman, Margaret McWade, Rich- 
ard Tucker, Anna Demetrio, Francis Ford, Richard Deiining, Frank Cor- 
dell, John Eckert. Slim Hightbwer, Scoop Martin, Whitey Severn, Slim 
Talbot, Jimmie Kilgannon, Oscar Smith. Ernie Adams. Virginia Jennings, 
James Burtis. Jack Perrin. Edward Brady, Everette Brown, Edward Le 
Saint, James Kelso, J. anley Head, Philip Morris, Carl Harbough, James 
Cuiiui. 

'SPAWN OF THE NORTH,' pfodnced by Albert Lewi ; directed by 
Henry Hathaway; original by Barrett Willoughby; photographed by 
Charles Lang.- Cast:. George Raft, Henry Fonda, replacing Georges Rigaud, 
John Barrymore, Akim Tamiro3, Lynhe Overman. Dorothy Lamour, liouise 
Piatt. Fuzzy Knight, Vladimir SokololT. Duncan Renaldo, Richard Ung, 
Paul Newlan, Lee Shumway, Stanley Andrews. 

'I'RISON FARM,' general office production; directed by Louis King; 
screen play by Horace McCoy and William Lipman; photographed by Harry 
Fischbeck. Cast: Lloyd Nolan, William Frawley, John Howard, J. Carroll 
Niiish. Shirley Ross, Porter Hall, Anna Q. Nilsson, May Bol^y, Esther Dale, 
John Hart. Marjorie Main, Raycmon Robin. 

'SING, YOU SINNERS' (for 1938-39 sea.son), produced and directed by 
Wesley Rujggles; original screen play by Claude Binyon; photographed by 
Karl Struss. Cast: Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray. Elizabeth Patterson, 
Donald O'Connor, Erin Drew, Harlan Briggs, John Gallaudet, Pat West 



Cast: Donald Woods, Patricia EUi.';, Craig Reynolds. Grace Bradley, Ed- 
ward Brophy, William Dpmarest, Andrew Tombcs, Granville Biite.s. 

'GANGS OF NEW YORK,' produced by Armand Schaefcr; directed by 
James Cruze; screen play by Wellyn Totrrian, Jack Townley, Sam Fuller, 
Charles Francis Royal: original by Sam Fuller; suggested by Herbert As- 
bury's book. 'The Gangs of New York"; photographed by Ernest Miller. 
Cast: Charles Bickford, Ann Dvorak. Alan Baxter, Wynne Gibson. John 
Wray, Harold Huber. Maxie Rosonbloom, Charles, Trowbridge. Frank 
Kohler, Sr., Elliott Sullivan. Jonath.in. Hale. Howard Phillips, Eddie Acutl. 
Republic Pictures Now in Production 

•FIRST PRIZE,' produced by Harry Grey; directed by Gus Meins; no 
writing credits as yet relca.sed; photographed by Jack Marta. Cast: Alison 
Skipworth. Polly Morari, Ma.x Terhune, Bob LIvington. Virginia Grey, 
Berfori Churchill, Sam Bernard. Leonard Penu, Eddie AcufT, Billy Wayne, 
Tom London. 



RKO-RidM 



New BaUnea t* 

Number Number Now In Be Placed Storle* fal 

of Plx Com- Shootr Cnttinf Betero rrouar*- 

Promised pleted ln( ^Rqpmi Cameraa Ilea 

Studi,i 43 29' • 6 ""«- U 

Condor 6 0 • • • • 

Sol Lesier S 3 • • 1 t 

David I,oew. ...... Z 1 • • • • 

WaltDiiney. 1 I I » ^ * • 

Total 5S 31 1 • 15 It 

Picture! how In the cutting roomj or awaiting prevUwi arc 
'HATING WONDEBFIII. TIME,' produced by Pandro 6. Berman; AlfeitA 
br Al Santell; play and screen play by Arthur Kober; photographed by 
Bobert De Grasse. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fa|rbank«. Jr, Richard 
"Red' Skelton, Peggy Conklin, Eve Arden, LUcille Ball. 

'VIVACIOUS LADT.' produced by Pandro S. Berman; directed by Geergt 
Stevens; screen play by Anne Morrison Chapin and Kay Van Riper from 
novel by I. A. R. Wylie; photographed by Robert De Grasse. Cast: Ginger 
Rogers, James Stewart, James Ellison, Jack Carson. Phyllis Kennedy, Spen- 
cer Charters, Ray Mayer, Maude Eburne, Floyd Shackleford, Alec Craig, 
Bculah Bondi, Charles Coburn, Frances Mercer, Grady Sutton, Franklin 
Paiisborn. 

'SAINT IN NEW YORK,' produced by William Si.strom; directed by .Ben 
Holmes; from novel by Leslie Chartcris; photographed by Joseph August. 
Cast: Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Paul Cluilfoyle, Sig Rumann, Jonathan 
Hale. Fred Burton, Bien Wclden. Jack Carson, Charles Halton, Clifl Brag- 
don. Shirley Coates. Gus Glassmire, Thomas Morgan, 'Torben Meyer, Julian 
Rivero, Monte Carter, Bert Rose, Jay Adler, George Anderson, Lee Phelps, 
Dick Lame. Lester Dorr, Roy Janics, Edward Le Saint, Robert Graves, 
George Irving. Frank M. Thomas. Paul Fix, Jack Daughcrty, Anthony 
Wirde. Roy Kantor. Jean Cleveland. H.ti ly Dupp. 

'MUDDLED DEAL,' produced by William Si.strom; directed by Joseph 
Sanlley; taken from play by Aladar Laszlow; .screen play by Charles Kauf- 
man. Paul Yawitz, Viola Brothers Shore and Harry Scgall; photographed 
by Roy Hunt. Cast: Joan Fontaine, Derrick De Mavney, Cecil Kcllawiay, 
Cecil Cunningham, Lilian Bond, Rnb.eit Coole, Claude Allister, Phyllis 
Coghlan, Rita Page, Charles Colpmaii. 

'BLIND ALIBI,', produced. by ClilT Reid; directed by Lew Landers; origi- 
nal by William J. Cowan: screen play by Lionel Hou.ser; photographed by 
Nicholas Muscarca. Cast: Richard Dix. Whiliicy Bourne, Eduardo Cian- 
nelli, Frances Mercer, Paul (iuilfoyle. Richard Lane, Jack' Arnold, Walter 

iller. George Shelley, George Irving. 

'GUN LAW;' produced by Bert Gilroy: directed by Dave Howard; screen 
play by Oliver Drake; photographed by Jo.scph August. Cast; George 
O'Brien. Rita Oehman, Ray Whitley. Paul Evci lon, Robert Gleckler, Ward 
Bond, Frank O'onnor, Jim Mason, Ethan Laldlaw. 

RKO-Radlo picturei Now In Production 
,' being prepared by Walt Disney for release on RKO ItSS-W 
; feature-length cartoon based on story by Felix Salten.. 



Now Balance lo 
Number Number Now in Be Placed StoriM in 

of Pix Com- Shoot- Cuttinr Before Prepara- 
Promlsed picted ln( Rooms C'ameraa tiOB 

Total ...^.V..... 52 29 1 3 19 21 

rieturea now in the cutting rooms awaiting previeN4r are: 
TIGIITING DEVIL DOGS' (.'icrial ), produced by Robert Beclie; directed 
by William Witney and Jack English: ori-iinal .screen play by Barry Ship- 
man. Honald Davidson.' Franklyn Adreon i-.nd. Sol Shorr;, photographed by 
William Nobles. Cast: Lee Powell, Herman Brix. I-llcanor Stewart; Hugh 
Solhorn. Montagu Love. Sam Flint. John David.son. Monte Montague, Henry 
Olho. Forrest T.nylor, Billy MacGowan, Edmund Cobb, Perry Ivins, Tom 
I'lindon. Alan Gregg, Edward Foster, Al Taylor, Allah Mathews, Reed 
Howes. Dick Thane. .;. 

'ROMANCE ON THE RUN.' produced by Herman Schlom; directed by 
Gus Mei.i ; screen play by Jack Townley; photographed by Ernest Miller. 



20th CeDtory-Fox 

Now Balaaca (o 

Number Nomber N^w in Be Placed Slorlei in 

of Pix Com- Shoot- Cutting Before Prepara- 
P.-nmiited ple'ed Ing Rnnras Camera* tlon 

Studio M J5 S 7 .S .7 

Sol Lesser 6 4 • • 2 3 

Total 58 39 5 7 7 9 

Pieturei in the cutting rontns or awaiting previews ar«: 
'KIDNAPPED,' produced by Kenneth Macgowan; directed by Al 
Wcrker; no writing credits as yet available. Cast: Warner Baxter, 
Arleen .Whelan, Freddie Bartholomew. John Carradine, Leon Ames, Rob- 
ert Allen, Miles Mander. E. E. Clive. Donald Haines, Ralph Forbes. Elsa 
Buchanan. Billy Bevan. Moroni Olson. C. Aubrey Smith. Reginald Owen, 
Nigel Bruce, Arthur Hohl. HalliwcU Hobbes, H. B. Warner. Eric Wilton. 
York Sherwood. Gordon Hart. Montagu Love, Colin- Kenny. John Graham 
Spacey. Keith C. Kenneth, John' Ro.qers, Thomas London, Dave Thursby, 
J, P. McGowan, Mai-ty Faust, Evan "Thomas, I vo Henderson. 

'FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER,' produced by Kenneth Macgowan; di- 
riected by John Ford; screen play by Richard Sherman, Sonya Lcvien and 
Walter Ferris, from book by David Garth; photographed by Ernest Palmer. 
Cast: Loretta Young. . Richard Greene. Reginald Eicnny, George Sanders, 
William Henry. Allan Hale. David Nivcn. J. Edward Bromberg, C. Aubrey 
Smith, Barry Fitzgerald, Claude King, Bcrton Churchill, John Carradine, 
Cecil Cunningham. Selmer Jackson, Will Stanton, Mary Forbes, Edgar 
Norton, Jean Fenwick, Phyllis Clare, Vesey O'Davoren. Russ Clark, George 
Rcgas, Francisco Maran, Edward Cooper, Jack Pennick, Barbara Denny, 
Mimi Doyle, Mural Sharada, Douglas Gordon, Phyllis Clare, Michael Field, 
Lionel Pape. 

•KENTUCKY MOONSHINE.' produced by Kenneth Macgowan; directed 
by David Butler; screen play by Art Arthur and M. M. Mussulman; original 
by M, M. Miisselman and Jack Lait, Jr.; music and lyrics by Lew Pollack 
and Sidney D. Mitchell; photographed by Robert Planck. Cast: Ritz Broth- 
ers, Tony Martin, Marjorie Weaver, Wally Vernon, William Demarest, 
Claude Allister, Slim Summerville, John. Carradine! Berton Churchill. 
Eddie Collins, Paul Stanton, Francis Ford, J. Edward Bromberg, Si Jenks, 
Olin Howland, Mary Treen, Guy Wilkerson, Frank McGlynn, Jr., Cecil 
Cunningham, Jack Norton, Allen Wood, Arthur Aylesworth, Paddy O'Flynn, 
Jack Gargan, Lester Dorr, Walter Mahcr. Sherry Hall, Dick French, Milton 
Kibbee, Dorothy D'Arcy Corrigan, Carroll Nye. 

'JOSETTE,' produced by Gene Markey; directed by Allan Dwan; screien 
play by James Edward (jrrant; based on play by Paul Frank and Ceorg 
Fra.ser; from story by Ladislaus Vadnai; photographed by John Mescall. 
Cast: Simune Simon, Don Ameche, Robert Young, Bert Lahr, Joan Davis, 
Tala Birell. Paul Hurst, Jayne Regan, Lillian Porter. Paul McVey, Zeffle 
Tilbury. William Collier. Sr. 

'ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND.' produced by Harry Joe Brown; 
directed by Henry King; screen play by Lamar Trotti and Kathryn Scola; 
adaptation by Richard Sherman; music and lyrics by Irving Berlin; photo- 
graphed by Peverell Marley. Cast: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don 
Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, Marjorie Weaver, Jean Hersholt, 
Helen Westley. John Carradine, Douglas Fowley, Chick Chandler, Paul 
Hurst, Wally Vernon, Eddie Collins, The King's Men, Stanley Andrews, 
Jack Pennick, Robert Gleckler, Dbnald Kerr, Don Barclay, Ruth Warren, 
the Cansinos, Ralph Dunn, Otto Fries, Harry Tyler. Sid Saylor, Ruth 
Terry, Dixie Dunbar, The Aristocrats, Joe King, Charley Williams, Joseph 
Crehan, Tyler Brooks. Albert Morin. Selmer Jackson, Grady Sutton, and 
drum majorettes: Ruth Gilford, Marjorie Woodworth. Betly Brown, Jetsy 
Posthuma. Betty Garrison, Barb^ira Finch, Rosalie Wilson, Jeanne Le Boeuf. 

'LltrLE MISS BROADWAY.' produced by David Hempstead; directed 
by Irving Cummings; original screenplay by Harry Tugend and Jack 
Yellen; photographed by Arthur Miller. Cast: Shirley 'Temple, Gloria 
Hurst, Jimmy Durante, Phyllis Brooks, George Murphy, Patricia Wilder, 
Donald Meek, El Brendel, Jane DarwcU, Edward Ellis, Brewster Twins, 
Eddie Collins, George and Olive Brasno, the Brian Sisters.'Charlcy Wil- 
liams, Edna Mae Oliver, George Barbier, Claude Gillingwater. C. Montague 
Shaw, Rube Schaefer troupe. Jack Schaller, Frank ,Dae. Russell Hicks, 
Joseph De Stefahi, Leila Mclntyre, Jerry Colonna, Syd Saylor, Harry C. 
Bradlev. Tom Ricketts, Roy Dove. 

'SPORTING CHANCE,' formerly titled 'RACING BLOOD,' produced by 
■Jerry HofTmah; directed by Otto Brower; screen play by Robert Ellis and 
Helen Loitan; based on original by Edwin Dial Torgerson; photographed by 
Edward Snyder. Cast: Michael Whalen, Lynn Bari. Marvin Stephens, 
Henry Armett;i, Sidney Blackmer, Chick Chandler, Johnnie Pirrone. Inez 
Palange, Eleanor Virzie, Ben Stilphen, Betty Greco, Dennis Moore, Eddie 
Emerson. 

20th-Fox Pictures Now In Production 

'MYSTERIOUS MR. MOTO,' produced by Sol M. Wurtzel; directed by 
Norman Foster; original screen play by Philip MacDonald and Norman 
Foster; photographed by Virgil Miller. Cast: Peter Lorre, Mary Maguire, 
Henry Wilcoxon. Harold Huber. Erik Rhodes. Leon Ames, .John Rogers, 
Fredrik Vogeding, Forrester Harvey, Mitchell Lewis, Barney O'Toole. 

•THREE BLIND MICE,' produced by Raymond Griflith; directed by 
William A. Seitcr; no writing credits as yet released; phulngraphcd by 
Ernest Palmer. Cast: Loretta Young. Joel McCrea, David Nivcn, Stuart 
Erwin, Marjorie Weaver. Pauline Moore. Binnie Barnes, Spencer Char- 
ters, Iva Stewart. Lloyd Whitlock, Leonid Kinskcy. 

'I'LL GIVE A MILLION,' produced by Kenneth MacGow.nn; directed by 
Walter Lang; scrcefl play by Nivcn Busch; photographed l).y Lucien Andriot. 
Cast: Warner Baxter, Peter Lorre. John Carradine, J. Edward Bromberg, 
Sig Rumann. Fritz Fold. Marjorie Weaver. 

'TIME OUT FOR MURDER,' formerly titled 'HANDLK ITIf CARE,' 
produced by John .Stone; dirertrd hy Eu.ijone Forde: tio writing credits as 
■yet released; photographed by Harry Davi.s. Cast: Juno Lang, ick Bald- 
win, Andrew Tombes. Sidney Toler, J. Edward Bromberg. Marjorie Weaver. 

•HANDLE WITH CARE,' produced by .lohn Stone: directed by Eugene 
Forde; no writing credits as yet released: photographed by Harry Davis.' 
Cast: June Lang, Dick Baldwin. Andrew Tombcs. Sidney Toler. J. F.dward 
Bromberg. Lyle Talbot, Williarn Demarest. Harlan Bri ' <s. Jan Duggan, 
Frank McGlynn. Jr. 

'HELLO, HOI/LYWOOD,' John Stone, gs.sociale producer: directed by 
Herbert I. Leeds: scrtecn play by Frances Hyland and Albert Ra.v from 
original idea by Frank Fentori and Lynn Root; photogranhcd by Edw.ird 
Cronjagcr. Ciixt: Jane Withers, Gloria Stuart. Henry Wilcoxon. Helen 
Westley. Claudia Coleman. Robert Allen. Pedro de Ciordb . Paula Rac 
■Wright, the Three Nplsons, Hattic McDaniel, Mui'iel Kearney, Marjorie 
PlQchcr. 

United Artists 



Now R'llanre lii 





Number Niimber 


Now 


In Be Placed 


St3rlcs In 




of -Pix 


Com- 


Shool- 


Cuttlnc 


Brforr 


Prena"-*- 




romised 


plrted 


inx 


Rn'tmi 


CamM-ai 


tlnn 


Samuel Goldwyn.. 


6 


6 


0 


0 


• 


« 


Alexander Korda . . 


6 


3 


0 


0 




R 


aclinlck 


5 


3 


• 


• 


i 


4 


Walter Wanjer. .. . 


ft 


3 


1 


I 


3 




Chaplin . . . 


1 


a 




• 


1 


1 


London Kil 


6 


6 


n 


0 


0 


8 


Total 


3» 


21 


1 


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'38''39 Planning 



(Continued from page 3) 



instead of all £tt onco, leivlni; mat- 
ters 'somewhat oi>ci\ for pl.'umini; 
ahead. The situation may inuan, 
it is understood it will in some cases, 
that exhibitors will bi» .iskcd t) 
award contracts, allhoui;h le.ss th,-m 
50% of the pictures arc iL\si'in:jtii(J. 

While this past sea.son cST-'iWl i 
larger number of films wore placiwl. 
in the top allocation, fewer being in 
the middle and l>ottom brackets, it 
is expected this year that there will 
be considerable revision in th'i 
.grouping. Not only is it likely that 
this will occur, due to conditions and 
uncertainty, but in .consi eralion of 
the fact that during the current yo'jr 
distributors have, had to a roc to a 
lot of 'recession': in other wjrd.s, 
moving pictures from a higher to t 
lower bracket after Lhcy had failed 
to live uo to the rating under which 
.sold. Percentages last year avera^ued 
35-40%, 30% and 25%. wiLh not aM 
many flat deals as the season before. 
Whether the same percentage aver- 
ages will be obluinud for next year 
is another guess of any distributor 
right now, although hone were wlis- 
flcd that they didn't nnt liiuhcr 
rental terms last sununer in view ot 
cosb;. 

Studio luirosl. the ciTort lo cut 
these cosls down, yet retain tiuality, 
arid the job ot trying to delermin* 
in thie spring what the public ii 
going to go for from Auiiust ivoxt 
through to August, 1939. aren't 
making the lot of producer-distrib- . 
utors any easier. In some cases' Ihe 
whole problem is ihlensilled by 
worry over whether the present pro- 
ducing forces represent a good.guir- 
antce on manufacture or not. The 
theatres' are also worrying al>out 
these matter.s. especially where lhay 
are dependent on certain studios for 
the bulk of their product supply. 

Any way figured, at the moment 
there is a record amount t>f heavy 
guessing and crossed-flngers. 



Comm Hs Hurt 



(Continued from page .l) 



prize competition on the Dorsoy net- 
worker. 

Result was that everybody seemed 
to save up for the Wednesday night 
show, when Stanley could have used 
twice its own capacity. Thousands 
were turned away at the door night 
of broadcast, but, as was to be ex- 
pected, they didn't hang around for 
regular stage show to follow or coma 
back on succeeding days. Gro.ss on 
that one day alone represented more 
than 25% of Dorscy's total take on 
week and management wonders if 
original plan to have broadcast orig- 
inate from William Perm's ballroom, 
with limited .sealing capacity of 
couple of ■ hundred, wouldn't have 
been better all around. 

George Jessel-Norma Talmadge- 
Tommy Tucker unit coming in Fri- 
day ( ) but will be playing in W3 
house in Steubcnville, O., on Sunday, 
day of their broadcast, Stanley at- 
tractions alsvays playing there, 
since' this is still six-day town fDr 
■flesh. Inasmuch ax the :show is there 
only for the single day. broadcast 
will originate from stage of C.T)itol 
theatre in the form of an extra show, 
apart from the thrci; rL",'ularly schcd-. 
ulcd presentations. 



U. S. -Canada Boom 



Picturr.i In the Cutting Room or Awaitinj Previews ,\rft: 
•THE ADVKNTtJRES.S,' formerly tilled 'THE KIVER I.S BLUK.' produced 
by Walter Wangnr; directed by William Dioterlf!; original screiMi play by 
(Continued on p-age '23) 



(Continued from page 1) 

one of Canada's major Industries, ez- 
tiorts of wheat and lumber bj'n^' 
about the only commerce bn'rir^iug 
an equal or greater sum into tha 
country. Last year the tourist '•■ ' 9 
amounted to approximately $250 '' 'l.- 
000 with a total of $30l).0O0,O0U or 
more expected this year. 

In the Province of Q:j;;l)-.;c th« 
tourist business in 1937 am.iuntcd t» 
$77,020,008, the Kros:> bcii'ii grc-'T 
than during the prcvioiis r:c-d 
years of I92B and 192!). Accordin'; to 
Pryvincial'csKmili;';. ti ) .e to 4.'')0')0!) 
American cars vi.sil-j-l this part of 
the Dominion. 

Automobile (ouri,t< .ncciunt f )r the 
'!realc:-;t p.irt of l'i(> itiHirx, 70'^^ of 
the lol;il spent li-'i- b:iir.; ttribuloi 
lo these. 
Road-builflini; aoj ren^iri , 
; ;ng undertaken im -x t;;';iiitic • 'a 
' this yc;ir by both thi' Quebec i 
I Ontario provincial. iMvrnmedt;. '••"'\ 
; aphroxiiti;il-ly S'iri.Onn ODO • l>'''if 
' srhcdiilrrl for ,TnDrr)prin'':in in tVi-^'a 
I two provinces aTine. 

An cfTort is being rri'tiin t) noMel 
I new ro.'ids along Iho I'Ois of t • in 
I the U. S. A. 



VARIETY 



WeJnefldaj, April 20, 1938 




Oft II 



■ You can't put your iinger 
Yott can't describe it You can't anaiyze it 
and^youcamnm^ 411 of ilte pictures 

tiiat Itaw Mm/f^^ nis one 

iias it Fii/S /-^ enouglB so to malte it one of tine 
i$iggest oMtra'time attractions titis season I 






^ 



PANDRO S. BERMAN IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION 



A GEORGE STEVE.NS PRODUCTION 



P J Aolf ^011 Jnil ( nifs: P J 



JAMES ELLISON 
BEULAHBONDI 
CHARLES COBURN 



Wednesdaj, April 20, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 23 



Advance Production Chart 



(Continued from page 21) 



John Howard Lawson; photographed by Rudolph Mate. Cast; Henry Fonda, 
Madeleine Carroll, Leo Carrillo. John Halliday, Vladimir Sokoloff, Robert 
Warwick, Reginald Denny, Katharine DeMille, Peter Godfrey, William B. 
Davidson, Harry Semels, Carlos De Valdez, Paul Irving, George Lloyd, 
John Picorri, George Houston, Nick Thompson, Lupita Tovar, Fred Kohler, 
Rosina Galli. 

United Artists Fix Now In Production 

'ALGIERS,' produced by Walter Wanger; directed by John Cromwell; 
screen play by John Howard Lawson from Detective -Ashiebe's 'Pepe le 
Moko'; additional dialog by James Cain; photographed by James Wong 
Howe. Cast: Charles Boyer, Hedy LeMarr, Sigrid Gurie, Alan Hale, Joseph 
Calleia, Gene Lockhart, Stanley Fields, Joan Woodbury, Johnny Downs, 
Bert Roach, Ben Hall, Claudia Dell, Charles D. Brown, Nina Koshetz. 



Uiiiversal 



Total 



Number Number Now 

of Fix Com- Slioot- 
Promlsed pleted inc 

50 33 4 



Now Balanes ts 

in Be Placed Storlei In 
Cutting Before Prepara- 
Koonu Cameru lion 
4 9 13 



Picturef la the cutting rooms or awaiting previews: 
<LADT IN THE MORGUE,', produced by Irving Starr; directed by Otis 
Garrett; screen play by Eric Taylor and Robertson White from novel by 
Jonathan Latimer; photographed by Stanley Cortez. Cast: Preston Foster, 
Patricia Ellis, Frank Jenks, Joseph Downing, AI Hill, James Robbins, Stan- 
ley Price, Gordon Hart, Tom Jackson, Minerva Urecal, Rollo Lloyd, Morgan 
Wallace, Gordon Elliot, Bryant Burke, Corbet Morris, Ruth Fallows, Donald 
Kerr. 

'SINNERS IN PARADISE,' produced by Ken Goldsmith; directed by 
James Whale; screen play by Harold Buckley, Louis Stevens and Lester 
Cole; original by Harold Buckley; photographed by George Robinson. 
Cast: John Boles, Madge Evans, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin, Gene Lock- 
hart, Nana Bryant, Willie Fung, Milburn Stone, Morgan Conway, Donald 
Barry, Charlotte Wyhters, Allen Edwards, Donald Kerr. 

'FLAMING. FRONTIERS' (serial), produced by Henry MacRae; directed 
by Ray Taylor and Alan James; screen play by Wyndham G^ttens, George 
H. Plymton,.Basil Dickey and Paul Perez, from Peter B. Kyne's 'The Tie- 
That Binds'; photographed by. Jerry Ash: Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, 
Eleanor Hansen, .Charles Middleton, Eddy Waller, James Blaine, Horace 
Murphy, Roy Barcroft, Ralph Bowman, John Rutherford, Ed Cassidy, Wil- 
liam Royle, Charles King, Karl Hackett, Charles Stevens, Chief Thunder 
Cloud, Ralph Bowman, Michael Slade, Jim F.irley, Jim Corey, Pat O'Brien, 
Bob Woodward, George Plues, Jack Saunders, Frank Straubrihger. 

'AIR DEVILS,' formerly titled 'THE FIGHTING MARINES,' produced 
by Trem Carr; directed by John Rawlins; screen play by Harold Buckley 
and George Waggner; original by Harold Buckley; photographed by Harry 
Neumann. Cast: Dick Purcell, Beryl Wallace, Larry Blake, Mamo Clark, 
Minerva Urecal, Charles Brokaw, Forbes Murray, Roy Mason, Paul Sutton, 
Al Kikume, Billy Wayne, Michael VisarolT, 

Universal Fix Now in Production 

•HELL'S KITCHEN,' formerly titled 'RIOT PATROL,' formerly titled 
•HELL'S KITCHEN HAS A PANTRY,' produced by Edmund Grainger; 
directed by Ray McCarcy; screen play by Roy Chanslor from original by 
Borden Chase: photographed by Milton Krasner. Cast: Victor McLaglen, 
Paul Kelly, William Gargan,. John Gallaudet, Beatrice Roberts, Joe Down- 
ing, Frank Jenks, Ed Gargan, Scotty Beckett, Mickey Rcntschler, Dickie 
Jones, Tommy Bupp, Juanita Quigley. 

'THE RAGE OF PARIS,' produced by B. G. De Sylva; directed by 
Henry Kostcr; original story and screen play by Bruce Manning and Felix 
Jackson Kostcr photographed by Joseph Valentine. Cast: Danielle Dar 
rieux, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Mischa Auer, Helen Broderick, Louis Hay^ 
ward, Mary Forbes, Joyce Bryant, Howard Hickman, Harry Davenport, 
Ethelreda Leopold, Mitzi Vehlain, Vivian Mason. 

■LETTER OF INTRODUCTION,' produced and directed by John M. 
Stahl; no writing credits as yet released; photographed by Karl Freund 
Cast: Adolphe Menjpu, Edgar Bergen and 'Charlie McCarthy,' George 
Murphy, Andrea Leeds, Rita Johnson. Eve Arden, Ann Sheridan, replacing 
Oail Patrick, Donald Barry, Ph'illiJ Trent, Ernest Oossart, May Boley. 

'SUSPICION,' produced by Edmund Grainger; directed by James Whale; 
•creen play by. Mylcs Connolly: photographed by George Robinson. Cast: 
Warren William, Gail Patrick, Constance Moore, William Lundigan, Lillian 
.Vailbo. 



ing until they can figure out tags that 
won't conflict with those oh file with 
the registration bureau of the Music 
Publishers Protective As.sociation. 

Southern Music Co. got to the title 
registration bureau first with 'La 
Conga' and Jack Mills labeled his 
number, co-authored by Edward 
Lambert and Stephen Richards, 'Do 
the Conga,' after he found that the 
word *La' had been preempted. 
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, changed 
titles on a like rhythm number for 
the same number. What had origi- 
nally been called 'Darise a La Conga' 
became 'Ponchito.' 

Dance fad involved involves a 
rhythm whose tempo is morie fever- 
ish than the rhumba. Steppers 
skilled in the rhumba have taken it 
up. The 57th Street cafe. La Conga, 
is credited with popularizing the 
dance among the smart niterie ele- 
ment. 



Warners 



Conga Craze 



(Continued from page 1) 



CUMMINS LOSES SUIT 
OVER AUSTRO 'SEX' PIC 



Reccyer Proffitt's Body 



Philadelphia, April 19. 

Body of Tommy Proffitt, Universal 
newsreel cameraman, was pulled out 
of the Susquenhanna River Monday 
(18), four weeks after he was 
drowned. Proffitt was taking pix on 
Last Raft,' sentimental journey down 
the river in reinembrance of old log- 
ging days, when the crude vessel 
struck a bridge and sank. - Lenser's 
body was found 17 miles from scene 
of the crash. 

Proffitt was said by survivors to 
have been cranking his camera until 
the moment he went down. 



Injunction suit brought by Sam 
Cummins and his Jewel Productions 
Corp., to stop Henry Morgcnthau, 
Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, and 
Harring M. Durnlng, Collector of 
Customs, from interfering with the 
production of the Austrian-made 
picture, 'Mystery of Sex,' later re- 
named 'Science of Mankind' was dis- 
missed Monday (18) by N, Y. fed- 
eral Judge Albert C. Coxe. 

Cummins obtained the American 
rights to the picture in 1935 under 
the title 'Mystery of Sex.' The first 
negative arrived here under the title 
'Science of Mankind' and. was passed 
by the Customs Department. Ex- 
hibition of the picture, however, w^s 
delayed until the Government of- 
cials could view it When a second 
negative arrived it was siezed' and 
the Customs agents made several 
efforts to get possession of the offi- 
cial print. Their persistence resulted 
in the present suit for an injunction. 

2 Theatre Fires 



Jane's Texan Delayed 

Hollywood, April 19. 

Jane Withers' next picture, 
'Texas Kid,' slated to roll in May, 
has been moved back to autumn by 
20th-Fox. 

Moppet's work in 'Hello, Holly- 
wood,' now in production, caused the 
postponement of the new. film, 
which will require a trip to Texas. 



St. Louis, April 19. 

About 150, majority of them ki , 
fled in panic from the second floor 
Opera House, film theatre at Poto- 
mac, 111., near here, Saturday (15) 
when a fllm ignited and exploded. 
One customer, Mrs. Floyd Allen, of 
Potomac, jumped from a second 
floor window and suffered cuts and 
bruises, Earl Alpers, projectionist, 
of Danville, 111., suffered burns on 
his arms and hands. 

Volunteer firemen and other na- 
tives using portable firs extinguish- 
ers obtained from homes and stores 
extinguished the blaze. Damage was 
slight. 

Cleveland, Okla., April 19. 
Screen and sound equipment of 
the recently opened Pix theatre here 
were slightly damaged by fire orig- 
inating from an undetermined ori- 
gin, Flames appeared to have start- 
ed under the stage. 



New Balanea ta 
Number Number Now in Be Placed Sterle* (■ 
of Fix Com- Shoot- CntUnff Befor* Prepark- 
Promised pleted inc Room* Cameras Uob 

Total 60 40 2 14 « 18 

Pictures in the cutting rooms or awaiting previews are: 

'MYSTERY HOUSE,' formerly titled 'MYSTERY OF HUNTING'S END,' 

produced by Bryan Foy; associate, Gordon Holllngshead; directed by Noel 

Smith; original story by MIgnon G. Eberhart; screen play by Sherman 
■ Lowe; photographed by L. William O'Connell. Cast: Dick Purcell, June 

Travis, Elspeth Dudgeon, Anthony Averille, Ben Weldon, Mary Maguire, 

g'illiam Hopper, Anderson Lawlor, Sheila Bromley, Hugh O'Connell, Trevor 
ardette, Dennle Moore, 

•TORCHY BLANE IN PANAMA,' produced by Bryan Foy; directed by 
William Clemens; screen play by George Bricker; original story by An- 
thony Coldeway; photographed by Warren Lynch. Cast: Paul Kelly, Lola 
Lane, Hugh O'Connell, James Nolan, Larry Williams, Tom Kennedy, Frank 
Shannon, John Ridgeley, Anthony Averill, Frank Orth, Jack Goodrich, 
Betty Compson, Joe Cunningham, George Guhl, Jimmy Conlon, George 
Lloyd, George Regas, John Harron, Jack Mower. 

'THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD' (in Technicolor); produced by 
Henry Blanke; directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley; original 
screen play by Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. Miller; photographed by 
Tony Gaiidio. Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de HavlUand, Ian Hunter. Claude 
Rains, Basil Rathbone, Patric Knowles, Alan Hale, Eugene Pallettc, Mel- 
ville Cooper, Herbert Mundin. 

'SECRETS OF' AN ACTRESS,' formerly titled 'WOMAN HABIT,' for- 
merly titled 'LOVELY. LADY,' produced by David Lewis; directed by Wil- 
liam Keighley; original screen play by Rowland Leigh, Milton Krlm? and 
Julius Epstein; photographed by Sid HIckox. Cast: Kay Francis, George 
•Brent, Ian Hunter, Gloria Dickson, Isabel Jeans, Dennle Moore. Gloria 
B^ondell, RoseXa Towne, John Ridgeley, Penny Singleton, Larry Wilfiams, 
Selmer Jackson, Herbert R.iwlinson, Emmet Vogan, James B. Carson, 
Grace Hayle, Marion Alden, Paulette Evans, Eddie Graham, Stuart Holmes, 
Jack Goodrich, Arthur Houseman, Jack Mower, Olaf Hytten, John Harron. 

'WHEN WERE YOU BORN?' produced by Bryan Foy; directed by Wil- 
liam McGann; original screen play by Dr. Manley P. Hall and Anthony 
Coldeway; photographed by L. William O'Connell. Cast: Anna May Wong. 
Margaret Lindsay, Lola Lane, Anthony Averill, Larry Williamj, Charles 
Wilson, Frank Jaquct. Jame.'i Stephenson, Eric Stanley, Maurice Cass, 
Leonard Mudle.'Olin Howland, JefTrey Lynn, John Ridgcloy, John Harron, 
Ben Hendricks, Gordon Hart, Jack Mower, Sidney Bracey. 

'GOLD DIGGERS IN PARIS," produced by Sam BischOfT; directed by 
Hay Enright; original screen play by Jerry Wald, Richard Macauley and 
Maurice Leo; photographed by Arthur Todd. Cast: Rudy Vallee, Rosemary 
Lane, Hugh Herbert. Allen Jenkins, McJville. ^Cooper, Frank McHugh, 
Johnnie Davis, Mabel Todd, Fritz Fold, Curt Bois, Eddie Anderson, Edward 
Bcophy, Murray Alpcr, Pedro de Cordoba, Alphonse Marlel, Rosella Towne, 
Janet Shaw, Carole Landis, Diana Lewi!;. Penny Moran. Rafael Corio, 
Gloria Dickson, Jeffrey Sciyre, Evelyn Thav/I, Charles De Ravenne. 

' HITE BANNERS,' produced by Henry Blanke; directed by Edmund 
Goulding; screen play by Leonora ColTee from Ihe Lloyd Douglas novel; 
photographed by Charles Roshcr. -Ca.it: Cl.niide Rain.?, T'ay Bointer, Bonita 
Granville, Edward McWadc, James Stephen.son, Frank Darlen, Frank Sulli- 
van, Cliff Saum, Jackie Cooper. Donald CrUp, Kay Johnson. .Sally Anne, 
Jack Mower, Lola Cheaney, Vera Lewl.>, Lottie William.'?. Tom Wilson, 
Stusrt Holmes, Gleh Cavender. Jean Benedict, J. Farrcll MacDonald. 



Douglas Wood, Al Lloyd, Alice Lynden, Rex Evans, Peggy Stewart, Henry 
O'Neill. 

'FOUR'S A CROWD,' formerly titled 'ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,' pro- 
duced by David Lewis; directed by Michael Curtiz; screea play by Casey 
Robinson; photographed by Ernest Haller. Cast: Rosalind Russell, Errol 
Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Walter Connolly, Spec O'Donnell, Dennie 
Moore,. Franklin Pangborh, Ward Bond, Joseph Crehan, Joe Cunningham, 
Lawrence Grant, Gloria Blondell,.. Carole Landis, Frank Coghlan, Jr., Al 
Herman, Edward McWade, Arthur Hoyt, Robert Warwick, Frank Jacquet, 
Stuart Holmes, William Haade, Maurice Cass, Charles Judels, Patric 
Knowles, Pat West, Frank Faylcn, Carol Hodgins, Sam McDaniels, Don 
Barclay, Herman. Bing. 

'COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN,' formerly titled 'DUDE BANCHEB,' pro> 
duced by Lou Edelman; directed by Lloyd Bacon; screen play by Earl 
Baldwin from play by Louis Pelletier, Jr., and Robert Sloane; photographed 
by Arthur Edeson. Cast: Dick Powell, Priscilla Lane, Pat O'Brien, Dick 
Foran, Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Hobart Cavanaugh, Emma Dunn, 
Granville Bates, Grace Hayle, Dennie Moore, Roselle Towne, Jame* 
Stephenson, Harry Barris, (Candida. Kay Johnson, Cliff Saum, Dorothy 
Vaughn, Sam Hayes, May Boley, Johnnie Davis, Jimmy Fox; Ellzabetn 
Risdon, Jack Moore, James Nolan, William Davidson, Franklin Farnum, 
Joe Hiestand, Ben Hendricks, Everett Vogan. 

'LITTLE MISS THOROUGHBRED,' formerly titled "LITTLE LADY 
LUCK,' produced by Bryan Foy; directed by John Farrow; original screen 
play by Albert DeMond and George Bricker; photographed by L. William 
O'Connell. Cast: Ann Sheridan, John Litel, Frank McHugh, Janet Chap- 
man, Robert Homans, Eric Stanley, Jean Benedict, Maureen Rodin-Ryan, 
Lottie Williams, James Nolan, Vera Lewis, John Ridgeley, Walter Murray, 
William Gould, Stuart Holmes, Jack Mower, William Murray, Laura Jean 
Williams, Charles Wilson, Donald Brian, Spec O'Donnell, Paul Everlon, 
Eddie Graham, Gordon Hart. 

'CRIME SCHOOL,' produced by Bryan Foy; directed by Lew Seller; 
original screen play by Crane Wilbur; photographed by Arthur Todd, Cast: 
Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, 'Dead End' Boys, Paul Pbrcasi, Helen McKel- 
Icr, Dick Purcell, Weldon Heyburn, James B. Carson, Sybil Harris, Harry 
Cording, Charles Foy, Al Bridge, Cy Kendall, Vera Lewis, Milburn Stone, 
Alan Davis, Cliff Saum, Tom Wilson, Henry Otho. Jack Mower, Charles 
Trowbridge, Melville Cooper, Joseph Crehan, Don Turner, Ethan Laidlaw, 
Joe Cunningham, Frank O'Connor, Jack Goodrich, Bobby Jordon. 

'THE AMAZING DR. CLITTEBHOUSE,' produced by Robert Lord; di- 
rected by Apatole Litvak; screen play by John Wexley and John, Huston; 
from play by Barre Lyndon; photographed' by Tony Gaudio. Cast: Edward 
G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bogart, Allen Jenkins, Gale Page, 
Donald Crisp, Maxle Rosenblooin, Curt Bois. Bert Hanlon, Ward Bond, 
Vladimir Sokoloff. Robert Homans, Romalne Callender, Winifred Harris, 
Donald Briggs, LI bby Taylor. Mike Lally, Frank Anthony, Joyce Williams, 
William Worthington, Edward Mortimer, Larry Steers, Edward Gargan, 
Thomas Jackson. Gcor^iic C;iiio, Loia Chancy, Mary Fields, William Haade, 
Irving Bacon, Vera Lewis, Bruce Mitchell. 

'BOY MEETS GIRL,' produced by Sam Bischoff; directed by Llayd Ba- 
con; screen play by Sam and Bella Spewack from their play; photo'graphed 
by Sol Polito. Cast: James Cagriey, Ralph Bellamy, Marie Wilson, Pat 
O'Brien, Penny Singleton. Frank McHugh, Dennle Moore, Dick Foran, John 
Ridgeley, Harry Seymour. Bert Hanlon, Otto Fries, Bruce Lester, George 
Hickman, Cliff Saum, William Haade, Clem Bcvans, Hal K. Dawson, Peggy 
Moran, Janet Shaw, John Harron. 

'MB. CHUMP,' produced by Bry->n Foy: directed by William Clemens; 
screen play by (jleorge Bricker and N. W, Hanneman; photographed by Ar- 
thur Edeson. Cast: Johnny Davl.?, Lola Lane, Penny Singleton, Donald 
Briggs, Larry William-;, Chc-it-jr Clute, Margaret Lindsay, Jane Bryan, 
Spencer Charters, 

Warner.i Pix Now in Production 
'IN. EVERY WOMAN'S HFK,' formerly titled 'MY BILL,' produced by 
bryan Foy;-. directed by John Farrow; no writing Credits as yet released; 
■ photographed by Sid Hickox. Cast: Kay Franpi.'?', 'Anita Loui.se, Dickie 
Moore, Bonita Granvill'!. Bub'ov .TorOan. Elizabeth Ri.sdon, Maurice Murphy, 
Heiu-y Olho, "Pal O'.M.-illcy Bernipe Pilot, Sidney Bracy. 

'GARDEN OF THE MOON,' produced by Lou Edelman; directed by 
Bu.sby Berkeley; .scrrcon pl-jy by ichurd Macauley and Jerry Wald from 
! the SatEvePo:il .serial by I{ B'jtlford Jonc; and John' Barton; pholoci-iplicd 
' by 'Tony Gaudio. C:i.<l'- Pit ()' lii-n, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay, 
.Jimmy Fidleir, Johnnie Davn. iVk'Kille Cooper, Iriabcl Jeans, Curt Hoi.<, 
Granville Bates. Pennv .Siri-^lot in. Hoscll-i Towne, Joe Vonuta, Ray M;iycr, 
Jerry Colonna, John I[;'.')i.ju'J, Jack Mjwvr, John Harroa 



PAR'S PfllLLY 
OUT; LONDON? 



Philadelphia, April 19. 
Percy Bloch, Paramount, district 
manager here, is reported out, al- 
though the exchange refuses any of- 
ficial confirmation. Exec, however, ij 
no longer in his office and is under- 
stood to have bid his force farewell. 
He also told several exhibs that he is 
through. 

Nevertheless, at the Par convention 
last week— desipte Bloch's absence- 
other execs took great pains to an- 
nounce that there would be no 
changes In the selling organization. 
Par's attitude on the matter, when it 
is generally known' on the street that 
Bloch is through, has the exhibs 
scratching their scalps, 

Bloch was with Par 18 years, six 
of them as district manager here. 
Economy understood to be reasoi< for 
his slice from the payroll as he only 
had two offices in his district and 
was reported in $15,000 a year bracket 



London, April 19. 
There may be a reshuffling of fll 
sales division and theatre depart- 
ment for Paramount in Great Britain 
in the next few 'weeks, according to 
persistent reports in the trade. J. C. 
Graham, managing director for Eng- 
land, denies knowledge of contem- 
plated changes. Arrival of John W. 
Hicks, Jr., foreign sales head, in the 
next week or 10 days, doubtlessly 
will tell the story. 



Paramount home office knows of 
no change being contefriplaited in 
England. 



Depinet Dri?e^s Fmal 
Push; Execs Sales Swing 

Jules Levy, RKO's general .-lales 
manager, and Walter Branson of tha 
distribution division who is capt.iin 
of the present Ned Depinet sales 
drive, will not return from a swing 
of exchanges for about 30 days. The 
h.o. executives were in Toronto 
Monday (18), and from there proceed 
westward through Detroit, Cleve- 
land, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, ,^t. 
Louis, Kansas City, Des- Moines and 
Omaha. 

Levy made a few exchange stops 
after the Depinet dinner in Dallas 
recently. Depinet drive ends May 13. 



Rogers Drive Starts 



Third annual Will Rogers National 
Theatre Week starts April 29. 'Auld 
Lang Syne,' fllm made by Warners 
and including Paul Muni, Rudy . Val- 
lee, Benny Goodman and Dick 
Powell, among others, will be shown 
simultaneously In all hou.ses oper- 
ated by Paramount, RKO, Fox, Loew 
and their subsidiaries in addition to 
large indie circuits. Enormous 
quantity of film needed for prinl.,- 
to service so many houses at Iho 
same time was supplied gratis by 
Eastman-Kodak and Dupont-Pathe. 

Funds will go chiefly to the Will 
Rogers Memorial Hospital at Sara- 
nac Lake, N. Y. Part of the money 
rai.sed in California is to be divided 
with the Red Cross for the benefit 
of flood victims in that state. 



New Tracks 



(Continued from page 1) 



which was . owned by Socony- 
Vacuum of N. J, Pegasus Club, s-j- 
clalite horsey organization, already 
owns plenty of acreage whereon aV 
its polo fields, etc. 

Idea is lor the Jersey track to buck 
the Saratoga August racing meet, 
and be ready for public use this yc'jr. 

S. A. Lynch, veteran theatre oper- 
ator in Miami, is building a r.icc- 
liack less than 20. miles north nt 
Miami Beach at llullanclalc. Con- 
struction is so planned that the trac 
may be ready for next winter. 

Lynch Is rcporlnd invcstin-; $1,700.- 
000 in tlie project. . In addition to 
his IhCiTtrc inter .sUs in soiilhcru 
Florida, lie own.s 5:jv<;ral hotels. 

Joel Kurt, who has been supervis- 
ing Lynrh'.s hotel operation:!, aiil 
with. Lynch when latter W5.s in 
l'iii-;imounl, is in eh;ii-(!e of the buikl- 
irii; oC the r.-icrn'- track. Lynch'? 
n(".V track will give Mi anol 
vicinity three race cour.scs. 



54 



VARIETY 



A GLORIOUS CAMPAIGN FOR . . . 

A 





HELPING THE HELPLESS 

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PICTURES 



VARIETY 



2S 



EXPLOITATION 



By Epit W. Sargeot 



Hit Best Bet 

Frank Wallace, Mae West's ex, 
opening at Newarlc night club, using 
the following publicity for engage- 
ment here with Trixie La May in 
dance act: 

OPEN LETTER TO MAE WEST 
'Daar Wife: 

'When I opened at the Club Miami, 
118 Clinton avenue, Newark, N. J., 
last Wednesday night in a dance act 
with Trixie La May, I expected you 
to call Bigelow 2-9191 (that is the 
Club Miami) and have the manage- 
n'.cnt send a car. over to New York to 
bring you to Newark to see the show. 

'But, Honey, as it was your first 
day in New York, I believe you were 
tired and busy. 

'But the oiler still stands, and if 
you can get over you will see a Ane 
show, including Gene Baylos. as 
maslur of ceremonies; Bobbie Trot- 
ter, a fine swing singer; Rosalie Lane, 
a thrilling dancer; Hank Moore,, a 
sen.^atioiial acrobatic dancer, and 
others. 

'Listen, dear. Get over for the fir.st 
show at U:15 p. m., and, rf you can't, 
the second show i.s 1:30 a. m. Loads 
o( luck on your theatre engagement 
in New York. 

'Your ever loving husband, 
'(Signed) Frank Wallace.' . 
Ran in the dailies. Nice exarj- 
ple uf poor taste. 

Flowery Bird 

Hollywood. 
Exhibs who play Paramount's 
'tropic Holiday' will get the bird 
f ron\ . the studio, but it will be a fra- 
grant one. Just ahead of playing 
tinie each theatl-e head will receive 
a bauquet of Bird' of Paradise blos- 
somi with a tag from Dorothy La- 
mour, star of the '>icture. It's a o. a. 
gag. 

Spotting the FoocK 

New Haven. 
Bob Russell and Jack Foxe have 
been pulling at least one a week out 
of the bag for exploitation olugs at 
Poll's. For 'Bringing Up Baby' it 
was a man-sized pooch made up to 
resemble a leopard and being pa- 
raded through central streets on a 
chain. . 

As a 'gold' angle on 'Girl of Golden 
West' a store window tiein showed a 
container of new pennies, with Oak- 
leys for nearest estimate to number 
of them. Major plug on 'First 100 
Years' was an air interview with 
10'.J-year-old woman who was trans- 
ported to a studio via wheelchair. 

For Veterani 

Charlotte. N. C. 

Undei- the au.spices of the Salis- 
bury Post and the Capital theatre, 
golden wedding couples were Enter- 
tained three days last week. 

They were the guests of the Post 
and the Capital at the showing of 
•You're a Sweetheart.' Those quali- 
lled to accept this invitation were 
gue.?ts of the sponsors upon pres- 
entation nf a couoon, carried in the 
Po.-st a number of times, at the the- 
atre's box office. 

A local bakery contributed, a 
Golden V/'edding cake for the event 
and tills was awarded to the oldest 
couple during the week. 



to WB pix entirely, however, because 
Warner houses here aba play Par, 
RKO and MGM product, with pro- 
gram, managing to get in plenty of 
plugging for (attractions playing all 
of circuit's key spots. 

It's the third free program Feld- 
man has promoted for WB exploita- 
tion purposes on local stations. He 
has -a weekly quarter-hour spot on 
WCAE every Friday afternoon, with 
Bob McKee interviewing stage ce- 
lebrities current at Stanley, and a 
half-hour daily morning session of 
gossip and music from' Enright the- 
atre in East Liberty on WWSW. 
Latter is to hype attractions in nabe 
sites. 



Atmospheric 

Detroit. 

Joseph La Rose, manager of the 
Roo.sevelt nabe here, thought up a 
realistic effect for showing of 'Hur- 
ricane' (UA) at his spot. 

Removed a pipe from the theatre 
organ, placed it against an outlet 
from the air-cooling system and ar- 
ranged for drops of water to drip 
into the pipe, 

Re.sult was that when patrons are 
viewing the big storm in flicker, 
they're sprayed with a fine bit of 
wet wind, enough to get 'em in mood 
but not to .soil or stain clothes. 

La Rose hasn't decided what he'll 
do during fire scenes 'In Old Chi- 
cago. 



Pin DAIUES TABU 
'SEX MADNESS' ADS 



Pittsburgh, April 19. 

All three Pittsburgh newspapers 
yesterday refused to accept further 
advertising from or give any pub- 
licity to stage-and-screen show 
called 'Sex Madness' at Casino. 
House, which started new policy 
week ago after dropping burlesque, 
had no trouble getting space during 
opening stanza of 'for men only' 
shows, but sheets later staged an in- 
vestigation of their own and decided 
to invoke the ban. 

Casino is operated by George 
Jaffe, vet Pittsburgh showman, and 
inaugural bill under what manage- 
ment calls 'policy of sex hygiene and 
instruction' consi.sts, of a feature- 
length flicker, 'False Shame,' and ac- 
companying lecture by somebody 
billed as 'Radio's Friendly Adviser.' 
It's JafTe's intention to change bills 
every fortnight, alternating between 
slrijtly slag and wholly femme audi- 
ences. 



Film Reviews 



GO CHASE YOURSELF 

(Continued from page 15) 



Ran All Night 

Oklahoma City. 
Box office of the Standard theatre 
was opened at 6 a. m. and remained 
open for 24 straight ho.urs until 6 the 
following morning as pre-Eastei: pre- 
vie'A^ of 'In Old Chicago.' Newspa- 
pers, handbills, 24-sheet and radio 
were used to invite patrons to the 
opening, with free breakfast offered 
bctwi^n 6 'and 8 o'clock opening 
day. 

A tire truck was stationed in front 
of the house with a reproduction of 
an old, Chicago newspaper recount- 
ing the Are pasted on its side. Red 
smoke drifted up from the marquee, 
furnishing the effect of the theatre 
itse'f burning. 



Sirens for 'Wall' 

Norfolk. Va, 
Norva theatre went in for the spec- 
tacular in its build-up oC Warden 
Lawe.'i' 'Over the Wall.' Sirens were 
ho ed up on the rear walls of the 
house and let fly at 10 p.m. Three 
men jumped into action with scaling 
ladders. 

Hundreds of persons in the neigh- 
borhood were caught unawares by 
the shrieking of the sirens and 
dii.shed to the spot. The .<!tiint in- 
Huenced the b.o. that night to a 
marked degree. 



Flashing; 'Flash' 

Toronto. 

A tirt-up has been arranged be- 
twe»5n Famous Players Canadian and 
The Toronto Star Weekly in connec- 
tion with the 'Flash Gordon' pic 
strip, ooenin.g at the Uptown thea- 
tre in Toronto on Good Friday. 

\ trailer on the pix, which will 
shortly have general distribution 
throughout the Dominion, directs at- 
tention to the 'Flash Gordon' comic, 
how appearing in The Star Weekly's 
comic section. In return. The Star 
Weekly i.s boo.^ting the film on the 
'Fla.-fh Gordon' comic pa.ce and in the 
geiicriil section with news picture 
layouts on 'Flash Gordon.' 



WB Airer 

Pilt-sburgh. April 19. 

Although o.'itensibly a studio pi-e- 
.lentation. daily 10-minute 'Movie 

a?szine of the Air' on KDKA. is 
strict'.y a WB promotion. Idea was 
brnacSed to station manager A. E. 
Nelson bv Joe Feldman, advcrtiisin? 
dii'c.lor for arners here, some time 
ai;o and for an immediate acceptance. 

Spi-lina is done by Jack Crane. 
F'ildn'iin's office boy. who won out 
in a competition with more than 60 
inosorcts. and is run off like a fan 
m:i.! i7iin>. with front cover iioina tn 
iuit.<Uiidiiig .screen ncrsonalitv. briff 
icUorview.s. giis.sip, cic. Doesn't stick 



Theatres-Exchanges 



Bridgeport 
Jack Sidney, new assistant to 
Manager Matt Saunders of Loew- 
Poli. Bridgeport, vice Allan Robbins, 
resigned. 

St. Louis. 

J. A. Becker, Independence, Mo., 
has let contract for razing j>f a build- 
ing at Spring and Maple streets to 
erect new film theatre. 

George Staples, East Prairie, Mo., 
was the successful bidder for the 
contract to reconstruct the . Roxy, 
Mounds, 111., at cost of $65,000. The- 
atre, managed by Herschel Eichorn, 
will be enlarged into 800-seater. 

By majority of 272, Fulton, Mo., re- 
cently voted, approval of Sunday pix, 
heretofore banned under blue law. 

A soft ball league is being formed 
by employees of Fanchon 8i Marco's 
big houses. Clyde Brown, manager 
of the Missouri; Fletcher Buck, as- 
si.<:tant manager of the St. Louis; 
John Neu. assistant manager of the 
Ambassador, and Lou Coyle, man- 
ager of the Fox. will direct the teams. 
Bill Hoppe will assemble a team 
composed of employees of the SL 
Louis Amus. Co. chain. 

Robert Cluster, Salem. 111., will 
soon let bids for 700-seater to be 
built at Metropolis, III. 

Work will soon start on new 525- 
seater. De.";loge, Mo., to be owned and 
mana.ced bv R. W. Corbin. who also 
owns Ihe New Grand, 350 scats. 

William Kucharo, Des Moines., 
awarded contract for $50,000 worth 
of imnrovements on theatre at Clar- 
ion, la., recently taken over b.v the 
Central States Theatre Corp. of Dcs 
Moines. 



Charlotte, N. C. 

Between 40 and 50 theatre and film 
exchange executives gathered at the 
Charlotte hotel April 8 to honor Bur- 
tus BishoD. Jr., who has been trans- 
ferred to the managership of the 
Pittsburgh Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 
exoh.m.?e. 

Bi.shoD headed the Metro office in 
Charlotte for the oast 10 years, and 
had b-jcn a resident of Charlotte for 
12 years. 



Denv 

Dave Cockrill has shifted .some of 
hi.< manaacrs following the resigna- 
tion nf Llovd Kirby as manager of 
the I'ark. Ross Woolridae. from the 
Alpine. I.ikcs oyer the Park mana- 
'lorshio: John Echols, publicity man- 
, H'iQV from the Denham, is now man- 
i nxina llio Plaza, and Joe Gundy, 
frnni llie Pl:iza. is now at the Alpine. 
Turn Koiby is planning for the 
I prnclion nf a ne^f theatre at Wor- 
I Innd. Wvn.. where he already owns 
i lh-> F.l';s riii-iitre. 

E. P. (P.M7./. I riggs. manaaer of 
' Ihi .Stale, hi's rcsianed -ifter 10 vear.s 
rill the I If is .iuccseded by M. J. 

Bar.inoo of N. Y. 



Joe Seidelman's Foreign 
Appointees; Going West 

Joseph H. Seidelman, vice-presi- 
dent of Universal, in charge of for- 
eign, returned yesterday (Tucs.) 
from Europe, where he has baen 
on company business for around 10 
weeks. He goes to the Coast for 
studio confabs within the next few 
days. Nate Blumberg, president of 
the company, as well as Matthew 
Fox, his aide, are on the Coast now.. 
Seidelman, while. in London, is un- 
derstood to have been instrumental 
in closing a deal for new financing 
for Universal, under which around 
$1,000,000 is made available to the 
firm. Understood this is part of the 
money which went to pay oft the 
Bank of America's $1,450,000. 

[London talk was that the Na- 
tional Provincial Bank financed.] 

While in Europe, Seidelman named 
William Jay as the company's repre- 
sentative in Great Britain. He for- 
merly was RKO sales manager in 
England. Ernest Koenig is new man- 
ager of Universal, In France, replac- 
ing Andre Peres, resigned. ' Koenig, 
formerly was sales manager for 20th 
Century-Fox in France. 

J. Weinrib is Universal's new 
manager for Poland, succeeding Wil- 
liam Levy, resigned. 



awaredly scotching, the getaway ef- 
forts of the bandit trio with his an- 
tics. His wife (Lucille Ball) is after 
him as well as the cops who believe 
by the teller's absence that he stole 
the .shekels. He tries to save an 
heiress (June Travis) from the fate 
of marrying a phoney count (Fritz 
Fcld ), whom her parents demand 
she wccl. Penncr abducts the girl, 
and that's dccined kidnaping. AH 
.acls sliaiahlened finally, v/ith the 
teller becoming a hero by saving the 
money, his reputation, his wife, and 
also exposing the' phoney count. 

WiLhout many good lines, Penner 
has to rely for most cITect on mugg- 
ing, nnd it proves fairly serviceable. 
His lamebrain characicr has the ef- 
fect of redeeming the more screwy, 
imagination-stretching elements of 
the story. Miss Ball docs excellently 
in a somewhat repressed role as his 
wife: i.ss Travis has alrnost nothing 
to do as liie hcire.ss. 

Almost stealing the picture, in a 
character late to arrive in the foot- 
a'4c, is Frit/. Fcld. who has been 
cominq along in celluloid rapidly as 
a portiayer of spluttering French 
and Latin types. As the pseudo- 
count he rings the bell with his man- 
ncri.-,ms alone, albeit he has some 
excellent lines and scenees. As the 
crooks on the lam, Richard Lane 
and Bradley Page are good straights 
for Penncr and Tom Kennedy, the 
dimwUted thieving accomplice. 

Production is good for a B, and 
cost probably was low, due to most 
scenes being countryside and most 
of the settings being small and in- 
expensive; majority of the footage 
Was shot in and around the trailer. 

Probably the aclaplers Of the 
original yarn by Walter O'Keefe, 
him.seir a comic, did about as much 
v/ith the screenplay as the story 
offered, Camera is capable. 

Bert, 



RKO Reorg. 



(Continued from page 3) 



by counsel for the trustee, Irving 
Trust Co., showing net profits earned 
by the corporation in 1937 were over 
$600,000 below, the 1936 figure. RKO's 
share out of K-A-O profits may run 
to $297,000n The profits for 1936 
were $2,465;91l. 

Otto C. Doering, of counsel for 
Irving Trust informed Judge Bondy 
that a complete report on the cor- 
poration's finances for the past year 
•would be ready within the next few 
days. 

Doering submitted his brief finan- 
cial statement, coincidental to the 
hearing on applications for interim 
allowances sought by- Irving Trust- 
and others for services in the re- 
organization proceedings. Irving 
Trust seeks an additional $60,000, 
and William J. Donovan, its counsel 
wants $85,000 more. Two others ask 
a total of $34,000 for their work. 
Judge Bondy reserved decision on 
the requests. 

Hamilton C. Rickaby, counsel for 
the Atlas Corp., proponents of the 
reorganization plan first submitted, 
and who is working oh a modified 
one, informed Judge Bondy that he 
hoped to have the new plan ready 
in time for the next hearing n--xt 
Monday (25). He expres.sed his 
doubts, however, that it would be 
completed in time. 



THE DRUM 

(BRITISH MADE) 
(IN TECHNICOLOR) 

London, April 11. 

1*iill'>d Ai-lirtlH relruHc u( l.onUu(i l''llinfi- 
A l>-M:ii)rt:-i- Kuiila prtKlui-liiiii. Kfiilui-et) 
:-*:l1iii. l::i.\'rii,iiid MnsHoy, ItitKf^r I.IVL'm'.v', 
V:,lt.|-i(» Ilithsiin. l>li-eclf'l b.v Xulian Kqrd.t. 
A«J:ipli;4l \>y ),nJ,)H Jtlivt ri'oin H^nvy liy 
.\. K. W. Mii.>^<tn: ifceiKirln. Arlliui' WiiTi- 
;in-l.->'. Pal i-li-],' Kli*\ViLii. Jliii;li'<!rAy; cmieia. 
Ccolx^'H J'.'i-lnHl. OriiiiuiH lf<ii-ro(l.-«IIi'. At 
Witt udcon. I.on<loi). ftunnlni; time. lUl 
liiiiiH. 

Prill, -e Axim -Suliu 

I'rln.-** i;iiui...- ItHyinuiiiI Ma.ssey 

I'apt. C'uiTUllif ri« ; KuKer l.lve.tfty 

MrH. (.'Hi-rtitliPi'H Vulehi)' Huhnun 

r.lput. K.-coi DiivliI Tne 

Hill Holilcr Drnmond Tp.4ler 

i:ov<:rniir J.'rani-Iri T,. Sulllvmi 

M.njiir non.t.- .Archlbiim Ually. 

Moiiuiiilnr^il Kalin Amlil TartH'/anl 

•Serict. .Mnjor Kornfl Kdw^riJ J.oxy 

Mullah. .MIdi.acI MaiUn-Haivey 

MaJoi^1Sj;ci;<irr noimld Adam 



Drum,' but the one outstanding indi- 
cation is that it looks likj a 100% 
C'lmmcrcial bet. ain ingredients 
that go to make it what it is are 
direction and color photograph.v. 
Acting i.^, of course, an incidental 
n;cc.-sity, and this is more than well 
supplied. Production is a typical 
Korda niagniticcnt spectacle, without 
recourse to overwhelming mob 
scenes. 

Film is ba.sed on a story written 
specially for the .screen by A. E. W. 
Mason. He supplied an excellent 
machine-made suspensive tale laid in 
India, with fine dialo;!. interpolating 
the not cener.illy known fact that 
nolo originated in India, is now an 
F.nclish snort and an American pro- 
fcs.^ion. Marvellous nature scenes of 
India are shown wilh the aid of 
color. Atinosnhere has rarely if ever 
been better depicted. Native danc- 
ing ind customs give every indica- 
tion of being genuine. There is not 
n moment when the spectator does 
not feel ho is looking at the real 
thing. Some of the 101 minutes' 
foolaae should be deleted. It would 
tend tO' quicken the action and please 
the majority of pictureaoers. 

Entire action is laid in the tribal 
territor.v of the northwest frontier 
of India. An elderly Khan is anx- 
ious for British nrotection to ensure 
his throne for his son. Prince Axiin 
(.Sabu). Ruler's brother. Prince 
Ghul, is fanatically anti-Brili.sh, 
kills the old man. and the plot in- 
volves the attempt to do away wilh 
the young prince. Youngster is spir- 
ited away bv his faithful body ser- 
vant, but they are followed, and 
when the nlotters attemot to kill 
him. he tukes refuge in the British 
Residency. Prince Ghul invites the 
entire British colony to a feast, and 
olots to massacre them with con- 
cealed machine guns. Young Azim 
averts the catastrophe, but not with- 
out a terrific battle, which is won b.v 
the -British only after the arrival of 
reinforcements: 

•Sabu. the 14-year-old Indian youth 
who came to attention in 'Ele< 
ohant Boy.' lives up to the prom- 
ise givcsn in that film and con- 
ducts himself with requisite dignity. 
He now soeaks very good Engli.sh. 
Raymond Ma.s.'sey is sufficiently sin- 
ister as the. thmne iisurner; Roger 
Live.sey .is excellent as the militar.r 
commander, and the entire support- 
ing oomoany recruited from the be.st 
available screen talent in Eneland. 

Jolo. 



Many interesting things might be 
recorded in connection with the pro- 
duction and presentation of The 



Reagan's WB Sleother 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Ronald Reagan will carry the stel- 
lar burden in Warners' newe.st 
bread-aiid-buiter series, which will 
be based on the exploits of Uncle 
Sam's Secret Service. 

Burbank plant already has two 
series -groups under way: 'Torchy 
Blane,'. femme reporter, and *Or. X,' 
which features Boris KarlofT. 




TORCHY BLANE 
IN PA N A M A" 



LOLA LANE 



PAUL KELLY 



Another Rockefeller 



(Continued from page 1) 



HrKlnnlnic SaliirdHr, B:SS A.M. 
".\i'clilenlii Will llHpp<in" 



was with the Chase National Bank. 
Publicity firm for Greater New York 
Fund is being supervised by the John 
Price Jones outfit, which annually 
raises millions for' various causes. 

At press confab last week Rocke- 
feller and Gaxton huddled with re- 
porters to describe aims of charitable 
campaign, in discussing what might ' 
be done with an overflow crowd ^ 
from the Garden rally. Rockefeller 
expres.sed the hope that some empty 
thcati cf might be contributed for the ^ 
occasion. Without naming the 
Center, he remarked: | 

'I h,-ir)p-.-n to know of on icli 

iijht be available.* 




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CLARK MYRNA SPENCER 
'GABLE LOY TRACY 

in Metro-Coldiiiyn-Mdycr'i- (lit 

'TEST PILOT" 



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'^ADVENTURES OF 
MARCO POLO" 

Spectacular Stag* Production! 



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VARIETY 



RADIO 



Wedne^laf, April 20, 19.18 



Columbia EmotionaOy Prepares 
Accounts for 'No Summer Layoff,' 
But Not to Apply Before 1 



Intim.-itiot)^ have l>cen given by. 
CBS' sales departmeni lo advertis- 
ing agencies. thai the network won't, 
starling with the summer, of 1939, 
hold spot ojien lor year-iii-and-year- 
out customers that want to go off 
for anywhere from nine to 13 weeks. 
Columbia will insist that: such ac- 
counts hereafter replace their va- 
cationing names with summer shows. 

Policy that Columbia is now talk- 
ing about has been in effect with 
NBC for several years. NBC refusal 
to protect these temporarily retired 
clients on choice spots has been re- 
sponsible for such accounts as Jcll- 
O, Gulf Refining and' Bristol-Myers 
underwriting cheaper talent setups 
during the 13 weeks that Jack Ben-- 
iiy, Phil Baker ahd Fred Allen took 
their radio vacations. 

Among the CBS accounts that 
have exercised lof several years the 
layoff privileges are Lever Bros. 
(Lux Radio Theatre, . Al Jolson- 
Parkyakarkas), R. iB. Davis (Joe 
Penner) and Ford Motor (Sunday 
evenings concerts). 



NBC's DST Calculator 



NBC will mail but to adver- 
tisers and agencies this week a 
gadget designed to compare the 
time in other cities with New 
York's during daylight saving. 

It's all done by sliding a.card 
up and . down iii a celluloid 
envelope. 

DST starts Sunday (24). 



Charlotte,. . c:, April 19. 

WB'T started liist week to 
announce at, the close ofeach 
commercial program , the tiitie 
it will- be heard when daylight 
saving goes into effect (24). 

Station figures that a once- 
over-lightly isnit sufficient, to 
impress on the listener's mem- 
ory .a forthcoming change in 
Schedule. 



Fibber Filler Not Set 



Hollywood, April 19., 
After auditioning' a couple of dozen 
shows in his quest of a summer filler 
for Fibber McGee and .Molly, Cecil 
Underwood, producer of the^ Johnson 
waxer, returned to. Chicago last Sat- 
urday (16) for conferences with Jack 
Louis of the agency pn a choice. If 
the Coast batch fails to produce, a 
suitable program, likely that Jim 
Ameche will fill the nine-week sum^ 
mer gap with his 'Attorney-At-Law' 
stripper. 

Underwood indicpted the Ameche 
show, if picked for the binch-hitting 
role, would originate in Hollywood, 
where a' femme picture . nn.me would 
play opposite. Ameche favors the 
Coast, as he has had several picture 
nibbles. 



COCA COLA MAY 

HIRE FRED WARING 



WESSON'S OWN SURVEY 



Each 



Emploj^c Makes {• 
' Calls, al Bapdom 



Phone 



Sian Francisco, April 19. 
Employees of the Wessoh ' il' and 
Snowdrift (Company here will con' 
duct their oV^n coincidental tele- 
phone survey to determine the popu 
larity of the Wesson Oil dramatic 
serial, 'Hawtborne House,' during the 
broadcast . Wednesday (20) oyer the 



hh Writers 
Hold 1st Board 
Meeting in N. Y. 



Radio riters' Guild, branch; of 
the Authors League of America, held 
its first regular board meeting last 
.Monday night (18).' Session was 
Coast NBC-Red web from the local principally devoted to plans for a 
studios. -IVenty names will be choseii U„gn,bership drive. One of the dif. 



Coca Cola is negotiating with 
Fred Waring, through the D'Arcy 
agency, to replace the beverage mix-' | 
er's current program on CBS'in May. 
Meanwhile the account lent an ear 
a show devised by Gus Haen- 
schen, consisting of an all-stri 
chestra and a .choral group. 

Waring has been' off the air for 
two years. He. ha's frbm ti to 
time played theatres wi rgan- 
ized unit,' 

Officials of the D'Arcy agency 
were in Cleveland yeisterday going 
over the Waring proposition with 
Coco Cola spokesmen and they are' 
expected back by Saturday .(23) 'with 
a definite yes or ^iib. Waring is ask- 
ing"$13,6p0.a week, or the same sal- 
ary paid him. by Ford. 



at randorn from the telephone - di- 
rectory by each of the firm's em- 
ployees,' who. will call to ask if the 
radio is tuned to 'Hawthorne House.' 
. In a similar survey ;madie - some 
time ago, the drama ran second to 
Eddie Cantor's program, but the Ted 
Maxwell serial, no longer has the 
comedian for competition. 



WOR TITLE PROTECm 
BY PERM. INJUNCTION 



Bamberger Broadcasting Co., 
owner and operator : of WOR, New 
York-Newark, Jast week obtained a 
permanent injunction from Judge 
Alfred C. Coxe in the Federal court 
restraining ' the W.O.R. Fiir . Corp. 
from using that name. 

Bamberger contended that the title 
Inferred a connection with the for^ 
.mer's department store and the sU' 
iion. 



Games, Gaines, Games 



flculties in increasing ■ the. Thember 
ship has been the difficulty in And 
ing put tlie .identities of all writers 
in the radio field, Some question 
even' exists as to the exact definition 
of a radio writer 

Another subject considered at the 
huddle was the position of radio 
writers under the social security 
setup. . Situation is reported to be 
in a mixup. at present and the scrib 
biers seek ways- of -clarifying their 
status. It was .also ' decided to hold 
a discussion meeting soon for all 
radio scripters to consider the tech 
nique of tiie craft. 

Guild has- not taken any steps to 
set up a scale of rates or other spe 
cifications for scripters. That may 
be considered after the membership 
is better established, but . probably 
hot even then unless general busi 
ness conditions have improved. Fig' 
ured that this is not a- logical time 
to seek concessions as to pay or 
working conditions, etc, 

Monday's session was well at- 
tended. More than a dozen board 
members and executives were 
present. 



Philadelphia, April 19. 
Games, which are just starting to 
wear thin in theatres here, are still 
strong with radio stations. Prac- 
tically all . have some sort of show 
now employing a form of. prize 
game and are adding them as fast i 
as thinker-juppers can devise new | 
ones. 

WIP has recently added two. jfirst 
Js 'Sternco,' a commercial for Stern I 
and Co., in which listeners' tele- 
phone numbei- becomes part of the 
winning number. Another isj 
Twenty Questions,' invented by 
Philip Child, amateur game .expert, 
it is. variation of old kid game called, I 
•Animal, 'Vegetable, Mineral.' Two 
members of studi; aud leave while ' 
objects are .selected by other mem- 
bers. Then they corhe back and try 
V) guess names of the objects. 



RC.C Voles Down, 5 to Z Payne s 
'Hurrah for Congress' Resolution 



CAB. Farm Report 

Cooperative- Analysis of 
Broadcasting is about to repeat 
its farm survey of last spring. 
Same investigators, same towns, 
'same number of calls. 

Traces urban vs, rural 
gram popularities. 



Al Lehman of the Associiatibn 
of National Advertisers and exec 
in charge of C.A.B., Will re- 
port on future' plans of the pop- 
ularity survey in a spe«ch to- 
morrow (Thursday) at White 
Sulphur Springs before the 
Four A's. 



LOU HOLTZ OUT 
IN COIN TIFF 



Brooks Must Elaborate 
In 650G Suit Vs. Cantor 

Hollywood, April 19, 
Matt Brooks,; screen and radio 
writer, must elaborate on the cir 
cumstances in his complaint, if he 
wants his $650,750 suit against Eddie 
Cantor tried in court. The court has 
sustained a demurrer on the ground 
that insufficient data was .filed to 
justify Brooks' claim of a loss of 
studio employment 

Aetipn is based on allegation Can- 
tor appropriated material written by 
Brooks to. another' airshow.' 



ingtoh, April IS. 
Federal Communications Corhmis. 
sion by a vote of 5 to 2 last week re-, 
fused to put itself on-record as favor- 
ing a Congressional investigation of 
the broadcasting industry. Resolu- 
tion bidding welcome to 
prot)e was introduced by Commis- 
sioner George Henry Payne and the 
other affirmative vote came from 
Commissioner T. A. M. Craven. 

Commission's action followed \vjih- 
iri 24- hours of the latest blast 
loosened against the alleged radio 
monopoly by Rep Lawrence Con- 
nery, of Massachusetts. Connery as-, 
sailed the commission's own plan to 
investigate possible monopolies. He 
charged that, the move was a 'delib- 
erate atternpt to hoodwink the Con- 
gress and to. Avhitewash the . actions 
of those, who, through their control 
of money, , have .created this radio, 
monopoly, those who have trafficked 
in and ' been enriched through - the 
granting, sale and purchase of radio 
franchises.' 

In announcing , isposltion .of 
the matter, the majority — Chairman 
McNinch and Commissioners Sykes', 
Brown, Wallcer, and Case— joined in 
a statenrient saying the Pa^ne move 
was improper. 

'Whether an Investigation of a gov- 
ernmental agency created by. Con- 
gress should be made is wholly , 
matter for the judgment .of the ,Coh- 
gress itself,' resolution nixers ex- 
plained. 'This Commission should 
neither advocate nor oppose such in- 
vestigation. 

. 'If at any time the Congress should 
see At to entei: upon an investigation 
in which this Commission may be 
concerned or by which it may be af- 
fected, this Commission should ex- 
pect to offer every facility at its 
command in. assisting in the active 



A .tifl between Lou Holtz and Fred 
Mayer, promoter 'of co-op brewers' 
program via the' 17, S: Advertising 
Agency resulted In. the CBS show 
going into a guest policy instead. 
Hugh Herbert and Jane Froman 
were Monday's guesters; Alien Jones 
and Sheila Barrett next , week; .Con- 
nie Boswell and James Melton next, 
et ali 

'Along with Hpltz's leaving, Kay 
Thompson's choir is put.. Dick Him-: 
ber's band and Ted Husing stay, lat- 
ter to do intervie\ys jth sports 
celebs. 

Back of the Lou Holtz drop-off is 
la tiff between Lester Schiirr of Louis 
Schurr's agency, representing the' 
comedian, and Freddie Mayer, who 
:promoted the show ith the U.- S. 

Advertising Agency! it evolved from-Lprosecution.pf such, an investigaliori 



Loopers Do Stoge Piece 



Chicago, Ajjril .19, 
Radio-Theatre Guild, composed of 
professional radio performers, pre 
sentihg 'Dark. Echo,' a play by 
Howard Keegan, at the Foresters 
theatre this week. 

Cast includes Arthur Petersen, 
Raymond Johnson, A.acDonald Carey, 
Betty Caine, Fred Sullivan, Norma 
Peterson and iilard Waterman. 
Keegan is former NBC radi i- 
recfor. 

Wyn Orr is director of show, with 
Bob Graham, NBC sound effects 
engineer, in as technical director, 



a belief that Holtz would get $2,500 
a wieek after the first two weeks, he 
working sans contract until the show 
got rolling. But instead of the tenta- 
tive. $1,500 a week Holtz reportedly 
got $1,000 the first fortnight. There- 
after it was to have, jumped to $2,500 
but the grand was all he drew for 
the five weeks he was oh the show.. 

■When .Maye^r stated; that the spbn- 
I sors wanfcd*. Hoitz '^to cut down to 
six or seveh minutes, thus minimiz- 
ing his efforts cohsiderably, but that 
he also get hew scripters, the come- 
dian balked at the $1,000 paypff and 
.walked. 

He has a Dave Selznick film chore 
due in July, "The Earl of Chicago.' 



JAMES McCORMACK ON WOR 

Somner Agency PUeeii Brother et 
.Irish Tenor In Local Program 



and in maMng immediately available 
all the factS; pertaining thereto.' 

Reply from Payne turned the heat 
on Commissioner Walker, author of 
the majority's statement. Sa.ving 
'the only logical deduction is that 
some members of the' FCC do not 
want' the investigation and do not 
welcome it,' he. chided Walker be- 
cause the latter complained about , 
'leaks'- regarding the iflfopoise-d 'report 
on the telephone, investigation, add- 
ing that the premature disclosure! 
partly led to the February-March 
stock market crash. «^ , 
. 'I greatly regret that, the Commis^ 
sion should have put itself, on record 
as unwilling to say that it was not. 
opposed to an' Investigation,' Piayn* 
commented. 'It is preposterous to 
deny that there has been opposition 
to a Conigressiohal investigation 
within the Commission. There haa 
even been lobbying against it' 



Bakers Ride Out Gveaways 

'Junior^ G-Men' oh WOR Victim of Local Trade | 
Group's Code, 'WoAen Make the News' 



James McCormack, tenor and 
younger brother of the Irish tenor. 
John McCormack, starts a commer- 
cial series for Slide Fasteners on 
WOR, starting April 26. 

Programs 'will air Tuesdays and 
Thursdays, and McCormack will- be 
backed by Milton Kaye's string en- 
semble. G. Lynn Sumner is the 
agency on the account. 



Lohr's D. C. Speech 

Lenox R. Lohr, NBC prez, wili 
make an address May' '4 in Washing- 
ton before the .United States (Cham- 
ber of Commerce. 

On the radio status quo, etc. 



Virginia Gates at L. & M. 

■Virginia Gates-now handling-pub- 
licity and promotion for Lehnen & 
Mitchell agei:cy. Rep'aced George 
SchGur, who recently left to gird 
th globe on a Iranip steamer. 

Miss Gates; before joining the 
•-jency, handled publicity for Saks- 
Fifth 'Avenue dcpartnicnt • stprCf 
P;-ior lo Ihst spot she was i'.h 
CBS. 



Associated Bakers of New 'York 
City, trade body, has arrived at a 
new code of practices of air adver^. 
tlsih& Programs; in future, the 
bakers have agreed, will not organize 
kiddie kiubs, nor run contests, nor 
give gadgets, gi icks and badges 
for the kids collecting, the su jcienl 
nuniber of bread wrappers. These 
stunts have been part of many local 
bakery ciommercials around New 
York. 

First big ca.sually under the new 
code' win be 'Junibr ' G-Men,' which 
has been, successful oh, WOR, N. 'Y. 
for the past two years. Program, 
produced by Donald Peterson for 
Fischer Baking, has always had 
badges and contests for the kid audi- 
encc sought <Dn -June l-, Fischer has 
agreed to cease sponsoring the 
thrice-weekly .show and will take to- 
Vincent C;pnnolly"s 'Woinen Make the 
News,' viihich is currently sustaining 
oh WOR. 

Connolly program Is alrried at the 
housewife and will be devoid of the 
'unfair' practices the baker.";' organ 
izalion has decided to ell inate. 



Bhe Jay CaDs It Off 

Bauer & Black (Blue Jay corn 
Dl 1 ii, C * 'II .J. I plaster) last week- suddenly can- 

DlaCkeit"jainpie~nQDineri celled the campaign 0& chain break 
_ , _ ' i» 1 V spots it had cleared time for on 

Joms Feor A s but Keepste^,^cnj^^<^eS^^ 

'When notifying of the cancellation 
other than the account , may come 
through later. 

Time had been cleared on the sta- 
tions for a spread over four weeks, 
26. spots weekly with the blurbs set 
to follow or precede newscasts if 
possible. 



Its Own Radio Contract 



Blackett-Sampie-Hummert Inc., is 
no iohger a holdout from the Amer- 
ican Association of A<3vertising 
Agencies. It became a member last 
week. 

Agency w^ll "not be - obliged -to 
abandon its' o\yri station time con- 
tract form for the standard agree- 
ment which the Four A's adopted 
some years ago. 



Option 'Wihslow of . Navy* 

Chicago^ April 19i 
Hays McFarland has taken option 

on "Doii Winslow of the Navy' script, 

and is, Understood to have peddled it 

lo cereal , firm. 
'Wins.Iow* has been on NBC as a 

Eustnincr as on WMAQ here lor a 

.spell for Ipdcnt tbothpaste. 



SUES WEVD SALESMAN 
FOR COMMISH DIVVY 



Dan Fader has filed in N. Y. »u- 
preme court a suit for $50,000 against 
Norman Furman, salesman at WEVD, 
N. y. Plaintiff's elaim is that he 
was instrumental in helping the de- 
fendant sell Alka-Seltzer oh spon- 
soring WEVD's late-night . 'jarnboree,' 
which has been bankrolled by the 
headache medicinal for several year.'. 
Fader claims Furman promised hi 
a cut of his cpnimissioh, 

Station is not named in the mit 
and plaintiff has no connection with 
the broadcaster, Accordiiig to 
George Field, manager of WEVD, 
$50,000 is more money than the t1»- 
tion has realized frpm the accou 
during its stay on the air. 



lite's yitG Frofrara 

iladelphia, April 19. 
Larry Witte, of N". "W.. Ayer agency 
publicity staff, will do. a new quar 
tet-hour weekly show on. WPp, At 
-lantic-City, -starting April 30,- 'fagged 
'Star Gazette,' program;- includes 
radio personality chatter ' and inter- 
views with radio eds, etc. Marjorie 
Neal, femme chlrperi whom Witte 
tmcarthed, will also be heard on the- 
show. 

Witte did a similar show called 
'Static' on WPG aiid one called 
'Mike Notes' on KYW last s son. 



James Rogers to B.&B. 



James Rogers, who ha.j ,becn ac- 
count executive- oni American To"- 
bacco for the past two year.«, re- 
signed last week from Lord 
Thomas to become a v. p. with Ben- 
ton & Bowles. 

Move, Rogers explained, x/as solely 
instigated by a chance to better hi ' 
self. 



Irene . Beasley with CBS 

Irene Beasley has sighed with Co- 
lumbia Artists, Inc. 

iSet to guest on the Al 
(Ford Dealers) program, 
bia next Tuesday (26). 



Wetlnesdajr, Ajiril 20, 1938 



RADIO 



VAItlETY 






Competition m Federal Projects 

Brand-New iSoineryell Radio Acting Group Opposes 
Older Group of Evan Roberts 



hei-e are now two radio projacls 
bankrolled by the, WPA operating 
separately in New York, and doing 
some scrapping with each other for 
time on tli^ stations in which to 
resent their programs. 

Federal Theatre Radi iyision, 
-which has 150 on its rolls, is slightly 
more, than two years old. Newcomer 
with around 100 on payroll is labeled 
WPA Radio Production Offlce, and 
was formed by Col. Brehon Soi 
veil, boss of. all WPA aictiviti In 
New York. 

Federal Theatre group is headed 
by- Evan Roberts, nationally .in 
charge , of radio in the Four Arts 
■Project, under WPA. 

New radio group- is the only sort 
of art project. Somervell has formed, 
and the only one. in the country 
outside the jurisdiction of the Four. 
Arts' head, Mrs. Hallie Flanagan. 
Samervetl has piit in- charge of his 
group Vernon Radcliffe, formerly 
■ ith NBC program dept. 

With both , groups warring over 
getting time from stations, the older 
organization . at the moment has the 
most. Fed, Tlieatre gang has three 
programs oh WOR-Mutual, five on 
WNYG, two on WQXR and one each 
on WMCA and WHN. Somei vell's 
roject has Ave on WINS and one 
each on WHN, WBNX, WBIL. 



Just Suspicions 



John Cariile, production man- 
ager of Columbia Broadcasting, 
has one of his oil paintings in a 
window of art store near the 
home offices on Madison ave- 
nue. New York. 

Can't decide if it's a tribute, 
or the store shilling for atten- 
tion of CBS staff through 
curiosity. 



AFRA'S NEW DIRECTORS 



'Radi Ac(<>>'" Unkto Names Screen 
Guild Memberii 



KOMO-KJR 
MUSICIANS ON 
NOTICE 



Seattle, April 19. 

KOMOrkJR has given. two weeks 
notice to • musicians with the ap- 
proach of daylight savings. While 
th4 move is disturbing to the staff 
musicians,. Joe Pine,' th« stations' 
musical director, s.aid that the notice 
wai not unUsuai and had been is- 
sued as a protection in case of mul- 
tiple cancellations on NBC. 

Heads bf the local musicians union 
■ay that they are awaiting instruc- 
-tibns from the home offices of the 
American Federation of Musicians as 
to the procedure they might follow. 



AFM headquarters explained yes- 
terday (Tuesday) that layoffs are 
permitted during the summer under 
the settlement contract with network 
afTiliated stations as long as such 
stations spend the annual amount 
they are committed for on musicians 
within a period of nine months. 

Even with the layoff option sta- 
tions are obligated to keep some 
nuisicians on the payroll every week 
oi the year. 



Seven new mernbers of the board 
of '. directors of the American , Fed- 
eration of Radio Artists, were chosefc 
last \yeek. All are Screen Actors 
Guild members. They includie Ed- 
ward Arnold, Jean, Hersholt,' Lanny 
Ross, Don Ameche,. J. Warren Hull, 
James Wallington and - Ben Alex- 
ander. Arnold, Ross, Hull and 
Wallington were already AFRA di- 
rectors whose terms were thereby 
reriewed. Arnold and Hersholt arc 
diiectors of the SAG. 

AFRA national board issu two 
new charters .last week to local 
chapters in Philadelphia and Racine, 
Wis. Permanent officers have not 
yet been chosen by the locals, but 
their affairs . are bei handled by 
steering committees. 

New charters were issued by the 
AFRA national boat-d'last week to 
local chapters in Philadelphia and 
Racine, W'S- Affairs of the branches 
are temporarily being handled by 
steering committees. Permanent of- 
ficers will be elected later; 
. Under the AFRA constitution any 
local group having 11 eligible mem- 
bers, -With dues and initiation fees 
paid up rriay "apply for., and be 
granted a -chapter. Racine has only 
one station,. WRJN. Only previous 
smaller city to receive, an. AFRA 
charter was Shrevepor't, La, (two sta- 
tions). 



Lilian Lauferty Script 
Sponsored by Sealtest 

New dramatic serial show t6 air 
daily Monday through Friday over 
NBC' red will be started by Sealtest 
next Monday (25). Lilian Lauferty 
is scripting the series, which is to be 
produced by Henry Souvaine,. Inc., 
and directed by Gordon Whyte, c- 
Kee,. Albright & Ivey is the agency. 
Program is tabbed 'Your Family and 
Mine.' 

Miss Lauferty also scripts the 'Big 
Sister' dramatic series. 



Mutnal's Dell Excldshre 



130 Indies May Face 
Musician Payrofl As 
A LM. Accord Result 



Mutual has an exclusive broadcast 
deal with Robin Hood Dell concerts, 
al fresco classical-music series held 
annually in Fairmount Park, Philai- 
delphia. 

Arraiigernents were made through 
Sam Rosenbaum, of WFIL, MBS' 
Philly .outlet, who is clo.se to Dell 
ofTicials. Mrs, Rosenbaum plays the 
hiiip f6r. the cpncei-Ls. 



Comn-iittee representing stations 
no.t affiliated with the national net-, 
works are due to meet today 
(Wednesday) with Joseph N. Weber, 
.American. Federation of. Musiciaris 
pi-ez, on the group's fmdings in a 
statistical survey regarding indie sta- 
tion ' income' arid riiusician e'ihploy.- 
nieht, committee is working oii a 
-plan to meet the AFM's requirement 
for increased use of musicians among 
indie, outlets. 

it is expected that the end ot ne- 
Eotiations-will- find at least 130 pE ihe 
sni-illor stations .irommitlcd to the ad- 
u of musicians to Ihcii" payrolls. 

Cy Feurer at KHJ 

Hollywood', April 19. 
Cy Feurer has joined Don Lcc nel- 
i k as musical director alKHJ. 
Htf succeeds Carlton Kelsey, 
•siyiu 



Bryan and Wood Join KTSA 
San Antonio, April 19. 

H'.ibby-and-wife act has jelled at 
KTSA, San, Antonio, with the ap- 
pointment of William-'Busler' Bryan 
as. program manager and Trudy 
Wood as vocalist. 

Bryan comes- here- from KF-I, Los- 
Angeles. Miss Wood sang on the 
Fred Astaire programs over NBC and 
with the, George Hamilton and 
Jimmy Orier orks. 

Rex Pi-eis meanwhile ba.? joined 
-KTSA as n-.usieal-director. — 



Strouds Stay On :CJbS 

Hollywood, April- 19. 
.iw option pickup 6n the Stroud 
j Twiii.-! ill keep, tlicnx on the Cha.se 
, Si -Sanborn program through June 
jl9,. 

' Forrrier Iioott-r.-i are pliinning a por- 
ioimls lour for the .summer. 



13.500 Plly TILT 





American Tobacco opes to 
Get Comic Contractually 
Committed to Ford for 
Another Year 



TALENT COSTS 



ihd an $8,0 offer made to AV 
Pearee by American "Tobacco is t)e- 
lievcd to be a desire of that ci^arel 
sponsor' to have a high-ranking 
Ci A. B. popularity program to offsei 
the Eddie Cantor sessions for Camels 
($15,000) and the prospective spon- 
sorship of Burns and. Allen ($12,500) 
by Chesterfield. Pearee has been 
steadily advancing in C, A, ratr 
■ings. 

Because of Ford's own spotty luck 
With radio prograrns it is under in 
what reaction he may take to thje 
request that he release Peairce:. Those 
,concerned with this whole maneuver 
have feared that radio might lose an 
important advertiser altogether, 

Pearee will move ' over to .. the 
p.iyroU of the American Tobacco Co. 
(Lucky Strike) this fall, should he 
get the i'elease of his piresefnt con- 



Kyser Campus Stunt 



Lucky Strike intends' to 
travel Kay Kyser among the 
colleges and universities start- 
ing in September. 

Tickets to the broadcasLs- will 
be distributed among the stu- 
dents, with a view to-giving the 
audience participating features 
of the program a 100% col- 
legiate complexion. 



tract from Ford. Salary that Pearee 
is oftered, in the event the split goes 
through, is: $8,000 a. week; or a.bopst 
of $3,5.00, oyer his. current' Ford sti- 
pend. Ail concerned are hoping that 
Henry For* yill lapse into an econo- 
mizing mood this summer and agree 
to tear the agreement which binds 
Pearee for at least another year, 
. With Lucky istrike the Pearee' ses- 
sion .would likely go to a full hour, 
with the extra coin allowing him to 
bring in mbre-and high rating guest 
artists. Even if Ford consents to. the 
release, it is figured that Pearee will 
continue under the auto maker's 
banner until September. 

Pearee wants to broadcast from 
the Coast again this .summer, starting 
in June, He's a native of California. 

In event such arrangements are 
made it is unlikely the Pearee Gang 
will do personals in towns ^yhere 
Ford plants are located when spiral- 
ing westward as was done when the 



Robmson-Trevor Qicko Inspires 
Possible Carbon Copies; Huston, 
Uetricfa, Dix, Arnold Mentioned 



RufFner's Night 



Hollywood, April 19, 
Almost anything serves as -an 
excuse for a testimonial in this . 
burg. Last Wednesday (13) 
feed was tossed for 'Tiny Ruff- 
ner, Seefn.s that he has been a 
year in Hollywood, Around 50 
guests went for the $10 tap. 
Quite a few chaps II 
radio, wares were on hai\d for 
the'.stagerob. 
Ray Ruftum,. first aide' to 
: Riiffher, made the collections. 



MARX BROS. LOSE APPEAL 



Pay .Fine Circuit Court Teils Them— 
Jodee Unimpressed 



San Francisco, April 19. 

Groucho and Chico Marx must pay 
a $1,000 fine each or go to jail for 
a year for purportedly ..pjratin^ a 
radio script, the. United States Cir- 
cuit Court of Appeals decided here 
last week. 

Convicted by a jury in a Los An- 
geles Federal Court of violating a 
copyrighted skit, 'The Hollywood Ad- 
ventures of Mr, Dibble and Mr. Dab- 
,ble,' written by Garrett and Carroll 
Graiham, the Marx brothers appealed 
on ~ the ground their plagiarisrh, if 
any, was unconscious. 

But Circuit Judge 'William Healy, 
who wrote the opinion, held that, as 
the Marx brothers had read the 
script only a year before they broad- 
cast it in September, 1930, they sure- 
ly could not have forgotten all about 
it. - So he said they should pay or 
go to jail. 



program, went out. and back last yeiar.. 

American Tobacco Co. has budg- 
eted $1,000,000 to; ,be - spent in spot 
for Lucky Strike within the, next. 52- 
weeks. Campaign lias -started. -6(1 
with the placement of one-minute 
transcriptions at the rat£ of, 21 pe- 
riods a week. While the list to date 
consists of 40 markets, the account 
pt-oposes to spot these , waxed an- 
nouncements, in at least 60 markets. 
It makes the, first time that Lucky 
has been tied up with an iinnoun'ce- 
ment idea. . Lord & Thomas is 
handling the campaign, 

Allocation for Lucky-'s spot drive 
will not affect the Kay Kyser show 
on NBC and the Hit Parade on CBS, 
These stanzas are slated to remain 
all through the summer. 

Only other spot announcer user 
that rates or has rated in the mil- 
lionrdollar class, in recent year.s, is 
Bulova Watch. Only other of its 
brands that American Tobacco has- 
backed with announcements cam- 
paign are Cremo and Roi Tan ci;{ars. 



Standout click of Rinsp's ig 
'Town' with Edward G. Robinson- and- 
Claire Trevor may resuU in the ad- 
dition of an appreciable number at 
like half-hour dramatic shows to 
NBC's, and Columbia's commercial 
roster next sea.sbn. Policy involved, 
provides for a permanent ^fentral 
charactcriziation by a screen h^me 
and a complete story with each pr(»- 
gram. Ad agency . impresarios agree; 
that the formula- which Rinsb has hit 
on can stand lots of duplicatipn ou 
the network schedules. 

Walter Huston, MarlCne Dietrich, 
Richard Dix and,Edward;Arnold ai<e 
among the names submitted recently 
to agencies. For Huston it would be 
a 'Mr, , Tut' , seri , Miss Dietrich 
linked' with the role of- Mata Harl, 
Dix's agent has -a western idea, 'Losit 
Wagon Trails,' while Arnold, tias'beeri 
proposed for a crime det ting . as- 
signment. 



MYA-WON'CHA 
STILL HAZY IN 
DETROIT 



NBC-Muzak Mark fime in Dispute 



Question Involves 'Wired Wireless* Picking Up Ex- 
clusive Sports Events Controlled by Network 



NBC and Muzak, Inc., have called 
a truce on their argument over the 
latter's legal to rebroadcast 

fight and oth«r sports events u,ntil 
A. L. Ashby, the network's general 
counsel, and Waddell Catchings, 
Muzak's board chairman, can cpn- 
veriicnlly get together for. a discus- 
sion of the i.ssues' Muzak feels that 
it is within its lawful riyht.s when' it 
relays such network programs to its 
clients, while. JNBC^,CDn.tendsJ.thaL;it 
has complete corilrol over the trans- 
mission of its i^roadcasts rctjai'dlcss 
of whether it's plain or wired wire- 
less. 

uzak also takes the po.silion that 
it is hot a direct compctitpr of the 
network, nor is it in any way in-^ 
fringing on the rights of NBC. To 
Muzak il i.sn't clear jUsl Where NBC's 



interests are being injured since Mu- 
zak isn't depriving it of any listen- 
er-s. If anything, it is adding them. 
Muzak- argues that it i.s not selling 
NBC's broadcasts but is merely rent- 
ing receivers throu,^h which such 
brpadcast.s can be heard. .Its. .status, 
holds. Muzak, is similar to that p( a 
public hotel, which rclay.i broadca.st 
programs through a master receiver 
to. loudspeakers in the fiucst rooms. 

Issue involved Is without ' precp- 
dent in. .Am*W<^''-r>, 'i'.i|;.atipj\. and_ is 
described as being_in no way related 
to -the court action v/tiich NBC' and 
th 20lh Century Sporting Club 
brought against the Trahsradio Picss 
Service a couple years agi Tiie 
N. Y. Suprerna court at the time 
upheld. Ih'e . network's cla,im lo thn 
exclusive broadcast right» to Xh". 
20lh Century's bouts. 



Detroit, April 19. 
Although new auto sales are. besit- 
ihg a steady week-by-week advance, 
in .^everal - cases appreciably abova 
seasonal, it's still too early to deter- 
mine with any, certainty when and 
if motor moguls will return to ozone 
forrn of advertising in any concerted, 
drive. 

Idea is being accorded considerable 
thought, however, but it's lieved 
in most quarters car firms will de- 
lay returning' to big network shows 
until. late summer or early fall, 
which won't preclude hefty use of 
.spot announcements, however. The 
hesitancy is based on: 

(a) Motor ■ bigwiggies* uncertainty 
on tax bills arid New Deal policies 
in general, ' 

, (b) Fear that the current upturn 
in new car sales won't last beyond 
the normal spring-pickup period, 
plus the' fact that present sales are' 
about riO% under last year's.' 

(c) Heavy initial outlay, nece.s.sary 
for ether shows as compared with 
the flexibility of newspapers and 
magazines. 

As a result of the recent NalionnI 
Used Car Exchange Week, on which 
motor companies spent $1,300,000 on 
advertising alone, used car stock.s on 
dealer hands are in much better 
shape than a year ago. Opening the 
way for deqlers' ability to take trade- 
in cars pn new vehicles; but foiled i: 
by lack of ready cash on -part of 
prospective buyers to carry out their 
end. 

Like the Dallies 

Another reason for motors' he-ii-- 
lancy on radio, end of adv<>rtising, is 
the general acknowledgement' on 
part ot car execs that newspapers 
gave rnore profusely — and more ef- 
fectively, they say — of their facili- 
ties in the recent used car drive. 
Moreover, car execs Jgrcc, prints 
didn't stop promptinj! used car.< at't.T 
the cumpai^jn was over and advertis- 
ing stpppcd, thereby helping to keep 
sales ..o.n the upgrade even. ..af'.er 
175,000 cars had bo?;: di.,p:)?,c-J ot 
during the drivir. 

If biz rplul'iis to near-nolm;iI pr.>- 
portions Ijy (all, it'.i gi-ri'^ial rcvliriif 
here that motor firms wi'.! rc'aii-ii to 
cthtri- , ..shfAVs . crifh3s:;D. jl|\,_..10.1!).__ 
model-. I)tin(! introducr^d Ur.d w;;li 
general liclipf Ih.it Ihcy'i; yo likp hpl- 
cakcs, in view of oxpcp'c.d ro-jicjil 
thaiujo.: att if cot-nJilio.T., beUcr 
every 11 hiTc. 

i% Rich, formPVr LF.X, I.f.f- 
. .ind- WI; •:, Bosl-'jii, ' nii<;x.;J 
MKX, Boslnn. 



28 



VARIETY 



RADIO 



Wednesdajr, April 20, 1938 




Fort Wayne— Rev. R. Wi lanchard of Ashley, Ind. , boiight an 

old-fosliioncd pi'mp organ for $2,, took an old dilapidated' yacuuiTi sweeper, 
Bllachcd a gasoline .pump hose to the blowef and hooked the whole thing 
lip 1o the brgaii. . And the entire cash output lor. the contraption, was only 

Kev. Innchai- ios of WOWO last week to 

present a 10- 

Buflalo— A burglar took. $200 Irorh the boarding hou.se in which Sig 
Smith, WKBW announcer, lives, AH the boarders, summoned to police 
headquarters to take lie-detector tests, andySmilh decided his test would 
make a good air stunt. 

One question was, 'Have you ever taken anything frojn the house where 
you room without the knowledge of the laridiady?' Smith said 'No,' and 
the detector called him a liar. Under grilling ahnoxmcer broke down, and 
edmiiled he has sometimes copped cookies and pie from the pantry. 

Philadelphia— .WIP tomorrow (Wednesday) will air what it claims to be, 
lirsl broadcast in history from inside a cake of ice. Bobby .Jones, stunt 
man at Electrical Exposition here, will be frozen into th.e big chunk of 
concentrated cold. He'll be provided with a mike: aiid earphone sp he 
can get his cue. 



HOUSTON DEEP THINKER 
DinOES FOR DALLAS 



PROTESTB.B. 
BAN 



Dayton, O., April 19. 

Some fans , here are incensed be- 
cause Howard E. Holmes, manager 
of the Dayton Ducks, Class C club, 
nixed .airing . of :Ctncinnatl Redls' 
games by WHIO. Holmes, one-time: 
major league catcher and. umpire, is 
exercising his prerogative .as. minor 
league mai^ager In refusing station 
right to carry , major loop games. 

Though squabble hsis now raged 
for several days. Holmes' made 'first 
statement of his position to :press 
Saturday night '(16) at spring train- 
ing camp, Wihstpn-Salem, N. C. He 
woii't yield, the staternent' told re- 
porters, tmless paid the $5,000 he de- 
mands either by broadcast's sponsors 
or by Powell Crosley, Jr., Reds' 
president 

According Leonard Reinsch, 
'WHIO manager. Holmes is departing 
from hiis former agreement to per- 
mit Dayton broadcast, of the games- 
providing he found Tio way of block- 
'Ing 'WSAI,? Grdsley's Gincihnati sta- 
tion, from; carrying them. . 
.Fracas took a. neW twist yesterday 
<18) when the mikeman on the 'Man 
on the Street* program of WSMK, 
bLso' local station, quizzed passersW 
with leading : questloin in Holmes' 
favor. He was. quickly -hushed ber 
cause his sponsor also backs a sports 
broadcast on WHIG, 
. Gist of ,the protests Is that the. 
Ducks play . ball at night and that 
airing the . Reds' games would thus 
not cut in on their revenue. 



Bridgeport, April 19. 

Baseball addicts have been encour- 
aged to complain , about a ban of the 
N. y. Yankees that prevents the Co- 
lonial network.out of Boston feeding 
American League play-by-play to 
WICC. First year the station has 
been shut out, although the National 
I.eague games ar^ not withheld. 

Yankees figure. Bridgeport within 
the area from which they draw pa tr 
ronage, and imposed the .verboten. on 
the Kellogg-sponsored Fred Hoey 
broadcasts. 



Pittsburgh, April 19. 
Chester Smith, sports editor of aft- 
ernoon Press, picked by Atlantic Re- 
.finin.i; for 15-minute sports survey on 
■WJAS every evening. 



ionapolis, April io.. 

Baseball games o£ Indianapolis In- 
dians, American Association club, on 
play-by-play basis, again started last 
Saturday (16) over WIRE here, with 
Wheaties and Socony-.Vacu in a 
joint bankroll deal. 

Afternoon games will get full play- 
by-plhy airing, but. night-time games 
won't get on the air until 9:30 p."m.) 
with playrby-pfay account being con- 
tinued from then on until game. ends. 
Rest will be summarized. 

Norm Perry. Jr., whose- pop owns 
the~Indianapolis ' ball-Ttlub— is • again 
the miker for the season, as a mem- 
ber of the General Mills baseball an- 
nouncing 'staff.. Wally Nehrling,, re- 
cent spicier added to the 'WIRE start, 
■aid the color for .opening gaime (16). 



ball dinner for the Reds, held In the 
Hotel Gibson ohday (18) ort the. 
eve of the local team's National 
League opener with the CxibS. Powrel 
Crosley, Jr., president of Cincy's ball 
cliib and head; of WLW and WSAI, 
■was one.of.-the speakers.. 'WsAl fed 
its .firings to Mutual.- 

WSAI and WCPO, as for the past 
two years, are broadcasting, accounts 
of -weekday games played here and 
all . foreign g^nies except in Neyf 
York ; and Brooklyn, where -it's 
thumbs down .on radio.' Socony gas 
and Wh^aties are co-sppnsoring , the 
diamond bliists, handled on 'WSAI by 
Red Barber, with Dick Bray as as^- 
sistant, and oxf. WCPO by .Harry 
Hartman. . 

While WCPO- laid ofi; the Inner, 
it had a speecial- earlier, stanza de- 
votckl to interviews, of players poi 
the Reds team by Hartman, 



Phlladelphi , April 19; 
Spieling, assignments made last 
week for Athletics' home, garhes for 
Atlantic Refining pyer WIP include 
two gabbefrs frpm Fort 'Wprth, Texas.. 
Lone-starrers are Byron Saiam, who'll 
handle p>by-p., .and Walton Newton, 
who'll do. commerfials.' Color and 
between-inning patter to .be taken 
care of . by Btoney McLihn, WIP 
spprts director. 

■WiP is key station on the base- 
ijall airings for nine-station net 
which includes WPG,' Atlantic City; 
WDEL, Wilmington; WSAN, AUen- 
towh; WHP, ■ Harrisburg; ' WGAL, 
Lanciaster; WORK, York; WEST, 
Easton, and WEEU, Reading. 

Alaii. Scott, -who rted air career 
seven years ago as sports gabber, 
back in the sarnie spot on WC^AU. He 
left sports' to turn to commientating 
and in that time has had cpupla 
commercials and bunch of siistainers. 

Now' he will leave current events 
stufi'f or color on 'WCAU broadcasts 
of Phillies games for Spcpny. 



Hpuston, April ' 19. 
•Dr. I. Q.' theatre .quiz program 
inaugurated in Houston last summer, 
and patented by its inviontors, Ted 
Nabors and Harry Grier of KTRH, 
is to be. introduced in Dallas -April 
20, at the Melba Theatre, under the 
sponsorship of The T'-Up Distributing 
Co. 

Ted Nabors, the Dr. I, Q. of the 
R'TRH-Metropoiitan show, will go 
to Dallas to .inaugurate the program 
there. 

A cpmbihatipn question and ah 
swer program conducted from the' 
stage of the .Met, witii patrons, of the 
theatre participating; and brpadcast 
over KTRH, has proven locally pop 
ular. 



bside Stuff-Radio 



NBC's Frisco Fire 



rancisco, April 19. 

Fire, believed caused by a cigaret 
in a waste basket, destroyed the of- 
fices of the ediication and audience 
mail departments, at NBC headquar- 
ters in the. Ill Sutter: Building here 
last Friday. , 

Blaze, started during the noon hour 
In the third floor. bITices occupied by 
the web's Western Division : Educa- 
tional Director, Arthur S. Garbett, 
and: his assistant, Helen Stewart. 
Garbett, who attempted- vaiiily to ex- 
tinguish -the flames before fire^inen 
arrived; Ipst his pnly cppies pf a piar- 
tialiy cpmpleted manuscript for a 
book pii which he has been w.prking 
fpr' sqme time, portions of. a musical 
composition he was writing under a 
Rockefeller Foundation commission, 
a number of rare volumes aiid other 
valuable material.. 

Stacks pf fan mail were destroyed, 
and. mechanical .equipment used, in 
sorting the letters was ruined by ilre 
and water. iss 'Wanda 'Woodward 
and her four assistants in .tiie audi- 
ence mail department are on vaca- 
tion until further notice. 



Save Tyson Off WfuL 

Philadelphia, April' 19. 

Dave Tjrson, WFiL gabber, has re- 
signed from, the statlpn In mutual 
disagreement. He had only one com- 
mercial, 'Lone Ranger,' at date pf his 
departure. 

Cause of falling out was "Tyson's 
summer job as manager of. Children's 
theatre on Ste61 ier, Aflantic City, 
post he's held for six - years.' I^ast 
yeair-rhis first at WFIL— he quit to 
take the Steel Pier spot end was 
hired back in October. 



Shroder'f KVOD Job 

Denver, April 19. 
M. F. Shroder has been named as 
commercial manager at K'VOD hieire, 
succeeding Jerry Akers, -whp re- 
signed. 

Akers has prganized the Akers Ad-^ 
vertising Agency here. 



RADIO SHOWMANSHIP 

( Auerition-GetterSf T(«-[/p«, Jdeat) 



Outstanding Stunts 



, MARCH, 1938 
NETWORK 



Footnolc for Historians 

New Ypi-k. 

Columbia Broadcasting System's 
sales Promotional . putschists have 
concocted a booklet entitled 'Vienna; 
March, 1038 — A. Footnote for His- 
torians.' - It tells thie story, intensely 
dramatic, of CBS', part in reporting 
the tragic 19 days that ended Austria: 

Liberally excerpted from actual 
."speeches, comment, word descrip- 
tions and trt-uisoccanic broadcasts the 
booklet is captioned by day and date 
and winds up with an epilogue in 
the.'ia! vote Suri':lay, April 10: 
■ It is a handsome, socky bit of selt- 
cxploitation by the network; 



Day's Worst. Accidfent 

St. Louis. 
W.EW, m .th6 Interest' of 'safety, 
'etc., is doing a IS-minute dramatiza- 
tion eveiy Sunday on 'Yesterday's 
, Wor.<;t Accident.' From facts Pb- 
i taincd /i-om police reports and hos- 
pit.nl records ."scripters and sound cf- 
_fccts men buil d up the pro gram. 
I N^HT'i'oce.ss. Brake Engineers spon-' 
1 Sprs the program, which plugs brake 
j inspectioi) and repairs as the 'best 
methods to avoid crashes. 



Cincinnati, April 19- . 
WCKY and WSAI made separate 
Ickups of the, aiinual citizens' base- 



CamBus Programs 

Waco, "Texas, April 19. 
WACO .now airs five programs, 
weekly from campus of liearby Bay- 
loi: university. Talent on shows 
cuUefd entirely from the campus. 



Programs are 'Baylor Little Thea- 
tre :0f the Air,' 'Three Blind Mice,' a 
swing' trio, 'Baylor School of Music,' 
Faculty Forum,' 'Baylor Chapel Pro- 
gram.' 



, Baseball <Ad Liberties' 

Chicago. 

Knox -Reeves agency turned out a 
foUr-page tabloid 'extra' during the 
cpnference it held last week with 
the 58 mike spielers whp will do the 
baseball broadcastina for Wheaties,< 
Mobiloil, Goodrich Tires and other 
products in 55 cities dUring. the cur- 
rent season. Sheet-was mastheaded 
'Ad Liberties,' and will be issued at 
regular intervals until , the current, 
contract."; ruii out. 

Most of the printed mattfer in this 
ye.ir's ' itial issue dealt with 
Wheati 



KDON's Letterhead 

Atonterey, Gal. 
KDON. which h.ns studios, also in 
Salinas and Santa Cruz, prints on the 
back of its letterhead one of those 
flgurine-.studded maps " showing just 
it is on the .California coast and 
that, be.";ides. being a major resort 
center; the region 'has miich iii . the 
way of class farming and lumbering. 

lookedJLtems-. 



Hartford. 
Oddities in the news, short human 
interest stories and. other small fea- 
tures that, r'ecei-vc little play in the 
daily papers are the subject of a hew 
sustainer being put on ednesdays 
over WDRC.- 

■Ray. Barrett -wilV niake a .special 
play on those storie.s missed by read- 
ers. Titled, Xefs Look at the Inside 
Page.' 



According .tp the Rockefeller , Foundation's annual report, '^radlo bat 
developed because it has served genuine human needs; but how precisely, 
it meets those needs- is still an ppen questiPn.' Fpf this reason 167,000 
was given last year tP the i^chool.of Public and InterhatlPnal AfTairs' pt 
Frihcetpii University for a comprehensive ?tudy of the value Pf radio to° 
listeners. 

Grant is bne bi thPse made last year by the Fpundatlpn which gave a 
total of $153,820 toward experimental wprk In radio out of 1800,000 appro* 
priated to the ileld of the 'humanities.' Anpther $60,000 was apprpprlated 
to the 'University i-oadcasting Council .of Chicago, tpward the sup«. 
pprt pver -three years, of . is inter-university agency fpr the production, 
pf radip prpgrams of educational and cultural value. 

Appropriation of . $14,Q0p was given the National Music. Leagqe toward 
a study of popular taste In musIc;:for the benefit of the radio indtistry and 
oh non-commercial agehcies.; 

To the Pan American Union the Foundatipn gaye $12,820 tp assist • 
.brbadcastlng exp.criment beUVccn' the United States and Latin America. 



WHAM, Rpchester, - and Gannett Newspapers becbmlng pals again, with 
relaxatiph by newspapers of ban on stattpn news and publicity. Fact that 
Gannett pwns rival WHEC, w'hich gpt.all.tiie press breaks, made it tough 
fpr WHAM to get even .important station events before newspaper readers.- 

New relations are laid to growing friendship tietween Frank E. Gannett - 
and William Fay, general manager of WHAM, fhe' publisher has sppiceh' 
twice oyer the station latelyi "The 'Times-Unipn aiid WHAM put on a. joiiit,' 
promptipn effprt ajid radio events at the statipn have been getting' atteii> ' 
tipn ih the news columns pf bpth Rpchester. newspapers, 



AI CppIc, pf the freelance radio publicity; officei Copk & Doherty, won 
the 'audience participation, prize of 5 pn Kay Kyser's commercial for* 
Liicky Strike on NBG-red last ed. (13). In winning, CoPk was under, 
the pseijdpnym pf 'Fired -Lee.' | 

Methoid pf seUctlng cphtestants ph the Kyser prpgram is tp draw; h.u 
bersfrem.a hat and those, in studio audience with -corresponding numbera' 
are. automatically mustered. Cook's number was. called, and immediately, 
he gave a different label. 



Three commercial radio writers were named judges of the second annual ' 
Drake University playwriting contest just closed. Judges are Burke Bbyce,' 
1 turer in radio wrUing -at New York University; Lyl^ Flanagan, con- 
tinuity chief for 'WHO, Des Moines, .and David Npwinsbn, copy 'editor for 
KRNT and KSO; Des Mpines, There were more than 60 plays received^ 
representing - 30' states; 

KFRO, Lpngview, Texas, has been siring series on Byphllls and urging 
listeners to have blood tests made. Receptionist Joan ThPmpson. had ■ 
hectic' IS minutes last week when a Negro woman hoye In 'to get that teH 
you talked about.': 



Carl A, Doty, adv. mgr., pf 'WOAI. San Antpnio, Texas, and formierly -with 
NBC's statistical dept., . has mapped the covierage .of :lhe station through 
Tesort to 37,000 pieces, of rhail gathered in a two-week pieriod as the resvilt 
of six free offers. 



Columbia Broadcasting System has exclusive privileges to all N. T. 
state racing events. Sudden arrangement pf Seablscutt-War Admiral event 
frpm Beimpnt Park, Merhprial Day, resulted in unexpected network plum. 

Bryan Field, will announce. 



ranville-'Hicks, whose appointment to faculty of Harvard University 
provoked a storm of disciissibn last week, has for some months been coin- 
mentator for Troy unit of Communist party on a Sunday afternoon' broad- 
cast, 'The People's News,'' over WAB'V', Albany. 



J.-Daniel Chamier's bio of Percy Pitt) of Coveiit Garden- and' the, British 
Brpadcasting Cp., is being issued :by Lpngmans Green tpday (20). It -was 
published by Arnold in England.' Pitt was the first musical director of 
the B. B. G. Intrpductipn is by Sir Henry J, Wppd. 



Advertising dentists and ppticians dbmlnate Seattle cpmmerclala over 
sp'me pf the major stations according to a check made by the izzard agcncx 
covering a' one^wreek period, pn one station, of six local commercial pro*- 
grams, four were dentists. On another opticians headed the list. 



Shrevepbrt, La., Is another city tP file a dissent and-'nbt us' statement In 
reply tP the recent Vabiety story about 'sound asleep stationis:' Hy Heath 
of the production department of KWKH (CBS affiliate) and KTBS (NBC 
affiliate) takes put thie recprds.tp shpwthe Ipcal program activity. 



Albert I^asker, whp has been' taking a. leisurely trip arpund the world,. 
Is due back In May. Meanwhile, Albert Lasker, Jr.. la increasing]^ prelnl- 
nient in agency activities. Particularly interesting blmseU In. radio. 



Recent' radip review in Variety listed Antpnio ATmerechl as cpnduc 
with Carlp Morelli vocals. Alfredo Antonlnl is correct 



Hartford, Polish Contract 



New Bri 



Hartford, April 15. 
ih Polish Men's Associ 



tlon set fpr series Pf 40 minutes Sat- 
urday afternbon programs over 
'WTHT. .Airing will consist of 
transcriptions in Polish language and 
anhpunceiinents. 

WTHT already has a half-hoUr 
Polish broadcast, sponsored by local 
merchants, on Sundays from 12:15 to 
12:45. 



Imperial Tobacco Shows 

Quebec, April 19. 
Imperial Tobacco i.-; now yendiiig 
five prpgrams over Station CHRC 
regularly. 

. -Programs Include Joson &. Joscttc 
(B. Hoiite Tobacco), Hockeycasl 
(Sweet Cappral Cigarettes), Sports- 
cast, Canada 1938, Adventures oX Ar- 
sene Lupin (6. K. Tobacco), 



Petry's I, A. Office 

Ed Petry opening office in 
Angeles ay 1. 
In charge of Chester 



Los 



Alan Sav'ace new program plotter 
at CHML, - Hamiltoh. Formerly at 
WGR, Buffalo. ' 



LIL OF EVERYTHING 
IN WPEN MARATHON 



iladelphia, April 19. 

Lineup for .new tiireerhour nightly 
Njevin Drug show on WPEN includes 
an hour of music by house band, aii 
hour of variety entertainment and 
an hour of tiltra-sWingy swing tunes. 
Sandy Guyer produces and emcees 
the whole bout. 

Backbpne pf the variety hpur will 
be hillbilly gang, a comic a la I'ark- 
yakarkus, news commentator and- 
coupla warblers, They'll be heard 
every night In between will be al- 
ternated a trio, man-bn-the-sireet, 
qiiiz show, jjBzzle fcox, an old. song 
contest and .interviews with visiting 
celebs, 

' First pf latter is Glbn Gray, Sta- 
tipii plugged him all last week with 
frequent 15-minute peripds of his re- 
cprdiiigs by special permish of Decca 
and 65 windpw displays in Nevin 
windpws. ' ray is at the Earlc this 
week. 

Band leaders at the Earle usuaiiy 
appear ,on air interviews at pther 
stations in town -with no such pub- 
licity build-up as WPEN offered. 
But Ed Dukoff, outlet's p.a., 
swatting two birdies with one rock; 
He was -also advance man for Gra;. 



Wednesday, April 20, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY 99 



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CBS Vs. NBC Coverage Data 



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Following is a comparative analysis of the bases adopted by Columbia- 
jtnd NBC in laying out their- respective coverage^maps,-which^bases,-NBC 
claims, are in essence pretty much alike; 

CBS 



520,155 letters (Day and Night). 
Response from offers in -one 
-week, twice nightly, (14 offers of 
the same item).. 520,155 alsoMn- 
cludes response to 21 daytime of- 
fers, not used In this evening 
study. 

Home county.. 

Batio of response to population. 
Primary • area — Intense 50% to 
100%; Very Good 25% to 49%; 
Overall 25% to 100% of Home 
County. 

Secondary area — Regular i% to 
24% of Home County; occasional, 
ail counties from which mail has 
ever- been received at any time. 
T, Individual station maps plus net- 
-work maps. 

Day. and evening separat 
Night. Coverage CBS 
network. 

riraary, of •!! VS Radio 

Families. 

Secondary, 9% of all US Radio 
Families. 

1, 100% of all liS-Radio Families. 



1. 1,500,000 letters (Day and Night). 

2. Response from offers over long 
period ranging from six months 
to , one year '. (hundreds of offers,- 
all kinds). 

3., Par county (typical of good sig- 
nal plus relatively high mail). 

4, Ratio of response to riadio ! fam- 
ilies. 

5. Primary area includes all coun- 
ties equal to or better than 'par 
county.' 

6., , Secondary area — counties, with 
response to 50 to 99% of par 
county. 

Tertiary area — all counties with 
response 5"/ to 49% of par 
county. ' 
7: Individual station maps for M & 
O tions only; plus .network 
tnaps. 

8. Day and evening not. separated. 

9. Day and Night Coverage of en- 
tire NBC Red Network with 

Area I, 93% of all US Radio Fam- 
ili 

Areas II and III, 4% of all US Radio 
Families. 

Total, 97%. of all US Radio Families. 



Sabte Rival Station? 
Sire, with Reciprocity, 
Say Several in Phila. 



Philadelphia, April 19. 

Three Philly stations have ac- 
cepted KYW's offer to pump , half- 
hour show to them to celebrate 
move into new building, one has 
liittd ! it— and 'definitely — and ■n7. 
other is still on the fence. 

Trio which has expressed willihg- 
lies.<i to take the show Includes 
WFIL, WDAS and WPEN. It was 
turned down by ' WCAU with e 
blistering; reply. .- . 

WIP was also hot at the request 
When it was first made. Reply -was 
prepared that it 'couldn't clear time.' 
it was switched, however. Just be- 
fore it was sent 'we'll try to clear 
time.' 

KYW, In the meantime, has said 
nothing more about the siipw, espe- 
cially since even the three stations 
which are willing to take it, un- 
blushingly admit that Its. not undy- 
ing. love for KVW that prompts their 
generosity. All expect lomething 
oitt of it. 

First, there's WFIL. It will hold 
dedication of its own studios during 
the same month as KYW does. 
Exact date will be decided today. 
Vice versa request to KYW Is not 
out of the question. 

And WPEN, according to Dwight 
Rorer, g.m., expects to move in a 
short time., It, too, inight have a 
dedication along about next Fall: 
Thousand-watter thinks it would be 
nice if 10,000-watt KYW took Its 
ceremonies. 



ROCKWELL-O'KEEFE IS 
U. P. PROGRAMS' REP 



United Press has named Rockwell- 
O'Keefe, Inc., sales agents for a 
couple programs that the service has 
developed. One is th« comic strip, 
'Little Abner,' and the other is the 
dramatized news background series, 
'Your World Today.' 

News outfit has spent over a year 
expermenting ' with the background 
idea. 



Walter Q'Meara Isn't 

3witchi|i£r to Radio 

alter O'Meara', copy writer^ at 
Benton ti Bowles, New York, has 
been lending some assistance on ra- 
dio. .Led to. report that he was ber 
ing groomed for radio exec of 
agency. 

Chester Bowles explains that this 
Is not true. O'Meara is described as 
too valuable to agency at his regular 
duties.. 



Fred Rich Quits CBS 



Freddy Rich has resigned as a staff 
maestro for CBS, effective May 13. 
He will go to the" Coast immediately 
afteerwards on a proposition that is 
jelling. 

Rich has been a musical director 
at Columbia lor 10 years. 



Ehnan May Get Gtilf 

Dave Elman, owner of the 'Hobby 
Lobby' program, sat in on a confer- 
ence yesterday (Tuesday) with 
Young & Rubicam; Understood the 
agency made an offer for the show 
on. behalf of Gulf Gas. 

'Hobby Lobby' was on utual and 
CBS, this yeor for Hudson Motors. 
Sponsor withdrew three weeks ago. 



SON GILHAN'S HEAB OP 

Hollywood, April 19. 
Don Oilman, western division head 
for Natibn.-ir Bro,adca.<iting, was 
rushed to a hospil.nl iast week after 
suffering an appendicitis attack in 
Phoenix. 

He escaped an op and returned to 
is desk today. 



Kaye Brinbet's Chaneed Status 

Chicago, April 19, 
Kaye Brinker drops out as dl- 

leelress of prodiictibn research for 

Columbia-WBBM, a post she has 

held for several montlis. 
However, remains as performer on 

the 'Manhattan Mother' show, flve- 

a-week scripter on WBBM. 



Aaron Steiii to Time 

, Aaron Stein, radio columnist on 
the N. Y. Post, leaves the Dave Stern 
sheet on May 1 to direct a new 
radio department which Time maga- 
zine is inaugurating. 

Weekly has given Slein a nixr 
montlis' contract. When lie joins 
the staff Stein wijl be sent to Wash- 
ington lor. a week or so to acquaint 
himself with capital political back- 
grounds, before squatting down leg- 
ularly in New York. 



Talent Outs at WOR 

WOR. JJ. v., Artists Bureau last 
week did not renew options on Em- 
bas.sy Trie, M.Trlh.i and llal, and the 
Key men quartet. 

Week before Vic Ixwi orch 
batoncer,. was dropped. 



lUM, ABNER BREATHER 

Hollywood, April 1!). 

tium and Abner will take a six- 
week surpmer la.voff. 

Sponsor, Postum, plans no substi- 
tute. 



Eddie Cantor Guesterx 

Lucy Monroe and Beatrice Fair- 
fax are set for the Ciintor-Camel pro- 
gram April 25. Giovanni Martinelli 
is set for the same program on May ?. 

Sam Weisbord of the William Mor- 
ris office' handled. 




Fact-Finding Advertising 
World Largely Nursed to 
Its Present Impairtan.ce 
Through Example, Needs 
and Leaderahi road- 
ca Siting 



NOW WIDESPREAD 



Radio believes that it is largely 
resppnsible for the broad strides that 
research has taken in' the advertising 
world in .recent years. Massive sell- 
ing job which broadcasting, per-, 
formed in its self-proving period . can 
bel .credited with making national 
advertisers so research conscious 
that today they rarely approve . an 
advertising campaign ithout first 
having the potentialities of the idea 
probed. 

It 'was not so long ago that an 
agency, set on weaning away an ac- 
count, would make coiisiderable ado 
over the fact that its drganization ih- 
cliided a research department. Today, 
there's hardly an agency of even 
medium . national standing that .Is 
without such setiip. Maintenance of 
a research department dealing with 
merchandising and advertising effec- 
tiveness has even become a common 
requisite amtong- manufacturers hav- 
ing national distribution. ' One not- 
able case in point are the soap com- 
panies, ^ 

When radio entered the field the 
major advertisers were little inclined 
to take anything for granted. Even 
after they were induced to signature 
a contract they wanted reassurance 
from the networks that they had 
done the right thing. This Attitude 
made it encumbent upon the webs 
to follow ' through with each cam- 
paign to determine not only the im- 
pression being made upon the con- 
sumer but what the dealers thought 
the Use snd effectiveness of the 
medium. 

For- the networks It was a con- 
stant, succession of probes, with the 
result that much of the information 
they dredged up provided not only, 
novel sales insights but developed 
in the advertiser a craving and habit 
for more and more research. With 
few exceptions, he wants to be sUre 
that he will get the rhost of his ad- 
(Continued on page 32) 



SWOR SUES ANTHONY 
OVER 'GOOD WILL' SHOW 



John J. Anthony, conductor of the 
weekly "Good Will Hour" over 
WMCA, New York, was named de- 
fendant in an action filed yesterday 
(Tue.sday) in N. Y. supreme court 
by Lawrence Swors, radio program 
promoter, who elai s to have ori i- 
nated the idea, and i^ants fn share 
in the profits of the broadcast. 

Plaintiff av'rs he proposed the 
idea to Anthony in May, 1936, and 
Anthony asrecd to split profit.s. Sub- 
sequently Anthony obtained time 
over WMCA. The Knickerbocker 
Broadca.sting to., opcrEtnr.s of the 
.station, paid the defendant $25 per 
weekly. broa(lcc;."-t. according to the 
plaintift; later incfca-^cd to $50 
weekly. 

Anthony admit.' he paid the plain- 
tiff $l,2.'jn, but that their original 
agreement was' mutually cancelled 
in July, 1937. .Since January An- 
thony has bpcn spon.«ored by the 
MacFadden Publications and cur- 
rently by. Ironi/tf] Vea.st Co. .Swor.i 
i.i suing for hall cf the defendant's 
income on these contracts. 



WMCA Opens Studios 

WMCA, N. v., open.' itf. Broadway 
studios Thursday i2I) and will have 
.special doings for three nights from 
9;30 to midnight. 

Array of cuffc celebs lined up to 
speak a piece. 



Cathode Ray Reported in Disrepute; 
Tfeleyision Back Where It Was; Lot 
Of BaOyhoo, but Not Much Progress 



By FRANK SCULLY 

Hollywood, April 19. 

Tenth anniversary of the u.<;e of 
cathode, ray in television flnds the 
ray on the downbeat and , the mC^ 
chanical system, istenimi'ng from the. 
scanning disc which Nipkbw in- 
vented in '1873, again on the upbeat. 

This,, despite the liigh pressure 
salesmanship .of a patent pool in 
three countries (U. S., England and 
Gernriany ) which "control- more than 
400 'patents ing cathode ray in 
television. 

Though at present Telefunken, 
Zeiss-Ikon and Loewe in Germany, 
Baird, Marconi and EMI (Electrical 
Music Industries) in England, and 
RCAi Philco and Farnsworth in the 
■IJnife'd States' have' pushed the 
cathode ray system, privately it is 
whispered most of theni agree that 
the ray is now out commercially. 

Baird in England' has publicly 
gone back to the mechanical system, 
having worked out an image using, 
120 lines with color. Baird System 
of reception and. projection derives 
from' a mirrored drum 8 "feet .in 
diameter and projecting a 9 by 12 
foot picture on the theatre screen'.' 
Qualityi however, is very B./ 

English '-Ballyhoo 

In fact England has shown a great 
deal of ' showmanshi in advancing 
(ballyhooing) television with very- 
little to show, but . its return to the 
mechanical system has brought tlirce 
rousing cheers from certaiin workers- 
in the field in .America and prac- 
tically all. Czech and Dutch engineers, 
who have been working with 
mechanical television for some time. 

Nearly all. inventors were using 
the' mechanical system until 1928 
whch: the cathode ray stapripeded 
them into believing this was the an- 
swer to television. It has taken 
most of them 10 years and many 
millions of pound.s, dollars, marks, 
francs and rubles to discover that 
they" were right in the fir.st place and 
had better go back there. 

Chief obstacle to the .Eucce.s9. of 
cathode ray sy.stem of Reception 
and projection has been cost. Even 
the small 9 by 12 inch pictures pres- 
ently used are not c-ommcrcially 
feasible because of cost. 

Tubes for reception cost $200 and 
burn out in 10 hours. After the 
second hour they lose so much of 
their power that the edges of the 
pictures are blurred. 

Tubes to project them cost $500 
though they , may burn for 1,000 
hours they also may burn out any 
time. Moreover they present a grc;it 
hazard in that these tubes are un- 
der, six tons of pressure to receive a 
9 by 12 inch picture. That much pres- 
sure if things started popping would 
be like bombs over Madrid all over 
again. 

Considering the midt'ct characlor 
of the picture, the cost and ha'/aicl.s 
to achieve it convinced many- 
cathode ray adherents that the game 
was not worth the candle-power. 

Demand now is that a picture must 
be at ieast two feet by three with 
high definition, and at Ica.st 275,000 
picturc-elemont.s to be a. commercial 
proposition in sho.w biz. Number bl 
lines are not .so important,' but what, 
is rctiuircd is good resolution, engi- 
neers soy, and 200 lines of fi(io<l 
resolution are better than 800 with 
only fair resolution. 

Inventors have found that 45 lines 
on the'-mechiinical system are cqu;il 
to 4,000 on cathode ray .system be- 
cause the quality is better under a 
mechanical system and the mcr 
chanical system has mariy other ad- 
vantages within the range of the 
pretent radio broadcasti ' i 'stems. 



iladelphia, April 19. 
ITelevisioh is paradoxically being 
hcid back because it is developing 
too fast, Philo T. Farnsworth de- 
clared here yesterday. 'The' patents 
have .become so numei-oiis and .so in- 
terlocking, it's almost impossible, for 



one company to go .ahead withou 
infringing on. another,' he said. 

Latest Farnsworth invention is aa 
amplifier for television cameras that 
'makes i.it possible to. televise prac- 
tically anything that can be phblo-' 
(Oraphed.' By the time of the World 
Fair~nex[ year, Farnsworth believes, 
yisio will be ready for sale to ihe 
American hpu.seholder.. Five .sta- 
tions — two in Philly, two in New 
York and one in Los Aiigele.s — ' 
.should lie airing regiUarly by then, 
he said, although receiving sets will 
still be pretty expensive. 

'It will take us five years at least,' 
he .averred, 'to get them down to 
$125.' 



British Guards 
Band Can't Air 
WhiIemU.S.A. 



Coldstream Guards band will not 
be .permitted to do any broadca.sting, 
even if it's only for a buildup of the 
organization's proposed tour of this 
country and Canada. Joseph N. 
Weber, American Federation of Mu- 
sicians prez, so notified NBC, Co- 
lumbia and Mutual yesterday (Tues- 
day) after he had been approached 
on this topic by persons interested 
in prbmbting the Guard's' personal 
appearances oh this side. 

Music, Corp. of America was the 
first to talk about bringing the Gold-' 
streamers over but after MCA be-; 
came chilled oii' the idea the WiHianl 
Morris office started , negotiations.' 
The N. Y. World's Fair, is reported to 
be interested in the British band. 



CBS APPRENTICE 

SETUP UNCERTAIN 



Columbia won't decide until ay 
15 whether to drop or continue its- 
system of employing college gradu- 
ates as apprentices. Web has been 
considering postponing this ly of 
employment, if any, to the fall. 

Applications for such assignments 
start piling in about this time from 
collegiatcs who arc due to get thtir, 
diplomas in June. 



Weed-Calder Co. Apart 

Partnership of Itichard Weed and 
C^rane Calder in Amsterdam Arli.vt.s 
Service di.ssolyed Ihi.s week; Incor- 
porated label has been dropped and 
W;jltcr Scanlon will be a.ssociated 
with Calder in; rcvis setup. > 

Weed opened Amsterdam's branch 
office, in Hollywood about a year 
ago. lie will' remain there as owner 
of own Weed agency, residue of the 
former alliance. 



KFRU Has St. Loo Games 

Columbia, Mb., Ajiril 19: 
KFRU today (Tuesday) com- 
mences carrying play-by-plr.y the. 
home games of the ,St. Louis Brown, 
and Cardinals, picked up from the 
bnllyard. . First time ccnlrnl Mi.s.souri 
has ever had ganies broadcast from 
St. Loui.s. 

Kellogg i.s spon.sorlng. 



De-rrcsKure MacAIillan 

Rochester, N. Y., April .19. 

WIIEC adds Jack Barry, locat pro 
,')thiete, to .stair as ba.scball cxi)fM t to 
give play-by-plJ(y accounts of cd 
Wing games in the International. 
Spon.=orcd jointly by KMoiO' and 
Atlantic ncfining Cos. 

Addition relieves Lowell M;rcMII- 
lan; -who hcnds station's .sports cle-. 
partmcnt, mikes two daily sports re- 
views for Socbny as well as priz 
fights and other special events. 



80 VARIETY 



RADIO REVIEWS 



Wednesday, April 20,' 1938 



MORTON DOWNEV 

tr.nar 
CA.MKf.S 

Monday, 7:3( p. ni. 
WABC-CBS, New York 

\Estv) 

Iiisctive on tlie air foi- some time, 
Moi ton Downey, one of Hie wham- 
niii-s of the early rush of new per- 
sonalities from 1930 on, came back 
Monday night on the Eddie Cantor 
stiinv.a. By coincidence, the program 
following, a beer co-op show, had 
Jane Froman, another Tadio singer 
wlio has been little heard from of 
late. 

Downey, currently at the Casa 
M>.mana in New York, is a topflight 
siiigin? per.sonality today, as herelo- 
for2. His authoritative approacli to 
a badad is an invitation to a public i 
disturbance. For Camels he was | 
standout. Color, warmth and diction. I 
and with it an a;>ility to handle dia- | 
log onlaginjly and with poise. It's 
a i-iturn.'iiicidentall.y. to Carnels on a 
slow for which he starred in the . 
past. i 

It was, all in all. probably the best , 
to date of the Cantor endeavors ior \ 
Winston-Salem's leading industry. 
A sweepstakes winner was a^ain 
mimicked for socv laugh.<;. Bert Gor- 
don and Walter WooK King worked 
in solidly. King, incidentally, did a 
bit of singinj. his first on this show. 
It would be condescending to say it 
was good singing; he having been an 
operetta star for years. But it will 
go into the record as a novelty to 
most of the irdio listeners. Radio's 
like that. And the novelty an,gle is 
smart and smartly handled .show- 
manship. Land. 



Follow U[L CoDimeiit 



lOSEF CHERNIAVSKT 
' 'Musical Camera,' with Josef Cherni- 
avskv, KresuD Erlon, Steven Mer- 
rill, the Hlshilehters, Del Kln( 

Musirale 
30 niins. 
Sustaining 
Sundays, 6 p. m. 
WLW-NBC, Cincinnati 

Josef Cherniavsky, new to WLW, 
leads an orchestra of 2C pieces. Slick 
balance on each number and selec- 
tions are expertly grouped. Output 
is a refreshing bracer for the heavy 
outpouring of Sunday night comedy 
programs. Show originates in the 
2.2qi)-seat Emery auditorium, with a 
gr-'tis gate for spectators. 

Auditors arc invited to contribute 
su'jgestions of scenes from life which 
Cherniavsky will put in musical set- 
ting. They're rewarded with copies 
of his theme number, which blends 
his own 'Bells of Avalon' with fan- 
fares of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. 

Vocal support is strong. On pro- 
gram caught Kresup Erion, soprano, 
went to town in an early spot. A 
few tunes later Steven Merrill, lyric 
tenor, registered with 'Yoii Took the 
Words Right Out of My Heart.' An- 
other vocal clicko was by the High- 
liglitei-s, mixed septet, directed by 
Grace Clauve Ra'inc, Crosley's vet 
son>» coach. 

Del King smooth on announce- 
ments. Koll. 



Major Bowes remains as the 
unique paradox of show business. 
Year after year the Major has re- 
worked his trick formula. It's mani- 
festly an appeal to the sentimental. 
Peasants like to fancy the Major is 
•riving a boost up the ladder to a 
ilock of talented beginners and that 
they as listeners are somehow in on 
it and even helping a little. 

To these connected with show 
bii.siness the program is apt to react 
quite otherwise. But that can be 
charged oft under 'So what?' De- 
spite all quibbles the Maj remains 
rislit up there in the hearts of the 
yokclry and still not bad in the lis- 
teners ratings. He stumbled on a 
niagic formula and it continues to 
work for him. Only in radio could 
>iuch a miracle be possible — and even 
in radio there's only one Major; 
Bowe.s. 

Last week's program (14) brought 
an ' array of amateurs who were, if 
possible, even lower than usual for 
the Bowes series. Only one seemed 
to have any trace of the stuff to stir 
an audience; and in.her case.the ap- 
oeal was largely a sentimental one 
because of the giirl's apparently des- 
perate circumstances and high cour- 
.•xgc. But to the initiated, even that 
case had just a little too pat a sound; 
it seemed hardly nossible that the 
girl's history and her behavior be- 
fore the mike could be quite ideally 
suited to the major's program re- 
quirements. 

Girl was announced as Helen War- 
ner, who hitch-hiked from Denver 
to get a chance on the show. From 
the .sounds (and obviously the studio 
audience was convinced and emo- 
tionally overwhelmed- by it), the girl 
was so nervous and excited at last 
to get what she considered her great 
opportunity that she was almost too 
breathless to talk. However, she 
told about hitch-hiking from Denver 
because, she said, she has to take 
care of her four-year-old baby. 

All this .seemed to be pretty funny 
to the Major. He just couldn't sup- 
uress his good humor, and even as 
he cautioned her not to be fright- 
ened, but to take her time, he had to 
chuckle his celebrated Bowes 
chuckle. That doubtless illustrated 
to yokel America the Major's bound- 
less kindliness. Then he jokingly 
asked the almost choking girl if she 
was excited just to be so near Major 
Bowes. 

Having sung 'Basin Street Blues' 
in a fairish moanin' low style, Miss 
Warner was i'nformed that the man- 
ager of a Denver theatre had wired 
he wanted her to join the Bowes 
unit currently playing the house and 
that the beneficent major would send 
her back by plane. It had the ring 
of a true Cinderella ending, but it 
the whole thing was staged in ad- 
vante v^ho would believe it? 

(Outside of that, the 'stanza' was 
typical Bowes. There were the usual 
hooeless beginners, each with his 
different approach before the mike. 



10 



pit 



. . to this billion dollar market 



FIRST 



Nor is there any guesswork 
about WTIC as the QUICK- 
EST way to reach this billion 
dollar market, Jt tops its field 
in popularity with listeners — 
outranking the next most 
popular station in the Hart- 
ford area by more than two 
to one! And look at this rec- 
ord as Solithern New Eng- 
land's most popular station 
ith ADVERTISERS — 

In Number of Network Advertisers 
In Number of National Spot Advert! 
In Number of Local Advertisers 



WTIC 



50,000 WATTS 
HARTFORD, CONN. 

The Tiavelers Broadcasting Service Corporation 
Member NBC Red Network and Yankee Network 

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Kfltrrnrnrif ii-r.H: >fl1 & •' <'lili'iijco. 1>i'(rol(, NVw Y»r1(, Sjiit FrAarlsm 



There was the Major's patronizing 
kindliness and his familiar 'all right, 
all j'ight,' and .there, was his bally- 
hoo for a special city. This time 
Flint. Mich., won the honor and the 
city officials were properly grateful 
— and consequently so was the tele- 
graph company, Bow«s still han- 
dles his own commercials. This time 
he used the juvcn.ile urge to take 
watches apart as a springboard to 
deliver a pcdagogish spiel abo'ut 
Chrysler gears. 



Annette Kellcrman came out of re- 
tirerhent last Thursday night (14) to 
recall for listeners to the Sanka cof- 
fee program (CBS) how she came to 
introduce the one-piece bathing suit 
away back yonder. It made an in- 
teresting bit of reminiscence, patly 
written and sorucely recited. 

She didn't originally wear one, Miss 
Kellerman said, to be daring. For if 
she was to be a long distance swim- 
mer, her father figured, she would 
have to cut out the cumbersome bath- 
ing apparel the women were wear- 
ing at the time. First time she won 
the one-piece outfit in the United 
States she was pinched by the Boston 
cops, but a sympa'fhetic judge dis- 
missed the case. 



Old Shay Ale's 'Night at the Inn' 
on WCAE, Pittsburgh, still fumbling 
around trying to hit a sound for- 
mula. Show's big- lack has been com- 
edy and last week sponsors stuck in 
Ted Blake, nitery clown, as m. c., 
also giving him a monologue spot for 
his ow.-i chatter. Blake has a nice, 
eaisy delivery, intimate, and casual, 
but material works against him. Lines 
are called from a first edition of Joe 
Miller and, with show going out sans 
a studio audience, results are pretty 
deadly. 

Billy Catizone's Swinging Strings 
have been increased frorh six to nine 
pieces, with commensurate effective- 
ness. and vocals are being handled 
nicely by Jeanie Baxter. Bob Carter, 
Tommy Tarsliis and male quartet. 
Program, however, lacks zip and 
pace. 



Horace Heidt is running away so 
far from the other late-hour band 
sustainers that it isn't funny. It's the 
answer to why and how Heidt has 
come up fast and strong of late. It's 
an examole also to the other 
maestros that they better start think- 
ing up some new ideas. 

Almost evor.v other band makes it 
a marathon ot pops. First the an- 
nouncement, then the tune. Sounds 
like they're working for the radio 
log, to see how many they can reel 
off to oblige the Tin Pan AUeyitas. 
No color, no nuance, no novelty, 
no nuthin'. 

Heidt personalizes himself, his 
band, his company, his music and his 
customers. Of cour.se his emphasis 
on an individual style is such that 
none could essay anything like it, 
but he's a good samole of what a 
little intellicence and tl:)ought can 
do. Hts chatty. • inforhlal palaver 
with the customers has not become 
trademarked. His casual plugs for 
his band, his magician, his musicians, 
his singers, et al., are nonetheless not 
lackins in emohasis. 

His O. and A. routine, a mild form 
of Prof. Ouiz. deftly works in the 
commercials for the hotel, viz: 'What 
hotel is famed for its slogan, meet- 
me-under-the-clock.'. of course mean 
inT the Biltmore. New York. 

Way in which he worked . in Maria 
Greveri the, composer of 'Ti-Pi-Tin,' 
which Heidt discovered in mss. was 
.^ood showmanship. In fact show- 
manship of hi?h order keynotes his 
,se''ies of broadcasts. 

Leo Reisnfian ' is another to use 
showmanship. His studied screwball 
manner of announcing his titles, and 
t'^c Bohemian inflection of his voice; 
>ilus. of course, that fine shading and 
highlighting distinguishes the Reis 
man rhythms. The swing-and-sway 
and kindred singing title ideas arc 
further in an endeavor to try some 
novelty. 



Susan HATWARD. Brure l,ESTivR 
'King and the Chorus Girl' 
Transcription 
30 Mins. 

ORUEN WATCH 
Friday, 7:30 p.m. 
WMCA, New York 

Pair of un'Knowns were spotted in 
the leading roles in a radio synopsis 
of the Warner Bros, film, 'King and 
Chorus Girl.' released last year. 
Parts Were handled in the film by 
.loan Blondell and Fernand Gravet. 
For the radio di.-ics it was Miss Ha.V' 
ward, former artists' model, and 
I Bruce Lester. English filmite. Les- 
.' ter's British accent didn't help cre- 
i :ite illusion of a continental. Miss 
; Hayward'.s portrayal of the American 
; dancer who accepts the job of rous- 
1 ing Ihe ex-king from his drunken 
I routine, didn't 'quite; give the role 
I the breezy style ■ inipartcd' by Miss 
I Blondell. but it was nevertheless 
I convincing. Ralph Bellamy handled 
! a trailer on next week's story, giv- 
; in? a brief synopsis, 
j Commercial was spieled in iiew.s 
. events tones at the outsot. Story was 
j solit into two acts to allow for aii- 
I other n>idway. 



TALENT MILLS 



NO. 9— WGN, CHICAGO 



Quin Ryan and WGN, some- 
times known as AVGN and Quin 
Ryan,, have been in there fight- 
ing from the start. Station was 
always strong, like its pappy, 
the Trib, for as-.erting itself. 
Item: NBC. Item: CBS. Item: 
WBBM. L cal programs and 
ideas were plentiful. Play-by- 
I>lay of baseball was germinated 
as early as 1926. Sports and 
Uncle Quin had formed a lucra- 
tive partnership as early as 1924 
with the Kentucky Derby and 
Indianapolis auto races. Ryan's 
penchant for sports has kept 
WGN pretty much a sports sta- 
tion always but the station by 
reason of its desire not to be 
the hapless and helpless creature 
of either or any network was 
forsooth ever an advocate of 
local production. So the pio- 
neering, was not limited to 
sports. 

In bringing to radio some at 
the Tribune cartoon strips WGN 
was a trail-blazer. Some of the 
original examples of dramatic 
radio authorship were, it is true, 
classic clambakes but with it all 
WGN never, lacked enterprise 
and ambition. 

In January, 1926, the records 
disclose Sam and Henry started 
on WGN. Now they call them- 
selves Amos 'n' Andy. Pat 
Barnes, East and Dumke and 
Irene Wicker are other promi- 
nent old grads. 

Today and ior .some years 
WGN and dance band build-ups 
have had a pronounced affinity. 
Wayne King, Ted Weems, Jan 
Garber, Joe Sanders! • Kay 
Kyser, Hal Kemp and Bcrnie 
Cummins have gained a measijre 
of their fame via' WGN. 



PET CLUB' 

With Steve Severn, Ray Winters 
15 Mins.— Local 
STRONGHEART DOG FOOD 
Saturday, 12:45 p.m. 
WOR, New York 

(Chas. Dallas Reach) 
Tot the urchin contingent of the 
army of dog-lovers. Steve Severn 
unreels a flock of views and anec- 
dotes about pooches, their loyalty to 
Iheir master, value for protection 
against thieves or thugs and worth 
as companions for youngsters. Has 
a forthright, hearty style of speak- 
ing, though his voice comes through 
as somewhat thick. ' • '' 

Real meat of the show is a wee'kly 
contest by which the juves can win 
free puppies from the Doyle Pack- 
ing Co.. makers of Strongheart dog 
food. Requires letter explaining why 
the kid wants a mutt and containing 
three Strongheart package labels. 
•Winning moppets appear on the 
show to receive their dogs and mum- 
ble a bewildered thanks. 

Commercials are handled by Ray 
Winters and are inclined to be over- 
board on length and daim.s. Kobe. ' 



JIANE FBOMAN. HUGH HERBERT 
With Ted Husing, Diok Humber 

Orch.. 
M Mirs. 

BREWERS CO-OP 
Monday, 8 p. m. 
WABC-CBS, New York 

W. S. Advertising) 

Th is JR the substitute program' 
bearing the title 'You Said It,' which 
takes the place of the much-buffeted 
Lou Holtz. A guest policy has now 
been adopted. Two a week is the 
idea, and for the getaway jane Fro- 
man was flanked by Warner comic 
Hugh Herbert. ' 

Miss Froman, first of all, was a 
strong asset and a worthy gue.ster. 
She registered a couple of offerings 
in a respect-commanding sample ot 
cxp'.>rienced professionalism. 

Herbert's main contribution was a 
hoke bit about a scatter-brain who 
wanted a divorce from a wife who, 
upon interrogation from his law- 
yers, was responsible for all his suc- 
cess. In the end the light dawn.s. 
It's not easy to classify this sort of 
stuff because of its hit-'n'-miss 
hokum. His forepart chore was 
equally ineffectual, with too fre- 
quent recourse to the stock ypo-hoo. 

Program tends to shake down into 
a Ted Husing sports talk plus lots of. 
Dick Himbier music. Husing will in- 
terview sports celebrities weekly. 
Both elements have strong plausibia 
appeal. Land. 



FRED WARING 

With David Cuunincham Garroway, 
Jr. 

Pnbliclty Stont 
15 Mins. 
Sust^lnin; 
Friday, 8.15 a.m. 
WJZ-NBC, New York 

Lads at KDKA, Pittsburgh, con- 
ceived the idea of boarding a train 
bearing Fred Waring's band into 
Smokeyille for a vaudate .and wak-. 
ing up the gang and quizzing them. 
Got off o.k., with Garcoway getting, 
to Waring and then the orch leader 
waking up his charges. At that 
point the stunt started to sour. 
Voices came through unintelligibly 
and there was no spark- of humor. 

Waring got the mike before tha 
girls, too. But Betty Atkinson, 
Donna Day, Jane.Wilson and Evelyn 
Williams did little more than tell 
their home towns and ages. Too 
bad. Even the comedy drummer in 
the orch, Poley McClintock, let the 
stunt down. 

Big disappointment, however, wa* 
fact the time was up before the glee 
club could lift their voices. Latter 
was announced by Waring and 
Garroway, but then Garroway 
gulped and said time was up. When 
stunt was plotted, band was Lo 
awaken on train and grab instru- 
ments for a salvo or so. Bert. 



•DEATH VALLEY DAYS' 
30 Mins. 

FRANCIS LONGMORC, LTD, 
Twice Weekly 
S X¥, Melbourne 

Killed by having local actors at- 
tempt American lingo. Dire results. 
Would l>e same as spotting Ameri- 
can players in Australian bush com- 
edy. Advertising is crisp and doei 
not interfere with the continuity. 

Ricfc. 



'Steine Bottle Boys' (originally the 
Funiiyboncrs) will have Bunny Beri- 
gan, Adrian Rollini, Jeddy Wilson, 
Lionel Hampton and Duke Elling- 
ton and other iJwing specialiits doing 
individual guest shots on their W'Z, 
N. Y., series. 





The test of any trade publican 
tion — or broadcasting station, 
for that matter — ^^is this: Is it 
geared for coyer.age?. 

Inca nnusic is surefire program 
far in Peru, but its n.g. 
Boston. 

Just so with a trade publica- 
tion. It if can't nnatch in useful- 
ness, dollar for dollar, what the 
readers spend in buying it — 
what's the sense of the whole 
thing? 

Fronn its inception, the 
VARIETY RADIO DIRECTORY 
has held the following principles 
of prinnary innportance: 

1. That the radi industry, 
like all others, buys and sells its 
services on a brass-tack basi 
end that a trade e.ncyclopedi 
to fulfill its destiny, nnust deal 1. 
brass tacks and not orchids. 

2. That a trade publicaii 



•fools itself when it fools the 
trade. 

The gearing of the VARIETY — 
RADIO DIRECTORY to the 
needs and requirennents of the 
morket — the potential cover- 
age area, if you will — has born 
the following brass-tacks results: 

Advertising agencies con- 
trolling 96% of all national radio 
money have each availed thena- 
lelves of from one to 1 5 copies 
of the Directory (and at $5 the 
:copy). 

That's the evidence — self- 
evident. 

To members of the industry, 
alert to the possibilities of this 
solid coverage In terms of 
reaching the people WHO 
PILOT RADIO'S MONEY, de- 
tails on advertising rates, etc., 
are available at 'the nearest 
VARIETY office. 



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NEW YORK CHICAGO HOLLYWOOD LONDON 

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RADIO 



Wediiefldaj, April 20, 1938 



Pacific Coast Notes 



Dick Webster checked out as 
KH.r (.Los Angeles) promotion maii- 



-Harrison Ilolliway east In quest 
of super power for KFI (Los An- 
geles h 



Pat Patterson lipped to continuity 
chief at KEHE (Los Angeles). 



Frank Scully barred from KFAC 
(Los ..n'geles) broadcast because his 
script took too many cracks at hiz- 
zouer the mayor. 



M Jolson may take his troupe east 
for the May .28 broadcast. On that 
date he passes. another birthday and 
his fl^htei-, Henry Armstrone, goes 
questing for' another title. 



Sweetness 



Los Anfjeles, April 19. 

KHJ's call letters have been 
somewhat 6t a mystery until 
Willel Brown, Station exec, 
came forth witli an explanation. 

The K stands for kindness; H. 
for happiness, and J for joy. 



DEREK M'CUUOCH 
LOSES LEFT FOOT 



KGER (Long Beach) going on a 
illboard binge. 



arioii Taliejr starting her second 
year on th.e air for Ry-Krisp. 



Jaik Rosensteln's claim that Lloyd 
Pantages copped his radio idea 
thrown out of court. Press agent 
sued for $20,000. 



Al Jdlsoh flying his producer, Ben 
Larsen, to Hawaii after current 
series ends. 



Don Prindie has the candid cam- 
era bug bad. 



Chester Lauck (Lum of Lum and 
Abner) stroked a 70 t^. put, CJeorge 
Burns' scp.'e to shame. 



M«r Ruick, Lux announcer, and 
Lurene Tuttle, radio actress, passed 
10th wedding anniversary. 



Elza Schallert, sus ining fllm In- 
terviewer on National Broadcasting, 
Is the mother of three sons, ranging 
in age from 7 to 11, But no sus- 
tainers are they. Organizing a 
neighborhood kid band' they combed 
the territory tor a. bankrolleir and 
carne up with ai merchant who 
bought them uniforms and instru- 
ments. Now' they're looking -for a 
radio sponsor. 



Cornelia .Burdlck, who does the 
title role In the 'Dr, Kate* serial 
over NBC's coast red web from San 
Francisco, had to be written put of 
tho script for two days J^ast week 
by author-husband, Hal Burdick, 
ii* she Recovered from flu. 



Adriel Fried will manage new 
Santa Cruz studios of KDON, Mon- 
terey (Cal,). 



London, April 12. 
Moai unlucky man in. British 
broadcasting is Derek McCulloch, 
popular B. B. C. figure and conduc- 
tor of daily Children's Hour under 
the alias of 'Uncle Mac' He was 
badly scarred in the war, losing an 
eye and being pumped full of shrap- 
nel, which affected his subsequent 
health. 

Last week he rah Into a car smash; 
pulped his left foot, and Sunday (10) 
the surgeons had to amputate It 
Keeping' his courage up. Uncle Mac 
has had letters of sympathy from 
almost every kid in th«f U. K. 



^ Piay-By-Players Organize 

Columbus, April 19." 
Baseball broadca.<:ters iri ' eight 
Aniericaij Association cities have or- 
ganized American Association of 
Baseball Broadcasters with George 
Higgins of WTCN, St. Paul, as presi- 
dent and Johnny Neblett of WBNS, 
Columbus, executive secretary. 
Headquarters wiU be divided bcr 
tween St. Paul and Columbus.. 

Other members are Connie Des- 
mond, WSPD, Toledo; Norman Per- 
ry, Jr., Wire, Indianapolis; William 
Allen Stout, WHAS, LouisviUie; 
Morgan Sexton, WCCO-'WMIN, Min- 
neapolis; Walt Lochman, KXB'V, 
Kansas City, and Allan Hale, WISN, 
Milwaukee. Organization was. ef- 
fected at recent General Mills confab 
in Chicago. 

Patterned on American Associa- 
tion of Baseball Writers, purpose of 
organization is to foster more uni- 
form play-by-play picture of league 
ganies. 



An Open Secret 



very radio agent In New York 
seemingly knows that Texaco is look- 
ing for a new show. Wants a name 
star. Eddie Cantor was its last 
satellite. 

Talk .of Sir Harry Lauder being 
brought to America to head a Texaco 
variety program. 



Betzy Tuthill Prombted 

Betzy Tuthill, In radio, less than a 
year, has been made an assistant dir. 
rector at WABC, New York. Since 
joining Columbia's, staff last year she 
has worked for Irving Reis and Wil- 
liam N, Robson, both Columbia 
Workshop directors. 

She .also directed 'Epic of America' 
for the Federal Radio Theatre, a 13- 
week program over the Mutual net- 
work. 



Arthur Murray en Air 

Arthur Murray, dancing teacher, 
started a series of 30-mInute broad- 
casts over WNEW, N. Y., yesterday 
(Tues.). . frogram-Is-set for-:9:30 p.m. 
each Tuesday night.. Arthur Murray 
orchestra and Bob Stewart, vocalist, 
will assist him. 

Shag and rhumba dances will be 
taught 'in first broadcasts. 





Radio's Effect 



Names Parade 
For Hollywood 
CBS Whoopnle-Do 



Hollywood; April 19. , 
Columbia's west coast production, 
staff, under Charles Vanda, on April 
30 when new CBS Hollywood plant 
opens, will start at 6 a. m. and sa- 
lute and salute, barring three com- 
mercial intrusions, until. 12:43 a. .m: 
of the next morning. Two hours of 
the programming will be taken by 
every network transmitter and for 
the most part short waved aroilnd 
the world. 

To avoid the problem of billing, 
and spotting stars, they'll be In .the 
order of iheir weekly appearances. 
Eddie Cantor is this Monday night's 
start off. Then C. B, DeMille of 
Lux. Tuesday's contribution will be 
Edward G. Robinson and Claire Tre- 
vor in a. dramatized highlight of their 
'Big Town' series. Other' 1'ues- 
dayltes to follow will be Al Jolson, 
Martha Raye and 'Victor Young 
batoning a rendition b.'! his .original 
tone poem, 'Columbia Square,' com- 
posed for the occasion. 

In the ''Vedhesday contingent, be- 
side Lum and Abner, and possibly 
Fried Aslaire, will be a re-creation" 
of the Gershwin Memorial Concert, 
voted by radio edltc^s as one of the 
most outstanding broadcasts of the 
year. .Memorable tunes of the great 
composer will . be, sung and played, 
with Ruby Izey, of 'Porgy and 
Bess,* warbling 'My Man's Gone' as 
an Inferential reference to the de- 
part«d songwriter. Milton Berle 
represents Thursday In Hollywood, 
with possibly one or two more added 
starters. 

In the Friday section will be the 
•Hollywood Hotel contingent, com- 
prising Frank Parker, Ken Murray 
and Oswald, Frances Langford, Ray- 
mond Paige's orchestra, Ken Niles 
and Louclla Parsons. Brief talks b.v 
William S. Paley, CBS prexy, and 
Donald W. Thornburgh, western 
chieftain, follow. 

Hoymond Scott's quintet. Bob 
Hope. Shirley Ross and Wilbur 
Hatch's studio orchestra hold up 
Saturday's end. Concluding the two- 
hour transcontinental colossal will be 
the Sunday troupers, with Jeannette 
MacDonald, Jean Hersholt in a high- 
lighted dramatization from 'Dr. 
Christian,' Joe Penner, Cene Austi , 
Lud Gluski and the Simeone 
Chorus. 

Half-hour windup of the day's 
activities will be one of the most 
unique ever attempted. Titled 
That's That,* It will bring to the. 
mike janitors, charwomen, moppers 
and other menials, moving into the 
big. plant to clean up the rness. All 
will have speaking parts, without 
benefit of script; to give their idea 
of Inaugural parties and what a 
pain in the neck they are to the mop 
brigade. 



(Continued from page 

vertising dollar before hie agrees to 
appropriate it. 

Service ' rendered by .broadcasting 
had much to do with stimulating the 
advertiser's interest in probing the 
value of other, media, such as news- 
papers, magazines and billboards. 
Out of this demand there stemmed, 
for instance, the introduction by 
Daniel Starch: of the. consumer check 
on printed ads and the establishment 
of the Harvard Traffic Research Bu- 
reau, the latter to study the effec- 
ti.veness of billboard advertising. 

With advertisers getting more and 
more hep to research values, agencies 
as a whole began to see the light. 
In place of the elaborate and gran- 
diose album of art, the agencies in 
solicitihg accounts .showed samples 
of studies made by their research 
staffs. Some of them even went so 
far as to give the personal social 
alliances of an officer of the agency 
subordinate spotting to the academic 
and p.ractlcal background of the 
agency's research director, 

For Own Aoiatemeat 

Impression current in some adver- 
tising quarters is that agencies will 
In due time put their research de- 
partments in charge of practical ad- 
vertising men rather than ex-college 
professors. Most of the latter, these 
quarters point out, have been in- 
clined to do lots of probing for their 
own amazement rather than for its 
usefulness to the outfit they're work- 
ing for. 

Cited as likely pointing to the hew 
trend is the recent appointment of J. 
Brooks Emory, former Rutbrauft '&: 
Ryan asisistant copy chief! tb the 
head of Benton & Bowles* research 
department and .the entry of John 
Rennie, another ad mian, as top re- 
searcher for Kenyon & Eckliardt.. 

Some of the New York agencies 
with research departments and the 
heads of such , setups follow: Young 
ii Rublcam, Dr, George Gallup; 
B.B.D.&O,, Bob King; J. Walter 
Thompson, Arno King;' McCann & 
Erlckson, L; D, H; Weld; Pedlar 4 
Ryan, Frank Cputant; Lord . & 
Thomas, Robert Ledding: Arthur 
Kudner, Inc., J. W. Mallard; Federal 
Advertising Co., David Robinson; 
Ruthrauff i Ryan, Stanley New- 
berry; D'Arcy, J. M'. Dresher;. Wil- 
liam Esly, Westly Combes; Brown & 
Tarcher, Dr. . Frank Hypps; Camp- 
bell-Ewald, George Kramer; and 
Morse International, WlIU Johnson, 



CBS'.MF' IDEA AUDITION 



Audience Partlclpatlan Based 
Frustrated Ambitions 



Columbia's program dept. will au- 
dition April 29 a' new novelty audi' 
ence participation show bearing the 

title, .'I'd Rather Be Deals with 

what folks would have done if they 
could, . 

Prof. Walter B. Pitkih, who has not 
t>een active in radio since his 'clear- 
ing House of Hope,' w»'l conduct. 
Harry Salter orchestra backs up. 
Marty Gosch piroducing for CBS, 

Idea was suggested to CBS by a 
Rabbi Trattner of New York. 



MAWHINNEY'S MOVE 

Los Angeles, April 19. m 
Les Mawhinpey has resigned his 
Coast managership of Transradto 
Press to join KGER in Long Beach. 
He will supervise production. 



MBS Philadelphia PIck-Ups 

Philadelphia, April 19. 

Three utual net shows will orig- 
inate from WFIL heVfe within next 
coupla months. Sunday, May 13, 
George J<issel and Norma Talmadjge 
will air their 'Thirty Minutes in 
Hollywood' from the station when 
they're in town on a vaude tour. 
Dr. Charles M. Courboin, organist, 
will use WFlL's new Kilgen console 
for his show oh May 1, 

Dr. Harry Hagcn's 'True or False' 
show will originate from Philly 
June e. 



Shepard Cancels Vkafis 
Because Goes^ Star Was 
Rival Weather Forecaster 



Bostori, April 19. 
To provide a reasorvfor cancelling 
the Vitalis program 'Ifor Men Only* 
because of the pr'esenVe thereon of 
a guest who was distast^fiirijo John 
Shepard, 3rd. the Yaiiic^ Network 
arranged a forum of congressmen, 
pro and anti-reorganization bill, 
which was piped . Into Boston from 
Washington. Cancellation of the 
commercial in order to accommodate 
a 'public service' program then fol- 
lowed. 

Thus did Sheoard make good hU 
threat that E. E. Rideout, weather 
forecaster for WEEI, Boston, and 
rival to a weaither service of Shep- 
ard's, would not be carried, Shepard 
ignored Bristol-Myers, Pedlar Sc 
Ryan and NBC in the matter. CBS 
okayed the appearance of their man 
on NBC, but permish was not echoed ' 
by Shepard. who burned when as his 
first intimation he read a WEEI pul>. 
licity release. Weather bureau is a 
Shepard pet. 



RCA Guesters 



Dr. Walter Damrosch has been set 
to guest on the RCA 'Magic Key' 
program Over NBC-blue on May I. 
Composer-conductor will get $1,1 

Following week (8), guests on 
'Key' ill be Cecilia Loftus, getting 
$825, and Ramona, swing pianist, 
getting $275. 



Gaynor Peddles Wax 

Sid Gaynor, of the Don-Lee Net- 
work, was around the ad agencies 
last week auditioning some waxed, 
shows that he had brought along 
with him. George Boiling, New 
York head of John Blair St Co., 
made the rounds with hi . 

Gaynor canie east primarily for • 
vacation. 



Margaret Speaks enewed 

Although continuation of same pro- 
gram is not certain, Firestone has al- 
ready renewed its contract with 
Margaret Speaks. Sponsor is un- 
decided about continuing' heavy 
music series oyer sdmmer months. 

Renewal calls for 26 performance* 
put of calendar year and also meant a 
salary increase for singer. 



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St. Louis, April 19. 

Hyde Park Brewing Co, contracted 
•for a 15-miriute sports review over 
WEW with Alex Buchan. Addition 
to WEW to its lineup gives the br w- 
Ing company sports program on four 
of the town's five stations; KMOX, 
KWK and WIL. 

Griesedleck Bros, rewing Co. is 
baiikrolling sports programs over 
KSD. 



FOR SALE 

THE SHOW-PLACE of the 
THOUSAND ISLANDS 

Ideal for soma big-wig !n the show busi 
withaiit paying for it. 

Owiiar m«ved t» a distant state. Must sell promptly. 
.Cost over Qhiarter million. Can be bo'ught for a song. 

This gorgeous property can be seen by appointmaflt. 
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We«1nes«Iaj', April 20, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



Educational RaOy, May 2-4, Lines Up 
Array of Speakers from All Sides 



Columbus, April 19. 
r. James R. Angell, NBC's edu- 
cational counselor; H. V. Kaltenborn 
and Cesar Saerchinger are among 
speakers for Ohio State University's 
ninth annual Institute for Education 
by Radio here May 2-4. Dr. Angell 
•ivill speak on 'The Puzzling Perplex- 
ity That Is Radio' at dinner session 
May 3- Kaltenborn will preside at 
closing session May 4, at which 
swards will be made in second an- 
nual exlii ition of recbrdings of edu- 
cational radio programs. Saerchinger 
will talk at morning session May 4. 
r. W. W. Charters, head of Ohio 
tate department of educational re- 

arc'n, is director of the institute 
•nd 1. ith Tyler is secretary. 

Major part of three-day program 
.ill be devoted to work study 
sroups. Subjects and leaders iare: 

Agricultural broadcasts, Wallace 
Kadderly, acting chief of radio serv- 
ice. Department of Agriculture; 
cchool broadcasts, Paul T. Rankin, 
Detroit public schools; radio courses 
Jn universities, Cline M. Coon, New 
York; research in radio education, 
Frank N. Stanton, CBS manager of 
market research; technical radio de- 
velopments, J. H. Delliriger, chief of 
radio section of U. S. Bureau of 
Standards; broadcasts fbr general 
education, Sterling: Fisher, CBS di- 
rector of radio talks and education. 

Others from radio who have places 
on the program are: E. M. Kirby, 
WSM, Nashville; Harold B. McCarty, 
WHA, University of Wisconsin; 
Julius F. Seebach, WOR, N. Y. pro- 
firam director; Judith Waller, edu- 
cational director, NBC;' Byron B. 
Williams, WQSU, Ohio State Univer- 
«ity; Joseph Ries, WLW educational 
director; Ernest La Prade, irector 
of music research for NBC; rederic 
A. Willis, assistant to the president, 
CBS; Robert J. Coleman, WKAR, 
Michigan State; Ben H. Darrow, edu- 
cational director WBEN, Buffalo. 

Franklin Dunham, NBC educa- 
tional director; Elise Sprott, British 
Broadcasting Co.; Robert Stephan, 



Mike Melts Copper 

Philadelphia, April 19. 
Speaker skedded to gab oh 
WIP last Thursday night ar- 
rived trerribling. While being 
given voice test by announcer 
aind panelmah his hands shook 
so he. couldn't hold the script. 
Was better on the broadcast, 
but when finished declared: .'I'd 
rather face a dozen tommy 
guns.' 

Guy was A. B. Leckie, newly 
appointed Philly chief of Fed- 
eral Bureau of Investigation. 



KYW Drops illing 

Philadelphia, April 19. 
KYW, which caused giggles among 
PhiUy kilowatt crews a couple of 
weeks ago by sending out publicity 
announcing its /icw building would 
be. known henceforth as 'Radio Cen- 
ter,' abrupty dropped the tag: this 
week. 

WPEN, 1,000-watt indie, has bc€n 
plugging title 'Radio Center' for 
years, which was apparently known 
to everyone but KYW, 



Hartford Ball on WTHT 

Hartford. April 19. 

John S. Lloyd of WTHT will han- 
dle all games of Hartford Laurels 
this season.. Les Quailey of N, W. 
Ayer & Son, agency for the Atlantic 
Refining Co., sponsors of Eastern 
League game broadcasts, set Lloyd. 
Was chosen over about 20 other an- 
nouncers from various spots. 

To re-create out-of-town games, 
the station is installing a Western 
Union ticker. Station has already 
sold rights to the Imperial Dyers and 
Cleaners of this city for daily 6 p. m. 
ball ..scores of all leagues. If time 
conflicts with running play-by-play 
description of the Laurels, it will be 
moved from 6 o'clock, to follow Im- 
mediately after the final inning is 
played: 



radio editor, Cleveliand Plain Dealer; 
C. F. Klinefelter, vic« chairman. 
Federal Radio Education committee; 
Paul F. Lazarsfeld, director Prince- 
ton radio research project; Allen 
Miller, director Universi Broad- 
casting Council, Chicago. 

Judges of exhibition of recordings 
of educational radio programs Will 
be Belmont Farley, National Educa- 
tion Association; Kenneth Bartlett, 
Syracuse University, and Thomas 
Rishworth, KSTP, St Paul. 



GOOD WILL IN 
COLUMBUS, 0. 



Columbus, April 19. 

Everything rosy between press and 
radio here. Era of good will extends 
even to newspaper-owned station 
and opposition paper, Latter illus- 
trated by recent invitation to final- 
sists in spelling bee conducted by 
The Columbus Citizen to appear in 
exhibition match with, finalists of 
Professor Jay's Spelling Bee on 
yi^BNS, owned by opposition Dis- 
patch. WBNS spelling program is 
sponsored by Gilbert's Shoe Store. 

Citizen radio column has never 
discriminated agair.st WBNS news, 
giving three- local stations eqiial 
space break. With advent of Carl 
D^ Bloorh as Dispatch radio editor, 
WHKC has been getting; some space 
on Dispatch radio jpage after being 
practically ignored for several years. 
WCOL, formerly owned by Dispatch, 
but now under new ownership, fares 
equally well in both sheets. 

Citizen - devotes three columns a 
day to programs and radio column. 
Dispatch space: varies but probably 
averages the same as C't'zen.. Morn- 
ing Ohio State Journal carries pro- 
grams only. 



WDAS Sells INS News 

Philadelphia, Api-il 19. 
irst sale of news from its re- 
cently-acquired INS wire has been 
made by WDAS. to Bruder Paint Co. 

Quarter-hour across the board will 
Include daily short talk by Jane 
Adams, firm's decorator. 



Anthony Makes Deal for KECA 
With Figure of CBS Lurking In 
Background; See Move to San Diego 



Los Angeles, April 19. 
Earle G. Anthony last week con- 
cluded a deal for the sale of KECA 
to Warren B. Worcester o£ San Diego- 
for a consideration reported around 
$100,000. Everything goes with the 
sale except the call' letters, which 
are the owner's initials. Harrison 
Holliway handled the negotiations in 
Chicago. 

Anthony recently acquired KEHE 
from the Hearst interests.- Plan is 
to use that station's wave length 
with KECA's call letters. Latter 
has been the blue outlet of NBC. 
Both deals, naturally, must have the 
blessing of Federal Communications 
Commission before transfer can be 
ratified. 

Announcement of the deal created 
considerable discussion among the 
in-on-the-knowers as to Columbia's 
participation in the arrangement. 
Network has for many months tried 
to land a transmitter in San Diego 
without success. Due to a meteoro- 
logical condition, KNX's 50,000-watt 
transmitter does a fade at the bor- 
der, some 130 niiles to the south. 
Engineers installing the apparaitus in 
another location are. not so sure the 
fault will be remedied. Ergo, the 
speculation that KECA's wave length 
will be moved to San Diego and 
there become a CBS outlet. 
How It Adds Up 

Contributing to such a theory are 
recent developments in the matter 
of applications to the comish for a 
San Diego transmitter. Vic Dalton's 
Pacific Acceptance had its. bid re- 
jected as have many others. Pub- 
lisher Copley's Union-Tribune has 
an application on file which was to 
have been acted on next week, 
sudden was the announcement that 
sudden was he announcement that 
Worcester had struck a deal with 
Anthoiiy for KECA. Some claiin 



that Worcester is fronlin 
San Diego newspaper, 
tied in on the deal. 

Both National Broadcasting and 
Mutual are well taken care of in the 
San Diego area. Columbia's Donald 
Thornburgh is known to have been 
on the trail of a station there but the 
applicants haven't fared so well with 
the comish. Every .seeker-after a 
license has run lip against the same 
rebufi, that the area is sufficiently 
serviced now arid no need exists lor 
additional facilities there. 

Comish Can- Save Face 

In the event the Worcester deal is 
approved it is not altogether im- 
probable that the comish will sanc- 
tion a move to San Diego, even 
though it may be construed as a re- 
pudiation of its policy regarding the 
border town. Los Angeles county 
with its 15 transmitters presents an 
overcrowded condition and if the 
congestion can be relieved by mov- 
ing KECA's 1430 kilocycles 130 miles 
away it would be held justification 
enough for giving San Diegd a third 
• station. That would clear the way 
for CBS to extend the hand of 
friendship and Congrats to Worces- 
ter. 



Jack Stcck's S.nmmer Job 

Philadelphia, April 19. 

Jack Steck, WFIL gabber, will 
emcee Kiddies program- from Wood- 
side' Park over WDAS every Sunday 
during the summer. 

Steck has handled the show for ih* 
past five years id special permish 
tfl resume on WDAS granted by Dorv 
Withycomb, WFIL preZi 



Warnow's 55 Musicians 

Mark Warnow. orchestra will ba 
raised to 55 men for its debut on 
the Lucky Strike Hit Parade April 23. 

Said to be the largest broadcast 
crew devoted entirely to dance tunes. 




PHIlHDElPHin 



Through "Hn Old Frienil 
of the Fomilv" 




11,000 lUHTTS ' PNIMDGlPHin 



I 



S4 



VARIETY 



INTERNATIONAL RADia 



WeidneBday, April 20^ 1938 



Quebec Station Evolves Participation 
Formula to Help Sununer Business 



Quebec, April 19, 
New 'Buy at Home' program, de- 
veloped by J. N. Thivierge, director 
of station GHRC, is scheduled to be- 
gin May 15 for a 13-week period. 
Show will be limited to 24 sponsors 
per week, shows weekly, with 
four sponsors mentioned daily on 
the half-hour program. 

Program constitutes a saving, of '78 
half-hours ' in sustaining time dur- 
ing the: slow summer peri and 
gives the. station additional irievenue 
for that period, while employing 
local talent at full pay; 

Listeners will be sold on buying 
at stores mention , with votes be- 
ing allotted for every purchase- oh 
the scale of ' one vote for every cent 
spent 

Winner of the contest, whoever, 
collects most of the votes, will re- 
ceive ' a .prize of ■ $1 • second: prize' 
of $50, third prize, $35; fourth prize, 
25, and lix prizes of $10. 

Joisoii Show's Ups, Downs 

Regina, Sask., April 19. 

Weather, radio and hockey cer-. 
tainly hasn't done well by the spon- 
sors of the Al Jolson show. . 

Repeated incidents by which the 
program was left off a station, cut 
on a network, or something else. 

Latest dame last week when only 
CKCK, Regina, vbroadcast the Show 
west of Winnipeg because all the 
others chose the Canadian senior 
hockey • playdownsi 



Pet Milk's Vacation 

Pet Milk^s Saturday night musi- 
eale. retires from CBS June 25 and 
will return Oct. 2/ 

Account is handled by the Gard- 
ner agency. ; 



Zayde Joins Abrek Weber 

Jascha . Zayde, chief pianist and 
classical music arranger for station 
WQXR, N. v., resigned this week to 
go to Chicago and perform similarly 
for Marek Weber's Carnation hour 
on NBC-Red . network. Has privi- 
lege to return after two weeks' trial. 

Jacques;. Grunberg and. Dorothy 
Waitaerman "replace Zayde and will 
also" do a regular I5-miiiute piano 
duet series for station starting in 
May. 



Police Disturb Peace 



Hartford, Apriri9.. 
Under a new ruling, Hart-, 
ford is to have a system of cine- 
niah police cruisers instead^ of 
heretofore, two-man cruisers. 
Officer manning it .is also re- : 
quired to try dbors.On his beat 
thus- forcing him. to leave the 
car.. 

To prevent the officers from 
missing any radio, dispatches, 
orders have been issued to turn 
oh the police radios as loud as 
possible. 



SOUTH AFRICA 
HEARS MORE 
SQUAWKS 



. .Transvaal Listeners' Association de-; 
mand that the chairman and merh- 
bers of. the ' South' African Broadcast- 
ing Corp. resign, as being incapable 
of carrying on the work, w turned 
down by the Postrnaster General^ who 
has. authority over broadcasting. He 
told association that he . considered 
the Board as satisfactory. 

Decision, has caused indignation, 
and may lead to more efforts to force 
the Board to resign. In the South 
African Parliament a member stated 
that broadcasting . was. entirely un- 
satisfactory, and it is a 'settled con- 
viction that the chairman atid Board 
must go. . Little consideration given 
to English-speaking' listenersl Politics 
and appeasement of Boers who 
speak Dutch blaimed. 



NBG's Arrangers Dept. 

NBC decided last week hot to shell 
out any more coin for indie song ar- 
rangers and formed its own arrange- 
ments departnicnt With Joe -Lilly, in 
'charge>_ ^'Jl_l 

New bureau includes two other 
arrangers besides Lilly, who also acts 
as miusical coach for yodelers. 



Church Defers to Radio 



Regina, Sask., April 19. 

Only church at Hei-b Lake has set 
back its Sunday night service so the 
congregation can get an earful of the 
Chase & Sanborn program, and then 
scoot off to services. 

Pastor inquired of parishioners 
why attendance at Sabbath eye cere- 
mony had been dwindling. After 
learning of Charlie McCarthy's pop- 
ularity, cleric .set back time of the 
devotions, CJRC carries the pro- 
gram locally. 

TELEVISION FIASCO 



Sound Cable Cnt By Accident as 
B3.C. Aitcmpts Boat Bace 



London, April 6. 
Regarded as fresh test of actuality 
television programs,' transmission of 
Oxford and Cambridge annual boat- 
race was nearly stalled by last min- 
iite accident, when a streetmender 
on a road adjacent to' B.B.C. station 
at Alexandra Palace severed, the 
cable bringing sound from the scene 
^ the transmitter. Although a race 
was made to repair the damage, 
event .was ' almost completed be- 
fore the commentator's voice came 
through. 

Obstacle was overcome by hold- 
ing, before the emitron camera cards 
describing progress of the race, while, 
a diagrammatic board also showed 
positio'hs of the boats as they sped 
along the winding Thames course. In 
the studio, Howard Marshall supple- 
mented the diagriams by commenting 
on the meaning of the tactics adopt- 
ed by both crews.- 



WASHINfiTON BUZZ 



Hugh Feltis ini N. Y. 

■ Hugh .Feltis of KJR, Seattle, ar- 
rived in N. Y. Saturday, for a week's 
stay. 

"Toting along a commerci Im 
about his market. 



in Qiiits WOWO 

Fort Wayne, April- 19. 
Clyde R. Durbin. sales manager 
for: Westinghouse WOWO, has rer 
signed to take over management of 
■printing firm in which he is mteS 
ested. 

W. -Ward Dorrell, maiiager of 
Westinghouse affiliates, will handle 
his work. 



Vert Thomson Joins NBC 

Chicago, April 19. 

Verl ' Ian' Thomson is now on the 
announcing staff of .NBC's local di- 
vision.' ^ > 1. . '. ; 

He was last with WIND, Chicago, 
emceeing the station's milkman's 
matinee. 



Columbia Broadcasting System, inc; 

485 Madison Avenue 
York 



I 

'• . . 

Washington; April 19. 

' Vsnal summer siesta - for the F.CC 
and Washington legal forces likely to 
be cut short, if not abolished entirely, 
this year. Although usual custom 
has been to. shelve everything ex- 
cept mosi urgent and most routine 
matters from July to September, 
Corhmish will be expected to func- 
tion ttirough the hot weather in nor- 
mal fashion. Chairman . Frank R. 
McNinch sees no reason for shutting 
up shop for eight-week period,' since 
members can take their 30.-day leaves 
in 'rotation arid a quorum . can remain 
on the job. 

Particularly hard on Governor 
Norman S. ^Gase, ardent baseball fan 
who seldom misses seeing, the local 
club in action. In the past. Case' has 
been accustomed to spend'ng several 
weeks at his .Narragansett Bay 
Shore place, while George Henry 
Payne likes 'to loll around . the Long 
Island shore and Col: Thad H. Brown 
spends most of . his time in Ohio. 



Arguineiit with which KTSM. El 
Paso, fought entry of a rival station 
into its baili ick a year or so- ago 
didn't stand up last week when Ex- 
aminer John P. Bramhall reported 
on its application for full time as- 
signment. 

Tri-State Broadcasting Co., which 
owns the transmitter, tt-ied to keep 
out the El Paso; Times by contendr 
ing the town isn't big- enough to' sup- 
port tworadio plants. But the evi-. 
dence ' summarized by Bramhall 
showed Tri-State earned $18,0B4 dur- 
ing the first eight months of 1937 be- 
fore deducting for Federal income. 
ta:ies, donations, depreciation, and 
rnanager's bonus: This is a return of 
49.48% on the capital and surplus or 
84.95%'on depreciated value of prop- 
erty and reasonable work! ital. 



Set-np of the FCC com ittee to 
probe rhoriopoiy drew criticism in 
short, order from Congress. Declar- 
ing the Commish Inquiry 'a dclibr 
erate atterhpt to hoodwink Congress,' 
Lawrence Conncry of. Massachusetts, 
urging action on investigation reso- 
lution of his dead brother, said Judge 
E. Ot^kes and Col. Thad H. Brown, 
two of the- probers, are men 'who 
more than any others made monop- 
oly a reality.* 

Majority was kicked around for 
trying, to kill the Craven resolution 
and chidcd for hesitancy in acting on 
measure of Commissioner GoprRc 
Henry Payne saying the FGC . wcl- 
-come.<; - a- - Congressional- look - -at- its 
record. 



WicuEHSHAM B-aooo 



(Copy) 



Mr. .filllam S. Paley, 
Columbia Broadcasting System,, 
485 .Kadison Av,enue, 
New York City. 

My dear Mr. 

Af ter ten years of the most pleasant asso- 
ciation with Columbiai Broadcasting System, I regret- 
fully tender my resijghation. effective May 13th-, 1938. 



the past, I beg to rem 





DR-FR 



EMPIRE TRANSCRIPTION 
BACKED BY RESEARCH 



NBC Thesaurus had plenty of re- 
search difficulties' to solve in waxing 
a. transcription p£. 'Birth of ah^ Em- 
pire' to be used May 24, Queen 'Vic- 
toria's birthday. All sorts of inside 
angles on the pride of the various 
British commonwealliis had to be 
figured. And the whole production 
l^rnade historically - and otricially ac- 
I ceptable while following narrative 
speed. 

I Gilbert Ralston directed and Tom 
I Cochran provided the script. Air 
t credit for the author. 



CHANGES IN 
HAVANA RADIO 



Havana, April u. 

New Radio Commish headed by 
an army man. Comm. Andres 
Ascencio, is working hard trying to 
clear the kilocycles: in accordanca 
with the Agreement of the Inter- 
American Conference. , 

First step taken by Ascencio was 
to order all stations to' cut down 
modulation. All the Cuban statibns 
over-modulate they aim to cover' 
large territory ith small power. 
Sfecond step! was revoking of 'the 
provisional licenses of seven short- 
wave stations, which through poiiti- 
cial juggling had obtained point-to- 
point licenses. Must how be off the 
air by the end of the month. 

Shortwave stations that will re- 
gain are COCQ, COCH on the 31 
meters; COCX on 25 meters and 
COCD and COCO on 49 meters. No 
action has been taken on COCM 'on 
30 meters. 

Ascencio heading a commish of 
five is studying the new radio law, 
completed about six months ago, but 
never sent to Congress awaiting the 
iipproval of the,' North American 
Agreement. Cuba already ratified 
the agreement and the new law is 
expected, "to be sent to Consress 
withiii six weeks. It will limit the 
channels in Havana to 22, meaning 
that at .least eight stations will have 
to share time. 



Morris OfHce Radio Rep 
For Kin^ Syndicate 

-King Features Syndicate last wtek 
notified the ad agencies that it has 
appointed the William Morris office 
the exclusive radio reps for all its. 
features. 

Hearst subsid had previously don 
its own peddling of radi right,. 



Adwomen^s Air Shows 

Philadelphia. April 19. 
• Philly Club of Advertising Women 
has just added second weekly radio 
show. Tagged 'Advertising at Wpr 
on it will be heard member of group 
speaking from KYW on .value te 
housewives of ads. 

Other show on WFIL. 
'Liycs of Famous Women.' 



'Boswell's Foamer 

Hollywood, .April 19. 
-GonhTe-^ oswelH in;? east' today 
(Tue's.) to go on t!he rewers Go-op 
program. 

Harry Leedy, her husband-man- 
ager, accohipanics. 



Hal Scher Leaves WKT 

Oklahoma City. April 19. 

Hal Scher is out of WKY. Will go 
to Pacific Coast. 

Scher has served as head of the 
artists bureau and press agent. Re- 
cently assigned to job as WKY an- 
nouncer: 



Jr. Zimbalist Mustered In 

Efrenv Zimbalist, Jr., son of the 
concert violinist, joined NBC this 
week as a page-boy in the New York 
studios. 

Wants to work up the ladder. 



11a Hastings at WNEW 

■ Ella Hastings, of the American In- 
stitute of Food Products, has joined 
WNEW, N, Y., in condiicling a pro- 
gram on the home and food called, 
'For Women Only.* 

She was with two other radio sta- 
I tioris previous to starting broadca.sts 
, for V/NEVf. Program is hcuid every 
weekday at 8:15 a. in. 



High School Baseball B.R.'d 
Mason City, la., April 19. 

KGLO will air all high school 
sports events of the spring scn.ion. 

Spoitscastcr Jirn Woods will mike 
each event and the Decker Bros. 
Sporting Goods of Mason City will 
'angel' the airings. 




COLUMBUS 



WDRC Talent Partnership 

Hartford. April 19, 
James artin and Ruth Brooks, 
vocalists at WDRC, have formed a 
duo. William Sfir.sent Avill be ac- 
companist. 



^MONTREAL ^ 

CFCF — wlille not rlaund x» • 
aupur-iHiVi'rr fitittliin ,rnJ6y* a<> 
enviable position, amooir It-* 
Ini-Kcr l>roliirr». NBC Aftll l« 
rr-renirnliy ■ Ipont^tl, IntenAiv* 
■lffattl~no oulHlde ci>ni|»otl(ion. 



WKER' A COMPANY. 
81'ATES UIvl'KI-: 



I Wednesday, April 20. 1938 



RAD Id 



VARIETY 



Agencies-Sponsors 



Here and There 



San Francisco,' April 19; 

Twenty-flve percent 'increase in 
'business over last year is claimed 
by local radio stations. Leading in 
total commercial time for the week 
of April 3-9, was KPO, NBC's Red 
outlet, with KSFO, Columbiai outlet, 
a close second; KFRO, the Don Lee 
etation, third, and KGO, NBC Bliie 
cutlet, fourth. 

KPO figures showed a total of 59% 
hours sold,^ more than one-half of 
the station's total hours on the - air 
during the week. KSFO commercial 
time totaled 57 V4 hours,. KFRCi 32 
hours 45 minutes; XGO, 25. 

KGO, however, came first with 
purely local programs, exclusive b£ 
chain shows originating outside of 
San Francisco. In this field, KGO 
showed 2014 hours, which includes 
six baseball broadcasts weekly ; aver- 
aging slightly more than two hours 
each and five and one-halt hours of 
transcriptions. KSFO's local pro- 
duction amounted to 18 hours, of 
which seven and one-half were 
transcribed; KFRC showed 12% 
hours of local shows, two hours and 
ten minutes for transcriptions, and 
KPO had 14V2 hours, two -and. one- 
half for platters. 

Number of local .shows produced 
by KPO was 22; KFRC, 21; KSFO, 
19; KGO, nine. For network release 
KPO originated 16 programs; KFRC, 
jeven; KSFO, four. . 

Spot announcements were not in-, 
eluded in the tabulations. 

New Bnslness, 'WHO, Des Moines 

Associated Serum Producers, Inc., 
Ft. Dodge, Iowa, through Fairall & 
Co., starting. May 16; 1938, for 10 
announcements of 65 words each. 

Ihtcriutlonal Harvester Company, 
through Aubrey, Moore & 'Wallace, 
Chicago, beginning April 11 for 52 
announcements of one minute each. 

Champion Milling ii Elev'atiar ' Co., 
Clinton, Iowa, through Rogers & 
Smith, Chicago, 3? periods of. 15 
minutes each. Farm ;News with 
Herb. Plambeck. 

St/. Louis Gospel Center ( . B. 
Biottorff ), St. Louis; 52 periods of 45 
minutes each. 

Acme Feeds, Forest P'ark, III., 
through K. E. iShepherd Adv. Co., 
Chicago; 300-word announcements, 

Omar ills, Omaha, through Lyle 
T. Johnston Co., Chicago; 20 an- 
nouncements of. 200- •words each.. 

Paxton Sc Gallaglier Co. (Butter- 
rut Coffee), Omaha, through Bu- 
thanan-Thomas Go., 312 periods of 
J5 niinutes each. 

Gooch Milling & Elevator Co., Lin- 
eolrti through Potts-TurnbuU, Kan- 
•as City, beginning Oci 3, 1938, for 
,78 periods of 15 minute,?. 

United Druff (Rexall), through 
Spot Biroadcasting, beginning April 
19 for five periods of 15 minutes. 

KTA, San Francisco^ new biz: 

Sonihwood, Inc. . (shoes), through 
Kelso-Norman agency, is bankrolling 
Quarter-hour newscasts five nights 
■« week and a quarter-hour Sunday 
morning musical show. 

Valley Chnrcb. Oakland, Cal., Is 
•ponsoring a thrice-weekly 15-min- 
ute religious program for one year 
lising live talent. 

Silvers, Inc. (clothing); Shane the 
Jeweler, and Jackson Furniture Co., 



Nelson Hypos KDKA 



Pittsburgh, April 19. 

For first time in several years, 
KDKA, first broadcasting station in 
country, topped Pittsburgh r4dio 

t-up last week in local commer- 
cials. Lead almost, since turn . of 
presient decade has been held by 
Hearst-owned WCAE. Credit gen- 
erally agreed to belong to A.. E. Nel- 
son, new station, rhanager who went, 
to KDKA from KAO in Denver sev- 
*ral months ago, puniping new life 
Into outfit with extensive and show- 
manly exploitation. ' 



Full Muster 

Chicago, April 19. 

Blackett-S a m p i e-Hummert full 
•xec list is at their clesks following 
•n absence of severarweeksl Hill 
Blackett in after a two-month so- 
journ in Europe, as is Kirby Hawkes, 
chief of radio programming., 

Glenn.. Sample returned to the 
ortii'e after . a combination biz and 
pleasure trip in the outlying terri- 
tory. V 



*ob Holt, former gabber for 
KMOX, KFRU. manager and KTUL 
production' manager, ha.s joined 
WXMV, East St. LouiE, as a eabbcr. 



Oakland, Cal., through Wi . iller 
agency, all signed for spot announce- 
ments five days ' weekly during 
'Echoes of Portugal' program. 

Corriere Dell Aria (news), through 
Arthur de Nunzio, is sponsoring 
daily quarter-hour programs. 



Mark Morris Tire Co., through 
Campb'ell-Ewald, :. is sponsoring for 
three months the transcribed 'Ben 
Benny and the. Boys' program Sun- 
days on KJBS, San Francisco.- 



Standard Beverages, Ltd., through 
Emil Reinhardt, Oakland^ is using 
four time signals daily and a quarter- 
hour disc session Sundays oh KJBS/ 
San Francisco. 



KWK, St. Louis, new biz: 

Firestone Tire, and Rubber Co. 
(Akron),. 26 15-minute transcriptions. 

J. W. Marrow Mfg., 13 15-minute 
transcriptions. 

Laclede Gas Light Co., 13 .30'-wbrd 
announcements. . 



BLUE COAL'S 'SHADOW 
USED BY GOODRICH 

Blue Coal will return The Shadow', 
to the Mutual Network this fall. 
Transcribed versions of the dramatic 
conceit will in the meantime be rer 
leased, over some 80 station's under 
the Goodrich Tire banner. 

Tirei campaign is one of those 50- 
50 arrangements, with the account, 
providing the platters and paying 
half the time bill and the local deal- 
ers underwriting the balance. 

Woo United Airlines 



NBC sales is trying to. get United 
Airlines,, to underwrite a network 
program •through the summer. 
Linkied up wo"lcl be key city outlets 
only. 

Sales talk to the account stresses 
having a show to bait vacation 
•travelers. United in the past has 
idented radio with no more than oc- 
casional spots, and. often these. It 
has been understood, were made 
with Indie stations in exchange for 
due-bills. on the Airlines. 



Mrs. ...Eraht Powers, continuity 
head of KOL, Seattle, now mother- 
ing adopted baby. 

Gillespie B. Murray has joined the 
■WBI", Charlotte, advertising 7, 
coming here ' from Pittsburgh's 

wjas-kq-v. 



Bernie Ar strong', organist at 
KDKA, Piltsb'irgh, and also of '.he 
production staff here, *uhderwent a 
minor operation last week. 

Bill Hlldebrand subbing for J.e 
Vilella on Club Oldsmpbile oil KQV, 
Pittsburgh, while latter convalesces : 
from an appendix-clipping. 

Jeanie Galbralth, songstress for- 
merly of Those Three Girls on 
WCAEi Pittsburgh,, now solo under 
name of Jeanie Baxter. 



Boberta Rountree has joined pro- 
grann department of Mutual network. 

Dion Hirscb, formerly on ^ KDKA, 



.slu 

vaiii 

Mar 



Gloria Charmalne new singer on 
'Beauty and Rhythm,' weekly all-gal 
show oh KABC, San Antonio. 



Dick Weldner of WBNS, Coliinv 
bus, sales staff, in New York on. iri 
won in station sales contest. 

Travis R. Chapman, control-roorn ^ 
man of KABC, San Ahtoni has 
switched over, to constructive engi- 
! neering and studio' maintenance. 

Clarence L. Hartzell; the 'Uncle 
Billy' of the National Barn Dance 
programs, on vacation in Houston, 
until late this week. 

Carol Gay, fashion cornmentator, 
did a rush job understudying Jane 
Porter, but with laryngitis, on 
KMOX, St, Louis, "Magic Kitchen' 
program. 




"Dm'/ % I I to lit hack Jet. Ui't M(i Arifit 
Atrr *N,/Af ttiiiitir. Titj'r* « anr .iW tn VLW," 





WIW "Dealer Support" 



lin^fi and tog lines have been 
telling, in "Variety" and other trade publications, 
' the story of WLW Dealer Support. 

The important ing about this series is that Te- 
llers Ihrbughout the WLW territory really do 
give WLW-advertised products their siipport 
just about the same sort of enthusiastic support 
.shown by the grocer in these 




••Sun, llMiwlhtyp4aiuwilHwtn WLW^ 

Ulu iMtt tutttgH nom $e ln. imt atHemtn m Ikt/rnl 4tvr:' 



'—THE NATION'S STATION 

CiNClNNATl 



36 VARIETY 



RADIO 



Wednesday, A|ir!l 20, 1938 



CLEAR CHANNEL MEETING 

is Broadcasters: Huddle In Chicago 
On Group Tactics Before F.C'.C. 



Chicago, April- 19. 

Some 25 clear channel station men 
were in Chicago for a quick confab 
on the possible developments of the 
Washington commission hearing on 
May IG. Led by Ed Craig of WSM, 
the clear. channel nicn were particu- 
larly interested in. the possible revi- 
sion of the ruling setting maxiniuin 
of 50,000 watts for station strcngtli. 

Also considered the possibility of 
going through with applications for 
increases in-power, especially to 50b,r 
000 wattage. Under serious discus- 
sion was the WLW move to obtain 
a permanent permit to . operate on 
500kw. 



F C. C's WASHINGTON DOCKET 



MAJOR DECISIONS 



Baxter Joins . KFAB 

San Antonio, April 19. 

KPAB, new station in Laredo, 
Tex., getting Us iflrst commercial 
from KABC, San Antonio. 

He's Pat Baxter. 




ARTISTS 
MANAGEMENT 



PAUL 
WHITEMAN 

ON 

Chesterfield 

CBS Network 
rldnyi, 8:30-9:00 y.il., KST 

Featuring 
lOAN EDWARDS 
4 MODERNAntES 



All Paul Whitaman 
Engagamcnta Bookad 

EXCLUSIVELY 

Artitta Management 



M.Y.C. 

U 




mum 

Composer- liter 

IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MO» 
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MX 01.0 KASillONKD 8<'RAr HOOK 
Mi: DIIKAM SWEKTHKAKT 

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A<l(lr<VH: 4»31 N. rauUna St., ClilrnRn 



W.tfllilntrtnn. Api-ll 19. 

fliiiirornlii; Two <ir>l h n( .^ii n DidifO lioiiVruU fiiunit the 
C;oitiir)is!t i d rt»»tl - (le»|)li<s rt'p»»fll»?il domniitlH for inor« 
oiiiloi.-* -til Mip h.n-0«M- clly. It«*fiuo«(:i for pi^w 1 ui1-\v» (t^rn on 
I'.'DO (>r rim. Ill, Ki'IKm' & CNtla .anJ raolilr. Aifeptance Cor- 
pniviilnn \vi'io iilxod nit Llii> fcrotiiid thHl (li>f .K;iri 1>io;;o nuill- 
<»mi> alr."iily I:* ml'Miun Iply aervrd. Tltrco-miU-n-hnlf-yeur 
Iwiilo of the l^H^Nilu Arr.eptance Cori>.— wlijcJi I^ylt'c wns, 
;;rnnti'.l. lu p.Mmit Hiid then forcetl to. llirotith :»nollier 
hrtaiins — f»Heil to convince the» FCO Ihwt KMTU. I. oh 
.\nc'*l'*n. iind KIKV. CIcnrtHl.o hIiouUI have a ftlstfr farther 
flrtivn ilie iViftpr. -The iiewct»n«rfl — Smith, Kellor H: ('nic. non- 
reslili^iMM Of San JHcgo. were imiiMn to Hatlsfy thi> I*'t'C- that 
llif^fr rii[>nr(n<>rHhi|> hHil Hinple flnaiicOH, hi^tiidos riillli) * to 
detnonf«lrni'> noe*\ for their propoHod fli»i-vlc(». 

Kr-tHk Stoll.'nwerck whs mouthpiece for. Sinilh. 
folo: Klinor W. Pratt and Reed K, C'aUUter h; 
pMcltIr Accopt.ince. Corp. .pl*»ft. 

Mlc*lil|:it : 1n»u dent. flnanr<>ti, doubt about proHpecth'o 
contrlbiil ioii)* to tlin hrondcaHiIni; art. and Interrerettt'i^ pohhI' 
I>ilille.s I'liiMPd denial of the applloallon of ()te Ann Arbor 
nroiidODKiliitf C(i., AsfloicladoTV of 29 reflMonts of Ib.^ collfKO 
town, for a 1 kw outlet operaMuf? on KwO Uc. Nottni; that' 
the plant would cone over 121.000 and. the rash in alRhc 
anioiinl^t to only .}19,2T3. the ConimlMli ritndudcd thnt the 
proihotort) would be unable to build llie trHnijniUtf r. let^ 
alone operate It. rromiMeic to pHironl/.e the 8(atiun were 
not blndlnj; r:ont ract.n. merely contliieent a|;reehienlH. 

-Krenuenfy rennoated Id reservod for special hrondr-.Tnt sta-. 
lions enKaKinir in parllcular aorla of reiiearcJi. Operating; 
planx for study of antenna ooniil rucllo^i. llHtener reui>onM>, 
and other -typoR of experimentation did not linpresn, except 
Idoa of enf^atrhiR' In nieaaureiTienlH of antenna power, hohl 
no promise of uny valuable Uiscoveriea. Alost of ilia re- 
Hearoh has been done before. ' An . flrial objeclioh. Cojnmi:<h 
noted thft operatlonn would Interfere with AVQXIt. T<oiig 
Lilnnd t'il.v. which Is experlinenllnff In conjunction with the 
U. S. Bureau of <!tandnrds. 

TjOuIs C4. (.'nhlwell, Reed T. RoUo, and Don 
weift counsel for llie applicant. 

North rnrollna: Switch for XVSOC. rhdilotie, from the 
1310 kti frequency to 600. kc, plus a juice-Jump! wan nixed 
by Iho Commlsh, on grounds of severe restrictions which 
would be Imposed on other transmlitcrs by the chance. 
BorVatre. of Interference would occur to the applicant. Htaltun. 
'.'otnmis)) found, during- proposed night time service with a 
lifted power of from 100 to 250 watta. Transmitter, now 
operating with 100 watts nights, 250 watls dtiys, asked fof 
230 watts nights. 1 kw days. 

While the .NBt"?-arflIlAte, licensed to WSOr. Inc.. proposed 
to up rates. ftppro.\lnin tely 80?i for nfttlonaV ballyhoos and 
.-0?i for lonnl advertl.Hlng. night time servhre wouTd be prac- 
tically blotted out by AVC'AO. Baltimore; WMT. IVdur Rnplds, 
Iowa. ' aii<l AV.RKC. Memphis, Coinmish ruled, lit addition : 

. bf'cause of ' radiation characlerlsllcfl of the direct lo'nul 
nniciina proposed to be Inslnlledj a. portion of the tiopulallon 
In tlie present useful service area., of -.Siatlon AN'.SOC would 
lie depriveil n; night of service froin that st alion.' 

•DtirlnK night time hours there would be no matcrlnl In- 
cr>'Kse In the population which wotild be expeded to receive 
.«;»t InfAelory broadi-ssl service through the proposed opera- 
tinn over that which Is now bedis adequuiely serveil,' Coiu- 
inis.fii^ners . declared. 

Station Was repiesenled by Ben S. Fisher. 

OIiUi-Vennft>iviinlH: Battle between new>'sta(lon at>plicanls 
In AUron. Ohio, end Sharon. Pa„ was decided In favor rif 
the -Shnrori >Ierald Broadcasting Co. bec.iuse of less Inter- 
ference to othor transmitters and greater need for broadcast 
facilities In the area proposed to be se.rvcti". Tipping over 
previous suggestions of an FCC examiner,, mkdf* In l-Vhruary. 
list ycnr, t'ontmish held that the Sharon bullU could be^t 
lill the need of lifl listeners. 

Attorneys for Sharon Herald, were Georg** O, Sutlon. A. T*. 
HawK-cn and Janies Promtt. Allen T, Shnmons. Akron ap- 
idirant, w.TR represented by Paul M. Segal and flem-go ii. 
Sinltb. Both applicants requested the THO Uc -frefiuency. with 
Sharon requesting 250 watts daytimes and Altroh at»klng 1 
liw diivtiiiies. 

Texas:. (1) Sale of KFJZ. Fort Worth, to Mrs. Ruth C. 
Roosevelt,- daughter-in-law of • the President of the United 
>riatea. was okayed by (ha Comnilsh, when the transferee 
was found 'qunlllled In all respects' to acquire and contlttua 
op'jrnlion of- 1 he ^a tat Ion, t 

ii) l>i.'*nilssal with preJudTre ordered for O'lessa Broad - 
'Msling .Co., Odessa, on Its plea to; construct a new* station 
using .KIO kc with 100 watls, days only. Broadcast outfit, 
i'ormed by .Tack W. Hawkins and Barney If. Ituhbs, .appeared 
by couMSf^l at t)ie bearing which was designated and moved 
to. wiilidraw the appUcatipn, 



MINOR DECKIQNS 



6US VAN 

AV.MI.AIII.K FOK 

STAGE, SCREEN or RADIO 

ADDRESS 
c/o Goldie and Gumm 
l.'f-IO llronilway. New York 



.MnhamRt "Vr'APl. Alabama Polytechnic Instlluie. Vnl- 
^■•*rsil S' of .K\a bama, Albnma College ( B(>Hr<1 of f 'oni i-ol of 
W.vi'l). ]-;ii-niliigti;itn, granted special experimental auihorlty 
to Install (liiecilonal antenna system and change 1 hue of 
otJ/^r.-i lion to unlimited, ciiiploylng dlieeilomil antenna after 
sunset nt 'i'ulaa. Okla. 

rnllfnrnli*: Union Tribune Broadcasting* Co.. San Diego. 
Lrr:uit<^U request for cunccllallon of deposition order and dis< 
missal of MPi)l lent ion witliout prejudice for now slailon to 
I lie opciaied im kc with 6 kw, 

j llUnoU: "\vit0l"\ Rock Island, granted consent to In- 
i voUiiiiavy tr-insfer of control, from Mrs. Minnie K. I'oH'M- to 
; Ihp .T. \v. Putter. Co.« Marguerle F. Potter, John W. I'lttler 
. and Hen H. poner. 

I ^liiryliind: AVf.\0, Baltimore, granted extension .of special 
1 letnpoiary nutliurlty lo operate with 1 kw niu^his, for the 
period April 22 to May 21, In order to tnlnin>ixo the effect 
of Im-rfrrcnrft be! n>; . i ecci ved. from CMQ. Cuba. Ruhject to 
speclilc requljcnieiit that operation with additional power be 
ierniliKil<>d Innnotllately afler CMQ ceases opprutlon on this 
frequency (r.oo kc). or reduces power so that additional Inter- 
ference Is not involved. 

Missouri: Slnr-Timea Publlflhing Co., St. I.ouIs. granted 
new fa'-siiiiile sialinu to be operated on .tliiOO. 35iiQn. 33li00. 
and -iOOOO kc, on an experimental basis with 100 watis. 

New Jcr.Ki'.v: Bainberger Broadcasting Servl< p. Inc., New- 
hik. grruitofl new facsimile brnadcast station to bo oiieralcd 
on an ext<erin»eni.il basis on ai6'00.. 35(100, 3SCI)0 and -IIOOO Kc, 
IDO walls; WAWZ, Pillar of KJre, ^iarephalh. granted Installa- 
tion of a directional antenna system for night. ukc and night- 
time powi-r boost fiinn 500 watts to 1 kw. 

N»»w Yor \V2XDG. National Broadcasiing Co.. Inc., New 
York, gi aiiiod special ' temporary authority to operate high 
frequency broadcast station on frequency of S.S.fif, megacycles, 

— 



from Aiiril 15 to Sfay 14, pending delTnUe arrangementa to 
be made in -uih'V hl»:h frequency , bands. 

>'orth <'tir<dluii: Publlx Hamford Theatn^. , -Inc:, Ashevllle, 
granted ni-w station to be o|Mjrated on 1370 kc with 100 watts. 

Ohio: Radio Air Service Uorjt.. Cluveland. granted now 
fncslmile hritadoast Station |o he blternted. on 31600, 35600^ 
S^r.OD and 41U00 kc wllh.f.O Walts. 

OkliiliuniH: KV^O. Tulsii. granted special experimental 
Aulliorliy t(t install a directional antenna system and Incrc.lso 
time of niioratlon to uhli.iniicd, vulng dlrevtlunal antenna 
nystein nights. 

V«^>n(i>-lvHnln: WF'KN". hlladelphia, granted extension- of 
siH'clal Icminirary iiuthoi'lly lo increase power to 1 kw hlglita. 
In iM'ler to counteract. Inierf<»iencrt caused by C-MX. Ifitvaim; 
WAV.I, Detroit, and KPR('. Houston, from Sfay to May . 30. 
(Also to ojierale unlimited' time for the same period, pro- 
viding WltA.V. PlUInilelphla, renmlns allent.) 

TcsHs: J\ PRC,. Houston, , granted extension of speclnl 
teniporary .authority lo o]>erHlo with powor of 5 kw nights, 
-from April IS to .May IS. 

Wtishlnr;lon: KIT, Carl K. Ifayniond, Taklnia, granted 
new equipment and power Jump, from 2&0 watts iiights. 600 
kw da.vs. to,500 wktts nights. 1 kw days. 

U'lsrimsl : ■>VSAi:. Wausau. granted changes In equipment 
and power Jump from 100 whiIs to 100 watts nights, 250 
Watts days. 

EXAMINERS' REPORTS 

liliiiolH*^ Application of a Indy would-be broadcaster for 
a station at AiirorH', to be operatcil on ISOO kc with 100 wntis 
nights. 250 w-^its days, should be dismissed with prejudli-e, 
Kxamlner .Tolin P. Brsnihall told Commlsh. Kxcuse that 
applicant. K*'>>h)'yn B. (;o»selln. was not . ready to go ahead 
with the hearing w.ts.not valid, l^ramhall ruled, since both 
the Conim'isli. nn»r respondents In the case were put to con- 
eiderable. wor and expenditure preparing for the hearing. 

A]>pltcanl was represenlod by Ij. Lohhes, K. D. Johnston 
and AV. Alberlson. 

New Mexico: Attempt tnl tack 90,r.no 'going concern' value 
on the price-ta of KUQA. Santa Fe. Was pounced on by 
l^>:anilncr P. W. .'.^w.Tnl as traiTlckIng In licenses, and nmpli> 
rea.son' for the Commlsh to hcan the transfer npplicnilon. 
Sale of the irsnsiniltcr, a sinalllo using the 1310 kc frcqneiicy, 
shotild not be counlen- ced, Seward declared— parllculiu-.iy 
since pieyent owner Is charging up more than one-lhtrd of 
Hie $H.00O purchase price to going conct'rn value, and thereby 
violating Communications Act. 

In a .l2-page report, bristling with court citations, exam- 
iner pointed, out that the station made a net prollt oC $412 
over a period of IS months. 'In view of this snmll profit 
as compared to the Investtnent, It appears that tht* going 
cimcern v.iluo nllowed. which Is Included In the original 
cost price and the present valuation for purpose of sale. Is. 
extremely liberal.' Seward tut-tuited. 

Deal iiSvolves sale of the Iransntitler to. T. F). T.aniberl, 
Santa Pc attoiney who nt one time iv.'is connected with the 
Icijal depart menl of RCA. by lis present owner, J. Laurence 
Martin. Martin originally paid $15,000 for the station, whicl) 
In lf3i; was operated under the call letters Kl*r.T, Original 
purchase Included aj» Hem of $5,000 for 'good will' which 
Martin conio,ndeil actually applied to the going concer value 
of the station at. that. time. 

Arculng that the extra charges for going, concern vahie 
would 'permit the licensee to sell .Iho rlthi to use the fre- 
quency assigned by the license, or receive liioney for divest- 
ing himself of the license.* Seward ciled a sintltar case In 
which a transfer was lurned down because of a much smaller 
sum Involved : ■ 

'It will he noted . . . that the a;mount which Ihe Commis- 
sion considered was being palil for tlie 'sale of Us franchise' 
WHS a portion of >2.250.* Seward stated. In his disn^ussion of 
the previous ca.-*e. 'While In Ihe Instant cii.se, th'e amount 
deslenated 'golnj: concern value' Is $5,000 In excess of Iho 
value of. ihfl station as a going concern tn successful opera- 
libp. H ajtpcars that the attempt to sell 'going concern 
value' ia only." an attempt to evade the Inhibition to the 
aide of radio f reMUencles.* 

.T. Ij) lire nee .Martin, nsstcnor of KRQ.^, -wfts represented 
by Arthur M. Schroeder and. James J., Proflltt. Philip J. 

.'nne.isey, Ji-., appeared for the .assignee. 



SET FOR HEARING 



f'lilirornla: K-TKC, ,TuI;ire-Kings Counnes Radio Associates, 
vr.valla. In.stall new equipnuMit and dlrcc^lotial antenna sys- 
tem, cliaii;.;*! frequen'-y to «Oit kc ami Jump Juice and time 
of operatlioQ to 1 Uw, untiniiled. using d.ircctional antenna 
niglits. 

i'ohirado: KCIW. T.eonnrd E. Wilson, Alnmo.cra, voluntary 
assignment of license to John I.. I>ler and.Wllliain A. Dlcr 
to trade ri9 Die San T..uls Valley Broadcasting Co. 

IlllnnlN: \\'.MP,r, Moody Bible In.-^tllute Radio Station, Chi- 
cago. ain>lic,ation to change time from limited sharing with 
M't'VJD. c^iicaKO. to unlimited^ sharing -witii WCBD, and to 
nso 'Wi^'BD's transmitter and directional antenna system at 
night. 

WAAF. Corn Belt Puhli.«her.'». Inc., Chicago, authority to 
transfer control of corporation to Ifi atockholilers. 

WC.VZ, Superior Broadcasting Service, Inc., Carthage, make. 
iehan;;e.s In equipment and up flay power to 250 waltsl 

\\y D. <'hlcago. Install directional antenna system for 
nicht operation, chnngo hour.ii of operation to unlimited 
time, sharing with WMBT. Chicago. 

4 Irlilgini: W8XAN. .Spark.-"- Wllhliiglon Co,, Jackaon,. 
renewal of llcen.se to Feb. 1, 13.19. 

Mlasoiirl;, KWTO, Springlleld. Install directional antenna 
pysietn for night operation, Jump power and lime of opera- 
tion to 1 kw nighis. 5 kw days, uiillinlted. 

New .lersey: AV.TXr*, Katioital Broadcasiing Co., Inc., 
Bound Brook, renewal of license for the period May 1, 1938, 
to May 1. 1I»33. 

New York: TIazcltine Service Coi-p., New York, new tele- 
vision liroadi-ast station on an exi^erhnental basis under pro- 
visions of . Rule 10.t1, yan^ and ]n::4. to be used In progriun 
of ich'vislon research for i he dcveloiiinent of the art, request - 
ing 420fiO-r,COob kc and GOOOO-Sr.auo kc. aural and visual powor 
of 125 watts, unliinlipd time In accordance with Rule 083. 

Niirfli Ciirollna: \V'Ul(j, C,i-eenHhoro, fnstalt new etiulpment 
and vertical radiator and boost power from 1 to 6 kw (to bo 
heard before the Commission on banc). 

IVonsylriinlii: WHP, Harrisburg. Instsll now equipment 
and directional antenna for night operation, booat power lo 
1 kw nl.i^htH, 5 kw days; WVW, Westinghnu.^o Kleetric A 
Manufacturing Co.. Philadelphia, in.slall new equipment, make 
changes In diicctional antenna sysicm and Jump Juice to 
60 );w. 

TexMH: ICNKI*. fl. I.. Burns. Brady, Install rerllCal radiator 
and clmitrre fre<iuency lo l.tIO kc. 




THi O'NEILLS' 



3y JANE WEST 

NOW RADIO'S MOST POPULA;; 
FAMILY BRINGS YO'J MORi: 
[AUGHTER "[ears and l-|EART-TriR()8S 
Presented by Ivory Soap - 99 "' loo - : pure 



LISTEN TWICE DAILY 

hli^ l .^Bg fjgj 12:30 p:m. EST 

IM CBS - WABC— 2:15 to 2:30 P.M. EST 
• • COAST to COAST 

IMr;. rOMf'I'ON AOVKKTISIM: A<;KX(t 
ED WOLF— RKO BLDG.. YORK CITY 



r 



Cincy Adieus McCormick; 
Meets Schudt, Carmichael 

Cincinhati, vi\ 19.. 

Managerial change at WKRC was 
the occasion of a cocktail pai'ly lor 
the station's execs and radio lads of 
the local and .trade press Monday 
(18) ill the Hotel Alms, home o[ the 
CBS. outlet. 

It was a welcorning affair for 
William A. Schudt, jr., hew man- 
ager, and Cecil Can ichrcl, who 
came U|) with him from WBT, Char- 
lotte. N. C. to direct prosrarii pro- 
motions, and also . a farewell for 
John McCorinick who leaves as head 
of, WKRC lb beuome assistant to 
Earl Gammons, general manager of 
WCCO, Minneapolis. 
. A similar arty tor member.-; of 
the station's stalt was held at a 
luncheon Saturday (Ki). 

Al Pearce and his laying 



the RKO Shubert this \yeek, will do 
a special reception program in honor 
ot Schudt and Carmichael on WKRC 
Wednesday (20) from 6, to 6:30 p.nv.- 
It will originate in the station's stu- 
dios and be viewed by an audience'. 

Pearce and Schudt are palsy- 
walsies of long standing. 

Pearce's weekly Tuesday night 
airings for Ford on CBS were picked 
up from the Cox, legit house ad- 
joining the Shubert. 



Late Eve Participatory 

WNEW, New Yprk, will bow a 
two-hour ni.ijhtly musical program 
tagged 'Manhattan Serenade' April 
2ft. M.c.'d by Alan Kent, show will 
be aired tivc nights weskMy from 10 
p.m. 16 midnight and in June be 
stretched to six. 

Lengthy broadcast will be sold on 
a particii)ating -basis in 15 niin. seg- 
ments. 



MAE WEST BROADCASTS 

S«y» a Few Wards Cuffo — for 

WMCA, New York 



Mae West made a totally un- 
heralded and completely unpubli- 
ci7.cd appear ;ice on the io last 
\yeek. Pickup was an informal one, 
from, the interior, of Braddock's 
Corner, Times Square, N. Y.,' tavern. 

WMCA has a weekly program 
handled by Alan Courtney which 
drags a mike into dilfcrcnt nite spots 
for remote, interviews with an 
celebs found at the tables, Mi.s 
West, who had just arriv.ed in lycw 
York on her personal appearance 
tour, was present with some frieh'd.s. 
Agreed amiably toi say a few words 
of greeting over the air. 

Star hadn't, talked into a mi 
since , her well-remembered appear- 
ance on the Cha<;c & Sanborn pro- 
gram early in' the autumn. 



Frank Stewart, announcer, has 
.shifted from KMAC, San Antoiiio, to 
kiSA. 




BULLETIN 

CHARLIE 
BARNET 

And IIi8 Orchestra 

. I'Irkril «« rlny 

i>i.i<:.\.'4|:kk BK.\rii i>.\rk 

HKlINiKI-OKT. CONN. 
EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT 



CON SOI I DATED 



DON 

ROSS 

THE RHYMING MINSTREL 
IS (VCr.OCK NOON- 
KVKKV MONMAV 
WKHNKSU.-tV nnd FKIDAT 

Mutual roadcasting Systam' 

BbSCO 




FRANK= 

CARTER 



Appearing 
Nightly 

Billy Rose's 

CASA 
MANANA 

New York 



Entertainer* 
Da Luxa 
• 

SWI 
PIANO 
DUO 

ARTHUR 



ME 



wjCHERNIAV/KY 




Now wMh tli0 

WLW 

CINCINNATI 
T'le MiihIc irr« 
Rr^rf Sunday 
at • r.M. KST 



1IKAIM\<;, FOK TIIK N>n'\VOHKS 

LANNY GREY'S 

Pupils of the Class 

Mary ^Irlliuli— INiilltiuni-vnltcll I'rottj, 
. IhtH Itlrlinr'l*— .'I'nrotitrir . iic. 
T-iti:|II.! :titil Lrtiiny.-ritniblihtUHi of atvliiKt-rM. 
Jltiiniv-Itli'|i-.ll:i(|-H4iy A NiirVcry JIKi'mc Kliiu. 



Wednesday, April 20, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



DROP BARE BONES THEORY 



Now You See It Now You Don't 



Adverse Decision Climaxes Many Episodic Petition 
by Southern California Group 



ashington, April 19. 
triking illustratiQn ol the uncer- 
tainties attendant upon a desire to 
enter the radio business was afforded 
'last week by the FCC's denial o£ 
long-pending application ot the Pa- 
■ ciflc Acceptance Corp.— owned by in- 
dividuals interested in KMTR, Los 
Angeles, and KIEV, Glendale— (or a 
new outlet at San Diego, Cal. 

Request lor permission to erect a 
JOO-watter was filed on Oct. 1, 1934. 
After a hearing, the newly-organized 
Commission a year later, Oct. 22, 
i93i, adopted an order grunting the 
application, as recommended by its 
examiner. 

Before the grant became effective, 
the Commish . changed its mind and 
ordered a further hearing in con- 
junction with the renewal applica- 
tion of KMTR and a new station plea 
of California Sales Contract Co., 
San Francisco. The KMTR hearing 
was cancelled and the Commish, in 
a second instance of mental somer- 
saulting, again granted the Pacinc 
Acceptance request. 

Before the second permit was is- 
(ued, the Commish once more re- 
considered the application and called 
for rhore ogling by an examiner: 
Case was ventilated, anew on April 
1, 1937— exactly two and onerhalf 
years after the papers were filed- 
and another favorable report was 
presented. 

Oral argument occurred Oct. 7, 
1937, but before the case was decided 
the Broadcast Division was abolished. 
So the attorneys decided to go 
through their repertoire again and a 



Politics Vs. Radio 



Winona, Minn.i April 19. 

KWNO ran a rouiidnp pro- 
gram, pulling mail vote on pop- 
ularity poll for Arcadia, nearby 
town. Same day burg was hold- 
ing mayoralty election. 

Station's poll amassed 1624 
votes in the single day, whereas 
there were only 500 total voles 
cast in the political election. 
Winning mayoralty candidate's 
daughter won the KWNO popu- 
larity poll, getting 853 voles, 
more than double the number 
which put her pop in office. 




Kf JZ SAIL I'olitics Involving KlROand KOL 
AT 50% PROFIT ^''^ ^ ^ Congressional Race 



Notable Shift of F.C.C. 
Policy Discerned in De- 
cision That Clears Way 
for Elliott Roosevelt to 
Acquire Fort Worth Link 



ARITHMETIC 



Facsimile Grants 



Wa.shington; April 19. 

Three new facsimile plants were 
approved by the Federal Communi- 
cations Commission last week, 

With several holders of licenses to 
research in still picture transmis- 
sion threatened with loss of their 
tickets, the Commish issued fran- 
chises. to the Radio Air Service Corp., 
Cleveland; Star-Times Publishing 
Co., St. Louis, and Bamberger Broad- 
casting Service, Newark, to engage 
in experimental operation. Latter 
two stations will use 100 watts and 
former only SO. 



second review of the issues occurred 
Jan; 27, 1938. 

Finis — an adverse decision-r-was 
written Wednesday (13). 



m 



* ' ,r have ^^"^ oaaloWi 
tid and 



Washington, April 19. 
Readiness of the Federal Commiani- 
cations Comrnissioii to allow a reason- 
able amount for going-concern value 
and for losses incurred in improvint; 
quality of service was seen last week 
in the favorable action on applica- 
tion of Elliott Roosevelt and his wife 
to take over control of KFJZ, Fort 
Worth. 

While fundamental, policy on sta- 
tion sales is still a matter of dispute, 
the detailed analysis of the financial 
arrangement pointed the way by 
which licensees wanting to get out 
of the radio business can collect 
something more than, the physical 
worth of the property. So-called 
bare-bones theory, originally advo- 
cated by Chairman Frank R. Mc- 
Ninch, went Out the window in this 
instance. 

With unusual spe — the hearing 
occurred Sept. 7, 1937 — for a transfer 
case, the Commish put its seal of 
approval on arrangements whereby 
the President's son and daughter-in- 
law paid $57,500 for a business, with 
net worth of $33,981. Profit of $23,519 
is almost 50'/o of the total claimed 
assets. 

Analysis of the financial sid3 of the 
proposition shows assets of $46,845 
included $8,023 which R. W. Bishop, 
the seller, invested getting the sta- 
tion out of the red, and $13,397 as the 
fair value of outstanding contracts. 
Latter figure is one-half the total 
money involved in the agreements to 
purchase time, 

Ratio 

ow far the Commish has swerved 
from the idea of allowing only the 
physical worth is demonstrated by 
the ratio of purchase pricp to value 
of studio and technical equipm'ent. 
Original outlay for the plant was 
$12,219, depreciated worth is $8,263, 
and reproduction cost is $11,480. 
Thus the consideration was more 
than four times the bare bones on 
the highest basis of calculation. 

Regarded from another angle, the 
Commish decision indicates a readi- 
ness to allow proprietors to make a 
profit oyer and above the amount 
they invested. When he acquired the 
plant in 1932, Bishop forked over 
$31,500. During the time he operated 
the station, he drew a salary and in 
two years the station turned in a 
profit.. ut he was allowed to in- 
clude in .the 'a.'ssels' his out-of-pocket 
expen.ce of $8,623 spent to build the 
station 'from a new to a going con- 
cern.' 



Seattle, April 19. 

Republicans have given the. Demo- 
crats advance warning that in the 
fail Congressional elections they'll 
attempt to make political ammuni-; 
tion of the KOL vs. KIRO feud. 
This may bring out into the siin one 
of those 'secrets' that everybody 
knows something about. For jnonths 
a prominent lawyer here carried in 
his pocket a document, never liled. 
that rhade charges similar to those 
the Republicans apparently intend to 
publicize. 

Whether Columbia Broadcasting 
System, as a network, will be 
dragged into the local (ray is not 
c^tain, CBS affiliation was one of 
the prizes which followed political 
influence, according to the owners 
of the accusing fingers. 

Training their sights on Senator 
Homer T. Bone's partnership in sta- 
tion KIRO, Seattle, the Republicans 
through Tom Oakshott last week de-. 
blared at a Tacoma meeting: 

'We intend to tiell the whole truth 
about radio station KIRO. Princi- 
pal stockholder of KIRO is Saul 
Haas, formerly Bone's private secre- 



. tary, and now U. iS. colector of cu.«- 
j toms at Seattle and political ma 
ager for Bone in this state.' 

Ralph Horr, chairman of the COP 
in King County, in which Seattle is 
located, added 'KIRO, by reason of 
being granted increased power and 
full air time by the Federal govern- 
j mcnt, jumped in value from $15,000 
I to $150,000, overnight, while another 
I station KOL, Seattle, was penalized, 
j Wc intend to telT the people hpw 
•such a handsome gain was made, 
j thanks to cooperation between the 

■ station's present owners, headed by 
Saul Haas, and Senator Bene him- 
sv-lf.' 

i Saul H5(as when, asked for a state- 
ment smiled and told VAniKTV he 
j was busy helping In settling a fish- 

■ crmeh's strike and any statements, 
'■ no matter by whom made preceding 
j the Fall election, was just one ot 

those things. 



City council in Tacoma passed 
resolution officially endorsing Mike 
Mingo's application for radio station 
there. kVi and KMO now funclion- 
i ing in city. 



EXTEND RULE 
OF F.G.C. EXECI 



Washington. April 19. 
Another move to speed up action 
on routine papers was taken by the 
Federal Communications Commis- 
sion on Wednesday (13) by amend- 
ment to previous orders broadening 
the jurisdiction of the Chief Engineer. 

Henceforth, the top technician will 
have power to take final stand oh 
requests for extensions of time to 
comply with technical reqiiirenicnt.-- 
embraced in authorization.s, »irders. 
and rules; changes in, equipment 
necessitated by new technical le- 
quiiements; showing; of c'lmplianct-: 
and operation with licensed, new, or 
modified eqiiipineiil at a tempoiiiiy 
I ation with a temporaiy aiileiijia 
sy.'.tcm in evtnl of eniercincy caii.--td 
, by unconliolJablt cii cumtUmtcs. 



73.4% of Detroit's 
Radio Audience Was 
Listening to ^'Bradcastr 




C. C. BRADNER 

During the week of March 7, 1938, 'WWJ 
authorized George O. Hackett,, independent market 
analyst, to m.nke ,i telephone survey^ of a cross seiction 
of Detroit radio Jisteners. Of the 1,000 calls made, 
.200 were- during the noon hour; in. the carJy 

evening. The purpo.se wa.s to determine the pnpu- 
larity of "Bradcast," a. twice-daily news feature by 
C. C. Bradner, originating in the studios of WWJ. 
The findings were astonishing. More than half 
the people called were listening to their radios, 
and of ALL those listening 73.4% were tuned to 
" WWriStenin g to Mrr»rrdiiS?T~"BR ADCAST" HoT 
seven years of proven popularity behind it, and is 
now available for sponsorship for the first tivte. 
Call, ire or write for particulars — AT ONCE! 

*WWJ inuitta any adtftrtinlhie unrney to eonduet m ai 
At tht Station't cjv/fcfiar 





Nslionol R»pnunM'nn 

George P. Holllngbery Company 



New York : Chicggo : Detroit : Konsos .City 
Son Froncisco : JockMnTille 





Representative — The Katz Age.ucy. Inc. 



Sfl! VARIETY 



1>ANCE TOURS -CONCERT 



trednesdaj, April , I93flt 



ST. LOUIS AUDE 
PROFITS, 1ST 
IN 4 YEARS 



, Lpuis, April 19. 
For the first time since tlie $7,000,- 
000 Municipal Auditoriuin was 
-Oftcnediojj.r xearsago iUvas operated 
pcofttably during tfie , ffscal' year/ 
vihitih ended last weSk, Manager 
James E. Dar^t reported to pffioials 
that the g;ross Income reached $99,- 
772.17, and expenses, $97,799.34, leav 
ing\a profit of $1,175.15. Wage hikes 
iov union employees and installation 
of new equipment held the proftt 
down. 

The best customers of the. audi- 
lorium wore, the. St . Louis Symphony 
Orchestra . Society, which presented 
all of its concerts in Its opera house, 
and Tom Packs, head man in local 
pro wrestling promotion. The symph 
paid $15,000 rental for its season and 
Packs - was a close second, with 
$14,022.00. 

btheirs who paid substantial sums 
for use pf the building were Larry 
Sunbrook, president' of the National 
Fiddlers' Assni, $6,000; Burton Holmes 
lecturer, $2,400, and the Civic Music 
League of St; Loiiis, $1,750. Darst also 
reported that the seven" halls in the 
building were; used a total -of- 939 
times during the year, an increase of 
210 oyet the previoiis. year. 



BOOKER'S SIDELINE 



MUie Speclale Peddllbr Powder 
Puffs — iBettcr Than Dance BIc 



ST. LOUIS ORCH BENEFIT 
NETS $3 JOOjlllNO SOLOS 

' St. Louis, April 19. 

Benefit fun for the St Loiiis Syin- 
phony was enriched $3,700 by the, an- 
nual concert .jield 'Iast week .in the 
Municipal Auditorium with Nino. 
Martini, tenor,, as guest . soloist, be- 
fore 2,400, House was pealed from 
75c to $2.50. 

Concert woiind up the local sea- 
ion ;with, Vladimir Golschqian'n, con- 
ductor; who has been reengaged for 
the 103B-39 season, leaving for New 
York. He is set to sail for his Paris 
home where he will vacation. 



'BOB CAT CLUB' STUNT 

..Crosby .Orchestra's Sunday. li^tlnee 
at BUcUiiwk Cafe 



. Chicago, April 19. 

As an exploitation and ' biz stunt 
fir Bob Crosby orchestra at the 
Blackhawk, p.a. Lou Cowan is plug- 
ging a 'Bob Cat* club, which meets 
at the cafe every Sunday afternoon. 

It's a swiiig session, with the cus- 
tomers being given inside info on 
swing arrangements, .swing terms 
and other modern music angles. 
Entrance of cafe transforrned on 
Sundays to look like door of Iron 
cage. 



Cleveland, Api-il 19. . 
Band-booking biz is so shot to 
pieces, since three major niteries 
folded, that ike Speciale ' now 
.selling powder-puffs. Heads his; own 
PutrPac Co., which peddles auto 
graphed pinlc-and-blue puffs in fancy 
cellophane boxes to the theatrical 
trade, 

Speciale, once a kingpin, agent 
here, is taking a heavy ribbing but 
retorts it pays more than d^ch com 
missions. -Two star-salesmen-phJiii 
staff are Gayle Giaylord, his siiiging 
wife, and Marty Kane, who used to 
be ike's biggest booking rival. 



Mef s '39 Fair Deal 



Deal between the 1939 N. Y. 
World's Fair and the Metropolitan 
Opera Co, is currently being talked. 
Idea is to keep the Met together for 
two weeks after the regular season 
closes and perform the Wagnerian 
'Ring* cycle during the first two 
weeks of the Fair. 

Under terms reported being talked, 
Fair would guarantee the Met against 
any loss. 



Monroe's Own Band 

Detroit,. April 19. 
Vaughn Monroe, baritone- with 
Jack Marshard's. band at. Hotel Stat- 
ler's Terrace Room here past several 
~wr61srKas~rett~t'o~dilTCt~o^fc--of-lTis- 
own in Boston. Monroe's band will 
stay in the east during spring and 
siunmer for resort engagements, tut 
exoecis. to return here in tlie fall. 
.Tack Barry continues- as soloist 
'"ilh Marshard's band here. 



KARZASIN 
CRA DICKER 



icago, April 19. 

Andrew Karzas, operator of':the 
Trianon and A'ragOn ballrooms, and 
for.yearis ,an Exclusive Music Corp. 
of America buyer; is dickering with 
Consolidated Radio Artists for .Blue 
Barron, current at EdiSon hotel, N. Y. 

.Karzas 'flew to New York last week 
to hear the band at the Edison hotel 
and talk turkey at CRA's N. Y. of- 
fices. Latter see a wedge, into- the 
ehoice Chicago . loeations -with a deal 
on Barron whose contract at Edison 
is up around mid-July. He would not 
come here tintii faiit 

Ballrooms are famous .as. starting 
point in careers of Jan Garber; Wayne 
King and Kay Kyser, latter two still 
with MCA. 



TAPS BRINGS UP SMALL 
ON CHISE CHARGE 



Paul Small of . the William: Mor- 
ris office ' goes before L6cal 802 of 
American Federation of Musicians 
tomorrow (Thursday) to, answer 
charges of chiseling .a booking on 
Panchito's orchejstrai from band's 
manageri. Taps, .. 

Taps charges at he Included 
Small for 5% when It looked like the 
Morris oiffice 'was going to arrange 
European bookings for Parichito. 
Without his knowledge, he ' states. 
Small contacted'Panchito at the Troi 
caderq in HpllyWoQd and: signed him 
to open a date at the Versailles, N. 
Y, June 1. Taps claims he originally 
worked on the deal and Is contesting 
the contract 



Redman's Popgh Song 

Louisville, April 19. 
ihg by Don Redman's orchestra 
for a colored dance held here 
Wednesday (13) was halted when the 
leader said he had. failed to collect 
dough guaranteed by local promoter. 

Some 500 Negro dancers were left 
sans music about midnight when 
Redman ordered his tootcrs to cease. 
Redman and his manager, George 
Pugh, told their troubles to tlie local 
police authorities. 



assachusetts Room Opens 
Aiiburndale, Mass., April 19, 
Totem Pole Ballroom prceiried its 
1938 season Saturday (16) at No- 
rumbega Pairk, as advance guard to 
the Park's, formal opening on May 
27. Policy, says Manager Arch E. 
Clair, will be .a Friday-Saturday 
hooling session till then. Ballroom 
has besn renovated. 

Band bookings handle^ throiiglv In- 
tel slh^c Orchestras, Inc. Kiclc'-bil or- 
ehc>.<i'-a for the Easter opening was; 
t';i; ''.iinoiis Fchton Orchcstia with 
' cly Roy. 



Turnpike Casino Open 

Lincoln, April 19. 
Turnpike Casino opened Saturday 
(16) : with Hank Halsted batoning. 
Original plan was to start Friday, but 
the opener. Jack Denny, was pulled 
apdjeft Manager R, H. Pauley with 
nothing to; do but replace oti short 
notice; Halsted crew was rushed 
from the Greyhound club, Louisville, 
Ky. 

Ray Herbeck filled the spot Sun- 
day (17). _ Both bands bboice d by 
Frederick Bros., Kansas City. 

Turnpike wiU run as a sister spot 
with the dance consessioh in Fairy- 
land Park, Kansas City, which. Pau- 
ley also' is on' a. 16-weck deal for. 



BASDO'S TEXAS SPOT 

Bill Bardo and his orchestra ,op'en 
for the Hitz hotels at the Adolphus, 
Dallas, May 3, following in Jack 
Denny. 

New unit con.sists of 19 people, 
three of thorn girls. They are Pat 
Ryan, Honey Dean and Mary Ken- 
dall; 



Musician Tiirns D^'uesist 

Pliiladelphia, April 19. 

.liilce Saunders, bass player in 
H^ppy Fclton's band,^has qiiil. 

He has .saved up $S,000 and opened 
a drug slbr' iii' Norfolk. 



Formuia 



San Antonio, April 19, 

Radio statioli here ived 
the following letter from thi'ce 
jitterbugs, and hasn't quitei 
figured it all out yet; 
Dear Corny: 

Every Saturday night three 
of us alligators sit around the 
house and-'wait for the cats to 
start licking their chops on a 
couple of barrel-house waxings. 

We don't care much about 
the gut-bucket type of getting 
off. We like the session to be 
-jn-the— grooye. — ^Some_ot— the- 
stuff you select {sounds sus- 
piciously like coffee and cake 
musicians playing corny com-, 
mercials. 

What we really prefer oh 
your program is a couple of 
screwball musikeirs who can 
iet Otit of this world with sock 
choruses plenty solid; not jii^t 
paperman,. but a gate who with 
the help of a sender can put in 
some hot licks. 

We don't care whether they 
•mug lightly or. miig heavy as- 
long as. they're kicking out with- 
ai lot of woodshed. 

The Thtee ' 



Swing Party At 
Paramount, N.Y. 



By way of exploiting Gene 
Krupa's new litter of cats which 
made its debut last Sat, (16) at^At- 
lahtic City, Krupa, Bunny Berigan, 
Jimmy Dorsey, arid Tommy Dprsey 
staged ' an impromptu swing, session 
during, the last show at the Para- 
nioiint theatre, N. Y., "Thursday (14), 
where) the latter's crew is filling a 
two-week pi . 

Session jammed the Par to near- 
capacity, but didn't induce any shag- 
ging in the aisles, as had been re- 
ported of the morning shows.. Play- 
ing as a unit the quartet wasn't 
outstanding in view - of their indi- 
vidual rating; but the solo licks were 
in the groove. Though Kriipa was 
the ^hole works from the time he 
stepped on, as Aras intended, Blue 
knocked 'cm out of their sedls with 
takeoff on a' hurley stripper/ done, 
while :Krupa was beating the brains 
out of his setup. 

In advertising the affair'Par placed 
ads - in only the N. Y. Daily News 
and Mirror, probably figuring Times 
and Herald-Trib readers wouldn't be 
interested. 



RHYTHM BOYS NOW 
8-MAN ORCHESTRA 



Three Rhythin Boys, formerly 
with Paul Whiteman, and Eddy 
Brandt, singer currently at the Ho- 
tel New Yorker, N. Y., have formed 
an eight-piece orchestra under the, 
tag of the 'Rhythm Boys and their 
orchestra. Crew will ■ be co-ppera- 
live in so far as the trio and Brandt 
are concerned, -with the other four 
paid scale. 

Now in rehearsal, outfit audi- 
tioned last ureek for a spot at the 
Rainbow Griil, N. Y., through Rock- 
v/ell-O'Keefe, but is not being han- 
dled by the latter. ' Andy Gaudette 
will personally rep, 



Helen Ward's Comeback 



Helen Ward, who .quit as Benny 
Goodman's femme vocalist several 
years ago. to. devote self to married 
lile. Js-Blannihg j.chantin.';. comeback: 
Four months ago a baby was born 
to the onetime member of the Good- 
man roster. 

Just now Miss ard is talking to 
Columbia Artists,., Inc., on getting, on 
the CBS payroll for an air buildup. 



Art .Kassel in Cleve. 

Art Kassel, whose crew closed at 
Chicago's Bismack Hotel, now at 
Statler's Terrace Room for his Cleve- 
land bo-w. Follows SaiTirtiy Kaye. 
who has a flock of onc-hislitcrs lined 
up for him by MCA and Jimmy 
Pcppe, who opened at Cranston Ho- 
tel, Bronxyille, N. Y.. April 16. 

Kassel booked through May 7 by 
Staller, .which is dropping floor 
shows but keeping smaller orchs for 
summer sesh: Vira Niva, Glover and 
La Mae being, hold over in Current 
levuc until that dale, too. 



On the Upbeat 



AI Xyom and his band in Los An- 
geles folio ^Ying an eastern toiir, 

Raymond Scott and his quintet set 
for a specialty, pkrt in the Sonja 
Henie starrer, 'They Met in College,' 
now in production' at 20th-Fox. 



ranliie Masters returns to Col- 
lege Inn of Hotel Sherman, Chi., on 
Friday (22),. his fourth repeat. 



Rockwell-O'Kecfe this week. Opens 
at Adoiphus hotel, Dallas, Tex., 
May 3.' 



Danville, ., April 19, 
weeksv CRA sets all. 

Johnnir Haibp plays annual home- 
.coming ball at St, Mary's college 
South Bend, Ind., May 13. ' 

' Buddy Fisher pta.vs 
dens, Eldorado, Ark. 
CRA. 



Hal erdun goes to Commodore 



-*lll-Bard<»-and-band-signed^t»-L^2eiry_Jiflilel,_Toledq,_Q.,^pra 27,for 

two weeks. 

Jact Miles opened at Tutwilcr ho- 
tel. Birmingham, Ala., April 16 for 
MCA. 



Jose . Mainzanares pacted by Rock- 
welNO'Keefe. 



Howard 

Laurel-i 
April, 23. 



cods' crew exits 
Lakewood, N. J.., 



Rltx hallroom, Bridgeport, shows 
Gene Krupa's neyv band Sunday (24) 
and Benny Goodmari's May 0, 



Frankle ' Carle's' orchestra located 
at Seven Gables int" ilXord,. Conn., 
(or indefinite stay 



Ramohit arid h^r. orchestra open 
at the College inn, Chicago, May 20. 

Meyer Davis will personally play 
the Maryland Hunt Cup Ball iri Bal- 
timore April 30. Also is set- to play 
the Warrenton Gold Cup Ball, War- 
renton, Va., May 7. 



oward' Jackson has completed 
the .scoring assignment on Warners 
'Little iss Thoroughbred,' 



Ted Flo RIto and his brch move 
into. the Del Mar club, Santa. -Mon- 
ica, April 22, to. stay until May 31 
when crew starts ian east-boiind tour. 



Will Osborne going into Elitch's 
Gardens in Denver for the summer. 



Car) Lofner and his band left Mu- 
sic Corp. of America fold 'for book- 
ings under . Tiny Fishman of the 
Rockwell-O'Keefe agency. 



Ray Kinney arid hlis Hawaiians 
reopen tomorrow (20) at the Lex- 
ington Hotel in New York. 



Roger Pryor, Phil Harris . and Joe 
.Sandei;s;,-/W-ill' -all - do-' series of -one 
highters following present commit- 
ments. 



Joe Sanders will do one-nighters 
east to Denver after Palaee hotel. rtin 
ill San Francisco, returning through 
Texas to berth at Los Angeles Bilt- 
more. 



Sid HoB's ne^y band at the El Patio 
ballroom in San Francisco has two 
canaries — Harriet Ray aiid Dinorah 
Rego. 



William W.. Sanders has opened at 
the Ayalon ballroom in San Fran- 
cisco with Curley Jacob's band 
nightly except Friday, when Al 
Dohrmah's 12-piece outfit takes over. 



Jess Stafford leaves Oakland's 
Lake Merritt' hotel alter record run 
of lour months, with Neil Bondshu 
replacing. 



Wayne King's theatre touring hits 
Fox, iDetroit, April 22; RKO Palace, 
Cleveland, 29; Stanley, Pittsburgh, 
May 6; Earle, Washington, 13, arid 
Earle, Philadelphia, 20. 

Frank Gagan moves to Statler ho- 
tel, Cleveland, May 9, for MCA, 

Buddy Rogers succeeds Ozzl 
son at the Palomar,. Los Angel 
May 18. Nelson goes in April 20. 

Bert Block cleffs for 
Garden, ittsburgh, startin 



Rnoch, Light succeeds George Hall 
at the Taft hotel, N.Y., May 8. 

pick 'Gasparre set for Rltz-Cariton 
hotel, Bostbri, Opens May 10 along 
with Don De Vodi. One plays for 
roof. 

ob McGrew exits Pri 
Bermuda, April 30, arrivi 
i :N.Y. following day. 

Lucky. Milllndcr opens at new 
Ubangi Club, Philadelphi, , April 21, 
for Century. Daisy Winchester 
vocalist with crew. 



Anthony Trlnl playi 
niters for Century, 
Hayes; 



Larry Clinton plays Ithaca College, 
N.Y., April 30; Union Collegei 
Schenectady, N.Y., May 13; Bowdoin 
College, Brunswick, Me., May 20, and 
Amherst College, Amherst, Mass„ 
May29forROK. 



Casa Loma. current at Earle; Philai 
delphi , bne-hites to Metropolitan 
theatr , ftotl!!ton, Tex., April 29 folr 
one week. Texas one-niters follow. 



Itehell Ayres booked for Village' 

Barn, N.Y., opening May 1, for Rock- 
well. 



Jimmy Dorsey into 
theatre, N.Y., July 13. 



Rudolph Frimi, Jr., set for Pea- 
body hotel, Memphis, ril 21. 



Jl rier one-niting for Rock- 

well, itto Claude Hopkini in col- 
leges. 



Ina Ray Huilon's fir.<!t location date 
and NBC -wire set at New Penn club, 
Pittsburgh, opening May 27. 



Jules Losch, drummer with Joe 
Sudy at Rio Del Mar, anta Cruz, 
saved a pair from drowning in the 
surf there. 



Jl le and' Bllile Richards or- 
chestra moved out of Atlanta Bilt-' 
more.Holel mai dining-room Sun- 
day (17) and headed for Syracuse. 
N. Y., to replace Marvin Frederic at 
Syracuse HbtcV. Frederic is moving 
into Chicago's Stevens Hotel..' Both 
bands-anrCRA: 



Cecil Rhodes' six-piecer moves into 
Biltmore.: They've been at Bath club 
in Miami. 



Leo Lazaro and. his Continentals, 
with Marion Marti opened Satur- 
day (16) in Hotel Ahsley's Rathskel- 
ler, Atlanta, following engagement al 
Miami Beach's 5 O'CIock club. 



arold Nagel ojjens an eiijht-wcek 
stay at ' Coronada'. hotel, Sti Louis, 
Mo., April 30 for CRA.^ 



Kiner's Jeslersr"slay at Carlton ho- 
tel, Washington, for four more 
weeks, then go to Cin-A-Bar, Kan- 
sas C'ty, for four weeks opening 
May 17. 



Hal King set for su 
Lakes Park, Columbi 
starting May 30. 



Teddy King exited Vie Strand ther 
atre, Brooklyn, N.Y., to move to New 
.Kenmore hotelj .A^bany. N.Y.; April 
22, succeeding Rita Rio. 



L«!o atson, Negro scat siriger and 
■tTOfnbonist, going^wTtTiTGene Krtipa^ — " 
band. 



Emery Detitsch's Mutiny 

Break between Emfery Deutsch and 
Rockwell-:0'Kee[e office, due this 
week; Macsti'o seeks release- fcom 
his contract. Music Corp. of Artierica 
is in offing as alternate. 

He has been turning down deals of- 
fered by: R-(ik which is trying to 
hold him to ticket. 



Slrollcrs, e Two, often at An- 
napolis , hotel, Washington, D. C, 
April 27 for two weeks; Foiir Top 
Hats, Norniandie, Cleveland, April 
20, for four weeks; Versatilions, 
Abraham Lincoln hotel, Springfield, 
III.:, April 18 for two weeks; and 
Two. Shades of luo, rier hotel. 



rrln Tucker's Vocalions 

rrin Tucker orchestra* ciiiTerit^ 
ly at the Roosevelt Grill, N. Y„ has 
been, signed by Prunswick for, four 
sides on Vocalion discs., (iiitting be- 
gins April 25. 

Tucker's cr. 
Edgcwatcr 
June II. 



Wednesday, AprU 20, 1938 



M U 8 I € 



VARIETY 



89 






KiD Off Pings by Tridiery 



Latest, headache that publishers' professional meii have fo contend 
with is. the ruse being used by malicious competitors to kill a.plug.on 
a remote band broadcast. NBC and Columbia are.iriaking an attempt 
to tiracli down the perpetrators of the phoney calls; If caught, they and 
the firms which employ them will be barred permanently from the 
networks' premises. 

Way this devious gently operates is as follows: Th^y wait until an 
hour before the name, band is due to go ^on with its sustaining pro- 
gram before getting the leader on the phone. Representing them- 
selves as some one connected with the clearance department of the 
network' concerned, they tell the leader that it has just been dis- 
covered that a certain number that he is slated to do that night will 
be in conflict with an okay given another band that it will be neces- 
sary for him to make a. substitution. 

Tune designated is.as a. rule the No. 1 plug of the publishing firm 
Involved or looks as though i% will be among the leading songs, in the 
curireni week's breakdown of network performances. 



DENMARK'S OWN 
JAZZ-CLASSIC 
BATTLE 



Copenhiagen, April 9. .• 
Agitation against, swing ballads 
and swing classics has' now become 
an international matter. Latest 'inr: 
cident' is an order by relatives of 
Cesar Franck tot the young Danish 
composer, Kaj Rosenberg, to burn 
the manuscript of his jazz version 
of Franck's 'Sym^J^onic Variations.' 

Rosenberg wrote the piece some 
year's ago,' but it existed only in 
manuscriilt. ' Recently JjauiB Preil's 
band played it on a ' special broad- 
cast to England and some of 
Franck's relatives happened to listen 
In. 

Another recent 'international In- 
cident' conterns Tommy Dorsey's 
swing classics and' an 'adaptation' of 
a Verdi composition. Although 
Dorsey' is tremendously popular 
here, his jazz recordings of 
'Humoresgue,' "Song of India,' etc., 
' re banned here. 

But the iggesl hit in years is a 
Ungo, "Hear My Soiig, Violetta,' by 
the German writeiris, Klose and 
Liikesch. Number is note for note 
the same 'as a- celebrated aria from 
Verdi's 'La Traviata.' Several pub- 
lishers tried to buy it for Denmark 
tome years ago, but were told Verdi's 
heirs would not consent to its pub- 
lication. Now Boesehs Forlag has 
gone ahead and published it regard- 
less Slid the tune is a tremendous 
hit. 



GENERAL MEETING 

ISN'T NECESSARY 



Publishers' availability committee 
of the American Society of Com- 
posers, Authors and Publishers may 
not wait for a ' general meeting of 
the publisher. membership to change 
the royalty i)ayoft system back to 
what it was prior to January, 1936. 

Under the ASCAP bylaws the 
comrtiiitee rould abolish the pres- 
ent system by a ballot on the propo-. 
sition. Five out of the seven mem- 
bers would have to concur to make 
it legal. 



GROFE'S REVERSE FUGUE 



Keatncky Derby Soitc. Patterned 
A La HsL'se Bace 



Kentucky. Derby will be. set to 
music by Ferde Grofe who plans 
clefling a 'reverse fugue' after the 
race has been ruii in May. 

Idea is to alter customary start 
of a fugue's one theme which ex- 
pands into many and . start with 
many as' with horse race,- Number 
of themes will ,be governed by total 
of ponies, with - music ,running fuU 
course backwardsi starting with all 
nags and working into various 
fronters and finally -one for winner. 



SOME PUBS SEE 




Planiting Suspicion in Minds 
of Composers - — Bring tng 
Up Wiible Gamut of Dis- 
turbing Factors — r Legally 
Okay but Ethically Du- 
bious 



Postal Telly's 1,902 
Easter Song Orders 
IbcL 300 Passovers 



Postal Telegraph's Easter greetings 
via song hit a new high last Sunday 
with a total of 1,902 . such messages 
sent. Song used was 'Hippa-Hob,', by 
Anna Case Mackay, wife of Postal's 
board chairman, Clarence Mackay, 
and steprnotherriti-law of -Irving Ber- 
lin. Of the total, 300 were Passover 
greetings, slight twitch in the -lyric 
allowing lor this. Song was plugged 
by Anna Case during the day over 

WEAF, and she received 30 of the 
singing messages herself. 

Highest number of previous sing- 
ing messages previously sent were 
those on Valentine's Day, total being 
300. 

Mills MXisic which owns the 
Mackay songi hopes also to promote 
a May Day singing message, with 
Harold J. Rome's song, 'One Big 
Union for Two,' out of 'Pins and 
Needles,' the Ladies' Garment Work- 
ers Union musical. 



ASCAP-Meeting Thnrsr 



D.ite for the semi-.nnnual meeting 
of the membership of the American 
Society of Composers, Authors and 
Publishers will be set when the or- 
ganization's directorate gels together 
tomorrow iThursday) for its regular 
monthly meeting. Membership 
g.ithering at the Ritz-Carlton hotel 
■will lilttly be during the first week 
•in May. with Thursday (5) the 
ffivored day. 

■This luncheon-meeting was post- 
poned several weeks ago because of 
the serious illnc.ss of Gene Buck's 
son. 



Banjoist Roy Smeck's 
Marital Discord in Cbi 



Marital] discord has jazzed up the 
purse strings of Roy Smcck, -banjo 
player who failed to show up in two 
instances recently in a Chicago court 
where he had filed suit for divorce 
from his wife Olga. 

Mrs. Smeck, who had made two 
futile trips from New York to appear 
before the court, expressed consider- 
able annoyance at the proceedings 
and the jud ge, agreeing witli her , 
boosted ISmccks separate mamtc- 
nance payments from $25 to $50 a 
week. A judgment lor a balance of 
$2,225 will be enleried against him, 
and' lastly Smeck must prove his 
Chicago residence, or be cited for 
contempt of c6ur1 lor ilicgally filing 
a divorce action as a resident 



Brown-Dubin Teamed 



FROWNS DEEPEN 



Marvlii Frederic opens at Stevens 
fiold, Chica(!0, April 28. Plays, n 
tfniple of orie-.iiilcrs while en route 
oin Syratust hoiel, Syracuse. 



Hollywood. April 19. 

Al Dubin and N;itiO Herb Brown 
have tombined lortes to turn out 
tunes lor Metro. 

Their first civorf: i.^ (o f.'ishion the 
ditties lor Mcrxyn LeRoy's 'Wiz.nrtl 
of Oz.' Brown's lormer collnb, Ar- 
thur Freed, is n production aide .to 
LeRoy. 



Trade Practice" Committee of the 
Music Publishers Association, which 
represents the. standard field, has 
come but in condernnation. of the 
renewal - of - copyrights scramble; 
Comriiittee's move js b,elieved to 
have been caiised by G. Schirmer's 
taking away of 'The Road to Manda- 
lay' from the John Church Co., which 
is part of the Theodore Piresser com- 
bine. Schirmer has obtained the 
rights of copyright renewal not only 
of . 'Mandalay' but all . other wbrks 
written by Oley Speaks. This list 
also includes 'Sylvia.' 

Weaning away .of another's pub 
iishers copyrights Js attacked by the 
committee on ethical ' grounds. It 
holds that while the legal right to 
such procedure may hot be ques- 
tioned, the publishers by these meth- 
ods leave themselves open to sus- 
picion from composer ranks. A com- 
position which , is not a success in 
the catalog of a reputable publisher, 
can hardly be expected to. take on 
new life in any other catalog; and, 
by the same token, when a compo- 
sition is a success in thie hands of 
the original publisher, whb but that 
publisher, the committee asks, 
should enjoy, the credit .for having 
made it so? 

HurtfoC' Industry 7 

It is the original publisher, the 
committee points out, that niadc the 
expenditures neicessary for publica- 
tiori and promotion; perhaps bring- 
ing an unknown composer into such 
prominence that he may be in a po- 
sition tb receive greater return for 
future composition. Under these cir- 
cumstances it is highly dubious, 
staites the committee, whether a 
competitive publisher is doing the 
business anything but harm when 
he suggests to the composer, even 
by inference; that a transfer of his 
interests in a work to another pub- 
lisher will be an actual advantage 
in the long run. 

By raiding one another's catalogs 
the publishers, the committee warns, 
are not only undermining the faith 
of composers in them but are rer 
fleeting on the high ethics which the 
MPA and the standard music in- 
dustry have tried tb maintain. 

In the- popular field the same con- 
troversy over alienating of copy- 
right renewals seems headed for a 
test suit. Counsel for Shapiro, 
Bernstein & Co., has prepared 
papers in an injunction proceeding 
naming Famous Music Corp., Al 
Bryan and Fred Fisher , as defend- 
ants and involving "Come, Josephine, 
in My Flyinj? Machine.'' Shapiro 
claims that Bryan and Fisher wrote 
the tune while they were under an 
employee-for-hire contract to the 
firm and they had no right to assign 
the copyright renewal on the num- 
- be£-lo_Eamoi".5._T3iej.ew,.coEynglu 
on this tune becomes effective at the 
end of this year. 



Coleman Goes Pierre, 
Joe Rines at St Regis 



Emit Coleman orchestra, current- 
ly at, the Hotel SI. Rc«i.s, New Ifork, 
has alifincd i.l.«;clf with the Music 
Coip. of Aniiei'ic.T for nitcry.. and 
other bookings, e.xclusivc of society 
part) . . He's set to open at the Ho- 
tel Pierre, N. Y while Joe Rincs' 
band succteds him at the .St. Rcyis 
when the Viennese Root opens Paul 
and Eva Reyts' viill be corattraction. 

Colem.Tn v-ill continue to maintain 
.separate oMiccs <cr ."-kcdding upper 
crust- diites. 



Walter Douglas Presideiit of M PPi. 

Ha rry Fox DirecU Li ceming Phase— ^Salar ied J ob 
for Douglas Is Expected to Follow 



Getting Used to Hini 

Nashville, April 19. 
A bit of a record among 
bands is Frarkcis Craig's long 
stay at the local Her itage Ho- 
tel. 

Thi is 10th consecutive 

year. 



KYW SONG RULE 
NO HIT WITH 
PLUGGERS 



iladelohia. April 19. 

KYW's hew plan. In effect eboiit 
a month now, of program depart- 
ment selecting all music for or'ch 
and chirp^rs has local song pluggers 
in a dither. Although they like the. 
idea in sbine respects, they don't 
relish it enough to waint to -see it 
spread to other , stations. 

Gebrge Dallin, .Bobbins rep, 
summed- up the feeling of all the 
pluggers: 'We think each vocalist- 
should be allowed to select his or 
her own numbers because only the 
individual knows what is best suited 
for his voice. Same applies to or- 
chestras. The leader knows what 
his m6n can play. The present sit- 
uation at- KYW is going to. lead to 
plenty of bad sel tions. It's inev- 
itable.' 

Edict that program department 
would choose all music was drawn 
up by KYW, it declared at the time, 
because of the pressure being put on- 
its artists by the pluggers. Jin> Beg- 
ley, program director, claimed that 
the talent wasn't able to select tUnes 
best suited for it because it was too 
often doing favors or turning past 
favors to the pluggers. 

Portion of KYW plan approved by 
music reps is that which provides 
them with a list more than a week 
in advance of what tunes will, be 
Used on every show.. Roster is left 
with the phone operator who is 
privileged to give it to any accredited 
plugger. Names of songs were pre- 
viously obtained by annoying the 
program department and then they 
were only a few days in advance 
and'sorhetimes inaccurate. 



PHILADELPHIA HOTE 
PICKETING CONTINUES 



iladclphia, April 19. 

Conti negotiations toward end- 
ing musicians' picketing of Broadwood 
Hotel here having proved futile, 
they've been dropped. Both sides 
now deteirmined on a fight tp. the 
bitter end. 

Union deniands hotel sign a clb.scd 
shop agreement to allow only A.F.M. 
bands to play al private functions Ho- 
tel maintains it is the privilege of any 
group-mercly-renling-a-room-to-em- 
ploy whatever b;ind it chooses. 

Newspaper Guild and Teachers' 
Union, which have headquarters in 
the Broadwood, were preparing to 
move this week nnlc.vi picketing 
ceases. They rcfu.sc to cro.s-s the line. 



With the intention of eventually 
making hini a paid ofTi r of the or- 
ganization,' Walter Douglas, head of 
Donaldson, Douglas It Gumble, was 
elect^ president of the Music Pub- 
lishers Protective Association Mon-. 
day (18) by the trade group's new 
board of directors. No move will be 
made to name -Douglas chairnfian of 
the KO>PA's board, with a salary 
attached tp the assignment, until 
after he has disposed of his publish- 
ing connections, if he so elects. 

When an influential faction of the 
hew- MPPA board isuggested at a 
previous meeting of the board that 
Douglas be given a salaried position, 
Lou Diamond, of Famous Music 
Corp., demurred. Diamond urged, 
that the organization'^ bylaws be so 
iamended as to prevent any active 
publisher frbm ^ serving - as a paid 
official of the MPPA. This objectibn 
was compromised by the no-salary, 
designation and the implied commit- 
ment that the salaried job would go 
to Douglas ' should he dispose of hia 
interests in D, D & G. 

Understanding is that Douglas will 
concern himself with trade and or- 
ganizational matters and that Harry 
Fox, who holds the title of general 
manager, will continue to direct the 
licensing: and dfrectihg phases of. the- 
MPPA. Association now has 62 pub- 
lishing firms on its membership rolls, 
as contrasted with the 29 which pre- 
vailed when Fox took over about s 
year ago. , 

MPPA's other newly elected offi- 
cers are Lester Santly, v.p.; Max 
Dreyfus, treasurer, and Jack Mills, 
secretary, while the new board con- 
sists of Douglas, Slantly, Dreyfus, 
Mills, Saul' Bomstein, Louis Bern- 
stein, Edwin H. (Buddy) Morris, 
Jack Bregman and Johnny O'Connor. 
All but Santly and O'Connor, ex 
MPPA' prez, are also directors of the 
American Society of Composers^ 
Authors and Publishers. 



IMPORTING ROYAL SCOTS 
BAND FOR CANADA EXPO 



Elwood A. Hughes, g.rn. of Ca- 
nadian National Exhibition in To- 
ronto, world's largest annual fair, 
sails for England today (Wednes- 
day) to engage the Royal Scots Ar- 
tillery band for his shindig. He has 
been in New York for a week con- 
ferring with New York World's Fair 
officials and talent o.o.'ing. Will be 
gone aboiit 20 days In all. 

At fair in Toronto this year, 
Hughes will introduce giant-scale 
outdoor dancing on a taxi dance basis 
which the exhibition itself will oper- 
ate, as against former commercial 
concession. Previously dancing was 
all indoors. Same setup of two top 
name bands will be used on change- 
over. 



Bennett's N. Y. Fair Job 



Professional Men's Lineup 

Annual . ow which the Profes- 
sional Music Men, Inc., i.s puttin-i 
on at the Alvin theatre, New York, 
May I, will include George. M, Cohan, 
.Eddie Ciintor, Benny Goodman, Guy 
Lombardo. Ben Bcrnif, Ritz Bi'ps. 
and Lou Holtz. 

Eveiit hiis Ixtn postponed from 
April 27 in dcfci-incc lo the G or«c 
1 M. Cohiiii-Ciitholic Acloi.'.,,(;uild din- 
I ner being held that .sar;ie night. 



^ Hollywood, April 19. 

R. Russell Bennett, of RKO stu- 
dio's music department, has been'set 
by Olin Downes, N. Y. Times music 
crick and the musical director for 
the New York World's Fair, to do 
the musical arrahgerhents for the 
expp'sT)rcview-festTval-to""be'~hel in~ 
Manhattan May It 

Included in the assignment are the 
arrangement for the 'Showboat' 
number, as well as the writing of a 
song titled "TNT Cocktail.' 



Krupa's Personnel 

, Gene.Krupa orchestra gws into the 
Arcadia-Internationa!, Philadolph-'a, 
for three weeks opening May 5. 
Krupa's crew opened Saturday (IGJ 
in Atlantic City. 

PcrsonncT of tiie tiiino Include. 
Krupa, drum.s; Millon Haskin. iano; 
Ray Biondi, Kuil.'n-; Horace R'll'ins, 
ba.ss; Tommy DiCarlo. Diivr; .Sci ulze, 
and Tom Goslin, iiumocl;;; C t'Ic 
Kvans, Bruce S()uirc.s, Charles Me- 
C.'i ish, trombones; Viflo r.Iusso, Carl 
Hiesockcr, Murray Willia and 
Gcoifju .Sifavb, iU.vcs. 



40 



VARIETY 



MUSIC— CONCERT 



Wednesday* April 20, 193 





> * "5 _ 3 




Lily Pons Tours; 
Other Met Stars 
Set World Dates 



Approximately three months of 
concert and radio wdrlc have bean 
booked for Lily Pons pn her South 
-Ameriean-tour.-^which-stacts late jn- 
June. Metropolitan Opera soprano, 
now on an CKtensive European con- 
cert and opera tour, will make her 
last currently scheduled appearance 
in Brussels May 6. Then returns to 
New York. She'll leave for S. A. 
June 18, returning to the U. S. in 
October. No picture plans for next 
season have as yet been made by the 
singer. 

L o 1 1 e Lehmann, Metropolitan 
Opera soprano, is returning to Covent 
Garden, London, for five perform- 
ances beginning May 4. 'bar Rosan- 
kavalier" will be the opener. Singer 
win return to the U. S. July 15 for 
several summer engagements. 

Lauritz Melchior, leading heroic 
tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Co., 
will sing the top teriot roles in two 
complete cycles of Wagner's 'Niebel- 
ungen Trilojsy," in addition to seveiral 
'Lohengrin' performances n e x t 
month at Covent Garden, London. 
Will also sing with the Paris Grand- 
Opera in June. 

Ezio Pinza, leading basso, and 
Elisabeth Rethbergi leading soprano 
of the Met, will team for South 
American concerts within the next 
few months. Pair will be heard to- 
gether today (Wednesday) and Fri- 
day (22) in Havana. Both are also 
skedded for summer opera at the 
Teatro, Colon, during their S. A. 
tour. 

Nino Martini will be featured at 
the Ann Harbor Festival, ay 13. 
He aUo plans a trip to Kis native 
Italy, the first in Ave years. 

Rose Bampton, Metropolitan Opera 
soprano, will sing the opening hymn, 
at the 'previiew' of the New York 
World's Fair May 30. 

Dr. Wilfred Pelletier, etropolitan 
Opera conductor, will conduct the 
Bach music festival i pntreal May 
30 through June 1. 



Breakdown of Network Plugs, 8 A. M. to 1 A. M. 

FoHoioing is an analysis of the combined plugs of current tunes oh WEAF, WJZ, WABC and WOR computed 
for the week /rom Monday through Sunday (April 11-17). Grand ^otal repr'ese7its 'accumulated performances 
. on the tiuo NBC links, CBS and Mutual from 8 0. m. to 1 o. «i. 'Comjnercials' refers to all types plugs on spon- 
sored prograi In 'Source' column, 'denotes film song, \ legit tunes, and 'pop' speaks for itself. 



Title 

Ti-Pi-Tin , 

How'd You Li 

Please Be Ki 

On the Sentimental Si 
It's Wonderful. 



Pabllsher Sourc* 

, ..Feist , ..Pop ., .. 

...Famous ♦College Swing. 

, . .Harms Pop . . , . . . . 

, . .Select 'Dr. 

.Bobbins ...Pop ••• 



Grand Commer- 



You're an Education Remick Pop 

Sunday in. the Park .Mills tPins and Needles. 



ToUI 

56 
43 
38 
37 
30 
35 
34 



.Chappell ...'Goldwyn Follies 33 



Love Walked In 
Good. Night,-AngeU„ . .^^ 

Cry, Baby, Cry 

Let's Sail to Dreamland. , . . 
Don't Be That Way........ 

At a Perfume Counter 

Who Are We to Say?....., 

Bewildered 

I Simply Adore You . . 

Heigh-Ho . - - „„ 

Whistle While You Wor Berlin ..'Snow White 27 

Thanks for the Memory.... Paramount ..'Big Broadcast 26 

In My Little Red Book Marks ...........Pop 26 

Moon of Manakoora .,. . :Kalmar- •Hurricane 25 

One Song. ....Berlin ,. 'Snow White 25 



,..j,BerlirLj....,_.i..... .. tBadioJCIly ReA'Cls., 

I ..... .Shapiro Pop ; 

, , . ... .Spier . Pop 

, Robbins ...Pop 

....... Donaldson ..tCasa Manana Ravue.. 

.Feist .•Girl of Golden West. 

Miller Pop 

...... .Ager-Yellen .Pop ....... 

..Berlin 'Snow White. 



31 
31 
30 
29 
28 
28 
27 
27 
27 



Two Bouquets 

Joseph, Joseph....... 

Something Tells 

Dipsy Doodle.....;.. , 

I Can Dream, Can't I?. .Mario . 

I Fall in Love With You Every . ...iFamous 
My Heart Is Taking Lessons.. ...Select 



Shapiro Pop 

Harms Pop 

Witmark . . ,'. ". . . ". . POpi 

Lincoln Pop 

" tRight This 

•College. S win 
•Dr. Rhythm.. 



• Pop 

. *Joy of Living.. 

. ♦Rebecca of Sunnybrook Far 
. tBetwcen the Devil . ......... 

. ♦Mad Aboiit Music ; 

, ♦Two Shadows. . . 

. Pop : . 

. Pop . . : , 

. ♦Romance in the Dark 

. Pop 



24 
24 
24 
24 
23 
23 
22 
22 
21 
21 
20 
20 
19 
19 
18 
18 
16 



Garden in Granada.. Schuster- 

You Couldn't Be Cuter...... .....Chaopell 

Toy Trumpet Circle 

I See Your Face Before Me. Crawford .... 

I Love ta Whistle Robbins „... 

Two Shadows. .Witmark .... 

More Than Ever. Miller 

I Can't Face the Music . Remick 

Romance In the Dark. .Famous 

This Time Its Real ....Spier ........ 

Lovelight in the Starli .Paramount . . 

I Live the Life I Love Words-Music 

Just Let Me Look at You Chappell .,.. 

Always and Always. Feist.: .♦Mannequin 

Little Lady Make Beli Olman .;.Pop 

Where Have We Met Robbins Pop 

Hometown i.. Crawford w.Pop 

You Went to My Head . . ABC Pop 

It's Easier Said Than Done i Olnian Pop 

Stop and Reconsider..... Lincoln ......... .-Pop 

Sweet as &. Song. Robbins ♦Sally. Irene and Mary .12 

In the Shade of the New ...Chappell tHooray for What........ 12 

Loch Lomond Robbins Pop . 12 

Love Is Here to Stay Chappell . 'Goldwyn Folh 12 

I Double Dare You. Shapiro .Pop ..• 12 



Three Blind Mice ..Tenney 

In the Still of the Night Chappell ... 

Gvpsy ;h My Soul .Words-Music 

I Was Doing AH Right. .Chappell . . . 

You'd Better Chance Your Ager-Yellen 

It's Just a Simple Melodv ; Witmark . . . 

On the Sunnv Side of the Rocki Hollywood . 

I'm Glad I Waited for You Stasny 

At Your Beck and Call ABC 

Let Me Whisper.. .Chappell .., 

Lost and Found Santl.v-Joy .. „ . . 

Romance in the Rain Red SUr ..♦Harlem on Piaine 

An Old Straw Hat... -.Feist ♦Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 



MARTINI HURT IN RAIL 
CRASH; CONCERT OFF 



Denver, April 19. 

Leg Injury sustained by Nino 
Martini Saturday (16) night in -train 
wreck near Hudson, N; Y.i resulted in 
cancellation of Denver concert 
scheduled for last night (18). 

Martini returned to New York for 
treatment. 



Aussie Concert Season, 
Grand Opera Splurge 

Sydney, April. 2 
Concert season which commences 
here next month is expected to re 
turn a healthy gross to Williamson 
Tait and the Australian Broadcasting 
Commission. Artists booked lor tour 
under the separate managements will 
include Lawrence Tibbett, Alexander 
Kipnis, Georg Szell, Kirsten Flagstad, 
Sigurd Rascher, Richard Tauber, Dr. 
Malcolm' Sargent, arid Guila Bustabp 
Last concert season was tremen- 
dously successful one for A.B.C. and 
W-T with overseas performers, and 
it is believed that the coming season 
will surpass it. 



Melb ourne. April 2 

Sir Ben Fuller, by arrangement 
with Senor Izal, will bring an Italian 
troupe to Australia for a grand opera 
try. Opening will be in this spot 
early in July, alter which will come 
a season in Sydney and possibly New 
Zealand. 

Understood that arrahgemenU 
were completed in Roine last week 
and that bonds have- already been 
posted. 



on 



Chaliapin's L. A. Will 

Hollywood, April 19. 

The will of Feodor Chaliapin, ^. 
nic in Los Angeles lor probate, ba 
queaths his prop.brly here, valued 
$100,000, to his sacoiid wife and thi 
daughters. 

Opera singer letl two other wills 



. "Her Jungle Love. 16 

.tFifty-Fifty 16 

.♦Her Joy of Livi 16 

15 
14 
13 
13 
13 
13 
13 



Pop 12 

•Rosalie 12 

+Fitly-Fiftv 12 

•Goldwyn Follies 12 

Pop 12 

•Script Girlr 12 

♦Roll Along, ; 11 

Pop 11 

Pop 10 

Pop 10 

Pop 10 

- - 10 

10 



claU 

15 
10 

8 

5 

•7 

3 

3 

9 

6. 

5 

3 

3 

1 

4' 

1 

2 

G 

5 

6 

1 

6 

4 

1 

5 

4 

4 

4 

3 

4 

1 

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2 

1 

5 
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3 
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1 
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Disc Refiewi 



Ej Ab«l 



Maxlne Salllvan, colored song- 
stress at the Onyx Club, who came 
to the fore rather meteorically un- 
der CUnde Thornhlirs guidance and 
muslcianly arrangements, withi the 
swing' versions of 'Annie Laurie' and 
'Loch Lomond,' has been lured awar 
from Brunswick on to the Victor 
label. Her debut entry is No. 25802, 
Moments Liki This' from 'College 
Swing' (Par) and 'Please Be Kind.' 
Miss Sullivan's style Is labeled 'voca- 
dance,' and Eli Oberistein (Victor) 
creation, and quite fitting. Maestro- 
arranger Thornhill batons the back- 
up orchestra, But, somehow, thii 
lazy swing is a bit too miich in the 
same groove to excite. A sharper 
contrast on both sides would more 
signally have teed oft her first efforts 
on the RC A label. 

Gny Lonbardo on Victor 25786 
does well with 'Ti-Pi-Tin.' novelty 
rhythmic waltz by Maria Grever- 
Ramohd Leveen which Horace Heidt 
first introduced from mss. 'Let's Sail 
to Dreamland,', reverse, is a melody 
foxtrot ballad. Carnten Lombudo 
and the trio, per usual, on the 
vocals. On Vocalion 3991, George 
Hall's version of 'Ti-Pi-Tin' is equal- 
ly sinootKrpaire~dwith~'Gypsy'ToM" 
Me' out of 'Happy' Landing.' Dolly 
Dawn and Donald C»rroU split the 
vocals. 

A vocal blues is 'I Can't Dance 
(Got Ants. in My Pants') and 'Round 
and Round' by Kitty Cray and her 
Wampus Cats on Vocalion 03992. 
Kitty blues, the larynx. Lorrkliie 
Walton gets very confidential with 
'If You're a Viper' (Rosetta How- 
ard), a somewhat naughty marihuana 
lyric, primed to appeal to the swing- 
lane jitterbugs who might be full of 
'tea' or. 'miiggles,' ias the prohibited 
reefers arc clubbily called. Bluester, 
backed by a piano, guitar, clarinet 
and bass combo, gives out on Vo- 
calion 03989, paired with an original 
'Waiting Blues.' Both these are 
patently' primed far the coin opera- 
tors' trade. 

More decorous vocals: Pinky Tom- 
Hn's 'My First Impression of You' 
from 'Having Wonderful Time' 



(RKO), and "Lost and Found' en 
Brunswick 8091, Cy Feaer maestro- 
ing; and Phil Began'* 'When Irish 
Eyes are Smiling' and 'Come Back to 
Erin,' specially released for the 
Paddy's Day- market. Feuer also 
batons. Br. 8086, ' 

'You're an Education* and 'Two 
Bouquets,' latter from an English 
film, are in the Busi Morgan man- 
ner, Br. 8084. Bernlee Parki and 
Mert Cnrtis vocalize.. Sharply con- 
trasting is Barney BIgard and his 
orchestra with 'If I Thought You 
Cared' and 'Drummer's Delight' (by 
Bigard and Duke Ellington) on 
Voc. 3985, produced by Master. This 
latter twain are in the ultra ad-, 
vanced manner, with plenty of 
swlngo. 

The Aadrewi Sisters, who were 
the first to tee-ofi 'Bel Mir,' have a 
new one, also from Yiddish musical 
comedy archives, originally titled 
'Yussel, Yussel,' and now called 'Jo- 
seph, Joseph.' Their Decca 1691 re- 
cording of this and 'It's Easier Said 
Than Done' is in the same scat style 
that first distinguished these new- 
comers on the wax. A snappy swing 
octet, Frank Froeba, John McGee, 
Vic Schoen, Tony Zimmer, Dave 
Barbour, George Mazza, Haig 
.Stephens and Sammy White, back un 
the Andrews who are known around 
the'CKr'niteriesr' As w-ith-'BSr Mir;' 
Cahn-Chaplin have refurbished the 
original by Casman-Stcinberg. 

Another: swing classic by the Aa- 
drewi Sisters, with the same instru- 
mental backup, is a vocadance ver- 
.'ion of 'Ti-Pi-Tin,' cleverly arranged. 
The back-up piece; 'Where Have We 
Met Before,' is also good material 
for their style. Decca 1703. 

Bluebird 7466 has another import; 
this time by two English dance 
bands. Boy Fox and Ben . Frankel, 
who evidence a nice style with their 
waltz-foxtrot couplet from two Metro 
operettas, doing 'Will You Remem- 
ber?' from 'Maytime' (Romberg) and 
"The Donkey Serenade' from 'Fire- 
fly' (Friml). Fox, who is really an 
American . but better known . as a 
smart London cafe dance purveyor, 
handles the waltz, with Denny Den- 
nis featured vocally. Frankel does 
the foxtrot excerpt. 

Larry Clinton, composer-arranger. 



whose swing versions of '1 Dreamt 
That I Dwelt in Marble Halls,' 
'Martha,' etc., got a lot of attention, 
rings the bell again with his versions 
of the 'Gavotte from the opera 'Mig- 
non' (Thomas) and 'Dance of the 
Hours' froni Ponchielli's 'La Gio- 
conda.* They're sweet-swingo, but 
of the. type which has created the 
to-do in some communities anent 
swinging the classics. Per usual. 
Bea Wain gives out in ' an ultra- 
modern super-52d street vocal swing 
style. But, basically, it's Clinton's 
crack arrangements and. a snappy 
team of jamsters including F.. Here- 
ford. T. Zimmers, G. Dessin^ers and 
D. Watt, saxes; J. Sexton, W. Smith, 
S. Baken, trumpets; F. Leary, A. 
Russo, trombones; J. Chesleigh, gui- 
tar; A. Whistler, string bass: S. 
Mineo, piano; R. ichaels, drums. 
Victor 25805. 

Brunswick 6095 has a brace of In- 
teresting waxings by the Strings la 
Swing Time, maestroed by Vladimir 
Sellasky, who has demonstrated 
swingo chamber music on the con- 
cert platforms. 'Professor Visits 
Harlem,' by Frankly n Marks, and 
another descriptive instrumental 
piece, 'Oriental Stock Exchange 
(Croom-Johnson) are ideal for this 
Brunswick experiment in advanced 
.<iymphonized swingo; They'll be 
januni ' the waltz next! 



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PHILA. ORCH AT 
$6,900 IN N. Y. 
CONCET 



Carnegie Hall drew the big .busi- 
ness for New York's concerts fast 
■week, with all major Gotham events 
taking place there. Philiadelphia Or- 
chestra was the : week's biggest 
money malcer,: 

Marian Anderson,, Negro contralto, 
•nd the Philharmonic-Symph nl.so 
did well. .It was the Symph's next to 
last week.' 

Estimates (or .Last 

PhiladeiphU. Orch, Carnegie Hall 
(2,'760; $3.50-$1.50). Tuesday (12); 
Eugene Ormandy conducting and 
John Charles Thomas as soloist, the 
orchestra: soared to a bi ,900 sell- 
out, unusual for what is considered 
e bad night. 

Phllbarmonlc-Symph, Carnegie Hall 
(2.760: $3-75c). Three concerts, with 
John BarbirolU conducting and Rich- 
ard Bonelli as name soloist, drew big 
$15,000, one of the season's best, in 
the next-to-Iast week; usual Friday 
afternoon concert was shitted back 
to Wednesday afternoon (13) instead. 

Marbn Anderson, Carnegie Hall 
,(2.760; $3.30-$l,10). Final in the 
eight-concert series by the Negro 
contralto, near-$ellout of $5,600. 

Amato U. S. Citizen 

Baton.Rouge, April 19. 

Fa.<;q[uale AiYiato, head of the opera 
department, . School of ' Music, Loui- 
siana. State U., and for years a lead- 
ing ' baritone with the Metropolitain 
Opera Company, was one of IS re- 
ceiving American citizenship in final 
naturalization ' proceedings In Fed- 
•ral court here last week. 

Amato was born in Naples, Italy. 



0. H. Bullitt Named Prez 
Of Orch Assn. in Philly 

Philadelphia, April 19. 
rville H. Bullitt, banker, of 
Ambler, Philadelphia suburb, was 
named prez of the Philly Orchestra 
Assn. by the board of directors last 
Thursday (14). 

He succeeds Dr. Thomas S. Gates, 
prez of the U. of Pennsylvania; who 
takes the newly created post of board 
chairman. 



THOMAS TO GET $7,500 
IN ti. 'BLOSSOM' LEAD 



Xx)s Angele.s, April 19. 
John Ghiarles Thomas has been en- 
gaged by Edwin Lester, general di- 
rector of the Los Angeles Civic Light 
Opera As.sn., at $7,5()0 to sing the 
lead in 'Blossprri Time' for one week 
opening May 16 at the Philharmonic 
Auditorium. . Subsequent offerings 
will be 'The Student Prince' (23); 
'New Moon' (30), and, a fourth pro- 
duction, to be announced week of 
June 6. 

Thomas, now in New York, will ar- 
rive here May 2 to. Start rehearsals. 
Among sponsors of the opera season, 
are Wait , Disney, Cecil B: DeMille 
and others of the picture industry. 



Lew Porter wrote two songs. 
•Beautiful' and 'Je t'Aime,' which 
Jimmy Newell will warble in Grand 
National's 'Renfrew Rides North.' 



Henley Appointed Super 
Of Coast Music Project 

San. Francisco; April 19. 
Homer Henley, local critic-singer- 
teacher, has been named supervisor 
of Bay Region Federal Musi.c Project 
by Regional Director Alfred Hertz. 
Ciulio Silva, present temporary head; 
will give fuU time to.dir^ctinjg WPA 
chorus. 

With end of regular symphony sea- 
Son. Federal Symphony will give 
fortnightly concerts through summer. 
Permanent batoneer for orchestra 
not yet signed,' but future guest 
conductors include Richard Hage- 
man,. Nikolai Sokioloft, Antonio Brico, 
Mary Carr Moore and Walter Her- 
bert. 



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Music Notes 



Charles RosofT and Eddie Gheri50se 
have, made a de.il with Mills Mu.iic 
Co., for publication of 'Ride, AmiKos. 
Ride,' 'Song of (he Rd.se' and 'What 
Care I,' which . tlicy' clcded for 
Monogram's "Rose of the Rip 
Grande.' 



Lohr, NBC Prez, Denies Raiding 
Philadelphia Orch for Toscanini 



L. Wolfe Gilbert Co. closed thr 
year deal with Albert G. Cblu 
Republic musical director. 



Bernle Hannieaii and Johnny 
Mercer defied. 'As Long As Vou 
ti ve— You'l 1 Br Dead: -When rYou 
Die,' arid Charles Henderson, Winky 
Tharp and Hanhigan dished up 'It's 
Against the Law in Arkansas' for 
Warners 'Mr. ChumP-' 



bimilrl Tidoihih signed by Metro 
to adapt the Johanii Strauss music 
for 'The Great Waltz.* 



Shapiro - Bern.<stein is publi.shine 
'Jcssohiine,' Paul Martin's theme, 
which he wrote 12 years ago in 
school days and which he has been 
using on all, of his rhusical .shows 
from the iSan Francisco studios of 
NBC. Deal was closed, by Davie 
Gordon, Coast rep for publishers. 
S-B also closed' with Hal Roach for 
publication rights to background 
music and song niimbers' defied by 
Arthur uerizer and Phil Char'ig for 
the new Laurel-Hardy feature, 
'Swiss Miss.' 



. ranz a'xiiiah. Bob right , and 
Chet Forrest cleffed four song num- 
bers: 'Yankee, Ragtime Jazn,' 'For- 
ever Followr Truth,' 'Comrade, Song' 
arid 'How Can I Leave Thee' f6r 
Metro's 'Three Comrades.'- 



Meredith Wlllsen's .selection of the 
10 most beloved, melodies of all time 
as used.'on Metro-Maxwell show be- 
ing published by Robbins in May. 

Ralph Ralnecr- and Leo Robin 
cleffed the cowboy lament, 'Silver 
on the Sage,' which Bill Roberts wiil 
warble in Paramount's The Texahs.' 



isbam Joiies and Jimmy Dorsey 
have been dated for the Ocean Pier, 
Wildwobd, N. J., May .28 and 29,' re- 
spectively. 



Jlmmle McHueh and' Harold 
Adamson are -writing the numbers 
for Universal'.s 'That Certain Age,' 
beanna Durbin's next picture. Tune- 
sters are also | working on ditties for 
the<.^ame. company's" "The Rage" of 
Paris." 



alter Bnllock and Harold Spina 
are cleffing. the songs for hirlcy 
Temple's next 20th-Fox rrer, 
■Lucky Penny.' 



Frank Loesser and 'Alfred New- 
man won, Ascap's award for the 
mo.st outs log rilm song for the 
first quarter of 1938 with their 'Moon 
of Munakoora' for Samuel Goldr 
wyn's 'Hurrican .' 



Eddie Cherkose and Roy Webb 
sold their ditty, 'Love Must Have 
Caught My Eye,' to RKO. Joe Mor- 
rison will sing it in "Picketing for 
Love.' 



Roy Webb 4issigned to wri the 
.score for five RKO pictures; 'Gun 
Law,' 'Having Wonderful . Time,' 
'Vivacious Lady.' 'Blind Ali i' and 
'Saint in New York? 

Victor Baravalle clefOng the .score 
for RKO's new Fred Asl.iire-Ginger 
Rogers picture, 'Carefree.' 



Walter Too Late 



Philadelphia, April 19. 
Bruno Walter was recently 
offered and turned down lead- 
ership of Pittsburgh symphony, 
it was learned here this week; 
JS.hprt.tirne_later, Walter gabled,, 
a hurried change of mind, But 
he was too late. Job had al- 
ready been, passed out to Fritz 
Reiner at figure reported to be 
$30,000 a year. 

, Negotiations . ilh Walter, 
v/ha was in Austria at the time, 
were handled through Arthur 
Judson, manager of Columbia 
Concerts. Walter, on the. initial 
bid, refused to leave his native 
land. With the anschiu.s.s. how- 
ever,' he is forced put of his na- 
tive country;. 



AGMA REEECTS SAME 
SLATE; TIBBEH, PREZ 



American Guild of Musical Artists 
held its annual meiribershiip meeting 
Monday (18) iat the HotelPlaza, New 
York, Principal action of the ses- 
sion was re-election of the officers, 
headed by Lawrence Tibbett presi- 
dent. Singer did not attend the con- 
fab, having left recently on an Aus- 
tralian concert toUr. 

Five jnembers of the board; of di- 
rectors were named. Only one, Ed- 
ward Harris, is a newcpmer. He 
replaces Deems Taylor. Others, all 
of wljom succeed themselves, include 
Alexander Smallens; Frank Chap- 
man, Charles Hackett an Efrem 
Zimbalist. 

Date will be set today (Wednes- 
day) for. the former Grand Opera 
Artists - Assn.. of; America .members 
to name their representative on -the 
AGMA- board. However, such reps 
may not. take office until the new 
AGMA charter is approved.. Earliest 
likely date for that is the end of 
May. 



rhila hia, April 19. 
Lenox R. Luihr, prez of National 
Broadcasting Corp., in a Ic'llcr to Dr. 
Thomas ,S. Gate.s; chairman of the 
board of .the Phil.idelphia Orch 
A.ssn., denied that NBC was raiding 
the local organization to obtain men 
for its symph. Lbhr said, that it any 
of the men :left it Was only through - 
a desire to play with Toscanini. 

fs in Philly have been that 
.NBC . has been offering big salaries 
to lure men away in order to make 
good the promisc to Toscanini to get 
hini the best crew available. here 
has been go.s ip of .$15,000 salary of- 
fers 10 %T,500 men. 

Only phe man has actually left, it 
developed this week. He is Arthur 

j I. Btcrv, soloist, and fir.st French 
horn player. Two others, Charles 

I Gusiko/r, fiist trombonist, and An- 
ion Tprcllo, first cpntfabassoohist, 
attempted to quit the Philly symph 
for NBC's, but were prevented by- 
the ' union.' Latter upheld Philly 
Orchefra A.ssh's . claim that six 
months' required notice had not 
been given. Ahothcr man has re- 
signed from the orchestra /and Is 
understood ncgptiating' Tos- 
cani i's outfit. 

Dcs ite led • guffavys over 

Lchr's claim that desire to be 
batoned by Tosci was the. only rea- 
son' men would leave the Philly 
group, it's uhanirnously agreed by 
music crix that the local Symph has 
slipped since Stokpwski ibft. There 
is' . reported .disatisfaction w i t h 
Eugene Ormandy, his successor, and 
it's almost certain that. Ormandy Will 
be out when his three-year contract 
expires at the end of next season. 

Ormandy, it's agrc , is capable 
enough, but just unfortunate' in hav-. 
ing to fill a hole left by' Stoki, con- 
sidered here as a genius. Who will 
follow Ormandy is much In the 
air as there arc very few big enough 
men . ayailabie. Briino Walter has 
teen mentioned. 



Everett Hoarland into the Willows, 
Pittsburgh, May 25. 



Fred Stryker and Morton Green 
sold their song number, 'Got Som* 
Ridin' to Do,' to Sol Lesser for us* 
in Principal Pictures' 'Lord of th». 
Paniimints.' 



' David. Snell, Metro mu.sical direc- 
tor, is writing the scores for 'The 
Clock Ticks On,' "That Mothers 
Might Live,' 'Snow Gel.s in Your 
F.ye.s,' 'The Pay-Off' arid 'Surf 
iferocs. 



Hilda Emery Davis, wife, of orch 
leader Meyer Davis, has. cleffed new 
tone poem. 'The Last Kni'-'ht,' which 
will be preemed by NBC Symph un- 
der Picric Monteux on May 7. She's 
had six compositions ublishcd. 



Solly Cohen ha.s. joined the 
York profe.s.sional s';an' of Kal 
it Ruby iis assistant to El 



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vaudeX nite clubs 



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Vaude Policy, Sans Girls, for Casa 
Manana; Lpan-Billy Rose Charges 



• IS YEARS AGO < 

(From 'Vaiiibtt ond Clipper) 



Abe Lyman, maestro, and Billy 
Rose, manager of the Casa Manana, 
New York, go betore board o£ Local 
802, mcrican Federation o£ u- 
sicians, to answer to complaints pt 
overworking Joe CanduUo's dance 
orcneslra;~Betf virtually constitutes 
an under-scale charge in view of 
long hours and unadjusted pay of 
CanduUo's. group. 

Rose has passed the buck to Ly- 
man, it is stated, blaming the conr. 
dition on Lyman's sessions, thus 
forcing additional time on the other 
band. 

Hearing involves settlement of 
back coin, allegedly due for the 
stretching; Rose, it- is .said, has in- 
formed the union that if nicked he 
will shutter and then sue the union 
for forcing the shuttering. 

Lyman is in for $2,000 weekly with 
19 men and cuts .down his scale on 
men by the by-play while CanduUo's 
Is upped. Rose feels Lyman, is rcr. 
cponsible as the musical contractor 
lor the spot' 

Meanwhile plans for new girl-less 
Ihow .to replace current setup go on 
with: Lou Holtz and Vincent Lopez 
let for opening May 1. Will be a 
vaude arrangement of names, but no 
dames. Bills change every two 
weeks. 



F-M Sets Deal to Book 
At Million $ Pier, A. C. 

Fanchon & Marco, has made a deal 
with George Hamid, who has taken 
over Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic 
City, to book the acts and produce 
the shows iUei: i?. suinmer, start- 
ing June 25. 

itamid will take care pt the out- 
door and circus acts spotted in the 
Pier, -wilh F. & M. handling stage 
bookings. Agency will change shows 
weekly, using. lB girls and four or 
Ave vaude acu on each bill. 



Kelly Hits Merger 



Sablon*8 Montreal Date 

Jean Sablbn, . French tenor, under 
contract to NBC Artists, plays a 
week of vaude at Loew's, Montreal, 
opening Friday (22). 

Sihger played a date at 's^me 
house last spring, these two .weeks 
being only stage dates Sablon has 
had since NBC brought him over 
two 'years ago. Has been steadily 
sustaining on the network, never 
having bagged a sponsor for other 
than guest spottings. 




I.sham Jones jnd his orch In n 
vaude debut at the Palace, Chi. Had 
been playing at the College Inn and 
cashing in on his popularity there. 
His lO-man band wa^ tups. 



Peimsy Names 4 Secret Agents To 
Probe Girls Mixing in Niteri 



Only seven acts at the N. Y. Pal- 
ace, but the bill ran long, due to 
encores. Hugo Riesentcld's orch top- 
ping. Julian Eltinge in a new act 
was right alongside. " 



Garry Oweh, who ha'', done fairly 
weir as a siiiging single, went into 
ai sketch, playing a dock rat, and got 
about all there was to be had. from 
the audience at the Colonial. Had 
been wasting his ti ith the old 
stuff. 



Shep Fields Okay; Due 
To Join Band ^prU 28 

Shep Fields, but of tiie hospital 
after an appendectomy, will get ba^k 
into harness April 28 when his band 
opens .a >veek's vaudate at the Memo* 
rial, Boston. 

Orchestra leader was taken oft the 
stage of the Lyric, Indianapolis, 
March 21 and. rushed to hospital for 
an emergency operation.' Band fin- 
ished the week without Fields, but 
flock of subsequent staga appear-, 
ances were canceled. 



Long Tack ?-am company at the 
State. Had played the Palace, in the 
block above, only a couple of weeks 
before. 



Different Marden Show 

Opening shows of Ben Marden's 
Biveria, May -19, will be ol different 
type than heretofore. Usual floor 
girl line is out although a half dozen 
showgirls will be used. Sophie 
Tucker and Eugene and Willie How- 
«rd will top. 

Leonard Sillman is staging. 



Bell's 
Hawaiian 
Follies 



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iladelphia, April, 19. 
Despite ihuch-ballied rherger of 
cabaret and club bookers couplS 
weeks ago into Theatrical Managers 
Assn. of Eastern Pennsylvania, Tom 
Kelly, biz ag^nt of United Enter- 
tainers Assn., local nitery talbnt 
union, claims the hew outfit Is still 
impotent and unrepresentative. 

He sent out letters during the past 
week to all 10%-ers in town offering 
to set a meeting time, provide a 
place and help them organize.. He 
declared it's to interest of his" group 
to have a strong agents assn. to pre- 
vent cut-throat competish. 

TMA is outcome of combo .of old 
Licensed Bookers Assn, and Con- 
tractors Assn. Contractors until rcr 
cently were against being licensed, 
but all except one have - now ob- 
tained state certificates. Kelly dis- 
credits the merger because new 
group includes from 15. to 20 mem- 
bers of former Cpntractors group 
and fewer than five of the cabaret 
bookers. He said his ainn is to get 
all of- them into one large group. 

Melding of United Entertainers 
Assn,, local nitery talent union, into 
American Federation of Actors, was 
delayed- during past .week by circus 
strike in fJew York. 

Talks skedded between Tom 
Kelly; UBA biz manager, and Ralph 
Whitehead, AFA prez^ were held up 
due to Whitehead's activiti in the 
Rlngling tie-up. Confabs, it's ex; 
pected, will go on this week and 
UEA- shortly will be back in AFA 
fold, from which it strayed in bat- 
tle over local autonomy several years 
ago. 



Vincent Lopez and his band num- 
ber three at the R'.verside because 
he was doubling at the Coliseum, 
Put in to fili the niche left by fail- 
ure of Adelaide and Hughes to show. 



Fdwin August, one-time fave stock 
leading ir.an, was doing 'Making 
Amateur ovies'. along the lines 
followed by. etro in the Loew 
house.s, but playinc; the Keith time. 
Took- piics at each show, which could 
be seen ttie first half Of the following 
week; 



im Leong, Chinese restaurant 
man, was opening the Bamboo Gar- 
dens in Cleveland. Reputed to rep- 
resent an investment o: $1,000,000. 



Midget autos announced to race at 
the Kansas City speedway. First ap- 
pearance of the midges. 

Sidney Cohen flighting American 
Society of Composers, Authors and 
Piiblishers. Refused to pay the music 
tnx and aobealing from one court to 
the next higher. 



Goldwyn won over Paramount on 
the Cosmopolitan rel ses/ Par 
claimed rights to feature, though 
Hear..^ had shifted to Goldwyii. 



George Barnes, vaudeville actor, 
sailed for the Orient with a three 
act. Othe.-s were his divorced wife 
and his present, spouse. 



Radio being touted as .-the best 
audiehce getter for theatre attend 
arice. Held to be better than sheet 
music or discs tor selling stage 
songs, 



NITEBt RADIO DOUBLE 

Philadelphia, April 19. 

Happy Felton's band, from Arca- 
dia-International, now doubling on 
WIP three tiines weekly. 

Ponti's Music, from Dutkin's Raths- 
keller, now goes on station nightly. 



Keith office Issued an order that 
bands from hotels must not vise the 
hotel name in the billing. Too much 
free advertising. 



N. Y. NITERIES' 
BUSINESS OFF 



New York nitery .picture has taken 
on a gloomier hue in the. last couple 
of weeks. Witti the nice weather, 
it's bogged down considerably. Couple 
of spots presumably doing well are 
beginning to seek for solutions. 

The Casa Manana is reported hav- 
ing lost its stride although still doing 
some volume trade. Cpnvplaint is 
that week night checks are not large 
enough, majority hanging around 
minimum. 'The Sunday night star 
fests keep the percentage up. A 
variety type show for the summer 
goes in May 1. 

Paradise is still struggling with 
reorg.and just getting under the tape, 
while the International Casino is 
undergoing its reorg and suffering 
slack along with the others. 

The new Jack Dempsey's. road- 
way Bar and Jim Braddock's . chop- 
house-have also cut in a shade on the 
others, although themselves np wow 
money-makers. 



Phlladelphi 

Four secret agents were appointed 
by the State during the past week to 
check on mixing of gal ehtertatnei-] 
in local niteries, according to Tom 
Kelly, biz agent of United Entertain, 
ers Assn.) talent union. 

Sleuths, disguised as paying gunsts,, 
will igo to 4 couple of spob a iiight] 
carefully surveying the situation. 
Then they will turn in their written 
observations. Subpoenas will be is- 
sued for operators oni basis of Swora 
statennents by the investigators; Lat- 
ter, need never appear. 

Kelly has declared he will see That 
prosecutions are not only made for 
labor law violations, but offenses 
aire also reported to the State Liquor 
Control Board. Mixing Is also ille- 
gal under the' booze act and licenses 
may be revoked. 

Labor and Industry Department 
plans to compel nitery owners to 
post skeds on starting time for each 
show in dressing ropms. Then it will 
demand to know why gals are com- 
pelled to come in .several hours be- 
fore the shows, start and remain sev- 
eral tnore hours after the last cur- 
tain. 



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Ringling Bros, appealed to ayor 
Curley, of Boston, for aid In getting 
a .show lot. Old lot had been sold, 
and they could And no other pitch. 



EQUrrVITES' SWINGO 
AUDITIONS ON 52D ST. 



Mitt-Reader's Soit 
Vs. Eddie Garr For 
IQSS Is Discontinued 

Psychic's suit for $35,000 against 
Eddie Garr, comedian, based on 10% 
of his earnings since 1929 has been 
discontinued 'without costs,' accord- 
ing to a stipulation filed Monday 
(is) in N. Y-'Supreme court. Action 
had been brought by Tala Lefuri^at, 
star-gazer and lucky number expert, 
who . claimed the cornediari had 
promised to make her his personal 
agent iand manager if her predictions 
made in 1929 of his ultimate success 
should prove true. Siie contended 
they had, but Garr reneged on his 
promise, she claimed. 

Last week, when examined before 
trial of the action, Garr partially 
admitted rnaking such a promise at 
the time' Miss Lefurrat had read his 
future, but claimed he was only 
'clowning,' 



2 FRISCO CAFE OWNERS 
IN QUIZ ON WAGE DEBTS 



San Francisco, April 19. 

George D'Olivio and Louis Do-i 
manci, owners of the Kit Kat Club, 
a L, A, nitery, were haled into court 
by State Labor Commission attorney 
Charles DreyfuS over $G00 salary ar- 
rears for entertainers. 

Hearing, which has been put over 
while defendants scout up some as- 
sets, is.on behalf of eight girls, Bar- 
bara Laurette, Marguerite Lorts, 
Erma Austin, Jessie Crys 1, Paula 
Jory; Dorothy Carter, ay Jordan 
and Claire Anderson. 



Oddest locale yet for auditioning 
legit neophytes is the new Footlights 
Club which Staiiley Ray burn ushered 
in on 52nd .street last Saturday (16). 
Legit sketches will be directed by 
Frank McCoy. 

Rayburn rounds out the floor show, 
with Smokey Joe and his. Hip Cats, 
John Beck, monologist, Grace Mor- 
gan, singer; Lee Tuck, m.c, and Mat 
dame La Duchesse. 



East St. Loo Robbery 

^ St. Louis, pril 19. 
The Gypsy Inn, ,in. East St. Louis 
nitery, was held up at 4:30 a. m. 
Thursday (14) by three armed Ne- 
groes, who forced Mrs.- Fay Sousa, 
three (employees and several patrons 
into the kitchen While the cash reg-^ 
isler was looted. 

As the' siickup men fled wfth $50, 
one of the customers shot at them. 
One of the men cried Put as if hit, 
Mrs. SOusa told cops. 



BOOKING: MANAGER 



Bolandi Roberts Offered 
To Eastern yaudeville 

Mary Boland being offered to 
eastern vaude in a twO-act with un- 
billed male partner . 

Another filmite offered is Beverly 
Roberts. Curtis Si Allen agency in 
N. Y. angling for both. 



illy'j New Vaudftlmer 

Philadelphi , April 19. 

Lincoln, playing Yiddish stock, 
leased by Morris Wax for vaudnim 
next season. House ■ will be exten- 
sively renovated for unishutlering 
about Labor Day, 

Formerly was operated for Negro 
trade by. Sam Stiefcl. 



If ERNEST 0. C. LAM- 
BART, last heard of in New 
York at Lambs Club, jll 
communlciate ith House- 
man & Co., Solicitors, of 6, 
New Court, Carey Street, 
London, iving full Christian 
names and names of broth- 
ers he will hear of some- 
thi is advantage. 



EstabliBhed Club Bureau will 
add experienced 'one night' 
booker to staff. Qire commis- 
sion, expectation and past ex- 
perience. Beplies confidentiaL 
Box 74, Variety, New York 



DONALD BURT 

Dre.H.sed by 

SIDNEY FISHER 

75/77, Shaftesbury Avenu« 
PICCADILLY, LONDON, ENG. 



ALWAYS WORKING 

'Whitey' ROBERTS 

Wk. Apr. 21, RKO. Boston 
Wk. Apr. 29, State, Harrisbura 
Wk. May 6, Loew's Capitol, 
Wash., D. C. 



Chan Gpldmaa's 77B 

Fu Maiichu Restaurant, Inc., Chi 
nese eatery, operated by At Gold- 
man, on West 49th street,' New York; 
filed a petition in N. Y. federal court 
Saturday (IG) to reor,?anize under 
77B of the Bankruptcy Law. 

Voluntal'y proccediii.t; lists a.sscts of 
$37,385 and liabilities at $71,051. 



in After Three-Year World Tour 



CON COLLEANO 



IS WEEK (APRIL 15) 



WedhesJa/, April 20, 1938 



VAUDE— MITE CLUBS 



VARIETY 



4S 



AFA Huddles with N. Y. Hotel AssiL 
On Cafe Pacts for Choruses, Acts 



Harry Calkiiis, chief organizer of 
the American • Federation of Actors, 
ith Campbell .& Boland, attor- 
neys, for the Hotel . Assn. of New 
York yesterday (Tuesday) to discuss 
ebpp contracts for New York hos- 
lelries. arks ATA's -flrst step in 
, although AFA acts work 
various, hotels around town minus 
pgreements. 

With spread of unionisin in hotels, 
Assn. feels it ight as well reach 
some accord. AFA wants contracts, 
covering : choruses as well . as acts^ 
cl ilar to its tiitery agreements with 
S7 spots .ground.' town. 

Matter ith the Paradise Res- 
.taiirant is now in hatids of the fed- 
eral court since spot is operating 
under 77B. AFA has acts there but 
recently got chorus agreement, which 
is pending in ' the courts. Giiils in 
the Cotton Cliib are also being ne-' 
gotiated for with management Acts 
there are already AFA. American 
Music Hall signed a chorus agree- 
ment this week. 

Of the 57 locations; are included 
tecentiy pacted niteries oh lower east 
side; Queens and Brooklyn. Bronx 
has not yet befen touched; 
I Fanchori & Marco! has. assembled 
Eonie of the acts and girls of : the last 
revue show at the Paradise nitery. 
N. Y., before the spot changed its; 
policy six weeks ago, ahd will troupe 
them as a vaude unit 

Bert Frohman and Barto and 

anri will top the cast A dance te^m 
and femme hoofer is . being added 
while a line will also be used, and 
show labeled 'Paradise, on Parade.' 
Unit has been set to open at Fay's, 
Philadelphia, April 29. for one week.- 



EQUITY PRESSURE ON 
P. G. SMITH'S VAUDE TRY 



Hollywood, -April 19. 
Paul Gerard Smith's Hollywood 
HobohemianB, a vaude bill of old 
timers, with, Trixie Friganza topping 
the bill, ran into Equity troublfe night 
the .experiment opeiied. Smith told 
the. time-checkers to move over as 
his .bill y/as strictly co-op and was 
yaiide till it made: money. After that 
it might be called a revuie at which 
time Equity could rriove in. 
" Bill was set down in the. Pro- 
fessional Players, theatre, a little 
sure-seater where Smith likes to 
spend the money he '. makes as a 
writer on the major lots. Most of -it 
wa's smart stuff, tire, a word taboo 
aiound the- studi , ith. Smith .act-': 
ing as m.c:, but acting. 

Besides Miss Friganza, .Pat 
O'Maliey, James Kelso, Eddie Foley, 
Ruth Faber, Ole .Oleson and Leah 
Latqur in comedy turns. Bill was in 
for a week and ran a week.' 



Hartnians for Riviera; 
Sheiia Barrett to Sail 

London, April 12. 

The Hartm'ans are. due to go into 
Ben Marden's Riviera, N, Y. for 
eight weeks :lhi!r yumriier, roviding 
the Versailles, N. 'y. releases Sheila 
Barrett to sail May 4, to open 'for 
Henry Sherek in his new cabaret at 
the Dorchester hotel here, Other.wise, 
the present cabaret will be held over 
another wieek, with the Hartmans 
losing the Riviera date. 

New cabaret at the Dorchester will, 
after four years, be niinus tiie usuai 
line 'Of gals. Instead it will be straight 
vaudeville .entertainment, and com- 
prise, besides iss Barrett, Holland, 
and Hart, Cyril ichard and Her- 
mione Beddeley. 



Texas Nitery Op 
Appeals to U. S. 

ion 




American Troupes 
Motoring Canada 
Require Licenses 

New law in effect In New Bruns- 

ick, Can., requires, all traveling 
.troupes' 1o purchase the province's 
license" plates for each vehicle used. 
Order was Issued by the motor ve- 

icle branch of the N;B. govern- 
ment and affects American acts tour- 
ing Canadian maritirae provinces 
during surhmer months. 

Over the summer it's estimated, 
• about 30, Yank troupes hit Nova Sco- 
tia, Prince'Edward IsHnd, Cape Brer 
toii. Island, Neiwfouhdland and New* 

runswick. They must pass thr'ougli 
latter to get to any of the others and 
hence are nicked at the start None 
cf the others have any such regular 
tion. 

Many acts have been set for dates 
ithout knowledge of the various 
icks a'waiting them. Province al- 
ready has in effect a - regulation de- 
manding a $100 bond, plus another 
bond representing 33 1-3% valuation 
on equipment and is forcing switch 
to Canadian trucks when shows 
travel in American commercial 
vehicles. 



New Orleans, April 19. 

Sam ' , Galveston, Texas, 

night club operator, under charge^ 
of having conspired With 87 others 
to violate the Federal anti-narcotic 
laws, appealed to the ij. S. circuit 
court of appeals here Friday (15) 
from a decision of Federal Judge 
Whitfield' Davidson in Houston, who 
had ordered Maceo to be taken to 
New York for trial. 
. Technically, Judge Davidson had 
dismissed a writ of habeas corpus, 
foyght in the .courts by- Maced, on 
the ground that he should be' tried 
in the district in which he lived. He 
based his plea, on a decision' by Judge 
Wayne Borah in New Orleans, with 
respect to seven Orieaniahs, likewise 
included in the conspiracy indict- 
rrients, iri which Borah liSld that the 
Goverrirnient .had not produced suf- 
ficient evidence to 'warrant the court 
to compel the seven Orleanians to 
stand trial in New York. 

In his plearfor a reversal of Judge 
Davidson's ruling reniaiidiog Maceo 
to the custody , of the U. S. marshal 
for transfer to New York,' It was 
declared Judge Davidson's decision 
that the case was triable only in New 
York was erroneous. 



ALL-NEGRO UNIT 
SAILS TO S. A. 
DATES 



First , all-colored vaude unit to go 
from. New; York to South America 
sailed last Thursday (14). Labeled 
'Harlem's Big Apple lieyue,' show 
was biiilt and is bei iloted by 
Clarence Robinson. 
' Troupe stops for tour days at the 
Campb Amor theatre, Havana, next 
week. Then to Buenos Aires, ';Where 
it opens at the Avenida May lO for 
a' guaranteed' three months, B!A. 
theatre is a twora-tiay. . 

Unit's cast includes Edward Mat- 
thews, baHfone; 6 Rhythm Flashes, 
Dot and Dash, panto comic Johnny 
Hudgihs, singers Ella May Waters 
and 'Velma Middleton, Connie Mc- 
licah's 10-piiece orchestra and a line 
of 12 girls. 

Mary Shaiik booked the Argentina 
date. 



Freeport, N. Y., Vaude 

- Starting today (Wednesday ), Cen- 
tury Circuit's Freeport theatre, 
Freeport N...y., wrill switch from 
straight films to vaudillm policy, 
Wednesday to Friday, inclusive. 
. Stunt is a trial for Century chain 
through Brooklyn and Long Islai)d. 



HUBT ISr CAE CRASH 

St. Louis, April 19. 
oyd Eckert, 21, a. local nitery 
rummer, sqffered possible fractures 
»f the skull . and spine- last week 
when his automobile crashed into a 
telegraph pole in St. Louis County. 

Eckert was' on his way home from 
n cafe wheii the accident, occurred. 
He . was taken to. the Park Lane 
Memorial Hospital; where his con 
dition is reported as serious. 



i Costuraers Huddle 

Chicago, April 19. 
Effect of the Federal Theatre 
Project on costuming •fii'ms will be 
taken up by the Chicago Costumers 
Assn, at its next rneeting. Huddle 
tvill also deal with modernizing the 
a.ssociatio'n's constitution. 



Vaude Ops Keeping Closer Watch 
On Bookings; Tour Contracts Out 
Since Acts Now Must Show First 



THREE GIVEN $12,500 
IN PHIUY AUTO DEATH 



Philadelphi , ril 19., 
arnie Clark, 29, Chicago nitery 
terper, was awarded $6,500 by the 
courts here Friday .(,15), as result 
of an auto accident. last year which 
will keep her. from ever, dancing 
agai , Smashup, which occurred last 
March 14, caused death of Mrs. 
Clark's twin sister, Mrs. Marjbric 
Annon. Pair, billed as 'J.canhette 
Twins,' was returning from an .up- 
state date. 

Ed'ward rady, 35, iladelphia 
nitery performer, was awarded $1,000 
for injuries in the ^a.me accident 
and Stafford J. Annon, iB, received 
$5,000 for. the death of his mother, 



YOUNG, JACKSON TEAM 
AS VAUDE OPS IN N. Y. 



Carl Young and Billy Jackson have 
taken over the Queensboro theatre, 
Elrnhursf, N. Y., to ioperate on two-, 
a-day, three days a week, vaude. Will 
function as Inter-City Amusement Co.- 

House has been idle for' Several 
months, operating only , one' night 
weekly on rental to an Elmhurst 
church for bingo. On April 29, house 
will reopen with Ganglcr Biros. Cir- 
cus on the stage and six acts of 
vaudeville, with pit crew. Following 
week, 12 acts, stage band, a liiie of 
girls and 15 amateurs. 



DURANTE NIXES $5,000 
PA IN HUB FOR H'WOOD 



Jimmy Durante • returned to the 
Coast over the 'weekend after nixing 
a proffered validate at the Memorial, 
Boston, Reputed offer, to open to- 
rriorrow (Thui-sday) lox a stanza, 
was $5,000. 

Hurry-up trip back to . Hollywood 
was to attend to some personal biz. 



Catholic Guild Feed, 
Lambs Show This Week 

Broad>vay show business will go 
heavily sociiil this weekend when 
the Lambs Gambol will be held Sat- 
urday (23) and the Catholic Actor.s 
Guild will honor George M. Cohan 
at dinner Sunday <24). 

Events will be riaped at the al- 
dorf-Astorif. and Attor hotels, re- 
spectively. 



Calvert's Coast Route 

) LoE Angeles, April 19. 

After a sei ies' of split weeks in 
Cioast town.s, Calvert .the magician, 
with a troupe of. 16 goes into the 
Geary theatre, San' Francisco, ay 
15, with a later engagement slated 
for Los Angeles. 

Coast tour includes Santa Barbara, 
San Diego and Long Beach. 



Nudie Divoirce Litigant 
Heads 'Naturist Revue' 

Detroit, April 19. 

Victorious in halting divorce pro- 
ceedings by' her husbahd, Myron B. 
Lloyd, Jr., manager of the Oosls 
nitery here, who charged her with 
dancing almost nude at their wed- 
ding party, Zorine, nudist terper,: 
was booked into the new Frontenac 
Casino spot here this week for in- 
def engagement. 

Cast of 25 hoofers and singers 'will 
assist in femme's new 'Naturist Re- 
vue.' 



Setback to Phila. 



Laws; Fifans OK 



Philadelphia, April 19. ' 

Showing a film as a subterfuige for 
collecting admish to other events 
jprohibited by Sunday 'blue laws' was 
nixed by Common Pleas court here 
last \yeek. Judge Francis Shuhk 
Brown upheld the conviction - of 
Frank D. McDonald, Jir., manager of, 
the Philly Home Show, for violating 
Sabbath law couple months, ago. 

McDonald, forbidden to run the 
show at Cbnvientipn Hall on Sunday, 
put in a motion picturie about home 
building. He then charged the regu- 
lar admish and to protests of cops, 
replied that the fee was for viewing 
the film, not the ibits. Pictures 
are legal here on Sunday^, - 
Donald said that if after vie.wing the 
flick, patrons ' . wanted to stroll 
through the re.st of the exhibit, they 
could do that free. 
. Suit was in nature of a test case 
and will possibly be pressed to 
higher court' 



L A. PAR DROPS VAUDE 
IN UNION SNARL; 70 OUT 



Lo.s Angeles, April. 19. 
Failing to induce stagehands local 
to consent to adjustment of overtime 
pay basis. Paramount theatre is 
dropping its stage show.s and going 
straight dual bill, effective today 
(19). 

MHiSlclans offered to cooperate 
with house njanagement in adju.sl- 
ing scales but stagehands refused. 
Close to 70 persons have been thrown 
out of work by the move. 



2 Agent Assns.: Ooe 100% Legit, 
The Other far Variety Talent 



Idea of one ovcr.ill agent organi- 
zation has been abandoned. Instead 
theire will be two distinct and sepa- 
rate groups, one the Equity legit 
percenters, .and thie other comprised 
of general .i^cnts of niteries^ vaude, 
private clubs; etc. Issue was de- 
cided this week, and ejich .set to re- 
tain its.own identity, although work- 
ing together fcir common good. 

Legit agent.s held another meeting 
Monday night (18j at office of Lou 
Randell. Boys are undecided to re- 
sume with old Etjiiity charier or 
start froni scratch. Will be definitely 
settled next Mgnday niKht '25). 

There is no schism, but boys not 
having much common ground de- 
cided to work as individual units. 
Vauders and nitery peddlers ineet 
Friday afternoqii at Edison hotel for 
two hours to discuss organization. 



They h.nve not: yet reached the .stqgc 
of the legiters. 

rtainment Managers As.socia- 
tion, clubbers, turned down License 
Commi.ssioncr Paul Moss' request 
that they take but licenses to get the 
ball roHihg and as a gond-will ges- 
ture. Paying salaries for working 
acts, and iiol taking a comrnl.sslon, 
they, are not obliged to do so, and 
according to official suurcos told the, 
commissioner accordingly. They are: 
burned at the runaroimd he has ad- 
ministered them during the past cou- 
ple of years, specially on Icgi.sjii- 
tion attempts in which - thcy were 



As chai its have shriv- 

eled along with playing time, hs- 
tionally, the method 'of book) 
has changed, toor Gradual thou is 
change was, it's becoming alrho&t 
complete. Today, the house operator 
or manager .keieps. in closer contact 
with the booker. In many instances 
there is a direct consultation biefore 
every show, or even act, is set. 

Gone is the era when acts were 
inked in for whole tours without the 
managers being .queried. As selling 
(Icsh became tougher in the face 
of. opposition from radio and films, 
yaude's remainder became aware that 
defter selection of turns and layout 
of bills was necessary for survival. 
That , brought the men-bn-the-scene 
into the booking picture. They had 
to be consulted, for they had the 
thumb, on the local pulse and Jtne'^ 
better than anyone what would go, 
or would flop, in their areas: They 
knew from past experience and 
knowledge of their patron's tastes; 
It's a return to the system prevail- 
ing before, the formation of the 
United. Booking Office.' 

Divisional Aides Consiilted 

As the RKO circuit .stands today, 
the divisional 'managers are con- 
sulted and. of ten make the final de« 
ciisipn on .what shows and .acts will 
play their' spots. , RKO booker Bill 
Howard keeps in contact with Nat 
Holt, ohfo:circuit chief, on what goes 
into Cleveland and Columbus. Charley 
Koerner sits in: tpr Boston and Lou. 
Goldberg for Schenectady arid Al- 
bany. Each makes regular New York 
visits to catch acts and confer. 

Harry Arthur, town manager in 
St..:Louis for Fanchon & Marco, does 
the same for the Fox there. Carter 
Barron,' Loew's southern divisioii sul- 
tan, speaks for the Capitol, Wash- 
ington, p. C, and decides when 
chain's two now-and-theiiners in Vir- 
ginia will play shows and what 
they'll be. Johnny Payette has a say 
in the policy and bookings at Warr 
ner's Earle in the Capital. 

Paramount still books from 51s of- 
fice, with New York doing the setting, 
and some smaller turns gelling placed 
through the Chicago office. 
• Among the indie vaude operators, 
there isn't one that doesn't sit down 
with the booker in New York to see 
what's 'being pencilled in. Izzy Rap- 
paport, of the Hippodrome, Balti- 
more, spends two days weekly in- the 
big .burg. Eddie Sherman, books as 
well as operates Fay's, Philadelphia. 
Ditto for Charley Olson, of the Lyric, 
Indianapolis, and Dave Idzal of the 
Fox, Detroit All the houses booked 
by the indie offices of A. and B. Dow 
and Arthur Fisher are in on what is 
being set for their sites. 

Lamp Shows 

The now-and-thenners travel these 
days to lamp shows before they stamp 
approval on their being booked for 
their theatres. In past years, they 
look them on from hearsay, or on-the 
vaguest reports as to their merits 
and drawing power.s, Tlri.s' system of 
careful con.sidcration has )e.s'sened the 
number of disastrous b.o. wcck.s. 
Holiscs won't book them until they've 
proved their .'value, which is one rea- 
son why few shows go out on a tour 
with a long route set at the start. 

The system into, which booking has 
evolved frequently is criticized by 
producers and acts. Beef is that 
there's no use putting together a 
show under considerable expen.se. 
when they cannot get much guaran- 
teed time before the show is on the' 
boards, where it can be ogled. An- 
swer fronri the other side is that the 
present syslern was arrived at only 
through necessity. An added an.swer 
is that if the-pld system had endured; 
there might be now only half the 
theatres .still clinging I9 vaude <is 
'.here were then. 



Damage Causes Delay 
In N. Y. Nitery Opening 

Accidental breakage; 6t elaborate 
mirrors delayed the prccm of the 
Elbow Ro6;n, new Ea.st 52d street 
restaurant, until May 1. 'This will 



supposed to participate but were al- I be a closcd-door, membership eatery. 
Ways ignored. However, they have ' p;ittcrncd after the '21' motif, but 
.asked Moss for cooperation and have ; slated to be more restricted, 
requested a gander al his' proper- | Joe Hennessey, who managed the 
tiohal 'representative municipal bi|l | catering service at Alec. Woollcott's 
due in the fall. Not known what : Vermont island retreat, ill be gen- 
Moss' reply to this was. . j eral factotum. 



44 



VARIETY 



VAItlETir HOUSE REVIEWS 



WiSnraiij, April 2df 1938 



STATE, N. Y, 

Rudy Vallee's Orch, with Gentle - 
vien Songsters (4), Red Stanley. 
Colleen. Collins, Edna Strong, Chic 
KinnedU, Three Robins, Pansy the 
Horse, with Florence Wayo (3); 
•Goldwyn Follies' (UA). 

Il's a cinch bo. with a surefire 
show in Rudy Vallee and 'Goldwyn 
Follies' (UA). Reeulars, thbugli,. 
will miss Ruby Zwerling's house or- 
chestra, which is vacationing. 

Vallee. m.c.'s with everything in 
full stage. There arc also special 
drapes, and toned lighting. Band 
opens under a scrim, Vallee getting 
special staging effects.- 

He and band, though, satisfy. His 
geniality is just apropos for the 
sophomorlc requisite.. Specialties by 
others, however, bog the Vallee 
standard. 

Too much mimicry. VaUee, there- 
fore, is compelled to. drag in the old 
memento book for a bright and 
sentimental clincher. That^s when 
his cvew, marches into 'Stein Song' 
and 'Aluette.' ,. ./ j 

Soecialty performers are. li ited. 
Red" Stanley, femme takeolt, with 
bonnet, but otherwise dressed as a 
man, has bad spotting.- Femme 
mimicry needs toning since it's a bit 
too realistic. Colleen CoUins, little 
girl in -pink ruffles, simulates office 
boy; who. stole petty .cash so his mom 
could get permanent wave. She de- 
pends oh a mike; and when caught 
exception only courteous. The "Three 
Bobbins; crooners, one at the piano, 
render an emotional demonstration 
against film trailers. The boys ar* 
incoherent and shrill. Act isn t 
enough to figure their iuture, how- 
ever. ' 

There's also Chic Kennedy, with 
the rainbow makeup, her specialty 
being a takeoff oh Hollywood stars. 
Run-ot-the-mill. Edna Strong, lithe 
and snappy, ih schoolgirl costume of 
sombre hue, taps, rhumbas and 
shags, but none is standout. Valleie's 
personality bolsters the assistant acts. 

Gentlemen , Songsters (4) are a 
harmony atmosphere for Vallee, the 
band and Red Stanley; Okay, but not 
stimulating, pansy, prop- gag horse, 
should eliminate the rouj^h, ticklish 
gesture, or- in ' time it'll kill the act. 
Otherwise, the act stands up well; 

Slum. 



LOEW'S^ M6NTREAL 



featured on the sax then In 'Roses 
of Picardy,' and Choristers rtiake 
their lii'st appearance. Maestro is 
wise to establish the band with nwre 
than '20 minutes of music before pre- 
senting any act.. 

Oower and Jeanne come on .first, 
youthful ballroom team, with plenty 
of hew steps. They score solidly. 
Followed by Bob Ncllcr, ventrilo- 
quist, who works ith a dummy 
called 'Dizzy Dugan.' Neller s work 
with the woodpile in polished. .._He 
eetJi plenty of duke pounding with a 
double whistle and yodel. Finishes 
with King as dummy, the band lead- 
er mouthing a poeiTi. Good for plenty 
ot loiigh."!. ■ . J, 

Orchestra spotted next in a medley 
of bid . tunes, which has the audience 
bentins a salvo.' Included are Wa- 
bash Blues.' 'I liOve You Truly,' 
tStaidust' and 'Do You Ever Think 
of Me?' Followed i-toy Ames and, 
Arno. knockout comedy dancers. 
Gal does a lot of mugging in addi- 
tion to her comedy falls. Both nave 
to comfe back for an extra trick. 

King Choristers featured next on 
'The Rosary,' a natural for Easter 
week. Group fits well into King's 
style. Orchestra follows with 'Jose- 
phine. Band and Choristers unite to 
finish on a Dixieland tune in semi- 
symphbnic manner. ' ^ 

House has been running, in the red 
for .1! he weeks of band and. vaude 
shows but ""standees present at Ust 
show Friday (15), breaking ^ down 
the seasbrijit low gross expectations 
and promising a big week: Ktley. 

HIPP, BALTO 



Montreal, April 17, 
Eddie .Sanborn's hotue orch, 
Gliortw' (16), George Trainer, Red 
Slielton, Mickey Feelev. Ton»nu 
Mack, Enoch Lioht's orch, Chorlie 
Masters, tdna Stilwell; 'Hawaii Calls' 
(RKO). 

Red Skeltbn, a favorite since first 
appearance here' two years ago, is 
back with new material currently 
and a handy collection of acts. One, 
Charlie Masters, freak drummer, al- 
most steals the show. Outside of 
this, Skelton is virtually thei whole 
review, being op .the stage, for about 
4$ of the 60-mmute run. He m.c.'s 
wisecracks, tells stories and puts on 
three sketches, to the', roar of 
laughter and applause from the fans. 
Week-end biz big. 

Line of 16 routines throughout 
•how. In one ballroom scene,, ac- 
companied by combined house and. 
Enoch Light orchestras, got a call. 
Georgie Trainer, tap dancer, open? 
Ing act, is fair entertainment. First 
entry of Skelton then lets loose 
crowd in a roar of welcome, that 
goes on with hardly a break there- 
after. He's one of the hardest work- 
ers ever seen here. Mickey Feeley, 
backed by line behind gauze curtain, 
ihikes a couple of songs and is well 
received. Tomtny ack, with stooge 
In. box and Skelton for assists, earns 
big plaudits in knockabout. Enoch 
Light's orchestra, on stage with in- 
dividual soloists, also garners ap- 
plause. Trainer for another tap and 
Feeley, dressed as cowt>6y, returns 
for prairie sohgs. Skelton then in- 
tros drummer, Charlie Masters. 
Clever act, with sticks tapping on 
floor, chairs, baldie's head in front 
row, walls, upside down and on back 
and 'juggling the sticks as he taps 
gets him plenty calls. Joe Sodja', 
banjoist and guitarist, also goes over 
big. 

Skelton bnck with Edna Stilwell 
as foil to close show in a sketch, 
•Embarrassing Mompnt.V another 
wow. All acts back for finale and 
Skelton roiihd to exit shake-hand- 
ing the crowd. Lane. 

LYRIC, INDPLS. 



Baltimore, April 17.. . 
Clyde McCov's Orchestra, Wayne 
Grey, Abbott Costello, Trado Twins. 
Three Bennett Sisters; 'Joy otLivina" 
(RKO). 

With only eight weeks of network 
radio experience, Abbott and Costel- 
lo, back here- after an appearance in 
a iinit a few months ago. Walk on. 
to a good reception and have, to beg 
off.. Using the same material as 
heretofore in the same showmanly. 
rhanner but given the advantages and 
publicity of a radio buildup, the act 
merits and gets headline billing with 
Clyde McCoy's orchestra. Together 
they form the basis of a strone, en- 
tertaining layout. 

• McCoy opens solidly to offstage 
rendition of his 'Sugar Blues' theme. 
Announcing, throughout in straight- 
forward manner,, he . introduces first 
■Tear It Down,' an original swing 
number, and a recent recording. With 
McCoy giving out oh. the muted 
trumpet, band achieves, balance aiid 
rhythm, sans blare. Two vocals by 
Wayne Grey, band's vocalist. Thanks 
for the Memories' and 'You Co to 
My Head' nicely received and well 
spbtted. 

The Trado Twins, inales. open with 
some fair gagging, getting some 
laughs, and finishing strong with the 
two-high song and , dance. Bennett 
Sisters harmonize 'Wanna Make 
Rhythm,' featuring toy trumpets, 
\yhich McCoy plays for novel, effec- 
tive sock. - 

Abbott and Costello skillfully time 
and build , their chatter. Vocal by 
Grey, 'Gypsy in My Soul' ahd a mili- 
tary hoof session by the Bennetts 
precedes return of Abbott and Cos- 
tello, this time ih a modernized ver- 
sion ot the old three-shril bit -with 
lemons; A laugh producer as pre- 
sented, with the Trados helping. 

McCoy finishes strong with 'Sugar 
Blues' trumpeting and 'When Day Is 
Done,' topped off with an informal, 
nbt-too-uoisy jam session, good for 
several solid curtains. Entire doings 
uses 48 minutes, but good entertain- 
ment from the bell, and ciitirely 
satisfactory to' the customers. 

Burm. 



PARAMOUNT, N. Y. 

Tomniu- DoTsey's Otch (14), Grace 
& Ray McDbiiaW, Jack Leonard, 
Edythe Wright, Ben Bine & Co. (3): 
•Her Jiingle Love' (Par), reviewed in 
Variety March 23. 



The turnstile . tug is chiefly being 
exerted by Tommy Dorsey's orchesr 
tra, which seems to be outstripping 
Dorothy Lamour's glainor as the' star 
of the Technicolor iilm> 

Dorsey is now more jive than 
normally. A sweet-swing aggrega- 
tion, it was probably thought a bit 
more blare and jitterbug-juice should 
be dispensed in view bf the Par's 
patrons showing of 'late that they 
liked the wilder swing; When caught 
there was no dancing in aisles, as at 
an earlier performance,- but the band 
had 'eri. beating time anvwav.. 

There's; a new drummer, MaUrlce 
Purtill, in the outfit; He's of the 
acrobatic performing type, which 
brought Gene Krupai to attention 
when he was with Benny Goodman. 
Spotted prominently; it's probably 
D.orsey's idea to front his skin- 
pbunder. Boy is very good and looks 
like one of the coming, idols of the 
jive addicts. 

Band tenor, Jack Leonard, is good 
at piping between the bandboys' licks 
on the special Dorsey arrangements, 

Edythe Wright Dorsey's swlng- 
sti-ess, had only two numbers at show 
sighted, 'Comin' Through' Rye'- in 
swing, and 'Dipsy Doodle.' She 
should have been on longer; might 
be wise to cut one of Leonard's songs 
for her. Grace and Ray M'cDonald, 
hoofers, .are reviewed in New Acts.- 

Ben Blue closes excellently; Still- 
the same old Blue vaude turn in the 
main. Still, the same old getup-r- 
baggy clerical cloth suit,, too-^mall 
brown derby and loose red tie. 

Opens with his dime-dancehall bit, 
which always scores and always has 
that' weak,, somewhat vulgar black-; 
out. Comic could t|et a smart line 
for the wihdup. which would prove 
much more effective. Incidentally, 
Blue, announces h[& aged skit as .be- 
ing a scene from his forthcoming 
film. 'College Swing* (Par)' which he 
plays with Martha Raye.'. 

Following, tlie zany gets across 
with the burlesqued minuet dance he 
did with Burns' and Allen two years 
ago in 'College Holiday' (Sar). It's 
a shade too prolonged; gets ^gopd 
stralghtlng from the unbilled femnie 
and man who assisted In the fore- 
going bit. 

• Show runs 49 minute.'.. Good biz at 
last performance o liing (Wed.) 
night, Bert. 

STRAND, BROOKLYN 



STATE-LAKE, CHI 



Chicago, April 17. 
Joyce & BUly Severin, Frances 
McCoy, Dave Seed & Co., Balabanow 
Five, Chester Morris, Sweethearts; 
'International Settlement' (20th), 



Indianapolis, April 17. 
Waane King's Orch, King Choris- 
ters, Gower & Jeanne, Robert Neller, 
Ames it Anio (9); 'Accidents Will 
Happen' (WB). '- 



Best bet is Chester orris (New 
Act.s), He's, split his act into two 
sections, first being a neat, novel 
idea, Based on orris' assumption 
that in . the future picture , names 
wilt be booked direct into, homes for 
p.a.'s instead of .in theatres.. His 
routine is built on an imaginary 
booking of himself into a Peoria 
home. Good, clever stuff, final bit 
bcing-a maglc'stunt; which he carries 
off well. It all smacks home; Avith 
the audi nee. 

Alsb over well, when caught was 
the Balabanow accordion act. Makes 
swell appearance as usual and paces 
smartly through; push-box pumpin{ 
lund specially dancing. Joyce anc 
I Billy Severin open icely with 
clean-cut dancing, doing especially 



the show a little .with neat Truckin', 
indigo warbliiig and a .captivating; 
smile. 

Bill r's house band has five 
addition from the' unit. Femme 
black-and-white - whanger, cbrnetist 
and three; men strengthen give-out 
on 'Night and Day.' 
. Langdon sisters, in effective ab- 
breviated costumes, offer s'tandai'd 
clog steps to merit a call. Rita Gaye, 
attractive despite her bean-stalk 
height, is the brunt , of some mild 
clothes removing during her singing 
chores by a couple of male wags. 
Gal has a pleiasing contralto, and if 
she pencils out the skirt disrobing 
gag, is potential material for class 
houses. 

Lucille Young's groanbox efforts 
are well received and she encores 
wiih- a lush pop tune. 

Unbilled girl does: a nieat cornet 
solo, followed by. Cornish and Dean, 
mixed, team. Male toots a sax while 
clogging; and roller skates . -with a 
fiddle; Gal majors, in terping.. 

Joe and Eddie Dayton are- on for 
more than 10 rhinutes, disclosing 
humorless slapstickery and futile at' 
tempts at harmonicas and guitars. 
Bill and Pat Parish please instru- 
mentally to wind up listless 52-min- 
ute layout. Guss. 



ORPHEUM, MPLS. 



Minneapolis, April 17. 
Eddy Duchin's Orch (13) , Patricia 
Normarii Ghezsisi (2) , Stanfei/ Worth, 
Vic Hyde, Lathrop Bros. - (2) & Vir- 
ginia Lee; 'Women Are. Like That' 
(WB). 



Jay & Lou Seller, xte, 

Jackie Cooper, Ross ' . & 

June Mann, Jack, Ea:rl i Ted 

King's House Orch (10); ' the 

Headlines' (Colh ^ 

Whole, show has strength, unity 
and, variety. Ted King'is house orr 
chestra (10) on the rostrum for .the 
presentation form the house uses on 
its weekend shows, opens, an im- 
provement over the former idea of 
slipping the band routine" midway 
in the show where it repeatedly 
broke the flow and snarled the pace. 

First out is Jay and Lou Seller. 
Aside frbm straight tapping- at start, 
and the swell novelty barrel-stave 
Jitompiiig and-'skiingi' the turn is now 
doing a smart, new novelty, a fenc- 
ing routine, Boys brandish foils and 
leaven the routine with just the 
needed dash of humorous byplay. 

Olive White, in deuce, is still find- 
ing herself and is worthwhile in 
view of- her potentialities; She's 
ditched the guitar and now concen- 
trates for novelty on a clarinet and 
gut-grating a fiddle. But she shouldn't 
let the instrumentalizing consume so 
many minutes. At least . not with 
her good pipes ahd song-.selling abil 
ity. Fine on appearance and that 
chartreuse gown worn when caught 
evinces taste. 

Jackie Cooper (New Act) next and 
in the nexl-to-shut is Ross Wyse, Jr., 
with his clowning acrobatic dancing. 
Still needs' to lustre up his patter, 
which doesn't par his mugging, falls 
and hoofing. Physical capering over 
nicely, with no mean assistance from 
June Mann, aptly cbntrasUng and 
very able femme straight. Jack. Earl 
and Betty, standard and alway.<! 
sti;png skaters,, closied. That fat 
woman platH gag still. ga-ga's them 

Probably couldn't expect an.v more 
than the skimpy biz at the final ^frolic 
opening (Good Friday) night in the 
City of Churches. crt. 



ing his second visit to Minhe- 
apoiis, Eddy Duchin's orchestra, 
aided by swell acts, agaiii hits the 
biill's eye. -Duchln.has his orchestra 
and - two singers, one a member of 
the orchestra, which would be 
enough,, but the theatre has . added 
three corking acts. Net. result spells 
class. 

Most of the performers sport eve-' 
ning attire, in keeping y/iih ■ the 
Duchin dignltyi He was given a big 
welcome opening day (15). 

After an agreeable medley of new 
pops by the orchestra, with Duchin's 
pianoing featured, Patrici|i Norman, 
his girl singer, clicks Sig in two 
comedy numbers; Encores in a seri-. 
ous vein. The two Ghezzis brothers 
do the -Big Apple upside down- for:a 
sock! finish after some good acroing; 

Stanley Worth, from the orchestra, 
sings and whistles pleasingly. Then 
Duchin and the boys go into- a' hot 
arrangement of the. 'St. Louis Blues.' 
Vic Hyde, the onerrhan band, is okay 
and. fits in nicely. Hyde, a tall, per- 
sonable ybuth in tuxedo, works at a 
breathUss pace with his numerous, 
instruments and mixes. In some ef- 
fective comedy. His imitations of 
various popular stage and radio, 
bands are winners, but he lands even 
more solidly with a tap dance while 
playing two cornets. For his big flnr 
ish, he gets hot on three trumpets at 
one time. 

Duchin Incorporates audience se- 
lections Into a medley for a snappy 
piano performance; The two Lathrop 
Bros., . and Virginia Lee,, all eyefuls 
in evening dress, get ever, tob,- with 
their taps, A hangup band arrange- 
ment of 'Stormy River,' winds up the 
show and. leaves the customers , beg- 
ging for more. * JJcc*. • 



Bra.nklng in a new show, Wayne , _ .. 

JCine: and cast turn In a smooth liO , well on taps and the shag. 
Jniniile.';. Set Is attractive skyscraper | IVariccs McCoy, warbler, is sbme- 
■cenc, effectively lighted from spe- i iliing of a problem 16 an aiidiehce, 
cial [nots ing Choristers, six boys ; since mb.-st doesn't know just what 
and three girls, occupy double deck shes trying to 9o.,. She ;hasn't any 



in iMclc of . bandstand. 

Sh-nv opens with 'Waltz You Saved 
lor Me.' with strings working before 
a sci lm. King comes on, and the or- 
chi^slia plays 'Blue Danube WallzJ 
Wh'^ii he tries lo tiiniounce ;anpthor 
■waltz number there's mutiny iu the 
band, uiid, the boys swing 'Night 
Bide,' ich wins an ovation. King; is 



iippurcnt concept of pace or rhythm. 
Hops all over the place and never 
settles down. Specializes iii bcfpre- 
and-iilter versions of old-time songs. 
Dave Seed and Co. has practically 
no- change in its comedy routine. 
Seed; holds up entire act. 

Bu.sincs.s good first show Satur- 
day (16). Cold. 



Roxy, Salt Lake City 

Salt Lake Ci(v. April 17. 
More & Shy, Lanndon Sislcrs. Rita 
Cay. Cornisli & Dcaii. Joe & Eddie 
Dayton, Lucille Youiijj, Bill & Pat 
Parish, Helen Sumner. Bill ' Floor's 
hoifse orch; 'The Outer Case,' 'The 
Man fn flie Mirror.'. 

"Mixed Nuts' revue lacks pseudo 
lunacy and i.s pu'nchles.s; More and 
Sliy. headline, biit gas-lit Vintage, 
snajl-paced banter ton much for the 
town's: lone vaudrtlmer.: Act Is com- 
po.<:cd oi, a 4C5-poiind man-^jiountain 
and a fio-poimd, ii-iidgct. the 111' fell- 
er'? ribbing of his avoidupoi.<i partner 
highlighting llie 10-miiuitc stint Pair 
engage in terping, singing to little 
avail. 

Helen Sumner, chirptcrpor, vcs 



Embassy Newsreel, N. Y 

Martial flavored clips comprise 
considerable of the entire current 
Embassy crop. However, along with 
most ;of the remainder, they're not 
very impressive. There's little in 
new twists, even with the military 
stuff, war bird maneuvering, wave- 
riding fleets, etc., taking ud much 
space. Metro is tops, with. Fox and 
Pathc following. 

Metro's Spanish front scene.<;, with 
sound of bullets whizzing through 
the air, offers niore thrills. 

Interesting in the war portion are 
scenic nifties of the Italian Tyrol 
patrols (Fox): gunnery drilling of 
Czech kids (Par), new angles to 
England's subterranean. gas defenses 
and use of cables for trucks crossing 
chasms aided by new wheel (Pathe). 
U's mugging of Soviet artillery in 
snow-colored camouflage rigging 
(shown at the Cameo, N. Y., two 
weekii ago) also rate. 

Richard Whitney entering bastile 
(M-G). ship's rescue in North Sea 
are good (M-G). the walling wall in 
Jerusalem (M-G), wrecking of a 
giant chimney in Chicago . (Pathe), 
giant onion festival (U), Lew, Lehr's 
comicapcr.';, with rubber tolonmer 
water subpor.ls (Foit) and Mrs. F.;D.. 
R. modeling Easier glad rags. Inter- 
esting,, if unexciting. 

Among other worthies are etro's 
shellboat race on a very rough 
Thames, recently arrived refugees on 
Elli.s- Island, silhouetted acainst the 
skyline (Pathe), some Hollywood, 
stunt fliers (Par) and ah amusing 
grunter session (U). Palhe's tcle- 
.iicopic carrera, , reindeer rounduD in 
Lanlnhd (Fox), night smelt fishing 
in MichiTan (Fox); nil well drillinl' 
(Fqx), New Zealand's scenery and 
snorts (Fox), boy scouts hunting for 
kidnaoned Pelor Lcvine .In -Westches- 
ter. N. Y. (P.ithP). and annlhi^r Lchr 
descrintion of Jack Del Rio's teeth 
•(t'eight-lif ting are mild; Rest of .the 
bill cu.stoinarv fashions, personalities 
and light weight Sports. Hurl, 



WINTERQARTEN 

(BiEBLIN) 

Berlin, April 10. 
Dita Gerard Ballet, 2. CuruviUxys, 
Totiv Manns, Zoiiiat/ <& Plee, 3 Nd- 
gels,,. Louis &.Emmt/, Chris Charttoii, 
Cam Bcriihard, £i;o TTebtllos, Mar- 
garete Slc'zak, 2 Reverhos, 

Wintergarten. with, a lightweight 
payroll, is skedded. for a flourishintt' 
intake. 'When caught the hbu.se waa 
packed, even though a rainy Monday. 
' Opening is the Dita Gerard ballet, 
in a peasant -polka that is nb great 
shakes choreographically. But the 
girls are very young, have good 
gams, costumes are. bright, which 
make it easy to take. In the deuce 
are the two Gurumlays, man and 
f rau cyclists, in the usual - routine 
stuff, but with plenty pep.! Tony 
Manns whistles a coiiple of okay 
tunes but she hasn't the remotest 
idea how to sell, hec stuff Or wear 
her diids. The ' ether is her only 
hope. Girls are on again In a . black 
ahd white, symphony that's pretty 
brutal in spite of good costumes. 
Swing a la Spanish is just too much 
for. their understanding— and th 
audience's,, too. 

Zolnay and Plee, mixed duo, fill 
the next niche with twirls, fast splits 
and hot Riisslan floor work. Gerard 
line goes arty: with gigantic balloons, 
switches frbm classical to jazz that 
might have gotten somewhere but 
for the balloon handicap. TheThree 
Nagels offer well speeded acrobatics.; 
Older chap works on floor with legs 
perpendicular and juggles his part- 
ners with swell nonchalance and pre- 
cision, on the balls of his feet into 
head and hand stands, as well as 
belly bumpers. A nifty is when one 
boy manages a double somersault, 
which he takes standing on only one 
of his 'partner's . feet. First bracket' 
closes with Louis, the clown, and his. 
femhle foil, Emmy. His rig is. really 
funny, musicking is on the level and 
he draw's laughs constantly wfth hi 
mouth antics. 'II Trovatore' duet oil 
:cbncertina and clarinet gets plenty 
of palm smacking and ' he- l>egs 'off 
with ■ 'Carmen.': Best clown seen, at 
tliis house in some time. 

Chris Charlton, the English ma- 
gician, opens the second halt ^ith 
hokum that goes over dandy. He 
makes a brave attempt to put over 
some gags ini Germiiii but they fall 
short, :due . to the accent. He doea- 
: the; suspended paper ti-ick; makes a 
wbrnari 'disappear' in thin air and 
'decapitates'' another- Well received. 
Carl I'Bernha'rd, Bavarian single, 
cracks a, few jokes about his trip to 
the Paris exposition with the ball 
and chain,, does an Indigo chirp and 
is off. Eva Trebjllos ahd partner 
have a couple of good stunts on the 
suspended perch. She. horizontal, 
holds onto brass ring with the dental, 
works while the guy hangs onto ring 
with only one foot. . Both of thcin 
then swing to boat the band.. , 
. Margarete Slezak. daughte.r . of 
baritone Leo Sleziik,> does', a fe>^-. 
Viennese songs and, more because of 
the choice of matierial than the pipes, 
she goes to town. The ballet, in its 
last number, clicks in a Viennese 
number done to Mozart. In eye-, 
ful white satin costumes and ex- 
cellent-lighting, effect is of porcelain 
statues. Big hand. 

The two Reverhos. with' tight rope 
work, finish. They have some good 
juggling and balancing stunts. One. 
fhap on tlie vfiFe in a- onerhaiid 
stiihd has a lamp on the;back of his 
head, a spinning plate ih his mouth 
with feet and free hand charged with 
parasols. Music is all American and 
up-to-date and helps along the smart 
terripo. 

EARLE, PHILLY 



hiladelphia, April 17. 
Glen Gray's Orch, Kenriy Sargent, 
Pee-Wee Hunt,. Gene Sheldon, Mil- 
dred Law, Ben Dova, Suimy Thopiaa ■ 
<fe Kay Coughlin, Lou Schrader'a 
house orch; 'Island in the Sky' 
(20th). 



With exception of final turn, pan- 
tomime act by Gene Sheldon, ehtira 
Earle show this stanza, is, rather un- 
impressive, lacking adequate prepar- 
ation. Run ing under 50' minutes, it's 
even 10 minutes shorter than usual 
presentations here. ay be excused 
perhaps bV recent managerial trou- 
ble at hoiise due to death two weeks 
ago. of Manager Herman Whitman.' • 

Glbn Graiy's Casa Loma orchestra 
.still adequate, but has followed the 
tide to swing, making it drop in dis- 
tinction. And if there's any stuff, to 
strut it hardly gels the chance. Acts 
iiic' brought on, quickly, and except 
for two short bits, band is. nothing 
more than, background. Something 
good, and novel by the aggregation 
between acts could pull show out of 
mediocrity. . 

Sheldon .first appears with a banji) 
pantomime' and playing of the in- 
strument socking. Rest of the act i« 
ill nature of a phony encore, Shel- 
don liying to thank aud' for hand,, 
but unable to get a word out. Fin- 
ishes with gal, who tries, to . help 
him out and a nifty bit bf imaginary 
.sewing np of his flnger.s. which sends 
him bff with heavy salvos. . 
; Unbilled curtain-upplhc terp. turn 
by coupla kids. Sunny 'Thomas an 
Kay Coughlin, also strong. Pair does 
wild, modern collegiate balli'oom 
ho.bfihg. Youthful, appealing and col- 
I (Continued on page 43) 



Wednesday, Aprlf 20, 1938 



REVIEWS 



Variety 



45 



Unit Reviews 



HARLEM HIT PARADE 

(COLUMBIA, ALLIANIdE, O.) 

Alliance,. O.J April 17. 
ErsMne' HatoJcitis' O-r'ch, Harold- 
Thomos, Foster ,/ohTison, Bnbu Hines. 
Stevin FetcMt & Johnson Gddit; 
•Wise Clirl' (R KO). 

Typlc^ii poloi-ed entertainment, fast 

.paced, but better than the average 
sepia troupe, wjth Slcpin Felchit 
dornihating. Erskihe.. Hawkins' or- 
chestra, however, runs him a close 
race for applause honors. Unit due 
soon to swing .through t^ie south, 
•with the foldup set tentatively for 
May 15 when Felchit returns to 

'Hollywood picture work. 

Fetchit is on less,thnn lA minutes 
but keeps his nudiebce weU amu.sed 
■with his drawl and with a iitooge 
piit^ across his lazy bone-<> panlomine. 

Hawkins, who plays a hot trumpet, 
has.a talented lof of musicians. They 
jani throijgh half the show, dispens- 
ing -mostly pops, with several of the 
toys stepping put for specialties. His 
piano player and drummer are exr 
CGllent, 'Peckin' about the best in his 
repertoire here>- 

Only foiir others in the troupe, be- 
sides Fetchit and the band. . Baby 
Hines sings blues well and executes 
eome' fancy steps despite, her. more 

'lhan 200 pounds, Foster .Johnson's 
tap is good entertainment. Harold 
Thomas, who was recently, *)ri the 
Kudy Vallee radio-hour, does a diffi-: 
cult, fast dance routine.. . Johnson and 
Gadit make their entrance as a ball- 
room dancing tearp, but soon dispell 
that illuslbn vi*;en they turn to good 
coiiiedy' acrobatic dancing, wliich 

.brings plenty of applause. Mack. 



French Fbllies of 193S 

(KEITH'S libSTON) 



Boston, April 17. 
Count errii Vici's TruTtsrtlldntic 
Sxinngettes, Wallii Brovon & Annette 
Ames, John Pant Jones, Doris Du- 
pont, Gene Gorp & Roberid, Dick & 
Dot Remy, Adt/e AI]>n Dore, Easter 
■&. Hazeltoii, Lee Brovde; Kenty 
Kalis', house orch; 'Midnight In- 
iruder' (U). ' 

Theife's enough production and en- 
tertainment jn this unit to frame 
two shows. After Wally Brown, m.c, 
chatters a comic intro, spiced with 
tab . saipples of fan. bubble and strip 
tease stuff by ladies of the ensemble, 
a curtain flies, unveiling full stage, 
the organ, harpist and Count Berni 
Vici's girl band' moving . out from 
under an auxiliary stage, from then 
ch Its rapid-flre stiifT. . 
. Dick Itemy,. equilibria , and his. 
partner, Dot Remyr aero roller skater, 
'dick. ' Easleir and Hazeltoh,~ adagio 
team, ..do all right in an. .American 
Indlaii number, opening with a dive 
by the girl from, the high plaUorm 
to the arms of her ipartner. 

Gory and Roberta's corny musical 
turn features screwy instruments and 
hokum; John Paul Jones baritones. 
'Day Is Done* capably, with the aid 
«f scenic sunset and other pastoral 
props. ' 

■ Brown and Ames, next-tb-close, 
Set lotsa laughs with their comedy, 
which flita in and cut of the burley 
department. Diminutive Miss Ames 
Is a concentrated pint of pep. in her 
teed lines and solo tapping. Fox, 



Buck and Bubbles Unit 

(BKO BOSTON, BOSTON) 



Boston, Apr;! JO. 
. Buck A Bnbble.t, Jigiaw Jacfcicn, 
5nitles & Sntiles. Alice Harris's orch. 
Henry Kails' house orch; 'Condeinned 
Women' (RKO). 

Bubbles is now a band leader and: 
Buck a featured pianist in their new 
all-colored unit makinsi its debu: 
here. Three other acts and a good 
band, with featured soloi.sts, make up 
« company that will doubtless' im- 
prove/ Comic duo takes the nevt- to- 
close spot for . its well-entablished 
turn, which is trimrried down a bit 
Bs to time. Each takes a .<;olo .spot 
A littlei more Buck-Bubble co.nedy' 
near the front of the show would 
help, 

• To show off the band there's aii in- 
troductory nuniber spoLtjrig the vari- 
ous sections; Numbers, well arranged, 
are ,'Bei ir' and 'Lady Be Good.' 
Bubbles also vociils 'Ida. Male mom- 
ber of Smiles' and Smile.*: u.ses 'Waitr 
Ing for the Sunrise' for a solo tap: 
so there's little new in the niusipal 
background of the. new unit; 

Alice H a r r i s,' featured soloist, 
brings it Up to date; however, with 
'Love the Life I I\ve' arid 'Sweet- 
heart' Miss Harris has o sweet voice, 
pert personality and adds much to 
the flavor of the unit. 'Wlien caught 
they were 'giving her too much vol- 
ume on the p.a. 

Jigsaw Jackson, double - jointed 
aero tapper, gets a ' smart hand for 
his very grotesque turn, done mostly 
In the prone. "Smiles and Smiles have 
a fair fast ballroom number and a 
better hot rhumba; 
■ Henry Kalis' house orrhestra also 
helps, playing a very . smartly ar- 
ranged medley of Spanish numbers. 

Fox. 



FRISCO FOLLIES 

(Oriental, chicago) 

C7»<co^6, i4pril 17. 
Top «fr Wing, Ming & Chan, 
Shanghai Wing Family, Alfred Lai- 
teL Kimloo . Sisters W. Joe Wong's 
Orch; College Stoing' (Par). 



This unit, known first as Toung 
China on Parade' and then 'Chinese 
Follies,' is good novelty that figures 
to satisfy audiences generally.. 

It's a band show, with the acts 
working in two or one. Joe Wony 
m.c.'s, swings the- baton and also 
.sings, none well. But Uie.'acls Iherii- 
.selvcs are solid enough.- Opening is 
the Shanghai Wing faniily, slaiidard 
Chinese juggling and balancing act. 
Fast moving and. solid anywhere. 

Four Kimloo Sisters do everything 
also. Work as line for start o£ turn 
and'then back throughout the unit 
in specialties, one doing toe routine, 
another a tap, and finally one with a 
pair of swing pipes. All okay.- 

Ming and Chan, comedians, try 
hard; but could use blrighter ma-' 
leriali Ming, however, mahages to 
get over on the accordion. Alfred 
Laitel's .standard impersonation of a 
dog still okay; He's Occidental. 

■Best bet is dance teani of Toy ,ahd 
Wing, youthful, good-looking couple, 
who have istyle and class, and come 
through with tap and ballroom work 
of. high calibre. Girl tops it off with 
some c:<cellent toe work, 

Swing orchestra all Chinese, best 
.being its impression of Benny Good- 
man's aggregation.. 

Business dkay second: 
day (16). 



New Acts 



JACKIE COOPEB 
Variety v 

It Mins.', Band Set 
Strand, Brooklyn. 

:This is the third vaiide expedition 
for the boy film actor. And the best 
by far. Cooper is adolescent now, 
16, and big and beefy for his age. 
Whereas, on previous personals he 
appeared ill-at-easei he's now 
adapted himself to the mediuiri. That 
brings to the fore his personality^ 
which was often, clouded through 
nervousness before. 

It's ari oke act now. He opens with 
some passable patter, working tip to 
the point where a trap-drum set is 
shoved onstage and Cooper sits down 
and throttles, the tubs iwith a r.eason- 
ably.practiced hand. He then works 
around to doing an elementary : tap 
dance.. Talk all.the way is good, not 
iit a puff-chested vein, but. avoiding 
that phoney m.eekness, too. 

Windup .has him doihg/sbme lines 
froin the jail scene he did with .. al- 
lace Beery in the film 'The Champ* 
(MG). Just brief enough, and 
punchy enough. 

This Is rather a late catching of the 
Cooper act He's/been doing plenty 
oke on a swing of vaude houses 
aroiind the east ■ Bert, 



CHESTER MORRIS 
Talk and Magle 

15 Mlns.; .One 
State-lLake, Chlcac* 

Surefire personal appearance for 
entertainment in practically any 
theatre anywhere. Picture name who 
gets friendly with an audience, and 
theii comes through: with good value. 

Morris has act divided into two 
sections. First shows what could 
happen if picture names were booked 
for personal appearances right in- 
peoples' homes, so that actors would 
go to see the public, rather .than the 
people coming to theatre, to see the 
names. Makes for good comedy as 
Morris monologs talk with Mrs. Fol- 
lansbee, plays with baby, tangles 
with the dog and listens to raves 
about other nahnes. and filially bows 
out when accused that he isn't the 
Robert Taylor, they ordered. Well, 
says Morris, "Taylor wasn't able to 
come. tonight so they sent tne.- Pie 
for any audience. 

Second half of the act orris de- 
votes to niagic which consi.sts of 
taking, various items, inbstly squares 
of silk out of a Chinese box. It's 
okay stuff and haindled in profes- 
sional manner. ' , . . 

In Morris the. theatres can find a 
Coast name who comes to vaiide 
prepared to do a variiety act and to 
entertain the audience. Gold, 



RAT and GRACE McDONALD 
Sfnglng, Dancing. 
6 Mins.; Band Set 
Paramount, N< V. 

Very attractive bro'll.er-arid-si^te'r 
act which scored last sea.soh in the 
legit revue, 'Babes in Arms.' Plenty 
smart for yaude on ability and ap- 
pearance, and prime for suave cafe 
work or legit musicomedy. 

Open ducting 'Natural. Thinj; 1o 
Do' in oke voice and then break into 
nice brand of U ison hoofing. Fol- 
low. With precision tap. to 'Tea for 
Two' and wind uo with fast footwork 
to 'Delovely.' Routines show: that 
they have been painstakingly and 
thoughtfully worked out. Pair ,par 
each other's pedal accomplishments 
and are aces on spins and h'(p;ik.':. 
Got looks, too. -/ Bert. 



Borlesk Reviews 



TRIBORO, N. Y. 

As the, Gotham, this hou.se sla.rtfd 
all of hurley's troubles when it ipis- 
laid the .soap. and water last spring:- 
Under :thc aegis pf Harrv Brock .ind 
Harry -. Palmer, newcomer^ to bei'f 
biz (Abe Minsky was former enstrip- 
reneur), it now has a clean slate. 
First oilering is a good investment, 
as long as the present Show puce 
and the P.aui Moss standards arc 
maintained. 

•It's the nearest to hurley since the 
old days. Lack of names is mndc up 
by good' talent and production, for 
which purse strings appear to have 
been untied. Production includes 
trick and subdued lightmg, better, 
than, average music and songs, good 
looking, hard working chorus, of 16, 
and good cbstuming. Outstnndin.i; 
production number is the' opening. 
"Pretty Girl,'" with variations -from 
norm.' Eva Collins' glad .rags .inti 
singing of Murray Green and Elsa 
Lang are, okay, though latter pair 
sometimes go off key. 
'. Skinning is kept to minimum with- 
out discouraging the longshoremen- 
Jane Dobbiiis, Dolores Leland, Joy 
St Ciair and Zonia Du Val iire the 
strlpper.<:. Miss Dobbins, returned 
from Europe about a year ago alter 
a session at the Alcazar, Paris- She 
has improved her dancing and .cos- 
tuming. Performs always with a 
dance routine, and is easily the sexiest 
of the lot. 

Miss Leland also doubles into spe- 
cialties^ , brks with chorus in 
Spanish number and sing's 'Got No 
Romance,' slightly blue; Three ap- 
pearances in all with speedy exits 
on. cloth dropping. Mis.s St; Clair's 
singiiig of 'New Way : to Go to -Town' 
and two parings also quickie; Gets 
ehcores but: only , one on each turn 
to conforrn with jnanagerial instruc- 
tion to avoid runs-:' ith.bluenoses 
or : bluecoaits. 

Miss Du Val, redheaded, and with 
a nice talky-singihg-voice, is-a win 
ner with her' educated -style, Actu 
.ally ':revealing less then . her sisters 
in strip, she suggests more. Does.a 
'Sunday Down in Caroline'- with a 
Soiithern accent from Brooklyn, and 
'Plea.se Don't Be That Way.' Tease 
is not from Dixie, though. 

With aid of Floyd Hallicy and AT 
Golden, Jr.. in straight roles, comic 
teams of Fired Binder-Jack . Rosen 
and FintorDella, latter, two from 
vaudeville, put . finishing touches. 
Former twain , doesn't miss a' hoke 
.trick. Stepping out of character, im- 
provising and ad-libbing aU over the 
place. Skits are rehashed' and dressed 
UP and boys onl.y cack in few in- 
stahcesi Vauder's work their way 
up .from audience to . heckle Miss 
Dobbins ahd finally go info musical 
interlude with a coupla strini; In- 
struments. Hurl, 



REPUBtlG, N. Y. 

Comedy. Is the biggest • part of 
the show this week and while mo.st 
of it registers. it*s chiefly bawdy 
stuff. Most of the stuff being 
dished o'ut by this troupe from Wein- 
stock's other house in: Miami Beach 
is just plain dirt. Bernie Moore, 
Eddie Kaplan and Irving Selig dish 
it out-straighted by Chick Hunter. 

For the rest of the houi: and .40. 
minutes; nine ponies and six show- 
girls: and a foiir-pl^ strip lineup 
go through their paces. Former 
division are an okay aggregation, 
handling everything assigned to 
them. Nothing- outstanding, how- 
ever. Costumes easy on the eyes 
both in color combinations, and gen- 
eral tailoring. -Dances well lighted 
and nicely staged. Sylvia, an- in- 
terpretative terper. Is on lor two or 
three stints,' meaningless . as far as 
the ticket holders are concerned. 

Strip contingent has Hazel Miller, 
Dorothy Lawrence, • Crystal - Aymes 
and Carrie Finnell doing their stuff 
in that order. iss tiawrence and la.st 
named' preface their peel with 
vocfils. . Former not . bad but not 
good either. Miss Finnell as usual 
wows 'em with her animated bvisl 
routine but the Aymes gal corners the 
palm-whacking for .the stripping. 
Shapely blonde, the latter looks 
good oh the dpft, but Is one of the 
main' dirt oflfenders. in a comedy .skit 
hear the clo.se. All except Miss 
Finnell double into them. Phil 
Stone, juve, has a nice set of pipes. 

Phiiiy Barley Shob 

Philadelphia, April 19. 

Punko;biz has shut second burley 
house here within two weeks when 
Izzy Hirst quit at his Troc last week. 

This' -leaves only one burlesque 
house open. Hirst's; Bijou. Closing of 
Troc followed demise of Max Wil- 
ner s Shubeft for failure! to pay fed- 
eral amusement taxes. 



AUSSIE ACTS SAIL 

Hollywood, April 19. 

. id Pat'e and .Co. and the Elite 
Trio ..s.iiJcd from Vancouver on Aor^ 
.angi last week for a tour ol the 
■Tivoli circuit, in Australia. 

Both acts were set by 
mcr,- Tivoli' booking rep here. 



House Reviews 



EARLE, PHILLY 



(Continued from page 44) 

orfully togged in what jan'Sse.s for 
bollegiale style, they click neall.v. 

Kenny' Sargent whose overdone 
nonchiilnnce make.s his tenoring bel- 
ter via the air 'than the stage, I'lev- 
crlhelcss docs okay with 'Please Be 
Kind." 'For You,' 'I Cried for Yoii' 
•ond 'I.Love' Ybii Truly/ Heavyweight 
Pce-Wee .Hunt ' leaves bandstand tdr 
vocals oh pair of novelty numbers. 
Good. Playful session between Iliint 
and comic - looking truriipet -.looter 
might be built into really good bit 
with -more bizness. 

Mildred Law is a capable tapper. 
More Ciii'efiil ' dres.sing to add s.a. 
would strengthen. Usual diunk rou- 
tine by Ben Dova in second spot very 
so-so. Herb. 



DENVER, DENVER 



Denver, April 17. 
Three Sotithem Gentlemen. Gor- 
don MacKay, William McCullough, 
<Siiinn Sisters, Fields- & Clark, I Sol 
Straiisser, Neeley Edioard.t, Jonnv 
& Julius, Helen Warner,. Danny 
Drayson, Charles //iron; 'Interna- 
tional Settlements (2Qthy. 



This Major Bowe's International 
.Unit suggests considerable .profes- 
sionalism. ~ 

Sol Straiisser, a heavyweight from 
Poland, . and ' Danny Dray.son, . are 
tops. . Strausser sings Opera and .pops 
and the. crowd insists on mure. His 
'Bei: Mir Bist du . Schoen' ins 
lengthy - applause. Danny' Drayson. 
expert with a few words and. fewer 
motions,, tapping while walking and 
his -pantomime, . ties with Strausser 
in popularity. 

. Denver interest added: to the .show 
Friday (15) with the arrival by plane 
of Helen Warner, who , won the 
Thursday (14) night Bowes ' show. 
With her appearance crowds upped 
suddenly. Human interest fanned 
because she reportedly hitch-hiked to 
New York for the Bowes hour, and 
then flew here to join the unit in' re- 
sponse: to: a request by Harry Huff- 
man, Fox city manager. Mrs. War- 
ner's four-year-old daughter Is In- 
troduced on the stage with her. Shie 
sings two blues' songs and is. well 
received. 

The Three 'Southern Gentlemen> 
two about the same size and one 
considerably taller, have ,a' pi'ofes- 
sional air, singing and. tapping well 
enough for any stage. Good for an 
opener. 

Gordon acKay^ from Puerto Rico, 
lyric tenor. Is slightly tough oh the 
ears wheh he throws his full vol- 
ume, but plenty okay with few high 
notes. He's got the - range.-^' though. 
William McCullough does "The Bells 
of St Mary* oh Swiss bells, and 
then closes with • fast number on 
sleigh bells. 

The Quinn -Sisters are best In their 
skip rope tap number with the lights 
low. Shoes, rope and costumes show 
well and with their ability have no 
trouble . In getting oyer. Fields and 
Clark thrill on . akatie^. 'having mo.st 
of the old tricks with a few new 
one,s. They're fast and sure, though. 

Neeley Edwards, who doubles as 
m.e., does a bit of a gay 90's.act and 
flnisKes with a trick musical Instru- 
ment that makes noise irather than 
real music. Johny and Julius ' Is a 
sort of a double-up act One trum-r 
pets, the other. imitates one. They 
work nicely together. 

Charles Hixon closes with a 
marimbaphpne and . an accordion, 
niaying both at the same time. 
They're wired together electrlcnlly- 
and .he plays the marimbaphone with- 
out making music on the accordion 
by not -pumping the latter. On the 
marimbaphone; caps over the pipes 
mfke the tunes. 

Crowd good at the second .'Satur- 
day (16) show. Rote. 

STANLEY, PITT 



Piffsburgh, i4pril 17. 
Dave Schooler, 6 Danwills, 4 
Franks, SheiUi Barr.ett, Allan Jonfu. 
Dave flroudv'S House Orch; :Tools 
/or Scandal' (WB). 

Easter bUnny Is feathering Stan- 
ley's nest smartly. Lots of b.o. 
uinph- and plenty of entertainment 
It's all showily routined and briskly 
paced. 

Allan Jone.s, the magnet, and hand- 
some singing star of Alms, comes 
through with room to Spare. With a 
male accompanist he gets right down 
to work with a slick medley of tunes 
he's done In past pictures then into 
memorable 'Donkey Serenade' from 
"fhe Firefly' (MG) and fini.shes 6a 
with 'Alone.* Mob going for hi in 
a big way and he's -generoii.s ' with- 
out being condescending. He's spoU 
ted at flrti.sh; rightly so because it's 
tpo tough tot anything to follow. 

Dave -Schooler, m.c, .still ha.< a 
way with him although not the .slick, 
pssured .performer he, was back in 
the. good old days. On his own, how- 
ever, Schooler gcts by,, knocking out 
a showy Second Hungarian :Rhap.s»j- ; 
dy <in thf piann and later in the show4 
leading Dave Broudy's house oithcs- 



(ra, on the stage, through multiple- 
arrangements of 'I Can't Give You 
.Anything but Love, BabjV a la grand 
opera; rriarch, merry-^go-round, etc. 
Could shorten number of version.s. 
Introducing it as . tlierhc song, of 
tlackic Coogan's mother isn't 1n very 
good ta.ste either: 

Slirprijie click is Sheila arrptl, fig- 
ured n little over the heads of lh« 
two-bit .film crowd but, on the cdu- 
trary, she hits, them bolwecn the 
eyes. That's because the top-notch 
mimic picks her material wisely, 
keeping away from her ultra..smnrt 
slufl. Starts wij.h the radio announc- 
er's sjiiel at a Hollywood, opening, 
introducing W. C. Fields, Garbo and 
Simone Simon, then into the siilh'n 
flapperi doing Noel Coward's 'Mad 
About the Boy,' and oil with hvr 
hotcha njlcry canary doing. 'Goody 
Goodyl' She shoots evbrythihg over 
fast and has to beg, off. 

Other two turns sock, too. > i 
Dahwills open, one, of the most spcc- 
tncular acrobatic troupes around 
these days. Give show a, good stJirt 
Four Franks also " pushovers. Two 
boy.s and two girls are talented, ver- 
.«atile youngsters, who hoof like mnd, 
toot means saxes and: trumpets and 
get oft some, flrst-r'.ite comedy pan- 
torhime. Kids arc, nice-looking, clean 
cut and attractively costumed. Tiirn 
in .some of the fastest variety to come 
this way in a blue moon. 

Broud.v's house crew on platform 
looks bi er because men are 
spaced across stage. Their appear- 
ance also helps;, they wear- w.hite 
coats; Schooler leads orchestra 
throughout Broudy sitting in Addle 
section. Cdlien. 



' Earle, Washington 

Washtnptdn; April J". 
Jiidv. Annie & Zeke Ca,noi)a, -Vir- 
piniah's (8), Ray ..&: Trent, Edno 
J.nnis, Daricing Dsbntnnt'ea (16): 
•Fools }or Sca ndjil' (W B).' 

Bill here this week . Is well- staged, 
moves swiftly and all turns click. 
'Topped by Judy- Canova, not seen 
here, .since she went into fllm.s. Along 
with sister'Annle and brother Zeke, 
she's a- faye.of localites and her top- 
notch rustic' foolishness and hillbilly': 
songs get her over. . 

Show opens with elaborate 'Easter 
Parade* . number, ' 'Virginians (16 ), 
eight of the sixteen Dancing Debu-. 
tantes, gals, singing at each other. 
Followed by line backing np solo 
taps of Edna Janis. Next .are Ray 
and Trent, opening as comedy dance 
duov going into .set of gymnastics 
that ai-e su.reflre.' 

Virginians' back singlngl/e.sson 1o 
You,* 'Old Man River* and medley . of 
navy tunes, all pleasantly. ' Encore, 
'Dipsy Doodle,' Is cue for Debutantes 
iagain In precision number, that 
shows they're! Well trained. Then' 
into a Canova session, followed by 
entire :troupe ih'flnale, with Debu- 
tantes scoring again iti drill routine.- 

Saranac Lake 

By -Hapipy Beiiway 



Mrs. Graham McNagaee-veCashIng 
in the Adirqndacks and .while ogling 
the Will .Rogers; greeted all In, the 
Actors Colony; 

Leandra Ri ler, of the Commo- 
dore theatre (cashier) Brooklyn, Is 
a newcomer at the Will Rogersi 

George Church, if. Y., visiting Car- 
leen Knight at the Will Rogers. 

Milton Reich, Jack Edwards, Jules 
Zwilling, New Yorking with a two- 
week vacash permit. Boys have made 
the grade; 

Dr. George Wilson's okay resulted 
in discharge of. Marie Bianchi and 
Jeanne Grande, after les.s thnq a year 
of ozoning. Both New Yorkers. 

Myra Fox: left the Will Rogers to 
a Washington,; D. C. visit 

Henry (Richmond, "Va.) Wuench 
nosed out an operatlon by Dr., Wilson. 

If arrangements can be made, Sara- 
nac Lake will be iepresented at the 
New York; World's Fair, says Mayor 
Tom Ward; 

The Christy Mathewson.s back -'at 
their Park avenue home here. 

This Actors Colony likes the In- 
terest of Jacob Bernstein, from Roch- 
,e.sler, N. 'Y. in the Actors Colony. 
'If there's anything that I can - do 
for. the gang up there to further their 
happiness, let me kiiow what it is.' 

Pauline Price (Ford and Price), 
who sa^y many nioons of ozoning up 
here; doing p.k.. in Brooklyn. Ditto 
for Bobby Hatz. 

When you are thrpjigh reading that 
book, why hot send it to the. Will 
Rogers ho.spital? The library can 
:stahd a lot of new volumes. You 
can .send .same direct to the hc.< ' al 
or to this column, 91 Broadway, 
Saranac Lake, N. Y. 
■ Scene on Broadway, Saranac, Pop 
Harry Barrett 80, juggling three 
lemons: Remember , the JuligTing 
Barretts? lie's put In 10 years, up 
here, 

(Wrilc In those you know In Sara- 
nac and el.sewhcr^ who arc ill;) 



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r.nuVa IJi^ane 
Renee Villon. 

ir* (lay iMis 
Kd Furman- 
Hilly" Lncmlne 
MArgari't , Yoilng 
Joi? Howard 
lludy '.Madlaon . ■ 
Rtiiel flilberl 
Spike Harrison." 
Hornle iSraoer 
llenrv 'I^Marr 

' Cafe . Creole 
Skfela Tolberi Ore 
Aniy Spencer 
BarrliiKion (iuy 
CaB» Maaan 
Abe -r.yman Ore 
JiiD Capdiillo ore 
nr Rorkwell 
.Sally Rand. 
Morton Downer 
Oacar Sliaw 
Tom Patrlcola 
Stnn'.Kavatiaffll 
Willie, WpHt A M 
Waller Pare Wabl 
Frazee.SIa 
Proake's TlirerS' 
SanamI ft MIchI 

ChateaD Madenw 
ronau^lo' Flowierlon 
Anvela Vela.s 

Chea rircbiHiM. 
AI Byana. Ore 
J.olin "Hoysrndt 
Mawtey * Miller , 
Polaon . Gardner' 
Clah Cavalier 
ciiapnle Ki;anle' Ore 
"r.ou 'Taylor : 
PeKK.<' O-Nolll 
Raiitqna 

Botli'w'l Browne GIs 

Mnk IS 
Q Andre>va' Ore 
Jaok Ayhhe 
Pat IKirrlnctoB 
June terrains 
Krankle Byera 
T,ella' Caybos 
Jerry -Kruiter 
l>ne . R K r,pe 
1-R'd . Jaekaon 
Willie Urogan 
Julio 

. riak Aaacli* 
T.ns Gauehns Or* 
Dlmllrl ft VlrsU 
Trial Plaza. 
Nannet^ ' Vallon 
Cnitna Club 
I>ul;e.-KllIitKloo Ore 
•Ald'a Ward 
Tetei-a Sla 
ri»K-I,eK Bales 
Mae ',TohnHi>n. 
Alan Ac' Anise 
Cliocolalt'nra 

Kl Honito 
Jack Mayo' Ore 
O de..la Roria Ore 
inida 8al:izar ' ' 
Klenii Ac Anlonlo 
LIduardo Rrllo 

Kl Mororra 
Rrnte Holat Ore 

FaaMwa Dtwv , 
l/onla Prima Ore 
Oalllna I. easy 
Homo Jllana 

F<HiMl|rliis ClHk 

.liiioki'y Joe Ore 
Jiilin U^i'k 
Ova'-e. .Morjran 
1,pe Turk 
Mme l.a OuolicsHe 

(inrbu 
Frani'ia Hayoa Ore 
TIaroii. Gyldcnkrone 
MU'ki'y Ke'dey ' 
llarC.'lli' Wi'lllnitlOO 
UlailiQ ,tc ilcnry 

(ireeawtrh.'-V lilac* 
C'a.slita ' 

Ray O'llara .Oro 
AiU.eti Cofik 
Tliflcn .t Tom NIP 
CfWeii Mario 
UuiU Hazen' 
.VnlfrM Ouniont 
Jiit'y Ca|>p'o 

'HavHnn-.Madrtd. 
Niinii )lodi-l;;o Ore 
ll'i-li;t .<>rli*tfa 
.Itihii .MHrl.liM*/. 
K'iallH llHniiis 
I'VllliT- lU>v>» 

lllrkery llaMss 
■in* .\l a r'4;i i.-i Ore. 
■|V'K-,!y . Ny w .i iSn 
;(■ I'ciipcra 
Hulel Ambassnditr 
HlfU 0;iap:in-A Ore 
H»t:nivell ■,<• ''I'liva 
Alleliiidt ,Moirclt 

'Halel'AsI 
Saiid'i W.I I tin ma. Ore 



Terry T,,iwlor 
Joan .Mona .- 
Hal ■ RIcliman' 
' Itntel nUlmnra 

Ilorare Heldt' Oro 
Cha rloa . I'loml mno 
Red Fai'rlneloji ' 
Lyalieill HURlies 
t K.lnss 
Ka^far 

Hnfel Ba aa et t ' ' 
(Hrmklya) 

Will McCuhs Ore 
Halel Caiaaiadew 

Red Ko'rvo Ol^c 
{.Mildred Rnlley 



Terry Allen 

Natal: BillaaB. 

Blue Barron 'Ore 
Na<M Kaasa' .Naw* 

Charles. Baiim Ore 
Vee .l..a.wnhurst 
■aial Gav, CHBlap 
&itlle' T,ane' Ore 
Ha«el Hair Moob 
- (Brwklya) 
K'en Casey , Ore 
Betty Williams 
l.ola. Rollers ■ 
I.arry- Ste'wart 

Mmiei ■.eilaatoa. ' 
Ray Kinney Ore 
PualanI- ' 
Ma'pUa 
Mapauaha 

Hutef Llarala 
laham . Jones Ore 
Ivalhle'ea' Lane 

Halal H*AI»to 
J. Meaanef Oro 
Jeanne D'Arcj. 
Gonxalea ft. Mehnea 
■alsl.Ncw'Tarkat 
Jimmy Dorsey Ore 
Bob' Bberte ' 
:Juno: RIelnno'nd 
Roaa McT,ean 
i:iiarlea llkslla 
Roberts ft Farley 
'AlCred- Tronkler 
Ronald . Roberts 
"Bobble Pores 
May 'Judela 
I>u hie- Farley 
DeT'Orles Zlegtel 
Krie Walt 
Mate! Park Ceatrai 
Jerry Blaiti* bra 
I>e -7orroa 
waller Uonahua 
(ieb Browta' 
Ann Pa)ce 
■a4el reaaaylvaBla 
Benny Goodman Or 
. Nolat . rtcea«llly 
Jana Bartal Ora ' 
■alat naa» 
Panebo Ore' 
Paiil Draper 

Ralai ftooaavall 
Orrln ■ Tueker ' Ore 
Bonnie Baker 
Bailey Sis 
Morton Wells 
Malal Bavai -riata 
Emlle Pelll Ore 
Joe' McNamara 
DIsle Inffrnni 
Dwlicht Flake 

Hatel SIteltaa 
Ed. Mayelioir Oro 
Halal St. Gaart* 

IBrnAklyai) 
Harold 'Stern Ore 

Hotel at. Morlla j 
R'niph Gonxales Ore i 
Haall Fo.meen Ore 
i!lairs VermoHls I 
Fawn' ft Jordon ^ 

etal Bt. Ke>l* 
Emil- Coleman 'Ore - 
i: Cndolbnn Oro 
Vanila Mara . 
Mario ft Floria 
liali»l Tan 
Geo. Hall.dra 
Doily Dawn 
■etal Waidart- 
AstarlB 
(.eo. Retaninn" Oro 
Xavler i.'iiKSt Oiro 
K\'e. HymlrtKion 
Paul Xaakoi'i..' 
Nliix Wlillncy 
latarnatlaBal slaa 
Taarlla .Bimchuli Or 
flene - Fondlck Oro. 
Vinc'nt. Hrnnale Ore 
.C,au<l.4mltb Hrna 
>:ddie MrMullea- 
Bohby .May ' 
C de la Qranee - 
.Vrlliil 

>laiirice ft Crnnr* 
Jaciineltne MlRnao 
.Emille GreRoire 
Jlmaij' Kelly' 

joe CaPello Ore. 
Allan .Hmall .- 
.Mary- T«ane 
Jnliii Rockwo'o.d 
T.'inya 

Oene Wallera 
I'e»Ky do la Planio 

It Hat lillb . 
i.eroy Kiilnns Ore 
Chariolonra 
-T'earl Batiies'- 
Ted'dy. llale- 
Ijiraa 
Rddle - Davis Oro 
.lo,vplt Shilili Ore. 
-Tiilis (lilleapi.e 
Oraxiplla Pai'ra^a 
. )«;' Conia 

Ore 



r.Murl.'l Welch 
I I'-runK I,a Hulla 
' .sllvertoue 3 
I .\iarlil Forbes 
1 l''i-:ink JIM'^irLina 
I .l.»nlorca KoRers 

C(»la .l.ce 
I Ann Stunrt ^ 
; iinurp;-hi-lli*-Pla«a 
j .-ILiikrivoirxl, K. •!.) ; 
;.Urt«'ord Woods Ore 

1^ RnB(* 
, NMi.'lt .Vnuxen -Oro' 
I <:,»o aiemey Ore. 

■Murray lleyinhu 
l« M(ra(*. 
.Harry Hnrfnn- <>ra 

M.aryon l>ale . 

Tttiiliilpli ft" Xn'ndra 

Kliiyd * Winis, 

-Wynne Itatpb 

TlaillijO. 3 

l.nia ft Mdla'a 

t.nu .Mariln Oro 

Kddle., Davis ' 
Airrcdo & Dolores 
l.e ItHbHii Blen 
Hope' Emerson' ' 
:i.iii'iri. Tri-Miya 
KIsI,* lltuiainn 
.liiumv Daniels: 
Hiiwers 'ft Waller' 
I.UtI* OM Nr'w'Verk 
.lark I,{iurle 
Cliitrbc HlKhlower 
.lark rnlmer 
.\lli key Mnllory 
.M.irle Ma'riow '- 
llilliii l.ticalof 
K.-4ih»>r Xarlln 
■I >.ohM-ea- .\\"MtKon 
Muxia I.onkel 

- Mnrta'a 

.-XmcM -PftKan Oro -- 
KI«^na Cortcz 
I'iPlW 

E Villnnueva 

NHt'ClHh 

Henry :Jpromo Oro . 
l.lllla'n .Nono ' 

llvh'IIO 

Jack Masop 

iHimaalnB 

.Micltaol Welner Ore 
Yn'ur'ly Tourlolt 
>lKli>n Sliaw . 
Sa nnny. Morris. 
.KoHalli] Roy 
Sadie Ranks 
Ktliel Bennelt 
Ada laiblna 
Ronn'.e Dti Camps 

Oaya ciab 
Siuft iiinll> Ore 

raraiUsa 
Bu . B.crlKah Ore 
Lionel Rand Oro 
Hurfiara Parks-' 
K ,1, R- Paige 
Jitlinny Coy 
.Man' Carney 
I.IIkm-Io ft Owcna 
Hhnnium -Dean 
.Mc.S'ullle Bis 
rUea Klevaala 
W .Palermo 'Ore 
BUI Farrell 
Ernest Frnni: 
Vlne.<nf DeCosta 
Rcx.ilavlite 

PlnnlalloB CiDk 
Ovie Alston Oro 
I.ee' Hlmmons 
Mor(l^n ft Mnrrs 
I.atvrerice Hill. 
.Miller n Sis 

ttuaea Mav7 
Hal t'iope Oro 
Ray Jones 



Ann. While 
.SId-Maulail 
Katherini) .Mayfleld 
Wilson UiuK 

Oue^iiN Torrnra 
"(WuoUsIde. I. 1.) 
Jncll Melvlh Oro 
Jieuuville lioys 
Harriet Cross 
-Uoaalie Hoy 
Pliyllia Daro 
Aduius * ly'ovlns 

KNiiM* Fmaks' Cllib 

Frank BoN«inBor 
Jerry While " ' 
llrncle -Moi-tfun 
(!u» Wlcke 
Jimmy. IKirns • 
Fred DlaliOX 
-Mummy Jennie' 
Jo«-(«all,iKlicr .. 

nalnbiiw UrIII ' 

Bert Block OVn 
Marlynn ft .Michael 
Rnlnba'iv .kmini. ' 
Kddle LeHaron-Oro 
Kwbv Newman .urc- 
Uaye .tL/iidl 
ltii»ll.l filoa 
Ji»hn Fraai*!" 
Itsy Sturion . 
Roumnalaa VllluKe . 
Charley Rwnrii Ord 
J.Mdivi'i; Sal/ 
Henry Beriiian 
l.eo Fold 
Ilenrleh Croas- 
Dotna-Ja-ROaina' 
GytlAiy ;Nlna 

Ru»lan Art 

raslia DaisUo pre 
Anna. l\ou'.ciieiKova 
»llra 

Siiida .Voella 
Alej .Bolah:»,ko(T 
Elt Spiva.-k ' 
Zachar 

Bus. ° retehan 

Nicholas Malthey Or 
Michel lillclion .- 
NAflla Bokoioakhya 
Mururtia . Sn'v: 
Siiiieon ICarayaelT. 

Salwa Bnyal ' 
Barry WInlon Ore 
J D.onilni;ucK Ore 
Joan Ktlwifiis 
.Nancy NclaOn 
Hilda 'Saia^ai- 
Mar.lha Steilhenaon - 

8lurk Club 
Rnhby Park' 
Kilo Meneiide/,. re 

>«r III 

M ersr-jre Ore 
llua ..Marli'l Ore 
Sliella Itarreic 

Vlllane ilnrii. 
Johnnv Johnann Or. 
Tom. KmertiiAi Co ' .- 
I'.arn* ftl.u.Mnhon " 
nardh«^r v^c ICnna 
Cyril .Mahall'-ld 
KolleiilHie lyMs 

Vlllace Brewery 
r.ou , Carroll Ore 
Jimmy Auflulutn. 
Pat Kllpnlrlcli. 

WhIrllBK Tn» 

C;eo. Morris Ciro 
Kamnii RInico. 
SieitliMO Hiii'i-ls 
MarlH iVrny 
Ivel 

Bob Aaen Oro- 
Bub I.ee 
Patricia Riley 
lieKy Keiublo 
Ted I.esler 



Gloria Faya 

J llonnort 

Nina Rinaldo Or* 

t.sW' Kliic' 
Ink-rhl 

Dolores fjreen 
skippy Re'ale 
Bobbie Conner 
Lew KliiK 
Jill,' Novltt Ora 
Co'llcen 

' Harry'a M. it. 
Cabaral 

f!.haB KnKles" Ora 
.iHi'k Irving 
,\rt Bui'kl»*.y 
AI WilBncr 
Dorothy. Johnston 
r.iiurcue Nevell ' ' 
Joe ft I.nniMt 
Hurry Linden 
Hiily Meyera 
Mystic Vlbra 

Ill- 
Willie Shore. 
'N'lVn Bhickainna 
l.olia .Mnllud- 
Ciiuld Mia 
K.iy l.aSalle 
Sid LauR Oro 

"Haiek nrsniarrli 

(.WalBHt . IIWSM) 

.\rt KasaM Ore 
.M.-irlon Holmes 
Hilly Uoo.. 
'l' Eiloeiia' 
.Frank Pay'n'e 
YoutiK ft Sloan 

Holel BrevMrl 

Florence SchuberV. 
.K,'ne I.aevlh 
Jits Paris 111 

HiHel Concreaa 
: rCaslna) 
N' T O ev 

Itraka'Hatal 
(Golil Coast Haam) 
Hal. Kemp . Ore 
Koaalind Mar>|u]a 
Elaine ft BnrrlS. 
Chsa' Corivr 
Sunny ;0' Dea 

tt Terraea 
t.ouls Armairong Or 
May Dl(!i.-a 
.Ceiiny H.^ .loe : 
SWnny imhIs" 
Bobby Caai'iin 
Julia Hunter 



. Bdsewntar B«BCh 
Hatal 
(MsrlB* KaoM) 

Orirr Willlnma Ot'«, 
.Monro KeiJy . 
Buddy Murena , 
Nub 3 

■alal ralsBar aaa* 

"(Emplra. Jtaont) ' 
Manrirs A Cordoba 
IJall-liall 
.Dorothy Kin 
Stanley Illckinnn 
Beriile Cu(um|hs -Or 
Abbott pa III 

Halsl 'SbemaB' 
(Calles* iBB) 
Novelle- Bros 
Hob Bromley 
stadlor :^ Ruse 
LjOuls 'Pa'iilco. Or 
llalal (Havana 
(CanllBaalnl Haam) 
SteriiiilT YounR Ore 

KoH^ ^Kan'l 
Karl BIcUnrd 
Mickey Dunn 
1*1, Idle I.al'leiTe 
.Marcellft Ciirdner 
I'ecBy I.ee " 
'roin, Forvis. 
John Iliirst 

Rayale rrallea 
Beis Bros. 
Dolly Kiiy 
.Tiiyce IVro's ft Dean 
Mark "'Fisher' Oro 
S.iil Tointtrk- 
Aiilla Jarolil 
Jack. Hllliard . 
Itlchnrds,- Adrle'no 3 
3 Trojan's' 
", ThrM l» 
Roy KIdrldfie 6're 
.ci>?ft 'Brown 
tl.lailya l>iiliner 
Fred Reed 
Moneite Eloore 

TBi'hi Club 
Billy, Clay 
J^'rry Jleriron . 
.Mildred FiMiton 
Frlixle. I.urie 
"Mauri* Stein 

<w riub 

Blllv Carr 
Marlon Miller 
Tlliwll 3. 
■Mili'ry Grant 
Bi»ots Bij'rris 
Miiriw .' 



PSILADELPHiA 



LOS AHGELBI 



Bull 

rJtarUe Jjiwri?n«. 

H«v«rly il(»lilr« 
il«»*ry Owen* Ore 
llHWHHnn, l>Mncer« 
HUlmore 

Dt^on .Tnnln . 
.1u(i<iubi .GiirAy 
Peti'h Jte Ueauvllls 

KiB^k Trombar Ore 

riif« iIq Pare*. 
Mn^. Crtchrfine Ore 
'i'nft IntWiMilloaiit. 

!>» Itlt* Ore 

I'rinVOHB Isiiaiia 
KnrJ &. VTRnvlm- 
0 Sw«'t>ihearl8 
.I'Mfe ift >laM 

Donria ftordon 
Klliini^ Dnhl 
Doll Rolun'd Ore, 
Ciovrr riul^' 
Bolt tli'nnt Ore 
I KU\iiuba, Ore 

I Bfi'K'en Jt MrCarlhr 

; Hffbin KMy .Or* 
HiiWHllaB 

OUinn *foy 
Pdnilhy A'erncl 

Tinm & TavltA 
l.f>li)a aIh 
llilihi J*uhIo1a 
bMiliH UuHh 3 

II Kid hilia 
Dirk Mrlplyrt 
Sol lliipl Ore 
H ( are 
Itin Horrmnn 
Aiilwii lti»yH ■ 

Tjinii. ■ '■ 

hMiiifr'lo rinraii 

l.lttle Club 

■lane . .loiics 

'riiiy Mi^rodtlh 
I.iM'' Ki'-'npr 
Pa-Ill K»i|(1ii)l 
lUtWiX Wai'iiur 



tiiiir'fi. 
T.«e fiOinnn 

KJrty * T(nir» 
a ReamdnKl.'*. Oro 

Vlclii Allen 
At-niiimlu & T.lta 
Acx**^ Jikhiixtiii 
K'i*hhy i;f»riii*'r 
Dnrlone Ourner 



Durnl i 
MlBliijitt 

Mu7,'/.y Rfnrr«»Mnnn 
HiiilHon ^ltH:!i;er Ola 

^ I>«l»UlU1lt>^)« 

Ted Flo Uliu Ore 
l*HrlH Ina 

Srlinlrkelfritz Bd 
Bi»bl;y Hiriy»">iv 
H .tetinn** * Co 
HudMOii MpI^k^t OIh 

lki>b)|liinlf.s 
M Xlitnolluiio ' 
Ted Klo Klio Ore 
r Selinlck'ri <'lub 
Xfaxlno Sulilvali 
Mi'Hy BrytMii 
i-'mnplH Sievi'ns 
14H4-|iein SvviiiK e 
H'^leii Knhbiiiji 
mil R»itknt. 

SftI Hrltfbt Ore 
l>4nil\' Sulllvun 
lelly (iltiffuii. 
I4o)toliilii Dancek-9 

.TurU 6iv«i)S 
Durroll Alei<nnder 

Judy Bilk*:!- 

l.reitrt Harrlii^iuik 
y«n Td'ott ' 

M»\in» U'hiKn 
ItiiHsell Uruwn" 
i-ftiinlHitre Hlin'kin'ii 
r.tin*nlnt> Oet'nrd 
.laii (« rbi'i' Ore 
•11(1 ero 
rtsrwon*! Vnn Oro 
.i^iiiiuUllo Ore 
V Hhca .HthituiiniHt 
SitliiiKiy Kiiiii:!. Ore 



il UntlusUy Oro ■ 4 K, SlHt»rlKii^r» Of 
Hi»l«r Imontr L*iiirl( lH - t'.llinnre 
iHivA ■ l.n MarnHlNe 

J^ernlt) Dnli ro ' Karct'l- Kahft 



taekbswb 

Bitb Cr^by Ore 

Aliifl aMHrlOrt ' 
lioyiinnu. A: Uentird 
Jo Aiitlvewa. 

€bfa' Pur 
Tliirry Kfchin'an 
.liHly .Siarr 
l.oii . l*roft«e Ore 
«: .1 l*rel!tuei' 
riiiiL .HuAtvn 
pon Orlundo Ore 

- 4.'vlffal^aaa 
Ilprirl Condron Ore 
iJn's-Yflit.' 



Pranrhon Fr*ch*n 
K'l«1iT? U'bH- 
.K(•^u4 \V.v vi* .if 
lt^n«>^ X'illiih 
Mllilred. ^oi'J(>n 

Club AInh 

'.Flovrki K.rti;rls 
W t>.- isariiiri 

Cnrl Vill.inl 
. KnynU Aill*'r 
MOjilo hlorrlapn 

iuu ifiub 
p.itii noFiiii 

Susnn Caniu 



T>f>6 T.ninoitt 
I.it M'urilVi , 
I'llfAhor .Ji(i\V(>rk 
Jolinny (^r:irr ore 

rrailla Int'l 
^fuHi(■. 'VWavvra Ore 
Hji p iiy Ft^ 1 0» n . . Ore 
.MHi-llyn M.iynnnI 
Annand CimcroB 
SiMuniy . SHtiriers 
Throe Ri»ujioiiH 
Mfiyfitlr OiriM 
KiiiHr 

<PlaH*l Rowm) 
Meyar Da via, Ora 

( Hti rit u mir ' RaiHii) 
Frank JupIo Ore 
Bub rraakllM Na<al 

«ienrclaa Homh) 
\,¥0 /olio' Ore . 

BMiar (ba Haaa'a 

D«loy.d. McKay 
Hurry PdUhH Ore 
Ronnto jt Riichella 
I.ilJlHn Konny 
)<oul» \\'illliihi 
.Ihiiiiiy JBI.'il^e 
Olllt v'onrnd 
' OdaEwowl lav- 
(MnlHca. N.. J.> 
Frnnkie l*n' Boe 
ilorrilc* <Jt»e 
Jurk I'lirlli* 
Hplle RiK-liet1« ' 
v:(lyili« Hes!* Ore • 

- Club IS 
Dlf'k Thomas 
Jorry Dodiiar Oro 
Pepper fiUff 
r»iiitv Tan Vorna 
Mllrlioti J.cWia 
UiUI« France 

Cliib ri«rrtk<r 
Tt-HOl** KiIWHnlii 
Siin'ity itrnHi'r 
AI WllHon 
Sliiiiifi J.t^onnr 
?:iiiin.i tiloiurk 
Fran CaHweH... 
Bill TlVurnton Ora 
baaay C-li»b 
Rnrbara Piirka . . 
V).il«*ix \-. KoHOla 
ll.MiPfl Vnii.n 
Wynn l'al<'i':<on 
VIrKliiln IdthKiloQ 
U'^liMi llenion 

PArti-o Blanco Ore- 
Oltir Flull 

lAiiS leoraai 
Buht^tli* 
Dnlriy T.clphtu 
Kuih Muriln 
K((y J.kvt»ry 
IriMie Kay 
Srt'liii. Kinca Ora 
Bubbler iilielby 

HnllywiHMl Cafa 
Crnrc O'Ifaia 
Hilly llaya "Oro 
Nlfirron»k A lOatlo 
.lai-k MLeck 
AiitbaHiiiulora .l.lna 
HMH Adrlpbls 
((.>r» MarKu«ry> 
Bnb RftltniT. 
.1n« FrnMplfn Ore 
>i R 'WlllfHiita 
Thr,'^ WilcM 
Kuh aipa 
Kitilyn Wnllace, 

l>MlU*rt 

Don. Antrollno Or 
lam be Tmfwm 
t.arry Mail Ore 
.l.lMlo Rhniakfiller 

Jiw'k Grlfriii Oro 
Hohuiiy X- Xleorsm 
Nnni'v 

Kvillcr. ^- Uurna 
Knhy. llftrii 
Miuiy Jiali 

Palunib*** 
Bobby .Morro.Ora 



Perry . Doaruu 
Club Mayrair 

Lavria Bdnlck Oro . 

DaWiv & Darrnw . 
Dlek" & Dot Jonaa 
;^fyBllc■■ 2 ■ 

Cucoaaiit Grava 

Blllv' I.OHxnr. Ore 
Hilly Pm^iih 
iMin4 Mm'/uiia Co ,1 
J'ark \Sc T.Hii* 
Al RleliiM- 

R(l4lle VcwH 'Ore 
HMllhtH A Itollliia 
Sweuiy Pla 
(trave:* 
Hhlly Vltta . 
Buildy f-e\vls 
RoHe Cliiippmn 

Orawfard Hmmite 
nf»KUChl slaps 
Jlllly Sinfiii 
Ma<> IJrtKvn 
J«-.iHle Priiirit 
ritiM a Rfarl« 
Forit Ula 

lr*iimoMM l>*M>r 
Ki*i*hert Marsh Ore 
Atli'* 5»t John - 
Kuih Colburn 
Noniiu Mllchtfll 
.\VHlior t'ole 
Joliniiy 'Oawtliorna 
Hatf*l iUttrA 
M*eBtl*oiiH«> 
Ki-ankiii AVaril Ore 
i'rirpien Triiileau' 
Murl»*r r.AKO 
ModlMia i(c ■ Michael 
Slii'ViitHit Vt iMrWy 
l.uwiienvrt SpHrtaH 

Htitri Caiflcy Plaiti* 
f^ibiprHtoa; Rimhu) 
.Ir\vli» Gilbert . Ore 

Hnlpl Ciiiiirr Pill 

.liniiiiy. A'nioiie pr 



llolol. Copley Sqiirtr* 

Vln. Y'»<'<»"t Oro 
Dnn .Swrcniiy-: 
■ Helai^ -C;i rlunn 
lioliii McHirltiitd^ 
Bob ITardy Ore 

'<TrrrMC« KiHini) 

Nyo Mayhaw Oro 
Isluda K^dift 
ButUiy. Welt/oma 

\<Caro HOM 

3 C'«viochlo Oio 

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SI Cliib 
Catherine Ifoyt 
MInil Holltii.H 
Ululna Marltn 
Jeri'y, Brandon 

isaih icBtiirr 

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llarold Berwick 

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Knee-Deep il M; CvS 

Philadelphi , April 19. 
It top many chefs I'uin soiip, Philfy 
niter iidering what lour 

emc . ing to do, to one spot. 

New joint is about to be opened- on 
hiShway to Atlaiili Ity by Mari 
Villuhi an'd .Mick6y Alpei't, both 
masters. '6( ceremonies. Fi'rst 

they hir^d were George Cli 
Jimmy Kelly, likewL^ie both enicees. 
Kelly is VlHatu's h»|>hewi 
Tag for ne\y holcli • 
eillier " Mickey .ianrt Mari .. , or vice 
versa. Boys haven't tossed the- coiri 
yet.. 



BOREO SUE BACK 

, Emile Bbr 

turt'iin 

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Com! rsinger recently closed 
t«m at the, French C^sili , Lotidon: 



Weilnesdaj, April 20, 1938 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 47 






Equity-WPA Again at Odds Over 
Non-Pro Issue; Transfers Still Stick 



ist of those in the theatre 
roject in New York whom Equity, 
claims are amateurs has been broken 
down by the relief show heads. Re- 
sults are distinctly unsatisfactory so 
far as Equity is concerned. Another 
protest has been made by the actors 
association and the situation aroused 
by transfers of people to other proj- 
ects is again bubbling. Equity wants 
the non-pros, instead of its members, 
Bent to the projects which pay less 

• security wage. 

But the figures submitted by WPA 

■••how a wide ' diversity of opinion 
about who are amateurs on the con- 
tested Equity list.. That provoked the 
sending of a, strongly worded let r 
by Equity- to WPA. Stated the sjjecial 
Equity committee was assured by 
George Kondolf, director of WPA 
production in New York, that the 
transfers would be rescii^ded, but 

•that no such action has be"en taken 
by- the relief project; This committee 
had been: given 'broad powers' when 
the transfer situation angered, the 
Equity end. . 

icniiles' ilircatehed 
Protest over WPA's breakdown of 
the list was to the effect that the 
figures dp hot cover the situation and 
the accompanying communication did 
rot stick to the issue. Equity claims 
the WPA-crS are standing on techni- 
calities and that continued delay may 
lead, to difficulties 'beyond our cph- 
,trol.' Relief heads are;asked for'ma- 
terial assurance of cooperation to re- 
lieve the unpleasant condition. 

There were discrepancies in the 
list's total, but it developed that ell 
persons wliose rating as professionals 
could be. questioned were included 
and the number amounted to 510. 
WPA survey of the list brought about 
the following contentions: 

That 200. people claim they belong 
to ^tage unions and haye.been asked 
to get. written evidence from the 
unions. 

That 195' are in Yiddish; colored 
nd circus units, without union af- 
liation. 

That 50 are drama: coaches and 
their training and. experience are 
being investigated. 

That 65 are noh-professipnals, but 
•re describe^ as 'ypungj promising 
and talented!'':and can be included 
in the 10% to 20C'<> of non-pro quota, 
which WPA heads claim was agreed 
on between Frank Gillmore and 
them. 

Claim Is Questioned 

This latter claim was immediately 
questioned by Equity. During the 
rnany conferences and conversations 
between association's former presi- 
dent and the relief people, no men-: 
lion is known to have been rriade 
about the alleged arrangement on 
amateurs. Nor do the records and 
(Continued on page 48) 



John (TM AT) Golden 



John Golden has . been made 
an honorary member of the 
Theatrical Managers, Agents 
and Treasurers union. He will 
be given a gold card, expense 
of which was defrayed by sub- 
scription. Reported the pro- 
ducer was friendly to the union 
and when his 'Susan ahd God' 
was . picketed at the Plymouth 
he insisted on the picket ac- 
cepting money for dinner, 
while he carried the banner. 
Showman told a different story 
at the time, however. Picket- 
.ing was against the house, not 
the show.. 

> Golden is sal 
up membership in a 
union which he Joined as 
artisan when a young man. 



WILL OPEIf TA 
COAST OFFICE 



Alan GorcllI, executive-secretary 
of the Theatre Authority, leaves for 
Hollywood today (Wednesday), ill 
iron «ut details of ■ deal .for the 
American Guild of Musicala Artist^ 
and tiie Americaii Federation of 
Radio Artists to let up '« lepairate 
(^oast .benefit sutooomy within the 
"t. A, Screen actors, directors and 
writers organizations are already in, 
along with Actors Equity and Chprus 
Equity and the American Federation 
of Actors. 

Prior to leaving, CprelU nt a 
sheaf- of notices^to ."the Ainerican 
Federation of Actors. One of each 
will, be posted, on- nitery bulletin 
boards and one placed in managers' 
offices. Statement is.a duplicate of 
recent police and fire department 
chief's statements prPhibiting the 
securing pf talent, for pay or other- 
wise, at any show to be given by 
either department. T. A. wants to 
stamp out the chisel among law 6f- 
■flcers who use the hanging violatiPn 
or pinch threat. 

While west, Corelll will help 
western branch of T. A. elect its own 
reps to sit in on the national T. A. 
board. On return he will stop off at 
Chicago to visit the recently organ 
ized T. A. office there. Then wiu: go 
to Boston as new frontier later in 
week. 



SEE Bie SIMER. 

IIDDED myouTS 



Rash of Rustic istrionics 
Seen— More Eqyity Hay- 
lofters More Pro 

Companies 



TALENT PROSPECTS 



^ETERNAL ROAD' RIGHTS 
ON BLOCK FOR R500 



Entire rights, including book, mu.sic 
and scenic designs, controlled .by the 
Eternal Road Distribiitiiig Corp., in 
Max Reinhardt's spectacle, 'The Eter- 
nal Road,' were ordered sold., by Fed- 
eral Judge Johii G. Knox on Monday 
(18) to ,the American Jewish Pub- 
lishing Corp., for $2,500. Sale of 
the rights was recommended by El- 
liot B. Paley, trustee for the, coi:- 
'poration, who informed the court 
that the finances of the prpduction 
outfit would not permit the spec- 

cle's rcproductipri by May 15 when 
corporation's rights to the play, 
expire. Othei: properties connected 
with the play have been disposed of 
■for $1,244 since the corporation filed 
a voluntary petition to reorganize 
under 77B of the bankruptcy act 
several months ago. 

The right)! disposed of under Judge 
Knox's ordier include the book by 
Fraiiz Werfel, music comiiositions of 
Kurt Weill, the direction book of 
Max Reinhiirdt, and scenic designs 
by Normal Bel Geddps. 



Martin Beck Theatre's 
$69,448 N. Y. Tax Rap 

An income tax judgment for 
$69,448 against the Martin Beck The- 
atre Corp., was entered Monday (18) 
in N. Y. federal court by CPllector. 
of Internal Revenue Joseph T. Hig- 
gins! 

Amount includes Interest and penr 
alties and is based on the income of 
the corporatioii on intermittent 
months between 1931 and 1937. 



Thespics in. the barn belts look to 
hit still another new high this year. 
Advance office- queries, requests for 
info, unusually early arrival of an- 
'houncements and kindred, .surface 
activity presages more high water 
marks this year in the jiumber of 
actors employed, increase ir» number 
of . theatres /and possibly a greater 
number of . tryouts. Latter item, 
however, this dropped consistently 
over past couple, of years as the 
other -two have risen. Actors Equity 
is also of the opinion that it will be 
a hefty summer, professionally. 

It's rather early for an accurate 
prospectus pf hayloft histrionics, but 
the raite at which queries, arid an- 
nouncements have been comi In 
has forced the issue to ah earlier 
chronicling. Forthcoming season will; 
see the arrival of plenty of new 
faces operating ampng the less regu- 
lar, spots- and more in entirely new 
rustic locations, as with ieach suc- 
ceeding year. Regulars, of whom 
there are about 20, hold to their 
properties each year. Newcomers are 
already , recognizable in the compar- 
atively small list. 

Summer will, also very probably 
see many stage ahd screen lumina- 
ries treading the boards of the' at- 
tics. Equity sees a bigger year tor 
stage stars in the pfflng, while many 
Aimers have announced Intchtions .of 
trekking to the woods for the combo 
of work ond- play, 'bed. and board, 
added thespic learning and light, coin 
over the usual lO-week session from 
June 30 to Labor Day. 

Equity stepped in about two years 
ago and laid down regulations for 
strawhats. Bond was and is re- 
quired for one week's pay for each 
of minimum six Equity dctors, ex- 
penses, number of performances, 
transportation, limitations $5 
weekly for board charge, lary 
minimUms of $40 -and $^5 in class A 
theatres (those virithin 50 miles of 
N. Y. and all tryout theatres). Others 
are rated as 's, with corresponding- 
ly lighter rules. 

Equity's Attitude 

Equity does not encourage non- 
pro spots, and seeks to differentiate 
between those of the school rating 
and' commercial ventures with pro 
crews. It also frowns on siich places 
as offer unfair competish to more 
legit sites (those minus .phoney 
schools and fees) and generally hurt- 
ing the belter .spots because of poorer 
type of offering which ultimately 
(Continued on page 48) 



Morosco's Bankruptcy 



Hollywood, April 19. 

Walter Morosco filed a voluntary 
petition in bankruptcy in Los- An- 
geles Monday (Ifit. . 

Liabilities listed at $'40,987, against 
assets of $1,744, 



Mary Brian's 'Honey* 

Season opener at the Caipe Play- 
house, Dennis, Mass., will be Ward 
Greene's 'Honey.' which has already 
been bought by Mnx Cordon. ary. 
Bri n, reserilly on the Coasts will 
play the lead role vhm it opens. 
June 27. 

. Gordon for a time planned pro- 
ducin the play on Broadway this 
season.. 



GuilcTs Q. I Show Business With 
'Jitters Previews; To Tresent' 
Mercury Group, but No Merger 



Strip-Tease Legit 



Sets for a recent musical 
were removed piecemeal dur- 
ing the last few days of the run 
so some ot them could be piit 
into another show operated by 
the same outfit. One exec con- 
nected witii the orjganization 
was watching one of the fln^l 
performance of the foldee. 

Remarked that.it had bccorhe 
a sort of 'Our "Town' ith 
music. 



BlAY SHOWMEN 
HUDDLING AFM 



Deferred conference bet.^Yeen 
League of N..Y. Theatres labor com- 
mittee and the musicians union was 
held yesterday (Tuesday) to com- 
plete contract negotiations. Two 
points at variance did not interfere 
with managerial activities, pending 
an adjustment 

Most objectionable to the man- 
agers is the musicians' demand, that 
if any mechanical music is used 
during a performance of straight 
plays four men must be engaged for 
the pit. if the house does not regu- 
larly use orchestras. Rule has. been 
operative in instances where patent 
organs were employed. An interpre- 
tation of the rule may serve as. an 
adjustment, and if it does not in- 
clude the usie of. a- radio receiving 
set, the managers indicated they will 
be in agreement. 

Other point concerned the IB-men 
requirement for musical shows. 
Unipn' asks for that rhini^um in 
houses of 1,000 or more capacity, 
while the managers Want the rule to 
apply to theatres of 1,100. Abput 
14 hou.ses might be affected one way 
or another; but the scarcity of . musi- 
cals does hot give the rule import 
at this time. 



Hardwicke 111, Ducks 
'Shadow' Performance 

Sir Cedi-ic Hardwicke was forced 
out of, 'Shadow and Substance' at 
the Golden, N. ,Y., last week for the 
second time because of illness. Sat- 
urday night's (10) performance was 
cancelled. ""English slur blamed his 
illness on some food he ate Friday 
ni ht. He was stricken during the 
matinee Saturday and a doctor was 
called. Actor recovered over the 
weekend and the show resumed 
Monday afternoon 08), when a spe- 
cial matinee was played. 



Grisman Dickering 
Houses; Would 



for Three Chi 
Give Loop 7 Legits 



Chicago, April 19. 
' Possibility looms that Sam. Gris- 
man \W11 splash into town during the 
summer as an important, competitor 
to the Shuberts as theatre-holder. 
Deal is pending by which Grisman 
will take over the BlaCkstonc, Slude- 
b.aker and. Majestic. 

Blackstbhe has been a WPA house 
for the pa.st two years. Sludcbaker 
has run occasional legit shows, but 
has been moist important as concert 
house lor .past lew years. Majestic 
is "(n okMirne two-a-day vaiidc 
hou.se which has been dark rhore 
than lighted duri the past five 
years. 

Cri.« .in has ni.ide scvci'al .trips to 
Chi in recent months and indicates a 



'serious interest in getting .those 
three, hou.ses. Four regular legit 
houses, with the exception of the Er- 
la'ngcr, are controlled by the Shur 
berts. They include the Grand, Sel- 
wyn and Harri.s; Understood that 
Grisman has investigated every 
likelihood, of getting any or all of 
thcie three spots from the Shuberts, 
but indications are that this will not 
be possible, according to the leases 
that the Shuberts hold. 

Duriiig, the height of the legit jsca- 
son there was a real, scarcity ot 
available hou.ses in lov.' and Grisr' 
man figures tha't bpth the ' Studc- 
bakcr and Blackstonc can be re- 
cstabli.shcd as top-fii^'ht legit sjjols 
and the Miijcitic cslabli.shcd also' frir 
legit, especially lor musicals. 



Theatre Guild is giving a demon- 
stration oir secret sho\y business: at 
its theatre on West 52nd street, N. Y. 
.'Washington Jitters' has'been play- 
ing^ tliere quietly for a week,' ith 
two more to follow. If the Guild 
does nothing more with the play it 
will set. a record of three weeks for 
previews, which the performances 
are called. Actors are getting regu- 
lar salaries, 

roadway opinion Is -that the 
Guild is putting Soinething over on, 
the press, since it is felt in. some 
quarters that the critics have given 
the subscription brgunizatlon's pro- 
ductions anything but the best of it 
this season, during which the Guild 
chalked up too many financial set- 
backs. House ixiards bill' 'Jitters,* 
but. there have b^en np ads in the 
papers and the reviewers will npt 
be invited until May 2, when the 
regular run and public ticket sal 
will begin. 

.Guild people say there is nothing 
in particular to explain about the 
three weeks of priyate showings. 
Regular subscribers are attending 
the performances and comprise th* 
bulk of the audiences. Some others 
are known to get tickets, although 
the box office of the, Guild theatre i 
supposed to handle pasteboards for 
subscribers only.. 

'Jitters' rehearsed five weeks, one 
more than usual. 'Therefore the 
players Will have received four 
weeks' full pay before the show 
opens to the public. In addition , the 
cast got pay for rehearsal over a 
three-week period. Show was origi- 
nally called. 'Simply Henry Hogg,' 
and there was some doubt about, 
regular presentation wheh it started 
in rehearsal. Theye was a similar 
uncertainty about having .it viewed: 
by the press. 

Complicated Prodnclion 

Performance indicates, however, 
that.it rnay be good stage property. 
Most , of the players are of the: junior 
classification, with seasoned, people 
appeari in the lead parts. There 
are 22 scenes calling for no less than 
250 stage manager cues, believed to 
be a record. Settings are sketchy 
backgrounds, with drapes used 
otherwise. Battery of lights spots 
various characters during the play- 
ing. 

Guild put on 'Jitters' with a group 
called the Actors Repertory Co., 
(Continued on page 48) 



JAS. REIUY EXEC-SEC 
LEAGUE N. Y. THEATRES 



League of N. Y. Theatres la.st week 
appointed James F. Reilly to the post 
of executive-secretary, as expected. 
Position had been vacant since the 
death of Henry Moskowitz more 
than a year ago. 

Althpush the board favored the 
new executive, one showman said 
that a nationally known figure might 
be pbtainablCi which held up Reilly's 
appointment for a time,- Others 
doubted that the league could afford 
such an' individual. 

New secretary was named for an 
indefinite period because the league 
did not want to .commit ^itself for a 
long term. bskowitz held the job 
under a similar arrangerncnt, receiv- 
ing $10,000 ' annually. Understood 
Reilly agreed to $7,500 as a starting 
salary. 

Although he' resigned some months 
ago as general manager of the Chas. 
Frohnian office, controlled by Para- 
mount Pictures, Reilly continued as 
a member of the ' manager';; labor 
cpminittee ,ind. was active during the- 
recent negotiations with the Theatri- 
cal Manager."!. Agents and Treasurer."? 
union. Undor.stood that participation 
was in.strumcntal in the league, plac- 
ing him in the ..secrctary.shipi He 
was formerly general manager for 
Gilbert Miller and at present rep- 
resents the owners of the Lyceum 
theatre. N. Y. 



48 VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wedneadaj^ April 20,, 1938 



Inside Stuff-Legit 



George Abbott's 'What a Life,' which opened promisingly at the Bilt- 
ihore, N. Y., last week, drew a good' press in' Q^Uiihore, where it tried out 
Gross at $3,300 was bad, however, particularly in comparison with 'All 
That Glitters,' which the manager opened there to a $9,000 week. Latter 
•how was a Broadway flbp. 

Light trade for 'Life' in' Baltimore is partly explainable by the fact that 
It was. opposed at Ford's theatre by 'The Women,' which drew strong 
money. United Booking Office muaUy books In only one show in a one- 
.week stand, uut Abbott booked 'Life' intb the Maryland independently. 
Manager is rather superstitious alMut Baltimore break-ins. He used that 
stand for 'Rooifi Service' and 'Brother R^t,' but has no notions about 'the 
number 13. .'Life' .open.cd on that date at the Biltmpre. ' Comedy is a first' 
play by Clifford 'Goidsmiith, who has been 1 turihg in high schools. 

Members 6i the Abbott sUfT, again have, shares of the new show. In- 
cluded are Carl Fisher, Charles Washburn, Charles Harris, Edith Van 
Cleve, Robert FoulkCi' Ezra Stone, Barclay McCa^ty, Kenneth White and 
several girls in the office. . Stone and Miss ' Van Cleve are in the cast of 
the show, but their percentages result from their being Abbott's production 
assistants. 

Producer has piermltted his staff to take shares in each of his shows for 
the last couple'of seasons. Matter is left tp their discretion; they may take 
percentages ad not, as they choose. 



Early Strawhats 



.(Continued from page 47) 



Statement recently attributed to Florence Reed, .now on- tour with 'Yes, 
My Darling Daughter,' that the decline of the road was due; to .the inferior 
quality of companies being sent out to duplicate' Brbadw|ay hits had re- 
percussions last week in Pittsburgh, where "The Women' was playing. Un- 
derstood Miss Reed referred directly'tO: No. 2 troupe of Max Gordon smash 
in her argument and Lois Wilson, playing, the lead in the touring 'Women,' 
went iiito' a lengthy defense ' of : her company, . at the ^ame time -rapping 
Miss Reed for. her 'unfounded statement/ When * oiiien' opened in Chi- 
cago, critics there made no boneis about the company, saying It was 'ter- 
rible,' but since then seyet'al cast .changes have been made. Opinion of 
Pittsburgh reviewers, . however, generally inclined to ihe Florence Reed 
ylew.: 



International Ladies' Garrhent Workers union has been given majbr 
credit for 'Pins and Needles,' at the Labor Stiage, N. Y;, but this background 
Is not altogether that of the: cloak, and suit trad^, whether workshops or 
offices. That particularly goes for those who :Wr6te the ntimbers, credited 
with putting the revue across. . ],..' 

They are Harold J. Rome, who went to Yale, and Charles Friedman, who 
■taried in show business as a social director .at summer hotels where enterr 
tainment is a feature. Composers, have turned pjit some excellent stufi 
for a revue to be produced by Max Gordon and Sam H, Harris.. Former 
engaged the team after seeing 'Pins.' New show is aimed for. the Music 
Box, but not as a summer entrant. Due in August 



Original' capitalization -of the Mercury Theatre was in the neighborhood 
of $20,000 of which about' $12,000 was furnished by seven individuals. 
They are William j, Rapp, editor of 'True Story mag; Harry Maguire, liter-, 
•ry agent; Myrbn Falk and his daughter, Mildred Falk; 'William Sweets, di- 
rector of the True Story radib hour; George Hexter and Clare Luce, 
author of The Women' and wife of the publisher of Time. Most of the 
backers were brought into the picture by. Rapp, John Houseman bringing 
in Mrs. Luce and Hexter. 

Mercury recently paid a''25% dividend to its backers, this being a return 
«n investment, hot a profit dividend. ' 



Five 'ahead and back'' boys, got together In. Philadelphia recently and 
admitted that among them they represented ' 160 . years in show business. 
Noiie. liaa been, oh the job less than 25 years ;and two .conceded they had 
been' so occupied for 38 years, off. and on. Letter are Mark Wilson, Shubert 
press agent there, and Ed Rosenbaum; -representing Columbia pictures. 

Others of the- quintette^ Harry Kli , company manager of 'You Never 
Know'; Tom Kane, agent for 'You Can't Take It With You,' and Al Spink, 
ahead of 'Pins: and Needles.' 



Nan B. Ray, -Wife of the late' 'Whitaker Ray, .Is back in show- business^ 
She Is Interested in the Cumberland' Hills Playhouse,' formerly the Bam 
theatre, on .the Lippitt. Estates.'.at ManVille, R. I., near Pawtucket It will 
haTe. a .summer season of ,22 weeks, Qpenin'g May. 2. First show will .be 
Hie Warrior's Husband,' ith Elissa Landi. Ruth Thane McDeyitt, Bruce 
Conning and Edward Bcown 'Yaran are the lessees. 

Mrs. Ray was formerly identified with legit in Philadelphi 



LIbby. Hoiman .arrived in Pittsburgh Monday moriiing (18) to open' In 
•You Never Know,' and immediately went into a burn over a story appear- 
ing In one of the papers there which 'Stated that she had onc.e appeared 
In burlesque. Had the company manager phone the editor vehemently 
denying the statement and. asking for a retraction, only to lie informed by 
the sheet that the. yarn wasn't written locally at all, but came direct 
from Shubert publicity department in New York. 



Ernest McCauley will be one of the staff heads In the leglt production 
organization which Lawrence Schwab will re-establish early in the summer 
on his return from Hollywood. He was treasurer, for Schwab and Mendel 
productions, Including the standouts '<3ood News' and 'Follow Through,' 

Was also manager of the 46tb Street theatre during the run of 'She Loves 
Me Not,' which Schwab presented with the backing of Paramount 



Group of young actors and actresses were iityited to cocktails last week 
to discuss strawhat plans with a man claiming to control both Buck Hill 
Inn and Skytbp, resbrts in the Pocono mountairis'; in Penrisylvania Legit- 
ers showed up and were met by*G-men searching for the'host, who didn't 
show lip; (jiumshoes said the 'producer' is a hbtorioiis confidence man. 



Robert ilton, who directed the Theatre Guild's production of Chekhov's 
•Sea Gull,' is the son of Michael Davidoy, who staged the first production 
of the saine play at the Alexandrinsky theatre, St. Petersburg, in the 1890's; 
Original production was a :'complete failure,' according to the Guild's, pro- 
gram. MiUon changed his name from Davidov when he came to the TJ. S. 



Therese Lewis and Hubbell Robinson of Young & Rubicam contribute a 
. piece on tlie 'Decline of the Theatre Guild' to the current issue of Ken; 



^PA Al Fresco 'House* 

Philadelphia, April 19. 
Open-air little theatre, available 
cuffo to any group desiring to use it, 
has been constructed by the.WPA in 
Fairmount Park here. 'House,' seat- 
ing between, 500 and COO, has a grass 
stage 40 by CO feet . with cedar trees 
as backdrop; and- -wings, a .terraced 
amphitheatre for the audieiice' and 
• rcncclliig' basin between the staie 
•ud the 'auditoriui ,'- 



N. C. Drama Festival 

Charlotte, N. C, April 19. 
The Carolina Play maimers, which 
established at the University of North 
(Carolina the .-'first slate supported 
theatre, will celebrat<! its 20th. ahhi- 
vorsary next spring with a southern 
regional conference and theatre fes- 
tival. 

Celebration will be held In con- 
junction with the annual state feS' 
tival and tournament of the Cj^arbllna 
Dramatic Assn. ' " 



kicks back at all. 'Those operating 
or set to bp«rate. under Equity regu- 
lations 'will be indicated -With ah as 
tcrisk in the acconipahying listing. 

Although still regarded as one of 
the few remaining sources of talent, 
cow sheds. have not been productive 
of ' much talent during the past couple 
of years. There's training to be had, 
the hard way in stock, but littlei ris- 
sulting, as film and legit scouts have 
repeatedly descried. Crop of tryouts 
and the number; of saine brought 
forth for later Broadway presenta- 
tion has also dim! ished. 
■ 'This year,, however, the latter msy 
be upped; some. Siiice production 
coin . has been scarce, producers have 
been wary,, and the number of plays 
s on the main drag have been 
fewer. Therefore felt that there 
will, be a greater number of worthy, 
though idling, manuscripts'oflered to 
the barns'for thei chance of producers 
seeing them bh the boards. 

Last Year's Crop 

Summer should also be good for 
the usual harvest of past season sue-, 
cesses, such as 'Stage Door,' 'Rooni 
Service,' 'Yies. My Darling Daughter,' 
'High Tor,' 'Father Malachy's Mira- 
cle,' 'Brpther.Rat.' The 'Women,? and 
Similar productions with title value. 
Will mean some soft added cabbage 
for the:authors' baskets. Season does 
hot rhean much tb actors at any time, 
but does offer aVmeal ticket over the 
lean months and that one chance in 
a million; of being spotted for better 
things.. 

Advent of the Federal Theatre 
projects has: not hit silo stagers as 
hard : as. at first thought. Having 
grown, bigger in tlie face of the .FTP 
in recent stiminers, . the cow-coops 
are not likely to shrink this: stanza. 
On other band, they' may improve 
financially as well .as; numerically in 
view of the present economic condi- 
tion. Not likely that as . niany boat 
trips, long, haul jaunts, national park 
excursions, etc., will be taken by the 
carefully spending public this sum- 
mer. Instead; hikes to the woods, 
farms,, camps, . etc., for those two 
w6eks will bring them within reach 
of the barns. 

Steady Increase' can be seen In 
glbmming of last three years Variptt 
records. In 1935 there were 500 ac- 
tors listed as' nayfootmg m. 1U4 the-' 
atres where 102 tryouts were seen. 
In 1936 the figures were 130 theatres, 
600 .actors arid 75 tryouts. 1937 saw 
145 theatr , 1,000 actors and 75 try- 
puts after the season ' clDseiJt.- "This 
was excl ive of semi-prbs, students 
and groups, etc. 

Although ' there! are some who 
never get beyond the announcement 
stage, some who aim. and miss, and 
others who drop; off slowly, the pres- 
ent number of ballyed: rustic coops Is 
49. There is a steady flow over two 
and a half months to gb, and always 
a sudden rush tb get into the picture. 



Guild Secret Show Biz 



(Continued from page ^7). 
which was formed a year ago. and 
appeared in the short play,, 'Bury the 
Dead.' 'Past year or so the Guild 
presentations have riot been general- 
ly successfuli and a trend to partici- 
pate witti others In production seems 
to he indicated. ' Whether that por- 
tends' 'radical changes In the Guild 
setup 'remains, tb be seen, although 
plans for.next season are fairly well 
under way. 

Reported that subscribers passed 
up some of the hot-so-good Guild 
preseritations this season and many 
are flocking tb: the . revival of The 
Sea Gull.' Latter's limited date and 
the willingness of the Guilders to 
pick , up the unused subscriptions ac- 
counts for the heavy takings record- 
ed by the Lunts in the Chekhov re- 
vival. Grosses are quoted above the 
$22,000 mark. :Shbw is: In itsi fourth 
week, with one more to ; go. 

Seventh Subscrlpiion Play 

'Jitters' counts as the Guild's sev- 
enth production thi season and 
catches, up on its guaranteed sched- 
ule. Usually it produces six shows 
a season, but it. -was ;one short last 
season when ' 'Jane; Eyre' failed 'to 
arrive -oh Broadway after; a, long 
rbad tour. Othtr^ shows, presented 
this season hive been 'Amphltryori 
38' (also with the Lunts), 'The Ghost 
of Yankee Doodle,' Tb Quito and 
Back,' 'Wirie of Choice' and^Madame 
Bovary.' 

AUred Liint arid Lj^riri Fontahne 
were life-savers for the Guild, their 
showings., in 'Amphitrybn' and 'Sea 
Guir attracting the only heavy 
grosses! Nothing unusiia'l in that, 
hPweyer, i siri'ce the pair have' been 
the b:o. tbps for the organization dur 
irig recent 'seasons, as : well, with 
Taming of the .iShrew' and; more no 
tably \yith 'Idiots' Delight.' 

.'Jitters* is billed as authored by 
John Boruff and 'Walter Hart, with 
revisions by Tom McKnight. Hart 
arid Wprthirigton Miner are listed as 
directors, although It is reported that 
Miner has dropped out as co-stager 
and is seeking billing as co-aiithpr 
on the basis of some script changes 
he suggested. 

•Jitters' Is the fifth show In Guild 
history to be-given at subscriber pre- 
views, without the critics being in- 
vited. Other's were .'The Dance of 
J2£ath,Linjhe-49i9-2(>.^easorir-«JehB. 



Hawthorne,' in 1920-21; The Cloister,' 
in 1920-21; The ace with the Shadow,' 
in 1923-24, and 'Right You Are If 
"You Think You Are,' in 1926-27. Lat 
tcr show was later given at special 
matinees' as substitute for 'Mr. Pim 
Passes 5y.' 

Guild-Mercury Plans 

Guild has also arranged to sponsor 
the Mercury theatre's production of 
'Five Kings' next fall on a subscrip- 
tion basis. ' It will rata as two. shows 
on the subscriber. list. Orsoh: Welles 
will stage the production and. the 
cast will be seliected from the Guild 



49 Strai^ats Set So Far 



(Asterisked sjwfs indicate con- 
formity with Equity resuUittons. Oth- 
ers may or may not; at this date, 
only tentative.) 



Ashevllle tlicitrs, AalicvlKe. N. C. Daniel 
Heed. 

YounB'e Cap Ih'oalre.. Parksvllle, N. T. 
•BcrkBhire Playlioune. .Ilockbrldgfl,' Mass., 
late Jun«. William Miles;. 

RoehcBlcr theatre, nochcstor. X: T. Jaok 
Shutz. 

Doylcstpwn, Pa. arr/.Holland. 

Washlnslon. , S'quaro itlayerd.. CoopoM- 
lown, N. Y.. June 5. Elglil wiicka. Kaii- 
doljih S.omervlMe. 

Luke Mnlibpac,, N. T. David FUclicr. 

Carmcl, N. y. nubert Guodl-;iie. 

Darter theatre, Abhicioh, Va. obert 
Fortcrlleld. .v 

•I'.ake Skowbnrge theatre. l{0\v- 
bnrBe. Me. Diirniliy lllioiles. 

darrick ' .players, Kennebunl<i< ile. 
Robert Currier. . . 

Cape pliiyhouse, bchnis, Moss., June 27, 
Rayniond Mdoro.; 

Ounlberlniid llilln p'l.i.vbou.w. Cumliorlnnd 
Hill, I., May,y. 2-i wveksi Urace (Joh- 
nhiK. 

•Itidpewoy tlioatre. 
June 27'. Kd .Ma:.<.soy- ' 

Ucei-lreea theatre, ' Juno. 
J^iie Broder. 

•Westchesier.plnyha'use. Mt. T-Clsco. N". "t., 
June l.'i. 10 wtclta. Day Tutlle and Hit-h- 
ard Skinner. 

0|ipr;i Hoase, Contra! City. Colo, 
ard Aldrlrh-lli.hert Kdin'und J»ne-'<. 

Drew. iMcm.irlal iliojlrc, fust Jlamplon. 
L. I., Jiily 1,3. 

Jseiv I.ondaii playerl, New II., 
June 1. 

SIclincaiolo.i theatre. SyraruaU. N. T., 
Juno 20. Vlrclnla r-;. Franlse. 

Ann Arbor restival, Aim Arlinr, Mich.. 
May 17. - 
.Pdireirtner in.itKute; KVrrville. Te.*.-.. June 
;2.-i. N'Inp/.weclta. lliiui.^i-y y-.-lvincion and 
Cleinnn While; 

Cuchron, Sievc-Olnoy, Mdi 



July S. ruco 



Capo playbouso,. Capo May, ,N. 1|. 
1ard,Oernhardt. 

Nabnnsuelt Iheatro, -Weal ford, Mass., 
■Juno' 15. John Fersusoh -Joseph Lawren. 

Starlight thoalro, PiiwUnK, N. X., May 
30. 18 weeks. Maryvorno Jones. 

I^ltrhneld theatre and Lltchdetd Hllla 
players (tourliiir ronipany), . I.ltc lilieid, 
Conn., May 31. Cbarlea O. Carey and Ran- 
dolph Carter. 

County theatre, rt 
Cutler. 

Woodcllft players, Paiiglikeopsle,- K, T., 
May 21. J5 weeka. Leo Uroadliur. 
^Cljft Self players,. Audiiurluiii, Pcapacit; 

Paint shop, Soniorsot, Pa. 
Hewitt. 

FarraRut playera.'nyo Bench. . ., June 
5. Dorothy Crane-Donald Towers. 

Wharf theairv, I'rovlnoetown, R. I., 
Juno 2i. 10 weeks. N. McU^ee Skiniicr. 

Therilie-by-ihc-Sea. Malunurfc, 11. I.' 
^Itoglnald Goode players, Cllniou Hollow, 

H.->mptnn plnyliouae, Brlileelminplbn, 
L. I., June 27. 10 weeks. Hilenr Mason. 

yurry players,. Surry, Me., AiiBi a. I'our 
weeks. Sam Rosen, 

Mohawk Drnina femlva),' 9<-henertady, 
N, Y., July 12. Seven weeico. Charles Co- 
burn. 

rCounlry playhouse, -^'eatport. Conn'. 
Juno 20. Jo weeks. . Lawrence Langhc'r. 
(Aliernnles with Ml. KIsco, N. -jr.) 

Players Theulre, Irlr., fllninn. .Conn. 
Juno 27. night ' weeks. Ichard Kecne 
and Jacksoii IlnMldiiV. 
^•Elllch o gardens, Arnold 
Gentle. 

I^okewo . Ifieotre. Skowhc^an 
15. -10 weeks. Melville Burke. : 

roBonqult playhouse, Ownrjult, Ma, 
27. 10 weeka. Walter Hariwig. 

•Jlunlolpal Opera, St. , Louls; Mo. 
ard Bergcr; 

'Jonea Bcoeh, 7,. I.. N. T., also RnJid.HI's 
Island, N. 5.\ Furtuno Cnllo. 

•Keeno playersi JCeene, N. IT. 

•Green Haven Summer theatre, •, 
R. I. Slallard and Sii'benllml. 

•GIliK'rt and Sullivan Ihoalro, 'ashins- 
ton, D. C. F. J; Viola. 



, May 
June 
icli- 



playier list as well as th* regular 
Mercury company. 

Two nights Will be taken up with 
versibns of 'Henry IV, (parts one and 
two), 'Henry V,' the three parts of 
'Heniy VI' and 'Richard m.' Coit of 
production will be shared by the 
Guild. Show may be toured' before 
opening in- New York in the fall. In 
that case it 'Would be^ presented in 
repertory with the Mercury's 'Julius 
Caesar,' 'Heartbreak House,' The 
Shbemaker's . Holiday' and 'Or. Faus- 
tus.' 

. Fact that, Matlrlce Evans has ah- 
nounced a production of 'Henry XV 
'for next .season may indicate a' bat- 
tle of 'Henrys' looming.' 

Rumors that the Guild-Mercury as- 
sbciatioii constltuteU a 'merge' of the 
two groups ..weire denied by .both pr- 
gahizations. It was pointed out that 
the Guild has In past seasons spon- 
sored; productions of several 'worth- 
while groups.' 



EquUy-WPA 



(Continued frpm page 47) 

correspondence In the Equity flies 
disclose any such deal. 

Gillmore Is not available for com- 
ment, being on a vacation cruise. 

WPA's national pblicy board is 
stated to have Jtiappcd out plan for' 
the road, mentioned to start withi 
30 days, Idea is to have Communities 
siibscribe to tburihg WP A ' produc- 
tions which' would be guaranteed ex- 
penses except fpr labbi: costs, inean- 
ing the majpr item of security wages. 

WPA intends guaranteeing :the 
showing of the best plays, it has done 
in New ' 'York, Chicago and -Los 
Angelies. WPArcrs say that if the 
plan -wbrks oiit, it would .lead the 
way for Commercial managers to spot 
their shows in the- same- stsinds, of 
which there may be as many as 200. 
No Order Reoclved 
Early this week AVPA theatre proj- 
ect headiiuarters said the order to 
add 300 actors to the relief theatre 
list had. hot . been receiv.e'd. Latest 
reports around that pfifice is: that the 
increase had beferi reduced. Actual 
figures were supposed to be for 330 
additional . people) the 30 being su- 
pervisory. That numiber is how said 
to. hav e been cut to 220. 

w^A-ers were somewhat diSCon- — 
cer.ted over the weekend by reports 
that, an pr4er had been issued to 
budget each' person on. the' list tb a' 
maximum of $1,000 yearly. Relief 
outfit pr so-called Federal Theatre 
Project pays the security wage of 
$103.40 monthly, or $1,350 per year. 
So the slice, if made, would be a 
'drais tic'.; reduction. 

Complaints were Immediately mad* 
again^lj 'budgeteers' and it was be- 
lieved the white collar projects wqutd 
be weakened. Those affected -wolild 
include the theatre, arts, music and 
wri rs projects. Claimed, that cos 
other than those of -wages have al- 
ready been placed at an 'irreducible 
minimum.' On top of that it was an- 
nounced that 24 white collar projects 
would be abandoned immediately, but 
they are oiitside the arts projects. 
People involved will be transferred 
and in most cases may receive less 
wages. 

Whether the administrative section 
of the arts will be proportionately 
cut was not clear, but was presumed. 
It is hoped that the cuts, if verified, 
will not be effective untilr after this 
season. Tliose concerned with the 
road plan were of the opinion that 
'existing localized activities' would 
not be cwtailed. 
f ■ 

Ann Arboir Announces 
Five Plays for Season 

Ann Arbor, Mich., April-19. 
Ann Arbor dramatic season an- 
nounces five plays to r'lin weelily' 
from May 16 through June 18, under 
directorship of Helen Arthur. Rob- 
ert Henderson and mother had con- 
ducted for eight seasons to last 
spring. 

'Ghost of Yankee Doodle,' wjth 
Aline MacMahon, preems Toni 
Selwart in 'Liliom,' Pauline Lord i 
Christopher Bean,'. Doris Dalton in 
French Without Tears' arid Jane 
Cowl in 'Rain From Heaven' fol- 
low. 



Szbld to Stick at Nv O. 

, New Orleans, April 13. . 

Bernard Szold has been're-erigagod 
as director of the Little theatre here 
for a fourth season. 

First time in the 20 years of the 
theatre's history that any director 
has been named for a fourth term. 



Wednesday, April 20, 1938 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 49 



TMAT Tightening pn Admissions, 
Spreading Work; Conunittees Busy 



Theatrical Managers^. Agents and 
has started' tightening up 
on admi Almost, 
every evening one of the committees; 
is in session lor tlie purpose of co- 
ordihatilng the various groups. Last 

riday (15 ) the' board huddled most 
of the day and . recessed until the 
'evening in ah attempt to catch up 

ith the worlt tossed in. lay the corn- 
separate 

groups any number of 

members claim qiialiflcatioris to be- 
Icing tq more than oiie so-called 
r.' As yet none is known to 
claim the riglit to belong to all three, 
but a number of managers give 

uaiiflcatiohs to act as trieasurers. 

Some of the latter cldim house and 
company qualiilcations ^nd it has not 
beeii infrequent for company man- 
agers to act as press agents of shows, 
particularly on toor. Formerly when 
shows- played stands of more than 
one week,, the company manager was 
required to act as the publicity man 
also, , but that' i^ oiit under the .TMAT 
rules. 

Trying: to Spread Jobs 

roblem of segregating the mem- 
bers so that more can get a chance 
at jobs appears to be the 'principal 
plan of the union. .Deflnite proof 
of qualification to more than ^ one 

oup is being sought and demands 
cdnsiderable detail . on the. part of 
committees. There are rules for the 
press, agents' group that some of the 
others, vi'ho have been ahead and 
back .are. finding a handicap^ but it 
Is hoped that many kinks in the re- 
vitalized' TMAT will tie worked out 
on an equitable basis. 

Admissions, committee has turiied 
down the applications of a number 
of persons believed to have the ne- 
cessary qualifications. Rejection of 
one is said to: have really been made 
by the ethics committee, set Up to 
act as a sort 'of court.' Applicant 
—l^wa a accu s ed : of crlti et zing o fFieii 
and policies ol the union. Generally 
understood, however, that there are 
- plenty of others- whose ideas are n6t 
reconciled, with those of TMAT. 
. Nix Manager's Sec 

Another applicant was turned 
dowii after a producer recommended 
his acceptance. It was stated, that 
the applicant had been the manager's 
secretary and tiiat if he had been 
admitted to the union, the showman 
would not have had to engage a 
company manager. 

■ Last week the union assigned pick- 
ets to the Bayes, a root theatre where 
an amateur show opened and closed 
alter one performance. Boxoffice 
people were not of -TMAT and the 
same applied to the managerial staif. 
Another amateur presentation was. 
slated for the Little, but .cancelled 
after finding it necessary to engage 
a TMAT manager at $100. That was 
important money to, the outfit, which 
also. learned its specially-built 
scenery would have to be Handled 
by union stagehands. Those items 
raised the cost of production bcihg 
much higher than Ihe budget of the 
amateurs allowed. 



Marshall Into 'Waltzes,' 
Replacing Mike Bartlett 

Michael Bartlett will leavie. Three 
Waltzes' after this week in Wash- 
ington, Everett Marshall replacing in 
Baltimore next Monday (25)-. Op- 
eretta, recently, closed oh Broadway. 
It laid off Holy Week and in the 
interval a complaint yras reported to 
have been filed \yitii Equity ques- 
.tionin'g Bartlett's claim of illness as 
the reason he desired to leave the 
show. 

When Marshall was found avail- 
able the matter was . dropped. 
Bartlett is said to have sufTered from 
a throat irritation for some weeks. 



Burleigh Will Direct 

Pitt Playhouse Again 

Pit urgh, April 19. 
Frederick W. Burleigh lias signed 
another year's contract as director 
of Pittsburgh Playhouse, . .town's 
commuriity theatre, at a sizable i r 
crease in salary. Boost came "as a 
result of Burleigh's showing here 
. in initial season, when He pulled 
tlve civic enterprise out of the red 
for the first time since it's been 
in existence.. 

. Policy during ]!).'58-.19 won't be 
altered, according to Burleigh, who 
SviU continue to use unpaid local 
actors, until he can get a better line 
on nucleus for perm.onent resident 
I'cpertbry company. Six shows will 
again be presented, along with, an 
original musical to ccp tlie scries. 

Playhouse's finale, 'Hold Your 
•Hats,' revue with sl-.eiches and songs 
by Charles. B.:Gay nor, opens tonight 
(Tuesday) tor. a four-week run, after 
which Burleigh will .po to Coha.sset, 
Mass., where with Alexander Dean 
he ^has co-dircclcfl ' South Shore 
.Players for seycxiil years. 



GEORGE M. MAY 
PERFORM ALL 
SUMMER 



' George Ml (iohan will cbntirfu? ap- 
pearance in 'I'd father Be Right,' at 
the Alvih, N. Y., as long as he feels 
fit, That, is somewhat dependent on 
the. w.eather. 

Star advised Sam H. Harris, pro 
ducer of 'Right,' of his intention to 
play through' the summer if pos- 
sible. . Chance of the show holding 
over has been a matter of specula- 
tion not only to the| manager and 
autho'rs, but to the players and staff. 

'Right' is regarded as a cinch to 
ruri through the summer because 
of its far-rflung press mention; "That 
there is only one possible new sum- 
mer musical is .another Reason, why 
those concerned are rooting for its 
continuance. Only 'mother current 
musicals -are 'Hooray For What!' 
Winter Garden, nd 'Pins and 
Needles,' rated a freak little revue 
in a tiny theatre. Labor Stage,, seit- 
ing only 5 00 ut let!>..- Whether tli e 
former will go into the heated period 
is' questionable. Now indicated that 
'I Married An A.ngel' will :come in, 
instead of Chicago- 
There; is a possi ility of ...a new 
sharing contract for 'KightV' at the 
Alvin. Booking arrangement calls 
for the show to get a high percent- 
age of the receipts. That was okay 
for. the house when grosses were 
exceptional, but with . the takings 
tapering, the hou.se management: is 
seeking a new deal. 

."There was some talk of moving 
'Right' to the Music Box for the 
summer," as that house is being 
equipped with a hew cooling system. 
However, the, Alvin's large balcony 
may keep it -where it is. Stated 
that the upper floor always sells out. 

It is not the first time Cohan has 
played through the summer, having 
had two, such periods in Chicago. He 
also played the New Amsterdahi roof 
(formerly Zicgf eld's 'Midnight 
Frolic') during two. summers. 

Harris* plans for next season are 
now taking shape. George S. Kauf- 
man and Mo.«s Hart, book writers of 
'Right,' are using the change Of pace 
.system of collaboration, having set- 
tled down to vvrile a drama which 
will call for 125 people. There is a 
chance that Harris will get Irving 
Berlin's long projected revue, with 
Kaufman and Hart on the book, end, 
as they will be for Max Gordon's 
musical, in which Harris will have 
ah .interest. 



PerelinaD Preps 'Serena' 



Hollywood, April 19. 
S. J. Perelman is New 'iforkrbound 
to start work o" the bOok for- 'Ser- 
ena' Blandish,' whi.ch wiil be given 
a Broadway production by Vincent 
Mincllii 

Cole Porter lies written tlie^ mu- 
isic. 



Prov's Stock Return 

rovidcnce, April 19. 
layhouse will go, slock a.aain in 
the middle of May. Ralph .E, Snider, 
general manager, and Toiiy Romano, 
district manager, wiU/bfe in New 
York tomo^pw L^'ednesday ). 
Trii> is to line iip pisys. 



Current Road Shows 



eek of April IS 

.Ai)bey Players, Lyceum, Min- 
neapolis (18-20);. Aude, St. Paul 
(21-23).- 

•Brother Ral,' 
dra; Toronto. 

'Edna, His 
Otis Skinner), 
delphia. 

'Eye on (he. Sparrow,' 
outh, Boston, 

'Golden San 

ranciscb. 

. 'I Married an AnKcI' (Dennis 
king- Vera Zoi-ina), Shubert,- 
Boston. (19). 

'Julius Caesar,' 
Milwaukee (17-22); 
Madison (23). 

'Man from Cairo,^ 
Boston. 

'Pins and Needles,* 
Philadelphi 

'Boom Service,' 
cago, 

San Carlo Opera, Lyceum, 
Minneapolis 21-23). 
'Star Wagon' ( 

ithfLillian Gish), 
ouse, Chicago. 

'Three Watties'. (Kitty Car- 
lisle). National, Washington. 

Tobacco Road,' Hanna, Cleve- 
land. 

'Victoria. Reelna' 'Helen 
Hayes), .Melba, Dalias (18-19); 
Shrine. Aude, Oklahoma City 
,(20); Convention . Hall, Tiilsa 
(21-22); Forumi Wichita (.23). ' 

•Women,' Cqlohial, Boston. 

•Yes, My Darling DaDgliter' 
(Florence Reed), Ford's, Baltir 
more. 

•Yes, My Darltnr naugbter' 

(Lucille Watson), layhouse. 
Providence (18-19); Bushnell 
Aude; Hartford (2.0); Shu rt, 
New Haven (21-23). 

•Yon Can'tTake It 
Locust, Philiadelphia. 

•Yon Can't Take It 
Geary, .San Francisco. 

•Y6U Can't Take It 
Hamilton (18r20); 
Buffalo (21-23). 

•Yon- Never Know' upe 
Velez-Clifton Webb), ixon, 
-Pittsburgh. 



Expect Equity to Ease New Rules 

Cuts; Mgrs. Kick 




Laverne's 'Suit Up* 

in L. A. Week Stand 

Los Angeles, April 19, 
Taking advantage oi a. dark week, 
at. the Biitmore, Lucille Layerne 
rushed her Coast road company of 
'Sun - tip' into the house for ; Easter 
week, opening Sunday (17). Opus, 
in which Miss LaVerne • has . been 
playing hereabouts fOr past dozen 
years, oH and on, will'stick for seven 
nights and a Saturday iiiati ' . 
. House then goes djirk again until 
'Golden Boy' moves here from .San 
Francisco. 



ONE-ACT RASH 



BALTO TO TRY STOCK 



It stock try in many 
years will get under way at the Au- 
ditorium April 25. Prodiicer is' il- 
liam J, O'Neili,^ who will have local 
financing. Plans call for,four weeks, 
with' transient names in female 
leads. Philip Huston will be a per- 
manent cast fixture. Arthur Sircom 
will direct. 

Opener Is 'Hifch "Tor,' with Jean 
Muir. Second will probably be 
'They Knew What They Wanted- or 
'Lysistrata,' with Blanche- Yurka. 
Last set is 'Tonight at 8:30/ with 
Sylvia Sidney. 

Auditorium Is Independently op- 
erated by Leonard 'Chum' Mc- 
Laughlin, along with the Maryland. 



Flock Of one-act bills were prom- 
ised for this season in legit theatres, 
but indicati that all such 

plans are off until next season, i ve 
different outfits . announced plans for 
the 'cycle,' believed to have been 
inspired by the success of Noel Cow- 
ard's Tonight at 8.30' last season. 

Selection: 'of - material and - people 
was claimed to have caused delay 
of some of the proposed one-acler 
impresarios, while at least one ad- 
mitted that jthe- backing -was with-, 
held. . Until, conditions i rove the 
plan is cold in that case. 

Among the first to announce the 
one-acters were Clarence ..'acob.son 
and jack Dillion, who have closed 
their pflices until the. fall, . at least.. 
Eddie Powlihg was primed to get 
oh the one-act. bandwagoni but re- 
cently announced the idea was .";et 
back. Sam Grisman also, had the 
ideas and likeWisie dropped his plans 
indefinitely. ' 



' William Kozlenko, who publi.shcs 
the 'One Act Play Magazine,' is .<:tiji 
enthusiiastic about the jdea, but nosy 
dates a "stqrt ,in October,' ich 
tirne he; proposes .an alliance wi;.h 
Grisrrian. Eugene Endrey, a Hun- 
garian, went so far as to post a- bond 
with Equity and was dated to be 
the first .'starter. . "That was .several 
months ago and the plan is still 
waiting. Endrey outlined his show 
along continental lines, with a mas- 
ter of ceremonies. 'Chauve-Souris,' 
with the late Nikita Balieff, had that 
sort of setup. 

One-act theatre. It It; materializes, 
will be' under Equity regulations be- 
cause legit' theatres and similar ad- 
mission prices are io be used. "That 
would mean eight ' performances 
weekly and no Sundaysi except for 
extra pay. 



Vidue of Critics' Award toUice Will 
Be Tested Soon as ffiz Has Been Off 



Naming of John Steinbeck's 'Of 
Mice and Men' a.s the New York 
critics' choice of the best play o'£ the 
1037r38, sea.son Was not a surprise to 
insiders. Award faVoring the vivid 
melodrama at the Miisic Box y/as 
made Monday, (18) 'by the 'CIrilics 
Circle.. Some weeks . after, the . show 
opened at least three reviewers were 
reported to . have indicated. 'Jlice' 
would get their votes for the plaque. 
At that time one or two potentiali- 
ties had not opened, so there was a 
feeling in some quarters' that the 
choice was 'in the bag.' 

'Mice' was accorded that uniform- 
ly best set of notices this season, un- 
til the arrival of 'On -Borrowed 
Time.' L'atter show was IhOn fig- 
ured a strong candidate, except by 
those who were committed to the. 
Steinbeck drama.- 'Our Town,' 're- 
quently mentioned to cop, was not 
liked by several, critics, but turned 
out to be the runner-up, gcllini! four, 
votes on the fourth iand final baliOt. 

Among Ihoso who favored 'iVlice' 
was Gisorge JOan Nathan, president 
of the iCircle and drama-covcrer for 
.Sc ribner' s maarizinfi Annlhor wfi.<i 
Richard Watts, Jr.; of the .N. V, Her- 



ald Tribune, who had a proxy • for 
Robert Benchley. Latter had gone 
to Hollywood and gave Walts per- 
mission to cast his vote for an lay 
he wished. 

- It required 12 of the 16 voles to 
decide the award and the winner. i(ot 
nine votes on the first ballot. 
'Golden Boy' and The Cradle Will 
Pock' (closed) were among, play's 
kept in the contest by one vote eaeh. 
'Susan and God,' top jgrosscr among 
straight pldys, and 'Borrowed Time' 
were not mentioned. 

'Value of the critics award will be 
tested severely this season bc6riu.se 
attendance for 'Mice' has been 
.steadily slipping for Ihe^ last two 
months. Had it not won the prize, 
the closing notice would probably 
have been posted. Last season, 
■Iljgh Tor! was matedally benefited 
by the award, the gross jumping 
about 60',i. 

It is the third prize by' the critics. 
Thi.s season the best forcixn play 
was also selected, it being 'Shadow 
and Sub.stancc,' the choice hc'inti'l 
unanimous. -Play, at the Golden, j 

Y., has -been running at ncju-cii- 
pacily. , 



(Changes, in the regulations govtrn- 
ing salary cuts are. likely to be msde 
by -Eqiiily, following a session, l.iht, 
week between a managers eommitlee 
and the .council. Showmen strenii-. . 
ously objected to the most recently 
adopted rule according to' which a 
producer nnay not replace a player 
with one paid lesser money without 
a.s.sent of the cuts board. Tuesday 
(.19), however, council decided to let 
the rule stand, until given .an ade-. 
quate trial. 

Even if that rule is not withdrawn, 
other revisions are expected to be 
made. Pointed out that Equity's 
cuts board did not have managerial 
representation. That can be easily 
remedied and it is ititimated by as- 
sociation officials that there would 
not be objection, to a managers' rep- 
resentative sitting in the cuts meel- 
ing.s as a. virtual member of the 
conimittee. Equity said , the mana- 
gers had hot~ asked for such repre- 
.schtalion' before. In faOt, it .was 
slated, they appeared to accept the 
cuts rules' without protest, or felt 
that nothing could be done about ihe 
matter. 

Managers' view,- however, is -that 
the whole system of cuts as made by 
Equity is objectionable and that all. 
showmen should not be penalized lor. 
the actions of the few. Some . im 
(hat the cuts board seems to act as it 
it were doing the manager a favor, 
whereas in nearly all instances a sal- 
ary reduction is made with the pri- 
mary object of prolonging the en- 
gagement and therefore . of bene- 
fitting the actor. 

Equity concedes that the proced- 
ure may be objectionable to most, 
managers and that some shows xhay 
have been taken - off by showmen 
who would have preferred.. not dis- 
closing, the records and asking jfor 
favors frpm the board. Also stated 
that without exception requests for 
cuts from recognized managers hay 
been recommended. However, Equity 
cannot [force , an actor to take le<:s 
coin than the contract calls for. He- 
may either insist , on the full pay' if 
holding a run-of-the-play contract or 
may give notice. 

. . Managers Slant 
Managers' committee consisted of 



BroclcP ei i ibt'i ' lon, Max Gurdu ri , Mai - 
cus Heiman, Warren Munscll and 
St ley Gilkey. (Gordon spoke hi.s 
n\ipd in no uncertai terms, saying 
in effect that 'Equity seemed to have 
lost its sense of proportion in adopt- 
ing the protested rule and adding 
that if conditions are made any 
harder for producers,. 'what little is 
left of show business will be killed? 

Pemberton criticized the cuts: rules 
in general and declared that the rule 
prohibiting replacements at le.s.ser 
sultry placed the managers at a dis- 
advantage, since it stopped the man- 
agcr- from the same privilege ac-- 
corded the actor In giving notice. 
Managers arc solidly against having 
to go' through the red tape of apr 
pearing before a board for the pur- 
pose of making one cast change and 
in that -provision a revision of the 
rules will doubtless be made. 

It was illustrated by the ca? 
which caused Equity to put'in the 
new rule, that exceptions could be 
made without detriment to the 
player. An. actress who has been 
appcnrinf; in a Broadway prcsentii- 
tiori .which is making run was asked 
to l.nke a cut from $100 to $60. ShoW 
has dropped down to less than halt 
it.s former grosses, but she refu<-ed 
and told the manager to fdllov/ the 
regular procedure. She was there- 
fore given notice. ' 

After passing the rule. Equity 
communicated with the manager, 
calling attention to the cuts rules 
and saying that a; difference of $40 
per week would hardly, mean closing, 
the show. Manager replied that if ' 
that was .the way Equity fcflt about 
it, the original salary wOuld -slick 
■and the notice was withdrawn. 

In the case of the actress involved, 
however, it was explained she' is oi 
of the few members of that particu- 
lar cast who is not on • sliding s;il- 
ary scale based on the show's re- 
.ceipts. That means she is almo.st ih 
only one continuing to work at the 
original figure. Others , of the cis.t 
have been aulomalically cut as the 
gro.<--,ses dropped. ^AU of which the 
manager explained to Equity. 



COAST 'GtORY' 

San Francisco, April 19. 
'Prologue to. Glory,' current ff-dr 
n.l Ihc.'itre hit in Ne^V York, will 
iave its first presentation out!>ide ^f. 
jiouOviay at the Alcazar thcatrt by 
the local Federal unit. 



so 



VAFtlEtY 



LEGlTiMATE 



Wednesday, April i , 1938 



Plays Out of Town 



I MARRIED AN ANGEL 

Haven, April .16. . 

\tll-i.ll C.llll.'.IV III liy.O RClS. I.-J .•■l.MIl"'. 

f , ih.> pl iy lij' Jiillii X'lis/.iii'.v : Itrt'fl'i'liloil 

h^ l•v^l^;lil Iii'T- Winnn. Iii>ul: hyr Itli-li- 
.1; I u.i.iK-iJi '"111 111"'- sliieo.r i» 

J.., Inn l..n;:iii. Music iinil lyiios, lt<-l!TOiM 
Jill Hhii; ili(MV!iru|iliy, Cohi-ho lii>l;iii- 
ohiii-; s'uiiii,-.-. Jo M\'-\r.\T\irr: io.hiiiiii"m. 
J ihii' llaiiilil.'li'ii; orclioiilriilliins. ll iii-" 
,-Jiii il"li; (••ihiliic iiir. One - Siilzcr. Sliii'.i 
n MUM KliiK. Vum Zorlna. VlvlPliim Si');:il, 
Wili.M- SI"A:ik; rcitiiius Midioy r.irl.iili'; 
< linl-.- Wiilln . AL lhi> Sliii!i*r.l. Nevv. 

H.>.-n. April U-I(i. MS; j:!.30 1 . 

r.M'.Jiml!<; 1 oiiiils Ulni;, V <•.« /fii ln:i. 
r^i.Min;- Si-Riil. Wnller Slo/.nl;.. Amlroy 
<iiii*il.-. (•||:l^ll^s Wnllprs, Unvid Juiu'^i, 
]iiii'h:iiii lirtiK., llono Dnmur. Muitnii I.. 
SP-VI1.4 Arthur Ktiiti Mnile (Jin'vll. 
Umli Irlinn. Jlinla Drcnwnn. Msivelln 
ii-l AyinlM AiiKnr. KnHiorlii<> Slw.irl. 
lurliirl 'I'liiviii-. Sylvia Sloilff. niniJ •.■;iy- 
Wn. Aiilifu Killer. Charles Laskey. 

From all indications, Dwiglit 
Djere Wiman has his . second click 
of the season in. the n)al:insi;: His 
Iiiesetit musical should eventually 
equal the success of his current 
Broadway hit, 'On Borrowed Time. 
Play has everything— in ract. so 
much of it that slashing txcessivc 40 
minutes is a prpblem. There's little 
room for lopping 6£ the book, but 
overlons ballets offer possibilities, 
however. 

Musical, said to be a solo flnanciat 
venture by Winian; is one of the 
heaviest productions to' play hare in 
some tima. Carries its own. super- 
Imoo.sed stage,' with doubU . tread- 
mill for Scene shifts; Stationary 
urtals and coves form, permanent 
jises throuighout. OutBl riins to 
around three cars of scenery; Tech- 
nical end of. show went oft excep- 
tionally welV at preem despite me- 
chnnical intricacies. 

Despite a lot of stuff In this mu- 
sical, it jells, entertainingly. The 
idea is gained rigbt off that il's;.goinB 
to be novel when opening curtain 
rises dn a Venetian-blind effect and 
a couple of acrobats in fullrdress do 
hand-to-hand' stands in the middle 
of a Hungarian waltz by'the ensem- 
ble. The novelty angle, is made more' 
ccrtaftTas ballet numbers include a 
team of slad-pulling wolfhounds, a 
ski dance and some surrealist terp- 
sichore, in which a sea god stands 
on a rock in the middle of the ocean, 
susocnding a bicycle over h's head. 

Production hasn't gone to town in 
any single department at the , ex- 
p3nse of other angles. There's 
plenty of good musiCi a number p£ 
hcifly lau.«hs in the dialog- and situa- 
ti'ins, a widei variety, of A-1 dancing, 
some excellent vocalizing, solo and 
group, and a flock of flash through- 
-m*ti ■ ; 



choir, number 'Angel ithout ings' 
al.so rcgistcr.s. .' 

.fo Miiilziner's .sets and the. light- 
ing are outstanding. Joshua Logan's 
staging keeps the book r paced at an; 
entertaining speedj with few draggy- 
moments. 'Story tells bf Willy 
Palpfti, who refuses to marry anyone 
short of ah angel. A heavenly -in- 
habitant obliges by coming' to earth 
and marrying fiim. Her . ideal of .ad- 
herence to- triilh and beauty gets her 
iitlo hot water \vith Willy's friends, 
v/ho arc also the heaviest depositors 
in liis bank. A run threatens; and 
Willy' is about to be saved .by a loan 
'from the' playboy when Willy's w.ife, 
Angel, slaps the. former, mistaking a 
lesson in the rhumba for something 
more seductive. Harry, the playboy, 
calls off the loan and Willy's bank 
is on. the verge ' of collapse when 
Angci changes tactics, wins Willy's 
friends over, gets the loaii from 
Harry -and- lives happily e.al with 
Willy. 

Tentative plans call for, stands In 
Boston .(openirig April 19); Phila- 
delphi \ Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, 
a hot-weather lay-off and an early 
fall Broadway opening. 



MAN FROM CAIRO 

Boston, April 18. 

Citin-ily. In liiree fleia 'by. ©an 'Oojilbe'rff. 
.Ailaiiti}<i frmu tlif? Kr3neh',0f.."yoii8-Ni>c: inv- 
.u«iue<l l>v .Mli'linel Tnili).. SlBged by Harry 
\V:i r.iit -Crlblili'. Si lllngs, Frederick B. 

Mi'. Ai'liie Wilbur, Boston, April is. '$.1. 

Uiiddliih. . . ; . .Don Randblpl) 

haulfl.. .'...... ;(^'liarles Adler 

Komay. ; , . .. , . . A. J. Herbert 

l<n97.K'ka. . . . . .Unraldlne Kay 

sCvii n .' ; ; . Joiieph Buloff 

,T:ihiiH. '. . ,.RIchnril_, Rauh«r 

Held .\ . . . '. — ^ ; :Ki-ank Downlrij; 

l."nl ....... . ... .Helen Cliimdler 

Heuri. .'. ,,..;VIola .'Boaclio 

'I'rinl'i .'• '. . Ann ilTlonms 

Tailor Jack Uasler 



Shows in Rehearsal 



The Tw« Bouquets,' arc 

Connelly^ 

'Geatlcnun.. Shave,' 
Pitrce., Power- aters. 

*I^ady M t^^se,' Shuberts. 

^Hettr.tbreak .House,' Mercury. 



In 'Man from Cairo,' by. Dan Gold- 
berg, Joseph Buloff again firidis him- 
self in a play that serves somewhat 
as a neutral back^round'fpr his bril- 
liant talents; . as was the case in 
Quito 'and -Back,', presented by the 
Theatre-Guild on Broadway last sea- 
son. Fbi-tiiiiately here\he Is starred, 
and his superb artistry lifts a fairly 
familiar plot to heights. Fortunate 
is be, too, in having the supi>ort of 
Viola Roa.che ^nd. Helen Chandler. ' 

As . Istvan, the alter-ego of a drab 
jovernment- clerk in Budapest, 
Buloff is: avsophisticated man of the 
world, visiting fashionable cafes of 
society's . upper crust one night a 
month, spending his secret ' savings 
above the salary his monotonous 
wife thinks be earn.s.. But. the rest 
of-tha year he' is Le o n, the rlprk-ln- 



ily's future look rather rosy at the 
final curtaiii. 

This Garrison (liilsh is , accom- 
plished by the sale of a $2.4,000 rug 
she didn't know she owned until the' 
third act; and the marketing of a 
book by a protege (Leslie King) she 
brought back from her last trip to 
the Austrian Tyrol. The audience- 
knew Kihg, who plays Fejac Strode, 
had an important paper to show 
Mrs. Thoiiias in the second act, but 
he had to Anally, hide in her bath- 
room to get. an audience. 

Nancy Thomas, the daughter, goes 
to work as a sports clothes model; 
Philip; the younger son, tangles with 
communists, and Mrs. Thomas snares 
a judge as a prtJspective hew family 
head, while the rug and manuscript 
are being sifted aroithd in the un- 
exciting plot.- , 

First act is slow, second act .is good 
in spots,' and tlie third has Several 
anti-climaxes. It's too inuch of a 
load for Miss Dbucet,' although she 
has some commendable support from 
Katherine Deaiie; as the daughter; 
Barry Sullivan, as .the worthy young 
mail, who marries Nancy; Francesca 
Lenni, as a communist; King and 
Edgar Stehli,;who. convinces as the 
sympathetic family retainer, diggmg 
into his own fiihds often to keep the 
Thomas household f 0 ther. . 
■ The characters of the foreign 
writer and the femme rabble, rouser 
could be developed further.s A smart 
fllm producer coiild rework 'Spar- 
row' into a good B -picture. Its litni-, 
tatiohs for legit have evidently been 
sensed' by ' several Broadway pror 
ducers,- who have • exarh'ihed it and 
passed it alqng.: Fox. 

Privkte Enterprise 

ilmington, Del., April 18. 
Dniina In thi-ee nem (li aceneH) by Amory 
Jlai-e (.Mm: Anioiy llaca llulcbinson) ; .pie- 
senied by W. Herbert Adanm. SUReil by 
Moiville Biiike. At Ihe Playhouse, Wll- 
iiilngton. April 17. 

Dr; .SrlmenbiMB Ichard Burrows 

S.-nacnold A I-eslle Auaten 

Trevelyan 

Anna ■ i • l.'iiniilla UiilbeiK 

Mary .Doroihy Mo.M.ihoii 

Mr. ViMinlilK Iluninionil lliilley; 

J.<nnln;;H ICduaid J'r:in-/. 

Orunilen ...Ueorse itucrc;id.y 

Mi-H. Cr .lo3.Hainliio Xi»wci)inl>c 

Mli'a ■ . . . .M:irliina Flory. 

Dr. Bei'c.- ..CImrlOa AaliUy 

iicliickc ..COrtU Karpu 




on 




WHAT A LIFE 

Ciiiiiouy In Hire-) ntla by ' Cllffiiid f;oliI- 
Hiiillli. Pi-e»feiite<l .l>id ataRed: by Gl-nrKfl. 
Alilmt. S«(iln CIrker & Koblilnii. At llio 
llllliniin', N. Aiirll 13, 'M; i^M top. 

MlBs .flvea I .. .Hulh Malleiion 

Mr. N'olaan. .Arthur I'leriiiin 

SUiillirl. . . . ..... ..Mllzl .Miller 

KUident. : . . .; nalpM Boll 

.Mr. .I'HKiiman '11118111 McndreK 

Miss IMke..... ..il'Mllli Van Clevo 

mil /. . .Kildle Broekcn 

.Mlas tCKBleati Maldel Turner 

.Vlls.1 .Ihniiaiin Kuy T^drlhc 

Sir. Vecehlllo...,. Hnnlel i)cko 

Uenry AMrlt-h.. ■ ^ Kira Stone 

>irirba'i-a Poai aon: , • ■ • . • .Betly Field 

(Jorlie^. . . .' -. "Klenii.. Salviitoi'o 

Mr. Hiiidley.; ; VauKhan (Ilaaer 

Mlaii ' Wlieeler. . .-. ; .Joyre ArlinK. 

(irnreo .BIfrelow; '. . .Jaineu Corner 

MM.'^AIilrlrh. .-. , . ;I.ea penman 

Mi-s. F'erffiiaoD ...Jack Jlyrne 

f . ;^..l!laliie Klllmora 
. 1.; . arknerlte I.od^p 
Students. ....«';.{:. .Tcreaa ' Keano. 

l...: .iHid Valle 

Mary .Rutierfly McQuefin 



•P iartty o f heavy huke that fai ls^lo; 
be convincing .gives 'Private Enter.- 
pri.se' little chance. Main trouble is 
an'o.verloading.of theory and pseutjo- 
science that' doesn't- get across and 
leaves the characters doing things 
for no clear, reason. 

Good bid; device of a "professor's- 
experiment' is used to get a half 
dozen tem'porarily deranged persons 
together in;the home of an amateur 
philosopher, friend of the psychi- 
atrist, at Salzburg. Plan is to let 
them find themselves by just living 
together quietly with all idea of 
medical treatment out. 

Group includes ah actor who can 
no longer act because of his derange- 
ment; a painter who can no. longer 
paint, an obtogenariah living in. the 
past and afraid to die, a malcontent, 
and a woman pianist, whose amnesia 
will not permit her to play. 

Solving the problem -of any one 
of these would be stuff enough for 
a full play. One by one they find 
themselves, octogenarian by recap- 
luring the past ill his mind, malcon- 
tent by learning how to be unsclflsh 
painter by being-relieved of his wife, 
etc. AU except Mira, the pianist, 
who needs love, quiet and rest. It's 
all unconvincing. 

Mountings arie expensive. . Sirigle 
drawings room set is distinctive. 
Capable cast handles the abstruse 
stuff probably as -well as it can be 
handled. Mariana Fiory. as Mira, is 
iinpre.ssive. J> Hammond Dailey. as 
the octogenarian, is standout. Goes 
to Philadelphia this w'eek. Curt, 

Joe Brown May Summer 
On Cape; 'Ebner' Repeat? 

Hollywood, April 1? 

If .Toe E. Brown is able to complete 
his film' (ipmmitmcnts in tirrie he will 
spend the sumrher at Capfe Cod, 
■where he will play the title role in 
the Playhouse's presetitatioh of 'El 
mer the Great.' 

Screen comic created the part on 
the Broadway stage, and later did it 
in pictures. 



'What a Life* is the funniest play 
of the season. 

George Abbott, the. produtier, is a 
specialist in . staging mirthful shows, 
and. the end. of the . season influences 
him not at all. Liiist yeiar his 'Room 
Service' - opened' on the . eve of sum- 
iner, and is; still oh Broadway:, an- 
ager has hati his downs this season,- 
with three; flops, iii a row before 
'Life,' which. is a pne-rsetter, Abbott- 
geared so that it could tiirn a profit 
at moderate grosses. 

Now comedy is abput high school 
kids, and it's spotted in the principal's 
office.- There isn't much plot, nPr is 
one necessaryj what goes, on having 
mostly to do- ith one of ' the. most' 
amusing '16-year-oId.bf>ys in Central 
High,: Henry Aldrich' oh' the foster, 
but -Ezra Stone, in the flesh; lie- 
was one of the' lads in 'Brothei- 
Rat,* . Abbott's laujh show, abouf 
youngsters in a. military academy;- 

HCiiry is al ways . getting jammed 
ui), and at the opening is sent . to 
the .principal for discipline. He was 
supposed to >cad 'Hairil^t,' but. had 
gone fiirther than .act one. scene one. 
Instead . of scanihg his Shakespeare, 
Henry spent the timie .drawing cari- 
cature.';, specializing oii the principal 
himfislf and the history -teacher. 

"The lad is in a dither about 
the school dance, needing two dollars 
for tickets and intiidentals, so that he 
could tkke Barbara Pearson, a sweet 
.schoolrtiate, who thinks Henry the 
funniest boy she ever met. His 
mother promises the' required coin 
if he I}as.se's the Roman history exam 
at the head of the; class, buti because 
he pulled a fresh boner, Mr. Bradley, 
the priricioal, marks his paper zero; 
Somebody cobs half the band in- 



to wor about inateriaV matters. 
Wife of a former Mismber of Par- 
liament .had eloped with his best 
friend,' leaving behind a five-year-' 
old son, and. had lived in Florence 
for 30 years, still unwed, since the 
man's wife refu-sed to divorce. 

Same situation is aboiit to repeat 
itself. R'ather -priggish son, also in 
politics, is wed to a charming -woman 
ftJc thrice yearsi when she falls in 
love with -a chap' who can give her 
none bf tha luxuries to which she 
has become accustomed..' Maijghani 
has something . to say about; the; sanc- 
tity of marriage vows, btit really 
meaiis that love alone is important. 

In the revival the feminine stars 
stand out. Miss George is splendid, 
while Miss Bankhead makes a lovely 
yoiirig wife, originally played by, Es- 
telle Wihwood. Dennis Hoey has the 
Drew part, that of a crusty old -fel- 
low, with. Cecil Humphreys handling 
Ernest Lawford's. - John Emery, . as 
the lover, and Bramwcll Fletcher 
as the hiisbancl ' about to be atian- 
doned are; fair. ibee. 



THE WILD DUCK 

■Compdy in two. arla'tfoiir-aceneal-liy en- 
rlk IlMien.- lil'W vei'.Hlon by Hiiliry Korlma;' 
HiaKeil nnil;- preaenleil by Korbea... Sollki 
Sniniicl I.evo: Al the -I'.Hh SI re-el theal 
N. Y.. April- IS, '39; la.L'O-.loli.. 

Olii.n- Ekdal.-. . . , . . .Jane. T.yon 

lleilvlK.;. .....*..;.-. ..'. ..Arb»ne Haber 

(lid licdi-lir..... i... CJ.ifar Hennliiir 

II Julmhr Kkiliil . .l>*iiieriim .ItuSHell 

(SrCKe.ra -\iVerlB. . . . ..: . . .. ; . ;\Vllll:iin Chillies 

Relllin;. .. ; .Truver Kutelilnji 

Molvlk..., Allen Hamllinn 

W-ecle . . .Kric Kniiiaoa' 

Mrs. Sorby. ... . yi-tle Miller 



Just one of the indiscretions of a 
Broadway spring. If iny productioa 
can be ehtircly without -merit, this 
Henry For s revival achieves that 
(Rubious; distinction. ' ' 

Play is a, .so-called 3treamlined;ver- 
sion.of Ibsen's' caustic satire. It's in 
two acts instead of the original ftve. 
However, it still seems the longest 
play that.ever drove an audience' to 
slow di;Straction. IVs been emascu- 
lated so that it's without incident antl 
devoid of interest. , ^ 

Direction is just as painfully inept. 
There's little, action, pace or sem- 
blance of reality. Players appear as 
if in a trance, meandetiing about the 
stage and . muttering in'audibly. Nat 
one seems to have more. than a vague 
notion .of what the play is about 
One of the' most surreptitious per- 
formances that ever escaped Broad- 
way notice. 

Maybe ttie whole thin ' never even 
happened. Hobc. 



.sti ' u ii ieii i s, w l i l c li ure fuuiid by a Je 
fective ill a . hock shop. The pawn^ 
slip is^. also picked up. bearing Henry's 
iiame,..and it lQoks..bad for the ;boy- 
until the, real culprit is discpvCried. 
The serio-comic rnii.nner th -which 
young Stone plavs Henry and his 
shy 'affection Jfor Barbara endears the 
character to ;the audience. 

But there are other amusing kids 
and people. Betty Field, as Barbara, 
has her innings: Jack Byrne, as' the 
click, wlio- dryly .comments oh thS 
'ooetry' he saw on the. washroom 
walls. ;draws some solid laughs; Ruth 
Mattc."io'n, as' the Secrelar.v, and Ar- 
thur Pierson, as the assistant prihCir 
pal, who are' ron-ianticallv linked, 
are. valuable. In- the excellent cast; 
Eddie Brsicken's B.ill. an excit-dble 
student; Vaughan Glazer's strict Mr; 
Bradley; Lea Penman, as Henry's 
mother, .stand out, too. while Butter- 
fly McQueen, a colored youngster, 
with "a few lines, is also present 
Then there . are some other Abbott 
favorilesT-Edith 'Van Cleve and 
Joyce Arling. But it's Stone'.< show. 

Ibee. 



pcr/oniMmccs,- printed for the rec- 
ord.) , 



Wiman has assembled- a capable 
cast, with headliners turxiiiig-. in 
sv/eil .performancps. Dennis^ ^C.ing,^. 
in generally good voice, exhibits a 
piDasing pers'bnality. clowns, with 
the rest of 'em and even goes in for 
a bit of ballet, Vera Zorina \yiU be 
no disappointment fo the flock of 
fans she gained through heir work 
in 'Goldwyn Follies' (IIA'). Girl 
w.irks like a Trojan, throughout (15 
cos'.ume changes) and shows histri- 
onic talent. Her serious ballets are 
works of art and her. travesty terp- 
Ing ill the surrealist ballet is good, 
too. 

'Viviennc Segal continues past good 
work, singing one of the show's tops, 
*A Twinkle. in 'Your Eve.' Also duets 
riccly with King. Garners pljinly 
lau?hs as Peggy; the. ex'-chorihe of 
'Elcssom Time' who alibis broken 
d-ilcs with her lovCrs by telling tlvem 
she'd been playing checkers with A. 
C. Blumenthal: Walter Slezak ats 
as the wealthy, but sai)py,;Europeaii 
playboy. Also comes in for a hand 
with a cooch dance takeoff. 

Charles Walters and Audrey 
Christie team for some nifty dancing. 
Walters also. clicks in a Charlie Mc- 
Carthy hoofing number, and Mis.s 
Christie is a winner .wii,h a couple 
of vocals. An added vocal hit is 
turned ill by .a> choir of .seven girls 
In a musical interlude with Mis:; 
Zorina. Same crew Srjres .with 
Dci^nis King in a novelty brew- 
master burlesque. 

George Balanchine's chorecraphy 
helps the ballets, which Charles 
Laske.v ifitcrprcts effectively in -con- 
junction with' Miss Zorina and - the 
corps de ballet. Score compares 
favorably with, previous Rodgevs.and 
Hart work. Theme song, 'I ar.ried 
an Angel:' has hit possibilities, 
Anion'' lighter-vein clicks are 
'Twinkle ip Your Eye.' 'At the Roxy 
Mu:;ic Hall- and 'How to. Win Friends 
ai\d Influence People.' 'Spring Is 
Hire' is n oleasing ball.id, and' the 



theHut. 

On one of these dream-world ex? 
cursiohs' Leon, posing . as.. ..Istyan, 
meets his diearn woman, Leni CMiss 
Chandler). It takes only a short 
tote-a-tele . to reveal to Leni that 
Istvan, though .about 15 years her 
senior, is the one man who can lead 
her to escape from her own hum- 
drum, but swank existence; , -When 
he flees the cafe she follows to learn 
his real identity, 

The climax is the . mending of this 
shattered illusion, ith .Leni tinder- 
stahcling.:. Leon more tliaii evCr de- 
termined tb Continue his periodic re- 
leases as Istvan, and his rhonotoiious 
wife (Miss Roache> beginning to ap- 
preciate the value bf his philosophy, 
Success, of -the- play, henceforth, 
depends entirely upoii the public's 
recognition of a fine actor iri Buloff. 
It's his fli-st starring role outside the 
Yiddish, theatre. . Hollywood rec- 
ognition seems likely. 

Miss Chandler is consistently con- 
vincingi as is iss Roache, who be- 
comes surprisingly shrewd when 
dealing with the romantic threat of 
a younger woman. Richard Rauber 
and Ann Thomas also click. Two 
sets by Frederick' B. IFox are good 

Fox. 



Eye on the Sparrow 

Boston, April 15, 

rniiiefly In three acta by Maxwell Selser 
l>r»»i-iiieii hy Uh-i-an IllgKlnaon. StnRed b) 
Harry •HlliTbe. Selilnga, Kinellne f. Roche, 
.scii-M CaiKni-ln^ Doui et. Al Ihe Plynioull 
lloaloii, .Aiirll ]U: J-J.TS ton. 

I'lilllp . Thiiinnii. . . / Montco'mery rnfl 

N;iiii-.v. 'J^hoiiuia. . ; .Kulherlne' Doane 

'.l^dgar Sk-IiII 
- ' Iin 




Ms*-: LOU CLAYTON 
30.li fVlilury-L'ox SlodliMl, H'woivd 



l*'re''^iiinM 

lto>jei-' Sniirur . . , . . 
'IV.il Slrohi:. .... 
i;:irli]ii^ji 'rhiiiii: . ... 

l-"-jMi- .SI 1-11,1".; 

liiil Wright 

IMslli-an ;..... 

l-'liii-eni-ij .\ll';ilen . . . 

O'.M-ir ;..;... 

III'Iko >i«-\-i ....... 

It-ill CiilleiiiM 

fll-.it Jl.ivlll:; .\l;in. 
liua -M;li\ 

..Vfi^lihor -.;. . . 



biiM 



. .. lirry S'ulllv... 

.Vhlllji Ojie 

L'alhai'lnn IViU'-e 

.T.OHlle Klni 

....Verf-ef l)eni"i 
Sllano Ura^-Rlo. 
.Din-olliy Frnin-i 
. I'-'i-anceaco Lcni 
. I'ldwiird' KJehlin 
li-iii'St WoodwHj _ 
. .Lester l>ninon 
, . . ..'<iindy SLroime 
.'.'AdL-le Longnlli 



; Title Is taken from a biblical quo 
, l.iti 11 about God watching over even 
' llie insignificant sparrow. Some guar- 
• dian . angel will be needed, appar 
, vcntly. to carry this innocuous lit- 
:;tlo 'jioce very. far. ' 
I Catharine. Doucct. as a fluttery, 

bankrupt .society dowager is the hub 

()£ the- plot's wliCol, which rolls along 
, n conventional rut. frbm an uptowii 
,':Ncw York , mansion to^a Greenwich 
. Villaae two-rnom apartment "As sUs- 
; Dcctcd tronv the start, the widowed 
j IWrs. Thorha.s. despite her gaddings 

abput. and persisti'nt cxlrava.r;ance. 

rocoOp.-i eiiQu.sh of the family fortune 
I in the lasl'stan^a to make the fam- 



THE CIRCLE 

Sutii^i-!«i>( JbliiiiKhHin. Pr(>])i'n(i>(l- l>y Willhtm 
A. nrnOy, Slurs Tullutnh Bnnlchcnd: Orficft 
I '.(•(•rp?, Sinpt»d \\y J)i-ptniK«<< Wliirtust.. 
SoMhiB. Donald O.MifilnByr. At the I'lny- 
housc. N. y.. April Iff, * ;. W.OU tnp- 
Ai-iibtil (''linini'tlDn-Cheiioy. rnniwoll VIctchcr 

S|iiim1'1hik. . i M]iy 'Mni-rilihll 

Mi-fl. Shnn»l«)nrt ... iAmliey Uldcwoll 

]':ir'/,-4hctli Tallulah . nnnkhcnd 

K'lw.'ii'd I.utmi. . . ; Jolm Winery 

CWvp <'hnin|>)on-<.*iiL> i» ...O'fll Mumi>hreyH 

Uon^ion . Jainen K. ('firljplt 

Krl|y Clmmjilrtn-C'liciioy .t^rnt-r.O.i^nrpo 
Lftrd rorlcduj); . . .'U '. : . . . . Deniila .Uocy 



Merry Wives of Windsor 

Rovlvol or c»iim^Hy l» two tolH hy W'lUi'jni 
ShiikC'ttpoar**; ]nvMjni.'.1 l»y }{.>tMTt llemlor-r 
j*OfV hikI j'lHlt'llf. ^^'lnu'<l.l1l. SliiKCd hsr 
HMlili'l'MOii. .ViCtiifi^. How'ni'l H»y. Al tU* 
Kinplri', N. Y., AiiiHH.-':W; 

■ nr.'ii"* Sinclii'r 

AlUi^rt fiirroll 



Shallow ...... 

Sh-ndor ... . , 

Sir HtiRh lOvtuiH 
Muster l*;ice.'. . . 
Sir John 

DnrMoTiih : 

,Nyin ., .\.. 

riHlol 

.■Xhne Pflpt?. . , . . . 
M IMi OH!* J'*or(l , . < 
MISIlTHH .I'fiK*'- • ■ 

Sim)>lo 

^Hn<\ lloMl 

Uobin 

JCURby 

Dftino Qiiiekly. . 

lii-. <'iilun ... 

Miim.cr J-'iMHoii . . 
>luHlPr Vn'ri} .... 
A Servant 



..I. "W. Aiialta 

IfiulM I.yUdn 

I'lillip l>akif» 

. M iiii-y Tiii-kmriiTi 
...... 1. 1» Hoi 0|>orU 

Ann l»c»(llt'lon 

lo:in .Storin 

, . . ■•jHlrllii AVinwood 

. .('Ii:irhr« llonry. 

. .Aliisworih Arnold 
.....BiiJJy Kufliler 
..-..Ciirr HcrkiiiBor 
, ,. . . .Krifii* Kiiiintion 

I'cltir BitK-fd 

. 'illl.'un I'o.Hl, Jr, 
. . . .Ilirnry 'Muwhr,>f 
.Ki'iink J*:*'ri»h 



Mt>n rin<l Wnni-n: .M.-n* NuMi\ Jlcnvy 
Kline. JrsMle Cralmni. .luililh - Allien. KdlJH 
OainplVtili. T.OK Barker. Kiith Bi'linore,. 
l.titlnOllii TorcUkii, ('Hn'i'V Ki lili'Wiiil, l\t\\f 
K)o< k.. Miirpuoi'ldt Tt'lnvtti, AOu iluiciphrles, 
riina Cuhllt. Jl^l-^n IMy. 
YuuntT Hun and W.uiiiihi . « . . .Solmt Unrpivr 
kurluUe Muy« 



BERGER IN ST; 100 

St. Louis, April 19. 
Rlrhal^d .Berger heads the, staff 
(due here May 2) tb start wovlc for 
the 20th consecutive season of mu- 
nicipal opera, which opens in Its 
open theatre. Forest Park, n 
Jui.ie 3. 

- Bergcr is returning for his second 
year .as production mauagcr. 



By bringing back Somerset Maug 
hani's"rhe .Circle.' William A. Brady 
gracefully compliments his , wife, 
Grace George, corstarred with the 
alluring Tallulah Bankheacl. He Could 
not have chosen a frothier play for 
her reappearance. 

It Was originally presented heire 
by the Selwyns.iii 1921, follpwihg a 
successful liondoii. start, and served 
princioally to bring back John Drew 
and Mrs. Leslie Carter. 'The Circle' 
was no wow, but it sdvVe'd the pur- 
pose very well, and the Bvoadway- 
slay (at the Selwyn) was for about 
flye. rftbnths. 

Maushham piece is described as- a 
cynic.nl cbincdy. It may have seemed 
.somewhat daring 17 years ago, but, 
strangely enough, it doesn't seem 
dati>d. ' Impression' is that retaigne 
Windust, who handled the present 
stagi'. g, alsb toucheb up thei lines 
here and there, but in the' main It 
looks clo.se lu 'lhe original, text. 
, Story deals with the Eiiglish draw- 
ing room society that ■ doesn't have 



Che irreverent ob.server, alluding 
to 'Wives' as one of Shake.speare'3 
early turkeys^ seems to have found 
an apt description of the revival. 
It's not long for the boards. 

Robert. Henderson who is better 
known in midwest show circle.i;, and 
Estelli; Winwpod, who are presenting 
the DieCe,. wCre partners in the tour 
of 'Tonight at 8:30.' which earned a 
fair profit. . Apparently, they wished 
to present something on .Broadway; 
but for some reason did not attempt 
a repeat date with the Noel Coward 
playlets. 

'Wives' Is: a caper but the actors 
seem to have more . fiin than the 
audience. Sir John Falslaff is the big, 
bad man this time arid when he i.'J 
supposed to emerge from the Thame.? 
his cloak actually- drips water. Loui-f 
.Lytton plays the rotund lover and 
recalls that the author did not think 
-that frustration was so .serious a 
matter as it is now regarded. ' 

Miss inwood. as Mistress 'Page, 
and , Joaii Storm, as hsr sidekick. 
Miistf^csS Foi'd. have the priricipal:fuii 
with Falstall. especially, when they 
stulT h.irh-iiv the, dirty, linen hamper. 
Ainbng those, pre.sent are Albei't 
Carroll.: who plays Slender 'straight, 
and • Effle Shannon who. as- Dame 
Quickly, has a more animated part 
than in her: last several seasons. 

(Closed SalHTdau (16) afLer foiir 
perforiiidticcs; ■ rtiilad. for ihe. rec- 
ord.) ' Ibei, 



We«1ne.S4Tay, April 20, 1938 



LEGITIMATE GROSSES 



VARIETY 



51 



'Star Wagon Starts at $7^00, Chi; 
^Room Service Wining Up, $6,000 



Chicago, April 19. 
Only two shows, .'Hoom Service*, 
•lid the new entry, 'Star Wagon,* last 
week. Latter came in Tuesday (12) 
and managed to buck the situation 
to al satisfactory take. 'Service' is 
Hearing the end of its run, according 
to last week's, money indications. 
Seems, that the George Abbdtt show 
T^ait^ too long before coming to 
towii. 

Set for.'the Grand on ay 1 is 'You 
Never Kno'Wi' which; is .about the 
town's oiily rieal expectation for the 
near future. 'TTiree .Waltzes* .jpos- 
sible for the Erlanger, with the 
.Harris still waiting for a show, 
EstinuUes for lAsi Wc^k 

'Bosm.Scrvlce,' Selwyn (eth week.) 
(1,000; $2.75). Holy week kept 'em 
away and the show limped in with- 
'|6;000; figures on a comeback. 

'Ster WagoD,'- Grand (2d week) 
(1,300; $2.75). Had a five-day week 
and with the pre-Easter did well 
garner $7,500- for this, abbreviated ses- 
sion; figures, for near sell-out for 
final two weeh^, with advance stroitg: 

'Big White Fee' Great Northern; 
Getting; big Negro play for this col- 
ore^d unit show. 

'Great BarriiiKt«ii,* Black.stone. Out 
shortly; to be followed by. 'Spiro- 
■chette.'- listed as history of syphilis.. 

WOMEN' PRETTY 
U IN WASH, 



ashington, April 18. 
ax Gordon's "The Women' Croa'd 
eompany) last wefek fared well but 
j)Ot quite up to hopes..; Combo o£ 
Holy Week, and review ot two which 
pointed out shortcomings bf company 
kept some of the seats empty. 

Gurrenl is "Three ^yalt2es,' with 
^Yes My Darling Daughter' due in 
next Monday (25). 

Eslimatc tar I.Ast We<;k 

'Tbc Women,' National (single 
week) (1,698; $2.75). Short ot ex- 
pectations, but. still held to approxi- 
mately $17,000, fine. 



^DAUGHTER' PICKS OFF 
SNAPPY y 3,500, PlT f 



Road Legit Grosses 

Estinatcd total grosses 

last week' ,. 91»^7*9 

(Based on 11 shotus) 
Total grosses same week ' 

last year ; . . , $181,*M 

(Based on 14 shows) 




Pitt.sbiirgh. Api-il 19. 

Old Holy Week bugaboo went into 
discard here when the Nixon brought 
5ri 'Yes. My Darling Daughter" last 
week. First time in years the le^it 
chaiiced a show dviriiig this stanza 
, and>riay rrican the end, Of Holy Week 
as a dark-.<ies.>u6n fixture. . 

J4ixon currently has "Yoii Never 
Kiiow,' firjit musical in more .than a 
year. 'I Married An Ah.uel' May 9 
definitely finishes the houxe this sea^ 
son, . with the return of 'Tobacco 
Roiid' (fourth time here) and 'Tfiree 
Waltzes' coming in ahead of it. 
. Estimate for Last Week 

Tcs, My Darling Daughter, Nixon 
(single week) t2.100: S2.75). Bioad- 
■way click lEot off fast with ATS sub- 
scription backing and held right 
down the line to come through with 
slick $13,500. 



'Anger Mild $9,000, 

4 Times, New Haven 

New Haven. April 19. 
■Dwighl Wiman challenged the 
Holy Week .iinx by opening his new 
musical. 'I Married an Angel,' here 
Good Friday weekend. Results werc 
only so-so. despite swell comments 
end a virtual rave notice. 

Only two more shows on .the 
books. Yes. My Dnrlinc Daughter' 
In for current last half 121-2.3), then 
B return date o( 'You Can't Take It 

ith You' for next week (2.Sr27). 
Preem of Milton Shubcrf.s 'Lady at 
Large'! nenciled. but not definite. 
Efiflmnle for Last Week 

•I Married an Ancel.' .Shubcrt (1- 
106: $3.30). Four performances got 
close to $9.0fln. fair. 

'FROME' $7,000, DET. 

Detroit, April 19. 
alter H.nmpdtn. alw.nvs a fave 
here, couldn't buck Holv Week at the 
Cass, Ia.st week in 'Ethan Fromc' 
Mouse is daik currently, but reopens 
Saturday (2.1) with Porter's new mu- 
sical, "You Never Know.' 

Estimate for Last eeh 
"Ethan Fromc' Cass ,(sin<'Ic week) 
0,400: $2,75). Tepid $7.0 : not -to? 
bad, .however, in view of siluunh. 



WSIOOO.&R 



San Francisco, April 19. 

Town. , has two shows at present 
and they're both pullinf! nice busi- 
nisss.. In the face of Holy Week's 
traditional slump; last week's grosses 
were surprisingly good. 

Helen Hayes is booked for. the 
Ciirran beginning May 16, and may 
oflier 'her 'Merchant of . Venice", pro- 
duction as well as the regular 'Vic- 
toria Regina.'" 

Estiraatca for Last 

'Golden Boy,' Curran (1st week) 
(1.771; ,$i2.75). Considering big biz 
slump, can't complain at the take of 
$10,000 ;for si ights and two mati- 
hiees; 

•You Can't Take It Ith Tan,' 

Geary (3d week) (1,550; $2.75). Great 
going at $1.2,200; engagement may . be 
extended from five to seven weeks; 
extra performances Sunday': nights; 

WPA 

' 'Judgment Day,' Icazar (1st 

week) (1,269; $1.10). iz is very 

good. f 

Theatre Cooncil Plans 
Hazy; No Powwow Before 
late Summer, If Then 

-Plans of the American Theatre 
Council ap[>ear to be hazy. If a 
.second annual convention is held, 
the huddle will- not come until late 
summer. May, of last year, saw a 
four-day session, during which many 
plans, ioi' nre"TTCtlare of the tneatre 



FOUR CURRENT, PHILLY; 
TOWN DARK LAST WEEK 



Philadelphi , April 19.> 
. Philly's ■ legit theatres . relighted 
with considerable fanfare last nighv 
(Monday), when four shows bowed 
in. Next Monday (25.) the Walnut, 
foniierly regular legit but ' • Jew- 
ish repertory, gets 'Brotli *sh- 
kenazi,' which might count 'th 
entry. ' 

Current eroji pjf shos^^s . incVudes 
Cornelia Otis Skinner in 'Edna His 
Wife,' at the Forrest this week only; 
'Private Enterprise/ trybut at the. 
Erlanger, written by. Amory Hare, 
local author, indefinite; 'Pins and 
Need! ,* . garinent- workers' ' Union 
revue, at ' the Chestnut, and 'You 
Can't take It With. You,' a return, 
playing at the Locust. 

Following .'Brothers A.shkenazi.' 
the next legit' booking will be 'I 
Married an Angel,' skedded lor one 
week at the Forrest, starting May 2. 
Following week (9), .the Erlanger is 
getting another return' of "Tobacco 
Road," and the Foi-rest announces 
'The Star Wagon* lor ay 16. That's 
the crop. 

FLAY GILBERT 
OUSTER BY FTP 



were discussed and some activities 
were started, 

■ Fraiik GillmoTe. " then head of 
Equity, and Paul Turner, its attor- 
ney, were most active in the ATC, 
but neither devoted much time to 
it- during the winter, and both are 
now away, on a vacation crui.se. 

They may return, however, .with 
new ideas for improving the legit 
the.itre. One of the ideas which 
.seems to have been lost in the .shuf- 
fle was the staging of a drama festi- 
val this spring, ACT \(/anled some 
sort of ticket control plan \yorked 
out by the managers arid that mat- 
ter is being mulled by the League 
of N. Y. Theatres.and Equity, 
' Most consistently active of ATC 
projects is the audition committee 
headed by Antoinette Perry, Virlu- 
ally every week performances are 
quietly given in some Broadway 
house on an olT-matinee afternoon. 
Principal idea of the committee is to 
develop riew talent. 

Committee to name the five win- 
ners of the $1,000 John Golden fel- 
low.ships for promising young pliiy- 
wrights has also been active. Us 
{Selections are expected to be an- 
nounced within the next couple' of 
weeks. 



San Francisco, April 19. 

Ouster of Walter Gilbert as direc- 
tor of the Federal theatre produc- 
tions at the Alcazar theatre has 
stirred up a row-here,' Following 
the unexpected appointment of Al- 
len. Williams as his successor, mem- 
bers of Equity connected with the 
project held a mass meeting. Wil- 
liams was formerly assistant director 
of the Ldbero, Santa. Barbara. 

Petition of protest was signed by 
ah asserted 99% of all actors, stage- 
hands, electricians and other em- 
ployes in the Federal theatre group. 
For the past verai rnonlhs Gilbert 
has been directing the- FTP here 
with considerable success. 

Government actors contend that 
during Gilbert's' regime as director 
he has done more towatds improv- 
iht; tK{e morale arid efficiency of the 
FTP here than, any director, or any 
group since the project started in 
San Francisco. 

Protest was sent to Mrs. Farnklih 
D. bsevelt and FTP heads; - in 
Washington, Los AngCles and San 
Francisco. 



B way Grosses Not Bad as Expected, 
But More Holy Wk Alibislhan Ever 
Hlfhat a Life Appears Newest Hit 



B'way Legit Grosses 



Estimated total gro.wes 

last veek . , . $2t6,Stt 

(Based on 23 shows) 
Total grosses nnic week 
Ust year , . . $.t»l, 

(Based on 24 shoiOs) 



'DAUGHTER' CURRENT; 
BALTO STOCK OPENS 



Baltimore. April J9. . 
•Yes, My Darling-Daughter* is cur- 
rently at FoVd's, with a good mail 
order and advance sale under its 
belt. Next week has Three Waltze.s' 
s^t (or Ford's and the opening -of the 
new spring stock, company in 'Hiyh 
Tor' at the Auditorium. 
. Stock company is in for four 
weeks, will follow the Anderson play 
with 'Tonight at 8:30.' with Sylvia 
Sydney and 'Lysistrata' featuring 
Blanche Yurka. 'High Tor* leads are 
Jean M'uir, Philip Huston and Mar- 
gai-st Barker, Re.st of company in- 
cludes- John Drew Colt,- Byron Mc- 
CSrath. Kenneth Treseder. Jackson 
Halliday and Gordon Richards, Ar- 
thur Sircom directing and Arthur 
Filsch doing the sets. 



•BROS.' $1,800, BUFF. 

BiifTalo, April 19. 
Maiirire Schwartz's production of 
'Brothers Apkenazi' pulled . a good 
S1.600 for one -performance la.sl 
WcttlrcWIjiy (13) hi tht Court Street 
Iheatrt hcrt, - 



mDFLS. GETS 2 MORE 

Indianapolis, April 19. 

Engli.sh Theatre, already locked up 
for the season; will rso n for two 
more dales. Abbey Palyers move iii 
May 2 for two evening performances 
and matinee, during which they'll 
present 'Playboy of the Western 
World,' 'Far Off Hills' and 'Juno and 
Ihe Paycock," at: $2,20 top. 

"You Never Know." is booked for 
three evening ijerformances and 
malihee latter part ol May. 



Balto's Paint 'n' Powders 
Break Own Traditions 

Baltimore, April 19; 

Paint and Powder Club, local so- 
cialite drarrialic group, will this year 
i;or the first time in its long history, 
present a play not written by a mem- 
ber; ill al.so depart from tradition 
by having femme talent. 

Opening a three diiy engajierhcnt 
Thursday i2J ) at the M.Tryl.-ind, with 
receipt,s earinarkcd for local charily, 
bluebookers will do 'Follow Thiu.' 
.staged ,by Arthur Seelig and Phil 
Farley, One ot interpolated features 
planned is a perlormancc of hit lune,>; 
from il.s 1910 production, written by 
the late, A. Baldwin Sloane. v.-ho 
later supplied the scores Ipr several 
I Broadway musicals. 



Holy Week on Broadway was' 
never- anything biit light, But this 
time there were' more a.libis than 
ever, with no less than five reasons 
offered for why attendance dropped. 
In addition to the penitent period 
they were: record mild weather, 
Jewish Passover, President Roose- 
velt's speech Fridiiy night (l.*;), St.nte 
income tax deadline, -which Vvas put 
over until Monday (18.) because of. 
the holidays. 

Bu ^hes s was not down to the 
|wor*CTe\'el. as flr.st claimed, biit re- 
ceiMs drawn by . some presentations 
on the road were a great deal better. 
'The\Wort>en' got. $17,000 in Washing- 
ton; XYes. My Diirling .Dau,?hter* 
grosseav $13,500 in Pittsburgh; while 
'You Can't take It With You* fHrcd 
well in San Francisco at better ^han 
$12,000 for. the third week. In New 
York, the average decline from the 
previous week for straight shows 
was $2,000. MiisiCals went off more. 

Indicated new- success is 'Whiit a 
Life.' at the. BiltmOre, -It debuted at 
midweek with a generally strong 
press.. Not until Saturday (16) did 
the agencies get. man.y calls,' but 
trade then was. livel,Vv Laugh shows 
have been: so rare this .seo.son that 
'Life' figures to be a natural. . 

Ciirrent (Easter) week is exoecled 
to be the final strong gross ^period of 
the .Season, All ; shows except the 
musicals have one extra matinee, 
with onei CGolderi Boy") doing two, 
Monday (18). however, saw a bad 
start, nine matinees being played to 
disappointing attendance, AVhile 
night trade wa.s: sloughed by drench- 
ing rain in the late afternoon. Tho.sc 
shows spotting, the added afternoon.s 
Inter in the week should ' benefit. 
Many kids and teachers are in town, 
but college and private school stu- 
dents have. gone :back to classes. In- 
cidentjilly, it is the big week for the 
Ringlinp, B. & B, circus at Madison 
Square Garden, with free courtesies 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Benedict. MacQuarric. illiam F. 
Schoeller, 'Lady at Laj-ge.' 

Robert Chlsholm. 'Two Bouffutls.' 

Eustace Wy-tt, Geraldine Fitzger- 
ald,. 'Heartbreak House' 

Albert Bergh, Frank Gould. Gcor^'e 
Mathews, Maurice Well.s, Irefie Cal- 
tcll. Dorothy Littlejohn, Elico Hall, 
'Escape This Night,' 

Elizabeth H. Wilde, E. ,1. hmkall, 
Ivan Tricsau't. Lionel Incc, RoUind 
Hogue, Hope Lfindin, Dave iVI.Tllen, 
Ben Laughlin. Robert J. MulliKan. 
I William Sanders; 'GentU-hicn Need a. 
Shave." ■ 



; 'MULATTO' 21/2G, B'KLYN 

i Brooklyn; Aoril 19. . 

! Second stanza of. 'Mul.itto' at 

, Wtrba's Brooklyn last week was n. 

• s. g. Current opus is tagged 'Sex for 

iSalC:' , " 

I Other legit, activities hereabouts 

■ include showing of Mainice 
,Schwartz".s 'Brothers A.shkcna'/.i' at 
Parkw.iy theatre, Moje.stic planning 
to' reopen next Monda.v (2,*)) wil 
George Abbott's Broadway prtKliit- 
tion of "Brother Hiit." 

Eslimale lor La«r. fck 
'Slulallo,' Werba'.'- BrooUlvr. i2d- 
iml week) f.i;,W0; $1.10); ull H'^.m. 



cut on. 

Clo.sihg this week are: The om- 
en.* Barrymbre: "Brother R?t," Am- 
ba,ssador, and 'Shpcmaker's^Holiday;* 
which will be .suoolanlcfl at the cr- 
cury by Heartbreak House' ne.xt 
week, 'Eye on the Sparrow* .comes 
to the 'Vanderbilt . , . . , week, "Merry 
Wives of Wind.sor,' Empire, and The 
Wild Duck.* 49th Street, two revivals 
which came late last week, expired 
Saturday (16). 

Estimates for Last cek 

•All (he Living;' Fulton' (41h week) 
'D-9I3; $3.30), Said to be climliint.'; 
affected somewhat during ;Holy 
Week, but figured to top indicated- 
$7,500 level, 

'Bachelor Born,? Lvceum n2th 
week I (C-9,'57;- S.'?,30). ith the list 
traditionally diving just prior to 
Easter, takings not as much affeclctl 
as thought: straight shows off arounci 
$2,000; over $8,000 here last week, 

'Brother Rat,' Ambassador (70th 
week) (C-l.l,'i6: $2.20), irial week: 
goes to Brooklyn for indefinite stay: 
while not heavy grosser made long 
run to profit; recent pace under 
$S,000; average over $8„')00, 

'Escape This Mght." 4'lth Street 
(opens Friday— 22) (D-l.:t2,1: $,1.,'iO). 
Presented by Robin.son .Smith: wjit- 
ten by Robert Stcincr and Leoiia 
Hcycj-t, 

'Golden Boy,' Bcla.vco l'24lh week ) 
fC- 1,000: $,'l.;iO). One or the most con- 
sisicnt'"'draws of the sca.wn and iri- 
dcllnitc: afleclcd .same a.'' others last 
week; but bettered $10,000, 

'llooray for What,' Winter Gai'dcn 
(2blh week) iM-l.(i71;$4.40l. Dropped 
as much as ' ather Be Higlil.' 
ivilh last week's takings spproximatv 
ing $t7.600; .should bound upward 
this week: extra space ads. 

'I'd Rather Re Bight,' Alvi r24th 
week) (M-l,35,'>: $4.40), This week 
should see best jump in takings for 
Broadway leader, which went off to 
around $2(),000. 

'Of Mice and Men,' usic Box (21st 
week) (D-1.01!): $2,751, May pick iifi. 
v/ilh critics prize award;': hn' been 
slipping for some time: last wc-«k 
dov-n around $5,000 or under. 

'On Borrowed Time,' Longacte 
aith week) fD-l,01'J: S:i,.'!0). Should 
easily come b; ck fi oni' pre- Easier 
easing: has been clcanini! up: la.'-t 
week estimated nroimd $15,000, 

'Once I.s Knniieh.' Miller '9tli 
! wpf.k) . ff;-944; .$:t.3rj), Pj f.pf)ilioiia.lc 
l.drop. here plai'cd the .gro.'-s at $9,5(10: 
popular co(nedy aimed into iiirn 
v.calher, 

'Our Town,* Moi-o.sen (IM)i week 1 
iDrfl'il: $.3.;)01, llad betii climbing 
last week's $1 1,000 eon.-.idrrid 



excep'kional; previou.s week saw that 
level with two performances out. 

'Room Service,* Cort (48th week) 
(C-i;064; $3.30). Partially reduced 
scale on lower floor helped run com- 
edy to hold previous week's- pace; 
$6,500, 

'Sehvolheuse on the Lot,* Ritz (4th 
week)' (C-918.-^. $3.30), Management , 
claim.s new comedy has earned some 
operating profit; experimenting with 
Suniday peTformances; figured to 
irioye up from $6,000 mark. 

'Shadow anil Substance,' . Goldeii 
(12th week) (D-789; $3,30), Saturday 
night performance . canceled when, 
star (Cedric Hardwicke) was ill: over 
$10,()00, hpwevef; resumed ohday 
(Ifl) matinee, 

'Susan and . God,' Plymouth (2flt 
week) :(CDrl,106 $3.30). Strong Fri- 
day and Saturday, recouped earlier 
offishhess. with drop on week some- 
Nvhiit less than most others; $lS.0pO 
claimed. 

'The Women,* . Barrymore (6ath 
week) (C-1,048, $3.:j0). Final week; 
long stayer again, around $11,000 and 
figures to clean up this week; it so, 
mny tarry. 

,'TobBcco Road,* Forrest (227th 
week) (C-l, 107; $1.65). Dowr. arovVnd 
$4;000 mork; but run leader has al- 
ways pulled good share of holiday 
coin' and improvement prett.v sure 
this week..- 

'You Cnn*t Take It With Vou;' 
Booth (70th week) (.C-70iB: $3.30). 
Has becil under '$10,1)00 only' twice 
previously, but looks cinch to coine 
back: $«,.S00. 

'What.* Life,' Biltmore (1st week) 
(C-99I; $.1.30). Drew rather .«trong 
'after mJd^w'e'ek start fair .business; 
$6,000 irt five times looks' jprojnising; 
better line this week. 

'WhHebaks,* Huds(m (.Id week) 
(D-1,094; $3.30). Affected to some 
degree, but new drama figured for 
successful, engagement; last week 
.about $9,000. 

Added 

'Pins and Needles,' Lab&r Stage 
(Ittth week) (R-50O; $2,75). Show 
is profitable venture, for trade tmion- 
ists: revue in small house clairtiihg 
capacity; with' Siindays approaches 
$9.000.. 

The Fireman's Flame,' Amei-icnn 
Music Hdll; beer hall mcller. 
Revivals 

, 'The Circle,* Playhou.se (opened 
MondEy-18) (e-879: $3.30). Present- 
ail by Wllllum A, Brady with iiumc 
cast, 

'Merry Wives of Indsor,* Empire; 
Yanked. Saturday (16) after four 
performances; press laced it 

"Jl'he Wild Duck,* 49th Street. 
Opened Friday (15) and got even 
wur.sc papning; taken off Saturday 
(Ifi). 

•The Sea Gull,' Shii rt (3d wefk) 
(D-1,387; $.3.30). Standout among 
the more recent ' revival.s; has been 
lopping $22,^00 with not much varir 
ance last week. 

'Julius Caesar' and 'Shoemaker's 
Holiday,' Mercury (23d week) (622; 
$2,20). Latter show goes off this 
week after, playing 69 pcrfoi-mances 
on alternating schedule; will be re- 
placed by 'Heartbreak Hou.se' next 
week: pair drew $,5,500 last week. 

'A noil's House,' Brdadhurst (16lh 
vi-eck) (1,116: $3,30), Final week; 
did fairly well, bit recent pace only 
around $6,000. 

WPA 

'Trojan .Incident,* St. Jamrs; du 
to ."ttart tomorrow (Thursday), 

'One Third of » Nation.' Adclphi; 
still doing very wc|l, 

'I'rolocue to Glory,' 
rcii.-jrded. 

fllaltl,' Lafayette. Harlem, 



'BROTHER RAr |6.000; 
'ROAD' CURRENT, CLEVL 



Cleveland, April 19. 
"Brother Rat* managed to survive 
, the Holy Week doldrunvs surprisirt''-. 
;ly well at the Hanna la.st week. 
I .John Barton's. 'Tobacco Rbad/ i.-iir- 
I rent, looks like sweeter biz,' acc'iril- 
ing to advance .sale. ''Julius Cat.«-ar' 
Is On the calendar for ay 2. fol- 
lowed by Abbey Players and th< n 
the Hermit Club, civic group, is lak- 
ipi; over hon.sc for a fnijr-day xatiri-. 
cal revue. Cole Porter's "'you Never 
Know' due May 30. 

E<|tlmale for Last Wrrh 
'Briilher Rat,' Hnnna (single wrek ) 
il;4:i5- .S2 lop). Althoii'.;ha n. neater, 
comedy w;\s well liked. $6,000 lii ' 
tdug week. 



'TAKE' 4G, LONDON, ONT. 

1 I,on(lf)n. Onf., Anrit 1!). 

I 'You Cari't Take It Wilh, ,Y>.u' 
pulled out of' London las) Saturtla. 
l< I(i( after playirig two iriatincc.- ■• 
'two nichls at the Grand thcalit 
j lh( iMiK (if $4,000, 
I Mi'tinri; pn'er.-. went to 
'cvmiiif: to $2. 



52 VARIETY 



LITERATI 



Wednesday, April 20, 1938 



Frisco Guild Strike Averted 

Northern California Newspaper 
Guild signed a - one-year contract 
with the San Francisco-Oakland 
Publishers' Association on Easter 
Sunday covcri-> wages, and work- 
ing conditions ph five newspapers. 
Contract covers about MO" commer- 
cial and editorial department em- 
ployees on San Francisco's four 
dailies and one In. Cakland, 

Guild shop was not part q£ the 
contract. The' signing ot'ian 'agree- 
nisnt relieves the possibility, of a 
strike. Vote, was taken on March 
27. and strike .threatened since. This 
i.s. the first contract negotiated in a 
lajor city on ah industrial basis, 
including, all departments br.ganized 
by the Guild. 

N. Y. Guild concluded its first 
commercial negotiations last, week 
when it sighed a Guild shop con- 
tract with the Daily News. Added 
cost of payrolls. is estimated at $150,- 
MO annually. 



Sinclair Lewis Hides Out 

Burton Hascoe will take over the 
book comment in News-Week here- 
tofore handled ; by Sinclair Lewis; 
Bascoe recently retired from Esquire 
after a tiff with publishers regard- 
ing Keh. Lewis, is leaving to hide 
away in the Berkshires where he will 
take a crack at a ne\y TioVel. .Under- 
stood to be annoyed by the handlii>e 
of his last book by cricks and ex- 
pects to .write one so good it. can't 
be panned. 

Despite unsympaithetic treatment 
from press 'Prodigal Parents' en- 
joyed a substantial sale, especially 
in the west and mid-west 

Vnder No Oblleatlon 

Philly Inquirer, in a battle with 
Jerry Nugent; prez of Phillies Na- 
tional League baseball team, took up 
•11 the seaison passes issued to its 
employees by the club and- sent them 
back last week. Alniost 100 of the 
valued ducats were retiirned. . 

Trouble started with series Inq has 
been runnihg oh what's wrong with 
the Philly ball' clubs. Perry Lewiis, 
who has been writing the stories, 
claims fans have been getting gypped 
because bwners have been more an- 
xious to make peanut profits out of 
selling good players than to build 
up good teams, ' 

Nugent, aiigiered by 'tiie criticism, 
Is understood to .have let slip , some 
remarks concerning how; badly the 
paper's treat .him. after h^ gives, out 
all those passes, too. Figurin g to take 
the wind out of his jib Oh' thit: . . 
the luq sped his Oakleys back to him 



Providence Trlb. Lpoka beoned 

Birring unforeseen circumstances 
The Providence Tribune will .fold 
May '2. Members of the staff have, 
been 'given notice of the impending 
shutdown. 

Passing of The Tribune marks the 
last act of the drama ;Which opened 
with. Walter E. O'Hara's purchase of 
the Providence Nevs-Trlbune early 
in 1937. O'Hara f bund . the paper ;a 
valuable ally in tiis fight to retain 
control. of Narragansett Park, but it 
also proved his downfall. His fight 
'With Quinn led to a number of libel 
suits and eventual use of the 
militia to prevent opening of Nar- 
ragansett Park. O'Hara later made 
public apology for his alleged libel- 
ling of Gov. Quinn. 

Closing of the track cut oft 
O'Hara's chief . source of revenue and 
eventually forced him to put the 
Star-T;:ibiine into receivership. Early 
ill December the Providence Journal 
Co. took' over the paper and 
operated it as The 'Tribune, 



Mugg's Windfall 



Hollywood, April 19., 
y submitting the winning 
title, 'Gayway,' for the San 
Fi-ancisco- Fair's, fun zone, Bob . 
Duddy, Daily Variety cub mugg, 
shared in a $1,000, prize. 

While, wondering how to 
spend all that lucre,. Duddy 
learned he had run a dead heat 
with 1,788 , other winners. ' His 
cut was 57c. 



most of whom \yere Guildsmen, that 
newspapers' face a decrease in rev- 
enues this year of $100,000,000 and 
increasing costs • of 10%. Broiin 
pointed oiit.that when the Guild was 
first organized four years, ago, 
salaries of linotypers averaged 34% 
higher than those of reporters 
throughout the country. Lewis Gan.-. 
nelt of . the N. Y. Herald Tribune 
presided. It was the fir^t in a series 
of foruins under ild. auspices. 



Resist Dept. Store ove 

Publishers who are burned by the 
department store book clubs, a. new 
trade development to' circumvent 
price fixing of - books 'and pi'event 
their being;, used aS loss leaders, are 
now amending their contracts with 
distributors. Department store book 
clubs wei-e introduced;: by R. " H. 
Macy & Co., recently, and immi:- 
d lately copied by Other firms -in 
N.. Y. ancl other cities; 

Presently ■ about: a dozen firms 
have declared . their intention of 
amehding' tlieir present Fair Trade 
agreements, and; several have, al-^ 
ready ,done so. 'When amended, con- 
tracts- are in force no book published 
by one of these firms can .be used 
by ' any book club or department 
store as a premi So far Simon 
8c Schuster, .Macmillan's and ' Har- 
court, Brace' have already taken 
such steps. 

Hardcourt, .Brace and Simon & 
Schuster will continue,- however, to 
stibmit their books to. book clubs. If 
a book from one qt these houses is 
the monthly selection, firm will 
probably work , out a new deal in 
connection' with the club, in which 
case the book : would not be price 
protected,- as will be the cdse. with 
the rest of the list 



Geerce Clarke's Service 

George Clarke, former city editor 
Of the New York Daily Mirror, has 
opened .a combined writing ta lent 
agency, press relations and literary 
advice ;bfTice in Radio City, 

Ex-slot chief left the-Mirror bboiit 
thr'e'e weeks ago,'siftce'%hich time 
he has become associated' writh a la'w- 
yer and a money-bag.' to angel the 
venture, Wants to hit newspaper 
writing world with, liulletins for qf- 
ficie boards, Will circiilarize hewsr 
hbuhds and featorie men particularly, 
ferreting them out advisinS and 
script doctoring and also market 
material. 



Sarpasm From 'Mr... Cert 
'Random House announces the 
formation of the Hitch-'ifour-Wagon- 
to-^a-Star, Book. Club, Members have 
only to buy four books' of two cent 
stamps a ,year. Whereupon they will 
receive aS, a dividend; the Encyclo- 
pedia Britlanica, a Guteihburg Bible; 
. and a weekend with their feivorite 
movie star.' 

Above is an excerpt from a satlrl 
cal release sent out by Bennett Cert 
from Random House to book editors 
last week similar to the chitchat'aod 
trivia which usually goes into a pub< 
lisher's weekly blurb. Appended 
was the massage: 

'Well, why not? rinlcd 
thousand like them.' 



Robb Raps Guild 

Crilicizihg the American News 
paper Guild's leadership; its tactics 
and its demands for a closed shop, 
Arthur T. Robb, executive editor of 
the trade weekly, Editor siid Pub- 
lisher, last week (13) debated with 
Hey wood Brpun, ANG president. 
the subject 'The . Guild — Boon or 
Bane,' in New York. 

Roljl) .stated in - the course of the 
4oijale before an audience oi. COO, 



Shoensteln- Follows Splro 

Amster Spi.ro; for 12 years city 
editor of the N, Y. Journal, more 
recently Hearst's Journal-American, 
has been succeeded in that post, by 
Paiil Shoenstein, assistant city edi- 
tor. Latter has also been •with the 
organization more than 10 years.' 

Spiro's attorney, David G. Berger, 
is negotiating a news broadcast deal 
for his client 



April 16. He was president , of the 
Kelly-Smith Co., president of the 
Perth Amboy (N. J.) Evening News, 
president and, 'Publisher of the -Fall 
River (Mass.) Herald News and vice-, 
president and; director of The News, 
and Age-Herald,: Birmingham, Ala. 

William I.. Mead, 76, former city 
editor of the Hartford Times and 
first secretary of the Hartford Cham? 
ber of Commerce, died Sunday (17) 
Of a heart attack. He was 76 and had 
been ill for.years, ., . , 

He had been city ieditor Of The 
Times from :911 to 1915, having been 
associated .with that paper from, 1907, 
He worked on the Ithaca <N,, V.) 
Journal, the Troy (N, ,Y,) Times, as, 
well as on' papers in Washinistoh and 
Boston. He leaves a cotisi in the 
West;""'^" - 



News From the Dailies 

This department contains retorltten theatrical, n'etos Items as' pu'(>> 
lished during the veek in the daily , paperi of New York, Cnicago, 
San Francisco, HoIIvtvobd and .LoTidon. Variety tofces no credit tor : 
these news items; each has been rewritten from a daily paper. 



East 



LITERA'TI OBITS THIS WEEK 

Joseph L, Kraemer; 66, art direc- 
tor of the Detroit News and oldest 
employe of the newspaper in point 
of service, died April 11 in Detroit. 
Boi-n in Germany, he joined the 
News oh Sept 20, 1890. He was a 
member of the Detroit Yacht Club 
and the Scarab CItib. jBurial in De- 
troit April, 13. 

John Irvin; billon, editor and pub- 
lisher of the ,Phiiadelphia Sunday 
Dispatch for more than 30 years, died 
April, 11 in Philadclphia/followjng 
a long illness. 'Widely known as a 
poet arid political wri pillon's 
copy appeared in ;many national 
magazines. His articles on politics 
frequently were seen in the Satur- 
day Evening Post 

Mrs. Hariett C. Cbwles, 70. wife of 
W. H. Cowles, publisher of the Spo- 
kane-Revie\y, died April 9 in Santa 
Barbara. 

Frank L, HiifTaker, 59, former 
newspaperman and publicity direc 
toi- for- Daytona Beach, died in the 
Florida resort city last week. 
, Robert E. Murphy, 63, newspaper 
advertising artist, died last v/ecK in 
Miami alter several 'Weeks illness, 
He had been- staff member of news- 
papers in Birmingham, Atlanta, New 
Orleans and Miami, Wife,, four sons 
and daughter survive. 

L'driiellus F. Kelly, 64, newspaper 
publisher an representative, died at 
Larchniont; Y., at ^his- hbmc on 



CHATTER 

Lowell Thomas'-ectting his soft ball 
team organized^ 

J;'_P.-McEvoy writing a new Shirley 
Teiiipler in Hollywood. 

Maurice Hindus joiris .the ranks 
of autObiographers in July. 

Cosmopolitan meg bought Cather- 
ine, Foss' story, Time for Madness.' 
, Sax Rohmer in N.. Y. froni London 
for a week, now completing the round 
trip. ; 

Newark Evening News was Sward- 
ed , the N. W. Ayer cup for best 
xnakeup. 

Louis Adamib has finished his new 
book 'My America' dlie out next 
month, 

George Bye and his wife visiting 
Williamsburg, Va. together with Mrs.' 
Roosevelt. 

Title' of the play by George 'Ross 
and Al, Marg'ulies is 'Sleeper 'Juniip.' 
Deals with film folk. 

Anne Ford,, p.'a'. for Little, Bi'.Own, 
in N. Y. from Boston to iheet Mazo 
de la Roche, here irom- abroad. 

Westbrbok . Pegler has written a 
piece trtled 'Soft Waters' for' the Sat- 
urday Evehiug Post in praise of soft 
drinks. 

Bice Clemow resigning, from Time 
maig where he.-wrote thj press sec- 
tion. Sidney Hertzberg moves over 
frorh handling labor. - 

Robert Miisel and Michael Ray- 
mond have just coinpleted two film 
origiiials,. .'High'way Pattol,' and 
'Super-Highway.' 

Erich.Mann, lectiirer, going abroad, 
and expects to. interview.. Stalin. Ner 
gotiatiohs. have been going on three 
ihohth:, with Moscow. .. 
_ (-crtrin War/l^ffi pTte. who spoke re- 
cently at a woman's club .luncheon in 
New York, has been aisked .to write 
the speech ai .a mag piece. fpr.Qosmo. 

Uptbn Sinclair and Eugene Lyons 
expect to publish their private .'con- 
troversial correspondence iegarding 
the Russian executions. 

Conii^cticiit' Nutmeg, new country 
weekly 'with'name -staff, will have nO 
editor. Policy will be, first story in 
will be the first published. 

George Fischer departs . from the 
L. A. Evening News this week after 
writing the Hollywood Diary; column 
for a year. Tab dropping the- pilr 
lar. 

Emi io ( ike) Angelo, who re- 
cently returned to Philly from Walt 
Disney studios in Hollywood, has 
been named cartoonist of the Philly 
Inquirer. He succeeds Jo Metzer, 

David Lamson, film scribbler, sold 
School Teachers Don't Know Every- 
thing' to Satevcpost, making his 
second for that mag Within, the 
month. Other is ' 'Once In My 
Saddle.' 

Like O. O. Mclntyre, his successor 
on New York Day by Day,. Charles 
B, briscoll does his personal cor- 
respondence in longhand, but sans 
the characteristic red ink, on a penny 
postcard, 

Kathleen' and Charles Norris, in 
N. Y. fqr the past, few; weeks .frorh 
California, are headed fot> a Scandi- 
navian cruise, Charles Norris has 
scribbled a nCw novel, 'Bricks With- 
out Straw.' First title of more than 
one word in soma time. 

Authors! League has just issued: a 
new prospectus bringing story of the 
organization's activities, up to, date. 
Membership drive .is presently on, as' 
many new writers have broken into 
the gatne within past few yeaii who 
are riot. League rtiembers. 

Paul E. Ackerman, of Paramount's 
foreign advertising and publicity dc- 
-partment, is the author of 'A Doctor's 
Discovery,' just completed, a biog- 
raphy On the life and work of Dr. 
Charles Henry Duncan, international- 
ly known physician and discoverer 
of the principles of autotherapy, 

Gwen risto'w, author ' of 'Deep 
Siunmbr' arid wife of Bruce Man 
ning, Universal stvicjio scenarist, is 
in New Orleans, where she will de- 
liver a .sci-ies ot 40 IcclUres, at the 
University of Loui'si na. Mnuscript 
for her newest novel, 'TlVe Hand 
'some 'KOfid,' is now in tHe, hands ot 
her ublisher, Thomas Croweli, Inc. 



Norma be Marco, who -was ah en- 
tertainer at the Howdy - Club, Green- 
wich Village; was killed in a fall or 
leap from an apartment on the 12th 
floor of a midtown .apartment last 
Wednesday, She was said to have 
;been drinking, , Earlier in the week 
she had been struck over the head 
in- a holdup at. the club during which 
a policeman and three of the bandits 
were shot Police think the blow re- 
sponsible, 

Bronx bans blngb, but it's still okay 
tn Brooklyn. 

Maurice Golden, theatrical 
ager, tells court in his. wife's sep- 
aration siiit that -she's infatuated with 
'Michael* who tbot<! a trumpet in ^a 
nite club. .But still. .wants; her back. 

Claud Rains, English player, tobk 
out U. S. naturalization papers in 
Philadelphia last week. 
. -Toscanini gave his first . concert, at 
Haifa, Palestine, last week and given 
an ovation. 

. Windsor theatre givinj^ three, per- 
formances a day this week. Kids: out 
of school and program aimed at their 
tastes. 

Negro Actors' Guild hcld-memdr 1 
services last Sunday. • 

Performances of "Tom Sawyer* at 
the Little called off when press agents' 
union demands a company, manager 
be installed. Hikes' tlie hut too high, 
the producers aver. 

Clare Tree Major's- (jhildren's The- 
atre to make coast-to-coast tour next 
season with a repertoire of 'Cinde- 
rella,' 'The Little Princess,'- 'King of 
the Golden River,' 'Nobody's Boy! 
and ■ 'Five Little . Peppers.' Play se- 
lected as a result of questionnaires. 

First International Photographic 
Exposition at Grand Central .Palace 
has- some 3,000 prints, ciilled frOm 
double that number. 

Mae West in town last week be- 
tweeh dates. Dined at a Kennrtare 
street, restaurant one night and it 
took 18 cops to clear a space sO that 
she might gurgle her soup. Thought 
she could make it iricOg, 
: N, Y, World's Fair using one sheets 
to advertise its preview April 30, 

American Congress of Physical 
Therapy told how to cure black eyes 
in 24 hours, 

Boston diet specialist daiins credit 
G arbo's eemplexibn.— ^Says— she. 



drinks several glasses of carrot juice: 
a day, oh his advice, 

Atlantic City, asks $30,0jB0 of ,the 
WPA. Labor costs of an anti-skeeter 
campaign;- 

Harry Hart; press agent for WPA's 
'Sing for Your Supper' tried out' for 
a part, last week .and di-ew a lead. 
He s a baritone. 

Al Smith gets a gold-handled 
sword from the Pope. Emblem of his 
rank as a ICnight of St. Gregory. 

Albee, Brooklyn, runriing a -puppet 
show on the mezzanine to draw kid 
trade during the school holidays. 
Temple pic ori the screen. 

New Jersey: to save $12,000 annu- 
ally by cutting the size -of the auto 
license plates.. Starts next year. Done 
by using two letters. 

One of the' musical novelties last 
week was a recital by an II year old 
harpist at Stein way Hall. She's 
Nancy Scheafer, of the Bronx. 

Joseph Hoffman.' pianist bfick to 
Europe on the Britannic last Thurs- 
day. To plav dates abroad marking 
his SOth anniversary. 

Mantco marionettes to come to 
Broadway next week. Have beon 
famous in the Italian sector for years. 
Larger than the usual puopcls, aver- 
aging four feet in hcishth. 

Glad.vs Swarthout helped award 
the prizes at the Antiques exhibit 
last week; Dealt Out about $1,000. 

Philharmonic-Syrhnhony League, 
of N. Y.. to pive a lunchcnn at the 
Astor next Wednesday. To honor 
John Barbiroli. conductor; 

Margaret McGloskey. 15, nicked up 
last week as a vaerant. She had a 
dop with her. Told the cops she 
could tap dance arid the dog nould 
bark answers to- questions. Came 
from GreeniiD. Kv., in the hOpe.of 
landing a radio job. She'll be; .sent 
back to the bluc^rass without having 
sepri Maj. Bowes, 

Mayor of Hell in town on a "visit 
It's a. email town in Norway. 

Tomriiy Kr.llV Week in the Bronx 
wound Up Saturday with -a parade 
with l."; bands and about 5.000 march- 
ers. Proclaimed by the boro presi- 
dent to honor the player,' of 'Tom 
.Sawyer.' No theatre tie-in. 

Stafie Relief , Funri reports $<1.7'72 
returned by actors who wore tided 
over tough periods. Not compulsory. 

N. Y. stale censidcving auto plates 
goo'1 for five years. 
' WPA plannirie to do Shaw's 
'Androclcs and the I, ion' with an all- 
Nci-o cast at the Lafsyetle. 
■ Groun. Theatre throw a party Sun- 
day night for Edd'e Elkins. marking 
a start of Group Theati-c of the Air. 

Post olfipc has i.-i-iuCd a fraud order 
BUainst Aniliated Itnterprisns. Inc.. of 
Denver. Compariy owns Bank Nite. 



Swim season in City Hall park 
fountain basin opened last Friday 
wheh press photogs hired a few boys 
to dunk, :., : • ' 

.Graham, theatre. Bx-ooklyn, gutted 
by Hre last Fr;iday. Started in pro- 
jection room' and operator badly, 
.burned;- Happened after the night 
show and no patrons in the house 

Wallace Beery, who Used to be ah 
elephaht man on the Barrium show, 
drojjped in at the Garden Friday 
night Press agents insist that six 
of-the tuskers .remembered him. ' 

Two companies 'will' tour In 
'Bachelor Born' next season; One 
will open in Chi, the second cover- 
.ing the southern tour. 
, Severai - hiindred cars delayed in 
the Holland tunnel Friday -when a 
-fox terrier jumped out Of a ear and 
started the trip afoot. Owner was 
unaware of -his pet's action. 

•All the Living' to offer $100 for 
the' best analysis of a bad dream or 
untoward action. Hooked to the nut 
angle of the drama. 

-Last Febiruary Maj. Albert Warner 
was robbed of about $70,000 In geftis. 
Found last week buried in a Negro 
cemetery near his Miami Beach 
home. 

Media; Pa „ jury last week awarded 
Mrs. Mamie Clark, dancer, $6,000 
damages for injuries sustained in an 
auto accident. Also gave $5,000 to 
her nephew, whose • mother was 
killed in the same crash. Known in 
vaudeville as the Jeanelte Twins; 

Circus to give its annual perform- 
ance Oh the lawn at Belleviie' hospital 
tomorrow .(-Thursday) . 

Authorities find tliat 
pseudo military organ! 
prornoted by.iiniform man 
Cutting down - the list. 

Ray Kinhey back from Honblulu 
and to.' the Hawaiian room of the 
Lexington. Broueht a band and three 
dancers back with him. ' 
- Players may have tb abandon their 
annual revivaL ' Lack of draw names 
hurting, 

Rowland Stebbins back from hi 
Florida yacash, . 

rFormer Assemblyman Lbrens M, 
Hamilton of N,:Y. demands passes to 
N, Y.^s World, Fair for every N. Y. 
motorist irt return for free, adv.crtis- 
inc on license plates. 

Mtisie pTayed by Italians over;400 
years ago to cure diseases was played 
ait the opening of Johns Hopkins U. 
Medical School graduating- week; 
: Reports of the weddine of .Toby 
Wing of .'You'll Never. Know' and 
Dick Merrill, flyer, denied by the, 
actress.. 



Coast 



Emilio Staine. concert singer, was 
cleared by an .L. A. court in a pa- 
ternity siiit brought by Cathariii 
Lowe, actress, who, claimed he was 
the father of her son, 

Sigrid Gurie, film actress. Is not 
responsible fbr her' estranged hus- 
band's debts, she told an,L. A. court 
in a suit against her for $300 in back 
rent. 

Carmel Myers and her husband, 
Ralph Blum, were made defendanU; 
in $21,000 damage suit, the result of 
a. motor crash last July 20. 

Stan Laurel's Srst wife asked an 
L. A., court to order - pay nierit . of 
$1,355 per month for the support of 
her dau.qhter. 10, They were di- 
vorced in 1933. 

Jim Tully, noveli;st, and Duncan 
Rerialdo.' actor, escaped injury when 
the aiitoriibbile in which they were 
ridirig was overturned by a truck in 
North Hollywood. 
- Objecting to motion pictures of 
her surgical bpcration, Mrs. Olive 
Anthony, private investigator, sued 
Dr. Willi.im L. Weber, L. A. surgeon, 
for $75,000. 

Miri.im Hopkins reported. $15,000" 
jewel robbery in her West Los/ An- 
geles home. 

• Divorce of Ellen W -on cAdoo 
de Anate. daiightcr of Senator Wil- 
liam Gibbs McAdoo. from Rafael 
Lopez de Anate. actor, became final 
lastweek iri L: A. 

Claire Trevor- and Clark Andrew.s, 
radio producer, to marry in June, it 
was annbii.nced. 

Dinky Ozment dancer, and her 
husband, Harold Overell,- were di- 
vorced last week in L.A. Overell 
testified he was a minor when they 
cleoped March 1. 

Con Conrad, soiigsmith, was sued' 
for divorce in L.-A. His wife; Leona, 
said he handed her rubber checks. 
■ William Hamilton, director, is.<!ued 
a .general denial in answer to a $50.- 
000 balm suit by Jeari Laverty, 
screen player, in L. A. iss Laverty 
claimed he pronosed- every- day lor 
18 months and then cooled. 

Jackie' Goocan weighing two bfTeri! 
to write hiis life story, proceeds to be 
used in pressing sujt against his 
mother and step-father for an ac- 
counting of bis childhood carninss. 
estimated pt $4,000,000. 

Pauline Starke, film player Of si- 
lent - days, was awarded a divorce 
from George .S. Sherwood in Reno, 

Chargin.q aiicnntion of hor bus- 
hand's affections, Mrs. Maria Theresa 
Bustos .TcfTer.s-on. sii\!;er. filed $75,000 
' (Continubd on page 55). 



WedncBiIay, AprO 20, 1938 



CHATTER 



VARIETY is 



Broadway 



Grad Sears in Bermuda for. Easter. 

Juliet Forties to Westbrook, Conn., 
for a Visit 

Joe Bchan, W«irner i)boker, laid up 
by illness, 

Quitie a few HoUjjrwoodians in 
town this w^ek.. 

John D. Glarki 20th-Fox general 
gales mahageri under doctor's, care. . 
. Karry Keller, p.a. for the William 
Morris office, due back from Florida 
next mohth. 

Ed (Rainbow Room) Seay con- 
fined at the Fifth Avenue hosp for 
several weeks. 

Summer theatre of Dick Keeiie and 
Jackson HalUday, will have dramatic 
school as adjunct ' 
' Ralph Rolah of RKO Pictures' on a 
week's vacation cruise to Cuba aind 
Bermuda: due back April 25. 

Earl Wingarts take oft Friday <22) 
for Peoria, nome town of Mrs. Wiiit- 
gart on two weeks' vacation. 

Howard : Barnes; HeraU-Tribune 
wreeh writer, due heie April 28 to 
line up film personality stories. 

-David Lipten due back in N. Y. 
this, week' after doing special exploi- 
tation for Universal in the west 

When 'Brother. Rat' .goes to Brook- 
lyn next, week, the Ambassadorvwill 
lose its nightly after-the-show poker 
game. 

Jack Duraiit, formerly of Mitchell 
and Durant, who recently open^ in 
a single, bacif froin.prqvinciiil vaudie 
with his wife. . 

Moppets from 'Scboolhouse on the 
liOt' and the Prof eissiottal Children's 
School are '. to tangle at Softball in 
Ceiitral Bark. 

Bill Doll is advance . dnim-beatier 
' for the only remaining "Brother Raf 
troupe. Itow stbnlnK . up the diisf 
through Canada." 

Max Kosarin, .of 'Bratilian Infor- 
inatioh Service (aiBply .«cts for Bra- 
zil spots), sailed for Rio de,' Janeiro 
April to for an o.o. 

Lou Clayton pccceded' Jimmy Dur- 
'ante back to ,:tlie Coast o^er the 
.weekend. The schnoz breezes west 
today (Weilnesday); 

The Geocge Xatts were married 
aboard the Empress of Atistralia two 
hours .'before the West Indies cruise 
sailing last Thursday, . 

On the subject of . A, and B. pic- 
tures, one showman observed that 
any designation is all right with hin\ 
so long as they're B.O'. pix. 

Signaturing of a fourth, dlstribu'- 
tipn pact with RKO was. celebrated 
last week by March of 'Time with a 
dinner, for Ned Depinet, 'V.p.'. 

David Palfreyinan back to his 
apartment in Jackson Heights' now 
that his wife has sufficiently rer 
- covered from a serious operation to 
go home. 
Lynn Farnol, Donahue tc Coe ad 



considered the best Britisher to play 
this way in.years. 

: Williarnson^Tait will revive 'No, 
No, Nanette,' in Melbourne. Albert 
Locke wiU'produce'; ■ Pulling 'Swing 
Aloig,' which has been slow, for the 
latter. Marie La 'Varre slated for 
'Swing.' 

Tivoli Theatres, doing well with 
vaude-r'evue. in Sydney, Melbourne 
and New Zealand. With deal on for 
acts to Greater 'Union, it looks as 
though'. overseas performers will cop 
around .25. weeks between the two' 
units. 

Madge Elliott arrived h^re for- 
brlet holiday f rom Ix)ndon. Hubby. 
Cyril ' Richards, remained behind 
owing to theatre engagements. Pos- 
sibility that femoit star, niay do a 
.short' season here for Willlaniison- 
Tait prior , to returning' to England. 



-vertisinff^-execnttve,— has wrillen a 
story account of his recent Mediter 
raiiean cruise for .cir«ulati6ii among 
his. friends. 

Jeaiiette' acDonald says she's all 
right by herself on the sidewalks of 
New -.York but whenever- with her 
husband, Gene Raymond, that usual- 
ly starts the mobs after her. 

Dave Gregory, forrnierly with' Torn 
Fizdale's p. a. . office, has exited to 
publicize Green- Mansions, Lake 
George, N. Y:, summer spot Group 
"Theatre will summer there. 

Showmen Iking of running a 
show for Fritzi Scheff, the 'Kiss Me 
Againi' girl, despite her personal ob- 
jections. She was just released from 
a Providence -hospital and is still in- 
valided. 

W. A. Woolf, advertising-publicity 
head for Western Electric, expected 
back at his desk, this week after con- 
valescing for more th'aii two and one-, 
half months due to an. injury caused 
by a fall 

'Nitwits,' sponsors of the nickelo- 
deon films wiiich ended a two-week 
rim at the Tower on the east side 
la.st .iSalurday (16), are looking 
around for another theatre to present 
tlie pictures. 

A. • H. 'Sp.nrks' Whedon, former 
engineer for the Electrical Re.search 
Products. Inc., back in New York to 
settle estate left by his aunt. He 
plans to enter biz on his own after 
motoring to the Coast. 

Arthur Schwartz looking for a li 

rettist now that Howard Dietz is 
tied up with his Metro new season 
film campaigns. The Ditzes and the 
Schwartzes, incidentally, expect to 
be papas soon; at around the same 
time. 



Fans 



Jacques Charles to New York. 
Florelle broadcasting over Radio- 
Cite. ' 

Marie-Therese Flory elected Miss 
Cinema 38. 

Fernand Gravet id to be ardent 
tin soldier collector- 
Marie Walewska' ( ring 
fourth week at Le Paris. 

Louis Liimiere rhbying baggage and 
laboratory to the Riviera. 

Opening of 'In Old Chicago^ ) 
breaking all-time publicity. 

Claudette Colbert and hubby. Dr. 
Joel Pressihann, off to Midi. 

'Corsaire.' starring Lniiis Jouvet, 
opening at Theatre ll'Athenee. 

Annie Vernay vt^riting impressions 
of debutante-star for 'Ce Spir.' 

Harry Baiir's latest 'La Tragediie 
Imperiale' opening, at Marignan. ' 

(Sermain^ Lublih asked: to:sing in 
Die Walkuere*. at B<|yreuth festiyal 
Fernaiid - Rivers' winding ut* ' 'I^ 
President^,' starring Etvire Popescp. 

Lily Pons scheduled to sing in- "Lu- 
cia di Lammermoor* during short stay 
here. * 

Foreign Minister Paul Bohcour's 
daughter .jgiving private dance re- 
cital.' 

G. W. Pabst in from Saigoh where 
shots of 'Drame de Shanghai' were 

made.' ' — - 

Maurice Chevalier -and Nita Raya 
back from North African tour and off 
to Riviera.' , 

Maurice OLehmann planning to pro- 
duce 'Balalaika,' which he ik adapt- 
ing from Eneliih. 

[ Francis Cafco, the writer, going to 
play himself in film adaptation of his 
Prison de Femmes.' 

Ginette Leclerc ' engaged by Pagnol 
for femrrie lead in 'L a F enime du 



London 



Teddy .Joyce has tw"o broken" ribs.' 

Jameis Agate elected president of 
Critics Circle. 

Jean Gillie in nursing home with 
Ir'-irnal trouble. 

.Jack Waller threw birthday party 
at the Savoy hotel. 

Leslie -Hensbn back in cast of 
'Going'Greek' following illness; 

Art Tatuiti at CIros Club for four 
weeks. Doubling at Piaradise Club, 
. 'George' and Margaret' folding 
after oyer a year's run, in coupla 
weeks.- 

Charles Cochran's revue finally set' 
for opening at the . Adelphi theatre 
May 12. 

Rltz. hotel cabaret reopens May 2,. 
with Clifford' Newdaho' and Ken 
Harvey. 

Dr. Paul Czinner and Conrad 
Veidt have, applied for British natu- 
ralization.. 

Associated British Pictures C^rp. 
has started 'Yellow Sands.' Directed 
by Herbert Brenon. 

Gilbert Miller in Paris to -make 
arrangements foir London staging of 
'Frenaisie,' current Pari hit. 

Prince Littler doing a miusical 
which is likely to star George Robey, 
Wants Joe Termini for a part 

New Pirince of . Wales theatre show 
scheduled, for some time in May, with 
Naiiiiton Wayiie signed as star. 

Walter Hackett has writeh a new 
play for RalpK Lynn, which will tour 
the sticks. West End likely, too. 

Larry Adler off" to Paris for -vaca- 
tion and night club work, prior to 
his returning to Am^nica May 11 

John 'Van' .Druten's" play, .'Most of 
the Game,' to be done in London by 
Alec Bea; with Auriol Lee to stage.. 

Belle Lyon, of th* Three Stiphisti- 
cates, currently in Cliff- Fischer's 
London C^asino reviie, hospitalized 
Mr.' and Mrs. Louis Adler sail for 
New York April 13, which . happens 
to be their 25th wedding anntvcr- 
sary; '. > ' •' 

Turner tiayton, formerly of the 
colored team, Lay ton and Johnston, 
laid up in hospital following auto 
crash. 

Clifford Mollison to the south of 
France on three weeks' vacation be- 
fore he starts with 'Balalaika' in the 
sticks. 

June Taylor, head gal, of ' erriel 
Abbott beaiifs, tested by Alexander 
Korda, and now -offered a long-term 
contract. . 

Victor Saville taking chair at East 
London Aid Society's Dorchester 
hotel annual .shindig, of which Ar-: 
thur Dent is prez, 

Bobby Howes' next show, with 
Jack Waller will be muisical version 
of Walter Hackett's play. 'Wicked 
Earl,' which William McUison will 
produce. 



ida vacati Latt&.and 
family, 

George Le o's frau home again 
after spendi the winter in Palm 
Spirings, ■ r ■■ 

JaQkiie Heller, unable to get out of 
Kansas City date, missed- brother's 
wedding. 

San Carlo Opera Company plays 
Syria' Mosque for two nights, April 
28 and 29. 

Maestro Art Farrar in from Flor- 
ida after three months of nitery 
work there. 

Gabe Rubin Intends to keep Art 
Cinema going through the summer 
for first time.. 

Fran Eichler's orchestra how un- 
der managerial wiiig of Consolidated 
Radio Artists. 

:Jerry .Mayhairs' youngster had six 
stitehes taken .jh chin after street- 
hockey mixiip.. 

John Hooley, manager ot:-Harris- 
Mt. Oliver, aHmg. M, M. Weir fill- 
ing, in for him. ' 

- Pianist Pescha Kagan plays be- 
fore President Roosevelt at White 
House today (20). 



Hollywood 



'By tea 'Bees 



-Ed gar Ken nedy co mliig ovet"rto- 
play in .Gainsborough Films' 'Stick 
'Em Up,' which stars Will Hay, and 
.win also have David Burns, another; 
Am'eticah. 

Gertrude Niesen mav'appear in a 
play in London as soon as she fin- 
ishes her four ..weeks' run , at the 
Cafe de Paris, with Gordon Harbord 
producing. 

ABP finally set on doing "Yes, 
Madam,' the 'former Jack - Waller 
Hippodrome musical, now thaf-Bbbby 
Howes is free to play his stage role. 
Starts in June. 

George Black trying to persuade 
Lupino Lane to transfer his musical,^ 
'Me and My Girl,':.from the Victoria 
Palace to the London Hippodrome, 
to play twice nighUy; 

Jack Buchanan sponsoring a film 
version of 'Richard of Bordeaux,' in 
which John Giclgud will play the 
role he successfullv created on the 
stage' a few years back. 

Several persistent rijmors that 
Noel Coward's 'Operelte,' at His Ma- 
jesty's theatre, to close shortly, but 
nO'truth.in it,'as opry is doing over 
$16,000, $2,500 in the bag. . 

District Messengers Ticket Agency 
has absorbed A.shton & Mitehell, old- 
est theatrical ticket agency in the 
busine.ss, which always booked en- 
tertainment seats for Ihcir'Maicslies. 

Sam Smith, head of British Lion 
Films, due in Hollywood- for - Re- 
public Pictures' sales convention next 
month, but not sailing, as he has 
three pictures lined up. They'll keep 
him home for four months. 

Ken "Snakchjp.s' Johnson, fornfier 
leader of Fletcher Hcnderson'.s band, 
makes his fir.st air appearance for 
the Briti.'-h Broatlca.slinfJ Corp., m;ik- 
infi. fir.st in«t;inoc of colored aggre- 
gation on Ihe^ British ether. 



W. C. Gehrihg,- 20th-Fox. division 
manager, a visitor. 

Esther Cblner, National Screen 
booker, weekended in Chicago. 

More than 126 'deals in Minnesota 
alone already reported for 'Birth of 
Baby.' 

. 'Main and Superntan' U. of Minne- 
sota Playhouse's final offering of 
season, 

Agnes Settergren of Warner Bros, 
back on job' after being out-six weeks 
with brokeii wrist 

"W. H, Workman, Metro branch 
manager,' sufficiently recovered from< 
iQness to' tour territory. 

Harry Hirsch, Gordon G reene, Bill 
Sears and "Ted Bolnick handled stage 
show for policemen's annual stag. 

Hy Chapman, Colunibia branch 
manager, flew, in from Watortowh, 
S. D.. to be home for the holidays. . 

Sol Fischer and Henry Workman 
local nabe and ^Shakopee, Minn., ex- 
hibitors, respectively, proud daddies: 

Irish Sweepstake tickets goiiig likie 
hot cakies on Film Row since Min- 
neapolitan won $150,000 on last race. 

Lowell Kaplan, of the Eddie Ruben 
circuit, and Bill. Evidon,. Columbia 
office manager, -enthusiastic, horse- 
men. 

. -Fred Finnegan and Gene Meredith, 
of Universal, and Warners, respecr 
tively, have moved to Lake Minne- 
tonka summer homes. 

Minnesota Amusement .Co. execu- 
tives rieported to be making nb h o- 
tiations to take over Baer circuit of 
Minnesota and North Dakota;, thea- 
tres. 

Harry Skirbbll, .back from . Pes 



- George' Brent discharged from hos« 
pital. 

Sol Lesser's da\i 
week. 

Nat Carr at 
work. 

Jon Hall i 
yacht. 

, Lyle Talbot stricken with ptomaine 
poisoning. 

' Don Terry at Viclorville for - two 
weeks of rest. 

John Houser joined Tom Fizdale'i 
pralsery- staff. 

Mrs, ' Mervyh' LeRoy ischarged 
from hospital. ' " ' 

The Gary Coopers back after 
eastern vacation, . 

Ethel Merman held at 20th-Foz 

foranother .i>lcture. 

. David Loew and family back: 
Arizona motor vacation, 

Kyle Palmer l>ack in: Hays o 
after having his tonsils yanked. 

Warners shooting around Mabel 
Todd because, of a face infection. 

Bob Baker t>ack alter' a mohth'a 
p. a. tour through the Southwest. 

Joseph Chamberlain, Scribner's as* 
sociate editor, visiting the film plants. 

James Cagney off for New York 
and Martha'S' Vineyard for six weeks, 

Ilya Laskoff, baton wielder for the 
La Seala Opera, 'here until November. 

Victor, Clarke,.; aide to Pat Casey, 
on the. job again after two weekr 
rest: 

Tl>e Robert Youngs left for a Six 
weeks' stiy on their Connecticut 
farm. 

Pat O'Brien elected, presidient ot 
the M'arquette University Alumni 
Assn. 

Howard Strickling back , at his 
Metro : job after' an Arizona honey- 
moon, 

Charlie Ruggles laid up with a dls- 
located ankle suffered in a handball 

.game.'.' 

Anthony Veiller back at RKO 
scrmtiog desk after Ibaneiit to Co* 
luinoia. 

Robert Montgonriery vacationing 
-after completing his role ^ in Metro's 
'Yellow Jack.' 

Faye Hanlin; prexy of the Motion 
Picture Hair Stylists Guild, brought 
i valley' rancho. 

Richard Arle'n, . back after ' two 
weeks aboard his: cruiser, is mulling 
offer from Republic. 
. Charles Irwin, di 
Metro's 'Lord Jeff,' 
actor in the picture. 

Bay June, who photographed Met- 
rb's 'Test Pilot' checked in after a. 
month in. Death Vall<e.y. 

N. Huisman, film scribe on the Bel« 
giah Journal des . Beaux Arts, gap- 
dering the Hollywood stiidiosi 

John Auer; Republic prbducer-dU 
rector, on crutohes due to knee frac- 
ture sustained while bowling. 

Helen Gladys Percey, Paramount 
research heiad,. off on a two months' 



Boulanger' opposite Raimu. 

Charles Laughton Over for opening 
of 'Vessel of Wrath' (M-G) at Biar- 
ritz. Then back to England. 
. - Zaralt Leander' here from Sweden 
for French dubbing ot her Icture, 
'Parametta,' made in Berlin. 

Tania. Dol in from Czechoslovakia 
for top. part in 'Rein' qii'un Baiser,' 
opening soon at:B6uffes-Parisiens. 

Story by Sacha Guitry, 'Remontons 
les Champs-Jllysees,' which he is now 
filming; being published in 'L'lhtran- 
sigeant' 

Jean-Pierre' Aumont made ishort 
document on .North: Africa, while 
there appearing in exteriors of 'SOS 
Sahara." 

Miax Dearly and Victor Boucher., 
appearing together In same film, for 
first time In. adaptation of Vern^uil's 
'Le Train pout Vehise.' 

Cast of 'Piste du Sud," which Pierre 
Billon is making, starring Albert Pre-: 
jean and Ketti Gallian, in from North 
Africa Where exteriors were shot. 

Edmont T. GrevIUe, winding up 
'Quarante Ans' ('40 Years'), showing 
Dutch life from . 1898 until present, 
going to make film on Van Gogh, ' 



Momes, Where he .set 'Birth or Baby' 
with Blank and Wenberger circuite, 
off to home in Cleveland for few 
days. - ■ 



By Herb 'Golden 



Berlin 



Sydney 



Maj. Gen. James Harbord, RCA> 
here. 

Jack Masohj. New Zealand Thea 
ires, huddling wifi 'Ken Asprey. 

Stanley Crick planning another 
picture try. Plenty of oflers, but 
wailing to pick the right one. 

Metro is reissuing, bid- successes 
First, 'Smilin' Throueh-,' is currently 
playing for Greater Union in Sydney 

Sliiai-t Doyle has almost flhalized 

is radio ' coverage in Melbourne, 
irt; this is done will give . some 
lime to show biz probositions. 

Fo.d of RKO's. 'Stage Door' at 
Hoyl's Rcfiehl. Sydney, v/as a shock. 
Picture startetr off well, but Uike 
faded m .second stanza, followed by 
yank order. 

'Winss of the Morning' fGBD) 
flow.' along to continued- smash biz 
in Melbourne bh third month. lt!s 



'Naughty arietta' ( ) repeated 
at Kamera. 

State order reduces prices on all 
radios 10%. 

Ufa throwing party for 'Strength 
Through Pleasure' folk. 

Hans von Benda's orchestra guest 
performing in Bulgaria. 

'Revolutibh bei Busse,' comedy by 
Ewald C. Demahdo wski, oh the ethe ■. 

•The Man Called Shakespeare,' an- 
other no.vel about the Bard by Kon- 
rad Haemmerling. 

Modern German music performed 
at Paris by Prof.- Hauschild and 
pianist Paul Eisenhauer. 

Heinrich Karl Strohm to stage 
Richard Strauss' opera, 'Frau ohne 
Schattcn.' at. Teatro Reale, Rome. 

'Graal's Week' at Slate Opera in 
honor of Richard Wagner's 125th an- 
niversary turning out revivals of 
'Parsifal' and 'Lohengrin.' 

Munich Slate opera .sea.son to pre'- 
.sCnt compositions by Richard Wag- 
ner, Mozart, Richard Strau.sS and a 
whole week of Italian music:. 

Germaine Lubin. of ' Paris . Grand 
Opera. Hr.st French sinyer to take 
part in Bavreuth festival plays. 
Sirned for K'iinclry in ;Parsifal;' 

German ' singers and musicians 
f300) -from Munich State Opera 
shipped with complete ..>:Ccnic outfit 
lo 'La ScHla. Milan, to, give Wagner's 
•Ring' cycle. 



Pittsbnrgh 

By Hal Cohen 



Kap Monah'an.'.' .second youngster 
down with the measles. 

Adclaire' Fehl, of ■ Metro, to Wed 
Rbbcrt Sabin Saturday (23). 

Fred Qucrntr celebrating silver 
anniversary of his Dome theatres. 

Dorothy Bushey withdrew from 
Playhouse rcviie on eve of opening. 

Prc!=s-agtnt Jay GriHilh and Wil- 
liam Pcnn Hctti: have parted com- 
pany. • 

Ralph Ciinninp.li.nm noiXr doing the 
hvrangcmtiilt lor Lav/rcncc Wclk's 
boiid. 

D;,1e ftf fr.vlimoniiil dinner honor- 
ing 'John -M.;'l'=ncy' po.slponcd ntil 
M;iy n. 

Sid Jatf/lj.' lick from a Flor^ 



. Charli - 
ihatism. 

A. J. Vanni, in Germahtown Hosr 
pital,' recuping from appendicitis op- 
eration. 

Lee Gainsborough has given up 
asst jnahagership ot Europa to join 
Philly Ballet 

Walnut Street theatre has ielirhl- 
nated Yiddish' films temporarily in 
favor of legit 

Ailing list also includes Joe Metz- 
ger. of Film Service Co., and wife of 
Joe Silver, Ledger .film ad man. 

Jack Beresin, Earle Sweigert and 
Ben Amsterdam headed for Variety 
Club's national shindig in Cincinnati. 

Friends; headed by Councilman 
Thomas Stokley, will give testimonial 
May 2 for Sam Hyman, op of the 
Cameo. 

Rhea Ro.soff has left Horlachcr's 
here for job in Monogriim's Boston 
exchange so she can be near her 
hubby, interning in hospital there. 



Chicago 



Lee elmont Owens back from the 
Coast. 

. Lou Cowan i illoughby 
Tower offices. 

Herb Sherman going through a 
daily cpurse in cali.stnenics. ; 

J. ,G. Stein trained but to the Coast 
after a short slbpbyCr in local home 
office. 

Nate Pcrl.stein in after Hollywood 
negotiations for the Morris, Shcnkcr 
.4c Roth agency. 

Roy Brudcr^s score in the 80'.s, 
despite, only two spells on the faiir- 
ways.lhis sea.son. 

Frances Poole continuing as a.ssist- 
ant film editor of Chi American, de- 
spite her recent marriage' 

First National B'ank here: querying 
all depositors as to their reaction to 
the Pliiladelphia Orchestra program. 

Henry Markbrcit, amri.scmcnt ad 
chief of :Daily Times tab. learning 
how to straddle a nog, hoping to be 
[ a poloi.sl. 

I Leo Siilkin. who h.is been oncrat- 
I ing solo for the pa.st couple of 
, mDnth.i, join." the (jchtr;il . Booking 
I Office !ix '.,rf|ir;iT p;irlncr with Al 
i Bordc and ick Bergen. 



vacation,, ner nrst in 12 years. 

Claude .Rains, vacationlhig -at bis 
Pennsylvania farm, su'mnioned to 
Hollywood -for .a -role- at Warners'. - 

Rayemon Robin, of Chicago's Lake 
Shore Drive, set, signed for a femme 
role in Paraniount's 'Prison Farin.' 

Slapsie Maxie Rosenblbom cele- 
brated 'Bobkmakers' Night' at his 
eatery and got some of his moiiey 
back. 

John Litel heads ' for Manhattan 
vacation as soon as he completes his 
rol^e in Warners' 'In Every Woman's 
Life." 

. Sidney Howard completed hlsjpol- 
ishing chore on Selzhick's - 'Gone 
With the Wind" script and headed 
east 

' Mabel Todd will vacation In Man- 
hottah as soon as she completes, her 
role in Warners' 'Garden of the 
Moon." 

H. Bedford .Tones and ,Tohn Browne 
on stage to watch Warners film their 
Satevcpost serial, 'Garden ' of the 
Moon.' 

Eve Green back from Manhattan, 
where she negotiated a fall produc- 
tion for her new play, 'Happily Ever 
After.' 

Les Wagner switched his press- 
agentry from pictures to politics, 
joining Pierson Hall's campaign for 
governor. 

Dennie Moore back . at. : Warners 
after two Weeks at Palm Springs, 
where she recuperated .following an 
operation. 

Harry Kcrnitz, who writes under 
the name of Marco Page, completed 
hi.s Metro stint and headed, back to 
New York.: 

Bing Crosby donated $1,600 organ 
to St. Gh-Mrles Church; Nprth Holly- 
wood, and will solo at the dedication 
next month. 

Richard Blumenthal ' back at. his 
Paramount studio de.sk after attend' 
ing' final rites for his father, Ike 
Blumenthal. in New York. 

Wallacc.Bcery, due in New York 
from Stockholm thi.s Aveck, planes 
immediately for Hollywood to start 
work in 'Northwest P.i.^sagc." 

Firemen cha.srd actors off the .set 
at Paramount when os'crheatcd Tech- 
nicolor lamp's burst into flame. 
Riaxc took niace durini; fil inc ot 
-Willi.im Wcllman's 'Men ith 
Wines.' Damage w:is .".ii/iht, 

Ifor Thomas. Coilier's chief c.nm- 
.cram.nh, ;here lo-lcn'- D.nivid and, My-' 
ron Sel7,nick for the m.-ig';;. forth- 
coming article, 'The Ama/.ing Selz- 
niek.s.' 

Baron T-nnn. opcr.Vlor of Ihe Bil.t- 
morc Hotel, iruin.s out May 3 for a 
' four-wck t'jur of C!i.>'!e'-n n>terics 
, in .srarch fif talent f(;r his Biltmorc 
; JBou-l. • Hc'il b(' .'iccD'noahied by Joe 
i Fabcr, his tliicclor of entertainment. 



VARIETY 



Circus Reviews 



Tim McCoy'* Wild ^yest 

Chicago, April 15. 
This shapes up as.alinosi a surt 
mon .y-makcr. Due, not so much to 
socko Ij.o. as to the fact that it rates 
as about the. lowest nut show ever to 
hit the big-time trail. Outside of 
Col. Tim McCoy Ihere arc no salaries 
in the show, the othei; performers 
beins about 101) liorsomon iind a gang 
of nimo^pho:-e liidians. 

About the bos! ot that the ^Mc- 
Coy shows has is its veteran busi- 
ness staff, which includes such peo- 
ple as- John Powers, S. L. Gronin, 
C W Finney, Jack Youden, Barney 
kern, Bill: Penny. Ralph Williams, 
Ed Johnson; Sam Ward, Tom North. 
Most of these men have been in the 
outdoors biz for some time and know 
their way around the corners. They 
can be deoeiided upon to get the 
most out of any coin possibilities. 

McCoy comes to the tanbark with 
a background and reputation through 
horse operas for Columbia Pictures, 
Monogram and Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. He heeds pictuires and the 
aid of a story considerably, for Mc- 
Coy comes through with pamfully 
little In the way of entertainment 
as (he leader of the show, though 
he was on the Ringlipg Br6s. Barnum 
& Bailey Show last, season. He 
makes ah entrance in the opener, 
makes a short speech, returns during 
a rodeo session to ^ope eight riders, 
makes appearance later to do some 
sign language with Indians, and then 
back In the fliiale for a bow. . Only 
In the roiln"; bit does he make any 
real. impfesSibni. 

Bulk of the entertainment In the 
«ho-w is fouiid in the two rodeo . bits, 
the roping aiid the buUdoggmg 
.During these moments there Was 
some excitement among the audi- 
ence, but the rest of the show was 
painfully slow, and often dulU 

Dullest sequences were . those 
which were supposed to tell short 
stories of the West. TJiis includes 
such items as routine 2, which de- 
pictefd the operation of the Pony Ex- 
press, the operation of the DeadwOod 
Stage Coach, the Pipe of Peace Coun- 
cil between the Indians and McCoy, 
the Covered Wagon battle between 
pioneers and Indians, and, finally, the 
drivihfi of the gold spike on the 
transcontinental railroad; Such ob- 
vious stuff that even the kids laughed 
in the wrong places. Most of it 
was used in the Buffalo Bill show 50 
yfears ago, 

After the Grand Entry, which was 
'okay on music and ceremony, came 
the Pony Express bit. which shoved 
B x-jrior ra Mng iirou pd the arena and 
switching horses in a hurry. Fol- 
lowed by a drill by horsemen listed 
as English Lancers, Kuban Cossacks, 
Bengal Lancers, U. S. Cavalry. This 
was pleasing to watch, especially lor 
the kids. 

Cowboys were out next, with an 
Australian whip-cracking sequence, 
gaucho boleadbro-throwing, and, 
finally, Mexican and American lariat 
work. All typical stuff and not out- 
standing. Deadwood Coach sequence 
depicted the coach sUnding off an 
Indian attack, then being held. up by 
bandits, with the desperadoes later 
rounded up by ^a posse. . Much too 
obvious, even for the most eager 
wild west show patron. Lancers 
were then supposed to give an exhi 
bition of skill,, but they muffed m^is 
erably, with a. quartet of them_ in a 
special tent-pegging contest being 
unable to spike up even one stake 
from the ground. 

Came some rodeo buUdogging and 
bronco-riding, which gaive the cus- 
tomers something to sit up about. 
Steers were scrawny and the broncos 
had to be hit to buck, but still con- 
siderably more entertainment than 
most of the items on the bill. Pro- 
gram listed an exhibition of fast 
shooting from the saddle by Col. 
Tim McCov, but this was pasted over 
in the book. 

Italian cavalrymen ^put the horses 
through some jumos all right. 
Monkey drill by the U. S. horsemen 
was pretty sloopy and .slow. More 
action from the Cossnck with the 
tumbling tricks on the galloping 
horses. Dr. Ostermaier brought out 
a couple of horses for some dancing 
tricks; good, especially the white 
one, which he guided only by long 
reins. Other items were the ,'.<itory' 
bits, which weren't so hot; Finale 
takes place all of a sudden during 
the Golden Spike episode. 

Sho* runs 12.0 minutes and gets 
mighty dull at times, Needs speed- 
ing tin in several items. But. despite 
its drawbacks on entertainment,' 
should figure to make money on lack 
of cost. Four deckhands handled all 
the show, which needs only some 
props.' such as hurdles, stands, etc. 
Theru is no rigiing whatever, so that 
on the road the - show won't even 
need a tent, but could work with 
merelv a canvas enclosure. Entire 
cost of oneration flaures a fraction 
of operating cost of regular circus, 
find, on that score show should add 
lip tn a money-maker; 

IntMhational Amohitheatre was 
full nt paper on menini. ni^ht (14), 
wh'c'i was Holy Thursday, hut: nev 
erlhsl'":.^ I'icv d'd come. ExDloit:^ 
linn Oioiiii-l make 'cm. come in sufi- 
... 'ill 



COLE BROS. 

Chlcajjo, April IC. 
Big-time thrcc-ririger with all the 
elements to make up a smacking 
three-hour show for all types and 
cla^^es of people. Opened at the 
Stadium here Friday (15) for a stay 
until May 1 when.lt moves to home 
quarters in Rochester, Ind:, to pick 
up tent. , . 

Opening was marred somewhat 
by a number of accidents and in- 
juries, both In and before the show, 
but the bulk of the circus, is still 

gowerf ul. and :surefire entertainment- 
lenhis Curtis, who did the mule act 
known as the 'TaxiMvetcr, died in 
Omaha last week; Makimo, the slack 
wire worker, is Ul ,in Chicago of 
pneumoniia; the Great florenzo, 
somersaulting motorist, landed heaa 
downward during his stunt on open- 
ing night and collapsed while taking 
his bow; chariot horses ran wild and 
dashed against side of hippodrome 
track; the Flying Harolds gave up 
trying the twisting somersault trick 
after two misses. But these were 
scarce! v noticed in the welter of acts 
and talent that Jess Adkins and 
Zack Terrell -are furnishing this year. 

Clyde Beitty and Keii Maynard 
are dividing the sub-billing, as box 
offlqe bets on this show. Beatty is 
on early as usual so as to clear away 
the cage. And while, according to 
his act and standing, he rates a place 
farther.down on the bill (according to, 
vaudeville show routining), Beatty s 
act gives the sboW a powerful im- 
petus.- No question of it's being an 
outstandihg cat act, with Beatty 
working with cinch showmanship 
and salesmanship, getting plenty of 
gasps out of his aiudience. Has two 
fine bets in his rolling tiger, \vhich 
is holdover from last year, and a pew 
one, i. whirling tiger. The latter is 
nifty .circus stuff especially. 

Maynard conies in from pictures 
and holds down a spot nOt only with 
a cOwboy group of rOpers, backers 
and jumpers,: but comes through on 
hiis own by. roping six horses in a 
single throw and tops off with an 
exhibitioii of trick shooting, gOod 
novelty bit He figures especially 
well as'gate; strength lor the kid fol- 
lowers of western pix. 

Circus opens again with a Rex- de 
Rpselli production nurhber. titled" 
'Seville,' with the gals going thrOugh 
some steps as senOrilas. Colorful for 
a circus and gets the show off neatly. 
On early is Harriet Beatty, working 
elephant, lion and tiger quickly, pol- 
ishing off fay jumping the two cats 
through a hoop of fire. She makes 
splendid appearance and surefire as 
-yeuthfUl-femme-woEking^o.uglL.ani2. 
mals. 



OUTDOORS 



ihg a burlesque toreadOr routine, 
using two dogs in miniature, bull 
costume. Got some laughs. 

Finale stunt on the, show went 
haywire when the Great Florenzo 
and his somersaulting auto fell head 
downward. Machine will have; to be 
straightened out to get it to come 
down wheels first. It's a tough way 
to make an easy living. Filling in 
for Maximo on the slack wire was 
Harold Slivers, who did a fine job. 
especially clicking with a .backward 
somersault on the wire. In the two 
side rings were Senor Casca and 
Senor Garcia, both coming through 
with good wire routines. 

All m all, plenty of show that will 
satisfy the toughest circus follower. 

Cold. 



Wediiesday, AprO 20, 1938 



MARRIAGES 

Ruth, iatt to Harry Libermah In 
"Tijuana, Mexico, \pril 8* Bride is a 
film player. 

Doris, Boyle to Don Tait, in Los 
Angeles, April 2, He's in Piar's script 
dept. 

Ruth Warrick to Erik Rolf In New 
York, April 15.: Bride formerly a 
singer with KtoBC, Kansas City; he 
is a CBS announcer., ' . 

Lucy Ann MacLean to Dick Web- 
ster in Los Angeles, April 16. He's 
soloist with Jimmy Grier's orchestta. 

Elaine Shepard, film actress, to 
■Terry Hunt, conditioner of picture 
peppile, in Los Angeles, April 16. 
• Eve-Mae Ball to Ross Wooidbridge, 
in Rochester,. N. v., April 12: He's 
announcer and p.a. with WHEQ, 
Rocbestisr. 

Florence Meyer Harjry Gold- 
stone, in New York,: April 14. Groom 
is cpusi ^of Phil Goldstone of Prin- 
cipal jPictures. ■ 



OBITUARIES 



Mr. and Mrs. illy Morrell. son, 
in Detroit April lO. Father is an 
actor' at WWJ and WJH. -IJetroit. 

and Mrs. Ham Fisher, daugh- 
ter, April 14i ..He's the cre;ator of 
Joe Palooka. 

Mr. and- Mrs; ,Sarri Ross, son,- in 
New York,.. April 9. Father is ah 
orchestra ' booker and band leader. 

Mr. . and- Mrs. John Gallaudet, 
daiighter, in Los Angeles, April 11.: 
Father is film actor. 

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cole, son, in 
Hollywood, April 13. Father is screen 
writer. 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gpnnqrs, 
daughter, in Detroit, April IS. F ather 
IS pit tenor at i'ox tKeattjerDgtrettr 



cinnt pp'Miioi'.':. and the low r 



kc cave of the rest. 



Cold. 



Flock of acrobatic turns on the 
bill, doing the regulation risley work, 
turtbllng, teeter-bOard, juggling and 
balancing. These included such acts 
as the LaMar Trio, Hollis Troupe, 
the Belle Trio. Working, the seals 
were Capt;! Bernardi and Roland 
Hebeler, topped by a rnusicail seal 
stiint. All run off quickly and with 
punch. Entire show has speed with 
none of the acts permitted to stall. 

Risley and juggling acts were the 
Osaka, Tokio and Omata Troupes, all 
clean-cut and finished performers. 
Working on unsupported ladders was 
the Zoeppe Family,' standard -with 
the Cole show. Casca Bros, work 
on the globes neatly, while the Bink 
Wright ,and Co. act has a nice nov- 
elty on a teeter-board ladder. Reg- 
ular teeter-board work later in. the 
-show from the Freddysons and the 
Picchianis, both solid.' The Tayamas 
Jaos are on during the same display 
with good risley and balancing. 

Plenty, of good horse routines in 
the circus led by Jorgen Christian- 
sen, who has a staiid-out liberty 
horse act near the finale. Uses 24 
horses in a banc-uo liberty nag.rou- 
tine. Dorothy Herbert is the leading 
fcmme equestrian, smacking with a 
jumping and riding exhibition, 
Bareback riding by other femmes 
frorn Bessie Hollis, Rose Wallett and 
Juanita HobsOn. For bareback 
troupes, all consistent entertainers, 
there were the Hollis Troupe, the 
Aurelia Family and the Hobson 
Troupe. These acts have fallen into 
a set routine, including the stand- 
ard comic. Program listed John 
Farthing and James Foster as liberty 
horse workers, but the routine was 
restricted to Christiansen, -which is 
.iust as -well since Christiansen's work 
is so outstanding Other t -iis would 
look wealc beside it. 

One-arm iroht-overs were contrib 
uted by Cyse O'DcU, who touched 
100 body throws on the opening night 
show. Works right against the ceil- 
ing. of the Stadium and a solid stunt. 
Best of; the high acts were the 
Grctonas, -who are still sock with 
their b'ke ridiris! on the high wire. 
Especially, effective because they use 
no set net. Flying turns were the 
Harolds, the Peerless lllingtons and 
the 'Voise Flyers; Always an cye- 
niler for any audience; these three 
flying turns are surefire on entevtain 
ment. . 

Single elephant disnlay was led by 
three femmes. Wanda Wentz, Jean 
Allen and- Betty StevcHs. and all un 
der the dircctiori of Eddie Alleii. 

Clowns , were standnvd, with the 
singles being Eddip W^swell's com 
edy flivver.. Otto nvcibiirie Icadin; 
a clown band and Jose Goiisales, do 



BIRTHS 



COBRECTION 

Last week Variety printed an obit- 
uary notic« of James C. Morton 
(Lahkteen)i . ThiB information came 
from a 'reliable source and was jac- 
cepted as such. It devielops, how- 
ever, that the notice should have ap- 
plied to James; J. Morton,: also a giiest 
of the Williams Home. James C. 
Morton is not the persOn meant in 
the obituary. An obituary Of James 
J. Morton appears below: 

JAMES J. MOBTON 

James J. -Mortori, probably first of 
the masters of ceremonies, died in 
Islipi, L. I., April 10, following a long 
illness. He had beien a guest of the 
Percy Williams Home there for some 
years. 

Morton, thbiigh. best . known as >■ 
monplogist, spent his earlier profes- 
sional years ' as a ' liiember of ; the 
sketth team pf . MortOn and Bevelle. 
He generaliy. found an engagement 
in biirlesque during the regular sea- 
son and-fprihed the habit of standing 
alongside the proscenium and mak- 
ing apparently ad lib comments on 
the acts appearing or about to ap- 
pear, giving allegedly confidential in- 
formation: as to their private lives, 
relationship, and other trivia. It was 
a tremendous hit and brought; him 
more work in the straight vaudeville 
field, eventually overshadowing his 
straight monologue, to which' he had 
turned; His impromptns-'saved many 
a poor program and made good ones 
better..- It was to his infiuence' that 
the business .owes the chatty emcee. 

Apart from his stage work Mor- 
ton was a ' person of no rsmall -in- 
fluence, in vaudeville affairs and was 
looked up to ias ff leader. He ; rose 
from burlesque to top some of the 
most important vaudeville bills in a 
day when vaudeville biUs were im- 
portant. :He retained his position un- 
til ill-health cauoed his retirenieht 



augurated regular vaudeville shows, 
which be.came a .ironounced success! 
Anpther of Chase.'s ventures mora 
familiar to central; Ohio, showmen 
was Hiawatha ;amusement park at 
Mount VernOn, O., -w-hlch he dper-. 
ated' for several years before he be- 
came Identified with the. Washingloii 
theatre, ' Besides his daughter, 
Mabel, wlio married B. F. Keith, hia' 
widow and' a son survive.. The body 
will be brought back to t. Gilcad, 
0.,. for burial. 

XABBT WIGZLAND 

Larry Wlckland,- 39, former film 
director, .died April 18 in Los An- 
geles. 

He broke into films as a cowboy 
actor in silents. After working at 
Paraino'unt's Astoria studio he re- 
turned - to ; the Coast as. production 
manager for Mascot ; and later di- 
rected In Mexico ' City. Upi to' last 
year he directed serials for Repub- 
lic and then joined Sol Lesser as unit 
nianager on the T'arzari' pictures. 

Widow survives. 



JOE DEMILT 

. Joseph Demilt, 55; was fOtind dead 
Saturday (16) in Paterson, N. J., 
where he had gone to transact some 
t>usihess. 'Company manager for 
legit shows; had been 111 for several 
years; Death due -to heart failure. 
He was 'back' with .a nu'inber of 
Cohan Ac . Harris -attractions and also 
handled 'Irene', on tOur. 

Deceased started In show business 
as a stage hand, but had most of his 
experience ith the front of the 
house. 



, ED MORTON 

Ed Morton, a Well known. Old-time 
vaudeville singer,. credited with pop 
ularizing 'I Didn't Raise My Boy to 
Be a Soldier,* was found dead in his 
bed -at his Wildwood, N. J., home 
April 11, He -had- been apparently 
in the best of health the evening 
before and attended a picture show 



mother is former Nina Kirk of ; vaude.. 

Mr. and Mrs., ichard Bradley, son, 
in. Los Angeies, April 12. Mother is 
daughter of J. J. Sullivan,. Fox West 
Coast chief film buyer. 

Mr. and: Mrs. Dwight eist, Jr., 
daughter, in New Vork, April .14, 
Father is an actor. 

Mr, and Hits. Geiirge McElraithi In 
New York, April 15, a boy. Father is 
with NBC engineering staff. 

Mr. and Mrs. 'eryyn LeRoy, 
daiighter,- :April. 17 . in Hollywood. 
JFather is picture producer; she's 
Harry M. Warner's daughter, Doris. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maguire, son, 
April 15 in. Bridgeport. Father's in 
charge of WICC news service. 

Mr. and Mrs. Morton J. Metzler, 
son, in New Yoric, April 16. Mother 
is Sylvia Rosenberg, secretary to 
Gene Buck, prez of ASGAP. 

Mr. and JVIr^j^^hn J., Spencer, 
daughter, in Boston, April 11. Father 
is censor of Boston. 

Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Keller, son, 
in New York April 10. Father is in 
charge of radio developments for 
United Press. 

Mr.- and "Mrs. Bruce Horton, son, 
in Pittsbu'rgti, April 14.- Father is 
editorial promotion manager of the 
Pittsbtirgh Press. 

Mr. and Mrs. Alton Rea. daughter, 
in Pittsburgh April 12.. Fatheir is as- 
sistant ''n7'anager Stanley theatre, 
Pittsburgh; 



of heart failure, 

He gained his Original billing, "The 
Singing Gop,' while a member <of the 
Philadelphia police force.. He was 
most popular in the early years Of 
the present century but did not re, 
tire until about seven years ago, 
since which time he has been con, 
ducting a restaurant at Wildwood oh 
the boardwalk. Ha held iiis popu- 
larity long after: most of his early 
contemporaries had passed on. 



BERTRAM W. MILLS 

. Bertram W. Mills; 64, English cir, 
cus man, died in Chalfant St Giles; 
England, April 16, of. pneumonia, 
His annual circus engagement at 
London's ' lympia was as ..inuch a 
feature of the sbo-w season as the 
Ringling engagement at the Garden, 
and was continued for 20 years. 

He was'carly connected with con 
tinental horse circuses and rnade his 
initial bp\y in England with one of 
these hippodromes. Recently he 
came into tlie limelight with an offer 
of $100,000 for the Loch Ness Mon 
ster, which seasonally filled the 
newspapers with .his appearances in 
that. lake. He was the coachman of 
the ancient stage coach in which two 
years ago impersonators of the Dick- 
ens 'Pickwick' characters droye from 
London-to Rochester over the origi- 
nal route taken by the Pickwick 
Club. 



JACOB KOPALD 

Jacob Kopald, veteran Minne- 
apolis film salesman, died suddenly 
in Minneapolis last weelc. Widow 
and a daughter survive. 

Interment in Los Anseles, 



HUGO GETTW.\LD 

Huso - Gcttwald. orchestra leader 
and composer died April 2 in Vienna. 



Mrs. Adellna Monaco, 52, mother 
of orchestra leader Hugh Monaco, 
died April 12 at her home in Coliim- 
bus, O. Also, surviving are her hus- 
band and two daughters. 



DENNIS CURTIS 

Dennis Curtis, 53, circus manager 
and performer, died in bmaha April 
13: of pneumOnia. Had liberty ;horse 
act, dOg act and comedy mule: turn 
At time of death was booked with 
Cole Bros, circus with his mule act 
known as the 'Taxilneter.' 

Besides doing act, (iurtis had pro 
duced the annual Shrine Circus in 
MinneapoUs-St. Paul for the past 10 
years.; 

Wi Burial at Lake 

Geneva, 



FRANK BOOB 

rank, 'Bopr, itiahager of London 
HippOdroprie, ied at his London 
hortie April 10, aged 73. Originally 
an actor, he toured the continent 
and. America - in musical and D'Oyly 
Carte Opera companies. . He later be- 
canrie' director Of Ashtori's Royal 
Agency for five years, then, business 
manager for pss Empires,'- then 
manager of the ]Hippodrome, which 
post he held for close on 25 years. 



SAM MATO 

Sam Mayo, 57, old time vaudeyilla 
star, died ih Londish March 31. Be- 
fore the war he was one of the most 
■ing;^Dectora-prenouneeid-it- a c « » e I populari-and-highcst-paid-comedians,. 



singing lugubrious, and often' 'blue' 
songs clad " in a shaibby dressing 
gOwh, - imrriobile .and expressionless.^ 
He collapsed while playing, pool 
at a Charing Cross road club,' a week 
following the death of his younger 
son. Siu'vived' by widow and son. 



HENRIETTA MICHNOFF 

Henrietta Michnoff. 25, died at 
the "Will. Rogers hospi 1, Saranac, 
April 11. 

Before her recent breakdown she 
was connected with New York- City 
night, :clubs for the past nine yeara. 
She also saw a little service in 
vaudeville units; 

Remains were taken to Brooklyn 
for cremation. 



ROT DUNN 

Roy Dunn, 50, manager of the 
Savoy theatre in San Diego for the 
last eight years, died there April 13 
following, a heart attack. Haying 
served in the World War, he . was 
given a military burial. 

Deceased entered the show busi- 
ness via vaude, and for several years 
toured with Eddie Gamble. They 
were billed as the Pringle Bros. 



VONAN WOOD 

Vonan WoOd; of : the former team 
of Needham and Wood, died in 
Philadelphia last week. They wer 
well known in vaudeville. Her hus- 
band and partner, Sam Needham, 
predeceased her.. She was the vic: 
tim of an auto accident. 

A Sister, Bertha, survivej. 



Airs, uth Brysoh, ' 'lie of Jolih G. 
Bryson of the Hollywood otflce of 
Motion- Picture Producers and Dis- 
tributors of AiTicrica,; died in Holly- 
wood April 12. 



PLIMPTON B. CHASE 

limptpn B. Chase, 7B, prominent- 
ly identified with, thealficals at the 
turn of the century, died April 4 at 
his winter- home in St. Pclcisburg, 
Fla. 

A' native of Mt; Gilead. Mr. Chase 
in 1898 went to Washington, D. C, 
look over the -old opera house thci'c, 
renamed it Chase's tliealr nd in- 



WILLIAM EPSTEIN 

William Epstein, 55, foun 
Aztec theatre, and long actiye in ri 
Antonio moving-pictui'e .house activi- 
ties, died April 11 at his citrus ranch, 
hear Laredo, Texas. , 'He moved to 
the border town in 1934. 

Survived by his wi 
and broUier. 



GEORGE HEISM AX 

George Heisman, 83, who with a 
brother once owned the Irwin ros.' 
circus, died April 6 al hi;-; hoin 
Cleveland, O. He was active a.s a: 
putdoor showman at the turn of the 
century. 



llllam Helzler, 30. personal sec- 
retary to Ginger Rogers, ied April 
10 in Beverly Hills. 



Wednee Jay, April 20, 1938 

Cuffo Preview Showing of N. Y. 
1939 Fair AH Set (or Next Week 



OUTDOORS 



VARIETY 



S5 



Preview ot outdoor entertainment 
io be seen at Niew York World's Fair 
next year has, been set' by John 
. Krimsky, exposition's dir tor rf en- 
'terUinment, for the opening day' of 
Fair Preview Friday (29). Three-day 
preview celebration is to be hi^h^ 
lighted by motorcade proc^ipn on 
Saturday (30). and Junior League 
ball Friday; ith' Paul Whiteman's 
band. 

Free gate is set; for open air show 
cri Flushing meadows site near the 
Theme Center buildings. Chorus and 
coiine principals from 'HOoray For 
.What!,' musical shbv/ on Broadway, 
are down' for iniature musical 
show. 

Other acts scheduled include 110- 
piece high school band, Mme. Olga. 
Petroflf, Mike Caliill, Helen Reynolds' 
eight roller' skaters; Original Atehos, 
'D'Arcy Girls and Dr. Bernard's ele- 
phants. 

Fireworks display, ith' six com- 
panies arranging gigantic pyrotech- 
nics, finishes p^ggram. Fair officials 
are counting on a crowd of nearly 
Spo.OOO.at this free. gratis exhibition. 



SAN ANTONH) FIESTA 
OFFERS TWO CARNIES 



San Antonio, April l9. 

More than 100,000 yisitihg firemen 
ere expected to. descend pn this cfty 
this week for ,L,a Fiesta de Sari Ja- 
cinto (a sort of Mardi Gras) with all 
advertising mediums kick! in with 
'plenty of s'pace en la ca.sa (on-the 
house) all for dear old Giir Town. 

Fiesta opened Sunday- (17) \rt'ith 
Beckmann & Gerety, carnej'i and 

estern Slates Shows, both ipilched 
on downtown plazas,, garnering. most 
of . the., coi ' Outdoor mob doesn't 
edyertise to speak of, but, seems to be 

.»!liiiig in heavy qh constaiif plug- 
6f other branches of the in- 



.St«ng-by-a^lL 



At St. Looey Track 

St. Louis, 'April 19. 

Cieorge' Ross, a pari-mutuels ticTtet 
teller at western jrace tracks, is minus 
his roll of $638 because, he. befriended 
c fellow :worker here Ust week. 

Re's,, on his way to, Louisville from 
Hot Springs, Arki, sent dough to a 
down-and-out pal Who, was stranded 
at Hot Springs, In St. Loiiis Ross 
footed all bills, entertained,, etc. on 
the promise he would be repaid when 
the Churchill Downs meet opens next 
month. 

Thursday, both men retired. in Ro.<!s' 
room in a downtown hotel. Early 
the next a.m. Ross awoke to discover 
thiit the man he befriended and his 
roll were gone. Then he yelped to 
the gendarmes. 



First Raindnt 



Charlotte, N. C, April 19. 
arnett Brothers Circus cancelled 
Jt,>; afternoon performance at Hickory 
April 8 in the face of a downpour of 
ruin. A heavy coaMng of .straw was 
put on the lot" and the night show 
was ivcn. 



Supple 



lementing the Whale 

Charlotte, N. ., April 19. 
ammoth Marine Hi ppo drome, a 
luseum oii a single railroad car. is 
tupping at various (Carolina cities 
Currently. 

It's an amplification of the whsile' 
show, with other sea oddities and 
eome side show attractions. The car 
is placed on a siding and makes 
slops of from three to four days, 
Special bid is made for school chil- 
dren. 



OHIO OVER-BOOKED 



Indigestion? 

Lawton. Okla., April 19. 
lie Johnivph, 33-yearrold Negro 
cainy 'fire eater:' is ,i the Lawloii 
haspital here sulTering from burns 
Vuhich resulted when a grass skirt 
which he- wore caught, fire ."roni 
hiirni. 'torches with Which he was 
racticiiifi his act. 

The accident occurred alter ho had 
crmplclcd his nightly exhibiti 



Three R^ill Shows and Many Motor- 
lied Tricks In. Early l^poklnr 

Canton, O., April 19; 
ith practically every sizeable- in- 
dustrial, city i Ohio already con- 
tracted by from one to. three of the 
i^all xircuses, and three of the. major 
motorized shows heading this' way,, 
the . state for the, next four or five 
Weeks will be the mecca for the 
whitetdps,' with .no less than eight 
of the better khoWn shows plated to 
come in.. 

It appeared tor several weeks that 
the truck shows would give this part 
of the country a. wide berth due to 
the early Contracting by Cole' Bros., 
Hagenbeck-Wallace and the new 
Col. Tim MiiCoy Wild Weist, all of 
which will play many stands , in the 
state the first couple of weeks out 
The new Robbins Bros, circus. Will 
play at least three weeks, the first 
three on the ypad. in Ohio. The big 
show is not due to come in until 
early June, a fiill nnonth ahead of 
previous years. 

First of the truck shows, Hobg 
Bros, enters the state this week. 
Moving close behind the Haag Out- 
fit is the Barnett Bros; The third 
motorized trick is Charley Spark's 
Dpwhie Bros. This show will play 
only four days in the state and then 
head for Penn.sylvahia, with McKees-, 
port, :as the first stop in that state: 
Show is routed . into the usual eastern 
territory with ti>e Ue\y England, tour 
to follow later in the summer. 



Billing a City 



Atlantic City Is set to alter! 
official. billing from New Jersey 
to U. S.. A. Idea suggested by 
Leonar 'Traube, p.a. foi^ 
Hamid's illion. Dollar Pier to. 
Chamber of Commerce, which 
will act on the matter this week.- 

Traube started gag on his ad- 
vertising matter for the Pier 
tagging off, A. C. address, with 
USA instead of N. J. 



Frisco Gets Tag 
For Midway, Ends 




es 



Gunning for ti-W 



Canton, 0-- April 19. 

Becau.se Hagenbeck-Wallace ad- 
vertised a parade two. weeks in- adr 
vance of its play date here last May 
$nd then dissapointed thousands who. 
lined: downtown streets, Mayor James 
Seccoinbe .. here sa.id he would 
authorize ho permit for this' circus 
here as long as he was the city's 
chief exeputive. 

So far no representatives of this 



show have sought, a permit t!rsh"(5W" 
here this, season, 

- " • i I. 



E-W'S EASTiBR ^ERYICE 

Indianapolis,' April 19.. 

Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Jjooked. 
here for Easter Sunday and day fol- 
lowing, brought forth a storm of pro- 
test from church groups, who ob- 
jepted to the Sunday showing. 

Big top changed plans, put on per- 
formance on , Saturday and' Monday, 
matinee and ieveniiig, and held re- 
ligious services in tent on Sunday. 

Cole Brothers Circus booked here 
for Saturday and Sunday, May .7 
and 8. 



San Francisco, April rt.. 
'Gay way' is the name selected for 
the fair fun zone out of 457,447 names 
submitted, in- the $1,000 contest staged 
by the Golden Gate International Ex- 
positidn. .There were exactly, 1,799- 
persons who subinitted the. word. The 
judges of the contest must ;rtow pore 
over some flvie'-word slogans in a new 
contest to see who of the 1,799 gets 
the capital prize. 

Dorothea Gray, Oakland dancer- 
actress and former Metro player^ has 
won the part of Lotta Crabtree in the 
Cavalcade of the Golden Wiest to be 
staged at the fair. Relative^ of the 
state's most famed actress wbo still 
Teside here have insisted that Lotta 
be de-Umph-asized; Director A. Li 
.Vollmann wanted her Mae Westish 
but now fears he will have to. swing 
her mere towards Mary Pickford, In, 
reality. Lotta was a soubret,_mpre pn 
the Fritzi Scheff type. 

The pile drivers dispute which tied 
up construction at the air site' has 
t>een settl , -with decision of wair- 
ring factions tP consolidate.. 

Another union. Artists Union of 
San Francisco, has sprlmg up to.:get 
in. the hair of expo officials, already' 
beleaguered by controversy ' oyer 
what is art The new group, led by 
La-wrence Holmberg and unaffiliated 
with either, AFL or CIO, demands 
$15; per. square foot: for Treasure 
Island murals, of which there Will be' 
15,000 square; feet. Last fair paid $8 
-a-s4uare-f ootj-miie-'h itherto-u nheard- 
of outfit demands collective bargai - 
ing rights for all. Fair artists and 
hangs picketing' threat- over heads at 
headquarters. 



OPENS UNSEK AUSPICES 

Charlotte, N. C, April 19. 
The Mighty Sheesley Midway is 
furnishing the midway attractions 
for the Kni ht of .Columbus spring 
festival her It is the Carney's 
opener. 



News of Dailies 



(Continued from page 52) 



suit in L. A. Defendants are the hus- 
band's parentx and MrV; Helen Kcn- 
ross Jefferson, his second wife. 

Possible rift between Dolores Cos- 
tello and her father, Maurice, was 
disclosed last weekwh^n the actress 
conterred privately with District Al- 
torney Kilts in li'. A. Costello had 
previously asked ofiicials about a 
parent's risht to financial support by 
his children. 

Heni-,y Lehrman. film writer-direc- 
tor, was frieecl of intoxicated driving 
charges by a jury in L. A. Trial re- 
.sulted from an aulo crash, in which 
two were injured la.st Christmas Day. 

Making one of his fi-equent L. A. 
court appearances in his latest do- 
mestic rift Stan I.nurel disclo.sed lhat 
his income is $100,000 a year, which 
he is paid for making two pictures. 

Ceiling, weakened by rains, .show- 
ered pla.st<:r in the Miirc!-.! thcatrp; 
Hollywood, April 10, injuring 10 
pcr.^ohs. 

, Los An}!ele.s coui-t granted Mrs. 
Justine John.slone an interloculory 
decree fif divorce froi a'llcr Wan-, 
•Jew -film producer. 

Dixie Duiibai': film aclrc.<!,s. an- 
■riounfcd her iinpeiKling rnarriaac to 
»n. Atlanta. CJ;i.; iniih and her rt-; 
tiremcnl from pictures. 



TO SEEK AUTO RECORD 
ON BONNEVILLE FUTS 



Salt Lake City, April 19. 

Seeking the world's automobile 
sijeed record 'purely for, fun,' a Lon- 
don fur broker, John Cobb has in- 
formed Salt Lake City chamber of 
commerce, of his impending assault 
on Utah's famed Bonnevile salt fiats 
in Augu.st to shatter the existing 
mark of 311,42 m.pM. established by 
another Cocknjsy, Capitan G. E. T. 
Eystpn, last fall. 

Cobb's lieW aluminum, ' turtle- 
.shaped automobile, which he be- 
lieves will attain a .speed of 400 
miles an hour, will be shipped to 
Utah sometime in July. 

Bonneville salts flats, 120 miles 
west o( here, has supplanted Day- 
tona . Beach, Florida, as the site for 
automobile speed records. 



La«t of 101 

Oklahoma City, April 19. 
Fourteen show wagon.s, last re- 
maining erjuipme'ht of the former 101 
Riinch wijd west show, have been 
purchased by the Bill Hames shows 
of Fort Worth. 



Pollack's Indoorer 

Victoria. B. C., ril 19. 

Pollack Bros. Circus opened here 
yeslcrda.v (18) for six drty engage- 
mentl ■ ^how goes into Vancouver 
next week as first indoor circus to 
play town in thi-ee yc,uis. 

Latter city has always becn-a hi,c!h- 
gro.s.s stand for innes-Sclls-Flolo 
but generally poor for indoor tricks. 

CIRCUS kOUTES 

Week of April 2!! 
Bros.-Beutty-Mayniird 



ri)l< ai;i.-. - 
RInflini; Bro.s.- 
Ni-w Vr.il;. 

Al G. urnes-. 

M<,u.l..r»'.v, Cjilif,. :-.*,: 
I'T; l.-j; 



Show-Must-Go-On Tradifion Kept 
Ringling Circus Open with Minor 
Cuts; 2-Day AFA Strike Settled 



. Strike of the manual laborers in 
the Ringling, Barniim & Bailey Cir- 
cus-at Madison Square Garden,- called 
by the American Federation of Ac- 
tors, was called off "Thursday (14) 
aftier three . performances had been 
given during which- the- wild aiiimal- 
acts were deleted and the spec cut 
down. Business -was hardly affected 
as it was the .slack period, prior to 
the Easter holidays. On 'the credit 
side the big top never received, such 
a 'hefty press, with reporters and 
cameramen straying all over the 
outfit. 

— There were clear indications that 
the strike was unpopular,' rather re- 
garded , interference with an 
American institution, not only among 
the public biit the performers. Stiib- 
nornne.ss of the uriipn in ordering 
the walkout and refusing to arbitraite 
Was.the factor in .shaping that senti- 
ment Those attending the per- 
formances looked upon thie pickets 
with disfavor and'there weire audible 
audience remarks about racketeering. 

Assumption of, the AFA leaders 
that' the perforniers -would not pass 
the picket' line proved entirely in- 
correct, although therie was no initial 
intention, to call them out The big 
top performers not only went through 
their performances but dorined work 
clothes and helped adjust the rigging 
of .other .acts, also . helping in the 
props department Many of the art- 
ists and acrobats are foreign; and 
they grumblied in no uncertain terms 
Over this strike, wondering why they 
had joined , a union, since they are 
under . contract for the seiison. ' 

Differences between.- the manage- 
ment and the union were finally set- 
tled afteif a long session which' lasted 
most of Wednesday night. Under-, 
stood that Arthur Mayer of the N; Y. 
State Mediatidn Board, well regarded 
in show business, Was the influence 
that broiight about- the adjustmient. 
F'rincipals present were John Ring- 
ling North, newly made president of 
the outfit Ralph Whitehead for the 
union, and George Smith/show's new 
general, manager. 



M% Waf c Tilt 

It was a 50-50 settlement, union 
getting ijalf the wage, boost de- 
manded. Riggers, animal men and 
razorbacks were getting $7 weekly 
and keep or about $30 monthly, That 
is the winter quarters rate which the 
circus management contended ex- 
tended during the indoor dates at the 
Garden, also, in Boston. . New -U'age 
is $45 monthly plus keep at the bunk- 
hpuse, same going for Boston. Under 
canvas the wage is $«) monthly ihe 
figure sought 

-During the mediation se.s.sion, 
Whitehead was asked why he had 
breached the . clause calling for a 
10-day period before any walkbiit to 
afford arbitration. He contended he 
'could not hold the men' and that as 
they had, not been paid for the first 
week, the stipulation did not apply. 
Claimed that the proceeding:; be kept 
secret, but it is understood there was 
plenty of hot language. 

Surprising inside on the circu.s's 
finances was reported. Stated that 
last season the show did not turn a 
profit mostly l)ecau.se of the increa.se 
brought about by the outfit's unioni- 
zation. When the. Ringling family 
recaptured the show, that move was 
niade after the Ringling.s ngurcd they 
might olhcrwi.se. lo.se the property. 
It impell young John North to se- 
cure a loan of around $1,000,000 to 
buy back the mortgage held by a 
.subsidiary of Prpdchcc Bohd.s. Gen- 
eral idea that the Ringiihgs were 
able to regain control bec.i .sc Of the 
show's earnings appears, to have been 
incorrect 

Bai«kgr*unded In Brooklyn 

Ringling show, was imionl;<t'd on 
the lot in Brooklyn la.st May. Smilh; 
who had been di.smis.ied by Sanuicl 
W. Gumpertz, former managing di- 
rector, acted for the union. It is de- 
clared, however, that Gumperlz re- 
fused to do business with AFA 
unless Smith was discharged. Cor- 
respondence between Gumpertz and 
Whitehead, as indicated by , copies of 
letters^ in some in.stanccs, are said 
to be in the po.sse.ssioh of the Rina-- 
lings to prove the contention. Smith 
was in the paradox ic;il position of 
having .started the unionization and 
now forced to act for the emplo.vcr 
end. ile was brou'^hl on fro 'the. 
Ba'ines citcus; to take ch-.-ina afici- 
C'arl T. llalhaway died;- I.iillcr. hjid 
been appointed nii.nagtr the 



.show was being readied at Sarasota 
for the new season. 

When John North asked for time to 
stave, off the walkout, stating he had 
a board of directors to account to, the 
union refused to hold off,- Board then 
met- and -named -the - 38-year-old ex— - 
ecvitive as president of the corpora- 
tion, that post being vacant since the 
death of his uncle, John Ringling. 

Therfe were many voltinleers work- 
ing as property men and s'lich during 
the walkout Some not connected- 
with the show tugged at ropes :ahd 
wires, .so that 'the show must go on.* 
Included was Henry (Buddy) Ring- 
ling North, head of press relations, 
the performers, clowns and others 
who helped fill the breach. It was 
this spirit that kept the show from 
shutting dpwn. 

Other unions refused to' be 
vblved; The band played on. Thealri- 
cal Managers, Agents and ■Treasin ers 
union, Which covers the press and 
box office ends, told Its people to stay 
on the job. TMAT called an 
emergency meeting of its board and 
asked Whitehead to attend. He re- 
fused. 

First peirformaiice given without 
the men saw the h^avy cage of the 
gorilla, Gargantua, the show's No. 1 
feature; being hauled around the 
arena by several scores of men.. 
Thereafter, the Garden's electric 
trucks did the trick until the strikers 
returned and horses again were used,. 



Advke GiyeB Okhhomans 
Oi N^ Y. C. BeliaYiorism 
Wken Expo 

Oklahoma City. April 19. 
In an editorial titled Terils of th» 
City,' the McAlester (Okla.) New» 
expressed the following sehtimenta 
concerning visits of citizens of th» 
Sooner State to the New York 
World's Fair: . ' : - 



'When you. go to New York to 
visit the World's Fair at Fliishihg, 
yipu may, come, home with a .few gold., 
bricks or a de^d to the Empire State 
building, but you. won't have your 
pockets picked jf the state legi.sla- 
ture; at 'Albany hail anything to do 
with it 

'Of cour. in their zeal the state 
.senators may have made New York 
a little Unsafe: for sightiieers when 
they unanimously voted that the act 
of , 'jostling' which accompanies the 
tict of pickihg. a pocket should be a 
misdemeanor carrying a jail senr 
tence up to three years. 

'Just what will happen when you 
stroll, down Broadway, biimp into a 
stranger and he cries 'jostle,' we 
don't know. You can explai thtt 
you. were fascinated by the ani aled 
cigaret ad, , . . Maybe they'll be 
lenient with you.' 



Hoot Gibson witk Robbins 



Chicago, April 19. 
.. Bobbins Bro.s. circus, new trictt 
by Zack Terrell, and Jess Adkins, , 
will open in Kokomo, Indiana, 
April 30. 

Hoot Gibson will be with the show 
as western pic attraction. 



Easier on Shows 

Lynchburg, April 19. 

More lenient attitude toward eir-^ 
cuses has been prbmi.sed . by City 
Council as result of Downie PVn.s. 
moving ;£h,ow outside corporate limits 
bocauKC oif high fax and rental lee 
on city-owned lot. 

Council instructed mayor and city 
manager to look into matter 01 stal- 
ing down rate. 



NEB. HEEDS BOOKHAKIN& 

Lincoln, April 1!). 

Pari-mutuels stay in style al lh« 
Nebra.ska Statie Fair this year, aflei 
aimuuncemcnt by Secretary Peirj 
Heed' that ho.ss-machi re ntires- 
.sai-y lo show a profit. 

'Barney Ofd/lcid, amUs cd 
Nebra'.ka State Journal, was 
to li.Todle publicity for the 
yei.i in a row. Starts a 



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Vol. 130 No. 7 


NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1938 


64 PAGES 
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URGE U. S. RADIO STATION 



RockefeOers' Show Biz Gross, In 
R.C.CIiielly,ArQund$7,(li)O,0OOaYr. 



Casual survey of the Rockefellers 
show biz interests reveals that they 
have a finger in virtually every 
phase of the amusement industry. 
Direct annual gross is approximate- 
ly $7,000,000. 

Broken down, or up, Rockefellers' 
yearly gross at the Radio City usic 
Hall is almost $5,000,000; niteries, the 
Rainbow Room and Rainbow Grill, 
$1,000,000; an unestimated take from 
the Center theatre, which is officially 
regarded as 'not having found itself; 
and $500,000 from the sightseers 
making the 40c and $1 Radio City 
rubberneck jaunts. This does not in- 
clude the WiUlamsburg (Va.) 
project; the returns on landlording 
the entire Rockefeller Center proj- 
ect, -the- Chase -Sank (Rockefeller- 
controlled) holdings in 20th Cen- 
tury-Fox, or the credits against 
KICO. 

Although individual members of 
the family may be reluctant to con- 
sider themselves showmen, this 
•would appear to be an ostrich-like 
attitude, since their show business 
ventures are among the biggest en- 
terprises of the kind in the country. 
.Wilhin a decade, the family fame ol 
oil, golf, dimes and philanthropy has 
extended to embrace physiognomy, 
choreography, clnematurgy, drama- 
(Coutinued on page 29) 



Lawlessness Brings 
Nitery Check on 2 Oil 
Towns in Oklahoma 



Funerals by Telephone 



Tacoma, April 28, 
A mike has been installed in 
the funeral church of Buckley- 
King here to pick up sermons, 
organ music and singing to 
transmit to amplifiers in all 
parts of the building. In addi- 
tion, ear phones have been pro- 
vided for persons who are hard 
of hearing. 

It is also possible with the 
equipment for those unable to 
attend a funeral service to lis- 
ten over their telephones In 
their own homes. 



NIX UNCOOLED 
BlAY LEGIT 
HOUSES 



Stillwater, Okla., April 28. 
Shevlrt L. L. Fisher has slapped 
the lid on niteries and dance halls 
of Payne county's two newest oil 
field boom towns, Paradise and Gray 
City. Fisher cracked down after he 
vas called to quell about 50 drunks 
lighting ill the streets of the twin 
cities. 

Night life in Oklahoma oil field 
boom towns is notorious for its 
■wholehearted w i 1 d n e s s. Several 
years ago. Bud Blue, a deputy sheriff, 
killed U men in nine months while 
cleaning up Ragtown, one of the 
more boisterous spots, where nitcry 
operators had guards in bullet proof 
cages day and night. 

Blue's method of cleaning up the 
town was simple. Hn ordered a nitcry 
curfew hour, then drove down the 
sli-eets in a high powered car, pump- 
ing shot into every door without a 
padlock. 



Number of managers ara refusing 
to usa Broadway theatres not 
equipped with up-to-dat« cooling 
systems. Such a situation Is. reported 
to have arisen In the booking of 'I 
Married an Angel,* promising new 
Dwight Deere Wiman musicaL 

Understood the Shuberts proposed 
spotting 'Anjcl' in the Imperial. Pro- 
ducer is said to have replied that the 
house would be acceptable if an air- 
conditioning plant \\erc installed. 

'Angel' is also mentioned as a pos- 
sibility for the Winter Garden, which 
has' a modern cooling plant. If that 
booking is consummated 'Hooray for 
What' will probably move to another 
Shubcrt-opcrated theatre. Others 
available in addition to the Imperial 
are the Majestic, Shubcrt and '4Gth 
Street. 

Imperial has operated through the 
summer period .several times, despite 
the fact that it is considered difficult 
to maintain a moderate temperature 
1 there during hot weather. Reason 
is said to be the presence of steam 
pipes in the basement. Pipes' supply 
nearby hotels with heat and hot wa- 
ter and belong to a utility company. 



Gest Imprcsariohi^ 

Midgets at '39 Fair 

Morri.s Gest signed with orticials 
of New York World's Fair Monday 
(25) tor the midget cily concession. 
Fair had several other deals on for 
llK! gag, but selected Gest. 

Ho sails for France today (Wednes- 
day) where he will sl';ii up troupe 
of Gallic shorties for the event. 



Jimmy Walker's Slant 



Jimmy W.ilker, former mayor of 
J'fow York, was asked by Ed Wolf, 
talent ajent, why he didn't look for 

! a comedy spot in nidio. ^Occasion 
was Walker's m.c.'ing of a prosram 
with which WMCA, N. Y., salulcd 

I itself on Its new sludlos. 

1 Reply was that It would hurt the 
W:ilkcr rop a.s a lawyer. 'Judges 
and juries might look upon me as a 

: comodkm in the courtroom and 

' lau'^h at my pleas.' 



FI18GIST BLASTS 
MOTIVATE IDEA 



Several Proposals in Wash- 
ington for United Sttttes 
to Actively Enter Broad- 
casting for South Ameri- 
can Counter - Propaganda 
Against Europeans 



ARMY AND NAVY 



Washington, April 28.- 
Proposals to put the U. S. Govern- 
ment directly into the radio business 
— under thie cloak of promoting good- 
will between Western Hemisphere 
republics— gets- Congressional, con- 
sideration as soon as the billion-dol- 
lar Navy bill is out of the way. 

With anotVier measure for Federal 
operation being dropped in the hop- 
per, movement to construct a pub- 
licly-owned transmitter as means of 
bolstering international relations, as 
well as to provide, education for the 
peons, moves forward on three 
fronts. Two sets of legislative hear- 
ings ar« in the cards and idea is 
about to receive pat on the back 
from President Roosevelt's special 
commitlea on international broad- 
casting. 

Initial move slated In the Senate 
where Naval Affairs Subcommittee, 
chairmaned by Senator Homer 
Bone of Washington is readying to 
get reaction to suggestion of Senator 
Dennis Chavez of New Mexico that 
Congress authorize a high-powered 
short-waver at San Diego. No date 
set, but the House. Naval Affairs 
Committee expected to hold hearings 
before adjournment on the rival bills 
of Representatives Emanuel Cellcr 
(Continued on page 36) 



HILLBILLIES 
FORM UNION 



•Pitt;burgh, April 28. 

Claiming mu.sicians' union was 
forcing them out of work liecause 
they didn't hold card.s, hillbilly cn- 
tertainer.s in Pittsburgh district have 
organized a clo.-ycd shop of their own. 
with Tex Hiuris.jn as president. 
More than 107 sisiicd up at the get- 
away and a drive is now on to make 
the membership 100% among the 450 
odd hillbillies In Ihi:; :>cction. 

Circumstances forced them to or- 
ganize, Harrison said. In ."solf-fli'-, 
tense. Regular union refused to ad- 
mit them, chargiiiij Uicy couldn't 
read a score and that the ivjise tlicy 
made really wasn't music- .Tiiywny. 

Grou|) call.s tlioiM.;.';lv.?s Uie Hill- 
billy EiUcrtaiiiLTs Uni-)n and are 
open tor offers n' n.iliVirnl ntliliation. 
from either AKL or CIO, 



NBC Wants Own H wood Postof lice, 
But Neighbor CBS Sniffs a Rodent 



2-for-l Eatery 



Minneapoll.s, April 28, 
ith business anything but 
forte, even one of the leading 
Twin City eateries, the Hotel 
St. Paul, has gone in for two- 
for-one's. 

It advertise! that in its 
swanky Club Casino, with 
every two meals ordered, one 
will be given gratis. 



BlAY NITERY'S 
DAHIME ICE 
SKATING 



International Casino on Broadway 
is flirting with, the Idea of introduc- 
ing cocktail hour Ice skating for pa- 
trons, coincident with the o.nening 
of Music Corp. of America's 'fee 
Frolics' on May 7. Would be only 
summer ice-skating rink In New 
York. 

Patron cuttlng-up would only be 
permitted during tha afternoon ses- 
sion. Show of 29 people would oc- 
cupy surface at night. Ice is to be 
covered with removable planking for 
dancing. Question of public liability 
insurance is holding up cunsuinina- 
tion of plans. 



Hollywood, April 2 
If the rate of progress now being 
made is 'continued without inter- 
ruption, NBC will send out its (Irst 
show from the Sunset-Vihe site by 
Aug. 15. That's forecast of Don Gil- 
man, who also states that NBC's ex- 
penditure for the new plant would 
top Columbia's. Latter's figure ha.i 
varied progressively from $1,250,000 
to $1,750,000. 

Two networks, neighbors on the 
Coast for the first time, are wearlntj 
a sneer even though Gilman plans to 
deck out in tails for the CBS open- 
ing (20). After Prexy Lenox Lohi- 
officially christened the new -NBC 
site Radio City, Columbians nud','edl 
a little close for their rival's com- 
fort by tagging their spot Radio Cen- 
ter. As if to Teturn good for' evil, 
NBC then announced that the steel 
construction would be of the new 
wcitding type; which would elimi- 
nate the disturbing riveting noisej 
on beams and girders. 

No sooner had the Paleyites given 
thanks than Gilman ups with a pro- 
posal that has CBS virtually up in 
arms. It is Gilman's plan to have i 
postolTice branch at Radio City t.) 
handle the box tops and other pastil 
(Continued on page y> 



SPONSORED NEWS IDEA 
AS BROADWAY AD GAG 



Sponsored news (lashos avi slalej 
for Broadway. Flash News Corp. has 
just concluded a thice-ycjr lease 
with Loew's Stale Buildin;;, renting 
part of the facade for news reports 
in lights similar lo the N. Y. Times 
ring around its building. Idea Is to 
guarantee advertisers nightly plugs, 
starting around June 1. Deal is 
pending with the United Press lo 
furnish news at $13,000 annually. 

Wilson's Whiskey now has a sl'.iii 
on Broadway presenting aninialed 
cartoons in electric lights. 



Shirley Temple P. A. 
At Radio City With 
Bill Robinson, Maybe 

Hollywood, April I'i. 

Personal appearance by Shirl ;y 
Temple, teamed with Bill Robiimn, 
at Radio City, is awaitiiii< Dunyi 
Zanuck's okay. 20th-Fox production 
cliic/ recently banned any perijiijli 
by the moppet. 

Robin.son told friends the tol'j 
mother is agreeable if Zaiiu';k jp- 
pioves. 

Act would be a dance rouliii:> by 
Robinson, and songs by Shirley 
Temple. 



JITNEY PHONOGRAPHS 
NOW A DRUG ON MKT. 



Stoki's Okay on Script 



Philadelphia, Aiiiil 2'!. 

Next film for Leopold St )l;<)w.skl 
probably will be an orl'^lnal by .Sjia 
Colton. v/ite of Max Z.nl.slein, Philly 
Orch lUldler, which will keep it all 
ill the family. Miss Colton submit- 
ted her .scri|)t to Stoltl and received 
suggestions for revisions (loin the 
Villa Cimbroni, where Ih-i inaosiro 
and Carbo were restintj. 

Blond podiumi.st doclaVii.i h.i liki'd 
new script belter than his list, '11)0 
Men and a (Jirl,' bec-iHi-; it i.i in )ri: 
like' hi self. 



Finding It neces.^ary to tak.; bick 
a lot of mechanically opL-ruti-l 
plionograph machines from b:Hs and 
other places where installed, diu lo 
inability to collect on the 5(;--j -Imh-; 
music b-)xes, 'the Wurlit/.er pl-.'ni 
near BufTalo has shut down cntli\rly. 
Up to a few months a;;o, v/illi tli.». 
phonograph machines bciir.; witl 'lv 
spotted, the company wa:i operatiiri 
'<!4 hours diiily: 

Agents h:indling the machlnis li . 
lo put up 2.')% of ihe cost ot insl-iM i- 
tion. v/ith l);il;iiK:e lo be c.illcct;!'! nut 
i.f the pidfils from llic niclccli 
iiilo tlidn. It is iindci-.t.)i)d il Irn 
been dilTinilt nialcing tlie.ia c ill "•- 
tioiis. fnixviig rcpo3je:!si'jii ot '.Ii; 
inuoic boxes. 



VAJRIETY 



PICrUBES 



Wednesday, April 27, 1938 



GENERAL BUSINESS PROSPECTS WILL 
DETERMINE TERNS FOR '38-9 



Exhibs, Per Usual, Want Cuts oh Percentages— Dis- 
tribs Argue That the 1936-37 Spurt Left' Em Hold- 
ing the Bag— D. C. Powwows Important Facior 




Bie battle between exhibitors and 
<ii?1ributors in the 1938-39 selling 
-ye<ison-is expected to Jiinge- on how. 
much attendance has slipped since 
Ihe 1S37-38 sales campaign and what 
the prospects are ifor the same ' to 
climb back next season. 

Exhibitors admitt ly are gunning 
lor reduced percentages on product; 
They contend that the box sffic^ 
Fhows just how much attendance has 
slipped from anticipated flsures for 
the latter part ol 1037 and this year. 
Their claim is that pefcentages for 
1937-38 were based on such ahticN 
pated business that , never material- 
ized; Hence;- ipxhibs-fire- squawking 
thoy are saddled with product oh 
which percentages range 3-5% higher 
than in the pr ing year, while 
they have to .contend with that 
Flump at tiie gate. 

But it works to ways, aver the 
disti-ibutioh companies, because they 
loo have felt . matters, as. the return 
from percentage pictures ^as. dipped 
below expectations. , .Nevertheless 
what the exhibitor Is mterest in 
right now is bearing down to' secure 
reduced percentages for 1938-39 prod- 
uct, they claim that the number of 
admissions taken in during the last 
nine moiiiths j tifles it. 

Another, exhib plea is that -the 
business slump hias prevented them 
from placing in effect the higher ad- 
mission prices they planned, or: to 
keep them in effect it they actually 
had been inaugurated. 

Distributors back, up their drive 
for retention of present percentages 
by pointint to benefits exhibitors de- 
rived from the 1936-37 programi prodr 
uct. As in past seasons, percentages 
were based oh the attendant for the 
previous 12 months. 

Thu$ for 1936-37 pictures, distribu- 
tors figured their percentages largely 
on what business had ' been coming 
inte"the"atreS^urlnB-1936.— llilhlff isgr 
when they obtained flibns on .rental 
percentages that were based on 1936 
attendance, the distribs . were left I 
holding the liag -while the exhibs 
benefited from' the tretnendous spurt 
in attendance. 

These factors are certain to enter 
Into the annual sales campaigns of 
all 'film companies. Which probably 
is why a majority pi producers are 
holding :back ph widespread selling, 
imtil they possess a hetter summary 
of the business picture for the next 
12 months. 



DIETRICH AT 20-FOX 
FOR ONE, COL TWO 



Hollywood, April. 26, 
Marlene Dietrich, recently re- 
leased, by Paramount, has been set 
for four pictur , one for ' 20lh-Fox 
and two for Columbia. Darryl Zar 
niick will probably_set_heiLJ8PP5Site 
Ronald Colman in 'The Rains. Came.' 

Columbia contract calls for one 
picture a. year She starts after Frank 
Capra finishes 'You Can't Take, With 
■you' and is; now east and will vaca- 
tion .abroad. 



SEE SHOW BOAF 
BLEND WITH 
'OLD MAN' 



Hollywodd, April 26. 

Metro's $15,000 story buy it an 
original, 'Old Man River,' by bsear. 
Hammerstein 2d and H. S;, Kraft, 
tiM in with 'Show Boat,' by Ham- 
rrverstein and Jerome Kern, which 
rights Metro' recently acquired. .Lat- 
ter under , a' $200,000 script deal with 
Universal, including. 'Madame Curi, ,' 
and other properties, in exchange'for 
which U will have certain borrowing 
powers on Metro, stars. 

While the ' 'Show , Boat- operetta 
(based on the Edna Ferber' novel) 
was made and re-made by U, the 
tie-in with 'Old Man River,' its new 
screen original, makes possible a 
blending of. certain elements from 
^tlie^two-stbriesi — - — - — : : — ■ 



At Last 



Hollywood, April 26. • 
Bing Cro-sby finally has 

chance to win a horse race, by 

co'urteisy Of Paramount. 
Ten Crosby hayburners. will 

run in the racing sequences of 

Sing . You ingers' at nearby 

Pombh'a'Fair Grounds;.. 



PROD. LUU AT 
RKO BROKEN 



Hollywood. April 26. 
ing pcodujrtiph after two 
idle' weeks,' 'RKO starts three :fea-" 
tures and a short this week, Briefle^ 
will start the renewed activity today 
(Tuesday) with' Bert Gilroy pro- 
ducing. 

'Cheating the Stars,' Cli Reid 
production, goes before the cameras 
tomorrow (Wednesday ). U will be 
followed by 'Border G-Man,' (jeprge 
O'Brien western, and ' 'Mother 
Carey's Chickens.' ith Ruby Keeler, 
Fay Baihter, • • Shirley and 

Jackie Moran' cast. 



SCOTLAND YARD WILL 
BE FILMED BY G6LDWYN 



Hpllywopd; April 26. 

Samuel Golidwyh has announced 
plans for the. fil |ng of 'The Yard,' 
based' on the founding of Scotland 
Yard. Idea was suggested by 
Frances Manson, his stdry editor, 
and during his recent Xondoh so- 
journ; Gpldwyn enlisted the British 
police force's cooperation. 

Picture will be filnied here late 
in the falli with Gary Cooper and 
Merle Oberon in the leads. 



i J. G. MAYER BECOMES 
^ METRO'S STUDIO MGR. 



'Holli:wood, April 26. 

Appointment, of J. G. Mayer as 
Metro's studio manager was made 
Monday (25) by E. J. Mannix. 'Ta'.ies 
over from William. Koehig; heading 
the studio purchasing department 
the past 18 months, which post he 
sl.'io retains; Koenig is now in the 
Fludio executive department, work- 
ing under Mannix. 

J. G.> Is a brother of Louis B. 
Mayer. 



Si ilar to the 'Old Man River 
idea, a deal-set last week for the 
screen, radio and television rights to 
the title 'Ziegfeld Follies' was closed 
by . Metro in- New York with Mrs. 
Biliie Burke Ziiegfeld :and the Shu- 
berts, who retain the stage prodiic- 
tlpn- rights to the title. 

M-G also produced reat- 
Ziegfeld' with Miss Burke'^ titular 
and script Japprpval, in 1936. 

'Follies' idea is intended for an 
annual J^lmusical series . by that 
name. Consideration is said to have 
been $90,000. 



Bobinson's 2c 'Murder' 

Hollywood, April 20. 

Edward G.. Robinson has been as- 
signed the lead in Warners' 'Murder 
ior Two. Cents.' 

Richafrd Macaulay and Jerry Wald. 
^ho authored the- original, are at 
vork on the screenplay,' 

L. A. to N Y. 

A. L. Bcrman. 
Diive Butler. 
Dr. S. C. Colin. 
Nadine Connor 
Eddie Davis. 
Owen Davis, Jr. 
Rufe Davis. 
Mnrlene Dietrich. 
Will H. Hays. 
J.nmes Hilton. 
Fiank Mclfor 
Elhel Mcrrnah. 
Joe Pcnner. 
Lui.cc Rainer. 
Phil Rc^nn. 
Elmer C. Richardson. 
Rosalind Russell. 
Alfred Worker, 



SAILINGS 

May 4 (New York to London) 
Margaret Webster, Derrick De Mar- 
ney (Normondie). 

May 4 (New York to London) 
Florence Vandamm (Wa.shington). 

April 30 (New York, to Genoa) 
Rosalind. Russell (Conte di Savoia). 

April 30 (New 'Yprk to London) 
Mr. and Mrs. JFrank Melford (Paris). 

April 27 (New York to London) 
Marlene Dietrich, Paul V. Carroll, 
Lady Cedric Hardwicke, Robert E. 
Sherwood, Mrs. Erno Rapee, Edward 
Klaube.r (Queen Mary). 

April 27 (New York to London) 
Lptte Lehman, Jan Kiepura, Frances 
Faye, Jean Tennyson, Morris Gest. 
Robert Tenger, L. S. Snider (He de 
France). . 

April. 27 (P.iri.t to New York) 
Belle Didjah tNormandie). 



ARRtVAtS^- 

Poultney Bigelow, Mary Piekfprd, 
Sam Goldwyn, Alexander Korda, 
Gerald Savory, Charles L. Tucker, 
M. A. Schlesinger, Ben Henry. Ed- 
ward J. Raferty, David Rose, Mau- 
rice Silverstone, Paul N. Turner, 
Frank Gillmote^Ronnie Ames. 



Mrs. WiUiam Fox's 
Legal Respite h 
AO Contmeflt Quiz 



Philadelphia, April 26. 

Mr.s. va .Fox, wife of the former 
producer, was cleared by the V: S. 
Circuit Court of Appeals here yes- 
terday of a contempt of- court charge 
that Tesulted- from .Tier walki out 
on a bankruptcy referee's court in 
'Atla-itic City two. years, ago. She 
was being quizzed at the time on the 
financial- operations of her husband, 
William Fox. 

Court not only freed her of con- 
tempt charges, .^which were lodged 
against her hy; Federal Judge John 
Boyd Avis, of: Camden, but also de- 
clared thtit she need not subject her- 
self to. further questioning until her 
mental and physical cphdition im- 
prove. Stress of testifying, it was 
claimed by Mrs. Fox's attorneys, 
brought o'n ah illness as result of 
which she is now confined to a sana- 
torium in New York. 

Dr. Ross y. Patterson, dean of 
Jefferson Medical College, aided Cir- 
cuit Judges Bufftngton, Davis and 
Thompson on arriviiig at a decision 
as to wheher rs. Fox is able to 
stand further uestioning at this 
time. Physician engaged by Fox's 
creditors , insisted she was. able to 
testify, while her own doctor just as 
decisively insisted such a strain would 
cause her to collapse completely,, and 
might be fatal, 

-As a result, r. Patterson- was 
called in. several weeks ago by the 
court tP make an independent exam- 
ination, He repprted that Mrs. Fox 
ls;top sick; mentally and physically, 
to withstand the ordeal,- and that , sin 
attempt-.to question her now might 
have serious resul 
' Fox - went into bankruptcy two 
yeiirs ago. His creditor.*; charge that 
he transferred about $7,000,000 in 
assets to the All-Continient Corp., a 
holding -company of wh'eh his wife 
is president, just before he. went 
bankrupt. 

rs. Fox 'went. to pieces' while be- 
ing questioned on this deal before 
Referee - Hiram Steedle in Atlantic 
City oh Aug. 25, 1936. She strode 
but of the room and refused to re- 
turn, pleading illness. Judge Avis 
held she was in contempt of court. 

In the decision read by Judge But- 
Aigtbn.yjesterday,_hfiiK.ey,e.r.,,,5he_was 
purged of the contempt The ruling 
declared, nevertheless, that Fox's 
creditors are 'entitled tp. have Mrs. 
Fox testify and answer any questions 
relating to any transactions with the 
biankrupt when she is mentally and 
physically able to do so without se- 
rious risk , to her health,' 



U Studio's Personnel Pruning 
Figured to Save 12SG Annually 



Hollywood, April 26. 
Reorganization plan at Universal 
is expected to consolidate 40 depart- 
ments into 25 by the time Matthew 
Fox, assistant, to prexy Nate Blum- 
berg, and Val Paul complete the new 
alignment. Among department heads 
' dropped from the payroll is Harry 
Zehner, longest of the old Universal 
employees on the lot; and. 20 years 
with the company. He relinquishes 
the post of censorship contact with 
the Hays office to Maurice' Pivar, 
who combines that job 'with that pi 
editorial chief. Anoiher Laemmle 
yetei:an, Gil urliind, is dropped 
from the post b( music department 
biz manager. Department; is beint; 
abolished, as the siudip is making np 
musicals for .'\\e new son. 
Restaiiran' is to. 'oc i'.M.-ed out as 



Other News of Pix Interest 



Elisabeth Bergner's 

Briliiih pix biz's jilteis 

Hollywood and (he qii 

Fredric March's cii 
Riidio reviews ol 

renncr 

New nets of 

Dead play wriijh Is aliv 

Eli.ss.-v Laiidi OK"d by Equity 

Only fn e Broadway play buys. . . . , 
Tim McCoy uch Hollywood" 



age 10 
.Page 11 
.Page 11 



.P. 38-39 
.Page. 50 
.Page 55 
;Page 55 
.Page 57 
.Pate 6.3, 



John Steinberg is aband-Jni'i? opci-a- 
aVion thereof so he can devote hi? 
full time to his own 'Victor Hu;»o in 
Beverly Hills. Prerecording depart- 
ment is merged with sound setup. 
Homer Trasker, souiid recording 
head, leaving at expiration of his 
contract, and succeeded by Bernard 
Brown, prerecording supervisor, who 
corhbihes both jobs. 

Also off the payroll >vent seven 
story readers, hired tP dig up o'd 
yarns and keep script filing depart- 
ment up to date.' Clerks, sienos a',?rt 
other workers also let out, with stu- 
dio not up tp normal proJuotipn. 

Eli ination- of unnece.=;;-.>ry man- 
power is figured to save studio 
around $125,000 annually. 

Diie at the studio late this week 
are William Scully, general sales 
manager, and .Toe Sei'delman, foreign 
chief, ^^■hq will discuss, production 
lineup and return cast next week 
with Fox. Seidelman is recently 
back from London, where he neso- 
liated a $1,000,000 loan from National 
Bank, Ltd., part of which wns u;ed 
tP meet outstanding indebtednesses. 



METRO SIOPS 2 
RELEASES; 
SHORTAGE? 



In a situation called unprecedehtecl 
for ..a major distributor, Metro is 
skippi two more release dates iii 
May, giving the outfit only one fea- 
ture: release in a six week :periort. 
After failing to release April 1, 8. 
and. 15, the cPmpany announced no 
features' are schedul for April 29 
and May 6. 

In releasing 'Test Pilot,' M-G gave 
exhibs only tone grade A picture in 
nine Weeks. Next Metro relea.ses 
are 'Hold That Kiss' for May 13, and 
'Swiss Mi ' May. 20. 

Theatre operators are hard put' to 
get past the' Metro .deficiency. Un- 
less production picks up, exhibs are 
facing severe shortage during the 
summer months,. This applies more 
pr less with other conipanies, hence' 
the early announcements of summer 
season reissues. 



Q. T. REVAMP OF 
REPUBLIC PICS 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Cojrnplete. new production align- 
ment is expected to be announced at 
Republic's convention here May 2-5 
by board chairman Herbert Yates. 

Understood that some time 
Yates decided on a sweepiii. re- 
habilitation of the studio, and planted, 
efficiency men on the lot tp.ch'eck on 
all depsirtments. iShakeup -will move 
many around and drop others irom 
payroll. 

.'Yates is planning an augmented 
player list and new actors, produo- 
ers and directors. 
. Although James R. 
doesn't move into, the Rep presi 
until his Universal contract expires 
May 27 he has been woi-king with 
Yates on the reorganization. 

Moe Siegel, current studio produc- 
"1ion'~clTrefr^n'^d^lowg-tim^e7~pevs"dTTal~ 
friend and associate of Yates, is re-, 
ported keeping that' post. 



U WiU Spend Myiion 
On Dnrbin's XindereHa' 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Budget for 'Cinderella,' Deanna 
Durbin starrer at Universal, has 
been hopped up to $1,000,000. 

Technicolor picture, based on the 
old rPniantic legend, will reunite Joe 
Pasternak as producer and Henry 
Koster, director. Bruce Manning 
and Felix Jackson, whp wrote 'Mad 
About usic,' screenplaying. 



'39 Fair's Flim Yen 



.TiJhn E. .loscph. Univei-,<:,-irs ,idvor- 
lising-publicily chief, trained for Ihe 
Coast Monday (25) for-corifiibs wllli 
! Nate BUimbeV.ii and Charlc; H. Rog- 
ers on .1938-39 product. 

William Scully, .«ales iin.iKor. and 
J. H. Scidci an, forcifio (l('|);:r.initnl 
chiet, reach Hollywond ii, tow (l.iys 
later, being .scheduled to Icuvc N.Y. 
next Friday (29) by jjliiiic. ;itlho:w. 
Fox, BKimbcrK'.'t a.-^sislTint. iiiid Mar- 
shall Gr.nnt, c.'i.slen) .«:l<)iy cd ^aiul 
talent man, alreatly are on the Coast. 



The New York World s Fair i.-; at- 
tempting to get picture compani 
interested in bpo.sting the .1939 ex- 
position,' It is aside and apart from 
newsreel coverage but is siipposcd to 
extend to other activities. 

In tribute to the. World's Fair, 
Radio. City Music Hall will produce 
four more stage .sh^ws dedicated to 
the '39 venture. The first of the units 
will bear.fin the World's Fair Moti)r- 
cade and be in the manner of a f ia 
preview of the ex sition. Loon 
LconiddfT to produce all the prescnlii- 
tions, first of which opens- tomorrow 
(28), 



N. Y. to L. A, 



Barney &alab:in. 
Claude Bragdon, 
Tom Brooks. 
Bilie Burke. 
Dihty Doyle. 
Nick Kenny. 
Terry de Lapp. 
Snniucl Goldwyn. 
Stanton Griinris. 
Rus.<;ell Holi 
William G. kill 
John McLain. 
Merle Oberon. 
Jo Ranson. 
Grcgpry Raloff. 
David Rpse.- 
Aaron Stein. 
Kuil Weill. 
Herbert J. Yates, 



W^ednesdajTt April 27, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARJETr 



NEW m BILL-$158,000,000 



Irving Trust's Report on RKO Shows 
Co/s Consolidated Cash at $5282,613 



According to ■ the sixth report pt- 
the. Irving Trust , Co., as trustee of 
EKO,. filed in Federal Court Friday 
(29^, BKO's consolidated cash 
mounts to $5,2B2,6i3f, of vrhicll 
amount the parent company pos- 
s3S3es $520,000.. It's understood that 
Keith-Albee-Orpheum, chief theatre 
subsidiary of BKO, comprising 
around 64 houses, has approximately 
$2,000,000 cash. Balance of the $3,- 
232,613 is spread among Various 
ptiier subsidiary Arms. 

RKO's net, as previously indicated, 

•1937, is $1,821,165. 

RKO-Radio Pictures, Inc., arid 
Kubsi iaries lost $236,909. The RKO 
theatre end, inclusive of KAO, netted 
a profit of $1,483,281. Understood, 
that KAO's profit was around $1,- 
200,000. In 1936, BKO's overfall 
profit was $2,485,916. 

During 1937, BKO reduced its fixed 
Indebtedness by $2,230,000. Also, Sta- 
dium Theatres Corp., a subsi iavy, 
paid $700,000 for the assets of the 
Oi-pheum Circuit," inc! Inventory of 
films,; stories and continuities.' and' so 
forth, increased around $2,800,000. 

Pathe News, ., made a profit of 
$63,011. 

The aggregate, outstanding amount 
of principal amount of secured % 
gold notes (Chenriical Bank) was re- 
. duced from $350,000 lo $200,000 since 
Ali|». 1. 

Those handling BKO's reorgahiza- 
ion again were not ready to go on 
with the proceedings when the mat- 
ter was called for hearing Monday 
(25) oetore Federal Judge William 
O, Bondy. Principal counsel to cred- 
itors and proponents were 'out of 
town,' and the court granted another 
delay, thi^s time for three weeks, un- 
til May 16. 

It has liecome debatable whether ' 
nsw — underwTitingTTnoney^ls"7ieices=" 
sary. Atlas once offered to-put up 
$2,000,000 for this purpose, and after- 
ward Is -understood : to have chilled 
scaiise of market conditions. 

Floyd :Odlum, head of Atlas Corp., 
Is personally handling BKO's reor- 
ganization. 

Also looks like that intended deal 
for the M. J. Meehan shares in 
Keith-Albee-Orpheum, for $3,100,000. 
is chilly, if not altogether cold, foi: 
iinilar rcasoiis, among others. 



Rkiiihg the Duce 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Moist valued trophy of a ma- 
jor studio chief was a large 
autographed portrait of Benito 
Mussolini. For niore than a 
year it hiing In his private 
office. Director, who jiist fin- 
.ished lUs picture, was invited 
into the office to, sign a long- 
term contract, 'Not until you 
have proved your friendship by 
putting my photo in Mussolini's 
place,' he bargained. , The" di- 
rector's portrait . replaced . II 
Duce's next niprning; but for 
weeks he refused to sign the 
contract, although the studio 
chief. kept after him. 

Recently the Mussolini pic- 
ture was back In its old place. 
Tlie director had signed with a 
rival outfit the. night before. 




ill^lDEfi'3H 



Then Again It May Reach 
Up to Thi» Past Season's 
$17^,009,000 Outlay 
Film Production — That's 
What 10 Companies Ex- 
piended — Fear Curtail- 
ment of Costs Would; Im- 
pair Quality 



BUT TRYING TO CUT 



Silverstone's Chanmanship of UA 
Executive Committee Constitutes 
New Operation Accord; the Setup 



PAR'S POWWOW 
WEST ON '38-9 
BUDGETS 



oily wood, April 26. 

Biggest production splash in 
months was touched off at Para- 
mount with arrival on Tuesday (26) 
of Barney Balabari, Stanton GrifTis 
and Russell Holman. Eight pictures 
go into production within the next 
30 days,, to <:om plement se ven n ow 
before cameras. 

Executive trio remain at the 



Schenck Ends Studio 
Confabs, Retarns East; 
Lichtman Stays West 



Hollywood, April 26. 
Nicholas M. Schenck concluded 
two weeks of studio conferences at 
Metro and trained east last Friday 
(221. With Louis B. Mayer, Al 
iciitman, Eddie Mannix and 'other 
tudio execs and producers he dis- 
cussed program and production 
lans for the 1938-39 season. Cur- 
rant setup at the studio will not be 
disturbed as all production heads 
hav^. their assignments lor the ii w 
crop of pictures. 

Lichtman has temporarily post- 
poned his trip to London and will 
make his headquarters here. He had 
nned to go abroad for the filming 
' he Citadel.' He is shopping 
iid for a Beverly Hills home. 



studio two weeks foi: confabs with 
Adolph Ziikor, William LeBaron and 
other platit execs. 

Portion of the 1938-39 program, 
imannouhced at the Washington 
jaleis.meet a fortnight ago, will be 
lixed during sessions, and other pro- 
duction problems will ji'e discussed. 

Huddies pa ' the Coast concern 
studio operation, policy and setup of 
a budget to cover 1938-39 production. 



With further economy measures on 
the agenda for the Paramount studio, 
Walter B. Cokell, treasurer uf the 
company, is planning to remain on 
the Coast indefinitely. He has sent 
for his secretary, necessary records 
of his office, etc. 

Cokell has been at the Par plant 
for several months now importantly 
aiding in the reduction of costs 
where overhead may be brought 
down without injury to operations 
and production, with lelouts here 
and there, lapsing of options, etc., as 
determined, by Adolph Zukor, him- 
self and. others. 

At the home office Friday (22) 
ovsrhcad was further reduced by 
letout of bookkeepers, clerks, stenos 
and other lesscis. 



When this year's product is in 
completing delivery on the 1937:38 
programs, the total amount spent by 
10 nationally-organiz'ed film com- 
panies on production will run around 
$175,000,000. For the coming season, 
pending the setup of budgets, it is 
expected that the total to be poured 
into pictures for the 12 months of 
the 1938-39 semester will be shoirt of 
this, figure, but not much less as 
might be imagined from the big 
budgetitis campaign now on in the 
film business, It may run 10% un- 
der the 1937-38 investments, but 
probably less than that. 

Some producer-distributors may go 
for as much coin on t>ie '38-39 pro- 
grams as they , have this season, in 
spite- of economy measures at the 
various studios, which actually are 
not great in money in some in- 
stances. That the reduction jn 
the ' cost of turning out the same 
number of pictures for next season 
as for '37-38 may be slight, if at all, 
is predicated by leading executives 
oh the realization that every studio 
has to continue to make better pic- 
turies in order to miset competition. 

If "s6me~of tfie~picfures" "end up 
costing less, that is fortunate, but if it 
is necessary to go over any set bud- 
gets in ' order to,.attain ' the ilesireii 
quality, the money must be spent. 
As pointed but, the first concern of 
the producerrdistributor is to meet' 
commitments on. the higher-brack- 
eted pictures at designated per- 
centages, one major film executive 
in New York epitomizing' the mat- 
ter by warning that 'you can't sub- 
stitute cotton for wool.' 

Although it is admitted that shav- 
ing of studio operating overhead in 
Hollywood may. aid some companies 
in bringing programs for, '38-39 to 
completion at less negative cost than 
for this year, there is no guarantee 
of that now. The demand for prod- 
uct that pan-survive stiff competition 
(Continued oh page 31) 



Ejarly .Reissues 



Dearth of box office pictures 
at the present lime is bringing 
out nbt only silent film reissues, 
but ah unprecedented number 
of revivals of hit features by 
major companies this spring. ' 

Exhibitors in subsequent .spots 
clai that the belter - features 
currently are tied up . in first- 
run theatres, with holdovers 
further delaying the time when 
they should be getting them for 
playdates. 



CHAPLIN'S 1ST 
TALKER FOR UA 
IN 1938-39 



Hollywood. April 26. 

Charles ChapIiA will rriake his 
first talker for. the United Artists. 
1938-39 program and break his long 
screen silence. Although reported 
resting at Carmel, Calif., for the 
past few months he is known to be 
reading stories from which his next 
picture will be adapted. 

Comedian recently took an inter- 
est in an original yarn and now has 
the author at his side at Carhiel. 
Expected Chaplin will return here 
•next-week-and-slai't-preparation-on 
the first tal " . 

New sound equipment was recent- 
ly- installed by RCA at the Chaplin 
studio. Since he made . 'Modern 
Time.s,' Chaplin confided to intimates 
that his next would be a talker 'for 
economic reasons. He feels inter- 
est in his first articulatcr would in- 
sure tremendous returns. 

Contributing to his decision Is the 
new UA policy of culling up extra 
coin with active producers, and that 
one picture annually would give him 
an. income on. par with producers 
who turn put many more: 

Konfad Bercovici has been with 
Chaplin on several trips to Carmel 
and likely the writer's original, 
based on the life of a musician, will 
be the comedian's choice for his 
dramatic talker. 



ASHER MAY ALIGN 
WITH ALEX KORDA 



Jack Curtis Agency Pard 
With Mai Winslow Pends 



.lick Curli.s, now on the Coast, 
will probably go' into the. asjency 
business with Ma.>£ Winfelpw. Latler 
hji resigned from Columbia Pic- 
tiuos studi , where he was a pro- 
duction e.xccutive. and has been lak- 
iiU it easy Ihe-past couple of month.s. 

rth Curtis' desire to remai in 
Hollywood, bpih are talking ai.v al- 
li.uice out- west. 

Curlis-AUeri aacncy east may con- 



Should present . discussibn.<(- which 
.\lexander Korda is having with Irv- 
in? Ashcr materialize, Asher will 
associate with London Films. 

A.shei'. just back frpm Hollywood, 
afur gelling through as Warners' 
Tcddington (F.nglarid) studio head, 
may sail "back to London today 
( ediiesday) but made likely to 
stay yii another week. 



H. M. Warner's Hula Resl 

Hollywood, pril 20. 
Harry M. Warner wiH pass three 
wioks in Honolulu, sailing tomonbw 
(Wednesdays 
Hf win be arcompahi'^d on the 
tinuc as [s, Charlie Allen repp'ing in vacHtion jaiinl by Mi's: Warnor and 



Rise of U. S. Amus. Tax Income Would 
Belie Any Recession in the Show Biz 



ashinglon, April,26. j 1936 yielded mort> ra-sh toward pay- 
Reccssion's elfec't still hadii't made i ment ot the national debt. 



Under the new accord which wa* 
concluded recently "in London with 
Alexander Korda (London Films) by 
Samuel Goldwyn, Mary Pickford 
and Douglas Fairbanks, Murray. SiU 
verstbne, as chairman of the'Exacu- 
livs Committee, is the hew bperatihj 
head pf- United Artists. UA be- 
corncs the first' really copperativs. 
company in the business. Indiepend- 
cnt producers who quality, and ara 
accepted in the organization, are to 
be privileged to participate iri tha 
i".:ofits if the company, based on the 
business they bring the coinpany. 

Ratifiisatibn : of Silverstone's ap- 
pointment and authority occurred at 
a reorganization meijting of the com- 
pany board held. .at the firni's homa 
office New York yesterday 

(Tuss.). 

In this setup, an incentive has been 
established for quaiiHed '.producers 
to become associated with U.A., and 
for present owner-producers to coa» 
lirfue actively with the company. 

Those ;OWherrproducers, . who shall 
engage actively in producing, .thus 
yielding incpjne to jShe company, will 
share by greater proportion iri tha 
profits than the non-producing own-, 
ers in the company. 

Fifty percent Pf the company's an- 
nual, aggregate profits will be hy- 
pothecated tor owner dividends. 

The other 50% will be devoted for 
distribution to' prbducers, owner- 
■producers as well as indeoendeiit 
producers, pro rata,, on the oisi 
their indivi ual gross income yi 
to the company. ' - 

It appears to be the Intention of 
the . directorate, eventually, to dis- 
continue the co'npany's administrar 
tive office s in H ollywood. Over-all 
(Continued on page 61) 



,1 any visible dent in box office re 
ceipts at the end of February, most 
recent U. S. Treasury returns indi- 
cate. Downward trend of most busi- 
ness indices is not borne out by the 
Government's receipts from the 10% 
addeA to theatre tickets. Total haul 
on Febluary business was up agaTh, 
for the second successive month af- 
ter the Usual new-year dip. MPre- 
ovcr. the total was considerably fat- 
ter than any previous year since the 
rales were upped back in 1032. 

Hard times wails were cli.ssipaled 
by announcement that Uncle Sam's 
slice of Ecbruaiy b.o: uro..<s wa,-; 



If biz is bum, the tax revenue.^ 
don't show it. First threa months of 
1938, the Treasury took $4.78(1,130 
fi-om amusement entcrpri.ies (all but 
a fraction from theatres) against 
$4,.'jl8,436 in the same quarter of 
J 937. Ci.iye.s a .$10,obp,Oq^O_J.oJal_.fp.r 
the fir.st half of the government's 
current fiscal year, indicating a rec- 
ord urilcss a stunning slUnip happens 
soon. 



ALICE BRADY'S U TURN-OFF 

Hollyw'.od, A'liril 2(i. 
Alice Brady and .Universal parted 



Nl'w York, but liaving no. de.siie to 
oiliorwise tie in on the Coast end. 



.I'is-.!ph I. Scluiii/.cr; head of 
C'JsUiiiie C.J, 



cstcrn 



$1,773,075. This is $233.iiU7 mpro , company last week by mulual a'^rco- 
Ihan the- whiskered gent pocketed in ■ menl atlc]- lifling oyer a pari in 
the same ' :)nlh last year. Up . 'Suspicion.' 

$U3|'133 '.over February, I'XiH. pay- | — '■ 

mcnts.. Wliich showed .lanuary « , , . -a ^ • ■ -a v 

wiclcet business waj fa.-iler llian IIilv Scliresinjer Back m N, Y., 
Christmas trade. j M. A. Schlc-Singcr (South African 

March tblaf was .i.ne of tiv; bi:;- ^ TlriU.tresj, president of Ocncral Tallt- 
gbst in a lonjj tini,-;. exeepling tl>(> ' ing icturcs and allied firms, has 
pa.^t coiipl-J 'if y2ir-:-ndsi, lify f )ur 1 rolurned to New York after several 
in'jnlhi )( l'j:j7 jn Iw/J. slan/.as of, weeks in London on business. 




'Trafia Marh .|tPKl>ilei'^d 
FOI'Npnn, BT SIMB. SII.VICKMAN 
■■ulillallril IVvckly lix VAKIKTV, lae. 

Sid .Kilvarnifin, IN-aMldelil 
It4 Wf-«l tr.ih Sircet, Now y€.rk City 



WUIISCItll'riO.N. 

Aninm:!. It Korelxn ,. 17 

Shii;la Coplaii. . . . . . , ...IS Cnnla 



Vol. 



No. 7 



INDEX 




Bills 


54 


Chatter 


81 


Concert 


60 


Dansapali 


...48-49 


E.\pl6itati 


31 






Film Booking Ch 


25 


Film Reviews 


22-23 


Forum 


03 






House Rovi 


;:)3 


Inside— l,cgil 


50 


Inside— Pictures 


12 


insi 


37 


Iiiternaiional News, . . . 


.. 10-11 


.Joe , La ur i 


_.J2. 


Lcyili 


...55-59 


Liter. 


60 


Musi' 


4C-)7 


New ' Acts 


50 


News from llic 


02 


Nile Clubs... 




Nile Club Hevicw.i. . . . 


50 


Obituary 


62 { 


Outdoors 
PitliM- 


6:! i 
1 

2-;; : 


Hadi.) 


i 


Radio- Iiilc.rn; 


36 1 


Radio Ri> 


.:',3-v.) 1 


Il'idi') .Sliowniati i\ui> 


37 


Vaudovilli! 


,,50-51 1 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, April 27, 19.1« 




Compares Unscrupulous Producers with Henry VIII, 
'Cherishing C<(>nipany, Destroying It and Passing 
On to Another Infatuation— Recalls Fishy Eye 
First Given Industry by Money Barons 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Mot' ictures, o nce ir owned ori 

"6y^c65serva(ive"71}anKers," havie de- 
veloped into a -sound industry with 
a forward, march that has placed; it 
in the Iroiit. rank ' of national .ac- 
tivities. 

That was the opinion of Dr; ..H. 

ianhini/president of United ' Artists, 
expressed in an address before the. 
Departrhent of Cinematography class 
at University of- Southern California 
last Wednesday (20). 

Tracing the rise of the film indus- 
try from a risky venture, to a huge 
enterprise, representing an invests 
ment of ^3,000,000,000 and a yearly 
payroll of $200,000,000, Dr. Gianhini 
Eaid: 

This forward, march has exceeded 
that of many ih<dustries and has .been 
surpassed by only a very few. Be- 
cause of persistent misreptesehta- 
tions 25 years, ago, many persons 
"were misled into the . belief, that the 
pibture .business would never, be 
anything but a bad risk for. thcf 
banker. 

'From a very modest' beginning it 
has grown by veritable leaps and 
bounds, arid now has assumed di- 
mensions of unbelievable size. It is 
estimated that dose to $3,000,000,000 
arc invested in- this ARierican- enter- 
prise. It^ has .had its trials/ and I 
ebmetimes think that the 'theory 'of 
periodicity,' or the ups and downe; 
in . the tide of business, originated 
from observations made during "the 
early, and. precarious life of the pic- 
ture business. 

Why Bankers Shied .OA 

'The machinery equipment emr 
ployed in the business, the kind of 
theatres in use, the poor stbri , ■ the 
inexperienced' direction,, the calibre 
of the - cast, the incompetent title 
vrriter — all these factors were hot 

' calculated to awaken an intense inter- 
est in the public.' The banker, of 

—courser" .was— not-Tittracted — to ~this- 
business. 

'Jt was about this time that 1 be- 
came acquainted with some of the 
men in this industry. They were 
active' in the management of . several 
companies and revealed to me a 
serviceable efficiency that arrested 
liny, .attention. 

'As their business developed; they 
came in for financial a.ssistance. 
Tliey were asked to pre.sent state- 
ments, but as the, busine:^ ^as new 
and unknown, the customary stand- 
ards ol credit . rating could not. be 
applied. At first, purely on personal, 
gi-ounds, small amounts were loaned. 
These were always promptly paid.' 
Further and larger amounts were 
given' and ail payments were met at 
maturity. 

"The nk had no losses. Our 
loans were at times unsecured and 
at other times secured by an assign- 
ment of. the proceeds from progres- 
sive prints. Occasionally a loan was 
made on the negative print, but this 
was a temporary expediency, for a 
ncgativie in , the possession of the 
bank made it impossible to play the 
picture. These" loans \yere in every 
Instance at the current bahking rate 
of interest. 

'Most of the loans made today by 
banks, and these amount to millions 
of dollars a" year,', are made to pro- 
ducers, who give us as security an 
assignment on the. proceeds from 
their pictures through the distribu- 
tion company; 

"In other words, the distriljuting 
company, cooperating with the pro- 
du. r,. rriakes.it possible for the pro- 
ducer to pledge the proceeds of his 
pictures as security lor loans which 
usually are employed for the. pro- 
duction of new .pictures. 

'In most instances, the bank will 
not finance the first picliire of a new 
company and will only inKlertake lb 
flrtalice a production if and when the 
producer is in a posiliori to furnish 
the bank with a- compleled, negative 
as security for his loan. 

Bank on Short End 

'Most Ipsses incurred by ban .>! are 
the result. of financing, fir.sl piclures. 
Failure to complete a pictui' or 
failure at the box oflice of a com- 
pleted picture, ha.s often, wrecked 
the producer. Consequently, a 
finished negative, with an estimated 
eross from the producing company 
extent of the sccm'ity. .back pi his 



enables the banker sure the 

loan. _ _^ _ 

'lii the spiacc"^^ 
industry has so gro\vn that it began 
to challenge admiration both in and 
out of banking circleSi However, 
most bankers continued , to be indif- 
ferent. 

'L likewise noted that the bankers 
Of New York, as in California, were 
also indifferent to- the busihess. My 
commitments, hoiwevet, grew prb- 
portiphately larger. My associates 
and iny directors looked with a very 
critical eye upon my recommendar 
tions. They kindly, but very firmly, 
suggested caution. The bank exami- 
ners both of the Niw 'York Clearing 
House and the National-Banking De- 
partment made rtain written and 
oral comments that disturbed, us. As. 
the business, was new^ they very 
properly advised . care. 

•The steady growth of 'the jbusir 
ness made heavy demands tipori the 
bank, and it was then that I turned 
to the leaders of the industry and 
sought their cooperation. I had re- 
peatedly stat , both in private and 
publicly, that the men in control of 
this business were just as.ihtelligent, 
just .as industrious aiuLjust as able as 
the men in aiiy other big business'. 
The. public was . responding cheer- 
ifully and' generously 46 the. support 
of this new, but . now large,, enter- 
prise. The masses approved of this 
form. of. entertainment and the pro-' 
duoe'r met this demand with better 
pictures, 

'It was then that it occurred to me 
to invite to sit with me on- our board 
of directors one of the industry, so 
that I could elicit his support in my 
belief in the soundness of the busi- 
ness. At first some producers op- 
posed me, fearing that matters of 
internal management would become 
public property, but soon understood 
that this director was of great a's- 
s.istflnce_and_tHnc.tio.Mdjs_;a_fuend. 
in court. 

'FerDtcions Bonns System' 

'In 'Our desire to. do constructive 
\york, we found that a certain men- 
ace threatened many of those en- 
gaged ill the business. Usurers had 
a menacing hold upon some of the 
meri' in the business. The few com- 
panies that succumbed were ^victims 
of n' pernicious 'bonus* system, 

'We had a frienly working rela- 
tion with every large company. We 
found, however, that those who were 
unable to weather the up and doWn 
periods were in every instance 
wrecked to a great degree by these 
bonus sharks. There were always 
good profits in thie business, but not 
enough to pay such excessive rates 
of interest. Like Henry VIII and 
his desirable princesses, these money 
sharks woiild cherish a company fu- 
riously for a' season, then destroy it 
and pass on to another infatuation. 

'Now the management of the vari- 
ous companies is in capable hands; 
the financial- statements are' no 
longer vague and indefinite; budget 
requirements are no longer a matter 
of conjecture. 

"AH the producing companies of 
the first rank receive accommodations 
on an unsecured basis, and are given 
llie same consideration as to amounts 
and rates of interest as any other, 
high-class, legitimate cqhcern. 

'Within the past several years, 
some of the larger companies have 
refinanced themselves. In each in- 
stance the new stock issue was spon- 
sored by high and reputable invest- 
ment houses. I .sincerely hope that 
the same type of bankers will con- 
tinue to evince an interest in this 
liusiness, thereby guaranteeing the 
investing public adequate protection. 
The mistakes of. olden days, result- 
ing from 'watered* slock, should be 
scrupulously avoided. Stock, issues 
must be honest in, the fullest sense 
of the word in order to maintain 
public confidence. 

"I say this with all the sincevily, 
eoiiviction and per.sonal experience 
<),£ a banker who has probab'ly 
loaned more money In the industry 
«vcr a period oC years than any other 
banker. 

VUimaie .World 'Dominatfan? 

. "There is a general belief abroa " 
that if film production becomes a 
pcrmanci't monopoly iii a country, 
that .vouiiliy will iiltinuitcly domi- 



. hbt.e the world. An immortal dictum 
has been paraphrased to read,' 'let -' 
make the film of my count , and I 
core, not ■ who makes its laws.' 
Whilst other peoples were, wonder- 
ing about the significance of- motion 
picttires, American .talent quickly 
jumped in,, thus giving th'e U.. S. a 
gigantic lead. 

'The influence of this great pre- 
ponderance brought about almost un-. 
-consciously the ATnericanization " Of 
other peoples; American moral, so- 
cial and artistic values, American 
type of sentiment and, .in a wider 
sense, American culture were being 
ygradually imposed on the rest of. the 
world. , 

'This is the reason that Great Brit-' 
airi; France,. Germany and Italy and 
other, countries are today so inter- 
ested in film production. They are 
rightly jealous of their culture and 
tradition arid languaee.'ahd.therefore 
militantly interested in their p^reser-r 
vation. To this end their motion 
picture industries receive govern- 
mental support and encouragement — 
and it behooyes our government to 
give the industry: all the support 
necessary to retain our own leader- 
ship.' 



FraDkie ai 'And Jolmiiie' 
ReDown Sues RepiliSc 
PktBres f«r $mjm 



St. Iiouis, Aprir26. 
rankie Baker, Fortlandv Ore., the 
claimed .'flesh-arid-bloo<d Frankie of 
the celebrated folk song, 'Frankie and 
Johnni ,' filed a $200,000 suit in the 
circuit court here "lliursday -'• (21 ) 
against thio authors, producers arid 
distributors. of the film of that name, 
alleging they have-done her wrong; 
Suit is filed here because the famous; 
shooting occurred i St Louis 38 
years ago and many 'witnesses are 
still living here who remembei: it. 

."The plainti'if, a Negress, did slipot 
a man, and killed, hirh, biit the siiit 
contends the ..circumstances were, 
fal ly portrayed in the film story. 
Mi5s Baker's attorneys,, the firrij of 
McLemore,-Withcrspoon-&-LucaSr-as-^ 
sert Miss.Baker shot in self -defense' 
and was acquitted by ;a coroner's 
jory. 

Defendants In the action are Re- 
public Pictures Corp., Republic Mid- 
west ilm Distributors, Inc., Select, 
Pictures, Chester 'ErSkihe, Jack Kirk- 
lahd, Helen. Morgan, Chester Morris 
and Lilyan TashmEn.- 

Miss Tashman has been dead since 
March 31, 1934. 

■ Miss Baker is now 58 years old ; id 
has never been married. 



'EXTASE' FINALE 



3-Tear Court Battle Ends in V. S. 
C'l Kayo 



Washington. April 26. 

Power of jttate authorities to per- 
mit or ban exhibition of imported 
.films was sustained Monday .(25) 
when U. S. Supreme Court refused 
to review the action of New York 
otficials against 'Extase,' CEicstacy'). 

Last chapter of the three-year fight 
over the Gze'chsiov'akian film con- 
taining views of Heidy.keisler swim-, 
ming a la Eye was a brief denial of 
appeal^ by Eureka Productions and 
a curt' statement that 'the motion of 
the appellees to affirm is granted 
and the judgment is affirmed.'' 'Thus 
the highest tribunal upheld ruling 
of State courts that Governor. Her-, 
bert H. Lehman and the Board of 
Education' had right to withhold ex- 
hibition license for. the film; 

jurists unimpressed by allegations 
of counsel for. Sam Cummins, the 
importer, that New Yorkers usurped 
Federal powers and trespassed on. na- 
tional Constitution, .They argued: in- 
ertectually that United States Gov- 
ernment, had granted a. permit for 
the film- to be brought into this coun- 
try and Federal officials were the 
only persons with control over, move- 
ment of the pic in interstate com- 
merce. 



Leeds Directs Quints 

Hollysvood, April 26, 
. Bert Leeds draw, the di ctorjs 
set on the next Dionhc quint pic-r 
lure for 20lhTFox, which will go bcr 
fore the' carheras under the title 
'Five of a Kind.' 

11 Patrick and , Lou reslow 
have coinpleted the script, fil inf! 
I0 get under way in 'June. 



Boettiger Endorses His (Hd Boss 

Seattle, April 26. 

John Boettiger, publisher of enrst's Seattle P.ost-Intelligencer, has 
riot forgotten his training under Will Hays. He wrote the following 
lead editorial in his daily the other day: ; 

BVSlNESS .CAN LEARN FROM THE MOVIElS 

The motion picture industry reached new heights in the 1937-38 
season. . 

It continued its successful battle against indecency and propaganda. 

And' it' is necessary recall bhly a few titles^'Snow White and. 
the Seven Dwarf,s,' 'Hurricane,' "The Life of- Eniile Zola,' 'Captains 
Courageous,' 'Heidi' and 'Maytime'^to realize how far screen art has 
progressed in the last decade and in the last year; 

In part! it has been a technical adydhce, for which credit is due to 
American inventiveness and mechanical ingenuity. 

In part jt ^Ha^s been an^^e^^^^ tiial arid artistic hori- 

zons to include fields of fari^sy, music and sOcUl consciousness that 
were far beyond the ken of the filrn iriakers ot a few years ago. 

Will H. Ha.vs, president of the' otion Picture Producers and Dis- 
tributors, of America. 'in his annual report calls attention to.- the fact 
that the progress has been made Under a' system of 'industrial self 
discipline.' 

He explains: 

'Industrial democracy can no longer be taketi for granted anywhere 
in the world. It. must be defended. The problemi 'bf . our national 
economy very properly has been stated to b« the problem of main- 
taining to the highest degree initiative, enterprise and freedom in in- 
dustry and business. 

'But these are rights, that miist be watched by equivalent ie- 
sponsibiiities, both social and economic;.' In- a pieriod in which the very 
basis of democratic freedom is being questioned, industry must. be 
fully prepared to report upon its. public .stewardship;* 

The motion pictu^'e industry, has rendered its report. 

It is'dne bf which the nation may well be proud. 
. Much -bf . the credit muist be given to . the foresight and genius of Mr. 
Hays, who so ably .a.nalyzed the problems. of an industry, which once 
fell far short of its present repute, and set about quietly to. install the 
system of self-government which has brought fllmdom;to its current:, 
levels. 

Nor has i progress been ended, 
titles .of corning releases which bi 
even" greater heights. 

A few years ago there was widespread deriiand for stri' 
ernment regulation and; censorship of mbvi 

There, is ho si.ich demand today. 

Recognition of tire truth that .ireedom must be accompanied by 
responsibility, has made, self-government, a success in the mbtibn. 
picture industry. 

And the same principle should help many another industry to solve 
its; problems— it it can And: its 'Will Hays and learn to follow his advi 



Pix Biz AppeHants Score Point 
In Daflas Case Via a Tedinicaiity 



■ April 26. 
Disi-egard of procedural rules by 
The Texas jiidge lesulte^ i" 
ary ck for the govenment'S 
most rebent antitrust alack upon^fllm 
distributors' booking practices. 

Post ing decision on meirits of 
the case, the U. S. .Supreme Court 
On bnday (25) held, with member- 
ship split 6-2, that technical error 
required further proceedings befpre 
any. inion can be given. Tv/o 
umpii'es, Associate Justice Harlan F. 
Stone and Hugo L, Black, dissented, 
clairning the findings i.i the. opinion 
and decree of the Federal court for 
the North Texas case are ample for 
the highest tribunal to pass on fair- 
ness of trial which resulted in issu- 
ance of injunction against Texas 
Consolidated. Theatres, Interstaote 
Circuit, Karl Hoblitzelle, R; J. 
O'Donnell, and numerous subsidiar- 
ies of major producers. 

Noting that rules of procedure in 
equity cases r'iqiiire trial court to 
'find the facts specially and state 
separately its. conclusions of law. 
thereon,' the Supreme Court de- 
clined to pass on ic dispuie because 
of character of the decree. , Majority 
explained; 

'The District Coiirt did not comply 
with this rule. The court made no 
formal findings. The court did not 
find the facts specially and stute 
separately its cbnciii.mons of law as 
tho rule required. The . statements 
in the decree ''lat in making the re- 
strictive agreeiArits thi parlie.s haid 
engaged in . a> illegal conspiracy 
were but ulliinale conclusioiis and 
did not dispense with the necessity 
of properly fprmulalin.* the under- 
lying findings of- fact. 

'The opinion of the court was not 
a sfibslitute for the required findings. 
A discussion of portions of the evi- 
dence and the court's reasoning in 
its opinion do not c .nstltute the 
special and form;-l findin;!s by which 
it is the duly o: the court appropri- 
ately and specifically to delei-niihc 
all the is,«ucs which the court pre- 
.<ierilB. This is an essential aid to 
the appellate court in reviewing; 
equity case and conipliaiice with the 
rule is particularly importnnl in an' 
anti li u.H ca.<;e .which comes; to this 
court by direct appeal Irom the 
-court.' 

Sumniarizinc flrpiimeiil:: (ilh 
fides, ajorily cb.'-er.vcd; inti- 



mate no bpi upon any of the 
questions raised, oy these rival cori- 
: tentions,- butr they-point-the^impor-- - 
tance of special and adequate find- 
ings in accordance ith the pre- 
^scribed equity practi The decree;, 
of the District court Is set aside 
and the icause is remanded . . .' 



HAMMELL, PAR CENSOR^ 
QUITS AFTER 17 YEARS 



Hollywood, April 26. 
John Hammell, studio cen.sbf; has- 
resigned after 17 years with Para- 
mount. In addition to handling con- 
sbrship problems he was gener.al 
manager of the Ernst Lubit.sch pro- 
ductions. 

Studio .associates say .Hatnmell will 
rejoin Lubitsch, whose contract with 
Paramount recently terminated. 



Rep Speeding Washop 



Hollywood, April 26. 
ith 33 out of 50 pictures fin- 
ished, Republic is well ahead of its 
li937-38 production sked. In addi- 
tion, it has a: complete quota of Bub 
Steele westerns out of the way. 

Studio execs are pre ring for the 
annual sales convention beginni 
May .2, Meanwhile writers are 
whipping plays- into shape for com- 
pletion well, in advance bf Sept, ii 
when the production year ends. 

'HeairtV Cast Stymie 

Hollywood,. April 26. 

Casting difficulties have been, as- 
signed as the rea.son for the post- 
ponement of the production start ch 
Hal Roaches next fealLire for etro, 
•There Goes y Heart." 

Picture was to' have gone April 
25. New date has not yet been .stl. 



THEH BRiilSH AGAIN 

Hollywood, April 2G. 
?; J; Wolfson will produce iim\ 
.. script 'The Frontiersman' for KKO. 
I Picture is ba.sed on the Neil li. 
j Swanson novel, 'The First . Rebtl.' 
[dealing with a revolt by Fciins.vl- 
I variia. colbnists agai st ih I'lVnh 

I i .n ■ 



Wediiesdayr April 27, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 







Hammons-Levine Dicker for GN 
May Require Up to 



Pendi ng "the cbmpilatldh ' of 'data' 
and technical diUiculties due to the 
fact the company is in reorganiza- 
tion under 77-B of the bankruptcy 
act, it is estimated ..that at least 
$2,500,000 will be required by Earle 
W. Haitimons and associates in 
Bwinging a deal for Grand National. 
Interested with Hammons in ac- 
quisition of CN Is Nat Levine, who 
was in New York, last week coni 
fering with him on the matter, but 
60 - far, with a deal nowhere; near to 
fruition, it has not been determined 
to what extent Levine will be finan- 
jcially concerned in the matter. 

Levine, . who went back to the 
Coast Friday (22), is expected to at 
least finance the production of picr 
tures which he would turn out for 
GN. Presumption is that he would 
serve as head of production. GN Is 
quartered at the Educational studio 
In Hollywood, which it took under 
lease from '.Hamniohs 'When formed 
two years ago. 

With Hammons at present t Ing 
to get a clear picture of what GN 
represents in the way of assets: and 
possibilities, he has a representative 
bh the Coast collecting data for him 
and looking iiito the situation from 
all angles. Hammohs isn't planning 
any immediate trip west until get- 
ting data, figures, etc., together. 



WB'^ArKrMELtER; 



'The prbnkard' Goes on Warner 
Sked on Sears' Sayso 



GN Appeals FT(C Case 

Washington, April 26. 
ismissaV of the first Federal com- 
laint charging a film distributor 
with misrepresentation of plot was 
asked last week by. Grand National, 
in reply to a show-cause order from 
the Federal Trade. Commission. 

Primarily because the company 
has been inactive since reorganiza- 
tion proceedings reached a climax 
— Jast. February,. the._prosp£C.tjvj!.M!TC. 
ban against using title. 'In His Steps' 
is -imnecessary, GN replied. While 
inaintaining.it .was not .guilty, of vior, 
lating the fair tr^ide- 'statutes, com- 
. pany said that since trustees were 
named several weeks ago all prac- 
tices set forth in the citation have 
been abandoned voluntarily and 
agents were long since instructed not 
to use any advertising matter which 

ight give the wrong i ression to 
exhibitors. 

Admitting truth of charges that 
title of 'best seller 'by Dr. Charles M. 
Sheldon was used for kid romance 
opus, GN flatly denied any duping 
ot theatre owners, unfair competi- 
tion, or unauthorized use of the 
story's name. In concluding its an- 
swer, company declared 'it did have 
the right to advertise that said pho- 
toplay was suggested by said book 
because the theme of said book and 
oC said photoplay are fundamentally 
the same.' 

While admitting it did cause film 
to be made and ofTered for lease, 
•firm denied it is or has been since 
Feb. 21 in the business of either pro- 
ducing or selling pix. Does not 
maintain 'a course of ttade in said 
productions so sold or leased by it 
in commerce among or between the 
various states' because activities 
were suspended on account of flfian 
cial woes. 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Gradwell L. Sears, sales chieftain, 
is responsible for the addition of P. 
"T, Barnum's ancient meller, "The 
Drunkard,' to Wai:hers 1938-39 sched- 
ule. Bryan Foy, already sold on the 
idea of filming the opusi which has 
run for more than five years iii a Los 
Angeles little theatre, put. the matter 
up to Jack Warner, who failed to 
enthuse, but passed it on to Sears. 
Latter wired back, 'By all means; it'll 
be a big , money -maker.' 

Crane Wilbur is, already at work 
on the story treatment, which will 
be filmed, with a cast including 
Claude Rains, Anita Louise, George 
Brent and Dick Foran. . 

Property has . long .hibernated In 
the public domain. - 



WARNERS^ JR. 
SCRIB SCHOOL 



Warner ros, is planning to organ- 
ize a school for junior writers at the. 
Coast studio . in the hopes ot un- 
earthing fresh: scribbling talent The 
plan is experimental but it succeiss- 
ful will be continued perrtianantly. 

School will be in charge of David 
Matthews, former story editor of the 
Warner Burbank plant, , 

A- similar \yriter-developing plan 
was tried at etro, biit recently 
sacrificed in an economy purge. 



COMMISH TIFF OVER 
DEANNA DURBIN'S PACT 



Hollywood. April 26. 
Los Angeles courts on Monday (24) 
awarded Mrs. Ritz Stanwood Warner 
25'/o of the commissions collected by 
Jack. Sherill and Fred Falkin. from 
their managerial contract with 
Dcanna Durbin. Amount will be de- 
termined after the period in' the film 
player's career, covering the award, 
is fixed, 

Suit filed by Mrs. arner con- 
tended she. was promised a percent- 
age of the commissions from all tal- 
ent she discovered. Two other simi- 
lar suits are pending, one by Olive 
White and other by Milo Marchetti, 
who, also claim they, discovered the 
Universal actress-singer. 




Cry for New Faces Dove- 
tails vrith Studio Coin 
Clip— ^<irooni Novices to 
Replace .Fading, but 
Costly, Names — Savings 
Run Into Fancy Figures 



Ryskind Doing 'Service' 
Rewrite as Marxes Idle 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Mprrie Ryskind has been assigned 
by RKO for the rewriting job on 
'Room Service.' 

Marx Bros, are still idling about 
the lot aw iting delaiycd start on the 
picture in whieh they will star. 



^Early Light' for Faye 



Yachting R. R. Script 

Hollywood, April 26. 
/ Cecil DeMille's yacht, Seaward, is 
being overhauled for a cruise during 
which the script for 'Union Pacific' 
will be finished by DcMille, his as- 
sistant, William Pine, and writers 
Jack Cunninghani and Jesse Lasky, 
Jr. ' 

Four-week trip, beginning May 1. 
without particular destination, 'vJiM 
be interrupted by one landing to per- 
mit DeMille to preside over his radio 
broadcast. 



'Lucliy Star' in Orbit 

Hollywood, April 26. 

'My Lucky Star,' Sonja Hcnie's 
20lh-Fox starrer, wont Ijcforc the 
cameras yesterday (Monday) with 
Roy Del Ruth directing. 

Buddy Ebscn, on loan from Melro. 
joined the featured players, which 
includes Cesar Romero and George 
Barbier. 



HOW IT WORKS OUT 



Spencer Tracy Has Strong Legit Yen 



But Thinks B'way 
A Film Star to 




iriy Expects 





A CYCLE? 



Frenke Vsinc 50 Midceti In 'Half- 
Bnck' Serl 



By CHUCK CASHON 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Unknowns are attracting the atten- 
tion of Hollywood's producers today. 
Youth will be served, and is being 
served, now as never before' in all 
the major studios. It is Hollywood's 
answer to several hurdles: of the past 
few ■ months, . namely skyrocketing 
production costs, caused to a great 
extent by topflight lary demands, 
and the. constant cry of the public 
for new faces. Egos are being de- 
flated, salaries are being' given the 
eagle eye when option time rolls 
aroiind, and . many a player who has 
gotten into the four-flgure a week 
class is worried at the prospect of 
tbe future. 

Recession has brought slackened 
production; falling b.o, has brought 
disapproving hods from the bank- 
ing houses; and the studios^ have 
thrown a score or more players: into 
top roles which Avould have pre- 
viously- gone to more expensive old- 
sters on the lots. 

The resiiit is that today, beforn 
cameras, or already released, is the 
greatest array of new faces John 
Public has ogled for many a moon, 
■Virtually all are bracketed with 
definite' personalities- to smooth- the- 
path'; The blurb boys and girls have 
turned loose with both barrels. More 
than- half the publicity is -now-^ di- 
rccted at building players instead 
of selling pictures. Less and less are 
the well known players being 
pushed into- the rbto sections. To- 
day's: stock player who will be to- 
morrow's star is getting the build- 
up instead. 

Par is heading the parade. ince 
the first of the year: Harriet Hil- 
liard, fro'rh the stock school, played 
a lead opposite Fred MacMurjay in 
.'Cocoanut Grove'; Terry Ray, re- 
named Erin Drew, took lead with 
Bing Crosby and MacMurray in 'Sing 
■you Sinners'; Louise Campbell, new 
in pictures, took top spot with Ray 
Milland in ' en With .Wings.' Cast 
in same show in the lead role is 
Cheryl Walker, Pasadena Junior 
College girl. and last Tournament of 
(Continued on page 8) 



Hollywood, April 26! 

Three more half-pint westerns with 
ail . midget casts have been lined up 
by United Players, Inc., headed by 
Dr. Eugen Frenke; Pictures will be 
'Half -Buck Rides Again/ 'Half-Buck 
Goes yfesV and 'Half-Buck Hits the 
Trail,' all by "Ted Richmond. Paul 
Savoy is bringing SO midgets firom 
Chicago, for the cast. 

Small-sized western craze was 
originated by Jed. Buell, now com- 
pleting the cast lor his -The Terror 
of Tiny Town.' 



POC Pie VOGUE 
LOOKS IN AGAIN 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Despite belief that fight pictures 
are. usually floppo at the b.o., prac- 
tically every studio is nibbling at a 
bell-ringer in. this field. Latest to join 
the training camp is George Raft, 
figuring to have .Max Baer . and 
Torrimy Farr repeat their New York 
routi " John C. Moftitt's 'The 
Squared Circle.' 

Paramount is considering handling 
the release provided Raft handles all. 
the financing through production and 
the preview. Farr to date hasn't 
made .a_dim_e_. here and_claims,_oul of 
$25,000 he made in two'fifehts in t'he' 
east, $24,000 went to his old manager 
in settlement- of. ^heir" contract. 

Baer's previous fight jpictiire, ''The 
Prizefighter and the Lady,' turked 
badly and set the whole town against 
screen slugging until ■Warners came 
in with 'Kid Galahad'; and set the tide 
in the other direction again. 



LESLIE HOWARD BOWS 
OUT OF WB CONTRACT 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Conflict with his En^ish commit- 
ments caused I.e.<>lie Howard to get 
together with ■Warners on contract 
cancellation. Pact had two pictures 
remaining. 

Howard is planning to freelance 
on return to Hollywood. 



It!s hard to. show a cihemai star 
anything hew in the way of fan ap- 
proach, but New York's organization 
of aiitographiends had visiting Holly- 
wood fireman Spencer Tracy' com- 
pletely stopped. 

Tracy commented on the fact th 
practically.'the same group of young- 
sters confronted him on. each visit to 
the Sherry-Netherland, atid that each 
demanded from three to six auto-' 
graphs. When the system ot 'cov- 
erage' was explained- — each .group 
'assigned', by the- leader to a celeb- 
rity and all to get autographs for 
groups on other 'assi^nments'-^Tracy 
whistled , amazement.. 'Hiimph,' he 
humphcd, 'guess the fans out. lii. 
Hollywood are just a bunch of ama- 
teui's.' 

Tracy expressed a strong desire to 
api>car . again on the stage, but bc's 
haunted, by the. ghosts of defunct 
screen star legit vehicles. The stage 
was his springboard ; to. films but, to 
do a little metaphor mixing, he's, 
afraid' .of being bitten by the hand 
that fed him. 

' reducers,' Tracy e laborated, 
seem to depend on the picture name 
to- carry the play, when as a matter 
of fact the play has to be a whale 
of a lot better than average, for a 
screen name. An actor gets more of 
a break when he's just starting out. 
Gets credit for doing a good part iii. 
a so-so play. But it's a tall garfibla 
to come back to the stage after mait- 
ng a picture naime. Maybe the pub- 
lic doesn't actually start saying 'Oh, 
yeah?' and perhaps the critics don't 
really start sharpening the knives as 
soon as they hear of the plan, but 
it cer inly looks that, -way; to the 
man oii^ thj- Hollywood fence.* 

Hasn't thouglP^uch about ^h at 
kind of a show he'd like to"do^-only 
knows ;it's got to be good.' 

Even if a' likely ms. is discovered,, 
however, the venture will have to be 
postponed awhile as there is a pic- 
ture waiting fpr him when he return 
from a brief London jaunt. Said he 
p.rcferred his own back yard to the 
ocean trip for a vacation, but making 
the London trek because Mrs. Tracy 
insisted that it would 'do him good.' 
Looking slimmer than in his last-film, 
Tracy said he lost 12 pounds the hard 
way— through a recent illness— but 
prefers the new streamlining and in- 
tends to keep it 

SALLY RAND'S 4-PIC 
DEAL WITH STANDARD 



Average Film Adnush Price Hasn^t 
Deviated from 22-23c m IS Months 



lice Faye ^"{IZJ^ r's^iar il Regan's Personals 

in 'By the Dawn's Early Light,' i Hollywood, April 26. 

be filmed by ,20th-Fox from' Phil Regan is motoring cast for 
Anthony Veiller's script of Gene i nei'sonals tour, ing at Loews 
-Markey's story. I State, New Yoi; , ay 5. 

Gregory Ratofr will direct as .soon | Also docs guest radio turns while 
as Miss Faye returns from Honolulu. I in Gblham.. 



Pictures constitute the real popu- 
lar national amusement in tlie United 
Slates today, as judged by the av- 
erage admission price charged at 
the . box office. 

Clicck completed this week re- 
veals that the national admission fee 
in the past l.'i months has not de- 
viated' fl'om the 22-25C figure. Av- 
erage ticket to a film theatre early 
last year was 25c. In the fall it 
j slipped slightly under 22c but at the 
' present time it is wilhin a fraction 
j of that amount. 

I Even with considerable tilting in 
I. bigger cities early in 1937, there 
I Was hardly a time that the average 
admission raised above 23c.' rive to 
mt admittance prices, which got 
under way last year,, were nipped by 
the recission which set in late in 
the fall. Theatres which have 
' been able to hold their increased foes 
I are counterbalanced by those which 
I have dipped back in the admission 

scale setup. 
( Surprising part of the survey was 



I found in the manner in which the 
[ higher admissions had been olTset by 
the number of houses which auto- 
matically- charged less when lliey 
slipped from second-run to third- 
run category. 
Figures compiled are conlradic 
; tory to those claiming, that 40c ad 
mission theatres predominate. Break- 
down of the price scale at hou.scs 
where 40c. is charged most nights in 
the week revealed that the variation 
I in prices during the day plus pro- 
I'visions for juvenile trade.' often 
. brou.ijht such type operations down 
to 25c,^ as the average price charged 
1 over a. v/cck's time. Similar an 
j alysis of so-called 50c theatres 
I showed that usually the avei-agc 
: . price over a 7-day stretch was closer 
! to- 40 or 42c. 

i LarKe number of theatres get 
- ting -only 10c and 15c in the afl- 
rcrnoons and 15c, 20c aiid.25o .nl highl 
' leveled o(I the average price fiotli 
I the higher quotations for tlvc dc- 
I luxers in key spots. 



Sally R.Tnd leaves for Hollywood 
Jime 15 to start work on a foiii- 
picture contract with Standard Pic- 
tures. Will do one and then rclurii 
east, going back to the Coast some- 
time in September, 

Dancer exits the Casa Manana, 
N. Y., April 30, , and goes to the 
Auditorium, Baltimore, for a legit 
nlng, opening May 9 fpr one weeic 
After that there are some vaude 
dates and stock leglting at Dennis,' 
Mp.ss.;. Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; Westport, 
Conn., and Ogonquit, Me., before re- 
tiirning to Standard and her second 
film. 'Will do straight dramatics in 
(ilms, as with annual Icgit trek. 



La Cava Squares Off 

H^l'lywot.d. April 26. 

Gregory La Cava will produce and 
dTCct his o-iginal story. 'Ili,;;ht 
Angles,' at KO, with Dnu'ilas Faii- 
banlcs, Jr., .set for the male load. 

Picture roils about Sept. 1. 



THE BETTER MAN 

Hollywood, April 20. 
joorge .Stevens will direct P;indr 
Bcrm.nn's RKO pvntliiction of '< 
lin«\ 'GiiMf!;! Din," wi'.h fjal y Cooper 
in the top role uiid Jack Oakie on 
Iho comotly .end. 
Cameras roll In Ma 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



WeVInesda^, April 27, 1938 



Nation s Press Very Curious About 
Pix Moppets $, Since Coogan Mess 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Hollywood correspondents arid 
wire service men are losing plenty 
of sleep is resultXof Jackie, Cpogan's 
litigation with hisyarents. They are 
swamped . with reftuests from their 
papers to get the loVdown on all the' 
moppe'U in the film Industry. Finan- 
cial status of severaWs well known, 
but^spnie^of the parents or screen 
kids are giving scribes ffie macRerel 
eye. - ;■ 

The day after Coogan's mother got 
the headlines, for calling him a 'bad, 
bad boy, there was a rush for re- 
issue bookings of 'Peck's Bad Boy.' 

Sol Lesser is reviving 'Peck's Bad 
Boy,' First of a series of six will be 
'Peck's Bad Boy. at the Circus' for 
RKO release. 

Film rights the stories have 
been held by Lesser for years. He 
made, the first in 1921 with Jackie 
Coogan playing the lead. 

New 50% Enllng 

Los AngeleSj April 26. 
Screen, stage, and radio, moppets 
are assured ait least half their sal- 
aries through a new ruling by Judge 
Emmet H. Wilson in Superior Court 
last Thursday (21). As a result, of 
the Jackie Coogan case, in which the 
former child star sued his mother 
and stepfather for an accounting of, 
the millions he earned in pictures, 
Judge Wilson ordered changes in the 
policy of approving theatrical and 
radio contracts for mi . 

Under the nilihg'no contract, v/ill 
be approved unless the parents , or 
guardians agree. to establish a trust 
fund into which the employer will 
deposit at least 50% of the minor's 
earnings. 

Judge Wilson ruled that the 1927 
enactment in the Civil Code, giving 
judges authority to' approve con- 
tracts for minors, virtually makes 
the court the guardian of the c Id. 

Meanwhile, a preliminary receiver, 
appointed by Judge Wilson, is haying 
an audit made of the books of Jackie 
Coogan ProdueUbns, Inc., and an in- 
ventory of all real and personal 
property, controlled by the mother 
and stepfat r. and Mrs. Arthur 
Bernstein, 



RockefeOer's mOOO 
Grant for Educ. Films 



Rockefeller Foundation's General 
Education Board has granted $89,000 
to the film project of the Progressive 
Education Association. Award is 
made- fiic-the -purpose-i)l_continuing 
for another year, beginning in July, 
preparation of 40 more classroom 
films, by means of editing selected 
portions from commercial pictures. 

Work was first begun in July, 1936, 
on basis of a .two year grant of $75,- 
000, and 36 classroom shorts have 
been completed so far by Joseph 
Losey, production director. Helen 
Van Dongen is film editor. argaret 
Krieerira and Irving Lerher are as- 
sistants. 

Major fli companies cooperate 
with the project in allowing it' to ex' 
cerpt sections deemed to have edu- 
cational value. 



Attaboy, Charley 



BmY STRAND 
MULLS 



DIXIE JAM ON JOE 
LOUIS FldfT FUMS 



irmingham, April 26. . 
Walter randenbrug, 50, of AUanta 
was arrested April 21 in Lexington, 
Ky., by agents of the Federal Bureau 
of investigation and charged with 
interstate transportation of moving 
picture fllins on the Joe Louis-Tommy 
Farr fight, frorn Atlanta to Birming- 
hajm' last September, according • to 
Jim C. Smith, U. S. district attorney, 
here. 

After his arrest by the FBI agents 
it was announced that Brandenbrug 
will be brought to Birmingham for 
trial. His bond was set at $2,000. 

District Attorney" Smith .said the. 
films were shown in Birmingham at 
three downtown theatres. 



After recently poor weeks on the 
straight picture policy that has pre- 
vailed for years, the Strand on 
Broadway is flirting with the idea of 
adding vaudeville. Warners is check- 
ing on cost at which shows may be 
obtained, what ii ions will require, 
etc., before risachihg any decision. 

For several months the WB Strand, 
Brboklyn, which always Avas a 
straight picture theatre,: has been 
pliayi.ng vaude on Fridays, Saturdays 
iand Sundays to satisfactory results. 



Sacramento, April 26. 

Bi.U /to . pjre.y^nt.parepts from^ .eic- 
propriating the earnings ot^ kid 
actors is being, sponsored by Assem- 
blyman Chester G. Gannoa 

Measure was prompted by Jackie 
Coogan's current suit against, his 
mother and stepfather, demanding 
an accounting of his picture salariesi: 
New law would provide a bonded 
guardian for moppets, 

.Coogan Cancels Badio 

Jackie , Coogan has cancelled oft 
•We the People' program after hav' 
Ing been set for a: guest-shot tomor- 
row iThiirsday). Former kid star 
was booked to tell his story of pres' 
ent court case for $750 and fare and j 
expanses from Coast to New York, 
and back. Later Coogan notified the 
Young & Rubicam agency, which 
hmdles the program for General 
Foods (Sanka coflee) that on advice 
of his counsel he wanted to bring a 
traveling companion with hi ..' 
Asked that expenses and fare be pro- 
vided for companion^ whose identity 
he did not reveal. 

Agency balked at the additional 
expense and when Coogan refused 
to come alone, apiiearance was can- 
celled. It is understood' that the 
companion Coogan wanted to bring 
was someone his counsel, was send- 
ing along to handle newspaper re- 
porters in New York. 



Breen Troupe East Oh 
'Easy Street' Location 

Hollywood, April 26. 
JBobbX- .reen' and .la. troupe of .18 
will leave for the east tomorrow 
(Wednesday), to begin work on 'Easy 
Street": for Sol, Lesser. _ ^ ,.' 

Company, headed by director.;Ed- 
ward. Cline, wiH 'shoot scenes at 
Roanoke, Va., before returning to the 
studio. 

Spokane, April 26, 
Ten representatives of Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer arie in ' northern 
Idaho looking for a lake or stream 
location lor scenes of 'Northwest 
Passage." Idea is to build- frontier 
trading post of St. Francis, which 
figures prominently in the Kenneth 
Roberts adventure story, Metro look- 
ers were headed by Ray Messenger 
and included Len Smith, Ray Ran' 
nahan, Charles Salerno, Henry Nel- 
son, Al Scheving, Henry Forrester, 
Merritt Sybal, Al Cline and Sid 
Zerber. 



Hollywood, April 26, 
Changing names may^.be an 
old Hollywood custom,, but 
they're not tampering with 
Charley Grapewin's monicker. 
When Metro cast him as Wood- 
row Wilson in 'Shopworn An- 
gel,' it was decreed that Charles 
would be more dignified than 
Charley.- 

When Grapewin heard about 
it he explbded, 'Charley has 
served me faithfully tor rny 
first 40. years as an actor, and it 
ought to be good enough for the 
next 40.' Studio, lost the de- 
-cision.-- — - — ^i-^.^ — ■- 



MOTIONS TO QUASH A. 6. 
MOMAND'S TRUST SUITS 



Showdown Seen Between Major Film 
Companies and Sponsored Pictures 



Head-on crash between the film 
Industry and advertising agencies 
over commercial or sponsored pic- 
tures appeared in the offing this 
week, following Will Hays' statement 
on the Coast before he left for Nl Y. 
Sunday (24) night. Spokesmen for 
the Motion Picture Producers & 
Distributors association' claimed that 
the; picture business was thoroughly 
araused. ab0ut_the_ad^eElising,jULjn-' 
dustrial fllnis, . but would not indicate 
that Hays was hurrying east to. takS 
charge of the campaign against this 
type of screen product. 

That both factions were, girding 
themselves for ai finish battle was in- 
dicated by the fact that ad iagencies 
and industrial firms were going right 
ahead with, plans to produce pictures^ 
while the 'Hays; organization was 
preparing ammunition cite the 
danger to outright screen enfertaih- 
ment and the eventual loss it might 
bring to producers and distributors, 

The Hays statement was that -"the 
studios are thoroughly awake to the 
possible results of the reported ef- 
forts to'use the motion picture thea- 
tre scr foir sponsored fll 



20TH-F0X'S CREDIT CO. 
FOR m 110. EMPLOYES 



Oklahoma City, April 26. 
Twentieth (icntury-Fox Film, Regal 
Thieatreis, Pa'the, Fitst National, Con- 
solidated Amus. Cbi iand Griffith 
Amus. Co. have filed motions in. fed- 
eral court here "O quash the $6,600,000 
anti-triist suit brought by A. B. 
Momahd. 

Twentieth and Griffith charge the 
prisent suit disregards the authority 
of the court as. Momand agreed With 
th4 fcourt in 1937 tO: institute no more 
fictions. Pathe, Regal, First National 
and Consolidated allege they had 
been dissolved previous to incidents 
stipulated in- the suit and -therefore 
ask dismissal on those grounds; Con- 
solidated states it never did exist. 

Hearing slated -tentatively for June 
■7 before Judge Edgar S. Vaught. 



Curtiz on 'Desert Song' 



^ Hollywood,- April 26. 

Warners has as.signed Michael 
Curtiz to direct the forthcoming 
'Desert, Song,' operetta remake. . 

Production will be ■ delayed until 
Curtiz completes 'Because of a Man,' 
istarring.Errol Flynn. 

Nadine Conner, radio warbler, is 
returning east after two days of test- 
ing for the featured femme spot in 
the 'Desert "Song' remake, slated' to 
get- under way JUne 1. iJoriald Dick 
son is the 'male topper. 



A credit union, unique for show 
business as well as other industries, 
is being set up within 20th Century- 
Fox for the . purpose of providing 
funds for loans to^ home., office, em- 
ployees.' The. union, to operate un- 
der the -state banking laws, has been 
chartered at Albany, and under it 
loans' will be made only at the h.o. 

Funds' for loans 'will; be obtained 
through . shares, purchaseable either 
outright or on installment, at a cost 
of $5 each. Loans up.io $500' will be 
at 5% interest, but at the end of each 
fiscal year the income from this, in- 
terest will be paid: out in dividends 
in the manner determined by the; 
board of directors. 

Directors of the credit organiza- 
tion. are Norman B. Steinberg, Harry 
Reinhardt,.;. .Grace .. Warner,. Nat 
Brower, Harry Winikofr, Charles 
Mihck ind J, H. Lang. 

^This is. the .first known instance .in 
show business where a. lending or- 
ganization has been set up, although 
several of the, big fil -companies 
have arrangements with various 
banks under whi<:h employees may 
borrow money without security 'or 
endorsers. 



Northwest Exhibs and Distribs 
Trying the Roundtable Formula 



They Satisfy— Three 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Chesterfield has asked dismissal 
of involuntary bankruptcy proceed- 
ings in federal court following 50% 
compromise with three creditor.":. 

Claims of Smith tc Allcr, RKO- 
Radlo and RCA. totaled $18,451.'24. 
Dismissal is subject to the approv;il 
of the court, pending action o( 17 
other creditors within 10 days. 



Minneapolis, April 26. 
Northwest AUied States and rep- 
resentatives of the producers-dis- 
tributors here a few months ago 
were supposed to' set the wheels in 
motion for closer cooperation in the 
film industry and settlement of prob- 
lems and difTerences among inde- 
pendent exhibitors and producers- 
distributors at give-and-take, round- 
table sessions. It was a love-feast 
here and hairmony was in the saddle. 
But, as far as is discernible, the 
wheels haven't moved forward in the 
slishtest degree. 

President W. A. Steffes of North- 
wc.<;t Allied, who engineered the co- 
operation and roundtable campaign, 
was queried as to what had^ hap 
pened to his brainchild, inasrhiich 

E^mL.-J Q^»nt. <Ajfe-M' U--S he and his organization on the one 
ngiunq acripiS AOCIVI hand and the producers-distributors 
Hollywood, April 26. [on the other are at loggerheads over: 
Ken Englund has started, work on : the Ncely-Petlingill bill and the in 
the screen play iter Jack Benny's ! dies slill are complairiing 'in vain' 
next P.Taniouht starter, 'Artists and ■ iiboiil other alleged 'unfair trade 
Models.' ! pi-:iclico5.' "1 can't be bothered,' re 

Arthur: ro- 1 tnrtcd StefTcs. 'I'm bu.sy raising' pigs, 

duce. ' cliickoiis 'and cows^on my farm. I've 



made an application, too, for a -radio 
station permit To hell with the mo- 
tion picture industry.' 

Seriously, however, Steffes has 
made known to his associates that, 
he is confident , that, the trend is in 
in the roundtable direction arid that 
tangible results will be in evidence 
before 1938. has passed on. 



Radio Station's Conun'l 
Fibn to Myhoo Itself 



First industrial picture made by a 
radio station to drum up busine.ss 
was shown last week in New York 
by KOMO-KJR. 'Pacific Northwest,' 
running nearly three reels, exploits 
the 'Washington state market and is 
the Initial film of sort turned out 
about Washington. Some .21 basic 
indiJStries arc covered, ■with statis- 
tical data obtained from the Diepart- 
ment of Commerce. 

Othisr subject, KOMO-KJR, which 
runs about 17 minutes, intends to 
show that the Seattle radio outfit is 
a big-time link in NBC's network. 
Shows every phase of KOMO-KJR 
activities. 



Philadelphia, April 28. 

Although, there has been no of- 
ficial meeting of United Motion Pic- 
ture Theatre Owners called to sound 
out sentiment on the Neely. Ijill, ex- 
hibs questioned this week we're gen- 
erally against it. Indies were all 
ready enough to admit that - evils 
which the measure is dcsiigned to re- 
lieve certainly exist. They feel, how 
ever, that Federal interventi isn't 
the correct method. There is a tear 
that passage of the bill would prob- 
ably bring up newer and greater 
evils than: it eliminates. 

Lewen Pizor; UMPTO prez, in a 
recent letter to iS. R. Kent, -went on 
record ai^ainst the Neely act. He 
declared himpclf in favor of a clean- 
up from within the ihcluslry. 



G-B's Sales Regional 



Series of three regional sales 
meetings, outlining 1938-39 p.i'ogi'am, 
will be started by Gaumorit-British 
with two-day session in New' York 
starting . next Saturday (.30) at St. 
Moritz. Full program will be out- 
lined at this session. 

Chicago regional confab will be 
May 3-4, while, third !;ossion in Den- 
ver will be ay 6-7. G-B execu- 
tives will go to each nieeiing, with 
sales forces fi:on> respcclive fo.fri- 
torics making up rem indcr ol 'at- 
tendance. 



duced primarily for advertising pur- 
poses.' He reiterated that 'the policy 
of the or nizied . industry continues 
firm against the, extension of advert 
tising to the entertainment -prograrn.' 

Iii contrast, several independent 
producers and distriiiutbrs >vere' in- 
clined to pooh-pooh the; warning that 
sponsored pictures would hurt busi- 
ness. One distrib .said .he would ba 
willing-ia.distributeuwotthwJiile-en— 
tertainment-industrial films . when, 
ever they could be obtained in a 
profitable deal. Impartial observers 
seemed to think that the film busi- 
ness wants profits, and so do adver- 
tising agencies. 

In the. meantime, U. S. Steel's color 
short,. 'Men Make Steel,' has been 
screened before officials of major 
companies and independents, with no 
distributpir set thus far. Universal 
and Warner_Bros. both were re- 
ported as having, given the film the' 
once-Over. Thus far sponsored films, 
in which advertising has been held 
16 the minimiirii, have been able 16 
land in 6,000 to 7,000 theatres. If a 
major company or one of the larger 
independent distributors handles the 
steel picture; -it ' estimated that 
nearly 10,006 exhi itors might be 
reached. 

Objeotlona 

Attitude of Haysians is that ad 
films ar;e harmful for three reasons: 
-(1) Because they cut into the play- 
ing time of legitirhate prbducers; (2) 
because they arouse resentment 
against both the theatre and pro* 
ducer in the mind oiC the public; (3) 
because they might have reflex ac- 
tion against an advertiser if the pub- 
lic resents intrusion on the regular 
program. 

They indicated that While such sort 
of pictiires might mean a saving at 
t!ie present time, the ultimate result 
woiild hurt' the box'office^and ail of 
the industry. 

The actual number of picture the- 
atres coming under direct supervi- 
sion of the Hays organization is neg- 
ligible compared to the total num- 
ber of houses in the U. S. Of ap- 
proximately 17,000 film theatres i 
operation, probably 1,500 to 2,000 are 
afliliated with major companies 
(Hays members) or indirectly con- 
trolled as ~ subsidia''ry operation's. 
However, a certain amount of pres- 
sure might be exerted by the . dis- 
lifibution cbmpahies. 

Peculiar piart of the impending 
scrap is that the adv.ertising'agencies, 
if .they go in for industrial pictures 
on the Scale now anticipated, wjll 
be taking away from nevirspapers and 
possibly radio on budgets for their 
clients.' . 'While thiS: naturally will be 
resented by newspaper publishers 
and might readily have an adverse 
elTect on jeiations between the pic- 
ture' business and the papers, ad- 
vertising agencies will exert such ■ 
heavy influence that newspapers 
might be kept in line. Alternative 
might well be a threat to cut down 
advertising space -from firms handled 
by the agency. 

All of these factors are; being care- 
fully mulled by Haysites who ad- 
rnitthey have a fight on their hands. 
Additional problem is that real en- 
tertainment has been incorporated in 
recently made sponsored subjects 
with so little advertising or pub- 
licity incorporated that few squawks 
are anticipated in smaller theatres 
or house's where the admission fee 
is low. ' 

Loew's determination that the cir- 
cuit is not to become exhibition 
ground for this type of picture is 
expresed in an ofTicial statement: "In 
the past we have becin opposed to 
commercial advertising on oiir 
screens and have hot accepted it. 
That is still our;policy.' 



Sez Ilayi on the toast 

Hollywood, April 26l 
Commercial Filrhs as a means for 
trimming theatre overhead are 
frowned On by Will Hays. 

Before training east Sunday (24), 
he olTei'ed the following stateitient 
in this connection, '\yhatevcr probr 
lems of genieral business recovery 
m?y be, studios in characteristic 
fa.«hion have launched production 
pi-ogram of a greater number of 

— ; ■■ ] splendid pictures, with the purpo.^e 

-nn-nrmiii^ .-n ^ on-in/v-n-^. ' brinsing about rather than waiting 
BONITA'S 'PASSWORD- i fo,-^ boxoffice uptufn. 

Hpllywood. April 26. !. 'Studios are thoroughly awake to 
Robertson White has been handed jthe possible result of a reported ef- 
the scripting chore, on 'The Pass- ; fort to use motion picture screens 
word of Larkspur Lane,' one of the 1 for sponsored fil s, primarily for 
Nancy Drew books recently acouircrt I advertising purposes. Policy of tr- 
by Warners, as a starring vehicle for j ."^anized industry continues fii'' 
Bonita Granville. jiifcinsi the extension of advertisiiit' 

Bryan Foy will I to entertainment program.' 



Wednesday* April ; 27, 1938 



PICTURE GROSSES 



VARIETY 



They re Shopping for the Good 
Ones in Chi; Test Pilot' Sock 20G, 
Tools'-Vaude 21G NSG, HO's € 



Chicago, April 26. 

Biislniess Is weakening in several 
Bpots in the loop this week, with a 
generally discouraging outlook, for 
lioases .which' haven't got a really 
Bock attraction on stage or screen. 
It's a question of sharp .picking on 
-^Ife-part-of-the-public.-^— — — - 

'Test Pilot' . arrived Saturday at the. 
United 'Artists and. started oft at a 
pace which indicates that'the public 
has already decided that here is a 
pictuire that's worth the admission 
price. Oriental dipping tb new low 
ol $fl;600 with 'Battle ot Broadway.' 

'Holding over, 'Snow White,' .'Jeze- 
bei,"In Old Chicago' and 'Mad About 
Music' are. doing trade. 

Estimates for This' Week 

Apollo (B&K) (1,200; 35-45-55-65) 
— •Je7:ebel' (WB). Third week in loop 
and looks Okay for S5,0D0..Last week, 
'Judge Hardy' (MG) finished to, fine 
$5,800: 

Chicago . (B&K) (4,000; 35-55-75)— 
Tools tor Scandal' <WB) and stage 
show. Not strong and headed for 
maybe $21,000, very disappointing. 
Last week, -'Jungle Love' (Par) 
dipped sharply toWards the finish, 
$20,000, *wcak. 

Garrick (B&K) (900; 35-55-65-75)— 
'Show White' (RKQ). Sensational in 
Its eighth week in the loop. Mighty 
at $10,000. Last week was tremendous 
at $13,200.: Remarkable trade at all 
timfes. • 

Orientii»I (BiStK) (3,200; 35-55-75)— 
•Battle of Brbadway' (20th) and 
..vaude. Ort to very bad trade here, 
with inditations of only $8,000, new. 
low under policy. Last week off to; 
$14,000, weak, for 'College Swing' 
.(Pair). 

Palace (RKO) (2,500; 35-55-65-75) 
>-'Mad About Music' (U) and vaude 
-'(2d-final week). Doing fine business, 
better than $16,000 after excellent 
$22,1 last week. 
RooseveU (B&K ) (1,500; 35-S5-65-'75 ) 
—•Old Chicago' (20th) (2d wk:). ex- 
cellent business also, second week on 
pop price stay headed for $14,000, 
smacking,, ler snagging big $19,200 
last week. 

State-Lake (Jones) (1,700; 25-35-45-^ 
55) _ .'Condemned Women' (RKO) 
and vaude. Average take hais slipped 
lately and holding to $11,000, okay, 
currently. Last week up a bit to $12,-: 
600 for 'Settlemcntl (20th). 
United Artists. (B&K-UA) (1,7 ; 
. . 35-55-65.-75 )T-;Tc!jll Pilot* (M<3 ). B6t- 
' ter than $20,000 in .the offing, pow- 
erful. Last week, -Sawyer' (UA) fin- 
ished good thrcc-weeker to $7,400, 
neat. 

CABLE-LOY^CY 12G, 
WAY AHEAD IN L'YILLE 



Key City Grosses 



EslliqaCed Total Gross 

This Week......,..$l,523i6(MI 

(Based tin 23 cities,: 160 thed- 
_lT.es,j:hie/.lv/iwt-T-uns,.iiicIiidinff.^ 
N. y.) ,,, 

Total Gross Same eek 

Last year.... .$1,677,60«^ 

(Based on cities, 174 theatres) 



Durbin-'Hardy' $15,500, 
'Hawaii' $15,000, B'klyn 

Brooklyn, April, 26. 

Several holdovisrs hereabouts- and 
each doing well. Fabian Pai: in sec- 
ond stanza with ''Bluebeard' and 
'Prison Nurse' and Loew's Met con- 
tinuing 'Mad About Music' and 'Judge 
Hardy s Children.' 

Estimates for This Week 

Albee (3,274; 25-40)— 'Hawaii Calls' 
(RKO) arid 'Condemned Women' 
(RKO). Satisfactory $15,000. Last 
week, 'Sunnybrook Farjn' (20th) and 
'Motb's Gamble' (20th.), good $15,000. 

Fox (4,089; 25-40)— 'Over the Wall' 
(WB) and 'Wide Open Faces' (Col). 
Nice $14,000.: Last week, 'Fools .for 
Scandal' (WB) arid "King of . News- 
boys' (Rep), mild $9,500. 

Met (3,618; 25-50)— 'Mad About 
Music' (U) and 'Hardy's Childreri' 
(M-G) (2d week). Oke $15,500, Last 
week,- same pair, fine $17,0,00. -, 

Paramount (4,124; 25-50)— 'Blue- 
beard' (Par) and Trisori Nurse' 
(Rep) {2d week). Bright $15,000 ari- 
ticipated. Last week, pair recewed 
excellerit $18,500. . - „ 

. Strand (2,870; 25-40)— 'Girl Was 
Young' (GB) and 'Female Fugitive 
(Mono), plus Major Bowes' unit with 
Bert Frohman over weekend. Oke 
$9,000 expected. l,ast week, 'Making 
the Headlines' (Col) and 'Wife of 
General Ling' (GB) plus vaude, fair 
$8,000. " 

PILOT ZOOMS 
$19,000, BALTO 



morrow with 'Goodbye Broadway', 
(U) and .'Island in the Sky' (20th) 
(dual); doubtful if Temple flicker 
will get $3,000. In : first week, woe- 
fully weak at $6il00, not much, move 
than house did Holy Week with an 
ordinary twinner, 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 25-35- 
50)— 'Bluebeard' (Par). Should have 
hb.trouble holding up to $15,000 or 
thereabouts, unusually good. Last 
week, 'Jezebel' (WB) came through 
with better than $14,000. 

Stanley (WB) (3.600: :25-40-(50) — 
Women Like That' (WB) and George 
Jessel-Norma Talrtiadge on stage. 
Meagre $14,500 can be credited - to 
Jessel. Last week, Allan Jones in 
person with .'Fools lor Scandal' 
(WB), only $19,000, 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 25r40)— 'Ti - 
Off Girls' (Par): and 'Invisible. Men- 
ace' (WB) (dual). Looks like $4,700,. 
n'ot~bta"at-alinjrst""WE2Tr,"'RDmance- 
in the Dai-k' (Par) and 'Penrod and 
His Twin Brother' (WB) (dual), 
struggle to get even near $4,000. 

'BATTLE BTO,' 



B'way Fast; Mae West Personal 41G, 
'Polo $70,000 3d, 'Chi' 40G on 3d, 
Tilot'42G2d,'Jungle'-Dorsey39G 



Broadway Grosses 

Estimated Total Cross 

This Week ........ .$271,30« 

(Based on 11 thefxtres) 

Total Gros s Same. Wee k 

Last Year . . . > $314,600 

(Based on 12 thcdtTes) 




Louisville, April 26. 
Only standout curreritly is .Test 
Pilot" at Loew's State, with the rest 
bunched in the field, and b.o. trade 
nothing to rave about. Hagenbeck- 
Wallace Circus did two-day Stand 
lieie (22-23) to satisfactoiry biz, but 
made no- appreciable dent in pic tak- 
ings. 

.stimates for This Week 
Brown (Fourth Ave.-Loew's) (1,- 
500; 15-30^40)— 'Old. Chicago' (20lh) 
(2d week) ■(2d run). Still holding 
up. $2,200. Last week, okay $2,500. 

Kentucky (Switow) (900; 15-20)— 
'Big Broadcast' (Par) and "Love on 
a Budget' (20th), split with 'Crash- 
ing Hollywood' (RKO) and 'Gold 
Where You Find It' (WB). In line 
for okay $2,200, Last week, 'Inter- 
national Settlement' (20th) and 
'Happy Landing' (20th), strong 
cotMbo, satisfactory $2,400. 

Loew's State (3,000; 15-30-40)-^ 
Te.st Pilot' (M-G) (single). Will 
easily cop $12,000, possibly more; 
plenty socko. Last week. 'Marco 
Polo' (UA) and 'Gaiety, Girls' (UA),, 
dual, bettered expectations at $7,200. 

.Mary Andcrsoq (Libson)- (1,000: 
15-30-40)— 'Women Are Like That' 
(WB). Hardly. strong enough b.o. to 
hold up as a single. Probably $3,100 
in sight, fair. Last week, 'Fools for 
Scandal' (WB), lukewarm $2,900. 

Ohio (Settos) (900; 15)-^'Star Is 
Born' (UA) and 'Slim' (WB) (dual), 
split with 'Wee Willie Winkie' (20th), 

and .'Midnight Court' (WB) (dual). 
Poor $1,100. Last week, 'Easy: Liv- 
ing" (Par) and 'Kid Galahad' (WB) 

(dual), split, with: 'As Good as Mar- 
ried' ( ) and 'Case of the Stuttering 
i.thop' (WB) (dual), weak $1,200. 
• lalto (Fourth Ave.) (3,000; 15-30- 
)— "Jungle Love' (Par) and .tislarid 

in the Sky' (20th) (dual). Nothing 

startling, but headed for $7,000, 
- okay. Last week 'Sunnybrook Farm 

(20th V and 'Trip to Paris' (20th) 

(dual >. nice .$8,0o0. 
Strand (Fourth Ave.) . (1,400; 15- 

30-40 Joy of Living' (RKO) and 

'Condemned Women' (RKO) (diialv 

(iJd week). So-so $2,000, alter llrst 

ir(anza"s okay $3,600. 



Baltimore, April 26. 
It's 'Tefet Pilot' la a big way here, 
sending Loew's Century to a -long- 
time high. "Bluebeard' at the Stan- 
ley, is getting a fairish night play, 
but not as big as . hoped, 

Eslimafes for This eek 

Centiirv . (Loew's-UA) (3,000; 15- 
25-35-40^55)— Test Pilot' (M-G ). Jam- 
ming them in lor one o£ biggest 
grosses in months; booming. $19,000. 
Last week. 'Marco Polo' (UA) dis- 
appointed somewhat at $11, 200, 

Hippodrome (.Rappaport) (2,205: 15t 
25-35-40-55-GO) .— "Joy of. Living" 
(RKO) (2d week) plus h.o, of Abbott 
and Costello and new vaude. Dipping 
to mild $9,500. Last week, with p.a. 
of Clyde McCoy arid orch, same pic 
was okay, $13.700.. 
■ Keith'!! (Schanbercer) (2.460: 15- 
25-35-40-55) — 'Goodbye Broadway' 
(U). Opening supper show tonight 
(Tiies) after 10 days of 'Jungle Love' 
(.Par) to surprise take ol $8,100. 

New (Mechanic) (1,558: 15-25-35- 
55)— 'Old Chicago' (20th) (2d week). 
Holding up in solid style at $5,000 
after capacity-challen,!?ing (iist ses- 
sion to $7,300. Third week indicated. 

Stanley (WB) (3.250: 15-25-35-40- 
55)— 'Bluebeard' (Par). Getting some 
night play, but not as. strong'as hoped 
lor; pos.<;ible $10,000 the wind-up. Last 
week. 'Fools for Scandal' (WB), n.g. 
$4,000. 

'BLUEBEARD' O K. 15G; 
PITT MOSTLY TEPID 



Boston,. April 26; 

Test Pilot* on double bill at Orph 
and State aiid three Hollywood per- 
sonalities in person on the Memorial 
stage take top honors . this week. 
MetiropoUtaii holds - oVer a fllrh for 
the first timis in its history,, 'Old 
Chicago,' for an extra five days, alter 
a handsome tally .for' the first lull 
week on a .dual bill. 

Estimates for This Week 

Boston (RKO) (3,212; 25-35-40-55) 
— "Law; of the Underworld' (RKO) 
and 'Waikiki- Nights', unit oh stage. 
Looks okay for $15,000. Last week, 
•Midnight Intruder' (U), and French 
Folies unit oh stage, faltered, $12,000. 

Fenway (M&P) (1.382, •25-35,-40- 
55)— 'Jezebel' (WB) arid 'Love on 
Budget' (20th) (2d run), double, 
strong $7,000 indicated. Last week, 
'Jungle Love' (Par), and 'Island in 
Sky' (20th) (dual) (2d run) sur- 
prised with $6,300, , 

Keith Memorial (RKO) (2,907; 35- 
50-85 )— 'Battle of Broadway' (20th ) 
and stage show starring Dixie Dun-, 
bar, Bert Wheeler, Jacikie Cooper, 
Heading towards dandy $27,500, Last 
week, sockd $29,500 for 'Baroness and 
Butler' (20th) and Guy LoRibardo on 
stage; 

Metropolitan (M&P) (4,267; 25-35- 
40-55)— 'Old Chicago' :f20th) arid 
'Tip-Off Girls' (Par) (double). Held 
over' lor. fljfe more, days, aiming at 
about $10,500,. pkay.- First week, 
smasho $26,000. 

Orphenm (Loew) (2,900: 25-35-40- 
55)— !Test Pilot' (M-G). Solo smash, 
around $21,000 and possible holdover. 
Last week, big $19,400 on 'Golden 
West' (M-G) and "No Time to Marry' 
(Col) (double). - 

Paramount (M&P) (1;797; 25-35-40- 
55)— 'Jezebel' (WB) and "Love on 
Budget' (20th) (dual) (2d run). 
Strong $9,000 on the way. Last week, 
'Jungle Love' (Par) and "Island in 
Sky' (20th), dual (2d run), very 
g<jod $9.500.. 

Scollay (M&P) (2.538: 25-35-40-55) 
—'Jungle Love' (Par) (3d run), and 
'Over the Wall' (WB) 2d run) 
(dual). Healthy $7,200 gait. Last, 
week. $6,800 for 'Bluebeard' (Par)' 
(3d run) and 'Moto's Gamble' (20th) 
(2d run), double; house takes on 
bank night, startintt Friday (29). 

SUte (Loew) (3,600: 25-35-40-55,)— 
Test Pilot' (M-G). Climbing high to 
about $18,000: Last week, very good 
S16.ono oh 'Golden Wn.sf. (M-C) and 
'No Time to Marry' (Col), dual. 



Pittsburgh, April 26, 
Bi7. continues on. the down-grade 
here, and boys generally, are afraid 
the bottom hasn't been refachcd yet. 
Re(:cnt riosedive makes summer pros- 
pectf pretty dark arid nobody would 
be surprised to see a wide retrench- 
ment take place, now that daylight 
savings is here to add to b.o.'s other 
woes. ' . 

Estimates for This Week 
Alvln (HarrisY (2,000; 25^35-50)' — 
'Old Chicago' (20th). (2d week). 
Easily this site's big coin picture of 
the year: shotildn't be far Irom 
$11,.')00; third staii/.a likely. Last 
week, spurted wildl.v in last few days 
to over $16.oOJ; not too lar behind 
house record. . . „, „„, 

Kiillon (Shea-Hyde) (1.7o0: 2o-40) 
—•Rebecca' (20llii I2d week). One 
ot. the poorest .showings Tor any 
Temple ever to play here: lor only 
foil); days, not because bi^ merited it 
but because house wanted to gel back 
I on lesulur W(jdn'esday opening tp- 



•Pilof Tcrriff $20,000, 
♦Polo' $10,000, Buffalo 

Buffalo, April 26. , 

Business has taken a sub.slaritial 
bracer here; with gi-o.sscs riioviii^ up 
lo top brackets. Last week proved a 
(reak period with gro.s.scs every- 
where, except the Lafayette, running, 
away over expectations. 

Currently •Pilot' is doinc lurn- 
away, while 'Polo' is leaving room 
lor improveincnl: Ceiitiiry is on the 
top shelf. 

Estimates for This eek 

Buffalo (Shea) (3,500: 35-40-60)— 
'Marco Polo' (UA); Fair $10,000 in- 
dicated. Last week. . 'Women Are 
Like That' (WB), $19,000. fine. 

Century (Shea) (3.000; 25-35)— 'Co 
Chase Yourself (RKO) and 'Penrod' 
(WB) (dual). May go to fine 89,000; 
Last week, 'Snow White' (RKO) (2d 
run), ended with fine $8.20.0. 

Great Lakes (Shea) (3.000; 35-55) 
— 'Test Pilot' (M-G). Should get 
crcat $20,000. Last week. 'Golden 
West' (M-G), very nice S13.400. 

Hipp (Shea) (2,100: 30-50)— 'Tom. 
Saiwyer' (UA) (2d week). Only fair; 
probably around :$G,500. Last week 
swell $10 ,300. 

Lafayette find) (3.M0: 2,i-. .■))— 
'Goodbvc, Broadway' < U ) an -'City 
Girl' (201h) (duM). 
oacc; probably $0.-'i 
'Start Cheering' ( 
Killed Gail Preslou' 
just fair $6,000. 



Post-Easter week: on Broadway is 
bringing better than . average busi- 
ness. . Nicie weather has prevailed as 
a setba(:k but up through Sunday 
.(24); kids and schoolteachers were an 
aid though apparently shopping care- 
fully. 

No new pictures of note came in. 
most of the town being On holdovers, 
but at the sccondstun State they 
hung out the name of Mae West and 
from Thursday (21) on that house 
has been getting a' large share pf the 
town's shoppers. Miss West, with 
'Merrily We Live' on the screen sec^ 
ond ruri, looks like a possible $41,000, 
very big though not menacing the 
all-tirhe record hung .up . a couple 
years ago by Rudy Vallee, $44,500. 
Considering that Vallee was in the 
house on a holiday week; $41,000: for 
Miss West, if. struck, will be com-; 
parable with the record, a ho):day 
almost making that difference. Miss 
West, getting $12,500 and a . split 50 
50 over $38,000, is paying for the en 
tire vaude bill, consisting of four, 
other acts. House is doing a total bt 
40 shows on the vveek. An effective 
campaign on the film star's engage 
ment was put on for: the State by Ir 
win Zeltner. 

Four strong holdovers are churn- 
ing to fine business. Two of these, 
'Old Chicago' and 'Marco Polo' are 
on third weeks at their respective 
theatres, the ROxy and Music Hall 
Former looks to get $40,000 or bet- 
ter bh its current (3d) week and; is 
being retained for a fourth. 'Polo' 
goes out on a pow.erful third 'week's 
take of $'70.00(), which -with weeks of 
$92,000 and $101^000 up ahead, gives 
the 21'rday engagement a grand total 
of $263,000 

The Capitol's "Test Pilot,' by far 
the best'for this large straight .film 
6peration in a long, long time, got 
close to $60,000; the first week and 
currently on its holdover will be 
abovit $42,000; excelleht. Picture goes 
a third session. The Paramount 
wound up its second week of 'Her 
Jungle tove,' with the-Tommy Dor^ 
sey band and Ben- Blue last night 
(Tues.) at $39,000,- also., big profit, 
after an initial seven da'ys' receipts 
ot $46,500, 'College Swing' and the. 
Kay Kyser band opens here .today 
(Wed;); A poor holdover but re- 
poirlcdly committed under the con- 
tract is 'Sailing Along'- at around. 
$5,500 lor the Criterion. 

More important of the new pic 
tuVe.s are 'Battle of Broadway, at 
the Rivoli, and 'Accidents Will Hap 
pen' at the Strand, neither of which 
are getting anywhere. 'Broadway' 
looks under $8,000. very disappoint^ 
inp, while 'Accidents' probably will 
'Tiot -strike $7,000 at the Strand. Lat- 
ter is said lo be considering a vaude 
policy over the summer alter the: 
way business has been going lately, 
•Rawhide.' v/ilh Lou Gehrig, ball 
star, at the Globe appears to be do- 
ing average, week looking a likely 
$7,000. At the small-seater Rialto 
'Con(lemned Women' will get about 
$6,000. fairish. 'Liaw of the Utider 
world' ODens here on a preview to- 
night (Wed.). 

Estimates for This Week 
Capitol (4..'">20; 2.1-;;.'")-.'')3-85-^$l.25)— 
•Test Pilot' (MG) (2d week)- A huge 
money-maker, this week (2d) look- 
ing around $42,000. Holds a third 
stanza. First seven days wiis just 
under $60,000, very big. 

Criterion (1,602; 25-40-55)—' Sailing 
Along" (CB) (2d-rinol wdek). Hold 
over because of a contract calling 
lor two weeks but Iccbic initial scycri 
days at only around $7,000, while: 
second stanza $5,500 appears the an- 
swer. 

Globe n.274 : 25-40-55)— 'Rawhide', 
(20th). Western with Loii Gehrig 
started out nicely and may get to 
,<57,000, good. Last week.i 'Pcrirod and 
Twiri Brother' (WB) came through 
with close to $7,000. 

Palace (1,700; 25-35-55)— 'Rebecca' 
(20th,) (2d run) and 'Patient in 
Roorh 18' (WB) list run), duated. 
This twin sug'^ests a possible- $8;800. 
Last week. 'Fools for Scandal' (WB) 
(2d run) and 'Over the. Wall' (WB) 
(2d run), twinned, got^$9^p0q 



stanza looks $70,000 or elijse, very 
good, after a second week's take, of 
$101,000 and initial seven days' drag 
through Holy Week of $92,000, highly 
profitable engagement,. 'There's Al- 
ways a Worn:..,' (Col) bows tomor- 
row (Thurs,), 

Rialto (750; 25-40-55 )-^.'Condemried 
Womenir-(RKO),--Not-doing-much. 
but some profit at- $0,000. Last week 
the same was grossed by 'Wide Open 
Faces' (Col). , 

Ivoll (2,092; 25-55-75-85-90)— 
Battle of Broadway' (20ih). Opeined 
herd Saturday (23) but not getting 
any play, probably .less than $8,000.'* 
Last week, second for 'Phhperncil' 
(UA), only around $7,500, very dis- 
appointing. House is trying a re- 
i.ssue of 'Count of onte Cristo' (UA> 
starting Wednesday (4). 

Rbxy (5,830; 25-40-55-75)— 'Chi- 
cago' (20thy, and stagfe show (3d 
week). A swell business-getter, thi 
week (3d) lookin.g $40,000 or better. 
Stays a fourth week.- The second 
heat built to a magnificent $53,500, 
the final three days of that week 
beating the same days of the opening 
stanza.- - 

. Strand (2,767; 25-55.-75)— 'Accidents 
Will Happen' (WB). This one is 
also taking it pn the chin; $7,000 be- 
ing tops, . Last week did around 
$8,000 with 'Torchy Blarie In Pana- 
ma' (WB). House is consideri 
vaude for the summer. , 

State (3,450; 35-55-75)— 'Merrily 
We Live' (MG) and vaude bill 
headed by Mae West Show opened 
very strong Thursday (21), getting 
$5,600 that, day . on six performances' 
by, . Miss West, then dipped. Friday 
and Saturday to under, exnectations 
but held firmly Sunday and on week 
niay get to $41,000, very big thoiigh 
safel.v behind the -house record- of 
$44,500, :which .it was thought earli 
might be reached.' iss 'West is get-, 
ting $12,500 and a split of SO<%:.over- 
$38,000 but pays for the whole stage 
show out of that: however,, looks to 
fiatner nice profit on 'engageriient. 
She cut to five shows Monday (25), 
did same yesterday (Tues.) and to- 
day (Wed.) also plays five for total 
of 39 on the week. Though under a 
heavy nut, theatre will show a good 
profit on engagement. Last week, 
'Goldwo'n Follies' (UA) and Rudy 
'Vallee got $33,500, excellent 



'lightly 



bcttei' 
week, 
•Who 
uaiJ. 



Paran^ount (3,66i; 25r3S-55-85-99) 
-'College Swing' (Par) and Kay 
kyscir orchestra opens today (Wed.); 
Second week oif 'Her Jungle: Love' 
fPai") .plus the Tommy Dorsey bond 
and Bon Blue, with majority of draw 
credited to Dor.soy. wound up last 
night (Tues.) with $30,000, excelleht, 
Tho .first week talli-cd $40,500. 

Radio Citv Music Hall (5.980: 40- 
60-84-00-$!. 05)— 'Polo* (UA ) and slauo 



morWAY UP, $12,000; 

seathe moshy OKE 



.-) Sisattle, April 26. 

Paramount' goes single bill this 
week ior •Test Pilot,', this being the 
first solo for this house in ah age. 
Estimates for This Week 
Bliie.Moiise (Hamrick-Evergrecn) 
(850; .32-37-42)— 'Tom Sawyer' (UA) 
and 'Moto's Gamble' (20th) (dual) (3d 
week). . Indl(:ated big $3,400.. La.st 
week, 'Rebecca' (20th) and 'Trip to 
Paris' (20th) dual, $3,100, okay. 

Coliseum . ( H a m r i c k-Evergrccn') 
(1.950; 21-32)— Yank at Oxford' 
(M-G ) and 'Paradi.se . for Three* 
(M-G) (dual). Expect hefty $3,800. 
Last week, 'Happy Landing' (20th) 
and 'Chan at Monte Carlo' (2bth) 
(dual) mild $2,900. 

Colonial (Sterling) (850; 10-21)— 
'This Way, Please' (Par) and 'Big 
Town Girl' (20th) (dual), .split with 
'Roll Along Cowboy' (20th) and, 
'Squadron ol Honor' fCoI) (dual). 
Indicated healthy .$2,300. Last week, 
•Octopus' (WB) and. 'Trigt'cr Trio' 
(Rep) (Hiial), split with •Rat' (RKO) 
and 'Swcothcarls of Navy' (GN) 
(dual ). $2,000, fair.. 

Fifth Avenue (Hamrick-Ever- 
grecn) f 2,306; 32-37-42) — 'Old Chir 
cago' (20th) (solo) (2d w(:ek). Head- 
ed tor nice $6,000. ■ Last week, same 
film. wOw $12,200. 

Liberty (J-vH) (1,800; 21-32-42)-^ 
'Always a 'fVoman' (Col), .(single). 
Heading for good $6,500. Last week, 
'Divorce of Lady X' (UA) (solo) 
(2d week), $3,000, . moderate. 
.. Miisic Box- (Hamri(:k-Evergreen) 
(80iO; 32-37-42)— 'Snow White' (RKO) 
(solo): (7th week); Final garnering 
okay $2,700, Last week, same film, 
$3,200, good. 

Orpheom (Hamrlck -Evergreen) 
(2,600; 32-37-42 )— 'Jezebel' (WB ) and 
'First 100 Years' (MG) (dual) (2d 
week). Possibly $4;300, all right 
Last week, same filriis, $7,800, big. 

Paloinar (Sterling) (1,350; 10-21- 
37)— 'Old Barn Dance' (Rep) and 
-'No Time to .Marry' (Col) (dual)^ 
plus vaude. Likely helty $4,000. 
Last\veck, .' londcs at Work' (WB> 
and vaude, slow at $3,100. 

Paramount (Hamrick-Evergrcen) 
(3,049; 3?.-37-42)— 'Test Pilot' (M-Q) 
(solo). Paced at great $12,000. Last 
week. 'Tom .Saw.ycr' (UA) and 
'Moto's Gamble' .(50fh) (dual) (2d 
week), .bit; $6,000. 

RooseveU (Sterling) (850: 21-32)— 
'Gold Is Where You Find It' (WB) 
and 'Hitting New High' (RKO) 
(dual).. E?cpcct nicc'$2.500. 'Bucca- 
neer-" (Par) and 'Paid to Dance' 



I show (3d-final ock). ' WiiidCip . iCol; (dual), lair $2,100. 



VARIETY 



PiCTURE GROSSlBS 



Weilnesdajr, April 27, 1938 



'Old Ctn' Afire $15,000, Tops Mpls.; 
'Jungle Love,' 'Goldea West' $4,000 



Minneapolis, April 26. 

'Old Chicago' is easily tKe town's 
tlaiidout grosser; Otherwise the box- 
office story continues sad. 

Esllniates for This Week 

Asler (Pai--Sinser) (900; 15-25)-; 
•liOve Is a Headache' (M-G) and 
•Swing Yoxir l^dy' (WB) (dual first 
nifis). Satisfactory $1,100 indicated. 
Last week, -Partners of Plain' IPar) 
and "Jury's Secret' (U), split with 
:_:Ma*p»age-BusincssMIlKO-)-andJ!Eat-- 
bidden Valley' (U) and with /Dart- 
devil Driver' (WB) and 'Night. Spot' 
(RKO), all duals (1st runs), fair $900. 

Cenluiy^ (Par-Singer) (1,600; 25-. 
35.40):— 'Dangerous to ICiiow' (Par). 
Looks like terrible $1,400 on five 
days. Last week, 'Sally. Irene and 
Mary' (20th), bad $2,700. ^Hardy's 
Children' (MG) opens tomorrow 
(Wednesday). 

Minnesota (Par-Singer) (4,200 25- 
35-05 ;— 'Old Chicago" .(20th ). Headed 
for tremendoirs $J5,000 j^nd holdover; 
sci'oncl picture to do so at this hpuse; 
other w s.'San Francisco. Last week, 
•Bringing Up Baby' (RKO), poor 
$5,700. 

Orpheiinl (Par-Singer) (2,890; 25- 
35-40)-^'Her Jungle Love' (Par). For 
first time house playing serial,. "Loiie 
Ranger' (Rep), but only Friday to 
Sunday ".matinees, incilusive. Poor 
$4,000 in prospect. Last, week, .'Wo- 
men Are Like That' (WB) plus Eddy: 
Duchin' orch and stageshow, only 
$14,500, disappointing. 

Stale iPar-^iiigeri (2,300; 25-35- 
65)— 'Golden West' (M-G) (2d -week). 
Will be lucky to exceed light $4,000. 
First week pretty good $7,200. 

Time (Berger)' (290; 15-25)— 'Man- 
hattan Mevry T Go - Round" (Rep). 
Yanked after pulling only $400 for 
five days; 'Prison Nurse' (Rep) opens 
t(>day (Tuesday). Last week, 'Boy of 
StreeUs' (Mono) (2d run), good $1,500 
lor elieven days; 

Uptown (Par) (1,200; 25-35)— 'Yank 
at Oxford' (M-G). Mild $2,200 in- 
dicated. Last week, 'Hurricane' (UA), 
fair $2,500. 

World (SteRes) (350; 35-40-55-75) 
— 'Mayerling' "(Frerich). Heading to- 
ward fine $1,800. Last week, 'Mad. 
About Music' (U) (4th Week), nice 
$1,800. Fine $2,000 at this house first 
week, or third downtown; previously 
had grabbed $12,000 in fortnight at 
Century. 



Europe Unrest Prompts 
Par's ■Farewell' Reissue 



Takin'g advantage of Europe's 
political tensity since ' the Vienna 
coupi^'Paramount will reissue 'Fare- 
well to Arms,' picture^ based on 
Ernest Heiningway's war story deal- 
ing~wat.h_the ItaloiAustrian front.. 

Starring Gary Cooper and Helen 
Hayes, tlje film was Parau ount's big 
n.oney maker .in\1932. It will be re- 
played in about 200 key spots in this 
country June 3, and is bejng set foi: 
revivals abroad c i the sarnie, date. 



'OLD CHI' WOW $17,500; 
SPRING HITS DENVER 



TILOr SOARS, $18,5tW); 
'OLD CHr $12,000, PROY. 



Providence, .April 26. 

'In Old Chicago' at Majestic and 
'Test Pilot' at Loew's, sellouts since 
opening, look like big. coin. Albee is 
holding over 'Hawaii Galls'- and 'Joy 
of Living' bill .for pkeh . week. 
Estimates for This Week.; 

Albee (RKO) (^.200; 25-3^-90) — 
'Hawaii CalLs' (RKO) and 'Joy of 
Living' (RKO) (2d week). Expect 
drop, but stiU good at $7,()po. Hit 
neat $8,500 last week. 

Carlton (Fa'y-Loew) (f,400; 25-35- 
50)— Marco Polo' (UA) (2d run). 
Neat -$3,400 in view. Last week, 
'Hai-dv's Children' (M-G) and 'Lone 
Wolf' in Paris' (Col) (2d run), fine 
$3,200; . 

Fay's (2.000; 25-35-50) — 'Reckless 
Living' (U) and Uncle Ezr.<» Stebbins' 
on stage: Looks fairly "ood, $7,000. 
Last week, 'Over the Wall' (WB).and 
vaude, big $8,000: 

.Loew's Stale : (3;200; 25-35-50) — 
'Test Pilot' (M-G). Terrific $18,500 
spotted. Last week; 'Marco. Polo' 
(UA) and 'Gaiety Cjirls' (UA) cheer- 
ful $12,000 

Majeslic (Fay) (2,300: 25-35-50)— 
'Old Chicago' 20th). Pulling them in 
for record $12,000.- Last week', 'Bat- 
tle of- Broadway' (20th') . and 'Acci- 
dents Will Happen* (WB), nice $7,000. 

Strand (Indie) (2,200; 25-35-50) — 
King of Newsboys' (Rep) and 'Hol- 
lywood Stadium Mystery' (Rep). 
Heading for very good $8,000. Last 
week, 'Jungle Loye' Pai-) and 'Bull- 
dog- • Drummond's Revenge' (Par),- 
only so-so $5,000. 



Denver, April 26. 
Dat ol" debbil. the weather man, is 
the enemy-in-cbief o.f local exhibs 
currently. Mild spring .spell is send- 
ing people outdoors and nriany are 
making trips to the mountains and 
parks. However, 'Old Chicago' is of- 
lering.real competition, packing 'etn 
In nearly all shovvs. 

Estimates for This Week 

Abddin (Fox) (1.400; 25-40)^ 
Divorce of Madame X' (UA). Not 
BO good, $2,500. Last week, ' light 
C^se of Murder' . (WB) (2d run), fair 
$3,000, 

Broadway (Fox) (1.100: 25-40)— 
*Non-Stop New York' (GB). Very 
poor $1,000. Last week, . 'Yank At 
Oxford' (M-G) and. 'Love Is a Head 
ache' (M-G) (dual) (both 2d run), 
excellent $3,000. 

Denham (Cockrill) (1,7 ; 25-35- 
40)— 'Tipoff Girls' (Par) and 'Back 
Stage' (GB) (dual). So-.so $4,100 for 
Fix day.s. Last week, 'Jungle Lover' 
(Par) and 'Portia on Trial'. (Rep) 
(dual) (2d week), good $5,500. 

nenver (Fox) (2.525; 25-35-50)— 
•Old Chicago' . (20th). Repeated 
etandouts and growing blg;!cr all the 
time; $17,.'>00 seems likely. Last; 
Wfe<-k. -^Inlernationnl Settlement' 
(20lh) and Bowes unit, nice $11,000. ' 

Orpheum (RKO) (2.C00: 25-.-i5-40) 
—'Golden West' (M-G) (2d week). 
Good $7,500. La.st week, terrific 
$12,0P,Q, 

Pai'umount (Fox) (2.200: 25-40)— 
•Goodby Broadway' iU) aiid 'Mid- 
right Intruder" (U) (dual). Healthy 
$4,000. L.nst weeK. "Penrod and Twin 
Brother' (WB) and "Love. Honor and 
Behave' (WB) (dual), good $4,000. . 

Riallo. (Fox) (87 ; 25-40 )-^'Mad 
About Music' (U) (2d week) (3d 
run) and 'Happened -Out West' 
(20th) (dual). Nice $2,300. Last 
week, 'Mad About Mii.sic" (U) and 
•Rose of the Rio Grande' (Mono^ 
(dual), plenty good, $3,800. 



'Underworld' on Rebound 



Hollywood. April 26. 

Par will remake Beri Hc.chf.s .'Un- 
derworld.' originally filmed as. a si- 
lent in 1027. Robeit. Florey will di- 
rect with Akim Tamirofl', Gail ral- 
rick and Lloyd Nolan as cast toppcr.<. 

(jcorgc Bancroft. Vcl.vn rehl an 
Clive Brook were in'lhe early :filni. 



GUILD liAQ SUED 

Holly w<)od, April 26. 
, Seymour L.; Simmons fi\ed suit for 
$25,400 , against Screen Actors Guild 
magazine, claiming he was dismissed 
as advertising manager' before the 
expiration of his' contract. 

Discharged March 8, Simmons fig 
ur'es' his salary and commissions 
would have reached that amount by 
Aug.' IB,.' 1938, termination date «f 
his contract. 



CoL Wins $100,000 

Libel Suit in Philly 



Philadelphia. April 26.. V 
Six hoiirs of deliberation by a Fed- 
eral Court jury here last week re- ; 
suited in a victory, for Columbia Pic- 
tures in a $100,000 damage suit filed 
against it 'by . the Sun Ray Drug Co, 
Drug firm charged that its' reputa- 
tion was darnaged in the. Columbia 
film, 'Girls at Play.' 

In the pic!, an illegal liklter syndi- 
cate, posing -as the New Deal Drug. 
Co., sells out to ia firm ■named the 
Sun Ray Drug Co. for $90,000, with- 
out the. latter talcing proper, precau- 
tions, to see that the sinle is legal: 
-^tocai--Siin-JlayH)utflt^laimed-that- 
use of its name to portray a racket 
firm in the Aim damaged its reputa- 
tion tb tte extent of $l()0,ObO, Pic 
was viewied -by judge and jury in^ Co- 
lumbia's projection. room here before 
the case was argued. Morris Wexlei:, 
Colu.Tibia attorney, mai ihed. that 
use of the tag' 'Suii Ray' wais merely 
a (Coincidence. William A. Gray, 
counsel for th$. drug, oiitfit, which 
operates 37 stores, immediately led 
a petition for a new (rial, 



EEADYING CO-ED GBIDDER 

rioilywood, April ?6. 

'Hold that Co-Ed' is the title for 
the next football musical to be 
filmed by 20th-Fox, with production 
to start early in the summer.. George 
Marshall -will direct,. David Hemp- 
stead as associate producer. 

Karl Tunberg and Donald Ettlinger 
are writing the screen play. 



NBC's Postoffice 



ntinued from page 1 ) 



matter that would cle.ir for the two 
chain.s. When it dawned on some- 
one that, if carried out. would mean 
that CBS would have to send o.ver 
to NBC .for their mail. C:BS f.iccs 
purpled. 'Never;' they say\ but (Oil- 
man nevertheless is broaching the 
plan to Postmaster General Farley. 

Both nets announced they would 
hold on to their remote spots after 
the new plants are tuiiclioiiing . CBS 
has pne (Mijsic Bi>x) under lease 
and the other (Vine Street) its own 
on an outright buy. Senior chain 
holds a Icia.^e on the El Ca itaii on 
iHollywood boulevard. 

NBC has one Ic.^s headache thaii 
its adversary on the movec)ver. Gil- 
niyn has announced that the old 
plant will be retained until the lease' 
ruM.s oat two years, heiice, while 
Donald Thornburgh, CBS, is tryinj! 
to swing a deal loi- tlie okV KNX 
plant. Max Rcinhardt has dcsi;;ns 
on the bi)ildjiijj as headquarters for 
his jiropopcd Summer Fc.=tiviil and 
a .H'bnol ioT tho.se with thespic 
urgo.'i ul thcr '.s been no coin w 
Iht line. 



mor A SOCK 

$22,000, FRISCO 



. San Francisco, April 26.: 
lOhly new. feature to overcome 
conditions is ""Test Pilot' at the War- 
field. Doors are being cleaved at 
d:30 a. m. iii order to take care of 
the ticket buyers. Things are a bit 
brighte^r: aKso 'at the . Par this week, 
with. ':Her Jungle liOve.' 

Esllmale? (or This Week 
Embassy . (Ccihen) (1,512; 35-55)-^ 
'Met'Love Again' (tJA) and 'Gaiety 
Girls' (UA). Embassy' seems to be 
taking -advantage of the bad biz by 
doing the worst of the lot;., Although 
hou.se took it on the chin during 
seven days with this pair, it had to 
hold the'bill three additional days in 
order to get .back to its regular 
Wednesday openin.e> starting tonrt<>r- 
ro'w. Very punko $3,500 on. the run. 
Fox (F-WC) (5,000; 35-55-75)— 
'dolden West* (MG) and 'Moto.G^m- 
bles' (20th) (2d wk). MacDonald- 
Eddy operetta at $12,000 plenty good 
considering. Last week hit cheerful 
note at $19,500. 

Golden Gate. (RKO) (2^850; 35-55) 
—'Joy of Living' (RKO) and vaude-' 
ville ('2d wk). Irene Dunne getting 
a pretty good play in its second week 
with $12,000 in sight. Last week 
good $17,500: 

Orphcara (F&M) (2;440; 35-55)— 
.'Always a Woman' (Col )' rind 'Reck- 
less Living' (U). After - going 
throOgh one of the worst weeks in a 
long: time the .Orpheum is .staging 
.somewhat of a comeback with Blon- 
dell-Doiiglas comedy. Which should 
knock off about $8,000. ■: Last week 
'Goodbye Broadway' (U) and 'Lone 
Wolf (Coy) below $5,000. 

Paramount (F-Wf;) (2^740: 35-55- 
'75)^' Jungle Love' (Par) arid 'Penrod 
Twin Brother' (WB). The WB oic- 
ture marks the fiirst time one Of.'P^t^-, 
rod' pictures with Maucb. 'f win.s has 
nlaycd a first run on Market street. 
It ■ mav hurt . 'Tom Sawyer' at the. 
rival Unitied Artists across the street. 
A luek.v $15,000 fn si^ht. Last week 
'Fools for Scandal' (Par) and. 'Dan- 
gerous to Kn'6w*-(Par) terrible $1,000. 

St. Francis (F-WC) (1,470: 35-55- 
75)— 'Fools for Scandal' (WB) and 
'Dangerous to Know' (Par). (2d wk): 
After a blah fir.st.week at the Par 
this eombn had to move down to the 
St. Francis, which h.irt . nnthinc el.sc: 
to Dlav; tftkinf it on the chin at S3.- 
OOO. Last week 'RebPTa' (20th) and 
'Couldn-t Say No' ( ) (2d wk) 
tenifl .<;5 000. 

IJn'«?d At»isls-rCobpn) d '>00: 35- 
•■;.'))— 'Tom Sawver' ^ITA^ OA wk). 
Loo'rs likp fi!ood ennn"h S7 .'ino. L-<st 
W(;el< finishefl UD with Sil.OOn which 
W"" i» l-^'t bo'le'' than ov'>(!c('>'1. 

W.-'-noM tv.VJC.t (2.(!.f0- 35-55-75.) 
—"Fr-.t P^l/it' (Mr-I. This nicture 
.seetis to h"\'e w'^at if ta'^es to over- 
come b^fl' .T)uc ♦■'^ rphrilh.*!" 
tim'' of 'Pilot,' .((le W.-rfloi'' it not 
ririnblc-V^ilii'*'': A' crp-t S2? "OO anr 
ttpirinl'^d. Piu.''s on the' rr^d'o and 
rril'ral f-'vcs ("-ve the nirlure a 

(adl ■T-„^h'-v ii" V .-n.q 'T-iand in 
SI;. ■ cnth) flv ----"-n^ ♦.0.500. 



N^w Faces Trim Budgets 



(Continued frbni page S); 

Iloses Queen. She. has never before 
appeared in a'picture. 



Harold' Lloyd borrowed Phylis 
Welch from Metro slock school to 
play opposite him- iii 'Professor Be- 
ware,' made for Par. After two sup- 
porting roles. Bob Hope, known on 
the stage: and radio b'Jt not. to the' 
picture fans,' \yas given the lead in 
'Give. Me a iSailor' with Martha 
Raye. Louise Platt .was borrowed 
from W aIteri^jir8n^er-J»yuJiar_fftii 



Hilton Back Home 

-Hollywond. . ril 26. 

Jame.s iltori leaves over weekend 
for England after complelin.!» the 
.script. Metro's 'Forsytht' sagn. 

Will work on a novel abrohd. 



Lusty's Whodunit 

Hdll.VAvond. April 26, 
RKO ha.s riiimed.Loii Lusly as pro- 
ducer fcr •In.i.itip Room/ u n-.yiclci-y 
comijdy by' Ed 6lmsttad:^ 
^ Studift i.s seeking ZaSo ills for 
j <cinnie lead. 



'Spawn of the North,' and bracketed 
with Henry Fonda and (ieorge-Raft. 
Dorothy Howe; six . months ago . play- . 
ing extra parts .while attending the 
Par stock s(?hool, has had two sec- 
ond leads since first of the year and 
is Ji>eing groomed for top- roles. 
Franci^ka Gaal^ ' thciugh knowii in 
Europe, was a gamble when .Cecil 
B.. De Mille gave her the tcip role 
in "The Bu(:caheer.' Par's list ' of 
newcomers takes in. Florence -George, 
Olympe Bradna, John .Howard, Tito 
Guizar, Donald O'Connpr, lat r 
from .th^ O'Connor family' of stage 
and vaude. eanwhiler arlcne 
Dietrich came to- the end of her 
career with the Uudio, ilh a say- 
ing of $250,0(10 a _ year---almost 
enough 'to'pay the salaries of all the 
new players mentioned. 
.. Par execs, still shudder at' the cost 
sheet- on .'Bluebeard's Eighth Wife.' 
Totals reached near $600,000 ' before 
a'vcamera tOrned, what' with (ilali- 
'dett'e Colbert and Gary Cooper each' 
netting $150,000 in ' lary, to Say 
.nothing of Ernst Lubitsch, -since dCT 
parted. 

Outstanding' example of an un- 
known and the buildup given her is 
Si rid Guri , Flatbiish ' housewife, 
who faced her first camera for Sam 
Goldwyn in ' atco Polo!' 
' Previously a pace-se;tter under 
Darryl .Zanuck, 20th-Fpx has fallen 
slightly' behind. Par in the race for 
hew: names to the .exclusion bf' old 
stars. AH are- being 'carried' by 
known players and ' seernihgiy .click-- 
irig. Warner Baxter' launched Ar- 
leen Whelan as his leading lady in. 
'Kidnapped,' Robert Louis Steven-, 
son's ioqic. She improved so fast 
In the latter part of the pidture, 
studio reshbt the first scenes. It is 
her first and only picture, .be .a 
manicurist a few rnpnths "ago. Mar- 
jorie Weaver's first show was 'Sec- 
ond Honeymoon,' with Tyror^e' 
Power" and' Loretta Yoimg. Now she 
is cast opposite Baxter in 'I'll Give 
a Million.! She won a beauty con- 
test while at Indiana university , and 
.has been in the stock school two 
years. 

Zanuck Bulldop Scheme 

Miss Weaver is a good e^xample 
of the tisuai:Zanuck policy with new 
players. He wanti thern adequately 
prepare!] and' does' hot believe in 
pushing them tiM>' fast unless they 
show marked ability. Lynn Bari is 
now playing her first lead in 'Sport- 
ing Champs' after two supporting 
roles, bick Greene was . rushed :to 
Hollywood from London to take a 
lead in 'Four Men and a Prayer.' 
He had stage experience but is new 
to pictures and is how playing male 
lead to Sonja Henie in y Lucky 
Star.' 

Another being boosted to top 
ranking is Lurline UUer, five 
years an extra. Zanuck spotted her 
in a dancing sequence in "Sally. 
Irene and Mary.' She had used the 
money earned as an extra to take 
dancing lessons: She had no inten- 
tion of being an actres.s. Phyllis 
Brooks is also being groomed, as is 
Robert Kellard. 

It was 20th-Fox that barred My- 
ron Selznick, topflight agent, from 
the lo.t not long -ago. lylain' conich- 
tipri of all- lots is that. agents in. gen- 
eral .have pyramided salaries to a 
point, where studios can't stand tlic 
gaff. 

Warners is definitely in the- race 
for new faces and- lower' casting 
costs: When Dick PpwelL refused a 
role, in 'Garden pf the Moon' he was 
su.spended. and John Payne placed in 
the lead. It marks Payne's first 
major role. Margaret Lind.say i:s an- 
other being boosted to leading roles: 
Marie Wilson, an extra, girl a few 
month.s ago, today is cast as femme 
lead in 'Boy. Mecjts Girl' with Pat 
O'Brien and James Cagney. Ro.>:c- 
mary Lane; had. her first- film role in 
■Hollywood Hotel"; riscilla; her 
sister, made her debut in " en Arie 
Such. Fools.'; and is now in (op spot 
in latest Dick Powell •' al. Cow- 
boy Fro'ln Brooklyn.' onila. Graii- 
i vil|c; talented moppet, iy t,et hir U'ad 
in a series' to be produced by ryari 



Foy. Meanwhile optidns of several 
well-kn()whs are coming up with ho 
possibility the studio will renew at 
the p'riescnf coin. 

As one studio exec said recently, 
'Talk to a bunch of college or high 
school kids about stars and see \vh;it 
they say of ;some of the big- names 
that have, been before cameras for 
lO years or more. Half a dozen 
famous stars I know'would be' sur- 
prised to hear the students say. Uhat 
old lady, •ivhy, she is as old as Noah!' 
Coniradca^Bat ':Costly 

. WarnerSi like Par with 'Bluebeard,' 
still reil n embe rs wit h a bad -tast e i'ij_ 
the molTth the filming of Tovarich.' 
Picture stood them. $300,000 for two- 
stars' salaries before a wheel moved, 
Femiine star not only was eostlj, in. 
salary but in temperament as well; 
causing sets to be redesignied and 
many hours' lost because of her- in- 
difference in. reporting to sets. 

.Even Republic, ■with a few players 
on the contract list,, lost no time in 
letting its only outstanding star. 
Gene Autry, know 'a new face woul 
replace his it 'he walked off the lot 
in a salary dispute. Atitry held oiit' 
j\hd :todBy Roy Rogers, who had had 
bits ' in two pictures, has .been 
bppsted tp stardpm arid is filling the 
bill..' 

Metro has, Dennis' p'Kcefe, an ex^ 
t'ra until he scored in 'Bad Man of 
Brimstone.' Virginia Briice was an 
extra- y/ho zoomed high. D'Keete 
and Miss Bruce are playing the ro- 
rnantic leads i 'Hold That Ki ,' now 
before the-camera.' -Lana Turner is- 
anbther sto'(:k girl -getting top roles 
in recent months. 

Selzhitrk-Interiiatipnal. . has bee.n 
building rapidly. Ann Gillis. Tommy 
Kelly; moppets, Margaret Tatlichet, 
Paulette tioddard, Toni Npviska and 
Alan Marshall have all been groomed 
for marquee billing. Mi.ss Goddard 
has been one'pf the fprgbtten wbm 
of Hollywood since she played wi 
Charles' Chaplin in -'City Lights.' 
Selznick has .set her for a role in 
'Heartbreak Town.' -Marshall has 
been mostly on Ipan-put. Torii 
'Novi.ska i.s Fplish and has been tak- 
ing English lesspns:flve mphths. She 
is ready for tests. 

oyin; Back lieclmal: rpint- 

Pay off as far as the studios are 
concerned is that not only are they 
effecting big savings by casting. these' 
new ones in top spots, but their con- 
tiacts as-i written- -call- far .-less 
coin on option pickups than in the 
past. Most of the older players have 
contracts -that: put thepi- in the '-big 
figures long before their contracts 
expire, whereas those being written 
today will never reach the: $100,000 
;a picture class. In fiact most of them - 
won't exceed $25,000 a picture. 

eanwhile assignments are getting 
fewer for many of the high-priced, 
freelancers. A few are definitely oh 
the upbeat and will prosper as long 
as certai.n type pictures, are' made. 
Another answer of. the studios lo ris- 
ing talent costs has been the series, 
pi(:tures. The bi.o. ■ dictates to a 
major extent, but producers .declare 
the serieis like the Chans, Jones 
Family, judge Hardys and others 
are marvelcius tonic for inflated egos 
as well as for preventirig inflation at 
the. start. The pictures, are known 
by the series name and not primarily 
by that of any one player. As it 
was pointed put at 20th-Fpx, Warner 
Oland as. Charlie Chan is a terrific 
draw, but Oland elsewhere is just 
a npther player. Same applies to the 
Jones family, the Hardys and others. 



Seiter's 'Service' 

(jllywood, April 26. 

.Pandro Berman has set William 
Sclter to direct the Marx Bros, in 
'Room Sdrvice' at Radio. 

Picture rolls in May. 



BBADNA ON VIEW 

Hollywood, April 26; 
Gly radna is doing a coasl- 

to-coast personal appearance. toi(r in 
connection with Parambunfs "Stolen 
lieaven,' her first starrer. 

; Stopovers, are scheduled at Denv 
Kan.sas City, Dallas, Houston. . 
Louis, (phicago, ilwaukee,. Indi. 
I apol is. ■Washington. Philadelphi 
New York. 



WILBUE AS NAP 

Jlolly wpod, -Aprj) ^. 
nine Wilbur >t*ill portray Na-. 
pol n in Warners his .'i<;al picture, 
'The Hundred Day.s!' dealing with 
Bofiaparlc's escape -from Elb.-i and 
his subsequent downfai.. .- '' Watei loO., 
Picture wiil bp made in "Techni- 
color. 



Wednesday, AptU 27* 1938 



PICTURE GROSSES 



VARIETY 



ilust fair Biz Looks Swell to PluDy; 
Tilof Big 23G; Mle B way $22,600 



Philadejphia, April 26. 
Another sked o£ heavy weight prod- 
uct in practically all midtown de- 
luxers is -giving Philly bi o.'s a pleas- 
ant tang again this week. Except at 
the Stanley, where 'Test Pilot' is 
zooming to a smacko $23,000, the Uke 
is just about nbrmat: To this town, 
however; which . has been sagging 
'itlv- undfer par,, grosses all winter, 
'just ab'out normal' looks swell. , Tor 
tal b. 0. will- be considferably undei: 
— ^ffst-veelc^b<icaUse-of-flock-of'hr-orS7- 

EstiDuteB lor This Week . 

Aldlhe "(WB) (1,303 ; 42-57-75)— 
'Marco P.olo' (UA) (2d week). Hit- 
ting satisfactory $9,800; on. the bor- 
derline of being held over. Last 
week, strong $15,000. 

Boyd (WB) (2.350; 42-57-68-75)-^ 
•joy of Living' (RKO). Like much 
of the other line-up iii town, giving 
the house just, about a par $15,700. 
Last week, 'Mad About Music' (U) 
(2d week), $15,000, not quite, iip to 
expectations. "Four Men .-and a 
Prayer' (20th) in Thursday (28). 

Earle (WB) (2,758; 25-37-42-57-68) 
—'Battle of Birdadway' (20th), .Cab 
Calloway orch on stage. Vaudfllmer 
taking off agaih. after couple slimmer 
weeks: powerful $22,600; Last week, 
•Island in the Sky' (20th) and Glen 
-.Cray's cirewi good $?0,100. 

Fox (WB) (2,423; 42-57-68-75)— 
•Old Chicago' (20th) (2d. week) 
Bla7.ing along after eight- successful 
weeks of two-a-daying here; $13,500 
and pencilled for another sesh. 

Karltda <WB) (1,066: 42-57-68)— 
• •Jczebel'i (WB) . (2d run) (2d \s>eek) 
Another nifty at $5,800 ioi this pror 
longed midtown' stay. Last week, 
clipped $7,800. i 

Keith's (WB) (1,870: 42-57- )— 
•Mad About Music,' (U) (2d run): 
Energy ' for ' third week in town, 
$5,900. . Last week, 'Snow White' 
(RKO) Handily managed $7,100 in its 
third' gallop at this second?rUn house, 
after four tui-hs at the Stanley. 

Stanley (WB) (2,916; 42-57-68-75) 
-^'.Test Pilot' (M-G). Word-ofrmouth, 
praisy newspaper reviews- and- big 
buildup; lofty $23;000; set for at leSst 
three laps; next pic 'Robin Hood' 
(WB). not skedded in until May 13 
Last week, 'Fools for Scandal' (WB) 
just so-sb at $15,600. . . 

-Stanton (WB) (1,457; 37-42-57)—: 
•King, of the Ne\ysboys' (Rep). As 
expected, mediocre $5,500. Last week, 
'Prison Niirse' (Rep), siame category, 
$5,800: 'Women Are Like That' (WB) 
due Saturday (30). 



SOLO TItOr $14,000, 
IKE THAT' 8G, INDPL^. 



Icr' (20th) Sunday through Wednes-. 
day. Total near $2,500, good. Last 
week, .'Vogues' (UA) and 'Stand In' 
(UA), first half; and 'Happy Landing' 
(20th) and 'Gold Is Where You i"ind 
It' (WB), second half (dual bills), 
$2,300, good. 

Omaha (Blank) (2,100; 10-25-4d)-Tr 
Test Pilot' (M-G).. Single billed in 
momentous undertaking for film row; 
looks for excellent $10,000. Last 
week, 'Marco Polo' (UA) and 'Walk- 
inff-]3own-BroadwayM20th)r^^buble- 
billcd to good $8,700. ,. 
Orpheum ( lank) (2,976; 10-25-40) 
'Juiigle Love' (Par) and 'Checkers' 
(20th) (dual bill). Average $7300. 
Last week, 'Sunnybrook Farm' (20th) 
and 'She Couldn't Say No' (WB) 
(double), $9i000, low. 

lONAN'-VAUDE 

(NC mD. C 



Washington, April 26, 
Product in downtown ilrst-runs Is 
below par this week,, with.the grosses 
below par right along with it Nice 
weather keeping localites and tour- 
ists alike but in the opemng and 
week-end was off. 



Healthiest business being done ap- 
parently by holdovers; 'ChicaBo' at 
Palace and 'Joy of Living' at Keith's 



ianapplis, -April 26, 
'Test Pilot* unt)ampered by a stsc 
ond feature, is getting a -good turn 
over with a two-hour program in 
cohtra.st to the theatre's usual three- 
hour dual bills. Nothing eke among 
the first runs is making . much of a 
showing. 

Estimates for This Week 
Apollo (Katz-DoUe) (1,100; 25-30- 
40)— 'Old- Chicago' (20th) (4th week). 
All righ* at $2,500, considering hold- 
over^ Last week, same pic did nicely 
at $3,200. 

Circle (Katz-Dolle) (2,800; 25-30- 
40)— 'Fools for Scandal' (WB> and 
'Battle of Broadway' (20th). Fairly 
■good at $5,600, Last week, 'Jungle 
Love' (Par) and 'Moto's Gamble' 
(20th), $5,400. 

Indiana (Katz-Dolle) (3,100; 25-30- 
40)— 'Joy of Living' (RKO) and 
'Crime of Hallett' (U). Not extra at 
$5,300, Last week, 'Rebecca' (20th) 
and 'This Marriage Business' (RKO) 
disappointment for a Shirley ,Tcmplc, 
lightweight $5,000. 

Loew's (Loew's) (2,400: 25-30'-40)— 
Test Pilot' (M-G). Single feature is 
wlb'e for this pic; take is zooming to 
14,000. Last week, 'Marco Polo' 
(UA). and 'Gaiety Girls* (UA) $6,700, 
moderate, 

Lyric (Olson) (2,000; 25-30-40) — 
'Women Are Like That* (WB ) . and 
Major Bowes unit. Only lair $8,000. 
Last week, 'Accidents Will Happen' 
' (WB) and Wayne King orcli on 
stage, season's record, $13,600. 

Tilot' Solos $10,000 

As Omaha jGxperiment 

-Omaha, April 26. 

Omaha is running 'Test Pilot' 
single feature, first time this house 
has soloed in couple of seasoiis. Re- 
cently biz on 'Old Chicago' and 'Snow 
White' indicated some possibility for 
th2 solo filih. 

Estimates for This Week 

Brandeis (Siriger-RKO) (1.250; 
10-26-35-40)— "There's Always a. 
Woman' iCol) and 'Start Cheering' 
iColj dualed. Medi(jcre $4,300, L-ast 
week, 'Joy of tiving' (RKO) and 
'Lone Wolf in Paris' (Col) (doubled), 
53,000, slow. 

Avenue T.Dundee - Military (Gold- 
beriii (UlO, 650, 950; 10-25)— 'Rr.dio 
City Revels' (RKO) and 'High Fly- 
er.s' (RKO), first, half-week, 'Hurrit 
Oane* (UA) and 'Baroness and But- 



lookihg toward better-than-average 
second terms, 

-Estimate* for This eek 
Capitoj (Loew) (3,424: 25-35-40-66) 
'Battle of Broadway' (20th) and 
vaude; Allan Jones on staise the only 
draw, but eveii hie can't puU that pic 
to better than mild $18,000. Last 
week; 'Tom Sawyer' (UA). healthy 
$21,000 

Columbia (LoeW) (1,583; 25-40)— 
'Goldei^ West'; (M-G) (2d. run). Hold- 
ing up well for third week on main 
stem, probably to $5,000. Last week, 
•Rebecca' (20th) (2d run) off to 
sleazy $4,000. 

Eirle (WB) (2,244; .25-35-40-66)— 
'Always a Woman' (Col) and vaude. 
Heading for nice $19;500. Last week 
•Fools for Scandal' (WB) not so ho' 
at $15,500. 

Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 35-55)-^'Joy 
of Living' (RKO) (2d week). Still 
lively iand looking - toward $8;500. 
Last week, same pic smashed through 
to $12,500. 
■ ■Metrbpbli (WB) (l;8S3;- 25-40) 
-'Jezebel' ( ) (2d ruii). In third 
week downtown ' and still looking 
rosy, headed toward $5,000. Last 
week; same pic good at $7,500, 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 35-55)— Old 
Chicago' (20th) (2d week). Headed 
toward sugary $12,000. Last week, 
same pic blazed to $19,000 



First Runs on Broadway 



(Subjeet to. Change). 
Week of April 38 
-Capliol — Test Pilot' 
(3d wk).; 

Criterion — 'Invisible Eiiemy' 
(Rep) (29), 

(Reuieoied in V.^Rirry, -.-April 13) 
Globe-^'Fllght Into Nowhere' 
(Col) (30). 

MusIr -Hall— 'There's Always 
a Woman' (Col). 

Paramount — 'College Swi 
(Par) Xii). 

(Remeuied in current i.<.'!uc) 
Slalto — 'Law of the Under- 
world* (RKO). 
Blv tfll— 'Battle of Broadway ' 



(20th); 

(Reulemed in current i-wuc) 
Boxy- 'In Old Chicago' (20lh) 

(4th wk). 
Strand-' 

(30). ■ 

Week ot May 3 

(Subject to Change) 
Capitol — 'First ioO Years' 
(MG). 

( Reiiiewed in Va^'wy, March IG) 
CriterlonT-'Arson .Gang Bust- 
ers' (Rep). 

Music Hall 'Joy of Living' 
(RKO). 

(Reuteuied in Vab'ietv. March 23 ) 
. Paramount — 'College Swing' 
(Par) (2d wk). 

Rivoli— 'Battle of Broadway* 
(20th) (2d wk). 

Roxy — 'Four a 
Prayer' (20th). 

(Reviewed in current ijisue) 

Strand—Grime School' ( ) 



Tilot' Ri^s High in L A. f or Sock 
$37,500, Opots; Par, llG on 'College 
Swing' Dual Policy, &ms Vaude 



and '45 Fathers' (20th) .split with 
Scarface' (UA) and 'Sergeant Mur-- 
phy' (WB). good, $1,10.0. 

-Mncnin (Cooper) (1,600; 10-20-25) 
— 'Merrily Wc Live' (MG) and. 
'Arsene Lupin Returns' (MG), Go- 
iiig swell with $3,500 possible! Last 
week, 'Rebecca' (20th) and !Love on. 
Budgeti-(^QHi-h-good-$3rlOO.— — — 

Orpheum (COoper) (1,.S.50: 10-15- 
20-25)— 'Love is Headache' (MG) 
and 'Wise Girl'-: (RKO). Okay. 
$1,600.. Last -week, 'Everybody Sing' 
(MG) and 'She's Got Everything. 
(RKO), nice, $1,700. ~ 

Stuart (Cooper) (1,900; 10-25-40) — 
'Tom Sawyer' (UA). Sprinting for 
$4,000. good. Lsst W|fck, ' luebciard' 
(Par) got $3,900, pretty fair. 



'PILOT' $19,000, 
CINCY 



•WOMAN'-WAYNE 
KING BEST IN 
DEI, 20G 



'OLD CHI' HOT 110,000, 
DURBIN f 7,000, MONT'L 



ontreal, April 26. 

Three repeats, a legit show arid a 
reissue cut down films oti the Main 
stems to one big grosser. Outside 
this one there will be nothing stand- 
out anywhere currently. 

Estimates for This Week 

His Majesty's (CT) (1,600; 50-$2. ) 
'Brother Rat' (legit). Opened yes- 
t(M'day (Monday). Last week, 'May- 
erling' (French), disappointing at 
$3,500. 

Palace ( ) (2.700; 50)— 'Mad 
About Music' (U) (2d we!ek). May 
liro.ss $7,000 after excellent $1 1*000 
last week. 

Capitol (CiT) (2,700; 50)— 'Old (Chi- 
cago' (20th ). Should not -be under 
$10,000. very good. Last week, 'Mer- 
rl-ly We Live' (M-G) and .'Arsene 
Lupin Returns' (M-G), lair $8,000. 

Loew's (M. T. Co.) (3,200; 50)— 'All 
Quiet' (U) (reissue); and- 'She's Got 
Everything' (RKO). Will be satis- 
(aclory around $5,000. Lastv week, 
•Hawaii Calls' (RKO) aind 'Red' Skel- 
tiin's - stage Sho w, girossed very fliie 
$ri,000. 

Princess (CT) (2.300; 50)— 'Fare- 
well A'sain' (Regal-Brit) and 'When 
Knights ere Bold' (Regal-Brit). 
Will gros-t $7,000, excellent. .Last 
week. 'Junjile Love'. (Par:) and 'Tip- 
OIT Girls' (Par) good at $6,000. 

Orpheum (Ind) d.lOO; 50)— 'Gpld- 
wyn Follies' lUA) (2d week). Should 
do nice S.4,000 after very good $6,000 
first week. 

Cinema- de- Paris (France-Film) 
((300: 50)— 'Les Mensonge.s de Nina 
I'ctiovna' <2d week). Will gross 
$1.C0(), good after okay $1,800 last 
week, 

St. Denis (France-Film) (2,300; 34) 
— ■.^bu.s do Cnnftance' and 'La Griffe 
dii Hay.<ird.' Expect good $6,000. Last 
'woe: , 'L'.Xppel de la Vic' and 'Les 



Detroit, ApHl 20. 
Boys can't find the bottom, which- 
dropped out again last Friday (21), 
when a record 55,000 persons jammed 
Briggs - Stadium for opening Tiger 
baseball garne. If biz continues irt 
current valley, several spots'll find it 
plenty tough struggling through the 
summer months, especially in view 
of usual isluinp in auto plants during 
hot -months. 

■ No winners this week, but Pox, 
with There's Always a Woman' and 
Wayne.King band oh st^ge, looks to 
come' home first. 

Estimates ifor This 
Adams (Balal)an) (1,7 ; 30-40)— 
'Boys of Streets' (Mono) ijliis 'Old 
Kentucky Home' (Mono) dual. Abciut 
$4,500, okay. Last week nice $0,500 
for 'Old Chicago' (20th) (2d week of 
re-run) and 'When G-Men Step In' 
(Col). 

Fox (Indie) (5.000; 30-40-65) 
'There's Always Woman* (Col ) and 
Wayne King band on stage. Around 
$20,000 due, .satisfactory in view, of 
situash. Over $28,000, rieat, la.tt 
stanza for 'Rebecca' (20th). with 
Jessel-Norma. Talmadge on stage. 

Madison (United Detroit) (2,000; 
30-40-65)— 'Marco Polo' (UA)- Hit 
like the. rest, and will get about $6,- 
500, tepid. Eighth sisssion of 'Show 
White' (RKO) pulled in okay $6,000 
last stanza for profitable two. months. 

Michigan (UD) (4.000: 30-40-65)— 
'Women-Like That' (WB). with Gene 
Dennis and - Boris Karloff heading 
vaude'; Pic and stage getting very 
cold receotion at miserable $8,000. 
Good $23,000 last week for 'Collcgfe 
Swing' (Par), with Spanky McFar- 
lahd. Tommy Riggs and Mary Lou 
on stage. 

Palms-State (UD) (.3.000: 30-40-50) 
'Lupin Returns' (MG) nUi-'! 'Dariwi- 
ous to Know' (P.nr) dual. F.Tir SfiSOO 
coming up. Gooa iW.OIlO WX .kUwf.a 
on 'Rom.mce in Dark' (Par) plus 
•Over Wall' (WB). 

United Artlsis (UD> (2-000: W-4n- 
65)— 'Test Pilot' mO^. At ?« 000. 
nothing wh.nt il should 1)-- ."'■i'-pt 
100' Years' ) very mild $5,000 
l&st week. 



Cincinnati, April 26; 

'Test Pilot' is soaring to the buirs's- 
highest b:o, mark lor -sev/cral weeks 
with a $19,000 pull at the Albee. 
Trade is ii.s.g. at the- other, cinemas. 
Combo - Shubert . has Fred Waring's 
band as the" magnet and is hitting its- 
best figure for past month or so. at 
$13,500. 

Kstlmates for This - eek 

Albee (RKO) (3,300; 35.42)^'Tcst 
Pilot' (M-G ). Great • $19,000. I^st 
week, 'Joy of Llvi ' (RKO), $1.1,000, 
lair. 

Capitol . (RKO) (2;000; 35-42)— 'Joy 
of Living' ..(P.kO.) (2d run). Fair 
$4,000. Same last v.'Cek on 'Merrily 
We Live' (M-G) (2d run ). 

Family (RKO) (1.000; 15-25) — 
'Rawhide' (201h), 'Making the Head- 
lines' (Col), 'He Couldnt Say No' 
(WB), singly. Good $2,400. Last, 
week, • 'Bulldog Drummond's Peril' 
(Par), 'Tarzan's Revenge' (20th), 
'Boggs Steps Out' (GN), separate, 
ditto.: 

Grand (RKO) (i;200 ; 25-40) — 
'Hardy's Children* (M-G) (2d run)., 
Fairly good $2,800. Last week, 'Gold- 
en West' (M-G) (3d week), same. 

Keith's. (Libson) (1,500; 25-40) — 
'Rbmance in Dark* (Par). .Very poor 
$2,800: Last week, 'Hardy's Children" 
(M-G), ^5,500. good. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,400; 35-42)-^'Mafco. 
Polo',(UA) (ad" run). Fair.-$4,.50O. 
Last week,\ 'Hawaii Calls' (RKO), 
$3,700, slow, ; ' 

Palace (RKO) (2,600; 35-42) — 
'Fools for Scandal' (WB) six days. 
Pitiful $7,000. Last, week, 'Marcio 
Polo' (UA ), $12,000, okay. 

Shubert (RKO) (2,150; 42-60) — 
'Divorce of Lady X' (RKO) and Fred 
Waring's orch.' Satisfactrry $13,500. 
La.ft week, 'Midnight Intruder' (U) 
and Al Pcarcc gang, $12,500, good. 



PORTLAND CHEERFUL; 
mPILOr8G,T0P 



Portland, Ore , April 26. 

Three, srhash b. o. winners vie for 
tha burg's top; gro.ss this week. 'Test 
Pilot' at Parker's UA is a natural 
bonanza and will run at least four 
weeks. Parker's Broadway had 
•Marco Polo'- still running a hot .score 
in its second stanza. Big Hamrick- 
Evcr)irc(jn Paramount t().sscd over- 
board its usual double-feature pol- 
icy, to single shoot 'In Old' Chicago-' 
Pic is al.so doing a fine biz- 

Estlmute.s for This Week' 

BroiUwav (.Parker) (2.000; 30-55) 
— Murco Pol.>' (UA) (2d week). 
Crtnl Sli.OOO. "irsl week, terrific 
$9,200. 

.■Wayfair (P a r k e r - Evergreen) 
fl.,')00; .10^55) — "Sunnybrook Farm' 
(20lh) (2d run) and- 'The ,Rivcr' 
(Par)- Average $2,000, "Last week, 
•Merrily V/c Live' (MG) (2d week), 
fair $1,800, 

Orphciim (Hamrick - Evergreen) 
(2,000; '30-55)— "Jungle Love' (Par) 
arid •Walking Down Broadway' 
(20th) (dual). Good enough, $5,000. 
La-st week, 'jczcbir (WB) and 
'Roitiance in the'Dark' (Par) (dual) 
(2d week), okay $4,000. 
Parambunt (Hamrick-Evcrgrcen) 



(3.000; .30-.55)— 'Old Chicago' l'20th). .. . 
i (single). Good $7,000. Last week, hot. but .still pront.ibic- I.'Ht u-.-ic., 



DeyoUi'dii de la Ilmc' fine at $7,000. 1 $900. Last wcc-k, -Bordci' 



'Merrily' Duo Merry $3,500 
In Lincoln ; 'Sawyer' $4 000 

iricoln, April 26. 
Run for biz is a to.ssup between 
'Tom Sawyer' at the Stuart, and 'Mer- 
rily Wc Live' on top of a dual at. 

the Lincoln. Biz still rests with the j ..junnytj^ook Farm' (20th ) . and 'In 
first runners, the subsequcnts largely, tcrnational Scttlcmcnf (20lh) (dual), 
getting the go-by. ,i„i .so'n.siitional $5,700. 

Estimates for This ivoll (Indie) (1,200; 23-35) — 

Ktva (Noble) (440: 10-15) — 'Wide 'Sa-Jing Alon«' (GE) and 'Dark 
Oncn Faces' (Col). Brown is nn fav , .Journey <UA) (dual). ,it:e -$2,300. 
here and lake nvcrii^i.- S900. Last • La.st . week. 'Old Kciil,ucky Home 
week 'Sailin" Aloni;' (GB) ■'Showed '(Mono) and 'Double Danger' (HKO.) 
Jejssic: Malthc'ws up lal and the b-o. j (dual), around par. $1,800. 
IcSan, $800. 

Liberty (Cooper) (1.200: 1()-1.>) — 
'Blondes at Work" (WB) iind 'Fri C" 
Kid' (WB) split wilh Tc'i-jlllon 
(Rel) and 'Sta'e Poii'ol"(U). ' mI h 



Los AngeU's, 

With a pair pi' holdovers in tour o 
the initial run.-;, and P.->ramounl go- 
ing to a straight .sound, dual featur 
policy after years of stage nil.-!, 
Loew's' State and Graumaii's Chi- 
n cse h av e- the -f ield pretty much to 
theni.selves with Metro's 'Tc.st Pilot.' 
Thri|l(:r is piling lip a cornbined 
$37,500, iggesl takes for the day- 
datcrs in rnany months, and holds, 

'Marco Polo' (Continues to hold (irrii 
at the WB Downtown; .and Hnlly- 
wopd, while '.Joy of Living' is doing 
okay on second stanza at Panlages 
and RKO. 'Snow White'- wound, up 
18 profitable weeks at Car'ihay Cir- 
cle, with house temporarily dark; 

Estiinates fur Tlil.s Week 
Carlhay Circle (Fox) (1,518; 55- 
$l,10-$l.e5) — 'Snow White' (RKO) 
.(.18Ui-nhal week). Tw.o-a-day run 
rndcd (24), with very .ijood $5.a00 on - 
linal stanza "oC six days; 17tli week, , 
neat $7,500. Run of 13 weeks V-jUIs 
$178,080, 

Chlneiie (Grauman- ox) (2;024: 30- 
40-.')5-7:")) — "Test Pilot' (MG» and 
'Trip to Paris' (20lh)' dual. Boule- 
vard hnii.sc hilling, oil .ill six. first 
time in wcck.s, and will wind up 
with a svyeet SIC.OOO in the (ill and 
holds; La.st week, 'Rel>ccca' (201h) 
and 'Moto's Gamble' (20lh), pretty 
disappointing at-:$LMO0. 

Downtown (WB) (l.BOO; .30-40-55- 
05).^'Marco Polo'. (UA) .and 'Dare-, 
devil Drivers' (FN) dual (2d, Week). 
After smn.sh $14,000 initial week 
'Polo'; continues' fairly, strong aiid 
will likely turn in anofher $8,500 on 
second stanza." ■ 

Four Star •(F()x)- (OOO; 40-35)— 
'Lady -X' (UA) (2d week). Doing 
considerable of a nosedive after a' 
good start, so will ,be luc'icy to hit 
$1,500 on five days. First week 
failed to com'e ^Ip "to-..-'c.\peclationS, 
finishing at .arounla $2..';00. 

H3ll.v-W00d (V7 )' (2,756; 30-40-55- 
65)-Tr'Marco Polo' (UA) aod 'Dare- 
devil Drivcr,s' (FiV) dual (2d weak). 
Second stanza holding for probable 
$8,7O0; ; First week ended with very 
big $15,000. 

Orpheum (Bdwv) (2:280: 25-30-35- 
40)— 'Old Barn Dance'- (Rep) and 
'Dangerous to Know" (Par) dual and 
vaudeville. - Blackstone. magician, 
with.his own. unit on stage, mu.st get . 
credit for bulk of draw, although 
Gene Autry's initial Broadway flr.st 
run believed, helping for okay $9;000. 
La.st week 'Drummond's Peril" (Par) ' 
and -'CJot Everything' (RKO)' with 
Bowes unit disappointed with $7,500. 

Pintajcs (Pan) (2,812: 30-40-i;5)— 
'Joy of Living' (RKO) (2d week) and 
'Night Spot' (RKO) dual, Touc.h op- 
position holding dowii yecond week's 
take for probable $6,000, ■ compared 
with sma.sh $12,000 on. 6pcnin'{ stan- 
za. Previews helping current week. 

Parainbunt. (Par) (3,595: 30-40-55) 
•^'College Swing' (Par) and 'Maid's 
Night Out' (RKO) dual, Straicht 
sound; dual feature policv started 
slowly but satisfactorily. .First week 
of. the policy after many years of 
.slafee show accompaniment brin.^ing 
good $11,000. Last week 'Jungle Love' 
(Par) nine days, with Jiinmie Grier 
band on .stage .seven days, very satis- 
factory $16,000; 

RKO (2.872: 30-40-.55)— 'Joy of Liv- 
ing' (RKO) f2d week) and 'Night 
Soot' (RKO) dual, Word-of.-rnoiith 
ndvcrti.sinK iicl|)ing the Irene fiunris- 
Kairbank-s, Jr., rorncdy, so will gar- 
ner .Triothci- $G,000 on .second st.mz.i. 
Fii-st week brOu^'I'il cxc-jlioiit SIOODf). 

,St:ile (J..ocw-I''ox) (2,414: :!0-40-55t 
75)— 'Test T-ilof (MG) and 'Triij to 
Paris' (20lh) dual. With a -sm-jsh 
$21,."i00, it's big«e-st taice for the lipuv-e 
outside of holiday in three year-s, 
(•Jnfisually long show probably cost, 
a -Tew extra grand, L-ist '' week 
'Rebecca' t20th) and 'Moto's Gamble' 
(20lh) sa(r((ed, near li ish and 
brought $13,000, 

United Avtisls (Fox-UA) (2,lO0: 
30r40-55) — 'Rebet^ca' (20lh) . 7\nd 
•Moto's Gamble' (20th) dual, Ndt.so 
forte on move-over, with be.st in siaht 
slim $2,500 on ei'»ht diys. Last week; 
revival of 'Viva Villa' (MG) and- 
■Waikiki Wedding' (Par), -pretty bru- 
tal under $S0O. 

Wilshire (Fox) (?.-29r»; .30-40-55-05) 
'Rebecca' (20Mi ) and 'Moto's C.T'obIc' 
(20th) dual. Will hit lik'ily $3,700 on 
nieht d.iys nn movc-ovcr. not yr';y 



I'nited Artl.sLs (Parker) fl.OOO: 30- 
-,-,;_'T.e.';t Pilot" (iVl-G) (Kin:;lc). 
-,ii! Sn.OOO; La.a week, 'GolOen Wes'" 
(M-C) .(4:.h week), okay S:i.500: fir.;t 
lhlc•^ Woclis gro.ssed a total 



movo-nvcr of 'P.-'dllc 'if P,;:-)arlv.;rv' 
(201hi and '.Self'-tneiiL' (20lli), 
nc'w low at si,80l). 



WB Grooms Pdyne 

Ilollyw'iod, April- 2(>. 
After c;it-'liing tin- rui^hes of John 
Payne in 'fl.irrieii ')f . tin-' Moon.'' H:iV 
Walli.s. (irrriMS VK',-f. :;r)i>llcd hi( 
for the lo:ivJ in ■Wir';:s vcr tli 
N.-vy..' 



( 1 1 $20,000. 



10 



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INTERNATIONAL NEWS 



Mrpbom Templa Bar W41-BM2 



Nazi Agiti 





italioii, Anti-Jewish Laws 
Hungarian Show Biz, Press; 
se M Racial te in Arts 



to Budapest, tliaii to Berlin and that 
in consequence atrocities comniitled 
during the first days of ' Anschluss- 
against Jews, Fatherliand. front ad? 
herents, rnonarchists and' socialists 
loom larger than did the episodes of 

tlie^ctman-adjtistmon t . : 

Finanoiai Uhcer Iniy 

■fliis had ;a disturbing effect on 
Budapest's show business, which to a 
large extent is financed by Jewish 
capital. Except for this state-sub- 
sidized nd government-controlled 
Opera' House, National Theatre and 
Kamara Theatre^ Budapest's seven 
other important stages are in the 
hands of non-Aryan producers! So. 
are sundry small legits, de luxe 
niterics and cabarets', - cafes, etc., 
wher s cheaper ' suburban shows,, 
provincial -companies, hotel- and 
restaurant trade are almost exclu- 
sively in'Aryan hands. 

As concerns talent employed, there 
are.hardly any Jewish actors i the 
state theatres and about 25% in the 
others. There are no Yiddish thea- 
tres. As fotf-piaywrights, a large per- 
centage are non-Aryan, particularly 
arnong those who have made, a name 
for. thfemselves on the international 
market . Agencies are in- Jewish 
hands. As foi; the film trade, pro- 
duction -is government-aided inas- 
much as studios are ; diredtly or in- 
directly imder government .control. 
But private Capital concerned comes 
(or the most part from nor^-Aryan 
distributors' firms. Budapest's most 
important picture theatres are in the 
same' hands. 

■ Talent employed, except for a few 
popular actors, of Jewish extraction, 
is largely Aryan and the tendency to 
makti iall-Arjrah films has been grow- 
ing during the past year, partly by 
reason of anti-Se'mitic propaganda 
that chiefly influences the provincial 
audiences and partly with a view to 
German exports. Among the .direcr 
tors, Jews are prominent, both In 
numbers and in irnportance. This 
also- has been a source of objection 
to the anti-Semitic student leagues 
which so. far have beert. the, Jeaders 
of the Aryan film campaignl 
ADdlences Mostly Jewish 

Mon? , important than -this • is the 
large proportion of non-Aryans 
among audiences. About 20% of 
Budapest's inhabitants are Semitic 
(less- than 5% of the country's entire 
population ), but they are represented 
among theatregoers- in a far greater 
proportion. Loss of Jewish' patron-' 
age 'would be catastrophic for the 
entire show business. . 

Naturally Nazi panic, keenly felt 
in all business, reacted most strongly 
upon the entertainment trade.' As a 
side issue, it 'was feared that tourist 
trade, of increasing importance to 
Hungary, will suffer if politics 
swerve dangerously towards Nazism. 
Horthy's Pep Talk 

To dispel, panic rumors, Admiral 
Horthy, regent and head of the state, 
broadcast a message to the nation 
and it was received with great relief. 
(Continued on page 61) 



By E. P; JACOBI 

Budapest,. April 16, 

'Je\y laws,' looming on Hungary's 
horizon since the.Nazi anne'.\ation of 
Austria) were sprung upon the pub- 
lic last week by Prime Minister 
-Daraftyirn— They-eoneerh-ther-percant-- 
age of Jews permitted to be em- 
ployed in 'intellectual' positions, as 
distinguished froni physical labor. 
Bill, which is to be voted on by Par- 
liament . within three months, is of- 
ficially termed as 'securing the. ade- 
quate balance of social and eco- 
nomical life.' 

Second paragraph rules that a 
press chamber and a theatrical 
chamber must be established. All 
publishers, editors ' an 1 collaborators 
of newspapers, magazines and peri- 
odicals must be- members of the 
press chamber. Only 20% of all 
members may be Jews. Also 
ruled that only 20% of all per- 
sons employed: by any press un- 
dertaking may be Jews, and 20% of 
nil salaries or payment-^ coming unr 
der any heading Whatsoever may be' 
paid to JeWs employed by^ such un- 
dertakings, Periodicals devoted spe- 
cially to Jewi.?h religious or cpm- 
munity interests do not come under 
tha'heading pf'.the la'w. ' 

All directors, stage managers, 
«cutives, rformers, extras and as- 
sistant personnel employed, by any 
theatrical or motion picture undcr- 
takin.ij must be meiribers of the The- 
atrical Chamber. New 20% rule is 
to be applied in the same w.?y as in, 
the case of the press.^ Theati^cs 
■ catering exclusively for" a.: Jewish 
public are not touched by the law. 
Converts, VVar Vets Excepted 

Persons cbnyerted' to. a Christian 
Teligioa before the daite .of, August .1, 
1919, or their offspring are not cpnr 
sidered Jews and are hot counted: 
within the 20% quota. World War 
veterans (front fighters or war in- 
valids) and their offspring may also 
be employed regardless of the 20% 
quota. Proportion ruled by thie law 
must be reached by Dec. 31, 1939. 
rSince these, proposals there have 
been vigorous protestations at- this 
limitation of' citizenship' rights to 
non-Aryans.] 

.Bill is less rigorous -than ■ could 
have been expected under the pre-, 
vailing circumstances. Hardly any 
readjustment will be. necessary at 
any of the Budapest theatrical ' or 
motion picture companies. Business 
end of pictures (distributors, ex- 
hibitors) and a numbe- of news- 
papers are more grayely concerned. 
There are no restrictions as to play-, 
vrights, scenarists, authors of books, 
composers, etc. 

Execution of the 20% quota law, 
to bs carried through in. every other 
profession, is exten.ded over five, if 
ne':assary evCn over 10 years. Only 
5n the case ot the press and the the- 
a'.rical chamber has the date of exe- 
cution been fixed for the last day 
of 1039, evidently because no diffi- 
culty is expected . i filling jobs va- 
cated by Jews. 

£::pected upheaval Is caused more 
hy the moral Impression of a Jew 
law, contrary to Hungary's tradi- 
tions, and by the economical effect 
It will have on. olhe ■ fields, as well 
•s that of th« simultaneously an- 
nounced heavy properly levy tax. 
than by the 'actual change .brousht 
about in the press,; theatres and pic- 
tures. 

•Five-Year Plan' 

Even before Hilterism penetrated 
Austria, Prime Minister Daranyi 
made a splash by announcing. a 'five- 
year plan' involving the payment of 
1,000,000^000 pcngocs ($199,000,000), 
mainly in properly tax, to be used 
lor armaments, public works, and 
social improvements. Details have 
»iot been made public, but it has 
bc;n made clear that taxation Will 
vei?h less heaivily on the agricul- 
lurr.l population and more o:i city 
trac'.3 and property, where Jewi.sh 
c::p!tal is represented in a far largei- 
p.oportion. 

Nazi proximity has encouraged 
Jl'.'iiSarian national-socialists to in- 
c ocr.ed activity. This for the present 
mrinly consists of copious alju.'ie, not 
only of the Jews but a,\so of the 
government, ' in pamphlets, speeches 
and papers. However, people have 
S2:n so much of methods of .Gcr an 
or^.-.nization that they naturally 
eurnected, powerful outside support 
c( local Nazi aspiraions. 

Add to lb;s that Vienna is closer 



Lawrence of Arabia Fix? 



Cairo, April 16, 
Nour 1 has caused .quite a 

stir here by. announcing that she has 
in her possession a film of the genur- 
ine Lawrence of Arabia, She Is try-' 
ihg to interest Hollywood. Gal says 
she made the pic Withput the knowl- 
edge of Lawrence. 

ing to lie, Dahabj, the job 
was, fraught with She has 

3,500, feet of pieced to-: 

gether, showing Lawrence . 'in all of 

his attitudes.' Arab kings who were 
praptically ^^rnw^ffd pv L awrence 
also' were phptoed.. 

Pip purports to, show British secret 
service people, Feisal, Emir Abdul- 
lah, Allenby and other British 
notables also play par 



Exhib-Distrib Powwows Blow Up; 
Rentals, Grading Among Issues 



A -liawrierice of Arabi ' is 
being mulled by 20th-Fox. 



MASQUE KINCS; 

CLOUDS' oi, 

LONDON 



London; April 26. > 
'April Clouds,' , new play about 
adolescent IbVes by Peggy Barwell 
and Miles Malle.sbn, opened at , the 
Royalty theatre Wednesday (20) to 
a cordial audience. Play Is- spas-' 
modically interesting, but is -a doUbt- 
ful prospect for success.' 

'As Husbands Go,' Rachel Crothers' 
play, at. the Garrick, is a'n amusing 
though Unoriginal comedyi and Is 
unworthy of its stars,- Jeanne Deca^ 
salis, and Hugh Wakefield. 

'Elizabeth la Femme sans omme,' 
Yvette Pienne's English version of 
the French play, was transferred 
.'Wednesday ';(20) from the <3ate 
theatre to the ., Hayinaricet theitre, 
where it is repeating its private run 
success. Preemed at the Gate thear 
tre ( rivate. club) because of censor 
Ijan. 

'Masque of Kings,' axwell Ander- 
sdn's drama <if ' royal Austrian ro- 
mance, seen .first in the U. S. last 
year,, bowed.. at',.. the Gate .theatre 
Wednesday (20). Introduction was' 
splendidly received and the play is 
generally., regarded as a masterpiece. 

'Merchant of Venice,' wltH John 
Gielgud in the lead, preemed at the 
Queens theatre Thursday 21). 
Actor was severely, criticized by the 
press for not interpreting Shylock in 
the traditional, manner, 

■'bodsworth,' 'another Yank Impor- 
tation,' closed .Saturday (23) after 
seven weeks. Ditto 'Ghost for Sale' 
after a fortnight. 

'Countess Maritza," due at. the Pal- 
ace April 26, was postponed for. a 
fortnight- after the Birmingham 
break-in. Undersiopd cast changes 
are probable. 



STUART DOYLE MAPS 
RETURN TO PIC BIZ 



Sydney. April 9. 

Stuart F. Doyle is planning to 
enter the picture business again here 
on an active scale. Reported 'that 
he has a deal on with Cinesound and 
National studios to produce 'Possiim 
Paddock,' from the comedy stage hit 
of several seasons a^o. Sending a 
rep to South Africa this week. 

Doyle also is seeking likely sites 
for. theatres in. Sydney, Melbourne, 
Adelaide and- Brisbane, He . is going 
ahead with plan: for bringing a 
'Ziegfeld Follies' unit to Australia. 



MAXWEU-OSTRER SUIT 
POSTPONED TO JULY 4 



London, April 26. 
Suit of Associated British, John 
Maxwell company, against the Os- 
trers, skedded for hearing today 
(Tuesday), v.- postponed until 
July 4. 

Sir Patrick Hastings, counsel for 
the defendants, said there was a very 
bitter feeling between^ the litigants 
and that the action \yas of the grs'V'- 
est. nature since it charges the de- 
fendants with a most serious fraud. 



New Mex Tax Wrinkle 

Mexico City, April 20. 
Theatre.'!, cinemas and other 
amusement places, here are faced 
wilK a weird lax"iierrig- readied by- 
the municipal-government. Levy is 
a nicli on special, seats and other 
Kucsl comfort apparatus. How much 
the inipcst is to be Is n- , yet decided, 
but it i.i! said that it will be between 
3% and, S'.», of the . furniture value 
and applies v.rhelher furniture ife 
owned outright or rented by. the 
amuscmept centers. ■ 



Co!/s Foreign Shifts 



Coluiiibia realigned its foreign 
.sales forces in South America and 
Panama last week with formal an- 
nouncement of C. C." Mairgori's resig- 
nation as supervisor for Argentine, 
Brazil and Chile. His post has been 
taken by -Louis Goldstein, formerly 
manager for Columbia in Brazil, 
A. M. Noyc moves over from his job 
in Panaina to the .spot vacated by 
Goldstei in Brazil, il. , ' Pros- 
docimi, assis'lant to Noye, becomes 
manager pi Cristobal (Panama) 
office. 

Max renrtich remains In charge 
of Goluinbia'.s Peru office . under 
supervision of New York. Margon. 
"who had. been previously reported 
on his \va.v to II, S., arrived, in N. Y. 
last week for home oftice huddles; 



Sydney, April 9, 
Number of city spots playing'duals 
on extended runs has aroused some 

Australian exhibitors oyer the 
double-billing issue. It is a - moot 
question whether a swing to single 
features -could be made successfully, 
but severaV exhibs claim it would 
meet with success because the public 
I;:- fed up on poor program duals. Ad-' 
rnittedly,. theatres are giving their 
patrons too much show and it is 
hurting all down the line. 

pistri Utors are said .to have vaults 
filled with shorts awaiting release.' 
Condition is so .bad that .20th-Fpx is. 
understood to be settihg ' number- 
of. short' features in ighborhood 
houses for- first release because fail- 
ing to obtain' quick City bobkihgs:- 
Diials in extended engagements leave 
few opportunities for shorts to crash, 
the programs.. 

Sydney has only one regiilar 
weekly program changer^ the Capitol. 
It- plays double , features, but begins 
grinding 30 min'iites eiarlier than, 
rival houses and can use a- few shorts 
weekly. One .newsreel theatre, with 
80 'minutes running time; doesn't 
offer hiuch relief because nipst pf the 
show used consists of news weeklies. 

Only chance is with nabes where 
shows start at 7:30, leaving space for 
short fieatures, 



Hicks on Quota Pics 

Initial announcement ritish 
quota picture producing by -Para- 
mount Is expected' to emanate from 
London' next week after: John W. 
Hicks,, Jr., company's fpr.eign sales 
chief, arrives •in England, May 2. 



Avssie Ezhibs Aroosed 
Oyer Double-Billing; 
Shorts Flood Market 



Wooid Limit Pic Shows 
As Aid to Legit Actors 



exico City, April 26. 
Four-hour daily operation for. all 
cinemas in Mexico as a means of 
assuring stage players steady work 
by forcing the public to attend flesh 
shows has. been asked of President 
Lazaro . Cardenas by the. ' National 
Actors Assn, Argument is that com- 
pelling, pic houses to operate only 
from. 2 to 6 p,m; daily will help the 
theatre to come back and provide 
90% of Mexican stage players with 
fiegular pay envelopes. Association 
asserts that the cinema has so domi-' 
nated the theatre that starvation 
faces large numbers of thespiaris, all 
of whom are not adapted to -film 
work. 

Actor."! assert that their plan has 
proved successful in the Argentine, 
where the government threw thes- 
pians a life belt in the fo i of! limit- 
ing Cinema' shows At present Mexlr 
can film houses run from abotit 4 to 
a little after 11 p.m. Most of them 
give a two to thiee-hour ^how Sun- 
day mornings. 



Current London Plays 

(With Dates hen Opened) 



'Whlteonk-H"— .April 11, 
•French Wlilioiit.-'.Tfnr**— VoV. 
'Geprpe nnd MnrKflr^i'— Ffb; - 
•Black LlinpllKhi'— Ai>rH 22, 
•Hou'senmslpr'— ,Tn'n* 20, 
•St, MorU-/,'-Jul.v ai. 
.•I-on(Jf)n Rhaps'nijy'— .^ppt, 1. 
'Qolng Grcoli'— Rent. 16, 
•irida on,l Sofk'-Ort. H. 
•Robcrl'B Wlfo'— Nov. J!,,. 
•I Klllei] the '('rinm'— Dec, 10, 
•Me arid My Girl.l>-Ti«. 16. 
•rs'ine Sharp;— Jfin. 2fi, 
"Vh% Tlirre -. litters'— J,nn. 2.8, 
•The I.slanJ'-l'eh. lO. 
'Roml to OllndiihnV — M,-in-h 
'Death on thu .:J iiIi1(;;_.M;i|I->i. 
'Plan, foi- n IIohI'*''**' — March 
•Oiicrctle' — Marvh 10, 
'Toss of n Coin*— '.March ,17. 
'Idlot'n ni>M-,hf-.M:irch SI. 
■Ploodilje'— .March "j:!; 
•Zeal of Thy IIniise'--Mnr*- . 
'Power .1 ml Oliirv — .\|,rll S, 
' Wild Oal.s'— .V|)i II l:i. 
'Oood and I'roDer,'- ApMll IS, 
'.\prll ^'Iftiids'- .\|ir:l Ltl. 
'A» Hiinlmndtt (io'— \rii-H 2^^ 
'Kir/'aliPth. .-nios Hi.iiii»i(.' ' pi 
'.Mamiuc' n( KlnCH'- .Apill •jit. 
' crcliani ot Vcnlct"— Aj-iii V 



3«, 



V. 
10. 



London, April 20, 
Exhibs and d'stribs have again 
come to . a. complete;, standstill in 
their efforts to settle the qucstidh ot 
grading, pictures. Negotiations have 
been Tjrpken oft and '.the Cinemalb- 
grapli Exhibitors', .sisn; is accusing 
the KihCmatograph Renters' Society 
of plotting to increase the cost ot 
pi tiire hire. Also recommends that 

itg menibgra dn nn hiisinpcc: 
companies accepting the I^,R.-S. rul- 
ing and claims that organization 
seeks to check the double super fear 
ture , programs. 

Accordih'' to the ,C,E.A„ the dis- 
trlbs themselves are split on the pol- 
icy, a majority of British, members 
resisting the grading plan, declarin 
they will -neither graide' their pi 
tures them?elves nor will they per- 
mit. K,R,S. to do so for theni. In 
this camp are John. Maxwell, G. M, 
Woolf and other British units, and 
it is also claimed 2pth-Fpx .is again.<$t 
it, Sidnay, R. Kent, 20th prcz, is said 
to view film grading as mi ieal to 
public interest. 

Into Maxwell's mouth, too,. C;E,Ai 
puts the downright declaration that 
hiSL^ companies (Associated BVitis ' 
and Pathe) have ho use for co-op- 
eratives desirous of interfering' in 
the relations between ssUer and cus- 
tomer. . , I 

If, argiie exhib.-, . was. really 
■concerned with 'puttins down the 
pl.nyin* of two ' ' features on one 
bill, it would haye been cohleht to 
accept th^ C.E.A; propositi of. a 
clearing house to which all hiring 
contracts should be submitted for 
approval; antl which would auto- 
matically- rule but those which pro- 
vided for bpOKiiiig a second 'A' fea- 
ture to support one already con- 
tracted. Distribs, however, hold to 
their policy of tlemrnding 'A' pic- 
tures be booked un ; percentage onl.v, 
which they declaie wilt . be a m'or 
practical check than the clearing 
hpu.se plan. 

There appears to be some confir- 
mation of the C.E.A. charges in the 
recent annual report of K.R.S. 
which .freely adtnltted a policy of 
endeavorins to squeeze more out. ot 
the . box .office as the only rational 
means of drawing , back « greater 
share of the^'total gross to the pr 
duction, end. C.K.A, has pbyiously 
am^Igiamated this with: the percent- 
age demand to. prove, distribs are'lh> 
terested ohly in higher .rentals. 



BERGNER EYES 
SHAWSTJOM 



London, April 20. 

Elisabeth Bergner's next film may 
be Bernard Shaw's 'Saint Joan.' 
Negotiations are going on for 1h« 
actress' director-husband, Paul Czin- 
ner, to do the pic. It the deal goes 
through, however, the opus will be 
made at the Pinewpod studios,. Maid 
of Orleans has been the subject of 
other films, but Shaw's version of 
the story has never been screened. 

Whether or no* the Bergner-ShaW 
deal jells, the Pinewood studios will 
be a hub of activity in the next few 
months. Most important booking i 
20th Century-^ox, moving over froi 
Denham to start the second Gi'.ncie 
Fields pic in the next rrionth. Then 
Jack Buchanan resumes picture 
making sodn afte' his return from 
America, with the first likely to be- 
one starring himself and' Maurice 
Chevalier, 

.With the Gaumont-Briti.sh connec- 
tion with Charles. Woolf, GB will, 
make a. couple there within the next 
few mPnths. Paramount, on the 
point of changing; studios, ha.'s de- 
cided to stay n. Charles' Woolf 
starts 'Yeoman cf the Guard,' the 
first of P'Oyly-Ca'rte operettas to be 
directed by Victor Schertzinger, 
down for production . some time in 
June. Pincbrook Productions, the 
company promoted by Captain Nor-: 
ton, to make films on a co-operativ 
basis, will do two. 

There are. only si 
wood. 



London Amns. Taxes As Is 

London, April 26, 
Annual tax budget 'will be 

nounced late tonight (Tuesday >. 
Unlikely that there will be any 

changes in amusement taxes. 



• St. Martin'* Plac«, ;Tr»fttl»m* Bqoart. 



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TclrphoiM TMapl* Bar oMl-SMS ' 







H wood to Observe Spirit of Quota; 
Trade treaty Discussions Go On 



~ — — tondonrAprtl-2er^ 

Repriesentatives of American dis- 
tribution companies this week indi- 
cated that U. S. producers .would live 
up to the spirit and\not merely the 
letter of the new Great Britain quota 
Jaw. Just how far they , will be able 
to go will depend on how much the 
producing heads feel Can be safely 
budgeted on more expensive films to 
be turned out oh English soil. 

For the largest major companies 
this probably will mean two upper- 
bracket features, costing $700,000 to 
$900,000 each. One or two of these, 
made to cash in on' the three-for-one 
credit clause, may top $1,000,000, but 
it is doubtful if that will be inteii- 
tiohal. ' . 

Probably half or more, of the eight 
or six quota Credit films nieeded by 
big majors will be. obtained for $7S,- 
000 or thereabouts, making them the 
equivalent, of the less costly westerns 
turned out in Hollywood. 

While they . are laying out such 
plans .requiring hefty expenditures 
for. doing business in. England^ most 
American companies will keep a' 
weather eye on progress made 
. towards perfecting an AnglOrAmierir 
can trade pact If the U. S. film 
business fares as expected under the 
terms of this treaty, the trade pact 
provisos will isupersede any quota 
law. 

Earnest discussions of the Ameti- 
can-English trade treaty have been 
In progress only a couple of months, 
it may- require four, or five months 
miore to complete them. Indirect en- 
dorsement recently given the Italy- 
England pact by President Roosevelt 
is taken to mean that ah Anglo- 
American treaty will be whipped 
Into shape to meet the rulijig party 
approval here. 

Under such a treaty enabling . S. 
companies to duck the quota, a con- 
siderable burden would be lifted 
from the'shoulders of American in- 
terests. There continues to be some 
doubt in the '.minds- of American 
'Oiflcials as to how successful Briiish- 
ihade films or productions turned out 
on English soil will be at the U. S. 
boxofflce. They point to , several high 
calibre features made by majors un- 
der their own. units in England that 
have failed to click in America. 



SEEK TO COMPROMISE 
COMMAND SHOW SCRAP 



FiscKer^trcrrS7^als~~ 
Intoi His Paris Spot 

Paris; April IS. 

Via a 'quick move, Clifford' C. 
Fischer this week saved himself 
transportation expenses on a line of 
American girls; who were seit to va- 
cation in Paris. 

Fischer contacted the Music' Corp. 
of America for girls to go into the 
Les Ambassadeurs, Paris, for eight 
weeks.' Troupe is currently in 
Cannes, where' it clos " They were 
set to idle before opening of Deau- 
ville six . weeks hence, but Fischer 
grabbed them up and . had the Deau- 
ville date extended two ■weeks. 



PARIS LEGirS 
HOLIDAY SPURT 



London, April 20. 

British exhibitors may be able to 
effect a compromise on the question 
of broadcasting the annual Royal 
Command 'Variety show from the 
.6tag»of the Palladium theatre. ShO'w- 
men have strenuously opposed the 
broadcast since last year, when they 
claimed it knocked their day's re- 
ceipts into the ashcan. 

Officers of the Cinematograph Ex- 
ibitors' Assn. went into a huddle 
with George Black, controlling the 
West End's key vaude spot. Urged 
consideration of . the following plan: 

Performance to be held in the f u- ^ 
ture at matinee hours, instead of at | 
liight, and .exhibs to be given special 
permits by the British Broadcasting 
Co, to reproduce the entire broad- 
cast in theii: theatres, Exhibs are 
prepared to pay a fee for such fa- 
cility,- It is argued that will more 
than recoup the Variety Ar^tistes" 
Benevolent Fund, for which the per- 
formance is sponsored, for any lo.ss 
of ircceipts by switching the show to 
the afternoon. 

Black is not committed to accept-, 
ance of such proposals, which must^ 
also receive consideration of B. B. C. 
and of ,'V, A, B. F. organizers. Wishes 
of. King George must also be deter- 
mined,; as the show's big appeal is 
vested largely in. the per.sonal at- 
tendance of the royal family. 



Paris, April 18. 

Numerous new productions and re- 
vivals have been brought to the Paris 
stage with the coming of spring and 
the usual influx of tourists during 
the Easter hblidays.. Getting the 
jump oh the rest^ was Paul Vialar's 
whimsical 'Probadjong,' at the Paris 
"Theatre des Arts. Play, was directed 
by Andre Mbreau, with a cast in- 
cluding M. .Guispl, Andree Servil- 
anges, Laure Diana, Andre Moreau 
and Henry Monteaux, 

Empire is reviving 'La Dame de 
Vittcl,' comedy by Roger Ferdinand 
and Georges Dalley; which opened at 
the Palais Royal in 1934. At the 
Theatre de la Madeleine a new play 
by~ Julien LucKaire,- 'Une Femme et 
un Roi,' opened," starring Gaby Mor- 
lay and Henri Rollan., Luchaire, au- 
thor of .'Altitude -3,200,'; one of last 
year's successes now being filmed, 
has more or less , modernized Racine's 
tragedy of Berenice and Titus. 

'Quatre Saisons' company, which 
recently toured in the: U; ., has 
opened at the.MathUrins-Pitoefl with 
'Le Roi Cerf and a one-act comedy, 
'Les Quatre.Sous de M. Montaitdoin,' 
by Labiche. At the Vieux-Cplombier 
.'Septembre,' new comedy by Con- 
stance Coline, who recently adapted 
a Keith 'Winter play, is being pre- 
sented. 

'Dame Nature,' by Andre Birabeau, 
which has been running intermit- 
tently here for some time, has re- 
turned to the Theatre Daunou after 
previous runs at the O'Euvrc .and the 
Etoile. State theatre Odeon is pro- 
ducing ah historical piece by Saint- 
Georges de Bouhelier,- 'Le Roi' So- 
leil,' and at the Renaissance there is 
a new. comedy by Pierre Seize, 'Dor- 
mez-vous?' 



GOV'T SHOULD PAY LOSS 
ON 'MUST' PIX: FULLER 




Exhib^Distrib Riental Scrap 
Only Surface Matter- 
Fear Whole industry May 
Be in Doghouse — -Attend- 
Dlminishihg, .Ace 
Films Don't Draw- 
Radio, Sports, .Pools ;Op- 
posish Hurts 



RECOVERY 



Capt. Auten to Aussie 

Captain Hiirold Autcri. American ' 
representative of Greater Union Tlie- 
atres, one of the larger circuits op- I 
crating in Australia, is headed for ! 
Sydney and the homie, offices of the | 
company. I 



Sydney, April 9. 

Sir Ben Fuller, always a booster 
for Australian goods, can't figure out 
why any exhibitor should be . told 
what he must and rmist not screen. 
He made this comment in sizing up 
the quota situation- Showman 
figures '.hat it the government forces 
an cxhib'to screen a local picture on 
which the exhibitor loses money, 
the government should compensate 
for the loss- If, however, a profit is 
made on a Ibeal showing, then a per- 
centage should be paid into a fund 
to provide for any loss which the 
exhib may suffer on future such 
bookings. 

Fuller said that local producers 
lieyor could hope to make pictures in 
competition with Hollywood bccjuse 
the sarpe facilitie-s do not exist hcre- 
He intimated that the government 
should, allow shc wmcn to play the 
entertainment the public is willing to 
pay for and should drop any dicta- 
torial policy. 



' London, April 26. 

Unprecedented case of jitters is 
gripping the picture business here. 
Surface, cause seems to be current 
exhib-distrib battle over rentals. But 
deeper down is a lurking fear that 
this is only a side issue in a situation 
that may .at any time strike at the 
whole industry. 

It begins to look as if the bicker- 
ing : and back-biting is not so much 
due to the.filn> rental dispute as to. a 
slowly growing fear that the whole 
film setup in England, is in for a 
major slum;^. Feeling is that siich^ 
development may come almost with- 
out warning. 

Film attendance has been steadily ' 
dimi ishing.. Ace product has been 
drawing grosses far below the usual 
average for mere program bookings. 
Conviction appears to be that the. 
public is turning more and more, 
from theatre attendance to .competi- 
tive forms of entertainment, such as 
radio, sports and football pools. 
Many. Troubles 
rotracted spell of mild weather 
at what' is usually the exhibitor's 
golden period of the yCar, and swift- 
ly developing labor troubles have 
further exposed the skeleton, in the 
closet. Appears to indicate that, un- 
less something -unforeseen -dccurs,- 
the picture business in .Great Britain 
is set for the biggest slump it has 
ever fcnown. 

Feeling is growing that the public 
is growing tired of pictures as en- 
tertainment. According to this view, 
the screen has turned sour to the 
spectator's taste and, after 10- years 
pf talkers, it may noCd a revolution 
as drastic as was the arrival of sound 
to hypo moviegoers into fresh vigor 
in their approach to motion pictiires 
for entertainment. 

That both exhibs. and distribs are 
fully conscious of the threat is ex- 
posed in their respective attitudes to 
the present dispute on hiring terms, 
which observers are prone to mis- 
take for the cause and not the effect 
of the situation. Distribs, in the face 
of pressure from home offices as 
their grosses flop, have declared for 
moves to raise the percentage rates 
as their method of solving the prob- 
lem. Exhibs, on the other' hand, de- 
clare this is a suicidally shbrtsightcd 
policy. They say that both sides 
n\ust throw thpir e(Tnrt'< into joint 
dction against the public apathy and 
not again.st each other. 

There is nothing they can do on 
their own hook, the exhiba aver, that 
will alter the lack of enthusiasm 
among their patrons. For the di.s- 
tribs to attempt pas.sinij the buck by 
compelling theatres t-> part up with 
a bigger, percentage of the dimin- 
ished takings is not only solfi.sh, but 
also calculated to ha.stea the inevi- 
table catastrophe. 

Reply to Hays 

Cot ing back at Will Hays, who re- 
cently spoke of the untapped U. S. 
market in his report to the Motion 
Picture Producers and Di.>lributor.? 
of America, Eriti.sh exhibs contend 
America would bo ,^it',ing pretty if 
that were all she had to v.-orry about. 
On- Ihi.s-side, they say, it is not the 
untapped market, but the cxi-stini; 
market, wasfing away visibly, that is 
causing the headaches. 

Even at the mo-^t oplimi-itic: imon 
Rowson, producing from his .-.tati.sti- 
cal magic hat fi.iurcs to compare 
with these quoted by Hjy.,-, adduces 
an, agsregale of 21.0')'),'J'J0 persons 
(Continued on pago. 62; 



Race Issue Injected Into London 
Projectionist Union-Exhib Scrap 



MwrC^iW^'t-Propaganda 
Gives Jote tp Actors 

Mexico -City, 
'Vaude, revue and some- legit play- 
ers are getting a nice break with the 
employment of theatres on wheels 
by the governmeht's newest organ- 
ization {Committee for . National 
Ecopomic Recuperation) that has 
charge of lining up the public- to 
back the government's oil program. 
Players are receiving union rates. 
Shows include: acts of music,'- songs 
and diinces in between spiels by 
government orator^. Admittance Is 
free. 

Theatres oh wheelis arc limited to 
this .city for the present, but road 
tours are being arranged for them. 



JAP COIN BAN 
STILL IN AIR 



' Tokyo, 

Committee for the American ^ 
tlon Picture Assn. now U directly 
negoti ith the finance office 

o'f the government in aii eiffort to 
get the coin ban lifted. Represen- 
tatives of American distributing 
companies want td obtain release of 
film, rental money, tied up in Japan 
for months, so that it ' can be, trans- 
mitted to home offices in New York. 

Though details are not available 
at present, it is understood still to 
be based on a note arrangement which 
would bring about a partial ban lift- 
ing through .permitting withdrawal 
of certain amounts from time to 
ti 

A. M. P. A- committee is reported 
to have.-^sweryed froni proposials by 
Jisaji Kubo, Japanese attorney, and 
is dealing directly with the govern- 
ment. 



New proposal by Jisaji Kubo for 
lifting the. ban, on money from 
American film rentals, held in. Japan, 
late last week was transmitted to 
.the industry in New York. Was re- 
ported to differ little from previous 
propositions, and the . move to get 
rental money into this country was 
described as still hanging fire. 

Industry observers advanced the 
opinion that it might become increas- 
ingly difficult to get money out of 
Japan if the present Sino-Japanese 
conflict continues. 

Foreign department reps huddled 
Monday (25) on new Kiibo plan, but 
nothing tangible was announced as 
resulting. 



BRITISH EXHIBS ASSN. 
APPROVES NEW QUOTA 

London; April 19- 
Gincmatograph Exhibitors' A.ssn's 
latest word on the new Films Act 
is to declare it a Workable and sat- 
isfactory measure. Great safeguard 
of the Icgi.slatibn,, states a commit- 
tee report accepted by C.E-A. gen- 
eral council. Is its elasticity, coupled: 
with ihtroductiori of the Films 
Council. 

Accepting the lncrca-">ed quota 
schedules for shorts, the report in- 
dicates that exhibs can, if driven, 
eliminate one and two - rcclers 
frbm their progranris. Alternatively,, 
the quota can' now be met by the 
use of interest and magazine ma- 
terial which becomes registrable un- 
der the new Act. 



London, April 18. 
Elements of race prejudice have 
been injected by political, groups 
into the labor trouble which broke 
oiit' during the Easter holiday. 'When 
projectionists came into the dispute 
with exhibitors on the question of 
hours and pay, the Elecfrical' Trades 
Union received an offer from the 
British Union ot Fascists. Latter 
declared itself behind the employees 
and stated lti3 readiness to assist in 
any way in fighting the 'Jewish 
bosses.' 

B. tl. F. at this time has no great 
strength, but its effort to clbud a. 
clear labor' issue 'with the' murk of 
anti-Semitism was seen as a danger- 
ous move, Jewish interest in the in- 
dilstry is naturally exaggerated for 
propaganda purposes. Actually, 
among.' exhibitors, : members of tli 
faith are in a very :small inority. 
■ E. '% y. has its oy/n. principles, 
whieh prevent any fusion with po- 
litical, forces and this attempt by 
fascists to make capital out pf a mat- 
ter which Is not their biisiness is 
thought unlikely to cause any great 
harm. 

For the strike itself, E. T. U. pulled 
a boner by, overreaching its poWers. 
As a labor organization it is not suf- 
ficiently strong in nuihbers 'to force 
an issue from the mobilized Cine- 
matograph Exhibitors' Assn. mem< 
bers. Latter kept their theatres open 
almost without exception in the face 
of withdrawal of several hundred 
projectionists. 

Union claimed to have pulled out 
1,200 men in London alone, but less 
than half this number appear to have 
stopped. At most, probably not more 
than 25% bf the projectionists in the 
metropolitan area are members of 
E. -r, U. 

Trouble also involved Manchester 
and Hull, among key centers in the 
sticks. But in spite of much stronger 
percentage in these territories, the 
union failed to force any theatres 
to suispend operation. From labor 
viewpoint, E. T..U. played its hand 
badly by trying to fight without suf- 
ficient armament. Mai , effect, is 
likely- to be a heavy switchover of 
membership to rival union, the Na- 
tional Assn. of Theatre and Kinema 
Employees. 

One weakness of the stoppage was 
that fundmentally this was hot a 
contest between capital ari,d,Jabor, 
but a struggle for supremacy by 
competing unions. C. E. A. has offi- 
cilly rcqognized N; A. T. & K. E. as 
the negotiating body for employees. 

In London, where a joint concilia- 
tion board has. operated nearly three, 
years, the exhibs were prepared to 
meet the men, but only through the 
board, When a territorial agreement 
was made, E. T. U. sat in at the dis- 
cu-ssions, but withdrew when it came 
to ratifying the prepared schedules. 

Had that union accepted the terms 
in a spirit of compromise and bided 
its time till it had gathered strength 
it must eventually have succcedtd. 
But the labor leaders appear to have 
balled up their own cause. 



PLAN GOV'T BODY TO 
HYPO FRENCH SHOWS 



BIP After Jory 

ItolIyw6od, April 26. 

British International is dickering 
with Victor Jory for two pictui-cs to ! 
bo made in London. I 

Jory is currently directing the an- 1 
nual Ramona i)agcant at Hcmct, '• 
Calif. ' I 



Paris, April 19. 

Formation of an administrative or- 
ganization to further the produclioh 
of opera, play.s and vaude bills in 
municipal theatres throughout 
France has, been okayed by the 
Chamljcr of Deputies, Bill calling Tor 
formation of such a group was the 
work of Gaston Gerard. 

New body is to bo composed of 
the directors of the Comcdic-Fran- 
cai.se, the Odcon, the Gailc-Lyrique; 
three other I'aris -showmen, tlirec- 
tors ot provincial hou.so-s and m;ina- 
gcrs of; road show.s. Gerard is. of 
the opi ion that if ro;i(l show.s an 
touring complinic.s are or;;ai,)izcd- i 
the correct manner subsidies wolil 
not bp nccc-s.-jary and that the nUin- 
her of KoofI slinws in provincial 
France would increase. 



IS 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, April 27, 1938 



Every Kid in H wood Now Imitates 
Qiarlie McCarthy, Lefty Discovers 



By Joe Laurie, Jr. 

Coolacres, Cal., April 26, 

Dear Joe: 

At last we are back home again, and although we had a swell visit 5n 
Hollywood, it sure feels good to get back home to our own beds and bad 
receipts. The McNultys who used to do a juggling act with us on the Sun 
Time, gave lis a sort of going-away party before we left Hollywood; just 
one of them house parties and it was swell. McNulty gets a crack at a 
picture once in awhile, but he makes a little income .driving tourists 
around and showing them the homes of the stars. The racket has a gim- 
mick to it; he gives 'em a good line of gab and points out any good looking 
place and names some big star who is supposed to live there. If he's wrong 
you can sue him. It's not a big dough-getter but it pays expenses, and 
people out here flgger that making. expenses is a prpat. They got a kid who 
is about seven and they had him give us an imitatibn of Charlie McCarthy. 
It's getting so you can't visit anyone that's got a kid nowadays that they 
don't have 'em do a McCarthy imitatian, Years ago if a performer's kid 
would give an imitation of a dummy you'd think he was nuts. In those 
days, as soon as you took off their safety pins, they'd go into an imitation 
of George M. Cohen, Dave Warfleld, Eddie Foy or Ethel Barrymore. 
Maybe it's a good thing vaudeville is on a vacation. 

A lot of the boys and girls in Hollywood are packing up their toys and 
ctarting back east It seems that their options were too heavy for the 
producers to pick up, so they just let 'em lay. Of course a lot of 'km are 
gonna still stick around figuring tlicy will catch the gold ring and get 
another ride. Can't blame them much at that; at least they can get sun- 
Ehine out here, and as you know there's very little sunshine creeping in 
through them New York rooming houses. And now that they put up a 
fence in the middle of Times Square, a fellow can't even cross the street 
to get away from someone he owes money to. 

Our trip baclf here was nice. I let Aggie drive part of the way— you 
know she just learned and she's getting so now that the road turns when 
the does. I didn't let her drive fast because I told her I didn't want to take 
imfair advantage of my insurance company. We met Harry McNaughton 
on the road. You know, he's the Bottle on Phil Baker's program and he 
told us a swell story about an Indie Company out in Hollywood that makes 
features in five days. The salesman was showing one to an exhibitor and 
for the first 15 minutes all it showed was an Interior set without any 
actors and when the exhib asked the salesman what was the idea, he said, 
'We got a new rule on our lot We; start shooting at 8 a.m. sharp, even if 
the actors are not there. Being exhibitors, ourselves we thought it was a 
funny gag. The only time you ever see an exhibitor laugh is when you 
tell him a gag on the dumbness of the producers and the exchange guys. 

Vic did a pretty good job while we were away. All an exhibitor can 
do is to open his theatre and run the pictures they send him'. If he gets 
good ones he can do business, and if he gets baddies he just takes it on' the 
chin and shows the scars to his creditors. They sent me a foreign hunk of 
celluloid. It was made in France and as far as I'm concerned it just added 
to the debt they owe us. It's a good thing we ran it on dish night. One 
customer came out and sed I should have given the picture away and 
shown the dishes. Vic's popularity contest is going swell and we'll announce 
the winner next week. We got a big sealed box in the lobby and they 
throw their votes In. it And it's really sealed, because Vic made a mistake 
end happened to put an old lock on it that we lost the key to, and as we 
£otta open it in front of a comthittee it looks like Vic's wife, Florence, won't 
win it 

Been reading about the trouble Jackie Coogan Is having trying to get 
the dough he made. Me and Aggie decided to have Junior go to school 
and live like a regular kid, and in the meantime if we're lucky we'll stick 
a little dough away for him arid when he: grows up he will have bank 
savings instead of bank 'slavings.' 

That's about all the Ink that's in my pen, so I'll blot it with best to you 
•nd the boys back of third base, Sez 

Your Pal, Lefty- 

P. S. — Bill Frawley sez, 'We wear diamonds to make people who can 
afford them jealous.' 



EXHIBS AND 40c 
HR. PROPOSAL 



Washington, April 26. 

Even the ushers will benefit if the 
New Deal wins out in the newest at- 
tempt to improve the working con- 
ditions of people paid by the hour. 
Congress has another fair labor prac- 
tices bill on the stove, but whether 
it will be burned up or merely cooked 
to a turn is conjectural. 

A 40-hour week and a 40c-per-hour 
pay scale would be the eventual 
standard under the legislation, which 
still has several hurdles to clear. De- 
spi'.c President Roosevelt's renewed 
appeal for a law helping the hired 
hands, Congress is balky. Odds' are 
about even at the moment 

Under the bill, all branches of the 
film business unquestionably would 
be affected, but as far as practical 
consequences are concerned prob- 
ably only exhibitors would be 
bothered very much. Requirements 
would hit only a minority of the 
persons working in Hollywood and 
the exchanges. 

With no distinctions between geo 
graphical areas or lines of trade, the 
bill requires all employers 'in com- 
merce' to pay their help 25c hourly 
and limit the work-week to 44 hours 
at the outset. Scale would rise 
nickel each year and time would be 
Elicad two hours annually until the 
idc.il — 40 hours at 40c, or a minimum 
of $16 a week — is obtained in four 
years. ' 

Perhaps lawyers can malte some- 
thing of it but the bill seems to leave 
no loophole for exhibs. Says that 
any industry which (1) is nationwide 
in scope, 12) depends for existence 
•n purchases or sales or on trans- 



Mono Jumps Four 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Monogram is rushing work on four 
features prior to the opening of its 
1938-39 releasing season. W. Ray 
Johnston, president, is here now con- 
ferring with Scott R. Dunlap, in 
charge of production. 

With 'Romance of the Limberlost' 
under way, 'Mother O' Mine' goes in 
May with Jackie Cooper starred, to 
be followed by Boris Karloft's 'Mr. 
Wong,' Detective.' First Frankie 
Darro feature, 'Wanted by the 
Police,' hits the cameras early in 
June. 



Selznick's Stage Find 

Hollywood, April 26. 
Richard Carlson, signed by David 
O. Selznick to an actor-writcr-di- 
rector contract has arrived from 
Broadway, where he ployed Ethel 
Barrymore's grandson i 'White- 
oaks.' 

Graduate of Minnesota University, 
CarLson received hi first stage 
training at the Pasadena Commu ity 
Playhouse. 



.'S 'GLADIATOR' 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Edward Sedgwick has been signed 
by David L. Loev to direct The 
Gladiator,' starring Jo«: E. Brown. 

Film will roll on the Universal lot 
May 2. with Edward Gross as asso- 
ciate director. 



Slight Error 



Pittsburgh, April 26. 

When Gabe Rubin opened 
'Green Fields,' a Yiddish talker, 
at the Art Cinema, he couldn't 
understand the generous 
sprinkling of Negro trade in 
the audience. Finally learned 
the reason when one sepia 
patron 'came out and wanted 
his money back. 

Inquiry revealed that he 
thought he was going to see 
'Green Pastures.' 



STRONG SHOW 
BIZ CO-OP ON 
'39 PREVIEW 



Three-day preview ce«ebration of 
New York- World's . Fair, a year in 
advance of opening in 1939, gets 
under way Friday (29) night with 
the Junior League ball in Business 
Administration Bldg. on the fair 
site, Flushing meadows, L. I. Biggest 
day of preview is Saturday when 
nearly 6,000 will participate in. a 
motorcade of more than 500 vehicles, 
from the Battery to the exposition 
grounds. 

Fair preview will go musical In a 
big way Sunday with a May Day 
music festival. Big event is the 
night concert by the N.Y. Philhar- 
monic orchestra in the Business Ad- 
mi istration structure, Walter Dam- 
rosch' conducting. More than 500 
singers ill chorus for this affair, in- 
cluding soloists from the Metro- 
politan Opera^ 

Though railroads are running ex- 
cursions to fair's preview only on 
Sunday, committee in charge expects 
the advance festivities to give an 
inkling if what attendance may be 
expected when fair gates swing open 
next year. At least 50,000 out-of- 
town visitors are anticipated. Three- 
day celebration, coming over the 
week end, is expected to prove a 
fairly good test of hotel and cafe 
facilities. 

Motorized procession Saturday will 
be covered by the five newsreels. 
being first big splurge newsreel 
camermen have been able to give the 
N.Y. exposition. Claude Collins, N.- 
Y. Fair's contact with news weekly 
boys, has made elaborate prepara- 
tions for coverage and the reels 
generally are planning to use four 
to five crews on the day's activities. 
Loew's, one of picture companies in 
parade, will bally 'Girl of Golden 
West' 

New York, legitimate theatre's 
salute to the fair will be presented 
for half an hour starting at 6:30 p.m. 
Saturday at the exposition site. 
Gertrude Lawrence, George' M. 
Cohan, Ed. Wynn, John Golden, 
Frank Craven, Dudley Digges, Sir 
Cedric Hardwicke ana Benny Good- 
man are. set for this program.. 

Later in the evening';; outdoor 
orogram. Gladys Swarthout Will sing 
'Dawn of a New Day,' one of George 
Gershwin's last songs to be published 
posthumously. It's the fair's 'theme 
song.' 

Besides inspection of ground.<; and 
buildings, preview Saturday will in- 
clude high-salaried or>en air acts and 
fireworks display at night. 



BUT NO FREAKS 

Plenty of Stock on Desert Location 
for 'Suez' 



porta tion in commerce, or (3) has a 
'close and substantial' relation to 
commerce must comply. Looks very 
much as though theatre operators 
would find Uncle Sam ogling the 
pa.vroll. 

Any violator, faces six months in 
the pen and a $500 fine. . 



Hollywood, April: 26. 
Looking like a circus, with 25 
camels, 30 donkeys and 50 horses, a 
20th-Fox troupe invaded the Arizona 
desert near Yuma to shoot scenes for 
'Suez.' Desert sequences, directed 
by Otto Brower, will take two 
weeks. 

When the expedition re'urns, Al- 
lan Dwan will direct the dramatic 
action, with Tyrone Power, Loretta 
Young and Annabella in the lead 
roles. 



Gladys on the Isle 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Gladys George step,.ed into an im- 
portant role in "Fllis Island,' to be 
directed by Alfred Werker at 20th- 
Fox. Cast includes Don Ameche, 
Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and 
Arleen Whelan. 

Werker is headed eastward with a 
camera crew to shoot backgrounds 
in New York bay. 



The Girls Eye View 

By Marian Squire 



Mae yVtst and (be Facts of Life , 

Wi six tophalted builderuppers as a teaser for. the feast, Mae West— • 
bigger and blonder than ever— treats her public to some sex-agenarian 
gags at Loew's State, Some of the material is about as original.as the cause 
she (theatrically > espouses-rbut many of the most familiar cracks meet 
with the lustiest response. Being totally away from the watchful Hays 
(film) eye, iss 'West and her nifties both relax. Not that the lady can 
be accused of using double entendre material. If the lines themselves don't 
make the meeting clear, the famous West delivery leaves no doubt about 
the idea to be conveyed. 

Glittering in a molded black gown of solid sequins, monkey fur bolero, 
high fan headdress with black ostrich rampant Miss West weaves con< 
stantly — imitating a cobra as nearly as her expert corsetiering will permit 

Opening day (21), the platinumed progenitor of the facts of life drew a 
bigger hand on her entrance than at her exit — probably due to lack of 
variety in the act's theme. Even the' elementary subject on which Miss 
West specializes can become monotonous when unrelieved by any other 
angle. 



'Condemned Women' Can't Use Makenp 

Sally Eilers and Anne Shirley suffer through 'Condemned Women' until 
the latter is killed and the former winds up with Louis Hayward. and the 
sun beginning to peep through prison bars. 

The unfortunate femme guests of the state wear drab uniforms and 
practically no makeup, although they are allowed to have facial adorn- 
ment in their cells — some in jars that would make nice lethal weapons 
when broken. Miss Eilers presumably scorns lip rouge because she doesn't 
give a darn, but wears a thick fringe of immy eyelashes. 

Film's highlight is the prison riot which finishes oil Miss Shirley. To 
make it more logical, she is taking a rap for someone else, as the sweet 
faced Miss Shirley could never crash the ladies' jug on her own. 

Kind hearted 'Warden' George Irving and hardboiled 'matron,' sther 
Dale, battle over the treatment .of the detained ladles, and Lee Patrick is 
the' lip-curling causer of most of the trouble, ' 



Lonise Hpvlck's Will-Power Wardrobe 

The title 'Battle of Broadway' hasn't much connection with the story, 
and the story hasn't much connection anyway. But with Victor McLaglen 
and Brian Donlevy conspiring to keep Raymond Walburn out of trouble, 
film has better than average collection of spontaneous laughs, 

Louise Hovick represents most of the trouble, wearing a number of 
startling outfits as a night club singer. One black patent leather looking 
gown is form fitting, the bodice ending just at the point of decency and 
apparently held on by sheer will power. Most becoming dress is a short 
peasant fleet with full lame skirt and wide girdle. Brings out the best 
points of her figure and disguises lines that don't take kindly to the spot« 
light. 

Young love assignment falls to Robert Kellard and Lynn Bari. Miss 
Bar! wears a low cut white paillette sprinkled gown with short train in 
the night club. and. a trim tailored suit for a legion parade. 

Andrew Tombes, as a sanitarium inmate, appears in a white steant 
cabinet and Sammy Coheii with Eddie Holden help the 'Legion' take the 
town apart. 



Inside Stuff-Pictures 



Far from giving 'Test Pilot' three rousing cheers, airlines are giving the 
Metro special the chill. Pouting began after the preview on the Coast 
and has been growing. Beef seems to be on the ground that the picture 
harps so on the Lorelei motif of the upper reaches of the sky, and that 
crack-ups and death are every sky-pilot's future. Air travel lines fear 
people will become frightened enough to duck planes for ground travel. 

Air execs insist that picture doesn't emphasize enough that these hazards 
are no part of commercial flying, though there happens to be an opening 
title to that effect. Fliers say that mounting terror washes out the effect 
of the opening title before the picture is 10 minutes old. 

Metro doesn't know what it can do about it, figuring it has a good piC' 
ture, and isn't in the air biz anyway. 



James C. Morton, erroneously death-noticed in Variety of April 13, Is 
very much alive and currently working in films on the Coast. Recently 
completed role in 'City Shadows' for Columbia and next goes into a 
Charlie Chase short. 

He has been residing in Hollywood the past seven years and Is Sot a 
guest of the Percy Williams home in New York. The obit was intended 
for James J. Morton and, as printed last week, the error occurred in the 
annals of the Williams institution. 



Slowness of Cecil B. DeMille's recovery after his operation is holding up 
his trip to Nebraska where he wanted to chin with Union Pacific pfficials 
and meet Governor R. L. Cochran. Jack Cunningham, writer, left Omaha 
this week to return to Hollywood, but Frank Calvin, research man, is 
still staying on. 

Decision of DeMille to make 'Union Pacific' brings a focus on Nebraska 
as a screen location, since Metro is slated to arrive here around May IS 
with a company to shoot 'Boystown,' which J. Walter Ruben will direct. 



Loew's State, New York, set another stage door attendance record this 
week with appearance of Mae West, who closes today (Wednesday ). Rub- 
berneckers and signature-snaggers lined West 46th street conti uously 
from morning until last show, and frequently necessitated extra cops, al- 
though Miss West always had three on the door, plus her own gumshoe 
guards and biifler-manager Joe Timony, 



With daylight saving In effect this week again, there's little that can 
be done about it, the Hays office again assuming the attitude that it is a 
matter for exhibs in individual communities to decide as to. ways and 
means of campaigning against turning forward the clock. Little doubt but 
that daylight saving affects the theatre income during the summer season 
because of customers it takes away from the earlier shows. 



Big agency chieftains are hanging around the studio lots in person the.<;e 
days to pick up some of the business their contact men have missed. With 
a surge of new production at the major studios, there is a tense struggle 
among featured players, freelance and day actors for picture jobs. Contact 
men are still waging a frontal . attack on the casting offices and producers 
while, the agency biggies stalk the front offices. 



Harry Sherman Is showing the way to other producers in\(he matter of 
letting theatregoers in on the shooting locale of his pictures. Hereafter 
each Hopalong Cassidy film will carry its location identity, starting with 
'Beneath Western Skies,' which is tabbed 'filmed at "Lone Pine, Calif.' Studio 
also figures to save postage as hundreds of requests are received after each 
picture's release asking where such beautiful scenery abounds. 



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wentieth Cenfury-Fox Film Corporation, .because of the high 
quality of its product and by virtue of its fair dealing with exhibi* 
tors, has become the company that exhibitors throughout tho 
world look to as their first source of profit. 

We are about to begin a new season. General business conditions 
are unsettled. In view of this, we could, with justice, trim our sails 
or even lower the negative investment in our coming pictures. 



Instead, we have chosen the other road. To protect our customers, 
in the season 1938-39, we have planned the most ambitious pro^ 
gram in the history of this company. We have taken this stand 
firm in the belief that in these troublous times only the greatest pic« 
tures can insure to our customers and ourselves the greatest profit. 

These pictures will be made, of course, under the supervision of 
Mr. Darryl F. Zanuck, vice-president in charge of production. It was 
no accident that the Academy of Motioii Picture Arts and Sciences 
recently voted to Mr. Zanuck the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial 
Award for "the most consistent high quality of production achieve- 
ment." While he has been producing the fine pictures which hove 
carried the trademark of Twentieth Century-Fox to new heights, 
Mr. Zanuck also has built the finest organization of producers, 
writers, directors and technicians ever gathered within one stu< 
dio's walls. All o£ this is insurance for quality. 

On the following pages we list the. pictures which we plan to 
release next season. Every one of these pictures is scheduled to 
surpass all previous Twentieth Century-Fox standards; but I wish 
particularly to call your attention to the large number of virile, 
dramatic subjects based on important themes. 

In listing these pictures, we have purposely refrained from naming 
\he casts. Our accounts know from experience that this company 
gives to its productions the best acting and the strongest box-office 
names available in the industry. Therefore, we prefer not to tie tho 
hands of our studio by listing the casts months in advance of pro- 
duction but, on the other hand, to allow our producers every 
opportunity for putting into each picture the strongest box-office 
names that can be obtained at the moment of production. 

We feel that leadership of an industry brings with it definite re- 
sponsibility. This responsibility can best be discharged to oui 
customers by offering to them the best line-up of pictures it ia 
within our power to make. 



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HERE ARE THE PICTURES 

bving Bwlin's 

ALEXANDER'S RAOTIMK BilN D 

J An American Cavalcade. 20th's first spectacular hit pf the newf. 
season. A deeply stirring story sweeping through 25 exciting years) 
with three new Irving Berlin songs-probably'thei greatest he; 
ever wrote-and some of his ever-remembered hits of the past. Be- 
cause the picture already is in the cutting room, we give you the cast: 
TYRONE POWER, ALICE FAYE. DON_AMECME,;Ethel Merman,,' 
jack Haley, Jean Hersholt, Wally Vernon, Helen. Westley. John, 
Carrddine, Douglas Fowley, Paul Hurst, Eddie Collins, Ruth Terry < 
Chick Chandler— cmd thousands of others. Directed by Henry King 
. . . directorial genius of "In Old Chicago., 

SUEZ 

The most elaborate, expensive and important picture 20th has ever! 
made — wifh no excepfions. The amazing story of de Lesseps— great, 
lover, great statesman, great engineer — and his struggle to build, 
the Suez Canal, thrilling theme of current headlines. A struggle that 
pitted the might of nations dgcdnst one another and,.crecrted :an. 
empire. A picture that sweeps from glittering European courts and, 
bizarre palaces of Iiidia's princes to the glaring sands of Africa's, 
desert. A cc^t equal in importance to that of "Alexander's Ragtime. 
Band." 

StANLET AND LIVINGSTONE 

The absorbing story, of the greatest newspaper correspondent thai 
ever lived . . . climaxed by his amazing search in the heart of Africa 
for his boyhood benefactor. Dr. Livingstone . , . the astonishing and, 
world-foinous adventure, so powerful in its truth thcrtfiction pales 
in comparison. Indicating the vast scope of this production, already 
more them two years in the making, an expedition ;of 23 people, 
spent months in Africa filming scenes that will be but one sequence/ 
in the completed picture. 



Heroic sagd of an extraordinary chapter in the World War . told^ 
for the first time. Thrilling exploits of the fragile, tiny ships that were 
laughed to scorn but came to glory through the courage of men 
who had joined up as a lark. A magnificent drama of love and duty 
, . . culminating in the most spectacular and unusual.seajbattle ever, 
screened.. 

KENTUGKT 

in TECHNl6pLOR. The sensationally popular story by John Tctin^, 
tor Foote—firsNi Saturday Evening Post serial. v.cu^^atlyxrSQv^ 
which has run thorough more than a dozen editiQBsT fhe epic of the 
American thoroughl^ed. . . heart- warmiijjg,_pdwerful, thrilling. The ' 
bitter rivalry betweenH^ great f dmilie^ of horse-breeders . . . that 
began in the stormy days of '61 and intensif ied through the years. 
With a smashing climax that is one of the greatest ever depicted on 
the screen. Imagine-in glorious color-^the World-fqmed Kentucky 
Derby . . . and the matchless beauty and glory of .the_historic Blue, 
Grass country. 



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SONJA HENIE 

in two of her greatest 

MY LUCKY STAR 

(formeTly "They Met In College") 

The incomparable Sonja in a new— an American, down-to-earth- 
setting, giving her every opportunity to wear a wealth of smart 
clothes, surrounding her with young collegians ... as a sub-rosa 
model for a big department store in a famous co-ed university, Skat-i 
ing? . . . the bestl Romance? . . . by the bus-load! Tunes? , , , more 
than ever! Boxof f ice? You tell us! 

AND ONE MORE 
SONJA HENIE HIT 



EDDIE CANTOR 

in one laugh smash 

(title to come) 

Eddie's most hilarious and by far most original role! . . . Eddie wins 
a contest as "The Average Man" but m doing so becomes a human 
guinea pig . . . with spies watching every intimate detail of his life. 
A screaming situation . . . and what Eddie does with it makes laugh 
history. Spectacularly produced . . . with a flock of beautiful gals 
... a whopping all-star cast of swingsters, funsters . . . and the grand- 
est songs that ever topped a Hit Parade! 

4 JANE WITHERS 

Bigger and more impprtqht than any Withers pictures ever made, 
each of these pictures will reflect the increased production values 
with which 20th Century-Fox will surround this dynamic "First Ten" 
star. Chosen with the utmost care, the stories are designed to give 
added impetus to Jane's ever-increasing popularity. 

THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL 

(tentative title) 

The astounding, real-life romance of the man who gave the world 
the telephone and wrote one of history's most stirring chapters. Be- 
hind the instrument at your elbow is one of the great human dramas 
of mankind . . . the story of a scientist begi ing in obscurity . . . his 
discouraging struggles ... his proud invention of the telephone . . . 
his battle against public ridicule . . . his hopeless fight against great 
compani . . . with only the girl he loved to spur him on. Inspiring 
for its courage and emotional power. One of the "greats" of the 
season. Exploitation possibilities — iimifJess / 

JESSE JAMES 

In TECHNICOLOR. For the first time, the true, breath-taking story 
of this colorful figure reaches the screen. The law-abiding farmer 
who turned bandit and train robber because of the rapacity of land 
agents and the injustice of the law who lost the one love of his 
life, and was finally betrayed by one of his own band for a bag of 
gold . . . but who first defied and terrorized a nation by the most 
daring and spectacular deeds in the annals of American, crime. 
Photographed in the actual historic locales! 




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screen through the cfeotion of the "Series" idea in pictures-a prb^ 
duction plan whiGh has been so successful that it is now the envy 
of the industry. The care and production ycdues that have been 
built into each of these series haye made them one of the surest- 



ditional series. These pictures will> in every way, measure up to the 
high standards set by Charlie Chan, the Jones Family and Mr. MotOy 

3 CHARLIE CHAN nCTURES 

with WARNER OLAND 

Three more opportunities to cash in on the thrilling adventures of 
the screen's most celebrated sleuth. A new series of even higher pro^ 



4 JONES TAMILT 

America% best-loVed fcnnily becomes bigger hoxoffice with every 
release ; . . to such an extent, in fact, that many members of the 
"family" today have developed sufficient marquee draw to carry d 
picture individually. 20th plans to protect and enhance this draw- 
ing power during 1938-39 by even stronger $tory material.; 

3 MR. MOTO 

The famous Saturday Evening Post detective, played by Peter 
Lone, has already won cm enviable and growing screen f oUow^ 
ing. In line with 20th's expansion policy, these pictures will be giveii 
more important casts and production strength., 



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Today, the four following series ctre just names to you. But 20tl| 
Century-Fox has definite and daring plans for each of them. By nexf 
year, each series will be as solidly prof itable_asthejthree so firmly 
established in popularity. 

3 TRUE STORIES 
3 SPORTS DRaMAS 

3 MISS MODERN GIRI 

4 ROMANTIC ADVENTURES 



Vafecl OB the life of a Bawweel.camaraBion 



ACCENT ON LOVE 

Rapid-fire, dbwn-to-the-minute. comedy romance dramatized from 
Paul Hervey Fox's most recent novel, "Mqsterpiece./ A, hilarious 
expose^of the fake antique racket . . . and a bright young man who 
decides love, too, can be faked! Richly mounted, happily cast crjo) 
makejtone.oOhe seasonis boxoffice high-spotsi 



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THE RITZ BROTHERS 

in three masterpieces of musical goofery! 



Damon Hunyon's 

STRAIGHT, PLAGE AND SHOW 

A new high in nonsensicality for the rollickiilg Ri'tzes. They back 
horses, buy horses, rent horses . . . in this mad scramble of horseplay 
(and horse-laughs. A boxoff ice sweepstakes for you! 

MOONSTRUCK 

(tentative title) 

Frederick S'tephani's new story of a European princess seeing 
America incognito . . . which gets her into a mess of trouble! And 
thien she meets three helpful singing waiters ( Guess who!) From 
then on the Ritzes take charge . . , and the lid is off on the roaringest 
fiot of laughs yet! 

THE THREE MUSKETEERS 

When Alexandre Dumas wrote this, Alex wasn't thinking of the 
Ritz Brothers! But the Ritz Brothers were thinking about him. They're 
.cdw<iys thinking about their author . . . and matching to see who 
(plays what! But it's your audiences that win! And when these three 
Jdngs of nit-wittery go to town as'^Dumas' swctshbuckling heroes.^ 
well/ boys, start thinking about hold-overs!. 



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ELLIS ISLAND 

The first great film story of the last Gateway to Freedom— written 
jtrom the inside. Throbbing drama of varied and colorful character^ 
. their loves ctnd schemes . ; . hopes and dreams ... as they await 
.entrance to the Lcgid of Liberty'^. . . mounting to one of \he mosti 
Emotional and fascinating climaxes! 

The DIONNE QUINTUPLETS 
in a musical 

FIVE or A KIND 

Your most successful producers of unusual musicals give you some-, 
thing sensationally different! What 20th has up its sleeves for the, 
■Quins to do-how that they're full-fledged entertainers-is show- 
'manship triple-plus. A typical 20th top-musical cast, of course. We 
:have scheduled it for one of your biggest! 

THE NIGHT BEFORE THE DIVORCE 

What a title! And the story matches it in sock! When a smart young 
detective discovers that his wife, about to divorce him, is suspected 
of murder, things happen fast. Reno and smart dude ranches form, 
the locale. What pictures need to get the women this has .and. 
spelled SRO!, 



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DRVMS MiONG THE MOHAWK 

From Walter Edmond's greatest story first a Saturday Evening 
Post serial then a novel that headed best-seller lists for over half a 
year-and sold more than half a million copies! Drama of the.ui>^ 
perNew York frontier during the Revolution . . . brilliantly alive with 
vivid, vigorous people caught in the sinister flame of fiercer bar- 
baric war. And threaded through it a great romOntic love. Epic.in 
the highest sense of the wbrd! 

KING OF THE KHTBER RinES 

The celebrated novel by Talbot Mundy that sold over a million 
copies . . . which tells of the unrelenting rivalry in love and war.of , 
two officers . . . each determined to prove the superiority of his 
branch of the service against the hordes of fanatic tribesmen at- 
tacking vital Khyber Pass! The majesty of the Himalayas . .> and 
spectacular scenes of war . . . form a thrilling background fpr.this 
tale of gallantry and romance. 



HUDSON'S BAY COMPANT 

Tumultuous, romantic adventure unparalleled in all history. Thfe 
gripping experiences of a giant French trader ... cheated by a ras- 
cal of his own race . . * who went in revenge to England's king . . » 
wrested for him an empire in the Canadian wilderness . . . won the 
love of a noble lady and lost it through a friend's treachery. Every 
moment a-throb with savage forest conflict and surging emotional 
impact. Marked for the productional scope of 20th's very biggest! 

THE RAINS CAME 

Loiiis Bromfield's sensational Cosmopolitan Magazine serial .and 
new best-selling novel! Compelling drama of an Englishman, who 
sought refuge f rbrii a forbidden love in a remote Far Eastern para- 
dise. How his retreat was rudely invaded . . . how tragedy shattered 
its tropic ccdm . . , and how the woman who had caused his exile 
came within his reach ... all this told with deep sincerity arid vital 
force..20th's plans call for a cast of top-rank importance! 



SONG OF THE ISLANDS 

In the land of the South Seas . . . abode of beautiful maidens 
country of breath-taking moonlight nights and enraptured romance 
, >r. occurs this fascinating drama inspired by the haunting song 
which is the greeting and farewell to all travelers to Hawaii. Truly 
an unusual picture . . . with every emotional mood heightened by 
melodies of the heart! 



FALLING STAR 

Written by Richard Sherman, author of "To Mdry-With Love," this 
is the most daring and soul-searing story ever written about Holly- 
wood. The experiences of a Hollywood star Who, mistakenly, is be- 
lieved to have been killed . . . and the things he then learns about 
himself, his friends, and the women who foMvned on him, A role to 
tax the talents of the most brilliant star. 20th will cast it accordingly. 



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SHIRIJBY TEMPLE 

In three boxollice champions— turb el 
Ihem musical, the third dramatic -all 
with outstanding casts. 

LUGKT PENNY 

(tentative title) 

A story of today that mokes its heart-aches seem like all the fun in, 
the world V-4-. when a little girl turns her father's upside-down life 
right side up ... just because she thinks the man in the pent-house 
upstairs is Uncle Sam with the famous chin-whiskers. A picture with 
joyous lift . i . glorious rhythms . . . sparkling new dance numbers 
* ♦ . and the world's No, i star! 

SVSANNAH of th« MOtJNTIES 

From Muriel Denison's internationally f amous book. The most com- 
pellingly thrilling and action-f ul story in which Shirley has ap- 
peared ... leavened with fine romance and spiced with delightful 
comedy. Dancing specialties and musical hits round it out into one 
of Shirley's most thoroughly entertaining hits. 



LITTLE PRINCESS 

Frances Hodgson Burnett's immortal story of childhood . . . unfor- 
gettable for its pathos, sincerity and understanding. The story of 
a little American girl, suddenly orphaned in London, and her 
strange and wonderful experiences. For its ability to capture hearts 
of all ages, this will be hailed as Shirley's best. 



DANCE HALL 

( tentative title) 

The turbulent life of on amusement park . . . with its welter of 
shrewd, blatant, loving, fascinatingly vital people . . . and caught 
in their restless whirl, a humble piano player who dreams of fame. 
vThese, plus a dynamic musical score unique in pictures, mark this 
a truly exceptional entertainment! 



HE MARRIED HIS WIFE 

The brightest, fastest-moving and most hilarious marrigge-and- 
divorce comedy ever made. A dizzy whirl of male plots and 
female counter-plots with ten laughs for every kiss-and the kisses 
come thick and fast. Remember 20th's "Love Is News"! 



HOLD THAT CO-ED 

20th's mastery of that essential showmanship element, surprise, is 
never better exemplified than in its football musicals. Samples "Pig- 
skin Parade," "Life Begins in College." This year the lid will be off 
again. And, additionally, every player on the lot will be in the pic- 
ture. To be released at the height of the football season. Watch for 
sensational announcements. 



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HERE ARE THE MAKERS 

DARRYL F. ZANUCK 

Vice-President in Charge of Production 

WILLIAM GOETZ 

Vice-President and Executive Assistant to DarryJ F. Zanuck 



SOL M. WURTZEL 

£rccufiV« Producer 

Aesoeiate Producers 
Irving Berlin 
SomEngel 
Howard J. Green 
Raymond Griffith 
David Hempstead 
Jeiry Hoffman 
NunnaUy Johnson 
Edward Kaufman 
Kenneth Macgowan 
GeneMarkey 
John Stone 

Directors 
OttoBrower 
David Butler 
Irving Cummings 
RoyDelRutti 
nianDwan 
John Ford 
Eugene J. Forde 
Norman Foster 
H. Bruce Huffitterstone 
Henry King 
Sidney Lanfield 
Walter Long 
Herbert 1. Leeds 
George Mar^aU 



HARRY JOE BROWN 

SmeeaUr* Producer 



Gregory Ratoff 
William A Seiter 
Malcolm St. Clair 
Alfred Werker 

Writers 

Art Arthur 
John Balderston 
Charles S.Belden 
Edward Berkman 
Edwin Blum 
Lou Breslow 
Lew Brown 
Jerry Cady 
Robert Chapih 
Alfred Cohn 
Karen de Wolf 
S. M. Duiican 
Philip Dunne 
Kenneth Earl 
Walter D. Edmonds 
Robert Ellis 
DonEttlinger 
Frank Fenton. 
VValter Ferris 
Sheridan Gi 
Ray Golden 
Eleanor Harr" 



Ray Harris 
SamHellman 
Anne Herendeen 
Ethel Hill 
Joseph Hoffman 

roymHol 
FronceiEl Hylond 
Boris Ingster 
Rian James 
Julien JosephiBon 
Charles Kenyon 
Curtis Kenyon 

idKuller 

idelLaBorba 
JackLait, Jr. 
Henry Lehrmah 
Sonya Levien 
Helen Logan 
Hal Long 
Philip MacDpnald 
J. P. McEvoy 
Betty Meyer ^ 
Capt. Hqrry Lloyd Morris 
JaneMurfin. 
Morris M; Mtisselmcm 
Comdr. G. O. Noville 
Ernest Poscql 
John Patrick 



EDWARD EBELE 

Production Mauagor 

Maurice Rapi 
Albert Ray 
John Reinhardt 
'Allen Rivkin 
Marguerite Roberts 
Lyim Root 
Kathryn iSoola 
Richard Sherman 
Edith Skouras 
Howard Ellis Smith 
Milton Sperling 
Lamar Trotti 
Horry Tugend 
KdrlTunberg 
DonellWare 
Comdr. Frank W. Vfeed 
JockYeUen 
Lester ZSffren 

Composers 
and Lyricists 

Wolter Bullock 
Sidney^Clore 
Mock Gordon 
Samuel Pokrass, 
Lew Pollack 
Horry Revel 
Harold Spina 



HERE ARE THE PLAYERS . 

The list following-impressive as it is-does not by any means in- 
clude all the names to appear in oiir 1938-39 pictures. As in previ- 
ous years, you can count on 20th's giving you additional established 
favorites not even hinted at in our pre-season announcement . . . 
and you know you can count on 20th Century-Fox's establishing 
liew favorites for you! 



Annabella 
LynnBori 
Phyllis Brooks 
Spring Byington 
JcmeDcowell 
Joan Davis 
Alice Faye 
Gracie Fields 
Gladys George 
SonjaHenie 
Portland Hof fa 
Louise Hovick 
JuneLang 
Myrna Loy 

(Courtoar of M-G-M) 

Mary Maguire 
Ethel Merman 
Edna Mae Oliver 
Simbne Siinon 
Barbara Stanwyck 
Gloria Stuart 
Ruth terry 
Shirley Temple 
Claire Trevor 



Helen Westley 
Arleen Whelan 
Jane Withers 
Marjorie Weaver 
Loretta Young 
• 

Fred Allen 
Don Ameche 
George Bcirbier 
Freddie Bartholomew 

(CouttoBY olM-G-M) 

Warner Baxter 
Tom Beck 
Dick Baldwin 
j. Edward Bromberg 
John Carradine 
Eddie Cantor 
Chick Chandler 
Brian Donlevy 
Ralph Forbes. 
Richard Greene 
Jack Haley 
Jean Hersholt 
BertLohr 



Peter torre 
Herbert Marshall 
Tony Martih 
JoelMcCrea 

(Courtotr of Samuel Goidwya) 

Victor McLaglen 
GeorgeMurphy 
,Wamer Oland 
Reginald Owen 
Tyrone Power 
Gregory Ratoff 
WUliam "Bill" Robinson 
Cesar Romero 
Threei Ritz Brothers 
George Sanders 
Joseph Schildkrout 
Randolph Scott 

(Courtetf of PararaouDi) 

Raymond Scott & Qui 
Slim Summerville 
Arthur Treacher 
Michael Whale- 
Robert Young 

(Couiiewj ofM-G-M) 





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HERE IS THE SHORT PRODUCT 

Determined on giving to its shorts the same high quality as its fea- 
tures, 20th Century-Fox will this year ptoduce its own distiiictive^ 
one-reel subjects under the supervision of Truman Talley. New stu-, 
dios are now being built in New York for the production of these, 
pictures which will be the pride of every theatre that plays them! 

6 LOWELL THOMAS' MAGIC CARPET OF MOVIETONE 

Retcdning all the photographic beauty of former Magic Carpets but, in addh 
, tied up dramatically with current news. Narrated by Lowell Thomas., 

6 ED THORGERSEN'S SPORTS-PREVIEW 

To be issued every other month at the beginning of each of the major sports 
seasons . . . outlining in terse, dynamic terms the highlights of the season to 
come as only Ed Thorgersen can do it. 

6 LEW LEHR'S KINDERGARTEN 

A half-dozeri howling subjects in which the screen's No. 1 funnyman comments, 
on screw-ball events in the nation's news. 

4 ADVENTURES OF A NEWSREEL CAMERAMAN 

One of the most successful short series ever produced. Recognized by all ex* 
hibitors for its constantly increasing box-office draw! 

4 VYVYAN DONNER'S FASHION FORECASTS 

In TECHNICOLOR. One each for Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer. A sub* 
ject that will wow the women, fascinate the men! 

—and— 

26 TERRYTOONS 

Paul Terry's famous cartoon organization will this year launch a far moH 
ambitious program. At least six oi the subjects in coIot! 

MOVIETONE NEWS 

The:drGimatic.cdid complete presentation of. the news has'neyeij 
been of more vital importance than today .... when practically 
every hour brings word of events that can entirely overturn life.ol' 
we know it. That is why it is so important to have a world-wide oj* 
ganization equipped to gather and distribute the news . . .'in which 
department Movietone News stands imchallenged as first. This oi:^- 
ganization . . . which gave you the Panay Films and many other spei, 
cials gf no extia cost to you . . . will continue to give you the^bestjul 
newsreels twice each week. 

TRUMAN TALLEX 

Vice-President and Producer 

EDMUND REEK LOWELL THOMAS LEW LEHR RUSSELL MUTM 

■Geatral Manager. News Commentator Newsettes European Dlttcttm 

ED THORGERSEN HARRY LAWRENSON VYVYAN DONNER 

^Sports Commentator Foreign Editor . Feminine World, 




THE KEYSTONE OF YOUR FUTURE 



JOSEPH M. SCHENCK 

Chairman of the Board 



SIDNEY R KENT 

President 



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ROBIN HOOD 

(IN COLOR) 

HoHywoodt^ April 26. 

kviKiui lion. Stars Krrol Flynn and Ollvlii 
111. llnvlllind; reniuren ' Unall Hiithlwno 
finil Claude U-jInK. Directed by MU-h.iel 
Clin In iind ..Wllll.-im KelBhlcy; OrlBlnul 
wif oniil.iy. Nonnon Rellly Ralho nnd Scion 
1 Mllli'i-; camera, Tony Gaufllo: muHir, 
Ki-U li Wolficiinft Korncold. At \V1I llolly- 
vind. April M„ "38. Running- time. . KM 

Jioliin Hood;, ....Errol' lynn 

M;ilil Muilun.. Olivia I)c Huvllland 
Kir Ouy of Ulilbournc. . . . i . Hll Rathhono 

J'lime Joliri... Clniido Ilhlna 

VIII .Sourlet P.-ittIc ; Knowl08 

Kriiir Tuck Bugeno Palletlo 

I.ltile Jgha .Alan Hale 

JUxh Sherin of Nottingham. Melville Cooper 

KlnB Richard ....Ion Hunter 

jicyo .Una- O'Connor 

>lu< li-ihc-Mlller'a Son. .. .'.Herbert MunUjn 
UlKliop of DIuck Canon. 
Sir Ksaex 



Kir Rnir ,.. 

Sir Mortimer 

Kir Cleoffrey. ...... . . 

Kir Dnldwin... 

Sir Ivor 

Dickon MallMtte 

Ciipiiiln of Archera. . 
Innkeeper 



Montagu Love 
Leonard Wlllcy 
.Robert Noblo 
, . . . . Kenneth Hunter 
, . , . .Robert .War»(lck 

Colin Kenny 

. ,..X<ester Matthews 
...'...Harry Cordlnc 

Howard HIM 

Ivan' Simpson 



Robin Hood and his Sherwood For- 
est gangsters who saved England 
from royal treachery during the ab- 
sence of crusading Richard the Lion- 
Hearted live again in: films. Warners 
revives the legend with Errol Flynn 
in the role in which Douglas Fair- 
anks, Sr. scored his first big suc- 
cess 17 years ago. It is cinematic 
pageantry at its best- A highly 
imag,ihative tellihg of folklore in all 
the hues of Technicolori deserving 
handsome boxofCice returns. 

Film -is done' in the grand ihanner 
©f silent day spectacles ■with, sweep 
and breadth of action, swordplay and 
hand-to-hand bottles between Nor- 
man and Saxon barons. Superlative 
cn the production side. 

The Adventures of Robin opd' 
makes a strong bid for family, trade 
and an appeal lo a public which takes 
its historical bedtime storied serious- 
ly. Robin Hood, with its naive, ro- 
mantic charm, has showmanship 
qualities in its tale of simple virtues, 
hard fighters for a righteous cause, 
and black' villainy. .Played with in- 
tensity by an excellent company 
of actors, an illusion of fairy 
story quality is retained throughout. 
Michael Curtlz and William Keighley 
arc credited as cOHdirect(ir3,.the for- 
mer having picked up the story soon 
after its filmmg started when 'Keigh- 
ley was incapiacitated by illness. 
There is skillful blending of their 
joint work from a screenscrlpt writ- 
ten by Norman Reilly /Raine and 
Seton I. Miller. Musical scoring is 
by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Out- 
elanding is the rainbow camera work 
of W. Howard 'Greene, Tony Gaudio 
and Sol Polito, who have merged 
numerous compositions and effects 
.with colorful exteriors. 

Flynn makes, the heroic Robin a 
comewhat less agile savior of the 
pojt than Fairbanks 'portrayed him, 
but the Warner version emphasizes 
the romance; Teamed again with 
Olivia de Havillahd as Marion, Flynn 
is an ardent suitor and a gallant 
courtier. There are some' convincing 
histrionics hy . Basil Rathbone, 
Claude Ilains, Patric Knowles, Eugene 
Pallette, Alaii Hale and Melville 
Cooper.. Lighter moments are fur-, 
nishcd by Una O'Connor and Her- 
bert Mundin. Montagu Love and Ian 
Hunter have less to ofo but do it with 
conviction: Some hundreds of ' extra 
players are engaged in several of 
the scenes, notably the archery tour- 
nament, the scaffolding sequence and 
the coronation passage. 

Costuming and settings are uh- 
iisually brilliant and Carl Jules 
Wcyl's -art direction is- outstanding. 
Film has size,: an appeal for eye and 
enr, and a story familiar in every 
land. It shotild register substantially 
at theatres.. ' Flin. 



the standout, is oni the positive side 
of the ledger. 

Film runs 88 minutes, aiid: plenty 
is packed into it in the way of va- 
riety numbers', but the story is one 
o' those things. Blend- of the campus 
with the 'S2d street idiom makes for 
weird plot iresults. Particularly 
when Gracie Allen, as the No. 1 
dunce, suddenly ' inherits a college 
and turns it into a clambake. 

All this is background for ..the 
usit.il Burns and Alienisms. ' Bob 
Hope's skullduggery as the manager, 
Hortoh's typed timidity; with femmies, 
Ben Blue's knockabout 'comedy as; 
the pseudo-gym instructor, the stand- 
ard mayhem by the Slate Bros., 
Jerry Cplonna and Jerry Bergen in 
two hoke bits, and Martha Bayc's 
familiar 'b-boy* style of clowning, 
are intermittenly -eflective,. Florence 
George and John. Payne, evidence 
potentialities in the ingenue and 
juve assignments; Betty Grable does 
her usual soubrel; Jackie Cbogan's 
contribution is more, oir less a bit, 
and the rest are also-ran. 

Of the new faces, besides Florence 
George and Payne, E; O. (Skinnay); 
Ennis, alumnus of the Hal Kemp 
band where he was the vocalist, is 
to the fore with vocal interludes. 
Slates, likewise new to fllmusicals, 
although standard in vaude, will per-' 
force be likened to the.Ritzes, tlie 
Yachters and the Stooges, their stuff 
being a medley of all these type 
turns. 

Of the comedy, it's a pot pourri of 
everything irom the hokum mul-. 
tiplicntion and. subdivision business 
to. a reprise of the English-inflected 
■Ihenk-ya!' type of running gag. In 
hetween, Gracie Allen rings in ah 
Irish reel, which about tops evcry- 
thiqfT. Ben Blue's comedy is prin- 
cipally along the lines of anemic 
calisthenics in the gym sequence. ' 

The- titular 'College Swing*, con- 
stitutes the highlight staging by Le-' 
■Roy Prinz, of which the peckin' 
motif is the basis. 'What a Rhumba 
Docs to Romance' is the finale num- 
ber, and a likely terp tune. Besides 
the above-mentioned — and of course 
'How'.ia Like to Love Me?'j which, is 
already well in the air-^a ballad; 'I 
Fall in Love With You Every Day' 
has potentialities. . 

Film opens ;in 1738,' around an old 
New' Eiigland' schoolroom setting, 
with one of the pupils going into a 
scat version of 'The Old School Bell,' 
which is the hyrhnal chant by the 
St. Bi-endans choir. Master asks the 
pupil his name, and he sayS, Benny 
Goodman. Whereupon Hortoh, as the: 
teacher, opines that' nothing good 
will .ever come of that type of sing- 
ing. ' Befoire the action segues from 
1738' to the present, some 10 minutes 
elapse, - which -is 'too much for' the 
primary objective. AbeL 

STOLEN HEAVEN 

. (WITH SONGS) 

Paiamourii prdOucUon and. felea!>e. Slarn- 
.Gnne Hiiymoiid nnU Oiympo Bradnn. r««- 
ture-') ir:i^n>la Karroll, Lewis- Slune. Ulre^tfd- 
l)v Arivlfcw L.. Stopo. S(nry, Andrew L. 
Sibno; ndiiMoilon. Eve. Gfcene wnd Fre<l- 
crti-k .lacknon: odlibr^ Tfoiine ' Hurrlson; 
phgtojjruphy, WJUIam Mellor; KOnjf. .Frnnli 
I.oPf!-or nnd Miinnlnj; Shorwin. Reviewed 
In ProJecllon Koom. N. Y., April 'J^. '38. 
Uunntnf; lime, 69 mlnii, 

Cnrl. .' Gone Tlaymbnd 

Sicfrt. . .■ , .Olynipf; Rradria 

nUii. Glonda Vnrr^U 

Lnn^uuer. >r.cwl!i Stone 

Vnn.; I'orter HjUI 

lOlnKinu DoUKliistt Dumbrlllc 

U;rko. . . . JoP^'ph Sawyer 

I.lf'.'*tli(*n ...Kslher Djile 

Hiiboil Charles Judels 

r^ulXTt Iniind GoltMchalk 

I'^iloMle. . , ■ Oharlo-M llaUon 

Wrn/cl , riert Roach 

Gntllleh "...Roire Sertan 

Uiir^'oiiiii Hoi-ace Murphy 



Miniatnre Reviews 



COLLEGE SWING 

Pnramo^nt rolean of Lewis B. Geiwlei- 
fiioiluctlon. Featnrea Georse Burns and 
(iinrle Allen, Marth'a Raye. Bob Hupc, 
K. K. Horton, Ben Bluo, Betty Oruble, 
J.nnkic Coognn. Directed, by llaoul WiiIhIi. 
Hi'iceiipluy by WaHer Dc Leon and FrUiiuls 
Kl.-rtln. baned on an. -adaptation by Krcd- 
rilcl: ira/.lllt Breiinan of an Idoa by Tert 
l.^xser; e<1ltor, LoRoy Stone; eongs. l-'Vank 
I.nf^.Hxcr, Uurton' Lane, Manning Stvornih, 
Il'.iisy Ca.nnlchacl: musical' director. llniU 
JlDirim; dnncee, LoRoy PrInz; aesNlant- 
f1ii,H;it)r, Itolnnd Asher; "Comero,- Victor 
Milnpr. Previewed N) Projection ,Koulii. 
K. Y„ April 21, '38. Running time.' -1 
Jiiiu**, 

<!''nn;o JonnB.... 

<lr:^clu .VIden.... 

Jl.Thcl. .......... 

IM.I nriiily..^;.; 
li.ibort DilHh.... 

Clhit.i 'Anbburn. 

Volt ... 

H'.ity ..'.... 

J:i,'k:e ..; 

M.-iMii. Briicn... 

Ji'.ii) Sleet 

Itniiio Announcer... 



Different and refreshing,. 'Stolen 
Heaven' is pleasing entertainment all 
the way, the kind of a production 
that deserves to do considerably bet- 
ter' than average in the domestic 
mui'ket and abroad as well. It will 
boost the slock o£ both Olympc 
Bradna. Par's yoiing. star, and Gene 
Raymond, as well as the director, 
Andrew L. Stone. The original, on 
which Eve Oreene and Frederick 
Jackson's adaptation is based, was 
written by Stone; 

His story, while basically no gem 
as to plot or situations, obtains extra 
values in the writing, and the piloting 
of the yarn. -Plot is, actually iquitd 
thin, yet it.vfe competently holds 
the attention for a stretch of 88 niiiv 
utcs as performed by the capable cast 
that Was chosen. Everything is built 
around a gr?$up of clever jewel 
....Georice Piirnn ' thievc.<!, two. o£ whom (Bradn,! .and 
.....Oroi'ie AlkMi [ Raymond^ are innocently harbored 
■■■■■ -iob li«i«' ^'^ broken-down concert 

vei-ott Horiiin 'i Pianisl Until the .law finally ' fci'rets 
lorcnce (3(iir-i;c ; them out. It i."! a queer story in many 

.-^^L, "I"'' I ways but n'iana;;cs very well- to avoid 

■■■jackVe*'c'»"i:ini di.sconcciting except on . 
..'.'...John Paj-'ii,' icouple minor occasions.,notably when 
Cecil 'cunniti:.-iiMtii i Miss Bradna goes softie for Lewis 
Robert CuiomlnK." Slone, the pianist, 
■swiinny K.iniH. .^he former Paderewsld, through 



•Robin (WB), 
pageantry at its best;- 
handsome.; b.o; returns. 

'College Swing* (Par). i- 
ocre Almusical with Burns and 
Alien, Marthsi Raye; Horton, 
Blue, et al.. 

^Stolen Heaven' (Par). En- 
tertaining an^: .well-made melp 
, that boosts' the stock- of Olympe 
Bradna and Gene' Raymond. 

'Doctor Rhythm' (Par), 
tertaih'ing fllniusical starring. 
Bing ' Crosby. ' 

'Four Men and a Prayer' 
(20th. Melodrama 'witli a bet- 
ter cast than story. Aver e 
boxoffice. 

.'BaUle of Broadway' (20th). 
Rowdy comedy .in a Legion 
convention background. 

'Accidents Will Happen' 
(WB). Insurance fraud story, 
clipped from newspaper head- 
. lines. Unimpressive programer. 

ideout in the Alps' (GN). 
Okay supporting flim, offering 
something different, a skl- 
chasc between cops and crooks. 



a beer garden sequence. The pland- 
playihg by Stone- is probably dubbed; 
there is considerable of it. ' 

Miss Bradna, now 19, becomes a 
star with 'Stolen Heaven;' She' was 
previously .featured in 'Train From 
Madrid* and 'Souls at Sea'- by. Par, 
which found her at the French 
Casino, New York nitery, more .than 
a year iigo. She has loads of per- 
sonality; and her chances for front- 
line importance are excellent. Gene' 
Raymond also does a swell job as the 
brains of the .jewel mob figuring in 
this case. Miss radna has sonie 
dancing chbi-es;. including , an inci- 
dental toe dance, while a Viennese 
-waltz is being sung: -In one brief 
scene she .has a gardener singing a 
Moskowski number' with her,; .' 

Stone, proves a' nicie fit for the part 
of the 'old.jpianist, while Glenda Far- 
irell and PotteF Hall are excellent 
types as gein thieves. Others iii the 
supporting cast, all turning in -fine 
performances, include Dbiiglas Dum- 
brille. Esther Dale, Charles Judels, 
Joseph Sawyer and Ferdinand ' Gott- 
schalk. The photography, by William 
Mellor; is excellent, a wild car chase 
being oiitstandipgly shot. Char. 

DR. RHYTHM 

Hollywood, April 26. 
Parnniounl release of ..Kmaiiutfl roliMi's 
production for ' Major Plct-ji. Stars ]il'nK. 
Trosby. Mary Carlisle and Beatrice TJIMe; 
featureH Andy^ Dcvlne. Rufo Davis. I.aur.a 
Ho)>e .Crew.s and l-^-cd- K(^lllInK. Pire'rtrd 
by- Kiiinlc' Tultlc. Sci-ccnplfiy by. Jo.Swerl- 
Ing nnd ntchurd Connel, ' ijopetl on 'The; 
litadg'c ot I^oUcenian O'Boon.'. by O. Henry; 
nddltlonal 'comedy , scenes by Dion Tithcr- 
adge; muKleal dh-c'ctor, George Stull; HonvK, 
'John .burke and. Jainen V..-Monnco; ori-heK- 
trntlonii, John Scott Trotter;- dance", JacH 
Cro.sby; awoclatc producer, erbert PolojJle; 
c'nnic)-a. (*harles I.ting: ns.«i. director, KiiK' 
KCll Alatlhewfl. Previewed, at Paramount, 
L. A.. Aiirll 'JS,. running tifhe, HO nilnn. 

IJr. Reniveh .'.." HIng Crosby 

Judy • Miiry Gnrllste 

Mi-.o. I.nrelel DoilKe-lJludh-cll.liratrlce I. Mile 

Pati-ohnah O'Roon .•\ndy Devlne 

AJ.., Hufe Davl.i 

Mm. Twonibllng. . .' .tium Hope Crews 

Chrlfl T.e Hoy Fred Keating 

In^^ector UryC« JiVlin H.-tmlltun 

...... 'sterling Hollowny 

Henry Wadpworlh 

....Frahklln I'anglwrii 

Harold 'Mlnjlr 

, . .Wllllanl AuMlIn 

O'Inp Corrado 

Harry Stiibbfl 

...Fra«ik Elliott 

Charles Moore 



reunion, - Crosby, . a! successful phy- 
sician; Andy Devine,- a patrolman; 
Sterling Hollowny, ice cream sales- 
man, and Rufe Davis, :2ob keeper, do 
the celebrating. -In the more sober 
moments.of the. morning after, Cros- 
by takes Devine's assignmeint to act 
as bodyguard for a young sociiety 
woman. Thus the romantic, angle!- 
and introduction of Mary Carlisle's 
fragile blonde beauty. 

Story, winds up with a policeman's 
benefit show under Misis Lillie's 
spohsorship... This is the. setting' for 
a rowdy arid quite funny operetta 
buirlesque; entitled 'Only a Gypsy 
Knows,' which has its -moments of 
high hUarity. 

Supporting parts are taken' by 
Laura Hope Cjrews, Fred Keating, 
Harry Stubbs and Franklin Pang-^ 
born.' . 

'Dr. Rhythm' will keep Cror>y at 
his present high box-office, rating. 

Flin. 



Four Mcin iiiid a Prayer 

. .Hollywood, April 26. 
StHhrFox release of Ketihcth MncGnwan 
production.- Featurea T..o'rctta Young.. Hlch- 
ard Qrecne, George .Sanders, David Nlv.cii, 
(J. Aubrey Sm.lth. .Screenplay by Ittclnrd 
Shemmn. '- Soiiya -I-evinn . anil Waller Fer- 
ris: from novel .by David. -Onrl^i:- cam*^ra. 
Ernest Palmer; rdltor, T.rfiulM • I.ooffler; 
miislc, Louis Slivers.' I'revlexved at Grati- 
man's Chinese, ' April ID,' ';18. Hunnlng 
tlnie, Ki nilns. 

.T.ynh T^oretta ')'oung' 

Oeoff . i' ',..,. Hit-hard. Gi-ecnc 

•Wyatt... Geoi BO S.iiiilerH 

Chris .... , . Dm vid N i von 

I.K>Igh c.. Atibr'-y .'^mltli 

Torres. . . .- lidwjti'd" Tlronibcrg 

nod....... ; William Homy 

Qoneral-' Sebastian .John Carrndlnc 

Furnoy. . , . ; -. Alan llalc 

lAivehihd. . , Heglnald - DennV 

Gherrlnglon .Bcrtoh Churchill 

Mulcnliay. .Barry Fitzgerald 

General- ryce...-, Claude King 

Piper ; .Cccil_ Cunn'ingham 



Xulllns..... 

Drake...' ; ' 

Ah'-Ne«i 

Defense Attorney 

Proseetitlng Attorney....... 

CherH ton's' Becretavy 

Cockney. . . .- 

Judge -......'....,.:..-... 

Coroner. .....'...". 

'.tury Foi man. . .' 

l<arrIsters..John .Spacey, C: 



.Frank Dawson 
...'.John Sutton 
LIna. Basqueite 
. . .Frank, linker 
..William Slack 
.. . Har'ry JHayden 
. ..\VI11 Stanton 
....Winter Hall. 
. . . .T.lonel . T'apo. 
', lIi:andon' Hurfli 
■Montague Shaw 



I^ke. . 

Otis Eaton 

Mr. Planchlleld 

Mr' arllngale. . . ; 
Mr. (Vtldwatcr...... 

Ca2}K)tta ;.'.... 

Police t^iptHin.'.,,. 

CrotVley 

Chauffeur , 



SUiiinov.. ....E. C. . 'Skliinny' KumIh 

late llrltthers. . . . . '. . . .,Th,-mi*cIvci' . ^ , ^ l. ■ . ■ * 

ijou Mitc»|eii nnd the St. Brendan. i pn the concert .stage because he s lost 



.Chorlrtera 

T'lorcM r Yascha Koloskl, .Jerry C'oliin'h-i 
. .'.^hbiirn. ..... i ... .Charles Truwlirlil-;,- 

J -fifCHKor Jasper Chlnn Jerry , Hcr::on 

•I'iio Pliybnys. ; . . .Thcins,-T\-rH 

Ci-iindpa Alden. ' Tally Marfliiill 

li"-. 'lorm.i Edward J. LoSnim 

Iji'.'ii .Barlowo lIurKiii'i 



'College Swing* is a poor niusioai. 
Only the youthful' teihpp of tlie simv 
tot-I and the marquee value,'; nC 
■<s and Allen, Martha Raye,. E. K; 
K v.'-n, 'Jackie Coogani et al.. will 

get it attention,'- It's a medley- of 

vnlide specialties, bits and numbers ! elioscn 
r' -tmg together in not too happy.a i Mi.u.,; 
r •••-nov. A good set of songs, of nlhrrs 



■'I'-.vja -Like to I^ve Mc?' 



his touch, sl;i.Qes a comeback throiigh 
the faith Miss Bradna and others 
fal.sely build for him. Note struck in 
this cotiiiection is little bit illogical 
but it. doesn't detiacl from the entcr- 
taipmciit A'aHics • obtained by Stone 
and. his players. 

DifTcncnt, al.so, with this picture, 
i.5 that it employs the music of .scv- 
•rral. ii-nmortals. including Wagner. 
I.ijil'.i. Mo.'^kow.iki, Chopin,- Grica and 
SliTiuss as. backiivoiind for scenes 
with Stone. Miss radna singing; the 
melodies of .some of the number.s 
Up ahead; on the opening, 
radna. Gene Raymond and 
do - a spc'(:i;ill.v-wrillcn ' sonii 



nys in. the Band,' atmosphere for 



After several previous tries in Hol- 
lywood filrtis, Beatrice Lillic finally 
cuts loose with' her exaggerated 
characterizations and satiric non- 
.scn-se, and. as a result 'Dr. Rhythm,' 
ill which she is co-starred with Bing 
Crii.sby and Mary Carlisle, will get 
heavy first run bookings this spring. 
There is good marquee display . in the 
title and top name's, aiid customers 
will spreiad favorable comment after 
leaving theatres. This film should do 
nice business. 

'On. t^re Sentimental Si ,' .one of 
five songs by John Burke and James 
V. Monaco, looms the likeliest, along 
with' 'My Heart Is Taking Lessons.' 

Although the film lapses into con 
vcntional revue pattern before the 
finish, which weakens it consider 
ably, it carries' a farcical thread of 
plot suggested by O. Henry's short 
.story, 'The, Badge of. Policerpan 
O'Roon.' Jo Swerling and RicHard 
Cbnnell wrote the screenscrlpt, and 
apparently tried zealously to retain 
continuity. Once Miss Lillie starts 
lo cavort and opens up with her now 
standard 'Double Damask ^lapkin' 
skit, which is used as a running gag, 
the troubles, of Officer O'Rooh are 
likely to be forgotten. 

Filmusical was. made by Emanuel 
Cohen under his Paramount, releas- 
ing contract, recently terminated 
Frank, Tuttle. who directed .'Waikiki 
Wcddinp.' with Crosby starred, seems 
to have the right combination oh the 
croner's films. Gnslin" of Miss Lillic 
and then giving her the opportiihity 
to .show her .'iiifl. even if mut^h of it 
i.s familiar, material which she -has 
used on the .stage and over the air, is 
smnyi showmanship. 

Opcnint; s.cci>es are laid in the 
Cchfral.Tnrk zoo. where four liliimni 
rSf. Piibllc School .Ijlo, 4.'?. robkl.vn 
meet at midnight for their annual 



ith a; top director and an excelT 
lent cast ot players, 'Four Men and a 
Praiyer' starts out as- exciting melo- 
drama, ising interesting ro-^ 
mantle and. adventurous angles; It 
finishes as a piece of disappointing 
entertainment. ' Box office response 
probably will be below average, de- 
spite the name values of a strong 
Dlayer list; which includes' Lpretta 
Young, ichard Greene (personable 
juvenile recently ' imported from 
Londcn), George Sanders.. David 
Niven, C. Aubrey Smith. Reginald 
Denny, Alan Hale and others. 

Story is about munition manufac- 
turers, filibusters and international 
cbnpivers. , The action skips from 
continent to continent with the ease 
of short-wave... broadcasting. . India, 
London, South 'America, Egypt and 
Washington figure as backgrounds. 
Production values are good and the 
film bears the mark , of liberal ex- 
penditure: It seems to have every- 
thing Except .a convincing story.. 
Screenscrlpt was written by Richard 
Sherman, Sonya. Levien and Walter 
Ferris frorh a .novel by David Garth. 

Four sons of a Briti.sh army officer, 
who is dishonorably discharged from 
the service and subsequently mur- 
dered, set out to clear his name and 
record. 'Theil' chase to all corners of 
the world might have been tense 
and ' thrilling if fhe audience knew 
more details of the cause for his un- 
just disgrace. " With several story 
threads moving simultaneously, with 
characters using transatlantic phone 
connections to report clues, the film 
is geared tq episodic pace and is dis- 
concertingly jumpy. There are so 
many extraneous by-plots fsome of 
them introduced late in the fllm'i 
that the main issue of who killed 
General Leigh and why is fr uently 
lost sight of. As a mystery it be- 
comes mystityin.c. 

G. Aubrey -Smith ts the army of- 
ficer who IS betrayed by subordinates 
and murdered by agents for a muni- 
tion firm. The .sons are played by 
Sanders, Niveni William Henry and 
the newcomer, Richard Greene. Last 
named is a good-appearing youth of 
the Robert Taylor-Tyrone Power 
type. He i.s capable in comedv. and 
his rorriantic scenes with Miss Young 
are well pilayed. He has bright pros- 
pects under his new Hollywood 
acfis. 

Ford handles individual scenes 
with .skill.' but the pace of the.fllin is 
,s6 uneven, ranping from melodrama 
to farce., that the general effect at 
times is bewildering. Expert editing 
niight fiirthcr .straighten out some of 
the stor.y shortcoinings. 

Smalle>" .standouts are done bv J. 
Edward Bromberg. John Carradine. 
Alan Hale and Re.einald Dcnov. who 
plays a suave heavy. Barry Fitzger- 
ald would be fiinnier if he would 
.'ncAk. more distinctly. Bcrton 
Churchill gets .some bilmor from a 
villain role. Nevi is the best 'n the 
cast. ■ Fllji. 



Battlie of Broadway 

(WITH SONGS) 

. Ih-Fox i-eloase of Sol B. Wurlzel pro« 
duct Ion. Features Victor Mcl^len, Brian 
Duhlovy, T.oulse Hovlch.' Directed bv 
Ci'nrge .Mar.sholl. Story, Nornuin. Houston- 
ndapintlon, I.OU B^slotr and John I'at- 
rick; HungH, .S'Idney Clare and Harry Alisf- 
editor. Jack Murray; pliotography. Bamew 
McOlll. At RlvoJI. S.^ T.-weSk April 
".\». Kunnlng time, M mlns.' ' . * 
Big Hen \Vheeler, .Victor McLoglen 
t-hc.Riy Webb................ rlan Donleyy 

bifida I.ce. . .'. . . ulse> Hovlcic 

Homer (,". Itundy,.. Raymond Walhurn 



.Mnrjoi-lo Clark 

^fl^.s.. lto;;e|-Hi 

Jack .Uundy. .'.'... . . 

'I'urkey. . . v. .. .... , 

fipal llpdykc....... 

.'ivenj'Oh ; . ... , ,. 

.-\gatlin. . ...'......,. 

I'lDfessnr llalllgan.. 

IMnky McCann 

Judge Hutchlns. ... . . 



...'. .T-ynn Ban 
. . . .Jane Darwell 
..Robert Kellard 
..Sammy Cohen ' 
.....Esther Mulr 
.- . . Eddlo ITolden 
Hatlld .McDanlel 
.... .Paul Irving 
...Frank Moran 
; Andrew Tbmbe» 

Last fall's American Legion de- 
bacle in New York provides a fresh 
background for more of the-. Quirt« 
Flag .shenanigaiis in Sol Vfurtzel's 
aptly-titled prograrrier, 'Battle of 
Broadway,' a late spring release that 
ou.Tht to do lairly vvell .generally. It 
is rowdy, good-natured fun, stretched 
a little inore than it should have 
been, but withal enter ing enough, 
for satisfaction. 

."The running time is inutes, 
with the second half slowing up 
somewhat- after a fine pace to about 
the middle. In the editing. Jack 
Murray could easily hav« scissored 
out 10 minutes or so in the second 
half for improvement. 

One of the disapppintments is the 
failijre of producer ' Wurtzel or, hi 
director, George Marshall, to make 
more use of Sammy Cohen, wha 
sparkles- whenever , he is oh; He's 
almost forgotten after the hall-wajr, 
mark. Camera concentrates heavily, 
on Victor McLaglen and Brian Don- 
levy, the Quirt-Flagg combination 
of the story. Raymond Walbuirn is- 
the . Babbitt steel man from Penn- 
.sylvania.who, in trying to.break up 
his son's romance with a showgirl, 
falls, for Loiiise Hovick. nitery 
singei-; himself.. A somewhiat false 
note is: struck when the script takes 
this romance too seriously. Miss Ho- 
vick not beine the type to daffy over 
one such as Walbum plays; The sce- 
nario job otherwise is' very capable^ 
th,e dialog- especially above average. 

A good deal of socking and roughs 
house figures, the script in that con- 
nection authentically , reflecting this 
'battle of Broadway* thait the Legion 
convention brought Shots of the 
actual parade are cut in for the. fin- 
ish.' ■ 

Two specially-written songs figiire, 
'Legionnaires' and 'Daughter of Made- 
moiselle.'- cLaglen . and Donlevy 
lead a Legion bunch in singing. . 
'Legionnaires,' Miss Hovick featuring 
the other number as oart of the 
night club -sequence, in which she ap-- 
pears. Both listen fairly. Char. 



CALL OF THE YUKON 

T^opiiMk rolenfl* of Armand Rchncfer 
in-uihu-Tlon. FPnlurti ItU-huM, Arleh,. Bev« 
criy (]liiT(5i, Lyle THlbok. . Directed by B, 
Jti'oVf's Knaon, ■■. Srrftcnplny, Gertrude OrT 
:ind AViiiiiim KHrlett from 'Swift T^lKbtnlhfr.'i 
iiy .Thmw'h Oliver' Curwood; cumerHrnHn.- 
KrnoMt Miller. Reviewed In Projectloa* 
Roojii. N, Y., April 1*1, '38. RuhnInK lline, 
7U )iiinH. 

Giistnn. . Irhard Arleif 

•Iciin '. .Ueverly Rohertu 

HuKo.. Lyle Talbot 

Olce .l<i)in. MalA 

Cftiniiir Garry Owprt 



frMHilcy 

Topck 

S'wcik' Trapi'Cr. . . 

Wiiichiniin. ; 

Joe. .. .! 

Hill. 

KnudhH 



■ : Ivan Miller 

Jumen X^ono 

Kmory rnrnell 

...)Jmy Dooley 

... Al St. John 

Anfhoiiy Huphta 

........ Nina Cnmpana. 



LTIISE SWUIHE IN PIX 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Progressive Pictures has Vigiicd 
Lui.se Squire for a scries of picture.";. 
Sh ihitials'hcr conti-acl in 'Scuiiditl 
House,' playing the role of Ihe gym 
iiistriictor. 

She is It from 

radi 



This combo animal and adventure 
epic is a little too much to jumble 
iiito one film. However, it does 
come out fairly clear if unconvinc- 
ing. Has added aid of mild draws 
Richard Arlen and Lyle Talbot, and 
exploitable angles in wild dogs (for 
the juves). Will have no trouble on 
the lower deck of dual depots. 

- Cast; namers do not seem very 
happy with what they are doing and 
film suffers a little from that. Things 
are stretched to' the breaking point, 
for all but kidis who won't mind seat- 
participation i the unbelievable 
happenings. Pui-siied by a pack, in- 
undated by snbwslides, nearly 
drowned, starved, embattlid against 
the elements- of rain, ice crushes, fall- 
ing timber plus fistic battles between 
men for a maid, and all come out in 
the clear. Love parallels- between 
the human leads aiM the two hounds, 
as part of the theme: Catch'/ 

Arlen finally pur.siiades girl writer 
lo exit a' deiserted Eskimo village- 
when all other signs of life have left 
and only wolves remain. Eh route 
to civilization they encounter every 
known and also unknown obstacle 
during which time she falls for Arlen 
who kills everything that walks. or 
crawls oh slightest ' . provocation. 
After the rescue: by still another ad- 
mirer' (Talbot), Arlen nearly kills 
him in the primitive manner and 
temporarily loses gal. At same time 
a sti"a> collie, which has followed 
them from the wastes, deserts the 
hull-wolf she befriended for Talbot's 
martifr. but all go baick to their first 
love,s for finale. 

Collection Of animals and their 
tricks Will undoubtedly delight kidsi 
G;)'1 totcs two cub bears and a talk-- 
ing. raven besides the collie. Beiii'S 
::i-e al'ways in trouble -and once in 
'Ight froni hungry wolves.- Hiirl. 



Todne^daj, April 27, 1938 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



Si 



Acciidehts Will Happen. 

Wnrner Broi, production nnd relca-ie. 
FfuliiroB Itunald RiaRan,. Gloria Blondcll, 
Pipk rurcell, Shclla Bromley, Directed by 
VI II loin tMcmens. !i>crocnploy, CcorBe 
Briclter,, Anthony Colilowtty; story, OcorKO 
llrli-ker; ramera,- L, William O'Conncll. At 
Kiranil. N. y., week April 23, 'as. Hun-. 
iiInK llnic, 00 mins. 



I'mrlclR Uurinodyi 

Jim Kiihcr 

Kona tirsBg. 

Jjliilp 'riiuraioii. .. . 
John lUlium...... 

Jlury 'J'nrllon 

Uurli*y :ThyrnCt .. . . 

"i)aw>!oii. . . •-.•.*. . i .■ 
Slio.'"''- . ■• .V. .... . . 

Iv'U'ini'' " 

T)or.*"y 

Dr. Karl 

X)iio.,. ...... 

CoflS'' ' "•• 



; Ronald Roogon- 

.Gloria UlonOc'll 
..Dick PUrrell 
.Sheika Bromloy 
, .. . .Addlaon lllclnrdH 

.'.Hugh O'Conncll 

-Janet Sliaw 

..Rlllot Sulllvnh 

Andoraoh Lawlor 

...... .Spec O'DotineM 

....^.Kenneth Harlan 

, -. ..Do'n Barclay 

. .EnrI Dwire 
.K.Ma'x Hoffmon, .Tr. 
........ .'IJohn Butler 



his is an unsuccessful attempt, to 
cash in on the iiews headlines. It's 
a stbi-y abQut insiirance frsiudsi but 
rale? as.jUst another diialer. 

A youthful- insurance adjuster, who 
has more ideals than business acumen, 
is wed to a chiselcr. And so, illi 
this twist,, the plot spreads to the 
point wliere the wife, wanting a 
faiicy life, crosses the^ hiisband, just 
as he is' investigating a gang of in- 
surance, crooks.' The wife falls in 
with the phoney accident crowd 
through a: bad loan aiid then' wallcs 
t)ut on the husband. That throws 
bint for a loss and ditto his job. But 
the cigar stand girl (Gloria Blon- 
dell) likes him. With unseen assist- 
ance from the law they finally bring 
the crooks to justi.ce. The Cast does 
a pretty g6od job, the direction is 
good, but the action stuff -is not par- 
ticularly impressive. 

Ibria Blondell, sister of Joan 
Blondcll, impresses here. Sheila 
Bromley satisfies, too, biit the rrien 
excel .the- fenlmes, ithout excep- 
tion. Slian. 



Edmund Willard, Jer and 
Vernon Harris. 

Photography bv .James ong Howe 
and Hans Schneeberger is topnotch 
throughout. Producers ha've given 
the film all the. moimting possible; 
cbrisiderini;' the large ntimber of 
scenes aboard ship, 

Best chance the exhibitor has with 
the fllin is to stress its melodramatic 
angle. Wear, 



HIDEOUT IN THE ALiPS 

.)■ : 

(•rand Nltlonat relealie ot. Jullua nngeri 
pvoiUicllon. Ki!tt(urei) Juhp JIaxtcr, Anthony 
l^uiflioli; irei'tttd by Bornitril VorhauH. 
I'Vom .|>lny hy Nell Grant: uddlMonal dluIpR, 
I'uul Hervey 'l''ox: cariiorn,.- Curl Couni'nt, 
Kurt Nwvhert, tlito Jlitrtlii. At t'enlrni, 
..V. If.. Week April • " ' 
74, nilna; ' 

l.lhda Kent 

•JiiBporlor Konjylh. . . 

.Tlin 'K^-nt 

Ml«) Hultcrby. 

lloljro.. ,., 

MC^ Kcnt.i., ,. 

Mm. Kont 

Holel Propllftnr. . . . . 
A»'t' coniml. loner; i 
lielinsU'y. . . , 



.Runnliii; time, 

.Tane Baxter 

...... Xntliony Busbcll 

'. . . . . ..Konatd- Soutrd- 

.Mu'rjfaret-HuthcrroVd 
. , i: , , . .D'avlna - CrnlR 
.. . ... Alhole .S.tewart 

Kntle Johnaon-, 

....... .-Auatin Trevor 

.Fcll.T Aylmor 

al Gordon 



DARK EYES 

COtcia Tchornla*) 
(FBENCH MADE). 

Frank KaMlcr reloaHo o( Milo Filniji.pro* 
duction; Stars SImono Stnioh; Hurry liuur; 
features Jpan-PU-rre Aumont, .Tcan Alnr. 
Wrltlon -and ' dlreclod by V. Tourjanftky;. 
dlalos by Jacqueii Nnlan^on and Jean Vey*. 
day; niuslc, Michel Levlne: CRmcrar [I'hlr- 
n'rd> sclfl. rtmPnofr. A( TmUi St. IMnyhniinK 
N. T.. week April U, Ilunnlntf ttine; 

SO mins. > 
Ivan MS^troy; ,,r. 4 . ..... . arry TJaur: 

l^njla. * .Simurie Slinoii 

Karpof . . . . Jcun- 'ierre Aumonc 
Roud.tnp. ; . . . .Jean Mnx 

■And DuboV; .le.mne Rrinilr^n'iii Vlvl.in*» 
nomntir-e, Cliiud^ Lehman, Maxudlah ond 
Taulals. 



TROOPSHIP 

(BBITISH MADE) 

- TTnlled Ar(lst)9 release. , o( Alexander 
KiirJa-Krli'h I'nmmer prodiictloh. Featurfs 
l,.!nlle Uiinlis, Flora Bank", Sebastian Shnw 
arid ratrU-Itt ' Hllllnrd. Directed by Tim 
, AVIielan. OclElnal story by Wolfgang Wll- 
ti.>lin; dl.tliig. Ian Hay; musical score, Rjoh- 
aril Addlnacll; music director, Mulr Mnth- 
,j.t.'(an; erillnr, ■ Jack DennlsV -camera; Jamea 
■W onir Howe nnd Hans Schneebcrger: pro- 
<1iictli)n manager, W. H; Burnaldei At IM- 
ll* ,CurneKio, N. Y.. neek April 23, '38i 
Itiinhing time. ,82 mins, . 



r,.l. BInlr... ....... 

IMr.i; Blair:.. ...... 

CuiH. Reed.. .., 

,Aint liovi-lson 

Ki)dily Hammond., 
'KIsle Wklnwrlght.. 

Jim Carter.... 

l.Ady JoAii....... ... 

Tlr, Pearnoii ...'.... 
'Aldjor Swayle 

Mt'j*. Swayle 

Omitli.... 

iferjBeant .'. 

Mr4, 'Bro ...... ^ 

Sst.- Major 

Mm. Billings; 

J.ny Tnft.: .... 

<"i>i'P.ni-.(i Edrlch.. . 

Bulger 

llin. ' Bulger. ...... 

.Wihera:...., 

Bf.mre. ....'......;. 

Bli'H. Miior .,.'.... 

Judil 

W.-.\lll5icr.. ....... 

Harry 



...IiOBlle Banks 

. . . .'. . . .Flora Rnbson 
Sebastian Shaw 
....Patricia -Hllllard 
....Anthony Bushell 

'. .. . ; .Rene Ray 

Ro ' rt Newton 

. ... .'.I.en'ora Corbctt 

.......J. H. Robertn 

. .... Hot Makeham 

........Martlta Hunt 

Robert Cochran 

..-'■ Edward, J.exy 

....... Maire 0'>'elll. 

..Wally Patch 

.... Margaret. HolTntt 
, .Gertrude, Muaprove 

..Billy Rhine 

.Alt Clbdnrd 

Bdle -Mnrdn 

Edmund Willard 
............Phil Ray 

V Janet Burncll 

, .Jerry Vorno 

........ ..Tnhn T.nurll 

.Vernon Harris 



Troopship,' ith all the bangles, 
martial music, joys and tribulations 
of a miljtai-y story, just misses landr 
Iiig in the port of good ole box office. 
As a firsl-rftte melodrama concerning 
the lives of a' typical British regi- 
ment, without a single shot being 
flrod, it is a piclurc fllled with color- 
ful moments. In the final sequences, 
when the troops have toi climb back 
on their ship after only six hours in 
port, it is a genuine tear-jerker. But 
it has no marquee values for the 
U. S. market. 

The Ponimer-Korda production .is 
strongest in its spectacle scenes,, such 
as the noisy greeting to the tl'oop- 
ship at Southampton, the gladsome 
reunions and again as the entire reg- 
iment bids farewell to the home-port. 
Director, Tim Whelan, however, has 
used unerring skill in following thfe 
fly.e principal characters and in in- 
jectine typical banter episodes amoiig 
the Tommies. 

Entire plot hinges on the urge of 
one British regiment to get home 
after five years in foreign service; 
their outsDoken disanpointment over 
being ordered back- into another 
•trouble zone - after a -few hours in 
En.clahd, and the siirge of loyalty as 
soldiers are . ibid that the country 
comes first. The devotion of the col 
oner to his ailing wife; the . romance 
between a young • captain and shin 
nurse, and the love affair of a non- 
com for a flighty shopgirl that nearly 
ends in- tragedy, have beefi nicely 
etclied without the customary Brit 
ish h."»bit of coing overboard. 
' Leslie Banks supplies a dignified 
portrayal of the colonel who. Is- forced 
tp leave his wife behind. The wife 
is cfTectively done by Flora Robson 
Siirbrise contribution , is the invig- 
orating performance .of Sebastian 
-Shaw as 1 he romantic captain, while 
Patricia H'lllai'd,' in the nurse role, 
is evenly balanced between the vi- 
■various and sincere.; 

Arilhonv Bu.shc)1. ns a rival for the 
captain's fiancee, is- on for ortly .a bM. 
-Leonora Corbctt is , well .cast a.e Lndy- 
Joan. 1iie gii;l the catitain left be 
hind. There arc a number of other 
•d'jtl char!\ctcrii!atioris InMu in"* 
lliDse^ bv Robfrt Ncwtfin. EriwHrd 
Li'xy. Robert Cochran, Wally Patch, 



. ice, ■ gentle, matier-bf.-f act ■ riUsh 
picture, ' about coiinterfeiters- and 
Scotland -.^ard, offering something 
different, such as « ski^chase by cops 
and' robbers over snow slopes'; That's 
the punch , of the picture... A satis- 
factary supportinig type of picture for 
the U. S. market. 

Counterfeiters make their head- 
quarters in an Alps sports .hotel. 
Jane Baxter, a looker, , is the niece 
of a convicted forger aihd Sister of a. 
counterfeiter. Anthony Biishell, who 
lised to perform in Hollywood, is the 
police inspector who falls for Her. 
She's, a right nice;:young:lady, so it's 
okay, Bushell is' good looking, but 
hiakes an awful cop; 

When Bushell and'Miss Baxtef:are 
finally ui> against it with the coun- 
terfeit gangi the weakling, brother 
hops, down ' a rope fi'om aii aerial 
tram to - save them. A snowslide 
happens along' to adjust everything. 
The brother arid the gang perish in 
the avalanche, .and' Bushell wins 
Mi Baxter. As a funny twist to 
the romance it takes two forged love 
notes to bring Bushell and Miss BaX^ 
ter together. ' Her uncle does that 
trick. Its' a nea;t angle, for a fade- 
out.-, 

The humor in the' picture ts of the 
British , kind — not too hilarious, but 
still tickling;. And the crboks are 
all . gentlemen, or nearly. ■ Every- 
thing and -everybody is quite; digni- 
fied, and the Britishers have poured 
just about everything into this. pic- 
ture but what actually spells a good 
picture. 

; Bushell Is the only cast name; at 
all familiar in the - U. S. Rest are 
foreign, biit okay. Their speech at 
times is unihtellisible. Outdoor 
backgrounds are colorful and inter- 
esting. 

Ronald Squire- as -the girl's uncle 
a forger, is quite the complacent 
Enclish crook. And he serves' his task 
well and sympathetically. ' Ought to 
be in Hollywood, and Miss Baxter, too. 
They are two worthie.s. That chap 
who plays the role of boss insoector 
is more the banker type, and AfthUr 
Macrae, as the brother, performs un- 
derslandihglyi He's a good Charac- 
ter actor. . > 
Direction Is good and camera work 
expert. Shan. 

ZAMBOANGA 

Crand Nutinnal, release ot Tull-TTnrrls 
pnidui-tion. Native i-unt. 'Dli-prled liy Ktlu-. 
iirdo de (':t8Lro; caiiiera, AVIIllai'n H. .inn- 
.<«',n; Hounil. J.uula It, 'Mor^e; odiior. Tlalnh 
Di.ton: niuslf. Dr. Bilward Kllrn/I. At 
Varsity, Lincoln. Running time, lUins, 



{In French, ith English Titles) 
Around a siniple boy loses girl, 
story, 'V. -Tourjansky has woven a 
pictiife of agreeable charm, directed 
by'.hini with ■ high feoiisitivity. Be- 
cause of its artistry, it's sure to be a 
click with the' intelligentsia,' and in 
its piresent qiiarters;; ought to do an 
impressive business ,for a. foreign 
film. While unlikely pei^haps to find 
too much sympathy Jrom bluenoses. 
Containing as it does a continental 
coiirse in amorous- -technique (with 
aphrpdisaiacs), picture is excellent 
light entertainment which is pro- 
duced along quality standards/ 

Simone Simon is the flirtatious 
adolescent minx who gets chincshed ' 
with a random opera acquaintance, 
Jean Max, banker and; wealthy inid-> 
die-aged roue. To meet him she 
waits until her gbverncs.s js asleep 
and then joins him' in a fashionable 
Moscow restaurant. Here, he takes 
her into ,a 'private- salon wherei, he' 
dines and wines her. and all but car- 
ries throiigh a seduction par excel- 
lence. Simon's rescuer is not her 
.voung admirer, seen , earlier in the 
film, but her father, who, unknown 
to her,' is the headwaiter in the. ultra 
i'estauraiit. Situation is further com- 
plicated by the fact that the banker 
and would-be seducer is one ot the 
housieV best clients. At first Simone 
is humiliiaied and Infuriated at her 
father's deceptipn, but . when she 
learns -the ^banker ^'ivanted- to settle 
for 50,000 roubles,' and' ^vhep her 
father's' -reasons' are ' clarified^ all is 
forgiven. The evening- becohies ah 
incident chalked lib to gro.wing pains 
and . resulting in 'better rhutual- un- 
derstanding between the twp. Boy- 
gets: girl shortly after' and .Simone. - 
ends in the' aims of her dbtine and 
young music teacher (Aumont-).' 
. - Although' there are times .when the' 
film shifts ovef abruptly, and when 
the ' camera work, although : good, 
could have been better, the film has 
for the most part great enchantment. 
Both th^ start '.and ending might be 
cut to advantage. Harry Baur t>la.ys 
two. distinct roles. As the waiter he 
fs the absolute niotlel for - any class 
spot.' In his home life he is another 
character, a polished elderly gentle- 
man and the doting father of ' a 
daughte- whom he seeks to bring, tip 
aristocratically; 

. Simone Simon, in 'her last - icture 
before trekking to 20th-Fox. sustaih's 
her role of the, innocent girl; biit for 
a lover's lark, with tremendous sim- 
nlicit.v; and effectviehess; This. , plus 
Baur's acting, and the excellent, but 
occasionally spottv- direction, make 
for an uriu.sual film.. English titles 
ihake the story perfectly clear. 



starred, Is the dark, diminutive, sen-r 
sitive-faced Ruth Hellberg. To. the 
part of Yvette, the convent-bred girl, 
she brings youth, looks and acting 
ability, "Kaethe ,D6rsch, as her 
mother, but more as the woman of 
easy virtue, feives .a really great per- 
formance.' For the, first time on the 
screen, partand photography' do jus- 
tice "to the ,- Dorsch ability, and the 
result is amazing. • With suave pleas- 
-antne.ss. Johannes ieriiann takes the 
sting 'from his part as the nvan of the 
world Who believes only in bought 
love. Yvette's attempt at suicide 
■when she discovers her mother's real 
profession- ihakcs a convert of. at 
least one person, Servigiiy;: the man 
she loves, olayed with a warm sym- 
pathy by the Comely Albert Matter- 
stock. , 

Neatly filed dialog that caught the 
spirit of the French original, .makes 
this, short story by- Gu.v de Maupas- 
sant a corkin.fj film script except for 
the ending, which iust misses being 
maudlin. • Franz Weihmayr , has pc- 
corhplishcd minot wonders' with his 
lens; especially in the suicide 
■vision."!.. Frills and; furbslOws. two 
characteristic s'on<»s for , the Dorsch 
by 'Mildf-Meis.sner, se.ls and hovel 
soiirid effects label this film as an 
outstanding product of this yMr's 
vintage. Trask. 



Pacific Islands have been gone 
over with a fine-toothed comb up to 
now to find sun-tanned xoam-ance 
for U. S. box office, and most recent 
of the camera searches comes up with 
this fancifiil'tale of oro Sea gypsies 
who engage in pearling along the 
Philippines' ■west bank. 

Print is better class than most, 
without .shakes and; splotches, It 
was originally plodding through 110 
minutes of scenery which made the 
yarn sickly, but the scissbrs, have 
shared 4,'i minutes for the waste-bas- 
ket and the result is evident in ,im 
provcmCnt. 

Story is of the semi-barbarous 
islander.5. who still go, off on ■women 
hunts when. the harem runs low "at 
home or they want to change their. 
Kick, There's an old . grandpop .who 
riil.cs one ofthe islands and he .has 
a ;grand-daughter who. has the vil 
lage.juve hearts doing nipupsi ' She 
catches the eye of a Brigham Younj 
whb scepters a neighboring island 
nnd when the young men are' all 
away on a pearl dive, he sneaks in 
and grabs off all the dolls. Lads re-, 
turn in time to - square off and get 
an, accounting. 

Music woven into the sound track 
is an eerie sort with a wild tang, 
Pqrformarice is probably best In the 
handii of the leading man, although 
the village belle both looks the'part 
imd walks through it naturally. 
Heavy is a little to the tcnt-rcp, side, 
getting ■clbwiilikc in his efforts -to be 
tough. 

Some good diving stuff, too. Pic 
tiire hsi.'sn'l any nudes, so wouldn 
be wL^cly sold on that angle, nor will 
it stand up by itself. It will iiitcrcst 
sonic.- bill lo' those it doesn't ll'."; nver 
quickly. 



EMIL 

(BKITISH MADE) 

lymple l*J<-lures release ot -Rlcfiar4 
iValnfrlght (OB) production. Features 
George Jlayps. Alary tilynne, JOhn, "Wil* 
jinms. Directed by lltnn Ro.imer. Screed 
story, t.'yruH Kiouks. a<l:ipted from Erich 
Kiisiner's novel. At Showahoii, , N. T., 
A'nrli H, '3H. lluiinlng time, U3 mins, 

Man in Howler ilal. , , (li'Orge' Hoyfti 

■V, ll'H. Mnihcr. Mary -Clynn* 

KniH's Ur.inilinoUiiT. -.Cl:ire Crcct 

i'linil .;,,',, ......Jiilin WllOamii 

;polly ..-....,; .Marlon - Koaler 

.iDsflio ; ; -.U-mald -Plimtin- 

rrnfi HSor '..'... . . . . . . .... . . .'..nnbhy RIelll 

I'lylng Stag.. .;..... . . ...... ticlty Itylaud 



A DONTO PILLANAT 

('The -Crncial . bm*nl') 
(UUNGARIAN MADiM 

Budapest, April 18. 

Hamy-O-Kofner-VaJda producilon. -Kovaoa. 
and r'aliidl reli'ase: DIrocied' by 'I.ns/.lo 
VaJJn. S(-enarlo ndnplrd -b.v .laniifl Hnli:iy 
from Ijiar.Io yjioldoa' Idcii.- Made at llunnla 
.Sludlna, Uudupta. 

Hva I'ttpp. •. KInrI Tolnay 

riabor Dallnt ....Vnlal INkci-. 

Kullnyl. i .- -• Julliia al)08 

l'>rr»nc Toro..! ,. Andnr" AJ,tny 

Sander Tor Uela Mlbalyffy 



YVETTE 



(GERMAN MADE) 
(WITH SdNtiS) 
, ' Berlin, April 18. 
Molcor-Fllm or Tobia Pllmkun.ii; Directed 
by WoirguMK I.leijonelnor. Ki-rlid. »rnd 
Jlormiinn, nner do .Majapoasani's abort 
»tory: inii«ir. .Mllde-Mclsaiier: rnniera, 
Fran;! T\'oiiiin:iyr: ..nund, Hnna fVrImm; ed- 
itor. W, vfin IlrtnliOrpt., .Ar Cloria ralaat. 
Ttcrll.i Running tliui', ]0(> mina. 

Oklav'-a oiinrdi. .; .Kiielhe Dnrarh 

Yvette Oblirrti... Itiiin lldlllierK 

Arlallne de .<iiiv: Toti.innea Itlr.in.mn 

Jean Scrvigiiy.. ..Ali/cn Matlcrdiock 



(In Htmgorian) 

igher a'rtistic' level than 
most pictures, 'Crucial 

Moment'- sho\ys ■what an able- directbr 
and a sicillf ui writer ca'h .do if per- 
mitted io work without' interference 
from financial backers. This is a co- 
operative- venWre,: with Vajda, the 
director, -exercising sole authority, 
and the result is highly satisfactory. 

Story deals with ii young acting 
coujie who have been touring the 
provinces without ah; opportunity- to 
make names for themselves. Hus-- 
bahd finally gets, a chance to replace 
the star for a single performance in 
a hit show, but bniy after a series of 
coinplications. When the young actor 
makes a hit in the Star part, the wife, 
gives up her acting career for him. 

■Vajda has made a fine picture, es- 
pecially of the tense last moments 
before the perfornwnce begins at the 
theatre, rather in the French stylCi 
with -the excitement feftocted in -the 
faces of the stagehands and. extras.. 
Grim desolation of the almosnhere in 
the provincial -company is also well 
done. Pager, playing in a story that 
resembles the history of his own ca- 
reer, again proves himself a versatile 
and intelligent actor; and Kabos. for 
once in a part that is not. all bur- 
lesque but human and tragi-comic, 
is exceptionally fine. He; plays the 
provif^.cial manager who. after h's 
co'mclete breakdown, returns , to , a 
secretarial job at the; bis theafrc 
where he can do a good turn to the 
actor who stood by him, in hard 
times. On the wbole.^Moment rates 
^ar above the local average. 



Over at Charing. Crb.is Emil is 
probably one of the, -most ;daring 
scooter riders of his age arid weight. 
But he'd -better hot get lost on 'Now 
Ybrkis: 10th, avenue. The Hell'ii- 
Kitchen gang wbiild find an ;-casy 
'rhai-k. Erail is a ' plc,isanti; well- 
mannered Jittle fellow, iinmortalized 
by Ei-ich Kastner's novel, ,'iEmil and 
the Detectives,' from which .Cy'riis ' 
Brooks adapted the screen story. But, 
tor the Showshop's. (nee the AHef) 
initial screen ' attempt there, might 
-have been a stronger vehicle. ;'Emll' 
is much too puerile to seek other 
than a kid audience. 

John Williams is the proper ritis 
youngster, who plays Emil, and h 
docs it convincingly. Emil's pals are 
all nice, , enthusiastic kids but they 
don't have the fire and spirit ot 
:C}ptham's 'Dead 'End' kids.' In' short, 
they're a bunch of sissies; 
■ There's also the man in the bowler 
hat, a sinister looking fcllbw, who'd 
better query Prof. Boris Karloff on 
the art. He steals Emil's $36 bn the 
train, after first drugging, the boy 
with candy. Then, there's, the roiind- 
-up of the gang, which tracks down 
the culprit,, played by George Hayes,, 
and Emil recovers his six pounds, ! ' 
addition to receiving a- reward 
I cEinturing the criminal, . 

Direction and camera below par- 
Young Williams, however, is a 'good-. 
Holly wbod bet; ' 



(In German) 
Innpcentie raised in the convent 
comi'ng up against the ornate sophis- 
tication of libertine Paris in the 90's 
holds the centre of this dramatic 
super-tale culled from the Fj'cncii. 
Way-abovc-the-avcrage product will j i';"r-r'-.-i'n(M! 
delight the- intclligenfjia. but may | 
top the heads of the stolid multi- i ''""'j- ■ ■ 
tudcs. 



VOLEUD DE FEMMES 

(^Woman Thier) 
(FRENCH MADE) 

Paris. April ,19.. 
Gallia CInel reloase;,or Vnndas producilon. 
,<!iar!< Jules Berry. Directed by Abel Ca'nro. 
5itoi-y,- , Pierre Frendale; ., dialox-, Jullen 
Fau,ve: - camera, Roijer Hubert; ' mtialc^ 
Henry Vordun.' At tile Cinema Uadelelns. 
Paris. Running time, 00 mins. 
Sadoc Tot-ner. ..^ .. . .Jiiles Re'rr^ 

Anita . . . ;;;..,..-. . .- .Annie 'DuraUK 

ilarcbevin ....'..; .'.Jean-Max 

• ;otJrt«hav« .'.iialumln-Fabr* , 

Pierrot.. ..,,.....,.....,.,;... .Gilbert ,0)1 

Mine, Tnrner... ;...Hu7.anne Deapres 

Madeleine. lanchetis Brunny- 

Plvoloe Marle-Lon 



Unsterbliche Melodien 

('ImmorlarMclodlCK' 
(AUSTRIAN MADE) 

Bruno y.wl<-'-er rclenae . of TaMSUl Film 
prodniilon. St.nra Alfred Jereer. Minla 
raudler, liliir-l llolacbuh. DlrC'tcd by llolii/. 
I'nul. .Scrcfniiluy ba.s'-d on life of .lolinnn 
.«lruuss by ll< lla Mol.n. Music iiy T'hilbrir- 
monic Society of Vienna; cnnicni. t'.'iil 
KuMinayer- At SCIh Si- ''..•inUrn, N. Y., 
week Apf-n sr.. 'SS. Itunning llnie, 
Johonn Ktr.nuHa 



Maria OeialinKiT. 

HnsllPRor 

I.ily J)l(lrl"li 

Direiilnr S-'u-in- r. . 

t'.onrr. ; 



Coming- almost at the end of an 
exceedingly meagre, film harvcsl, 
'Yvctle' atones for a powcrriil lot of 
djsappbint , 'Which, had made the 
Gerriion turn, wholesale toward 
Frciich fare. That explains how 
&acha Guitry's two experimental pic- 
ture j, .'Le Roman d'un Tricheur' and 
'Les Pcrlcs de la Courbnne,' running 
in the original French, could have 
soar-.id up to record figures. 

Wolfgang Liebehciner; the director, 
of, 'Yvette,' has taken a close look at 
Guitry's tcchniqiie and makes effec- 
tive use" of it in the opening of his 
picture where he starts; with a 
lengthy* perfectly silent .sequence to 
accompany the <lialog of two" men 
walking through the Paris .streets. 
But here practically all parallel ends; 
Already ; Liebenciner's first fll , 
'Vci'sprich- mir nichts,' oulstripped 
the; play's stage .success. ith his 
second picture ih is director, who is 
still in his 20's^ .shnols up to top 
iilaccs. Rather un-pcrnian. he has a 
light touch and -an alfnoit Gallic 
Sense of humor. 

New to the screen, and romnlctcly 
,iiiKtify!n2 her being' piit in the title 
spot opposite Kaethe Dorsch, who is 



r:l miOH- 
. Alfred, .TrrC'T 

.Miiria r.-iildlT 

I,..n Sli-znk 

. ..r.rzzi IlnlvtHf-nih 
...n-iiina ]Ioii)lii--i 
... Kiir-t V. l..'..-«;'»n 
. i'jriini-il W,'M.-ii'T 

n.Nt.ar 1 ',.u<-lr'''» 

. .Sllvl.l "Ic li. lllnl 

; li-i-. A'rl.m 

I'.ilJlolf <';irl 

......Annie Itisar 



fin Cirman, ith En'jlish Titles) 
JOhann S'irauss waltzes are the 
most distinguished feature of this 
film. With the Vienna Philhar ic 



(In French) . 

Entertaining blackmail' meller, 
with sufficient suspense . and action, 
this one will null here, and should 
have little trouble whereVer this type 
of ' film has a draw. ' Although there 
are spots where. the Yank .censors' 
might frown, the obnoxious coiild'be 
removed withbut harming the piC; 

As a villain. Berry as usual over- - 
acts. He is entirely too slick, 
throughout the film. So moments' 
when he wants to turn on f till pres- 
sure he has nothing left but mug-, 
ging. Annie Ducaiix is a chariper 
and turns in; an excellent job' as the' 
feminine lead. Jfian-Max' handles 
the heav.'v stuff well; doing a master- 
ful jbb of telling- Berry whpre to get- 
off. Saturnln-Fabre is easily one of 
France's, best character ' actors., .As 
the furhbling and befuddled old nro- 
■fcssor he furnishes plenty of light" 
humpr .that makM excellent breaks 
in the meller stuff. 

Photbgranhy i.s good' enough and 
direction is' .excellent, showin't the 
fxoeriohccd 'h.-ind of Abel- .nance. 
Film moves well, confining itself onlv 
to scenes that' are necessary to tell 
the story. Hxtgo. 

L'Allegro Cantante 

("The Merry Slneeii') 
(ItAl.IAN MAliK) 
(WITH .SONGS) 

Rome. April 

.Tiivoiit iiM T-'Ilm pr'nlii.-l H(;rn 
v:iriiii .M:iitrii ll.-i ; r<*nliir'-H the If.. 
lir<iihcrH, . 'I'-rmnnln r.-ndlrri. Ituliy l),'.Miiiii 
Wm'IIiiii ':ip;tlletiiil, ir'"-l*'d Uy' (I'^nn.'.r'i 
Itlgliclil. Songs, IlLxio, l''riigiia, Fru^flucl'. 



18. 
< : i.i- 

1t('U.f 



(In Kalian) : 
This is v^iy light, the plot Is 
mostly nonsense, and the, whole thing 
is chiefiy an cxiuse for the tenor 
Giovanni anurila to sing. 

Story is about a man who has a 
wonderful voice, but whom nobody 
ha;s discovered as' ' yet and who 
, , , makcj his living working with a 

orchestra furnishing the music, the horse show outfit. When he hears 



story lilts along pleasantly but mbre 
or less inconsequentially, . providing 
a passable cntcrtainincnt. It should 
do well enough in the Yorkyillc and 
German habc hoiises. 

Alfred Jcrgcr plays the role of 
Johann Strauss, the widowered cbm-, 
poser, who' makes ''a mistake in 
marrying an ambitious ballet student, 
Lizzi , Holzschuh, many j;cars his 
junloi*. aria Paudler, quietly car- 
rying the torch for Strauss, is br^oken- 
hearted and leaves (or America, but 
returns whcti she hcars ot his un^ 
happiness. They are happily united 
at the fadcout. 

As with many foreign films, the 
festive -ballrooni scenes arc the bast, 
.slip wing the' pleasant .customs and 
good European nvariner.s of another 
da.v. Film is charming. albn'! sl.nlid- 
ard conlincnlnl lines, dirpclion anrl 
camcr.i.'work being .ivei', ije; Prin- 
cipal fcalurc of the film, of course, is 
its rfiusic, ' 



that some-of his friends. are trying to 
find the father of a little niece of 
theirs who was born out of wedlock, 
ht throws himself wholeheartedly 
into the search to help thorn. . Then 
he^finds that the illegitimate child is 
his arid is delighted to' discover she 
is heiress: to 7.000;000 lires worth of 
shares in a mine. 

All.this seems too good tO:be tru , 
and it is. For the next discovery I.s 
that the mines arc full. of water and 
the stock's value has -sunk to exactly 
20 lire. Bui here our happy Sin-rer 
nrovcs that nothinc can get hiin 
flown. In I he cour.sc o( the soorch 
for the. lillje girl's father ha nl-Jo 
diScnvcrcd ;i man who would bark 
his singing tlcbiit, and the end of the 
nij sees our liorb singing his way to 
fame and furtuiic .scros's all the opera 
sl'>"C.<:. of Eufonr'. 

Thi.s is tenor Matfiivil,-)'.-; 
(Ic is star'Ui'ig uii .sccon 
nioiit 



24 



VARIETY Wednesday, April 27, 1938 



BIGGEST 
WEEK-END 



(Non-Holiday) 



BUSINESS 

IN THE ENTIRE 
HISTORY OF 

LOEW's CIRCUIT! 

Held Over in Every One of 25 Opening Loew Cities! 
Cracking Records in all other spots! 
Did You arrange for Extra Time? 
Double it! 
Oh, Clark Gable! 
H% Ah, Myma Loy! 

SS^ M Ooh, Spencer Tracy! 
' V M Yeah, M«^! 



,tLARK GABLE •. MYRNA LOY 
SPENCER TRACYinVictorFlemlng's 
Production of "TEST PILOT" with 
Lionel Barirymore . Screen Play by 
Vincent Lawrence and Waldemar 
Young .• Original Story by Frank 
^ Wead . Directed by Victor Fleming 
7 Produced by Louis D. Llghton 



Wednesday, AprU 27, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 







elinqueht Members to j3e 
roppeni from . Jr. Guild 

— Purge Is to Pjrotect the 
egulars — 50% Slash 



REORG THE ACADEMY 



Hollywood, April 2i6. 

First real slash in membership of 
Jfunior Screen Actors Guild is sched- 
uled to begin week 6£ May 1 when 
next-quarterly dues become payable. 
Hundreds of delinquent extrjas who 
rushed into organizatioh-^hen Guild 
shop contracts \yere okayed by pro- 
ducers June 1, 1937, will be.expelled. 
Others to be dropped from member- 
ship roiis include ..those,, who have 
been deliiiquent 12 months, -regard- 
less of when they Joined. 

Many extras, are how working. on 
three-day work permits. Scores of 
others Tiave been barred from ap- 
p'earirig before the camera because 
of delinquency and failure to ap- 
ply for w.ork permits. This wiU be 
first move, however, to purge, ranks 
pcrrnanehtly of delinquents, chisel- 
ers, runners and occasional; players. 

Lists will be checked permanently 
n instructions frohi Robert Mont- 
gomery, SAG. president, and Kenneth 
Thomson, executive secretary, to 
eliminate possi ility of a hardship 
being worked upon any 'old timers.' 
JWany of latter- fell behind in diies 
Itaymen'ts during ' recent production 
lull at major stiidios. Thomson said 
every courtesy possible -will be ex- 
tended by the Guild to players who 
depend upon .the fll .industry for a 
living.- 

When purge is completed It Is like- 
ly that membership of junior divi- 
sion will be reduced tO: less than 
COOO. "This will mean a cut off of 
•bout 50% from a "high ofneurly 
12,000 last summer. Membership 
■will be held to a rninimum in the 



$9,000 each, and that contract was 
cancelled after he had completed two 
of them. 

ray Up On 82 .Clal 
ild machinery for adjusting pay 
claims, between actors and studios 
has been speeded up until adjust- 
ments are now made . within a few 
days' after they are received. . A to- 
tal of 114 claims were received by 
the Guild during March and 82 were' 
promptly paid. About 250 persons 
were involved. 

-First edition of the Bulletin of Uie 
Screen Actors Guild made its ap; 
pearance last week. "Publication is 
successor to Screen Guild: magazine, 
which was discontinued to cut d.6wn 
operating ex nses. Bulletin, carry- 
ing jiotices of various Guild activi- 
ties, carries no advertising. First 
edition, published 16 page's, 

Negotiations ibokihg toward pro- 
ducer recognition bt the Screen Di- 
rectors- Guild were renewed last 
vyeek: when a preliminary discussioh 
of situation was held at 20th-Fox 
between corhmittecs headed by 
Darryl F. Zanuck and Frank- Capra, 
Edward J; Mannix and .Pahdro Ber- 
man sat in with.ZanUck, -While other 
members, .ot SDG committee were 
Eddie- Sutherland, Gregory LaCaya 
and John Ford: Another huddle 
probabl;^. will be. held 1 t - of this 
week. 

Session was arranged, on request 
addressed by Guild to Joseph tfl. 
Schenck, president of the Associ- 
ation ot Motion Picture Produces; 
Inc; Meeting of the Association 
board okayed the -request, for a. par- 
ley and Schenck Appointed the com- 
mittee headed by Zanuck. 

Discussion was general, with the 
producers offering to listen to any 
proposals the directors cared to sub- 
ihit. The Capra committee expressed 
satisfaction over the attitude of the 
producers and said they would re- 
port back to the board of directors 
of the SDG to see if proposal for a 
working contract could be drafted 
on .which an equitable agreem'ent 
might be reached. 

No Action on Split-lTp 

Former demand of producers that 
SDG be divided into' two-, organiza- 
tions, one composed of directors, 
and the other of unit managers and 
assistant directors, -was not discussed 
at t his huddle. When SDG ihem 
"Bers nixed request ol producers lo 



future, as the SAG recently invoked 
a ' closed .shop for extras . arid, the 
move, was promptly approved by aU 
the studios. 

Negotiate On Contract 
. The Guild is now negotiating with 
the producers on amendments to the 
present basic mi imuiti contract. 
Most of the actors' requests .have 
been for improved working .condi- 
tions, more strict^ interpretation of 
contracts, commitments, etc. Her 
'Classification of certain extra brack- 
ets, however, automatically will in- 
crease earnings of many extras and 
lower bracket players. 

Thomson estimates it will require 
about three weeks to complete nego- 
tiations. When draft of new amend- 
rncnls is okayed by both sides mem- 
bership will be advised of changes. 
Contract provides that in. event of 
disagreement between the negotia- 
tors oti hours and wages, these items 
may be submitted to arbitration. Last 
hiiddle between negotiators was held 
yesterday (Moh.), with Montgomery 
.and Thomson directing parley for 
actors, arid Edwaird J. Mannix, etro 
general -manager, heading the pro- 
ducer negotiators. . 

Tilt between Republic ictures 
Corp. and. Phil. Regan over $18,000 
the actor claims the studio owes him 
on contract cancellation is being in 
vestigated by the Guild. SAG tops 
became interested when it:learned tif 
criticisrri of various players and. that 
niove was' under way by Guild mem 
bprs as individuals to refuse, calls 
to Republic unless amicable settle 
ment is reached with Regan. 

Regan asked for release from his 
contract some time ago but request 
was nixed. Actor then went east on 
a poi'sonal appearance tour 
while away his agent was notified 
by Republic that the Regan contract 
had been cancelled. Asked by Guild 
about cancellation, Repubijc exec- 
utives, replied that the. playcir was 
'liard to handle.' 

Allorhe.vs for Regan filed suit in 
superior court .for the $.18,000. Ac- 
tion' has now been transferred Ip fed- 
tiial court. Regan claims he sighpH 



divide membership, ■ petition was 
filed with the National Labor Re 
lations Board asking that the SDG 
be designated bargaining represetita- 
tive for the directors, unit managers 
and assistant directors. Petition Is 
how iawailing formial hearing, 

A petition asking the National 
Labor Relations Board to reopen the 
Screen Writers Guild case and ap- 
point a trial examiner here to re- 
ceive evidence pertai irig to the 
California incorporation has been 
filed with the NLRB by Leonard S, 
Janofsky, counsel for SWG. Janof- 
sky said action was taken when . Neil 
S, McCarthy, attorney for the Screen 
Playwrights, Inc., refused to stipu- 
late facts could be entered in the 
record 

Move was prompted by desire of 
SWG to have name of organization 
appear on election ballots, if NLRB 
orders one, as Screen Writers Guilds 
Inc., instead of its old name of 
Screen Writers Guild- of the Authors 
League ot America. Granting of pe 
tition also will give the Guild an pp. 
portunity lo present any new evi- 
dence it desires. 

In effort to avoi any delay in 
handing down a decision on the re 
quest of the SWG for an election ol 
writers to select a bargaining rep- 
resentative, Janofsky suggested the 
hearin.? be held between the date of 
decision and the date of any election 
which may be ordered. 

Jaliofsky asked permi.ssion to in 
troduce following facts into the rec- 
ord when a trial exariilner is ap 
pointed: 

•March . 1938. Screen Writers 
Guild of the Authors League of 
America was incorporated in Call 
fornia under name o£ Screen Writers 
Guild, Inc. 

On or about April 5, 1938, a new 
constitution and by-laws theretofore 
vote'd upon by the Authors League 
of America. Inc.. and by members 
of the Screen Writers Guild of the 
Authors Leaeue of America was 
adopted for the Authors League. 
Autonomy Established 
ils of the consittulipn,. which 
was made a part ot the petition, will 
show thai the Screen Writers Guild 
has been ijranted complete autonorhy 



ica. It was latter connection which 
led to origiiial split in SWG at tirrie 
SP was Organized. 

Screen Publicists Guild and 
Screen Set Designers have filed peti- 
tion with the National Labor Rela- 
tions Board charging roducers 
have , refused, to negotiate working 
agreements with them. SPG asks to 
be designated bargai ing-rcpresen- 
tatiVe for all studio flacks, while 
SSDG makes same plea for set de- 
signers. 

Herbert Sorrell, siness repre- 
sentative of Motion Picture Painters' 
Local P44, has recalled his" resigna- 
tion. Action was taken after: mem- 
bership voted him a wage , tilt, two 
weeks' vacation -with ,pay, and rcr 
scinded order that Columbia studios 
could not employ apprentice painters 
okayed by Sorrel 1. • 

ork of reorganizing the Acaderny 
of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 
-will be start this week by a re- 
vamping committee. Members are 
W. S. "Van: Dyke, chairman; Major 
Nathan Levinson, Lionel, ..AtwilT, 
David O. Sel>.nick, Frank Lloyd, 
Howard Eitabro'bk and . Gro'ver 
Jones. . , Frank -Capra, ' Academy 
president, and Donald Gledhill, ex- 
ecutive; secretary, are ex-oHicio 
members. 

First work Of revamping will be to 
redijce' membership from, present 
five branches to. two division's. The 
present divisions of one each for 
act , writerSj directors, producers 
and . technicians, will be combined 
in two grou " 'One- will -be,' 'com- 
posed,' of the .actors; writers,' direc- 
tors and producers. The othci-s will 
have all members of ti)e technical 
divisiort as members. 

Academy executives explained the 
main reason for the, reorganization 
was the recent formation of Guilds 
by the actors, writers, directors, etc. 
This relieved the' Academy of rnany 
of the functions wished on it in the 
early days, siiice all work negotia- 
tions are, now handled by the Guilds 
for its individual membership. The 
Academy formerly rcpreschtcd the 
various crafts in dealings with the 
s.tudi and often served . as media- 
tor in disputes. 

t-omotlne the Arts 
Tha - reorganization, executives 



4th Annoal Variety Gubs Conv. 
Drew 650 at $10; Reelect Slate 



said, would place the. Academy in a 
position to carry out its priginal 
purpose, the fostering and promo- 
tion of the arts and sciences ot the 
motion picture business. 

Present, rnembership of . the Acad- 
emy is 800. Whether eligibility re- 
quirements to be set up by (he re- 
vamping comm.ittcc will iucr,ea!>e or 
decrease -this number is one- of the 
questions to be threshed out within 
th& next two weeks. 

President Capra presided over the 
reorganization session, which okayed 
appointment of a revamping com- 
mittee. In addition to committee 
members others present were Fred 
Leahy, Jane Murfln, Johri Arnold, 
Pandro Berman, Samuel Briskin 
Raymond Hatton, George Irving, 
B. B. Kahane, Mitchell Lewis, J. 
Farrell MacDonald, Joseph M. 
Schenck, Eric Stacey. Ray. Wilkin- 
son, barryl F. Zanuck and Graham 
Baker. 

Reopening of that Screen Writers' 
Guild case a^'ainst the producers was 
ordered by the National Labor Re- 
lations Board, with, date of hearing 
set for May 5. 



Cilffed Around 



Hollywood, April 26. 
iller, former operator of 
tinivcrsal's studio restaurant, is 
on ai. cuffer, hunting expedition. 
Quarry is a flock of actors who 
cuffed their meals to the extent 
of several C's, 

iller armed himselt >yith- 
court summonses when he saw 
^the cufTers spcti ing in the local 
iteri 



SEC. DAN ROPER 
PRAISES PK 
TOSMPE 



OfTiclals of Motion Picture Labora- 
tory Technicians Union, Local 702 ol 
the -International Alliance of The- 
atrical Stage Employees, last, week 
presented con tri'ct demands to Alan 
Freedman, president ot ,Dc Luxe 
Laboratories, N. Y. Demands include 
closed shop. 35-hour week, $25 
weekly mini vacations and 

overtime. 

Union previously asked about 15 
New York laboraloriq.s to negotiate 
with the union as a bjoc to expedite 
negotiations, but received no replies 
and' is therefore seoWing individual 
contracts. 



ingtori, 

Artistic ind scientific development 
of the motion picture industry was 
prai ondajr ( ) by Daniel Q. 
Roper, Secretary of Commerce, at 
tiro opening luncheon meeting of the 
iSociety of Motion Picture Engineers, 
Addressing the conference as 'a 
group of men whose'scientiftc think- 
ing comprehends Nyordrwide devel- 
ppm"ents,; Roper traced the rapid, 
progress made in the technical ad- 
vancement of the film industry and 
called attention to the importance ot 
motion pictures as an i tfument of 
good will among nations. 

In its latter capacity the industry 
'inevitably creates impressions that 
have- potentialities for good or evil,' 
Gommerce Secretary warned. 

•Producers and artists should thus 
THStntaln a constant-awarencss-of-the- 
impressive influence ot their art to 
the end thit the danger ot creating 
misconceptions of American stand- 
ards of lite wili' be rriinimizedj' he 
declared. ' The American fllm has 
thus become an influential mission-, 
ary .and emissary, whose objective 
must transcend its entertainrhent 
qualities it it is to fulfill properly 
its mi.ssioh of constructive service'.' 

Importance ot films as an,ngent for 
other American goods was mentioned 
by Roper, who said thai the'growing 
popularity ot American pictures in 
foreign lands created a demand for 
other typically U. S: commodities 
that appear in pictures 'in the way 
ot incidental stage' settings.' 

Commenting on the work being 
done by the Motion Picture Division 
of the Department of Comrherce and 
the technical contributions being 
made by the National Bureau of 
Standards and the Patent Ofllce. 
Roper declared that thc.se Govern- 
ment iiniLs not only encourage in-: 
vcntors and protect their discoveries 
but pursue rosearcli .thai is helpful 
' ill pointing the way lo ii rbvcment 
; in Ihc scientific standar .. 

'Ours and , other nations have a 
ri,«Ml to exlJcct that the best and not 
' the worst will be emphasized in the 
I picture education,' he .,aid- in tbn^ 
elusion'. 'It needs to be" a forceful 
I purveyor of truth: a f.iithful arn-, 
bas.sador of good will; a physician to 
hciil ill through, correct diagnosis of 
domestic and international human 
relations. It is the eye, the car and 
J the mouthpiece for all, peoples, and 
: my faith is that producers sen.se 
I their great responsibilities to society 
I and wjll justify their leadership for 
1 this great and growing American in- 
dustry.' 



he ba 

Sunday (24) night wliich cli 
the two-day, fourth, annual, conven- 
tion of the Variety Clubs of Amer- 
ica; held in the Netherland-Plaza,. 
was attended by 050 members and' 
guests, halt of the' number bciriu . 
from out of town and setting a new 
high for visitors. ."TarilT wa-s. $10. 
Business calendar was cleaned up :in 
three' sessions on. opening' day. Chiet 
item was^ reports on varied char-- 
liable activities- of. the prgiinization's 
17 tents, total tor which durjiig the: 
fiscal year was'aniioiinccd a.> tl50,00(). 
Pledges were made to sv/cll tfie 
amount to $225,000 for the 1938-:{il 
period. 

Principal officers were reelected: 
John H. Harris, Pittsburgh, national 
chief barker; M, R. 'Duke':eiark, Ci>- 
lumbus, and John J. aloi\.ey, Pitt-H^ 
burgh, assistant chief l)arkers: Jamea 
G. Balmer; Pittsbur.ijhi dough guy, 
and Frank Drew, Cleveland, prpi)- 
erty.man. 

By-laws were changed , to expan. 
the canv'assmen, allowing one rep- 
resentative- from' each tent Th!>«e 
elected: John T. McGreevey, Pitts-. 
buVgh; Allah S. Moritz, Cincinnati; 
Ray .Cplvin, Stl Loiii.s'; Henderson 
Ritchie, Detroit: M.: , B. Horwitz, 
Cleveland; Jacob. Lavene; Buffalo;. 
Richard R,. Biecheie,' Kan.sas City; 
Marc Woif, Indianapolis; Loui.i 
Rome, Balti ; A. Julian Bryiaw- 
s_ki, :Washingtpn; AI Steftes, Minnc-^ 
apolis; Earl, Sweigert, Philadelphia; 
Charles Trampe, Milwaukee; Harry 
Shumpw. Ornaha; Roy' 'W'ell.'!, Day- 
ton, and Bob O'Donnell, Dallas, 

Charter ot the Des Mpints tent 
was withdrawn; Detroit was selected 
tor next year's big top roundup. 
New Members 

Among motion picture execs pres- 
ent were Williairn .Rocers, M-G: fvfed 



Depinet, RKO-Radio Pictures; Major 
L. W. . Thompson, RKO Theatre.s; 
William Sussman, 20th-Fox; Lpii 
Weinberg, Columbia Picture.>i; Sani 
Dembo\y, Jr., Fahchori & Marco The- 
atres; George bcnibow. National 
Screen Service. 

Speakers, at the dinner were Scn-^ 
ators Robert J. Bulkley and Alben 
,W. Barklcy of Ohio and Kentuck.y; 
former Governor Harold G. ',If')(r- 
man of Ne.w Jersey, and Governor 
Martin L.. Davey ot Ohio. Mayor 
James G. Stewart of Cincinnati de- 
livered the welcoming address, and 
his prcdece.ssor, Russell Wilson, was 
to'astmaster.. R.idio pickups were 
made by WSAI and WKRC. 

■Variety; show, one of the best ever 
offered in Cincy, rah two hiur.s. 
Johnny Perkins was ringma::ler. 
Hugh Herbert. bn>iJi;ht on as the 
star entertainer, was only di.-cip- 
poinlnicnl in the laiye talent array. 
Ife told two brief .slorics at the 
speakers* table and took no part in 
the stage show. His salary v.- 
$1,000, plus agent's commish aii 
traveling expenses, 

Acts were Irene Verrhilliori v/ilh 
Kcrmit Dart and his trumpeto'or.s; 
Four Prank.s, Paul and Nina Ghczzi, 
Four Mangean Girls, Prof. Lam'licrti, 
Diane Deni.-, , Joe and .lane Mc- 
Kchna, Peter Higgl.n.s, Jimmy and 
Mildred Mulcay, .Oxford. Brjys. T-. oly 
Jiicl.son Girls, and Gall Gali. '.ii:;ic 
was by Jack Sprigg's 1,8-piecc or- 
che.stra, from the RKO Shubeit, 
which did a swell job. 

Allan S. Mori't-/!, past chief birlier' 
of the Cincy tent was general clmir- 
■man of the coriventibn; Coi'inel A. M. 
; Fruflenfcld and Noah Schcchler lined 
I up the show. 



contract calling for four pictures at . .froiii the Authors League of Amcr- 



Talbot Wants His 

Hollywood, April 2G. 

Lyle. Talbot entered a claiin for 
$3,500 against Ambii.s.sador Pictures, 
now in bankruptcy, .as-sertin.ij . the 
money wa.s' due under a contract' 
with Maurice Conn, president. 

Clai is ba.sed' <)n a Iw'i-wcek 
guarantee at -. 51.750 p-'- wock. a.-- 
specified in. the pact. 



Mooney's Crime Series 

■ M')llywnr)/-J. A;).il Vi. 

Rp|)ul>ric .Issi^nod Martin ^'^r v;.v- 
to wril(r a .scric.i oT .si'n ic'-: in 
the titlr. 'Crime R;.'p-)i t-.'t;.' h i-.- 
on his ov.'n (.'Xjn-i-it-'n -n'jw.s- 
paper sciibn. 

Kach stoi.v will 'Ic^il with an out- 
iitltlcd scenes of the script,- parlicii-' <»lamlin;< ci iini; iii .Mmooii.v",-: (•'iIIcc- 
larly those of Joan aVis. anii Berl i ti'ni- ork on the -ii-riiis. wifV .sl iit 
Lahr,- termed a."; CI) '.-i in support ;0r Wlion In; rnii.-;lii'.< ■ pi-o.i.-lil jolj 
Shirley 'I'cmplc. 'Ke.v itnc-is. 



J. P. McEVOY EAST 

Hollywood, April 20. i 
J. P. McEvoy pulls out this week '. 
for New York, having finished his; 
stint on the Shirley Temple curreiit 
item. 'r.,ucky Penny.' 

Picture went in.t<> production last 
wfci'k. with cKvoy j)6iishing. off. ■ 



26 



VARIETY 



Wcdnesdaf, April 27, 1938 



SP RING TON IC 

Improve your digestion. Soothe your nerves... with Old Doc Crosby's colossal customer compound, 
most potent box-ofRce builder-upper ever devised . . . Paramount's "DOCTOR RHYTHM" 





Read what the Old Doc himself has to say 



"Yes, sir, 'Doctor Rhythm' is 
the perfect panacea, the magic 
elixir to pep up Old Man Box 
Office. Of course I wouldn't 
want to lay it on too thick. But 
when it comes to comedy/Doctor 
Rhythm' has what it takes. 
Beatrice Lillie, England's gift 
to the gayety of nations^ is, to 
coin a word, tremendous. Andy 
Devine gives out withthatDevine 
foolishness of his. And your 
old friend, the Doc, manages to 
tear off a couple of dozen mild 



jests of his own. On the senti- 
mental side, Mary Carlisle is a 
lovely little bundle of happi- 
ness. And the music, including 
'On the Sentimental Side' sings 
mighty fine. Yes, sir, 'Doctor 
Rhythm' is what the doctor 
ordered." 





Here's what Paramount's "DOCTOR RHYTHM" does . . . 



"I was feeling awfully lousy. I had just been 
bitten by a seal and you know how that makes 
a guy feel. So the old Doc asks me to take a 
look at this 'Doctor Rhythm' aiid I actually 
laughed at myself . . . not to mention the rest 
of the swell cast of the funniest picture of the 
year. Now I feel fine<" 





BEFORE TAKING 




AFTER TAKING 



The Seal 
of Public 
Approval 




"Swell musical — a solid 
hit." 

—Hollywood Reporter 

"A slam-bang hit from 
start to finish." 

—Motion Picture Daily 



^Tedncsdayt April 27, 1938 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



27 



BANKO'S SUMMER BULL MH. 



Cowboy Fans in Rogers Home Town 
Wish There Were 52 Buck Jonesers 



By JOHN C. FLINN 

Claremore, Okla„ April 26. 
They're getting ready' this \yeelc to 
break ground toi the erection of the 
Oklahoma State Memorial to WiU 
Rogers. All the plans are finished 
end Col. H. Tom Kight, old-time 
resident, friend of Rogers and Clem 
y. Rogers, the comedian's father for 
yrhom the county was named, has 
pushed .the appropriation through 
the legislature. The cost of the 
memorial, which will be in the i.a- 
ture of a rambling ranch house, built 
of native stone, will run to $230,000, 
of which the state is providing $200,- 
000, and Rogers' Memorial Commit- 
tee the balance. 

In the 20 odd years when Rogers 
was traveling, first as an actor in 
.vaudeville, then musical comedy, and 
later as speaker, writer and commen- 
tator, he collected trophies from all 
parts of the world. Always an en- 
thusiast over historical documents 
end records of human interest, his 
personal museum outgrew the build- 
ing on his ranch at Santa Monica, 
Calif., where he stored his relics. 
Mrs. Rogers and some of her friends 
have collated and indexed the ex- 
hibit, which will Kj. preserved in the 
memorial ranch house here. Some 
pf the data pertaining to the open- 
ing up of the Indian Territory is 
said to be invaluable. 

Claremore is a right smart western 
town, with a population of about 
3,500, three brick business blocks, 
several national banks and half a 
dozen hotels, of which the Will 
Rogers Hotel is the largest and most 
modern. Rogers attended the open- 
ing of the hotel which carries his 
name and which is owned and ope- 
rated by Morton R. Harrison, who is 
chairman of the state memorial com- 
mittee. Rogers' dedication speech is 
printed on all the pamphlets. In 
the course of his remarks he said, 
'Now I , know how. proud Ghristo 
Columbo must have lelfwhoiV he 
heard they named Columbus, Ohio, 
after him.' 

Night life in Claremore is condned 
to the electric piano at the Colonial 
lunchroom,, pin-ball games in the 
lobby of the Will Rogers Hotel and 
the barber shops, which stay open 
until 9 o'clock, and motion picture 
entertainment at trie Yale and Pal- 
ace theatres, both chain theatres 
operated by the Griffith enterprises. 

The Yale, 700 seat;;, gives the cus- 
tomers five changes of programs 
weekly, single bills, with full book- 
ings of one and two-reel shorts and 
most of the news iserviccs. The Pal- 
Bce is open only weekends and tlie 
attractions are western and action 
pictures exclusively. The audience 
is chiefly cowboys and their girl 
friends, and the wilder and woolier 
the western, the better they enjoy 
themselves. Buck Jones currently 
Is the prevailing favorite and the 
Equawk is that he makes only 10 
films a year. The doorman saicf the 
house could use 52 Jones features. 
Typical American Town 
Film likes and dislikes in C^are 
more represent an honest cross-sec 
tipn of the American motion picture 
audiences in small towns west o^ the 
Mississippi. The Yale theatre is 
established as one of the town's pub- 
lic institutions, just like the new 
post-bfflce which the Democrats have 
built, Fred Jackson is the manager 
of the house, and although he is on 
the short side of 40 years, he has 
been in and around the film bu.siness 
in Claremore and other Oklahoma 
towns since 1915, when his father, 
Albert Jackson, and L. W. Brophy 
first built and operated houses in 
what were real frontier towns at 
that time. The younger Jackson re- 
members first bookings of Sarah 
Bernhardt in 'Queen Elizabeth,' 
which was sold in this territory by 
A. D. Flintom. of Kansas City, who 
had the states' rights. 

'Yale theatre stands right on the 
site ot the livery stable owned by 
Will Rogers' father,' said Mr. Jack- 
son, 'and the adjoining plot, now oc- 
cupied by the post-office, was the 
wagon and carriage yard. 

'Will's. home folks take a keen in- 
terest every year in the national 
drive through film theatres for funds 



Slightly Synthetic 



Hollywood, April 29. 
Chinook, 17-ton sea-going 
fishing boat, has been re-floated 
in Paramount Studio's newly- 
completed half-acre outdoor 
tank. Three other similar ves- 
sels will also- sail in the pool, 
built at a cost of $20,000. Scenes 
are for 'Spawn of the North.' 



PAR MERGING 
SALES SETUPS 



With resignation of Percy A 
Bloch, Paramount district manager 
in the Philadelphia zone, and the de- 
parture on an indefinite leave of ab' 
sence of Myke A. Lewis, Pacific 
Coast district chief, who may not 
want to return due to ill health for 
sometime now, a somewhat changed 
Par sales uper.vising map is shaping, 

No successor will be appointed to 
Bloch, the Philadelphia and Wash- 
ington zones formerly under him to 
be attached to the New York district 
of Milt Kussel. Latter will also con 
tinue to handle Albany and Buffalo 
exchange territories, however, un- 
der present plans. 

The Par exchange at Columbus is 
being closed around May 1 with its 
territory to be consolidated with the 
Cleveland exchange. There may be 
some changes or switching in a few 
other spots, also. 

Par does not know whether Lewis 
will return after his rest or not, 
everything being dependent on the 
state ot his health. In the mean 
time, George Smith, assistant district 
manager over Los Angeles, San 
Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt 
Lake City and Denver exchanges, is 
in charge. 



Blank's 'Birth of Baby' 



'Birth of a Baby,' passed in Ohio 
and by the National Board of Re- 
view, has been sold on a deal with 
the Tri-Statcs circuit in Iowa and 
Nebraska, operated jointly by Para 
mount and A. H. Blank. 

Minnesota Amusement circuit (also 
Par) in the northwest took it on a 
circuit-wide deal following an inde 
pendent opening at the Lyceum, 
Minneapolis, where it set a record 



CHALKED IN 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Humphrey Bogart is slated for one 
ot the top roles in Warners' 'Chalked 
Out,' ba.scd on a story by Warden 
Lewis Lawcs. 

Film goes into May production. 



to support the Will Rogers Memorial 
Hospital at Sarahac,' said Jackson. 
"Of course, chief local interest is in 
the state memorial which is going 
up right here in the town, but the 
idea of the hospital, under perma- 
nent endowment, equipped to care 
for the ill of the theatrical profes 
sion, appeals strongly to everyone 
in Claremore who knew Rogers and 
understood his affection for people 
of the- stage. We did right well last 
year, and look for substantial sup 
port when the national drive opens 
on April 29." 



Colorado Spring-^. April 26. 

Spencer Penrose. Colorado Springs 
multimillionaire, who built the Will 
Rogers Memorial Shrine of the Sun 
on Cheyenne mountain near here. 
ha:i approved plans for a Will Rogcr.s 
Memorial Stadium, w hich he iserc.ct- 
in.i; near the Broadmoor hotel here. 
The stadium will .<;eat 10.000. To be 
used for outdoor cvent.s of all kinds 

Dedication of the stadium will be 
during the second annual Will 
no-.!ers Memorial Uodco to be held 
Ihii year Aug. 19-21. 



N .Y. NABES SEEM 
TO FAVOR II MORE 



Same Goes for Other Key 
Cities — Postal Restrictions 
Are Ducked by Not Ad- 
vertising — Toys for the 
Kiddies as Gamhiing Lure 



12STH ST.'S CROSSLEY 



Cash prize games continue un- 
abated in major circuit theatres and 
in independent houses throughout 
the metropolitan New York area and 
probably will break out in numer- 
ous additional theatres during the 
summer season as added induce- 
ments to bolster business. Though 
bank nights arc not used in as many 
houses as in recent years, Screeno, 
Jumbo, Jackpot, Ten-O-Win, Bahko, 
Bingo, Sweepstakes, Line O, Bango 
and kindred contests for money still 
hold forth in scores of film theatres 
in Greater New York. 

Recent check , indicates that ex- 
hibitors in New, York as well as 
most other key cities will employ 
money games as long as pati'ons in- 
dicate any desire for them, and. as 
long as not interfered with by the 
courts. Postal rulings against games 
of chance, long in effect In many 
states, are not ignored but blithely 
ducked by exhibs by not sending 
reference to chance contests through 
the mail. 

Screeno or similar cash games are 
being used on one night or another 
in more than 60% of the RKO the- 
atres in Greater New York, Coin 
contests with element of chance in- 
volved in 'some way are nearly as 
popular with Loew circuit houses in 
same- area. Ten-O-Win has been 
adopted also in a number of RKO 
houses. 

Major qircuils have been able to 
withstand independent competition 
in chance games thus far by holding 
contests only' on two or thi-ee nights 
weekly. This is in contrast to indie 
theatres, some in actual competitive 
districts, which stage the games 
nearly every night in the week and 
often at matinees. 

The nabes are the most popular 
spots for such contests. Check made 
of 125th street recently revealed that 
every strijight picture house from 
river to river had some type of 
chance game in operation. Numer- 
ous ones had the contests afternoon 
and night. 

Theatre using ban.go attempted to 
confine it to five matinees weekly, 
with special stunt Saturday night. 
Locw's 125th was offering around 
$2,000 in screeno pri7.es. RKO Proc- 
tor's presents Ten-O-Win Monday, 
Wednesday and Saturday evenings, 
with an all-girl show on the stage 
Friday nights. ' Jackpot Bolita was 
the contest used by a house in a 
Spanish neighboVhood. Sunset had 
Sweepstakes in the afternoon; ad- 
mission 10c. 

Smaller houses on Eighth avenue 
and on Ninth near the downtown 
area also encourage extra patronage 
with chance contest.-:. G-inies pre- 
dominate in the Bronx and the 
Brooklyn-Queens area. 

Ultimate' in these nioncy contests 
was reached in an Uptown the-itrc 
which invites juvenile paU-Dns to 
play the 'games the older folks play' 
for toy dwarfs. 



'Snow White s 12.000-15,000 Contracts 
Augurs a New Domestic Sales Record 



Lots of Amusement 



Lincoln, April 26.. 

Amusement biz is in stride 
here at the present time. Three 
big dance halls, nine downtown 
theatres, .an amusement park to 
open around May 15, and tent 
stock going in for the summer 
about the same time. 

Parker & Watts circus is als^ 
set for May 16. iA 



BANK NIGHT CO. 
TOAPPEAL 
P. a BAN 



Denver, April 26. 

In fighting the fraud order under 
which Affiliated Industries, Inc., 
owners of Bank Night, were, barred 
from the mails, the! first move will 
be to appeal to the post office for a 
rehearing oh the case. 

If this is denied other means will 
be used to attempt to have the order 
vacated, the first move expected to 
be to apply to the courts for an in- 
junction. ' ... 



Montreal, April^26. 

Barred from the mails in the 
United States, Affiliated Enterprises, 
Inc., Denver, holders of patents on 
bank night, was also barred from 
Montreal theatres when Recorder 
Plante reached the conclusion that 
they are lotteries. Roland Cardinal, 
of the Theatre Canadien, was fined 
$50 and costs when found guilty of 
operating a lottery in a case to test 
the legality of banko in this city. 

Robert. Delaney, manager ot The- 
atrical .Activities, sponsor of bank 
night in Canada, sought to prove 
that Cardinal, a licensed banko 
operator, was not running a lottery 
but a bona fide advertising scheme, 
pleading that holder of a lucky num- 
ber signed a contract to give the the- 
atre favorable publicity before re- 
ceiving a cash award. Recorder 
Plante upheld contention of Armand 
Page, city attorney, that the scheme 
contained the elements of a lottery. 



Pathe's Slate 

officers and directors v.-i;re elected 
yesterday (Tuesday; al the annual 
directors' meeting of Paihe Film 
Corp., which was held at the same 
time as the annual stockholders" 
meeting. O. Henry Bii:;'.;< w,t; re- 
elected president while T. P. Li)ach 
moves up to v.p. and trca.s'jrcr. M. 
M. Malono named .secretary and A. F. 
Schwarz asst. secretary. 

Dircclor.s reeledefl: ^:\.'.U. Henry 
J. Guild, Q. W. Watlk'-c. Hoijort N. 
Young. Hoberl M. McKum -y, Louis 
Philip.s .and Chaile.s A. St- coi - 
prising entire dircctorjte. 



Philadelphia, April 26. 
Three judges of Common Pleas 
Court No. 1, sitting en banc yester- 
day (Monday) to hear argument on 
a bill of exception from ruling 
handed down by one of its jurist 
members earlier this month, indi- 
cated it would uphold the decision 
declaring all games a lottery and il- 
legal in this state. 

Opinion applies not only to film 
houses, but to bingo played for 
prizes in churches and fraternal or- 
ganizations as well. Games are still 
being played here, nevertheless. Po- 
lice, on advice ol city solicitor,, are 
taking no action to slop them until 
their legality has been completely 
threshed out in the courts. 

Yesterday's hearing followed orig- 
inal decision on the cose by Judge 
Harry S, McDevitt. It was on an 
injunction asked by Sam Somcrson, 
operator ot the Palm theatre, against 
the mayor, director of public safety 
and chief of police to restrain them 
from interfering with the| games in 
his hou.se. He was warne'd^in Feb- 
ruary, 1937. to cease playing them. 
C;a.se has been pending since then. 
It is the first full legal test in Pennsy 
and considerable importance is at- 
tached to it. 

Although the three judges reserved 
decision yesterday, as is customary, 
it v.-a.s clear from their fjuestions that 
j ihpy inl(rnded to back McDcvitl's 
opinion. They scoffed at the cohten- 
1 lion of avid S. Malis, Somerson's 
I attorney, that the games are merely 
■■in advcrti.sing scheme to attract pat- 
; roM.ige. Judge Joseph L. Kun re- 
' niarkftl: 'What a beautiful racket it 
I would be it that theory were right.' 
' KITect of P. O. Dcparttnent's re- 



Although a lot of the tank towns 
won't play 'Snow White' for a while 
yet, following runs up ahead and 
protection that's as much as 90 days, 
in the smaller spots so far reached 
by the Walt Disney cartoon the 
business is relatively better than in 
the large and secondary keys. In the 
so-called $7.50 situations so far play- 
ing 'Snow White,' the gross is run- 
ning three times the average busi- 
ness. 

A curious feature of tho cartoon, 
a natural for publicity. Is that in 
various towns played to dat^ there 
seems to be no saturation point. 
There are some instances where the 
number of persons played to has 
virtually equalled the population, 
this being accounted fov no doubt 
by the fact that it is drawing strong- 
ly from the farms and countryside, 
getting business that seldom comes 
but ot hiding. A theory advanced 
by RKO sales executives, also, i 
that apparently some people are. see- 
ing the picture more than once. 

Another strange development Ij 
the fact that repeat bookings are 
already being played, while arrange- 
ments in numerous cases have been 
made for options on repeats, par- 
ticularly over holidays such as 
Thanksgiving and' Christmas. The 
picture is already back ivi the Park, 
Reading, Pa., on a repeat, although 
it had ended a four weeks' first run 
there on March 9. Another un- 
precedentedly quick repeat- is in 
Buffalo. Although pla/mg to 150,- 
000 people on a three-week run at 
the Great Lakes there, ending March 
25, it was brought back for Easter 
week, being placed in the Century. 

Based on the expectation of re- 
peats, it is estimated that, a total 
of somewhere between 12,000 and 
15,000 contracts. will be written for 
as many individual engagements 
within a year from now, a record. 

The number ot contracts to data 
is not so great since exhibitors in 
the subsequent run field, playing 
pictures 60 to 90 days behind prior 
runs, are stalling. RKO is selling the 
picture on percentage only, this in 
part causing the stalling by down- 
thc-Iine subsequents and very small- 
est of towns also suffering from pro- 
tection restrictions. In addition to 
some fear that when they get the 
picture, it will be milked pretty dry, 
such accounts arc no doubt being 
slow to sign in hopes of getting bet- 
ter percentage deals when picture 
becomes available. 

Run Ont of Press Books 

First time in RKO's annals a .sec- 
ond edition of a pressbook becomes 
necessary, 'Snow White' being the 
cause. Once before RKO ran out ot 
its stock print order of 15,000 on 'Lit- 
tle Women,' but no reprint was nec- 
essary. When 'Cimarron' was reis- 
sued, a revised edition was gotten up 
several years aft-T the original rc- 
lea.se. Just as still another rcl.ssue 
this summer of 'Cim' may necessitate 
a lO.'lS edition of a condensed press- 
book. 

But with 'Snow White,' due to the 
extraordin.iry interest and the un- 
usual number of playdates, this is 
the first time the prcssbooks were 
exhausted while the film was being 
initially released. The new edition 
will l>e abridged, since the pic is now 
hitting the sub.sequents. 



NICHOLS' KHAKI KID 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Direction of 'Army Girl,' to 
filmed by Republic as a .special, will 
be handled by George Nichols. 

Picture gels the go signal i 



cent ruling on banko, in v.'hich it 
was implied that the riKlit of the 
owners of the copyrighted name to 
collect for its p.se in thetitrcs v/a.s 
dubiou.s, was divulged i)ii|)licly al an 
exhib moclini; la.sl 'ri)ur.;(lay. 

Art England, (li.'itiib in this terri- 
tory, v.hen a;l:<'tl to chip into a fun't 
to defend tho /lunic:; in coiirti got u|> 
and dechired lli;il r,f Ilje 50 to. 6(1 
exhibs using bauko iiniclically all 
have cea.sed jiayiiig their bills to him. 



at VARIETY WeJnesJay. AprU 27, 1938 

HERE ARE FOUR TOP FAVORITES 
OUT-GROSSING FIRST RUNS IN TEST 
ENGAGEMENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY! 




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Accessories now 
f available at your 
local Universal 
Exchange 




Here's one of 
a hundred 
messages 

from tickled 
exhibitors ! 




ESKIN AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISES 

Mr. F. J. A. McCarthy 
Un!veri«l Pictures Company, 
Rockefeller Center 
New York. N. Y. 

Dear Mr. McCarthy: 

Jutt a line to advise you of the results 
of the show which you selected for me in Bethlehem, 
namely, Frankenstein and Love Before Breakfast. 

The' business was in my opinion very 
satisfactory. You may unreservedly tell your men 
in the field, if you wish, to sell this show to the 
exhibitor as a unit, that It did for me more than 
75% In excess of business ordinarily done in my 
theatre. Not only was the business highly satis- 
factory, but the show combination proved excellent 
entertainment. You understand, of course, thaf all 
of this was without any of the sensational publicity 
and advertising that "Frankenstel " rlginally had 
when, yeu.-first released It. 

In conclusion, I feel certain that no 
exhibitor would make a mistake in booking this 
show. . The chances are that it will out-gross most 
of the attractions being played. 

incerely yours, 

(Signed) Har 






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VARIETY 



29 



Par's Consolidated Net Earnings 
l^r Year JGM^^ 



Annual report of Paramount for 
fiscal year ending Jan. vy- 
ing consolidated earnings:' the 
year, after all charges and reserves, 
, , was released Monday 
(25), together with is.Tcport of Bar- 
ney Balaban, preisideht, to the stock- 
holders. In his report Balaban stated 
that approxiniately $625,Q00, repre- 
senlin'g Par's. net interest as a: sfOck- 
holder in comb.iricd undistributed ] 
earning^ of partially-owned, subsidi- i 
ai-ies; is not included in the consoli- 1 
dited statement. 1 

Deduction of $1,180,090 in divi- 
deiids on the first and, second pre- ] 
ferred stocks, the: year's earnings I 
wei-e equal to $1.97 a share on the' 
2,-IU5,900 shares outstanding as of 
Jan. 1. Were the earnings in par- 
ilally-owned subsids Included, the 
prOHt would be equal' to $2.22 a share 
on the common shares. There ha.s 

en no dividend on the common so 
far. this having been, passed at the 
last divtdend mebting. 

addition to .subsidiary earnings 
accruing to Par, also not. included in 
the: ahnual statement is $1,652,000 
which was. credited, to the General 
Reserve accotint, includihg, the set- 
ilemeht in 1937 by^ the reorganization 
trustee of the directors' suit for some 
$13,000,600. Notes - of : $492,500 and 
$1.50,000 realized on the sale of-, a 
piarcel of real estate, is incliided. in 
the $1,652,(>00 : going' to the Ccnbral 
Reserve account. ' 

During 1937 there was a reduction 
]n consolida.ted interest expense of; 
$749.985y due in part to conversion A 
securities in Par and rate reductions 
on bond and mortgage indebtedness. 

The balance sheet for 1937 shows 
cash' and marketable securities on 
Jan. 1 last of $10,153,628, of which 
$2,(i80,827 represented .balances in 
Great Britain and dpmitiio'ns, and 
$110,677 in other foreign countries. 
Total inventory amounted to $22,- 
881.780, current assets to $37,410,988 
and current liabilities $10,520,474, 
leaving net working capital of $26,- 
890.514, an increase during the year 
1937 of about $4,000,000; 

During 1937 holders of $6,861,200 
of first, preferred arid $88iS,500 of sec- 
ond preferred converted their stocks 
into common. 

In . his report, Balaban stated that 
during the year (193T) further progr 
ress , was made toward simplifying 
the corporate structure of the com- 
pany and that this work is being 
continued. , ' v 

, He. also reported that, permanent 
consolidation effected with A. H. 
Bjaink in the middle west on a 50-50 
Par-Blank basis, eli inating the old 
repurchase option held by Pal:. 
LoeW's Net, , $6,487,678 

Loew's, Inc., net profit for the 28 
weeks ending March 17 was more 
than $2.l6o,0QO lower than for the 
first two quarters ended March 11. 
I9H7. Company showed $6;487,678 
net for the first two quarters in its 
fi.^cal year or $3.70 per common 
sliare as agaiinst $8,606,1 or $5.26 
in comparable quarters ending in 
March last year. 

The Loew's statement showed 
earnings of $47.45 on preferred for 
this period ending last month as 
con-.pared with $62.95 for the same 
two quarters in the preceding year. 

Company's share in operating 
profit after subsidiaries preferred 
dividends amounted to $9,807,339, as 
against $12,390,097 in the first two 
quarters of the preceding fiscal year. 
.Despite this dip of more than $3,500,- 
000 in operating profit, Loew's was 
a.ble to show little more than $400.- 
reduction in taxes and deprecia- 
-tioii figure. As a result, more than 
$3,300,000 had to be deducted from 
the total operating profit before the 
net profit could be shown. 

Net earnings for Paramount in 
first quarter of present year ending 

pril 2 totaled $830,866, as against 
S2.0U.000 In i itial quarter last year, 
according to official announcement 
made by company last year,. The 
first quarter earnings this year re 
equivalent to 22c oh the common. 

The net includes direct and- in- 

ii'cct net, interest as a stockholder 
ii\ combined undistributed earnings 
f.i>r the quarter of partially owned 
non:e6nsolidatcd' . subsidiarl , an 

mount fixed at 06,000. Para- 

iount . estimated- per common share 

iii'nmgs after deducting $290,523 for 
. ividehcis on both classes of pre- 
fuircd, shares. 

Ciimpany statement revealed that 
y\l,\Tl .shares of $100 par value flisl- 
!>i-..M jn cd and 555,101 shares , of $10 



Rockefeltera ' Vrbss 



par value second preferred shares 
were, outstanding as of April 2 this 
year. 

, First quarter earnings, statement, 
due out next week, for Consolidated 
Film Industries- is- expected to com- 
pare favorably with the initial three- 
rhonth period last, year. Consolidated 
biz has held well and has ncfited' 
indirectly through heavy returns 
made in recent weeks by Republic, 
On its serial and feature releases, 
year. 

Kei th - Albee - Orpheum dire;ctors 
la.s't, week declared dividend bt 
$1.75 on its preferred, payable, July 
1 to stock- on, record June- 15. The 
divvy is supposed to cover the quar- 
ter ending June 30, 1935, being paid 
out of capital surplus. 

. B&K Best In 7 Years 

Chicago, Api-ii 26. 

At the annual rhccCing of stock- 
holders of the Balaban-.'Si Katz Corp. 
la,sl week W. K, Hollander,, head of 
advertising for the circuit, was 
named to .the board of directors oit 
tire cornpany, succeeding Charles' A. 
McCuUoch, resigned: 

Repoirt of earnings at the meeting 
revealed that B&K, in 1937, had its. 
best year since 1930. Earnings for 
1937 totalefd $2,183,301, compared to 
earnings of $1,874,308 in 1936. The, 
1937 earnings equal, after preferred 
dividend requirements, $7.92 a share 
on the 264,206 shares of $25 par value 
common stock, and compare with 
$6.74 oh the outstanding, common 
-the preceding year;. 

Expenditures'! of $746.5 for mod- 
ernization and . rehabilitation ' of the- 
atres were charged to the surplus of 

1937. Balance sheet as of Jan. 1, 

1938, showed . current assets of $1,- 
139,()00 with liaibllities as $^828,000 
which do not include a Paramount 
loan of. $1,100,000, ' Previous, year 
showed current as.<iets of 52,0C*O and 
liabilities of $2, 7,000. 



(Continued from page 1 

turgy, anatomy and niteries. WUat 
they don't own, they hoiise in their 
greatest ' holding, the '• . Rockefeller 
Center, .taking in every phase of the 
amusement' ind'ustry. Circus seems 
the only , possible exception to the 
R'pckefeller show ' activities. 
'Though they shirk the' spptj.fght 
(uhique in show biz), some , see a 
curtsiy to the tribal label in the 
billing of the Rockettes. And Stand- 
ard Oil gas statioris have been used 
td bally shows tenanting the Center 
theatrie; 

Rockefeller Center draws 2,500.- 
000 paying visitors annually, 'U^ith 
every pos.sible attraction IrOn\ a 
Museum of. Science and Industry to 
skating ri.nkii, gardens and a sou- 
venir trade. 



PAR'S NEW UPSTATE 
N. Y. THEATRE DEALS 



Paramount. conducting nego- 
tiations looking toward, the signing 
of new leases in Syracuse and 
Rochester, where present 

deals expire during, the coming year. 
The company has-ii house in each of 
the upstate keys, but does not o r- 
ate them Itself. 

Roy Thompson, treasurer of the 
University of -Rochester, third rich- 
est in the country, is in New York 
discussing terms of a new lease to 
cover the C^ntuiryif ochesier,' which 
the university ownSi The .present 
107yfear lease on the theatre, which 
also, included the Eastman, turned 
I back by Par in 1931, expires Octo- 
iier, 1939. Rent' on the Rochester 
house at present is $200,000 a year. 
' Bill' Caderet, city manager of the" 
i Rochester grpup pooled for operation; 
' by RKO, is also in New York on the 
ne\y lease. 

"The Par, Syracu.se, also on a 10- 
I year lease, is owned by William 
! Cahill, horseman.. The present lease 
i there , expires June, 1939. Although 
■ the Syracuse, house is under lease to 
1 Par, latter in turn sub-leases the 
i property to RKO. 



SICKETSON'S BOOK 

Denver. April 25. 

Rick RIcket.son's book on "The 
Management of Motion Picture The 
atrcs' i.s to ,be published soon after 

ay 1 by cCIraw-Hill. Treatise, on 
all pti-ise.s of .the exhibition field is 
divided into six main divisions: At- 
tiacti '. Policy, Operatipn and 
Personnel. Advertising. Cpn.structive 
Stimulation and Corporate and 
Physical Structure. 

Ricket.soh studied for law, was for 
n time', sports editor of the Denver 
P6.<t, and has spent years in the the 
nlrc business. He is now manager 
or the Fox IntermountaIn division, 



iloney's 2d Free Feed 

Pittsburgh, April 26. 

. ilm Row. gang ■. tossing a testi- 
mbnial dinner at William Penn hotel 
May 9, for John J. Maloncy. f-prmer 
manager of the Metro exchange 
her who ha.s just been elevated to a 
di.-iirict hian.iHershlp by the r.sai 
com ny. aioney— was si ilarly 
honored only a couple of years aup 
ill his l.)lh, anniversary wllh M.-G-M. 
Mo'.- contiruiing 10 make liis head> 
iHiarl-..-is in ' ' ur:;h. 

llari-y p.whan?'! m 

Ihe aiT^iir. 



Cot$12,5tBut 
Settled for Less; 
Odd Legal Point 



Washington, Vil 26. 

Lower' court action by which a 
film patron receiye'tf damages he de- 
.cided'h'e didn't want was taken to the 
U. S. Supreme Court last week by 
Texas Consolidated Theatres. 
. Because the 'intermediate tribunal 
refus to be bound by. .an put-of- 
court settlement; chain asked' review 
of the proceedings initiated by S. H. 
Pittman/ whose wife was hurt.in the 
Abilene' hpu.se of Texas Cpnsolldated; 
In the first' round, Pittman got a 
judgment for $12,5 and. costs. 

Unusual legal question presented 
because, whi)^ ' the .case was under 
advisement dtt. -appeaU ^compromise 
was negotiated, under wlilch Pittman 
received reimbursement for ex- 
penses; Lawyers stipulated that the 
verdidt of the lower court should be 
reyerseil but 'instead of following 
lawyers' wishes the Fifth Circuit 
Court of Appeals affirmed the orig-> 
inal award, holding, it was.npl bound 
by any pact between pairties. 

Since no judgment had been an- 
nounced nor aiiy, opinion filed at the 
tjme the cbmpromlse was entered; 
the. question is raised whether the 
appellate- court had the right to dis- 
regard the settlement and iurlsdip-' 
tion. Declaring the Circuit Court 
had lost jurisdiction when the tiff 
was straightened out, attorneys' for 
the chain sa|d the intermediate ju- 
rists have 'assumed to decide mpot 
tiuestions.' 



Fox, Detroity May Be Solo Vaudfilmer 
As iOW-Seat Ich. May Go Str. Pix 



$48 Sdcknp 



lanapolls, April i!6. 

Band|ts to'iiririg the.; film' house 
circuit here scored one. error, phe 
run, and one hit last week, with a 
tplai profit ot~$48. Two gunmen ilrst 
drew a bead on the: cashier of -the 
Cinema., nabe, but retired without 
loot when the cashier screamed and. 
stepped out of the box ofi'lce. 

A short, time later the bandits 
were more successful when they 
held up the. Old Trails theatre in 
Mickleyvllle, abput eight miles .dis- 
tant., and escaped with the day's, rc- 
cei 



St. Paul, April 26. 
Carrol K. Eidman, 20, , pleaded 
guilty before . Jiidge R'. A. Walsh in 
Ramsey county' district court to 
robbing the Arcade', habe, of $230 
• on Feb.;27,,and hizzoncr rapped him 
for a visit of up to 10 years in state 
pen. Erdman pleaded guilty to . a 
third-degi;ee burglary charge, and 
Judge Walsh then vacated- probation 
of ah iip-lo-lO-years sentence nveted 
in 1936 fair auto theft. 



HARTFORD'S GAME NIX, 
THEATRES OR LODGES 



Bamford's Facelifting 



With Improvement shown In the 
last 30; days in his territory, Carl 
Bamford is' planning renovation of 
his Plaza, Asheville. N. C, as welt as 
some work on Canton. N.C., houses. 

Leon Nefter, h.o; theatre operat- 
ing executive with Paramount, parl-i 
ners with Bamford in the Southeast, 
returned Monday (25) from a swing 
with Bamford through Asheville, 
Canton and Bristol, Tenn., after in- 
specting properties and surveyihg 
conditions; 



Hartford, April 26. 
Ing with , the .ruling, of the 
.supreme court that banko is illegal, 
Ipc.ar police last week informally and 
unofficially iiix'ed. bingo and beano, 
games' here. Awaiting official rul- 
ing, exhib had voluritarily stppped 
bank nights. 

Fearful of arousing the ire of so- 
cial organizations,, the .prosecutor's- 
office of the Hartford police court 
sept word to- the. sppnsbring organi-' 
zations that, they expect' the games, to 
be shut down at the conclusion of 
the winter seaspn. Organizations 
sponsoring lair£e games are the 
Elks, Americah' Legion and Knights 
of, Columbus besides a host of 
smaller games under the auspices of 
sevei-al. small groups. 
. Before moving against' the big 
three, . political and social' reactions 
were weighed by the prosecutor's of- 
fice. It was decided against a direct 
and immediate- ban. 

At the same time .aterbury .po- 
lice officially put the bee. on bingo, 
beano, banknights, screenO. and ten- 
6- in on an order of Tolice Super- 
ihtendent William J. ROach follow- 
ing the court's verdict;- 

Roach stated . that the order 
against beano, and bingp applies to. 
all games Whether operated by 
private persons, commercial organi- 
zations, chUrcheSj lodges or societies. 
The fact that proceeds of many of 
the afTaii-s go to charity in no way 
alters the situation he said. 



it,. April 25, 
ig upheaval Irnpchding in United 
Detroit's- first-run houses, with 4,000- 
scater ielilgan expocted to drop 
yaude for a straight" pix policy, in 
hear future, leaving the ^,'OOO-seat 
Foxdndie) as lone flesh spot in this 
l,5bb,000-pop town. 

Additional reports have King- 
I'rendle (Par) Shutting the 2,000-seat 
Madison, now pn straight flfsl-ruii 
films, for the summer to prpvide 
Michigan ith additional. M|ckcrs. 
UD's big re-run houie . downtown, the 
Broadway Clapitol, also is expected 
to. clpse for the summer. 

Wllh aulo-dcpendenf town in dOl- 
di' ms past seven months,. (I|m biz 
has been brutal' generally, especially 
in the higher-priced downtown, spots. 
In lieu of viewing one flicker' at 65c, 
coin-depleted folks have -been con- 
tent to wait for. films to hit 25c nabcs.. 

. UD ofTlclals -refuivc to com- 
ment, it's: known 'that musiciafis and 
stage hands at the Ichigah got .their 
two-weeks' notice la-st.. Friday (21). 
while this may be -merely for pro- 
tection In case UD, execs decide sll- 
uash warrants immediate end to 
Michigan stage shows; ' reported 
that dcluxer will drop- yaude - 
termination of first tsvo week's no- 
tice. 

AltKough there's no indication ai 
present, it's believed. Michigain would 
resume stage shows next fall, or 
sooner if flnahcial ishape ,ot Detroit 
perks up considerably; before that 
ti ' 

.■a^.ibtful if linlon boys at- 
tempt picketing or pubjic-sympathy 
raising tactics; in view of brutal con- 
ditions, but this phase hasn't been, 
discussed in sufficient detail as yet. 

If Michigan carries out dropping, 
of vaude. Fox theatre wjll stick to. 
its vaudfilth policy it at alt possible. 
Would give that house added advan- 
tage and Fox has .several' topnotch 
attraction's . lined: up for early, dates. 

But should Michigan stick out with 
its vaiide policy, which appear doubt- 
ful in view of notices, etc.i Pox' and 
Mich both niaywork out some sort: 
of an agreenrtent to pare expense.s. 

Musicians and stagehand unions 
are trying fo;fo'restall eli inatlon. of 
vaude through working but of . .a 
wage cut and staff reduction- pro- 
posals suggesfed by UD. Stagehands 
offered to take a 10% pay slash .im- 
mediately, with provision for adjust- 
ments later as biz imjiroves. 

Musicians are considering 10% 
cuts and lopping four off the pit or- 
ehestra. May accept UD's proposal 
On basis that it'll riin only to Sept. - 
16, when second half , of a two-year 
contract. expires, ith provision men. 
will go back on terms of second por- 
tion of contract at that time.. 



Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein 
Los^ Point in Par Suit 

Mrs. Emma Swift Hammerstein, 
widow of the late impresarip, Oscar, 
was denied permiss|pn fhursday (21) 
by tf. Y. Supreme Court Justice 
Pecora to examine officials of Para- 
mount Pictures. Inc., before trial in 
her damage suit based on the pic- 
ture, 'HIsh, Wide and Handsome.' 
Mrs. Hammcr.stein claims Paramount 
used her husband's name ilhout 
p'ermissio'fi in ll.sting' him as th 
writer of the 'play on which the pic- 
ture is supposed to be based. She 
instituted the action as executrix of 
Oscar's estate: Oscar Hammerstein, 
2d, is credited with having written 
the lyrics .and music of the pictui;e. 

Besides damages, which she asi<s 
the court to fix, Mrs. Hammerstein 
also wants an injunction to rcslrain 
further showing of the pictuie. 



Interstate Convention 
To Goincide with MPTpA 

Oklahoma City, April 26. 
Morris Loewehstcin, national sec 
retary of the MPTOA; quotes Bob 
O'Donnell, general manager of the 
Interstate circuit, that in the. event 
the MPTOA convention i.s brought 
to Oklahoma City this fall, an at- 
tempt will be made to bring the In- 
terslaiie manager.s;' convention to the 
city at the same time. 
The civic room of the iltmorc 
• hotel. Silver room at the Skirvin; 
j and the Municipal auditorium ith 
i,6,00.0 .seats would assure plenty of 
I room for several concurrent, mcct- 
I ihgs' in Oklahoma City, LPcwcri- 
' stein stated. 



Indi.anapolis, April 26. 

Notice was given union employees 
of the -Indiana, 3,300-seBter, -t'rlday 
<22) . House is largest: of the group 
which also includes Circle and 
Apollo, combined last fall .under Ihe- 
banner of Harry Katz and Fred 
Dolle. While Indiana has been con-, 
sistently in the black, showing the 
top pictures under contract to all 
three houses, the smaller Circle and 
Apollo have suffered from sluffs and 
holdovers.' 

Another rea.son for the shuttering 
of the Indiana i.s the condition of 
the house cooling sy.stcm. which has 
not been used for several summers, 
and would cost too much to put lu 
operation, 



The Par picture only lists Hai -. 
merstein, 2d, aiid Jerome Kenv a,< 
authors. 

CRUSADE STARTS 

Holly wood; ' prll 2(>. 

Geor.ue Brehl';.'Humphi-ey ' Boiiart. 
Allen Jerikin.s 4hd Gloria Dickson 
have the featured rolii.^ In Wnrii?r 
'llackct Bu:itc,;-:>,' which was iiiven it.- 
slai'liii:,' sl'inal veslnrday (Moiwlay '. 

Lloyd tJac'jn, Is, Irctlin;. 



Of Doc X Back 

Hollywood, April 26. 
I William Clcrnen.s- ha.s been fyisi-^ned 
, to direct 'The Return of Dr. X,' ith 

■ Boris Karlpff in the lead role and 
. Bryan Foy producing./ 

■ 'iPitture is, the second of the. 'X' 
! series. 



I Vancouver Overseatinfi^ A 
Worry ; Mainy Nfew Houses 

I ■Vancouver, ,; April 26. 

Plenty of furrowed foreheads 
amongst exhibitors here with open- 
ing, pf- four new theatres In meti'o- 
politan area in six months .addln.t; 
emphasis to' serious' . over.seating 
situation. Long rated as best entcr- 
j talnmsnt center in Canada, city 
I many sections has tHScome an exr 
I hi.bitor headache, in certain loca- 
I tions .gros.scs have dropped. .as inucli 
' as 50% oh opening of new houses. 

Ten new theatres in the past two 
: years have added over 8,000 seats, 



"Tunine: a Gridder I boy scout CLiFrER' 

Hollywood, prll 26. I HoII.Vwoiid. April 26. 

George Marshall has been set by !- nr Wrilor.s, Wyndham G'ittcns. 
2.0lh-Fox to direct a football musical l.ro:seph Poland. George Plymptpn an 
1) be filmed durlhtj the summer. I Ba.sil ;Dicl:ey, have been assigned to 
Icture, still without a title, , ill , write a cllfrhan;,'oi- iii 12 chapters- on 
udgclod to exceed the :-icale of the hi:aoiy of the Boy Scoal-S, for 
in .Parade" and 'I,ire. Begins at, Universal. 
" both pi-evlou.s gi-i irotl Vo- Still unlillcd. llin pro 

ichu'Julcd to roll in Jiily. 



The Bi^^est Thin^ of 





Any Spring is That 



Terrific Technicolor 
Sensation from 



Warners ! 




It's the 

24 
Sheet! 



National release starts May 12th 
at Radio City Music Hall! 



Wedncsilay, April 27, 1938 



EXPLOITATION 



By Epes W. Sargent 



Air-Minded 

St. Louis. 
V icinity ot Loew's, downtown de 
liix.-i-, I'osembled an aviation field as 
manager Harold 'CUick' Evens and 
publicity direcior Jimmy Harris, 
tiiriied on the heat to exploit MG's 
"Cir.y Pilot.' In addition, to placing a 
2(l-foot compo board model of a 
plane atop the marquee with the pic 
littc outlined in electric lights and 
illuminated at night by anti-aircraft 
bencons obtained from nearby Scott 
field, U.S.A. aviation base, the fusel- 
age of a Curtiss-Wriglit plane, com- 
plete with tail assembly, motor 
props, etc., was parked for thelfirst 
throe days of the run in a space near 
th^ theatre. An usher in flying suit 
stationed at the plane answered ques- 
tiins and dished out cxrds plugging 
th-^ attraction. 
Th? Stix. Baer & Fuller Dry Goods 
•).. one of the town's, largest dept. 
tores, sponsors a boys' aviation club 
viih a membership of 15,000, and 
v?ns and Harris cashed in on this 
isvibility by. pl.intlng a large panel 
w th copy and plenty of stills of the 
C "bl'!-Loy -Tracy onus in the store's 
a"iation exhibit. The day after the 
pic began run 50 winners in the 
st->v.-?'s model airplane contest were 
(;ii.:jts of the theatre, which got lots 
O'' word-of-mouth advertising. The- 
al t'— -et sellers wore air hostess 
us'-iorms, and rcsulalion caotain uni- 
fn ms were provided for the ticket 
t''';! -. The usurl routine tieups were 
cr.ip'iiasizcd to clinch the campaign. 



Good, but Bungled 

Philadelphia. 

N.5vel preview of Metro's 'Test 
Pil )t' was hefd here last week for 
crix and other members of industry. 

II arrived — or were, supposed to ar- 
rive— by plane. 

Pic was screened in barn on the 
estate of Alfred L. Wolf, in Ambler, 
near Philly. Wolfs law lirm docs 
much Icffal work for the (11m colony 
hore. He is an avintion enthusiast, 
(lies to work every day and has a fly- 
in' (ield on his estate.. 

Stunt was pretty well ruined, in 
the first place, however, by torrential 
r:iin. which made flying almost Im- 
ossible, .so all but a few ot tho.se 
invited came b.v auto. Secondly, no 
anangements were made for planes 
f .)r the crix, and. being in no position 
t-.> hire them themselves, those who 
c'lnc resorted to u.<ual means of 
travel. Idea, however, was good for 
a considerable space in the dailies. 



Shooting the Works 

Warner Bros.- studio exploitation 
staff pulled an archery contest at 
Palm Springs recently on behalf of 
'The Adventures of Robin Hood.' 
Working it on a big scale cracked 
Life and other picture publications 
as well as scores of papers all over 
the country, whose Hollywood rep- 
resentatives were taken down for 
the event and also permitted to en- 
gage in an alleged contest on their 
own account. Some of 'env hit the 
target; most of 'em didn't, but they 
all penned stories. 

Real tournament carried nearly 
100 entries and was run off under 
the supervision of John F. Cuneo. of 
the Nat. Archery Assn. Shooting was 
for a trophy ostensibly donated by 
Basil Ralhbone. Howard Hill, ar- 
chery e.\pert, who worked in the pic- 
ture, gave a demonstration and ex- 
hibition, and the stunt was blown up 
to big proportions. 

There are archery clubs in most 
of the populated spots, and a local 
contest can be worked for plenty of 
newspaper space and art by contact- 
ing the club sufficiently far in ad- 
vance to get a real event under way. 



Cocktailer. Tops 

.Cleveland. 

Although given secondary billing. 
Dr. Think-a-Drink' Hoffman copped 
more free space from rags than top- 
lined Jtidy Canova on his first visit 
to RKO- Palace hero. 

Cocktail magician sent bottles of 
Seagram's VO to all' drama cricks 
with a note, 'The drinks are on me' 
and 'This bottle when empty is your 
pass to the Palace theatre this week.' 

Likker company tossed his card 
around in all of town's better bistros, 
and a tie-up with beer company 
brou.^ht rqdio plugs before ball game 
broadcasts. Even got a break .from 
picture-snatchers who snapped him 
as ho pulled his cocktail-shaker trick 
in a race against six bartenders in a 
Stiitler hotel. 



ing name of theatre's stront to 'Marco 
Polo' street and had incoming mail 
addressed thusly. 

Contests included a clas-sificd al 
section tieiri, with oakleys for 50- 
word letters on 'Do you think trav- 
eling salesmen have changed much 
since Marco Polo's day.'' Also ^avc 
guest tickets for identifying previous 
Cooper roles from stills in weekly. 
Third contest offered priz-.; to near- 
est guesser on time it v.'ould take a 
girl planted in store window to read 
the book via loudspeaker uan twc 
days). 

By pulling projjer string.^. Hesse 
landed the whole campaign for pea- 
nuts. 

Bob Russell made a nice tiein with 
local, gas company who went for 
about 50 inches of space, with cuts, 
to plug the all-gas kitchen used in 
'Merrily We Live' at Poll's. 

Unusual for this source to go for 
publicity plugs of this nature. 



isses and Crackers 

Oklahoma City. 
Couple of good gags worked out to 
typo interest in 'Marco Polo,' flicker- 
ing at the Standard here, included 
passing but packages containing one 
firecracker and the note 'This fire- 
cracker changed the history of the 
world, see 'Marco Polo.' Cards with 
place for kiss imprints were passed 
oiit to young ladies who left their 
kis.s-print via lipstick on the card 
and handed, them in at the Criterion 
b.o. in competition for $5 prize 
money to the girl with the best 
Marcu Polo style lip print. 



New Pix Bill 



(Continued from page 3) 



Helping^ Autoists 

Spokane. 
Manager Al Baker of the Fox ar- 
ranged for the state patrol to set up 
driver's license testing equipment in 
the lobby. As state patrol's head- 
.quarters are distant from downtown 
and Fox is centrally located, testing 
station has been getting big play. 



For Golden Couples 

Oklahoma City. 

Dining .showing oC 'Girl of the 
Golden West' city manager W. A, 
Quinn served as host for a parly at 
tl'e Midwest, at which all couples in 
Itio city who had been married 50 
y.-Ms or over were invited to attend. 

Pinty attended the show at 1 
p. n\. following which the men re- 
ceived cigars and the women flowers 
as a courtesy of the theatre. 



ixing Up Marco 

New Haven. 
John He.sse put on the town's big- 
.gest campaign in weeks for 'Marco 
Polo' at the Roger Sherman. Used 
a flock of routine stuff like book- 
marks, one-sheets on news trucks. 
'Marco Polo' sundaes, trailer a month 
ahead, badges on personnel two 
weeks ahead, letters to Board of Edu- 
cation, radio spot announcements, 
etc. 

For special plugs, He.sse landed 
six-column art and story on kissing 
technique in Sunday sheet, also story 
of artist Rockwell Kent's choice of 
Gary Cooper as typical American. 
Heads of prominent Italian organ- 
izations were contacted and a 'Marco 
Polo' night arranged, with Itulian 
consul, etc.. as guests. Sidewalk 
teaser slencilii were used and a photo 
of Governor Cros.* being invited to 
picture broke local sheets. 

Street bally had a costii;iied 'Polo' 
arrive by train, visiting ni;iyor's and 
newspaper offices. Hess2 drew an 
ofl'icial okay on temporarily (hang- 




Theatres-Exchanges 



Tulsa, Okla. 
Federal Judge F. P. Kennamer has 
confirmed sale of the $l,t).00.000 Ak- 
dar temple to Ralph Talbot for 
$10G,6G7, ending a deadlock brought 
on by an attempt ot Akdar Shrine 
members to forestall final sale of the 
property after Talbot had bid it in at 
auction. 



Atlantfl. 

E. E. Whilakor, Fox theatre and 
cfty manager for Lucas & Jenkins, 
Inc., Iras been elevated to district 
managership of chain. His duties as 
Fox mgr. have been aisumed by 
Hud.son Edwards, who has been in 
.saddle of circuit's Bijou in Savannah. 
Oliver H. Bradbury, Jr.. mgr. of 
Georgia, will replace Edwards at 
Bijou. Georgia is skedded.lo go dark 
shortly for sumnier; 

L & J's general olTices have beeh 
moved from Walton Building to 
Shrine Mosque, which houses FoXf 
circuit's ace de luxer. Circuit oper- 
ates more than 50 houses in Georgia. 




Oklahoma City. 
Shifts in Standard circuit person- 
nel here include: Pat Pachen replac- 
ing Bert Stern as advertising man- 
I ager; Ben Langdon, a.ssistant to 
j Pachen; Carr Flourney resigned as 
; manager of Ritz with Jack Tunstil 
being transferred from Victoria to 
replace; Dick Talbot to take over 
management of Victoria. 



and command the highest rentals is 
ot such signal importance that as 
much may finally be spent as for the 
current ('37r39) season, regardless of 
what saving is realized how or in the 
near future. Any given company, 
turning out the same number of films 
tor '38-39, might be spending consid- 
erably more than for this year were 
not certain economies being put into 
force now. It is pointed out that 
85% of the problem represents fixed 
costs about which little or nothing 
can be done, including contracts that 
can't be torn up, union requirements, 
cost of film, etc, 

A scrioiis effort is being rnade to 
cut where possible and where in- 
jury to a studio's normal operation 
may not be felt but, as explained, 
'they're working on the 15'i end of 
the situation,' Whatever can be cut 
away from the 15% problem may 
not irt the long run mean so much, 
depending on whether the 'A' or 
high-bracket pictures eat up more 
than this year or less. 

May Help Some 
The speeding up of scripts and 
turning out pictures faster may pull 
some companies through on the 
1938-39 production cosis of an entire 
program at as much as $5,000,000 
under this year, but at this tiriie this 
is only a guess and a prayer. Among 
other things, the producer-distribu- 
tors are jealous about protecting 
rental level.s, actually hoping for 
higher terms for '38-'39. and thus 
fear the danger of trying to gel pic- 
tures but in the form of 'cotton' 
rather than 'wool,', knowing full well 
that the difference in rentals may 
outrbalance the gain from 'cheating' 
at the studio. 

In. the setting up of budgets to 
cover, .*38-'39 programs, Ihe figures on 
which: virtually all compiinies are 
proceeding is very flexible. The 
idea ot setting aside stipulated 
amounts to cover a full siason's 
program that may be followed wiih 
any certainty is a mathematical im- 
po.ssibility al this time in the opinion 
of one high executive. 

For that reason, although some 
arbitrary figure may be set up from 
which to proceed, most of the com- 
panies may go along gradually and 
feel their way on costs as the season 
progresses: One company lor the 
coming year, Monogram, is even 
figuring on a higher budget than for 
the current ('37-'38) session. While 
last summer Mono budgeted 
52,500,000, for '38-'39 it is planning a 
budget of around $3,000,000, Paia- 
mount. with a budget for '37-'38 of 
$31,000,000, may spend all of that 
again for '38-'39. while arner 
Bro.s., at around $30,000,000, is likely 
to do the same under plans, accord- 
ing to one executive, to turn out 
more big pictures for the coming 
year. Metro may come in. a bit un- 



ACCIDENTS 
WILL HAPPEN 



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Spartanburg. S. C. 
Fred Reid. a.ssistant manager at 
State, transferred to Ci-iterion as 
manager. D. B. Austell. Strand man- 
ager, transferred to Greenville as 
Rialto manager. Wilby-Kincey 
houses. 



der this year, when nearer to around 
$35,000,000 was poured into a sea- 
son's product. RKO, working on a 
budget of around $25,000,000 for Ihis 
season, may be another to reduce a 
little. 

Although it may not hew to this 
figure, 20th-Fox is reported liavmu 
set up a budget for the coming sea- 
son that presupposes a reduction in 
program delivery of $2,000,000 to 
$3,000,000. In the face of 20th s am- 
bitious plans for '38-'39 in product, 
it is doubted in some quarters if the 
negative cost will be this much un- 
der '37-'38. The '38-'39 budged is 
reported to have been set at 
$'^1,000,000. Because of the fact that 
some pictures may cost more than 
figured how, others less than any 
budget could anticipate, plus the un- 
certainty of conditions ahead, the 
principal thought is not worrying 
about that but getting out the best 
merchandise, selling it for all it's 
worth and striving, against antici- 
pated severe competition, to realize 
the highest possible profits. 



B'WAY BICYCLE MARCH 
AS DURBIN PIC TIE-IN 



Loew's bally hooed Uni versa I's 
Deanna Durbin starrer, 'Mad About 
Music, which is currently playin? 
Locw houses in Greater New York, 
with a five block long parade Satur- 
day (23) morning. Parade included 
a band from a Naval Militia unit in 
Astoria, L. I.; the Loew Cadet band, 
latter an outflt of youngsters which 
is supplied with uniforms and in- 
struments by the circuit and used for 
such stunts; a Naval Militia detach- 
ment; Loew ushers, and about l-> 
girl bicyclists, who appeared as re- 
sult of a tie-up with three national 
cycling clubs. 

P,irade started at Columbus Circle, 
marched down Broadway to Loew's 
State, swung around and went back 
up Seventh avenue to 57th street, 
over a block and cl.own to Loew's 
Ziegfeld at S4tli. and Sixth avenue, 
where three cups and three medals 
were given for best represented 
group of bicycli.sts from one .section; 
best costume or decorated machine, 
and d cup for riding ability. Medals 
represented second prizes in eacli 
contest Awards were presented by 
Not man Hill, former six-day rider 
and now v.p. of Cycle Trades ot 
America, and broadcast by WHN, 
Loew's radio station. 

Police permit for the parade wa.s 
obtained because ot the wheeled del- 
egation. Police understood the nio- 
j^tlvo for the march, but issued a per- 
mit on the an,°lc it furthered interest 
in the sport. Bicycles ticd-in with a 
scqu^-nce in the picture. 



Minneapolis. 
Most elaborate paint job along the 
Minneapolis riaKo. just comolclcd, 
was on a shuttered theatre, the Al- 
vin. which had its huge marquee and 
upright prettied up. House has been 
dark the better part of the past two 
.seasons except for occasional lectures 
and concerts. 



IloII.vwoofl. 
Hollywood theatre, a Fox West 
Coast-Earl SinUs-D.TV cishon siib- 
.>loquent run operation on Hollywood 
blvd.. reopened after being com- 
pletely remodeled at • cost of 
around $2G,000. 



I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to 
Miss West, Mr. Jim Timony ond Miss West's 
personnel ior a highly pleasant and memorable 
record-breaking ten weeks' engagemenL 



JACK POWELL 



LOEW'S STATE 
NEW YORK 
NOW 



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BOSTON 
WEEK APRIL 28 



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Sptclicular Stag* Production* 



; Allaiila. 

Promotions will bring shifts in 
r.ucas & .lenkins. Inc., personnel in 

'Atlanla and Savannah. E. E. Whil- 
akor, city manager here, slated for 
rxcculivc po.-it in chain's OHQ hare; 
Hud.soii Edwards, now mgr. of Bijou 
ill Savannah, will come hcic as 
niur. of crrciiil'.i ace do luxcr. Fo;<, 

i liver radbiiiy. .Ir.. mgr. of 
Georgia here, is schf'rlulcd to lakn 
F.lwards' old p.K'. wilh .Siini Kane, 
ri.v-i't to Mar. Tom o.;v\. of Para- 
iiioiint hLM-;. sUilod to be boss at 

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* THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SCREEN MAGAZhNE 



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RADIO 



Wednesdaj, April 27, 1938 



THIS IS NOT A CONTROVERSY' DECLARE 
MACFADDENITES IN ATTACKING RADIO 



Second Magazine Wallop at Broadcasting. This Year 
—Contrasts Costs of Page Versus Half Hour- 
Radio Answers 'More Spent for Sets and Tubes 
Than for Magazi 



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More About Crpwiell 



IVIacfadden Magazines has issued 
tor the use of its sales staff who are 
row circulating the argument among 
advertising agencies in New York a 
new blast at network, radio .which 
follows by several weeks the Crow- 
ell magazines frontal, attack via; 
epiash printed advertisements in 
trade papers end dailies. But Mac- 
fadden prefaces its stuc" with a few, 
courtesies to the competitive media 
of broadcasting. 

Says the explainatory foreword: 

THIS IS NOT A CONTROVERSY. 

Magazines and radio are not necr 
essarilv rojnpetittwc, but comple- 
mentary. They have common de- 
nominators. Radio advertisers an- 
nounce their programs iii maga- 
zines. Magazlnfi editors promote 
their pubitcattoTis on. the rodio. 

Afac/odden PubHcotions, Inc., like 
radio.. Currently, on Friday nights 
cuer the air can be, heard ■ A. L. 
Alexander's True Stories, sponsored 
hy True Story Magazine. Macfadden- 
JPublicotions, Inc., consider this suc- 
cessful aduerttsincr. 

By no means does this- report in- 
tend to. stress the strength of maga- 
zine oducrtisinfii ■ as opposed to the 
weaknesses of radio wlvertising. 

This is not d message to tfie- elient 
on 'What Big EYES You Have,' nor 
is it a message 'What Big EARS You 
Have: 

No grotesque statement is made 
cuch as 'What Goes in One EAR 
Comes Out the Other, But What 
Goes in Through the EYE Sticks 
As There Is No Hole in the Back 
cf the Head.' 

Nor do toe go into the presslirig 
problems being investigated by 
psychologists and psvchiotrists — the 
disintegroting effect of constont noise 
ond music stimuli on our' sensitive 
and not so sensitive citizens — lohich 
is cousing 'growing emotional insta- 
bilitv and even criminal' outbreaks 
in modern soeietv.' 

Nor discuss symptorns of the 
over-indulged listener, nor dtoell on 
the group tbhom Kenneth Goode 
describes as being 'out. of the field 
of radio LISTENING into the field 
c} radio RUNNING.' 

Rather, herein toe ueigh the 
VALUES OF EACH MEDIA and 
point out some signi/Icant factorj; to 
be considered by the manu/acturer 
planning his advertising program. 
* BebnUal 
Macfadden la making Uie point 
that 'magazine audience is guaran' 
teed delivery.' Radio Is already, an^ 
Ewering that while a large newsstand 
^'Eale is a strong story magazines in 
' general cannot draw condescending 
conclusions from forced circulations 
that do not count unopened and un- 
read copies and that ignore the fact 
that the known percentage of read-, 
ers seeing any givien advertisement 
Jn a magazine is 10% -tr less by sta- 
tistical average. 

As the quibbling again threatens 
to go on well into the night maga- 
zines testify anert their own popu- 
larity with Jiihn Q and Jane Pub- 
lic that the following sums were 
spent in 1937 for magazines via sub- 
scription and newsstand sales: 

Macfadden $15,846,170 

Crowell 13,733.620 

Curtis 13.406,109 

Hearst 9.747.571 

McCall J/...... 5,500,069 

To this the radio answer (from 
the files) is obviously ihat in 1937 
the public spent S45r ,000.000 for new 
radio sets and tube.s and £297,000.000 
for electricity and repairs to op- 
trale radio sets festim.nled up to 
2F.000.000 in American hnrries).' 

Macfadden gets down to a com- 
parative ijasis when it contrast.'! a 
half hour of evening network time 
co.sling $13,700, and compares this 
•with a black and .vhite pale at $4.r 
firo. An audience (circulation) of 
2.200.000 is then set afinins' an audl- 
frr<: of 2.120.000 for radio (based on 
C.A.B. median V. Arithmetic followed 
^ho\^•^ •1-I4 families per magazine dol- 
iBf for 362 family per evenin.? radio 
half hour. This is finally reduced to 
«uppo.-t * claim of '36.8% more for 
your money la a hiagazlne than 
radio.' 

San Antonio, April 
South Texas Pr«SB Association, 



Crowell Publishing Co. 
expanded its rural-area cam- 
paign to eight stations. Mag 
plugged is . Country Home and 
the aihi of the' sponsor is to 
merchandise farm -area 

radio stations: the farm ads i 
the publication. 

Five new broadcasters set are 
KFBI, Abilene, Kans.; WIBA, 
Madison, Wis.; WMBD, Peoria, 
111.; WOWO, Fort Wayne, ind.; 
WMT, Cedar Rapids,, la. Three 
stations .which continue and on 
which Crowell started its stunt 
early this year are WNAX, 
Yankton, S. D.; KMA, Shenan- 
doah, la.; KFRU, Columbia, Mo. 

Publishing house reported 
still sensitive aisout the attack 
made upon it after its radio 
blast couple months ago. Con- 
tention of Crowell is that the 
layouts did not belitUe radio as 
an advertising medium, biit the 
iiigh talent costs. It is main- 
tained advertisers: wasted lumps 
of money in many instances. 

In its own. radio campaign 
Crowell. is spending nothing for 
talent. Programs are flverrni 
talks, mostly spotted at. noon, 
and the commentators are pro- 
moted by tbe publisher. Thiese 
are chiefly iiocal w.k.'s . who are 
interested In farm matters, 
their talks deal with these sub- 
jects. "Typical talker Is Earl. 
May, on KMA, who also runs 
the chain, of ay stores, spread 
in farm areas. 



meeting in annual con'vention In San 
Antonio, to start campaign to - bar 
radio publicity in member sheets. 
Group bills itself as 'largest regional 
press associaUpn in the world.' 

Jack Howerton, publisher of (juero,- 
Texas, Record, was el ted president 
Saturday (23). 



Dorothy Thoin|»son Layoff 

Dorothy Thompsdn is .'taking' a 
three months' vacation, starting May 
30, fr6m.her Pall Mall cig program 
on NBC as provided for by her con- 
tract 

Compton agency, wrhich has the 
account; is looking around for some- 
thing to fill the period: 



Chevrolet Wax 
Series Testing 
Fans Attention 



Chevrolet's . 'Musical oments' . se- 
ries will. soon come in for its major 
listening test Auto manufacturer is 
launching a guessing content which 
wiU be tied up with the waxings and 
involve the giving away, of six cars. 

Listeners 'will be dir ted to 'give 
scrutiny to huge picture' posters 
pasted' across dealers' windows arid 
try to determine how many objects 
.contaihinig the letter ' '. are to be 
found in the barnyard scene depicted 
by the poster. Contestants m^t ob- 
tain their participating cards from 
the dealers. 



Ted Blaket.m.c. and comedian on 
'Night at the Inn' ¥how on WCAE, 
Pittsburgh, will head floor show at 
Hotel Summit - In Uniontown, Pa., 
suminer resort 



LEVYS OF WCAU BUY 
m OF TRANSRADIO 

I. D. . and Leon Levy, .owners of 
WCAU, Philadelphia, and among the 
major stockholders in CBS, last 
week put the finishing touches to 
a transaction which brought them 
a 15% . interest in Ttansradio News 
Service and allied enterprises. Levy 
brothers will as a resiilt of the pur-, 
chase become members of Trans- 
radio's board of directors. 

Ike Levy declared Monday ) 
that he and, his brother had come 
into the organization merely as in- 
vestors aiid that they would not take 
an active part in its operations. 



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Magazines Vs. Radio 



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Macfadden data that fails to disturb radioites because they 
see therein a story-within-a-story favorable to radio is revealed 
in the so-called 'Fort Wayne Survey.' Value to advertisers of 
the non-magazine homes in percentages. is complimentary to 
broadcasting; in trade opinion. Data as subriiittfed (but iven 
contrary interpretation by rtiagazines and radio) follows: 



Radio Isn't InteOectual 



ook publishers hold off on radio advertising despite fact books are 
national and international sellers, obvious lack of appeal to usual 
radio-listening intellect, book industry's own mechanical difficulUes, 
seasonal coriditions, absence of brands and labels and proven slight 
return on all but few best llers. 

To' date there have only been a known lO to hit the air In any form 
around New York area. N. Y. is the country's largest book-buying, 
area by miles. Tliere may have: been and might be a few.local shots 
sponsored by boolt stores but the mechanics of the business keep even 
this down. Biggest was Alexander WooUcott's session for American 
Book Sellers some time ago. Next in line is current local sppnsorr 
ship by Modern Agi8 books oh WABC. Exclusive of magazine stuff 
(U, S. is greatest mag reading nation) remaindei- have been limited to 
local shots, mostly spot, of iWbdern Library, Random House, Simon & 
Schuster, Oxford University Press, B6ok-of-the-Month, Alfred A, 
Knopf, Harcourt Brace and Farrar & Rihehairt. 

All but two of the foregoing have been spotted on a local station 
with intellectual appeal arid with little or no rating amonjg average 
listeners. Besides the publishers there have been a couple of large: 
scale book stores which emphasize tiie point At the same time they 
point out the mechanical difficulty of sharp lack Of distribution points. 
Although reading is most pop form of enteirtaiiiment in the U. S., 
statistically proven, there is, per capita and compared to other coun- 
tries, a very noticeable scarcity of outlets for books. (U. S. world's 
smallest figure on that basis.) It is officially estimated that there are , 
less than 1,200 retail outlets in U. S. as compared to thousands in any 
of the.Eui;opean countries. Here is a limitation not met by coffees, 
soaps, cars, oils, drugs, foods; etc. Latter Is proven in that 20% of 
total sales on 'Gone With Wind' were made from Macy*s, N. Y. 



AGENCY MEN HOSPITALIZED 

Bolc«mb'S' Operationr-Frcd Fielding 
^tepladder Fall Cracks Skiill 



Two agency execs became hospi 1 
cases last week. With Lawreiice 
H«lcomb, radio director for Fletcher 
& Ellis, it was an appendix removal 
at the Tarrytbwn, N. y., hospital; 
while Fred Fielding, of N.'W; Ayer, 
who was transferred from radio to 
nevv business a few. months ago, is 
recovering . from a fracturel , skull 
and concussion of the brain at .the 
Norwegian hospital. New York. 

Fielding suffered his , Injtiries at 
hom'e the previous weekend. In a 
fall frotn a kitchen ' stepladder his 
head struck a radiator. He went to 
the ofRce Monday (18) and it wasn't 
until Wednesday that he started to 
complairi'Of a severe headache. Later 
in the day a doctor took some X-rays. 
Following morning Fielding was told 
that, he had a fractured skull and 
concussions and urged; to get to a 
hospital right away. 

Yarady's 9 Discs 

Varady of 'Vienna cosmetics, which 
is going transcription .for the sum- 
mer, has worked out unusual con- 
tract for stations taking the cam- 
paign. Account is making only nine 
ISTmlnute musical shows, although 
the ti . orders stipulate 13 broad- 
casts over that many weeks. 

Varady's plan fs to have ihe sta- 
tions repeat the iSrst recording on 
the 10th broadcast, the second disc 
oh the ilth broadcast, and so .until 
the 13 weeks have run out 

World broadcasting Is handling the 
wax job, while Baggley, Horton & 
Hoyt, of Chicago, is the agency. 



Own an Automobile ....... 

Ford , 

Chevrolet 

Plymouth 

I ludson-Terraplane 

Pontiac 

Ruick 

]>6dge ............... 

Oidsriiobile , 

Own '36 or '37 Model 

Use Coffee 

Qiase & Sanborn 

Maxwell 1-Iotise ...... 

Use Prepared Food Drink. 

Ovaltine 

llorlick's 

(.'oconialt 
Use Gelati 

Tello 

Royal..... . 

Use Packaged Cheese . . . , , 

Kraft's '. . . , 

Use Tooth paste 

Pcpsodent 
Ip.ana 

Colgate's 

Use Tooth Powder, ... . . . 

Dr. Lyon's 

Pcpsodeiit ....... ...^ 



Radio Homes 
Reached by 
Magazines 
74.9% 
... 14.1 
14.3 
... 8.9 
6.5 
5:5 
4.6 

. . . 4.4 

3.8 

... 27.1 
... 93.8 

15.0 

12.8 
... 43:2 

21.3 

8.9 
7.5 

89.4 

59.7 
. . . . 20.5 
. . . . 63.4 

54.4 

72.4 

21.1 

12.4 
.... 11.6 
.... 48.6 

14.3 
.... 13.0 



Radio Homes 
Not Reached by 
Magazines 

50.0% 

13.3 

11.5 

5.6 

5.2 

3.0 

2.6 

1.5 

1.9 
12.2 
91.3 

7.2 
. 7.2 
21.6 

8.2 
.4.9 

2.6 
71.0 
4.^.1 

9.7 
37.6 
27.1 
66.7 
18.1 

5.7 

9.2 
23.1 

6.5 

9.3 



Stammerers' Bampiet 

Philadelphia', April 26. 

WiP bitten by annual spring show- 
manship bug and has. gone out after 
flock of special events during the 
coming month. Remotes to be aired 
include air races from new Philly 
airport on- May 14; combined schools 
choriis from Oiney High School .on 
April 28; opening of Philly's ;rnodel 
home on May 8; May Day at the zoo 
on May 1, when short wave pack 
transmitter will be used . to 'inter 
view' the anirhals. ' 

Banquet of the Kingley .Club, 
stammerers' organization, Will be 
broadcast from the Penn A. C. on 
May 2. 



Clark, WFIL, Eesigiis 

Piiiladelphia, April 26. 

John C. Clark, program director at 
WFIL,. has resigned. No date set 
yet for him to leave. Clark came to 
PhiMy about a year and a half ago 
from St. Louis. 

Margaret Schaeter, production d 
rector at the kilchvatter, has been 
acting as assistant program director 
for past three months, and will tem- 
porarily succeed to Clark's place. 
Possibility that an outsider will be 
brought in when baseball season is 
ovier. 



RADIO WITHIN 
WAGES-HOUR 
LAW 



Washington, April 26, 
Broadcasters must give their, help 
two bits an hour and limit the work 
week to 44 hours if the newest New 
Deal' ' attempt to specify working 
conditions Is backed up by Congress. 

ost recent revision of the oft-re-, 
vised labor-standards bill, presented 
tq the House Friday (22) with argu- 
ment that drastic steps to combat the 
vicious circle of deflation' are ex- 
tremely 'urgent,' stipulates that all 
forms - of communication — thiis re- 
moving any doubt abotit radio— are 
subject to another form of Federal 
control. Bill would insure all work- 
ers subject to U. S. supervision of a' 
$ie-a-week pay envelope in lour 
years. 

Fate of the bill. is anybody's guesa. 
Too many legislative hurdles In the 
way of final "enactment. But if it 
gets to the President's desk, broad- 
casters will be required to start rais- 
ing the office boys, messengers, tele- 
phone girls, and other low-paid help. 

In this first year after enactinent, 
all hired hands would get; 2Sc an 
hour and work not more than. 44 
hours weekly. In each succeeding 
year,. the pay scale must be upped a. 
nickel until a 40.c level is reached, 
which will take four years. Simul- 
taneously, the nose-on-the-grindsto'ne 
requirement must be shaved, by two 
hours yearly,, until a 40-hour Week 
is the custom.. 

"Violators would face six months i 
the pen and $500 fine. 



RADIO EDITORS JUNKET 
TO/AH' KNX OPENING 



Departing N. Y. yesterday (Tues- 
day) for a cuffo train ride to and 
from Hollywood were the following 
New York radio editor: Nick Kenny, 
Mirror; Jo Bahson, Bklyn. EagJc; 
Tom Brooks, Dinty Doyle, Journal- 
American;: Claude Bragdon, Sun; 
Aaron Stein, Post; They are guests 
until Sunday (1) of Columbia 
Broadcasting Systein in conriiection 
with the wboop-de-do for CBS' new- 
est west coast plant for KNX. 

Other eds from Chicago and San 
Francisco, etc. will probably join 
party. Individuals will probably stay 
west longer than the KNX holidiiy 
period in some, cases. 



Ilyla KIczales' Back 
Hyla kiczales, general manager of 
WOV, N. Y., has been in the West 
Indies oh a lOrday vacation. 

Returned from cruise on on- 
day ( ). 



Wheatena Air-Minded 

Wheatena (cereal) is scourinj? 
around for a program with appeal 
for kids. Show will .be spotted oh 
WOR, with possibility it will spread 
oyer Mutual. 

Rohraback & Gibson, Phiiadelphi 
outfit, is the agency on the account. 



Robert Sandeic, of KDKA, Pitts- 
burgh, continuity staff,, delivered an 
address before . radio division of. 
American. League of Pen "Women at 
their convention in Washington, D^C-> 
last'WeisIb 



WeJnieeday, April 27, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



3S 





Are Sponsors Feeble-Minded? 

The magazines aire pot-shdting at radio again. Which Is their privilege, 
and their affair. Magazines are jUst one of radio's enemies and radio, pre-- 
siimably, is just one ol the magazines' vexations. The miags arie worried. 
Who isn't? 




AND WHY 



Solid rs of ruh-pf-the-miil advertising may be told— and frequently 
are— that the appropriatioti going to a, compttitpr is alloted for political, 
social, eccentric or obscure reasons. Or because somebody , nurses a grouch. 
And that's that But with the miilibns of dollars involved in radio carii- 
paigns, anything less than a businessrlike, cold-blooded, clear-eyed and 
realistic motivation- is a serious disparagement of the responsibility and 
sense of the individuals who make the. corppration decisions. 

Are the magazines raising the question that radio sponsors are, per se, 
feeble:-minded? By constantly stressing the showmanship risks, the -talent 
costs and the other admitted hazards of sponsorship, are they suggesting 
that the sponsors have not informed themselves In advance of these very 
dangers? 



Sponsors see innumerable samples of successful manipulation of radio. 
However special or peculiar radio's challenjges to craftsmanshipt may be 
there's nothing esoteric or' Impossible . about profitably using entertainment 
for advertising purposes. Where and when blunders are made it is usually 
not hard to relate the mistakes made to the fairly well-known precepts of 
showmanship as practiced in radio and outside radio. 





TOmeOF'EM 



Broadcast - Eschewing Ac- 
.counts Include. Several 
Former Sponsors — But 
Not Clear That Prosrram 
Flops Responsible for 
Present Pblic^r 



SOME USE SPOT 



This controversial slogan-^'avoid radio; It's a gamble' — simmers down 
leemingly to the gamble being entirely a matter of program content and 
program cost. As for the cost eleihent — again are sponsors feeble-minded? 
And for the rest, the difficulty of writing, directing and broadcasting en^ 
tertainment, that's craftsmanship^the agency's Job. ' Some agencies are 
good. at is job. aiiy are not. Those that are not may privately agiree 
with the magazines', raps at radio. But do they, want to have their, maga- 
zine recommendation^ subject to a suspicion that their craftsmanship weak- 
nesses in radio are behind such sentiments? pnie guess. 



When and if radio becomes too costly to be a good buy, nature will no 
doubt take its customary course. There Is, of course, plenty of occasion for 
criticism, of what's done Jh radio pirogramming by agencies and sponsors. 

ut esseiitially this means sheer craftsmanship— professional everyday skill 
as distinct from the yachting-golfing-steeplechasing, social spade work of 

illionaire salesmen who get accounts for . agencies that sometimes are 

retty confused and Ul-prepared as to doing much for the accounts. 



Craftsmanship certainly Is the glaring weakness and the great tijipper- 
tipper of radio; But while it's a cohsideratiOn always to be taken into cal- 
culation, this craftsmanship difficulty presumably will not in itself support 
a refusal to use radio. Nation-wide sales vibrations from successful 
manipulation via popular programs (1. e. programs possessing craftsman' 
ehip) is too strong an argument the other way. 



Wilfiam A. Brady Loses 
Sait on 1lfay Down East'; 
Radio Serial Not Same 



Despite his ..long, connection with 
lottie Blair Parker's, famous plaiy, 
•Way Down. East*, which he first pro- 
duced in 1890, William A. Brady has 
no eontroi of the radio rights either 
to the story itself or to Its title. Su- 
preme Court Justice so decided this 
Monday (25) when he dismissed 
Brady's action against the Charles N. 
Phillips Chemical Co., Bamberger 
(WOR) Broadcasting Co., and Black- 
ctt-Sample-Hummert. 

Producer sought an Injunction and 
profits based on alleged infringement 
of the title by the defendants In a 
series of broadcasts which have been 
aired weekly since 1936 sponsored by 
Phillips. It developed at the trial 
that while the series was broadcast 
under the 'Way Do\yri East' title the 
weekly airings were in no way simi- 
lar to the original story. 

Justice Wasservogel dismissed the 
suit from the bench after listening to 
Mr. Brady describing his long con- 
nection with the famous play. 

In his decision, Judge Wasservogel 
held that while the producer had ob- 
tained the Tights to the story from 
Mrs. Blair in 1899 for $10,000, the 
author had' not reassigned - these 
rights when she renewed the copy- 
right in 1927i 



BENGUE-PAQUIN TO 
BUY LOTS OF SPOTS 



Baume Bengue and Paquin Hand 
Cream, related accounts, will be big 
users of spots next fall. Exact num- 
ber of stations not set but will be 
coast to coast. Will buy^ bulk pack- 
ages of time starting around October. 

A test this past winter reported 
very successful with new expansion 
by far largest budget accounts have 
ever alloted for broadcasting, 
illiam Esty is the agency. 



Nathan Ssfir is new assistant news 
editor of WOAI* San Antonio. 



'NOW THE SHADED AREA—' 

Grabhorn, Rbeers, Howard Analyze 
Centres of ContrarlmindtdOe'ss 



International Radio Sales Is going 
to find out why certain agencies 
preferentially., include competitive 
stations more than those represented 
by IRS. Undertaking was devised at 
a meeting in New York last week 
between Murray Grabhorn, IRS 
head, and Naylor Rogers and Bob 
Howard,, managers, respectively, of 
the Chicago and Detroit offices. 

IRS stations will be asked to sub 
mit a list of the accounts on com- 
petitive stations and the resulting 
agency analysis will be used by the 
managers of the various IRS man 
agers personally in determining 
where the prying as to reasons plus 
heavy salesmanship must.be focused 



Linton s Cash Settlement 



Ray Linton his obtained a cash 
settlement of his cont act as exclu- 
sive sales rep in the Chicago area 
for WMCA, N. Y. 

Linton is going into the station rep 
on his own, with offices in New 
York, Chicago, Detroit and Los An- 
geles. 



EANSAHAN TO MEMPHIS 

incinnati, April 26. 

James C. Hanrahan, vice president 
of Scripps-Hdward Radio, Inc., will 
move his family to Memphis, Tenn.. 
May 1, to make his headquarters at 
WMPS , in t^iat city through the 
.■^ummeri Diiring that period he will 
make frequent visits to WNOX, 
Knoxville, and to WCPO'here. 

Jane Cramond joined the local 
station la.-t week as continuity 
writer. She formerly did free 
lance ad jobs for depairtment stores 
in Cincy. 



Courboin's Borrowed .Hall 

Dr, Charles CoHVboin, organist on 
Mutual via WOR, N. Y., is going 
to Philadelphia Sunday U) to make 
some. records for RCA Victor. 

Sunday date was named because 
Couirboin will use the organ - in 
Wanamaker's department store and 
emporium's equipment can only be 
used when shop is chuttered. 



Network, radio in 1937. had among 
its clients 71 of the 100 largest- 
spending; national advertisers. ' That 
left '29 holdouts who, despite large 
advertising budgets,' did not include 
network advertising. In an accom- 
panying, column the 29 non-radio ac-^ 
counts are listed. Meanwhile, an 
analysis of this group shows: 

12 Former , sponsors 
' 9 Liquor accounts 

1 Trade associatioa. 

1 Steel company 

2 Regibnals 

1 Insurance company 

1 Farm, machine company 

1 Monopoly 

1 Since on network 

2 Using spot radio 

Probing a little deeper for tjiat 
well-hidden but sensitive sponsor 
nerve— flop program-— it does not 
appear that, as regards this fiscally 
inipoi:tant 29, there is any particular 
correlation between -conspicuously 
unhappy experiences in radlo and a. 
present disinterest in the media as a 
consequence thereof. Dozen former 
sponsors of network shows who were 
absent from the wefas in 1937 in- 
cludes: Eastman Kodak, Goodyear, 
Socbny Vacuum, Goodrich, Cutexi 
Armour, Squibb, Canada. Dry, Gen- 
eral Cigar, Beechnut. Of this um- 
ber Goodyear may have unpleasant 
memoiriies of sponsorship (Literary 
Digest fiasco poll on 'the 1936 elec- 
tions) while Socony had a certain 
amount of production grief with 
'Red Hot'se Flying Tavern.' Good- 
rich's verdict on its Max Baer series 
is not jn the record. 

Canada Dry is partly a li uor ad- 
vertiser although. in its alter ego,. as 
a dispenser, of mixers, it was the. 
original sponsor of Jack Benny. Ar- 
mour has had a spotty radio associa-. 
tibii but first brought put Phil Baker. 
General Cigar did well with Burns 
and Allen, Squibb at the. time ap- 
parently found that the World 
Peaceways program brought plenty 
of people into the apothecaries. 
Beechnut's sponsorship of the 'Red 
Davis' juvenile series was ranked a 
program success in its day. Cutex 
had an orchestral, show of hp par- 
ticular importance. 

Socony Vacuum meanwhile Is 
sponsoring, sports, news and local 
stuff. United States Rubber is now 
sponsoring an elaborate network 
.program with Ben Be.rnie. . 
. American Telephone & Telegraph 
has used radio advertising, now and 
agai Usually for extensive one-- 
time special occasion broadca.sl.s. It 
is noteworthy that as yet none of 
the largest insurance companies have 
resorted to the air. VVhile Travelers 
owns Station WTIC, National owns 
WSM and Woodmen of the. orld 
own Wow the policy-writers in gen- 
eral have eschewed radio. 

Steel, too, as exemplified by the 
largest unit, ha,s ducked radio but: 
snrinller companies, American Roll- 
ing Mill and Wheeling, have had 
network shows. 

Radio explains the Association of 
American Railroads as due to the 
control of the budKet being vested 
exclusively with men of newspaper 
bias. 

On the' list of 29 will be noted 
Armstrong Cork which since 1937 
has erribarked on a radio spot ex- 
periment under B.B.D.&O. 



Big Accounts Not on Webs 



.'. r.Folloun'Ti(7 are the 29 ot the 100 tiggest-speniing national nd««r- 
tisers, based on radio, netospaper, maoazinc and iarin paper statistics 
>f billboards -not included) ii;ho last i/ear did not patronize (he radio' 
networks.'] 

Schenley (17) $3,185,000. 

Seagram (19) $3,166,000. 

National istillers (21) $2,948,000. 

Goodyear (23) $2,606,000, 

•Socony-Vacuum (28) $2,139,000. 

Frankfort Distillers (37) $l,715,(j00. 

Goodrich (41) $1,635,000. 

Westinghouse (48) $1,391,000. 

A. T. & T. (51) $1,306,000. 

Norge (52) $1,205,000. 

Walker Distillers (53) $1,293,000. 

Eastman Kodak (57) $1,219,000. 

International Harvester (58) $1, 

MetropoliUn Life (60) $1,122,000. 

Armour. (62) $1,107,000. 

Johnson & Johnson (70) $971,000. 

E. R. Squibb (72) $950,000. 

■tU. S. Rubber (75) $845,000. 

U. S. Steel (77) $789,000. 

Canada Dry (78) $764,000. 

Northup Warren (Cutex) (80) $757,000. 

California Packing (81) $753,000. 

General Cigar (82) $753,000. 

SUndai^d Oil of N. J. (84) $736,000. 

SUndard Oil of Indiana (iB6) $727,000. 

Park& Tilford (87> $721,000. 

Association of American Railroads ( 

Beech-Nut (91) $709,000. 

.Somerset importers (92) $708,(>00. 

Armstrong Cork. (94) $692,000. 

Congbleum Nairn (96) $667,000. 

Continental Distilling (98) $657, 



♦Now uses sports, locals, 
t Since sponsoring Ben Berni 



Offer Ethel Barrymore 
In 'Jalna' Adaptibn.s 

. Ed Wolf, the talent agent, in con- 
junction with thie. William -Morris of- 
fice is. offering for radio sponsorship 
a series built around .the 'Jalna' 
novels of Mazo de la Roche. 

In the layout Ethel Barrymore Is 
starred. Actress is current oh 
Broiadway in the Icigit 'Whiteoaks.' 
which was dramatized frpm one of 
Miss de la Roche's books. 



FREDRIC MARCH CUFFO 
FOR ANTI-ISld AIRSHOW 



American . Union for Democracy 
sponsors a half hour informal gab 
series on station WQXR, N. Y;, start- 
ing May 3 to combat assorted isms. 
Program seeks to influence upper 
crusters, the type of people who can 
influence, others. 

Newbold Morris will address first 
gathering in company of Mr. and 
Mrs. Fredric March. It's first radio 
appearance for latter who have re- 
peatedly turned down commercial 
radio. It's on the cuff for them this 
time. 



AGTOR WALKS OUT 



But He's Recaptured by (he Man- 
agement of Texas Follies 



Hunlsvillc, 'f&x^ April 26. 
W, W. Stansberry, .scheduled tp 
play 'Red River Valley' as a member 
of the Texas Pri.son Rhythmic 
I Swi slcr? string trio last Wednes- 
I day night (20), during the pri.ion 
broadcast over Station WBAP, Fort 
Worth, walked out the day before 
broadca.sting. 

Was recaptured later and thrown 
into solitary confinement. 



Martini to Hollywood 

Roland Martini, radio director for 
the Gardner agency, blows for Holly- 
wood this Sunday (1). It's in con- 
nection with the Marlon Talley show 
for Ralston. 

He will stay about a week. 



JAGER-REITER 
GUEST STAR 



irgil Reiter, v.p. in charge of 
sales for the "Transamerjcan Broad- 
casting &. Television Corp.,. and Pet* 
Jagcr,, Chicago manager for the ilrni, 
will exchange spots this week. Jager 
is coming on to New York and 
Reiter is going back to Chicago for 
several months. ' 

ove will give Jager a chance ta 
become acquainted with eastern' ac- 
counts and agencies. Pair formerly 
had their own station rep organiza- 
tion in Chicago. 



WOMEN'S COMMIHEE 
LUNCHEON ON MAY 4 



Woriien's National Radio Commit-i 
tee is to.ssing its fourth annual 
lunclicon next week (4) at (he St. 
Regis hotel, N. Y, David Sarnolf, 
William. S. Palcy and Alfred J. Mc- 
Cosker will be among the speakcr.i. 
Awards will be given for Putstand- 
ing achievement of the year in radi 
ther .speakers on the list inolu 
Frank R. McNinch and T. A. 
(Graven of the Federal Communica- 
tions Commish, George Denny and 
Eddie Cantor. 



Jacksonville, Fla., April 26. 

Prison show from state pen at 
Raiford increased 15 minuics to run 
full hour over WMBR here. Grow- 
ing inerca.singly popular. 

Pri.soncrs per.spn;illy give testi- 
monials over the air that crimes 
don't pay. 



33G Transcription Divvy 



Liccn.<;ir)g bureau, of the Music 
Publishers Protective Association 
will distribute this week $33,000 col- 
lected during the past month from 
transcription zowces. 

Included ' in the latest divvy Is 
$7,000 received from NBC's recorded 
program librar/i 



NBC OVERTURES LEVERS 

Elaborate Presentadon Made to Get 
Lux Account to Bcturn 

Lever Bros, has under advisement 
an elaborate presentation which 
NBC Eubpniltcd. as part of a cam- 
paign to wean away the Lux n.-idir> 
Theatre! from CBS. NBC had the 
.show on the blue fWJZ) link up to 
the .summer of 1935. 

Even if the soap rnanufacturcr 
agreed to move the Lux stanza over 
to NBC, the Al Jril.son and 'Bi.^ 
Town' programs wouldn't have to 
travel along with it in order to cam 
the rhaximum di.scpunt. Lever B;-os. 
also Underwrites the 'Big Sister* 
.seri.il and 'Aunt Jenny's Real Li 
Stori ' on CBS. 

Lux, Jolson, and 'Big Town' ses- 
sion.<i are slated to start their hine» 
Week layoffs the middle ot July. 



VARIETY 



RADIO 



Wednesclaj, April 27, 1938 



SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT OFFERED 
BY NBC, GOVERNS PRICE OF BLURBS 



William Hedges Denies Clause 5 Hits Station Priv- 
ilege on Chaihbreaks-^Network States Its Move 
to Standardize Practices — Some Opposition 



Some of the terms contained in the 
supplement to the netwOrk afflliation 
conlract which NBC has asked its 
station to sienature are expected to 
stir up. some opposition. This sup- 
pleinentary pact not only resttiets 
the station'! compensation on ti -in 
announcements, to i^h% of the out- 
let's hourly network rate, but has 
the station agree in writing not to 
use any commercial announcements 
during a network commercial pro- 
gram. Latter is being interpreted as 
including chainbreak ahnouricements. 

Under the system, now prevailing 
affiliate stations are free to charge 
whatever they will for such tie-in 
announcements; NBC agreement 
would establish a precedent, in that 
thers has never been a national rate 
for tie-ins'on any network. How the, 
standard rate . would affect some af- 
filiates, is indicated from a Study of 
the rate card of WLS. .Latter station 
rates the localized tie-in as a special 
service and has -a flat fee of ,$75 per 
such announcement, .rejgardless if it 
is on at night or during the day. 
With the NBC arrangement Jh effect, 
WLS, for rxamplie, would get ' ",25 
at night and $33.75 on daytime shows. 

William S. Hedges, y.p. in charge, 
of NBP's station relatioiis depart- 
ment, declared yesterday (Tuesday) 
that he had not heard of ;any oppo- 
sition to the supplement from afdli- 
ates. Some stations have been charj?- 
ing. he said, too much for tie-ins, 
while others haven't been -charging 
«nough. This agreement, added 
Hedges, is merely an .effort on NBC's 
part to standardize the thing 
throughput the whole network sH- 
up. Hedges also pointed put that 



PaWdon Mah Mooching 



mployees of New York radi 
stations were exchanging notes 
last week on the operations of 
a nattily'-dfcssed niopcher who 
has been taking them by posin 
as ihesori of a prominent south- 
ern family. 

After making the original 
touch with 'the plea that he 
n(;eds it for repairs pn .his car, 
the fellow makes a practice of 
returning: the next day and, pos- 
ing as the. brother of the orlgl-: 
nal touch, prevails upon an, un- 
derling to, lend hi a ' few 
bucks. 



STARTED SOMETHING 



CIncy Is'Full of Badio Showinanship 
AticnUon-Getiers 



Paragraph-Jumper Cut Off 
WCAU; Files Damage Suit; 
Local Political Uproar 



Philadelphia^ Apiril .as. 
' Siiit for. $100,000 damages was 
filed last Friday (22) against WGAU 
by a pbliticiah whose speech on, 
bought time was cut off the air by 
the station on Wednesday night.. 
Austih Mei^han, Republican ward 
leader, whose gab: was sliced, and 
pther execs of Pinch6t-for-<loverhor 
Committee, for which .Meelian was 
speaking, also indicated they would 
seek an injunction against; WCAU 
so they can be • assured of 'fre-d'*in 
of speech- on fiiture ainnys. . Co i- 
mittee had already contracted for >» 



number :of additional hours between 
clause 5 did not in any way refer! now and the primary on May 17. 



to aiythihg the affiliates may do 
during station identification periods. 

Terms of the supplementary 
agreement affecting tie-in annbunce- 
ments which NBC is asking its sta- 
tions to sign and .return follows: 

1. Yoti agree to suppli/ Mpo7i order 
/rom lis ffie service* o/ an onrtoimcer 
in your studios /or t/ie .purpose o/ 
broadcasting, either frprp, yonr sta- 
tion olone^or. /rom i/our station and 
to a network o/ stations, any an- 
nouiicenients we may request on any 
network comfrierciat program broad- 
cast /rom vour station, provided 
»uch order- is .received by you not 
.less f/ian 48 hotirs in advance of the 
progTam on which the otindunce- 
meut is to be niade. 

2. Either sitiiultdneousy with the 
placing o/ stich order by u» or ns 
soon therea/ter as possible, we agree 
to supply yon with the text o/ sunli 
announcements together with the 
tiecessaru instructions as to the time 
and place in our nstworfc program- 
during tohtch lue desire sucli an- 
nouncements to be made and yoxi 
agree to make sucli announcemsnis 
in accordance with our instruction.';. 

3. We viay cancel any such order 
for announcements without liability 
■yn our part provided we dp so upon 
not less than 48 hour.<!' notice lo you, 
failing which we will pay i/ou the 
compensation yon would have re- 
ceived if the announcements had 
continued as scheduled for 48 hours 
following receipt bi/ you o/ such rio- . 
tice of coneeilatioji. ! 

4. fit the dailu reports which you I 
tend us on tietworfc programs broad;! 
cast by your station, yi>u agree lo 
tncliide a slatemeiit of aniiounce- 
mcnts broadcast in accordniicc -with 
the tenns hereof. 

5. During a network cnmmercinl 
■program which yoii haiie agreed to 
broadcast you agree not to lirondcAst 
without our consent n.ii/ comnteccinl 
announccmznts /rom vour slntion. 

fi. Apj)roximatpl;; /i.frseii daysufte.r 
Jie close of each 2H-day accounting 
period, we agree to pay yon, ' for 
each progTam broadcast b'/ J/ou dur- 



Cincinnati, April 26. 

Showmanship rivalry among local 
stati n execs is perking iip. 

WLW and WCKY are holders of 
V.VRiETY .Citations.- Also now in the 
picture are James D. Shouse and- 
Bob Dunville, from KMOX, St, 
Loui.s, as respective : heads . of 
Crosiey's WLW and WSAI, and Wil- 
liam A. Schudt. Jr, from WBT, 
Charlotte, to manage WKRC. At 
their former stati ns .these three 
men shared in V/vrilty showmanship 
citations. 

Last week WSAI had the exclu- 
sive line into the Spring Horse, 
Shpw, .a local society e^vent of the 
yeal', for pickups, on the three night 
performances. On the afternoon of 
the premiere, WKRC had a studio 
program in which Mayor Hiram E. 
Tultle, coach of the U. S. Army 
championship Olynipic dressage 
team and headliiier of the horse 
show, was interviewied. 

WKRC and WSAI had lines at the 
speakers' table of the Variety Clubs 
of ArtieriCa convention bariquet, 
Sunday (24). Night before WKRC: 
did a pickup frpm thei Cincy Variety 
elub's tent on which national officers 
and delegates from distant points 
were quizzed. 

W(:KY and WSAI are devoting 
■special coverage to luncheon meet- 
ings for Community Chest workers,, 
with direct pickups. 



60AKE CARTER IS 
OUTLETED IN CINCY 



May Best Show Win 

Indianapolis, April 26. 

Candidates for the nomina- 
tion for the pfAce-of mayor of 
Kpkoiho are battlinj i< out with 
swing, music, with the soft 
.pedal on the sptechmaking. In-; 
Cumbent'Olin R. Holt lours the 
streets with an open truck pit 
which rides a flve-piece Jive 
band arid girl ti-io, Holt plays 
.to.strect cdrn;r gatherings an- 
swering any questions the 
voters may care to put to him. . 

His opponent; Waller Koontz, 
hiis hired a hall and presents a. 
nightly jam session provided ! y 
members of the WPA talent 
group. Tap dancers, singers, 
orchestras and v.ashboard 
bands wlibop things up and the ■ 
frieetihg is dismissed without 
speeches, Koontz bcih.o; satisfied 
merely to sit on this grandstand 
and smile nignly at his con- 
stitucn 



METROSHOW 
CUES UYOFF 
POLICY 



KRISPIES' NAVY HERO 



Hays MacFarland Has Part af Kel- 
lose Account oni NBC 



Kellogg has bought' kid-appeal 
hfielier, 'Don WinsloW of the U. S. 
Navy,' off NBC -red and starts' bank- 
rolling program over a solit nplwork 
on May 2. Will . ride Mondays 
through Fri piped out of Chi- 
cago. 

Product plugged will be Krispies. 
'Winslpw' has been on Ihe wfeb sus- 
taining tor- Some, time, Hayii Mac- 
Farland agency recently got this sec- 
tioh of Kellogg biz. Kellogg had a 
Surrimer sho.w last year with East 
and Duinke set locally in N. Y. via 
Kenyon 8e Eckhardt. 



WIGC, Bridffeport, Out 
100% on Boston Games 

Bridge rt, April 20. 
ICC out entirely so .far as par-- 
ticipating in Bo.slon major league 
home-game broadcasts (Kellogg-So- 
•. .'-cony) on Colonial nclwork is con- 

General Foods has decided to let' cern . irst aivised that it wpuld 



Maxwell House Coffee wjll take 
its .first summer vacation from NBC 
in. seven years when the MGM show 
goes into retirement for eight weeks, 
effective with the Junfr 30 broad- 
cast. Move indicates a drastic -re- 
versal of policy -on the^ pari, of 
NBC with regard to holding choic ' 
time for accounts that want tp duck 
out for the, warm spell, it is under-' 
stood that NBC is now agreeable 
such vacations If . the account's an- 
nual billings, amount to $2,200,000. 
In addition to an eight-week drop- 
out an advertiser spending thi 
amount of money is also entitled to 
a 10% discount. . NBd had to change 
its discount volumef scale in order to 
wean over the General Mills business 
from CBS. 

Ralph, Butler, General Fbpds ad 
riianager on Maxwell House, flew out 
to Hollywood Saturday (23) ith 
-Atherton Hobler, of Beiiton & 
Bowles. Before he left Butler ex- 
plained that the eight-week .Vacation 
had been provided for In the origi- 
nal contract with Metro. 



the Boake Cartier IJroadcasts stay on 
WKRC, Cincinnati. . Account had 
been considering . having WLW take 
the program off the air on wax for 
a Jater hour release,, but the situar'; 
tiop was solved Monday. <25).when 
Carter added a, second rebroadcast 
for the niiciwest territory. 

Carter's three broadcasts from , 
Philadelphia now go on at 6:30 p. m. 
EDSr for the eastern listeners; 7:15 
p. nv. EbST foe the midwestcrn area, 
and 8:45 p. in. EDST for. the moun- 



C>ntrol man at the statiovt pulled 
tl'e plug on Meehan under usual in- 
structions ' to cut if political gabber.; 
stray from the text. Scripts are al 
ways gone over by an attorney bo- 
fore they are accepted for broad- 
cast. Misehan didn't actually deviate 
tronii the script. He merely ykipped 
a paragraph' without warning the 
panel man in .advance. ' Engineer, 
npt hPticing that Meehan had mere- 
ly omitted, thought he was getting 

off the path and obeyed orders tojtain and . Coast region.s, 
slice. 

Meehan's Contention, as cited in 
his bill, is that the station's action 
hot only held him up to ridicule,' but 
that the intimation was made by it 
that he intended to make a libelous 
staieme'nt; 

Levys f 1 that they have little to 
fear from -either the civil suit or 
:Complaint to the FCC, as both sides 
have points on which they were 
right. Pinchot comrnittee is using 
the cut-off as a cause celebre and 
means to publicity. 



Phillips Ma^rnesia 

Sponsors 'Stella Dallas' 

Phillips Chemical (magnesia) 
takes on 'Stella Dallas' over 43 NBC- 
red stations, starting June 6. Ac- 
count, which currently has 'How to 
Be Charming' thrice, weekly on NBC. 
will drop that 'program with May 27 
broadcast. 'Dallas' will air Mondays 
through Fridays-, 4:15-4:30 p.m. 
Tetiey tea - has been sponsoring 

j 'Dallas' script serial this .season, but 

alter Bishop, WRVA Richmond's , withdrew last week. Blackelt- 
exec, back ait his desk after a two- I Sample-Hummert iS: the agency for 
week illness. The muinps. ibolh accounts. 



be allowed to "carry only National 
league' schedule, slaVic-i was lalcr 
fold that.it was banned from both 
Red Sox aud Bscs play-by-plays 
miked by Fted Hocy. 

Prohibition is a tough break re- 
sulting froni location of WICC trans- 
[tvitter within SOrriiile New York 
hoi territory radius in which 
major, circuit regular-sea.'ion brpad^ 
casting is forbidden. Reports that 
New Yoirk Yankees were responsible 
for WIGC taboo because of concerii 
about competition to Yankiee station 
b. o. were denied last -w-eek in letter 
to Bridgeport press biy : Col. Jacob 
Ruppert. who staled that both 
leagues hiad agre pn ban. 

WICC Immediately took steps to 
hold as much of aflernooh audience 



Associated Press Snows 
Under Proposal to Okay 
Sponsor Sale of Its News 

Overwhel ing rebuff which 'the 
publisher members 6t the Associated 
Press delivered to the proposal that 
the news service be made available 
to radio incurred some measure of 
surprise among ^he local broadcast . 
trade, while the roacti the 
camps of competitive services, such 
as the United Pres.<;, Trstnsradio and 
the Intcrhatibrial News Service, was- 
a pleasure. Turndown took place at 
the annual meeting of the AP'menv-- 
ber.ship. at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, 
N. Y., Monday (25). 

Oppositipn was led by A. H. Sulz- 
beruer, publisher of the New York 
-Times, who held that the sale of 
news to air advertisers would not. be 
for the benent'of the -AP, as such, 
but for some. AP members. Other.i 
that took part in the anti side of the 
debate were John D. Jackson, pub- 
lishers of the New- Haven ReiJister; 
David B. Plum, of tiie Troy (N. Y.) 
Tim*;s-Record, and Frederick SuUeiis, 
of the Jackson (Miss.) News. 

Two mo.st vi-eighty proponents - of 
.the idea of permitting radio to have 
AP -A'ere Paul Patterson, publisher 
of the Baltimore Sunpapers. . and 
Frank B. Noyes, founder of the pres- 



>as possible bv building two-hour 
daily session of baseball and turf re- Pnt AP. setup and retiring prez of 
pf)fXs_ ■, co-operative news servicing nut- 

Bridgeport situation and WTH"!* s i ht after 38 consecutive years. Pat- 
divided attention to Hartford East- I isrssn . headed the subcommittee of 
ern league home games and Colo- I AP publisheis which brought the 
nial Boston coverage adds up to a i broadcasting of news up for a vote, 
nice thing for WBRY, Waterbury- j Noyes told the meeting, that he had 



C.LO. Strategist Would Hitch Labor 
Clause to Broadcasting License 



Wa.shington, April 26. 
Big stick with Which to compel 
broadcasters to do business with the 
American Radip^elcgraphers' As;!p- 
ciation ' was sought from Con'gres.s 
last week by - Lee Pressman, former 
New Deal braiiitruster, who is gen- 
eral counsel and strategy director of 
the CIO. 

Urging legislation to strengthen 
the Labor Relations (Wagner) Act, 
Pressman suggested to the House 



ing bcneflci to live up to the 
Wagner act. 

Radio licenses are cotnparable to 
cash handouts arid contracts for 
goods or services, Pressman suggest- 
ed.-. If the bill is'npt broaU enough, 
specific reference to brpadcasters 
should be. iri.serted, Since they get 
the opportunity to use a natural re- 
source, radio people ought to meet 
the .same obligations as persons who 
receive governmerit jnoriey. 

S-iggestion id . not make much 
impression on inet v.of the sub- 
committee heai'inR Pres.sman's testi- 
mony. Rep. Emanuel Ccllcr, chair- 
man, had no reaction. Other mem 



New Haven, only Connecticut sta- 
tion carrying all the Beanlown ma- 
jors' schediJkle. 



Kastor's Cocoa Man 

Chicago. April 26. 

Ed Davi.s has been named v'.p. 
charge of new business of the H. 
Kastor ad agency. Davis was for- 
merly in the cocoa busine.ss, servic- 
ing most of the big candy compariics 
in the niidwest. 

Has considerable connections 



long opposed the thought, but be- 
lieved the press associittion could use 
the extra money which it would de- 
rive from radio. 

Stipulation on the radio matter 
I was that any AP member who want- 
I ed to sell to the air should pay extra 
in [remuneration in the form of a spe- 
cial <ind additional meinbership'!^ 



'Mrs. Pat Dougherty 
around big business in this part of t wi'iter-director spot in 



Judiciary Committee that a bill re- 
ing .said 28-day accounting period.! quiring aU Federal contractors and 
on which announcements are mndc inonctary beneficiaries to prPmise in 
by you hereunder at our request, advance they . will respect orders and 
7',!!% o/ }/our hourly network station j decisions ■ of the. Labor Board be 
rale, applicalile to the hour ot your i broadened to include every hbldei of I bers seemed comparably desinter 
station d?(ring which such program, a radio ' ticket. Penalty would be -osled 
it scheduled to start: Uo^a of opei-ating permit, 

7. This agreement Shalt become BiU which Pressman wa.s backing 
affective as of 3 A.M., EjS'.T., on is spon.sored by Senator Wagner of 

the day of .„-193..|New York in -effort, to 'compel the 

// the agreement herein propo.scd rMclrppplitan Water District of 
is satisfactory Ip'vov, will you (;inrtli/| Southern California to recognize a 
indicate • your acceptaiice on the, CIO subsi ' . . 'Specifics that every 
copv of this letter enclosed /or thcif grant or loan of funds- by Federal 
purpose and return that copy to us. ' agency niusl coulaiii covenant bihd- 



Bill requires aCTiectcd per5uns to 
comply with all' certifications of cot- 
lecliye bargaining and other dcci-ees; 
Must promise they will not engage 
In any unfair labor, practices as set 
forth in Ihe atl. fireath of iJicdge 
will justify, the Federal agency corj- 
cerried lb cancel the conlract or tei> 
liiinate the grant or loan. 



the country and w. 
tising fralernfty. 



among' adver- 



Twp Women Scripters in 
Program-Biiildin^r Firm 

leaves • 
Blackcttr 



Audition Elsa Maxwell 



. Marschalk fc' Pratt agericy audi- 
lioned ,a ,half-hour program- at NBC 
on -Monday (25V afternoon. Talent 
included Elsa Maxwell. Mary $niall 
arid: Will Osliorne's orch. 

Mort Lewis produced for 
agency. 



Samole-Hummert's New York oHlce 
on 'May 1. 

Will partner with Adele Whitley 
Fletcher, radio scripter, iiv an iiidi 
program- building outfit. 



Alberli's Riin Resort 



Downey on Pearre .Show 
Morion Downey set to gue.-;t on Ihe 
Al Pearce (Ford Dcaliri!) program 
Qri CBS. May 10. cek before 
Loretta Lee will one-time n the 
variety show. 

N. Ayer the agency on the 
accoimt. 



Evelyn Ross, of the Do-Re-Mi har- 
mony team, and her husband, Ju1e« 
the ' Alberti, have quit radio to operate 
the Sunset Inii and cottages in South 
Coventry, Cohn. 

Albert was ' 
Bcnay Vcnuli. 



MERRY HAGS RETURNED 

Merry Macs and Helen Carroll, 
swingo foursome, set to. resume next 
fall when the Fred Allen, .show comes 
back.' Has continued through ino.st 
of the present, winter; 
Harry Norwood ageil ted. 



Hbllhibery'x .Atlanta Rranrh 

Chicago, April 2(i. 

George .HoUingbery rep llrm ha.s Ilnrpld Johnson, manager ot ICFRO. 
opened a southern office in Atlanl.n. Longvioiv, Texas, back at slaiipn 

HoUingbery has appoinled George ■ ler trip through niiidwest eontactiii? 
Kuhn to head the Geor ia post. | ad agencies for biz. 



Wednee<Ia7, April 27, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



85 






C. A. B. 



B£J).&0. Idea Waiver Most Radical 
Yet Demanded of Program Bmlders 



Exlreme precautions which adver- 
tising: agencies have been taking in 
recent years to protect themselves 
■gainst suits' for infringeihent oiC 
radio ideas has been extended to in- 
clude indie program: builders who 
have been established in the business 
for some time and even credited with 
several clicks. These agencies now 
demand that the indie producers 
signature the same waivers or re- 
leases which are submitted to laymen. 

Indie producers or program brok- 
ers are not opposed to signing some 
«ort of waiver, but they da think 
that the agencies are exercising too 
much presumption whien through 
such releases they seek to have the 
professional program builder yield 
evSry right to the protection .of his 
property. Protests against the word- 
ing of the waiver meet with a we- 
can't-heip-it shrug, and the assertion 
that unless tlie. paper is signatured 
Gs is there will be no listening to the 
waxed audition. 

What is rated among indie pro- 
gram men as the most inclusive and 
sweeping waiver in ttie business is 
the one that Batten, Burton, Durstine 
& Osborne had adopted as the one 
forni for everybody. It reads as fol- 
lows: 'I understand that the estab- 
lished policy of your' compnay is to 
refuse "to entertain or receive ideas 
or suggestions except on the distinct 
understanding that they may be used 
by you or your clients without any 
obligation whatever to the person 
submitting them. - Anything I submit 
to you or. your company will be on 
this basis: disclosure by nie of any 
Idea or suggestion is gratuitous, un- 
solicited, without restriction, and in- 
volves no confidential relationship 
betvireen us.' 



Familiar Malady 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Blame for that bald spot on 
Mann Holiner's turret has been 
thrust at Bob Hope. Before 
Holiner moved hefe from the 
east as Coast radio head for 
Lennen & Mitchell he had Hope 
under three-year seal. Some- 
how oir other the firm let the 
comedian get away. 

Now that he's, one of the hot- 
-test bets on the air the wags 
crack Holiner has been tearing 
his hair. 



\% mW CULLS; 

By 101 




Cooperativie Analyiiis of 
Broadcasting' Meets Criti- 
cism by Increase and 
Modified Method 



CBS MILDLY 
AGIN 500 KW. 



Washington; April 26. 
Columbia is: beiiig different 
While keeping Angers crossed, GBS 
•xecs last . week decided to let the 
other fellows waste their time^ 
money, and energy arguing why 
super-power should and should -not 
be permitted in the U. S. Reserving 
the right to want in, if the Federal 
Communications Commission does 
the unexpected and lifts the present 
80 kw. lid. 

Only su r-power request.s of a 
CBS station— for KNX, Los Angeles 
— was yanked back just before the 
deadline. It was inherited when the 
web took over the West Coast outlet 
and conflicted with the organization 
idea that there is no feed for in- 
stalling expensive apparatus when 
other moves will result in better 
service to the public and to adver- 
tisers. 

Expected that CBS will , argue 
against any boost, but not so 
strongly as to prejudice any future 
application for more juice. This was 
the stand William S. Paley, web 
president, took at the 1936 engineer- 
ing field day when he adyised cau- 
tion in opening the door for any 
radical innovations. 



HECKLES PALEY 
WITH ROSE 
PETALS 



A heckler who ended by projposing 
vote of thanks- to Bill Paley en- 
livened last week's (20) stockhqld-. 
ers meeting at Columbia Broadcast^ 
ing System. With less than a dozen 
stockholders not on the CBS board 
present' and with a sprinkling of re- 
por rs also oh hand the question- 
asker, believed to represent some 10 
shares, began in what seenried a 
fault-finding tone but tapered off 
into a thanks routine. Whereupon 
tiie thankee, Prez Paley, returned 
thanks to the thanker. 

Announced that net for first quar- 
ter was $1,494,980, which breaks 
down to 88c'. per share, or 11c. more 
per share tlian the divvy for first 
quarter last year. Cross was 
$9,084,345. 

■ . All 16 officers were reelected. As 
'A' directors remain , Herbert Bayard 
Swope, Prescott Bush, Paul Kesten, 
j. A. W. Iglehart, Ed Klauber, 
Samuel Paley, Dorsey Richardson. 
B'S; are Ike LeVy, Leon Levy, Wil- 
liam S. Paley, Jacob Paley, Mefford 
Runyah, Jerome Loucheim, Ralph 
Colin. 



SPELLING BEE GETS 
HOUYWOOD OPENING 



SLEEP SERENADE 



Alms to 



Advertise iJsteners 
Nocturnal Coma 



Into 



Baltimore, April 26. 

'Hollywood opening' for spelling 
bee, conducted here over WBAL by 
Paul Wing in which Waverly Spell 
ing Club, oldest word building or 
ganizatlon in country, participated, 
had local Fire Department flood 
lights illuminating entrance to. 
Ridgely Hall, specially engaged for 
public airing. Also a sidewalk mike 
for attending celebs. Stunt set by 
H. C. Burke. 

Attracted capacity audience and 
newspaper art. 



STARTS WITH DST 



Cooperative Analysis of Broadcast- 
ing, will increase the sample it takes 
of the radio audience by 25%. An 
annual tally of 509,000 completed 
telephone caills will be made here- 
after. This is an- increase from 
408,000 completed calls, Same num- 
ber, of towns, 33, and same calling 
hours will be followed. 

By this tactic. C.A.B. makes an im- 
portant move to meet the criticism, 
sometimes heard, that, the sample is 
not large enough. And, in a further 
bi-oadening of its base, the future 
surveying will be organized to re- 
flect. income levels instead of merely 
reflecting iinanalyzed telephone 
homes. 

During the past year, as a. pre- 
liminary to this change of methods, 
C.A.B. hs spent $7,000 on tests to ar- 
rive at statistical conclusions as to 
the distribution of telephone homes 
by economic level. C.A.B. expects 
to answer the non-telephone home 
argumertt bjr proving that the sample 
it takes correlates with demonstrable 
percentages in the other group. 

No prediction."! are. possible with 
the 25% increase in the sample but 
a lower income level raise in re- 
sponse is expected: 'D' homes will 
get lots of attention. Separation of 
tielephone numbers by economic 
level is a problem that will require 
plenty of work, it is admitted. 

A. Wells Wilbbr, of General Mills, 
goes on the C.A.B. board ol gover- 
nors by invitation of the Association 
of National Advertisers. With Chair- 
man p. P. Smelzer, of Procter & 
Gamble, and Chester. L'^ng, of Gen- 
eral Electric, the -sponsor side Is 
coinpleted. L, H. D. Weld, of Mc 
Cann-Erickson, and George Gallup, 
of Young 4c Rubicam, represent the 
agencies. 

Al Lehman, manager of the A.N.A. 
and' supervisor of the survey, ap 
peared. by Invitation at last week's 
convention of the American As.so- 
Ciatibn of Advertising Agencies in 
White Sulphur Springs, West Vir- 
ginia, to explain the history, present 
status and future plans of the C.A.B. 



NBC Encore 



Son Francisco, April . 26. 

Tabbed 'Sleep Serenade' by il.^ 
mattress company sponsor,, a new 
commercial program made its bow 
on KPO at 0:15 p. m,. Sunday (24) 
undier aegis of McRoskcy Airflcx 
Maittress Company. Show, which 
actually is planned to put li.sleher.s 
to sleep, was planned by the Emil 
Brisacher agency, has George Nick- 
son, tenor; Paul Carson, organist, 
and Herb Allen reading poetry. 

Airflex outfit auditioned new show 
over ten months ago. They had 
been sleeping on it since then. 



San Francisco, April 26. 

History repeated itself Friday 
(22) at NBC's office at 111 Sutter 
street with a second fire in seven 
days in the Education and Audience 
Mail Departments. Second fire 
broke out when rnaterials used by 
painters ignited by spontaneous com 
bustion. Repeat blaze occurred ex- 
actly one week almo.<;t to the hour 
after the fire on Good Friday. 

In an cfTort to escape the ex- 
plosion last Friday, one of the fire 
man broke the stained Kln.'« window 
which decorates the office of NBC 
Manager Lloyd E. Tfodcr. Daina 
was nominal. 



.Deriean Subs lor Dorsty 
Bunny Berigan orchestra will re 
place Tommy Dorsey's oulfit on the 
latter's Raleigh-Kool . cisarct radio 
I commercial for one airing June 22. 

Beri.^an fills the gap while Dor 
; sey takes a fhort vacation; 



346 Non-Networks Gross $18,000,1 
About 100 Exempt from A.FJH,; 
Indies Clear Way for Pact 



Symphony with Egg* 

Because of being primarily a 
highbrow musical .■station, 
WQXR, N. Y., was stumped for 
an unusual event for forthcqm- 
ing National usic eek. May 
1. to 7. 

Finally hit oh- "a solution and 
adds one hour, to regular sta- 
tion schedule (usually- starts at 
2 p.m.) with a special ' reak- 
fast Syrnphony' from 8 to 9 a.m. 



PROGRAMS TO 
GETRIGOROUS 
SURVEY 



ashlngton, April 26. 

Another snowstorm of que.stion- 
naires will blanket the radio indus- 
try. F;C.C. wants still more data 
before going to bat with the licensees 
on the question of upping' present 
maximum power limits. 

Plus the lengthy: quiz blanks al- 
ready sent out to get financial dope, 
Commish is readying sheets whjch 
will bring in information about the 
types of programs and the amount 
of employment. Idea is to see how 
the listeners' and the workers- would 
be affected if 500 K'w is permitted 
and both the. economic and tech- 
nical -structure is revamped. 

Facts demanded of licensees are 
(1) how many persons were em- 
TJloyed in different branches of each 
station and what type of entertain- 
ment, culture, and advertising. went 
out. ' "'Info wanted for week i 
March 6. 

With replies to financial question- 
naire already being analyzed, Com- 
mish statisticians plan to make a 
break-down several ways. Will find 
out how nriany people work for lo- 
cals, regionals, and clear-channel 
plants; how many In each city . and 
state. Expect to -discover similar 
facts about what listeners get in 
the 'viray of dance tunes, politics, re- 
ligion, education, gags, and what- 
not. 



More on Radio News Inaccuracy 

Des Moines Editor. Echoes Detroit Complaints- 
Thinks Broadcasts Should Explain Missouts 



Des Moines, April 26. 

Mary Little, radio editor for the 
Register and Tribune and Sunday 
Register here, owners of stations 
KSO, KRNT- and >WMT (Cowlcs) 
says 'amen' 16 the sqiiqwk of 
Hersehcll Hart of the New.";, Detroit, 
in .'Vapietv regarding the wrong in- 
formation being dealt oiit by radio 
columns because their editors are 
not sufficiently protected by news 
sources ort last-minute changes. 

Carrying Columbia and NBC blue 
on their ov.-h stations and giving the 
listing daily of WHO (compclilive 
local .slalion) on the jNBC red, the 
headaches for the Register and 
Tribune on 'inaccuracies' seem to be 
developing inlo the nilgranc type 
and (he squawks by telephone and 
letter indicate the listeners arc 
pretty irkc.tl, too. 

Mis.>; Little di.'-likcs "apologies worse 
than inaccuracies and lel.s mo.vt of 
them ride imlc-s there's a bona (Idc 
rcasrtn such as Milton Bcrlc's in- 
ability to -appear because of the 
death of his father. Ilowcvcr, for 
such 'boners' as the Justice Crater dis- 
appearance act scheduled on llinio's 



program recently, ihe fails to. jee 
any reason why she shouldn't have 
been notined in time for a correc- 
tion inasmuch as it is alleged to have 
been a maltcir of legal technicalities 
to be ironed out, and it's a cinch the 
shows aren't thrown together in a 
couple of minutes. 

In matters where there's a 1>-.."=1 
minute hitch she sees no reason why 
it should be detrimental to the 
reputation of a program to make a 
brief announcement at the start of 
the program telling li.slcncrs ot any 
necessary' changes — ^ which would 
certainly save a lot of headache; to 
say nothing of creating goodwill. 

Miss Little bclievCs that Coliinnbi.'i 
stands out -a.s the worst ofTcnclcr 
here. She feels she has been spend- 
ing altogclhcr too much time lately 
sending in squawks in this direction 
—and with no improvement yet seen 
in the handlin.tj of corrections. Slic 
.states that at least one private prc.>;.s 
agent, Earl Ferris, has always been 
alert in making corrections and she 
fails to understand why the net- 
works publicity departments couldn't 
do as well. 



Negotiating committeie for non- 
network affiliated stations got to- 
gether last week with the executive 
board of the American Federation^ of 
Musicians on a preli inary basis ot 
settlement of the musicians ernployr 
m'ent proposition. Indie broadcast- 
ers will under the ternis agreed to 
spend about 5.5% of their gross in- 
come ioT musicians and abide by 
practically all the other conditions 
which were made part of the AFM's 
pact with the network affiliated sta- 
tions. 

' It is expected that it will take at 
least a month before the committee 
wijl be able to submit each station's 
quota for musicians to the imio 
Visry little difficulty; in putiiTig the 
completed plan into effect is antici- 
pated since the indies, have the ma- 
chinery set tip by the affiliatedi 
group to serve as a model for their 
procedure. No further move will, be 
made by the AFM to work out a 
licensing agreement with transcrip- 
tion manufacturers until substantia! 
progress has been made by. the in- 
dies' committee in lining up! their 
stations with local unions a nevir 
two-year contract. 

Indications are that over - 100 of 
the non-network stations will be ex- 
enipt from the question of musician 
employm^t; because of the low^r 
level of their grosses o"n time sales. 
It is figured that the 634 commer- 
cial stations in this, country and 
Canada grossed a total ot $125,000,- 
000 last year. Of these stations -346 
have no network, affiliation,, with 
their total gross of $18,000,000 rep- 
resenting but a seventh of the ag- 
gregate money shown on the books 
of all local olitlets; .. The 346 stations 
spent ariJund $700,000 for local mu- 
sicians during 193'7. 



W ATSON JOINS 
HEARST DISC 



Loren L. Watson has re-signed from 
the sales staff of Associated: Music 
Publishers, Inc., .to become eastern 
manager May 1 of International 
Radio Productions, the transcription 
producing division ot International 
Radio Sales. Ed Harvey,: who has 
had the latter a.ssignment, will 
handle special matters for Hearst 
Radio, Inc. . 

Watson, who at one time was v.-p. 
and Ken. mgr. of WGST, Atlantfi, 
has. handled the .sales of A.s.sociated's 
recorded program library for four 
years. Prior tb going into radio 
Watson was with the 'Victor Record- 
ing Co. for five years. 

While International Production.s 
has its own recording, studios in 
Hollywood, the outfit will- do its 
transcribing in the east through RCA. 



GOODRICH MOVE STINGS 



Neu'spapers Resent AllJtadIo Budf- 
cUne In San Francisco 



Move of Goodrich Tires in yank- 
ing new.spaper advertising to con- 
ccntriitc on radio baseball broadcu.«t 
sponsurship is provoking reciprocal 
action by papers. Several local rags 
have given orders that baseball be 
eli inatcd in program listing.?. 

Action hurts General Mills 
Whealic, which alternates with 
Goodrich as spon.Sfor of daily ball 
name*. ■d\y\nuM. 



Harry W. Flannery, KMOX, 
Lfiiiij-, news commentator, was guest, 
.^ptakt r at radio advertising class of 
City <:oi:<;wi Pa-.'l Phillips. KMOJC 
(-ontinui itor, professor at 
ichool. 



36 



VARIETY 



INTERNATIONAL RADIO 



Canada May Slap Higher Border 
Tax on American Transcriptions 



American transcriptioit- makers 
end ad agencies are cohsideirably 
worried over ' a customs ruling they 
hear is brewing in Canada. ' Afoot 
there is a government plan to con- 
siderably up cost of transporting 
wax across the line-froni the U. S. 
into the Dominion, 

At present .the. system is to send 
over only the master of each tran- 
scription, and the copies are pressed, 
generally iri Toronto or Montreal. 
Present exbise imposed, by Canadian 
cusloms is 50% of the worth of each 
^master, which ranges, ordiharly, be- 
tween and $8. This method is 
used because it is rare that more 
than ten copies of any episode of a 
transcription series is needed in 
Canada. Few are the commercial, 
disc campaigns that are spread, over 
more than ten. stations simulta- 
neously. . 

From reports coming into New 
Yoik on the proposed lipping of cus- 
toms tarift it is hinted that the. Ca-. 
hadiau governineni ■ plans to slap. a 
flst $25 fee on every master crossing 
the border. There are, further, hints 
that Canadian show l)iz, radio and 
transcription-making circles are' ber 
hind the tilting of fee, pointing out 
that by lessening Amierican domina- 
tion in the market, more Canadian 
talent will eventually be used. 



MARITIME TOWNSHIPS 
YEN FOR CBC BIGGIE 



St. John, N. B., April 26. 

Decision of the Canadian Broad- 
casting Corp. to build and operate a 
high-powered station somewhere in 
the Maritime Provinces , has led to 
a battle among a number, of com-, 
munities in New Brunswick and 
_Nova Scotia for this pluni. In the 
running are the towns of Sackville, 
Port Elffin, Dorchester, Shediac; and 
cities of Rioncton, St John, Frederic- 
ton, in New Brunswick; towh.s of 
Amherst, SpringhuU, Truro, New 
Glasgow. Ficloii, Windsor, Dart- 
mouth, Kentville, and city of Hali- 
fax, in Nova Scotia. 

By the addition of such a new sta- 
tion CBC hopes to compete effective- 
ly with the U.S. networks and . indi- 
vidual Boston stations in maritime 
li.stener interest. Boston stations, 
particularly, have come, in strongly. 



DELINOUENTS' NAMES 
AIRED IN HUNGARY 



Budapest, April 15. 
Hadio set owners in Hungary who 
do not pay their state tax are piit 
through the hu iiia'lion .of having 
the fact read over the air, ' along 
with the 'amoijnt of their fines. Lat- 
ter usually are double the monthly 
fee for 'owning a set, $2.40 in . U.S. 
money. 

Radio is non-cOm'mercial and gov- 
ernment operated in Hungary. And 
method of embarrassing, non-payers. 
Of tax makes for few of them, 




(Continued from page 1 ) 



VANCOUVER SQUABBLE 



British United Press Claimed by 
Both CJOa and CKWX 



Vancouver, ., April 26. 

Contract mix-up 6n wire services 
has local newscasters at each- other's 
throats, with both.CJOR and CKWX 
claiming right to broadcaist British 
United Press. 

Vancouver Sun holds BUP contract 
and claims right to use its. dispatches 
In twice-daily airings over CKWX, 
which station buys no news' service 
ItseU. depending, entirely on the Sun. 
CJOR pays plenty each month for 
news and is anything but happy at 
CKWX set-up in any case, but now 
states station manager brought 
broadcast rights to BUP wheii in 
east last month, 

Fact that the Sun buys CP and AP 
Bervire in addition to BUP is making 
it tough for CJOR to carry out threat 
of a squawk if Sun broadcasts any 
BUP news, as it iS; almost Impossible 
to tag origin of the broadc t - dis- 
patches. 



of New York and Lex Green of 
Florida, 

Natl Propaganda 

Nearly ready to report to the Pres- 
ident, special interdepartmental 
groiip which has been studying ways 
ot .making greater use of broadcasts 
planhed particularly ioi South- 
Arriertca wiU recommend the' U. !S. 
combat Nazi and Fascist propaganda 
via the . airw'aves. Committee , is 
agreed on desirability of Government 
resort to radio, to combat European 
ideas and currently is grappling with 
details, such as type Of .programs, 
i>ossible use of , commercially-owned 
stations, talent supply, operating 
costs, etc. 

Legislation comprisihg Government 
entering wedge in radio, operation 
contemplates , erection of potent sta^ 
tion to be run by the Navy for sole 
purpose of ■ spreading U. S. culture' 
and tightening bonds between this 
country' and the Latin' Americans. 
Would, not permit commercial ad- 
vertising, although private interests 
would be, able to use the transmitter 
if they m^de no attempt to acquire 
profits. 

All bills more or less similar. 
Green wants the station in Jackson- 
ville and Celler, in ingtdh. 
Chavez bill, jointly sponsoi-ed by 
Senator '.William Gibbs .McAdoo of 
Californi , picks San Diego, leading, 
naval base, as the site, 
' President Roosevelt's friendliness 
toward -the general idea wa£ made 
known last week by Secretary of the 
Interior Ickes. Told the House Naval 
Affairs Committee that he was ad- 
vised by the Budget Bureau that 
legislation which wOuld accomplish 
the objectiverr-providing cost is rea- 
sonable — 'would be In accord with 
the program of the President,* 

More support came from the Navy 
Department, which asked for more 
money than the'$7b0,000, construction, 
fund and $100,000 operating- allow- 
ance proposed in the Celler meisure. 
If the appropriation figures are in- 
creased, the admirals have no obr: 
jection. War Department, however, 
was skeptical of -the need for a sta- 
tion, although conceding it mi^ht 
have some vallie in time of war and 
national emergency. 



Appeal to Negroes 

Longview, Texias,,Ai>ril 26.' 

KFRU has fallen in line with a 
growing trend among, southern sta- 
tions to build programs aimed at 
Negro audiences. Majority oMSixie 
broadcasters, however, still Ignore 
the colored , market in the, matter of 
specific appeal, 

Biroadcaster has ia weekly ,'Harlem 
Revile,' using all-Negro talent, and 
circulates heralds in colored resi- 
dential areas to attract- attention to 
the show. Majority of southern sta- 
tions still do not use any colored 
performers. ' 



EXPECTED IN 
ENGLAND 



London^ April 19. 

'City opinion anticipates 50% 
jump in price- 6t radio licenses as 
part of national Budget prbjposalsi 
due April 26. All set: owners' now. 
pay annual, dues of 10 shillings, 
($2.50), biit the guess how is they, 
will be upped to 15 bob, though bat- 
tery-operated installations may still 
be licensed at the original rate. - 

No likelihood of special additional 
licenses for television sets -is indi- 
cated, although this would be popu- 
lar with B.B.C, as .source of extra; 
revenue, and with radio owners who 
squawk at their; license money beiiig 
used to subsidise television.. 



(Number of television , installations 
in the Biritish isles is widely, 'guessed' 
from a lo\t( of 6pQ to perhaps 2^500 
at present, rdihg to what New 
York sources relate.) 



MEXICANS' CUFFO DATES 
FOR SAN ANTONIO SHOW 



Italian Shortwaye 



San Antonio, April 26. 
"V^isiting name Mexican performers 
work free' on the only Mexican- 
language program airing- here, over 
KABC. Show rides -daily for 90 
minutes, stiiclded with participatory 
spots. 

Performers go on gratis In the 
name , of patriotism. Among ' those 
v(ho have done so when passing 
through San Antonio are Agustin 
Lara, Pepe Guizar, Chuch Monje, 
Paul Rpclriques, Marie Cohesa, Jose 
Bohr, Antonio Frausto and Lola 
Camarillo. 



HARBORD'S WORLD TOUR 



Proceeds to Circamnavlgate Globe 
After Itadlo Convention 



Doyle Adds 4SB 

Sydney, March 29. 
Albert-Doyle Com m'o.h w ea 1 t"h. 
Broadcasting network has added 4SB, 
Kinsiaroy, Queensland, a commercial 
station, to its chain, 
Stuart Doyle formerly active In the 
. picture business but recently more 
interested in radio. 



'Jimmy Allen' in Canada 

Toronto; April 2C! 
J. Walter '. Thompson agency has 
placed 'Jimmy Allen' discs on ten 
Canadian stations: CKY, Winnipeg: 
CJRM, Regiha; CFQC, Saskatoon; 
CKCN, (Salgary; GFRN, Edmonton; 
CFNB. Fredcricton;.CHSJ, St. John; 
CBO. Ottawa; GBL, Toronto; CKLW, 
Wiiid.sor. 

Siion.soring is ;the British-Ameri- 
CUI1 .Oil Co. Grow & Pitcher, Tprbn to 
ti'un.vcriptiun outfit, made the discs,. 



Rome, April 12. 
Italy broadcasts for listeners out- 
ide Italy in 19 different languages. 
For Latin America there are brpad-^' 
casts in Italian, Spanish and Portu- 
guese; for the Far E«ist there are 
broadcasts in Chinese and Japanese. 
Furthermore, there are news-broadr 
casts in Bulgarian, Rumanian, Hun- 
garian, Serb, Greek, Spanish, Eng- 
lish, French and German, There are 
occasional broadcasts in Danish and 
Russi 



Sydney, April 2. 
Gen. James G. Harbord of Radio 
Corporation of America goes on from 
here to complete a trip around the 
world. He' is delegate' to the First 
World Radio (Engineering) Conven- 
tion promoted by the Australian 
government as a part of its ISOth 
annive.rsary celebration.. ^ 

Sir Ernest Fijk.of Anri'algamatcd 
Wireless has charge of the pqhyen- 
tfon. Sir Noel Ashbridge' of fe.B.C. 
from London also present. 
Big social doings in connection 



ChanKing,Mpo4s 

San Francisco, April 
Mikeman Herb Allen'* llf* 
Sunday, (24) did not lack vari- 
ety. 

At 2: 00 p.m., in Oakland Par 
he broadcast a baseliall game 
for a breakfast food sponsor on 
KROW. 

At 2:20 he turned the game 
Over to a substitute, dashed 
across the bridge to San Fran- . 
Cisco and aired the' 'Listen' 
quarter-hour radio comrnehtary 
program on KFRC for Shasta 
water. 

At 3:00 ha dashed back to 
baklahd to finish the ball game 
and at the end of tlie game he 
headed back to San FrancisCo 
to read, soothing poelry ^against 
an organ background for a mat-' 
tress sponsor on KPO; 



Wedoesdaj, April 27, 1938 

May Use Yankee 
Radio Actors 
In Australia 



FLOWER BED PUBLICITY 

Neon Sl;n' Not Appropriate tor Sta- 
tion on St; Lonis Campus 



St, Louis. April 26. 

Because ..the architecture' of the 
St. Louis University law, school in 
which . WEW is located - is unsuitcd 
for a huge ne.on sign that General 
Manager Al S. Foster . contemplated 
having erected to identity the sta- 
tion a large flower bed will be built 
hear the studio entrance. ' An area 
on the Lindeil boulevard . side of the 
building will be landscaped and the 
station's call letters . will, be formed 
of foliage in a raised bed.. 

Foster said the -.money which 
would have been used in purchasing 
the neon sigh has been earmarked 
for. the lawn and a gardener to 
tend it. 



Promote Baseball Co-Op 



Mutual. has sent letters to.its sta- 
tions asking them if they want- to 
promote for co-operatiVe sponsorship 
a weekly series of programs built 
around!- baseball Ui inaries. Idea 
came to fore after web signalized 
ball season's start early, last week 
with a roundup special event show, 
picking up major league managers 
and players from key towns. 

Pt-ogram will be tagged, .lay 
Ball' and >yiU air on Monday ights 
after 'Lone. Ranger.' Spotting is scr 
lected because the network wants to 
hold, on to the kid and . male audi- 
ence attracted to- 'Ranger.' 

Show will be stunted up by hav- 
ing listeners select "outstanding 
player Of the week,' who will be piit 
on the ether from whatever town 
he happens to be in' at the time! 
Talent will be asked to cufT it, but if 
<>how gets sold, playei: will get $50 
tor ah- appearance, and the sports 
caster who gets and interviews him 
will get a like sum. 



Sydney, April 12. 
roadcasters, Ltd., operators of 
stations 2GB and WE, Sydney, is 
talking about doing > lot of imports 
itig of Arherican radio artists to play 
the. commercial roiites. Already, set 
for' igration from the States are 
Eva Garcia and Howard Milholland. 
Another outfit with similar ideas is 
Stuart Doyle's Fidelity Radio 
Agency. Doyle figures on starting 
oflt, with an American dfvectbr . of 
dramatic transcriptions and then folr 
lowing it up with some players. 
< Australian Broadcasting Cpmmis-;. 
si ', operators of the, government- 
owned facilities, became importers 
of talent two years ?agO, but it was 
aUogether with concert artists. ABC 
has had them Working on the air arid! 
also making personal appearances i 
local halls at usual concert admis- 
sion , prices. Broadc ters, Ltd., 
would not go in for the personal ap- 
pearance :phase but confine the im- 
ported ai:tists to sponsored programs. 
Associated Newspapers, headed by 
Sir 'Hugh Denison, hplds the c^ii« 
trolling interests in- 2GB and''2UE.'. 



ARGHDUKE OTTO'S PALS 



Amateur Shortwavers Stir Senll 
for Ilapsburg Pretender 



Azcarraga Diie in N. Y. 

Emilio Azcarraiga, owner of Mcxi- 
cah cornmcrcifil border station, XEW, 
is coming to New York oh a business 
trip middle of. next month. 

Also/owried by the showman is the 
Alameda theatre, prcseritatiori hyu 
in Mexico City; 



'Orpban Annie' Skips 



Chicago, April 26. 
Ovaltine will go oft for the sum- 
bcr on June 24 with its 'Little Or- 
phan Annie* sHow, dropping both 
network and spot, stuff. Had fig- 
ured earlier this year on going right 
on through'the summer, but account 
stuck its head back in the shell 
when the 'recession' came along. 

With daylight saving starting this 
week, account trying to drop off a 
halt dozen or so of the NBC sup- 



. •Tw'^ .ur j " r "V"" Pleinentary sUtions which have 

With the rad.o. mter.nat.onale. AH j : ^. ^ 5 

overseas- guests are on the govern- fjj^.jjj^ 



ment's hospitality 

Gen. Harbord ships from here on 
the S. S. Nisu Holland. 



B.B.C. Tennis Good Enuf 



Both CBS and NBC have decided 
hot to buy box seats and have their 
own men go abroad to broadcast the 
Wimbledon tennis tourney this sum-; 
mer in England. Boxes arc very 
expensive.' 

Likely that both nets will take the 
servicing of the tourney Irom BBC, 
which will be fed free. Mutual has 
already nptined BBC that it will take 
such a feeding. 



rima Beer on WIND 

Chicago, April 26. 
Bpzell & Jacobs agency here has 
snatched off the Prirna beer coi - 
pany account.. Is starting an ' - 
mediate ether schedule for the brew 
nrm. 

Going on WIND on a seven-day 
weekly schedule with a 15-minute 
slice immediately following play-by- 
play of ball game. Readying addi- 
Liorial spot programs to spread the 
campaign during the ring and 
summer. 



Columnist Jockeys Disc.<i 

Washington. April 26, 
Chris Hciirich Brewing Co. has 
Tom McCarthy, local newspaper col- 
umni.-!t. for a -six-day-a-woek. sorlos 
of recorded programs, 11:15 to. 12 
midnight. 

Soliui.l.s. request dance uinbcrs 
froiiv kn -twiddlers. 




R. H. lum, Jr.. transfers 
week from Windsor . plYice of 
nadian Broadcasting Corp. to trallic 
dept. in Toronto, 



Peter HIgrlns on WKRC 

Cincinnati, April 26. 
Peter Higgins, Irish tenor, bows 
this week on WKRC for a series of 
Wednesday and Saturday evening 15- 
minute sustaincrs, 
this-. He is playirjig a return engagement 
Ca- '■ at the Lookout House, nearby Ken- 
tucky nitcry, 



Ralph Hiircu lie new 

CFCO, Chatl^tn, Out, 
with CHML, II;un'i|lon. 



'Mi^rle .S. Jo'ne.s, gch. mgr. KMOX, 
ikeman at St.. Louis, will fly 16 Hollywood (29) 
F6r:mcrly. lo participata .in dedicatory cere- 
I 'mony of new slu ios. 



Vancouver, B. C., April 26. 
fitish Columbia Amateur Radio 
Ass'n .is making a publicity bid. by 
petitioning the International Ama- 
teur Radio Union, headquartered In 
Hartford, Conn., to organize all. 
.'nembers in a wprld-wide pleai to 
save Archd,uke Otto, of Hapsbiirg 
from .Hitler's iron- heel. 

Idea spri(igs from the fact that the 
Archduke is a radio ham, and there- 
fore a brother under the skin. He 
had beeii in touch with local sta- 
tions On several occasions before the 
Nazi couja, broadcasting as 'OE3AH. 
All during'.lhe hours that Nazi troops 
were goose-stepping into 'Vienna the. 
Archduke sat at his set transmitting 
the news, to hundreds of operators 
in. the U.S. and Canada, 

Idea is to ask Hitler to give Otto, 
a break should he be extradited 
from Belgium, "and Incidentally pub- 
licize the cornmunication - value in 
having the hams around. 



Feder-Furman Settlement 



Suit for violaition Of contract 
which .Daniel Feder had brought in 
the N. Y. supreme court against 
Nor an Furman, time broker in the 
f6reign language field, "was settled 
last week upon the latter's agree- 
ment to pay $500 in cash. Actipn 
arose out of Feder's claim that Fiir- - 
man had promised to give him' 50% 
of all the profits that he (Furman) 
derived from the placement of Alka- 
Seltzer business. 

Feder in his complaint stated that 
Furmiin got the accqunt directly 
through him, after the New York 
rep for- Alka Seltzer had asked him 
to And some one who was conversant 
with the foreign language advertis- 
ing business. Account has been 
using 26 hours a week on WEVD. 



Cincy's Paul Eeveres 



Cincinnati, April P. 

Robert G. Jennings, sales manng 
of ■WLW and WSAI, who is devplin.ij 
attention to accounts in the ieast far 
a few weeks, with NYC as Tiis base, 
put' in the last half Of last week at 
(proslcy headquarters in Cincy. 

James D. Shouse, general manager 
of WLW. spent five days Of last week 
in Washington and NYC. 

Kc.Ti Cliurch, sales manager of 
KMOX and radio sales representa- 
tive in St. Louis for CBS stations, 
visited William A. Schudt; Jr., head 
of WKRC, CincirVnati, -and William 
Williamson, sales manager of latter- 
station, Friday (22) and Saturday 
(23). 

Joe Ric.<!, educational director of 
Crosley's Cincy stations,' put in three 
days last week at Purdue universlt.y, 
Lafayette, Ind.. lining up courses for 
next season's Ohio School of the Air 
series oh WLW. 



Bob dellaven'back at WTCN, Min- 
hoapplis, a-s production manager, 
af r having served at KVOQ, Tiilsa; 
since leaving WTCN in 1936. 



Weijiiesday, April 27, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



87 



Inside Stuff-^Radio 



•One Man's Family' come April 29 will have finished oft a full tlx years 
on the air. Carlton Morse, author and director of the series since its In- 
ception, wasn't any too enthusiastic ^bout hi? brainchild when tie quit the 
copy desk of the Frisco Chronicle to carve out a radi career. The first 
few installments written, he. gathered about himself seven unknown air 
performers to carry along the plot. "Today those seven original, starters, 
are still in the cast, which should approximate, something of a record. 
Minor characters have come and gone but .the seven leaders are still 
carrying on. They are J. Anthony Smythe, ihetta Ellen, Michael Raftetto, 

arton Yarborough, Bemice Berwin, Kathleen Wilson and Page Gilman, 
latter the son of Don Gilmah, NBC v.p. 

When program was tried put on KPO' (Frisco) a^ a sustalner it remuner- 
ated Morse aro.uhd $75 weekly . and the cast leads $15 a hesid. Today Morse 
is one of the highest salaried writers in the biz, netting around $i,Q>00 a 
week. Principals are all paid oft in 'three figures. Added starters, wht> 
also rate nice wagies, are Winifred Wolfe, Walter Paterson and Barbara Jo 
Allen. 



KYOH IN TOWN OF 40,000, SPENDS lOG 
TO EXPLOIT NON-SPONSORED PROGRAM 



.— .-. 4- 



Edgar A. - Grunwald, editor of Vafibtv's Hadio Directory, will be a 
speaker at the Fashion Group's luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel,. : Y., this 
Friday (29). Will discuss,, for the fashion experts, 'Radio's Place in the 
Perfect Advertising Budget.' 

John Karol, head of Columbia University's airket Research department, 
will talk on 'The Career Wonrtan^s lind $ppt,' slanting his speech to an 
audience of working gals who never hjear daytime programs.! "To give 
them a' sample of what they're, mi ing, 'The O'Neils will' appear 'in person 
and perfor 



CBSis to'ing hard to line ui> a sponsor to bankroll the hoss race between 
Seabiscuit and War Admiral at Belmont Park on May'30. Juicy sports item, 
which fell into'the network's lap because web has a five-day excl ive on 
all N. Y. state tra'ckSj will be announced by Bryan Field. 

Difficulty in interesting prospective sponsors is that' the gee-gees will 
gallop on. same day as the Indianapolis auto race, which NBC will air in 
opposition. 



WASHINGTOII BUZZ 



Washington, AprU 26. 

Comment occasioned by the ab/^- 
sence of radio attorneys at social 
brawl of one FCC member lately. 
Regulatori who has lots of intimate 
connections among the radio bar 
and industry lobby, confined gue;'^ 
with radio background to his asso- 
ciates on the Commish, according to 
reports. 



Fortune's current issue (May) is led off by a group of articles dealing 
with radio. Talent, networks, sets and the Federal Conimunicaiions Comr 
mission are treated. Ed} rs have done a straightaway job with sub-surface 
and inside stiifl largely omitted. Known around the trade that an unusual 
amount of research, editorial conferences aiid changes of stance were 
represented in the preliihinaries. 

Copy on the 'Ave Maria Hour,' religioso which airs over inter-City sys- 
tem from WMCA, N. Y., Sunday nights, has been changed. Madison ave- 
nue, it is understood, suggested that there be fewer references to mirac- 
ulous' happenings and 'cuires.' Program is put on by the Franciscan Friars 
of Graymopr, N. Y, 

Associated Press last week presented a life annuity to Mrs. Helen N. 
Neil, widow of the war correspondent, Edward J. Neil, Jr., kill«0 oii New 
Year's Eve in Spain. Mrs; Neil, who has a five-year-old son. Is with Colum- 
bia Broadcasting System in the press department. 



Conrresslonal big shots reported 
grievid over recent incident which 
looked — for ihe moment — like more 
gravy. 

News that Senator Hattie Car- 
away, Arkansas who inherited . the 
post -left' by her late husband, had 
received $500. for guesting on Kate 
Smith's program spread through the 
capital.'with some law-makers figur- 
ing maybe the ante could be boosted 
for male members. 

Hopes for cash benefits were 
dashed, howevier, when the advertis- 
ing agency announced sternly therie 
would be no pay forthcoming for 
Congressional spielers in the future. 



Pretentious Campaign to Put Station in Solid with 
Its Community Brings i Thriee Pepper-Uppers — 
Probably First Example of Kind in Radio History 



tein is the author of 'Murder on the Nose,' a mystery novel 
radio which he pseudonymed as George Bagley. His contract 
ich he joined as the mag's first radio editor stipulates no out- 



Public Affairs Dept. of KMOX, St. Louk, under the direction of Jerry 
Hoekstra, during the 11 inonths' period ending Friday (15) had 399 15 min. 
transcriptions to its credit. Divided between educational and cultural, 135, 
and good will and ciyici 264. 

Four Leaf Clover, a giveaway mag edited by Edith Nieder, Is questidn- 
rairing agencies for bios of radio talent.- Idea is to- offer promotional 
apace for air personalities to p.a.'s. Mag is published by the Clover Farms 
Storie Corp. of <31eye:land, ;0. 



RADIO SHOWMANSHIP 

(Auentiorv-Getter$t Tie-Vpt, id«a$) 



eek Gag . 

Los Angeles. 

Harrison Holliway put his KFI- 
KECA special eventer, Jimmy Vanr 
deveer, to work on an idea that it is 
hoped will ,.win for the transmitter 
one of the postoffice , dept's prizes 
for the best airmail week program. 

Idea behind the stunt was to shpw 
the progress made in the postal ser- 
vice since the pony express days. 
Last Friday (22) Buck Jones, astride 
his picture pony. Silver, made a start 
from Union Air terminal with a mail 
sack thrown over the saddle. At 
precisely the' same time an airliner 
took off. , Five minutes later each 
reported its position, which Was 
short-waved to KFI dialers. Station 
had' men planted on the plane and in 
a car oacinf; Jqnes. 

While waitini; for the returns, 
Holliway spotted at the station studio 
CurlCy Ayers. 93, who told of the 6)d 
days when he carried the mails by 
bronc. ileagc ' covered by each 
equipage was announced at close of 
prpRram, a great sendoff for the 
mails and the Anthony transmitter. 
. Prbgr.nm wqs one of the outstand- 
ing special eventers since the flood. 



Portland, Ore. 
. KEX will ballyhoo. National Air- 
mail Week next month by getting 
permission from the postoffice to ih- 
sUli a P.O. in the station's studios. 
Will use a special postal station can- 
cel, the first ever to be put into a 
radio .station. Cachetihg and mailin!» 
will be done on four succes.iiive Sat- 
Vrday.-;, sta'rtins this week (30). 

Stamp, collectors are being asked 
to send in any amount of envelopes 
they want plugged for their albums. 

artford. 

Station WTIC. (he. postoffice, and 
three local concerns tied in Saturday 
niRht to spon.sdr a special ouestion 
"lid ansWcr prograrri desiene'd to as- 
sist loe'al vpungstcrs participatini; in 
''^ Air Mril. c"onte.st, spon.sorcd by 
the Post Office Depattment; Prizes 



were warded . to three winners. 
Broadcast waS; from a local - school. 
George Bowe, .staff announcer at 
WTIC, handled the mike. 



Tolls Off-SUtc Glad 

Memphis: 
WREC will pick up a remote from 
Newport, Ark., on May 19, which will 
celebrate 'Arkansas Free Bridges.' 
Gov, Earl Bailey will speak, among 
others. 

State recently abolished all toll 
bridges' within Arkansas and the 
folks are celebrating. 



Grocery Store Tie-up 

Duluth. 

To aid in merchandising fiour in a 
new container, advertised on their 
"Mother Hubbard's Melody Cupboard' 
program. Sam L. Levitan, p.a. and 
special events man for KDAL, de- 
vised a counter display that has. this 
burg. ga-2a. 

New container is drUm-like caddy. 
Levitan has parked these drums on 
grocery counters throuRhout this 
area: with .signs reading: 'Look in the 
Caddy. See the World's Prize Home-. 
Baker.* 

Famme peering into container sees 
her own phiz in a mirror around 
whlcii is brominenlly lettered: "YOU 
—With Mother Hubbard.' 

.Hnu.sfraucn consider the eaR such 
a niftv. that thev dra? in their friends 
to take a gander, too, according to 
crbcers' reports., Counter display is 
One if numerou.s angle in a compre- 
hensive cam^pai.en worked out by 
KDAL for its sponsor. 



Boner Court 

Oklahoma City. 
'Boner Court.' newest program , on 
WKY has .studio audience actin.g a.s 
iur.v for trials of nnnouncer.s whose 
boners arc pointed nut in letters to 
the station. ■ Ecrl C. Hull i.s judge 
pnd cpoh announcer i«! allowed to' de- 
fend hi solf before the jury; which 
hfis the right to oro.ss examine. Fine 
of 5 cents; is collected on conviction. 



Break-In Audience 



. Young & Rubicam agency au- 
ditioned an audience'.particip'a- 
tion program at NBC Monday 
( ).a(ternoonwhichis designed 
to stretch the summer when the 
Fred Allen (Bristol-Meyers) 
show lays oft. 

Allen Prescptt, who . does the 
'Wifesaver' series, tops the pro- 
posed. program. An audience 
was invited to the studios for 
the tryout. 



MOO ATTEND PREVIEW 
OF EAST & DUMKE SHOW 



WCAE Disputes KDKA 



Pittsburgh, April 26. 
Refuting KDKA's claim to current 
leadership in Pittsburgh local' sales, 
Leonard Kapner, nianager of Hearst- 
owned. WCAE, is pointing out that 
its revenue on home-town accounts 
from Jan, 1 to April 17, 1938, is 
32.6% ahead of same period dur- 
ing 1937. 

Last year was biggest in WCAE's 
history, station doing greatest vol- 
ume of business, both locally and na- 
tionally, since it was founded', more 
than decadie ago. Fronri present in- 
dications, however, 1938 will tbp it 
by a wide m&rgin. 

KSFO Spelling Bee 

KSFO. has -Marney Animal' Food 
Co. of Los Angeles for a new half- 
hour show, which will debit Friday. 
(29) at 8, Handled through the Long 
Advertising' Service; the new show 
will . be a. spelling bee conducted by 
Tom Brenneman, Contestants chosen 
will represent . various groups such 
as teachers, vs. students, firemen vs. 
policemen. 

Original plan was to have the show 
originate in one of this local down- 
town theatres. 'When the Orpheum, 
local house; under consideration, 
learned that it would have to hire 
a standby orchestra, the deal' chilled. 
Weekly passes tp theatre were to be 
the. prizes. 

George Hogah Studies Law 

Philadelphia, April 26. 

George Hogan has resigned from 
the gab staff at WCAU to continue 
study of law at Manhattan 'Univer- 
sity. He ha.s been lined up for an 
after-dark swing on WNEW to carry 
his expenses in New York. 

Tom Dean, formerly connected 
with stations in Florida., has joined 
the WIP .spiel corps. He replaces 
George Sutherland. 



East . and bumke's new audience 
participation program will 'break in 
an- audience' Friday night (29) at 
Columbia Playhouse No. 1 in Man- 
hattan. Some 1,400 persons will be 
Invited to attend the preview of 
' eet the Chahip,' which has been 
privately auditioned couple of 
times, but now gets a test under 
broadcast conditions. 

Young & Rubicam has a inori-negp- 
tlable option on the show, and will 
decided Friday. CBS otherwise will 
give the idea a sustaining whirl. 



SEATTLE SPOOF SESSION 

'Tl«llsipecp^ Invented by Dr. Qnilr 
lUra of KIRO Bnt It Brtaks Down 



Seattle, April 26. 
Oft-stated declaration tliat radio 
broadcasting is too new a biz to 
laugh at itself took a little rebuttal 
here when Tubby Quilliam, of 
kiRO, staged a' stunt Transipeep' 
burlesque on radio, television fac- 
simile. 

Recording made In advance was 
piped into the party for LPiiis K. 
Lear, KIRO prez, and gave many 
pf those present a ribbing dust-6iT. 

Show ended with a big crash, and 
the announcement that 'further ex- 
periment will be necessary;' 



WRNL's College Lines 



Richmond, Va., April .26. 
WRNL, News Leader station, run- 
ning direct wire Into Williarn and 
Mary College at illiamsbiirg. Marks 
third educational line, since it al- 
ready has connections Into Univer- 
sity of 'Virginia and University of 
Richmond. 
. John Stewart Bryan, owner of 
WRNL, is president of William and 
Mary. 



. Colorado Springs; April 26./ 
Certainly rare, possibly unprece- 
dented for local broadcasting, is the 
expenditure currently by KVOR 
here of $10,000 to exploit a siistai 
ing local prograhn.- Cplorado Springs, 
has 40,000 populatioii (much retired 
wealth). After the present budget 
and campaign is exhausted there 
NVill, be further -spending. All for 
station siistainers. And for the sole 
purpose of .driving KVOR into the 
consciousness of the trading area 
which includes about 200,000 popu- 
lation in all. 

Outside money and energy Is re- 
sponsible for this Unique episode in 
small town broadcasting, KVOR is 
owned by' the Gaylord newspaper 
interests who also control KLZ in 
Denver and WKY, Oklahoma City. 

Campaign to put over ai talent 
hunt program, tabbed 'Road to 
Fame,' is saturating the area with 
billboards, 'heralds, arrows pointing 
to KVOR, special black and red 
newspapers, window/ displays. About , 
every trick* standard :and otherwise. 
In the exploitation bag has been 
hauled out Three out-of-to>yn men 
Came in five weeks ahead to get the 
program and the exploitation under 
way. J. L. .Meyerson, John Blatt 
and Bill Stephens, constituted the 
fireworks brigade. 

Show, lipw in' its, third week. Is 
bursting the Hptel Antlers 800 ca- 
pacity and will move June 4 Into 
the Civic Auditorium seating 4,000., 
Bernard Vessey, head of the local 
Rotary chapter, is. m.c. of the show 
which broadcasts Sundays at 3 p.m. 
with an hour's entertainment for the 
studio audience after the 30 minute 
broadcast. 

. Maximum whooprde-do stirred up 
through churches, schools, musie 
teachers and' group participation. 
Awards of grand piano to clubs, etc., 
brings out big participation of trios, 
quartets, choral groups and so on^ 
.(^ash prizes for individuals. Station 
estimates one in every 200 of popu- 
lation filed ah application to partici- 
pate. 

After this splash gradually peters 
out KVOit will probably buy "The 
Lone Ranger' rights for this section 
from WXYZ, ttetrolt Biit not pri- 
marily as a sppnsor-baiter. Rather 
as a further means of impacting the 
youngsters of the area. 

Investment is to create stati 
popul ity and audience loyalty. 



Downey Guest Dates 

Morton .Downey does a gue.st stint 
on the Schaefer Beer program on 
NBC tomorrow night (Thurs.). 

Another on the Al Pearce Ford 
show May 10. 



New York Station Men Expect Baseball 
s in National League Next Year 



Righfc 



UNUCENSED STATION 
DRAWS FINES FOR 2 



New York broadcasters close to the 
local sports situation are confident 
that the games pf the N. Y. Giants 
and the Brooklyn Dodgers will be- 
come available for commer^iial spon- 
sorship next season. Agreement 
which binds these two teams to non- 
broadcasting policy expires at. the 
end of the current playing season 
and there are strong indications, say 
these broadcasters, that the Giants 
and the Dodgers managements will 
not renew. They do not expect the 
N. Y. Yankees to let down the bars. 

The $1,400 per game offered by 
General Mills and Kellogg, it is 
figured, will cover the dally salaries 
of .either team. Dodyers last v/eek 
made their ppeni.^g game available 
with the understanding that the.lhi-ee 
exhibition games it had scheduled 
got a sponsor tor • lump sum of 
$2,500, 



WXYZ's Added Offices 



Detroit April 26^ 
Kibg-Trendle radio and theatre of- 
fices, now located in the old .Madison 
theatre building on Grand Clrcu.s 
Park here, will niove Into spiffy new. 
layouts in the Stroh building, across 
the park, around the middle of next 
month. 

WXYZ and Michigan network of- 
fices will occupy entire floor, while 
United Detroit theatre staff will take 
over the floor below. 

WXYZ's studios, however, will re- 
main atop the Macabecs building oh 
the near north, side of town. Sta- 
tion recently completed a big vertical 
antenna oh; top pf the Macabecs 
building and switch In pfllces is being 
effected to provide rriore suitable and 
nicer space for buying staff. 



Charlotte, N. C, April 26. 
W. H, Nichols and .C. L. Weaiher- 
bee were each flncd $50 in federal 
court at Salisbury last week for op- 
eration of an unlicensed radio station 
at Norwood. Case, which 'Was one 
pf a new type in this state, arn.se un- 
der the federal communications act 
of 1934. 

Two men entered a plea of guilty, 
it being stated that they did not 
know they were violating the law by 
operating a radio station. Station, it 
was said, was for the amusement of. 
the community and themselves and 
they did not offer any commercial, 
advertising. 

Station was roidcd on last. F.ebMfli. 
No iri inal intent was attached to 
the two men, it was stated by Ralph 
L. Walker, attorney at Washington, 
D. C, who appeared in the ca.se ■with 
the district attorney, but the com- 
missldn is .anxious.to stop any niushr 
room grov/lh of such stations.. 

In Texas alone, the commi ion's 
attorney told the court as many as 
2pb stations began operation without 
license and, some of them had gone 
so far as to sell adviertising^ 



Mrs. Melrose Joins WJEJ 

Hagcrstown, Md., April 2.5. 
Edythe Fern clrose has joined 
WJEJ, Hagcrstown, as sales man- 
ager. 

Station received an Increase 
power last v,;cek. 



Johnny Conrad^ former p.a. 

KWK, St Louis, np.w announci 
KFOH, Lincoln, Neb, 



SB 



VARJETY 



RADIO REiriEWS 



Wednesday, April 27, 1938 



Follotv-Up Comment 



Itfarch of Tlmie,' now sponsored 
by Serve! Electrolux on Thursdays 
(NBC-blue, 8-8.30 ), continues chart- 
ing its course up the same channels, 
and that's peak- in' news dramatiza-. 
tion methods on the ozone. 'Time'' 
has always displayed its e'go and as- 
eertivene'ss in shaping up thie shows,^ 
and to some srnall slice Qf audience 
there has been annoyance at ediors, 
constantly referring to themselves as 
'the ablest histoTians of bur day.' 

Super.par program last Thursday 
(21). Production was. slick through- 
out. Subject, matter was knitted 
tightly and for variety's sake , well 
chosen. Acting had autho.irity, as- 
surance and the impersonations of 
public figures were generally good. 

Best bit was the opener, reenact- 
ment of the Pope elevating to saint- 
■<fe90d a trio during Easter celebra- 
tion in Home. Nicely cauiJht with 
an authentic touch the Plain Chant 
and the , pronouncements in I;.atin.' 
One of the newly named saints came 
- from Catalonia, Spain, which was; 
perfectly placed to dovetail into 
war on the Iberian Peninsula, 
jumped then across the globe (and 
with the ironic wet smack) to 
dramatize the 10,000 beleagured 
Japanese troops, surrounded and 
starving deep in the Shantung prov- 
ince: that in turn brought out the 
pessimism at home among the Japs. 

Foir novelty, there was the WPA 
tmit blasting earth in Washington 
state and destroying turkey eggs, 
with a farmer suing the goveirnment 
for his loss; also Mrs. F. P. R, at the 
egg-rolling on Whitie House lawn, 
when she shielded herself posing for 
photogs because didn't want news- 
papers to have a cut of her wearing 
Blacks. Actress who did the Presi- 
dent's, wife was swell. ' 

Reaction tb President's fireside 
chat of week before was .o.k., if a; 
lift out of current Life mag. The 
ruckus at Flint, ichigan, between 
unionized workers and General Mo- 
tors was Itoo, long and flabby for 
yrhat it oftbred in timely news. . 

Plugs for Servel certainly aren't 
short, inserted as they are at . start 
end stop on show. There was a 
shade of repetition, too. One in the 
middle and less in the . aggregate 
might help. 

Radio division of the Federal thea- 
tre is doing ai skilled job of adapting 
Jules Verne's 'From the' Earth to 
the Moon' over the. air via WHN, 
N. Y. They are half-hour install- 
ments spotted opposite the first half 
of the Rudy Vallee-Royal Gelatin 
show (8.30 . to 6 p.m. EDST), with 
W. M. Sutton credited as adaptor 
and .Ciebrge Reynolds, producer. Last 
Thursday s (21) was the third in- 
Btallnient and conveyed . with the 
right touches of plot buildup and 
excitement the doiiig of the occu- 
pants of the rocket-train, •'The Co-, 
lumblan,' as it approached the moon. 



No Understudies 



Eddie Cantor's sickness Monr 
day ight demonstrated radio's 
helplessness'. In substituting a 
corhedy program at the last mo- 
merit'. Answer in this case was 
there wasn't any comedy. In- 
stead, Rudy 'Vallee stepped in 
with a straight, dignified m.c. 
and solo song routine. It Was 
a straight musical reVue. There' 
wasn't a laugh in the half-hour 
from tune-in to tuhe-out. 

. Radio's philosophy of name* 
fbr-name bmils entirely the 
question of giving-, the public> 
something similar toi what they, 
expected. That's what happens 
when a legit istar is 'under the 
weather. Understudy steps 'in, 
show goes oh, Maybe not .quite 
a^ good but at least following 
the same pattern. ° 



Critics Circle Award Ceremonies, 
.With George Jean Nathan, John iSa- 
soii Brown; John Anderson, Paul 
Vincent Carroll, George S. Kaufman, 
.'Wallace Ford, Broderick Crawford 
and John F. Hamilton, was, as radio 
entertainment, anything but impres- 
sive. Even to legit fans It was 
hardly engrossing.- Speeches were 
over long and the excerpt from the 
prize-winner. 'Of ice and Men,' 
was inconclusive and somewhat 
mystifying. However, that portion 
of the session was the only, part con- 
vincingly put over. 

John Mason Brown, of the N. Y. 
Post, opened the stanza with a too- 
-•Icngthy spiel and explanation of the 
L awards. Also spoke his piece as a- 
dissenter in favor of the riihner-up 
' choice, 'Our Town.' 

Geoi ve Jean Nathan, as president 
of thw I^ircle, .made the principal 
award to John Steinbeck for 'Of 
Mice and Men.' He appeared not at 
his best, speaking as if he had a 
mouthful, of. ticket stubs. Was rea- 
sonably terse. .George S. Kaufman, 
who staged 'Mice,' .■'accepted the 
award for Steinbeck, whp renvained 
in California and, it is reported, de- 
clined to make the trip to San . Fran- 
cisco to broadcast his acceptance 
from there. As a wit, Kaufman was 
a washout, since he didn't, even at- 
tempt any humor and seemed dis- 
tinctly ill at ease. 

Wallace Ford, Broderick Crawford 
and John P. Hamilton followed in a 
short scene from 'Mice,' in which 
they are ' appearing at the MiiSic 
Box, N. Y. It Was persuasively 
played, but must have sceiticd puz- 
zling to listeners not familiar with 
the play. And it certainly gave little 
Idea of the drama's character -and 
■iCallop. Nathan wound up the ses- 
sion with an expression of thanks 
to NBC for its patience in handling 
such' 'amateurs' and skill with the 

rofcssionnls.' That was pertinent. 



ments of his best routines intermit- 
tently. Warranted by the lustre of 
them generally. 

When caught (24) there was 'Sum- 
mertime,' 'Indian . Love Call,' "Ti-Pi 
Tin,'. 'Tea for Two.' I^foaty voiced 
Maxiiie, arid Evelyn on her fiddle 
have, their usual solo licks. , Trio 
didn't have much to /do this .time. 
Standout was turned on by Marian 
Williams, going through some mea- 
sures on a sax and clarinet. Chorai 
effect at finale was swell. 

G; E. plugis were reasonable arid 
couched in nice copy. Blurb was also 
slipped in for the coining New York 
Fair. Sponsor is interested in the 
expo. 

Dbri Ameche, wh<^ is veirsatile en- 
ough in 'average to be over-tasked in 
specific cases, was the Earl of Both-, 
weir Sunday to Judith Anderson's 
Queen Mary of Scotland. Under in- 
dulgent- winter 'rules, which would 
overlook $ome of the swings, he 
might be said to have gotten the 
script into the cup without too many 
dramatic divots. But. the excerpt' 
was primarily an Opfiortunity for 
Bergen addicts," palpitating with 
pleasure and gratitude, to leave the 
room to brew a jiig of Chase & 
Sanborn. It was intermission on 
radio's, top-ranking .hour. 

Bergen paced his flippant' rummy 
for one-two-three laughs. Only tl.e 
count was up around 48-49-50. It 
still isn't trite to reiterate thatradio 
took a remarkably long time to dis- 
cover a guy that had been clipping 
audiences' behind footlights for years. 
Bergen's- present capers must give 
showfolks a professional kick that 
layriien don't get.. For if a long 
over-due- success ever came up like 
a fountain on a holidayt it's this 
voice-thrower. 

Showfolks, too, like to gab about: 
the Stroud boys. Wordy and pithy.. 



Joe Penner's brand ol radio lunacy 
was in scoring position Sunday, night. 
It was the usual Periner hodge-podge 
of foolish ideas and foolish deport- 
ment. Knitted- together by the droll 
personality and vocal tricks of the 
top comic. 



Pliti Tpiialny's all-gill orclioslia 
has switched its period on NBC-Red 
for General Electric from Monday 
to Sunday night, edging into tlic 
10-10:30 p.m. niche from which Seat: 
test withdrew recently. 

Formula, which has consistently 
been successful, remains unaltered. 
Studied arrangements and the vcr^ 
satility of the girls keep the program 
perky, Spitaln/ repeats arrange 



'THE GREEN HORNEr 
Dramatic Serial 
30 Mins. 
Sustaining: 
Thnrs., 8:30 p.m. 
WOR-Mutaal, N. Y. 

WXyZ, Betroit, has a choice piece 
of property in- this one. It was 
brought east, via Mutual wires, for 
the first time last week (14) and 
even though it runs parallel to the 
second half of the Riidy. Vallee-Royal 
Gelatin stanza, "The Green Hornet' 
should accumulate enough of a fol 
lowing to make it a. sound cbmmer-^ 
cial candidate. 

Coming out of the same studios 
which created 'The Lone Ranger," it 
blends exciting plot with, skillful 
production, deft writing and good 
all-around acting. It has sustained 
pace and ample imagination and 
about the only place, that it can bet- 
ter itiself is in the' sketching of the 
central character, one deriving from 
the vigilante school of radio drama, 
a la 'The Shadow,' 

In this case, the vigilante, or the 
frustratbr of skullduggery,: is a news- 
paper editor. As the writer, has him 
now molded, this Sir Galahad is a 
little too vafiue as to characterization 
or.per.sonality^. He needs more be- 
havioristic buildup and a. quality or 
mannerism of voice that will cause 
the listener to associate him quickly 
with the role. 

■ThriUer caught Thursday con- 
cerned a menace who made a busi- 
ness of killin.g o.lT tor their Insurance 
money croups of men tliat- he had 
just Hired to work for -him. iii' South 
nnd Central America; Everything in 
the way of plot develODmeht, dra- 
m.ilic Dunch and cliaracter relation- 
shin was keot well within bounds. 

Rimsky-Korsakbft's 'The Flight of 
the Bumble Bee', serves as the musi- 
cal theme in leading on and taking 
off the narrative. Each orogram 
represents a coiripleted story. 

Odee. 



PAUL - DOUGLAS 
Sports Talk 
15 MiDS, 

CHESTERFIELD 
Mon.-S«t„ 6:30 p.m. 
WEAF-NBC, New York 

■ (NeuieH-Emnictt) 

This stanza, getting oft for its sec- 
ond season ioT the .same sponsor, is 
one of the best of its- kind. Paul 
Douglas has a free-'n-easy manner of 
delivery well suited to., dishing up 
the sports results at the. end of the 
day. Timed- to unravel about the 
dinner hour, the program's chief ob- 
stacle seems likely to be Boake Car-r 
ter, who fires oft his general news 
commenting . concurrently' oyer 
WABC. That's tough opposition, but 
Douglas should- be able to snare the 
sports following. , 

Douglas, who comes toi the assign- 
ment via announcing and from the 
legit stage, is no sports expert, but 
he has a likable mike personality. 
That and the fact that his present 
duties don't call lor ariy great inside- 
stuflT knowledge give.: him a distinct 
edge over the- know-all-the-sports- 
answers boys. - . ^ - , 

Oh session caught (21) he tossed off 
a nice bit of spieling, a yarn about 
a Greenwich Village lad, Norman 
Brinkerhoff, who's getting a iriajor 
league pitching try out. Also got in a 
plug for his Chesterfield confrere, 
Andre Kostalarietz, as a basebaU fan; 
That's the colorful sort of personal- 
ity stuff a sports commentator should 
deliver.' 

Douglas handles his own commer- 
cials.- ' Most of them are short, but 
the finale is fairly lengthy. Usually 
along that old . 'They Satisfy' trail, 
but unreeled -innocuously enough. 
All in all, it's a sock session for its 
kind and well -designed, to put over 
the, product. Hobc. 



BOB HOWARD 
Miuical 

15 Mlns.— Local 

B. WItLlAMS CO. 
Thursday, 11 p.m. 
WEAF, New York 

: There have been various tags atr 
tached to different swing styles but 
the one applied to Howard's , song 
arid pianology is the topper. But it 
ties in with the shave cream he's 
advertising which makes U .okay. 
Calls it ^gliding swing' and. the 
whisker stiffener is labeled Glider 
Crearti. ' , 

- It's the first commercial for How- 
ard although he is not new to the air 
waves, having been oh .as a sus- 
tainer from WINS, and WHN. N. Y. 
Built up quite a following with- sev- 
eral periodic stints on the latter sta- 
tion; Piano tickler got his start at 
Time's in "Harlem, N. Y., and later 
made recordings for Decca. He's 
currently on the. bill at Mammy's 
Chicken Farm on 52d St. He did a 
guest stint on the Rudy Vallee pro- 
gram Thursday night, a few hours, 
before debuting his own time, with 
an imitation of a player piano that 
left no doubt of his keyboard ability. 

On his own, following Bine Crosby, 
a fact that he mentioned; telling lis- 
teners' there's no need to shift to. an- 
other groove for entertainment, and, 
that he'd be: there each .week, he 
really went to town '-with a varied 
.selection of tunes. Vocalizing corhes 
close to being on a pair with his key- 
work. . , . 

Drawback Is his patter. It s almost 
annoying at times. Should cut down 
on it as well as his laugh. , It 
might be natural effervescence but 
the giggle sounded forced and: 
phony, although opening night nerv- 
ousness might be blamed. It s 
rather late ror a commercial but it's 
in an ideal spot and rates are lower. 



POLLY SUEDLOVE 
With Charles McCarthy 
30 Mins.— Local 
Sustainintr' 
WHN, New TlOTlt 

Good prbgram; iss Shedlove 
dished oiit a similar sort of program 
fbr six years on KSTP, St. Paul. Has 
amiable vbice and a nice manner of 
presentation. Appeal is to women 
listeners who want tips on fashions 
and enjoy general chatter ^that 
scopes a wide field. iss Shedlove 
has a -smart angle in not criticizing 
thirigs, but merely describing her 
personal reactions to~ them. That 
gives an Intime touch that abets the 
program happily; ^ ^ 

Station announcer Charles McCarr 
thy several times during the pro- 
gram chirps up with a leading sug? 
gestion, upon which Miss Shedlove 
comments. McCarthy's presence re- 
moves the monotony which would 
probably crop up were he absent. 
' Bert. 



'TALK OF THE TOWN* 

With Bay Shannon, Janetle. nugh 

Cross and His Radio Pais, Five 

Aces 
Variety 

30 Mlns.— Local 
IDEAL HAMS 
Saturdays, 7:30 p. m. 
WSAI, CinclnnaU 

(Wtlliom H. Holland) 
Several smart ideas. Stanza Is 
tied lip with different fraternal 
lodges, in whose neighborhood audi- 
toriums the broadcasts, originate, 
with frequent changes of locale. Free 
admissioh tickets, are passed out by 
the barikroller's dealers, permitting 
attendance by customers, as well as 
by lodge members and their families.: 
On each shot an officer of the 
iguest lodge is interviewed about his 
order's ideals, aims arid activities. 
Several persons from the audiencd 
are . selected for participation in a 
quiz session. Too. a lodge member 
or child of a member gets into the 
routine for soloing of a pop number 
'These angles give a pleasing com- 
munity atriiospiieve. 'They are en- 
twined with talent from the Crosley 
staff, thus cutting down, the ama- 
teur tinge; 

Ray Shannon turns in a breezy job 
as master of ceremonies. Janette 
warbles hit tunc in torctiy style, and 
the Five Aces, mixed, pipeslers, 
swing with heavier numbers. A neat 
package of hillbilly musiC and sing- 
ing is delivered by Hugh Cross and 
his, five co-workers. 

Cjordon Shaw; announcer, cITec- 
tively unfolds the commercial, chat- 
ter. Blurbs arc few and to the 
point. Koll. 



'INSIDE THE NIGHT CLUBS' 

With Allen Conriney 

Interviews 

15 Mlns.— Local 

MADISON LOAN: 

WMCA, New York 

Madison Auto Loan which Is ■ 
prolific user of WMCA time under- 
writes Allen Courtney's excursions 
in the restaiirants arid lesser niteries. 
Principally, they're restaurants with 
a cabaret -flavor, such as when Mae 
West was cuflbed, into a spiel when 
she dined at Braddock's hew eatery. 
On this session the Hickory House 
was the scene for Courtney'.* peri- 
patetic mike, as he interviewed 
diriers at the tables. The .inciderital 
plugs for the Hickory's chops, and 
steaks sbunds like a .duail commer- 
cial hookup, but actually is just the 
payoff to the establishment for perr 
mitflng pickup. 

' Courtney of course must be the 
whole show and he deports himself 
skillfully. He's glib, smooth and 
suave, with a watchful eye arid ear 
to- any emergency. In' the hotchai 
spot it be even" more' of a travail 
although even here when he . .en^ 
countered a Miss Gladys Fay who 
called herself 'just ai lousy sin ' it 
called for some tact; 

Headwaiter Eddie of the Hickory 
House proved a sample, of what 
Courtney might warri his other 
maitres not to be. Forget . the too. 
obvious plugs for the steaks and the 
boss, and trick it up. with a little 
rehearsal. At least it can be done: 
with the permarient attaches, if not 
with the casual customers. Eddie 
stuttered a bit and overdid the free 
ads for the payoffs. 

Other custoriiers - were much bet- 
ter save for a nervous quintet -of 
giggling femmes from Boston, holi- 
daying in. New York over Easter. 
That's the urikriown quantity in com- 
edy relief which could be interpreted 
as an asset, and the convincer that 
it's tinstaged. Courtney's judgment 
in when, to easel away and spare 
rriiitual embarrassment ytas vindi- 
cated When caught. AbeW 

HARRY WISMER 
Sports 

15 Mins., Local 

HAVANA RIBBON CIGARS 

T.-T;-Sat.: 6:15 p.m. 

WJB, Detroit 

Told by sponsor to pull no punches 
and spare no expense, Harry Wismer 
dishes but raft 'of inside sports dppe 
ori this new thrice . weekly program. 
And gives it a different twist. ' 

Initial shot derided bally on ike 
Jacobs' supposed eflorts to hold com- 
ing Louis-Schmeling fistic bout In 
Detroit, and cited fapt deal's already 
been closed for Yankee Stadium, 
N. Y. Week later an INS sports- 
writer from N. Y. penned the same 
stuff. , ^ , 

Not all of program Is spent on In- 
side dope; however, Wismer having 
divided his stirit into eight 'columns' 
of a newspaper, with predictions, 
scores, history, 'scoops,' and late 
flashes. 

' Handles own commercials which 
are constrained and smooth. Pete. 



BLUE BABBON ORCHESTRA 
15 Mins. 
Snslainlng 
Thursday, 6.45 PJB. 
WEAF-NBC, New York 

Once-weekly plug for the C.45 p.rii; 
vacancy in the NBC red schedulv 
should be' helped somewhat by fol- 
lowing Paul Douglas' sports chat arid 
by the fact" that it precedes Amos 'n' 
Andy;^ But Lowell Thomas , on the 
blue network at the same time 1$ a 
hefty rival. However, Blue. Barron's 
music, pumped from the Green robrii 
of the Hotel Edison, N.Y;,. is one o( 
the l>etter samples of dancery over 
the kilocycles during ; the early eva 
hours; Considering ..everything, it 
seems' likely to garner a; fair follow-^ 
ing. 

Band gets o& after an Intro by. an- 
houncer (^erie -Hamilton and a mike 
bow by BBrron, iising thie 'niay-we- 
please you' spiel familiarized some 
years ago by Vincent Lop«i. Outfit 
.sounds of medium size, favoring the 
woodwinds arid muted brasses, with 
an electric guitar as. ti'equent colpr- 
ing." Titles-are anhounced.pairt way 
through the '.numbers and nearly 
every tune has an -Intro of .an old 
pop. That bears out the 'Music. b( 
Yesterday and Today' label of the 
program. 

Plenty of .vocalizing on the stanza; 
mostly by Russ Carlisle arid Charlie 
Fisher. Former is as sobby a crooner 
as ever pulled the pathos stops.' On 
show caught (21) he- practically in- 
undated the airwaves with tears in 
singing 'My First Affair' and 'Moon 
of Mariakoora.' Fisher, has a semi- 
recitative style, ' with a slightly nasal 
voice. Uses a mildly peppy .deliv- 
ery. Cid 'You Went to My , Head- 
when caught. ■ 

Band u$es distinctive arrarigements. 
Tone.is soft and cbmpdratively.sweet. 
Effective rhythms .arid capable in- 
strumentation. Group vocals are by 
the . Ambassadors . of Harriiony, ap- 
parently several boys froih the 'band, 

Hobei ' 



JIMMY. KEMPER 

With the Norsemen Quar 

15 Mlns. 

Sustaining 

Thursday, 8:30 p.m. 

WJZ; New. York 

Jimmy Kemper's sOng cycles are. 
not new. Rather than' an ordinary 
succession of tunes his seleetions are 
motivated by an underlying theme. 
Last week's program was laid along 
'alone in the big town' lines and in- 
cluded a medley, of old timcr.s', the 
rearranged 'Hometown,' ' durrorit; 
"An Old Straw Hat,' and 'Heigh-Ho,' 
for a pepper-upper; 

Norserrien Quartet accoriipanies 
Kemper and also handles a couple on 
its own. Quartet has - a nice: style 
Program is in a tough spot, bucking 
Rudy Vallee and Kate Smith...Kemper 
remains.a good trouper with a sense 
of musical showmanship. 



Lee- Neal aiid Bob JCliment . new 
mikemen at WSAZ, Huntington, 'W'. 
Va. Nelson . King has resi ned. as 
station's musical director; 



'HOW SMART. ARE YOU' 
With Dick Dlespeckcr 
30. Mlns.— Local 
Friday, 7 p.rii. 
CJOR, Vancouver 

New angle on quiz idea based on 
(assumption that school' kids have 
move general knowled.ge than their 
Ri-owh-up."!. On opener five boys 
competed against their fathers- with 
youngsters cbmirig but on top 03 
,to 61. 

Dicspeckcr does a good job keep- 
ing kids chattering clearly. Ppce is 
good considering obvioiis embarrass- 
ment of fathers. 



THE CONSUMER 

RIGHT TO KNOW' 
With Eleanor Chatham 
15 MIris. — Local 
JOHN G. MYERS CO. 
Dally, 2:15 P.M. 
WOKO, Albany 

Program: is hailed -as a n^w and 
progressive step jn local daytime 
commercial radio. . Beneath the 
wrapping of its slick selling title, 
however, is a pattern old on horria 
broadcasts: direct, even insistent, 
advertising. Dialers who expect re- 
straint will be disappointed.' Indus- 
try, product and sponsor plu ing on 
some- of these broadcasts is . cveii 
heavier than usual .on salvos, for 
housewives. Broadcast on electric 
refrigerator's and GE models was an 
exarnple of- overcharging the adver- 
tising chamber. That on foundation 
garments — old fashioned . word .'cor- 
sets' used only once— was better. 
Consumer Inforrriation angle may. of 
course, make the quarter hours wel- 
come.to femme listeners, supposed to 
have Job-like patiience in the' face ol 
steady spieling. 

Normally, a corisiimer commercial 
would seem to presuppose th« 
presence, on some occasions, at least; 
of unbiased women to ask pertinent 
and searching- questions. 

Such was not the case when heard 
the opening week.. Kepreseritativea 
of various women's organizations did 
extend the usual- expressions of in- 
(eresti and appireciation, on initial 
ride. Announced- that sporisor. 
glad to receive questions. 

When caught, Eleanor Chatham 
(Mrs. Floyd Walter), of WOKO stolT, 
queried department heads. Eri-iphasis 
was laid on standard products, 
manufactured under proper labor, 
etc.,' conditions. This' makes a smart 
sales talk, but not when dragged out 
Is minutes; Miss Chatham's voice 
and delivery have improved since 
she started to air, on another: block, 
for Myers. However, she still show.-* 
a tendency to pitch the torie too high 
and to make the sound too hard, tiiia 
a friendly personality. 

Only entertainment is . an occa- 
sional transcription, Like . other 
consumer broadcasts, this one is bet- 
~tcr in title and conception than in 
execution. It can and perhaps will 
be improved. Joco. 



LOUIS LaHAYE 
Baseball Comment 
15 Mlns., Local 
ISENBERG BROS. 
Friday, 5:45 p.m. 
WICC, Bridgeport 

Isenberg Bros., New Haven- men** 
clothes house, buys a weekly script 
prepared but of town and - read by 
WICC announcer iridentified as "Tho 
Old Coach." Why spieler, Louis La- 
Haye, one of the station's veteran* 
and an acknowledged local author- 
ity on baseball, isri-t personally billed 
is a sensible question; LaHaye does 
an effective job on : an bver-abiiri- 
dance of copy and would probably 
mean a lot more: urider t|is own tag 
than as the "Old Coach' character. 

At this early stage of the ball sifa-? 
son it isn't hard to anticipate the 
development of a need for localizioB 
the chatter wherever possible. The 
national situation is pretty well com- 
prehended by the major nek', and an 
independent prograih invites indi- 
vidual treatment. 

Except for oyer-writing, first ,<!cript 
was Interesting; covering big: circuit 
personriel arid forecasting league- 
standings at end of season,' Commer- 
cials were way tob long,~ Elem. 



Vctlnesday, April 27, 1938 



RADIO REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



89 



F D. BOOSEVEtT, Jr. 

Plus Gertrude Lawrence, ajor Tex 
0'ReilIy> Judge ted Mintzer, Peter 
Van Steeden, Peg XaCentra, Fred 
Vtell 

Variety Giiesters 

30 MiDS, ' 

VITAUS 

Mondays, 10:30 p.ni. 
WEAF-NBr, New York 

..(Pedlar & Rj/an), 

This variety sriow has oeen steadily 
Improving. It's captioned 'For Men 
Only' which has a s6mewhat stag rim- 
plication, and arrestingly warns the 
iemmes to^ tune-OMt, bemg purported, 
ly a 100%-formen show. However,' 
Peg LaCentra is a weekly staple and: 
at least oiie femme is a guester every 
week. On tliis session, Gertrude Law- 
rence split the ethereal marquee bilU 
Ing with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr, 
whose discourse was innocuous 
enough in reply to announcer Fred 
Utell's query, WW does it feel to 
be. the. son of the President of the 
United States.' 

, Show is nicely geared and paced 
for a diversity of interests. There's 
a flked sports spiel; plus Peter Van 
Steedeh's and Peg LaCentra's . per- 
ihnnency for the band and vocal ac- 
cdrhps. . . 

One of the guesters lis also the 
cue-in for the commercial plug, 
which. Is all right, but much of that 
favorable impression is later miU^ 
tated against by a longwinded spiel 
just before the next-to-closing gUest- 
er. It's as if the sponsor figured that 
he's been suave enough— now let's 
really boff 'em ith a commercial 
spiel. It well night inspires the 
tune-out, and is only countenanced 
by the fact that there'.s something 
worthy in the Offing. In this instance 
it. was Gettrude Lawrehce who was 
segued into her spot by young 

oosevelt. 

ajor Tex OIReilly, soldier of for- 
tune, was the tee-off, using a drama- 
tized; episode to introduce himself, 
he putting the. tbpper .on that For- 
eign .Legion dramalet. Then Judge 
Leo Mintzer, ■ of Harrison,- N. Y., a 
marrying judge, who dwelt on some 
of the , notables he spliced, and who 
was the means for working in the 
plug, stating that his observation has 
been that the boys with the well-' 
groomed appearance — notably the 
hair (Vitalis is the sponsor, get it?)— 
are the ones who waltz the beauts 
to his judicial chapel for the I-do 
routine. 

, F. D..R., Jr. dwelt more oh his Har- 
vard crew experience, and spoke 
about the past and forthcoming var- 

ity races. Then that longwinded '80 
second workout with Vltalis' qorh- 
mercial, and finally Miss' Lawrence. 

Latter has been guesting around 
the kilocycles quite a bit of late, and 
to effect Her •Carrie' song by Noel 
Coward, out of a 'Chariot's Revue" 
wash^t the happiest vocal .selection, 
sustained only by the comedienne's 
personal charm in delivery. She; was 
more clicko in discoursing on why 
and how she canie to Bpeak from 
the Rev. Christian Reisner's pulpit 
in the Broadway Tabernacle, in con- 
nection with her current -starring 
play, 'Susan and God,' stating that 
the recent cycle of religious plays 
evidence a civilized American mani- 
festatipn for appreciation of thie 
brotherhood of mail, in contrast to 
what's happening to the turbulent old 
world today. . 

In toto, a brisk half hour. i4bel 

QCIZZER ON STILTS T 

Bert Madden . 

IS .Wins.; Local 

NU-ENAMEL 

Pally,. 4 p. m. 

.WABY, Albany 

Stilt quizzing is a new variation 
Of the familiar man in the street in- 
terrogations. Madden,' who Once sox- 
ophoned , in Sousa's Band and who 
took to high stick hiking during the 
depression, started stunt over WABY 
last fall, Present series brings ap- 
pearances in both Troy and Albany. 
Sponsor has one outlet in the former 
and two in the latter. 

Although the querying from a lofty 
positions means more visually than 
aiirally, the references to 'your \2r 
foot "nan in the street' may imbue 
many listeners with curiosity to see 
Madden work. , is Albany spot is 
at. Warner Bro.-!.' itzj Troy, at the 
circuit's Troy theatre. 
_ Madden acouits himself crcditaWv,: 
Gives interviewees leewtiy to talk 
about their city, jobs, biisines.s, views 
on current questions. This not only 
plays cn their vanity, but al.so insures 
a measure of rcsoonsivencss, resard- 
less of individual's I, Q. Some ques- 
tions and tongue twisters are. mixed 
an.. 

Madden's voice is natiirallv a shade 
Pioey. Personality is friendlv. Vo- 
cabulary might be wider. 'TeU us 
about it. Please,' is a sentence Mad- 
den overworks. Jaco. 



WPA RADIO PLAYEBS 

'An Accident' 

30 Ming. 

Snstalnlnr 

Sonday, 5:30 p.m. 

WdR, . New York 

Radio Division of the WPA Fed- 
eral . Theatre Project- has been oc- 
cupying the 5:30-6 p.m. groove Sun- 
days ever since Orson Welles and 
'The Shodbw' went off the 'commer- 
cial booking in that spot. WPAers 
have been doing radio dramatiza- 
tions of pieces from cu):rent periodi- 
cals, notably from Esquire. as with 
thiSi a dramalet . by Manuel Komroff 
titled 'An Accident.' .- 

Oddest thing about the presenta- 
tion is its straightforward attack of 
the script,, sans any introductory, 
whatever. Company goes right into 
the- acting, with the dialog gripping 
the interest Credits are heralded at 
the tag. 

Scripting of this is with the two 
or three previous presentations is 

?iithy and clear, requiring little' Ih- 
erruption to. establish the sundry 
moods and settings. In toto it's a 
good radio, drama scripting job; and 
as' expertly handled by the WPA 
thespians. - .Abel. 



MARLOWE and LYON 
Piano Duo 

.15 MIns. 
Sunday, 11 p.m. 
WEAF-NBC, New York 

Late Suhd.iv evenins OUcr numpcd 
from NBC's Chicago studio. Pair un- 
r.ivcl what's generally described as 
classical jazz' — nop turcs salted with 
syncopation. G.ener<';"y do okay, 
maintaining enough of the melody, 

■ PMt injecting sufficient bright color- 
in.?. ■ 

Oh show caiiiTht OTV JeiTV ar- 
lowe offered, one voc.il with, .splp 
piano accomoaniment Piano is bet- 
.. tcr alone. Partner is named June 
Lyon. Bill the stanza as. 'kpvboprd 
contrasts.' Hob'e. 



BILL ANSON 
'Nonsense, at Noon,'. Janet 

Logan, Brett Morrison 
Comedy, Music; Becords 
CO Mins.; Lccal 
PETEB FOX BREWING CO. 
Sundays, 12-1 p. m., CST 
irBBM, Chlcaso 

iSchwimmer <t Scoff) 

While the public will take little 
noti(« of the cost this show, consist- 
ing of comedy m.c, femme foil, an 
announcer, and' records, makes cOn 
siderable out of little. 

Anson is a' standard radio and 
vaiide performer, and comes through 
here in. excellent- fashion, doing 
dozens of tricks throuehout : the 
running Of the show. Gets his best 
results with- his. imucrsOnations of 
radio n&mes,\and the scriot he]ps, 
him greatly by -woirking these imr, 
personations -into' comedy situations 
rather thaii . forcing .him merely to 
riin off his impressions without iany 
connecting links.- 

Name impersonations are woven 
into comedy situationa and black- 
outs, many of which have fun in 'em 
Scriveried by Cecil Widdifleld, who 
has worked out a. couple of heat 
laugh situations, all on the semi- 
.satlre vein. Has situations built on 
burloisqufi history, oh the present 
.<?nelling Bee f?d, the De Luxe Radio 
Theatre; on .the aue.stion.<:-and-rn- 
swers tvoe of p'osrams. And also 
s'prearl: through the program are pop 
reoordirtgs. 

Morrison and Mis."! Logan wOrk 
well, with Arson in getting most oiit 
of the material, and altogether fur- 
nish a 60.;mlriute session of listenable 
lipiit stuff. 

Commercials for th» Fox beer flre 
snanped into-^ nlace throughout the 
.•show, with .a keen eve towards t.ving 
them, in virith the comedy tone of the 
Dro"Tam. All in all, a nep* 1'<cal 
program^ Goto. 

ELIAS BBEESKIN ORChESTRA 
With Frank Unbbel choir, June 

Knight 
Songs, Orchestra 
30 Mins. 
Sustaining 
Thursday, 10 p.m. 
WOB-Mut 1, New Tork 

Ninth in series, coming from. KHJ, 
Los 'Angeles, Ellas. Breeskin's sliring 
combo is favorably reminiscent of 
the large string group CbcarCola' had 
on air a number of years' ago. Pro- 
.gram has wads of tough competi.sh 
with Bing Crosby-Bob Burns Music 
Hall oh at .same time. But possesses 
pace and skilled arranging. 

Breeskin's orchestral grOup of .75 
pieces and Frank Hiibbell's volumi- 
nous chorus batted over novel ar- 
rangements and smooth rhythm. 
But the guestihg of June Knight was 
disaopointing. Choice of 'Night and 
Day' for her one solo was a mistake. 
More pop tune would have gone 
more effectively. This error was 
followed by Ditching her voice too 
high. Miss Knight slipped down to 
nroper register only once for the. 
recant of verse. 

Albert Glaser's arrangement of a 
'salute to Vincent Ybumah statted 
show off at a brisk canter.. Com- 
prised a medlev of such, tunes. as 'Tea 
for' Two,' 'Flying Down to Rio, 
'Without a Song' and 'Carioc-i ' etc. 

.epr. 

ADRIAN ROLLINI TRIO 

Swing 

15 Mins. 

Sustaining 

Sunday, 5:30 p.m. 

WJZ. New York , , 

Adrian RoUini on the vibraharp. 
ilarry Clark and Frank Victor are 
his aides in the Rollini Trio's ultra 
brand of swin^ology. Long expon- 
ents of jam, on the air and wax. via 
.sundry other corhbo.<!. this quarter 
hour "Siindi> late afternoon, inter- 
lude falls nicclv on the car. It comes 
well in the day'.<> radio running time; 
amidst the other more conservative 
pot nnurri. \ 

RoUini."! w:.sely rcslrl.ct their jam 
n mPlodic, smooth numbers so it 
(locsn't .sound like , a clambake, so 
much an error via the mike., into 
home reception. They can.schd .it 
any way they want in a iiitcry or for 
flansapjilioh ■ mirpo.^cs, but it's .some- 
thinT else again when received cold 
into the home. Abel. 



GANG BVSTEBS' . 
With Norman ' Schwar 
Drama 
30 Mins. 

COLGATE-FALMOLIVE-PEET 
V(>rt.. 10 p.m. 
WABC, New York 

(Benton.. & Bowles) 
Crime program has been aired un - 
bi-okenly. for ov.et a year but for the 
past few months 'has had Col. Nor- 
man SchWartzkopf of the New- Jer- 
sey State Police as commentator in 
place ' of Phillips Lord. Broadcast, 
which exploits activities of 'police in 
solving outstanding crimes in the 
annals of various law enforcement 
systems, has plenty to attract ama- 
teur sleuth and other listeners usual- 
ly magnetized, by criminal events, 
but still is open to :improvemeht. 

Selections for a'irihg are all on the 
cops' side. of. the fence, as .they . have 
been since, the ' program debuted. 
They're okay, but instead of confin- 
ing itself to explaining steps taken 
by police to ..apprehend culprits, it 
might occasionally be .a good idea to 
shorten this or lengthen time '.to in- 
clude . reasons why criminals in- 
volved got that way. 

In itself thie program was a nice 
job of radio writing, eveiry step 
takeii in case aired being clearly 
outlined. It . was open ■ to criticism 
on one or two technicalities but they, 
were minor. Story opened with two 
young men facing each other in a 
baseball game, one pitching and' the 
other winning- the tight game for his 
side with a homer— and . winds un 
tinder the same circumstances— with 
the batter, as a cop, being respons- 
ible for the erstwhile pitcher's ar- 
rest for murder. It was taken frOm 
the recordis of . the Cleveland' Police 
with Chief Madowitz of thit force 
aidi in the retelling. 



■THF SINGEB AND HIS SONG' 
Is Mins.— Local 
Sustaining 
Dally, lOilS a.m. 
WHAS. Lonisvllle 

Combo of baritone- soloist and or- 
gan laccompahicent. . spotted in the 
-middle of the morning when listen 
>rs are predominantly of the fenime 
persuasion, brines a-rellglous sugges- 
tion which should fall on willing ears 
in' this s tor. 

Vocalist remains anonymous. An- 
nouncer introcs. the*hymns, and takes 
a cue from marginal notations .made 
in a little black book. Singer has 
rich baritone pipes, and sings with 
feeling. . Nice subdued accompani- 
ihent furnished by Herbie Koch, staff 
Organist' program stacks . up as a 
well-rounded, intelligent effort of its 
kind. Hold.. 




Australian Radio, but Is Over-Soaped 



'MYSTEBIOV.S DB. MIKALIN' j-. 

With. Howard Hoffman, Marjorie 
Uaiinan, Cornelius Peoples Histori- 
cal Episodes 

15 Mins. 

Transcriptions . 

NA'i'IONAL POSTER STAMP 

SOCIETY 
Thursday; 5:45 p. m. 
WMAQ,. Chicago 

.(James R. Luhfce) 

Once-a-week dramatic- disc to plug 
postage .stamjis to kids from 7 to 14 
years old. Basis of program is edu- 
cationiali'to get away somewhat from 
-thie straight blbod-and-thunder mel- 
lers which have been making up the. 
bulk of kid radio fodder. 

While this show may satisfy the 
parents and th<; teachers and the 
various uplift radio groups^ It's ques- 
tionable whether the kids will prefer 
it to the regular battle-on-the-preci- 
pice shows. 

This Dr. ikallne has time and 
spate eradicator wh,ich can televise 
scenes Of the past; -scenes which are 
pictured on- various poster stamps. 
In this way the kids are supposed to 
!?ct- some dabs of history along with- 
their entertainment Okay- op paper, 
but not likely to grab the kids'' ears. 

First episode conjured up that of. 
the battle of New Orleans in 1815 
and was. just fair in its short short 
story of Gen. Andrew Jackson and 
pirate Jean Lafltte. 
. Show is under bad handicaps also 
as a once-a-week LSminute nlatter, 
with, considerable difficulty likely in 
holding kids from One week to the 
other. Gold. 



BRITISH -STAR-GAZING (No; g.) 
With Anna Neagle, Antoii Walbrook, 
"erbert. Wilcox, Stuart Roliertson 
and recordings of Sir Cedric liard- 
wicke, Jaci^. Buchanan, Arthur 
Tracy, Tullio Car liutt and Hugh 
Miller. 
60 Mina, 
B.B.C., London. 

High spot of ' this radio biography: 
of one, of Britain's topflight, film 
stars was ah advance sequence from 
Herb. Wilcox's picture sequel to 
'VictoHa the Great,' due' for release 
April 13. New picture, starring 
Neagle apd Anton walbrook. is titled 
.'Sixty Years a Queen.' Sequence ^ 
was put over as if being rehearsed 
on the sound stage, and. dialog in- 
dicated, treatment likely tO be iden- 
tical with that of 'Victori ,' com-^ 
-parison being heightened by playing 
over of solind tracks froni the for- 
mer picture. 

. Tracing career of Anna Neagle 
from childhood till now, broadcast 
lacked sparkle, due mainly to dull 
material, - Stair's history follows a 
stereotyped trail from chorus to big 
lights, but contains few dramatic 
moments or hard luck stories. Pro- 
ducers Leslie Baily and Charles 
Brewer nevertheless made . some- 
thing of the available material, 
drawing iii reminiscences of school- 
days, recalling snatches of ..mu.sical 
shows which Neagle assisted, from 
the chorus, dramatizing her flrst 
meeting with Herbert Wilcox fvirhich, 
sounded like the phonus-bblonus), 
and recounting the fiill tale' of her 
picture successes, from her first ap- 
pearance as an unknown in -'Good 
' Night Vienna' until the picture she 
is just starting. 

Because of the Baily-Brewer com 
binatioh, program' was built on lines 
similar, to 1 the 'Scrap Bopl^' serieis, 
with hqrra'tive, lashing of melody, 
pieces spoken.* by personalities in- 
volved, anecdotes and a diversity Of 
other :Thaterial worked into the pat 
tern. Thus Herb Wilcox, Kay Stam- 
mers (tennis act and school friend 
Of the. ' star), Stuart Rbbertsoh 
•(B;B.C. vocalist and brother 01 the 
star), and Miml Ruby (who taught 
•her trapeze tricks.. for 'The. Three 
Maxims') gave the bbckgr'ound; 
while sound track playover of some 
of her film successes recalled . the 
performances of Sir Cedric Hard- 
wicke. Jack. Buchanan and Tullio 
Carminati in 'Nell Gwyn', and 'Peg 
of Old Drury,' 'Limelight' and 'The 
Three Maxim.s' respectively. The 
augmented B^B.C. variety orchestra 
and B.B.C. revue chorus, under 
Mark H. Lubbock's baton, and Reg- 
gie Foort at the -organ, provided the 
best entertainment in the hour. 

As for Miss Neagle herself, . the- 
radio mike was unkind to her sing- 
ing prowess, revealing clear limita- 
tions,' of voice range iand power, but 
main effect was of interest in the 
narrating of a story book career. 
Disappointing, perhaps, by cOntr 't' 
with previous numbers of the series, 
which had more romantic material 
and subjects, but ah entertainment 
at the 'same time well up to normal 
B.B.c; standard. 



TRUE DETECTIVE .MYSTERIES 

Drama 

15 Mins. 

LISTERINE SHAVING CREAM 
Tuesday, 10 p.m. 
WOR-MBS, Newark. 

, (Ixi7rtber£-Fe(isl€i/) 

Listerine currently has this series 
on a Mutual hookup which extends 
from WOR to WLW. Cincinnati, and 
WON, Chicago. Felix J. Jager. 
a lawyer, does the adapting from- 
pages of the magazine's' current 
issue, with the script treatment, 
production and acting sticking close-" 
ly to conventional and hackneyed 
rotes. Dramatization ('Moonlight 
Murder Mystery') caught (19) 
lacked suspen.sc. mounting excite- 
ment or any o( the other ingredients 
that come with good whodunit en- 
tertainment. 

Better phrased and effective was 
ti.e plug. It deftly linked the prod- 
uct's three main sales points, name- 
l.v, the inclusion of glyceri , the 
pleasurable lathering and antiseptic 
qualities' and the large tube to be 
had flt 35c. Odce, 

New.sc«ster Richard Fatllson b.ick 
at WSPA,. .Spartanburg, S. C., fol- 
'wing opciatipn at Indianapolis. 



Sydney, April 2, 

CVuniiy Fair' with Dud Cantreli 
Orchestra. Polmoliue PIai;bot/s Neic- 
(on Goodson. Tlielma Grae7ite, Albert 
Xoniilo, i3 mins. aUw ,.,iijanity.) 



Ifpaded bv terrific advance ex- 
ploitation this live talent show hit 
ihe air under sponsorsmp of Au.sti-u- 
lian Palmolive. Show is broadcast 
Over nine stations in all, 

Proved disappointing. uch too 
much, commercial chatter "and. too 
many old niimbers by a so-so jazz 
band. Highlights were the singing 
of Thelma Graeme ' and the harp 
playing, by Albert Torzillo. Newton 
Gbodson, male warbler, -has a -nice 
voice. , . 

Vernon Lyle acts as master of 
ceremonies and docs his stuff alon.ii 
the usual routine lines. .Middle of 
pre.sentation introduces ' a femme 
chatterer .who gives a conrimercial 
plug for product, ancl additioiinl 
pluirs by the m.c. foUOw after nearly 
every musical number. Show needS: 
plenty of comedy, plus snappy 
rhythrh numbers, to hold .air audi- 
ence over such a long span; Whole 
thin.g will need rehuilding to, give 
desired speed which at .present is 
slowed badly by over-much coni- 
mprcial. 

It's a co.stly. show for Austral! 
but cnuld be (nade to. mean some- 
thing, by an expert radio prodi'^p'. 



TOMMY TBINDEB 
Comedian 

Saturday Music Half 
BBC, London 

British Broadcasting. Corp. made a 
definite discovery when - it slipped 
Tommy Trinder into Saturday Music 
Hall bill as substitute, and this come- 
dian scored standout hit of the pro- 
gram. Trinder is hew to the capital 
but .rates strong popularity in the 
sticks, but his first appearance at the 
mike proved none of the established 
funsters has anything on this ex- 
uberant -personality. 

Purely a song and -patter act, his 
stuff boasted no novelty either in 
material or technique, but the comic 
.scored, heavily by a combination of 
impudence and gusto that even 
warmed up the most ancient clicst-^ 
nuts worked into his turn. Reminis- 
cent in parts of Max Miller, Trihder's 
nielhod.s. however, do iiot borrow the 
coclineyisrhs of the "cheekie, chappie,' 
relying purely on slickne.ss and pep. 

(joincidentally (or is it?), Trinder 
i.s al.so making his screen debut in 
the Associa^d British picture', 'A1-. 
mo.st a Honeymoon,' due for trade 
preview this week. In the event of 
his studio work matching up to his 
initial mike perfbrinance. It is ea.sy 
to gue.ss this newcomer. -will' rapidly 
jumn Into the big time. B:B.C., inci- 
dentally, also knew they were oh. a 
good thing, making a big. song and 
dance , of the fact thev had secured 
th's Dorsonality. to fill their last-, 
minute program gap. 



TED ANDBEWS 
Slinrt.sraster 

GENERAL MILLS, P.&G. 
Daily, except- Sunday 
KTOK, Oklahoma Clly 

Nice voice and ability to malce. ball 
game listenable. Only commercial 
on opener was four-time credit .nn- 
nouncement for which fans thanked 
j the station. 

I Last year locals got one evpry 
I lime a ballplayer stopped to catch 
I his brc'a'th. 



MIND YOUR r'S AND Q'S 
With Sam L. Levlton 
30 Mins.— Local 
Sustaining 
Monday, 7:30 p.m. 
KDAL, Dulnth-Snperlor 

Local quiz show. Levitan's twi.st 
on (he bid 'quiz - bee idea has con- 
testants paired off in two tcarhsi 
Human , interest angle. Is milked by 
having each team comprise a parent 
ahci.-child. 

Airing caught (16) had father-andr 
daiighter'.ahd mother-and-son. duo.i 
matching ' Wits. Contestants are 
quizzed individually, but 'scores are 
computed oh a 'team basis. . 

.Judge Sam does an oke job. Has' 
ah air Of friendliness and infOrhval-^ 
ity that keeps contestants at ease. 
Plays to studio audience, atid large 
listening audience has' been tied in 
right from ;the start through procur- 
ing contestants from P-T-A groups, 
thus adding further competitive 
angle, Theatre ducats offered . for 
best . sets- of .q's and a's mailed i 
furnishin'e befty tbail hook. ' Rash. . 



INVITA'nON TU THE. WALTZ' 
Wllh (Miss) WIlUe Morris. lta«nl 

Nadean; and the Novelty Choir. 
30 MIns. 
Sustaining 
Thursday, 11:15 p.m. 
WORi New York 

Press release for. this program adr 
vises swing fans not to listen as it 
has no appeal for them; and for. a 
good reason. As the tag Imnlics it's 
made up entirely of tunes in waltz 
tempo. It still. may. be said that the 
youngsters have not imoOsed- their 
musical will on the armies of waltz 
addicts. 

Program Is enjoyable session of 
.semi -classical tunes delivered by 
■Willie Morri , soprano: Raoul Na- 
dcau, baritone, and the -Novelty 
Choir. Late listeners can rcbx in 
the best fireside-pipe manner. Tane.i 
used for broadcast caught virerc a 
medley of hits from 'Roberta,' '.Show 
Boat,' and 'The Touch of Your Hand.' 



'MYSTERY CLUB' 
Georcre Edwards 
.'lO Min.s. 
BALM PAINT 
Twice Weekly 
2 UW, Sydney 

Top Australian radio star has 
gathered d strong company bt per- 
[prmer£ around himself to present a 
series of air mystery yarns. 'Each, 
one is completed, within the 30 min- 
utes on twice-weekly basis. Edwards 
uses unpublished whodunit material. 
Station, ernploying Edwards con- 
tiriuously. .' 

Stuff is thrilling but hot chilling. 
Spnosor has assurance that listeners 
will not likely twist knOb.s. once 
tuned in. Selling chatter is properly 
.,>.potled,and does not interfere .with 
the. entertainment Ricfc. 



'.MR. FIXIT' 
With Ed Pearson 
15 Mins. — Local' 
LOW'S SUPPLY CO. 
Thursday, 6:15 p.m.. 
WPRO, Providence 

Glorified household hint idea at* 
tracting .plenty of mail and- ques- 
tions, llbu.schold problems. . ran'.!ing 
from the fixing of knobs, door han- 
dles, . .b'ascbourds, floor .Space, the 
painting of .screens andi hoW to re- 
move chewing gum are only a few 
of the many oucstions aisked and an-, 
.sttci-cd.. 

(robd ide.i for the ncwlywods and 
UOMCnil unhandy men' around the 
I lion. e. Malo. 



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'THE COMMISSION HAS NO JURISDICTION' 
REGARDED AS UNIQUE F.C.C. LANGUAGE 



Technicality in WMAL Because of Ownership and 
Operation Being Separate — But Hands-Off Ex- 
planation Contrasts with Tendency 



Washington. April 2G. 
Admission thai it has limited pow- 
er to pass on sales of broadcast 
pioppily which is leased to some- 
body else was made by the Federal 
Cmuminieatior.s Commission last 
week a precedent-setting deci- 
sion. 

Purchase of WMAL, one of the two 
NBC-operrted plants in the Na- 
tional capital, by the Evening Star 
was ratified hastily with observa- 
tion that - 'Tlie Commission has no 



jurisdiction' over the transaction. 
No formal explanation was given to 
account for this surprising conclu- 
sion. 

Action not only was imusual for 
the FCC, which lately has been 
o.^ling alt transfers with great inter- 
est, but provoked comment because 
it is seldom that a government 
agency readily concedes it has no 
power over developments in the field 
it is expected -to police. Nobody 
remembers a similar instance' of 
modestay. 

Suggesting, a gaping hole in the 



present law, members of the Com- 
mish informally explained that 
neither transfer of control over 
functioning of a licen.see station nor 
assignment of a permit was involved, 
from a technical point of view. Re- 
marked that NBC holds the operat- 
ing papers, not the M A. Leese Cor- 
poration, which is the actual owner 
of the physical property. 

Decision suggested a delicate legal 
issue, which may work out to the 
advantage or injury of other broad- 
casters who have rented out their 
plants. If the Commish has no 
power to rule on the public inter- 
est angle of sales of leased trans- 
mitters, why can't persons who lease 
stations wiggle out of the govern- 
ment's clutches by applying the re- 
verse of this policy? And what 
will happen when the NBC lease 
expires, particularly if the Evening 



Star decides to assume respon- 
sibility of operating the appara- 
tus and asks for a license in its 
own name? Or suppose the price 
paid for purcha.';e of equipment 
which is rented out to somebody else 
is so high that an increase in rates 
becomes necessary sometime in the 
future to produce a fair return on 
the investment? 

The Commish slant in this in- 
stance hinted indirectly at a major 
inconsistency in policy. If the FCC 
has control only over the activities 
of licensees, why does it allow cer- 
tain owners to rent their plants to 
other parties ^nd at the same time 
have the licenses in their own 
names? 

Lawyers were thrown for a lo.ss in 
this mass of questions. Particularly 
since it is unlikely the no-jurisdic- 
tion decision wJll be lugged before 
the courts for clariftcation. 

Transfer of title to the apparatus 
will not upset operating plans, .since 
NBC still has much time to run. 
Publishers said^they will go along 
with the present arrangement, 
which has been in effect since Feb- 
ruary, 1933, and does not expire 
until 1941. 



BARE BONES 
THEORY AGAIN 
WALLOPED 




Washington, April 27. 

Tired businessmen in the broad- 
casting business were given a hiiit 
to go ahead and peddle their sla- 
tion?. regardle.ss of the Congressional 
yelping about license trafficking 
when the Federal Communications 
Commission approved sale of .KFXR, 
Oklahoma City, last week. 

Price of 22 times present value. 8 
times earning.<;, and 15 times initial 
cost was deemed reasonable by a 
majority of the regulatory body, 
which approved transfer of the 100- 
250-watt plant to a group of local 
figures. Any apprehension about the 
FCC's adopting the bareboncs the- 
ory apparently is without founda- 
tion. 

While the margin \\;as pruned 
somewhat in coniparison with the 
standard of the old days— when a 
clear-channel transmitter might fetch 
$1,250,000, for example— the Com- 
mish majority saw nothing wrong 
in paying $(>5,000 for a local outlet 
which could be duplicated for only 
$4,000. The purcha.se price— com- 
prising $50,000 to the present license- 
holder, the Exchange Avenue Bap- 
tist Church, and $15,000 for the sta- 
tion manager, who has a profit-shar- 
ing agreement — was said to be in the 
public interest, particularly in view 
of the plans to improve service to 
the listeners. 

In view of the standards laid 
down when the Commish allowed 
Ruth Goggins Roosevelt, vvife of the 
President's son, to take over KFJZ, 
Forth Worth, for aijproximately 
twice the value of the a.s.sels, the Ok- 
lahoma City action indicated the li 
is off. In the newest incident, 
neither the Commish nor the exam- 
iner thought it worth while to men- 
tion the total claimed value of the 
station as a business enterpri.se, 
aside from remarking that the re- 
cent profit has run from $7;000 to 
$8,000 annually. 

Verdict was not unanimous, indi- 
cating that some members will con- 
tinue to measure the reasonableness 
of the cash passing from hand to 
hand. Commissioners Norman S. 
Case and George Henry Payne 
joined Chairman Frank R. McNinch 
in frowning on the transaction. No 
minority opinion was issued, al- 
though Case was reported scribbling; 
a blast at the . deal and the attitude 
of the other four members. 



Time Bought in Advance 
By 'Mystery Candidate' 
For All-Radio Campaign 



Oklahoma City, April 26. 
Importance of radio to political 
campaigning is given emphasis in 
Oklahoma by revelation of an '$8,000 
time purchase from the Oklahoma 
Network by an, as yet, unnamed 
'Mystery Candidate.' who is sched- 
uled to announce his candidacy for 
Governor May 7 (last filing date) 
and for 56 straight days, until the 
June 12 election, will barrage state 
voters with 15-minute "daily hfroad- 
casts. General Manager Joseph W. 
Lee of the Oklahoma Network con- 
firmed the time purchase and fe- 
vealed the money was ca.sh in ad- 
vance. 

Time schedule for the 'mystery 
broadcasts' call for daily talks over 
KTOK, Oklahoma City, and KTUL, 
Tulsa, and three times a week over 
the entire Oklahoma Network, plus 
KASA, Elk City. The 'Mystery Can- 
didate' is rumored to be a well- 
known business man of the state, 
who has never previously been in 
polities, and who will base his entire 
campaign on the radio talks. 



KDYL's New Tower 

Salt Lake City, April 26. 
New 400-foot KDYL (Salt Lake 
City-NBC affiliate) vertical radiator, 
when completed, will be the high- 
est structure in Utah. Radiator, to- 
gether with transmitter and other 
apparatus, will form mechanical 
backbone of new 5 k.w. transmitter, 
scheduled for operation about July 
15. 

A $15,000 building to house the 
equipment is Hearing completion on 
a site adjoining the old 1 k.w. trans- 
mitter. 



Wednestlay, April 27, 1938 



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41 



N.A.B. GRIMACING AT F.C.C. 



Landis, White Endorsed By 
Boston NAB. Meeting; 
Deplore Short License 



Boston, April 26. 

Regional meeting of National As- 
sociation of Broadcasters zone group 
was held Satiirday in Boston. Voted 
to recommend two names to N.A.B. 
committee as paid prez possibilities. 
James M. Landis, dean of Harvard 
Law School, was suggested by John 
Shepard of the Yankee network 
while Thompson Guernsey of WELZ, 
Bangor, ofTered Senator Wallace 
White's name. Both were okayed 
by meeting as good guys. 

Zone meeting also deplored the 
short term license tactic of F.C.C. 
whereby stations are hot-seated when 
complaints against them pend. Shep- 
ard's WNAC and WAAB are cur- 
rently on junior tickets. 



WFBR's DX to Europe 

Baltimore, April 26. 
NBC will pick up Joseph Im- 
broguilio and start orch. of WFBR 
for weekly coast to const airing over 
its Red network with additional 
short wave broadcast to Europe. 
Local program will go out as 
emanating from 'Baltimore, the 
Birthplace of the Star Spangled 
Banner." Set for noon April 30 and 
every Saturday ihercafter through- 
out the summer. 



£ddle Coonlz With KVOO 

Tulsa. Okln., April 26. 
Eddie Coonlz, formerly with NBC 
In New 'Y'ork, has been named 
chief announcer of KVOO here, to 
succeed Robert DcHaven, who will 
go to Minneapolis. 
' Coonlz formerly worked for WKY 
in Oklahoma City and has been di- 
recting dramatic radio shows lor 
NBC. 



DISTURBEDJUNER-INNERS 

Threaten Dick Brooks on Nazi 
Crucks — Block on Jap Records 



Comments of Dick Brooks, hews 
commentator of WNEW, New York, 
on last week's Nazi activities in the 
metropolitan area, and the playing 
by Martin JBlock ot two Japanese 
recordings on the Make-Believe- 
Ballroom program, brought a deluge 
of abuse by mail and telephone down 
on the pair last week. 

Brooks was threatened by phone 
with the same treatment given a 
Brooklyn editor of an anti-Nazi 
magazine, who was beaten and 
whose office was wrecked last week. 
He also received a threat through 
the mail which was turned over to 
officials. 

Block played two records made 
by Midge Williams, singer, which 
were cut by the latter in Japan in 
the Japanese langiiadge and in swing 
tempo. Following their airing sta- 
tion's trunk lines were clogged with 
calls accusing Block of ignoring the 
Japanese boycott and other pro- 
Japanese activity. 



[mm TO 

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Paid Prez for Trade Association 
Is Undisputed Champ Dilemma 



Gradual Awakening to Usur- 
pation of Authority by- 
Government Bureau — See 
Regulation of Smallest De- 
tails Unless Trend Is 
Stopped 



SELF-DEFENSE 



WOR Jumps In Ahead 
Of CBS on Word Tieup 



WOR. N. Y., stepped in fast last 
night (Tuesday) with a 'What's in a 
Word?' stunt that tied in with Funk 
&. Wognals and had Dr. Charles 
Earle Funk along with Allen Pres- 
cott and Bob Stanley's orchestra. 
Heard at 9:30 p.m. Continuance, and 
form, not set. 

Tonight (Wednesday) Columbia is 
scheduled to launch series called 
'The Word Game' with Max Eastman 
which has a Webster Dictionary 
tie-in. 



Washington, April 26. 

Sliffer resi,stence to mounting de- 
mands of the Fedeial Communica- 
tions Commission will be proposed 
to the National Associr'ion of Broad- 
casters shortly. Initial move antici- 
pated this week when the board of 
directors convenes to push ahead 
with reor:.aniz3ti^n details. 

Convinced that the industry will 
suffer unless it begins giving the 
FFC a light, crusading element in 
the trade body high command wants 
to raise defenses against over-regu- 
lation — such as was pointed out in 
Vauiety fortnight ago — and mobilize 
solid front to check trends toward 
constant government inroads. 

First step is expectet. to oe a res- 
olution condemning the present 
FCC practice of issuing temporary 
liceniies for stations which have been 
target of comnlaints regardless of 
merit. Reflects growing alarm over 
excessive inconvenience, po.ssible in- 
jury, and arrogation of power not 
contained "in the statute. 

Purpose of the whcreaser would 



be to urge the FCC to establish reg- 
ular procedure with squawks and 
accusations a'oout law violations. 
MosC industry leaders feel it is de- 
cidedly unfair to use every yowl as 
ar excuse for calling licensees on the 
carpet in a manner wnich indicates 
to the public and their competitors 
they are guilty of some heinous of- 
fense. Since many ot the kicks arc 
found to be .,'riundlcss upon close 
scrutiny, pract'ce cause., unnecessary 
embarra.isment, often financial harm. 
Effort will be made to have the NAB 
recommend the Cominish u.ve the re- 
vocation procedure in m:i.ifir in- 
stances of misconduct, rather than 
approaching the goal by a round- 
about way whicl- Congress did not 
intend. 

Letharf;y ':oslly 
Whether this ; lunt is tried, n por- 
.sonal appeal will be mad • to all in- 
dustry units to whip up their 
I courage and get set for a fight to 
protect their liberties. Barnstorm- 
ing tour is contemplated, for the 
primary objective of warning as.soci- 
ation members that continued leth- 
argy is an invitation to stringent 
regulation over phases of broad- 
casting which it is at least argumen- 
tative whether the Com'Tii.sh has any 
control. Broadcasters will be told if 
they don't wake up and begin .scrap- 
ping, the FCC will be fixing rules, 
telling them what they must carry, 
and dictating many minor details 
of station operation. 

New sign of awareness on the part 
of some NAB figures. Believe the 
reorganization plan will be futile 
unless it leads to mo;c aggressive 
functioning. 



Washington, April 20. 
Without much hope of filling the 
presidency with a permanent exi'C- 
utive, directorate of National Asso- 
ciation of Manufacturers reassembles 
Saturday (30) to push renovation of 
headquarters organization. 

General di.scu.ssion of pressing 
problems and further exchange of 
views about the new industry ltad<-r 
is slated, but little chance is .-JC'cn 
that the board will make any malo- 
riiil headway toward replacing Mark 
thridgc with a boss appointed on 
a regular basis. Financial situation 
still isn't good enough, while Ihe 
stalling ot headquarters rcm.'iins 
most pressing. 

Authorization to hire at least two 
of the key men for the front olTire 
will be sought by Phil Loiicks. :ict- 
ing general counsel and stccrer ot 
the reorganization plan. Wanls lo 
hire promptly aides to take charge 
of industry and public relations and 
to head up the research work, both 
into programs and trade statistics. 
Pump-priming idea to get the or- 
ganization set for serious business 
when the various Federal Com- 
munications Commission hearings 
come on. 



WGY Party June 1 1 

Schenectady, N. Y., April 20. 
Baptism of WGY's new five-studio 
building will be June 11, unless there 
is a trip-up. NBC will coast-to-coast 
a program in which New York artists 
will broadcast with WGY alumni and 
present staffers. 



HOUSEHOID FinnniE EORP 



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RADIO 



Wedoesdaj, April 27, 1938 



Senator White, Back from Cairo. 
Thinks Radio Biz Should Favor 
Honest, Non-PoGtical Scrutiny 



Washington, April 28. 

New efforts to gain authority for 
Congressional appraisal of the Com- 
munications act and scrutiny of both 
the Federal Communications Com- 
mission and the industry were plotted 
this week by Senator Wallace White 
o( Maine. 

Just back from Cairo conference, 
the former Representative who 
fathered the original radio law has 
begun lobbying for money with 
which the Senate Interstate Com- 
merce Committee, of which he is the 
ranking majority member, can mal:e 
a comprehensive study to see how 
tlie 1934 law is working out, whether 
it needs overhauling, if regulatory 
policies are sound, and how the in- 
dustry is behaving. 

Preparing to launch a one-man 
probe if necessary, White last week 




"Built on Results" 



S«00 WATTS DAT, 100» NIGHT 
JOHN BLAIB, Bep. 

WBNS, Columbus, 0. 



renewed his appeals for action by 
the Senate Audit and Control Com- 
mittee, which has been sitting on the 
committee's request for a campaign 
fund since late last session. Asked 
Senator James F. Byrnes of South 
Carolina to loosen up with the cash, 
despite Administration pressure to 
block the resolution giving the com- 
miltce subpoena powers. 

Convinced a detailed inquiry Is 
vital to eflective control of radio, 
White told VAniEiY Monday (25) that 
the need for a study of the sort pro- 
posed in his measure and recom- 
mended by the Interstate Commerce 
committee has not diminished dur? 
ing past few months. Despite in- 
fusion of new blood into the FCC 
it remains important for Congress to 
eye the whole field and possibly 
stilTcn the law, 

Not Impressed 

'I am riot at all impressed by the 
Commission's decision to conduct its 
own study of chain broadcasting and 
possible monopolies,' the Maine 
solon said. 'It looks too much like 
somebody investigating the things 
he may be responsible for, 

'It seems to me that this Commis- 
sion arid the whole industry ought 
to be the first persons , to welcome 
a serious, non-political. Congression- 
al study of the problem of making 
the most effective use of our natural 
resources. Of course, they can't be 
blariied for not wanting to see a 
head-hunting, mud-slinging attack, 
but I do not propose that sort of a 
proceeding.' 

Ken Dmvls Vislta KOL 

Seattle, April 26. 

Kenneth Davis, lawyer in the anti- 
ASCAP case hereabouts, but now liv- 
ing in Los Angeles, spent few days 
here last week. 

Headquarters In office of Archie 
Taft, prez of KOL. 




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Guessed Right 

San Francisco, April 26. 

One for thei Zenith founda- 
tion, which delves in psychic 
phenomena, is Ernie Smith's re- 
cent re-creation of away-from- 
home baseball game of Sari 
Francisco Seals on KGO, 

When Ernie came to the ninth 
inning, reports on the! second 
half were there, but the first 
half was a blank. 

Unable to locate the wires, he 
went ahead and broadcast what 
was happening from his own 
imagination. After the show, 
Ernie checked and found that 
his guesses coincided with what 
actually happened. 



NEWSPAPER 
BLOOD NO 
STIGMA? 



Washington, April 26. 
Animosity of the Federal Com- 
munications Commission toward 
newspapers in the radio business 
continued to melt last week as two 
publishers were allowed to . build 
new transmitters. Fear of local 
monopolies also seemed to trickle 
away simultaneously. 

Despite the months of furor about 
press invasion . and possible domina- 
tion of methods of informing the 
■public, the' Commish allowed the 
Champaign . (111.) News-Gazette— 
which already owns one outlet — and 
Frank ; Gannett, one of the leading 
Roosevelt haters in the newspaper 
coterie, to construct local stations in 
Champaign and Danville. Gives 
Gannett, who owns a string of rags, 
his fourth vocal mouthbiece. 

In two of the curtost opi ions, 
since the courts told the Commish 
to give detailed reasons for its action 
the airwave c6ps blinked a, the fear 
that publishers might corner the 
ways of reaching the public and held 
it was iri the public interest, con- 
venience and necessity to permit 
them to widen their radio holdings. 
Decisions occasioned comriient inas- 
much as the Champaign sheet al- 
ready owns the only transmitter in 
town and Gannett has outlets in El- 
mira (WESG), Rochester (WHEC) 
and Portland (Me.) (WGAN). 

The newspaper ownership Issue 
was ducked completely— presumably 
because of the recent remark of the 
District of Columbia Court of Ap- 
peals, which said it knows of no law 
preventing publishers from being 
broadcasters — in each instance. Like- 
wise in the Champaign case the 
Commish forgot it is opposed to 
giving a second station . in the same 
area to a present licensee. 



Vast Data Roimd-Up for Super^^ower 
Hearings Brings Postponement 



WnC PUTS IN STRONG 

REBirrrAL to f.c.c. 



Hartford, April 26. 

Seventeen pages of exceptions to 
the report of E.xaminer P. W. Seward 
of the TCC, recommending a denial 
of the application of WTIC for vol- 
untary assignment of its license, have 
been filed with that body by attor- 
neys. Date for oral hearing has 
been set at May 12, 

In the exceptions, attorneys claim 
that much of Seward's report is in- 
correct. Also take exception to his 
report company refused him infor- 
mation. Claim that he never sought 
information, of the type he mentions. 

Claim is made by station officials 
that change would make no differ- 
ence in the structure of the company. 
Would only simplify matters. It was 
pointed out that the present licensee 
has no financial responsibility either. 
Depends on the huge reserve of the 
insurance companies. 



Washington, April: 26. 
General hearing on entire new set 
of regulations embracing new allo- 
cation and erigineering policies was 
seen on the horizon this week fol- 
lowing request of 62 parties for op- 
portunity to air their views on super- 
power. 

Decision on holding another ora- 
torical field day— but this time ori 
specific issues ranging from wattage 
li itations to frequency classification 
—is scheduled by the FCC Wednes- 
day (today), with postponement of 
the session until early June expected. 

Original idea of getting thoughts 
on removal of the present 50 kw 
maximum for clear-channel plants at 
the same time evidence is taken on 
15 requests for superpower permits 
was scrapped Friday (22) by the 
three-man committee narried to act 
as trial judges, Recommended to 
their colleagues Monday (25) that 
the individual applications, except 
for requests of WLW,. Cincinnati, and 
WHO, Des Moines, be postponed in- 
definitely until Commish makes up 
its mind whether to perpetuate the 
present maximum po\yer rule. 

The procedure would-be to issue 
within the coming week a compre- 
hensive set of new regulations for 
information of the industry and then 
allow all parties to oiitline their 
slants on the modernized code. Sav- 
ing numerous parties two or more 
trips to Washington.' At the same 
time WLW would be enabled to offer 
evidence on the general superpower 
issue Which might be pertinent to its 
request for continuance of special ex- 
perimental authority. 

New regulations are pretty well 
shaped up. With the Commish' en- 
gineers proposing continuance of the 
present 50 kw roof and slicing the 
number of frequencies reserved for 
exclusive night use of a single trans- 
milter. 

Ithdraws 

reliminaries found NBC urging a 
jolt for WJZ, key station of the blue 
web, and Columbia withdrawing its 
only request, the application of KNX, 
Los Anjgeles, which was inherited 
when the plant was acquired from 
Guy Earle. 

Change in present Rule 117— which 
fixes maximum power at 50 kw — 
would help listeners, advertisers and 
clear-channeiites, CaldweU contended 
in his treatise-like brief. Represents 
KFI, Los Angeles; WSM, Nashville; 
WLW, Cincinnati; WGN,. Chicago; 
WSB, Atlanta: WJR, Detroit; WBAP, 
Fort Worth: WFAA, Dallas; WHAS, 
Louisville: WWL. New Orleans; WLS, 
Chicago; WHO, Des Moines; WHAM, 
Rochester, and .WOAI, San Antonio 
in this proceeding^ Aided. by regu- 
lar legal spielers for some of the 
group. 

Outlining the data the behemoths 
will offer, Caldwell said that 50 kw, 
the present limitation, brings about 
'wasteful use of a clear channel and 
a failure adequately to accomplish 
the principal purpose for which such 
channels were established and are 
maintained.' Said that on at least 
25, and preferably 28, of these rib- 
bons the limit should be made in- 
dennite and 50 kw ought to be the 
minimum rather than maximum. 

Since clear channels were intended 
to provide service for rural areas 
which could not support their own 
stations, the Corinmish should author- 
ize the power which will lay down 
the strongest signal in sparsely-set- 
tled regions, Caldwell declared. 
Should remove 'unnecessary and un- 
reasonable' obstacles to better serv- 
ice. 

Going into the technical phases 
o'f radio operation, Clear-Channel 
Group mouthpiece averred that re- 
gional and local transmitters cannot 
do an effective job of feeding re- 
ceivers in the wide open spaces. Re- 
gional plants give 'interference-free 
service over a radius of only 35 



miles and locals but 10 miles, he sal 

Inadequacy of present service 
makes more juice imperative, ac- 
cording to Caldwell. During the day, 
large sections, estimated at over 41% 
of the total acreage and a huge popu- 
lation, get no coverage or only weak 
signals and in the night more than 
807* of the nation's area has poor 
or no service. Furthermore, many 
urban sections don't get -what they 
should have in the way of good re- 
ception or choice of programs. 



H. R. Gross, radio newscaster for 
WHO, Des Moines, has announced he 
won't run as Republican nominee 
for governor of Iowa at the coming 
primaries after all, 



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JUNIOR 
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on WOW 

Fifteen minutes every 
Thursday .afternoon .... a 
round table discussion by 
youngsters of 8 to 12 
years of age . . . giving 
our future generation a 
diarice to talk about wars, 
dictators, floods, strikes, 
all the doings of the 
world. 

The show was sold im- 
liiediately to the makers 
of OKAY WHOLE 
WHEAT FLAKES. 
Even the "commercials" 
are handled by the young- 
sters. I-'irst station to use 
the idea was, of course, 
the Showmanship Station 
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iSt. Louis, April 2Q, 
Recent sale o£ Dizzy Dean to the 
Chicago Cubs will deprive the gabby 
one of approximately $S,000 that he 
received annually for the post sev- 
eral years by doing radio work and 
making p.a.'s for Dick Slack, owner 
of a retail furniture store in East 
St. Loui When the Cards were In 
town Dizzy, would hike across the 
Mississippi every Saturday night to 
Slack's store and spin baseball yarns 
with customers and glad-hand 
others. 

As the occasion demanded,. Dizzy 
^'ould also do some radio stuff on 
one of Slack's many air programs. 
After Dizzy was shunted to Chicago 
Slack said he was going to see Bill 
Wrigley, Dizzy's new boss, with the 
idea of arranging for the Great One 
to do his stiilT at Slack's store as the 
Cubs visit here 11 limes during the 
current season. 



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Central MIssoDri's Baseball 

St Louis, April 26, 
Central issouri is getting its 
first static-free baseball broadcasts 
through WOS, Jefferson City, and 
KFHU,, Columbia, the play-by-play 
account of all home games of the 
Cardinals and Browns being piped 
f rom KWK. Johnny O'Hara is doing 
the mike work. 

Commercials for Kellogg by Allan 
C. Anthony. ' 



ARTISTS 
MANAGEMENT 



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NEW YORK 1939 
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814, ho propofOA to npcnd $19,000 for construction of th« new 
atnllun, pluH f 1.095 nionihly for Ua operation, 

N'ecd o.xl.sis for .ddytlmo service in tlie ttrea. FCC held, and 
no olij(*cllimnl)Io. .imerferonce would result, to oilier tnuiH. 
inlitcvH. WKnX, whirh nlinros timo with WOSn, < 'oluinbiifl, 
{A O. chain outh't, while Maar'h Htallon. would provide Hervli76 
tit n m\\v<i local nature. New Btdtlun will bo given the^ 1 U.O 
l<c fro<iucncy. 

Mnnf^ wa:i represented by Ben 3, Ishor and Jo.hn 'W, 
Condon.' 

" utik Dttkrtto: WNAX, TftnUton, reninnd^d for further 
honrhiK hpplicallon for approvnl of trhiiufpr of ronti-ol fraiii 
riLirlc^f If. Ourncy to South Dnlcota Ut-ondraslliiK <'brp., to 
be henrd toseihor wlih appllrntloh for liccniie..renewn1. 

T(«nurft«Pt»; AVltEC, Memphis. Krontad request for .spcrlfil 
t^»mi'iornry authorization for a. period not to excee/t .10 d.-iys, 
to boost niBlil power from' 1. to G kw, to counteract Inicr- 
fcnMice from a atutlon In Havana, .Cuba. 

Te.vHH:^ KOCX Kilporc. (granted voluntary RS.<t[;;nmont of 
.lloctnso' to Oil Capital liroadcasllng An.soolallon, a corporation; 

U'lNTonHlii: Journal Company^ Mllwnukre, denied petition 
for rohenrlnff In re application to u^q 1!>T0 ;iin wlllr 1 l;w. 

U'yominic; Paul R. lleltmeycr. Cheyenne. (.'ommlMh havlnR 
yr^catcd. Its order of May 1, 19?G, denying tho application nf 
Ileltnicyor fur a new station to be operated on I'ilO kc with 
100 .wutta nishlfi, 250 wattp daya, and the related ntateinent 
of faots and grounds for decision, pursnant io and In conr 
ftfrinlty with the mandate of the IT. S. Court of AppcalH 
for the Drmrlot of Coluthbia, In No. 67C2. Paul R. ireiimeyer, 
vs. Federal Communications Cominlfi.slbn. CommtHh, on Its 
own motion, tllrected that the record In thin cane be re 
opened for further boarln? and consolidated with a hearinf; 
dc novo thl9 day ordered upon the application of the Frontier 
BroadcanlfnB Co., and a hearlnf? thin day ordered upon the 
appHf^ailon of the Cheyenne Radio Corp., aiicb further hear 
Ini; to bo held before an examiner. 



MAJOR DECISIONS 

"Wnshlnh'ton. April 2fi. 
IlllnolN: (1) NIphttlme oper-Ulon for "WOWS', Champ;ilKn, 
received Cominlsh s^iinciiun weoir, with further permls- 

Hlon to up Us dnytlMic power from 100 to 250 whtts. Day- 
time Hinallie, owned and oporaicd l.y the Champalcn News- 
(Jazctto, Inc., could Increase Us listeners from 1C9.207 (o. 
2rt9.000 by the Increase In day pqwer, CommiHh ruled.' and 
would provldo a needed niKht- aervitje operating' with luo 
walls. No interference would be. experienced by neArby 
suilons. Taul D. r, Spearman represented WDWS. 

C2) T>?ew Gannett transmitter authorized, giving .the pub* 
llsher-broadcasier a toe- hold Iri Danville. 

Korthwestorn rubllshlnp Co., controlled by Gannett, Ine., 
of- New Yorh, wll) set up a daytime 2C0-wutter financed by 
Frank R. Gannett. Gannett Is owner of WESG. IClmira* 
N. y., and hns other radio Interests. 

Commlnh, In Its okay.- poliued out that plenty of douf:h 
waa available .for the venture, n need tor service exists lu 
the area and appllcnnt is In all ways qualUlcd to own and 
operate.. Station will use the 1500 Icc frenuenry. 

Horace L. ivohnee aiid Fred W, Albcrtson appeared In be* 
half of , applicant. 

.Mlrhlffun: Invisible bankroll of Ann Arbor Brondcnstlnir 
Co., 'inc.,. drew a denial on the request for a special broad- 
cast station to be located at Ann Arbor.. Showing consid* 
crable doubt as to applicant's ability to ralite .sufTlclent caf)h 
for construction and operation of the i)roposcd transmitter, 
Commlsh further nucntloned . the proposed proj^rani of high 
fldellty research which would make the applicant eligible, 
for the ,1350 kc frequency requested. 

Pointing out that the company, capitalized at $50.000,' had 
•S177.33 In tlie ba.nk at the time of tlic hearing, and that 
only 6% of S2[:,100 In stock subscriptions has been paid in, 
FCC cast doubts upon ability of the group to flnnnco the 
venture. ApproNlmately . |1 0,000 would bo available. If eiih- 
scrlptlons were paid In full,. Conunlsh said, while construc- 
tion of the transmitter, alone would, coat more than $21,000. 
M'ith receipts estimated nt 12.820 monthly, and operation 
coats of $2,700, did not' see how the deal could be consume 
mated. Also doclared that. ; 'Xhe program of research nn<l 
experimentation .proposed by tn'e applicant does not Indicate 
reasonable promise of a substantial contribution to the de- 
velopment and practical application of high fidelity broaUr 
casting.' * 

Operation of the station on the requested frequency, with 
1 kw unlimited, would interfere with esperlmenta being con- 
ducted, by WQXn^.IjOng Island City, N. Y.. In collaboration 
with the. Bureau of. Standards at Washington, decision 
further declared, 

Louis 0. Caldwell, eed. T. Rollo and Donald C. Beelnir 
were retained by applicant. 

OklahomA: Tx>ng-awalted decision on. the Exchange Ave- 
nue'.Baptlst Church case wns settled In favor of the organ- 
ization, which operates KFXR, Oklahoma City, Suspicions 
that the transmitter had violated the Communication Act 
by a lease-agreement entered' Into without Commlsh ap-. 
proval . or knowledge. -^*ere cast aside by four of the .seven 
Commissioners, when It. wAs voted to' grant (lyslgnmeht of 
the Btat(on'a license to the Plaza Court Broadcasting Co. 
Threio Commissioners— Case. Payne and Chalrmnn McNlnch— 
turned thumbs down on the deal and . dissented. 

Operated since- 1929 through a poster and radio commit- 
tee of the church. KFXR was mana^red from 1032 to l»:;i 
under a lcn.se by B. C. Thomasori without FCC' knowledge. 
Alibi was that the. licensees were unaware of the regulation 
and a second agreement was entered Into ' wi th knowledge 
of the Commlsh,. giving Thnmason less control over the trans- 
mitter but containing 'substantially the same provisions an 
thft 1932 agreement with respect to the payments to the 
church for the rental of the .Ptatlon/ 

Whole biz has been a headache to the church, which de- 
scribed the station as a 'continual source of annoyauce and 
agltatloii since it was first commercialized.*. 

Price-tag apparently .shocked the three dissenting commis- 
sioners, -since present valuation set on the transmitter Is 
S3, Oil and purchasers must pay $50,000— plus $15,000 to 
Thomaeoh for his Icase-asreement. 

Station, which operates on 1310 kc with 100 watts nights, 
250 watts days, was reprcaenled by Khner W. Pratt, with 
Paul M. Segal and George S. Smith acting In the Interesla 
of Plaza Court Broadcasting Co.. applicant for the assign- 
ment of license. 

ruerlo Rico: Attempts of ,Tuan PIza to c.otabUsh n second 
radio station at San Jnan were turned down by the Comn^'^h 
because of applicant's Inability to produce 'cogent facta* 
concerning the new • transmitter, 

Plz'a already. Is owner of WXEL, Ran .Tuan, Commlsh 
argues, and WKAQ also serves the. commiihUy. Applicant's 
request -for a local station which w^uld render local service 
appeared to be . unsupported, according to the~rulinK and 
granting of the' application would not serve public interest, 
convenience and necessity. 
Piza waa represented by Elmer W. Pratt. 



MINOR DECISIONS 



H.Y.C, \ 

V "4 



Kentnrky: WHAS, Barry Ingham, executor of the will 
of Robert "W*. Bingham, Loiilavllie, granted Involuntary trans- 
fer of control of the I.oulsvilio i'lnies Company, licensee, from 
Robert W. Ingham to his son Barry Bingham, executor ot 
his will. 

Marrlandt W-TEJ, Hagerstown. granted night power boost 
from CO to 100 watts and change In lime Of operation from 
spcriried to unlimited, 

Michigan: Oennesvee Radio Corp., Flint, denied petition 
for rehearing in ro appiicnlion for new Hlalioit (o hn oper- 
ated on I'JOO ko with 100 walla nights, 250 watla day 
Bpe<^iflecl hours. . 

MlHsourl: Ch.Trles Porler and Edward T. Ever.iole, Fentus, 
on Its own motion Conimlsli reinan<lcd for further . he.irlii^r 
appllfalion fuc authority to estahllsli a »ipw station lo bo 
opcriited on U20 kc with 100 watts, days only. Purpose 
of hearing is lo afford ni>nlicnnls an opi)orlun!ly lo clarify 
the record as to their Unnnclal. and IcirnI qunllllcatUinM. 
Case Is to hp heard bcrorc nn oximilner ami is to be limllod 
■ lo the points mer\|lioned. reliliou of attorney for applk-anis 
for a rchrarlnj? disn^lsffed. 

■ North Cnrollna: WS.KS. Piedmont rnhll«hlng Co.. 'Inston- 
.Salem, granted petition ti; withdraw without pro.iodiic' ai>- 
pUcailon for operation on 900 kc with 1 kw nights, 6 Kw 
days. 

Ohio: Go-aheod signal for a daytime smallle for Tnungs- 
town was given by th»^ Cotnmlsh when IL was decided i.l>iit 
coinmerclal support for WKHN. existing transmitter, would 
not he harmed by construction of a second, station. 

Applicant. Wiillam F. Maag. .Tr.. Is managing editor of 
the YoVingstowh Vindicator. Sh wlng.a'not worth of $-^7.- 



EXAMINERS' REPORTS 

.Mabania: .Daytime smallls for Annlalon wnii recom- 
monilcd by Examlnpr Tyler Berr.v, wlisn Harry M. Avei!i. 
iii.i.torlty owner of tlie Consolldatea Publishlns Co., requenled 
a bei'th on. the 1410 kc ribbon, 

Apnilcant l.i well financed, no primary d.iyllme nprvlce ex 
lst» at lil-escnt In the town and no existlnr Iranamlttem 
would Burtcr, . Berry ruled, 

Elmer W. Pratt appeared In behalf of the oppllrnnt; 
dnythne nmalller on .1200 kw wan recommended by EXrimlncr 
I*. \y. Sownrd. for'Moblle. when applicant proved that'll 
was Viualifled rmahclally and otherwise lo construct and oper 
ale a station. 

,S. D. Quifrley, appllcnnt, a .local automobile and specially 
Tnorclmnt, showed more than 120.000 available for ronsli-uc- 
tlon of the 'transmitter, .plus a yearly' Income between $20,000 
ami )2j.OOO. Qulgley would continue to advertise ilh 
\V.\l,A; existing station In Mobile, and perfect Imrinony 
betvveek the two transmitters wan assured by '\VAT,A's to.<;tl- 
niony! nit'orini; d sbcoiid transmitter for the city. To cement 
the friendship, applicant has offered 25% of tlie corporate 
lock lo the owner of WALA, 
With everylhlnn okay and no lnlerf»rence: threatened, 
■Reward recommended erantlnfr of the application. Ap- 
plication. Applicant was represented by Thom'us p. Lltile- 
pn^e. Jr.. and .lolip -M.. J..lttldpa);c. 

>'e<T York: Turn-down for Tri-Clty Broadeastinc rom- 
pnny, Inc.. on Its application for a Schenectady stalion on 
Sno kc with 1 kw was requested by Kxainlner Mclvin H. 
DiilberK.' Applicants comprise the Schlne Chain Theatres, 
Inc.. which Jumped Into the tjreach on the day of the liesrlnK 
which had- been sot and offered to anf^el the cnterprlne.' 
f^iidden swltcli took a Jump out of respondents, who. 'clahu- 
in.7 surprise,' asked that the plea he denied and diHrhlHsed. 

Former applicant for the station was the Knox llrnad- 
eastlng Corp; — involved In a bitter political radio scran In 
19S5. Name of the corporation ."wae chanffed -to Trl-City, 
Iiut prciently the Schlne Theatre group has oRere'd to nnance 
tlie t-ISi.OOO transmitter. ' 

-Application WAS skedded for "a turn-down chiefly because 
of seriot:* Interference which would result to WRC, Wash- 
ington. 1>. C. If the application went through. Bolli wr.C 
and CRCK, Canada, would Interfere with tlie proposed' sta- 
tion If the. deal went, through, Dalberg found;: 

Applicants retained Joseph P. Tumulty, John Walsh and 
John Watta.wa. 

Teiaa: Construction . of a lOO-watter for Vernon— to be 
operated, on 1500 kc— should bo given Commlsh 'approval, 
according to Examiner P. W. Seward. Application of the 
Northwestern Broadcasting Co. Is In line witli .tlie Interests 
.of the coihmunrtv, &eward.,Hcld. and a co-pnrlnerf<hlp coin- 
prising three. Individuals was found, qualified In all respects 
tn'.bulld and operate, tlie transmitter. I'Hrlners showed bank 
deposit of SC.OOO as nn Initial fund to be used In connection 
with, the estabiishinent of the proposed' (14.G53 station. 

R. If. Nichols,' editor and publisher of the Vernon Dally 
Kecord revealed tCO.SCO In total assets and testlDcd that he 
w:is. ready to turn, over additional stock In the publishing 
i'onipany^of which he^ls 60% owner — If. more cash Is re- 
quired. Assets of the two other partners, W. H; Wright aiid 
Stewart Hatch, were listed at |6:6C9 and 12. COO; respectively. 
. Willi no. primary service at present being received. In tho 
town's. .business district and no broadcast station located In 
the area, granting ..of the request would benefit the .city.. 
Steward declared. No Intefferonce w'oul.d be expected to 
existing Irnnsnlllte'rs. he further, stated. 
Api.>llcants were represented by James 



SET FOR HEARING 



Culiromla: KTRB, Thomois R. McTammany Jfe 'WllllanV 
Ttiitt'.s, ,1r.. Modesto, license renewal on 740 ke with 
\\'iilts. days only. 

liurhlii: .Miami Broadcasting Co., Miami, new slflilon to 
br-. nnc*ratod on HL'O lic wlili ino waits. 

illlnnls: "WyXAP. National Bi'oadrastlng Co., Inc., PlUcagn, 
boost power from I>0 to 100 watts In a high frequency broad- 
ca:(t station, 

Kentucky; T\*CKT, T*, 'Itson, Inc., Covington, power 

zoom from 10 to TtO kw. 

Nfw Jersey: WVG. f'lty of Allonllc City, Atlantic Ci 
cliHUgc hours of operation to part of WBIl/s (N. V.) tinie. 

New York: WBIT.. Arde Bulova, cliange Hperlfled hours of 
oi>erntlon. deletlntf tho hours from 2 lo 3 p.m. on I'rtdnyH, 
In addition lu all lis daytime oper.-UIon on Sundays 'which 
Im tho period fron^ " :1 S to 4 :30 p.m., com Ingent npori the 
grnnting of thf-.^e hours of operation to. st.atton "WPr;. At- 
.lantif* , t'lly : VKBW, nnffalo Broadcasting Corp., BulTnto. 
ri'Ofwnl of license ou 1180 kc with S kw. 



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Hartford Forms Ad Club, 
WiUiaiili Malo an Officer 

\ Harttord. April 26. 

William Malo, comniercial man- 
ager ^of WDIIC, has been elected a 
director of the newly organized Ad- 
vertising Club of Hartfordi Has also 
been appointed a metnber of the pub- 
licity committee. 

Organization is a revival of the de- 
funct .Hartfoi-d Advertising Club. 



WRVA Program Building 

Richmond, Va, April 2G. 

Planning increased production, 
WRVA last week sent Bert Repine, 
program man, up to CBS for a look- 
around and question askcr. Also re- 
lieving Irv Abelofl. production man- 
ager, of most detail work to enable 
hirtj- to. plan and supervise added 
productions. 

Station feeds GBS chain with after- 
noon 'Crossroads Corner' sh w start- 
ing May 13. 



Reorganize WCCO Bureau 



St. Paul, April 26. 
WCCO Artists' Bureau, formerly a 
department of the station, has now 
been reorganized as a separate cor- 
poration: 

While the stock is owned by CBS, 
the Bureau is not a part of the Cor 
lumbia Artists' Bureau. It's a sepa- 
rate entity fuiictioning exclusively in 
the territory served by WCCO. Al 
Sheehan, who has conducted the Bu- 
reau for .several years, is general 
manager of the new corporation, 



Football — Already 

Norman, Okla., April 26. 

Action on. the question of what 
stations will broadcast Uni vet sily of 
Oklahoma football, gairies this fall is 
due for a decision by the board of 
regents May 2. 

Last year exc1u.<;ive contract was 
given WKY, Oklahoma City. 



KRNT FEEDS FOUR 
UNIT BASEBALL LOOP 



Des 'oines, April 2C.' 
KRNT, Des Moines; WMT, Cedar 
Rapids; KMA, Shenandoah, and 
WNAX, Yankton, S. Dak., as a not- 
work, will broadcast all of the St. 
Louis Cardinals games except ihose 
staged in to-wns where broadcasting 
is prohibited, on -which dates other 
league games will be aired. Gene 
Shumate, RRNl" sports announcer, 
win be official comiTi«ntator for the' 
network, assisted by Gayle Hayes of 
the sports department of the Regis- 
ter. 

Sponsored by General Mills 
(Wheaties) through Knox-Reevti.s o£ 
Minneapolis; for the entire baseball 
season, Shumate will also give score 
reports from both the National, 
American and other games of gen- 
oral- interest between innings and he 
will ailso have a scoreboard resume 
at 5 p.m. 

Importance of having an assistant 
from the sports department of the 
newspaper was marked Wednesday 
by getting scoops on both the Bob 
Feller one-hit. game and the Joe Di- 
Maggio contract during the baseball 
broadcast by Shumate. 

(Jeneral Mills also has sports re- 
sume! via Bill Brown on WHO. Daily 
half hours. 



Pollock at KDB 

Santa Barbara, Calif., April 26, 
Earl Pollock, commercial manager 
of KDB, takes over management of . 
the station, replacing Don Hastings. 

ransmitter in on Don Lee coast 
chain. 




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Wednesday* April 27, 1938 



RADIO 



VARIETY AS 




ARE spomous 



Radio Station* Forced to 
Adopt Various Defensive 
Methods — Los Angeles 
Uses Clearing House 



Demiands of charity orgnnix.ations 
for free time on radio stations are 
assuming proportions that' have in- 
spired stations in certain communi- 
ties, 'notably Los Angeles, to organ- 
ize a clearing bureau to separate the! 
phpriics from the McCoys and keep 
demands under some sort of control. 

Requests for free time from New 
York stations reached a ne\v high 
for the year during the past week. 
Biggest bid caine from the Greater 
New York Fuiid, Inc., which asked 
for an houi: and a half the. night of 

ay 11 to broadca.<it a show that the 
fund was prompting In- Madison 
Square' Garden. , It ' will -consist of 
radio, stage arid screen 'talent. 

Among the other cufTo time appli- 
cants were Community Chests and 
Councils in surrounding metropoli- 
tan burgs and the N. Y. 'World's Fair 
(for a preview stunt). 



Chicago, April 26. 
Local stations '^make own decisions 
»s to . which organizations get free 
time. Chicago As.sociation of Broad- 
casters does not accept such respon- 
sibility. 

Of all requests for free time, ich 
are terriflc, about 25% are thought 
to be phoney; Politicals, both pro 
and anti-administration, are big time 
moochers . locally. 

Stations give plenty free time io 
legitimate organizations, such a.<: Red' 
Cross, Tuberculosis A s s o c i a t i p'n, 
Adult Education Association, Parent- 
Teachers Association, Chicago pental 
Society, Illinois. League 'Women's 
Clubs, School for Taxpayeirs, lilinois 
Medical Association and others. 

AH stations donate from 15 minutes 
daily to half hour daily average to, 
free time. V/JJD, for exaniple, puts 
aside two 15-minute periods daily, 
six days weekly, for free time. Others 
ha*e more or less similar setup. 



Detroit, April 26. 
Leo Filzpatrick of 'WJR reports 
station 'besieged with requests for 
free time for many local charil;ible 
organizations, dances, bauutrs, ' etc' 
and declares: 

■'We handle these by expUiining 
that 'WJR is not a local station but 
covers such a wide territory in 
Michigan, Ohio and Indiana that only 
appeals of a national relict character 
are handled by us.' 

In Detroit all agree it's impo.ssible 
to estimate the number that are 
legitimate or phoney. 

Fitzpatrick handles all local re 
uesls by buying tickets to benefits 
tion considers legitimate, thereby 
inat.ing air appeals. 



chiseling and so many phoney re- 
quests for free time that several 
years ago arrangements were made 
with Minneapolis Civic and; Com- 
merce Association and St. Paul As- 
sociation of Cpmrherce to clear all 
requests for time through their or- 
gan! tions. 

Time requests from phoney organ- 
izations and others along charitable 
lines were so nurnerous KSTP ar- 
ranged to clear all time for chari- 
table organizations through local 
community funds. Phoney missing 
person and police broadcasts so bad 
that this station makes such only 
when requested by police department 
over direct wire from headquarters. 



there has always been a deluge of 
requests for free time for charitable 
and other organizations and has 
not noticed any material increase.. 

Majority of the applications made 
in person are legitimate, while half 
of the written requests are from 
organizations with an ax to grind. 
Community Chest arid Red Cross are' 
the only charitable organizations 
WRAA recognizes. As a regular thing 
all reqiiests are carefully ■weighed 
and. at least 90% of therri are turned 
down. Propaganda organizations In 
the larger ' cities are very liberal 
with the /literature they send in to 
stations bill in WFAA case almost 
invariably the material finds its way 
to the wastebasket; 



Must Be.' Done in Writinf; 

San Francisco, April 26. 
KFRC reports an increase m char 
ily demands. Other stations .seem to 
feel requests are about normal. Some 
time ago N*)rl.hern California Broad- 
casters Association, considered "clear- 
ing such time demands through Cali- 
fornia Stale Chamber of Commei-ce, 
but some stations nixed this pro- 
posal. 

Newspaper stations notably, prefer 
to h.ive a free han in selecting or 
rejecting. Angles are Ireqiichtly 
plenty involved with prominent citi- 
zens havihg pel charities. 

Lloyd Yoder of NBC belongs to 
group feeling each reqiicsl must be 
jiidgetl on its individual mcrit.s. Nccd 
lor Better Business Bureau ok:iy 
scares out the phonics locally. SUV- 
tions demand that the oi- 'nnizalion 
stale il.^ case in wrilin;;. This in- 
clu.des advance sample of whiit they 
want lo say. 



ccognizcs Only Two 

Dallas, April 26.. 
Martin Campbell of WFAA says 



Personal. Publicity .Uppermost 
Philadelphi , April 26. 
lations receive about 20 



charity requests per week. WIP 
arid KYW grant about one-third, 
WFIL about one-half, WCAU grant-, 
time only to Red Cross, United Cam-, 
paign and Salvation . Army. 

Leon Levy believes about half . -re 
phoney, most others unimportant 
and many while not strictly phoney 
are more for personal publicity than 
anything else. 



Only 2% 

Cleveland, April 26. 

Requests for free ti leve- 
land regarded as 9804 ilimate. 
'Very few phoneys. 

John Patt of WGAR prefers to 
continue handling such requests di- 
rect, as no need here to clear 
through local broadcast association. 

Patt declares 'I consider civic and 



charity promotion es-senli 
station activity.' 



Each on Merits 

Cincinnati, A.P>''' 26. 
James Shouse, head of WLW, re- 
ports: 

'Have not noticed any appreci 
increase in demands for free ti , 
charitable and otherwise.. We are 
naturally trying to handle each re- 
quest on basis of its individual merit 
after investigation.' 

Goodkl-.d's FlKht RIkIKr 

Chicago, April 26. 

l.ewis Goodkind, now heading hit' 
own agency, has obtained exclu.slve 
broadcast rights to the Marigold Gar- 
den fights. 

Garden pugilistic exhibitions are 
head each Monday ight and hav« 
built up great following in this town. 




l^m too busy to keep track of all the modern tiicks of drug 
merchandising— but in my neighborhood alt it takes to 
get the business is to support WSAI-advertised products." 



Clear Thronfih Loral ('. of C. ; 

Minneapolis, April 26. | 
latiOns here experienced' so much I 



WSAI 



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VARIETY 



MUSIC-DANSAPATIOR 



Wednesdaj, April 27, 1938 



Disc Reviews 



By Abel Green 



The mag 'College Humor' now has | runswick 81,21. Larry Cotton, vocal 



a theme song by ttiat name, authored 
by Pat Ballard and Larry Clinton. 
Slid expertly maestroed and avransed 
by Clinton's combo yith Be* Wain 
and the leader splitting the vocal. 
•Slop! and Reconsider' is anojher ^in 
the modern sweet-swing idiom by 
Clinton, this time with Stanley 
Adams, and Miss Wain again airing 
the larynx. The conductor-arranger 
ii one of the 1937-38 season s tin pan 
alley pets, and he's.in the^roov.e 
with this combo. As lor 'Joe College 
HunVor,' author Pat Ballard has done 
ai\ expert job in traUerizjing the niag 
for which he conducts a monthly 
swing column. Victor 25825. 

lldred Bailey give^ out in swing- 
time with her own combo— meaning, 
of course, Red Norvo's— on Vocal ion 
4038. 'At Your Beck and Call and 
'Bewildered' are solid Jackson in the 
lazy Bailey manner. 

Despite the Wiling of leonard 
Fekther and Ye Olde English Swynge 
Band on Vocalion 4082, that's .only 
jive politeness- for a brace, of :inv'S!- 
oratlng.swingos. One is 'Jamrrtin the. 
Waltz'— a walU in swing tempo, ot 
course— composed by the maestro. 
Reverse is the perenniaPGlementine 
arranged by Feather. His Ye Olde 
English swinge bandmen compiise 
Jol Marsala, B«)bby Hackett. . Pete 
Br'owh, Ray Biondi. Joe BufnK'n- 
Arthur Shapiro and George Wettling. 

Tammy Dorsey is mellow on Vic- 
tor 25824 with two Berlin classics. 
•Hate to Get Uo In the Morning and 
•What'U I Do,' in the 52d street matif. 

Charles (Bnddy)'B»eers now bills 
himself with his 'Famous Swing 
Band' on Vocalion 4058,. 'This Time 
It's Seal' -and "Lovellght in the Star- 
light' being the foxtrots. Bob. H»n- 
non vocalizes, and Rogers combo der 
livers well enough. 

Veriion Oeyer oh the Hammond 
electric organ, with piano and -x.vIo 
assistance, gets nice effect out of Ti- 
Pi-Tin' (waltz) and 'Sissy' Uox) on 
Bluebird 7532. 

OMie NeUon's 'Sheik of Araby' 
and 'You'll Be Reminded of Me are 
rhythmic on Bluebird 7517. Hj»PI»y 
Felton's Vocalion 4060, 'Let Me Whis- 

Eer.' rhiimba fox. and 'You Had an 
v'ning to Scare.' while, not exactly 
salon, are likewise' smooth foxtrot- 
ology. Same goes lor; Ozzie Nelson 
again with two out of 'Cocoanut 
Grove' (.Par), 'Says My Heai-f and 
•You Leave Me Breathless/- with the 
maestro and Mrs. . Maestro, Harriet 
Ullllard,' splitting the vocals. 

Now that 52d stircet has gone Scotch 
In more than the liquid manner, Glen 
Gray and his Casa Lomaites have un- 
corked 'My Bonnie Lies Over the 
Ocean' as their contribution to swin^- 
in' tl\a heather. It's paired with 
•Malady in F Mi .' novelty lox by 
Sonny Dunham and M.. C. Siiow. 
Decca 1755, and OK lor sound. 

On Brunswick 81 , ChauBcey 
Morehouse makes much of . the 
n'goiiia drums in the orchestrations 
ot •Mai-Pani' ( orehouse) . arid 'Plas- 
tered in Paris' (Franklyn Marks), 
both ultra arxdngements, blending the 
gwingo with the rhuitibaesque. Or- 
thodox conga are Xavier Cttgat's twoi 
crack arrangements- of 'Clelitp Linda' 
and "La Paloma,' both arranged by 
tlie Waldorf-Astoria maestro, with 
Chacha Agiiiiar and Carmen Castillo 
on the vocals. Victor 25826. Very jive 
is the Benny Goodman Trio':; version 
of 'Sweet Lorraine' Iclariiiet, piano, 
drums) and the reverse, "Dizzy 
Spells,' by the Goodman Quartet, 
which means Lionel Hampton's vibra- 
phone added. It's for the cats. 

Moi-e swingo: Cootie Williams and 
his Rug Cuttei-s cutting up with "Car- 
nival in Caroline' and 'Swingtime iri 



izfes. Kay Kyser is another singing- 
' title maestro, :"Lost and Found' bein.? 
coupled with 'TWo Shadows' on Br. 
812(). Vlrtrinla Simms and. Harry 
Babbit split the vocals. 

On' Vocalion 3880 Eddie: StoM, 
from England, does well with p«- 
Lange-Rani's tune, 'Morocco,' ■ iort 
of 'Caravan' type of descriptive fo«- 
trot:- Companion piece Is 'Burping 
Bassoon,' Stewart McKay's novel h 
Inelegantly titled foxtrot. 

Le» Rclsman is ultras per usual, en 
Victor 25804 with two smart rumbas. 
'Mariachie' (Gus KahhrSigmund 
Romberg) biit of Metro's new 'Girl 
of the Golden West,' paired with 
"Para Vigo Me Voy,' Ernesto Lecu- 
ona's current conga, fave. Reisman's 
contrasting 'moods, and shades in hi* 
orchestral style, fortified by his basi- 
cally expert daiisapatibn, whether 
it's a musical- comedy excerpt, or in' 
the Latin groove, makes this a high- 
light waxing. 

Of . another iom. but likewise 
Ultra iri calibre, is Dake Elllofl^'a 
version of his -own 'Scrbunch'. Irom 
the new Cotton Club show, paired 
with 'If You Were in My Place,' also 
co-authored 'with . Nemo-Mills. In 
both. Ivy 'Anderson vocalizes, and in 
both the distinguished BlHngtonian 
technique figures prominently. Bruns- 
wick 8093. 

'Tlao Kossl on Columbia 4200 mani- 
fests why NBC got excited about the 
French ten(>r although it; so happened 
that he. like J«an Sablnn. didn't 
quite make th^ grade.. Sablon,. at 
iMst, is still lingering, around. Radio. 
City, and continues; -to be a wonderi- 
ment. as to why he didn't click,- as he 
merits. Anyway, Rossi has'two ex- 
cerpts In Neapolitan. 'Catari. Catari' 
iCardillo) and the Neopolitan folk 
song, 'Santa Lucia,' with full orches- 
tral accomp baitoned by 'CarlTon; 
'Catari!' jncidentally. sounds like a 
likely import for Ameirica, if not al- 
ready done so. ■ " 

MAESTBOS IN SHOBTS 

Hollywood^ April 26.. 
Ted Fio Rifo end Phil Harris have 
Signed for' a series of shorts to be 
produced by Bert Gilroy lor RKQ. 

Leaders, and their orchestras will 
go into the Headliner group, sched 
uled to roll in May. 



Haanted by Flames 

incoln, April 26. 
ire insurance is becoming the 
thing upperrhbst in the mind of R. H. 
Pauley here. He'losl the old Turn- 
pike, Casiiio. in a $20,000 blaze last 
November. Recently he; s.et a deal 
with the Biancat.b Bros., in.Kaycee, 
for the Fairyland Park, dance spot. 

Was special deliyeried this week 
with news that a parlt fire there hati 
damaged his concession' severely. 



Jitterbug Sesh 
For Auditions 
At Par, N. Ya 



Those Thursday night Jam sessions 
at the 'Broadway Paramount, started 
by Tommy Dptsey ' during his ciir' 
.rent engageiment.at this presentation 
housed, has. proved a fcr6at b.o. hypo 
and'hsis become in short order (1) a 
jitterbug hangout, and (2) a sort of 
unofficial audition spot. 

Chick Webb's solo drumming last 
Thursday, which was the. second of 
the seri , got the attention of Harry 
Kaichei , the ^ Paramouint booker, 
who ' Will probably spot this colored 
maestro-stickster with ,his band. 

Kay Thompson 'was another Avhp 
jammed' the Dprseyitcs, ^yilh Martin 
Block doing the spieli and she, 
is penciled, in for this house. 

Jam session idea has done things 
for Bunny Berigah during his Para- 
dise' cabaret engagement, his being 
reserved for Sunday 'nighls.- 



15 Best Sheet Music SeDers 



eek ending April 

Ti- i-Tin - 

•Heish-Hp ... . . •••• • 

'JPlease Be. Kind 

•Love Walked In > 

^Good Night, Angel .......................... 

*On the Sentimental Si ■ • .• 

You're An Edtication 

♦How'd You Like to Love e? , 

• Id Apple Tree 

•i Lbye to Whistle ...... , ; 

■ ^♦Always and Always .... .> ... .-. ........... 

. It*s Wonderful . < .-r . -r • • • ••••••••■> 

tAt a Perfume Counter >.....,....... 

♦Some Day My Prince Will Come ■ ...... 

^Than for the- emory i . , . . v ...... . 

* Indicntts ftlmusical song: ^ Indicates stage prpiiiotion song. 
^ '• ■ r/ie of/iers are popis; 



..Feist 
. .Berlin 
. .Harms 
. .Ilhappell 
..Eierliu 
..Select 
. .Retnick 
'., .Famous 
, . Witmailc 

Bobbins 
..Feist 
. .Rbbbins^ 
...DonalHson 
..Berli 

Paramount 



Habtcad's Okay PInch-HIl 

' Lincoln, April 26. 

Turhpike -opening. (16) rated $950 
with 'Henry Halstead on the rostrum. 
Jack Denny :Was originally booked 
for .the . job, but CRA pulled him at 
the last mihiite. 

Frederick ■ ros,", Kansas^ ity, 
grabbed Halstead off location in 
Louisville, Ky., put him in front of 
Allen Castle's band- here, and got by 
the break in good shape. 



On the Upbeat 



Henry Buisw will ploiy for dance 
May * which will mark the close of 
a week's lebration of the opening 
of a hew city auditPriunt iri Great 
Bend, Kas, 



Lang "TliOBips'aa gbes Intp Ne^y 
Penn, Pittsburgh, May 13 for two- 
week ruh. He'll be-follpwed by Ina 
Ray Huttpn.; B«th laced by Joe 
Hiller f or CRA. 



Jack Marshafd - to opien illiam 
Penri hotel's Urban Roof, Pittsburgh, 
May 27. laced by MCA. 



ran- Elchleir goes into Grey Wolf 
'Tayern,. Sharon, Pa.* May 7 for four 
weeks. Set by CBA. 



erman Middleman returns' to 
Ni 'cafei Pittsburgh, , May 2 for 
the summer alter 39-day PanrAmeri- 
can cruise. 



Eddy, Duchln 
House, Chicago,' 



Paliner 



Jerry LiTincston plays Misericor- 
dla College, WilkeS'^Barre, Pa., April 
29; Edison hotel, N. Y., 30, and 



Breakdown of Network Hugs, 8 A. M. to 1 A.M. 

Following is an analysis of the combined plugs o/ current tunes, on WEAF, WJZ, WABC and WOR cornputed 
for the week- from\ Monday thrqugh Sunday' (April '18-34). Grand total represents accumulated perforindnces 
on the two NBC links, CBS and Mutual front 9 a. ?rt. tP l a. ni. 'Commercials' refers to all types plugs on spon 
sored programs. In 'Siource' colu?nn, " denotes film song. Uegit tunes, and 'pop' speaks for itself. 

Grand' Commer- 

ille Publisher 

Please Be Kind. . . .Harms ... . . 

How'd You Like to Love 1 '!...: Famous 

You"re An Education. Remick 

Ti-Pi-Tin ....... ..Feist 



Princeton College, 
May 6. 



lei. 
stint. 



Chuck Shanks intp 
tcl, betrplt. May 2 lor 



Joe Belcfainan boioked lor' Baker 
hotel; Dallas,- Tex., starting May iO. 



: Jack Lavin personal reppi 
old I4agcl band nowr 



Bobby Hayes plays for N. ,Y. U.'^ 
freshmen -at Barbizon-Piaza hotel,' 
N. Y., May 6. Frances Foster booked. 



Treddy Goodman, Benny's Irere, 
rolled up $2,'8pO on his first road one- 
niter at Ocean Pier, Old Orchard, 
Me., April 23. 



al. Hallett' plays for , 
Playland,. Rye Beach. N. Y.; 
NBC wir Opens June 10. 



Ruby Newman plays for .Toe Peri- 
ner' programs of May I'.and 8 'from 
New York. 



Al 'boflahne into Rainbow Root 
N; Y., May 18 for R-O'K. 



• Berli 

...Mills 

...Chappell 
..^Select .., 
. . . Shapiro 
...Famous 
. . .Spier 



One Song 

Sunday in the Park 

YoO Couldn't Be Cuter... 

On the Sentimental Side. 

Cry.' .Baby, Cry ; . . 

I -Fall iri Love- with You Every Day;. 

Let's: Sail to Dreamland 

I Love to histle. '. , .. i . .V Robbiils 

It's Wonderful..'. ....Robbi • 

In My Little Red Book Marks 

Joseph. Joseph..'. , .-Harms . 

Don't Be That Way Robbins 

Bewildered Miller 

Good Night, Angel .Berlin . . , 

Love Walked In v . Chappell 

Heigh-Ho ; Berlin 



_ . At a P.erfunie Counter Donaldson 

Honolulu,' both, out of the Cotton i something Tells Me. Witmark 

Club show, with Jerry Kiueger vo- 1 -whO Are We to Say?,' ....Feist 

calizing; Vocalibh 4061. On Decca [ Always and Always . Feist 

1756: Bob Crosby's Bob Gats \yith Bouquets.... .Shaoir 

, _ ^ v(^i,istle While You Work Berlin 

Gypsy in My Soul ^ . Words-Music 

Toy Trurnpet. . ... ; '.. .Circle 

Garden In Granada ..,>.. Schustsr- 

Sa Little Time. ...... .'. . .. ; ..Shapiro 



.'Coquette' arid Ray Bauduc's jambo 
called 'The Big Crash .from China.' 

The Bob Cats, by name, corhprise B:'b. 
Zurke, Yank Lawson, Warren Smith, 
Eddie Miller, Irving Fazola, Nappy 
Lama're, xiou . Haggart and Ray Baii- 
duc on the traps. Arid Chick. Webb 
with hisliittle Chicks, oii Decca 1759, 
isn't exactly salon as he gives out 
with 'Sweet Sue' and 'I Got Rhythm,' 
said Chicks comprising' the hiaestro- 
diummcr, Tomrhy Fulford, Way- 
man Carver, ' Chaiincey Haughton. 
Beverly Peer. For a quintet, very 
copisctic. Even Londbn's swingin' it 
— <\mbrase and his Orchestra give 
out wi'lh 'You've Cot to Blow Your 
Own Trumpet' and Sid Phillips' 
'M-jssage from Mars.' 

Smoother Ibxtrotology, also by way 
ot London, is Roy Fox's 'For Only 
You.' a Ray Noblc^tunc, paired witli 
'Water-Lilies ii» the Moonlight.' both, 
waxed in England with Denny Den- 
ni.i vocalizing. BJucbird 7529. Giiy 
I.umbardo's' 'Little Lady Mai; Bc- 
'So Litlle Time" ( ictor 



Diosy Doodle. . ; . Lincoln 

1 Can Dream. Cari"t I? ..Mario ... 

In .the Shade of the New Apple Tree. . . Chappell 

More Than Ever . . . . .Miller 

I Simply Adore You. ................ .A;;cv-Yellen. 

Moon of Manakoora.. J ...... Kalmar-Ruby 

This Time It's Reial. . . ;Spier , 

Thank.<! for the Memory; . Paramount .. . 

I See Your Face Before Me. ; . .Crawford 

I Can't Face the Music. . . . ; . ... . Remlclc 

You Laavo Me Breathless. . . ; Famous 

My Heart Is Taking Losisons.- ....Select 

ilust Let Me Look iat You Ghapoell 



l^ow Can You Forget? 
toch Lomond ^ .. .- 
Lovelight in the Stailight.. 

Swinpin' in the Corn.: . 

Let Me Whisper. , , 

Two Shadows.. ; 

Gii-1- in the Bonnet Of 
Little Lady. Make Bali 
Love Is Here to Stay...... 



licve' and 'So Litlle Time' ( 

2oH2'S) are charactcrislicall.v smooth j \Vhere Have We Mel 
foxes, with Carmcii on the vocals, i Double Dare You. ..: . . 
Swinfi and Sway with Sammy Ki»y«, ' r Was Doing All Right. .. 

to give it the lull billing, is likewiss ; Sis-^y . 

a refugee from a barrelhouse wi'lli ! Coffee and Ki.sses 
•Whci'c Have We Met Betoro' and 
♦Ci.v. :il)v. Cry.' Charlie Wilson and 
the' 3 aroris ing "the vocals on 
V i.-oli v\ 4044. orace Heldt and h's 
Bi-i'jfi.lipi-s Kive out with 'Lot Me 
WIv.-ip'".-.' ick, Gasparre's rhuhib; 
lox, an "his Time' It's : .eal," on 



Shadows, on the Moon. ....... 

Swcit as a Son.i .>..,......... 

Thci-c'.s : Gold Mi ' 
It'.s t'nc Drr.imcr in 
Ronvince in the Dar!;... . . . . 

I'm in .1 Ilanpy Framc of Mill 
Sliii. nd Reconsider . t ..... v i 



. Harms 
. ..Robbins . . . . 
. /Paramount 

..Berlin 

..ChaDoell 
. . Witninrk 
. ;Crav/Cor 

.iOiman 

..Ghnmcll 
. . Robbins ■' 
. . SiMOiro 
. .Ch.-ii)i)cll 
, . .Witmark 
, . . Pavpmou 
. . . Fe'*;t 
, ..Rob'v 
, . . Berl'n 

. . .'•''cist 

. . .P.Tramouril 
. .."'•iiN, 



Total 

48 
43 
42 
42 
36 
36 
36 

35: 

32 
32 
31 
31 
31 
31 
30 
30 
29 
28 
28 
26 
26 
26 
25 
2'i. 
22 
22 
22 
21 
20 
19 
19 
18 
18 
18 
18 
16 
17 
17 
10 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
14 
14 
14 
-1,4 
14 
14 
1« 
13 
13 
13 
13 
.13 
12 
1"J 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
■10 



clalt 

11 
10 
IL 
II 
10 
4 
8 
9 
8 
8 
4 

io 

9 
2 
4 
1 

4 

5 
8 
8 
4 

3 
2 
4 
2 
5 
6 
3 
1 
2 
6 
4 
2 
5 
3 
2 
3 
3 
2 
1 
1 
3 
1 
0 
1 
.3 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
3 
0 
2 
1 
0 
1 
1 
•> 



VocaU 

37 
27 
30 
28 
18 
17 
14 
27 
'21 
18 
21 
18 
18 
18 
15 
6. 
27 
20 
14 
13 
18 
18 
7 
14 
18 
13 
10 
0 
11 
11 
10 
17 
13 
11 
11 
7 
lO' 
10 
13 
9 
8 
7 
7 
7 
11 
9 
9 
9 
9 
7 
6 
9 
7 
6 
6 
4 
9 
7 
10 
9 
8 



rank Dalley olays Milliori Dollar 
Pier, Atlantic' City, N; J., July 9 to 
15. 



Rockwell-O'Keere will book exclu- 
sively at Glen Island Casino', Larch- 
mont; N. .Y.: Playland, Rye, N. Y.; 
Claremont Inn, N. Y. C; . Million 
Dollar Pi , Atlantic Cit.y, N. J.; 
Ocean Pier, . Wild wood, N. J.: Du- 
pont hotel, Wilm'initbri. Del.t-Neth- 
erland-Plaza hotel, Cincinnati, Book- 
Cadillac hotel. Deti-olt; Congress hor 
teti Chicago; Van Cleve hotel, Day- 
ton; Adblohu.s hotel, Dallas;. Nico- 
lette hotel, . inneapolis: Roosevelt, 
hotel. New Orleans, and hotels New 
Yorker. Lexirii»ton. Belmnnt-Plaza 
and Rainbow Qoom, N. Y., for sum- 
mer. 

Jlmmv T,lv.lnir!)tone at Charlotte 
hotel. Charlotte, N. Y. Jack Crawley 
vocalizing. 



Hod William* one-nii;htinK ihe 
Southern territory for Jack Ward- 
law. 



Dave. Burnsldc has taken over 
Frankie Reynolds band after .being 
idle for a while, denleiririg In Co- 
liimbi S. C. Reynolds also has a 
new crew. 



Peiin ayne's band signed for 
summer at Bluff House. Milfoi-d. Pa. 
Gene Caudette set. ' ir via WOR, 

N. y; 



. Jay Whidden moved Into Cafe De 
Paree, Lbs Aiigeles. 



Spud Murphy's orcheslra Is mak- 
ing its. Decca recording debut wdlli 
arran;;ements of Transcpntinerital.' 
'My L.ittle Girl.; 'Dancing ith, a 
Debutante, 'Cherokee,' uakcr City 
Jazz' nd 'Ecstasy.' 



, Benn'S' Gohdman plays Savoy.Ball- 
roohi N.. Y., May 10, for Mde Gale. 



Dusty RoadRS booked by Gus Fd- 
waVds . .Cor the Edgewaler BeacIV 
hotel, Chicago, opening May 2B. a [tor 
exit in Schrocder '.hotel, Miiiiie- 
applis. 



Clyde McCoy play.^ Elilch's G.ir- 
dens, Dsnver. June 27. For three 
weeks preceding date he headciuar; 
tcis at the Glarldge hotel, eiiipiii'.>'. 



WeinesAajt Aprjl 2 7, 1938 



MUSIC 



VARiETV 



47 



Film Producers Join ERPI in Defense 
Of Foreign Perf ormances Claims 



Counsel ioT major fll iicers 
Iiaye aligned: themselves with Elec- 
trical Research Products, Inc., in de- 
fepse of the $120,000 - suit against 
ich is slated to go to trial 
tomorrow (Thursday) before .Judge 
.John Knox i the Federal court. 
Action, involving a number of fine 
in copyright law. was brought 
umber..6f . standard publishers 
under the foreign licensing agreie- 
meiit which ERPI maintained with 
thp music industry between 1928 and- 
1932, 

Publisher group claims that it. is 
entitled to synchronization fees foe 
works recorded /on soundtracks, in 
this country and shipped abroad as 
part of the complete film, regardless 
of Whether such musical works y/ire 

"copyrighted in foreign countries as 
well as the United States. ERPI 
htilds that., these publishers have 

- nothing coming unless they can prove 
that they had valid copyrights in, 
every .country whe'r the sound- 
tracked film wa.s cxhi ited. 

In. pressi the publisher group's 
claim their counsel, Francis Gilbert; 
has set iip . the theory that they dp 
rot have to prot^e foreign copyright 
since the recordings were ;made for 
showing i the United States and 
Canada and the supplementary, 
tract stipulated that if they were 
used elsewhere the licensee .was obli- 
gated to pay an extra fee as. based 
oh an explicit set of. base t'ates. Right 
■to record .with American artists for 
foreign reproduction, would not have 
been grant ilbert argues, if the 
American . copyright owners hid not 
been assured of this extra cohipcn- 
sati 

Gilbert scored last week iagairi.st 
Metro when the producer's counsel, 
Julian T. Abele.s, sought to have 
Judge Knox order Gilbert to furnish 
a new bill 'of particulars... Metro and 
the other major picture Arms recent- 
ly entered the case alter receivitig 
iidtice from ERPI' that if the pubs 
succeeded in getting judgment 
against it the sub-licensees would be 
held liable for the payment: of the 
judgment. Gilbert reminded Judge 
Knox that the court had passed on 
the question's of law involved in the 
case some limi ago and held that the 
publishers had a good cause of-actioii; 

Af»er pointing out that Abeles' pc: 
tilion constituted nothing but an at- 
tempt to argue, these same questions 
of law all over again, Gilbert moved 
that Abeles' plea for a bill of par- 
iculars be. disnlisscd. ' Motion was 
granted and the date of trial set. 



Ah Easy Giiess 



Harry "Thomas, distributor of 
the Balinese Im, 'Wajan,' 
showing currently at the 
Gaiety, N. Y., inquired of a mu- 
sic publisher Monday (25) 
where, he could get . a couple 
writers. .to do a theme song for 
the picture titled 'Son -of a 
Witch,' Latter, he' explained, 
is the English translation for 
the word" 'Wajah.' 

■Thomas was told that even if 
he could induce'- anybody, to 
write a themer his exploitation 
idea would be frustrated since 
it was very doubtful whether 
any network or station would 
take a chance on the -clear vcr 
ception of the title. 



PAUL WHITEMAN'S ON 
AIR FROM N. Y. FAIR 



Paul an's .^wing wing of 

nine will give out Friday f29) for 
Grover Whalen and the Social Regis- 
ter. Preview Ball at the _N. Y. 
World's Fair is the occasion. Same 
night as Whiteman's commercial for 
Chesterfield over CBS. 

Whiteman will ba on the air three 
times that night, all from the World's 
Fair site. 



Nola Firm Sets Up Shop 



Nola Arndt; rge . Wiener and 
Oscar. Malanga. last week' entered the 
publi.*;hing. business under the name 
of Nola Music Publications. Firit 
nanried in the partnership is the 
widow of Felix Arndt, who wrote 
'Nola,' while Malanga is a composer. 

Firm's initial publication is 'Mia 
Cara,' co-authored by Mrs. Arndt 
and Malanga. 



HANS GEIRINGER 
TO COME TO U.S. 



Paris, April 16. 

Hans iringer, secretary of the 
Austrian society of^ composers and 
authors, was let out'of the , post he 
_^ong occupied 48 hours after the 
'anschluss. - Not an Aryan. 

Geiringer has been headquartering 
here for many years, as fiscal agent 
for the 'Viennese so'nfiwriters- group,' 
and collections . were rnade: here by 
him, so that, a legal action he has 
filed against the .. Austrian corpora- 
tion, under his contract, may be er>- 
forc in the French courts. 

Geiringer will probably go to 
America shortly and seek U.S. citi- 
zenship. His contacts arc interna- 
tional. 



Music Notes 



ax Steiner, writing an orlKinol 
score for Warners 'Crime School- 
trailer. He also scored the picture. 



Old or New System? 



Publisher members of the Arner- 
Ican Society of Composers, Authors 
nd Publishers will be:given an op- 
portunity to decide, whether, they 
want to return to the old system of- 
royaity allocation at a general meet- 
ing which is slated to be held at the 
A-stor hotel tomorrow ' ihg 
(Thursday). 
Gene Buck, ASCAP prez, will 
reside and lead off the discussion 
with some thoughts of his own on 
the subject. 



Walter iillprk and Harold Spina 
cleffed nine tunes for Shirley Tem- 
ple's "Lucky Penny.' They are 'I 
Feel Like the Blo.«.«oms in Spring,' 
Happy Little Ditty,' 'I'll Always Be 
Lucky With You,' 'In 1939,' 'I Love 
to 'Walk in the Rain,' 'London Bridge 
Is Falling Down,' Tm Not Myself To 
day,' 'Mops and Pails'^ aiid 'Brass But- 
tons and Epaulets.' 

'_ * 



Gene lyraond has written words 
znd music for a new song, he 
Alligator Swing.' 



oswell coll.iborated with 
Peter' inturin and Jack 'Lawrence 
on "Awiiy FrOm It All.' 



Mark Gordon arid H.irry Revel 
•tiirijed. in 'Could You Pa.es in Love?' 
'That All-American Swing.' 'This 
May Be tlie Night," 'By a Wishing 
Well'' and 'I've Got a Dale With- a' 
Drcain' for Sn.hja Hejiic's new 20th- 
Fox starrer, 'My Lucky Star.' 



REGISTERED MAIL 

NOTICES TO PUBS 



Robbi usic Corp. notified pop 
publishers generally last week by 
registered letter that it has Adrian 
Rbllini under exclusive Avriting con- 
tract and warnei them against do- 
ing anything' that would inv is 
right. ' 

Abe Olman, gen. mgr. for Rob: ' 
bins, explained that publishers by 
bfeihg put on: notice are barred from 
entering an. 'I-did-not-khpw' defense 
in' the. event of a suit for interference 
of. contiract. 



Bernstein-Bregman Deny Report 
Of DJ).&G. Takeover; Mocli Buzz 
In Wake of M.P.P.A. Control Move 



PLAN ANNUAL 
EXODUS 



Douglas' ^Operation 



Walter Douglas, head of Don- 
aldson, Pouglas & Gu'mble, was 
operated on for gallstones arid' 
gall bladder at St: Luke\s hos-. 
pitcl, N. Y., yesterday 
day). 

Attending surgeon reported 
the operation a succe.si;. 



itery and urant bands are 
already planning ir annu ex- 
odus from the West nd Curing tlie 
oftrseason months, from late June till 
eairly September. . ■ 

Jack Harris ses Cii'o's for two 
months, goes to Cannes and Monte 
Carlo, where Ambrps , of thg Cafe' 
de Pari ill follow hi ■'. Carroll 
Gibbons, of the'-Savpy hotel, will 
play, a few weeks vaiidieville, and his 
ii.sual rrionlli at Deauville. Joe Jackr 
soli, of the Dorchester hotel, ' puts 
in. five weeks for indies, at the rate 
of $2,250. per week. • Sunday concert 
and twO: dancehall .sessions will be 
throwii ' in, bringing his weeklj' sti- 
pend to well over $3,000. 

O'f tlie siiialier band.s, Joe Loss 
tours vaudeville for seven weeks, 
nriostly for G'TC and; Moss Empires at 
$1,500 per week; Harry ;Davidson 
and his Commodore band, a radio 
name,, has' been signed by the Lowe- 
stoft Corp. 'at $1,500; per :fpr a 10- 
piece aggregation, which is biggest 
money ever paid there. Bran Mar-, 
tin, . Holborn restaurant, has three 
months. Vaudeville bookings at $1,250 
for 18 men.- IjOU Prager has, landed 
a contract, at Scarborough, the ritzy 
north of England spa, getting $1,250 
for- a 14-men aggregation. 



NEW GLOSS FOR OLD 
ONES, ROBBINS' TAQIC 

V part of Jack Robbins' general 
hypoing of the three rhusjc firms 
under his direction, he's goi into 
bid-school exploitation and 'material- 
hu ing methods. Fertile Feist and 
Miller Music (nee Sherman-Clay)' 
catalogs have a flock of standards 
which are being iiefUrbi.shed with 
swing arran incnts and other 1936 
didoes. 

'Didne,' ispering,' 'Char ,' 
'Daiiity Miss,' 'Rag Doll,' ree 
o'clock in the Morni ,' el al., are 
getting either Galla-Rini, Larry Clin- 
ton, Adrian RoUini swiiig or plhcr 
instrumentiil arrangements. 



Miiis' Daughter of Mile; 



Publication of 'The Daughter of 
Madarhbis.elle,' from 20th CeiUiiry- 
Fox's 'Battle of Broadway,' has been 
turned over to Mills Music, Iiic. 

'This same firm published the war 
hit, "Hiiiky Dinky, Parlez Vbus,' 
which- I'ncorpoirated some or the pu - 
lie domain number, ' adainoisejlc 
frpm Armenlieres.' 



CROSBY KEY 
TO PUB MERGE 



Details , of the merger of Santly 
Bros. -Joy, Inc., and Select ■Music,. 
Inc., arid the stock allocation stem- 
ming from the new corporate setup 
'were .worked out at-a meeting Mon- 
day (2S)i Propostipn- i^royides for 
the- withdrawal of Rockwell-O'Keefe, 
Inc., from the publishing combine 
ahd the inclusion of ihg Crosby as 
one of the three partners. Reorgan- 
ization ill be given the final' legal 
gdiiig-over as soon as Crosby's ap- 
proval has been obtained, which 
yesterday (Tuesday) looked quite 
certain. Latter was represented at 
Monday's meeting by his brother, 
Larry. 

Under the previous, arrangement 
Crosby's only interest in the publish- 
ing combine was the 25% he held in 
Select. - A^' a result of the consoli- 
dation Crosby will be in- on every- 
thing to the- amount Of 20%, with 
the balance . split equally . between 
Letter Santly and Georgie Joy. Lat- 
tei: t\Vo .will personally buy put 
Rockweil-p'Keefe's share of S-B-J 
and Select! New enterprise will be. 
named Santly-Joy-Select; Inc.- 

Select was originally founded by 
R-b'K and Crpsby. The Selet-t 
catalog became part of the Santly 
setup about two and a half years 
ago; with Rpckwell-O'Keefe aljjo in- 
vesting substantially in the general 
reorganization, 



Stool, Grant' Join HarmK 

Jesse Stool and Gene Grant have 
joined the New York professional 
staff' of Harms, Inc. 

Grant had been brought in from 
the firm's Chicago. office, while StCol 
comes from Shapiro, Bernstein & 
Co. 



Songwriters May Demand Scrutiny 
Of M.P.P.A. Books in Court Move 



1 Stttlement of Chester Cohn's con- 
tract as protessionbl m;<r. of Leo 
! Feist, Inc;, layl week was followed 
by a report' that Cohn and Jacic 
Brcgman, gen. mgr. of same 
firm, were working with Louis Bern- 
stein, head of -Shapiro, Bernstein & 
I Co., on a deal to take over Donald- 
son, Douglas & Guhible. Bernstein 
denied Monday (25) that he had even 
di.sGussed such alliance. Also that 
he had. agreed to co-flnai'iee any pub- 
lishing. venture th,-,t Cohn or i-egr 
man might iindcrtaUe. ' Sim'ilar de- 
nial came. from Bregman,. who con- 
tinues as g.m. of the Feist flriri. 

ale of Donaldson. Douglas 
Gumble became a topic of much dis- 
cussion in the trade after the new 
board of the Music Publishers Pro- 
tective A.«soCii;lion :hnd agreed to 
name Waller Dou.r:las, , 0 fc G 
pre/, as the paid chairman of the 
MPPA as. soori. as he has dispos of 
his piiblishihg ihtcfests. Others cited 
as being disposed to obtaining con-. 
Irol of the Donaldson' catalog/ ' ich 
has a rating of 200 availability points 
in the ' American Society of Com- 
posers, Authors and Publishers,, were 
Snul Bornstei , of Irving Berlin, 
Inc.. .and Max Dreyfus, who oper,". 
C^happell & Co., Crawford Mu.si 
Corp., and. the Mario Music Co. 
Douglas' -salary as chai;rmah of the 
MPPA directorate wpuld be around 
$20,000. Promised assignment and 
salary- brought murmurs .of -revolt 
froni such, publishers as Lou Dia- 
mond, E. ..B. .Marks and Sam Fox,, 
but up to Monday - (25 ) none had 
carried the' opposition to the resig- 
nati stage. Jack Robbins stated 
he was going to pull out of the 
MPPA. 

C<)hn, rated as one of the best- 
known professional men in the busi- 
ness, had been with Feist for over 
15 years. His contract, givi hirii 
$3 a week, had until October, 1938, 
to go. The settlement was prppo.sed 
and, executed by Jack Robbins. 
Cohn's settienient figure- reported at 
around, 35r;^ of the .contract value, 
effected . through the Robbins-Metro 
lawyer, Julian T. Abeles.. 

Interlocking 
eahwhilCi. question, is bei 
asked an . the trade whether the. musi 
publishing induiitry hasn't ' agai 
stuck out its neck by returning the 
control- of the :Music Publishers Pro- 
tective As.sociation' to the .sarne co- 
terie which prevailed prior to the- 
trial of the federal government's 
anti-trust action in. 1935. Of thie nine 
new, electees to ^the MPPA's board 
of^ directoi-s, .<ievcn are also members 
of both the directorate of the Amcri-; 
can - Society of Composers, Authors 
and Publishers and the latter's avail- 
ability committee. 

Interlocking directors declare Ih.nt 
it wa.*; necessary that they take over 
the direction of the. MPPA in order 
that important trade mutters be car- 
ried out by the as.iociation. They 
also defend their return to the old 
.status by rccnllin(< that the presiding 
judge at the trial had rcrnarked th;.t 
it was. hot u.suiil in the busine.s 
world lo find certain imporUint I'lii- 
ure."! of an ihdu.>^try jfesocialcd with 
Ihc Icidcr.ship of variou.s tLLsoclation.s 
represcnling that industry. Govern- 
ment in its complaint had made 



M,P.P.A.'8 64 Members 



wo more firms hav become mem- 
rs of the Music Publishers Protec- 
tive A.vFocialion. They arc. Larry 
Spier. Inc:, and Grccri Bres. 
Knight. 
Membership roll now adds u 



Phil Ohman and Fo.ster Carling.s 
as a packa.ae job the complete musi- 
cal. score to b'niveisiil for Deanna 
Dur in's ne.'il starrer, •Cinderella,' 
Ohm-iH clcffcd, Garliii ' the 
Iji'ics. 



Moe Jrrome. and Jatk Scholl coh- 
Iribiilsd three numbers to Warners 
'Ca us Cinderella.' 



I,ew Porter sOlcl his- 'Mnrriajic of 
.lacic and Jill' iiumber Ip J(.(l Bucll 
for-u.^e ii>. 'TciMor of Tiny own'.'. . 

Milton Weil -mii.'-ic 'firm. Chicago. 
ubIi.shiiiR two ricVv numbers. , 'To 
■ Not to Swin.c!' liy Bcfmiy 
y/ccmf iiiid Doug Craig. 
I ctcl.m' by Hiirry Kogrtn, 

i;aig and Ttd C.h-iie, 



Counsel for the Songwriiprs 
lective Association will awjiit 
outcome of the mu.'-ic indu.stiy';-' ' 
strategy before Justi rdinand 
Pecora in the J^. Y. supreme , court : 
before launching a cpunLor-altack , 
that is expected 16' bring the conlro- I 
vcrsy between the two camjj.s lo a 
I bitter climax. SPA. it is undcr- 
i stood, proposes to obtain a- court 
, ordci' which will compel the Mu.sic 
::Publishers Protective A.s.sociation lo 
I turn over to the former orsaniza- 
j lion the records of all p.iy cnl?; 
[made by the MPt'A's licen.sinK bu-.' 
; rcau to publishers for .synchroiil/.a- 
; lion and transcriptirm ri;4lU.<-; iiring • 
the p.nsl several years. | 
I SPA coun.scl will ari^ii il.s wri'rr ' 
rnembcrs arc enlitltd Ihcsi' 
I record.'; .so. thai Ihcy caii compare the' 
; amounts paid to ' their publii.hers 
with the- accnuntini'.s made lo l^hcm - 
by the publisher.'. ' >f iiss prr/rliir-, 
I liiiii of record? by court order \v(jiil(l 
I be without, prctcdchl in the mii.sic ; 



inK industry. hilc the 
writers are entitled to an ;iU(lit of 
their ilidiyidual publislicrs' books 
thvr is nothing in the old ;st.'i'ndiird 
contract form which ' make, the 
books of the <PPA's liccn.se buroau 
likewi.se accessible. 

Motion - comiiig up today (Wed. ) 
before Justice- Pecora seeks lo 
have two actions brought amain.s't 
Mill.s Music, Inc., disrhi.s.sed on "the 
ground that -they- lack sutficlcnt 
cause foi- lititjation. Through thc.'-c 
suit.s the SPA hopes to Ii.tvc the 
courLs uphold the a.ssocialion's cl;iim 
to the administrative ri(;hts of the 
mechanical rights .stemmin« from 
the copyriyhls of works created by 
SPA mcmbcr.s.. Publisher,':' refu;-;il 
lo concede Ihi.s principle rcsullcd in 
th«- l;lowln;!, up several months ago 
().r noK'itiations .'or a ncv/ Uniform 
wriK'j-.s' contract! The test suits 
a'^ain.sl , ills v.crc filed .shorliy- allOi' 
iho iro'^'itiati.in'' ended ;iii .■.-ub- 
iji:iiti:il number of ,SPA 
! iibrtiillcd thti " atio 



ucb of the interlockinp, directorates 
as ref]ccte<l by the official rosters of 
ASCAP and the MPPA. ~ 
Publishers who .ire niembers of i.-ll 
rte lineups are ax.Drcyfus. .S.-iul 
Bfirn.stein, Louis efn.stein, Walttr 
Dou;!l!;s, Jack Brcgmaij. Gu.slave 
Schirmer and Walter Fi.scher. 



They'll Be Ready 



Mollywppd, April 2fi. 
I .. th;in 200 members of the: 

usiciims MuUii.l rotcctivc n.ssociji- 

llon, paid from th; union's coritin.i/cnt 
I lund.!are rehearsing for the opening 
-()(. Slimmer dance ."-pots, cont'Crts and 

liidio programs. 
! Six' dance band.s. two concert or- 

ehcstrjis and two biass bands ar 
; holding rc;!ul,"' tunc-iips under v;- 

ous leader.-- to be ready for po.s.si 
. engagements, I'.bn if in line Wit 

the one adopted by' J;ick 'fcnney, 

1)1 esidcnl, to place more union mem- 

beis on paj'ifills. 



4« 



VARIETY 



DANSAPATION--MUSIC 



Wednesdif, April 27, 1938 





i 




CO 2 




WHTTEMAN^RA 
BREAK LOOMS 



Break is imminent between Paul 
Whiteman and Consolidated Radio 
Artists. Maestro has powwowed 
with his lawyers and has also con 
Tabbed with tlie , union, it is stated, 
regarding- the possibilities of getting 
out of his CRA agreement. 

CRA has nothing to say on the 
matter. Pass the buck to White' 
man, who has the peeve. Latter is 
also soft-pedaling the fact that there 
are diflferences to be ironed out. .Un- 
derstood CRA's failure to do much 
with the band has nettled White- 
man, who recently secured the 
Chesterfield program himself. CRA 
has been tossing- him some oiie- 
niters. 



Cleveland, April 28. 

Entire Cleveland Symph is being 
added to Paul Whiteman's orchestra, 
totaling 150 pieces, which Whiteman 
will conduct in a benefit concert at 
civic hall here May 2. AfTair is 
staged by the Cleveland Press, first 
to drum up fuiids for free park band 
concerts this summer. 

Wayne King's and Gene Krupa's 
orchestras are coming in for a three- 
hour session of swing' after the two- 
hour concert. King to double from 
RKO Palace here. Stunt was pro- 
moted by Charlie Schneider, who 
recruited 14 local bands to put.bn free 
shows on public square every day. 



St. Louis Stunt Climaxes 
With Tommy Dorsey Date 

St. Loiits, April 26. 

KWK and Fanchoiv St Marco's 
5,000 seater Fox Theatre have a ti in 
in a search for the outstanding, en- 
tertainer, professional or amateur, in 
tbwn. Auditions are held once each 
week at the theatre and the best at 
each audition, ini the judgment of 
Gene Kemper for the station and 
Les Kaufman for the theatre, gets a 
chance on the air the following p.m. 

Finalist will get a week's engage- 
ment when Tommy Dorsey and his 
band play the theatre starting May 
20 and also some mors work at sev- 
eral of the St. Louij Amusement 
Co.'s nabei which are operated un- 
der the direction of F&M. 



TWO 'ORIGINALS' 



Eddie Edwards Has One — LaRocca- 
Boblnson the Other 



There are two ' rigirial' Dixieland 
Jazz Bands now in existence. One 
of 'em, headed by Eddie Edwards,, 
who is of the original Bixiclanders, 
ia touring the South. 

Nick LaRocca and J. Russel 
Robinson, other original members of 
the Dixieland Band, have their own 
recording combo around New York. 



Nazarro Saes Moe Gale 

Suit for $1,541. was filed in New 
York Supreme Court April 21 against 
Moe Gale by Nat Nazarro for un- 
paid-unplayed contracted balance of 
a combo dance-vaude tour by Chick 
Webb, Berry Bros, and Buck and 
Bubbles. 

Gale, manager of Webb, contracted 
for others to accompany band on a 
tour booked by Consolidated Radio 
Artists last December; Group was 
to play Shrine audies throughout 
Michigan but pressure forced can- 
cellation. I. Robert Broder, counsel 
for Nazarro, seeks payment on bal- 
ance of. promised work. Berry Bros, 
and Buck arid Bubbles received some 
hit-and-miss employment but not 
full amount, it is charged. 

Duke Ellington's Op 

Duke Ellington will undergo a 
hernia operation on quitting the Cot- 
ton Club early in June. Ailment is 
a recurrent one, having troubled him 
couple of years ago also. 

After convalescing he and is 
band will take to road for theatre 
ar.d dance dates and possibly go to 
Rio de, Janeiro for King Wallace. 
Asking $10,000 weekly. That's what's 
holding up deal tor combo theatre- 
casino-radio work in S. A. Dear also 
on for N. Y. ParamouiU theatre fort- 
night. 



Krupa in White Plains 

Gene Krupa orchestra plays its 
first date in the New York area Ihis 
Friday (29), when it does a one- 
nighter at Ihc Community Center, 
White Plaini!. 

Center will have a name band 
policy throughout the slimmer. 



GRENET SUES aUB 
YUMURI FOR $5,000 

Eliseo Grenct, orchestra leader at 
the Club Yumurl, thinks he was en 
titled to share in the yearly net take 
of the club, and on Thursday (21) 
filed suit for $5,000 against the nitery 
Grenet avers the club signed him up 
to conduct the orchestra at a salary 
of $70 per week. Besides, he says 
the management promised liim 10% 
of the profits for the year. 

He was paid his salary regularly 
but, he .claims, the club reneged on 
the profits which he estimates at over 
$50,000. 

Since then the Yumurl has become 
the Cliib El Bongo, iinder new man 
agement. 



PITT'S NAME BANDS 

Four in a Row— Wayne . ing, After 
Three Years 



Pittsburgh, April 26. 

Stanley, WB deluxer, going on a 
strict narne band diet for the next 
month or- so. Starting Friday (29) 
with Cab Calloway, house will have 
four of them in a row, with Wayne 
King, . Guy Lombardo and Abe Ly- 
man following. For King, it's the 
fulfillment at long last of a contract 
he signed ^yith Stanley almost three 
years ago and postponed at least 
half a dozen times. 

Nothing so far set bieyond week 
of May 20, although Benny Good' 
man has been hooked back for a 
return engagement some time In 
July. Harry Kalmlne, zone manager 
for WB here, has abandoned nego- 
tiations with Mae West for a per- 
sonal here. Couldn't see eye to eye 
with the lady's 50% from the first 
buck demands. 



Vincent Lopez Plans 
Revival of Casa, N. Y. 

Vincent Lopez, Inspired anew by 
the Latin vogue around New York, 
is closing a deal for a revival of his 
Casa Lopez on . Broadway for fall 
opening. Lopez plans a supplemenr 
tary ^beachcombers bar* downstairs 
for the al fresco trade. More' than 
a decade ago Lopez and Gene 
Geiger's Casa Lopez was a Broadway 
landmark. 

Meantime Lopez opens ay 1 at 
the Casa Mahaha with the new Billy 
Rose variety show policy, replacing: 
the present show. 

Incomers . in that lineup are Lou 
Holtz, Helen Morgan; Harriet Hoc- 
tor, Georgie Tapps, Paul Sydell and 
Spotty, Allen and Kent,- the Rose's 
'Small Time Cavalcade' of old-lime 
flre-eaters, Swiss bellringers, jug- 
glers, etc. Idea is for a fortnightly 
change. Abe Lyman, present band, 
closed yesterday (Tuesday). 



Taps Referred to AJJH 

Executive board hearing on Taps 
vs. Paiil Small and William Morris 
ofllce for unfair dealing on a band 
booking of Panchito was referred to 
the national board of the American 
Federation of Musicians last Thurs- 
day (21). 

Taps, band's ' manager, was In- 
structed to prefer charges against 
the band with the N. Y. Local 802 
for unfair dealing and to take the 
Morris office before the National 
since deal was made out of town. 
Morris office booked band for Ver- 
sailles. N. Y., over Taps' head, who 
allegedly started negotiations but cut 
Morris in for other considerations. 
Panchito is due to open June 1 at 
the Versailles. 



In the Groove 



Exclnslv* Pabilcations, Inc., Is 

turning out a 'Swingtette' series of 
orchestrations for seven -piiece bands. 

Scorings taken . from phonograph 
records made by Fats Waller, Duke 
Ellington, Buster Bailey, Rex Stew- 
art, Benny Carter and others. 



liUstlr Ad agency of Cleveland 
has new script labeled 'Swing News 
Session.' Layout is weekly quar- 
ter-hour of news items on orchs and 
persohalities associated with swing 
music. 

Offering idea to stations and 
agencies, with merchandising an 
gles. Scripts are patterned for in 
sertion of live or wax music. 



Calloway Off List-Cut 

Richmond, Va., April 28. 

WRVA pick-up of Gab Calloway's 
outfit, playing pne-nighter at Mosque 
last week, ended by station at end of 
second number. Went into a num- 
ber not on the originally approved 
list— and the station wasn't taking 
any cliances'on a copyright squabble. 
Filled in with chain program. 

Calloway was brpught into the 
Richmond Mosque for a one-nighter 
by Reese DuPree, Philadelphia dance 
hall owner. Welcomed by about 2,0OO 
payees. $l.l(j fee. 



BUDDY ROGERS' BIG BIZ 

Mason City, la., April 26. 
Buddy Rogers, first name band to 
hit the Surf Ballroom this season, 
aired half hour on KGLO. At the 
ballroom nearly 2,000 piled gross of 
around $1,500. Highest spring gross 
ever recorded at li>c Surf. Ballroom 
draws its patrons chiefly from the 
adjoining tcri-itory. Hoofers come 
,80-no miles in; every direction, par- 
ticularly for IKe name bands. 



1 Cafe Closes, 2 Open 
In PhiUy; Biz 25;; Off 



Philadelphi , April 26. 
Nitery biz here, estimated to be oft 
25% from same time last year, was 
marked during past week by shut- 
tering of one cliib and opening of 
two others. Lights out was for 
Benny Street's '1214.' Two new en- 
tries are Mayfair Farms and Club 
Esquire. 

Former is being opened Thursday 
(28) by Mickey Alpert and Mario 
Villani; Initial bill will feature 
either Aunt Jemima or Gloria Graf- 
ton, 



Nan filackstone Okay; 
Casino Delay, London 

London, April 26. 

Nan Blackstone opened at the Cafe 
de Paris Tuesday (19), doubling from 
the Paradise Cliib; Did a quick re- 
verse and scored after, bad opening, 
Preem was off due to. sour choice of. 
songs. She changed her entire 
routine the following night and 
scored heavily. Will stay a fortnight, 
with options for the month of June. 
Likely to ba taken up. 

After day and night rehearsals, 
London Casino show, skedded for to- 
night (Tuesday) was postponed un- 
til tomorrow (Thursday). 



Cab Calloway still one-nighting 
and theatring for ills in midwest 



JOE GANDULLO 
CASE SETTLED 



Abe Lyman and Billy Rose agreed 
with Local 802, American Federation 
of Musicians, to settle a $360 item 
involving Joe CanduUo's band, tor 
alleged, overtime, by splitting it three 
ways. William Morris agency, at 
Lyman's suggestion, would waive its 
commission lor a week as a means 
of squaring a technical tifl due to 
irregular working hours involving 
the CanduUo orchestra for which 
Lyman felt morally responsible, 
since he sponsored bookin into the 
Casa Manana, New York, although 
Lyman denies he was the musical 
contractor lor the Billy Rose nitery. 

CanduUo and Lyman's band alter- 
nate, the latter : »ing payrolled at 
$2,000 a week. CanduUo's men 
worked originally at a $66 scale, but 
were later upped to $80, when their 
schedule of working hours got to the 
attention of the union. 

Willie Felnberg of 802 character- 
ized it as an 'honest mistake,' but 
when a union rep tried to get to- 
gether later with BUly Rose, to re- 
adjust matters, the latter was tied 
up in court on the Fannie Brice- 
Edgar- Allen lawsuit arid another 
tv/o and one-half weeks elapsed, be- 
fore an adjustment, was worked out. 

Lyman avers thit Rose's crack, to 
the union that he (Lyman) ought to 
work things out since he gets $2,000 
a week held no force with the union, 
since he has always been accustomed 
to fancy income for his band. Fur- 
thermore, says Lyman, he persorially|, 
defrayed $272 weekly l;ne charges 
for two.CBS'broadcasts weekly frpi 
the Casa, and that he also person- 
ally expended from $100. to $.300 for 
gifts to artists who obliged Lyman 
by appearing at the Sunday night 
Ruester sessions. , Lyman closed 
Monday (25) at the Casa, opening 
May 6 at the Earle, Philadelphia, on 
the first leg of a vaudfilm tour. 



Hoghle Barrett's Spot 

Taviern-on-the-Green In Central 
Park, New York, reopens April 30. 

Hughie Barrett orchestra is agai 
back. on the Tavern's terrace.. 



Fourth Annual Theatre Party 



PROFESSIONAL 
MUSIC MEN, Inc. 

Alvin Theatre, Nev/ York 

SUNDAY NIGHT. MAY 1st 

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Your Favorites of the Stage, Screen, Radi 
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Wednesday, AprU 27, 1938 



DANSAPATION 



VARIETY 



49 



BIG BUSINESS, ORCHESTRAS 



Rival Orchestras Rife with Feeling 

M.C1A. Has Plenty of Occasions for Tact— Latest 
Office Vendetta Concern Dorsey, Goodman 



Diplomat role which Music Corp. 
ot America must play between its 
ranking bands is being seriously 
taxed with a blooming Benny Good- 
man-Tommy Dorsey feud. Booking 
mother is forced to cuddle, cajole, 
cater and avert meetings. Causes 
of these tiffs are various. Name 
similarities, style 'piracy,' general 
competitive situations of equally 
rated crews, talent raiding, spikiiig, 
etc., are frequent ones. Partly true 
of other big booking offices where 
there is temperament and jealousies 
but particularly true of -MCA. 

Having weathered I'affaire Guy 
Lombardo-Jan Garber and still in 
the throes of the Kay Kyser-Sammy 
Kaye battle of grimaces, MCA is now 
faced with dilHculty^.of appeasing its 
two top names, Dorsey and Goodman. 
Denied to be publicity stunt. 
, Dorsey is piqued in E-flat because 
'of Goodman's alleged, attempted raids 
on Dorsey lineup. He is also burned 
over reports of Goodman's refusing 
to precede or;SUCceed him on dates, 
location and otherwise, demanding 
Improvements' over Dorsey's take. 

Situation has and is causing Dorsey 
plenty of headaches wiih his per- 
sonnel, it is reported. 



OLSEN'S ROADHOUSE 



Bee-u-ti-ful 



San Francisco, April 26. 

Darrell Donnell, Examiner 
radio editor, is leading a com- 
edy crusade to subsidize just 
one (1) dance band announcer 
who will not introduce 'beauti- 
ful' music from a 'beautiful* 
room overlooking a 'beautiful'- 
square and played by a 'jovial' 
maestro. 

Donnell, drowned by adjec- 
tives after a steady Saturday 
night's dialing. 



HOOFING OFF THE WAX; 
TELEGRAPHING A PLUG 



Ethel Shu«a Biick with Band This 
Summer — Olsen Joins Decca 



George Olsen is recording for 
Decca under a new pact sighed with 
Jack Kapp.' Olsen was last a Victor 
artist, but he gets a choicer selection 
of tunes with Decca. 

Maestro will reunite with his wife, 
Ethel Shulla, this summer for a 
Long Island roadhouse engagement. 
Currently, Mi.ss Shutta is touring the 
iHitz hotels solo and Olsen is on the 
eir for Royal Crown Cola,, in be- 
tween co-rinanaging the International 
Casino, of which he's part owner. 



Arthur Murray has si ed with 
Brunswick foi' a scries - of freak 
combo dance instruction-musical re- 
cordings. Idea is to platter various 
types of dance music on one side of 
the disc, with Murray's oral instruc- 
tion to. musical timing on the other. 

Murray has designed a new hop, 
based on the song, 'Hippa-Hoo,' by 
Anna Case Mackay, which was used 
by Postal Telegraph Co. to "relay 
East6r greetings. New jig will retain 
song's title. 



Krupa's a Corporation 

Albany, N. Y., April 26. 

Gene Krupa, Inc., has-, been char- 
tered by Secretary of State to con- 
duct a theatrical business, . with a 
capital stock of 200 shares, no par 
value. Harry J. Gluski'n, attorney in 
the incorporation proceedings. 

Directors of corporation are Irving 
E. Chezar, Gladys Wintner and Mil 
dred Sharfstein. 



ALWAYS FOLLOW A LUCKY STREAK I 
iu from the HOUSE OF HITS 



• * • • « 



You'll Be Reminded Of Me 

By Georoe Jessel-Jack Meskill and Ted Shapiro 
FROM THE RKO-RADIO Picture 
"VIVACIOUS LADY," starrina Ginger 
*•••*** 
ick Kenny'* "OvepninK* Smash" 

Cathedral In The Pines 



From B.VniO .CITX REVET.S — Senn by SI 

GOODNIGHT ANGEL Sn/iVu"*' 

THERE'S A NEW MOON OVER THE OLD MILL 

* • « * ' * • * 

The Best Novelty Song of the Year 

Do Ye Ken John Peel? 

« 

ight Songs from Walt Isney's 

.SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 



HARRY LINK, Gen. Prof. Mgr. 



IRVING BERLIN, Inc.. 799 Seventh Ave. 



OFFICE IN HAT 
THING OF PAST 



Leading Orchestras Have 
Own Staffs to Handle 
Booking, Accounts, Pubr 
licity and Similar Affairs 
— Others Have Special 
Agency Representation- 
Similar Radio Setups 



WOliam Moms Deal Well Advanced 
For 50% of Rockwell-O'Keefe Firm 



NAME SHORTAGE 



A modern dance orchestra is an 
organized business corporation with 
officers, department, auditors and 
flies. It's a long skip from the old- 
time leader Who kept .the upper left 
compartment of the top dresser in 
his ti*unk for contracts and linan- 
s>yered mail. 

There are a couple of major iex 
ceplions to the corporation set-up 
which usually revolves around a 
personal general manager and a tie' 
m with one of the band bookinjg of- 
fices that deduct commish. But sur- 
vey points to 30 of country's ace 
crews as in that classification. Om- 
nipresent shortage of namers 
strengthens happy combo of both 
booking office, without which bands 
cannot exist, and the personal touch 
which is increasingly needed. 

All of following have booking 
agreements which call for refusal or 
acce:>tance and other qualifications 
on dates to suit band or its manage- 
ment. Listing includes such names 
as Rudy Vallee, Paul Whiteman and 
Fred Waring (three ricliest and old- 
est); Clyde McCoy, Clyde Liicas, 
Fats Waller, Russ Morgan, Emil 
Coleman, Richard Himber, Abe Ly- 
nian, Andy Kirk, Louis Armstrong, 
Mat Hallett, Jimmy. Lunceford, Ben 
Bern)e. Horace Heidt, Will Osborne 
Diike Ellington, Cab Calloway, and 
until recently liia Ray Hutton and 
Lucky Millihder from same office 
Sammy Kaye. Tpnimy Dorsey, Dunny 
Berigan, Hal Kemp, Glen Gray's 
Casa Lomia, Chick Webb, Ozzie Nel 
son, Fletcher Henderson, Earl Hines, 
Leo Reisman, Don Beslor, Henry 
Bussc; Eddie Duchin, George Hall 
Kay Kyser, Bob Crosby, and until 
recently Vincent Lopez. AH have 
lasted and still high. 

There Is another category of those 
who have special representation and 
consideration within the booking of 
flee via connection or control of an 
officer or individual booker a la 
Benny Goodman, until recently Ted 
.Lewis, Count Basie, el al., who have 
an edge via inside office connections. 
Also to be included in success listing 
and having own setups are radio 
bands Peter Van Steeden, Al GoocJ- 
man, Victor Young and George StoU 
all of whom operate on own office 
basis. 

If booker does not control and 
cannot dictate to bands, latter thus 
holds life in its own mitts via per- 
sonal selection.. of arrangers, person 
nel and song selections to be pl.nycd 
.(important to band buildini;). They 
are also freer from talent roids, of 
flee farming pr.ietices of lifting men 
from small group.s to build better 
established crews and Jc.s.s subject to 
brushoffs. 

One of more important items is, 
fact that leaders V can stick to their 
stick and music and thus improve 
selves since biz matters are in hands 
of another. Latter bickers over, 
dough and dates, union .squabble.?, 
keeps tabs on values and generally 
(Continued on page 54) 



Ellington's Party 



Duke Ellington being feted at 
a birthday party Friday aft 
(29) at the Cotton Club, New 
York. Strictly for the press. 

Part of the fimction will be a 
special shortwave broadcast to 
England by Ellington at 4-4:30 
that afternoon. 



SAVOY BALLROOM, CHI., 
OPENS; BRYANT ORCH 

Joe Glaser, of Rockwell-O'Keefe, 
reopens tiie. Savoy ballroom, Chi- 
cago, tomorrow (Thursday) with the 
Willie Bryant band. Spot will op- 
erate four days weekly (Thursday 
to Sunday inclusive) and attempt 
same mixed color stuft as Moe Gale's 
Harlem, N. Y., enterprise. Re 
furbishing reported to have cost 
$50,000. 

Helen Qakley. left New York, ear- 
lier in the week to prepare preem. 
Chick Webb .was first considered for 
the date, but couldn't make it. Spot 
will have a CBS wire. 



William Morris ofi'ice. last week, 
reopened discussions with Rockwell- 
O'Kecf-j, Inc., for the purchase of a 
major portion of the latter organiza- 
tion's slock. Thing has reached the 
stage where the R-O'K books have 
been made available to the William 
Morris' auditor for perusal. Morris 
office's prirnary interest is the entry 
that a stock alliance with R-O'K will 
give, it into the dance band business, 
which the former has been trying to 
crack for the past few rrionths. 

Figure quoted to. the Morris office 
for a . 50% interest is $200,000. Re- 
mainder of the slock would be split 
up among Thomas J. Rockwell, if. 
C. (Corky) O'Kciefe and Mike Ni- 
dorf, the three of whom constitute 
the present R-O'K partnership. 



Kemp, Goodman Set 

For Steel Pier July 4 

steel Pier, Atlantic City, will use 
four name bands on its show for 
Fourth of July week-end (July 2, 3, 
4). . Set so far are Hal 'Kemp and 
Benny Goodman. 

liayout of acts not yet lined up. 
Bobby. Breen and Three Stooges 
(Howard, Fine and Howard) ar« 
sought to top. 




Who Arc We To Say 
ShaJows On The Moon 

By Siqmuntl Homherq and- Gufl KaJin 

From ihe MGM ptclva "Thm Girl of the GolJen Wc'^ 

Tfie S«nsallonal Mexican Wallx Song 

Ti-Pi-Tin 

AIiu'c and Spanish tyrlc Sy Marta Grcrer 
hntfUsh Lyric hy Raymond Ltvetn 

Jimmy Dorsey'M Grand Tun* 

IlV The Dreamer In Me 

By Jimmy Dorsey ond Jimmy Von lfeu««ii 
A typical Donaldson rhythmic nopcFly 

Why'd Ya Make Mc Fall In Love 

By Wahcr DonoMjon 

real Tun* tvllh a locL lyrtc 

That Fcelind Is Gone 

tyrlc hy \VaUer l/lrjcfc 

Mule fcy Emmell (Bafcc) Wallac* 

Burle and T^she't neiv lUt Sung 

Somewhere Wilh SonichoJy Efsc 

Lyric hy EJijar Leslie A/u.m'c ly /ue Uurim 

An Old Straw Hal 

Ry Mn>li (lordnn and Harry Kevel 
/'roin l/ie 20(h Cenlary-Fox PiVlur* 
"Rebeiia of Sunnylruoll I'urm " 

Always And Always 

Ily Kol Wrififir, C/iel Farrenl and Hiluiar 
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VARIETY 



VAUDE^NITE GLUBS^ 



Wedoesdajt April 27> 1038 



Nilery Reviews 



THE ONYX, N. Y. 



stuff Smith and his Tse A-Mug- 
gin' vipeis are back at ll.e Onyx, 
which rightfully bills itstit 'the 
cradle of swiiig. .. This 52d street 
swingo has cavalcaded the 6 Spirits 
o£ Rhythm, Art Tatum; >Riley and 
Farley ('The Music Goes 'Round and 
Round," remcmbcr.V), MaKine ('I-och 
Lomond") Sullivan, and now has 
Smith back- again. Smith's stuff is 
there and plenty mellow tor . the alli- 
gators, the combo comprising Jonah 
Jones, Cozy Cole. Clyde Hart, Mack 
Walker and Bobby Bennett 

The jitterings react to Joe Hel- 
bock's asylum of solid senders in 
usual manner, and to greater b.o.. 
now that the minimum tariff is 52 
instead of $1.50; $2.50 on weekends. 

Smith and his cats work hard and 
often, ith 15-minute intermissions, 
which is just about right. Jones on 
the horn seems somehow under 
wraps, not doins those ingratiating 
double numbers as in the past. Cole, 
at the drums, is/per usual solid Jack- 
son with the percussions. 

From' an academic viewpoint, the 
Onyx anew bvings up the observa- 
tion that swing is perhaps the great- 
est common denominator lot equal- 
izing the races, There's no color 
line with the, alligators, and in truth 
the topmost killer-dillers are from 
Harlem, transplanted to the 52d 
street environment. And perhaps 
the most appreciative audience con- 
stitutes the protessional musicians as 
a class. ' 

Itbramy's Chkken Farm 

Right next door t6 the Onyx fs 
Will Rockwell's Mammy's Chicken 
Farm. It has no mammy, and it isn't 
a farm, but it does feature chicken, 
althijugh what they really come for 
are two expert exponents of swing. 
Bob Howard and Gladys Palmer. 

Latter is renowned for her 'Trees 
swingo, and Howard is a WHN 
standard with hi- Walleresque may- 
heming of the keyboard. Howard's 
vocal aide is Billy Daniels, also a 
WHN bUilder.-upper, and possessed 
of a Ane voice. Abel. 



Jack White's 18, N Y. 



Jock V/hite. Pat HaTHnglon. Jerrv 
Blanchard, Jbttu Kruaer, Prof. R. E 
Lee. 



Durante in miming, and Ihe Schnoz 
Vias long since won a wider audience. 

White, paradoxically, remains what 
is today's sole heritage of the fast 
and funny school of speakeasy in- 
sanities. There's a nostalgia for :the 
closed-door boite of pre-repeal that 
immortalizes him with the bunch 
that's been around New York for 
some years, and he's surefire to those 
who glom him for the first time'. 

Pat Harrington,, of course, is 
White's alter ego,, with a rapid-flre, 
fast-talking routine of quip and take, 
and an ad lib style that's unique, only 
with the seasoned perfoi-mer. 

The rest are not exactly stage- 
wait.s, but merely serve as foils for 
White's and Harrington's energetic 
style of funstering; Jerry Blanchard, 
Jerry Krueger, an anonymous . sis- 
ter act, an ad lib bunch of cats in 
the background. Who whip up some 
nifty dansapation, and the rest of 
the crew. Not forgetting the peudo- 
Prof,- R. E. Lee, an okay stooge. , 

Cafe society, so-called,, has a Hock 
of well upholstered spots in which 
to park the bodies, but Jack White's 
Club 18 is unique- in itself: Abel. 

ROYALE FROLICS 

(CHICAGO) 

Chicago. April 20. 
Sid Tovtack & Rets Bros., Dolliy 
KoK, Dou)u & Darrou), DeLoTijj Sis- 
ters, JVIaxine & CJa«tO)i. Jocic Hit- 
Itord, Mark Fisher's' orch. 



Jack White, No. 1 Giants fan and 
No. 1 52d street funster, is now 50% 
partner of his Chez Blanc, as the In- 
siders affectionately, label his mad- 
cap factory of .furious fol-derrol. This 
spot has been packin' 'em in right 
along, headed by a truly unique 
comedian, whose style merits an 
even wider recognition. He's not 
too insidcy and smart, because he is 
of the. same zany pattern as Jimmy 



BelTs 
Hawaiian 
Follies 



Apr/iT — Vitx Alilrn-<ilii1>». Arte. 
Apr. 3H — l-'«>x.. Tiir.^iHl: Arlit. 
Apr. 29 to Mnr t — fax, I'rMtriilx, 
Arlx. 

Mgt, BOB HICKS PAGE 
SM-Xliit Avenna 
ALTUONA, PA., 



One of the, old-time standby cafes 
in Chicago, this nitery continues 
playing to a steady and loyal, patron- 
age, with plenty of good, solid en- 
tertainment. No skimping on show 
or production. 

Dolly Kay back here and still, a 
strong fave with her excellent pipes 
and salesmanship having the custom- 
ers shouting for more. 
. Two {acrobatic acts are good. Max- 
ine and Clayton,, man and woman 
team, work well and do best with 
head balancing. DeLong Sisters de- 
pend mostly on tumbling. Make 
good appearance. Dawn and Dar- 
row are nice looking ballroom 
couple but need a couple of ball 
room tricks. "Strive for too much 
romantic effect, but otherwise good 
on dansapation. 

Tomack & Reis Bros, are fave 
comedians in this spot. Have plenty 
of special lyrics that fit in a - nite 
club. Singers are Jack Hilliard, 
okay, and Mark Fisher, who also 
leads the orchestra. Fisher can al- 
ways be depended Upon for solid 
vocalizing, having a considerable 
background as m.c. and singer in 
theatre.s. He rates as a name in 
these parts and delivers also as a 
music leader. Gold. 



New Acts 



DIXIE DUNBAR 
And Toramy Wonder 
Dancing, Songs 
10 Mins. 

Kellh Memorial, Boston 

Even, though long absent from 
vaiide. Dixie Dunbar's Him buildup 
provided her with a ready-made re- 
ception committee when she. opened 
here. Laying off the blah, except for 
a mention that it's nice to work for 
a live audience,, iss Dunbar gives 
Cm entertainment in the song-and- 
dimce doparlineht, which is her most 
valuable stock in trade, ' 

Tommy onder, an accomplished 
youngiiter, is a perfect , partner as to 
.size, good looks and hoofing ability. 
They vocal 'Double Dare You' togethr 
er, then dance it. Each does a solo 
tap number, and Mi.sis Dunbair, in 
addition: vocals. '.You're an Education' 
and handles the m.c, end of the act 
capably. 

Miss Dunbar's personality projects 
like a' million, and. she frames, it 
beautifully with simple but striking 
costuming. Rated either as a' pci-« 
soiwl appcar.7ncc or a hew vaiide or 
nitery act, it's a winner. Fox. 



JOSEPHINE STARR 
S Mlr.«. 

Stanley, Itlsburgh 

Nine-year-old ,youngster George 
Jessel has been bringing along on his 
Sunday night air show has a voice 
many a Met diva wouldn't mind 
owning. Not generally known' that 
.she's a Filipino child and first ap 
pearance of copper-colored tot is 
something of a surprise. 

Once she opens the pipe.'!, how 
ever, the mob is hers. Miss Starr 
goes in for the inost difficidt oper- 
atic arias and never falters, hitting 
every high note and brihging 'em 
home with almost perfect pitch. For 
an encore, she does 'Italian Street 
Song' from 'Naughty arietta' and 
somebody with his eyes closed 
would swear it was being done by a 
young woman three times tiny Miss 
Starr's age. Just to show her vcr 
-satility. kid takes a fling at the piano 
for a finish and knocks but a classic 
with all the ease in the v.-prld;' 

Unusually talented mite looks 
like a pushover for bigger things in 
the future; chiefly on concert stage 
or radio. Deflnitely racial charac- 
teristics might be a drawback as far 
as the screen is concerned, however. 

Co)ien. 



> 15 YEARS AGO « 

(Front Variett and Clipper) 



Cosmetic concern extended Ru- 
dolph Valentino's dance tour 10 
weeks. Show had been picking Up. 



Eddie Leonard topped the N. Y. 
Palace. Spent most, of the act on 
hokum .about how he loved his old 
friends and how they loved him, but 
it got the crowd and he got the en- 
cores, Pretty crude stuff, but it was 
sureflre. 



Mae West was baCk at The Colonial 
with Harry RIchman at the piano. 
He had tried but a single act a couple 
of weeks previously, but went back 
to the piano. 

Bill Robinson, who had tried out 
at the Fifth Ave., was at the Colonial 
with his turn in big time shape. Has 
been that way ever since. 



Harry Langdon had a new .act at 
the Palace, Ciiicago. Scene in a for- 
mer, saloon, now a dry goods shop, 
with the formei- patrons buying each 
other ties and , hankies by way of 
treats. Got over nicely,: but did hot 
last. 



Four Chicago dance halls playing 
to as many as 30,000 persbns on good 
nights.: Hurting vaude, but there was 
nothing to l>e. done about it 



Bxook Johns, playi is banjo' to 
Ann Pennington's dancing, broke one 
of his strings during the act at 'Jabk 
and Jill' at the Globe, N. Y. Told 
the orch to stop playing while he 
left the stage to fix tlie string, leavr 
ihg the dancer flat She followed 
him into the wings- where she was 
reported to have pasted hjm one, 
Then she went back and llnished the 
dance saiis Johns. 



UNION PUBLICLY 

PLUGS RKO VAUDE 



Boston, April 26. 

RKO Theatres and Charles W. 
Koerner, New England division chief, 
were publicly congratulated in all 
six local papers last week by three 
theatrical union locals for maintain- 
ing vaude in Boston. 

The friendly backslap,' dented the 
joint union treasuries al>out $2'75, 



JUANITA AND HER CHAMPIONS 
(4) 

Roller Skalinr 
' MIns; Ftill 
State. N. Y. 

A crack act . com rising four 
young, blonde women in fast and 
difl:icult roller skating routines. Not 
only an excellent bet for theatres, 
but shapes as highly desirable for 
nitery floors. 

The four girls work on a small 
mat, doing pirouette.s, whirls, carry-, 
ing stunts, etc., in the' manner per- 
forrned by men of both muscle and 
skill. Girls make a nice appearance 
and perform with utiusual speed as 
well as grace. CJinr. 



Roger Pryor's band, which folded 
at Friisco's Hotel St Francis Monday 
(IB), is set for Seattle; May 5 and 6. 



TheJHEATRE of the STARS 




Saranac Lake 

By Happy Benway 



, Raymond C. Schindler and Peter 
Michaelson brought oyer about 90 
of the Oberammei'gau Passion Play 
cast for an exhibition. Cast were to 
ply their usual trades and' sell their 
products. Rest of the exhibit was 
!iome of thi" props, A brodie that 
never got started. 



Qeve. Law Hits 
Nitery Loophole 
On Music Permit 



Cleveland, April 20. 

Smaller hiteries, that have been 
using strollers, automatic phono- 
graphs or non-union orchestras only 
on, weekends to cut expenses, are 
Anally getting socked by a , stricter 
music ordinance as result of investi- 
gation by Charles H. Bringman, in- 
spector of music hails. 

Bringman discovered that pre.sent 
ordinance, which reqijires city per- 
mits at spots dispensing music be- 
tween 10 p.rh. and 8 a.m., gave the 
bandlcss bistros a loophole. Spots 
have been taking advantage of it 
by refusing to buy $10 annual per- 
mits and by breaking all rules the 
licensed places must o(>scrve. 

Night Club Owners' Assn., whi 
has to pay plenty for licehse.s, Is 
also behind the drive to make the 
so-called wildcat cafe.s get in line. 
Revised law pushed by Bringman 
will hit S12 cafe.s, nabe stubes aiid 
beer parlors that have been dodging 
licenses; Efesides increasing city's 
revenue more than' $($,000 annUaliy, 
by embracing all places having 
music, safety director Eliot Ness 
aims for more uiiiform; enforce- 
me.it' 

Insiders-, interpret this coyer-all 
phrase as meaning' that the chisel- 
joints will have to. clean up or el^e; 
As soori as all are licensed, Ness 
plans to start' a check on spots forc- 
ing, entertainers to double as host- 
es.ses, which is grounds for revoca- 
tion; 



British Broadcasting. Co. up against 
it. License fees held to be illegal 
and plenty of royalty trouble.. 



State theatre taxes were on the 
dockets of 14 legislatures. Practic- 
ally all fought down. 



Nati Council of Travelling 
Salesmen planning Sunday night 
benefits to gain funds to fight the 
railroads on the- mileage question; 
Counted on theatre support because 
traveling companies would proUt 



Al Reeves decided to quit burles- 
que and rented his wheel franchise 
to Barnej; Ccrard. 



Mrs. Fred Essi ler, Mrs. Robert 
Schlaf, of Westchester, N. Y.. Will 
Rogersing and ogling the master 
cornc-backer, Fred Essingler. 

Irving Wilbur operated on suc- 
cessfully by Dr. Wariner Woodruff. 
Ditto for Henry (Richmond, Va.) 
Weunch, 

Edith Lemliek, who made the 
Bioarlway rounds while on a' short 
New ^York vacash, back at the Will 
Rogers. 

Johnny Jone.s, formerly., of the 
Three Ace.s, skating act, is a new'; 
cbiner at the Will Rogers. 

Isabelle Rook okay after op. 

Bob Burke's first pneumothorax 
heedling a big success. He's a song 
writer. 

While bzoning here, little. Johnny 
Di Giovanni, of New Jersey, has de- 
veloped a three color process for 
pictures. It's on the way to a Wash- 
ington patent 

The Actors Colony had many holi- 
day visitors. This makes the curing 
easi 

Jake Bernstein, Eddie Sharkey, 
Happy Meyer, Barney Hazcn, Bert 
Caley. Shorty Jackson. Chas H. Cole, 
alt of Rochester, N. .Y., never mis^ 
the chance to make it worth while 
for us in the Actors Colony. All 
are members of the International 
Alliance ot Theatrical Stage Ein- 
ployees Union. 

This column wishes to thank Mrs. 
'Mother' Morris, , Jerry Vogel, Al 
(Minstrel) Tint, William Nelson, the 
inmates ot the Will Rogers, Dr. 
George Wilson and Dr. Rudy Plank 
for holiday greetings. 

rile to those you know. In 
S;>ranac and eUbwhere who are 111. 



Producing managers, picture thea- 
tre owners and radio cos. planning to 
unite in a fight a.^'ainst American So- 
ciety of Composers, Authors ond 
Publishers. Never did much. 



4 Martinez-Gil Bros. 

Due from S. A. Vaude 

. The Four Martinez-Gil rother.s, 
Mexican singers and insliruinenlul- 
ists, are sailing back to New York 
after a tour of South American the- 
atres. Mary L. Shank handles the 
act in New York. 

In S. A., the quartet played the 
Argentine; C^hile and. Peru. 



U. S. Siendiiiig Niteries 

Thfe Internal Revenue Dept. 
launching a delinquent tax driv 
against the Broadway cabarets. 

Niteries are not kicking in as they 
should on Federal 3% tax, accord- 
ing to U, S; sleuths. 



Nat Kalcheim Better 

Nat Kalcheim, head of the vauda 
booking dept Of the 'William Morrii 
office, recovering nicely at Phy- 
sician's hospital, New York. 

He underwent an operation for 
appendicitis last week. 



AFA Asks Dismissal 
Of NVA's $250,000 Suit 



National 'Variety Artists' $250,000 
libel actibn against the American 
Federation of Actors, was an- 
swered April 25 when. AFA asked 
for a dismissal on grounds of in- 
sufficient, evidence. Argument was 
postponed until tomorrow (Thurs- 
day) in N. Y-. supreme court. 

At the same time thie NVA was 
thrown into internal dissension over 
proposed, curtailment of president 
Louis Handin's powers. Dis.senters 
want to limit his committee naming 
privileges. Started when he dis- 
missed Joe Verdi from hbuse com- 
mittee. Objection to relation with 
Peony's (Professional Entertainers of 
New^'Yoik) also caused part of 
rucus. Both matters are to be taken 
up at general membership meet oh 
May 15. Handin will abide by the 
proposed amendments if voted lor. 

AFA has labeled the NVA suit a 
publicity stunt,, slating that when 
the trial gels to the court stage all 
the dirty linen of former days con- 
cerning the NVA will be aired. 



ALE-- 

100 

EVENING GOWNS 
REDUCED TO 

$10.95 and $15.95 

Formerly 

$49.50 to $89.50 

LILY HEFFERMAN 

622 North Michigan Avenue 
ciiu-.\(;o 



WANTED— One week'* work at 
the FoK Theatre, Dotroit, be- 
fore sailing for Auatralia Aug. 
30. 

"WHiTEY" ROBERTS 

e/o RKO BOSTOU 
Boston, Mass. 



BILLY BISSETT 

bripaeert by 

SIDNEY FISHER 

75/77, Shaftesbury Avenue 
PICCADILLY, LONDON, ENG. 



MYRON PEARL dnd CO. 

VIENNESE DANCE ECHOES 
THIS VVEE« ORIENTAL. CHICAGO 

Oireetion: WM. MORRIS AGENCY 



TTednesdaj, April 27, 1938 



▼AUDE-HITE CLUBS 



VARIETY 



Veloz and Yolanda Draw Capacity 
In N. Y. Ballfoom Concert Debut 



Chiefly as'-sn exploitation propo- 
cition, Veloz and Yolanda, ballroom-> 
ologists, who recently closed at the 
Hotel Plaza's (N. V.) Persian Room, 
gave a dance . recitiil at Carnegie 
Hall; N. Y., Sunday night (24). It 
drew a capacity crowd,-. Assisting 
■was Pancho and his Orchestra, from 
the Persian. Room, and . the sole sub- 
Item \yas one accordion specialty by 
Jerry Shelton, who played Debussy's 
'Afternoon of a Faun' and Rimslty- 
korsakoB's 'Flight of the Bumble- 
bee,' and clicked big. 

But it was otherwise a. lbp% Veloz 
•nd Yolanda: proposition,' strictly. 
l>aUro'om dances, in itself unique be- 
cause it was a moot question by the 
S. Hurqk mahagenient whether . that 
might tire as an entire evening's 
divertissement. At $2.75 top, riih- 
ning from 9 until 10:30, it was ian- 
swered by the fact they clamored 
for . more and, after an extra encoire 
of Ihe "Tango - Yolanda' (composed 
by Frank Veloz), the latter had to 
i>egP/T. 

As a Carnegie Hall event, it was a 
freak only in that it's the first time 
a straight ballroom., team has ever 
essayed anything like (hat. Terp 
rek:itals otherwise are np strangers to 
the siacred precincts pi this edifice of 
the arts, although along more clas- 
sical lines. On the other hand, after 
■Whiteman, Grofe and Benny Good- 
ITian, the Carnegie Hall attaches can 
expect anything. 

Back. of it all, however, i.i a ihow- 
manly move by (his topflight ball- 
room team to giye themselves a litile 
exploitation hypo. Going ,out on. 
tour, anything with a Carnegie flavor 
gives the ballyhoo boys something to 
point up. 

Veloz and Yolanda rim the gamut; 
of the pop tferps, but with showman- 
Ehip angles. Instead of merely doing 
a shag, or apple, their usage of S. R. 
Henry's .'iBy Heck' (une, to (race the 
entymolbgy of the bucolic flavor now 
manifested in the present-day big 
apple, well sets (hat ofI.~ There's 
also- th^ yesteryear, maxixe, the 
dancing lesson,, a couple of fast num- 
bers to old tunes such as 'Darktown 
Strutters Ball' and 'Alexander's Rag- 
time Band,' plus of course the svelte 
•nd suave tangos, rhumbas and 
waltzes for which they're noted. ' 

Several of the numbers are culled 
froni the team's film efforts such as 
'Champagne Waltz,' 'Many Happy 
Returns' and '.Under the Pampas 
Moon.' The Veoianda if another self- 
creation, along lighier lines. 
. Pancho's usually competent dansa- 
-pation alternated the sequence of 
the numbers, earning siilvos on their 
own for the cmooth symphonized 
•yncopation. Abel. 



21 CLUB, PHEY, 
WINSROUNDl 
FROM N Y. 



Philadelphia, Ajsril 26. 

New York's 21 Club was rctiised 
preliminary* injunction ' in federal 
district court here this week in its 

it to prevent nitery here from 
using the same moniker. Judge Oli- 
ver B. Dickinson denied the petition, 
which claimed the Gotham cafe \yas 
first to use the name, and thus has 
sole right to it. 

Attorneys for Philadelphia's .21 
main ined they have a right to ihe 
tagi as it's only a contraction of their 
address, 1221 Locust street. Also 
contended that, by allowing its use 
in pictures. New YoVk's 21. gave up 
sole right. Final hearing oh (he pe- 
tition will be held later, with re- 
quest of N. Y. outfit for $50,000 
damages. 

Boo Boo Hofr, who bought into 21 
here recently, lef( (be par'.ntis'nlp 
during (he pnst week. Hi? share 
was repurchased by the original 
p.irtntrs, Bifl' Bcifel and Harry Drob. 
Much of (he help tha( wa.^ employed 
before Hoft*? entrance in(c (he fiim 
was also rehired. 



NIX mm INJUNCTION 
vs. WB; JUNE TRIAL SET 

Move for temporally Injunction 
against Warners' 'Hollywood Hotel' 
film by Harry Howard, producer of- 
yaude unit of same Isibel, was denied 
in New York supreme court ' by 
Judge Ferdinand Pecbra April 21. 
Coiirt said that the facts presented 
did notswarrant such drastic remedy 
without trial. Matter is now skedded' 
for trial sometime in June, accord- 
ing to I. Robert Broder, counsel for 
plaintiff, 

Howard is suing for an injunction 
and accounting on filin's pirbfltsi 
claiming. fli is hurting his chances 
with the unit. 'Hotel' is riow playing 
the T. D, Kfempt-Paramount time 
through the south. 



JANE PICKENS' 

Jane Pickens is booked for a week 
at Locw's State, N. Y., cpcni y 
May 12, 

Singer rejoins ..oriiie's U. S. 

Tire radio prpgrn the winds 

up her p.a. (our. 



MK NAMES 
INTO CHI 



hicago, April 26. 

Lguis Lipstone, booking manager 
for Balaban Si Ka(z, has lined up 
the heaviest headline talent (he cir- 
cuit has booked in mon(h$ for loop 
vaude spo(s. 

Leads off wi(h Sophie Tucker May 
6', fdllb^yed by Abe Lyman's orches-r 
tra May 13, Gene Raymond May 20, 
Tommy Dor.sey's orchestra on a two- 
weeker starting May 27, George Jes- 
se! June 10 and Chick Webb's 
orchestra. June 17. Rudy Vallee's 
orchestra is due July 29, with Eddy 
Duchin's orchestra tentatively booked 
for week immediately foilo\ying en- 
gagement at Empire Room of the 
Palmer House. 

■ While most of the acts are booked 
for the Chicago, they may be shifted 
to the Oriental. Set for the latter is 
Cliff Edwards for week of May 13, 
followed on May 20 with a 'Battle uf 
Swing' between Ernest Ifawkihs and 
Ray Gordon bands, plus Stepin 
retchit. 



B'way H'wood Sells Its 
FornitDre for $11,000 



Furnishings of the A. &. XT. Corp., 
which operated the Hollywood Res- 
taurant, N. Y. nitery, were sold to 
Oscar Epstein, auctioneer, last week 
(22) for $li,0()O. Deal was closed by 
Edwin M^lpte, who represented the 
creditors. Negotiations to lease the 
premises to Joseph Becker, former 
lietroit nitery operator, have struck 
a snag and the Central. Hanover 
Bank, trustee for the Juilliard estate, 
which controls the property, was 
negotiating early this Week with ui- 
other prospective tenant. 

An bflcr of $250 for the Holly- 
wood's name will be considered to- 
day (27). Examination of the Moss 
brothers, who operated the spot, was 
continued. yesterday (26) by Slote. 

Attorneys for credltoirs of the 
BMO Corp., operators of Interna- 
tional (jasind, N.' Y., are working on 
a reorgianizatioh plan which is ex- 
pected to be ready early in May. 
Plan will be submitted to Federal 
Jvidge Patterson around May H- AH 
creditors have not yet been, seen, but 
reorganization jjlan is presently be- 
ing worked on, Zalkin ic Cohen, 
attorneys. 

Federal Judge Robert P. Patterson 
yesterday (Tuesday) signed an order 
continuing the- present management 
in con(rol of (he In(ernalional until 
May 18. Court also authorized (he 
corporation to borrow up to $10,000 
for additional expenditures. CJreditT 
ors have been notified (o file all 
claims by May 16. 



Wardrobe Attendants 
Plan N. y. Hotel Drive 

Af(er mid-May nomina(ions for 
Jiihe elecdons, the Theatrical Ward- 
robe Attendants Union, local 16770, 
will start its drive to line up New 
York hotbl niterles and private the- 
atrical maids, Drive was postponed 
following meet on April 17. 

Union. Wiints tb get decks cl red 
before it starts new activitfes and 
is waiting for conclusion of its an- 
nual ball at the (Tenter hotel. New 
York, May 1 and the nominations 
before proceeding. A drive is also 
planned for . other niteries, top. 



Mort Harris, 44, 
Killed in Coast 
Auto Accident 



Mort 

duction , and 

brought here three months ago. by 
L. K. idney to script the Metro 
'Good irshow, killed 

April 24 t when his car plunged off 
the Ridge route nbrth pi Lbs Angeles. 

His wife 'and Mr, and Mrs. Powell: 
Ozier wer? seriously injured in the 
accident caused by Harris' car hit- 
ting another and' rolling SOO feet over 
a steep embankment. 

Before turning 1l radio lie was a 
songwriter and for several years 
stage producer of the vCapitol theatre 
on Broadway. At one time he' was 
(Toast head for Waterson, Berlin & 
Snyder, 



MORE 'SNOW WHITE' 
MARIONETTES BOOKED 



arionette shows using the char- 
acters of 'Snow White and the Seven 
Dwarfs', are beinjg offered to small 
picture houses in the east, with the 
idea of cashing in. pn small-town an- 
ticipation of Disney's cartoon before 
it hits the whistle slops. Shows are 
put out by Jack Goldberg, George 
.( labarna) Florida and Beppo's ma- 
rionette troupes. I 

cine unit opened In eastern Penn- 
sylvania last week ;and another plays 
the Warburton theatre, Yonkers, 
N. Y.. this Friday and Saturday (29- 
30). Shows are of.40. mins. duration 
and are handled by three operatbrs. 



Yacht Chib, Chi, Folils 

Chicago, April 26. 

Yacht Club, nitery here, clo.sed 
suddenly on Saturday (23). Had 
been, dropping off during the past 
few months, with the genera! 
word-of-mouth among the Chica- 
goans expressing dissatislaclion with 
the acts and shows. 

Figured to reopen .shortly, with an 
Indicated sharp revision in the style 
and bookings. 



MAGI'S PIC JOB 

Hollywood,- April 26. 
Walt.er Baker, veteran magician 
of the days of Hermann, Keller and 
Houdini, has bee.n assigned as tech- 
nical adviser for 'The Magician's 
Daughter,' etro briefie. 



N. Y. Booking Group and AFA Team 
To Fight Against Chiseling Agents 



ARK. CAFE OP KILLED 
IN GUN MELEE; 2 HURT 



St.. Louis, April 26. 

Luther Burton, 30, owner of a 
Blythesville, .Ark., nitery died 24 
.hours after being- shot- by Ila.rry 
-Bailey, another nitery' operator! last 
week in the latter's place in Caru- 
thersville, Mb. During the shooting, 
in'which a shotgun was used, Hubert 
-Utley,/ another nitery operator, and 
his employee, Bbnd Campbell, were 
injured. Utley was taken to a Mem- 
phi , "Tenn., hospital and Campbell 
escaped with a minor scalp wound. 

Bailey, according tb Deputy Sher- 
iff Smith, of Caruthersville, to whom 
he surrendered, said the shooting oc- 
curred after Burton, Utley and 
dampbell invaded his club and an-, 
nbunced they intended to 'tike over 
this'place.' Bailey furnished $13,000 
bonds foir his appearance at a prcr 
li inairy. hearing Saturday (20). 



VAODE-NITERY 
AGENTS FORM 
OWN ORG. 



Aftfer two weeks of pow 's, 
vaude and nitery agen(s go( (ogether 
this .week and formed their own or- 
ganization, tlvely the Theatrical 
Artists' Representatives and Agents 
of .America. They add to ranks of 
organization-conscious' agents now 
including Equity . agents and the cp- 
pperating Entertainment , Managers' 
Association. 

Firist meeting of vaude-nltery per- 
centers was called at the EdIsOn hotel 
last Friday (22). Of 100 called, 
about GO showed, and since that time 
others have expressed willingness (o 
joi . Another call goes out for this 
Friday (20) at which time electipns 
and selection as organizer of Jack 
Howard Will be settled. 

Agreement has been reached with 
(he American Federadon of Ac(ors 
whereby the organization's members 
will be franchised by. the actors' 
groupi and members told to deal 
with the agents' new setup. AFA' 
has also promised to discontinue, 
booking of acts on Its bwn, which 
program was announced about a. 
year ago. Hereafter all such matters 
will be referred to agents to handle. 

Of the 25 Equity agents operating, 
14 have committed themselves to the 
group. Most of others have not de- 
cided yet but William Morris and 
Lyons & Lyons have definitely voiced 
their refusal to Join, it is staled. 

License Commissioner Paul Moss 
has already threatened the llnter- 
tainment Managers with court pro- 
ceedings if they fail to take out li- 
censes. EMA figures that as burenu.s 
taking no comm.ission from acts, but 
paying salaries for work done, thry 
are not reqiiired to be llccn.scd. 
Howard Wheeler, prez, ha."! in- 
structed members, however, not (o 
fail to take licenses if they are oper- 
ating under agent commish sta(us. 



Entertainment anagers' A.-y^n. 
(club-date bookers) in' New York 
has come u i(h a plan (o combat 
fly-by-riight agents. Grbup is work- 
ing with the American Fcderatibn 
Of Actors and .various agent factions 
agai isclers. EMA's. plan i« 

a cooperative arrangement with club 
acts, which cbnstltutes ah authorifta- 
tion from acts for their representa- 
tion by EMA. Would mean 
erence on!both. sides, acts for 
bookers: and bookers ifor EMA acts. 

EMA has. been inviting acts to it.t 
meetings for informal discussion of 
the plan. Billy Glason, spokesman 
tor the acts, states that, majority are 
for the idea since it virluall.v con- 
stitutes assurance of work, although, 
it's not a guarantee. 

Among 'suggcs.tloiis are that a co- 
operative council -of six bookers and 
six actors sit. in to regulate working 
conditions for acts. Idea is to ea- 
tablish specified fees for acts which 
would be maintainied. under, threat 
of fines for violators on' either si 
Actors would request that mass audi- 
tion gag of EMA be discondhued as 
a .poor practice which doesn't benefit 
acts. They would, also eliminate 
doubling of bookers into other the- 
stre employment. usician and 
caterer bookings are also under fire. 

Private cliib act biz has been 
steadily growing duripg past; few 
1 .years and is fast absorbing remnants 
I of vaude. ith growth came: agents 
and chiselers^ whose, leveling of 
vaude standards brought concen- 
trated action by many roupsi of 
which, the EMA has emerged as one 
of the leaders. 

Plan, if accepted, would not go 
into: practice until next season. Reg- 
ular .club season iis from October to 
May. Will be worked upon ail sum- 
mer and. tested before being ofTicial- 
ly adopted. EMA attorneys are .go- 
ing over the situation with an eye 
to possible legal difficulties .'on trade 
restraint laws, but little. likelihood 
of conflict with law is seen in niove, 
which is simply a preferential ar- 
rangement. 

■ EMA settled its differences last 
week with the Theatre • Authority, 
benefit cbntrol bbdy, which is close 
to (he EMA's field, and both are 
workijng together. Difficulty aifose 
as (o whe(her or hot the T. A.: was 
bpoking club, shows and benefits from 
its office.. 



$1 Balcony Sale at Casa 



To Hypo the Upper Shelf— Just the Show — Down- 

ira t'er Usiial 



PHILLYTHEATRE 
IKS TO BAND 
AIRINGS 



Philadelphia, April 2ff. 
■Warner Bros. Earle here looking- 
forward to future jirings of .commer- 
cials by name .bands from its stagf. 
Contr.Try to experience of the WB 
Stanley, Pittsburgh, effect of Tommy 
Dorscy's r«fcent Kools .'iho v for the 
entire .six-day run' was okay on (he 
boxofflce. 

HPuse execs in Pittsburgh are con- 
sidering elimination - 1. big broad- 
casts from the stage. "They claim cus- 
tomers s(ay away ail week, saving up 
for the night pf the air show. Then 
there is such a mob many have to be 
turned away. B.o. on ddy of the 
broadcast was said to -epresent 25% 
of total take, 

roadeast, from the Earle here w.is 
given no terrific buildup, as in Pitt.'--, 
(burg.h, which may have accounted for'. 
; Krenter flormalcy in day-by-day re- 
■ccipts 



Dave ApoIIon to Sail 

Abroad for New Acts 

Dave. Apbllon goes abroad next 
monlh to spend .several moiilh.s 
.scouting for novelty acts to be in- 
corporated in'io his vaude unit next 
season. , 

Recently winding up n vaude route, 
Apollon is now in Now York, making 
some shorts with his band for War- 
ner's. 



Billy Rose will alter the .«cating 
arningcment of the entire balcony of 
his Co?a Manaria for .summer name 
vaude policy. Balcony will become 
;i nnl .SI .ad i.^-h for .seeing the s ow 
and, ill! night danciny pi-ivilct;c, with 
wininy .nnd dining out, except on the 
lower llrjor; where nitery almosphtre 
will rcm.iin. 

Stunt was decided upon a.'^ a pat- 
ronage builder lor the ordinarily 
light balcony attendance during the 
,sum cr months Tho!:e (illiiif; the 
u sliiirs theatre sealing rirryn;;emcnt 
arc fi.L'urcd to patronize ibc bar for 
their refrtshmcnts arid Ihuf up the 
dpliiir' tap. 



Rose .5 at present tryin;,' to flKurc i 
a way around the ARC Ijiw, which '■ 
prohibits peddling of. drinj!,s whcio 
there i.s a flat. ticket admish. .So fire ) 
the other legit theatre managers who i 
Would very much like (o do the I 
.same thin),'. The bar' idea, with legil. I 
bespeaks good b.p. po.ssibilities. 

'I'hought that the Amcricnn Fed. 
crnlion of Actors would step in wlln 
rclca.se of all choristers betiiu.'.-t 61 
the new type show was denied I'.v 
Il.nrry Calkins. Of AFA. finys. AFA 
cannot (lictutc kind -of show for ;i 
s ot, flc.spile, fact (hat gills rcc-ciillv 
sighed up with -AFA on. .str<:iii:ili oi 
their jobs and AFA secured rlo>c(l - 
shop cpnlriict about two wttkt i.to. 



Abe Lyman Dickering 
For Troc> Hoiiywood 



ITollywood. April 2fi. 
is on a deal for pur- 
.■adero, but it's not 
;;oli.al,ions are sucrc.>-v- 
oves herb permanent I 
J.S own bund jii 



NOW IN AFRICA AFTER PLAYING THE 
MOST SENSATIONALLY SUCCESS- 
FUL SERIES OF SEASONS (UNDER THE 
DIRECTION OF SIR BENJAMIN FULLER 
AND MESSRS. LEON S. SNIDER AND 
GEORGE B. DEAN) IN THE HISTORY 
OF THE LEGITIMATE STAGE OF 
AUSTRALASIA! 



A. B. Marcus, now Girding fhe globe with 
the glamor show of the century, says: 





B MARCUS 



Where The Marcus Show hos played in Australia and New Zealand : 

• Auckland • Palmerston North • Hastings • Wellington • Christchurch • Invercargill 

• Dunedin • Timaru • Sydney • Newcastle • Brisbane * Melbourne * Adelaide • Perth 



WeJqeeJay, April 27, 1938 



VARIETY HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



5S 



LOEWS STAt^, N. Y. 

' i 

Jmnita's Champions (4), Frdkson, 
Jack Powell, Moore & Revel, Mae 
West, Milton WaUoii, 6 Leading Men; 
•Merrily We Liv^_<MG). 

Making her first Broadway appear- 
ance in uver-flve years, Mae West is 
going on 39 ti>nes during the week. 
This Is her first ttitie at the house. 
She'd getting $12,500, with a 50-50 
split over $39,000 and will probably 
' run around $14,000^ judging ' by 
the opening, days,' although the week- 
end wasn't as big as. expected. Inorr 
der to get' the desired turnover, the 
five-act bill with Miss West is held 
down to around 46 minutes each 
chow. 

House opened 8 a.m. Thursday and 
beioi-e 10, when the stage show went 
on, there Was standing room only. 
That , iss West has a stout juve 
following is indicaited in that plenty 
of kids are hanging around the stage- 
door all day Waiting for a glimpse of 
her. But her patronage at thie.: State 
is. also singularly culled -from the old 
lady-from-Dubuque types. Indiciiting 
a curiosity draw. . 

Getting a. big ovation as her name 
went up on the annunciators, the film 
star at the first show Thursday did 
22 minutes, clicking solidly in spite 
,oI some tusty gags, such as 'it isn't 
the liien in your life, it's the life in 
your mien.' 

Miss West is smart enough to r I 
Ize that the swagger. Bowery vpicis 
and other attributes, which made 
her years ago, must not be changed. 
She . carries Milton Watson iand a 
male chorus she bills as her Six 
Leading Men. . The sextet, in tails 
aiid top hats, '.opens with bits of 
songs from various pictures Miss 
West has made, action going to> full 
stage for the . star's ' entrance;' The 
songs, in the six-year cavalcade, diS' 
close not one to have attained any 
sort of hit popularity. ' She has 
a special, 'Come Up and See Me 
Sometime,' followed by talk in which 
a colored maid and Watson figure. 
Latter plays' a gigolo and sings '1 
Kiss Your Hand, Madame.' Finish 
is' in one, with the six men and Miss 
West, singing another special, 'Slow 
Motion.*' As the title would indicate, 
her 'slow motion' business suits the 
lyric. 

There's a istrong bill around the 
headliner, but it's held down to a 
minimum. Opener is Juahita's 
Champion^ (New; Acts), roller-skat- 
-Ins quartet, in a four-minute smash 
exhibition. Would be. good for cafe 
floors. Jack PoweU 'is doing the same 
comedy routine with the drumsticks, 
as ever effective, -while Moore and 
Revel have two nifty hokum ball- 
room dances. Frakson is the No; 2 
act, with card tricks and niagic. His 
chatter means, nothing and the radio 
disappearing stunt does not impress. 
Cigaret portion of the routine excelr 
lent but now familiar. Char, 



a ship piled up. oh rocks and a New. 
Jersey amusement park getting 
spruced for the season. Park' gets no 
plugs by name; subject used to be. an 
annual with Metro. . 

Pathe has a Nevada train wreck, a 
hew "type combined auto-trailer ahd 
a beauty parade. Par reels- Army's 
new . autogiro.<!. General John F. 
Pershing arriving in. N,' 1?., a. newr 
fangled 'jungle yacht' and a new 
aut J which u.ses niinimxun of tietrol. 
Also Henry Ford at Dearborn and; 
Sue Read's description of a fashion 
flaunt aboard the' liner Rex. Plus an 
adynhce of the Frisco Fair. 

Metro klso has some footage on 
Pershing -and Queen Mary visiting 
coal miners. . Coverage of France's 
Grand Prix, auto race is very good, 
Lowell Thomas describes Pacific fleet 
at sea (Fox), Malcolm Campbell ex- 
perimenting on new boat, hew stamp 
issue, rhumba fashion.s, Grand Cou- 
lee dam, bowrling match, and several 
novelties. Adelaide; Hawle-y talks on 
gas-proof baby cradles in France. and 
new coiflture styles. - ■ 

Fox's Lew Lahr is very light, with 
ohlv one. clip, a woman from Nor- 
wich; N. Y., who'."!' immune to flre. 
She sorays herself with a blpw-torch 
as proof ,.' Not very funny. Bert, 



CAPITOL, WASH. 



Washington, April 24. 
Martin & Robinson, Novak Fay, 
York & King, Allan Jones, Phil 
Lampkih's: house^ orch; 'Battle of 
Broadway' (ZOt h). 

Four . acts, of straight vaude suffice 

is week, with p:a. of Allah Jones, 

etro singer, topping. First three 
tiirns are good, .but it's Jones who 
drags 'em to the turnstiles and makes 
'em happy they came as he sells him- 
self solidly. 

Tenor's routine includes medley of 
"Pretty Girl,' 'Alone' and 'One I 
Love'; then 'Donkey Serenade," 'Al- 
ways and Always' and finally 'Make 

elieve,' from 'Show Boat.' And 
customers, still want more. 

Bill opens brightly with, Virginia 
Martin and Bob Robinson, youthful 
and attractive dancers, with plenty 
of dash and personality. Tap routines 
are bright and they ought to go 
place.s. Next are Novak and Fay, 
comedy acrobats, who even get 
laughs out of old gags. Next to shut 
has, York and King,, whose, standard 
comedy antics are effective. 

Overture by Phil Lampkih's house 
crew, in pit. indicates swing's greater 
popularity here; Pleasantly does se^ 
lections from 'Martha,' including 'Ah. 
So Pure.' then greeted by burst of 
appliause When he starts to railroad 
latter. 



EMBASSY, N. Y. 



Even for the most enthusiastic fan 
the reels are pretty dull this week. 
There's too much sports arid fash- 
ions coverage, with dearth of poll- 
tics and comedy being felt ' Wars in 
iSpain and China get fio-bys. 

On sports, Fox's Ed Thorgersoh 
spiels on Jamaica racetrack. Atlantic 
City ice carnival and a London soc- 
cer game. Metro covers the base- 
ball openers of Giants and- . Cubs 
with a slant on DIz Dean. . Samie reel 
halves Joe DiMaggio's signinc witlv 
Yanks (Pathe). Latter covers Yanks- 
Red Sox opener, and Paramount 
handles Detroit-White Sox. Other 
Pathe .•snort.'! .stuff, includes kids box 
ihg "in the Bronx, Boston marathon 
and Helen Wills, plus some advance 
work on the coming Seablscuit-War 
Admiral turf tiissl.e. Paramount fo- 
cuses p.n invention to aid swimmers 
in.nacing. 

UniveKsal is imder average, 'with 
only an angle on the Mexican oil 
tlluation. an'Idtiho log jam, a shot o£ 



Roxsr, Salt Lake City 



Salt Lake Ctty, April 24. 
Harry Savoy, Jackie .Wolan,, Mon- 
roe & Addma Sisters, £dith Griffith, 
Tracey ,& Hay, Butch- Holt; Bill 
Floor's house orch;' 'Boy of the 
Streets' ( on/, 'CarniiJol Queen' (U). 

Tepid stage fare this week with 
smallest array of fleshers in months. 
Hatiry Savoy, billed as an Eddie Can- 
tor radio stooge; headlines and m.c'.'s. 

Savoy works hard during the 40 
miiiutes, garnering: laughs by his, gag 
intiroduCtions and banter exchanges 
with' Edith Griffith,. infectious 'war- 
bler. He reaches top proportions 
during a two-minute dtamiatization 
of the madm'an scene from 'Richard 
the III,' which clicks 'solidly. His 
other efforts include fast' chatter, gag 
I'yricized verision of Thanks for the 
Memory' and- mimic of Jbisonian 
Jjerid-knee song. 

Drummer Butch Holt's skinbeat- 
ing features Bill Floor's house band 
on a couple of pops. Curtain raiser 
is Jackie Nolan, redheaded youth, 
whose harmonica jamming, 'especial 
ly on 'Solitudf,' is good. 

Entering the stage,, formally it- 
tired, and simulating drunks, Tracey 
and Hay, mixed team, hoof pleasing- 
ly.. Edith Griffith, Savoy's partner, 
sells four pops in a hurry and has 
to beg off. Her repertoire includes, 
hot licks, hillbilly chants arid nov- 
elty ditties. She also has a turn at 
the black-and-whites. 

Savoy's solo, stint follows, , and 
Tracey and Hay come on for another 
routine, dubbed a Harlem faintasy, 
which lacks Lenox avenue polish. 

'Tailender is unique but is minus 
finesse in its specialties. Monroe 
(malie) aiid Adama Sisters ere. just 
another juggling team and, at show 
caught^ muffs were ., chalked against 
each. Monroe, leadoff, handles the 
bigger burden, but youngest of the 
sisters shows potentialities of becom- 
ing adept at juggling hoops while 
tapping a neat routine. Trio opens 
witn bouncing rubber .balls oh snare 
drums, followed by precision terping, 
at the same time juggling tambour- 
ines. House recently spent $20,000 in 
refurbishings. Cum. 



EARLE, PHILLY 



' Philadelphia, April 22, 
Cab Calloujeiv's Orch, Avis An- 
drews, Six Cotton Club Boys, Stump 
& ■ Sttivipy, Lou Schraclct's house 
«irch; 'Battle of Broadway' (2011}), 

After a couple ol slow weeks, Earle 
again slides into the groove this, sesh 
with, an hour of powerful flesh en-, 
tertainment. Credit for the niftily- 
I'aced show goes mostly to Cab Cal- 
oway. Aside from' Avis Andrews; 
regular chirper with the band, only, 
other turns are Six Cotton Club,Boys 
and Stuihp and Stumpy. This- gives 
the orchestra an opportunity to ex- 
hib and overcomes weakness of last 
week's show when Glen Gray's Casa 
Loma combo did nothing but back- 
ground the other acts. 

Calloway, Working in white tails,: 
is good, for plenty of palm patter as 
he gives life to every slightest lull, 
In addition to his occasional warb- 
ling, Calloway does 'Hi'de Ho Romeb' 
with Miss Andrews, a song takebff 
on Shakespeare; Good, although a 
little wheezy in spots. 

Sock 14-piece band uncorks 'China 
Boy' and' then , goes into . 'Pairaidise,' 
with Calloway vocalizing. Later gets 
iii 'Bugle Call Rag' and another audi- 
encerparticipation novelty.: just be- 
fore the curtain it goes into 'Minnie 
the Moocher,' with the crowd grab- 
bing the ;hi-de-hos.- Introduction of 
a new dancie and terp tune; the 
'Skrdntch;' conies as an anti-climax. 
Couple of hooters giving an exhibish 
of it might help; As it is, all the acts 
come, out and do a short 'Skrontch.' 
Transposition of the last two num- 
bers would .be an improvement with 
entire squad taking up 'Minnie,' 
There's nothing more needed but the' 
curtain after 'Moocher's' -final hi-de- 
ho. 

Rest , bf the show is ; swiped by 
Stump and Stumpy, couple of . local 
ebony: lads; .'who've been playing 
Negro niteries: herei. '. Pair chirps 
'Swing,- for Sale* mildly, thien' goes 
into some dizzy hoofing and mugging, 
all with plenty of humorous- bizness. 
Stumpy follows with version of 
Donald Duck singing 'Marie.' Then 
sin imitation of 'W. (J. Fields. Stump 
next with, niimic of Ted Lewis. Imi- 
tations are good and helped by 
clever lines. Both have ;plenty of 
personality and are good tcr rs. 

Six ' Cotton Club Boys , are weak- 
est on: the bill, though they make 
neat appearance. Nicely uniformed, 
they do a tap on - three drum boxes 
shaped like boat hulls, very disap- 
ointlng. Precision is almoist perfect 
ut it's so near perfiection every lit- 
tle slip is noticeable. 

Miss Andrews to.sses Off a nice 
lyric soprano in , 'Still of the Night' 
and couple of other ballads. She's 
attractive and gets strong support 
With good lighting Herb. 



popular ballads, with 'Getting Some 
Fun ■ Out of Life' scoring heaviest, 
Home Town' tune should be sup- 
planted -by a livelier.' one. Then the: 
harmonica Jacks get over big with 
their music and clowning, 

Ted Eddy's:orchestra supplants Ted 
King's house band, off to Albany, and 
made instant hit at show caught (22) . 
Biz fair. Wear, ' 



ORIENTAL, CHI 



Chicoffb. April 24. 
Lewis, l^an & Delaney, Beeho 
CTay. Bobbv Short, Five ElainS, 
Myron. Pearl Co., Dorothy Hild 
Dancers, 'Battle of Broadway' (20th). 

lenty of good talent and material 
iri this show, though it doesn't add up- 
to strictly good' 'vaude due to lack of. 
variety. Particularly absent is 
comedy. 

Standing . out as sin excellent 
novelty is Beehff Gray, who hasn't 
been around this way in years. The 
cowboy has a solid turn that: w.iU Ret 
results in, nearly every theatre. He 
includes good knife throwing and 
lariat work and is a surefire click, 
too, with the howling coyote. 

Opening are Lewis, Van and 
Delaney,, dancers, thie last named a 
new femme - addition to the male 
twosome. She adds plenty , of S;a. and 
color. The two fellows do best, with 
their whirlwind legbmania flnlsh but 
still build the bulk of their turn on a 
stair routine,,' Which , is paced a bit 
too slow for solid results. Weak spot 
is colored kid, Bobby Short, who 
sings and plays the- piano. TJses a 
production onener, ' and. while pkay 
on pipes and digits is not strong 
enough to hold down, a spot on his 
own. ' . , , , 

Five Elgtns are standard hat and 
Indian club to.ssers, always depend- 
able. Myron Pearl Co. is a four- 
person dance, act that ha's nearly 
everything. Choice of Tnu.sic - and 
wardrobe enhance. Do ia flock- of 
Rus.sia.n stuff. All goes! over well. 
Business' slow supper show Fririay 



LYRIC, INDPLS. 



Indianapolis, April 24. 
Wallace Bros. (2), O'Brien & 
Goldberg, Ding, Dong & Dell, Don 
Chester, Duane Sisters, Georpe Gary. 
Bert & Better PankiC; Gov Allen 
Sally Swinp. Estclle Madlon. Buddv 
Page. Lou Campbell; 'Women Are 
Like That' (W B). 

Hou.se is pl.nying its ninth' Major 
Bowes unit, and' as they come they 
seem to be less amateurs and, more 
second-rate professionals. House 
orchestra is on stage throughout as 
usual, with ho attempt made at 
production. Buddy Page, m.c. slows 
the show with his old gags, He 
m.ikcs no attempt to tie-in the cast 
with the radio programs on which 
they were - suoposed to have ap- 
Deared,, witl-i the exception of Lou 
Campbell, who was sent out from 
the Thursday (21) program. . The 
present answer to the ipanagerial 
telephone call is a throaty alto, who 
torchc.*; a couple of oops acceptably. 

Standouts are O'Brien and Gold- 
berg,- who burlesque radio com- 
mercials.- but excluding Bowes. 
Wallace Bros, Negro tappers open. 
Pahkle wins a .salvo with his har- 
monica rendition of two tunes and 
Ding., Dong, and' Dell, fcmmfi trio, 
harmonize well on pops. George 
Gary then falselto.s an operatic tiine. 
Gay Allen taps on a small drum. 
Dunne Sistci's aero dance, Bert and 
Betty tnp while dnimmine on chair 
backs. Sally Swing tans. Don Chester 
mimics radio and film stars and 
Estclle Madion gives a soprano 
operatic aria to fill the bill. 

At show caught, there was no ap- 
plause when, each pcsrformer was 
introHuccd., as w?s ciistomary at 
nrei'loiis iinit bookings here when 
.•iudience apoarentiv recocnized ama- 
tci" frorti radio, apnearance. 

Biz (i.ir it last show' Frid.->" '22). 

' Kilew. 



JUBILEE OF 1938 

(STRAND. BROOKLYN) 

Louis* Boyd, Dick Sharp, Franlces 
Berke, Marshall Rogers, Three 
Rhythmsteers, Tony Russo, Mario 
JuUq, Jack Fletcher, Bert Frohiiian, 
Five Hanhdnic'a Jacks, Marie & Joe 
Smith, Ted Eddy's house orqh (10); 
•Girl Was Youn g' (G-B ). 

Major Bowes unit, with Bert Froh- 
man, the sole .admitted professional, 
as m.c.,Js'one of the smoothest pair- 
eels the Major has put together in 
some time. Needs a little, tightening, 
but has requisites to carry far. 

Dick Sharp, cowboy yodeler and 
trick rope twirler; Five Harmonica 
Jacks, Jack Fletcher, tdpster, and 
Joe and Marie Smith, father-daugh- 
ter -dancers, grab the big laurels. 
Fletcher cleans up -wtth two terp imi- 
tations, -one of Bill Robinson being 
aces. Lad gets nice local buildup 
via the theatre manager, who g 
him after hearing him 'only tl 
week on the radio. Dick Sharp, tall 
youth, sings a' cowboy tune to own 
guitar accompaniment and then dbe.s 
his obvious specialty, rope spinning; 

Harmonica Jacks, five young men 
from Buffalo, rambled through three 
snappy specialties, creating a better 
impression than many larger proi 
harmonica groups. Audience liked 
'em, plenty. Marie Smith puts over 
'Stardust' and then romps through' a 
smart dance. Her father, introduced 
as. a surprise, is an astonisher with 
his fast buck ,dan'ce. Then the pair 
get together for compclish finale to 
heavy returns. 

■Louise Boyd, blonde, in abbrevi 
ated sailor garb, is the first Bowes 
protege out, with a rapid-fire tap, a 
pleasing opener. Frances Berke starts 
as straight .songstress and then does 
string of film star imitations. Per 
sonable looker, she should devote 
more to Mae West and Katharine 
HcDburn takeoffs, really good; 

Opening novelty is Marshall Rog- 
ers, white-haired veteran, who gets 
tunes from water tumblers. Clicks 
with audience arid droll patters for 
encore. Three Rhythmsteers. comely 
femme dancers, okay in unison step-, 
ping, and solo. 

No. 2 novelty is Tony Ilussp, tabbed 
'Bronx garage man.' with musical 
sounids he gets from flre extingui.sher, 
tire pump, inner tube and rubber 
gloves. Too much sameness and 
some doubt about . the music pro 
duced. Mario Julio, coloratiira so- 
praho, lives uo to the billing of -girl 
with a promising voice' in two oper- 
atic numbers. Jack Fletcher, boy 
with hanpy feet mops up next 
- Bert Frohman, familiar to nitery 
folks in the east, then socks four 



(22), 



Gold, 



HIPP, BALTO 



Baltimore, April 24, 
Abbott & Cosfello, The Two Jacks. 
Three Marshalls.'Svlvia Harris, Cal- 
gary Bros., - Gaynor & Ross; Felice 
Inla's house orch; 'Joy of Lioino' 
(RKO). 

Holding over Abbott and-Costcllb, 
whose network buildup on Kate 
Smith's show has propelled them into 
feature billing, current doings, main- 
tain ai hiealthy variety pace. Picture, 
'Joy of Living* (RKO) is also a hold- 
over. 

Fast opening has the Two Jacks In 
challenge hponng, boys giving out 
with very legitimate buck to good 
return's. The Three Marshalls, two 
girls and boy in swing vocals, follow 
with' ' adroitly , conceived arrange- 
ments,, including 'Ti Pi Tin,' 'Joseph. 
Joseph' and 'Bel Mir Bist du Schoen,' 
skillfully delivered and cncore'p.uU- 
ing. 

Abbott and Costello take hold here 
with a telegraph office bit, expertly 
handled and sold for laughs. Show 
manly timing and pointing of punch 
lines should lift pair to top-flight 
recognition. Sylvia Harris, in brief 
ballet specialty, featuring , sock dos- 
ing spins, is a click. 

Calgary Bros, next In stew stuff 
and tumbling, standard and good for 
a'begoff. Followed by more gagging 
by Abbott arid Costello and a strong 
finish via Gaynor and Ross, man and 
woman skating turn, formerly of the 
Three Cossacks. The usual stuff on 
a table, effectively lit by overhead 
spots. Excellent orchestral support 
by Felice lula's house orchestra 
throughout. Burm. 



STANLEY, PITT 



Pittsburffh; April 24: 
George Jesse I, Wormo Talmudpe, 
Josepittiie StaTT,-The Theodores, Amy , 
Ariicll, Jack Raymond, Ralph De-' 
Anneli.i, ' Toriiniy Tucker, Dave 
Brandy's house orch; 'Women Are 
Like Thai' (WB).. 

They still don't turn Out better en- 
tertainers . than George Jessel. A 
shrewd showman,, a crack comedian 
land front-rank mbnologist Jessel 
knows every trick. The •ivay he holds 
a mob is a lesson for any of the 
stage's present talking singles. 

For his current brief fiing into the 
deluxe centers, Jessel is heading -hia 
radio unit, which he has under a 
cooperative sponsorship Sunday eve- 
riing.s. Program conies through 
WWSW. smallest of ttye stations here, 
and doesn't have the listener appeal' 
of bigf;er outflt.s, but Jessel's name is: 
nevertheless overcoming that handi- 
cap and should be- refiected at' the 
box offlce. 

Jessel isn't letting public forget 
that he was: the fellow who went: 
gunning for: Jimmle Fidler over the 
air On the Coast several months ago. 
At that time the comedian delivered 
several tirades against the film gos- 
sipper for delving into private lives 
of film stars, Jessel, during his in- 
troductory :remarks here, again be- 
rates the commentator for his prac- 
tices.. 

It's a strictly informal show, ex- 
actly the sort in which Jessel looks 
best He's on practically every min- 
ute, working chiefly from the apron, 
cross-firing with the acts, talking to 
momma ' on the inevitable telephone, 
.singing a couple of numbers and get- 
ting just folh.sy with the customers. 
He does it, all, too, 'With the same 
ct-isp; enthusiastic manner that's al- 
ways been his trademark. 

One faiilt of the. layout is- it's top- 
heavy Vocally. Best iri this depart- 
ment is the- nine-yeair-old Filipino 
gal, Jo.sephine Starr (New Acts), disr 
covered oh, the Coast by Jessel only 
a few months ago; and, since ' then 
built up via the, networks; She's 
a sock, which-makes it even tougher, 
on the ' remaining three pipe-ped- 
dlers. Amy ' Arnell, Jack -Raymond 
and-' Ralph DeAnjSelis. Two first- 
named don't get much of - a chance, 
but DeAngelis has, a spot of his Own 
for 'Figaro' but Miss Starr's canary- 
ing .still gives him too much of a 
handicap despite excellence of :his 
voice. 

Jes.sel -could do with a little more 
variety in his unit, because there's- 
little from a strict . entertainment 
.standpoint, except himself and Miss 
Starr. Norma Talmadge (Mrs, Jess- 
ell), who's also on the air show, car- 
ries plenty of name value but that's 
all. /Ohs and ahs are heard all over 
the place when she puts in an ap- 
pearance but. all she has is a few 
lines with Jessel, patterned after the 
usual husband-i-wife henpeckery. They 
also bring Miss Starr on for a cute 
bit ;in which Miss Talmadge com- 
plies -with her request to name the 
handsome leading men back in her 
hev-day. 

Only remarntng turn Is The Theo- 
dores, with some good-looking ballr 
roomology, winding . up with flashy 
adagio acrobatics. Jessel's also car- 
rying Tommy Tucker. Avho batons the 
radio show. Tucker, however, has no 
band with him, leading Dave 
Broudy's house crew' from stage ex- 
cept during Mis$ StSrr's opening op- 
eratic number, when Broudy takes 
over. 

Whole thing Is merely a half-hour 
radio show padded tb twice that 
length with Jessel's showmanship 
making it hang together. Cohen. 



ORPHEUM, L. A. 

Los Angelcs; April 24. 
Blackstonc, the magician, , at the 
head of his own unit, is dishing, out 
nn hour's magic show here currently 
that rates high in entertainment 
valu Replete with showmanship,' 
Biac . tone amazes with his dexterity 
and .skill. He, utilizes a company of 
six femmes and a like number of 
males, has his production elaborately 
staged and costumed, and scores de- 
cisively. 

Lot of . audience stuff; with the. 
prestidigitator having , no trouble 
getting foils on stage. Femme menti- 
bers of the troujje are on and off 
frequently, each timie in distinctive 
change of wardrobe. After a scries 
of usual tricks of magic,. Black.stone 
goes into various disappearing acts, 
in which girls, a horse and flhnlly 
himself are made to vanish in thin 
air. 

A lit'htcd cabinet with a girl, ap- 
parently impaled . with the huge 
lights, a levitation Illusion, sawing a 
wom'an in two, and various, cabinet 
stunts, in which girls are made to 
appear as from nowhere, provide a 
.series of breath-taking thrills. Finale 
is. a- cabinet d).sappcarance turn in 
whirh five girls are produced from 
.sm-ill boxes, then made to disappear, 
with Black.stone, him.self.- disappear- 
ing, only to reappear, after a auick. 
change with one of his male aides. 
, Blackstohe's present bfferlni! stflck,s 
up a.s one of the best of its kind 
brought to. the Coast in . man v vear.s. 

Edioa. 



MICHIGAN, DETROIT 



Detroit, April 24. 
Gilbert Bros. (2), Ada Brown, 
Boris Knrloff, Samuel Bros. (2) Si 
Hayes, Gene Denn«, Eduard Wer- 
iier's house orc/i; 'Women Are Like 
Thai' (WB). 

Smooth .show here currently and 
nicely diversiflcd through 55 min- 
utes. Topping , the menu Is Gene 
Dennis, good femme psychic, brought;, 
out of two years' retirement Un- 
leashes amazing answers, to patrons' 
problems, conveyed to , stage by 
ushers. Added- as.srts are personable 
appearance and ability to inject a 
quip here and there to liven up pro- 
ceedings. 

Boris Karlbff Is a bit disappoint- 
ing, chiefly through unfortunate se- 
lection of dramatic vehicle, , -Edgar 
Allan Poe's 'Telltale Heart! Charac- 
terization Is far from being the 
grotesque .stuff patrons would natur- 
ally expeet but Karloff docs nicely 
with that- at hand. 

Expert hoofing is turned In by the 
Safnuels Bros, and Hayes, two males 
and ditto femmes. Military number 
is forte, while outstanding individual 
bit is offered by Harriet Hayes in an 
exceptionally well - cxiecu'ted aero. 
Gilbert Brothers (2) contribute nifty 
tricks on the horizontal bar and Ada 
Brown, scpian songstress, omes 
through with sever.ll swingy tunes, 
lopped off with a pleasing terp. 

Eduard Werner's house orchestra- 
ovci-tiires jazz tunes with accom- 
panying .slides.- Good crowd on deck 
at early ihow Friday evening i'22), 
... Pete. 



RuK!) Morgan will' play a- private 
party for. Pierre S, DuPont 3di next 
Tucsrt.iy. <.D at the Waiterbury 
(Gonn.) Country Cllib, 



54 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 27v 1938 



Variety Bills 

NEXT WEEK (May 2) 
THIS WEEK (April 25) 

Numarali In eohnectlon with bills balow Indicate e 
ahbw, whether full or split, week 



RKO 



AI.BAKY 
BiMckw IlaU (»> 
Xodabux 

BOSTON 
Boatoa (£S) 
Maa West . 
Maon * Revel 
Jack Povell 
Mlltsn Wajson 
Uedler ft Dupree 
Juanlta ft Chamiii 
(SI) 

.Walklhl NIghta 
Maowrlal ( ) 

A Ortona 
Mlcbolaa Bros 
4 Kraddocka 
(«) 

Nonckalanta 
Dixie Dunbar 
Tomihr Wonder 
Jackie Cooper 
Bart Wheeler Co 
It Aristocrats 
1} Rbokets 
' CHICAGO 
ftlaca <M) 
II Aristocrats 



Park ft CIIITord' 
DlKle Dunbar 
Tommy Wonder 
Red Skelton 
(28) 
6 Jansleys 
Jane Plckepa 
Frank Oaby 
Holland ft Hart 

CINCINNATI 

Shnbart (22) 
Fred Waring Ore 

CLEVELAND . 
Falaca <S9) 
Wayne King Ore 

<!2) 
Uoiiroe Brda' 
Jack I^noy^ 
Statler 2, ; 
Judy Canova Co 
Dr Hoffman 
Mlnnevltch Co 
DATTON 

Colonial (22) 
Uajor Bowes Co 



inTH 



9TH WEEK 

JACK POWELL 

DiK: LEObY A SmItH 



Loew 



NBW YORK CITir 
State (28) ' 

Buddy nosers Oro 
ETAN8VIIXE 
Majestic ( > 

,Towa Scandals ' . 



PITTS«UR<(iH 
Stanler (20) 
Cab Calloway Oro 
WASHINGTON 
.Capitol (28) 
George JesscI 
Norma Talmadge 



Paramount 



NEW TOBK CITT 
PsramoaBt (27)' ' 
Kay Kyser Ore 
AUSTIN 
Parnnoant (S-1) 
Pan Amer Rev 
BUtTALO 
Boffalo (2») 
Tommy Dorsey Ore 
Johnny Woods 
Phillips ft Kohl 
' CHICAGO 
Chicago . (2S) 
Vic Hyde 

nETROIT 
Mlehlgaa (S») 
Walls ft. 4 Pays 
John Tlo 
Oxford S 



Gene Dennis 
IT. WORTH 
Worth (29-2) 
Pan Amer Rev 
HOUSTON 
Metrapolitan ( ) 
Casa Iiomn Ore 
MONTREAL 
.• • Lo*w'a(S9) 
International Rey- 
NO. CAROLINA 
Charlotte (4-3) 
H'wood Kotcl Rev 
SO. CAROLIN.A 
Chnrintoo (2-3) 
H'wood Hotel Rev 
60. CAROLINA 
Celanbla (2B-30) ' 
H'wood Hotel Rev 



Warner 



ERIE 
CoIambU (2-4) 
N T O Rev 
PHILADELPHIA 
Earle (29) 
Ouy Lombardo'Orc 
(22) 

Cab Callownii' Ore 
PlTTSBIiROH 
Stanley (22) 
George J'e»8el. 
I Norma Talmadge 



Tommy Tucker Co 

waAhington 

Karle (29) 
Al Pearce Co 

(22) 
Vlrglnlons 
Tommy RIggs 
3' Sailors 
I'-elovIe 

Alphonsc . Berg 
YORK 
Strand (2D-ao> 
Radio Ramblers 



ent 



INDIANAPOLIS 
Irrl* (29) 
Johnny Burke 
Afonroe 'Bros 
OIne, DeQ ft Lewis 



Schichtl's Co 
G Gardner ft Eileen 
12 Bella Debs 
i (22) ■ 
Major. Bn.wcs Co 



London 



Week of April 25 



Dominion 
I>es1lo .Torrrlen 3 
CAMDKN TOWN 
Ganmont 
Bemand's PIk'eena 
Kent & Padfjy 
Harry Vnildon 
CLAI-IIAM 
Grannila ' 
Billy Ooitnii nd 
EAST IIASl 
(■mnada 
Enullln Tiros 
Wfte Wynne 4 
Bay VaURhn 
AlarruH B(l 

CKKKN'WICII 
(ini nulla 
KqulUn Itros 
llae Wynne' 4 
Stay Vauifliah 
Harms lid 

ISLINGTON 
lllue Hitll 
Bemand's Pigeons 



3 Manloy Brns 
LKVTON.STONE 
Rlnlto 
Alec Pleon 
Noiinitin. W & T 
nil & Ull 
Flolila H.l 

TOOTINO 
'Gi;unailu 
Billy , C'olton na 
WAI.Tll.XSlS'l'OW 
(iriinndii 
Alec riaon 
Noumnn, W & 
Hit ft I4II 
Flcl<\!< 1X1 

WOOLWICH 
Ghinndik '' 
Eddie Orny 
Jlapenluim 
Geo .L'atlor 
DelTavon S; Pace 
CoMriitra Pijji'rins 
Leon & Lucrtli! 
Hobby Hou'eU'lId 



ProTincial 



Week of April 25 



ADERDKEN 
Tlvoll 

•r.lgirle.s a. .gis" 
Jack An(liony» 
Bond nowoll 
Nollsr * Clare 
Hilda Mcncbai 
Jack T.ove 
Jay Morolle 
C ft N Kay 
Tommy Qraham 



Foyrc 4 

12 S IClKlior CIS 
3 ArlhtncnttH 
Illldri Ilcnih 
David li.ilo 
EI>IMI(: 
Iliiyill 
riling IVu Co 
■Ddiinirhuo iS: .Riinia'y 
Pnd'^Jilh. Tiros 
Slellu Mai'lc Sis 



X.es- Karaovas 
Eddie Peabodr 
Brodle ft Steel 
GLASGOW 
Pavilion 
F'rsythe Seam'n ft F 
Armour Boys 
Brilliant Blondes 
Bertla Starmer 
Les Ross. '' 
QUeehle Isaacs 
4 Beachcombers 



Ivy Hadneia 
Bobble Ruwntree 
Johnny Moroney 
Society Swingers Bd 
LIVERPOOL . 
' Shakcapeaie' 
Nonl '& Horace. 
K W Shaw ft Weat'o 
Kondo ft Hanako 
3 Stooges ft .Oaks 
Jumel ft Arnley 
JCenible Kean 



Cabaret Bills 



SEW TOBK CITT 



Banier Galiaat'a. 

Marilyn Qaynor 
Mary Neville 
Terrace -3 
Prof Kamm 
Dianne Parrlsh 

Barrel of Fan 

Snub Mosely Oro " 
Clayton ft Dunn 
Gertrude. Dwyer 
Bennett .Green 

Bertolottl'a 

Don Sylvio Ore , 
Ahgelo's Rbii'.ba Bd 
Ivy Cole 
June Carroll 
Anne White 
3 Little Sachs 
Laura Deane 
Renee Yillon 

ir* Gar. 

Ed Furman -V 
Billy Lorraine 
Margaret Vciung 
Joe Howard. 
Jludy Madison 
Ethel Gilbert 
Spike Harrison 
Bernle Grauer 
Henry LaMarr 
Bonleverd Tnverii 
(Elmhumf, L. .1.) 
Jan'Fredrlca Ore 
Johnny Morgan 
Helen Pammef 
St Clare ft Yvonne- 
Mnrley ft Eva ' 
CHnieon Crosby 
Harriet Brent 

Cafe Creole 
Skeets Tolbert Ore 
Amanda Randolph 
Billy Hayward- 
Clirr Allen 
Bebs Stone 
Amy Spencer 
Harrington .Guy 
Casa si nne 
Vincent Lopez' Ore 
Helen Morgan 
Paul. Sydell 
Harriet Hoctor 
Georgie. Tapps 
AUen ft Kent 

Chateno Modems . 
Consuelo Flowerton 
Angela .Vciaz 

Che.s Flreliouse 
AT Evans .Ore 
John Koyaradt 
Masaey ft Miller 
Poison JQflrdncr 

. Club Cavalier 
Chappie Erante Ore 
Lou Taylor ' 
Peggy O^Nelll 
Ramona 

Bothw'l Bro\Fne Gls 

Club 18 
O Androws Ore 
Jack While 
Pat HarrlhKtoa 
June Lorraine' 
Vrankle Hyers 
Leila Gnynes 
Jerry Krugcr 
Doc R E Lee 
1-R'd Jncksnn 
Willie Grogan 
Julio 

Club Gaiirho 

I*n Gauelio Ore 
Hhnltrl ft Virgil 
Zervcl'y 
TrinI Plar.a 
Nanrtotie Vallon 

Cotton Club 
Duke Ellington Ore 
Alda Ward 
Peters .Si's 
Peg-Log Uales 
Mae Johnson 
Alan ft AnlHO 
Chocotnteers 

I Bongo 
iTack Mayo. Ore 
O de la Rbi^a Ore 
Hilda .Salainr 
Klena ft Antonio 
Eduardo Brito 

El Mor r6 
Ernie HoLst Ore 
Fiimnu's Dnor' 
Louis I'rlma Ore 
OHh'tnj* j.eHHy 
Rose niune 

i'oulllKlitH Club 
Smokey'Joo Ore 
I'.Trrlo Flnncl 
.lulin Heck 
draco Morgan 
Loe Turk 

Mnie- T<a Duclie^se 

Gnrbo 
Francis' llnyes Ore- 
Huron GlyUenU'rohe 
Mickey Feoley 
M;iruell6 \VelMnBlon 
I-^Iaiiie Hi .Henry 
Greeiiwii'li Village 

Cusliio 
Ray O'JIark Ore 
Altoen C'otik 
Tlolen .4 Toiri. Nip. 
»!\V('U. M.irlo 
litilh IlnM'M 
Viilt-rtn bumont 
.Tm-y Capiui 

Iliiv:in[i-Minlrld 
Nanft Tloilrl.icii Ol'O 
Uiisila Di'i.'Vta 
■lutin M;i:rlii\e/. 
Aniiinlln 
<':(iio rrnOiin 
.l.uiin TliM'na.ii'le?: 
ICftHltti llirino>4 

lllrkory llnuKe 
Joo Mai'snla Ore. 



Peggy Newton 

3 Peppers, 

Bftel Anbaaaador 

Dick "Gasparr'e Oro 
Beauvell ft Tova 
Adelaide Mofett 

Hotel Asior 

.Sande Wllilams Ore 
M ' Rnglnsky pro 
Hotel Bolinoat^ 
Falaia 

T3ernle Dolan Oro' 
Terry' Lawlor 
Jean Hona 
Hal Rlchman 

Hotel BUtmore . 
Horace :Heldt Oro 
Charles Goodman 
Red FarrJngton 
Lysbeth Hughes ; - 

4 Kings 
Kajar . 

otel Bosaert 
(Hiooklyn) 
WjU McCiine Oro ■ 
Hptel Commodore 
Red Norvo Oro 
Mildred Bailey 
Terry Allen 

Hotel Ediaom 
Blue Barron Oro 
Hotel Essex UnUM 
Charles. Baum Ore' 
Vee La'w'nJiurat 
Hotel Gov. Clinton 
Eddie Lane Oro 
. Hotel Huir Moon 

(Droolclyn) 
Ken Casey Oro 
Betty Wllllama 
Lola Rogers 
Larry. Stewart 

Hotel Lexington 
Ray ICInhey 'Ore 
PualanI 
Mapua 
Mapaua'na 

Hotel Lincoln 
Isbam Jones Ore 
Kathleen- Lane 

Hotel HcAlpla 
J Meessher Ore 
Jtanne D'Arcy ' 
Goni»les 'ft Mcnnen 
liotel New Yorker 
Jl)nihy Dorsey Ore 
Bob Kberje 
Jujie Richmond 
.Rose McLean 
Charles. Ukslla 
Roberts ft .Farley 
Alfred Trenkler 
Ronald Roberts 
Bobble -Dorce 
May Judela 
DuBelne Parley 
DeLorles Zlegleld 
Eric Wait ' 
Hotel/ Park Central 
Jerry Blaine Oro 

' Zorros ' 
Walter Donahue 
Geo Brown - 
Ann. Page 

Hotel Pennsylvania 

Benny Goodman Or 
niel Piccadilly 

Jeno Bnrlal Ore 
Hotel PlaxB 

Pancho Ore 
Vfiul Draper 

Hotel Roosevelt 
Orrln Tucker Oro 
Bonnie BnUcr 
IJnlley Sis 
Morton Wells 

Hotel Bavoy-Plar« 

Enille Petil Oro 
I.ew . Parkcrsou 
•Dwiglit FIske 

Hotei^.'Shrlton 
Ed Mayc'hoft Ore. 
Hofcl St. George 
(Brooklyn) 
Harold Slorn Ore 
Hotel 8t.;Morltc 
Ralph Gonzales Ore 
HaMll Pomecn Ore 
(!lalre Vcrmonte 
Fawn ft Jordon 

Hotel St. . Regis 
'Bmll Coleman Ore' 
C ('odnll)iin Ore 
V.Tndu .Mara . . 
Murlo ft Florla 
Hotel Tatt 
Gun Hall Ore 
Dolly Dawn 

hotel Wiildort- 
Aslorla 
T.eo T^eiiUnnn Ore 
Xavler Ciigat Ore 
13ve. SynklnKlon 
Paul irankdn 
Nina Whitney 
Inteniutloiial 'Casino 
Vasclm ilunell'uk Or 
t'.eiie Fofldick' Ore 
.Vincent llrngale Or 
GaiidHnUth Tiros ■ 
lOilOle Mr.Mulleh 
llubby Mny 
C' db. la Grange 
Artlnl ' - 
Maurice ft Crnheo 
.Infiiucllnc Mlgnae 
li^iDlllo CirCKolre 

jimmy Kelly's 
Jo'' Capello' Ore' 
Allan, .smhir Ore 
Mary T..nne. 
John Houkwood 



Tanya 

Cone Walters 
Peggy Ue la Plants 

Kit Hat Club 
Loroy Halnos Oro 
Chariotoera 
Pearl Raines 
Teddy' Hale 

Ijirne 
Rddle Davis Ore 
JoHcph Smith Ore 
Julie ,Ollleaple 
Qrazlella Purrnga 

X* Conga 

E Madrlgue'ra Ora 
Patricia Gllmors 
Laarei-ltt-the-ptnea 
(Idtkewood, N, J.) 

Howard Woods Ore 

- Le Coq Botige 
■Nl9k 'Vouzen Ore* 
Geo Sterney Ore 
Murray Heyman 

Le Mlrnge 
Harry Horton Ore 
Maryon Dale 
Rudolph ft Xandra 
Bernlce -Ackerm'an 
Mary Jane Brown: 
TIsdale 3 
: Leon ti ' Eddle'a 
Lou Martin Ore 
Eddie Davis 
Alfredo ft Dolores 
-Holene. Standlsh' ' 
Burton Do ' Van t 
. Le Rnban Bleii' 
Hope ' Eniorso'n 
Lotte Lenya 
Elsie Houston. 
Jimmy DnhlelS 
Bowers ft Walter , 
Utile Old New Vork 
Jack Laurie 
Phoebe. Hlglitower 
Jack Palmer 
Mickey Mallory 
Marie Marlow 
Billle Chester 
Esther Martin 
Dolores 'Walsun 
Maxle Lengel 
Starth's 
Angel Pagan Ore 
Elena Cortez. 
Pippo 

E.-Vlllanueva 

Nnt ciub 
Henry Jerome Ore 
Ralph- Lewis 
Helen Sliepard 
Blanche Graym 
Iris Moore 
Virginia Grimes 
Trancoia Broulllard 
Adelaide Raleigh 
Maude. Carroll 

. Old Boninanian 
Michael Welner Ore 
Tourly Tourlott 
Helen Shaw 
Sammy Morris 
Rosalie Roy 
Sadie Banks 
Ethel Bennett 
Ada Lublna 
Bonnia Do Campe 

Oiiyx Club 
Stuff - Smith Oro 

Paradise 
Bunny'.'Berl'gnn Ore 
Lionel Rand Ore 
Barbara Parks 
IC ft R'Palgo 
Johnny Coy 
Alan Carney 
LIberto ft Owens 
Shai\non Denn 
4 McNallle Sis 

Place Elricanle 
-W. Palermo Oro 
Bill Farrell . 
Ernest Franz 
Vincent DeCosta 
Rex Gavlita 

Plantation- Clut> 
bvie Alston Ore 



T.ee SImmona 
Halpli Hrown 
Avon T/on'g. 
.Morton :ft Marge 
Tiawrenee Hill 
Auderuun .Sis. 

Ooeeb Mary 
Hal Itope Ore 
.Ray .lanei) 
Ann White 
Sid. Mantxh - 
Katherlne 'Mai'lleM 
Wilson Lang ^ 
Qaeens Terrace 
(Woodaldr, L. 1.) 
Jack Melvin Ore 
Meauvllle Boys 
Harriet Cross 
Rosalie Roy 
Phyllis Dare 
Adams & Nevlns 
Radl» ankn' Club 
Frank hesslnger 
Jerry While 
Oracle Morgan 
Gus WIeltc 
Jimmy Burns 
Fred . BIslioli - 
Mammy . Jenhles- 
Joe Onllagher ' 

, Bnlnbew Grill - 
Ben' Cutler-. Orc- 
Marlynn ft Michael 

Rainbow Booni 
Eddie-L'eBnron' Oro 
Ruby Newman -Ore 
Raye ft Naldl. 
RitHlta: Hlos 
.lohn Frase.r 
Hay 'Morton. . 
Ronnuanlnn Vlllaire 
Chni'l'ey Swartz Ore 
I.udwig Satz 
lienry Berinan 
I>>o FuUl 
Honrleh Cross 
Dolorls Rnslna 
Gypsy -Nina ' 

Btuslan 
T.iSha Datsiko. Ore 
Anna Kouz'netzova 
Mara- 

Sinda Voplla 
Alex Bolshnkoft 
Ell Splvoek- 
Zachar Martlnoll 
Russian Krirtchnw' 
Nicholas Mattlicy Or 
MIcliel MIchon 
Nadia Sokoloskaya- 
Marusla. Sava. '. 
Slme'p'n' Knravaefl 

Ion Royal 
Barry .WInton Oro 
J D'omijoguez 'Ore 
Caperton ft Ool'mb's 

Stork. Club 
Bobby Parka Ore 
Nile Mencndez Oro ' 

Tnyern-oB-Greea 

Huglile Barre.tt Ore 

Versailles 
M Bergere Ore 
(lUB'Mnrtel Oro 
SheNa Barrett.. 

. Village Bnrn - 
'.Tolinny .Johnson Or 
.Tom. EnterHon Co ' • 
Larry' McMalioii 
OarUner ft' Kane 
Cyril Mansfield 
Kolleglale Kids 
Vlllngs Brewe 
Lou Carroll Oro 
.Tlinmy 'Auduhon - 
Pat.Kllpatrlck 

Whirling 'Top 
Ceo. Mdrrts Ore 
Kuinun .Ttlngo , 
Stephen Hurri 
Murt'a 'Corny' 
WIvoI 
Charley Bowinan Or 
Hob I.ie 
Patricia Riley 
Lslty Kembte 
Ted Lester 



LOS ANGELES 



all 

.Charlie Lawrence 
Bruz Fletcher . 

Beverly M'ilslilre 
lienry .King Ore 

lltmore 
Carol King 
Paiil Gordon 
Dean Janis 
Joiiquin Garay 
Peich ft Deauvllls 
Frank Trombnr. Ore 

Cafe de Pnree 
Paula Mann. 
Hardy ft Warneip 
Jay Wldden Ore 
Cafe Internntlonar 
Dudley BIckenaon 
Rutledge & Tuylor 
l>ea HIte Ore 
Evelyn Farney- 
Princess T.uana 
Earl & Francis 
Cafe la Mnie 
Donnn Gordon 
Ellane Dalil 
Don Roland Ore 
Clover Club 
Bob' Grant Ore 

.Cocoanut Grove 
Bergen & McCarthy 
Alee Templeton ' 
Herbin Kay Ore 
'Hawaiian. 
Parudisc Club 
Aggie Auld .. 
Hack Shaw 
Knipo ft Kuulel 
Diana Toy 
l>on>lhy Verncrk 
'Lj)1na Ala 
Tiddle BuHh 3 
DIek Melntjro 
Sol Hop! Ore 
It Cafe 
.Louis f'hirro Ore 
BUI Iluirinan 

La Conga 
T.ou Turing Ore 
(:hl<iullo 

Kduardo Ptiranda 
Ithumba l)d 
Little Club 

Ja'iiQ Jone^f 
ncHHlo . 

'I'Iny Meredith 
Lee Keener 
Paul Kenilall 
Helen Warner 



. Rliirkluiw 
noil cVonliy 
Marlon Manh- 
Koimld ft ItuiiiVris 

.Sliez I'aree 
Jiidy Starr 
Edna- A.. f Torronee 
Yacht C1d)> 11ii,>.< 
Al . J»i>rnln 
Louis UcPron 



Omnr'a Do 

Lee I.'emaii 
Ruth 'Seeley. 
Edith Davis 
Eddy ft Tours 
U Redmonds Oro 

PaclHc Sunset Club 

Peggy Oarinor 
.S'lrraclno 
A-cher Sis 
Vivian T^eo 
Wcs 'Glllan 
Boacli Baj-s 
Armando ft T.lia 
.Kenny Gartner 

Pulnmur 
■Cathlyn Mirier 
Emily Lnno.. 
Tllliniorettes. 
Ozzle NelHon. Ore 
ItOdsnn Metxgcr Gls 

Paris Inn 
Gagnon ft Br'ghlOli 
Henry Monet 
Ken Henrysoa 
Avonda 

Marsha Noleen 
Domliiic fblunibo 
Fiaiik Siirllno Ore 
U Jv'anno (,'o ' 
P Selznick's Club 
Tod Clair 
'Ma.vlne Sullivan 
ISeMy (Bryant 
.T'^rane.!^ .Slevens 
Harpora Swing 6 
mil Unnkin 

.Seven fjens 
.Sol BrIWit Ore 
I.l.Iy <.!ll)son 
Konoluhi D'anccra . ' 
Kay .Silver 

"mierset -Hou.<te' 
Howard Woiters 
l*iit. ICay 
•Jack u.wens 
-To|»Hy 

Arielle Kilt^ridge 
Iri^riori^ Tliornu.' 
Virv;liil;i 

Ir.'n" TIai-rli)i;lon 
?• Ky.ln Uroa 
.Leona Rice 
Mn.tino AVingo 
I.iirr'.'i hV'^ . IJtM-ard 
Jan .Uai'her- Ore' 

Trncuflero 
Garwood - \'an Ore 
V Hugo lle-«luumnt 
2*Ulnn.i'y Bonis Ore 



T^D.^.n llud "Nrirtiuls 
I.mU ll^,■^.•l> Ore 
I)(.n lldn'lv'in -' 
I'on prian.lj Ore 

Coliv«^lnins 

rienrl' fienilr'on Ore 
IHJ8 V'an- • .; 

Y vr.( I,. lUiqVI , .. 

Kr.-iiV ln'n. ft Fr'cli'li 
lOil'iic White 



Ronee Villon 
Mildred Jordon 

MS Cliib 
Paul ' Roaini 
Gladys Crane 
Susan Canlu 
(jlorla Faye 
J. Honnert 
Nina Rlnaldo Ore. 

Gay ftO'a 
j^v King 
IJulores Green 
Sklpiiy Reale 
Ubbble Conner 
Jules NoVltt Ora- 
CoiieeB 

Harry's N .T. 

Cabaret 
Clias Engles Orb 
Jack Irving 
Art Buckley 
Al Wagner 
Dorothy Johnston 
I.aurene Nevell 
Joe'ft Loiiett 
Harry -Linden 
niily Meyers 
Mystic Vlbra 

Hl-Hat 

Willie Shore 

Joan Abbott 

Pai r Mar Cla . 

Derni ft Jo-vanne 

Eddie Zeigler 

Sid I.ang Ore 
Hotel Biamarck 
(WalnntrBoom) 

Eddie Varxos Ord 

Marion Holmes 

-Billy Lee 

2 Elleens 

Frank Payne 

Young ft Sloaii 

; ' Hotel Brevobrt. 
Florence Schubert 
Bene . Laevin 
Joe Parlato 

Hotel Congrega 
(Casino) 
N T a Rev 

Drake Hotel 
(Gold Coast Bttom) 
Hal Kemp Ore 
Rosalind- Marquis 
Elaine ft Barrle 
Cha's Carrer 
Sunny 0'I>ea 

Grand Terrace 
Andy Kirk Ore 



Kathryn Perry 
Billy Adams 

Edgewater Beaob 
Hotel 
(Marine Boom) 
Grllt Williams Ore 
Monte Kelly 
Buddy Moreno 
Nobs 

Hotel Palmer Honee 

(Empire Boein) 
Maurice ft Cordoba 
Uall-Gall 
Dorothy KInir 
Stanley Illckiiian 
Bernle Cummina Or' 
Abbolt Dancers. 

Hotel Sberiouia 
(College laa^ 

Novel ie Bros 
Bob Broihley. 
Stadler ft Rose 
Louis Panico' Ora 

Hotel SteveiM 
^Cenllnental ^Rooaa) 
Sterling Toiing Ore 
Rose .Bowl 

BafrHlrkard 
Mickey Dunn 
Paulette I-APIerra 
Marcelle Uardiier- 
Peggy Lee ' 
Tom Ferris. 
John Hurst 

Boyale .PVoll 
Refs. Bros 
Dolly 'Kay. 
Emll ft Evelyn 
Dawn ft Darrow 
Al Turk Bd 
Mark Fisher Oro 
Sid Tomack 
Anita Jaeobl 
Jack Hllllar 
3 Trojans ' 

liiree Deorea 
Roy Eldrldge Oro . 
eieon .'Brown 
Gladys Palmer 
Fred Reed 
Mouette Monro 

eos.ciiib 

Billy Carr 
Marlon Miller 
Tripoli 3 
Mary Grant 
Boots Burns 
Marne 



T^nADELPHIA 



-Anchorage. 
Patti Crawford. 
Ann Helm 
Eddie Glade 
Stanley Fields 
liOW Perry 
Jobnny: Graff Oro 

: Arcadia Int'i 

Music Weavera Oro 
ITappy Felton Ore'. 
Armahd Camgroa 
Sammy ' Sanders 
;3. Reasons' 
Mayfair Girls 
Kmar 

Russell 'Swann 
Eieanore Eberle 
Ed Glade 
Stanley 'Vlolds 

Bellevne-Stratford 

(Planet Boom) 
Mayer Davis Oro 
(Bnrsnndy Boom) 

Frank Juele Oro 

Ben- Franklin: Hotel 
(Georgian Room) 

Led Zollo 6co 
Benny the Bnm'a 

Deloyd Mcltay ' 

Jlarry Dobbs- Ore - 

FIfl D'Orsay 

Stanley 2 

Jean Svg.ent 
Cedanrodd Inii 
(Malaca, N. J.) 

Carman 

Edythe Hess. Ora 
CInb IS 

Dlcic Thomas 
Jerry Delmar Ore 
Al Dee 
Pepper Garat 
Barbara .Stewart 
Jean Nlles. 
Bulls France 

CInb Pankeeit 
Tessle Edwards 
Barbara Joda 
Doria Fields 
Al Wilson 
Malna Leonard 
Emma Stouck 
Fran Caswell 
Bill Thornton Ore 

Embassy CInb 
Barbara Parks 
Vlqleta ft Itoseta 
DenlHft 

Wyrin Paterson 
Bert Clcmoux 
Pedro- Tjlanco Oro 
(.-lift Unli. 
LblUa Cordoba 

Evergreen CusIno 
Corday ft Triavo 
Kaihleen May 
Kay TCing' 
Chester Dolphin 
Marlon KIhgslon 
Jack Rich , 
Willie Winston' 
Ann Collins 

ollywQOd Cafe 
Grnco.O'Hara 
Billy Hays Ore 
Jackson ft Cllftord 
Emerald Sis 
4 H'wood Blossoms 
Mickey McWilllains 
Unlet Adclfthla 
((rare- Morgueiy) 
Bob Roltnor 
.Too -Fra-setto Oro- 
H ft R Wllilams 
Jim ft M Kennudy 
Allan ft Kent 
.fune Mercer 
Dorolhy Hlgglns 
Uuth Rost<ctyn 
Ge'rirudd Hoiie 
Yvonne Hart 
HoK lilpa 
Bnrlyn^ Wallace 
Don Angelliio Ore 
Ijimbs Tavern 
Ijirry SIcll Ore 
Little Rntliskeller 
J4ck' Grimu Ore 
3 U'wny Knlglila 
Harriet Cross 
Deck, Melton ft B 



Nancy Lee 
Marty* Boh n 

Open Door; Cafe 
Bob Ridley 
Phyliss Andre 
Francis White 
Jimmy Roasl 
Irene Cottrell 
Robs Z. 

Maiide ft Ethel 
Scoity Mlddleloii 
Victor Hugo Oro 

Palumbo's 
Bobby' Morro Oro 
Eddie Thomas 
I^ee Bartel 
S: Rhythm Darlings 
Ti'llUan - Ruaao 
Lee -ft Kitty Barnes 
Mdrle Heltz 
Vernon ? 

Stamp's Calfa 
LaCosIa ft Lollta 
Vie Earlaon 
Beth Calvert 
(lay Sis 

.Tack Hutchinson 
Irving Braslow Ore 

Silver I.ake Inn 
(CItmenton) 

Pauline Jans 
Harold Llnlna- 
Jackle Smith 
Siill Sin . 
Mickey Famllant Or 
Kahn ft De Pinto 

Parrlsh Cafe 
-Happy Jack- 
Lady Armstrong 
Stanley Robeson Or 
A'rleno Batteaste- 
G.eorge Craft 
Baby Lewis . 
Dutkln's Rathskeller 
P ft L Reat '- 
Bernard ft Kane 
Peg Martin 
Victor Nelson Ore 
Frank Pon t I . 

21 Club 
Catherine Hoyt 
.MIml Rolfliis 
Elaine Martin 
Jerry Brandon 

20lh Centnry 
Frnnkle Hyres 
Ijtton Prima' Ore. 
Walter -l-iong 
Nolan ft WoortruK 
Dolores Merrill 
Wally Wanger Gls 

Walton Root 
Jend Donath Ore 
Vincent Riz'/o Ore 
Paul Neft Ore 
Willie ft E Howard 
Chancy ft Fox 
Paul llOHlnl ' 
Con d OS Bros 
Marjorlo Gulnsw'rlh 
Agnes Tolls 
Weber's Hof ran 

(Cumden) 
T/iiila Chalkin Oi'c 
Ray Miller 
PahamahaskI 
Wig Tr 
n ft n Land ' 
.Taek Mos'h . 
Sepple' KInllo. - 
IniM ln.'<trumcn(al 2 
Sid Golden 
Khloradlnu 
Use Hart 

UbaAg'rnii 
PaulCne. Bryant 
Lucky. Milllndor Or 
Trevor Bacon 
ITeib Coles 
Daisy WIncheHlor 
Hazel (;a1lAwav 
Mlllor JJro.i Ford 

Yacht Club 
lidbe LaTour . 
Doris- .Shea 
Dolly Vausilian 
.Margie Drunininnd 
Pait:ieia Itoblnsun 
Marcia T>>o 
Yacht Club Girls O 
Yorktowne -.Tuvern ■ 
Frank Ifarrlgsn 
Frank Siaub Ore 



Itngdnd Club 

rinrlii nilev 
.I'eKKy O'Nell 
I.eahda ft LoIIta 
Adole Laneau 

Uel Madrid 
(Lowell) 

.Sonny- Bubbles Ore 
Ginger Britton 



BOSTON 



Jean T.eRas 
.Toe TioHA 
I'Vank Crnnln 
Fru'd UUkcy- 

Urown. Derby 
Jimiiilo Mclialo, Ore 
Ki'oit ft Dnugl IS 
Rose Rayner' 
Mary Loii ft s 



Lynns Borne 
Walter Donahue 
Sylvia Thompson 

. . Chopatlck 
Pearly Stevens Oro 
Larry Wallace 
l.orralne' Dud 
Perry :& Deacdo 

CInb Hoyfalr 

Trfiwla -Bdniek Ord 
Dawn ft Darrow 
Dick ft Dot Jonea 
Mystics 2. 
Frank Hall 
4 Kings 

Cecoaaat .Oreya 

Billy Losses Ore 
Billy Payne ' 
Chaa Mazone Co f 
Park ft La'ne 
Al Richer 

Con^ 
Rddle Deas Ore 
Rollins ft Ralllha 
Sweety.Pie. 
Oravea ' 
Sally Vine 
Buddy Lewis- 
Rose c:hapman 
. Crawford Honae 
DeguchI Japa 
Billy Stone 
Mae Brown 
Bessie Profftt 
Pitts ft Marie 
Ford Ola 

Funoui -Door 
Herbert Harsh Ord 
Alice St John- 
Ruth Colburn 
Norma .Mitchell 
Walter Cole 
Johnny Cawlhorns 
Hotel Bradfocdi' 
(Penthonse) 
Prankid- Ward Ore 
Carmen Trtideau 
Muriel Page 
Medlsca ft Michael 
Sherman ft McVey 
Lawrence Spartan 
Hotel Copley Plaxa 

Shearton Boom) 
Irwin Gilbert Oro : 



Hotel Copley Plaxa 
(Herry-Uo-Rounil); 

Jimmy Avalone Or 
Hotel Copley tSgnara 

VIn ■yincciit Ore 
Dan Sweeney 
Helena Carlson 

Hotel Moorland 

Bob Hardy Ore 

Hotel' Btaller 
(Temtce Boon) 

Nye Maybev Ore 
Linda Keene 
Buddy Welcome 

(Cafe Rouge) 

S. CaViccKid Ore 

."•♦.•i.WertmlbMer 
, (Blue Room) 

Dick Stutz Ore 
Honey Murray 
Rose Rolland 
Tom Hardy. 
Leo ft Rita 

Chick Webb Oro 
Ella Fitzgerald 

Nermantlle Ballr' 

Lawrence -Welk Ot-o 
Jerry. Burke ' 
Walter Bloom 
Klrby Brooks 

Bevll 

Don Rico Ore 
.bduthlawl 
Lawrence Welk Ore 
Jerry Burke. 
Walter Bloom 
Klrby Brooks 
-Stenben'e 
Jack Flslier Ore 
Janet Carol 
Chadwlcks 2 
Kane Bros ' 
Flnnoy ft Rogers 
Marie King 

VaUgiiii Monr 

Tremont Plouk 
(3ene NIckerson Ord 



DETROIT 



Book-Cadiliac Hotel 
(Book Casbio) 

Ethel Shutta 
4, Bachelors 
Enrica .ft Novelto 
ilan- llde 6re 
(Motor Bar) 
Peter.keiit Ore 
Connie Gates 
Chalet 
Harry Collett Oro; 
Armando ft Maria 
Carmine DIGIovandl 
Dee Morse 
Eiendre Rica 

Commodore CInb - 
Carroll ft Qorjnnn 
Sammy DIbert Ore 
Madelyn Uaker 
Do'n Arden 
Comntodorables t. 

(lb 2» 
Arnoll & Tvonne 
Ruth Javor ' 
Frltzy Lure 
Marge Shields 
Lehore Rico 
Wolklns 2 
Betty Coeds 6 
Josephine Campbell 
Frank Rapp Ore 

Cocoanut Pulma 

Phil Sklllmdn Oro - 
Jimmy Nolan 
Allworth ft Yvpnne 
Starr ft Maxirie' 
Frank Tracy 
RbcketS 12 

Eastwood Gardens 

Geo Kavanagh Oro 
Del Evans ^ 
Corky McCdrmIck 

FTonte e Casin* 

Zdrihe 

Fred Merrill 
Fritlzl Lure 
Hun ft Loretta 
Orlando 

Von Hahn ft DcN 



Hatel Statler 
. CTemtce Room) 

Jaek Marshnrd Ore 
Harris ft. Shore' 
Jack Berry - 

Jeteraoa Reach 

Jimmy Rasehel Or 
Lazy Bones HaCUQ 

Nortliwuod Inn 

Ray CHrlln Ore 
La Rue' Parker 
Monty Wysong 
Maryce . Weiidlln 
Eddie .Noll 
Marian Nolan 
Berlray . Sis 

Pdwabta 

Carlyo Sis 
Johnny Howard 

3 Orchids 
June Havoc 

4 -Debutantes 
Music Masters Ore 

lantntlda 

Bill Walker 
Julia Hunter 
Rhythm Pals 2 
Warren Pnilftr.ion 
Brown Bellea R 
Cecil Loe Ort 

6ak« 

Les Backer Oro 
VIsco'uiilH .3 
Grace Trover 
Uert Nolan 
Kay <l.asalle 
Edward ft ArgeH 

Tdn-Forly Club 

Glenn .-Dale - 
Flore'nc.e ft'.- Ram'oa 
Harriet Pueliles 
Adbrables (C)'- 
tllminy Nolan 
Coyle McKay Ore 

Webster .HhII 
(Cocktail Grill) 

Art Mooney Ore 
Charles AUId 
Al Nally 

Rose ft. Ray Lyte 
Dick Tnuaiey 
Betty Stevenson 



Big BiZf Orchs 



(Continued from page 49) 



leaves b^nd unfettered. Last ileni 
is pretty, much a prerequisite th.ese 
days Since 'front, men' are nearly ex- 
tinct except for few ace showmett 
types. Slogans, stunts, etc., are also 
part of band makeup- these days re- 
quiring thought. 

Bookers vs. Managers 

Majority of personal reps wor t\ 
a perceritaee,' particularly those who 
are with.bantjs from the start. .Some 
work oil salaries, and all are hiated 
and underplayed by booking offices 
Who regatd -therii as back-slappini{ 
parasites. Bands are influenced to 
drop same by bookers. 

Substantiating the brushoff met 
when there are too many- children 
to manag^ is fact that, some smaller 
bands are kept busy through work- 
ings of bookers, although they are 
not within the organization. ' Some 
of newer small fry have tailcen man- 
agers on who rrianage through re'g-- 
iilar calls to bobkesrs on open dates 
to keej) their single properties busy. 
Notification of a specific open date 
and request for filler is .- frequently 
met with okays. Booking oitice 
cr<:ws are often sodose to the forest, 
they can't' see the trees (their own 
long lists) and acquiesce on opUt- 
cbihmish basis. 

Newcomer bands ar. goi.ng 
for the- management or brganiza-' 
tional' setup. Gene krupa. Fready 
Goodman (Benny's. frere), Jerry Liv- 
ingstone, revjived Teddy King, Jelry 
Blaine, eft al, have adopted idea. 



Wednesdaf, April 27, 1938 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



DEAD PLAYWRIGHTS AUVE 



CathoGc Acfof s Honor George 
The First Person of the Theatre 



By JACK PULASKI 

•The first person of the American 
theatre,' Dan Healy; president o£ the 
Gatholic Actors Guild. said' of George 
M. Cohan at a dinner in the star's 
honor, Sunday night (24). ' Dais at 
the Astor was peopled with orators, 
some of the clergy, some high in 
politics, some found on the. stage and 
writing arts. 

There were references to Jerry 
Cohan and others of the acting fami- 
ly, \yhich impelled the honored 
guest to repeat the cur in speech he 
has used for 25 years— 'My mother 
thanks you, my father thanks 
you . , .' with a catch in. his throat, 

Cohan had hurried down from the 
.ball game to slip into his dinner coat 
and utter an extemporarieous speech, 
one of his best after-dinner- appear- 
ances: "This is all very thrilling, very 
wonderful; for I think it is more a 
ti'ibute to my father, the first presi- 
dent of the guild. I've never had 
such a build-up. You look for a 
speech from a song and dance man, 
but I didn't write one, 

'As a matter of fact I never started 
to ^yrite a second act until the first 
was in rehearsal for a week. I al- 
ways 'wanted to make a good speech, 
always wanted to play a good game 
of pool, but never .quite made the 
grade. I'm glad to work for Sam H. 
Harris ('I'd Rather Be Right')^he 
worked for me for 15 years, until he 
found it out When we started In 
show business, it wasn't ail easy sail- 
ing, in fact' when the first show 
started rehearsing we were broke. 
I asked by father's advice. He said, 
(Continued on page 58) 



MULL MGR. REP 
ON CUTS BOARD 



Manager representation on the 
Actors . Equity Assn. cut board is be- 
lieved to have been partially settled 
last week at a conference between 
James Reilly, new executive-secre- 
tary of the League of N. Y. Theatres, 
and Paul Dullzell, executive-secre- 
tary of the association. Cuts board 
acts when producers seek reduction 
of cast salaries when shows are ap- 
proachinig the end of a. run or when 
business no longer turns a profit. 
. Equity Is reported to favor the 
Ide^ of managerial, participation in 
the cuts board activities. But as yet 
the league has not taken action on 
the idea nor has it been formally 
presented to Equity. Council would 
have to approve the plan. 

Equity's action last week to try out 
the new two-weeks-notice rule over 
managerial objection is regarded as 
a setback for the league. Rule pre- 
cents managers from dismissing play- 
ers for the purpose of engaging 
others at lower salaries. Managers 
contend that the new regulation 
virtually makes the two-week no- 
tice practice obsolete, but Equity 
claims there were abuses of the rules 
and that some managei-s took ad- 
vantage of players. 

Dullzell advised Reilly, however, 
that Equity does not wish to make 
it more difficult to produce plays 
and is willing to facilitate such ac 
tivities. Still, it proposes to protect 
members as much as possible. 



Last-Minute Jitters 



For the last performance of 
'Brother Rat' at the Ambassador, 
N. Y., last Saturday night (23), 
cp-authors. John Monks, Jr., and 
Fred FinkelhofT made up and 
went on as extras in one scene. 
Both were nervous - just before 
their entrance, but they weren't ' 
recognized' and inanaged. to get 
off without pulling down the 
scenery. 

Carl Fisher, general manager 
for producer George Abbott, 
was an offstage voice for the 
performance, but was so excited 
he went soprano and couldn't 
be heard. 



PROPOSE LEGIT 
TOUR FOR 



EDGAR SMITH'S ESTATE 
GOES TOM SON, E.N. 

Edgar ixon Smith, of 3G-14 208lh 
street, Bayside, Queens, is to receive 
the estate of his father, Edg.Tr c 
Phail Smith, former actor and play 
Wright, who died March 8, accord 
■ing to the will filed in the Queens 
surrogate's office,. Jamaica, N. Y. 

His personal estate, is valued at 
*1,500, exclusive of play.s, songs and 
dramatic compositions, which may 
produce royalties lor the benefit of a 



Legit four Is proposed for 'Bravo,' 
the night spot show in its final week 
at the International Casino, N. Y. 
It was produced by Pierre Sandrim 
and. Jacques Charles of Paris. Ger- 
trude Hoffman . virtually had the 
deal closed, with J. J. Shuberf back- 
ing, but thie latter suddenly sailed 
for Europe last week and the 'Bravo' 
plans were left pending. 

If the club show goes to the road it 
would' principally play Shubert thea- 
tres in thie keys at a $2.20 top, the 
idea being to present the show in 
ball parks later at $1.10 top. So fe\y 
musical shows have played the road 
in .^recent seasons that 'Bravo' is -ex 
pected to prove something of a 
natural. 

Ice plant is being readied for the 
club's next show, tentatively kiiown 
as the 'International Ice Frolics,' 



Owen Dayis, Jr./Out 
Of Strawhat This Yr. 
In Favor of Air Spot 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Owen Davis, Jr., is turning over 
his stock in the Lakewood theatre, 
Skowhegan, Me., to Melville Burke. 

He is passing up strawhats, after 
eight summers, for Coast radio job 
with Pond's Those We Love' serial 
He's; en route to New York to wash 
up the deal. 



GULMORE AND TURNER 
RETURN FROM CRUISE 



Frank Gillmore, . former Equity 
head and now executive' director of 
the Associated Actors and Artistes of 
America, and Paul 'Turner its 
coun;cl, returned Monday (25) from 
a Caribbean vacation cruise. 

During the former's absence the 
organization's affairs were handled 
by an executive committee composed 
of Mrs. Florence Marston, of the 
Screen Actors Guild; Ralph White 
head, of the American Federation of 
Actors, and Paul Dull?cll, of Actors 
Equity. 





AGl THE VOGUE 



Eight of Nine Such Prodve- 
tions So Far This Season 
Are Post hum 6 users- 
Known Merit a Factor, 
Plus No-Royalty. Angle — 
Few Clicks, However, Even 
Amoiig the 'Masterpieces' 
—Shakespeare Still Broad- 
way's No. 1 Dramatist 

NEXT SEASON, TOO? 



Midwest's S.S. Strawhat 

Chicago, April 26. 
More than 75% of plays submitted 
for production these days are thc'mcd 
oh social sisniflcarice. This percent- 
age has been noted by. Thoda Co- 
croft, who will operate the first 
strawhat of the midwest. when she 
opens the Coach House t'lcatre in 
Oconomowoc, Wis,, in July. 



Dead playwrights are having a 
big season on Broadway. Eight of 
the nine revivals so far have been 
posthumous productions. 

With roughly 10% of. the plays 
produced (exclusive of musicals) in 
the revival category. It would ap- 
pear that legit managers consider a 
revival a safer bet than chancing an 
unt.yed. or dubious script. There 
were- 12 revivals last season, as com- 
pared with 10 (one to come) so far 
this season. Eight, the same num- 
ber, of the 1936-37 crop were posU 
humouscrs. 

From the manager's point of view 
there's the. cuflo royalty angle in 
favoi: of such plays. Also there's no 
Dramatist Guild, ho temperamental 
playwright to consider. On the 
other hand, the absence, of pi^ssible 
picture money is a factor against. 
Only five of' this season's new plays 
have so far been bought by Holly- 
Wood, however. 

, Stated in some quarters that estab- 
lished ' actors , are giving unusually 
careful thought to the matter of 
tackling new plays. Explained that 
not only the play but the roles are 
known quantities. In some cases the 
literary product offers new possibili- 
ties. Nevertheless, even the classics 
appear an outiside bet, as. there have 
been few clicks among the revivals, 
eveii with name casts. 

Bard Still Lead* 
Shakespeare heads the list of 
authors, both last season and this. 
But he has only scored one hit this 
stanza out of a possible four tries. 
This, of course, is the Mercury's 
production of 'Julius Caesar.' Drama 
has not only done a flourishing 
Broadway biz, but has- also gone on 
tour. Road pre.'ientation is co-spon- 
sored by Alex Yokel ^nd the Mcrk. 
Helen Hayes has also been doing 
roadwork with 'Merchant of Venice,' 
which she has not played in New 
York. 

Flops by the Bard this season in- 
clude the Surry , Players production 
of 'As You Like It,' the Rowland 
Stebbins presentation of 'Antony 
and Cleopatra,' and most recently the 
Robert Henderson and Eslclle Win- 
wood production of 'Merry Wiv.cs of 
Windsor.' 

Shakespeare did better la.U .sea- 
son, scoring twice with John Giel- 
giid's 'Hamlet.' and Maurice Evnns' 
■Richard II.' Leslie Howard's 'Ham- 
let' was a flop in New York, but did 
okay on the road. Another unsuc- 
cessful try was Walter Huston's fling' 
at 'C)thcllo,' with Brian Ahcrne in 
the cast and under the Max Gordon 
aegis. 

Ibsen has been represented twice 
on the main stem in 1937-33, with one 
modsrate success, the Jed Harris pro- 
duction of 'The Doll's House," starring 
Ruth Gordon, and one miss; the 
Henry Forbes production of 'The 
Wild Duck.' ilc also came in twice 
in 193(i-37 with Walter Ibmpdcn's 
production of 'Art Enemy of the 

IPcopla' and Nazimova's turn at 

I 'Iledda Gablcr.' 

1 Theatre Guild is currently pf-c- 
1 senting a limited engaycmcril of 
I chelthov's 'Sea Gull,' .with a cast 
headed by Alfred Lurit, Lynn Fopr 
tannc pnti Ula Hagcn. It Is doing 
cleanup bu.^incis. 

More Revivals rianned. 
Mercury falyo had a fair s'.icce.s.s 
iContinucd pn-payc 58) 



lice and Men Receipts Jump 100^; 
'Best' Ad for 'Our Town' a Bum-Up 



One Opinion 

Jed Harris is reported hav- 
ing .biirned wheii the critics 
prize was awarded to 'Mice and 
Men,' while his presentation of, 
'Our Town'^ was runner-up. Re- 
ported comment was about 
'small action by small minds,' 
but the producer appeared to 
be mollified when queried sev- 
eral days afterwards. 

Said that after all the contest 
was a matter of opinion and he 
felt that the Thornton Wilder 
play had received recognition, 
particularly In the subsequent 
comment of those who favored 
Town.' 



MAURICE EVANS 
GIVEN MGR. 
RATING 



Maurice Evans has been accorded 
the. privileges of a- producing man- 
ager under Equity rules. Alien actor 
restrictions no longer apply to the 
English star. He asked for such 
rating and Equity's council acceded 
without controversy. Sis months 
lapse bistwccn engagements in legit 
does not apply to him under this 
arrangement and he may ' engage 
alien players if they are required in 
production's with which he is man- 
agerially concerned. 

Broadway success of 'Ki ichard 
II,' last season, was the conyincer for 
Equity: Revival ran into spotty busi- 
ness OA the road this season and the 
tour's .success was questionable. 
Evans slated that a repertory com- 
pany is to be formed, however, .and 
that restrictions should not impede 
its chance.s.' 

When 'Richard' was presented with 
a British contingent, Evan.s sought to 
engage four English players. Equity 
liixed that idea and still the revival 
developed into one. of the surprise 
clicks of lest .season. Show ^was pre- 
sented by Robinson Smith, with. 
Evans in on the managerial end, as 
was Eddie Dowling. Understood also 
that 'Richard' was. backed by Joseiph 
Verner Reed as a silent partner, 

Evans' intentions as an actor- 
manager arc to remain over here 
indefinitely. He appeared with 
Katharine Cornell in 'Romeo and 
Juliet,' but it was as Napoleon in 'St. 
Helena' that he attracted attention. 
Max Gordon received a conccs.sion 
from Equity waiving the si\ months 
rule, in that case, as the producer 
claimed he c.Tuld find no olher actor 
capable of the' part. 'JIoleii;i' ex- 
tended its enffaKcmcnt twite, but 
ended plenty in the- red. 



ELISSA LANDI OKAYED 
BY EQUITY FOR STOCK 



Eli;;sa Landi has been given per- 
mission by Equity to appear in the 
.stock presentation of 'The arrior'.s 
Husband,' in the same part .she 
played in the picture version. Show 
will be presented next ondoy i2) 
by the Cumberland Hills Players nt 
Manvillc. Rhode Island .summer .s ot. 
Under the alien aCtor ruJcs foreign- 
ers aie not permitted to work in 
stock and recently, when another 
hideaw.iy .sought permlsion to ii.se ari 
alien, the idea was promptly nixed. 

But since Miss Landi is to become 
an American citizen, the concession 
was made in her case.- Final papers 
for the former English actress will 
be granted in two mnnlh.s. Delry ap- 
parently rc.>:ul ted from the fact that 
when .'he filed for citizenship she 
gave H-)lly wood instead of New York 
) as her place of residence. 



.Attendance at 'Of Mice and Men,' 
Music Box, N, Y., last week jumped 
over 100% after the Johii Stein- 
beck drama was given . the Critics 
Circle prize. Climb started imme- 
diately after the announcement of 
the award, with a rise, of $700 that 
night and $800 the second night, 
while matinees tripled those of the 
preceding week. Receipts for the 
week went to nearly . $11,000. 

Some members of the. Critics Cir- 
cle which had selected 'Mice,' tli 
ollice of producer Sam H. Harri 
and the stalls of two mbrning dailies 
were reported steamed up oyer the 
action of Jed Harris, producer of 
'Our Town,' Morosco, N. Y., a con- 
tender for the prize. Wednesday's 
(20) N. Y. Times and N. Y. Hernld- 
Tribune carried ads of 50 lines dou- 
ble-column setting forth the selection 
of 'Mice.' 

Ads of the same size directly 
above carried the announcement of 
'Our Town' as the 'best play of the 
year,' as voted by J, Brooks Atkin- 
son, of the Times, and John Mason 
Brown,, of the N. Y. Post. Two.re- 
yiewers for magazines also selected 
'Town,' but went unmentiohcd, 
which amused Broadway, 

Other Critici Named 

Ads almost double in size Ap- 
peared the following day (21 ) in the 
N. Y. Daily News, stating that 'Mice' 
was the winner and listing, the 
names of the 12 critics who had 
voted for it. This was taken as an 
outright reply to the 'Our Town' ad. 

Repprted there was considerable 
ado around the Times plant bbbut 
the Insertion of the *Our Town' copy.' 
Reported that it was not submitted 
to the paper iintil 9.30 Tuesday eve- 
ning, when the sheet's censorship 
board had left for the day. There 
was no explanation of its acceptaniire 
by the Trib. 

Critics were -said to have .talked 
the matter over and were reported 
to have decided that Hereafter thei 
awards will not be accompanied by- 
details of the vote, such as sent out 
this year by ' the Circle's secretary. 
In that way It is hoped to prevent 
a repetition of such a situation as 
resulted from the conflicting 'Mice' 
and "Town' ads.. In the early editions 
of the Times the Town' ad was 
placed directly over that of the win- 
ner's and in the Trib it continued 
in that p.bsition through all editions. 

According to Jed Harris; his ad for 
'bur Town' was hot an attempt to 
steal the thunder of the 'Mice' vic- 
tory. He slated that he was simply 
pleased and honored that 'two such 
distinguished critics as Atkinson and 
Brown' had voted for the play and 
had merely taken that way of sayini; 
so. 

Jed Harris Explains 

He wus surprised, he .said, when 
his ad appeared directly over the 
■jVIicc' display and indicated th;it it 
iiny ill. feeling had resulted it must 
have ari.scn over that matter of po- 
sition. Also stated that he hadn't 
even known that the Sam H. Harris 
oflice intended using extra space ads 
that day or what size they would be, 
although he naturally assumed it 
would do so. Copy was sent to the 
Times and Trib early in the evening, 
long before deadline, he said. It v.-as 
indicated that the Town' ad was 
Harris' own idea, not that of Rob- 
ert Reud, his press agent. 

In connection with the cpnflictini; 
votes in this year's Critics Circle 
.selection, there was less criticism of 
the winner this year than in the two 
previou.s years. However, Atkinso 
wrote in his Sunday (24) column i 
the Times that 'pf Mice and Men' 
has a heart, but 'Our Town' has a 
soul. 'If critics had .souls it would 
be tlie jirizc play,' hc^coneluded. 

Tulk now has turned to the 
chances of 'Mice' for the Pulil/.tr 
award. General fcelinij is that .-n- 
ollicr pliiy will cop. Critics, decitlcd 
three years ago to. name their ov. n 
choice for the best pl.ny after the 
Pulitzer committee had made,, a 
ntirnbfr (if iinpppulnr aw.nrds.- Year 
or yo ii'AO the rules f ir the Pul'lwr 
prize v.ero chan.'!cd and as a rrv.'lt 
tlif 'election has carried more 
\i.ci;'lit. 



56 



VARIETY 



XEGITIMAtE 



Wednesday, April 27, 1938 



Strawhats Ready Schedules 

June Walker at Cape— St. Loo Launches CoiOp — 
Cumberlaiid. Lists Guest Stars 



June Walker has been' siened tav 
the permanent company at the Cape 
Playhouse, Dennis, Mass., this suni- 
niei-. It will be the first engagement 
the actress has had since she suf- 
fered a. leg infection a year ago- 
Star is also understood coh$iderin.<; 
two plays tor Broadway in the fall. 

Sylvia Sidney will have 'the lead. 
In 'Pygmalion' at the Cape the week 
o( July 11. She is doing the. show 
at various strawhats during the sea^ 
son. as well as during the current 

altimore stock venture; ^Expects 
to return to the Coast in the fall. 

Raymond Moore is again operating 
the Playhouse, with Richard Aldirich 
set to stage the productipnis. 



SI. Louis Readylni; 

St. Louis, April 28i , 
Between 35 and 40 actors and 
6cenic department >y(>rkers of the St. 
Louis theatre have: formed the Civic 
Theatre of St. Louis^ Will prbduce 
four plays, for four performances 
each in a strawhat- season starting 
the latter part of June and running 
for eight or nine weeks thereafter. 
Organizati , headed . by Gbrdoii 
Carter, chief of the Littje- Theatre's 
scenic departraenti will co-; 
operative ente 

Carter will produce two. of ' the 
plays while Hanns Koliiiiar will be in 
charge ot the. others. > Plays to be 
presented are .'Volpone,'' 'Russet 
Mantle,' 'Penny Wi ' and 'To Quito 
and Back.' Price scale -will be 50c 
to $1 (or a single, admission and 
$1.75 to $3.50 for season tickets. 

While several outdoor sites in St. 
Louis County are . under considera- 
tion (or the new strawhat playhouse, 
there is a possibility that the roof of 
a St. Louis hotel will be Utilized .'for 
the purpose. 



GEO. WHITE FOR FRISCO? 

Producer in Huddle with Fair Exec — 
Ticket Sale : 



San.,EranciscO, April:26 
George WJiite- closed with 
Harris Connick, expo directbr, dis- 
cussing plans to bring his 'Scandals' 
girl show to. Treasure Island , next 
year. If deal goes- throughj White 
w;ill abandon his N, .Y. . productioh 
for 1039 and concentrate on lotal 
product. He was accompanied here 
;froi-n Hollywood by Arch , Selwyn. 

r.aliyhoo for sale of ticket -books 
to 1939 Gpldeh Gate International Ex- 
pbsition starting now,: ith $1,500,000 
worth of admission tickets' due to 
roll from the presses for distribution ' 
June 1. ' There will be: no season- 
tickets. Fair taking a lesson from the 
1915 Expo when there .was .too mu'ch 
passing, around of personal ducats. . 

- Two books will be off ered: 28 ad- 
missions for $10, 12 for $5." Holder 
must . paste passport photo on cover 
and promise not to transfer the book. 

' United Airlines wUV send main- 
'iiners around, the bay and over the 
islands-Saturday and Sundays foe . 

Local Expo execs are burned oyer 
revelation that New 'V'ork fair may 
stay open tHre« years. Gbthain 
took title of Official 1939 World's- 
Fair away from Frisco by promising 
to remain in biZ: only six mbnths as 
agziinst 10' here. Chicago and :Paris 
e^po . did same, thing — promised six 
nionths and then- stretched It but. 



Shawnee Plans 

Slroudsburg, Pa., April .20. 

Paul Shay, who three summers 
ago conducted the Shawnee Summer 
theatre at Shawnee-on-the-Delaware, 
Pa., announces that her studio of the 
theatre will offer an eight weeks 
course at that place from July 1 to 
August 27. 

Besides Paula Shay as director of 
Instruction, the cbirps: 'ot assistants 
will include Flbrehce Burroughs, 
characterization and .dialec:t.s; 
Margaret F. Bower, speech and the 
speaking voice; Ruth Hampton/ co- 
ordination;. Milton' Miitiadis, dancing 
a :id fencing; , Edward . Brandon, maker 
up and stage management;^ arid Wil- 
liam Valentine, singing and interpre- 
tation. 

Claims that sponsors and sup 
porters o( the school include Helen 
Menken^ L. Lawrence Weber, Vinton 
Frec^'.'.cy. Irving Cooper and Clayton 
Hamilt:.-!. 



Surry Players Set 4 

Surry Players -will, do four plays 
this summer 'at their strawjiatter at 
Siirry, Me. Shows planned include 
'Ned McCobb's Daughter',' iliom,'. 
'Hedda Gabler'- and ' The Recruiting 
Officer.' Company, including .Shep^, 
pard Strudwick, Katharine Emery,' 
Anne ' Rieyere, Helen Wynn, Jabez. 
Gray, Jack'Lydman> Lester. Damon, 
Wesley Addy; Robert Allen, Clair 
Kramer, and. Frankli Downing, 
leaves for Maine early in' June and 
will rehearse for two months fbr the 
first Reduction Aug. .2.' 
' Sam Rosen is dil'ectirig the troupe. 



Current Road Shows 



Abbey 
Milwaukee. 
^Brother. Rat,' 

lyh. 

rother Rat^' His 

ontreal,- 
'Goldeh Boy,? 
Francisco, 
'r Married Ah Aiieel' (Dennis 
ing-Vera Zorina), Shubert, 
' Bbstoh. 
'Jull 
nati. 

Boston. 
'Pins and Needles,' 

• iPhiladelphia. - 

'Boom Servioe/' 
cago, 

San Carlo Qfpera, 
Buffalo (30), 

'Star Wagon' ( 
dith-Lilliah Gish), 
House, Chicago. 

'Three Waltzes' 
liile). Ford's, Baiti 
CO B«ad,' 

burgh. . 

•Vic ria Bejiha' ( Helen 
Hayes), Au , Denver, (25-26); 
Paramount, Salt Lake City (28- 
29). 

'Women,' Cblonial, Boston. 
'Tes, My Darliiis I>au$htei;/ 

(Lucille' .Watson), Natibnal, 
Washingtbn. 

. 'Tes,. My Darling Danshter,? 

(Florence ^lieed), .Shubert, 
Newark; 

'Toti Cin't Take It 
Geary, San Francisco. 

'ran Can't Take It 
Locust St., Philadelphia.' 

'Tou Can^t Take It With Tou,' 
Shubert,. Nevy Haven (25-27); 
Playhouse, Proyidehce (28-3()). 
- 'ydn Never Know' (Lupe Ve- 
iez-Clifton Webb), Cass, 
troit (24). 



Future Fiays 



,' James Henry 

Berad, will be unveiled A<4S- at 

Maryverne Jones' Starlight Theatre, 
Pawling, N. 'Y.,, prior to a Broadway 
opening^ Jeanne Dante. Curtis Cook- 
sey. Star West, . Clara Thropp, Don- 
ald Black, Sylyia RoUins and Will 
Henry, are among those cast. 



Preieifl New Play By 

Ann Preston Bridgets 

Charlotte, N. C , Aprir26, 
'Carrie Was a Lady,' new comedy 
by Ann Preston Bridgers, will be 
world.' preetned tonight by the 
Raleigh Little Theatre, in association 
with the WPA Federal "Theatre, 

Miss ^ridgers was corauthor, with 
George Abbott ot 'Coquette,' which 
brought Helen Hayes to stardom in 
1927. ' She is a Raleigh resident. 



WALTER GILBERT BACK 
AS FTP CO. DIRECTOR 



San Francisco, April 26. . 
Hubbub raised when Alla.n WiU 
liarhs was appointed to succeed Wal- 
ter Gilbeirt' as local director- of 
Federal ' Theatre Project has bceri 
quieted with the reinstatement of 
Gil rt. 

Both rhen will share the title, , il- 
liams handling the next new play, 
'A Murder ilas Been' Arira.nged- (25), 
and (Gilbert taking over the reins for 
'Prologue to Glory' which opens 
May 16. 



New Conundoity Theatre 
For Worcester/ Mass; 



Wbrceslef, Maiss., April 26. 

'Work has begun on a new theatre 
project, whldh . wKen completed in 
September will t' a new standard 
for commimity - theatres, at' least in 
this section of New England. , 

Backed by an undisclosed group of 
New York and. Boston men, th'c. 
house will' be .known as the Green- 
dale, theatrb arid wiil- be located a 
^hort drive froin Wore tier's down- 
town business secti Hem-y J. 
Steinberg, Is trustee 

arid treasurer, 

Building will be of English' TUdbr 
type, with- tower of three -.floors. It 
will be set back from tiie- street with 
the grounds completely landscaped 
and prpviding parking, room .for 
more than 200 cars. Most unusuail 
o( all,, howpver, ,wiil be the installa- 
tion of Westminster - chimes, to be 
played only at Christmas and Easter, 
and on occasions to notify the 
neighborhood of unusual news 
events, important enough to justify 
a, newspaper extra. 



Calendar of Summer Stocks 

(Asterisks indicate conformity with Equity regtUatioru) 



Providence Plans 

Providence, April 2(5. 

Cumberland Hills Playhouse, Inc., 
summer season opens May 2. Play- 
house was formerly tht Lippitt 
Estates Barn Theatre.- Brace Conr 
ning will direct. Performances will 
be given evenings, Mondays through 
Saturdays, with Wednesday matinees. 

Listed are I'a3 .2-7,. £Iissa Landi 
In "Warrior's Hiisband': May 9-14, 
Douglas Montgomery- in. 'Men In 
White'; May 16-21^ Mary Brian in 
'How to (3«t Tou.ih About If; May 
2a-28, Edith Tal'ifortrf ir 'P.vRmalion'; 
May 30- June 4, Eddi. Nugent in 
*F"ont Page'; and June 0-11, Ian 
Keilh in 'Hamlet'. 

Whar( theatre, Provincetbwn, 
Mass.. will open its strawhat season 
June 27. Neil McFeie Skinner will 
be managing director, with Jean Paul 
Kins;, radio anhbuncer and newsreel 
spieler, as associate. 



Gallo's L'ville Plans 

Louisville^ April 26. 

Fortune 'Gallp wa; in town last 
wook, conferring witK local archi- 
t'.cts and officials 'of the Park Tha- 
alrie.Tl As.sn. on plans for the Iroriuis 
Ani|)liiiheatro. Four .-week season ot 
li'ihi opera has been dormilely .scl. 
with Gnllo producing. 

CoiisUuctior. has begun on ih; 
aiiiphiihoiitre, -vrith three .shif..-; i>( 
WPA labor on the job. ProjLvcils 
c.)iii|)loi;i,n has b'^en assured by .luly 
1. i'.-'l.n.; Id tho:e in charge. Gallo 
v.-iil i).-.M-.! hi.- cimipany on a guarr 
aiileo an-;>ns<;n-i.'!nl.. ■ the cost to be 
uii'Icrwriucn by local business 
te,>.'.-li. 



Dale An- 




nounced 


N6. of 


is.Bow 


Weeks 


May 2.. 


22 


May 1.5..: 


16 


May 17.. 


5 


May 21. 


15- 


May 30. 


■ 18_ 


May 31.. 




June 




June 




June 5. , 




June -5 . . 




Jun; n.. 




June .... 




June 15. . 




June 15.. 




June. IS . . 




June 20.. 




June. 20. . 




Juh» 25. . 


9 


June 27.. 




June 27.. 




June 27. . 


io 


Jiine 27.. 


10 


June 27. i 


8 


June 2i 




Jun.i 27. . 




Late June 




June ... . 




June. 28. . 




July .... 




July -2.. 




July •>. . 




July. 12.. 




July 13. . 




Au.g. 2, . 





anagers 



Cumberland Hill, R. I. 
Skowhegan, M.'rie.... 
Ann Arbor, Mich 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y . . . .- 

Pawling, N.'Y.. 

Litchfield, Conn. 



ROTATING REP 
FOR LA, FRISCO 



San Francisco, April 26. 
During his . visit to Sari Francisco 
last -weiek. Homer Curran ^outlined 
a plan for a .repertory theatre here 
with . ranking stars i outstanding 
dramatic successes; Curran's scheh-ie 
for bounding of a California- literary 
theatre has been hatching for spnve 
time, 

Plan is to present at both the! Cur- 
ran Theatre here and the Biltmore 
in. Los. Aiigeies, foui: plays which' 
will run a \ycek each. Subscription 
plan, of selling tickets, like those 
organized for local .grand ;opera . and 
sympjiony seasons, would be ^U!>ed; 
If the season proved': successful sevr 
eral weeks wpuld .be added each 
year. Currtin is still undecided as to 
whether the project should be 
started in the later summer or eiarly 
winter . .alter ' the San Francisco 
.Opera, season' has. closed: 

Robert Edmond' Jones has agreed 
to sit oh the board of director's and 
will probably design the scenery for 
the fpur productions. Max Rein- 
hardt has expressed a desire to di-. 
rect 'iSumurun' - or 'Dantdh.' 

CUt-ran said he. would not try new 
plays because they are too - risky 
aind that the .season would, be ar- 
ranged so audiences will see as. va- 
ried - a repertory as possible. 



FiMmdatidn's 50G Helps 
Cfeve Little Theatres 



Clevclan April 26. 

Western. Reserve Univ. is rebuild- 
ing its Eldi-ed theatre, one of the 
town's leading xbmmunity . theatres,. - 
through a gift o( $35,000 from , the 
Rockefeller Foundation. Donation 
dame as a . result o(. its affiliation, 
with' Cleyelahd F'lay House, which 
uses it in training school course for 
actors and dramatics teachers. 

Tieup was made clpser - when the 
.Rockefellers also agreed to give 
financial backing, to- the National 
Theatre Conference, which has its 
headquarters at the college. Barclay 
S. Leathern, general director' bt 
Eldred, is .secretary of a group com- 
posed of 25 directors of non-profit 
little theatres in Ohio. . Frederic Mcr 
Gohnell, head of the Play House, It 
treasurer of the N.T.C. which Ls re- 
ceiving. $15,000 from the foundatibn 
■to promote its activities. 

Gift includes $5,000 (or a revolvin; 
(und to pay for play royalties ah 
$10,000 extra, at the rate of $2,1)00 
yearly, for the organization's general 
expenses. After ' the Play Houses' 
.closes in late May, McConnelt and a 
majority ot his repertory cast ara 
going to Chautauqua, N, Y., for their 
annual series of s mmer productions. 



Rye Beach, N. H 

Hamburg, Pa 

Wo'odstoek, N. Y 

New City, N. Y. . .. 

Mt Kisco, N. Y.. 

Wastford. Mass 

Skaneateles, N. 

Syracuse) 

Westpbrt, Conn ...... 

Alternates with Mt. 

Kerrville, Texas 

: Dennis, Mass ^. 

White Plains. N. Y. . 
Prpvincetown, R. I... 
Bridgehampton, L.. I. 
Clinton, Conn. . 



. ..Farragut Players 

.. Deer Lake theatre. 

. . . Maverick theatre 

, . . High Tor theatre . ; . . 

...•Westchester Playhouse. 

. . . Nabnassett Players '■. ., 

Skaneateles theatre. . . . . , 



ndolph 



, Dorothy Crane-Donald "Towers 
, William. Lovejoy 
. Robert Elwyn 
. Harry Hayman 

■ Day Tuttle an* Richard Skinner 
, .John FereusohTJos. Lawren 
. Virgihia B. Franke 



.Ramsey YelvingtonTClcmon White 
.Raymond Moore-Richard Aldrich 
. Ed Mass«y-Marie Elkins 
, N. McFee Skinner 
...Edgar Mason 

.Richard Keene and Jackson Halli- 
day 

. Walter Hartwig 
-. Freeman Hammond 
.William .'Miles 
. Jane Broder . 
. Robert CutI 
.ThodaCo'craft 

■ Dot Rockwell- inslow 
. Bruce Hewitt 
. Charles fCoburn 



. Sam Rosen 

; Robert Portcrfield 

. Daniel Reed 

.Willard Gernhardt 

> Robert Gbodhue 

. Richard Aldrich-^R. E.. 



A. 6. Marcus Show Made 
$150,000 on Anzac Tour 

Advices received from Australia 
by Ned Alvord indicate that the A. 

B. Marcus show netted a' profit ot 
$150,000 during its 11 months there 
and in New Zealand. It played legit 
theatres throughout the Antipodes 
under contracts which stipulated 
that the house end assume virtually 
all operating costs except the com- 
pany's salaries. 

'Marcus pleaded with Alvord, for- 
merly his advance agent, to make 
the tl'ip, offering him half the profll's, 
but the 'cutaway kid,' as he is called 
for the' apparel he wears,, decided to 
spend a second summer in Ft.' Worth 
With the Casa Mariana. This season 
Alvord has been age'nting legit 
shows. Recently he has been in ad- 
vance of 'Gentlemen Need a Shave' 
by Charles ' 'Washburn and Be.ii 
Gross. ; Latter is radio editor o( the 
N.Y. Daily New.s. Washbijrn, also 
an agent; wanted Alvord to do the 
trick, but the latter had first to file 
an applicatipn ' to the Theatrical 
Managers, Agents and Treasurci:^ 
Union, which issued a working car 
to him, 

Marcus Show opened in jbhannes- 
burg recently and is expected to 
play South African dates for the 
next six monttis. It is the. first Amer- 
ican musicai to play either terriibry 
in many years, but there .are jilans 
afoot to send Lepnnrd Sillman's 
•Wiio's Who' to Australia. 



. Rochs.ijtcr thoaa-J.';^ 

v *i^T">iicii><>l Oodi" . . . . . .-, . , 

. 'Gilb2rl-Sulliv>n thealrc. 
. Gvccri Haven thcatr . . ;.. 



. ... 'Fortune Gallo 
...JackShatz 
...Richard Ber 
...F., T.Viola 
...Stallard SicbenthaV 



: Morner!* Coast *Pri 

I . Los. Ah.?eies. April 26. 

i Stanley Morner has been set for 
rthe title rple' in 'The. Student 'Priricc' 
; to be presented at the Philharmonic, 
I opening. May '23. 



We<1nee«1ay^ April 27, 1938 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 




of Lambs' Gambol 
Introdaces Nmnber of Novelties 



Spring Gambol bt the Lambs Glub' 
Jwld at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, 
y.,- Saturday ( ) was accom- 
panied by a snappy bill ot just an 
hour and 15 minutes. It was pri- 
inarily a singing show; but was 
feared for humor that started when 
Shepherd William Gaxton aiid M. 
Sayle Taylor ('The Voice of Expeiri- 
ence') pulled the gag about the bow- 
legged actor. 

Vocal highlights were anything 
but routine. There was novelty in' 
the presentations, although none was 
required by Morton Down6y, who 
was in rare form. Laughs and class 
warbling canje Ith 'Gyrb Your Dojj,' 
billed as a 'canine cantata,' staiged 
by William Holbrook. It brought oh 
a baritone, tenor, prima dpnila and 
the lilte, all with assorted mixed 
breed . pooches on.^leashes on an air- 
ing in Central Parlt. In thie act wier« 
Armand Tolcatyan, Warren Lee 
Terry, Robert Shiltoni Don 6auti , 
Phil Ryder and Robert Pitlcin. 

Punch 6f the warbling section 
came at th? finale, with the clubmen 
in burnt icorlc. Words and music 
were by Fred Hillebrand, who was. 
brought f6r\vard for an aclthowl- 
edgement: Turn 'Will There Be 
Room for Ail of Us in- Heaven?' was 
billed 'ia spirltuallctta/ Cast- was 
topjied by James Wilkinson, who as 
a darky preacher conducted a rer 
•vival rneeting." Others in the cast 
were Don. Tonikins, Eddie Kugent, 
John . Bai-ker, Roy .Roberts, Jack 
Sheehan, Joe Vitale, M'aurice La-- 
vigne, Dave Mallen and James Tran- 
ter. Staging was by Charles iMpsconi, 
with special setting and lighting by 
Yelleriti Iberf Cbwles. 

ross-Soglo w Combo 

Milt loss contributed a -.comedy 
fketch, 'The Fireman/ with Otto 
Sogldw ■ playing that character. It 
proved a spicy bedroom bit with 
Hugh Cameron in the hay wilh Dave 
Higgs playing an artist's model. 
Cameron sported one of the most 
garish bathrobes ever conceived. Joe 
Laurie, Jr., staged a novelty,. 'New 
and. Old Faces," played by ppane 
Powell. - Latter uses a series pf cbm- 
plete masks to give impressions of 
obted people. 
Stan Kavanaugh wa.< a natural 
ith his bounding balls and- Indian 
clubs, 'Kashmiri the Eloquent,' 
who is Leonard Elliott, was. still an- 
plher nbvelty pn the cprnic side. 
Opening -was 'A Tempest in a Tpp- 
Hat,' a brief operetta topped by Wal- 
ter WPolf King, Fred Howard and 
Gene, Hammond^ Words and music 
were by Howard; with. William Lynn 
doing the .<:taging. There was an ex- 
cellent orchestra conducted by Rich- 
ard Baravalle, altliough Hans Fred- 
hbye'n had the baton for the spiritual 
interlude.- 

Affair was for the club's membrial 
and relief fund. Gaxton recently re- 
turned from Hollywood, where he 
went in the interests ot. the new 
group charity movement in New 
York that aims to raise $10,000,000. 
Gaxton, in mentioning the Coast, 
said there was no more rain out 
there — 'just orange juice.' He auc- 
tioned off James Montgomery Flagg's 
painting, used as the front cover o( 
the program, Hi.rum Blooh-iingdale 
bidding it in for $600. 

Still the angel of the Lambs, Rob- 
ert L. Hague was again liost to sev- 
eral hundred guests: who gathet-ed 
before and after dinner in his special 
suite above the biilli-ooni. His' only 
rival fbr entertaining friends ap- 
pears to be Charles: S. Ploward, of 
Sah Francisco, who proposes bring- 
ing 2 to Belmbnl race track next 
nioht is Seabiscuit race 

■War Ibee. . 



'Snow Flakes' 



Broadway bbxofltice people 
. are kidding about the 'no-ice' 
..provision, in the new basic, 
agreement .between the pro- 
ducers and the Theatrical Man- 
agers, Agents and Treasurers 
union. Some would prefer not 
to mehtion the matter, hbwever. 

'Don't use the term ice any- 
more,' one b.p. man remarked, 
'call It snow idakes.' 



WPA ADDS 220 
MORE PLAYERS 



WPA theatre project in New York 
is npw engaging mpre actprs, as per- 
mitted under . the , gpvernmeht . prder 
to increaise the perispnnel. Number 
taken pn tPtals 220 as indicated last 
week. Original Plans to enlarge the 
project by at least 300 ;were revised 
in Washington. Reason for reducing 
the increase was net expliained pthei; 
.than that the priginal nu.mber was an 
estimate and was' never .pfficially 
pkayed. 

Whether the mpst recent brder 
limiting the annual security pay tb 
npt mbre than $1,000 per persbn will 
effect a change in plans to send 'com- 
panies on tour or. tb spot virtual stock 
companies in certain spots is nbt defi- 
nifie. It is- the hope pf thie adminisr. 
tratprs tp secure. sponsorship or subr 
scription support, which is expected, 
to take care o; a major share of the 
expense entailed. Anbther angle i$ the 
$3 per day allowance given govern- 
ment employiees when traveling." 

Prpblemj hpwever,. is hPw tp rec- 
pricile the lowered pay in the New 
Yprk prpject. ' PredUctipn depart- 
ment feels that -its work will be 
hampered. But a solution of sorts is 
being • mulled over, ,i;his wpuld. 
mean cutting dpwn the pay of some 
of the compler. ent in order to main- 
tain the present- wage of playei's 
who are regarded as vital tp per- 
fprmances.' 

Hpw this Will wprk but withput 
.arpusing .general prptests Is tp: be 
cpnsidcred. Whetheir the wage cur- 
tailment is supposed to cover' the 
administrative force's salaried people, 
who get $3,000 and upward, is still 
to be rilled upon, It is stated. It 
such jobs are. brpugh* Within the 
$1,000 regulation it rnight mean that 
the reduction in wages would cover 
the whole prbject to balance the 
salaries paid the execs. 



EQUITY BOOSTS PAY 
FOR chorus: GROUP 



Blitzstein's Duo 



PilLsburgh, ApriL26. 
arc Blit/.slein, author of 'Cradle 
ill-Rpck,' here for a few day.-! layt 
wcekio see his mother. Mrs. Williaiti 
lievy, biefore.pullin.c; oiit for the Virr 
in Islands to spend the ne.'st six 
onlhs knocking out a new play 
with music and starling anollicr 
ithput tunes. 

Has decided to keep aw. from 
Holly wopd for at Ica.cl lothcr year, 
he tpld' ii-iends, prefcn.iiij lo jtct 
hi .self more firmly' c.';tabli.>;hed on 
Ihe stage. Couple of Broadway pro- 
ducers' oftered him con(i-,ncts: for hi,-: 
ntw vvoik but he wants to finish it 
htfore seeking any managerial sel- 
XI ■ 



Although Equity made no further 
changes last week that might up pro- 
duclipn cpsts sp far as straight plays 
are cpncerned, contracts for its 
chorus branch were made stiifTer and 
will apply tP musical shows here- 
after. If a chorister steps out of the, 
line and plays a bit or warbles splo, 
minimum pay of $40 mu.st apply. 
Chorus people whp understudy mem- 
bers pf the cast are tp be paid at 
least pne-eighth pf a week's wage fpr 
the extra duty. 

Recently the pay pf choristers was 
boosted from $30 tp $35 in. New 
York and $40 on toUr. Previous 
minimum was $.30 with $3S oni the 
road. Producers of major musicals 
u.eually pay over the scale, particu- 
larly fpr shbwgirl types, but the 
number of such productions Is mark; 
edly reduced and the number of' jobs 
are slated to be larger in the night 
.vpof field than on the stage. 



Stella Adier's Bid 



Hollywood;. April 26. 

Stella Adler, who staged the Coast 
productipt) of 'Gplden Bpy,' has re- 
ceived overtures froin >the Grpup 
Theatre, .N. Y., tP play the lead in 
'John Reed's Wife/ 

Piece is slated fbr a su 
duction on Broadway. 



'Ramona Pageant in 15th Year 
On Coast; World's Largest Stage 



ROAD AGENT 



Theatre Guild plans a major 
change in policy in its publicity de- 
partment for next season. Instead of 
having a department heiad and one' 
or two assistants,, idea is to. hire 'an 
agent, for each show, to be responsi- 
ble fpr' that 'shbw alone. Hpwever, 
as head agent, Josepih Heidt would 
still have general authbrity over all 
agents bn -the. staff. 

Under the new agreement between 
the Theatrical Managers, Agents and 
Treasurers :unipn and th%' League pf 
N. Y. Theatres, the Guild is required 
tp pay its chief press agent $150' a 
week. Assistant must be hired at 
$75 a week for a second .shbw,. ah- 
0 thier a t $ 1 00 . a . week f or a . th i rd . sh o w 
and siiU another at $75 for a possi- 
ble fourth show. 

Idea of the Guild isi said tb be 'that 
as long as its will have tp . pa j $75 
pr $100 fpr ah asistant, it- might a.<< 
well spend the $75 ttd $50 .extra and 
get a full-fledged agent who can de- 
vpte his entire, time tp a single shpw! 
Figured the extra publicity breaks, 
may hibre than blf-set the added 
.salary cpst. Added factor is said to 
be the comparative scarcity ot .as- 
sistant agents within the TMAT 
ranks. There are plenty of'fuU-rank 
agents, but only a few asistants, it is 
said. 

Hei , new head of the depart- 
ment,- succeeds Hel.en Deutsch. He 
has been with the 3uild' 10 years. 
Helen Deutsch, whp retires frpm the 
ppst at the end bf this seaspn.. 



Quite Well, Thanks 



L. Lawrence. Weber, fprmerly 
active on legit managerial cir- 
cles, . having, recpvered frem 
pneumonia, denies he is brpken 
in health .and bank accpunt. 
Nbthing is the matter with him, 
he explains, that a gppd play 
script wpn't cure. 

'To allay the cpncern pf my 
well-wishers,' he addSj T can 
say that I went short on th 
stock market last September.' 



FTP CASTING WORRIES 
ON m FOR SUPPER' 



Federal Theatre is having casting 
pains with 'the production of its first 
musical.' 'Sing for 'Yjur Supper/ 
Lack of cooperation from other pos- 
sible sources .withln the prpject and 
limited supply among its own peoplie 
due tp ag«, etc., has plans stymied. 
.Musical was written by HarpId 
Hecht and recently acquired by the 
FTP. .Red tape pf switching singing- 
dancing peop.le frpm the Vaudeville 
prpject hit it first. Now' supervisors 
on vaudeville are uneasy abput part- 
ing with the cream pf their material 
lest Its standards fall off and bopmer- 
ang. Also is trouble that those in 
charge are not familiar with .types on 
rolls, their work and former back- 
ground, which would aid casting. 



STA6EHANDST0 
BALLOT MAY 8 



ion held Sunday (24) by 
the stagehands u ' -Local No. -1. 
Ihlerhatipnal Alli Theatricnl 
Stage Emplbyees, was cli ilh 
npminatiphs. fpr the. annual electipn 
tp: be held ay Cpntests will 
mark the ballpting this year. Five 
candidates have, been named . fpr the 
presidency ' and anpther fpur aspi- 
rants fpr the' two business agetit 
berths. 

James Brennan was rchpminated 
tp succeed himself as the prez and 
.the fPur ppppsihg candidates are Sam 
Gbldfarb,' a former president, of the 
unipn; Earl Marshall (Music Hall, 
Radip City); Rpbert Amster (Rpxy), 
and George Marshall (Forrest). 
Vincent Jacobi and Frank Powderly 
were again selected as agents, but 
will be opposed by John .'Goodson 
and Louis Yeager, the latter a fprmer 
business agent. 

Figured that re.nnan's pppbnents 
will split the. vpte ef the.iir adherents 
and in that eyent he wp.Uld be as- 
sured pf a plurality. With brie; in- 
terval, he has headed the local fpr 
six term's, and is also vice-president 
bf the parent lATSE, 



FTP Blood Test 

icagb, April 26. 
Federal Theatre Proj t has a give- 
away of its own to stimulate trade' 
for 'Spirpchette,' . syphilis, drama 
which ppens at :the Blackstpne to- 
mprrpw night (Wednesday). 

Arranged with the Board' of 
Health tP give free blppd tests in the 
theatre ' Ipbby. 



BARRISTER'S STAGER 

Hpllywood, April 2«. 
Ralph p. Paonessa, L. A, attorney- 
impresario, will start' rehearsals 
early in May for his first musical 
comedy, 'Thumbs West.' George 
Rosener, who will direct^ wrpte the 
bppk, Geprge Grandee, the scpre and 
Jack Keirn Brennan the lyrics. 



Only Five Hollywood Buys So Far; 
Amounts Also Way Under Normal 



Wildberg's 'Cramp' 

John J; Wildberg, attorney, who 
has .secured the rights to the Dorblhy 
Bennelt and Link Hannah comedy, 
'Writer's Cramp,' hopes tp. arrange 
a five pr six weeks' lour for the play 
prior lo its New York openinj. In- 
tention is lo play it aroUnd at .sev- 
eial .strawhals rather than wait un- 
til fall tci yive it the Vipual week or 
two road tryotit. Wildberg goes to 
the Coast foon to line up the ca.st. 

Knlhei-inb Alexander i.s set. Othcr.^ 
whom Wiklbc'lg will .see. are Rod 
La Rocque. Piuil Kelly; Warren Wil-- 
, liam and Conrad Niislo.. Al.'.d aiiNi- 
ous lo talk \\ ilh Raquel 'forres. 



Hpllywpod ha.'! so far bought the 
film rights to only five plays pro- 
duced on Broadw,-)y this .sca.'ion. 
That is con.siderubly behind the rec- 
ords of recent seasons, both as to the 
niiinber of plays purcha.scd and 111 
amounts paid. Highest price men- 
lioned is for 'On Borrowed' Time:' 
Metro had that lied up; but the deal 
is stiirto be completed. Bid is said 
to be under the $125,000 level an- 
nounced. 

Purchases of rights of other plays 
show that bidding has been light i 
almost every instance. Several buys 
were reported at higher flHi/ro.s than 
actually paid. Indications arc that 
the figures were ihlentionally uppcd 
lor one reason or anolher. 
Righl.s for 'Golden Boy' was said to 
i have been sold, to Columbia for 
1 $85,000, biit the ac'iual price is put 
i arpimd '$70,(l0f». 'The .Star Wa:;on' 
■ was suppo.vcti to have broii-iht $05,000 
■from SclKiiick-liilcrnatioh.'il, v/hfre- 
; as the ac-iu:il fi.-iiire'wa.s $40,000. 'IIoW 
j 1(1 Get 'i'oii;;h .Abniil it' wa.i- l)Ouyh> 
, l.'ift wctk ;i; $22,000 or sll^ltily more, 
'j the ann^iiiiit-cd price bciii;; h<><>^.ft\ 
.i-tvci'iil tli.'i'iisitxi. "'lumh' wiiS r flop 
1 and the price it re-jarded as high bc- 



cau.se of that rating, '^oosty' a1.«:o 
was a bu.sl on the stJige. thoiiKh its 
rights brought $11,500. Both the lat- 
U-r went to Metro, giving that , firm 
three but of the five buys. 

rendinir Dciils 
ther pen ing deals for current 
atlraetions include. 'Su.san and God.' 
which Metro is considering for 
Norma Shearer. Picture /end al.so 
appears to be interested in the pot;- 
.sibilitics ot 'What a Life.' 'AIJ the 
Living' and 'Mice and Men.' Laltcc's 
film chances were uppod bci-au.se it 
wa.s awarded the critics priziB; 

Also mentioned for po.ssibic Hol- 
lywood usage is 'Pins and Need Ic^,' 
a revue staged by the Ladi ' Inter- 
national Garment Workers.union, but 
if that deal goes through only the 
title wtould likely be u.>.'e(l. There 
was a musical j-how 
name presented al 
N. . v., by Alfr(fd do 
1022, biit'no. prote.'il w, 
In or group and the 



of the v.tnxc 
.the .Shul rl, 
C'liirville in 
made to l)it 
label 



li'dcd a natural bccaiis 
!'in.s(i) xhip. 

Viiir of Ihe five piclnro rh ; 
Hide were .set by Ihirold Krc eilrni 
of the, Biandt At Diaiiclt a^iiK-.v, 



Los Angele.s, April: 2il>. 
With sriowrcapped Mt. San Jacinto 
for a backd'rbp and 250 actors fight- 
ing and romancing in the surround- 
ing hills, th hiistorical pageant, 
'Rambna,' opened its ISth season 
Saturday (23) on the old Camiilo? 
Rancho near Hemet, Cal.,. about lOO 
miles frbm Los Angeles. 

'Ramona' is largely a labor ol love. 
The cast is recruited from the towns- 
people, of Hemet arid Sah Jacinto 
with the exception of a . few prplct- 
sionals, to whom 'scntirfient means 
more than salary. . 

Victor Jpry is directing and play- 
ing- thie leading role of Alessahdrb 
lliis.ycar as he has dbne for the. last 
decade. Assisting him .as director is 
his wife, Jean Inness, who has given 
up the :rolc of Ramona this .season 
becau.se bf illness. 

Playing the part Is (bri.stina 
soprano, whp has intrpduced -songs 
inlp the dramatic actiph for the flr.si 
time. Miss Welle.s, who was edu- 
caled in Mexico City, is under con- 
tract tp play Spanish parts tor Co- 
lumbia picliires. 

Stevan ' barrel!, another ' profes- 
sional, is cast as Felijae, ah impbrlant 
role. Darrell. has appeared in sev- 
■ eral pictures and is connected with 
the Pasadena Commii ity theatre. 

Villagers and school children, 
actuated by civic pride. make up jhe 
ricst of the cast, cpstumed as Indians, 
cabullerbs.and r'ancherbs.. 
. The story is based bn , the nbvel 
.'Rampna;' written by Hfelen Hunt. 
Jackson,: who had been sent to Cali- 
fornia tb investigate Indian' affairs 
for the Federal government.. 

It deals with the struggles tween 
the Indians and the ranchers half a 
century ago, and the love of Ramona 
for .Alessandro, a native sheep- 
herder accused as a .cattle' rustler. 
There is. plenty, of gunplay between 
Indians .and whites in the hills and 
the mpre rbmantic scenes are played 
pn a natural stage, all In view of thie. 
audience in the amphitheatre. 
5,MNI Capacity' 

This structure, built , by the earn- 
ings of the play, seats 5,000 comfort- 
ably. Six performances are giveii 
each- year, on Saturdays and Sundays 
over' a ^tretch.ot .three weeks. It is 
estimated that 2(K),000 have ieen the 
pageant since 1923, with 30,000 mpre 
expected by the end of the present 
riin. 

Dramatist and first director' 
:'Ranipha' was Garneth Holme, Uni- 
versity pf Califprnia professpr,. whP 
di the next year;. The iheving 
spirit for the last ten years has been 
Victor Jpry, who has made it his an- 
nual art pilgrimage. 

Persbnagcs in all walks pf life have 
attended the 'Ramona' ' festival, the 
last big' historical pageant left i 
California. Calvin Cpplidge was a 
-spectator shprtly after he left the 
White Hpuse, and the list of guests , 
includes prominent personages 
political, literary, dramatic aiid busi- 
ness life. 

It is a non-'profit enterprise. All 
the f>roceeds, above the cost of cos- 
tumes, promotion and. a few prpfe.'.-- 
sionul .salaries, i.s turned oyer to the 
numoiia Pageant a.s.socialion and de- 
voted to i proving the amphitheatre 
and thj .surrounding hills, said to be 
the largest stage in the world'. Ad.- 
mi. ion prices arc $1 ar.d $1.50. 
Adding a touch of Old Californi 

I i.s Leo Carillo, descehdunt of Spanish ,. 
dons, who hands out prizes at the 
athletic contests and stirs things, u 

j generally. 

'Buddy' Masebke Sued For 
$5,000 as 'Meinofy' Angel 

Cleveland, April 26. 
MViiirioc fBuddy) 'Maschke, Jr., 

I fprmer husband of Helen M-irs.-in, 
was .sued last week, for S.I.OOO i,y 
Myron C. Kagan, New York pro- 
ducer, on the claim he had ay.-r.t d 
lo back a play tasKcd 'Memorv' iri 
19.34 for $.'),00a. .Suit was filed 'h. 
by J-lei berl J. .Straub, rcprc -c-ilini< 
Fagan and the Memory Prbduclions,- 
Inc. Producer declares the c'l jk.i,. 
was incorporated with $20,001) (-ni- 
l;il -tloek, of wliicli M;i.';c(il:c in .l:iri- 

l ii.-iry. Ifl.'il. was cut rn f^jr 2.");.. (if t e 

; (irolil.i. if .-iMy. K.'iyaM .<aid llu; \Minl|l- 
i.i! lum'.-l li;ul lint yel \y..\iV ^u^ pUd'.fd 

...■i-v'i.o'oi) anrl li.'id jciuMd all 

i I'j I viou.': (Icirianrl.<:. 



ss 



VARJUTY 



LEGITIMATE 



Weilnesday, April 27, 1938 



Dramatists-Bureau of New Plays 
End War; Film Backing in Doubt 




ays. Inc., and 
ild have ended 
ir two-year-old feud. Former 

itter enemies have call off the 
'war' and both groups .have agreed 
to cooperate qnd. the old accusations 
are being discreetly hush-hushed. 

According to. the terms of the 
psaca pact, the bureau agrees to 
■waive the miatter of . options and 
contracts oh scripts suhrhitted . in its 
playwrighting contests. In the fu- 
ture it will simply sponsor such com-; 
petitions, award scholarships to 
promising entrants and' other.\yise 
encourage and. help, young play-' 
Wrights. Since , that- matter of op- 
tions and contracts was. the prime 
issue, in the warfare, it appears, that 
the Dramatists . Guild has the edge. 

Understood tne picture companies 
whicli have financed the buireau will 
continue their backing. How long 
they will continue to ' do so, now 
that they no longer have any pros- 
pect of controlling the entered- 
scripts, remainsi to be seen, however. 
Dramatists Guild council has agreed 
to co-operate in a plan, for extending 
tlie bureau's activities to give stu- 
dent dramatists practical experience 
in ihe theatre. Attendance at re- 
hearsals .of Broadway productions i^' 
one of 'the suggested activities^. 

Also stated that the bureau will 
establish . a course of study for tlie 
budding authors and will Include 
conferences . with 'leaders in variops 
departments of the .-theat .' "Pro- 
ducing managers are'likewise asked 
to cooperate in tiie plans. 

Guild - Bureau scrap has been 
raging ever since the formation of 
the latter outfit .two years ago. Be- 
cause of its film backing, the bureau 
was accused by the. Guild of being 
a 'company tiniOn* and. a Holly wood 
Etalking! horse'Lto attack the Drama- 
tists' Guild basic agreement, with the 
Broadway managers. Dramatists 
had . boycotted . the Bureau contests. . 
Any managerial; Or playwright co- 
operation was. frowned .iipon. 

Efforts - to end ths .dispute- have 
been in progress for several weeks, 
but the bureau's, bow^ut was not 
made known until y ester dacr (Tues- 
day). After ' pledging' the Drama- 
tists' cooperation .with the new bu- 
reau setupi, Robert 'E. Sherwood, 
Guild president, planned :tO sail to- 
day (Wednesday) to spend the sum- 
mer in Europe. 

With their bureau's usefulness how 
pretty well dissipated, the film com- 
panies are still understood to be 
trying to reich an agreement with 
the Guild . f or vinodiflcatlpn Of the 
Dramatists' basic - roductioh tion- 
tract. However, It is believed that 




TROJAN INCIDENT 

.i>anco drama Irr one nrt, bnscrt on the 
worka ot iroiiior ond KiirJplilea; . prOM^MUoa 
by ' Iho I-'edoral Thoatre . I'rojccl, of llio 
Works Projtrciui Admliiliitrailon. »lagoi by 
Harold Ui>Uon. nnd Tnnilrjs; proilui.-cd by 
IJIll.ird I..61111; nelllnRS, lloivniM Bny; niiisli-, 
Walllnerord nicsitcr. At th« S(. James, 



(Continued from page '55 ) 

with a Thomas Dekker play, 'The 
Shoernaker's Holiday.' It plans fiirr 
Iher revivals next season, having 
completed a deal with the. Theatre 
Guild calling, for ' a Shakespeare 
royal series 10 be titled- 'Five 
Kings.' It likewise has 'Heartbreak 
House,' a Shaw (very much alive) re- 
vival nearly ■set tO , open. Other 
revival ot the present season is 
Somerset Maugham's pjay 'Tlie Cir- 
cle,'- whicli opened to favorable no- 
tices with Tallulab Bankhead and 
John Emery, tiieir only other' 
play this season was a re vlyal, 'An- 
tony and Cleopatra.' 

Other revivals done, last season 
were Wycherly^s 'The, Country Wife,' 
presented by Ciilbert Miller, with 
Riith Gordon. For two seasons now 
that actress has appeared only in 
revivals. Eugene Brieiix' 'Damaged 
Goods* completes last year's list .of 
posthumous revivals. 

Four other revivals were oh 
Broadway, however. 'The Bat,' 'The 
Gat aind the' Canary,' both mysteries,' 
wer . . shortlived . stOck. attempts.' 
'Abie's Irish . Rose* tried a coiheback, 
but fail Katharine Cornell re- 
vived Shaw's 'Candida' for 50 per- 
formarices; 

Despite the playing- it-safe angle 
as far as the.^dramatist is concerned, 
only, two the eight posthumous 
productions' this Reason caiii b^ con- 
sidered .'in. the hit class. These are 
'Caesar' and 'Sea- Gull.' Two more 
have been moderate successes, 'Doll's 
House,' and 'ShOemakier's Holiday.' 
Of the four total flops,- three have 
been Shakespearean. These ^are 'As 
You Like If 'Antony and Cleopatra,' 
and 'Merry Wives of Windsor.' Other 
is 'Ibsen's 'Wild Duck,! -which opened 
and shut red quickly. 'Circle,' 
virhich otily .recently opened; is not 
figured, in this , rating. 



y., - April 
Odygious. ........ 

'Agameinnon . . .... 

Monelaua; . . 
horsUcn.'. ....... 

nltliyblus 

Hecuba. . : 

''Irat-' Woman, ..... 
.Second Woman..'. 

lilrd Woman. . .. , 
Fourth Woman... 

Fifth Woman 

.Sixth Wonniii-..; 
Seventh Wornu .. 
E/lRitth Woman. . . 
Ninth :Wontan. .-. . 
'cntli Woman..,. 

Oassandrn 

First Soldier,...., 

Andromache. ...... 

A8.lyanav. , , , , , , 

Attendant 

Helen. , 

Women of Tioy . _ - . . 
nubrlclc, Lily Kubor,, SJalda Orrnrd,' )vl.\-u' 
Katz, Ida Little, Valentine IjltvltioRi Kani 
Lynn, Lulu Mori-Is, liailh PtefCcrnmn, Uerr 
trude. WaslnaUy^ 

-Choral frroup: nuby. PaUer, allocc Ban- 
nold, Phylias Bolre, Wlllla l^, Bradley, 
Oscar nrnoks, John Browne .Tames Davl», 

laur^ Duncan, Anna -Galllard,- Itoy' Hol- 
land, .Millie Holmes. Hilda .ManlEault. Dob 
Moman, Natalya Phillips, Henry PIttman, 
Virginia' Koblnsnp,.' Aeites SnnCord, Ocori;e 
Stephens, Ada May Talbot, Dora. Thompflnn: 
Llllinn 'K'uriell, Charles WUUs, aud 
Ward. 



<E0A])V9O, CLEYE. 

Cleveland, April 26. 
Tobacco Road' pulled a neat $9,000 
gross here last week at the Hanna. 
Company waa headed by John 
Barton. 



they have virtually abandoned hope 
of effecting, a. compromise. Qiiild 
membership in general,, and Sher- 
wOod in particular, are determined 
hot to make any con.i^ssions. It was 
because of dissatisfaction with this 
contract that Hollywood withdrew 
its legit financing' after the 1935-36 
season. 



Inside Stuff-Legit 



Clitics Circle award to ' ice atid Men' puts Sam H. Harris but in front 
In the matter of having beeri . managerlally intei esled in 'prize plays. It is 
his fourth show to ring the beU in that respect. Three in the group have 
copped, the Pulitzer prize, ■ 'icebound' produced in 1923 being the first 
His 'Ot Thee I Sing' was another, the only musical to win that honor, 
while 'You Can't Take It With You' was last season's Pulitzer winner. 

Prior to the 'Mice' win an arrangement was made between Harris and 
the The'atre Guild whereby the play will tour American Theatre Society 
subscription spots next, season. Show is assured $4,500 weekly from such 
subscribers. Guild has also scheduled the ercury theatre's 'Five Kings' 
revivals for the road, which may also get ' ashington Jitters.' Latter 
opens publicly at'the GuilS theatre, N.Y., next onday (2). 



Couple of new' writers were dispatched to Pittsburgh by John Shubert 
last week to see what they could: do with book of 'You Never Know.' 
Musical iias been in process of revision ever since it opened a month ago 
but so far hasn't reeseponded very successfully to treatment. Untlerstood 
at least two of the featured threesOrne of Lupe Velez, Clifton Webb and 
LIbby HOlman have said they -wouldn't go into New York with 'Know' 
unless libret is xeshaped considerably beforehand. 



James Tiniony, in the. east last week representing Mae est, plans to enter 
the legit managerial field in New York next season. Figures on doing his 
casting on the Coast, saying there are not enough desirable actors here. 

He was formerly a practicing attorney in .the metropolis.. Last season 
he tidied out -two plays in Hollywood little theatres and has them slated 
for Broadway in the fall. 



Ordinance concerning the use. Of signs, including those. uscd by theatres, 
Is being Considered by New York's Council, the city's governing body which 
i-eplaced the Board of Aldermen. Signs would be permitted to extend one 
foot bciow and 'six feet above the canopy. , 

Understood the statute would ' legalize the present practice of si is 
plays which are restricted under an old ordinance.' 

Hedgerow theatre, in Rose Valley, Moylah,.Pa., observed its lath birth 
day last Thursday (21) with, a performance of Shaw's 'Candida,' Morell 
-was played by Harry Sheppard, repealing the . role he. played in the . first 
Hedgerow produclioii ^in 1923. AH other members of the cast, were- diff- 
erent. 



There are twc(. Jane Taylors in legit. Oiie in recent WPA east Is not the' 
Jaue Taylor of musical comedy who is now dickering with a Hollyvvood 
studio. 



1, '*3li; $1.10 lop, , 

^ . . . -, , , Afarcel noussenu 

,. ,.\Pr«nk I'umni 

,..,,', .Joseph KrKMtm 

, MIghaol l.'Isney 

.......... .Co'lfax Sanderson 

,-. .Isabel llonner 

...... . .Susanne Uenins' 

Hilda filieldnn 

Paula JTass 

Aui^usta .OiiHsner 

Dvo Seron' 

,, .,. l,ea Samuels 

llUred Albert 

.... i ...... , .Uoflo. Levy 

Kathleen O'Drlttn 
....... .Mildred Tanzt^r 

Tamirls 

U'lwni^d Se;;al 

. . . Jane Taylor 
..-,',,.. .PojTBy .Jlomnnn 

.Willie Kuufmnn 

.Kvelyn Swenaoii Eden 
Mavlnn Appel, Pauline 



Restraint and reluctance exercised 
by the professional theatre in the 
3resentation of the Grecian drama 
sh't manifest in this Federal Theatre 
Project production. With lighter 
hearts and' heavier assurance, the 
FTP has shown considerable courage 
in presenting . 'Trojan Incident.' ' 

Harold Bolton ' and ' Tamiris, who 
also plays a leading - role^ . have too 
:reat a job in trying to stage this 
i-eek classic taken from Homer and 
Euripides, and based on the fdll of 
Troy. -. There's a preponderance , of 
dialog and incomprehensiblie danc- 
ing, although th^ rtusic by Walling- 
ford Riegger; played by a. WPA- or- 
chestra, and a ihixed chOir attain 
some measure of adeciuacy.. 

It's startling, too, at times to hear, 
the verse, of ancient Greece shroud- 
ed in New 'Yorkese. But, all in all, 
the players try valiantly, best being 
Isabel . Bonner, as . the courageous 
Trojan matron^ Hecuba. 
■- Greece's invasion of Troy, ith 
the aid of the giant wooden horse, is 
not unlike topical themes iisiially 
undertaken by the -experimental 
FTP. Here th« Greeks take the 
Trojan women for,^ their oWn, pillage, 
plimder and kill the male youngsters 
so. their adulthood, won't threaten 
their dynasties,: 

Tamiris is programmed as being In 
her first speaking role; her monoto- 
nous voice needs considerable culti- 
vation.' At times the dances of her 
group assume a barbarism hot at all 
in keeping with .the beaten, resigned 
miens of the Trojan women. 



Play Out of Town 

HOLD YOUlR HATS 

-Pittsburgh^ April 23. 
Muslcnl In two acId {2fl HCOnoH). wilh 
muiilc. lyrlcn and ■ ckeichcn by fhnrloH B, 
Guynor. Pirected l>y Frcdeiiok Kmielch. 
^ottlnca. Jainca Lindsay and . Jcro Mc- 
MnhQn. 

Cast: StfphanlA DInmnnd, Oene KoIIy, 
Norma' Shea, Marjnilo McCann* WllUmn 
McClosUcy, Joro McMahoh. Mriry Jane 
Doholuiy!, Hopd Day. Harriet rnRlc, Nor- 
man Porter, .Tnnft , Bovvmnri. Ahna IJnrt. 
Tom Wllmnt, Wllma /.Icfel. Jimmy FUz- 
Kcrnld, Jlob Biillpy, Bob Kni^'bt. Jnnlre 
Cooper, J**nn Coyle, Marjbrle IluU, Maey 
nicC, Anscl;^ Ro.<«h, .lean Sluibcrl, 
Tharp. Tlenmn Dunkpy Cnlcmnn Joyce. 
Bin ^[I1I:t. .Jim Skeels, John StAn(? nnd 
rolrr Wnl.<h. Ai the playhQ^uc, Pliia- 
burgh^ for one monlltr $t lop. 



Play on Broadway 



ESCAPE THIS NIGHT 

.Melodrama In three aetn (nine »eenea)M)y 
Robert iiielner iinil J,eunu' lieyert; pra- 
Hentea by noblh^on >!mlth. Staccd by I<o|i- 
erC Stelner. beulnga', Harry Jlorher: coii- 
cumea. Helena >'nnH, At the -l^th iili-oet 
(hca(i-«, N. Y.. Aiirll 22, ' ; ,8« top, 



Joe ' Oana, 
-Alfred' Morton, , 
Mra, ITndci'Wood. 
I'ele, .-. 

Stove, 

Mra. . Kleiner. 

-Mr, RIchter. 
l.'ollccman 21urpliy. . . . 

Sally Turner 

The - Monocle'd Man , . , . 
Wllaoh 'Alabanm' lllc 

.Toan ,' ; 

I'^unlce. 

Two Gosaipy W.omen. 



..I-'ranlc Gould 

.,, Albert Uci-,;h 

, ,Mi-a, Cliarica Wlllard 

Jack, tvier 

.Hume Croyn 

...,h:ilen }lall 
. .Arnold 'Kern 
:.,,IJi'adrard Klrkbrhlc 
, , . .Francesi-a Urunlni; 

.Gfffte Clark 

lice . Walter Coy 

, ; '.Helen Golden 

..Margaret Ormaby 



MIsa Ellawoo>l.. 

Jimmy. .'. ..:....'...., 
Ijaur'ence Har 

.Mr, Brock... 

HiBBlna, 

Inapecior - • .... 

ntith. 

Mlsa Sanders 

Mr.' Winters,.. 

^^|89 Clark 

Mr. Mothewa 

Ituth'a .Mother,.- 

Library Guard 

.Mr, I.uwaon. . . . , . ; 

Itugera . . 

FIrat Marine.; 

Second Marino. , . . ., 
C'ollei^e noy. . , . . . , . . 
Tho -ReadhiB :Ho}-... 
.The -Hualne.Ha. Man, . 
Mr.. Thompson. ; . . . . 

.Qlhera: Pnasernby,' 
•brary, .Kolwea, eu:., 



Vlrciie L'attcU. 
........ Virginia Trney 

'. . , ,;. , , Ronald ' ]3roga-n 
... . . 'i . , Je4m-. Hallei'an' 

Culvln Thomaa 

DohaM' Ulnqk 

,T:dn'ard Butler 

:.:,Poro(hy LIttleJohn 

.Betty- Janckes 

Ildbert.-Allen 

. . : Virginia Chauvenet 
....... . Maurice Wella 

Irene Cattell 
...-.-.Harry J. Fischer 
Donald Cambron 
Arthur Grifiln 

Georso' Mathews 

..ones KelleKR 

Olica KellbRi; 

,,t'eler Kinnell 

........ rdter Cirhnrl t 

-.John Toll- 

Nuna, People In T.l- 
Vhyllls Cornell, Ger-' 



li'-udo .C:ieine8. Enid Cneper. 'Francos Kay 
Barbara I'aiRe, David Wayne, Rielia'rd 
Freeman, : Peter- Gaitjurlt, Poter Kinnell, 
Dearon Oarnay. 



Slim- prospects for this murder 
melodrama'. ' It's clumsily -written, 
and ineffectually divected. Cast , is 
large : and,, although there are .no 
liames, the nut appears too heavy for 
the show to jget by on slim pickings, 
which is all it's 'likely to dra\v.. Films 
do. this sort of thing much belter— 
and Alms of this type^corae a.dime a 
dOzien. 

Play combines a mirnber of fa- 
miliar' characteristics. It's a kind of 
now-you-see'-it^now-yOu-don't 'Grand 
Hotel,' with a. bagful of concurrent 
themes. .Much in- the manner of 
Small MiraclCi' of several seasons 
ago. Whereas that opus was laid in 
a theatre lounge, :this takes place in 
the New 'York Public -Library; Again 
there's murder, robbery, seduction, 
blackmail and whatnot. 

Main thread ot 'Escape This Night' 
concerns international espionage. . It 
deals with a terrorist gang repireseht-^ 
ing a European dictatorship, . This 
crew seekS;:to prevent one of its 
coiuitrymen from. writing an. expose 
of conditions at home. He's threat- 
ened,- his wife is blinded and later 
murdered. A publisher, who would 
issue his work, is also slain.. 

Other themes include an embe::- 
zlihg bank clerk, a coiiiile of desper- 
ate .down-and-outs trying to shake 
hirn down, a college \fOdtball player 
and bis girl cramming fOr an exam, 
a couple of 's,choolgirls playing 
hockey, the degenerate film star who 
seduces one of the schoolgirls and 
the library clerk who spehds his tips 
splurging the girls to lunch.. 

While the juggling technic of keep- 
ing all these subjects in the ^ir at 
once is familiar enough, it's too much 
for authors Robert Steincr and Leona 
Heyert. One or two brief moments 
manage- to arouse gripping tension 
in the audience, but generally inter- 
est is dissipated in the hodge-podge 
of trivialities.' 

'FsCape This Night' leaves too 
many questions unanswered. And 
where he has failed as a playwright, 
Steiner hasn't naiehded .things in his 
direction. His staging is diftu.scd and 
the pace leisurely, where all the 



First time Pittsburgh Playhouse, 
community theatre, has gone in for a 
musical.. It won't be the last. It's an 
original revue by. talented. Charles 
Gaynor, who. turned out the skits, 
lyrics arid tunes. Opening in Pitts 
burgh night after 'You Never Know,' 
which stars Lupe Velez, there were 
critical hints that the amateur of- 
fering Avas better. 

Tliis isn't entirely without fouridci- 
tion either, for Gaynor has done a 
bright series of sketches arid tunes, 
plenty of which could find: a spot , in 
pro circles. Frederick Burleigh 
lias directed it briskly and cast is 
good. 'Wl-iole thing is witty,: winning 
arid waggish, closing most success- 
ful season in Playhouse's history. 

.Show's chief fault is that it's too 
prodigious, with ciirtairi opening 
night not coming down until around. 
11:30; Sharp pruning, which' has 
been going on- siiice: premiere, will 
iriiprove it immeasurably. It should 
be running full speed this week,- at 
which tirine some Of the Broadwa.y 
boys mii»ht do worse than to, look 
in on what Gaynor has as: well as 
several talented -people' in the cast. 

Nobody's featured,- but brunt, is 
carried by Stenhanic Diamond, who 
did lead in Playhouse's 'Accpnt on 
Youth' earlier this season. She's a 
good comedienne and places Ga,v:- 
nor's crack hillbilly lament, 'I'm In 
'Love With the Wcsti' higher atriortg 
the revue's hi.ah-spots. Also. rcgisT 
ters as a nautch dancer, a la Fapnic 
Brice, in 'I'm a. No Good Woman' 
and in a flock of shrewd' satirical 
skctchC!, lanipooning international 
spies, the Statue of Liberty and 
Loucllai ParsonSi 

■ Best of. the skits Is 'Tobacco Road,' 



component themes should be knit 
cohesively and the pace should add 
to - the suggestion of - pursuit and 
moiintingterror 

Among the players, several give 
persuasive performances, Arnold 
Korfl has some fine scienes as the 
writer, prey of the gang, but fre- 
quently he spcEiks unintelligibly. 
Ellen Hall,' as his wife-, admirably 
portrays the groping horror of a 
blind old woman amid rushing, cruel, 
surroundings.. 

Jack Tyler and Hume iCroriym are 
credibl^as desperate hoboes.. Helen 
Golden and Margaret Ormsby bring 
the two schoolgirls to life; .John Har- 
loran is properly loathesome as the 
picture star, and Gage Clark does 
What's possible with the 'Monocled 
Man.' Fraricesc'a ' Bruning and Wal- 
ter Coy aren't able to resurrect the 
leave interest from dullness. 

Most striking and interesting about 
'Escape This Night' are the settirig.i 
Of Harry Horner. Most elTective is 
the one showing the front steps of 
the library, with one of the crouch- 
ing lions. , But when sets: overshadow 
the action of a . whodunit, it's A- dan- 
ger sign for the.boxoffice, Hobe.- 



Caiholic Actors 



showing the effects of its censor.ship 
in different cities. Another 1am- 
pooris child film stars, in which Jere 
McMahon does slick burlescjUe of a 
precocious eight-year-old; one sati- 
rizes intelligent tests; there's 'The 
Torch Bearer,' in which the Statlie 
of Liberty complains about tourist.s 
running lip arid down inside, her, and 
eternal triangle. Londori, Paris and 
Hollywood versions. Latter gets in 
sorhe good stuff via Leopold-Greta. 

Gaynor has turned, out a couple of 
ballads that have possibilities, al- 
though his. chief forte is comedy 
songs, 'I'm In Love With the West" 
is high-class and 'I'd Like to Be a 
-Lady,' which Marjorie McCann sings 
effectively, is lyrically naughty, 
'Even Siepheii' is also okay and 
husky-voiced Mary Jane Donohue 
socko it over.' 'I'm Not in Love,' 
sung by Harriet Engle, sounds as if 
it could go places, too; 

Chorus numbers ha:ve been staged 
well by ^Gene- Kelly, who also con- 
tributes several effective dance 
specialties, and pert, young Norma 
Shea clicks consistently with her in- 
gcnuing. Also doing a swell hare- 
lipped Ellie May- in the TobacCo 
Road' number. Boy-girl numbers 
are handled nicely by Miss Shea 
McMahori and Hope Day Kelly, 
with a lot of help in the'sketchcs by 
Norman Porter, Alma Lind. Tom 
Wilmbt, Jimmy Fitzgerald and Wil- 
ms. Zicfel, latter a couple of 10-year- 
olds, who riiake the 1. Q; larhpoori, 
'Act Your Age,' a standout. Music 
is furnished by two pianos, played 
by Gaynor and Ruth Levin, and just 
right for the intimacies ot the 240- 
seat layhouse. Colien.. 



(Continued from page 55 > 
'George, • hang onto your dancing 
shoes 'airid I'm' glad t did— I'm still, 
doing the same., three steps.' 
Shrinks in Water 

Gerie Biick,. as toastmaster, was In 
excellent tri ,;,complimentirig- Cohan 
for his love of God, family and coun- 
try. He quickly .introduced the' 
Guild's ch^^plairi. Father John While, 
orie' of the wittiest of the organiza- 
tion's speakers. , He hails from Staten 
Island, which he claims is the big- 
gelst of New York's, five boroughs^ 
at low tide. :He started out by- say- 
ing: 'If the. Pope thinks he can give 
me a greater honor than that of sitr 
ting at the table with George Cohani 
I'd. like to know about, it,' He was 
followed by a church dignatary,.Mgr.. 
Lavclle, who .hais beeri pastor of St. 
Patrick's, cathedral for 50 years. 

Al iSmith. was cheered when he 
rosiE to josh with Father White, and 
note the presence of Otis Skinner, 
-who' 'played the part of a bariker 
when they were in good .repute.' 
Sriiith said that history is largely re- 
ported in song, but .none had given 
greater inspiration than . Cohan's 
Over There." 

Biigs' Baer was more sedate In his 
reriiarks, which included: 'Talent 
knows what it's doing; genius doesn't. 
Talent gives the public what it wants. 
Genius makes the public, like .what 
it igives.* 

Smith seized the Baer commerit 
which 'suggests to me that the 'gov- 
ernment is being run by genius.* 
Fonrier governor arriused the throng 
by singing an early Cohan number,. 
Come on Downtown,' which led 
John B. Kenriedy-to crack, 'I never 
knew that the governor had what we 
call a -mixed basso-profundo.' 
Ililch-Hlker 
Baer said of Cohan, 'Althpugh. his 
wagon is, hitched to a star and mine 
is not, no one can stop me frorn 
thumbing a ride. I have watched 
him and followed him as a column- 
ist—but not a Broadway columnist. 
I will not . crawl through a keyhole, 
but I might sneak through a window 
. . . There is a rule to feave 'em 
always laughirig When you say 
goodbye . . . No speaker can wear out 
his welcome and the seat of his panls 
at the same time.' 

Skinner was at ea.se before the 
microphorie.s, WMCA staying on the 
air until the finale. Recalling days 
in hiladclphia .with jerry Cohan^ 
Skiririer spoke of when salaries were 
so srriall "we couldn't see 'ein — and 
didn't get 'em.' Major Bowes read 
his address, explaining that he can't 
make a speech: 'I rtiake notes on the 
program and napkins, biit when I. 
stand up, my mind sits down.' 

Among other speakers Of ' those In-, 
t'roduced on the dais were Jesse 
Jories of the Reconstruction Finance 
Corp, Merlin H. Aylesworth, David 
Warfield, Sam H. Harris, James ,A. 
Farley, Dan Frohnian, Justice Ferdi- 
nand Pecora, Paul Block, Arthur 
Hopki , Joseph P. Turiiulty, Wal- 
lace Ford, James Montgomery Flagg,, 
Donald Brian, Edward P. Mulroortcy 
and Dudley' Digges. 



Delia's Staige Debut 

-Los Angeles, April 26. . 

Delia Llnd, Vi nnCse warbler Im- 
ported by Metro, will make her 
American stag& debut in, the L.A. 
Civic. Opera Assn's prcsehtali 
'The $tudcnt Prince,' 

Offering opens Ma 
harmonic. 



Wednesday, April 27, 1938 - 



LEGITIMATE GROSSES 



VARIETY «f 



Chi Has Only Two Shows Current; 
'Star Wagon $im^SNce' » 



Chicago, April 26. 
Only two shows in town. 'Stat 
Wagon', is managing the flve-flgure 
mark, but is nevertheless under 
hopes lor a New. York hit with two 
star names. Goes out this Saturday 
(30) and will be replaced imme- 
diately- by- 'You Never Know,' first 
musical thiis 'town has seen in many 
months. 

- They're about ready to call it a 
stay here lor 'Room Service,' which 
somehow hasn't been able to get 
started. 

Estimates for Last eek 
■Room Service,' Selwyn (9th. week) 
(1,000;. $2.75). Up slightly with 
Easter week to $6,500, but still liiild.' 

•Star 'Waion,' Grand (2d week) 
(1,300; $2.75). Winds up here on 
Saturday .(30)>ahd moves eastward; 
took nearly $14,000- last week; pre- 
vious week was under-quoted; actual 
-couiit was $10,200. 



'Big White Fog,' real Northern.. 
Colored drama getting a play, 
' 'SpirocheUc,' Blackstone. Play 
ased oti history of syphili opens 
is Thursday (28). 



Road Legit Grosses 



Estimated total grosses 

last week $256,S0«, 

(Based on< 25 shoU/'«^ 
Total grosses same 

week last yeiir. . . . . . $17«,«*9. 

(Based on 13 sKouis) 



lETZES' MILD 
mo. WASH. 



Washington, April 26. 

Maybe- it's the division of the 
town's legit audiehce, Gilbert and 
Biillivan ti-.oupie at .Rialto and Three 
Waltzes' at National, or. inaybe cus- 
tomers are still .scared by last mu- 
•ical to hit town CYou Never Know' ), 
but for some reason grosses are off; 

Current is 'Yes, My Parling Daugh- 
ter,' with John Barton's Tobacco 
Road' company due Monday (2). 

Estimates foir Last' Week 
Three Waltzes,' National (single 
week)' (1,698; $3.3()). Far below hopes, 
slipping to approximately $14,000; 
sad, considering show's nut, 

Gil rt and Sullivan Rep., Rlalto 
(1st week) (1,683; $1.50). Repertory 
including 'Mikado,' 'Pirates,' 'Pina- 
Sore' and Trial by Jury,' not up to 
hopes,' stopping at approximately 
$6,500. 



WHTER' 9iG, BALTO; 
STOCK TRY CURRENT 



Baltimore, April 26. 

Full week currently, with Three 
■ WiiUzes' at' Ford's, and . debut of new> 
slock company at the indie-booked 
AUditoriMm. CJpencr is 'High Tor', 
with Jean Muir and Philip Huston. 

Stock try is scaled at $1 top, with 
matinees at 41c.. and 56c. Four 
weeks' bills are: Tonigh - at '8.30,' 
with Norma Terris; 'They Knew 
What They Wanted', w'th Sally 
Rand, and 'Pygmalian'. with Sylvia 
Sydney, besides 'High Tor'. 

'Gentlemen Need a Shave,' new 
Ben Gross — Charles Washburn 
cortedy. is to preem at the Mary- 
land May 3. 

E'sllmaie for Last eek 
^Ycs, My Darling Danghter,! Ford's 
(single week) (1,900; $2.22). At 
tracted steady play and good profit 
at $9,5 ; demand for lower priced 
seats. 



'Boy OK. m, 

'TAKE' $9,000. S.F. 



San Francisco, April 26. 

Closing . notice, for 'Golden Boy,' 
With Francis Lederer, has been 
posted at the Currah theatre. Play 
moves to Los Angeles after, three 
weeks, here. .Excellent biz being 
done by "You Can't Take It With 
You,' at the Geary theatre, is respon- 
sible for decision to, extend the en- 
gagemht fi-om the originally planned 
fivis weeks to seven. 'Judgment Day' 
closed at the Alcazar Saturday, April 
23, with the Western premiere of 
'Prologue to Glory' 'scheduled for 
May 16.. . 

Estimates for Last Week 

'Golden . Boy,' Cuirran (2d week) 
(1,771; $2,75). Fetched fair enough 
S9.500 last week; one- more tp go; 
Helen ' Hayes next at the house in 
'Victoria Regina' some time next 
month. 

'Yon Can't Take It ith Yon, 
Geary (4th week) (1,550; $2.75). 
Dropped olT a bit more' than expected 
last week but still fine $9,000. 
WFA 

'Judgment Day,' Alcazar (2d-flnal 
week) (1,269; $1.10). Folded Satur 
day (23 ) after two weeks of - good 
biz. 



Caesar' Tepid $6j7()0 

Two Midwest Stands 

Madison, Wis., April 26. 
Touring company Df 'Jylius Caesar' 
had a disappointing stanza last week 
between Milwaukee and this town.. 
Streamlined' version 6£ the Bard's 
drama racked i.P Pnly $6,700 for the 
two . dates. Show plays, the Cox, 
Cincinnalti, this weeV and goes to 
Royal Alexandra, Toronto, next week. 
Business for . those two stands will 
determine whether Alex Yokel will 
keep it', touring or call a halt for 
the season. 

Estimate for Last Week 
'Julius Caesar,' Parkway (1;234; 
$2.20). Drama did. . ai ' okay $1,700 
for two performances here Satur- 
day (23). 

Milwaukee, April 26. 
ercury Theatre production" of 
'Julius Caesar' fared badly here 
for eight performances in six days 
last Sunday^rough Friday (17-22). 
Estimate for Last Weeli 
'Julius Caesar,' Davidson (1|434; 
$2.75). Drarha drew a mtasly 
$5,000 in eight , tries over a stretch 
of six days, keen disappointer. 



HELEN HAYES DRAWS 
$42,800 IN MDWEST 



WichiU. April 26. 

Continuing her triumphal cross 
country march in 'Victoria Regina,' 
Helen Haye.<! here last Saturday night 
(23) wound up a week of one- 
nighters with a total gross of 2,800, 
Week's bookings included stands at 
the Mclba, Dallas, Monday and TiieS' 
day (18-19); Shrine- Auditorium, Ok- 
lahoma City. Wednesday (20); Con- 
vention- Hall. Tulsa, Thursday and 
Friday (21-22), and the Forum in this; 
town Saturday (23). 

Show is splitting this week 'be- 
tween the Auditorium, Denver, and 
the Paramount, Salt Lake City. 



'Daughter* O.K. $12,000, 
On a Triple-Split-Week 

New Haven, April 26. 

Florence Reed company of 'Yes, 
My Darling Daughter' chalked up a 
s<<ti.<;iractory $12,000 last stanzai in, a 
triple-split week. Dates included 
the Playhouse, Providence, Monday 
and Tuesday (18-19); the Bushnell 
Auditorium, Hartford, Wednesday 
(20), and the Shubert here, Thurs- 
day through Saturday (21-23). 

Show is in Newark this week, then 
iolds. 'You Can't Take It With You' 
is currient (25-27) locally. 'Lady at 
Large' pl.lys a tryout Friday and 
Saturday (29-30). 

Estimate for Last 
•Yes. My Dat-ilng Daughter,' Shu- 
bert (1,7 ; $2.20); Not tob - good 
here; about $3,500 for four perform 
ances in three days. 

'TAKE' $7,500 WEEK 

y Buffalo, April 26. 

, 'Yfiu Can't Take It With Ypii'.got 
by- okii'y la.st week in a split stanza 
between Hamilton, Ont., and the Er- 
lanscr here! Total gross of $7,500 
■was not .skyrocket, however. Local 
date contri" ulcd $4,000 to the total. 

Troupe is splitting this weak be- 
tween New Haven and Providence. 



'Never Know' Disappointing 
At $20,000 in fittsbnrgh 



Pittsburgh, April 26. 

•You Never Know' was something 
of a disappointment last week at the 
Nixcin. Town hadn't seen a musical 
all season and was figured a mop- 
up, but didn't produce according to 
expectations' at all. 

Nixon has 'Tobacco Road' current 
at $1.50 top f<jr fourth visit here, 
giving hardy perennial six weeks in 
all at same spot, and then 'Three 
Waltzes' comes in next Monday (2), 
Estimate tor Last Week 

."You Never Know,' Nixon (single 
week) (2,100; $3.30). Just a little 
belter than $20,000 for first miisical 
of season; not up to expectations 
big advance sale and opened to vir- 
tual capacity, but fell away to noth 
ing wh6n notices came out; review 
ers without exception were lukc 
warm. 



FlNSllZm 
TAKE' IIG, 



Holiday Biz Below B way s Hopes, 
Easter Prosperity May Be 'Myth' 
But Increases Up to 6G Registered 



B'way Legit Grosses 



Estimated total grosses 

last week f219,3«» 

(Based on 23 shows)' 
Total, grosses,, same 
-week last year . ... . ... $299.9e* 

(.Based on 25 shujus) 



Philadelphia, April 26. 
Of 'the four shows that bowed in 
last wek| two are sticking along with 
signs- of: E.uccessful stays, Cornelia 
Otis, Skinner's solordrama was only 
intehded for a single week at the 
Forrest and 'Private Enterprise,' the 
tryo'ut written by Amory Hare, local 
authoress, could not make the grade 
at the Erlanger and folded Saturday 
(23). 

ins and Needles,' labor union 
revue, got raves from the crix, and 
has already announced a third wieek. 
House has no bobking;s and show is 
inexpensive to operate, so it may set- 
tle down for a sizable stay. 

Crix are handling Maurice 
Sch'wartz's 'Brothers Ashkenazi' at 
the Walnut as a regular legit " an(l 
first-stringers all covered it last night 
(Monday). It linay hold over. S(ja- 
sbh's last two bookings, so far an- 
nounced, are 'Tobacco Road's' return 
to the Erlanger on May 9 and 'Star 
Wagon,' skedded for the Forrest 
May 16. 

Eslimales for Last Week 

'Pliis. and ^'eedlesi' Chestnut (l-st 
week) (1,644; $2.28). Crix gave it 
raves and biz picked up nicely, with 
management announcing yesterday 
(Monday) that laborite revue would 
hold -for a third week; nice $12,000 
for low-^scale revue. 

'Private Enterprise,' Erlanger 
(single week) (1,800; $2.28). Tryout 
of new play by Anioty Hare, local 
authoress, couldn't rhake the grade 
after second-stringers panned it; 
$5,000 and out Saturday (23); 'To- 
bacco Road' in next. May 9. 

•You Can't Take it with You,' Lo- 
cust (1st week) (1,400; $2.75). Com- 
edy hit which originally opened here 
back with another cast; some doubt 
about its length of stay with man- 
agement taking extra advertising 
space; $11,000. 

'Edna, His Wife.' Forrest (single 
week) (2,000; $2.28). Cornelia Otis 
Skinner's solo-drama; $7,500, okay. 



Theatre attendance on Broadway 
was generally under . expectations . 
last -week, with some showmen - say- 
ing that Easter prosperity is rather a 
myth. No doubt that the agencies 
found the going tough, for many visi- 
tors during the school holidays had 
short bankrolls arid patronized the 
box offices dir t 

Yet there were some hearty spurts, 
enough to prove there \yas more pa- 
tronage than conceded;. Matinee 
business was strongest almost all 
along the line, with the better known 
presentations getting the call.. "I'd 
Rather Be Right' advanced $4,500 and 
registered a $25,000 gross. 

Biggest . increase was, scored by 
'The Women,' advertised in its last 
week. With two extra- , aflernoons 
(10 ,perf6rman'(:es) the take' went 
over $17,000, or $6,000. better than 
the previous week. Show has been 
held over at the Barryhiore,- where 
the scale top has been lowered to 
$2i0, 

'Susan, and God' also grossed 
$17,000 without, additional matinees, 
and 'On Borrowed Time' is credited 
with, slightly more, but in 10. per- 
formances. 'Golden Boy' played the 
same number of times for immaterial 
pick-up, takings approximating $14,- 
OOO. 'Shadow and Substance' moved 
UP close 'to $14,000 in nine . times. 
'Our Town,' also with one extra 
fhow. got as inuch money, a boost of 
$3,000. 

Revival of 'The Circle' . at the 
Playhouse -began strongly with a 
starting week of ,$12,000. 'Escape This 
Night' drew a doubtful press late 
last week at the 44th Street. 'What 
a Life.' which ■was rated promising 
at the Biltmore, had a moderate week 
of $8,500, but is still figured to be. a 
stayer.. 'Mice and Mien' more than 
doubled its business because of the 
critics, prize, as detailed clsewh(ire 
in this section. 

This is the final week of '-The Sea 
Gull' at the Shubert. wjiere the tCr 
vival again topped the .straight plays 
with an approximate:' $20,000. 'Right' 
got more coin. Another revival, 'A 
Dcill's Hou.se,' bows out this wieek. 
It, was slated to- close last Saturday 
(23), but held over, with a cut-rate 
ticket deaK "Trojan Incident,' a 
WPAer, opened mildly at the St. 
James al.so late in the Week. 
, Next week lists three new shows: 
'Washington Jitters.' which has been 
previewing at the .Guild for the past 
three weeks; The Man from Cairo,' 
Broadhurst, and 'Eye. on the. Spar- 
row.' Vanderbilt, postponed frorri this 
week. 

Estlmalci for Last Week 
•All the Living,' Fulton (5th 
week) (D-913; $3.30). Dropped off 
and chances now seem doubtful; 
business under $5,000, with the cast 
agreeing on a cut. 

'Bachelor Born,' Lyceum (13th 
week) (C-957; $3.30). Busine.ss 
fairly good, but under expectations 
last week; about regained, previous 
pace, but ,with an extra matinee; 
$10,000. 

'Escape This Nighl.' 44lh Street 
(1st week) ( D- 1,323; $3.10 ^ Opened 



ABBEY $3,000, MPLS. 

Minneapolis, April 26. 
Minneapolis, April 25. 

Abbey Players met only a mild 
boxoffice resjDonse at the Lyceum 
Depression, which is banging amuse- 
nfient grosses all along the line, got 
in its whack. 

Estimate for Last Week 

Abbey Players. Lyceum (2,200; 
$2.20). Critics raved, but the best 
the troupe could cop was a measly 
$3,000 for three nights and a matinee; 
San Carlo Grand Opera Co. finished 
the week for anothtr ^4,500; 'You 
Never Know' pencilled in for early 
June. 

' DEAD 2G. B'KLYN 

Brooklyn, ApVil 26. 
'Sex for Sale' wa.s a tloperoo at 
Werba's Brooklyn last, week. George 
Abbott production of 'Brother Rat' 
arrived this week at the Majestic. 
Estimate (or Last Week 
'Sex for Sale,' WcrbVf Brooklyn 
("•ingle, week ) (1,500; '$l.i0). Mca.sly 
$2,000, 



Boston AO Lit Up- mmen $15,400, 
'AiigelV16i/2G, Ian from Cairo' $S,100 



more and more li tan- 
za $8,100. 

'I Married an Angel' (1st week) 
(Shubert, 1,590; $.1.30). riginallv 
booked for two frames, musical will 
stay for three; first week okay $16,- 
500. 

'The oinen' 'Lst week) (Colonial; 
1,643; $2.75). Already cstnblishcd as 
a -'must' by local crix; looks a.s if it 
might last four frames; opening week 
hefty $15,400. 
'Eye on the Sparrow' (single week) 
t (Plymouth; $2.75). Lame notices and 
■M'an from Cairo' was an unknown [tame' tally; sad $1,000; out Saturday 
quantity when it pieemcd here, but j (23). 

Hub revicwcr.s. withi one exception, j , ; — — _ 

hahdcd il orchid.":. -tiicn Ihe' response | 'BAT' 8G TOBONTO 

perked -up throoph. the week. 'Eye | ..T;rortto, April 26. 

ouring company of 'Brother 
,Tl' rang up a nice lake of $8.0()0 
.at the noynl Alexandra Ihcalic here 
!;i.vt week. 

.Show moved oh to Moirti-eal for 
'lie current scs.sio 



Bo.ston, April 26. 
Four current '.shows in town la.st 
week, but 'Eye on- the Sparrow' 
closed Saturday (23)., 'Married an 
Angel,' Dwight Wiman musicaL by 
Rodgcrs and Hart, was labeled a hit 
by local prc.^s, and tallied top gross 
for the town, but still under its 
proper fisiire. „''rhe Women' had a 
sock opening bccau.se the locals fig- 
ured a lot oj lines would be, cut 
after' th.it. Actually, cen.sorship was 
negligible and biz softened for the i 
remainder bt week. 



on Sparrow' tlid tli.snial trade i 
performances. 



Friday night (22); press tepid and 
chances ' questionable. 

'Eye on the. S|urrow,' Vanderbilt 
Pcistponed until next. week. 

'Golden Boy," Bel.nsco (25th 
week) (C-1,000; $3.30), One Of aev 
eral presentations which played two 
extra matinees last week; afternoons 
better than nights; . gross not far 
from $14|0p0. 

'Hooray for What,' inter Garden 
(21st week) (M-1,071; $4.40)., He- 
covered partially, with takings go- 
ing near the $10,500 mark; slate for 
most of May, but summer hold- 
over not certain. 

■I'd Rather Be Right,' Alvin (25th 
week) (M-l,355;.$4.40). Jumped W 
$4,500, gro.ss going to nearly $25,000; 
list leader pointing for .summer 
stay. 

'Of Mice and Men,' Music Box 
(22d week) (D-1,010; $2.'75). Critics 
prize more than doubled the tak- 
i|ig of Holy Week; (jross nearly 
$11,000 and winner should stay 
awhile. 

''On Borrowed ' Time,' . Longacr* 
• (12lh week) (D-l,01&; $3.30). Went 
to 10 pertor ances la.st week (two 
extra -matinees) and registered one 
of -best grasses of engagemient; 
$17,000 but i>bt' capacity. ' ' 

'Once Is Enoogh,' Miller (10th 
week) (G-944; $3 30). Business hot 
up to > expectations, in offish Easter 
going; played one extra per- 
formance, with takings around 
$10,000. . 

'Onr Town,' orosco (12th . week). 
(Dr.'i61; $3.30). ention. in connec- 
tion with the critics prize -helped 
lift . business here last 'week: nina, 
times for gross around $14,000 
mark. 

'Room Service,' Cort (49th week) 
(C-i;064; $3.30),' -Improved some- 
what la.st week during the holiday 
going which was generally none too 
good; $7,500. 

'Sch'oolhoase on the Lot,* (Rita 
(5lh week) (C-918; $3:30). Laugh 
show going along to better than 
even break; Sunday nights show 
steady improvement;, pveir %6ftOO 
claimed.' ', 

'Shadow and Sobiitance,' Golden 
(13th week) (D-789; $3.30). Selected 
as best foreign play of season;, holds 
to excellent business, with, last 
week's gross going upward; around 
$14,000 in nine times. 

'Susan and God,'. Plymouth' (29th 
weei<) (CD-1,106; $3.30). Held to 
eight, performances, but Improved 
about $2,500, sending gross over 
$17,000 mark; three-matlnee sched- 
ule proving good' thing. 

'The ' Women,' Barrynrioire (69th 
week) (C-1,048; $2.20). Holding 
over after being announced to close 
last Saturday' (23);' in 10 -perforni- 
anccis arouiid $17,300; scale reduced 
from $3.30. - ' 

' Tobacco Road,'' Forrest (228th 
week) (G-1,107; $1.65). Run leader 
fair la.st week with gross around. 
S5,000; still making some profit and' 
indefinite. 

'Yon Cant Take It With Too,* 
Booth (7ist week) (C-708; $3.30). 
Climbed, back to previous pace and 
looks sure of entering summer 
period; last week's takings topped 
$11,000. 

'What s Life,' Biltmore (2d weiek) 
(C-901; $3.30). Word-of-mouth may 
send new laugh show to better 
money; moderate so far, with last 
week's takings at $8,500, 

'Whiteoakii.' Hudson (4th week) 
(D-1,094; $3.30). Two extra- maiti- 
nees la.st week .sent p.nce toward 
$13,000 mark; afternoon draw is- fea- 
ture of engagement starring Ethel 
Barrymore. 

Added 

'Pins and Nccdlcii,' Labor Stage 
(19th week) (R-500; $2.75). First 
company on tour, but labor group's 
revue continues strong draw in 
small hou.se; over $8,000 estimated. 

The 'Fireman's Flame,' American 
Music Halli beer hall meller, an- 
nounced to' close Sunday (30). 
Revivals 

'The CIrele.' Playhousie (1st week) 
(C-879; $3:30). Favorable pre.ss; 
first week's business very go ; 
$12,000. 

'The Sea Gull,' Shubert (4th 
week) (D-1,387; $;i30). Fihal week; 
business held to excellent pace 
again, with takings around $20,000; 
Lunts going to London. 

'Heartbreak House,' Mercury 
opens Friday— 29 (022; $2.20). 
'Julius Caesar' laying off after 23 
.split weck.s, biit will alternate with 
'House.' Rep chalkied up i500 last 
week. 

'A DdII's House.' Broadhurst (17th 
wcel:) (l.llli; $.'1,30 ); Was .slated 
lo fnid last Saturday '2:i): cut-rate 
deal adc lor holdover week; $8,000. 
WPA 
riijun Inrldcnl,' St. 
I vicv.-.<.' M()l ,.<.() good. 

'One Third of a Nation,' 
.,'rvitm Newspaper' show, 
■rroloifue to (Jlory,' Elliot. Co 
linuc- 1(1 .itiracl Korhc .Ttltntlon. 
■H,iiti.' !:;)fii,vctlc, llarlem. 
i 'lK d isii^l dituna. ' 



60 



VARIETY 



UTERATI^CONCERT 



Wednesday, April 27, 1938 



St Louis Orch fiuras Over Pay Cut^ 
Flays Gokhmann^ Hike to $30,000 



, April 36. 

A storm began brewing last week 
In the ranks of the 90 toolcrs of the 
St. Louis Symphony when, after Geo. 
W. Spearl, chairman of the society's 
executive committee, announced a 
slash of wages for the tooters and 
other personnel, it becaine known 
that Vladimir Golschmann, the con- 
ductor, was given a $2,000 hike in 
pay when he recently inked a. ne w 
three-year Contract, 

When Golschmann signed, no- an^^ 
nouncement was made that .his sti- 
pend had beeri upped to $30,000 and, 
because of the usual losing season,' 
It wis assumed he signatured the pa- 
pers at the old figure, $28,000. Last 
week, following a compromise with 
the city, whereby the Symph society 
would pay $10,000 for 'next y.ear's 
rental for the opera house in the 
Municipal Auditorium, instead :bf the 
requested $15,000, Spearl announced 
expenses for the 1938-39 season 
would be slashed $19,700 to; reduce 
the operating budget and a deficit of 
$40,000. 

It was stated that the tooters and 
office workers had voluntarily agreed 
to work with' the, executive, commit- 
tee in reducing Uie heavy hut, as the 
society had promised the city officials 
it woAiId trim Its financial sails when 
the two-year compromise contract for 
the auditorium was sealed. 

Since it became known that 
Golschmahn's pay has been upped 
lor the next three seasons, the toot- 
ers are reported to b^ preparing for 
concerted resistance to the proposed 
' cuti which is understood to be about 
5%. Sam P. Meyers, president; of 
Local No. 2, American Federation of 
Musicians, said the. tooters, some uf 
whom receive more -than, the union 
scale ca.ils for, feel that the reduction 
would be inequitable even though 
the society has committed itself- to 
a series of economies. 

Meyers further said many of the- 
tooters were disgruntled because the 
pay ulash was not announced until 
after the other . leading Symphs of. 
■the country had completed their en- 
gagement of tooters for the 1938-39 
season. It's reported that several of 
the tooters had received offers /to. 
join Symphs in. other cities but 
thumbed them, down . on the under- 
standing that no changes would be' 
made in salaries here for nc,xt. -sea- 
son. 

At the time, the Symph . society 
worked out its tworyear compiromise 
rental contract with the city, where- 
by it would pay $10,000 for next sea-' 
son and $15,000 for the .following^ it 
filed statement of expenses with 
the auditcrium comniissioh.- The sal- 
aries of tooters, office workers and 
Golschmann were placed at $199,500: 
Deducting $28,000 for the conductor's 
salary, there would be a balance of 
$171,500 on which to assess a pay 
cut. Recently the society announced 
that the chorus, which cost $3,000 per 
season, would be eliminated. 



Syniph's iStamp Tax Nixed 

Tulsa, April 26.. 

A scheme to fintince .Tulsa's sym- 
phony orchestra, through issuance of 
'baby' savings stamps -faces collapse 
with- issuance, of a pronouncement 
against the plan by the Independent 
Retail Grocers Association of 131 
members. 

Better Business Bureau also con- 
demned the idea with statement that 
it would result in certain business' 
carrying top great percentage of the 
load. 



PHILHARM. 18G 
N.Y. CONCERT 



New York concert biz is flagging 
the finish line. Town had one of its 
slowest weeks in some months. 
Philharmonic showed the main sign 
of life in foUr 'cahcerts at Carnegie 
Ha^. One more week to -go for the 
BarbiroUi-batohed ' group. 
- Debut of Vicente. Gomez. Spanish 
guitarist, stirred some interest at 
Town Hall. Bow of Veloz. and, Yo- 
landa, ballro'omologistst as coricert- 
ers only sputtered as far, as money 
was concerned,- although it drew a 
packed house. 

Estimates -for Last Week 

Philharmoiilc-rSyinph, C 9 r>i e g 1 e 
Hall (2,760; $3-60c.). Showed to a 
bift $18,000' for. four concerts, with 
John BarbirolH conducting;-. Satur- 
day night (23) student concert drew 
sellout at $1.75 top, with capacity 
also, on Thursday . night / (21 ) and 
Friday afternoon (22), the: former 
being mostly subscriptions. Soloists 
oh Saturday and Sunday were 
Harry (ilantz, trumpet, and Eugene 
List, piano. Current week, is the 
finale. 

Veloz and Tolanda, Carnegie Hall 
(2,760; $2.75-$1.10 ). Debut of ball- 
roomologiists, more prominent in nit- 
eries, in concert drew only so-so .$2,- 
800 on Sunday night (24), despite a 
packed house; plentjr of paper. 

Vicente Gbjhez, Town Hall (2y7G0: 
$3.10rl.lO). Concert debut Sunday- 
night (24) drew reported $1,065, phe- 
nomenal for a newcomer; only $109 
was done at the box; office, with :the 
rest, subscriptions; he's had quite a 
radiisbuildup. 



DET. SYMPH ASKS MORE 
TIME IN NOTE PAYMENT 



COAST SYMPHONIES BD 
FOR 4 NAME MAESTROS 



Hollywood, April 26. 

Four Internationally known con-, 
ductors have bcein invited to take 
part in the 'Symphonies Under the 
Stars' series at Hollywood Bowl, be- 
ginning' July 12. 

In addition to Dr. Otto .Klemperer, 
conductor of the Los Angeles Phil- 
harmonic, the niaestros invited are 
Br,uno Walter, Jose'Iturbi and Arthur 
Bodzinski. 



Daum Joins RubinofF 

icagp, April 26. 

Margaret Daum, saprano, joins 
Dave RublnolT,. filling breach ca.iisod 
by absence of pianist Jacques Fray, 
who left hurriedly for Paris, where 
his father is ill. Bt'aggiotti, other 
halt nf piano team, continues. 

Eubmoff is novy in seventh monlh 
of t;ur; and is booked llu-ou.?h May 
16, when he will lay oil- toi- six 
weeks. 



Detroit, April 26^ 
Facing loss of Orchestra Hall 
through foreclosure on mortgage, 
Detroit Symph is seeking an exten' 
sion of redemption period on mort 
gage. Unless the society redeems its 
defaulted mortgage by paying $137 
382, title to building will revert to 
bondholders. Murray G. Patterson, 
general manager of . society, said he 
is seeking' an arrangenient for so- 
ciety to rent hall from bondholders. 

Foreclosure proceedings were in- 
stituted by bondholders in May, 1937, 
and the hall was sold at public auc- 
tion 1 t fall to the Detroit Trust Co. 
and society given six months to re- 
deem, as required by law. 



CHATIEB 

'Please Cancel Lightly/ story by 
Joseph Marshall, has en bought by 
Satevepost. 

Ernest ingway, a.Sctibner au- 
thor, itch publishers for his 
nckt book, 

Lawrence Riley has left Hollywood 
and is back in Warren, Pa„ writing 
a new play. 

Barrows Mussey now managing 
editor of The Sphinx, ician's 
trade: rag, 

Paul Magriel has written a history 
of ballet which ICamin Publishers 
will publish JMay 1. 

Owen Francis, Hollywood, sorib.-; 
bier, turned over his new novel, 
'One an Lived,' to Knopf. 

Margery Sharp has returned to, 
England aiter finishing a dramatiza- 
tion of 'The, Nutmeg Tree.' 

Pat McKeefe, for seven years a re- 
searcher at Time magi was given six 
months' severance pay last week. 

i)bris Denbo, former film editor of 
the Holly wopd Citizen, -'has been 
named western editor of odern 
Movies, 

Thomas A. Burton, art director for 
This Week, retiring. Successor is 
Edward F. O'Connell, assistant ' art 
director. 

John Russell, 5, signatured by 2pth- 
Fox. Is son of Russell Countryman, 
art director for Associated Press in 
the west- 

M. L. Ahnenberg, who recently 
brought offices .of all hi^ publications 
to PhiUy in interests of efficiency, 
sending them back , to Chi. 

Willi King, music ' itpr of 

the N. . , leaves for oily wood 
May 1 to write a series of articles on 
music and hiusiciaris in fil 

Katherine White' with The New 
Yorker as/ an editor since its first 
years, will,. henceforth, be with that 
publication on a part-time basis. 

Bernard Tassler, the ex-City Hall 
reportei" : and La Guardia campaign 
pla., ' has scribbled ' a film original 
titled. 'The Life and Loves, of - Lord 
Byron.' 

Eddie Hitchcock, former Coast 
press agent, has compiled a book of 
^screen and stage data titled 'Who's 
Where the Hollywood Show 
World.' 

tis Ferguson, assistant editor of 
the New Republic, and that mag's 
film ' crick is ghosting the Benny 
Goodman autobiography, titled 'King 
of Swi ,\ ich Random House: will 
issue. 

Nominees to the New.spaper Guild: 
convention from New York include 
Herbert Drake of the N. Y. Herald 
Tribune's drama department and 
Moe lusheyitz of the Theatrical Press 
unit. 

Roy E. Larsen, publisher of Life, 
acquitted of obscenity, charge for. 
peddling mag in the Bronx, N. y!, 
with stills from 'Birth of a Baby' 
film. Publication of the stills was 
promoted by Geraldine Sartain, p.a. 
for the film. 

Candace Stone has written a book 
titled 'Dana and the Siin,'^ with an 
introduction by William T, Deivart, 
president and publisher of tr.e N. Y. 
Sun. Reviews the operation of the 
paper under Charles A. Dana from 
1868-97. Dodd, Mebd published.. 

Laszlo Schwartz, Hungairian 
columnisl-caricalurist, back in New 
York after another world tour 
gathering material for his new book 
on humoi-, its origins, causes and ef- 
fects' Trip was self sustaining, Mag- 
yar working his way and making it 
pay with funny features for local 
sheets in countries hit. 



Literati 



Front Pag* Ball 

Annual Front Page Ball was tossed 
Friday night (22) by New^Yprk news- 
paper women, at the Astor hotel. 
Three cash awards of $1(H) each for 
prize; storiei? were presented: by Mrs. 
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was 
guest of honor.- Winners were arian 
Young of, NEA for the consistently 
best column in a specialized woman's 
field, conducted undtr the hanie of 
.Alicia Hart; Dorothy Dunbar, Brom- 
ley of the N Y, lyorld-Telegram,' for, 
the ihost: distinguished column of 
criticism and comment, and JStmicc 
Fuller . Barnard' of the N.Y. Times 
for the best work of reportinjs, an 
exclusive story on the scientific edUr 
cation planned for the Dionne.quin- 
tuplets. Honorable mention for re-, 
porting .was also made of Ruth Rey- 
nolds Of the .N.Y. Dally News and 
Helen WoTden of the N.Y. World- 
Telegram. 

Entertainment was furnished by 
Sheila Barrett and Corinna Mura, 
with Fred Keating as master of cere? 
monies.. 



rson-AUen Duck Bap 

Drew Pearson and Robert S. Alieji, 
co-authors and co-columnists, last 
week escaped a stiff damage suit, 
when the XJ. S. Court of Appeals held 
that the Washington' Publishing Co'.,. 
Inc;, had squawked too late; in its at- 
tempt to sue .for asserted plagiarism 
of an article .which appeared in the 
December, 1931^ issUe of the Wash- 
ingtonian — a monthly magazine-p, 
now deceased.' 

Publishing company was barred 
from recovery by its failure, to de- 
posit promptly k copy of its maga- 
zine, as required, by the copyright 
law, according to an opinion written 
by Associate Jiistice , Justin .Miller; 
Issue, containing: the piece which 
Pearson and Allen allegedly lifted -to 
make a chapter for their nationally-, 
known "More Merry-Go-Round,'; was 
not sent to the Congressional Li- 
brary until 14 months after its publi- 
cation, and . six months after 'More 
Merry-Go-Round' had Jelled . the 
blood of countless prominent - Wash-" 
ingtonians. Court's decision held 
that the publishing firm could hot 
recover — regardless, of the merits of 
the case, which were hot considered 
—because of tardiness. 

Bpys-r:who for several years have 
been: the bugaboo under the bed for 
every stuffed shirt and jpbUticai pooh- 
bah in- Washington — are working on 
a -he-w political expose, but won't 
say what or -when. 



Onnandy, Iturbi to Split 
Baton at Norwalk Festival 

Norwalk, Conn.; April 26: 
Eugene Ormandy and Jose Itiirbi 
splitting stick chore: in three con- 
certs New York Philharinonic will 
do at Silvermine festival Aus. 18-21. 
Ormandy batons first and iWii-' , with 
Itiirbi second. 
.Morning children's concert, also 
.skeddcd with either Ernest SchcU- 
ing or Rudolf Ganz on apron. 



inncapolis, April 2". 
Artists already signed up for next 
season's Minneapolis Sympliony sea- 
\s6n include Jascha Heifetz. Kirslen, 
I Flagstad, Sergei Rachmaninoff and 
i the Jlunte Carlo Ballet Rus^e. 



MAETINEltl'S $7,000 

San Antonio, April 20. 

pt tenor, at 
Ursday (21 ) 
Mu tcipal 
mov than 

rogranv 



San Carlo, 4V2G, Mpls. 

Minneapolis, April 26. 
San Carlo Opera Co;. grossed fair 
$4,500 for three nights and a 
matinee at the Lyceum here. ' 
, Presented a change oC bill nightly. 
Top was, $2.20; 



LITERATI QBITS THIS WEEK 
Nelson W. Durham, pioneer Spo- 
kane (Wash.) newspaper man, died 
April 15; He was former editor and 
at time oif death chief editorial writer 
of Spokesman-Review. 

Cyril Issane, 46, former manag- 
ing editor ot The Wall Street Jour- 
nal, and with that paper since 1019, 
died from a heart attack on April 24. 
He has been associated with Brook- 
lyn and Manliattan newspapers since 
his youth. Hi's widow, former Claire 
Dreyfpos, survives. He was a 
brother-in-law of lanclie Merrill; 
radio script writer. 



Boost Okla. Symph 

Oklahoma City,.Apiril 26. 

Dean Richardson, director, of the 
Okl^ihoma Federal Symphony, arit 
nounces plans to increase the group 
from 65' to 85 members; with soloists, 
chorus and ballet to, be added. 

Ti;n concerts are scheduled for the 
Lincoln Park amphitheatre (14.000 
seals) this' summer, , beginning June 
28. 



"Mad, Glorious, Stupendous* 

Three way femme controversy is 
presently being carried on over 
Evelyn Seeley's unfavorable review 
in the Newspaper Guild reporter of 
Irene Kuhn's *Assighed to Adven-' 
ture.' Contention in the Seeley: 
critique, was that Miss Kuhn -was 
'just another 'romantic reporter,' to 
whom everything was 'mad, glorious 
and stupendous." Piece was cap- 
tioned 'She Covered a World and 
Saw Npthihg,' review stating it -was 
a book' of platitudes. 

Evelyn Seeley was formerly an ac- 
tive Guild member at the N. Y. 
World-Telegrani. She was dropped 
from, that sheet several years ago by 
Lee Wood, managing editor. 

Gping to bat for Miss Kuhn, Inez 
Calloway Rdbb (Nancy Randolph) 
and several others at the N. Y. Daily ^ 
News came to 'Adventure's' defense, 
Protesting the review as ba,scd on 
'bitter personal dislike,' she re- 
quested that her subscription to the 
Guild Reporter be cancelled; Todd 
Wright of the News also voiced ob- 
jections. 



Woman's Day Now Sold 

Woman's Day, istribute'd by the 
Atlantic anil' Pacific Tea. chai , and 
wlrch started as a giveaway , lo now. 
E-Jia for two cents. Eileeri Ti^i^e has 
Pern appointed managing editor suc- 
ceeding Haydie Yates, tlie firit edi- 
tor. . 

Other editors of the mag rtc Vera 
Connolly, Cora Anthony, and Mabel 
Hill Souzaine. Mag guarantees a 
circulatiph of 1,000.000. 



Job Securtly Arbitration 

Newispape'r (iuild won a compro- 
mise victory for the Philly Inquirer 
last week in the first out-and-out 
test in tlie country of its demand for 
job security for its membei-^s. Three 
members of the paper's slalT who 
were fired for econoniy were not or- 
dered -reinstated, but were placed; at 
the decision of -an arbitratory on a 
preferred list for rehiring. They are 

j Clarence Campbell, James Gilson 

' and Tom Turnbull. 

I Arbitrator Robert , of the 



faculty of the University of Penn- 
sylvanla, held that economy was a 
just cause for dismissal. But he 
ordered that, future cannings for this 
cause be by seniority, Campbell had 
been with the Inq for about 12 years. 

Brecht 'apparently -justified his 
ppi ion on grounds of present cco< 
nomic conditions. He commented, 
howeveri that 'the Inquirer declined 
to submit data concerning Its capital 
structure to the arbitration, proceed-- 
ings,' and presented 'pnly, , meager 
information concerning net earnings 
tor the years 1934 to 1937.' 

Guild took as signiflcaht a phras 
in Brecht's opinion in which he con- 
tended that the management's saving 
must be balanced against the -hard- 
ship sustained by the dismissed: eih'- 
ployes. He declared, "The humati 
rhisery- involved must be appealed to 
the corporate conscience.' 



Martin Back to Ti 

■John S. Martin, who has been 
away from Time, ' Inc. on a year's 
leave of absence, following a ruction 
,with Henry R. Luce last year, , re- 
turns shortly to take oyer the ha- 
tional. affairs department. Noel F. 
Busch,' who has be^n in charge ot 
that department, goes to tlie job of 
film- critic presently held by John 
McManus. Latter shifts to transport. 
Erlanil Echlin who has been handling 
transport goes abroad on a European 
as^gnni^nt. 

Time group ot publications are 
about due to sign a contract with 
the Newspaper Guild, covering 
wages, hpurs, severance pay, etc. 
Guild shop clauise has been dropped. 

Fprtune. researchers recently hu 
died with editoris, asking for a re- 
defihitipn.bf policy, which is report-, 
^d to have led to a better mutual 
understanding, Researchers were 
squawking because they did wor 
stories after premise was deter 

Life researchers have recently lost 
their anonymity and are now listed 
in the niasthead. 



Coast Eds' Plamage 

Co^st editors ot the M. L; Annen- 
berg .publications have moved into 
swank 'ground fippr offices in the 
Sunset Strip between ' Hollywood 
and. Beverly Hills. 

Locar executives now Include Carl 
Schroeder, editor of Screen 'Giiid,a: 
and . .western editor of Click; Evans 
Plummer, western- editor ot Radl 
Guide; Herb Bregstcin, associate 
editor ot Screen Guide; and' Jack 
Albin, chief of the camera slafT. 



, ' Holbnrd's Sales Trip 

Merritt HUlburd, associate editor 
of Satevepost and former associale 
producer fpr Samuel Goldwyn, is I 
Tlollywopd on a search for story ma- 
terial for his. mag.' 

He is trying to Impress upon big 
name screen scribblers tlie added 
advantages of peddling their screen 
material via the printed pages. 



Wichita's Scene 

Scene, new Wichita, Kas., 48-page, 
10-cent ICicar magaziiie went on 
newsstands in Wichita for first time 
Tuesday. E. L. Wilhite is editor and 
W. G. Graham is associate editor of 
rtiijazine, which carries both local 
and national advertising. 

Pictures are of local people, insti- 
tutions and happenings with excep- 
tion of several pages devoted to re- 
cent tornado in Columbus, Kis. 



Book Stores Vs. Book Clubs 

Fair, trade contracts omitting the 
book club clause were signed last 
week by William Morrow and ' the 
Channel Book Shop and Putnam 
Bookstore. These are the. first actu- 
ally sighed in order to' fight depart- 
ment store book clubs. 
, Publishers who have signified the! 
intention of issuing new cpntracls 
include Harper's, Putnam's, C6ward. 
McCanUi Reynal & , Hitchcock, lu 
Ribbon, Lippincott; Dodd, ead; 
Houghton, Mifflin; Longmans, reeii, 
and Doubledajr, Boran. Others tal<-' 
ing steps to mend tlieU' fair trade' 
contracts include Macnilllan. Har- 
court, Brace, and Simon & Schu.'itcr. 



ear.st's Two Hub Tab.s 

Hearst's Boston American clianjed 
its format and went tabloid this week' 
(25). Hearst ,now has two tabs 
Bbston-rthe Record, a, m. nd 
the American, evening paper, 
binatibn advertising rates have bccii 
initiated. Sunday Ameri'c'an w'" 
continue to be published in slan 
ard size. 

Newspaper uild robor 
abput ISO employees hav 
drppped. 



Wedneeilay, April 27, 1938 



CHATTER 



VARIETY 



61 



Broadway 



p. A. Dorah to the Coast next 
Monday (2). 

Old 14tK Street theatre is being 
demolished. 

,, Sid Phillips and his wife sailipg 
for Bermuda tomorrow. 

Roy Harrah now with Will Green's 
bobkiiig .office handling hiteries. ' 

■ Sash Beaumont at Wickersham 
hospital for int tinal operation. 

Fanny Brice.is giving up her N.Y. 
apartment; moving everything V) the 
Coast. 

Raoul Pene du Bois doing costumes 
lor Marc Connolly's- The Two Bou- 
quets.' 

iSani Pokrass, c-tmposer on Ih- 
Fb;c Coast staQ, in town for several, 
weeks. 

. Monogram Pictures has doubled its 
floor space in its new RKO building 
quarters, 

. Stuart Erwin and family arrive to- 
day : <27) for a vacation an - road- 
way shows. 

Ralph Rolah, RKO publicity-sales 
contact executive, back from week's 
vacation in Cuba. 

, Belle Didjoh, American dancer, 
due in Monday c2) after an extensive 
tour Of Europe. 

Francis. Hart to p.a. Raymond 
Mobrt's Cape Playhouse, Dennis, 
Mass., this summer; 

Ian Cbrelli, tneuire Authority 
exec secretary; due back firom Holly- 
Wood-Chicago trek Friday (,29). 

Georgie Price, now a broker, clear- 
ing through H. Hentz, & Co., sever- 
ing' hiS'Enjgel .'jc Co. association; 

One of Gene Buck's children, re- 
iwrted out of' dangeir. after strcpti- 
cbcci inf tion .and niaistbi itis; 

Mae West, in the LobstWr restau- 
rant Friday ,(22) light.' 'Wove a black 
■wife, but she didn't fool anyone. 

Sam Stern, former chief artist for 
the Warners here, has opened a free- 
lance office in th« Herald-Trib build- 
ing; 

Leon and £ddie's inth anni- 
versary in businiess bcinig celebrated 
tonight at their West-52nd street in- 
Etitution. 

Beulah Livjneston has joined Art- 
ciiiema under Charles Moyer, adr 
vertising and publicity dii^tbr of 
that firm, 

Lew Gensler sett ing : back h is Eng- 
'land-Ireland-NoVse country vatalibn' 
jaunt until May 18' ilihg; was lb 
have been the 4th, 

Abel Cary Thoinas. legal head of 
Warner' Bros, for 17 years; has hune 
otit his' own shingle. He resigned 
ivom Wjirners about a year agO; 

Leh Gayhor, publici.st-expioiteer 

ith 20th-Fox, out gunning for stray 
cats which have been picking on 
poultry at his New: Jersey chickcin 
farm. 

Monroe Goldstfein. Joe Penner'.s le- 
.gal mentor and personal rep, pre- 
ceded, the radio comedian to - New 
York by several days. Latter arrives 
Friday. 

Tom Waller and Herb Berg, pub- 
licists with Paramount homeoffice, 
planning Ashing at' Oregon Inlet, 
Libng Island, when they itart . vaca^ 
tionis May 1. 

Jcanette MacDbnald and Geiie 
Raymond put the Gotham hotel on 
the map for the autograph hounds 
like few other visiting celebs have 
done before: 

John McLain is on a six-week's 
leave from the Journal- American to 
.do a writing stint for David O. Selz- 
nick. He's en route west via Marion, 
O.; his home town. 

Edgar Kennedy, film comic, due, in 
New 'York from Hollywood early 
next Week on his way to London, 
where he's, scheduled to make one or 
two English features. 

Philip Goodman, former producer, 
turned author, has sold three plays 
to the Shubert^ 'Lady at Large' (in 
rehearsal), 'School for Taxpayers' 
«nd 'A Policemans Lot.'- 

Billie Burke has postponed her re- 
tiun to the Coast until after the 
annual dance this Saturdn.v l3fl) of 
the Ziegfeld Girls' club at the Hotel 
Plaza: Miss Burke's the club's hon- 
orary prez. 

Jack Dempsey issues his Sund.ny 
cocktailery invites like fight pas.<«.s. 
wUh different guesterg billed ort this 
order: Jam'es''Barton vs. Jack Demp- 
sey; .Belle Baker, referee, Jimmy 
Dorseyj timekeepe/. 
" George Abbott went to Pittsburgh 
Saturday (23) to catch a perform- 
ance of Cole I'orter's musicil. "'You 
Never Know.' erely a friendly 
look-see; there's no chance x>i his 
helping on the book.' 

Manie Sack!;, head of usic Corp. 
of America act department,- vent to 
Cleveland Monday (2S) for the 
Sh'rine show. Goes to Philadelphia 
tomorrow (Thursday ) and will, be 
back in New York Monday I2). 

Henry Herzbrun. former New ,Yor 
attorney,- has Grant . B. Cooper an 
Kenneth N. Chantry as a.-isociatcs 
with him. in his priv'-ate law pr.ncticc 
in L. A. since rcsipniiiK froni. the 
Paramount studio, Hollywood, as 
V. p. 

. Lionel Stahder back (o Iho Co.-ist 
Monday (25 > and directly into the 
Robert Taylor-Metro. fiKht film.- Has 
been vac.ilioning east v^'ith Bern 
Bernard, his manacer. Latter pr 
ceded Slander back by a couple 
days. 

The niceties between' the .s€a.";oned 
autograph hounds and the amalcilcs 



were elaborated upon Ijy one of the 
stagedoor pests , during Mae West's 
current stay at the State, The fine 
points between the ams and the ex- 
perts are something to listen to. 

Luclwig N. Foertsch, former asst 
manager of the Hotel Astbr, is asst. 
g. m; to Robert K. Chrlstenbei-ry, 
managing director . of the Interna- 
tional Casino, letter is still v. p. and 
g. m. of the Astor as well, put in by 
the bank to o. o. the I. C. situation. • 



By Hal C«heh 



Jack Hooley , still seriously ailing 
after more than a month in bed.' 

Ringling-Barnum cil:cus will play 
annual visit to town Jutvci 6 and 7.- 
. John Trent flew here In Lorenz 
Iverisens' new plane fro/n the eoas^t. 

Herman Middleman's band back 
from theii: 30-day Pan-American 
criiise. - , . 

Mbther and sister of rederick 
Burleigh,. Playhouse director, Ivere 
for visit. 

■Mrs. Samuel , wife of 

ZOth's manager i ihgton, here 

for a visit. 

■Janice Cooper, in Playhouse, revue 
chorus; daughter of Wilbur Cooper, 
old: Pirate pitching stai-. 

Jackie and Honey Wilson home for 
few days with their families between 
hitery dancing engagements. 

Jay Griffith , and William Penn 
hotel have Called off their parting 
and he sticks as press agent. 

Lew Lcftons celebrated! 20th wed- 
ding anniversary last week.and the 
Lawrence Welks their seventh; 
: 'Flying Squadron, booze, club next 
to Nij:on sta.?e' entrance.- and. favc 
Svith legit ./performers, lost, liquor 
license. , , " , 

Ben Jaffe bedded with a bad cold 
and father, GeorI<e Jaffe^. has 'taken 
over .active -managershi of Casino 
temporarily.- , ,. 

Arthur Low asked by prexy of 
Theaitrical. Managers, Agents and 
.TrcasQcers .Union to c^ll ah organ- 
ization ma^s meeting here; 

Everett HCagland's band will open 
the 1938 ;seasoh at . the Willo'ws, 'a 
rbodhbuse. May 25. M'u'^ic Coro. of 
America replaces Rockwell-O'keefe 
as booker for .the spot. 
• Rody P. Marshall. Jr., 20-year-old 
socialite ■ son. of Pittsburgh's most 
.celebrated criminal attorney, late 
Rody P. - Marshall, rehearsing dance 
orchestra composed of Hock of local 
bluebloods and debuting at Webster 
Hall hotel here Friday t29). 



Nazi AglkUion 



(Continued from page 10) 



He declared that the change in Au.s,- 
tria has no. bearing on Hungary, that 
the army is and will femajn intact 
from political inftuence; and no 
meddling with, the .constitution will 
be tolerated. Speech has done much 
to restore confidence; 

Although trade is hot yet back to 
normal, the Regent's message has 
calmed down spirits and .favorable 
results are to be expected. Influx 
of provincial and foreign tourists 
coming for the Industrial Fair and. 
for the Eucharistic Congress will 
help. 

Hunnia and. Filmiroda studio mari- 
agcrhent, so tar on:y leasing their 
studios to producers^-exccpt for oft 
flcial newsreels which are Filmi- 
roda's own undertaking— propose to 
start production on their own if pro- 
ducers continue to hold back. It will 
hardly come to this, since the very 
real demand for Hungarian pictures 
will not lesseri under any circum- 
stances. On the contrary, any poli- 
tical readjustment with Czechoslo- 
vakia, whi(:h is certain to come 
about^ will open a new imporlant 
market for Hungarian pictures in 
that country, where so' far they have 
been banned. 

There is little pros ct of emigrant 
Austrian or German producer.-i. ac- 
tors, etc. Even if the 20%' law didn't 
bai*. them; their work here would be' 
heavily handicapped anyway by the 
language difTiculty.' jProduction of 
non-Nazi German-speaking 'films in 
Hungary is no business proposition 
because there is no place to show 
them. With the .one exception, of 
Switzerland, which is too restricted 
ah area to warrant investment, there 
would be no market for them. 

Entertainment trade in .Hunuary- is 
overexpanded as it is. With. Jewish 
patronage diminished, this is in- 
creasingly the case. There may be 
an increase in the louri.<it lrade._ as 
foreigners who formerly vi.>:ilcd 
Vienna, Salzburg, etc., may be di- 
verted into the Budapest channcl in- 
.ctead. But for the momeht the cut-: 
ting off of Austria, from wc.'ilein 
visitors is also a drawback to Huii- 
gary, .since, most toul isls ciime here 
by .way of 'V'iennn, 

Show business'will pick ii if (here 
is fi genCrnl favorable trcn in agri- 
culture and trade. iini^aiiuns' 
iack-in-the-box' , tciripci-ainont . will 
see to the rest, for as a nation they 
are cjniy too ulad to patrbnize on- 
Icrtiiinrhenl in- all its fbrms on the 
slightest provocation. 



London 



Ha.efard Short in town, and may do 
a; musical. 

, R. H. Gillespie off to Switzerland 
on a four .weeks, vucatiph, 

Lilian Mary^ Baylis, founder of the 
Old 'Vic, left around ^O.OOU. 

Victbr Schertzinger 'The 
Mikado' in color at Pi ' 

Emile. Boreo in' Paris, awaiting 
straightening of labor difncultie's in 
Lpndbn. 

John Gielgtid's biography^ 'Early 
Stages,' being, published in the fall 
by Macmillan. 

iviax Schach in Paris; where he's 
trying to t a bankroll to start film 
productioii again. 

. Xen Young to:' be operated on for 
eye trouble as result of auto crash 
se>'eral years ago. 
• Joe Linz. submitting two new 
waltz tunes for "Save Me the Waltz,' 
which Ed Ryan may stage: in Lon- 
don. 

Marcel' Hellman, former co-man- 
aging- director of Criterion Films 
with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., ' ing 
new company. 

Russell Medcrafi ' to do a play at 
the . Embaissy , theatre, a suburban 
frybui spot. A West End .production 
is . planned for later. ... 

Sir Thomas Beccham- convalescing 
following foot operation. He's due to, 
conduct the opening, of the C!ovent 
Garden opera season May 6. , .' 

Charles Cochran likely to give up 
his option on 'Falhei: Malachy's 
Miracle,' which may be done here 
by; O'Bryen. Linnett & Dunfee., • 

Charles . Cochriin's . musical ,ex- 
travsfganza; 'Happy • Returns,' with 
Beatrice ' Lillie and Flanagan and 
Allen, opens at the Adelphi May 12. 

Jack Harris biit bt the T'ew; York- 
er,- London's newest cafe. i»fter three 
\veeks. allegedly; due- to disagreement 
with management on operating pol- 
icy. 

Stanley HoUoway and George 
Lacy added to the sumrncr rtivue at 
the' Opera. House; Blackpool, which 
already include.^ Ross and -Siohe and 
Elizabeth Welch.. , 

Rose Perfect teaming with Percy 
Manchester, " well-knowti British, 
broadcasting and recording name, 
Already offered Africa, Australia ^ 
and New Zealand tbtirs. 

Trianbn restaUi-jint -opens under 
hew managenient, -vvith feig names 
of international repute being hego- 
tia.ted foi- the opening, first week in 
May. Lew Stone's band engaged. 

Cecil Gillot, of HMV artists, and 
recording department, joi in^ the 
Britiish' Br6adcastih» Corp. Televi- 
sion .section, under Williain Streeton, 
who was formerly his chief at BiBC. 
, Steve Geray and ;Magda Kun to do 
a new revue, titled, 'Sixpence a 
Word.' in cbniiinctibn with Payne- 
Jennings & Killick May i 20. (o be 
produced ; either at the Gai-rick or 
Comedy theatres. 

. Londbn Palladiuni vaudeville scfa- 
son starts much earlier, than ex- 
pected. May ;2i Acts already lined 
up are Ray. Noble's band and the 
Oiamond:Brbs. Season will be long-; 
est in years, lasting till early August 

New cabaret for Grbsvenor House, 
Whicli Music. Corp; of America is 
staging, will ' have new . troupe bf 
Georgie Hale gal.<:. Ross ;Wyse, Jr.. 
3 Music Hall Boy.s, Earle, and 
.toisephine Leach. Show o^ns May, 
.S. and ; will bi onl.v floor show in 
West End having a line of girls, 

Eric . Pommer sails for . America 
Ma.y iS\ with prints of 'Vessel of 
Wrath;' which just finished four 
weeks at the Regal, and 'St. Martin's 
Lane,' in the cutting process! Both 
star Charles Laughtop. and were 
made by Mayflower Film Prodiicr 
tions. of which Pommer and Laiigh- 
lon hre joint rn.inaglng directors. 



Sydney 



Sir Ben Fuller readying (or opera 
season in July, 

Sid Greisman. A.s.soci ing 
Pictures, in hospital. 

Hoyts readying for a quick start in 
Tasmania following Iheuti'ie cleul 
with ,Greal(;r Union. 

Madge Elliott -stated on arrival 
here I hilt hubby* Cyril Rich.irds, and, 
she may do a show for Williamsoii- 
Tait next year. 

Comedy, Williamson - Tait cl- 
bourne picture: house, quit revivals 
to . spot first releasers. Opening is 
Toa.s't of New York' (RKO). 

After reclining in the vault!!, for 
.soirie considerable time on censor 
nix. Warner's "They: Won't Forget' 
finally won freedom for a Sydney 
.showing; 

Eric Solomon. Film Weekly, 
re-elected to parliament of New 
South Wales - under . Premiere Sle'v- 
,en.«. He's the only locarpicluie man 
in the house. 

lad.vs MonciicfT. local m.c. w/is; 
.'erioiisiy injured jn im auto crash 
while on way to fulfill cnf!aseni(:ht 
for- Ausli-.Tlian Broadcas'.inR Com- 
mission; Suffered broken legs and 
\vjll -be iii hospital six months. , 
■ crious ihbu;;hl bcJn^ given by 
Cinoiound to pro'ducc another bush 
comedy t.vpcd alo'np ,'On Our Solec- 
lion.' which pi'oved sirch a .;ish 
reviv,-i). Bert Bajlcv, of the' oi-i;;i rial 
'0.p:S.,' nu.y be (Ihanciiilly 
cstcd. . 

ivoli chili 



warbler,' has' been' appearing at the 
Lyceum, Sydney, and also bvqr the 
Australian Broadcasting netwbrk; In 
his .spare time; Irisher has made some 
waxers, 

Melrb's lease of Liberty, Sydney, 
will expire July 2. Still unknown 
whether will be renewed, or whether' 
the' extra, product will go to Greater 
Union theatreis.. Known, howevei:, 
that Arthur; Loew will make a deci- 
sion during his brief stay. 

Dick Harward is prepping new 
picture for New Era' Productions 
titled' 'Shbw Business.' Set ;to be 
done in; Melbourne. Noel Monkton 
has finished 'Typhoon' Treasure' and 
may start another one soon. Charles 
Chauvcl is going ahead rapidly with 
n war picture for Expeditionary. 
National has nothing in sight as yet, 
and Argo'ssy. is still silent on prp- 
ductlon plans. 




executive authority will rest in New 
York. 

Rsalignme'nt of the .company iipard 
limiting membership to stockholders 
only, with -one additional ,exc<;ption 
—Dr. Ai H. Gia'nnini who continues 
as a director, by virtue of his posi- 
-tion as prisident'and chairman-^may 
also be considered. In the event that 
Dr. Giannini, whb.has three years to 
■go on his contract, should -irelire- 
from , the company; ive would most 
likely be replaced- by Silverstone. 

Another meeting; of the board, is 
schedule for today; (. edhesday) to 
tackle .whatever unfinished business; 
there is to considet. 

.Silverstone stays in Anierica; In 
his' new capacity he succeeds (jeorge 
j; Schaefer, vice.-president and gen- 
eral man er of distribution in the 
V. S. Schaefer continues; on the. ex- 
ecutive cbmmitteie. .Other members 
are Arthur W. .Kelly, v:p..ln charge 
of .for^i distribution; Harry D. 
.iBucklcy, v.p. in charge of exchange 
operations, and Harry j. Muller; 
treasurer! ' 

The UA .bunch arrived Mbnday 
(25) from Londbn, including SilveV- 
sJbne. Gbldwyn, Edward C. Raftery, 
of O'Brien, Drisebll & Raftery, Mary 
Pickford and David Rose, Goldwyn's 
llnahcial rep. Kordii had arrived in 
New York last Thurs<lay (21 ), hav- 
ing flown from London to Gibral r 
to catch a New York-bound steainer.' 
Fickford-Chaplin AcUlve 

There is a possibility that i.ss 
Pickford may .again become actively 
engaged , in production, perhaps in 
a.sspcintjon ith Korda. !There is 
talk of the two joining forces lb pr - 
duce "The Bat.' Chaplin, too, ill 
become, active again; making his first 
talker as detailed elsewhere i is 
issue. 

istribulion (Charges to producers- 
are to be reduced in England and 
Canada from 30% to 25%. It stays 
at 25% in the U; S. 

This cut in distribution charges and 
the right to ;share in prbfits, it is 
calculated, will . strengthen the pro-, 
ducer setup of TJnited Artists and at- 
tract high calibre talent from around 
the world: to its rcstei-. 

It may have t immediate effect 
of reopening negotiations with. Selz- 
nick-International to continue that 
outfit indefinitely with U. A. David 
O. Sejznick still has two to fiU for. 
UA 

There has been no indication what 
other producers may be under con- 
sid(!ration. 

For the Bntl.sh film trade, the new 
atJcbcd^furnishes a direct avenue to 
the American market. 

When Saniuel Gbldwyn got off the 
boat, in New,. York, he .said: 'The 
British are cbming.' 

And thill's about the .size of it. The 
British, throiigh Kprda,'are now with 
an' inducntial sayso in a major 
American firm. 

In London, Oscar Dcutsch, head of 
the Odeon Circuit, in which UA hiis 
a substantial interest, wan givcii a 
vote of confidence by the UA pa.t- 
ncr.s. That should dis 1 all rumors 
about that situation. 

It's not officiijl, but inli ations afe 
llial George Archi Id and 'Teddy 
Carr, i Londbn, move 'Up to handle, 
UA business in England. 

The indi.Ciitiohs ai^e that , for the 
coming lica.so'n Gbldwyn will make 
at Icijst six films and Korda eight. 
Understood that between thcni they 
will expend .around :$i(),000,0(JO on 
rocluclibn. 

M i.ss Pickford loaves for. the Corist 
ay 15; and Goldwyn eiitrain.s for. 
Molly wtind .some this weck^ 

Oavid 'Hose planed nut yesterday 
'Tuesday). Korda p.b.ssiljiy may .sail 
for London in about a week. ' 

Relur in;; to London \k-ilH Korda 
may b(' Morris JJelpriii! is pijv.'voniil 
representative in the U. , 
. .Silverslone. before siiiiihg f<)r New 
York, from London, closed a deal 
with the Arlisti A'.'^ociatl, of Italy, to 
produce three Italian and tvvo French 
111 Iris ior UA rcicas 



Hollywood 



.. Earl of 
fUo.s. 

George Yohalem back 
,York. 

Ralph. Goldstei 
shorts. 

Richard 
appendicitis. 
. Archie Twitchcll 
pilot's liccn.se.' 

The Pat Wests obserx-cd. their lOih 
wedding anniversary. 
■ -Robert Benchley here, to s 
month's stint at Metro; 

Barbara O'Neill off for 
Conn., her former hoine, 

The Ned Holiheses celebrated thei 
28th weddiiig anniversary. 

Pot O'Brien: inoved. into his hew 
summer home at Del Mar. 

Peter Bull heading (or London 
I it. 'CjOodness,.How Sad.' 

.Johii: Barrymore bought three exr 
pensive cprs-within 'the:week. . 

Joe Pennei- en. route to- Manhattan 
for hfs Urst. visit in three years. 

Annn May bng' having .plans 
drawn for Beverly . Hills 'rii^n.se. 
. Wallace Beery, wife. and daughter 
hon\c aftec six weeks in' Europe: 

Kurt Weill ih from N,'4f. for music 
writing assignment. at Paramount.. 

Emma- Slban. named executi 
mana.(;cr of Beh Bard's Playhouse. 

Wa|ly Wesfmore, Paramount make-i 
\iP' chief, rccuperating'"frbm oper 
tion. 

Nelson -Eddy back at Metro next 
week after three months' wjirbling 
tour. 

: Dave Branisbn resigned a.<i public- 
ity head of Harry Sherman Produc- 
tibhs. . ~ . 

. Melville. Cooper .heads - foic . Nc'w- 

.York af r finishing 'Garden of (he 
Mobh.' 

; Arthur Jarrett off; for Texas p.a.'s: 
before - start! a Aim contract at 
Merto. 

, May Robsoh celebrated; her ;7 
birthday , on Pararnoiint's The TexV 
ari.s'-set '■ , -■ ' 

' Vance; Car . ex-Grand National, 
casting dircc , joined' Artists Bu- 
reau, inc; , 

Mary Elian Anderson joined Selz- 
nick-Internatibnal's gown-designi 
department. - 

Betty Asher, daughter of the; late 
Eph Asher,' enrolled in . Universal's 
dramatic schooli 

Teirry DeLapp, Paramount, studi 
pliblicity . chief, back after three' 
Weeks in the east. 

Claudette Colbert, vacationi 
Paris, due back May IS to stai't 
Paramount 'picture: -. 

Olyjhpc Bradna, Paramount In- 
rgenue, graduated from studio high 
school with honors; 

Frank Melford re-tagfte<l for an- 
other year as E. B, Derr's' produc-. 
tibn aide at'Monogram. 

Stuart Erwin to- Broadway for 
two weeks of attending plays bcfbre 
hi.s next 20th-Fox picture. 

Edmund Grainger, Universal pro- 
ducer, severed wrist artery when 
shower, bath ;'aucet broke, - 

Joseph W, Rubinstein, Manhat 
talent manager, now making 
headqiiarters in Hollywood. 

Arthur Lubin ' dude-ranchlng at 
Victorville while'- writing s(;reen play 
for Uhiversal's 'Wall -of San Quentin.' 

Katherine Brown, eastern repre-- 
scntativc of Selzniek-Intcrnatiomil, 
here for cbhfabs with David O! Selz- 
liick. 

Rollb Timponi, manager of the Er- 
langcr. Chicagb, vacationing here 
with' his sister and niece, Bonita' 
Granville.- ,' 

Charles Coburn entrains for Sche- 
nectady' in two weeks to launch Mo- 
hawk Drama festival, which hc's dir 
rectihg for the .seventh year. 
. ;Gebrge Sessions -Perry, Satcvcport 
Octipheer, in frbm Texais. to join 
Viola, Brothers Shore on the .script- 
ing job for Parambunt's 'Arkansas 
Traveler.' 

Joel TTiome, film s(unt pilot, 
trucked oiit for Thdiiinapolis with a 
racing car of hi.s own design, which 
he'll drive in the 500-milc Decora- 
tion ay event 



Paris 



Conrad Veidt in from London. 
Bert Nagle' at Cirque McdKino; 
Vina .Bovy in from . New York. 
Mary Pickford over from London. 
Eileen b'Driscbl back to New York. 
Claudette (Albert back from the 
country. 

The Mills ' boat for 

Anicrica. 

'Dahic Nature' bei 
at Theatre Daunou.- 

Serge .Lifar rebcarsi 
next opera production. 

Fcrhandcl learning Italian for next 
picture. 'Erhc.sl Ic Rcbclle.' 

Wanda Landowsa in; fi-om North 
African, and Egyptian lour. ' 

LcB .Qudtrc Saison.s rcco 
poi;forrhahces at M.ithuriiis! 

Jeanne Reribuardl lo 
Joining hubbv'Ferriand Glavc't: 

Clifford Fischer .setlin.i'. pla 
opening of Rbstuuiant (lev 
sadcurs. 

Honry ."Jokal announcing hc^s 
ing to hnakc film in . Friiiict: 
lander -Wisi-a Din.i to star. 

Bernard Zimmor.fini.shing !":<Tnai ib 
ha.'til on life of (iharlottt; (Torday. 
Ri'ymnnd crhard to pioduccV- 
wl'.c Feuillcrc to .stni.i 

Jeff Mu.s.so: announcing filni on life 
o( (Jo.vii. wiints. I'lorrc Fi-i'viiay. Ui 
I;. ;< i<4id. can\vhilr. lalli'i '? fioin 
f-h';i t 'military ;servitc at .iu -It: uc. 



«2 



VARIETY 



Weclnesdaj* April 27, 1938 



OBITUARIES 



JACOB C. BOSENTHAL 

Jacob C. Rosenthal 57, pioneer ex- 
hibitor an^ owner-operator of the 
Rivoli, Fifth Avenue and. New Rose 
theatres, Troy, died at I/eonard hosr 
pital, Troy, N. T., April 20, ^fter a 
long lUness. Stricken In the Spring 
of 1937, he retiirried to business tor 
several inonths, but last January was 
forced to retire ag^in. 

Rosenthal started his theatrical 
tareer at 1*. He obtained the con- 
cession to sell song books between 
the acts in the old Gaiety and 
Lyceum theatres, Troy. His first 
picture spot, and one of the earliest 
in Troy, was the Majestic. He 
oi>en3d this house In 1911; 

He was a leader in organizing the 
Independent Motion Picture Exhibit- 
ors of New Yorjc State and served 
several terms on the board of di- 
rectors. 

Survivors Inclucle his widow, four 
sons, a daughter, two grandchildren, 
four sisters, a brother and his father. 



stock leading woman,, and star Of 
road companies playing. 'Fast Mail,' 
Thorns and Orange Blossoms,' etc. 
She married Gene Ellsworth in 1910, 
touring in vaudeville under .team 
name of l^llsworth and .Lindbn. Her 
widower survives. 



A. W. SANDBERd 

A. W. .Sandberg, 50, Denmark's 
bast known film director, . died re- 
cently in Germany alter liiaiiy weeks' 
illness. 

■ Sandberg was well known In Ger- 
many and Paris, where he directed 
films for Tobls and Terra (German), 
but was best known and did his best 
work in his nitive cpuhtry. His 
biggest success was The. Clowii' 
shown all over the world, as were 
his Dickens pictures i silent days. 
•Clown' will be showri again in Pen- 
mark, although it is: 12 years old. As 
a talker director he was not popular, 
costing producers extra monies be- 
cause oJt retakes. 

Married to Ruth Jacobsen, singer, 
Sandberg was also a fllm. critic on 
the Ekstrabladet during his later 
days. 

PEDBO BtlBIN 

Pedro Rubin, who gained attention 
In the United States and France 
with his Mexican dancing and as 
.director of a ican ballet, died at 
his home In exico City April 17. 
Burial was local. 

He is said to have been the first 
male Mexican dancer to crash 
Broadway. He worked for Fldrenz 
Ziegfeld for some years, his best 
-work under this contract being in 
'Rio Rita.' Rubin fulfilled a con- 
tract for the Folies Bergere,' Paris, 
He was a slar of the Mexican stage 
and screen. 

Survived by his mother, a brother 
and two sisters, one of whom, lives in 
New York City. 



Firi CL1MAS 

ifi Climas (Elizabeth Cjcaray), 32, 
died at the .Will Hogei's hospital ini 
Spranac Lake. April 19. .. 

A successful dancer, she was. im- 
ported lieire frorn Nak,; Hungary, by 
N.'T.G. She saW service with N.T.C, 
till .her - breakdown five years . and' 
nine months. ago. 

Interment arrangements are pend- 
ing awaiting word froin her parents, 
whb iive in Nak. .It im probable that 
she will be buried in Saranaic. 



IL'LIAM A. WARREN 

lexander arreh, 55, 
Lansing,, Mich.,, radio entertainer 
with .the , Royal American Shows, 
died' suddenly April 22 in .Jackson- 
ville; Fla.. , 

Known as .'Doc Sunshine' over the 
nation's network^ he has been broad- 
casting IS years, the greater part of 
which was spent oh the Coast . 

Survived by his wido'w^ a 'son, 
sister and brother. 



EbWABD SMITH 

Edward iSmith, 42, treasurer i>f the 
Warner BroSi Strand, theatre, N.- Y., 
killed himself by gas poisoning April 
21, the first anniversary .of his wife's 
d^ath. -He.lelt a note for his mother 
.asking to be buried in his ' ife's 
grave. Melancholia due to her 
death ascribed for his sulci 

He had been with the Strand for 
the past is years. Before then he 
had been a bank teller. 



OLGA TRESKOFF 

Olga Troskoft, 36, died i New 
York April 23 after a yearns illness. 

She was associated witli Russell 
Janney in the . production of 'The 
Vagabond King' In this country, 
playing the Ingenue as well as 
staging. Later she did the. musical 
in London, where it enjoyed a riin 
of two years. ith Janney she 
rented the Gaiety and Winter Garr 
den in London and for four years 
made productions at both houses. 
She was for a time a' player in the 
silent pictures. 

Her mother, four brothers and 
three sisters survive her. 



FRANCISCO RETNOSO 

F ran c Is c o Reynoso, Mexican 
aerialist, was inst^ntlj, killed In a 
60-foot fall while .attempting a 
dpiible soihersault from a trapeze 
during a circus show at Tex'coco 
hear Mexico City. 

He had performed with minor 
circuses ih the U.S.A. 



British Fix 

(Continued from page 11) 



graCe llewlltn cronin 

- Grace Llewllyh Cronin, 66, di in 
New York April 14. 

She was formerly of San Fran- 
cisco ahd had sung . there at Tails, 
the Portoia and other class resorts. 
Coming to New York she appeared 
in .ia number of Lew Cantor's produc- 
tions. ' Her last appearance was in 
the novelty act, "The Gilded Cage.' 



JENNY ST. GEORGE 

Jenny St. George, hee 'Jenny Hyr 
land, died at Freehold Nl J., April 
I'S. 

She . had been In. vaudeville for 
many years as Jenny StI George, 
harpist, with .act of Callclhan and 
Mack. She. was. also at one time the 
wife of 'George Webster, Chicago 
vaudeville agent. 



WILLIAM B; BENE 

William B. Hehe, 61, for 35 years 
manager of the Tabor Grand thea- 
tre, in Denver,, when it was the ace 
theatre there, died at his hpiite in 
Denver after a week's illness. 

He entered the theatre business at 
the a.?e of 12 as program boy at the 



MORT HARRIS 

ort Harris, 44, former radio pro- 
duction head for station WHN, N- Y 
and recently assigned to Metro's 
Hollywood office oh radio scrlptsi 
was killed in an automobile mishap 
near Los Angeles, April 24. News 
story in vaudeville section. 



in Great ritain who nev : or. rarely, 
attend films, Rating well above 40% 
of the total , population, the$e, at.only 
one. visit each yearly, would sweli 
the box-office take by not less than. 
$4,000,000. This calculation, it may 
be noted, makes no rieckoning of the 
rising total gradually being lost to 
the theatre by cpuniter ofierinips. ■ 

From the evidence, Rowsori de- 
duces the necessity for a concerted 
attack by the industry to render, 
some of these apathetic millions film- 
conscious. His claim, timely if not 
new, touches a popular chord with 
the ex h lbs, who were already dick- 
ering witii' such an.idea several years 
back. 

Obstinacy by. the distrib's, who ap- 
pear to think that all is welt so long 
as they can secure their own share 
of the Income, prevented .any cam- 
paigh maturi in the past,' and ex- 
hibs are fretting it may still prove a 
stumbling - block to . reconciliation; 
with the lost patronage, 

'For this , reason the 'C^ihematogra'ph 
Exhibitors' Assn. bitterly assails the 
distribs'- policy of moving for higher 
tentals by grading tactics, as ' an- 
nounced by the latter's organization, 
Kincmatograph Renters' Society. De- 
clared policy of. ' K. R. is. to take, 
concerted' action regard to 'film 
hire, says an association report, is the 
most important issue that has ever 
confronted exhibitors. Accordingly, 
the latter are airged to unite in with- 
standing demands from distribs for 
higher percentages for 'A'. product 

Conciliatory Net* 

Nevertheless!, that this Is not ac- 
tually war to the knife is indicated 
in a conciliatory note of tlie. report, 
deelaring the willingness of C. E. A, 
to reopen, the discussion of baisic 
trade problems ith K. Rv S., pro- 
vided the right of the latter to monk- 
ey with rentals is not . advanced as 
a fundamental clai ; Motive under- 
lying' the rieport was made further 
apparent in a C:, 'E. A. general coun- 
cil debats following its submission. 

K. Lewis 1 off by. declaring that 
the two. groups must ' not approach 
the issue as one of erimity between 
one society, and another, but from 
the viewpoint of domestic economics. 

Arthur Jarratt, booking chief, ot 
Gaumont-British, followed' ith a 
clearer expression of the same view,, 
declaring there was another impor- 
tant aspect of the iss;ue,| aside from 
rentals. 'Not only are^ we interested 
n getting films at reasonable priciss/ 
he- said, 'but, still rhoi-e important, 
we should get the public to come 
into pur . cinemas. It is no. use oiir 
getting picture even at 10%, if 
people do. hot come in.' 

C. E. A. ended its discussipn in a 
belligerent, mpbd. .But wiser heads 
ampng them realize 'that tp go into 
battle, with the distribs at this junc- 
ture is more likely to prove fatal 
to the entire- industry than if exhibs 
gave way to .K. R. S. pressure. C, E. 
A. chiefs are, in fact, desperately 
anxious to go into further confabs; 
with the distribs, even though they 
fear shortsighted concentratioh by 
the latter on immediate, incomings 
may preveht any compromise. 

At that, they do not fully blame the 
K, R. S. members. 'They assume that 
the local chiefs of American com- 
panies are concerned only with sat- 
isfying home office demands fpr 
keeping, up returns, tp an anticipated 
mihimu{ji, withput pleading internal 
trpuble as an unanswerable excuse 
shpuld the figures dr 



BERT SHAW 

Bert Shaw, 60, for many 



years 



Tabor, and after a few. years was ] '')'«''a'°r a" amusement resort at 



made business manager. He also 
managed the Broadway, Denver, un- 
til 1029, when he retired. 

Survived by his widow, a brother 
•lid a sister. 



GRACE LiyiNGSTpN FUItNIS.S 

Grace Livingston .Furniss, 74, 
author and playwright, died iivN. Y. 
April 20. She was in a convalescent 
home rccupei'ating froi injuviba 
sustained in a fall. 

Included in her plays are 'A Colp- 
rial Girl,' 'The Pride of, Joimici),' 
'Mrs. .lack,' 'Gretna Grepn,' 'A Da- 



Glenna, ich., died April 16 while 
visiting relatives at Barberton, O 
idpw survivesi 



Miriam Rydell, 80, rhpther ot Sam 
Rydell, manager Of Royal theatre, 
Brpnx, and Louis. Rydell, former ad- 
vcrti ing managei of • VAuiKTir,. died 
suddenly April 22. ot a heart attack 
at her; home in Pelham, N. Y; rs. 
Rydell is svirvived by four other 
soils and a daughter; Ruby. 



Father. 78. ot. Dave Rubinolt died 
i in Monledore hospital, PiltsburKh 
kpta Widow,' 'The Man on the Box" | April 20 when pneumonia set in fol- 
and many others, She also wrote a i lowing an operati' 
rumbcr of novels, twp ot lliom of — 



rucsnt publication. 
Surviving, arc ^ ni 



EDNA LINDON ELLSWORTII 

Edna Earle Linclon Ellsworlh 
died March 28; In Los Angeles. In- 
tjrmcnt in Forest LawiV Meniorlal 
Park. 

At on indon was a 



DAVIS P,A'ING EAST 

Holly wppd; April 29. 
life Davis hauled cast pn a cam 
biiiud vacation and p.a.>tpur. 

He will open at Baltimore's Hippb 
drome, tlien head to New York for a 
radio commitiricnt. Balance ' of his 
schedule is still tentative. 



News From the Dailres 

This deporfmcnt contain* rewritten theotrical neiDs it^ms ds pub- 
lished during the tueefc. in the dailj paper* of New York, Chicago, 
■ San Francisco, fioUvwood. and London. ' 'Vabiety tafc'es;no credit for 
these news it • ieach has been rewritten frofn d daily paper. 



East 



Exbib Campaign 



eantime. in the face of the un- 
helpful tactics of K. R. S., exhibs 
are hinting at a self-sponsored policy 
ot going, after audienceis' with a na- 
tional.'campaign,/fbr which the big- 
ger fellows might be' induced to pro- 
vide a fighting' fund. Qbvious snag 
of this is that, should such cam- 
paign have the desired effect, is- 
trjbs would, reap the main benefit 
without having lifted a hand to bring 
it about. Realization ot this is lioTd- 
ing many exhibs back. They explain 
that they cannot .be expected to 
make sacrifices to the advantage of 
ai-iplhcr unsyinpalhctic secliph of the 
trade. 

Sitiiation, however; is not pcrhap.s 
entirely iiopeless. Going back to the 
recent annual report of K, R. S., 
reference can be traced to a dim 
visual i'/.atlon ot the yjlal/ui'gcncy ot 
some general action. 'If any prog- 
ress ill the desired direction is to 
be achieved, it can be done only by 
giving up in some measure, however 
small, of, absolute self-interest in re- 
turn for the good of: the industry a 
a Whole.' 



Man buntain Dean announces his 
cahdidiacy >for the .Georgia legisla- 
ture. He's a native of that state; 

'Popeye's Parrot,* cartoon, - barred - 
in the Reich; '. No explanation. 

Bill Brown, boxing commissioner, 
the faU.'gUy at last week's meeting 
of Dexter Fellows tent. Circus Saints 
and Sinners. 

Members of the IrOth Cavalry, did 
a repeat of the Paul Revere ride 
last week. Forced to carry a black- 
smith -along in an autp :t6 replace 
cast horseshoes. Modern concrete 
tough .an equine footgear. 

Ciertrude Ederie, pnce channel 
swimmer, 'whp sued ai Hempstead 
Apartment, hbuse pwher fpr $73,000 
for asserted injuries caused by a 
tall, settled . the case out of court 
last week. Claimed she had been 
forced to abandon her career as 
swimming i tl'iictor. 

Edward Smith, 42,- treasurer of the 
Strand theatre on. Broadway and as- 
sociated with the house the past IS 
years, killed himself with gas April 
21 on the firist anuiversaty of . his . 
wife's death; 

N. Y. sculptor has made a cast pt 
Jimmy Durante's schnpzzle ahd.alL 

Ford ,C. Frick, prexy pf the Nat 
Baseball League,: taxed $2 fpr a parkr 
ihg viplatipn in N. Y.. last week; . 

OnslPw Stevens, Betty PhilSpn. 
Mary MasAn, Robert. Harris tp get 
marquee mentiPn in 'Schoblhpuse bn. 
the Lpt' , 

Edgar. Nixbn Smith, pf. Baysldei. to. 
receive estate Of his father; the late.- 
E^gar McDonald Smith, .actor and 
playwright. , 

Jascha Heifitz does a peeve when 
told he can't have a swimming- pppl 
on.' his prpper.ty at Redding, Cphn. 
Utility' CP. hppes tP build a ppwer 
dam. Sp he'll give a cbncert in, the 
high, schppl aude fpr the benefit pf 
the asspciatlpn fighting the' pPwer 
ppple.; 

Federal Theatre's 'One Third pf a 
Natipn' hits, a new recerd. Has 
played to .more than llliOOO people. 

Yvonne Georgi to. bring over 'ner 
European ballet for a limited tovir 
under J. J. Vincent. There are 20 in 
the troupe. 

The late Mrs. Josephine Wright 
Wuppermann, rhbther of Frank and 
Ralph Morgan left a grPss estate pf 
£737,424 and a net pf $373,372. Her 
five children .receive $ll,.S32 each 
and share the Incpme f rem the resid- 
uary .estate. Wuppermann. Cp. 
haiidles Angpstura bitters in this 
cpuntry. . 

Philip Dunning agitating fpr a prp- 
ducers' award fbr best play. Npt 
until next seaspn. Np producer wlU 
be allpwed tp vote fpr his'bwn play. 

'.Ed.Wynn tP give a special matinee 
May 3 fpr the Actors' Fund. 

Wash ihgton Board of Tax Appeals 
rules that Hope Read Williams, ac- 
tress, is'entitled to deduct from her 
incpme tax her Ipsses as a dude 
rancher. She ran a place near Cody, 
Wyo. 

Jack Dempsey judged the pets en 
te'red in the annual contest .of the 
N.: Y. Boy's club. Had to hand out 
autographs to all contestants, 

Salzburg to drpp all pcpductlbns 
staged by Max -Reinhardt. Alsp re- 
aligns rpster. pf singers tp exclude 
npn-Ayrarrs. 

Met Op. will open Npv. 21 fpr a 
season of 16 weeks. 

WPA circus, playing Newark the 
last halt bf last wieek . had tb use 
phonograph records; L«cal muiilcal 
union insisted that 10 union men be 
added tp the 5S-piece band.' Calliboe 
also failed, to work and Ivan the 
Great (Meyer Davis) was pinched 
.(or alleged wits-desertion, but not 
until after he had done his act. 

Eevcn Bronx newsdealers haled 
into court for selling copies of For 
Men Only alleged .'to contain three 
incedent words. Defense showed that 
Shakespeare used one ot the words 
137 times and the bible twice. Court 
ruled the words, to be 'in commpn 
usage and dismissed the case asainst 
the newsmen and- Fawcett Publica- 
tipns. 

Shirley Hovd. ra'dip singer, off tor 
12 weeks at the Cppacabana, Rib. Re- 
cently confounded' with picture 
player of same name who is suffer- 
inz from sleeping sickness. 

Radio City Music Hall to make 
tour .stage . productions during the 
next year to boom the World's Fair. 
First goes on tomorrbw (Thursday). 

Lou Gehrig, baseball star, did a 
pcr.>;pnal at the Globe, N. Y;, Sunday 
to shove over his first picture, 'Raw- 
hide.' 

Belly Randolnh lost her appeal 
^isainst the deci.sion ot tbe SiiprpiYie 
Court in her suit ci-rainst Loiii.s Bani- 
berKcr for Sl.Ono.OOO. Anpellaie di- 
vision upholds llic verdict 
I 'Golden Boy' pre-celebrated the 



bpen about June 1. . Fpr the instruc- 
ttpn of juvenile instrumentalists. Of 
last year's graduates 34 obtained' po- 
sitions with established orchs. 

Salmaggi family threw a party , at 
their Beiiiiohhurfit home ^ast Sunday 
in advance celebration of Guidp Sal- 
maggi's debiit in opera at the Hippp.: 
drpme .next Sunday; A'ccprdlng to 
repprt: (and repprtcrs).~it was a large 
party. 

Tavern, on the Green, Central Park, 
tP ppen for the summer next Satur- 
day. Savarin rnanagemcnt 

Lenpre Ulric's fprmer secretary- 
hpusekeeper Rpse Bradcn, pbtaihea a 
judgment fpr $2,160.60 against her 
fprmer emplPyer Saturday. It's a 
cpnseht decree, but the actress says 
she dpesn't knpw anything abPut it 

Gape Playhpiise, Dennis, Mass,, to 
open June 27 with 'Hbney.' Tryput' 
fpr .Max Gbrdbn, whp' plans- tp pre- 
sent it this fall. 

Award pf 27. prizes made by Sal- 
maggi ppera to high . ^chopl piupila 
last weeli. 



Coast 



Everett N. Crpsby, agent and 
brother of ^ing ..Crosby, was granled 
a divorce: in L. A. 

Mrs.. Maybelle .Hopper Reed, mpth- 
er Pf. Martha IRaye, revealed her 
secret' m'arria'ge to Peter BaUman, 
business manager fpr actress, in 
PhPenix, Ariz., last March 17. 

Hai-i-y Sherman, film, prpducer. 
was brdered tp. pay .. his wife $4 
weekly alimeny pending trial, 
their divprce' suit .111 L.A. 

Trying but a circus aet, Eva Hud- 
nall,,26, was killed .when a 96-fppt 
aerial platfprm collapsed in a' . lot 
next to her honte in Nprth Hplly-" 
Wbbd, 

: 'Gertrude - Bentler, stage actreiss, 
..suing Harold Behtler tor divorce in 
L.A.; was charged with cruelty in a 
ci'oss complaint; 

Prowlers raided Carole Lombard's' 
Bel-Air home ot jewelry and cloth- 
ing valued at $25,000. 

Walt Disney took the stand In a 
Bakersfield court as a character wit- 
ness for Harry Bell, one of his spund 
recorders, .charged with negligent 
hpmicide as a result pf a fatal mplPr 
accident; 

SimPhe Simpn asked the L. A: dis- 
trict attorney's -pffice. to .investigate 
a shprta^e in her bank accpunt; 
spmewhere between $15,000 and 
$.'>0,bOO: Funds disappeared whila 
she vdcatiphed ih Eurpp'e. 

Heleh -King, mpdel and fprmer fll 
player, injul:ed in a street car acci- 
dent, filed a $25,000 . damage sui 
against: the Los Angeles Railway 
Corp. 

Stan La.urei :and. his wife, - 'Vei'a 
Ivaneva .Shuvalpva, ..went thrpugh 
their third marriage ceremphy last 
Mpnday (25) in Beverly Hills. This 
tinie it was a Russian prthpdpx wed- 
ding. 

.. Judith Allen Doyle, fll 
filed application for a final 
decree from Jack Doyle, Iris 
pugilist, in L. A,' 
' Beth Mifton, stage actre.ss, 
booked on. a traffic charge after 
car cra.shed in Beverly Hills; 

Mrs. Gladys Camp divorced' Walter 
Camp. Jr., former film executive, in 
Los Angeles. 

(iavmel . eyers Blum, ex-film ac- 
tress, and her husband, Ralph Blum, 
were order to bay $3,203 follpwing 
trial pf an autp crash suit In L. A. 

Elizabeth D. Barnes, knpwn in 
fllins as Betty Wppd, dancer, drppped 
hf»i\ separate maintenance actipn and 
filed a- divprce suit in L. A, against 
Gepr»re Barnes, cameraman find for- 
mer husband of Joan Blondell. 



MARRIAGES 

Kalheryn Van Gilder' to Glen 
Pa.rker in Marshalltowni Iowa, April 
16. He's announcer for WHO, Dei 
Mpincs, 

red' Du Bpis tP Cordell Fra.y, 
at ;Caiiente, April 17. Bride' is 'film 
actreps; he is a film editor at Uni- 
veirsal. 

- Edith Barrett to Vincent Price in 
New York, April 23, Both 'are legit 
actors. 

.Keith Allen to Carlyle Stevens- i 
Lbs, Angeles, April 21. He's a radi 
aunouncer. 

Aimee Chri.stihe Sivertsen to. Mal- 
colm McGregor in Las Vegas, Nev., 
April. 22;. He's a film actor.. 

.-Von -Greene to Mike Peyton In 
Miami; April 3. Bride's a night club 
dancer; he'jj a Pittsburgh cafe singer. 



20011) performance on Mondav with 
a .|jarty attor the show Saturday 
iii.<!ht. 

stale of the late .To.sepli . ick-. 
erton. theatrical lawncr. appraised nl 
$88..'')G0 aroKs and $18,193 net. All 
goes to Ills widow. 

Toy Fair opened in 'N.Y. Monday. 
Feature is almost complete absence 
Pf military Rad<;cls. 

Summer school of the N.Y. Phil- 
1 harmonic-Symphony :iocicty will 



BIRTHS 

Mr, rs. Russell 

daughter; in Hollywood, 
Father is studio cameraman. 

Mr, and ffi:f Nat Cbldstone, 
daughter, i,n .Hpllywpod, Ajiril 21. 
Fath r'is a tal'cn.t aRent, 

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Elkort, s6iv, 
ill Chicago, April '24. Falher i':) with 
Music Corp. of America in Chi. 



Wednesday, April 27, 1938 



OUTDOORS 



VARIETT 



Circus Reviews 



Hagenbeck-Wallace 



Ijouisville, April 24. 
.HagenUeck-WaiUce Circus, after 
five days but, played a. tworday stand 
here April 22-23, to nice biz, and with 
' the advantage of cool, clear weather. 
Show started season with a dress re- 
heai'sal 'engagement in Peru, Ind., 
and performance has been ..well- 
roiitined and whipped into shape, so 
that it runis a total ot 110 minutes. 

Top: billing in posters: and ads has 
been given to Blacaman, said to be 
a Hindu animal . hypnotist, who 
claims to put dolinestic animals, lions, 
and crocodiles In a hypnotic state, 
cliid only in a loin cloth, and using 
'neither whip, chair, or gun to subdue 
th^ animals. This feature was pre- 
sented in the aftershow at perform- 
ance caught,;: although Blacaman 
made two appearances diiring the 
main show as , a', bally , for the alter- 
pieceV At his first showing he gave 
a demonstration of his iability^ to rhesi 
merize a domestic fowl iand a rabbit, 
after a spectacular entrance seated 
on an .ielephant. ahd accompknicd by 
a corps of ballet girls. In the after 
show, Blacaman displays his sItiU at 
taming a vicious crocodile, after re- 
movihg a muzzle from' its jaws and 
looking at it intently,, after • which 
the anirnal was motionless until re- 
leased from tlie spell by the takir, 
Ijitervhe. subdues lions, a'nd reduces 
them to a slate ' of . inertia, ■ during 
which time he pummels thern, <;arr 
resses them. and. even allows the/n to 
lie . upon him, all apparently under 
his magic spell. The act is a real 
thriller, and introduces an element 
of mystery, not found in animal acts 
of -a similar nature. 

Sjiiec opened with a 'girl number 
Jn all three rings, six in each, pre- 
senting adagio and routine dance 
numbers, all well lighted. Mrs. 
Poodles Hanrieford (sans Poodles) 
■ and Doris. Naughtdn then ,,on for an 
enlerWi ing pony drill, interspersed 
With an aero act by a team. of girls, 
-lollbwed by the down contingent for 
a parade' around the traick,. under the 
leadership Of Chester Barnett This 
nurhber was . followed by an aerial 
act, unbilled, as shovv did .not dis- 
tribute printed programs, and Mel 
Smith, announcer; did not, introduce 
many of: the acts by name. Nice 
routine stuff; a quartet of girls doing 
ladder work above each end ring, 
and two girls doing the iron jaw 
stuff in the center circle. As rigging 
was being struck, a large- elephant 
in Mae West get-up paraded around 
the hippodrome track, 

A wild west offering, ■ featuring 
irlck riding by two lemmes and two; 
males, headed by Ted Merchant, per- 
formed on one side of the tent only, 
as reserves on the other side were 
empty, and racked a few minutes 
after the show was- tinder way. Fbl- 
■-Ibwing a conriiedy ' number by -the 
clown troupe came, in ring one, Esta 
Escalante, and the I^a Foams, mother: 
and daughter combo, in rings two 
wid three. Miss -EsCalante- was a 
Ftahdbut with her ..routine of aicro 
work, and worked the number into 
a bnng-up fmale. 

Display next brought on Mickey 
King, who made a graceful a.scent 
to the top of the tent, for- a series of 
arm rolls, 52 in all. B^gistered oke; 
Followed the Blacaman bally, after 
which a new Hanneford riding act, 
directed by Mrs.- Hanneford, utilized 
10 girls and. two men. After the 
routine stunts, n new European act, 
lie. Lucy, performed on the plat- 
lorni on the back of a magnificent 
horse, which trotted arbiind the ring. 
She capered through a series of 
.stunts and flips atop the animal, 
with a flashing finale a double somer- 
sault. G.al. is plenty muscular and 
went over big with the audience; As 
an interlude; Cheerful Gardner. 
Ira incr., came on with his group of 
elephants, and fliled the track with 
many tons bf elephant- flesh. 

Nc,\t on were .the perch acts. In 
the center ring Page and Conchita. 
with gal working atop the pole and 
tietting plenty of. attention and ap- 
plause; In ring two, Nada and Perez,: 
and in ring three the Ves. Rebra.s 
ti'oupe, both teams plenty clever, and 
finishing with a swing routine which 
kepi all eyes traveling from one nng 
to the other. 

Tight wire performances were then 
on in each rjng. center .spot being 
taken by Piiiljp Escalante, who 
.proved to be. the center of attraction. 
Eyc'alantc does a fast routine, with 
some clever balancing, and windini; 
up with n drunk routine which 
piiined-plcnly of. applaupe.- .Floyd 
Crouch Trio and the Aecvedos Trio 
altiiicted attention in ring one and 
three respectively. . All turns shape 
up well. 

Following .another clown nulnbcr. 
Ir-d by producing clown Chester 
Eai:nett. the herd of 22 bulls conic 
on for a swing roulinc, with a bit of 
tviickin' and '.Suzv-Q;' liiidcr guid- 
ance of Cheerful Gardnei-. This tca- 
1iiie w;;s followed by a. routine of 
riancing, Irick walking, and form:)- 
1 ion? by groups of liberty hor.scs; 12 
in each ring, and dispkiying excellent 
ti;iiriing. Act was unnamed as far ^ 
a.« the. audience was concerned. ' 
nnwcver.' plenty oka , and interest- I 
ing lb all ages. I • • • , 

, ,Iiin Won.t! Troupe p)'<ifccded. to do ■ i-i:,,'-uVi.'li':''i-'. 
sU manner ol ritlcy i^tunt.s, and coii^ iiiiuiiiiM t. 



fortionistic routines, an drew a 
hefty round of applause by tying 
themselves into knots, and bouncing 
around the tan bark. A reiilly flash 
act, and plenty clever.. Audience in- 
dijlged in plenty of palm pounding 
for this one.. 

Show . closed :ith ...trapeze acts 
working in- two end rings, and run-, 
ning ' through the usual ' routine 
catches and flips done by acts of this 
kind. Feature stunt misfired, when 
lad made blindfolded leap and missed 
partner's hands.V taking a bounce to 
the net. Did not attempt to flnish 
the stunt, however, as ringrpiaster: 
had apparently signaled for acrobats 
to 'descend. 

- Show wcund up at 10 p. hi., after 
an 8:10 start. First ten mihiitcs, after 
a 30-minute concert by an 18-piece 
band, iindcr the directioii of Henry 
Kyes, - was taken up by the sale of 
prize candy, with butchers distribut- 
ing the boxeis among the audience. 
Long flveTminut'e spiel over the p. a; 
system preceded the distribution. 
Also during the nhow an automobile 
>yas driven around the track, and a 
plug for the diistribiitor. was voJc.ed 
over the p. a. .system, ; 
■ Sideshow is , miinaged- .by el 
Smith, who also doubles as announcer 
for the main show. Personnel of- the 
show, especially the' femme per- 
formers,' are ' attractive looking, 
young, and costurnes have a fresh- 
ness and liveline.ss that, adds a great 
deal to the enjoyment of the circus. 
Frank Sanders is superintendent, as-, 
sisted by: Floyd, Lee and 12 .helpe.rsV 
Howard Y. Bary, execiitivei head,, is 
to be congratulated on his lihe-up of 
acts, ph.vsical equipment arid busi- 
ness staff, as well as the band, which' 
tools nobly throughout the entire 
performance, and the trick looks 
ship-shape to do . nice- business all 
along the line, given the breaks. 

Hoi 



Fire-Eater Toasted 



St Louis,. April 26. 

Teddy Roosevelt Cobb,' 19-year-old 
Negro, got a job as a fire eater with 
a carny \yorking South- St. Louis lots 
last -week but forgot the proper lor- 
iriula tor his act ar.di as a conse- 
quence,, suffered serious burns on his' 
mouth, face, neck and 'left arm. In- 
stead of using a. sponge and alcohol 
for the fire eating feat Cobb satur- 
ated a "piece of rag with gasoli , 
placed it in his niouth, exhaled and 
lighted the funie?. 

Flames shot back to the rag and 
before he could pull it from his 
mouth he was severely burned. He 
was. treated at the Homer G. Phillips 
Fiospi 1 and then returned to his 
.home to. brush up on' fife eating 
technique. 



^all Circuses Tlus Year Have 
Slim Chance for ffiz, Says Haag 



v- 



B'KLYN BOTES 

NOT To rn 

FOR FAIR 



DOWHIE BROS. 

., April 24. 
In a bright array of new costumes 
and a new big top, iDbwnie Brothers 
Circus opened its 1938 . season here 
April 18 with two performances. 

'One ot the smoothest features of 
the new season's entertainment was 
the playing of the band undei: the 
direction of B. T; CarSey.. 

Tbny Svaler followed by clowns 
somersaulted over one. two and three: 
horses arid then oyer three elephants. 
Miss Georgiana with a parasol and 
green ballet costume slid frbm a tall, 
pole down a rope. She was followed 
by ^lickey Larkin in a head slide 
on a wire; Two: tries Were neces- 
sary to coinpiete the act. Got a good 
hand. Riding acts in end rings arid 
clowns were followed by ladder, at 
end rings with quite juvenile :lassies 
performing. 

Ruby Hoyt and .Janet Wallace put 
the elephants through their paces in 
the end rings next. Four in one ring 
and three- iii other. On- way out 
these combined into; one troupe for 
saliite in walk, around: 

Juggling in Center. ring with com- 
edy uerobats in end rings was the 
first time three rings going at once. 
This was followed, by another three- 
ring feature, liberty horses in. ends 
and ponies in center. These were a 
bit uneven as animals showed ner- 
vousness with routine.. 

One ot the best acts of the first 
half was that of the Cre.<!.sonians,. 
headed; by. Harry Cress with three 
dau.ght'crs and three sons. Their 
triple somersault from a teeter board 
into a chair on the shoulders of a 
three-high gets a big hand. 

Royal wire artists, Belgian experts, 
'perform in veteran fashion, As a 
takeoff an elephant follows in a 
board-walking stunt Captain Pick- 
ard and his trained seals in center 
ring do the usual stunts. With sev- 
eral special 'musical' features. 

The ridin.? Hodginl tainily in bare- 
back stunt. riding occupy all attention 
in center ring. Skill aiid daring 
coinbine to makp this another (op 
liiicr. Clowns at intervals keep the 
laughter going. 

An. equestrienne ballet with danc- 
ing horses makes an; effective scene 
as all cavort about the ring with lit: 
He space between them. High jump-, 
ing hor.ses, iron jaw.<i and perch act 
are followed by an Indian riding 
stunt for the cpnclii.sion. 
"The after act includes In ians. 



Brpoklyh hotels will no.t join pt'.ier 
New Vork inns in the gradual price 
raising preparatory to opening^ of 
WpVld's Fair in ii939. Other' hostel- 
ries have already started their ante-' 
lipping drive despite agreement with 
Fair hot to do so. -. ' 

Since Brooklyn relies almost solely 
on permanent and semi-permanent 
hotel residents, managements can see 
no rcentage in . kicking their 'regu 
lars* around. .Unlike Manhattan, the 
transient, biz is light there. Since 
oinly a:portion of the Fair patronage 
will go . to Brooklyn during stayi 
obviously preferring , the- more cen- 
tral location, there's no percentage, 
they figure.' 



Cetliii-Wilsoii 



Charlotte, N. C; April 26 
Af quartering at the 

fair reensboroiCetlinand 
Wilson Carney this week rolled out 
Its long caravan, going to Burling 
:ton where it is play i rst stand 

ot the season under auspices of the 
■V.F.W. months of tburiii 
low. 

The annual tour bf the show 
will- carry it approximately .23,000 
miles before returning to Greens 
boto next fall. . "This will extend as 
fa'r north as Canada and as far west 
as Ohio this season. Several . lead 
ing fair dates are booked. . These 
include the New Jersey State fair 
at Trenton, >few Jcr.sey; Reading, 
Pa., fair; the Green.sboro, N. C. 
faiir; the. Rocky Mount, N. C, fair 
.the Salisbury, N. C, fair; the Delar 
ware Stale fair at Harrington, and 
several others. 

From Burlington the .show rnakes. 
a jump to Philadelphia. Opening 
this week the tour will carry the 
shows into the second week of No- 
.vembfer. The shows include a per- 
sonnel of nearly iSOO people, a large 
herd of livestock, and many other 
materials and carnival accessories) 

All told, the Cetlin and Wilson 
outfit this, year will include 15 rides 
and.. 20 shows; Approximately 
$IS,000 has: been spent on new rid- 
ing devices this year. 



WHAT THEY THINK 



L«ioklnc ' t|br .Manely Lee ' 

Boys Town,. ., April 15, 
Editor^ 'VARiErY: 

Some time ago we adniitted to this 
home a. boy whose iiarents used to- 
be stage people. Their names were. 
Mr. : Manely Lee^ a vaudeville iactbr; 
and his wife, Evelyn, a dancer. The 
Lees were married in. 1923 or tlose 
to that ti i. and:a year or two later 
they separated: Since that time 
nothi is known about them. 'The 
boy and we are .very ahxibus to lo- 
cate the: pirents and we thought 
that you might aible to help us. 
Wie regret that we do not know just 
what territory these people covered 
or the exact nature of- their act 
However, w;c sincerely ho th.at you 
will be able to locate sorhe informa- 
tion about them. 

Re II. 

Welfare Su 
gan's Boys 



lana- 



Edtfor, Vawety : ' 

'. Quoting ■ the April. 6 issue on the 
Wrigley Show; 'Now announcer Dick. 
Post .gets' some help from Pat Ryan 
who steps lip and bats out a broad- 
casting blurb.' Patty Andrews and 
I are doing dialog cpjnrnercials now 
.and then these days, but i don't see 
how you can . mean her. 

It isn't' terribly important, but 
.seriou.sly, . just out of good ol'. fash- 
ion ' curiosity, I would like to know 
who .Pat .Ryan IS? 

iofc Post, 
Wbbm, Chicago. 

(Reviewer fierf,: of VARiBry's staff, 
guesses he' wasn't paying attentibn at 
the typewriter when he- wrote Patty 
Andrews and Pat Ryan somehow 
came but,) 



RINOING SHOW CLOSE 
TO TOP TAKE AGAIN 



Circuses gbing^out this seasbji ■with 
a short bankroll ore likely to fold up 
early, as. it. looks like a lean year 
for biitdoor show patronage, ROy 
Haag, co-owner and general manager 
bf the Haag Bro.s.- circus,: a motorized 
outfit, informed a VAfiiKTY corres- 
pondent here. 

Haag bases his predictibn . on - 
servations during five \v s' tour of 
his small' :circus, which':.h(is already 
traversed parts of several squthern 
slates and is .currently in and. 
due soon tb invade wester 
sylvania -steel centers. 

'After several weeks on tour, visit- 
ing towns In: many .states, including 
many where wc did good busine.-; 
last .year,: I am convinced that . the 
people just don't have money for 
a usemcnls,' .said Haag;. .'Thei:e are 
plenty of curiosity seekers oh 'the lots 
at every stop, but only a small per- 
centage of them have the price of 
admission, it may be that many of 
them have money, iit they are hold- 
ing on to. it. 

Throu the South, especially 
West Virginia, and Tennessee, iinemr 
ployment never has been as- ide» 
spread and industrial plant oper^- 
tions are at their Jowest In years. 
Mines are idle in We.st 'Virgini ;, usu-i 
ally good territory for the shows in 
the early, spring, but there's 'no 
money down there this season, phi 
doesn't seem to be inuch better, busi- 
ness, is spotty and even. oh dpys when 
the weather is .ideal, crowds : aren't 
up to expectation.s and the show, is 
liicky to get the 'hut' 

'In my opinion even the. rail :shows 
are going ' to And. things tough this 
season and unless they keep over- 
head: tb a minimum some of these 
.may go to the barn prematurely. The 
smartest of the agents are in quan- 
dary where to. route their shows. ihis 
season to make, mohey.- Carnivals 
are in tor -a lean year, and ^ ^'^^ 
for plenty of them to give .up before 
mid-season,' he said. . 



'Excellent . business throughout 
Ea;<iter week at Madison S(^uare Gar 
den indicated that the . . Ringling 
Bros., Barhum and. Bailey circus will 
wind up. its indoor date Saturday 
night (30) .with the gross approxi; 
mating last season's^ At that .iime it 
was claimed the big top had its best. 
Garden date in six years, the topi 
gross of the opening date haying 
been registered .in 1930. 

Last season, becaiise .Easter ,-came 
early^ the Ringling show missed the 
Easter, holidays. Last week's after- 
noons were capacity with night -at- 
tendance apprbaching sell-outs; In- 
dicatibns are that the show will close 
strongly, as indicated by the advance 
sale. 

Monday. (25) afternoon a, tigress 
which was led around the track in 
the Spec broke away from her train- 
er backstage and loped down a cor- 
ridor leading to ?ome dressing rooms. 
According to the bircus press agents, 
P^iil Horumpo, a midget, grabbed a 
pr^li mallet and tapped the. animal 
on the head to divert her course. 
Triainer. grabbed the chain leash and 
led the cat to its cage but it was in 
no. mood to parade and the stunt was 
out at the night show. 



Johnny Powers Quits McCoy Show; 
Pic Cowboy 'Too Much Hollywood' 



Managerial mixiip in the Tim Mc- 
cowlioy and cowgirl riding at a iner.iy jCoy circus came soon after the show 



pace. 

After; the night .show the caravan 
rode out in motor vans for another 
season wliieli is lb take thern to llie 
'West and to Canada. 



opened 
Powers. 



in Chicago 'With 
general manager. 



Johnny 
'teppin: 



CIRCUS ROUTES 

Week of May 2 
Rarnrs-Srlls-Kloto 

'.-.n'*.i'>; *':iL. I ',H ! i( .v. - :: : M'-ii", 
.';,l-riiInMi1'). I';,l.. ;.:'(. I;p-.;i.sl,il.' :• 

Rln<;linK ros.- 

)i<fS|l-II.' 



ments for Sunday layouts in the pa- 
pers had been arranged for but Mc- 
Coy ejected photoijraphcrs al the 
dress rehcar.sal and there were ho 
1 picUire.\tb fill the allotted space, c 



out Reports around the outfit were j aiibicd by saying the Icnscmen 
that McCoy was 'too much Holly- 1 

wood' for ht to Jibe with soa.soncd , j^^^^y brought scenery from Hdl- 



shOwincn. 



' lywopd which was regarded as is- 



tin 



.such a , performance: 



Around $400,000 was .spent on- the ^^^^^ j„ ^ ^^^^ exhibition. 

McCoy outfit and then 't ran .short ! D,.an,atic interludes were also ob- 
lot coin.; -Much of the money for the jested to- as having no logical ol- 
! .'!0-car show Was used in ncw:Tlibl)er- 
! tired wagons; . Backing come from a 
' Providence coterie who hod been i - 
1 tercstcd .in the Narragansctt racc- 
I track. Reported that a fast touch 
' for. SI5,bOO was nccc-'.sar.v to. gel the: 
.>-how oiil of town. 
I .'larri between MeC'iv. .md 
started When the picture 
tossed ii round the picss; 



. Fairmont, w;- ., April 26. 

Barnett ros. Circu.s, generally 
voted a very good show of its size, 
did a poor business in West 'Virgini 
despite fine weather toe Parkersburg, 
Clarksburg, Grattoii and Morgantown 
dates. At Fairmont the afternoon 
show did not start until '3:30 becaus'e 
arrangements were- made ifor schools 
to dismi . A indstorm ble,w down 
the tent here just after the .com-r 
pletion of the afternoon show and no 
attempt was made to give a per? 
formance at night. 

Rogers left ti^e show at Clarksburg, 
to scout for good territory. 



Chicago, April 26. 

Business wa.s.ofi badly at both the 
International Amphithealre and the 
Stadium, where the Tim McCoy Wild 
West shpw and the Cole Bros, cir- 
cus opened their season. 

■McCoy left town Saturday (23) 
after a lO-day stay, headed for Co- 
lumbus, O. Cole Bi-os. circu.^ wjll 
.slick until May J, then off to Roches- 
ter, Ind„ to pick up tent 

Cole show doing considerably less 
than last year, when it turned in an 
excellent coi st<mxa at the .Stadium. 
Several alibis for the poor business 
currently, inclu ing the recession, 
lack of new attractions and inability 
to 'gliimbrliie a circu.s indoors. 

Both, shows 'flooded the town with 
paper in order to get .some .sort of 
gathering so the acts 'wouldn't get 
lonesome. 



2 Amateur Aerialists 

Die on Coast in Fall 

Hollywood, April 26. 

Two amateur femme iicrialisls wi; 
circus ambitions were killed when a 
U6-foot rigging coila .sed on :a lot 
near their home in North Hollywood 
last Tuesday (19), 'Thcv were Isabel 
Roberts, 21, and EVa Hudnal, 26. 

Gills were practicing (or a po.5si 
Carney booking/ 



Bledsoe Dates; Sought 

■Tritonc, is 
U('6p(^;in 



McCOY'S SPONSOR 

' Cihicago, April 2'C! 
Tim McCoy'.'^ Wild West shnw will 
V.o into Cplurnbil.s, 0., followin'4 ils 
i()-(l;iy ..'■lancl h<-rt. UjkIct ;iii.-'i)i 
(;r the Columbu:': (uirii.'il 

'I'll is i^ fi«iir<-fl itic (li-ilv 
.snicfl diilf rjii the schttliilc 
Wild Wt-M show', li^t: '[>y'n U '. 
.■p(n(l nrr..>l ol the .'-pring an -.•illy 
i-iriririKr till" e.-;st;, .sf)tiidiil« most 
ul Mi.y aliijig lliti Allaiitit iL-iicui:.<-t, 



64 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 27, 1938 



TOMMY DORSEY 

SAYS "THANKS 




TO THE THEATRES . . Tommy Dorscy, his 
trombone, and his orchestra have just completed a 
two-week record-breaking engageineqt at the Para- 
mount in New York. Easter Monday all records for 
morning attendance at the Paramount were smashed! 

A recent road tour of one-week engagements 
took Tommy and the boys to the Earle Theatres in 
Philadelphia and Washington, The Stanley Theatre, 
Pittsburgh, and The Palace in Cleveland. 

The band will be heard during coming weeks at 
Shea's Buffalo Theatre, The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 
two weeks at The Chicago Theatre, and then to 
the Fox Theatre, Detroit. 

Many thanks to all concerned for swell cooper- 
ation. 



1 , 

•'•■ii'f 




TO HIS RADIO SPONSORS Sinc« 

November 6, 1936, Tommy Dorsey has been on 
the air coast-to-coast for the makers of Raleigh 
Cigarettes and Kool Cigarettes. 77 consecutive 
performances, and each one a real pleasure. Thanks 
to you folks in Louisville. 




That Sentimental Gentleman of Swing 



TO VICTOR . . . Recording exclusively for Victor, 
the Tommy Dorsey discs have outsold all other 
bands during the past year. Leading hits were 
"Marie" and "Song of India." "Who" and "Dipsy 
Doodle" are going ahead to higher sales, with 
"Yearning" and "'Deed I Do" going even higher. 
' Tommy says thanks to all of you at Victor, and 
to those he has worked with on^the road and on 
the air. 



MANAGEMENT OF MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA MCA ARTISTS, LTD. 



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PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: ARTHUR T. MICHAUD 



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