SCREEN STAGE PuWIehed Weekljr at 161 West 46th dt, New tork, H.'- T.r by. Variety, Inc. A'nnaal subscription, t6. BlnelB copies. 15 centi sntered as iecoiidTClafl* matter December 22, 1906, f,t tho Poit OfflcB at New Tprtc N. r., under thfr act ot March I, I87t. ■ copraiofaT, we/Bg; vi^dSTiCt'tNo. jiix bioVib besebvep. ■ . , m No* 12 NEW iYORKf ^^^nepj^lESDAy, JIJNE 3, 1936 56 PA€tES . Hollywood, Jupe 2*,. fej^ftUm. Fox's :-yen to lie a' grand • ttM concert . Impresario blew iie:t^tiian a kite, because Abe's 9tlO' ' background ■ Waa found as; l^.A^^ his money. ;S»tftiufactu0^ ;Sh(i^Foi:in pf,if$, [ ^6mmh&;,^old him the df^l>wdUcl'n^ as a plug ^^r'i^ toyi^ And ;>^ent TvJioJft: bog. ;;A"-,^»;:«ontraat«ia,W the Hollywood y^DVi; engaged Maurice Frank to 'H||ueinble..a flock of . assorted singers '.4^d ' Stage & warbling rodeo In ifvine '.^ii4etr. the .neat but ungaudy titl0 ! the Hollywood Bowl Grand Qiwjta ^iB^^yal.' Then came the dawn, but flth 4 ;bang. j^S>9 contracted for radio time on BVeri|l . local stations an^ proceeded ' Compile copy plugging the com- pera : festival which he was taaiiclng. BlowofC came ifvb^n he ^Ound that It would be i^fipttslble ' ;Ua6' the line "Wear a i|hti'^£V>rm BSEilere When Tou Hejctr ' J^da.' 5dl6' stations wouldn't go for the : Afee burned and turned oour on ..tiif muslp, d^plding to stick to 'PtKEIsteres mlniis all attempts to lip- litt^ , That Is musically. It MELL'S IDEA SjF FOR NATl THEATRE Lt)ls, De Fee, probably the; only feihme nltery bouncer. Is' being considered ;for a barn-i storming tour of the niterles., Currently at LiOU Richman'si. Diizzy Club In New York. i Husky hoyden would be fea>| tured as freak lush. toss4i'-> outer, using bona fide soaks when procurable and plants when everybody .stays sober. Miss Qe Fee halls from AuS" tin, Texad,; is 6-2 tall, and weighs 184 pounds. Traffic Problems and Fash' lonable East Side Sector. , Augurs Times S» extremes.- ,'?R4i(Bh Visiting . Dallas, an unsvvbldable neces-, sity from : time.., to time, Jthe . mlUlonal^ .C publisher - poUtliit-, , cian-...'jbiN^yes of his' irionfe^iin i.thff neighboring city, v35 miles dytknt, as possible. ' He takes along a box lunch. AS INDIE PROD. Hollywood,^ Junb 2. Launching of : it, U6w production company by Carl XAOmiQle iihd his son wfts initiated by the signing < of James Whale to direct , one pie fure, Deal was niade by Junior with the understanding that his father, will produce on -a unit basis. Reported that the Laemmles! 6a^h wni fbs?, t2OO,p08 " intp . the ii(?w company, with, banking' . flnahc.es secured to provide another $t,000,'- 000 as working capital. Grand Island, Neb., June 2. Reported that Carl Laemmle Is dickering for the purchase of . the largest department store here. Store is 69 years old and is acknowledged the largest In the west Understood that Carl Laemmle is planning to turn over a great por- tion of the ownership to. his brother, Louis. Now It's San Antone San Antonio, June 2. Burg's catch line to lure Texas centennial touristp Is 'San Antonio for Romance,' Dallas for education because of $26,000,000 expo;- Fort Worth for entertainment for the frontier show, say local ballyhooers, Romance gag caught on after Janice Jarratt, San Antonio gal who Is most photographed New York model, was dubbed 'Sweetheart of Texas Centennial' by Gov. Allred. AmateQTi^ as Sales Prospects Buffalo, June 2, Harry Shaprow is sponsoring over station WEBR a form of ama- teur show, thrice weekly, for his electrical appliance store. Amateurs must come to store for audition. Shaprow figures they may buy while waiting for tryout. t>allas, Jun(ir Sf, Ab^iblute" Ignorance Ot'Fjort Worth's Frontjier Centennial Is pol- icy of th6 Centennial exBO. at Dallas. *Fort. Worth can have a Frontlet Centennial, and we wlU be glad to^ fa«)Ip them when we can',, execs of Dallas show eieplaln with a patron^ Izing air. "We can't take much time right now, thoiJgh, because we open Satur^ay/^Just five days 6ft/ ■ : Wrapped up in their own ohow, best Dallas public can do' is mini- mize opposlsh efCorfa;, One pa^r ia springing cartoon showing Billy Hose as i.flea trying, to ■ get chummy with eli^ii^iiant personified by "W* A. Webbi-iexpo gen; jniert. . , ■ • • can't be . bQtb.ered with minor outside .attfictlons,' ofHcjaJto" pi Pal- las? fair explaIiL..^'0£c6ufs"5 ,Rose ' . being o^claliy nice when 'he calls Oh MBit because he knows 80% of'hlS; gate can be taken from the cr,owd thai comeS; specifically to the «xpo. Ten pei> ceint of otu'^gate migtht-have come to .QPexas to see Fort Wortii's show. ■ ■ ■• ■ ' ■' •. 'Expo can'if be Interrupteft 'with lighting anything like they're £ram- lirig ov«!r in" Fti Worth,' tb^y dec&re. 'There's; reallr no fight, e:it$!t' the- oni^i the ahowhian said thirt "Wa$. Just , so a llttlef of the itubiiclty jvould r^fleiijt pn their show*/ . °It is iriiie'that pfilclals of the' t>al- las fair have itiade every effort to avoid, thft .'fight' Angle., in, promotion. Th(py, ^ havS- avoided .involveixjent (Contlniied on page 65) M. RAH-RAH BANDS FOR NAZI COOD-Wni Berlin, June 2. Operators of German transatlantic ships are turning this summer to American student aggregations for their music, Nazis figure the moye as having goodwill building, if not propaganda possibilities. , North German Lloyd liners have already arranged to have American student orchestras play on both east and westbound trips. Among the units that have been booked for the llne'i4 three fastest ships, the Europa, Bremen and Columbus, ar/s Al Preycr and his Duke University orchestra. Purple Collegians from Holy Cross College, University of Richmond Collegians, St. Bonaven- ture Royal Collegians, Cornell Rhythm Boys, Rutgers Cardinals and Evanston Northwesterns. 122,500 Title Title of Dorothy Brande's book 'Wake Up and Live,' has been bought by .20th-Fox for $22,500. highest price ever paid for any tltlo. Miss Brando's Book of essays ne- cp.ssltates a completely new story being 'fi^itten. around the titl6 tor the screen. iitlio|s|)(«ipq|e| IM Taxi i Sup. %mm Ricei Wasblngton, June 2» Be tusiig.td' consider itavja^ iti-J consistent "Cleclslons, tr.-S.' Supreme ■ Court Monday (1) declined to re- >vlew the legality of tax asi^eBsments by^New Yorlt •Sta.te on Income from pateiitQ and' copyrights. ^ The Federal tribunal ducked a hot Issue^ In a test case against the N. Y. commlsh brought on behalf of Klmer Rice and aided by Robert , ,Eininett..Sherwpod4 Sigmujod Rpm- ii; i^'fiyg.ijreraine.E.ern, Mfli»well.Ai>naJo;fr -.>lgj)lfic*iuc©;., •which, .was i seti wtled;.In favpr of the. tay-grabbeil by tlje . Supreme ^■ ; Court's refusal • to , ponder the tiff. : 'tjimj[ng ja -tieaf e^r to the, appeal. ,'arg(j[ments>;- the ^iur^sts indicated;' f^y. Ijava-iifi 'oh,;^ ' . jec.tlon- .to .stiates leyj^ljfe ; '^etr^<3•;r■ tlW ass^si^niientX i&n' Itiv.iBijtqr^^^^ "~^atlsts, mUslc 'wHt'ers ' aiid -pther t^«rfttur6-cdncoct!fet* I6t^ th^Iiri ln-i,\ • /iebme trditt rbyaltieB'/ . - ■ " ;Tiie Rl^e brief discreetly rifebu^ the" Supreme "Court 'for haiiding ' • down previous decisions ' on iboth sldek ot 'the tttitestibn,- but eV^ so ' ' the jurists could not see; a"ny reason to ' look figain at the; conflicts be- tween their fewn rulings. • In trying to 'get another decree to end the un- cei'talhty, attorneys for Rice de- , olared 'justice,, law' and order,- are ■: not-.likely to he realized if the in- -r. dividual citizeiqi is not :, only, given ; ...the ptlvllege itut .the- obligation . oiE \ determining f or : himself what the triie law - ig.' ' .Troubl|S ' arose when the N. T. Commlsh . recently billed Rice for back tax.es, following a Tj-.' $.i Su- preilie Couft ruling that royalties from patents a.nd copyrights ari .not 1?eyon4 statfejjiilrlsdictjpi)". This de- •cisloii, upset a 'much earlier dicree to the effect that' since Issub of patently and copyrights is a Feoef'al ' function the. earnings of individuals holding such nibnopoUeB are; -sul)- ' Ject , only, to' Federal impostsi . ; . Rice's counsel ' claimed the |New . Tork t?ix tohunlsBion was ih ^rror '. ia trying, to make the most. r?p., process of eltarfpfc- ;tlbn«; jai^ytiltf oi chok^r'^-pa^fel value an d final okay " by color director on its sympathetic value to general tint scheme, MET OPERA HAS Scbfloz too Tough Star FiDond That Out TWO GUS EDWARDS!; S^NGS WANTED FOR PK ' ■' Hollywood, ijun^ [2. I.. Xw.entieth Gentury-jPox id ndrioti- atlng with Gus- Edward's, for iiur- - chase of the song and title to ^un- ibbnnet Sue,' as. a yarn for> SMHey 'i'femple. EdwardB-«)so -is infer|e^ted *wlth . Warners In 'School / Ipiys,' •which they Jointly otvm ' • f Both Paramount and- Metro \V6.nt ■It fr*i::j«ere: ',pn''^jbjiard,';ari he] was kept b'tisy givlhis? ii^tervietvs or| 'the. Journey to town, , signing aujor grftpJiStfCthe l^bn^Qn. railway - s^ia? tlpn jari^t? ll^ng ienderea a, press -Jikr. cepilon 'affile ^JDofpheftter.. ' Another film, star who came -by ^ the same boat iaiso -threw, a recep- tion; which happened to be at ex- actljr: the same hour, but at another hotel.' Discoverinj^ they weren't -get- ting a break, they moved Hp to the same Hotel where - Scbnozzio i was holding cp'urt, and hired a room di- rectly opposite. •• • In-' the evening Durante was - In- troduced- from a box at the I;iondon Palladium by Flanagan and Allen, and accorded the 'blggrest reception tendered any foreigner here In the last foiir y^ars. ZANUCK SIGNS SONJA; to S^YEAR FILM PACT Hollywood, June 2. SonJa Henie, champion ice skater, has been put under flve-jyear contract by 20th-F'6x, at fligure said to be Considerably below' her original $300,000 asking price for a single picture. - Darryl ZanucR,' who signatured,' •won out over several other major Studios eager td corral the flgure- elghtcr. : . . . Initial ftlm likely tb be 'Peach Edition,':- newspaper yarn vby Mark Kelly; Which '-Leonard Prasklns adapted. - • Burnside on 'Hipp' R. H. Bumsi'de Is on the Columbia lot as technical director' for 'Hiijpo- drpmie,'. it' being his flrst major, as-, (iignment on. the Coast. Burrtside was.' formerly, a director at the Hipp, New , York,- haying staged all the spectacles th'ere ' during ; the period the iiousiB. was- operated by :the late, Charles .Bi. DlU'ingham. . „ ' . " i i . Stager planned! .reviving GilbeEt, and Sullivan .operettas in NeW- York this' Bprlng, 'withdrawing the idea" because another manager started first; That proved^ a break for him since it made ll'ippssible fbr'him to accept the Cpl post, Kelly in N. Y. Walter C. Kelly is back in New York after 18 months on the Coast, during. Which time he appeared in foiir features.. - He 'will return to Hollywood about the middle' of Au-" gust and may next appear on; the Universal lot. " .' 'The Virginia Judge' •will ylsit Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention, Jack Kelly, his brdtli'er. Is chairman of the en- tertainment committee. Contrary tp prj^vipos b.eUefi.all-the major singing' 'stars ' of i>ictnres, Grace. Moore, Lily Pons, Nino Mar- tini arid lA'WTence TIbbett, will ,be with:tl|e rMetropolitan .Opera, . Kl. ^;, per usual 'next eea,son. Talk ,"y(^'4s that due tb Hoilywobd'com'mltm^nts, most of these stars would hav« to pass np ' theHrfet altogether next -year. In -Miss - Pons? case, she is -slated for. more roles than' ever at the' oper&jtnecca.': • - • • i - ': . . Miss- > Moore - ■will: i'probably be heard. late in the.'wmter,>.as mill also Martini (i^d Tibbet,t.. ,,N/tvyeltles^ ah-", sept ffbm.., this yeiw's pro-ams at the. Met , inay .be preniittred with these names for spiepiaKdi-aw. Jtelfion Eddy for a/ M'Sf- debut Is not' taken^ ]9erlptrsly. .'His' "biggest fo|rte,.Is cbrisldered tq be 'romantic musical fl^ld/'and 'With CoSst-. de-" mariollng his services between con> cert dates he's practically ovfirboiard on work. He has .done opera Jief ore, out-of-town* HEAD OF HOUSE' TO BE MAIiE BY WARNERS Hollywood, June- 2. Screen rights'' to 'Head of the House of Coombe & Robin,' Eng- lish novel by "Frances ]Elbsdgson Bur- nett, have been - acgulred .hy yya,T- nersj . ^ Story will be used' as starrer for Olivia de Haviland, with Sybil Jason playing part of the actress as a young girl. . Patrlc knowleej will have male lead. ' Casey Robinson is writing screen play- ' Stanwyck, Taylor Share Leads b 'Brother's Wife' Hollywood, June 2. Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Tayior/get lead spots .in W. S. Van Dyke's next Metro production, 'His Brother's "Wife.'. . • Lawrence W^lngarten is' prod'uc- ing. "Jean Hershblt gets prominent part. '"•".'', ,■■1 Remhardt Abroad •Set to. do' 'Danton' for - Warner Bros.' release during the 1936-37 season. Max,' Relrihardt ' leaves soon for Europe to stage the Salzburg festival. This will be the only pic ture the lmi)resp.rio will do this coming year, buf i will, hisve bne to tUirii out for- WB for • 193r-3iB. Reinhardt returns early in the fall. SAILINGS EEELER VICE BIONSEIX ..; ;Vr. " -■ KpUywiopd, June 2. Unable to finish' her part in 'Stage Struck' In time' rc into Warn;rs'. 'Let's ' Pretend," Jb^n Blohdell. tvill be replaced by Ruby 'Kefeler,' ; ■ Switch, in leads' necessitates re- write of the James Melton musical. • June 8- (London to New York), Jack ' Curtis, Diana ' Ward, Paddy Carstairs (lie de France)'. June 3 (London to New York), J, J. Shubert, William Kleih (Aquitania). June- 3" (New York to London), Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman (Washington). June 1 (Los Angeles to Tokyo >, John Albcck (Afsama Maru). May 30 (New. York- to Londpi}) , Eugene Pallette, Olive Nessel (Ber- •engarla), - .May 29 (ISTew ' York to - Naples). Walter Wanger, Sanford Green - burgher, Giacomo Rimini, Giovanni Martinelli (Rex). . . ARRIVALS Antpnio, Moreno, L. E. Kalicer, F^apz Grojthe, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Beck, .lean Thompson, Anita Louise.' Joan Bennett, Frances Day,. James Whale, Donald Davis, Harold. S! Dunn, Mr. '.and Mi:s. Nell O'Hart,, Prof. E. Stern, Eve Becke. y:, ? : Diidry CorreaporidiBn«)Mr,froim; Melan,iGolo,— Besides two' feature pictures, the program at the Blu Moose, local nabe, includes bank nlte, dish giveaway, ice. box raffle iZ* fitting toupe contest, amateur sl)ow, .beiino, screeno, uno and scran^ Biz, is BO.^rood mn&em^jit ii JtaWIng ttbput ^ anttifig out ^he pictZ. ilite f MiBfiS^Th^ Crd^s,! ?« Voite for- P'piii^s and Doitk^* . . -In politics th*' frfee sTio# has; i-eplaced the free cigar for gbpd-^jvljll- pur- poseB, and tW boys irt th* derbies, iire giving .'em songs, p.nd dai}(^93 In-^ stead of heaters now. If '■the ; trend icont.ln\ies, PoUtice^l, pampajigps cj the near future prbbabjyv -will- lbb"stti[ged as fpllows:^ , Nat'l Cbairniam iQkay, :1tpys.' ;N.ow that we are, all agreed on our head< iinet, the'i^,n. pit;. Tiien .'W^ Aop'li need any stagehands., . jpresid^ntlalj.^^ai^idate: Before; ,w:e*iret goinir^ .geiitlcmen> I would iiiti rto >^Btpr .a:1ae*f4,i;;i4y alrept sfe^« 'yori've got .to, dig me .up,-a.riew author; That Denver speech' was loiisyi aii,d<,"ybu knpiw, \t, Thp oiily thing, that i sav^^4t(;'vas nw^i.Tdelivery. Whdt'. .if Epstein 4^ ^)^ite for Cantor? "Can^ , tofl' iB s^lcjtiy "itepfiifck a'iyway.,- :f '. •■-•'.■ ■ . '^(Jhklrriaa^: I -tMnkfWe can fix {feat. We'll buy ybii" a Joke file and ym i can write your o'wn scripts, ^^hen there'll be .rio squawks. ' Now, btuA ; to the campaign. We open; wl^h a novelty act, ' I'm •vvorklng on Staitl j and Hoover to do a donble, 'W^'re for the Nbw Deal.' That would lie « { novelty. For the No. 2 spot Oui- ;Min com^s oiiirfor his -first 'introduottonsj Hb's.got to have ia'stobge. I ^ . . ... -., Treasurer: "Wniat Wnd of a Btjobigre'? ■ Chalrmani Aiiy kind of a stOOg^ so" Ibn^ as 'he looks dumb an'd-get| | laugh's: He's gpt .tofdouble as Ticfe-presldftnt, too. ' Voice from Rear: I think r could fill that part sir. Chairman: All right, -young man. . S^ep down here.. What's youi =. 'name'? . • • -. ' Stooge;. Elmer/. Chairman: Perfect. Have' ybii ever stooged before? ■ Stobge: You' said' It. j::,.held the ice f or Van Hoyeh, took the slap foi Healy ahd sat in- the bo* for" Baker. . , Chairman; What'si your specialty 7 Stooge: I I'eclte. :" Chairman: Perfect. Now let's 6ee if you can take it. (Wham!).' Per* feet, -Gentlemen,' meet the next v-p. Pres.'^Candidate: He looks whackie tb me. Remember your place, bow \ and don't .expect any billing. ' . ' Chairman: Next oh the bill. Is the. Supreme Court bit. Instead ot gavels, :the judges' will use biadderB. . As long as they're doing Irish Justice,' they might as .well use the right WpPb. This ouigfht to be, a ■boff, ' Then we change the jjace with a musical number, 'I'm Putting All My X's in One Ballot Box.' Then we need Another boff. Who's got an idea for a boff? ■ pres. Candidate: I've got an idea for a. wow., -Chairman: We can't take , any chan'ces on'-.wows in this campaign. "What we need is bbffs. Stooge: I know a midget niamed Zioncheck. He goes wading in a finger bowl. . Pres. Candidate: Wait for your cue, boy, ' Messenger: (rushes in). Mr, Chairman, there's a big row going on over in the house. Congress is talking about, nanning the next election according to the Crossley . rating, - - - Chairman' (putting on coat): So long, boys, see you later. Pres. Candidate:' Where are you going, Jim? Chairman: I forgot about a date 1 had with Majot BoWes; Pres. Candidate (rushes out): Wait for baby! Prediction Radio can be said to have become a form of show business y/bei, sponsors stop asklrig actors for autographs. How to Be An Actor , „ With the current issue this ' department' jinaugufates "ttV- new tS)rre spondence School of Acting, ' FblloW it and make something' of yo'urselll you loafer. . i . . For our first lesson, kiddies, ^e will use as our text a few newspaper headlines selected ;at randoml-. Random means to peer over somebbdy'e shoulder in- the sUb-way. Thiis: . . CalandejT, .Ont.^Dionne- quint japlets, who had earned $300,000 thrbufttj pictures up' to thielr'isecond birtlhday. will acqylre another ?250,00O ironi the. same source during the neat- year. . . -i - New York— Ed. Sullivan, BrpidWay columnist, plays a. return date at Loew's .State next weeic at $2,6( 0. Hollywood— Sonja Henie, ice sitating champ, asked 1300,000 on a one- picture deal. • ■ ■ New York— Major Bowes' incqme through his amateur shows has, beep coming in at the rate- of <;i,000,<)00 a year. , : " . • , , /t From the above it may be glcjaned that the- way TO BE A SUCfifesS* FUL ACTOR is to learn how to ice skate, learn how to bang on a gonft learn how tb write a Broadway column, or see that your ma, when having kids, has' '.em five at a time. jl, These are considered the correct methoda. Always be on your guardn against agents who want tp BOOK 'YOU INTO THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Gt-.O.H.). That would, immediately establish you as a profes- sional actor, and you'll never get anywhere that way. It's easier to learttl^ another trade, like being a quintuplet, for instance, and start at the topA^. What have you got to lose, except your place on the sidewalk in front bf the Palace?^ . . ..^ Note: Next week's lesson vrhi be-'How to Sing "Tenor From a-Trort* bone Part.' ! ' ' - . . , .i- ■ ■ ." ! .Fan)s You may have knbcked 'em dead in Kokomo And whammed in jMontlcello And siayed the.fo|ks in Idaho And -wowed in Ne\y Rochelloi ' • You rhay have ivr^cked the hbusb in Albany . And scored in TallahadiBee .' ' ' And 'made 'em-'scrjeam in.Kahkakee ■■■ -And clioked- in Itai!z'ma,taBsee. • But ail these feats caii be forgotten; •Tomorrow, perhaps, some punk.'ll Tell ybu ybiir act iH simply rbtteri Unless you please thet, sponsor and his uncle. ■4 { 6 • « . Sends Screen GuOders East for Aid Hollywood, June 2. Several leaders of the Screen Writers' Guild, Tyorried by the sit- uation here, have gotfe to New T.o;ic' to consult, the Authors £ii assignee of the Charles ^Teld- - ,p?an agency for .$29,000, commissions ■ftfeserfedly due and damages for dis- solving .contract. Complaint sets fortii the actress will have received In salaries, up to 1937, .$242,000. Suit aso charged she collected $iO,000 in royalties and outside monies. WARREN WILLIAM BUYS ;PFF WB PACT FOR lOG '■■' .' ■ ' Hollywood, June 2. ' ■ Warren Wimam ana~ Warners are calling It quits after live yearg. Play- ■'tr'a cdntrafct is being' terminated ' ' WPOA completion of 'Stfege Struck',' Ws cuiTent film at Burbank, ui)6n •payment -to studio of $10,000 for re- lease; "J 5'VPimaW -niU freelance: • ■ ' " ■ itf- fjl^oug Maclean Resuming As an Indie Producer ; * ' . Hollywood, June 2. , , pouglas MacLean is • resuming independent production after lapse ; Of several years". He plans to pro- nucc threfe pictures a year, first to oe a talker remake of '23»/6 Hours Leave.' '■"''^Mtxclifean Is negotiating for a major release, also for a name star Who would be tied up for the series. ■Jules Shermer goes with producer '^s his executive aide. *ME. ZEEO' IlEADYnjG, T Hollywpod, .June 2,., •, •Mister Zero,' comedy which. .X.U-, cien Hubbard will prp^lype at Metro, virlli be written by Lawrence Kimbjo., former San Francisco newspaper' man. '■' • >-^_ •' ' - ••"-' ' Michael Fessler is .cbmbolriitlttg; *ith Kimble and may supervise. Get Off My Foot ) ,.5IoJlywood, • June 2,' . , - py^ijy • mt^n f or^ himself Inr I'Letis ,Eret&nd'. at W^rnej-s, whjcb Ray JJnrlght is directing. In • the cast are five of the .studio's featured comics, Hugh .Hei'bert, I Franlc, McH.ughr . Allbn Jenklnsj^ Marie. Wilson ,and :]flc»- :bart C^Tyfthaugh,., . i ' SILENTS BY : <- .iHollywood, 'June, 2. Hollywood's" . first Memorial |Day. for veterans ;of.' the silent day's of pictures -drew a crowd of several hundred old timers to the Srealcfast Club Wednesday (27). Reminiscences and anecdotes of the pioneer. • days were related by J, Stuart Blackton,. who called to mind,, .yit^graph, the only film company ever to .have Its 'own fam- ily,'' and the .'Alma Mater otthe plc» ture business.' He also referred to the photographipg- by Albert E. Smith and , himself of troops' de- partips -fpf.. the Spanjish -American ,yar in 18^^, as marking the birth' of the new^reel. ,' '■' .Spraying the Aotpra Blacktop told of the early days in Flatbush, when it Was necessary to -spray 'vthe .actors to drive away tlie files that gathered . from the livery stable"" next doort a,nd gave a . few other humorous incidents of the early, days, of films. Some of the silent' stars Intro- duced by : Victor Potel Included Flora Finch, Florence Lawrence, Helen ■ Gibson, William ^ Farnum, Baby Peggy Montgomery, • Helen Jerome Eddy,. Mlnta .Durfee, Bryant Washburn, Agnes Ayrfes, Lionel Bel- jnore, Charles Middleton, Lois Wil- son, Creighton Hale, Kenneth Har- lan,- Otis Harlan, "Vera Gordon; Mary McLaren, Jack Richardson; "Walter Long, James Home, Helen Holmes, Cleo Ridgeley, "Virginia Pearson, Alice Lake, Dot Farley and Katha;r}ne . Adams. As a closing tribute. Captain, 27- year-old horse owned' by "Will Rogers, was led. out. Belmore read the Breakfast Club's pcem as finale. Mrs. Schulberg's French , Legiter for Wameirs Mrs.' A^d,' ,(B. P.) , Schulberg, back from Europe, is staying in New York briefly^ and after a short visit to Hollywood, will return to London, where she, will open an agency for picture talent, Her first agentlng accomplishment was securing Fer- nand Graavey, French stage star, who had previously rejected all Hollywood offers. Contract with Mervyn LeRoy for Warners iS one of the largest yet signed with a foreign actor for first Coast assignments. Over a five- year period Graavey Is guaranteed nearly $700,000. He Is to receive f 35,000 fpr ,hlg .first picture. ; Piirh-'l^^a^c^led Film Indus-4 . ' ^irj^ ^oikiid to '-Assume Siz-' able Portiop — $500,000,- 660 Exti^ Needed Will See' Pix Biearing the Brunt —-^Individuals and Cd^o- .. ,f atidijis: . Alil^e. ' . ^, . 1 . ^ . , Washington, ^une 2. • . Film" industry, and picture, people Wlll-.feiel the -full, brunt of the. new Government tax program, which im-" poses) .additional burdens 'on li>uslr. iness'corporatlpns and' large incomes. ' After 'weeks bf wtangling; Seriactte finance c6mtailttee.ppi's.ed. the 'Boo'se- vell reve'niie refcirm- bllt for Jtlhei last 6oiigifesslonal_ . lap * by . scrapplnfe ,m[anv. ; of ' tlie.. President's retam^ me^d^i^lon'fl . ifi

Para- liount , company was en; route to an eastern location to make the filmj '13 Hours by Air,' recently released. Ken Hawks' Claim Washington, June 2. Relatives of 'Kenneth N. Hawks; Fox Film director, lost their last chance to collect damages for Hawks' accidental death while film- ing a picture when fhe U. S. Su- preme Count Monday (1) refused to review damage proceedings against firms which supplied the airplanes. The high tribunal ruled it had no jurisdiction over California court proceedings and refused to review rulings of the state judiciary on the question of whether intra-state air- craft operations arff subjejJt to Fed- eral air commerce regulations. Thomas J; Parker, administrator of Hawks' estate, had ende avoreg to sue James Grainger, .Inc„ agency whicii fixed up the plane deal,- and Tanner Motor Livery,, owner of the crate, but had been balked when the trial court ruled Congress has no authority to' regulate all air navigation. Following this decision, the Hawks-relatives had Insufflcierit! evidence to 'press the claim, . Hawks and others were killed in January, 19S0, when two ships used for IL Fox -.production collided 2,000 feet in.. the. air over the Pacific; Ocean . a ;few miles from . Santa Monica, All. .occupants were killed, but witnesses who saw the collision from the water claimed the planes had not kept as far apart as Fed- eral regulations required. Hollywood, June 2. Major film companies have no In- tentloh' of retiring from" play-ftnanc^ "ing' fieia, ; despittS their ' refi^sal to hack legit prodiictioris undeirj terms laid " "down ' by Dramatists ' Guild's Bew contract, " ". ' .' ' ' Number of studio .; heads are .chiecklng up on play wrlghtp ' under •contract to. them, figuring that suf.. -ficlent number of ..new plays can be secured . for backing from . among screen writers- and others not con- nected with Dramatists Guild. .. Metro, despite its stand against legit production, will go through with its plans to put the Mane Bros, oxit as a stage unit hef ore they go into film production, . in order to test value of " sketches; Idea will "be" same as used for 'A iJighf.at the Opera,' last season. Studio execs are discussing vari- ous plans, one. of which Is accept- ance of plays oA.tJasls of , flat pay- ment, for .ptage And picture rights prloir ' lto sbig* '.prbduOtloln, - "with author also to receive customary royalties during run of; pi^pj ' ■ A counter-proposal Is to have' author on weekly salary during run of play,^ polishing story along same lines as In effect for film scripts. Amalgamation of , the Screen Writers' Guild with Authors' League of America is expected ■ to be threshed put at meeting of League council tills week. Powwow with directors of Screen .Writers iGuiid .was held last week by Marc Con- nelly, president, to clarify several 'points that l«ad'. arisen. More Caljf. "Faxes ' SacranfShto, Ckl., June 2. Picture' industry faces ' added tax burden through passage by Call-' foriiia legislature of the old age pension bill,', forcing tax rates up. Impost will be upped at least 5% to meet Increased / pensions for those 66 or. older from $20 to $36 'SUMMER HAIL' STARRER FOR GINGER ROGERS Hollywood, 'June 2. Radio' -has purchased" 'Summer Hall,' nCvfel 'by Valarlfe' 'Savage, starrer for Ginger Rogers, It will be a Pandro Berma'n pro- duction, Edith Moisc-r ' doing screen play. LINDSAY IN 'EDEN' . ' SoUywood, 'June 2. ' . PrankjMcDonald dir.ecjts 'Three in Eden' _ at Wa'rn.ers. , . . .. Margaret Lindsay Is the cast- topper Trade Mark Reslstei'ed POONDiSD Bt SIME. Sir,VBRMAN rubllHlied Weekly hf VARIBTV, Inc. . Sid SlJverma'n. Preqlrtent 1&4 West *atb $trpet, Ne.w Tork City sunacBrpTioN Foreign ,16, Ceata Vol. 122 «^ '_: — . — 1 • -. No. 12 INDEX Advance Production Chart 21 Bills 45 Chatter 63 Concert 61 Explcltatlon ,-',.,.;....... 19 15 and 60 years. Ago. ... . 43 Film Reviews .15 House Reviews 4 . # 17 Inside— Legit 4f> Inside— Music 42 ln.side — Pictures C In.'ilde— Radio - 32 Intornatiorial Ncw-s ; 12-13 Legitimate ...... . . . , , . . . ,40-49 Literati 50 Music 40-42 ' No.w Acts t ; ■ 44 •Newis from the Dallies , , /. "H^. 42 64 Outdoors - 65 Pictures 2-28 Radio ..." 29-3'J . Radlo-^Reportu 30 Radio-r-Showmanshlp ..>. 38 iShorts IS ' Sports .'X 52 •Times Square.. V ..kt ' 62 Units •'44 "Vaudeville 43x44 "Women ,,.,...,» 25 /I ,1 1 - ''I i ' / ;. ■ I ' ' i "* ' i .u j •^1 Chicago, June, 2, —lalian & Katz may shortly operate the Nof thwest group ot theatres for Paramount, tahing over exeo charge ot houses now *efng run by J. J. FrledJ and Lester Lud- wlg. B. & K. chieftains have )nade an. offer to. Paramount headquarters to operate these houses strictly on a percentage basis. B, & K, states' that Chicago is the natural operat- ing center for the northwest ^"nd • that the' -Minnesota and' northwest group , could be handled better <^ut of Chicago, ttian as a separate unit oiit of 'Minneapolis. In the sietup' submitted by B. &.IK. to New Tork both: Frledl and liijd- .wig* would, be.; retained .as. li)pal supervisors. . However, when Uud-' \v'lg wai In 'town last weiek he Was ■unable to -cpritfeot a;n'y of the' B. •& IK.' , txeoa; ' • *■ ^ • .■ • .;' < ' ' ' ■ ^ j ' ...Barney Balaban. ha.a been^.ai^Hed to be. lii the New Torlc.hon^e pjCtll^ies of ■.Pafamounf by todify (Tuesday) at the request of Joe Kennedy : who, ■iX ls.:understoodi- wishes to discuss the national situation with- Balaban; Specy Master to Decide in listty lynton' Case MacMuiray Male Top Iii Swarthouf s *Waltz* Hdllywood June 2. Fred MacMurray will play lead opposite Gladys SWarthout>ln Para- mount's 'Champagne Waltz,' In- stead of George ' Raft, originally slated. Raft goes in studio's 'Play- boy,' , Henry ' Henlgson production^ wblc^ 'ls scheddle^' for' production same time as 'Waltz.' . .Hejiigson's next after Tlaybby* will, be 'Ea.sy Living,' with Jean Ar^uP; starred. . . : . PLANS NEW Cli'cillt Court of Appeals on Mon- 'day (I) denied -Loew -Metro's mo- tion to reverse decision In the case of Margaret . Ay er Barnes and. Ed- ward Sheldon, -who alleged plagla.- rism of their play, 'Dishonored Lady/ ■ by the- M-G film, 'Letty Lyntin.i' As the case' now stands, the Ped^r'al court must .'appoint a Qpeclal master . to- ^decide" amount of money due aur. thors'. . !:• .^1 ■.• . • • "• '• • DefendantiS^ moved - lor the court I 'toe direct the - Jower . body to ^Imlt plaintlff'si'recovery 'to the llv S. and .' pps^^sionsi 'Alsso wa;n ted case dis- missed agulhst, all: "defendants ' out' tiie:M»G I>i8trlbutlng..Gorp.' Ifln&V ! wotion' •waa'tO;have:«ntirercks6 jdis- .vjnissejd oa erojand o)t being Tjeyond ijurisdtction: of ^ Federal oourtt^ P^rleii; Drl6coU{r&- Ra^tery, at- j tprjijeyftirfpr , plaintiffs, -Vrtll : vsupinit .upgA^- $.Q Federal ,;GOTtrt> ph" Junp' 10 ! foe 9,ppointment of^.the -master, V tT n^ ' , ' i'- ' ■' HARRY WB; AUGNS WITH JOSS ''•"'Haifry t5hatnas, brpther-ih-la-^.. pf 'the Wdni'ei^ 'Bros'., Vhd has fieen ''ilp^hitop''6f,'"ihe New'Ybrk nidtro- ^f pol'Ita'n-. 'hous^^ for' riiiie years, •''' htts-'TeslgHe'd to become 'associated r %it1i'*B. S: 'Mds^ in'tfife oiJfe'rtlt'toh of tthe n6w Criterion whlcp, is expected '^ '>< Schaefer, - A. W^ Kelljr, .Harry . p. !,Buckley, Ivionroe Green th'a) I and, iiurray S^lverstone, .over he^re, from .London, pips" Harry .Gold ^rid ;:Piaul Lazarus,,!, div mgr% will be .aniong those, attending,; ,'Bmil jejisenl .. rjeprcsentlng : ; !La's,ky-Pick- fprd; Jim. ,Mylyey, /eastern rep for Sam 'Gpldwyn, and Lowell Calvert Jock Whitney's eastern iBim ^repre- sentative, are also expected to. at- tentl; Greenthai will , go out in ad' varice of tlie others. " ■ pK^ladelpbiA, JuW.iJi • Leopold StokowskI and Phila- delphia Orchestra last Tuesday (26) in New York made recordings for •Big Broadcast of 1937.' Filming, scheduled to take place Thursday (28), was postponed and is now set for sorifie time this week; • . Pic appearance by sympn group brings -.undisclosed fee to Philadel- phia Orchestra Association, ii) ad- dition to men's jpay on regular; con- cert basis- anS .separate . deal, by Stoky^ Leader also is- contracted to direct music, for flicker version' of Carmen,' starring Gladys Swarthr out. : . - . _ London, May 24. Harry Foster has signed Maurice Chevalier to open in London in No- vember. • As the . Palladium will not be available, Foster intends^ to rejit a theatre in the West 23nd, and ^urr round Chevalier with a vaudeville unit, . ,,- ,s,- . ■ - , i • ^"Kep. Wf^uld Enjoin Autry • . Hollywood, June; 2, ' Hetlrlrig of Hepublfc Plbturea' Iploa for an injunction to keep '(ISene -.Autry out -of all pHasfes of -dhow ' bu.slneBS until ^ thje status bf | th<> /'western star Is" le'gally'^ defined; has ' . l^een set for JUnie 8 in-Fedferal Cpurt, . .Restraining order remains, Iii .fef- fect.' J-, Bbjangles' S -Years 20th-Fox has handed Bill Robin son a; five-ysar. contract. It calls fo-»' three pictures a year, and starts h, the fall. Colored dancer up ' to now has been engaged by the same firm on a picture-to-^picture basis. New deal was iset by the William Morris oflUce and Robinson's manager, Marty Forkins,. 'JIM' SCRIPT JAMMED AGAIN Hollywood, June 2. Metro's 'Plcadilly Jim' has been set back another 10 days on ac count of story' trouble.' ' r In the past year, 'half a dozen writers have turned- out ad--p*a- tlons. - DIONNES' $1,000,000 VIA 20TH-F0X DEALS ON ROGERS DRIVE — ' . , Hollywood, June 2. ^ Product conferences and budget !a'|pcatlon9fc{ii;ynJvers^Vs))i^^ pro. gram weto sei at series of confer* ences held at studio last week. Par^ tlcipatlng were J. Che^ver Cowdln, B. H. Cochran© and; other eastern execs with Coast production of- ficials. Cowdin, B. H. Cochrane, P, d. Cochrane and Judge. Wlllard McKay, who. ca.mp herp, Xasn Wv ak, pulled out for Ne-?? York with pro- ductlon activity slated ia ^et under way' shortly.'' Figured istuaio will havev three pictures. In-.prqductlon by middle of Jupe. and.dpul^lp that number during' July ariid'. August, This will "be'ajai'de from ■westei'ri pic* tat^B being made by sepairatc'vinltfl bn the let ' " ' - • Next picture' to gef under - way at Universal City 'will be 'ITeliawstone,' scheduled to staitt around' Jiine 10, As -viewed- on Coast,- policy 'of new Universal ex«putlve setup is to hold aown prodUOtion. costs '^ to' - point where , they 4jan 'be taken" care of from' -weekly; income' '■ -from ex- changes, with no heavy 'Bhootlng contemplated -Until funds are^avall- able from seouritles shortly 'to be put on market^- - " .' Toronto, June 2, A ,..$250,000 . cO?)tract ,' from 20th, Century ^^oi f or-'lijrl'e- feature ' fi])gis: to be riiadtS by'the fend of 1938 was the present handed the Dlonne quins on their second birthday, according .to ;Hon. Divld Crdll, - minister of welfate- and deputy- guarddah for .King: Edward 'VIII;of the- five baby fllstersi By the; :-end i :df . 1938 the qUins'v .bank ibalanc6= will 'total i$88D,i- 000, said - Croll, . but Is . expeotea to re.ach.a miUlon as the advance pay. ment of,. $250,000^ will .-be .supple- ipented ,by;. another .- 20th Century Fox- payment . oi $60,000 within two years, plus 10,% of the net proceeds of the- three pictures. , I7nderstpod that the new, contract ISi a direct outcpme ..of the strict adherence to conditions., and the cordial relations existing between 20th-Fox and the government in the filming of 'The Country. Poctor,' for which the Dlonne youngsters re- ceived $50,000. Should any. of the children die. before 1938, there will -~be no change in the $250,000 pay- off plus pei'centage but the $50,000 payment will be forfeited. All Dionne. sequences will be filmed in the nursery . arid Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe wi:i continue to. supervise all slght-and-sound operations. The babies' health Vfl]l remain, the first 'consideration, said Croll. Returns made "by phone and- mail up to yesterday (Tuesday) indicate the gross on the Will Rogers Memo- rial drive, which lasted for a week and elided Thursday (28J„ will rfeach, :$30O,00O4^ -' This Is about double the amount requlried' for opferatipn -of the Rogers (NVA) Memorial sana- torium at Saranac Lake, N. T. Besides' the audience collections, which were staged in -2,404 theatres, all ualng the drive's special film trailer, 2,200. theatres 'Subscribed tp meinbecshipa' at from- $i0 tO|*$S6, according to capacity'; .'Member- ship* subscriptions amounted to $24,800. Of the 2,404 theatres using the Collection -method, 1,493 :were cjr.- cult-owned and operated .and .the rest Indi^p^ndent It was the largest number .'.ever to participate in a drive of this kind. ' ' Last collection for • the. -Saranac Lako r institution, run , rLeslie"'-JR. I'Tho.mpflon of RKO chairniari ' of last • week's drlvp, • is trying to steam up the San super, intendent's post for former Sena tor J. Henry ^Walters, Waiters, was one of the old Keith pfficis bunch. Which 'previously ran' the l^VA aloifg 'V^ith 'the- Saii. Ariptljer' 'deal being englneei'ed by Thon^jtsbn is the opening of the S'r-. to membSri^ df the d'perators and stago'\harids' unlbuis. ' "Thdmpsori hferidlei the" unions for RKO. ' Rubin a Syracuse U. Trustee Syracuse, N, Y., June 2. J. Robert Rubin, vifte-president and general counsel of Loew'a, Inc., and Metro, was elected to the board of trustees ot Syracuse University, his allrta mater/ by the university alumni, meeting here in" conjunc- tion with the 65th commencement ■Universal exfecutlves, ' infcludlng R. H. Cochrariei- j, Che'eveir' CoVdin, . P. D. Cochrane and "Wlliard Mc- ICay, * have rPtut-hed' 'ftorii ' Holly- , wood, ■ ' ' Went to the Coast td Arrange final details for . season's product line-up which will be "arihounced at the annual convention at the Astor hotel, N. Y., ' starting June 15. Laemde^s Nepbew;^ Bemheim, Leayes il After 22 Years .Holly wood, June 2. 'Julius Bernhelm, nephew of Carl (£|iem'mle,.is last^f .the/lattter/s- rela- ': to l4»ty6'' t|$;'Uiplv^si(l '^fbduc- ilSitp foiaw.^i|SI^,inpieIm -.tendiered his resignation yesterday. (Monday) •ajter beingi-withj the company since r ^ ^ . stariediv'with cppifi^ny a-'' a sia.lesman. in Mlnheapolis. In 1921 he was, brought: to UnlvjBrsal City aS atn as'slatantl director --and a year l^Tft wa'ai malSd -general) manager, holding that 'post .two years. He then became assistant to Laemmle for several years, after which he was made associate producer, hold- ing .that position until- ihifi reslgna- tlpnv - .1 . ' ir.:l'''> . .Bernheim-.leave.s next -week . for 6, fpur-month European -Javntf 'return- ing to Hollywood then tor J'e-enter the picture- biz. -.i!! . . _ r- DE SYIVA, 20tF0X IN DICKER ON NEW DEAL - LPs . Angeles, - June \* Theatre patrons - in' Los "Angeles area gave up close to '$30,000 for Will- Rogers Memorial Fund last week, on basis of incomplete re turns. • • Fox West Coast houses in South em California territory registered better than $12,000, with the, Los Angeles acers of circuit accounting for more than $3,500 of this sum. Warner, houses hereabouts upped fund for another $4,000, with minor circuit and Independent tlieatre col- lections making up balance. Orpheum theatre .(L. A.) topped, entire territory with $1,:9'0S tossed into the baskets during seven days of collecting. Paramount, with col' lections Of $1,897 ran second. Chinese topped F-WC collection with $1,076,.; while Warners' Holly- wood bettered $1,100. • ' ■ . • 'Hollywoodv June 2. --'•Deal Is ori between 20th-aPox and BUddy.'De Sylva ifor renewal- Of pro-^ ducer's contract although' '"present ticket has xmtil 'September to go. De Sylva still has three to- make, Including 'Sing, Baby, Sin&;' cur- rently In. production. ■■<•'.'"■ Dancer Sells Pic Yarn Hollywood, June 2.- ■ •Million Dollar Profile,' orIginq,l by Muriel' Scheok, dancer in Metro's- 'The Great Zlegfeld,' has' been i)ur* chased by Radio Screen Playwrights, Inc'd Sacramento, Juno 2. Screen Playwrights, Iric, filed ar- ticles of incorporation with, the sec-, retary of state here on Monday (!)• Accepta.nce' is likely after the franchise tax division in"vestlgates tax exemption on rio-prorit state- ment. lOVETT ON OWN ' • Hollywood, June 2. George Lovett.- resigned a-s office manager for Myron Selznlck to go on his own In business management field. i , , "He leaves' Selznlck organization aipoh return of Al Johnson who has been handling firm's -busi-hes-s in London. Johnson and Harry Ham are en route to- England while MV* ron Selznlck Is -dye to ret-urn- irpm abroad -Aug.'l. •1 ' ; ' VcineBdftyv'inne 3, 1936 Pi C T VARIETY. RKO Settling Claims on 20-25% Basis; See Complete Reorg. by Jan. There Is a fair chance that be- cflitiae of Improvement In the cpodU tipn of RK6, sixLce JLeo Spitz be- came president, tjiat creditors may iCi. :get ultimately asi much as 20-25.% , 00. their clalmk It Is undersitoo'd that, at least one, very large claim >. • ! ha^ been settled on terms somewhat around this figure. Others are In fllages of discussion. ' , . Should settlement of the larger claims, be achlved within a reason- ■ - . able.^me, It Is likely that the dom- pauy stands a <;.hance of being ijeor- . ganlzeid by January, 1937, after all > court proceedings. A plan of ijeor- ganlzatlon may be .had within three . months. It :W'ouiu vaite another three months, according to estli^ate, before the techQlcel routines lOil 77b as required could be cleared. ■ j RKO's biggest obstacle t Is still a hot "topic in Wall Street arid tbe trade. Some who should know still believe that Ken- nedy will wind up eventually In a permanent top berth in. PaK- The trade ' apgl^ seems, to / Iba that ■ K^iinlfedy would ' hahQle the financial end of Par, leaving production arid general operatloh - to.' Adolph . . Zukoi"; "fts'- cJijalrrniLn. ; ■ Iji^'se on the Inside %eel that" all talk about staying is pre- matur^e because that Is up to the c4m]P9iny|i board and there has,b4en no :lcnown official of- fers to Kennedy in that regard. Another Inside steer is that Kennedy is uncertain about what he may. want to do re- garding^ Pa^amount^ or a berth In tiiat firm. JOE KENNEDY'S PAR REPORT DUE SOON Nobody knows exactly when Joe Kennedy will make h|s report on Paramount The Paramount board of directors meets uusally on a Thursday and a session therefore Is p'osslble for tomorrow (Thurs). . Kennedy, back from the Coast, spoke briefly at a special meeting of the directors on fe'rlday (29). General talk would have Kennedy submitting his survey within two weeks. This puts the situation right on top of the company's an- nual meeting of stockholders, . only two weeks off. • Under the circumstances, so that the directors may give the proper consideration to Kennedy's report, the annual meeting may have to be put off for some weeks. OF IITICIITED EXEC $9,000,000 in Debts, $2,000,- 000 in Assets — Showman Who Pyramided a $200,- 000,000 Film Empire and a Reputed $30,000,000 Personal Fortune .Admits He Can't Meet Current Obligations NEVER 'CAME BACK' Jeeves, My Tub A formei' dominant figure in the film industry is reported preparing bankruptcy paperain his own behalf. ' i Understood that filing Nhill take place outside New York. FCC Inquiry Into A. T. & T. May Cause Par to Reopen the ERPI Bankruptcy Claim of The above was printed In VARu^i Jan. 8, this year. On Friday (29), William Fox, referred to in. that Item, filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy at the Federal District court, Camden, N. J.. Liabllltlea are listed at more than $9,000,000; as sets, as of around $2,000,000. This Is probably the most amaz Ir.g individual come-down of one of the most colorful figures In the trade. Bill Pox organized Fox Film Corp. In 1915 and dominated Its op erations completely until he sold his Interest In the company to General Theatres Equipment, Inc. (Harley Clarke) in April, 1930V Under Samuel Untermyer's guld ance, iBlll Fox, who might have lost all even- then, stepped from control of ^ox Film- with $20,000,000 cash and^'a 5-year Job, paying him $500, 000 yearly. In the nejtt couple 'Of years, Fo)c fattened his personal fortune" by $10,000,000. He was then talked of being worth upward of $30,000,000. Bill Fox holds the record as the most litigated and the most litigat- ing individual In show business. More than 20 lawsuits are pending against him. Aggregately these seek to recover fully $30,000,000 from Bill Fox. 'Fox Film stopped paying Bill Fo.x (Continued, on page 26) . Fox's Schedules in Bankruptcy Trenton, June 2. Creditors holding claims totaling $9,535,261 against William Fox have been notified that the former motion picture tycoon, who gave his ad- dress as 130 South Delancey . Place, Atlantic City, has been adjudged a voluntary bankrupt In .the U. S. District Court at Camden, N. J. Fox, in his perltlon, said he was unable to pay his creditors with as- sets. amounting to $1,590,100, as well as numerous claims against other debtors, bond and stock holdings and suits set down as 'value unknown.' Among his assets were proriilssory notes totaling $190,000, a half-in- terest in the Fox California: prop- erties valued at $1,400,000 and "$100 cash on hand. Aij^ordlng to documents on file in tte Federal court, the bankruptcy i?ea was entered to forestall action by the Cahltal Co. of San Fraricl.sco, to collect $297,412 on a Judgment ob- tained against Fox on a lease Irans- aetion. The Capital Co. and George Frankentbaler, receiver appointed In connection with the Capital Co. proceedings, are ordered to show cause in Camden Federal court June 20 why they should not be restrained from taking further action. Among the liabilities listed In Fox's bankruptcy petition Is a for- tune In Income taxes due or claimed by the United States Government. $2,247,229 in Tax Claims The Government's tax claims, ag- gregating $2,247,229, include $28,498 for 1929;- $1,601,644 for 1930; $118,- 029 for 1928, and $18,950 for 1932. The Government also claims Income tax of $134,361 for 1931 and $464,695 for 1932, for both of which Pox denies all liability. Thirty-six creditors are listed by Fox as holding unsecured claims against him totaling $1,446,402. The la.rgest of these creditors are: Mitchell Camera Corp., West Holly- wood, Cal., $308,934; All Continent Corp., Atlantic City, $417,258; Park- wood Corp., $146,605; Ward, Crosby & Neal, New York, for legal ser- vices, $46,785. A dozen creditors hold secured claims aggregating $845,000. These Include Harry Fischer, Philadelphia, $25,000 on a note transaction; Hlrsch, Newman, Reass & Becker, New York, $350,000, for legal ser- vices; Corporation of America, trustees for the Bank of America National Trust & Savings Co., San Francisco, $470,000. Fox listed nearly a score of court actions pending against him for sums ranging into the millions. In- cluded are: Louis and Morris Golde, New York, v.s. William Fox, $692,821; The Lexington Ave. and 59th St. Corp., New York, vs. Fox Theatres Corp, and Its receivers iand William Fox, $1,250,000; Fox The- atres Corp. vs. Fox, $1,150,000, and $1,632,825; Chicago Title & Trust Co. vs. Fox, $1,000,000; Sentry Safety Control Co., New York, vs. Fox, $1,3(^0,000; Fox Film Corp. vs. Fox, no amount stated. No 20th-GB Deal 20th CenLury-Fox Is- not in- terested in acquiring the Os- tretrs' interest In GB, and se^h^-; ingly has been prepared to con- sider, selling its own Interest "in GB, but nothing has hap- pened so far. "Kilt settles the talk recently abo^t'*20th Fox possibly purcfiaslng the O^- trers'/ holdings. . : The jOstrers would ;>ell their equity in GB if on their terms, reported at $12,500,000. ; PRESIDENTIAL YEAR BALLY BYPIXBIZ Major film companies took steps last week to combat expected de- cUnfe In box office receipts during the fall pi'esldential campaign this year with a comprehensive cam- paign of Institutional publicity. This Jias been done In previous presidential election years. Heads of the advertising-publicity departments from Hays organlza tion meriiber-companies met Friday (29) to listen- to Will Hays outline plans for such a . drive to' offset detractive effects of national Elec- tion campaign. Special committee consisting of Howard Dlet^, S. Charles Elnfcld and Robert Glllham was named to map out details' and report ' back within the next 10 days to. the gen eral committee, which is made up of publicity-advertising chieftains from all major film companies. Because the special publicity to be spotted throughout the nation will pertain to the industry as a whole, all Hays members-companies later probably will set aside a spe- cific amount to carry on the In- stitutional drive. PAR RELEASES WANGER FROM FINAL PICTURE Before planing east, Walter Wan- ger secured release from Adolph Zukor for the 10th picture of his expiring contract with Paramount. Instead, Wanger will make the Technicolor picture as part of his United Artists release schedule for 1936-37 program. Wanger will move Into the UA studio Aug. 1 following his return from Europe. ' . Goldwyn Better Behind N. Y. hospital wails longer than promised by doctors, due to a recent intestinal operation, Sam Goldwyn will be pulling out for the Coast in about two weeks. He had one threatening spell fol- lowing the op but has rallied very satisfactorily and expects to J)e in Los Angeles In ample time for the UA convention set (or three days starting June 30. He is at the Doc- tbrs* hospital, N. Y. Paramount may seek to reopen that ERPI bankruptcy claim In con- sequence of revelations said to have been made at the hearing held last Tuesday (26),' in New York, by the Federal ' Commuillcations Commis- sion which' Is conducting an inquiry into the affairs of the A. T. & T. Electrical Research Products, Inc.'s claim against Par ^as around $1,8{)0,000. Naught is known what position In this regard that Par's former trustees, Eugene W. Leake, Charles) E. Richardson and Charles D. Hllles, and their counsel. Root, Clark, Buckner &"Ballantlne, may take. It is felt thajtcsome of the causes which induce^ .RCA to contest the A "T. & T.'s talker equipment posi- tion may ; be lurking behind these new revelations of the extent that ERPI meddled In the affairs of Paramount, Also, other causes which might have Impelled BCA to withdraw arid hot make;a competi- tive bid for Paramount's talker equipment business; against ERPL Apparently Paramount Isn't the only firm In which ERPI figured strongly, under the regime of John E. Otterson. The recent hearing revealed.further that Otterson came very close to becoming a voting trustee of Foi Metropolitan Play- houses, important neighborhood chain of around 80 theatres lii- greater New York and known; now as Metropolitan. . Otterson: who was president of ERPI is now president of Para- mount, Jumping from an annual $50,000 salary at ERPI to a $3,000 weekly stipend, for- five years, at Paramount R. E. Anderson^ for- mer ERPI v.p. receives $700 weekly from Par, and Herbert Wllco*, , for- , mer ERPI official now at Par alsv receives $500- weekly. These atid pther dlsclos|ires came from examlnatioh of btterson at the hearing and the introduction of correspondence from the ERPI flies. Win Hays and James M. Beck also were mentioned at the hearing. ERPI was Instrumental, under Otterson, in suggesting Charles E, Richardson as one of the Para- mount trustees. ERPI also pro- posed names for, the now Para- mount board. These included Karl Hoblltzelle, E. V, Richards, Watter- son Rothacker, Martlii Quigley, TTank C. Walker, Adolph Zukor,, Barney Balaban and George J* Schaefer. Quiglcy Is a film trade paper publisher. At the Washington hear- ings of the FCC, Quigley's name came up in connection with a loan of $50,000 made by him from ERPI, Quigley issued a statement later in this regard indicating that there was nothing wrong about the loan made at the time of the country's financial stress, and that it has been repaid already. Karl Hoblltzelle is Paramount's theatre partner. In Texas. He is said to be a relative of Edgar Bloom, president of Western Elec- tric, parent company of ERPI, and A. T. & t, subsidiary, Hdblltzcllc's partnership deal Has been a constant thorn to Para- mount since bankruptcy and is still not seftled definitively. E. "V, Rich- ards also had a theatre partnership arrangement which was -among Par's frlctlonal problems during bankruptcy. I JACK WARNER DELAYED Hollywood,. June 2. P'rpss of business prevented Jack L. Warner from attending Warner sales pow-wdws In New York and Chicago.. Only studio rep at the conven- tion will be Eddie .Sclzer, publicity head, who returns in a couple of I weeks "Variety" FOR SUMMER Place a subscription for Variety' over the summer. From now until Labor Day * * + $1.50 Mail remittance with name and:, summer address. ' ' fAKIEtt By MIKE WEAR .ATjbrevl?i,t6& -traVilrij^ frfeek .pro- j duced few prices changes of im- ' portance In the 6t&ck market last wieek. Hlehei' priced, stock, . par- ticularly steel shares, again con- tinued In demand at higher levels wrach promised well for future jn/rkets. With many traders with- drawing from the market early Fri- day (29) In advance .of the Satur- day holiday (Memorial Day), most of -Interest was concentrated In Tuesday and Wednesday sessions; Amusement Group- followed the same pattern as In the preceding week, with the same high of 42 and a low of 40%, which was slightly higher than the i)recedlng week pro- duced* . Glose at 41%, was at vir- tually the same level. Volume picked up In the.facle of the short- ! ened weeki . Two preferred Issues, Kelth„ which hit 91.%, end ijEiadlo Corpora- tion new cumulative, 11%, registered . liiew. .193ff highs. The latter, tHe \Radio first preferred, showed a 2- polnt advance at the close. But there were other markedly Btrong . spota .aside, .from these. American Seating soared points ' tb 22 In later trading. In Mpnday ^ ' (1) trading^. . • Eaf tman Ifodak . showed (Sriough 'Vigor to get up 1% joints to 162%. : ■'• xUnlversai -pfd. Was up . 2% i^olnts ,1, - (Continued, ba page 28) iniSS flUi HAS ; G-B IN CANADA 1936-7 Toronto, June 2, iBjmpIre Films has signed to -. handle the Canadian distribution of • the - GSail.njiqiit-Brltish i93fl-37 prod- uct^ It.Tfas anncunpfed by A, W. . Perry, general thariager, at Empire's .•, 2-day; annual convention. here. .QB ;' >l€'ature6 total 30 f or tlie coming sea- • son. Contract .was formerly held by " Regal FJlmft subsidiary of Fanious ! plajrerB-Cartadian. ' . : Wj a. Marriott hap been ap- , jpolnted new exploitation and adyer- ^.tlslng ..chle| for!. Enppire.. Jimmy . Campbellf Xiondon music publisher hahdllhg, (r-Br pix music, also catae here plotting exploitation. ' Apwt from the' GB announce- V Wejit, convention proceedings were . ■ routine, merely outlining the pro- gram for .the cQming . season plus round-table conferences on sales policy. Reported that Empire will drop the distribution of British In> ternatlonal ' Pictures product fo)r • l08j6-37 "but still has six of tha,t " company's pictures to handle undet present contract Sequel Is the de- parture from here for London wlth- • In- the fortnlte of Fred S. Bevejl, ' Canadian' representative for Bill, ' who • will confer " with Managing Director Arthur Dent Caliadlan distribution of BIP films. • NAPOLEON CYCCE Littlp Corporal to Fi'sure in Two Wai'nep Pix Hollywood, June 2, Next Marlon Davles. picture for Cosmopolitan, as . yet untitled; will be French costume play of the Na- poleonic period, with the Little Cor- poral prominently featured. Cosmopolitan has owned yarn; for several years. Claude' Rains, . who plays' part b£ Napoleon In Miss bay- les' current feature, 'Hearty Adrift,', will handle Emperor role In next picture. STTib M COP. Chicago, June 2. ' S. R. Kent, Darryl : Zanuck, Joe Scihenck and Sol Wurtzel ■ were among the key men attending the 20th Century-Fox film ' convention here over the Memorial- Day week- end. Chief c'Omic was Lew 'Lefir, funny guy of the Fox Jiewsreels. Some 69. pictures Will be ' released on.'the 1,936-193,7 schedule, including six from Sol Lesser. There will bb three 'Charlie Chan' pictures,- three or four with Shirley Temple, sim- ilar number with Jfine Withers and three of the new 'Jones Family' se- ries. : -Remakes will Include 'Seventh Heaven' and 'Mark of Zorro.' Hollywood, June 2. . 20th-Fox International sales con- vention will be held here next year. Around. 600 will be brought from qonapany's offices throughout the world for the 10-day' session. ^peraidi^ Tees Off iioilywood, June 2. production on. 'The Gay Desper- : •' ado' at. Plckford-Lasky starts to- morrow (3). Nino Martini is ; fltari'ed with supporting cast includ- ing Leo CarrlUo, Ida Luplno, Harold .. Huber, Mlscha Auer and James . Blakely, / Eight weeks working schedule -has been allowed Director Rouben . Mapioulian. . . Trovadores Chlnacos, trio of singers- musicians, is being im- . ported from Mexico City for spot In film. In connection with the 20th Cen- turyrFpx fire, Kent' annoiuiced at the N. T. home office that. the. Pre at the eompany's Westwood Hills j9tudlo caused no serious losses, and will InvolVe no produfction delay. Dajnages,.mostly from Water, wlU not exceed^lO.OOO,. all covered by insur- ance. WB's mck L<$i«ii' Hollywood, June 2. First picture based on the cur- rent Black Legion cult Investiga- tion win be made by Robert Lord for Warners. Aben Flnkel Is writ- ing yam. ■■■■ r ' Film will carry title 'Black Legion' and will be rushed Into production to take advantage of publicity. Femme Megger at Col. Hollywood, June 2. Dorothy Arzner and Columbia are talking a directorial, contract,- • Her, producer deal with the -studio recently never went through. BOIES AT SADIO Hollywood, June 2. John Boles goes to Radio on one picture deal, with options, and has returned here from personal appear- ance tour in east for conferences with Sam Brlskln, Studio has several musicals from which one will be picked as Boles opus,, •. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Hollywood, June 2. Securing release from his con- tract at Metro, Robert Livingston has joined Republic, , .First assignment for the actor will be in serial, 'The Vigilantes Are iComing,' going Into production this week and directed by Ray Taylor. ■ " . L; A. to N Y. ,Robert Taylor,. Una Merkel, Joe Brandt. H. C, Potter. John Boettiger. Rosemary Ames. . Buster ICeaton. Leo Carrlllb; Liw Bro.wn. In'ing Caesar. Roy Ralnies; Maurice Conn. George O'Brien. Brock Pemberton, Francis Wallace. R. H. Cochrane. P. D. Cochrane. J. Cheever Cowdin, Judge WlUard McKay, Charles Rosher. Frances Marlon. David Lewis. William Helnenian. Sammy Whl^^' Eddie Carrier. N. Y. to L. A. Jerome Cowan. D. A. Doran. Gedrgeg Metaxa. Talullah Bankhead. Sam H. Grisman. Norman Markwell, David S. Samuels. Luclen Mandelik. Gladys Swarthout, Frank Chapman, Jack Mesklll. Mrs; Jack Klngsberry. T TTT 100 300 200 4,700 5,200 800 eoo 81,000 . 8,A0O ' . 200 400 • i.m $2,000 4,000 2,000 16,000 21,000 Col. PIct. ail, 82li . 32?4fir % Con. Pilm..75 ' 4%-, 4t5 .! East. . K. . .10814 103 " l03 -4- % •G«n. !El. i.> 37'4 ' 87^' : 37% -f % l,oew: ■46}f.r43% =4314--% Para'mount' 816 ' fl -8—14 Do 2d pf S 8% 8%- % Pathe .... 7% VA 7?4-% RCA 12 11%. 12 +% •Do iBt pr 77»A . 76 77% +% RKO J. . c% 5%. , 20tl»Vrox JS% 22% 22% + % W. B..... 10% 10 10%+ % BONDS Gen, Th,. 24 24 24 ioew .,.. 07%-' 0714 0754+ % Pnr-B'wajT 69 69 09 Paramount 87% 87% 87% - % W. B..... 83% 82% 03%+ % Warners Buflding Stadio Expansion 5„ Hollywflipd, June 2. Warners Is extending . Us stvjidlo building program to' Include jtwo additional ,£tag«s, In addition to 10 stages recently completed. Stiidii* will also'erec't flve-atbry office build- ing and a complete theatre with 1,000-seatlng capacity. , I ' In addltl9^, one of lot's 1(0*8:631 stages win, bie increased, In height by BO feet; gl|yln^ If an .Interldr clearance of 90 feet^from floor. New- niakeup department .yvrlll be Installed in 'bulldlftg iormerjy iised by propt- ettir depiirtment, and series of por-, ttal't galleries will be added^ , Later, studio planp erection.e*iA;ew teolinlcal bulIdlngSi to liiduse moj^ern fllrii laboratory, In addition to new , studio build- ings. Jack ,L. Warner announced acquisition of 5.00-acre tract near Calabasas,. to be u^ed for exteriors. $1^14,950 Skonras Claim h St. Loois Is Allowed St -Louis, June 2. Referee in Bankruptcy Hope, has allowed $1,214,9&0 claim against bankrupt estate of Skouras Bros. Enterprises, ■ Inc., based upon "un- paid -balance of a. 14,600,000 bond Issu& floated In 1^26 and guaranteed by f Ima, Claim was filed by William R. Orthwein, co-trustee, and Mel- vin L. Straus, original trustee under a deed of trust and chattel mort- gage executed by Central Properties Corp., which Issued the 94,500,000 bonds. Central. Properties, was a sub- sidiary , of Skouras Bros. Bn-terprises, Inc. and parent company guaranteed payment of bondSk Bonds issued on a 6% annual interest basis, were due and payable Oct. 8, 1932. On that date entire issue h%d not been retired. Allowance of claim was on a general basis and.it will not be given preference when final adjust- ment is miEide 'of ..estate of Skouras Bros. Enterprise,' . Walker Draws Whodunit As Pact Starter at RepnbGc . Hollywood, June 2. Stuart Walker, who was at Uni- vei'sal and Paramount as director after leaving" legif stoOk In the mid J. west, has been tlOkefed at Republic as Wrlter-ipfoducer. • " ., • His flrflt asslgrttoent will be to produce the Liberty magazine yam, 'ThO President's Mystery,' first of the ..group, of. eigi;t, fecials to be ma4e Ijy 'Republl(5:foi? 19?^i-37 pro graiii.' Writers Holler Piracy Los Angeles, June 2, Suit filed here by John P. Cousin and Bertram Bracken, writers, charges Radio Pictures with piracy of story structure,, situations and cllmas .of pIx In studio's fllm px-a- duction, 'Ex-Mrs. Bradford.' • Writers allege studio used por- tions of their- story, ^The Turtle Murder,' as basis for the picture and arc asking for an Injunction and accounting of profits. .O'BEIEN GEAN&ES -OVER ■ Hollywood,. June 2. Winding up production on 'Bor- der Patrolman' for Lesser-Prin- cipal, George O'Brien terminated two years with Sol Lesser and moves Into the George Hirliman fold. Western star will make a series of action pictures for Hirliman, lor Radio release. fjieyelafton J'llm8, |nc„ is dtjvlng tOrpijt over iiii thf theatres a/tfeertls- ifig fliins 6£ more or less entertalniftent vsa3v«o. Tliere;i(%s teen a -constant trend toward the Inclusion in minor programs of advertising Alms, but the initial experiment, by which the Independent . exhibitor was to show such pictures for profit, giving part of.hiS to his trade aggocla^ tlon, flopped xUstrcfisliigly. • ■■ 'il . • ;•: Under the new argument, the film cbintipariy points' out that billionB are yearly spent for advertising and that 'even the carnival, the circus and the speaking stage' get a share, while , the sorely pressed- exhibitor fs left out In the cold. -It adds that one of Its color pictures has been shown In 4,000 theatres in England Including de luxe'rs in. London and tliO exhibitor Is urged to turn to sponsored films to crack the nut Im- posed by. the niountlng expenses, including fflm rentals and taxes. It points out that newspapers endure only by virtue of their advertising Income and urges the eofhlbs to share in this generous distribution of advertising coin. Despite being introduce^ y>y confused Rotary .Club president as 'Major Bowes," J^hrt Boles seemed to enjoy a flying visit to, Lyncliburg, Va,, made in" oirder to see his wife's alma mater, Ranplolph-Macon Wo- man's College. Some 600 girl students , mobbed the actor, who received their attentions politely but refused to ping. Made a- hit by telephoning, his wife itt Hollywood from,, the president's office. , : ; .. Later said he expects to,^ send his two daughters,; now 9 and 15, to iiandolph-Macon "vifheft they'r'e old .enough to matriculate. •' "iilother-In-iaW of a iaim comic, who.has. it- all-socked away In eurrency because of lack, of faith In stocks, bonds or other Investments, Is reported framing plan whereby lad will be relieved of around: 60 grand through purchase of' a nearby ranch. Wifey's .mama has worked up yen- for the property, figuring it will bfa cortf ortable , spot for the .'three Of' us.'i' Al- though price of $60,000 is 'said to be only, drop In -bucket of what comio has In the vaults, mother-in-la;w is trying to barter down price so that blo^ will be sbftehed ' when piie. pops the, tidings. Although proxy: comrtjlttees by certain .elements in Par may be formed, as talked about, for purpqsos of the annual atockholdbrV meeting, June 16, or later, there is nothing to Ihdioate that J. P. Kennedy will be asso- ciated with 'any such groups. Kennedy is expected' to stay entirely neutral of any inside contro.v.ers!y or any battle which may be going on outside, among banker groups. Any talk about Kuhn-Loeb. being in- volved in a- proxy battle over Paramount, looks offside. "Warner Bros, request 'that Federal Securities and Exchange Commis- sion keep secret details Of certain executive contracts effectively pre- vented publication of four-figure salaries until long after the agreements died. No Indication was given whether the pacts have been renewed when the S. E". C. last week removed seals from certain parts of the W.B. registration statement. . One of the contracts expired last Sep- tember while the other ran out In January. Free outdoor picture shows, given under; sponsorsiiip' pf merchants of small towns as means of drawing shot>pers, have made annual appear- ance In Southern California. PoVtable projection outfit la used, with plain wooden benches doing duty for seats:~-Firagram made ut> of an antiquated talker and. a short is given one night weekly in each -town, over period of 20 weeks In, some spots, all of which Is Causing theatre exhlbs some uneasiness. Femme agent oh Coast, . constantly on lookout for new male talent, has faculty of digging up youths of wealthy families. Recently, landing a young fellow of the Cary Gran^ type, but .whose' facial appearance, was not just right, agentess decided that before submitting' lad Jto studios he must undergo a change in nasal structur^. He's how in a Coast hos- pital undergoing schnoz remake. Universal Is first of Coast, studios to l>ass its quota in the United Jew- ish Welfare drive. Chairmen of campaign are Charles R.. Rogers, Wil- liam Koenlg and Fred S. Meyers. Hollywood quota is $126,000,., with current drive having already garnered ^"78,000 compared -with previous corresponding high of $60,000. Defeat by California legislature of measure sponsored by Gov. Ij'ranls F. Merriam to refund all monies paid to state on unemployment in- surance In event act is declared unconstitutional, prevents film com- panies . from getting chance to recover any of coin already paid In. "Lost Horizon' will be brought in at Columbia by Director Frank' Capra around July 2 as studio's most ambitious feature. Production costs to date have reached the $1,6.00,000 mark, after two months of filming. Metro's play-financing de^il last year 'with Max Gordon and Sam H. Harris, Individually, gjuaranteed each $750 a week for 62 weeks, under- wrote .all losses, and gave both legft managers a percentage of the profits. -' Errol Taggart, directing his first picture at Metro after several years as top assistant On the lot* brought in 'Women Are Trouble,' m • 16 d,ays, three days ahead of schedule. *Spawn,' with Lombard, For LeBaron at Par Hollywood, June 2* William LeBaron will produce 'Spawn of the North,' with Carole Lombard starred, for Paramount. Henry Hathaway directs, with company going, to Alaska next month on location. Grover Jones la putting script in shape for early start.' %eam' No Steal Says RKO ■ Attorneys for RKO on Monday (1) entered a general denial In the U. S. District Court, N. Y., to the allegations made by Samuel Ship- man and Clara Lipman, playwrights, that the picture, 'I Dream Too Much,' was a steal on their play, 'It Depends on the Woman.' The suit is for an Injunction and accounting. THOMPSON TO TURN ; OUT FODR FOR PAR ■Hollywood, Jtme 2. Harlan Thompson will produce four pictures for 1936-37 program at Paramount under terms of his new contract. In addition to 'Wives Never Know' and 'Champagne Waltz,' in preparation, Thompson will work out a college • musical idea with Frederick Hazlett Brennan, designed to give studio's stock players a chance. DeMILLE TO REP. CONV. Cecil B. de Mllle will be delegate from California to the national Re- publican convention In Cleveland starting Monday (9). He will probably leave the Coast today (Wed.); • Ballew to Serenade Spthern on the Seine Hollywood, June 2. Ann Sothern and Smith Ballew set for lead parts In 'Se.-enade on the Seine,' at Radio. Musical is by Franz Schulz and Jay Gorney. BUilTON DIRECTS 'DADDY' Hollywood, June 2. Radio signed David Burton to di- rect 'Darry and I,' which Zlon Meye;rs will produce. Anne Shirley tops ca&t.' 1 / W^dn^eduTt June.?, 1936 PI C Thames SABATH PROBE RESUMES THURS. 'Washington, June 2. Resumption of government spying on the picture business Is on the ]' docket for the current week with the Sahbath committee of the House • .'aitcl the .Federal Communications ■-'CoUatnlssloh ' redoubling fire oh- " . Paramount and the American Tele- phone & Telegraph Co. - Despite kicks about the presence ■' on its staff Year Dominance of Midwest Exhib Situa- tion — Jack Miller Resigns —Allied Tops Exhib Pic- ture DeOuto Sales Head For Gaumont on Coast , Los Angeles, June 2. • Paul deOuto, L. A. branch man- ager for Gaumont-Britlsh, has been given supervision of sales on the Pacific Coast. Returning here by plane from New York sales convention where new assignment was given him, deOuto was forced to remain aloft for more than two hours over L. A. by dense fog. CIRCUIT SWITCHES OP COSTS ON 8 REP. PiX TO $125,000 EACH - Hollywood,- June 2. •Republic will up budget of at least eight of Its new season's pro- ductions to around $126,000 In bid for gi'eater reqognitlon. Prior to merger with Monogram, top for features was around $25,000, Since amalgamation, figure has been upped to $50,000, and several times to $65,000. . Decision for new top was reached by Herbert Yates,. Republic prexy, who ordered more important writers and directors utilized, and- top names in freelance player column scouted. Leah Ray Backjn Pix Hollywood, June 2. Signed to term contract in New York after special tests, Leah Ray, featured vocalist with Phil Harris orchestra, reports at 20th-Fox Aug- IT when she terminates her pres- ent engagement. Miss Ra/s previous film experi- ence was in Paramount's 'Bed Time Story.' She also appeared In shorts •■•■ith Harris. $100,000 SLANDER SUIT VS.JOHNBARRYMORE Hollywood, June 2. Slander suit for $100,000 against John Barrymore has been filed by E. D. Camomile, former confidential secretary to the actor. • Camomile claims his reputation was injured by the asserted dec- laration by Barryniore over some $30,000 in bonds entrusted to his care. . Chicago, June 2. Withdrawal, of. Essaness circuit means the break-up of the Exhlbl tors Association, local arm of the Motion . Picture Theatre owners of America. .Jack Miller, who, as executive secretary, has been the guiding factor of the Exhibitors As- sociation, tendered his resignation from the body. It's likely that the entire organization will dis band, despite the fact thiat a num- ber of big circuits are still members Balaban & Katz and Warner Bros., besides a number of smaller exhibsj are Included. Miller Teatimonial ■ Film row, through the Film Board, is writing finis to the Miller-MPTOA chapter by its decision \o tender a testimonial dinner to Miller, to be held at the Palmer Hause June 26 Dinner is the Idea of Henry Herbel Universal exchange manager and president of the Chicago Film Board of Trade. Aaron Sapersteiri, presi- dent of Allied in Illinois, has been named chairman of the dinner com mlttee, Essaness, in - leaving the Exhibitors Association, has joined the ranks of Allied, the indie eSi^b organization. Disbanding of the Exhibitors As soclatlon marks the end of one of the most 'influential units in the na tlonal MPTOA organization after more than 15 years. Miller him self was recognized nationally in the MPTOA r'anks as one of the key men in labor negotiations especially with the motion picture operators union. New Chi Set-up Neither B. & K, nor Warners will likely make any mpye to form an organization to take the place of Exhibitors Association, which means that Allied becomes the i-anking exhib group In Illinois. It moves up from a unit of small indie exhlbs to a group encompassing many na- tionally known Chicago tei-ritory circuits. Besides Essaness' circuit with its 28 houses, Allied now also has the Jones, Linick & Schaefer circuit, which Is particular impor- tant because of its three- theatre representation in the Loop, and the nabe Lasker circuit. Other operators now associated with Allied include Emil Stern. Ed- die Silverman, Sidney. Spiegel and Aaron Jones, Sr. Joe Brown's Foreign Fling Hollywood, June 2. Winding up his Warner contract middle of July upon completion of 'Polo Joe,' Joe E. Brown will pull out on European trip that will take in the Olympic games In Berlin Comedian's wife and his manager, M.-C. Levee, and wife, will accom- pany. On. returning, Brown goes under David Loew banner to make films for Radio release. 'DODSY' SHOTS ON d. M. Henry Potter and a crew are In New York to take shots of the Queen Mary for Incorporation In Sam Goldwyn's 'Dodsworth.' Scenes will include shots of the Hner arriving in New York and of Its interior. COURT OK'S a PRODUCT DEAL WITHROXY T Pix Better Profit Getters, So WB Cnts Down Its 'B' Sked Finding that the A pictures aver- aged better profits in proportion to investment than the grade B prod- uct, Warner Bros, will make a larg- er percentage of A's during the 1936-37 season. Of the 60 features scheduled for the coming year,, 4B or more will make up the A group as against 40 this season, while the B product will total 16 Instead of 20 pictures. Company begins Its convention with an eastern meeting at New York today, • and ' a western confab to be held in Chicago, at the Black stone hotel, on June 16, for three days. Grad Sears will be In charge of the New York convention, first day of - which will consist of meet ings' and screenings the home oflnce. Product announcement will be n>ade tomorrow (Thurs.) except Ing shorts, lineup of which will be announced by Norman Moray, shorts head, at the Chicago pow- wow which wiH.be pi-esided over by Andy Smith. Shorts program will be about the same as this season No one on from the Coast fot the New York meeting excepting iSddle Selzer, publicity head! Jack L. Warner was to attend the Chicago sessions but can't make it now Warners is .not bringing in sales- men or foreign distribution repre ^entatives, with only division and district sales managers attending in addition to top home ofllce execs. There will be at least one color feature, and possibly twp, during •36-37. . ' . ._. One of the largest contr.acls due to be entered into between an Amer- ican theatre and Gaumont-Britlsh Pictures has been formally okayed with an order handed down Monday (1) by Pederal Judge Francis G. Ca.ffey, approving Howard S. Cull- man, trustee for the Boxy theatre". N. Y., to negotiate an agreement with the British concern. G-B' will .supply at least 24 first-run pictures to the Roxy during the year be ginning Aug. 1. In addition Cullman has been, directed to spend at least $2,500 in advertising each film. .Un- der the agreement the film company will receive $2,500 for each plpture,. plus an additional compensation e(iual to 50% of the box office profits In excess of. jf30,000; ' 60% over $2'?,- 000 for the sedond week and .50% in excess of $25,000 should the plcturo run longer. Cullman was also directed to pay Gaumont-Britlsh an additional $1,- 000 for each of the first 10 pictures to be shown. COBB AND 20TH SUED OVER 'JDDCE PRIEST' Irvin S. Cobb and 20th Century- Fox were named yestei-day (Tues- day) In two suits filed In the U. S. District Court, N. Y., by Ray Long and the R. R. Smith Publish- ing Corp. who claim Cobb sold them the rights to a aeries of short stories he had written In 1931 and that he subsequently sold one of the yarns to 20th -Fox. It later became 'Judge Priest,' starring the late Will Rogers. The plaintiffs . are asking an injunction and an accounting. Ray Long, one of the plaintiffs, died a year ago. The second action which Is Joined with the first I.s for an Injunction to restrain Cobb and the film company from plcturizlng any others of tlu short stories contained in the serloH which the plaintiffs assert they own. Long, after leaving the editorship of Cosmopolitan magazine, became a partner in the Smith pu'bllshing outfit. BANKO CO. WOULD HALT METRO FILM EXPOSE Denver, June 2. Owners of 'Bank Night,' the Af filiated Enterprises, Inc., plans suit In federal court to stop the show ing of 'Neighborhood House' (Me- tro), Emmett Thurmon, counsel for jthe company, claims that the plot of the film is based on Bank Night and would damage the banks biz because It pictures several attempts at de- frauding theatres which have operated the st.unt. 'RajahV Toppers Hollywood, June 2. Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havl land, currently topping cast of War ners' 'Charge of the Light Brigade, win share leads in studio's 'White Rajah." Other feature spot goes to Anita Louise. Top Initial TIFE' LEADS SET Hollywood, June 2 spots in Richard Rowland's picture for Paramount, 'I'd Give My Life," go to Frances Drake and Tom Brown. Former replaceti Barbara Stanwyck, originally pen cllled In. , Production starts June 15 at Educational studios, Edwin Marin directing. 'Good Earth' Maybe On BVay at $2 in Moss' New TKeatre Loew-Metro may go into B, S. Moss' new Criterion, not yet com- pleted', In September for a two-a- day .run of 'Good Earth/ This tv^ould give the company two reserved 'seat houses on Broadway, with 'Romeo and Juliet' replacing 'Zlegfeld' at the Astor in September. Moss is endeavoring' to make a deal with other mijor comiiahies in the event the Metro idea tells through. Meanwhile' he's not ' set- ting a self-operating policy, 'Hbuse will seat 1,620, '• ' " London, M&y 26, 'Romeo and Julief and 'The Great Zlegfeld' are both to be roadsho.wn here this fall, .■ . Zlegfeld film Is expected here shortly, but will be held up until the good country weather is safely out of the way. 'Juliet' will most likely not arrive for a couple <>t months.. METRO DICKEES WAIPOLE Culver City, June 2. New five-year writing ticket has been handed George Oppenhelmer at Metro. Studio iH nlfo angling to have Hugh Walpole , signature new termer before he leaves thl.s week for nine monthw abroad . • WB TO BE EXAMINED IN HUTCHINSON SUIT N, Y. Supreme Court Justice Hammer on Friday (29) granted tho motion made by attorneys for "Ed-, ward Hutchinson, night club pro- ducer, directing the owners or lessees of 30 picture theatre* in Greater New Vork and of thp Abingdon Realty Corp. to submit tc examination before trial in connec- tion with Hutchinson's action for alleged libel. Hutchinson claims that his char- acter was besmirched in one of the night club sequences of the Warnei- Bros, picture, 'Go Into Your Dance.' H) asks $500,000 from the picturf- company and $2,500 from each of the other defendants in whose the- atres the picture was exhibited. Harry M. Warner on Thursday (2j8) appeared in N. Y. supreme court to testify before trial in -the $250,000 %ult brought by Harry Armstrong and Richard Gisrard, composers, against Warner Bros, and M; WItmark & Sonn, Inc. Pialntlffs claim their song. 'Sweet Adeline,' was used an the basis for ihe WB picturf of that name. Warner testified that the picturi- was- a financial flop. He denied th»- film script In any manner Infrlngcrt on the song and that as far as h<* knew the title, 'Sweet Adeline,' was not the exclusive property of tho plalnlljrts, '- ■ ■ ■ • : . 8 VARIETY PI C T « B E C R O S S E S Wednesday, June 3, 1936 Hdiliy Ihde 14 Out tr'BiiIIefs'Hinns2i(iTi ^afiiyoo,3(rwk-i)^ e: Los Angeles, June 2. (Best Exploitation: Downtown - Hollywood) Memorial Day festivities saved the local houses from a torturous week. - With the outdoor fever on and the general run of l)remlere offerings none to forte -In drawing calibre, It's Just one of those drawn- ' out situations a.s to just how much : .will be done,- with little optimism shown on the part of most of the local operators. . ; - Biggest bang in biz direction oil the week is at Warners' Downtown and Hollywood with 'Bullets or Bal^. lots.' Tied 'in with Hearst papers - and going after tra.de. with heavy . barrage of .'get them in' ideas, these two houses are set for a corking week with the Bddie Robinson opus. 'Ziegfeld' Is outstanding factor' as' . far as length of run attractions is concerned in 'town and for seventh w.e^k will exceed the take of the previous one, ^Gives signs of going tilong another three stanzas, . a:t ^ least. 'Show Boat' in third and final I etaiiza at Pantages and RKO will ; also have sizable week for bow :^ OTit. , , . 'Mpon's Our Home* at Paramount ' Jias. little ' to lend t«xward substan< tlal. gross and with Margaret Siilla- van meaning little' in, draw ipower; ...it's just the holidays that will bring : bousb over' .the^'ved line for; th^ ;week, .■ ' ..... • •' .Chinese and State with the dual, combine of 'Trouble for Two' arid ajittie Kflss Nobody' just Joggingf alonr at mild pace. 'Qne Bainy Afternoon' in second week .at Four Star doing unusually well after big initial week. 'Under Two Flags' moved over after two weeks, at State to United Artists and Will keep that house out of the *red' column with a pleasing take. •iDdwntown and Hollywood are top mounters on exploitation for the week. A four-page tab was spread all over town! with, streamer cap- tions from pic -.and Illustrations _which got big. circulation. Hearst papers played pic up In heavy newS' i.form arid local' peace officials did" •'.the usual, endorsements, ' etc. Ad lineage in dailies was. Increased over , Tegular allotment besides heavy, ra- ..'dio plugs being' utilized, all of which helped plenty to sell, picture. Estimates for This Week , Cartfiay Circle (iFox) (1.518,; 55- •83-l.id-a.65) 'Ziegfeld' (MG) .(7th "week). • Still moving along at healthy " pace'and aided by holiday trade cur- tent stanza above plrevious -week in ■ getting $12,800. Last week, sixth, hit just arbutid $12,700; ,big. .. ' Qhineae (Grauman) (?.028^ 30-40- B5)— -'Trouble for Two' (MG). and' ' 'Little MIse • Nobody* " (20tH),. split. "With no .nainesvto^ ,dta.w: this x;'om=: bine just coaatlQg along/ and will' get around- '$7,000 -which is Just, sip- ■ BO for six daiyiSs- 'Last • week* 'Two . Flags' "(20th>', ' second; .a .'Speed'. ,(MG)i Though' falling short . of anticipatiohs the ;$1,800 draw was vety good. " ' Foul* Star (Fox) (900:. 30-55)-r' ■Rainy Aftetnoon', (UA) . (2d week). ; Still holding intei-est which will bring a very, good $4,500 for the . week. Last -vVeek, first. Started off "at very fast pace "but slowed to- wiard end, still getting a very big $5,400 which is bit. belQw estimate. Hollywood (WB) 12.756; 25r35- 40-55)— 'Bullets or Ballots' (FN). Advance selling had its effects so that start Wa.^i very good and . pic in for big $10,000 on week and holds. Last week, 'Sons o' Guns' .(WB), Joe .B. Brown, . proved that Hollywood doesn't forget him with good $6,100 take. Pantages (Pan) (2,700; 25-35-40- 55)— 'Show Boat' (U) (3d week). .Current, which is final stanza, hav- \ns hoMday help and proving vf>ry profitable as take is 'a cinch $5^500. Last week, second, came tlirou.w. JBioat' . (U.) . (5d week).' Blawoff litanza/ very :'. good Apd: will touch *Catch the Skunk' Rochester, N. T„ June 2. Tossing of stench bomb in Lyric theatre led H. "William Thompson, operator, to bally incident as start of new money game 'Catch the Skunk.' Neigh- borhood plastered with large yellow heralds offering $100 re- ward for information leading to arrest and conviction of cul- prits. Paper says '1,000 detectives wanted. Join the hunt. $100 re- ward; A . harmless liquid giv- ing an unplea^lant odor has been "spilled, .in the Lyric thea- tre. Catch the Skunk. Report to an usher any .suspicious ac- tions. Watch especially ' for a .bottle , that, might be kicked oyer or for anyone making a thrqwirig motion. Get in the race. Anyone eligible, . from 6 t6-60, Thompson runs his, own pro- jection machine following saU fery clash with the Operator's .Union : in mid- January. He recently obtained an injunction limiting unldii to. one picket. Stench bomb -was -thrown In an' open side door of the thea- tre &nd some of the liquid is . said to have spilled on specta- tors. . Hiese Three' With Ams $13,000, Omaha; Race Track Coinpedsh Omaha, June 2. ([Best Exploitation: Orpheunn) Attention considerably . diverted from theatres by the Ak-Sar-Ben 33-day, racing, season which broke in on opening, day of the picture week (Thursday). Flgur'ed to cut in strongly on the matinee trade, but theatres may get' a little back in the eve from out-of-townere. What attention is left Is centered on the • Orphcum- with a Bowes unit .and 'These Three.' Bxploltatioii award credit .to .ad department, which turned' but' some iiriuBukLeyeJciitchers for" thia": st^ge- sc^een '-offering: - at the , Orpheum, Plenty of stunts were staged In suptJorf/' ■ • • . • • . ; Estimat'es for' ThU WeeK - Qrpfieuiii:. (BlahK-Tri-States). i (2,- v97«;. 36-65>T-''?hese Three*;. (UAXand BiJwfes .unit- Upping -bf .prices and quality should help to an licoeptable flifu're,'- thpujgrh nothing exceptional :al -1 13;000. . . ^st week- 'Unguarded Houi>' (MG) and 'Bugle Ann' 40)-^'.Soris: b' ' Guns' (WB), aria iPlorida Speciar (Par)i Holiday opening' helped soriie, biit needs more . .tbait.'-that. .New cooling sys . tern-. Goiripleted' and, Iri operation, ari^ settles a^problem here. Se'gurd- "less; the' two .pictures .will..at4.y ,bnly five days at around $4,700; " Last week' .'Sh6>v. poat' ('0),play'ed solo and was . gopd-. enough .;to , stay ' for nlbe.days. . At any rate $8,900 a fine flgijre. . ,., • Bra'ndeis (Singer-'RKO) (l.JJSO; 25-35-40)— 'D&nclng Pirates' (RKO) and 'Bridle Path' (RKO), dual. At $3,900, slow. Last week 'Goldeot Arrow' (lJA).^nd 'Speed' NQ CAKE Mostly Hardtack in B'ham— 'Bradv ford' $6,200 BlrmInghanau_June 2. Nothing exciting, this. week. Houses have done nothng {>ut of the ordinary to attract customers. 'Ex- Mrs. Bradford' and 'Unguarded Hour* will take the xiake, which will be mostly hardtack.. . Estimates-^6r This Week Alabama (Wilby-Klncey) (2,800; 30-35-40)— 'Mrs. Bradford' (RKO). Lucky to get $6,200. light. Last week 'Show Boat' (U) $7,600, okay. Ritz (Wilby-Kincey) (1,600} 26- 30)— 'Unguarded Hour* (MG). At $2,200, light. Last week '13 Hours' (Par) $2,800, fair: Empire (Acme) (1,100; 25)— 'Mar- ried a Doc' (MG). About $2,000. fair. Last week 'Law In Hands' (FN), $1,900, light. Strand (Wilby-Klncey) (800; 26) —'Three on. Trail' (Par) and . 'Sat- urday Night' (20th), split. Only $1,500, light Last week 'Silly Bil- lies' (RKO) and 'NaVy Wife' (20th), split, $1,800, fairly good. mBALTO Baltimore, June 2. : (Best Exploftation; Century) Most notable of this week'^. new arrivals Is 'Private Number,' which opened yesterday (Monday) at the New to instant attention. 'Show Boat' stilt skimming along at smart knottage, with current and third week getting better than $6,000. Yesterday (Monday) . Larry Schanberger decided to hold it for a fourth week; first pic to stick that length of time since 'Rio Rita' spanned a. month at Keith's six years ago. Century, after succession of un- precedented poor weeks. Is getting back Into normal stride with John Boles on stage doing a good Job of luring *em in with 'Trouble for Two.' Women are being drawn chiefly. Gross looks like $18,000, large, but actually won't mean, much to Cen- tury since Boles Is taking $6,000 net and there's a show bUilt around him that lit pretty costly. JLqu ^own topped the cymbal- claiigCrs thi^ week by' getting Boles plenty of .' attentiori in all news- papers. . Estimates for This Week Century (Loew-UA) (3,000; 15-25- 36-40-56-66) V- 'Trouble for Two' (:MG) and .John Boles, p.a. Boles Is the work In kiting gross to $18,- 000, goo^, but no more than even break. Last week 'Wise Guys' (MG) and vaude, poor, $8,500. Hippodrome. (Rappaporfk (2,300 16-26-36-40-55-66)^'Kln*f Steps Out' (Col) 'and vaude. (3d week). After dandy $16,600 on first lap 'Kine' isn't .itenplng . so briskly currently at $8..';on. ' . Keith's (jSchariberger) (2.500; 15- 26-30-36-40-66)— 'Show Boat^ (U) (3d week), . Steaming steadiiy on with $6,000 curt-entiy after better Ing. $6,000 last session, and will cdn- tinne for fourth. .New f Mechanic) (1.600; 15-25-30- 35-40-5S>— 'Wivate Number' (20th>. Fine- $5,600. Last Week 'Conn Yankee* . (Pox^ $3,000, o.k. for old W'li Rogers ptarrer. Stanley . Off at $3.- 600. Last w(«ek 'Sons o' Guns' . to 300 employees, Which helps local piyroll. Lumber biz is In okay shape arid merchants gerierally ' report better ' take this year' than last. But theatres are riot sharing in this gain as yet. ■Best exploitation • at . Roxy for 'Frankie and Johnnie' .with piano player and- gal singer in lobby; .beer parlor tieups kill over county; bill- boards, 20,000 heralds thrown awny, and discs. Estimates for This Week Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (750; 16- 27)— 'Lost City' (Ind) and 'My Mar- ■ e' (20th), dual. Good $1,700 for com"Bo> — -X^Bt week 'Two .Flags' (20th) (2d \freek); $1,600, okay; Music Box (Hamrick) (1,400; 16- 27-37)— 'Show Boat-' (U). Ned Edris giving this one nice campaign, tripling . riews apace, double radio and 24.-sheeters, all contributing for great $4,900. lat.ai week 'Mrs. Bradr ford' (RKO). $3,300, big. Rialto (Moore) (1,350; 16-27-37)— 'Sky Parade'. (Par), and 'This Night' (Par), dual.. All right iat $2,800. Last week "Brown Eyes' (Par) bnd 'Ship Cafe'- (Par), dual,- $2,200. .frlr.' floxy (Hamrick) -(1,300; 16-27-37); — IFrankle and Johnnie' (Rep),' and 'Ghost Goes West' (UA), dual, .with' Jay Clark, -meritalist, 6n stage.. Big. ^3,300 ' for layout. liast -week ''Con-: (MG). -Plenty .^good :combo for .a real imifltable. week with ■ bit «v,er - j necacut / Taiikee^ Griice Moore^ifijm given big- ger pray, although latter pic "given extra space locally because of time- -ly speedway angle here. • Qro5S }s gdod for $G,5Q0. Last "week dual of 'Rainy Afternobrt'' (UA) and 'Panic in Air' (Col) weak $3,500. , Lyric (Olson) (2,000; 25-30-40)— 'Sons o' . Guns' (WB) and Barney Rapp. band with acts on stage. Joe E. Brown, is favorite in this house, and latter band is also popular here with results socko at $10,000. Last week 'Golden Arrow' (WB) and vaude was llght\yeight at $6,500. 'BULLETS' OKAY $11,000; PROV. AN EXCEPTION Providence, June 2. Paradoxical Providence— despite two-day holiday which precipitated one of the greatest travel move- ments out of Rhode Island on record, outdoor holiday attractions featured by rededication . of- State airport, free air carnival visited by 50,000 persons, apathy of exhibitors In advertising new progra'rhs, a let- down in bally and cguntlesg other ramlflcatioris-^gros.ses are better than- at any time since spring set In. Best bet-8eem.s to be 'BiJllets or Ballots'. at Majestic, this totvn being bugs on gatigfeter "films.. , Although k bit slow in getting' started, the shoW, augmented by . 'Three of 41" Kind,' ^» having, HO trouble in holding the lead with a'Jdandytll.'OOO. ■ No particular feature In the ex- Minneapolis, June 2. (Best Exploitation: Orpheum) Showhouses here got a bed break with Moriioifial i)ay falling on Satuv- day and the weather Ideal for out- Ings. Exodus to the lake regions depopulated the . town and cut a heavy dent In boxofllce .takings. • Mlnneapolls-St Paul baseball games copped plenty of the stay-at-homes and made the going still tougher. Nothing especially outstanding in the amusement llne-up, but the ar- ray in toto deserves more than the " $22,000 aggregate ' that- appears In' prospect, for the six first run .spots with their more than 11,000 seats. Biz is a oontinuatlon of the slump which started nearly a month ago. Orpheum has the only stage en- tertainment, Blackstone, the magU. clan, and his company, and with 'Dancing Pirates' on the screen, will lea^.the pack, but its gross will not provoke any shouts of Joy. 'Prin- cess Comes Acrose' and 'Things to Come,' at the Minnesota and 'World I'espectlvely, are the strongest of the straight .film exhibits, but neither is demonstrating apy note^vo^thy vital- ity. 'Case Against Mrs. Ames' at the State is being neglected by the fans. With a local magicians' party for Blackstone, Journal plugs arid tie- ups, other deals that netted free display newspaper advertising and heralds distributed through chain stores, the Orpheum receives tho palm for exploitation. Estimate's for This Week ' , Alvin (StefCes) (i,500; 66-83-$l,10 $1.60— 'Ziegfeild' (MG). Got only $8,000 for two weeks; Demonstrat- ing again that this is no roadshow town. Minnesota (Publix) 4,200; 25-35- 55)— 'Princess Comes Across' (Par). General conditions too much of a handicap for this one, which Is bad at $6,000. Last week 'Small T"own Girl' (MG), $8,000* good. . Orpheum (Singer) (2,890; 35-40- 65)— 'Dancing Pirates' (RKO) and Blackstone. Poor at $8,000. Last week 'Bridle Path* (RKO) and 'Fblles Comiques' ynlt; $14,000, bad. State (Publix) 2,300; 25-35-40)— 'Mrs. Ames' (Par).. Light $3,500. Last week 'Unguarded Hour* (MG) $6,000, hest busltiess house has had in several we«ks and okay. "World (Stefifes) (360; 25-36-46-56) . — 'Things to Come' (U A). Good-spot, for this one and raves will help It to. a run of two weeks or longer. Fair $1,500 iridicated. Last week 'Amateur Gentleman' (UA), $700, bad. Time (Berger) (290; 15-26)— 'Lone Wolf Returns' (Col). Heading for fair $1,000. Last week 'Devil's Squadron' (Col), $900, fair. Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 20-25)— 'Sky Parade' (Par): Catching some juv- enile trade. Fair .$1,600. Last week 'Moonlight Murder' . (MG), $1*600, • fair. . . Uptown • (t>ublix) (1,200; 25-:35)— 'Mr. Deeds' • (Col). . First neighbor- hood '.showing: • Big $3,000. 'i Last week 'Wife vs. iSec* (MG), $2(700, - good. Century , .split, |600,' badi : ploltatlon line here 'which could be called 'best.'- Town was flooded- with routine, stuff from Albee and Loew's; arid; that*s" about a)l. . ' * Estimates for This Week Majestic (Fay-)f' (2,200; 15-25-40)— 'Bullets or l^allots' CWB) -and- 'Three of Kind' (Invincible). Well up around the $11,000 mark. Last week 'Sons' o' Guns*. (WB) and 'Law In Ha,i3ids' (WB), fiee-sa%v affair" wind- ing up with tepid $6,000. ■ Loew's (3,200; 15-25-40) — 'Trouble for Two' (MG) and 'rhey Wetie Married' (Col). Soared on un- lobked for holiday trade; $9,000, if breaks- hold out, but this stand can do plenty more. Last week 'Rainy Afternoon'' (UA) and 'Absolute Quiet'. (MG) off at $7,800. Albee (RKO) (2,500; 15-26-40)— 'Dancing Pirate' (Radio) and 'Roam- ing Lady' (Col). Headed for $7,500, plenty nice for this spot, usually the trailer. Last week, 'Witness Chair' (Radio) and 'Schoolhouse' • (Chest) pretty weak, at $4,700. Strand (Indie) (2,200; 15-25-40)— 'Too- Many Parents' (Par) and 'Florida Special' (Par). Enough In the till because of one-day stai't on the other stands to as.sure of $7,500, good. Last week 'Mrs. Antes (Par) and 'Sky Parade' (Par) came through with $6,400, oke. Pay's (2,000; 15-25-40)— 'Dracula Daughter' (U) and vaude. Sure ol $6,000, oke for these times. Last we'e> 'Show ^ Boat' (U) (2d week), '^I"o- ' ■. Vfctory-fRKO) (1.600: 15-25)-- 'Arson Racket' (Empire) and 'Secret Patrol' !)00, so-so. Last week 'Reckless Roads' (bur- roughs) '*nd .'Dragnet* (JJaJestic;, same. , yff^dneB^eijt Jime 3, X936 PICTURE CROSSES VAJlIETr 'Bullets' t$op$ leader with Roosevelt; Siillivan-Tirate, Pa!., $liii ■ I ,■ i .< ■ Chlcaeo, June 2. " X0est ' E^ploits^ti'oh.: State- Lake) General' flabbiness attacked the ' fejitlre Loop opening day (29), but ytlth cool weatljer on Saturday and Sunday the theatres started to at- tract. Best, bet on business this T^eek is at the Rboaevelt, for 'Bullets or Bal- lots.' plenty of muggs on line when there's gun- play on the screen, ^farting In midweek, .this, picture ■■tsbfiwed -- Immediate- . strength ■ and, . •liuUdlng steadllj*, Is leadlng the way. tBomance^andjfemme appeal flnlsh qlose tf) the wlhner in the guise of ■»iBanioti • Novarrt) -fn person and ; ; 'Private Nuwibet' >'on the sheet ' at /tjlfe Chicago. Ws a' potent com - . •biBAtlOh'foi- IhW house' and restores • ti Afedt Uet df'flgtif^s f or ' the ' tdwn's .0 prttaler- japot: •• • • •" • : ' • -Hiiet; of Chi ^frafe'gles in the" tear. .■'Pirfacei'Bllde?' ffoiif a 'hlgh to 'a low •'^fuffeWrty; ' Jiast 'ivSek Eddld dantor .esf^"^.u!^he^, a; $i|(^shlng ne^v hlgrh, fenfelrife .pirate' la PVT^--^^. iflr. o. > ,'lobag^fj.^ng to ;t^''bthor side .of . Lt'^ips Blo.c}tr. ,l^d..the drum.rba,ngr • Jng^^'Igitde Avitli, Ms. camjpalgn , f or the j(gffht. Giiib Boys at . .the., $tater .t^'*^•.l;,^...• I," v.iiii,;''. • .• .. • : <<) Estimates i.fdP 'This Week " Apollo (B&K!)r'^i-,2b0r 25-36-65)^ 'Golfi^ii-'^Arro'vv' (WB). -Getting good J>lay. 'on'-. Bette Davis-George 5Brenit '. .for $:7;000, goDid. Ladt. week: 'Uii- .guarded Hour* .^MG)' -flnldhedi ffhp iloi^night at $6,100; .• • Chicago (B&K) (4,000; 3S-56-75i) *-. (3,200; 26-36>:40) ' —'Brown Eyes'.. (Par) and vaude. , paying a tough, tinie. with, so-so Jay- out and headaahey-iat .$lBi000. ■:Last week-.;'Chan at Circus'. (20th), okay :516';9flO. , . ■ i.i:'.; V . ..Palace.. (RKO) -;- (WB). -Ex- . cellent from the bell. Will do ardiind $17,000 bn the 'first session, test opehifi^r' money .' house has se'^tl in long time." Lasr wieek 'El . Dorado' (JilG) faded a'ftei*' 10 weak d'ays, • with. $6,000, meagre, on final s^v'en. StAte-Lake (Jones) (2.7D0;' ■26r35- • 40)-^'i;O0O Candies'. (Rep) '.'and . Vauae, with Yacht Club Boys head- lining; tJp Into fine $14,000. .'Last week 'Snowed Under' (WB) aver- . age, J$12,000. . Un.itect Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700; S5*^45^fi5) — 'Princess Comes Across' ' (Par) (2d week); Starting to fall ■ of6 after fine start, "Will have, to be satisfied with wea:k $8,000 for sec- ond, > Okay $l2,10tf first week. ' • Erlanger (1.200; 65-83-$1.10-$1.65) ^'Ziegfeld' (MG) <8th week); Be- ginning to feel the pressure of run and starting to slip. Held up re- markably for six weeks. Last week above $10,000. LOCAL GAG GETS $7,000 FOR UOBODY; L'VHM . Louisville, June 2. (B4«t Exploitation: Rialto) . . , ."IiUtle Miss Noijoijy' Is gettl'njf the , big, Tftoney of th6 week. Got a swell newspaper break' here bn the pur- cha6e,p£ a new hoAie for the grand-, •paferits of little Jane Withers, ah erstwhile resident of this burg. Lines were forming before the b.o. was opened on strength of local angle. Sons o' Guns' is going great guns at the Mary Anderson and after several le^n weeks should put that house back in the profit, column at -^*i600. Also well up with the lead- ers will be 'Dancing Pirate' at the ■Brown. Prices for Decoration Day were , Kept at the regular scale,' and all '...houses profited by the fact that ad- , missions were n6t 'hiked. Usual I open air attractions over the holi- wy lured tliousanda. most Im- portant probably being the 500-mlIe u Indianapolis oval, , Which enticed a goodly number from * tnis city. • , r.. f ''*''nate» for This Week Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,000; 16-^5-40)— 'Miss Nobody' (20th) and tiUman Cargo* (20th), dual. Wlth- Plc responsible for the "draw. Jfice $7,000. Lost week 'Princess .vomes Across' (Par) and 'Forgot- ten Faces' (Par), dual, good, $6,000. Loew's State (3,000; 15-26-40)— 'Trouble for Two' (MG) knd 'Pride of Marines' (Col), dual. Average $4,800. Last week 'King Steps Out' (Col) and 'They Were Married' (Col), dual, good $6,000. Brown (Ind) (1,500; 15-25-40)— 'Dancing Pirate' (RKO). Extra ad space and a preview showing Thurs- day (25), in addition to nice reviews by all local crlx. Headed for $3,500, tine. Last week 'Mrs. Bradford' (RKO) took okay '$2,p00 on holdover. Strand (Fourth Ave) (1,500; 15- 25-40)— 'First Baby' (20th) ■ apd 'Country Beyond' (20tli), dual. Snagged some good publicity oil 'Baby' by offering free ducats to any couple calling at b.o. with marriage certificate ^howirtp they had beep paired since' May 27. ' In .nelghborr hood df $3,200, oke^ La^t we6k 'ShQ-\jir Boat' (U) on holdover- stansJa only fair, '$3,600'.' " ... Mary Anderson (Libson) (1,000^ 15T25-40)-^;Sons x)' iGyns'. .' (WB).; Doing a good job h,ere.'for .$^,500. Last r .week, . .^Golden Arrflw' -(FN) wound up" with weak $2,'400.' , ■ - Ala.mo (Ind) (900; 15 cents)— 'Gay Divorcee' '(RKO) and 'Lone CoVi^i- boy' CPar), dual', splitting with 'Kjf. Kernels' (RKO) • anfd 'Design . ^or Living'. -:( Par), dual. • Coasting along to light $800. Last, week -'Home 0n Range' (Par) and 'It's a Gift' (Par), dual, splitting with 'Forever' (PaiJ). and 'King of Pecos' (Rsp) dual'/Ffelt the eff^^tu'-of hot wes).ther and re- duced adm^ish, getting light $900. : 'KING' lOG, • ... t .. Buffalo,- June 2. ^''(BeBt Exploitation; Buffalo) ' • Grosses haVe' been' definitely oh the- -upside during the ''past .fort- night and the reason' 'sefems to be, the rWeSither: -There is little In the character of- the film -fodder being offered to cause very much excite- ment at the box ofllces. -The month of May was one of the coldest' herie in years,- with climatic conditions ideal- for show business; Even though offerings have gotten around to the bottom-of-the-barrel type,' things 'look prosperous and public seems to . be hanging on. Currently 'Trouble- for Two' at the Buffalo looks like seccJnd best for the week with 'King Steps Out' at the Lafayette running ahead of it. Decoration Day weekend helped •figures considerably. ■ Buffalo tied up 'Trouble for Two' with seasonable merchandise dlS; plays, despite a bad weather breal'c which had the public running for overcoats . instead of bathing suits. Holiday accessories were plugged In department store advertising with tlfe-lns of Rosalind Russell and Bob Montgomery. 'Trouble' angle was worked up In co-opera- tion -with household .devices, in- cluding refrigierators for a 'no trouble' campaign.' Plenty of win- dow displays In the downtown sec- tions emphasizing June bride poses by Miss Russell, who was a former stock favorite here. House also be- gan its annual a:irconditionlng cam- paign, but the. effort ran afoul of the weather. -'King' gave the Lafayette a nice chance for publicity which ■ was thoroughly availed of with a com- plete though routine campaign. Estimates for -This Week Buffalo (Shea) (3,600: 30-40-50) —'Trouble for Two' (MG). Mildly received and pointing to o. ly $9,000. Last week, 'Mrs. Bradford' (RKO). just satisfactory at $10,000. Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 25-40)— •Dancing Pirate' (RKO). Takings somewhat over average at $7,000. Last week 'Golden Arrow' (WB) and 'Playboy' (WB). fine at $7,900. Great Lakes (Shea) (3,400; 25- 40)_'Bullets • or Ballots' (WB). Looks to db a good $6,500. Last week 'Things to Come' (UA). built up nicely for ?8,400. Century (Shea) (3.400; 25)— 'Speed' (MG) and, 'Boulder Dam' (WB). dual. Still going along to neat business at Increased levels with over $5,600 for this. Last week, '.Moonlight Murder' (MCJ) and 'Two In Dark' (RKO), strong at over $C.000. Lafayette (Ind) (3,400; 25)— 'King Steps Out' (Col). Dandy opening and was well handled by thfe. re- viewer^. Stepping along for better than - $10,000. Last week, 'Show Boat' (U) (2d week)» very nice at $7,000. , Ulrs. Bradford' $17,000, 'Boat' $14,000, Newli OK Newark, June 2. (Best Exploitation: Terminal) Decoration Day weekend's gen- erally cool weather was appreciated in the theatres. The most 'sensar tional business is being done by the Shubert with the 'Great Zieg- feid' oh Its second week, beating the first. A year ago this woUld have seemed Incrediblfe iat $1.66, '-t Of the other houses Pi'pctor'B' leads on actual business and expects $17,000 for 'Ex-Mrs, Bradford' and 'Country Beyond.' Branford with •Show Boat' expects to build to $14,000. •Ecstasy' will take $3,000 on its fourth week which is still higher thai; anything else it has done. . • For its new serial, the Terminal distributed 20,000 heralds, had a set piece in the lobby of sea life pon.^ talning an aquarium and sent a man around in a diving outfit. ■ ; . Estimates for This. Weel<. ^ - Branford (WB) ,(2.9,66;. 25-75)— •Show Boat'- (U), Still ia, mistake to single this or . anything, else in a double f eatur&. town; but It's build ing .and will jpi obablyftSntiniie. j-K so, $14,000-.anaj' probabiy^'holid. 'over.- Last- ff0]n-vkfi.t at fl^fiO^.. fori 'S^ns^ o' (Suns' ' (WB) and 'Draciila'a' Daughter' (U). 1 .-••Capitol X^B) a';200r ;i6:^30-40)— I'Jtheset ffhree' (UAr)-:,an.d "13 Hours' (Par):* -- Should? draw- nearly $4,000. Last week 'Married a Doctor' CWB) and 'Message, to. Garcia' (20th) hardly what was expected at $3,000. .Little. (Franklin) (299; 30-50-56) -T-Ecstasy.' (Jewel) (.4th weekL No break, should be $3<000. Last/^eejc splendid at $3,800. • . Loew's .'Statia (2,780; 25-30'-56<66v 75)— 'Rainy Afternoon' (UA) -and "Absolute Quiet' (MG) . House 'geW-' ting to-;-look like .the Little playing a . German, Not much over '^7,^)00,1 usual story here.-^ Last week 'Sfaeed'- ^MG) 'and 'Panic on the -Ah^- (CoW iUflt over $7,000. - 1 Parathount- Newark (Adams-Part) ■(2i248; 20-26-'40-55-76)^'Mrs. Aniea'i (Par) and 'Border Flight' (Pkr). Prices cut with mats regularly 20-26 and -nights 30-40, which is only house to do so. Despite the ciit; •doing better- business and this- week will take $9,000'. Last week 'Till We. Meet Again' (Par) and 'Florldist Special' (Par) weak at $7,100; ' ■ Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 20-65). 'aind 'Lyceum (Roof) (770; eanve scale)— 'Ex-Mrs. Bradford' (RKO) and 'Country Beyond' (20.th). Best in itown'on opening and 'app^i;ently will have no' troubli?i lifting JW^OO^, La'st week second ' of 'Two Flags*^ (20th) great at $12,000, . , Shubert (Smith) WMof 50-77! $aJ0-$J,66)— 'Ziegfeld' (MG>.. (2^1 ■wk). Film . really beat the first •week, with capacity every, night and tul-naways ithere is no' sign- it will fall off this week, WiU - probably hold another although advertised a,s 'positively th6 last.' Last week grand at neatly $19;000. - ' • ' Terminal (Skouras) (1,600; ;i5-20 '35-40)— 'Two in Revolt'- (RKO) and 'Shadow' (Globe), Not so - hot. Ads -taken out of the News due to a quarrel probably don't mean much here, hiaybe $4,400, Last " 'week 'Name the Murderer' (Syn) and 'Killer of Rogues Tavern' (Syn) dis- appointing with $3,800. ' ANZAC BIZ KEALTHr 'Tale,' 'Ghost,' 'Obsession,' Tops Australian B.C's . in Sydney,^ May 5. Biz Is rather on the healthy side here and should go higher next week, when vacation time begins. Plx in the money include 'Magnifi- cent Obsession' ' (U), 'Tale of Twb Cities' (MG), and 'Ghost Goes West' (UA). • ■'','. 'Trail of the Lonesome pini' (Par) looks like copping big coin, and 'Thorbugh.bred' (Clnesound)^ is also figured to bring in plenty.' 'Modern Times' (UA) has slipped and will shortly come off. 'JWff- raff'. (M-G) could only get two weeits for Snider-Dean, and 'Milky Way' (Par) moves into a surprise three iveeks. British have dorte remarkably well with 'Queen of Hearts' (6th week), and 'First a Girl' (GB). Rest In- cludes 'Next Time We Love (U), 'Silly Billies' (RKO), 'Three Kids and a Queen' (U)' 'Rose of the Rancho' (Par), and 'Professional Soldier' (Fox). Melbourne, May 5. Cold weather l.-j helping trade and the big one.lay i^eoeived. 1 The. Roxy ifii its^second .T*eekiol!- 'H'srLove lAgai^' had,'ltfl besfciSatuiiday in .tour yeai^sl,' while. tJie J^uslc Hall had. its. second be,st ,day-,in his.tbry.. 'King Step^ Out'. ,drew '&Q'w.ix f22,600 on Saturi day's "hblliikyigainst the record 'of $23,100'' bri ;Washingtbn's- birthday rUrig up byi 'Follbw'^leeft,' ' 1 'The'GraCe n"t gt> over a soui HlfiOO,- with talk up 'again of stag* shows at: this - de luxer, - Robert Montgomery Is'being discussed for a personal,-. • • 'Case' of Mris. ' Anied' ohe of ' th< iweaker pictured 'tb piay the Pafa- mourit recently. With most of tha !$24,000 dra-wn oh'-the w6ek ending last ■ night • (TU'esl.)-v' credited' to Louis Armstrong's- band.' '^PrinCesi Comes Across,' with Russ Morgan o^^chestra, Oracle ' Barrle and others in the pit, opened bn a' preview last -evening. '. As' .at the Pat-/ 'the' stagb at tha State is attracting , majority of the business, ' Benny ^'leldp; lately at the Hollywood restaurant, heads tha validfe' show and accounts for much of' the $22,000 that may be reached. '1* Hours l)y Air,' w.hlch' Wrung out tWo weeks at the Par, Is on the "screen second run. ' Warner Bros, and the Strand put oA the usual varied Campaign for 'Bullets,' Which are planned and ex- ecuted for the pictures . having the best'bo^ office chahcesk' Last week, for 'It's Love Again' (GB) at the Roxy, & music publisher,- Jimmy Campbell, figured handily^ in the ballyhdo campaign for that film. Estimate! for This Week' -'Astor C1.012; .65-$l,lO-$l,65-$2,O0) .T-.'Ziegfe;d' ,(^(5) (9tb week). Hold- ,lng up stqutly %i;id 'With 'JJ.ecoratlbn bay" to, help, went, .'to $17;2.0O -.last ;tv^ek. ' (8tl?), .'$ll»0 more., than the sevppth week, TvhlCh was $17,100.^ Capitol (4,$20; ' 25-35-56-56-$l.S5) -^'Tro,w?>le fori'f.wo' '(WHi). Ni» dice and..v?Ty srlmsofl ' ajt. |ll,000 tdps* Last, week .house- Hit' only $7,000 with '.Three T^ise, Guys' (MG), neyr low. for any first riin here. House may be forced to stage shows again, .with, talk current, ot nailing JRdb- ert Mootgoipeiy for a. 'personal as . Palace* (1.700; 25-36-65)-^'Golden Arrow' (WBJ and 'Half Angel' (WB), dual. This combination ia snake eyes, $8,000. or' under, red. Last week 'tTnder Two Flags' (20th) and 'First Baby' (20th), paired, $10,000, good. Paramount (8,664; 25-35-56)— 'Case of Mrs. Ames'. (Par) and Louis Armstrong orchestra. Colored band responsible for most of the $24;000 drawn, fairly good profit considering ' weakness of picture. Last week, second for' 'Moon's Our Home' (Par), accompanied by .Ray Noble orchestra, $19,000. okay, for holdover. Radio City Music Hal! (5,989; 40-60-86 - 99 - $1.10 - $I,66) — "King Steps Out' .(Col) and stage show. Grace Moore musical a hlgh-stepi^er, $100,000 first week. Goes a second. 'Show Boat' (U), on its second weeit was $74,000, pretty good, ' Rialto (750; 25-40-6B)— 'Florida Special' (Par). Pulls through, without skimming red at $6,300. Final five days on second week of 'Dracula's Daughter' (U), Waj9 $4,206, Rivoli (2,092: 40-75-99)— 'Ex-Mrs. Bradford' (RKO); L'rtoks three weeks easily and niaybe a fourth at pace of $30,000 or better first seven days. Second week of 'Rainy Aft- ernoon' (UA) $18,000, fair, Roxy (5,836; 26-35-55)— 'It's Love Again' (GB) (2nd Week) and stage show. Got $33,600 fir.st week, but with . Decoration Day to help ^vtll pass that for $35,000 on the hold- over. Hou-^jft had Its best Saturday on the holiday in four years. Be- cause of product commitments, will not hold 'Love Again' a third stanza. Strand (2,767; 35-55-65-85)— 'Bul- lets' (WB),- E. G. Robinson starrer, well sold, off to a fine start for a week of $30,000 or over, holding. Last week 'Taxi' (WB) in for four days on a revival at only around $5,000. . State (3.450; 35-55-76) — '13 Hours' (Par) and . vaude headed by Benny Fields. Picture not much after being milked on two w^eks at the Par, with $22,000 possibility credited mostly to Fields' personal. Last week 'Deeds' (Col).,and Lucky Mlllinder orchestra with Al Shajrner f 24,000 10 VARJETY P ■ C T H B E cna$sE» 1 ' ** Wednesday, June 3, 1936 Night B^seNl - Eangtaib; Dent Total ' 0atrm4t«il a«*o«««$? 'during May fop towna and hpuaea, l previoudy. reported yre^My.' Dates given are the closing days of the week. NEW YORK Kansaa City, June 2. : . Thete will, be no. wear and tear on theatre carpets this week. C.om- petlsh coming in fro'in all angles. During the w^ek-end the only mo- tion on the main drags were Deco- ration Day flags waving to each other. Biz is hitting a, bigger dip than the second one on the roller- coaster at iB'airland park. . The Blues playing night games' are packing them in at Muehlebach Aeld. Thurs- dfCy the bangtails went to the post it Alverslde. Betwieen the two thie only place apparently left to go was on a picnic. Several good bills In and unfor- tunate that they hit town at this time Grace Moore opus at . the Tower and ^Trouble for " Two' at Midlajid are the potential biz get- tiers and will undoubtedly top the list. Summation is that Jack Car- son, Tower m.c, features ■ 'Gloomy ^updaly! next week.' Probably in (commemoration of this weekend. fiXploitatiop would have been anti- climax. Nonei was attempted. lAst week 'Show Boat' at the Up- town started second weekend, gross- ins within $200 for opening week- iend. The faddout was . inlser£^ble. ''.Zie£feldr;kept .the .Orplieum nicely supplied with' customers for. second week wljth an okay, $9,000, . Estimates for .This VVfeek '. Mainstreet (RKO) (3,200; 25-35- BO)— 'Sing Again' (RKQ). Title, the only bit of optimism here, .dreary .$6,600. Last , week .'Golden Arrow' (FN) and -^owes amateurs couldn't get started, I $8,^00, fair. Newman (Par) (1,900; 25-40)— 'Sons o' Guns' (WB).' *. Brown ho draw In this house. Blondell billing may /help some but no better than pobr $6,000 in sight. • 'Princess jCom0s Across' (Par) started like another Tine' but couldn't keep the 'pa<:e.', Nine dayd $9,100 to tns^Ke it last week'fe pet. ' Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25-40)- 'Trouble for T-wo' (MG) . Montgom ■^ry'S- mustache a ,. live , topic , here, fair $9,000. Last weefc lialny After- noon'. (UA) met with several of thein $8,000, poor. Tower - (Rewot) (2,Z00| 25-35)-^ •?:ing" .gltejps Out' (Col) ahia stage 'show; .Best " In jown, but it will be ,;a, scrat) to' ijet $9,500. Only stage Show In town here this wee^r. 'They Were Matrled' (Col) turned In not 'bo good $5,000 In six days. Orpheum (2,150; $1.50)— 'Ziegfeld January' $25,000 Big Brown Eyes $12,000 Till We-Meet ' Again - " $14,000 Speed ■ $7,000 (New Record Low) STRAND (S.TOT; as-SB-GS'- ■ •«6) -.^,.. , •. Highv.$8l;200 Low. . 6.O0O 1 Married a Dr." <(2a Ve«0' Golden • Arrow $19,200 Arrow $12,100 (2d week) , 1 Sons .O Guns $12,000 LOS ANGELES Mav7 . . May 14 May 21 May 28 DOWN- . TOWN (1,800; 2e-3.'>-40) High. $38,600 Low.. .1,700 Tiities Sq. Playboy ■ . $2,600 • Golden Arrow $4,800 Brides are Like That and .. Man- Hunt , ; $3,000. Law in Her . .Hands ■ '."$3,100 . MOLLY- WOOD (a,:7(5Cj C5-35-40- . 65)-.. High. $37,800 Low . . 2,400 Times Sq. Playboy - $2,900 ;■ 'Golden ■ Arrow $6,800 Brides are Like That and Man Hunt $4,600 Law in Her Hands $3,800 PARA- ■ MOUNT (3,505; 30-10-6S) High. $57,200 Low.., 5,600 Mr.; , • Deeds ' $19,300 ' (Stage Show) Deeds $14,900 • (2d week) Bin Brown . Eyes and Sky Parade $9,400 Florida Special - $16,000 (Olsen and Johnson Unit) STATE (2,024; 30-40-35) HlgH. $48,000 Low... 4,9g0 Small , Town Girl arid ' Chan at Circus • $12,400 Capt. January and Everybody'is Old Man $11,500 El Dorado ■ and Moonlight Murder $12,000 Under 2 Flags ' $16,100 CHICAGO KAN3AS City ' ; May7 Mw14 " May 21 > ..' May^ MIDLAND (4,000; 2!"10) Higl;« ^5,100 Lovvr; V 5,100 — r-'-f — ' — — ^ ■ . • I- , . c- Undv 2 i Flags $14,800 Robin -Ht(Ojl., , Ef Dorado $9,000 rMesMfleLto Garcia- $8,000 : MAlN-_, STREEf (3,200; 29-40) High. $36,000 Low.. 3,300 . ■ V '-r . ^rMr#.^ ■ Bradford $7,000 Murder «n Bridle^ Path $10.000 . (Laft Town , Laft Unit) . , Dantihb ^ Pirate" ■ $6,000 NEWMAN (1,000 ; 25-40) High. $33,000 Low-. . 3,300 Till W« Meet Again $4,800 . 1 Marriec^ a Dr. $9,100 . Sky Parade $4,000 UPTOWN (2,040; 25r40) High. $11,000 Low.*. 1,500 Connecticut Yah'Kee $4,100 Give Us This Nite and Chan at . Cireus $4,100 . Show Boat $7,800 BOSTON ^ May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 KEITH- MEMORIAL (2.300;. 25-3.V50) High. $43,000 Low.. . 4,000 Ex- Mrs. Bradford $13,000 Bradford' '■: $7,50O (2d week) Things to Conie $10,000 Dancing Pirate $7,000 STATE (3,200; 26-36-40- 60) High. $29,000 Low. . 2,QO0 Petticoat Fever ' and .. Hl^^n-Ship . : Mortiah $14,000 Under 2 Flags $12,800 Message to _ Garcia and - Tough Guy . $8,000 Unguarded Hour ' and Robin Hood ' El Dorado $13,000 ■■ METRO- POLITAN (4,200; 3S-.'5O-05> High. $67,600 iLow.. 11,500 . Big Brown . Eyes $34,000 .i (Jack BenriJ? Unit) (Stage Show) Till. We Meet . , Again , ; .. "$Jio,ooo • '"(Ina Ray Huttbn) Golden Arrow $14,200 , Champagne Charlie $22,000. . (Rudy Vallee Orch.) PROVIDENCE May 7 May. 14 May 21 May 28 STATE (3,200; 16-26-40) High. $29,000 Low,.. 2,5ip0 Message to Garcia and Panie on the Air $9;Q00 ' Under 2 ' Flags . , . $13,000 A' .. ' . .. Ungufarded" Hour and Murder in ^ Moonlight ■ $8,600 . Robin Hood El Doradd and Speed $8,300 : MAJESTIC (2,20^1; -15-25-40) High. $17,500 Low. .- . '2)500 Connecticut Yankee and ' . Brides are Like Thiat.. " $3,800 • • ■ 1 Married . ' 41 Dr. and, ,, Times' Sq. - Playboy - ■■ 1 . $6,100 . . Golden Arrow . and- '. - First Baby .. $6,000 . . / Show Boat . $9,600 'STRAND (4,3iW; 16-26-40) High. $18,000 Low.. 2.OO0 Desire ' ' $7,200 ' -Moon's Our Home and Rhodes - $5,800 Brown 'Bypp, and Doughnuts $6,400 > Mr. . Deeds : $io,oo<) . ALBEE (2,600; 16-25-40) High. $20,000 Low.. 1,900 Dark Hour $11,000 (N.T.G. Unit) XStape Show) Jimmy - Valentine $5,000 (Blondes & ^Redhea,ds). ^peoial Investigator ■ $4,900 ; (Bring on Dames Unit) Ex- Mrs. Bradford • and Two in Revolt ' $7,000'. ■■■ May 7 . May 14 May 21 May 28 CHICAGO (4,000; aS-35-75> High. $75,000 Low.. 18,500 13 Hours by Air ■: $32,000 . (Stage "Sho-tV) Capt. January $30,000 ■ ■ : ::■ . > Small Town . Girl $33,900 Under 2 Flags ..$29,000 . PALACE (2,B0O; 25-3.'i-55-' 06) . High. $34,70e Low.. 7,000 Rhodes .$17,7C0 (Abe t,yman Orch.) (Stage Show) Ex- Mrs. ; Bradford .. $30,100 (Folles Comique Unit") Bradford $16,9(j0 (2d week) Bradford - • $11,800 . (3d week) UNITED ARTISTS (1,700: .13-;>5-75) High. $43,500 Low.. 3.300 Lord .Fauntleroy • $8,100 (3d week) Things to Come , $12,300 Thihgs $7,800 (2d week) Rainy Afternoon $11,000 (10 days) BROOKLYN May 7 May 14 , May 21. May 28 FOX (4.00O; 25-.1.n-.'50) High. $48,600 Low.. 8,900 Gentle Julia and Comin Round the Mt. - $11,500: Roaming Lady and Pride of the Marines • $li'.')00 . Mr. Deeds and . Girl from ' Mandalay $18,000 Deeds and Mandalay $14,500 . . (2d week)- ALBEE . (.1,400 ; 25-33-60) Hiah. $45,000 Loyv,. 2,500 Special Investigator and Two in . Revolt ." $12,000 .. Message, to Garcia and Silly Billies : $12,000 Garcia • and . Billies $10,0C0. . -(2d -week) Under 2 Flags and First Baby $12,500 PARA- MOUNT (4,000; J>.-.-y5..'i0) High.' $57,800 Low.. 5,000 1 iVIarricd . a . Dr. $12,000 13 Hours By Air $10,100 ' Golden ' Arrow $6,500 Moon's Our Home $S,80U METRO- • POLITAN .3,400; 25-3n-M) High $39,000 :Low.. ia,Q00 T-hcse Three : $14,000 Small Town Girl and Absolute Quiet $14,000 ■ Lord Fauntleroy . and Country Beyond - " $12,500 Capt. January and Amateur Gentleman $15,000. STRAND (2,flOO; 25-.1.'i7.'^0) High; $28,500 Low . . 2,600 Sky Pacade and Boulder Dam $5,700 Times Sq. Pla'yb.oy and Bridge of ' Sighs $4,000 Smart Money and Desert Gold . $5,000 • Big Brown Eyes and- Red Schoolhouse . $4,500 DENVER May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 DENHAM (1,.W); •2.'i-;!i)-4(i) High. : $16,00^ Low.. 1,700 Sk'y Parade and Big Brown Eyes $3,000 . (Snllt week) Till We Meet Again $8,noo (Olsen &" . JohnsonUnlt) Mrs. Ames ' $8,500 (Olsen & Johnson) Florida Special $3,500 DENVER (2,5o«{ 2.-i-;!B-.-int. Hitth.. $27,700 Low.. ^,C00 Mr. Deeds ■ $11,000 Under 2 Flags $12,000 1 Married a Doctor $12,500 (Major Bowes Amsi) Show Boat $9,000 ORPHEPM 1 2,(500; i'j-:;.'i-40) HinK. $20,000 Low. . . 2,000 Witnesj Chair ■ and Farmer in Deir $5,500 VVitness Chair and ■ Farmer in Dell (4 days) and ■ ' Special ' Investigator (Amos 'n' Andy) - $6,500 ~ Special Investigator (Amos 'n' Andy) (3 days) And Moonjtght- Murider and ' . Absolute Quiet $5,001) Ex- Mrs. Bradford $6,000 PARA- MOUNT i2,000; 25'40) High. $22»0i)0 Low.._ 1>200 Country Beyond and Gentle Julia $4,000' Mr. Deeds $5,000 - Under 2 Flags $6,000 Conn. Yankee and Born for Glory $4,000 PHIL^ELPHIA May 7 May 14 • May:21 May 28 ALDINE .<1.200; 40-0.5-OB) High. $30,300 Low.. 5,000 Those Three $7,600 (3d week) Things to 'Come-* $10,000 ; Thihgs ' $4,200 (2d week) One Rainy Afternoon • $10,000 - EARLE (2,000: 2.';-40'55) High. $33,0CiO Low.. 10,500 Big Brown Eyes , $12,500 (Roper Prypr Revue Parlsienne) ; (Stagn Show) Brides Are Like That $12,00() (Phil Spitalhy Orch,) . Florida Express - $15,000 (Joe Pennef) Sky Parade $12,500- (Johnny Green Orch.) FOX (8,000 ; 40-56-061 High. $41,000 Low.. 10,500 ■ Message to Garcia $18,600 (8 days) (Stage Show) Under 2 Flags $31,000 "V. 2 Flags . $18,500 . (2d week) Geiptle J (ilia $16,000 . ("Voice of Experience) STA4»1LEY (3,700; 40-55) High. $48,000 Low.. 3,800 Mr. Deeds $1T,000 (2d week) 1 Married a ' Doctor ' $11,000 Ex-Mrs. Bradford $13,500 Show Boat $22,500 ' WASHINGTON May 7 May 14' May 21 • May 28 EARLE (2,242; 2,1-33-40- 60-70) High. $27,000 Low.. 6,000 r -Married a Doctor $18,000 (Bill Robinson) (Stase Show) Golden Arrow $17,500 (Major Bowes Ams.) 13 Hours by Air $17,000 (Ted FloRito Orch.) . Mrs. Ames $12,000 (Cliff Ed.- wards. Grade Barrle) FOX (3,424; 25-36-00) High. $41,500 Low.. 11,000 Moon's Our Home $25,000 (Ray Noble Orch:) (Stage Show") Unguarded Hour $28,000 (Rudy Vallee Orch.) Big Brown Eyes $15,000 ' Message to Garcia $25,000 KEITH'S n.830; 25-.T5-00) High.' $25,500 Low.. 3,000 Conn. Yankee $7,000 ■ (Revival) Witness Chair $3,500 (5 days) Ex- Mrs. Bradford $12,000 Dancing Pirate $4,000 5 days) PALACE (2,3u:i; as-s.i-no) High. $32,000 Low.; 6,000 Things tp ■ Come $9,000 Lonesome -. Pine ■ $14,t)00 . These ■ Three $13,000 Small' Town Girl $16,000 COLUMBIA n,69ii; 'j;'1-40)' Hlqh. $19,000 Low.. 1,000 Lord ' Fauntleroy ■ $4,500 Country Doctor $3,500 /Capt. January . $4,000 • . Lonesdqje Pine ' $5,000 INDIANAPOLIS May 7 May 14 May 21 | .' May 28 APPOLO (1,100; 2,->-4()) High. $15,400 Low.. 1,200 Capt. January $3,800 1 Married a Doctor $4,000 Under 2 Flags $6,000 2 Flags $3,100 (2.d week) LYRIC (2,000; 2,-)-3ll-(0) High. $15,600 Low., 1300 Times Sq. Playboy $7,600 (Vaude) Country Beyond $10,500 (Dui.-e Ellington Orch.) ' Law in Her Hands $9,800 - (Major Bowes Ams.) 'First Baby. $9,500 (Buddy Kotrer.s Orch.) CIRCLE (2,i;00; 25-4(l) High. $26,000 Low.. 1,700 Witness Chair and .Murder on Bridle Path $2,800 Till Wo Meet Again and Rhodes $3,400 Ex-Mrs, Bradford and . B'rides Are Like That ' $4,700 Show Boat $5,i-0') LOEW'S (2,800; 25-40) High. $19,000. Low.. 2,000 Mr. Deeds and . Dangerous Intrigue $7,500 Great Ziegfeld $7,.';oo Ziegfeld $3,100 (2d week) Unguarded Hour and Roaming Lady $3,500 (Continued -on page 23) Wednesdayr- June 3^ .1936 P I C I E G § S E 1 VARIETY 11 fe'IsPhillys ■ . ., Phaiadelphla, June 2. All ^fefts poli t td'^ndther dreary week*'.d6w;ntow[i, althoiijrh (jooler weathOT^' may' Help Bo'tne' after the holiday exodud. - -Trade Merjiorlal Day and 'Sunday was ddwn to rock bottom; with most of Bhilly at the Jersey Short resorts and the rest, as far as the matinees were concerned, BampUng: Davla Cup Tennis, Inter- collegiate track, baseball and golf. Stanley has as good a chance as any to combat the various obstacles of the week with . 'Bullets and Bal- lots,', which the crix liked, but whlchiiheid onlyi a handful of people at itk ' opening day (Saturday), shows. Normally It would get fiomewhere, but; as is, the Robinson pic will 1(6 lucky to get $13,000, and thafi' iihder hdUBiB average. Fox-thought Very Well of 'Private Number' 'and was grooming Uj for a sedcjtid' vreek, but If It does hold It will .frf i'slnJ ply c*se of forcirig be- cause- llkellhooid Is that $14,000 won't" be- reached. 'Vincent Lopez band'^ihe real <^raw on the program. Earlle also loi'oks weak ivithi 'Law in 'tter Hands'l and N. T. Q.'b unit on trie six-day I basis houses v^ill be luck to get $12v000. I Aldine, through for the sei^sqii .as a UA house, has a weak sister , lii •It's Love Again,! •which won!t get ©vert-^7,fi00. r. r.'Great Zl^gfeld' 'ends Its stay at the .CJiestnut Saturday (6). It will have , .completeld eight weeks, and all <^' . them okay despite matinee weakness; • .1 Nothing liot' In the exploitation line for the w^ek, with holiday ex- odus .t,o'tbe shore seemingly llgured as td'6 ' tough to beat. .1 Estimate* for This Week Aldine (1,200; ^0-55-66^— It's Love Again* «JB) — One week will be plenty and 17,500 tops. House has ceiAsed to be UA ahow-wlndow for sutnmer at least' May closd soon. Last week 'Rainy Afternoon' (UA) (2d week) fair |6,000. Arcadi« (600; 2B-40-Bfl)— 'Florida Special' (Par)) (2d run>.Orainary «t $2i200. 'Last 'v/eek 'Married a Doc' (WB) (2d riin), dismal $1,800. . • Boyd (2,400; 40-65)— 'King Steps Out' (Col). Names helping for fair $10,000. Last week 'Princess Comes AcrpB^' (Par),: $10,500, okay. Chestnut. (1,500; 5B-86-$1.10^$l.C5) — 'Zi€|gfeld' (MQ) (8th ' and fln^l -week). Successful roadshow run. May up to $7,500. Last week off to jtoqo.: .1 • . I ■ E^ile- (>2.000;; 26-40-55)— 'Law 'In Hai^jls' (FN) • and N. T. G. unit. Around $12,000, light. Last week •Absolute Qulejt' (MG) and Cbogan- Shaw-Grable, I fair $13,000 l!or six days.. Fbx ■^'(•3,000;; 40-65-65) — 'Private Nurtber' ■(20th) arid Vincent; Lopez band,' under: $14,000, Last week •Gbtintry Beydnd' (20th) and stage show, weak $13,000, ■Kjii»lton (1,000; 25.85-40)-^'Henry 8th' i (London Ji'Ilrtis). Revival is an experiment. Looks poor. Last week ' 'Golden Arrow' (FN) (2d run): $2,300, n.s.g. ^Keith's (2,000; 30-40-50)— 'Show Boat' (U> (2d run). Hitting neat $3,000, Last week 'Mrs, Bradford' (RKOi) (2d run), excellent $3,300. Stanley (3,700; 40-55)— 'Bullets and Ballots' CWB),; As good as any- thing In town but that doesn't mean . a great deal. Just fair $13,000 In- dicated. Last week 'Show Boiat' (U) (2d week). okay at $15,000. Stanton (1,700; 30-40-60)— 'Wise GuyS;'. (MG), Not so forte : $6,500, Last week, 'Dracula's Daughter' ,(U), fair $6,000. ■ > '• ; ■ i - ■■ .. •- - ' ~1 • ■ ■■ ■■ ing is ,'Ghost Goes Wegt' (UA)-, pluslrotiirn of 'C6ilIng,Zero' ;(WB). Will touch $2,200, ed^e "over par-. Lidt -wjeek, 'Special Inv.estlgatojr'^ (RKO) plus the Bowes aniS for two days, then 'Witness Chair' (RKO), three days; strong at $2,300. Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-40)>- 'Two Flags' (20th). Promises to be the strength of the week at $3,400, not big, but okay. Last week, 'Show. Boat' (U) hit, for eight days, and chalked up a bit over $4,000 for the stretch. . Varsity (Westland) (1,100; 10-20- 2p— 'King, §teps Out' (Col) (2d week), j Pointing to : $1,700, neat. Last w^ek, ?2|100, nice. House policy changing June 6 to second rubs, with price revision downwar4. Schlepperman Bolsters 'Boat' Mft 21G, Det. 'Priiicess' Across with $2,600 in Lincoln, Neb. ^ Lincoln, June 2. (Best Exploitatibn: Varsity) 'Two Flags' Is going best this week and In the ace Stuart, al- though hot weather has become- a serious affliction at the b.o. .Last week- the programs were so good business went booming to the best seven -day take' In ' more than a month, but this ~ week everybody's talrlng It easy. Colonial opened last week, under management of George Monroe, Sr,, but he's strapped for product. First Week's biz was good on 'Pace That Kills,' dope propaganda pic. Estimates for This Week , Liberty (LTC) (1,200; 10-16)— 'O'Malley* (20th) and 'It's a Gift' (Par), split, Avlth 'Birth of Nation' (Indie) and 'Forced Landing': (Rep). Week will near $900, above av- erage, but not very strong. Heat is whipping this spot. Last week Three on Trail' (Par), split, with Country Beyond' (20th) and 'Fight- ing Marines' (Mas), new serial. Close to $950, not bad. Uncoln (LTC) (J,600; 10-20.-26)-- Princess Comes Aqross' (Par). Po- Ing Vei-y well and $2,600 likely. Last we.el^.'Mrs. Bradford' (RKO)', drove up to $3,000, nice going. OijpheMm (LTC) (1.350; lOi-16-20- 2n)— 'Florida Spfeclill' (Par) and ■Downtown Scandal.s' unit for. two days. Thlfl Is the finish of vaude tor the season. Five days foUow- .:. Detroit; June 2. ( Best Cxploitationl , Michigan ) No recovery in slight t:urrent stanza, ' as bousies . suf(:.er their fifth consecutive woefuil week^ I^he dou- ble holiday over the wieekend meant little lit the^ way of coIq. -Outdoor counter-attractions tobk .hea-vy toll . .'Sho'vj_Boat,' held for second week at the ^ox fotlowlng a neat $26,600 first session, continues to lead way present stanza, with a strong $21,000 coming ' up. Schlepperman (Sam Heam) is heading vaude. After seven bumper . sessions, 'Great Zlegfeld' pulled stakes Sat- urday (30) at the Lafayette, set ting.: a irecord for roadshows in re- cent years. Final week's gross $6; 000, oke, at $1.66 top. Lafayette'^' closing leaves, town's first-run houses at five, for summer. Grosses have been In the dol drums; so long (|,t the Michigan It's becoming & habit. This week on 'Trouble for Two' plus ' amateur show ;on stage. Is another n.s.g. $16,0001, United Artists also down for Its i fourth 'successive week, with $5,'300 due on 'Sons o' Guns.' -What honors there are in any ex- ploitation ^Vay go to; the Mich,, on its tleup with the Detroit Times In connection -wltb th^ amateur dance winners p.a^'lng at theatre. ^stimatear for This Week Fox! (Indie) (5,000;' 30-40-65)— 'Show-, Boat'. (U) (2d week), with Schlepperman heading vaude. H,o., but still the town's top coln-getler at $2i;oO0, current stanza, Bagged neat $26,500 first session, with Jack Hylton "band on stage. Michiflan (United Detroit) (4,000; 30-40i65)— 'Trouble for Two' (MG) plus amateurs on stage. Latter given good exploitation, but $16,000, n.s.g,, is -In offing. Got $12,600, bad. last stanza on 'Princess Glomes Across' (Par) and vaude. ' Lafayette (Indie) (1,500; $1.65 top)— 'Zlegfeld' (MG) (7th week). Roadshow finally pulled out Satur- day (3D) after seven weeks, two-a- day. Final week touched $6,000 for the longest roadshow rurt here in recent years. . ■ • ■ United Artists (United Detroit) (2,000; 25-36-55)— 'Sons o' Guns' (WB),. Stays, down to $5,300, bad, marking fourth consecutl-ve off week, : Last week, at $5,500, on 'ilrs. Ames' (Par), still bad,, State (United Detroit) (3,000 f 25- 40) — 'Forgotten Faces' (Par) and 'Wise Guys'. (MG), dual. Near nor- mal biz In a stagnant town at $4,000. 'Playboy' (WB) and 'Law in Hands' (FN) last stanza gathered $3,600, fair. ' Adams (Balaban) (1.700; 25-40) —'Country Beyond' (20th) and 'Roaming Lady' (Col), dual. About average here at $4,500. Last week nice $4,200 on second week of 'Two Flags' (20th). 'SHOWBOAT'S' $11,000 IN GOOD MONTREAL WEEK Crowds. All. ,,,4eDartnient> etoreis. French and i'Hriglislr,;; tied Up-AvUH the pic, arid colifee broa'dcast over CFCF, Estimates for This Week Palace.. (FP) (2,700; 60)— 'Show B9at' (P.). Grossing $11,000, very crood. Last week 'Small Town GirV ]^IG), $8,000, okay. : Capitol (FP) (2,700; 50)— 'Goldcii Arrow' (WB) and 'Sons o' Guns' (WB). Fair bifc $7,500. • 'Last , week lUnguarded Hour' (MG)' and 'Brides- Like That' (Pay), fair, $6;500.i j Loevv'B '('M. T. Co.)- (3/200; 160)-^ (Garden Murder Case' (MG) and 'First Baby' (feep), with "Ladies from Hades' unit, at $10,000, good. Last week 'Brown Eyes' (Par) and 'Too Many Parents' (Par), with vaude, $9,000, below average, ■ Princess (CT) (2,300; 60)— 'King Steps Out' (Col) and 'Dangerous Intrigue' Col) at least $8,000 and may run higher, very good. Last week 'Peg of Old Drury' (Brit) and 'Come Out of , the Pantry* (Brit), disappointing at $6,600. . i '■ Cinema de Paris (France-Film) (600; 60)— 'Gaspard de Beffe' and 'Train de Plaislr' at $1,200, ! good. Last week 'La Marmallle' and 'Le Retour au Paradls,' $1,000. St, Denis (France-Film) (2,300; 34)— 'Les Petltes Allies" and 'Le Prince des Six Jours.' Getting $4,500, good. Last week 'Le 'Route d'Erreur' and 'Les Galet^s de la Finance,' $4,000. ' . imperial (Ind) (1,600; 34) Dark. Last week 'Les Mutlnes de L'El- seneur' and 'French Revue,' $2,000, poor, TRINCESS/ SOLO, |6,000; 'GARCIA' $7,500, fiEIiVER Denver, Jurie 2. (Best Exploitation:, Orpheiim) 'King Steps .Out' sailing along ^o a good finish at the Aladdin, with business highly satisfactory, and flint will ..get a third week at th^ Broadway. Film -prevlo.usly played at the Denver; downtown. 'Trouble for Two' and 'Speed' at the Orpheum are getting a nice play, and their balcony business Is pick- ing up with the change from 40c to 26c for upstairs for afternoon and night, downstairs remaining at 36c and 40c. ' ' Orpheum cops in exploitation with tleln with Chrysler on 'Speed.' Ban-i ners on numerous cars call atten- tion to film. Tleup made possible because much of film was made In Chrysler factory. Estimates for This .Week Aladdin (Huffman) (1,600; 26-40- 60)— 'King Steps Out' (Col) .(2d run). Following week ait th4 Denr ver, fine $4,500 here. Last' week 'Rhodes' (GB) sailed along ■ to an average $3,500, Broadway (Huffman) (1,600; 26-. 40)— 'Show. Boat' (U). (3d- run). Following a Week at each the Den- ver and Paramount, gtlll very gooci here at $2,600.Last week 'Mr.. Deeds' (Col) did average $1,500 • In its fourth week at first run houses, . Center (Allan) (1,500;- 15-20-25)— 'Spanish Cape Mystery' (Rep), ahd 'Singing Cowboy' (Rep), with stage show, four days (revivals other three). Okay $1,200 for combo. Last week 'East of Java' (U) and 'For- bidden Heaven' (Rep), : with stage show, average, $1,000, four days. Denham (Cooper) (1,500; 25-35- 40) — 'Princess Comes Across' (Par). Clicking .for nice $6,000. Last week 'Fatal Lady' (Par) and stage show finished with $7,000, plenty. Denver (Huffman) (2,500; , 26-35- . Spots; 'Showbat' 60)^*Garcla" (20th) and stage" band. ,.4^verage business. at i$7,500. Last we.ek 'King gteps-OutV (Col) tipped the;' take to..$9,OOOi good;-..::- >■..« ■ Orpheumr (RKO) as niuch dS week previous to Decdration Day, which reached' some new low ■ rec- ords.. ' • .. ■ : Palace had the. biedt holiday natural, combining . 'Let's • Sing Again' ;wlth Block and Sully's unit to catch the family trade. Combo ugol a hea-vy play from the start. Bobby Breen's recent bow here, with Eddie (bantor assures the pix acork Ing $21,000. State's publicity ofllce reaped some nice word-of -mouth through a novel tie-up. Local Robert Mont gomery fan club voluntarily turned out for a house-to-house- can-vas. boosting stock of 'Trouble for Two. For 'Bullets . or Ballots' Sid Dan nenberg hired a mugg to 6rate about gangster evil on Public Square, with plenty of house plugs. Estimates- for This Week . Palace (RKO) (3,200; 30-35-40)— 'Let's Sing Again' (RKO-Radio) and Block and Sully Unit. Entire bill a dandy. Close to $21,O0Oi. big. Ladt week 'Golden . Arrow' (WT?) with Jimmy Sav.o jn vaude, -vvras very sad at under $10,000. - State (Loew's) (3,450; 30-35-40)--: 'Trouble for Two' (Metro). All' right .at $17,000. Last week 'Uri-: guarded Hour' (Metro) and locally- made 'It Happened . In Cleveland,': pulled In average $14,500. . ' Hipp (WB) (3,700; 25-40)— "Bul-^ lets or Ballots' (WB).. Holdover Is planned for this, as result of a fine $18,600. 'Sons o' Guns' (WB) last week an egg- layer, hatching weak: $8,500. Allen (RKO) (3,000; 25-40)— 'Sut- ter's Gold' (U). Weak $2,500, al- though ballyhooed generously. Pre- vious split- week no better 'as 'Everybody's Old Man' (Fox) limped in with $850 tor two days after 'Rhodes' (GB) was painful at $1,600- Stillmart (Loew's) (1,872; 25-3S)— 'Mefet Again' (Par), Okay at $4,000. Last week's holdover of 'Small- Town Girl' (Metro) made 'em happy at $6,000. , (Best ExpToitatioh: Keith's) ; : Doldrums generally continue In !the Hub, although a coollsh Memo- rial Day kept some ©xtra oustoniers in town. Best bet looks like the State and Orpheum, where 'King Steps Out* Is heading toward o.k. $19,000 in each house. That will b6 a help after last week's showing- on the dual 'Rainy Afternoon' and 'Don't Gamble with Love," which dipped just under $10,000 at the Orpheum and $9,000 at the State. 'King' Is coupled in the two Loew houses, with 'Roaming Lady.' . ; Also, lairly nice are the. h.o. prosr pects for.'Sliow Boat', fit the Memo- rial, where e^^pioltation . gets the palm, in town. 'Boat' m?iy'.get $l4,- 000, o.k.. In Its second ^veek, after very tasty $20,000 openei\ Although the Met's opening Fri- day <29) on 'Princess Comes Across,' CHff Edwards- on stage, showed little action, the holiday helped, - and $25,000 may result. Might even get up another three g's. The Boston is. faring a shade bet- ter than last week, when 'Fang and Claw,' plus 'Bridge of Sighs/ limpefl along at Jijist bVer $5,000> Eight days of ^he dual 'Dracula's Daugh- ter' s^nd. 'No'body'i. FoqI' may get up to. $7,000, ,' : Memorial boys' went to town with 'Showboat' th^s way: Re^l, stuff in lobby displays. ]. (turning paddle ■vvheel of . river .boat) ; grocers' tie- ups with j^axwell House,, spot ah- nouncenients. cut In by. local outlet airing the 'Show . Boat' program; song window at Jordan -Mai'sh, ae- -partment store; classified ad con-^ test in the ' America)!', tie-up with Factor make-ulp; ' music platters dl^lay in stores, 'blpwii-up New York reviews In lobby, and extra space locally and lii to-v^n's two Sunday roto ..sections^ 'Yesterday (1) opened a tie-up in stores with National Cotton Week. .Jack Gro- nara, Joe Erllch and Charlie Pat* terspA of the Keith ofllcei and Fred Walters, Universal advance man, put It over. '■ 'Showboat V 2d Week, M Beating 1st in Pittsburgh; 'Princess -Unit 18G Pittsburgh, June 2. (Best Exploitation: Stanley) Weekend was flue for the film spots. Cooler weather kept th© na- tives close to home, the Pirates were on the road for the holiday ahd everybody was apparently on the loose for entertainment. Result was a bang-up three days that will send grosses soaring all along the line for current session. Stanley doing nip-ups again after succession of staggering stanzas and combo of 'Princess Comes Across' and 'Paris on Parade' unit win have no trouble bettering $18,- 000, a figure this house hasn't ap- pToached for nearly two months. Another indication of prosperity, at least of temporary variety anyway, is nifty showing of 'Showboat' In second week at Alvln. For first half of h.o., take was several hundred bucks above same period opening week and with any sort of break at all should collect $10,000. That may give U musical a third week, al- though house Is billing 'Devil's Squadron' and reissue of 'Connecti- cut Yankee' for Friday (5), Stanley ' figured - Lombard-Mc- Murray team able to look after Its own on screen and concentrated ex- ploitation on stage to give unit a Frenchy bulld-up. Plenty of at- tractive leg art In papers, tleup with local radio station on Rachel Car- lay, since a disc program of hers Is sponsored by a local concern, and also plucked other choice ether spots for other featured performers. Estimates for This Week Alvin (Harris) (2,000; 26-35-40)— •Showboat' iV) (2d week). Pranc- ing along in brisk fashion, with first three days better than same period opening stanza. No trouble getting hold of $10,000, excellent, and chances bright for this one sticking. First w&ek disappointing at $9,000, but profitable. Penn (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 26-35- 40)— 'Mrs. Bradford' (RKO). Upplng hou.se several grand over recent weeks with neat $11,000, Last week 'Desire' (Par) wound up behind eight ball at $8,000. Stanley (WB) (3,600; 25-40-56)-t- 'Princess Comes Aci-oss' (Par) and 'Paris on Parade' unit. Nice com- bination and business Is just as nice.^ At least $18,000. Last week 'Golden Arrow' (WB) and Tod Flo-Rlto band below expectations, slipping off to $13,500, fair after excellent start. Wai-ner . (WB) (2.000; 25-40)— 'Floiida Special' (Par) and 'Pliiyboy' (WB). Dual hitting brisk clip and pretty close to $5,000, flrst' rate. House billing Jackie Heller, local lad, although ho has only bit. ih 'Special.' and It's helping. Last week 'Witness Chair' (RKO) and 'Sky Parade' (Par), ouch at $3,300. Estimates for This Week Keith Memorial (RKO) (2,000; 25-35-60)-r-'Show Boat' (U) (2d week); Will hit better than $14,00(» and hold over lor a third.' : Big $20,- 000 first weak. Met (M&PT, (4^00; 35*60-65)— ■'Princess .Comes-Across' (Par) with "Cliff EdW.ards in stajge show. Prob- ably $26,000,' so-so. But anything Is better than $15,000 oh elprht days for 'Sons' o' Guns' (WiB) plus Tito Gvlzar in sjage show. .! .. ' Orpheum roduced pix had bee'n'seen by the Film Advisory Board, with the . result that ■ four .had been accepted and four rejected. Secre- tary announced that, as a result of the huddle; both Victoria arid N. S. Wales would exchange .advice on the further operation o£ the quota. : yieiina:Pic Biz . : Vienna; -May 22. 'Bathary Coast* (UA) aftd- 'Top ti^t' (RKO) are at present' the out standing clicks of the Viennese cinemas.. Charlie Chaplin in 'Modern Times' (UA) Id drdtvthg full houses, too. - Berlin, l^^i, iDurlng the'past nine m^^l^;t^j,e German film Industry haa^^4m||i!ti^ 90% of Its schedule. Figure "p^r-' tains merely to features. Of 140 plx -jilahned; for sea$on^. 126 are, com-^ pJe|te - Major' Leadl^y and David Bliss. After Manchester the show comes into the^Galety herje, instead of tthe Palace, as originally -intendedt ^ , 1 NEW BRITISH STUDIO^ Mi(he«th SI^w^IuMm^ I I for C. M. Wbolf SubsM London, May 24.. . . The .-old Rex Imperata . Mllheath Film Studios have been disposed of to newly formed company with cap- ital of $60,000, and will be recon- structed Into modern studios. Company, which calls Itself Cu- mulus Plots., Ltd., was promoted by. F. Herrlck Herrlok, who came here a year ago to d^jrect «. series of; 8h<»rts forl^KOrRadio. Behind the, venture, are Wolgtan Dixie. :Chalr- m^n;. Malcomh GtalPi Richard Streat-. field, Charles Heath apd John M. Churchill, local financiers who claljm they Intend to Invest a further $5(i0,000 to . modernize . the jst^dlps, and hulld two ^rioife. stages. . V If'irst teriaht Is Gox:d9n.WellesIiey, who Is doing three pictures Xoi; J^Br sociated British '., Film Distributors (C. M. Woolf);. Americans In London . . , , ■ . London, May 23. . John Monk Saunders has . com plcted scenario, of 'Star .of the Cir- cus'; for B.;,I. ip.; goes' Intp produc- tion Immediately. Lupe. 'yelez may be starred in 'Glamorous , NighV which B. L P. Will begin as^ooh as was first sent': over to m^ike. small pictures here, studio will have two big productions run- nlfag .concurrently. . .• ., Asher goes to Hollywood to- cOnf- 'fer with the -Warner ■execs.' = oh the matter of -stellar interchange with his own studios. He has been, prom- ised -a out oh Warner, stock talent fot some time; with Jeah Muir the only one that has so far been served uii for him. ' ' ■ Deal was on for Cagney to come over, when the actor had his break with the studio, and walked out. Asher now has completed a num- ber of British subjects, with good spots for Warner coast names, ahd hop6s to get the. o.k. lo enlarge the scope- of his product by bringing them' across. ■ Hollywood, June 2.. With vacations ph every Briton's mind, the great problem in' the col- ony this week Is where to go, and when. Basil and Mrs.. Rathbone left last weekend, With Nigel Bruce and Frankle LaughtOn, to play jgolf at D^l Monte and on to Lake Tahoe where they'vfe taken a cabin for two weeks. Douglass Dumbrille is planning two weeks at Yosemjte, after finish- ing 'M'Llss' and before starting his new pic at Columbia. ' Reggie Owen is headed "for British Columbia to .play cricket as soon^s retakes are finished on 'Yours For the Asking.' Harry Jacobsen, Sybil Jason's uncle, .vanquished "Molly Lament at plngpong, Anrte Gray, returning to England, left her cat With Patric- Knowles,- Pat spends half his time a'way from the studio looking for the cat Connie Luplno spending her spare moments hunting a Job for a gal in distress, Sir Guy: Standing - has two sail-, boats tied up- at his Malibu Lake wharf, Ray Milland borrowed one of them the! other day, to race Sir Guy, and'-beat Jiim. ■ George Fitzmaurlce, winding - up direction Oh 'Suzy,' starring Cai-y Tolcyo,-May 7. , . ..This iiCuHuEal.^subUBl» :p^-?;BOqton,': 'i as som'ethihg definitely undermln- ' ing to the moraU, has banned all foreign, social daiiolng e^ccept In the intperlal Hotel and thief duly-conatl-. tuted dance balls. Just to remind the latter that the city is. still under martial latv as a result of the Feb. 26 machine-gun. carnival, they're not a,llowed to have any floor acts. Otherwise the capital of the Japa- nese Empire, with a population of something more than 5.000,000, I^r, functioning as usual. With -general , business good, -tho' geisha business n sems to be holding up. Cafes are struggling along. • Some- good films 'iij aro packing" in the. cash customersr -^ Bi^ revue companies stand them up ' -, in : the 'Streets. And all the amuBe-< . hi^nt companies, '-'.eveh those .re-^,- t^o^ted some months ago to be. con* .. siderlng ' reoi'ganlzatlons, are mak , gelneraily contaiping a couple of ; ' short operettas, a. Rather^ llkjQ an eijilarged fla^h «at with- all.vUumor left put.! Humor, as a - ipatt^r Jact,.;M.. pretty well left put every wherey aly thbugh there are> occasional ^gnir th^t.,^lt is seeplhg -in. Few of the^ gli^lS' Can really aot: and there aren't . mOre/than one op-.t^o In e}th^r!.5omT . paWy.iwho. have' the. technique,. to . ca^ry a . comedy, scene. These, unfQr- tuna.toly, '.aren't, always -given ithq comedy scenes to carry. Productions, -all built by haiwe staifs, are elaborate and cheap. There's more scenic flash )n -Va» reguilar.run of the. mill Takaraftzuka • shjDW than in the average New 'TOrk.- , production along the same lines, It , remains, however, a strange hybrid of 1910 musical ' comedy and 1036 futurism. • -irV In the dancing end of the, .Ohter* . .■ talnment, however, .there have . been great gains. "Takaradzuka hired a:.ir dozen boys who, could dance, added -c about 36 first-grade chorines ■ from , ,< its regular company and put on a •■ sohg-and-dance show at the Nippon ■:, G^kijo over the month-end which was-a knockout Rah 45 minutes, be> tween double features and spelled class from start to finish. With the . exiception of four or five Individ- uals In the Marcus and Pantages .: shows, . nothing ever seen In Japan -. cojuld touch It. j Szekler' in Town Al Si-ekler, South America sales chifef for Universal, Is in N. Y. for a Iconfab with N, Lr Manhelm, com- '. pa|ny's export manager. Comes froffl' " Rid de Janeiro. • ' Bzekler probably will not remain '- for the U annual convention because of desire to start active aellips la his country. Grant, flew .to Catallna for a week- end of fishing. Freddie Bartholomew taking box- ing lessons. There's a prize absent-minded story making the rounds about R|)land Young. Humphrey Bogert Inplsts that 'When he started to leaver Roland's apartment the other night, „i Rjilart'd put on his hat and walked put too. ■ |May Robson's bungalow No. 777 mpved over to the Warner set where she's working In "Way For a Pirate. ■ teinnle Barnes hunting- a new- ^ ^ hd.use., ^Madeleine Carroll ^getting .goakefl in- a' rain scene in 'Chinese Gold' i^P." , diiyihg off for rQtake.UtS CnliV 4«l(lreK>.. . Exhibitors' 'fear .thiat this ; will '4ceep away -.th^li? public, -iwhlch . frequented) small ''hoiiisea in'. ^prefleEence sto- dien Iu:(erSi becftuse It could 'gat two tfiftf iures Instead' of "one f6r less- money. On'-the-. other hand,i Mlntster Kozn jnaJW^'ruled' "out .cut-rate tickets in' ddlux^rsi! fliclng minimum admission/ ratefli -.iltfV'addltlonAto.ione leature,^ isecorid sate* 'theati'es fnay show 40.Q. inetces':- length- moi'^^i' of caftoons.- Bliorts',1 newsreels, 1 etc, than tha 'dcn: luz0 . Q^ouf^es. During! ' .the summet!. months, 'double bllli;inay"be kepti}ip>\ Mlnlmuih of: i iall biettig locally ma;dej « . r . Shorts, "Toa; ' Oti'^"' ■'jl,^i(ip6r^tant-^,iph,arige Ip' thdji' lrop6rtja''£jb'h of shof^^'l's also to'jje/ aubject to presentation' of contingent tickets' ih the future. Tliese . contin- gents are awarded as a premium for Jooal production of shorts. Feature impqft tickets are now. to be award- ed as' trtlrtltims for 'pr6d\ictldn 'of featuW pl'cturfes ton •fih:' ft'«ii'"basls"£or rrejsalaV'ifeattl^es, 'io-ii -toi? pled '*6h- ^^ered-'pfertloularly"" falfeh-class from 1 6ft ; artistic' standpoint, or very ex- ' p^l productlonsilly; ' itid ■ 8 -1 ' 'for .ejaiclir'omfcatlons.'- ' • •'< ' " his '^fttingentktlon 19' prkctfcSlly i* jeydtlatiorf of th* inlHister's pt'evl> > oiijj.'p6life:^ of prbiWotlng^ Synchtdtt-' l2ei*' 'flrihfi • by" aTVafdlng" th«iii1i "^i- matiy-^-conthtgfeht tlckfets as" he 'idid toi; [production e/t aall^Hungaf lart Bp^aVtirs. Sj^chrdtilZEltiari' has 'b6eW & cdtftAet'd ' failure' here' so' fair; urfd- tlio i>rd^^t 'contlngentatiOn -mdaite' a rea&Jt>stin6rtt df thei policy,' Jrt' view bf 'fc'tomotln&'lldmi-rtade talk«i' ers. ■ . ; . • • .'0 .1 ■( ArtotlierVedlct i-ules' that ohe prlht' Ot a" flltrt ckniiOt be'iJHoWn In . mol-%' toan ' t\Vo 'theatres^ 'Slmuitaneoudly.- Thlfl:i:eatM'15 -tb 26% obtaiiife'd under the two'-fealUrfe' systerii. • •' • - ■ On' th'*%HDle, overybbdy .ls satle- fled', TVlih-^he'exceptlOh'bf the small' exhlbItto\.>s,';who fear lostf of custortii; ■ ' I ■ ' "• • • • .London, May 24.- pVcehtlJ^'Treorganlied -British and- I?(jriiinitfri4' '■■ Has . A'nnobnced It^ Ihv tentlTiri''bf -'tHiTisportlTigJ 'i'ts 'i>rod^ic- i(dn.>'c'ti'l}t. ■ . .. "import restrictions have become nabre stringent of late, while the cehsorshfj) ii'now more' radlcar than ever.' It's not alone tbfr 'immigrants' 'bb^je'cted tO;.:but numerous oth^r fab-i tbfs -can' hold lup ifllms 'nowadays,- suIchiast!peiri3ons in d flltti' sudpeoted "tbi be: Jewish, picture /.cdnsldered 'to 'be too sensational or ''of no artistic 'valine.? - i .- . -.' •' , ; ■ • ' ' jft's,'a ciensorShlpi of .^'taste,?- such as even objects to certain- passages ''ih\ Shirley. Temple's .picture;. Another th'oim is the smash success- here of "Bi'oadway,iM«lQdy.;,36' .,(M-G)v now •the recognised ■recoM high, grosser of: Germany .in Its. 14th week firsts 'run,.:and atfll doing .capacity, com- pared to-such- low marks as five, days bf 'Nanga Parbat,' Himalaya ex- pedition film .with, official baostingi worst casuality. list is that of Metro-Goldwyn. Quota permit was denied 'Merry Widow' on the racial angle. For. other reasons not stated, the ,follow4(\g M-G. films, were nixed by the Ger.tnan censor: -Prizefighter and the iady,' 'Stamboul Quest,' "Manhattan Melodrama,' IThin Man,' "Tarzan and His Mate,' 'Men in White,' 'Mystery of Mr. X/ 'Holly- wood Party.' 'Public Hero No. 1,' 'S'equolk;' ; 'Bohemian : Girl,!' 'Villa Vllia,' 'Tale of Two Cities' and 'Rose 'MaVle,' (ParamputJt got thumbs down oij the Klepul-a picture, 'Give "Us This Night,' because of music by Erich I^:prngold,, a Viennese Jew, and 'Trail .'of. the. .-Lopesome Pine,' also on the racial angle, • ■ .20th-Fp^ jivas refused .-pevmlssion for 'Gounitry- Doctor,' . IPrisoper of Shark, .Islatad' ,and- IMessage. .to Gavciat; , |ill Jhre? for,- l-eas.ons not. ..disclosed by .authorities. .'KontingeRt; (quota) pictures must first get the import permit, and sec- ondly pass. the home censor. (p, KRS Joia Hanlls in LonilpQ; li) Lobby for 1045%^^ 'Visas Needed in Paris for I All, Europe Believed ittv Hav^ 'Slipped in liiad- .> , j vertentl^t but a Headache ;'7:iw|it--;iili^ SiWi:- ' "' "" ■' tMay have to move Reich-Italian Combo U. S. Pic Interests In Mexico City? Mexico City, Jun-.' 2. Pcoports that American interests are dickering to buy pic theatres here are discounted in local film circles. • Rumors are that an American enterj)iise with he.adquarters in eUicago is. .ngling- for control of the old Teatro" Principal, up to.a couple of^earj? ago North Amerlca'.s oVJest stage house. It was converted into a cinema . recently after b-i'.ng a theatre for more than 200 years. Those in ■ the know assert that American' showmeh wouldn't bother with such an ancient barn, but would prefer td build a cinema after tKeir own ideas. . . . . , . ■•'< ■) > Paris, -Ma-y .22.- ■ Although I h8(.sty l^iterpretations of thi new Franco- American trade tr c a"ty gave • Am'er lean film circles 'he 'e reason. ;tp believe that the han- diqapa, ' juijider , wjiich .they would ixaye. to work "here could never be worse than th'ose which exist, a hew defcree ilaW. ijust- Issued has changed' theirj minds.. -. •-. • . ' Putting .all. moving,, picture .films Intended for "public presentation iii thirf-'ciunti-'y ' ^ihdei- tKe 'control- 'of thi '-^Ministry. x>f. Public. 'Education.! th4 'first; .section of the decreie gives ceh$?»rs. ti^f ^right, to, ban ths. ^picture of i aiiy compani^ .or individual who hab^'showh a' fiTm out^d'e *jf -French territory which-i'ls U^med "contrary to the national lnte^*rf' of France.' No trouble- has -tOTraiar been ex perlenced on that score and little Is expected. But the second part of thp decree, -which deals. with. the. -ex 'pprtatibn-: of films •from' France; -Is causiitg. big headacheSi' - . '"Article causing all of tha trouble reads: 'Any individual or- firm wish in^r- .to. export abroad, an. exposed. inpving->picture film shall, request, a stpcial export visa from the moving t>lpture. control office. The moving .plpture .control .coni|inIss^(pi. _^must refuse this dpeciial visa to all 'films this presentation' -oC. which In foreign GDUntries . .would^-.be prejudicial ,to iFrench national interests.' , ' ' . 'Prejudicial' . - tt.Is nctt the facst, that any p£ their fllhnis ' might "be"' 'prejudicial to t'ltertch' h'ittional Interests'' tltat- has Caused- American '.companies, -all- the Worry, but the mere- fact that..all- illrns' • eicportetl from- France ■ mUSf hs^ve a 'French visa: - ■ '• — peemirigly^ithoul; realizing what it ; has done-, the French Govern- ment has in reality set up a cen- sorship for practically all Europe, because this Is the big distributing' center of the continent. For three days , following the issuance , of the Hecree every fllni leavine. the coun- try was 'held lip," 'This even included hewsreels and trailers and fbirr Or five ;£eatures. missed their" estab-^ lisheci' schedules. ; Urgent' requests in official circles rtrere 'inimddlktely made to .we wfi'at bould be done;'' "The following ruilng wis obtained: • • '-' ; I'On ='the teqii'es't of ■ the -Minlstrle.-j df Interior, Natiohal Education' and Commerce, the customs director has been alsked tO hold up the- ap- plication- of 'the 'Sefctlon ;of the deoree relating to exportation of films un- 'tll further -.'notice.' . • ' . ' ' Which means that thi.s section of the- decree -has boen postponed -until aii . accurate, interpretation can,, be bbta.ined.. - -. . - - • ■, Only for French? ,.■ .. • iWAien called ...to their . attention, officials S>aid they had no intention to interfere with foreign film con- cerns, intimating that it was meant for the French industry, presumably for such films as 'La Garconne,' which the censors would not allow to be shown outside of France. There is .some doubt here, however, whether satisfaction can be gained. This freak measure, which origi- nated with a previous government, is the last wedge the enemies of the. American Industiy have with which to fight. It is up to the Americans to con.ince the French that they ha/o put a tremendous handicap on the Amerlran Indu.stry. Fortunately, they will not have to depend on the forthcoming Blue So- cialist Government to get a deci- sion (which might go hard), for It is up to secondary officials, and once the new treaty is in force it might be used as a pry. If auspensloa- of application of . , .,, Berlin. May 24. Baron t>'auiUcti di "Calbbli. l'j*resi- deht of the Italian State Film In- stitute (E.N,)!.C.) . lias ," arrived I'lere , to /close ^p. ari'angemeiVt\ma"de,'<\^'lth^ Tobis-Cin'ema' tor takthg ' over'' its entire production. '' Another .point' of his visit fs' the founding of a German"-^U'filian'_ Cgr- poi-atioti for the' new ll-ui.s "TL-eDlter pii, 'fiohdottier-i.' released ' here through Tobls-Rota. Film is c-sti- mated-,at-, over, $400,000; and, wjll in part ba shot- In Italy. ■ •'. ' 33 mm m RECORD • , ■ Paris, May 22. An all-time record for the. num ber of original American films showing- In Paris theatres . was established early this wee;k when 33 were offered here. , . iOrdinarily" this number seldom .gbfes 'abdvfe i'6 ihd as hialiy as:20 fs a Irarity.'- 'ThW includes -first; sec Olid ' and In soihe case& third run 'piptures, but It Is a record that is 'lil^ely to stand for some time never- theless. • ■ - - jFIrst run: .of this iiumber .wiiich has the time record is .'-'Modern Times' -(UA),. which, opened at the Marigny on March 13, 'Ghost Goes West'. ,(UA) .^ust finished ,a fpur- mpnth run at the Lord Byron- . Miracles, but it has npw moyed over _ l;a Le Heldep. , Other first - runs 'which seem'settle'd for'gdod rifetums a.He 'Little Lord . Fauntleroy' (MG), 'SjtrAke Me ,Pink' (VA) , and 'Tljese, Tre, ox-, pd'rted . to Swltjserland,.; Belgium. Palestine. Egypt, Buigarln. Turlcey, eti'. Yet, if no agrpoment l.s reached, they will have . to get vl.sas for everything they send out whether shown here or not. Newsreels J re the eventuality ocour.s the new.iireel eompanies can get baek at the French by refusing to .show French news outside of I-'rance, but the others can merely move. Xo such threat has yet been made- and , nfjiiie i.<* contemplated, Cor tlie long i hope still exists that some >iort of satisfaction can be obtained. And even the French, producers are .squawking about the decree. The Chambre Syndicale des Pro- ducteurs de Flims has sent a letter of protest to Prime Minister Sar- raut. It iticks first of all that it was not con.s,ulted al)out the matter and was not accorded \ voice in the controlling, committee and then cites reasons why the decree \ylit jhurt French business. !- • -I -Londont May; 36.-, ■..• IC, ,B.,)Cpcl}ran Is JoInln8?:=. Max... ,Sohach,- ppntineutal producer .swho is • - ncJw:,heiad.of ,tbp Capitol unit which has .a.. link w4thi United i Artists tiiji'ough Korda and a Jink, with Gen-- eral through ;aj separate releasing contra<;t with C.;.M. Woolf. . ; : Theatrical manager will , be ir charge ,of an all-color picture, pur- porting ;to be a cavalcade of th4 LipndonTnuslc hall through the past ■40' yearj,.. . • ; - . pProductJLop , win ,be In August, at th£.,p,ew ivorda studios .at .penhamr. w)tii. .Walter Forde^.o.pe of the. local toj>-Une,rs, directing; ■' ■Color procc;^s to be used Is .likely to; be a , new. pne designed by Karl Grupe, St'hach's cj^lef of jjcodu^tion, C6chran >vUI jrank,, as , proiucs?;" '• FBBT OFliiSTRAiJAN tOCAL-MMSIS'SET ■■ •' ■• • • . ■ t , , ■ ' ' S.'v-dni>>;. ' Alay .S'- ■ jFli^st of Ihe'jicw local pi;:, 'yh'or- pughbred' (Clne.soufid), opeii.-j wiiij ajmidnfglit' i)'reriilerc fhl.-i wceli for .Si[iicler-^D'ean. ■ All pic's starH, ex- cript Helen' Tweivi-'lrecs, .will bo pi{e.st?nt at the gala. ' ' I'The Flying Doctor' (National) and 'l.'nciviiizc'd' <.Ci»auvel) are ex- pected to follow quickly. 'Doctor* will go through Hoy fa, with tiie Chauvel pic hot set as yet. Col.'s Aussie Grey Sydney, .Tuiie 2, 6'olumbla is collaborating with National In the production of a 2J.'U)e Grey picture skedded to gi> Into, work here soon. iVlctor Jory is coming over to wlar aijd Clarencf^ Badger wllj direct. 'Col will use the plct for local quota purpo.ses. 'Pippa',. Passes in Vienna Vienna, May 22. .'Plppa Passes.' I)y Robert Brown- ing, is l>eirg produced here by the 'Tl^eatre of irt.' I'Mlsabetli Kschbaum and Ernst Wurmsfrr play the leading parts. i a .V. } ijr ^eBday» June 3, 1936 jilS KING STEPS OUT 22*J*St ione, Walter CopiwUy. Directed s?*t£2f von SternDers. , Soreen play by 5&;J?Burtiman from materia r by GUeUv St^ Ernest Decsey, Hubert and Ernet a^S.'»l^ Music by Frllr KreJgler; lyrics, KriSrothy Fields. Cameniinan, Luclefl SiiESr At Badio City M»6lo Hall, N. T„- ^fMay 28, 1080. Running tlfae, 65 mine, J!Sz . ..<«... Grace Mcore SSSdUan Walter Connolly SrSamnen Baymond Walburn S?ft- ^."..1 Victor Jory gflS;:::;:... EUzaheth Blsdon Sfl?r . Thuraton Hall Srtwilbereer Herman Blng nSScka. • . - • • • • • • George Hassell CUet Of secret P olice... . John Arthur D^ft production keeps a Graus- tarJdS'n absurdity from capsizing. Wjn. represents a triumph of flllck- v.m over common sense. On sheer i)Ounc& and tetapo the picture dls- arifls the critical faculties and spins •d mood of acquiescence to the atorys premises. It seems probable tbe ««neral public will bfe enchanted by the handsomely mounted and artfully-paced fairy tale, For Grace Moore the picture Is an ftcivance. She conducts herself with greater authority and lightness. And ' Bhe looks better. A singet who can open her mouth square in the face of the cameto, as wide as does Miss Moore, and not get ridiculous m the process . is giving and receiving plenty of co-operation with the lens department, Columbia showers the ^opera singer . with closei-ups and those close-ups are classics of aludio skill and ingenuity. Added to' ^Is Is a fresh comedy touch, previously submerged, and the pdr- wnality that Is developed^a? the «^nd manner de luxe. FIM is a remake from the Ger- map, originally titled 'Cissy' (Miss Koore plays that character), for which the virtuoso, Fritz Krelsler, /^mpDSed the score. ' -Krelsler's music, some of It old tut (ill of it melodic, has been used Vlth Dorothy Fields' new set of the words which, opera-like, ai'e hot al- ways intelligible lyrics. Nobody jjlngs but Miss Moore and she sings of gaiety and romantic Inspira- In fact, she bursts into song iedly and ofttimes unconnected the story. While Grace Mqpre ia'SSlK^cted ttf sing in any picture. It Jir not unfair to say her singing, as such, means less in this jClIm as her acting, personality and feminity jneah more. Her previous release may be described as song recitals threaded' together with a story. 'The Kliig Steps Out' is a story with Dongs added. . presumably taking place in the ISBOb or thereabouts, the story eug- gQBts that it is the romance of Em- peror Franz Joseph of Austria and flie Bavarian prinOess whom • he married. She captures him incog- nito, he thinking her a dressmaker. Complications arise from the domi- iieerlng dowager -empress, who h06»w her son and everybody else. n!bd royal personages are made tiuman by restrained characteriza- , tlony. Franchot Tone Is likeable as the king, but the role is of necessity, tomewbat negative, as he is never Ajlt-assfertiVe. Walter Connolly of the character actors is the. standout. He is tbft : impoverished and beer- loving Bavarian duke. The film is Indeed a swell publicity break for the brewers. The beer-drinker, un- like spirits-imbibers, has a phll- Oaopb'y of his own. This picture has H ceirtain reverence for beer, even .When at its hokiest. Herman Blng gets quite a few laughs, although the business and tricks he uses have all been done before. Possibly the film took its greatest risks in including the Birtg stuff. This stuttering funnyman got away with it by playing down the mugging. Land. FILM VARIETY 15 Bullets and Ballots Warner release ot Lou Kdelman produc* Won (First National), Stars Edward JJ. Boblnson. Features Joan Blondell. x>l- rected by "WilHam Kelghley. Story by fetOQ I. Miller. Martin Mooney; adaptao tlon, Seton t. Miller; camera, Hal Mohr. At Strand. N. T., week May 27, '80, Bun- ■nlns tttae, 68 mine, Jobnny Blnke Edward Q, Robinson Bugs' Fonner Humphrey Bogart van . McLnrcu .....r Joseph King Thorndyke »Gllbert Emery SpDkealnttn.,. Joseph Crehan vincI , Norman Willis ^ellle Loulso Beavers Lambert .....i. Wallace Gregory Holllster , Henry KoUter fen, ,,,,, Frank Bruno Al Kruger Barton MacLanQ I'tb Morgan..,. Joan Blondell ™rman .Prank McHugto ^.wwell .....Herbert BawUftson SjF"^:: George B. Stone Drlscoll,,^ BiPhard Purcell 9«t 6y , Prank Faylen ^•1 "William Pawley Selly .....c Ralph Remley *Want Henry O'Neill The Warner Bros.-Kelghley- Boblnson combination clicks again Jl| ^ fast, smooth-working action Wcttire. which is earmarked for .healthy b.o, returns, • S^ory formula is along usual iines, with news events of the re- jen* past liberally sprinkled tnroughout and obviously tabbed to ft, audience that 'I know who guy Is supposed to be' feeling. *«artln Mooney, New York reporter ^"0 got himself some front-page «uentlon by a series of racketeer- '"5, yarns In his newspaper, scHpted «na obviously used the material he was most familiar with. Seton I; , .«»ler assembled this, into a rapid fire scenario by grooving it along familiar but acceptable lines. It's a gangster story, but one that doesn't irritate in the slightest de- spite following the formula. Edward G. Robinson bows out on his Warner contract in this picture, by one of his most virile he-man characterizations. He's Johnny Blake, a tough, but honest dick, duplicating the methods and man- nerisms of an actual N. T. dick, even to the extent of that front name. Al Krueger, obviously based -on Dutch Schultz, is the racketeer king, who has everyEhlng beautiful- ly organized. There is even, that scene culled from the up-State New York situation where. Krueger is cleared by a Jury and the Judge berates the talesmen for not doing their duty as American citizens. He's got things so well organized that things are beyond police con- trol. Johnny -Is- fired from the force and Joins hands with Krueger. A series of police raids follow which bring' the rrooks almost to the breaking point. Then one final' raid, including the cleaning up of headquarters, with the head of a bank, a Federal offlclal, etc., in- volved and caught red-handed. Johnny had, of course,- only been kidding. He was a cop all the time. There Is a sock finale in which Johnny, having aacomplished his big beat, kicks ofC from the wounds of a. israngster battle. It's question- able for a picture of this kind, but yet much more effective than a sappo happy ending would have been. Director Kelghley, as usual, has kept the picture moving and retil at all times, with all the characteriza- tions nicely tmderlined. Some line casting in Robinson's support,, of course, helps. Bartoii MacLane, as Krueger, the gangster chief, is tops, with the role «neatly paralleled by the work of Humphrey Bogart as his flrst aid and a convincing menace. There are only t.fo female char-, acters In the entire picture — one, Lee Morgan, played by Joan Blon- dell, being dragged in by the heels as a sort of minor romance note for Robinson, but not too emphasized. Other is really a bit by Louise Beavers, but okay for a couple of titters. Frank McHugh muffs a comedy stooge assignment, but not his fault. Tliere- is no. room for him in the Btpry and the imes are too obvious- ly- write-ins. Photography and l^hysical production tops. JSauf. The Ex-Mrs. Bradford . R]iC0-Radl9 production and. release. Stars Wllllira Powell, Jean Arthur. • Fea- tures .Tames Gleason, Robert' Armstrong, Drlc Bloro. Directed by Stephen Roberts. Story James Edward Grant; screen play Anthony . VelUer; musical director, Roy Webbj camera, J. Roy Hunt. At Rlvoll, N. T., 57eek May 2Ti '36. Running time, 80 mlns. Dr. Bradford. .4. .^...wiUlam Powell Paula Bradford Jean Arthur Inspector Corrigan .'...James Gleason Stokes... , ..^..Erlc Blore Nick Martel.,., .'.',Bot>ert Armstrong Miss Pren^sB... .s Llla Lee Mr. Summers Grant Mitchell Mrs, Summers. ...Erin O'Brien-Moore Another sprightly entry for the school of smart comedy, detective mystery yarns, 'The Ex-Mrs. Brad- ford' appears headed,, for excellent grosses. It has a neat combo of names— William Powell and Jean Arthur — backed up by excellent support that will get the lads In. And It will satisfy thereafter. Comparison with 'The Thin Man' Is natural. But the film Is much better than a copy. In addition to possessing a sprightllness all its own, it is geared to provide a high volume of varied entertainment; Teaming of William Powell and Jean Arthur, as doctor and divorced wife, is a happy one. Miss Arthur has developed nicely. Story brings the wife right back to the doorstep of the busy physician, where she 'moves in' and resumes where she left off annoying him with her in- terest in murder mysteries. Her excuse for this unnatural attention to sleuthing is that she has a yen for writing detective stories. While the romance between the pair is slowly revived, the whole af- fair Is treated with smart flippancy. Much the same attitude is taken towards the doctor's stumbling ef- forts to solve a series of killings that has the police baffled, until they attempt to pin them on him. Here, his wife's sharp wit and im- pertinence help. Lighter moods have been neatly dovetailed Into the murders and shootings. Identity of the actual killer is well concealed, with ex- posure held back for a private pic- ture screening in the doctor's draw- ing room;" Will Powell contributes one of his most satisfying performances as the physician. Type of role that read- ily fits him, and he plays it for full measure, Jean Arthur does a skill- ful interpretation as the- pert wife, never overdoing the flippancy. - Anthony Velller lias constructed a trim script from the engrossing story by James Edward Grant, dialog spai-kles, always being to the point and fitted for ready audience re.sponae. Stephen Roberts has turned in one of his finest directorial assignments, Even in juggling the Miniature Reviews 'The King Steps Out' (Col,). Smartness In production car« ries a royal romance absurdity to high entertainment level. Grace Moore starrer. 'Bullets and . Ballots' CWB). Fast ftctlon picture starring Edward Q. Robinson-; cinch b.o,- 'Tho Ex-Mr^.' Bradford' (Radio). Sprightly murder mystery yarn along lines of •Thin Man,' with William Powell and Jean Arthur click- ing. 'Trouble for Two' (Metro). Good acting and direction fail to make up for lack of interest that the plot is likely to en- counter. 'Case Aflainst Mrs. Ames' (Par). Court ropm drama too steeped in legal procedure; not very promising as a grosser. ^Florida Special' (Pa,r)v Tailored for Jack Oakie a&d ' should mop where h^^s liked. •Half- Anflel' (20th-Fox). Thoug:h ian entertaining flim, murder , mystery holds little promise at b.o. 'Treachery Rides the Range' (WB)« Soldiers and Indians with - Dick Foran singing. Abundant action for okay twin spotting. 'For the Service' (U). Okay western of pioneering days* starring' Buck Jon^s. three murders and final near- fatality, he has ' displayed skill. ■ Supporting cast is top-notched, with Robert Armstrong, as the race track tipster,' doing one of his familiar semi-villain parts, and James Gleason equally strong as the police inspector, Eric Blbre, butler again, comes In JEor some humorous moments. Erin O'Brien * Moore. Grant Mitchell and Ralph . Morgan are excellent in less important roles. Wear, . turned in by Louis Hayward as the young spendthrift whose determina- tion to die serves as the cue for the prince's Joining of the 'Suicide Club,' E. E. .CUve as the king who wants his heir to settle down with the princess of a distant kingdom, and Ivan Simpson as the hotel menial who artfully steers the prince into one of the nihilists' traps. Mechanics of Stevenson's plots make farfetched probabilities on the screen. The , coincidences, par- ticularly those which bring the in- cognito prince and- princess together, don't seem to jell. Good direction and casting and the rich mounting the production has received aren't strong enough to completely over- come these defections. Odec. THOROUGHBRED (AUSTRALIAN MADE) Sydney, May 12. CInesound production (or British Em- pire Films release. Stars Helen Twelve- trees; features' Frank Leighton, John Longden, Nellie Barnes. I>lrected by Ken G. Hall. Story and screen play, Edmond Seward; camera, George Heath.. At May- fair, Sydney, May B, Running time 78 mlns. TROUBLE FOR TWO . Metro release ■ of LoUls' D. Lightoii' Pro- duction. ' Stars Robert Montgomery, Rosa- lind Russell, Features Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Louis HnyWajrd. Directed by J. Walter Ruben, Based ^ op' Robert liouls Stevenson story, 'The Suicide Club", adaptation, Manuel Sett, Edward K,-JPara- more, Jr.; camera, Charles Cwrke;--' At Capitol, N. T., -weeU'-May 20,- '86;.# Runi nlng time, 76 mliw. ' ■ \ Florlzel , ..T.vHobert Montgomery Miss Vandeleur.. ..Rosallnfl^JEtussell Colonel Qeraldlne...... Prank -Morgan President of Club.... Reginald pwen Tart Man Louis Hayward Florlzel as a Child David Holt Miss Vandeleur as a Child ■y^irglnla WTeldler King ..<......,.» B. B. Cllve MalthUB Walter KlngefCrd Collins: .Ivan Simpson Major O'Rook ..Tom Moore Fat Man , Robert Grelg Ambassador........ Guy Bates Post fiergel Pedro .de Cordoba Captain Rich, 4 Leland; Hodgson Metro has done a swell' Job of dusting oft Robert Louis Stevensons' museum piece, 'The Suicide Club,' but the chances are that riot many of the regulars will c4t{!,«,..Tbe modern temper being what "If ' is, they aren't likely to- brood much, or get upset, over the dangers that beset a prince of the royal blood when he walks Into a nest. .of nihiUsts, ^ ■ In Robert Montgomery and Rosa- lind Russell the "film has two ad- vantageous selling points, but the pair have been"'cl,ad In personalities that are somewhat afield from past performances. For her starring debut Miss' Russell has suddenly turnied Ingenue, while Montgomery, previously identified with the swiftly flip and .ultra-sophisticated, • here takes on character of frequently ponderous heroic proportions. Direction is suave throughout, though the narrative occasionally gets bogged by' sequences which seek i<> develop atmosphere but only succeed in cortfpi^lnjr the spectator. Sessions in the 'Siilcide Club' are manipulated v/lth a fine sense of mounting mystery and horror. Solid melodramatic fare derives from the scenes in which the incognito heir to the throne of Ka'rovia .nimbly escapes the traps set for him by the master mind," while the clash of swords between these two .adver- saries makes a fitting, if not overly exciting, climax to their game of who's-got-you-now ? As the only femme in the cast, Miss Russell gravitates between the task of helping heighten the mys- tery facets of the plot and engag- ing her eyelids in some sweet bits of maidenly fluttering. Montgomery plays a fun-loving but fearless prince right up to the hilt, with his flair for light humor frequently yielding to long passages of chest heaving and looking danger right In the eye. It's all likely to take his following unawares. In the supporting menage Frank Russell and Reginald Owen share top honors, former as the prince- ling's loyal mentor and guard and Owen as the teethgrlndlng kingpin of the nihilists. Owen's makeup overlooks no po.sslblllty of Dlcken- sonlan monstrosity. pther effective performances are Good race-track drama when it sticks to the race track. Helen TwelveU'ees is the best of the performers and certainly earned her trip to Australia for the pic. Locals In 'Thoroughbred' have much, to learn yet about camera art,, but with a few more plx should get somewhere. Over here it will mean plenty at any b.o. Abroad It may be a differ- ent story, England? Yes. In America the best that '.can be hoped for is number two on a dual bill. Yet, for all its faults (mostly technical), the pic spells pretty fair average entertainment.'. Undoubt ediy it la the mest local turned out to date. Ken .Hall, director, with a little mdTe experience, should strike the o-vierseas miwrket. It's . the tech nical slii^ that's lacking. JUst 'th&t little something' -.to mak& the pic move. Edmond Sewatd (American) wrote the scenario. - Seward was on a spot -right from the Jump, He knows bis American gangsters, but not the Australians. .Also knows his American qulojc-fire slang, but misses on the slower local lingo. Pic carries characters who- don't mean a thing to the plot. In fact, there is so much character ambling that- the speiwitor becomes some what puzzled aS to- who's who and why. Dialog* is not so hot, and cer tainly not up to the standard ex pected from a writer of Seward's experience. . • But when 'Thoroughbred' swings over to the race-track sequences, some' reiilly corking action takes t>lace. The climax, when the horse is shot from the stand by the 'Vil lain, is a masterpiece and 'aiiite worthy, of the very best productions. It is a real thrill olimax, . , . Story Just tells of attempts to do away with a favorite for the Mcl^ bourne Cup and so f orth^ with noth-» Ing over and above the usual run ot race tales. It's the cllmas;, how? ever, that means so much. For Australia 'Thoroughbred' can't lose, Jtickt Short Subject 'THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS' Educational 28 Mins. Rialto, N. Y. Federal Reconstruction Adm. This is the story about which there has been considerable to-do becQ.u3e the major concerns would ' not assume its release or exhibition and also because they were reported to have refused the government agency film clips it desired. These apparently are a couple of clips from 'The Covered Wagon,' the start of the land race from 'Cimmaron' and cattle pictures from some less evident source. Possible also that newsreel clips of the dust storm were worked in, though this is open to question. One of these clips looks very, much like the sand storm house. Interior from Wheeler and Woolsiey's 'The Rainmakers.' The rest Is government-made, from a . narrative by Pare Lorentz, who ap- parently delivers the narration. Story production was under John Frank Carter, Jr. Lorentz Is a former film critic. There Is some Undeniably beautiful . photography, some not so good and much that is Just average. The Russian influence makes itself strongly apparent in many of the scenes, the waving wheat, the oc- casional flash of a starkly grim shot, such as a dismantled windmill, but montage is not used, which is a help. Some of the intimate shots look too clearly staged to be con- vincing; abandoned machinery that is tq carefully placed, etc. The narration tells the story of the ruination of the plains by over- cultivation and the destruction of the grass whose roots bad saved the soli. First the cattle crop, the land, then the wheat farmers, under the presure of war needs, then' the long' drought, the dust storms, the flight from the land and finally the 'start of new farming communities. Notic- ing is said about the dry farming with its sj^stem of cross-plowing after each rain which Is chiefly the cause of the flnely ' pulverized soil and the ensuing dust clouds. iStress is given the exhaustion of the land and the new resettlement program. It is dramatic in spots, but there are not sufficient of these spots to hold interest. At the Rialto the audience, ac- cepted it apathetically as something to be endured until the feature ran again. Several in the show caught went to filedp and the others Just stared stolidy, evidencing neither in- terest nor disapproval. The picture may find more favor lii the rural districts, but -will not Interest city, folk. It is not entertainment. Chic. Case Against Mrs^- Ames Paramount release of Walter Wanger production. Stars George' Brent, Madeleine Carroll. Directed, by - William Seller. Story, Arthur- Somers Rpche; adaptation. Gene Towne, Gramah ■ Baiter; camera, Luden Andrlo. -yvt Paramount,' N. Y., week May 'iS9, 'Jtunnlng time, 85 mlns. Hope . Ames,.,>'i..».,.. . .Madeleine Carroll Matt Logap . . .Gedrge Brent Grlggsby , Arthur Treacher IjOU > ;.....'.. .i Alan Baxter lira. Livlngstort'.Ames Beulnh -Boridl Lawrence WaterSon.... '».... Alan Mowbray Mrs. Shumway.. .Brenda Fowler Matilda i. ..■.'...'«.....'....,. ..Esther' Dale. Sid ' iBdward Brophy Uncle Gordon '..'.... Richard Carle Bobble Ames..,......j..'....Scbtty Beckett Cora .',.... Mayo Methot Judge Davis,, Guy Bates Post Laurette June Brewster Jeanette ....Elvira Curcl Judge Jonathan Hale Compared to this co.urt-room story about a greatly troubled young widow, 'The Trial of Mary Dugan' was a three-minute hearing before a Justice of the peace. Mrs. Ames sets an all-time screen, record for court house occupancy. And .so does the picture. Looks so-so for biz. George Brent will have to hold up the drawing end, but the atmosphere won't make It too easy. Odds are against both Brent and the total re- turns. Co-starred with Brent Is Madeleine Carroll. Although she has been here for a couple of years, on the Fox lot before going over to Wanger, Miss Cai-roll Is being. heav- ily billed as appearing in her 'first American' < pictures. She's blond, nice looking and English, but doesn't stand up under the build-up. As Mrs. Ames, Miss Carroll is in court so often, and always on tho short end, that she finally becomes her own attorney. At first she's on trial for murdering her husband. She's acquitted, but Is back In court without much recess because her mother-in-law is attempting lo de- prive her of her little son. The lit- tle lady is being framed all down the line, and It's only a matter of time until the crusading young as- sistant d.a. finds it out. He stops prosecuting to turn around and de- fend her, and succeeds in saving her rep, son and neck. Ending It any other way mlgiht bave ' proved too much of a shopki Mrs, Ames Is b^ing. framed by a rascally .lawyer, Who Jumps out of the window -when /exposed, but this Isn't highly satisfactory, Bmce the picture doesn't construct much of a case against him. The mother-in- law is so revolting all the way that It would have been a lot better iC she were included among the vie*, tims at the blow-off, .Script is Just one cross-examina- tion after another, with a few family quarrels and some now and then romance In between. But not enough in between, for it looks after a time as though the principals are going to move in thelt furniture and make the courthouse their permanent ' home. George Brent's performance is the best In the picture. He gives the dia. role a lot more than it's worth. The others, due mostly to the nature of their assignments, are either negative or mediocre. Bige. FLORIDA SPECIAL (WITH SONG) I^aramount rcIciiBe of Albert Lrwls pro- duction. Features Jack Oakle, Salty Eilers, Sam (Schlcppcrman) Hearn. Di- rected by Rolph Murphy.,._From «tory by Clarence Buddinglon Kellund; screen play, David Bochm, Marguerite Robertu, Luura; and S, J. Pcrclman; camera, Leo Tovar; music and lyrics, Mock Gordon, Jlnrry Revel; editor, Jameif Smith. At RInlto, N, Y., week Muy 2«, "JU. Running time, 08 mlns. Bangs Carter .Jack Oakie Terry Quinn .Holly Ellcrs Wally Tucker Kent Taylor Marina Landon ij, .Frances Drake Harrlgan J, if arret MocDonald Schlepperman S'am Hearn ekeets , '.Dewey Robinson Simeon Stafford Claude OilUngweter Louie Clyde Dllsoa Jenkins , Dwlght Pryo Jack Macklyn. Sidney Blackmer Herman ^ ....... . Matthew Beta Whore Jack Oaklc is a favorite this Is going to be nice money. He's the whole picture and while ^It is taken from 'Recreation Car,' Clar- ence Buddlngton Kelland's maga-; zine story. It has been rewritten for him. It took four people to turn it out and from a literary point of view they have done a slovenly Job, but the yarn is packed with belly laughs, mo.stly on the wisecracking order. One crack Is going to make trouble If the picture is played In Newark. The* train porter tolls Oaklc a gentleman gave him a noto (Continued on page S)4) 16 I'-. I'- I L V'r:. ■ " ■ . - - . . . , ,, 1 , te '^'&rs^'^' ^^^^^ . _ _ _ . , ~ Jl .. ... , y''.;i.dMKiMniw«nar.i> ' ^^^^^^ . : MM ■ ■■' . ' ■■ ' 1^^ ''-" ' .i^^^^.' P"' br«|iOi.in-«i»pi »nl«rt»ln*»M you «al K;'' -^!!2^?J^^ The Kgg^sf Showifiaiiship ojip^jr^iinity^ ■'^iS^^^^ iHl T^ji^ smceBqrnjuin brought over Jenny; 1^ 9 . .BEFORE ^X'^wsti^, l^lw^V^v Here's! the 'op^nmg y ^ ^ :.^^^m^ /^.iS^^fc o/ the' fjig, smashing? : jHH^^F ■ ^ ::/:.. /, ■ WK^/vJlHiK^^ / . . ./, / • if • - >-^w/ ^^^^ ■ '•^^'^'^im*"!? \ ' -. . ■■ •' •■/ -^vr^^ : ^ /y. /^^/"^' ^^^^ . ^ ^'^W^^^^^^^^^k^^f ^^^^^^ X ^^^^^^^^^ VABIjFlV Him§E REVIEWS MUSIC HALL, N. Y. Perhaps the most remarkable iblng about tlie Music Hall stage Bhbw this week Is the presence of . a colored stnglnff-dancinff-gaeglng- ■ piano-playing twosonie doing a. full vaudeville routine in front of ■yvhat the We house modestly calls 'In one.' purlng the 12 minutes or so de- votejjl to and consumed by the col- ored s-d-g-p twosome,' the Music Hall lived up to Its name — and pre -sented vaudeville, undiluted and un apologized. Odd that this house ■ fdoesn't draw more often upon that's left of vaude. For what's left Is stin good In the main. As 'witness iBiick and Bubbles. Detailed reviewing of Buck, and Bubbles would be superfluous. But ■ It may be mentioned that the boys ; tallced loud enough to be heard on ' the mezzanine shelf and are other- wise thoroughly effective as enter- .. tainment under those conditions . which ordinarily htimper talent. Impresario Leonldoff has fash lohed his whole show on the current agitation for awing music. For this purpose some original strains by George Gersh'wlh are combined with older Gershwin material. Which may or . may not be swing music Odds are it isn't. Music Hall could ucarcely be expected to unbend to the Onyx Club furnace level. Suf flee that It's a dressed-up lah-de- dah version of lowdown hotcha. . Henrietta Schumann, who has vcjon^ ' plt worItvf<».t the Paramount; . d6psc.*lii: solo Qiy"-^hapsody. Jh Blue' wltl^we orchestra for baljfast. Agatn -the i!tuestlon-7d9Ht is it By^tgi: Oil " does; '#rtyboay:ii- jiey technicolor cartoon, 'Three'Llttie Wolves,' which was followed with visible and audible delight and ap- plauded at Its conclusion with ex- ceptional enthusiasm. Screen lure currently Is Grace Moore In 'The King Steps Out' (Col). * Land, VARIETY 17 PARAMOUNT, L. A. Los Angeles, May 28. Stage fare provided by Fanchori & Marco as adjunct to Paramount's . 'The Moon's Our Home' fails to stack up as extraordinary. As a matter of fact, lack of diversity makes It tiresome, particularly after .first 30 minutes of . burlesque and . imTtatlons in which everybody has a hand. ■ ■ Featured ii-e^the California Col- legians, 16 capable players, batoned by LoU Woodi.v, ' ■ / ••: . , v •Copping .tb^'Miahors ;Tilti?i^;51s r picture, which is teamed with the unit this week. Collins is i n for a three-day appearance he i and: lie smackjed '«m with his excel- lent novelty tap.foutines., Starts off with some cleviir talk before goipe Into tapping, j-tater brotight ojj Dorothy Stone tMTS. Collins) for a. bow. "Good stuff, tor ^ny theatre'. Last show- IMdayi also brought Out some amatevirs who are compet ing In the Sullivan-TImes-Palace aearchrforrtalept content.. Standout was i .B^.'. youthful baritone for pipeSj and; a; young giJ"l mimid for person ajitj};;: . Bfz^Xalr, ; v 0oU. MICHIGAN, bEtRQIT Detroit, May 29.. It's- _ .d^atftnir. week- . h.ere cjirren : 9fanz^;' They're" gettitigr paid for :i.tj too; they do. a good job, and they Sjre getting, help from three pro acts, hut th,fe> ■ whole :thSte doesn't ■me'ari : a thing at the b.o. Pic is~ 'Trouble for Two' (MG). .Theatre's grosses hdve been downfin-the-fhbuth for five weeks. Adding further zest to the pro- ceedings, the amateurs, winners of the big Detroit Times' dance car nival, . are vying for cash prizes, House brought in Charles Irwin, local wit to m.c. At opening show caught (29), however, he spent total of 15 minutes jabbering about nothing. Perked . up afterwards, though, and turned In some nice work. For first time In many moons, there was no overtui'e, pit being covered with -pjatform for use of amateurs. Most t»f pit orlc was as- sembled on stage^ all. acts working in- 'one.' ,, Although Harry Thlbby, black- face tappei", copped honors as far as points go, standout among- the ama- teurs is Marie Sawyer and Douglas Gregory, ballroom dancers, who -are pretty near professional class. With a little seasoning, pair could click alitt&st anywhere. Marjorie Simon, ballet, also" -turns in a neat job, em- bodying both' grace and looks. Others in the seven-act simoiy: pure •••show -iare Dorl.s Snitman, godd acrobatic dancei*; Ethel Howe, comedy act; June . Badnetter arid Mel Snyder, ho^tcha;- eake-walkex's; and Harold Gould, who dances well with a dummy , and thfen'.lmpersonr ates femme, - Am. .'part, •;x)f vauhted give further evidSjtte''why- miuaiq hall business is on tWi down-" beat here; mediocre and 6vbrse'en acts. Seven Dames de Coeur, last seen on the closing bill of the Alhambra, ai'e featured, supported by Les Theols, Joan and Steve, Ruth Sv'en- ska, and Bradlay. Frank J. Gould, American who has built casinos, at Nice and Juan- les-pins, Is understood to have ;£doted..thIs opening with plenty of coin. If the- present policy is pur- •Bued JBirid, Judging from the small audiences attracted, the theatre Is due for an ear^y fold even with that bankroll. Hugo. : HIPP, BALTIMORE Baitlmore,' Miay 29. - ,^ing! Steps iOnt' cohtlilues 4tep ping second w.6,ek, and to coax ous tomer-int'erest, Izzy Rappaport has put in No. 14 edition of 'March of Time' fresh- this stanza as well as a new fourTact stage show.. For .the purpbSi^s; and under the cir cumistianfees, the -Stage.-show in ag gregate hold^ the fort o.k. Cat! Simpson's Marionettes first on. Having a girl assistant, Simp- son stands, revealed whUerdoing bis 'puppeteering, nice novelty for tftt- dltors who have been accustomed to the manipulators being: masked by drops when working., - Stnnts-i fire OQ/'amal}' basis and necessitated by facr~Dnljr two operators handle, but feats are none the less fetching, with the . b^^ the. dexterous doll that is Paced through repertoire . of slelght-of-hand magician. . Palls, Reading and Royce, dan* ers, follow and okay. Two lads and girl start with tap trot, then the filly has a solo strut which dove- tails into act's hlghwater mark when the boys clown their aero routine. Trio on for finish acjhleve^ 'amid much tumbling. .. . Larry Blake ipanages to sidestep the curse of being just another link in what seems, to be an endless belt of mimics by endowing his work with different approach to. subjects, faster pace and more inherent-fl'del- ity to types lie counterfeits. . With a suave personality and of, excellent appearance, he also wisely keeps at a minimum length' -each imitation, some of which are wows, notably takeofCs on Father T^ovghlln and Charles Laughtori. Roy Campbell's Sortg „ Royalists (New Acts), composed >of ; trio of maidS' and quartet of men 'united in a choral grOup of swell orbportlons, close and find favor easily. Biz poor opening show Friday.- Scharper, gram by the' audience at show ixjought ' Friday all the move credit- able because of delay in start. Management had figured on big .draw by pic and' had. arranged for 'an extra show.pn yre.'iclay. '-Accord - •ingly, first a.m'. fea'turlfe; 'flluj show- ,lng was advanced *b iOi.30.; Crowd '(iidn't show up and jnai^gement 'decided to ■ use uguaj : number of showings, . Hence ^a pMdJng with ^brt subjecifsi'news reels, .'etc., and tfv^n an . .extra .\oteran re^^ltal around ;l;h;e noon •hour.. .tb'-"cat:;:vviio torch- songs such pop numbei's' ..a^ . 'Lost,' 'Is It True What They Sajj About Dixie' and 'Tormented.' Talf, wU-' lowy blonde. Miss Tappen has per- ■sonallly as well as a nice delivery. The orchestra then turned to. a swing tune, the much-played 'Chris- topher Columbus' and drew a. big- hand. Next Stanley Worth, ope of the saxophone section, warbles Small Hotel' and does a oorklng Job. Possessor of a warm,- appeal^' Ing voice. " When the band did 'I'se ■•Miusgin.' with Johnny Morris hani311itei the vocal, the usually restrained Fox audience became cnthusiae^tlc. Next Sammy Black gives a tromboqe solo of 'Melancholy Baby' to a. mild re- ception and after th.it Lopez him- self Bits down at the piano for an interpretive novelty, 'Stairways,' which he follows with a typical: pyrotechnical key number as -aft' encore. , ■; , "< Final numbers arc a swing noy-r' elty arranged by Lopez himself and: third comedy number by Johnny Morris PARAMOUNT, N. Y. They were just .about walking around on their .-shoulders when Louise Armstrong, '§"0* through- with them at the sho\v taught here.' l^ortf swingln' here tWV* week than.-, can be found any whi^re, 'except at a fly- ing set's rehearsal;. . Armstrong's band Is the current. Paramount pit occupant," -and . tlie crowd seemed to be there for a load of leader's whackle licks, and noth^'.. ing else. The rest of the bill con- sists of 'Case Against Mrs. Ames' (Par) and the Armstrong specialty ^ots' that go- with, the band. Artastrong and the band start It 0^ by theifnselveS;"ahd then Into the specialties..? '.It's^est that the latter are' confirte'd to. thie early portions, •bera,use ' they're mostly Imedlocre, and the, Armstrong swinging, which consumes > tbe^. latter half of the 4urh;.;iS "\^hat was chie'fiy desired anyway. ' ' " " Chuck and Chuckles iop the spe-. "olaltles. on.- ^inerltf^ahd'- in returns, Two boys, one a' looSe-legged tall hbofor and . the othei^' an eccentric Worker,, also on the- hoof. -5fhelr brief' "talk means - . nothing ex- cei^rl^bs^ibly as a. ' breather, ,but dbi^Bn't seem essential for the'slxort act delivered here. : Oh'€ho" .daho ing. they're aces. Not so with the troupe's other d'aiiclng turns; Bes- sie Dudley and- Three Lang- Sisters. Miss Bud.ley.solo, Is doing the rou tine formerly given at the Par when she was Snakehips Tucker's part ner. Snakehips ^was the act then, and without him. Miss Dudley must depend on one' bit, a shiver with her back to the audience. Rest of h,er routine is. weak. Lang Sisters (3;)' -are worthy of note. only in that tjfjree colored girls as- a straight deftblng-' co^ttt)inatloh are. . uhusiial • fo^ < vdtjd^^yllle'.'. Their work is . competent,.-' but not'-spar^' .kling. Bobble Castqn is a nice ap- pearing girl who Sings' moderately 'well, and Sonny . Woods, -who did well with the- audlencis. Is. a tetto'r who wears tails aijd. hits ^ome Mor- ton Downey noteS'.'at the finish.' But Armstrong^; wlHi -that .hot crew behind himj is . enough eve.n with most of the rest considered Just padding. His 'Gabriel,' 'St Louis Blues,' 'Ain't Mlsl^fehavlng' ;'; and other demonstrations are prac- tical examples o:^ the. b,e3t thefe is in swing. Plenty truckin' at the b.o., too. " ' ' Blae. ■ LOEWS, MONTREAL Montreal, May 30. Birlght and speedy show at Loew's currently opened to one of the best houses in weeks. Band in' summer whites and yachting caps on stage platform in hot dance rhythm* with Marty May in front of mike for a snappy line of chatter and storle.M that went over from start. Dorothy Wood's girl line paraded down platform" singly in eye-fllllng costumes — some of 'em not too much costume-^s -'Ladles front Hades.' Wide -selection from Helen of Troy to Joan of Arc, and fans liked them at sight, Over to a much better than average hand for this turn, which crowd is usually apt to take for granted. May, who acts as m.c, brings on Carroll Sisters, both lookers, who tap through the deuce . and get a call in first few minutes. They could have encored, but didn't. May Introduces Large and Morgncr for the trey, oJie-legged acrobats. In .cloaks and opera hats, they get ,laughs at once on gag of using each other's hands to peel off gloves and. after siiort danc?j build up to a .big finish on swinging each other alter- natiely to upright from . horizontal full-length reclintng position. Car^ roll Sisters bring., in four chairs, over which Large Jumps to land oh •hands of M.orjrner/. who lifts him aloft . •. ' ■..,, .„■■.,-]' : - '- Gal line ijii for .^j?utine^- In- .wUTf chiffon dresses. May -Bapk- with' more gags. Received qjjletly at first hearing, May.-jvarms up and getn hand every time he 'comeB on itfter first act. Hector an^ jpals next<>'to- close. Dog a«*!t with .1? canines of all sorts and sizes. I^gs gradually work into some, smart trIckS/= ', - ; • .Maj^ coines back; wltl>.V.''?«>ore titorles plus titooge; who ''untt'ateu Lon-- i^harf^y,': 'followed .escrroll; 31eters>' • ;soft-Ah(je stepptogj v; Gai; llnfi! , ■ej6:^fiiir.' bI)OW';- iji .^tCcki -yjely^t STATE, N. Y. It's nice to. know that there's still a place in town for seeing a vaudeville show, If anybody still wants to see one. To some it may seem like going to a museum, but the report Is that the State has Its regular weekly customers with a yearly balance sheet that John D. nimself wouldn't sneer at and the further re-port Is that quite a few of these regular ^veekly customers are attracted by the vaudeville. Outside of being the only thing that prevents Alec Hanlon's oflUce from being swamped Avith agents, the State this week has a sweet five-act show, Benny Flolda (New Acts), is the headllner, which gave the Friday evening audience a rtason. to applaud as audiences here or anywhere; seldom do, and around the . headllner > are.'"- four capable variety turn's, .pjiture is '13 Hours by Air'; (Par). : 'After Helen Rfeyjjolds and -Co., a • fast eight-girl ,-:T01ler skating act, opened the show^nd had b£«n on a couple of mipiites; a guy in the mezzanine,. :;.wh6 /'probably hasn't seen vaudefyllle, since Martin Beck's last effprt. to. hrihg back vaude sent ■the Palace into.stralght plcture-s,. re- marked...thik;t .Miss Reynold and her giriij- ^\yoi)Vd. make a swell closing act.' - r^.v ^-V • He was ' Informed that they don't book shows like they used to book them, and that nowadays this is an opening act or nothing. The guy apparently was only dredming about the days when they put roll- er skating acts on last so that the walkouts x:ould have the benefit ot fast music for their • exit. Roller skating acts saw so many backs: in thdse days, that the skaters always figured they must be sitting In the •last' row at a Dempsey-Tunney fight. The- Iriquieitlve guy in the mez- 'zanlne.>.then wanted to know what kind ofr. acts- they close the shows wfthL novv'aday^;'if not roller skating acts. Flash aetd, he was informed. He said that in hid time flash acts never closed the show, but they sometimes closed the theatre, with* out mentioning - any names. —Then he wanted to know why they close with flash acts nowadays instead of roller skating acts, and he was " politely -. told to shut up, be- cause his' 'questions were discon- certing, and besides the Reynolds skating act is too good to miss, even if it does open the show. When Frank Gaby came on in the trey, the guy in the mezz said 'Am I dreaming?' He hadn't se-en Gaby since he last saw a vaudeville show, which was quite. B6inevloi»e^ii^ ruffs f^jr & final giJijd mwti, 'Gar- den Murder Case- (MG) and 'The Enthusiastic reception of the pro- First Baby' (Rep)-on-.were6n. X/ane. EMBASSY, N Y V.'\ (NEWSREELS) ' . iJighflghts of the new.sreel show tbiS ilve'ek are the Black Legion In- ve«i;tg;atI6n, the fall of Addis Ababa aniL that seclion of the March of Time's 14th issue dftvoted to the League of Nations, which, was b'ari'e4 in Great Britain. Apart from tijie' usual fashion stuff, there's; a i^^aljer quantity of stock filler. ^ .'Legion clip.') are supplied by iJl,9Vletone, showing the- courtroom 'o,Xi(l tlie presiding iudge In closeup, .with Patho capping 'by a .?icene at the home of tlie man whose death was the Immediate cause of the in* qull'y. Thi|9 is more effective thatt (Continued bri page 28> ' m •0 .iVVifii ,\' . ISkO A DC ASti ISIG FRO M TO ALL AMERICA 5^ p 9 9 is the sensation of the nation f RAISE FROM THE CQUJA/tNlStS PRAISE FROM THE RApIO EDITORS PRAISE FROM THE MOVIE EDITORS ■I ■ 1 Brbddcdst frpiti ^ the QUEEN MARY on lier maiden voyoge "I NEARtV lET LOVE GO SLIPPING THROUGH MY. FINGERS" , V . . .•'GOT TO OANCE MY .WAY TO HEAVEN". . ."IT'S LOVE AGAIN" These three outstanding song hits are the ovtsianding choice of every ovtstqnding radio band leader. NewYorchids: Jessie Matthews in'^lWiove Again"atthe Roxy, WALTER WINCHELL, Mirrpr, The Jessie MattHews flicker at the Roxy is swelter make-believe ; ED SULLiVAN/News, A crack-up swell pici "|tV Love Adaiii" dt the Roxy. iOm SO^f>l, Jouml' Mine eyes have seen the glory that is Jessie Matthews. NICK KENNY, Mirror* Roxy audlenco sat f hrlllod and spellbound. WANDA HALE, New*, Gay entertainment filled with sprightly, tuneful numbers, clever stepping, good comedy. REGINA , CREWE, >4iner/c«nt A lavish musical, beautifully staged, a screenic delight. DOUGLAS GILBERT, WorlJ-Telegrd car.ry a filled can- teen and be .tajught to acink spacwg-. ly. ■ Tours shoyitf he mappecl;:ln ad- vance with -.Ji^^fmission ,gilne.d. to cross private, pVoperty. Lumih' inlay be eaten In some groVe or. $i pitch made jiear some roadside: stand where those who desire may..t>btaln milk. Consumption of Ice ' cream and cake should be discouraged. Purely a good-will gesture, but Jt has paid numerous houses. An Idea New Haven. John Hesse gut some nice sPAce on a newspaper tleln with 'Things to Come' at Roger Sherman. Worked a gag for dakleys on best re-wrltes of classified ads as they would ap- pear in 2036 instead of today. Stunt landed art work and special copy on classified, page that stuod out In page makeup. Harold Malonfey used several nov- elties for some good publicity on 'Deeds' at Poll's, First was a her- ald, in the form of a court summons. Sheets were handed out and con- tained copy summoning the recipi- ent to appear at Poll's to hear the case of PeopliB vs. Longfellow Deeds. S.econd idea was a window poster stfick on retail merchants' stores. Copy read 'When Mr. Deed: comes to town he looks • for bargains — he finds them here.' Stunt was used in conjunction with a full co-op page showing what merchants had -to of fer. Mr. Deeds when he came to town. Another angle was covered by mailing a flock of. post cards from N. y, with faked personal copy stat- ing sender had enjoyed film on B'way and recommended It to locals when it hit town. Sob Story . ' lioulsi'llle. 'Little Miss Nobody' garneried some swell space In the Louisville Times on ..the strength of a" yarn, based on fact, detailing that little Jane Withers, 10-year-old starlet, acted as fairy godmother to her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elble, residents of Louisville, by purchasing a new home for them. Story set out that while In Louis- ville in March on a visit to the Elbles at their small bugalow, Jane thereupon decided that what her grannies needed was a better and more spacious home. The little miss is said to have made several visits to her grandparents here. and . each time was besieged by neighborhood children, all clamoring for her autograph on their toys and scrap books. . She plans to .return for an- other visit In July, to stay for sev- eral„ months, before starting work on her next picture. Art included a picture of Jane, a view . of Elbie's old hpme, another of their new residence, bought, for them by the child star, and a photo of the grandpai'ents. Particularly interesting in con- nection with the "story, is the fact that the Louisville Times. la;^iq.ijite conservative In tlie Use . of hews stuff when lised , to ballyhoo • the- atrJpal o.ttra.ctlohs. It IS therefore a feathfer in the" hat of Johnson Musselman that. -he was; "..able to .engineer the" story, which proved to be the beet Jflhd of exploitation for hl9' BCttraction', ^'Little Miss -J^bbodyv' Susses to 'Boat* . -'Iklpntreal. For current week on 'Show Boat' at Palace, Managei: Botsky has tied up with biggest bus concern in town for loan of 'Show Boat Spe- cial' buses between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. every day to be used as "free transportation from all Important intersections around the city to the theatre. Traffic department of city has placed policeman at these intersec-. tions to direct traffic and each bus is bannered Palace Theatre and name of pic. Both French and English sections of city covered with over 100 buses and estimate is for around ' five thousand people to use the buses daily. Arrangement is without cost to Rotsky since bus company' takes a handsome ad out of this free trans- portation. This Is first time In pic- ture house history of this city that exploitation of this kind has been used. . > In Color ••. • Meridian, Mss. ■ A .unique ttianner of arousing Interest In The Counti-y Doctor' during its' runi 'herfi at Saenger's Strand, which could be used profit- ably in any part of the country, was originated by Henry Stearns, man- ager of the Strand. He hired five little pickaninnies, dresed them up in baby clothes, and hooked them up with a man to impersonate Dr. Dafoe, with the bunch paraded around the town as a street bally- hoo. Banners were carried, lettered, 'These are not the Dlonne quintup- lets—see the original at the Strand.' Ii) addition to parading the cute little colored kids and doctor (white) on the Meridian streets, they were hauled around at convenient intervals on a truck. . While the south lends itself easily to use of colored kids for a stunt like this, in most every city or town of any size five of them could be rounded up. Contests Considerable new light might be thrown on the exploitation contest stunts were It. required that the campaigns for the week before and the week after the, contest be sub- mitted along .with the prlsse entry. It might show that fobbing Peter to pay Paul is not such a success, after all, so far as the theatre Is concerned. It .might show that the big buildup for the contest picture is given with the money primarily Intended for tlje, other pictures and that In the Jong run the .theatre which has profited nicely on the 8|)eeial picture has really taken a loss through the neglect of other campaigns. Lumping up the aver- age.s, the result is not so good. This, of course, is not always the case, but most theatres are running on a definite advertising budget and the extra money spent on a special sprint may be taken from the pic- tures which may need advertising support thejf do not receive. Even If the winner Is conducting his- own theatre he is still out possible profits and only a few can get into the winner class. When the contests are entered by paid managers, the owner ol" .circuit is apt to be holding the bag. Some of them realize this and resent the contest stunts, even though they may feel that they need to offer en- tries. From another angle the cir- cuits are nicked when they have a winner because they are expected to make some recognition, either in the form of a bonus or an advance in salary. They prefer their own contests In which receipts over a period of time brings definite result «"d greater profits. Contests make good advertising in the trade press, but it's a question ^vhether the Idea is benettclal to those It Is supposed to aid. No Ban to Biz • Norfolk. What radio and candy bars can do . for theatre attendance was demonstrated here. May 29 and 30 in a tie up between WGH and the Cavalier Theatre of which A. B. Craven is manager. Three announcements were used on WGH to exploit the show, Clyde Beatty In an African jungle serial, part one, opening May 29 at the Cavalier. The theatre got the kids on the give away of a 'Darkest Africa' candy bar to every one going up to the b.o. Plugged 'Marcli of Time* Baltimore. In the latest 'March of Time' re- lease (No. 14) there is a subject dealing with the r.i'.'s of the nation girding for a final fight for freight and passenger biz that has been lured away by aut'omotors and planes. Izzy Rappaport of the Hipp, where monthly newsreel Is current, noti- fied the public relations chief at the B&P r.r. headquarters here and re- .«!ult was that thie 10,000 employees of the road residing here have been notified by special letter handed out to workers that film should be seen. The r.r. publicity department footed the bill for circularizing em- ployees, since It thought subject so well done that workers could learn point or two from it, and be keyed up for the campaigns they are con- ducting, since 'Time' made It bit more dramatic than it would ordi- narily seem to an office clerk or a brakeman. BEHIND ike KEYS . Lincoln. Lincoln Theatres Corp. here was ordered to pay $2,600 damages to Jennie and Frank Kimball, land- lords of the Varsity, formerly the Rialto, after a suit In district court for $24,300 damages which was countered by X»TC with a claim of $16,835 In other equipment r6tttlned unlawfully by the plalntlfrs; LTC had the lease on the Rialto and dur- ing that tlriie"the Klihballs . claimed LTC sold an organ and other equip- ment not belonging to them and valued at $20,000. The $4,300 was tacked on representing damage done the house when LTC pulled out. Stage shows went out of the Or- pheum here for the summer (30). Colonial here opened Monday (26). Being operated by George O. Mon- roe, formerly of Beatrice, Neb. Kiva, the Westland second run- ner here, will close June 6. Leland Mischnick will manage the Varsity and Overman will go to Denver to work the Westland vacation shift in Colorado. Francis Waldron now manager of the Fairmont, Fairmont, Neb. H. E. Bruce, Verd{gre, Neb., Is the new Empress owner. He bought out Mrs. A. Y. Jedmlnek. R. R. D'utcher, of Gibbon, Neb., has taken over the Gibbon from H. C. Moftett. Changed to Chow Louis C. Shimon, who used to be a theatre manager and explolteer around Milwaukee, has changed over to take a Chinese restaurant under his wing. Plan's to use the old picture stunts for the eatery and made his Initial shove off the birth- day gag. Patrons were given blanks to fill In and oh their birthdays rccelvo a card telling them there's a present waiting, and giving the usual good wishes. He writes the idea is gomg over nicely and now bo's working on some more stunts. Somerhing of a jump from films to food, but the same idea seems" to work, both places. TaniB in a Spurt Spartanburg, S. C. By a coincidence — or some neat booking— Major Bowe.s' unit opened at Plaza Sunday afternoon and night of May 31, same date the major dedicated his NBC program from Gotham to Ashevllle, (Plaza location) well known mountain reaoi't city. Result, the chamber of commerce, two dally newspapers, WWNC, (owned by the two papers) and other civic groups put th- show over in a big way, taking moat of the work off Mgr. Tom Stelllngs' shoulder.s. Fred L. Weede, manager of the chamber of commerce, "-ranged a big dinner for the full company of amateurs between show engage- ments at the Plaza. Program on Ashevllle was received during the dinner at the Ashevllle Country club, where the performers were entertained royally. Local theatre mgrs. were guests also, and after the event, the crowd went with the New York. Gaumont-Britlsh continuing its sales staff promotions. Jack Erlck- son, formerly salesman, named San Francisco , branch manager. W. A. V. Mack appointed mldwestern sales manager, headquartering in Chi- cago. Marcel Mekelburg will man- age Boston office, Carl Goe, bossing Albany post, upped- from salesman: John Scully quits JBp^ston branch managership for entire New Eng- land coverage and Scott Chesnutt, new southern district manager, out of Atlanta. Ray Halpern added to New York sales staff. J. J. Milsteln, general sales man- ager, has named Grover C. Parsons western district manager for Re- public. Ottawa, 111. Gregory Circuit of Chicago has bought site of old Orpheum "theatre here from S. W. Neall for a new 1,165-seater to be ready around Oct. 1, Also have Roxy and Illinois thea- tres here and others thronghout In- diana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Hamilton, O. John A. Schwalm, manager Rialto, has been elected vice-chairman of the Butler County Democratic Com- mittee, as result of a political re- organization here. He also is a trustee of the Ohio independent ex- hibitor unit, member of City Coun- cil, president of a building and loan company, executive of the Chamber of Commerce, director of the An- thony Wayne Hotel, owner of a building housing a bus terminal, owner of a summer hotel In the east, a real estate operator and a golf fiend. Saratoga Springs, N. Y, Edward Prouty, 32. has begun to serve a sentence of 11V4 years In Clinton Prison Imposed on him by County Judge Lawrence B. McKel- vey after a jury found him guilty of blowing open and extracting money from a safe In the Casino theatre. Watcrford, last February. The case against Prouty was based entirely on circumstantial • evidence, the clincher of which was finger prints on a small piece of putty and on a putty can found near the safe. • ■ Grand Rapids. New 1,000 seater being built here by W. S. Butterfleld, Inc. and Allen Johnson, for opening Sept. 1. Will also . operate the Royal and Our theatre as well as several nabes here. Detrbit Ground was broken Monday (1) on hew 2,000-seater Westown riabe, costing $250,000. Theatre wlU be operated by Westown Theatre Co.. of which Lewis Wlsper is pez and Frank A, Wetsman sec.-treas. Building will support .ioO-foot tower, illuminated at night. Un usual system of handling incoming and leaving crowds Is being worked out. Baby Contest Almost any time of thi year Is good for a baby contest, but the Idea seems to work "best of all just as summer is coming on. It helps to keep up business at a time when tliere Is a decided tendency to seek the outdoor diversions, and in many instances it has been a llfesaver. Scheme Is simple, takes compar- atively little time from the bill, and can run from four to eight Weeks without a drop in Interest. Scheme is to make a deal with a photographer to supply a print and a lantern slide of each baby sent him, with the number stated In advance, usually 10 for each week. Photographer gets his by selling extra prints to the parents. In the original contest It ran too long be- cause the photog was making such a good thing of It he hated to give it up. so he talked the theatre into running 12 weeks; which is too much. Entry blanks are ■ obtained from the manager, with a definite age llnrilt established, usually under two years. When an entry is accepted thj mother is given an orjier on the photographer, who makes the sit- ting. He has to do his best to sell those extra prints. Usually 10 children each week are shown on the screen, with the prints in a lobby frame. Torn stub of the ticket serves as the vote with a sep- arate box for each entrant, the lat- ter Identified only by number. • Winner of each weekly contest is held over for the finals, when a cup goes to the winning child and lesser awards to .the rUnners up. Slides are shown after each run of the feature, with a brief spiel from some house officer. Mothers are required not to electioneer In the house or lobby, disqualification being' the penalty for any Infraction. Noth- ing to stop them from drumming up votes among their friends, which is the payoff. StarkvlUe, Miss. Goodman Brothers', operators of .n- fvr... 1...= ».i«r.v* ..^ tbe house here, have announced company 'to the Plaza where the plans for the construction of a new IS. O sign was hung out. Uheatre seating 750 persona. Denver, ' Fire in .the Rialto Theatre here cause $1,600 damage to the bal- cony of the house, and $1,000 dam- age to an adjoining store. Belteyed to have- been caused by a smolder- ing cigaret, the fire broke out in the early morning hours and was dis- covered by a watchman at 4 a. m. attendance was not Interrupted at the theater, however. Fred Shaw, formerly with Fox theaters on the Coast, now with RKO Orpheum as publicity director. John Lindhart and Warrick King, both Denver theatre men, have started a portable circuit in the state. They cover their route every two weeks, and Included In their string are 10 of the more isolated CCC camps. Bob and Ed Maple of the Gem Theatre, have purchased the RlvoU from Frank Milton, who has oper- ated the house for many years. Los Angeles. Sanford Jacobi of New York has acquired two sites on Wllshire blvd.. one In Los Angeles, other in Beverly Hills, on which he will erect 900- seaters. Nick Diamos reopening his Apache, Phoenix, Ariz., after com- plete remodeling. Strand at Ocean Beach, Cal., bought, by E. E. Seattle from E. J. Gruber. Ground has been broken for 900- seater In Glendale, to be erected by Grover L. Smith, owner-operator of the Cosmo there. Milt Arthur (Cabart) announces construction of 1,200-seat house In Long Beach, where he already op- erates the State. Will be- ready around Sept. 1. Lou Metzger has taken over Broadway, San Diego, from William Keough, who in turn has acquired Seville at Chula Vista from Pacific National. Hou.se managerial shift In local Warner theatres has new operators for the Beverly Hills, Forum and Huntington Park. Harry C. Schlin- ker, for number of years managing houses for RKO In Houth and east, gets the Huntington Park berth, re- placing Charles Martin, made ass't. to Dick Owen of engineering-main- tenance dept. Forrest Maccomber goes to Beverly Hills, replacing Jerry Cooper, and Ray Averlll Is at Forum, vice Cliff Chellew. Portland. Ore. . Frank Newman, Jr., has moved from the Fifth Ave. house, Seattle, to the Alder and Blue Mouse, Port- land. Succeeded by Andrew Saso. Herbert Sabottka, formerly at the Orpheum, Seattle, goe.s to the Or- pheum, Portland. Succeeding him Is Don OeddPf), now managing the Paramount in Seattle. ■\ Knoxvllle, Lvric, Knoxvllle'fl oldest fhow house, now u.sed regularly for week- ly wre.stling bouts, will be remodr-led and converted Into a film house, R. (Continued on page 43) Capsules for Books Years ago the capsuled ad was launched for a picture titled 'Dope,' It has been working ever since. Now it has gone in for literature with Farrar & Rinehart using the stunt for Mary Roberts Rinehart's 'i'he Doctor,' lately issued. Enclosure Is In the! form ot a prescription blank with the title and author In handwriting and a nota- tion 'This prescription may -ue filled here Immediately after May 25.' That is the release date of the booir, the novelty being sent to book stcres for advance work. Capsule used was of a size for horse medication. Printing . on thinner paper and using a number eight capsule would have given slightly better results. But It sh'ows the publishers are waking up. Several years ago Beth Brown got a few gross of brass wedding rings and sent them out to advertise tier book of that title, but publi,3hers themselves appear to have given little thought to spot enploltatlon. SPECIAL REFEREE TO mm ON 'ZOMBIE' Supreme Court Justice Wasser- vogel on Monday (1) withheld the granting of a temporary Injunction to the Amusement Securities Corp., owners of the- picture 'White Zom- bie," against Academy Pictures Dls-' trlbutlng Corp.; Edward J. and Victor Halperln; the MIdtown Thea- tre Corp., operators of the Rialto Theatre; Producers' Laboratories, Inc., Melbert Pictures, Inc., RKO Film Booking Corp., and the Amer- anglo Corp, The judge appointed Herman Hoffman, attorney, 233 Broadway, as special referee to take testimony. Amu.sement Securities is seeking to restrain the defendants from ex- hibiting the new film, 'Revolt of the Zombies' which has been scheduled to open last Friday (28) at the Rialto. The plaintiffs claim ex- clusive right to the word 'Zombie,' alleging it was originally used In their picture, 'White .Zombie' made four years ago. They claim that their future plans to produce a sequence to 'White Zombie' will be damaged If the current pldture Is allowed to be shown under a title using the voodoo word. Zombie. JOIN STAGES AT UA Hollywood, June 2. Stages 0 and 7 at I.'nlted Artlstrt are being enlarged and united at expense of around $25,000, to en- able .studio to- use pair as a singia unit if de.iired. New equipment Is also being In* I stalled 20 VARIETY Wednesday, Jun© 3, 1936 .■.>, V.-.". .•.'.•^.'.•.■.•.•j> '.• c-.\-^;V ¥^v*'^>-^5,v ;,«^NiV^ ^^WA^"w.w^vA^s^J^^^^l^•AV.^•AV.•.^^■A■.>s^^^^•.•.^^^^'.^^VA•J". ;':v::;::-;y?:->:v:-:^?::S:i>Sw ^^^^ ^■■^^v/.x.■^.^^^\v.^^v.^^\^^w/.^^v.■.'.■.X.'.•.-..v.vN■ ;^x^:>j;:;x'::>*:^X::::>^v; 45^ \ . liiiMiiilliii ..::i*i..;.-:5 ' . .. ^ _ .. s - ... 1 ^ mmm rA'.-.w.^-.-.'.", Mi Ml mmmimi ■■^■■■■illPlili k¥S::¥SW::i:;¥A¥;5:W:::¥::x::S v> '^w^* ^>^^'C"\>\^1 PSS5f:¥:¥:::;;:;v»:^a; mm^mmmm ■•4 trous gem to Grace Moore's ^ :':-:':-:-:':v:^^:v>:::>:::::v::::::::;f iiiiiiiiiilliiiiiiiiiiip^^^ A pp ynriDF TUt? mm CTrnc nn uiinujj luuuitij IN inii mnu Jlljr J UU 1 with FRANCHOT TONE WALTER CONNOLLY • MUSIC BY KREISLER • DIRECTED BY JOSEF VON STERNBERG A G O L U M B I A PICTURE Wednesday, June 3, 1936 _.. ' •" I I l l I M " " PICT E S VARIETV 21 i; NET FOR 6 MONTHS ! DP OVER R000,000 f ■ ' ' jNel operating profit of Warner gtos. Pictures, Inc., and subsidiary cdtnpanles for the 26 ■tveeks ended 5*b. 29 were more than $2,000,000 heater than the corresponding pe- riod in 1935. The company reported net operating profit o£ $2,406,245, after all charges but before federal income taxes, as compared with $119i736, s^ter similar deductions in comparable period in the previous year. Net for the 26 weeks this year was trimmed to $1,976,245, after deducting federal Income taxes. During the period covered by the Warner Bros, report, $1,013,111. was credited directly to deficit account, representing $708,627 discount real- ized on the redemption of optional 6% convertible debentures and bonds' of subsidiary companies as well as $309,484 adjustments of fed- eral income tax liability to and in- cluding the fiscal year ending Aug. at, 1929. The company's statement showed that there was charged to the defi- cit account a total of $303,726. In tli(ls account there was $120,000 pro- vision made for flood. losses and damage to property as a result of high waters this spring. In the ac- count, a loss of $158,126 also was shown on disposal of capital assets (net) and cancellation of leases. Consolidated balance .sheet as of Feb. 29 sh0W9 total current assets of |21,433;D46, including $3,676,491 in cbsh. Current liabilities listed, at $16,058,619. The n^t profit from operations for the 26 weeks before amortization and depreciation of properties and federal income taxes was $5,358,979. Sherman's "Barrier' for Par Budgeted at 300G » — — Hollywood, June 2. .'The Barrier,' wjilch Harry Sher- man win produce for Paramount, has been budgeted at $300,000, his most ambitious production to date. Sherman Is negotiating for top names, using picture as. bid for pro- duction of other Rex Beach tales. tathe's Net Profit : For 12 Weeks $41,277 .Net profit" of Pathe Film Corp. and subsidiary companies for the 12 weeks ended March 21 totalled $41,277, No opmparable period in the previous year because company Was operating under a different title, pi-ecedlng reorganization. Pathe FMm reported a profit of only $B,608 for the seven weeks ended on Oct. 6. no dividends being listed ifrom Du Pont Film Mfg. Co. in that period. : Biggest clear profit item shown in the latest quarterly statement was $35,000 in dividends recelvecl from Uu Pont, in Which Pathe holds; a s^ubstantial interest. Actual opera- tions showed a net profit of only $393, heavy selling administrative and general expense being • largely responsible for this. Advance Production Chart Hollywood, June 2. Production activity on the Coast last week took a decided drop in number ojf pictures before the cameras, which also established a new low for number of new features being started for same period. ', . Only two new pictures were started, which is loicest number registered for any one week- during past year. While Id pictures concluded before the cameras and were placed in the cutting rooms, total number of pictures before the cameras registered 35 as against 43 for the preceding week. Thii is several points below normal avei-age maintained during past six months. Cutting rooms remain congested with no less than 46 features in the process of editing. This number does not include the eight features that were tafccn from the cutting rooms and previewed lust week. Sudden litll in activity will not be sustained if present plans are carriegi out iTt the lineup' of new pictures ready to go into toork. An aggregate of nine features are slated to get under way this wpek with an equal number slated to get going the following week. If these plans hold up, the entire quota of 441 pictures ' promised at at the beginning of the 1935-36 season will be well on to point of con- clusion by Aug. 1. As it stands today, there are only 46 features i *o go into work to complete the quota. Present schedule shows totai, of 34 new features will get under way this month, leaving only 12 more to get started in July. Paramount plans to put nine in work; Radio, five; Warners, four; United Artists, Metro, 2Qth-Fox and Republic, three each; while Universal and Columbia are only defi^iitely set to start two. Columbia Two in -work, four-editing, 12 preparing. In work: 'LOST -HOniZON,' reported Variety, April l,"and Company last week outbid five other companies In purchase of M. Coates Webster's story, 'DOUBLE OR NOTHING.' Frank Lloyd leaves next week for the New England country to stake out locations for the filming of 'WITCH OF SALEM,' which will be his first as producer-director for Paramount. Title of 'SAILOR BEWARE' has been changed to 'LADY BEWARE.' RKO-Radio Frisco to OK 'Frisco' Hollywood, June 2. Metro Is taiking the print of 'San Francisco' to that city for a civic preview, fliopes to get an oflUclal okay on the fire and earthquake scenes at the same time, always a ticklish matter with native 'Frlscans. RKO's 'Coast Guard' Hollywood, June 2. 'Coast Guard,' original by Frank Wead, who is also doing . screen play, will be produced 'for R;KO by Edward Small. Producer has Barbara Stanwyck In mind for top spot. EADIO'S PIGSKIN QPUS Hollywood, June 2. ' Sam Brlskin has bought 'The Big Game,' Francis Wallace novel, for early fall . release by Radio. Irwin Shaw is writing treatment, with Betty Grable and Qwen Davis, Jr., set for cast. Four in work, three editing, nine preparing. In work: . 'M'LISS' and 'THE BRIDE WALKS OUT,' formerly 'MARRY THE GIRL' reported Variett. May 6; 'NEVER GONNA DANCE,' reported May 20, and 'MUMMIES BOYS,' which started last week. Credits are: 'MUMMIES BOYS,' being produced by Lee Marcus. Fred GulOl di- recting original by Lew Lipton and Jack. Townley, adapted by Charles Robert cist: Robert Woolsey and Bert Wheeler. B«u-bara Pepper Morlni Olseri. Frank M; Thomas, Willie Best, Francis McDonald, Frank Lackteen. Charles Coleman. , ■ * „v„ Story depicts Wheeler and Woolsey as pair of archeologlsts who go to TTpvnt to do a little excavating. They get mixed up in series of Egyptian S giving ample structure to work in the usual Wheeler-Woolsey %T^fselZSSai'^ With Radio to release series of three Bobbv B.^en features which he will, produce on the outside. First to be fcvtKY ^Sl?y°S:ught a new Peter B. Kyne story. 'W'THOUT ORDERS ' Set to CO Into production next are 'GRAND JURY. COUNT PtTt, 'DON'T TURN 'EM LOOSE' and 'PORTRAIT OF fK REBELS S££EP£& TO SEOWHEGM Hollywood, June 2. After completing feature spot In Paramount's 'Rhythm of the Range,'' Martha Sleeper hops to fikowhegan. Maine; Player will be with the Lakeside woupe louring the supmer. Mamiy Cohen TakesOver Entire GenlSerYice Lot Hollywood, June 2. Commercial space renters at Gen- eral Service studio are. on notice to vacate their quarters by' July 1, at which tlm?- Emanuel Cohen's pro- ducing organization will take over the entire lot. Cohen has already taken offices at .the studio and with his general manager, Ben Piazza. Is working out plans for his production setup. Garnett's London Chores London, .Tune 2. Tay Garnett. American director, is due here In mid-June for some local film chores. Garnett and his wife have bee-n on a world cruise aboard •their yacht. Garnett must get back to America for fall production, having two re- maining pictures on hla 20lh Cen- turyrPox contract. Studio Placements Hollywood. June 2. Harry Harvey, 'Milrcy Killer,' 20-F. Donald Reed, 'Ramona.' 20-F. . Walter Miller, 'Heart of the West,' Par. Carlyle Moore, Jr., 'Give Me Your Heart,' WB. . t ,ni Victor Potel, Gordon Hart. Lillian Harmer. George E. Stone, 'Way for a Pirate.' WB. ^ ^ Blanca Vlscher, 'Song of the An- des,' Hirliman. Ed Pawlev, Robert Montgomery, John Gleckler. Charles Wilson. Rob- ert Young. Florence Rice, Joseph Calleia. Lewis Stone. 'S'.voni Ene- my,' MG. ^ , , . Louise Latimer, 'Grand Jury, RKO J.-imes ■Blalkoley, 'The Gay Des- perado,' P-L. Thomas Jackson. Herbert Ifay- wood, Maurice Ca-SK. 'Son Comes Home,' Par. . , Marvin Jones, 'Count of Arizona, Par. Leona Valde, Donna Dix. Murdock MacQuarrle, Pailph McCuUough. Chuck Callahan, Maurice Brierrc, I (Continued on page 51)' RepnbGc None in work, eight editing, six preparing. No new pictures started last week. Into work this week, «THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA,' Irving Pichel directing, and 'FOLLOW YOUR HEART, to star Marlon Talley. Larry Ceballos has been engaged to stage the production numbers which will use a mixed chorus of ^70 dancers. Pictures to follow tnls will be a musical Western, 'OLD SUZANNA,' In which six Light Crust Doughboys, radio artists, are being brought from Dallas. Texas, -to. sing 12 numbers. This to be followed by 'THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,' which will have a state fair background, and 'JOIN THE MARINES,' the next Phil Regan starring picture. ZOth-Fox Six In work, two editing, 10 preparing. In work: 'GIRL'S DORMITORY,' reported Variett, May 6; 'PEPPER,' formerly 'PUBLIC NUISANCE No. 1,' and 'THE BOWERY PRINCESS/ formerly 'DIMPLES,' reported May 13; 'RAMONA' and 'SING, BABY, SING,' re- ported May 20. and 'CHARLIE CHAN AT THE RACE TRACK,' re- ported May 27. N^o £ew ones started. Slaited to go Into work this and next week lists 'THE HOLY LIE,' to be directed by Lou Seller. Week of June 3 will see 'ACROSS THE ISLE and 'THANK YOU, JEEVES' under wait.. Former will feature Evelyn Venable, Michael Whalen and Gloria Sttiart, Eugene Forde directing. Latter will feature Arthur Trisacher, Arthur Colling directing. United Artists Two in Work, none editing, five preparing. In work: 'GARDEN OF ALLAH,' reported Variett, AprU 22, and 'LAST OF THE MOHICANS,' reported May 13. No pictures started last week. Lined up for early starting date reports Plckford-Lasky unit set to start 'THE GAY DESPERADO' June S with Nino Martini, Ida Lupino and Leo Carrillo featured under direction of Rouben Mamoullan, Samuel Goldwyn unit expects to get under way June 15 wltli 'COME. AND GET IT' and ^DODSWORTH.' Universal None in work, nine editing, 10 preparing. Only picture definitely slated to go before the cameras this week la 'POSTAL INSPECTOR,' featuring Patricia BUie and RIcaiMio. Cortez, Otto Brower directing. This will be followed with 'YELLOWSTONE/ •FLYING HOSTESS/ 'RENO IN THE FALL/ 'ACE DRLJMMOND/ al serial, and John Wayne and Buck Jones western. • ' ^. Warners Seven in work, seven editing, 'eight preparing. - In work: 'STAGE STRUCK' and 'CHARGE OF THE L'GHT BRIGADE/ re- ported Variett, April 8: 'CHINA CLIPPER' and 'CAIN AND MABEL/ reported May 13; 'LONE STAR RANGER/ reported May 20, and 'WAY FOR A PIRATE/ reported May 27. No Aew tines' Into Work. jr Scheduled to go before cameras this week Is 'POLO J2.»' iS?fiM^rjJS Joe E. Brown starrers. Pictures to follow will be GOD *.- «i'«.Ti?/ AND THE WOMAN' with Bette Davis and George Brent; THE SHRINK- ING VIOLET' with Ross Alexander and Sybil Jason; 'LETS PRETEND with James Melton, Ruby Keeler, Hugh Herbert and Marie Wilson. Ray Enright will direct, ...nonea ov -rue New- stories set for future production include 'MUHDEH by int ZODIAC Another storv to be based on the current Investigation ol 'THE BLACK LEGION' Is being rushed into Preparation. Other new stories purchased during week were Prank Wead's original, »"oWAHirit 262,' 'IT ALL CAME TRUE/ to be produced as fllmusical w»th Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. Play will bo adapted from the Louis Btom- fleld novel of the same name, 'THE WHITE RAJAH/ which was written by Errol Flynn In collaboration with William Uhnan, is being prepped for Flynn to star In. Production Table Shows current standing of duction schedules for the 1935 the various producing companies' pro 36 season. Quots. of Pix for Studio Season COLUMBIA 40 GAUM0NT-BRITI8H 16 METRO 60 PARAMOUNT 65 Westerns 6 RKO-RADIO 48 REPUBLIC 32 Westerns 21 20TH-FOX 53 Westerns .'. .. 4 UNITED ARTISTS Sam Goldwyn 7 Sjelznipk-lnter'l .... 5 Pickford-Laaky .... 4 Reliance 1 Korda-London 5 UNIVERSAL 36 Western a 9 ' WARNERS 60 Totalf 462 Number Cbmp'eted or Shipped for Release 33 Made i 33 54 5 32 18 7 57 3 Number Now in Work or Editing 6 London 13 13 1 7 7 1 7 1 Balance to Be Made on '39 '36 Program 1 Number New Stories in Final Prepa- ration . 12 4 2 over 4 * 9 7 13 12 over 10 14 9 5 1 10 7 2 1 '1 '3 2 1 'i 3 1 Made in London 24 7 5 9 6 2 1 1 63 14 17 over 8 "344 81 46 81 over 84 22 VARIETY Wednesday, June 3, 1936 Jammed Mobs Join Trade Critics Celebrating Anniversary of'G-M^n^ FIIST.FLilSHES FROM FIRST REVIEWS (More Later.') "Hot as h'eadlines in a midnight 'eX^a*-\ . . ♦ N.Y.Amtncan "Robinson at his besti Tensely thrilling !> < . « • N. K Journal "Poclcs a thrill in every foot of filml". . , . N.Y.World-T€legram "A knockouti Rousing^ red-meat melodrama 1", « , N.Y. Minor FIRST WEEK'S TAKE BIGGEST IN A YEAR Held Over, Of Course! Buiins JOAN BLONDELL* B drtoii MocL one Humphrey Bogart • Frank McHugh Joseph King e Rkhard Pureefi • George Stone e Josisph Crehan m Henry O^Nelllj , Louis I '^•^Tiphis June l2 n ., ' '""e 5 tin " ITednesdar. Jiine 3, 1936 PICT ES VARIETY 23 Coinpiarative Grosses for May f my 7 f May 14v!: May 21 .-. May 28 ef,O0O; .25-«) ■ Harvester • ?4.50a (Ann Rutherford) Petticoat' Feve|i ■ $6,90(|-,;- , FeVer . . $.j<900 '■ (Sdwefek) Singing Kid $4,800 .UNITED.^ ARTISTS : •.. (1,000; 25-40) Hidh. $18,206 Low:. 130 ■ Lord--"-' Ftluntlertky . ?5,ioo . ' These Thii'eb ' . $5,J0 • '-.r: Tbrw,-: - $3,200 ■; (2d week) Un^guard^d Hour $4,200 • PARA- MOUNT ■.(8,000; 2C-40) high, $16,00(f tow.< 3,000 Capt. January and Chan at Circus $4,100 (2d week) Big Brown Eyes and Witness Chair , $5,20(^ Mr. Deeds and Till We Meet. Again " $8,000 Deeds and . Again $4,700 (2d week) 'Way? • -".May 28: . • MUSIC. BOX : (1.400? i6-i!m)J HiaH; $iPi60Q; Lowf.V ■ 1,100- Hiere .Comes , ..• Trouble ., .■$1..6O0 ".Major t^' (2.d*ysm Ca|it;..J(.ftjiUwi3{.^ . ^;fend;,t^M|| .Bridfes A^e• •• u,^■^ke:That■••.;- 5^?.i;.$^4(iC&|^ ■ "i : Jv>it|:- ; iFantjitTefby'^'' awd • f- . . .-. .1- n't ' > ii? '.Under 2 FJaiia " f4,8'00 .. •i'f ■,l ■ . . ,' ;. •■ . . //' •. (liS00^..10-^t?.fe)5 t;;?v Pettic^iiff?, ,1 -,, .-,1 ,;v>- -j- -;. MsiBsaaevito; .■ ;''fiobin Hood ' : El -:. Dorado . . ■.■•^■:-.i54d- . Spoia aiid' .;• Dan'ce.-^'Mah K .. -■i$i!:6{Hli'^;=l eOFFAlUB^ (s^aro; : 80-4ai?(fe-; e^NTUHY^; Hp%;$21,0(^^ if" ':r;m:^ HIPP , (2,400; 23-40) . High. $22,000 Low;, 3,600 Give Us T-his Night ' ' &na - , ^ F-Man $4.800 Lbh'efdtVie - 'Pintf^ • $6,300 . iSt(^ma^'..':Trap Witness Clidir una*- .-Everyljo'dy's Did. Man ' $4,200 vMay28 . y -».V4gnHtfuri»i.: ^•■•■AmaA:^. i .$19^000. ■: ''Attad . Garig ' •and; iTwo iii' Oark Love- on- Bet and ; Farmer in Dell $4.800 BIRMINGHAM . May '7 ' \ May 14 ■ • ' May 21 May 28 ALABAMA (2,800; 80-30-40) High» $29,000 Low. . 3,9D& Petticoat Fever. , .?6,8oo= ■;• V; J?L_;^ Strike Me Pink ' $7,000 , ■ Vi ' ( C Small Town Girl $6,500 ; ■ /■ Under 2 Flags $7,000 • .- \ STRAND'* (800; 2S) High. $5,100 Low.. 800 Garderi' Murder Case $1,600 O^MalleV of<. Mounted and F-Ma!ti V $1,600 Jt'a (Splity^^i Paddy O'Day- and Here Comes . |- ;Tp'6.uble ^ -;; $a.«oo. ■.?;•. Chan at Circus. • and .. Voicer :Bugles Ann $1,(500 ■ EMPIRE (1,100; 26) High. $12,800 Low. . . 800 Ghost Goes West $i,voo • ., . House VQQO] Candles'. $2,40p,^ ■' . '■ Special investigajtor $2,000 Shipmates Forever $2,200 CjNCINr4ATI May 7 May 14 1 May 21 May 28 ALBEE (8,800; a5-42) •.: High. $35,50d: Low. . ..5,80Qi These Three .'. $11,500?. .'i -i-"-^ • ■ :">■; ■' . , . M Under 2Flags $17,000- Message to . Garcia • \ .. ']. $8,500 Mrs. Ames ■■ ■ $5,600 (6 days) PALACE (2,000; dS-12) High. $28,000 Low. . 4,500 Small Town Girl $14,000 Moon's Our Home $7,600 Ex- Mrs. Bradford $12,000 Show Boat $11,500 LYRIC (1.400; SS-42) High. $28,900 Low.. 1,803 Mr. Deeds $6,600 (2d run) Sutter's Gold $2,600 Witness Ch^ir $2,500 Ex-Mrs. Bradford $4,000 KEITH'S (l.BOO; 30-40) High. $22,100 Low.. 3,000 Brides Are Like That $3,000 1 Married a . DtiSi'or ■$2,500 Times Sq, Playboy $3,0fl0" Golden Arrow $3,600 Sm FRANCISCO 1 : ' May7. . May ■14-.^ 1 May 21 May 28 PARA- . 'MOUNT ' (2,740; 80-85-40): Hiih. $37,50(if 1-0 w; . 5,000 " I- ' ' -J ., ' Unguarded ' ■ Hour and' Sky Parade ■ $10,000 Sons o' 'GuiiA and Champagne * Charlie $12,000 ClQLDEN GATE (2,S3U; 30-3R-40) H>sh. $26,000 Low.. 5.400 .Special Investigator $10,600 (French JPoUles Unit) Dancing Pirate $9,000 ORpHEUM (2,440; 30-."l.-)-40) High. $27,C00 Low.. 2.100 ' Mr. Deeds . $4,500 (5th week) Show Boat $10,600 WARFIELD (2,070; 85-40-55) High. $57,400 Low.. 8,200 Under 2 Flags $20,000 2 Flags $12,000 (2d week) PITTSBURGH May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 , PENN (3,300; 2,--;jri-40) High. $41,030 Low. . 3.800; Petticoat Fever . $9,000 Under 2 Flags „. $10,000 . Mr. Deeds ?]0,000 These Three $11,500 WARNER . (2..0MI; 20-401 High. $29,000 Low. . 2,000 r Lonesome Pine- . $G,000 Walking Dead : and , ' Farmer in Dell $3,700 Till We Meet Again and Timothy's Quest $3,000 Dancing Lady and Special Investigator $6,800 .STANLEY <3,00bt 25-40-35) High. $48,000 Lowlj... 3,200 ' '■ ■Unguarded.' V Hour ,•.•$20,000 (Major Bow6s Amsi) .^Moon's Qur Home • $14,000 • .(Little Jack •■'v i liittle) 1 Married a Doctor ' $12,000 ' (Johnny jtjreen . Ori;h.) Lord Fauntleroy $14,500 (Coogan, Grable and Wlni Sha\v) MONTREAL May 7 May 14 May 21 Ma" 28 PALACE (2.700; 50) High. $18,000 Low,, .. 4,500 Wife vs. Sec. $7,600 Under 2 Flags $1?,000 2 Flags $8,000 (2d week) Singing Kid and 1 Married .9 Ooctor - .• • $£.CrtO . CAPITOL (2,700; 60) High. $30,000 Low.. $.100 Colleen and Walking Dead $6)600 Moon's Our. . Home and Till We Meet Again $6,000 Petticoat Fever . and Chan at Circus $7,600. Lord Irauntleroy and Chatterbox $10,000 Riff-Raff and Voice Bugle Ann • $6,500 PRINCESS (2,300; CO) High. $25,000 Low.. 3,500 Mr. Deeds and '•■ Don't (aamble with LoVe $9,500 Deeds . .. and - Gamble $6,000 (2d week) Fauntloroy and Chatterbox $6,000 (2d week) LOEW'S (3,200; BO) High. $18,000 Low.« 3,000 Shark Island and Boulder Dam $11,000 (Vaude) 13 Hours by Air and F-Man $11,000 (Major Bowes Ams.) Love Before Breakfast and . Farmer in Dell $9,000 Message to Garcia and Gentle Julia $11,000 MPTOA-S A L E S FARIMSNEAR DETROIT MICHIGAN (4,000; 8Oi40-BO) High. $58,100 Low.. 6,600 FOX . : (5,000: ;80,-40-«;) Hiflh.' $50,000 Low.; 4*000 . O. ■ : ■ •iUNITEd. ARTISTS . tf.OOOt 8O-40-W) High.> Low/.... r -2.600. May 7-. Moon's Ooi< Home $i6;?oo, (Isham^^S^ftea MeqsikEie tp Garcia > ' •■ $16i,500 ■ (Vaude) These Three ;. :$9,ooo May "T4 ■ Sntall Towji Girl • $25,000 (Our dang Kldsy -.. .Mr... Deeds' •v-'.«ilfc7«Q (Jacfcie.-. •• Heller) Thinfl4..H5i» Conie"- Golden .Atcow - .' . •(lO.OOO^ ' (Music Hall .Glee .Club) Everybtody?^^, .'"(Jack BenitS' ■ TJnlt)::^' •v::May';2ir.-:': :.-^Un'g(q«rrfji Highi $57,860 Lbiw.V. ' 3,400 LIBERTY (l.fiOO; 10-27-87) High. $12,600 Low.. 1,700 MUSIC BOX (000 ; 27-17-42) High. $17,000 Low.. 1,700 May Sma,u-.:Tovrtr * Girl •$8>aoO'.; May Murder- on- Bridle Path • - 'anoi' ;. Itoad Gang $2,400. : (6 days).. Mr. Deeds $7,400 ^ (3d weekJF Rhodes $2,300 ■ - Lord;.- Fauntleroy ; ■■• ^6:300'^^^; Too .Wan^: Parents aria;- ■■ D!aniSei;; -v Deeds ...$6,200 (5th week) Message to Garcia and ... Snowed •Under $2,000 ;ia^,if^oijpivnj(6nt to i)etfmii;.! them to ' ■■■^i'^' ;''VV;iiJf jr.^.^ y ^•'.r'V^'. ' /T^l f.|iaii|iii|Nv. Sky^iffci^injta "■"and iftjlevdlt., Deeds $&;6oo - (6th week) Under 2 Flags $4,()oo ; NEW HAVEN PARA- MOUNT (2,348; 85-50) High. Lqw^, . . potr (3,0.10; 35-50) High. $20,000 Low. . ' 4,200 SHERMAN (2,200; 35-50) High. $16,000 Low.. * 1»500 May T Big Brown Eyes ■ -$8,80Q. ^ (Benny,;. '.:, MeroflE): , (Stage Show) Capt. January and.. Country Beyond $9.500 .1. Married a Doctor . . and Man Hunt $5,800 May 14 Moon's Our Home and 'Drift Fenp<$ $7.ioQ' r : Under 2 Flags $10,200 ' Times Sq. Playboy and House 1,000 Candles • $3,600 (5 da.va) May 21 Sky Parade' $»,900..-.-- (Cab -Calloway , ' Orch.) • Mr. Deeds, and Gentle Julia $10,600 Golden. Arrow arid ' Leathernecks Landed ' $4,800 Way 28- . Ftorida- Special Case Against Mrs. Ames ■ . .$6.801)...- . Show .;,Boat $S,2p0 '. Things to Come ajid La.w in H^r Hands • $5;800 '- MINNEAPOLIS Way 7 . May 14 MINNE- SOTA (4,200; 23-35-66) High. $45,000 Low. . 5,000 Moon's Our Home $9,600 (Dave Appolon (Stage Show). Petticoat Fever $9,000 STATE (2.400; .i5-85^0) High. $28,000 Low.'; 2,500 Modem.,- Times , '• • $.7,500 . ■ These Three $6,000 y ORPHEUM (2,8C0; 3.B-'IO-,'55j High, $25,000 Low.. 2,000 Mr. Deeds' 1. $8,m, (V Sutter's Gold $11,000 (Laugh, • Town, LaugH, Unit). '' LYRIC . ■ 0,300; 20-25) High. $17,000 Low.. 900 Garden Murder .. $1,700 ■ •■■ ■ Here Comes Trouble $1,600 May 21 Under 2 Flags $10,000 .Connecticut Yankee , tl.500 . (4 days) E:iiC-Mrs. Bradford $&;500 Chan at . Circus ; • $1,800 May 28 Capt. January $7,500" Big Br'iwn Eyes $3,000;. WitnesBChair $16.605,. • (Veloz and • Yolanda> ,■, Road' Gang $1,500. • CAHICELLATION CLAUSE Short Form Contract to Proviso for Exhib Deals. A short form of exhibition con- tract which would leave the extent of cancellation privilege to be set between distributor and exhibitor in making deals and also include a voluntary ai'bltration clause for settlement of disputes has been drawn by the Motion Picture The- atre Owner.s of America for ap- proval by distributors. "W'lth sev- eral sales head.s requesting the MPTOA to prepare a short term form that would be simple, yet AH needs, a copy has been sent each major company for dlsdussion and approval. Tlie cancellation clause of the short form submitted leave.s open for dealing between distrib and ex- hib the amount of pictures exhib would have a right to cancel. It BpeclflcB that the exhib shall give the distrib written notice of cancel- lation within seven da/a 'after the available date. The ar.bitratlon clause Is written in as an optional clau.se, with both aides to .sign tliat clause if agreeing on its inclusion In deal.s. I£ agreed, all claims and disputes shall bo de- cided by a board of four members, two to be appointed by the diatrib and two by the exhibitor. • -.i:^ '' Y' ■ ■ Cleveland,. i^n4 2. jMfQut' :B0b^'^e3t^ij|ic*?{ojf the- Allied :*iMi.s(i?,^Jatlqnf^ ownera. '"rj^^6iS.eri,tin"g.''li6o6'' hoais^ will -iP^-whenVth^y •open thejr. ihte?-day national convention here .Wed- nesday (3). . . ' Two of the chief talkers (t.tji sub- ject will be Russell Hardy", irid I'aul "V71111ams, assistant U. S.. Attorney- generals, who fought for association in St. Loujg recently. Nate 'ifamins s has . been f.r- fa'nged-^fily; M.,Bv-Ho.iwltz, head of, Washington Circuit ot n^bcs here, and chairman of convcntic^n com- mittee. , _ ' ' . At . flrat. :fca«qUet ' George W.' "WieiiB, general sales manager of Gaumont-Brltlsh, and T. S. Har- rison .will .address the n^ieetlng, the latter ' speaklngi on coni'lng buying season for, picture buyers, Thurs- day speakers will be Hardy and ■W;il,Hams, Daniel Bertrand, father of Report No. 34 on the him Indus- try for NI|A, recomrheiK^ipg gov- ernment regulation of Industry by a federal;: - commission, Governor Davles of Ohio and Abraham F. iMeyers of Central TJrade Commis- sion, who also are scheduled.. James Caffery, representing the Federal Housing Administration and orlglnatsor of the National Housing Act, will be the top spieler at the clbblng dinner for indie ex- hlba. He will tell about Insured loans under FHA to theatre owners and how to go about it. William Rogers, sale^ manager of Metro, and Dave vPaUrejtipan from the Hays silt^^^ce are also, scheduled for talks. . *• Mortling of la^ session at Holleh- den Hotel TvMbe devoted to dis- play- .of .'new sound, arid/ projection equipment. ' .' Columbia's 'Prince' Yarn Hollywood, June 2. Columbia bought Alice Duer MIl- ler'.s yarn, 'She Married the Prince.' Story gets a mag break before nim production. WB Takes 'Love Is News' Hollywood. June 2. Warners bought the screen rights to 'Love Is News.' William Lipman and Frederick Stephani authored. - -' Philadelphia, June 2. Philadelphians who will attend the Allied Convention Include Harry Freed. Mofjrls Wax, paVe Mllgrim, Ray Schwartz, Mo Wax and Charles Segall. There being no Allied unit In Phllly, there will be no formal delegation ,^rom an:* of the local orgaTiizatlDns. Those going are on their own and have rio particular platform to 'submit. Murphy Takes *Reno* Hollywood, June 2. Ralph Murphy will direct 'Reno in the Fair at Universal before he does 'Hippodrome,.' Kcreen play on which he has been working with O H. P. Garrett. 'Reno' s'!nedi'l('<5 for Immediate '-->'f How crowds jammed the Fox, Phila- delphia, to pile up the take . • ; over- night and day. ••almost the sensational "Under Two Flags'' record. SET FOR 2nd WEEK, naturally. Plan on extra playing time, when these capacity hitting office sweetheai^s hit your with " V-> ^ ' C J? ?■ C j'-Ct Vs'^ ^lAJj 5^' ' '"^ THE KEYSTONE OF YOUR FUTURE #^dncs4ay, June 3,'l^i6 P I C ¥ E S VARIETY 25 Going Places By Cei^lia Agcr Revival of VtLpiStj5Ar£,\f i;f v. "^^^ ICS been a timfs^too Umg, say'^'iime? ^ofcao^j^moiji^jr^.e^ w-BJnce we've seen the vivacious, virtuous, musical comedy inpenue. The •child in spirit if not in years. The curly-haired moppet beloved by young and old, the little de-ar with the merry heart, the generous soul, the fetchlngly awkward ways. The great star so regular she'll take a pratt- fall— her preito leea:.twln^li)g midst a -vif.eJteir pf delicately ruifl^d pettl- .•Coats— the adS^ble-thlng'Swho's lUwayW'Jij&Jrylfig siiip'&thlrie' thiit makes a delightful picture, sheafs of flowers, hat boxes,' dress boxes tied with wide ribbon bows; or else goes skipping along . swinging a garden hat by Its quaint ribbon jStreamers. . , But no need to pine for her any more. Grace Moore's giving it the biz in 'The King Steps Out.' Mlas Moore remembers her to the last bat of an eyelid, gives her all of prima donna verve, which, in quantity, is epic. In return, Mies Moore has been photographed with the utmost con- sideration. Th(9 lights play all around her, but, never glare down on her face, they create tor her soft glistening;' fehaidows, ^n, auira pf misty allure. Her costumes have Dresden doll' delicafiyj her '- ^tsje— according to the ecript— the gamut of emotions besides iojpf^ 3.a. All the other women in the picture, in contrast to unselflsh, warm- hearted Miss Moore, are cold, hard she-devils — a little too uncomprom- isingly mean to j^euit the gajtt, blithe mood ^ that the picture and fhe star work so conscie^itlously t<;^.e£i^bllsh. Ellsal^eth Risdon and Nana Bryant mlglit be forced;-jrpr evil lii t^t white Rus^n tragedy;- - yrleda Inescourt photographs pleiasantly, -but isiFie'is cruel tp,^iWlss tISooye tooi^ '• , " '~ ' Ali In One Heroines cued by 'The Thin Man' have been two kinds; off-hand and understanding and casual and 'modern - girl,' or, pursuing their man, r^Jector^, for 'no' for an answer. Now Jean Arthur, in 'The Ex-Mrs. Bradford,' combinea both, adds a little fliUip of her own — the cracked voice biz, and J9(r isets a new hlgh^ HowdyetV it ^hpulid ba taken Into ac count that SflQS Arthur has been winsomV.and -icharnting (n pictures thai Ignore 'The "^Hin MSn.' " ' It is still William Powell that Miss Arthur's present assignment re quires her tv And fascinating, a requirement she fulfllla with poise and grace, sklmih.ing' ■ happily about bls';grjipJy^;Wodemtstlie ajiarthient and being very gpod-batured abiout it. " Looklhg.yery nicd; too; ta good, con ventional clotheis that her own clothes-Agure and personal style make into almost interesting clothes, like her black satin dinner costume with flat white flowers massed all around the shoulder strap decolletage, that's got a short fitted jacket with round flat silver fox collar, for dashing dartlngs-out' liM-P- the night. Every now and then Miss Arthur reveals a tendency tiji"' frizz h'er bloilde long bob Oiit across the ends rather too much, a treatment it Isn't thick enough to take, and it's true she is most awfully concerned about the mysteries In this mystery picture, but then, somebody's got to be. OyBrdressed Sufferer Cold blonde beauty, a chiseled marble profile, shining fiaxen hair obe- dient to carefully marked waves, these are Madeleine Carroll's and mighty pretty too, even "if they don't tear audience hearts with pity When,- In 'The Case Against Mrs. Ames,' people are awful mean to Miss Carroll in all kinds of courtrooms. Miss Carroll's tibyslcal IpveUness inspires plenty of esthetic apprecia- tion; its perfection withstands the closest scrutiny, but though in addi- tion Miss Carroll is a skilled actress and can fill her own eyes with tears any timb she £wUls It, she f&ils to perform tho same magic In others, perhaps because she seems equal to any plight. Miss Carroll's calm beauty evokes c^m admiration; sympathy is the reward of more emo- tional femmes J' 1 . Then, tooj Miss Carroll is terribly well dressed for a heroine who suf- fers deeply. Her hats are too chic, their line too becoming^ her ubiquitous silver- foxes-^Hke those In' the newspaper photographs of the. woman whose highly publicized dlf&cultles prompted the story — are too good for a convincingly melodramatic picture of distress. Such careful and know- ing grooming as Miss Carroll's in 'The Case Against Mrs. Ames' must take all her time and thought. They're not clothes it's comfortable to be distrait in. They deny a suffering heroine's helplessness. . Beulah Bondi, villainness, fetches hisses much more easily than Miss Carroll does tears; June S^ewster, as an expensive trollop, is credibly decorative and .worth the price,- Joan Blondell on View After she meets with honor, several severe tests In 'Bullets or Ballots' it becomes clear that. Jokn Bioudell Is a ohe-man; woitian. This wasn't quite clear at the beginning: of the- plcturfei all on account of a ra.ther odd dre-ss Miss Blondell was wearing at the time. Odd, beCauTse-^f how much bodice there wasn't. One-man women are usually better contained. What there was, was contrived out pf white satin strips woven together into- triangular mats in front, some of the strips extending upward intp shoulder straps; the rest of the dress is black and prlncesse, but adequate for its Job. Because she Is an honorable piece, Miss Blondell pays no attention to the scarcity of white satin strips around the Warner lot, wearing those few that they managed to assemble with a commendable nonchalance. Miss Blondell feels she has nothing to hide, is proud and buoyant about it, with unquestionably sufficient reason. Miss Blondell reveals other quaint little notions, such as the carrying of a mink muff with a labored black and biege tailored costume that looks like one of those fashion sketches better off never translated Into cloth. In the oSlce of the Bronx night club she runs with consistent success, Miss Blondell wears Oriental wrappers. When peering at' her one man. Miss Blondell wears expressions 6f earnestness and sincerity in addi- tion to her always striving-for-sdmethlng, never attaining it, garments. Triiicess' $8,600, W at .$16,500, i | Royal Pair in SlJL, St. Louis, June 2."' ^ t-Best. Exploitation: Fox)-, r v . Summer resort weather^j.^': iiljs- : jurl's metronolls • flnfls^^^-lpiiMfiii'' Music Hall Swings It Interesting examples of how sensitive use of costumes make dance rou- tines outstanding are in the Music Hall's 'Swing Is King' production this week. Interesting, particularly, because two different sets of costumes meet two different problems, each with complete success. The Rockettea, rhythm troupe, have been allotted the flash exposition of George Gershwin's new tune, 'King of Swing.' Alfred Stern arrays them in costumes that combine humor, taste and charming imagination to express both title .words, 'King' and 'Swing.' Color scheme: gold and magenta, picked out with white. Stylized gold brevities, hip length, flar- ing crisply, lined with magenta, magenta panelled down the front. Kingly white ruffs at the neck, magenta bound. Gold high hats, topped with pointed kingly crowns, a magenta pom-pom pierced by each point. Ma- genta crown motifs appllqued, marking the brevities' and Rockettes' derrieres. Costumes that dress the number, the subtle approach. The ballet corps, undulating' to 'Manhattan Nocturne,' show how the costumes, themselves cleverly designed for the purpose, brilliantly han- dled by the dance director, can be the basis, the tools for the number. , guiding with their color, silhouette and line, ail its formations. Half the girls wear black, clre marked tights, black lacquered wig-headdresses, black toppers, crimson lined black satin long capes. The other half are In cream satin prlncesse sheaths, green fan pleated scarf trains appended high at the center back. Dancing In their separate groups, the girls plumb all the stage picture possibilities of their scarfs and capes. Now merging, there is the black, the red, tlio cream, the green, in resourceful kaleldescope. Costumes that are the number, mass effects, the direct approach. sourl's metropolis flndjj^^-'IJjS^MJa 5;000 seater. Fox, walking;^i^^ilj^;'^tfr" heavy sugar for third cbnseculfve week, unusual for this house dur- ing past six months, and current of- fering 'King Steps Out' seems destined for a holdover. Popularity of Grace Moore here caused Mgr. Harry Greenman to start" feature on Thursday (28), day earlier than usual week opening and judgment was justified by socko start. Limiting exploitation of 'King' to quality and volume of ne-y^spaper advertising Harry Greenman, mgr. at Pox, cops campaign honors for the week. Estimates .fbr This Week Fox (F&M) (5,038; 25-3B-56)— •King Steps Out' (Col). Sbcko pace for a fine $16,B00 week;- Last week 'Show Boat' (IT), second week, fin- ished with swell $12,000, AmbassadoK (F&M) (3,018; 26-3?- 65)— 'Show Boat" (17). Shouldn't miss $8,300. after fine, run at Fox. Last week 'Dracula's' Daughter' (U) and 'First .Bab'y* (20th) pkay with $7,800 because of stiff opposition all overtown. Shubert-Rifilttf (WB) (1,725; 25-. 35-55)-T-'Sohs- 6' Guns' (WB) and 'Border ' PKght' • (Par). Tpftvtniach 'KlnB". toi this One to --beat' .$$,900. Last week -'Mrs. Ames' ■; i^At), $6,100, 'disappointed. . . . .. . " ■ OrphBun* (WRX <1.9«'0; ' 25.^1^6-65) . — 'PtlricesS comes Across' -(Par).. He$.aed-;fbr a good $8i60tt.-.' •^Pftek; Last W«ek: .'DancinfT Pirate" ■ (Ilj^O) caved In towards end; $0^400^ ;. : , Loew's (3,162; .'25-35-55) ^r^v^Tn- guarded Hour* (MG) and 'JJI' 'Do- rado' (MQ). Should hit '$11,900. good. Last week .'Rainy Afternoon' (UA) and 'Speed' (MG), big mati- nee business helped this dualer to $10,600. Missouri (F&M) (3.614; 25-40)— 'Mine With Iron Door' (Col) and 'Hell Ship Morgan* (Col). Overfl(}ow from Fox will help this house to $5,900', good. Last week 'Capt. Jan- uary' (20th) and 'Country Beyond' (20th), third showing of 'January' too much for natives and staggered to only $5,100. Factor Wins Test Vs. io-' -' '^^■^iV^V':'; ■ '^aiibliigtbit^an^;^.'.- Max FactQr, Hollywood bcautiician ^nd . cpsm^tlc-maker, Monday " (l). )«phv{i .ir.' S." Supreme Court rev(ew 6{- th^^egallty -of efforty to prevent retail druggists from slashing prices jQn,'bi^;.prpduct. . . • -.' * ■,;',OP and "Human Car- go' (Fox). Duajcrs - will teceive $15,000, good.. "Last -Week 'Deeds' (Col) and 'Mandalay' (3d week) $14,000, big. Uoew'a Met (3,400; 25-3B-50)— '3 Wise Guy&' leader with II Jn- dep Two Flags,^ topping both viiud- film houses. Earlo banking heavily on Jessie Matthews's first bow on mainstem to send 'It's Love Again' pver the top, but rave reviews won't get house. even up to- average, Biest jjaliy honors accrue in a walk to P'alace for campaign on 'Under Two Flags.' Contests and stunts 'were plentiful, with forma- tion of club of vets who -served un- der two banners cracking all papers dally for week. Estimates for This Week Fox (Loew) (3,424; 25-35-60)— ;Meet Agsiln' (Par) and vaude. Smash t!alnpalgn."on National Cot- ton Week,, tie-up with Dally News, and. Bonny. Meroft on stage unable to lift biz.above weak $16,500. Last week- fR^fny Afternoon' (UA) also light wIth,..$.W,000. Earlp tWJB) (2,424; 25-36-40-60- 70)— 'fctirtljiijAgaln' (GB) and va-ude, Flr&t appearance of Jessie Mat-< thems on mainstem drawing raves in press, but even with Wlnl Shaw on stage gross won't better light $14;600. Last week 'King Steps Out' (Col.) slipped after big opening to wind up with disappointing $17,000> Palace (Loewr (2,363; 25-35-60)- 'Under Two Flags' (20th). Easily leading town with big $20,000. Last week 'Small Town Girl' (Metro) (2d Week) took passable $8,000. Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 26-35-60)— 'Showboat*- (U-) (2d week). Hold- over headed for nice $9,600, Last weelF-sffck $18,000, Met ("VVB) (J,86'3; 25-40)— 'Dracu- la's Daughter" (U). Headed for gbod $6,50.0 in '-bpot that lilies its horrors. ■ Last wet(k "Devil's Squad.* rbn' (RKd). todkijtilce. $5,600. : Bilasco V ject fif A couple of '^blgi-lawsults. ile Is befngr asked to 'accouri^" Ih* t'Hese pendliier' actions 'for Jiist about everything he haa ever done while head of the company. One pf these suits Is by Fox Film. Another Is by Fox Theatres. These are pending In the N. T. Supreme court, Nas- sau County. These suits are held not affected by Fox'd petition in bankruptcy. Fox Film seeks to recover upward of $15,000,000. Fox Theatres Seeks ■C'l I; ^pm'fl- tr i$;ooQ^(ftii? trijaiv.i^in -fqji. A N.. T. Supreme court referee has recommended judgment of fl,- 000,000 against Ij^ili Fox, In favor of arises ironi William Fox's origlnar purchase of control of the Boxy theatre, N.. .T., iqv $6,000,000, In March,; 1927.- : ,. • • - Fox Filmt Made History: The early Fox talkeris made around 800 theatre^ which com screen history at the 'Boxy theatre, prised such chains as Fox- West The theatre's average weekly gross for the 1928-29 season was $99,600. Thisrmai^k has never been dupli- cated anywhere. In August, 1928, 'The Cock. Eyed World,' on a 4- week engagement at the Roxy id up-' ihe' ahlazlti^ ' gross 'bf' 3,60«.. J*^, Its first' two wiccefff sive vr^Hm' Jti the ' eiikagQnient -the picture grossed $166,000 weekly, That season the theatre showed a profit of $786,000, ' • • IBlll Fox was only 60, In 1928-29. when he controlled the blgVest slh- Xle ichiink tot sliow ' business ever kiiown. ' ' ■ ' ■ - F«^x Fllrn, 'or Fdx ' theatres and' theli; subsidiaries, undet Bill !Fbx, at that! .time, cdrittblled '^'IjOeW's,. " Inc. ; ' a slii^stiiiitlall ' equity ' Iti Oaumoht- Brltlshi tontrolled or operated Coast; the Poll Circuit, In New England;' Fox Metropolitan Play- houses, Incr. and Fox Theatres Corp," Bin Fox was the- dominant figure In t|ie trade. He had achieved this MOTION PICTURES What )a a thinp? ■ " . * - A velooltatof^ V A' atar cut-butT 'A ph^naklstoacope?. An optical' wedge? . -. A-Boiio,^: . A lupe Usbt,, ., To 'What does, moviola refer? \- Owt o' sink 1 ■ . I/easer grlnOsT . ' Old Ironsides? • Additive synthesis? , MINSTRELSY How' Wis the iirrS; jashtf' usedT Eloven forty-flvef ■ i.RuWJer-itac^?, , '■••01lnkflra7'i ' • ' I- •.VAVCEVILLE ■Vfhai Is'a bfti'naby'*' ■ ■ ' A''$a'u2e'nurC0r? ' .'An'e.xtra, black?,.,: An lmp;ilenient act? Aii 'echo?' S^iicerB laoalis "'wMat?' - . Sinning., th».-rubber ? •. Pf ote^n . artist? RADIO To what does eight ball retert Pentode 7 Strip show? Dux? . . "What does bug Juice mean? . Crack tho parrot's neck? Down' in' the mud? - AIR CpNblTIONING "What Is enthalpy? .A •- psy chron>eter ? : A. ehininey' effect?; A eutectlc mixture 7 Bow is.'plctQfff 'fluid used? ' A niapoipeter? ; A hygrometer? .'What Is Satiirated air? ■ 'Wot' buib 'temperature? CARNiyAL {Co what does epplc.e reftir? . ■ .Cookie cutter? . Huckely-b'uck? ' '<• ' Main-most-man? • ■■ ^ '^hat 'Is the meaning of- fuzz? Tripes? ; Broai) tosser? ' THEATER How , Is a lobsterscope used? Ly^^^odluni? A tqesep? ' A-'flogger? • tireen < bkUe T ■ , i . . Dlffcirontiate between Hahblt- and thudder runs, ' ' Throwaway. and spot lines, Scrotto and vampire traps. ^hat does Inngii^g tlok«t0 mean? SkuU? Had to eat 'em? Faust .cup? . ^naffle hook? 91 ROUS %bat is a smoke "wagon? -' A hoopeycack?^ ' ' /A dunduckety? „ A clenf? ■ gUIeyr >• . • •;;,' ' 'Aip [snubbing post's bUII VMdt' - ' ponniokera? ■■' . , bunnel: Irons?.-:' - ' JPIsh plates? ' • ' '^ '; ^lble-bacfcs7 . . , • • ■ ' ■'.-'*-' . \-\ '^'music ' 'Vhat does corney mean? Co-repetlteur? Cal^ndo? Boiler factory? Backer-upper? ' BURLESQUE jBo 'What do^s yak rifer?- - • Bumps? -- Grinding? (three meanlngsK First banana? Sock. belly? .• , ' - : MAGIC Hfhtlt" tt 'ei'Tcaaxy deck? .. - A cha^ller pass? . . '. •A hoiiIett$>7 ■ . ^Ihaumqturg^? A foulard?' •A bOnlment? • • ACROBATICS lie'stirlbe a rudolph, A round oft. . Spotters. A . braolo. A t\Tlstlng -butterfly. AND NUMEROUS OTHER DePARTMENTS-^Coatumes. bancinj, Make-up. 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HANSON TEBBT BAMSAYE PBANH GULUOBE ODELL Name Address -plririacle at the'C'ost'-of $200,4)00,000, within a 3-year span. Bin Foxis. amusement empire provted no exception to the devastat- ing jblowsV of the 1929 Wall St de-' baclti. ' A proposed JGBjOOO.WO Fox Film loan went bTodey and Bill Fox's domli^ion wefat topljllng.' ' \ ' . If that 192tf holo'eausi hadn't oc- curriBd, pone knowi "where Bllf POx mlfeht have stopped in his; Up\v'avd climb, '• ...I . . ■ ■-■Bill Fox was the first, bl^, cdn- flolldater. bf.ihe'-talkei* era'.' That 48% interest In' Loew's " post' $75,000,000; $20,000,000 for that Gaumont-British equity; $18,000,000 for the Poll Chain; $13,000,000 for Fox Met; and an additional $20,000,000, perhaps, for Fox thea- tres. It was disclosed soon that , there was around $16,000,000 o£ the American" Telephone ajid Telegraph Co.'$ money In that financial monu-, inent. A flght lot controj fOUowedf betvyeen jBlU Fox on the" dnef, hand and Electrical Besearch 'Frdducts,' Inc. (A. T. & T. subsidiary) . and Halsey-Stuart, bankerSr- on the other. ■ ' i ■. If -that fight satted coiftiderable of Bill Pox's physical energy, later evei^ts drained his health. He has been a sick man for a long time. He has been facing possible Gov- ernment income tax suits irt addi-> tlon to the' numerous civil suits pending against him in -many courts. Along came Harjey L, .Clarke. He picked up "where Bill Fox Ifeitt oiS and took It oh' the. chin, a& an out- sider, • with no show business ex~- perlence* Edward B, Tinker, an- other outsider j tried to follow but gave It up. ' V F^x Theatres went. Into rccely^r- shlR and severed from Pox Films. FoxjMet successively went fi;om re- ceivjecshlp Into 77B and. severed froip. Foxj Film. The Roxy. theatre ; went successively froift receivership IntO; 77B and severed from Fox Film, toew's. Inc., operates poll, now, . Loevv's- Fox Severed The -U. S. Government ordered Loew's severed from the old . Fox Film company. That's how, Film Securities Co, got to be formed .to hold the.. 660,900 -shares of old Fox- lK)ew stock. FSC. was llcjiuldated around a year ago. ' . • With the cooperation of Chase National, the old Fox. Film, company was successfully reorganized, under Sidney R. Kent. But by this time the iold Fox. name was be^ln^ilng. to be considered -a liability- by the com- pany management. Then ,came. ,a merger with 20th Century,, and the change of name ,to 20th Century Fox/ Eventually the Fox. name njay be dropped. . ■ • , • Fox- West Coast, theatres, ig now controlled by \Natlonal' Theatres, an ass(}clate company , of 26th Cientury Fox. The. latter firm .still retaliig the equity In . Gaumont- British, , r . .Although Bill Fox stepped .from control of the old Pox Film' a' rich man, richer by far than he had ever hoped to be while a child In Hun- gary, or AS a garment cutter In his early youth over here, hti Svas em blttered In leaving the company. This bitterness led Bill Fox Into ntany seriously costly and futile court' contests. Two early suits which were settled by payoffs were .those brought by Wlnfleld It. Shfee han and Jack Loeb.' Sheehan claimed Bill owed him' $150,000 and got paid In full. ' . Bill Fox might have isp'ent up wa,rd3 of $1,500,000 In lawyers' fees and expensed in his iiumerous court battles. He has still many Jafge lawyer bills to pay. . His obstinacy against some things Is 'clearly defined by the futile fights he waged against the, redrganlza tlbn of General Theatres Equipment, Inc., against the old Fox Film com pany, and against the merger be tween the old Fox company and 20th CentUfy. Bill Fox fought all of these moves and failed In each Instance to prevent their consum- mation. GTE had gone Into receiv- ership some time after It had pur- chased Bill Fox's controlling Inter- est In the old Fox Film. GTE and 20th Century-Fox are no longer re- lated. The Patents and A Comeback The trade has always felt that Fox's chief aim has been to return to the business .where he left off. Fox may, have angled to come back in the trade but apparently he. was making his own conditions and with himself. This was to return only for domination. Fox litigated the validity of the Tri-Ergon talker patents, although Fox Film cohtested .hls ownership of same. This was Fox's most Impor- tant as well as his most dramatic move towards regaining that former eminence and -control which he en- Joyed at one time In the trade. Fox sued the -whole trade-^more than: 100 firms. He' fought Ma case successfully through the lower I courts, in Pennsylvania and in New York. The tWWJ^'^Jf^pjpeWed .t?ji tji( U. a. Sup^emeyG(«ur■t^but.the;Co\^li^, would not consider the appeal. 'The'^ thing looked cliiejiiied for Bill Fo» and ithen soro^tl^ip happened,. ,.. -fi ' Ariothef feff6i^,ii4.the-trad#.'"t0 is^t the tr. S. Supreme Court to recton- side]^ thO' inatter .was isuccesstui and I'll '.reconsidering J^he .ftase thflt Court hfeld agi^lrist BlirjPo^;:-^?i?h4ti.ftnl^ the jTri-Ergon situation. But until that| reversal by the -U. S. Supreme tJOti^t, Bill Fox was as good as back, perhaps; to be more dominating, in . the trade than before. Fox had purchased these Trl-Er'- gon rights for $40,000. while he was president of the old Fox Film. He • got a, 00% equity in the Amerlqan ; Tri-Ergon Co., for this,, on condi- tion that he establish the patents la America by a given date. Bill Pox . bought the rights from the Swiss - inventors, Massole. Vogt and Engel,-v, Until now this has been his last .^ big trade fight, . On April 17, last. Federal Judge Patterson appointed George Pranks, entrialer, N. T; lawyer, as receiver :> of "William Fox's personal property ? and! reality. This action arose from .1. a jujdgment against Fox of $273,620, ' in favor of the Capital Co. of Call.. fornla which that company was .'. tryljig to satisfy. Capital Co, has . been Oh Fox's trail since October, ■ 1935> Another, order' signed by Judge ■': Patiet'son fprbida the Chemical Bank firom dispbsldg of funds in the ' account of the Georgetown Holdlnig Co.,; Inc. It Is ialleged these funds " belong to' Pox. About a Week .te^ forei this Fox was fidjudged In con'^ - temt>'t' In his failure to appear for ^xaniina'tloiii • .'■ ' ',■' In' a 180-page report filed. Monday (1) jn the'N. suja^eme court, . Saiil ' Str^ock, special • riferee In* bahk>i" r.uptcy, recommended that' the thiw cago' Title &' Trust Co. be awarded" ■ $l,O|)p,0do against 'William Pox, '.biit'. ' the ilisitier In turn be grante'd'a'llke sum from Fox Theatres Corp.. The '■ report stipulates, hoWeyer, that the, money due Fox be withheld until;' he settles the claim of the Chicago . bank, ., . , ,.. y^ . ' . .The report is the result of an ac« ' tlon! begun In 19.30' and growlng'ibut of Fox's' ihvolved financial dliticul- tlesi A secpnd suif to collect rentals was started in the U. S. District Coijrt, -N. T., Thursday (-28) 1>y the ' Capital Co., 'of- San .Francisco, against- William Fox. The actjion iB - for :$213,081' ;ini' 'rent of the -Fox tbeaitre,. and building on the .Cpast< The .-plaintiff .ciaiijis this .^anhoiAit coders rental from 'August^ 19d5, 'to Ma:^ 1 last, plus 10% interest. POx's appeal from the judgment of '$297,000, allowed the Capital' Co., -s^v^ral 'Mionths ago, is noW' pfebding in t)he u. S. supremia tourt He'haa refused to pay the Judgment; to'iid Judge Bondy in the N. T. difitrtct court has declared 'him In contempt iaridj i. fine of $10,000 Is withheld^ pending the Washington decisioriV '. Capital Co, bases Its claims lil,' the two suits on the fact that' Poir ' guaranteed payment of the rent pf the property under a contract 'Which , does not expire until I)feciember," 1951. ' ' ! CONTRACTS Hollywood, June 2. Herschel McCoy termed at 20th^ Po:t as stylist, George Metaxa, N. T. stage and radio singer, signed by Radio. Charles Grayson anchored ' oni term ■writing deal at Universal,- Faramount termed GeOrge Hayes to acting pact. Tjerm wi'ltlng deal handed Jeroma Ghodorov by Columbia. . 1 George O'Brien signed 'i)ave. Howard to personal two-year di^ rectJhg pact. Warners gave Wayne Morrlsl" stock contract. ' Edwin Marin given long-term dl*' - rector pact at Metro. Metro tagged Janet Beecher witK- t termer. . Marjorie Lane, nltery warbler, islgned by Metro. Edward Kllly handed directoil pact at Radio. Option on Richard BoleslawSkl'^ director deal lifted by Metro. Irving Rapper got six-month op-i tlon lift on his director's pact at Warners. Paramount sealed Helen Burges^ little theatre actress, to termer, Second option on Cesar Romero'j ', contract lifted at UnlversaL TITLE CHANGES - Hollv'^ood, June 2. _ 'Great Guns' rechrlstened 'East^ to L'ove' at Metro. , „; , New hanJlle for 'Marry the Gln'>^; at Radio Is \The Bride Walks Out.' • . PJiramounfs .'The Count of -Arit zona,' is now 'My American Wife, r . , .'New title for Warners screen ^^'^".1 matlzatloh of recent Nova Scoti^ . min* disaster ■ i.s' 'The Cavcln, changed ixom 'Draegerman*.s Cour- age." iMpesday, June 3, 1936„ P I C ¥ VARIETY 27 ram in Mlntieapi»Us,-Jline 2;-rr.i. juat when local exhibitor mertt- ■jg of Northwest Allied thought [hey'liad s-quelched dual bills \>y ttiiing to quit Saturday midnight wrprifls shows' iVlth their extra rjatare thrown In, the Palace, 1,900- rtat Independent loop grind sub- flflUWit rtih- house, went beserk and jjugurated a double feature policy ■ftur iii«hts a. weejfl starting today* ^uciBros., milllonailre realty and [Mfit men, owners- of the Palace, irt flOjj'WieitaberS' of .Northwest Al- isd aAdvihave- pei!sl3tently; flaunted (g aeialreBt>- •>;• >;V/r' . ■ . rpltipi'jtnjakeai ith*;'. first time . that' louble^fteatures • hav.* invaded : OOP .pt^i^^t'iiTi. ^, '.WvsB .fit, de- l^vjxi aopoiUfi^Si, . The , ;wjiC)Yfi ..tosses n^i. aonfc9}S/ wrench. Into the entire loc%l atuatlph .and! thrfi^tens^ .to : preclpi^f. Ate yirwISFP OJ? A wide .scale- Sey- srftl Independent . neighborhood ex- ilMti|i5S.f: .already .- liave . declarefj- tBW*Jli: tp^^d^ .here. ,. Ws lime .BoUcjyf ; to^ ,whl<;t;,qo.mpetlng .exr ilMttaig 'QbJiected, .hai^^to be^ abin.-, lonedAW^n iiocal excha^iges. ref usg^ to cop,iani»p. Jto .'servipi^.'it unleps , thp. nlnliDum ' aiJmission wais upp,Qd tp, ISc. B,^i;iize3| ; ?ued .,tQ, . cpinpei ..'the JtetJ^butora ,tq £wr\t,9R..pr9duct,,;bujt iropp§4.>t|'i», actip|i,,^i;ter l99lng tiip, lniasl..j8V^>;mlsh;.. ■ .„ ., . , : ... /, Af^jr £{^Qliig. jto .IjBc . ri^qently,, t^ie Wa^ j,sUi^rted . a ..weyekly cash ;,§Ift, iiIghy.',JjSj[i>f. the . fjfgt.". loop ho'us.^, mr fo adopt^this stunt.. -It np.w iu t]tie gift 'night along with the mUp features for 15c in addition to ipcf yaudeyiUe. tw6 nights", and tne amateur night weekly. ^ jR,it^ defenper the Eajlace citeg. thjfe| bct'.thiat:>6,-palled",^(^teway .'grliiijl Bu1)S!9aup'igi,t jrun Tious^Sj^ipca^tfed pjily a few blocks distant, runs dual bills dt a dtpp. admission., With one exr coptlppV. {ig^sver," thege'\arp ' ntvuch BmaijjBT, ttipa^tres.' . ,fi(Mt:.K»Oi$ .Rochester ! Rochester,' N, T., June 2. j,.. Recent >v;fli:m yep.tlaer,.has. socked ^heatre ., Ciji^neViS .^oUpy^ing st'e^idy Recline, iln isonje houses, since th? fl,rst o£ the ' year. . ■.Cfi^'^- ' house . re- .pprtied .dqljur .wox"st bjj^ln'i^as, in 2,0 yeaits -.^ln(}e.4t .;vvra3 .hMlltl. ., SevgralfTnabes ,havre',.pone ,on a yy:9ejiend basis for the hot months .j^n.d;tl>ere Ie(. talk,ot closing, at .least (tvKo j tfiQv^ diwutowh- houses. Where three months" >,go 31 of 33 film houses In Rochester- were running, six are now definitely shuttered and sevei'al others are v on the verge, at least for the summer. 0!. .-):.• .. . ..:JBpptpn, -.May. 27, Thr^ej Moving.- bandl1iBi>,w:hP. held, up and WibJj^i ithe. RKO ,.^C,eitti ■ theatr.e tast E^brijary ot .$l46QQ,.were conr. vlcte4 ^d; received iqiig prison sep.-j tenceft t.qde^y. ..• . . ' Trcp," ^Geprgp. H. i^tpckman jand l)anl¥il .^.,purley,-.recQiY«d. frpm. 15,- 20 yeajc4^'. and a .. third, Charles Malkevlc^,, whP .turned;. ptate's evi^ dehce,'^g6t^ 12-15 yefi.rs.' • f A T <,'St^ Johni ^T. .JBr.; June 2, - The^ecb^nd ;holdup. attempt with- in § JreaV in the Capitol (RKO) here wto staged under the stage of the theatre at 12.30 ia.m.,"May 29. The 8?eond victim was 'A%ed E. Jones, tor many yearp director of the thea- tre'a discontinued orchestra, and for the jiasf few years janitor of the bulli^n^. Incidentally,.. he, is ,th4 dlcectPr" of ;.'|:ilie City, ,;^!brhot Bapd end Pprnjajlinity. Ordi^Ktra, the lat- ter compojsed ■ chiefly r. -of .former raatefcr jn-.ithe-. orchestra' 'pit during the 'silent pix days. • ■ ■ Joifes Vas""^tsppii?ff ''frdm. the pit ttnder stage, when -lie" 'Was striicl> tylcf p^^v.tiie'head. ,wltl»' apineth'ift'er' He was staggered but ' managed tP 6rab.,-a..,,Upht- standard. :yihic\x . he swuiif at his attacker,.. and the. marawder ran out. aoprii»to an alleyJ A doctor was sunimoAed to dresS' Jones'. Wounds' oh thfr' head ' which' *«re si\perliclal. . The assailant had stretehfed out a wire with the evi- dent intention of tripping Jpnes and :then jumping on the caretaker, but {•ad ,,attacked' before Jones reached the wire. In -the darkness and be- caueer of losing his glasses in the duffle, johes Could not identify the intruder. ^hn^ flrst victim was Andrew W. fnlllhiB, ■ treasurer of the theatre •"a^Sn the'l^eltli stalt in. St. John tft He was going upstairs 11 ftA private office with about J*''''^.'from the box bfClce when or- "vn tu *? "P' money by a It X "''"fishing a ■ revolver, in- aUh P"®** '"^"^ -holdup'er. hlifl 4?^' ^^^y ^ featherweight, and 'eittX)htd the cash, although recelv- * serious Injuries on the ittwh- ^^'^3 brought' <^h' Wm several times. The were ,unable to sove this at- PfljlXY DROPPING SON. 1 SHOWS FOR SUMMER QUASH FRELS' viPixco;s ■.<■■ ;,1 I Dallas,'." June" 1.' . Ffedeval, cJlstrlct cpin-t . here sust talnied defenSe''s . motlpn to- quash stilt, for' $677,^00 which' Reuben sFrfels had: brpug|it' against, the .J'^ffe'rsPn' Am\is. Co!, .'%t, al,. . He also sus-. talhjed- a general" demurrer against the isult. Plaintiff's attorneys gave iiotljce of 'appeal..' kpout ijational , , dlstri.butlng eomipanleff -or their iisubsldlarlfts were defendants;^' together "With Jfif- fersPh- '/AfaW.' -'Ctf. - '• It ' Ki's iieen •pltclhied' tp ahd' fro ill Texas CPVrts "foii^'iabpUt tWP- i^esLtii' past, and came tip In federal district tourt only after many deliays. ' Seeking $547i000 in damages and $30,000 attorney • fees, Frels cpm- plained that defendants had formed a -consplrafcV In restraint of- trade Ih pperfcitlpn • of 'plcturfe^; house's In !Viciorl£t arid four other Texks'tbWnS. 'Th^fe Was'no refusal on the pa,rt of the defendants to sell the plain- ytlfC pictures 'except' by 'conclusion,' judge ruled. Defendants did' iiot at- ,temj)t' fb flji' prices on the filths, h'e idftclai'.ed. ■ '• • ' '■ -.••Judge 'Indicated He cPnsldered the' public -'wris heliped ' leather'-' than' ..harmed 'by action of the' defendants by )p61ntlhgf> out thit 'thi'attlO'n of the idefendants 'resulted iri more plt!-^ •tjjres in the towns nimed.' .' ' General trend of Frel's 40-6dd •page cPmpiaint was that defendants had restrained- rhovlng 'pictUrfe .tr'adfe (In. the- Texa's. cities niimed by'plAnt- iitg- hbuses wliere population did- Tiot :.warrant, and by feiedinglall avall- ?ible good 'Irate pictures tp' the pp- pbsltion. ; ' ' ' ' " ' . j Philadelphia, June 2. Phllly has long been known as a deserted village pn. Sundays in June throjugh August and fllitj people ire finding that but all over again, Houses . tha^t yvere turning In big Sabtath grosses, after the killing of the bliie )aw that prevented Sunday sho^flng, hayen't been faring so well, the ' last couple of weeks and are expected to do even less from npw on. Hot and very summery weather in May and a succession of clear Sundays have indicated to the exr hlbs what they may expect. The result is that a number of nabe .houses are going to close on Sundays during the three summer months. In fact it is likely only those -Ifi- densely populated areas like C9thi '.Street and and FrankEord will st^yj^pen. ' Dpjjvntown Is a little different. The Earjf^ vaudfllmer, has given up Sunday showings for over a month. ■Xhatj theatre's clientele is strong for the !\j:aude part of the show but state laws f allow no flesh enter tainmen.t- . .IiV iall probabjllty most of the first EUiaii,west of City Hall will continue Suh.bay showings figuring on tran- sient^ out-of-^town "trade. ' An ex- ceptlpn is the Aldine. Latter house, usedf.by UA as first run house all winjtt.r, has been relinquished by theni, for time being. It may close for. ttih summer or may go back ta a ^rdilir basis. Ohio and Peiisy Filpii Eootage Tax ! Proposals Would P at the Exhibs P^irsonsHqps to RepuliKc , j ' ' ■ libs'* Arilgeles, ^ June 2;' Grover C. Parsons, for 12- yeai's branch manager for Metro in San Francisco, has been appointed west- ern district manager for Republic, filling spot vacated .by J. J. Mil- stein upon latter's promotion to v.p, in charge of sales. . Parsons, headquartering , in Frisco, will have supervision o£ ll ex changes in the far west.. RULE 'COUNTRY STORE JSiO lOTTERY Balloting on Duals ; . Tacoma, Jyne 2. .. 'With very few returns following the first bla3t! locaj Tlme.a theatre made 'a final., plea for coupon, re-^-, turns on. whether double feature, shoiild pre,vail In theatres in this, section via "Warner Bros, ballot .spread In sheet. , , . Regardlessj of count, subsePiPents.. iW.hich are small advertisers, will continue, to double up while, a vote igainst tliem would give first runs an out on singles and. shorts. Par-Levy Pool in N. An op'erating pool has' been cb"h- [summated between" Pararhount' an.d .George Walsh' on the one liand, and Eugrene -Levy,', Independent operator, on the other, which turns over New- burgh, N". Y., to Levy.' Par throws its Broadway' in that city Into the Levy combination of houses, Levy having two, the Ritz and Park. Under the deal,. Levy will operate all houses. "Walsh, Par's up-state operating partner, has had the Broadway, Nc-wburgh, In his chain o£ around 15 houses. I4|r 1^. Snpr^e Conrl ; : |; Camei^s Liability "Washington, June S. Extent of common carrier's liabil- ity -.f or delay In delivering motion' picture films w&s set for Supreme Coiirt consideration. .Monday (1) wbeti appeal was granted by high- est .:^ederal tribunal In damage- suit - •iagalhst Southeastern Express Co'. "Agrieelng to review litigation In the South Carolina courts. Federal ben charge of setting up and promottqlg a lottery. April 22. Judge Woodl^ found Mrs. Moyer not guilty and' dismissed the complaint, which was .issued out of the district attorney'^' office as a test cai^e to . determine whether the. so-called country, store drawings are lotteries. In his findings Judge Woodley followed a unanimous ' opinion by California state ' supreme court and a minority opinion by th!fe,Was1hjWig'- t(ya. supreme court In similar cases, rife held that the holders of . prize tickets In the country store con- ducted at the Sellwood theatre did not pay a valuable consideration', for the chance of winning. the--pur- chased at the theatre. . ; ■ ■ ■ Country stores drawings were made an unfair trade prac.tlce uii- der the NRA, but some of tlie nabes recently revived them. This, brought 'a prdtest from bther the- atre owners. .'.Cleveland, ,J'u,n.e, 2,".', . ' Ctfr.tatn Olilbjegisiptors ^'f^re/fra'm ' ing • a,...^riea,sure similar to _.jlhe ' V.Ili, < befcjre, ^le Pennsylvania 'sta.te' leg-; ;,. islaiu,re. wh}ch , puts, a., tax jOf . ,1'^4 . WARNER TEST DATES ON 'ADVERSE,' TASTURES' : W^arner Bros, lias set ."general re- lease dates on both 'Green Pasturefc' and 'Anthony Adverse,' whicit Is. something that's often changed to meet switch in plans, and Is going to te-st both features out vrest. 'IJastures' has been booked to play tiie Ritz, Tulsa,, and the Miller, 4 Wichita, June 12, 11 has been set" '•for 'jgenerai release July 25. ; 'Ad-, verse.' down fbr gen relesise" Aug, 28, will be simllflirly test-bookdd, but" understood thai? these jregulir cp-- gagements for both 'does riot mejin that roadshow plans will not be laid later on and general release dates changed. Both pictures are, howfver^, down, for delivery during the 193C-3'7 ' Aim season. ■ . -' ' Dave Idzal Co-Trustee Detroit, June 2. D.ivid M. Idzal, manager of llie Kox theatre, and the Union (iuarrt- lan Trust Co. were named tem- porary trustees last week of th'e {'Dhvood Co., owner of the Fox the- atre building, in orcler. .signed by r-'erteral court. Cohvood (;o. is seeking to reor- ganize under the National Banli- ruptcy Act. ' ,. ELMER UPTON'S VACASH Chicago, June 2. KUm-r t.'pton, assistant secretary- tren.surer oC the Balaban & Katz company, sails for Europe tfjday (Tuesday). . ' Will be on vacash about six weeks. \ . . iPenn '$iata. ;Exfiib8 -AnxiofS; ; \ Hai-rlsburg; ^une H. ^ Pennsb^lyania exhibitors - haye 'iibt learned '-thus far Just how the l^c per "ipbt -.tax is -Jo bib applied. Rill now read^ simply tli^t/'.the. tax l la l%c a foot on"'air.,fllmft.:\;.'WHether this is to be amended br,'cla.rll(ed probably will be determined In lho next few weeks. Penn state exhlba are anxious to know whether the tax Is to be limited to the exact footage represented by films used In the state or Is to be made more sweeping so as to set-up a! tax col- lection every time a plotune '< Is booked Into a theatre* ' • ' ' N.O.'s 2 Ant;-Tlieatr«.Biila New; Orleans,' June';^. Two bills afllecting local theatres were introduced in the dtate legis- lature npw. in, , fl.esslo.i^ ,,ln Batpa.. Rouge, • ' • .1 • " i-, ' One bin seeks to plabef. a tta'jt 'on slfCliated or 'chain' theatre's '.graded from $100 to $600. The measure is believed aimed p&rtli&ul'arly at the United and Saenger circuits..: ■Independent houses nbt^ which represented- ah * advance of 2.01 points tot the week. Sasy show, of strength displayed by Radio .Corporation first preferred, which enabled It to hover around its old hieh for ia day or two, forecast the. spurt which came on Monday, This pua'hed . the stock-1 to 77%. hlgbesT twlnt jeeaclied since it was entered in tradings oh, the, big board. Mere fact that this issue. Is gliadiially supplanting the Prefer^'ed , B stock, long a speculative favorite, "probahly flguri^d in the 'bullish at- titude. The nfew preferred is now on a $3.50 annual ' basis, with only the commQii ' stock to represent RCA on the stock exchange ■ once the old Radio Preferred A is re- moved from trading. Both the 'A' and "B' preference issues are ex- pected.- to conie oft the list within thel next few weeks. Manner in* which the' new flrst preferred is supplanting Radio B is evidenced in the N. Y. stock ex- change changes in the list. This reveled that there are noW more than 862,000 shares' listed' while actual listings revealed less, than 38,000 shares of Radio. B. . The trading fraternity did not : Enthuse ' particularly over Para- mount Pictures' report, placed at $718,921.' Tjife- Urst preferred of the company wag down more than 3 points at 65, at the. close while Par second preferred was off fraction- ally at 9. Paramount common held eVen at 8>y4. Stocks and bonds of the corporation were ♦fa,Irly strong in Friday's session - in anticipation of a fairly good earnings statement for .this first quarter. ' . W9itlng.''for Kennedy However, any spirited rally in Paramount issues.- may - have been . held off to await the results of the Annual meeitlng and disclosures of the Kennedy report As compared with other recent picture company statements^ traders could see little in Par's report to .get excited about. Pathe Film's report covering 14 weeks which showed healthy ^m- IngS didinot produce any bullish en-' thuslasm for the common, stock. In ; Iact, .:tliis isstietitfpund 'up the week ' |PAR'S|718,921 NET FDr3(ilSTQDAfiTER| Home Jtevmws at 7%, for a fractional Joss, How- i ^ ;. i FMRA^^Y N Y ever, npt too'.much.cpuW 4»e expect- statement Issued by vparaniount * i . P<» » - l^iiin^*' V ^i^i/ ;i V***"*^ Pictures, Inc., covering the first (Continued from i>aee .17) of Gmnd NaUoSai FIl^^^^ ^^36. revealed net earn- [the courtroom stuil, some of which declaimed. inga of $718,921, after crediting ap- is awkwardly handled. Grand National Films, Inc., ]ist- Proximately $800,000 of the inven- Paramount contributes John Do Ing 6f 200,000 outstanding shares at tory reserve set w as of Dec. 28, red's shots of the Ethiopian capital $1 par was accepted by the N. T. 1936, to operations,- Before deduc- hi,„.»«n. tui curb exchange. Actual trading lit tion^ for Pederal Income taxes and T the looting stage, with the this stock is expected • to start interest on debentures, after the - Ending a nice chance Dlre^Wa /.f th« 20th renturv ^8<»0.000 credit was applied, ^TetUng shot any moment. This Directors at the 20th Century. | ^^^^ oneratlne Paminirs vr«r« ni«r.*,^|i8 followed by the same company's clips of the army In Its advance, «^=luxc oiue and stock, payable June 30 to stock on I Addition of dividends from non- I with Fox adding Bagdogllo's en- i wlth^'flrst hftlf*ne^'^i'*^^^° record June 13. This maintains the consrolldated subsidiaries and for- f^nc® in the decamped emperor's hnjo'nff blue eownB»^,i iv®* "ul $1.50 annual rate. .Neither the pre- Llgn exchange adjustments In- ^11 good historical stuff, but for a hi-^lck r^TtKn slmX"^^ ferred or common Issues waxed en- Lreased oneratlne eamlneo to J *'*® is over. And so Is mtfst of and then th^ Beconli nivflt i l^^^o thusiastic. the common being down j, f., +,,2 interest. Ses easPne L for"f hnf . ^«vi 1% points to 22%, while the pref- f J'^f^'"^' ^ff*" applying the More recent are the antics of Rep- ^nrt^n Am?^ and erence issue vt&s off fractionally ?800.«00 credit. . Paramount In its resentative Zionohek and his bride. & at 33%. ~- ." . statement shows the balance trans- Fox has a chat with the Congress- ^:H <.^"n,„^^ - - J man. while Pathe shows the rumba fttgfllf. Nice-appeirlnirgirl inano^ togs, is mtervlewwl ob stage « cqunling Iii nl<^eJy-modulated ton« her pasture-pool experience JZ the monarch; offers a few jroif *, With demonstraUons ana closes some trlcl? shots done while bi^?" folded. It's & nice little lovlltv -f .with Miss Gottlieb's pereCaS?^ well-bred manner ellcit&ii? thL^ sponse rather than her konolL^' club-wielding. , """"'OR or Bill opens In full before blue While the amusement list was ferred to surplus to be $718,921. 1 man. wnne ±'ame snows tne rumoa i ]^gadatandnnn""t*rr«^^ favored by two outstandingly favor- Results from operaUons of Olympia d? ^^^^ "^^^^^ preceded . - hla ' -j j for roller iskaH«t o«^fVu able earnings statement and one Theatres Inc and its subsidiaries h^*°'^o'»t' ■'^t®^ booking at the pic- -""VppoIwTh^^ the \Tme'beirgTnwhTtlhr future ^"/Ilf^^oTni';^^' ..J "upholding the tradition, Metro- f^/"^ "^"«"^1 ^stunt on atllts: over the -next three months holds E.tplanation of the $800,000 credit tone and Paramount plug the Irish with hig for film comnanlea. And few of made in figuring earnings is that 'of sweeps and the winners. Paramount „}vit!, ^ "® Propulsion. Act these are .optimistic. It now re- the excess costs of certain pictures shows the race Itself, "with Metro- r'XjjF ™^^^ mains a quesUon. of how soon the [for which a reserve was provided | Jo"®^ o^S'^^ng^ t^^® ' ties^ £p,median, | g^^^^-^'J,"® -^Ji^o^ amusement stocl - * - i j ^ counting upward mal revival of film and radio busi- l » o-"""--! rcuuii. 1 ^itji curry striking ,a new note as I S^A""^ '"««bu. uver tair, but Miss Sin the fall T*''^ **** 5^«"' approximately $800,- he tells how he played pinochle m- gets a chance to redeem S h""* "^^s charged, to operations in stead of huddling over a radloJ ^f'^ ; Second half is a imi.« tiection issue current quarter In accordance Something new is a group of 10 girls stage oountry-club set, with the 12, Another factor entering the sit- the company's regular film K^o Jointly bought ^ ticket and took ^irr line on in- sportswear lor « uation surrounding picture issues „ ^f^,/ '' a.^^'^'..^,' a third prize. mashie routine and hl-klcks «« thls year Is the likeUhood that In- ^oe show at Morris- h^^f^W Miss Gottlieb's enSnc^ terest In the fall election campaign this aniount of the reserve has been k^j^^ ^^^^^^ ^nnuaf appearance P..... •33.8110 Qell. Blec. Ml)... 80: Keith pfd. .(8<4). . 7iO0O -Loew .(2)1 , ■ 100 . Do. pfd. (O'/j). ....... ., .300 Madison 8q. ,<3ardeh (00c.).:. 17,000 Palramount -4,7«tf-- -Do, I'st .pfd ... 8,fl00 Do. -.2a pfd ...,-.■>........; . .5,200 Pathe. . - '80,000 'Badld Corp",-. ..... i ......... . > 1,001) ..Radio pfd. A 400. Raaib pfd. B xa.im Hadid Ist pfd; (3'/4) 7.000 RKO 6t200 20th Cent.-Poic 2.400 Do. pfd. (1%) 410 Universal pfd,. - 30,100 Warner Bros.,,,.,.... 100 Da. pfd ,-. 22, 80O Westlnghouse (8) . 220 , High, . "22 ; 38 . , fiH . 17 ; 4294 . 102V4 . 37% :# . 814- . 0(1%- . 014 . . 7%. . 11% . B5% . 101% . J77% . , 24 ,34 . .101% 10% • 47% 113%. •10% 82% .4% 10% 42% : .■100%. 36S' 01% 107^* 12% 7%. 61% • 8% 7 • 10% 00% 101 - 7.'! . ■-.%• 22% ^■2 87 0% 47% .114% 185 Last. 22 33 4% , 10% 42% 102% 37% 01% 40% 107% 'II Off , . 0 11^ S6%' 101% 77% 5% ^% 83% 101% 10 47% 110% 130 Me. .7fith Street, New T6rk City; Call Bern- 1 u_„_^ i-^^ , „ „ , — , ... — .v. umum up a,n enirun« Che Sff- 2125 Bast Eighth- street. New York f°°8t the b.o. cash-register bear-, for vaude vet Jariette Hackett for +2% l ^a^„-„_.i„..»_.„ , . week. Judging: froni half ' - ■ + -% ,!^i°"»*?' ^''•,J*J'*s essaying a Latin nu^iber Indifferent ;^vaude^ set - up won't [ that serves to build up an entrance ^ . te Hackett t +=^:v4 r'sVmpbonlcl^ducUons. M^^^^ l^^^ h_er s«ave dance creation. motion -picture bUBlneBS. - Capital stock Hf7tlrtn n«^ aV ^'^^ i!" ■ -ooies Dlasted 'em right out Z I? 100 fihves, SO par TaiMe.. Incorporators; ? ; u °" stagerj hfe's done the" of the benches, the .house heavy _ K Theodore. A.. Benedek, 303 East 63d P^^* "6 could with the material he With femmes. With a nersonallty . ratreef. New York City; Edward p. Pierce had.. ; that registers behind the foots ault«' Jr.. and RuAh. PLerce. both of. 21 East | Bfea Gottlieb ,is tOp-,bllleP as the as imposingly f^does' on +1% |RVbVVx.''^liS^geni7c'?>%?^^^ once trimmed 'E'dwarTvnl 1 1^ commenced wlth'"three song se^ '*'J11, Ftanklln B. Lincoln,. Jr., all at 48 ■ ' ■ .Iprtlnwn a„i,r.^r^^,.^ -with his career, wan street, -New York City; • [.then shrewdly '^Ives 'em a hoveUy Moylelab Mm .l4iboratorl.es, Ino., Man- N«»*reeI Corporation; assumes name of by doing .the. 'Waltlne at nata For -3% httttan, motion pitute business. Capital International ITewareei CornoratioM Filed Katlp" >i« -ilf .o TT? _ 2 stock 200 shaTcs;. wo Preferred, ?100 par by Manhelm RosenraeltrVa^ rniMmh^^^^ he did in 'Bottoms UP. -% r^*»«A ^'« commop, n? pir vkiiie. iS- kW, Ntw^^ Columbus .flinauslcal, Behind Boles All durfo? ^^ tprpp^atorp, SaUl Je.ffee,. 7Sy -Walton ave- -- . DISSALUTIONS act is small table covered wTtb inuc. .Bronx; Morrl9 AlBn, 1217 Nelson Theatre Flayers, Inc„ died bv Sldnov frowzy. Wrinkled c\M\\ at\A a rl<3f- il^^^'-^iThi.r^'T''^'''''''' sixth H.^Levi„e, 621 'Fl'fth avenue? ^^w^'l??^ ety ch%r7 when he bS EdwlH H. Strong, Inc., Queens, general Studio Thenti>ea Corp.. nied by Morris A Wings brown wJerby, gflOfly broadcasting business. Capital Silverman, 1270 .Sixth avenue ^S^^Y^rk r*"*™*''*«.ah^r.« n,, incor- CUy. Yorkj j. ^ countrified garment and* - % Do. pfd. (3%) ..J37 • Plus stock dividend; t Paid this year, t Plus stock eattros. t New 1080 high CURB •32% 17% 3% .10 10 0214 83 «S 'se A«)«ed, m 4,100 Technldojbr , , . , 2,800 Translux (20o.)».; BONDS $10,000 Gen. Thea, Eq. '40....... 34,000 Gen. Thea. Eq '40, ctfs. 8,000. Keith Os, '40..... i • 73,000 I,oe\v 8%'B, '•!«...> ■ ..-^-SS" Par-Broadway 3b, ; '55. .-. . 174,000 Pafatnount Os, '.M. ....... 4,000 RKO debs -Os.... 66,000 Wirnfer Bros. Os, '80..... 80% 4%» 2» 08% 6!) •00%- 06' 08 I- 20% 4% 24 24 03 07% 01) ■fl3% •64% 01% 80 4% 24 24 03 07% 0» 87T4 AS 03 ^2'* - '4 -lli - % +2% + 14 +3Vj +2% + % - % - % +1 stock, 200 • shares, ■ no par value. porators, Edwin H, strong. 3M[lldred"B. I " CHANflE OF Z.OCATION I nosegay for 'ICatl^' nnrnhp'r' Chalf f 4%°s"^6?rstr"e^l."''ja?kso?'^r.|'its,*'i. t .ocl^oTS'or^lirh^'Sf 'M&"-F?n ^^^ble are Sid AfSts" / ^^^^^X^^i'^^SX^^ WjrA.- B» °E^s^4«t7eVt.^^'e^w^ | on'^'r^er^i'^s^off liil^lb^^ e^vS other item on this show. Number Manhattan, motion picture business. -fcapl'-' York City. i?L_lJL°AH' 200 shares, no par value. In- | STATEMENT AND DESIGi^ATION xr»YVrr^^^ vaudfllmers here, Starioj Hn^*' " *^*""«' Hastings^oA- York'^ifnce.' 260 We,?*67th street lvi?nu ""t^' Moonlit float acro.ss scrim Hudson. ^liomnims. Inc., same as above Ba.vhrJk Corp., New York, motion plc- Boi;*«wi'*S°5- .^S?"''' stock 600 shares. 600 preferred, $100,par value; 100 com-^ mon. no par value. Incorporators Mar- garet TuH/. . Margaret McMuUen, Charles firk aV" *" *** ""d'son aveAue"New foBident. Capital ^t2ck. on stage, and when scrim lifts J5J E •qh»?S,!l'!^*,'' Jc^A P^,' Piled by L. elrls flit through some barefooW firk cTv ' ^"■«"' boundings while waving a blHowW ' cloth half the size of stage. JanetM rAi ibadmia I Hackett shimmers on and the mo- CALIFORNIA sic shlft.s from classic to ArtUn' Sacramento, | Schwartz's 'Dancing in the DarK. OVER THP COUNTER. NEW YORK C61.-i»roaa6SM. A . <2)... .. Pathe f. Ufa, (7>..... ; ♦. •JKaid thU year; The. Patriot Film Cor^oraUon, New $25^00 '^nn'!.**^'*"^''' ^J*"-' <=»P"al stock. Miss Hackett'fl costume captivated' s?o«y JofjJar^l"*"^ "r^"- capka^. PrS oTpodnrgieT' joh'„ onlookers whether or no they app«; More.""Bam" as Sbove"- ^"<=«'^- r'"?«nt PoSffl ^' elated her choreography. The nifln- ators. "aSiNGE^irNABfE erff p?cV„"i »" ^' A- fsen- J^r is beet Of any dancing in vaflg A. K. B. AmoMment Corp. to Alwlll cibitSi iVI^L H«a''"u*' •'adlo buslnlmj here since Harriet Hoctor aPPear^Jt , ^ M^niT toM"l."«^^„ Howard V-b.'^^'k. "'i."- *»0"s« about three years Alport, u West 42d street. New Y«>>' rr.,«^tii^fll«8*Iut^'o^ of complete branch of ad agency. Have one show, the Fred Astalre pro- ' gra.m, for Packard He}, for fall, with ^ possibility of another emanating from west when" new' season opens, DOYIE TO N. Y. AMEEICAN ,S'an Francisco, June 2. binty Doyle goes to N. Y, Amer- ican July 1 as radio editor. Doyle has been- radio editor of. :tMji Moiidliyi^ '«vp; m.--E.bST V-.. :,. WABC, New York (J'. Walter Thtmpsaii) Lux h^s.iin.oved Jq H9;^lyi^',ci9jil| a'i}d hired .Aes.U Bl.DqMiRey^o 'fliCfctfW? Monday .nislU.fi/^,^?^. ; ;?flth,mo^^ represent .showmanship. ■ ..•KrothTng; . more Idgipal 'in'vi^^M- tW^V^Br^; policy ■ • dt Idehtlf yift? ' " itiS ' pr6tliict '■ with fllmdom than for the.'pi'opri'am to originate In the celluloid colony. That strengthens' the ^authenticity' of the 'commercial and. provides an- atmospheric Intimacy with " big names, and. glamorous .eMerprl^e?. that cannot .]3u.t be a, productiori Asset. ■ As for DeMille, he is probably as well known to the general public as any fll«vi .d(r.e«Jtof>, ■..^i>jt(A. iMne "tfP. cejebs-;; l^Jpnt jQost; ctt thi^.tpartiqylar -s.ho.W'.-Wu^l;- Iji^ve: been ■jv,f li;.^boy,^ , $l,0^pp(j; ■ .1 W >ii I" ;i GOLD MEDAL FLOUR With Betty ,9rocker, ^jziiietb; B; Jidrtft K;iy«tt- 'kinii,~and Joe Bmersbn chorr ' Musip, dr«rna^^r,ecipe8, news, ^ .3Efev,Wiii^t ^^^i^m^i WABC, New York i(Blaclcett-Bample-Mnwi,rn.ert) . THi^ mammoth daytime splurge 1$ ndre notabie7!f!?r> l^n'/sftlegman-r tPt>(l> tlian for its* showmanship'. This ,is^, -..n j{t to deny a connection be- ;^we^W the..4;wo.l Bu^ ,b^pe^ the.emphar.'. :^lb l^ |prI^Hi(;iljv ox\, cost^ produqtipi) expanses, etc., • and other salefl angles. A - lot of inijivldual pro- grams have been dumped into on^i container, Which is supposed to psi- radei across the morning ether like .Jumbo and mow down the house- wives. Most of th6 programs are old-flhiers •••previously . bankrollel by General Mills. And the way the works keeps from toppling into the dliriepa-dozen category is that praic- it^ally every othefc';.jaaji--tlme stanza and Inteiihi^Bidhs! awd'^'iirt'thfe^'hut-'- riierouB I fctlr-taln C'Speeehes,' ' DeMlllei ' , an actor himself years r; ago) .-.•and: sincfe then a ready, dais speaker in .Hollywood ahd' ;'elise'v^h'ere,'"hias a; good, rtifeg'eiiij rtJS&nant hc^Tritth -Vdice- and an^easy. j^ersonality.iihat.iflts. !<: • • This-, voi^;^ "..ftueBt^on liapd j ■wihati-.lt.i aoes ,i(>,; ,^ome . iper^oifalities yib-^v. heard . .pxi^r, .i]ii,e j^idW. (3Men;ibpq4f!^. from '.the yiElibJe £lJBure .ra.,well,exem'- pllfled triTTilariBfi^ietrltfB. • ^^t' fi'A't' lJ.ossiBlS • the^ifailb't'o ^e-^hier'-hbl'd- the caitt^a'-p<)^e.' 'HelS'plletiJi^i!hatS, . . her . etutniiHg::ygownff,i heri ■hea^'y-^" IlddedjiatisaQr^i^hnQt! come;*l«:opBh the lojiflppeafcer.i ,;AU,thatidoes . in ofder'^toi join the real?) suaijft ofuiwomw 'cawwi-rfoirtv powers and ?C)Kit''a)WPJnefr!.9ui:i iRtp the blistering jieBert.lft«tftt .sutie.r, her legionnaire, who is marching off to shoot ■Badouinai.,,.u AMlad^^^ hpna^: . »nd •• tire||iHa'- Mj^s [l[ia^G|^f %<>m^ ■ made her's(6e'm.6h" the alr woiildn t have-, {hat^'iftticfc sW;iniirtii''ji -jnv : Aaailtatlbtivfepdidfrec^toin frt'(l;i^- .etal seemed "good.. Transitional , devices were worked "fasC and scene ' jumijs madei iftteUlgentiyii How far ■ DeMllle,. •,;aii-.newcpmAt^. 'to *'radlo,, jBteered . ,the;,^(hipi al9i>e •tonj.Jii&. :flrst voyage,'... is .'jUij.wgwn . on-,-.^e.i-,pfeiY( york llstlen.ihg.'eha. . T$. did, seem ,tha,i .thi^ rikfifiitlve 'hid- i, tet'tairPvcltle- ■ matlc taimerituiiri.'''' ''"•'"' * Howfevet,' t'h'er* ft grfevfe tfoiib'i tftaf -■ story; itaeW hbld' ■miublt' lort ridl^.' . If s a reworking of Paramo,unt's ; ■ fMbrocep'., .of about . four y'ears-jagoi In the i-adjlo , :f|ilutiiop . there ; .w^S., a lack p.f^Iclash; . of I cpiifl^ctliig, v^\)\e and Uie '^tAA^'c story liiateriaTs, that malce for big scenes and i^tron^ 'ten- sion. There was an abT36nc6* bf in . cident .and .ap. ,ov«r,-sln]iPllflcatlon of the mdnacfeV> Villain is' kilfed'^by lac- . cident .before ever getting a chance . to dq- anything .really ..ylllainous, , This ife'clurivsy' dra^a'M any/'sj's'- tem. Cff reckoning Hi iV-'m^-'^vfay the only complication 'ln the stbry before ...jthe.igtqrj; .y^^ Jthnee-quarf, While l-eaUstic-m^^ound efCecta, was coiVfuslftg"ah'd' dlfflrciult to. 'follrtw iij Aspm • tff .;whst;-^K8-^-dil>p^^^ H'-- I - GlarK^;mabIef" i>e6'iatfereff"-V'h4diy Mid. rejtdilMfe^' llnefliJwith- aWWatfdn. . Several ;ismailler;i;t6Ie8;>iiriQtab}y thp' ■•^t(iVglVf*.fttgeatnitj., th&.'jCdqkneyi aijd ft 'Casual. Bbiiorita wetie in lifpj.-, Kjysr. . but e^ab'eabfe^'iH-'lhi-^seore^-^hlil-'lt- •was a:;:^flrrft' 'tlhje;;!^:. neV "duiWrs, ' tte; afi.a an-.!ocEasldQ bf"SOiB)fi' lini- porlanci?, Miss Dieti;leh:?ang.>'fTaU- iing irt Lovfc Again' for an encore. It .was prietty bad. And of doubtful taste to6 was TieMille's rbfereuce to Cable's ears. Laiitf. - erierat . - . _ 8iZ&.' '■'•iVf a .typical Plackett.- Sample- 'Huirtmert 3pb, .itvhlch , means that 'wheii coupon rejiurij? ate, balancied (asasliBst ^tow" producHoh' costs; khe .^QLU&pon looks . bright on the Je^g^i^s. J^ifod^c^on costs Heifj cer- rtiay tt4avktit.t:iiip^\*j Shee.lS rsJii?' vrepre- seiiia a Mg net to catch 'em. "That's aWoHiit the only criterion from which thla^Job can be approached. , As showmanship or progranlming. It f.cafti 3e''dIsmi^Se^l'"''vvlth 'it ehrtlg;- ' ' ,,.:^thqligh itHe dllEerentvdays of the weeW .coA^n,.?l}g,lj,i;ly. diffej;enti,prp-] grams', they're all much alike ana the pn'e' hfei'e''rev5e«^ed'' is 'litesUm-; ably I a,, reprefientattyo; TMep.d»y/i Job 1 and, -^(^bj .gi;lnd ,flmer,., Jf ads off. ,.and Js , one , oJ;^ th?. ■rpally itrbiig itehis' on' the rostfer.' Mitwmohial . agony is curreWtlSr' dished 'but .ltt''g'obi,''1i»Uit 'the^^ViSki '■■ 1f}o fcoi 1 flW, ismobthlyii f 'Pading.' is-; tjkay,- whUft . ih^i ,1 Re.rtoi;pi»i»C(?8 ...;,ot...EH?a^ J bftth! IJieH^r apd i.j!,6ater cTrepiayn^, jar^) fluent. ' Consi^mes^!l5 minute^,.. 'Modern Cinderella,' 'a brand ne^ concoction, ik' allotted the next quarter hour; Except that' it rep- resents a change of pace, it fails to tally , up with its - predecessor bit. CTouple. , of. radio . artists .'. (Rosemary, J^mpn ai^d, Eddie D^an.) are- pepfje- sented as tryirig'to .grt.a toottipld in .thC ^th#r"bI4!.' 'lli'eV'Jfe felieafslng wlieni ,the landlady reads from VARiffrr {hat the station which has )x|redi them has been sold. Unevent- ful .^t^lmax. tries to hypo thcr'.prob- l^m.'vi'hether the s&le>pl th'^, station' wiTl'.lie good or bad' tor therii..Cbmb6' 'sthg^l fair, but only passable. In spealiing lines. Could probab^ ;do bette* if they had a. more .adept ;Bi(wip;. Listeners are virtually, ■gi'ablied by the ears to write in and say Modern Cinderella' 'tippe&7d' to them -1 i '-,.i ; , -' -fj.;..---.- Anbthtrlmewi.potiioo, 'Who's WJiO' in Tddajf'sjNeyiS' follows for; 1* ijiin-r utes, IJCkhn, If .'Waltklns, a-.pseudoj}ym cqvertt);^ the absence bf .a .ijame pey?s CdmWient^tbi'. dlslies !^It "out. Idea .Hei-6 |i3"'J»itty'^iina' "h'ic«J>' iJfesentdd.' ■Wonut'A'fe-iingle'-ls'' IHJedted I'titb "the" day's jhappedings; Rendition is suave andi ihie;j!^electioa of rttems discern- ■ .,..l!ptty. Crpcl and ;C,ho|:v als6i«ot :ne^.-to General .MiUp., put .thro.ugh a bit here whlc^i .Jijaa >ya^tly; -.bettpr, fpnceptlon than ;perf6rma'rice.,.Sihging I'aclfs, fbr buStness'ind heeds 'nibre reKearstng: . .Asia raiflib proglram, 'Gold' 'Medal I^oyi^' is a pure sales' innovation that can .Ijol^ its own so long as nobobdy thinkja iUn apmethlmg^-beittpF.) "Beitter.' Pes^saryy, i^gaqs v,aopietl;\lps I 'hi-.),,' v,r ■■-)■: r"i'(>- (iT'.i'i'j , jjlEW FACES AT KWK ; Artd a New. "Title For Ken Church, '.^ Now Asst. Gk .M. ' ; ./. '■. . ■ -'St.' Lpui^ June--.2.- : .j Roger Fox Orchestra has moVedi , Iptb Is^WK;. as',tft«ir- grpup tejilafclng i- Otta. fteinerU- -'Alsp new it KWK Jane .Currah, awing vpcallst ; rle "Harris, .recentlj^' with" Hthry' 1^6 in— Chi 5 - Pftriefirttfri; 'ibave- Fard, iorrtW!My'o£;KPi; a.ttd bt'iier Biflo '-OoasV station's.-*. , r' ' ■• ' ' ."' v 1 B;«n ehuroh,. sal.eis iiij|gr. at JtlJOX CSjEus been upped. tb ,asit. 'geti; Tngf.; but .wlU retain supervision bt^'MjA* here ^ith BETTE DAVIS Thuris. 10 p.m., EOST.»l.i .> .< ;.i WEAR, New York . - . , I (J. Walter Thompsoji) '•-Betto Davis and 'A.' 6; Nelson guested onJCfaft pt'Dgrlimsiadt-'week' (28), - representing . t,i^e'.-,3olly.w(2.Qd colqny.' !Nelson dldn'jt hfeye much to do, bU't'f hid wlffr dfd^.'She 11b' ticddemy awaird .'pWionfr r.lipcv tblB'.'ywt'.'.'a'iid croad-flred in clip fashion virith Btbg: Cro|tby.-on ^oi;' ,^ftj'st,,.4ayp -iPn the. ^oaBt ■ )t|i." spme . f aspect's, .. it . WfiEi . a refrebbiulg high for frank chatter.'' Player spoke of her clumsiness 'before the cameras at fitst, arid how everything was muddted befpre she' got a grip on herself.' It was told in a. 'laughing manner. The - duo might have been reading copy, but it seemed like ad lib; g^b,' all in all, Bett^r-thant-average personal. ' Following that^:^ei8oh sang aspng nicely, .' lie's an",iD«:QbftStfa-leader,' Mtb I ah- bbeiftent - VpijJb WI-iiApular' rejidltlPiii.' ■'•' ••' ' -= ' '''' - MAdiC'W'h6R?,:'' >.WitK Edward Niilf; 'J|i.; tetT Rb)r^|V Orchestra ' ■ -''' ' ••'- '= ■ ■ 30 Mirts. < '■ • i- - - • POMpEIAN'i; v'!;>A-. J'.;:'..; ;-!->. v;i' ^':••.^ Wednesday, 10:45 p. m. EDT WAdQ„rsiew,yftrK7.:-.i': . .-r -.r. I .... A<^opping,^^|.,Ll(fyfl) . ., This, musical .^tanza, air^d ,lpcally In Np^ York only, augurs la dupi-.' ous '.future. PrbductiPn' and' ' ' iielf-' fprmance are badly- 'cpilcef yea, ind' a^goad deal of doctoring' fs-ltbipera-^ tiv.e if anything passable- is to* be Ailadd of the progran}. . -1 -".Spbusor undoubtedly-.! Has'rfspmft sort of reason 'tdr buying s'tich' id'- late' sppt-. iKe/-a| middle rjajid '■■ bet\)rfe'e)di'^ straight: slffglng aiid crooning. Murky effects: creep into bid voice,-. dlstoi;ting clarity. ; . -L'Mligfc? 1liir"i!.tii>!,-«lbihmercials have too many phoney elements. The 'supposed 'Mirror' talks (in a femme .TplRi^), a^d .gets., ;Qft ! some dreary p.alaver. Price iituentiohs intrude .into ■this wo\ild-be ^tio'etlc Vvfeth with a j'a"ri|?ie."- 'f reci^'efir ' a* fi\ii'; ts' the' ^taflia' Winds •'up'iv'a'''cfoittmei'(ilaT'''is addressed to ' gra'rtdmbfhers'/i'Airglng 4:hem.tP guide ,fheir,'PVPgeny arlghti in;:.tlie matter ..Mn«. • ' ■ DEXpALE HOSIERY . 'Frtfm^ the ^scripting and playing anglqa; ' Dexdale Hosiery has In "Rom'a'nce, Ipc.,; .a^; Jngratl^tj^f h\t ■ot .eiJtlsrtalnm'ent and the prbgram's dhanU pf building a substantial fol- lpw.li|g a!rd gb'bdV ' -prbyfaihg : WiteV discrbtipn' is 'us^d' lti c'putfhlng^ arid; jiandling the cpmmerq^al than pre- vailed' pn the debiit pccaslpn (96). Rambling axtd. repetltlpns, the copy tppk Ipng perlpds . put not pnly at the beginning and end pf the prp- gram but in the middle pf the nar- rative. . Added to the. three- time Chanting 'bf . the same selling fea-' turesj abput ithe^.prpdtiiit- wbre^iuibi* betspmely - phrased and likewise lengthy ,'iaanouncemeixtaL;'oX .a.|«iye FOLLOW^ COMWEMT ''R(jNlANC?,p.F .TiH FkOWE^S%v ■ ' Bob White, Milt Ross . j^,..,. iStorqes . '.IfinMins. , . ■ , fA.I^-V ED PLORI&TS OF ILL. ' ' ' .|';un.dWy^-fij50-'|i; lTiW'--pDTj-''''f ''-''' '.-i Wjjp;^Chio4gb.. t.r.'J' i''.n> "■ I 'Hi.ti(,JlHimi\¥\i Swenson)i,\ -tVjr.., '/■'l^Tiee prpgrj9imi;,tha1iv;depiftnstfjpttes \%^^W -J^fl^ -SftPn tiSrA buUt; 1 tfl fomii ; iSj • fit. . a, , j>a,tWcular. : A'-liilii • tayWg on hokum with a trowel, keeps the ihpught pf flo-werS constantly in the llgterter's mind, yet without any di- rect spiel^-or harangue. ' Series. ., is ;.based. pn . letters that varipus- flprists have allegedly re'- icelv^d frPiji .ovstomerg who. have found that flowers- h'ave sonie par- ticular adsbdatldn with ."iome' im* Ippvtanf day- or--moment- or - Incident :lii theijf.; lives,.;.' In- : tills . ;guise,.; the. .'show;s.»k«ep8 . inferring that' flowers «re associated- . with, ; tihe. Inyjoctant .'TPbiftfeJlfa.pf .pne!s ;liife and'.the'tstory :goe.<{ •Pyi.'to'. eluclda'tfi' on this .Qi^mB'' , §how .caugfit ivas .b'uilt arpuhil Memorial da.v. Written . plenty of . ,bpr4ey, -it stlH.i' drovet hbme- thl9Wpirt|Srttli^'p*ldBey^= sealiintristBlfty. ■<>f,tb« tjrpe.tbe- botsbs -^b-'fof*;. ©oM*. Paul WhiteW'aT^'ai 'Musical Varl eties' = ('W'POdbury'Bi) ''Is - currently Jiltting Smooth note: - In "Shdwmati- shlp.v : Has. pace, -miu3la, bomedr'and .names. , ' Among ,th|9- ' latter/ EranH !i?arker looms,'.as. ajn .additipi^^fpf the next nikonth; . .jjiidy^ Caiiova and her hill-blliy c'omti antics' c'oniiriue oh. Ranlona draws^^the femme singing ch'brcs'. °:!Xnd' fianwiched Into a spot - whene they 'dori't^ lttirt, * are '• some juve tyro^'iWho-krA billed.,as'i'flnds:' ■ r.iMoa$. receiif program i (31:) > apotited. ; ;i»arker ip, tjwa fplao^a, ipjd hei.camft y^W;.^ocki^de%.^^^ Romance and._"Melody YsP^ V^<' ^ky^^"'*^hifefc7SSiflk tb^Tbruht '6r'th1e-'m!e;"'w'brfi, ^'a'd -three brches- tra numbers, delivered with gloss •.sEiid.n bearlrig • the'Vueual Whlte- .^mA3iesque'-;(rill»i i-, Jlambna^s ^single ,.tpit:.yftcai.pkay;,v!vy-r:';i; -,j •■•'■•' ■^.N^ce,i»art;i^,that;-,l>.^ljdl§d,by,4qd .Canpya. ■ . It's /,?lppy , . ^ . the Wil-liifly;^tuii;7aria alie can milk k line to* 'Wu'i^M'''^'T.}ii'bugh '^"the' louafetealtiT? hei'^ dfeUi'en^'' and = rti- i-teVlat sound like' a"' female cbuhter-^' part of Bob Burns. -It's a slant hot often essayed by a comedienne, and she pulls .it through very creditably. Whiteman showed himself adept at feeding her .straight stuff. Insertion . of .the' ■fclc^ tyros '.has spme novelty, though conceivably it could at times t^Llce on ilbppo pro portions if the ypung'^'1lhs ' had i ibad night ' Sample, caiig'ht turned put-, well .'enojigh, -.with three.. Juves singing,, playing, ;otc. .-FortMnately ithis tiu'n,.is. kept Ip'yt? ^bjit; timing,. ' ; 'Richard' HaVWeiT,' " fprmerly '• ot iKABC^ San Ahtbhlb, tun^. Roy Hiiht fornierly pf kONO, San Atitpnip, iikve- B^ltc'hed' to. anhduhclng -stii'lt ■of iCTSA ifi 'S-.-A; " -■. 'f' " • ''.'• - ' ; ''Jaok' Gund«raLOrf,-.tiireVlotisly 'Vrith the :CfreeTiBky ;(Wls.)'PreBs>-Gasette; jplDlhg the lAet'oHanidtstAg-and aales promotlph depaftmtmt •vi 'WOMT; Manitowoc.- -'. ■■ Inc.,' lis neither .novel nor tantalizing, the' writers, Henri Wiener- and Keith Powlbr sho-tv that tjiey have the ffe'el tor.'tHe'-medlurtJ.' illestralnt Is (»xerqised-lii maneuiverihg the-'melo- dramkitici, : situations • and ' • • what, is «uppised:..'tc>'.pas0r.fpr. sppWstil?at.ed dialog -ha^ extpn^Yi ,specioys,Qesa -{in.d <5r}sppe^a tp. iAp.lce.lt blcaiy, ipr .th'e^ .average Ijsteher-lher. Wwner--a'nd Fbvfler ''are ''tredlted •with "havltig dbire.k'fe'w-' chores' ^'rt Hdliyw'bdd.' ' ■ Alice Reinheart ' atid • Buf f ord' 'D.' l^apppdert,' cast: Jh 'the - lead- rolfes; prbjejct 1 .the .right amouht;. of ifHp. rbma]nf;e.i iBoth .lare^ adept. line- readarsj .. . 1 .,- < ■.■ -yj : .p.'.- InlUal .Injstalln^ent:.;. bH the, s^^^al quickly Ikid'.tlie Inti'Oductiop' and .got', the •pa'lrther'shlp'^ ' llr^t "case" urtd,^r." way.T AH unemployed ' actor' '(iSui''-' fbr^) fleeirig 'ffont'-^Kbat 'he'ihlnlcs^ jirfi dops' takes irefbgs in-'thtf abatt- ' me''n'tl of 'Mles>Reijtihea[rt,- -nrho Is also biiok^. V ;. ,The , chage . had . f pllpwed -an. fenepuuteif! ;Wltn.; >a miy^terlous. -idanoe In a- cafe. Out' .of InfluMps niade-p-t the- ipariment by queer- acting stranger comes the susplclpn tliat ^pmeWhere there's an linwhbtes'pme cpnsplracy against' sphie "pne, and .frpm this sltuatlpn Burford and the girl get the inspiration to form ?■ partnership, as advisors, in adven^i ture.; .fair's :flr8$,e3?perience at.putr ling romance on a paying basis get thenil mi^ed • Up with a. ; refugee princess and a blackmailing - secret agent, with- a little wobden doll in which diamonds are. ca'chbd serving as tlije main .prop of the excitement, RAMONA rWith Jack yShllkret, rTliree r^estera Su,nday, 5:30 pna . EDST WABC, New^V&Jfk J,; . r 'I- -.r:Tryploil)iy= VligBt .'sq^^fe ^ shdVlr-; ushered In to replace Prank Crumit andi '- . JuUa Saritfefsbn, ' . Built mofltjy ^rpiipd^ .Rapapna. -and her plaiifl, .byt.^lj3ipl?pEpUinde^ b^Jj.sinji^poth.. banp|;.and,'mj^le|,^l^ja;^ trio. . .Girl '. dou|b|ing between "this .'and / T^&^i "vVhitefnan'a broadcast {'Whiteman '' Is pn call tp Texas- Cehtennlal exi>p in Ji^ly.) • ■ ' : ' ' • It's a zlpiiy and dlversifled half hpur:, pf dance myslo, trio, singing, . and ' Ramona. An. pkay stop.-gap program. Advertising cphtihuity might . be lessened.. Too much insistence may have, opposite effect.' There. Is little needifb'r everyone connected with'' a sho-wf -b'eing "rechrlAtened' #ith.' 'prbd'-» uct's ndJne; etc. \- Rampna/j* alleged'.' addlation tp her sppnsQr'a><:ibakii)g- alsp unnecessary and iittnqpnvlnclng. in view of '.straight comm.eiidal an» nounbemept^'. ' running .'.to ij' tjbree,, mindtea ialo ^,^^-^- ; ,.;';,;^,, .V, \:, BENNY :FaRD?.-.' ^'.< :;-.r;v-. . .' IThp [Man jio.thei Stands'^ r.;. 15, Wins*. ,-.v.-L ■ .,1 - CQLV.MBIA, BR£WINQ. CO. Daityi ' ' ..-i, . St. Lo>li8^ KWl '■Tlie'-'DuW'^^^f; Patdtleihr alias' B'emw'' Fora!"-brings''hls -jfCentucky - drawl- into Tiiimant ijtfestlonnaire to fah's ati Sportsman's- ]ftark "where: all> hbme gaines^of . the -BJSQwns .and. .Cardjoals.-. i«r«, i played*: ->s.-Que.stipn popper : deftls mpstly in 'jvhat hap.- . pened whe^n* ^n'ji •whp'.dl^'what'. in' the . sports .-^Hiorld.' ! , *"'Fbrd' 'dP'ed- '-best 'tty Lfadles D^y Whei^ tie 'Irtterv^eNifrd- the tAmmeS. His" iqilestlott9 ''Are''6kay iJut 'f hd'iaJiswers • - obtained. from"thfr 'Women^fans, who ■: are ■ ^rowlhg-ilh) .number: /eVery year; are. .cbmical' because they^ ate- mostly wronk. Its a good Idea of sponsor to ,, jUSQ.. wis -medium to s^iU ^prpd.uct-a? average 'bf' i'^,000 -women ' attend games on iadles' day when Ihe, service charge, fcr. admission;. Is 'only 26 cents. -Commercials are well balanced. Sahit. ROCHESTER SPQTL Withi Qe'rrildin^ ' Rhode* traver, WiJIard DeMarse, $treet Brptft^ra 30 M!hB. ■'<•' • - ' ROCHESTER CiAS > ' , • . ' Wed.! 8}3a ism., EST ' . WH^C, Rpftheater, Ni V. ■. , ' With; £V: large and . changing all- iRdchtester .ca5.t, this hew progrg.m of the' Jjcchester ,Gas',& Sllectjilc 'Cbrpor Tatldn pver WBsSC has .quickly at'-, tractpd i. large audience.' . Spotlight bpefis with ' icylophone numl^er' by Street" Brothers fading Intp I prdgram- announcement by Cle.te^ -Lt)chner stressing Rochester talent for Rochester people.; Stirring icyiophone. march 'Hands Across the Sea' ifollowed by the ' only plug pf the program, a dramatic sketch of couple rising, late.i'^h the morning andi -ideclslon' to bby set -of three electHc clocks from the utility com- Get-aldlne Rhodes'Traver, who has a! large, local 'following, 6ings 'Touch of Tour Lips' pleasingly. . ■ '. - .Lo(!!hner then injtrpduces.Arthun B, Kelly, p.a. for- .the «tiUty„ who. Inter-i , views .Joe, DunnherC, clty'^ .veteran ne:wa| ' pifiptographerl ,' "VSfillar^ 'De Marsie, |iifiltaited.a JFord car.' a baby,' trbmboire; radlq and Ben" Berni.e in aL ' man'Aer- to get a flb6k- of : laughs. Rdchje^tiei' 'Mfelb ' Ghbrus, coAducted- by ' Heiftrlch ^'Jacobsoh, olPsed • with •Farehvell My LoVe'r and. 'Vislt:.to a Pleasant Inn.' v Different chorus each week and d '-'■'' ' '"^'^ '•' ' ' ^ ' 16 Mins. VITA COL I ' " Tliurb, &;30'P.rti., EDST;'>'i WOR,.Newf.Y©rk.. . . f.'. .. I • :-.-)Vi',j(D»:efter)nir' \--\'.; ..,Shay,ne,'s .^tyie ;l3.roniantlo^lly Ini isllned, . -^vlt)^ .best .resiiltis;' 'coming^ frpmj the ' t'ollibg' type . i(Jt; pb'pular bkllads. His voice Id fICh,' though Viot oif the gushy seotimental'^chooK Program is .sta^idard „stuft ,thal;, fehould get its quot^ of ; a^d\j},t llsteii" etv» .it 6 : 30 ' agalt^st tlfe ^tistial' kid ' stuff.: . • ,. •, SXeinpr'^vp^^ihi? ia;irppd'=»n'd-clean- cut.. '' He specializes In 'grooming* n^wcjomers and Miss Lee 'is getting atteiiitlon, now, though she-, relays la a' mpre .ma:^ura., maimer.', .Suggesting, greater experience, than 'hpr pre.de^. •uessPrs,' 'TPoth'paste sales tiilk "la politely grafttsd bfiVto' th6' show. ' ■•■ Bral. BILL AND GINGER With Lyn .Murray, Virginia Bake.p Script Serial 10 Mina. ■ LEVER BROS,' (SPRV) ■ Mon.' to Fiuld not oiUy be blocking science ifut tend to.pu't Texas station own- ers . In. a ..rldlculQUS position. TvFlhal vote had 14 : stations iFavorlngv the- resolution and -eight stations' op- posed.' ■ '■ James W. Baldwin, ihariiglng director of the National Association of Broadcasters, who ' attended the meeting,, approved the' idea, of the state association as a weapon for opposing unfriendly liegislatlon, out- lined the Importance of the June IB heariijg ^f.^he^FCC on new fre-- quency allocations, and told' of, the NAB's new plan of music .control. Applications for membership In the .TFA' has been made by 27 stations. OflScers elected were T. Frank Smith. KXZZ, Houston; Ralph S. Bishop, KFJZi 'Fipirt Worth, v.p., And James', it. ^.Qurtls, KFRO; Longvlew, Becrctfiry- treasurer. SMItHSONUN INST. PROGRAMS OK NBC Washington, June 2. New Government outfit ' to join parade of. thode airing broadcaists on free bstais was discovered last v/eek, when the Smithsonian Institution, tJ. S. scientific center, announced plans for a series of programs to IBtart June 9. Tal^s of pre-historlc America will 1>e featured, with the institute's No. 1 scientists and explorers furnishing the material.- Use of the radio in. dispensing dope on Smithsonian's research activities was decided upon because of the instructions appear-' ^ng in- the will of James Smithson, louoder of the science center, which asked that diffusion of knowledge among men should be one of the primary duties of the outfit-.' The radio has become one of the khlef mediums for the dlfCUsion of knowledge ambh'g men,' Dr, Charles . • « . It is highly fltUng that^ the Institution should make the fulle^ *se of this miedium.' ■ Federal Office of Education will Mooper'aite in the broadcast series, "which will be aired thro'ugh. Na- ]llonal Broadcasting Company* Frigidaire's Hunry-Up Chicago, June 2. lord & Thomas execs are in a luddle over a new ether show for Frlgldalre; to start as quickly as possible so as to grab off the major l^rtlon of the summer season. Henry Busse orchestra and the flfted Flo Rlto band are running neck pid neck In the race for the Frigid- •ire show which Is slated to start Irlthin six weeks on a coast-to- jBoast setup. Under consideration nre Columbia' and NBC blue hook- >ips. • liord & Thomas execs, headed by l«w Goodkind-of the ether division and James irwln, Frlgidalre adver- tising chief in from Dayton, are in a huddle over, the choice 'of bands with Indications that Bues* -will get ■sslgnment. Raidio'& Influence > Apropps the influence the Crossley. Survey has upon the language and thinking of actors, Goodman Ace quips that third parties now intro- duce perforn ers In this wise: 'Mr. 7.3 meet Mr. 4.9.' WHAS PROGRAM CALLED LIFT Louisville, June 2. . Mri3.. Cordla Greer Petrie, Loulsi- vine writer, entered suit for copy-b- right. Infringement In Federal Court here,. Wednesday (27)', charging that the script program 'SI and Meliesy' was t l}ft from her published char- acteris, Liim .and Angeline. Program was. .iair,ed over 'WHAS. ■ . Mrs, Petrie is the author of 'An- geline At The Seelbach' and other stories,' readings from which she gave I several years ago over WHAS. Mrsi iltatherlne Herriot E^astln, who broadcast" the disputed 'Si . and Melissy' sketches, over WhA.S, for- merly aired over a Texas station. ~ ,Mrp. Pfitrie claims, that she no- ticed; hiarked similarity of' <5har- acter^ and - situations, and itromptly notified' the station.- The station' then, so Mrs. <- petrie' alleges, did- continued the - program, and Mrs. irastln personally submitted 24 scripts, to Mrs. Petrie for her In- spection. Mrs. Petrie claims that 20 of ^ the 24 scripts contain Identical situajtions and lines which are! a patt ' of her Lum and Angelin'e 'series. ' 'Si' and Melissy' series was a; Sus- talner. over WHAS, on a morning spot,i and utilized two characters, Mrs. iE^tlii in the femme part, and Les Herndori, (Hepp & HerW- don, WAVE), in the male role. Both Si . and "Melissy. and' lju'm and An- geline scripts are' written in moun- taiixeer ..dialect, , ■ ^rs*. Eastin has also entered suit against Mrs. Petrie, alleging that- the- author brought about the can- cellation of the radio^ contract. It I^ also understdod that Mrs. Eastlir was negotiating for a.spot on one of the major networks for her Script program, at the time that .ilrs, Petrie's infringement claim was made. ' Mrs. Petrie's petition asks an injunction to prohibit Mrs. Eastin from using the characters 'Si,' and 'Melissy' and asks pay- ment of damages to be determined. Spieler a Medico - ' ' Baltimore, June 2. Phil Franklin, for past three years announcer on "WCBM, leaves station and the broadcasting biz on June 13 to pursue his medical education. On July 1 he enters Union Memorial hospital here to serve interneshlp. This month Franklin will gradua,te from U. of Md. med school In Balto; Dt/rliig his course there he doubled from mike duty at WCBM to class- pODi»rtlfttendance at the U. Change of Character Not f Clicking for Ford Rush Cleveland,. June 2. Not much success to date lias greeted the efforts of station W'TAM to streamline Ford Rush into an adult serial attraction. While on WLW, Cincinnati, with a corny kid show called 'Old Man Sunshine' Rush pulled 2.000 letters a week. Sleininger Signs WIND WIND, Gary, has appointed Cliff Sleininger as rep, making his sec- ond station since he set up shop of his own. Operates oa 5,000 and 1,000 watts, and is one of the two Ralph Atlass stations in the Windy City area , (other is WJ^JD, repre- sented by Weed), WIND In the past couple of months has had no rep whatsoever. Previous to that it was on Free & Slelninger's list^ Larry Wolters, radio ed of Chi- cago Tribune, up and around {if*;er • elnus siege. - ' ' • TEXAS AIR WHO'S WHO Personnel Set For Radio Ballyhoo of -Centennial ^ah Antonio, June 2., ' Radio staff of central centennial e?po at Dallas set for expo opening Friday . (7) and subsequent daily radio ' activity from expo grounds and buildings. - . Martin Provenson, Pacific Coast' NBfC announcer. Is chief ; 'Spieler. Jini Crocker, formerly with WO AT, San Antonio, annexed for announc- ing staff also. Margery Leuthi, con- tinuity scribbler with KNOW, Austin, and KTSA, San Antonio, scripting for expo setup. Rita Lane, onetime- NBC Carefree. Carnival warbler, Is receptlonlst-slnger. Gertrude Gale, former KMOX, St. Louis, and WMCA, New York, pianist. Is music librarian. Marion Ruland, formerly a soloist at KTAT, Fort Worth, has dropped music for a typewriter as a secretary at Gulf radio studios at expo. Dudley Wil- liamson left KFJZ, Fort Worth, to join Gulf-Exposition radio and p.a. setup. ■ Clyde M. "Vandenburg, director of radio and p.a. system for expo. Lew Lacey, . formerly ' with Southwestern Broadcasting .system, his assistant. Publicity task handled by Dave Clark, an SBS , alumnus. TAWNEE BlU' EAST FOR SHOWS, RADIO Maj6r Cordon. W. Llllle (Tawn^e Bill'), rated < the . oldest wild west days character, probably will , hit the eastern seaboard -this fall In- a series of Indoor -sho'W appearances, also radio, a sponsored ' series of western "stories. 'Pawnee Bill' made Lis - annual appearance a few weeks agQ at the Pawnee Bill rodeo In Oklahoma City. This was followed by a suc- cessful showing at the-Internatlonal Petroleum ' Institute . conference ' In Tulsa, -Okla. ■ on onsorship A Contract! , An agent offered Horace MacMahon and Sam Levene, Broadway legit actors, to J. Walter TJiompson to do a scene from 'Broadway* on the Flelschmann program. 'Okay,' came the reply, 'let them study the part. Maybe we can use them some time in an emergency.' Ways and Means To Market Air Meter Mufled Anderson, Nichols Associates, en- gineering and statistical outfit, who have charge of experimenting with the radio meter worked out by Dr. Elder, are holding a meeting of In- terested parties next week to deter- mine a policy pf commercial use for the device. Experiments, -currently .being con- ducted in New York, are In co-op- eration, with WOB( which has ac- dess to all the findings in return for part p&ymeh't of tTi.e testing. Abt>ut 100 meters have been' put out. Engineering outfit lias been try ing to soft-pedal all publicity on the meter on the grounds that lavish advance statements might create controversies that would kill' it Meter for the past year hsi-s been a, moot question in research circles, New York Radio Parade Nellie Revell ^ Lucky .Strikes Wherever "Vou Dial •■ There Is a deal pending which If consummated will have tiie Lucky Strike Hit Parade program airing over every major network station. Deal calls for the Wednesday program at NBC, with the Cai*l Hoff band, tg go over both; NBC networks at.-the same time; Likewise the Saturday CBS program, with the Freddie Rich ork. Is to be heard over CBS and MBS simultaneously. There is a slight hitch In the deal over the CBS- MBS set-up. MBS uses outlets connected with. NBC whlGh.AvIll probably lead to a reprimand from NBC for taking a CBS program even though station at 'the time- is. afSliated . with MBS. However, the sight of cash on the line Is expected to clear this up. Meantime, American Tobacco is penciled in for a one hour spot on WJZ on Sateves, which order would seem to be a bit of Insurance In case the above palaver falls. Music Publishe'rs ProtiectiVe As- 'BO<;iatlon haS • decided to make ay^iHable to manufacturers of re- corded libraries two 'fbrms' of .H-', censes, effective in July. One form will be the one now in effect which covers sustaining xises only, while the other will allow unlimited com- ' merclal use if and providing, the sponsorship is strictly, local. Should the library service be tied up with a national account, the usual fee of 25c per musical number will pre- vail. Under the original form 6f agree- ment the manufacturer's recordings were licensed merely tor sustaining broadcasts! . The recorded library producer now has the alternative of . paying an additional fee of. 200% for permission to make unlimited com- mercial use of his service. MPPA's royalty fee lor strictly sustaining ' use Is 16 per number. With the payment of ^15 per number the li- brary producer is relieved of the necessity of making an additional . remuneration to the copyright own- er when the records are used for commercial purposes. Thesaurus' Idea - Idea of a license covering the un- limited commercial use of a . tune ' had been piroposed by NBC for its ThesauruEii All agreements taken out from'tlie MPPA In the future will be on this IjaBls, W<)rld Broad-, casting Syateni' Is disposed to con!* tlnue oa: the old. form of transcrlpn tlon fvherein the library uset payi) 25c every time a copyrighted tune is used on a commercial prdgn^om. Publlsheirs were opposed to grant- ing, the license ar^pgement atl BUg- ' ' gested by NisC until an extenslye^^ check into the library situation by John a. Palne» MPPA chairman, disclosed -that the proposition was not only- fait, but was likely' to "' proy6 mor6 profitable to the copy-. ' right owner in the long run,. Effectiveness of all licences will . Ibe (or a period of six months, or the &ime plan that has prevailed since: the beginning bf 1936.- ..Unhonored On Regular Job. George Rasely, tenor, clicked big a couple of weeks ago In the Met Opera 'The Bartered Bride.' Prior to this success he had been -a sus- taining artist at NBC for a long time. Few people knew him, there vras no baliyhod, no nuthin'. With the aid of Bob Simon of the J. Walter Thompson Agency, Rasely got a crack at the ro'ie and elicited. The very day after the debiit NBC was deluged with reguests for info and pix, Friendly Co-operation On one of the recent Phil Baker programs, the productioneer ruled a gag out as unfunny. Baker Insisted -'twas funny and would stay. Pro- ductlonlte insisted t'wOUld go. So iBaker entered a phone booth, put thru long distance call to sponsor's office in Pittsburgh and resigned. Sponsor, asked questions. Baker gave answers. Including the ^ag.^ He returned to the studio with orders for production Wan to phone the sponsor. Which he did ^nd the gag remained. Yet . or No— Is the Sun Shining Last month Mark Wamo-w played 'Mallora,' the tune written by Prince of Wales, now King Edward. Journalist who fllls much space In -English papers Called the Warnow office for info. Later he noticed his story did not include the name of Wamow sponsor so called to ask for name. -Warnow cubidl6 hedged all over , the lOth floor, claiming they Had no authority to release name of sponsor and. wouldn't he please call the CBS Artist Bureau. Such modesty 1. And the program only on the air some 11 weeks at the time. Short Shots Walter O'Keefe and Glen Gray will not return for Camel. Program will be a one hour variety show originating In Hollywood and Including the usual guest stars, etc. Master of ceremorties Is to be a big name author. Sam Moore, radio chief, of Wm. Esty Agency, goes to Coast to handle program. , . . Some 10 engineers, including the Messrs, Lewis, La Fonda, Blssell, Gray, Fay, Green and Wllliamshurst were cut from the NBC Engineer roster. . . . Willie & Eugene Howard hike to Chicago with the Scandals. ... Up to a month or so ago, John R, Carey was head of NBC Service Dept. Despite which the coat rack In Studio 3G for one still carries a card about not being responsible for coats, etc., signed by John R, Carey. . . . What with WMCA conceived and originated pro- grams, Five Star Final and Goodwill Court, now being piped to WOR, the wags are calling WMCA the key station for WOR. . . . Frank Fay lost his pater la.st week. . . . Chrysler entertaining members of -their CBS program and production and press staff who worked on show with a banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria tomorrow eve after the concluding program. . . . Frank Chapman, hubby of Gladys Swarthout and a, baritone, auditioned at NBC last week. . . . Peg LaCentra smashed her thumb Irt a cab door. Not broken but badly bent and bandaged, . , . Jimmy .Shields, ^ jgjjyM Jjalllng from Canada, stopped the audition with the line (Continued on page 39) FRENCH SKETCHES FOR SOAPCrMQUEBEt Montreal, .'June 2. . . J'rocter & ' Gamble is" contemn plating a series '6:f French programs ' for the \ Prdvlnce of Quebec and have' been doln^ some. 'hefty jaudi;*- tlonlng. Representatives: of J the company dropped In on CKAC here recently, and heard 14 auditions in - succession.' Most wercr French dramatio sketches with' English notes ap- pended .80 the' prospective epoHboyg could savvy," . PAUL P£T£R GETS BERTH Will Direct Statistical., tasks foi< Cotrtinjittee of 16. , Paul Peter has been retained by" the Committee of 16 as managing director of the Station Measure- ment Bureau! He goes In on a six- month contract, with the assign* ment entailing also the establish- meht. of . a permanent staff for the bureau. Peter comes • from RCA'0 statistical staff. Committee, which consists of del* egates from the Association of Nar tional Advertisers, the .Amerladcastlng. 'Bltua«> tljijiji in Canada, The .abandonment at least,' was also 'advocated. Interpretation Is that the govern- ment will withdraw from the field of radio entertainment as expedi- tiously as Is consistent wlth;its fl-, nahclal Investment; that the entlri^ . broadcasting .field Will be.. thrown opfetf to jtclvate ' enterpMse^ under governmental auperylslon;. and that • existing: 'Canadian Radio • Cbmml^-' slon .stations will foe. di3pp^ed.,of to private ' ititetes^ as sdbn ais suitable . otters are arrapged. and: accep,ted. Important figure i In the new set- IIP" will manifestly be the genetaf manager ^nd already two compet- ing lobbies are pr6s3l>ig the ap- pointment Dt Mont'i^l-bom Regi- nald Brophy, now NT^C station re- lations manager: and Major Glad- Bton^ Murray of Toronto,., now. BBC "(London) • program ^dlriBCtor.'- l^fttter ,5ms - hera. for,. i|.%year rffj an arfviso.ry caiiaiclty wlfien the Cana-^. i^lan Radio CommlQQ.lon.iwas ,cr«ai,te^ in '19$} and 'piiblio ownership "of radio in Canada* wias ' InaugniKftted at that time by eit'^Prlme Minister Bennett . New legislation providing for the repeal of the Canadian Radio ACt and the authorizat^oi^rfor the. ap- poliitrient of the hew governing .' body will be ready for presentation to. the federal government in ten- days. ' The unanimous condemnation of public ownership' of radio etemihed ^irectly, from what the. coi^fimlttee ropoit culled 'flerlous albuse of broadcasting for political .purposes and th6 lack bf proper control by the Canadian - Radio Commission/ The most glaring instance brought to the attention of the inquiry was the 'ilr,. Sage' broadcasts in which offensive personal references were frequent. This series originated in the Toronto studios of the Commis- sion. The fact that the defeated . Conservative party had an out- standing bin for 120,000 for unpaid radio time a considerable period after the election, also, forced the Inquiry group to the '. conclusion that 'there was a loose admlnistra'- tion ^of Commission affairs/ . Anti- Political Broadcast* . .r,?a€ll?JJl%r. ;,e5U)J?jisIg.^^ on the need for restrictions on po- lI)a(Jd£-^*d£iaeSi^^ tiolflts will-^'^inddrjibra.tea in the new legislation; that dramatized political broadcasts be proI)lblted; that full sponsorship of all poUtlcai broadcasts be required; that the lf4ali|ation and distribution ':biC time remain with the new ..corporation which will assign time equitably between all parties .and rtval can- didates; that radio time be paid for in advance;.' and t^at h^ cal broadcasts , be: attbwed oh an .^le^ctlon day or durlngr tbe .two.ilays and nights iihmedl(ttely . j^recedihg^,. ..i^In' advocat^hg .v't liie:- tempbrary- abandonment' of hatilbnallz6'd: ji^ It is pointed , out th(^'f th.e esUbllsh- ing of natibhitl . broadcMtlhgr /-In fiSh will be ^'Wibwed $500,000^* overcome this situation by grants to additional private stations or to existing : ones, -ft It is .expected- that one 'of /the fifsV. steps to be taken by the new administration wlU be the extension of coast-to-coast net- work time from 12 to 16 hours and to work more closely with commerr clal broj},dca.sterB- in making use of network facilities. ' ■ While 'it Is presumed that a clean sweep wilt be made of the' Canadian Radio -Ctftan'mlssloh's personnel,' the current, report is that CRC Chair- man Hector. Charlesworth will be tratrsferred to a .more congeniat'rfO"- jjltlon in the'-^bvistnm;ent service. It is pointed- but:- that' he neyei' shf|.red personally >iu . the criticism directed against the radio adminis- tration gejajsr^jf: 3 .' t\ ittiiiC. ^'53^Btf?.Ran|ol| rted attempji. tq^dlsgulse; tali^S^iqvtfc.'a«fi\(iefei^ SBWhwiut Bijoa {^[^e^iff^ atigt OtofticOT^-w^'thwa)^^ last week when ,^ ^SEktibM Coife hearing oA aSJ ■iJliotfltoiiS-t^^etansret bbh?5fit of K0MjAi4 OklfihD^4 City, KTAT, ifj^ Worth, arid WACO, Waco. ii W ' Originally the Cqmmish reicelyed three sets of applications invcdviy^ presumably separate parties when sale of the Southwest web was briu^ up for ratification. Lost week' last semblance of individuality was Je* moved when formal announcement referred ,to pleas to asdign licenses to Hearst Radio, Inc. i ' As originally lined up, only one of the three transmitters was due 'to go directly Into Hearst hands, while other two were to be turned over to other Interests, appate'ntly for eventual sale to the publisher. Hearst asked for permit to acquire KOMA, while Elliott Rdosevelt's KTSA Broadcasting Co., oste&slbly haying no link with the chialn newspaper owner, sought consent to control WACO, ' Thii'd station, JCTAT, supposed to go to Raymond fei Buck, Fort Worth lawyer who is uiid^ stood to have serious ambitions to get Into the broadcasting bu^n^ ..Q,o,hia.p.TyB..MP?t.... . . .v...... , ■ ^ i' fei Broadcast Division passed alon^ to the docket section requests tim tb 'ilearst'. Ve set during the month of June. Divlslori' Told docKet clerk to set a time as the condition of the docket will permit. Previously political pressure brought quick action on applications in- ■volving the other twb Southwest sales. Without bothering about hear- ings, Commish okayed Hearst acquisition of stock in. KU.T Brpadc^sting Co., which operates KNOW,. Austin, and Roosevelt's 'purchase of KTSA, San Antonio. .. ." . . : ,v<;rjJ". ^c^^-'^Wra^hlhgtodi.-?^^ ?^^v ™„„-„»«,™„ .„ ..:is. the 'fullest. co-operaUpl^\b«ti^^ cor--, "poration and' the ''private 'Stations.! ; It is supposed that the nine' mem- bers of the honorary board -bf - eov- erhora will represent the nine geo- graphical divisions of Canada.;. Tech- [ nlcal : adminlstratlpn oC' broadcast-' Ing will revert 'io. the Departnxeht of Marine which: supervised this phase prior to the establishtnient off the. Canadian Radio Cbmmlsslprir The new corporation will, supervise actual broadcasting, plus' advertlf-., Ing restrictions, as well as wire fa- cilities for network releases. The 'Department of Marine .-will have dl- ,r^ct! ccntrol oveir such technical questions as wave-lengths, station power, the collection of license fees, and the control of any factor caus- ing local interference. The only definite ^extension oC ra- dio servlcei^:i^iltv;:.be the assuring of radio covet;et|f&^;1t!br certain Areas' In the Marltim^KVfNorthern Ontadb: and Western Cftnlida where recerft'- tlon Is. now fos^di'> "The new corpoifti;- :|tffh^b>^|Pf!.tii8fer of license -pf'SUt' ^■{^^^.ilWi-ivom. the Hb^yell.iBrbttdW -fl&Biife i»Sdihpany to WH&B/Xn^ ' i ' fSpueSi;f filed with, ttfer". I'eaerhJ ^pmi^unll^tlons Cbramts^Ibh .Ic^i sriEiet,^. Vf0i^ -turn piifi'ior-^i'i'^^ "puiillsher .of ' ' thfe , ■ .Buffalb iEj'vepIng- N.ewa and ,60%! .' owner' bf Jhe "^EBR corporation, control, of the transmitter. , Station operates bn ..1910 -knbcycl©,s .with 100 watts nights, ?50 , Watt? :d?.y3, . National.; Biroadcaatlne Cbjrnpaiiy^ ofliciais ' ;tj;een .;"crp3if|ted; with rag's repr^sehtflititreS ' ' ahd. ^ ' dyery.- thlng la set-for-thd station" -tb-sup-. plement, .gervlcea 'Of WiJAM, Roch- ester, n^gfdsl' PfBC ' statibh. ■ . ■. M'-' ' i-- :. •■- >'. . OVER THE HILLS - AND FAR AWAY A favorite of long standing witk a tremen- dous audience in Northern Califbrnia,"KPO ■ projects its voice on over into Nevada, Idaho . ,atrd Oregon* A proven impetus to sales. NBC Pacllic CoflW Rail N*twori( SAf^ FRANCISCO hf 'ptog.fA'^imd hy NBC To Control WHK-WJAY f'.~.. .;cr4T,*^^'^' June 2. iess than a^'' week ;'after WJA.Y haft: .forsaken iVa old flhai'ters aifd nibved into a shiny new layout ijr Carnegie Hall here, control of the station switcb.ed to tUe^,..lTnUed Broadcasting I ijoihbany, .^tibsrdltvry of the Plain r'.jbealer Publi'jshlrig Company. Interests of Monroe'F R'ubln and Ruth Subin, wKb bwii^d tiife WJ^ijj^ stock are np,w merged with thos^-.Vpt the new,,.U.,B,/ but Rubin &^ Rubin wlU continue to take .an active Interest in WJAT. , gl'v.^s.. the Cleveland ^ Plain bearer;, p'hitfs .largest rieti^s'paper, a gr^ohp- of ^hree' radio outlets,' WHK and WJAT, in Cleveland, and ."V\5^AIlja Columbus. Ta;ik^of shifting WjaY's current wave-length tb WAITTf .Columbuis, , and. .the Colum bus wave to Cleveland has been srivoth^red here. .; V" ' '. ■' t dtirrerit rUmors about 'WJAy are plentiful. Ultimately it is expected the studios Of both WHK and W3:^'5r.{wllf' b:e~ center^^ In -burrent' layout- In the Termlhal Building.' . Jerry King, manager of KFWB, \HPlly.WObd, • has 'solved the question of What to do with amateurs after they've, gotten , the nod from the .applause machine. For the past ijrear the statlbn has conducted various contests. Now that thn am fever has somewhat subsided (after a severe glutting on the Coast) King hit on an Idea that was transmitted to both the Warner film s.tudlo and the station's commercial department Best slmon pures of the year Were rounded up ' End the sales force |>Utvip work.. Under the title ,of 'Curtain Cajls,' an oil company took .^hbin^'fpr 62 weeks on a .|4p!-mlnute swing on Sunday nights. Iiater the IjinjC^-WiU he routed, Into ]Wamer theatres backed up..hy >^prpduotlpn^ Lllif whites' wIU he broken in^|it the Hollywood house 'wlth''6Wen Crump ein'<< '^?|tJ' ■. ■ '. . V^- ■■ "- n> ^^'xiti>iiBt^i Inc., t!atudy In cities of .it^plillipSh^ popui^jlon anent the number of families owning mor^ 'thah vone -radio set.' T^lipcovered''io% of 'class A ihbom^ families we're < multiple owners; '2%% ' of class B; 12% of Class C;- 4% of D; and 2% of'B. Simultaneously a couple of restricted studies have been in progress to get an ihdex on how closely the listener has his ear glued to the loud- speaker.. "Was found that one out of .eight set users can't Identify either program or . Blatloh whe;Q 'C^^ called on. " Another study indi- cates. thaii:about- "One outi^^ set owners report that during the eve- '.hing their set-is stisathiner aWay for at leaist 10 mins. without anyone be- ing In the room, :' One guess being as good as anpther and developing into quite a game, latest candidate for the KNX, Hollywood, -managerlartoga Is Henry Hay- WaX'i) ■w^hP^ leslens his producershlp with P. Wallls Armstrong agency- ' weeit. Although reported "thafhe •Would' hartg out his own' agency; •'ehiJDi;^16';ln .the east, those who claim to know say Hayward Is Iti' Slated as %id© to. Hayward, or whoever it may be, is Paul Rlckenbacker, Col- umbia rep on the coast. ,, Likely now that KNX takeover by CBS will be delayed a month past the original date, June 3,- since Federal Communications Commission ^as ..thrown the ownership change Into public hearing. ..iJR,^f usal of Wfttn.^^i; on solicitation of Louella Parsons, to permit use '.©Ij^^ijhe WhitOjjjih'g^fe on the 'Hollywood Hotel' program came as a'?;^HrprlBe,- A|Je.r ^S^jip Parsons got okay of netwprk execs, the rest ibbked easy as iWarnj^rs Is, so to speak, the 'home lot' of the Hearst columnists, with Cosmopolitan pictures produced at Warners and dis- tributed by that company. Scor^'iwas t<^'iJieVused' in conjunction with appearance of cast leads as Miss PfLrsons'. gueks,.on the Campbell sbupei*. Understood that "WB musl'o tops vetoed the request as setting a precedent that would, put them; in- a questionable position as regards future WB releases. ' ;'.>j3 ^v.v "Vjraahlnglon; J"uhe '^. v:rBroadcas^ Division p-V* its' stamp .of ftpprovAl on the Plain Dealer's acqu^^ltiph of WJ^IT afte^/ComnjiS- sloher Norman S. Case modified his insistence, that po newspaper should be given more -':han one outlet in its circulation arfea,- Rhode Island mepiber of the triumvirate was in fluenced to back^dpwn, by- the fact •that even wltl^ ■• two ta-ansmitters Plain Dealer will not have a monopoly. . ^At._the saihe-tlme Case let It be known ^he will keep on In sistin^ that the Commish proceed slowly in . allowing . publishers to muscle into -the radlq' bl^.v ■ . ,Wiik operates on 1330 ■With 2% kw. days and. J kw nlghtSy while WJA.T ttfies 610 with 600 watts dur Ing daytime hours. First, government .broadcasting studio is planned for the new multl- njillton-dollar Interior Department. Ofllclals last week asked Congress to hand over $50,000 tb furnish the studio for use of all Federal agencies. Outlay 'was urged on ground that 'loc^l facilities are not sulflclent* and it. la . highly desirable ;to haVe..ampI.e!'. quarters In^ Federally-ow.ned structure, for. cabinet members'-aiif'd .other. 'government "officials to use In making their increasingly-^ frequent talks. , Studio will bav6.no equipment except mikes and switchboards to con- neoif .wlth local chain statlohs. Remington-Rand now has three networks carrying its 'Five Star Final' program. .: Latest hook-on Is WINS, New York, and the Hearst New York state .' grb^p -j^owh; as the Associated Broadcasters/of New York, with the release in this instance confined tb Sundays. / Others taking the show are WMCA, New York, and the Inter-City group and tiie ' basic. outlei;s.>in the Mutual Networla Latter doesn't clear the, news- dramatizations Sundays beeause of other commercial, cpmmlt- ments. .Oyaltlne I3 in touch; with, NBC In Chicago to eliminate a number of stations for the summer hbtr spelU It's asking for the suspension^ of 'Orphan 'Arihle' on some 10 bhtlets where the program Is hitting at 4:45 P..-m.- instead of the regular 5:45 spot. Blackett-Sample-rHummert agency, handllhgj the account, cbncurs with sponsor In the belief that kids aren't In. the. house during the summer at the early time. Show will return to full network commitment In the fall. Edythe Fern Melrose, femme WJAY manager, -has a, national sponsor on the string and It may-result in the-fttarting of her dreamed-of All-Ohio chain by June 7. Plot calls for hookups with similar chains In New York, -Illinois, Michigan and Indiana. Lineup would involve some- 40 stations, . First sflf«-'»®?it3.haylifg,tp do with .sta- y^dneednyt /Jmte 3» 193 6 VARIETY a F K O M YOUR MINSTREL MAN WAITER WINCHELL— TVcw yorit Daily Mirror . VYou take Crosby, Richman, Tibbett 'aDd jCaruso . . I'll take Benny Fields.'* tOUIS SOBOL- > New York Journal • ;i ** . . . The astounding success, of Ben- Jtty Fields is ah amazing chapter in the- «txical history I" LEONARD LYONS— , ; New York Post "There never was a° singer the likes of , Beniiy Fields." ED SULLIVAN— New York Daily News 'The Miracle; Man of Tin Pan Alley . . . Makes Richman, Crosby and Dick Powell, appear pale and juvenile in their warblings," JACKLAIT— Kingi Fiatur^s Syndicate "Benny Fields is a sensation ... The biggest male single to score a hit on Broad- way. ABEL GREEN— Variety . Sensational . • • M.^il^nS Broadway' history." / • B E N N r FIELDS CREATING HISTORY IN EVERY BRANCH OF SHOW BUSINESS LOEWS STATE, NEW YORK This Week (May 29) HELD OVER 2nil WEEK (June 5) UNPRECEDENTED IN THIS THEATRE • FOURTEEN TRIUMPHANT WEEKS BROKE ALL RECORDS HOLLYWOOD RESTAURANT, New York • THIRTEEN WEEKS STARRED ON ^^ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF THE AIR'' • BEGINNING JUNE 17th— 13 WEEKS COAST TO COAST COLUMBIA NETWORK Manager-rABE LYMAN Direction— WILLIAM MORRIS OFFICE Decca Recordings Mack Millar— Pirgctor of Publidly CBS ARTIST BUREAU ■3 ^TiF. . AV. S4 VARIBTY Wednesdayv iune 3, 1936 (Mi orCongressinen Pretty Peeved At Messrs. fraU, Syk^^ of F. C. C. ■ I Washington, Juiie 2. Ajpparently Irked by political mar heuVerlnf, Chairman Ahnlng S. Prall :of ; the Federal Communlca- tloriq Copimlsslon has begun giving coldrshbrjilder treatment to his coneresslonal critics. lifttest outbreak of grumbling on Caplitol' Hill results from 'unsatis- factory' replies to Inquiries by Con- gressmen William P. Connery of Massachpsette and Samuel Petten--. gill of I|idlana. Former has been waging, one-man war on F.C.C. for two years, but latter has just Joined thev^^htl piwillcAl rash broke out when P.O;jC,r alter two weeks made no moyie Ito provide Info asked by both Peijjenglljl and Connery. The f ormfer soug^^ dpp3 about certaiil programs Whffe "thje latter made pointed In- qujil^y about availability of various jCpr^imJI^hi; records. f:. ll^ttengill snub may develop In^o inarter ;<« considerable signlQcance.' Coii^^yj[ls used to being rebuffed by i^h|) dbrnmlsh and is in no posl- ttol|^ to retaliate, but. his Indiana paii|dd|esn't like such treatment and, •by j!|l|tuffl of his . seat on the Inter- stale, |Cd|nmerce Committee which hai^Ite communications laws, may geiff.ai, gfeod opportunity to strike ba'ofe f ■ t . ' Jjf^ 'Unfrjendly Inqwiries* t4 ipKsldent of Prkil refusing to I i thi;ough with data asked by Fet)Bei]^l|j[< about certain ofCensive> t)rogram^' Is' construed as a definite lhd£c^tioBi that the F.C.C. from now on ['wljll, jls a matt^ of policy, ilae,V> steb junijrlendly Inquiries frona xhe lawnfak^s. In reply to PettenglU's plea : for : specific facts, Prall quotejl th^ Kgai; prohibition against c'eii*! BOrfehip, 'iaald the Comrailsh. doesn't keep any record of programs and suggested the Indiana CongreBsmai|^- wrlfe th^ statlons involved about his Bqtittwk. j- • . . tii. jthi Connery Incident, Prall diicl^eld 4 series of questions about whfttj Commlsh records are public and- fwhy member? of . Congress, >vh^Iii^sec up the Commish as an ad- He'll Need It San Francisco, June 2. At Ad Club banquet marking « departure of Harrison HolU- way for Los Angeles, where he joins executive stafE of KFLr KECA, a presentation was •made on behalf of the L. A. . radlp; trade, ' With a card attached reading 'for defensive purposes only,' former KFRC chief was handed a bowie knife. LUCKIES MAY USE RED, BLUE Lucky. Strike Is talking about adding the basic blue (WJZ) to its Wednesday night program over , JJBp. j, , .^ccpunt now, ftas "pie- red MsicX^iiAij) ;llnk Wnd 'ptactically every supplementary station which Is not strictly blue. With the addlr tlOn'' pf I j^l^ee iliiuo. basic ; J^ticky'f hbokup^'would Jump to'a' recorcl hlgii of 95 stations,; ' ' v. ,.O^^.pi^kpr'i" Saturday njlght show ■fovet 1 6,]^(^,-ihV.olve3 93 outletaj' In: the case of NBC It would be the first time that a single commercial jb^s Regularly, made joint ui?q ,of- the "blue ^.n'd red trails. No shift from CBS Is contem- plated for the summer. mlnistratlve agency, canhot . obtain Info th^y desire. Connery exer- cised foresight in .sending tWo let- ters, one to Prall and the second to Chairman Eugene O. Sykes of the Broadcast Division. Felk Grieen to Londoa Fell^ Green, special representative in this 'country and Canada for the British Broadcasting Co,, sails ffti* England this Friday (6) to report on radio conditions as he found them In a recent motor tour of the U. S. and the Dominion. Green has been' on this side for about eight months. Beegel the Lawyer Gets No Sympathy from Judge; Marx Quip HeM No Slw- New York lawyer, who asked for $300,000 from NBC on the ground that the references to 'Beegel, Shy- ster & Beegel.' li^ a Marx Brba. ^pro- gr.a^n caused hlih' to appear, ridlcu- Ibiii: an4 damaged his 'standli^gi-^n the leg&I 'profession, had hie fiuit tossed out In the Federal Court, .Manhattan, Monday (1). Dismissal followed trial' of the ,case before judge Cp^e. .-. ,- ■ . ^ Comlca' used iihe 'Beegel, Shyst^j: &, Beegeii? tdir^'.^l^il^thej)' , were' . doij ing the sei'Ies; ^dr . i^t«iiidard :;jpU bf New Jersey (Five "'Star' theatre) I'ri 1932. Nobody i, was more surprised when it developed 4hat there was a lawyer actually by that name than the Marx Bros, themselves, Morris Beegel, who brought six actions asking $60,000 damagesi each lis & membei? of the New T.ork bar^ ^ ■ ■ / ' iJbe lymaa Btt(* bJv Ait ' Cleveland, June 2. Abe Lyman's tiff with the lyiay- {al|[- ...Casino .apd Station. -..WTAjyi oyer .condenser mlcrophohes ^^asted tbiir days. Durlngf that time Lyman did not broadcast, Then the Sqciallst convention which had monopolized all the con- denser mikes was over and the bandman got the kind of equipment bie insisted upon, and resumed his broadcasts, < "-^ — ^. : — ' Alyce Petroiky^ soprano, . an^ Fred Smlthsbh, < pianist. In new summer series at WICC, Bridge- port CoL Sinks Part of Big Ca^h Surplus No Clues Given Names of department heads have been removed from the floor directories at NBC. It's to prevent callers from finding their own way around and breaking in on the executives. Also to economize on tin\e that it' takes to revise • the dlrec- iories &f tei* chtingea of s^ace a'sslgnnients, resignations or letouts. Only notation that the floor directors now carry Is, 'For. In- forn^tion see receptlonlsy at de»W . . A'' ^' '. I- I. t 10% PAY TILT TO Knoxvllle, June 2. More than 6,600 persons Inspected the new studios and broadcasting auditorium of WNOX during the ;llrst.4hree days of the station's oc- cupancy of its new quarters. Event was made a gala ohe for the em- ployees by the announcement by l^'amea C. Hanrahan, of a 10% sal- airy" increase for all staffers, ef- fective June 1. Flltps and transcription of sta- floh;s; first broadcast from new quiriers were made for " Scrlpps- Howa,rd execs and to be used In clinching agen^ accounts. Margaret Heckle With Affil. Chicago, June 2. 'Margaret Heckle, for past two years df&matlc director of WCLO, Janesvllle, has joined production 'ittaft of Affiliated Broadcasting com- panyl Also doubles to the ether in the 'Across the Breakfast Table' show. Opinion In Wall Street quarters is that Columbia's acquisition, of a Park avenue' and 69th street; site and announcement last week of its intention to put up a broadcast- cen. ter will be shortly followed by the admission of CBS stock to the New York Stock Exchange. With the stock selling around 68 it's still an pv^-the-counter proposition, but the belief Is that the way will be smoothly paved for the big board after .the network shows that itg assets Include substantial property holdings, Several^ downtown flrmB I' are watching * CBS flnanclall dpvielop. i^ents closely with a view toj-got- tlngi ln at the opportun^ itid^ent when the big exchange • comes through with the required nbd^ By sinking Its money In real \. ^tate CBS, it is pointed out, also J niakes i^olld disposal of the acbur lulated suyplus profits. Network's other jftsafeta are the stations j wlildh it 'eitner owns or leases. ; 1 . Site which the network ftas for Its real estate developmenj;- ln« volves' 29,000 _ square f eetj : ?a(ycels ' have an assessed valuatlbn off $1,,, 736,000. ■ BILLINGS ON CHECKUP FOR picked Hollywood, ! Juhe 2. Ford Billings, manager 6t "VCAB, Hearst station In Pittsburgh is on the Cbast making a checkup of the publisher's radio Interests. He ia said to be concentrating on KRHB, recently acquired Los Angeles sta- tion, which Hearst is said. to.i.THCRSDAI • ' - ot 0 JP.M. EDST/ t?4BC and Entire Columbia Networli Exclusive MuDUg;ement CBS ARTISTS BUREAU Personal Management . JULES ALBEKTl FREDDY MACK Conductor and H.C. ROXY THEATRE «^YOUNG IDEAS" Now. Ur- PrapBratlon DON NORMAN ■ ChiRaoo's:Ueadina NEWSCASTER Williams Oil-O-Matie (40th wk.) Tel. WBITEHAIX 4460, CHICAGO accessible but Is looked for this ^eek,. Entire department was in- formed of the innovation June 1. While not functioning officially yot,- already expense of six tickets for musical 'On Your Toes' has been ledgered for boys. Anything within reason is the limitations imposed so gag won't become a mere swindle sheet. mm cuNic WORRIES CBS General Mills, will have, to sub- stitute another prograin for the Worry ; Clinic' within the next five or six weeks.' It was oh this con- dition that CBS permitted the food packer to include the 'Clinic' In the daily link of four IS-mipute shows which it debuted on the network Monday (1). , Compromise had been arrived 'at after the account had agreed with the nietwork' that the 'Clinic' wa^ not good broadcasting material and CBS hesitated about making it too embarrassing for one of Ita best customers. . By • preventing the- 'Clinic' from going on at all the netwcrl? - would have completely balled up the contest among 'Gen>- eral Mills' dealers for a name for the whole ^>ne hour's series. Litera- ture ph this contest had been put out weeks before. 'Worry Clinic/ wh'Ich earlier in the year had originated from WGN, Chicago, and gone Over the Mutual Network, Is a dramfttlza- tlon of psychological problems which are purported to be case his- tory from the files of Dr. George W. Crane, of Nbfthwestem Univer- sity's department of . psychology. Dr. Crane appears on the program. From Columbia's point of view the program not only covers the prob- lems it undertakes'; to solve too glibly and superflciilly but it al- lows ground for kickback from the medical fraternity. • Network has made -changes in the program's scripts already sub- .mitted and It pi'opOses tp maintain a elose supervision up ' to the , time . anothe^ stanza, tikes Its place. . SPONSORS-AGENCIES Philadelphia Club of AdV«railn(Er Women last week renwiied^^ «intlFe last year's slate In annual election of officers, as follows; , president, Edith B. Ellsworth, of Rpche,. Wil- liams & Cunnyngrham' agency; vice- prez, Elsie Weaver, of Thotpas Royal Co.; treasurer, Clare 3r.Pey, of Hoff- meister, Co.; qorrespohdlng secre- tary, Charlotte M. Bobb, of Midland Chemical; recording eecretax-y. Elizabeth "V, Wilson, of Hoedt Studio, and as directors, Charlotte Van Court Carter, writer on thlla- delpbla Inquirer; Elsie M. Levy, of Sulllvan-Annstrotig agency; Esther A. S. Wass, of Abbott's Dairies, and Evelyn A. McLaughlin, of Typog- raphers, ilnc. Smiling Darii Little Miss Gately and the Gately announcer are going to KTUL, TulsiEk, Okla.; from KSO- KRNT, Des Moines, to put on a special broadcast for the opening of the new Gately store there. Starting „a year and. a half ago with spot announcements, . Gatelys In- creased :ta 12 Auarterrhpur. shows per week. Over the two Des Moines stations. Besides Dale Morgaflr Gwen McCleary, Wayne Aokley and Frank Nicholson, script writer, W. W. Ward,' IBS representative, and the. local nianager 6.1 the Gately store wlli be lii the party bound for Tulsa. ' " fit Hoar flo%w(NMl Variety Sho\^ In New York Hoyt Wooten, WREC, Memphis. Ed Hamlin, KSD, St. Louis, In Chicago Henry Walker, WGBS, Evahsville. Father .James Wagner, WHBT, Green Bay, Chas. Luth, WOMT, Mlanltowoc. Francis M. Kadow, Manitowoc. Edward Klauber, CBS, New York. Arthur Church, KMBC, Kansas City. . . Gayle Grubb, WKT, Oklahoma City. . James Irwin, Frlgldaire, Dayton. ' In Washington Hbyt B. Wqoteri, WREC, Mem- phis, Tenn. Frank Megargee, WGBI, Scran- ton, Pa. Campbell Arnoux, WTAR, Nor- folk, Va. John Elmer, WCBM, Baltimore. Edward A. Allen, WLVA, Lynch- burg, Va. H. K. Carpenter, WHK, Cleveland. THE O'NEILLS' By JANF yvEST now radio's most popular family brings ygu morf; Iaughthr Tears awo Heart-throbs \-'rf,, nfr-c! by lvoi-y Soap - 9?"' ' c pure USTEN 3:45-4:00 P.M., EDST i WEAF . NBC NET)WORK — COAST^TO-COAST Met, ED WOUP — BKO BI,DO., NIBW, TOttfi: 'ClIV Lord New . York, studios.. Time was .7.60 a^m, day-i light, saving.. ..; - , ; ■ As part of jf s Qtieen Maiy . cov- erage, NBC. sent the Vox Poppers ' (Jerry Belcher arid Parks Johnson) down to Ambrose Light on an NBC chartered tug to be the first with the Interviewee slant. When the excur- sion boat. State of Delaware, bear- ing a couple thousand of E>igHsh fraternal members, steamed up to the Queen, the boys peppered their questions. Jack Dempaey among those hauled" to the 'mike. - Airing was short-waved from the tug to Radio City. AUSTRALIA BAITS FAN COMMENT WITH COIN Sydney, May 5. Station 2 CH (commercial) has recently been taken over by Amal gamated Wireless, Ltd., and the new owners are spending $200 in prizes to find out what the listeners tfTlnk of the outlet's programs. Station goes in for wax mostly. Contest angle is a new one for Australian radio. Together with a list of the sta- tion's program they prefer the lis- teners must mall in a bunch of sales tickets showing" they have patron- ized advertisers over 2CH. Squibb, through Geyer, Cornell & Newell, has a' spot campaign on the griddle for release in about two weeks,, Will be a disc job, but plans and station lineups are still being mulled. Beu^w' Jimmy Sorsey Kraft Pherilx cheese has " picked tip the option on Jimmy Dorsey's band, which ticket will keep the latter 6n tjie Thursday night pro- gram until,:.the end of 1^36. . J, Walter Thompson Is .the agency. Ben Bernie'a Guesters Ben Bernle's American Can pro- gram gets guesterfl Frank Morgan, (June 9, and Zasu Pitta on June 16. Herman • Bernle, how on the Coast^^ booked* jCpi; -brother Ben. Comic Turns Manager San Francisco, June 2. Tom Breneman is new manager of KFRC, Frisco, succeeding Harrison Holliway, now installed in Los An- geles, as executive at KPI-KECA. Breneman is Coast air veteran, haVing been a comedian and m.c. John Thorp, previously a mlke- man at KYW, Phllly, has taken over duties as night supervisor. iiamel clgarete-'fl'wltcheB the orlg*. Ination oi! Its i)roadcasts to Holiy.i wood July 2, tlslng a freekly fuij hour that will have Rupert Huehea" as m.c. plus guest artists and Nat" Shilkret batoning the overture aiti accompanying the singers and Benny Goodman's unit contributing dance arrangenjents. Contract with CBS' for the new time involves 1^ weeks. • MCA placed " the Benny Goodman band, Clg account had originally ln« tended to go off the air with, the ter-f minatlon of the . contracts it held with Casa Loma band and Waited O'Keefe, Juhe<25. For tiie;past twj seasons CanieY Jtas beei) using half hours a week, camels will be the eighth va« rlety-type jprOgram orlglriatiniJi froni Hollywood. Use of dual orchestraat is, also unique, William Esty Is the agency. And His ORCHESTRA FRENCH CASINO, NEW YORK BROADCASTING Mon., 11-11:30.P.iyi., WABC-CBS COAST-TO-COAST Pri., 11:30-12 P.M.; WOR-Mutual > Per. Mgt., M.C.A. r==? WILLIE EUGENE Every Wednesday. 8 P.M. DST. SB. LYONS TOOTH POWDER WJZ ....... NBC Material by , i IRV. S. BRECHER and , ABE LiPSCHUtz LESTER JAY Selected as Radio's Finest Boy Performer. (Signed) Rndv Vallee ?SSfS,"*'y BroadcaBtlnn— 'TeriTT and Ted' (WOK) ... *Jt»ly and p.nC) . . . 'KewB of Youth* (WABC) . . . 'IUck *rncy' (WOR) . . . 'I^' ■ Pretend' (CBS). BECENXLT 1 Tear with Poul "WhUemau; 2 Special EjjBaKements on Kudy Vallee's Flelachmann aour: l' Year as 'Chester' on The Gumps, vl.a WABi;. MRS. SAY — KIiiKltbrldKe S.'OSnO I I ■ ■ 1 I I . 1 I « 1 ll ij I I -^^jbaeB^ay, iunb 3, 1936 yAklETY 3 GEARED TO THE PRODUCTION OF FICE J|i WlCy's nfisU) studios occupy an ^ entire Hoot especially provided for them in the original plans of Oklahoma City^s^ new Skirvin Tower Hotel, In size, facilities and tech- nical design they have few equals in America outside the major net- work centers. ^^^^^^ f«ft- 0-* WKY OKLAHOMA The Roa«tcrs o( Cain's Bettpr (;ottee PRESENT JOHNNY MARVIN *T'if I t'nitmt ^inttrt-t Ow Air ■ (diWIIAUN •KOTIIIBB' BAND CfU)h> Do<« Op.n .1 »■«»»■• rii-.K.- W"i.- Viinic H'"! «n Knrrtf SUf AOMlt ONE '■ 1 j! )• /;"U '^'">' \MO w \ 1 : 1 \ '■<'n»:s«VT- ■'■.V. *« t o >y ^■*; - TAVLOR'S, Ftmlnlnt ApDwtl StiirtiM- THE IIOLLYWOOl) RRPORTKR IkninUpniii W^Mr. Ml fhmtttUHr ». B EAMED with WKY's new studios^utdfass-, ing ttie broadcast facilities of any station in the South^ or South west in beauty, size and technical excellence — is a production staff of ablcj, radio showmen with a standout reputation for producing bang'Up air attractions with profitable box office wallop. WKW new studios are a place for shows; as well as a show place! More than 60 live-talent studio programs of network pace and calibre are being created, produced and aired weekly. WKY's staff, facilities and performers are geared to the produc- tion of air entertainment that clicks in this area. WKY's staff is pre- pared to produce air shows of any type or size, handling every detail from idea to air, preparing continuities and special musical scores, ar- ranging for talent and conducting auditions and rehearsals. With staff, facilities and performers geared to the production of air entertainment specifically for this market— or thjo reproduction of shows used elsewhere — and with the largest, livestr most responsive audience in Oklahoma, WKY offers air advertisers a service, a market and a sales opportunity outstanding in America today. WKY*OKLAHOMA CITY 'Affiliated with the Daily Oklahoman, The Times and The Farmer-Stockman REPRESENTATIVE— E. KATZ SPECIAL ADVERTISING AGENCY 38 VARmnt A II I O Wednesday^, June 3, 1^3^'' mm wmmm Stunts, Novelties, Tie-Ups Outstandling Stunts: ALL-W(HITE TOURING BAND GRIFFIN POLISH BERMINGHAM, CASTLE- MAN & PIERCE Shoe White Girls to Tour New York City. Griffin's AU-Whlte shoe polish is Bupplementing, Itg time signal cam- paign this suniiner -with the part bankrolling of an all-girl b^'rid headed by Betty Real, .£>an<;e unit, will travel ,Jn an all-white bus furft nlshed by the polish inixer, with the' tour taking It through New Eng- land, as far s6uth as Virginia Beach, Preisents SATURDAYS 10-11 P.M^ EDST . WORLD'S LARGEST] NETWORK PS STATIdNB iCOASI-TO-COAST CBS Playinir Return' E!qgag>(h'enf . ' PararrtQuni,' N. Y., Jane 3 aprf iO^ Bote DlrapttoB. HBBUAN BRRTtOE, in» Broad w«r< Mew..VM'1( 'Va., ahd aa'far wegt as-^OlvlCK-Crrlffln win alsovsiip"ply the . unlf ormsv ; while the NBC Artist . Bureau's assignee* the, Consolidated Radio. Artists, Inc., will iilp the one-night booking. Tour will start' In about two we61c3. Griffin is financing time signals on 43 stations, with the season's outlay expected to come to around $200,000. Bermlngham, Castleman & Pierce is the agency. Other shoe- whiting distrlbs that are putting it into radio this summer are Shlnola (B.B.D.&O.), and Whlttemore (N. W. Ayer). Opening Dallas Expo . Dallas, NBC. JS set to give central .cen- tennial" exjiosltion sendoit Friday (6) with coast-to-coast blare from plane circling expo grounds. Graham McNamee and bunch of dignitaries will spiel. Stunt arranged in. co-operation with American Airlines which is providing " Dbpglas sleeper type plane . for broadcast, . Broadcast which bits ijjue , web' at .10:06 (PPST.), .ieatiires ' in ad'dltioh to descriptive' matter' ihuslca! enter- tainment' by cowboy; Mexican' and Negro taleiit iii mudic ihdlgehos to •fexas* * four centuries of Wstbry. Believed first instance wherein com- plete show aired frbm^air. ' • . Stunt arranged by Phil Carlin, Iff BC prograni directoc as tiein with Gulf-Expositic^n p.a. systeni. ,. It's lirst of fiur transcontinental broads casts set for opening day; NBC'S IQth Artn! Plaque V New York City. In .'line ^Ith the network's cele.- bration of Its 10th anniversary, all NBC IfetterKeads and,, prpjnqt.ion pieces for the next severar months carry an especially engraved plaque. It's In silver with the lettering read- ing 'NBC 1926-1936.' WDAS' Show Boat Side-line Philadelphia. Series of Sunday cruises down Delaware River on Ericsson Line steamer 'jQhn Cadwalader' are be- ing run- by WDAS in connection with 'S. S. Fun for All' program, di- rected by Jerry Stone. Admission of $1 Is charged, with station get- ting percentage of gross. Show is presented during cruisij arid affair was crowded for initial trip last week.. AND BIS ORCBEiS'IKA DE'ENINO Jims 10th HOTEL LINCOUN JJKW Ypufit CWlf blr.i M .b A ^M, msi., HEiRMAN BBRNli! 1619 B'way, N. Y. C. Showmanship in Labor. Relations; . KnoxviUe. WNOX Officials ysed two kegs o£ ice-cold beer to Save the day for their inaugural broadcast from stai^ tlon'S' new studio. Six painters, redecorating star toon's new flvft-story home, stppped wprlf the . night bejCote ^-diiejtllng, 'claltning' ttio much • ' bver tim^ . had maide them, 'igroggy. /' T . . ' ' • Contracting ' fioihpairiy, • however, was prjivaill^d on to;let down .6trln- .gerit, ..'h(^. imbibing o.n -the -job' . rule, afld< ^j;atlon[ &ti:endahts rushed to nearby -beer, .spot" for twp barrels of .brew,. • , . • / Served with cheesfe on;..rye sand wiches,.'thp l^eer pacified , the paint boys, who worked all night to finish the.job;.'- • ■ . . . r«f ■ ■ ■ — ■ — .• Maps to Follow Plot New. Tprit'- City Continental Balding , ' (Wonder Bread> has. distributed over 1,500,000 treasure V(iApB wh|[ch ,th'e kids can use in lollo^ng" the episodes of the ..'Renfrew |lie. Mounted' ■ series- over CBSv- No .'buys are reaulred for the giveaway. TKe kid gets the:i)remlum jai.npItcat3oih> ", Ga., was okayed until July 14. - ~ / IWATL, Atlanta, Gja., and WJEJ, Hagerstown, Md., may operate |rom June 1 to July 1, pending Commish action on their renewals. The thread cast division extended special experimental authority for 'WWL, New. Orleans, and KWKH, Shreveport, La., to July 1, subject to the same conditions. as tut present^, pendlng.conslderation .of the petition ; of ■S?LWlJ New York. ' • . . ■ - • License renewal and equipment -changes were authorized for. TKFPL, Dublin, Tex.,, which will operatje with 200 watts days and ' ibo watts nights. The .commission reconsidered action of April 24, in desighaiting for hearing new station application of the Red River Valley Brpadcastih'g Corporation of Sherman, Tex., and graanted permission for a trangmitter to be operated, on 1310 kc with 100 wat.ts days without a hearing; . Exaniiners- Repbrts^ " ^ julcerjump for WIRE, Indianapolis, Ind., was recommended bir-]EVam iner R. H. Hyde, who held that service of the transmitter .was"merl- torlous" and would be improved by a 'boost from 600 watts nights afld 1 kw days, to 1 kw nights and 6 kw days. : .'' v-'':' ' Only real obstacles were the possibility of Interference 'With the 'Brooklyn stations,' WBBC, WLTH, WVFW and WARD, sharing on the same 140D kc frequency, and with KTIJL, Tulsa, Okla., transmitter "Hyd6 found. The, examiner. therefore specified that 'granting of the 'applica- tion should be made 'subject tp conditions requiring that the antenna system be so cpnstructed as to prevent any increase in the field In'tensity broadcast night-time hours in the directions of Brooklyn and Tulsa ' Station proposes to spend $20,000 on new construction. If application is okayed by the Commission, and will paint and Illuminate antenna towers for protection of air traffic. International complications - which might arise frPm cutting In on a station located in Vancouver, British Columbia, led. Examiner Ralph L Walker to prescribe denial for the plea of KGDM, Stockton, Cal.,' for liberalization of its operating hours, ' Transmltt.er, whlcti operates on 1100 Tec with Ikw,' days only Is re- questing the right to operate after dominant stations In the First Zone IhT n^'i^n'^.u^^ ''^'^ ^^^'"•"er Hyde, howeve^. pointed out that CRVC, the Vancouver station, ; us^s same clear channel frequency and that undoubtedly the Canadian station's good service area would be reduced by granting the KGDM application. Other stations DpE-rating Pii 1100 kc ape-WLWL, New Tork City. WPG. Atlantic City, - and KWKH, Shreveport.' -La., tl»e -litter .station «xS I"t«'^f^^^n«^e with these ■-■^taiiphfl wouS S be Walker also found serious overquota; conditions' existing iii fcoth zone^ and recommended to the Commish that the appllcfttlon bf d^nledf hour, show. Feature Service i. peddling four: spots for $29, or $7^25 each. As yet indef just how many spots will be squeezed onto theaa hour programs, but a seven-piece ort will be pn hand to supply the entertainment; as late as last night (Monday), label for programs hod not been selected. . They wiu. .be Weekly alrlnigs, and series is ex, pected to run at least one mpnthi According to tiip WCBM card-rate/ one spot, announcement in afternoon costs $?; If id. lor more are bought In bulk', rate .d'rops to $6 per piuj,' In ratio, that /^ouJd bo cut-ratjhi the . card-rate j'tfst as is being doiie WBAL. i^nd'er the Ed Palnie/ 'r[i'etlVbd. despite, denials. .: ^ ■ "'f>hly one' sti'ildn Iclcked about'thj^ 'Piilnier procediiji'^ on WBAL. "W^Ffeft claims it iPst one bf its regular id- vertigers t'p the/i»almer systeit), and thai ' , the advertiser in leayW WPBR gave -the' station thafreaBon for., doing no more WFBR adver- .flslng for the present. BUSSE And His d.rchestr^^ ' 2d SENSATIONAL SEASON CHEZ PAREE : rnicAco Broadcasting Nightly NBC . Than(<8 to Mike Fritzel. and Joe Jacobson. Maitngeirient M.C.A. Held Over Indefinitely BENNY RUBIN ' < ' Every Sunday Night, 6 P.M., EDST .; For FEEN.A-MINt MDTUAl/ BROAtfCASTING SYSTEM *'New King of iSyncQpatibti;' AND HIS ORCHESTRA LARCHMONT CASINO :Dlrectlbni nuiKOLD F. ^OXttt ."PERfORMANCE BY CHRYSLER" . A CBS , Super Air Show EVERY THURSDAY AT H' P. 91,, DST— O.0ASI-TO-C0AST P*r. Mit.. CBS ARTietS BUnEAU JERRY KrVeger beer 7$ 15 P.M.* Tuos. und Thura. Mgt. ChS Artist Burtnn « A 9 I O 39 (Continued from page 31) duality of his singing at the recent Tim & Irene, DonVoorhees audition ^iJ|^p,;4,;,ThlB ^-vp. won tfte-ap^xlm and, jrtU. fpllpw Benny -ffQf.: tW aJjmmen But despite the accolades aboiit. 'bis singing, Shields -was ^pped aaja^w]lJ .b*=iii)lac(ed.'by'M6i!toii B.6>fr«. - > ; ■^ Scrambled Notes jia^on tox Dick Powell's continued failure to return to the Hollywood I ^ot«t l**'<'8f'"*™ *^ attack of 'nodes' on his Vocal chords which have ► resisted removal treatments. Nodes are a foreign growth not unlike ^rtij. However, he recently returned to work at the Warner Bros, lot with the proviso that he Is to do only acting. No singing for another gjX weeks. By that time, the medicos say, he'll have recovered. . . . John garty, ex-WOR, Is new trafflc'manager at WMCA-Inter-City. . . . WENX ji»a flohedulea on all French program for Tuesdays. This brings the total of forelgrt language programs to ten. Namely, they are ^gllsh, Hungarian, Polish, Jewish, German, Spanish, Greek and UKrarilan and Italian, ; . . Johnny Johnston ork and Vi Mele return to <[^|^daBt program on the 7th. . , . Sa'xie Sciweir, Hal Kemp saxophonist, oUir^'id' tlie Gulf program last Sunday due to' an Infected throat. Few d^ya tii hoepltkl atrilghtened him out. . , ',■ Jtiy Mills and his Meyer Davis liiilt,: -he played the Newspaper Guild Benefit Friday, open at the Colony Siii^f Club bn the '27th. . . . Jijfn.Posti ex-NBC sales and contact, is t)4ck ji^ the fold oiice again. This time with the band dept. . .. . Jack Johnstbne and frau; he authors Buck Rogers, hied out to a- dude ranch tor a. stab at a vacation. . , , CBS dropping Ghost Story series on Sunday :(ives. ki 'midnight., .Iteplacing .^ith a pfogratn' titled Black Mask'. Show ttflji bp. a tls yp P^lP that nanie. CBS gets use of Black iiapk yayns, mag gets name on '^lr; All cuffo. Benton & Bowles are ^'eoted to view with ^larm since show will be ala Gang Busters except ^ij, fiction and not "fact, , ' . ■ ' " • ' ' • .' .. ■ ■ '-Stand By . ,0h July 5 the Jurgens program, Walter Wlnchell on Sunday eves jlnd Co^nellar^Otls Sklrther dwlng, hla -vacatl^ ishifts from the J. Walter -Tpompson Agency to & Mitchell, . , Hay Heathertori ijbw ioA cne Chesterfield pSripgram,.. Will get 'the other spot also after Lily Poh& leaves. ,'\ . Those- tenth year plaques all over NBC. . . ..Crane Calder ^andjeg,'. the vocal; , groups on jthe Fireistone,. Dr. Lyons and Showboat J' rograjps. . Charles Martin , offered $6,000 for film rights to his 'Death fa Friend' script." .CBS Is due to cut in for 10% sine* they aired script (>a the . cii,. Casino for use of Its • retailer ^qonvention on- June 12. . Galle lieatter on June 8; Princess J'tit on June IB;' NeW England Council on June 25, and Littlb Orphan Annip;.0n July Zf -are toidlng at NBC. . .' . .Ralph Kirbevry set for Great' ILakes Exposition In Cleveland from June 14 to 17. . . . Ben Rocke office auditioned for NW-Ayer a half hour program aimed at Half & Half Tobacco, titled Newspaper "of thte' Air. Accf. 'curirently with 'Lord &' a?iipmas. , .. . Bettie Glenn will sub for Sam Taylor as tlie lioilywood iScre'teh 'dommehtatiir 'on WOfl'when Sam goes vacationing. . , . Muriel Pollock and VI Lawnhurst, one of the first NBC piano duos, are separat- .•Ing. V1..19 .off -for Sin. extended vacation. Muriel , will continue on her Here and There Ed Klauber, Columbia exec. In Chicago lagt week on his . way back to the eastern hon^e office. Had ia long gabfest with Leslie .Atlass. John J. Karol, ; CBS research and mai'ketingi chief, talked: before :the convention of the National Federa- tion of Sales Executives last week while doing a two-day stand in St. Louis. Gayle Grubb in Chicago last week to hunt up some talent for WKY, Oklahoma City. Virginia Clark, Chicago ether per- former, off to Europe in June for a month's, vacash! CK AC, Montreal, , starting a se- ries of hour Fi:ench dramatic shows, patterned along the Lux theatre lines. Adaptatipns of famous plays being handled by Mrs. Jeanne Mau- berg. .Rbberyal. . Mary Lund, formerly of WMT and WHO, Des Moines, now song- stress, for KSO, . replacing Georgia Lee, who has a Chicago engage- ment. . ■ «wn. .-vi Bob Hopeitnay air' from Coast in fall. THE rapid advance : to broadcatfing perfec- tion finds- WJJD In the front rank. The , movei in transmitter 'location, as Indicated, increase* our signal strength in Chicago as much as 400%. .VWfh WJJD as your advertis- '"9 medium Jn Chicago, you receive; the typ* ofjbroAdcasting servtce which you would expect tro)^ only the super-power, clear channel sta- •'o^t^nd from WJJD at rates io reasonable that : they definitety provide the largest audi- •nch; per dollar sftent in the Chicago market. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WEED & CO. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Known to tlma buyari in ihe East for cenici- •ntlous tervic*. Call on Weed & Company for Information about WJJD «ff«ctlvaness. 350 Madiion Ava., Naw York City. Talaphona No., Vandarbllf f-3M8. 'O'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT RADIO STATION Fannie PiouS| sister of Minerva, Fred Allen'^ .dialectician, doing some accenting, too. In, 'Friendly Folks,' Adelle Frederick's bucolic scripter at 'VVJCC, Bridgeport. Sydney, May B. American, and English advertisers using Australian radio are relying on straight blurbs mostly. Very littje entertainment is sponsored by the advertisers. Instead 100-word announccme>its seems to be about their speed. Advertisers are apparently satisficij althouigh ,it is less certain that Australiiin. Shift leaves Jim- McDonald, who formerly doubled in bi'ass for both the sta- tion and the utility, free for pub- licity on appliances . and company affaii-s., W.GH,, Newport News, will open a studio and ofHces in Portsmouth, Va. Already has branch in Nor-, folk." "■ 'Today's Children' program for Pillsbury moVes from the NBC blue to the NBG red web on July i; Jane Fromarf signed ' for ' eight more weeks bn Calif brnia Hour pi'b gram. Dr.' Kurt von Boechrvian, Gerriiari radio- isxetutive, prowling - CPaSlj studio.?. ' ■ ■ ' ' ' Paul Dudley, of Waterbury, Conn.: joins announcing staff of WSYR] Syracuse, ,' succeeding Bill Ware,j who goes to Texas Ccntcnnia.K LeRoy 'Miller, 'announcer for Sta lion WCBA; Allentown, 'has gone to; KYW, Philadelphia. Pete Woolery, tenor on WCAU staff, leaves .shortly to become Philly manager for Irving Berlin Music. Has; been airing for seven years. George H. Field & Associates named N. Y. representatives for WELI, WNBC and WCOP, stations on the recently formed New England network. G. A. C. Halfft prez of WOAI, San Antonio, off for a three niontli's va- cation in Mexico. Shipped his water cruiser aliead of him. Stenog's Lunch Hour , Dbrbthy Mason, a stenbg, won a fcontest over WNE'W, New York, arid, gets three weeks work to read 'Little Audrey* jokes from 11:30 to noon. How much coin, if any, she'll get, unreported. . Her boss at the regular Job la letting her take her lunch earlier. Garrison Resigns Lansing, Mich., June 2. : Garnet Garrison,, prbgram director of W JIM here; Tesisned',ye6ferday XMonday) to study at the U. oi Mich, this 'summerr ~ Next fall ti^li ;jpln Jjlie faculty of ■Wayne U., IKWrtfe to Seach speech and radib brbadcAatlnff. Reginald Allen i.s a new mikeman (it KFXM, San Bernardino. Used to tie chief announcer ai KOFJ, Los Angples. Our Job Has Just Begun . . . ^hen you select our facilities to f each' the ° ^ wealtiiy^i fe$;p«d^nslS^ ^ • j ' " , •• j"-'V I 38,443 Grocers Emil Mogul, account repre.sonta- i five with Bess & Schlllin, off on j crui.se to Bermuda. I If yours i« a food product, you'll be interested to learn that we reach 27,408 grocers with the intenii've coverafle of our primary rone, and 11,035 others are in our eec- ondary coverage. Our promotion and merchandising staff is acquainted with this large group of progressive mer- chants, and will open the door to your products. These grocers are interested in having your advertising mes- sage reach their customers over the facilities of the ABC network. This special merchandising service costs you nothing extra. • We offer it because v/o believe it to be an essential part of our' function, in the sale of products advertised over the network. No charges have been added to the regular station rates to provide this service for you. Write us for complete coverage data and ratce^ or any additional information you may desire concerning .the ABC merchandising service. THE AFFILIATED BROADCASTING COMPANY KrilJ-c 42n/Aod;;:HiS Orchestra- ', ' ' Aij.ihe. BllttAote BCotjsi, K«w Yrtrk; feattirliir .our ' .XveMei;Q , .ballad 'BUacesa' ' . ' . ; '^wi'LL jR'ksT'AT THE . END'QF THE TRAILT' Watch Ant. for I^ea-iAstatre's iipyr'' coiqposltlon ^ - » ' . .aometliln^ "utijVf* i .'and "lireHh" ' In moAlRal uovefty "I'LL NEVEft LET. YOU GO" For yitnr "swiiigf spot'* — the "fostle'* "RHYTHM SAVED THE WORLD". 5lT^lJ5lC PUBLICATIONS I'JJ A Salofe to' GVr lOHnABDO' . FoUti^r-Honiie, C)ili^«;o, featur- Ittg t]te hltBl... , , ;. *THE TOUCH OF • ^YOUR 'UP$*' ' "SUiyiSHlNB AT I MIDNIGHT" MY HEART" , , *m mMTED i OVER YQU";^ "NOTH^NG^S' Btdt BUT THE $KY'? , SANTLY BROS.-JOY, Inc 1619 BROADWAy- ■ N-Y-C- to blg-shote, and sodj^ltes. 'Q.Ut-> :a|i5j)itS?X^8J6dl"^c6iiSiatb':i;Qf ';two decks, lower one for ordinary guests, upper on© for the snooty trade. Capacity Is about BOO. Don Bestor's band Is already signed for* the first deck; also Rogers Stearns, societjr- pianist. Be- ^tde^ his Admiralty Club, De Witt is keeping up his HoUenden Parisian and" Vogiie Rooms during expo. . Floating Bed-Space ' Republican delegates have bought ijut'all hbtiel 'spaC6 iEoi'-naticAial i;6ri- vention to"%tiW'Jiei*' Jruh'e' : 9| and 'slieepiVfg • kccbMllinddiitib^'s '• arje so scarce " thkt tftfey are -tijibrilngr the Summer ' Steatner' SSeahdbee 'into a floating hotel. Cancelling Its usual trips for a weelt, the steanver will stay 'ihi dock to ^Wp Aboiit ''900 .^]kep"ubi!|c8ins a: place^to /slepp. £ (3wrt$|rs; of dlrie are also setting' up a' special nigjit club on board for accommodation of pli,y-^bp}re ;4tr.hb-^bji^^^^ to walk a TMi^.^0ii>iifn^i f h^^.. a 'leg-sho^. ,' A dozisin private* yachts in harbor ,?.nd all the, .Turkish, bath houses .are fully rgsefv^iSt cbnventlpn-§{uests wlio csiii^^ ffliiiiflj'roDmg. Scene of rneetlng will be -qlvlp auditorium, seating about 12,000 in main hall; where Repubs held their 1924 ppnvention. Fout new studlps have, been, buUtjfor .four , netiyprks itp' btoadcs^st. speeches*! On ,one ;b.a,l- tCpny will' :be. installed a. band)ita^d. ;fpr a. 3.0.-piece.orchestra.ahd'«'n; the ot!h.«r.,9lde 4s - to ;be-...a: piatforpa- for ne\v8reel: cajpieramen, , , ,•. : Knbxyllle, June^. ! Knoxvilllans are. quenching their thirst nowadays withoi^t- benefit of East Tennessee's only, nalvigatlng beer .garden. The- Pirates' Deh, steamboat converted into a'floatlng beer-rand-dance.. spot, has been or- dered upstrtearti by police officials. JSpSt iad been ahchored off laland Home Park, ; exclusive residential distr4ct, and • resident had squawked. " 'Complaints to police estimated that' more than" 200 motor cars: tres- passed on park property each Snight in- getting to the boat. Too much diist arid profanity were raised, po- lice- wei-e- told. • ■;'.'. . -Boston, ■ J&ne 2. Joe Levaggi's. Show Boat, pld pro- hibition speakeasy, re-operied last we.elt,.it28);,;-with,-/;Mickey. -Barrle en- i^ttaiiiing'aild Jerry johnsori'S ork. ]Sfo?;c(ifetv. '. > ' . "V"es^'et' is ' ilri old 'coastwise five- master remodeled as a nitery; .'its operations weve a lot of grief for the proinoters, shareholders and predltors before. Leyaggi took over. Tied up 'jat a railroad pier about 10 .minutes' drive from heart of the Hub:..' . , : ..Qriginally pl^inned to tie it up In Providetice, biit.hotel men .rilxed the deal., WfeW* in a f^aihe? HQ^,they-.gti!l take to songs by the title is exemplified ,by the reaction, tha.t 'Eveyybody-Se ji'i . Swinging. Xt/ written, by j.Jfr^'''' Coots ^ndi^enw Davis. And publli^hed., by Joe J\ifi?rrie,,.ha3 eiicpvtnter«d .at the coiiiiteijs. J •Wltho'ut:ha.Yins> had, lE^.^ljigle plug- ,pn the ..alF the . tujje ; has , BPld close to 5,000 .copies. * Niteries Begin Blopniing for " pedlas, Junte 2. , ;';v?^el?. before ■ opening of Cei^ijn niai E'xposition brought flashy offpli', ings for about half dozen new nlte clubs, all in downtown Dallas pr near expo -park.' Waking up to stlfC competition, - Baker « Carol frpqi Hpily^od; as guest. Harry. S;nplin's bami:. played, . JFlpou show 43 headed.vby Joan. ALbbott,' Mickey Alpert, V . Catherine Rand, Janle WW.lanjs,., -Andy and iLouise Carr, Ja'cjispn,, Irving an^ Reed.>, .. :.Qpenlng ,lts new .street' lever Cen- tury; Roomi^ Saturday (80),.Ad61pif>us brought Pliil Harris back to Da'llas. M^scote and Peppino head floor showi with Leah Ray,' singer. Baker hotel opened Its renovated Peacock Terrace Friday. (29) . with Freddy Martinis. band and floor.show. SecpndJargest of the new olubs Is Chez , iialSKlce, owiied by MauHce Carahas/toVpen next week in club structure atoi» offlce^bjjjldlng, with big dance .flopV-a^rflni^ and plenty, bf 'dlning'rpoms. H^rry Hal- stead's' hand will play, ■ , ^ ' .6tli6rs. opening are Old Mexico cabaret,' worked over from old Goldm- en Glpw Joint, with Ted Parrln^'s Band^i-^iid the.Mex-Icah^'iabaret and' restaurant across street from expo. Fight for patronage is expected to be hot Within a few Weeks, because hotels •Will try hard to keep their floors filled Snd John McMahon will be spending* plenty t6 keep night club of ■ Streets of IPartd' bufey sit expo. Clubs will also have to fight free musical attractions tit Centen- nial. City d^ds have finally broken un- der tlie pressure, and lifted the cur- few. Couvert clubs can serve Until 5 a. m. but others must close at 2 a. mi - . Jack Mills has sold the Biitlsh rights of 'Honey, You're" a Honey,' to Ir\y.iri Dash, London publisher. ... vll. ' ■ As lie iife flubr^ Acls^^a^ , A ,f our-pieqe.v dance, orcl^estra,. an 'm.c, singling .\vait.e"rs ^nd eight' acts, all for the price of "a' lbc. glass.'of beer, is the layout dished out by T?endf!ijt)iefj,cafeterla-.nitery oft' West ^*i46th''^8.fri^t, Jtf^w Y6t:tWit*i<;it'S r^g'u- [^■•lat" •%einei'hay •••nlgl^r''-''- offer Irtg. Ballyhooed as Warner Bros, fiadlo Revue, -winners of amateur contests in WB -New Jersey houses are in- cluded < in . each Wedtiesday show. Rest of U'eek iS; confined to six gicts of' 'singers, hoofers .ind what have you. Cafeteria Inaugurated nitery policy about four weeks ago. • It's just a run-of-thermlll-off-the- RAVA2ZA .Golden Music 'Fr6'i>i' The 6o|den Qaii, Director . .Of A. •Tuneful AggreBatioij . at' th^;'^ Hotel,.' St.. Francie In Sqn, . .Francisco, "That lyiakei 'Cali- . ■ forrila Ev9.F),More Glamorou* Tliao It l<..:He ••:Featu're8:,;. . :,; ';, .'<*IVe Got 'a Heivy Date*' - msHi^okP, '*: M yth Avfe; ^* weyy yoric ar;n .eatery during .daylight that goes nitery-, after 9 p.m., , when cur- tains are drawn^ drapes hung \i6 conceal Java urns and countei's, und •tacl^yes^ are circled -o|E -J^o pern\it '(la:rtoln)5.'§rlja^^< I. '] i? ■ ■• As • m,c.''d by ' Biir Sharkey! maestro, and later, Bill Schus.el during the tyro thesplcs, show Is not without merit. It is one of those loosely knit things that seems endless, . . The regulai-s, especially the orchestr/i, go at a continuous pace, nevet* lonce stopping from 10 p.m. until clb»lng. Dorothy Miller, tall, throaty singer, opens the entertainment, and i» followed hy waiters, some of whom do their own accompanying with guitar, Marjorle Htyes, singer, is- third act, Fourth,- Frank Costa, •operatic- yodeier. . Amit'eur pdrlfeh' i'li' Just thatr a Georgp Jestfel- lihitatii*, an obvious riiagico'and & &M sThVe'r. ' Last: of the" tyros froitt ddrp^s tft^' rlv6r. however, ic'ld .atcoriloHlst. waij okay. ArthiiV Sail, oro,' evMentiy* «peela! it*iit'-pf tiie^nmCiicmjg fme^ hutriWr. ''jToe Oallagbef' ccttclad^s '#lK># iMtU dihrnk -Wt/'- • . ■'■■y Then,,^iifc'. 1 W,. it (Jjl -mrted Afain, mfniuf ith« Jersey importa- . Chicago, Jun|».,2. . .IN'lte ' clii]^ : DWinev's, bookersi ^ ah'd agents here have noted a surpl'JSlng new trend in the business. ' i'^ie average- priced, middle-class spots are passing out of the picture, with only the claiss spots and the honky- tonk nabe taverns now getting the play. • ■ Doing the major biz in the city' at present are the Morrison hotel, Drake hotel. Congress hotel, Sher- man hotel. Palmer Hpus6, Edije- wateip " Beach hotel' a'nd ' the rChez Pafee, aJl -wlth'naThe bihdfe aTTd big shows. CoHgresB Titftei, = ;f6p tih- stailce; has' Swungf ' up ' "fast- With' the new i)Opulitlty- started by' 'the Benny Goodman orchestria; it Is'. ex- panding Its Urban Room to tajrt up the ehtlr^) so\Mh portion, bi ; Its main-*flopry. moving out the^tilhcdlhi "Ford' exhibit tb make" room i4r the new layout. • IJrake - hotel, with ; > the. Horace Heidt band-,A"|the,-^bph,i6; Tucker iShpw In ^he TeiTace' Room of the Morrison, Guy Lombardo brcHesti'a at the Palmer House and big Jiames at the.^liejz parVe are also getting big play.;,-.' ^ . • But such spots as the Black-i hawk, the Oriental . Gardens, the Canton Tea Garden, the Blsmlar.ck are . giving up; or 'have given up 'the ghost In -their' appeal to a Iriiedium- PITT. ROADHOUSES RUSH Pittsburgh, June 2. Siege ot hot weather recently is bringing a deluge of roadhouse openings, seriously threatening cafe monopoly bf downtoSvn spot's^ Just when things started coriilrig their way. Up until fortnight ago, it was generally figured Golden Triangle niteries would have little ■ or no eompetltion,'- but annOuncfementg from rural sites wfere stalled in-or- ' ler to break Tight arOund treicbra- ;f6n Day week-end. • Big Sky Club, Which 'went'lfito re- ceivership last 'year, has be^n' taken over by ' new group and gbt - under •way Satiirdiy (SO) -' Avlth' ' jReggie ;Childs' band .arid flodr shp'w.i .vOn pther side' 'of 'tbwiij Eddie ■'>ey ton's did stand' has ' .beeh acquired > by ■Plaza Cafe' crowd headed tTy: John Magaripttl and " Etzl Covate . for warm months and they'll operate it along same lines at their downtown place. Peyton's has always been a warm--Weather money nialier, but Its 1936 .future had been in doubt until now as result of proprietor's recent year's jail sentence for slug- ging a customer. He's now in third month of term. Another spot. Villa Rpyale, once an. exclusive caslno-nltei-y about" 10 tiilles' oiit-of-toWn,. is also getting ready to relight. .It's been takeVi over .by ;Hai-p Vatighaii,, Sportsm'an and professional football pja^.^r,' who's set to reopen It Thursday (4) -With Jimmy Carr's band ;and floor show. Bill Green's big; open-air pavilllon is already underway , with Dlclc Barrle's. band* and the -Wil- lows, which for last decade has been! operated by Tony Confortlj of :i«Ji'ipfi. Cafe, .will be under management of Frank Blandi this summer; Spot, badly (damaged by . recent flood. Ig figured to reopen Saturday :•(:($); It'll have .Carl, Eddy's orchestra'j 'et ! local, outfit, for a starter, • with manager rnent figuring- also on bri'hging Jn. name bands from time to^ tiftie. ■•- -^1 — '-^ — ■ ' ■ I • I - ■■■ ' : OiAiples'' Orchestra'- "'. New Orleans,' June 2. Dimples Dalton. torch singer and dancer at Prlma's Shim Shahi, has left the show to wave tlie baton, before her own band. ; ' Group now rehearsing' and will take the road at an early date. priced, mob. The . younger., clement, \vlth/ Dply la' tpiiple; of bucks to spend;; 'has talsien-'-fp^ spending them iriflie'habe tavern's and honky-tonk nitdries with their four-piece or- chestras and one or two specialty acts Instead ot hiking all the way to the loop. - Blackhawk has heen hit pretty hard of late. Things i-eached a crisis when WGN, Chicago Tribune station, yanked the 'Midnight Fiy, ers' show oft the air, a show which had done plenty to build - up the Blaekhawkt Business 'Started in o, decline there jse-vdral ' months ago and the slump 'Itf still In • ividence, Canton- Tea GardtSris folded' tip com- pletely and isn't' likely to reopen. Music Notes Len Tellone'a band signed fpr sea- son by S: S. B.elle Island, Long Islapd .gound excursioni boat,, Mai Hallett goes into the. Trianon Instead of the Aragpn, Chicago, in a last minute booking switch. ■ -rCdle Porter'*' flifst for ^Easy to Love/- at. ' IV^etrp is , 'Swinging the jJlqix A\yay.' ' ■ f*! Chestdr- Forrest and Robert Wright sold ^In; the Sweet ■ Land of S.wing' . to Mefro. 1 , i . . . . ; Frani: ' Steininger and .Johnny Mercer .placed 'Bells of Honolulu' with Southern Music Co, M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl penned two numbers for 'Way of a Pii-ate' at Warners^ 6 FLASHES ve Nation's T<)p Song tIFE No. 1 for the Second Consecutive Week SAM FOX PUBLISHING COMPANY USO SIXTH AVENUE. BC (\ nu«..0'M C tXAOlO CITY N[W TOBK JOE The M ^tepfic M aestro. .BacKj ;ta . J^^pewstd Tri - .Hmph? at J.hi; Boofiof the; Hotel fRantwyivania, Where He. Will Thrill -Nevy iYorkere This Sum- mer''Witli- 'Hii Superb ShViwrnaWhiJi'' 'Joe' vyill .featiire': ''>• . , VY:ou,/t .f'Sgmmer Holiday^!. . . , ' *^Y(Ji:j Never;^poked So Beimiful*^ ••■.:^r:::^ltetrs-iSiniAgainVr>^ • *'Tkpugh=l\^y>V^^^ BllndV . LEO FEIST, Inc. • J 162^ BROApWAY * -^NEW YOR tARtETY '^■^ 'U».^leB;o.',:^}^\>^Mve Co., Canada's >'-jft5eSt irifl^iwJne «oml?Ine»,Y?ants to '"'kb into the niUBlc pubjlshlng and ;/ distributing bufilness, Representa- tlvee ot the dominion firm are meet* ixtg with a group of New Tork pop- ular puba this afternoon (Wednes- ^y) to outline Maclean's plan for branching out Into' the sheet muslo flejd. -.PrDiiosltion ; they are pre- pared to offer Is considered by them . .\t(i be ft neTf- tfend In sheet inuslc !".,^t)e])lng,- , i ..- I . > ., ,*.■ iQanadlan rhae publisher has ,had, f- euryey. ot.,ti^e sheet muslc: pos- ^i.pjbliltles made , and the compainy Is "^^(jnvtaijed tlyit,news dealers •Whlph *v 4t serves lii, the small communities 'if Canada can.be made a profitable channel .^t shfeet muslo, distrlbjitlpn. jSJ^ieiCln,- would Itistt^ll music cpunV ers In these newspaper and maga- .• zine shops alpng with , new mpthod ^'■'■tff 'faerchatfdlBlng/ ' .' , " ' ■1 'Among fhfe magf tfje iconjpany . publishes' iBxe' iiacliean'sl: Ohate- " JalnCf Home and Gardpi^ and |Af^y- ■'''fali*. ' • ■'. .• CU Nilery Fired ; Chicago, Jun6 2. Paddock Club,; near northslde nltery operated by Frank Howard^ former operator of the Paramount Club, was gutted early Sunday morning (31) by a Are set by two hoodlums, who smashed in the front door aiid sprinkled the furniture and draperies with gasoline before tovchjng it off. Estimated daniage is i';i7,0,00, of which ilO,o6o Is I cov- ered .by. insurance. ; '•:.)*•• : Ifojlce. are proceeding, on thfetiry that tbe arson was committed by racketeers. UWYm MBIT SNA(iS j;' •v''"Bft<)tt w'lll bfe made this ■ ■Week at a slated mee&ng to 'Clear away the controversy .over Gilbert & Gllpert's '*i ♦lalm f or legil fees which haq 'held, .v*"1ip the dlstrlbutlon^of the $16;d00 jpald the Inactive Music Dealers Bervlce, Inc., by the receivership trusty for. the McCrory stores. The dispute ' over the $16,000 breakup comes as a sequel to the anti-trust •'';IItlgatlon ..which Max Mayer, Indle l^ikjoi^ber, 'bjiipiight . against .:.p6,pular ,t the music at the Siiorta- tPrlum, 7,000-capacity ' • spprting arena: The band of i8 men tvlU be locally recruited by Santrey, Santrey also has an a,rrangement with Harry Bannister for the orig- inal 'Drunkard' company from the American Music Hall, N. T., to also play at the Sportatorluni between fights and wrestling. COPYRIGHT RENEWAL FEUD ON 'SWEETHEART' ^yirginia Section Opens ■= . Nprfpllj:, ya.| J'une.2. ; Tidewater Virginia vacation re- . sort se'ctidri Is under way for sea- .^n. Cavalier Beach Club at ' Virginia Beach, debuted May. 30 .■with Irene. Bordonl doing a special appearance and Tal Henry's orches- tSft'In-for a month. G^ay Lombardo And Hal Kemp will follow later in ^^AUmmer. , . V.^ — i^ubbletf Becker orch Is at Qcean " ^lew. Paul Tremalne Is at Seaside ^■^ Park, .Virginia Beach for two weeks. L^*J'*nfl-new.,Suijf Club has'-. Emerson *SM.V,curreiitlS! And Sleepy Hall and S^^py ^?eIt^& pencilled lii to 'follow. ^*i)Si^ Bajf/riipjleiidezvdus, Buc'karoe "t « ^' •tlSifJ/aiuplc la, dlBpenspd. by ^Earl Mellen. " ' " ' ■ •' ■ ' -nfr r!:;.:. [iif^jy^k /pJueh,. for, ^^ipt-^^e :y.para »- Remlck, has joined "Words & Scramble for the copyright re- newal rights to 'Let Me. Call Tou Sweetheart' has wound up with the publication privileges being split be- tween two firms, the Paull-Ploncer Music Co. and ShaiJiro, Bernstein & Co.- Paull-Plonieer, which controlled the original full rights to the tune, has threatened to bring suit against Shapiro-Bernstein if the latter goes through with its intention to pub- lish 'Sweetheart.' As the renewal period for the copyright came "due Shapiro -Bei-n- steln sought out the lyric writer. Mrs, Beth Slater WHltson, and of- fered her a contract. This was turned down and the proposition which Max Mayer, owner of the Paull-PIoneer catalog, made was ac- cepted. Another bidder against Mayer had been M. M. Cole, Chicago publishing house. In the meantime Shapiro-Bern- stein got in touch with the mother of the "song's composer, the late Leo Friedman, and closed with her for the melody rights. After Mr. Fried- man's ■ lawyer had notified .Mayer that S-B had received an assign- ment of copyright from his client, Mayer undertook to buy the Shapiro-Bernstein contract. Latter quoted what Mayer described as a prohibitive price ahd in the sub- sequent "airgument Mayer declared that any piiblication .of the ^tine on the ]6art of' Shapiro -will . be; fol- lowed W- aii; injunction And .^p?nage suit- . . -, , j.i; . ■ Phil Darcy and his music Into, the Hotfel Sbeltpn, N, T.- ■ Philadelphia, June i., Defense exceptions to decision fa- voring plaintiff in injunction case of Fred Waring against WDAS -were dismissed last week by three judges of -Common Pleas Court No 1,' after" hearing^ arguments oit op posing- CPu^fael. ' Understodd' d^fens^ will cai^ry ca-sja to- higher coUrtp. • 'WfLtliig drlglnally- won p^ retains- fifll omrpershlp of copyrigHf^.;?%cb. a» the. Music Publishers Holdin'j?' Corp. does . for the several Warner Bros. ' music publishing; subsidiaries. Through 20th-Fox'B - alBliation with Gaumont- British abrpad, the Ciinephonlc Music Corp. is also tied in, . Cincphonic is GB's music pub ally, on the order Pf the Metro deal with Roliblns-Feist, Velly Muchee Ya#e Hollywood,' June 2. Jricore of Metro's 'Good Earth' will include strains of Chinese tonal classics as well as modified elabora- tions In form agreeable to occidental ears, • Herbert Stothart Is writing mel- odies and Gus Kahn supplying lyrlca for the music adaptation. — — ~ ■ .. i HAEEt EOY TO TOUE ■ LPndoix, June 2. Harry Roy, bandleader, Is Jiavlng: the Mayfalr Hotel Here after a three-year tenancy. Will take' his tuneaters vaudeville tour. on » . Johnny flamp Cancel! - New Orleans, June 2. Peeved because the'^tomrolttee In- .-ilsfed that Me Tday iio other Jobs here^, o Johnny Hamp canceUed hl« bann'fi engagement Ao provljle the njuHlo . at the Tulanyi XfnSfjenltj dance. .' X". . Was scheduled for June Ik ' 42 VARfETY NICHf CLUBS Wednesdayi June 3* 1936 Night Reviews HOTEL NEW YORKER (NEW YORK) Not since Healy's Golden Glades o£ the noT,v sainted pre-prohlbltlon era baa JJ. T.'seen an Iceglade caml- Tal,. so that the divertissement which Ralph Hitz now presents at hla Hotel New Yorker shapes up as brand riew and novelty stuff for, the present grfeneratidn- So much- sq that, based oh thft resounding click of the ice terps the hostelry, it .will be no surprise if a new. cycle of floor show «ntertaim»ent, featur- ing; performers on the flashing steel doesn't eventuate. The novelty alone of the sliding ice rink, camouflashed under the bandstand, and sliding forth much as other raised floors do In the regu- lation nlterles, commends this typ6 show for the customers. Then, too, sitting close, on the skaters^ its's even more flashing and daring stuff than when presented in a mammoth Madison Sa. Garden, for Instance, skaters, like the veteran NorVal Baptie, Gladys Xamb and Bobby Ec;am have cut plenty of ice in the Garden, but within, the much mote limited, confines of the Hotel New. Torker's summer terrace (the clev- erly done-over grillroom, that Is) It's well lilgh sengaflonal stuff. The show 1^ cannlly paced, Clyde liticas, maestf 6 i)f his crack dansa- pators, excellently handles the ln~ . troductorles, 'sufficiently highligjif- Ing the skill and dating of each feat so jCar as to lend it added values. Th^ Four Nelson Slstera open. They look like sisters and seem close eAoiigh in age to even stand- ing bUliiik as Quads. They're young, personable- an,d. shapelyi • evidencing plenty of the latter in; .their ab- breviated skating attire. ,Thetr Ice. ballet work Is more orthottox uhison skating in tempo, , ' "Then come Duffy aiid. "Waite w'*" their comedy knockabout, , opening with the fiarney Google -routine In- cluding the- familiar comedy . with *•][:;- hind, lefgs of the horse, put,, 'done On skates^ It ineans more ^omQhow, Gladys Latnb, flashy bloiide, youtiglsh veteran of the rinks, clicks With her gracefvd terpfl. Norval Baptie follows with whirlwind ..skat- ing. The pow'erful drive of his ; muscular legs auguts a yen for a mammoth Garden, but the vet does his whirls in flashy tnariner, despite the space limitations. He looks around 40 tops, Virile- and athletic/ but insiders say he's actually 57. His figurations ar^ still -among the tops. 3ame combination teprisea— the 3^^el8ona with anotuet ensemble number; Baptie and X^mb, this time aa a team, and Duffy and TValte with a comedy version of airplane whirls in eccentric <5iy 90*8 getup. ■this ■ follows Baptle-Lamb's excel- lent airplane whirling. •In .■ between, Bobby Hearn does barrel jumping, including four bar- relSi and lands on a dime, right near the edge of the elevated platform- rlnk. IVb & strong^pplause-getter, Lucas' announcement that If s the first time in a, N. T. hotel is, of course, correct since the old Healy'd "was a nlte'ry. The: Sherman hotel, Chicago, baa had an ice ballet ever since the World's Fair, only their floor Is camouflaged under the reigru- lar dance floor. ' At the" New Torker, the rink slides forward from underneath the bandstlind and. so tight Is the fit that sometimes, when the coils freeze a bit too much, the rlnk wedges when it comes to sliding it back in order to clear for the dancing. ' After another Interval, •• Russell Patterson's 'Personettes' is a clever puppet revue, worked by a ti^io of marionette operators, who are ver- satile mimics, in . song and dialog as they stimulate the Hollywood scene. It's more than the ordinary mannlkln exhibition; a carefully contrived entertainment with spe- cial tooTx. material. . The Liucas orchestra Is now a fave at the New Yorker. Coming in cold last year Clyde .and his brother Xyn, on the vocals, have established themselves for the hoofology. Per udual, their six- man marimba .combo for the song-foxtrots is a nice in- terlude along with the "rest of It. Convert after 10. Is 60c and %1 (Sat- urdays), Ahel. MAYFAiR (KANSAS CITY) Kansas City, June 2. Since spring opening, . Scottle Bossman has been keeping the place .packedi Big season should normally bit . a:round July. . 1,. . .but excellent shows and name bands have been playing to capacity crowds. Billed as 'The Showplace of the: tVest' and doesn't miss, This town, drawls heavy out-of-town trade, and when they drift In from! the prairies they want what they've never had- and the Mayfair Has it. Decidedly the best, effort In night life ever, presented here. Cafe-theatre, with a $2 minimum, opened with Sophie Tucker unit, which was ih for a three-week break-in session before moving, to Chicago. Lieon Belasco and his men are causing the currently boot scuffing, . which is plenty oke with the customers. Policy is to book baiids for longer funs and book in a n^w floor show every two weeks. Present bill is par for the course, thoU)i;h opening Is weak. Line of 12 girls, start things in a routine manner. Stamm and La Rue don't add mhch in an' adagio dance dressed in leopard skins. Three Andrew Sisters' harmony and rhythm singing really got things started. Doctor Chas. Hoffman works fast with his c6(Sktall .gadget^ and pours dome varl-hued liquids, from «ame ahaker and scores with his water to beer gag, Tho' big hand is a toss-up be- tween Lee Morse ^d Pleroe and Harris, latter hoofers. The cus- tomers liked the torcher. The mixed dance team sells easily,^ Nitery Is wired; aho.w going . out over WDAF: Set-up Is new In this vicinity as line charges, etc., are on the house. — — T --TT^ ^ Most Pmyed oh Air To famiifsrtsse tlie ■ trade lolth the tunea mo9t on the air around Veu) York, the foflouHna i» the Vatlnff of the totiffa moat played on the crdai-eountrv networka laat week, 1ave Mutlo. There's • Small Hotel • Would You Mielody From the debut as a, nitery attraction at the Versailli^s opens up a new avenue for the big-league songstress, "Who manifests equal aptitude on a cafe floor. Her wis- dom and - showmanship " evidence themselves In her selection, of num- bers^ eschewing the serious note completely In her gohg cycle which invariably, for stage and mike pur- poses. Included a . 'heavy* . number, usually of the mammy-my kid tim- bre. Instead, here. Miss Baker is k.11 to the lighter side— and to' good pur-, pose consistently. "VTith her is < Joe Louis, madcap m,c.. In on a flying visit from tlje Hollywood nocturhalunacies, whose stuff is, as ever, fly, fleet and funny. The comic's versatility,. Whether In his native Chicago, haunts from whence he sprang, or on eltjier coasts, is cinch stuff for bigtlme company. ■ Augmenting the stellar pair are the Meadowbrook Boys and their orchestra, with vocal pops in the modern manner augmenting their crisp dance ^rhythms. And, with it, the' Versailles' environment remains among the tops of the town. Abel, NIXON CAFE (PITTSBURGH) ■ Pittsburgh, May 2d. Staying open during summer is a hew experience for Nixoh cafe. In past, Tijny Conforti has always closed shop here around middle of May and concentrated on his road- house, 'Willows. Gave latter up, however, last season and decided to install a cooling plant In his down- town nitery and make a stab at the downtown trade during the warm months. Already begins to look like a particularly wise move since biz is holding up. In fltie fashion. Con- forti has also decided agairtst cur- tailment of entertainment and figures to keep it up as long as trade continues. Current ' show, also art Ernie Young-booked unit, at least goes in for a bit of production, something his past revues haven't bothered very much abOut. However, this one needs it. M.c. is Lee MuiTay, a di- minutive ' eccentric dancer who knows how to use his feet; beat bit being Jim Bartbn'g bid drunk rou tine, but who doesn't have the per sonallty tQ direct from out front, J\Iight be wise for Conforti during life of present show to let one of his personality boys from Herman Mld-r dleman'a band , do the - m.c.'ing. and Just use Murray as a specialist,. Armond and Audra, good-looking 'dance team, have two numbers, a rhumba an^l later a waltz, they manage pleasantly enough without revealing anything out of ordinary. Sally Joyce handles a brace of torch tunes in commendable blues style, using punchy delivery with a good enough pair of pipes. Line of eight girls has four numbers, all nicely costumed, particularly last two, 'Sophisticated Lady' and 'Queens on Parade.' Latter is the production parade number and brings on prin- cipals at finish for good close. Real star at Nixon, however, isn't in the show but a house fixture, An- gelo de Palnia, former opera tenor whp'a been herb now for' almost 30 weeks. Husky warbler never gets away without at least half a dozen tunes on each appearance. From looks of things, he'll . probably stay here forever, or at least, as long as he stayed in a Claveland restaurant before coming here — ^four years. Not .easy for perfotmeta at Nixon, alnce spot has more .the air of a restaurant than a night club, which is always lough. Herman Middle- man's band, iflin Sdlljr Hughes' as vocalist, dishes out dansapation in vastly improved fashion since last caught few mojiths ago, Co/ten, RAINBOW ROOM (NEW YORK) The Informal summer season Is on' at the Kalnbow Room, which means that soiree de rigeiir Is no longer obligatory, with result that It's a curious conglomeration, of cub> tomers-^halt in tails 'Und the others in tweeds and slacks. Fred Keating is m,c. and top« flight, natne until the hew show. Ther ex-blrdcager .Is now. working very straight and very juye, sans the' prestldigltateuring, "with result that he's-'iust another m.o. who refera a bit too much to his recent Holly-i wood background. Glen' Gray and the Casa Loma orchestra are the primie draw (Continued on page 44) ON "CAMEL CARAVAN'^ OTJE» iColumbia Broadcaatintf Syetem Says These Are the Four Best Songs In the Music Busineaa. Hear Her Sing at 9:00 P.M. EDST Tafci., June 9ni, Featnredt *'MY FIRST THRILU* And WUI FeatDM oa XUurs,,' Jane 4th: "THESE FOOLISH THINGS REMIND ME OF YOU" 1^ ■ On Toes., Jane Dth: I "I'M JUST BEGINNING li TO CARE" On Thur, June lltkt' "TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" XTnder Personal ' ManaEement of If At STEIN' ■ HARRY LIWK C-P IVI IRVING BERLIN >Nc 79<7-7thAVC. N-Y-C- i XAYIER CUGAT And His ORCHESTRA Held Over— 2nd Week AT CHICAGO THEATRE Playing to Capacity Crowda AT STEVENS HOTEL, CHICAGO Broadcasting NBC FEATDIUNGt "ON THE BEACH AT BALI-BALI" JOE MORRIS MUSIC CO. WANTED: " Phonograph' record en- titled "YOU MADE ME LIKE IT BABY," Brunswick No. 4184. Box No, 91, Variety, New York, Wednesday, June 3, 1936 V A CVILLE IT VAHIETV 43 l^w s Met Slutw fb^^^^ Only and with RKO's Termission Loew's Metropolitan, Brooklyn, which has figured In- a pooling deal •with RKO's Albee for more than a year, goea.yayde again f or,. just two weeks st^-rting Friday (5).' Sta^Q ^hows are figured to bolster •a couple of weak pictures. Loew's ls calling the vaude stretch •Jubilee Week,' but actually there's no celebration. • Stage shows • go in by atrangement with RKO, whose pooling deal with Loew's In down- town Brooklyn continues. Result of the pool, incidentally, was the com- plete ^elimination of stage shows In downtown Brooklyn, " Fabian's Fox dropping its presentations ^shortly after the Met and Albee went all- flim:''-"' Though vaudeville is being re- sume's at the Met strictly as a tem- poraSty , hypo for' the gross, Loew's Is refof ted to have Iced Its plans ttf. flo- -likewise at the Capitol on '^roadway.; Deluxer also has had a riin^pf weal; films. Its grosses re- cently slipping, to as low as $8,000. Theatre's nut.wjth straight pictures lEa^o.vind |17,600. , ' First show at the Met' will be .topped by Milton Berle, Don Bes- tor'B orchestra and Betty Jane '.Cooper. Name band will play in both the pit and on the stage In a ripV\je type show. Nothing has been set for the second week as yet. Jessel at L.A. Orpji; Olsen-Shiitta Debut Lps AAgeles,' j\me ; 2r, George Jessel tops Orpheum stage show week ' starting tdpiorrow ("Wednesday) Jn unit built. 'around him ! that Includes Gauthler'a Toy Shop and Marietta, dancer. J Georgei . Olsen and Kthel ^hutta headline Paramount stage shbw week following screen engagement of Gtace Moore In ' 'The King Steps' Out,'! starting tomorrow and prob- ablVy going two weeks. It's pair's first ' Coast stage booking. . RKO TRYING TO KEEP 'COMIQUE' UNIT GOING RKO. is continuing, its 'Folies Coralque' $8,500 unit production in the smaller midwest houses till June 26, when it swings over to "Warners for a week at the Stanley, Pittsburgh. ' ■. , Circuit is trying to line up enpugh outside bookings to keep the show open till fall, when it will be re- peated in the RKO theatres. Asjk Termiiu to Provd Himself Aryan fe^^ I Playing Berlin .' tondori, May! 24^ jbe Termini was booked to play the Wlntergarten, Berlin, but the management canceled him the last minute unless Henry Sherek,. his agent, cart' submit proof that he Js definitely Aryan. Termini Is .ot Italian fextractlon. STIIGE SPOTS Administrator Merlin Hopes for 10 Weeks Over Sjummer — ^AIl in Metro- politan Area— 25c Top, One-H-Day^ No Sundays — Majestic, B'kl}m, .first House .if STARTS JUNE 15 • ! Prospect. Decided he would do — and he did. Paif Books Ripley Unit ilitfa Boston at $3,500 NBC's 'Ripley Unit,' without be- lleve-it-or-not Bob RIpley,.has been bpol^ed to play the Met, Bostoni by Paramount, following Its week at Loew's, Montrea,!, starting. June 12, • Salary for the 17-people show at the 'Hub house, reputedly a break" in date, is $3,S00. 15 YEARS AGO (From VARiEiTT and Clipper) East-'West feud breaking out In Famous Players and It began to look as t)iough the Paramount ' eastern studio would be abandoned. . Still a inopt point. ' ' , , • : Bill Brady being sought to head thie pictttre exhlbs' organization. He waflt' the current prexy. Took an- other term. ' r>'. "W. Griffith after Frank Bacon 'fori 'Lightning.' Eventually Fox PX'oduced with Will Rogers. Film biz woozy and cuts prevalent. Some were as much as 75%. But salaries came back. . 'Woburn scandal broke. After- math of a party to Fatty Arbucklc In the Boston suburb. Cost plenty of big people plenty of big dough, Hushed once, but reopened. Marx Bros, on a quick repeat at the! N, T. Pa,lace. Benny Leonard was out of the act and In training for .a fight, but it didn't matter. I^ilorence Moore was out of legit forijthe summer and brela.klns Into vauaevllle at the RlversUde. Ruth Rojte ga.ve her a good run for tops. J4ck Donoiiue got into the New Acts, reports with * single at the Gus Edwards sprang his Newsboys and Girls act In a tryout at the 6th AvjB. Buildup on a somewhat slm- ilat act In' which he once appeared himself. Old act Was playing the small time. .Dan Totheroh won a one-act play contest held by a group of settle- ment houses. Address given as San Frihclsco. at Rooney picked up. 'Love Birds' ^h'en his backers ' got f ro5.ty 'feet yta salaries the week before, because the receipts were offset by advances niflide' by the theatre, fie quit the following week. Corse Payton went into bank- ruptcy againi Only owed ?9,0.00.. No assets. . Dearth of musicals and 'thousands' of • chorines reported stranded in N.Y. Bill Sill, who was out of pres.s agentlng' because of an amputated leg, tried -opening a hotel on Long Inland. Not much of a go. SuSbway circuit of "WPA stralght- vaude theatres In the Metropolifan area this summer Is being mapped out_ by Frank Merlin, new "WPA vav^de arid circus administrator In New Tork. It fs expected tb pro- vide' at least 10 weeks of 'playing tlmte for ishpws, varied In style. ' ' . Admission will be charged at a 15c 25c. scale, with the first theatre set being Majestic, Brooklyn. This is«x pected to open June 15. .Shows will play bne-a-day, Monday to Satur day, with layoff Sund Chief aim of Merlin ^is to secure legit theatres, tliough he wants to shy clear of competing with houses already In operation. He'll lalso ac cept vaude houses that_«re dark or In stralght-plctufe-^pollcies, but not houses now In operation with stage shows. Shows will play each house a full week. A minstrel production will open the Majestic, now housing 'Backwash,' 'WPA legiter, with a six-act variety show following and then a rev.ue-type .of vaudeville unit A prpducer will be assigned each show. Merlin's production, staff in eludes Doug Leavltt (Leavitt and Loekwood),' Wesley PraseT, Harry Miller, Matt Shelvey, WilUani Sully, Boiaby: Dare, Jack, Mason, Harry Green, Joey A,bram3 and Darl •MacBoyle. ■■ ■ . Max Hart suing the booking office for a trlfie of $5,260,0Q0, triple dam- ages. Fred and Adele Astalr« took space In ' Variett to advertise their third season with Dillingham, 50 YEARS AGO (From Clipper) Clay M. Green's 'The Golden Giant' premiered In 'FrlacO. Later known as 'The Golden Giant Mine', used by McKee Rankin for some time.- , Chicago cops refused $410, pro- ceeds of a benefit at the Grand. Claimed it cut ticket sales to their official benefit by at least $2,000 and plenty sore about It. BlJou Opera Co. was in Richmond and doing well in spite of the fact there were eight principals and no chorus. Principals sang the chor- uses. Frank Bu.sh, then a star name, taken off the bill of a benefit for the strikers on the 3i'd Av. street car line. President of the car com- pany was a Jew and the precinct police captain pulled Bush for fear It might . be regarded as a .slam, since Bush specialized In Hebrew types, Bastball game b€t\ycen two teams of actors netted the family of Bart- ley Campbell, recently committed to (Continued cn page 44) 'SHOWING' ACTS NOWADAYS AT BENEFITS Where showing houses pr^ctlcal- ly don't exist, a benefit cM: the trick for Charlie Stuarjt (ana^Lash) and Harry Martin (Mills and) In launching these standard ..vaude performers on new careers as part- ners. Their new act, after' a couple of hideaway break-in dates away from 'N. Y., was against a blank wall until along came the Motion Picture Operators; bened't at the Roxy, N. Y., early last week. Stuart and Martin teamed a few weeks ago after respectively .split- ting from their former' partners. Bookers were Interested In the new comedy act, but Insisted on it. being 'shown.' But as for showing house-s, they could find none, while the Grand Opera House, only break-in spot for ne\y acts in Xew York, re- fused to repeat Stuart after playing him with Harry Lash a few month.s ago. The benefit presented Itself as the only 'showing' chance for the act. Result of playing the benefit was three weeks of playing time for the now team, Joe Foinberg saw the team at the Roxy and spotted It into Pay's, Providence, for the cur- rent week, Charles J. Freeman, of Paramount, al.so booked It for Toronto and Montreal weeks of Juno 12-19. Indie Vaude Summer Looks Almost As Lean as Circuit Time Around N.Y. JACK HART ALMOST AN ACTOR AGAIN Jack Hart, once an actor, but now a veteran vaude agent, associated with B|lly Jackson, was forced to turn singer again Sunday (31) when Joseph E. Howard, whom he repre- sents, failed to show up for his 'Searching for a Song' program on 'VVMCA, New 'York. Hart, on 15 minutes' notice, sang the theme songs of the 30-minute broadcast. Sitation later propositioned Hart to tjake Howard's place on the pro- grajn, but Hart nixed the Idea, pre- ferring to tot«. the black book. ThbatreiiiRea,V.&Y. iRefund $1,000 From Perceiitage of Gross Chicago, June 2. , "Velpz and Yolanda, dance team, personally made a refund of $1,000 to the Mort ' Singer Hennepln- Orpheum house In Minneapolis last week when the gross failed to hit a certain figure, which resulted In some red Ink for the management. Terpsers blame the disappoint- ment in Minneapolis to the absence of the Shep . Fields orchestra. Played spot on percentage. Indie vaude time booked out of N. Y. has been put In camphor for , the summer, some of the leading bookers now being entirely minus theatres, meaning that the Indies will; match the m&Jtit circuit's bid for a record low in playing time this June-to-September. Leading, the indie field last year, the A.&E. • Dow office is currently without a regular vaude house on its books. All the Dows have left are ■ a couple of now 'n' then one and; two-day spots. Another former leader in. the field, Artiiur Fisher, has: only Hershey, Pa,, a split-, weejkeri and an arrangement with a Boston booker whereby; he -shipa. sonie acts Into New England. 'George Godfrey, wlio recently bro^ie his partnership with. Jack Llifider, . lost, his last house when the ' ' Folly, Brooklyn, . went straignt pjc- . tures for the summer • Saturday : (30). Pally Markus, once the. top o£ all indie bookers, is also witiiout a. theatre, lt>utl,'he'd cdricfenttatlng on ' . some South American radio and - theater time,'" ■ ' ' . ' '• Among other indie bookers, Alei^;-" , Hanlon retains the Grand Opera House, New York;- split-weeker which retains vaude all summer; \ . Eddie Sherman holds onto the Hip-* podrome, Baltimore,' and Joe Felnw • ' berg continues booking Fay's, Providence. , . Jury Gives Dan.cer 35G In Suit Ys. RKO-Proctor Freddie Mayer's New Yorkers, re- cently at the. Edl.son Hotel, New York, at the opening of new ball- room at KayderoBS Park, Satatoga Lake, N. Y,. under management of Fred H. Ponty. A Jury before Judge .Clarence J Galston In the TJ. S. District Court, N. Y., on Thursday (28) awarded Wilma Irving, of the vaude dance tenin known as the Wallace Sisters* $35',000 damages for injuries agaliist RKOrProctor Corp., Plaintiff .had sued for $100,000. ' Miss Irving testified that she re- ceived a spine Injury and contusions of the head as a result of a fall she sustained when her foot caught in defective fiooring of the stage of the Fox theatre, Albany, in 1931. J. J. McLaughlin, attorney for RKO-Proctor, asked the court' to set aside the verdict on the ground that the amount granted Miss Irving was excessive and against the weight of evidence. Judge Galaton reserved decision on the motion and ordered the attorney to submit a brjef on the matter. Alfred Meldon is counsel for Miss Irving. Hylton Signs M.C. Detroit, June 2. Johnny Howard, m.c. and imper- sonator at local niteries for past six months, has been signed by Jack Hylton to appear with hie band when it opens extended run Irt the Pal- ladium, Iiondon, in July. Band sails June 30 from N. Y. '. Hylton heard Howard at the Ten Forty nifery last week, and had bim appear for one show at tbe Pox, where Hylton .showed ■ last week. Impressed, Hylton cabled the Pal- ladium for permission to sign •Howard. Hylton plays for the Gen- eral Motors' Gliifl' Club danco to- night (2) In BooU-Cadlllac Hotel. FEIEDLANI) DIPEOVED Anatole Friedland, whose right leg was amputated because of ia. heart trouble. Is showing improve- ment. At Mt Slnal hosplUl, New York, yesterday (Tuesday) his condition was reported as good. BEATTY TAKES $20 RAP FOR SPANKING fflS CATS Pittsburgh, Juhe 2. Clyde Beatty, here last week With Cole Brotheris-Beatty circus, and his ■ assistant, Captain William. Bernardj, ran afoyl ot -Humane" Society an4 ■vjrere haled 'into court and fined $20- each on a charge of cruelty vto animals. First time In his long ■ catieer that Beatty has Incurred flls- • pleasure of SPCA. ipinch was niaxfe ', •Immediately aftet matinee perforiil- ance on show's second arid last day here. ' , . • "Trainer Intended to . fight charge but after waiting more than ho>ur for an attorney' who didn't show up and*' with time 'for evening show drawing near; Beatty decided ' to plead, guilty and take the rap. E. F. Smith, agent for Humane Society, charged It -ivae unnecessary ,, ftf Beatty to use a whip ^n thie animars, or" fife b;!ank cartridgeji which might burn, deafen or blind them. Trainer retorted that with- out such measured iH6 Hons and tigers, being naturiftl enenilesi would slaughter eacb etiierr .Smith then suggested an act using only one or the other, „ . . , . ■ Newspapermen, attending flight .show to see if Beatty had made anjr changes as result of arrests, . "saw . - non6. . . ' V KAICHEUI COASTmet Harry . K a I c h e 1 m, Paramount booker In New York, leaves tomor- row (Thursday) for a 10-day com- bined biz and pleasure trip to the Coaist. . , He stopsf off In Chicago on the way out. Spi^lny f or Par Phil Spltalny'fl all-girl band has been booked tor the Paramount, N, Y„ for a week in July with an - option for a second stanza. Open- ing date; however^ Is nol;->aeflnlto. Hutssi Morgan's band goe^ Into the Broadway de luSleiHoday (Wednes- day) for one week, with the Ozzle Nel-son-Harr^et Hllllard combo fol- lowing. Red Norvo at the Commodore tol^ the ifjummer, gets five nightly pick-' ups over WOR, New York, weekly. "Variets)" , FOR SUMMER. tl Place a subscription for Variefy' over the sumnrter. From now until Labor Day + + + $1.50 Mail remittance with ;nam« and stimmei* address. 44 VARIETY , Jni|c 3, 1936 n6V ! Hippt>drdme^&«iltimbr« - .j..;,,<, Choval- •crew, thatj .t»a& been ws^>. tairilnR< ovei' NBC' for several' yoars^ . proves'flne aet foi' vaude, wltb ^udN encea- 'ttl 'Iti'pv •si4nlfyli^,',,'nl<^t^§ llkee.' Closed a llghl-tliubft*'©* .fo.wivt, act..WUM!.l>Mt, iii. aeuc)&,.,9P0tiX>£, A flve-act..laypH.t; they bhouW(l)ei(ffpl,^nr; did. ... -..| ' Trio of girls and four -men' do chiefly groilp singing, with their, sdngs impregnated by slick, arrange.* ments. Qpen with miedley of recent Berlin hits, then- get around to do- ing a novelty on 'Cock Robin' (Dis- ney cavtboliV score'. Bill' •..•Thornfe, baritone of the male quartet, gets only solo licks, when he does *I Got Plenty of Nothin" from -Gershwin's score of 'Potgy'T .-confrerea., back- ground number. , , Girls neat.tln'fiwrenljagr gowi^f <^ ' 4 itt ainh'^ JaiRk^ts.-. ' ■well-groortiefi ,Schavper. BROOKS AND MILLER REVUE (5) Dahcing ' " - ■■ 12>'Mins'.; . ItuII vJ ci'..;-..%:- ; Grandma H..'N.,Yv,,.i,,..,.i .,r lOne slrl. saves. thi^,^cj.,fi;()m utjt.er ' coJlapsfi, Acrobatic danceiv lioweYer," - ^ol3te^3 it v^ry lUtle, the'^ept weak by contrast:' ■ ' i. '- Opens • •i<'ith" i;dagiij' ft^d' of ihale ■ trio tind gill.' Evi6n'1gTafeB-iai: absent In" this. JAi modicum : *df i>feril' might. haVfe • been Injected. Into- tOHSliig: BtUff,vbut.!.WaSn'fr... M-.i -..sn-rij. ; !,!..•/ u Acrobatic >te.rpjer fpUq^s tb.ifl.TVifcll a , peppy : r(?nit\ne. jppes-;, stre^iupijs^ ■ t^yjrl. While." beni; dpuble.. regtih^ ititti. her chel^t Is. followed' by gBmersaTilt spUt's." Three men "Hfpi'dther glrl-foi-' ■ cl'6aer;;'bul;"ln''iine'3dtitth'i'=fashlottVf^f ■* SYD LEWIS -AND .CO* (2). ; .. o > 'C6rri^y>iH'i » '^v.-'j!.:: ..y In the past .JSi. years o,v,-,so Benny Fields has b'ee'fi" ti.Vi'ewdd''6n many !)( caslona under • New Act«,wtnit. this S| l^js, ei;^vtime 4Jj a single. . .They, were ' aiwifiiys. :,.'.<(»'.'. Jcompan'y •'■•\li'ithi Biossont Seeiey i' rortic' i fashion, iTiei4< Iktely h'als:'- tjecbjne a ■ brand new- 'na'me -on: Broadway and to .the rest 'qf the • co^rttry thr )ugh radio. He iias" al\*!ays'"been-'eonsldered' a star' bn pure merit,' by,,, the. members of his own profession; • but nofw, after "allii-theee iyears;<--'!and /for.) the .firfitr ttnie, FifeldS'is realli' a name. to tha- piibUc. 'And.he -habr 'f -chan^fcfd a'blt. in a'pi)ea''r^iliic!f " 01^' ijU his work. ' ' "• They do say tliatj Fielda'lB.:bfiing ijecognized V Irtdtviduallly because^ lat ■this late: date he IS'neallys on his own for the itrst time, ^n the past, with' Fields, it was. a case of Jady first— the lady being Blossom Seeley. ■^fhifn comely and blonde Miss Seeley was oh the stage there was always a lot. of competition for any-, body else- who: happened, .tp 4?e. . on at fhe same 'time:' ' Audiences prefe.rrfid> to watpb. H'steni to Misg., Seeley, with "good . reason, r She was that kind of a -lady and; singer. Fields' became a' brand ne'W irame a couple 6E -irtont;hsiago: when open- ing in-.a'fiaqr: show, a't.a^i'restautiant <^n Broadway^ >.Ex^iybbdy.'^v,,nso nentum that did- ft. The "radio .foildw«d the; nitery, and pow " J^Aew'^" {Stat^,- fpr,, t^o Veeks. '.^'f ''"^2,6i()ti'" per, slnigle. ftnd, pleri^y'. j^bi;^, "bi. eye^thlng to. follow, : Newspaper "and. Other romw'cers. ^'ef'ef'fo.lhis'as pehiiy Fields" "^omer bade ;'But"',When hps Benny Fields been aWky Bige.-. i . ... /. I . i ; Anif' -^tortell iwlll do '"songs ' tor :t»aramqvtht'*i3 .'Gh^'mipagne "^''iltz.' ■ ' ! Arthu;*-,': j?'«'tng;!.iat: •scoring • '■White .^QJthr'F.OX. ; ..V. The THEATRE of the STARS 11-1 PARIS (STANLEY, l>ITTS.) . Pittsburgh., .|ffi»y .25, .' . [This is the Geo*g6 qhoos uhit;.that' hds been out for.'spme (time .underi flock of. : dlff eri^ii't'Vj'jijaniftfi 'artd • 'with • variety ijof people,;!: only,. a. pftuple, o£ whom are- with It' at' presents ,;p?Lrls; oA parade"!,' Is- . ^}tl0O latest, moirioker • $iiid 'wHoJ^' SivtpLs'&jan entemirtlhg enough U .eilV^htly ef:onoin).ilik'l .i>«tir|: t^n of the ' 'jTolleg Bergere' type of show. ■ Production Is practically nil, con- sii^ting: chiefly of a fliock. of old. flrapes that Ghoos probably used in the past, but otherwise 'Parade* is UP to de luxe par. -Talent is excel- lent and unit's, whipped along at a brisk pace and, at times, even man- . dges to capture a certain Conti- nental flavor, • ,' ' lOnly 'thing, l?ri^ri'Gbt about tt,.,ho.w-T. ever, is Raqhet Car lay, who',s...^lao! the ..fsfitureid \ name. She'5.„c{iiefl|y kAowi^; 1^8 a.jadio,.soi igstrefes^&nfi 'an energetic.- misa':-.whoi p'un'ijtte's ' bv^V thi'ee ..tunes, with a Chevallerlsh flourish. One, of thdm'^' hi" lier iia-- tlve tOLBgue, :but others ar'ie '-En^J^ish, with the-'ibest-a- crack a,r,rangfi^jietit of 'Gb.ddy G!C)l?dyi' ''..J3ione other, luirn. tnat -au^ienc'^ might' be fooled'- IntO' believing is.,art' ihip^rtat'pni.l3..,thfi.t, of Nellie Arnaut.andj BtroS(„,^ltpough., this is a standard -viaude iact .that's been around' for jrejars. ''Trio • still sure-fire wUh'.''theliS b'iijd.-whi^tUhg andhthe acrobatic arid .daTtgi.ng/ stuin;. they do with Vidllris! chucked undent '.the chins; ■< • - ; . I The m.c. is BOlt .waUoh; 'blUed as 'iLe Baconteiir," ■ ,'who.>.- Insists: i it's necessary., fot" )i}m to Introd^uce ,th^, acts because liohe' of 'em canLspeak English:'; Arid- then; Art! j'rahk. steps.' olit a few' ' riidMeiits latei";ibi5.' his. fiminW htcli Stunt! and- ispllls the ^Al^nglo tongue '-kU'' Over' the' 'plBieeV ^Walton fi^iifajf ,Wi3tiiy{ chuck "'tMfe fdri- ielgnf hjntsi and let* U '.«o . at.-ithato ']f arls 'v: on ■ .'Parade^ jioesn't , ,need .It anyway;- ' FV&hk'Ef Slin''v>orklhg..wltb. a! ^IrlV'-'stlli'-d^iHe )tljie.;Ptlfif-Iegg^d. danclri'g- ' arid' ' still getting. , returns galore. Only new bit is an lihpres- slon of a typical personality torched In a nltery ah'd it's a howl. Walton's specialty comes hear the dose and he'a using , a ,dea4-pan, aneipic-looking tenor with a swell, pa.it"of pipes for ah;' assistarit-;' H^'s Jaclc-'LVonS' arid 'togjether ttiejr' fui"-' .nish 'one of the • oiitstandliig.; bright spot's in a unit that, has quite a few., of them. . . Stooge Is introduced ■ as a local juat audltl.onirig for a '"spot W show, ah oldie that, ibis turn, .'doesn't need; ■!> ' ■- ■ >''■ .-' • ' >■...■ '■ : , other dp^dla'ljit.s fere'iBay.JlQyce.i a youngsifer','Wi^93®"- single '/tfOntrlbu" tion Isitt'sm'art'acrottatlc pant0.nilfn6 of a,' ( .disheveled 4i^oi^<'ii<'t' -. i^ii^ Nirska, who dp.es ajtiotheriof. those, familiar ba4: dances,: and' afi;:attrac-' ttve .bt^t. ,U9biiife*d riass \vh6 'dp'peai'i' ,tarly.,Jn 'the .ft'iibw ' t<{r''a.'«onfe i£tnd 'H' 'short hike" on"'h.eif.. toes. • >• j •'■: Choog>has.ialw.ays!had/?«^n..i.eiye fp;; first-rate ^choFOses' 4nd hip ,13. P.are, Devil? in ' 'Parade* • Is no exception. Six g'iris ' and.„^lx'- boyaf," they're' -a rattling, good .oiitflit,, yylth' 'i' 'ver^ satility uncommon In troupes of Ihi's sort'.'.'KIda:^eetiii 'io be able to do imost' anything,'' but i their pioce -de resistance' . Is a cdllectl'ye' .'.kdilglO that's breathlessly dangerous; ,. Al- most tied - things- up here, this af- ternoon, Ip fact. • , ,. Single^'eftoijt'.'at.'flash Is the .finale, with the entlret .'company ..trouplng oh for one- of . ■ those ■hoorah fifi^lslVes; Buns' about '75 'minutes 'ah'tf bai'^dli' a soCt.spo'V'i' ..'i: ' CpH^'" ' JtOV^L SWEDISH BELL RlflGERS lids Weet (Mdy 29)^ Michigan theatre, Detroit Dir.': ' SAM BRAMS.ON V-'iWM. MORRIS, OFI'ICE ■(-; V '((i'orifiijiied^^i'Om pagei^^;,',. -.Bloomlhfe'daie;'^,,"'.dbOQt •$43(^, ; .Elks and Actpr*' J^uh^ .planned .^a beheflt •Had tWubie 'bbtainlng a - house as .^nana^ers objected J it .jin%ht;'j 'cut regular business;, v Fi;naliyj'.^QJt' '/the dark -Star; '"' ■ '-'-v ji; 'wm .> ).•! : - ■ ; .... ..i.-.-jt,...-, ^. HaprlsJ.i'NJ.ckeli.^piate clpoua item ppra'rtiy'ShO't.'i'Had planned a Coabt tour but j^tWj^e p^i ;\w;«st'eKrt'i'.af Iro'ads niade touring. J,mpossible. Adyertls-' irtg cart called back 'afttsfjj jll^^li'y's oh ;the'- I'oaid betWe'bn Omaha.. atid 'Frl'^co'; '' '•'■"";"'"■' ' ! .1. ,'■; y,,-<: sb^W4»~and JiPftUy U>.e big, Jabor irtr,lKe for an eight-hour day. They haft been usin^; bWick Ittk only to '.vfrite letter*. - wjih,-;; ; V ■ifig circuses were doing pretty but the low nut.'dtme t^p^^^^ vreii, ., were getting the real profits, [i ' ' — c-: -rm Aimee Austin not with a circus, pcjing ' ab)r6«d.^'.' MbJre '>tdoiri"lii '■th'e^ wii|ter seaspn Indoors, >;-)>\-.- Wilts 'I .1 Sairanac lake By Happy Benway Bill Fletcher (Phil. Harris' band), who saw a lot of Saranac, now at Round--.Up, Montana _ -' [ . Lou Rochford Just motored '. In from Pisco with the frau for a sniff ofithia aiir,;.'.; .,.,.1 • '•,.:,;„ ; tonstanccHeeves, formenNi'V.A.ni Ite, has rtcefntl:j^:tti?f)i' sd at he\)^ i^slti ; studio in Lp.ke'.fy^cli. ' . .;.-;u;-\... •= roe Garbacolo, Jersey eJity.'-iil^^^ spot ma-h',' 'dlTeVied tm Mouht'.-Bafcf iTv Club here with floor ^how and band.'' -'After 'a year of iiji-and'-oiit^j I^o'p^t"' pltaling, ;.'Bc!b.by ;.- jGi-aham, Tofonto, Canada. 'Sta'r^drim^ < ritip, ;i^^l;i'*V'*^'S'' ih^nd'and, vrjX\ f.#um i thfc pen-^aopnii He wa's ;ihj|iirea''lh SMt^^.fn^^^i};-^.^ . .• Sob'-MerriCki at'NlV.A". lodge '.anij kjrs. MerrJcK . -^t. 'i'j^^n^ra.l , hOs^).itb:l,:-, Both doing- extra., ^ilfcerjQn^ slk^ if..Kecl'Voiutirie. t ^' ''Vl^l I/-"'''' I' Ford Raymond,. -former.,.vi'v(^Ceyil-,. ilAn, in "Qet)(ek'a;i '^'hOspttal' >f dl*'i- look*) -^•ler. ■ :„T- •". i I '" r,ri' Marie BlanchI, who has put. over i Wonderful (fomeb^ck, ylsited by h( n youngest kJ^d.'.';- ; , !. '-j . Doris Gascolghe '(ROyal Gas- colgnes>. just over the nerve. . opera-. " Doris . .SbrtVg?, ..hac^ at .the ^Ipdge :frjm 'ati'^M^' the. Freri6ii.;,'^i|j!i5pf- N, 'JP^'-iwentrthriugh mlhoir' op.,. •'■ bdi-vy'.','S)ji"i:re£vye's, cloi^i^,;vt'«.l.l,';flliter,- fe'lsetback.. ..i .. ..' •.■•■ 1 ' " "' ' Jimmy ' C^mhon .'(Ray • Ndbel's: band) on mild exercise following .4' siege at the 'Northwoods 'sana- tdrlum!' HIS wife is at the NVA lodge. - ' ,".•!• ■'' '"' - ' ' •■■ ,Write ,tho^e'<.y(iM ' k'now af '^'sj'jr|ip''a6;^;. RAINBOW.aOOM "(NJEW YORK) \pitli' their lidof 'Jdtislc; alternating with Nano-Rodrlgo'ij rhumba-tango rhythms. .fe,aturlng,,Eva Ortega on tb'e,;yoSjHil^. .1 -A The. dajace, team,,,.Avlla and Nile, do&s' '"; .regf iilatldn-: Vliatln -style ' ball - roomology. The Honorable Dr. "Wu ^do^S Um'phi'SBloha' of iHiubious iquallty, Thi •lElotMiit'Ghina!feexcerpt from the Theatre Guild Is longlsh and might be^forgotten.-tbfi ijaltery. eptertajrjr^ ihent.} . some of the. rest la llkewii^e 'jih^Utfirent. The ?3,60 table dfhOte at the Raln- 'bow .Room now remains the sole "class distinction between this and Its les/3. tonier sister-room, the Rainbow GrlllT across the hall atoi> ithe Seth floor of the BCA Bildg. The Grill's .table d'hote is .$2. Now. both, the I3.B0 and" the .tw;o buck dinner cujstomers can ride '.Up in the same lifts, and there isn't- tven the batrl,- 'tJale of evergreens" t )■ separate, tne ba( ods . from ■ the- 'rat ble. . Wbat, , la. Ufd In Radio- City... coining to nowaV da rs? . ' ," '■'' " A'beh- I)'-' Clevelanl^s RadiQ Acts ',! Clevelapd,„june 2. ' |( Sreat Lakesv-. ^xp.o , less than a imjcnth away Is 'stliii trying to set tadlo act^ . to .appear In, .town's . Pub^ ii^ Hall tbl8..^|Pyim,mer,.; S\hb_w;>|."Boa~t is, set for a 'trio Of 'apjt>ea'i*ances on %!ue- 27. ■■' Slniplftr. Qiieater'MlhJlstlrfels h^s oksayed a jTii'ly.ji date. ''i:.",;V -^j.jVIc "-Knight, formter Gleyaiannijr; .with CBSl.irt'-'Nle-HC.'.'Tork, Is'.JrtOiflrtfe', ',iq round' "up ■Som^ 'atts formeirlyi'.'.ln, Gjeveland. fp.r, ti,.4i;ph>e.:c6mli[(|f.^tli\ltv .T|ie Oleanders, Sahdj-a Browh.'jCpn'- nle Gates and otheits now. ih'''Jlew Yjork ' are .esyi^'cted to : b'^i,,,ftp,- pjcoachedt. Goin angle is, the-^TUbS' ^ i3IESJ;:AMBAS$(ADEiU:lit^ d!a: (PARIS) ' ^&f!lB, May.; 2^. ) As 'iiiteVieS 'go Mil the tbwn '.that, onfce held a 'world (;.pir.ner,.o.tj after- k entettttln-mehtty s this . newly frfeopeh'ed spot •.has::ijllcked with: a ,cr( Wd that. the . depression has .not bo ;aered much. .., >Vlth Clifford Elsahe^ offering the ;.klM of entertaln'Aie'm- that seem^ Ingljy slips down easily with the 'dhahipttgne, it ha^ captured a smart crowd ''Wd' l'sf g^tlingltltci best tr.4de lAitqwri;-' ;;'^!;^:./..._J_--... •"' Tpn the.,fl6d returus. German feljrl, 'wjeis a. click in Fischer's. .^•jriench.iCa.dlPP. before pamti^ ,'tp the Restaurant des Ambass.afleui;er.'. i>M<>iC ij^tnerlca' ^•^i ' I'll Paris ijiiiLLS j FeatDTlA* The New and OrlKlnal VGiaht TypewHte^ Dartce'!, i" -IhU . Week .:4IWny 20) J . • CHICAGO THEA33tjE, 'CHICAGO, :"'lMk't SAM^rBHAMSON 1 (';:lVin. Morris |Offlce IT Thi$ is to Say To iAil Gut! friends Adam Forepaugh, Jr.'s boxjng ele- phant too good. Was knocking his trainer put of the ring cOuple of times, a week. Not In the act; Harry G. Miner was building Warelng's theatre in Hoboken. Us- ing the plans originally employed for the People's N, T. Saved fees. Augustine Daly company In Lon- don, repeating - its ;succcss of |wo years, before, pjaylng at the Strand. .Slade threie. American dbowA In London, the others being 'Adonls,' iwlth DIxey, and a smaller troupe playing. 'The StrategiatB.' One. dime jnuseum dnly Indoor sliow open in Clncliinatl, Ifad been a b,^d season between the CMevoland panic, flqodfl, persecutlOfitt by the Law ana Order league oa Sunday ..(. 1 y> (' I .'i '< I '(■ Sj^np^i^ek Yours iiD NING ''OPERA IN THE RUFF" MILES INGALlLS , pirectii^n ROUTING T^E LARGEST '.NAME ATTRACTIONS? AS WELL AS OUR STANDARD POPUllAR PRICED! UNITS THE WIIj^BUR CUSHM AN CIRCUIT 'Amef^^lca't .Largest CtrcMit of , Stage Units'! - . DALLjAS, TEXAS MELBA THEATRE BLDG. •yg^apejftyi. Jm'e 3, 1936 VARIETY (!(...; i.'V, NEXT WfefeK (JUNE S) THIS WlEEk (MAY 29) H(im«r|il« iQOnnection wiiih- bills below indicate opening . day of ,;jt . •• -^'-ahow,! Whethlsr full or split week _ 11 1 1 • ' • RKO CHICAGO JPatace (B) . jTongeaii Tr Pint HaBkon T ' (29) n c' O ' McDoDaid jerjf7»Aaier Florence \A Alverez Id aoIUvan joMPlilne HoustOD Ben Co Traie^.Slr •:■ Artie. AtaerbQch Palac« (6) N T G Rev (29) Bebe Barrl Girls Fred Sanborne Joe Morrison ' Block & Sully 'Byrnea &, Farney KANSAS CITE ' Malnstreet (5) iFoUes Comlques inMNKAPOlJS Orpli«Dm (20) "Blackstone HIOVX OITT ,^ : KeIt)i>B (2-4) Folles' Corrtlquea - JACK POWELL ' Rate* Beatilts : >^ ' Sec XEDDT ' ts SMITH State (0) LoyaV0. 6ta1Iions .Floyd Chrlatle Co ' Bennir: Fields Stttrjn' Bavoy, ,. llann DupreeA ti — DOKttN rlUnn (B) KIltttttSBarle . J4ok' Gunford_- ■ BalflM'-'Bantord • DoniBestor Or.o ■ ' baltimobb;. Century . rXydf-Bue = -JT T%4tlv Rlta^ld* ' 3 State BWd • Bars Jack &• B nTTSnVBOH , jptanley (5) '0z2t^ Nelson Harriet HlUlard . «• ■(29)- = -- Geo Choos Co Bachel Carley ■ l~ WASHINGTON > ' Barle <6) ■arack Hyltohr-Oro Go . (39) - . 'Honey Pam- ~ Fred Craig Jr Wlnl Shaw Gene De<2Ulncy & Ti Radio City Glee C'b ICIAL DENTIST TO THE N, V. A. pR. JULIAN SIEGEIL ' i;I 1601 Br6adway> New Tork • X iKlii Week! Nell Enalen, Walter Cox .il CHICAGO t« Lake (80) ^nn & Zella Co Fields Co ■- Cecrie B'Alr ;; .tacbt Club Boys;';. UnblANAFOUS ^ * lyrio (6) Prajk ParriBh Stuarti Morgan Ca Ntmbhaiants ^ • Ted^A Al Waldmaii Dortjja Rehm . , Madftiattan 3 XAxsAs cinr, mo _ fjTower (5) Bea>y & Mack 'Grenadiers &i' It' Starr Colts & D Jack Carson i' : 'NASHVILtB. ;. > Princcsa^: (2j4): • , Mack a' Miller 'Anita Muth . Jackie Ooodiette Freddie Baton .Joyce Parker Peggy Hayes. . vVlrglnla.jaiesalnBT; OKT^IIOMA CITY .. Criterion (6) Jfollywood 8. • Maxine &. Bobby Ross Wysa Jr . (Two to fill) Astoria D. H. yox & Bvans Canterbury M, H, „ Ijt half (1-3) Garyey & Mac < Bhieralds Ztt half (3-6) Jack Lewie Co •HerfgUr. Bros New Victoria • Co as booked • ■ .1 Trocadero JllBhon Nevada «onfeld Prankau *,rajk8on Erirtst Shannon Maijrlce , . . . :i BRIXTON . ^ jl AntOrla Sji^'y Preyer' Bd i Palace ^jaflldonnld 2 Week of June 1 CBBrBBA .Fnlace Xiee Don G & J Dormond Co as booked CLIPTON BInk 3 DeLano Bros Alfred Tliripp. 4 Darlings BAST BASf Premier Macdonald 7! Manle.v &. Austin JaOk Lanp EDGWARB BOAD ■-■ " Grnnd ■-- B'way Ttovn & B Keith ■Wll^iiir Morrtn Sr. OrowJey . ED"^fONTON Bmplre f'han Manning Bd PrnkRon.' - • - 5 Girlies -^^r. j-iliimu Bu'rgisd f Beltlnl & Clark; ■ HAHMUntiMlTH Palac9 Devjto'-Denny 4 Joe Griffln Geo Mackenzie .ILFOBD Super BBC Mystery Singer Laurie, Joy & G Wilfrid Greene S ISLINGTON Blue Hall Ist half (1-3) Hengler Bros .Jack Lewis Co 2d half (ii6) Garvey & Mao a Bmeralds KILBURN Grange B'Way Boys & B ' Keith Wljbur Morris ■& Cowley I^EWISHAM Palace Eddie Polo Co Jewell & Warriss IjBYTONSTONB Blalto Chas Manning Bd Frakson 3 Girlies Lillian Burglsa BertinI & Clhrk NEW CB08B BInema BIco Gypsy Bd OliD KENT BOAB. Astoria Anton Bd PECKUAM _,• -PalapiB Rico Gypsy Bd SHEPH'BDS BUSH Pavilion Joe Griffln Fox & Evans STBATFOBD Broadway BBC Mystery Singer Laurie Joy & G . Wilfred Greene 6 STBEATHAM Astoria Harry Preyer Bd Palace DolinolT' & R Sis Bernardl Masu St Tiirl . , -TOOTING -Gavnadn Terry's Juves - TOTTENHAM Palace 3 DeLano Bros Alfred Thripp 4 Darlings TOTTENHAM COIIBT BOAD Astoria • Rawlcz & Landauer Norwich 3 Doris Hare Anton Bd WALTHAMSTOW- . Grannda Teddy Brown 3 D'AItonltina . Edw "Victor Roalna Dixon Week of June 1 Glasgow ^ . Fanunonnt 'Radio Times' Rabt Tredlnnlck Mabel ConstanduroB Krakajax Angela Parsellea Iiouls Almaer KINGSTON Empire 4 Franks Pegleg Bates Bransbury Williams Bette . & .Foster 4 Whirlwinds ' Llttlejohns Ernesto Jaconelll Andy ft Irving UBBDS . . Pavamonnt ' Farrar & Sonny B's ilTBBPOOIi ParamOnnt Albert Sandler S SHAKESPEARE Allan & Kent 4 ' Freddie Bamberger Percy &'M Honrl Donoghue & R'ms'y PliTMOUTH Palace . Teddy Joyce Bd Maudie Edwards D'veen N T Blondes Bex & Bex STOCKTON ' ■ Globe . Chaz Chase Ivor Vlntor Co Crastfinlans 6 Zio Angels Con Kenna & Ptnr lIEW .yORK CTEY -'AU. stars ' Jabk Laurie Betty Real Harriette Page . 3^ar]e. Dpherty Pat Eugenie G'allord Johnson Tom Toscanno Bd ; Alice Lowell .Ball waiter Lynch C" Cddblban' Oro V Rodriguez .Ore Beaohcorober Bar Ma'rlon Buiief. . Leslie liltam'y Ann Suter Eddie Leslie Miller & Massy Beau- Blvage (Sheepsliead Boy) Jerry Baker Kay^Mayfleld Buddy 'Green. 'Pepf)y Alexander Eddie Copeland Or Ben Mnrdeu'B »f Blvlisra . Hartmans' Ellin PottI Rosita & Fontana Edith Roark Joe Darrls Dolly'"TKny AT Berhle' Bobbins Pam ■Val Ernie. Oro B Jkladrlguera Oro BJirs Gay BCps Arthur B^hlm . Bill 'Lorraine ' Bd Furman Bthel Gilbert MIKe. .Bernard ' Frank Ruisell i Bob- .BIgelow Larry L«o. Black Cat Amanda Randolph Lonny Simmons & Rhythm Kittens Caliente Bee Kalmus Johnny & George Jacit Goodman Dorothy Davis 4 Ebony Rascals . Clinteaa Rfodcrne Billy Castle Elena McCoy Mary on Dole Fnl< MoParlane . O Claremont Inn Frances Stevens Jolly Coburn Oro Club 18 Bunny BerrJgon Bd Club Ganclio DImltrl Virgil Persa novel Los Onuchos Rilta Dau Munoz & Bnlon Cocoaniit, Grove Tic Too Girls Torry Green Walter La Mae Alico Glover. ^ Dlcl( Messner Oro Connie's Inn Ada Brown Louie. Jordan 3 Noi/els Palmer & Peach'es 3 Rhythm Debs Trotie & A'l Anise '& Aland .Al &'.Toql Cortes Kaloah Bddid Green • - Leroy Smith. Ore ... '. .'Cog Bonge Irwin Gilbert Oro Tisdale 3 Dennvllle Marie Almonte. ,. Jack .Oempsey'S" ■ Owen, Hunt, P. Roberta Tremalne Mara Sc Ranata Jan Brunesco Bd 'EI Chico Consuelo Morena Portia Portar Bmlle de Torre Oro £1 Toreador Ramon & Luclnda Toreador 4. Fermin & Gloria F'antasla Novoa Medaro Don Gilberto Oro El Morocco Ernie Hoist Oro Famous Door - Red MoKenzle Bd French. Casino 'Folles de. Fempies' Brairea AdNoiV V- :' ID Argentina Ladles Alphonse Berg 3 Bredwins Georges BruyalB Choppy M'Tg^orlft DuFreantf Bstelie.& LeRoy . Marlta Parell Cllly Felndt Dany Flore Little Fred • V«ra Nargo Orbal Mile Paris PIroska Andre Randall Freddie Zay Sonia Gansaer & A Jack Denny's Oro Vincent Travers Ore Russell Patterson's Personettes Gang Plonk Pat Harrington 3 Boston Sis Glen Island Cnflno Laura DeanO Char Barnctt Ore Gr'nwicli VIII. Inn V MacNaughton Aileen Cook Helen Tankeo Iris Bay Carol Vance Musical Jesters Gypsy Tavern Bert Linden Alda Luchino Bukhu Chubby Roas Jules Kcaton Oro Dan Hcaly's . Dan Hcaly Jach White . , , Camllle Glorr Frances McCoy Mary Lucille >Tane Larrnlne Blenda Ranson Roth-Andrews Oro Beale St. Boys Hickory ' Bouse ' ' Klrby Walker Marjorie Naylor Francetta Malloy Ted Lane Arthur Gansfrled B Wingy Uanone Bd H'lyWd Restauranl Nick Lu'das Oro Prances Williams Jack Waidron Colette & Thata tliml Rollins Phil Neeley ' Cackles O'Nell Chariot Lamberton Chas Lamberton MItzi Haynes Marlon Martin Helon Gray Jane Casey Rose Blane Lt-ttle Campbell . Cookie Faye Cass Dalley Arthur Warren Ore Hotel Ambassador Val Olman -Oro : Hotel Asto'r. . Ruddy Vallee and ' Conn. Taiikees Hotel Blltmore 'Russ Morgan .O'ro Linda -Lee Joe & Betty Lee Jos Zatour Oro Lewis Julian Hotel Commodore Mildred Bailey Zanette & Coles Red Norvo Bd Hotel EdlBo'n Sammy Wilson Ore Ralph Torres Mao Coogan Frank Corn well, S Hotel Esaex House Musical Rogues H9t.«I .>1'il> Ave P Handelmaq .Pro Muslo Masters ' Hotel .Goibfun Raoul Llpott Pro ' Hotel Gov Clinton ^ Betty Bowker • 'Dick Mans&eld Oro- Hotel Gr't North'ni a ' Ferdinandb Oro - Hotel Lexington Bob Crosby Orp Hotel Lincoln Tommy DorseyPro Esquires . Bdythe. Weight Jack Leonard . . Hotel HcAlpIn Enoch Ught Oro Beth Wilson A Gonzales Ens Hotel Hontclalr Hal Hope Pro Hotel Nfew Xdrker ' Wllkens Se Walter Lyn Lucas .4' Nelsons 'Nor'val' Baptio Gladys Lamb Bobby Hearn . , ■ Clyde Lucas Pro Hotel Park - Lane Pahcho Ore H^tel Pennsylvania Joe Reichmah Oro. Hotel Pierre Shep Fields Oro Caperton & C'Vnib'B .. Hotel Plaza - Ave Beck Lydia 4t Joresco fieorge Sterney Ore Ray Benson Ens Hotel President Adrian Rolllnl GTng Hotel RItz-Carlton' Artiiap' Vecsey Oro Hotel Boose'velt Patsy Kane Nell Buckley', Chas. Tontz Don Bestor Oro Hotel SavoyPlaza Johnny Walsh Jack Parker Bmlle Petti Oro Habaneras Oro Hotel Shelton Bert King Oro • Hotel Sherry . Netherlnnd 'Russian Eagle' Alex Buochouchou Adelaide Howell Gypsy Choir LIdIa Sadovskala Jemme Hurok Raphael Hotel St., Uorlts Gypsy Nina Castaine & Barrie Charlie' Wright Ron Perry Ore Hotel St. Begls Clifford Newdahl Rasch Ballet Paul Gerrlts Jacques Frey Ore Hotel Taft Geo Hall Pro Dolly Dawn Hotel Times Sq. 4 Deuces Hotel Vanderhilt Bernle Dolen Oro Hotel Victoria June Crosby Allan Bannister Jay C.ole Hotel Wnldort- Astorln Gen Lodljensky Raphael Beauvel & Tova Basil Pomeen Oro Wayno King Ore Jimmy Kelly's John nook wood Evelyn Wilson Mary Lane Janice' Andre Warren & Bodle Carter St Sehoub MIdgle Parks Joan Miller nilly Mnck •, Ma 17 Bririottj i 3 Raymonds Danny UlgiflnB Dorothy Dtir Kitty trulllisan ticno.W«.lier Jco ntohrdcl Oro Joe C(it,ella Ore Kit Uat G P Washington Ann Lewis Johnny & Gcorgo Danny & EdIiU AlliortA 'Pryrao Silly Gocdlng . Aida Ward ,. Lillian' Fitzgerald C A'ustiri Band ■ ' ' -Xarne' . ■ ' Eddie Davis Or'o LeMlrage _Tommy Lyman Or« Leon A Eddie's Eddie Davis Gloria Rich Madge Carmyle Billy Mllly Baby Wm Parmer Oro Madeleine's Jack and Jill . Lucille Jacrett Damar Oro Joe Gray 3 ' Han-Abont-Town Charlie Mitchell Al Manutl Oro Maisonette Basse Codolban Pro Schura Liptovs'' George Orda Jasha. Nazorenko Boris Belostozsky Nadia Korf ez Mon Paris Jimmy Rogers Kathleen Barrie Barry- Wlnton Oro Monte .Bosa Pola Borgia Sandy Ross D Pecorano ore N«^. 1 Fifth Ave ' Carl Hunt Minto Olthatead Leota Lane Joe. LlUey • Harold Woodall HazeJ Webster ^ ' . Old Bonmaolaa . Thais ". , Sadie Ba'nlta Jack Hlrsch Russian' Gypsy • - - Mlokey< Uallory Sol. Schneider , Roumania Gypsies. ' Onyx Clnb Baby White Stuff Smith Bd Paradise Bd Lowry John Steel Florla VestoK Faith Bacon C. Dornberger .Oro Pavilion ;RoyaI, Valley Stream, L, I. Herbert Stelner Ore Place Elegante Tommy Mills Steve Lentl . ' Bddle Blancbard Bill Parrell Bonn ' KauK lirve-HkrtW"' Leo'Lazaro.Oro . Balnboir XlrlU 'Miaco' 'I Eva Ortega 3 MaJora.' ,. ,. Ruby N«wman Oro Rainbow Bopm Gleh Gray ' Casa Loma Oro Pee- Wee Hunt Kenny .Sargent Kathleen' Barrie Lester' Cole ' Musical Mids Eva Ortega Maurice & Cordoba Nano .Rbdrlgo Bd Bdsslan Bear Balalaika Ore Costya Krumin Kuban Cossacks Sergey Sokoloft Julian Altman , NicholaV (CHn. Frankle Masters Ore Ted & Mary Taft' Earl' Barle Glsb Sis < '3 Reddlngtons Bernle Cummins Gay GO'S Zllcb Plo Whitman Nyra, Lou.& Tonya George DeCosta - Lew King Harry's N. T. Bar Joan ClECrk The DUfflns Bmlljc FIske B Gardner Girls Dorothy Johnstbit Austin Mack's. Pro Hl-Hat MaxIne Kirk Jean Travers 3 Skelly Sis W C Dornfleld Syd' Lang- Pro ' Paddocb CInfr G & C Herberts Billy 'Carr Ann Bush Jess Jolinsqn Pro . '' Palmer Honse ' (Empire' Boom) (S'uy Lonibardo Pro 'Royale Frolics" Gale Tracey & L Hal Monte Julia Garrlty Abbott ft Taniier ' Marie Hollls Louise Lucano Virginia Clark Henry LIschon Orc Henri' Lisbon Terrace Gardens (Hotel Morrison) Sophie Tucker T.ed Shapiro: " Jack Fulton Darlo ft'Dlane. ' , The Nonchalanta . Kings Jeatflrs 885. Clob ; Bobby B'ollln's '. - Jean;I^k..>'4 " i 'Curiey'' Plate The Dictators Eddie South Vanity Fair Frazee Sis Trudye JDeRlng Carol Dean Edtth Murray' Cosmo ' Jesters — . Tommy Wes't.Pr'o Via .rare •Pep' fimlth Almes & VivUnns Rutti' Enhts . Dolly Dollne Farrell Sis Flo Ray Ed Kraus Pro S6l Wagner. Oro ' Yaoh^ 6lub ateHrtm-.-Si Bean Ruth' Delhi'ar - Dick Ware Walt6r;J[)Bnah)i«. , Irene ^Baker '■ •>' Blaine 'A Barry Del Monte Debutantes I'oterBbarg Cafe Martin Riga prft ■ Tsn.va Garth, PJoreiitlne Bjaruett & Parker I Rafters ptankie Fairfax Pr Sfarguerlte 'Wllklns Donnle Lyona i Tyior 2. . Leopard Flash. Mack & Mac'k ' MlitoiV- M-Urdbck : •: Pierre's -Root '• Red Gi'esh' Oro ■ . Delmar Mildred Jordan Jean Savage Slim Portier XK>rraIne Rhoda SUVer Lube Inn (Camden) Beth Chains Mickey Fanillant Or Marley & Blsa Wllklns & Myei's ; Prances Ml lice Maria KassnofC Charles Bratzianna 20th Century Tavern Barney Zeeman Orp . . Bobby Bernard ' " Faye & WeUIngton June Carroll , ; • . .. Century Chorines . Walton -Roof- i Hilton. 'Kellem Oro Jackie' Beekman - . Wn^Ick Hotel . . (Cetcktall Boom) - . Bddie Vlckner Orc .Weber's Bofbran : ,' (Ckmden) dregory Quinn Bobble Del Rio Fred Gruber Elaa Hart Louis Chatkin Oro' Rathskeller Rascals Myra Lott ^ Joan Zampa Borring & Lazure Rose Kirk 2 Acts Cleared by j Equity for Pfaymg^ , Unauthorized Benefits - 1 •I j Charges made by the Theatre 'Authority to Equity against players ' hairing appeared in unauthorised bepeflts . wore heard by Equity'^ council Tuesday (2)> In t'wp In- stances it was not showii- that' tbLey wilfully, disobeyed the rules. Tony a«d iReilee De Itfarco and the Nicli-- oias Bros, were told to be more care-*, fill when appearing In benefit shows; ; dertrude Niesen wrote a- lette* Slylng a different version than "set fbrih by Allen CofelU of the *rA, Sina her case , 'Will be Jbeard .later, George TJapps: infoi-nxed -Equliy he .Would appear subsequently, unable to at^ - tpnd because dC an operation; Case >: / o(f Harry MoNaughtbn had'^.-beeA 'J dropped previously, when it vfAi ^ s!hdwn the aitair Was -ptival& vaiiayi- -i-;: liq .adtnissl6ii was charged. While ali concerned are vaudieviHiahis, they ':'" belong to Equity, having appeaired •* In legit 'shows. • Benefit shows ar« autitorlzed only ; whfeii sponsors agree to give the Authority •16% - of the gross, whleli j ■goes tq theatrical charity. Behind the KeyH -I i, 3^. ■ ' i - T ■ 5, - ii . Barclay Hotel (Clnb Mirage) Sylvan Herman Oro Bellevae'Strutfard (Planet Room) Meyer Davis Oro Benny the Kum's Gypsy Roma'-/e Edith Holder ' Octaves Isabel le Rook Jay King Chlco_ Colony Club Colonial?) brc Mnry Lee Dennis Bert Clemoux Enibussy Hfllsnc Standlnh Mildred Lane Kathleen Hnwnid Virginia valley Jeanne Kelly ." ' ' Warwick Sis Embassy Idlers Pre 4 Horsemen Nila Taylor Marion Kingston Pllce Brady Prank Milton Connie Moore Helen Btrick Harry Adar's Pro - Frank Falumbo's George Reed Alice Lucey Charlie Wilson Harris & Kane 6 Rh.vtbm Aces Don & Carita Bobby Morro Oro . Gonrire'A Cafe Irwin L^orthrd Ore' Hotel Adelphla Roof Harold Knight Oro Vincent Rlzzo Ore Bob Roltnor Nancy Healy ' - Jerry Blancbard . Duval Sl« Bernard Bros - Muriel Byrd Texas nooTfcts Mur.v NpvIHo Paul Roslni . llotH PonnKvlvnnla (Mirror lioiim) Joe" Pni'ieUo 'Oro . V . (Continued from page'igV' ' 'i yf, kennedy,,. dl&trict. manager' fop 1 tide , Wllby-KIncey <>per4;tlng Cb^ t hiis announce'd.. Wllby-KIncey nowri : operates four theatres b6re, the J' 'Eeim€s,see,.'' a JUvIftra; •■ 'St^ai - ..'diulf, BlbotK, • lirric ■ wHs JiulflJ 3t^(ftx|. .0 4 yjiars' ' iago; and aside from w'ecklyj |f; 'vArestllng bouts -Is used ■. for occa«ii swnal special perforniahces of roadi '-J'. 600WS' and risltjng. artists. ^ W.-ICi> f^ill build a new nabe house to' be '' galled the . State, to seat SQO. . . . • V Pittsburgh. ' I . :Bobert .C]arICi §0Q of Duk6 Clark* v head of Par exchange Iii Columbus* ; 0>, ha;s joined company^a lapal oi&ce*' ; starting In the booking department. .New tnfeteber Of ' BCft . attaxii'r;aWeifr force at -United Artlstsi is Cbarle;i» L. portici.: ■ ;. ' .' . with Teai$;natIon of Rtltb Tat$ .a« George Tyson^fl secretary at Hanrtii^ Alvin, . Bernice Warner has taken qv$'r her post. ', Kenny. ..iK5erifleld, recently named... t^ief manaeT^ir ..for Harris Amuse*, meht Cbmpahy>. •has , taken a leave ofr^^sence from tba^i^aln to Join manaf^erlal st^ff of Webster Halt hotel for summer, He'll return tq Harris fold,; howevfliv ln'lCt^ to man- age i)uq«lwnd ^43ard^n'^■ 'cubinsk]^.,^Tyner of Elec* trie Theatre, St. 'wsepli; Mo,, - re- cently donated use ' of house to Northeast Missouri Fire School- for presentation of special Are depart* mcnt plcB. Ferguson, Mo. Amusement Co. has awarded contract for 700 seater, to coat $25,000, to Dunham-Daly-Mor« ley Construction Co., St. Louis. Domlnlck Fresena, head of Fre^ sena Amusement Co. and Matoon^ . III., Theatre Co., will build 860- seater, to cost ' $52;000 , in Mattoon; - • r ■• V- „ . ■ ,;^,,..'..:; Norfolk. ■ Headlined by Ruth Pryor 'Blondes versus Redheads,', opened at Norva Theatre, May 29; as stage attrac- ., tion. 'Second fleahle in row for • Norva as 'Talk of the Town,* local : revu? went oft May ,28 aftet three big days. , • • Looking for Tflosvo talent, the ' Capitol, Portsmotith,'' Ya,, acrosaj^ river from Norfolk, 1« putting' onT^,- amateur «lglit each: Friday;' 9" ir.ia*'- ' vAmrv 1: 1 €#-■ ri w A-T e ■ * Wediiedi}»]r» fUtfe 3, 1936 _____ ■ V Ik' Plans B^|i|'||||e ^ ScveratI SHows'fo , Causes 3e veral Shifts but— Poof B.Oi Trade Confldence is pow expressed by heads of the Bovemmeht's vast re.- llef project which has a deadline of June , 30, that t^9. Works -.prog- . ress Admlnistratloii' will continue through the>»9l^^I)6Jer lEj^fhaps, through ths autumn. WPA'« thea- tre project In .New. York Is being scheduled much beyond that date. Certainty that the "WTPA will be extended Is assured ' by the U. S. Senlate's l>assa;ge of the Deflctency Bin iwnrylhg wlth ljt ?lv42B>000 for; work jrellef, Including white collac projects. - • Several shows preeented ;ln. JtY, wlU be«-touredi 'Macbeth' with Its, colored cast and 'Triple A PloUg]b ^v-v .: • ■ ♦ Tjiey^PA; .circus : wfll. J)e, sw^ .bijt undeK? cfinvas, , under, q, percentage. :. arsangexnent wfc^reby^.np .specia^.ex^ peiidituce iot canvas wfll . .be .en- • tailedL O.thei: . uni^, wlU ais.o. ..be spotted In ' the open, aqpie ia. baU . par;^A.;wben: .fipdmlsslqn .(jliitfgeSj are je(iB|ib]ie, . All Biicb; .scheduled /are daib(»4 "to get uii'^ wifiy late, In june. A" l?-^ay.^m^B^tlohette 8\<9W. toi^^^^^ In the . Ccd ■'' cainpis .in , western. New York, started Monday tl) from the Buftalo jieadquarters arid cither camps ii^ay , 1)9 .played Jaten In' the Bronx, 'a three-Week stay .at the Coliseum with Gilbert, and Sujllvan operettas Is on„ . From'tlie bitislnesa end, 'the most receni. il^FA yentures In the.metrop- : oils are, flpps.^ Takings Ia!st week ■dropped well .under $3,000 from all . N. . T, admission unitg. . 'Battle Hymn/ Daly's' $3d Street, drew lightly: is did 'Class of '29/ ■ Man- hattan, but -bpth. are; slated ^for. an- other tveek or ,X^4f , , '1936/ news- pttp'eif i)la:<^lfet' at . the 'Bll'tniorei "was ra^dL*',uiider 'Triple-A' and closed . Sfttdraajr; (30); , ; Sfecttuais' bf Bllni 'flltt^ m^st of the' - i^ell^f 'shotvs hd,y e oeen sbakien up, taken 'off anji' replaced. ' Thete Wtis sotoe;'' doubt about' the Mlving newspaper^ continuing, but 'iinotljer show Is being ' rettd'-ed, 'Crirnc' which will be 'longer' than its pre - deceasdrs arid" is to be jplayed once . ni&htly.\ Flrat; of the playlets'. Weri't ori ' twice feach everiihg; ' 'Crltiie' -not ready find a' maMoniette.. sho'w, listafs ori Strlngis,' operiied at '' the . BUtmot'e Monday. ' Next week 'Tourig Trariips/ presented "by the WPA dance theatte, will moVe in 'Dance of Death' at the Adelphl whr close Saturday (8) -arid that hoiise ' gets 'We ilVe iarid Lau^h, flrst Yiddish relief Show to come uptown.' It -Is a rev^e Whldh played the Public bri. tKe lower East Side Same house now has the ''children' theatre' nnlt ■ at matinees in ' 'T*he Emperor's ' JfeW ^iCfothfes/ ' ' • Next attrftctton^ air' the- Mahbattari \ will be 'Lights o' Ldhadn." At ijh Majestic, Bi-SoTdyn, : 'The Billad Davy Grobkett' stopped ' Saturday and" 'Backwftsh' 'lho"ed in 'fi'om' the "--Symphdnjf'- (Shuberf-Teller) , 'which . has been' Ahandoneo,'" play Will be pa bnt-.flve, days', ' a 'minstrel and vaade iinlf f oll6wlng In. - : - ■ - Libby's Plans _ . Baltimore, Juno 2. .(yibby Holman was In tdwn over weekend ddfif ^riring ' with bAlclils of Safe Deposit. & Trust, executors of the $28,000,opCt , Eeynolds estate. Says future stage work still un- settled as yet, but is toying with idea of trying, out a new straight- ppken ^pla'y tO. tL N6* EnglaAd straw hiat in. July .or. August. Would play the lead herself. • Chicago, June 2. Besentment Is growing among legit managers ' arid producers' In Chicago over the WPA Federal proj- ect theatres following the attend- ance click of .the two WPA shows, Chalk Dust* at the Great Northern, and 'Three Wise Fools' at the Black- stone. Burn-up follows the slump In business in the Loop tot the pro fesslon&r theatre. 'Awake and .' Slnfe' .'is iatruggling around the (6,0{)0-$7,p00 meirk at the Selwiyn;' 'Three Men On a 'Horse' died on its repeat attempt at the Harris, folding battel' t^vo weeks un- der ? 6,000 each.' ^ ]■■ ■■' " ' WPA's two thea-tres are - doing heavy business at tickets, selling anywhere from 60c down,, with duc- ats going for next to nothing on bulk seat deals, jthe ho.useis . have, been making with' various organization's. ■Legit people In the Loop .are begin- ning t9 yejp iit this, jblaiming ' that it's 'unfair competition' and hurting the commercial; theatre. Equity has recelvied seyferdl squa-Cyftis, some of thehi insisting on a meeting of legit men In town • to discuss the situa- tion. • . • - ' ■ ' London, June 2. J. Shubert and William Klein, his attorney. ■ are sailing back to New York toriiorroW <3) after se- curing the American rights to 'White Oaks,' locar legit play. TEXAS 'JUMBO' IN ..'t^M6iM■ ot tKiVll'PPO*^'?^'' "^^ toV-Mlte JatiDbs.V'head of; .th«| . 'iftth treri'tury Spbrtlrig Cltiby whleli"" Is stagirig thS Jde Louisji'-Max fschmellng fight at the Yankee Stadium on June 18, automatically ditches 'rep'orW'praris "for ■another' 'Jum'bo'' lines' there next 'rfeJipon. Jacobs, ,w|llV.Bj:pgpv'fljto and labateux.-, bwlng, fWjrestllng, >ip^qor :,tqnnls:and 'other sp6rts""everits. In addition >he IviUsfeh-i^iUvbe .^v;^![fabie:-. i 'fOtf meetings of ^vavwur types, • M' \ Itv. ft i* ■ !;['■! j.'.! ' '■ ; Jacobs takes ''pd8se3yion;i'amrtlediat!eJy and* lias •Alrteftdy- made: ^(o'me bookings,' but Will riot- be- Uslng.'.the Ifipp for boxing until October. By then Iriterlor changes 'wlli Include movable seats tp . be spotted on the stage proper, capacity of 'the Hipp beixjg'" Increased to around 7,000; Jack Curley, who fell' out' with Mudlsoii-. Square Garden, will stage the wrestling cards, ' ' Among the Innovations planned Is a freezing plant to provide an ice rlrik. While there is not enough space for hockey matches, skating ballets are scheduled and It Is claimed Sonia 'Henle, fancy skating .champ, will head an Ice show at Christmas time. . ' • 'Venture Is In opposition tb Madison ' Square Garden, Lease la for oke year, -rtrith addltiidrial Vehtar bptlonal. > A- 'Jumbo's new- cast for • the Pprt Worth Centenlal . date oi, approxi- riiately 16 weeks due In rehearsal, but the 'comedy lead Is not iel'ebted. Jack "VThlte and EJddle' Fpy, Jr., ate both readirig tlie Jimmy ' Durante part. Wynn Calhopri will have the Ingenue 16ad, With Bob 'Lawrence of the priislnal cast gettlrig the- Juvenile lead. ' Hugh Camerori JPlns the shew, while A. p. Kaye tejplns. ■ Change in' perfprmance ' schedule will ha'irer a c6ndeni3ed_ver£ilpn ' f t;jumbp' ori twice nightly,' ittterriobn i^ov/^s })elng:out because of usual Te^^as. ddiytlnae faeiati Gridiron - has been IristaUed at Ft. Worth, it' b'e- simlial: to that at tW Hlppo^ drome, N. Y.' ' ' • ■ ■ ■ Company is due, to". leave New Yprk around the middle of next week, V/lth John Murray Anderson flnishlng up rehearsals down there, for premiere July 1. Understood the Foster girls and virtually the entire ensemble have -been reen- ^agedi ■ •• - . •':■' . '" i Imperial theatre, N. Y^. Is still hot foreclosed, althoUBh the theatre pkssed from Shubert ownership durlrigj that firm's recSlVershlp. PtPperty was slipped back tp the mprtgagcrt^s, i although It was , valued . at more tjian $l;,00o;ob0 arid.'lhiad' a ;^mi6l;tgige, of only $297,600. It Is still in receivership;^'-- • ^''-^'^-s--'. .■ ; ••'■' ■ ''/■'\.- ^^Shuberts have been operating the Imperial, however, on a percentage basis. For .^he currerif. season there was a. rental guarantee of $24,000 £«aIrist" Wrcentage, wli»ch totoiW- $30,6o.O ,,tp t.he receiver, He has signed fpr' ahother year's tenaricy"' with- the Sfiubert's,, guararite.ed rental being raised to $27,000. ,' ■■•<<'■ During' the run of • 'Jubilee' the hpuse netted ,$40,000, according, to reports. It now has another hit, /On i Your Toes.' ^ Annual..- dance Ajrevuer ; 'Fourth .Llttl^ (.Show,' presented with an^ateur talent- at the .new- Bradford theatre, > Pav, - f of threft, nights recently, was staged W Miriam'" Krlfensonv 'Whb') Is a niece of ' Kelcey Allen,' re- viewer for- Womeri's Wear,-'N. Y. Shb' was in -the «horus of several Broadway musicals uridev- -the- stage name o£ MarcUi: Allen. • •• I Event was In aid of the fecKean County ;'Soclety,.fot-' Crippled Children and spPrisored by the ftotary" CiUt> ;Pf . B'Tadfprd. ,!Ml'S9 •:^rleri Iri addl^ (Slon. to directing, app'&i'ed in . tWo ; spiecIsUt^ ijalerit acpuj'lbdfted-a^epihfe^^^^ • »> • ■ ..■ ' Cprt, Nj Y.^iWhere'^^'^^ Is installing 'a' cppling plant, qupted cpst being $t2,o6ft.., System ^lls fpr the use pf Ice and is claimed tP be an Improvement over similar types, operated by the bouse electrlblan. Installation is a time job and calls for completion by next Monday (B). ; ' • About $160 Is the ice- cost for plants of the kind, but understood at the Cort that bPSt Will be about one-third,, due to heavier cork Insulation. 3 Near New Haven . -New Haven, June 2. New Haven environs will sport three straw liats this summer. Francis Joannes opens at Stony Ctfeek, ' ' June 29, and J.- Burlelgli - ^drton 'follows: suit at Chapel Play- ^ipuse, Guilford, ' ' • Third'' c'Ottipany Is handled- by M^jor Bahiilf 'Coiilpton at Madison,, with- Pjpehlng " si? yet unanhouriced. Stony ' Creek and Guilford outhts are established groups \but the Iktad- 'iso^i. bunch is .breaking In this sea- ROCKEFEUB GRANT JOCIEVE PLAYHOUSE ^ Cleveland, June 2, ; Hockfellei* Foundation's present of i38;000 to the Cleveland Play House yvas .bjjlcially okayed last' week when the. :Fep. theatre's trustees raised a similar .j^moi^nt, . under cpndltlpns ojt the grant. Cam'paiirn', for cohtrlbji-' tlons went $1,500 over ' the mark, enabling, the grqup to cancjel a $76, poo .mortgage on its ripw two-audl torlum.' building, / ^ ' Wiping 'Put of deb.ts makes the Play House one of the. -most proflt- abie non-commercial rep organiza- tions In the country. Revival of 'As You Like It* closed its 17th season Sunday . (May 30) with a heavy proflti. -. At present the only leglt house left Is the ' Hanna, also slated to shut Us doors a.fter the Grpup The- atre's 'Awake and Sing', completes the week pf June I.-- Hold-over, of the Odefs play In Chicago neces- sitated a Sunday opening here,' the first ever held by the Hanna. WPA REVIEW , E^GAQEMENTS ' Guy Staritbri, '"pin .'Your Toes,' ' ' Kosamond Pinchot, . Isobel Rose, Helea Namur, Jane Ab.tiott, Mal^a Reade, George. Penibroke, Wlllard Dashlell,' P. J. Kelly, Rlpiiard Bow- Jei*, Starr -Wfest, . Teddy Jones, Frank Frayhe, Julian Towne, Starlight theatre, - Pawling, N. Y. . ; resco: in<, IJetifoit^'f . AlthpUgH- np atnnou'ricem'ii^t has beeri"mad6r it is reliably "Reported . that the Ipcal WPA tiieatre project •win move into ia temporary open-air theatre within the Tjext two .weeks, . Project has bi?en stymied for the past three weeks, due -to loss. of the Lafayette theatre because, of leas- ing difficulties. Three plays have been given sp far, all with fair suc- cess, Cast'pi 100 has been rehears- ing .on Various plays 8lnce-;golng In- to tjie wai^ehoUse. .. . ., ; Variety ^^ SUMMER Piac» asubscriptipniori^VaFiety'. Mall TMiItlwto* with nami antf Bttmme<< address* Paprs CInl) Benei Revival Flops for First Time in 14 Years Players Club annual benefit leglt perfprmance, "'The County Chair- man/National, N. Y„ came out In the red. It ' was "the 14th annual affair, but the flrst not to have shown a ptojlt. Understood the loss was between .$3,-(lOD arid"$4,D00 on the full week, which Is the Players' usual' benefit show period; Last season the Players' show ; turned a prpfit Pf ;^l4iopo at the same ,theatrf. ' Attritctlbn Was, a revival ■ of 'Sevien "Keys to Baldpate, -with j George M. Cohan topping the ca'st; ;<3!ub'i!i;^ald 'tP^bav* nifidtj $100,000 fwl'thi' its'' annual Ijeneftt • sfittws to" date. Understood- that urtless' tlife club can secure more names at ben- efit time next season, the Players will discontinue the shows. - Failure tP secure enough sttirs and- name players is believed re- sponsible for the failure this year. Number pf people proposed were found to-be unavailable, mostly be- cause of Hollywood committments. Another factor was. that, George Ade, author of 'Chairman,' appears little known to the present genera- tion, since his contributions have been sparse of late. 'iBelleved that •his 'College : Widow* . was . , better known than. 'GhSilrman'- amongst those who- are acquainted with the :author's. works.. .. • < • , i 'Chairman' :Start.ed,.TCltb ;a $2/^010 'Monday night, but; Tu.esday . dived tp. small ntpney. '-^ Prpdwptlpni wns rather lavish and It required a grosB of $11,000 to break even, .. , . , FANCY THAT I New Haven,- May 28. I Comedy In three acta (six scenes), by Fos- ter Furcolowe. .Directed by RaiidfllPh Car- ter; sets, 'iJtaep'tt- M^rra. - PreilentSd by- Connecticut Unit One, Federdf Theatre Projeqt, at Ltncolif, Now Haven, May.27-30 W Jilpe-:8->e. '80r!83c. - top...- :'^^.*y , i Cast! QearBO PStrle. Peter CuBanelll,- J. tfurlelgh Morton, Foster Furcolo-we, Patrick McSherry, Charley Furcolo^e, -Milton Gold- flnre*". 3ld ;G4ppar,^ Harlo VeccWola, Kay Norman, Mary Hone. Vincent RoUrke. Fred Ledger, Charles Cutler, Eleanor Vlahno Qvpins,. Mary Coy, Lou St^machUBB. : "WPA unit here is closing its sea- son with a new comed^ • that has defihlte ppsslbillties, both'' as stage and screen material.- Play is by Foster Furcolowe, New Haven author, and was tried out previously by a local amateurs organization. Showed enough promise to warrant an airing by the WPA troupe and is currently getting an .ogimg by . sev- eral. New York agents. Play has a lot of laughs, both. In dialog and situations, and holds tp a rapid pace throughout. Plot,, mis- taken Identity of twin brothers* .has been done often, but absence of novelty Is compensated fpr )fy two or three well- written scenes, which get over with a punch. Offering Is played broadly for farce and. sticks :to that throughout. It's one of ;those productions that , has click possibilities under proper guidance. ; Danny O'Toole, heavyweight jch'amp, has a Ijrother, Egbert, who -has been In England several 'years being polished up culturally, Danny 'Is In training for a big bout and jwants tp. get away frpm..' reporters, hangers-on, etc, and, when brother Egbert comes home and is mistaken for Danny, the champ 'sees a chance to slip off and carry on his training :behind a smoke screen. Danny vanishes, leaving Egbert as master of his apartment, and as far as scribes and public are con cerned It's Danny, and not Egbert, who puts on exhibition bouts, gets his pan In the papers and In general goes through the business of a champ preparing" for a champion- ship go. As a publicity gag, the pug's p,a. snaps a sex appeal photo of the supposed champ In a clinch with Babe La Verne, a phoney sweet heart, but Matilda, Egbert's real fiancee, pops up from England and lets off a 'blast, • . ; ' A crooked promoter has been try ing to muscle In on the champion- ship bout but falls to connect, so he sends a gunman to the champ's .apartment to hold him there the night' of the fight. Egbert,, the dum ;my champ,- is kept a; prisonet, but Danny-, real champ, • shows up and iwlns. . : Comedy highlights are a, siipppsed Insanity.-. ) seen©: and - an interview with th.e .^ak'e champ given tp , a. cpuple pf femmea ttom. a wpmaii's club. Opening act, laid In a gym', ^Continued on page 49) _ _ , . . . . ' ." Hollywood, i^une; 2. _ Nat Perriri, '20th . Ceptury^f'dj? contract writer,, sold the fir/st' play Sunder, the. Dmmatlsts ..4iDniiaLGt. IQ th^e.'Tiieatt'e Gujjd.this week. ' .! : ; Play is titled i'.Giory For All' and has ' 'a- New York, political back- ground for its theme. This is the^ first play which Perrln, who hga been working with Arthur Sheelf-: man on the script of 'Stowaway,' next Shirley Temple pic, . has written. • Theresa Helburn, of the Guild, IS' ,dft6 here- shortily to confer- with :Pe>rln on the prpduction, which is set for early fall.' ■ Deal %vas handled by the WUlinJtn Morris ofilce. ■ L L Unit Starts • ' Xiong Island division of the WPA 'theatre project,; opened 'Tamed^ jand How," a new play, Monday (2) :ln the high school auditorium at •Sypssett, In the cast are Walter Jansea Lloyd- Gough, Adrlenne .Eai'le, Rose Morrison,. Peggy iWlhne, George Br ehgel, George J Shields, Zach .Maccubbln and Allan jLetl,' ' ' ■ ' Show is expected to play Ave weeks, touring the Island, Next week 'Post Road' will be revived by the relief outfit and similarly toured. Relief shows In that sec- tion were previously financed by state funds. Hopkins Hoped . Harry Hopkins addressed the cast of , the WPA production 'Battle Hymn' on Friday : night after tlie performance, which he attended with HaUie Flahagan, He expressfid ctinfldencd'In Miss' Flanagan, •com- p'Umehted the 'cast pn the pSi'formr a^i;q& and told' them the project would, definitely go "pn, and; that it was .the beginning of a natlpnal tlie- atre,<.,' -•■ -.i., • 'Ended by' saying he hoped n<> n^'wsp'aper mdn:"'\V6re present. There .was on9K,jf^*^ tsA&y, June 3, 1936 L EC I T I M 4¥ E VARIETY 47 ;$0ine Producers Indifferent About Coast . Financing <— > - Rules for Film Sale Not Definite Yet but Expected : Witbin a Few Weeks METRO'S COIN LOSS Preparedness George 'S. Kaufman has named the opening date, some- time In Koveraber, and selected the stage manager, for a play he Is to write, although not a line of It has been put on paper as yet. Piece is to be written in col- laboration with Moss Hart, who is on the Coast. Kaufman has gone to Hollywood and, after two . weeks on a picture script for the Marx brothers, will start working with Hart ipltciure ' people have expressed themselves against 'the new au- thot's contract, as negotiated be- tvveen" the" Theatre Liague and the ptamatlsts' Guild.. One film fii«i (Metro) has announced it would in- Vflrt no more money In Broadway ■proflufifloiis. It is 'believed in legit clrojes, however, that when the rules joif the ■ sale . 6t plcttire . rights are connpleted, the :i^Fe.8ent' attitude of Bollywood will uhd^tgo a change. .Bulea on picture .rights at present. Hie somewhat Involved and strih.- twxt,, but under the agreement be- ttctien . managers and authors, the regulations at to be made . elastic. That will be proven when the Joint tptimittee appointed by the League and. the Guild stai;ts huddling in tlie next two weeks or so. It is de- nied that the authors do not care whetlier or' not picture money aids ^Broadway. Instead it is felt all around that -such financial support is essentially welcome; , Metro's announced peeve wais that the rules are not definite and cati lie changed. Film company feel? that, when putting tup as much coin as it does, it ought to have, the 'pro- tection' of rules that wiir stick and act be fluctuating. • HLo^t enlightened apgle is known to be- that some . producers do" riot rellshi-.ilira, backjfag ibecause .It.ds likely to involve them in arguments. "When Metro announced It was washed,, up with Broadway last week^ a,t l^jast on© Infportant show- roan .-expressed cbniplete indiffer- wice. Metro is reported still 'in' yfl%h Sam H* Harris on 'Room Service,' _ postponed from last sea- son and 'Night Must Fall,' imported for next season. H'wood Needs B'way -- bespite expressipns against the contract, it la felt that Hollywood .needs Broadway and that it will merely be a matter of time before the. situation is fully straightened oiit. In show circles the reason for Metro's announced withdi'awal from legit show backing, brought forth one pertinent answerj Hollywood Invested approximately $1,000,000 in showd last season. Metro is said to,:have;put in half. that amount and gotten . little in return. Indications a*e- that because of that, the film firm is looking for a reason to with- draw Jrom legit backing. Shows which Metro lost the most on are 'Jubilee' and. 'Ethan Frome.' "Warners put about $150,000 into ia,st season's shows and made sev- eral more legit triee, also getting more flivs. But its interest in 'Boy Meets Girl' more than balanced, the books,; while similar participation to IThree Men On a Horse,' -its sec- ond- season now, also made' goodly profits. Paramount • Paramount put $100,000 into four productions last season. It. got something back with "May Wine,' but figures itself in a good position ondon performers are also bei.ig eyed foi- the cast. Frobnan to H'wood For Adors Benefit /Cavalcade' July 1 Hollywood, June 2. , Daniel Frohman arrives June 11 fi:om New York to make final ar- rjangements for the Actors' Fund "benefit to b^ staged night of July i in. the Pan Pacific auditorium. Entertainment to be presented is iabeled 'Cavalcade of Show Busi- ness,' and will be a resume of the stage, from the Weber & Fields days down through vaudeville, circus, early musical comedy, to the present day. • Alexander ; Lef t'wlcH,. ' representing .Frohman for this 56th annual Fund benefit performance, announced that Fred Stone and daughters, Mary i»lokford, Blllle Burke, David Wark GrIflJth, Betty, Blyth?, ^Victor M6- Laglent Edmund Lowe, Ciaudetie Colbert and Clark Gable will be a. few. of the several hundred . celebs who .will take part. Musical finale, for the show Is be- ing written by Ralph Ralnger, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Sig- mund Romberg. Auditorium, with its 11,000 capacity, has been scaled from $1 to $10, with boxes of six ^et at $100. ^ . NON-EQUTTY UZZY' PELS SUDDEN FOLD BEHRMAN MUSICAL? Clifton Webb's Broadway Comeback —Dietrich Maybe Musical version of S. N. Behr- man's 'Serenah Blandish' Is taking form, with Clifton Webb figured for a leading role. Vernon Duke is doing the music. Theatre Guild did the play in its original form. ■There's ajso a possibility that Marlene Dietrich may make her Broadway 'debut in thi.s musical. Webb is understood to be anxious to come back to Broadway in a book shov/. Vlncente Mlnnelli will probably stage. Owen Davis, Howard Lindsay and John Howard Lawdon. Alternates are Marc Connolly, Robert Sher- wood, Elmer Rice, George Abbott and Lillian Hellman. League members who have signed the pact thus "fair number 58. With indi managers added there are thus far, 70 managerial signatures. 'Elizabeth Sleeps Out,' with an alleged pro cast but non-Equity and sans stage hands, ' abruptly stopped at the Coniedy, N. T., last week.' Reported the cast was not paid off \n full, there being no salary, guar antee. Other reports were to the effect that 'a big wet wash laundryman' was to 'back half a dozen shows.' Those interested In the sliow kept under cover, but Nat Levins is men- tioned as putting it on, with Jack Lihder understood to hav.e Joined up after it opened. Play, which was originally titled 'Murray Hill,' was written by Leslie Howard and had been done pre viously-ln stock. When tjie star was in New York recently he expressed annoyance over the use of his en- larged photo outside the theatre and in the cut-rate shops. Defeated at Last Week's Election, Although Meas- ure Got Majority Vote — -Would Make 50 Weeks* Work a Necessity— New Council Meets 15 Yrs. on EtVay Father Edward F. Leonard, rector of St. Malachy's church, west 49th street, N. Y., where the' Actor's Chapel was founded, celebrated his 40th year in the priesthood Sunday (31). Professional friends visited the church. Cleric chat- ted with them, on the steps and cracked to one: 'Well, son. 15 years on Blroadway; top that.' 9 MONTH'S RUN, BUT NO PROni 'Moon Over Mulberry Street' clo'ised at the 44th Street, N.Y., Sat urday. It stayed 38 weeks to small money throughout. Play shut down earlier during its engagement but relighted by means^ . of a cut-rate deal, plus a patient backer. Despite the fact of Its long run and a single set production, it Is reported never to have gotten its original Investment back. ' The revived 'Ghosts,' playing a repeat, will close at the Golden this week. 'Parnell's' repeat . ended last Sat- urday at the 48th Street. • Several WPA shows folded, as did also 'Elizabeth Sleeps Out,' cut- rater at the Comedy. 'Parnell' to Shuberts; Deal Straightened Out After financial matters were straightened out, 'ParneH' passed to 'the Shuberts last week and ' was sent to Boston. Matter^ of a check for $3,500, upon which payment was stopped, was made good, it was re- ported, after Robinson Smith, Who produced the show with Frederick Ayer, started legal proceedings. •Money was in payment for use of the production, deal also calling for royalties. There was fome difficulty in sign- ing up the cast for the road. Two featured leads, Denis King and Edith Barrett, agreed to salary and percentage, but the increases upped the total salaries around $1,500 weekly. Effle Shannon withdrew from the show, being replaced by Virginia Chauvney, formerly on the stage, who has been worlng in a casting algency. Several players In smaller parts also left the cast. Smith-Ayer Splitting Robinson Smith and Frederick W. Ayer are splitting as a managerial duo. Former Intends continuing as a producer. He is leaving for Eu- rope in the expectation of securing some plays there. Ayer's plans are indefinite, other Heming-Bainter May Head Revived laid'; N Y. Repeat Likely Plan to bring last season's Pu- litzer prize play, 'The Old Maid,' back to Broadway at the .Plymouth for a limited repeat date, hinges on the offer by Jules Leventhal to Fay Balnter to co-feature in it with Violet Hemlng. Proposed to play the show back In Boston and Phila- delphia with that set-up. Helen Menken, who topped the original cast with Judith Anderson, was engaged to. appear with Miss Hemlng when the show recently played Jackson Helght.s, L. I. She appeared at rehearsals but reported 111 on the eve of the opening. Donna Earle, understudy, went into the part, with, a few refund,s resulting, Business wa,s profitable, takings be- ing reported around $7,000. How- ever, as the other bookings de- (pended on Miss Menken's appear- ance, they were cancelled. Iveventhal complained to Equity, saying he had been Informed by an actor that Miss Menken had ho.stod a cocktail party, but there was no supporting evUlpnce of this. Al- though neither the manager nor Equity could reach the actrcs.s, the latter received .a letter from her doctor to the effect that he had re- fused to permit her to appear. Lev- enthal thereupon withdrew hl.q com- plaint. • Miss Menken was ill fro- qucntly during the tour of 'Maid' last sea.son, but understood she Ijnl.ssed no performances. Pemberton East Possibility of the amendment to Equity's constitution concerning jun- iors, which failed of adoption at the annual meeting last week, going be- fore the membership at large by means of a referendum is being mulled over. SuCh a move has rarely been made before, although the Sunday show issue was decided that way last year. ' Ame'idment received a majority of the 414 votes by those attending, but failed by a considerable margin of getting a two-thirds majority, as required. Proposed constitutional ■ addition was Intended to re.quire that Junior members have the equivalent of 50 weeks ot stage work to their credit before being admitted to "eehior rating. Present rule is that any junior, in 'good standing fdr two years, or wha reaches the age 6f 21, automatically becomes a senior, but Equity lead- ers think that actual experience' should be .required before young members be glven the power to vote, on association issues and ofilcers. It was thought that .only senior resident members In good standing present at a nieetlng could' vote on amendments; Constitution, how- ever, provides otherwise in case there are less than 750 seniors pres- ent. Last week's session was not attended by that many senlora. Therefore, if 100 bf'auch member? petition the council to place the amendment on referendum, it would again be placed before the general membership, which has a "fairly large representation In HTollywood. Total membership i6 reported at 4,367 and, as of May 19, there are 1,671 not In g.ood standing because of unpaid dues. Balance of 2,696 inr dudes about 260 Juniors. First Meetin.g Tuesday (2), the first council meeting which the newly elected councillors attended was held. Two matters were considered as a result of the genera.1 meeting. One had to do with the minority report on the" financial statement, which was re- ferred back to council for considera- tion by resolution. Other was based on the resolution that there be but one minimum' salary, that of $40 weekly Instead of that and '$25 weekly for Juniors, as at present, Stated that the suggestion called for ' mature consideration and it may be several months before a decision is made. In the meantime data cover- ing the moot senior-junior^ situation will be gathered. Richard Whorf proved to have been" accorded more votes than any of the other candidates on the win- ning regular ticket. Count showed that 661 ballots were cast for him. ^ First reported that Lily. Cahlll, a replacement candidate, received the top vote. Hollywood, June 2. Brock Pemberton, after several days' conferences with Emanuel Cohen on the .screen version of 'Per- sonal Appearance' left for N, Y. over the weexend. Picture goes in- to production, with TVIae West starred, late in fall at the Gcnei-al Studios 'DIHER SWEET' ADDED TO ST. LOUfS SKED .St. Louis, June 2. •Bitter Sweet,' Noel Coward's musical, has been selected for prcs- eiitatlon at the al fresco theatre in Forest Park by the Municipal Opera A.ssn., for the week of Aug. 10, thus filling the entire program. Eight- eenth annual season gets under way Friday (5) with 'Kid Boots.' Zifgfrld production, set for a 10 day run, Rest of shows will be held to seven presentations. 'Hoots' will be followed by 'The Tliree Musketeers,' 'No, No, Nan- ette,' '.Sons o' Guns,' 'The Bohemian Girl,' 'Oh Boy,' 'The Merry Widow,' 'The Kew Moon,' 'A Connecticut Yankee,' 'Bitter Sweet,' 'The Red Mill,' and 'Glamorous Night.' Latter will be the American premiere of an operftla hit from the Dury I^ne Theatre, London 48 VAmTY ' Chastity, My Brother Biblical comedir 4n three Acts ' by ' Ben. Travera, produced by John Fernald at Em- bassy theatre, May 18, '80. ^Inlns.., , ..John Rlchraond Oolsos-, »,. Mervyn JohM- Cleon. • . Thamyrls. , .'..J.'..,'..,.iaeolfrey J^dirarda 'Tbeoklela .. i .'i i Asnes ^Xau^htaii' . HermpKenes. >>.Hbwara "Devonshire ' Damas...; Laurence Mnnaer I'hekla. . . , , .'>..> MargEtrtftta. Scott Paul ;....>...D. A- Clarke-Smith MarcellUB Walton -Andaruon OnfeslphOrua,. .* , ..Max Adrian ' Buniba.......;..r.,. Wilfred Robert Adam& Castellus .Henry ' Hewitt . .Dudley Beltoil Despite grreat secrecy ae to the Identity .of the author. Who was not even p^pgralhmed^ the fact leaked out the day before produc-. tlon "that' Ben Tmver,a( ."known toi • ■ aianyt . ; hUarlqin'gj:i>Aldw.y.ch. . jitheatni .farc<>5,.'.wa8r'i'«spphsll3lf>:ior.thiadpv^^ Whilej there are flio'meritg frehuliji humor In It, th^tft arfe. also tijmes .'.WJien one: feelS; tlve:.wi)Ole thing 1? bhlasphemous/N wbH^b- :the . s^itlrical 0. passafes. ave opt,})rJlIIan^ -enqujgh. te9.rb ,'l.s. bbj- .witched- by tn^ teac^i^n^^s ^J"^^ , ; aiPQstlp, ,l$^:slnt"ei:e , a,ric^ . moving. "-^.^ She ,-,4p..4mon^, -.the ffeW- ^menjliersu' olj. thf ' .1;paajt,;Wl»Pi ^t^. Jri keeplhg, .with .th6' perl0.d; •.Thls.is prbBfl.bly,'du6:t6: :iehe speeches allotted ,th^..' Tfttiior V, ;P,ortIoiit ■ ip*^ thp , ,diai6g ; j(9 V if^nKir i-airiodeTh.."-... . •.'.V . . ' . .... i 1 . A,-. Clarke-Smith, . has' the pfer ; pf -.Eaul,, Whic^ !hft hitntjlfes. ,if(!;uh.>' little ' pomposity "as possible,' ani /,with ^kuoh fervor.; Oonsiderthg: 'thfe^ {AWU^ and ctissJlpated Ufe.he liafl led -bBwre p.priTirenqtj'n, «ihe Is surprise^ . hft;faiUi, .to l.r^co^nizja /th.e ,auaiity,;.of the ardor he Rouses W his Ipvely ,. young . disclWe,' .arid. - .j^eeitii ',tiult«t ~.oveiwhelin0d when- tfilq is. fliacloseiSi V.t9''iilin't>y 'x)thieT^.... ;' ' ., '. '■] v < Certainly . an interesting, play, put- cfertainly .not comtnercial. , ioNNE FXJER RENATE •■• •'■ . . • •• X'sart 'fbr Wnate'-) ' ■ •; • '; , -0 . •• .:. . ... . ^Berlin, TULAy'-il', j ■ Tarce 'ln'tliree actfl, by .ErlQh' EJbefmayei'," .DWduced at' tHe • State Theatte,- Klrfnea ••■ HauB; 'dlrected'.ljyl'aut Blldt. •• ■■. '.Renate. • > ...«.-<<. >':t .v' . Rolf....»,.;.«v.*..»<»Wolfgank lilebenelner .. .Tlieo. ...... ........ Volker . von CoUande , ■ Mtffltrfd' i ^. ; .T. . . ; ,V. . . '. .Paul' NiofiUsch '''Bilaron'!K6ck^r{tvv.>.z.'.'. . .'. . .Paul Hdjlcttets, .• .jaoinBtad iv.-ii .lViMtOeifeveiidng';; iip liibVdV'.'.Bvit ,,.«tiaf?['.,tlieT»Elg6ter ,siide of fh'^ |Ger ,. man. itW«1ire h'aa. ' been ', gtiv.en '. pretty ""Dad.' flrftak ; in,; tljis , 'Jrip'.,"" , 'I^a^sl' iseaaoris, the,G^ririan;^4udiienc| „J?i .inplih^d '!to be., more . thafn,;.Qrdl,- : • rialrlly' grpJtefut: f or th^'- most nat^^ly. > flitavi?fllng, tl^eatijltial tldrblt. ' '. , ' i V' " ^Uthp.if iE^ aii active fijm scrlptieif, '. whlch.MCouhfs.Vfor a filrJy smtjoth ■ ■ but . bt^rdly liiolnted." enough dlaiqfe. y .Story, Jl^oi'dB .on© .usaible .idea, jttat of .• turee 'yofiing:' fellows .pltchUig toL . f fether .tot auppor t . the ftlri they., all thnee love. She has. lost her Job on their account. .Among; them- tiolvesi. . .-^"ey. : 4gced ttMi :■■ whoever first makes 'ihbntiy ehough to singly, suppoirt her, Is to manv her. Girt had been told that an ardent sultorj now on his way to China, is the) donor. But he returns unexpe<;t6dly and- the White lie' eXt>lodes. '• 'Girt ih^n 'ls mad at the boyd ,hOt because Pf - the He, but she fedenta th^r having decided over her head Which on* Is t<> marry her. In the end she herself keeps to the sched- ule — she marries the boy who first makes good. . Lively acting and direction pass over the play's farcical incongrui- ties. Play has' judt enough stamina •to finish out the season. Trash. RONINpK j^^^ c:- •.".^'Treasure of the. Ronina') .. •J -I v..,.,,.. Budapisat;- May -IT/- : ■' 'Play > ' Iti threa J aiota by M-tklOV i Katlay t staged : :l>y; AnteV liTemetjlx; .«oatuipeB and scenery,. .Almos Jaschlk;...-Aurel Mlllbs; chofeograpner; cast, Erzigl SomoKVl,' Tosepti 'TJmar,-'"Silndoir' Pethei, = Kftrily ■ 'SOgori ' Aiital- .Mo'ddnyi ' ' At.'€he CSfationa) : theatre: .i .1 .vi; :■ i ' \ ;i. .. ■.y,>ii., i i ^ ,<_: ' :> A/ remarkable venture.' whlehi'ihajf develop .>:into^ an Internajtional suc- cess,' 'just.ias, surprisingly, it -has- be-; oomfe.a local onfit; lt.is * JJuagarlari : author's iattempt- at- writing -.a^jplay s^t .'itt ancient.^ Japan/vbased-;. oit- a jrapanes^-- legend- and:!ertaged!4A the Japanese' majiner.K' Stirangej xtaitfr of \t' is that although the staging scenery and -qostumear and- chorfe-- ography pf .dances, movements., i^nd gestures, oi: the ajjtors jiije aj)[v€.!!>fte with eXflUlalte jcar©'' "ftiw{ ivfery^ef •[ fectIve,V:'-the'' success" iff^^n(ofr?'-m.%rely due to^"'thelr exotic flavor. The ancient, . oriental setting ;-lias It? assets, -but^thfe pla^j^a huipan interest cairi,eg.,tl<^ dfty.., ■ i ^. r, : . Story is that of a - prince who mi^st die, having offended the law.. His brother commits haiikiri in hid iJjTape, '^hd tfii© "piflrtce-; lives on, dls^ ■pulsed !as his -brother," with the pur- pose of avenging the other's death. His ronlns (Helves) help him. to ac- complish this, after he has con- vinced himself, through a maze of thlsunderstandings and mistaken identifies, thiat big wife has always' be6ii fiilthful to hirt ana-did not Ibv* the de&d> brother, a& she was -Sup- posed ,to.. > - . It's not the plot that matters so touch as", the characters "and! the spirit of the thing. And, of'CoUrse", fhe . Eilngualrly different and, -tine performanQe, Acting; pf Tim,ar. in tti*' double part of ttie two brother s Is-tbp's. • •• - •■ ••■ .!-- - ""^^^acbW. ■ APRIUS : \ "' ".••Budapest,, iMay. 11. Comedy In 'three acts by Sandor' Torok, iit the Natlondl Theatre) Budapest. -Cast: IH)ria''Titkos; Paul Javor; Gyula CsortoB, .laya gzorenylf';. \ -i • .-- , - .. "What, would suffice for ojie act of Grand .Gulgnol is . dull,, and un pleaisanJ. -^whejti .drawn out tp .a full eyeniug:3 .length,, especially since, Instead of the Intended satire and oynism there are -only inane .Jokes and clumsy. If grim hunior. Highly improbable story, about a wise and cynical elderly gentleman of influence ajid .standing who wants to give a youth, eager to see Life and-conquer the World, a. good time, So .he roaHes- the gtiests at his illn ner-. party bpUeve that the .young .mail: is a dangerous anarchist and mass murderer, about to be exe cuted on the morrow, whose last wish , was .granted by liivltlng .him to the party, Innocent yputh thinks lils. hls personal magnetism wlUch makes women go crazy aboiit him; men offer liira big .business deals and- involve him :in .pfjlltlcal in- trigues; a,ir based on ..the' certainty that he will' be .a dead man In twenty-four hours.- Bubble ' bursts witen the old «ynio tells them it was "all ah April JTobl's joke. Javor, la the part of the unsue-j pectin^;': '.pkeudorcrfmlnal^ , '^oes hls> best, ' but It Idn't much .use. •Tacobl j AREN'T MEN BEASTj5?i ■ London, May' 22, •' Farce In three acts by Vernon Syl"vajne,-, presented and' staged by Tjeslie Henson at! the Strand .theatre/ May , 13, '36. - - Horhert Holly , .Robertson Hard Annie , r».§ylvla Coletildgd The Patient..,..'..,...'. Iris Darbyshlrej A Policeman., ..Frank B<»yde Roger Holly.. .-...John Mills Thomas Potter.. .l.... Alft'ed Drayton vZdllna : Potter, , . . .- , Ruth Maltiand Marie ..........,>. Jean Ormonde Mrs. Flower..,,.. .Beryl Harrison Harry Harper.;; Ernest Jay A Detective Fred Grove« Georce Deck.,. >....>. ....Frederick Morant A Salesman. Bllgh Chesmond lioulse Baker,..-. ...Anne Boyd ' Yvette Bingham .Sblela.Courteoay There are Innumerable situations In this farce sq:< fainitlar that pne marvels at the temerity of .the author and producer "offering such ,,£are. But the audience loved it. ' ifere;}s the plot ip-bri.^j, -A timic ■Jittlp.^ifentlst Isi iace^;,iKathleen O'-Aegaii Ann ,....<,., r«>«..,. .]^osallndQ : Fuller '-Walton".--. ^. , '. .-.'Gerald Caso; ,Jdl»n .-FaiNlulrar, .ilvan iSamsdi); Harris , Albert 'Che vdlie'r. Jr| ■CaiiV- LanCe Ch'att'erldge.' . . .Qny --Mlddletdn I 'i?hi3 'play, will . probably fold rapidly. Plot, sUcA as it is, cannot be - tak6u seriously because of 'the ^dialog, .which -was written wlth.un4 intpptiqnal humor. .„ . ' '■ (jabt struggles', to" keep straight faces, but did not always shcceed"; on the opening- night. ZOLb BEKA (Green Frog) . ' . Budapest, May 19.: I MuBlcal: comedy in three acts; bOiok, Istvan Bto<]y;'IyTlc)S,' -Keller; -music, Paul Gyongy;. at.KaqiAra Theatre, Budapest;. Cast: Lizzie Ball'a, GIzy Lengyl, Nusl Somogyl,' .JCalman lAiabar., . ., ■ ■ S S H O P Producers and show people alike know that the shoes they want ore at I. Miller . ...considerately priced. A C^pietejUne of op«ra-' , , lenpth Hosltry' In all colors BROADWAY Op»„'myp,/n; Ohly^ ejKCvise for this sort of secr ond'-ratef, ^stereotyped show la that tWe 'proVlhcIal ' publlcvwhlch comes to town for sprjijigtlme ?igclouItural shows and industrial: fairs will pu): tip wjfh,*lm69t any'thing. . Othet ex- tei^uaflhg . circunjstahces' are "th6 tfqoife, whlpti, If not, original,, is kt le'a&t pleasing; -and 'the principals!. Xtizip TBalla and Latabar, "who dance W*ll'and hiake a great' shbw of good Spirits:-" ■ - •. ' -• Lizzie Balla is the Green Prog, a flapp'ei* who' starts by acting ai matchmaker between her sister and ,a bachelor who l^.not matrimonially lncllh«.d,,. but ends, by man-ylng- hlw .herself, ...^ ■> Just a. flUer to keep the theatre going -during the last wfeeks of the season. : . • JaeolU B', (Cdhtl^nued from paee ;l) uot'!th6 least impprtant. factor that holds down any number of such resld^ttts-frora frequenting the west Side of K. Y., i.e. the,'Tlmeg Squai-e sector. ~' Therejis up - special reason ■Why,;le- glter^.tCjouid not Scatter and do . as .well ,as ^jeing 'segregated within a, |Ltf-t»?d(Jfci; distrlplt. *¥hQTk was . a., time t when the theatre zone wa-s' strung; out along Broadway for more than' a'ntile"-^from.38th street to Colum- bus ( Circle.- 'With tranispbrtatlon mostly -a matter of. traffic lights .the. ,spi'e.ad may just as well be acrpsfi tPwn. Aiit. )^bu$e . Theatres ,, . ,.Thea,ti-ea which' a,re tb.come will be adjuncts to apartment houses, hotels or office buildings. Structures of the type are l>ermissable- unden the new law and it" is, logical, such buildings will be somewhat, if not considerably removed ■ from , long used Times Square. The 6th avenue zone most likely will find the newer theatre,? locating there, when the new subway- Is confpleted, and the elevated train structure raze.d. Radio City anticipated that by two years and already is the center of the new show business, according to present Indications. It will prob- ably take three years to clean up '6th '. avenue, work on the under- ground already having been started. Coming of the new ;leB}ters with housing above and around them will be accompanied by a readjustment of theatre economics, With 'fixed carrying charges grea,tly decreased. That will mean tliat.showj; can' bo pperated with admission, fbpa reri vised dor->:'w'iCrd and the reestab-' lishmeht of the |2."top as the prob- able highest price iickfet. That Is the" top for legit that existe'd before the war and before- jnanafrers "Weo^ haywire Ifl prpi^qction ,*pl;V5lnK ■ ■'; j ' ' ' ' ■}■'' .' also tVifftrfk biiiMlTii' at nenV costs. ; . Admish -Scare Pownwardj^ - r -"The a'dmisslon trend has^ been,djB- .tlhctl^ downwaUrd for, the ,'paat year or more. Scales for a number of dhows have been lowered since winter, Reason ,1s pajent-revenj the hit ^sh'oWft -have b6eh running: out of |3 patrons. That has been; proven by the Jj^tter attendance up- stairs and the' constant' demand for lo'w-prlced tickets at the box offices. In former seasons when the av- erage citizen had more money to siiend; oh amusements, nearly {dl the successes on Broadway were able to keep the price scale up until the end of, the run and managers were able, to g^auge the length of en- ga^nients from agency, ^ale^. Those; tim^ have .d^tljiiWifjr ; gphe^ 'In' rec,?in t; sea^'pnsi .l^lts, .Vbipiht',.loiJce4/i,c^r^^^^ if4 .holding '.oyer- thrpugh the ^ummpr; and into second seasons- hafVe end.-: denly run out .of BUdiehdeS. There are fewer '(Shows but the sa'me' thing, applies,' and therp-are 'ihore divefsi-, ■fled'^liVterslonS,''.'' / ', ' ■' ', . i ,' ,llbwe'Vrei; ' in ' thVj bp'oih'^' s'^aSbns,' some showmen wero a^l* to juclee] the sti-ength of the draw by the de- raani^ for,,tick«ts. (Jh^ late Flo Zlgg- f eid, : f or IjnslanPe, . kh*iW' boW .. long olttel,i'^ dropped to ^6.50 It was quiiikly indlpatad ;;.th*t|' tlm' Showa .co^id TSjglater fiiatii'aplty" f or' 'a cer- laln number of weeks at that top; Jtj^st bpfpre. the $9;60^ thing paj^sedr ^t>^:Tf'as ; •jfiipl';? >thtif the .iicale bo.uld; 5xf?1j[ma8 Coldc It Is virtually the same with dramas. None can get away W^^^ ^ 54.40 top as formerly. Only two at«; tempted $3.86 thils season and then in a limited w^y- Current $3.30 - Is deen^ed plenty high and' apparently too high for a.long engagement.'' ; . One musical . ('Ziegfeld . ular prifcfed symphony ' eoW(»rt s,' at Manhattan theatre, ' concludes Sunday evening, June 7, for the sea- son. ,' Final pei-formahce will be given by Brooklyn Symphony orchestra under direction of Eugene Plot- nikoff. J^ew York Civic orchestra played Its last May 31. Wednesday, June 3* 1936 ■ . - ^ i,j ; - : 1; >r: to MYTuiSBANb Comedy f-n three, acts "presented at th* 8«ln(i9!^t,-;,wr, T., J>>na 1, '80, by Jpgepg Byron;To(tBn: wrlttsn oy William H. r>ii. hnm; staisea by presenter; $8.30 top. Billot Vane, ..Donald McClollond Sarah Vane.....,,.,....., Julie Benell Harry Chase Kin? Calder Trudy. Jane Farrtli Nora 'Vana. Madeline Otey Iris Sn-ann, b.i. ...... ..Madeleine Cllve 'Tlmotby, ; J . .Master Warren Mlllj There have been Instances of straight plays being presented on Broadway at the end of the sea- son . and getting across, but that phenomenon Is ra.rft 'To liy Hus- larid' is no pbenom. It is a one-set show and, al- though rather.. wen written, la much too talky. Outside of Its triangle and a different solution, which point is a matter- of opinloni. the play needs more laughs tbdai sup- plied. . , ' " *^ Author pres^ijtd a' 6a^pjf-'lawy"er. Wbo is married. 'eight years'.'" Al- 'though his SaraW'lscbiheiy'anl^tliey ;Have three chlldreh, hd de'cldeW he iPari .ohly 'be hai)plj' wltf^ Irts 'Stv'an, elt-shoW girl tlle'fl old: . •friend, '-l^-' askod. There Is u cbmplieation when'i'Kora, 'Elliot's - mother,'' suddenly '• 'af rives. ■NPra, being' ■ 'a -frankly' ' .inclined woman, eucoeeds in enllghteming Iris as to the sort" of nian -hei'!::6on realty is. ■ • • ■•. . ^ r-., , ' Sarah, the- wif e, proposes' -to' tdrn the' house over -to' Elliot and has; in- tended second Wife, . but th^ \feag la that -the kids are to -stay, 'Sarah be- lieves- she has 'the right to^a career and that it is ih& husband's . place to take care of ..the cbildren^' just as much as it is her's. Iris, whoitakea down her hair when aroused, thinks the house in Westchester id a dump, storms around the living' room, tells Elliot to go to hell, calls his mother names and vamps. Elliot naively remaa'ks that he didti't ;thlnk thel.^eh^ine Woulflywbrk. Saiji.^", howeveit.'^tiecldes ';tq! 3^!^y ahd iail'ist about to^ depart when one of the kids calls her. The p^aternal liistlnot is too strong' and ."'piisJy . gets , its iiaihe from little -birds •reading' 'To : 'My^ Husband.' They are reminders of what the husband is to do In caring for the chlldrfen— size of -their shoes, un- derwear ahd ab'fb'rth, also when the ne*t Installment on the Frigidftire is due ahd other Kouse-wlfely mat- ters. • ' -'■ ■-•'■ ' ' • ' 1 .- • ^Lenore Uh'lifc • was-; -orilfflnally named to play Sarah but. It is not easy to imagine her in the part, JUIIe Benell does very well .aBi the wife.' Donald' McClelland 'Is too hilniclng as -- Elliot,- but Madeline Grey as hl6 , -ttiother help.s:-i tlie llg^hter ; moment's! Madelelnei:OUve as 'Iris and 'King Calder as '.the. friend' virtually 'ftomplete th^: cast. 'To My Husband' probably costs very little, to- operate- audi prin- cipally for that reason, it may pause for awhile. ' Iliee. ib. B, CO'PKRAN prose n.te in 'aMything coksv ' (In Ethel ' Merman's role) After B Mentha ai the Pitlaee. . ilMindoa, NOW TOURING BUY DdROTHEA ANtEL Invalid. ActreiB. Eamoua Oreering Cards. 21 Original and tCxclUalve De- ^iKns. One Dollar. Agents Wanted to Sell Cards, - -Llbet-nl Commission.' Call or. writs DOKOTIlOA &NTISL •IW V)w\ 7«nil Street. NetV Vorh City FIRTH SHEPARD presents Now Playing Lead Opposite Leslie Henson in "Seeing ^ Stars" . : ; at the Gaiety Theatre; London "RECORblNO" . . . Hildegarde's Ftenoh and ISnffllsh recordings are roffivred to by the press as "CHARMING, INDIVIDUAL, INCOMPAK- ABLE, INIMITABLE." En Bland's ffreat critics, -CHRISTOPHER STONIO, 'QOItnON BECKLlEig, ra? SONN, W. H, GLENDI^JNINa and olliers liA-v-e vral.se'd her recording tochnlaue.' • . ■" ■ Personal Mnnncert ANNA SOSENRO ' AmrrloHn .. Bttpresontntlva -£urop^an > ftoprcHentatlv* WAITER BATCnEI,Qtt , . HENRT BHEREK E«I, ColBRtbla ReMfdlnir AvtUto BrltjHh Hronacnstlnir Fentura *fliree MeiiTim't Make I <^e»tRM^ows In Chi; Quits After Weak $410 Chicago. June.?,' , Thfe loop nose-dives to a single legit this iveek following the demise of the repeat date of 'Three Men on a Horse' at the. Harris. 'Horse' dis- <;overed what every other show here Has found: that repeats don't go in Chicago. Tried to comie back with the same cast that establlshc'd a ijocic 34-week run last season, and this tlmis at a $1.50 top, but couldn't even get started. Company dis- bands, with Jack Sheehan, In the lead role, igplng to New York to get a spot In another 'Horse' company, . 'Awake and Sing' at the Selwyn- 1b ^ticking it out as the town's only pr^esslonal show, but Is doing only fairlsli trade. Next week Katharine Cornell brings her 'St, Joan' revival to the Grand, and flgures a stand- flra„ fortnight seli-out, since Miss Cornell hasn't failed in years to mean sell-out trade in this town. Two WPA shows are doing ca- pacity but no money; selling their houses at cut-rates and bargains, even, below the regular 60c tariff, . Estimate for Last Week ■ 'Awake and. Sing,' Selwyn (1,000; $2,76)- (Btb week). Subscription play going along at an even clip, around 17,000 last week, okay. ., I8t. - Joan,' Grand (1,200; $2.7B). Opens Monday (8). . /Three Men on a Horse,' Harris (l,O0O; $1.60). Closed here after a fortnight's return attempt. Couldn't get started. Under $4,000 for the finale of . the' two-week- wobble, WPA 'Chalk Dust,'. Great Northern., fihow has cllcke^d, and ■ holding into .fifth' week on good biz. " : 'Three Wise Fools,' Blackstone. Party eell-but business has held show over into the sixth week. M-GIRL' FINE MCLEVL Cleveland, June 2. There's' jstlll some life in the local Jegit; field, definitely enough for an- other month, 'after which the breath- ing will grow shorter if some "stock; company, or more road-shows don't come through. . 'Boy. Meets Girl', with PoUy Wal- ters ■ topping, fared so well last week at the Hanna' that Bill Blair is desperately wiring for more playd. Opening was good and eight per- formances during the six days brought. In .$9,500. That's one of ..the Hanna's: best grosses ' this sea- ,8oh ,for a straight comedy, at $2.50 tdp/ ;• ■ . • • ; House's fiext booking is ClifEord .Odet's VAwake .and. Sing',^ which the Group Theatre brings in June 7. It JAtlU M the flrpt Sunday legit : dpen- •, Ing.'her^ in years, necessitated by the. play's hota-over in -Chicago." Starts; at the beginning of the natl6hal Ilepubli<;an convention, and is 9at to.tnake inohey. !, ' . . ■ 'As You tike It' closed .the Play ■ Ho'use'g rep s.eason S'Hnday (May- 31) t^ut.fhe WPA players are hoping .to feke' its pla'oe In.the n^i^ Federal theatre, , .Second downtowifi' produc- .tion, postponed three times until Tuesday (2) is -'Triple A Plowed Under.' ••'•.' '^stin^ate f or,. Uast Week ■. ' 'Boy Meets -Girl' (Hanna; 1.435; :$2,50^.top). For six days and con- "Stdering it was a tough 'week, hit- ting all plx houses. show got fen ex- cellent $3,500, .House now dicker- ing .fof a stock' company to cap- italize on a slew of national conven- tions and the civic fair. FANCY THAT (Continued from page 46) 'ft &lso good for chuckles. Staging, oy Randolph Carter, depends on speed and .keeps things stepping ;along nicely. Gym setting is flimsy put the apartment layout Is fair. , Casting la generally okay for com- edy, but . not for authenticity. •Charles Furcolowe, as Egbert, draws a flock of laughs but is about ■30 pounds short of a heavyweight .ehamp. . Author Foster Furcolowe, J'ho plays Denny, is also shy on tipping the beam. Mary Hone is»too explosive as the English sweetheart, out Is all right in her milder nio- niertts. George Petrle is the typical (Stage and screen) publicity hound and J. Burleigh Morton fits as •Dopey, the trainer. Babe La Verne, chiseling camp follower, is over- done by Kay Norman, and Mary Coy ^nd Elsianor 'Vishno Evans land 4*^ their femme reporter business. *^roductlon is the eiwan song for ■^A ^oc6l unit, completing a seaV?on >Ii7_*^ 'Included several • established alts and -three '«xperimen tal pro - ttuctlons. ^, £one. 'ROAD' $7,000, WASH. Henry Hull Through 'Forever' with Lead Part — Company Disbanded Washington, June 2. "Tobacco Road' concluded the sec- ond week of a return engagement at the National with approximately $7,000, Including an extra perform- ance Sunday liight t31), balleyed as flnal appearance of Henry Hull in the role of Jeeter Lester, Company disbanded here and Hull told the re- porters ' he was through playing Jeter 'forever.' Capital's only regular legit spot Is through for the summer now, ex- cept, for a two-day stand of 'Kap- ital Kapers,' political revue being staged by the local Young Demo- crats the end of this week. Operetta's For Loss in L A.; 'Nags Neat $6, . Los Angeles, , June 2. Although Civic Light Opera Co. grossed better than' $62,000 on its four weeks' stay at Philharmonic Auditorium, where four different operettas were given for one week each, engagement wound up with qrganization around. $4,000 in the red. Run was partially underwrit- ten, with better than $13,000 spread over four-week period to help boost trade. Henry Duffy's Coast production of 'Three Men on a Horse' runs merrily on at El Capltan where it is set to wind up June 13, after nine .weeks; to make room for 'Call It a Day." ' Belasco resumed (1) after being dark for week, with Contemporary Theatre's presentation of 'Bury the Dead.' Estim^ites for Last Week 'Three Men on a Horse,' El'Capl- Itan, Hollywood (7th week) (C- 1571: $1.65). Night trade holding good with result that at end of seventh stanza, with take for week better than $6,000, piece, maintained Its record of never having dropped below gro^s of corresponding week played by road company do^vntown last season. . 'The De6ert Song,* Philharmonic, (0-2,7.00; $2.20). Did better than its three predecessors and finished solo wefek with neat $14,500. which or-' dinajfly would be sweet,, but with heavy nut here . left organization plenty in red, , WPA :.,',S.eventh Heaven,' . first, of the modern plays to go' into, the Mason Opera House under" project's stock policy, opening (2), with weekly c'hanjfe planned. ; ' , 'Follovi the Parade' sticks for third week at Holiyw.ood Playhouse, closing (4) to make way for 'Chalk Dust,' originally tried out down- town. 'Dust' -tuns June 6 to 18. ' 'Mystery of the Broadwalk A6ylum' winds up at "Mayan (7), replaced (9) by 'Noah,' featuring all colored cast. 'Twilight of the Theatre' sticks at Musart for another week, then giv- ing way. to 'Enemy of the People,' oij^ning (10). Cantor (Continued from page 1) general announcement to. the public. Cantor broke, every attendance mark at the Palace, going even above the mathematical gross pos- sibilities of the house at the present and lowered scale. Multiplying num- ber of seats by admission prices, house would only be able to do $34,- 500. Cantor topped this by doing $35,200 despite a large turnout of kids. In for 50% of the proas. Can- tor got $17,600 for himself and show. Cantor made a personal appea.1 to the audience at the conclusion of each performance, asking them please to get up and leave If they had already seen show. Cantor told them it would be 'a personal favor/; and that "if 'they would .do' that..ior. him he would sing songs for thenfi AH they walked out. Week June 11 'Awake and Sing,' Selwyn,' Chi- cago. 'Boy Meets Girl,' Cass, Detroit. 'Bury the Dead,' Belasco, Los An- geles. • 'Parnel!,' ShAbprt, Boston. 'Personal Appearance,' Gearyt San Francisco. .'Saint Joan^ (Katharine Cornell) Forrest, Philadelphia. 'Three Men oh a Hbr'sei' El Capl- tan, HoUy wood. 'Three Men on a Horse,' Broad, Philadelphia. 'ATHOME'HNE $20,000, DETROIT Detroit, June One of three plays able to do It here this season, 'At Home Abroad' nicked $20,000 at the Cass last week for eight performances. Got a wad of , exploitation and brought $2.75 top; to rank with 'Anything Goes' and 'St. Joan' as the only shows to hit the score figure at the Cass this year. . . Another musical, 'Great Waltz,' Is tho'top" coin-Better here this sea- son, but It was staged at the Ma-| sonic aude, which seats 5,000 in contrast to the 1,400-seater Cass^ •Waltz' take was $32,000, i One of the enigmas here this sea-i son has been' 'Three Men on a Hdrse,' which abruptly ended a 'summer's run* at the Wilson . Sati urday night (30) after a n.s.g. two- week sesislon. Comedy made its first appearance here In March and clipped oK a nifty $14,600; came back again In April for a nice $12,- 000, and then opened at the Wilson two weeks ago, presumably for a summer's run. First week's take was only $5,000, and the company was ordered to Boston following the second session, which drew ; a >Iow $4,200 at $1.65 top, Wilson's shuttering leaVes only the Cass, where 'Boy Meets Girl' opened on extended stay Sunday night (31) at $2.76 top. Play should run several weeks behind the. excel- lent exploitation It's been accorded, and will pirobably end the local sea- son. Estimates for Last Week . 'At Home Abroad,' Cass (1,400; $2.75 top). One of the: big hits here this season, at $20,000 on eight per- formances, but could have done more. House jammed at. several performances, and musical given wide ballyhoo. 'Boy Meets Girl' opened an extended ruli Sunday night (31) at $2.76 top. 'Three Men on a HorAe,' Wilson (1,900; $1.65 top) "(2d week); Slumped badly on its third apjpear- ance here this season, -and pulled only $4,200 last week, after a dis- appointing first session of $5,00p. Given wide exploitation and planned to stay for the summer, but things didn't pan out that ^ay. HORSE' SLUMPS TO Philadelphia; June 2. ' . One of the June legit bookings here has been cancelled and another' has been mad^ more certain. First-naimed -was 'Old Maid,! skedded by Sam Nlrdlinger for. his independently operated Broad for either June 8 or June 15, but how out entirely. Show that now appeiare .to be set la 'In the Dog-House.' It is an- . nounced for June 22 (Convention Week) and will probably play the Broad for Nirdlinger; Authors are David Levy, Philadelphlan, and Robert Allen, and producer is Jack M. Cohen, who has been connected with Warners. Bruce MacFarlane, Dorothy McNulty and Joan Adrian are mentioned for the cast. Meantime, 'Three Men' on a Horse' continues at the Broad, not to any very big biz but apparently out of the red. Its second week at that house saw a hot weather and ■holi- day exodus at the week-end which pulled the gross down to approx- imately $4,000, but the stay Is in- definite, anyway. This week (cur- rent) Is the 14th for the show in PhlUy. ICathai-ine Cornell opened last night (Monday) at the FoiTCst to a line, but not capacity, house. Mail- order sale was tremendous, but the b. o. sale slMmped late last week, again because- of holiday and the, -weather. Window sale helped but: the -engagement won't be capacity here. Memorial Day Influx Helps Biz On firoadway; Nb New Plays Due In Influx of visitors Into the nietrop-' olis for the Memorial Day holidays (Saturday-SiJiiday) started in the middle of last week and, despite the rush of residents away from New York, heavy Saturday theatre at- tendance upped some grosses and saved several shows from folding. That may portend the increased influx anticipated with the lowering of rail and bus fares. New schedule went into effect Monday (1), but at-, tendance that evening was not a eriterion, since weak attendance was the reaction from the holiday, which is usual. Month of June may or may not tell the story, for there are several naturals during the month. Bonu^ disbursements are likely to aid busi^f ness in general, other than the the- atre, but the Louis-Schmeling fight should help all amusements, while the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia should also- count. . With the summer season now on\ reduced operation costs have become effective. Flock of cast changes have been made In a number of cur- rent attractions which are hopeful of extension into the hot weather period. Salary cuts explain the withdrawal of some players, others lUfintersef Big $13,700, Pitts.; ' Season Ended Pittsburgh, June 2. - Closing attraction of the season at the Nixon, "Wlnterset,* knocked Into a cocked hat the old theory that a legit show can't do biz here after the first of May. Grltics*^ prize play, .despite warm weather, did a corking $13,700 and wound up pretty close to cai>acity. Cooler niights arrived during the latter part of the week. Mats were both virtual sell<- outs. . ~ ' ' . ! Show was presented here under Amierlcan Theatre Society auspice)^, last of six subscription plays, and snared rave notices and plenty of favorable word-of -mouth. £ven withdrawal from the cast' before the show reached here of 'Margo, .who bad been widely billed, didn't seem to have any noticeable effect on trade'. With closing of 'Wlnterset,' the Nixon folds for the season, ex- cept for a fiock Of dance school re- vues booked in. ' .. ' Itis- been, the best year the house has had since long before the de- pression. Season was 30 weeks long, including six for road-show pic- tures. Management feels vastly en-r icouraged'and expects to open the 1936-'37 line-up earlier than usual, possibly arouiid the end of August with a number of tryouts. Likewise expected that Pittsburgh will, for the most part, -become, a two- week town in 'the faji for Wgger ^ttracr tions; '■ V Several which stayed 'o;iljt six days, here this year coUtd have profitably remained . that ^iich longer^ E'ctitnate ^or Last Week 'Winte.rtet' (Nixbii; 2,100; .$2.85)— . Critics' prize play originally booked in April i, but cancelled because of flood. Fear "arid trepidation marked late booking, due to a legend that this town Is poison after May 1, but was Imperative because the ATS still had another play to give ItH subscribers. Everybody happy, however, because the hit cbllected a swell $13,700 to wind up the sea- son in a blaze of glory. CORNELL'S NEW HDBTOP,38G Boston, June 2. Katharine Cornell ended her week's run In -Saint Joan' at the Shubert's opera house here Satur- day (30) with a sock approximaite $38,700, biggest gro.ss for a dramatic production at the house in more than a decade. It's po.q8lble this may be a new Indoor drama high. Show turned 'em. away at every performance and could e»»Ily have stayed several more weeks, but moved on nevertheless. 'Parnell* -opened .at. .th6 - Shube.rt laBt 'nijght (Monday) ; 'otherwise the town Is dark. leaving with the expii'atlon of run- of-the-play contracts. Broadway Is now on Its own. There . are no more new shows in sight and It is a case of survival of the strongest. Those which stick may get the visitor break. Withdrawals last Saturday were 'Parnell' and 'Moon Over Mulberry Street,' also a group of 'WPA shows. Ghosts' closed this week. 'To My Husband' opened at the Belmont Monday. Looks dubious. Nothing carded for next week. Estimates for Last Wegk ^A Private Affair,' Masque (4th week) (C-700-$2.75). Estimated un- der $1,500; only the presenter knows i'why It stays. • 'Boy Meets Girl,' Cort (29th week) (C-l,059-$8.30). Picked up somewhat Mast week and went to around $14,000; cooling system being installed. 'Bury the Dead,' Barrymore (7th wiek)" (D-l, : (R-804-$3.30), ■StlU-.nraJtlhg' changes in routine; bUBlnesa' first fujl^w'eejc' modest; $6,000. estimated,- - r- 'On VoMi* Tom,' Imperial (8th week) (Mrl.488-$8.85). Has musical field virtually to itself and should clean up through,, the slimmer; paced, around $25,000. , ■ . 'On« QoOd V*ar,^vl9th Street <2p{h week) (e-700-$J.30>-- Cut-rater still sticking; -made plroflt last v/eek; es- timated lilose to $8,000. 'Pr«'>Hone>mooti,'' Xyceum (6{lt week) i (G -;««7 r.|3.30)/ Showed lurthe;;' Improvemeiitj .:*jf|tl*. gross • estlmaited *^r;)y ;^4«»<1100; • indi^flnlt^ and sumitner.stayiiwiiyi • v . 'To My Husband/ Belmont (i$t week) :(C-5l!5-$».30). Presented by Joseph Byron". TOtten;. . written by William Fulham;- opened Monday.; 'Three Men on a Hor«o/ Play- house' •(71st week) (C-869-$l20)'. With reduced scale' may span art- . other 'slimmer; cooling ' Byatem should help the draw-; around $;7>0p0. 'T-obacco Road/ Forrest CizUt week) (C.-1,P17-$1.65). Run l^^er enters another summer; last .s^eek hit under $6,000. ' 'Victoria Regina/ Broadhuii^st (24th week) (D-l,118-$3.30),. :Kfas not dropped materially, and : last week saiv rise to nearly $23;000; will suspend In three weeks until end of August. Other Attractions 'Winteraet/ Beck; critics' prfee selection back for a tTro-week re- peat; opened Monday at $2.20 top. 'Ghosts/ Golden; also repeating; revival bettered even break Jftst week, but closes Saturday. 'Parnell'; withdrawn and sent to Boston. 'Elizabeth Sleeps Out' Suddenly folded at Comedy last Wednes- day (27). WPA 'Battle Hymn/ Daly's 63d Street, Exnerimental Theatre, 'Class of '29,' Manhattan ; . closes this week. '1935/ Blltmore; closed; 'Stars on ■ String' (marionettes) current. 'Backwash/ Majestic, Brooklyn; moved from Symphony; closes tliis. week, ' ■ ' 'Ballad cf Davey Crockett/ ti^Ith- .drawn. ^MJicbeth.''LafByette, Harletn. ^Osnce- of. 0«ath/ Adelphi; -with* ilrawn; Yiddish revue current. 5Q I. J T « >» f 1 Wednesday, June 'B^ IQSg 6oo9tlng Maln« product Portland- ^ttn^MT; .3!l^esram. is c^ijt • thors, giving fea{ure k page a week for a year. There, la foi ipflginal ., ^.OOO'.word artic}ei ;by the., feuthor, , %yery yifeelz, ; a biograptilqar; akei^ch, photographs and" iedi,torIal "com- ment; Plan lu to pull Maine culture together. Liincoln Colcord Is steer- ing the features along and -lias wnlt- ^ ten an Introductory .article for the ' series. Twenty bloga are In arid a list of 7B to draw from. Colcord's Introductory article de- clares that while the rest of the< country has been chasing rainbowst Maine's authors have been sawing wood and producing, virile literature. Bread Lqaf Conforence Aug. 20 . Bread Itoaf Writers will hold 11th annual conference between. .^g.:2Q and Sept 8 at Middlebury College, . VetTuorit. Sta(^ wlU Iriclude .Bernard I^ieVoto^ Julia Peterkln, Josephine Johnson, JBdlth.. Mlprl^lees, Helen Everitt .arid George Stevens for talks and advice on fiction. Others Vho will serve on the staff are. John Mason i^rown, Robert Hlllyer and . Gorham B. MUnson. Director of the. conference will be Theodore . Mor- rison,, formerly . associate editor '■ of Atlantic Monthly, -There will also be a number vt visiting speeikers, including' Robert • Frost, Raymond Everitt and ..Iqhn Farrai^, latter having fhaugurated ■ the'lde^ of the' conference. In- sum- ; mer of, 1926. . . ■ Hungiirian 'Mag .to U. S> \ 'Hungarian Quarteirly.*^' published In. Hungary In Eirigllsh.'nrlli be dis- tributed . iiere this' month through thiB Columbia University Press. Magazine. Is "published by thie So- ciety of thia' Hungarian Quarterly and edited by Count Stephen Beth - len,. former premier of Hungary. Publication £d.iried to spread linowledge of Danublan and Central European " affairs .and foster cultural . relations betweeri Hungary and Anglo-Saxon world. ■ .De Voto'» 'New Spot BerngjTd De Votb has been ap- pointed editor-in-chief of the Sat- .-.urday .Itevlew.of Mt^rature and will taite over the, position In September; £ie. )iaB Seen =at. Harvard -University |or last B6ve0 years as lecturer ind tutor. :■• ■ >■ Henry Seldel, Caiiby, founder and editor of the paper since Its estab- llshpi^iiit . in ."J-SZ*, .. will continue • to be actively associated. St. Uui« Film Critic Hurt ■ Colvin McPhorson, film critic i of St. liouls' Pbstj-Dlspatch, started but for Hollywood In auto three -wefeks • ago ' %o\ aeei ' how thsy , i are • niElde .Near. Tucsont . Arl?.,. . McPherson , dozed at the .wheel, lost.; ton trot 'of • cari ^whlcK' i'an. biff f oa^ and rolled " over three tlriies, McPlierson suf fered Injuries to right a^nni and neck and was iCor<;ed tci 'abandon trip, ' Mrs^ SilcPbersbn was not injured •' . Tim* Plans Pittorial Weekly Time-Fortune Corp, experiment- ing with- Idea to publish ..4 pictorial -. Weekly.,. 'J^uinmies; are being pre pared , and it is expected .'that tjie -pew Jkubltfsatlori win appear in the ■tall. • Daniel. Longwell .^^nd Newton Hockaday are working on the proj Bei^t' SeU^s ,- - / . • , • ■> Ptost Seller! for the' week ending May 30; aii reported by ihe • .. American New* Co, fnc.'- '■ ' ■ ' '' - i-Fletlort •Sparkenbroke' ($2.7B) ....... i ....By Charles Morgan, 'Doctor, The' ($2.00) By Mary Roberts, Blneh^rt 'luast Puritan, The' ($2,75) '• jBy George Santayana. •Roofs on Elm Street' ($2.50) ...By. William McNallys •Weather in the Streets' ($2.50) .By Rosamond Lehmann 'Honey in the Horn' ($2.50) By H. L. Davis Ncn- Fiction 'Around the World in Eleven Tears' ($2.00) » By Patience, Richard and John Abbe 'Wake Up and Live* ($1.76) ..By Dorothea Brande •Way of a Transgressor' ($3.00) By Negley Faison 'Man the Unknown" ($3.60) .».By Alexis Carrell 'North to the Orient' ($3.60) .By Anne Morrow Lindbergh •From a Surgeon's Journal' ($5.00) .......... , . . .By Harvey Gushing 'Guild Votes A.P.L. Tie Newspaper Guild; which held Its annual convention at the Astor hotel, N. T.. adjourned yesterday (Tuesday) after voting 84 to i ^6* affiliate with the American Federa- tion of Labor" Only opposition -was from St. Louis and Lansing, Mich., delegates, who favored an industrial union rather than the craft, type of organization. Heywood Broun was re-elected president, of the Guild, Jonathan' liddy, executive aecretary,. |ind Don Stevens," treasurer. ' "Vice-presidents elected were W, Earle Homan, Gar- land Ashcraft, Julius Klytri^n, Gun- nar' . Mlckelson, Betty Ballantlne and Morris Watson. In Its closing session the Guild passed a resoiutlon cootmlttlng the organization ' to support an . inde- pendent.., Farmer-La,bor . party ; If such a. party is formed. 'Nother New Deal Slam DoubledayTDpran will publish 'Still Hell Bent/ analytical criticism of the New Deal by James P. War- bnrg, economist. New tome will be a sequel to 'Hell Bent for £:iectlon,' which was put out last autumn and sold. 356,000 Copies, 200,000 of which the Republican party purchased In a block for distribution as anti-New Deal propagandei, and of wltlch one of .the Wilmington Du Porita bought 30,000 more for same purpose. ' Warburg waa member of Prefel-. dent Roosevelt's 'brain -trust! when it was first formed at time jpresent administration sLssumed office,. Af ter a dissension over. monetary poll cles, Warburg, quit and became critic, of. the New Deal, - ', Morehouse Back- in N, Y. • Ward Morehouse Is back In New Tork doing his 'Broadway by Night' column for the Sun after a three-< months jiinkfet for bis paper- it was a trlj) that took -him 11,900' miles arid 36 states, during which he sent his paper 66 special Interviews and special, stories, most of them anti- New Deal. ■ Won't stay In New "Srtork very: long this., time, however, dlnce he lea-ves Friday (5> ,for Cleveland , to cover the Republican National Con- vention. : ■ Prize for Science MS. ■ ■ Williams •& WllklriB,- baltimore . publts'hlng Arm, is offering, a $1,000 'prize fox" best manuscript on any science- subject submitted befoirc •July'l, 1937. Judges will be Dr. Joseph Wheel- er|. librarian of Bilto.; Public . Ll^ braryr parry Hanseiii,' bbdk 'critic on N. T. World-'I?elegrEim; Dr. Ly- man Bryson, of Columbia Univ.^ and David' Dletz, science' editor;. ' Lawyer Sues' Edward McLean. Edward B. McLean, former owner of the Washington Post, is' being sued for $15,000 by Wlillam Wadhams. French attorney, for legal services and cash advanced . In. Paris when McLean was resldln^r there In 1931_ Former publisher Is .now . In a sanitarium In TbvVson, Md., north- Side suburb of Baltimdre. ' ! Mew.emen March on Detroit Expose of. th?. Black Legion cult activities has .caused the greatest iriilux' of rieWsjjJapermen, photogra- - 'pliers arid :riewsreel men in t>etrolt since the Golden Lights Jubilee honored Thomai E. Edison in 192U. Writers frpm.i>rActlcaliy all large titles in the east and '.middlew^st liave steamed here to cover doings of the terrorism cult, brotight to :|l£:ht,I)y inUr4er ..0if . a, WPA worker. . Anti- Fascism League's Dinnef >-i Dorothy Thpnipson, .Herman En- gelbrecht, Frank Hanighen and Walter MllUs will be guests of honor at s dii nor on June 4 at the Astor Hotel given by the United Citizens Comnilttee for the American League Against War and Fascism. W. W. Norton will be . tpastmaster and speakers Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Dr. Harry F. Ward. Qulncy Howe, editor of Simon & Schuster's Is chairman of the com- mittee. Poets to Convene Rhymesters are blng organized and will convene in a series of week end sessions, under the auspices of the Congress of American Poets continuously between June 14 and October' 12". Edwin Markham Js chairman of the Congress and Flor- ence 'Hamilton, secretary. Meetings wlll.be held at the Bar- blzon-Plaza hotel, N. Y., headquar- ters of . the brganlzatlon. Books on Gomez's Life Four books on the life of the late General Juan 'V'^incente Gomez will be published this fall.- Four-way competition on the dictator's life Will, be fought out by Bobbs-Merrlll, Covlcl-Frlede, Wlillam Morrow and Harcourt Biuce. Gomez Is the for- mer ruler of Venezuela who ran the country with an Iron hand between 1908 until his death a few monthtt ago.. , Little published about him dur- ing his life because censorship wad 30 effective. , CHATTEft Lisle Bell nursing a broken toe. Robert Can twell father of a baby girl. John Gibbons off to Palestine jsoon.. Joliri' Wexley. writing .h^s first novel, • Maurice Hindus leaves N. T, for" Engitmd next week. Rupert. Hughes In N. y. talking to magazine editors. . T. S.. Strlbling gets honorary de- gree.^ from Ogletiiorpe. Frazler. (Spike) Hunt " doing a new book 'One American.'. Jerrard TIckeil arrived on the Queen Mary from Londori. Belinda Seean born to Mr. and Mrs. 'VIncerit Seean in Dublin. ]!4rs.; George" Delacorte and son, Albert, left laist week for Europe. • Two; more volurites . of 'Lloyd George's Memoirs' out In the fall. Gypsy Petulengro now at wor-k on 'Humoroud -Slde of a Gypsy's . Life.' Faith .Baldwin, going shortly to her summer camp in Ogdensburgh, N. T. - John Dos Passos in Cuba reading proof on his new. novel, 'The Big Money.' ' Sanford Greenbvrgher,' of the 'In- ternational Lit. -Bureaif, sailed for Europe. . • Evelyn Walsh McLean's 'Father Struck It Rich' will be published In Enigiand. " Virginia Watson, assistant ed. oit Harper's, author of 'The Featherlys,' oiit Jn July. . Rii'th Mills has sold hier first novel 'Leading Lady.' Publication . : by Gla:ude Kendall. ' Mabel Condon (Mrs. Russell Bird- Weil) off for Far East to gather ma- terial for a bopk. • Mary Roberts Rlnehart recovered from recent Illness arid leaving N. .y". f or Bar Harbor. , Carson Mowre, formerly editor of all Western mags for Dell Fubllca tioris, now free lancing. Arthur Gultermari's .poem, 'Death and General Putnam,' has been put to music by Walter DamrosCh. .; Joaij Bosquet, of Samuel Goldwyn pubtlcity staff, ghosted Francis X. Shields' tennis yarn for Liberty, Florence Ayscough has bought a House In Chicago and Is working on 'Chinese Women of New China Bankruptcy of Engel-Van Wels- man leaves Dell with only music fan mag in cpuntry, Popular Songs Philip Wylle and his brother Ed mund K. Wylle to Europe for the summer, will work on a new bbok, Marvin Lpwenthal's book 'Jews of Germany'' taken • by Longmans Green. Story runs through 16 cen- turies.- ' Barrows Mussey publishing 'China towri Inside Out' In the fall, reveal ;lng inside stuff on all rackets in the locale, Ursula Parro.tt featured on covers of three magazines this . month— McCall's", Cosmo and Good House- keeping. Errol Flynn sold his 60,000 word novel, 'Beams Ahead,' to Cosmopcjii tan, which will publish in ful single Issue. Malvlna Hoffriian leaving for Europe shortly. Her autoMgg- raphy, 'Heads!, and Tails,' will ap- pear In the fall. Theodore Pratt- will have two novels out In the fall. One of them deals with a" Florida hurricane. Title Is 'Big Blow,' . 'Pat Duggan In Hollywood to open branch for Ann Watkins Literary agency of New Tork and will re- main in charge there. Leslie T. White's first book, 'Me, Detective,' which will appear In fall, grows out of a suggestion to him by Lincoln Steffens. Katharine Brush to chriisten a new revepue cutter In Phllly the Samuel D^ Ingham. She wa^t Miss Ingh&m before her marriage. She will 6pend the summer in Europe. ' Ruth Oulmer. returning tp .lndian- ariK)Ui[i tlile weak After ppendlnK \ifeeks In N. T, as house, guest of the Maxw<*t Aleyo. . Was here tp lii- terview -c^Jfel* and.V;'wi'lto otfpecIa]|^;. ■EirticlcSt ' * " ^>'. Al mil, who has a role In' 20th- Fox feature, 'OJhe Bordet( .Patrol- in?in,r.hais pfennei novel; ''There's Ko, Escape.'' Set for- earIy\puWlcatIori. He authored 'Easy' Pickings' several ■years ago, i ' Lesiter Cohen has Vought a farm In Dbylestbwri, Pa.', after spending six years In Hollywood; Will do serious writing." 'Two Worlds,? his story of a round-the-world trip, out this^month. . ' Timothy Fuller, 21-year-old son of Richard Fuller; of the Old Corner Book Store, Boston, la author' of 'Harvard Has a Homicide,' first mystery story ever sponsored, by Atlantic Monthly Press. Appears in September. Sarah Newmeyer, publicist for the Museum of Modern Art, has outlined a whodunit based on aidventures. in the Museum headquarters on West 53d street, N. Y. She copipUed the script whUe ballyboolng Van Gogh and Matisse. Rochester (JT. T.) Journal- Ameri- can has eliminated Its theatre ' de- partment, transferring MaVy Gil- more 'to tiie general staff. Films in first run hpuSes now reviewed by anyreporter available. This pajjer at one time led tiie town In , bright, newsy local chat on its. theatre pages. . Changes . Is r coincident with tightening up on use of by-lines. u1 Ficiion and FiMta flV EPE8 W. SABGENT Radio Showmanship (Continued from page 38) ' champ typists. With these stunt's bobbing up regularly WHK has been able to grab plenty of news space. . Other three stations so far, have been . Inclined to stand by and watch the WHK, splurge. With CBS, NBC and Mutual sending truckloads of commenta- tors liere for the Republican con- vention Cleveland stations them- selves have shown little Interest and. see little need for special local commentators of their own. Tho home lads apparently just can't get worked up over who's going to ruij for President. ■ - V^fl^^a' Autobiog No other branch of show business .Is so impeaactly documented aa the circus. This partly is due to the nomadic character of the enter* prise and in pairt.tb the early ijeilej that the .circus was slightly beyond ' the pale. About the only book.Qn the circus of the early days was that fairy story P. T. Barnum used to peddle from a marquee beside tlie riialn entrance to whatever circus had leased his name for the season and wltlch he ca\led his autoblog, raphy. It was too highly colored to be authentic. About the only . real literature has been Earl Cliaplii May's 'The Circus from Roaie to Ringlhig' arid' a few pamphlets pre. pared by blstorlcal societies aiia circus enthus'lasts. Dexter Fellows, . Working with Andrew A,' Freeman, has produced' This Way to the Big Show* (VIklngf $3.60), which is subtitled 'the Life of Dexter FeltoWs,' whlcb means the history of the show busU ness from the '90s ' onward. ' The transcription, has not always been adroitly done, but It Is a thoroiighly readable and yet completely authen? tic inemolr of the Wild West atd the 'JBarnuni and RlngUng shows. It is an' important contribution to the" annals of the sawdust Moreover It Is a inlghty nice specimen of: book mariufacture. It's a 'must' for public libraries and show folk iallke. Tie- In with Summer Opera '• , - St. Louis. KMOX has Inaugurated a new show .to tie-in with Municipal, light opera productions each. Sunday night during summer ' at S' o'clock. This 15-minrite show IS devoted to telling the story- of the bp'fera, open* Ing. following Monday night; Also are Included- highlights of the pro- duction and .news of. stJirs.and out- standing musical bits. . . Studio artists do the . Job.' Pror grani is sponsored ' by' Arthur R. Llndberg,- - distributor ' of Westing- house products; This IS first time Municipal opera has thus been ex- ploited.. Streamline Train. Tie-Up St. Louis. One of KSD's recent stunt broad casts was the one which was con ducted directly from Illinois Cen- tral's new Streamlined train, 'The Green Diamond.' Mikes were run to various :parts of the traln,,Broad«> cast was handled .by Frank Eschei), station production chief., and AlSbie Carruthers, KSD's woman an- nouncer. Occasion wis gSbd-wlll tour on which 'Green Dlairiohd- was engaged. ' ' • ■ Broadcast started In the engine cab, from which point the consult- ing engineer graphically explained what made the jchoq-choo go and on down to the chailr, dining and lounge cars, where Miss Carruthers joined arid asked questions of stew ards, waiters arid cooks from t woman's angle. . :. Something New — Amateurs New "Zork City. A super-extra-speclal-dynamlc- sensatlorial epic of a contest will shortly talce-off between the MBS- WOR, RKO houses in Brooklyn, Quee'hs and Long Island, Brooklyn' ally Eagle and Feenamlnt. 'Tis a rand new old-fashioned radio op pcrtunity contest. Starts with full-page splurge In the Eagle on June 7 aimed at find- ing a gal singer with professional ability. Winner rates a la-week contract at unspecified coin from WOB Artist Bureau and guaran teed minimum of ten airings at un- specified times. Applications are: . cylied from Eagle, which boosts clrculattori; eliminations are held In the RKO nabe houses, which boosts biz. Net- work, sponsor and WOR come in for mentions all the way down the line. To breaic the monotony of listening to singers only at ellmlna tlons, prizes of uncertain value will be awarded to novelty acts, although the-' will -not be eligible for radio contract.' Finals will be held at the RKO Albee, where Benny Rubin m.c.. ,of 'Feenamlnt program,, wll help choose winner. Deal . worked, , up .and consum. rimted hy Les Gottlleh for WOR^ MBSj John CaBsidy fpr RKO; Kyle PledUng and Ranso'n for Eagl* . j ■ -- . Texas Paul Bunyan The Texas Centennial promises to bring out a flood of literature, timed to Mt 'the market during the big show. In the vangruard Is 'Mli* Ing for Texas' (Reynal & Hitch* cock; $2), a John Day book. It Is a compilation of stories of Capt.. BlU McDonald, of the Texas rangers; related to Tyler Mason by Col. Edward M. House. Some of. them appeared In Liberty. , There ari 19 stories of Ranger 'activities, s.ome of Whlph could, be made into western fllfiis. All . are iriteresting and bear the stamp of authenticity, 'vvhlch will carry ap-> peal not only to lovers, of frontier stories, but click beyond that ch'cle. Phoenix Trio, Phoenix Press shoves three vol- umes Into the. stream for Its JunO output All $2 and all hugging the 260-page mark. Purely . fpr . the rental libraries. - '• , .Outstander is "Fair '.Lady/, by Peggy O'More.. Story of a, soutlxem socialite who sets up a dude ranch in Loulsla.na When her gfandad bets even the fariilly cookstove on his horse, which -doesn't win. Fenune menace Is rather overdrawn, but it's Interestingly told and well, plotted... Distinctly picture material. At the other end of the trio Iff 'Society. Doctor/ , by Cart Sturdy, Title fells the story. Young medical graduate, who loves a nurse. Is en« tlced down the prlinrose, path by a society wanton" with his private hospital as: lure. Of course the nurse wins out, l>lrty without be- ing cither well plotted' or written. Nothing for the screen.' Middle number Is 'Sky' Glri,' by Nellie Graf., "Story of an alr'hogtesa which works up to a good climax. Possible screen material with some pepping up. A. P. Appealing y/at«on .Decision Labor Board's ruling In- the Mor- ris Watson case will be- contested by the.A.P. and argued In the Cir- cuit Court of Appeals June 15. The Board ordered the news association to restore Watson, allegedly dis- charged for his activities on behalf of the Newspaper Guild, and to re- imburse him for loss of Income. Order' also required the A.P. t" post a notice stating that It wouW not dlscrlmhiate or Interfere with, those Joining the Guild.' James Taggart Dead James Taggai-t, 61, publisher of North Hollywood Press and long a newspaperman on the Coast, died May 27 Irt San Fernando, Cal., fol- lowing appendicitis operation. After graduation from Princeton, Taggart went to Coast to become night edi- tor of Los Angeles Times.' He aleiJ was editorial writer' for Satevei^ost and publicized Jack Dempsey While he. was champion. . The widow, two daughters and. » Wit htltWVW " •■ = J m i I ! m as Regards Concert .Vi-' ' Washington, June 2. ^*^*j(£<,rt teeth Jn the blcksf eln allen,- ,<^jj|jjr l^an' legislation were sought In y^joSgre'ss Iftst week as House lead- jia paved the way. for - a vote In 0[^gent bill restricting entry of ti'Jjrefgn talehtlnto the United States, tif^l the same time the Rules Cpm- iiUrittee : was authorizing tionsldera- . flQld of the ban proposal^ Lawrence *'^iett begged the Immigration '^gbnunilttee to put In an amendment ■p&tti^og. solo dancets and Instru ■ygientail performers within the llml ^tlcoitQ 9n alien admission. Tlobett 3r4)Rlapla|ned he . ha«| ,; never had a 'J^axice io warble In Eltiropean counT i^llrfeti.Aecavse of harph entry rules %ut 'ROjlntfid out that iperforjpers jldJome "across the wateir by the . boat-, i jtofid to c^ah In In.'th^ u. S. ^jvj. TIb'bett'fl plea .was backed up by •Jlfrom- jZI'mbalIsC Charles Hacketi ; lieb: Fischer, speaking for the ; ;^eflqpih Qulld o( Mvislcal Artists. . Th9j J'lcksteln measure In pe'r- ; f«ct|^ torm does n^^^^ bring instru- r jneiltji,* players oi^' ' aanc^rs iyithln ; the . prppbsed . ban< being confined alien actprs, vocalists iand ■ orchestra leaders. Original proposl- V'Uon^.'ifrould have put Instrument- - aHisfi ln' the same boat, but this "Jdpa . waft 8ropt)ed oiit during secret de- ' liberations of the Imihlgratlon Corii- inlftee; ' ' ' the bill probably will not get on the statute books this session even , though right of way has been granted by House bosses. No com- 'panlon measure has-been presented to the Senate,, which has an Imml- ^ gration Committee predominantly hostile to. the Idea, and even it the . House rubber-stamps the DIckstein \ measure . there would be no time to •go through necessary, parliamentary •oianeuvers )n the upper, chamber. BUDAPEST TOUGljl Grace Moore Meets Same Fate As Caruso, GaUi-Cur<;i Budapest, May 22. Caruso and Galll-Curd, each at the summit of their International triumphs, first met with defeat at their Budapest performances. Quickly moved to enthusiasm, the musical audiences ' of Budapest are extremely critical and merciless in th€ir judgment. Latest' victim is ' Grace. Moore, whose films are very popular here but whose, appearance in 'La Boheme' wa;s a x:omRlete failure. Seats were very expensive and ex- pectations high. Miss Moore says that she- was Indisposed and news- paper revle-ws gave her the benefit of thp doubt, but thiere is no iikeU- hood of her repeating the experi- ment. . Vienna, May 22. Gi'ace 'Moore not'heiird in Vienna, a? she and the State Opera com- pany could hot agree oh the financial terms for an appearance here. She Is now touring Europe -with her husband, Valentino Parera. Berlin, May 24. Nino PIccaluga, tenor of La Scala, Milan, gave a recital at the PhU- •harmonic Hall, Emily BoiJsevelt made her Initial Berlin appearance in a lieder eve- ning at the Beethoven Saal. Edwin Fischer with a piano re-- cital. and EUy Ney, pianist, both appeared at the Philharmonic Hall. Studio Placements MIND'-UNION . Tax- Immunity for organizations sponsoring musical activities was -assured., last week, when the Senate . Finance . Committee re- «ptinded. wltfiln tjyo minutes to pleas fQr legfsiation ■ counteracting hvtr • deiWomi^ rulings bj^ the Internal . .Itevenu*. Bureaiu. ' ' ' Cojhmlttee yielded' to pleas by ' Ift*.' Ametial Sperry of Nashville and'. Representatives of American • OuUd of Musical Artists by wi-it Ing Into the pending revenue bill . a^ clause .which exempts rhember- , • Bmp9 In community ^nd civic con cert associations from Federal lev- ies. . Provision will nullify, recent , Treasury decree that such mem- _ .berships were taxable although they . represented participation In non ; prottt' making, cultural, and educt tlona^^ outfit. American Guild of Musical Art- ists, Inc., which appeared on the flonciert .scene suddenly a month or 80 .ftgo showed Its hand twice last week. ' ■ . • ' .First, It actively", endorsed the JJlcketeln bill which would shut out from the United States foreign con- , cert attractions except those that all admitted on quota basis. Should- this become law the Amerl- > can . Guild would presumably be- come, a, power in deciding who may •' w i.^^y be admitted to the ^ Unltedi States. . . .. ^^^ond, the Guild went before -J^^-g^'iate Finance Committee and wged that, community groups spon- soring . series of concerts sold en ■ olS*^*"? subscription . basis be ex- wnpted from payment of amusc- . ment tax. slant taken In this con- ...rwctlon IS that it's culture, not fun. to^hear the , singers ' sing and the nodlers Addle. o"^ the DIckstein blli .COW& up m Washington this ;*""day (4) at which time It is . e.^ected Lawrence TIbbett and !r ^PoJ^esmen for the Guild will thoa as opposing the free '^aae- in international - celebrities Which has traditionally been tlie of the concert world. diiH I, °' concert managei-s to tio« ^ take a more vigorous posl- "9n on this controversial question "aa aroused some talk in the con- contp^f""*^"*- "^^^y apparently Brttv., n ° permit a. Guild composed Ktimarlly ©f performers to become ^8, mouthpiece for the managerial Schorr Homo . , Vienna, May 22. Vi^nll Schorr, member of the . leima opera house, returned from ^ extensive tour In the United ■f^ioe and Canada. ^ohn Powell, pianist of Richmond, soloist tit Norfolk Symphony «stra concert June 4. Washington, June 2. Sho-wdown In fight between Na- tional Symphony Orchestra Asso- ciation and local Musicians* Union was demanded this week In open letter from committee of symphony personnel to secretary of associa- tion. Letter, which la - backed by 68 of the symphony players now In town, requests that the association .either take- Immediate steps to launch a.season of symnier co.ncerts or relinquish the. .Watergate site to some otlier sponsor. Summer session has been held up pending settling' of dispute between association and union over employ- ment of outside musicians. Meet- ing Is to' be held, today* (2) with players' committee, representatives of the, association, the unlon> music editors and Marshall Finnan, of the National Capitol Parks Offlce, which controls the Watergate. If no compromise Is reached, players are reported prepared/to seek an- other sponsor for the summer ses- sion or to stage concerts on a co- operative basis, as is done In Robin Hood Dell, Philadelphia, Yascha Bunchuk, who made front pages last month with proposal, to form . symphony here, has wlth- dx'awn from the melee. His sponsor, George Oyster, local butter mer- chant, aenled that he had intended to obstruct plans of National Sym- phony and was withdrawing In view of the controversy announce- ment had stirred up, ' ' Hans" KIndler, 'cellist, and regular conductor of the National Sym- phony, is now In Europe,, but could return in time to open the summer concerts if they are scheduled by the association. MET NO LIKE DRAPER'S DEMANDS FOR BILLING Paul Draper's tap dancing solo appearance with the Metropolitan opera Is cold. .Met's season has been clipped for one thing and for another the opera management not favorably disposed toward Draper's demands for iatellar advertising prominence. Met spring- folds June 6. Kentucky Music Wind-Up Louisville, June 2. Flr.st Federal Music. Project of the WPA is nearing completion in Kentucky, and will end on June 30 with a festival in co-operation with the American Folk Song Society at Ashland, Ky., June 14, it was an- nounced by Miss Fanny Brandels, state director. Festival will be held in the operf, five miles from A.shland, Ky., on the Mayo Trail, and Is being arranged by Miss Jean Thomas. (Continued from page 21) Albert Poulet, Bob Burns, 'Night Wire,' Cbl. Charles Judels» Wlllard Robert- son, 'Mr. Cinderella,' Roach. Jack Clifford, Ted Lorch, Donna Mae Roberts, Gunnls . Davis, 'The Bowery Princess,' 20-F, Leora Thatcher, Bud Jamison! Tommy Bond, Henry Hanna, Harry Ten Brook, Al Thompson, ' Bill O'Brien, Frank Mills, John Rand, Bob MacKensie, Jack Llpson. Bob Barber, Billy Engle, Bill Irving, Lew Davis, Andy Clyde comedy. Col. ' • ' Tiny Sanford, ^Mummy'" Boy,' RKO. , > Harry C. Bradley, 'Rhythm on the Range,' 'Tours for the Asking,' Par. Willie Fung, -Tanioka, Phillip Ahn, 'The General Died at Dawn;' Par, . Jack Don, Victor Wong, 'Good Earth,' M(S. Lillian Ha'rmer, George Chandler, 'S worn Enemy,' MG. Billy Gilbert, untitled short, RKO'. Dickie Walters, 'Accidents "will Happen,' Invinc. • -' Henry Hanna,- Andy Clyde short, Col. . ] • Lee Shum,way, Jack Byron, Will- iam Worthihigton, Jimmy Harrlsbn, Constantlne Romanoff;, M I c hajC 1 Marks, Harry Samuels, C. L. Sher- wood, 'Ticket to Paradise,' Rep. Spec O'Donn .11, 'Way for a Pirate,' WB. Freplerlck Burton, Charles Cole- man, ' 'Mummy's Boy,' RKO. Robert Cummlngs, 'Hollywood Boulevard,' Par. Frank Dawson, Harry Bradley, Ella Ethrldge, Otto Tama, 'Bythm on the Range,' Pan Thomas J^ickson, Herbert Hay- wood, Maurice Cass, 'A Son Comes Home,' Par. Claire Trevor, Arllne Judge, J. Edward Bromberg, Astrld Allwyn, Paul Stanton, 'The Holy Lie,' -20 -F, Robert Warwick, William ^Dese- mond. Bob Kcrtman, Lloyd... In- graham, Bud Osborne, John Merton, 'The Vigilantes Are Coming,' Bep. Margaret Bryton, 'Count of Arl zona,' Par. C, Henry Gordon, 'Hollywood Boule-vard,' Par. Joseph Tozer, Fi^nk. Benson, Harry Allen, James Aubrey, Lee Phelps, Harry Owen, 'Return of Sophie Lang.' Par. Grace Hale, Joan Breslow, Phil Dunham, Buss Powell, George Humbert, Edgar Dearing, - Kewpie Morgan, Ed Gargan, Joseph Sa'wyer, Irene Colma, Harrison Greene, Eddie Featherstone, 'Son Comes Home,' Par. George Auerbach, Gilbert Gabriel, screen play, 'I, James Lewis,' Pari David Silverstone, screen play, '16 Maiden Lane,' 20-F. Rex Taylor, screen play, untitled original, 20-F, Jean Chatburn, Kurt Neumann directing, 'Violets in Spring,' MG short. Edith Fellowes, 'Pennies from Heaven,' Col. Si Jenks, 'Gorgeous Hussy,' MG.. Lumsden Hare, 'Last of .'the m6- hlcans,' Rel. ' - . Eddie Quillan, Charlotte Henry, John Mlljan, Irving Pichel direct- ing, 'Gentleman from Louisianla,' Rep. William ' Hall, 'Postal Inspector,' U. Barbara Barondess, 'Lady Be- ware,' Par. Elmer' Harris,' screen play, un- titled original, MG. James Stewart, 'Easy to Love,' MG, ■ Jack Chaplin, 'Lady Be Careful,' Par. Patricia Ellis, Bela Lugosl, Michael Lorihg, David Oliver, Otto Brower directing, 'Postal Inspector,' U, , - Lyda Robertl, 'Champagne Waltz,' Par, Nina Borget, 'My American Wife,' Par. Harry Depp, Herb.ert Haywood, 'A Son Comes Home,' Par. Albert Conti, Lowell Drew, 'Hol- lywood Boulevard,' Par. Charles Requa, Harry C. Bradley, Olive Tell, 'Tjjurs for the Asking,' Par. Bob Granet, screen play, untitled original, Col. 17 Art Dance troupes Set to Tour U.SA Next Season Ponselle Chants at Tromise' L. A. Preem Hollywood, June 2. Rosa Ponselle will sing in Hebrew iand Italian at premiere screening of 'The Land of Promise' at the Bllt- more theatre tonight (2), her finol appearance before going oast. Diva will be accompanied by Max Rabin- owltz, pianist. Following opening, picture, ntade for the Palestine Foundation Fund, stays at theatre for rest of week :on three-a-d&y basis. Mrs. Roosevelt r6 Washington, June 2, . Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt will resi^me her lecture tour Immediately after ,.the election In November. She will' pick up a number of dates or- iginally booked for her. by Clark Getts, but cancelled for lack of time during the spring. As before, her topic will be 'The Way to Peace, Opening Nov. 6 in New England the First Lady will swing" west, hit- ting Detroit, Nov. 9, and thence In eluding, among other dates, Colum bus, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Wichita, Tulsa and several, spots in Texas. She will talk in Cincinnati on her way back. She has Informed Getts she miist return to Wa'shlng ton for Thanksgiving with her fam lly. Most of her speaking dates are under the dusplces of local hospl tals. GOLTERMAN'S PROPOSAL TO USE FOREST PARK £t. Louis, .June 2 Application, for permission to use Municipal -Theatre In Forest Park during week of Aug. 30, following close of 12 week season of Munlci pal Opera for presentation of 'Faust' by St. Louis Grand Opera Co. was filed last week by Guy Gol- terman, representing opera com- pany with Board of Public Service, Golterman said he would tise chorus of native singers and danc- ers arid bring leading stars, to town for principal roles. Grand opera was last presented in al fresco the atre by Golterman in 1926, although In 1928 -Municipal Theatre Associa tion produced 'Aida' as part of .reg- ular program. Opera association called off spring season after appearance of Lily Pons in 'Lucia di Lammermoor' on grounds of too much heat and competition from other outdoor attractions. Asheville's Festival Spartanburg, S, C, June 2. WPA musicians will aslst in re- vival of once widely known music festival in Asheville this Juno, starting on the eighth, N. C. sym- phony ork and others will join With local talent, 'The Holy City' and 'The Mikado' among featured ork-choral event*? planned for festival, running two days &nd nights. Guy Harrison's 6 Clveland, June2, Guy.. Eraser Harrison, conductor of Rochester civic orchestra, Is the newest lined up to lead the Great Lake Symphony In a series of expo- sition concerts this summer. Will be giiest conductor for six, Aug. 4 to 9. Six other guest directors to baton over the 80-pIece symphony every night but Saturday are Hans KInd- ler, Erno Rapee, Dr, Frank Black, Jose Iturbl, Rudolph RIngwall, as- sociate conductor of Cleveland or- chestra, Walter Logfin, musical director of WTAM, to direct Mon- day pop concerts. Ormondy in Austria Vienna, May 22, Eugene Ormondy, successor to Stokowski of the Philadel- phia Symphonic Orchestra, passed throuKh Vienna on his way to his native city, Budapest-, Hungary, He will return to Vienna on June 8. Ormondy will direct the Vienna SymjJhonIc Orchestra during the Austrian festival weeks Next season will see at least 17 m *or dance groups touring under concert management. This is a new high for this type of arty attrac- tion" on this side. Biggest com-' petitors will be De Basil Ballet Russe, TrUdi Schoop Ballet, Argen- tina-Escudero Spanish Ballets; Jooss Ballet and the American Ballot when free from opera ap- pearances. Frances Hawklfis offlce will'sponr sor most of the star modem at- tractions, headed by Mal'tha Gra- ham. One duo. Fowler & Taihara, usually associated with hotel and club appearances, are now In Eu- rope breaking In on the concert platform 'field, and Will 1: i present- ed under Arthur Judson banner next year. Newly '•iloi'med Bajlets de Monte Carlo, which Foklne is staging now in Europe, is also being eyed by U. S.. managers, but New York appearances are all tentative, Ruth Page will also be out with a com- pany of Chicago dancers. Hurok of- fice handled her last N. T. per- formance. Kyra NlJInsky, daughter of Nljinsky, Is listed for platform appearances under W. Colston Lc.'crh management. Any number of in- dependent dancers will be out for dates on their own. American Ballet Is not sealed as yet with any definite bureau, but will probably be" "handled t^jrough Judson offlce for any visiting dates. List compiled so far with number of dancers, follows: S. Huro'k . DeBasll Ballet Rusee (126). Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet (60). NBC Artists Servico . Nina Thellade. • Doris Humphrey-Charles Weld-* maji (20)^ — . Columbia Concerts Argen' a-Bsc'udero Spanish Bal- lets (100). Jooss E'uropean Ballet (60). Agnes DeMllIe. Agna Enters. Fowler & Tamara. - Carola Goya, Frances Hawkins ^ Martha Grabam Group (20). Harald, Kreutsberg. Paul Stoess ' Nlmura. Natlonul Mcsic League Edwin Strawtrldgo, Lisa Pamo.va. W. ColBtbn Leigh Kyra Nljinksy, Grant Mouradoff. REDUCED DEnCIT IN PHIUY ON SYMPH Philadelphia, June 2. ' Annual report of Board of Dlrec-* tors of Philadelphia Orchestra As- sociation last Week showed deflclt of $39,836.83 as compared ta preced- ing year's loss of about*^ $360,000, of which ^280,0(ro was f6r venture Into opera. Total existing deflclt Is $75,964.17. Expenses fOr concert and pro- gram operations for 1935-36 season . were put at $566,276.76, minus In- come for same of $439,280.80, leav- ing not operating loss for 91 con- certs of $126,994.96 Royalties from recordings and receipts from radio brought $23,873,46, for net deflclt on all operations, of $103,121.49. In- come from $1,747,940 endowment fund brought .$63,284,66, leaving to-' tal deflclt for season of $39,836,83. Endowment ffind received gifts of about $69,000 during year. Report on pension fund revealed book value of $69,188.89, interest on which, together with receipts on retui-ned tickets and' beneAt con- certs, continued pensions awarded . six men and paid premiums on group insurance. Pension fund re- ceived gift of $2,600 during year. Scholarship Auditions New Orleans, June* 2. Pasquale Amato, foi'mer baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, and now head of the voice department of Louisiana State University, will hold voice auditions in New Tork City June 15 and 16. Amatu and Dalton S. Raymond, head of the opera department of the school, will select voices for scholar- ships at the university, ranging In value from $300' to $63^. 52 t iNcs s ail A lie News From the Dafjies ^hik department coniafns r^Vfritten theatrical news Hen^a aa P«6* Hshed jluripff the week in the ddily papers of tleii Tdrfc, Chicago, San Fr'dnclaCo, Sollywadd tihd London. Varibtt takes no credit Jot these tews items; each has been rewritten from a daily paper.' East Agnea Boyd, divorced wife ot MellvlUe Boyd, looking for him, She obtained a Judgment for $90,500 last week for bocH alimpny. Martin Beck cables the D'Oyly Carte company will open at the'^ Beck . Aug. 20, N. T. engagement win be limited to eight weeks. :Tours thep tUl spring. ' 'Boy Meets Girl' Co,,, heaidlnir for Ijpn49n, ^gave; -pi, iEUll performance ,o^. T.h'e pliy aboard tl)e Lacbnla,: but .witho^at. scenery or^ props. Claims a •first' for a full-length performance on ship; • : - ' 'Children's ^ Hour'* beat the Na- tional's ;i;un record Friday (29), when the.play was one performance ,ovef -Jeanne. Eagles' 648 times In •Eain.' . -.Grading, work started on the 'site, of the proposed N. .T. .World's: fair last week. . ' Frank Sousa! arrested in a pii^ture theatre - at' t'lrst . avenue and i-SOth street last week . for annoyiing- RoBalie ^udeyro,, 1 Girl, . 16, socked hini' one to. iexpre^s her annoyance iind the ..manager had .hJtni ^frested. ' l:heatr.e ;;Guild gets' Nat Perriri's , 'Glory, .for. AJl.' Sild to be theifirst • undef t,he' new ptpducer-dramatlst'S' pact. •'. ■ ' ( Giovanni Martlhelil signs fot his 24th year with .Met. op.. Will; also make a .cpihcert tour. '■ ••Theatre Guild seals Katharine Hepburn to {(.Contract to play. 'Jane . Eyre' . next 'Beti.son. Goes Into re- JjeWaal in N'ovember. Ijftura La" Plarite here for the first time In thtee iyearg. Has the baby along to .show to its grandparents." Both„ h^r .own and her husband's (Irving Asher^s) parents live in .Beverly ; Hills. Will of the late- Marcella Sembrich Ieav£s the.:bulk ot her estate to her sob, . Marcel W. Stengel, and bis wife. Estate- reported at $291,974 gross and $261,690 net. Otto Klelssler arid his wife, Ruth, I>icked pp by ^ cop last week for >ri-ir.-TeI. 7th Av. 50tb St. ROXY ALL OCo I'O 3^** 1 V.U. SEATS' "IITTliEMlSS NOBODY" with Jnne It'Uhers —On the Stage — PAUL ASH MUSIC HALL 60lh Strett tntf eth Avtnua . HELD OVER "THE KING STEPS OUT" with GRACE MOORE •ltd FRANCH6T TONE 8p»4)la<>iilnr (ttag* Prodotttloa* More Bldg. kfi^wj Near R.C.16 y New Art Mnseom New Mtiaeum' of Modern Art oA West 53d strefet, N. Y., which! will be erected across the street from the present site by the Rockefellers, will be one of the major projects In an extensive program to rebuild the district nearby Radio City. New building, it's said, will house a model film theatre^ plus stage facilUtles. Owners are reported anxious to beautify the area, and have tenta- tive plaiij^j In mind for cutting through various streets, inserting plazas here ^nd .there :.and ;em- belllshlng with much modern decor. N e w Rockefeller .ajiartrnents, .which run through froin ^est j64th 'to .fe5t'h street, will. pr6bat)ly-,serve as a dead-end for (he Contemplated putting through Job when the new museum' Is. ready. Actual building date, however^. has notiheen set. I since Scheme's inauguration. ISfcm-' bershlp how 740; a 'drop. ' • i •. •About 700 ' paintings on display around Was.hlngton Sq. at "Village open air' sale. ' '. '•'"■! Frank A. Tlchenbr and his son. .of the same name nicked' in "VYhlte Plains court tor $14,000 'in dn' jiuto crash suit- Mag- publisher now^ but once chauffeiired General Flint Co. •MUrdet in the Old 'Red Mill' | will skip Sunday shows for the Sununer. Back to iaeveh-day 'schedule in Sep- tembef." ' ' " i Ann. Harding and her little daugh- ter sailied trojai Quebec tor ISngilahil Friday' night, eltidlng IJer' ek-hus^ band's (Albert Bannister's) effort to gain custody of their child. Sam H. Grisman' to Hollywood to arrange another 'Tobacco' -Road' tour and to try out 'They Took the Town.' To even things. Brock Periiberton gets back to town. Tragedy on tlie Hudson Sunday (31). Herbert J. Fugazy Ass... a po- litical club, had an . excursion up the river. Engine trouble forced a transfer to another craft. They took the beer kegs along, but forgot the spiggots. . A. & S. Eyons have added to their staff Margaret Llnley, for five years casting director for Theatre; Guild, win serve them, in same capacity. Dancing in city parks to the mu- sic . of WPA orchestras ■ starting Tuesday (9). ;i;&w Post held Memo- rial' Day 'services in : Times Square. Daniel Frohman read 'an ode.' XiOndon vaude agent offers Halle. Selassie $5,000 a week to talk on peace. Not a salary, but a doha- tlpri to the cause. Will H. Hays, chairman ota com- nllttee to give a dinner to Carl Laemmie at the Waldorf, June 22. Purdue University professor tells chemical society he uses films to show the simpler chemical experi- ments in the classroom. Supple- ments lab work. . 'Bury the Dead' will give a special showing Sunday (7) for the Stage Relief Fund. Arrival, of the Qiieen Mary Mon- day nicked the picture house mats. All who had tlpie were down at the waterfront. WPA twin opera bill shoved to next Tuesday. (^). . ' Representative Zioncheck com- mitted to Wash, asylum for lunacy tests and new6reel . photogs . get a chance to rest. up. , • Theatre ticket agencies division ot committee seeking .$1;BOO,000 for relief of- Jews in Central Europe, to hold a. igdlf tournament June 9 at Arrowhead. Folks .festival Council to stage second an.nual show, on Central Park Mall Sunday (7). . Connecticut upi^ speed -rate to 60 miles an hour on highways, Marked up from 45. ' Katherine De Mllle (Cecil's daughter) to strawhat It this sum- nier at Stockbrldge, Mass. Crooning IVaiers, %t. Get Mass. Umon^t dull Boston,' June 1.. ^ The. unions here are . trying to tahoo'the singing :bartender, croon- ing waiter and dancing waitress, Practise #as "deplored In a resolu- tIo^ adopted by the aiinual' conven- tion of Mas^achusetta State, council of, the Hotel and Restaurant Em- ployees' International Alliance and Bartenders' international League. Pointed out that employers of help with such accomplishments always sack theni as soon as tlie-customers become tired of the vocil and hoof- ing offerings. Barmaids wei-e also frowned upon in another resolution PREEM cm TAKE IT IN THE GAMS Coast Divorce In Reno granted Juliette Crosby from Arthur Hornblovir, Jr., Paramount producer. Actress grant- ed custody of flve-year-old son. Divorce and custody of three- year-old son awarded Julie Mooney, screen actress, in L. A. from Bern- ard S. Gllck, broker. Replying to criticism of ex-hus- band, Harry Bannister, of her plan to take seven-year-old daughter to Europe, Ann Harding stated she had given him $100,000 to dissolve marriage aftd that his critlclsnl was attempt to get more money. Notice of Intention to wed filed in L. A- by Marjorie Moore, screen actress, and Jack Reynolds, assist- ant production executive, for ^am- ,uel Qoldwyn. . ■ . .. Divorce granted Gerald, I, Went- ' . (Continued on pa^e 64) , Py VaQK pUUASki j As applied to fisticuffs, swing ituff has its broken tempo and busted beaks; but ther^ was quite a ijam pertaining to thei first Metropolitan butdbof card 'Staged in Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, last week. Not one bout went' the 'ahnounced. lltAlt. T.wq guys, including Prlmo Carriera, .quit and all . the othier" fights -W&te stopped by the referee. ■ Attendance was fairly good In the Brooklyn ball park because dusky Leroy Saynes, who'ae' kayo' of ! the Preem was'tl^e fastest, played a re- peat wlfH. the giant. Most o;ther knockouts .mar](ced against Waiyou were technical and he quit twice before. This time," very suddenly in the ninth round, he limped to the ^'opes. After the docs looked him over It was announced his left leg was paralyzed 'between the knee and the ankle.' Some gu^ yelled: 'Kick him In the shin and prove it.' • Up to that time Camera had made a pretty.good showing"; winning at least three rounds. Ills long left was always poking at HjEiynes and the latter, had trouble in xeaching the high guy. Yet when he bopped him the old gams looked rubbery and he Just about made it to the corner. Fans were rather dla- appollited because .they- figured Haynes. something of a sensation on his three-round disposal oC Car- nera in PhiUy recently..- tiisy'a Return < Issy Gastanaga was also In. a re? turn matchr meeting Steve Dudas, whom he knocked out after being, pasted *by same recently. ■ Gasty was overweight, having trialned on beer, but' it was a slam-bang bout for two rounds. Suddenly the Issy dropped his mits in the third and told the ret he was through, mentioning something about a pain in his left side. He had received a right sock to the kidney but he in- dicated the injury came when he leaned backward on the ropes and almost went through. Dudas was doing the busiest pummeling and the match might have been the best bout had It Continued. Guy named Abe SimOn weighing 263 pounds hattered .Lew Berg so badly that the match : was stopped. Carhera probably won't have any part of Abe, who sure can sock and •whose weight approximates the Italian's, Prlmo got a breather at the end of the fifth round when a new glove was put on his right paiw, The, original mit was split. That sort of thing was as unusual as the all-kayo results. ]V^any champs were around— Derapsey,' Tunney, Jack Johnson, Conzonerl, also Joe Louis. ■ ' ' Long Oan'a Analysis Long Dan Parker, of the Mifror, who takes his sports with tf smile, analyzed Friday's (29) card at the Garden In advance, calling the turn. He said the house fighters and their managers should be locked in the Garden, with the key thrown away until September, or later. John Henry Lewis, the colored llghtheavy champ, flattened -the Florida cracker. Bud Godwin, in the first round and, although the mug arose, the ret stopped it one minute and 27 seconds after tlie starting bell. Jack Trenimell's stock tumbled •when he took a shellacking from Eddie! Slmms". He got the de-< clslon and the Judges got the razz. M.P. League Scores Pa.jt week saw only four games In the m.p. league. First game, RKO boat MGM-Loew, ip-9. Consolidated Labs and NBC garni similarly close, with former victor' 9-8, tally .Mu- sic ttall VB. tJA gated .was landslide of 16-1 Jn favor of M.H. Poltirabia beat RKO 11-1. ' •-'^ Joe Eiiiiif'ICa^p an Outdoor Show; Hotcha M Tween Rounib . The Yankee Stadium; hasi been sa scaled for- the Joe * Louls-jia* Schmelirtg fight that ihik possibia to gross $1,700,000. This 1^ the high, eat goal ever set for a hon-chaniT pionship. event and is exceeded oiilj by the two Tunney-Dempsey coimters in Philadelphia and Chl. cago. . • With the. scrap slightly more than two weeks a\yay. (June 18), the ticket sale is claimed to approxi, mate $500,000. Estimates at thu time point to a grogs of $1,250,000. The Louis camp at Lakewooi N. J., resemiblas an outdoor show with tents, refreshment stands and a Jazz band. Latter goes intij action between rounds when Louis boxes or when other scrappers fill .out tha Schedule. Buhday (31), at>tl.io ad. mission, the'iiaid court Was 11,128 at least halt the onlookers bblnj .colored. Encloslure looked tapaclty but the previous ' Sa^bbath ' had around 2,200 in the audleince, a.ci courited tor iby better 'weather. The take is not gravy by a^iy means. "Sparring mates for Loula" receive $26 dally. Th^y are sup* posed to go two. rounds, but several flopped thrijufeh.the ropes aher the first session. This brought about a, change and frpm now oh' Loiils will pay. $15 per round, men . to stick ad many rounds . as" they ■wish. «rhoB« ■^ho made hasty exits claimed later they had not been hurt by the Brown Bomber's wallops. Special show was held Saturday night, but coQl weather kept down attendance. . One colored fighter used, the name of Clark Gable, He got $6 and gave his manager 60c That started an argument •which ended when the manager and sec*, ond beat up the fighter. Schmellng's camp in the Cat« skills at Napponach is better lo< cated for training purposes. Both are covered by radio, WHN doing: the broadcasting. Anget Flies Back - • ' Detroit, June 2. Mrs. Frederick M. Alger, socialite, sponsor of project, was present at the birth 6f Youth, Inc.," beerleas beer garden fad, and Isp't going ta let it die alone. . , Pulling . out as angel : several weeks ago > after seeing the 'noble experiment' fiop because oC alleged alcoholism in the gardens, Mra, Alger came to the front again this "week with fihandial assistance to fight threatened revocation ' ot Ibe original garden's dance" license on complaints of. neighbors in surbur* ban • Ferndale, Several of the or. ganizatlon's 'drinkless' spots here- about have lihuttered recently and youth group Is around $6,000 In the red. - " MARRIAGES E. Franklyn Goldner.- to Sandra Fisher in New York, May 9. Groom Is theatrical attorney. Dorothy tounbar Wells, actress, to Tlno Costa, artist. May 2'8 in Santa Barbara, Cal. Third, try for brlde^ former wife ^of Max Baer, Miriam King .to Whitney Downs, sales executive with KFWB (Holly- wood), in Los Angeles. ■ Dell Chllds to Buddy "Lake, li Denver, May 28. Both performers In _'Oo-la-la Continental' unit. Consuelo Hill to Sidney Blumen« sl;ock, in .Belair, Md., May 27, Groom Is publicity director of War- ner Bros.' Atlantic City theatres. "Virginia Lee Howard to Gene Lewis, May 29, in Yuma, Ariz. Lewis is dialog director at Warners. Eileen Freiberg to Mort Singer, Jr., Coast rep. tor Singer chain ot midwest theatres, May 31, in Los Angeles, BIRTHS ' Mr, and Mrs. Harold Erlclis ("Variety), son, their second. In Rockvllle Centre, N; Y., May 27. Mr. and Mrs. Max Arnow, son, May 31, in Hollywood. Father is casting director at Warners. Mr. and Mrs. Dore Schary, daugh- ter. May 30, in Hollywood. Father Is writer at Paramount. Mr. and Mrs; Alex Gottlieb, son, at Polyclinic Hospital, N. Y., May 31. Father assistant to Hy DaaU at Columbia pix. . Mr. and Mrs. Otis Williams, son, in New York, May 28. Father witR WOR's sales staff. Mr. , and Mrs. John Payette son, June 1, in Washington. Father w zone manager for Warner theatres in Wash, territorx. iiMa'liHiitl'Ifc I 1 rr«<[iifftM'iitfi'lii«i VASfETY 53 Tea Goldsmith sails for Eyi-ppe •vjVrtMur^' Ji»*6on' *it • Cana aian . flKJnp fov a werela ■• • ^i • i -^Jltoyer Beok- laslne out:; va |two moittth .Spamlph-t9ur Itlneiw^ • Waiter K. HIU .emerged .froni : St. ■pfitersljurg for peek at Broadwdy. Bin Shaw to direct tn'outs for James Ullmari at Greenwich, Conn. Howard Schnebbe under treat- ment at Jersey City Medical Center, No operation necessary. Dave Finestone celebrated 21st wedding annlvereary Monday (1). i Herb Marks, of B. B. Marks jiuslc, vacationing abroad with the ■^Scirothy Koss-^idney Spier p. a. offllia' "shuttered' for summer this ■ V^i' Adiniral Bob Collier now, at- -tached' to - the • Nebraska Shlp^of ' Stafe. ■ > '• •■■ ■ ' Ueei Shwhert aiid William Phillips to . jBermuda oyer . Memorla;i. . pay wefk-end.. , ' .L Cool Decoration Day weekend' a bbioh .'for all sliiow biz on anfll loff. '&'dW. • ■ ". '!-• ' New xhodernlStlc' sign being hung 'ofli'By Astor hotel, first of Its type to 'hlt< Broadway.: . •: j , . ■ Ai"thur Slnshelmer, PecH agency's • radio \ boss, back from two. .if^ek crulqei thla week,.' ■ . | ' - ', Daugjiter of Pxwih' 'Frayer, tpfeas'- urer>oi'the 48th:' Street, recdVfeHng 'fifpm appendicitis.. ■ i . ■ Ted'^Jeglan pia." for midget liuto ■ jrated ' at Garden bowl, Long Island ■City,' twice weeWyi •■ • ' , ;■ i.Frank CosteUo,-Qf Rialto, St. Uoe, and: George Hartman, of Aumour, Kansas.;City, visiting. . i ; ' > Lptga nltery biz anticipations -with tfis .-arrival .of the- Queen Mary 'and •the Impending Big Fight. . ■ Qwen Davis getting a batch of flsh'ing' tackle, enough to last him all- Summer up In Maine, ' Jirt Bttroka; formerly at Eddie Wittmer's, got rich by copping plenty G's in the Irish sweepstakes. -Jackson, Irving and .Reeve, Wil- ma JWovak and Jolinny and George bopked Into Yactit.Club, N. f, i , ppyx club repeats Its swing Con- cert In theatre again probahlir the Imperial, In August. Al Ooodman will, go to California for; filjc weeks . after directing final •'Zilefferd Follies' itajrtO' program. Benriy Berrigen's fiwing band will summer It at the '18' Club, New york.. .-Be(?^ McKenzle Vocalizing.! • , . Awning". In. frpnt.of Mike; Jadpbs' .tipkftt ...iagency >m, 49t.h, . .^tpreeit l; Actually /lettered 'J^acpbs .Be,al:p|' '. .Gene. Tuntjey, Introduced as I the ■■•n'OTt -'governor Vf ' Cbnriectlciutt at Ebbetts Field fight show last" wieek. ■ " Jereme' GoWait'=>wItbdre'iv from /Boy. 'Meets Girl,''Corti to start bic- 1ur6f contract with Metro. ^MlMard Mltclveli replacedfv . , > i ' .. pijiy Produciijg Syndicate, | re.- pprted, (Jefunct, Has ,undergp'n,% per-. Wniiei ' reorg. .l»lans' a musical in .the*Ta1l as first' eftbrt. " I i ■ 'B<)fc Tapllngei?- ■ inulllng ide^ .of 'opeiWng "a ■ Chicago 'branch -of i Ms •raaiai^pla.- ofllces.. Premiered; Cbast : out!fi1i. about a moiilh -ago. • .. Efkj;!. Carroll Is donatlng hls scriap ■feojC^s,- . containing / records ..of his managerial career, to»the N.,T,' Pub- He Lihrai-y's theatrical collection. Walter C. (Virginia Judge) Kelly in tQ.wA and to P^Uly for the Demo- cratic" hational' convention, wpere his brother, is- a. politico factotuiii, ' A/ Edward Moskowitz, quondam theatrical attorney, lit new partner- ahlp , with Raymond L. ' Wise and MelvlUe E. ."Grecnewald at 80 BrJad, • Ed' Kuykendahl, " president ;9i; MP'TOA; Is expected! back frtfmjthe couth'th'iB week to' preside 'at- fur- ther committee s^s'slons of that! as- ' feocifettloh.: Planing Into New York Mondaj' (1) 'on- teaming of ithe sudden diath ,of; his brother, Leo, .Friday (29.>, Joe Shea fakes to tie air' today .CWled.) tot. the return trip. ' ' . Roi^ Norr of Hays' ofllce suffered .a. broken collar-bbne In an autolno- bllb . 'adeident Jiilie 1. TaKeft to F^owc^.lJ.osp^taI.- -.-.j . Mack Millar, Broadway publipat. bpening .a -Holly Wbod bi-anch in two monthsi Will export! a; local p.ai. to head the Const office. Jimmy FIdler, radio chatterer, due in from the Coast ..today (Wednesday), for biz huddles and general Broadway o.o. Harriet Lorain (Baroness de Hol- l.eeb), leglter, left for Coast for film work.. On return here she will go to Italy, to. claim estate .left her py recently deceased mate. . Lucien Mandelik and Paul- .Las- z.lo, Hungarian architect, driving, to ■Jhe Coast. Former is' ex- editor land publisher of Berph's Film-Kurier until the Nazis confiscated it. ; • ' • Tonl Cortez, Eddie Green, Kaloah; Three Rhythm Debs,' Three Novels. Palmer and Peaches, Louis Jordan and Leroy Smithls band, new f)o(ir show :at Connie's Inn, New York. Tom. Coakley, . Coast bandman ■Who deserted . the blacK--botJtom rhythms, for Blacksfone, is in NiY> after; attending to' some legislative matters in Washington. Backj to, Frisco ^his week: ; " ' . : ' Jerry Baker hetd over at Beau «Jvage, Sheepshead Bay, L, I., li.'Y. ualr «nd Buddy Green, dancers; Kay May field, singer r Peggy Alex- ander^ solo -dancer,- and Eddie Cope- land, .also In revue. . ■ Vfeat §2nd .s.treet hot. spot sector will be broken up soon when a ne-vy power plant for the Sixth Ave. sub- way Is erected next to Tony's. Build- ings are already torn down on 6 2d street and will be continued straight through to 63d. A park will sur- round the building. — Biggest of the after-theatre soirees In some time was the one Edward M. Warburg last week for American Ballet and press, mob, with 16.0 showing Up. Party had to break up at midnight as restaurant in Met. Opera closes then, no matter if a hoard member Is . entertaining^ Chicago Emmipns .Carlson, on a diet. Keljy Smith bas 8wjitc>ied to flsh- ' ■ / Babe Bai^on. sailing for Paris a couple of weeks. Hqy^ Lewis Interviewed Eddie Cantor for th6 INews," Irna Phillips readying. to leave the hospltaj aftei".an bp. Mori' Singer ducked out, to the Coast to, see: the folks, June St. Clalr booked for a repeat at thfe Rialto in June. Fred Crow readying for his an- nual trip to the Coast . , Allan Abel, radio -ed of Sentinel, authoring ether, scripts. , June , Schelble ducking ' Chicago for three- week gulf cruise. Lou Cowan shucked off some 40 pounds in about four weeks. Nan Elliott back In town after an absence of several months. Adolph Linick visiting his old- time cronies along the Rialto. Bess Johnson taking a month's leave for a trip through Panama. Olga Menn has written operetta based on incident in life of Brahms. Lew Goodkind moving his family to the . h'ewly-buUt home in Kenll- worth'. ' Johnny MacDonald' has become the tot/n's best baseball prognos tlcafof. ! Frank Dare heading for opening o£. the St Louis . Municipal Opera .company. Fritz' iptlockl doubling to handle publicity ior the WFA federal the atre project. - ' j Herb 'Shernian passing out , tl^e heaters. over the birth of a brand new daughter. ' i . .Tohnny Fitzgerald 'has becom^ of- ficial.- , speech-maker -at wonien's clubst.fop Columbia;, . . ' Jules - Rubens,.. Barney - John and .William Balaban appointed admiral^ in the Nf braslca na-vy, E.ddie,' Pierce handling, the front of the house for Veloz aiid Yolandfi oh ihilr midwest dates. Dave' Lipton' liito the wilds - of Wisconsin to practice up on his golf before ichallenging anybody. LondoQ Paris . Berjilce- Stone in town, A. Fried . off to. London. PiKs. ^nd:Tabct at the' Bobino. : Jigsaw Jackson at the A. B..C. ' 'Delta and Billy Mack at the Lido. Irlff' Klrkwhite's mother in t6wn. Eric Wolheim over from London. John W. Hicks,- Jr.. in from N. Y. Germaine Sablon In from Egypt. .Zi*r , (Louis. Gaudln) died suddenly." Hal.Wallis and Louise Fazenda'ln town. Two' 'new elevators installed in the Opera." Martuel'a del Rio dancing at the Salle Pleyel. - Mistinguett at th^ Restaurant des Ambassadeurs. Helena Gveasley taking her 2J girls fqr a trip. ToBcanlnl wielding the baton at the Salle Pleyel, Jo Bouillon- and band moved to the Gaumont- Palace. World dance congress .sessloning at the Salle Wagram. Samuels Brothers out of the Casino de Paris show, Lauri-'VolpI singing 'La Boheme" at the Opera- Cbmique. •A Night at the Opera' (M-G) Opening at the Olympia. Cecile Sorel top-lining new Alca- zar revue, "Vive la Femme.' Studios Natan in the Jardin d'Acclimation. Bois de Boulogne, neai- completion. Felix Gahdera starting first scenes of "Les Grands,' piece by Pierre Veber and Serge Basset. Folies-Bergere chorys girls gang- ing Paul Derval at the Gare St- Lazare when he returned from America. Suzy Prim giving up her place in •Trols-Slx-Neuf CS-e-G') at the Theater Michel; Elizabeth Hi jar replacing, ' . "Varna stating plana for nciW Casino de Paris show starring Tino Rossi already under way; going to put on four ."jhows a year thiere; Maurice Chevalier set for January. Firth Shephard's mother diei ^ Plls and Tabet due at the Rltz hotel June 1. ' . Albert de Courvllle directing 'The Northing Tramp' for G-B. George Black on a motor tour through Germany and Austria. Marie Burke staying at daughter Patricia's apartment In London. Gaumont- British giving exhaust- ive tests to Constance Carpenter. Tom Elder Hearn now producing the . stage, shows at the RevudevUIe. Ballets de Monte Carlo opened at the Alhambra May 16 and over nicely, Harry Foster has Set Adele Dijtpn for the new Stanley Lupino musical In September. - Jeanne Landls, now at the Ba} Tabarln, Par?e, coming to the Dor- chester, hotel. J one- 10. British International temporarily shelved making .'Luck of -the Navy,' scheduled for early June. Aileen Marson going to. South Af- rica . to, play opposite Sir Seymour Illcks as his leadin.g lady. Frank Vesper signed to play Na- poleon Itl in Julius Hagen's filmlza- tion of ,'Fall of an Empire.' Richard Tauber, who Is doing two plx. for . Capital Films, will have his first directed by Thornton Fl-eeland. Denys Watney, Dave Bsoider's busi- ness partner, has turned author. Wrot6 scenario with title of 'Annie's Lorry.' ' '. ." TUdor t^llms, of which Bray Wyndham Is head, to do a film -star- ring Gltta. Alpar at Sound Olty Studios; ■ Criterion- Films' biggest effort will be 'Flodderi Fields,' starring Douglas FaU'banks, Jr., With shooting - to start early in July. Marquis de la Falalse likely to do a picture for B. I. P. to be titled •The Spitfire.' BI.P trying to get Joan Bennett to star In It. Ruth Draper opens a three weeks' season at the Haymarket, June 1 when cuiTcnt attraction, 'Storm In a Teacup,' transfers to the Garrick. Run of Tonight at arSO,' Noel Coward one-act plays at the Phoe- nix, closed May .30. Company will have a month's vacation and then start -rehearsing for the . New York premiere In September; - ' . London County Council Entertain- ments; committee has appealed' to the Home Counties Branch of Cine- matograph ' E!i(hlbitprs' ^ Association to. cooperate in -plieahirig.'yp'-Vaflety turns In picture houses.. ■ , . Berlin ;. Paul Llncke's, operetta; . 'Gri-Gri.' filmed by t)elta.' ' Lilian 'Harvey' back fropi . vaca - t^ons in France and Switzerland. Circus Sarrasanl looking for star acts for forthcoming Berlin date. - Maurice Colieano Family over fi'om Paris for a month at . the Scala. ' . . ' Tolstoi's 'Kreutzer Sonata' .'to be screened by the Georg Witt Film Co,' here. - . Harry Plel shooting a new one, 'Ninety Minutes Stop' for, Tobls- Rota release, . Scala line of girls filming in VThd Luring "Voice' (Tobis-Magna), hep^ Martha Eggerth pic. Both Renate- Mueiler - and ■ Jenny- Jugo have signed . exclusively with Tobis-Cinema for season; 1936-37. ,. Saarland Str. theatre going for a summer season, with- HJalbiaii' Bergmann'B: 'Nobel Prize' - opening; •Brazilian composer -and musical; director, Hcitor VIlla-Lobos. radio- ing over Berlin short wave station.- Puccini's 'Tosca' was giv^n o)f{ the same night simultaneously hyi the State Opera, Civic Opera and^ Pcoplc'.s Opera. •Three paramount and three MG pictures in first run hcrej = 'Thft- Milky Way,' 'De.sire,'- 'Peter • Ibbet" son,' 'Bonnie Scotland,' 'Miss Whitl"-'' wind,' "Broadway Melody, 1936.' opened successfully for, Frank Nell at the Tlvoli, Sydney. No ■ 'anh'o"uricerneht has ' yet been made regarding further productions at National or Mastercraft Majestic, Melbourne, reopened last week after extensive altera- tions costing some $100,000. Stuart F. Doyle hopes to have at least a dozen British theatres In operation In Australia soon. J, H. Baricer, one-time Western Electric head, is back again in Aus- tralia. Will go Into biz on his own. Jimmy Davidson, dance leader, opened successfully In Sydney. Will take hi? band to London next sea- son. New theatre will open in Bondt, Sydney, early In. July under indie management Par-Metro prPduct booked in. •Modern Times' (UA)- will pre-- miere In New Zealand next week. Cecil Marks, U.A. boss, over, to man-, age the opening. Richard Crooks begins a local tour for ■Williamspn-Talt next month. Will travel In eve:-y principal city, giving about lOO concerts. -Universal .has three plx playing the ace - spots In. Sydney, 'Magnifi- cent Obsession,' 'Next Time We Love' and Three Kids and a Queen,' 'Three Men on - a Horse' closed sooner ; than expected In. Melbourne and will play Adelaide, and Sydney next -'Anything Goes' Is current here, Jerusaiem By Arthur Settel ttdni >-'Mmpvtti,' 'TijnneV; (G^p) •Hide-^)xit.£'; 5PaHrt in: vdi^ .Tugend.' 'Le Chant /de"- la'. Volga;' '315a.rra«8 Bbulba,' >Littl^ . dolonel,' - , ; j^aute lef. De* iSchoehst^'TTa^ In Melnem'^Lehcn,*'^' Sydney By En'c Gorrick Majestic, Melbourne, reopened un- der a British policy. Frank Marden in charge of Com- monwealth Broadcasters. Hoyt's readying to build another new theatre in Melbourne. Snider-Dean boosting 'Thorough- brod' with a midnight show, Williamson-Tait .still set on a pic idea at the Comedy. Melbourne. 'Music Goes 'Round' into the Plaza, Sydney, on a long-run try,- Active production on 'WlldernesH Orphan' (Cinesourid) begins this week. ■Queen of Hearts' (ATP> got the best, biz of any British pic here in montiis. •Jill Darling* a click in Sydney for Wllllamson-Tait. 'Yes Madam' will probably follow. Lester Allen and Nellie Breen Miriam Zweig In town. Leon Cicurel here 'from Paris. Traute Gruenfelder homewarding, Fauquet Lertiaitre here from Da- mascus. Bentwich family, three musicians, doing well. - . . Erich Sachs has joined Palestine Broadcasting Service. Michael Taube on the air weekly and attracting attention. Chicago Tribune's Alex Small here waiting for more riots. .Laszlo Vincze got word from Budapest of his wife's giving birth to a son. . . The Palestine String Quactfet Clicking with radio listenersi .Pales- tine ; Broadcasting Service for jflrst time received .boquets. Thousands • here. . to . aee 'The Eternal; Jew* . presented" ' at the Levant Fair by; Hablmah. . . Edward. P. Genock, at Paramount Newsreel, here fr.dm. jAddis . Ababa, to scoop spores of newspapermen who; can^e Ift vain, to interview' thb Negus. " . . ■ General Arthur Greijifel WaU'chope, High ,CommI.s;3loner^ uSed broad- casting station to issue waifning to the Arabs, to lay. off, head-bustlhg tactics.' • . ' ' •■ •Palestine produce Review,' mu^ sical presented at Levant Fair in Tel Aviv, pulled 'em ' in. Local products ingeniously presented In drama form. bhel Workers Group -shortly' to present 'The Travels of Benjamin the Third,' ' from" Mendele" Mos'he't' Sefarlm's tome, and 'The White Circle,' based on an. anPlent Chinese drama. - New society In the U. S. to', boy- cott Shakespeare's . 'Me^'chemt tof Venice'" got ia, big: laugh, .ftfere. Prep aratlons under way - for linmejlllate. production^ .-'ttf V the' play by •the, Hablmah ne^, ".V .; '•■'..-. • Current *i-x.;here irtcluoeA'Thisi.Giri ■ anama By Bea^ ;bre'w Margie Quinn, dancer. In hospital. Century and Miramar Clubs will combine. New cabaret opened in Colon, the Oriental. Tiny Griflflth here with he-r vaude- ville unit, Moulin Rouge has enlarged its fioor show. The fle-at'B in — every theatre and cabaret packed. Colon has another radio station. La Voz de Colon. Verrce Teasdale was a visitor pn the way to Hollywood. Rhythm Kings orchestra gave a ^concert at the Balboa Y, M, C. A, Little Theatre of Balboa College .skiving its yearly sei'ies of plays, three one-acters. Lucille Livingston**, dancor at the Richmond, was hurt in an auto acf'-i cident. Not serious. New dean of St Luke's Church In Aricon, C. Z., is an cx-Shalccspcar- ean actoi*, Walter Bentlpy. Esther Gaurdia, Walter Meyers, A. Kohpcke, B. Zozaya are the new program on station IIP513. ^ Finnic Barnes ho-iise hunting. Sid Skolsky building valley homi-. - GeorgjB Kelley, a (jactus collectov. Chai'lef Farrcll iu .from Hawaii; . vacation, . JRoger Pryor heading east to (•. ganize ork. ' Errol Sanders promoting a m, strel show. > ' ■ Frances Marion to Europe Instea-. of Honolulu. Ralph. Colin brought his bridt back to town. Buster Kcaton to New York foi picture work. Sid Grauman prospecting, for gold in So. Dakota. David Hanna Joins Shane Ryan publicity staff. , feilly Grady's wife copped %1M for taxicab slogan. ■ William Powell vacationing for touple of weeks: Howard' Lang tossed feed for 80 on his birthday: Charlie Miller back at Equity . after jawbone op. Sam Kramer due back from New York 'end of week.; Jack Conway tied world'$ recor i in clay pigeon shoot. Mrs, Anna Roosevelt . Boetti; posed with . picture -stars. . • Fred Fox opened local public-, office for San Diego- fain . Joe Sullivan, ex-Keith vau<>. booker, ganderlng the town. Fred Datig, fbi-mer Paramoun'v casting head, npw.agentlng. Monte 6lue delivered eulogy on Will Rogers at Elks irlbutfe. Victor. Shapiro p.a!'lng Emanuel Cohen's major productions. Doris Malloy shifted from Uni- versal to Metro as scribbler. Fred Kohlmar. back .after five months' scouting trip abroad,' Art Arthur, . iBrooklyh Eagle special writer, here for vacash. Arthur Dreifuss staging dance routines in 'Song of the Ahdes,' Paramount testing June Brewster for feature spot In 'Easy Living.' Charles Collins planed to Chicago to personal with 'D^^clng Pirate.' Ted Masters copped Paramount studio golf tourney with a par 71. Mary Wong, Chinese Clerk, gets feature role In MGf's 'The Good Earth.' ' Richard Boleslawskl p. e n n e d sketch of David Sclznick for N. Y. Mirror.. Frank Morgan sued for ; $10,000 for .bumping pedPstrl'an with his chariot . ' . " '' Eddlef Stanley' tb,;HonoIulv. tb Join Fanchbn & . Marc.p ,unlt . at ' King's ..theatre. . ' . . ' .. , " '. . L. Claire .Case renting half , of Pan .Pacific .Aurdlt^orium fo^i'.' coritimunity .danclpg.. , -'.J./ ,. ,01ga Ctotp.W and flja^cl .Miller^ from S?6w York ^tage^ herj^j'^pr plc- .tyre try... .; , r. Ben, Cohen,. . BurroughS'-.Tarzan prexyj. pulling out for ^ New' York .this week. ,'• ..- .* '. John Mlljah . to Chlca'gp 'fpr re» unloii of 23d. Engineers' his' .old out« fit in France.. Florence , Marsten. .replaced Elsie Wilklns in : secretariat of. Screen Writers Guild, / John Boettiger returned. 'east after pL.ch-hlttlng.for Luptoh 'Wllklnsoj; at Hays office. Eddie Carrlef off. to N:.T,.,to ar- range for European tour of Metro's trackless train. • ' ^ . Arthur Lubin,' Joe Valentin^ and .Tack I>aWton In Yellowstone Park on location hunt '" Shirley - Temple -hoBted Sill Rob- inson on his birthday and gave him f- wrist watch. . .-.I..-*'-.- -r- OJs^h. 'ahfej4 ^t»a^''!^ ft3t/ . - ' , ■ , iWvlari FCoffey : teacWPB".;.drama vMllins »fMVe)!Blly. IMt-jS^uthem i3aUfornia',fluh)iper achboT; Prof. "William Strunk' returnlnB to Cornell after year at Metro ad- vising oh 'Komeo and. JuUet? Mrs. Leoh' Brrol deceived tropb" Cor winning ^^^^^'^ 4^-b^> ,aebut- t^iere, .ppming^^^t in.- 15i2,- , :^'Thoy Vapidly built up . a i^^me aniBP; 1|» . J.916 , :werit to tlie Jehian Bed(ni \ ' buriiesau^ sho^ with, wliich Clark ■; and . McGullbugh , were the^ leading , . qdmedjans* V Tlley rexnaine.d, . ■with ?^.;Bedli\i for five years and' theft ' started, a world \tptir with .their i,.' fiGin^?y Q.Ultt' xeyue. l^I,ye Year5 ago, ;.,J;^arry.,xeturnecl" tq. Austraiis^, to-; be; J^,.iwlth', his ; wife, i'wlth .Joe' returning tv " a • single act and. still in' America;. j •-..C}eorgeh iSpiink, '63, song writer btnd' ... one of .tl\ej eflrly-'Picture sceniarjsts, u-flled dn Ea^t Prpyideince, iR...-±heif prinef siEllen. /Tate,' - \ ''• 1 :.s fHls soiig.^ 'BlU. Simmons*' '^WflSihl^ : 'best, kno^ composltie'H.i'but ho jh'tLd i.-wjltteni . • numerous' . otJier .sdngs brought f into • > pppwlarlJy- ; by; .' Eva . vTariguay,;. BUinche. :Blng, ; Tr^xle .< pi'lganza, Nora Bayes and . Andrew .1' ^IaDk. Hc' V'.rote-^'^bo.thr the .wo.i'ds .. aridimuslc of . his songsi;. He starred' Jn a number of musiqal playlets of . his. lown writing: •. ' . > • ; bHAfiLES ROACH " Ghatrles H. (Dad). B0.ac?i, 16, £pither".oi. rial Roacii/ flliia producer, and tf^i 18^yearg 'seci-et'ary-fre9!.surer .of.tKfe'lRb.ach 'studlp, d'ied MaJ.^7 in ;c^lyer ., city, . Cai., hjbspital . after iieart . attack. 'Widow, and three other sons' stirvive. ',' ... ; • ■ i i j i • ' ' .Services . May 29,; .wit6 bjirial in Glendate: Cidl. > " . \ • • " \ \ .Dan powe, .68, .well-kiap^Kn stagfe J cai?pe^tef, died 'Friday. He yi^orked in, ^aboui; ail the,, I^e\Yark tl^eatres; ,ma.riy of whlcb are no longer in ex" is'terice. ... .fie traveled with De Wolf Hop- per, May Rofcison aiid Marie Dres- sier. He is generally believed to be considerably oldex; than . the B8 .given,. ' • ' . ' , ., , . .■ ' EDGAR FAWCETT ' Sdgar Fawcett, 49, f or-'many years "director of the 'old Orpheum the- atre, Dea Moines, during the viudfe- Vliie ■ days, died ■ May 2B at Mercy itpspital, -pes .Molriesi ' following a brief! illness; ' ; ." ' ■ ' • - • .. "• •Tn recent years h& had .bfeen- doing coftsidefiible 'radio -work- with ^WHO and Was known as 'Klondike Ed,' ,a nanie- te picked up when he organ ized-'an orcriestra- in- the Klondike kofd 'riishV !"itf^'^!f?n suVviVed fey .his tvife. ' *'\y: : '■ ''■■■■==•'■• '■•-'V . RAYMOND s. NOWiTzky ; )Raympnd.;..S. Nowitiky, 89, until' recently electrician at the Norya .thea;^re, was found, hanged near.lals home- June -l. He had been dead gi?;verai hours when, found, : • ; . . Survived by. his wife, and ainum- bersof brpthers. iand- sisters. Includ- ing, Herman .Nowitzkyj stage ingr*, of .thia- clty. ■ i .. , . ■ i •. - ■ 'Ch€titer for . > ... FREDI^BIGK ROLAND ; : Frederick Roland, "50,'. 'die^-;:June >vin: I/os- AngeleSi. He had been ort the dramatic, stage about -30 years. He. had .played . In 'Theatre > Guild productions i''and with Katharine .Cornell, Julia -Marlo^ye, E., H. Soth- ern, Maude Adams and Viola Allen His widow survives. . William l*ay, 82, father of Frank Fay, died:--'May 28 in- Los Angeles. Deceased was one .time author and .Journalist. News From Dailies ' ; CHAR LeS' BOH AUFELE ^ '/Cljiarles^ . Sjchaufele,, '63^ .. y.etera'n -Ic^rpjj's ,dr'iv'e;rj' pX': pnf 'ilme.VbDfis ,'.,pri9ptleE,;for .the; Rlneling\ Brothers ;, :.^& .:5ai;num ,^ijid* Baii^'jr Sfio-jva" and : ,".,la,'ter identlfie,d .;yy'itih ,tiie :;JD.ijn.^,|t'ob-' li , in|3dii,,Mjd :ipl Rfinct^.^hp^vsl' died at • 1)1^ .fipine ;in c^ foi lowing a lingering.' i^intjs^. Hi(|-vQniy, ftnCTi"VQr /ls/a,'^igten mii^si ; 1 '<3]fava.,Fl)3Qn," llyi^fe In jtqnn^ktpy'tl ...(Pttner^l.aeF^ .'S^2siidlt'a;.nien3i0rlal 4^ ^a's" . .ln':iR6wiand;(jeni^^^ k, Benny Darrow, 39, pubilcity,'.mian for M-G- M for Ave years, died May ' 24 in .St. Vincent Charity "in 'Cleye-: >-.lattd^4ii,ffev^ a -"^^^^ of several , moAtbs.^^' Burlal??;,waB In KnoihvoOd Cemetery. . . Fqrmeriy, connected with RivC :^aiace. 5&nd rilpp , tWeatres, '^eieVe-i '^t'.'ia'ndi.' barlow is survived by ibis ;■. Widow. ,^li'i;.Lo'uise 'Bi'e'lcse'.-WktroTifr^,' ' hits'' i)aj?eiits," foiir sMe'is .a'lnd'''twd "MN^?i".'. ;.-...-v.:":;:, • WORMIAN ttfAtriY^"^' f jnBl'e-Afei<';3(V,'6f aiifeffd^^ Hf ?40,0(J(f In ppcfro'ption -. scheme^ . , Snlt;;;:flle,ia. In. .t.A. by widow of- ,E..v'Mt^Cpvi.'le termer president of ; Railway: Ejcpreps, to pf event Adele ■^Oo'd -'Hope.''l!<)Vnie.r' stftgif ' a.ct'r^ss, ■frdrii' colWctihg iS9;000;-in -p'F6mii3^- (Continued from page 63) .down, gets extrj^l Week's pay iopping sales diive^ . ^ ? C, Aubr^M pMt% B. Warner, Nigel' Bruce,' ^Rejriuaid Owen and- Tommy Freebalrn-Smith to tour, with cricket team. F. D., Pendleton, J. W. GiUett*. jH4ti!s Bald,Wto -«nd i.f^ , L{{_ ps»glfey ' pulled out for Anierlcaji Federation' of Music convention in Detroit. Jeanette MacDonald's pooch, Stormy Weather, and canines owned by Clarence Browii and Charles Ruggles, copped Kennel Club rib- bons. \ ' . Frank Powolny rushed in to re- place Clifton Maupln, still camera- man on 20t;h-Fox's 'Ramona' com- pany, when latter was hospi|talIzed Tfrlth Infedted foot. ' ' '• ' ) ' • ' ■ ^ ' , • - . ; r — .v.- : • ' • I ^ Budapest^' ^ ... By E. P. Jacob! !5-ag\arl Fedak to Berlin to negotiate a iStfige' corttract. " i, •",' ■ Kyxa 'Nljinsky, dancer, married .^pi IgOf/'l^taLrkievifch, Russian com-; poser. - ' • • •' . ' - ■ Another new, picture, ^Exception to the Rule,' to be produoed by Akp^ Rathonyl. • 'l - Eugene Torr-s' son, NIchoJais, has: his first job at stage directing ttt' the Magyar theatre. , Fred Karlnthy, novelist ," and, humorist, to .uhdeifgo - fi,' ferave' bp.-, eratlon in Stockholm'; ' ' '•" ' • , , " Artna -Tokes; recovered --^tom rier,-^, vous breakdown; vdll make iier-^^s't' appearance next w6ek. ■ - 1 , •> - 1 -Wild Flower.' successjful mnsical ,whicb -I)ad;. M^rll^a ItoekK in its stage .version, to be screepedi iv^Ith .Irene Agay in the lead., " , ' ■ 'HalfiPricS;. Honeymoon* -^to i be tltJle 'of A hew "Hungarian ' picture, ■dtarifing ift-ene'A&ay. . Outdoor' ^hotg •to- be-made in 'Southern Italy. In the intervals of, flini. successes In Paris, among whicb 'Tovaritch'- was the most impressive; Irene .Zll- ahy got her B.A, at the Sarbonne. - . Alex (iranovsky, who made out- door shots of his . picture,. '.Taras Bulba,' here last summer, .coming to do- anotlier picture in Hungary. • Kiabund's - Chinese play. Chalk Circle,! ' to- go>on the -scrtiert ;here with^Glzy Bajor in the -lead. She made a- big success o^ It on the stage. :Cs B. , Cochran expected here. He Is . on . the lookout for a libretto In %yhfc'hL 'to star (Sitta Alpar, and, in-' fcidentaliy, intends "ttf take a cure at Budapest's liot springs. ' New film producing and distrlbu^;- Ing bompahy, Pailas, has'Bela Scit-; .bvszky, ex^cablnet minister; First production .is to be a screen verr slQn of '.Confession,' with, Elma Bulla in, ;the . leading paft. . , . The Hague By M. W. Etty-Leai iBert Ambrose and band signed for a tour in Holland. Lumina Films Ltd. obtained rights for Holland . of several Spanish shorts.. - Hofstadtooneel opening the sum- mer season with a revival of 'Pot- ash, and Perlmutter.' Production of 'Wagner Associa- tion in Amsterdairn ' of ' 'W^agner's 'Lohengrin,' conducted' by Erich Klelber, over big. German • producer Ma* Ophuels signed by V/ill Tuschlnsky- for a n^yv Dutch film, to be made at einetone,. near Amsterdam. .., . Wagner Association at Amster- diahi billing 'a perf orniance of Shake- spearfe's 'Midsummerni^ht's Drean\' with music by Mendelssohn and .or- chestra conducted by Mengelberg; Reel shot by Baron von Plessen on the Dsle jof Borneo in Netherland India," wStri'-real Hea'd-hunters in the background, now ready. Will be released by Tobis under title 'DJalong the Killer.' ioiT ■ -Holly Wood'- canierameA '"took-. 16'gufe' »rith.. ea.stern visporto^ iwrltera '- 'whoj jquestionetct- :accitrircy 'nf-: camera . In picking .bQ];se i-jice -winnei^s... David. Abiel,., *J¥lck,.,MacKenv4e,. ,Sol Polfto. and George iSarnes all' 'd^nle'd ciitnera'f amoved' imt^a- nearest lens; Quebec FLORIPA SPECIAL . • > (Qontinued ?rom.. pass' 15). in Newark, • And^ ' Oakle;*. :cback? '.Whafs a gentleman doing 4n Newr... ark??i.That*p too. local for^- general appeftl. • It's, on^r aVQnnd.-N©Mr Tork ,the quip will be- appreqiated. ,, Still more local Is his comment that he left his luggage In the 21 club. Deep stuff, a dud even at the Rlalto^ - By and large Oakie Is the same bull- h'eaded buttlnsky most audiences like, and the rest all hiave to stooge for him. . . . ' -Story Is another verslo^n of the Grand Hotel gag on a railroad train; by no means the first. This handicaps ° the action to' a consider- able extent, • but it whips through somehow. Claude Gllllngwater, look- ing is niUbK as he can like John P. Rockefeller,- is' foh- -his- way to hia Florida wlntej-.-homef with .$1,000,000 worth of- tmset diamonds,: .A,- gang and a lone woU' are aftev him., pafcle Is aboard ..with JE^ent., taylor, ;a soused socialite.' ' Sally Ellers la aboaVd ab 'hostess. GlUlngwatBr hires J. ParTell MacDonald, "a police*. man;«oInF.on' Ma va«itlon, as. his body guard,' but after tney -leave .Washington Gilllng watei: dls9.pp.ears, and adds t9. .the mystery vn^H 1^® found masciiier^ding ;as an. Invalid with an' ice bag" on his head. The bag contains tht -real Jewels -With' a dummy , set ''flgiiring - in the -thefts. Usual turmoil but :it all comes out right ' in-'th^ end. with Miss Ellers no. .Ipnger under -tho., domination pf,^ a farmer crpok asspciate.. She gets Oakle and .Kent < wins' Frances Drake, : ''^ • ' •' ' ' ' ' ■ ' • ' ^ "Where the story stldKs ti» the original story' It's f unny-'tlnd there' is . a' brisk' scene- 'whereii- the ■ train- pulls - Into <») sou-thorn station -With ,about hjalf the. poyce force .Jjeady jto give a welcome to JMacDpncUid and catchlngr.the mpb; The^e is , also a g6od\blt-where: Taylor goes to bed in a section of a Pullman used -as a. r.emonstratlon In the Penn . station In New York. But for the most part it is run-?of-mlll gangster stuff. Oakle swings it nicely and Miss Filers gets an occasional spot. Mac- Donald tO: some, extent shares with Oakle, but' al-wayj as the feeder. The- others are comjjetent but not given any chance tp be outstanding. According, to the press book Sftm (Schlepperman) ' Itearn is n^al^ing his. picture debiat after his ^r«idIo success. That's' 'correct as far; as the radio angle goes, ^biit Keai"^' was with.; the Kalem : company l)ao"k at the start .of , the. century,. Hq Is just in for a,.-^ew ,.gag3,. >vhich he handles nicely.. More nil^h't have been hurtful, but" lie's k'oing to make a^ lnark. •; ■ - • ' -V The. production gives a fdilraad train that Is a- twin to those 'mile- wide stages where • Warner Bros, work their musical acts. Occasional outside shots a,long the route are all apparently authentic and ' convlhc- Ing, ^Now andjaish-a rallrOad train is clipped In to preserve the locale, but this hurts rather than helps. The director' has handled his end ■well, but h^ lu limited to his sets. One song, sung by Jackie Heller, neither helps nor hurts. It's just part of the hullabaloo In the play car. Chicr' HALFAriGEL 20tl» Cshtury-ITox relea,ae of Dnrryl' P. Znnuck productloil. iF'edtures 'Frances Dee, Brian Donlovy, chas. Butterworth. -Helen WestlQj', Henry Stephenson, Sara Haden. •Dlreotod by siaricy Lonfleld, 'Story if. Tennyson Jesse: screen . flay. BesscMere'- ^l}t^< Fowler; camera, Bert Glennon': eaitor. Herbert Levy. Kenneth McGowan. associate- producer. At palace, Ni 'Tr. on double .bill, week. May 22, '30. , Running ilme, O.'i mins. ' ' Allison Ldnff '.'..■.,.; I', ... . .Prances Dee Duffy Giles. . . . . .•. . .-. .'... . .Brlai^- • Donlevy Felix : ., .Charles Butterworth Mrs. Hargraves . . . . .Helen Westley FTof . J erome Hargrttves . , Henry 'Stephenson Henrietta Bargraves.-. ....-jaara Haden Rf' . Etlenne' Gi.rardQt Dlstrfct Attorney . Dr. Barth City Editor...... Dr. HoU.....,r. Bertha -,, Carl Colleen Moore here. N.,L. Nathanson in town, .Ndrman Brook* to TdroWlb'. ■• > Bill Marriott in from Hamilton; ■ ; • Rus.s^rowh flying to Noran i'l. • 'Babe'.Coval, in from Wmnipog, George-. Ganetakos down with fiu. Jimmy Campbell In from London'. ; Gerald Hoyt in - frpm. Saint. John: 1 , Larry. Grayburn in from Winni- peg. . . Burt"' Austin m.cl'ing at Krctus-. 'mann's. .' Jules Lavliie and wife In from Toronto. .;Tonvay. Lad(|ii^m.c.., at. Cliesc Maur,lc,e,, ,. . j , . , '. Edward .Rheaubie li^s Joined Em- pire Exchange. ' Stanley Grill IncoriJprates ns c'ub, with sliding roof. Freddie Blackwell to Merid'an Club, Lake' ChaniplSln. :.'Fred Keating band at Aj'lmer, Aqiiatic •Clii'6 for summer,' • ' Allan Irwlrf ' launcnih^r 'the old rhudsbo^v on Lake St. -Loiiis.'' = '*' dSarryr Whitney, -of Ni- Y.. <\w'k In Montreal < Neurological Hosi^tel. ,. Tw,9',.;ie\>r .'nelgjiborhppd theatres fin" c'oiiistrucitlpn;-. will bring tptal 9/; iJhi'ted Amusiement Corp. houses up 'to'.2i; , ' ■ ' .:: •■ ■ • . • Judge ....;Paul Stanton Gavin Mutt . . . .Julius Tannen .Mfrel de Bruller ....Hilda Vaughn .Philip Sleeman .■."William -Iiigerspl) . "rhls murder, mystery ; promises mild b.p. returns at best a,s p^rt of dual programs,' though it ' should provide a satisfactory hour's enter- tainment once the customers are past the 'Wicket. HOlds- no name strength, but-, gpod acting and is paced well in the direction by .Sidney Lanfleld. , Surprising feature of the film Is the rather lustreless screenplay turned out. by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth from the F. Tennyson Josse story. More sparkle- in the- dla- log is •naturally- expected from 'feudh a writing team; ..Plot la.. nipely un- ravelled, however, and fiimlslies srfllclent surprise at the close, when ope Of the plctui,-e's most ingratiat- ing characters is unveiled ' as a m-urdereif. ; . . An- e>:c,ellent ■ cast was furnished ■by Darryi Zan.uck. .Frances- Dee. as the ■= stfspec'ted' murderess:- Brian Donievy,' Mpdrtet';' Chirles Butter-' v^^brth, -Stooge! 'Httfen-Westl^y,' oite 06 the/ victims^* Sara JHaden, selfish ahrew,- ' and : j ..Henry - < Stephenson, pplsn.ner, turn*in fefipd.-jpbs ,Ini their featuf ed ./oles. , , .'. : - ,■■ Story start's well wlth .thfe'acq,ultal' of .Frances Dee, charged • with pplsonlng hepifather, and her being given sl^eJUjer. from, further nptorlety In 'the:hpm^ of .Pfpf. and Mrs.'Har- gi-a'i-es -(Stephenson'-We^leiO.' Eon- ItWy h'ourids her foi'''ti'CDrifessi'6'ii for his paper; tails ih IoVe.\vIth hier' and upon being fl'redf by city -editor Julius Tannen, goeOs; to lier; aid when she'si accused .-of lalso' poisoning Mrs, Hargraves. D o n I e v y uncovers Etlenne Girardot,, the crackpot brother of Prof. Hargraves, as the killer of her father, 'and then forces a confession Out of Stephenson for the muf-der Of his wife. Suspicion naturally • points ■ In several direc- tions before the actual blow-off. Glrardot's portrayal of a maniac physician is amo.ng the top .jobs in the film, whlia.. Julius .Tannen, screened by a'pmn-muff,. ^Isp, ao- 'quits himself rilfcfer/ pn "every one of his few opportunltlteJ-. '' ' '86)10.. . Treachery - K|d'e8 R^hge \ prbiiUcH6n andr-irtlease. Peatui-ps pick Ffron, .iPaula Stope. Craig Reynolds. Directed by Frank. McDonald, ■Otlglnal, 'William -Jjacobs; acenftrlst.- -WU- llam Jacobs; mua)a and .lyrics, M. K. Jer< ome, Jaolc eehoU; camerft, L. O, O'Connell. At Strand, Brooklyn, "^dn dowble 1)1U, 'week -May '28, ,' 30.' Kuhlilii'g time, ' 06 mlns. Capt. Red Tyler Dlctt Poran Ruth Drummond .|. >,.>>... .' P^iaulOf Stone Wade Carter Craig ^Beynolda, Col.'. Dlr'ilmmond v. Monte' Blue Xitttle Big "Wolt Carlyle Moore, Jr. Nebraska BUI Monte.' lyfontague Surley Barton'......,... Henry Otho- Corporal 'BunCe. ..-.iV..^.... Doit 'Barclay Chief . .Re..,.. Jim ,7horpe 'Little. Big Pox ...'......4... Frank Bruno 'Antelope < Boy ...'.'/....-..'. Dick 'BotlUer Sdeut >Blackbourne.,v Oei\6 ^Alsace ' ' Picture brims' Jwlth horsen^artshlp and - gunplay. Also < has a telescopic buffalo, sequence: and Plenty .qf mesa scenlcs, but is , ;4lcf Iclent on cOmedy and n\erely purrp, ibmahce; Notwith- 8,t&ndiAg; It Is sdtt^cibt to most of its type; 'ought to bfe 6kay In the twin J)lll corrals. ' " As an army captain, Dick Foran is nonchalant. He takes the job of escorting the Colonel's daughter across Indian country, For^no sens- ible reason the girl hooks. up, for a hitch' with a villainous buffalo-^nt- frig • bahd, who '■ kre violftf Infer the treaty -her pa^py'' has mad^ with the Indians. Mishaps must occur, so the Indians are on the war path. But Foran gets 1 n^ixed up and lands 4n jail. At- least that's.- a new angle,- .a fi'ontiei' - sheriff apjiiftstlng an ayroy officer:., while, he is onigov- ernmjent business., He is finally let Iddse and. oy^^talxeia the , yljlains ^ith ■ the 'heiiii ; of his trick horse. Thafs 'the 'cue' 'for a song khd a clinch. • ' ■"■ Foran's son:^'' are 'Ridlrt'i Home' and 'Leather and^ Steel.' He-'-slngs one without compunction "on^meet- Ing the .girl, in a; stagecoach.' The" oth?r ;ls sung with the Boldler-jboys riding' the , mesa, ! v; . . ,- - . Paula Stone .as, the heai;t Interest rOoks 'promising. She hasn't piuch to do and, it the plot crosses back on its trail sometimes. It doesn't really, matter, j -{Photography is slm))le, mostly ! Open country shots. Bhan, FOR tHE SERVICE Universal rcledse ' of &uck Jones' produc- tion. Stars Buck Jones. ' Features-^ Pred Kohler, . Beth Marlgi.i, Clifford Jontts. Di- rected by Bucli; Jones. Story and' adapta- tion,- .Isadore Bernstein; camera, " Allan. Thompson, Herbert Klrkpatrlck.- AtiStan- le.v,' n; "St., on dual 'bUl, one olay, June 1, '3C. . Running time. 'OS mIns; Buck O'Bryah.,.. George - Murphy. ... Captain Murphy,. Bruce Hot\-nrd.... ,Bei)ny Carson . , . c.^.i.^ Jim,., Ben Chief, Big Bear . . .Blick Jones .Cllltord .,J'on'!3 Edwnr4 Keene : . .Fred' kohler . .Beth , Marlon ....Prank McGly-nn, sr. :.Bert Corbelt ..Chief Thundei-blrd This one of the earjy west has enough action.,, -and -suspense to satiate the hun^jr! of the six;gun brand fans. It's, a Buck Jone^. pro- duction for U ' release,, directeji by Jbhe& and .sta'rrlng the veteran saddle polisher. ' Pi'-esumably' Jones hlfaself also edited the film."-. No one is credited with that chore; Star -plays a, government -Scout in Indian territory, yrith the fiction be- tw,eej^ a stbckadej post and the dan- gerous outdoors, , Jisadore Bernstein has followed triod^and true lines In fashioning his story, borrowing frpm hiany ingredients pf a familiar character. Love Interest, is consid- erably forced. It develops all too suddenly and unnaturally between a nevi^. scout and the girl, .jvho's an inevltn,b!e Inclusion in weisterns, re- gardless of ho-w spotted. She's the dtiugh^er of the storekeeper at the govei'nhient post^ this time 'while the o'ther half ' 'of the romance, very weaki IS the son- bf the captatri. -Clilfiord' Jones} opposite the - girl and!a<)slng out the star -on "arriving tA join.- Ills pappynis. too theatrical. He^s the -weakling who .can't, kill or bear ^eeljig, anyone elsiei .engage in th^t tarly western .pastjme - of the l>lalhs.' Girl, Beth' Marlon, is much bettfeH"T5uf has'"lrttle' "to dO. " Scenes -in aild 'out'of the sttJckade are well photographed, thls '^belng iene.'pf .vthe-outlitanding -virtues of the jplCr-, iNlgrht sCflucnces,;eiie-.'pai'- ,yfi}jlarly. , lyell . .^ne,.. nbtajjly." tbo 8trjetp\i ^y^^erp^n jred .KQhJev,-,and Ui ^brlpiirida .en'sage -Ih a, rj^fous oifgj^ &fiW to' bVliil wiped* dut by. •adouta.'. • • • . *'- ' • -Cftrti"' J.-... i^.> .-, < O U ¥ D O O R S VARIETY 55 J V a I, « 4 » J ■ DaUasTt-Forf Worth ■ (ContlnuM frorti page- 1) -. : •'• ■ "^ver Blhce Jlo^6 "(rlaltecl .tliein | early ■■' 'jn Ih? .gtvipe/)ana Voiunteered sMct- ' • : i ■ cflt - pp-opf rat'toja - and feohftciehce;' ' ; John Murray, .A^nderBon lias .talccn .' V .ttie eame attitude. . ■ i • ' ", it . city. <)£i Dallas Js stllMiolding' uj) . '^Jrtose's • application to erect a large' algn— .'Forty Minutes to Ft. Worth , and 'WKoope^'.^n building oppo- site Centennial park. Building Tn- ■ spector Claims' weight and struc- ; "tural safety, are his only consldera-.- >. : '' tiohs In barring the sign. Bose Is having It cut down Injection of Bose Into the Texas V . ..i sceKe Is probably the best thing ^that t iW.;. 'could have .Ijfcppened to the Cenr. ' 7;.'' tjenhlflij In.D^lltib. made the'bjoys I':' j/A^k6 afl«(' Realize they ihtght V . . . have Juat what Bose said "they. - ; Ayqu^d— a, lo^S'* educational ^Jfhlbl'tS. . V ' Jt wa^ theft fhat Webb called Paul : Massmann 'fifto • his office and told ■ . i i- hlm to go out . and get jaqnie hell • , 'SDto.ts/ BO" the expo's midway; could ' ; be^ Jiist aS: sfnflil,, in cefl^dln- feplots, • . BCa anything' Bose could brag about , •■utAh^ 'Frontlfer.; . • V' ' ■ 'Massmanh ,j?edbubied fcls^ .efforts^ •^.ji-rand got John. McMahon on the llpel ;/-4^:^ia^ Vise streets of ParlS;_ which -is ■ being, grooined as, the. hot; spot de. tjf.K .'luxe of the show. ' ■■ ,'fipys at the expo iarse -tiElfilne 'it' V y ■ CRsy.; on the " hpt spot angle. ., .They ^ • Vsn ihaye plenty - of- shows ' up;' theh" ;\?';ble4vea but are ' trying, ,t,b" ;6iprlfjg' .• ( ? them .opening day without advance . .' v .- publicity that- might give the chu'rch; .s.s r Xolkflt time to /bar ;tbem' f rtirti' op'en- - Jngf.' It is pretty certain- th^t there. - '^lll be only a' sllgbt amoufat.'of re- ' • ^ : llnejtf gambling' In the pari^ 'but jthe ;'• vfelQ^ .will prdbably "be ^h^ "IJjHlt 'so'. '...lar iaa f ermine Blfow 'stuft and-Ukker, . : are concerned. i •. Taking his cue, .Nat Bod'gers lined ■ ■■ 2p.ErnIo .Toung^s Trip Around the . World for Streets' of All Nations. 'Stri&etB of AH Nations Is being . fratned up ^ fof shows . as , hot as ; ;M(iMahon's,' but not ca-terltig to ; , ; ,- .;crowdB such as 2^{cMahon is signing UP for hla exclusive Centennial ■ ■; ...Club. ■• - , . ' ; Ned Alvord, p.a.'ing the . Fort . . • Worth Frontier Centennial, has sent : : ' ■ fincy invites to many • of the bet- : ; ter-known newspaper crix in . key , towns around' country, asking, 'em ' ' ;to attend the "^xpo. early this sum- . yner as guests of ' management. Al- vord palpably wishes the ; news- ;. papermen to get down - to Fort .; Worth sopa ais .possible bo they can . . get back . to ■ desks 'and knock out , stories (or feed 'em out from' TeScas while they're there) so public eye may be snatched and attention , di- •. ;rected to exfco before riio^t people . 'Start out on' Vacations. ' ' : I! fily Balid will dance iln the frontier sKdw. The church groups get BO cents for selling $4 worth of : Dallas .tickets for $2.50.- > Baptist/ and ■ Methodist' pastors caned ' for f n investigation of riimors that the Fort Worth show will' be. 'nothing except nudity. Bose replied that the attractions will be decent, but not Sunday School. DALLAS CONCESSIONS BEAT STARTDIG FLAG I <: ' ■ . . ' ' Dallas, 'Jrurife, 12; :i J>Jovel concession operating In ad- 'Varice at. Centennial «xp<> is H; C. Ford's ■ 'Law' "W^est of the Pecos,' r^pUca' of old oiutpos^ store run at Jjtjidge Boy Bean.abpuf li870.'. .. jptunfj is tp. collar jlignitarles for trials -of th&,k^garbo typ4,. using old .decisions as haying been .handed down-: 'by. Bean, Show has drlnka, Utfht foods, souvenirs; etc.-, for iaaie. '. jV?iId west- iE(itrno3iihere wlll 'have gbbd, 'sized patt" .'on, the shoir^ . but crowded midway.] ..... Fiesh stunts lined up to date are headed by flame dancers of Streets of .••Paris; vErnle ; -Toungls 'Trip Ardtllid'the' Wortd^sief in "Street? of AlJrNattbris; 'and(- orie shoit^'B. laplat ddricc'whiere g;lri's oniy r'a'lpaent Js i\ef rope.. . - , . jg)ipwmen on expo midway have entered theiDaHas-Ft.- Worth com- petition Btarted by Billy • Roise- Frbntle^^ Centennial by turning thumbs 'down oit proposals' thiey sink , cash at th'e" other end^. of the Pike.' CONEY OFF TO SLOWM; lOTf ms HIGH HOI^ OF GETTING BONUS COIN Chorches Stage Tonipeii' In LA. CoL for 10 Days lios Angeles, June '2. Federated Church Brotherhood Is staging 'liast Days of Pompeii' spec- tacle in Coliseum here for 10 days starting June 15. Pjnrotechnlc pageant will . be staged by Charles H. Dufljeld, now en route from. Chicago. Expected 500 play.^ris: iflll take part in spec- tacle. BlINYAN PATRON OF BRAINERD FAIR Ft Worth Notes ' • ' I*brt Worth," June 2. . A. battle of beauty is the latest development in the frolic feud be- . ,tween Fort w;orth and Dallas over ' .celebrating the Centennial. Fort Worth fired the first salVote several wieeks ago when it announced a » .statewide contest to determine the ; winner of the title of Public Swcet- 'heart No.. 1. Eighty-eight towns in the state entered beauties, some of .' , which will appeal- In Billy Rose.s Casa Manana here. The grand Avinner will get a screen contract i ' In -Hollywood-. ' -Dallas, Bagdad on the Fralrie, alsp is shepherding a fiock of ' lambkins and ■v^'ill pay expe'nses: o£ ..200 of tliese^ desert desirables' the latter part of '.July to determine the queen of their show. Ginger. Rogers is announced >as.. the judge of the Dallas centennial; the 'winner also - - to- get a mo-\'le test. ' ' "Rivalry of the tWo cities caJi be no " better illustrated than to cite the fact ■ botia Dallas and Fort "Worth claim Miss Bogere as their home town girl. A full week of rain slowed up construction on the Frontier Cen- tennial plant here. It undoubtedly will be a wild horse race to get It open July 1, but contractors say the buildings will be ready. Hyman . Maurice, formerly or- chestra director for Publix, has been made musical director of the show here. He will supervise at least 100 musicians in various at- [ fractions,, nof including the Paul "Whlteman band, of course. 'Jumbo' wHi;:be cut to .an hour and A half ,dnd presented three times a day,', according to present I '^planp. . .. r • ■ €ome Fort . Worth people have • wondered at FOrt Worth church or- ; parilfeatlons aellfng bargain 'liddks. to , thfe Dalla.«< fair. Pastor of one - of ^nb.partlclnatillfe'' churches said hia flock Would , not sell bargain books to the Fort Worth frbllc because Tough (or Rice Mansfield, O., June 2. When the Bice Bros, circus failed to pay its performers here Satur day, majority of them left, hand! capping th^ big show performance, J. Marsh Brydon, managing dlrec tor, admitted the show was not get ting It at most Ohio stands. • Show has some excellent motor- ized equipment but it is understood a representative of a truck concern Is no\v on the show getting his from each day's receipts. Showmen !ex pect the. show to either pass }nto other hands any day or close. 22 Berlin Cameys . . Berlin, May 23. In addition to thie new Luna at Schbenholz, Berlin has . 22 street carnivals, 14 of them • permanent. They are scattered all over town and In the outskirts and generally charge 4c for round-abouts and 8c for Dodgems . and other big rides. . During the German Fair season (from June to Sep- tember), some of the more im- portant carnival men take their shows to such money makers as the Dresden Vogelwlese and the Munich Octoberfest, slrice the Berlin date Is' Just- Saturdays and Sundays for real biz, weather permitting, _al- though keeping open all week. " With everything 'purged,' carnl- ,val»men say there is lots of regula- tion now, but little enterprise and no real catch for customers. St. Paul, June 2. Paul Bunyan, patron saint of the forested afici lumberjack, walks again . In Bralncrd (Minn.), in the exposition . skeded for . June 24 through the 27th. Last I year's (first annual) expo drew -ISO.OO'O- visitors to the hamlet; 80,000 of them in one day.-f This year, based on Inquiries ao'far. City fathers look fpr lat lekSt 200,000 over the -four-day' stretch. . : . ' Coming' fexpo. differs frorti. that of 19?5 In that Bralnerd women arc, dolUng ^themselves . up as ■' tourist lures in their own sweet way. Men, both last year and this, sport beards of every style and description; to the point where the burg's beep dubbed 'town of - bearded men ■They start letting 'em grow In January. During the four-day .expo more than 50 bands will parade, three cash prizes (toUl, $50) being • awarded daily to those producing best music and best marching effects. Floats depicting all the mythical Bunyan monstrosities: - Paul's gigantic cradle, axe, shoes, etc., all built, on heroic scale, will likewise parade dally. . ' United Shows of Shreveport booked in. Local high school ex- pending 200 bucks for talent for a Bunyan, . home-produced, musical comedy. Highlight on the amuse- ment side Is booking of an all-star wrestling show, with Farmer Tobln himself, boasting a lush growth of hirsute, Headlining. Sixty CCC boys will put on a boxing.. tourney and woodchopplng and log sawing con test. Fears Fires . Detroit, June 2. W^hlle clearing Eastwood Park of negligence In the fatal 'Jungle' con- cession fire which took three lives, a coroner's Jury this week asked adoption of stricter fire laws In amusement 'spots. Fire marshals, both city and state, and City Coun- cil immediately started work on more stringent legislation. Council already has under advise- ment an ordinance forbidding 'torch dances' in local beer spots or nlter- les. Similar dance cau.sed recent fire In Shamrock Club, San Fran- cisco, which took four lives. Canton Clamps on Sunday Canton, O., June 2. City council has decreed there will be no more Sunday circus perform- ances In Canton. Action came after several leading churches protested against circuses showing within the city on the Sabbathi City officials refused, ho-wever. to Interfere with plans of "the Cole BroB.-Clyde Beatty circus from ex- hibiting here Sunday, May 31* Checked a Runaway Wheeling, W. Va., June 2. A cool-headed driver brought a circus managerle cage wagon to a halt after it rolled down a hill be- hind four runaway horses May 23. The wagon contained three Hons and two tigers. The horses became frightened and bolted while the Cole Bros, circus parade was moving down one of Wheeling's main streets. Quick Shift Dallas, June 2. Ousted last week from Centen- nial expo, Walter Herzog was set by John McMahon as director of. operations of Strents of Paris. Legion Beats Cole-Beatty Akron, .0., June 2. There was no circus parade in. Akron on Memorial Day. The heated controversy that had raged for several days was def- initely ended at a conference when J. P. Newman and William J. Les- ter, representing the circus, with- drew their application for a parade permit. American Legion and other patri- otic organizations had prote-sted the issuance of a permit for a parade on Memorial Day. Rain, Too Denver, June 2. Lakeside amusement park, de- spite the bad weather on Its open- ing day, pulled in 12,000 paid ad- missions, . Showers were the only thing that prevented another rec- ord being set, as was the! case at Elltch amusement parft the week before. ■ By JO Ff ANSON Bi'ooklyn, June 2. No record crowds on view at- Coney which ''opened officially Memorial day. Only 300,000 traipsed through Surf Avenue, the Bowery and boardwalk, With concession- aires squawking about the cold west wind and unfriendly sky. Steeple- chase and Luna- Parks took down shutters fbr "^ea^Pn as clid sundry freak and wax shows. Island.'daubed with plenty of .enamel and resort, for a change, looks fresh and alniost opulent. Consens-.-s Is. that is a renals- sant spa bustling with a couple of new and rather clean looking sh.ows, new rides, . Jiew ganies ; of skill, new plank In the pinewbod boardwalk, more memberships; in the Coney Chamber of Commefce, better ." buttered popcorn, ^ liew water purhping system, and larger doses of custard cream for a Jitney. Biggest food attraction . here Is the khfshe,'"contaInlnis*kaghe or potato, 'which even sliimmers dre .munching as they' amble' lip the IBowery fpr their annual spree.' Judging' by Memorial JDay biz, concessionaires are on. the make for the American patriots, and letting the snobs shift for themselves. Ham burgers, hot" dogs, knishes; custard cream prevail. Several joints, get-, ting three cents for' root beer and, alleged orange drinks. The beer here Is still a nickel and a dime, de- pending on the mug. Luna Park, although open and getting ten cents admlsh. Is. minus a chief attraction. Tony Sarg's 'Streets of Paris' was due to open Saturday but won't be finished -for at least another week or two. Charles Miller Is managing the park for the Colliers, and operating the Sky Chaser, Circle bwing, urand Canyon,- Gorge, Tllt-a-WhIrl, Whip and Merry-go-Bound. Other games and shows In. park run by outsiders. A cyclorama, Niagara Falls, new; Jean Hugard, magic, new, and roller skating concession, new. Jimmy Victor booking circus acts, and Will Lombard! operating swinlming pool. Cat and pop-em-in games in the park operated by Ai SesKin and get- ting mild play. Gate admlsh entitles you to free dancing, with plenty of amateur Asatires hogging bathroom fioor. Park figures on getting big draw when '.Streets of Paris' opens, charging admlsh for various attrac-. tlons in this concession, a sign' on the Sarg show, 'Meet Me In Paris' is much too small to. be observed by pedestrians and should be blown up considerably." Steeple.phase Lures Steeplechase still on a combina- tion ticket admlsh, and getting good play from club outings,, picnic groups, etc. Frank, George and Edward Tllyou at the helm and sat- isfied with present setup which in- cludes Flying Turn.s, excellent re- peat rides. Pool at the park Is. clean, and season bathers already dunking in It. .George Messmore and Joe Damon's 'Beproduction of Barnum'e Museum' on. Surf avenue getting, by .jbn Memorial Day. This show feitures 28' moving" fijgure.s, animals, coochlc dancers, old Barnum freaks, Bar- num heralds blown up, and- Jenny Lind islnging . (thanks to a phono- graph record.) Show looks a money majter. Swell bally out front, and Inside Is clean, and showmanly, (Jetting 10 cents admlsh. !5how played GImbel Brothers store last winter. Messmore & Damon outfit also has Torture show across the street, getting 10 cents for this one. 'Tor- ture Show' was at World's Fair for two years. A repro etc Midgets will publish small news- p^jper tb.be'abld. Not ready yet but due next "week. Front needs more attention^,ip cents, ; Coney's Ohamber 'of Commerce Held annual' meeting last week and chose' I.- H. Klein, local real estate min,' prexy.- -I^e succeeds George • KIster, Whip' operator, -vfrho in giv- ing lip ' the bffice,; blam'ed . inaglB- ti-ates for permitting citizens tp un* ^dress oh beach and boardwalk, and for encouraging beach peddling. Beach, hoover, has been cleaned up considerably because of preaehce of 'beach patrol,' according to KIster, • Paul Moss, License Commleh, spoke at Chamber meeting, said, ' department had wiped out uhde-.. slrable operators and banished bingo, corn, crane and pin games. Only legit . rbll downs now prevail through Island and getting large, play. Joe Day's development at Man« hattan Beach Is strong this season. Bright ad copy in local gazettes stress idea that ciggy 'money- can -give you, your wife, and three children 120! glorious days of health and happiness— 58 cents , per person per day.' Day has signed Major Bowes Band and Ams, Budy Vallee, Guy Lombardo, Ben Bernle, Harold Stern for appearances at Matihat' . tan -Beach, as. well as Brighton, Half Moon under D. J. Martin's management, reported tumaway hlz over Memorial Day week-end. Con- cessionaires report selling mote malted milks than beer on Island. There's a Yiddish theatre on Surf avenue run by Anne Dubrovlnsky and bringing In customers from Mermaid avenue as well as West End avenue, Manhattan. Most of the garnes are getting five cents, drinks, are five cents, rides are a dime, parking is still, a problem, absentee landordlsm goes on, police station's new captain Is Mike J. Murphy ^nd he says he Isn't going to take. any guff from sharp-shopters. New local alderman, Sandy Erh- mann, Is In favor fit shirtless bath- ing for men, polntino out that U It's permissible at Nice, its certainly okay at Coney, More civic pride at the Island this year (;han ever before. Large and spectacular pageant will be staged Friday and Saturday celebrating the Long Lsland 'Tercentenary, Thousands of sciioOls kids wlU'par- tlclpate, wearing original costumcB and coming from all parts of the borough.- About 25,000 expected In the pageant. Now, If they'll only keep beach and water clean. Coney's due for anotlicr Industrious season. A good many operators feel 'there ought to be plenty spenders because of bonus payments. Meanwhile they'te praying rain should stay away from their doors. From $2 to $200 St. John, N, B„ June 2, Amherst, N. S., is establlshlng-,«i elastic license schedule for 'itin- erant' shows. Including canilvalB and circuses. The proposed new rate is $2 minimum and $200 maxi- mum per day. Under the new legislation, a fine of $200 with alternative of twp 4oiU)ihH In Jail are provlubllshe(l Weokly at 164 West 46th St, New tlitk, N. T., by Variety, Ibo. . Annual subscrlptloh, %i. Single copies, 16 centa. ¥!iRere4 M ■•oond-claM matter December 22, UOB, at lha Foat ORlce at New York. N. T„ under the act of March S. 1878. . OOPTBIOHT, ms, BT TARIBIY, 1Kb. . AI.I, BIOja'tB BEBERVED, ,yi>l. 122 No. 13 NEW yiDllMCi WEDNESDAY^ JUNE 10, 1936 64 PAGES I; , Ukker OK at Dallas Expo But No Gambling; Raid 1st • ; ' Dallas, June 9; A probaWe \>lo\^ below the belt to Fort Wocf h's Frontier Days show iriade Its appearance at the Centen- nial expo openihgr night (6). Dallas sees a, k.o» to promises that all America might gamble at the Ft. Worth super- midway, when four gritzled Texas Rangers walked into . the- Streets of- Pads here and closed down the swank gambling unit of a *jE>riVat6' upper deck clUb. . 'If . uny gambling places are opened there (Ft. Worth), we'll close them,' Capt. Fred • McDanlels of force told, reporters who'd gotten wind ot the loca,l raid. . The question that excited the city fathers ahd expo midway men was: 'Can Ft. Worth bigwigs bring enough pressure to be let off, yet not keep .the Rangers off the Dallas midway?" Ft. Worth Is promising all the "gambling, wining, and girling the visitor wants, not only in the town •but at '■ show. Those three liberal attractions have been widely adver- tised. Rangers promised they would not ftUow any gambling ^vheeLs to run at tiie expo, ahd Dallas id going to be plenty mad If allowed at Ft. Worth, It may be a fight to see •Wblch city has most power at the Austin capital, for Dallas has gotten pretty open-minded in the last few weeks, and the town ran ■wide-open Saturday on all three points. .• Fact that the Rangers don't In- tend to make 'martyrs* of the girl (Continued on page 52) BOWES WANTS $15,000 RENEWE with the contract binding him to ' Chase & Sanborn coffee due to run out in September, Major Edward Bowes has been giving the J. Walter Thompson Co., agency on the ac- * count, some stiff bargaining ses- • sions. Trading has reached the point where the agency has offered to make it $13,500 . a broadcast, While Bowes has reduced his origi- nal renewal demand of ?18,000 to 115,000 a week. The Thompson bid *s it now stands would give the amateur exploiter an all-time rec- ord salary for radio. Amateurs get ?5 per show, $10 if getting gong. The $16,000 asking' price is dou- ble what Bowes Is now collecting ^fom the sponsor. What has en- couraged him to hold out against the Java packer are , approaches ^ade him by agents in behalf of other' commercials. I'fwe.s has been on NBC for Chase * Sanborn since March, 1035, • Dual Theme Song Hollywood, June &. .'Hills of Old Wyoming,' Leo Robin and Ralph Ralnger tune in Walter Wanger's 'Palm Springs,' has been adopted by Wyoming delegates to both Republican and Democratic conventions as their ofllcial rally ditty. 'Hills' has also been added by University of Wyoming to Its alma mater repertoire. Soncheck May Personal in NW, Tacoma, June 9, Rep. Marion Zioncheck, congress- man from this neck of the woods, will probably be booked In- some of the northwest theatres this fall If the managers of the various houses can be assured that a dress re- hearsal audition will be given be- fore each performance, and contract specify' I m me d.i a t e cancellation should the playboy get rough before the footlights/ . . .. ; It is understood the front page law-maker will come west shortly after the adjournment of congress with a fullfledged manager, who will seek bookings in houses here and in Seattle. If such an arrangement is carried out and the theatres book the congressman, politicians say that It is possible he would gather a sufficient number of votes through his antics to be re-elected without trouble. It is said the state Democrats would rather book him via a long Japan and China circuit to keep him qUiet Just before the fall elections. U. S. TO HONOR COHAN FOR PATRIOTIC SONGS Washington, June 9. Belated national appreciation of George M. Cohan's patiiotlc .songs and moral support during the World War was expressed. by Congress last week when the House unanimously approved resolution ordering the President to bestow a medal on the song and dance man. Measure has not come 'up in the .Senate yet and may not go through this year. Stipulating that award should not be the exclusive Congressional Medal, resolution mentioned Cohan's 'Over There' ana 'Grand Old Flag' as Justification for Federal honoi-. Dill introduced by' Congressman Theodora Peyser ot New Yorlc, Bl»; Etec ltai» -Stupid (Mm' I Of NBGCBS «i Qumh Mar; Trip Pallas, Fort :Worth, Frisco^ Michigan to Count Oft $25,000,000; New York's Birthday Party Will Cost $40,000,000} Take Lead from Chicago*8 Profit THE ADVy ANGLE^ 0y GEORGE McDALU Lios Angeles, June 9k Celebration conscious, Un i te d States will spend during the next two years over $200,000,000 on sec- tional expositions, fairs' and. other mass entertainments to be staged Ini all parts of the country^ This does not include the many yearly fairs held In the rural com- munities such as the- class A fairs, Iowa State, Texas State, New Tork State, liOfl Angeles County and others which have In late years taken on the general complexion of expositions. Cleveland, for Its downtown cele- bration, has close to ^5,000,000 ."to invest in what will bring sightseers to the Great Lakes Centennial cele- (Continued on page 63) Edison Foundation's Cuffo Shows; Ballf For Scholarships Edison Foundation will augment its free radio ballyhoo hy extending its cuffo shows to film theatres. For visual end it 'will use a ccmpllation of old newsreel clips depicting life and inventions of the electrical wizard together with a couple of old reels he made, during l.iaustry's infancy at Menlo Park,. 'Great Train Robbery* •will figure In the I'eelag^. Job of pasting the re^ and mak- ing prints is estimated to cost $25,000 for which campal.gners are now. seeking an appropriation from headquarters. Dough is strictly for production; exhibition la entirely gratis, that being made possible by tleups with the Haya office which is reported guaranteeing 2,000 the- atres for show dates. There will be a set of six shorts of two reels each. Reason for ballyhoo is to p'ir- petuate memory of l.iventor in a living memorial which tak»s shape of a fund to educate boys and glris of mechanical or inventive minds. Now using about 96 radio stations of both nets and Indies, broadcast- ing dramatized evoncs in Edison's life. NO HEADACHE TESTEE Hollywood, June 9. Paramount • Is testing Lillian Emerson, Bromo-Seltzer heiress, for 'Big Broadcast,' Censoring Testis. Censorship has "now • tended to tests with home of* flee execs wielding the blue pencil. ' Actor made a test for 20th« Fox, dramatic bit he played calling for plenty of pi-of^jiity. Okay department liked the test but "refused to send, it west- ward because of language. Theatre as Peace 4 * ' ... ^ Agent in War V$. Jews in Palestine . . Jerusalem, June S. TRay of sunshine In the country where for 30 days gloom has pre- vailed is the story wHlch" comes from Nathanya, large Jewish set- tlement. Arab sheikhs, ..British troops and policemen, and Jewish farmers - congregated In .the 'Beth Esther' theatre there to witness a performance of 'The Eternal Jew' given by the Hablmah players. Audience was .most unusual. About 800- persons attended the in- auguration of [the new theatre, which replaces a large barn used previously for the village's enter- tainment. More than half were Jews. The Arabs came from camps which surround the settlements and were the. same ones who the previ- ous week, acting on orders from the 'Supreme Arab Strike Committee' in Jerusalem, were busy setting Are (Continued on page 52) Maiden voyage of the Queen -Mary wound up with I'elationa somewhat strained, not 'fenly between the British Broadcasting Co. and two major American webs but be- tween the BBC and . the publicity department of the Cunard Line, Recriminations which developed aboard ship are expected to find the BBC for a while less Inclined to co-operate with NBC arid Co* lumbla on international broadcasts. It Is also anticipated that the British network will make official note to CBS and NBC of what the former thinks' about the way the NBC and CBS delegations conduct- ed themselves duWng the trip. ". What burned :th'e BBC's repa aboard the ship most wa3-the al- leged discrimination that the C u n a r d's publicity spokesman showed toward the NBC and CBS delegates. .' In a memorandum to a superior one of the BBC execu- tives Ih charge of the ship's broadr casts accused the Cunard p.a, o'£ leaning far forward In NBC and Columbia's behalf . and granting both everythirtg they wanted with'- out reference whatever to BBC, which, as the memorandum states, showed* that the Cunard man had •forgotten that it was entirely be- (Continued on page 62) MAY'S COURTXESSON EN ROUTE TO TORONTO Toronto, June 9. Enroule to Toronto to open at Shea's with his brother Marty, Eddie May took It on. chin from coppers Just outside Beileville, On- tario. He was motoring here when a rear tire blew and swung bis roadster into the ditch. Car was undamaged and May walked a half-mile to a service sta,- tlon to bring back someone to fix the tire. Station itlendant said hf would first have to notify tlio police. When they arrived, ,Vuj feot a ticket for speeding. He was permitted to stay in a Belleville hotel ovornl;,'hr, the polirc suggesting a specific hoslolry. Next morning in court. May paid the $1C fine for speeding and additional court costs of $14,150, Actor pro- tested but was told ))y the magis- trate that 'it costs money to run this court.' 1ST AMERICAN STATE THEATRE Se-attlc, June 9. Washington State theatre will be started this fall, backed by the state department of education In coOpefa^ tion with the Seattle Repertory Playhouse, A three-year plan will be launched, following the grant of $35,000 from the Rockefeller Foun- dation, for this purpose. At expira- tion of that period, it Is hoped the project will be self-supporting. Company will take to the road for two tours of five weeks each, play- ing 20 leading communities, in high schools, presenting classic and ro- mantic plays. This is said to be first state the- atre In America, At Last! What to Do With Old Xmas Trees Detroit, June 9. Using castoft Xmas trees and pieces of broken pavement, near-by Flint is building a 2,500-seater open- air theatre in, Mott Park, with the aid of WPA labor. Design of the theatre Is unique, from the natural bowl turfed for comfortable seating to the rustic stage, con.structod from last year'ff Xmas trePH. .salvaged from the city dump. Orchestra pit, suitable for a 30-pioce band, is being built wUI» broken pavement. VARIETi/ PIC ¥ E S Wedncedayj June 10, I93i6 Robt. Taylor Has His Own Actor Idols And His Own Ideas of Film Heroes By CECELIA ACER All last weelt .across the street from the Waldorf Towers^— across the street, hecause the imposing pf esencci , of tjie Waldorf doorman mad^ it Inadvisable to take a nearer stand — packs of autograph founds herded,, stalking prey. By day and, -night- they waited, clutching leaky pens and grimy books, while their noses, scenting, pointed' upw&rds and theii^ ferret eyes siearched each . window of the 26fh. floor. Behind one of those hallowed windows,, their Instinct told them, their quarry lurked, and boy, what a quarry he was. Brand neW picture star, never been to town before; Itt all New ., Torkj who of them could boast a; genuine Robert Taylor? A. prize worth the waiting, the firsts of the' first Kobert Taylor Open Season in 'New Tdrk,' • ' ■ ' Within the lobby, Dianas froiini the Uppel- classes, clustered wlilsperirig: —flaps ^hose dress' arid demeanor had deceived the' dbormeb iiito pJi^fi- ■ . Ing' them through— biit not ty ' tfie mprie dlscriminadng clerks into liet-, 'tlhg'tKeim appr<>'ac1)' the- llft^i. Pretty' 'little . things; , thflsfe, tifemtilotis with their own daring, eyes, shfnfdg with jierq-,worsKip'f6r a rieW love,' bpdltiS: tense wItJi hope of • Just ^he sight pf. tiltxi 'darting ,ljy oh the way .to„hla- '^6d-;ike doings,' and so seeing 'hlin,' their b.eavitiful dream .coiioie .tr,Qe.'' ^ ; ' And yetj 'so, strahige' a' town Is iN^ew, Tprk and so varied the peopld lii .lt, ti'o .uhaw%re are some 'of them , of who and wh.dt matters — that while: all about the. 'Waldorf the atmos- phere. « seethed With - excltenaent at ■Mr., Taylor's nearnessr-the , niglit' .Mr; Taylor went, to .the jStr Regis; Roof,^ the captain led Mr. Taylor and his party tp a, table in a.nlclte.in %.he wall instead of seating, him. i-lngslilev —no doubt, -Mr, Taylor, exp^^ined,' .telling, abput it, not realizing \^h'o ;jie ■wras. . . v., . ,", ^ ; f ■ .. Realization! Himself, JMr. .Taylor Is forced- to: realize who he is.; He came to .Nev; York for a week's holiday; he spent; -'ihost-bf-lt meetliig Xfae press, as the; columns, of interviews; In the dailies last- \veek p^ove. It gratified hiiq, the Interest of the press In hihi, just- aa the vigilance and numbers of Ihej autograph -hounds he encountered i everywhere - made him glad. ■ Hel only w4shed. that he had time to.signj viall their books, instead of golnjg; v '-t;. :';..^Gpntihued.pn page 35) > UiHyWcEREMops - iiollywood, June '9; .; Harry M, Goetz, v.p. of Rellanc'p Pictures, is .fiyJng to New York June 10 to ' attend unveiling of me indrlfyi -tablet honoring James^'Fenl; ;ihdre Cpppef. ' Gpetz figures; :to take with , him completed print of- his production, . . .'Last • of the Mojilcans,' which Cooper authored," and may also take 'Randolph Scott, ' Bruce ' Cabot and '.Binnie Barnes, ln< cast, along with him for the dedicatory servlccfy. Par-RKp No Swap Hollywood, June 9. Although Paramount is dickering with. Radio for loan of Margaret Callahan for a lead spot' in 'Mur- der with Pictures,' studio turned thumbs down on Radio's request to borrow Ray McCarey to direct the Kalmer -and- Ruby' niusical, 'Count Pete.' Studio is now negotiating with Metro for loan of Joseph Sant- ley to direct. Par also Is dickering with Metro for loan of Robert Ypung for the other top spot In •Murder.' ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT SUIT; PAR-METRICH . A request to .have . f^'. cpmtnlssloni iipjpQinted' to take teat*m6ny oh ;the> Coast - in connection with the breach of contract suit brought by Lengyel Peyfume, Inc.-, ; agc^lnst Paramount Productl,ohs, 'Wfts denle*^ ore Tlfiurs- day. .(4)'* b^ N. T. supreme Court, Justice Hammer. P'erfume company Is suing foi;v^26i000.:Whi(^ it- claims; it spent lri;advertlslhg the phSpto and alleged : ehdoriaemeht of ^ jlarlcnei pietrich In the sale of. perfume, Plaintiffs claim ofilcials of Par, in| exchange for extensive exploltation| of Miss Dietrich and the pictures,' 'ThP Scarlet Lady' and 'Catherlnel the Great,' represented the actress had consented tO'.&Uch publicity. After goiiig to considerable expense, the' plaintiffs claim; Miss Dietrich denied she had authprized ' the . use ofhernamel The motion, ' which was denied Thursday; . TiW,s made oh behalf o^ thb -plaintiffs who ^ bought to-- ha-tfe William M. (.'Bill') Pine, Par pub- licity' . director, .. and his assistant, William ('Bill') Thomas, examined' In Hollywood as to the agreement between "Par and. Lengyel; Kight Weeks- Shoptii^^^^^m A^$ka for Par 'S 'Spawn' •' • 'Hollyvvopd, June 9. 'Henry Hathaway, Paramount di- rector, planed to Ketchikan, Alaska, ihd Grover JpneS, "working on stu dlo's . 'Spawn- .of . the Npfth*; which Etathaway will .direct, is Jolhlng.him' there this Week on a location check np. ' ■ : . • • ■ Studio Is sending unit of 150 to Ketchikan In^ July .for eight weeks' filming. .Carole . Lombard is "Starred in picture.. ,., , Fanckn: Joins Le Baron As Adyjsor on Musicals Hollywood, June 9. Fanchon (and Marc6> goes with Paramount under a t6rm contract to W6rk with William LeBa,ron as advisor of fllmualcale,' and later to produce. Her contract permits her ' wide latitude in production activities. 'McKinley Case' Is Pad Starter for Cromwell Hollywood, June 9.- \, John Cromwell has been ticketed at 20th-Fox to a two-year direc- torial pact following his completion 'j<)f 'To Mary— With Love.' First picture under new termer will be 'The Mclflnley Case,' story .'Tbaaed .an an Incident .In life or the martyred president. Story Is by JMelville Grossman, which is Darryl ''jZanuck's nom-de-plume; Allen Rlv-f kin Is doing screen play, • Two WB Directors Set Hollywood, June 9. William Dieterle will direct War- ners' 'Mistress of Fashion,' starring Kay Francis. ' ' : Archie lyiayo gets studio call to direct 'Let's Pretend,' Ruby Keeler- James Melton musical. iteisch/yjenna Producer, On Three-Way Metro Deal • Culver City," June 9. Walter -Reisch; Viennese produqer, is Joinl;hg .-Metro within two weeks on. term ticket calling for his, serv- ices- as producer-writer-director. " Best known of Relsch's produc- ' tions is 'Masquerade' remade by Metrb's 'Bscapade' last year. Colman as 'Caesar* Hollywood, June 9, Upon completion of his current production, 'Garden of Allah,' David O. Se.lznipk will make 'Julius Caesar' for the Selznick-lnternational pro- gram. - ' " Ronald Cplmah will portray title part,, with picture likely to toe filmed In Technicolor. TONE IN :HUSSY* Hollywood, June 9. Franchot Tone replaces Walter Abel as lead in '<3orgeous Hussy' at Metro, ■ Due to late start of pic, Abel was recalled to his home sludipj-'Itara-' mount> WILL MAHONEY Daiiy Record .and . M«il» "The box-office never lies. . The cause of the stampede for seats- Will "Mahoney's back In tdwn. .That- quaint little man with the bowler hat and puckish grin Is Ainfericas No. 1 Ambassador of Mirth, and all he requires to do to set the house- in the first stage of convulsions is: to set his fppt tapping out its. nerve-beat." -. - . Direction W*l. MORRIS-AGENCY \ Mayfair Theatre Building 'New Tork City Hollywood, June 9. . . Emanuel ' Cphen .Is considering productlon-of . 'Tablecloth Million-, aires,' Idea pf ^Dpn Marquis, con- fined tO:sick bed; that has been de- velc5(>ed Into a spejBn play by Srover,; Jon^s, Gene Fowler, Patterson Mc- Kutt.and NunnallyJohnson. If deal can be .worked put prpceedst will go to Marquis. - ! .in. addition, th? conference be-; tw^en the four cpllaborators, anct a9tual framing, of story, has been transcribed .by a stenog who took down the entire - proceedings, in shorthand, 'With, a hatlonal mag and several collectors interested In buy-; ing.. SELZNICK IN DICKER i FOR HUCK FINN YARNS ■ Hollywood, June 9. David 6. .Selznick is dickering with Paramount and the estate of . Samuel' L> Clemens (Mark Twain)' for the rights to latter's . works. Producer is particularly interested in . Huckelberry Finn and the Tom Sawyer stories. If deal goes through, first will be •Finn,'' mi^de in Technicolor. . SAILINGS Aug. 30 (Yokohama to New York), Burton Crane "(Amagisan Maru). July 1 (New York to Paris), Mr. and Mrs. Nunnally John.^on -(Nor- mandle).' ■ r* - ' June 16 (New York to PaHs), Ed- Avard G. Robinson, Marlon' Gerlng, Aben Kandel (Normandie). ■ June 11 (New York to London), Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels (He de France).; ■June 6 (Los Angeles to Honolulu), Mr. and Mrs. Fddle Cantor, Vince Silk (Lurline). June 6 (New York to Paris), Ernest Schelllng, Desire Defrere, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur. Field, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Henneton (Paris). June 6 (New York . to Los Angeles), • Harry Brand, (to Havana only), Joe Moakowltz (Orlente). June 6 (New York to London), H. J. Morley, Joan Bennett, Jack Buchanan, Carl Brlsson, Irene Dunne, Tony and Renee de Marco, Hedda Hopper, Raoul Walsh, Jimmy Campbell (Queen Mary). June 5 (New York to London), Ruth Gordon, Ted Goldsmith (American Farmer). ARRIVALS Buddy' Flanaga:n, Ben Goetz, John Paddy Carstairs, Al Trahan, Louise Fazenda.' Hal Wallis, Charl,es G. Stewart, George Abbott, Hannen Swaffer, George Barnett, Nick Long, Jr., Lady Yukona Cameron. ■ By JOE ^JGELOW ; ^ SHOW BUSINESS Radio Turn the switch and push the plug in, And hear the ban .l play 'I'se a Muggln.' Burleaqu^... . '{ The candy butcher spiels through hia nose The pretty stripper takes off her clothes^ Picturea The rise-pf the fljme calls for much, admiration— From slapstick to Shakespeare In one generation, Unit - . Its glories are many. It's. rich In tradition,. But Itnp longer gets that B.BO admission. Vaudeville Sketches and flash acts and old 'one to fill.* Evolution, or something, has shortened that bill. • N;t«i Club ■ • , , . Den of iniquity, no place ;for a saint; ' . ' •*.'•■ Charges are convert, but chorus gals ain't. • A la Suprame Court . .".Agent: 'I hope Batten, Bart<>h, Du'rMtlne & Osbovnp likes your slnglric,' Aotqr: Til be satisfied "with a majority opinion.' "^7 . i ' I / .■ ■ ■ ' f .' Tamed ■ A mldwestern censor cut 2^ minuses out of 'Klondike Annie.' The bnly mart In the world that can ppeed up a gal by slowing her down la a cehlsor. • ; ■ Following Is a list of alibis popul^ir^bn Bi-oadw^y in 1926, compeared with alibis used in corresponding situations today: ' IN 1926 IN 1936 ^That's the dumbest audience In- People; who write fan' letters are. th6 U. S,; .- , , . 'i nitwits,' •' Thp ihusic *fas terrible. ' . The cphtrpl man had ho c6ht^olI" My a«ent isn't on the Job.' ' : ' My afteri'ts ar6ri*t oh the jpb. ' My- show will pack ^our theatre, , He . wouldn't book the. act Just be-'- cause an bfllce bo^ .gay© It] a bad bp'caus My, program •^\\\ sell yoiir sl The sponsor was afraid to say fis rcause-, his mother-in-law . dlWt like the .^udltipn, -V ,„;.A^j^' The president -pf Ivion-.crackMi^ Soda Crackers ' |s crazy about my act. ■ The .p.a. -system .Is p.u. . Same.. . • ■ , . . , . What,. me take a daytlm.^ ''R^'^ifi) »ltto. . ... , •()• .,..;-'i;,u- '■ - - ! ■ ■' ■■■ - ■■ T'.i-ii. . ■ • Standstill- r '■f?X\ At the Paramount theatre on B.roadway a little old lady ii^ed^^ report. The booking' office Is crazy .about my -act The acoustics are terrible. .Critics are cr^y. What; me '%o'-oti No; . 27 ■* Broadway is a loiisy street. 'Usher if any seats were available. tfr .'.'j.ioM 'Sori:y^ madam,' the usher. replied, 'you will have tp wait until we"?^«l the Kennedy report.' Survey . ' Radio biz has conducted surveys on everything from, coverage to the number dt wheels on a kilocycle." But it remained' for this ' departmiBlit to dig up a really 'Vital subject .for analysis, entitled 'Survey Did YPu'Do It?' The idea being that the nuinber of listeners- per progtiam isn^ ae Impotfant as Just what those listeners are' doing- while listening In." If radio thinks its -listener-lnn'ers sit around in armchairs and Just' listen, it's nuts. Would the radio sopranos, tenors, musicians and speak- ers sing, play and talk with such confidence', if they were aware of what some -of their auditors were doing at the moment? '. 'Would a' 'Well-bred society coloratura- be- able to get the. proper amount 6t pash into an'ifl*' if she knew that a. truck driver was taking. his monthly bath while llpWii- Ing In? . ' . f • • As revealed for the first time by this department's survey, here are:^^^ few of the radio farts' pastimes while tuning in; , \,r'V .. . . Lady whlskbrooms mattress while crooner croons 'The L/jttle Thhige JnLlfe.' . --.'..■.. Woman peels onions for dinner while band playa 'Tears. In My.Pye|«'}| Man mixes highball^ during address by member, of Antl-Saloonj Leagjq^ .Father spanks small son while baritone sings 'Sonny 9oy.'. ., . . . ; (.^j.. . Dodgers win a ball fame while swlngsters swing 'Every. Now and-ThSJ.* Lady brushes teeth with plain salt and water to Amos 'n.' .Andy, . , j^i, ' Insomnia, O. ' . ' ' ' ' Out in -Cleveland the Republicans are taking up so much hotel spacfe, the legit 'Awake and Sing' company couldn't" find- a place to park'tb'6 body. ..'-'. •. .rl.t Cleveland apparently took the show's title literally; chahces are tfii troupe would have done better if th^ey changed it to 'Sleep and Snore!*" Little White Lies Simon pures are really pure, 'This deal involves a million, dollars.'- Dpuble bills have lost their lure, ' "Will H. Hays wears low-cut collai's. Vaudeville Is coming, back, . We Just love tp pay our taxes, »*very body's lii the blacit,- ' ' Ireland's full of -Abes and Max's. Burley gals have stopped unpcellng, Television's near at hand. Mammy singers have stopped kneeling. Drama's calling Sally Rand. •Ft. Worth and Dallas will co-operate, ' Eastern production is on the rise. Two big firms will amalgamate, Frankenstein has the loveliest eyes. Talking films are Just a fad, Radio singers are always beauties, . The average Juve is Just a lad, Burlesque lines are full of cutles. •We don't worry about oppo-slsh," . Tom Mix la very mean to his horse. Following animal acts is dellsh, 'Learn to act by our simple cour.se.' Broadway is the Easy Street, Booze and salaries both uncut, There's fame for All, and life is sweet; J£ you've read this rQducer. Feature will' be put Ihto produc- tion by Emanuel Cohen around July l.B at Genei'al -Service studio, for Paramount release. Press agent part goes to Lynn Overman, with Elizabeth Patterson, from cast of stage play, dolijg her original role. " Locale Trappers Decamp Holly wpod, June 9. Hal Mohr, Scotty Beal and Stan- ley Cortes, Universal camera crew, planed to Homestead, Pa., to photo- graph interiors of the U. S. steel Plant there for'the "Victor McLaglen picture, 'Big.* At same time Harvey Gates, ^Tlter, plisined to Kansas City to-vge: atmosphere at TWA's hostess school for U'3 .'Flying Hostess.' Moeller's TrofOe' Phillip Moeller, Theatre Guild di- rector, left Saturday (6) for the Coast, on a one-picture commitment for Radio', Directorial assignment Will be 'Millionaire Profile,' going Into production July 1. Moeller is guaranteed $30,000 for eight weeks. Simon agency aet the dc£tl. ■ . , ■'Profile' lb an original by H. S. tCraft and Muriel Scheck. Edward Kaufman will produce, screen play by Lex Nedi^v" "Stephen Gross. U'S NEW TELCO COLOR IN TEX. " NEWSREELS Chicago, June 9. Having passed the experimental stage, a new color process controlled by the Telco Corp, Was tried . out in a newsreel In Dallas on Satur- day (6) by UnlversaL Unlver^iai newsreel. took, some scenes, of the opening of the Texas Centennial and had them on the screed of the Majestic, Dallas,, four hours later for the evening showing. This rates as the' .first time that color photography has been' developed ready for screening in so short a time. • Telco process, which Is' the in- vention of Rdbert Hoyt, is also to be used by Universal for the film- ing of a two-reeler of the 'Caval- cade of Texas,' the story of the Texas Centennial. Telco enables filming both In color and in black- and-white, and to iiave. rushes within four or five hours. Color process was discovered ac- cidentally . while the inventor was seeking a third dimension film process. Gering to Direct Thaniier' For Atlantic in London Hollywood, June 9. Before planing, to New York, en route back to London, Akos Tolnay, producer for Atlantic Film • Co., signed Marion Gering to direct 'Thunder in tlie City.' In which Ed- ward G. Robinson, will be starred. Robinson, Gering and Aben Kandel, who will do the screen play, leave here this week, to sail from New York June .16. Filming starts at Denham studios around July 15. . Scouts Pic Names For Oriental Film Hollywood, June 9. Lo Ming Tau, Chinese producer who turned out 'Song of China,' which -Douglas MacLean has ac- clulred for distribution- In this coun- .try, is due here from China end of this month to line up couple of pic- ture names for next, feature he will make in the Orient. Prospect of MacLean returning to China next fall to assist Tau on production. Schach Wants Sydney ■ London, June 1. Sylvia Sidney, current in 'Esplon- aae,' Hitchcock's latest for Gau- mont-Brltlsh, has been asked to stop over by the Max Schach out- fit for lead in a new untitled sub- ject. DUNN'S cot. PIC Hollywood, Juno 9. Columbia has set james Dunn as the cast-topper In 'The Fighter,' June Clayworth will be opposite Dunn, with Gordon Wiles directing. New Anti-Lobbying Bill Would Curb Film and Radio Propi^andists Block-Booking, Duffy Copy- ' right and Dickstein Alien- . Actor Proposals on the Shelf-^Latter, Deemed a Pro-U. S. Talent Proposal, Delayed by Added Clauses CONGRESS ADJOURNS Washington, June 9. Death knell for several pieces of legislation of primary Importance to the film Industry was sounded last week when Congressional leaders fixed, schedule for winding up the 1936 session. .All proposals must start from scratch next year. Principal measure to 1)e Interred was the Neely-Pettenglll bill ban nlng block booking. Although fraa tic efforts Vere made to get the proposldb aet. fqr consideration be fore adjournment, the House Inter state commerce committee palked and refused to report the, revised version out for a vote. . . The stringent proposal cleared the ,next-to-the-last Senate hurdle In a delayed bprlnt, however, when the Senate Interstate Commerce group put Its approval - oh . Senator Matthew M. Neely's^raif t BUI was ordered reported without any amendments. The House crowd was unable to assemble a quorum to take action on recommendations of a sub- comnilttee' that the ver-, slon sponsored by Congressman Samuel Pettenglll of Indiana be weakened by chopping sections pro- hibiting blind selling, and measure expired in the cona'mlttee pigeon- hole. A variety of similar film proposals ended just where they started, never having received any sort of consid- eration, while the Duffy copyright bill was marooned In the House Patents Committee and the Dick- stein alien-actor ban never reached a vote, although, recommended to the House by the Immigration Com- mittee. . . ". Copyright Also Shelved The hotly-debated copyright re- vision measure, rushed through the Senate last August and subjected to six weeks of public discussion before! the House committee,' Was stranded When Chairman Fritz Lan- ham of the subcommittee rewriting the bill skipped off for his Texas home without authorizing anyone to take his place. This way of knif-' Ing the measure was thoroughly ac- ceptable to Tcreators, who had feared the Senate version, most fa- vorable to broadcasters, would be adopted if the question came to a showdown. A what of- It attempt to strength- en proposed rfestrlctlons on. entry of alien performers was made last week when Congressman Samuel Dickstein of NeW York dropped Into the hopper another bill affecting In- strumental musicians and solo d r- cers, as well as actors, opera, sing- ers, and musical conductors. The version recommended to the House by this committee did not affect toe artists or fiddlers, trumpeters, etc. McHugh to Get Buildup Hollywood. June 9. Warriers will give Frank McHugh a buildup as top comedy name fol- lowing departure fi'om studio of Joe E. Brown, after his current picture, 'Polo Joe-' First assignment will be in 'Three Men On a Horse.' Arnold's Starrer Hollywood, June 9 Selznick-Internatlo'nal will star Edward Arnold in The Man With a Young Wife.' Oliver H. p. Garrett Is to adapt his own yarn. Start Scripting Washington . Hollywood, June 9. Rupert Hughes and Carey Wilson have completed! '■"esearch work on life of George Washington for Metro, with Irving Thalberg ready to start script preparation this week. Producer still undecided whether to make picture a historical saga, or a tale of the man. COMMERCE PIX OKDBYPUBUC, SAYSUIDEPT. Washington, June 9, Theatre patrons In 30 cities In 14 states who. have witnessed the com merce department's trial- balloon fllni/ 'Commerce Around the Coffee Cup,' have voted overwhelmingly In favor of further . educational reels explaining • intricacies of foreign trade, foreign, and domestic, com-, merce bui^eau announced Friday (6). Pepped up by tabulation of reply cards from audiences In ,try-out towns, officials revealed that 90% of the answers to questions about 'Coffee Cup'' have been, favorable. Less than 1,000 comments had been received, however. Analysis of the report showed au> diences in small towns on the whole were more enthusiastic than sophis- ticated patronage in major cltie?. The New York replies showed a larg:er percentage of unfavorable comments than was generally re- corded, -although Los Angeles, on the other hand, registered, a. higher proportion of favorable opinion. This is the short which. In N. T. at its Capitol, on Broadway, show- ing, was negatively received. ROBINSON'S 2-A-YEAR ON NEW WB CONTRAa ■. Holli-wood, June 9, Edward G.- Robinson has be^n given a new two-year termer at Warners calling for two pictures yearly. Pact was • signatured Just prior to actor's pulling out over weekend for New York, en route to London to do a picture for Atlantic Flms. Upon his return, around Oct. 1. Robinson's first under new WB ticket will be 'A Slight Case of Mur- der.' follov.-ed by 'The Life of Bee- thoven.' Charlie and Leo Merge Both Morrisons' Ag'cies Hollywood, June 9, Charlie Morrison and Leo Morri- son (not related) have ama'gamat- ed their agency activities under a partntTshlp deal, taking in all the show branches In, .which they op- erate. Thci' will riierge their Now Yprk as well as their Hollywood offices,. Ill New York the combine will operate under Charlie Morrison'*) ISquIty and booking office fran- chises. Both Morribona will headquarter hei'e. Washington, June 9. Film and radio industry - high- pressure workers who ti'y to prod members of Congress or Federal of- ficials henceforth must file detailed accounts of their back-room activi- ties, as well as statements of their pay and expenses, in confonmity with an antl-Jlobbylng bill sped through Congress last week. Exempting only individuals who publicly express their position on pending legislation at open com- mittee hearings. Congress took drastic steps to bring all sorts of fixers under control and threatened ?B,066^ fine and 12 mQnth ,Jall . sentence to persons who attempt to engage In undercover lobbying without telling all about themselvies.- The significance of this sweeping statute is that all radio attorneys who attempt to whisper into the ears of ■ Federal Communlcafloiifl Cominlssion members or emplojrees, ' all film Industry i^epresentatlves who seek favors from ~th« Army, Navy, Interior or other Federal .de- partments;' and all strong-arm boys who try to Induce legislators to do or not do certain things must register or take their chances on $1- visit to a Federal pen. The registration requlreinents of the new la^v are severe. Persons turning, the beat on Congres? must file sworn statements with tho Clerk of the House and the Secre- tary of the Senate disclosing their eim'piloyers, pay and expenses, while . periodic reports are required show- ing all money received and ex-- pended in carrying on the lol^bylng, identity of pe<%ons paid inoney and the reasons, and the names of any papers, periodicals, magazines or . other publications In which they have caused articles ixtr editorials to be printed. Somewhat less stilt provisions affect persons lobbying with departments and commissions, which are given authority to draft their own rules for the regulation of high-pressure artUtS,. Davis, Jr.'g 'SatisFaction' Hollywood. June 9. Owen Davis, Jr.. Ift slated for tlie lead In 'fc-atlsfac.tion Guaranteed,' bought by Radio, ^Richard English auUiored the yarn. Trade MBrlJ vPe«)«tererf roUNDRH BV felMB. ftn.VPrtllfAN PubllNiiKd ttX-kljr bjr tAKirtT. liiP Bid Sllverninn. Preildsnt 164 Wear 46th Street. New Torb C\ty SUB.SCniPTtON ■■ 48 • Obituary 62 Outdoors < . , . 68 , Pictures 2-37 Radio 35-47 Radio— Reports 47 Radio— Ncv/ Euslncs.s, . 4C Radio — Shov. lanshlp .... 40 Times Square, CO Sports .60 Vaudeville •'>1*52 VARIETY P I C i U R E 1 .Wednesday, June 10, ^936 National Allied s 3-Day Cm. Took in Hays to Anti-Radioing by Stars By GUENf] C. PULLEN Cleveland, June 9. Durlnip their three^dav conven- tion (June. 3-6) tn Cleveland, allied Jndle theati'e owiiets ran iip a high temperature malcing plans to oust "Will Ha:ye, oUtllnlnf hills for Con- gress to stop affiliated circuit ex- pansion, -and starting , a. $2&0,000 '^und to- klcjc the 'producer-distrlb'; utors out of the exhibiting .fleld. Hays attack was renewed by Nathan Tamlns of Fall River, Mass.. Allied prez; In opening i^peech and by W. A. SteffeB from Minnesota, who headed committee on produc;,r aggtcssioiu 'Latter charged- Hays ■ With flopplrt^'ln his screen cleah-up cam^aignr besides skiving Allied the fun-ai'ound on trade. agreementSv A resolution was passed first, day authorizing a committee to push legislation through which will pre- vent- the' ma;lor' companies from • o^lng 'theatres. Battle-fund of • $250,000 was' started. With. 563.00D pledged to committee for expeilses. It will include Steifes. A.bram V. Myers' of Washington, Sidney .E, 'Samuelson of New Jersey, arid H. A, Cole, td woris out a monopoly bust; - ujJ with the aid of some nationally ithowto , attorney to be appointed later. ' Ja,mes' Bitter of Deti:oit,. Ibr- mer nBtional prez, was made treasr iirer of fund to be raised Withilri 21 • diays.' .. . ■ . . ■ , 600 Delegates Six. hundred delegates, represent- ing liGOO habe houses, heard Tamiris tap radicalism as well as. forcing of trailers, short subjeota and playing time. Following up his points, Ray ?resch'.of the Wisconsin Allied unit advocated tiiat Ohio's, and Wi^**"'' ein's anti-^d,6slgn'ated playing time bills should b^ passed In every state, phlo'e law is now going through jfederal court to test its ./sonstltu-- • "tionallty. It may .st-t a precedent In . lilm- dlstrlbutloh industry , If ; okayed, •tpermittlng owners, to jplay tVP® pictures .best- suited to their. Indi- vidual nabea on whatever days they think best tor tl^eir cliertteles. Daniel .3$rtrandj . father , of NItA • codes- for a Federal comtnission to • control Aim Iridusti-y^ gave a- talk ' but Owners are not sure whether he- will work' with Allied in Its atta,ck 'on prdducer^ownership of. theatres; • James ■ Caffrey -of the Federal Housing Administration explained hovr ''exhlbs can obtain -loans for ' niodernl^lng and decorating of their houses; ' ><3eorg« W. -Weeks, general sales manager, of 'OauVnont-Britlsh, apleled on Improvement' o£ English pictures and how they muit be con- eidered in this y«U''a buying. ^ ' ■ pther speakers were W. R. Rbd- gers; Metro's. 6iles manager, on the prdducet's' side , of - sellihg; Sidney B. Samuelson of New Jfersey on 'Our Grbod Frie-nds,' the Publlfc'; H: M. Richey of Detroit on clearance and zoning^ Besortitlons .approved by Allied - conventioneers . during ' siessloris at ^]E(oUe^deri. Hotel Included a I'ecom- mendatlon that exliibs should delete scenes of political propaganda from flUns; that Hjckev stars should be vs.tppped froni doubling, on radio pro- grams^ which are opposlsh to houses; that. all ptreviews should be held In regular tlieatres,' and one landing the iat6-' Frahk ■ J. , Rem- busch's efforts for indie exhibs. Dave Pal&eyman from Hays' of flc^ was. pr^s^nt through the con- .vention buf didn't get any ofQclal . welcome. 'Said he.p^ld the ^5 regis- tration fee- and Tvas . a f ull-fledgC'd member of an . unnamect .Allied, unit. A DIFFERENT HORSE .'Pony Boy' OK for Cantor, but Not '3 Men On a Horse'- • Hollywood, June 9. Returning here . from New York following wlndup of his air pro- grams for the seaspn. .Eddie Cantor has started work* on . "story V^if 'Pony Boy/ his next picture for Samuel Goldwyn. Harry- Einstein (Parks^karkus* also aiTlved to report a.t Radio on his term contract. First assign- ment is in 'The Assassins/ with Joe Penner. Dsal discussed by Cantor with this Warners and Mervyn LeRoy for WB's 'Three Meil on a Horse'* has been nixed by Goldwyn. Comedian had wanted to dp the picture ever since play was produced,. with Gold- wyn niakin.3 an offer of around $Ha.00b for the rights, Warners, who financed th« stage show °. for Alex .Yokel, took over picture rights, . ' . . Cantor wanted to make 'Horse' before r^turninlr to Goldwyn for his yearly commltmeht, hut to. hold uP release of film until the Goldwyn opus was out pf the way. Goldwyn IS said to have favored plan at first, but ister-then went cold on it. If Eddie Cantor has his way he will do own biog as his next picture for Goldwyn^ bpt the producer is holding out for 'Pony Boy.' The Eddie Cantors' trip currently to Honolulu is in celebration of their 22nd wedding anniversary. 'Anthony* Vice *2cggy' Los Angeled Jui^fe >. . - 'Great Zlegfeld* .• winds up . a 12- week roadshow Tun at- the Ciftrthay Circle July 6. Warners 'Anthony Adverse' fol- lows In three days later. MPTOA-SaliSi Heads' INIe^^ IResipsdlis 1IM Conv. Delay 'Anthony Adverse* and 'Green Pastures' will both go out this sum- mer but whether both will be ex- tensively roadshQwn baig not yet been settled^ WB may put one of the two Into the Hoifywood, at $2,20, and the new. B; S, Moss' Criterion, on Broadway, has made. a bid for 'Adverse,' two-a-day run. as soon as bouse Is ready to open, prob- ably around Aug. 16. The Shuberts also ire Interested In either for the Winter Garden. 'RIPTIDE' SUIT Alleges pla9i«rism-<»LittlK Sfrnil«r< ity, but Wont DjsnilsB Suit PAR OPTIONS THREE BANDS FOR 'BROADCAST' • r Hollywood, June 9, • Options have .been talten .by Para- mount on the Jan. Garber, -Benny, Goodman ^nd Xavler Cugat orches- tras to appeiar in -Big Broadcast of 1937,' Warners are understood in- terested in the. Goodman and . Garber combos, for their !Gald Diggers of 1937.' - Sam Perrin and Arthur . Phillips. N,Y. writing team, has been engaged by Par to do additional dialpg for •'Brpadcast.' Friedlander Wants Out " Dos Angeles, June! 9. Stanley Productions, ,Inc;,' and Stanley. Bergerman, Inc., are made defendants in action flied by Lould Friedlander, asking declaratory re- lief on agency deal made with Ber- german. ... Friediander, film director, alleges deal was cancelled after Bergerman failed to. secure new contracts, but that agent who is a son-in-law . of Carl Laemmle, refuses to recognize discharge. Court is asked to de- clare contract null and void. Fred Alien's Rest Fred Airwi has rtiitfd the 20th <3entury-Fox - film offer. Deal was •all. set but the coniediiin is feeling " too run" dp^:n',. to welcome, the Hoi lywood.idea again '(hl6 year. Instead "he is going' to his home town, Lynn, for a 'summer vadasli. Froman in 'Lbudsp^aker' Hollywood. June 9. Jane Froman is playing femme lead in Warner 'Loudspeaker Low- 'down,' currently in production un- der direction of Wllliani ciemehs. Cast sujtporting radio warbler in- cludes Hoss Alexander, Glenda Far- i-eli and Craig Reynolds. Steffi, ti^iiles Jungle . . Hollyvfsod, June 9. Steffi Duna. signed by Paramount ?0f lead "spot In 'Queeji .of. tlie JuDg;ies,' l-eplaeirig Madge NolaJi,' who had to pass up part to under- go an operation,' ' Jjlai M'arcIn will direci Fields' Film Deal ... ff . Denny Fields hah a picUire .deal on with a couple 'f companies. 20th- Fox Is one of thorn, through the William Morris agency. It depends the script oppprtun.ties. Mrs. Fields (Blossom £'eeley) did a couple of .pictures, for 30th,- then Fox, :wo years aefo- 57, DIES IN I Y. Nathan Burkan, theatrical lawyfer and expert on copyright, died in bis home. Great Neck, D, I., June 6. fol- Ipwing an attack of acute indiges- tion. He was in his 57th year. He was regarded as a foremost authority on copyright law and had appeared. In hundreds of cases, his first client being the late Victor Herbert. He was equally at home in the law of contracts and has rep- resented Charles. Chaplin,. Morris Gest. Florenz . Zlegf eld, Otto Kabn ^nd Mae -West, as well as a host of others. He liad served the late Sir Thomas Lipton and recently was- prominent as attorney for Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt in her suit for the custody of her daujgh- ter. . ° He defended Mae West in the •pleasure Man' cage and represented the JJ, D. Morning Telegraph in its dispute over race track betting. He also acted for defendants in the case .of 'Tbe Captive.' Burkan rep-, resented Al jolson, was attorney for the /Theatre . Owners. Chamber of Commerce, was attorney for United Artists, First Irrational ([before its inerger), and Cohimbia pictures. He was oh the board ot .UA and Col: He also' represented Paramount and Metro as special counsel on copy-, right and contract. . Active ' in Polities' However, his business was by no 'means wholly theatrical, for he rep- resented several banking organlza^ tions; chain stores and other purely commercial concern's. He also found time for politics and while he had accepted , only two appointments to public ofBce, he was a power behind thie throne and high in the Councils of the Inner Tam- many organisation. His public ser- vices were as a member of the N. Y.. State Constitutional Conyeiitton in 1915, and more recently chairman of the Tri-Borough Bridge Author- ity. His multifarious legal commit- ments permitted him no time for exacting political appointments. He was always strongly p'ro-'Tammany, contending that It supplied the city with the services of Its only trained politicians, as contrasted with the inexperienced reform administra- tions. . ' . In i-esent years his ofHces had oc- cupied an entire floor of the Con- tinental building, Broadway at 41st street. He had been for many years at- torney for the Academy of Motion picture Arte and Sciences. He was a, member of the Lambs club, "the American Bar Ass'n, N, Y. State Hollywood, June 9. Ben Lyon and Bobe Daniels are n»^'^.^^•« "m' ■^"''A'LS*., t' '""^^'^ enroute to New York, from where Bar .Assn. N. Y., County Lawyers th«.v Th,„«rin„ ^^x^ ♦^^ t„„ As>ffn, the Friars, Cinema c!ub, ■ Federal Judge John C. Knox, N. Y.> yesterday (Tuesday) denied the motion of attorneys for W[etr(i> to dismiss the suit foe an account- ing and Injunction by .Angel A, Aihenson, who claims his. play, 'The Penalty of Sex/ copyrighted In 1981, had been copied in the malting of the JUm, 'Riptide,' *WWle there I^ but littl^e^ similarity' between the plaintiff's play and the continuity of the defendants* picture,'. Judge ICnox held, 'the bill presents a ques- tion of . fact for a jcry and that is as to whether Norma Shearer, the star, actually used the plaintiff's dialog as alleged.' Besides Metro' Bind Miss Shearer the others named as defendants are Irving G. Thalberg, George. DeFoe, play broker; J. E. Brulatotir and Edmund (Moulding. - • DeFoe at one time offered him $5,000 and royalties, for some of the Ideas used in his play, th^ plaintiff claims. IUOO,000 IN CLAIMS ALLOWED AOAINST RKO Judge William' Bondy In XJ, S- District Court yesterday (Tuesday) allowed creditors* clalmis aggr?gat- lngi$l,10fr,000 -in connection .With' the reorganization proceedings of Ba- dlorKeith-Orpheum, Amo: g the largest creditors benefited by the order ar^ Edward -6. Pi^tt,' A, B. Ijlepold and Elmer 6. Samlsh; who wei'e allowed a total claim of $734,- 236 " the ' Orpheum-' Theatrical Co., -Ltd., $124.Q»?. -S-nd the Fletcher Arnerlcan National Bank of Indian- apolis for $265,069. Seventeen other claims made up the balance allowed. Morris Settles .Wi& Metro, Swings to CdL Hollywood, June 9. Chester Morris washed up his ticket at Metro, by mutual consent, and moved over to Columbia on a three-year deal. Actor was dissat- isfied with assignments on Culver City lot and drew his release on condition he will be available at MG for one pictiure each year until 1938, when his pact would have expired. . First spot at Col is in 'There Goes the Brjde/ Howard J. Green produc- tion. Others so far set for picture are Fay Wray, Lionel Stander, Henry Molllson and Raymond Wal- bum. Wright Aiding Sehnick Hollywood, June 9. William H. Wright has resigned as assistant to Harry- Cohn at Co- lumbia and is returning to his old spot with David" O. Selznick. Wright was aid to Selznick ' at M6tro. Lyon, Daniels Abroad LESSER EAST AGMU Hollywood, .Tune 9. Returning here for few days r.fter attending 20th-Fox sales- convention In Chicago, £ol Lesser swings »aEt again to attend RKO Radio t!a:es powwow in. New York this week. Prpclucer ha^.tbi'ee Bobby JSreen features to deitver to Radio tor 1986-37 release, and six Harold Bell Wright and - Zane Grey stoides for J^Otli-Fox pi-ogram, ' Wichita club, Grand Street Boys, Pacific Lodge -No. 233, .F. & A. Ma- sons. Jewish . 'Theatrical guild, the Night of Stars, and the Jewish Fed- eration. He was married in 1927 to Mari- enhe Ale.<;ander, who survives, as does his S-year-oId son, Nathan. Jr., and two brother^ Jioaepb and' Da- vid. ■ FunerjEil services were held yester- day (Tuesday) monnllng from Tem- ple E.nanu-el. About l,500'>attended. B. ri UA ^nd Columbia shut down a half day yesterday (Tuesday) morning in tribute to the barrister and to permit the staffs to attend the services at Temple EmanttrEL .All the music publisher^ and ' the Ajnerican Society of Composers, Authors-, aiid FubllBhertf Jikewlae shuttex-ed a half day* they sail Thursday (11) for Lon don. While abroad, the pair wilPmake personal appearances in conjunc- tion with showing of LyoiTB last two Republic pictures, 'Dancing Feet' and 'Down to the Sea.*- Arzner Directs Xraig^ Hollywood, June 9, Dorofhy Araner will direct '.Craig's Wife* at Columbia. It will be Edward Chodorov's first production for studio. ED OLMSIEAO SEIIS ONE jKollywo«d, June 9, Columbia lus bought 'Counterfeit Lady,' original by Ed Olmstead. Author, former studio publicity hcait in now with Major Bowes, Ed L. Kuykendall, president of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America^ reacbea New. York tomor- rpw (Thursday) to confer further- with major 'sales heads on trade practice . reforms. ; Kuyketidtill and.thip MPTOAcom- mittee which .was meeting with major distributors have not cou. tacted 20th. Century-Fox, United Artists and Warner Bros, so far. ^oth John D, Clark and George j* ^chaefer, 20th and UA sales heads,* respectively, xvere not av9.liable during recent stay of the Kuyken- daH committee In New York, "wtj has refus^ to discuss trade prac- tices with the MPTOA at all. With Clark:' now back in New York, Kuykendall Is expected, to coniL^ with the 20th-Fox sales ciilef on Friday (12)» probably Schaefer at a later date. Schaefer returned to New York yesterday (Tuec). ..Conventions and sales plans , by the various niajor distributors in- terrupted sessions with the M;pT0A group a. few_ weeks ^go, with, result • it was disbanded until again called by KuykendalL; The MPTOA chief comes, back alone tomorrow (Thiu-s.) ^oir discussions with the majors and d obeCk as to attitude with respect to the short form of contract Kuy« kendall submitted prior to leaving for Virginia Beaoh, Va., and the annual convention of tlie MPTO of Virginia. Expectation is that each major will submit the short form of contract worked out by the MPTOA to legal .departments • before going Into huddles with the exhibitors' organization on . ^a^vption or revi- sion. ... Independent Producer , AUeges WB Film Is Story Infringement Complaint alleging that the War- ner Bros.' picture 'The Yanks Are Coming^' infringes on 'This Is America,' was filed in the U, S. Dis- trict Court, N. Y., by Beekman Film Corp., which seeks the usual fnjupc- lion to atop-the showing of the WB film, also an. accounting of profits, etc, Plaihtife .alleges its film was copy- righted' early In 1933 and that the subsequent WB pic. 'The Yanks,' is based 'In toto' on 'This Is America' UUSICAL GRIDDEE Hollywood, ffu no. 9, • Six tunes for .20th-Fo:i's 'Pig- akin Parade' will be written by Lew PollQ6k,'and Sidney Mitchell. Bogart. Rogers produces. L. A. to N. Y. Newton .Tacobs. Sam Wolf. George O'Brien, Marguerite Churchill, . Charles R. Rogers. William Pierce. Al Woods. p Sol Lesser.' Harry M. Goetz. Ed\yard G. Robinson. Akos To'nay, Marlon Gering. Abeh Kandel. Charles Collins. Dorothy Stone. Samuel Smith. B, P. Schulbevg. Mel Hulling. Bebe Daniels. Ben Lyon. Ed Gardner. John Beal. N. Y. to L. A Sam Hearn. Theresa Helburn. Walter Batchelor. Phillip Moeller. Daniel Frohman. Max Gendel. Henry Travers, Will .H. Hays. Maurice McKenzIe Jimmy MoHugh. Sammy White. Harry Brand. Joe Shea. Eddie Selzer, Anita Louise, Helen Ferguson. Cy Kahn. Hannen SwafCer. Wednesday, June 10, 1936 PICT E S VARIETY KHERSON TO QUIT PAR See Merger of Selznick, Pioneer By Jock Whitney for Economy - Hollywood, Jiine 9. - Amalgamation' of Selznick'- inter- • li£itlonal and* Pioneer Js believed to -''''Id a matter of days with the arrival • yesterday (Monday) on the Coast -.of John Wharton, assocjiate of Jock" Whltnejr, and treasurer of both producing companies. Under- stood Whitney, who bankrolls both ' ' outfits, is fed up on duplication and wants to shave operating nut. Although Selznick will be active 'the next few months, no progress ; is being made by Pioneer with Merlan A., Cooper scouting story material. Pioneer goes In 100% for ..c" lor . pictures, while Selznick will be equally split between pastels and • two -tones. LLOYD AS INDIE PAR PRODUCER Hollywood, June 9. Harold Xiloyd remains with Para- mount, but as an independent pro- ducer. Deal was set after both Adolph Zukor and Irving Thalberg had been liegotiatlng With comedian for several weeks. Lloyd, who will c6h£lnue to pro- , duce at General Service studio. Joins lE^iHrnount oh same basis as Eman- uel Cohen, B. P. Schulberg and Hari'y Sherman. He will make more than the one ' yearly feature he has turned out in recent years. ROACH ON FEATURES AFTER 1,095 BRIEFIES Hollywood, June 9. With preview of 'Hill Tillies,' his 1,096th short subject, Hal Roach has written flnis to two-reel production after 22 years of turning out shorts, to devote his time hereafter to fea ture production. Lyda Bobertl and Patsy Kelly, co-featured in 'Tillies,' will carry on as a team in producer's feature pic- tures.. Hal Roach studio suspended pro- duction Saturday. (6) to remain shuttered until first week In July, Only writers, cutters and publicity department will rema,in at work during shutdown. During ■' suspension period new construction work will be com- pleted that will permit studio to swing ovier from shorts to ifeature productions. Arrangements Set For Laemmle Diimer June 22 at Waldorf At a luncheon meeting Monday (8) at the Cinema Club of the com- mittee which is planning a testi- monial dinner to Carl Iiaemmle at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, N. T., on June 22, occasion was taken to >' pay tribute to Nathan Burkan, who died Saturday (6). Louis Nizer read • a resolution expressing regret in the passing of Mr. Burkan and all those present stood Up in silent reverence on its adoption. Mr, Burkan was chairman of the committee on the Laemmle dinner and had worked hard on Its plan- ning. Nizer, who was vice-chair^ man with Eddie Cantor, was elected chairman to succeed the attorney. Will Hays Is honorary chairman on the dinner, proceeds of which go to the United Palestine Appeal fund. Tickets are $12.60 each. Nizer has appointed a special en- tertainment committee, consisting of Louis K, Sidney, Gus Edwards and Harry Hershfleld. Active committee Includes Leo Spitz, Hays, Austin C. Keough, Saul Rogers, Harold Rod- ner, Dave Ferguson, Harry Buckley, Dennis F. O'Brien and others In ad- dition to Nizer and Cantor. Weisman Asks Discharge In Fox Met Receivership An order to show cause why Mil- ton C. Weisman should not be dis- charged as trustee in bankruptcy for Fox-Metropoiitan Theatres was signed Thursday (4) by U.- S. Dis- trict Court Judge 'Mack in N. Y. The order directs any protesting creditors or stockholders of the pic- ture firm to appear at a hearing on the matter on June 5. Weisman filed his report on the affairs of Fox-Metropolitan with the Court a month ago. He fol- lowed this with a request that he |»e discharged from his duties stat- ing that the affairs of the concern V/ere In excellent condition and his services were no longer needed. The £"'.ow cause order is a formality to allow proteatanta, if any, ' to he heard. ROSY TO HEAD PRO-FM. PIC, RADIO GROUP Washington, June 9. Sol A. Rosenblatt, for nearly two years Federal policeman assigned to the film Industry, was picked last week to head up effort to enlist ra- dio and screen people in President Roosevelt's re-election campaign. Rosy was named chairman of the motion picture and radio division of the Democratic National Committee by James A. Farley, who picked James A. Sauter of New York as understudy. Radio-film group will work in conjunction with ' stage committee headed by Eddie Dowling, objective being to line up big names in the show business for publicity pur- poses and to corral industry votes for the Democratic ticket. A. T. & T.'S 56 COMM'L niMS COST $261,958 Washington, June 9. Production of 66, institutional films, for propagalnda purposes by the American Telephone '& Tele- graph Co. came to light last week during Federal Communications Commission probe of the bell sys- tem. Declaring the plx were distributed widely to build up good will and ex- plain workings of the telephone business, James M. Hamilton, A. T. & T. film director, disclosed an outlay of $261,968 In the past 10 years for educational reels. Asso- ciated companies paid $170,417 for 2,492 prints, he said. The Commlsh Indicated last week that question of telephone company Interest in film production, sound picture business, and financing will not be taken up unUl after the sum- mer recess. Hammell Will Head Lubitsch Par Unit Hollywood, June 9. John . Hammell has been made general manager of the Ernst Lu- bitsch production unit at Para- mount, In addition, Hammell will con- tinue to function at studio as cen- sorship editor, post he has held for i,0 years with company. Indication of John E. Otter- son Retiring at Annual Meeting of Paramount Stockholders Next Tues- day (16) — Has Contract for Four More Years— : Zukor President Again? PROXY COMMITTEE Indications are that John E. Ot tersori will retire from the presl dency . of Paramount on Juno 16, should the company's annual meet- ing of stockholders be held as scheduled. It is understood that he will not be a candidate for reelec tion to the presidency. Also, Ot terson may retire entirely from Paramount shortly after the meet ing if not sooner, according to these indications. There is no indication who Otterson's successor might be, although some see Adolph Zukor, present chairman of the board, re assuming the presidency. That's up to the board. Naught is known what disposi- tion may be made of Otterson's con- tract which has still four years to go. There has been considerable talk of late that. Otterson might be linking himself with a Portington proxy group, but that looks to be out, now. It has ho bearing on whether Ottersen walks. While the resignation of H. A. Portington, British chairman of the executive committee of Paramount may be looked for, It is not certain to be forthcoming. Fortington, who has been Otter- son's chief critic, is now apparently allied with Otterson. Trade Angles These are the angles of the trade which have arisen owing to the fact that neither Fortington nor Otter- son are members of the proxy com- mittee which was named by the Par board for the annual . stockholders meeting, to be held June 16. The board at a special meeting, on Wednesday (3) named Stephen Callaghan, Jacob France, Harvey Gibson, Stanton Grlffis and Adolph Zukor. At the same meeting Harry O. King, director of Allied Owners Corporation, was elected to the Par board, succeeding the late Gerald Brooks. Allied Owners Corp. Is said to be the largeist single holder' of Para- mount securities. It is ' held that Manufacturers Trust is the second largest holder. Harvey Gibson, head of this bank. Is on the Par board. There have been two stockholder suits filed against Paramount lately. Company's announcements indicates that the board has taken notice of these suits and referred same to the company's legal department. One suit is by William Yoost aris- ing from the company's settlement of the Electrical Research Products, Inc., claim, during bankruptcy. Yoost opposed settlement of the claim during bankruptcy. He was repre- sented at the time by Attorney Ralph Vatner. Vatner and associ- ates have been long-time agitators against the A.. T. & T., Western Electric and ERPL Defendants In the suit among othefs as announced include Para- mount Pictures, Inc., ERPI, the A. T. & T., Western Electric and the board of directors of Paramount Pictures, Inc. S. A. Lynch is also named a defendant In this suit; A stockholder suit by Lucille B. Sharmat is held to arise from the company's failure to exercise Its options to repurchase the Texas (Hoblitzelle) and the Iowa (Blank) houses as provided In the original theatre partnership deals. In this suit the defendants named are Paramount Pictures, Inc., and the board of directors, according' to the official announcement. Certain Par interests had been after 3. A. Lynch to return to Para- RKO and U Sales Meets June 15 In N.Y.; Col Chi 22d; UA in LA., 30th NEXT INTERl CINEMA EXP» SET FOR AUa 10 A Rome, June 9. Fourth IntG'rnatipnaT Cinema Ex- hibition will be held in Venice from Aug. 10 to Aug. 31 this year. Nations taking part in the exhibi- tion will be given a showing in pro- portion to the size of their film in- dustry. A .committee of five will pass on the films to-be shown; and films that are there for world pre- miere will be given top choice. Films of special artistic or techni- cal riierit, however, that have beei^ made since the last International exhlb can still be considered. J. R. M'DONOUGH OUT AS EXEC VP.OFRKO John R. McDonough has resigned from RKO-Radio Pictures, Inc. His contract, which was to have expired In September^ has been settled by agreement. Before coming to RKO, McDon- ough was with RCA. Without any previous experience in the film or theatre line he undertook supervi- sion of Radio production and RKO theatre operation. He was with RKO less than six months when he began reading and okaying film scripts, • McDonough lasted about two years -with RKO. Hollywood, .Tune 9. Settlement of his contract having been reached in N. Y. last week, J. R. McDonough on Monday (8) terminated his connection with the Radio studio as executive v. p. His deal carried a September expiring date, but McDonough ofllclally was inactive ever since Sam Brlskln came on the lot. McDonough says he will remain on the Coast to make a new studio connection. mount in an executive post, but he -is definitely not interested. Lynch reorganized the Par theatre circuit, conserving Its equity in its chain of moro than 800 theatres. Continuing Sabath Probe Washington, June 9. Decision to suspend the Sabath Congressional investigation until after the Par stockholders hold their annual meeting in New York Tuesday (16) was resfched follow- ing receipt .by the committee of a telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy, former chairman of the Securities & Exchange Comml.ssion, now act- ing as special adviser to the film company. Kennedy pleaded that a continuance of the hearings at this time would 'confuse matters to a greater extent insofar as the bond- holders and security holders are concerned and reauestod a breath- ing spell for the company, ■ Terming the organization 'one of the finest properties in the motion picture Indu.stry,' the former SEC chief declared his belief that 'the sending of anonymous communica- tions reflecting upon the purpo.se of the Investigation by your commit- tee is inspire.: by peraon.s wishing to unnecessarily complicate the Paramount situation further.' While agreeing to a recess, Chair- man Sabath made it. clear, hrwever, that committee Investigators ai'e unde- instruction.', to go ahead with probes In various cities, Chancs».s that Paramount invi-.ttl- gation may not be revived until next fall will give commltlce slouths an opporhinUy to extend In- vestigatlons now In progress. Both RKO and Univer.sal go Into convention in New York next Mon- day (15)1 RKO will hold Us salea powwows at the Hotel . Waldorf- Astoria; U at the Astor hotel. Del- egates to both meetings will come In from the Coast and other parts of the country. RKO will announce a minimum ol! . 48 and a maximum of. 52 features for the 1936-37 season. Of this number there will be six westerns! starring George O'Brien, to be pro- duced at RKO by George Hirllman. Reliance will make from four to sl^c, latter If possible, for RKO during the year, while under other releas- ing deals, Sol. Lesser will furnish two starring Bobby Breen and Diavll Loew two starring Joe E. Brown. Company will turn out 36 two- reelers, 53 single-real subjects and 12 issues of the March of Time. Starting in January, It expects to start getting Walt Disney, cartoons but not known now how many may be available for the second half of the new season. U will make 44 features, Including^ eight westerns starring Buck Jones. This company will have a total o( 107 shorts, all in one-reel length. Columbia goes Into annual con-* vention In Chicago June 22, with Harry Cohn and others expected on. from the Coast to attend the meet. This distributor Is expected to an- nounce a total of 62 features, of which 16 will be westerns. Thera will be 61 shorts, according to plana. Los Angeles, June 9. 'In?' addition to foreign and home office execs and district and branch, managers from eastern points, all Pacific Coast sales people will 'at- tend annual convention of tJnitedl Artists, to, be held here June 30 t» July 2, at Ambassador hotel; Home office delegation heads tor the Coast, Juner 26, headed by GSorge J. Schaefer, v-p in charge of distribution. Party will includa. Harry Gold, Paul Lazarus, Harry - Buckley, Maurice Silverstbne, Arthur Kelly and Monroe GreenthaK Expected that Samuel Goldwyn will have sufficiently recovered from his recent illness In New York, to attend the sales meet. At this timo product lineup for 1936-37 will be announced. Present plan is for 29 ' features, or 30 If Douglas Fairbanks delivers 'Marco Polo.' Schedule provides for six each from Goldwyn, Walter Wanger and Alexander Korda; five irom Selz- nick-International; four from Pick- ford- Lasky, and two Technicolors from Pioneer. REPORT ON PAR BY KENNEDY MAYBEFRL Joe Kennedy's report on Pata- mouht may be made this week. Man- agement Insiders figure that Kennedy will likely hand in his opinions to the company board On Friday (12), Already many outside and inside political and business angles are to be hoard about ithis report. How- ever, officially, the situation hasn't changed. None can predict ac- curately what the Kennedy report may contain. Report as y«t is tar from completed or conclusive. The company's theatre end figurca to bo taken care ot in the Kennedy report. Nor is It known how far along in his home office survey .of distribution, nowsreels or foreign, the Kennedy inquiry has gone. BfADELL REJOINS COHEN Hollywood, June 9. Joe Nadf'll Is due here from Now Yorlc to join thf* (.■xccTotivo Httift of Kmanuc'l Cohen productions at Gen- er.'i-l Hcrvlce studio. Nara6ula'9 IDAughter,' are depehdihg mbstly oh the lower bracketed pic to ■ 4raw them to fair returns, -Pirate' does not seefa to cotton in this neck ' of the .world. . . 'Great Ziegfeld' in eighth week at . Carthay Circle -slipping a Ilttl0 from iprevious stanza but trade still, amazing for this period of the ■ rOri as even in the old .two-a-day, taki^ was nowhiere near figure on the inost-iputstandlng pics. 'Bullets or Ballots' Itt second we6k at th6 . Warner Do-rtTitown and Hollywood doing (air but nothing exceptional with previews during Vreok helping toward a respectable take, 'Xiahd of Promise.' in at the Bllt- Xoore for &. week had a $1 top ' pi^iniere gettlnir around $1,200 for .the performance and had a hard ' time gathering an- equivalent , amount for rest of the stay, Pantages and .RKO were only " bouses that exerted- themselves in the .expi6ltatIon lino current weeki concentrating on. "Panclng Pirate,' the top bfacket' piCf with studio . tossing the extra, coin for this, pur- ■ pose. It waJs pt little 'avail from b. o. angle. .To . attract attention they^ : distributed; all over the. local areas' a strip of technicolor shot , froin pic . ihouifted , on a carfl. Bouses weiit In for.h&^Vy -wlfldoW t)eupsj 'lo<;al br.o.adc^tihg and plenty, of ^tra newspaper space for which '1)0th Piojieer.- and Universal made 6xtra : don^tibAs: Ettithates for this Week lBiltmot'«> (Roaener) (1,700; 8B-55) •^lAiid fit Proinlse' (Urlm).- No,-: body .ifi^ine'd to care after 'thk ■ premiere .with pic for Its seven day txxn lucHy- to gfet $2,400, which is bad.. . .Cflrthay Circle (Fox) (l,Bl8; 56- 83-nao-$i.65)— 'Ziegfeld' (MG) (8th tireek); Night trade-.stiU holding lip in good fashion with mats lighter. ' Hit gross of $12,300 for the previous ' stanza which was the seventh and Included the Decoration Day i>er- formances.. . ■ . , ■ Chinese (<9raumart) (?,028; 30-40- B6)— 'Unguarded Hour' (MG) and wing, by hitting around $5,' . 600,' Last we6k, first for: this one, wae^exceUent at $9,900.' • - • • , Fflmarte (Fox) (900; 40-65)^'Le Bohheurf. . (PrAricb'- American). They're not g>6ing ciitSkoo over this one Avhich will lt>e lucky to hit $1,1- 300" which ialn't so hot. Last week 'lAXi Aux- Dames' . (Franco- Amer). Brought btkclt for "repeat and was . shunned like an et^Mhguak^, scram' ming to a Very poor $900," • , Four Stii" (Fox) - C90a; 30-65)—. miny Afternoon'.. (UA) (3d week). Dmlnlng the. take for this pic. which will mean around $8,000, • which' is •fair; Last week not as big as It could have' been with finale count $8,m Hollywood iCWB). (2,766;. 25-35 40-66)— 'Bullets, or Ballots' (FN) (2d week). Ambling along at mode- irate pace, wjilch wa|i - aided, by couple prevjews and will mal»:« Its departure With around $4,306, which - Js ok^ for a second week here. Orpheum (BdWay) (2,280; 26-30- B5-40)— 'Forgotten Paces' (Par) and *Man Hunt' (WR), split, and vaude- . 'ViUe. • Return of George . Jessel on sta^e here helpinr matters con- siderably and house will have very good week with $9,000. . Pantages (Pan) (2,7Q0; 2B-36-40- BB)-^-'Dancijig Pirate' (Pioneer) and pxacuIa'B.,mMslit«r!. (U), »plit. Fair 96|60(^ will be tops. Last week 'Show Boat' 03y third and last stanza. Though Allpping below ..expectations flnale was good at a $4,lr0ft count ParamoUhC (Partmar) (3,696; 30- 40-B6)— -King Steps Out* (Col) ap^l iltage -show. Grace Moore still im- portant here. Pic Is leader of town by great margin ajid for first week is a cinch for veey good $18,000. Last weejj: 'Moon's Home' (Par). Better than expected but still a sick sister as well as losing proposition for'house with a $12,500 take. RKO (2,950; 25-36-40-55)— 'Danc- ing Pirate' (Pioneer) and 'Dracula's Daughter* (U) split. Using couple previews as take ballast this com- bine will do a fah- $6,600 which is rather .tough. Last week 'Show Boat' (U), third and last week ■went out with flying colors to a good' $6,600. State. (Loew-FoX) (2,024; 30-40-. 65)— 'Unguarded Hour,' (MG) and •Country Beyond' .(20th), split Just fair at $8,300. Last week ..'Trouble For Two' (MG) and 'Little Miss Nobody (20th). "Wound Up with tepid $7,400 for six days. United Artists (Pox-UA) (2,100; 30-40-55)— 'Trouble for Two' (MG) and 'LJttle Miss- Nobody' (20th), split Rather tough row to hoe. Just getting that- drop-in trade which will not get over the $S,300 mark which I5 poor. -Last week 'Two Flags' (20th) sloughed off after first Couple days o£ move' over from state, hitting a so-so '$3,100, APOLLON UNIT AND 'MURDER' $0500, MHO ■ ■ " ■ ■ Baltimore,- June 9, (.Best Exploitation: Hipp) Outdoor pursuits, plus school clos- iog&' and graduations claiming at- tention of m'any this /week and de- ttactlng: from- Ordinary .^interest. Most notable, perhaps/- Is It's Love Agafn' at the Stanley, which is "wearing a grin again after string of ..poor weeks. Pic was bought from Herman" Blunt, operator of the a?roqs-th6-streeV .Little, which has G'-B - product Jessie Matthews is exciting, no little. Tntereist and biz' seems to be eascading each day to a~gOod $«-,000. 'Showboat' Is winding up fourth and final -Week at Keith's, bagging a nifty $4,600, and closing longest run a i>ic has had at that house for .six years. Opening tomorrow (Wednes- day) evening is "Things to Come,'' -which was itriglnally set for Loew's vaudfllm Century since the English- made film is released by United Artists. The exchange wanted to start a percentage cut from first dollar onward, but understood LOew's objected because house plays vaude. Couldn't get together, so UA 1st Runs on Broadway ■ ■'.( - . I^SubJect 16 -Change) Week of June 12 . AttOr^'Great Zlegfeld' (MG) (10th week). Capitol— 'Fury* (MG) (2d week). Music Hall— 'Private Number' .(20th-Fox) (11). Pafamount— 'Princess Comes Across* (Par) '(2d week). Rialto— 'Last Outlaw' (RKO) (11). Rivoli--'^ - Mrs. Bradford* (RKO) (ftd week). Roxy— 'Sectet Agent* (GB>; Strand — 'House Divided* (WB). Week of June 19 Astor— 'Great ^egfeld' (MG) (11th week). Capitol— 'San . Francisco* (MG). Music Hall— 'Sins of Man' (20th-Fox) (18). ■ Paramount- 'P o p p y' (Par) (17). Rivoli— 'D a n c I n g F 1 f a t e* (RKO) (17). Stra nd — 'House Divided* ("WB) (2d week). peddled pIc to Keith's, -where it Is set for at least a fortnlte on a per- centage deal from first dollar, with film getting .35% up to $9,200, and 60 -.50 split thereafter. Hipp gets publicity palm for week by campaign on behalf of badmin- ton players, Jess Wlllard and Bill Hurley on stage this week with act they presented recently in New York. Ted Routson got plenty of tietips with sport shops and stores; also cracked newspaper sport pages', and had the nose-tilting northslders tossing cocktail festivals for the ^uo because out in that region the folks find badiAninton , 'too, too divine.' Helping Routson. was Thomas Kearns, sent down for few days' ad^ vance charting "by Fanchon & Marco office in N. Y. Perhaps one of most unusual stunts pulled was having WlUard-Hurley invade the Hopkins U. Jr. Prom, set-up net in middle of dance floor aiid glve the collegiate rug-cUtters a demonstration; kids liked it plenty. Estimates forThis Week . Century (Loew-UA) (3,000; 15-25- 35-40-55-66) — 'Moonlight Murder" (MG) ahd Dave Apollon unit About tl2,600^ at outside, and' Oft Last :week John Boles carried 'Trouble for Two' (MG) to $17,500, o. k. Hippodrome^ (Rappaport) (2,300; 16-2B-3B-40t5B-66).— 'Dancing PI- -rate' (RKO) and vaude. At $9,600; it'^ sound since 'stage nut is down. Last week, second of 'King Steps Out' (Col) and vaude, $8,200, not so forte. Keith's (Schanberget) (2,500; 15- 25-30-35-40-56) — 'Showboat' (U) (4th week). Final week grabbing a dandy $4,600. Last week, $5,200. New (Mechanic) (1,500; 15<25- 35-40-65)— 'Private Number' (20th) (2d -week). Robert Taylor bolster- ing h. o. to good $3,800, after ini- tialer shinned up to $6,800. Stanley (WB) (3,20Q; 15-25-35- 40-55)— 'lK)ve Again' (GB). Making house happy again at $6,000. Last week weak $3)6O0 for 'Fatal Lady' (Par). ^Gims-Kak Get $11,S00; Trouble 12G, 'Chair' $4,501); PhiDy's Many Holdovers • ■ ■ .Philadelphia, June 9, - (Best Exploitation: .Stanley) Unusual number of holdovers brings little real activity, in' the downtown film sector this week 'and the new ones (three) hold but Ifttie promise of b.o. excitement ; Aldlne has a floppo In 'The Witness Chair,' -which won't get more than $4,600/ UA, -whioh has had. house all winter as a first-riin, was sup- posed to -have washed up a- week ago, but^ instead, is getting ' one more, 'I Stand . (Condemned,' open- ing tomorrow (Wed,). After that,' house will probably offer a feyr- stragglers and- then, 'after- the Con- ventlonj fold for the summer. Another new one is 'Trpuble lor Two,' at the Stanley, where. $12,O0O! will be tops. Ealrle has 'Sons o* Guns' on the screen and Roger Wolf Kahn's banid on. the stage,. Looks- like a dreary $11,600 week, . Stanley-Warner people did some nice exploiting for 'iBullets or Bal- lots,' last week .at Stanley arid how^ at Stanton. With clipiplrigs garnered from a riewspalver morgtie on various raekets, S-W «ixpIoitation bunch po't up a trick card which they Sent to business establishments and oillces, C. of C. worked. with them on the mailing list and card caused con- siderable attentlori. Estimates for This Week Aldtne (1,200; .40..55-65)- -'WitnesB Chair* (RKO). Won't get more than $4,500 oh the week ending to> morrow (Wed.).. Last week 'Love Again'. (G-B) wishy-washy $4,000 Iri six days. Arcadia (600; 25-36-50)— 'Meet Again' (Par) '(2d run): Fairish $2,500.. Last week 'Florida Speclail' (Par) (2d run) n.ag, and out after four days, at $800. 'Private Worlds,' reissue,- for two days a.t $400.. ■ Boyd (2,400; .40-55)— TKIng .Steps Out" (Col). Holding for five days of second week and doing well at $8,600. First week good at $13,000| Earle (2,000; 25-4&-&51— 'Sono o' Guns' . (WB) and Roger Wolfe Kahn's band. Weakish $11,600, Last week 'Law in Hands' (FN) and N,T,G. liriit-'ordlnary at $12,000. . Fox' . (3,000; 40-65-66)— 'Private Number* (20th) and "Vincent Lopez band (2d- week). > Getting $14,000 in holdover after big. $21,500 last Kariton (1,000; 26-35-40)— 'Prin- cess Comes Across' (Par) (2d' inn). Fair at $2,700. Last week 'Bfertry 8th' (U), fe-frlval,' a surprise smash with $4,300, well above house aver- age for first runs. Keith's'. (2,€00; 30-40-60)— 'Sho-w Boat' (U) ' (2d run and 2d. week). Neat- at $2,900. Last week's |3,700 fine toT this house. Stanley' (3,700; 40.66)VTrouWe for .Two' (MG). Nice notices, but not a lot of blsj W $12,000. Last week 'Bullets or Ballots' (FN), satisfied aU ardiirid with $14,000. . : Stanton (1,700; a0-4e-60)->'Biil. lets • or BallQts' (PN) • .(2d ruir). Around . $6,600, . Last week, 'l*hree ^Ise Gwys* (MG); so-so, IB.OOd, ' Wid^ Wo#ard Ave. % Helti i(xbetri^^ Heat Wilts B'ham ' iBlrmingham, June fl.' (Best Expfoitation: Ritz) Hot, dry weather is chasing the folks to theatres to get cool, especi- ally in the afternoon, but at night the swimming pools are getting a portion of the cool spot seeker^. Night baseball Is also cutting into grosses here Vfith the town going Ti/lld iabout this newest competitor 'Of show business. •Gteat Zlegfeld' at 6B-75-$1.10 and two shows dally at R^tz are doing biatter than last two roadshows to hjt here. One of best stuntg used by Bill Coury, -manager, was to get one of the radio stations to inter- view patrong la the lobby as they came out of the theatre. Estimates for This Week Alabama (Wilby-Kincey) (2,800; 30-35-40)'^'Trouble for Two' (MG). Bad at $5,100. Last . week 'Mrs. Bradford* (RKO):, $6,6ao, fair, Ritz '(WIlbS-Klncey) (l.eOO; -65j 76-$l,l0)— 'Great Zleglffeld' (MGM) oft to a nice start on two shows a day. Last week • 'Unguarded Hour" (MG) $2,200, light, at 25-30c.- sqale. EmpiriB " (Acme) : (l,100j 2B)-f •Playboy' (WB). About $2,400, fair. Last week 'Married a Doc' (MG), $2,000. fair. ^X.t^t\A (WIlby-KIncey) (800; 25) ■'Sky Paxafie' (Par) and 'Song arid Dance Man' (20th), spilt At $1,600, not exciting. Last week 'Three on Trail' (Par) and 'EJvery Saturday Night* (20th), $1,500, slow. . MUNY OP. HANDS ST.L St. Louis, June 9. Municipal Opera In Forest Park, starting 18th season Prlday (6^ gets in Its licks for 87 Straight nights and every theatre In town will feel effects. Average nightly attendance is around 10,000, Including 1,700 free seats. This is the.- latest- opposlsh cinema houses face as soft balL parks, excursion steamboats, midget auto racing, amusement parks, etc, all are getting a big play. Oper- ators' of local film houses expect this during the Summer months and bide their time until the regular season brings the customers back. Nothing sensational on screens this week and every big house in town except Ambassador and Mis- souri has gone dual. HoweVer, the Fox with 'Private Number' and 'Human Cargo' is ,on its way to a socko week, "King,' which did well at the Fox, is enthroned at Am- bassador for another seven days, - Sxplditatloli boys conserved their energy this week, probably laying back for next week. Estimates for This Week Fox (F&M) (5,038; 25-35--55)— 'Private Number' (20th) and 'Human Cargo' (20th). Doing $19,600 for socko -week. Last week 'King Steps Out' - (Col), . -finished . with $16,500,. good. ' Ambass^ador (F&M) (3,018; 25-35 55)— 'King Steps Out' (Col) (2nd ,Tun)", Grabbing $8,500 here after, fine biz at Fox. Last week 'Show Boat' (U) (2nd run), no complaints at $8,300 after two weeks at. Fox.' • Shubert-Ridlto (WB) (1,725; 2B 35-56)— ?Early to Bed' (Par) and 'Too Many t^arent-s' (Par). At $7,400, better than average. Last week 'Sons • o' . Guns' (WB)- > and •Border Plight' '(Par),i dropped off to $6,900, light- • . , . Orpheum (WB) (1,950; ^S-SB-BB) —'Palm Springs' (Pat> and 'MurdAr by Aristocrat' (WB). •Too much- op- position to beat $6;800, fair. • Last week. 'Princess Comes Across' (Par)^ nice $8,600. Loew's (Loew) (3,162; 2^-35-55)— 'Trouble for Two' (MG)'and nviee Guys' (MG). Headed- for $12,000, good.- Last Week 'Unguarded Hour' (MG) and 'El Dorado' (MG), faded and finished with $9;100, off. Missouri (P&M). (3,614; 25-40)-i- •These Three' (UA) j(2hd run). After recent good biz at Loeiy's may hit $8;000 here. Last week. 'Iron Door' (Col) and 'Hell Ship Morgan' (Col), below ^.verage at $5,700. ' : Tyel$*$5MN.H. in ^ New. Haven, June t. (Best Exploitation: Poli) Good itroduct all around cur- "nUy. helplnif ^to keei^ trade up. Film spots will have to get aWng .Without XAlt Atudes for a while, and Detroli, June 9, (Best Exploitation t Fox) . ; . -'Ktng Steps but' here cdrrent stanza -to grab a neat $26,000 "at the Fox, with help of Abe Lyman. Fig. ure, tops in an otherwise dull town, is one of the best house, or town foy that matter, has seen In some time. Slightly cooler and cloudy weather over week end reduced out-of-door stuff, and kept quite a few custom- ers in city, bolstering grcsses al- most everywhere over pi-evlous week. Not to the extent to make managers smile all over, however, btit enough to gi-ve 'em hopes that thiflgS mtiy return soon to summer normal after weeks In the doldrums. That the Fox would drop vaude first of July, for rest of summer, be- cause of widening of Woodward avenue in front -of house, is un- founded according to Manager Dave Idzal. Street will not be closed en- tirely, until late In August,- and since it's .being widened on side opposite^ house, .biz shouldn't be hurt . too' milch. ' " ■ :. Take it away down at the Michi- gan current week, about $13,000, poor, coming up on 'Fury/ plya Bverett Marshall heading .vaude. ]§Iz has been down so long, going under $10,000 on one or two occasions in past two months, that nothing: less than a cyclone . can bf irig it back up; It seems. Got a Ijijg $15,000 last week on 'Trouble for Two,' plus amateur winners on stage, despite latter received gobs of publicity in local press.. After two nifty sessions at the Fox, 'Show Boat' moved over to the Adams this week and figures for another nice gross, $5,600, at that small house. Pox got back In the exploitation' swim this week and came home first with special ads, store tieups arid radio plugs on both film and Lyman, plus usual didoes. ^ . Estimates for This Week ^ ^ l.Fox (Indie) (5,000; 30-40-65)^4; king Steps Out' (Col) and ATie Ly*"^ man on stage. Good combo gettlng>; towh''s top coin, at $26,000, --lieit, despite street widening froht'(-Otoorer this week) at $.13,000. House got a bad $16,000 last stanza on 'Trouble for Two' (MG), plus amateur winners on stage, despite fact latter received lot of build-up by Detroit Times which sponsored big dance carni- val. United Artist (United Detroit) (2,000; 2G-36-55) — 'Fatal Lady' (Par). Still no relief in sight bere< as biz. stays down for filth suC'^ cesslve week. . ■ Only $5,20(1^, bad," due . this stanza, up slightly over' previous week, however, but noth- ing to write home about 'Sons o' Guns' ("WB) brought In only $6,000, low, last week. • ) State (United Detroit) (3,000;. .25-', 40) ^'Border Flight' (Par) and- 'Palm Springs' (Par), dual. .Plagued by street widening,, too, but dping; near normal . biz thiis stanza, at $4,500, oke. 'Forgotten Faces' (Par) and' 'Wise Guys' (MG), dual,t: took in a fair $4,000 last stanza. . 1 ' Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 25-40), —'Show Boat' (U). .(3d. week)y| Moved here after two big sessions at the Fox,, musical looks for .an-?- ;Other .fine gross • at this - smaller;; house current week, with $5,500 due- Average $4,500. Jast . st.an7,a .fromi 'Country Be;^ond' (20th) .arid. 'Roam- IngLady' (Col),- dual. .' Rlngllng-Barnum' stand 'thlS'-vli'^eli'! (10), -wofl't lielp any. - * - 'j ^'i Poll sticking' to oldt'imers ioY Xm week's bally. Paper ranged fr<5m ' windo'w cards tp banriers on news tr>icks; ^. air campaign , Included .memory song , contest for . oakleys. Estimates iFor f h is. Week , Paramount (M & P) (2,348: 35-^ 60). 'Fatal Lady' (Par) and 'No-< body's- Fool' (U)-. Fair biz at $6,000. Last week 'Princess Comes Across' Par) and 'Call of Prairie' (Par) Okay at $6,600.' • . ■. ■ 1-"' Poli (Loow) (3.040; 36-50) 'Mtsk'^, Jradford'- (R&dio) and 'Panic 'oA' Ir* (Col). Snaring • $8,000, * go. low at $3,000. Vedwesday, June 10* 1936 P ■ C T E GROSSES VARIETY ECORD 484-511 FIX FOR '37 What They Promise for m37 -Total Features— N Mini- Maxi- West- No. , — -Shorts > mum mum erns m Color 2-ree| 1- reel ' Qolumbia 48 48 12 • • •26 35 Oaumont-British 24 24 • • • • • • • • ^etro • • • 44 62 « • • • 12 80 f'aramount •« 70 80 6 2 1 112 48 62 6 « • 35 65 42 42 18 4 • »• • • '2!0th"F''x •>••<•••«•••« 69 69 C 2 42 68 y h>ted Artists • 35- 40 • • 8 18 Universal 44 44 8 107 V/arner Bros. 60 CO 6 2 36 104 Totals ».>•••««••••«•• 484 t 611 62 18 152 679 Bowes Aids Send Oriental Biz Below House Average; 'King $27,000, 'Boat* I, Dull Loop s Only Standouts House in desperate shape for prod- uct. This one heading for less thaA $12,000. Last week 'Princess Comies Across' (Par) fell off In second weeic to $7,100, nix. Ertanger (i;200; 55-83-$1.10-$1.65) — 'Zlefffeld' (MG) Otlii weelc). Falling ott to' under $9,000 but still remark- able for the length of stay, Uets' Big 8G, loveAgain'$7,500; Tury'NSG6G,KC Cincinnati, Juite 9. (Best Exploitation: Palace) Warm weather and chilly lln^ui of product a no-jeller for ace cine- mas, whose biz by and large Is- on the dip. Outstanding exception is Keith's, which is stacking up a wham $8,000 on 'Bullets or Ballots!' It's one of the few times for this house to pace the burg, and take is an over- the- topper in any kind of temperature." Looking down the b.o. line, 'It's Love Again' is next with $7,600 for the Palace, then $0,000 on 'Fury' at the Albee. Lyric, after a high tug last week, is under the cloth with $2,800 on 'Till We Meet Again.' . 'Private Number' is doing $4,500 on second run at Capitol and Grand Is holding 'Show Boat' for its fourth downtown week at $2,500. Estimates for This Week Keith's (Libson) (1,500; 30-40)— 'Bullets or Ballots' (WB). Robinson the type- topper. Marking up a sur- prisingly big $8,000, which is an ex- ceptional mid-season figure for this house. Notices only lukewarm. Last week 'Sons o' Guns' (WB) (2d wk), $3,500, good, following $5,600 on first Palace (RKO) (2,600; 36-42)— 'It's iiove Again' (GB). Jessie Matthews featured over title and given nice notices by reviewers. Looks like $7,500, fa,lr, Last week 'Trouble for Two' (MG), $6,500, Hght . Albee ORKO) (3,300; 35-42)-- 'Fury' (MG). Echoing a poor $6,000. Last week 'Private Number' (Fox), $14,000, excellent. • „,\,„^ Capitol (RKO) (2.000; 35-42)— 'Private Number' (Fox). Trans- ferred from Albpe for second week, $4,500, okay. Last week 'King Steps Out' (Col) (2d run), $4,000, all right. Lyric (RKO) (1,400; 35-42)— 'Till We Meet Again' (Par). Herbert Marshall In tall letters, but augurs a sad $2,800. Last week 'Things to Come' (UA), $7,000, strongest tug for many months. Grand (RKO) (1.200; 25-40)- 'Show Boat' (U). Held over for fourth downtown week, $2,500. small. Last we6k. $3,500. pic Sfot »11,600 In initial week at Palace and $4,000 in move-over week at Capitol, Family (RKO) ^5-25)-- •O'Malley of Mounted' (Fox) and 'Two In- Revolt' (RKO). split. An average $2,000. Last week 'Road Gang' (FN), In for full week, $2,500. %?rfnd (Ind) (1,300; 15-2C)--'Hu- man Bondage' (RKO) and 'Star of Midnight' (RKO), separate Re- vivals fetching a so-so $1,500. Last week 'Horvester; (Rep), $2,000, dandy» • ; . Chicago^ June 9. (dest ' Exploitation: Palace, R'velt) :.Trad(B hp,B been light In the Loop for . the past week In most houses, and continues that way currently, though there are exceptions. Last webk ^Private Number' and 'Bullets and Ballots' stood out boldly In the general, weakness and this week 'Showboat* and 'King Steps Out' fljjure' to carry the major load of Ptfttuj;e lousiness, • •ftiroarlly it's the end-of-season pioduct that's holding things down. .'And without pictures to hold up the Loop the houses are suffering, sljice they have just about run out of £;ood stage attractions. All the vaude houses aire crying for attrac- tions, but there's nothing in an office way. Even the Major Bpwes shoWs. which formerly did well, are now far from certainties at the Oriental. ,B. & K. house is playing Its fifth Bowes unit and bushiess is far under not only the previous Solves units, •.Uut under the average business house dq#s with regular vaude line-up. B,\& K.' says it won't play another BOwes unit In the Oriental. ,7ohn Joseph got 'Showboat' off to a swell start despite a hasty order ,wh6n the previous 'Dancing Pirate' fell apart In midweek. Sam Clark o£. Warner Bros, rates considerable Wentlonvfor part In grabbing ex- ploitation space to hold up 'Bullets' ab the Roosevelt. . . Estimates for This Week •iApollo (B&K) (1,200; 25-36-55)— 5Ialf Angel' (20th). Pulled today (Tues.) after three days of under $1,000. Replaced by 'Under Two Flags' (20th) which stays until Sat. (13). . Last week 'Golden Arrow' (WB) pretty good at $6,100. Chicago (B&K) (4,000; 36-56-75) H'KIng Steps Out' (Col) and stage show. Grace Moore picture pleas- antly tinkling at the cash register to $27,000; Last week 'Private Nam- ber". (20th) $37;200, wow. '^S^rrick (B&K) (900; 25-35-55)— 'Soha o' Guns' (WB).. Joe E. Brown ^'ood in this house. ' Around $6,000, oifty. • Lost week. 'Exclusive Story' (MG) not bad with $5,600. /Oriental (B&K) (3.200; 25-36-40) Tl)ey Were Married' (MG) and Bjiwes unit. Fifth of the Bowes shows to play this house and far b^lp.w any of the previous units. Will have to struggle to hit weak $16,000, I. 000 on its second weeic at the Muslo- Hall, very satisfying after a first week's take of $99,000. 'Bullets of Ballots' got $35,000 on its initial week at the Strand and may get up to $22,000 on its current (2nd) stan- za, remaining a third. At the Riy 'Ex-Mrs. Bradford' is holding its own admirably. Second week will be around $20,000, with a third to go. Picture held up well on its first seven days, • scoring $29,500, 'Danc- ing Pirate,' bought from RKO, opens Wednesday mornlngj (17). Benny Fields, held over a second week at the State, is again credited with di'awing the lion's share of the business which on his holdover Svill be in the vicinity of $18,000. 'Moon'a Our Home' came m on Fields' sec* ond week. ^he Cap iand Metro did an exten- sive job on 'Fury* and business should have been better , at thliEt house. Among otlier things, iMEetro used Its running electric sign over the Astor to advertise JFury.' Estimates for This Week Astor (1,012; 66-$1.10.$1.66-$2.20) — 'Ziegfeld', (MG) . (10th week). Still getting big crowds: last weeIc (9th), $16,100. • . . JCapitol (4,620; 26-36-65-86-$1.25) -^'Fury' (MG). House has lost mo- mentum recently w^lth run of bad pictures, this probably accounting partly for a- gross currently that isn't . bigger but may build into $30,000 week. This is good but Un- der expectations. Holds Second week. 'Trouble for Two' (MG), just over $10,000, brutal. Palace (1,700; 25-35-66)— 'Sons o* Guns' (WB) (2nd run) and 'Law In. Her Hands' (WB) (1st run), duali'. This doubleton will be under $8,000, lean. ' Last week's twain, 'Golden Arrow' (WB) and 'Half Angel' (WB), $6,500, poor. Paran'iount (3,664; 25-35-55-76-86) — 'Princess Comes Across' (Par) and- Russ Morgan orchestra, with Gracie- Barrie and Stuart Churchill In pit. Pointed for >32,000, very nice, and stays a second week. 'Case > of Mrs, - Ames' (Par) and Louis Armstrongr- orchestra; close to $20,000 last week, good. 'Poppy' (Par) and Ozzle Ne'l«- Bon's orchestra with Harriet Hil- Hard opens- Wednesday (17). | Radio City Music Hall (5,089: 40-^- 60-85-.99-$l,10-$1.65) — 'King Stepa. Out' (Col) (2nd' week) and stas© show. Went to $99,000 first week,, fancy, and .-may get up to- $70,000 on close on holdover, good, an especially gratifying showing on the 14 days.. : Rialto (760; 26-40-65)— 'Revolt of Zombies' (Acad). Indie doing \vell here', around $7,800. May stay An extra day for eight,, with 'Last Out- law' (RKO) in Friday (12). Last week 'Florida Special' (Par) proved, anything but » special, $6,200, juafc getting by. Rivoli (2,092; 40^75-85-99)— 'Ex« Mrs. Bradford' (RKO) (2nd week). Maintaining a good grip, around $20,000 on this week . (2nd), First seven days was $29,500. Goes third stanza, with 'Dancing Pirate* (RKO) in Wednesday morning (17). Roxy (6i836; 25-36-55) — 'Little Miss Nobody' (20th) and stage show. With house overhead down to -a minimum, will get through at in- dicated $24,000. Paul Ash on stage and in for four weeks. Last week second for 'It's Love Again' (GB) helped by Decoration Day to lively $30,600. Strand (2.767; 35-66-65-85)^'Bul., lets' (WB) (2nd week). Has a chance of mounting to $22,000 on holdover and stays part or all of third week. First seven days batted out very fine $35,000. State (3,450; 35-55-75)— 'Moon's Our Home' (Par) and vaude headed by Benny Fields on second week and Herb Williams. Fields again cred- ited with majority of take, this week around $18,000 or close. Last week, first for -Fields, with *X% Hoiirs by Air' (Par) the picture^ $18,000. .8 VAmerv PI C T C C Ri»S SCS MedsitB^j^ Jiide 10, 1936 Jaylor and Davis Piilliiig Mpls. Out Qf Slum]); 'Arrow' 5)^G, 'Number 9G MinneapoUs, June 9. (Best Exploitatfoni Minnetiotii) Robert Taylor and Bette Davis are putting some life Into dccUnlne box offlces currently. Their pres- ence in 'Private Number' and 'Oold« en Arrow,' respectively, has a stlm- ulntlner' effect oh- patronage < at the ivtinnesota and Orpheum,, which ai'e housing these plctxii'eB. As a result, the slump' which has been causing so much worry, seems .to be ar- rested. " ■ ■ • - 'Things to Come! has shown signs ot building at the World, and Is re- n^ainthg over' for d second week. Lyric and Time have their best cards for some tlm6 In 'Robin Hood ot El Dorado' ami 'Dracula'a Daugh- ter/ respectively, and business is on tn^ upgrade at these spots. 'I Mar- ried Ol Dactor' faces a fair gross at the State: Abnormally cold weather prob- ably Is a help. The baseball team 16 pA the road again, -too. and maybe "Its absence will 1)enef)t Sunday $ind other irfatlriee trade. -Mlrniesota did big things in ex- ploiting 'Private Number,' with all tl f tittmts:pMmoted at little cost to t^ showhOuso,- Th'TOugh chain gro- ceries lt>p\it out 53^660 heralds con- t4inin!>(iueky numbers good tor free ttoketi^, the ' stores trying for the p'bintme and thel theatre donating two isaira ot ; tickets for each 1,000 heralds; It distributed contributed cfirdf^ to stores, iftflices and faotories'. . rhone the theatre's private number. WbBh 'gmall Town Girl' played tho Minnesota^ ^several weeks ago a tfaiier after the .teAture asked pa- tron's to watt{h for 'Number.' -Esttmaites for This Week : Minniwta iPubllX) (4,200; 2B-31)- fll-^SSy-iW'Prlv^te NuttibeV (SOth). PuUfng in the" fair' stex 1ft encourafir- Injf numbers. . Very .gpod :$S.O0O Irt pYoji^pefct, / . I^^ ■ Week 'PrljiOess (Jomes Aer6s8'-j(Par),.|T,00o» fa^.. \ Orpheum (Singer) (Z,«iO; 26-35' 4fft)WCk>lden .Arrow"* (FN)-.' Gals flocWiiilr in here, too, and - maitinee trade IS taking " on ' ■ nevr lease- of •llf?. dfbbd $'6,600' for Btit days. 'Show ii^oftt- (ft), opene Thurtf, (IX). 3w««t w**K .'Uantlhg "Pirftto' <|IK0) ,iuid Bl^oi^tone .unit,! 18.000, • ail .right. State .'(J»Ubll)c) (2,300: '48-SB»A0)<~ •Married ^avDoo? 70\),' fair.- i:Tlm*. ifeerger) ' (ZSO; ..15-56)— •Dracula's 'Daughter' (U). IZoomlng tQ. good $1,J!00. . ' Last ,weelt 'Lone ■Sjroir CGoO. JSOO/JiKht.'- Lyrb-xPuBHx) (r.30O} 50-25)— 'El Dorado' , (MG). Pretty good $2,ooo. Last week , 'Sky parade! (Par), $1," 300, light. • .•Upto\vrt (PubllX) (1,200; 2B-35)— *j{bdferA, .Times' (U A) and 'These three* (UA), first neighborhood sh6wiAe«. -split. iFalr $2,500. Last vfreek 'Mr, Dpeds' (Col), Ifl days to We; $4,600": : • Cenlury (Piiblixy (1.600-; 15-25)— •Slnglner Kid' (J-N) and '(Sarcla' (SOth). loop Second runs, spilt. Ert route t&. fair $2,500. ' .Last week 'l^auntlifroy' (MG); sy and ,'Boulder Dani' (WB)t second runs, and 'Meet - Afialn". (par), flrst tun; split. .Fair $800.- Xaat week 'Petri fled ForeWt.' (WB), second 'run>. and .'Ldnesomft Pine' (Par), "third run, spilt, $1,000, 4 ANGEL' WITH VAUDE " \. . Indianapolis, Jurte 9. •P^iJivate Number,* is having a nice wfeek at the ApOllo, with the pros- pects for an okay $4,500. .But noth- ing Ih .town lis causing any s^ieelal activity with the return of summer h^at.' Dual of 'Trouble for Two* and ■Devirs Sfiuadron* at Loew's' Is drawing:- a moderately good $6,000, wliiie the circle will touch a fair $4,200 Oh "Early to Bed' and "Special lnV.estlifator.' 'Half Angel' and a v^ude at" the Lyric are In the mild bracket at $6,800, Estimatfss for This Week Apblto (Fourth Ave.) (1,100; 25- 40)-^'l*rlvate Number* (20th)>; Very sailBfttctory $*<,600. Last week 'Bul- lets' Or Ballots' (WB) drew the mew but not enough women to. g)c> ang this week and with no smashes to stave off slump, box oflloes both collec- tively and individually are toppling to traditional hot weather grosses. Interesting angle Is that takes all "d6wn* f ar, Seat- tle, 18; Lyric, Mpls, 2fl. . 'Poppy,' Newman, K. C,, 18; • Mich, Det, 19; Rlall6, 'St. L., 19. 'Desert Gold,' Lyric, Mpls„ 12. '. 'Early to Bed,' Minn, Mpla, 12. ■ .RKO-nADrO 'Dancing Pirate,' Fox Spo- kane,. 10; Orph, Salt Lake, 11; O. H., Tucson, 12; Oklahoma City, 19; Melba, Dallas; Holly- wood, Ft. Worth, 23; Majestic, Jackson, 25; Cap, .-Shrevoport, ' July 4; H'wood and Lib, Prov., 6; Tex, San AntOnio, 22; Iowa, ' Des Moines, Aug. j2; Hiland,. Des Moines^ 2; Maine, Portland, 6; Dreamland, "New Haven, 23. . MCTRO . . 'Fury,' Vendome, . Nashville, 12; State, N. 6., 12; State, Houston, 12; Pol, Indianapolis, ■ 12; Midland, State, St. L., 12; k. C, 12; Loew's, "Wilmington, 12; State, Prov., 12; Loew's Dayton, 12; Century, Balto. U; Loew's Richmoni}, 12; Fox, Wash. 12; Col, Reading, 12; Loew's, Louisville, 12; State, Memphis^ IS; Grand, Atlanta,. l9;.Loew'«, Xondon, Out.-, 26;. Loew's, Toronto-, 26." . - •Speed/ Earie, Phllly. 12; Gapr Memphis, Aug. 16;'Joy< Memphis, 22. .f6m«ll Town Oirl/ . Shaker,; OieVe, 28; :Garfteia, deye, 28; Imperial,. Cieve, July 6; "ysrest Pork, Giave, 10;; Grand, CloVe,. Kansas. City, " June .9.. XHtvt Exploitation: Uptown) I.Bjjt week nieht baseball-, hosS races arid Decollation DaV were too much for the lilctujre; . h.o,uS6S, Itttit thls^ week, sees all' houses firing broddsldes " and--, the' 'ri^.ttriau'ees abrlaile wVtH competitive offerings, • Uptown Jumpjad^ the.-gu'n by rUn- ninij- in 'Private ' Niimber'' a day ahead- of the fteldv Ojcierilng was like a basement bargain counter on Saturday morning. BXptaltatlpn In- cluded Max. Factor tie-up,- radio plugs, telephone g^kSy mail and extra newspaper space.. 'W.hlle all-houeeS are ' hitting the baliy heavy ' this week Uptown gets the honprs for selling -a picture arid: s^etting full value. Manager Chambers should win' a pretty $i'o,Ooo'fDr his efforfs. .'Folies, Comlques' unit is doing nice business on the Mainstreet stage. Word-of-mouth would be better if this troupe, had bothered tp look uij a dry cleaning estab- lishment. Clown's jiutty nose was the cleanest Mocking item' on the stage. Riverside' ran oft «, 'Foiles Comlque' handicap opening' day. Nelson-HiDiard on Stage With 'Guns Sock Pitt, for $18,000; 'BuOets Pittsburgh, June 91 (Best Exploitation: Stanley) Heat is giving the "village Its ups- and-downs this week, although b. o. draws are managlngt. in most cases to offset effects of climbing mercury. Stage combo of Ozaie Nelson and Harriet Hilllard hypolnfe 'Sons o' Guns' smartly and Stanley should have little trouble climbing above $18,000, best around here in sevc-ral months, and about f> grand better than last week's flrst-rate Decora* tlon Day take. fielssue.'} are doing all right for themselves around here. Warner recently brought ba Last . week- 'Bons' o'' Guns' -(WB), $6,600,- un- hdalthy. ■ . ; JMWIand (Loew) (4,opO; . 26-.40)^ 'Sinq of Man',(20th)4. competieh too mtich for this one, $8,000, poor. Last week 'Trouble, for . Two* (MGl) $8,- 000, light; ' * • Tower (RewOt) (2,400; 25-36)— .'King Steps Out' (Col) (2d week) and vaude. Good $8,000 in . sight. First stanta, eight . days, hit the must figure,^ which' was- $10,000, and okay. Uptown (Fox) ,(2,040; 25-40)— 'Private Number' (20th). Smack- eroo $10,000' for nine days. Last Week 'Bhodes' (QB) and 'Laughing Irish Byes* (Rep), ftve long dftys, and short $2,400. $6,000 9th Wed for b'Beat$Mlir $1,300 at Sodtle iik • " - Setttie, June S. (Beat .Exploitaiioft; Paramount) Cool: weekends have. been killing the beach bis and aiding thebtreti> ith resulting upward trend in biz, a ' and 'Champagne Charley (20th), dual. Moderate at $3,000. Last week 'Meet Asfaln' (Par) and 'Playboy- (WB), dual, $2,900, slow. $8^0 FOR 'SQUADRON; m,' PROV.'S TOPS Providence, June 9. (Best Exploitation; Loew's) .It's the doldrums once a^aln. Woathor still exhibitors' biggest op- position, Strand appears to-be the only Stand, doing anything that might be called fair bushics.s. Grace Moore's 'The King steps Gut' and 'Devil'*' Squadron' are combining to make it this week's leader, tinder normal conditions there is no doubt that ble would be plcntlCul, but combination Of clrcumatanccH keeping gross down to $8,600 'when it should be well above $10,000. At Fay's "Little Ml,«i9 Nobody' and fljp^fi Bowe.«j amateurs are kewping thingx «HghtIy above the flop mark. Another -splurge of ballyhoo, bot In no given case Is exploitation help- ing at box office. Albee plug on Things to Come' vied with Loew'a for., honors On dualor, 'Three "VVlse - .(Continued en page 37> , Boston, June 9. •- Whole town fa on .-the summer sirdft' tliis -week wU)iL nothing leRdlnir the field by any .bJtf margin. 'Show Boat* holds -over at the Memorial for ,ia., third stanza, and then moves over to the Boston' for a tour frame on- a. dual. - Memorial, flrops -single feature policy "arid 'goes double next week for at le^st'a month. Singles return when, hew .season- -.product" starts rolling In. ..Initial, pic on, the foii policy will ,prQl?^J)Jy. ;^e. 'Mary of (Scotland.''. 'Mrs. Ame's','" ■with Ted Lewis on the stagie, afthd Met 16' tepid, pac, Ing at about- $17)000.- ■ -'Trouble for Two' and •Dovllfei -Squadron;' dualled bt the Orph.and .Stata arovalso be- low par, and^betw.ew .tj\e tWa stands the combo -vf ill, fake something like $23,000. " ■ ' 'Bullets Or Ballots'- and. 'Sky' Patade,' double; at-thfe'P&'r and Pen- way, about . the healthiest ■ duo ' in town and two bouses will garner around $12,600. "KcBtasy,' eubsecmeni run at the Park, is entering its seventh.' weeit at that stand, \mder the steam of some smart sexy billing;. Etttmatei for iThjt Week Mot (M.- Hel(t.-w enoburogingiy o-ver. weekend ot third and last frame, and. getting .(Satiaf^tory- ^10,000. Second Week good $12^000. Colonial, (Loew) (1»600; 155-83. $l.l'0-$Le6)— 'Ziegtaa* (MG), Fin- ished roadshow 'tuin 0'£ Alhe weeks with 16,000 tor .final fr^me. Closed Saturday (6), Paramount (M&P) CUSOO: 26-35- 60)— 'Bullets or BaU6t3V :(PN) and 'Sky Parade,' dttW, AH right at $6,600 clip. I, double. ' . Tury^-Toor Combo Fair At HSOO in Portland Portland, Ore., June 9. (Best Exploitation: B'why-UA) INew plx this Week ai'e mostly slamesed. Chief exception is the paramount, rolling along With a big second week- of 'Showboat.' Broadway turned <»n the big bally pressure for 'Fury.' -'teamed with 'Nobody's Fool," and keeptni^ well above water due to the selling cam- paign. Similar pressure used to sell -Bullets or Ballots' ait the UA, •Estimates for This Week Broadway (Parker)-- (2,000'; 25-40) .—'Fury' (MG) and •Nobody's FooV (U), Duo clicking fop-fair results on .strong exploitation of "Fury,* $4,500. liast week Trouble for Two* (MG), $4,200, moderate. United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 25-40)— 'Bullets or Ballots' (FN). Average pace for this hou.se at $4,000. Last week 'Things to Come (UA) nearly strong enough to hold With good $6,600, Paramount (Evei'green) (3.000; 25-40— 'Showboat' (U-) (^d week). Still mopping up for good $5.ono. First week topped the burg's gros.'-es With great $7,600. Orpheum (Hamrlck - Evergreen) (2,000; , 56-40) — 'Mr.s. Bradfora (RKO) and 'First' Baby' (20th) (2d Week). Still okay at $3,000. L.ist week good $5,600, M a y f • i r (Parker - Bvergroen) (1,400; 36-40)— 'Irish Eyes' i'R':^' and 'Desert Gold' (Par). Getting fair play chiefly on the hor.se opoja and will' close at $2,000. Last wf'ok 'Boulder Dam' (WB) and 'Thf^e Godfathers' (MG) collected par $1,800. Vedn eg jfty* June 10, 1936 VARIETY 9 THEATRES PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION NEWSREELS VAUDEVILLE fHEATRES LEGITIMATE THEATRES STAGE PRODUCTIONS RADIO STATIONS RADIO SETS PHONOGRAPH SETS EDUCATIONALS 16 MM PROGRAMMES HOME PROJECTORS THEATRE SUPPLIES RECORDING EQUIPMENT SOUND EQUIPMENT CONSTRUaiON CO. BUILDING ENGINEERS HOTELS CATERERS RESTAURANTS CAFES DANCE PALACES TELEVISION The largest employers of man- power in the entertainmant world. # 15,000 people on the permanent payroll (52) weeks in the year; outside of production • • • • • 24 GB SPECIALS FOR 1956^57 10 VARIETY Wednesday, June 10, 1936 ALFRED HITCHCOCK THE THREAT RIVER Ot= UNREST CMy$tery %J\ielodrama , . • ALFRED HITCHCOCK will direct another -vast scale production following Sylvia Sidney Robert Donat in "THE HIDDEN POWER" THE THREAT stars to he announced RIVER OF UNREST Stan to he announced 24 GB SPECIALS FOR 1956 -'57 fi^ucBaa yt^Juao lOt 1936. VARIETY SI :::$$$::i:¥>:::*:: ^ V'/-^ .^/""^ - >jX->:^-;-^,<:-<::::::<: 'V.^-yyjyyyy.- W;<;<>>¥;¥:-:¥xv>y^-^x<;:>;^•^^>,;X:X;:;:;: !^\-;-:^.:-x-i':^>x-.'->:->:1'':-::v:-; ^-.-.-.-.v.". •.'.V,'. ^SYLVIA SIDNEY jtOBERT PONAT ^mantle JMelodrama ^ Iff » "SYLVIA SIDNEY ROBERT DONAT THE HIDDEN POWER Author, Joseph Conrad^ Directpi^ Alfred Hitchcoct. :*Courtesy o? Walter Wangei; 24 ee SPECIALS FOR iI956-'57 TOPS '{M ALLl 12 VARIETY "Wednesday, June 10, 193^ GEORGE ARLISS m (2). First, THE NELSON TOUCH From the play by Neil Grants Second Subjea Untitled. Romantic ^JMelodrama , , a, CONSTANCE CUMMINGS • HUGH SINCLAIR * NOAH BEERY STRANGERS ON A HONEYMOON Director, Albert de Courviile. Author, Edgar (Thriller) Wallace. '^mantic JMelodrama . . » CONSTANCE BENNEn • EVERYTHING IS THUNDER DOUGLASS MONTGOMERY . OSCAR HOMOLKA (kruger of '-'Rhodes") Director, Milton Rosmer. Author, Jocelyn lee Hardy, 24 GB SPECIALS FOR 1956-'57 Wednesday, June 10, 1936 VARIETY 13 ♦victor McLAGLEN Adventure "Drama . . ♦ VIGOR McLAGLEN * KIPLING'S SOLDIERS THREE Director, Raoul Walsh. India scenes directed by Geofifrey Barkas. Author, Rudyard Kipling. *Courtesy of 20th Century-Fox Comedy Drama CLIVE BROOK HELEN VINSON HIS MAJESTY'S PYJAMAS Director, Alfred Werker. Author, Gene Markey. A Capitol Film. f. *Title subject to change. zJldventure Drama , . . THE GREAT BARRIER Director, Geoffrey Barkas. Based on the story by Alan Sullivan RICHARD BARBARA BARRY • ARLEN • GREENE * MACKAY LILLI PALMER 24 BB SPtriAlS FOR 1956-'57 Wcclncsclay, June 10, 1936 CONSTANCE BENNETT 5 -J? a. EDMUND LOWE ROLAND YOUNG tJltra\j\iodem *T>ramd CONSTANCE BENNETT THE HAWK JFrom the famous play by Francois de Croisset. zActton tJMelodrama i- jt^^ti EDMUND LOWE * CONSTANCE CUMMINGS DOOMED CARGO Director, Albert de Courville. .Authors, Arnold Ridley and Bernard Merivale. ^Adventure thriller ^ ->-Vi KING SOLOMON'S MINES ROLAND YOUNG • PAUL ROBESON Frohi Sir H. Rider Haggards thrilling romance. 24 GB SPECIALS FOR 1956-'57 Ifcclnesday, June 10, 1936 VARIETY ;^JESSIE mHEWS" ''■.■v:f.^!<>*.j*-" < if t; Ifi J'-'k NOAH BEERY RICHARD TAUBER; Dancing CMmicah i » » JESSIE MATTHEWS in (2). First, PARIS LOVE SONG Director, Sonnie Hale., Author, Fradcois de Croisset^ Song hits by Gordon & Revel. Second Subject Untitled, *^omantk JMelodrama ♦ n THE MARRIAGE OF CORBAL NOAH BEERY * NILS ASTHER • HUGH SINCLAIR^ HAZEL TERRY Author, Rafael (Captain Blood) Sabatini, Director, Karl Grune. A Capitol Film;, l^mantic Drama » * «, RICHARD TAUBER IN A MUSICAL ROMANCE Title to be announced: A Capitol . Film TOPS ""'■"'EM ALLI 24 GB SPEPIALS FOR 1956 57 ^Action tJMelodrama • « *^ THE DARK INVADER • STARS TO BE ANNOUNCED CEDRIC HARDWICKE • NINE DAYS A QUEEN JOHN MILLS . NOVA PILBEAM • DESMOND TESTER Director-Author, Robert Stevensoij 24 GB SPECMLS FOB 1958-'57 HC^eJncsday, June 10, 1936 VARIETY 3T =4 fast Stepping JMusicals CHARLES "Chuck" REISNER PRODUCTIONS (2) mmtm^ n ^^y^ VT v% A ^I^C Authors, Ralph Speace, Leslie Arliss. Music First/ EVERYBODY DANCE byGordon^ReveLSecondSubjea untitled. JACK HULBERT • THE TWO OF US • gina malo Music by Sigler, Goodhart, Hoffman. From the famous stage hit, "Youth At The Hehu", by Paul. Vulpius Hilarious Farce ^ ♦ * WILL HAY •WHERE THERE'S A WILL* gina malo Director, William Bcaudine TOPS S'EM ALU PHYSICAL 18 VARIETY FILM tV ■ E W § Wednesday, June 10, 1936 FURY Metro release of Joseph L, ManWewlcz producllon. Store Sylvlo Sidney, Spencer Tracy. Features Walter Abel/ Bruce Cabot. Edward Ellis. Walter BrennRn, Directed l)y- Fritz Lang.' Orlelnal, Nbrmaji Krnsna: •creeniilay, Bartlett Cormack. Fritz Lang; musical score, Franz Waxman; camera, Josepii Huttenbere; editor, Pmnk Sullivan; firt dlt«ctor, . Cedric Gibbons; esooclate^i Wm. Homlnu. Edwin B. Willis. At Capt- 161, N. Y., week June 6. '80. KunoJng time 00 mine. _ - . ' ' • Kathorlne Grant , Sylvia Sidney Joe Wilson Spencer Tracy District Attorney ....Walter Abet Klrby Dawson .Bruce Cgbflt flherirr. E^war* Bills "Burs" Meyers Walter Brennan Tom , . . . . George Walcott Charlie Frank Albertson Durkln:; .,. .;. .... -ATtl)ur Stone Fred Garrett .Morgan Wallace Milton Jaoksbn. . .George- Chandler etranger.. .., ,. .Roger Gray •ATlckery. Edwin Maxwell Governor .Howard Hiai;;jan Def enafr Attorney ....... J > , .vjonathan Hale Edna Hooper. -....I/elto Bennett Mrs. WWPPJe ••Jf*^*"' JSf'! •pranchette.. • .Helen Flint .Pnpce3$^ Cpm^ Across i (WITH SONG) Paramount release of Arthur Homblow! production, Stara Carole Xiombprd, Fred' MacMurray Directed by William K. Howard. Story adapted by Pblllp Mac- >Don'aId from novel by Loulfr Luclen Rogger; .ncreonplay. Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin. Frenk Butler, Don Hartman; camera, Ted Tetzlafr. At Paramount, Nt-T., week June n,. ''30. Running; time, 7S 'mins. Princess Olga..^. Carole Lomljard King MantelL .' Fred MacMurray librel . . ; Douglass Dumbrllle I.ady Gertrude Allwyn... .Alison Sklpwprth Benton , , WHHam Prawley Daroy ....,-> Porter Hall captain NIcholls George Barbler Inepectpr Cragg Lumeden Hare Stelndorf . . . ; Slg Ruroann Kawatl < Tetsu Komal Morevltch , . . . . Mlsdia Auer The Stranger....... Bradley- Page Asst. Purser .....David Clyde Chief Purser. Edward Keane Steward ...Tom Herbert. Cominp at the tag end of the 1935-36 cinematic seagon, thjs flicker Is' certain for . celluloid honors. Apart" 'front Its intrinsic artistic . merits, it's also- okay box office. Almost as timely as today's news- paper It's an indictment of Judge Lynch, , punchy «tbry has been mas- terfully guided, by the skillful direc- tion of . the Viennese, Fritz La^ig. It's his first in America and rep- resents tt»e culmination of a -year and a half of i waiting, while being carried "on. the .Metro payroll, , ujitll, finally .finding pomiBthihg to hlji lik- ing. ItNioincldes also with the debut efforts of " Joe MankleWlca ' a Metro" iissodlite jifbducen ' BetweeW- them 'they • have' sonietbing.; really •distinguished. Sylvia Sidney,, and. 'Spencer Tracy are bracketed z^.cpr stars. In a stferting "supporting cast is Walter Abel, who almost steals the works as the state's attorney. - ;"Fury' • was ■ originally tagged JThe- Mob^ /and ^'Moh Rijie! whJ<}h.< lattpr titles besit dpscrlbe -9116. indictment cf mad yigilanfe. phychplofey jpne astray''' |p ' Tlghtihg Iniagfiiar^ ■wrorigs. . ■ ■' '•' , . - ^ Tracy gives his top performanc.e as the . upright young man until he's involved in a kidnapping mess through mistaken identity. Escap- ing a- necktie lync'hirig party, the jallhouse is burned down, ' de>- Bpltp "the faieagre: protective 'efforts of the. constabulary, • and : • legal-^ Jy he is dead. ■ But so.ro0h6w. he; had, managed tb escape . itn.a • he Is Intent on vengeance oh the -Sa (Including . one woman who liad' Whirled the Igniting torch into the keroeeAed pyre • at ■. the . jallhouae .door), .'wtw. ar6 ultimately ..brought to trlaL' . ; . , ' \ In graphic, relentlees, Tirusa^eiy literal sesfuences,- the dlaloig and camera -piassages translate the sundry cross-Bectiona of the average American mentality, as belated Jus-^ tlce seeks, to, square the debt. .,, It seems curious that an Austrl?i.h director should so faithfully', cap- ture" the nuance^ thit are so •inher- ently American" and attuned to the native' Tttehtallty. : . Jiang;-.' obviously, had a corking script .to- worte .-with; Norman Krasha's original is basic- ally fprcefi?! . and the .adap.ta:ilon by Baptl^tt Cormack, in cojlabora- tlpp with' the ■\^ienne,se director, 1& ■ After the G-men round Up- the real kidnappers, who miade full con fesBlon,. "Walter Abel, as the dis trlct attorney, sees no other alterna ilve but- to Indict the. participants In the lynchlrt'e. ' • ■ "Abel- virtually walks Away with the tlnemdtlc 'proceedings during the courtroom scene; Sylvia Sidney, whose tender love scenes In the . early motivations are relatively pas- ... slve,- rises to the proper heights in the .drliamatJc testimony.. Tracy is . capital during the somewhat slowly pacing scenes 'up until the pseudo lynching; then he becomes the dom, ihatlng character in the , scenes . , where :he hides out. and permits the trial to proceed, '."With masterly change of pace the pitch and the motivation under Ijang'Si direction proceeds to a series of punchy dramatic heights. The .fleguences with Tracy's, two brothers —likewise expert performances by . Frank Albertsoh and George Wal- cptt— are realistically gripping. Ed- ward Ellis ag the sheriff and Walter tere'nniri as his goofy deputy also rate hlctrionically along- Tiith Bruce Cdbot as the bully and- Jonathan Hale, effective in a bit as the de- fense attorneyi : .. - . . ,.. -5. . •.. j 'Fury' Is a dram Murray ..blends in smoothly with the I^mbard style and , leaves nothing wanting in contending -with 'either the romantic or the wh6dunit pas- sages. • . ..In telUng about the; ex-rBrooklyn ca^haret . pe.i^.ormer- who: poses as- a Swedish - ^hobilewpna^n ..:,to .,horri- swbggle herself into a screen con-' tradt the "flini "takes 'i, "sly but pbiiite'd dig at Hollywood fads and gull!-, blllty. Obviously this twist in the story had been inspired by an actual happeriing of .a . similar design two or three years .ago. As In the case Of the'perpefratbr of the. 'real frauia the 'ploture'i3'*herolne revolts at the deception just as ishe about to be jecelved into 'the Holly wod fold 'and tells ai]. :Wlth the latter the excuse for the unveiling Is that she ba.^ fallen -.-rfor the concertina' virtuoso aiid "band .leader, .MacMurray, , and he meant more to her than a screen «4teeri ■ ^ V ■ ' Actioti taltes place aboard a trans-, .fttlantlc. lifter bound this way. Wending through . the romance ot the false princess and .the young ^mae.stro .and. entangling, them are the djrly ,4pinj5s" of^ a blackmailer,' thfe seferih fOr. an escaped penal- isle prisoner, a toiiple of rtiurdfers and 'several Slugglngs.' The 'phoney princess and the ■ bandman- become suspect In the first.. slaying, that of the blackmailer, for easily ascertain- able reasons, aijd the Job of tagging the g^jilty. person falls to the lot of a polyglot group- of dicks' who are on thelt^ way to an lriterna;tlonal polltje idonvehtion: ' In the supporting setup major recognition is snagged by Alison S.klpworth as the ex-actress who grooms and abets the Holly wood -' "bound 'princess' in, the deception", William Frawley, who,, as the band- man's manager, conti'ibutes a goodly sliare of the film's wealth of comedy •moments,- Slg ilumanri as • the German dick .who gets himself slugged just as he is about to- sol-ve the .initial murder; Porter -Hall as the blackmailer; George Barbler as the stuffed -shirt ship captain, and by 'Douglass Dumbrllle, who has them guessing as to his real. Identity up until almost the fadeout. Lums- den Hare -works in nicely for a conventional conception of a Scot- .Jand Yards Inspector. Aired d\jrlng the ship concert episode is a lilting tune, "My Con- certina,' by Jack Scholl and Phil BouteJje^. Odec. Miniature Reviews 'Fury' (M-G). Strong dra- matic fare about lynching, for okay b.o. result'si Sylvia Sid- ney, Spencer Tracy co-starred. 'The Princew Comet Across* (Par), Sparkling blend of com- edy and whodunit. Ci^role Lom- bard, Fred McMurray top good c&st/ ■ 'Little Miss Nobody' (20th). Jane Withers in a light one that won't get anything be- yond what the kid draws on her own. .'Nobody's Fool' (U), . ra:ir E.E. Horton comedy, . > 'Revolt of the Zombies' (Acad.). Will probably respond to Jntensive exploitation, but has nothing of its own to offer. 'Secret Patrol' (Col). Charles Starret in Kyne story about the northwest mounties^ 'strOng 'in a,ctlon, nice for the dualers. ,'Belbw the Deadline'. (ON), bid-fashioned cops and' rob- bers, story told in the old- fashioned way. Little Miss Withers 11*111 be Jlked in spite of everythingf-elee; yet that can mean sonie matinee busineS$ at. best, with the picture lightweight for the 'night shows and in general.- Story makes.' the kid a cross be- tween a geniusVahd a martyr. She's mischievous; but Only -when" mlscoh-'- duct wUl bring happiness ftr Others; For instance, wheft a mean butcher^ refuses to ' deliver ' -.*■• «< . .4 k. < . . • • <.;. Jerry Verno This attempt .( ing to bei - The whole 'thing, is me-^ chanical and played on one key* lackirt^'the requisite -atmosphere. ; { '■ D. 'W«' Grlfllth- who . produced thei original' silent - with. BarthelmesSt-j GIsh came over on this chore, but without contributing much to ; 'the local-production. ...'r.JoldH TITLE CHANGES Hollywood, June 0. "Night ' Wire' retagged 'Shake- down' at Columbla- 'Purple arid Flno Linen' is now 'Advenfure in Manhattan' at Cor 'lumbla," -*LOne Star Raijger' has been changed to 'Guns, ot the Pecos' at LITTLE MISS NOBODY !iOth-Fox release lOf Sol M. Wurtzel pro- duction. Features Jane Withers. Directed by John Blystone. Story, Frederick HnzUtt Brennan; adaptation, Lou Breslow, Paul Burger, Edward Ellscu; music," Jack Stern, Henry Tobias; lyrics, Sidney Clare, Harry Tobias: film editor, Al 'DeGaetano; cameni, Bert Glennon. At Rolcy, N, "Y., week June B, ','10.- Running time, CO mlns. Judy Devlin Jane Withers Martha Bradley Jane DarwcU' Gerald Dexter... .....Ralph Morgan Tprcsa Lewis S'ttra Hadeti John Russell Harry Carey Mary Dorsey Betty Jean Hnlney Dutch Miller. • Thomas Jackson Junior Smythe Jackie Morrow Hector' Smy the. Jed .Prouty Sybil . Smythe .1 Claiidia Coleman Harold Slade .Donald Haines ■Herman Slafie.-, .-.Clarence H. Wllifon Jessica Taggert,. .....I Lillian Harmer Jane Withers, No. 2 child player on the 20th-Fox lot, didn't get much of a break in this one. The kid is cute and clever; but she can't carry Auch a big load of productional £rief . iNobody's Fool' is ifalrly humorous light comedy material tailored for Kdward E-vereft Horton. It's "one of the^ best flts- he. has ever had -and" while the laugh' results are not quite good enough, to- Insure first run dates, on the secondary single bookings, and In the .dualers pic .ture will probably prove satisfac tory. The length is convenient for the .doubler^, .64,.mlnute-. Comedy situations >ire rather •unique and .^fford not only Horton but his aiding players numerous .opportunities for ' funny results. Horton does a smalltown waiter >yho suffers from a fllvlc betterment complex. No time Is wasted de veloping the character, with the ac- tion opening oh a l^cal business men's luncheon in the town ,of lola .(there's, one , by that name in Kan sas'y. where Horton busts in on u speech, by. a big realtor from New Yoi'k, getting some laughs in the first few feet^of the film. From there on, with the action shifting to New York, the laughs are quite frequent ahd well dis- tributed. Script makes Horton an outstanding sap and fall guy but justifies him for a surprise finish when he brings two rival racketeer mobs together on promotion of realty development that means money for all. The gangsters are plaved seriously except for Warren Hymer, who does a lunkhead trigger man and shares comedy honors with Horton. Girl . is Glenda Farrell who's tied up 'With a realty racke- teering ging and brings in Horton as fall guy only to fall for him her self. • ,- ... .. . Love interest Is flimsy but con- tributes to the entertaining qualities of the film. Mfss Farrell has been I On . >Ne Roule Pas- • Aiitoinette-^ ('.Vou. Can't Fool An.toinette') : , (FRENCH MADE) ,. . ,- ' . Paris, Ma,y .29. < Henri ITlImann production for Fornmount release. Stars Armand' ' Ber'nard, FA-uley; features Slnione Rennnt, Directed' byi Paul Madeaux. Adapted from piny by MAur.|(te Hennequln. and Pl^erre Veber. by, .Mpie Madeleine Bussy and M, Vendrease; ctio- era", Kauftmann' and Germain; At Para- .mount, Paris,' May 20, '36. Running time, 7.7. rains, , . . C6mte..Hub.ert de Prema(U(io...,., ; " ■ Arnaiid Sernftrd 'Marquis de la Tour Barre.-.;.-..j.';..'Pnyiejf Antoinette v ^ ... : , j SIniohe Renani De VarlnL.. -. . , .Plerj-o.. !;\ephen Auguste Charles Lemontler Evelyne Plcot Suzy Leroy Marquise de. la Tour Barre Alice' Tfssot Lepltota Sfflnt-Granjer (In French) SomC: amu.'slng farcical scenes, •some witty dialog based on French humor and some spots of relatively good acting are enough to make this comedy, do -well in this country, but It does not have enough on the ball to carry it acro.«!fl the ocean. It moves ifapldly aiid has enough trick, complicated Incidents to make it interesting as light entertainment, but little more. . ' Armand '• Bernard as the French husband makes a tynlcal French l-5t 'with his friend that' his wife will not tetray him. He and Slmone Renant • come to Paris on their honeymoon and he tries to tire l.er of night life by showing her too much of it. But It's Impossible and when he tire.s hlnSself she starts doing the rounds with De "Varlni. Father and mother-in-law appear on "the scene In time for the former to see Bernard give a check to Suzy Leroy, sweetheart of his friend. He Immediately suspects unfaithfulness but manages to make a date with Leroy. Bernard finds out about "De Varlnl and hires Salnt-Granler to watch his wife. In the end they all meet in « chateau on the outskirts of Paris in a complicated manner, for none think the other members of the family will be there. Entire affair is cleared up and no one is be- trayed. ' • Bernard. .Pauley and Stephen chalk, up commendable perform"'- ances, as do Alice Tissot and Sl- mone Renant. Salnt-Grarilfer, for the small part he has, Is lacking in force but Suzy Leroy. does a nice piece of work as the young, timid girl, while Lemontler as the c'.omes tic deserves mention. Hugo. -I^^yblt of Zombies Academy release of Edward ana "Vlcior H^tlperln production, Peatui-oH Dotxittw Stone, '?)ettn Jagger. Directed by Dougiii Blggfl.' Story. .HoWjftrd Hlggln. Ppllo Lloyi . VWtor; JIalperlo; tech«\WRl Oli'eetor, LelVS amlth; .camera, Arthur Martlnelll, j. /L, Rialto. N. Y., week -J\ine 4, -30,. Rua, nlng time, 02 mlhs, . . ^ Claire DUVttl......«i.., .Dorothy st«M Armand IiOuque.i..i.-..,.,.,.,Penn Jftfger Col. -Mozovlft ...........Hoy D'Arey' Cllftord 'artiyBOJl.. . . .Robert NoUm GenerAI Duval,...^,...,. .George aeveUnfl Dr. TreVlesant. .Pred Wavwj Tgnado McDonald:,.. .Carl Stock^jnu Buna Teru Shlmagt Hslang .*i : . • ."WIlHnm Cro^iftU A stab at -the horror stuff from a new angle,: bxit; .opening no .jaftir- treatment.- Will probably react to intensive exploitation, particularly In ' the drop-In spots but "has Utjafe .; to offer on Its own with Cai-ol Stone - not yet able to carry the mar<]ue« shoppers. Hardly strength enouig)^ io move alone .and will need gjood support to send them out happy. Story switches the zombie thehie to; Cambodia after an episodic, .bitt rather to.o- lengthy prelude, . U; French -Colonial' regiment of zom- bies Oleans- up - in the: World "War, The united command decides thftt. -the zombie is a menace to civlllzit. Iton" aSid orders .imprisoned th* priest-.' who knows the - secret He seeks: : to destroy the key to the mystery, but is killed before It Is in-, cinerated. ' • ' - . The war etlded, art expedition ia 'dispiitohied to ' Oambodla to locate and destroy: Zombielsm. It is headed by ' General Duval, who has His detughter along:, he 'scientists move to'Angkbr wMefe. le'gend "has it that ' the Vat,- ' •' an ancient ' temple, itia built " by 'MtfO .siO'rtMela.- Thanks to 'the ^inacWnatlO'iiS ot . Goi; Mazb-vla, who bad stolen the l»y '.Iroin ttie dead priestr tJW • ctXtiedulort' meets many.Mdlscouriagetnifintet . ^indlofeturns to ltfl base.: Spurred 'by ihls love .for the girl and:ilnsplred by. hia. rival, ■ Armaiid 'goes a;w.o.l. ' and discovers the secret,, raising "a zombie /regi- ment and domlnsitlng the party with , the exception ol the glVl,, who^ma*-- rl^s -hlm-at, her father's behest but tells him' "fihe .«an .mever ■ love Wnu Discouraged- he releases the zotilble thrall, IHey Storm the; headquartjntt, killing their "'ehsldver lest •he'-g** peat:' So the other fellow tetfi tJw " •girl. '- • • ■■" ■ •- 'iw There Is so little to-''the' realist «]r that the actiohi3tall8't5erribly at tlnfes to g:$ln footage.' The 'premise rujfift "t'edlbusiy to' explaan the elabortlte theme -and. then liiioves' slowly' into the'scehes ai the Vat, which iservts a'^ the backjfrtiund fot^the hilddle action. " The "finish 'c1onies ">it tiie base, where! the a'ctlon " moves' teflt OUsly to the.n'nal tivolt, brief liiid rather unexeltfrtg. ""The dlaloij^ 'Is trite, 3(imetlmes"b'orIrig, the speeches -wrrltten. In^the fldwery style ot_^e bld'rfashioned V ni^lO^ramae. '"-f^-'- ' 'iueptiy. It "Is. v^ry, corny.-' .iTnp'phptoeraphy. .Is seldorn iwfM and "the direction, '^s futile. ,L'itti|bW jnade ot .th.e, zombie' attack; nier^ a bun.ijh of sup'prs 'smashing glaw and .overturning 'things with n6^«^; j.taitll'shment, .of tension. ,Even the 'final scene falls like a ppor^jf maae /omelet,. With a good ldea„ii> litdp Ip. niade, of- the factors tlfi(atith« _ , zombie .episodes Lresol've themi^olvefl .intp three' divisions — zoinbleS marching, around, a. garden, cllmbii)(S' a flight of steps •(-reyei'sing the Ruer slan original in 'Potemkin') . and zombies doing -a half-hearted -Job of house wrecking. There is never -the thrill a'nd suspense that mteht ,well have been created from the ma- terial. Faulty . direction seems to extend to the acting, for Carol Stone Is- too determinedly sOubretlsh; and evi- dently doing. What she hab been tftld rather tiiah what her. intelligence 'suggests.-- 'Dean tragger does '"vi^eU enough In, the early portion.^, bUt 'ts handicapped by. too much stress at the close, Robert Noland pettlnjg; pfl better in thl.S rtegard merelv bed-^i^se he Is-.meFeiy. .qtoo.?Ing.' The othey characters seem- to be ' introduced becansif. three ipersons 'a.re too-i^^ for a cast. They play no important part, and ju.st where Roy D'Arcy comes -in never becomes appareWi Can Sto'ckddle is used for the reso- lution of the story, and for a mo- ment becomes important. The others just go along^with the .V-en- ery. Chio, Below the Deadline Grand National' release of Ghcslerfe'* production, Produced by, George n. Batc)iel- ler. Features Cecilia Parker, Russell HeP* ton, Theodor VOn Eltz. Thomas Jackjon. Directed by Charles Lamonth. .Story by EwarL Adamson: camera, Mi A. Andersen. At the Fox, Brooklyn, half of double, bill week June 5. '30. Kunnlng time, W minutes. ^ Molly Fitzgerald Cecilia Parker Terry Mulvanoy .......... Rua.sell Hen},'" Flash Ackroyd . . . . ^ . . i .'. Theodor Von Pearson Thomas JacWOn. Diamond Dutch Warner Klchniond Atrariis I.. John St.. P«"; Palmer ...^ , Robert Fraaer Attle Nolan ............. CTherles Deianey AUnt Mai-y KnthKvn ShelOnn Capt. Symonds Robert Homone Cops and robbers story is deficieM on comedy but it has the n^f-^^^'/H action and romance to satisfy tne. easy golnjr customers' who don't take • (Continued on page 35> Wednesday, Jiuie 10, 1936 l» I C ¥ IE S VARIETY 19, Amusements Best Performers on the I Bdanl with Substantial Group Gain , By MIKE WEAR ).VU.musement list ' did better than irest stock , market last 'week, although dwindling Interest ffiia e:cempUlled by dimlnlehlng . volume In many Issues. !lVIai*ket held ground generally on Tuesday and ^^Bilnesday o( last week only to re- treat for two successive days or uri- ^ usual Saturday short-covering . jaye ft aehxbiancfe of a rally. Adjuet- . nient of strike difficulties In France' ' '^ded flentlmerit Monday (8), with ^lUm^rovs issues recovering much of lost ground. . ' ■ ^ 'Amusement Group showed a suh- •fitaiitlttl' gain on the week, closing ^ at slightly below 42%, as measured by t^i® averages for 12 representa- tive stocks for a net. advance of of a point. Marked strength in several individual issues enabled the group td climb to 42% as a pea« .as measured . by the averages, or nearly a point above the preceding week's top. Low mark wag 41%, which was higher than the lowest ^olnt In the previous week. Volume again was' iQaterially below the JOO.OOO-share level. fLB was true with the market as a whole, there were . particularly fltroAg features of the amusement . Ust as well aa some obviously weak alsteys. Twentieth Centvry-Fo-s Is- .flUe?, Columbia . Picture stocks and ,.RadI(^ B. pushed forward with ccin- ;0lderable show of strength while ^'q^Yf c6mm{»h and Fairamount iq- :.: ]|iniea .werQ outstanding among the V.;ftt),t;kward stocks. %^v,:, Bullith 20th-Fox ;^V>VSi(illish attitude towards 20th-Fox ^mmon culminated In shai'p rallies Iwth Saturday -and Monday (8), with peak ' recorded on latter day at 28. 'Uhe. stock closed at, 27% for a gain of 4Mt points on the week. The pre- lerred hit 36%, up 2%. ■■■i. Common of 20th-Fox came through . 4«iSt of the 23 level, with flying tCOiprs. After hitting .22'V^ oh Mon- jdalbit again sold down to that miark 'Tuesday, with considerable volume iCAi both days. Stock looked pretty well Uduidated on the second day ^t>:BeIlrOfe because after celling iiiTrQund .that ilgure part of Wednes- day (3), It; rallied to 24 on Thursday ^a^d then forged ahead to. 26% on Friday.. Plenty of purchasers -were , uncovered in the decline which «ai7ied the issue below 23. Volume bullded on this climb and continued Increasmg on Saturday when 1,100 . shares changed liahds In the ab- .breylated 2-hour session. , While .not as active or as eher^ ,getlc as 20th-Fox, both Columbia Pictures certificates and the plre- feifred • ga.ve excellent accounts of , themselves. Certificates climbed 3 'lioints to 36 while the preferred was up' more than a point to 44. Declara- . tloii of the usual quarterly dividend of 2^c mid-week was the signal for the push forward. Divvy Is payable Jfuly 1 .,to stock on record June 18, and is"' applicable' to certificates; listed '^n the N. T. stock exchange . lind to the common, which Is on the : .~<6Urb. Nothing especially significant •about - the preferred stock move, since it has been havering about its Old low mark of 42% for about two ■l^eeks now. 'On the other side of the picture. Yesterday's Prices 101) ' 100 cxoo 700 4un 8U0 coo .12,000 2, coo ■ 709 400 2,30!> 000 70U $10,000 »,000 24.000 1-J.OOO . Xet HlBll.IrOW.I^.It.ChcC; Con. Film. 49i vy. A'/i East, K...102'/j 102 102'A + 'A 38?i 12>4 Gen. El. Loew Paramount Do 2a pt Pathc .... RCA Do Ut pt 70% nico 5?i 20tli-Jrox... 27%' w. - B ms . . CURB Tech ....... 20U TraiiB-L .. 4',i • BONDS Gen, Th... 20H Locw .... 07'4 Paramount 80^ W. B 38% 7y* 11% 70 514 £7 10 ■ 2ft 4% 25% 07% 88% 03% .i8)» + ',J +1% 8<4+ % 0%+ H 7% - >4 12 4- % 70% B% + % 27 - % 1015 + % 2ft - % . 2,-% 07%— V» 89 • +1 Oi + % the three Paramount stocks looked weakest. The first preferred sold off 3% points on Tuesday (2) and then dipped to a new low at 59 oi^ the following day. Stock was oft 2% on the week at 62%. Pafamount common dipped to 7 94 on Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday, at which point It was only fractionally off its 1936 low. Par second preferred slid to 8% on the same days and it, too, was only an eighth from year's low price. However, it came back to 9 at the finish to close unchanged oh the week. The common was oft frac- tionally, Lioew , common came w;lthln a fraction of eciuallng its old low of 43%. The stock was sold down to 43% on increased volume on T.hurs- day, and . then fell back of its own weight to .43% on the following day; Managed to rally slightly near finish and vas oft 1% for the week. Rjidip B^s New High Radio B, which appeared on the tape only on Tuesday (2), hit a new high for the year at 106, the closing quotation.s- At this level It was up 3% points. The new BCA first pre- ferred, which Is supplanting . the 'B' preference . 10 Dd. pfd 31,000 Gen. Qlec. (1). GO Keith pfd. (8Vc) 0,000 Loew (2)t.... 100 Madison Sq. Garden (00c.) . . 8.800' Poramount 4,1(00 Do. ist pfd.... 3,200 Do. 2d pfd 6,100 Pathe . > ■.• 140,000 ' Radio Corp... 800 Badlo pfd. A (SVS).. ....... 200 Radio pfd. B l.-(,200 Radio 1st pfd. (3Vi); : ■7,100 RICO 8,300 20th Cent.-Fox 4;.400 Do. pfd. (H4) ■ 180 Universal pfd ". • llf.SOO Warner Bros .31,800 Westlnehouse (.1) 100 Do. pfd. (S',i)..- . 30 . 44% ■ 5 . 17 . 10314 . 1(14 . 38'/i . 01 . 4.-)',4 . 12 . 8% . ca% . 0 . •7'4 . 12% . 66% . 177% (I . 28 . ».'.% . 106 . 10% , . 110% . 13C Low. 21 .12% ■ 42% 4% 10%, 101 104 87% OOVz 43% 12 7% 85!> 8% 7 11% . 65% 104% 74% 6'.4 22% 33 101% .0% 109 154 Last. 21% 30 44 4% ■ 10% 1C2 104 88% •JO'/j ■ 44% 12 8 02% !» 7% 11% 05% 105 70% 6% 27% .35% 104% 0% 112 134 Net che. - % +3 +1% - % + % - % —1 + % —1 -1% - >,(. - % -2% + .% ■ +.}% -1% - »4 44% 4-2% +3% - % _4% 'Plus stock dividend, Pnid this year. ' Pluii cash extTAS, New lDS(t hlglu Kfrw 103(7 low. CURB .•■•6% ; •««%■ '••■07% • •61% '•07% •82% ..08% .»ld. : 17% 2,100 Technicolor 3,000 TranslUK (20c.)*. BONDS 19 $41,000 Gen. Thca. I2 O. Garrahan. 7S-''0 Austin street. Vnreft. Hills, T.I, I,: Leo Tannebaum, 1472 Broad- Wny. New Tork City. . . Tlira Islandii Amnsemrnls, Inc.. MIneola. L. I.: theatrical buelne.xs; canttal stock. 106 shores, no -par value. Inror- poratorn: Seteros J>. Cocalls, 276 West ^Srrt street. Netr Tork City: .Tullu« Gi'lkls, 1030 Park nince. Brooklyn. N. v.: .Svlvia Whitman. 1717 6Cth utreet. Broolf- Ivn Subscribers: Bvn, Chn'''now, Sr.O Parkslde avenue, Brooklyn. J?. T.; Re- f'nn Mostel, 69 Avenue D. New TorU City. 08tli Street .Flnyliousr Corp.. New Tork : theatrical business; capital stork, 100 nha^en. $100 par value, Tncorpotatnm: Arthur S. Sh.'iplro, M«''*lmer Snprllmr. Ro.se Amnturcl,. all of 476 Fifth avenue. New Tork City. Statement and Designation TntU tc Boacli ISnnply Co.. 209 Wyomlnc avenue. Maplewood. N. .T. : amusement narks, roof (irardens. etc.: New Tork of- Itce. 206 East 42nd street. K«w Tork Clt.v; Harry Bloom, vIce-nresMent : ranltal ato<iyn $2,500 for. four, weeks' lensing at Cpl„ .'with Studio figuring at this -cost his time .must be consldeired valuable, .hence siisr pension was ordered so he could get In his work. - 'The Great 2Slegfeld,' during^ lis iflrst seven weeks at the Cartht^y Circle, Los _A.ngele3, grossed , $106,300, giving Metro, under the pejfcehtage ar- i-anerement, $05,000 for its share. . ,Pic, currc-ntly In eighth week,'is gpoji for at least another- couple of stanzas. Warners 'Anthony Adverse' ' tenta- tively set to follow •'Zlegfeld' alt Carthay, with Fox-West Coast hoping t« maintain $1:50 policy. , . ' Negative shot, in Alaskia. and the Arctic by Norman Dawii for Uljl- versal last year, on an expedition financed by Carl Laemmle, has been acquired by Burroughs-Tarzan, after new owners - pf U went cold on film, on which around $60,000 has been: spent, B-i' plans to shoot Inte- , rlors for picture at Universal. 'Extra, Extra,' first of series of shorts on Hollywood to be niade for Metro by Carey Wilson under direction of Jack Sliertok, will be. based on actual incidents that occurred to Jean Harlow when she'. was an iih- known day player. Although footage has been- Increased from five to seven rfeel« and num* ber of objectionable sequences. eliminated, Harry Revier Irf Still without- a Hays office okay for his 'Penltente Murder Case". Monitors' reported tmable to see film' under lis new titlC; 'The Naked Truth'.. 'Bunker Bean,' recently complotad by RKO and set- for general release June 26, Is based on a story, purchased from Paramount,, which had kept on the shelf for a long time. Sarh (Schlepperman) Hearn says he is riot the indlvlduat of' tho^.^Barno name who used to be with the Kalem company in the early days. White Quickies East Sammy White (ex-Eva Puck and White) came east from Hollyv.'ood in connection with his examination In tho volOntary bankruptcy pro- ceedings he filed about a year ago. Following White's 'Show Boat' (U) film, his first, Zeppo Marx agency has a. number of other deals on for While in Hollywood. LOSES ISAUEB SUIT Los Angeles, June 9. Suit brought, by Wallace Sullivan, spceen trailer writer, against Na- tional Screen Service for alleged unpayment ior. services, was de- cided In favor of defendant. Writer a,Hked $2,375 from com- pany and Harold E. Murphy, Can- celled checkfc were Introduced by defendants to prove that Sullivan iiad been paid In fulU Keeping Up Wl^h jones' ' Hollywood, June % Under new termer «>igned . with 20th-I''ox. Jed Prouty Will do three, 'Jones Family' features yearly o£ .the four picts he Is l6 make. Next o£ the Jones series, a Max , Golden production with James 'Jin- ling directing, starts, June 26. 'Rob-' crt Ellis and Heion Logan arc doing ecreen pla.v; 'KINDtlNG^ ON naE < Hollywood, June 9. Carl Z4iempile, Jr., and CharJea Ken.von are huddling on deal for ecrocn rights to latter's laylng for the specialties, the /Mioses Cooper. :ahd Rhodes both being sdftiowhat H'an- ..dlcapped .as a I'esult. In Its own sesBltip, however, . the' orchestra rer cup6d all the iavor, it lost. Bestor (who did not lead in the pit) pacing . it through a sock £0 mlnutos of fine : itiuslc abetted by the specialties, BeStor himself triples in. brass, wav- ing ■ the baton,- planologlng end wringing musical magic from the vlbrahafp. . " . Bl8 good all . day Friday, also a marked ijnprovement over the the , atre's average Friday take with straight pictures^ Admission scale not upped for. the two weeks of .Vaude, which should give the house a better idea of what vaude means to lis gross than if prices , were raised. , There isn't another house presenting vaude in all downtown Brooklyn. • . Film, 'Trouble for Two' (MG) Bcho. has added a few new cracks, some funny and some so-so. At least Beatty must be given credit for try- ing; has brought up new material to refer to the Queen Mary, Mussolini and the Xormandie. At least it's fresh stutf. Good, smooth perform- ance-all the way through, winding up as good as ever with his drunk sailor. But Harriet Rector I9 the real smash of the thow. A sincere, earn- est and tireless performer, she lifted this audience out of their seats with her 'Night- Flight' and her waltz bal- let nuVnber. Latter was more en- joyable than 'Flight' because in the walta. the beautiful work of Miss Hoctor can be watched Without wor- rying aliout story, thought-trends or motivation. Picture is -Sing Steps Out* (Col.) Also some F&ramount newscllps. Business okay at the last show Friday. Qcld. CHICAGO Chicago, June 6. -No 'name up on .the .sicrim for this «how; bnt it could, easily be tagged ■ "DaWce Hlo.ods.' Between' the Berry Brothers and Harriet Koctor the stage runs the gamut of terpslng from swing to the dance of the flowers. Opening swing and truck '-In' session by the Fi-ed Evans girls '.Is; an eye'filllng, e^r-tingling num her.. Evans has kept pace with the : > modern tempo and- in this number . demonstrates.: that ^hev can manage the hottest of the new-day routines as weli as he.: dan tho more stately numbers, fie;' has been doing i-iatcidlftr. better. t job at the -ChiOaiso week after Wi^ak,. '.. always ebmlng through with ,tiL.,fMeh viewpoint, ,new aiigle tina tWlst, but always with Ideas that so to make the Chi cago productions the top .stage set ups In the country, outside o£ the 3Eladio -City Miislc HaU. • Berry Bros, folldw immediately af- ter .the chor.us swing number. Open with their trled-and-true strutting routine and build steadily from that point with whirlwind dansapntion snld with intense personality. Sybil BoWan was a mimic before any. of . .the present mob of duplicators of Pitts, "-Hepburn, Durante and Pen- ner, and now .Miss Bowan proves that Pitta, HeiJburn, Durante and Penner are not essential to the suc- cess of a mimic act. Miss Bowan had to speed! herself away and she did it with Impi'esslons of Bee Lll- lle, Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt, Gloria Swanson and a passe picture star. Mlss Bowan handles he~self smartly. She dcesn'i say she's doing .in im- jpresalon-of Miss Swanson, she tells thtF. oudience she's imitating a youncr «lrl who was once told she smiled • just like Gloria Swanson. Clever from every . in seriously for prestsntation ..work; he'll have to . learn thefe^s 'a great dUferehce between 'ihe footlights and shooting it through the mike and id dance crowds. , Rigjht now; he could uise any. band— his own isn't necessary. If s kept that far In the bac]{groimd. "Whole thing is prac; ticall;^ a solo for Nelson, who's sing- ing vii'tually ail the time, and mo- notony of his voice, while not so ob- vious on the air because there's not too mu'Ch of it became quite ap- parent about the half-way mark., Musically, too, there's a sameness about the Nelson outfit that wears thin after first few numbers. That slow, easual tempo, with which he has long been identified,- may fit well fpr broadcasting purposes, but in a theatre he should mix 'em un a blt^ Aside from a couple of hot tunes near tlie close, entire hour's session is in the same colorless key. ■FoUo^ the Fleet' has given Miss Hilllaid' ah . importance not even two or three years bn the networks earned for her, Gal's reception this afternoon, even, without an intro- duction, was terrific and she tied things uw tight with two ^ongs from the RKO musical and had to beg oft.. Trouble is there's not enough of her from a vocal end. On at l^ast three occasions; she merely stooges foi*" Nelson. outside afct this week Is Jack Powell, the blackface drummer who's always been surefire ground here and BtlU is. But Powell should get tOfirether with Nelson on Is It True "What They say About Dixie?' Aftpr Nelson has played It earlier to a fraazle in an original airangement combining fiock of popular suth'n airs. Powell t-up' none too good' for eitbe" of them. Sole other specialist Is a torch Inger named Csli'* Daliev. A combo Muesi-shouter ■ and eccertvic , come dlenne. she comes on cold to inter runt Nelson who's at the mi':e i-ar^^n — he seems to he there eU of the time — and then delivers a hot Har Ipm H-'k and pome ariiusins; mi^^c pfing for excellent returns. She tosses >>*»r torso aroi'-'d recklei'sly, the 8^tlthesi^l to pivthlncr rfn^^^k'n'^ of fiignitv, but t^n.t'n on<^ of her "hlef stocks 'n trade and she makes th-i »"o»' ehpne or ^O"""!. now, the N*»lso'»-Kf llTd "n«t Ioo)-«i 7.'!te mone.v ln the ba^k. "WJth a little more v(>vletv and.,a. trifle do'tbjo In vflue, nt le''^t f<'OTii an ehtertainment standrtoint. Coften. STATE, N. Y. Benny Fields Is held over a second week. Rest of the "bill is changed' from last week with Herb ■Williams, Floyd Christy, the Mann-DuRree- Lee dance flash and AU W. Loyal's dogs around Fields on his second lap. Together the five acta m.8Lke up a corking good vaudeville show. The picture is 'Moon's Our JJnne'. (Par), which recently play* J- i. y weeks at the Par. Fields did 28 minutes when caught opening day of his engagement. On the holdover week at Friday night's performance he topped that by one minute for 24, sonie distance for a single to go, aided, by a pianist who does not double for "any solo or rests. Routine Friday eve consisted of four niimbets, two encores and a giag. That gag is a good one and got a response. Not all of Fields' num- bers are new but they are all splen- didly sold. At last show Friday, several celebs were introed on stage by Jay C. Flippeh to pay tribute to Fields. These included Judge Jonah J, Goldstein, who eulogized the warb- ler. Show- is nicely balanced, contains a variety -of entertainment and has plenty of laughs but is a" bit long, running 74 minutes. Tliat time can be appreciated, however, in view of the 24 minutes for . Fields and the 20 'minutes 'Williams consumes for his act. The -flash plays only 10 but that's about right. Williams delivers most of the laughs but both Christy and Loyal have some to oflfer, also making the current iShow an ideal One for. those who want to shake their sides, a bit. Williams is doing the sime old act but still funny. . (Christy turn, comparatively new. includes a male partner, and .de- pends largely on droll delivery of material by Christy 'as dressing mostly for acrobatic Work. Latter also done for giggles. Loyal's.dogs work both for seriousness sake and comedy. Act was- with Rlngling show ' on its recjbnt New Tprk en- gagement. Mann-Dupree-Lee dance flash, closing, is a tastefully staged little act . which carries a- pianist One of the two men stands put in two specialties, one a- tai^, the other' a novelty of the rubber-limh type. He brings on the tap first. It's the best number and might be. better as his second. His two comrades,- lad and a girl, also dt* two numbers of: a mod- ern cut, scpFing. Chan Wilhelmshallen, Berlm Berlin, .Tune 1. "Of the numerous amusement spots around the Zoo district, this Is eas- ily the best money-maker .with a vaude-cabaret show, twice dally, that spells a novelty for Berlin.. No admission is charged; but the yokels i)ay SOc for a glass of beer or. a cup of coiCee, the minimum check. And they don't grumble, since it's flee admission. Bill consists always of 10 or 12 good acts and the salary list is no higher than $800 weekly, made pos- sible by the enormous number of talented performers of both vaude and cabaret permanently on the market here. . 'Wilhelmshallen got a good break with the dallies by engaging lions which performed openly on the platform without a cage. Two such acta were here recently and got big publicity. But since thc-e are not so many tame wild animal aots around the Wilhelmshallen has to come back to the stereotyped vaude-cab- aret show sometimes. . No great sensation on the current bill, but every act goes over to rousing applause. Progi*am consists of home talent, such as Angela Gornadl, Three Cutis, Frank Herms. Sisters Larsen, Hans Llndenberg, the m.c. a special favorite here: Three Nomethys, Rewelly and Kara, Evelyn Roberty, and the Harry 'Voertmann Ballet LOEWS, MONTREAL Moittreal, June 6. A fast and snappy show was lot halted opening night. Friday (6), when costumes and scenery were held at customs ' and' it 'looked like the show might not go '. on; .-. Dorothj^ Wood, in charge of biaillet, and Gene Curtis, manager ..of the house, worked fast improvising .nfeW : . costumes, scenery and routines a"na the vaude acts and girl line; did. thfelr ctuff without the audience' noticing, a thing and handing out plenty ap- plause in the bargain. To a futuristic background and drapes, girl line ooens with soft shoe routine, five in chiffons and five in shorts. Then first turn, Dick and Dorothee Reml, gal on roller? and lad doing acrobaticsj to good, results. Jack Major, hUlbilly, warbles in mike and whistles cleverly and was also well jeceived by nicely, warmed up crowd. Girl line back again' behind trans- parent curtain to Mendelssohn's •Spring Song.' Ends with mass bubble dance. Ross and Benet, dumb-Dora act, is In the trey. Ross is especially good in acro-dancing and girl is looker with plenty pep. Off to a clever acrobatic dance which brought a couple of calls. Girl line does song and taps and show closes with the Six Cardos, costumed as pirates, acrobating from spring- boards, tubs and tables. A fast and exciting act. A fair house in view of the fine weather applauded show for the whole 65 minutes. 'LltUe Miss Nobody' (RKO) and ■The Country Beyond' (20th) on screen. Lane. auality about his music, Ms well placed Interpolations of comedy and Injiproviflatlpn* on thei troml)one to overbalance this impediment by a huge margin. When Morgan^s brass and 'reed section gets through' with a number the listeners and dancers know they've had the lowdown on dance miistc. Miss Kean'B tap exhibit is neatly dovetailed Into the presentation land accounts for a unanimous perk- ing up of both the ears and tiie.eye. SM uncorks a precision r6ut;ne that's a. darl>, and the chance? are that the fadeout impression would be so much more to her favor if the thank-you speech were oniltted. Churcbili'a choirboy tenor regis- ters best when it plays at choirboy, as Is attested by tho sendoft that s accorded him after polishing off Gounod's 'Ave Maria,' The medley of pop tunes with which he pre- cedes the churchly anthem emerges from that same set of tonsils with a minimum of interpretive feeling and color. It's Miss Barrle's second stand at this house within a space of. several weeks. When caught last Thursday night (4) she had them, pounding hard in her hehalf and showing plainly enough that another repeat fn the near future would be okay all around. Odec HIPP, BALTIMORE 'Baltimore, June 6.. A fahr house Saturday night found the badminton exhibition nut on by national pro chanlp, jess WU- lard, - and Coast crown-bolder, Bill Hurley, the entertainment tops on foiir^aot bill that presented three standard turns ahelad of feathered- ball batters. . Badminton is played In JBalto only by a handful of northslders, but the- show the boys ai-e putting on wJU get some word-o'-mouth that may pack, a bit of weight at the wicket. Asset to act Is Jack Negley, said to be onetime NBC sports spieler, who keeps score and glveis running, com- mentary of game's progress, plus a befbre-curtaln explanation of pas- time. Plenty showmanship sprinkled in the matst .of them were former- ly with.' Carl Freed. Arrangements are good, -and the 'Flight of the BUihble Bee' ..solo is particularly well done, but the boy doing the comedy tries too hard. In opening the show, the line girls recite a rhymed intrbduetion to ef- fect that nobody can conduct a presentation 'like Paul Ash can.' The last two Words were delivered pretty close together. 'LttUe Miss Nobody' (20th) is the picture. Bige. MICHIGAN, DETROIT • iJetroit June B. Everett Marshall is the headllner here this stanza,. but he has to share spotlight with Harris and Howell, and Barbette,' as far as clicking goes., The compliste show of five acts, plus a musical salute to Amer- . Icati Federktlon of Musicians, which is holding, its national convention here, runs about 75 minutes, a bit lengthy but never lagging. The overture, under baton of Eduard Werner, is j entitled 'The Concert,' and is pne bf the niftiest ever seen here.. Employed painting- on stage coming to life, to join band in sevei-al classics. In the old-time painting, were "Virginia Hooper, op- eratic soprano, the Escorts Quartet and the Sunny Singers, all of sta- tion "WXYZ. Instrumental soloists included Phil Brestolf, concert vio- linist; Jack Becker, cellist and Fred Williams, pianist. With a lot of flash, Starns-Ava* van and Co, open vaude, turn in- cluding a ballroom, acrobatic, tap and fan dance. The three femmes and two male partners have plenty to sell, and got a good hand. Deuc^ ing are Wally BroWn and Annette Ames, comedy and dance team, who set well. Brown's chatter no doubt came In for a lot of fumigating fol- lowing opening show. Marshall, a good femme lieart- throbber here, clicks well In No. 3 spot, getting an encore after three songs. Harris and Howell, Negro- comedians who have played here be- fore, gathered a mammoth hand for their gags, singing and hoofing. Their stooge scores well with his taps. Closing fs Barbette, whose wire- walking and aerial stuff goes over big. Revelation^ nt conclusion that performer is really a man brings oven a bigger applause. Pete. briefly. Pic fare Fauntleroy' (MG), and includes 'Little Lord (UA), 'Alibi Racket' _ a Unlverspl new.-sreel. Supper show caught had an attend ance that_ didn't interfere with the EMBASSY, N. Y. (NEWSBEELS) A not very exciting newsreel bill is headed, by the arrlv^al of the Queen Mary, which had departed on her return trip on Friday (5), making the material a bit old but still okay. Pathe and V share, on. the Q, M. shots picked by the Emb, with iformer having the lion's siiaro of the footage. Pathe did a twell Job in photographing the big hulk from the air and aboard her, prior to departure. Ad advance on the Cleveland con- vention rates No. 2 with the iiJmb program routiner, Hearst looks over the candidates and then gets Henry P. Fletcher, national chairman, , to say a little piece. He was hissed here Saturday afternoon, while Postmaster Farley, speaking in be- j half of Roosevelt's reelection, got a good hand. While Par follows "P the Q. M. stuff with a clip of Jlmmle Durante landing in England. tops the Republican convention ciip with a comic strip by Lew Lelir, wltli the F-M dialectician atnniplnf? for the presidency for himself- " * quite humorous but marred some- what by faulty recording or poor diction, or both. After these clips have run Uirongn the , projector. Universal begin-"! to get a long break. A total of 10 cupa come on in d- rdw. The house (Continued on' page 62) tj^e ADesS^ hvMi 10, me VARIETY i'THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR" J^GEIUNG ZERO " OIL FOR THE LAMPS OF CHINA^ DEVIL DOGS OFTBE^B.^ "22 Wednesday, lune 10, 1936 DICK POWELL • CHARLIE RUGGLES CLAUDE RAIN§^ E, Everett HORTON ARTHUR TREACHER.HALL JOHNSON CHOIR A FRANK BORZAGE Production • New Song Hits by Harry Warren and AlDubin .presented t>y Warner Bros* • A Cosmopolitan Production c.A First National Picture Backed by a Record Cosmopolitan Promo- tion Campaign that Will Make Millions Say... "I Want to See 'Hearts Divided.'" TABiKnr'S' I.OMSOM ovncm. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Tslephone Temple Bar Il04t-B04s Cable AdilreHHt VARIRTT. LONDON 23 Play Port rayingjffiller s Forebears As Jewish Banned by Paris Police Paris, June 1. •Diplomatic propriety'^ walked In ana stopped a play ientitled 'Hitler' by -iPauI Calllet and Alain de JBerrI this T^eek, Immediately a,£ter tlie Bhbw had cleared the hurdle of the opening , night at the Belleville the atre. \ TItle*alone. was enough to attract a cbnslderable number of curious journalists, o&lookers ;and police, Presence of the latter was eiiough to stop further curious from seelner .the show, for It led to (he closing. After consulting jPremler Sirraut about the matter, Ghlef of iPollce Langeron ordered the next presenta tlon to be given before an audience he picked himsSlfi After thislnvesti gation the Ministries of Interior and Education signed, a mutual deniand for nipping further, showings. Following afteriiobh PaurCaillet, who, besides being one of the authors of the" piece is the director of the theatre, was summoned fo .the police station to be told he .could • hot continue with , the Show, He .argued, but to no end. Play is a dramatized version of Hitler's life, from the time he was a ' soldier . m the war until the present day and- many parts of It were taken, from the alleged story of Hitler's love life which appeared In a local newspaper several months ago and was suppressed. • What Is even worse to the Ger- mans, however, was- a scene where Hitler dreamed he saw Ivls fore- fathers. They were shown as being . Jewish, ' Iilk Norel played the German Chancellor, while others in the cast included SImone Mohl, Colette Adam, Jean Bulac, Daveshe X)uval, and Eugene Charly. • Americans In London London, May 29'. Constance Cummlpgs plays a small-town American r^lrl In '.The Northing Tramp;' whlfch' GB Is film- ing. • '.. Mary Bills Will be featured In a straight play hepe in early autumn ■ called 'Farewell ^erformajpce.' Walter Forde to' make dne; picture for Kprda In July. Irving Cooper, Who owns a piece of 'Three Men on a Horse,' here and anxious to secure English plays for Broadway production. Lee Shubert wants Cinda Glenn for -Broadway production, but CUf£ Fischer has her , under exclusive contract. Frank N'eil threatening to^ sue Forsythe, Seam'oh and FarJr^ll for return of difference In fares be- tween .Australia and America and Australia and England, Lavalda, leading • femme In 'Blackbirds,' being ti'eated by a lo- cal, specitlllst for optic trouble. Teddy Brown's wife very ill after a serious operation. Miriam Hopkins understood to be getting $150,000 for the picture she Is. to make for the new Victor Sa- vllle .film, company, •Conditions call for three, weeks' maximum stay on the lot;' ' Yukona .CSameron . in "."a hospital with a nervou^ breakdown. Al Tra- han working as a single a^t the Pal- ladium. Jules C. Stein': establishing London offices. Hal Sherman iengaged. .Iby Andre Chariot for new^West Ezid revue. Anita Loulse.-f6turns here in Sep- tember to do. a film.. Has two ofters, one from Gaumont-Brltlsl} and one from Criterion. June Knight here -In the fall to co-star In a musical with Arthur Rlscoe. Ken Harvey here with his banjo and wife. John C. Wilson has secured rights to a new play titled 'Bovina,' by John V. Beanes. Will be done first In New York late this fall, staged by Noel Coward. Less Americans landed In England during April than in April, 193B. Diana 'Ward returning to London, July 22, to stair in a picture for British and Dominion opposite Syd- ney Howard, John Consldlne, Jr., back to New York, via Paris. Richard Barthelmess around. •Sydney Howard may do a new •tage ploy 3hortly< COMMISH IN ADVANCE Work Offered In Russia But Agent Taking No Chances ■ Berlin, June 1. A Paris agency is offering acts now In Berlin bookings for the Soylet-Rusisian State circuses. All sorts of clauses are agreed to a.nd six months are guaranteed, but the condition Is that acts must pay commission in advance. This is ex- plained by the inability to send money out of Russia. Acts are hesitating to sign, since the promised stabilization of the rouble , has not materialized yet. This would mean that acts have to spend all the money earned In Rus- sia. Greatest handicap of making acts agree.^ to the advance commission payment Is the valuation', of the rouble at 80c each, as figured out by the Paris agent, although most banks- figure a rouble to be worth about five cents. FOR DONADA London, June 9. John Maxwell (B.I.P.) is making an alliance with the Donada Cir- cuit on exhibition and theatre build- ing and operation. Donada has 35 cinemas and has paid out $250,000 as deposit on fur- ther theatre purchases and build- ing operations which are figured to double the circuit's size. Chain Is cominltted for $1,500,000, • which It expected originally to raise through a public stock issue. ' This ■ idea was abandoned and Maxwell's theatre-holding corp., lAssOciated British Cinemas^ has guaranteed the Donad^ commitment, receiving a stock consideration plus an inside rail on bookings. Figured that by fall, Donada should be able to show a sufficiently good balance sheet to go to the pub- lic for an stock Issue, leaving the Maxwell group without having to put up any cash. HAPHAZARD SHOW BIZ IN UNIT'S JAP. TOHR Tokyo, May 19. 'Paramount Show,' 28 persons. Is up from Shanghai at the Shinjuku Gekijo, a second-rate house, under auspices of Fuji Amusement Co. Chances for success seem slim. Yells of the performers about conditions can be heard all over Tokyo. Outfit hasn't been able to rehearse twice In the same place, promoters dragging It all over town, from one hall to another. The- atre has no dressing rooms and a stage floor that looks like the side wall of a building contractor's shack. Boy who does headsplns Is out looking for an army tin hat. Show, which bails from Shang- hai's Paramount Ballroom and has worked together for two or three months. Includes some better-tban- ayerage talent, Including Hensle Rbgbtta, aero terper; Lilian Green and Vera Love, Supposed to play Tokyo for two weeks and then move to the recently-rebuilt Yoko- hania Odeonza, providing It looks all right here. 3 MW SYDNEY NABES Sydney, May 12. . Three new nabe theatres open next July: Regal, Bondl, under Packer-Nerd using Par product; King's, Chatswood, and King's Bal- main, also slated to lise either Par or Metro' pix, . Hoyt's is dickering for a site for a new theatre In Bondl with a re- ported seating capacity of 4,000, 'HisB Smith' Unlikely : London, June 9. •Miss Smith,* new play, opened at the Duke of York last night (8). It is a neatly written comedy with an original plot, but unlikely. - Chin Chin Dust Paris, May 29. What Is a dog's nationality? Red Dust, American dog act currently appearing -at the Restaurant des Ambassadeurs here caused no end of head- aches when a labor permit was demanded for him. Finally the French Inspectors figured It out Since he is a chow he must be Chinese — so Chinese he Is on the French legal books.^ Italians Proud of Native Cinema Progress for Propaganda Value VACATION TIME IN SYDNEY Biz Very Good — 'Littlest Rebel' Leading Parade 30 ITALIAN mms DUE BY OCTOBER Rome, May 30. Italian film Industry may be. In the infant stage, but Italians point out with pride that it is getting to be a very fat baby now. Thirty films are listed for release between now and October. And still another group of films has been started on for the season after that. Ready to be launched June 16 tire the. following: 'Cavallerla,* pro- duced by I.C.L, directed by Gbf- fredo Alesandrlnl, glorifying Italy's cavalry? 'Italia!' produced by Ar- tlstl Assoclatl, director, Mario Ca- merinl; 'La Masnada del 13' ('The Gang of Thirteen'), a war-time mystery story, . produced by For- zano, directed by Glovacchlno For- zano; 'The Two Sergeants,' pro- duced by Mander Films, directed by Nunzio Malasomma; 'Lo Smemora to' ('The Forgotten One'), pro- duced by Consorzio I.C.A.R., di- rected by Genaro Rlghelli; 'L'an- tenato' ('The Ancestor'), produced by Tlberla, directed by Guldo Brlgnone; 'Le Bande Nere* ('The Black Bands), produced in Italian and German versions by Consorzio Tobls-Enic, directed "by Louis Trenker Another group of films Is ready to be released during July. A third group of ^ films will be ready for August release, and a fourth for -September and October. STRIKE AFFECTED SHOW BIZ ONLY SUGHTLY . " Paris, June i. Strike which had French industry pretty thoroughly fled up for awhile didn't hurt show biz very much, al- though it was beginning to nick It when Leon Blum plamped. down. Affected night cijubs first, because of the wa.iter's strike, and was just hitting picture business over the weekend. ■. Personnel - at the Lido, one of the larger nlterles, occupied the premises one night last week, sleeping on the tables and refucing to leave. They vacated the next day at the request of Leon Volterra, owner. Action against film printing plants affected U. S. pictures, Columbia and Universal mostly affected. Par- amount ^n(| some others weren't bothered by this because' they do their own printing here. Gaumont's Rex theatre, picture house, was closed one day by the strikers. Apollo, cinema using mostly American films, was occu- pied by the personnel Sunday night (7) and pressure was being brought to bear for other cinemas to line up and join the Apollo crew when the settlement order came through. .More German Vaude Berlin, June 1. Central Theatre CheD(uiItz, 'Iong a prominent vaude spot under the late Hermann Bluni, returns to its old love Sept. 1 under the direction of Cortinl, conjuror and magician. CortinI recently played with his own touring show at the house to good results and, in consequence, arranged with the owners of the house to bring blg-tlme vaude back. SIR TOWLE QUITS London, June 9. Sir Francis Tpwle, managing di- rector of the Dorchester hotel since its opening has resigned, with Anton Bon replacing. Edward McAlpihe Is Joining the board of directors and Henry Sherek takes charge of entertainment Latter has started work on a caba- ret show, wlfh, several American acts heading the cast, for Septeih- jjer, . " -' - ' Sydney, May 12. Vacation time always spells biz at the b.o. 'Littlest Rebel' (Pox) Is the tops right now. Others in the money are .'Tale of Two Cities' (M-G) and 'Ghost Goes West' (UA). * 'Queen of Hearts' (ATP) goes out after six weeks, with 'Louis Pas- teur' (WB) coming In. 'Lonesome Pine' (Par) is doing medium biz, but looks like building. • 'Thoroughbred' (Clnesound) open- ed to a smash and looks like be- ing In the big money for four weeks or more, 'Public Nuisance' (AD) replaces 'Next Time We Love' for Dave Martin. Rest includes, 'Bishop Misbehave?' (IVt-G), 'Tough Guy' (M-G), 'Peg of Old Drury' (BD), 'Music Goes 'Round' (Col), 'If You Could Only Cook' (Col), and 'Gentle Julia' (Fox). Italian Censors Nix One of 8 ForeipFihns Rome, May 30. Out of every eight films given the onCe-over by 'Fascist Film Censor Board, one Is pronounced. n. g. for the Italian public Reasons for such disapproval are most ".com.monly these: that the censors consider a film too distasteful to the Catholic Church, too immoral, too pro-liberal, or too anti-fascist. Over 30P of the 375 foreign films which' the censors. had to pass on last year were Aiierlcan. Of this total number 314 were approve^l,- 15 were given an o. k. after they had 'been touched up or clipped and 46 were flatly nixed. \ During the same time 65 Italian films were submitted. Tliey scored 45 o. k.'s, six modifications and four turndowns.. Censors Board for legit was kinder: only one out of every 10 plays, operettas and operas submit ted drew a no from them. In all they went over 1,308 works and said 'no' to 130. Only 24 of these plays, operettas, etc., were submitted oy foreigners; all the rest were home- made, LEMARCHAND COES TO nSCHER FOR STAGING Paris, June 9. ' Louis Lemarchand, stager of the 'Folies Bergeres' here for the past 18 years, had been engaged by Clifford Fischer, to produce BhowB for the Fischer nltery-restaurants here and In London and New York. Starts In December. Paul Deryal, "Folies* .producer, may try putting the shows on him- self next time. He has returned from New York after signaturing Josephine Baker for his next ..revue. Ingram Loses Again Paris, June 1. Rex Ingram lost his second case in a French court this week When the Alx-en-Provence Appeals court upheld the judgment of a Nice court, rendered In 1932. . . ' Beginning' of the 'sulfc. goe/? back: to 1930^ when Ingram 'filed suit against Ed. ' Cprnlglion - Mollnler, former Mehtone notary, for abuse of con- fidence and fraud. Ingram claimed that he had turned over $354,000 to Molinlcrr to be used for the purpose of. buy-' Ing a film company. According to Ingram the managing director of the company resold the firm for con- siderably more, and kept the money. In the 1932 trial, Mollnicr was acquitted and Ingram was assessed the charges of the trial. He ap- pealed but lost again. He will ap- peal to a still higher court. Rome, May 31. ' Extent to which the Italian gov* ernment helped Italian motion pic^ ture industry was revealed here la a report on budget presented by the Finance Minister to the Chamber oC Deputies. In the summer of last year two laws were passed, one of which made the showing of every Italian- made film compulsory for every Italian theater; and the other ot which made funds available for pro- ducers of Italian films up to the sum of about $800,000 per year; for these funds no Interest had . to b» paid. Until a very short time ago, for- eign-made films monopolized tho . Italian market; but in the season of 1934-36, 39 Italian films wera shown, along with 273 foreign ones.' Importation ' of foreign filnis has been limited to 26% of the films Im-' ported in 1934; but films above the' contingent allowed can be imported in exchange for Italian-made film* that are erported. Feeling that a flourishing film in- dustry Is desirable for the Fascist state, not only for the sake of Its artistic and Industrial merits but also because of Its propaganda, valufe, the government has been ac«: tlve in encouraging and helping to finance the construction of the new.i cinema city, which, wlien • flhished,- will give Italy the hest equipped; film stages In Burop^,' It is claimed. Furthermore an experimental centei* has been established for the selec-^ tlon and training of actors, directors, and technicians. , . Report on the . jpresent Italianj market shows that there .^te 5,2361 picture houses In 2,923 communities, reaching a population of 27(000,000/ That leaves •16,000,000 Italians Irt .4,396 small communities trithout convenient accesis to a show. Gov-? errinient is a,ctlvely encouraging tha- building of more theatres to wldeof this market. ' ' Hollywood, June 9, The Nigel Bruces, Merle Oberon,r David Nlven, the Ian Hunters, Frank Laughton, Evelyn Laye, and- Brian Aherhe se* off to Coronado Islands for qpme fishing. Reggie Owen's stand-in Is. also, his valet .They're about the same coloring and . size, except for height. Stand-in valet we^s sabots toi brlns him up to the right height. Roland Young a'nd Patrlo Knowles finishing their work In 'Give Me Your Heart.' Souvenir hunters stripped Doug« las Grant's car of accessories Sybil Jason Is knitting a iicarf tot Dick Powell. . Madeleine Carroll Is planning ai four-wefek vacation In her castle In Spain as soon as she finishes 'Gen-' eral Died at Dawn,' Her husband, Philip Astley, Is rushing the build* Ings through to completion, ' Pat Pattei tion denies that she will stay here when her husband,. Charles Boyer, returns to France. Saya her contract calls for six months In Hollywood and six' months abroad and that when he goes, she goes. Arthur CSrevIlle Collins Is writing the , screen play of 'Thank You, Jeeves,' which will star Arthur Treacher. OEY ONE PICTURE IN PRODUCnON IN SYDNEY ■ Sydney, May 12, Outside ^f. .>Clnesound no local units at'e In ftctl'^e "Work right now. CInesound Is' makiifig 'Wilderness Orphan' as a quota pic, with Ken Hall megging. Zano Grey Is on I1I0 way to the Great Barrier Beef In Northern Queensland to make 'White Death' with local backing, for Columbia, CInesound has leased some gear and two technlcans to Grey. , Pic will carry several under- water shots of big game fish. Locals will play the leads. . Mastercraft-EfAee is waiting un« til Frank Thrlrtg' returns front abroad before going Into active pro« duction. 24 VARIETY Wednesday, June 10, 1936 ■■ —in PHILADELPHIA: Set for 3rd big week... as record- breaking run tops ''Country Doctor*' grosses. ^in INDIANAPOLIS: Equalled "Country Doctor" in first three days. >-in COUISyiLLE: First threes days sensational. a—in ST, LOUIS: Bigger than "Country Doctor ^ IN SYRACUSE: Opened more than 25% ahead of "Country Doctor, —in KANSAS CITY; One of the best openings in theatre's history. —in MIAMI: Audience went wild ... outstanding . out-of-season gross« -in CHARLOTTE: Hitting sensational "Under Two flags" pace . . . 60% ahead of "Message to Garcia." -in BALTIMORE: Bigger than "Country Doctor", * . almost doubled "Message to Garcia. >-in CINCINNATI: Held over after 1st smash weekl in MINNEAPOLIS: Opened bigger than "Country Doctor"! -in OKLAHOMA CITY: Hitting tremendous "Thanks k Million" pace. THE KEYSTONE OF YOUR FUTURE Vcdncsday, Jiine 10, 1936 P I C Y U R E § VARIETY .25 B.&K. Doubles In 7 Neiglibs Start June 16 Chicago, June 9. Balaban & Katz switches to double features, Friday of next week (19) or the Monday (22) there- after. This brings about the com- pletion of a trend which has been In process in Chicago for the past year and a half. B. & K. has been angling for two things these past 18 months: one Is double bills, the other Is the revision of the protec- tion and clearance schedule so as to give an additional week of clear- ance to Its big major nabe houses. B. & K, was set to change its seven Jiabes into double features this ffvlday (12) but, unable to get the right picture setup within that time, double feature entry was set back to the following Friday (19) or Monday (22). The exchanges have all ta,cltly agreed to the delivery of a full ex- tra-week of protection between the 'C week houses at 30c and the 25c houses in first week of general re- l' story to be filmed partly ftrou:'d steel mills of Pittsburgh; 'RENO IN THE FALL/ 'FLYING HOSTESS/ and 'CASEY OF THE COAST GUARD/ latter first of the Trem Carr action series to star John Wayne. Warners Seven in work, seven editing, oight preparing. In work: 'STAGE STRUCK' and 'CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIPADE/ re- ported in VAttiCTT, April 8: 'CHINA CLIPPER' and 'CAIN AND MABEL,* reportr-d May C; 'I GAVE MY H EART/ reported as 'SWEET ALOES/ May 13; 'WAY FOR A PIRATE/ reported May 27, and 'JOE POLO/ which started last w^-el:. Credits arc: 'JOE POLO' bolng produced by Hrynn Koy. William MoGann dirertlni?, original screen play by Peter Milne nnd Hugh Cummlnfjs. Cast: Joe 10. K)'i)wn, enrol Ifugho.s, Skcets (Jallaghor. fJordon Elliott, David Newell and Olive Toll. Story hu!s Joe K. P.rown returning from lO-voar absence In China ac» (Continur'd on pag" 30) 26 VARIETY Wednesday, June 10, 1*>36 ion your box- 5-' ■ if ' •f- --. ■ In ''SINS OF MAN'' 20th Century-Fox gives you another of the year's great pictures. "SINS OF MAN" stars Jean Hersholf . . . In his first picture since " The Country Doctor * . in a sensqtioifal performance. "SINS OF MAN" introduces to the screen Pon Ameche, radio star of "The First Nighter." His brilliant performance in assignments in the 1936-37 program, "SINS OF MAN" pacjc$ the kind of^motional wallop that mcide "Humoresque" '? Stella Dallas" and "Sorrell and Son" the box office smashes of their time. The values are there! But to get all that's coming to you, you^ye gof to g^t behind it. ''SINS OF MAN'' is as big a$ you make it. It is one of the greatest %ord-pf-m^ hits ever made. ^^^^^S^ advertised, will start packing your housie, from thi^i opening of the doors. t'SINS 6F^^^^ Century. Po}^ is }i|^hly j3ro^ V ^ dnd of which you dls6 will be proud I ■..a •■!•« Mil ■ ni a you've seen for yourself ! ■ (y ■ir Wednesday, Jiide 19, 1936 ' PICTUJBES VARIETY 27 TEN-YEAR U. A. Hollywood, June 9. Product franchises of -seven United Artists theatres in key cities, to play UA first run product over 10 year period, expire tomorrow ( Jun9 10), with only one UA house • continuing to hold franchise for an- other year. Rlvoli, New York, franchise Is up June 10 of next year. Houses where booklngr franchise Is expiring: are the United Artists theatre, Chicago, operated by Bala- ban & Katz; UA, Detroit, operated by George Trendle; UA, Portland, Ore., operated by Evergreen Thea- tres circuit, arid the UA houses In Baltimore, Louisville, Columbus and Pittsburgh, operated In partnership (deal with Loew's. With these product franchises ex- piring, ^UA producers feel there will be afforded an opportunity for them to line up play dates from houses competitive to the UA theatres, with possibility of getting output In more desirable spots. •United Artists Theatre circuit Is hot controlled by United Artists Dis- tributing Co., or any of the current owner-producers group. Joseph M. Schenck heads company as presi- dent and chairman of board, with Harry Buckley v.p. and general managier.' Latter, currently. Is af- filiated with UA distributing or- j^anlzation. E. M. lOEW'S NEWPORT HOUSE IS STENCHED ,7 / providence, June 9. B. M. Loew, New England chain theatre operator, who has experi- enced considerable nuisances with hla hopses In this section, la once more the brunt of labor difficulties In Newport. Saturday (G) Loew's .Colonial In that city was the object of stench bombing, which was nipped before any real damage was caused. Member of theatre staff discovered bomb a few moments after It had been released by a man ovho is said to be Itnown to man- pigement. Pew persons left their seats so 'quickly was the objectlonal bomb removed.. While commotion was on indoors, picketing was going on as usual outside by labor men. Incident is the latest' chapter In Ihe long-winded flght between Loew and Newport labor leaders. Recently theatre lost court flght to prevent ''peaceful picketing.' Steuer's $100,000 Fee For 45G Net Recovery For his legal services on behalf of the Knickerbocker Theatres, Inc., and the Clinton-Apollo Theatre Corp., Max D. Steuer"ls entitled to a f j.e of $100,000 although only $45,000 was netted throUo,h his ef- forts, according t j the recommenda- tion of Frederick Splegelberg, N. T. Buprei.ie court referee In a report filed Thursday (4), Steuer had asked for $150,000. , The attorney had ba^ed his claim on negotiations he had conducted fn a suit over theatre leases brought by the two corporations against the Greater N. Y, Vaudeville Corp., a subsidiary ofRKO Pictures Corp. Steuer's clients claimed his 'demand ■was excessive in that they had re- ceived only $45i00,0 from the arbitra- tion board which had decided the dispute. The Knickerbocker and Clinton- Apollo Corps, had lease rt t!;e Apollo theatre, 126 Clinton street and the Hollywood, on Avenue A, to the Greater N. Y. Vaude Corp. In the contract it was agreed that any dis- pute which might arise would . be (Submitted to a board of arbitration. Tliere was a quarrel over the grade of pictures to be shown at the thea- tres and the lessors charged viola- tion of contract. They engaged Steuer t-> represent them before the board. The board, besides awarding them $45,000, ruled that the lessees must live up to tfteli' agreement. Steuer l.i his demand for $150,000 claimed that the order compelling the lessees to meet the terms of the contract was wor 'i at least $2,300,- 000 to his clients and that the In- ferior picture phase of the matter jvas minor. . i lA's 33d Conv. On Kansas City, June 9. lATSB 33rd convention opened Monday (8) in the Muny aud. About S.25 delegates are on tiand for tlif. con/lab^ Which- ^irlll last fiv? djiysV George E, Browne, president, and Fred JPempsey, executive secretary, wltli rest of executlve' board have been holding dally sessions for a week at the Muehlebach in prepa- ration of the opening. • Biz will be reports from national officers, election of officers and •drafting of resolutions. - Deal Virtually Set , For Warners to Take Over the Fox, Philadelphia, June 9. ' Deal Is under way for acquisition of the Fox by Warner Bros- and ex- pected to b^ closed at ^ny time, giv- ing WB greater control of the downtown houses. ; - The Fox, In dperatlon abbut 11 years, plays first run pictures and stage shows. It is being operated by Al Boyd for the Fox organiza- tion; ,. ■ JcJe feernhardt aWd isart-y War- ner of WB were in town last week, ■but left without, making any an- bouncement, • ■ • • ' Pox, largest. film and stage show hQuse In Philly, is admittedly class 'of ^ the town, . Acquisition of Fox would give Warners ■a virtual monopoly of Philly territory, leaving only Arcadia (second-run) and Eu- ropa (foreign language and classy plx) as Indies In midtown and some others In neighborhoods. Understood that ' Herman Whit- man, curren,tly manager of the Earle, WB^vtiudfllmer, Is slated for Fox managership, when and if. Loew's Valencia, Balto, Folding; 1st Time 10 Yrs. Baltimore, June 9. First Instance of a loop film Jiouse going into camphor during suni- mer months In about decade wlil occur end of current week when Loew's shroilds Its Valencia. House, located atop chain's vaudflim Cen- tury, seats 1,400 and plays second- run films on week stands. The Valencia has long been a heavy loser, and for some years the Century has been assuinlng both its and the Valencia's rent. Upstairs house was transformed around 10 years ago from a roof garden, after the city condemned roof as a dance place. Though it Is announced that Valencia will reopen- In autumn, possibility remains that such may not be case. Grosses have been such recently that it would be cheaper for Loew's to keep It shut- tered. Manager Joe Kavanagh leaves house to undertake string of relief duties through this division of chain while manag^ers of houses have their vacations. 20TH-F0X AND COL 10-YEAR DEALS WITH RCA FOR TALKER EQUIPi Erpi-A.T. & T. Win Again For the second time within the past two weeks, Federal Judge Knox dismissed the suits brought by Thomas P. James, on behalf of the Granger Mfg. Co., and Bernard R. Gog^l, representing the Sound Recording Corp. against Erpi, Western Electric a,nd A, T. & T. Both actions alleged violations of the Sherman anti-trust law. In the first suit James sued for $500,000 damages and Gogel asked $1,000,000. in the ■, second action these amounts were tripled.' In both Instances Judge Knox held' that the complaints failed to specify when and how the plaintiffs' firms had been Injured by the alleged monop- oly of the defendants. The plain- tiffs were again given leave to file new complaints within 20 days. fAR-RKOMPLS. POOL IN EFFECT Minneapolis,. June 0, Acquisition df its chief 'downtown opposition houses, the Palace-Orph- em .and President theatres, under a partnership arrangement with RKO, Is in line with the expansion policy of the Publix Northwest cir- cuit, John J. Friedl, Its general manager, says, Since Itg emergence *rom receivership more than a year ago, the chain has built, acquired or reopened more than a dozen ad- ditional theatres. < The deal gives Publix: practically Complete control of the St. Paul first-run situation. The only down- town first-run house not under its wing Is the World; small seater. Publix assumes operation of the Palace - Orph Immediately. The President, .a subsequent- run house, will be closed for the summer. Barry Burke will supervise the two theatres, along with the other Pub- lix downtown houses, including the Paramount, Riviera, Tower and Ca- sino. DEARTH OF PRODUCT; OLDIES RE-BOOKED Deatth of product and 'seasonal economies prompted numerous neighborhood houses In New York and in the east to rebook old fea- tures. In some instances two oldies are played together on the same dual layout. ' - . . . - Exhibitor attitude Is that some of the better pictures of early last sea- son and two years ago are better than some of the season-end sub- jects available at the present time. Benz Bros.' Palace, Mpk, Forces Col. to Service Dualer, Via a Suit Minneapolis, June 9. It was only after the 'local Co- lumbia exchange was! served ■ with court papers requiring It to show cause why it should not be man- damused to continue to service the 1,900-seat Benz Bros.' Palace with product to be double-featured that it agreed to continue to sell the the- atre pictures. Following the an- nouncement that the Palace would double-ifeature four nights a week despite the Northwest Allied States' edict against even a Saturday midnight dual bill show in the in- dependent neighborhood theatres, Hy Chapman, Columbia branch manager here, notified Gordon Greene, Palace manager, he was cutting off its product supply. Greene at once bl-ought .suit^^ When the papers were served on Chapman he bixcked water. De- ciding not to contest the action, for the present at least, he gave the theatres its film. Now ho is wait- ing wovd from the New York legal department regarding what steps' to take, if any.. The Palace film contracts with Columbia and the other exchanges with -which It does business contain no clauses prohibiting it from double-featuring. Other exhibitors here are np in arms against the exchanges, but the latter claim they are helpless In the matter and could not successfully defend in the courts any refusal to service the Benz theatre. With the return of Independent leaders from the national Allied States' convention in Cleveland this week it's expected the fur will fly. Retaliatory action against the Pal- ace Is contemplated. There's talk of widespread double-featuring and admission price cutting. The Palace, with a 15c admis- sion, plays Its subsequent runs some time after the 15c Pantages and Seventh St. theatres downtown. It previously had waged an unsuc- cessful' flght -to compel the ex- changes to service it for a dime policy. This is the fli'st time tliat double-featuring has invaded the loop proper of the downtown sec- tion In a large theatre o£ the de luxe type. — — ■ First nSerious invasion' of ERPI Territory, Although ^ ^at Company's Deals Continue— Augurs Other Pacts Being Made KRELLBERG'S LEGAL REVOLT OVER 'ZOMBIE' N. T. Supreme Court Justice Louis A. Valente reserved decision Monday (8) on the motion of Albert S,' • Krellberg, • president of the' Amusement Securities Corp., for the appointment of a temporary re- ceiver for Academy Pictures Dis- tributing Co., Inc., the Midtown ■Theatre Corp., operatox-s of the Rialto : theatre, N, Y., and Melbert Pictures, Inc. Krellberg's action Is an effort to impound the box office receipts of the Rialto during the premiere run of the pictui-e IRevolt of the Zombies,' and pending the outcome of a suit for . a temporary injunction to stop the showing of the picturo.. . • ■ , Krellberg claims that the use of the word; 'Zombie' in the title of the current picture Is an Infringement oh his original film, 'White- Zombie' which was produced four years ago. He claims It will affect the financial returns of a picture he intends to produce shortly, a sequel of the first 'Zombie' film. Recently, Supreme Court Justice Wasservogel ^ap^ pointed Herman Hoffman, as spe- cial referee to take testimony on the Injunction action. He is at present conducting hearings and It Is expected • will make his recom- mendations In the matter within a few days. H. William Fltelson,; att answer, 'charges this Is an effort to harrass the defendants.' Fltelson said In a few days Referee Hoffman will hand down his recommendations In the Injunc- tion action and. ridiculed KrpUberg's motion for a receiver, i Fenyyessy's Rochester to Washington Air-Route Rochester, N. T„ June 9. Manager J0hn Penyvessy of the Family, theatre is boosting an air line ort the side. In Co-operation with Ray Hylan, pilot, he promoted a junket to Florida and one to Washington, Fenyvessy believes there Is ' opportunity to • establish weekly or bl-weekly runs to the cap- itol city at a rate comparable to train fare. • Plane can make the run in less than three hours each way provid- ing a full business day in Wash- ington. Loew'$ Banko 0. 0. Chicago, June 9. Oscar Doob and Marvin Schenck arrived in Chicago yesterday (Mon- day) for some personal observations on the actual workings of Bknk Night. Made trips to the various Balaban & Katz and Indle houses to view the bank . night operations and methods. - . • The Loew theatre men say It's chiefiy an educational and scouting o.o. G. N. Coast Exchange Take-Over Moved Up Loa Angeles, June 9. Negotiations now on between Ed- ward Alper.son, president of Grand National Pictures, and ^am Eerko- wltz, head of Far West Exchanges on Coast, Is expected .to result In take-over of the Far . West outfit around Aug. 1, month earlltr than originally planned. . Alpcrson. during his 10-d-ay stay here. Is devoting most of his time to product deals and conferences. In addition to deal with B. F. Zeld- man for two feature releases, Alper- son Is talking production with sev- eral other organizations. . Radio Corp. of America is break- ing into ERPI's hitherto closed talker bu.siness areas of the indus- try. 20th Century-Fox and CoIunx- bla Pictures Corp. have just con- cluded 10-year deals with RCA Photophone, additional to the con-* tinued use by these companies ot Electrical Research Products, Inc., equipment. Both firms are lield to havjB continuing contracts with ERPI until 1946. However, under the terms of thq RCA Photophone contracts, . cur^ rently eiitercd Into, these companleg will be paying considerably smaller royalty charges than before. Also, It Is held the RCA Photophone con- tracts eliminate service charge* completely. • Other major companies may fol' low suit and sign with RCA. Metr« Is held to be among these. ■ Owing to ERPI's money Interes Tri 'tJhlversal, that company Is no" expected to change. Wai-ner Brd* also' may pro've to be an exception to the present trend to RCA Photo< phone. . . . Until now, RCA equipment tradt has beei\ limited, among the majors to RKO in which RCA bought af Interest some years ago— to- givf. Photophone a footing in the b"uBi« ness, David Sarnoff, RCA chieftain, Mj H. Aylesworth and Ralph Austriaij- of RCA Photophone are held tt have maneuvered the current deale)- HoUywood, June 9. Columbia is the second studK within the past week to . contracl for RCA . sound equipment. 20th4 Fox switched over from ERPI lin| der a similar agreement on a lOi year deal. It's authoritatively reported tha' RCA Photophone equipment will hi lns'ta|led In all major studios wlthK two years, breaking Into the here« tofore exclusive ERPI territory. MOSS' NEW B'WAYHOUSI WITH TELEVISION PROJ B. S. Moss has installed televlslo* equipment as well as film projection apparatus for new house nearln completion at 4Gth street an Broadv/ay, site of old Loew's Ne\l York and Criterion. The .new Crl< terlon Is expected to open aroun« Aug. 15. Moss is equipping theatre so . J| might be easily converted to project tion of televised entertainment. Chi School Board Wants Increased Bids for McV Chicago, June 9. School board has called for neW bids for the McVlckers theatre, noW dark. Original bids were all tossed out as Insufficient. Three bids hav* been entered In the new lcaK« auction; from B'll'ilwn A: Kafcs, Jones, Linlc'k & Schaefer and the Lydy parking stations, Unlilccly that the parking station firm %vlli get the okay since the school board Is known to be averea to wrecking a building which In still in excellent shape and which tha board feels is worth much. Valve Blew and the N. 0. Cu&tomers Came Out Fast New Orlean.s, June 9. Blowing of a valve in the engino* room In the basement of the Sacn- ger theatre Saturday fG) caused alarm among members of the audi- ence. Several women ran out of tha theatre, k-avlng their pockptbooks. Police took charge of these. The theatre staff went on tha stage immediately and Informed tha audience that there was no danger. Ushers remained at their citations and quiet was soon restored* Wednesday^ June 10, 1936 OTerni^liilillillllieral Jc J an J nueaepecic J • • • ft n^w ataps flasli aei^|i||i||||i;(:een £^ widi sparUii&g bvillianeel PENELOPE DUDLEY-WARD : first boiled In ''Escape Me Neiver/' sfie returnii in a rola tbbt mbirtcs tier for stgrdom. LAURENCE OLIVIER HandsoiWe, suave^ Irresf stibib ond destined to become oiie of the screen's most popular leading men^ - i.-y .1 1 . y. 0IRECTED BY ANTHONY ASQUITH *. PRODUCED BY ALEXIS GRANOWSKY • A LONDON FIlM wbose squaJ and tbe recklessness o£ women reaAy to accept Jeatk but unwilling to Feject love I You'll §asp at tbe Jarin^ o£ men Jecopations were tbe bullets o£ a llttlL R 1 1 S T 8: its. Wfedne? Jay, June 10» 1936 P I C T E S VARIETY 29: . .. - Soap Box Stimt . Cleveland. "Free show was. stt:ged by -Std Danneiiberg; at Wamttr'tf . Hipp \n whlcli 'Bullets or Ballots' (WB) was given loads of plugs by word- ■ nf. mouth and indirect showman - nYAp. Ex-actor was hired to do a flplel in Public Sauare at noon- " hour oll'^'liow racketeers were bleed- ing countiT, stealing $16,000,000 last year through tribute on fruit, mer- chandise, etc., from- dealers. ,• ; Danhenberg, Mort Goodman, his tisSlstant, and Eddie Miller, Hlpp's manager, turned stooges for Ihb stunt. When stump-bojc orator dragged In name of plx and house (or examples, • the three • began heefeling him. 'Are you getting paid by the Hipp or do you' really believe all that .ptufC?' heckled the head p. a. •What's the Hipp— a new drink or Billy Rose's latest elephant?' countered the spieler. Crow'd of - about 600 had collected to hear the •ribbers when Miler called a cop. •I want you to arrest that loud- mouthed so-called qrator for dis- turbing' the peace,' he complalucd. •Hefs a menace to the Community.' Cop, who wasn't in on the gag, yawned as he said, 'Porg:et It, buddy. "We let those Reds blow off steam as much as they want to, as long as they don't start any riots,' Three stooges' who were working for a pinch, with a pagCrone yuvn, were chagrined but the" inuggcr's three- day stunt got the town talking. Crime and {lochonB ' Baltimore. . • Current at Herman Blum's, down- town arty, Ijlttle, Is an ay -French ..bill consisting of 'Crime et Chati- inent' (Crime and Punishment) and V Disney's 'Three Little Pigs' (Les .Trois Petits CQchons). Max Wein- ^berg laid out sedate, attractive campaign for the', bill, with out- etandlng stunts. ■• Tleup with public library for ex- hibit of Russe literature; Individual letters sent to scholars taking ad- vanced French courses in schools around town; giving out small French tricolors which people could wear In lapels as plug for the plx; French clubs were contacted and group ticket deals made. Radio tieup made with WFBR program, and In lobby, of house a display was built of miniature brick house with rubber figures of the trio of porkers and the fang- baring wolf. Parks and Pools . with the coming of summer bath- ing pools and summer parks cut Into the entertainment aiUowanco of the. average theatregoer, but It can- • not very well be helped and It Is sometimes possible to use the parks to advertise the theatre very profit- ably. . In some Instances treasure hunts lor ticket prizes have worked out nicely and another good gag is to send up a hot air balloon carrying a package of throwaways for the theatre, to be released by a Short fuse when the balloon has risen a little way. Some :of the throwaways' are stamped for single tickets. The park advertises the stunt and the theatre puts up the tickets. Prob- able that most of the throwouts will be too..4>,adly torn to be read, but the advertising has already been done. Best when there is plenty of space. For pools the opportunities .ire many. In previous seasons some theatres have maintained a per- sonality girl at the pool to wear a lettered bathing suit, help coach novices and perform similar serv- ices., A smart girl can very easily earn her salary and more through the contacts she makes for the house. Generally possible to get some high school girl during her va- , cation period. Another gag Is to supply letters spelling the house name cut oiit of adhesive tape. Girl.s wear the tapei letters a few days and the best burned backs with the house name on, draw small ticket prizes. Letters probably will not be completely tanned out for a couple of weelcs, and so a standing ad. Pool."? will do a lot of cooperative work if the theatre gives a break. They will not pem\it shows to be •advertised as opposed to the pools, so co-6pei'ate. Ri^ht in Line RKO sales department was right ■ up In the front line on the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary. Some 6.300 Illustrated foldcrj! on the RKO production 'Mary of Scotland' were sent over to London to be returned ^ on the. new steamer under flr.st cla.«!s postage. Each envelope was im- printed with the fact it had made the trip. Seems to have been the only xiso ot the new packet by a film com- pany and naturally unusual interest attached to the receipt of the lot- Tliat puts Leon Bamberger o.ne more notch in the lead on novelty exploitation. Carolina' Stnnta Spartanburg, S. C. Carolina, .topped, .. exploitation stunts past week by tlelhg In with Herald and Journal,' morning and evening papers, on one show and with Montgomery & Crawford, large hardware flrmi, on another, China and tableware display in Montgomery & Crawford window was placarded with info that the Items displayed were same as those used as . props in 'The Ex-Mrs. Bradford,' current at the CaroUna,^ Firm reported large sales and the- atre had been 'tle-ln' Inquiries from patrons. Montgomery & Craw- ford further tied in with screen ad- vertising, ditto press ..pace. Dis- play was one of most beautiful business section had seen in a long time. '■ " In connection with 'The Princess Comes Across,' which followed Jeoni Arthur- William Powell opus, Caro- lina 'lost' 20 10-cent store rings with Irpltation .ruby sets about town, then advertised that a ticket would be given for feach ring turned in at the Herald and Journal classi- fied advt offllce. Four rings came in before noon the first dky and most of them had shown up and been exchanged- for tickets when show opened. Imperial, showing 'The Great. Zlegfeld,' held a beauty contest, awarding ducats to pretty young femmes whose measurements tal- lied with, or nearly so. the propor- tions required by Zlegfeld for his chorines. A lot of ' tickets were glvl'n away and fortunate Judges wor0.-out several - tapellnes, but stunt drew A-1. Three in a Bow Charlotte, N. C. . News, afternoon dally here,' has co-operated with the Carolina and Imperial for three pieces o£ exploi- tation In the past two weeks. In connection with 'Mr, Deeds Goes to Town,' which picture the Carolina ran all night long one night, all confirmed doodlers were admitted free at 2 a. m. All they had to do was fill In a coupon say Ing how they doodled, and they were guests of The News and the theatre. Imperial came In for a lift with The News when the paper carried another coupon for free admission to all girls who complied with the measiirementa set down by Zlegfeld for the perfect beauty. All girls so qualifying . were admitted to 'The Great Ziegfeld.' The misses also had pictures made, which The News printed. A News columnist found some entertaining facts about the group — that 'i qualifications said nothing for facltil beauty, which let some through th.at wouldn't have Interested Mr. Zlegfeld,. and in the group of perfect forms were sev- eral married women and one moth- er of two children. The Carolina, with the sartie sort of arrangement, let In all small boys accompanied by their grandfathers to see 'Little Lord Fauntleroy.' • ., Typists' Contests In recent seasons most exploita- tion for stories Of stenogs seems to be confined' to various uses of the stenographic character, on blotters, in ads on throwaways. As there are two standard system's, this reaches only a limited numlier. The only other stunt recently used was a before-breakfast-showing for ac- tual stenogs. The speed contest' seems to have been completely for- gotten. It's worth digging out. In . its best form • this 'is • a stage finals foj; a through-the-week eli- minations In the various typewriter agencies, some of which will bxi willing to donate a window for tho tryouts. Each store has a standard form of copy to be read the con- testants. All who can take 150 words In a three-minute test arc given entrance ■ cards for' the finals. This Is worked on the stage with the typewriters in rows. Tlic copy, which is not the same as that used in' the eliminations, is eitlier read off by someone with a clear voice or, better still, sent through the public address sys.tem. After the contest the sheets afe corrected nnd the result announced following the feature, the contest preceding tl'.at event. Jt is better to break in a newsreel or short following the con- test to bring the audience bac't into a. frame of mind to enjoy the film. As a variant, and to reduee I lie huml^er of contestants, special classes may be "formed 'by, the; agents for each standard type- writer, each agency sending to the finals the girl who has proven be.st in the store test. For another angle the contedt can be confined to 1,-lrgc firms, employln.cr si number oC typ- ists, each concern sending its champion." With this angle, spe- cial interest and perhaps .some spe- cial advertising, ran be worl?ed up. In any event it will be a novelty again. Political Angles Des Moines. Emil Franke, of the Orpheum. got a lucky break when he plastered the entire county with 'Bullets or Ballots' posters on the telephone poles just as tho local newspapers started a big campaign against using political posters on the poles, therefore getting some free space in the newsoapers' campaign which started off as front page stuff and with such momentum th& Or- pheum's posters will probably be the last ever to go up on the polos. > An Interesting sidelight Is fur- nished by the head of the Bureau of Investigation who said a small town sheriff made a special trip to the Bureau to complain about the posters and wanted the Bureau to take immediate action to rid the county of that 'communistic propa- ganda.* v'> ' Park Exploits Frank Burke, Chicago publicity man, handled the opening of Htato Fait" Park, (ballroom) Milwaulvce, commuting to put his stunts over. He used 2,000 window and tack cards and 200 posted eight sheets, went on the radio and tried a couple, of stunts. ' First was an aviator flying over the city and I'Oleasing 500 balloons: with passes' attached. The other stunt was brolcen on the first of a series of wcelcly Old Timo dances. Everyone arriving at the parlc In an old-time horse drawn rig or astride a nag was given free admission. In addition there will be an amaceur night every Thursda,.v, with the event aired over WTMJ. Freddy Martin's orch was the opening band attraction with Jack Hylton and Frankie Masters for the week end.. Other name bands are underlined. BEHIND the KEYS Spartanburg, S. C. Dedication new auditorium here skedded June 16. Congressman J. J. McSwaln, Senator James F. Byrnes and Gov. 0!ln D. Johnston on program. ° Plaza resuming amateur hour programs two iilgbts In June, Mrs. Frank La Bar, Jr. > (wife of Imperial mgr,),-is musical director, and G, O. Shepherd Is m.c, Alfred EL Holland, 35, Patho newsreel ' cameraman of Washfhe^- ton, D, C„ back to Washington, fol» lowing crack-up of plaiie en route to GalnearlUe, Qa., storm area. James Milan, 26., pilot, of Alexan- dria, Va.; ;$till in hospital here. : : St. Louis. Sol Bank has taken over Ame- thyst theatre, nabe here, formerly operated by "W. J. Colonna, Richmond "Theaftfe, Inc., '■ con- trolled by Eieselhorst & Wilson, has added Rlchmondr Mbo' theatre to string.. House ws formerly operated by Oscar Lehr. Lyle Richmond, Hornersville, Mo.; has reopened the Strand,' formerly the Rives in Hornersville. • Majestic theatre, Morris City, III., recently Reopened under manage- ment of W. A. Prince, Royal, Royaltpn, HI.; shuttered. Dominick . Fresirta, Taylprvllle, ni., has added Grand theatre, Benld, 111., to his circuit. House was formerly u,nder manageihent of Mike Enrico. , Also Grand, Hllls- boro. 111., formerly operated by Frye & Muench, and the Avalon, LawrenceviUe, ' 111. Latter house was secured from Mrs. Hurley Gould. I Community theatre, Allerton, III., dark for. summer. ... Oxford, ftdss. Solomon Brothers, of McComb, are adding another house to their string. They have secured a build- ing here which will be made Into a theatre. Los Angeles. Everett Sharp, asst. mgr., upped to managership at Fox West Coast Mesa, replacing Millard Lee, re- signed. Louis Hellborn named to succeed Dick ■ Prltchard as manager of P-WC's Tower, Pasadena. Prltchard resigned last week to go with an- other circuit. Fred Aufdenka'mp has leased- his two theatres at Laguna Beach to South Coast Theatres, Inc., of Santa Aha, and Is quitting' exhibi- tion after 20 years here. New oper- ating company is headed by Roy E. "Vincent as president and Ronald E. ■Vincent, general manager. Dave Kanter . and Earl Hulbert opened new 600-seat film house to be operated as subsequent rim, grind policy. Julius Nathanson bought from Norman Webb the .Mayfair, nabe house here. Pat Auarust now managing the Florence Mills, colored patronage house on Central ave., for Gene O'Keefe. . Fox-West Coast has taken over Richmond, Cal„ theatre from T. J. Belessls, with Evun Jeffreys In as manager. Adams, subsequent run house at San Diego, has been transferred from Kaplan & Klein to Thayer & Deen. Bert Kennerson appointed man- ager of Fox- West Coast Tower, Pasadena, succeeding Louis Hell- born, who has returned to San Diego Expo's exploitation department. J. A. DundfeB, formerly of Port- land, Ore., is constructing TOO- seater at Oceanside, Cal., to be com- pleted around- Aug. 1. Speeding 'Speed'" Metro's 'rfpecd' is a title that lends itself nicely to exploitation smuts and lacking a big sLar name it probably will help to work on some- ; thing to str(lss ti:e picture. By no means new, but still -i nov- elty In most places i.s the spco.l i-ace in which cars leave a startin;; point • and try to arrive at tho theaire at a designated time. Entries must be made In advance, arid a placard given assigning eacli car n number, 'fhese cards must be on the j:ars wlieri' they come to the starting point from five to 10 miles cut-oir-t v-vn. Tlie car pas.slng the theatre cl, -est to the pre-deterniinod time, wirs the race. It should be announced that the run can easily be made with- out breaking the speed laws, but no other hint should bo given. Only tlie manager or some deputy should be made aware of the time selected and the next car to pass the theatre should be flagged and given the award. The tim'e should be desig- nated in hour, minute and seconds Since no oqe knows whether to go fast or slow, the cars probably v.<;kaKed dye, li't j'.lmost anything can De used. Tl-.f larger the prize list the bPt'ior. -"n-1 n'lost m!.!rehants can \Hi proniotvd for a prize. Good for 'Baby' Itoche.st'-r. Century Ihe.atro and Roehesler Journal (•ooperaie;! In a 'Fir.«t Bal)y* conte.st to iio;)st. film of that name. N'C'WHnapcr ofi'ei-ed $23 prize to first iiaby born --ifler midnight of the day tlie pic opened. , ^'The man's on imposter, folks. The real Wt C FIELDS is now performing his mighty feats in Picture 'POPPY^ featuring Rochelle array of players. Directed by A. Edward Sutherland/ the new Paramount Hudson and a gala » . W^ednesda^' J«ne 10, 1936 PICTURES VARIETY 31 CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES tfvudlo; Gowe'r at Sunset, . ^ Hollywood. Cal. r!nliimhi» Qfdpisi. 729 Seventh Avi;, . voiumoia s New yopk> N. v. . • Abdul the Ddmned. The etory of Abdul Hamtd n.:of "CUrkey. Nils Aath«rt Adrlenne Ames, Fritz Kortner. Dir. Karl Grune^ Rel. May, Rev. May 13. And So They Were Married. Two kids mlnerle in Vitii- affairs of their pareQta-'. Melvyn. Douelas, Mary Astor, Edith Fellows, Jackie Moran. Dir. Slllott; Nugent. 72 mlns. Rel. May 10. Rev. May 20. -\ . . Calling of Dan Matthews. The. Harold Bell Wrlght'k novel. Richard Artdn.' . Charlotte Winters. Dir. Phil Rosen. 66 mins, Rel. Dec. 10. Rev. Jan.^.,20r< Cattle- Thief, The, Western. Ken Maynard, Geneva' Mitchell. Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet. 68 mlns. Rel. Feb, 28. Rev. May 27^ • Dangerous Intrigue. Famous surgeon does a comeback.^ Ralph Bellamy, Gloria Shea. Dir. David Sllman. 69 mlns. Reir Jaif. 4. ' Rey. Jan. 22.^.-^ Devil's Squadron. Story of a test pilot. Richard Dlx, ■ Karen ' Morley. Din Erie Kenton. 80 mlns. Rel. April 16. Rev. May 13. ..• j--.' Don't Gamble with Love. ICxpdse of gambling backed .by'- a dratpatlc story. Ann Sothern, Bruce Cabot, Irving PlckeL Dir. Dudley Murphy, 66 mlog^ Rel. Feb. 16. Pev. March 4. . ■ ' " Gallant Defender, The. Western. Chas. Starrett. Joan j»erryii'..:JPIr. Davli- Sllman. 00 mlns. Rel. Nov. 30. Rev. April 22. ; ? • Hell Ship Morgan. Purgatory on a tuna fishing boat George :1|tahcroft, Ann^ Sothern, Victor Jory. Dir.- D. Ross Lederman. ei- mthis.' Reh Feb, 8. Rev. March 11, ■' \ ^ ' . •. ."" ' Heroes of the Range. Western. Ken Maynard, June Gale*^ 'Dir. Spericeir dor- don Beffnett. Rel. March 28. ' . If You Could Only Cook. Kitchen masquerade that ends In tf' wedding. ..Her- bert Marshall, Jean Arthur, Leo CarrlUo. Dir. Wm. A; Suiter, ■*72 :mlhs.r Rel. Dec. 30. Rev. Jan. 1. ' . •'. Lady of Secrets. Love comes at last to sealed lips. Ruth Ghattecton, MarlaW Marsh, Otto Kruger, Robt Allen. Dir. Mario nGerlrig. 7$ mln's. ReU Jan. 25, Lawless Riders. Western. Ken Maynard, Geneva 'toltchell. Dir, S.. G) Ben- nett, 57 mlns. Rel. Dec. 28, Rev. April 22." . v :. • I Lone Wolf^'Returns, The. Favorite screen artil Action char^iSt^f jrit^pPears. Melvyn Douglas, Gall Patrick, Tala Birel,' Dir. Roy W< Neil,- -^.jnins. 'Rel. Dec; 20. Rev. Feb. 6. ■ — -i - , .. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. Formerly 'Opera Hat.' Gary. Coopeit jeain- Arthur. Dir. Frank Capra, .116 mlns. Rel, April 12, Rev. April:;. 22.. .;. ■ ^ Music Goes Round, The. Love on a showboat goes sour on Bro'sdWa^y.-i'' Hat^y Rlchman, Rochelle Hudson. E:d Farley and Mike Riley (laiUtt^btrs^Vof .the song). Dir. Victor Schertzinger. 86 mlns. Rel. Feb. 27.V.pi!^yi viFeb. 26. Mysterious Avenger. Chas, Starrett, Joan Perry, Dir, Davij^. Seitqan, '"62 mlns. Rel. Jan; 17. Rev. April 8. '.v: ,' .-^V- . Panic on the Air. Radio figures in a crime detection. Lew Ayiies^ Florence Rice. Dir. D. Ross Lederman. 66 mins. Rel. April 10. Re^ilv ARt;U 22. Pride of the Marines. Charles Bickford, Florence Rice. Dir. D.'^Ros^. Leder- man, 64 mlns, Rel. April 2. Rev. April '29. ,V ~ " Roaming Lady. Society girl and airplane . stowaway. Fay WraVi' Ralph Bel- lamy, Dir. Al, Rogcll. 06 mins. Rel. April 12. Rev. Majr^Oi . ._ You May Be Next. A super criminal defies the world. Ann Sothern, Lloyd Nolan. Dir. AI, Rogell. 67 mlns. Rel. Dec. 31. Rev. March'4»'" First Division •'N!:'w°V?il%. v. Releases Also Allied. Chesterfleld and Liberty August Week-end (Chesterfield). Light, hreezy entertainment aliout the financially and socially tangled lives of the smart set, Valerie Hobson, Paul Harvey, Betty Compson. Dir. Charles Lament Rel, April "10. Brilliant Marriage (Invincible). A screen version of Ursula Parrotfs great Redbook Magazine novel, 'Brilliant Marriage.' Ray Walker, Joaii' Marsh. Dir. Phil Rosen. 04 mins. Rel. March 26. . Dark Hour, The (Chesterfleld). A fast-moving mystery, presenting a bafQlng problem In crime detection. Irene Ware, Ray Walker, Burtop Churchill. Dir. Charles Lament Rel. Jan. 16. Drake the Pirate (Alliance). England's virgin queen In a human bile of devotion. Matheson Iiane, Jane Baxter. Dir. Arthur Woods, 78 mlns. Rel. April 1. '. • . f. «• - • Gun Play (Beacon). Western. Big Boy Williams, lilarlan Shllllii8^:VBIir. Al- bert Herman. 69 mins. Rev. Jan. X. •• >..■ v Hitch Hike, to Heaven (Invincible). Story of actors In. a traveling troupe, and how they crash Hollywood. Herbert Rawllnson, Henrietta Crosman, Russell Gleason, Polly Ann Toung, Anita Page. Dir. Frank Strayer. 63 mlns. Uel. Dec. 1. Rev. March 18, 1 Conquer the Sea (Halperln). An exciting yarn of Newfoundland whaling' waters— an outdoor story oi unusual action and drama. Steffi' Duna, Dir, Victor Halperln. 67 mjns. Rel, Feb. 1. • . .. Law of the 45's (Normandy), A dashing tale' of reckless courage trlutripbant- over great odds. Mile-a-minute romance geared to' thd sp^ed OC^Jiam- merlng hoofs and rapid gunfire. Big Boy Williams, Molly Q^i^y. . X>ir. John McCarthy. 66 mlns. Rel. 'Dec, 1. - - y..'; v ■ Little Red Schoolhouse, The (Chesterfleld). -Gay, carefree childhocicl in the little red scroolhouse — rebellious, misunderstood youth behind gray re- form walls. Frankle Darro, Dickie Moore, Corky. Dir. Charles Lament 60 mins. Rel. March 10. Rev. May 27. Living Dead, The (Alliance). CofUns and chills — terror and thrills, and dead that live again I George Curzon, Sir Gerald du Maurier. Dir. Thomas Bentley. 05 mlns. Rel> Feb. 29. Lucky Terror (Futter). Western. .Hoot Gibson. Dir. Alan James. 61 mins, Rel. Feb. 20, Rev. April 8, Old Curiosity Shop (British made). Dickens story. Ben Webster, Hay Petrle.' Dir. Thos. Bentley. 90 mlns. ReL Dec. 26. Rev. Dec. 26. Red Wagon (Alliance). Life under the big top with cross currents of love, hate, and revenge. (Charles Bickford, Raquel Torres, Greta Nisseii, Don Alvarado, Anthony Bushell. Dir. Paul L. Stein. Rel. Dec. 8, . Ring Around the Moon (Chesterfleld). A strong human Interest drama of the daughter of a newspaper publisher and a reporter, Erin O'Brien-Moore. Donald Cook, Ann Dofan. Dlr< Charles Lament. 69^ mlns, Rel. Jan, 22, Southern Maid (Alliance). Romantic story under Southern skies. Bebe Dan- iels. Dir. Harry Hughes. 60 mlns. Rel. Spy 77 (Alliance). Italian war espionage highlighted by spectacular airplane warfare, Greta Nlssen, Don Alvarado, Carl DIehl. Dir. Arthur Woods. 77 mins. Rel. Jan, 16. Rev. Feb. 12. Swifty (Diversion). A murder mystery of the range. A cowboy saves him- self from the gallows in a story packed full of excitement {..Hoot Gib- son, June Gale. Dir. Alan James. 60 mins. Rel. Dec, 27. Tango (Invincible). The brilliant story of a' glittering night club dancer who picked the wrong partner in her dance of life. Marian Nixon, Chick Chandler, Warren Hymer. Dir. Phil Rosen. 70 mlns. ReU^ Jan. ID. Rev. Feb. 22. '■ ■ • ■ First National "'n^w VT"n. v. ttudlosi Burbank, Calif. Brides Are Like That. From play 'Applesauce.' Confident youth. Ross Alex- ander, Anita Louise.. Dir. Wm. McGann. CO mns. Rel. April 18. .Rev. March 25. Broadway Hostess. Glamorous drama of Broadway's bright lights, WInl Shaw, Phil Regan, Genevieve Tobin, Lyle Talbot, Allen Jenkins. Dir. Frank McDonald. 69 mlns, Rel, Dec, 7, Rev. Dec, 18, Captain Blood (Cosmopolitan). Based on Rafael Sabatlnl's smashing tale of the sea rovers ef the 17th century. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havllland, laonel Atwill, Basil Rathbone. Rosa Alex.Tndpr, Guy KIbbee, Dir. Michael Curtiz, 119 mlns. Rel. Dec. 28. Rev, Jan, 1. Celling Zero .(Cosmopolitan), Story of three war buddies who. In developing commercial aviation, are thrown together In the most exciting events of their careers. James Cagne.v, Pat O'Brien, June Travis, Stuart Kr- wln, Barton MacLane. Dir. Howard Hawks. 95 mlns. Rel, Jan. 25. Rev. Jan. 22. Golden Arrow, The. Bette Davis. George Brent, Carol HuKlies, Henry O'Neill. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 70 mlns. Rel. May 9. Rev. May 0. Hearts Divided. Marlon Davles. Dick Powell. Charles Ruggles, Edward Ever- ett Hbrten, Arthur Treacher. Dir. Frank Berzagc, Rel. May 30. Law In Her Hands, The. Margaret Lindsay, Glenda Fafrdl, Warren Hull, Lyle Talbot. Couple of girls go into the law business. Dir, William Clemens, Rel,- May 23. Man of. Iron. Comedy-drama which treats of the adventures in high society of an unpolished workman. Barton MacLane, Mary Astor, John Eldredge. Dir.-Wm. McGann, 61 mlns. Rel. Dec. 21. Rev. Dec. 11. Murder of Dr. Harrlgan. Murder mystery. Kay LInnaker, Ricardo Cortez. Dir. Frank McDonald. 67 mlns. Rel. Jan. 11.. Rev, Jan. 22,- Road Gang. Powerful' drnmn with the glamorous' romance of a girl Who battles to establish the Innocence ef the man she loves who has been framed and sent to a terrible i>ennl Inslirute bv crooked nolUl'Mans Donald Woods, Kay LInaker. Dir. Louis King, 60 mlns'. Rel, Feb, IB. Rev. Feb. 2«. These tabulations are compiled from information supplied by the various production companies and checked up as boon as possible after Tfilease. Listing is given when re- lesiffe dates are definitely set. Titles are retained for six months. Mdn* .agers who receive service subse- qtieht to that period should pre- serve a copy of the calendar for reference. iThe running time as given here is priSBumably that of the projection 'ro9m showings and can only approx- .iVhiate the actual release length in 'those states on communities where ibcal or state censorship may result in deletions. Running time in the revievys. as given in 'Variety' carry the actual tirne; 'clocked in the the- atre after passage by. the New York state censorship, sirtca pictures are reviewed only iri actual theatre shoy^ingsr ' . " • W,hile every effort is m'ade to hoid thi's'list a'ccurikte, ' the information .supplied mdy not always be correct, even though 'official* To obtain the fuilesf degree of accuracy, 'Variety' will" appriaeiate.'ihe. co-operation.- df all managers who 'may not* tjisoriiip-' anciea, ■ «■• ' » . - Studio Placements Hollywood, June 9. Pred Pedersoni screen play^ 'Twin- kle; Twinkle,' RKO, George ~ Metaxa, 'Never Gonna Bance,' RKO. John Wayne, .George "Waggner- adapting, 'Clasey of .±he Coast Guard,' U. Charles Wilson, Chic Sale, Riith Gillette, Marjorie Gateson, Pierre Watkin,. 'Gentleman from Louis- iana,, Rep. Viola Brothers Shore, screen play, 'Count Petfe,''RK:o.- ; Batrr siiipman, . screen play, "Film Star's Holiday,' Rept , Michael Jacoby, screen play, 'The Black Legion,' "WB. Joseph Poland pcripting 'Scarlet Legion,' Conn. • Frankle D.arro, Kane Richmond; Rex Hale dlrectiri^i. 'Racing Blood,' Conn. ■ ' Ann .Hovey, William Cromwell, Captain William ' Royale; Lynn SKores dirfecting; James Bush, 'The Glory Trail,' Crescent, Ralph Staub directing; ' Albert B. Levoy, screen play,; 'Sitting 6ii the Moon,' Rep. Mary Brian, Elizabeth Patterson, Virginia "Weidler, Benny Bartjiett, 'Three Married Men,' Par, ■ Henry Hunter, Maria Shelton, Guy Usher, Arthur Jjott, Hatti? Mo- Daiiiels, Harry Bereeford, 'Postal In- spector,' T, Jeaii Muir, Barton McLane, 'CaVe In,' WB. ■ Thyra Samter Wlnslow scripting 'Night Waitress,' RKO. Luis Alberni, 'Follow Tour iHearf,' Rep. ' Selmer Jackson, 'Charlie Chain at the Circus,' 20-F. Ian McLaren, 'Last of the Mohi- cans,' Reliance. George Chandler, 'High Tension/ 20-F, Owen Davis, Jr., Frank M. Thom- as, Harry Jans, Ray Mayer, 'Grand Jury,' RKO. Mary Nash, 'Come and Get It' Goldwyn. Frances Langford, "Vitginia Bruce. Georges and Jolna, 'Born to Dance,' MG. Frank McHugh; Laird Doyle, screen play, 'Three Men on a Horse, WB. Elmer Harris, screen play, 'Es- pionage,' MG. Gene Fowler, Hal Long, .screen play, 'The Lost Nancy Steele,' 20-F. George Hayes, 'Texas Rangers,' Par, John Barclay, 'Glory Trail,* Cre.s- cent. Paul Irving, Charles King, Jane Wyman, 'Stage Struck,' WB. Monte 'Vandergrlft, 'Hollywood Boulevard,' 'Texas Ranger,' Par, 'Sworn Enemy,' MG, Roy Mason, 'Border Patrol,' 20-F. William Famum, 'The Vigilantes Are Coming,' Rep. Ian Hunter, Donahl Wood.s, Mar- garet Lindsay, 'Three in Edon,' WB. David Newelf. Olive Tell. Joe King, 'Polo Joe,' WB. Randolph Scott -Martha Raye; (Continued on page 33> Singing Kid, The. Famous Broadway entertainer, double-crossed by gold- dlgglng girl friend, finds love and succe.s.s away from Big City. Al Jol- son, Sybil Jason, Tfacht Club Boys, Cab Calloway and Band, Edward Everett Horton. Dir. William Kclgrley. 85 mlns. Rel. April U, Rev. April 8, ^ ^ . Snowed Under. Adventures of young man with all-femlnlne trlanKle. CeorRo Brent Genevieve Tobln, Glenda Farrell, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh, Dir. Raymond Enrlght. Rel. March 28. Rev, April 1. Song of the Saddle. Stirring Western drama with mu.sic Dick Foran, Alma Lloyd. Dir. Lou King. Rel, Feb. 29, Rev, March 25, Story of Louis Pasteur (Cosmopolitan). Dramatization of the stirring events In the life ef Louis Pasteur In his battle against Ignorance and his efforts to save life by science. Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson. Anita Louise, Donald Woods, Dickie Moore. Dir. Wm. Dleterie. Rel. Feb. 22. The Murder of Dr. Harrlgan. Kay LInaker, Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor, John Eldredge, Joseph Crehan. Dir. Frank McDonald. S7 mlns, Rel. Jan. 18. CIJR Office: 1600 Broadway, ** New York. Alias Bulldog Drummond. Comedy chiller takeoff. Jack Hulbert, Fay Wray. Dir. Walter Forde. 62 mlns; Rel. Sept 1, Rev. Sept 11. Born for Glory. Naval warfare, with aid of British gov't. Betty Balfour. Dir. Walter Forde. 70 mlns. Rel. Oct. 15. Rev. Oct 23. First a Girl. Musical comedy romance. Jessie Matthews. Dir. Victor Savllle, 78 mins. Rel. Dec. 25. Rev, Jan. 8. It's Love Again. Musical comedy with dances and song, Jessie Matthews, Robert Young. Dir. Victor Savllie. 83 mlns. Rel. May 30, Rev. May 27. King of the Damned. Heavy melodrama and action. Conrad Veldt, Helen Vinson, Noah Beery. Dir. Walter Forde. 81 mlns. Rel, Jan. 20, Rev. Feb. 6, Mister Hobo. Tramp picked up because his name is Rothschild acts as the deus ex machlna. George Arllss. Rel. Nov. 22, Rev, Feb. 12. Morals of Marcus. Comedy.- Lupe Velez, Ian Hunter. Dir. Miles Mander, 72 mlns. Rel. ..^^^i^ 1. Rev. Jan, 15. Passing of the, ThirSx:0oor Back, trom the play of the same title. Conrad Veldt. 'iKlr, jBeptliold Vlertel. Rel. pending. Rhodes. Advetitufe' drama depicting exploits of Cecil Rhodes In South African ."diamond region. Walter Huston; Oscar Homolka, Basil Sydney, Frank . Celller.i. Dlr. Bertheld Vlertel. 89 mlns, Rel. Feb. 20. Rev. March 4. 89 .'Steps, I Romantic melodrama. Robert Donat Madeleine Carroll. Dir. AJ- ■ ' ;. fycd Hitchcock. 66 mins. Rel. Sept 1. Rev. Sept 18. Transatlantic Tunnel. Fantastic story of undersea pathway between Eu- rope and America. Richard DIx, Helen Vinson, Madge Evans. Basil Sydney. Dir. Maurice Elvey. 90 mlns. Rel. Oct 15. Rev. Oct, 30. , • " Mncmf Offices, 1776 BroiJway, maSCOl York. N. Y, Doughnuts and Society. A four-star family of folks becoming get-rlch-qulck- ers In a whirlpool of belly-laugh predicaments. Louise Fazenda, Maud* Eburne. . Dir. Lewis D. Collins. 63 mlns, Rel. March 27. Studios: Culver City, Calif. Mofvi-k Offices; 1040 Broadway, metro ^ew Vork, N. Y. Absolute Quiet. Airplane crew repulse ranch bandits. Lionel Atwill, Irene Harvey. Dir. Geo. Seitz. 70 mlns. Rel.. April 24. Rev. May 6. Bohemian Girl.' Derived from the opera of that name, but well away from it Laurel and Hardy. Dir. James W. Home. 72 mins. Rel, Feb. 14. Rev. Feb. 21, Exclusive Story. Martin Mooney's numbers expose. Franchot Tone, Madga Evans, Stuart Erwln. Dir. Geo. B. Seitz. 76 mlns. Rel, Jan. 17, Revi Jan, 22. Fury. Story of southern justice. Written directly for the screen by Norman • . Krasna, Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy. Dir. Fritz Lang, Rel. May 29. - Greit Ziegfetd, The. Suggested by the life of the late great Impresario. Wil- liam Powell, Louise Ralner, Myrna Ley. Dir. R, Z, Leonard. 170 mins. '^.(Readshow length.) Rev, April 16, KlnpL^/Lady. Based on the Broadway play by Edward Chodorov, stemming ■ • irom a Hugh Walpele tale, Allne MacMahon, Basil Rathbone, Dudley • . -.vpigges, Dir, G, Selts. 78 mlns, Rel, Deo. 6, Rev, Jan. 1. Lajt'6mmi«t» ~ Ofnces; 1901 Broadway, Hollywood, Calif, raramouni n^vv vork. n. v. Anything Goes. Broadway musical hir. Ring Crosby. F.fliel Mermiin. CJtias, Ruggie.s, Ida Lupine, Dir. Lewis Milestone. 9Q mlna. Rel. Jan. 'ii. Rev, Feb, 12. Bar 20 Ridea Again. Hepalong Caasldy western. William Boyd, Jimmy Bill* son, Ethel Wales. Dir. Howard Bretlierton. Rel. Dec. 6. Big Brown Eyes, Manicurist turns detective. .lo.-^n Rennelt, Gary Grant. Dir. Raoul Walsh. 75 mlns. Rel, April .'f. Rev. M,iy C. Border Flight. Story of the air corps of the Coast Guard John floivard^ Grant Withers, Frances Farner. Dir. Otho t»vering., >Uel, April 16, (Continued on page 33) 92 VARIETY FIRST TIME ON THE SCREEN! ALL NEWI From the daring theft of America's best en- graver on the steps of the U.S. yoii to the marrow . . . yoiir tlteatre to the rafters! Columbia's uncensored story of the T-menf CHESTER MORRIS MARGOT GRAHAME arsh • Lloyd Nolan iViarian UNUSUAL ENTERTAINMENT! CONSTANT EXCITEMENT! — Motion Picture Daily Direcfedby ErU C. Kenton vo B. P. Schulberg producf/ofi l^cdneedfiyr JuBe la, 1936 PICT ES VARIETY 33 CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES .(Continued from. page 31) ■ BrWe Comw Home, The. A girt with spirit and a boy with a temper. CJau- -dette Colbert, Fred McMurray, Bobert YoiHig, Wm. Collier. Sr. Dlr Wesley RlgSle«i «3 mina. Rel. Jan. S. Rev. Jan. 1. Call of the Prairie. Western. One ct the Hopalong Caasldy series. Wllllani " . Boyd. JJlr. Howard Bretherton. Bel. March 6. Cats Aflalnat Mrs. Ames, The. Mrs. Ames' prosecuting attorney becomes her ■'■ ohanplon. . Madeleine . Carroll,. Geo. BrOTit Dir. Wm. Setter. Bel. May. 32. . • Collegiate, Musical. Jack Oakle Inherits a girts' school. Jack Oakle. Joe Penher. Ned Sparkih Dir. Balpb Murphy. 80 jnlns. Bel. Dec 27. Bev. Jan«. 29. . , Desert QoW. Zanei Gray western. Larry Crabbe, Marsha Hunt. 68 mine. Dir. Jas. Hogan. Bel. March 27, Bev. May 13. Desire. An. American enlrlneer on vacation In France and Spain becomes In- volyed' with a band of crooks. Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper. Dir. " I^aSiiK Borzage. 95-inlns. Bel. Feb. 28. Rev. April 15. Drifi FtMb. Worn a Zane Grey novel. Larry Crabbe, Katharine De Mllle. TofO Keene. Dir. Otho Loverlng. 67 mine. Bel. Feb. 14. Bev. Mar^H. Fatal Lady. 'Grand opera In the Argentine and cabarets In Paris. Slary Ellis, Walter Pldgeon. Dir. Sdw. Duetlg. Bel. April 24. Florida Special. Jewel robbery on a train. Jack Oakle, Sally Ellers. Dir. Balph Murphy. Bel. April 24. ForOPtten Faces. Gambler protects his daughter's happiness with his life/ Herbert Marshall, Gertrude Michael. Dir. F. A. Duppnt, Bel. May 16, F, Man. Boy wants to be a G-man but he only gets an F. Jack Haley, Grace Bradley. Dir. Edw, F, Cllne. Bel, March 13, Olve Us Thls'^NIght Musical.' Jan Klepura, Gladys Swarthout Dir. Alex. . HalL 76 mlns, Bel. March 6, Bev, April 8. ftw Master's Voice. Ed, Everett Horton gets Into trouble for flirting with his own wife. Stage hit. Peggy Conklln. Dlr, Jos, Santley. 76 mine. Bel, Jan, 17. Rev. Feb. 26. Klondike Annie. Mae West warms up the frozen north. Mae West, Victor McLaglen. .Dir. Baoul Walsh, 78 mins, Bel, l^eb, 21, Bev. March 18, - Millions In the Air. .A romance of the radio amateurs. John Howard, Wendy Barrle, WllUe HoWard. Dir. Bay HcCarey. 72 mliis. Bel. Dec." 18. B«v. Deb. 18, Milky Way, The. Harold Lloyd production taken from a stage hit, Lloyd, ' Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale. Dir. Leo McCarey. 80 mlns, Bel, Feb. 7. Bev, April 1. Moon's bur Ho^ne, The. From the Ursula Farrott story. Margaret SuIIavan, Henry Fonda. Dir. Wm. Selter. 80 mlns, Bel. April 10. Bev. May 20. Nevada. Larry Crabbe In a western story. Monte Blue, . Kathleen Burke, Dir. Chas. Barton, 61' mins. Bel. Nov. 29. Bev, April 16, Palm Springs. Romance In a desert paradise. . Frances Langford, Smltb Bal- lew. Sir Guy Standing, Dir. Aubrey Scotto. Bel, AprU 3. Poppy. William C. Fields In one of his stage hits, Bochelle Hudso'p,. Lynne Overman. Dir. Edw, Sutherland, Bel.' June 12. Preview Murder Mystery, The. Inside studio stuff used to unravel a couple of mystery murders. Beglnald Denny, Florence Drake, Gall Patrick, Bod LaRocque. Dir. Robert. Florey. 62 mins. Bel. Feb, 28. Rev, March 25. Princess Comes Across, The. Love «n a de luxe liner. Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard. Dir. Wm. K. Howard. Bel, May 22. Reunion, Spy story of 'the World War. Herbert Marshall, Gertrude Michael, Lionel Atwill, Guy Bates Post. Dlr, Bobt, Florey. Bel, April 7. Botq ot tho Rancho. Richard Walton Tully's and* David. Belasco's gorgeous . atory ot old. Calltornia. Gladys Swarthout John Boles, Charles Blok- ford, Willie Howard. Dir. Marion Gerlng. a mins. Bel. Jan, 10 Revlr Jan. 16. Hcroooe (British made). -Sir Seymour Hicks and Donald Calthrop in Dickens' •Crlstmaa Carol,' Dlr, Henry Edwards. 72 mlns. Bel, Deo. Bev. Dec 18. ' Sky Parade* The. Jimnlle Allen fronr radio In his own "adventures, Jimmy Allen; Wm; Gargan; Katherine DeMllle, Dir. Otho Loverlng. 70 mlns. Bel. April 17., Bev, Aprir22. Soak the Rich, Pink columnists and one red. Walter Connolly, Mary Taylor^ John Howard. Dir. Hecbt-MacArthur. i<6 mins. Rel Jan. 17. Uev. Feb, 12. Thirteen Hbura by Air. Saga of a transcontinental plane pilot Fred Mac> Murray* Joan Bfennett, ZaSu Pitts.- Dir. Mitchell Leisen. 70 mine. Bel. March 27; ■ Bev, May 6. ■ Three on the Trail. Western. William Boyd, Jimmy Elllsonj Muriel Evans. Dir. Howard Bretherton, 66 mins. Beli May 22. Bev. May 6, Till We Meet Again. From the stage play. Herbert . Marshall. Gertrude ; Michael, Lionel Atwill; Dir. Bobt, Florey. 70 mlns. Bel, April 17. Bev, May 13. . . • Timothy's Quest. Kate Douglas Wiggins' child story. Eleanor Whitney, Tom Keene, Dickie Moore, Virginia Weidler. Dlr;. Chas, Bafton,^ 66 mlns. • Bel. Jan. .31, Bev, March 4, "Wttff: Many' Parents. Cadet story. Frances Farmer, Lester Matthews. Dir. BObtVF. McGoWan. 73 mlns. Bel, March 20. ~ Bev;.. April 22, Trail of thf .Lonesome Pine, The. All Technicolor production of John Fox's story. Sylvia Sidney. Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Dir. Henry Hathawkiy, - 100 mlns. Bet, March 13, Bev. Feb. 26. wings Qvei*, Eth'topla: Topical. 62. mUis. Special release. Uev. Cot. 16. Woman Trap, The. Adventure story of a reporter's search for diamond thieves in Mexico. t3irl complications. Gertrude Michael, Geo. Murphy, Dir. Leo McCarey. 64 min^. Bel, Feb, 14. Bev, March 11. Studios: Hollywood, Calif. R.K.O. Radio Office: R.K.O. Sidg., Radio City. N.V,C. Another Face. A killer has his face remodelled by plastic surj!ery and be- comes a movie actor In Hollywood. Brian Donlevy. Wallace Ford. Phyllis Brooks, Alan Hale. Dir. Christy Cabanne. 72 mlns. Bel. Dec 20. Rev. Jan. .1. Chatterbox; -An orphan with a vivid Imaelnatlon yearns to become an act- ress, but finds happiness with the man of her dreams. Anne Shirley, Phillips Holmes, Edward Ellis, Dir. George Nlcholls, Jr. 68 mlns. Rel. Jan. 17, Rev. Feb. 21. Dancing Pirate. All Technicolor film with locale In Southern California in the 1920'8. Steffi Duna, Charles Collins, Frank Morgan. Dir. Lloyd Cor- rigan. Bel. May 22. Ex-Mrs. Bradford, The, Murder at tlie race track solved by amateur sleuth. William Powell, Jean Arthur, Eric Blore, Dir. Stephen Roberts, Rel. May 16, Fang and Claw. Frank Buck's latest expedition Into the Malayan Peninsula. Frank Buck, Dir. Frank Bucli, 73 mlns, Bel. Dec. 20, Bev, Jan, 1, Farmer In the Dell. Betired midwest farmer accidentally crashes studio in Hollywood and, much to his own surprise, rises to fame as an actor. Fred Stone, Jean Parker, Esther Dare, Moroni Oisen. Frank Albertson Dir. Ben Holmes. 67 mins. Rel. March 27, Rev. March 11. Follow the Fleet. A song-and-dance man who Joins the navy meets his former girl friend in a dance hall- and helps her salvage a ship by staging a big show. Fr*d Astftlre. Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Her- I bert Bawllnson. Dir. Mark Sandrlch. 110 mins. Bel. Feb. 21. Bev. Feb. 26. ■ ' Lady Consents, An ideal marriage Is brolten up by a scheming siren, but the wife gives the other woman a taste ot her own medicine. Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Walter Abel, Margaret Lindsay, Dir. Stephen Rob- erts. 76 mlns, Rel. Feb. 28, Rev, Feb. 12, Let's Sing Again. A child singer finds fame .ind a father. Bobby Breen, Henry Armetta, Geo, Houston, Vivienne Osborne. Dir. Kurt Neumann. 70 mln.s, Rel. May. Rev. May 13. Love on a Bet. To win a bet, a meat-packing heir starts out from New Vork in his underwear. By the time he reached his destination he has money, clothes, and a charming fiancee. Gene Raymond, VA'endic Barrle, Helen Broderlck, Dir. Leigh Jason. 75 mins. Rel. March 6. Bev, March 11. Murder on a Bridle Path. Once more Miss Hildegard Withers, old maid school teacher, Iielps Inspector Oscar Piper .solve a murder case. James Gleason, Helen Broderlck, Sheila Terry. Dir. Edward Killy and Mr. Hamilton. 63 mlns. Rel. April 17. Rev. April 15. Muss 'Em Up, Private detective solves the origin of extortion notes and a kidnapping. Preston Foster,' Margaret Callalian, Jack Adair. Dir. Ciiarlcs Vidor. Rel. Jan, 31. Seven Keys to Baldpate. Remake of the Cohan plsiy. Gene Raymond, Mar-: garet Callahan, Eric Blore, Erin O'Brien Moore, Moroni Olsen, Grant Mitchell. Dir. William Hamilton and Edward Kllly. 69 mins. Rel. Dec. 1.1. Rev. Dec. 18. Silly BIIKes. Wheeler and Woolsey in the middle of the California gold rush and Indiana. Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Harry Woods. - . . Ethan Laldlaw, Dclmar Watson. Dick Alexander. Dir. Fred Guiol. C5 mins. Rel. March 20. Rev. April 8. Special Investigator. A gangsters' lawyer reforms and hunts them to justice. . Richard Dls. Margaret Callahan. Dir, Louis King, CO mlns, Rel. May «. Rev, April 29. ' Sylvia Scarlett. A father takes bis daughter to England and dresses her as a -boy. Katharine Hepburn, Edmund Gwenn, Gary Grant Dlr, George Cukor. $0 mln& ReL Jan. S. Rev. Mn. 16. Two In Revolt. A champion race horse Is stolen by gangsters and Is helped backed to his trainer by his staunch friend, a dog, Dlr, Glen Tryon. 65 mins, Rel, April 2. Rev. April 29. Two In the Dark. A man. bis memory gone and his Identity unknown, gets Involved in a murder mystery. Walter Abel. Margot Grabame. Eric , ^JL*"®- J^''- StolofC. 72 mlns. Re). Jan, 10. Bev. Feb. 6. • re Only Human. Cop loses a convict on bis way to prison but recaptures "'^y***' Dlr, Jas. Flood. 67 mlns. Bel. Dec 27, Bev. Jan, 22. Witness Chair. The. A stenographer kills her employer when she discovers he is blackmailing the man she loves, Ann Harding, Walter Abel. Doug- k .To?**'*"*' ^''' <3eorgo Nichols, Jr. 66 mlns. Rel, April 24. Rev. Yellow Dust. Bob Fairfax finds gold and romance In the same day, but a «rook tries to born In on both. Richard Dix, Leila Hvams. Jepr II 29. Dancing Feet. Capltallzlnr the' modern craze' for tap dancing, Eddie Nugent, Ben Lyon, Joan Marsb. Dir. Joseph Santley. 72 mins, Rel, Jan, 31. Rev. April L . Federal Agent. Swift action. Bill Boyd, Rel. April 10. Rev. April 15, Forced Landing. Murder mystery. Thirteen passengers ride wltb death on a transcontinental aeroplane. Toby Wing. Esther Ralston, Onslow Stevens, Sidney Blackmer. Dir. MelvlUe Brown. 66 mlns. Bel, Deo. I. Rev, Jan. 1. Frankie and Johnnie. Based on an old song, Helen Morgan, Chester Morris, Dir. Chester Erskin. 66 mins, Rel, May 1. Rev. May 27, Frisco Waterfront Drama. Original story by Norman Houston. Ben Lyon, Helen Twelvetrees, Rod Ia RocQue. : Dir. Arthur Lubln. 66 mins. Rel, Dec, 7. Rev. Deo. 26. Girl from Mandalay. The dangers of man-killing tiger's and fever, and the courage of white men in their struggle to master the tropics. Kay Lln- aker, Conrad Nagel, Donald Cook. Dir. Howard Bretherton. 68 mlns, Bel. April 20, Bev. May 13. Glory Parade. Dramatic story ot five characters wl^ose lives are entangled In the building of the Monitor, and in the «limax of the battle between the Monitor and'Merrlmac Jamea Dunn, Mae Clarke, -Charlotte Henry, David Manners. Dir. L(sw Ayres, Bel, May 20. Harvester, The. From Gene Stratton Porter's novel of the same name, AJice Brady, Ann Butherford, Bussell Hardie,. Cora Sue Collins. Dir. Joseph Santley, Bel. May 6. ; Hitch. Hike Lady. Comedy-drama. Four characters of- the road unite to keep old lady from discovering son Is in prison, Alison tSklpworth, Mae Clarke, Arthur Treacher, James Ellison, Dir. Aubrey H, Scottq, 77 mlns, BeL Dec, 20. Bev. Jan. 22. House of a Thousand Candles. Fast ra'ovJng plot centers around efforts of an International spy orgnnlzatlon to gain control of papers which will plunge Europe Into war. Phillips Holmes, Mae Clarke. Dir. Arthur Lubln. 67 mins. Bel, Feb. 29. Bev, April 8. . King of the Pecos. Bomantic western, John Wayi^ie. BeL March 9. Laughing Irish Eyes. An all-irlsta cast Phil Began, Evalyn Knepp. Dir. Joseph Santley. 70 mlns. Be). March -10. Bev. rAprll 8.. Lawless Range. Western, John Wayne. Dir. Joseph Kane. 64 mlns, Bel, Feb, 16. Bev. May 13. • Leathernecks Have Landed, The. From the original story by Lleuti Franklyn Adreon, l-eW Ayres. Dir. Howard Bretherton. 67. mins: Bel, Feb, 22. Rev, March 26. • . . ' Leavenworth Case, The. Anna Katherine Green's d'etectlve story. Donald Cook, Jean Bouversol, Erin O'Brien Moore. Dir. Lewis D, Colllos. 66 mlns. Bel. Feb, 10, Bev. Jan. 22. New Adventure of Tarzan. Hefrman Brix, ma Boyt Dir. Edw. Kul), W. F, McGaugh. 71 mlns. Bev. Oct 16. Oregon Trail, The. Western. John V^ayne. Dir. Scott Pembroke. Rel Jan. 18, Red River Valley. Western, GOfie Autry, Frances Grant Re), Feb, 24. Return of Jimmy Valentine.. Fasti-movlng and suspense-filled mystery com- edy. Roger Pryor,. Charlotte Henry,. Bobert Warwick. Dir. Lewis- D, Collins. '72 mine. Bel, Feb, 14, ' ^ Sagebrusli Troubadour,' The. 'Western. Oe'ne Autry. Barbara Pepper, Smiley Burnette. Dir. Joseph Kane. Bel. Deo: 2. Singing Vagabond. Musical western. Gene-Autvy, Ann Rutherford, Dlr, Carl Plerson, 62 mins, Bel, Jan, 6, itudlci.Fox Hina, / 9ntk Cmnhw^.Ftvtt- Offlcest «4* W«»t «th St ■ Hollywood, till.. «uui v*eniury-rox Mmnywttk^ v. A Connecticut Yankee. WIV Rogers reissue. . ReK April 24., . Black Gang, TAe. Paul Kelly, SUm 8un^nervni«i. M«na >Glai?rl«, .iDlr, £,ewls Selller. Be), Feb. 28. • Border Patrolnian. Geo. O'Brien western. Be), June 19. • Captain Januaiy. From the book of that name. Shirley Temple, Guy Klbbee, Slim Summerville. Dir. David Butler. Rel. April 17. Rev, April 29. Champagne Charlie. Millionaire mixes in a murder. Paul Cavnnaugh, lEIelen Wood. Dir. Jas, Tinllng. 68 mins. Rel. May 8. Rev, May 13. Charlie Chan at the Circus. Warner Oland. Keye Luke, Geo. and Olive Brasno, Dir. Harry Lachman, 72 mlns, Rel, March 27. R«v, March 25. Charlie Chan's Secret. Warner Oland. Resina Lawrence. Dir. Gordon Wiles. 71 mlns, Rel. Jan, 10, Rev. Jan. 22. Country Beyond, The. From the Curwood story. Rochclle lT\id Edgecomb Plnchon to writing deal for scries of westerns, •Bori.s TnB.stor, who recently ftold his original yarn, 'The Shipmaster,* to 20th-Fox, has been signffd by studio to long term deal- as stafC writer. . ' ) Warncr.s picked up options on Pa- tricia Bill.*! and Barton McLane. Option went up on Gene Lewis as <]ialog director at Warners, Paramount handed Lee Bowman stock pact. Paramount has put Gaby Fay, character actress, under term 6 "le hea'i^''''4o do » ""figs *e lignote cdtig' to mm.. Vednesday, June 10, 1936 PICT E S VARIETY 35 (Continued from page 33) Thank You, • Mr. Jeeves. Comedy. Arthur Treacher. Dir. Eugene Fordo. - Bel. June 19. Uiider Two Flafls. (20th.) The Oulda standby. Ronald Colman, Victor Mc- lAiglen, Olaudette Colbert, Rosalind Russell. Dir. rra:nk Lloyd. Ill mine, Hcl May 8. Bev. May 6, ' WhliDarlne Smith Speaks.. Western. Geo, O'Brien. Dir. David Howard. 67 68 mlns Rel.-Dec. 13. Rev, JDec 18; • WhHo Fflna (20th); Dop story from. Curwood's novel. Michael Whalen. Jean Muir, Brian Donleyy. Dir. David Buller. Rel. June 12. Vour Uncle Dudley. Everett Horton, Lois Wilson, Dir., EUgene Forde. Jit injinis. Rel. Dec. 20. Rev. Feb. 21. ~ ' fltiidl?: 1041 N. Pormoea Blvf Unit<»«l Arf iitt« O"""*' '2B Seventh Ave., . Hollywrood, Calif. '^""C" /\ru»l8 New Vork. N. V. Aniateur Gentleman. Jeffrey Farnol's siory or a young man who gambles to save the life of his father. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Ellesa Landl; Dir. Thornton Freeland. Produced by Criterion Films, Ltd. ReL March 20. Rev. Feb. 6, April 29. OhOBt Qoea West. A gay romantic comedy with Robert bonat, star of 'Count of Monte CrMto": Robert . DOnat,. Xean Parker, Eugene Pallette. Dir. Rene Clair. 85 .m!n. Bel-. Feb. 28. Bev. Jan. 16, Laat of the Mohicans (Reliance): Randolph- Scott. Rel.. June 19. . Little Lord Fauntleroy. Frances Hodgson Burnett's famous novel.' Freddie Bartholomew and Dolores Costello Barrymore. Produced by David Selz- nick. :Pir. .John Cromwell. 98 mins, Bel. March 6. Rev. April 8. Man Who Could Work Miracles. Based on an original by H. O. Wells. Roland Toungj Joan Gardner and Ralph Richardson. Dir. Lothar Mendefi. Modern Times. A dramatic comedy based on mass production In a big fac- tory. Charlie Chaplin, Pauletfe Goddard, 87 mins, . Rel. Feb, 12. Rev. : Feb. 12. One Rainy Afternoon (Plckford-Lasky). A light Parisian romantic cotnedy adapted from a French story. Francis Lederer, Ida Luplno. Rel, May 8. Strike Me Pink. Eddie Cantor's first comic melodrama with songs. -Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, Parkyakakas and the Goldwyn Girls. Dir. Nor- man Taurpg. 99 mins. Rel. Jan. 16. Bev> Jan. 22, These Three. A dramatic story of how three young lives are nearly wrecked by the malicious lies oi a spoiled child. . Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea. Written by Lillian Hellman. Produced by Samuel Gbld- Tiryn. Dir. William Wyler. 90 mins. Rel. Feb. 28. Rev. March 25. Things to Come. A dramatic adaptation from the H. G. Wells stoiV. The . Shape of Things to Come.' Raymond Massey. Ralph Richardson, Man- ..rice Braddell. Dir. Wm. Cameron Menzies (London). 96 mins. Bel. March 13. Bev, March 4, April 22. . Studloi Universal City. Caiit. I InivAvaal Offices: 30 Rockefeller Center, «jniyeFSai . now York, ivi.y. Banished; Western. Buck Jones. Bel. May 26. Crash Donovan. Jack Holt. Dir. Ed Laemmle. Rel. May 18. Dangerous Waters. Drama of the seai Jack Holt. Robert Armstrong, Diana Gibson. Dir. Lambert HlUyer. 62 mins. Bel;. Feb. 3. Rev. Jan. 29. Don't Get Personal. Comedy with music. Sally Ellers, James Dunn, Fitaky . Tomlin. Dir. Wm. Nigh, 70 mins. Rel, Feb. 17. Rev. Feb. 26. • Dracula's Daughter. Mystery drama, (^tto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill. Dir. Lambert Hlllyer. 69 mine. Bel. May 4. Bev. May 20. ' . East of Java. Drama. Charles Blckford. Elizabeth Young, Leslie Fenton, Frank Albertson, Dir. George Melford. 72 mins. Rel. Dec. 2. Rev. Deo. 18. For the Service. Western, Buck Jones, Beth Marlon. Dir. Buck Jones. Rel, April 6. Cireat Impersonation, The. Drama. Edmund Lowe, Valerie Hobspn, Wera Engels. Dir, Alan . Crosland, 68 mins. Bel. Dec. 9. Rev. Dec. 18. Invisible Ray, The. Mystery drama. I^arloffi, Bela Lugosi, Frances brake. Dir. Lambert Hlllyer. 82 mins. Rel. Jan. 20. Rev. Jan. 15. Love Before Breakfast. From noyel by E^ith Baldwin. Carole Lombard, Pres- ton Foster, Cesar Bomero. Dir. Walter Lang. 66 mlns» Rel. March 9. Rev. March 18. Maignlflcent Obsession. Drama. Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor. Dir. John M. Stahl. 110 mine. Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 8. Next Time Wo Love. From Ursula Parrott'a 'Say Goodbye Again." Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart. Dir. Edwi H, Grlfflth. 86 mins. Bel. Janr27. Reb. Feb. 6. Paroledl Ann Preston, Henry Hunter. Dir. Louis Frledlander. Rel. May 25. Show Boat. From the stage play. Musical drama. Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen-Moi'esn, Paul Robeson. Dir. James Whiale. 110 mins. Rel, May 4. Rev, May 20. / Sliver Spurs~ . Western. Buck Jones; Muriel Evans. Dir. Ray Taylor» 61 mins. Rel, Feb. 10. " Rev. April 1, ^Sutter's Gqld/ . Historical romance. Edward Arnold, Binnle' Barnes, Lee Tracy, Montague Love, John Miljan, Katberlne Alexander, Morgan Wal- lace, Addison Richards, Prlscllla' Lawson, Nan Grey. Dir. James Cruze. 69 mins. Rel. April 13. Rev. April 1. Sunset of Power. Buck Jones Western. Buck .Tones, Dorothy Dlx. Dir. Ray Taylor. 66 mins. Rel.- Dec. 23. Rev. Feb. 21. Unconscious. Comedy-drama. E. E. Horton, Glenda ^arrell. Dir. Arthur Greville Collins. Rel, May 11. Warner .Brothers 'HZy'^^H.'^^.V Studlosi Burbank. Calif. Boulder Dam. Powerful drama with tremendous government project for back- ground, Ross Alexander, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot, Dir. Frank Mc- Donald. ReL March 7. Rey. April 1. Colleen. Big musical revue loaded with comedy and songs. Ituby Keeler, pick Powell,, Joan Blondell, Jack Oakie, Paul Draper, Hugh Herbfert, Louls^ Fazenda, Hobart Ca,vanaugh. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 89 mins. ReL March 21.- Bev. March 11. Dangerous. Dramatic story of a beautiful and brilliant actress who wrecks the lives of those she contacts and also her own. Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay, Alison Sklpwortb. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 78 mins. Bel. Jan. 4. • Bev. Jan. L Freshman Love. Frank McHufeh, Patricia Ellis, Warren Hull. Joe Cawthorne. Dir. Wm. McGann. Rel. Jan. 18. I Married a Doctor. Revision of Sinclair Lewis' 'Main Street.' Pat O'Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Guy Kibbee, Ross Alexander, Louise Fazenda. Dir. Archie Mayo. 83 mips. Rel. April 25, Rev, April 22. Midsummer Night's Dream, A. Spectacular production of the Shakespeare comedy. Extensive cast of stars. Dir. Max Relnhardt, Wm. Dieterle. 133 mins. (Roadshow.) Release pending. Rev. Oct 16. Miss Pacific Fleet. Hilarious comedy romance. Joan Blondell, Glenda Farr rell, Hugh Herbert. Warren Hull. Dir. Ray Enrlght, 66 mins. Rel. Dec. 14. Rev. Dec.- 11. Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk. (British Made), Merchant prince brings his busi- ness to the point where he Is shoved out. He takes to the road. Paul Graetz. Dir. William Beaudlne. 79 mins. Rel. Feb. Rev. Feb. 21. Fetrlfled Forest. Based on the Broadway stage play. With Leslie Howard. Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart. Dir. Archie Mayo. 75 mins. Bel. Feb. 8. Rev. Feb. 12. Sons o' Guns. From the musical comedy, Joe E. Brown, Joan Blondell. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 79 mins. Rel. May 30. Rev. May 20. Times Square Playboy. Local boy misjudges Big City friends of his boyhood chum and learns there's nothing worse than Main Street mind. Warren William, June Travis, Barton MacLane, Gene Lockhart, Dir. William McGann,62 mins. Rel. May 16. iRev. May 6. Treachery Rides the Range. Dick Foran, Paula Stone, Monte Blue, Craig Reynolds. Dir. Frank McDonald. Rel. April 2. ^Walking Dead, The. Thriller revolving about discovery of Lindbergh heart Boris Karloff, Marguerite Churchill, Warren Hull, Rlcardo Cortez. DU*. Michael Curtlz. 62 mins. Rel. March 14. Rev. March 4. .Widow Trom Monte Carlo, The. Farcical comedy of a social climber. Wm. Warren, Dolores Del RIO, Louise Fazeuda. Dir. Arthur G, Collins. 60 mins, Rel. Feb. L Rev. Jan, 29. Miscellaneous Releases Between Men (Supreme). Western. Johnny Mack Brown, Beth Marlon. Dir. Robt. N. Bradbury. 60 mins. Rel. Jan. 26, Bev. Jan. 29, Crime Patrol (Empire). Pugilist turns policeman and cleans up. Bob Neal, Mary Prentiss. Dir. Eugene Cummlngs. 68 mins. Rev. May 13. Fast Bullets (Reliable). . Western. Tom Tyler, Rex Lease, Margaret Wearing, Dir. Henri Samuele. M mine. Rev. March 4* Robert Taylor (Continued from page 2) about stealthily, looking anxiously back ovef his shoulder, pulling his hat down over his face and turning his coat collar up like some G-man in pictures. For in autograph books thrust at him, as he sees it; Jles his strength. Even now, a young man — the studio doesn't like him to tell his age because he .t>Iays Opposite women ml]ch older— he contem- plates the day he'll cQme to town and nobody'li care. How many more visits can there be that shall merit such flattering attention? About six years' worth, he figures, al- though he'd like most awfully to be proved wrong. Clearly Mr. Taylor, despite his youth,- fine profile, strong wavy hair and splendid frame, thinks. He thinks about his career. It's a beau- tiful tliinig that has ' happened to him, he appreciates, but It's hot go- ing to lasti he tells himself, .so get the best while, you can and don't take it bard when you're out. Mean- while, he muses, handle yourself as discreetly a^ possible; don't be good copy at the price of your personal 'dignity and popularity. Tou may have been signed on your profile, he goes on, but i' you depend on your profile ever after, you won't have a long career. Tou had better learn to act, . . Just a Tool Holding to this serious Inten- tion, Mr. Taylor makes himself Just a tool in the hands of a good direc- tor, observes admiringly their in- dividual technique, studies the styles of his rivals, and would like a part pretty soon tbat calls for whiskers. For Instance, he's no- ticed that John M. Stahl is an act- or's director — ^with him you act, and he tells you exactly bow, whereas W. S. Van Dyke won't stand for acting. Give him acting, and he kicks it right out Gable is virile. Tone, subtle; Montgomery, light, but just what Taylor himself is, he doesn't know, though he has stepped' into parts originally intended for each of these three*. Perhaps, he says smiling, he|s what they've left over. As to the whiskers, he'd .Jike them in Order to show that he can be riigged, dispense with fine clothes and fine ways, too. there's a tinge of this^yeamipg released in his part in 'The Gorgeous Hussy,' in the way his hair's waved. .It's waved free and careless, whereas Montgomery's curls ' In 'Trouble - for Two,' and Tone's curls In .'The King Steps Out,' are) done orSTerly and exact. • But it is Gary .Cooper who is Mr, Ta^jor's Ideal. The current pash oir ., thousands, of femmea . has his own idol. Mr. Cooper, Mr. Taylor believes, has everything — ^looks, personality, charm, and is a mag- nificent actor. In the beginning, he wasn't a magnificent actor; experi- ence developed it. This is encour- aging and Inspiring to Mr. Taylor. Taylor's next picture, 'Private Number,' opens at the Music Hall Thursday. Last Saturday he had lunch there with Mr. Van Schmus and his sXj6.it. Fine men, . , fine type to be in show biz, he thought, and a fine organization. He was taken through the building and up on the roof where the Rockettes and Bal- let Corps disport themselves be- tween shows. "What a pleasure to work there!' Mr. Taylor said, who is also the Rockettes' and Ballet. Corps' new dream prince. . Film Reviews Below the Deadline • (Continued from page 18) th^lr acting seriously. Won't rate solo. Lethargically paced, yet the pic- ture has.cnoments of engrossment. Russell Hopton attempts a character part as a policeman. He brogues his talk an,d wears' unbecoming makeup and wig. JHls makeup is puzzling at first but the reason is shown at the finish. Hopton, after a train acci- dent, must disguise himself.. As a cop, Hopton loves a' diamond merchant's steno. In New York the police have a deadline which marks the boundaries of the money and diamond belt In the city and crooks are supposed to stay outside these limits. That'g-^e4}asls of the theme. However, one set of nlte club punks dare invade the deadline belt and cop a fortune in diamonds from the girl's employer and frame her boy friend, the cop, for. the Job, He es- capes and lands on a train . which gets wreclied. More dead than alive he- gets a new face in a hospital and manages to return to New York to try to prove his. innocence. The chief nite club boss is oh the make for the girj meanwhile. An Insurance dick helps the girl and the cop solve things for the happy ending. Cecilia Parker, as the girl shows promise. Outside of Hopton 'most of the acting ' weight falls on I'heodor Von Eltz ■ and Thomas Jackson. Jackson is the insurance detective whose principal purpose is recover- ing the stolen gems. Von Eltz Is the boss racketeer.. Both suit. The cam- era does a straightforward and simple job. Bhan. LE SCARPO AL SOLE ('Alplrio Love') (ITALIAN MAD£) Nuovo Mondo release of Lq Capltlnr Mo-, duotlon. Stars CamlHo PlloUo, Nelly Cor«' radJ. Directed: by Marco Etter. From war diary , of Captain Paolo Uonelll; cam- era, Massimo TerzanO. At Olne Roma, N. Y„ week of June. 6, '30. Kunnlng time, 05 mlns; ' Giuseppe Faoro Camlllo Pllotto The Teacher ...Nelly Corradl Her fiance, Sergente'Cologuesl Cesco Cassegglo The Toung Bride... lea Fola Her Husband ...Carlo Ludovlcl Faoro's Wife. .tttt-. Dlrce Bellini Faoro's Son (as ToUng Alpine) (Seorglo Covl The Corporal., Carlo Duse (In Italian) Obviously • propaganda for the Italian war machine— even though, its story dates back to the "World War-T-this Importation doesn't rate very much as entertainment. It's slow, and, for a war film, doesn't hold much in the way bf excite- ment. , , Heroism of the itaili^Y'^ troops In defending the Alpine Austrian bor deV is ,ths kpyriote of the picture's plot, a story based on <'the;/dli^ry of €apta!ln • Paolo ' MbnelU, , a*' nalhe that's vague at best to Americans. In this picture the faradus retreat of the Italian troops is treated as 'strategic,' which is quite' at vari- ance with history of the World War and Hemingway's 'Farewell to Arms,' which was also made as a film. ■ : ; There's a love stoi'y intertwined with the heralded bravery of the Italians, concerning the film's stars, Camilib Pllotto and Nelly Corradl. but this Is not stressed. It gets a play early in the picture, but then "comes the war and Pilotto's death when one" of the enemy's , bomb's he's been catching and tossing back, explodes in his hand. His demise, incidentally. Is' the only tear- jerk- ing bit in the film. Acting Is rather crude; direction at the usual lethargic Italian pace, but there are some fine photo- graphic moments. Scho. Marriage of Corbal (BRITISH MADE) London, May 29; Capitol Film Corp. production for Gen-, eral Film DIstrlb. (Woolf) release. Fc.iturea Nils Asther, Hugh Sinclair, Hazel Terry, Noahr Beery. Directed by Kai'I .-Gnine. .\dapted from Rafael Sabatlni's novel 'The Nuptials of Corbal": camera; Otto Kan- turck, R. Black. At Lelcester-.Square the- atre. May 28, .'30. Running time, 80 mlns. Vaiennes .Nils Asther Marqula ot Corbal Hugh Sinclair Cleonle ; Hazel Terry The Sergeant..,, ...Noah Beery The Fugitive. Erneat Deutsch Pierre Davy Burnaby lean Clifford McLaglen Major i...'. ..Arthur Rlgby. Jr. Charles Ralph Truman . Roger .............Brian Buchel Shepherd Gordon Begg Deal Peasant '. Vincent Sternroyd Commandant .' CJharles Paton Gamekeeper Percy Walsh Chaplain Walter Sondes General .Hubert 'Leslie Hostess at Inn .....Moyna Lynd Advance Production Chart (Continued from page 25) companled by Skeets Gallagher. They go to home of Brown's aunt, lo- cated In fashionable colony where they place polo above everything el.se. Brown is afi'aid of horses until he meets beautiful young neighbor who labors through many typical Joe E. Brown farcical .situations to make him horse-minded. Comedian goes into secret practice with a trained donkey borrowed from a circus and is booted around to the point that a hor.-je looks tame to him and he gets sufflcient courage to don polo uniform to thwart attentions of a rival after hand of the girl next door. Competi- tion becomes stronger until it reaches the climax where he must defeat the rival at the big game of the year. Brown comes homo with the bacon by winning the game, 11 to 10. Action takes place mo.stly on the polo fields and fashionable residential section. Pictures readied for early production are 'LET'S PRETEND,' 'GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN,' 'THE SHRINKING VIOLET,' and 'CAVE IN.' Company purchased during week .ween rights to the English novel. 'HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE AND ROBIN,' by Frances Hodg- son Burnett, authoress of 'Little Lord Fauntleroy.' Story will serve as starrer for Olivia de HaviJand, Hoot Glbison western. Dir. Harry Frascr. 62 Otto Brower. 65 Dir. Feud of the West (Diversion) mlns. Rev, May 27. Outlalv Deputy (Syndicate). Tim McCoy Western mlns. Rev. Dec. 4. Penthouae Party (Liberty). Swifty (Divcr.^on), Western. Hoot Gibaon, Dir. Alan • RtfV. Jan, 29. Toll of the Desert (Commodore). •Western, Fred Kolilcr, Dir. lister Williams, (9 mlns. Rev, Jan. 10. James. «2 mlns, Jr.. Betty Mack. Reports vary as to the. cost of this, one. It is placed generally at $400,- 000 and it looks like money well spent. For the benefit of those who upay not know, or have forgotten, the Sabatlni story Is laid In the period of the French Revolution, and the picture winds up with a Sidney (bar- ton sacrifice performed by the heavy, instead of the hero. Story is expressively fitted with atmosphere, but the dialog Is hot satisfying con- versation for picture purposes. A commendable feat of directing should be credited to Karl Grune, especially for the handling of the mobs. In Ihls,. however, he was handicapped, by the casting in sothe of the smaller roles. Comedy relief Is also lainentably linlp. "■ Nils Asther as the heavy has the most outstanding' role^ which en- ables him to run away with the act-> Ing. His several expressions &r»* most arresting, but too much flot- age is allotted them; and when the time comes for drastic cutting much of this might profitably be deleted. HUgli Sinclair plays sincerely the difllculf role of an Idealistic mar- quis, more or less colorless by com- parison with the showy Asther part. Leading feminine role is allotted to Hazel Terry, l8-year-old grand- .nlece of Ellen Terry, who has had very little, stage Experience and' no previous camera practice. She has .looks, but ; shoXVB nb indication at present of Inheriting the histrionic genius of her ancestors. Unfair to her to be. al'lQ,tted the leading rble with 30 little background, of course. Fourth featured player is Noah Beery. ' On the whole, a creditable npo- ductlbn, and a reasonable candidate for American, booking. JoJo. Roxy's Cash Position Howard S. Cullman, trustee for the Roxy theatre. N. T., in a report filed yesterday (Tuesday) in U. 6. DliStrict , Court for the period be- tween May 1 and May 28, showed that the cash receipts of the thea- tre amounted to $li9,363.12 and dla- biirsements totalled $101,219.02, or a : profit during that time of 518,144.io. According to the, report the cash on,, hand in the bank' on May 28 amounted, to $65,717.75 as against $47,573,65 for April. 'DOSSY' ADOS THBEE Hollywood, June 9, Paul Lukas, Spring Bylngton and Harlan Brlggs have been added to cast of Samuel (?oldwyn's "Dods- worth,' now In proc'.uction. Cast additions were made follow- ing long distance Instructions from the producer in N. Y. Smith's 'Headlines' Reel Hollywood, June 9. Title of Pete Smith's newspaper short at Metro depicting editorial side of daily newspapers AvUl be 'Behind the Headlines.' Dure Cornell developed story Ide^i and will play lead in one-reeler. ^ Through the Wrinfler Los Angeles, June 9. Listing liabilities of '$7,160.97, Jack Townley, screen writer, filed petition in voluntary bankruptcy here. lie listed as.scts of $1,227.26. Marsha on the BOui' Hollywood, June 9. Femme lead in 'Hollywood Boule- ' vard' at Paramount, opposite j'oho Halllday, goes to' Marsha, Hunt, Actrc.'j.s recently finished in "Ihm Arizona Raiders' at same studio* VARIETY Wedlnesilittyj June 10, 1936^ She might be the girl who lives next door! Your stenographer^ or the waitress who takes your order ! Was the soft flesh beneath her filmy finery ever scratched by prison denim ? How can you tell? They're girls on • • • with Henry Hunter, Ann Preston, Alan Dinehart, Alan Baxter, Alan Hale, Grant Mitchell, Berton Churchill, Noah Beery, Jr., Bernadene Hayes, Wallis Clark, John Mlltern, Charles Richman, Frank Mills, Selmar Jackson,, Cliff Jones, Anthony Quinn • Screenplay by . Horace McCoy and Kubec Glasmon • Original story by Kubec Glasmon and Joel Sayre • Directed by Louis Friedlander • Robert Presnell, Associate Producer A UNIVERSAL PICTURE HOT HEADLINE DRAMA OF PAROLED MEN AND WANTED WOMEN ! 'Wednesday? Jw"* IQ». 1936 PICTURES VARIETY 37 Gals Attracting G.0.P.1n Qeve.; NIG., $22, -Cleveland, June 9. (Best Exploitation: Palace) "Although 1?,000 Republicans are here for national convention, they . aren't helping house grosses very sibch. Landslide 'biz expected, but the G.O:P. delegates-are too busy and exhausted by afternoon sessions, speeches and private, caucuses at night. After convention gets under- way today (Tuesday), theatre boys hope conventioneers will have more time to look over amusement spots. N.T.G. revue on stage with 'And So They Were Married' is the beet money-making combination in. town and the Palace is proAting. Dele- gates are going for the gams in Granny's show and it Will get $?2,000 or better. 'Sons of Man' rather heavy stuff for -State at this time of the year, but Milt Harris is selllnir Jean Hersholt right, to the tune of about $18,000. Hipp's first hold-over this ■ season of 'Bullets or Ballots' was a smart move. • • It's bringing In $10,600., Palace rates exploitation honors Jor its poster displays of Granlund's girls and some eye-catching give- aways. Estimates for This Week Palace (RKO) (3,200; 30-35-40)— ♦And So They Were Married* (Col) and N.T.G.'s unit on stage. . A natu- ral for the Repubs, with Granlund revamping bis patter to kid the politicians. A corking $22,000 in eight. Last week 'Let's Sihg Again,' (KKO)- and Block ^Itid^ gulljr uplt romped In with $19,500, very good. State (Loew's) (3,460;' 30-35-40)— ♦Sins of Man' (20th-Fox). Moved slowly- opening: day, but . Don AJneche . £ind . Jean Hersholt are warming up crowds, i-iaybe to neat $18,000, '. '.Trouble for .Two* (MG) last w;eek slipped to $15,500, not so good. , ■ . HipV (Warners) (3.700; 25-40)— •Bullets or Ballots' (WB). Going to $10,600, which Is sweet for a hold- over. Last week, first got $14,000, cheerful. Allen (RKO) (3.000; 25-40)— •Gentle Julie' (20th-Fox). Okay -for hpt weather, $3,500. Last week 'Sutter's Gold' (U) got weak $2,500, despite lots of ballyhoo. Stillman (Loew's) (1,872; 25-35) —'Fatal Lady' (Par). Won't get more than paltry $2,500. Last week 'Till We Meet Again' (Par) got $4,- 600, oke. 'Hour' $3,000, 'Next And *Bride' $1,500, Lincoln Lincoln, June 9. 'Unguarded Hour' (MG) Is the favorite to Come out with the most substantial profit this week here. It's at the Lincoln. Westland only has one house in the competition now, having closed the Kiva (6) and moved the policy to the Varsity, which meant a scissoring of price by 10c. in . all cases. City Manager Milt Overman left for the home ofHc© in Denver and Lee Miscbnick is In charge, Colonial Is havlnir its troubles get- ting pictures. .No publicity foray made at all by anyone this week. Estimates for This Week Liberty (LTC) (1,200; 10-15)— ^racula's Daughter' (U) split with Song of Saddle' (FN), plus 'For- gotten Faces' (Par). Hitting good pace with cool weather for $1,100, . nice. Last week 'O'Malley' (20th) plus 'It's a Gift' (Par), split,- with Birth of Nation' (Tri) plus 'Forced Landing' (Rep), fair $900. Lincoln (LTC) (1,60(^; 10-20-25)— Unguarded Hour' (MG). Running handily toward $3,000. Last week • Princess' (Par) better than aver- age with $2,500. •Oppheum (LTC) (1.350); 10-15-20) ^Next Time' (U) and 'Bride Comes Home' (Par). House never has done particularly well with straight pic- tures and lack."? air .conditioning, so Its all up to the weather. Over average this time with $1,500 in Bight. Last week 'Florida Special" (Par) -with two days of 'Daiktown ocandals' on the stage, last of Vaude. then 'Ceiling Zero' (WB) Plus 'Ghost Goes West' (UA) fol- lowed for a $2,400 on eight day.s, not ao bad. Stuart (LTC) (1.900; 10-25-40)— Golden Arrow' (WB). Nothing tancy here, but It'll do- around $2,900, jot quite meeting the weekly bill for the- spot. Last week 'Two •Plags' (20th), $3,300, okay. Varsity .(Westland) (1,100; 10-15- 20-25)— 'Devil's Squadron' (Col). Jjaan't a chance to get more than ♦900, since jpriccs are chopped to lOc. and ISc for the summer. La.st week TClng Steps Out' (Col) (2d week), a eood' holdover, nearlng $1,400 and •Making .the' total: take on the run nearly $4,000. TACOMA NOT SKEERED 'Zieogy' Roadshow Scale No Fright — :$3|O0O in 3 Days Tflcoma, June 9, (Best Exploitation: Temple) All first runs are dual again. Best exploitation for 'Ziegfeld,' In three- days ;at the Temple, with Jim Schiller up 'from main office to help BUI Coiinor cut- loose, Tacoma showed it wasn't afraid of roadshow prices. Advance: biUbpards, society page stories, sponsored opening night and upped newspaper space provided biggest campaign this burg has seen In long while. Estimates for This Week Blue Moujse (Hamrlck) (760; 16- 27)— 'O'Malley' (20th), and 'Melody Lingers On' (UA), dual. Very nice at $1,900; - Last- week 'Lost City' (Ind) and 'My- Marriage' (20th), dual, $1,700, big. Music Box (Hamrlck) (1,400; 16- 27-35)— 'Sons o' Guns' (WB) and 'Hold That River' (Ind), with added local 'Mickey Mouse club' 60 -piece band in annual concert; special local tleups on 'River' helping to great $3,900; Last week 'Showboat' (U), $4,800, great. Rialto (Moore) (1,350; 16-27-37)— 'Moon's Our Home' (Par) and 'Pre- view Murder" (Par), dual. Big $3,- 100. Last week 'Sky Parade" (Par) and 'This Night' (Par), dual, $2,600, good. Temple (Hamrlck) (1,600; 67-78- $1.16)— 'Great Ziegfeld' (MGM), three days. Big campaign and got around $3,000, big. UDIlEtS'L'VILLE'SONLY SOLO, OKAY AT $3,700 Louiaville, June 9^; ; (Best Exploitation: Brown-And.) 'Private Number,' dualled with 'Champagne Charlie' at the Rialto, Is getting the bulk of the femme trade, principally on the draw of Robert Taylor. I Brown and Mary Anderson are a toss-up for exploitation honors. Both had the edge on other houses in amount of white space, which Just about, sums up the matter this week. Other houses going lightly, and content to take it e&sy in the thought that any special, splurge would probably be a lot. of wasted effort anyway. Estimates for This Week Loew's State (3,000; 15-25-40)— 'Wise Guys' (MG) and 'Speed' (MG), dual. Headed toward -mild $4,500. Last week 'Trouble for Two' (MG) and 'Pride of Marines' (Col)., dual, average $4,800. Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3.000; 15-25-40)— 'Private Number' (20th) and 'Champagne Charlie* (20th), dual. Up around the $5,600 mark; okay. Last week 'Miss Nobody' (20th). and 'Human Cargo' (20th), dual, got fine $7,000. Brown (Ind) (1,500; 15-25-40)— 'Sing Again' (RKO) and 'Bridle Path' (RKO), dual. 'Let's Sing' will be responsible for draw, a.k it was given bigger play in ads, etc. Pretty good at $3,500. Last week 'Dancing Pirate' (RKO) took pleasing $3,500. Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1,500; 15- 25-40)— 'Dracula's Daughter' (U) and 'Nobody's Fool' (U). dual. Will touch $3,000, fair. Last week 'First Baby' (20th) and 'Country Beyond" (20th), dual, got some nice, breaks in local sheets and wound up at $3,- 200, fairish. . Mary Anderson (Llbson) (1.000; 15-25-:40)— "Bullets or Ballots" (FN). Only single in ' town. Garnering hefty male trade and headed for $3,700, and possible holdover. Last week 'Sons o" Guns' (WB) okay at $4,500. Alamo (Ind)- (900; 15 cents) — 'Thundering Herd' (Par) and 'Star of Midnight" (RKO). dual, split- ting with 'No More Women' (Par) and 'Glass Key' (Par), dual. Weak $900. Last week '(3ay Divorcee' (RKO) and 'Lone Cowboy' (Par), dual, splitting with 'Ky. Kcrneis' (RKO) and 'Design for Living' (Par), dual, light, $800. PROVIDENCE (Continued from page 8) Guys' arid 'Half Angel.' Don Oe.s- mond of Loew's stalf c» pped this week's blue ribbon, pinch hitting for Howard Burkhardt. away on vacation. Desmond did very thor- ougl) job, giving both pi'.-t.iiics n break in exploitation, .lomethinK of a rarity In tliese parts. While e.-im- I)aign concentrated mostly, along routine lines, newspaper ad .=pace wa« upped considerably by virtue of co-op .stunts with local mer- chants. Ratllo and di.strlbutlon of tabloids by newsboys also llgrred. Estimates for This Week Strand (Indie)' (2.200; lo-zr.-m— 'King Steps Out' (Col) and 'Devil's Sauadron' (Col). Sure of $8,500. -good, but could have been belter. Last week 'Florida .Special' (Par) and 'Too :\rany Parents' (Par), vic- tims of weather, slid to $6,700, .so-.so. -Fay's (2,000; 1.5- 25 -40)— 'Little Miss Nobody' (20th) and B-jwcb amateurs. Second unit of, amatours to play here; first was a. flop. ;and this one Is Just getting by. Most In prospect Is $5,500, fair. Last week 'Dra.cula's Daughter' (U), dittg. Lp9W'$ State- (3,200; •15-25-40)— ."Half Angel' (20th) and 'Three Wise Guys* (Col). Best under circum- stances Is $7,600, fair. Last week 'Suicide Club' (MG) and 'They Were Married' (Col) suffered along with the rest and poor at $7,000. Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 15-26-40)— 'Human Cargo' (20th) and 'Murder by Aristocrat' (WB).- Just $5,000 and o ff. L ast week 'Bullets or Bal- lots' (WB) and 'Three of Kind' (Invlnc) started off well but took a slide to $8,500, fair. RKO Albee (2,500; 15-25-40)— 'Things to Come' (UA) and 'Bril- liant Marriage' (Invlnc). Looks like the trailer at $4,500. Last week 'Dancing Pirate' (Radio) and 'Roam- ing Lady' (Col) so-so at $6,000. RKO Victory (1,600; 10-25)— 'Wolves , of Underworld' and 'I'll Name Murderer' (Syn). Maybe $1,800, fair. Last week 'Arson Racket' - (Burroughs) and 'Secret Patrol' (Col), same. THINGS' COMES IN FOR NEAT $5,500 IN DENVER Denver, June 9. 'Things to Come' provided best Saturday and Sunday Paramount has had in over year and half, and is standing up for $5,500. Paramount tops exploitation here with three weeks' campaign on 'Things.' While nothing startling was done, the work is being given credit jFor . the big business on the opening days. Windows were used freely, filled with pictures and models of vehicles, etc., of the future. ■ Man of the future, with grotesque armor and gas mask, paraded the streets. Estimates for This Week Aladdin (Huffman) (1,600; 26-40- 50) — 'They Were Married' (Col). Fair at $3,600. Last week 'King Steps Out' (Col) (2d run) took fine $4,600. Broadway (Huffman) (1,600; 25- 40)— 'King Steps O.ut' (Col) (3d run). Following a week each at the Denver and Aladdin, and not bad at $2,500. Last week 'Show Boat' (U) (3d run), $2,000,- nice. Center (Allan) (1,600; 15-20-25)— 'Harvester' (Rep) and 'Affairs of Susan' (U) four days. Revivals other three. Fair $1,000. Last week 'Spanish Cape Mystery' (Rep) and 'Singing Cowboy' (Rep), $1,200, fouc~days,- good. .Denver (Huffman) (2.500; 25-36- 50)'— 'Private •liI^lmber• (20th) and stage band.' - Okay at $8,500. Last week 'Garcia' (2.0th), average, $7,500. Orpheum (RKO) (2.600; 26-36- 40)-^'Sing Again' (RKO) and 'Fury' (MG). ■ Good at $6,000. Last week 'Trouble for 'Two' (MG) and 'Speed' (MG), fair, $6,000. Paramount (Huffman) (2,000; 26- 40)— 'Things to Comfi' (UA). Strong campaign responsible for $5,600. Last week 'Devil's Squadron' (CTol) and 'Champagne Charlie' (20tb), average, $3,500. $8,000, Montreal, for Mord'-Tlayboy' Montreal, June 9, (Best 'Exploitation: Capitol) Two holdovers and nothing out- standing in town.. Palace repeats 'Show Boat,' for $7,500 currently, good enough. Capi- tol has 'Mrs." Bradford' and 'Times Square Playboy' and Is getting $8,000, above' average. Loew's has better than average vaude and 'Little Miss Nobody" and 'The Coun- try Beyond' with a chance for $lli- 000, good. . Harold Bishop at the Capitol la banking on William POwell xo pull In the cash currently. Booked late, he put on a last minute campaign, tielng up fashions display with all department stores, running a special lobby display, taking extra ad space and building up on a newspaper con- test on hidden identities. Estimates for This Week Palace (FP) (2.700; 50)— 'Khow Boat' (U) (2d week). Doing $7,500 after good $10,000 last week. Capitol (FP) (2,700: 50)— 'Mrs. Bradford' (RKO) and 'Playboy' (WB). Better than average $8,000. Jjast week 'Golden Arrow' (WB) and 'Sons o' Guns' (WB) $6,000, quiet. Loew's (M. T. Co.) (3.200; 50)— 'MLss Nobody' (KKO) and 'Country Beyond' (20th), with vaude. Good $11,000. Last week '(Jarden Ca.se" (MG) and 'First Baby' (IU'd), with vaude, fair at $9,000. Princess (CT) (2.300; 50)~'Klng Steps Out' (Col) and 'Dangerous In- trigue' (Col) (2d week). At $6.r.00 fair enough afler good $9,000 last week. Cinema de Paris (Franeo Films) (600; 60) — 'IjH Route Heureu.«e" and 'Bcbe de I'lSficadron.' Likely $1,000. good. Last week '('lasi)ard dc Beffe' and 'Train dc vjal.slr,' -SOOO, fair. St. Denis (France Films) (2,300; 50)— 'Martha' and *Lc Pere La Cerl.se,' May fjet $4,500. good. Last week 'Les Pctltes Allies' and 'Le Prince de Six Jours; good at $4,00.0. B.M., Through Great States, Eyeing St Louis Territory for Invasion WB Curb on Te:rick, also serving as overseer for the Kansas City and Toledo holdings: MILD $16,000 FOR VAUD REVIVAL IN BROOEYN • . . Brooklyn, June 9.. Vaudeville's back in the City of Churches after an absence of many months. Loew's Metropolitan with Milton Berle, Kane Cooper, Jack Gilford, Doris Rhodes, Ralph San- ford and Don Bestor's orchestra, plus .'Trouble for Two' on screen. • Although splurging in ads with bright copy and splashing town with considerable ballyhoo stunts on re- turn of flesh acts. Met didn't get off to JBuch hot start and figured to snare only fairish $16,000. 'Weekend saw some terrific com- . petition from outdoor spots. Coney Island contributing elaborate pag- eant featuring thousands of young- sters and spectacular floats depict- ing Long Lsland's tercentenary. Pa- i-ade was staged Friday night and Saturday afternoon, playing to sev- eral hundred thousand visitors each time. Steeplechase and Luna parks (ftttlng erowd at parade's breakup. Estimates for This Week Paramount (4,000; 23-3,^-50) — 'Bullets or Ballots' -(FX) f2d week). ContlnulnK okay and will draw fair $11,000. La.st week $17,000. fine. Double feature poIley-stari.H Thurs- day (11). Fox (4,000; in-a.l-.'iO)— 'ICk Love Again' (f;r5; and 'Helow the r)<-ad- line' (VI)). Combo's $10,()»« ri.s.g. La«t week 'DcvU'h Squadron' (Col) and 'Human Cargo" (l-'oxj. $15,000, good, Loew's Met (3.40O; li-'.-SO-nO)— 'Trouble for Two" (M(!) and what Loew's terni.M '.lune .l\ibllee stage show," Plenty yublleity on leturn of stage shows at this lioune but llniH far b.o, returns hav(^ be(,-n mild. About Slfi.OOO. whleh Is only fair. Lasf week 'Wise (iuys" (MG) and 'Things to Come' (ITA), $15,0tf0, okay. Albee (3,400; 25-35-r)0)--'Show- bo.'it' (TT) and 'Nobody's Fool," Dual- ers getllng $14,500, good. Last week •J-lalf Angel' (RKO) and 'They Were Married' (RKO), $9,000. mild. Strand (2'.000; 2S-35-.')(M— 'Law In Hands' (WK) and 'Hrotland Yard.' At $3,000, ^rul(-r. r^Ht week 'F Man' (Par) and "freachei-y'- (WH), $4,50«|f mild. 38'^ A H f 0^ ^ Radio llrty^loM^ By ARTHUR SETTEL Jerusalem, May 26,, The writer had thei unique experl- Jfence of observing a village In the ifealileo afea -where the' Government has recently Instilled a town radio, and of watching the Fehhale'en listen to a recital of popular melo- dies by the Rudy Vallee of the • Arafis,. Haj, Rlzq of Tafawl.,, Tlje Maj , wjis. accoriipanied by a local faye Efeyptlari vo^c{i^ist, teija Hilmi, w-hb gave a series of cla.siiic3. jThe Arabic Studio Grpup accom-. tanfed. Ail of th^ listeners, were young people. T"hey ,' "included students; farmers' and idlers wh'a abburid in Saffburiyeh' of 15"ibca.6sarea. ' They 'congregated in the Mukhtar's frbnt' ■Jrard and thfe music Issued from tH^ iwlndow. '.Tliey sat smoking and' talking and holding hands.' (The Arab mfen folk hold hands). ' As • the cro\vd waited for the re- icital ' there were "a lot of unpflnt-' able' wise bracks when the art- mouricerfient 'ivas tfanslJitfed flfst into Engfllsh" aind then- Into ilebrew, th'e country's mother two ' ofBcial'^' Ian-' guages. Ohte of the Habab went political for a mbment.-shbuting.'We don't' Want Hnfelish, • We don't' Want ' jlebrcw.. Pale&tine is '*in /jAf abic J[iountry.* 'tie-was ejected.i *' :. •< Music started with -a number de-i Scribing - the . pining " of - a ■warrior-' loveir-for his fair one. .•Fa;ces of the young-men revealed they wei;e spell-' • >ound. It w?is .di^cult for, them- to "Contrive, that the voice was <;oming froni.;.':^! JCuds'. (Jerugp,lem)i ,oven ■ ithls distance, .-with.out . wires. Three '$ot up to httye a better 'look' at, the ^ijiger, but. they were cautlojtied to •jfTteturn, to their places or .leave; the. jfourtyard. I . ■ . .Women Can't Have Fun Music -waB monotonous, ■ lilting.' jiOriental, with-- a ' strong hint of nielancholy. But the voice of Haj Rizq al Yafawi has a magical effects It works like a- sophisticated mel- £dy might on a crowd of cocktail- \k Ambricans. Effect was height- ' i^ned by the. absence •of women who pire jiot .permitted • to enjoy- them* pelves in ft public, crowd.: At' the termination of .every num- f)er there was Wild cheering.' . VV3ien the .Haj'.had' finished three bumbers the crowd -was on its feet. - ^he Mukhtar, at- the dials, was l)eamlng. He looked into the mega- phone as though he could see the Binger inside. Gradually the audi ^noe ^prowded around J^lm .and looked over his ' shoulder,. They nearly pushed over the apparatus in ihe excitement.; liella Hilrhi- did iipt make such a Ht, but her voice was clear, . • A:s soon as, the Hebrew end of,:)Jie program , started,,' , the; radio was tuned x}ff and the crowd .dispersed* AIR TO SEEK CLIENTS Baltimore, June 9, . .For, first time ih;;palto broadcast- ing an advertising agency will, use- the radio to b^Uyhoo its services. The Joseph .Katz agency ; today, '{Tuesday) --commences a series of spot ahnbuncenients. oyer "WF^BiRj designed to- catch' &six& of , ];)usina?s inen And firms. . , Idea is the Joint braiinqhild p!f Joe K(itz, the agency , boiss, ;>and f'urne,il . jSould, -commercial chief . at WFBR. N. W, AYER RADIO $ET-UP R^orgahfzed Since' Coulter Vamoosed to Columbia r ■ Jleytimpln^ of 'N.,W,: Ayer's radio department; '.'followltng" the resigna- tions of Doiiglas Coulter and Harry Ommerle, has been completed. Ether division is now set up ^nder the direction of i'red Pflugfelder, Vho replaces Coulter. Pflugfelder previ- ously was account rep on Half-and- Half, Enoi arid others. Rest of the departniehl as follows J - - Prentice 'Wi.nch'eiH, prevj[pysiy \vrlter of 'Crime Clues,* in charge of production^ Jay Hanha ' and -Brewster Morgan, program. directors. •EVank 'Bar^<>n^ ' se'cretary . of the "Ne-w York office; and tline . buyer. FranTi Coulter," assistant to Barton.',- ' ' ■ 'ifick. Keesley, program produc- tion. Tom.. McDermott; accounting and contracts. Rlchar.d Bunbury (iieW 'to Ayer). working- -With Mcv Dermott. 'Deems 'Taylor, ''musical advisor. Jbe Keeley,' publicity. Dave Crudbrod/ commercial' credits. Lillian iiowaps and Thomas Carpenter, credit waiters'. PAYNE DRAWS OKAY HOUSE yjlLL -THINK 11 .OVER' Dp. erder's Radio Metep't F>itMf« Still Uhdeoidttd -Washington, June S. Endi^ig months of specula^tloh President Robseyelt "tKursday (4)' ^e-nomlhated.'6ebrg'e Eieriry I*ayne, Itepubllcan from New Tork,_ to the Fed.eral Communications Commis- sion.' Term' is se^en years be- ginning July 1 ind appointment must be ratifleid by ' the Senate. Renaming of' the' vigorous former magazine editor and drama critic came after bitter family quarrels which led various prominent Demo-" cratlC piqiitlbians to Urge the' Presi- , dent to ditch' Payne and' pick a Re- i>ublican ■ who would work more hiarmdnlously With - Administration Aienibers ' of the Commlshl This move was counteracted when more thtin 30 members of the .Senate, led by ardent New Deal, supporters and progressives oi both parties,' went to' bat at the 'White House and pre- sumably convinced the President that Payn^ ^hould be given a new David Croslfer, ' previously New York sales l-ep' for the Affiliated BrOadcastingr Co., is now manager of 'the New York office. Replaces David Davis, Jr., who . has severed all coniiectibris with the ABC, . Before' joining the Mid-west web, Crosier was with the Pedlar A'Ryan aigen'cy. Hgeting was held last" Friday (5) by- . Andersonj : Nichols Associates/ engineering and statistical outfit which has charge of the radio meter worked out by Dr, Elder, to de- termine a, policy fpit' marketing the gada!e.t^.Peplplpn wrived at was (jhat all test meters now outstanding will be called in, and detailed studies mstde of the taijes. Material iap- parently is ejtpiscted to show- the meter's, salient points, and act as its own presentation to interested advertisers, agencies, . etc. About 100 meters are currentljj attached to radio sets in Ihe New' York area. Some two and a- half months have, been spent in testing here in collaboration with WOB, New Yo.rk, which (in return for liart payment of . the testing) has abceSs' 1:0 the findings. MlwSf IN RAltM-iJP WEEI; Boston, and WCKY, CIn-. :.cinnati, > have had • th.elr > . network rates^ jacked up by the National Brbadcastlng Corripan'y. increase in elthei'' case becoifaes effective July* 1, and amounts to $40 on the night time hour. ..... • . New rate for WEBI, which at the end ■ of ',i93'6 shifts 'to CBS, is $400, while tiie tilt moves I* B. Wilson's Cincy outlet Into' the $320 an hour cljE^ss. Wilson has Just- invested In a 350-foot radiator, . Columbia is -/Siso doing some upplng.oe rates.. Effective July 8, WNAC, Boston, goes from $375 to $400 per night time, while the boost for -KLZ; Denver, will toe from '$W5 to. $200 an hour. ' • --^ -r-5-' ■ Rogers, WLW^Beaten Up Clncinnatli June 9. .J'. Edward Rogers, casting di- rector of WliW fend WSAI, is in Good Samaritan hospital recovering frpin a slcuU fracture and hurts suf- fered -wiien assaulted- and tobbed in the -west end of town a week ago. He was unconscious v^hen .found by police. . . His brother. Jack,. Is assistant to Lewis Crbsley, y. p. of the Crosley Radio Corp. ■^a^hlngton, June " E. B. Craney of KGIR, Butte, Montana, last week advanced a, sug, gestlon that it is believed here will receive attention at the Chicago convention of the National Association of Broadcasters next month. Craney believes the trade association shbuld anticipate continued assaults- upon the statuB- quo of : sta,tion and timb allocation by re4. . form, bhiirch, educational arid allied grbupd. • By -working out a definite system of • earmarking certain time for non-profit broadcasting along lines to be determined, by the N. A. B, the idea'is that radio as an industry can/dlscount: and 'hiollify' many of its present 'enemies'. Better, argues -Craney, "tb* take-tire Initiative than have It imposed by outside pressure or authority. I ; Bill rStoess Re-Titled ' , Cincinnati, June 9. William 'C. Stoesa has been re-: appointed music director of Cros- ley's WLW and WSAI. He held the job for six years, up to 12 months ago' when Edward Fitzgerald, who came on frorn Boston, assumed it, Fitzgerald leifi; a few. weeks ago, In the meantime Stoess directed several of the staff bands. 6 More in Mexico Mexico -City, - Junb 9. .Government has granted conces- islons for operation of six more ra- dio broadcast stations. Two are for M^exico City. One each in Ciudad .Juarez and Tiajuana, on the Amer- 'ican border; Saltillo, - capital • of Coahulla state, and IJermpsillo, cap- ital of Sonora state. on Program Exchange Ac#iy No Royiilty pr Union Cuts ' Brihkmoeller to WCKY ^ ' Cincinnati, June '9. Two additions to WCKY staff the past week: Louis Aiken, Jr., .an- nouncer, • lately of WXYZ; Detroit, 'and 'foi'merly a bass soloist on WLW and the Mutual , n^t, ^ind PaVid Brlnkmoeller, former man- ager- of ' WGST, AtlanU, on com- : i^nfit^al fptceV - ■ ' ', ' - ' Douglas J^rowhihg, • ' ahitouncer, ^ «kitedpd .he nioyes Over to ^3¥osIey's - stations. !m;us1c . Publlsiiers Protective' As- sboiatlon '. last week, notified R,- Ci Powell, .of the National Program Exchange, Washington, D. <3., that the latte;- , could nbf expect any faip'eclal dispensations on traxiscrip-- tlon license fees. Powell in; a per- sonal- can on' the MJfPA offices > In New York earlier in tiie same Week ha.d asked' that lie be allowed a re» diiced rate' for music on the ground that-: the service plan he was offeir-^ Ing Btatlons could not absorb the established, cost of recording rights. , Telegram which the MPPA sent Povy.ell advised him that the associa- tion's board had seen n.o reason for making his venture an exception and declared that If he wanted to use copyrighted music he would have to abide by the same license agreements that have been made available to. otlier iibrary services, fowell's project has also en- countered difficulty from the Ameri- can 'Federatibn of Musicians, which also ^ebs no cause for excepting the National Program Exchange from the regular scale. Powell has sought to have, the union waive the wage pertaining' to ' recording session wlilch la. $30 per man for flvei hours and ittermif the anuslclana -who record tlie programs for his ex- change to accept the scale prevail- ing for local stations. Clearing House . , Powell's proposition viroiild .have the NPE^establish a library service without subjecting itself, to any in- vestment.^ Stations would not only use the NPE as a clearing house for programs thpy recorded themselves l}ut become s\>bscribers to the discs turned into tAe exchange by other outlets. Powell would get his from the 25% deducted to cover 'ad- ministration and*oyerhead charges' and anothex' $60 clip which he terms the 'cost of processing the records.' If the stations haveh't the required recording equipment,- Powell, in his literature, suggests where they can get it and what It -will cost. The firm mentioned is ■ the Presto Recording Corp. In the contract which Powell sub mits to -would-be subscrlhers o£ his exchange there is a clause -which obligates the station to have him act as its agent in placjng com- mei'cial exchange programs and to pay the 'exchange* 16%. of the amount charged to such sporisoro for station time, By Nellie Reyell r'. '-. — - ■ — ■' '-y' 8-'for-1" Song piiig . Reciprocity . • Words and Music, Inc., the ne-w' Whlteman^Waping-Lpmbardo. miislo^ publiiSliIng outfit, has caused a radical chjinge in song plugging rou« '• tine'd.' " No longer do song pluggers dog radio names to sell a tutioj ^ ^ Nowadays -they bargain soriiethirig like this; .In returf> ,for say .Ray Noble , using the trio's new 'I'm" Grrateful to. You' s'png, the Messrs. W-W-L will '"^ US9 Noble's 'TOucli of '^our Lips' tunp on, their ^programs; or in return !. for Himber playing one of their puWlsheii tunps' they'll each, play Him.*.' ber'q .latest ejiic, . 'Am I Asking .To,o Much?': Individual bandleadQr .geta • the br,eak in the exchange, but thi^ .trio. fire, building a l?iz. . ■■ .V .... How It All Happened - . | , Couple, of months, back electric cUri-ent. 'through most of New York c Cl^y was. suddenly disrupted. Many portions of - the town were dark; -, over a long sti-etch and subways did not roll. What teputedly happened - was this: Muzalc (wired music) started to service clients in this town. Deal for use of .telephone, lines had not been -cleared at time. So got ' okay fi'pjn'eie'ctrlc outfit to use jpp'werhouse (on East River at 80th) foe:' ■ transmission, ',pf .service over eleut his fan mall stlfi piles into CBS. And the run-around the letters get is really worthy, 6t ''' ' the best red-tape outfits. Mall, from all over country piles into CBS at i 485 Madison. Thence 'tis opened and sent over to Lehn & Fink, the ex-i" '•- sponsors. From here it goes to Cantor's home. 'With Eddie out of tbwi ' ' '. the sponsor has no place to unload until he thinks of the Cantor office. No one in at that address either. So sbmebody tries phoning the:'ofllc8!, and are told' calls- are being handled i»y Bid. .6-5580^ Call thla nurnWri which is office of Caritor's p.a: Ship mail over and' discover this office is on floor below the CBS riiall room at 485- Mad(son, But' this is the pay-off. After the p.a.' gives mail the o.o. it is sent back to CBS for re-, mailing to Cantor on the Coast; Short Shots W. L. Chesman has' resigned' from Donahue, & Coe Agency and asso^ elated with the Dorland Agency. . . .Deano Janis set with Republic Pla ;• Deal handled by Nelson Hess. /.t Chester Strattpn back at his desk Ijn-' NBC Artist Bureau.... Donald Peterson : who , authors the Ave Maria flour prbgiramS also produces scripts for 'junior G-Men' series.. ...Ruby.,' Newman shifting to Europe on' July 18-and toting his p.a. along. Combo - biz and pleasure trip....Dri his last program. for Atlantic Refining, Bob: Hope fumbled his script, and had to resort to some 30 seconds of double' • talk' to 'fill the gap. 1.. Lester ,Ha,tfield,. CBS engineer, getting wedded... Eddie Duchin ork takes the Burns and Allen program for a 13-'weclt= stretch later , in the season... .Just Plain Bill- folds shortly. ,. .>\.l Good*-; man hikes to tiie Coast on June 20.... Howard Wiley's, he is NBC pro-* ductloneer, ^ expecting an heir. . . .Koste-Ianetz heads for Coast for four--'^ week stay. Selecting a substitute conductor for his Chesterfield pro*:' grarii. ■• -i^ Scrambled Notes' v ' Current gag at '22nd floor Of CBS since the expense acct. for producers is to ask for pair of tickets for 'pic and Pat' broadcast and two for 'Idiot's ' Delight' 4:nswer , Is: 'Okay on the 'Idiot's' Delight' tickets but" the 'Pic '' and Pat' request will have to clear through the usual channels. .. .Dave ; : Freedman providing the nriaterlal for the new Tim Ryan-Irene Noblette ' show -which follows Jack Benny on June 28 , . . .Pickens Sisters sing at , the Great Lakes Exposition July 11 and 12.... Radio Editor George ' Kienzle of the Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch and! f rau surveyed New York last -week. ...Florence Flick of MBS to Cleveland to handle traffic prob-, Ifems during Republican convention. .. .Dave Alber is a-honeyniooning for next two weeks.... CBS has a new sustalner under way,. Starts June 20 at.,8:30 p.m. .Titled 'Night Court' and consists Of dramatized scripts,.,. Blliott Stuckel, CBS exploitation head, to Minneapolis tot/. conference with Gold Medal Flour outfit. ' ' . Stand By Eno Crime Clues expect to fold shortly. Not selling product up to. expectations. Meanwhile Benton & Bowles showed Eno a program titledj 'Younger Generation.' 'Touth .writes its problems to sponsor who dri-, matlzes .the problem and an answer. ». .Larry Harding, the CBS an-, npuncer, starts a two-week vacation dri June 21.... Moriiing Matinee program; returns to air In -September, Agency .men are out slgnlng- ojitfits and expect 25 stores -to share in .the show,'. . .Helen Helwlg. acr- cpuntarit in. the .Waring office, is down Avith diphtheria Lottmaa-f Faggen are asunder again. . . .Madeline Gray, ' t>x-rtewspapcr woman and currently a travel author, airing a travelaid program on WMCA. Where to vacation and for how little. .. .Bill Dunn, p.a. of the American Alrllnea outfit, was shepherd for Carroll Nye, L.A. Times, apd Bernle Mulligan,. L.A. Examiner, both radio editors, during their visit here last week....' Fieischmann has. Vallee sealed via options until 1942 Ted DICorsIa' broke. his thumb. .. .Bill Goodwin, CBS announcer, returns to the Coast soon. Originally he came from tiiere. .. .Walter O'KeeCe taking the wife and child on that European Jaunt. . , .Ted Flo Blto band in midst oC dicker- for the coming Cantor 'program .... Bob Simmons returns to Lucky Strike program this evening along with Carl HofC. Nemo - , Queen Mary has a swell radla room except for the time teller on the wall. 'Tls a sharp looking clock but useless for radio as radio is handled here since timepiece has no second hand. BBC doesn't time programs that close-. .. .New engineers at' WOR include R. W. Rodgers, Jr., ex- RCA and, ex-New Jersby Police Radio Commission; Crylcr Tuthlll, eXr-NBC... Atlantic Re-flning Company, ex-sponsors of Frank Parker, gifted him with a stop watch mounted in wrist watch fashion.. Parker professed much -surprise....Wllllc Morris renewed for anothef- 13 weeks on the American Radiator program. Frank St, Lege-r goes ott show to be replaced by a pianist Frank Perkins, arranger and com-. , poser on the Waring staff, is abed with bronchial pneumonia -. -fl^udneeday, June 10, 1936 A D I VARiETV 39 SPONSOR'S SON COLLECTS CampbeDrPIpouth Query Warners On Special Rights to Specific Music Warner Bros, has been approached j,y ' Campbell . Soup and Plymouth Motors for network broadcasting rights to musicial scores in the WB catalog. In the case of the canner the contact Involvied the grand rights to 'Hearts 'Divided,' coming Warner release, while Plymouth wanted to devote a part of one of ,the Wynn broadcasts. to the playing of tunes from the comic's stage successes. For the grand rights to 'Hearts' WB det a price of ^3,000. The per- • formance, with Marlon Davles and iDlck Powell participating, would be made part of Camphfell's 'Hollywood Hotel' session over CBS next Friday 'Bight' (19). Figure quoted to Ply- mouth through the J. Stirling . Getchell agency was $500 a number. The scores that the Wynn program sought to cull from Involved 'The Laugh Parade,' IThe Perfect Fool,' • 'Grab Bag' and 'Slniple Simon.' \ Question' which the two ap- pitfaches brings up is whether. If" they were granted, NBC and Co- lumbia would permit the music con- cernedl to be broadcast. Both net- workis have taken the position that regardless of wh&t outside deals are eatered Into with Warner Brosi they . (it^p and Columbia) would bar WB nJusic'irom their facilities. '. ; Warner list of stations with five- ye$ii . licenses had by yesterday (Tuesday) increased to. 275. Webs Prepare Intensively For Cleveland Siege; CBS' m Drinking' • ' Cleveland, June 9. ■ CBS ci;ew got off to a flying sttirt ' In preparing for coverage of' the Re- publican National Convention here. I Paul W, White, special events head ■ for CBS, had Ills field offices set up 1h Hotel Cleveland and business go Ing full blast before NBC, had its -desks In- place. i . ' Result was CBS coppedl John M;. Hamilton, Gov. Alf 51. Landon's 'jiianager, and Henry P. Fletchei% Republican National Committee chief, for exclusive taiks before th6 ' ■ NBC went into action. , CBS also plants loud speakers in '^^^ Cleveland's Public Square and In :theV Great Lakes Expo Mall as a •gesture to town folk. NBC retail ates by sending WTAM's mobile • unit- around the city grind-organ .fashion. . With the be;glnning of serious .broadcasting CBS execs clianiped • down on the 'long tall glass' and • Visits to night spots to tend strictly to business. . ' Coach Yost Eyes Radio Detroit, June 9. Three groups, two headed by University of Michigan coaches,, are seeking FCC approval for radio station In Ann Arbor. One group, known as the Ann Arbor Broadcasting Co., Includes Fielding .H. Tost, U. of M. director of athletics, and Philip C. Pack, di- rector of publicity at university This group has backing of city council. Harry G. Klpke, Michigan football coach under Yost, has filed , second application. Coach Klpke is under stood to be affiliated with a Lans ing, Mich., group, headed by Harold Gross. The third applIcatioTV- Is froni John Fetzler, of B^ntori Har- bor, Mich. . IS STmiOII REP Remington - Rand Program From WINS, New York, Fed to Patchwork of Regionals — AH Groups Except Michigan Called Willing to Pay Rand 15% - Commission BOWEN'S HAND SEE BLOSSOMS ON WDAF TREE Kansas City, June 9. Kansas City Star Is reported about to adopt a new attitude to- ward Its station; WDAF. With its usual disinclination to discuss its own affairs the Star admits nothing. But the Kansas City grapevine re- ports the Star has now come to regard Its radio station not as a, necessary nuisance, but as a pretty perky Uttl^ fellow capable -of per- forming tricks of fiscal magic 'Which the Star has decided are pretty cute and worth encouraging. ; For some' time WDAF has. em- ployed only one salesman on straight salary. It is anticipated that a more detei-mined push in the con- tract department may eventuate quite soon. Even without trying, WDAF is understood to have netted $150,000 a year. A deal is said to be all set for a new transmitter but the matter Is sub rosa as regards the parcel of land. Property owners In the neigh-; boriiood will be surprised to know it's for a radio station. Biggest hookup of regional chains on record — totalling 49 statlons-r- was Intertwined last Sunday to be- gin carrying a.' Bemlngton-Rahd stanza In which Jam^s H. Rand, 3rd, son o£ the firm's prez, figured promlAently. Not only did young Rand. largely engineer , the program, but he simultaneously set up a r,ep firm which collects 15% from, all the chains involved except the Michigan State Network, according to a state- RADIO WIT EYES H. R. Patrick Seeks to Dislodge V«teran Congressman. Birmingham, June 9. : Lijther Patrick, Birmingham radlb ■ivlsecracker and candidate for Representative in Congress from the .Ninth Congressional District, who . fs running on a 'ho promise' cam- paign has given the town plenty , to talk about. He is out after job of the veteran Rep. George Hud- dl^ston who has been in Washing- . ton as representative of the dls- . trlct for more than ' 20 years. Patrick has an outside chance of . Winning. 'No promise' platform seems to ' nave caught on in the district with , voters apparently liking his friank method of telling the public that he . 13 not going to promise anybody anything but will go to Washington . and do everything he can for the • uistrict. The election is set for today (9). Patrick is the oldest radio per- lormer in Alabama in years ol al- . ^ost continuous broadcasting. Al- ihough an attorney he " is better «nown as a wisccracker. He gets iiR every moi-nlng to come down to ; W®RC for an early bird program and usually reaches the station be- fore Of bed. most people have climbed out France's 120,C00-Watt Station; Expects More; Holding Own in Europe , PariSi June 1. A new and one. of the, most power- ful radio . broadcasting.; stations in France will be In operation at Muret before the end of this month. Already finished with the excepr tlon of a. few interior 'decorations, the new statidn. which, will be one of the most important- in the coun- try will haVe a power of 120.000 watts— as strong as the most power- ful now operating" Here'. New Muret station is seventh state owned and operated broad- casting station in France. Others now in operation which function on a power between 60 and 120 .kllo- wattir" are those of .Lille, Parls- P. T. T.. Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille and Nice. .Two- other stations, are envisaged by Minister of Postal and Telegraphs and Telephones Mande.r before he gives up his portfolio early next month. They will be located (n. the regions of Limoges and Grenoble and orders for their construction are expected to be issued in the very near future. When all of these stations are in operation France will be in the front rank of European nations as far as the number of powerful broadcasting stations is concei'ned, comparing favorably with both England and Germany. Dan Dwyer, of .idverti.slng K'aff of WSi'R, Syracuse, elected vice- president of Advertising Club ol" Syracuse. Other Reps' Attitude Queries directed to the regu- lar reps of the regionals linked together by Remington-Rand as to whether they were get- ting any commission on the R-R biz, or whether Pan American was the . sole re- cipient, produced the following answers: i . " Weed & Co. '(reps for WJJD, Chicago) : Joe Weed states that the matter has not been dis- cussed with his client station, but that he wasn't figuring on any commish in this Instance. Wm. Rambeau (reps for the Michigan web) : New York of- fice of this rep states that to its knowledge ^ commission will be forthcoming, since the Manhattan branch worked to get the web on the media' list. Edward. Petry, rep for the Yankee Network,- . yesterday (Tuesday) in behalf of -John Shepard 3rd Issued a state-^ ment denying ^hat; Yankee was paying eitheir Pan American or young Riand any commish on present or future biz, Petiv.ln a phone call stated: ' 'Mr. Shepard. Has requested me . to state, that he Is not paying any qomml^ssipns to Mr. Rknd, . nor will he djo so on this or. future accounts.' -• Implied strongly in the statement was thait Yankee will pay only .; a - single 15% . commission— and that to Petry— on any "biz, arid absolutely ' refuses to .lay out 30% to cover' two kinds of rips. ' ' ' • ■ Weston, Frykman ,& Allen (r«ps for -WJAY, .Cleveland) : e-xpect 15% comniission. , Afllliated Broadcasting Co.: has no rep; will pay Pan American stated 15%» Ihoa!' Cries CBS to NBC Deal With Pape of WAU, Mobile, Ala. MutuaFs $129,907 Mutual's gross billings for May were $129,907. Time sales for the inonth before came to $139,934. Figure in either case in- cluded income from the booking of stations outride the basic foursome, WOR, Newark, WGN, Chicago, WLW. Cincinnati, and CKLW, Detroit. ment made by him last Saturdajf (6). Young Rand's outfit is tentatively labeled Pan American Rkdlo Sales, and marks his second recent enter- prl.se In connection with the firm his father heads up. Previously he was account exec on R-R with the Leeford advertising agency. With the start of the rep venture, he .says he has .severed his I^eeford con- nections. R-R biz is booked over the following regionals: Six sta- tions of Associated Broadcasters of New York; 12 stations of Yankee; 21 stations of the Afflliated Broad- ca.sting Company; eight stations of the Michigan Network, and two sta- Uons called the! 'Ohio Network' (WSPD,'. Toledo, and WJAY, ClcV'6> land). All except Michigan reput- edly chip in with 15-%. and will- pay ditto on any ^r any circumstances release . the station from the obligation. NBC's stations relations and legal departments pointed out that the network had entered into the alli- ance with WALA after, one of the ' station's owners. Bill Pape, had as- sured them that he was free of all contractual relations with Columbia. Pape the Bargainer Deal with WALA, CBS Informed . NBC, was made in 1934 and called for a run of live years. Recently' Pape, according to Columbia, had on a visit to the network's New York offices asked for better money . terms on^the grounds that the prop- osition which the contract contained made It tough for him to get by-.' CBS avers that It yielded to his plea and changed the terms of the «on- , tract. After some fast and heated hud- dling among Its stations relations and legal execs, NBC wired Pape Monday night that Columbia had inade representations abojut having an existent and valid contriact with, the station and that. NBC was call- ing off the starting date of seijvlce ; until Pape could' straighten out the Ungle. ' Indications are' that NBC had rushed into the deal With WALA to protect Itself against the possible loss of "Vt^APL Birmingham, to CBS. 'Another gesture of pirotec- tlon, as reported, •was the entertain- ing by NBG of ;an alllartce .With WSGif, 'Rlrmlngham, whicli was re- cently taken over by the Scrlpps- HoWard newspaper chain ■ Ed" Norton, Birmingham . real esr tatei operator, who has WAPI under, a 15-year leaise, effective August of 1937, approached CBS several weeks ago about working out an alBllatlon. WAPI at th^ present time is on, the NBC list, while Columbia's current release In. Blrmiiifehato Is, WSBO. Oolumbift blaiittk that it- told- • Nor- ton that the. tact thW WAPI was 'wavelength-sharing ■ with KVOO, Tulsa, made it imi)6HfelbIe for CBS .to consider d9tJlg anything with' hln(i. Norton's lease, whfclt,' was made with the University of, Alabama and al- lied institutions, obligates hlni to fldance the obtaining of permission , from . the Federal Communications Commission ; for 50,000 watts and- - ^Iso the purchase^ and construction of the necessary antenna and equip- ment. ' NBC's contract with Pape called for the listing of his station on the network's r^te card as available on an optional 'basis and for .$120 per night-time • iiour. On CBS's rate card WALA is ll.stcd at $125 an hour, WALA is on 1,380. k.c. and li» licensed to operate 1,000 watts days and 500 ; watts nightB.r It's owned, by the Pape Broadcasting 'Co. and claims a , poterttial audience jf 36,000 radio families. Bennett Larson Quits Bennett Larson has (jult as radio director of J. Stirling Getchell. Lar- son; who got the po.st five months ago, decided on the move following a series of disagreemfnts oi'ejv>he agency's, radio policies' with QeiiheU himself. : . Larson's, previous connection had been the Joseph Katz agency. >B€- £ore that he had been with NBC Cleghorn to I.iitle Rock Little Boclt, June 9, John Cleghorn comes to Station KARK here as program director. He leaves WKY, Oklahoma City. Previpusly Cleghorn was with WMC, Memphis, and also doubled as radio editor of the MempMn Commercial-Appeal, owners of the latter. ' Lillian Jacob*, ffecretary to CBS* Paul White, Is doing versatile job a;t G.O.P. fiel'd base In Cleveland. Sh« performs all tasks for whfch no -pro-, vlsloti has been madOi / Mi 40 VARIETY RADIO Vednegday, June 10, 1935 COMMERCIAtS WEEK OF June lo-ie (AVL TIME eST) Thia Department lists siuitiipMd procrama «n th& N90» CB9, and Mutual networks arranged Alph.abetlcally unddr the adverUs^r's name. All time is p; ta unless otherwrse adteiL Wbere one advertiser bas two or more programs they are listed eonseoutlvely. An asterisk before name Indicates adv6rtlslns agency handling' account ■ Abbreviations: Su . (Sunday); ti (Monday); Tu (Tuesday); Vf (Wednesday); Th (Thursday); F (Friday); ?k (Saturday).' NBC AMRKICAN CAN 9-To- WJZ . Ben Bsmltf & L«dt ZaBu Pltti *Full«r.Sinlttl-Bow AJtllSUICAM HOMU: I'UUUUOTb naiy Aee«* irJZ-7 P.M. Ta«s.-IVcd,-Thiir. OooiiiiiBfi acr Jiinf AO* Vl»tf Hunter (Holy not) UoO'B-lVBAr Rammersteln M. B. 'i'ed 'Uaiiitiiardalo Olga BaclanQva. Bartlett Slmmdnt . tBiaoUett AMER. TOPACCO -10 p-m.-U'-WEAI Carl IjQft Oro . . *Lor(l ft Tb6ina« AM£^. BADIATOii liHUognn-WKAli •Flremaa necltalT BlBurd ^nu«B WUllo liorrla • 'Frank St. I<«Ker . ■ Oro . . ■*filaker AdVt. •■ 'A..*- p: ••ii-«vfeA«: Parry Honich. . Howard Price ' •PariB *' Peart ' VABUITT CO. ' It a.m.-Hon. to -'David Harum't . WUmer Walter ' PAKgy Allenby -.Bdltb Bpence . . Walter SgderlloB , •Btaeuett ' • ' • eibil'Et'B- ' " .. flU'«)lt8 R«acb Boya •U Wi Rttmsey (IEMKUal I'UODQ (MaFwail» ' •.TU'WK&W ■■ ■ ■SbDir. Boat' fjanny. Roae Frank ueintyra The We(!terner» Que Haenscheh' Ore /HolaMta -n'- JaD'ry'. Walter Tatley r.aurfe. Mnssey Walter Caaiel Winifred Ceclt • Loulae Mossey. •Benton A Bowler : V. - . (J!eiro.« jaok .Bepn/ ' ' Mary Mvlnnatop Johnny* Oreen'e Or Kenny Baker . ♦Y^onnf * Rublranr ,01!T*.-M0T0gj»- l» p.m.rda-n'RAPi Walter Coaielt Katbryn Melele. - Qen. 'MotOTfl Bymph '.Campbell-lSweia ' :HODBKI|UI.D -FIKANrE «:SOfTa-f\MZ ffldgar-- A, Gueat Bernardlne Plynr Sidney BlMetrom Qallloehfoa Qro .•f D.- Freir . HOBI.ICK'9 (Malted Mllkt M to F<7t30'trJZ Lium & Abner Chester Lauck - Norrla QoR - - *(iord & Thomaa JERQEK Walter WIncbell •J. Walt Xhonipaon jOHJNSON at SUM (Floor Wax) ' 8 p.iB.-Mon.-n'JZ ■Fibber UcGe* ft Molly' Marlon ft ^ Jnrdsp Charlea Laveer Ted Weems •MeedbRiq. I* & B. aKL.i.oua 9;S6-l)i»Sly Ex. 0a- 'Singing Lady* (raena Wicker KBAFT-PIIBNU lO-Th'WBAF Blnir Crosby Virginia Bruce Bert WJteeler Brnest Hutcheson Jimmy Poraey urc Bob Burna '. •J. Walt. Tbontp. LADX ESTHER . SlM'Ta'W'WEAV .Wayne King Oro tStock-Gople . UPTO», INC. - 10:80 a.m.'Thurav . WEAF Jtalph Klruevry Al ft Lee Relb&r •Preabry- I1ACFAU1>EN (True Mfory) «:S0-F-1VEAE 'Court o^ Human Ralatibha' Paroy Hemua Ned WeVer Wllmar' Walker AUca, Rheinneart Helen - Spring Vera Allen ■ Fred. Feikelt -Org 'liUoUle Weill Allyn Joalyn >Arthur Kudoer Uaohattaif Soap 11:80 a.m.-W-r- ■ ■ ■ • I^AF 'Wife Saver' Kl\en Preacott •Pock OK. (tlll.ns I.AII'b . (Alka.Settzfr) ■ Ot30-8n'W.IZ WLS Barn ■Pane* RIdg* Rannera Unplq Qzra Lulu Belle - ■ Maple City t ■ 7:tB M-W-F-IVEAI' -'Uncle EKra,' Radlf Ptatlon. OKRA Pnt Rnrrett- CIIR Soubler Carletoo Ouy. Nord Cuoocan •Wade ' lilODEBN FOOD puocBSB ro. Charlea Soraa Harry Siran •Clement* .Co. - - ' BIOM.R 9 p.m.-Tu-WBAP" •Voice of the . Pen. • pla' Parka Johnaon. Jerry Belcher . **8talk-aobl* PACIFIC- BORAS 'Oeatn Vatt'V Oaya' CdwlD W. Wbltntr Lonaaome Cowboy Jean Rlnx Jack MoBrrd* Joseph Bonlma Ore UcCann.Briok PEPSODEMT t-Ually R« Sat Snb- tVBAB Amos 'n' Andy Freeman (Josden Charlea Corrall . Tan BlAlne Harvey ' Haye r«urette Flltbrandt Wlllard. Farnunt Robert GriflUn Harrlette Wldmer . Frank . PnecelU laabel Randolph •McJunUtn ' ; rCT'R ft G.'MBI.k frrlacn* ■ St8(l Oatiy -Em. Ss'- Su-Wear-ID M-m.' WJZ yic ft and*.' . Art Van Harvey Billy Idelaon . . Rernndlnp Flvhn 0:I5-Tu-Ttin-Sn(< Wai to F-WEAF 'Tha O'NelllB' Kate McComb Jana West violet Dunn Jimmy Donelly Jack Rubin .. Jimmy Taneer Janet Gilbert , •Blackman 8:1B DaUyjhcMPi «• ft SP-WEAV ■Ma Perklna* vjcginla Payji* Har]9rl« Uamton Chaa Egelson HIldB.Grahatji,' . Chartfer Bntaon .■/ John Mathewa Corina Dearth Butler MondfVltIa Ken Grlfflo ■ - •Blaokett (ChlPBo) . 10:16 D.m. DoBy Eacept 8nt -ft Soq. waz 'Horn* Sweet Home' S. a. Smith Harriett McQIbboo Billy; Halop •Blaekman (Camay) Has to Frl-3-WEAF 'Forever Young* Curtis Arnall Betty. Wragg* » Marlon Barney . Jack RoalelRh •Pedlar & Ryan 'Maglo Voice! 4:4D-Mon.-T]iar^- Frl-W.IZ, Gertrude HItz fiantoa Ortega nVAKER OATS CO- 'Kaltenmeyer'e Kin* dergarte n' ■ S:30->Sat. WEAF Bruce Kamman Marlon . Jordon Jim Jordan Johnny Wolt Thor BrlcBon Merrill Faglt Harry - Koge'n Ore •Lord ft Thomas ; - (Ry Krlsp) 10:80 p.m^.'Trl- WEAF Marlon Talley Josef Kolatner'a Or •G'ardner \ b;0. A. . Z p.m,-Sun.WVEAr Billy and Betty W Aver SHELL . (PetrolenmX • ■ '9:30-an-WKAF Smltb Balletv . Jack' Gardiner Peggy. Stanton ' Walter WInohelt ' Alice Faye George Jessell- Welker Cochran Victor ftiUOK tiro ♦J. Walt TliDiMfsOD • omci.Ain ll-M-WJZ Gur Van • Malcolm Olalr Sinclair Qt. UIII Childs . Frliz Clork . .lo'e Parsons «.MIfr Snubler UaVry Kogeo ♦Federal STANl, BRAKOb (Royal Fruit Gelatin), r 8:30-^l-lVJZ ; 'Frank Fay Oiflllng' Frank' Fay s •Jj .W> Thompson lUnaae a Siiiihur'nl H-ISu-lVBAF A. K. Spencer. Dir. Amateur 8how M*l. 'Biij*r. Bowaa OraliAnfy MoN«m«a (Royal Oelatinai a- W- WEAF Ona Man'a Family Carlaton D. Moore. I. Anthony Smytp* MIdetta Allen Michael Rafettd Kathleen wiiaoo Barton Karboruugh Bernlce Berwin - • ..(Flelsdnn)ttnoJ . S-Tlinra-WEAF. XI Tbomiiion. Dir. aUlton Berle Henry Hull Jaurlel Dlok.sQB Kudy Vallee and HIa Conn Tank* (Royal GelAtme) - 7t80.Sn.WJZ 'Bakers Broadcast Robt. Ripley Ozile Nelson Oro, Harriett Hllllard •J. Walt Thomp. .STERLING PROD. (Bayer's Aspirin) 8:30-Wed-W.1Z 'Lavender and Old Lace' ■ Gus Haenschen Ore Frank Munn Lucy Monroe •Blackett (Bayer's) »:80-Hn-WRAF .'American Album' Krank Munn Lucy Monroe Ardea ft Arden Gus Haenacben Orr Bert HlrscM (Phillips &Tng) ^-F-WEAI! Walts Time" Abe Lyman Oro Bernlce Clftlre Frank Munn (Dr. Lypns Tooth- paste) O-Ru-WEAF 'Manhattan Merry- Go-Round? Rodney Molfennon Ttachel Carlay Men /bout Town Andy Sannella Ore •Blackett . 4:16 S:4B-DuiryWJZ Llttl* Orphan A'. Henrietta Tertro Jftck Mather Art Van ElyUa. ForreAt Lewis V16 Smith . Eiieene McGilleo ' •Blaoken •Cecil. .W AC. W.*SEY. 11 .-415 a.m.'-M 40 F-- Su-1 p.m.-WEAF 'Voice of Bxperl- cncC •Wasey WELCH ■ (Grape Juice) 8-F-W'IZ 'Lady Counsellor' Irene Rlrh Ned Wever •Kaelor WOODRDRT'S B(4n-su-w.iz Paul Wliltemna Frank Pd'rker Boy .Bar'Ky Ramona. KlnB'a Men Uurelle . Johnny Houaer Bob Laurence •Lennen ft Mitchell, I no. Columbia . ■ ' \ s r 7»8«-Tn-W-Th L WAPC . Kate 'Smith's CoTTee Time. Ted Collins Jack Miller's Oro •Paris ft Peart A.MER1ICAN HOME PRODUCTS (Edna Wallace noDuer Cnsmotlop* 11:10 a.m.-W-Th-F- WAliC, .. . . 'Romnnre ot Helen Trent' Virginia Clark Marie Nelson Eugene MoGlllen Dnvld Gothnrd Hilda Graham Audrey McOrath Mary Calvert Lavvrenbe Salerno (Kolyhns; WAR('-II;30 A.M: IV-Th-F 'Just Plain Bill' Arthur HuKhea Rutb Russell James Melghao <'urils Arnoli Geneva HarrJsQb Roy Collfns .. (rviSBprni'ifV (Outdoor Girl) 11:46 n.m.-W-TI»-F- tVABC 'Rich Man's .Darling*. Peggy Allenby Bd Jerome Ethel Remey Carl Swensnn Allen Bunco Helen Choate Blanche Siveet (BIsodol) B:80-F-WAIIO- ' 'B'way Varieties' Oscar Shaw Carmela Pnnseile ISIIznbeth I.ennoR VIrtor Arrlnn'n Orr (Threc-ln-One Oil) » p.ni.-Tu-WAItb l-a-/.y Dan, tlie Minslrel Man' ..rvlng Kaiirmaii 'Blflfitpn AMERICAN . TOBACCO CO. (Lucky Btrlko Clef) io-8ii-WAnr 'Your Hit Parade and Sweepstakes' Buddy Clark Margaret. McCrao Norsemen 4 Freddie RJch'a Ore ♦Tiord ft Thomfli ATLANTIC RKF. 7-Th-lv\T*r 'Atlantic Family Tout*^ Fr«ak Parkar Bob Rope Honey dtll* Longsmlthe 4 Red Nlctaola Oro « •N. W, Ayer CAMPBELL . (Houp) a-r-wABO .'Hollywood Hotel' Dick PowMl Jean Dliikensbn JameA ^tton Louella Parsons, Raymond Paige Ore bVanoe^ Lmngford Igor Gbrtp (Tomato Juies) *:SO-\fr-WAB(J ^ Bdma A Allen' Milton WstaoD Ken Nilea Jnoquea Renard'a O •F, W, Armatrong COLOATE.PAI.M.' OLIVE-I'EET (Super Suda) 11 q.m.-Al to F WABC The Goldbergs' Gertrude Berg James R. Water* Everett Sloans Rosalyn Sllber Rosemary DeCamp Rlqhard Clark - Clara Langsner Nancy Sheridan - (Palmollve Shava) 10-Wrd Alice Relnhart James VoinDyk Howard Smith Matt Crowley , •Benton ft Bowlee (Wonder Bread) CONTINENTAL BAKINO 6:4B Dally n. Sa ft Su-WABC •Renfrew of th* Mounted' Laurie Yorlc Era-. klne, Au, House Jameson - Cheater Strattoa Joan Baker Uanley Stafford •B. B, D. ft O. COttN PBODCCTS 12:10-AI-W-F-3a» WABO • •Musical' 'Revertea* ' Stuart Churohlll Orson Wells Keh Wood'^. Ore •SI. W. Hell wig E, L .DV PONT OF ' NESIOURS ft CO. S-W-WAJIC 'Cavalcade, of Am.' Arthur Prynr, Jr., Dir. Keitneth Webb, Au. Harold Levey'a Or •B B D & O - FELS ft CO. . '(Fels Naptlia Soap) lStlS-Tu-Tlin« WABC •TTie Rhythm Boy*' George Macdonald . ■Al .Dary Ice Swltzter Ray JCuIz •Yb.ung & Rublcam \ FORD AlOTOU .9-Su-WAHO 'Ford Sunday Eve . nlng Hour' Kathryn. Melsle Detroit' tfym Urcb' .Victor Kolar P;30-Tu.W.'%U0 Fred Waring dtella l>'rlend Ku^emory ft 'PrlecU- la Lane V8 Octet Little Ryan Al Rinker t'oley MuCllhtook I'om Waring Johnny Davis Tubby Hanlon Gene Conlilln Charles Nevvman Feme Buckner .tJhaS( Uockerilt OEN, K.liuiNd a::iuy ot Mary Martin' iiaell Luuuhran*, . Dir. Jana Crualnbarry. ' ■ A»I, •-- f .-.i Joan* BtaJfi*^. ■ Robt B. GrtOA Boh White • Je*ae Pugh v Carlaton Brlokart. Betty' l.nu Giraoo . Jack Daly ■ Boh Flske Murray Forbea UarJorle Hannah Anne Davenport Isabel Randolph Lu'clll* Rusting 'Lord ft ..Thomn* O. KBUEOER • - (Beer ft Ale) 7- Tn-WABC ■Kreuger lUusieal ■ Toast' 8 Schermerhorn Jerry Cooper Bay Block'* Ore • Blow LADT. ESTHER . tQ-M>WABO Wayne King Oro •Staok-Gobla LEVER BROD. ' (Lux Soap) ■ B-U-WABC 'Radio Thentra* . 'Burlesaue' C B De MlUe Al Jolson Ruby Keeler (RInso ft Lifebuoy) 8:S0.Tii>WABC 'Laugh With Itan Murray' Ken Murray BTve Arden Sassafras Phil Began Rubs Morgnn's bro •Kuthraurr & Ryan -UGUETT ft MYERS (Cbesterfleld Olga) e-w-cWAlio Lily Pons . 10-F-WABO Kay Thomipson Ani Rhythm Slngera Ray Heathertoo Andre Kostelanetz Oro .throughout •Newcfl-.Emmett lOHAWli OABPBT BULLti Ui4B Dally EcBa- . Su-WABU - 6 Star Jones' Johnny Kane . Elizabeth.. Day BUI Johnstone . . Phil Vau Zanie . ; Florence Alalon* Uddle Marr | Allyn Joslyn > Marcelle Journee Paul Stewart Bffle Palmer Arlene Fra.nrla - Dwlght Cramer Ethel Remey •HIackett-S-H. NATIONAL ICE ■■ ADV.. INC. 10>TwWAUC . - ■Parties at Plckfalr* Mary Plcktord At t.iyoi'ia Oro •Donahue & Co* . I'MILCO 7t4B dully ex. Ba- Sn-WABC Boake Carter •Hutchin* B. lO-Th-WAItO Ijyebelh nuKnes Hob Mo(;oy . ■ ~ Art Tbnraen Horace. HeUit Oro Bernle Mottlson Campbell Slaters . Radio RaniUters Jerry Browne ^.'oarles (looiiiuuo Alvino Hey . t. 6. TUIIACCO (Dili's Best) SiBO-n-WAHO 'Pipe Smoking Time . Pick * Pat . I.andt 3 & While Benny Kruger's Oi •Arthur Kudner WARD BAKING G:lS-Tu>Th-Sn- WABC 'News of Vouth'. Laddie Heaman Jackie Kelk Ethel Blume Alfred Corn Lester Jay Joyce Walsh Hanley StalTord Himon Brown, Dlr •Fletcher & Gllia IVILDROOT CO, 7:80-3I-WAItO Ted Husing Charioteers 4 •B. B, D. ft O. WM WRKil.RY lOiSO-Dnlly Kxrcpl Sat-So-tVAIIU •March or Time' •B B D ft O ZOTOS (MacUlnoless Permanent Wove*) 0-Su-WAIlC 'Hour '' • Blackett'a'.B...i NBC RENEWALS ' 'Radio Corp. of America;' 'Maglo Key,' starting: July 5; for lJ'IfreSk*. Basic Blue, NW, SE, SW,:SC, Paclflc Blue; WLW, Cincinnati). KOA, Denver; 'WFBC; GreeriiUlle (S. C); KLO, Ogden; KGU, Hono« lulli; KTAR, Phoenix; KGm,Butt«; and KGHL, Billings. - Ford Motor; Fred "Waring pro:, gram, starting July 3; for 26 weeks, BasKc Blue, SB, SC. NW, «W; 'WCSC, Charleston (S. C); 'VmC, . Greenville (S. C): WOOD. Grtind RaRida; WLW. Cincinnati Re«.. broadcast at midnight to Mountain' Red. Pacinc Red, KFSD, Sim Plego; KTAR, Phoenix; KGIR, Butte; ani KGHL, BUUngs, Kellogg Cp* (ciereal); 'HoUywopd. Talent Parade,' starting Jurt? 2S; for 13 weeks. Pacific Sed, MdPl' tain Red, and KTAR, Phoenix, MUTUAL NEW PROGRAMS Dryden &• Palmer; musical aliow - (soprano and organ), Sundays, i0;15 to 10:30 a,m., starting June 14; tbt 13 weeks. WOR, New York;- WNAC, Boston; and WFIL, Phila- delDhla. \- H. Cj Brill (B-Z-Preeze ice cream powder); home economlcis talkr Wednesdays, . 9:30 to 9:45 a,tn., starting June 3; for 13 wcekB, WOR, New York; CKLW. Detroit; WFIL, Philadelphia; WNAC, Boft- ton; WEAN. Providence; Md WDRG, Hartford. (Note: Renewals for more fw« , IZ weeks are generally caMeUm in cycles of 13 weeks on 30 dOKf notice.) WSGN Sbiff As Is Birmingham, June- No changes will, be made la tr» executive staff of WSGN now thM J the station has been formally taKeii ^ over by the .'News.' Mrs. H, Hicks who has been serving, as business manager will become mftn* ager with Ed Murphey continuiPB as studio director. Bill McCain wiu handle the continuity and^newa re- ports with Bob McRaney mu3ic»» director. 1 Station will continue to opeiaw ) from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily and .nw' ) 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. The sia ^ tion started last week to I'^^tlnff name 'News-Age-Hcrald Station after the call letters, ' lmbr«0ulio to Italy i Baltimore, June v. Joe Imbrogulio, musical dlrecto of WFBR, will vacash In ita'^ j summer. , jl. • Will attend the N.A.B. convpiiuon . m Chi, thfen plane- to N. Y., sa" P6 from that port on 'July H- ^""f abroad will be of 4B da> s' duration* "Wednesday, June 10, 1936 4 D I O VARIETY il mnm dollar moochers Huinber of Accts Per Network Though Columbia has consistently topped NBC's Income from the red (WEAF) network by a substantial margin this year, the latter .link ■Bbows a longer list of accounts. . Odd feature about this situation Is that the percentage af difference has been abo\it the same either Vay. CBS • ias in the aggregate received 16% more in gross revenue than the red network, while the latter has carried 15% more customers than Columbia. How Columbia and NBC's red and blue (WJZ) links has stood this ■year on the number of accounts is as follows: Jan. Feb. .Mar. April May Red 63 66 65 57 53 Blue i . 44 , 46 , 44 36 32 CBS 66 60 68 ' 51 46 aOOO,MO FOR WAX IN 18 MONTHS Latest renewal of contract which . 'Chevrolet has given the World ^' ISrbadcastlng. System establishes the \ ', Kuto manufacturer as spot broad- r .casting's alltlme top spender. With ' the new order j which Is the sixth In an. unbroken campaign. Included, ^; Chevrolet will have Invested close I to $4,000,000 in time alone during a ' period of a year ana a half. Sixth " cycle Involves another 39 Quantef- jiour programs over a stretch of 13 ''ireeks, with the entertalnmeilt as- signment constituting ^ repeat for .David Rublnoff, Virginia Rea, Jan ^. .Teerce and Graham McNamee. 1^-; Chevrolet's bill for time on the " '900-odd' utatlons has averalged it 'ound $660,000 every 13. weeks. The fost of recording, talent, music copyright fees, and pressings has ranged between $80,000 and $176,000 for a 13-week cycle. For his end of the Initial record- ing job, RubinofC collfected a lump sura of $64,000, with the price in- cluding arrangements. Payroll for musicians, vocalist and announcers figured another $2,500 per program. It Is. estimated that by the end of the sixth cycle the obligation for everything but time will have taken at least $760,000 from the' car manu- facturer. WOKO Names Craig WOKO, Albany, appointing Nor- man Craig as rep for .the New York area. Chore used to be handled by Ferguson & Aston. Station operates on 1,000 and 600 watts, and is a CBS afBliate. Louflhrane'a Coaat Quiekie Chicago, June 9. Basil Loughrane, program director for Lord & Thomas agency, .flew to the Coast last week to set arrange- ments for the broadcasts of Amos 'n' Andy for next 13 weeks. Loughrane returns to town next week to start new Frigldaire show. BIC BIZ CHISELS [ Broadcasters Flooded With Requests to Advance Com- mercial Causes in the Name of High-Sounding Public Service MAGS GET COIN Gentle art of trying to, crash broadcasting stations with free plugs under the guise of offering program matter, labelled, as either educational or recreational, Is no longer confined to the magazine gentry. Multl-mllllon-dollar cor- porations whose advertising budgets In other media reach Into the away- up brackets have taken to plying similar devices. Broadcasters aver that the latter contingent, though more genteel In Its method of ap- proach, haB yet' to learn the knack of making the commercial not too obvious. New class oiC cutto time crashees has lifted at least one leaf from the book of the magazine mob. Instead of coming direct from the corporar tion's home offices, the . boiler-plate material is cleared through .an 'In- stitute,' 'research bureau' or. 'style news service,' directly allied with and on the payroll of the advertiser organization. In the case of some of the mags the free time bids have been pr still are wrapped In letter- heads bearing topUne reference to (Continued on page 46) Herb Moore Spurns Compromise Wants Court to Hear Issues Involved in Anti-Trust Action Vs. News Services In New York ' Paul Oury, WPRO, Providence. Steve W. Petaccl, WSBT, South Bend. Harold H. Meyer, WSUN, St. Petersburg. Harold E. Fellows, WEEI, Boston, George Roesler, Affiliated Broad- casting Company, Chicago. Carroll Nye, L. A, Times. Bemie Mulligan, L. A. Examiner. George Kienzle, Columbus Dis- patch. Al Moffatt, WMAS, Springfield, Mass. E. S. Hill, WORC, Worcester. Harry Trenner, WNBF, Bingham - ton. C, D. Mastin, WNBF, Blngham- ton. Don Thronburgh, CBS, Chicago. Jose Marie Reyna, Radio Bel- grano, Buenos Aires. Wm. T,' Welch, WSAR, Fall River. In Chtcago John C. McCoy, WROK, Rockford. Thomas Keene, WTRC, Elkhart. John Potter, WHBF, Rock Island. John GUlln^ WOW, Omaha. Frank Smith, WLW, Cincinnati. M. K. Petersen, Hearst Radio, New Tork.' , In Washlngtorr Campbell Arnoux, WTAR, Nor- folk, Va. Carl S. Taylor, Dubois, Pa, J. W. Covington,- Jr., Montgomery, Ala. Herbert Moore, head of Trans- radio Press Service, has rejected overtures m^ide hl.q counsel for an outside settlement of the $1,700,000 antl- trust suit Which he has pend- ing in the Federal Court against the Associated Pr^ss, the United Press, the International News Service, the American Newspaper Publishers Association, NBC and Columbia. Under his action Moore may collect triple damages. Moore is determined that the case be fought out in thj courts, holding that it is imperative that a final ruling be obtained on the rights of free competition of the news in the radln market as elsewhere. Also what. If any, restrictions may be exercised, toward broadcasting on the dissemination of the news by the major press associations. In his suit Moore charges that the defendants conspired to induce Gen- eral Mills to drop negotiations for a. contract with Traneradlo. It was after CBS had withdrawn from the news collecting Held that General Mills turned to Transradlq for a deal that would allow It to continue with Its news broadccsts. WAID, Colombos^ Changes Cleveland, June 9. Station WAlU, Columbus, one of the stations owned by the Cleve- land Plain Dealer group, is due to switch call letters on July 1. New letters will be WHKC, This station will also move into a brand new studio setup. ★ ★ POWER AT WLW is ii Ike program department as well as in the transmitter. The selling power of WLW program ideas and the excellence of W L W production account for the fact that more local originations sponsored this summer than ever before. T H E C R O S L e Y RADIO CORPORATION, CINCINNATI 42 VARIETY R >4 D I O Wednesday, June 10, X93^ Propaganda s Rk[ht'- of - Way One Hour Every Night in China; Conunercial Stations hrked Shanghai, May 15. Operators of Chinese stations are boiling over the order of the gov- ernment that effective July 1 they dre to submit drafts of their pro-, grams for censorship to the Shang- hai Telegraph Administration. Local trade association, the Shanghai Commercial Broadcasting Society, Ivarris that the next move will find th? government setting up a taboo on. what news may or may not be ■.broadcast.. Fear is also exp^ressed ' that the censorship may be extend- , bd .also to the foreign language sta- tions. Progwm, report ruling comes on 1 the heels of an order issued by the 'Nanking goVemment that radio sta- .. tlons throughout China must , set aside an hour each night for re- jbroadca&ting the propaganda pro- r^riims In Mandarin Chinese; which 1 emanate from the government- owned XGOAf . Thiough the moat •powerful in. China (76,000 watts) the jiatter ■ statiojjf-ihas had difficulty in 'inaintairii'ftg ja.'. good signal "beyond "^a 6bO-mile radius. Nankinff-^rovern^ . iment also found that thp programs /from XGGA was getting little at,- 'fehtion because of the competition ,frogi commercially owned stg,tIons. ■ . remedy: ibis situation Jthe goy- ^iprqinent decided that either all the stations broadcast, the s'aitte. goverh- 'inent progtam sl)nultan$diisly ot get /•pfC the air. While the NanklnEf jftd- > : ihinistratlon has no authority over ^, -the foreign outlets In the Settle- . j^ent it has threatened to set up an ' : interference with the wavelength of \ any station that doesn't yield to the 'prder. •: rWtaat has aggravated • the resent- . -j-ipent of t}»e private station opera- htors Is the refusal of the Nanking ; administration to make any recom- ;;p6nse for the loss of contracted ' j-business caused by the intrusion of . 1 tlie government's propaganda /broad- •. ..iOftst at the peak evening- listening ;.iiL.Dt ancient Chinese classical music KEHE's New Tower .]^.os Angeles, June 9. Station KEHE, Hearst owned, will get new 350-foot vertical radia- tor, tallest In the city, July 28 at which time station goes" to 6,000 watts. Studio on "^'ermont avenue will bo vacated for new .quarters, site of which has not been chosen, JPord Billings, manr.'ger of Hearst's Pittsburgh station, thli week con- «cludes his survey of publisher'^ radio properties on the Coast . and returns east ^ James Gillis, mikeman at WTM'V, 'i^ast St. Loula (III.) leaving to play transcrlp-. tlon' meant. Thereafter 64.3% had no comments to make on them; 20,2% said favorable things, and 25.5% were unfavorable. ' WCAU regards this slant on e.t.'s as being more, favorable than would be anticipated, and charges that most of the unfavorable comment was due to lengthy commercials for which the one-minute announcement platters are largely responsible. Combined male-female answers to the question 'What kind of program do you like heist?' produced the fol- lowing answers; popular music, 68.8%; melodrama, 37%; news bul-r letlns, 33.4%; comedy sketches, 33.2%; semi-classical music, 29,8%; variety shows, 25.4%; commentators, 26.1"%, All other program types ranked considerably lower. Survey reported to have cost >10,- 000 to prepare, print, distribute, goes to 2,000 agencies. Webster- Eisenlbhr cigars, th.rougrh N. - W, Ayer, New York, adding to ,their ilve talent spot schedule, .KSO, pes Moines, and WMT, Cedar Siaplds, wlU get five- minute riews periods on Mondays and Fridays, 8 to 8:05 p.m., starting June IB. KLZ, Denver, to be tacked on in July with three 15-mInute news periods per week at 10 p.m. Cecil, Warwick &- Cecil currently engaged in eyeing, network spots for placement of its fall web sched- ule. Definitely skedded for return on a Sunday afternoon spot is 'Metropolitan Opera Auditions' un- der Sherwin-Williams paint' ano„ sorshlp. Stanza last year wa^ an NBC, but the web this year hasn't been decided on pending offerfiLof the best time available. Also slated for resumption Ii' Sloan's Warden Lawes shot Ket work indeflrtlte until time spofia are straightened. •"Vlck's will have Nelson Edfly in, place of Grace Moore In the fall Latter is being dangled before other CW&C clients at present, Meantime 'the litigation whlcli last fall surroundied the "Metropoli- tan Opera'- program Is virtually o dead Issue. Tranaeriptions of the Ford-Fted Waring web programs will be re- newed on July 1 over about 20 spot stations, Tlirough N. W. Ayer, New York. , -v Consolidated Gas Co.'s 'Echoes of New York Town's series '*" " Sunday nights over WEAF, dlgcoii* tinues June 21. Jack Runyon, of Lord & Thomas, producing Amos 'n' Andy show on. the Coast, Tom Harrington, producing the Jack Benny show on the Coast, un« der observation of stomach ailment,- Bill Goodwin i*eturnlng to Coast to 'anhouiice Caniel broadcast and aid. jPatil ,>Rl.ckenbacker In produo- tlop for GBS'. Danny Danker^ talent to jj? for J, Walter Thompson in Hbllywood,. insists on calling boulevard house the Lux Radio Tliea.tre whllje CB^ gang is holding out for CplumWa Playhouse, . Albodon, through Cecil, Warwick & Cecil, is .contemplating release of an announcement schedule .which may possibly be confined to fho; east .only, Albpdon had a test program on, KNXi_ Los Angeles, but the agency does' not think that ibis will be expanded into similar stanzas nationwide. Spot : announcements • now mulle'd strongly, ■ Gerald S. Beskin Agencyj. :Mln- neapolls, appointed to handle the Wondermlx (beverage concentrate) account, and planning something for radio. ' :. A. D. Lasker of Lord & Thomas has been sitting in persoiially on the Frlgldalre radio plans wltli,^ee Clark advertising and salje^i pro- motion chief of the account.^ Oshkosh Overall, through BBD&O, Chicago, has bought a 30 weeks show over WNAX, Yankton, to be- gin on October 6. Will be a 15 mln. per- dtiy-job, actoss the b6ard, at G:46 a.m. AND A POCKET FULL OF MONEY In the wealthy area of KGO the per capita spending exceeds that in any other part of the country. For this reason advertisers get greater value per dollar when they use this key outlet for the Pacific Coast Blue Network* A really economical medium. Let us show you why* KGO 7,500 WATTS NBC Pacific Coast Blua Network SAN FRANCISCO Completely programmed by NBC Wednesday, Juri«rMinM M^t.. NEI.SON HESS Washington, June 9. Summer slack .began last week, with decision of member's of the Broad- cast Division of the Federal Communications Commission to let their reg ular meeting slide. Robert Raymond McCulla, Oak Park, 111., registered - request for new station to be operated on 1500 kc with 100 watts, days only, 'and Eugene Meyer, socialite editor of the Washington Post who recently applied for a new broadcast station, filed plea for high-powered experimental station alsp to be erected tit Washington. Meyer requested 26,100 kc frequency with 100 watts. .... Authority.oto transfer control of WOJBJ, Roanoke, . Va,, was sought by J, B. Plshburn from himself to members of his family. Examiners' Reports Night Juice-Jump for Hearst Radio transmitter, WISN, Milwaukee, was recommended by Examiner Melvln H. Dalberg, on condltlpn that promise to erect directional antenna is carried out. Station, only Wis consin outlet for . Columbia Broadcasting System, now operates on 1120 kc with 260 watts nights, 1 kw day^, and requests that night power be upped to correspond with day allowance, • No question of financial qualifications arose, since transmitter shoWjS. assets, of more than $1,600,000^ but numerous possibilitiea of. Interference needed to be considered. Proposal to erect a directional antenna wiped out most of the Interference objections, with the exception of WTAW, College Station, Tex.,^ which would be bothered at about its 1.4 millivolt per meter cpntour. Texas station operates only two evenings a week, however. Second station, WGCM, Mississippi City, Miss., would experi- ence negligible Interference if power deal goes through. Examiner Dalberg, in his report to the commlsh, pointed out that the Hearst transmitter is at present limited by interference from Station CKOC, at Hamilton, Ont„ and that its otherwise good service to the Mil waukee area was hampered by the Canadian station. Granting of the application would result in Improved service, the Examiner found in his conclusions. Another power boost, to enable WGBF, Evansvllle, Ind., to establish a more intensive signal strength within the present service area and. If possible, to extend its service to the commercial area of the city, was approved by Examiner R..H. Hyde, who passed along a recommendation to the Broadcast Division that the request be granted, Station, now operating, on 630 kc with BOO'watts- unlimited, sharing nights with KFRU, Columbia, Mo„ wants day-jump to.l kw. Other reasons for Its desire to Improve service center around flood dangers in the region. Recurring flood dangers where there Is "a pressing need for an effective means, for mass communfcation" were stressed in the report. . . Ambitions of a San Diego newspaper to establish a broadcast station received a setback, when Examiner Ralph L. Walker questioned .'type arid character of service' proposed by the applicant and also frowned on quota Increase to the State of California which would result. Union-Tribune Publishing Co., sponsoring the only two dailies In the city of San Dlego, requested 1420 kc frequency and power of 100 watts nights- and 250 watts days. Sketchy details on proposed programs and advertising accounts and an apparent lack of experience in broadcasting were a few Qf the reasons given by Walker for .a recommended denial. Station also would be run as a subsidiary of the newspapers and would be, used to advertise them. Hopes of another California transmitter also were dashed by Examiner Walker, when plea of KFOX, Long Beach, to double its present good service area, daytimes, was snubbed. Now operating on 1250 kc, with 1 kw unlimited, KFOX was eyeing a daytime boost to 5 kw. Granting of the application, Walker pointed- out, would Increase service In Los Angeles, where It is not needed, and no real demand for additional service exists in the Long Beach aj-ea. ) WHB Bid Is Favored Scramble over night privileges in Kansas City, Mo,, Was temporarily won by WHB, applying for a change of assignment from 850 kc with 1 kw days, to 1120 kc with BOO'watts night, 1 kw days, Examiner Dalberg recommending granting of the application. Numerous stations^ Including KMBC and- KWKC, Kansas City, Mo., and WLBP, Kansas City, Kans,, registered squawks on grounds that WHB change woiild Increase competition, curtail their business and re duce tJjeir income, but Dalberg pointed out. that other stations operating in the Kansds City area would not bo adversely affected economically 'as it is obvious that a large percentage of evening broadcasts on the two regional stations now operating q.t night consists of network, programs.' Becatfsfe bftheirnetwork cbhimltmerits, Dalberg ruled, the other stationu were not la a position to render a local nightlme services HI WORLD 1 RAY PERKIHS • • , Id AT The " Great Lakes Exposition, Cleveland,' June 24 to Oct, 2d .. Three Half Hours Weekly on WTAM and WLW for STANDARD OIL OF OHl& And a Ta-Ta to NBC Artists Bureau BENNY s RUB IN Every Sunday Nigh^ 6 P.M., EDST \ feenXmint UDTUAI. BROADCASTING SSSifli^ 'New King of Syncopatibn" I jimmie (HARI.RM EXPBESSt ^ AND HIS ORCHESTR;f OPENING JDNE U - I't LARCHMONT CASINO • Dlreotloni HAROLD F. OXLBX,^ 17 B. 4Bth St. New Ifork^CIH ALEXANDER GRAY "PERFORMANCE BY CHRYSLER" A CBS Super Air Show EVfiRY THURSDAY AT 8 P. M., DST— COAST-TO-CPASI Per. Mat.. CBS ARTISTS BUREAU CBS KRUEGER BEER 7:15 P.M. - Tuee. and Thurs. MKt. CBS Aptirt Bareao DON NORMAN Chicago's Leadinfl NEWSCASTER WILLIAMS OIL-O-MATIC ^el. Srnerlo* 8580, CHICAGO ^ Wednesday^f June, 10^ 1936 A D I O 15 Radio Too Fast for Racing Turdes John Hopkins Doctors Didn't^ Like Stop- Watch Ideas of Network Bfiltimbre, June 9. Hearst-owned WBAL wa^ last ■^ck refused permission to broad- cast annual 'Turtle Derby' held on pounds of Johns Hopkins hospital. The 'Derby' is held early each June by medics at the hosp to raise rubles for social service unit at Institution, iDocs have slew of pet crustacR8 AI.KEKTl chestra are specially built dressing tables at which sit a blonde and a red head respectively. 'Garbed in ultra ne&ligees of chiffon arid hold- ing hand-mirrors they represent American femininity listening to the Zotos program. It's all worked for glamour. With the varying moods o'f the music the house lights follow a regular light plot as in ^ stage musicail production. Lay-out is attributed to Horace Braham, former Broadway leading man, how sales promotion mi^nager for Zotos, Tnecto, etc. Moochers 'Most Likely- to Succeed' New York City. Trio of .stunts and new policies coming out of the faucet at WNEW. Starting middle of this month the station -will give a daily flve-minute broadcast in the 'town, crier' tempo anent public events, lectupes, mar- riages, births, deaths, and anything else that will classify as a public notice. , Also on tap is an Interview by Alan Courtney, mlkeman, with those voted 'most likely to succeed' in metropolitan polleges and unlversl- Ues. International Shut-in Day (14) .to be marked with spot announcements requesting names find addresses of bona fidei shut-ins. List to be turned over to the local Shut-in Day com- mittee. Sailor, Beware— New Styla . ■ Sheridan, Wyo. Possible airplane wreck was re- cently averted by KWYO h6re, which came to the asststf.,ncc of the local .airport Latter called the sta- tion at night, - saying a plane was about to land, but had to • circle helplessly because , the pdrt had no lighting system:' •* - Station broadcast a message to motorists to pinch -hit with auto headlights, enabling the pilot to set 'er down okay. Marble-Shooting •Tournament ■ . L^Tichburg, Va. WL^A is laying claims to being the flrst station to sponsor an en- try Into the National Marbles Tour.- ney, which this year is to be held at Ocean City, N. J., June 39^ Local papers- in Lynchburg used to grab off the event, but somfehow dropped it. this yean WLVA then picked it up, and within four, days SOQ.young- sjters signatured. Station, is. trying to make as big a civic spltish out of it as possible. Playgroyhd officials, city and public figures,' etc., are being intedvlewed dally with reraihiscences about their aggie shooting when- .they ,\t'er6 kids. City /recreation depairtment will conduct' 'the actual play-offs, with Wtiv A ^'giving the ballyhoo. Scfaed(yffi96E m^kemen to' broadcast desfcriplfloh's ' itadludes . Glehh Jack- son, ' Vit' "stports • announcer; Pat ( 'Uncle Pat')' Taylor, conductor of the jgtatlon's juve club, and Jim Howe, production mahiager. Artists Bureau Tie- Up St. Paul. WCCO and Mlnriespta (Publlx) theatre pulled a nifty co-operative stunt for 'Babes of Radioiand.' kiddie revue, which Opens at the Minnesota for a week starting Fri- day '{12). Complete casting, ,dos- tuhilhg and production provided by .WCCO artists' bureau under direc- tion of Al Sheelian. Broadcasting theme will be car- ried qut . oh the stage by means of a stage set. built as gigantic radio received Juve . performers will enter stage through loud speaker, giving , effect Of a television re- ceiver. ' • ■ • ' : ', ' ■ Routines ' include ballet, numbers, dance specialties, singing . and 'ih^ strumental- novelties. The 1& young-' sters range from 10 to 12 years '.In age and were chosen from over 2,000 applicants. Cyrllie'Colo, of wWJ,' Detroit, to Bu/falo . tp .. see ailing, mother. . 1 - r//£ O'NEILLS' By JAWE WEST NOW RADIO'S MOST POPULAR FA^v^iiLY aSINGS YOU MORE UuGHTnK JeARS rj EART-THRCBS Pfi' so fifed by Ivory Scop 99'' :oo " : puro (Continued. from page 41) either a 'housekeeping Institute,' a 'domestic economy bureau' or a 'parents and teachers department.' 'Idealism r In putting on the sales talk as to why the mimeographed talks should be broadcast, . the manufacturer group hurdles the heights of Ideal- istic verbiage. It's all for the 'health, comfort,' convenience and leisure .of the American people. As- surances are given that the purpose is non-commercial but strictly pub- He service. In every letter of- ap- proach there's the same salve about 'radio constituting' one of the most important educational activities o£ modern times/ Und that the pro- gram idea had been influenced by the 'recognition of the need, for re- search and education oh thiii vital subject as a factor 'for the common- good.' Of the mimeographed programs recently, received, by .broadcasters from industrial sources the entry of a refrigerator manufacturer baa been rated as tops for either art- lessness or brashness. The mail- ing address in this Instance is a 'research foundation.' The name of the refrigerator is hot only given mention in the suggested opening announcement but the talk" itself contains four references. Also re-, tailed in every /particular are the special featured of the mechanism, as frequently polnte.d out by illus- tration In magazine iads. One newcomer to the free time crashee element that has caused particular eyebrow "^liftrng among broadcasters lis 'E. I. DuPont' de Nemours & Co. This billion-dollar combine has been a frequent cus- tomer of radio in both network and spot broadcasting. . During the past season it's been /bahkroUing an In- stitutional program over CBS. In the light of these past performances broadcasters have been puzzled by the company's resort to thb bollerr plate angle for t»ubllcizlng its. cello- phane .product. iLetterhead "nrhlch accompanies, the talk on hoiy to crochet a 'smart spring turb;an,° known as the Dur Barry with ribbon strips of , cello- phane cellulose film, describes the source as the^ 'DuPont Style News Service, Alice E; iRUey, Editor* and gives a- Fifth avenue' address, In a postscript to the talk station men are advised that the word 'Cello- phane' is the " registered trademark of the DuPont Cellophane Co. and that in, spelling it a capital 'C should be us^d or It sl^ould be 're- ferred to by the generic terms — transparent wrapping or cellulose film.' ... New Business WilfreJ Fry on Back Philadelphia, June 9. Wilfred W, Pry, ijresldent of N W. Ayer Sc Son, Inc., is in Jefferson hospital here, recovering from an operation. _ Physicians said his con ditlon Is not serious. A resident of Camden, N. J., Fry is president of 'board of 'trustees of hospital and actlVe in Y. M. C. A. affairs. He has been in 111 healtli for some time. Jeanhine Macy Returns Cincinnati, June 9. Jeahnine Macy, who left Pinaud's •Lilac Time' show on WLW some months since to prepare for arrival of or Doc Stork with a boy, re- turned to the Crosley staff- Monday (8) as songstress 'on French Bros, Bauer 'Let's Ha;ye a Party' series on WSAI. . = ' - • . . She replaced Louise Raymond. Reyna of S;A. ip N. % Jose .Mai'ie "Rey.ha, chief an- nouncer of.Prlmera Codena Argen- tina de Broadcasting (itadio Bel- grano) of Buenos Aires, Argentina, In New Tork for 'gander at ATneri- can methods of brokdcasting. Spieler -sports a gold- medal- as testament to his being voted rtbst popular announcer in S. a; for 1936. College Author .Eyes, Radio Fred Norman is peddling a 'just- but-of-school radio scrlptist, Sey- mour I. Nadler,- late of Columbia University, N.T. Nadler did songs,' lyrics and story of 1936 edition of varsity show 'Off Your Marx'. ^''iSiiC'i5i> worF — RKu Bi.ur.., new nok^ aviv Buelah Kearney at KMBC Kansas City, June 9. Buelah Kearney, home economics expert, has .joined, the KMBC staflt. Will produce the 'Happy Kitchen* ■ J hour which at preseht Is spotted Ih . . Magazine o£ the Air program, CHICAGO Atlantic Gamble (White Naptha), one-minute electrical transcriptions, three-a-day, llv© days a week, until Augtist. Through Blackmah, New York. KTHS. Ford, 'V8 Revue,' quarter-hour discs, three-a^week to July 10 Through McCann-Erickson, New York. KTHS.. ^ Rol-Tdn Cigars, time signals to run a year. Through Lawrence G, Gumblnner, New Yoric KTHS. PHfLADELPHIA Blue Anchor Beverage Co., ginger ale,- three spot announcements week- ly for Indefinite period. Placied di- rect. WIP; AdoTJis' Clothes, men's •'Wear, 10- minute sports talk six nights a week; 62-week renewal. Through Felgen- bauin agency. 'WIP. Frank M. Weaver, antiques, spot announcement daily and participa- tion in dally .'Eight Bells' program, for six days. Placed direct, WIP» ' Crosse-Blackwellj canned gbbds, participation in 'Homemakers* ClUb' for -iO-'day period. Placed direct. WIP. Joitrnal of Modern Living, IB- minute talks, six days a week, C2-^ week rene^ral. • Placed direct. WIP. Wilson lAne, participation- in 'Uncle WIp' program for eight-week period. Through Carter-Thompson agency. WIP. .DAYTON, O. il. J.- Breitenlach (Lykolenc),'sl3t E. T, spot announcements, starling. May 18 and concluding May 29 ott renewal. Through Brooke, Smith & French. WHIO. Chocolate Products Co., 65 10-mIn- ute 'Adventures of Buddy and Ginger' platters, three a week, start- ing May 8 and ending October 9. Through J. L. Sugden Adv. Co. WHIO. lionized Ye^st, eight flve-mlnute E. T.'s, two a week, from May '6 to May 29 on renewal. Through Ruth- rauff & Ryan. WHIO. Pierce Chemical Co., 13 spot an- nouncements, one a week, from May 5 to July 28, on renewal. Direct. WHIG. Harteii-Knodel Dlstr. Co. (Norge refrigerators), 39 participations in Tea Time Topics, three a week," to run to July 17. Direct. WHIO; LOS ANGELES DUrJcee's Famous Food, two 15- minute 'Good Morning Neighbor* programs - weekly for six months^. Placed through Botsford, Constah- tine & Gardner. KHJ-KFRC, Oolden Glow Brewing Co., one' 30- mlnute • "County Fair' revue weekly for ■ six months. Placed through Leon Livingstone Co. KHJ-^KFBC. . Bulova Watch Co., three t{n\.e signals dally for one year. Placed through Blow Co. JKNX. . , Clifton's Cafeteria, four spots six times weekly for four weeks. Placed through. Federal Advertising, . KNX. Federal OutflttiAg Co.. three 15- mlnute Ben Sweetland talks weekly for four weeks. Placed through C. Ellsworth Wylle. KNX. ■ ' Standard Oil of California, three time signals dally for a. year, l^lace'd through McCann-Erlckson. ■ KNX. Irbnized ■ Yeast, floaitlng 'spots twice weekly for foUr weeks. Placed through Ruthrauff-Ryan, Inc. KNX. Nu-JSnamel, six participations weekly in Housewives Protective League for three weeks. Piacofl through Paul Wlnans. KNX. Gold Dust Corp., five spots weekly for seven weeks. Placed th;-oufrh Batten, Barton, Durstlne & Osborne ICNX, ®' Refrigeration and Air Condition- ing Institxite (correspondence school), one transcription weekly for five weeks. Placed thi-ough Ray R. Morgan. KNX. ^ ^ Sunset Oil Co., one 45-mlnute ama- teur show weekly, one. year. Placed through - Pacific Market Builders KFWB. Forest Lawn' 3Jemorial Park, one hour musical drama weekly for one year. Placed through Dan -B. Miner. KNX. . • i9enr$-RoeT>uck, two spots dally, indefinite. Placed through Dana Jones. KNX, And His ORCHESTRA ; FRENCH CASINO, NEW YORK BROADCASTING Mon, 11r11:30 P.M., WABC-CBS^ COAST-TO-COAST Fri„ 11:30-12 P.M., WOR-Mutuiil , Per. Mgt., M.C.A. WILUE EUGEME Every We^esday 8 P.M. BST. OB. LYONi TOQTH POWDER WJZ • . > • - • • o. - NBC Material by • IRV. S. BRECH^R and ABE LIPSCHUTZ tENOB * ★ ★ * First Starring Theatre Appearance Ip Person - Paramount. New York. June 3d and lOth A?S JV/h the corn PROWICTS program 12:^5' WA'BC P.M. (Monday, Wednesday, Friday iind Saturday) I Mgt.— LEAPINO ATTBACTIONS. jnc.. Clg Mttdlaop Ave, Nerr York Wedncsdayj June 10, 1936 RADIO REPORYS VARIETY 47 Norrr»a' TALMADGE' and \Gy: Jesflel, title -by Miss Talmadge and music by Paul Oakland. . Jessel's ■ mjfiterJal was strong on the humorous side, hig - takeoff on blmself speaklnj; tor his relatives in T^6b Burns* Arkansas twang, being especially neat. Coupled with Miss Talmadge as an ideally married pair, Jessel and- his frau were a .natural fpr the.Kraft-Phbenlx prod-i udt. They lit perfectly .into the underlying 'June Bride' then)'e;'of«the ■Crosby broadcast. Echo. ; • , — ' ' — . : i ■■'COUNTY fair: v: ,] With Heiene. t;1uanes, Murray Ana, , Bentz, Lbii Tobinl Claude Swjs^tenj : O'rc'h. i - - • . ■ I Songs, Music, 'Comedy .30 MirTt.'-.-' .GOLDEN GLOW BEER Fr|d«iy, -8:30 p.m. ,%H4i \.fo'duct of Itsj i^ponsQr is., this, somewhat bolster- CDs half hour program', originating; 'Ih'lSrah f*rahcls.co and piped out over; the Don Lee Coast chain.. Attempt has >beeji made by Producer Jack /Van ](^ostrand rto give the alrer a: fQlinty fair atihosjihere to the ex-; tentr! that, services of^ loud^mouthed. barker, Lou Tobln, Are utilized. Aside. :i^ropi this, program Is made' %^ of straight soprano warbling byi THele'he Hiigh^s, ' Coast standby;' 'comedy singing and talking dished^ ;out by Murray, and Bentz, and the ^muslc of Claude Sweeteh's orches-i .tra. . • ' . . Sweeten ork' sounds good. A 4emme.. trio, not programmed, did Otte In' couple of. spots. Some of, the comedy gags' pulled on inltialer; ^ere a bit be whiskered,- and product' ;plug Is pretty heavy, but material -mostly is of -satisfactory type. "Wlndup Is devoted to what is termed a puzzler contest, which en- tdlls cohsumptlon of at least one .|)ottIe of sponsor's ' beer and ale in order .to ihake 'one eligible to com- pete. .... JSdita. H aF F LUCKY STRIKE "Your Hit Parade" VVED. 10 p.m. EDST NBC RED and BLUE RADIO'.S MOST VERSATILE ENTERTAINER ■-■»■- NOW APPE.4BING - INDKFINITE :i:NG.AaEMENT ARCADIA CLUB PA.' • PreKentInK his noted InipertionittlonH of fltarfl At tlie stnKCf Kcreeii, radio, .night clubs and polltlcnl life. I Dir.: WIM.IAm'moKRIS Anency AN MCA Orchestra dOrchestrc bestor THIS WEEK (JUNE 5) METROPOLITAN, B'KLYM. Mgt.j. H. K. KrflMNBB- 'NEWS COMES TO LIFE' With Dorothy Kempe, Pat tederer, . Nell Benstock, Joe Fox, Ed Doizel Jack Black, Tom Hoier, Kenneth Lynch, Ferdie Hoffman, Martin Weldon, Bill Harding, Katzman orchestra. News Dramatization 30 Mins. REMINGTON-RAND Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EOT WINS, New York (Leeford) . This splurge for Remington- Rand's portable typewriter hits the biggest Une-up. of regional webs ever patched Into one piece, and consumes about $3,200 weekly in time over the 50 odd stations.- Rem- IngtQn-Rand professes to see In this maneuver cheap coverage of a wide area plus extensive merchiandlslng by the regional webs who are glad to'gobble up the juicy contract. And, according to James H,. Rand, 3rd, who Is acting as statron rep in placing"- this campaign, 'the size of the' station isn't what -counts — it's the program.' ' By way of a program, 'News Comes tb Life* can be Judged from two angles. First, as a production Job originating under WINS's Al Qrobe, it has some merit and <:er- talniy considerable audacity In aiming at . anything «o pretentious. Second, as ah. imitation of the old half-^hour 'March of Time' it iias the flatness that usually attaches to. any carbon copy of a snappy original. This persistent striving to imitate the old 'March,', and fre- quent .references that Remingtun- Rahd was the first sponsor of the Time-mag 30 minute stint, Is not a happy .thought. It aw^ikens recollec- tions that do 'News Gomes to. Life' no good whatsoever, and probably a lot of damage. - Bernle Schoenfeld; an Indie con- tinuity scrlt)bler, .manufactured -the script jalred.for the first time last Sunday, (-7). He could get. a 'B'- rat-. Ing oh the Job if .leaving- out com-, Pftrisons wit^i 'March,^, Under- the latte,r contingency. JjO: rates con-, dolenoes. For if Comparisons are to- be made, it stands to reason that Schpgnfeld without a whole mag to help him sift the news isn't going to. produce.. evaluj.tions that Time could. He doesn't. • Katzman's musical . scoring Is a nifty piece ; of .work. His music as much 'as anything )s reputed to have sold the sponsor on the idea. Seven news - items were drama- tized in all, which ,on this hearing seemed too many considering that the sponsor had some tall spieling to wedge , in. First bit .ate ,up 5 minutes anent Admiral- R; E. Byrd's decision to help, steer science in the interests of peace. There was an at- ; tempt to depict the explorer in his polar hut fretting about scientists using their .brainpower to make poisonous gas Instead of something mbre humanitarian. It. was a good buildup, bht lacked a sock climax. Two minute squib came next in which a Roumanian' peas'ant made a. spiel against Madam^ Lupescu. As ne.ws it was boilerplate,- and as an incident in the program it was a flop. • " Third bit, using three, minutes, .was hoviplty (so intended, at least) that lacked the spontaneous click good novelty should hisive,' 'TOld of a New Yorlf speed cop (he had an artii;i<*al brogue of the ^y6rst sort) giving ' a ticket to speeders and learning later that -they were bank robbers with a high price on their heads. Whole thing sounded' vague. Five minute dramatization of the advance' made in Insulin production as. a diabetes cure followed. This was a meritorious notion, but it un- fortunately . couldn't be passed off without tossing in a strong plug for one of Hear-st's trade mags as the scooper of this news. That's • sthall ■tlmey. WINS must take, the slap. Inexcusable. Closing bits — each, taking five minutes respectively on Zloncheck and the Black Legion — were tops on the stan/.a. Pacing and timing got their best chance here. Conceivably this shot may be a stimulant fo typewriter sales, but there need be' no delusions that It's 'March of Time' calibre. Cutting ol all references to the predecessor woiild be the sensible thing, phd this also means stopping a would- be imltatloh of Time's staccato style. In Its own right, the stanza is passable, and could Improve with age. Remington -Rand v.p. malung a personal appearance wallowed hope- lessly in the prepared speech, either having mike fright or else hot hav-r ing seen the paper before. Spoke of R-R's high-minded labor rela- tlon.s, which Is -a topic which with strikes In progress at B-R plants might be more safely PUt under lock and key. The more reference to it, the- stronger the. .Invitation toward eyebrow raising. It was not a smart thing to do, or convincing. - As for Schoenfeld, closer scanning of the newspapers for Important news would do no harm. Batch In- itially presented contained too few good- .name.s. and missed plenty. Commercial plug.s- are mild. Edaa. WILLIAM BOWERS With Lydia Mason, Joe Tugan Songs, Piano, Talk 15 Mins. NECKWEAR UNION, 142 Tuesday, 8:15 p.m. WEVD, New York Radio, which is all things to nil men, in this instance represents a promotional gesture on behalf of a labor union. Neckwear Union, Lo- cal 142, buys and pays for 16 min- utes every . week and hires a couple of entertainers, also paid, to provide entertainment between the propaganda. Who, besides members' of the Neckwear Union or active parti- sans, would be Inclined to leave the dials undisturbed during the quiar- ter hour as now constituted. Is not easy . to figure. In borrowing com- mercial advertising technique, a union is under the same obligation tg observe the showpianship .re- quirements that condition the ef- forts of manufacturers, etc. Bowers, an uncertain barltbne, will not suffice alone (save for Ly- dia Mason's accompaniment at the piano) to keep a "15 minute program in motion. Pei'lod bogs down as en- tertainment- which can only mean that it will not carry unionism's story to entertainment-choosey ears. Best part of the program is the union's theme song, 'Sing, Workers, Sing,' which hr used fore and aft. Apparently a .group .of the hoys come up to the studio to perform. Probably not a trained group, biit okay. And it would be far more ro- bustious and ehowmanly to usef the choral group throughout. Para- phrases on hymns, marching tunes or other Vocal expressions of mili- tancy mlght.be more effecti've in relation to the problem of attract-, ing and holding listeners. Land.' HAROLD NOICE Explorers Club .Serial. 15 Mins. ..... GLOBE DEPT. STORE Monday, C:.3Q p.m. KFAC, Los Angeles \ (Boyd Agency) ' Thrills of' South American Jungle are. .expertly depicted by Harold .Noice, world-wide .explorer, Jn his ether serial, 'Flame of :4he . Ama- -zons,' set for five nights weekly over a period of «0 weeks. Serial is based around reputedly real life discovery by Noice several years ago of two white children in the Amazon 'jungles, and a hair- raising series of events both pre- ceding and; following the dlscoviery .of these youngsters. . - - . Noice does not stint on adequate assistants, and his spund effects are .particularly . good. ."Various jungle noises are pi-obably. . figured to serve as- halrraisers, especially for the younger element, who are likely to be listening in around this li'our. Initial story-, 'sLs 'caufeht;' ' is worked up to a thrill climax; much on order of the old-time scteen chapter plays, with element of sus- pense maintained throughout most of the vnfolding. ..." ' " ' Noicer -by -rea^jon' of ' hi.s' many years experience as an explorer and lecturer, is ideally suited for this type of program, which is aimed for both grownups and youngsters. ' Edwa. 'FOUR STAR REVUE' Pappy Cheshire, Ozark Mountain- eers, Kitty O'Neal, Tom Baker, Al Roth's Orchestra Comedy and Music 30 Mins. DRUG TRADE PRODUCTS Daily except Tues.; 10 p. m. WBBM, Chicago (Benson rf Da/iJ) ■ A pretentious rhedicihe show. Bigger but not much better by av- erage professional standards. On this program Peruna and Kolor- back of Drug Trade Products., are getting mention. As usual the an- nouncer has plenty to say. While the show is more preten- tious than Harry O'Neal has ever had, it nevertheless contains the same basic ingredients, appeals to the same grade of mooches with the same type of entertainment. Even though spotted in the evening with plenty of studio background 'Pappy Cheshire' and his Ozark Mountain- eers still swing it with the same nasalism and paw over the chest- nuts with the unfailing supply of mountain humor. O'Neal even dug up one Kitty O'Neal who is sold here as a great vaudevillian or stage star. From her material, it's indicated that Miss O'Neal starred oh tl>e Aching Heart Circuit in Nevada back in 1912. And she evi- dently hasn't changed her material since. . But she may be hot stuff for the home folks who might be en- ticed to go on a Peruna diet. O'Neal knows his stomaches. Tom Baker is -a baritone who fits in perfectly with the style of -en- tertainment; stiff, "awkward singer who sounds lll-at-ease. He sings his songs like a graduation day oration. Much the best for this metropoli- tan .station hitting a metropolitan audience at- 10 -p. .m.' is the Al Roth orchestra.. Good, music froiti the bfihd, with . the arrangenients. showing plenty of good . qualltipi?^ Arrangements : are all" done with strong dramatic .overtone ,t h at makes for solid delivery to any; type of - listening audi.enc.e,, Jl.oth is given plenty of assignments ,on this program and^the Roth band was responsible, more than , any. other Item, in keeping this program from backsliding into a monotonous twangy guitar and harmonica ses- sion. Qold,. Bert Hirschi solo violinist on various radio programs Is; finan- cially Intere.sted in- Hall's Inn, road- house at Centerport', L. I.. Fiddler does chores on Blsodol, lir.i West. :Showhoat' ' and .La'jrender -and Old Lace' pro|[rama JOHN NESBITT Topical Comment 15 Mins. DUART COSMETICS Thurs., 8:30 p.m. KHJ, Los Angeles (Howard E. Williams) ■ Hard to understand how this chap with his current line of lingo can get the ladies hopped up to the line of beautifiers he's qpmmerciallzlng. His delivery Is crisp and pleasant enough but the material seems out Of place for this type of sponsored product. Not unmindful of Edwin C. Hill, he covers a wide, i-ange. of topics, changing pace from editoi-ializing to straight commentating. He . took the Black Legion over the coals and then skipped over to other current matters. Wound up with a -disser- tation of Casanova, debunking his biographers and showing him up as a cheap home breaker. Latt^ was okay but for the other subjects ■ it is doubtful that the women are overwhelmingly in- terested. They might read it in the papers b.ut rarely is It a matter of conversation in the beauty parlors. With an Ingratiating set of pipes Nesbitt presumably should make the grade easier if he gets around to topics the gals have ears for, Nesbitt is newcomer to Don Lee Coast web. A fresh pei-sonallty like his Is a decided asset to Coast broadcasting. Helm. 'DESIGN FOR BE\AUTY' With Mary Ann Sarns, Jimmy ■ Stevensoiv Talks, Music 15 Mins. DERMA-WAY BEAUTY SCHOOL Wedl; 8:45 a. m. WJR, Detroit . . . Catchy title, and a nice .program. It's weekly' show, advertised in the daily press want ads. From its opening theme song, which, Of, course. Is 'Beautiful Lady' (disc), Mary Ann Sams use^ h'er" pleasing voice In running tJhtCbugl^: a, script 'chuck i full .'of D)?au. of union members are loosingr; pained yowls that project is usingr. Federal funds to compete with pri- vate finterpflse and deprive J:«gular musicians of work. Specifically, about 300 men are employed in several WPA groups giving concerts at Willow Grove, -which is commercial amusement park of .many years' standing. Park management .announced When prac- tice began that sm^ll admission fees, would be turned over to men, but that's: counter to WPA rules. An- other park announcement said that project was aimed to make men now on relief self supporting, but man;^ union members pee it as udlng Federal-financed mudic to replace re|;ular music Union scale for Willow Grove Park has been ?B2"a week in former' year^, but men on. WPA ar® .135 a . Week. There's criticism. Park meanwhile has uftlbn dance band. Another Itch is that Woodslde Park, another amusement center, has ap- plied for WPA units, too. ; When question ql allowing Wil- low. Groye to use WPA units came up for union .vote last week, almost entire- membership of units (nearly all the 300 men) turned out for meeting.. While that's not a ma- jority of union, it's plenty to decide normal vote, particularly as most of membership didn't bother to atteiidr Petmlslalon was voted by wide mar-; gin. " \ What bothers those against al-> lowing commercial spots to use .WPA units is where line is to be .drawn. They view Willow Grove- incident as precedent - for. letting: down bars and see - WEA groups taking all sorts of commercial. Jobs from-Uniori bawds ""it ptactice. isn't halted. Point to Woodslde appllci- tlotf a,s indication; ELMORE WHITE RETURNS The Sape^PIllg For the first time a current' pop tune is able to- get three plugs from the same network commercial in one week. Novel sounsB ia thev .'Hit Parade* which Lucliy Strlkels support- ing on NBC's red (WEAF) and blue °(WJZ) networks Wednes- . day nights and on CBS Satur- day nights. It means that tbe tune from this one connection may be credited by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers as having been, performed over 192 stations. . Music Notes . Bobby Meeker will barnstorm his crew this summer, being succeeded at Palace Hotelj San Fcaiiclsco, successively by Bob Beale and Sterl- ing Toung. Latter returns to Wll- shire Bowl, Los Angeles, in Septem- ber. Harry Lewis fills in at this spot. Dick FosB and Lindsay McPhall have organized: a non-string unit for radio, with Honey Dean brought in to do the vocals. Will omit strings in favor of French horns. "Gracie Barrie into "Versailles, N. T., June 12 for two weeks. Will double at Paramount theatre, where she holds over from "last week. dari Schreiber orchestm moving from the Oriental Gardens to the Ivanhoe Cliib, Chicago,- Chat. Wari'en Ouits' Rpbblns for Skidmore Music . Elm.ore 'White returns to Robbins . Music . as professional manager. Succeeds 'Charlie Warren, who left to become gen. mgr. of iSkld .'more JIuslp. Co., a subsidiary of 'Shjtpirb, ■ Bernstein & Co; Skidmore catalog, though not active, has been allied with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Binde 1920. ' IE „Q^5E (IF MUSICAI NOVELTIES' Wjglcomino BERNIE CUMMINS ■ltd His Orchestra back to .tlieir succeMtdl room at 'iUe^EflRewater beaoU Hotel, Chicago, HI. * » » "WIE'LL REST AT THE END OW THE TRAIL" Fred Astalre's New Hit Songt 'TLl. NEVER LET YOU GO" Still a !Blr BwtttK HitI "RHYTHM SAVED THE WORLD" in IPteparallon: Cbhiiie Bos well's ^'1 FOUND MY WATERLOO PoTvn br the Beantltal Sea" Mark Fisher Into new Vlsta del Lago . nitery, Chicago. Spo't will have regular NBC wire. Archie .t.oveland ork set for sea- son at Cal-Neva (Calif.-Nevada) resort on Lake Tahoe. Richman Slices Date At Detroit Roadhouse Detrplt, June 9, . Harry Rlchman'a two-week stay at Blossom Heath roadtiouse here has been cut to 10 days, due to fact he's wanted in Hollywood for newr pic. 1 ' Closes here Saturday (13). Sweet-hot Is Ozzie Nelson'* "Do- ing the prom' paired with 'Stompin' at the Savoy' on Brunswick '76B9. The reeds scintillate partioularly in this arrangement. Smoothly rhythmic versions- by Vincent Lopez moves to J6e Moss' Pavilion Boyai; -Merrick Rd., Ii, 'I., N. Ti, 'dn June 2B;- I American Pubs Mull Maclean's Canadian Idea Little enthusiasm was expressed among publishers l8ist week for the plan submitted by the Maclean Publishing Co., which would give the mag combine entry to the sheet music business in, Canada. Following a luncheon which was at- tended by a group of publishers at the Invitation of several Maclean execs it was decided" that another meeting would have to , be held be fore any committals could be made by the American pubs^ Latter 'will, during thi$ Interim, give further atudy to the proposition as put lined by the Maclean repa.- Several pubs admitted at the meeting that though Maclean's en try In the music distributing field in the Dominion would result in doubling of sheet sales there was doubt as to whether the profits for the American Copyright owners would be any more tlian they are now. By extending to the Maclean Co. the right to print in Canada the pubs figure that they would deprive themselves of the broad profit they have been deriving by having the printing done on this side and then shipping the sheet music across the border. It is Maclean's idea to put hun dreds of its magazine outlets to use as available sources for sheet music and fiong folios. Company holds No, 1 position In Canada as magazine publisher and distributor. Ray, Kihney/ Hawaiian tenor, re-, turned to Honolulu after making 15 sides for Decca. Modern Music Co., new name for Cugene West's music pubbing firm. Belle Baker Set For If Bored— Detroit, June 9. Something new hereabouts is the special game room installed in new nitery, London Bar, operated by Alexander and Swanson, former dance team. Room is fitted out with chess- boards, cards, monopoly, etc.; London Nitery Date Belle Baker has a deal for the Cafe de Paris, London, via the William Morris agency." They wanted her to open June 24 but the songstress, in her third (holdover) week at the . 'Versailles Club, N. Y., deems that too short a notice. Ivor Peterson, accordionist, back to McAlpin Hotel Roof after Euro pean tour. ASCAP's Partial Victory in Wash. Receivership Set Aside in Wasfaingrton as State Authority Acknowledged Seattle, June 9. Judge Wright of the Thurston County Superior Court yesterday (Monday) dismissed the state's case against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers upon ASCAP's agreement to submit to the state's Jurisdiction on matters of unfair trade practices.. The de- K ELL E M Who fi M|ik!n0 Philadelphia Dance-Conscious With His Swelegant Music From the Walton Roof, Which CBS Broadcatts— Milton Features: '•Would You" ^ "Welcome Stranger" "rve Cot a Heavy Date" "Cuese Who?" — "Sing, Sing Sing" "Stomping at the Savoy" — "Lost" CORP. • 799 7th AVE. • NEW YORK cree vacates the receivership which was appointed a year aeo over ASCAP's affairs in the St^te it the 'N6w Faces' revue. Tunes are 'It's High Time I Got the Low -Down on You' (Hey- man-Meyer) paired with .'Tonight's the Night' (June SIllman-Alex Fogarty) which bids fair to step oUt importantly. Both brisk foxtrots, with vocal interludes, and in New- man's best manner. iMuslc in the Russ Morgan man- ner is quadrupled o>n Brunswick 7669-73. Tou Can't Pull the Wool over My Byes'' (Ager-Newman- Mencher) is a highly palatable fox-, trot ballade with which Linda .Lee does tricks vocally, while the Mor- ganltes shine orcbestrally, par- ticularly Morgan's trombone pas- sages in this and the companion Let's Sing Again,' from the film of the same name. Lewis Julian" vo- calizes' in this. The. other couplet by Morgan comprises his theme song, 'Does . Tour Heart Beat for Me?' which basic strain he first popularized on the air before it was developed in collaboration with, Mitchell Parish and. Arnold John- son. Mullen Sisters do the vocal. Reverse is a waltz, 'I Found a Rose* by E. Z. Nutting, which IS the same Nutting who, some 15 years and more ago, was the .unoificial czar of the music business. As the music buyer for the Woolworth stores his orders up to 1,000,000 copies, ajid more, made or broke pUbllshet's, Long retired, his : waltz. It even tuates, is a distinctive pop, land not unlikely to attain wide popularity. Inevitably 'Monopoly' has become a , song title, a • bit jtralned by Charlie Tobias-John Jacob. Loeb, but a not bad foxtr^!: for the Guy Lombardo orchestra with Carmen Lombardo vocalizing. 'The State of My Heart' is the back-up (Hey man-SpIna), also with Carmen on the vocal. Both smooth foxtrot bal lads, and . pei^ xisual forte on the Lombardo sax section, Victor 25331.: Antobal's Cubans give out 'Ha vana; Heaven' as a son-foxtrot on Brunswick 7674, backed by Marl- anna' (The Peanut Vender's Daughter). AntobaPs combo do their maracas chores in above-par fashion. Chic|uito Bullo vocalizes, Orville Knapp's orchestra for Brunswick 7671 has the 'New Faces' tunes, 'High Time' and 'To night's the Night," managing both in smooth yet sprightly manner. Big league style of orchestration sur rounds the steel guitar tricks and some interesting reed work. Edith Caldwell and Leighton Noble split the vocal interludes. Lud Gluskin's orchestra Is one of. the crack symphonic dance com- bos on the air. Right now It's sustaining (ethereally speaking) but their Brunswick disks are highly commercial, and so should Gluskin's mike chores turn out to be in short tirder. Lots of painstaking care is evidenced with every passage of the highly technical and engaging orchestrations on Brunswick 7658- C5. 'My First Thrill' and 'She Shall. Have Music,', both from the English fllmusical of the ' latter name, are done In the Continental manner. On the second disk, 'On the Air,' an- other English excerpt by Carroll Gibbons with Campbell- Connelly. Is paired with 'Sunshine at Midnight.' All foxtrots and all easy on the ears and Inspirational to the hoof. Buddy Clark voca.lIzes on all four. Jack Hylton's orchestra which starsr la the GB filmusical, 'She Shall Have Music,' has recorded nelly for a flock of songwrltinf chores In E'ngland. While Hylton Ig: now in America, at the helm of a U. S. cojtibo, his .origflnal team re? tains the Hylton name In England' and continues recording, etc., het)<>A the anomalous Victor 25330 releag^' of a Hylton made-In -England disk. Incidentally, like many of Noble'S: by the music publishers of the tuni as another 'Mr. Gallagher and fSx. ' Shean.' It's a blllbilly feudin' son£i possessed ot considerable noveltjV and a cinch ior the singing bandit ^Continued on nace lin\ ^< (Continued on page 60) Acquitted of Murder, but \ Rearrested for Robberj^; Glens FallSi N. T., June 9." Acquitted by a _ Jury at Lal?^ , George of fli'st. degree murde^ charge arising from the slaying oi M. Earl Davldso.ri, 28, member of ^| prominent Glena Falls family, Carj; G. RicTiardson, 31, proprietor of local night club, -was immediately, ; rearrested in connection with thft' holdup of Robert Rourke's liquorf, store here. Rourke Was a wltneS* fir the prosecution in the murde?!' trial. Richardson was commltteii to Jail at Hudson Falls to await dj: hearing ott the robbery charge, ndj:. application being made for ball-. ' -i Jury returned a, 'not guilty' ver*:! diet In tlie murder charge agalhB|i.' him an hour after members had re« - ; ported to the court f^at they w^r^'^ unable to agree:. They were.directei ■ to continue deliberations. ' ' f Nitery ■' — Nev/ summer edition of Hol1y«t wood Revels'- at, Hollywood Restauf rant, New Tork, featuring France^,; Williams, Charlotte and Charlei Lamberton, Jack Waldron, MinU^ Rollins, CoUette and Barry, Letttaj . Kemple, Cackles O'Neal, Marlo4 / aiartin and the Nick Lucas and Jtitfi. thur Warren orchestras. ■ : Atlantic City Casino opens lierd June 12 under management, bij ;' Michael Sllfer. Princess "VTana, Es* telle Thomas, Hedisca and JMlchaeljii Leroy and Carroll, Amy Wotttfif' Chinese dancer and Jack 'Wheaton'jll band comprise opening show, Gpmez and Winona open at M^i'*^ den's Riviera, Englewood, N. J., Olil ' June 20, Postponed original dat^' when place opened two weeks aging is the listing of the songs most played on the cross-country neticorka last week, in relative standing, according to the approximate number of combined plugs on. WEAF, WJZ and WABC. All My Life She Shall Have Music Touch of Your Lip^ Robins and Roses Glory of Love There's a Small Hotel Is It True About Dixie? You It's a Sin to Tell a Lie Would You? Melody from, the Sky You Started Me Dreaming On The. Beach at Bali Bali Foolish Things You Do Tormented Can't Pull the Wool Lost Christopher Columbus Summer Holiday Let's Sing Again Swing, Mr. Charley take My Heart Cross Patch My First Thrill Us on a Bus MPPA'S INCOME ON WM PERKS May brought the Music Publishers Protective Association a record fig- ure In collections from transcription sources. Take on music royalties in connection with recorded' library services and- commercial discs came to $32,500, as compared to $13,000 for the parallel month in 1D36. Radio collections of the MPPA for April of this year were $30,000 aftd for the month before $500 less, with .the accumulated revenue on the first five months of 1936 figur- ing $115,000, Same period- in 1935 gave the pubs $48,000. Bands Shifting Dick Stabile into the Hotel Lincoln, N. Y. Maestro Was for- merly with Ben Eevnie,' Russ Morgan's band returning to Silt- more Hotel, N. Y., June 12. Lewis Julian and Linda Lee will' vocallae. Jack Berger, on leaving the Astor hotel, N. Y„^win one-night It for summer returning there In August. Ace Brlgode band Is at Spring Lake, Oklahoma City, until June 20, aftci' closing at Lake Worth Casino, Ft. Worth, Tex,, on June 10, He goes to General Motors exbtbit at Dallas Centennial June 27-July .17. 2 A. M. Balto Curfew Baltimore, Jupe 9. Nlterlcs, taverns and all other spots serving Jikker and beer took a slap last week when the State Liquor Board notified cops that henceforth all places selling alco- holics mu.st shutter promptly at 2 a.m. Till now it has been possible- for spots to remain t ()eh after the 2 a.m.. curfew on drink-selling; as lohg as patrons were served n<) libations after that hour they could hang around promises as long as they wl.shed. Customers bought in heavily on drinks Just before the deadline and fhen stretched out the guzzling as long as. they wished. Chicago, June 9.' Court order last week approv, balcony dining . pavilion >yhlQh, .frpm .the 7tli" Avenue side, overlooks the; Hudson. It's, airy .and <:6ol 'enough within, under the new ■4ocor which has- shifted the band- 'stand across the room from its former location* .Increasing the capacity. ; - j ' • -J Joe Reichman' is 'the dance mae- st^'o for the summer season and, per Usual,, h^. .scintillates .personally with his peppery piano playing. He directs, stfns baton, from the Stein- way and also makes the' Iritro an-' i^ouncements, Relchlhan was at the Hotel New Yorker last year and in between at the Stitler. Boston, and for a . brief spell at the WaldorlT- Astorla, N, ' surrounding show, the debut va- riety .ehtertainment cf the summer season, however, ..could have been better selected. , It's spotty. Fair- fax, prestidigltateur, ni.c.'s. He's a better m.e. than magician. 'Looking like a young edition of William Potirell, his ^lelght-of-hand- Is ele- mentary and, somehov/, went awry on the night caught with .it. least one trlck-^the egg routine. Assump- tion is that the preparation of the eclipse depends .on an ?veri temper- ature and somehow the cool breezes in -.this room provecl no help. Hla' needle trick Is the highlight and a strong .punch .to his routine. - Josephine Bernhardt and Clyde Graham, ballroomoldgigts, do con- ventlal waltz, foxtrot and rumba routine; In acceptable but not par- ticularly difitlngulshed - m a n -n e r. Santschl: arid Buckl'e-y deuce- with combo terpB. highlight of Svhich' Is a be^ulne. -The two gU-ls,, dolngi 4ouble routln^s^ malte Jit. ^, bit ot '&- no.v^Ity tori li' cafe ' . floor/ Th$y look' BlceVand get- lover efteetlvelir. Jiidy BarifoA. la ttt« vockliab ■ Abet,- BEAU RIVAGE (SHEEPSH EAD BAY, N. Y.) This seafood inn In the Sheeps head Bay, N. T., sector, hard by Coney Island, Is the spot where the Pa,t Rooneys held forth last year. Current show, playing to a |2 sea- food table d'hote which, gastronom- ically, is good and worth the ta.rlfC sans the dance band and the acts, makes one wonder where the man agement gets off. With EJddle Cope- land ^ni a ten-piece band, there are Peggy Alexander; thp Five Senators (from 'out of the band personnel); Dale Rhodes, m.c. and minilc; Clfiire and- Buddy Green, juvenile dance team; Evelyn Oaks, torcher, Etnd another act, Kay Mayfleld, doubling from the -Tfew Faces' revue, who, perforce,, must skip the dinner ishow and appear only, after theatre. That's, a lot of talent, good or bad, with a tworbuck .dinner, eyen con- sidering that the. house flgiirea "on upping the "average check via the bar, The naturei of the sea food specialty minimizes the hard stiifC sales In favor of the suds, Dale Rhodes, • heralded as a Paul Whiteman alumnus, -is a better mimic than m.c. He does a highly creditable Joe Pennor, Ed Wynn, et al., but . lacks, th.e „ n®*?®?'*'^^^ poise: and xmptiori tis a cdriferencler. Of nice appearance, he _may, in. time, reduce the ' fofcef ulness of his per- sonal address, assimilate the essen- tial 'charm for gi-aciously introciuc- Ing the talent . to -the customers, and develop accordingly. Right now he^g a bit too brfish. . ; Peggy Alexander Is a toe- Jazz dancer \^^ho • does above-average hocks and wings on her elevated tootsies. Evelyn Oaks is a person- able torcher, a bit nervous opening night, but okay. Claire and Buddy Green are a fast ' dance combo,, known better around Boston and Montreal,, aiid njore pr less showing In N. T. (The Beau Rivage as a showing spot for new ' cafe acts -probably e~)cpl&,lris ' the ecoricimld factor on the talent budgets!) Eddie Oppelarid and his band dls- ijense brig'ht dance music. It's their N. T. debut also, Copeland was CBS, ^ Chicago, musical direclor, notably for the Myrt 'n' Marge and Easy Aces programs some years back. The Five Senators are an integral novelty-harmony, combo from out of • the Cppeland organi- zation,, a versatile Interlude and a good;. Idea for .added values to the band organization. • The Biau Rivage Is a stand^ird inn in the Sheepshead belt and is ideally located on the water. This has been capitalized with a new ma- rine . bar, . and a .BOc-per-person speedboat concession which does riiuch to up the general batting av- erage for the place, Abel, CLAREMONT (NEW. YORK) In line with- Park <3onimlssloner Robert Moses' New Deal for the N.ew yprk citizenry, the former swaAk and exclusive Claremont Inn 6n , Riverside drive and 125th street is.^afeialn . under Arnold Schleifer's mknage'rial direction this season but under the City of N, T.*s super-' vlsory contr61. Which calls for a pop scale and extra valuefl for the' masses, It even Includes the nightly presence on the premises of -a brownrshirted Park Dept. employee, t.^lr^i result, the . maximum dinner tariff Is the $1,50 table d'hote, with drinks scaled on a pommensurate popular scale. r'-'f^^ Claremont one of the-best nitery buys In the metro- politan territtjry— a ' middle class •burgher's out-of-doOrs dining re-' treat at a pop scale. : The show portion is modest but Coburn. who nre- ww l'*?® Rainbow Room ^^^^ onened two years ago, «w?*Kp°"l^^"'*"'^^*»**"on to a less rhvt»Vm^""''^ ^l '^V«^^'"«'-«' but his 5VAn^?» a!''*' *'^l°ally the same. Frances Stevens is the vocal solo- ist with the Cobufn band and Im- presses favorably, with her pops manner . ^'ntemporaneous f,^'^u5^^® outdoor pavilion, adjacent t° the Inn, about doubles the normal o??S'y^. "'f * for Seavy S. Disc Reviews On the Tuesday night this spot wag «fn,^!'IS'*T^^* weather L^ak *!?f,5„^ri^i*LT:-^«nd opening . -the Claremont was caught un- awares on Its kitchen produce aSd manpower, so heavy, was the rusH" . :" : ' ' ■ Ahel. Pitt's Outdoor Theatre To Debut With Meller ^ . Pittsburgh, June 9. l,.^!^ 1°" «"'"^er outdoor pro- duction here during month of ^nf."^, Wi Hotel Schenlcy Lawn. Spot is bemg outfitted with statvc and bowl-like auditorium to meet billing of 'shows under the stars ' Show win be In charge of 'Red' .Rowland. Series/ of pop concerts, with organization consl.V; a night, playing hospltala, schools, parks, churches 'n'' every- thing 'that has seats. It's swell against lay^n' oft and pliyln' lor those ice-hearted guys in some x)t those Ink Spots and chimney flues they book and .pay you oft in the dark. At that I. did feel a -little more independent when I played those hat-racks .than I do on the Project . . • ljut, as I 66z to. Aggie, the wife, the other night, there's been a lot of changes in everything . . . there's a lot of guys standin' in front of a desk tha^ used to be behind one and there's plenty of guys wearin' their 1929 clothes . . . so why should the actor be too proud? We can't help It if a business we gave all our life to learn, just took the count. And It ain't nobody'^ fault If me. arid othiev guys like me can't do nothin' else but ' make people laugh (that don't go for Toungstown). • But "What's worry In' me and Aggie is what's, gonna become of us and thousands like us when the Project folds) up? . Roosevelt has been swell to us jguy^ and I'm for him, but even your own old man finally sez 'Hey, son, go ,6(it and Hustle for yourself . . , so what? . I. know what you're gonnfi say . . . 'Open« saloon, that's trhat. thiey're.all doin' , . . but you gotta) have dough for that ... ."rbe other' day a meets me and sez, •Why don't you get .on the radio?' That's a hoit oniQ> too . . . I always tells 'em ^Why don't .some of the boys on if get, off.?' Then there's the rela-i tive that sez "Why doh't you go to Pallfptnlft arid get in th&. pitchers, I see worise attors than yoii'lh -em?' You can't stiy nothin' to a guy. like that but- 'jiuts,* - Not Like Other Guya But you know the racket. Joe. We actorit ain't built like other guyd . . . most of ud know some riddles^ a few steps and a Bphg to get off With ... after- that you can trip us. up on how much Is two and two ... Of course, there's a lot of gtiya that can 'spell and write and have contacts and have a,, lot of -ways to make dough besides vaudeville . . . -but what I'm .tryln' . to tell you is' that most of us "guyff have as much chance ipaJcih' a living since Vailde- ville Is gone us a guy selling sars- prilla at a Bartender's Picriid, Aggie an' me even got up early to try and find a job at sbmethlri' oiitside of SHOW rEOE'I.IS AI.i:. THE WORLD. OVEB WIIX-BXr INTERESTEp .XO KNOW THAT SIDNPTFISHER Their Tailof (Formerly Af S0, Wardonr .Street) tB Now ^cated at More .Commodious .- " 'P.rem.lBeB at 75/77, Shaftesbury Avenue, 1»ICCAD]1,LY, LONDON, ENG. show business,- byt we got a load, of 'no's' that made> oyc Jigent look, like an amateur. If riot for the Project I don't know what me and Aggie would of -done." Of ' course, there's a. . lot of guys on the Project that don't know -whiat it's all about, but what's the difference? Live and let live, se? I . . , Any time, there's two guys, one knows less than the other . , . so why bother about It? Every- body's trying to keep' the stomach from wrinkling . . . and at that we got some grea.t shows. We .make 'em laugh with old time hokunir . . . but I've seen hokum at the Palace, too . . . only . they lit it up, billed it different and put a swell drop be- hind it . ... but to the wiae guy It "was just a switch on Bibs and Bibs and Irish . Justice. Well, what I'm trying to tell you is that I've been thinkiri' what's gonna happen when the Pjfoject taltes a bow. Waggins I think I got a good idea and If 1 could writo high school stViff I'd send It In to the President, You see, the Project has a. lot of swell waggins in ; which they've . been glvin' shows In.^.they got foot- lights, scenery, pju system, dress- in' rooms . 'h', . ?!verything. They cost plenty of- dough, so what's e*onna happen to these waggins .when the Project :bl0W8? Some guy will bid them In for three cents and ^ bottle of syrup and make & lot of dough with .'em. So I figures why .dop't the- government give them to the actors - and let the actot^ help- themselves? About flvi acts can put a Swell little enter-; .talrim^nt together and get some na-: tlonal advertiser to back 'em, ..the acts can tell a few gags about the product of the advertiser. ..have the advertisec^s name on the wagrgin .you know, .a high7class medicine show. . .We could play small towns thait- haVe no. shows- ..charge a iamall admissibn. . .and with the dqugh the advertiser pays we couW all make a decent, living. . .spllttin' five ways. Everybody would be satisfied and, who knows, maybe we could get .ya.udeville back through the fa,myy entrance? : All the actors' societies put to- gether ain't got enough doiigh to help all of -us... because things baVe been- tough and they ain't got muoh dough, either. You know there's thousands of guys all over the country who played many, a benefit for everybody but them- selves. ...a,nd >many of , those . same guys are gonna find it tough if ttis Project ever blpws' up. Almost all ■ thej excuses, to landlords have been used 'Up... so I think the waggin's the thing. ' .'Vaudevllld started in waggins... You can make 'em laugh' from- a waggln as good as yj ' can fiofn the Palace stage'..and the olio drops h&s ads on theriiV '-so there's no ar- gument. I'd rather sleep in a waggln tha;i stay awake- in a furnished room... and another thing, you can't put a plug key in a waggln. Sez Your pal, Leftj;.. New Acts VIRGINIA BACON AND CO. (4) Flash 11 Min8.;-F'ull (speciat) Grand O, H., N. Y.' All-girl auartet hasn't, .got the' right hop on the ball when It comes to timing, but- they've got looks Und that counts. Act resultantly emei-ges as a par affair with potentially tics for Improvement if singing, or some diversification of the kind, could ' be Injected. Lengthening would do no harm either, current display giving a somewhat slipped impression. Virginia Bacon opens with a, toe- tap not especially weighty as to terpsing, . but eye-flllirig with her neat gowning. It's an auspicious start. Duo follows with modernistic arobatics that are so-so and barely fail to change tempo. Fourth mem- ber comes on next doing a heavy tap number; verging on clogging. Rough banging of the boards per- formed to 'Poet and Peasant' over- ture, which Is t'fc>^ trite to give any air of zip, again hampering the timing. Virginia Bacon reappears doing a toe-number not up to her previous bit- Brief cootch by the duo leads into a laconic finale. Gowning fine all through. Edga. ROSS CONTINENTAL (5) Music, Dancing ' Grand O. H., N. Y. 10 Mins.: Full A three piece band of European tziganes (two femmes) and a mixed dancing team . of South American vintage, Limited to two ; dance numbers and a violin solo by . one of girls.. Seemed 'a . brief 10 minutes. • Team starts with a tango. Fol- lowing sequence is. fiddle 'solo with male ork member in' for vocal In-^ terlude.. Bow iwlelder . is good. '\ . Leaders return lb another slipk-^ Ing twirl Identified as . Brazilian na-^ tlonal' dance. Slijght Improvement of first effort. All ' adds .up . to moderate. 50 YEARS AGO (From CUpperV jMarlnelU'e Coslnopoli tan Congress was taking large advertising spaces for its coming tour. MarinelU was a performer then. Later the key Parisian booking agent. , • Local police of Falls City, Neb., and the 'hustlers' on the Cole circus raided' an outgoing freight train on which a number of 'fakes* were aboard. Ran the 'f aires' alniost a mile. 'Fakes' were the unaxithorlzed workex's on the lot, in opposition to the 'hustlers', who piled thoir rie^ farious activities by arrangement with the circtfs and could travel on the show train. The 'fakies* had:' to ride the rods to the next stop. Most shows carried their own outfit of grifters those days, taking a per- centage. Forepaugh show was touring New England arid many complaints that the ticket sellers wore short chanig; Ing. Usual oft most shows, but the Forepaugh crowd was overdoing if. Frank Tannehill, Jr., anticipated the motorized show. Told of a friend who was planning to tour his company on bicycles. To carry no baggage and 'Wear celluloid suits. 15 YEARS AGO - (From VARtBTT and CUppet) Franls' Fay had rehearsed a mu Blear for six weeks. Thon EtiuitC. I called -for a- boo.d and thoy stonned I to reorganize. - War vets 'Stopped, the Sells-Floto-* Pfrrado in Boston. It was Memorial 1 I)ay, vets pOlntc-d out. -.^ I Geptry Bros, made a parade in ^ iSpringfleld. Mo., and back to the lot Police made them do it all over bfrl cause thoy bad not followed the afl» vertl.sed route. ' Buslheijs in Broadway housW'v worst hi 10 years, Onb' 10 of the' 30 sho-vvs consistently In the 44 'Gus Edwards brought his NewW^' boys act up to the Palace and hit » it over the head -with a routine, that ' ran 52 minute^. , ' — . >-J Fred Allen • was playing the Co. j lonial and the laugh hit of the *mt>j Robertson -Cple started a J4,0O0,0W ^ film compiny, and what a headocfit that was. ■ • ' . ■'The Maniac Mother or the Boy VlTaif had a tryout In Hoboken. Starred Mme. Neuvllle and her son, the latter a prodigy. V .lACK MILLER AND JANETTE Skating S Mins.. Four • Grand 0. H., N. Y. A skating act tbat is }ittle more tharii average. Girl's costume Is cute and so ' Is she. Besides zipping around- portable floor,- pair offer some novel stuff such as 'llsht- enuipped sicates for -' pin- wheel effects iri darkness. " In ufillzlng auditors for spins, pair are following in wake of othe^• skating acts. , , ■ Rival productions of 'Serment d' Ainoui^ spotted .on op:^oslte sides of B'way as "Thie Crowing Hen': and 'The Bridal Trap' -were both doing bigger business than either, would •have done klone. - The THEATRE of the STARS BOOKING AGENCY GENERAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES iOEWBLDG. ANNEX 160 WEST 46T« ST. NEW YORK dit^ 9-7BOO J . H . L U B I N GENERAL MANAGER SIDNEY H. PIERMONT BOOKING MANAGER GRACE GILBERT Son<(s 13 Mins., One Grand 0- H;, N. Y. Grace Gilbert's delivery is of the night dub school. Needs more vocal volume. Played 'em too intimate here but otherwise okay Ip the deuce. . ' , . Only sings two numbers. Both well done. Nicely gowned, good looking and at home. MACK BROS, and RITA (4) Tumblers 3 Mins., One Grand O. H., N. Y. K vaude ever gets that other chance this collection . of speedy youngsters will be In the running. Have a zippy tempo that held up the closing act because of encores. Really ovated by a half filled house. ' . Comprised of three boys and a diminutive, girl. All Avork hard aiyj welU Dallas (Continued from page 1) and likicer joints wttH evldeiu. While the rough riders were carting cut the wheels, arresting two operators a;:d scaring the reputation;; out ot 200 of the upper crust patrons, a lady Godiva and. an . apple .dancer, cavorted about tiie nite club doer unmolested. They did not visit any 6f the other flesh shows, and said they were not Interested in what was going on otherwise. Wild tales intjlicatlng that Ft. Worth is learning to be a western world Monte Carlo have floated across from the other envl of Uie pike. . - Group of .performers on- the John B. Doris show essayed a game of poker In a Brockton, Mass., hotel during a Sunday layover. i>orls and a flock of local cops jplnched them. It cost $10 per in court, Doris had prohibited gambling, and he meant It. • ■, .. McNish. Johnson & Slavln's mlrir strels ended u 44-w&ek tour In New York. Their route had taken tbem halfway to 'Frisco, back to Port- land, Me., and then all the way to 'Frisco and back. In the black in spite of railroad fares. Foy sisters, formerly a vaude te.am,«had opened a saloon In Hel- ena, Mont. Acted aS their o-wri bar- keeps and doing big biz. Rhea CO. ended its season in a jam with" J. W. Morrlsey. Rhea clalptied she still had coin coming. Hoptonic medical .co. was ready- ing' a email ch-cus to be.;Gent out as an advertisement' for the nostrum. Not a medicine show. Weltzman, rope walker, dropiped his balancing pole at the Peoples, Indianapolis, and beaned .a spectMor. Not badly hurt,, though the pole was a heavy one. 'One of the Bravest', written by E. E. Price, N.Y. theatrical lawyer, was brought into N.Y. and seemed to click in spite of an amateurish hero, Charles. C. McCarthy. Glori- fied the fire dept . Geor&o M. Cohan ordered "Wotlc^l stopped on all productions becaur'^'^ oC an attack made on him by Equi^ • ■ '< I Dorothy Glsh thought she worth $6,000' a week to vaude, KeU^^ office said $2,600. No dice. . Loe\y shares were down to 10 no stipport' from the company,; > ..' ,< Horace Goidlii, first introduced Mir::j .sawing a woman lit half at a dlii)tf^7 'ot the Society of American UogU^ dans.. ICerer got a chance to c1e«i;^^ up on. It. Too many Infringers anl; exposes. Janet of France' at the MaJdA^i^ Chi. Notv In the riitei-y busliaeBB'ilP N.Y. • . • , Chicago Elks No. 4 bought thV"^ entire week of 'T?ho Bat'.,' To shwr j hospitality to eastern lodges on thelif^ way to jthe convention In Los Aa*,^ geles. No tickets sold. •* 'Gold Diggers' flnlshe-d 90 weeks Itv:- N. Y. and left the record to 'Llght- riin'.' Latter sllU running, but nearly washed up. - Flo Zlegfeld soils the entire lower floor and . six rows Iti thB- balcony for eight w&aks to the specs. No return -privilege, either. . ■, " ORIENTAL, CHICAGO WEEK 3V^. 12 'WHITEY' ROBERTA . JUST FINISHED TAtntwrUIe. Cliampalen, Ft. Ay»»^' .Dnytoii, CliiclnnntI, Up.towu. yuxbn Marque and Marquette' (Delia and Billy Made) .Stntrlnir .M: . Le LIDO, Paris Exc'mkIva Dlrerlion: Mat la Corp. of Amertcn Palestine (Continued from page 1) to orchards and fields and houses. One o£ the comments., which the incldeht evoked fi-om a high Jewish official and a Briton was that 'through the theatre only can rela- tions between the Jews and Arabs bo permanently repaired.' When Oved Ben Ami paid , tribute to the victims of the disturbances In Palestine, three of whom were killed in cold blood in the Edison theatre, Jerusalem, on Saturday (16) by Arab bandits, the entire audience, Arabs, Jews and English alike, stood In silence In memory o£i the dead. The Qolivwog ROXY. New York-This Week, June 5 PRESENTED BY FERDE SIMON AGENCY INITIAL ROXY APPEARANCE JOE COOK, Jr. This Week. June 5, ROXY. NEW YORK Directidn->-PHIL BLOOM " Wednesday, June 10, 1936 VARIETY 53 Va ri ety B i 11 s NEXT WTEk (JUNE 12) THIS WEEK (JUNE 5) Murtterala In connection with billa J>«low indicate opening day of " • sliow, whether full op aplit week RKO OBIOAOO jai, -White al Haakon It, Whitney owe DftVlB Aiigean Tr aaie White rk ft King Paul Haakon Nina Whitney George Davis CLlEVKIiAND Palace (12) li ArmBtrong Bd (B) N T G Rev KANSAS CITT Mainstreet (6) FoUes Comlquea • TAIMIN' TEMPTIN* TONES JACK POWELL Dir. I liBDDY & SMITH . Hatg & Bscoe KIIAURN Orange- Tounkma'n'H Bd XBWIHHAM. Palace Lee Donn Terry's Juves D'Altohlans Golden Voice liEVTON Savoy ■ Sliver Voice I^TONSTONE Chos Mantling Bd Johnson Clark Geo Betton O'SheA St Joan NE^V CROSS KInema Matas Dave' Poole Rome & Leonard PECKHAM Pnlace Matas Dave Poole Rome & Leonard Loew ^ state (18) jitonroe & Grant pm l^imblln Senny Davis Co T BBOOKJ.TN iVetropoUtap (12) ifiw Dutbers JMD 'A Joan Otrroll & Howe Senny Fields, flwltts ^ MUllnder Ore FMis &> Louie IsAI^TIMORE . CentdtT (12) U Pare Devils ««y Roybe fSSl« iVnie 8 Collins & Peterson DETROIT Fox (12) N T G Rev Tates' Talkleri PITTSBUROn ■ Stanley (12) 18 'Bebe Bern Girls Jaokle Heller Casa Mack O & T Bob Hall RICHMOND Xoew'8 (12) . Benny Meroft Ore WASHINGTON Fox (12) 9 DeLonK Sis Gold & Bernle Donald Novls Herb Williams Co Paramount TOKK CITY faramonkit (10) Rniis Morgan Oracle Barrle etty Kane nart. Church 111 , . . BOSTON ; iretropolltan (12) rl Pickens Sis %ott Dick & H ■Jarry Adler Aphlotis Manikins iSnrnR ft White. . DETROIT ' Mlolilgan (12) VatI Foi^tune & F Cardlnl Wlnnl Shaw Frank Gaby Co 6' DanwlUs MONTRR.4t. Loew'Sv(I2) Bob Ripley 'Believe It or Not' TORONTO Shea's Hlpn (12) 3 Jackson Boys Stuart fr. Martin . Gypay Nina Rose ft JBennett Girls Warner PHIT^4DET/PHIA Earie (12) M.HIlton & Costello fcew Parker ^lllard & Hurley Wolfff Kahn Ore has Carlisle *«nk Convliie lyelyn Poe i^dn. ;flue \Sl F1tT»RVR4:H 12 Stanley (12> • ggebe Barrt Girls Jackie Heller Bob Hall Cnsa Afack OAT (5) Ozzle Nelson Ore Harriet Hllllard Jack Pow.ell WASHINGTON Earle (12) Ted Lewla Oro Jack Hylton Ore ■ DH. JULIAN SIEGEL 1 .li ... ' DENTIST cVaroimoDnt Bldg., ISO! Bwny, Suite 208 r- 4 Telephone CHIckerlng 4>5097 ^ ^CHICAGO State -Lake (6) too Tr leten Ifolan ulfTord: A Marlon obby PIncus gtenrns ' & Dean tdtth Grlfflth lANSAS CITY. MO 1 Tower (12) taxlne Doyle Titan 3 Alaxlne ft Bobby Jack Caraon NASHVILT.E Princess (12-13-lS) 'Paris on Parade' OKLAHOMA CITY criterion (12) Cab Calloway Ore Week of June 8 Astoria D. H. • »way Bs & Br'nda Canterbury M. H, - », lat hall (8-10) B'way Ba ft Br'nda mig ft Bscoe ' ■ -TtiX halt (11-13^ ; Colllnaon & Dean . Ascot's Maacota . Dominion \ Whirlwinds 3oe Grlffln ' New Victoria Ajjredo. Ore L 4,«wndero Rest, k »ftx Miller V Jjestem Bros it 5 H- Naylor [ Carmen Del Rio p PeoTfte Kurd r ' JSiurlcB OBTAD'VFLL H'TH V . . Palace I Anita Chaa Jack Sljona Vivinn Mggln Rfldrtlffe cirR;T>8EA , ■ Palo'e Manlev Bros #«• Grlffln Tl«Sii TnrI W CLAPTON _ Kink [Tewell K- Warrles Terry Wllaon P«lty Aukland EAST HAM Premier Anita Chos Jack Mona Vivian ReETKle Bedell ffp EDGWARE ROAD Grand TounUmnn'a EDMONTON Empire' Chaa. Manntnc Bd Johnson Clark Geo Betton O'fsl'on *: Joan FINSBIJRY PARK Aatorln Hnrry Pi'eyer Bd Doris Hnrp ]() Hav rsirls HAMMER.SMITH Pnlnoe Wpstern "Broa Pollnoff & Raya SI Cy I^andrv ILFORD Sniier De Haven & Page 5 Mapnpts i DorllfHTR ISLINGTON ninp Hnll 1«t half (8-1 0> Colllnaon ft Denn Aa'-ota Man''ota 2d.hpif ni-ini B'way Ba & Br'nda SHEPH'RDS BUSH Pavilloh AUredo Ore STRATFORD Brottdwiiy De Haven & Page 6 Magnets 4 Darlings Silver Voice . ■ BTRBATHAM Palace Rico Gypsy Bd TOOTING Granada Rico Gypsy Ore TOTTENHAM Palace Jewell ft. Worries Terry' Wilson Betty Aukland . TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD Astoria Harry Fryer Bd 10' Ray Girls Melrose Sis WALTHAMS.TOW Granada Cubanoa Tango Bd Provincial Week of Tnne 8 EDINBVRGH Regent 1st halt (8-10) Manltoes 2d half (11-13) KIraku Bros GLASGOW . Paramount Farrar ft Son ny Bys LEEDS Paramount Chariot's Co . Donald StewArt Roaalle Corn'ellle Peggy RawllnKP Richard Murdoch Cyril Stock Chariot Starlets- LEITH Capitol let halt (8-10) KIraku Bros 2d half (11-13) Manltoes MANCHESTER Paramount Albert Sandler 8 NEWCASTLE Paramonnt 'Radio Time' Robert Tredlnnlck Mabel Conatanduros The Krakajaz Angela Parselles Louis Almaer , PLYMOUTH Palace Nina M McKlnriey Wilson Keppel ft B George Prentice Donald Peeca Karlson 4 Leon ft KIkl Rapid 4 George Herlot Stan ft. Jan Germany Montli of June avosbUrg . Wlntergarten Alice Basener . Martha Bransky Hahnl Petzold Quix 2 Margit Woodward BADEN-BADEN ■ KurhTiuB 3 Ardlgoa Bernt ft Gloria Charlea Blchhelm Joseph Graet Marianne Plquardt Georg Schlells BRAUNSCHWEIG. Aatorla Honry Buachbeck Katja Cslllay Franzlska Fenety. 2 Karlnas I..leselotte NIekamp, BREMERHAVEN Scula Amadoa Fred Bel(?aus Ellen Jarto L ft B Rejane Maria Loerch Tom ft Tom EnilV Vollmar Fred Poldy BRESLAU Lleblrh 3 Erellys Carmanellls 3 Fredys _ COLOGNE Colosseum Tllla Duerlnic G Horse ft Lady Ouatav Juergens Fred Palu Seppl Kals^rhot Franz Bott Dabrowa 3 M ft G Gilbert Else Kftu ,. Mella Melanle GeorK Miller ?. Schenks Trlxle Wlllardy COTTBUS • Kammerbrettl Rudolf Maelzer Hans Polscher Stelle SIS Lya Stenhnny 3 Wlrbelllnls DORTMUND Fenerkneel l\Iary ft McGallent Klein Goldy Tile Lacls Ml MaKnrlua Bros Monnels Televox Van Deen Heln7, Vocel Er'/*ii Tjintz DUESS'^LnORF Knna lIoTnnnn Pchwcfiern Herve Paolo MIsony n\i(ll ft JarU Rrnst ^'01 Renrtcn Frit'' Ppi-vo". f'o Krls»"'t Pnlnst ? Frontlnis W 'Hpv'>''">'eln Co Winip Llllp Tnlmad'C ft f'vrll Veltln. S-ills FSPEN A'''H7.ar ' rornplli" T.lttle nortpll TT.ins wp'-lmuth AnnI TT»11 T, f- F Kalay VoIlP ft. ATnrpno Mnnbi'dl Ballet T.Mo JMInr-" rR.''*"'MRT 8p/«1i% MprCP Pp'p Jo'*"! Hpmrwon Telle Joens Oacar Albrecht Pirn's Navy ' Olymplas The Son? Singers Van de Velde Col NUREMBERG Eden Brunau & Ptnr Geschw Van De'e Bobby Reuss Co SIngsangs Bobby Slrelb Kab. Strcbl Sis Braun Francesca .Mannela Adam Mueller Pao Roland ft Harald Roscbkalns Sterebel Wlntergarten ' Barrlson . ft Peggy Carl Bernhard ' 2' Delmarkos' 6 Dorian Rolf Sandor BEGENSBTTBO Cafe d. Tann 2 Bc.lderos Alfred Keseler Willi Mehler Hllla Melanl Use Valeaka Karl MlkuUo STETTIN Troeauero Genia Gronsky . Georg Grostelly Annelle Holder Hana Kandler Nielsen ft Ptnr Ferkeo . STUTTGART Ebccelslor Josl Falter Anny Nowak 2 OUrls Charles Prelle Nikolai Slnkowsky . ' Stadtgarteii Colters Cowlipys Cbrlstlane ft Duroy Kadowna Ballet Carlhelnz Neonder 4 Rlchys Rodella Rule A A 4 Saballek Claire Schllchting Rtehord Schwarz Cabarets HEW yOEK CITY 3 - Ninons Walter Bene Schumann 2 Brlants Bonhair GrIgorL Delucca Sla Doroschoft Singing Fools Teddy Heinz Gloria Llllenborn 4 Orellya F ft J Ras90W Sobbot 3 Zemganos HAMBURG Eden 2 Claaaona White Cowboys Sugen Delke 3 8 Sden Girls Julius Fuerst Theo Koerner Jullane Collin 3 Nagels John Olms Pong •■ , Marlon Snadonl 3 Warlltz BhelnterrnsNen The Brad leys Richard Rehmers'hl Heddy Seborry 2 Tantons Erich M'lndftr . Wllhelmolialle Kuckartz Basso Aunt Lene Merdoedy Mllbltrl 2 Ruahmoora Harald Snharht FrJedel Thory 7 Wllhelmahille Gls HANOVER Faun Duo Caatelll Max Ebertl 2 Ernesto-. Fritz HlnJ-ert Aenn Ruth Menta Rohde Loewenliof Werner Alhrerht Erich Doerlng August Fjoh Galeto . Eddie Grothe Hanaen ft Wehnert Ly Pao Kev Irma Mnlnpvdl Tlvoll B Ahrens A'mera Co Berry Co Willi Hanaok cT^ca Iwano.w Tiseprv ft Habel Mlas Ninon Saacha Price KIKL Valencia The DeBCendorffa Rial Brab 2 Erica Gerhanlts A Ptnr Mlrfi Karlno/t Iiuclfpr Armln Seffera 2 Warros MAINZ Itnviiria 2 Arlmaln Black ft Tiiniipv I,vdla ft Stefannff rharlv Mii-'ch Bdl PlankPl Fred PrlnVow MANNIfKIM Dhclle B Polroft Jo Tcllo Werner Tftxtor 2 WoUntrs MUNirH C<>ntral I'nlnat W Dnnworth Llaa MaPtt Fratelll Mo'cno Charlotte Rlckert Rostpndo ■ npntsrlie* Chefalo ■ All Star* Jack Laurie Betty Real ' Harrlette Page Marie Doherty Pat Eugenie Gallbrd Johnson. Tom Toacanno Bd Alice I«well ' Bali Betty Bryant Walter Lynch C Codolban Oro V Rodriguez Ore Beachcomber Bar . Marlon Butler Lealle LItamy Ann Suter . Eddie Lealle Miller ft Massy . Bean Blvage (Sheepshead Bay) Kay Mayfleld Buddy & C Green Peggy Alexander Eddie Copeland Or Dale Rhodes Evelyn Oakd - 6 Senators Ben Marden'a >_ Riviera Patricia Gllmore Hartmans Ellin PottI Roslta & Fontana Edith Roark Joe Darrls Dolly Kay Al Bernle Bobbins Fam Val Ernie Oro E Madrlguera Oro Bill's Gay 90'« Jerry White Joseph E. Howard Arthur Behtm Bill Lorraine Bd Furman . Bthel Gilbert Mike Bernard Frank Russell Bob Blgelow Larry Lee Black Cat Amanda Randolph Lonny Simmons ft Rhythm Kittens Callente Bee Kalmus Johnny ft George Jack Goodman Dorothy Davis 4 Ebony Rascals Cliateau Moderne Billy Castle Glena McCoy Mafyon Dale Pnl( McFarlano O Lucille Jarrott Claremont Inn Frances Stevens Jolly CobUrn Oro CInb lA Benny Berrlgan Bd CInb Goaclio Dimitrl Virgll Peraa Ravel Loa Gauchos Rilla Dau iVriinoz ft Rnlan Cocoaniit Grove Tic Toe Girls Terry Green Walter l.a Mae Alice Glover Dick Meaaner Oro Connie's Inn A dp Brown Louia Jordan 3 Novela Pnlmer ft Peaches 3 Rhythm Debs ■ Trotie ft Al Anise ft Aland Al ft TonI Cortex Knloah. Eddie Green I,ernv Smith Orfi Valalda Cofl Ropit«> Irwin Gilbert Ore TIsdale 3 ■ Dennvllle Marie Almonte •Inch Dempsey'a Owen, Hnnt. P. Roberta Tremaine Mnru ft Ranata Jan Bninpsoo Bd Bl Cliico Consiielo Mnrena Pnrtin Portar Emile de Torre Ore El Torendor Ramon ft Luclnda Toreador 4 I'"crmln ft Gloria l<''nnlasla Novoa Medaro Don Ollberto Ore El Mnrorro Ernie Hoist Oro Famous Door Red McKenzle Bd Frenrli Casino 'Follea de Fetnmes' Emilee Adreon lU Argentina Ladles Alphunse Berg 3 Bredwins Georges BruyalB Choppy M'rg'erlle DiiFresne Bstclle ft LeRoy Marlla Parell Ciily Felndt. Dany Flore inline .li°ied Vera Nargo Orbal Mile Paris PIroaka Andre Randall Freddie Zay Sonla Gansser & A Jack Denny's Oro Vincent Travers Ore Russell Patterson'^ Personettes 6ang PInnk Fat Harrington 3 Boston Sis Glen Island Casino Laura Deane Char Barnett Ore tir'nnlch Vlll. Inn V MacN&ughton Alleen Cook Helen Yankee Irla Ray Carol Vance Musical Jesters Gypsy TaTcrn . Bert Linden Alda Luciano Bukku Chubby Ross Jules Keatop Ore Dan Healy'a Dan Healy Jack White Camllle Glory Frances McCoy >Iary Lucille . / June ' Larralne ' Blenda Ranson Roth- Andrews Oto Beale St. Boys Blohory Honse Klrby Walker Marjorle. Naylor Franeetta Malhiy Ted Lane Arthur Gansfrled B WIngy Manone Bd H'lyw'd Restaarahl Nick Lucas' Oro Francea Williams .Tack Waldrnn Colette . ft Barry MimI Rollins Phil Neeley Cackles O'^^eal Chariot Lamberton Chas Lamberton MItzl Haines Marlon Martin Helen Gray Jane Casey Rose Biane T.«ttle -Kemple Cookie Faye Cass Dalley Arthur Warren Or<: Hotel Ambasi^idor Val Olman Ore Gay Adams Hotel Aster Rudy Val lee and Conn. Yankees Hotel Bill more Rusn Morsan Oro Linda Lee Joe ft Betty Lee- Jos Zatour Ore Lewis Julian Boy Foy . Hotel .Commodore Mildred Bailey Zanette ft Coles Red Norvo Bd Hotel Edison Sammy Wilson Ore' Ralph Torres Miac Coogan Frank Cnrnwell S Mai Cooper Hotel EMsex Honse Musical Rogues Hotel Tlfih Ave P Hondelman Ore Musl4i Masters. Hotel Oothnro Raoul LIpoff Ore Hotel Gov Clinton Betty Bowker Dick M.ansneld Ore Hotel Cr't Nnrth'rn A Ferdinondo Ore liotel Lexlneton Bob Crosby Ore Hotel Lincoln nick f?tablle Es(iuircs Bdytlie Wripht Jack I>«onai'd Hotel McAlpIn Enoch Light Ore Beth Wilson A Gonzales Ens Hotel Monlclitir Hal Hope Ore Hotel New Vorkcr Wilkene & Walter Lyn Lucas 4 Nelaons Nerval Bnplle Gladys Lamb Brtbby Hearn Clyde Lucas Oro Hotel Park Vnnt Poncho Ore Hotel rvnnaylvnnin Jno Relchmnn. Orc Bernhardt ft. G'h'm SantHchl li. Huckley Fairfax Judy Durros Hotel Pierre Sbep Fields Oro Caperton & C'l'mb's Hotel Plaza Ave Beck Lydla ft Joreaco George Sterney Ore Ray Benson Ens 'Hotel President Adrian Rolllnl G'ng Hotel RItE-Carlton Arman Vecsey Ore Hotel Roosevelt Patsy Kane „ Nell Buckley Chas. Yontz Don Bestor Oro Hotel Savoy-Plata Johnny Walsh Jack Parker Emlle Petti Oro Habaneras Oro Hotel Shelton Bert Kins pro Hotel Sherry* Netlierlaod 'Russian Eagle'' Alex Bunchouchou Adelaide Howell Gypsy Choir Lldla Sadovskala Jemme Hurpk Raphael Hotel St. Merits Gypsy Nina Caslalne ft Barrle Charlie Wright Ron Perry Ore , Hotel St. Regis Clifford. Newdabl . Rasch Ballet ' Paul Gerrits Jacques Frey Ore Hotel Tatt Geo Hall Oro Dolly Dawn Hotel Times Sq. 4 Deucea Hotel Vanderbltt Bernie Dolen Oro Hotel Victoria June Crosby Allan Bannister Jay Cole Hotel Waldorf- Astoria Gen Lodljensky Raphael Beauvel & Tova Basil Fomeen Oro Wayne King Ore Jimmy Belly '• Santos 'ft Elvira 3 Raymonds Billy Mack John Rockwood Evelyn ' Wilson Mary Lane Janice Andre Warren ft Bodte Carter ft' Schauta Mldgle Parka Joan Miller Billy Mack Mary Bartbn a Raymonds ' Danny Hlgglna Dorothy Dorr Kitty Munigan Gene Walter -Joe Rlcardel Oro Joe Capella Oro Kit Knt G D Washington Aiin T.,^wl9 Johnny ft George Danny ft Edith Alberta Pryme Sally Gqodlng.. Aida Ward Lillian Fitzgerald C Austin Band Larchmont Casino Jimmy Luhceford Laroe Eddie Davis Ore lyeMlrage Tommy Lyman Or« LeoQ^A Eddie's Eddie Davis Gloria Rich Madge Carmyle Billy Mlliy Baby Wm Farmer Oro Harold Woodall Hazel Webster Wallace Sla Old Roumanian Thais Sadie Banks Jack Hirseh Russian Gypsy I Mickey Mallory Sol Schneider Roumania Gypsies Onyx Olnb Baby White Stun Smltb Bd Paradise Bert Frohjnan John Steel Floria Vestoft Faith Bacon . Dornberger Ore Pavilion Royal Valley Stream, L. I. Herbert Stelner Ore Place Elegante Tommy Mills Steve licntl Bddle Blancbnrd Bill Farrell Bonn Kaulf Irve Harris Leo Lazaro Oro Balnbow Grill Mlaco Eva Ortega a Majora Ruby Newman Ore Rainbow Room Glen Gray Caaa Loma Oro Pee Wee Hunt Kenny Sargent Kathleen Barrle Lester Cole . Musical Mlds Eva Ortega ' Maurice -ft Cordoba Nano Rodrlgo Bd Rnsslan Bear Balalaika Otc Costya Krumin Kubaii Cossacks Sergey Sokoloft Julian Altman NIcholal Khadarik Frbnla Stanlsi'vsky Ivan Kornlloff Miss Nlghtlhgale Bllza Ramova Nadja Dushlnska Roasian Kretchman Gypsy Markoff A'dia Kuznetzoff Nastia Pollakova Nicholas Vosllleft Mura Toumanova Darlo BIrae Orllk ft Lollk Mlscha Nicholas Matthey Gleb Tellln Oro Basslan Troyba Amstel's Bd Sands Pt B'th Club (Long Island) Paul Rebuccl Ore Small's Paradise Charlie JobAson Ore Lucky 6is Mary .Perry Stork Clbb Gun Martel Oro N Brandwynne Ore ' Tony's Barry Oliver Kay Cornelius Tbomashetsky'a Ann Kennedy ' Barbara LaPorte Gordon Davis Chubby Smith Harry Llttman Ore Chee Doherty Rev CbungI Gladys Bentley Rev Pearl Baines Bamstate Collegrns Versnlllea Grade Barrle Goff ft' Kerr Madeleine's Jock and Jill Lucille Jnrrett Damar Ore Joe Gray 3 Han-About-Tfltvn Charlie Mitchell Al ManutI Oro Maisonette Rnsse Codolban Ore Scliura Liptova George Orda Jasha Nazarenko Boris Belnatozsky Nad la Kortez Hon Paris Jimmy Rogers . Kathleen Barrle Barry WInlon Ore Monte Rosa Pola Borgia Sandy Ross D Pecoreno ore No. 1 Firth Ave Carl Hunt Mlnlo Olmstead Leota Lane Joe Lilley Wylle Webb Oro Sylvia ft Margaret Paris inn Jlulz sis D Siry ft deBruln Ken Wllmorib Peggy Shann Hugo Marehetti Thora Matthalson Henry Monnet Pete Contrelll Ore . Ardls May Sherry's L, L ft May Paclier Walter Johnson Paul Kaln Ore Topsy's Betty Clark Leona Rice Thelma Daniels Pauline Starr Marjorle Spark* Marlon CInyda Geo. Redman Ore CHICAGO Blsmareh Hotel Dorothy Miller Jack Dalton Phil L«V«nt Ore Blackbawft Joe Saunders Dick ft Dot Rogers Chei Farce . Edna Sedgewick Tacht Club Boys Paul Draper Lois Ravel Hacker ft. SIdell Heiiry Busse Oro Blacbatone Hotel (Mayfalr Room) Bthel Dixon . Robt Paddock Virginia Gllcrest Carmen Al Kavelln Ore Continental Room (Stevens Hotel) Ramon ft Renlta Xavler Cugat Carmen Castillo Goft ft Kerr College Inn George GIvot Albert Cnvroll Heat Waves Benny Burt Varsity 8 4 McNally Sis Frank Payne Jay Hodges Colony CInb' Mary Stcnn Myra Lang Rosalie Wyn6e Paulette LaPlerre Phelps 2 Rhytbmeers Oro Coloslmo'a . June St Clair Delia Carroll Marian Morgan Raynor Irehr Terry & Walker Don Enrico Eileen George 3 Short Waves BQb Tlneleys Oro Congress Hotel (Urban Room) Duke Ellington Ore CInb Alaham LllI Bernard Flo Henri Art Williams Oro Club Hinoet Rider Sis Phil Kaye Bernlce Llllle Gloria Shayne Adellnna Dosnena Lew Sales Ore 8 Dences Cafe Art Taturo Zutty Drake Hole! (Gold Coast Rnoml Horace Heldt Ore Freddy ' Schweitzer Georgle Lyons Edgewater Beach Hotel Frankle Masters Oro Ted ft Mary Toft Earl Barle GIsh Sis 3 Reddlngtonn Bernle Cummins Gay OO's Zilch Flo Whitman Nyra, Lou ft Tonya George DeCosta Lew King Harry's N. Y. Bar Joan Clark The Dufflns Bmlly F16ke B Gardner Girls Dorothy Johnston Austin Mack's Oro Hi-Hat Maxlne Kirk Jean Travers Skelly 61s W C Dornfleld Syd Lang Ore Paddock Club G & C Herberts Billy Carr Ann Rush Jess Johnson Oro Palmer House (Empire Room) Guy Lombnrdo Oro Koyale ' Frolics Gaie Tracey ft L Hal Monte ' Julia Garrity Abbott & Tanner Marie Hollls Loul6e Lurano. Virginia Clark Henry Lischon Oro Henri Lisbon ' Telhmce Gardens (Hotel Morrison) Sophie Tucker Ted Shapiro Jack Fulton Darlo '& Diane The Nonchalant* Kings Jesters 88B Club Bobby Rollins. Jean Kirk Ada Lee • 'Curley' Plate The Dictators laddie. South 'Vanity Fair Frazee Sis. Trudye DeRlng Carol '"Dean' Edith Murray Cosmo Jestera Tommy . Weat Oro Via. Lago •Pep' Smith Almes ft Vivlenne Rutii Ennis Dolly Dnline Farrell Sis Flo Ray •• Bd Kraifs Oro ■ Sol Wagner Oro Yacht Club Stearns ft Denn Ruth Delmar Dick Ware PHILADELPHIA Anchorage^ Inn Oliver 'Naylor' Oro Arcadia int'l J'lVn iLlttlefleld Ore Brandt ft Fowler Reed McClelland Alice Kavan Gillette & Richards Arcadia Girls R & B Ambrose i tioiiv LnMar Clement RumHn Bd I 'S.o^-if "^i?, Mcadowbroak Boys Vogae Pat Clayton Brooks 2 Village Bam Ernie Mack Buddy Gntely Mildred Barry Milton Mann. Oro June Lorraine Village Nnt Club Riviera Boys Lou Raymond Iris Ray Dickie Wells Kenny Watts Sbim Sham Rev WIvel Marianne Ernlf Mnran , Lockwells Boring ft L.azar Betty Bear Baron Gyldenhorn Nalna KInovn . Prank LaSnlle Ore Bob Lee Wynne Bolph Vnrlit Club Bert FrOhman Garner Wolf St Holes Sis Louise McCarroU Sid Franklin Oro H Beverly Viola Von Larry Lee Oro Itiltniore itowl 6 ithythni IIhsuhIs Ked J[Hi-))cr Joaquin Gnray I'arsy this Horao :i Uadio R<)giieB Rob Cutter Trudy Wood Uunald ft Roberta Jimmy Grier Ore Cufe Cufinnova Jerry Berg In Billy Gray 3 ItDbtrtH Bros Max FIrtler Ore France- F^y Cufe tie I'nrce Carolyn Dyne ''buck Barclay Naomi WarnPr Knlhlyn Hi-ssette Ted DawBun ore Jack Hay Cafe Ia Muxe Stan Clair Oro Park Ave Bo.vs Century t'liib CorliHs ft PHliiifr i.«.Mler Lee (Irac'e .Saxon ^Iroud 2 LOS ANGELES WUsiiIre Clarence A Claude Hal Chunslor Ore Cocniinut iinive lien Bernle Ore Manny Prager Hilly Wilson nay Hendricks Jeanne Tylrr ft Gower Champlfin EI Mirador Mary J>(ine Helen I^ewls HcHy Warren .lack Flfircx >laro1d Wiiodlond Smarfift (Jlrlx Loll Hirigcr Ore FnmnuH Door .SylvftHlpr Kcott Ixiuls Prima Oro Omar's Dimip Wayne A. Cn'tners Nick .Stuart i'alomnr The Kitchens Woody Il^/iiinn (Jeorgc Hoycc Eddie Stone Hudson-Melzger Cl» lahain Jones Ore rlrrone'w Doroihy Gilbert I Muii'uy reck Barclay Hotel (CiDb Mirage) Sylvan Herman Oro BellevDC-Stratford (Planet Room) Meyer Davis Oro Benny the Bum's Bdlth Holder 3 Octaves taabelie Rook Jay King Chico Helen Kerns Patsy Boland Jack Lyons <'o!ony ' Club Bert Clemortx Joe Hayes Ore Lillian Dell Helen Benton Blllle Lee Embassy Mildred Lane Virginia Valley Warwick Sis Embassy Idlers Ore Mary I/ec Helehe Miller 4 Horsemen Nlla Taylor Frank Milton Connie Moore Harry Adar's Ore Jerry Blanchard, Honey ft Weldon Friinit Pnlumbo's Suez ft Mein iScoige Reed Alice Lucey 5 Riiylhm Aces Hobby Morro Ore de Corgiie's Cufe Jrwln Leonard Ore llot«I Adelphlu Roof Jlurold Knight Ore Vini.ont llizzo Ort Uub llijllticr Muriel Bynl Mary Neville Paul Hoalni Pearl 2 Hvan H 7'Vinttilne Agnes Tollc Hotel Pennsylvania (Mirror Room) Joe Frasetto Oro Walter Donahue Joan Moss Barbere . ft Georges Del Monto Debutantes , 1628 I>«cdHt Grace Manners Bee- Larche Florence Hnllman 4 Ambassadors Petersburg Cafe Florentine Eugenia Efel Muscovites Oro Barters Frankle Fairfax Or Alarguerlte Wllkip' Donnle Lyonfl Tylor "2 Leonard Flash . Mack & Mack Milton Murdock Pierre's Roof Red Gresh Ore Bernlce Foley Llta & LU'hard Rio Morley Lew Hoffman Silver Lake Inn (Camtlen) Beth Chains Mickey Fanillnnt Or Wllkins ft Myers Maria Knssnoff f^harles Gratziunna Marlon Kay T &-M Dla»«e«a 20ib Century Tuvern Barney liccma'n Uro H(>)ii;y Bet-tiard MtJrIel Morgan 3 Kings Century Chorines iVallon Hoof Milton Kellem Ore Jackie Beekmnn Tania ft ICIrsolf ■VValionetles Warwick Hotel - (Cocktail Room) Bddle Viriincr Ore Weber's lloflirua (Camden) (itegory Qiimn Hobble Del Uio Fred Orubcr Blsa Han ' Louis OlialUIn Ore liathfiktiller Kasi-tils ,MyrK Lolf Jfi'an '/Mmy.ti Horrlng ft Lnzure KoKe Kirk Carmen U'Antonlo Swing Harpist on Own Casper Reardon, Hwlng harplnt, has formed hlH o*te Co-ordination ect; Schedule of Suhuner R^outing Co-ordinatlon of the Works Prog- ress Adffiinlstratidn theat]-e project Is maklng^ for greater efRcIetocy, • ■ especially in. the New York set-up. There appears no longer any doubt' that the government's relief shbw enterprise. y/Wl contipu^ beyond the summer. Tours of attractions- in cities and Civilian Concentration Corps cimps have ; been • laid out. Program has been, arranged whereby better legit plays,, and more alert casting ■Will pertain to the new plays to "be doritf •from now on. Most- of ' the = current attractions are goin^ Into the open air. ^pr, the sumn^er, but , the new. season slio'ulfl see the federal show" project ' functioning' oh" much healthier lliij^s than up to now. It'ls- estlnt^ted that the .$3,0.00^00 . earrmj^rked jfoii:.:tl^e relief sho\ys ha^i, already 'bjeen ejcpended, biit req^uests' ■ for f urthei: tiihcfs -.have \>i&a: Utita.- '■ ; piled vlth :.T()y 'W'ashingtdn without' ■ the =id6lay.r*hat marked, the . earlier. : months, , when, the . ^ederajl arm . first ..-went Into show business,. ' 19 buildihfii ' ' At " the iJresent' timie TiMthin New- 'Tork City the WPA'a thieatre,.dlvlr-; slon is pperatlhg nine, theatres .an^' i9 .bulldin,gs, wlthln*which are 'quar-. tered the ' -varfoua " admliiistxatlve ■ offl'iWs. and complements. '• tVlthlh tHe WPA theaitre organ- ization Jl'n the. metrofiDlis a' n'ew . oiperations unit hais beeh 'formed.' It is the , 'l>re-viev^ theatre;' atid' no • iQO're plays are .to be- publicly done before 'belngr okayed. Department is actually a 'try-out and casting divi- sion, ^Scrlpts win be .rehearsed and - piayers. selected by directors. . Playa ma,y be rehearsed twd or- three. . webjts with dlileren.t" Wsts or' in- ■ dlviduals. 'Sudh- ilayia may never actually be jifesehted bttt' better .pre-! sentatlort3 iH*e expected to'feVentU- ite when they do< ' ■ ' 'A bobklnfe departriient for 'CGiC caittips has befeh formed! and three plays are "to ' 'trouped' into those spots,, riot ohly in Netv Yoric Ettate; but In the ^ateiTn' ssone. Orie new - piece, 'Mutdfer. in the CCO ea»hp;T is to be Seen, blong. "(rtth 'Kempy} and the ^ad Man.'; Also- several ., vaudeville and tnlnstirel trdiipes' are going into the canips. J ' ' '. , AdnitsBioni ' ^ixcept for the camps, ' where- ti small fee is to be'phitlrged; the reg- ular " 25'c and . 6Sc admissions majr otherwise ^pply to touring shoWs, Players isoing to'ihe camps -will be ■ traveled ih buses and cars, 4nd' will |l' stay Over night in hotels or inns H nearby, instead of the. imsatisfac m, tory q[uarteri3 allotted professionals W when thi^ camiif; jfifiv^ visited Jaal ■ ■■■■ ■■ fleaaon. . ..'I''^;';/ i,'.- v- j; .1; In New' York '.the Class' of '29;* at the ■M^nh&.tttfn, will qhoi'Uy be. fol- lowed by a fa;rce comedy of loreign ., authorship tentatively called 'Up She Goes,' It was done in Europe, and . the picture rights , were sold which probably explains why the WI^A secured the stage rights. 'The . Sun fend I' is jalso- slaied for the (sanie thetitre. . 'Lights jo* London,' which wajs named -for the Mahhat- iah, .will t>e trpiip'^' in the neigh ' borhoods under canvas.' ''. ' 'Maclpeth,' colored , casi edition, its " " ' wlMfrig '.lip hejJt iw^'eic at; the 'Lafay- ette; and wiJH play WPA. theatres In other cltle's.' 'Spats to. be' ylsl^ted are Bridgeport, ' Hirtfpr^, ' Syracuse, BufiTalo, ■ ' Cieyela.nd, beitrolt, Chi- cago, (three Weeks), Milwaiikee, In^^^ ' dianapoUs and . Plttshungh, Staff 'ChaTi'se^. Phiilp Barber^ regional director for N.- Y., . announced (jhat George Hexter Would be ' a new executive officer, being supervisor of . the per- sonnel :'and ilnanclal , depcirtments; He ; was transferred to the 701 Eighth avenue quarters from the business management headquarters^ Which supervises _ the four white collar or arts, division of . the WP A. ' Otto Metzger, Who . managed the . withdrawn njanagers' try-out thea- ' tre, is in Charge of tha ^preview ' theatre,'' with a staff und^r hlnu' ' Fred DeBondy is- In charge of booking canips. . Department of in- formation Js in charge of Ti .A, JStaunti?, who has R. Webb, as ■ ■H^(^A,. . ; ; . , _ ^ \ _ ■ Claimed that rents for' the build- ' qtiartfting'' the music project ' MueS l9t«an io^nsg. delayed in payment,' i^tott Is XbA old Frlar«. Club on West GEORGIE PRICE CLICKS Harmbn to Coast Sidney Harmon, legit 'producer,; Iji closing; his pin?e 'pr th^ summer- to go info a. temporary production berth- with "Watnef ;Brps..in an un- disclosed capacity. Lea'V'es July 1 for three months at the Burbank plant On his return in the fall, Harmon will produce' '200 Were Chosen', by E. P. Conkle. . ■ Doris Warner (Mrs. Mervyn Le- Roy) was Harmon &• UUraan's backer In 'Men In White.' Stars in 'Kid 'fioots' Opeoing Show of St. Louis Al Fresco, Season St Louis, June 2. Threats of rain held attendance to 7,000 at the opening performance Friday (6) of the 18th annual sea- son of municipal opera in Forest Park, , with 'Kid Boots,' as' the first of 12 projected productions, 'Boots' will be presented for 10 nights. ■ - Georgie. Price, in the . Eddie. Can- tor ro)e, wa^ the outstanding hit of the show, with. Janet Reade also o'ver.well. Detmar Poppen's .bass singing .and that' of Ray Middleton citcked, aUhqugh,- '.Vlvlenne Segal's voice did'not seeni suited, for open- alf performances'. i ' texas witt • \ Victor Lel^hton,' legit show booker SJnd theatre, tnanagier, has been named to represent the interests of "Jock 'Wbltney and others who backed 'Jumbo,' during its engage- n»ent pt' Fort Worth. iNot certain Whether the 'show. wiy piay two or. three times an evening. Admission win be 11:10^ top, show being con- siderably Condensed from the orig- inal' version at. the Hippodrome. ' Iielghton, who was operating the Beck, JT. Y., for Martin Beck, went to ' Kansas City -during the winter to handle the legit season there at the Orpheum. ; Eddie Foy, Jr., has. been chosen to play the Jlinmy Durante part. Gastt' rehearsals are' proceeding in. New York; ensemble having ' gone to Texas last' 'vreek. • Nesnro: Rep m Seattle Seattle; June 9. Thrci negro plays wlll. be offered at the Seattle. Repertory Playhouse, f or; its fifth- 'annual summer- drama tesaval/.: June 16-Juiy 11, in asso-^ ciatloD (With, the Federal . Theatre proJect,':->''.-'- ■ ' . 'Stevedore,' 'Noah' and 'Swing, Gates, SWtng' are the three attract tlons, with admlsh prices set at 40c. "Two latter are presented; by" an all- negro cost, for the first time. White players from Playhouse will . aug- m-'nt- the cast for 'Stevedore.' COIMCa OKAYS EQUITY FINANCIAL STATEMENT Equity's flna,hcial report was adopted by its . coundll last Weelc over a,ininorlty protegti Statement of the association'.!} finances had been referred back to the council after a similar adverse report was nlade at the recent annual meetl'hg. Objection was voiced by the rep- resentatives on the council .of the Independent group, formerly Identi- fied as the Actors Forum. Reported that the .critical comment was to the effect there Were't6b many fehi- ployees in the Equity ofilces and that salaries were too' high. Administration , countered with figures sho'tiflng that .salaries , had been reduced several times and that only through economies did .the yearly statement show ;a aurpljis, That suni wag . a .comparatlveiy small amount, b,ut ^ ijquity heads clalme^ that operating put oi. the red was an accomplishment Detroit Reopens . Detroit, June 9i Dropping an al fresc o idea for the summer, the local WPA theatre will reopen Thursday (11) at the Lafay- ette, again presenting 'I Confess,' satirical comedy which rah for 10 days in May.' Local project was forced to ; leave, .the Lafayette sev- eral Weeks ago to inake way for roadshowing of 'Great ZJegfeld' (MG).. Leads yiiW be handled by Peggy Fenn, Harriet Russell,- Klock .Ryder and Jay Michael, who were .prin- cipals in the unit's flrst play; 'Llllom.' Future_^roductions are still unde- cided. WPA Piecii Cpmimersh^ 'Backwash,' third and final man- agers'-' WPA try-out, has been ob- tained for Broadway presentation by Paul GrbU and Georfee (Lefty) Miller. .'Show, under the title .of 'Kick Back,? is mentioned for the 48th Street theatre, N. 'Y., .next week. '■■ ■ Play was written by Edwin Har- vey Blum, and' Was presented at the Symphony and Majestic theatres, I Bropkiyn,, ' . . , Petitions Rolling in to Equity For Referendum ott Junior Issue ; Petltlona di'e being received by have to be placed before the mem- Equity to put the constitutional amendmen,t pertaihlhg jto Juniors before the general,membership and it is virtually certain that this Is- sue will «:o to referendum. Chances of the .fimendment being adopted were Indlciated by the voting at the recent annual election, when" a ma-. Jority, but- not .the required two- thirds, was registered • in favor of the amendment. It is expected that out-of-town members will vote the matter In, should the referendum actually be put Stated that there Is no comniittee steering for the signaturing of the petitions. Some have a few names^ Others more than a dozen, but at least 100 names are reqtllred. Peti- tion need, not be in one document and Individuals seeking 'supporters of the constitutional change can file separate papers, which is being done. Despite the opinion of some mem- bers Of Equity in favor of changing the amendment as framed, It must be put up as is. Any change would 4ffth street Theatre ^'ents, how evei'.^are, stated tp 'be paid prompt-^ ly, with nio evidence; of the. red tape Aat interefered last fall. _^ - bership at a general meeting, should the mpasure;. be ultimately voted in.' That means that Under the ame'hd-' ment Juniors would be required' to have 50 weeks; of appearances in order to become senior members. There is no age limit as regards to Junior membership, although it was commonly underitood ..- that players become seniors, after reach- ing the ^ge of- i21. NeV members may be of middle age, coming Into the legit field from other fields, but Juniors for two years under the present rules. Equity Waders contend that mere membership does not provide the qualification deemed necessary ■ to senior standing, with the privilege of voting on Important Issues. . Under the amendment, the new rules would be retroactive b.ut the number of weeks worked would be credited to each current Junior, Those not In favor of changing the rules .contend that the standing of the present group of Juniors should not be changed by rule. There. are between 300 and 350 Juniors on the Equity books, but not all are In good standing. Number Is variable be- cause new players Join .and appear in one or two sbowst then drop out of the field without notifying the as- ^ociatloii. jSpots Unbending for WPA Shows ATLANTIC CITY BACK '^candalt' Dated ^'tor Garden Piec-^ . 'jFirst Show in 'Several Seas'on^ ' iAtlantic City will have a legU show, for the first time In several seasons when the resumed 'Scan- dals' plays the Garden Pier theatre, there, week of June 22,' Date 'was originally slated-^ for the Grand, Chicago, but set bacH; one week. George. White, . revue's, .presenter, tried out a previous 'Scandals' in the same resort spot. 'Helen Morgan, recently engaged fir the show, will •be co-featured \KIth Willie and Eugene Howeydi. CocIiraQ^$ Straw Hat j Near fl. t for Plays in .Washington, June 9.. 1 i 'VVith announcement by Steve dochran, manager of the National ijheatre, ojE • plaflS; to erect a ^traw h^t at •N.Orbeek; -Md;, the.'^Gapit^i i^ilU have two active stages this sea- son, Cochran, ;Who has .presented the IJatipnal TJieatre". Players, stock cj)mpsinyi Jot the ■p^sften' years,' has leased a farm several miles across the Maryland line and. will begin construction • shortly on ; an ^ audl- torju'm to'' steal 800. •. '.'' ; ■ Season Is scheduled to open July 18 with 'Old Maid,' one of a num- ber of plays which cannot be staged In the D. C..because of' its strict child labor laws,' Players tenta- tively signed for the now-can- celled National Theatre t»layers' season are set for the suburban venture, -including Leona Powers, kathryn Givney, . Raymond Bram- ley, Howard Miller and. Edwina Wise; ; Roadside Theatre*, three-year-OId seriii-pro' aggregation which, uses strictly barn atmosphere, starts a i4-week season on June 15 with 'Around the World In ISO Day6.' 'Outi fit works on Coop' basl^ with all-local casts. ' • ■ I . ' ' Baltimore, June 9; When Steve Cochran, Washing- ton showrti^; .Opens his straw hat near Sliver Springs, Md., on July 13, he will make an effort to attract Balto patronage. His spot will be tibout 30 miles from here. : Cochran . has contacted . drama ^esks of. the. ilocal papers, and Is anxious to have the Balto crlx catch his .shoivs: Likely . he will also ad- vertise h^re. Last winter, when managing the National, Washington's only legit house, Cochran plugged his shows there In 'Balto media but" stopped after the 'Erlanger office In N. T. squawked. No kick now, however, beca.U3e there Is no Balto leglt com- pllsh. , . . Woods' 2 H'wood Plays ; Hollywood, June 9j. Before planing east' yesterday (Monday) Al Woods' bought 'Cas- sandra' for fall^ production. Play is by Bernai*d^ Schubert who coliabed with i. waiter Rubin on 'Illusions': also bbugh't. by ' -Woods, Huston 'Othello' Starts Rehearsals on Coast- Santa Barbara, June 9. Rehearsals are under way for Grover Jones' production of 'Othel- lo,' starrlnjBT Walter Huston. Following local . presentation, Jones win do the piece in New York, with a September opening planned. Leo Chalzel Is. here from London .for a spot In the play. Edith Mack in Del. Lynchburg, June 9. Edith Madeline Mack, who re- signed as director of Lynchburg's Little Theatre after hine years' 3ei>vice, has been appointed super- visor of the Federal Theatre Project for the state of Delaware. ' Mlas Mack's headquarters' will be In Wilmington. No' successor appointed for the local Job. White Plains, N. T„ June 9. WPA shows, which have had some 'haVd ''skating In these parts, are finding a better reception, though not in all sections. A number of towns made It tough for them to appear In thel<: high school , auditoriums, . asking ex< orbitant rentals and . making con- ditions impossible. A couple of places are still working along these lines, the high jschool at. Dobbs Ferr,y,. built by. the WPA, being one. Por£ Chester is aliso reluctant. But the 'shows have pretty well proven themselves' and are 'now 'being' re- ceived ' mbre " 'ehthilsla'sticallyl -with • several s'chools' aIlo\VIng the use of their "hklls free. ' • - ' Reason ior the antagonism, which is now regarded In most part over- come!. Is said to be political. Sed« .tion the Federal' Theatre" Project .fcovei's here Includes five counties, );|y"estche^ter, Putnam, Rockland, bvange, "a'hd Duchess; all of which are' strongly 'Republican; WPA on the" stage' has appeared In the first three ' coi^ntles ait about a dozen' s^dts so far, with the other two to follow.' -' ■■ il^lVe plays have been presented to date. With 'Criminal At Large' arid 'Hei' Majesty the- Queen' running- currently. 'Silver^, Chord' is now in rehearsal. Shows have .been getting excellent audiences iii some spots, with 'a -5 5c.: top, but spotty and poor In pthersi 'Urilts travel about the counties. .'Post Road' has been given at Sing sing,' 'Criminal atj^ge' was pre- sented at theiRe|^|fflrBUIS Women'a Reformatory.. !A p^formance at the ' Insane ' asylum at Matteawan was. conslde'red, until somebody went .u j • to take a look at the Inmates. Project has employed 130 people slnc.e its inception, with 107 now On the payrolls. Though )}roadoaat4 ^ are. made Monday evenings of eic^ cerpts from the productions .bvej* WFAS, White Plains statldn; llttte other advertising Is . done, and the ; papers, havens come through wUh . any mention to speak of. • Former cMtlclsm arose from workers being brought in from out- side, which was once against the rules; but which has been made per- missible. Bernai-d Steele, formerly associated with Eddie- Dowling and- several Broadway productions of. his own. Is . supervisor . of productions. Thomas J. Powers, who operated a stock company at Jackson Heights, L. I„ several years ago. Is director in charge of theatres. Bennett Finn and Don Malloy are stage directors. Of ?60,b00 appropriated for the project, $45,511 has so far been spent. Harris, Goldman Deny To-Respondent' Plagiarism . General denials to the charge of plagiarism were - entered Thursday (4) In the. U. -S, District Court by Mildred Harris and Harold Gold- man, playwrights, to a suit Insti- tuted by, Th6mas Del Vecchlo,' re- por^i^r, whi>. is seeking an Injunc- tion and an accounting on the play, 'Cp-Respondent' Unlcnown." Del 'V'ecchlo claims that much of' the " play was thefted from one he had Written in li930, entitled, 'To-night I'll Dream.' The producei^ of the HarrlSrGoldman pl^ce, MacKehna, Mayer '■.& Mllzlner, are also de-' fe'iidants.' '• Answ'er filed by Miss Harris and Goldman denies each of the charges and claims that the- general theme of \ !Co-Respondent Unltnown' had been 'In public domain' long before Del VecChlo wrote his play. *P. A.' Folds in S. F. Original company ol| 'Personal 'Appearance' closed In San Fran- cisco Saturday (6), after playing continuously for 85 weeks. Play Opened at Henry Miller's Octi 18. 1D34, going on tour last December. '. Gladys George, former stock act- ress who won attention in the lead- ing .part. Is In Hollywood. She 19 due to top the London presentation, slated for an August debut. 'Marie Bashkirtseff/ by Ernest Nadal arid Lajos Ballnt will be pre-' sented In New York In October by' Bushar and Tuerk. Julian Lelgh'» adaptation^ ITednesday^ June 10, 1936 LEGITIMATE VARIETY 55 EAT WILTS LONDON LEGIT Jacobs- First Hipp Gesture ^'Rub Out Billy Rose's Name' or a Ticket Broker's Revenge First order elven by Mike Jacobs ! Jfl tailing over the Hippodrome, T., was to strip the neon -lettered ^me of Billy Rose fr^m. the house- r'jifgh signs on both street corners 'tit the building: which housed ^Juinbo,' Twentieth' Century Sport- \isg' Club, which Jacobs operates, '-will replace the personal billing, f •Jtunbo' -was the 'only attraction on tecbrd to have its presenter In lights j^jnat'ead of tbe show. •There was something more than cliahge in managements to the. rub- ^^iit order. During the early weeks U)t 'jumbo's' engagement the ticket Jflgchcles were riled when the man- V.Ker refused to accejpt. returns and ''^Ofake refunds. Jacbbs In addition to Jiis sports promotions, is In " the ticket business and he was caught ^ ifith plenty of unsold 'Jumbo' ducats. Kose did accept returns f ffom a favored agency and that i'jitfeamed • up the others that much ore. After the buy on the show- was no secret along Broadway the agencies were not pushing ibb' tiicketa. ccordlng to plans, the Hipp will operated along the lines of Lon- P. don's Albert Hall. Both will have the sstame capacity, around 7,000. Patrons f flUl be encouraged to attend lii ii.evening clothes. IhANEY and WASHIIURN I DOUBUNG ON 'FACES' Two ace Broadway press agents have joined hands. to exploit 'New .Faces,' an Intimate revue which ' opened recently at this Vanderbllt, N, Ti Team is composed of Dick Jianey and Charles Washburn, word Jiigglers and friendly rivals. Wash- burn's assignments this season In- cluded 'Boy Meets Gli'l/ while one of- Maney's stints wfia 'Jumbo. Mack Millar previously p.a.'d the musical.. ■Deal was made by Martin Jones j Tyho produced 'Mulatto,' then jDought ; tjie Vanderbllt to Insure Ina'klng a stay of it. Moved the drama in and ' out of the house when other attrac- ' tlons caipe along, however, and the revue "Is now at the Ambassa.dor. 'Jones has "been silently Interested In plays over a period of years and a,t various times both Washburn ahd- Maney. handled the press work" for him,' but singly. He came but on his own during the season just ■passed dnd.has bought in on 'Faces,' presented by Leonard Slllman. ' After ' the revue opened. It was agreed that Jones take entire charge for a period of six weeks. He figured 'Faces' needed some expert^" Ing in the way of publicity and queried Maney and Washburn. Be- ing on friendly terms with Jones, bpth answered: "What can we lose?' .When he had occasion to move ■ "Mulatto' to another theatre. Jones 'ftserted Into thfe contract that he h9,i. the privilege of moving it out upo^ one weed's notice, with an eye .10 returning to the Vanderbilt, He outmaneuvered himself In the Am- .bassador deal, which Is a four .Week's rental, however. At the expiration of that time, Jones pro- posed switching it *to the 48th ?treet, opposite the Vanderbllt, but discovered that his contract stipu- lated the latter theatre only. There- fore It remains at the Shubert- controlled Ambassador. 'Mulatto' has played four diffeient theatres on Broadway thus far and Jones claims It will remain Indefi- nitely Into next season. He also mentions sending out a road com- pany in the fall. . CONFERENCE ~ Hollywood, June 9. Charles Bruce Millholland, play- Wright, Is here conferring with John 'Beal and Julie Hayden, who will iPpear this fall in 'Faun,' his Nljln- "ky play. Millholland recently .sold a story, iilclde Fleet,' to 2(.tb-Fox. ' . . — : Taking No Chances Begardless ' of the fact that the WPA theatre project Is under government auspices, the Shubert office followed form • when . Syracuse, N. Y., unit leased 'Night of January 16.' Script was sent out c.b.d. for ?76. . . Meller was produced by A. H. Woods. Shuberts Having .60%. Usual royalty for plays used by the WPA Is $60 weekly In New York, but a higher fee is permitted out of town. Hepburn Insists On d-Week tour Prior to B way stipulation in the contract be- tween Katharine Hepburn and the Theatre Guild for her appearance in Helen Jerome's ^Jane Eyre,' due In the fall. Is that the show must play out of New York for at least six weeks prior to the premiere. Screen star insisted on that pro- vision. Reason is understood to be her belief that had 'The Lake,' In which she appeared several seasons ago, been kept away from Broad- way until its faults were corrected, It would not have flopped. Guild readily acquiesced to Miss Hepburn's idea because of subscrip- tion commitments in the several key cities. It, too, has' been singularly successful with shows In. pre-Broad- way dates, especially, with name players. Plenty Good Grosses, However — 'Follow Sun' $17,000, 'Please Teacher* $11 ,009, Tride and Preju- dice* $19,000, 'Seeing Stars' $8,500, Coward Playlets $13,350, 'Three Men on Horse' $7,500, All Profitable 'FROG' SURPRISE $12,500 SYRACUSE U LIKES SHOW BIZ, STICKING Syracuse, N. Y., June 0. Syracuse University Is going to stay In 'show business.' Lease of the Civic, down-town house taken over by the university .as an ex-, pcriment last winter; has, been ex- tended for a full year, aithtfugh t)ie university was forced to nieet a competitive bid. Prof. Sawyer Falk, head of the dramatic activities department, pro- poses to book In touring attractions, otherwise without ah outlet here, and' will expand film bookings as well. University's first use of , the house under the new lease likely \ylH be for the productions of 'the- Summer School Players, heretofore housed in cramped quarters on the campus each year. Extenslop of the university's sub- lease to the Federal Theatre Project for the WPA'S Federal Players, dramatic stock troupe, is in the air, BENNY WANTED $3,000 So Willie Howard May Be in 'Mil- lion? — ' Ethel Merman Set Deal for Jack Benny to appear In 'Vinton Freedley's fall musical ' — but Mlllion$' is off becau.se Benny'.'! agents asked for ?3,00C weeltly against 20% of the gross. Willie Howard may go Into the comedy lead, dependent on the length of the revamped '.Scandals' stay in Chicago. Howard has a run-of-the-play contract for the revue in this country, but does not have to appear in London, where 'Scandals' in reported to be head- ing in the fall. Ethel Merman Is definitely set for 'Mllllon$.' London, June 9. Hvat wave is killing West End and . provincial show bu8i« ness. Three local shows, folded .over the week-end, with four more imminent, while . another, half dozen or so are in danger^ Vaudeville condition is ajso -unhealthy, particularly in the provinces. General Theatres and Moss Empires are closing- three houses pronto and may shutter nine more this month. Collins circuit, comprising five houses, mostly in Scotland, is shut down completely, but all expect to re- open in August. Only yaude house^ doing well is the Palla- dium (Purante, Minevitch, et al.) and management has ex- tended its yaude season to Sep- . tember and booking more Amierlcan names, with Joe E. Brown the latest set. Despite the gloom, ' cabarets are grossing above average, with- two more new 'spots Just opened. London, June 1." London theatre experts are dis- agreeing about the :ength of the current 'slump.' West End business has taken a toss. Some argue It Is only temporary^ while others main - Uin It will last until the fall. ; . . Just what, the squawk can be, however, Is hard to fathom, dlnce there are 29 shows on the list, IG playing to profit. That's a record Broadway. would like to nick. Charles Cochran's- 'Follow the Sun,' now twice nightly at the AdelphI, heads all the- musicals. Gil- bert Miller's 'Pride and Prejudice' tops all straight' plays at the St. James, with Noel Coward's program of -playlets, 'To-night at 8:30,' do- ing consistently good business also. Biggest surprise In town Is 'The Prog' at the IJrinces. . An lari Hay adaptation of Edgar Wallace's- old melodrama, which has .been on the shelf for years. Unopened In what Is perhapd the wors*. boodoo thea- tre In town, with a dismal record of flop after flop, and a site now realized to be off the main line of theatre traifllc. - Tet It hit from the start, ' grossing . a steady $12,60.0, which .gives. Plrth Shepherd a smooth and plentiful -ftroflt. . AH West End managements are agreed the twlce-nlghtiy policy. Inaugurated by Cochran, which stampeded the theatre a month ago, (Continued on page 67) Woes of a Skoe-Stringer Court Hears About Difficulties of Play About Cut-Rate Show Biz — Case Dismissed Barron's Quip Mark Barron, former drama columnist for the A.P. and re- cently, war correspondent for the news association, droppi^d : Into a legit thc-atre last we^ and borrowed two bucks £^f. Music Boston, June 9. Donald Brian and Mrs. Brian, formerly "Virginia O'Brien, his lead- ing lady, are .settHng down here to the qiilet life, Brian becoming head of the light opera department 'of the New England Conservatory of Music in September. Brian's last Broadway legit a"p- pearance was as successor to Thomas Mitchell In the leading role of 'Ply Away Home' last year. He did the same role in summer stock around here later, but It's tjults now. Small time production headaches were recounted In court last Thurs- day (4) when Isaac Paul sought damages from the estate of Jo^ Le- blang, operator of the 48th Street theatre, N, Y. Justice Carew dis- missed the complaint Oh the ground that action should have been taken against the trustees of the esta;t& and not the executors of Leblang'a will. Before the case was halted, how- ever, there were some Illuminating proceedings. Play concerned called: 'Broadway Boy' was concocted by Paul and Wallace A. Manhelmer. Barton Slater, billed as the pre- senter, evidently Is 6, pseudonym used by . l^aui. Show,, produced In. 1932, drew a. severe panning. At the end of its single week the man- agement failed to kick In with 1500, which was owed the house. In addi- tion to some $1,100 paid by the box office for rehearsal expense, play being, ousted thereupon. Contend- ing the contract called for one week's notice, a suit, for ^30,000 was entered. Perusing the papers and hearing the evidence as to the nightly grosses,' the judge murmured that the play looked like a lemon.' Counsel for Paul jumped to his feet and asked for 0, mistrial. Court, however, smoothed over the com-, ment and shortly afterward ruled the action off the docket WilUan) 'Jasie, for the . defense, testified that the. opening night's take was something oyer $400, whlle| the second night till showed only $119. That Included cut rates and '25-cent passes.' Humorous angle Is that the etOry of 'Boy' was about the shoe-stringing of a play. Jules Leventhal, a specialist In' two-for-ones, was called to the stand by tiie complainant. Who sought to prove that he arranged to buy the play had.it lasted, also that stock and radio rights were doused' by its summary closing. Leventhal, said he didn't know anything about, the whole thing and stuck to his - story. Action was -brought In the name of 'Opening Night,' Ihp.' * SHAPIRlKBLDMENiHAL HAVE B!G LEGIT DEAS Zweifel the. Head A.K. Fred Zweifel has been elected president of the Hot Air Club, membership of which consists of only a.k. managers and agents. Bunch gets together on the last Sunday of each July for a clam- bake. Club always goes to the same place. Pleasure Bay, near Red Bank, N. J. This year the club will mark its 37th annual eating contest. Mem- bership count is around 120. 'Honeymoon' Switch Pat Lederer went Into the. oast of 'Pre-Honeymoon,' Lyceum, N. Y„ Monday (8), replacing Sylvia Field. It Is her first stage appearance, al- though she received some profes- sional experience through -radio. Louis F, Blumenthal and Jack Shapiro, operators, of the French Casino, restdurant-nltery in New York, are gelti^g ready to spread their wings In legit next season. Ex- pect ,to produce a, number .of Dlays as well as operate at least one. ■ legit theatre. They are real estate men primarily. Firm has. started preliminary work on production of plays for next seaeony by financing three producers of summer straw hat legits. Put- ting up the bankroll for production of three plays each by Frank Hem- dcn and James R,. Ullman In Green- wich. Court., this summer and six plays by D, A. Doran, Jr., at Locust Valley, L, L Nitery operators are retaining half Interest in the Greenwich, Conn,, project throughout. Including half the plays. In the case of the Locust "Valley R:d r.n theatre, firm is financing actual produc- tion of the Doran schedule getting options on production iii return, Doran had a .similar deal last yoar with. Paramount putting up the. money. Along another tangent, Shapiro and Blumenthal have .started nogo- tlatlons for purchar.e or lease of the Ethel Barrymore theatre, New York, now operated by the Shuberts. They want to have a showcase for their plays when ready to present thein next season, and may even tie up two theatres If available «U %«« ceptable' terms. CI Y IM ATE Wednesday, June 10« 1936 Plays Abroad MERCHANT OF VENICE (IN HEBREW) Palestine, May 18. Hablmah proaoction ot play by WilHua 6l>alcL-ai>;aie; produced by Leopold Jessner; adapted by S. Halkin: settlnga and cos- tumes, M. Makad>-: music, Karl KaUiaus; musical director, FortUiaus Bon Zlssl; as- iiistant . producer, OsEta TrlUInE> Dulte or Venice H. Amltal Prince ot Morocco A. Meshln Prince oC Arra^on. ......... .M. Beojarainl Antonio '.Z. Frledland Bassanlo'..;,' A. Varsluiver Solanlo ......... ..•..i.k 'S, Bruk Gratlano. R. ■ Klatxkm Salerlo. ...X. Avltal L>oreh::o.. >.......< A. Kiitat Shy lock; ....S, Flnkel Tubal. . ; . . .H. Amital Liauncclot Gobbo..... A. Barats Old 43obto:... .......... B. Tcliemerinsliy Balthasar ^ .If. Rubinstein Porlla i...H. Bavlna Nerlssa H. Hendler JesaICA A. Govlnaka Servant to Portia.. T. Tudelevltch Venetlana.-.,., F. Llubltsh, N. Schelo Nothing staged by the Hablmah players has ever quite equalled In interest and significance this latest 'Merchant of Venice,' put on here before flrgt-class flrst-nighters vhp left the house taJking about 'one of those feelings you get once In a decade.'. ' More than one theatre-goer. In Palestine -was prejudiced against this play. There was the va^ue feeling that little pleasure would be given a Jewish audience from i. per- formance depicting tfoth an extinct species of anti-Semitism and an un- commendable .type of Jew. And yet this drama has. always had a pe- culiar attraction for the Jewish reader, because It Is Shakespeare's Tindicatlop of the Jew. ^to the 16th century English audi- ences -who iiever beheld' a Jew with their own .ieyes^Jews haying been expelled, from England since the 12th tentury— the J6w was a -dreaded flend. ■ . ; '. " ' ■ - - An instance of tWa reputed cruel- ty towards Gentiles was found in the vile custom of .jelentlessly exacting the rej>ayme'nt of capital and .tnter- ■ est from debtors. to whom he loaned money. Money, the only source 'of wealth, power and prestige to the Jew, was "held in great contempt. a»d freely squandered by the landed ar- istocracy of those times. .' Shakespeare, though fond of the. inedieval colorful vision of life, was .nevertheless a. man of the Renals earice,' bent on discovferlng the truth ot tbifligs with an unbiased mind ' Accepting as A fact the Jew's cruelty and hatred of the non-Jew, be looked ior a rational explanation x>i it and found . It In the Christian's xjtuel . treatment of the Jew.' : ' Giiided by one of the great stage managets of our time,' Leopold Jess A^°r; ,.Nazl: Expatriate the Hablmah troupe .re^Qlved to attempt a f re&h adaptf«.tion of 'The- Merchant of 'Venice' to the n^eds of the modern Jew ..and modiern Jewish audience. ' The *rol^ of Shylock, grasping atid • merciless usurer, haa penetrated into the languages of the world and has become, the handiest metapUor' td convey the notlpn of' cold-blooded exaction. It is In vain to object to tills classical caricature and it is , equally vaiii, following some dls tingulshed actors,- ' to. attempt to transform thi caricature into a' hu- man and at>i)eaUngljr tragic figure Figure' remains before the world, however differently it is interpreted, ,and however dilferent may have been- Shakespeare's' own cdnc^ptloh o£ the character which he had cre- ated. . ' Habiiiiah has not blanched at the . BUY DC^OTHEA ANTEL Invnlld Actrf Famous OreellnR Rards, 21 OrlRiMtl and liJitcrtliilvv l>e- •ilgns, ^ne DOUnr ARenln VVRni<>d ro Boll rnrdH. lilberat Commission. Cal) or; write nOKOTiIRA ANTICI. «8ff Wf Mt Tina Wrti^t. New V<»rli CHt problem, At first sight It may seem merely " strange, perverse and pro- vocative to stage- Shylock in He- brew for the edification of Hebrew fLudlences.. But there is something more f undantenta3. Shylock, as played here, is the classical presentation of one who seeks to receive his just rights, to his own undoing. Like other Jews, he had been . squeezed, and oppressed, by the world around him and forced to adopt the calling which was his. Banker and borrower pledged them- selves to a bargain. Shylock keeps hiS' pledge, but the beneficiary evades it by -a quibble. It Is seen here to be a parable of Jewish "hlatorj-. On the Hebrew stage and before a Hebrew audi- ence the play acquires a pathos and a dramatic sting which ca,n never have been felt since the day when Shake8t)ear« pondered over the Ju- dicial murder of lloderlgo Lopez, Queen Elizabeth's Jewish physician (who gave Shakespeare his inspi- ration). Parable is not even now out-date^, it Is felt locally, and the recent years -of Jewish history have bludgeoned the Jews with the same old' ledson— 'Ask for your Jiist dues if you- must; but remember the penalty!' • As the plfty progresses here a new Shylock makes his appearance. In Plnkel's impersonatloh^the role is played alternately by ^Meskin and Finkel — he takes on. the aspect Of a dignified patrician, a proud champion of his race, fighting its battles and avenging its sufferings, ^o achieve, this result ho violence was" dohe to the original text, and the familiar Shakespearian phrases flow easily from Shylock's Hps, clothed. In. perfect Hebrew and charged Iwlth new meaning. . Vainly one seeTts In Shylock's noi>Ie countenance for the hard, lines -wrought by hatred, rancour and cruelty.' In his dispassionate bearing, Flnkel' seems to. suggest tiiat Shylock,. unmindful of his own grievances, has. assumed the lofty outlook of thie Eternal Jew. 5Nq such idealizing process Is ap- plied to the young folk of Venice, who are seen in an" ugly light. Un- der a thin veneer of chivalry they appear as self-indulgent, light-> headed youths, idlers and spend- thrifts. Even Antonio's and Btiasa- nlo's mutual devotion has a. quix- otic fla-vour that sooiehbw falls flat. Life.1 and* purpose are given to Rovlna'e successful* and mftstetf ul Interpretation of Portia. She com bines the charm of the much wooed fairy-tale princess with the author ity of -the medieval lady and the glamour, of . the learned woman of the Renaissance, Jessl<:a's part could only be stumbling, block in this revival of the 'Merchant of Venice' and so It remains to the end, ambiguous and incomprehensible. T)iere ■ IS no doubt that Leopold Jessner has- made dut of -'The Mer ohant of Venice' history for the the^ atv'e .and for the Jew. Settel. THE FUGITIVES London, May 29. Coitedy In three acta by Walter Hackett, produced by the aul.bor.at tbe Apollo the' atce. May 28, '30. Tbe Womarf iMarlon .LOrne Tracy Eagan.... Godtrey TW'lo 'The Walter ...^ , .Edwin "Styles Rosa Rondt Keane IJolores ....Rottle Browning Delni.ir .Leonard Upton Cabana ' ,. Nicholas HasUncs t'ameli Beaumont.: Phyllis Davo Captain William Bowden.. .Spencer Trevor Uert , , Alfred Mlllen improving on a growing acquaint- ance, but one which jK>ndon theatre audiences never seeip 'to tlri^ of.- Character, anyway, has come to oc- cupy an important niche in the London theatre, and it doesn't much matter whether Miss Lorne. is chas- ing somebody else's jewels, or get- ting mixed up in an espionage racket on an international traln» the crowd still goes for her. . In this specimen she's a servant, who's pinched things all round the .country, taking, a continental holi- day on the proceeds. . In , Spain she gets "mixed up with a vavolution, falls', foul of a. J3cotland - Yard man, and trips over a revolutionist dis- guised as a waiter. The brew's pretty obvious, and the dialog consists of that approved mixture of rudeness and double en- tendre which gets the fans here. Maybe the formula's' getting thin, however. ' Csoda a Hegyek Kozt ('Miracle in the Mountain*') ' Budapest, May 88.' Play Id foun acta by Ferene Molnar, at ViBaslnbaa, Budapeiat. ' ^ Cast; Imre Toronyl, UU Wurall, 5»>»dor Gotti, Oscar Beregi.- It could have been a. very good season for Sam Levey. Detroit shownun wiio backed the rc-vlval pC 'Ghosts' starring Naztmova. Despite early nilstakea an* ^enfiw^ly moderate grosses, the tour of 31 wooka which Included two Broadway engagemcntts netted. 125,000, One set and no' royalties (n»fl«i. foreign author, deceased) made that possible. ■ However, Levey went for $21,0(!0 In backing .Gus Eflwards . 'Sho-Win. dow', which lasted' two' weeH$. lutiter Gi'eehe, also of Detroit, wlio waa billed as the presenter and who staged 'Ghosts', had 25% of the revival^ which closed Saturday (6) at tTl9 Golden, N. Y.' Mme. Nazlmova will probably revive 'Hedda Gabber' next season aa result of an audience poll, via" questionnaire, she made en tour, Eddie Lambert, 'nt>\v addition to the cast of 'Sailor Beware,* is a solon' of the Lamberts of St. Louis, makers of LJatertne. Wealthy youth is said to have had no previous experience. 'Sailor,' -which Jules Leventhal revived for the Eastern road spots not previously played, has been opening. ' closing, rehearsing and reopehlns for some wee-ksi It is currently playing the Aldon. Jamaica, L. I, Thar- • atre's former policy was pictures, not having previously played legit- shows. , •Goldle,' who Is Mrs, George Slantbn iand who was secretary to the lata Flo Ziegfeld, has a similar post with Eric CharfeW, who Is staging "Whtta Horse Inn.' ! This Is the only one of Molnar's plays published in book form be- fore stage' productiOiO. Since its publication three years ago, Molnar refused to consent to a perform^ once, probably beciause he felt that this work, rather in the charactelr of a religious legend, lacks the qualities of stage effect for which his others are so notable. It has other qualities, however, which made it suitaj>le • for this festive production, staged on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the open- ing of the Vigszinhaz theatre.'; Action takes place In ' a small town and in the adjoining monas- tery. A boy. Illegitimate chll'4. of a, poop servant girl, has disappeared and, slirce it is known that the mother 'wanted to get married, .and the child was in her way,., she is suspected of jiaving murdered It.. . Before the trial .a strangee ar- rives at the monastery "Who under- takes to act as the woman's coun- sel; Throughout the play he Is called 'The Strange Lawyer,' but his- character is piaced in such a myatla light of transcendental kind- ness and wisdom as make It evident from the first that he belongs to another -world. Molnar was . ob- viously inspired by the figure Of St. Nicholas, called 'the Advocate of the Poofc' In giving his personlflcft tlon of 'goodness and mercy thb character of a la-wyer. 4.t the trial everybody seems con (Continued on page 60) Sununer Theatres THREE MOVE OUT Three attractions bowed out. f rbm^ Broadway abruptly Saturday. 'May "Wine' rang :do-wn at tho St. James after accon>pl|iBhing a stay of . 26 weeksw Choruslesa. musical -was In doubt 'for some tlipe but attained a, moderate success rating with tak- ngs of around |12,000 weekly around the middle of the run. MR. SHADDY (LA.KEWQOD PLAYERS) ' Comedy iti three acts, by }. C. 'Nug.ent produced by t^akewood Players, directed by Melville Burke. . At Lake-n-ood theatre, SkowheKftD, Maine. Week June 1> '3U. 'MAY WINE' Qpenad Dao. 6, '3S. Opihlona were mixed on thjs musical. Gabriel (American) 'ofciUcI it 'a r highly mailodlous, bcialfly sen- timantal mattar,' but Anderson (Journal) said it 'revealed no sparkle in a stage load>' .Variety (I bea) fait: 'Should, develop into « favorite.' ' Rochester Stock ' Rochester, June I. Mllo S. 'Wood, who has reslgnad as dramatlc's coach at the XJnlver-. . sity of Rochester, will direct a flvaii ' week stock season in Rochester thla - summer. He plans to open July's!' Iii the Community Playhouse 'with' •Mrs. Moonlight.' - Talent will include a, number of ' players from college productions ' who joined him last summer in a ■ co'.op stock., .venture In ^^heips^ N. Y. Francis. Ballard, local par-". -^ former, will be co-director. Cast . will Include Caroline Neisiier, Rutb.^ Tfilowlch, Janice Stonaiter, John i;,und and Ross. Weller. . • •One Good "Year* stopped at the 49th St. Managed to stick for -28 weeks -hut continuously ■ to light grosses. Low cost permitted U to better ah,. even bcealc oh operation. Average gross Was ?'8,006 to ?3,560.- 'ONE GOOD YEAR'. Opanad Nov.. 27, '36. Not a -ainola firat-atringar attended thia pramierar and not « aingla ■second-ptrinaor failed to giva it « verbal l«oing« ' . Variaty (Ibaa) - deolarad It 'will probably be of limitadap* peal.' . 'A Private. Affair-* was yanked from"' the Masque after three and one-half lean Weeks, pace being un- der n.5oo; ■Walter Hackett has a mild genius tor writing these farces for his wife, Marlon Lorne, who has in turn created .a stock character — simper- ing, giggly, stupid, and at the same time sympathetic. It Is a comi)licated character, not J. C: Nugent's latest play follows a familiar i>attern but has some amusing twists in situations- and characters. Story Is too . scattered at present and motivations - are not presented with enough clarity, . but with rewriting it should shape into a moderately amusing comedy. Play wavers between farce and straight comedy in many scenes, juid several bharacterg are badly In need of building. In its present rough- shape it is hard to judge chances of the play for New York but it should . draw the ;8amo soi*t of trade that "Big Hearted Herbert," in which Nugent appeared, at- tracted. Story concerns John Shaddy, widowed manufacturer of dog bis- cuits, Avho counts among his trials a nlt-wit housekeeper, an impulsive son, and the usual financial difficul- ties brought on by the depresh. Mary Jones, Shaddy's efficient secre- tary, is in -love with Bobby and .viccr versa. Between them they try to convince the old man that he should oombine with his business rival Nagley, but Shaddy's availal^lc cash la all tied up in a life Insurance policy, so they cannot get-together. The housekeeper, Carrie Wilbur, j=:et3 a letter informing her that her late husband's invention has. been very successful and that she is a millionaire. Shaddy pays.no at- tention to her ^tfhcn she tries to tell him about the money, so she looks to Nagley for help. Quick to grasp the opportunity, Nagley pro- poses marriagp., since /he is badly in need of funds. Shaddy' learns that Bobby and Mary Jones are secretly married and orders them both out of the house. He soon repents, however, and invites thom back to a birth- day party. Attempted reioncilia tlon never works bscause Shaddy'.s feelings are hurt and he rushes off threatening to commit suicide so that Bobby can get the insurance money. He is missing for several days nnd everyone- begins to believe that he has' really, killed himself. In despair Bobby wses a power-of- attorney bis father left and signs 'A PRIVATE AFFAIR' Opened May 14... Critiea gave this a lambasting. Atkinson (Times) .said, 'If this column can say anything to ditoourage the author' froin writing an- other, tho.uaanda :of playgpara will ovye us a permanent debt of gratitude/ Variaty (ibce) said; 'Doesn't ' belong pn Broadway.' Definitely slated to .close this wee.k is 'Wlnterseti' back for a repeat at the Beck. It got. about $8,P00 last week at pop scale. Play ran SO weeks in all, including 13 weeks on tpur. ENGAGEMENTS : Doris Rich, Alice Buchanan; Helen - Dunlop, Ann Dunnlgan, - Dorothy . Dubel, Shirley .Osborne, Barbara- Parker, Eddy Craven, Jack 5'oieyr, Thomas Hughes. Richard Newton* Wendell 'Whltten; Edmund Wilkes,: •Post Road,' Barter theatre, Abl^ifif'i don, Va, - >^v< Jean Adair, "End of Summer.' Doris Dalton, Stlano BragglottI, Edgar Kent, JQllzabeth Cert, Philip Tonge, Elizabeth Dean Farrar, Stephen Ker Appleby,' Octavia Ken- . more. Franklin Gray, Haydan RorR>, . Shirley Osborn, Chftrtes .Trexlair,' Perry Wilson.- Jus Addiss. Newport Casino theatre, Nowport, . R.. ,1, , (Perm.- CO.) John Buroff, Yvonne Castlaj; Robert Harris, Lucille Meredith,.- John ' Bannethuni. Reglna -Kahn, Arno Tnnny, Clinton Flake, -J^ul' Hammond, •Flske^Hammond iPltty- • era,' Deal Conservatoire, Deal N. J*, (Perm, cb.) - < . * Pat Lederer, «Pre-Honeymoon,' . Theresa 'Wittier. Ethel Strickland," Bruce Brighton, 'Love on the Dpla.' Robert Topping,. Emily Barla, Bernice Alairei Malavena Fried, - Herman .Shapiro. Francis Brownlo^* - M.on& and Marino, Story Bn4- ■Weaver, Tamiment Players, • Pino. Grove theatre, Forest Pai'k, Pa.. . Jiidlth Anderson, John Glelgud,' 'Hamlat' (Guthrie McClintlc). . EOrl McDonald, PK^-v Bates. Wil- liam Dorbln. New Haven Dramdv. Guild, Stony creek, Conn. Mildred Baker, Blaine Cordnor, Royal Dana Trooy. Barbara Bene*: diet, Madeline Grey, Sylvia Leigh,. Tommy. MCudell. Clarence Bock, .Tack Byrne,' Crescent Summer theatr.o,- Nlantlc, Conn. . • the deal with Nagley* eSpectlng to use the Insurance money from his dead father's policy. Then Shaddy walks in, unconcernedly, "explaining that he went to Hartford to try to borrow on the insurance but with no success. He learns that Bobby has signed the papers for th& d?ai and realizes that to save his son f I'om jail, .he may have to die. When things seem blackest he learns of Carrie Wilbur's fortune and the houseke-aper gladly puts the money in his hands. Nagley is outwitted and the Shaddy dog'. biycultS WiM continue to bring joy to thousands of happy canines. J. C. Nugent wrings all the amusement possible out of the role of Shaddy and Ruth Nugent, his daughter, is an attractive Mary Jones. Mombors of the Lakewood stock company fill the other roles intelligently. Mary Rogers. Is seen in the small role of a. French maid and Don DiUaway scores as Bobby. J. Hammond Dalley Is the ubiqui- tous Nagley and Helen Cai'ew, A. H. Van Buren and Jessamine New- combe are in smaller roles. Direction by MolvlUe Burke and the attractive settin.c; by Charles Perkins are up to the usual high standai'd set by this company. - ■ Mack,. VARIETY . LONDON American Academy of Dramatic Arts Foundad ittB4 bv FrankllB H. 9r«»« THE first and. foremost .1": stitution for Dramntlc and Expresslonal Training. The in- gtructlon furnishes the oascn- tlal preporatlon for Dlreellng and Teaching as well as for i A-Otlng. Teiiclier'n Summer Con'M, ' July Olli to Aug, Htli ! Codloo ol *M Oouriti Irbm tho Seerelan* Boom 84r-IS. CariicBle Ha", N. *< -^R^ednesday^ June 10, 1936 LEGITIMATE VARIETY 57 Totidly Legidess a Day and! Worried by Future ' Y . V Chlcaeo, Juile 9. For one tlay .(Sunijay) Chicaso i' i^Wis bar^ of atiy iegU lii the loop. Day jnarkcd the Intetval between - the closing of 'Awake and Sing,' , ,vhl«h moved to Cleveland, aod the opening of the Katharine Corneli- ;: V*st. Joan* revival at the Grand l&at ; night (Monday) i . And after Miss Cornell departs - tlie town, following her fortnight at the Grand, the -loop may go conx- . Ijletely void of legit; a. situation , , tyhjch heia the town's legK managers . running around on their ears. Even r Jest aumtnerj which .was bad, was kept alive by the presence of 'Three j«en on a Horse,* which paraded strongly right through the hottest Ot the summer months. 'ScatJdals' Is promised as a. June 21 entry for a summer try at the Grand. . Two WPA groups are doing well for . that sort of . tiling. They, are getting big audiences, but no money, 'filnce all the deuls are cutrrated for party and • organisation trade; Both 'Chalk Dust' arid 'Thr*e Wise Pools' win go out. within a week or so,. not because they lack audi- ences, but because the WPA direc- tors feel that six or . seven weeks of aity show is sufficient, 'Triple-A . plowed Under' is set to replace , at " th§ Great Northern. ' Estimates for Last Week' 'Aw«k« and Sing,' Selwyn <1,000; : 13.76). Had five fair weeks, clos- ing last week at ;6,000. okay as the final of the American Tllieatre So.' olety'd subscription season. . ♦St. Jogn,' Grand (1,200; <3.30). Opened last night (Mondfey) tb tre- mendous iidvAnce sale and surefire "business. tTnauestionably Katha- : rin« Cornell is . the ranking legit V box-offlte attraction in ^is town t 'at Any time.. Sell-out a cinch for r the fortnight 'George White Scan- r dala' due Jn on Jilne 2:^. WPA ' 'Chalk Dust,' Great Northern. Into Biktb week and will probably Jgo Into a seventh before closing - down tor Trtple-A Plowed "Under." >Tliree Wise Fools,' Blackstbnor : 'Another week lor this run show also. ' ■ ■ M-GIRL' SOCK $i3MDnR0IT Detroit, June 9. Waning legit season here got an- other shot in the arm last week, and figures to last out another seven days, at least. Plugged to the hilt weeks In ad- ■^•vance, "Soy Meet? Girl' opened big ■ at the Cass Sunday evening (31) and stilled through nine performances on the first stanza, at a fine. 115,000 . clip. Take places the show among the top-coin fllghters here this sea- son, despite the fact that Its top price, 12.75, Is not the highest asked this year. Following so closely on the heels of *At Home Abroad,' which snagged a nifty )20,000 the week previous, • V(lth the summer slump in full swing evci-ywherc, and with the usual legit season here long past closing, .'Boy's' gross is all the moi-e spectacular. =E%timat« for Last Week . 'Boy 'Maets Girl' atting at a merry "?13,000 clip. . "Very good in- view of late season, etc. Sticks for at least a second , week and probably a third. House hasn't anything else booked, so the season fisui^cs to' close whenever • 'Boy washes up. . Current Road Sliows 'PARNELli' $7,500, HUB Fair Qrosser May End Boston Sea- son After Holdover Session Boston, June 9. /ParnelV at the Shu bert appears to be closing the Hub legit season, and.'is doing fair, trade. 'Awake and Sing' :and 'May . Wine' haVe been mentioned, but nothing definite on eitheiv • • 'Parn'ell^ Crashed page one here afteip'- Denis King • quelled an audi- ence stampede at the Shubert Sat- urday (8) maitlnee. Fire In a venti- lator started a balcony .rush towards the exits and King, stopped his big Scene to woo tho ouatomers back to their seats. Estimate fOr Last Week 'Parnelt' (Shybert; ^2.76, 1st week). ' Getting a fair fUscy outside of the subscription list of the Thea- tre Guild-American Theatre Society. First frame around |7,500. One more week, W«ek of June 8 • 'Awake and Sinio,'. Hanna, Cleve- land. 'Boy Meets Girl,' Cass, Detroit. • 'Parnell,* Shxihert, Boston. ' 'Personal Appearance,' Geary, San Fi'anclsco. 'Saint Joan' (K. Cornell), Grand, Chicago. Three Men on ■ Horse,' El Capl- tan, Hollywood. 'Three Men on a Horse,' Broad, Philadelphia, Summer Theatres (NEW PLAYS) .■'Marriage Pound' Vanguard the- *.tte. Masonic Temple, Atlantic Clly. N. J. (12). 'Bury' (3,600 in LA. and Toinbed; loss' Again 6G ' •' Los Angeles, June 9. Contemporary theatre's widely heralded production (for COast) of 'Bury the Dead* failed to elicit any undue amount of interest at the b.o, here With the result that the soldiers who refused to stay dead were interred with appropriate honors after one week at the Be- lascot liack of names and inferior production Is blamed for the weak trade. El Capltan continues its excep- tional run of 'Three Men on a Horse' throughout the current week, with trade holding fairly sat- isfactory. , . . Estimates for Last Week Three Men. on a Horse,' Bl Capl- tan, Hollywood (8th week> (C-571; :$M6). Hit another $6^000 gross on the eighth stanaa,.and one more to go. Closes Saturday (13), with 'Call it a Day' debuttlng the following night 'Bury the Dead,* Belasco (D- 1,095; .?2.20).,. Mediocre presenta- tion by Conte'ml>orary theatre miti- gated against draw here and opus was pulled after a single week to around $3,600. very bad. House is dark temporarily, . WPA 'Follow the Parade,^ musical re- vue, Is currently in fourth and final, week at the Hollywood Playhouse, where' it is doing nifty cash trade. 'Chalk Dust,' school-maam drama, follows, starting Saturday (13). 'Seventh Heaven/ first of the stock ventures at the Mason Opera House, holding strong on second stanza, and no telling when it'll come out although 'Turn to the Bight' Is being readied. . "Noah,' all-negro fantasy, opens today (9) at the Mayan, supplant- ing 'Mystery of the Boardwalk Asy- lum' after two weeks. 'Enemy of the People' debuts to- morrow (10) at the Musart Was recently given a college perform- ance at the University of South- ern California. London Biz Mrs. Henderson Carries On Her Husband's Stock Co. Detroit, June ' 9, Despite the death Of Richard R. Henderson, the Henderson StocJt Co. launched its 3$th season of Michigan resort productions, this week. Mrs. Fannie Asbury Hender- son, widow of the former ownej-. Is in charge. She will manage the 'Memory Tour' this season, tilled in honor of her husband, who died at the end of the 1935 tour, and in honor of hei- husband's father, W. J, Henderson, who joined the company a year af- ter its organization in 1898 and con- tinued as assistant manager until his death in 1928. No 'Doghouse* Tryout Proiwsed t^^'0-wek tryout of 'In the Doghouse' at the Broad St. the- tro, Plilladelphia, has been, called off in favor of regular fall production. Bruce MacFarlane will star In the play. Jack Cohn, new Indl* manager, is to b© the presenter. Continued from page 55) c ■ ■ ... has not succeeded. Cochran's own .show has clicked, but the argXiment is that It is an exception. .Other twice nightly efforts have ■ mai-.ly ■ succeeded in merely losing twice as much money, and there^s. pp. chance, to the relief of most professionals, of the policy becoming general." Only 100% capacity show in a; long time is the London* bptfrtc "sea- son at Govent Garden, now at Its peak:. This is unusual as^ .although, the opera, always does smash biz, it is uauariy'6hly'100% for Italian pro- ductions. This year it has hit on all cylinders all the way; • • " • • ' Approximate Grosses ' (At'th to the £.) 'After October,' Criterion " ('sth' wk). Small show, with practically no overhead; opened poorly, but picked up.'^ Now doing curound $6,000, which means fair profit. 'Ah Wilderness,' Ambassadors (3rd wlc). Despite picture having been. releas.e(l, this one is grossing fairly at around $3,600; with prac- tically no overhead, means a little profit Looks like lingering. 'Anthony and Anna,' Whitehall (29tb week). Dropped to $3,000 but being on a co-operative basis, is standing up. Can manage to linger for a while. ' 'Aren't Men Beasts,' Strand (2nd Wk). Never got started, and not likely to get going. Doing around $3,600, peanuts. 'Beta on the Boat Deck,' Lyric .(4th wk). Private venture by author Priestly and the /stars, Laurence Olivier and 'Ralph Richardson, all three' being on percentage: doing about $6,600, at which figure it can -linger. Talk Of transferring to an- other ho^ise, but may fold in a fort- night -to. make room for Gilbert Mil- ler's 'Kind Lady.' 'Bitter Harvest,' St Martin's (3rd wk)'. ,Nbt a chance around $2,500 and may bow out any day. 'Boy Meets Qirl,' Shaftesbury (1st wk). First of Gilbert MUler's new quartet which he is staging In the West-Bnd in the next few months.. Got raves , from the presis, with a few elcceptlohs and, despite' having Just .opened,, is oreatlr^ some com- ment. Is considered a .little too American, but bookings are healthy. Libraries likely to make k deal. 'Call It a> Day,' Glebe (Slst wk). Getting by fairly at around $8,000, with overhead neares $6,000; looks to be- oh Velvet for some time. 'Children To Blesa .You,' Duke of York's (l3th wk). Has been linger- ing along for a tew weeks, but is now exhausted. Could hot stand the strain of consistent loses. Never bettered .$3,000, and folding this week-end.. 'Dominant Sex,' Aldwych (74th wk). Has had (luite. a lengthy run, but never really made profit. Cast has been -under out for a consider- able time. Now doing $3,000, which means a less. Will vacate any day. Playing two-for-one. 'Dusty^ Ermine,' .Comedy (12th wk). Does not need much to get out of the red, as cast and theatre consume very little. Doing $3,000 but not losing. Will lliiger for quite a while yet. Two-for-one. 'Follovt/ the Sun,' Adelphi (21st wk). Doing 80% capacity, on a twice nightly basis. Some of the cast out, which means smaller overhead. At around $17,000 has chance of run- ning for qi7lte a while. '(3ireen Waters,' Vaudeville (1st wk). Mediocre, and no chance. Never exceeded $2,500, which means a quick exit due. 'Love From « Stranger,' Queen's <9th wk). In the money at around $6,000, with a $6,000 unit. Seems destined to stay for some time. 'Lady Precious Stream,' Savoy (79th Wk). Lingering along to no money, with consolation that there is llRle overhead. At $2,500, that's about the only redeeming feature. 'Night Miist Fall,' Duchess (52nd wk). Has had a very successful run, making quite a lot of profit for Emlyn Williams, author-actor. Clos- ing this week to $5,000, still very good. Show win tour tor a; few weeks, and then fold, as Williams has to make a picture. 'My Son's My Son,' .Playhouse (1st wk). Never meant anything from the opening, and puzzling why it Is sticking. But not likely to last long, as it is barely getting $2,000. 'Please, Teacher,' Hippodrome <35th wk). Has made quite a bit lor the theatre. Jack Waller and Bobby Howes. Dropped slightly during ,heat wave, but picking up again. ' Now doing $11,000, profit- able. Will fold soon, taking to the i-oad for a few weeks, to make room for the Jack Waller 'No, No Nanette' revival. 'Pride and Prejudice,' St. James' nSth wk). One of the few straight shows in the West-End in the money. Has not had a losing week, and not likely to for some time. Doing steady $9,000, and costs $6,000 to Kot out. 'Rise and Shine,' Drury LnnA, (4th wk). Cast has been on a 25% cut since a week aftf-r opening, with show doing barely $10,000, which means a less of $4,000 weekly. Management still has hope .that show will build and is not giving up. Jiooks doubtful. •Spread \\ Abroad,' SavUle (9th Reduced Rail Fares Haven't Helped Broadway Yet But Street Is Hopeful Bi'oadway is still hopeful that re- duced fares will help show busl- A^ss this summer, bu^. the first week that transportation cuts went in saw no reaction at the box offices. Pact was that the downward slide in 'grosses continued and several at- tractions were forced to call it a season, . , . . .Showmen look for Improvement next .week, since the first two weeks of .June draw a considerable per- centage of potential playgoers to the numerous college and school gradu- ations. Next week, too, offers the distribution of the soldiers' bonus and Louis-Schmeling fight. To date most of the tickets sold have, gone to out of towners so New York's theatres and night spots should benefit, as last year when the sports piled in for the Louis-Baer match. Show list has dropped under the 20 mark tor the first time since early last autumn. There are 18 attrac- tions current but mid-July will Another Record For K. Cornell $2$30niPliilly Philadelphia, June. 9. Chances of Phllly's legit activities extending Into the summer, or at least until the weelf of the Decno cratlc Convention (22nd) seem to, have been definitely nixed now after having done an 'on-agaln off-agaln' for several weeks. Try-out comedy, In the Dog House,' mentioned aeveral times for opening' here, now Is definitely out Sam Nlrdllnger, who had mentioned It for' the Broad, hasn't anything new in contemplation but will tr^ to hold the current occupant of the hoUs6, 'Three Men on a Horse,' until the politicos reach tcwn. It's not doing much .iiu,t about getting by. Xast week, with Katharine Cornell opposition. It took another approxlr mate $4,000. . Miss Cornell's 'St. Joan' set a season's record with a magnificent $28,200, at the Forrest. . That figure represented capacity from Wednea- day on. A few vacancieiS' -Montjlay and Tuesday, plus the, fact that rear of - orchestra was - filled - by balcony overflow were the only latJtors keeping the show from ' absolute house capacity at $3 tOp. Engage- ment was surely a great valedictory foir the 1935-36 season. Roadshow film. 'Great Zleg/eld' (MG), wound up ah eight weeks' stay at the Chestnut Saturday, also, and neither that house nor the For- rest haye any bookings. Same soes for the GiUTick. wk). 1 Opened very big, with the papers raving. Dropped slightly, but is still in the money at close to $10,000 hefty profit, 'Seeing Stars,' Gaiety (30th wk). HnB been in the money since it opened, without a losing' week. Closing next week nd taking to the road for about a month. Then Leslie Henson takes a holiday for a month, with company going into re- hearsal for a new show at the Gaiety in. the fall. About $8,500. which still profitable. 'Storm in a Tea Cup,' Garrick (17th wk). Tran.sferred from the Haymarket to make room for the Ruth Draper season, but not likely to do much hero at two-for- onc. 'Sonata,' Cambridge (1st wk). Does not mean a thing, and did not from the start. Barely $2,000. 'Tonight at 8.30,' Phoenix (21st wk). As has benn the Noel Coward policy of recent years, show was put on for a limited period, which is not altered by the takings. Ap- proaching its close a.nd will fold June 28. Receipts have varied, highest being week of Feb. 15, when it took $15,150, and last week re- ceipts were $13,350. Lowest takings were $10,970. 'The Happy Hypocrite,' His Ma- jesty's (Sth wk). Fair biz at around $8,400, and a slight profit. Can linger at this rate, 'The Frog,' Princes (7th wk). Big- gest hit the hou.'je has had in years, and looks like going on for some time. Doing $12,500. which means prollt of about $3,600 weekly, . 'Three, Men On a Horse,' Wynd- ham's (iOth wk). Doing practically capacity nights, but matinees oft; even .so, la grossln«T $7,500 per week, whirh i.S pood profit. 'The Seagull,' New (2nd wk). De- spite sordidncss o£ this revival. John Giclgud is managing to at- tract them. Doing steady $9,000, with practically no overhead- Not likely to stay very long, however. probably find six or seven shows comprising the surviving group. As summery weather aided the out of door attractions, it natux-ally affected theatres. That was par- ticularly true on Friday and Satur- day last. Nearly every show weftt to a new low. Even so, some, of the best of the season's crop. Which are still on the boards, turned a tidy profit. Others took a loss so that some replace- ment Players could be worked in and shows be ready to open out of town in the fall without much re- hearsal required. DlHerence in- volved in present red operating and later rehearsal cost Is not figured to be' material. 'May Wine,' St. James; 'One Good Tear,' 49th Street and 'A Private Affair,' Masque, stopped. Repeat of 'Wlntersef Beck, ends this week, - too, and other closings are likely. A W,PA show called 'Backwash* may go commercial at the 48th St next week under the title of 'Kick Back.' Estimates for Last Week 'A Private Affair,' Masque. With- drawn Saturday: three weeks and thi:ee days to slim pickings. 'Boy Meet* Girl,' Cort (30th week) (C-l,069-$3.30). Has been affected, but la stUl In the money, with $12,500 grossed last week; one of the sure summer stayers. 'Bury the Dead,' Barrymore (8th week) (D-l,096-$2,20). Last weeks announced fOr anti-war playlet which drew high press and moderate business; some jproflt around $6,000. 'Call It a Day,' Morosco (20th week) (C-981-$3.30). Will last un- til July 4 and longer. If the leads remain: around $8,600 last week. 'Children's Hour,' SUiOt (82na . week) (D-967-$1.66), Attendance off but., date Indefinite; around $4,600, but Indicated better than even break. - 'Dead End,' Belasco (33rd week). (D-.l,OOO-$3.30). . Another hit sur» to stick through the ' summer; dipped to $8,600, mostly because of > Saturday drop-off. 'End of Summer,' Guild (17th weelc) '(C-914-$3.30). Summer stay Is up to the. star (Ina Claire); burl* ness around $8,000 las't week, and okay at present stage. 'First Lady,' Music Box (29th week) (C-l,000-$3,30). L«at two weeks announced and run mav end any Saturday; . estimated aro-and $7,000 last week. 'Idiot's - Delight,' Shubert (13th week) (CD-1,378-$3.3P). Broadway's standout; with standees always ln< the gross close .to. $24,000; will suspend July 4. , 'Cove, on the Dole,' Longacre (16th webk) (D-l,057-$2.76). Another at- traction announcing final weeks and liable to fold any weekend; around $4,000. . . 'May Wine,' St James. Closed suddenly Saturday; played ,26 iveeks and rated a moderate success; spring advance was over $9,000, 'Mulatto,' Ambassador (34th week) (C-l,166-$3.30). Management figur- ing on staying through the summer; otC weak- end dropped the gross to around $2,600. 'New Faces,* Vanderbllt (4th week) (R-804-$3.30). Intimate' re- vue felt -the summery week-end; , paced around $4,500, but may im- prove with the list growing slim- mer. 'On Your Toes,' Imperial (9th week) (M-l,468-$3.85). Han musi- cal field virtually to itself and can't miss real coin; around $24,000 weekly, • 'One Good Year,' 49th Street Withdrawn Saturday; played 28 weeks, but continuously to • small money; made some operating profit 'Pre - Honeymoon,' .Lyceum 7th week) (C-967-$3.30). Sunny skies dented all Broadway attendance; this ■ comedy stood up fairly well during week; around $5,S0D. •To My Husband,' Belmont (2nd week) (C-51S-$3.30). Drew week press; initial takings lean and first week around $2,500, 'Three Men on a Horse,* Play- house (72nd week) (C-8«9-$2.20). Eased off under $7,000 but on sum-- mer basis expected to lasv well into the second summer. 'Tobacco Road,' Forrest (132nd week) (C-l,017-$1.65), Long run drama still Indefinite and may stick through another summer; around $5,000 last week. 'Victoria Regina,' Broadhurnt (25th week) (D-l,118-$3.30). Ending sixth month and contlnvies to clean up; around $21,000 last M'eek; will suspend on June 20. Repeat Pate* 'Winterset,' Beck; two-week re- peat date ends Saturday; got $8,000, which is satisfactory at $2.20 top. WPA 'W« Live and Laugh,' Adelphi; Yiddish revue moved in for thlti week, 'Battle Hymn,' Daly's, 63rd Street (Experimental). 'Macbeth,' Lafayette, Harlem; last two weeks -announced. 'Class of '29,' Manhattan: a9« nounced to close, but contlnuea. 58 VASIETY LITER A Yl Wednesdayt June 10, 1936 . Arrested for Plagiarism Chaxsed with -wllf ull Infringement of copyright ror profit, WllHaln Kwlatkowskl, 18, was arrested by United States Departn»ent of Jus- tice agents In Detroit, May 30. It Is Kwiatkowskt'sf second arrest In . a month. He's ouf on ball In con- nection with the theft of half a dozen valuable first editions . from the . Grosvenor Library. The stolen books were ones for which a Chicago concern had offered high prices in radio advertisements. The present arrest Is for selling to the American Magazine, under the title of- 'Petros Jimmy,' a story, 'Gold Mounted Gun,' by f, R. Buckley, which won the Red Book prize , in .1922. The American paid $3Q0 for the story, publishing It In Its June Issue under the title 'Bad Man.' It'a claimed he used- the nbm de ' plume H. Thompson Rich, Kwlatkowskl was remanded to Jail in Detroit. In default of $1,000 ball. Best Sellers Best Sellers for the week ertding June 6, aa reported by. th* American News Co^ lnc«,' Fiction •Sparkenbroke' ($2.76) By Charlea^Morgan •Doctor, The' ($2.00) , By Mary Roberts Rlnehart •liftst Puritan, The' ($2.76) ........^...........By George fiantayana •Weather in the Streets' ($2.60) ....,....»:... By Rosamond Lehmann 'Roofs on Elm Street' ($2.60) ...By William McNaUy •Private Duty ($2.00) i .,;...By Filth Baldwin Ncn-Fiotlon ♦ 'Wake Up and Live' ($1.76) By Dorothea Brande 'Around the World In Eleven Years' ($2.00) ^t.. -.. ,,,,,, By Patience,. Richard and John Abbe •Way of a Transgressor' ($3,00) . . , -By Negley Farson •Man the Unknown' ($3.50) By Alexis Carrell 'North to the Orient' ($3.60) By Anne Morrow Lindbergh 'From a Surgeon's Journal' ($6.00) By Harvey CuShlng Amusement Encyclopedia Barry Buchanan* vet showman, on the managerial end with Jones & Green, the Shiiberts, et al., and formerly instructor of stage me- chanics at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, has completed the first 'Encyclopedia of the Amusement World,' wlilch Funk & Wagnalls Is. bringing out. in the fall. Book, of over 1,300 pages with 3,O0Q illustra- tions; will retail at $10. and will serve as the . first, complete anthol- 6gy of 20,000 terihs of show biz slang and tecTihlcal parlance em- bracing legit; films, radloi outdoors, TaudeviUe; burlesque, :eto. • Buchanan^ In between seasons, ilgtlred oh finlshifig the book in a yeaf but found It took oV'er three times .aa lohg to bat but the 800,000 "Wordsl. ' . A. P.'s . Record Cpverafle Associated Press has largest staff .it has fever assigned to . any one event covering the Republican po- llUeal "convention with njore than 100 men and 'Women now in Cleve- land. .Byron ' Price, . chief of the A.. P.'s Washington nfe'^^s bureau and veteran reporter of coiiventlons, is to charge pf staff. . f'pr the flrat time In history, pic- tures and stories ' are riding the wlf«3 .together to appear In prtot ■ simultaneously in Wlrephoto . news- papers from 'coast to coast • General, leads being written* 'by ^ji J. putty aiid J. F/Chester of the Washiiigton bureau. Wbilien's afigle handled by Slgrld Arne and Bess Burman. «(lso. of the. Washlngtoii . Bureau, . ."^^llBon Hlckfl Is in charge of photbfirrttphers . .and feature • writers* Denisohs' Unique Deal One of the most unttsual events In publishing circles became known when Dbdd, Mead & Co. entered into contracts with Merrill Denlson and his wife, Muriel, for three non- collaborative books. It is their first work In that field of writing; - Denlson lis completing the -first script, titled 'Advancing America,' dramatizing the major Industries of the .nation, yet In narrative form. He is' also asslgiied to" write a humorous tome, 'A Fat Man Looks At Sport/ to set forth his views, on ordinarily sedentary persons going afield for athletic ertdeaVors.: Mrs* Denison's book Is a iuveniW called 'Suzannah.f Sh^ was brouglit up in the Canadian northwest and the atoty cohc'erns- the deiughter of a mbuntte. It was at the suggestion of Nel- lie Stone that the Denisons started writing and.fihe arranged the con- tracts with, the publishing' house. Deliison was the ghost writer for E'dWln Q, Hill's' radio series and he has -written many of the speeches of leading industrialists. He is also a regular contributor tb the Mont- real Star. Among his radio con- tributions was 'Ameri.ca'a Hour' for Columbia. Broadcasting- System. Jleporliir In^ Jail for Contempt David Ri 'Lee, . reporter for the tVasblngton Herald,- has begun a jpo.-day sfentenc^ In Montgomery ■ County' Jail at Rockvllle, , Md., on a charge . of contempt of coiirt. Lee ■ was accused of authorslilp of : story giving a ileclsion of the Clr cult Court priqr to announcement of the decision by the. court, . Pat Frank, another Herald re porter, obtained a State/ Court of Appeals reversal of conviction on the qame charge. Irene Kuhn'a New Spot - '. Irene Kuhn, of the N. If. World •Telly staff* will Join N. Ti Woman aS mianaging editor Jhly. 20"after- a short vacation. Mag' will be edited Exclusively for women. First issue will appear oh Sept. 9; • . Dorothy Berry>. stylist ahd fashion director. 'for Batten, Barton; Dur • atine & Osborne agency- for 10 years, yfiil be fashion editor. ' There will be 26 women on the editorial, staff. HalV l»usy. Quits RKO > Leoiiard Hall has resigned from . the HKO pubirclty department, . Hall has been collaborating with his wife, Alice Hughes Of the- N. T. American,' on 'A Woman's New Tork^ for King Features. . Resigned his job to do free lance writing, includinj^ in Ini^ sched uled ' monthly pieces for Stage, Madeqioiselle and Screenland, Guild to Rep. A. P. Stuff I iBmployees of the N. T< Bureau o;C. the Associated Press , have voted 81 . to 30 to have the Newspaper Guild represent them In Collective ttargalhlng. Poll taken by mail by the Na tiohai Labor Relations Board' In N. T. following Instructions from the Washington office of the board BiOg of Doc Kearns • Biography, of Jack -'Doc' Kearns has. been written, .Warren Brown, sports ed of the Chicago Herald &. Examiner*, jnorhing Hearst rag, do- ing the scribbling. Book, tagged 'Meet the Champ,', concerids Itself primarily with the K^arjDS'-Dempsey history. \ 'Scribes' Art. On Exhibition Contemporary Arts in N. T, C. is cprre.ntly exhibiting paintings by 50 hewspaperihen and women^ with more than 70 works hung in the erallerles. ' "One of the exhibitors is DeHlrsch Margules, eformer City News reporter, ^ho how has his 'bWn gallery, 'Another Place,* in Greenwich, Village. . Others exhibit ing; are Ralph' Frye .of the N. T American; W. .E. 'W'alton of the A P., Heiiry ' Miller, adver^slng copy- writer,. Hyp^ Igoe; sports col- umni?t|,.^,„ fi , ■ > ;Q&t>5g&;,g.eldC3 .}s represented by tWe^i' oils; : Arthur Le(luc,. of the 'Ni T. Journal, by a portrait of his father. Among the others repre sented are Pedro Llanuza, Albert Hlrschfleld, H. H. Knight, Peggy O'Reilly and Esther A. Coster, both of the B'klyn Eagle. Cartoonists Boycotting Mags Cartoonists' Guild has declared a boycott on 'College Humor' and six other mags fpUowlrig the refusal of these publications to sign an agree- ment for a $16 minimum payment Within 30 days for all drawings ac- cepted. Artists not In . the Guild axe being, circularized with' a re- quest to support the movement by withholding their work until pub- lications concede the requested scale. Adolph Sobus, secretary of the or- ganization, declares it has 81 mem- bers representing the country's 300 recognized free-lance cartoonists. Roland Coe Is president of the Guild. Life, judge, Sports Illustrated have signed agreements with- the Guild. Publications under, Are be- sides College Kumor are Prom- enade, Rockefeller Center Weekly, Voyager, Trips, Real. Screen ' Fun and Movie Humor. . . • Swaffer to 0.0. ..Hollywood Hannen. Swaffer flew to Holly- wood last night (Tuesday) for a fortnight's ohce-over of the film colony. The London Journalist was last In Aiherlca about' two years ago. SwafiC may write oh, his American survey for' the London Sunday Ex press, when he returns 'to England. He is slated to sail back in about three weeks. ' Dr. C.' R. Austin Dead Dr; Charles R. Austin, Newark N. J., corresiiondent for Variety died June 6 at hla home in Maple w:ood. N. J. . Besides his newspaper work, Dr Austin was head of the Latin de partmeht at 'West Side High School, Newark. He was active . in the school's theatrical endeavors, coach ing the annual.. play given by the Dramatics Club there. - Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Newark, June 8. Widow and two- children sur.vlve. - Pew Quits E. & P. , Marlen E. Pew resigned last week \\B editor, vice-president and mem her 'of the board of directors of Editor and Pui^llsher. He will con tiniie to -write- his column, 'Shop Talk- at Thirty,' and devote his free- time 'to other writing. Will be succeeded by James Wright Brown, with Arthur T. Robb as executive editor. 'Money' Skipping Along 'Easy Money,', which specializes in .articles debunking gambling In its, various, forms, will skip 4-ugust but get out a September issue. 'Pub-, llshing plans aftier; that are not definite; Spartan Publishing Corp., , brought out 'Easy Money' late last winter, selling it at 26c. a copy. By EPES W; SARGENT Oizzy Lady When Harriette Wilson passed from life's stage she left behind her a quarter-million words of memoirs, some of which were truthful but the rest written more with a desire to make certain, high personages un- comfortable. In this endeavor the writer was highly successful. After a lapse of a century, some of the revelations read rather prosily even though they concern those who sat in the seats of the mighty; the Duke of Wellington, Lord Byron* Beau Brununell and a host of others. Angela Thlrkell, in 'Tribute for Harriette' (Random House; $8.50), has .edited the mass of words into a compact reporting of Harriette's early career, adding from other sources the material relating to the charmer's later life, giving a well- rounded picture of life in the fore- quarter of the last century, illus- trated by contemporaneous -wood- cuts. Will appeal, both to the reader of romance and the student of history, thanks to the author's careful selectibn and arrangement. With Music Sophia Cleugh, who likes musical heroines, has created another In 'Wind Which Moved a Ship' (Dou- bleday, Doran; $2). It is typically British structure, with most of the drama, such as it is, cramped into the final 30 pages of a 300-page book, when the disclosure -of Bette ftbbertet, nee Charlotte Elizabeth Banks, as the mother of an 11-year- old child by one ot the other lead characters is made.. The stpry ends smugly enough wltii the father, her present husband and his immediate predecessor all hovering around the famous pianiste. The rest of the book is fairly well built up, though the story da-wdles along packed with unimportant de- tails pleasantly enoue^h told, Might be a picture if the iUegititnacy angle Is skillfully handled. Burton Crane Coming Back Burton Crane, American news- paperman who has been living in Tokyo for the past 11 years, with the exception of one month back In the U. S. during. 1929, Is coming home .for a slx^month leave, sailing from Yokohaiha in August. Crape has been granted a leave by the Japan Advertiser, of which h0 is financial editor. Pe Is also Tokyo correspondent for VKRiEtx, Ask' Ke'ndall -Sharp B'kruptcy Claude Kendall &• Wllloughby Sharp, Inc., publishers, had a peti- tion , in Involuntary bankruptcy filed against them In' the Federal court. New York, Monday (8), PeUtionlng creditors were The Polygraphic Co., of America, $1,701; the Maley Advertising Agency, ^88.4, and the Truart Reproduction .Co., $88. Eugene Field's Widow Dies Julia. Field, 80, widow of Eugene Field, the poet, died at Heafiford Junction, Wis., June 8. Mrs. Field was stricken with a heart attack at the estate which had been saved for her by members of her husband's cbllege fraternity two weeks ago. kelley Joins Today Raymond J. Kelley, formerly prod mgr. of Pictorial Review, ^ias Joined the staff of Today, the Vincent Astor, Raymohd. Moley publication^ in a similar capacity. Size and format of the paper will be reduced. Courtney Allison Dies Courtney Allison Downe, 32, died -,June 7 at her home In Lat-chmont, ;N. T., of cerebral hemorrhage, 'Mrs. Downe was formerly on tlie home oflice editorial staff of VarigtT, Mother and two-year-old son, Ed- ,ward Allison Downe, survive. Webster Will Be Missing Tom Webster, Lonjion cartoonist who Is usually at ringside for major heavyweight fights o^er here, will not see the Louls^Schmeling event. He was to have accompanied Tre- vor Wignall on the Queen Mary. Night before- the sailing, Mrs, Webster" calmly informed him that she is to have a baby this month. Chatter . Eugene. Lyons at work on his autobiogra'phy, Bernard De Voto working on new novel, 'Mountain Time.' Cosmopolitan has life of William De Mille under consideration. Aben Kandel in New York from Hollywood en route to London. Carolyn Francke Yi&a moved to Litchfield, Conn., for the summer. Gale 'Wlliielm ,has finished her new nis.. 'No Letters for the Dead, F. -p. A. bruised his eyeball last weeki Hit himself with a tennis ball. • Ray Millholland sold the oicture Fiction and IBilms rights to 'Splinter Fleet* to Fox Films. Harvey Cushlng's, 'From a Sur- geon's Journal,' .will be published in Braille. Arthur' Train returned last week from England and left immediately for Bar Harbor. , . Anne Pairrlsh has delivered the m's. of 'Golden Wedding' to Harper's for fall publication. ' fearret Wllloughby . lias sold the picture rights of 'Spawn of the North' to Paramount. Ben Luclen Burman's 'Steamboat Round the Bend| will be published in England next month. Francis "Vyallace planed to New York from Coast to complete seriali zation of yarn for Satevepost. Newman Levy contracted to write a bopk for Simon Sc. Schuster on 'Great Criminal Trials of History.' Count von • Bernstoff, now in Switzerland, has written his mem- oirs, which will be out in the -fall. George Ross,' Columnist for N. Y, World -Telegram, left for Dallas on two-week assignment to cover the expo. Margaret Linden has sold a book, •Pasha- the' Persian,' to Claude Kendall, to be Illustrated by Milt Gross. Jeanne Cohen, former story edi tor of Columbia pictures in N.Y;, has allign'ed with Paul Whiteman's agency, - Dr. A, S. 'W. Rosenbach author of a new . book, titled 'A. Book Hun- ter's Holiday,' which will appear In the fall. Edwin Baird, former editor of Real* America, will have a short piece of fiction. In E;9qulre dealing with libel suits. John Gi^nther's Inside Europe' best selling non-fiction book in Eng- land this year, ia being translated into, six languages. . Hugh Walpole sailing for England after long stay on Coast, returning In nine months to Hollywood to complete his Metro contract: William Colt McDonald sold the picture rights of three books to Re- public Pictures. Titles are 'Riders of the Whistling Skull,' 'Roarin' Lead,' and 'Ghost Town Gold.' Frank V. Morley, brother of Christopher Morley and partner In the English publishing firm of Faber & Faber, will" have a sea story, 'The Wreck of the Active,' published in the fall. Jane Terrill retiring from pub- lishing field at the end of June af- ter 12 years at Longmans, Gi-een. WiU be succeeded by Doris Schnei- der, who succeeds to the job of ad- vertising and publicity manager, • By WOLFE KAUFMAN Love in Dixie A beautiful and simple love story is 'Strange Glory," by L. H. Myer-s (Harcourt- Brace; $2). it's a short book with a southern setting and has vei'y little actual story value, but Is so charmingly handled and' so simply and carefully turned out that It can't help but impress. It's one of the few cases In recent times of charming and lovely writ- ing, rather than spell-bound atten- tion to stoi'y arid plot patterns. While of no particular signlflcance, perhaps, It is nevertheless a gratify J ing book to read. Not for films. Doesh't Cover Subject Allandyce Nlcoll has written an- other scholarly book on the subject of show business, entitled 'Film and Theatre* (Crowell; $2.60), al-' though, again, one is tempted to ask why. Prof. Nlcoll is in the history, of drama department at Yale and admittedly, knows, a lot about the theories of art,* etc. But he knows' little about show business and per-, haps doesn't care. His discussions of- theatrical art- and its inter-relations in theatre (he useg the word, curiously, to mean drama) and. film are some- times interesting, but, frequently long-winded and dull. Perhaps, the book has more signiflcatice to stu- dents than to pmctical people in either theatre or cinema. Perhaps,, also, that is what Prof. Nlcoll in- tended. . ■ . Effusive on Dancers Walter Ware is a yoiing man who '. says he ohce was an actor and Who - , is now hipped on the subject of bal- let. Therefore he has- turned out,a little book entitled 'Ballet Is Magic' ' (IHRA; $1), -which consists of three 'monographs' on Harriet Hootor,'- Paul Haakon and Patricia Bowman,- AH three are 'the greatest Ameri- can' dancers who ever lived. All three are geniuses. All three are- well, Mr. Ware likes them and, likes their work and says so. If only Mr. Ware knew how to use the English language \vlthout a cohSltant stream of grammatical errors it would help quite a lot. No Laughs- Dr. Ralph Y. Hoptpn' and Anne Balllol are In trouble. . Some one told them once that they are humorous writers and they are try- ing as hard as they know how. to-,, continue this. But, despite. thr6«r 'humorous books' published bsf them— 'taint so. Their latest col- laboration Is one called 'Better Bed Manners' (Vanguard; $1), which would seem .to be, a continuation of 'Bed Manners,' thus indicating that 'Bed Manners' was a successful book. Maybe so. Arid if so, maybe the current issue will get some- where. But It's dlfl3,cult to Imagine why, because it la, at best, nothing more than highly chatty and un- funny matter which can't even , qualify a^ nonsense. Omnibus. of Crime Baynard H^ Kendrick is one of the • lesser known writefs of whodunits.- who .nevertheless has a neat habit of turning out workmanlike jobs - which hold the reader's Interest and have distinct novelty value besides. Such ai one is his newest book, 'Iron Spiders' (Greenberg; $2). a, story laid again, iri the Florida Everglades. Some of it is a bit over-strairied in it's attempt to be ^ different, but it holds Interest never- theless. Not for films. . Kathleen Moore Knight's great forte is dialogue' and character por- trayal. In 'Clue of the Poor Man's Shilling' (Crime Club; $2), she once more gives ai colorful picture of a New England town and its inhabit . tants when murder strikes.- Beau- tifully handled, albeit a mite slow. Makes for good reading. Not for films. ; Georgette Heyer has the most Irrepressible sense of humor of any of the newer chlper fashioners, TWA she proved in her first, 'Merely Mur- der,' and continues blithely In 'Why Shoot a Butler?' (Crime Club; $2)« The story element is not so care- fully handled this time, there being a few loose ends, .and the solution being fairly' obvious from the first but the story's so amusingly told that It doesn't matter. Not for- fllms. Keys Moves William E. Keys, reporter on the San Antonio Express, Is quitting the paper June 16 to join the Associated Press staff In Dallas. Keys was formerly Variptt's cor- respondent in San' Antonio IpyJpesday, June iyt,. 19^6- CO NCIE VARIKTV 99 ffi W ARK UNES UP SUMMER f ■ ■■•I CONCERTS Newark, June -9. Over BO groups here have organ- bed into the EBSex County Sym- phony Society and are putting on a series of outdoor concerts starting this month. Concerts will be headed Jjy a 100-plece orchestra led by Erne Rapee. First concert on June 15 will have as a soloist Lily Pons, . OUier bookings are: June 23., Tito Schipa and Bruna Castagna, June 30; Paul Althouse, Viola Phllo, July V, George Gershwin. Beats for the entire series are f5, reserved seats are |2.B0 and ptahd seats are $1.10. All are for the .ferles. The sale has gone surprJs- IngJy well so far. There are 150 patrons' seats arranged In tables of iea and over 100 were sold almost Immediately. It is hoped that the concerts will ftverage 12,000 persons each. They are .given in the City Schools Sta- dium, In which a movable shell is iMlng Installed. Also amplifiers are Ibelng filled in. WHITEHAN SHIRTSLEEVE IN PHILLY JUNE 23 Philadelphia, June 9. Paul Whiteman will baton pair of •ymph concerts in Robin Hood Dell her^ June 23 and 24. Jazz King will bring his own band and com- bine It with Philadelphia Orchestra . for two dates, which occur during week of Democratic National. Con- vention here. In double appearance at Dell last minUner, Whiteman broke all at- tendance r«cords. Understood "--Philadelphia Orchestra Is also after lilm to appear at Academy of Music .. during regular winter, season. In addition to guesters already lined up for DelL season, Phliadel- ' phia Orchestra is after Jascha Helfltz for appearance on shirt- sleeve summer concert bill. Uinneapolis' Guesters Minneapolis, June 9. Some 10 artists have been en- gaged to appear with the Minne- apolis Symphony orchestra next season. Florence Austral, Wagnerian soprano, will be the first Nov. 7. She will be followed by Charles Kuilman. MIscha Elman, Sergi -Rachmanlnofif,- Slgrld Onegln, Helen Jepson, Marian Anderson, Albert Spatilding, Josef HofTmann and Lew- rehce Tlbbett. Guest conductors will be Eugene Ormondy, Arthur BodanzUy, Leon Biifzln (expected to' land the post of regiilar conductor), "Dlmitri Mlt- ropoUlos,' Guy Fraser Harrison and Jose Iturbl. Sommer Split-Up International singers, group under ^ternational Concerts banner; hfes split up for warm spell. Herman Ibersoii, baritone; Vlolette Browiie, soprano; Adelaide d6 L.6ca, con- traJto and Roy Jarman, tenor, com- prise crew. Wljl resume again as a unit In fall when Iberson returns from west coast condert stint and Miss Browne sets back from London, wherei she Is currently appearing in concerts, and radio. Expect to resume around Sept. 1. JERUSALEM TO BERLIN Jewish Culture League Brings in Maestro from Palestine . Berlin, June 1. UnusiMil case of a musical mae- stro how in Palestine accepting an engagement for Berlin, occurred here. Wilhelm. Steinberg, general music director, formerly at Frankfurt- Main iHd since months touring Pal- estine with the Huberman orchestra, has been signed by the Jewish Cul- ture "League, Berlin,, to replace gen- eral music director Dr. Bosenstock, who resigned in order to accept an engagement in Switzerland. Weather Crimps St. Louis St. Louis, June 9. Chilly weather held attendance to 800 for first of series of eight con- certs Wednesday (3) at John Bur- roughs School open air theatre in • St Louis County. Concert post- lioned from previous night because of rain, featured Sadah Shucharl, 'violinist, as soloist with Max Steln- i ^eJ. conductor. Series Is sponsored by Little Sym- phony Concerts Association* , • TAUSr OPERA F0R7THTIME Berlin, May 24. What promises to be the most- Interesting new German opera this season is Hennann Reutter's 'Doctor Johannes Faust,' to be premiered towards end of the month in Frankfurt-Main at the Civic Opera. It's the seventh attempt to com- pose Taust' First In the list was Wenzel Mueller, as far back as 1784, followed by Ludwig Spobr (1816), Charles Gounod (1859), Ar- rlgo Boito (1868), Helnrich Zoellner (1897) and Perruccio Busoni (1926). Hermann Reiitter Is no new- comer; lie composed the opera 'Saul' in 1028, and in the same year 'The Lost Son.' Phys Abroad Csoda a Hegyek Koiz (Continued from page 66) vinced of the girl's guilt, with the exception of the strange lawyer; He cross-examines one witness only, the burgomaster, who setluoed the girl and > abandoned her after- wards. His questions «eem to have no -bearing 'upon the murder, but touch the burgomaster to the, quick. It is like his own conscience speak- ing of things that no one can knOw — for the burgomaster killed his own child In an excess of rage when it threw stones at him. At nightfall, the lawyer takes the Judge to the lonely countryside where the child has disappeared. Prom a rosebush the child steps forth alive •^resurrected by the stranger's miracle. Lawyer departs, taking the child with him, presumably to Heaven, and Icavlnis an atmosphere of humility, mercy and goodwill In his wake. Simple language of legends, and the action, In presenting which Mol- nar purposely refrained fi-om using any spectacular effects, has. mUCh strength ' and bealutyi but nfat enough to bring home the message In the way a really great work would. Aided by a very fine per^ formancc, the impression it gives is nevertheless much stronger than that gained by the play when read, Imre Toronyi; an actor who de- serves fav more appreciation than he' usually, gets. Interprets .the part of the lawyer. Hl.<5 slmpjloity, the idea of innermost kindness and wls-^ dom he conveys, are admirable; but all on the human side and not quite transcendental enough. Llli Murati. usually representing the highstrung, hyper- cultured modern glirl, does very well In the part of the primi- tive servant . girl, led' only by her instincts. (3oth makes a psycho- logical study bf the purse-protid and penitent burgomaster.- Minor characters and staging are perfect in every detail. On the -whole, a very interesting, if not wholly satisfactory, evening. . . Jocobii OPERI ON IIOIID 'IB.I1 It's Now Up to the Metro- politan Opera's Board of Directors to Unbend for Proposed U n d erwriting by Some Manufacturer TOP AD BALLY MY SON'S MY SON London, May 27. PoathuniouB play by D, H. Lawrence, completed by Walter Greenwood. . Fro- ducea by Leon M. Lion at Playhouse, May 20, '36. Mrs. Gascolgnoi... Louise Hampton Luther GyJes ^l*?™ Joe -...Valentine Dyall Mrs. LulJier Gascolsne 3axa, JSrsklne Mrs. Purdy ...Hilda Davles Horrocks Gordon Edwards Lawrence's uncompleted play, fin- ished by Walter Greenwood, is an- other humpty-dumply. Greenwood basn't belped the Metropolitan Opera Company may go on a national tour next year, under commercial sponsorship, with actual road trip scheduled to start early in 1937. Operatic troupe would go ' to the hinterland, not under the direct Infiuence of na- tionally known brand, but would be given dignified sponsorship meas- uring up to the highest tra:ditlon of Met. Several leading manufactur- ing companies are known now to he Interested in making bids, altlH>ugh no decision has been made as yet by Metropolitan directors. Tour would be rated as the supreme advertis- ing gesture of all times. . Already internationally rec- ognized, the direct- relations of the Metropolitan company into remote American communities, in recent years, is ascribed solely to recent radio tie-ups. ■The Metropolitan's tour would* be contingeht on the ability of indus- trial firms, vleing for the honor of sponsoring the trip, to induce the board of directors- to unbend in their policies pertaining to spon- sorship. . During the past season, ■ the Met went to Boston and also made a brief tour of a few other cities which undoubtedly Increased its popularity. Relations were re- sumed at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia where the guaran- toi'E were not obliged to d{g de^p to provide the deficit money. All of which has boosted the Metropoli- tan's standing outside of New York. Besides this, the regular season In Manhattan has improved. Now figured that the nation-wide tour could be sold at $6 minimum top.. Tour would be underwritten by the company sponsoring, for the advertising retiirns obtained. Would reach a hew high in Indirect adver- tising. Commercial firms inter- ested believe that simple phrase- ology incorporating the idea of 'presented under the auspices of...,' would reap remarkable results. Advent of Metropolitan Opera Company In most communities would be front page news In nu- merous communities, which would constitute the pay-off for spon.sors. Listerine and Lucky Strike have sponsored Saturday afternoon broadcasts from the Met .in former seasons although the programs were sustaining this year, RCA recently toured the Philadelphia Symphony under Leopold S'tokowsk'l. Helen JepBOiL to Europe lielen Jepson • Sailed for, Paris June 6 on combined study-^vacatlon jaunt. Expected back late In Aii- ■gust.. "• While abroad Miss Jepson will study two French operas, 'Thais' and. "Louise,' which she will do In ci^cago this coming season. Also to practice new Tankee opera, 'CaponsacchI,' for New York Met. Will be at Worcester Festival on Oct. 8. College Crests for Listening to Ifwesterns Concerts on $25 Course 6 Bona-Nova Concerts Los Angeles, June 9. L. E. Behymer has contracted Bona-Nova, Spanish opera and con- cert singer, for series of six con- certs at Philharmonic auditorium, starting in October. Singer was brought to coast by George Hlrllman for series of Span- ish pictures. Lawrence piece. It deals with two grlmy-Xaced miners, sons of a dom- inant woman in a mining village, who are ruled by their mater. The married one's wife finds it impos- sible to do much with bim. When he boas'ts to his wife that he Is the father of a child by the daughter of a neighbor she leaves him, but returns In two weeks to nurse him when he Is wounded In a strike. Mother loses this son, but the other one Is returned minus both legs In the fray, and mother is happy In the feeling that at least this one belongs to her. ' Not a very pleasant them^ and not very likely. Forum s line-Up Includes 3 GuOd Plays; Scale Up Philadelphia, June 9. Next season progi'am of Pbila delphia Forum, local highbrow lec- ture group. Includes three Theatre Guild shows, 'Idiot's Delight,' 'Call It a" Day' and 'End of Summer/ Recitals will be given by Liaurltz Melchlor, Klrsten Flagstad, Olga Samaroff, Marian Anderson, Rosa lyn Tureck, Moriz Rosenthal, Jose Iturbl; concerts by Boston Sym phony Orchestra, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, with Oskar Shumsky, soloist; Philharmonic Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Trudl Schoop Ballet, de Basil's Ballet Russe, Jooss Ballet and_ Catherine LltUefteld with Philadelphia Ballet, lectures by Hugh Walpole, William Lyon f helps, John Mason Brown, X^mll Ludwig, Edward Weeks, Robert M. Hutchlns, Stuart Chase, Rev. Ber- nard R: Hubbard, Burton Holmes, H. C. Bryant, Wendell Chapman, Hugh Hammond Bennett, . Jullen Bryan, Arthur A. Alleii, CapL John D. Craig, Capt. C. W. R. Knight and presentation of Philadelphia lA'^eird, Season tickets are priced' at $12.70 $17.60, $22.60, $27.60, %S2M. $37.5Xli and $42.50, raise of $2.50 each group over last yeari Northwestern TJ n i v e r s 1 1 y of Bvanston, 111., will be manager and promoter of a pretentious series of 15 concert attractions to be held once weekly starting Oct 17 in the Auditorium. Chicago. Northwestern students enrolling for the course will receive two college credits. Each concert will be preceded from 7-8 ip.m. by. an hour's lecture by some commentator; half-hour inter- mlBsion will then follow before the main dish. Cost of the series of 15 concerts is $25. Auditorium seats 3,600 per- sons, providing plenty of ducats for general public. Uniyerslty, however, expects to sell out, po presumably few individual ducats hot on sub- scription basis will be in racks for one-ti|ne purchasers. Networks' Bookings ■ NBC and CBS concert depart- ments are placing the concert at. tractions which will include, amon- others, Nino Martini, the Balle. Russe, Josef Hoffmann and the Argentina-Escudero ballet Com- mentators have, been booked through Clark Getts, New York manager, and Include, to date, John Ersklne, Olin Dowhes, John Martin, Pierre Key, Leonard -Leibling. Policy which Northwestern will pursue resembles fn many respects the series initiated by Olin Downes in th6 Brooklyn Academy of Music. Commentator -with concert following has clicked big In^ Manhattan's sister borough. Dean James' Stevens of North- western's downtown (Chicago) campus is in charge of the concert series. Uiiiyerslty wll} plo^ir back.itp profits. St. Louisans Want Refund | On Opera That Chilled . St. Louis, June 9. Natives who purchased ducats for performances of 'La Gloconda' and. 'Xia Traviata' and Carnival Opera Ball, cancelled by -St Louis Grand Opera Co. are wondering when and how they arC to be reimbursed; Company which produced only one opera, 'Lucia di Lammermoor,'' with .Lily Pons in star role, in Its spring season had a deficit of between $5,000 and $6,000 despite fact that LITy Pons drew a $13,000 gateJ- Ofllcers of company and commit- tee which sponsored Its incorpora- tion in 1934 for purpose of making grand opera a permanent feature in St. Louis will meet soon to discus? a proposition whereby ticket holders will receive part cash refund or ex- change of tickets for proposed per-- formances this fall or next ye^r. Price scale for abandoned operas and ball ranged -from $1 to $5. Hub Opera Wants More General PnUic Dncats; I^ure on 12-Day Series Boston, June 9. Prospects for opera fn 1937 In Boston shape up so well the Boston I Opera Association has sent to- guar- antee a proposal that the coming season be . extended from 10 to 12 days. If the lengthened season goes over next year. It may be extended to a fortnight In 1938, Association also has the idea priority rights of guarantors to iSeats should be limited to four seats or one box for each performance, to prevent curtailing number pf seat;:- available to general. public. If thi-' leads to no squawks from guaran- tors, and public sale absorbs th ■ balance of seats O. K., the ne; move liar, apparently, to cut dow^r pro rata the percentage of the nu. the guarantors have been assunolng. Another Idea .the Assoclo-tlon hatr Is to have the Met produce Wag' ner's 'NIbelungen. Ring* cycle, since Wagner operas clicked so well- thlf year,' W'hington Simunet Music Unsettled; N.S.O.A. Out Washington, June 9. Unable to reach agreement with Musicians Union over contract de- tails. National Symphony Orchestra Association has definitely cancelled plans for series of summer concerts which last year drew average of 10,000 to each of 12 prograihs at Watergate. Orchestra members, who last week demanded showdown on Association's plans, are hoping to secure another sponsor for sum- mer or stage concerts on coopera- tive basis. Frank GIttelson, National Sym- phony concert master, resigned this week to accept similar post with Baltimore Symphony. He has been comtnuting for past three years. Boliert Quick to E the I.IrIng of Robert Quick as con- certmarster. Quick comes* from thf Chicago 'Orchestra' and succeeds Joseph Harding, who will fake ove>' the second desk. Five other Impor- tations were made to complete 'th« roster of 84 musicians. Of th.^t liumber 57 are Kansas City men. Grace Moore at Hague The Hague, May 30. Grace Moore signed to sing In , Amsterdam in the end of June, ac- companied by the Concei'tgebouw orchestra, conducted by MengelBerg, She will also sing at the Kur> saal at Scheveningen -near Tfa« Hague. 60 VARtETY Y I M E S $ Q li A R E Vednesday, Ju^c 10, 193^ News From the Dailies ThiB department contains rewritten theatrical news Hems a* Pttt- Itohed during the week in the daily papers 0/ Hew York, Ohicaoo. Ban Francisco, Bollywood and London. Variety takes no credit for these xews items i each has been rewritten from a daily paper. East Florence Small, plster of the late Amorose J. Small. Canadian theatre operator who disappeared in 1919, "in court to prevent the dead man's fortune going- to Catholic church. Reveala an alleged -confession by. his widow signed last year. She admits prime responsibility for his murder, Thej^tre Quild asking votes from Its membership on some revivals. Road companies have played Guild hits in Ni Y., but they have never been ofHclally revived. Tallulah Bankhead's pa now Speaker of the House. Not gener- ally known he almost became an actor shortly after his graduation. Theatre Benefit Authority last week distributed $10,000 among the various stage charitable organiza- tions. This makes $31,600 paid out since formation. Takes 15% of all benefits under $16,000' and 10% on grosses over that sum. Brooklyn police arrested . three men and a woman last Thursday In connection with an alleged lottery held In the, various .theatres of the Century circuit One of the men complained a cop bit him on the neck. All paroled for' hearing after the magistrate denounced the ar- rests. Purse wag $1,000.. ^Schools Motion I^icture Commit- tee recesses until October. Recom- mends complete programs to be shown children over the week ends. National Moving Picture Federa- tion of Mexico took large ad spaces to query Tito Schipa oh his politics. He replied he was there as a singer and not as a politician; " Bayonne, " N. J., bothered by a family of eljjit fighting blUeJays. Complains the birds bite pa'ssers- by. ■ ■ . Repercussion of that Harrison (N.> T.) gambling raid is demand that seized liquors be returned. Mildred Harris and Harold Good- man file with federal court k geh.- eral denial of. charges of plagiarism brought by Thomas Del. Vecchio, ivho charges their ■'Co-respondent Unknown' was takeii from his' 'To- night I'll Dream.' J. J. Shubert picks up rights to •Whiteoaks,* Jalna play recently produced in London. Children's -soelfety took over Win- nie Bayer, 4C-year-old Lpng Island girl, who niade a parachute Jump last week aft$r four tries. Also ar- rested her fa'ther, who had been ■ warned ■■ not to permit her to take the risk. ' Society contends the father intends to exploit the child. Samuel Chotzlndff, of the Post, wants Vaihetz to add a music critics' bori score.' . ' ' •• Kikl. Roberts, L&gs Diamond's In- . Bplration, married to A. J. Savai'ese. advertising man, last week. ' Used the name of Frances Peterka. Leona Hogarth Doyle obtlalned a divorce from Leonard Doyle in N. Y. supreme court last week. Testi- mony introduced to show he. was living In a Chicago hotel with an- other woman during the run of 'Tlie i'amily Upstairs.' Woman Identi- fied only as 'Madame X,' but said to be a member of the same company. N. Y. Fair in first battle: Con- tractors in court over grading con- tract, awarded to third lowest bidder. Commissioner Moses ex- plains the two lower bidders could not complete contract within given time. Gov. Lehman vetoes dog racing bilL' Chiefly oh the contentloh that the proposed law makes ho pro- vision for regulation. , Pictures blamied for a shooting scrape ' In "this BrSnx; IrVlng Alex- ander didn't like the picture and came home earlier than he expected to. So -he got his revolver and shot at, but did not hit, a neighbor. Loew's Apollo,. Clinton and De- lancey streets, opened its new roof garden last Friday. 'Three B'way Blackbirds* pinched by a cop for playing in the Sqyare Thursday. Had a mouth organ, washboard and three frying pans. Cop said pans' were out of tune.. All Negroes, but playing 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling'. G-Men to . offer an exhibition of detection, method^ at the U. S. court house, starting June 16. Not a pic- ture. Dr. Damrosch working on an opera,- No details, but believed to be a setting to 'The Man Without a Country*. Katharine Lambert, one of a sex- tet who agreed 20 years ago upon a reunion June 2, kept the,4ate alone. Others Included Olive Thomas, Lllyan Tashman and Martha Mans- field, all of whom went pictures; and Flfi Alsop, Bessie Poole: All had been with Zlegfeld. ' Postmaster General Farley ar- ranging to reproduce Pres.' Roose- velt's speech of .acceptance in ball parks and auditoriums at $1 a head. All who buy tickets to bfe registered as 'Roosevelt nominators' and have their names inscribed in a book to be gix^en the president. Just to help the campaign fund. ' Mrs, Gladys Kimball, WPA act-. X'ess.- cleared In Long Island court Wednesday C3) of charges that she was seen in the altogether with men other than her hushahd. ■ Police that way again about bag- atelle and cranes. Pinches aii.jover, but majority in Brooklyn '. and Queensi' Works Progress Administration to remove all idle, car tracks from New York 3ti;eet8»- ?>.Town to be pretty well torn up." ' Radio engineers discover that signals do not always travel at the same speed. But can't tell why Some of the laggards go only 90,000 Neiv York Theatres is ciitiiiiiritiHiiiniiiinnimHiiiiiHiuiiiriiiMiMii CAPITOL SYLVIA SIDNEY SPIENCER TRACY "FURY" M-G-M Sensation ! i STATE 4iik •mm I T'S coot AT LOEW'S! '- • On tlip Stage nBNNY . HEitn FIEtOS WILLIAMS 'SI 'On tlip- Screen ' "MOON'S OUR HOME" PARAMOUNT/''^' IS<)l)ARE HKir.D OVGR ."Princess Comes Across" wUli- CAROLE TiOniBARn • ■ nnd FRGO MarAICRKAY • On the' Staire: RUSS MORGAN and II In Oroliestra' AlM> GRACIE UARRra ■ 2So to 1 f.Jf.—srd 8m«iH Wctk W BDM'ARD U. ROmNSON ^ 'BUIIETSorBAIIOTS' ."A jn«BterpIe Workman IB Al- lied Forwarding Corp, waa solder- ing a, container, of film when It ig- nited. FUmes emptied the building, but firemen in gaa masks quickly extinguished the bl^ze. Damage un- important .- , Gene Tunnoy, former champ. In a jam with Conn, traffic court Got a ticket and claims it wds a racket. Rumania bars Anna $ago from stage appearances there. She is the woman who put DiUinget on the spot in Chicago. Recently deported. ■ Will Rogers' former iiong Island- home near Wegtbury to be split into a real estate' development Fanchon & Marco new offices In Rockefeller Center* Eureka Productions granted per- manent Injunction preventing In- timate Theatres from using 'Ec- stasy of Young Love' as a film title. Handed down last Friday (6). Warner Bros, announced Friday (B) it would not back B'way pro- ductions. Follows lead of other majors in resenting new author- producer compact. • . . Feature of N. Y. Piano Playing Tournament last - week was • an eight-year-old kid who can play 37 compositions from mehiory. Robert Taylor, of films, mobbed by crowd when he broadcast - from WHN Friday (5). One fan got his shoe and another his hankie. Re- quired 16 cops to fan the crowd away, ■ Pat Lederer to replace Sylvia Fields in 'Pre-Honeymoon.* Radio player spotted . by . Anne Nichols at a broadcast of the play. . Four men arrested Saturday (6)~ at Mineola as part of the gang flooding the race tracks with spuri- ous bills. ■ N. Y. State officials moving to warn tourists of tile $1 a gallon tax oh all liquor brought into the state. A,pplies equally to purchases across state., lines and liquor brought in from ■ foreign countries. To be strictly enforced. • Daniel Frohman headed a party to visit the Actors' Fund Home in Englewood Sunday. He is the last survivor of the 248 who founded the Fund more than 50 years ago. Ina Claire out of the. cast of ISnd of Summer' last Friday and Satur- day mat. In for the Saturday night show. Leona Powers substituted. Ethel Strickland In "Love on the Dole' to. give her sister, Helen, a vacation, George White will play his 'Scan dalg' for a week at Atlantic City, opening Junis 20. Then will go to Chi. Charles O. Carey to have a straw hat on Governors Island, starting: June 25. Government provides free ferry service. Newly formed 2 stamped. Department actet. ok re- ;J ports that tickets .were being .«(bW v at rates much higher than the eill- " ' tabllshed prices and the cojleptor'« Ihtentloh is to collect the 10% ad- - missions tax regardless; of what price Is paid by the fans. ' •. Top for the event Js $40, which / includes the tax of approxlmiately $4 per- ticket. Reported that brok- * ers are asking from $76 to $100 fQr. front locatiohs. Men assigned to check on ,tb8 ,, agencies are said to have been bor* rowed from the. government's Pub-^ He 'VV'drks Administration, tfist-r season auditors from the ssttas - source were used to check up on theatre tickets sou. at cut rates upon "which the full tax was .hot • collected. Crackdown on Phoney Booze Hurts KX. Spots Kansas City, June 9;. ; Most of the mushroom spots and some of the established bars alongr Twelfth street • here are facln^'^ * • profit-shaving due to a series : of G-men raids Saturday (0). government boys are rounding up liquor ring which has been keep- ing the inight - spots- well supplied - with illicit, liquor. Round-up 'waS on the de-luxe scale and raids were simultaneous. Liquor traffic Is normally a sewed up Item here arid busl.iess has be^^a smooth sailing. Juice joints alibi that stiff competition forced them to use the Illegal alky. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Pandro Berman, son, In Hollywood, June 3. Father. 18 producer for Radio Pictures. Mother is daughter of Frank L. Newman, operator of Evergreen Theatres W Pacific Northwest, Mr, and Mrs. Warren Yapleyft soft," in' Van NUys, Calif., 3uM ^ Father Is grip at Warners BurbanK studios. Mr. and Mrs, Pedro Regas, daugn ter, In Hollywood, June 3. Father Is film actor, Mr, and' Mrs. Donald wow* daughter, June 4, in Los Angeies. Fatheof Is picture actor. , Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fo^'^;, daughter, -June 6, In L. A. MoUier (Sally Blane) and father are iu» players. VARIJETY 61 Broadway . Frank Mackjn wonders how to get to'the Bast 0lde. • Berman' Bevnie dwe back this .. wieek tw>ro Coast, . , Jack Curtis and Charles Stewart ■back from Europe, Hy Gardner has a new Broadway column In Hooey xme. . . „^ ; ■ Ike Edwards and, Dave . Shelly motoring: to the Coast. Sidney Spier p.a,'InB the Somer- set Players at Nlantlc, Conn. John Charles Thomas and Frank ' Tours on southern fisblne trip. Irving Salkow,- eastern rep for Al Kingston, aohgwrltlng on the side. Jlarion Cook slated tbr Napsj^ocb Country Club, as dance Instructress. Bobby Sanford's new showboat, S.S. Kmpire State, takes to Hudon's briny June. 16. • . , Xower plaza in Rockefeller Center . win be transformed Inta,glaht out- door restaurant. Martha I>relblatt will be the .p.a. for Edward Baquello at Lake Ma.- hopac this summer. Willie Morris, Jr., hosted at the Caviar for Hannen Swaffer, who de- parts for. the <;oast. Entire lower , floor of the Algon- quin hotel, Including grill- and bar, being' alr-condUIoned. Sam (Schlepperman) Hcarn to Hollywood Monday (8) to go into Par's 'Big Broadcast.' • JVfajdr. Beagle, of State' Troop . headquarters. Albany, visiting . at Max Schmeling'q camp. Poolroom on W. 46th street suf- fered its -steenth raid Friday (5). Must be used to it by now.. Lawrence FarrelV will be general manager at the County theatre, SufEern, T., this summer. Ralph Sanford playing two dates with Milton Berle, then to the Cats- klJIs as hotel social director. Arthur Kober in town reworking a play for Marc Connelly, who will . arrive in N. Tl the end of July. Captain Ban Fox. felicitated on occasion of 16th anniversary of • Troop C, N. Y. State Police, at Sid- . ney, . • ' Ted Degia)), of. Madison Square Garden publicity department, recov- ' erjng from appendix operation at Fifth Avenue hospital. Eddie Selzer back to the Coast today (Wed.). Warners' West : Coast publicity head came on for the. N.T. sales convention. . , d. O. Mclntyrc's piece In July .Cosmopolitan on Benny Fields, the Broadway crooner who came back Without having ever been 'away,' . breaks just right with Fields' cur- rent vogue. , Xrf>cal haberdasher has fitted It- self into -tleup with Mike Jacobs, promoter of Louis - fechnieling fracas, by allotlrtg portion of its . '"show wlndov^s fot use as boxolBces for tickets. J«e Moskowitz and Harry Brandt •' sailed June 6 for one week vacash . is Havana. MoskowJtz returns to New Tork, while . Brandt goes, through Panama carial to 20th -Fox studios' on Coast: John Yorke- • will, be company , manager for the road show of ■ Guild's 'End of Summer' when It Icavjes town. Herman Bernstein wijl' be Guild's company mgr. for ..'Call It a Day.' . In search- of new faces among ' fllm extra lookers. Paramount is conflning its search for the new 'Big Broadcast' to New York. The needed 10 stunners are being scouted amoniE: local models, showgirls, et al. < Bernard Sobel organized the Glorified Ziegfcld" Gir:«> clubs 'in N. T.. Chi, Philly and Hollywood as a gag and promotional stu/it for •Great Zlegfeld.' but the 'Follies' alumna are taking it on the .level. Eddie McEvov, eastern' sales manager for RKO," accidentally be- came the inventor of a drink which has been adopted as a special by the Hotel St Morftz. N. Y., arid the Sevllla Blltmore. Havana. In the latter it's known as the McEvoy flyer, wbiU- the St.. Moritz merely calls it a flyer. McEvov one night • tossed a daqulrl cocktalV into a half glass of champagne. The mixture is his invention. The Hague By M. W,, Etty-Leal Annie van Riemsdyk, d5, died in A;v>Rt€rdami Circus Hagenbeck will play here for six weeks. Scheveningen. Holland's ' foremost seasIdA resort, is opening its doors. Emilv Roosevelt, niece of Presi- dent Roosevelt, is going to sing here. . Hofstadtooneel successfully pre- miering 'Gentlemen,' by • Sidney . Philips. Grace Moore will be one of the star features of the Kursaal for the ' new. season. J>utch tenor Desire Pauwels celebrated his 75th. bfrthd.ay at Amsterdam. Dutch tenor Willy Vos Menrtes signed to sing in operettas at the Empire, Antwerp. AVRO, Dutch broadcaster, en- gaged a new dance-band after •.trouble with the former one. Eugene Ebcrle, 51, violin, maker "Who was known beyond the boivJers of Holland, died in Rotterdam. He repaired violins and cellos for such Rrustn as Blm'an* Hekklng,^ Kindler «nd Fiedler, • - London George Marton In town again. Billy Bleach has joined the Woll- helm Agency. . Emile Littler to New York hunt- ing legit material. 'Three Maxims' getting special showing at Eastbourne. - Sherkot to take out his own vaiJdeviUe unit in the, fall. Henry Wilcoxon signed by Rell- anccfor 'Last of the. Mohicans.' Sydney Hbrler. in Middlesex Hos- pital recovering from an operation. Bernaxd Mills has gone to Amer- ica to secure talent for his father's circus. Nancy Price reviving Kapek's Insect Play' at the Little, following 'White oaks.' .Leslie Williams, former press agent for Universal here, goes over to British Lion. Richard Barthelmess signed by Twickenham to cp-star with Dolly Haas In 'Spy of Napoleon.' Twickenham forming a separate production unit with Dolly Haas to star and Hans Rrahm as director. First picture to be made at new Denham Studios will be 'Rem- brandt,' starring Charles Laughton. •Lime Light,' latest Herbert Wil-. cox pic starring Anna Neagle and Arthur. Tracy, scheduled lor the Plaza. . : J. L. Sachs to New York to secure English rights for 'Wayward Girl,' which he intends to do at the Palace. ' Performing Rights Society has Increased its membership for first, quarter of- the year by .63; now totals 1,344^ Arthur Riscoe to play five" weeks' vaudeville for General Theatres Corp. before going Into a ne^ musical show. ■ In addition to 'Cyrano de Berg- erac', Robert T. Kane has acquired the right to film 'Under the Red Robe.' These will be his first two World Pictures Prods, for 20th-Pox release. Paris Eric Wolheim in town. George Bamett in town. Jacques Copeau to London. Bricktop singing at Dingo Bar. "Josephine Baker back In town. Ballets Jooss opening at Theatre des "Varietesi Tino Rossi signing to make a new film in September. Suzanne Fisher scheduled .to re- cital at Salle Gaveau. Prof. Paul Portier elected to L' Academic des Sciences. Professional cinema critics form*- Ing a union of their own. New state broadcasting station at Muret neaiing completion. Radio Cite broadcasting from Restaurant Ambassadeurs. Femahd Gravey playing iu Rob- ert Siodmak's next picture. Lauri Volpi singing at benefit perfornianctt.at Salle Gaveau. New, more povirerful television station operating from Tour Eiifel. Louis Douglas and his 'Harlem Blackbirds 1935' revue vtt to Brus- sels. Mme.- Nicolina singing over Posts Parisien, then off to Buenos Aires. Henela Greasley. and Iris Kirk- white catching the Bal Tabarln shew. Louis Lumiere .icnored by native town of Besancon for inventing mo- tion pix. Cliff Fischer Tehearsing new re- vue for 'Restaurant des Ambas- sadeurs. Rita Reyes signing with Harry Kaun»an. for a New York revue in September. V . Bal des Petlts Llts, biggest an- nual artists' charity, called off for the present. Louis Lafon named assistant to Ben Miggins as European director of 20th-Fox. Princcsa Edwlge de Bourbon - Parme lecturing at Theatre des Ambassadeurs. Gustare Quinson thinking of con- structing a small theatre undier the Theatre Pigalle. Charles Mere re-elected president of Societe des AUtetirs et Cornpos- t^..urs Dra.natiques; Billy Mack showing steps to Cecile Sorel for a. dance .they'll do in the new Alcazar revue. Direct radio-teJephonic communi- cation between France and United States opening next month. Hai'ry Warner named Chevalier of.. Legion of Honor for producing 'The Story of Louis Pasteur.' Ballets Russes of Leon Wiozi- kowsky held over for additional eight days at Theatre de Paris. Grace Poggi. Chaz Chase, Dolly Arden, Lola and Lewis., and Juli- ana in for Clilt Fischer's next shoiv, More than 200 tons of steel tub.lng being used to build a, stand for the Notre-Dame Passion Play presen- tations. Leopold Marchana'0 'La Vie Eot Si Courte' ('Life Is so Short') hit- ting 50th performance at the The- atre PigallQ. Cinema Edoiiard Vn holding auto race of old-time crates from out-' skirts to the theatre to publicize film Impetueuse Jeunesse.' Exteriors of 'Mme. -Bonaparte,' with Yvonne Printemps and Pierre Fresnay, which Bernard Descamps is megging, now under way. '27 rue de La Palx" Is the provl- sldnal title production's Milo Film have chosen for pie it'll make of Thomas Foster'^ 'Chain of Evi- dence.' BerEn Madrid 'Nine Officers,* a new Tobis-Rota film. Powell & Nedra to the London Palladium. Marika Roekk signed by Ufa for another picture. 'No Mora Ladled (M6) premiered at the Gloria Palace. Leasing Theatre reopening July 3 with "Row About Jolanthe.' Berlin Philharmonic Orcb. giving two pop' concerts in the suburbs. Ella V. Nemethy over from Buda pest for a guest play at the State Opei-a. 'Princess' Elizabeth, smallest woman In Europe, died at Bad Pyrrriohth. Fritz Ki"el6ler here on a visit, ar riving from N. Y. by the dirigible HIndenburg. Indoor show biz plenty off, despite cool weather,- with Scala attan lance taking a dive. Open-air theatre Friedrichsha gen (Berlin) starting season with Schil- ler's 'Robbers.' Jan Kiepura back In gr^hd opera, giving three guest plays at the Berlin State Opera. Four Philipps to Blackpool. Tower, for a 20 weeks' season, after a month a,t the Scaltt. . 'Maddalena,' new Martha Eggerth film, 'directed by Carmid'e Gallone, premiered at the Atrium. Straight . vaudeville shows given by jobless performers every Thurs- day at Priedrichshain brewery. More legit closings include Deutsches, Leasing, SchlfCcauer- damm, Behren Strasse Theatre and People's Opera. castle Ruhwald (Berlin) becom- ing headquarters for an Olympic Games Film under Leni Rlefen- stahl's direction. With the halcyon days of big toui*ist trade a thing of the past, Haus "Vaterland going in for vaude shows to catch local trade. With the arrival of 'Winifred Col- leand from'N. Y. for a month, at the Scala, the whole family; is now as- sembled in Berlin, except pop. "Vaudeville over the air> got a break again by broacastfii/j items from the Wintergartcn, the Scala, the Wilhelmshallen and the Femina. Walter Sandow, last I.A.L. presi- dent before the organization .was dissolved by the Secret State Police, now running a small ch'cus at Neu- ko£]ln (Berlin), Circus Sarrasani dickering with the Sport Palast, Berlin's Aiadison Square G^U'den, for a Berlin date, after being turned down for Berlin's ace .spot, EehrbelHner P.atz, re- served for the Circus Hagenbeck. Budapest By E. P. Jacobi Corso Theatre to be rebuilt dur- ing the summer. Karoly Mihalyfi, 80, once popular local actor, died. 'Society for Stage Science' Just founded. Aims unknown. Roco Frankeri's 'Another Lan- guage' scheduled for production at Szeged. Hans Bartsch off to New York, with 100 Hungarian plays and scenarios. Gilbert Miller and MGM quarrel- ing about the film rights of .Heltai's •Mute Knight..' Marika Roekk has a two months' leave from Ufa to act in a stage play i.t Budapest. Sandor Kiraly, Hungarian inven^ tor, has a new daylight Aim project- ing apparatus. Mainly for schooLs. Paul Abraham writing score of 'Grand Scene.' new picture to be .shot in French and English versions in London. Marica Gervay to London under contract to London Films. Lucien Mandclik, Hollywood impresario, managing hei*. 'The Lark,' German screen adap- tation of a Lehar musical, next on schedule at . Hunnia. Martha Eggerth In the lead, Karl Lamac directing. Next fall will bring a readjust- ment in chains of important picture theatres here. Royal Apollo, Pal- ace, Ca.sino, Dccsl, Metro-Scala, Corso and Atrium will probably merge into the Royal Trust, while Forum, Capitol and Studio will form another unit. City and Omnia a third, with Radius, Corvln, Urania and Kamava remaining independent. Nitery biz perking. Nathan Milstein in town. Je^ Baten looking around. Jimmy Campbell down witl/ the flu, David Moreno launching a concert agency. Paulina Slngernlan due back In Madrid. Manuel Paris organizing stock for Madrid. Ernest 'Vilches touring the sticks with his stock CO. R. W. Keyserlingk, UP exec. In from Paris for an o.o. 'Top Haf (Radio) getUng four weeks at the Avenlda. Regino Sainz de la Maza guitar cortcertlng-at the Espanol. Carmen A m a y a and Miguel Molina a click at the Zarzuela, Samuel and his Casablanca Boys ork off to the. Casino Canastel, Algiers. Rosita Diaz and Antonio Moi-eno taking American tourists to the bullfights. Invasion of foreign correspondents seeking the lowdown on the Spanish political setup. Bermudez Canete, who covered the Ethiopian war for Bl Debate, now a deputy. Hortensia G/elabert company in 'Seda y Oro' ('Silk and Gold') by Jose de Lucio, at Chueca. Jose Romeu ^et for a Cuban Puerto Rican and "Venezuelati yocal concert tour this summer. 'Andaluslan Art,' stock ouflt in eluding flamenco . warblers and comedians, preparing, a provincial tour. Exteriors of 'La Casa de la Troya' being shot at Santiago de Compo Etela. Andalusia Cinematografica, S.A., producing. Raquel Meller signed to do a pic for Cifesa, then embarking for Buenos Aires, whei'e she's got a fen week p.a. contract. Irene Lopez Heredla-Mariano Asquerlno stock rehearsing 'Creo en TI' CI Believe in You') by Jose and Jorge de la Cueva. 'Mbrirse Es Un Error* ('Dying Is an Error') by Gregorlo Martinez Sierra arid Enrique Jardiel Poncela at the Maria Isabel. Lollta Bcnavente set for ''Alo Hollywood' ('Hello Hollywood'), musical by Antonio Paso and Maesti'b Jacinto Guerrero, being readied, for the Coliseum. Celia Gamez. Argentine looker who's better b.o. In - Spain than in Paris, in September in a musical show by Angel CUstodlo and Maestro Sorozabal, titled 'La Espana de Merlme' ("Merime's Spain'), Sydney By trrc Gorricic Prince Edward, Sydney, goes con- tinuous. 'Thi'ee Men on a Horse' opens In Sydney this month. Jimmy Gerald playing a revue season for Neil in Melbourne. Hoyt's planning further theatre erection in several nabe centres, Stuart Coddc, in charge of a ox ex- ploitaUon, preparing a special, sales drive, Harry Jacobs opened successfully for Australian Proadcasting Com- mission. Chaney and Fox, American danc- ers, held over again at the Troca- dero, Sydney. Clem Whltely is in charge of spe- cial exploitation for 'Story of Louis Pasteui'' (\V). 'Queen of Hearts' (ATP) got six weeks in Sydney. First Britisher to stay so long in quite a spell. GordQn Ellis will have charge of British Empire Films' celebration's, to. begin this week in Sydney. Harry Langdon hei-e in '.-.nythlng Goes,' is doing a weekly cartoon for a leading Sunday newspaper here. 'Wilderness Orphan' is cuiTently on the floor at Cinesound, Sydney, with Ken Hall in charge of a local cast. Lilian Ferita. ('Anything Goes') was given a 2Ist birthday party by Vr-T during the run of the play m Melbourne. Wllliamson-Talt preparing 'The Gypsy Princess' for eariy produc- tion in Australia. Charles Heelop will have the male lead. Bert Le Blanc still playing pop vaude around Australia. Le Blanc came here over 20 . years ago with 'Grafters,' a burlesque troupe. American acts now playing boui-ne for Frank Neil include Wil- liam O'Nell, Buster Shaver, Olive and George. Sydney lineup has Al- len and Breen, Jack Lavier, Roy Rogers and Seven Martlnettia. Australian Broadcasting Commle- .sion will give a series of eight con- certs in Melbourne, witli the follow- 'rg artists: Bernard Helnze, Mal- ^o\m Sargent. Maurice de Abvava- hel, Percy Code, Eileen Joyce, Elisa- beth Rethbcrg. Drothy Helmrlch, •J-rlo PIn.za,' Jascha Splvakovsky, iSdmund Kurtz and Tossy Splvakov- t;ky. HoDywood Ben Piazza back from Frisco. Mitchell Gertz downed by flu. Colin Cllve battling pneumonia. Blnnie Barnes to become citizen. "Vince Silk off to Honolulu for rest. Joe 'Valentine visiting in New "•k. Max Steiner putting, up a new home. The Paul Kellys motoring to Broadway. Al Jolson treated for tree poison- ing in hosp. Gene Fowler figuring on trip to Fire Island. Dean Born motoring to WLBconsln for vacash. No more Mayfair dinner dances this season. Mitchell and Durant split again for pic work Pa Di Cicco Joined Feldman» Blum agency. Hugh Buckler bought home at Malibu beach. Mitzi Green opening p.a. tour In Detroit July 3. Harpo Marx went for new tile swimtiing pool. Eric Linden suipmoned east by mother's illness. Fire destroyed office of Ida K ov- erman at Metro. Prince Modoupe of Algeria tech. advising at Metro. Beach I'oUer coaster gave Gregory La Cava bum knee. Jack Blum now an associate v/itb I. M. SackIn agency. Abe Meyer goes with E B. Uerr as music supervisor. Jimmy Colman here to try his luck at entertaining. Milt Howe treking to Wyoming ranch for two weeks. Fred Spencer suffered broken leg when nag kicked him.. Gordon Oliver in from N. Y. to start his WB contract . Film Exchange Club tossing an-, nual barbecue June 30. . Trem Carr temporarily foregoing golf to "esume production. ' V Johnny Welssmuller to Chicago ^ for grandmotlier's funeral. Dwlght Franklin designing cbs- tumes for 'Cecil B, iJeMllle, Mervyn LeROy ordered freak haircut for .Frank McHUgh. Roland Young going to England soon for one Korda picture. .. Sidney "Valii Keuran upped to pro- duction manager at Roach, Georgei Raft and Killer Gray east for Louie -Schmeling sockfest. Larry Urbach handling publicity for Richard Rowland pictures, Barney McGlll, 20th-Fox camera^ • man, parted with his appendix. 'Vernon Pope .here on material prowl for Des Moines Register. . Ann Rutherford and. Republic called quits by mutual consent -~ Eddie Shubert leaving ■ Walrners after three years to free-lance. Lee Tracy priming bis boat 'A'dpre' for Honolulu race July 4. Roy Topper here to make series of sketches for' Chicago American. Tyrone Power, Jr., goes cast in fall to appear in an Al Woods ,-play. - James TinUng, director, and Mrs. Josephine Johnson Murphy to wed. Olsen and Johnson do return fr^e show appearance at San Diego Expo. Merle Potter, Minneapolis Journal picture ed,. here on annual studio 0.0. Nunnally Johnson and wife sailing from N. Y. July 1 for European vacash. Charles Holtsi, Sacramento pic- ture house manager, rutining for assembly. EiToI .Fiyntt .planning exploration and hunting trip to Interior of Brit« IsK Guiana.' Richard Day drew art director as- signment on Pickford-Lasky's 'Gay Desperado.' J. N. HoWland, vet WB film sales- man here, celebrated golden wedding anniversary. Virgil Miller washed up &a head of -Selznick-Interpatlonal camera department, Lc6 Mitchell visits the. old .home in Erie, Pa., on first trip- .cjist In seven years. Bill Heincman planed to N. Y. tit d'jcuBs Fox-West Coast's Universal product buy. J. J. Cohn, production head at Metro, off to Europe for t)iree months' rest. Joan Bennett asked coui-t to legalize Markey as daughter's name instead of Fox. William fleiter and wife < Marian Nixon) motoring to Seattle, then boating to Alaska. . , . ,Sam lOitzman, producer of Vic- tory Pictures, to New York to dis- cuss releasing deals. . -. Bern Bernard dissolved partner- ship v/ith William Meiklejohh and will agent on his own. William Bartlett here from Chi- cago as assistant to Maurice Conn of Ambassador Pictures, The Eddie' Cantors observed 22d wedding, anniversary on the high, sea now nearing completion. A g;as fire in Texas also good, done by : Fox, The Pathe group, pf .slx clips are under the subhead of 'Ametlca, ■ Avvake', and includes Fiy.' . Eastern troubles; Ethiopian ttias- sicrfe; Holy Land racial sltlrmjshfea and finally moves up tp the conven- tion! of the- Oxford group, whose founder says a few. words.'. -Par aJ^O'. covers a portiPijof the Oxford cp^i,- clave. Additional material of .an in- teritatlPinal or war-fluggfestlori na- ture includes Red . activities in Paris, Japanese.' troops moving iip: - into Manchuria, l?: S. iarmy bombers; in; ooriibat drill. Britain's king reyjlewr '■ irtg troops and Italian' ^ommemorar tion of.itp victory In the. World Wat. Filming ot criminals, showing the -; way they walk,. ac)t, etc; as=iri' aid' • In tracking them do-wn, offered by Par,' and' ihtereStirig- . TThls 'latest • police a;id. .has- been Instituted Jh New- Jersey, Two etiorts .on the jahow, att-Iasue' of Paramount VarietWi? ; ahd,..'HQng . Kortg - High lilgfhte,' one 'ot ih^' . Magdo- Garl>et -ifeete. from F-tM, . > • Busliiess Jlght ■ early ■ Saturday ; ■-■ af ternppiu .C/wr. • -This Indie l|pu'B(f> h^, ttJiQit, dpg- ; g^dly to its .policy of dishing puti vatfde with its pictures since, opeii- , . ing some jtvyp years ago.' this week's ; . ih^latige.' is bannered %?a!s . S'ps'Out' Xepl), Barter: at the gate brisk. ■ ' . .Itoyt. SHEA% TORONTO " , ' ' *proni.o,';jrt;n.6.'3. . With . plfehtj' of: talent' to "work -with ^:,lihl$ week, itarry Ariger has whipp.ed together -a stage-blend" that is - tops on tempo and •dlversltJ^■ Af fbtt that txvp-'Wfielc's . rfelapsei- he'g - baclc- Intd th6 old stj.'lde .again.-. Pi'ez on-bpert^' ■ lftg„ nlte; yvm- lO minuter overboard ; on schedule, "but thii? , -sVas not ,n,oticeable to t)ie customers, 'Judging : from reepn^^e. Happy - spirit pre- .-i^littf: on • both -sldbs Oi- the foots and ev^ry. afct over big on - merits; •thf . work-oj thft per^nanent line and the . strong fltippCtrt of ffta pitobatia ?ntributjng to .tli*,!^ toto- effect. ' ".bife'openlnjr night,. - t ni(IuS talc and syphon blasts, and had the- house in an iiproarJ- Finally begged off e:(hausted. Only :serlbus ppte in the . bill, ' apart from j*B- dahce ■ productions, is Arthur -,:La. Fle'ur.. .Lad ,opehs.^bn. ,the rings for arm^-lifts . and control . wo)rk and finishes '-vvlth^ Irbn-Ja-w -vi'ork for thrillihg "spins, " N'Pflceahle pickTUp this Week • In the lihe^glrls' efforts, 'and more at- te^itlPh being paid to lighting and. costuming of the^ routines. - As build- uii to' Arthur. La .Fleur's . «ntranoe, felrls are- P.h in tights and -trunks, .ceiiter-part wigs' and handlebar 'mpustaches, ' for . cipwning with vfreights and barbells and get com- mensurate returns^ To inak^ .iip fpr this, the. gljrls later get a' chance to display their epidermis , in a fuil-- stage., parade . of' history's vamps, dbsPendlng the steps. In i^erlbd cos- tume to Marty May's Iridlvidual ; comm'ents. Thfey're back" later " oh ■ before a full-stage Colonial set . In long . yellow, -ruffled gowns for" a high-ldck routine, that -Is sttong Pn precision and- then clpse .the bill in black tr.unks and i^ilv^r. b)ouses for a Jazz flhl^h. R.putlnes by Barney CPle.' ' -. ■ ■ • Screen, 'Flbrldi9i Special' (par). .'\ SlcStajf. • • ■ EARLfc; • . '* ''¥*iillkd€lphia, June "6. • :sEartW8W*itide''"3h1>W this week Is headlinetl by Roger Wolf KAhn "and hlA hat(d. . r^lQ I Is 'Sons- -0' Giins' --brl^t excliange; of patter with Miss. Sale, apparently morc-ainused by,.<-ome.'of his gags than iho' audi- ence. . • ConVjille's Imitation of 'a :"burlesque girl singing a ballad while doing'a strip; was good, but hl.s imi- tation of -Chaplin, In which he hits k fupny scene , with Miss Dale, ia tl)e high spat of- the act and gave it the break bf 'a corking hand at the conr 'elusion. ■'■,■•; , ." ' Band theii does a fairly, novel ren- dering; o£ 'Tui'lcey;in the Sti'.a,w.' - Young Kahn- next introduces fea- tured "spipldlist, Charles Carlisle, who Wkrbles 'Slggs in- One Basket' as a starter and follows -with a misdiey . iricltjdlne 'Melody from the. Sky,' fYQi 'and "When It's- Twilight on the.vTrall.'. Former got hvirdly a ripple .pf applause, but tjie medley wa.s vw-eil-receivfed. .i-ie: encbref? with, lien's Fa^e tiift Music' also. mild. : Eand .turn.s to swing with 'Honey- suckle- RPse' and' flldn.'t distinguish itself; Miss Poe reappears to glng '(Sbody- <5body/ but 3ometbing,:went wrdng with the nfike.' and she Msrammed suddenly. Carlisle, h^ck again, warbles 'Lov6 is Like a Cig- arette,' as good as anything he tUd, but the effect was lost wjien he en- cored with a special set of lyrics fpr Kahn's theme song. Lyda Sue rei;i. peats with another danc^ -featuring high kicking and some, neat fllftt flops, okay but very much like her first, , , , Program ends with band doing a tiresome and featureless 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans.' Out- fit lacks personality and individual- ity for this kind of a stage appear- ance. • . • ' Waters, CENTURY, BALm Baltimore, . June 7.. There are but few men around who yearly bring to Baito shows that invariably please bulk of pa- trons,, and ohe of the few Is Dave Apollon. iaas been especially liked during pa&t couple of seasons. His 'International Varieties' unit holds its head well up with , the bfest of shows- he has presented; Prime sup- ports are the strong specialty acts garnished, around the framework of Apollon's nine-piece . Hawaiian string band' and line of '10. Bines gals. Show is off to bouncing start with line doing Arabian dance, tinkling bell-castanets and swishing their waists, with Mile. Ruth holding the upstage solo spot Backgrounding the dancers are the Seven Arabian Sirens (strange tag for masculine tumblers and pyramiders).- and the Polynesian musicians dressed in Sheik getups "thumping small kettle drums. At conclusion pf .tjve terp-i ing, tumhlers trot -forward and' sprint through their paces, Bcoring standing, up; . Signer "Wences follows" with' his highly novel v-ehttiloquistlc act, iix which he paints up: side bf clenched fist and hangs spme cloths Pn hi,n^ fpr resemblance 'to a dumimy .'doll; Concludes' With sbtne. Wrolt juggllhg a,nd plate'-spihning. , •, The " band 'gets gplhig .a;t; :th|s Juncture,-, arid jbhhnjr Barnes slips bii' fpr fine clog routine, followed bit later by soprano' Sara Ann HcCabe,. long on looks and pbsses'sed bf pair , of pipes that pumped her two huln'r bers over nicely,-. * The line is inserted iigaln . for. 'a 'Viennese-type of'^ ballet to SQ.me chunks of mu^ic .from .peii of Fritz ICreisler ; rbutlne 'p.k., but' the .^als aren't too capable toe.-'terpers.. Melissa Maspn biffs' 'em . with" her amazingly fast cbntortibn .capering. ' Apollon , • leads his ' musikers through "Dark ■ Eyes'" and-- 'Twp Guitars,- with Some comedy byplay salted in. , !i;ben Haircjld Albma doubles from^the band as singer for strong results.-. .. . •Mboriiight. Murder^ (MG) is Pn screen. Rounding out .bill Are Metro blips And organlQg by Harvey" Ham- mond, .last- of the picture'-Kouse ori ganlsts in Balto loop", ' Scharpef, •" BBC .(Continued from, page 1) c&use bf the: BBS that tiiese brPad.- casts were heihg. carried 'put.*., , BBC exec whb'iuthored the com- plaining .. ' memorandum '• took the position that since it furnished the eqmpment the; Rbc was entitled to priority in ^all, matters pf. broad - •casting from the , ship rbisafdless of nationality, and that- by permitting NBC and Columbia to dp as they wished about changing the. sched- uled broadcasts . from . the Queen Mary the Cunard p.a. showed no concern for the rights of the British broadcasters, the BBC exec in his memo also -wrote: • Doesn't Like Rivalry 'The riva,lry which exists be- tween the American organlzationsj NBC and CBS, has reached 'a^'pitch which not only may result in bad programs . but also has heconie farcical. Arrahgemerita were rnade for various programs at least ■ week before the ship, sailed. Al- ready, three alterations haVe been made In four programs." This is. not good enV)u"gh and is not 'fair to the executive staff of the .BBC. , It'is .nb concern of ours if. NBC arid' CBS ' chose tft enter iint'o : what might bb described -as a stupid form of cpmpetltibn, but when it is likfely to cut across or damage programs by the BBC it f then, beepmes a matter pf - direct Interfereh'ce' by us";' 'i:; should like- to add that the engineers '.(with nb lll-.wlll at all); are inclined to regard the program staff of the BBC as lacking in ef- ficiency If the program' staff can- not tell them in detail what is to happen at any given moment dur-^ Ing the next three days. Tills, of. course, could not be pointed, out to NBC or CBS, but dpes make'' tlie necessity for forcing* the hands M^f the American ■ companies - all the hioi-e essential.' ' ', Engineers, referred tb were those representing . broadcasting setups, ot : countries other ' than Britain and .America who were al^o-i^iring pro-, grams from the Queen Mary. OBITUARIES 8TELUA B,. WEAVER Stella Boniface Weaver, 80,. died June 8 in the N. Y, Home for In- curable^. For several years she had been the guest pf the Percy Wil- liams Home, ou Long Island. Burial was in Bed ?ank. .N- J. A sister, Mrs. H;, Hbracis MoVicker, and a niece survive. She early made her debut on the stage, playing In suppprt of Sol Smith Rusfiell, Johh. McCullough, John T. Raymond and Lawrence Barrett. She was with the Lestei- Wallack. company when that star stlir played in his" theatre - at 13th street ahd Broadway, and later played with Isdward Hiairrlgan at tho old Park theatre. She was also a member of the original cast of 'Ben Hur.* . f20 years, died in .the N, Y. Poat- ' Graduate hospital Juno 8 of ca-rhosls of the liver. He gave . up active management six years ago, leasing liia two theatres.. Five sons and a daughter survive. " CHESTER EARLE Chester Earle, who was with the Aerial Earles* long a stahdwd act, died in Marietta, Ohio, June 8. Death was due to inJUi-y sustained four years ago while cranking a car. He had been ill since last Septem- ber,..- JbBYNA HOWLAND Johyna' ilowlahd, 65, stage and screen actress, died June 7 in Los Angeles bf a heart attack. She was stricken yter telling friends she had never felt better as she re^ hearsed for the Coast production bf 'Call It a ipay.' . , ' - Deceased appeared in many .stage plays . bef ere going to ;Kollywood for picture - work "and was ^the original Gibson Girl, pdslng for that artist for magazine covers. Her. last, stage appearance was. in 'Bright Star,' which ..was written .arbund the career of Marie Dressier, Ironlcallyi she -was being gcrbPhfed-. hy studios as the successor to the Itite ^tar. She. was divorced from Arthur Stringer, hbyelleti a year ago. HARRIET LOUISE DARROW ■ Harriet . Louise Darrbw, 71, who with her husband formed the yaudeville team of "^ Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Darrow, shadowgraphlsts, died .at-Croton, N. Y„ May 29, in her sleep. She had been in poor health for the past severid years. Mrs. Darrow, then billed as Lulu Lorrett, made her debut at Kpster & Blals about 1890 doing a. .single act." She shbftly'. Jointed with Stuart Darrbw and as a teimi they played thb - larger vau'deville" tour- ing cbii/ipahies and practically all of the vaudeville theatres. They re- tired in 1926 because of her failing health. She was a niece pf Thoma$ C. Pratt,- fpr long the Republican leader of Nbw York State. She is survived by her husband and a spnj William. WALtEp WRIGHT . . , Walter Wright, 41, former musi- cal comedy, actor and operator of a dancing school^ in Hpt-olulii,- -died .' . •that city; May 28, • ' Wright fbrmerly of Kansa[s City, got his first theatrical Job. as a'j.u- venlle with the Loie Bridge Players and tbured the middle "west with that and other cPmpanles. In 1031 he and: his .wife Joined the H, R, Seaman Players for. a year's en- gagement in Honolulu.. At the close of the season they decided to stay and establish the dancing schbcl. ■ He is survived by the widow and a daughter, Mitzl; Burial was in Honolulu. . . . NICH0LA3 COLMAN Nicholas Colman, 40, Paramount pubhclst; t'.ied June 5 in Hollywood of pneumonia. He had been with Paramount ;studio publicity depart- ment for several ^ears and was taken lU while returning from N6w "York via the canal. Before, going with paramount he had worked as reporter oh several qf)ast papers. Deceased, whose wife died several months, ago, 1^ survived by , a son, Nicholas,- Jr. . , , . WILMELW SCHMIDT - Willieim Schmidt, 67, for 21 years general director oi; the Berlin Wln- tergarten, died In Berlin after a IPng Illness. . ■ . -Schmidt vreiii early in the war frpni the Circus Busch to the Wln- tergarten" and during his long man- agement booked numer6us Amer- ican arid British acts. '* - ' ' WATHAN 8URKAN Nathan Burkan,'. '67, died at hip home in Great Neck, L, I., June 5, following an attack of acute indi- gestion. He -was one of the fore- .ihost theatrical la-wyers and repre- sented many stagfe and' screen not- ables. . - . , Details" win lie found In the pic- ture section. ^ . PIETRO CiiSIEUlll • Plefcro Clnelll, 68,.'in . the .exhibl.- tlbn business -in Now York the- past GEORGE MUDER Geprgo MUder, 72/ former vaude* vllllanr died' May 31 at the home bf a brother at Saxonburg, Pa., near Butler. He taught music . in.. Pitts- burgh and .was professor of muslo at Wells CPllege for several years. Burial Ipcal. RUDOLPH ZASLAWSKI Rudolph Zaslawskl, 60, Jewish actor and director, died in Danzig, June 7 of a heart attack. He toured the United States in 1926 and' established the Yiddish People's theatre in BuenPs Alresr • ALEXAND.ER REICHBLUM . Alexander Reichbliim, 46, upper' Ohiot valley .exhibitor, died recently at the . Shelburne hotel in Atlantlo City jCoIlbwing a heart attack; HU tnbtHer, two sisters and four brothers Burvive. Interment in 'Wheeling, W« Va. RABBI ISADORE ISAACSON ...Rabbi Isadore .Isaacson, 47,. Teinple IsraeX" Hollywood, died there June a of heiart attack. . His con- gregation tvas made up largely ot people in picturo. industry. . "' 'Widow and two children survive,. IDA DAItLING Ida ' Darling, 61, character actress, died June 6 in Hollywood following long illness. Deceased had been in pictures since 1914, going to Holly- wood from the' legitimate stage. . V ,)0HNNY BLACK Jphnny Black, 45, vaudeviUlan and sonjgwri.ter, .died in Hamilton, . Ont.*, June ^9 morning, from a fractured skull., : More details in music sec- tion. Wife of Leonard E.' Bergman, fo.r- mer general manager for Erlanger's and how ah executor of the estate, died of a heart attaclc earlV last week while visiting In San Fran-' Cisco. Bergman planed to the Cbast, where the remains were cremated. ; Services were" ' held at LewlStbn, 111., home' town. Mother, 63, of Gebrge Cukon.'lllm director, died June 6 in Beverly- Hills. Arkansas Web's Baptism . Little Rock, June 9. Arkansas regional hookup — formed on paper' a- month ago because of the forthcoming gubernatorial' cam- palgh-i-ls to be "fnaugurated to- morrow (Wed.) by President Roose- velt bh the "occasion; .Pf his opening of the Arkansas Centennial celebra- tion at Fair 'Park. Eight Arkansas stations carry- the same program that goes oyer, national networks. Wltlt KARK,- Little Rock, as the hub .station .other stations included in the regional network included: KUDA, Fayetvllle; :KBTM, Jbnes- bprb;. .KEtt). El Dorado; KOTN, Pine Bluff; kCiyiC, Texarkana; KFPW, Fort Smith, and KTHS, Hot Springs,^ Johnny Stedman, KARK staff an- nouncer, handled. M^ngean Aero Hurt Chicago, June 9. Top-mounter of the Mongean Troupe' fell ^.•hl^ attempting a triple -somersault c*. the last ahow on Sat\irday' (6) at the Palace and inia.ed his, foot so badly he'll he ov.t o. the act for .a couple of weeks. Though he foil from, an I8-fcot height, he retutned - tP. the stage .immediately for a double-somcraault from the springboard a', the end of the act. He "was replaced by another i'.'-O' bat for the Interim. • • ■ VedneBday, June 10/ 1936 O U i If O O K » VARIETY 63 EXAS EXPO'S BIG START t 1.- Maynard Wild Wester Puts Up UntO Spring Van Nuys, Cal., Jtine 9. jFoirowJng thr^e flay stand at San Plego expo over last weekend, Ken jtfaynavd'r Wild West show hit the jjfloth halls at winter quarters here, tb stay In hams until next sRrlng. Texas Centennial at Dallas has filers out ^or the Maynard show to j^o there as a free attraction but no deal Jlkely, i $200,000,060 FOUR HURT IN RODEO Maybe Five; Sponsor in the Red for $800, which Huct (Continued fi'om page 1) • bratipn, Llk^ ChlcagOf Cleveland hikd built its fair on the lake front in- the downtown section. • Dallas and Fort Worth, this suijp- jQW win spend close to ?2B,006,OOO on •Uiclr expositions. New York,- ^thrce. years hence, will, put in' close to 140,000,0(10 on Its birthday party. ''San Diego will coast aldnls this, its i(^c6nd year, -with' $l,000,dOO. ' , . . . ; 'lii i9'i38 Sari Fraricisco| will budget /Jt^ celebration on the opening of the €olden- -Gate and Bay. bridges .at , 125,000,000. The State of Michigan '! will appropriate close to $25,000,000 ior Its; celebration. OtheriSry less ; ipxpehsive, will be held in Louisiana, Kansas, Washington, Florida. ' Can- tfAii. has- plans for Vancouver and . Quebec celebrations'. Toronto- will, as.usual, feature its yearly Canadian .jyTational Exposition, most success- ful of yearly events of this magni- tude. • . .Chicago started i.t .all with its ■ (Cen.tury.of Progress three summers jpiasi. ^a-ir did business and at- Ji^^cfed countless people to the Il- linois city. Other section's of the country felt that they had as much to offer and also wanted to get some of the money supposed to flow in with isuch celebrations, ' San Diego followed. Is how In its- second year, XAtter however is forcing the cur- rent play and was near the folding edge until two weeks ago when .business started to build up. Though Dallais has as yet i^ot announced the + T,-»t« i« o.,r^«^1lao nltcly determined. The show s wt^n S fkiriv «ftet«-n objective Wui be Blngliam- When P^>'H ^as , still fairly cl^ N.. Y., from which city the show of people in early afternoon midway J j,j turn about and in another two was jammed, but niostly with ^fllghtr h^gg^^ ^^,,1 for -a week, seers. They began' to spe^id at dark, ^,4.^^^ through Indiana, and early estimates were that aver^ officials said thfe east and New age expenditure mounted -to at l«ast|.i^jng.iand states Is pverruii ' at the' '$1.30 after malii gate, I pryerit tlriiie with a' score of truck Streets of Paris, biggest on drag, j ghows. while the middle West'- af- got off to a late start, but was un- j fords virgin teri*itory, the Cole show- able to - handle .ti«4e" -iat ' night.] planning to get. into this area fully Streets of All, ??.atIo.paj was not fin- a, month ahead of the Bingllpg- Ished, by ajyy me&jiB',i^}^%- t^ ■was good. - ";-.<, If -A.o Vjii;!*?.^- With hardly a. rlppJe, iawfli few knowing what was happ-ehinfei^ thfe Texas Bangers raided a gambling Hall in the Streets of Pairis swank club near midnight. ' Stiortr Handed . Using Quarters Now a. Tacoma, June' 9, Funland, , Tacoma's new play- Entire Midway hollered for more I ground park with rides. Including casljiers and ticket takers before bug water scooter, -dodge'em cars, Saturday night was over, and ad- | etc., opened Memorial Day- to big ministration had to i?et busy. Warden Lawes Crime Show, Rip- ley Oddltorlum, Show Boat, ' I/lttle lots, of play. crowds in Point Deflartce' park, city owned. No admish charge and America, Law West of Pecos, filack Forest and most of the rides got .the big take opening day. Novelty of sets . of Black Forest and Little America, etc., was as attractive -to the natives as was western stuff like Law West of Pecos. Flesh shows got their share. ' First day crowd was native. Plenty of conle-ons 'with dimes and quarters instead of nickels, like several years ago, with big play. Sit on Sawdust KnoxvUlP, June 9. Knoxvllle's only outdoor theatre, drawn' principally "from 100-mile I the Arlington, a nabe, is doing SRO radius. business. Shows are given at night, A. T. & T., Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, with, all 'seats' gratis. Films are Swift, and few others had good nix, but stage shows and heavy ora crowds. Although spectators were tory is filling the bill, late getting around to them, rail- | A lumber company contributed a thick layer of sawdust for all who want to park It, It's park it or stand. Programs are put on the air by WROL, Amateur nights jam the roads had a colorful row of displays, Particularly good Is Texas and Pa cific, with modernistic dioramas Federal hall drew heavily Fair is not yet finished, but it didn't make any difference. Biggest ] place, the stage Included, blight was bare space on facade of State of Texas hall, which should have been tiled. A. F. L. has pulled all Its locals off the job. and in- terior isn't due for finishing until August. Landscaping and lighting were near perfect, and all units func tioned without a hitch. Method of Illuminating fair first night was 'comet' simulation by army power diver, which set off rockets to each unit of lighting sys Tough on Parks Canton, O,, June 0. Eastern Ohio amusement parks^ inaugurated their 1936 season Me- ' morial Day to tlie best business' in . several years, executives said this week. Chilly weather kept hun- dreds from thu midways during thev •> afternoon but night attendance was big due to fireworks displays at all of the larger playspots. Because Of tem. That was picked up in NBC | the cold weather the entire day was hour program. | lost to pools and bathing beaches, Every event of day went off with- out a hitch. This was especially true of broadcastH, which were mostly prelty intricate, but were handled with pi-ec-l.^ion. Gulf -expo radio system was an attraction centre. Hundred?" packed court around glas.sod stvdics all day, and p.a. system worked woll when It was first switched on at night FIRE HITS CAENEY St. Louis, June 9, Fire of undetermined origin daih-* . aged equipment of Great 01ym»-J*'"- Shows, a carny, $2,500 In Anna, 111m*;' Inst week. Was operating under »us*, pieoH of local American legion I'oi' Ko one was Injured. \, Wednesday, June 10, 1939cl«.D4ll..,Oe»tr.^J. J. R AD I O STAC»E Published Weektjr At 154 West 46th St, New Tork. N. T= by Varlotr. Ino. Annudi aabscriptloir, |«. Slnd* ooploi, Sptered aa aecond-claaa matter December St. I90C, at tbo Port poica at New fork, N. under, the' act of Marcl . OOPYBICHT, 1936, B» VXBIKtV, INC. Atl. BIGHTS* BESEKTXD. NEW YORK lllC LIBRARY ASTOff. LENOX AJSID ^123 No. 1 YORK, WEDNESDAY^ JUNE 17, 1936 64 PAGES ft. 1^0^ Starts i^w Dallas M Beat 'Em to the U ,^ " / Fort Worth, Jurte 16. t, g^itlngr a load of the nudity of the coihpetltlve (37 i^ay) Dallas Centennial ez> ;^)the boys at the 'Ideal Fort I'ontler. Days disposition ai^e to wonder wlx^jthei^ Dallas Isrtolen their thunder. Aftet^^ showmen braggredrthtit' tH;«ij| lc6 will "be tmdei:^rltteq - jut ff^gan, 'Dallas for ieducat|ic|ft, tj.'llrorth for entertainxnten^' -.ttjne ^V .officials grudgingly jnid- ij] at Dallas' midway froUok- g^tcbi^r- the^edge oflt- thelr own biu The local expo ts slated }jh' next month. Dallas der ['* week ago Saturday i[6). F-4^ie1r 'thd gambling raids at the nilj^jii .;expp open^ night, Fort rtiahed . Inttf iirlnt »djf!( it! th,e record- that there ppsl- •^eiif wifl hfi iiD- gambling allo-stfedl Vtlie usnail'corn'rgames, (beano, 'lflfij:05.;fetc;>;' but no dice* wheels, : icsa rdVl and such. Fprlth Wor^h citizenry iiind the ' W i&l jpress. for all its pro-i'rontler ■VH lyipjpavtiaUty, admit being highly ; '}n ipMssed with (1) the malgnttude ' titi -ihe Dallas show, ftfld Its tltUlitiy. Sdme prefer to ciall it I-^^)&ldlty.*' trhis isame faction also elftpijasizes that the Fort "Worth (Continued on page 63) lltl 1^ Lenser Dunks 0 the Dunkards; Pinched) Compromises " niAj Paramount cameraman, hop- ■ J^i^* Into Pleasant Grove, Kan., to ' yM'ifpr a convention of the Dunkards, , j iodd religious sect, had to give /t»)!|i hl3 film after the Dunks had him .•J||W3ted for photographing them. i^Jw^lv religious beliefs, as explained ,i W |W. A, Andlauer, out 6t Par's city :W"an6h, Induce them -''■V— •j^^sard 'caiftietas as Implements of "...thf devil' and 'motion picture thea- • J tr.«3 are ungodly.' Andlauer was ' fii^3t)ed of£ to Lawrence, Ki , r \,#^ste he; had to rsrree not to show .- tcje t^lm .^^ avoid prosecution of .v.tiM^ con^plalnt. - jTh^ officKil charge was trespass- »% arid- taking pictures without . ;.. .■|»**Mrtai)lon. . Dunkards read news- papers but theatres are blacklisted. ' ..• - - ^6-Yea^0Id Pappy's P.A.'s Spartanburg, S. C, June 16. ; J George Isaac Hughes of New ''k^T' ^' ^" excited medicos fl.nd newspapers by becoming a father at 94 and recently again at ¥° Is talking terms for vaudeville I/- .'.'^''S'jnal appearances for Rhododen- :'''fu°'* Festival and judging baby ; Says he and his 28-year- ' o»a wlte want more children. Physi- cians will not permit the missus «na he new baby to appear in per- j^onals. Hugijes Is a Confederate veteran. 'Happy* by jP^ermission George Washington Hill; American Tobacco prez. Is In' a position^ to bar the Demo- .(jfiratlc. Party,, tf, he vant? ,t who Jn.ah. address during Equity's, annual meeting 'de> clared that next season presented the best opportunity in 20 years t<» bring back the road, Frank Gtil- more has stent communlcatlomy to the Theatre League and. the Drama- tists* Guild, expressing willlngnestr to participate in conf ierences to that end* Brady said thfe managers, .a(H toris and authors could turn th* trick If they co-operated instead jot quibbled. ■ Veteran showman concluded hl« speech by saying; ""I am pretty close to the jiimpingi-oft . point. But X ' love the theatre, tlove its men and women. X love: to look around and ' have somebody I helped in years Efone by coine up and say 'Hello, Mr. Brady/ So I say to you I will make others take notice if -you will help > me, and we won't have any .dole or any WPA.*. Equity Ifi In receipt ot a letter ot acceptance from the T he-atre Leagrue ' and similar . i^cceptance- Is expected from the Guild. Confer- ences of a three-way. cprnmltteei aiming to build up the road, are slated during the summer. Irked by Nazi Treatm^ I. Strauss Wants New Works' Sent to London, Vienna Berlin, June 16. Richard Strauss has Just .com- pleted a new one-act opera, his first work since 'Die Schwelgeame Frau' ('The Silent Woman'), whiph was produced last summer. In Dfes- . den, where, after two performances, it was cold-shouldered on the ground that the librettist, Stefan . Zweig, was a Jew. New work and a companion piece, also in one act, which Strauss hopefl to have ready tor production later in the year, are designed to last about an hour each and will form , a double bill. Both librettos are by Joseph Gregor of Vienna. Strauss, irritated by the treatment accorded his 'Schweifijsame Frau/ is said to be desirous that the new (Continued on page 21) \.z. Hungry in Pa. Easton, Pa„ June 16. New fork Civic Opera company w&s scheduled to glv^ operatt In high school auditorium .here last Saturday and Sunday night, but de- mand for tickets was so big that local sponsor, Sacred MonftRteryr had to postpone the shows and an- nounced they win be given In high,- school stadium, which holds at>«lut 10,000, later in season. ' Auditorium only seats abduit ifiVf and demand, for J)oth nights wa» over 5,000. TrOupe will cOme ^f^.; on Us next two Open d»t«a *> : Wediieflday, June 1936 Polite Proved iens-Houods Cleveland, June 1.6.. . Flares of flash-bulbs and atteiApts of-Tiewsreel cameramen to get' soihfie ecoops out pt «the <5. 0. P. conven- tion In . Cleveland turned almost everybody iQto a camera-louse^ mak- ln£r soime 'think' they should' go to HolI>'Wood< and gave haV the dele- gates a bad case of Klelg-eyed. Almost . Impossible to get an ex- Cliislye 'beat' with about 100 news- rcei men representing five /main agencies . on the scene, snooping through hotel lobbies or city's IPub.- Ilc. Auditorium, looking ior, a, . 'lucicy. br<^k. . Pathe.^crowd trlfed 'to croiv over oth<^rs by shooting pictures of Senator : Frederick Btelwer (Ore.), making the keynote .speech, then getting It . on the RKO , Palace's screen: within a .half-hour. ' Boys a little diEi&p)poInted when Hearst^ Afetrbtoli'e. duplicated their trick, by liavliig Metroton^ newsreels shown i b-y. Loew'a State- Wltjilri practically ; the scCtne time. ■ . " "Both tricks weire piUlled oft so; pmoothty thkt fllm'row wiseacres: cracked that -Steiwer spieled arid! "posed them long ' before the ilrst; session - opened, jusl- to 'facilitate! matters, and that" 'ifte' crowd sThots- wer^ dubbfed' in.- . Both were being* j9hQt .tjtEilly as Rep,ubs afgued About thel^ .vl6ltocs alotta.head- sAChe.<). Police-department was tickled 'to glve newsreel trueks a convoy olf inbtorpycle cops to rush fllm out ta /ialrport twice a day, scaring native^ ' silly' with- screeching sirens. • Para- .kn'ount and Pathe -saved time for Ipc&l. releases by developing one .. negative each here, shipping second . : liBgatlves pn to TJew York for "de , velopment and distribution. . > . .$80b,(H)O-$1,OO0,O00 Spcint Estimated - .that . the G. O. Pers . jB)>ent between $800,000 and |1,000, : 400 in' Cleveland during four-day .•■ stay. Local party contributed $160, 000 for . financing pf conventtcir . which, with' $5fr,000- from sale of ■ convention booklet; kept it frOm go ''• ing Into the red. Native sponsors apparently ' 'isatlsf.ed with results, ' iSlnce national publicity put Cleve . land on the map and. helped to ex ploit its coming Great Lakes expo . opening, June 27. Latter got $1,000,000 of free publicity out of . the 25,000 visitors which included nearly 2,000 press and syndicate men, ^ One highlight of the circus was birth of a new political song, origl nated 'by Louis Blch, ofllclal band- master. When one of chief .spieler's referred to 'thtee long years' in his • apeech. Rich had band play a- bar ' from 'Three Blind Mice' for dra inatlc effect. Tune-writers thouirht It such a big gag- that they worked , Out a ditty that . night along same theme, making it their battle-cry ..for coming convention. A demonstrometer or noise-lKidl j Cator tried out by CBS to measure applause of crowd, as nominations ;;-yrerfe being made, revealed some In- >^terestlng figures. Although tube ■ Bbowlng volume of sound was call •^tefl to. 100, .It never reglflteteit - than 85i. That point wiis Donafs Unlucky Streak, Now Opt bf *Espi,onaWi Lpndon, June 6, Robert Donat "is out of Hltchc6ck> Gaumont-Britlsh film. 'Espionage,' in which he was tff have co-starred with Sylvia Sydney. Donat has been bitten with a run of bad luck. He was announced to do 'Hamlet' for Rorda,- until the Idea became another of the subjects Korda JUstI made the front page about. He WRa^ then scheduled to do one for Max; 'Schacfir'aii'd owing , to the Korda contract and other c^mpUcatlo'ns ,t\ie deal ducked. . .. Then G. B, took him for the Hitch- cock picture, and he dtfvelop.ed bad tOnslii^s, and ViU be out of ;tlilngs: for a month. ' As Miss Sidney can't wait, there's; a substitution pending. • , Changed Tags HoUywpod, June 16. . iVs off with tbe old pn with thei.new among the flicker tribe. Identification tags are being- '.changed' as follows: Judith Barrett back to N.ancy Dover; Joan Barclay. tp<. Linda Barclay, ah4 Katherlne Glbbs Mklzlner .to Kay .Francis ^(I^aJiy). ^ . ■ i It's either ndmerology or tbo heat. ROGERS DRIVE To Cimtinue^^ Law Biz^Left $1,500;000 ;ralk of Jimifty 'talker, former mayor of New 'Tork' City, joining the; reorganized law business- of the^late Nathan Burkan is. declared ground-| less by- Louis, p. Frohlich, who, with; ifour other members of the Biirkan !flrm,; is coniinuing the 'organization' Tinder a partnership arrangement ah^ file name of Schwartz ik -Froh-: Ilch. Partnership takes In Charles Schwartz, Arthur. H. Schwartz, no relation,, Herman Finkels'teln and David Fogelson. • j^he Burkan or- ganization .wilt a,l9Q>^ remain intact as to Junior ; counsel,' clerks, et alJ Frohlich .apd Schwartz have been' associated with Burkan for over 20, ye'ars. ' Flllrt^r of, .Btlrkan;^ will Mondayj revealed ah' .'i^st'ate estl'mated "to be over $1,600,000,^ with the document directing that it be divided into two equal trusts, one for the widow; Mrs^ Marianne Alexander > Biirkah, ana the other for their flve-year-61d son^ Nathan, - Jr.- . Upon- her death . Mrs,' Burkan's trust is to revert to thi boy, who also received two of th late> attorney's most treasured pos*j sessions. Ca painting Of Charlie Chaplin by the Marchioness Queensbury ' and «• biust :of Lady Constance : Richardson . by. .Paul Troubet^kby^ . .Frohlich' and " Charles Schwartz wore bfiqueathed the law • library, whil^ Burkan's books on the law of copyright were. left to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.-' ,. ;• , , . ,^ • Burkan "specified that ills theairl- cal,and geixeral iaw practice be con- tinued as outlined above! with about 70% of th«B' total re- turns In, it now appears that, audi- ehce.' collections of the i'ecent 'Will; AogWs^ Memorial drlvo' will exceed original estimate an^l hit $370,000. All the major 'circuits have re- ported, with exception of Para- mount, -with tho 'delay there due to the fact* that the' various sub-divi- sions 'are reporting individually, Tho other circuits reported from the' home office. Balance of returns' not yet re- ceived are idue from Indle theatres which participated Ini the drive. . Settlement ,bf adniinlstratlon" of the fund and ofllcial transfer of the •NVA sanatorium at- Safahac Lake, N. f ... to tbe- Rogers commission, waits , on completion, of. the drive accDuntlnjg. . The $370,000-, will' be rtiore than spfflclent to care f pr the Saranac Lalce' institution- for at « least, two years. . ZANUCK IS A IHARYIC'; HIS MOTHER m SO Sydney, . May 27. Daryl Zanuck's mother, Mrs. L* ^< Norton^ arrived Iix .Sydney from IheJ Far East otte day and left the. next for Hollywood. .In a ne^spapier In-; tervlew Mrs. Norton- said- that her son Iff 'a njaryel.' . : . , , •> .20th-Fox officials here had charg^ of Mrs. ' Norton during her brief stay. ' ■ ' ' BENNETT HACK UNDER SOI WURTZEL BANNER Hollywood, June 16. • Constance Bennett is returning to Sol Wurtzel production at 20thrFox fo be starred in '.'15 Maiden' Lane,' original by Paul Buiger. "=Mlss Bennett was first starred by ^yurtzel In 'Coin|non Clay.' . Fonda's London Film London, Tune 16. Robert Kane, head of New World Pictures, has; Signed Henry -Fonda to appear opposite Annabella. Gordon and Revel Exit Par for British Tuning Hollywood, J'une ,19. I^ack Gordon •and tlarify ]Sevel have had their contract wlth'Paia mount terminated at their request Pair remain In England where they did. tunes- for. -'Paris LOve Song, Gaumont's new Jessie Matthews plc. . . Tunesmiths may. clef the new musical, to be done In Lpndon this fall by Clifford "Whitley and Robert Ritchie. Latter returns .on the ZOppelin June 24 after three months here. . ... J ' . . . , By Joe;Bigekil^ SVVEET MY$tERY OF LIFE The silent sphinx, the pyramids, The re'aspn why vaudeville hit the skids; HoV large Jo a giant, how. i^roall an ^if ? , : .. y, Herbert's 'sweet mystery of j life' ttBeit#-i. .• " " .. The. police departirient'^ unsplved killings, . The whereabouts of a mlse^^'s Bhllllngs, . . The woritlnga Pt a-i^HWnteia mlrtd,'. 'si.''- ; -. • ; The birth .pf th.e «arth,.and- '«i: ail manklna. How many nickels would Duraikte^B .nose hold? ■ Where did the piraltes bury their^^dld"? "What power la wielded by wltchies dnd croiies? What .number y^lll show whtjn you roil them bones? ' . . Do strlppers^take encoteat. -wiien 'preparing 'or bed ? Must a guy, to -write poenis,! be-tetched In the head? . * How high is upland who killed' Cock Robin? . • - - When you putt, who's tp say tha?; the pellett will bob In? ■■C ' -".".'.v. "i ^'^^1 .ris-v.- - -- j, - .: ■ ■,. 'These and yet mpne'.^re the! ^rpblenris ^rpund us, ... Unanswered, 'unsolvedrtheyFI^'aly;:ayi <^^ us. ,. , But the mystery of mysteries,, we 'bef .lp 'retPrt," . Isr^yhat the'^ecJi^s In th af ther e Kennedy report? . - - LITTLE RED AfOE 'EM GOOp One of the recently appointed fllto "c,ensbrs l?i the. mldw.est Is a. Iftdy with three grandchildren. -i/V- - ' . Grandma, What big shears you hive! ' _ ..... • , - ■ SOMe FUN. ..■ ■ Things are so quiet , up "at- "the;',F^^^ the boys ^fl.ve. taken to giving the^ Wt foot- to the* ppdi\tabl^, , /^^^ . „ . . . ; . ■: ■ - I !■ . ■ . ■ ; 'i^LAsiHi ; :. . Re!^ Ipk, N, J.— Perce. Ehtage, operator of the Rocquefort, local nabe, . which runs- hank nite every- "V^^ednesiaay, now reserves' the rlgjit to call pn the ^winners the following. day .^nd maice a touch. \ ' Ne-nr Tork-^A former' backyard .singer topk a rffdlo audition at a cer- tain advertising^^ aeehcy. last Wveek^'i Ai-ter . completing his ftrst Aong lie forgot hlmdelf ahd^passed around hib hat»' .He Jost hl^ h'a-t, \^ ^ Somewhere-In-the-Catskills, N, T.— New social director at Mol«!ha- on-the-Monte-iMarte'ls Fred Froggy; who used to do a paper tearing Uct. He's teaching the guests how to ni'ake fancy designs with herring, knd he's a sensation.. Froggy also does a trampoline specialty, and when the place is crowded on weekends he. sleeps oh hlo props, • • ■ ". ■-' ■ ^>i: :. ■ . REST IN:PtACE . . . The good old Grand Ojpera House Is foldirtg, and that leaves -the t lets wlthput a showing house in Ne-w York, Estill there's plenty; of acts that showed at. the G. O. H„ hut have noth- ing to show for It. ' ! ■ « ' ... .jj . \ Barry S^B^r(fin^s written, and Funk & Wagnalls is publishing amusement encyclopedia containing definitions of oVer 20,000 theatrical ternisi it dq^sn't answer eve\;ythl^fe, howw^ For instance: . . i ' *Q. "Wlio was the first ajgent to w^lre ah act collect? A. Tlie first age nt to wire, an act. What is meant "by special arrajrigements. A. Song arranged In su sh a manner that not even the copi poser can recognize it. 0. Why . don't motion picturO directors- wear puttees any more? Because they're tpp darn -uncomfortable to sleep in. Q. ^^'hO; wa«. the original stooge. - A; The uhdettaker; he was the flV^st to do his best work In a box. ■ THE DiFFfeRENCE The difference between 'The Ladder' and last week's Republican con- vention is that 'The Ladder' ran 35 weeks. : DON'T TRY No matter iiow nice you treat rlsley acts, you can't keep them kicking. : - Mm Fields Passes Crisis Hollywood, June 16. - Riverside, Calif., Hiospital reported today (Tues.) that "W, C. Fields is considerably Improved and out of danger frpm pneumonia. Comedian has been removed from the pxygen-tent and his temperature Is again normal. Franken on 'Covenant' Hollywood, June 16. Samuel' Goldwyn h^s assigned Fonda. sailing here to start work -^f,^® Jff t^^^a^P* 'Covenant with Death,' which will -be starrer for Merle Oberon. ■ Goes Into work after 'Dodsworth.' Henry Potter directs 'Covenant' for - Goldwyn. Brian . Aherne has, been borrowed from Metro for the lead with Merle Oberon. Immediately. AB90W3' BABY DIES Hollywood, July 16. Infant son of Maxwell Arnow, casting , director for Warners, died here Sunday (14). Child was born to Mrs. Arnow May 31. reached in the demonstration which greeted- the nomination -of Gov. Alt M, Landon of Kansa.i. Next highest was 78 for Senator Arthur Hi "Van- denberg of Michigan, when he with- drew hip. .candidacy. Former Presi- dent Herbert Hoover's reception drew a high of 75, and the vote which made Landon's nomination registered 65 STBONG TUBNS TO PIX Hollywood, June 16. Austin Strong Is here to' write screen treatment of ' his original story, 'So This Iff Love,' foir Richard Rowland. 'rhls lrHfat attempt of playwright to scribble dbrectly for the screen, conv«>rflation of hall average of & McLeod Pitching 'Pennies* Hollywpod,' Jurie Id. Norman McLeod gets directorial o^Hlenment on the Blng Crosby fea- Ordlnury sound of j ture at Columbia. came to an Pic Is Heaven.' labelled 'Pennies^ from • • Trademarks Fred Astaire's toes, Jimmy Durante'e nose. ; • , Shirley 'Temple's dimple, Katharine Cornell's 'Wlmpole.' Charlie Chaplin''s shoes. Technicolor's hues... Groucho Marx's gags, George M. Cohan's 'fiags. ' ,Mary Plckford's curls, Florenz Ziegf eld's girls; Joseph MlUfer's Jokes, Joseph Louis' -pokes. William Shakespeare's pen, Peggy Joyce's men. California's skies, Hannen Swaffer s 'I's.'' . Mary's little lamb(s), Marlehe Dietrich's gam(s). Kreisler's feathery bow. Major Bowes' dough. Little Egypt's cooch. Prohibition's hooch. Sranett's custard pies, Mae- West's eyes. SAILINGS July 1 (New York to Naples) Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar 'Young (Roma). June -27 (New York to London) John W. Bonney (Britannic). June 24 (New York to London) Helen Hayes, Charles MacArthuri (Queen Mary). ' June 20 (New Yorii to 'Hamilton) Eddie "Wlttstein (Monarch of Ber- muda). ' ' June 20 (New York to. London) Lou Holtz, Felix Ferry, Harry Conn (Champlain). . , j ■ June 17 (New York to London) Edward G. Robinson, Monroe Gold- stein (Normandle). ; June ir (New Yorjt to London) Louis Hay ward (Berengarla). June 17. (Caracas to New York) Grace Edler (Caracas). June 17 (London to New York)/ Mr; and Mrs, ISldor Ostrer, Dolpres del Rio* "Wattersoh Itotacker, Con- nery Chappell, " Jack Whiting, Max Milder (Queen Mary). "^June 13 '(New York to London) Guthrie McCllntlc, Stanley Glikey" (Bremen). • . . . June 13 (New York' to Naples) (Olemente Gigllo,- Robert Goelet, Romano Romanl (Coiite de Savola). June 11 (New York to London) Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels, :w CrB. Irene Castle McLaughlin, Cliff prd "\yhltley, J. H. Seidelman, Coleti'i[e d'Arville, Jean Cocteau, Jean de* Cavalgnac, Robert Marquis (He de " France). June 11 (New York to London) L^e Ephralm (Aqultanla). June 10 (London to New York), Monty M rton ' (Normandle).' June 5 (London to New York), John W. Consldine, Jn^vJohn B. Sloan (Manhattan), May 27 (Sydney to Los Angeleal^i Captain Orton, Chaney "aiid FOX (Monterey). ARRIVALS .A. C. Blumenthal, J. j. Shubert, Lupe •'Velez, Mr. and Mrs. JacqtiSa Deval,' Roger (Element," Edwar'd Sutherland, Fay Marbe, Mrs. hxaSS M, C, Beach. Lon Jones, Jose Iturbl. JAIilE BBEAES SPELL Hollywood', June 3 6. A'^ter being Idle for IB months, Jane Wyatt gets • femme lea,d 1» 'Flying Ho.stess' at TTnivfrsaJ/ ' It's first assignment under new termer. ; ' y^jdnesdaj, June 17». 1936 PICTVRES VAKIETY 'Deeds,' Cooper Hollywood, June 18. , Top honors for" iway film releases goes to Columbia's 'Mr, Deeds Goes to .Town/ lit ballotlngr l>y members gcreen Writers and Screen Act- . . An Giiilds. ° %n addition to picture being: voted , best screen play of the inpntb^ ,Gfiry. Cooper was selected for best performance in title role ot •that film, • • ' '■■^ jeian Arthur plr.ced in vote for her S' jcforttiance of' title role in 'The x-Mrs. Bradford,' with Claudette . Colbert third for jportrayal of Clgar- ette .in 'Under Two Flags.* : • Robert Riskin topped vote by gcreen.Wrlters for. his solo screen r.*plaT' job on 'Mr, ^ . Deeds.' Oscar ■ Haihmerst': in which the actress appears ..on -Broaolway Ih the fall. BOiroS-EXTEAS _ • Hollywood, June 16. 'Vfa J%«tro trained lenses on bonusl- .(^gsji.er,s for atmosphere shots in ;he<)nu{i;]Vfoney,'- which 'stars. Wallace . •JScfjfy.- . ■ . . • - .^^^^'^ral writers are working on a , .y:^rn to fit the title. ^ ill MAYER EULED '■' ■■ . Hollywood, Jjine 16. .•;»;«5^es Stewart. 19, bit plajrWr, was ■".^tuied. -Suhday- <14) - whem. thrown irom ^^he^Be•*'hilo making a- picture •X * Riverside, CalV, lbeatir ■ - .'. . RiimPrs Galore - '■ When Joseph M. Sphenck-i. chalr- ' ihan of the board olf'. 20th Century- ' Fox Pliin, wiis here, vHth Sidney' R, ' . K«nt» .president .of 20th, both- cate- ■ gorlcally denle.d apy dss-l.- Later, from New. "Zork, It was reported that a;. 410,000;000 'price.: would interest the 26th Century efld.' As it is, 20fh- #ox owns and controls 4&% of Gaiu- •ijiOntiBrltlsh.. .. . ..v Op the:e;Ve, 6f Isldor O^trer's de* ' partute, a 3[iumberT.,.o't ^ rumors re- 1 averted ^ themsislye^s. i^otably',,.tWt' • ■ joe iSchenck' w.as , igaln irit'erested in;,GB'.j9S ^.V^rson^ii .ventyre. . Sir Alfred Butt was also . men- r. tipned as, negotiating, as weJI as.^Jn- pih^r Amex'loan . Aim 'corporation, •possibly - Metro,' and ^ Lord' Beayer- •brooic, who has-been always willing, through i'W'ill JJvajiier. , :■: At the ; ;Sh'<$w Boat* ' supper after ■thfl premiere 'Of • thp • film', '■Lord , Portal, ' chairman of General- Film ^ ' piiBtributoub,: which- is the Charles Mi "Woolf . concern, said in his speech ■." that the 'W'bolf ■ organization . has ^ ' found It hecessi^ry' tp:Oblaln a" -the- ' ^«ire circuit for Its outlet Woolf. , -who foilbwed, sjild 'he 'ifekpected .' !P<]lrta] to ' mftke ah . important an- nouncement,' which further, has the film ' bunch wondering. Also reported that- Prudential -In - jjUranca ; C0.^ which is - flnancing ■ Korda'Sj IjTOhani^' studios, .,h^^ dis tiissed witii isidbr Ostrer the idea GBl producing there. ! BerneVd Says— - In New York, Jeffrey Bernerd stated that he had spoken to Isldor Ostrer on the transatlantic tele phone Monday (15) morning a,nd that .the GB pK-ez made light of any possible deail. ° ^ : Bernerd said thai Ostrer's last trip , on this side, was a year ago, TThen hp was. In . Honolulu on his honeymoon, but that there Avas noth ,ing to the repoi-ts that Isldor Ostrer had come down from Canada in CDgnlto and cdnferr^d -with the pres' 4nt GB .sales management on pos- sible company realignments. .To Bernard's and' Arthur Lee's krioAvl- edge (Lee is'v.p. and g.ni. of the American GB unit) ' Isidor . Ostrer was last here .three or", four years . ago.' Mark -Ostrer, 'of course, has been to jthe gtates .tw1<;e in the past . two- years. : . . ' / Schenck Doesn't .Knpw - . :Hpilywood, June IC. ' -, • Joe Sdhentk" Stated here that A, C Blumenthal arrived In Now York on "Monday (15) and telephoned him immediately but that n6 proposition was made.' ' Schenck said he expects to.heai: from Blumenthal kg'aln in a qouple of days; 'that Blumey, as far fLB 1 know, Is acting on his own'; he was Tiot! delegated os his agent, but If they have ah interesting prop- , ositloh, "with ■ respect to "Gaumont British, he would be -glad to talk d deiil. • ' : . .' 'Scbchck said Blumenthal told him about Ostrer coming over but gaVe ' no particulars. Financial Man London, June 16. Isidor Ostrer takes.no active part in G-B company manage- ment. . .He, is explusively the financial man and as such he is reqarded as the 'bis boss' of the; firni. ■ On Monday .(15), the- direc-i tors of the Denman. Street" Trust Co, 'announced they had received an. offer for the pur* .chase of half of the company's issues. ' Share capital of ..the liresent $5 TssUies to go at $5.75. A condition of the bid Is that the present directors of the .Oenman Street-Trust must re-; -'"sign ahd be tueeeeded'by the purchasers' nominee's. 'Also !^that the present managers re - ;*8iflh.r- - • THe offef. SMas: voted to be aooepted by holders , of 76% of the issued capital stock. Th» five Oatrer brothers are the,: inc(rtager.aC .-of Denman Trust, which IS the parent com- pany ' centrolling Gaumont- British theatres, apd their pro- jected resignations palpably means relinquishing their con- trol/of -G-B, Ask Okay on Minors ', Los Anjfeles, June 18. Approval of minors contracts are sought In Superior Court by Para,- mount, aOth-Fox aria William Morr rls agency. j,.. 20th-Fox asks okay on Its ticket with Mary Jape Fostejr»; under screen name of Ly.hne ,35erkeleV; Paramount wants approval Of Its termer with Helen. Burgess, and Morris agency asks nod on its rep- resentation contract with Martha itaye. AMPA Condders ing Yearly Ad Prize Emanuel ColienV24 Pix in Three lears^^ MORE LEGAL FEES In Fox,'! si.' iCSuls, Case Allow ' • Ydtal 'of $214,992 A" more aggressive' policy Is prer dieted for the Association of Motion Picture Advertisers following a _ seven-hour session of the board' Black ft Banton, and McNaughton during the past Week at which the .& Douglas. Second and third firms St. Louis, June 1«. . Fees totaling • \v6re al- lowed trustoeiS, Bttbmeys arid bond- holders' committee for Theatr^ Realty Co., Fox subsidiary owning building and lestsehold of the Fox theatre, by ; U. S. Circuit • Judge. George H, Moore.. Those al- lowed fees, a'hd other compensation were PdmoHC Koeln and James T. Blair, trusteed. $36,0()0 each; Guy A. Thompsop and John S. Leahy, attorneys for the trustees. ?32i500 each;'the -St. Louis Union Trust Co. which filed original receivership pe- tition in Clrcpit Court, $1Q,000; the bondholders' * : ; . Minneapolis) June 1ft. . The proposed .national Allied States' :War cheist to finance a fight t;o divorce producers from the ex- hibiting end..jpf the .motion picture business jrlirjibt -receive .-$5-,p00 or any other sum from Bennie Bergei-, fpriner ' Jlorthwest " AlUfed' State's' president and large Independent clr cult operator in this territory. Upon his iceturn frpai the. Cleve- land- national Allied convention Bergef denied the report published there that he would contribute $6,000 to the war fund. Moreover, he' de clarcd he had no IntentiPn- of donat- ing anything and he refused to make any Statement, 'fpr publication' re garding his attitude toward the pro dUcer-theatre-chialns. - The Berger announcement, was in the nature of a bombshell.^ in -view of the fact that Befger' is' a close friend of W. A. Steffes, local inde- pendent leader, who launched the fight against the producer-exhibit ors,. In fact, .it was Steffes' speech at' the. Cieveiand convention that led delegates to bellevi&'that Berger had pledged. $6,000 to the .war chest . MASaUEBS PICE SLATE ■■' ■ \ -Holly wood, June 16. 'Noniln^tlng committee of Mas- quers club has named slate for an- nual election (26) with no opposi tion In sight. ' ■ Selected are: Pat O'Brien,, Har- lequin; Robert .Armstrong, Pierrot Albert I)orris, Punihlnello; Wiljiam B. Davidson, PantalOon; Howard Henshy, Croesus; Fi'ank Carapeau, Leadei-. ' ' ' Joe Schenck Forecasts Brit. Prod. Bubble Will BurstrOver^expansion Writer Wants Relief Los Angeles, June 16, , Charging that Ad Schulberg-. Charles Kenneth Feldman; Inc., re- fused to accept discharge as her representative in April; 1035, Bess Meredytb has asked relief on repre- sentation 4eal. ' , Writer :says she discharged firm after Mrs. Schulberg withdrew from agency, contract- assertedly calling I for exclusive ropresontatlon by her. Hollywood; June 16. Abuses in the field of picture, pro- duction in England were cited - by Joseph M. Schenck upPn his return here after two months abroad. Schenck , predicted that England is due for an expensive and violent headacho as result of 111-adyised money and Inefflclent production ard. promotion In, pictures. .... Too many large scale, cpsUy ;lllnis are being made, Schenck said, •the.-' are suitable ohl; for the Brtt-, ish m?rket. While abroad Schenck arranged for Gauniont-Brltlsh to film 'Cyr- ano de Beigertc' and ^Under the' Red Robe,' among others, fPr 23tb-Fpx. 'Baby Nora Bayes* Sings On WHN Awaiting Pix ; Judy Garland, 13-yearTpid singer undei' • cphtract tp M e t r o, . Is starting a series of wisekly appear ances over Station WHN, New York, for . an . Indefinite period •Touthfui chanter Will be heard .pn Thursdays at 3:'45 p. in. EDS.T, Film Scouts discovered her at the San Dle^p -expp and sent her east •fpr personals an^ general bulld^-up, 'She's 'to air over the station Until called' for the- forthcoming Ele^rior Powell picture, 'Born to Banc6. She'g-Cbllled • as- the ' -'BUby • l^ora Bayea.\ '• ■ ■■ Merivale Choice for rhalberg's Ufasbin^on'; 2 Other Cherry-te ' Hollywood, Jiine 16. Philip Merivale, whp played part of George Washington In '"Valley Forge' " in New York ' lasi year. Is sought by . irvlng Thalbie'rg;,.tp en- act "the 'same role in his. forthcom- ing production, 'Mr. ^nd.M.rs, Wash- ington.' ' ' . ' ■ .Columbia also has r.evlyed inter- est In a •Fa.ther.'of His Country' film and Is expected to dust oft "yalley Fovge,' which It bought sopie time ago. Paramount plans to do a 'Benedict Arnpld' film. WB SHORTS PRODUCTION 50-50 ON BOTH COASTS Warner's shorts program for 1936- 37, totaling 140 subjects, will be split between two studios with part of the schedule turned out In Brooklyn, the rest on the Coast. ; The 36 two-reel and 1-04 single reel, subjects for the coming year compares with ,52 two-reel and 78 singles released last season. fIDQEON BOOSTS AT U Hollywood, June 16. Walter Pldgeon switches to Uni- versal, July 15, on expiration of his present contract .with Walter Wanger. " Pldgeon came out here last from New York legit. New deal set by Charlie Morrlsoji, N. Y. to L; A. William Boyd, Lou Diamond. . (3-llbert W. Gabriel, . Monroe Grecpthkl,' "VValter Woolf King. Aiarla Ouspehskaya. Harry Shcrn;ia,n. John Hay Whitney. Jessie Ernst, . Hal Wallls. Louise Fazenda, Henry Blanke. George- Delacorte. Hal -Home. A; Dorian Otvos, Edwin M. Hartley. Lawrenoe B. Morris. L: A. to N, Y. Harry Wagstaif Grlbblc. • D; A, Doran,. .Jr. Louise pay ward; . Randolph Scott. Walter KIngsford. Frajjce Romer, JohnMUJan. Phil Lasky. . David Loew. - Cliff Work, Gregpry La. Cava. - ' AlSantell. Geprge E. Seltz. Maurice O'Neill. ' ' , Ed-ward Everett -HPi'ton . Dan Thpmaa. V' llfednesdaf) Juim? 17, 1936 PIC ¥ VARIETY IN 30 \ Resigns as Chairman f Of Pars Exec. Connn., Stays on Bd. H, A, Fortlngton has resigned' • : from the chairmanship ot the Para- • . mount's executive committee, a pdst ■ ' which paid him $1,000 weekly, lie continues, however, on the com- pany's directorate under his orlerinal . S.year , term as a board member. ; The board may name Stanton Grlf- fls, of Heinphlll, Noyes & Co., dbwn- \ town. flrrii, to Succeed Fortlngton. Portihgton Is pt(Bsently on hie seasonat Ashing trip, off the Coast . of Xabrador, and then returnEi to his .native England. He Is among ° those 'IrreconCllables* on the Paija- mouht company board to which - Kennedy is eald to make reference ' in bis last week's Interim report to ■ the Par. boardJ He had been the leader of the so-called iFortlngton group which sponsored John E. Otterson for" the .presidency of Paramount. "There always has been great secrecy and mystery as to the extent of FortlngfT ton's inveBtmei> in Paramount. There. ;was a' time -wrlien Fortlngton ; ' was talhied of as the likely owner', of . ; Paramount's British properties, but no deal of this kind was ever con- sidered. Fortlngton, in time, l>e-.- ■ came the .most persistent opponent of the Otterson administration, but ' after the board had assumed con- . .siderable of Otterspn's authority; in the company, a voluntary recon- clUatibn .was effected between the two. "Talk has be.eh.'that the two formed an alliance and were to 'be . identified with an opposition proxy committee against the present flnan- <;ie^l factors in the company. This ■ did not happen. • ' - Pdrtingtdn's name also has l>een ■ linked with the activities of - the - Sabath (Congressional) . Committee and as witnesses in that political 'group's projected ihciulry into ;. !•^PaJ•ftmo^nt.,■. LAEHIHLE, JR., TALKS UA RELEASING DEAL Hollywood, June 16. ■ Carl Laemmle, Jr., did not accom- . pany his father east last week, , wanting to remain here to talk' over releasing deal for three pictures a year through United Artists. He is awaiting arrival here of Samuel Goldwyn 'and George J. Schaefer, due within, the next week. Laemmle will finance his own pic- '. tures and probably produce them on the Pathe lot. His first production "Will be started around end of the • year and be directed by James Whale, signatured to term contract. Laemme, ,Sv.. is sailing from New York (24), while Junior leaves here by July 10 to go abroad, returning in OctobSr. ' 8 on WB Summer Sked Hollywood, June 16. Heavy production schedule at Warners will keep eight features continuously in work during rest of June, July and August. They are •Stage Struck.' 'China Clipper,' 'Way for a Pirate,' 'Polo Joe,' 'Cave-In,' 'Three in Eden,"Loud Speaker Low- down' and a Dick Foran western. Selection of those to get started during next 10 weeks will be made by Hal Wallls from 25 completed scripts upon his return from Euro- pean vacation this week. ' Warners has set back production of 'The Rivals' -until fj^ll, due to in- ability to get Mary Boland from Paramount to play Mrs. Malaprop, until then. i VAN BUBEN V.P.'D Hollywood, June 16, Following hie appointment as pro- duetlon manager at Hal Roach studio. S. S. Van Buren was elected v.p. In charge of production for the orffinizaHon. *■ ■He replaces Matt O'Brien, elected secretary-treasurer to replace the ««.te Dad Roach. REMOTE CONTROL Goldwyn GuidM 'Dodsworth' Pro- duction Over Long distance Phone Hollywood, June 16. Prodqctlon activities on Samuel Goldwyn,' fl 'Dodsworth' are being directed by the producer from his hotel suite in New York, . where he is recuperating following his hos- pital siege. He got out of the hosp laAt week, Dodsworth* is using largest cast of principals of any Goldwyn pic- ture. Present setup calls for, 4J characters with only 11 BO-|ar cast. Checked out of the hospital and Into a. New York hotel, Sim Gold- wyn will leave for the Coast in a week or 10 days, according to plans. While the United Artists delegates to this, ySar'a sales convention from the home ofRce will not take off by train until June 26, George J. Schaefer may arrange to . leave ahead of this date, possibly to ac- company Goldwyn, Convention Is slated for June 30 in L. A. Monroe Greenthal, publicity direc- tor of UA, is already on the ground. He left Thursday (11) as did John Hay Whitney to remain for the con- .vention. PIX POINTING FOR DALLAS B.O. Demand for' film playdates In Dal- las during the Texas Centennial is expected to be greater than for any other key, with distributors anxious to . get their product into theatres while the big crowds are in the Texas city. This is particularly true where the distributors sell on a percentage basis and are looking- for overages on Dallas engagements. The best pictures will be pointed for playdates while the Centennial is on, chances being some lesser pictures may be set back or juggled kround in order that others may- get the fullest benefit out of the visiting fans. Distributors are also expected to pre-release bigger pic- tures, where possible, sending them into Dallas before they play other spots. Hays' L A. Summer Call Hollywood, June IG. Will 'H. Hays is hero from New York on his annual summer visit, to remain about six weeks. He was accompanied to Coast by Maurice McKenzle, executive as- sistant, and Mrs. Hays. Tom Pettey, also in the party, will remain here while Lupton Wilkinson, now heading Hays of- fice publicity, will go on an extended vacation! Flinn East on UA Biz ' Hollywood, June 16.' John C. Fllnn, Plckford-Lasky general, manager, flew to New York Saturday (13) .to confer with United Artist execs on the convention pro- gram and product announcement layout. Flinn will return here early next week. CASEY COASTS IN Hollywood, June 16. After three months in New York smoothing out machinery for this yearns operation of studio* basic agreement, Pat Casey, producer- labor contact Is back from New" York. •, Ca.sey expects to remain here all summer. - PICK f FICBS Annual Meeting Held Yes- terday, per Schedule — Five New Directors Elect- ed— /Saul RogiersV Many- . Pointed Questions on Ot- terson, Company Manage- ment, Keiiinedy Report, Kennedy's Remunelratipn, Etc.- ^ Stanton Griffis Probably Heads Exec Committee in Fortington*s Place ZUKOR AS PREZ? John E. Otterson did not come up for reelection to the Paramount board at the annual meeting of stockholders yesterday (Tues.) His contract will be settled or It may .be taken to court. These are the current indications. Five new.dlrectors, three of whom are experienced showmen and two businessmen, were elected to the 'board at yesterday's nieeting. They will elect a slate of officers. When this will be done cannot.be detailed but likely within the next 30 days. Adolph Zukor, presently chair- man of the board and In charge of the company's production, might prefer to stay as is, but it Is known that he « stands a good chance for the presidency also. Nobody knows, however, what the board will do as regards a successor to Otterson, company president. • The new directors elected at the annual meeting are Nell F. Agnew, vice-president of Paratnount and. sales managier of the company; E^ V. Richards, operator of the Saen- ger- Par circuit in the south; Bar- ney Bal'aban, "bf B. & K.; "aul McClintbck, vice-president of Ster- ling Products Co., and A. Conger ^^oodyear, president of the Museum of Modern Art. All are for two years but Agnew who was elected to a one-year term. John Golden also did not come up for reelection and. the new board starts off with 16 members, four of which number are from the trade with backgrounds of successful ex-: perl'ence - in show business. This group includes Adolph Zukor, addl*- tlonal to the three named yester- day. . Stanton Griffis pf Hemphill, Noyes & Co., will probably head the executive committee succeeding H. A. Fortlngton, resigned. Selection, of Richards Agnew and Balaban to the board indicates the (Continued on page 62) RKO and U in Convention in N; Y. Outline Next Season s Pi'od. Plans Spitz's Admiralty Chicago, June 16. Leo Spitz, RKO president, has taken over N. L. NAthan- son's 200-foot yacht for the summer. The Canadian showman is slated for a European sojourn during the hot months. HALHORNESET AS RKO UNIT PRODUCER ■ From the RKO-Radio convention floor at the Waldorf-Astoria yester- day (Tuesday) it was announced that Hal Horne joins the company as an associate, producer. He will have his own unit.. - Home. has been identified in the trade as an advertising and ex- ploitation man, resigning .as pub and ad head of United Artists to buy into the Blaickstone advertising agency. However, he isn't new to film making, having been an asslst- -ant director in th.e silent days and in on story and studio conferences as part of his exploitation cam- paigns. Part of the RKO-Bfedio appoint- ment, which followed several con- ferences with Leo Spitz, Is the un- derstanding that Horne will spe- cialize In 'exploitation pictures,' based on news-story themes . that lend themselves to showmanship aiid selling. In line with the Spitz -Horne huddles) both being old friends, this .sets at rest sundry rumors of Home becoming a pub and ad exec of RKO-Badlo. S. Barrett McCormick continues in that post for all the RKO interests. . Horne retains his Blackstono ad agency Interests. Monte Proser will absor.b Home's duties in Blackstone. Latter agency already handles, the Sol Lesser account individually. Lesser being ati RKO producer. Home Is sUted to leave for the Coast In a couple of days. ' He goes on the RKO payroll July 1; AABON JONES BETTER Chicago, June 16. Aaron Jones. Sr., Is much better after having been pretty low with pneumonia. Settlement with Otterson May Go to Referendum of Stockholders Steuer His Counsel Referendum of the stockholders may be .'sought by Paramount be- fore considering definitely any pos- sible settlement with John E. Ot- terson of his contract as president of the company. The Otterson contract may become one pf those legal footballs and the company may face possible stockholder suits if attempting to settle with Otter- son. His contract has four years to go. It is understood that Otterson is retaining Max D. Steuer as coun- sel. Steuer has been mentioned also as possible counsel to the Sabath Congressional Committee, in the latter group's recently projected Inquiry into Paramount. Additionally, Steuer is counsel to certain Individuals formerly asso- ciated with Paramount, la connec- tion with pending trustee suits against these individuals, . Otterson, of course. Is privileged to sue on his contract. In such an eventuality the litigation would prove costly 'and the company might deem it less costly to make a pay-oif. A figure of $100,000 has been talked of. However, it Is indicated In trade quarters that Otterson feels he ii? .entitled to a sum considerably In excess of this figure. Otterson i.s said to be seeking not only a large amount of cash from Paramount, posHlbly 1250,000 or more, but ad dltlonally Is desirous of obtaining a foreign post with the.'compahy. An alterriatlvo also is heard about in the trade. This would have Ottor son not only desiring a large cnsh settlement but alH» a unit pro.diic- tlon deal with Paramount* • Ambitious programs . werft out- lined to salesmen Monday and yes- terday (Tues.) before the conven- tions of tTniversal and RKO, being held coincidentally In N.- T, for three days. James R. Grainger, Unlversal's sales manager, told the meeting at the Astor hotel that sales were run- ning 12% ahead of the same ,time last year. In the opening session, R. H. Cochrane, newly, elected pres- ident of U, said that It was the In-, tention of tlie directors to let pic- ture men run the company's busi- ness. He emphasized that the new board 'is composed of financiers who have no intention of doing; what other financial men have done in other companies.' . Leo Spitz,' president of RKO, in- dicated that his company' plana spending more money than ever" be- fore for'1936-37 picture product He confirmed that Sam Brlskin, exec* utive y. p. in charge of produc- tion. Is i. permanent fixture In the studio set-up. ' Salesmen in sessioin at the Wal- dorf-Astoria were told that of 64 features set by RKO for release ia the coming sestson, 22 were consid- ered 'big' productions.- PossiblUty of roadshowlng-. 'Gunga Din' and 'Mary of -Scotland' was ' voiced bjr Spitz. Hollywood,. June' l«t Pandro Bermart, Radio producfbr, after attendiilg company's sales cdn- vention In NeW York, will confer jvlth Lily Pons on her next story, which is due at Radio during the summer. • . Also in N. T. for the powwow are Sam Briskih, David Lpew and .tow- ard Benedict, as well as. Harry Coiui, western district sales mana- ger, and the various Pacific coast exchange managers and salesmen. Print of 'My Man Godfrey,' to fea screened at the Universal conven- tion, was taken along by Charles It. Rogers to. New Tork. Unlvereail production chief also took along four-reel convention trailer authored by John LeRoy Jolinston, which Hal Mohr produced, William A. Pierce accompanied Rogers. TALKOFPAR-UA AMALGAMATION Joseph P. Kennedy Is said. ti» have been exploring the possibility of an amalgamation of United Art- ists with Paramount This is simi- lar to a deal which was talked about In 1936 between U.A. and the old Fox Film company. Fox merged later with 20th Century, Kennedy's ideas may be purely conjectural. No official conversa- tions have been held in the matter. Whether they ' may crystallzc re- mains to be seen. • ' Kennedy's preliminary report on Paramount is now under advise- ment of a three-man committee of the Par board. No time limit has been set for this tri-com's study of the Kennedy interim report. I: is expected, however, that tho committee will report on its study in about two or three weeks. Engel a 20th Producer Hollywood, June 16. Twontleth-Fox has upped Sam r3ngf»l from the writing staff to an associate producer. Now on vacation with Dairryl Zanuck, working on first production, 'Six (JiilH in Death,' newspapetP IIP -..y'l'-i L6s AhgeWs, June 16. (Best Exploitation: Chinese-State) It's ihat good ole heat waver eonife ' 'exhibitors explain. Othera eay It ip politics, and still others blame, the 'last Day« of Pompeii' pageant at 'the Coliseum for the ix.g< business, ' Really best showing in town Is 'Great Ziegfeld' at Carthay Circle In ninth week, with twor to go, doipg- trade equal to that ot the sixth stanza and considerably above that of the preci^dihg one. Chinese fixid State with dual combo of 'Fury' and 'First Baby* •vf&at to town 'heavlljr oft the "f of-, mer, biit are jtist jogging along with. 'resi>ect tQ take, and will probably get "an aggtegate of a little over *$W,700 on the week. 'Hearts Divided,', at the Warner toowntown' and' Hollywood; .with plenty of Hearst papers plugging, is nt»t functlonlitg^ at a vety healthy pace. Combined t&ke, tiided by pre-' ..yiews,- ■^lll reach f 9,800. . ^'Pahtagea and RKO are faring bit ')>«tter thto the other dual day-and- .■date„group with 'Let's Sing Agai^i', iarid "Noljody's Pool' and are headed for combined 115,300, proflitable for . the poWed liouses oh a lO'-day stay. ' 'Sins of Mah,I In for a solo stanza iit the /Four Star, is^blng talr fradb.., ' " Pahtn^ount, with holdover «!if -•King Steps Out,' holding up better th^ expected. •• ■ . putting pver " best campaign of . "Week, Chinese' and Stite went "btrohg on 'Fury,' with 80-inch col35-4o ' S5)— ''Let's Sing Again' ,(RK6) and . 'Nobody's Fool!. (U);, split.. They've l^one for Bobby Breen and house • .will do . healthiy;. $7,600 on 10 days. . Jja.st week 'Dancing Pirate; (RKO) ., and 'I)ra.cula'3 Daughter*. (U). dls- . . appointing $4,900. . . - Paramount- (Partmar) (3,595;. 30 40-56)— 'King Steps OUV. (Col) (2d "week) and stage, show. Holding up In neat style and set; to an. okay ■ holdover stanza of $11,000. Last v,iweek first just what was ilgured, a very good $17,900. , .RKO (2,950;; 26-35-40-56)— 'Let' SIpg Again' (RKO) and 'Nobody- Fool' and ICing Steps Out'' but State's Milt Harris capitalized on; convention crowds In several gag.s .for ; '-Prrncess,' . >^T>ele gates ;.' 'weire'.; 'glven.v memo 'books, pamphlets ballyhoolng Carole Lom- bard as the peoples' choice, and der partrtent stores tied up : In a ;dozeh displays,. ' Eiitimates for Yhis Week Palace (RKO) (3,200; 30-35-40)-^ 'Times Square Playboy* (WB), with Louis Armstrong's colo^d band on stage. Latter responsible In nearly getting sellout houses over week^ end. . Pointing for 418,600, sti'ong, Last week, 'And So They Were Mar rled' (Col) and N.T.G.'s unit didn't draw as expected, yet $16,600 was good considering all other houses sufCectid. State (Lbf^w's) (3.450; 30-35-40)— PARAMOUNT 'Poppy,''6th Av6, ' Stea;ttie, -IS: Mich, Det, 19} .Newman,;;K. .G., 19; Buff, Buff, 19; Minn, Mpls, 19; Denham, penvp^, .;!6; A^ben, Clncy,' 26; Met, ' Boston, 26; Par,' "Atlanta, 2'6l , jilttjesUc," Houston, 26. ' . • • . ' ' ' *Princea . .UNITED ARTISTS 'Things to Come,' Rltz, Al- bany, 19; Stanley, Plttsbgh, 19; State/ Norfolk, 19; Ohio, Col'umb's, 19; Saenger, N; C, 20; Uptown,. K. C, 20; State, LdulsVIe, 26; Pal, Ihdlau'pls, 26; Stjllman, Cleve, July 10.- 'Ono Rainy. Afternoon,'. War- ner, Worcester, 18; Aladdin,; Denver, 20; Loew's, Canton, 23; Par, Salt-Lalce, -25; Rltz, Al- bany, 26; Imperial, Charlotte, Aug, 10* ' 'ShowM •:BwniinkhiMh. J>"*« i^* i (Best Exploitation: Empire) ' Judging-irom, opening, Emplrei. la In for a big week this week. The town is taUJlng about 'Mr. Deeds.' ' Estimates for Thia Week Alabama (WHby-Klncey) (2,800; 30-36-40)— 'Fauntlerby* (UA). Mod- erate $6,700 In View. liast week 'Trouble' for". Two* (MG) got only $5,200, 'joor. Ritx (Wllby-jcincey) (1,600 ;.. 26t 30)— 'Big Brown Eyes' (Par), ^et for around $3,000. fair. Last -week 'Great Ziegfeld' (MG) at 66-75-$1.10. and t«ro-a-day, got $7,000, satlsfac- tory.- . . • .■ . Empiro (Acme) (l;100r 26)— Mr. Deeds' (Col). Getting swell $3,600, and may be held or shifted to the (^alax for a. second week.. Last week 'Times Square ' Playboy' (WB) got $2,200, fair. • ■ : . StrJind (Wllby-Klncey) (800; 25) — 'Draoula's- Daughter' (U) and 'Parmer In the Dell' (RKO), dua}. Shoulcl do $1,800, .good. Last week 'Sky Paxade' (Par) held for a full week. Instead of splitting, and got $1,700, nice. . " 2 HUB HOUSES, 'princess .Comes . Across* (Par). Sm^rt .' stuff . for after-convention weelj,' winning cricks and sold right, and -will probably hit $17^500, okay, Last week 'Sins of Matf (20tb) bM do-n/n :to $14,500, shade above ordl nary, .. Hrpp , (Wisffiiers) (3,700; .2^-40)— •King Steps Out' .(Col). If there wasn^t ,so -.niuch competlsh, this would be a jiatural worth more than $16,000, although it. ma,y climb, be fore week Is over. Should rate hold over. Last week 'Bullets Or Ballots' (WB), In second staniza-, ended with $11,000, fair. - ■ ' . ' Allen (RKO) (3,000; 25-40)— 'Dracula's Daughter' (U). This spot has regular clientele of thrill -ad- dicts; film should gross $3,600, good. •Parmer In the Dell' (RKO). In three preceding days; earned .weak $1,600, while 'Gentle Julie' (20th) fell to $2,600 In first foiir days. . ''. Stillmaiii (Loew's) (1,872; 26.-35)— 'Case Against Mrs. Ames,' (Pax). Doing extra-fine $6,600, helped .1i>y critical bouquets and Brent follow- ers. Last week 'Fatal Lady' (Par), $2,600., average. Rave NotkesBot Only Iiur$12P^ - -Philadelphia,- June 16. Business in > the- downtown .film sector promises to ease off further this weelc. , . . They raved about 'Fury,' but - ^o far it hasn't .shown a great ideal of life at the Stanley. -Won't -get much, over $12,000, and ..no holdover, but may npove to the Stanton .If biz shows any kind of a plckiip'. ' ' . .vAldlne has . !I Stand Condemned' and It Is going to have, a tough time finishing out a single week, with. $3,500 tops. Boyd has 'Case Against Mrs. Ames,' for $9,000. which is under house average. 'Private Number' Is holding for a third week at the Fox with "Vincent Lopez' band .'still on the. stage. Combo has. been strong and even with a sharp decline this week will have no kick' 'tomlng over its $13,000; Earle has ho' names In the vaude part of Its show and bl'sJ started weakly, but audience seemed to likie the two Badminton stars who put on an exhibition match and- this novelty m8)y click for.isome b. o, trade. Pjc is /Speed.' Won't get over $12,1^00,. not .bad,, .but as, good, as, the house ,h"as .^leen gettingf, with, shows .that,;,'had marquee .nameis lately. , '/, ; •' . .' ' . ' 1 ■ .' .- E^tJmatea for Th!i ViToeV.. | ! . . Aldino '(1.200.; •4(ll>5^-q5)— 'IrStanid eondemned\r. .tiot sp.hot cither at $4,200. Arcadia. (600; ; 6-40-60)— 'Rainy Afternoon' (UA)- (2d run-).-- Maybe $2,700. Last week, .'Meet Again*. (Par), $800 In four days and 'Thiree Cornered Moon' (Par)^ $600 in three dafy's; Both 'riot so. ^ot ■ . Bpyd (2'4Q0; 40755)-r'Mrs. Anies' (ParJi., Sb-sQ, $9,000. . Last week 'King Steps Out' (Col), .$7,000 ! in fl-yepday second w.eeK ' . . . ''Earle.' (2,000; 25-40-65)— 'Speed' (MG) and , -iraude. Bc^dmlnton champs head stage sho'w, -whicli has ho marquee names. Fair at $12,- 500. • Last week 'Sons o* Guns' (WB) and Roger Wolfe Kahn bind not so forte at $11,600. ' Fox (3,000; 40-66-65)-?-'Prlvate Number' (20th) and Vincent Lopez band' (3d week). Third Week get- ting okay $13,000. Last- week's $17,500 was fine for a holdover. 'Karlton (1,000; 26-35-40)— 'Bu, lets or Ballots' (FN) (3d run). Nice at $3,000. Last week 'Princess Comes Across* (t»ar),' $3,600 In eight days for this second rUn. ' Keith's (2,000; 30-40-50)— 'King Steps Out' (Gol) (2d run). Aiming for an' all right $4,000. Last week •'Show Boat' CU). In.flvo days sec- ond: week- got .$2,100.^ ! • Stanley (3,7 week . and ., . supplemented this with ra^lo and window tieups. • ■ Estimates. for This Week Orpheum. (-Lbew) ' (3,0Q0; i 25-36r 40-50)— 'Fury' (MG) 'Speed' (MG). dual. Loolf good here at $14^(^0 gallop. Last week off, $10,500 for 'Trouble for Two' (MG) and 'Devil' Squadron* (Col), double. 1 . State ..(Loew) (3,200; .26-.35-40 50)— 'Fury' (M(S) and' Speed'.. (MG) double.. Okay at $14,000. Skidded last - week to- $10,000 with .'Devil* Squadron' . (Col> and'" 'Trouble :for Two' (MG), dual. - • Met (Ml^iP) (4,20Qi. .i35-50-65) 'Private Number* '(20th) and stage show led . off by Plcken Sisters.. Will - hit a satisfactory' flgure, around $24,000. : Last week, irfrs .Ames'/ (Par) . And. .Ted . Lewis on stage swerved to $20,000. , ' Pacamount (M&P) (1,800; 25-35 50)— 'Bullets or. Ballots' (WB) and 'Sky Parade' (jPax). diial (2d lyk). Hold over alms at d.bou£ $6^00 here; okay: first, week very good $10,000, './.Ke.itK. Memorial , (RKO), (2,900 56-35-50) — 'Let's Sing? ...Again', i(RiCO) and .'Bunker Bean' MKa); dualled, with "March of 'Elme,' bilWd as: a ttriple' f'ejttur.e.' . Aredl,um ilece -of' $10,600.. Last. week, third .frame of ,'ShOW" Boat' .(RKO>...rfilnfel«, pleasea wJ^thi$li;O State box-oflace, while 'Things to Come' flnlsheg a very fair two-and- a-half week stretch at the World. Best 'film the Time has had In long time, 'JDracuIa's Daughter,' holds for second weeki Adverse Influences to b.o.'s are hot weather, competition afforded by ratllo show at the Auditorium and an indoors rodeo at the Arena. Theatre managers fearful that soldiers' bonus payments will hurt 'show' biz, ternporarily at least, be- 'ckuse they flgure thfct riiuch of 'the money will go into new autos, hOme llqUbr parties and nli:ht club revels. Orpheum and Minnesota shared exploitation honors. Singer house , had 'Show Boat' tie-up -wlth General Foods that netted announcements on Its radio program and window displays in 30Q grocery stores. It also held special screening tor 1,600 grocery employes who distributed 1,000 booklets, had big do-wjitown window displays and special KSTP, radio program. For Its kiddle revue, Minnesota h8.d tie-up -with radio sta- tion WCCO,'. which announced show eight timed dally for IQ days ahead and during engagement. It filso used billboards and trailers In all the chain's bouses here and oUt-of^ town. lEstimaiies for This Week' Minnesota. (Publlx) (4,200; 36.-40.< 55[)r--;Early to Bed' (Par) arid kid- dle . revue on. stage. Good, family program, and. youngsters attended en masse over -weekend, Adult appeal not- so forte, and won't top .light I (7,000. . Last week, - 'PrlyAte Nrim-. ber* (20tb), $9,000, go"od». 'i Orpheum (Singer) (2,890; 26-35-' 40)— 'Show . Boat' (U). Going over swell after fast start, and will run at least nine days, possibly second week. Pointed toward big $13,000 for nine days. Last week, 'GOlden Arrow' (WB), $5,500 In sis d^ys, good. State (Publlx) (2,300; 25-35-40)— 'Trouble for Two* (MG). Sold as Suicide Club' and that title, coupled with Montgomery name, bringing In customers, good $4,500 in pros- pect. Last weelt, ''Married a Doc* (WB), $4,600, fair. World (Steffes) (350; 25-3&-40- 65)— 'Things to Comia' . (UA). Rounding out two-and-a-half week run, with Rhodes' opening today (Tuesday). Half -week prospects are satisfactory $800, after pretty good $2,000 second wegk, on top of fair $1,700 first week. < Time (Berger) -(290; 16-25'i.— » •Dracula's. Daughter* (U) (2d wk). Best'b.o. attraction this sure-seater has had In months; good $1,000 In- dicated after big $1,300 first week. Lyric (fubllx) (1,300; 20-26)— 'Desert Gold' (Par). 'W'estern hav- ing tough sledding " here, only fair $1,600 Indicated. Last week; 'El Dorado' (MG), -$2,000, pretty gbod. Uptown (Piibllx) Cl.fiOO; 26-35)— .'Under ' Two' Tfags'' ' ( 20 th) .' 'If'irst nabe showing And fair $2,800' In sight.' Last ' week 'Modern Tlhies* (UA) urid 'these Three' (UA), t'n^it, $2,600, fair.. - . : , • /Century (Publlx) <1,600; 15^25)— Wife .vs. Secretary' .(MG). Second loop run ■ en route to good $3,000. Last week, 'Singing Kid' (WB) and 'Garcia' (20th), second loop runs, split, $2,-400, fair. Aster (Publlx). (900'; 16-25)— /Pauntleroy' , (-MG), third loop - run, and -.'Here Comes Trouble' (2i)th), and .'.O'Malley of Mounted' (2pth), flrst^^ruhs, split. Fair $800 indicated. Last week, '13 Hours' (Par), an^, 'Boulder Dam' (WB),- second runs,, and 'Meet Again'- (Par), first run, $700, light 35-50)-^'Show fioat' (RKO) and 'Two In Revolt' (RKO), dual, En- couraging at . $6,000 gait Fourth frame for 'Boat' in Boston, Last week, very; sad, $3,300 for 'Abdul* (Col) and 'Harvester' (Rep), double. Sco.llay (M&P) (2.700; 25r35-40- -50)f— 'Sons' 6*'.- Gunb' (WB) and 'Champagne .Charile' (20th), dual. WiU hit : medium $6,000, Lame. $4,000 last ,veek for' 'Garcia' (MQ) ■ania"'B'orgotten Paces*!- (Par), 'dual. • Fenway .'(MagP)- (1.600; 26^35-40- 60)— 'Bullets or' Ballots' (WB) =nnd 'Sky Parade' (Par); doubled.. Earned rholiover ,and . '^headln^f.^ for.,. about $4,000 for aecoiii? frume., 0|ioiiin«' week strong $6,000. - ^^iiiMnesdfty, June 17^ 1936 M Chi, But widi ; 'BuUets' 3d Wk , $5,500 Chicago. June 1$. ■ (B«tt Exploitatipn: Chioago) - "Loop .i^i In the doldrums, with hfaotlcally -no trade -winds around • rustle theatre b; o,'s. With • no dynamite on the "pcreens to force Uie coin iaperiders tip to the cash reilater's, with the rising thermom- > «ter. summer-time blandishments of ■the- Lake Michigan, -the Hawthorne race track and the evening moon all cotiisplring together &s hot competi- ilQin, the theatres currently are get- tlDSf the. small end of the horn.- Exr ploltatlon, drum -banging and Inter- vofflce excitement, means -xiothlng; there Is no grenulne product around -to back up the theatres' claims. ' • Tacitly/ this situation is admitted vty theatres themselves, . since in stead of bi'lnplng in weak new pic " tures, they are switching semi -.strong pictures from one house to another. For instance, 'Bullets and Ballots,' now at the Oarrick, .ia ■ a . Bi^ltch over • ■from the Roosevelt; ■ 'Under. Two Flags,' now at the Apollo, com^s originally . from the Chicago; 'Private Number,' at the Roosevelt, was previously at the Chicago; 'Exclusive Story,' at the •Oriental, was at "the Garrick last ?.week. And 'Showboat' holds over at the Palace; '.Great Zie'gfeld' stays on at the Erlanger; and 'Trouble for Two* holds at the United Artists. ;: Only 'Hearts Divided,' at the Chi- • icago, and •Pride of Marines,' at the • State-Lake. " rate as new entries into ■ the loop picture situation. 'Hearts' • is 'being pulled tomorrow after only . five days, ■ . ; Chicago , naturally ran away with ■ exploitation due to Hearst's blasts for "Divided,' though Arch Herzoff Mded some smart ad and exploita- tion plugs on his own In other ^.ifljedla. Estimateq for This W«ek Apollo (B&Ky (1,200: . 25-35-55)— 'Two Flags' (20th).. Came in hur- riedly last Tuesday (9) ori a switch ■ *rom the Chicago. Showing strength and will stick awhile before being replaced by 'King Steps Out' (Col), ■Which will move over from the Chl- caigo. 'Flags' heading for fine $7,000. on first T^reek here. Last week 'Half Angel' (20th) rated less than $1,000 .-f in three brutal days. ' ■Chicago (B&K) (4,000; 35-55-76) ■■^'Hearts Divided' (WB) and stage 'show. Off slowly with rest of the 'lo6p. Does away under theatre's re- cfent average at flabby $14,000 for five days and but tomorrow s for big $2,700. Last week, 'Moon's Our Home' (Par) and 'Preview Murder Case' (Par) dual. $2,800, good. Roxy (Hamrick) (1,300; 16-27-37) 'Golden Arrow' (FN) and 'Special Investigator' (RKO) dual. . An- ticipating the same big $3,000 as for last week "Unguarded Hour' (MG) and 'Married Doctor' (WB). (Best Exploitati6n: Roxy) With theatres expecting to get their sha.re of the bonus money, a tilt at box ofilces all around Is look- ed for starting this week" ' Bonuses had hardly been handed out Mon- day (15) when one of the vets showed up at the Paramount want- ing the house to cash a check for him so . he could go to the show. House could not accommodate the vet and hot expected that any others will cash checks. - A damp weekend kept people show-minded by keeping them in to-wn and inside, play being gen- -^rally good. The Roxy and State got particu- larly large crowds on both Satur- day and Sunday, with result these houses -will go into handsome fig- ures. 'Secret Agent' at former, will do^ around $36,000 and hold over, while 'Show Bpat,' second run at the State, with Benny Davis on stage, should be around $30,000, very fine, 'Private Number' is pointed for $80,000 at the Music Hall, goody while both the Rialto and Palace are agreeably on the profit side. 'Last Outlaw,' which got surprise notices for a western, is geared for $8,000 or so, while the Pal gets out of the rut a bit at -$9,000 or betteir. Pal has 'Murder By an Aristocrat,' first run, "in" company with 'No- body's Fool,' Of the new pictures this week only 'Hearts Divided' is disappoint- ing. Picture came into the ^Strand Friday night (12) and will be lucky to top $12,000, sour. House spent considerable money to put It across, Second week for 'Princess Comes Across' at the Par, aided by Buss Morgan orchestra. Grade Barrle and Stuart* Churchill in the pit brings agreeable profit at $24,000 after a first week of $32,000, House brought In. 'Poppy' on a preview last rilght, Ozzle Nelson orchestra to play with it ih the trench. Cap itol may build to $20,000 on second (current) week of 'Fury,^ with 'Guns' and Lewis Have No Opposish InWash.JI Washington, July 16.' (Best Exploitation: Palace) Earle leading town this week with 'Sons o*^ Guns' and IS only spot everi approxlmateinEf mid-season grosses. Ted Lewis' band on stage- makes total bill ideal hot-weather fare against slight opposition. Palace put plenty behind 'Fury,' with drama eds going over&oard for filcker, t>ut femmes ^ust can't take It Two holdovers and one revival also keeping grosses down. Estimates for This Week Fox (Loew) (8,424; 26-36-60)— 'Forgotten Paces' (Par) and vaude. Herb Williams and hold-over" of Yasha Bunchiik's 60-plece ork un- able to di'ag pic above light $15,000. Last week •'Trouble for Two' (MG) and Bunchuk pulled $20,000, oke. Earle (WB) (2.424; 25-36-40-60- 70)— 'Sons o' Guns' (WB) and vaude. Pic plus Ted Lewis on stage leading town with good $19,000: Last week 'Fatal Lady' (Par) and Jack Hylton's band took $14,000, light, Palace (Loew) (2,363; 25-35-60)— 'Fury' (MG). Sold heavily and boosted by critics, but the girls can't handle grimness; maybe pass- able $14,000. Last week 'Under Two Flags' (20th) (2d week) took oke $10,000. - Met (WB) (1,863; 26-40)— 'Law In Her Hands' (WB). Heading toward satisfactory $3,800. Last week 'King Steps Out' (Col) (2d run) got $6,000, good for second downtown week, Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 25-35-60)— 'Show Boat' (U) (4th week). Drop- ping less week-to-wcek than any film in theatre's history; fourth" stanza will get good $7,500. Last week B.ame flicker took $10,500, swell. Columbia (Loew) (1,583; 25-40)— 'Small Town Girl' (MG) (2d run). Fourth -week on malnstem surpris- ing with good $8,5bO. Last week same pic won fine $5,500. Belasco (Radln) (1,100; 26-35-50) 'Guardsman' . (MG) and 'Plov/ That Broke Plains.' Revival and government fllm getting satisfac- tory $2,600 in holdover. Last week sam^ combo drew oUe $3,600. word-of-mouth and soldiers' bonuses to help but this and llrst week's take of under $30,000, While good, is against hopes. . Rlvoji brings In 'Dancing Pirate' this momlngr (W€d.).. . Spending much more money than it usually does in order to sell 'Se- cret Agent,' the Roxy. with coopera-* tion of Gaumont-Britisb, put on a good campaign in behalf of this flrst run. The answer is what 'Agent' Is doing at the box ofilce. Estimates for This Week Astor (1,012; 55-$1.10-$1.66-$2)— 'Zlegfeld' (MG) (11th week). Hold- ing up well here and not far from capacity. Last week (10th) $16,000. Capitol (4,'620; 26-36-65-85-$1.25) -'Fury' (MG) (2d week). Finished its flrst week this side of $3fliib00 but on second may, pull itself to $20,000 - for a good profit on 14 days' . tak» against hopes that were higher. Forces a third. Palace (1,700; 25-35-56)— ""Murder by Aristocrat' (WB) (Ist run) and 'Nobody's Fool' (U) (2d run), ,luaL Pulling pretty well, around $9,000. Last week.'Sori^ o' Guns' (WB) (2d run) and 'Law in Per Hands' ("WB) (1st run), coupled, * topped $7,60«» mild. - Paramount (3,664; 25-35-65-'76-8B) —'Princess Comes Across'. (Par) (24 week) and Russ Morgan orchestra, with Grade Barrle and ,Stuart ChurcTiill. This show got $32,000 on its first w^ek and $24,000 on the holdover ending last night (Tues.), a, very pleasing profit. 'Poppy' (Par) and Ozzle Nelson orchestra Is tb* new bin. . . ' Radio City Music Hall (6,989: 40- 60-86-99-$l.l0-$1.65)— 'Private Num- ber' (20.th) and stage show. This is. a single week picture -but good at $80,000. Last week, second for 'King Steps Out! (Col)i $71,000, nice for a •holdover. 'Sins of Man' (20th) sUdes in tomorrow 40-iI6)— 'Last Out- law' (RKO), Western will get $8,- 000 or more, gdod. 'Revolt, of the Zombies' (Acad), in Abted, got $7,- 800. • Rivoli (2,092; 4(l-76-99)-r'Ex-Mn». Bradford' (RKO) <8d Week). Aiound $15,000 on third (final) week ending, last night (TUes ). Second weekV draw was $20,600. 'Dancing Pirate^ (RKO) opens this morning (Wed.). Roxy (5,836; 26-86-66) — 'jSecret Agent' d of El Dorado' and 'Doughnuts and So- ciety' running second; $9,000 Will be good enough. Princess had . quiet opening on 'One - Rainy Afterrto:«n' and 'Road Gang' with a possible $6,«> 000 gross ahead, good. Palace is going all out to exploit 'Things' with a 16-mllltmeter moving picture machine In window of prin- cipal department store iind tele- vision machine in the leading tadfo store, both on Main street. Every day for 30 minutes an airplane flight over city engineered b.v leading air club' of city distributes dodger* from air. • Eatimatea for This Waek Palace (fP) (2,705; 60)— 'Thing* to Come' (Regal), May be a wow or a flop, weather perniittlng; look* (Continued on page 39> 8 VARIETY PICT E CROSSES Weduestlay, Jirnc 17, 1936 'Fury' Catches on in Pittsburgh for $11,000 Despite Weather; 'Drac $4,700 Plttsburerh, June 16. (Best Exploitation: Alvin) Heat has the boys crying this stanza, with activity over weekend at a standstill. Everybody got a kick In the pants Sunday when the Pirates and Giants drew 32,000 cus- tomers, biggest crowd for single game In Forbes Field's history. No let-up expected from warm weather, either. ^ Couple ' of Alms are doing reason- ably well, considering adverse con- ditions, but managements can't help feeling rising mercury Js costing them several grand notwlthstandr ing. 'Fury,' baclted by collection of rave reviews, is getting the best results ajid should wind up pretty close to $11,000, a bit below expecr tatlons but generally okay. At AIvlu, 'Dracula's Daughter^ also . coming In for some attention and thriving Friday, principally result, however, of bank night, should boost ehlller along to $4,700, not 30 bad. . Not much hope of Stanley, with 'Case Against Mrs. Ames' and stage show, doing better than $13,000, and some of this can be credited to In^ the-flesh appearance of Little Jackie Heller, a, local lad who has- a certain following here. Warner In the doldrums, , too; -with 'Law In Her Hands' and ."Palm Springs' and win be lucky to come up. to $3,400, depressing. ■ Alvln unloosed flock of stunts in connection with Druciila's Daugh-- ter,' House staged a ghost preview at midnight, had a gal sleeping in a downtown department store window, served free coffee in lobby to patrons to 'bolster' them up for 'the horrible experience you're to go through,' and otherwise carried through with all the trick stuff •flicker suggests. Estimate* for Th!« W««k Alvin (Harris) <2,000; 25-35-40)— Dracula'fl Daughter* (3,300; 25-35- 40)— 'Fury ^MG). Drew best col- lective notices ^f year and word of mouth Is building it every day. Maybe . $11,000, all right, but under what it might 4o under favorable weather -conditions. Last week 'Bullets or Ballots' (WB) a big dis- appointment at $9,500. Stanley (WB) (3,<00; 25-40-55)— "Mrs. .Ames' (Par) and stage show with Jackie Heller. Bit of night biz for this combo, but mats aren't getting their share and doesn't look like more tlian $13,000. Lasf^veek Ozzle Nelson-Harriet HUUard on the stage the ma gnet and with 'Son o' Guns' (WB) came through with $W,000, great. Warner (WB) (2,000; 25-40)— "Law . In Hands' (WB) and "Palm Springs' . (Par). Weak dual going nowhere at depressing $3,400. Last ivfifik 'Forgotten Faces' garnered $9,300, fair. Missouri (WB) (3,514; 23-40)— 'Under Two Flags' (20th) and 'Champagne Charlie' (20th). At S6,600 will bo trifle, above averafic La^ WPPk •'PhO!-,e Thit' * - I • ■- ilivrd to {"l.VOO, uor^l in monll- Wednesday, June 17, 1936 VARIETY VARIETY 'We-dlttcsilayv'Junf; 17, 1936 Talent Attracts Talent Success Begets Success PARAMOUNT, on the threshold of its most successful year, 1936- 1937, is proud to announce that the following talented creative artists and box-office personalities have been attracted to Paramount's already brilliant array of players, producers, directors and writers. thai the Ibllowing players who have been Harold Llo^d/ Molplie Meiiif^tt/^^i^^^ and that Hawy Sherman will again produce hid f arnouV''Hckpaldhg'^se^^ in 1936-37 in addition to ''The Bame^r/' ill?!?: rtie^piifc^^ i' ffil;-VV;'^'"v/^^^?^^^^ coming^.yeaWrJoi^^ #aiiii«tt/^olik' f[oles^ ' * 'limmie "Aliert " ' ' Jean Arthuf . ^4 ttt ^ 1 I' f . ; George Sq|p|cr.' "Pqul Barreit|;;5.;5." ■' . Benme.Batilfetti . * ■ Joan Bertn^tl/.^ i v j ...... . Jrene JBfin)d0iL . - Jack Benny . / Mary Bblctnd ^ ' Tohn Boles Vedg Siig |fpV,^ Olympe Brctdna Tom Brown Bob Burns George Burns and Gracie Allen Claudette Colbert Gary ..Cooper, .. . Ernest Cossart Larry Crabbe • - - Bing Crosby Robert Cummings Louis DaPron Marlene Dietrich Johnny -Downs- Frances Drake Irene Dunne . Leif Erikson . Ann.Eyers Frances Farmer . W. C. Fields Robert Fiske Frank Forest Wilma Francis William Frawley Ketti Gallian * Gladys George.. Cary Grant Kay- Griffith Porter Hall- Julie Haydon David Holt Wolfe, Hopper RaHould John Howard Marsha Hunt Roscoe Karns ■ ' Marten Lambn( i Billy Lee : Harold tiqyd ' Garble Lombard " .; Nick Lukats . Ida; Lupiiho . j Fr^d MacMuifraY • v^ftidolphe Menjou^ . .'Gertrjude Michael • fRgyMlted r I John M6i?ley — Ja'fck'Oalde iily^n^Pvennari. , :GailPqtnGfc-- ) EKzabeth Pattersori; ; Jeanne Perkins .Pumell Pratt Charles Quigle/ George Raft. Terry Ray Jane Rhodes Charlie Ruggles Elizabeth Russell , Sylvia Sidney Randolph Scott Gail Sheridan Alison Skipworth Sir Guy Standing Louise Stanley Louise Stuart Gladys Swarthout Akim Tamiroff Colin Tapley Kent Taylor Terry Walker Virginia Weidler Mae West Eleanore Whitney Grant Withers -DIRECTORS George Archainbaud Charles Barton Eddie. Buzzell Cecil B. DeMille E. A. Dupont Robert Florey Chester M. Franklin Alexander Hall Henry Hathaway Stuart Heisler James Hogan Mitchell Leis6tt • ' . - ' Frank Llo.yd iviaA>xw-6i,ect<>iy btho Lovering • i ■ Ernst Lubitsch* - ...^ - Lep.McCarey » ' RayMcCarey ^ . ^: . Norman McLeod, ' | . . Lewis Milest6tie • | • . Elliott Nugent , . " '• Wesley Ruggleii. '. \ . WUharn Russell. ./iviUiam Sheg „: _ ^A. Edward Sutfierlah$ Korman Ta.ur6g | kin^Vidoir " ■■ .Harold Yoiihgf .... . ' WRITERS Frank R, Adams . I' . ■ . Studrt Anthony I Duke Atteberry II. ^ , George AuerbacV . Nick Barrows Haxry Behn Arnold Belgard " ■ I Dorothy Bennett 'ciaude Binyon Ralph Block Charles Brackett - John Bright Frederick Hazlett Brennarf, Frank Butler Alan Campbell Franklin Coe'n Jgmes A. Creelman, Walter DeLeon Herbert Fields Edith Fitzgerald Nina C. Eraser Gilbert Gabriel Gerald Geraghty Eve Greene Durward Grinstead Wid Gunning Oscar Hammerstein 11 Don-Hartman Helen Hernandez Betty HUl Harry Hoyt Cyril Hume , Dan Jarrett Grover Jones ' ' Bradley King ■ ' -Norman Krasna Harold Lamb -Melchtor ■ Lengy-et" — — , ftlbert.-Shelby LaVin^- Jeanie Macphe^^ -Philip .MacDonald Max Mdrcxn • . - " Clare'ncfe Marks • ^ - Josejph Morieure -MdreRi Brian MarloW, . Francis, ' "^Edy^in Justus N)fciy.ei5 ^- - : 3fdtti&rsoh McNiitt" ""'"..Z- I . ■ ■ • ■ijdck Mintz ■> « l SariS Mintz'-' ; '[ ' y\ 'v. '"1ohne.-Moffitf*^ Thomas Monroe* Seena Owen Dorothy Parker] Frank Partos William RahHn^ Marguerite Robertstj Harry Ruskin Madeleine Ruthveidj; Sidney Salkow^^ Dore Schary ' Paul Schofield:: " " Viola B. Shore Michael L, Simmonf^ Louis Steveris Preston Sturges) Robert Tasker Sylvia Thalberg Keene Thompson Virginia Van Upp Bob^y Vernon Francis Wallace ✓ * • • Harlaii Ware ' Richard Weil Robert Yost • Waldemar Young COMPOSERS and Sam Coslow Frederick Hollander} Jerome Kern Erich Wolfgang Korngold Ralph Rainget. Leo Robin * By Atrangement with M-G-M. 12 # 1936-37 PARAMOUNT'S MADI CAST AND DIRECTOR AUGUST THE TEXAS RANGERS ■ THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN ^1 My Ameiricaii Wife Lady Be Careful I'd Give My Life Jphnny Gets His Gun Hollywood Boulevard SEPTEMBER BIG BROADCAST OF 1937 With FRED MacMUBHAY, JACK OAOE, JEAN PARKfiB. ILOTD NOLAN* BENNIE BARTLETT. Directed by VHG VIDOR. GARY COOPER N-K->:-: Wiih VnuIAM BOYD, IIMMY ELUSON and GEORGE HAYES. FoUow-up aeries of HARRY SHERMAN West- erns will be bigger ond better than last year's releases. "if ' MAID OF SALEM PERSONAL APPEARANCE Queen of the Jungle Everything lor Sale wm Three Married Men Rose Bowl Starring CLAUDETTE. COLBERT in a picture of tre- mendous scope. With an importont cast. Directed by FRANK LLOYD. . . VTith MAE WEST. LYNNE OVERMAN.. ELIZABETH PATTERSON. An EMANUEL COHEN Production. This is the stage play that ran for more than a year 'on Broadway and is a natural for MAE WEST. RAYMOND MIUAND. SIR GUY STANDING, AKIM TAMIROFF. LYNNE OVERMAN. Directed by MAX MARGIN. V With a selected cast of Players. LYNNE OVERMAN, ROSCOE KARNS, WIUIAM FRAW- LEY. GEORGE BARBIEB, ROBERT CUMMINGS. GAIL SHERIDAN, ELIZABETH PATTERSON, BENNIE BART- LETT. VIRGINIA WEIDLER. Diiected by EDD& BUZZELL. FRANCES FARMER, JOHN HOWARD, LARRY CRABBE> NICK LUKATS, BENNY BAKER. Released at the height of the football season and with plenty of ejqploitation angles. TITLE NOVEMBER THE PLAINSMAN CHAMPAGNE WALTZ . ' ' — '■ — ■ — ' — PINKERTON, THE DETECTIVE \ HOTEL HAYWIRE The Barrier Our Miss Keahe Trail Dust DECEMBER COLLEGE HOLIDAY DON'T LOOK NOW The Tightwad Broadway Afternoon The Turning Point JANUARY SPAWN OF THE NORTH HARD TO HANDLE FOLLOW THE SUN Playboy A Gun for Hire ARTISTS AND MODELS Cottonwood Gulch WednesdayrJune 17,- 1936 1 VARiElY MEASURE GROUP 1936-37 ^ CAST AND DIBECTOB Third and Fourth Quarters 1936-37 (j^ARY COOPER. lEAK ARtHQB. and a hig supportifig ccwt A CECIL B. DeMILLE ProductioD. OLADYS SWABTHOUT, FBED MocMURRAY. JACK OAKIE. VEtOZ and YOLANDA. LYPA ROBERTI, FRANK FOREST. Directed by EDDIE SUTHERLAND, director fli "MisMMijppi." JDWARD ARNOLD and an all-stdr cast Dramatisea ^ti« of the most exciting eyents in the life of the great Americott detectiTe. A B. P.. SCHULBERG Production. TITLE 2 with MARLENE DIETRICH 2 with CLAUDETTE COLBERT With CHARIJE RUGGLES. MARY ROLAND, GEORGE BURNS ond GRACIE ALLEN. In the Bome class as "Interaational House." The best reod and probably the best liked of all the REX BEACH, yoms. A picture that acRially, beats with the thunder of its great emotions. HARRY SHERMAN, ace producer of action pictures, will see to it that' it gets the- kind of production it desenres. SLAVE SHIP With VIRGINIA WEIDLER and BIUY LEE. From "Sirt^ urday Evening Post" story .by : popular wdman writer,. Grace Sartwell Mason. HOPAIONG CASSIDY No. 2. , WEJ.IAM BOYD. IMMY ELUSON, GEORGE HAYES, ■and others. m 1st DIAMOND RUSH CAST AND DIBECTOR 1st with ERNST LUBITSCH (musical) directing. 2nd with FRANK LLOYD directing. One of these will be "THE GOLDEN ERA." a glorious drama cut to. the Oolbert design. Paramount's Second BIG ALL-TECHNICOLOR Pic- ture of the year, with GARY COOPER. Directed by HENRY HATHAWAY. Starring either GARY COOPER or FRED MacMUR- RAY ond directed by WESLEY RUGGLES. An excit- ing Story of the South African diamond rusl^ COUNT OF LUXEMBOURG lACK BENNY, FRANCES FARMER. LOUIS DaPRON. ROBERT CUMMINGS, lOHNNY DOWNS. ELEANORE ; WHITNEY. MARTHA RAYE: With W. C. FIELDS and a hand-picked cast This is the picture that Bill ka> wanted to do for years. It's his idea of o real No. I Fields' Tehiele. Based on JULIAN- STREET'S famous "Need of Changs." With CHARLIE RUGGLES heading a cat of prominent Poromount featured players. Another Paul Gallico story out of the "Saturday Evening Post" An hilarious role for Ruggles as the penny pinch|»r who suddenly awakes io generosity. With a cast ol Paramount featured players. This is the "Saturday Evening Post" story that took the prise as the trickiest mystery story of 1935. With TOM BROWN, GAIL PATRICK. MARSHA HUNT. ELIZABETH PATTERSON. A thrilling drama set against on exciting background ' of life in smalltewn America. PANAMA GAL SAFARI HIGH, WIDE and HANDSOME THAT'S WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF CAROLE LOMBARD. GARY GRANT. RANDOLPH SCOTT, and all-star cast Directed by HENRY HATHA- WAY, who did "Lives of a Bengal Lancer" and 'Trail of the Lonesome Pine." In TECHNICOLOR. IT HAPPENED IN PARADISE With CLAUDETTE COLBERT and a perfect' supporting cost Directed by WESLEY RUGGLES. With BING CROSBY, GEORGE BURNS and GRACIE ALLEN. LYNNE OVERMAN. Directed by NORMAN TAUROG. S v\ EASY UVING GEORGE RAFT. IDA LUPINO and an all-star east il'A'^!- 1 more GARY COOPER With o cast of featured players. Thrilling melodrama o> a murderer who ends the life of a great statesman and how he is tricked into capture. Built on original UQ«s with several norel twists of plot that make for sus> Ponse and intense excitement. A big musical studded by spectacular acts never seen ^ the screen before. Song hits, and lavish dance num- I Script by KATHARINE BRUSH, S. I. ond ^tAURA PERELMAN. and KEENE THOMPSON. 1 with HAROLD LLOYD 3 More Hopalong Cassidys With IRENE DUNNE. JOHN BOLES, W. C. FIELDf ' and FRANK FOREST. Franz Loliar's world-faiiious. operetta with the^ original glorious' Lehar music. With EDWARD ARNOLD cmd a promintnt feminine star. A picture with all the excitement and intriguo that an African background con supply. Starring IRENE DUNNE and FRED MacMDRRAY, RANDOLPH SCOTT. Music and lyrics by Jerome Kem and Oscar Hammerstein II, SYLVIA SIDNEY and FBED MacMUBRAY. in a mod- ern romantic drama. B. P. 8CHDLBEBG Production. Starring BDfG CROSBY, IDA LUPINO. A big-tim* song onidi^cince show aimed to catch the late spring, trade. A' summer camp musieaU lEAN ARTHUR in a fast-stepping romance of the "Hands Across the Table" Idnd. Miss Arthur is no^ one of the top draws in pictures* Made to the measure of Cooper's importance to the box-office with a star, supporting cast' and cm ace director. Another ace comedy of the some box-ofQce propor- tions OS "THE MaKY WAY ' with the some big-time oll-stor .cost FBED MocMURRAY ond CAROLE LOMBARD. A ro- mantic comedy with music, of the "Princess Comes Across" type. 'THE ROUNDUP/' TLERS' VALLEY." "BRING ME HIS EARS/' "BUS^ VARIETY Wednesday, June 17, 1936 STAR POWER! PARAMOUNT will deliver during 1936-37 at least 52 important pictures made to the measure of 29 box office stars listed alphabetically below: Willi 2 ft \n ^'^ ;^^.;.^^';y>'';Xi^>■;:^V^ y 'y'ji'l'^ ^^^^^^ (1 with Carole Lombafd) "1 iilii vr^.:;S?/r^<:\>:u;d^ . V fe^W.^^1C|:)jPI.E* iiiii Wednesday, June 17, 1936 P I C ¥ E S VARIETY 15 OVER-SEATING IS COLD , ■ 5/ilnineap_oUs,.June 16. There'll; be no .teat'. suit a.t "this time after all to determine the power of local authorities arliltrarlly to re- fuse permits for thp construction of new theatres In their communities. The issue had " been raised - in a flult' brought by Lyle Carrlsoh and. Raymond Lee' to compel the coun- cil of , Excelsior, local suburb, • to grant them a permit to erect a netvr Bhowhouse. •■ Now S, P. Helpern, their '^attorney, ; stjjinf that the dis- pute whlch prompted the a.ctIon, has been settled out of court, and has obtained, a dlstrUssal of the suit, Frank :W6ilcman,. owner .of' the only Excelsior ' tli.ea.tre, .which the city council 'there deemed 'sufflclen't' for the, town's needs, has agreed to make Carrlsch and Lee partners jn a new house he's building at Iiiound, near Excelsior and " Wayaata. Car- rlsch and Lee have a theatre at Wayzata and they decided to Invade Excelsior after Workman an- n^^unced plans to build at Mound.. The MlnneapDlIs city council on a number of occasions has refused to grant permits for new theatres In neighborhood -districts that it deemed already over-seated. • The parties denied the permits never have contested the action in the courts. When he filed the Carrlsch- Lee suit, Halpern contended that the authorities could not arbitrarily create a monopoly for existing thea- tres and deny reputable p.ersons the opportunity to engage In -the' theatre business. He threatened to carry the case to the state supreme court, it necessary. NO RECEIVERSHIP FOR "REVOLT OF ZOMBIES' The motion of Albert S. Krellberg on behalf of the Amusement Securi- ties Corp., for the appointment of a temporary receiver to take over the box office receipts of the Rlalto the- atre, N. Y., during the run of 'Re- volt of the Zombies,' was dismissed by N. T. Supreme Court Justice Louis A. Valente. The action had been directed against Academy Pic- tures Distributing Co., Inc ; Mid- town Theatre Corp., operators of the Eialto, and Melbert Pictures, Inc., producers of the picture. I-Crellberg Is seeking to restrain the showing . of the current film on the ground that the Vord 'Zombie' used in the title Is an Infringement on his original picture 'White Zom- bie.' produced, several years ago. Krellberg claims .that the use of the word will Interfere financially with a picture he Intends to produce as a sequel to the original 'WMte Zom- bie.' "ecently Supreme Court Justice War.jervogeL turned the whole mat- ter over to Herman Hoffman, special referee^ who Is at present" taking testimony on the motion for an In- junction and- an accounting. iarlow 'On the Run' Hollywood, JUhe 16. Jean Harlow and Robert Mont- gomery get top spots In 'Love on the Run,' which Joseph L. Manklewicz will produce at Metro. Screen play Is by Manuel Self and Gladys Hulburt. with John Lee^Ma- han assigned for additional work on script. Victor Fleming will direct. DETKOIT'S LOCAL 2-EEELEIl Detroit, June 16. Pox theatre and Detroit Times (Hearst) are cooperating in ' pro- ducing a home-town flicker. 'It Happened In Detroit' and eriiploy- Jfig about 200 localltes between 16 and 1 years of age. Production is under Max Allen- tucic, Hearst; sheet., Is now c(m- ducting contest "to select, principals tor high-achool story Two-reel pic bo' filmed here.' and' shown 'Wetk, ME June 20 at the Fox. WB Theatre Mgr. Balks At Ad Rate Squawk \ Vs. Hearst Newspaper Baltimore, Juno 16. The operators of . tl>e downtown first-run indies, and the ■ reps of .town's two chain houses, Loew's Century and Warner's Stanley, met In secret conclave with the purpose of a united JCront against the three local dally newspapers In an effort to get a reduction in the ad lineage rate, but the idea fizzled out. Hearst's News-Post and. the indie Evening Sun are the opposition afternoon rags, while the Morning Sun has field to Itself. Rate Is 60c. a line straight In each sheet, though the. t>vo Sunpapers give a reduction In that the combo rate Is $1 a line, , At the session it was first decided to tackle the two Sunpapers. Houses agreed as much would be spent in the next 12-month period as In the past year, but want a reduced rate that would give 'em more lineage. • The representative for Warner's Stanley told his colleagues that he thought they should be informed that, while Warners would like a reduced rate, from the Sunpapers,' it was, the policy of the circuit not to be a, party to any plan that would ask ad rate reduction from a Hearst rag, With that expressed WB atti- tude, the other exhlbs eventually ca^me' to a conclusion that If they did not- have 100% strength they could not successfully beat down thp rates on the three rags, and so the get-together dissolved before the papers were even approached, hence the whole project has been scx-apped. Warners' tleup with Hearst's Cos- mopolitan p.lc production unit ex- plains tjie "WB theatre stance. Glucksman Sentence In Detroit Due Today Detroit, June 16. E. M.. Glucksman, forme'r theatre manager here and ex-operator of the. closed Paradise-pn-theLake re- sort, will be sentenced tomorrow (17) on charges of passing a worth- less $200 check on the Book-Cadil- lac hotel last August, In county jail here on $100,000 bond since April when he was returned from Los Angeles, Glucksman changed his plea to guilty last week. ]Pro- bation department is checking his record. Prosecution said It would ask court to drop another case against Glucksman, Involving a $100 check on the Hotel Statler. Latter hotel and Book-Cadlllac chipped in sev- eral hundred dollars In April to send local detective to Coast for Glucksman, when county refused to pay all expenses. Conviction climaxed a 10 -month chase by local police, Glucksman being cornered in both St. Louis and Kansas City, but escaped. MORE MPTOA CONFABS WITH MAJOR CO. SALES EXECS; SHORT FORM CONTRACT Dmty Moore mN.Y. for WB Byron F. (DInty) Moore, zone manager for Warner Bros. In St. Louis territory, has been brought into New York to succeed Harry Charnas as managing director of Greater New York theatre Interests and operations of WB. Charnas re- signed two weeks ago to become associated with B. S, Moss in thfe operation of the new Criterion, N. Y., set to open around Aug. 15. Pending the appointment of Moore, the Warner home office was supervising N. Y. operations, with Zeb Epstein in charge of the Strand. Epstein remains over that house. 20th-Fox, UA aiid GB Powwows — None Now .Until Mid-July-r-Score Charges Also Come Up F-We Severs Pan Tie Hollywood, June 16. With filing of notice by secretary of state in Sacramento to wind up and dissolve Pantages Hollywood Theatre Co., last connection of Fox West Coast Theatres with .the Hol- lywood boulevard house will be severed. Charles A. Buckley, F-WC v.p. and legal chief, is vice-president of the Pantages-Hollywood com- pany, with Albert W. Leeds, F-WC attorney, listed as secretary. Circuit ceased operation of house several years ago and has had no interest in theatre erected by Alex- ander Pantages and associates since that time. PADDED HOEN'S SUIT Los Angeles, June 16. Copyright infringement suit has been Hied by I^eonard L. Maxam against: Fox West Coast Theatres and a number of its subsidiary com- panies; 20th-Fox Films, National Theatres Corp. and Nulioual Agency Corp. Infringement on his patent for padded sound reproduction horn, in- vented in 1929, is charged. He asks injunction and accounting for dam- ages. 'Suzy' Back to the Grind Hollywood, June 16. After . being halted a week to permit new scenes to be added, 'Suzy' Is back before the cameras at Metro. New- material will add 10 days to shooting sked, ' George FItzmaurke is directing. RKO JOINS UA IN TEST SUIT OVER SALES TAX With the New York city sales tax' renewed for another year, dis- tributors . ate awaiting the decision of the Appellate Division, N, Y., on argument for a writ of certiorari against Frank J, Taylor, Compt- roller of the city of N. Y., whose taxation of film rental Is held to be unconstitutional and Illegal. Argu- ment on the application for the writ was held during ' the past' "week, RKO Joining United Artists in the test case of the latter. RKO came Into the proceedings to maintain that iNew York has ex- ceeded the authority, granted It in assessing a sales tax against film. The case, now about a year old, re- sulted from a complaint against United Artists after auditors visited the home office to check on film sales, the city maintaining not only advertising accessories sold In ex- changes but film Itself was taxable. On argument In the Appellate Divi- sion last week, the law firm of O'Brien, Drlscoll & Raftery, repre- senting UA, contended that the li- censing of copyrighted motion pic- tures is not a sales encompassed by Local Law No. 20, as. amended. UA argued that the 'tax Is Illegally im- posed upon an exhibitor who is not- the ultimate consumer* and that 'the sales tax has no application to short-term leases or licenses of per- sonal property.' Among the RKO arguments was the contention that 'New York may not levy a sales tax on receipts from licenses to exhibit films because such levy directly burdens Interstate commerce and is in violation of the United States Constitution.' William Mallard ap- peared as counsel for RKO. The odd features about a sales tax on film Is that exhibitors out- side of the state. In New Jersey, for example, are forced to pay a tax on film bought from New York ex- changes. Aside from the fact that a Jersey purchaser of other goods in New York city does not have to pay a tax when shipped or delivered to him, distributors attack the sales levy on films because latter are rented rather than sold. This Is also true of accessories. Exhibs^s Family's Siege on City Hall Wins Recopition Milwaukee, June 16. A t.Kree-day siegfe of tlie city hall won a battle for recognition by the Atanasoff' family" who claim they were 'robbed' of their World theatre, nabe house. Six members of the family took up their siege by camp-. Ing in the city attorney's office and refused to budge for three days and three nights, sleeping on the bench es and sending out for coffee and sandwiches. April 27 the Atanasoffs presented a resolution to the common council outlining a long list of grievances that ended in the loss of the World las* February. They had built and operated, the theatre for eight years. TTiey charged that an 'organized combine' forced them to pay for a theatre not built according to spe- cifications and then forced Its clos- ing. They also claim that film com-, paniea were in a league against them to ■ keep them from getting pictures and demanded the aldermen give them aid. ■The council ended the siege by granting the wish that an Investi- gation of the alleged persecutions be made. $20,000 DAMAGE TO 2 NEW ORLEANS CINEMAS New Orleans, June 16. Fire originating on the second floor of a building housing the Won- derland and Newcomb theatres Thursday (11), resulted In damage estimated' at nearly $20,000 - and made -It necessary for several hun- dred patrons to vacate the theatres. Unaware ' of the blaze which was ranging on the floor above them, they were asked by the management to walk out quietly, whIcH they did. A general alarm brought engines and equipment from all sections of the city, to the scene. Both theatres are operated by Henry Lazarus, and he estimated the damage to seats, walls, fixtures and equipment from water dripping through the ceilings at $10,000. Guilds' Schism on Mag .. Hollywood, June 16. Screen Writers' Guild, has pulled out of the monthly mag, operated Jointly with the Screen Actors' Guild. Withdrawal attributed to Dra- matists Guild's objection to any actor tleups. F.P.-Canadian and Arthur Hirschs Consolidated Pooling in Montreal Montreal, June 16. Negotiations that have been pro- ceeding in this city for past two months were closed Thursday (11) with a new deal that radically clianges the picture situation here as from Aug. 14 next J. J. Fltz- Glbbons and Clarence Robson, of Famous Players-Canadian Corp., and' Arthur Hlrsch, of Consolidated Theatres, this city, were the parties engaged. XTnder a re-.shuffle of the position here the Imperial. His Majesty's, the Princess, Capitol and Palace will be operated from Aug. 14 by Consoli- dated Theatres, HIr.«!ch .as presi- dent; George Rotsky, presently manager of the Palace, as general manager; Tom Cleary, manager of Princess, as director of publicity, and Alec Adilman as managing di- rector in charge. of fixtures and sets. The Imperial will be second run house, ocraslonally running legit shows; .H.i3 Majesty's, Montreal's only legU theatre, will ron road pic- tures with four big pix to start off with, and after that all-Hrltish pix. Princess, Capitol and Palace will operate as usual. CIcorge Rotsky will be responsible for all managers of theatres in (he merger. Tom Clcary will have a shop at which he will build lobby di.splays and fronts for the five houses and will also orcupy the new olDces the merger will take In the Alhee Bldg, as contact man for the press, etc. The deal will Involve considerable change in managements of the the- atres, under Rotsky, with three new appointments certain, but these po- sitions will not be filled before August. I'alac:c and Capitol will l)0 able to make their own KOlcctlon of fllms and all Important productions will be released here simultaneously with other big centres. I'heatrlcal situation here has been none too good of late with the. main .stems ;qulte "f requehtly in the ' re^, w<»oU .i.fter week. Pending further conferences be- tween leaders of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America and sales managers looking to relief on trade practices, the major distribu- tors are studying the legal aspects of the short form of contract sub- mitted by the MPTOA and discuss- ing Its adoption or rejection with department heads. Before leavlhff Saturday (13) for Mississippi, JBd •L. Kuykendall learned that the MPTOA form of cojitract was being taken up by the various companies, leading to belief In some exhibitor circles that It may have a good chance of comlng'through with pos- sible minor modifications. So far none of the msijors has reached the point where an answfer can be made to the MPTOA one way or another but whether It Is adopted or rejected, It now appears probable to leaders that positive relief wjll be granted on cancellations and that score charges may be eliminated, effective "with the negotiation of new product contracts. The distributors do not want to commit themselves in any way on score charges. It is no secret In MPTOA quarters that the distribs refuse to agree to anything just now on score charges because of many existing contracts which call for such 'Charges, over and above rentals. If the distribs agreed to eliminate the charges, every exhib in the country holding unplayed contracts would subtract this from the bill. In many Instances It Is probable that deals were made tak- ing into account the score charge habit whereas If the exhib hadn't been paying this added sock rental terms might have been different. All distributors Impose scora charges, some more than ofhers. In no case does a distributor levy the charge on all accounts, it Is understood. Universal, Columbia and RKO are claimed to have fewer contracts calling for the charges than competitive distribs. Dickering Expectations in exblbltor circles are that If accounts put up stiff sales resistance In negotiating new contracts, they will not only get a break on cancellation privileges but may also escape the payment of any score charges. When all present ex- isting contracts are played out, score charges may then become a thing of the past, It is believed. While In New York last week, Kuykendall conferred with John D. Clark, general sales chief of 20th- Fox; George J. Schaefer, sales head * of UA, and George W. Weeks, dis- tributor boss of Gaumont-Brltlsh, making progress, in each Instance. 20th-Fox is willing to consider a higher canceliatlon but, as expected and for trade reasons, will not com- mit Itself on score charges, GB favors a better cancellation break and will consider all other points In the MPTOA program on trade prac- tice reforms. UA Is regarded as friendly toward the MPTOA pro- . gram but does not come within the provisions of the cancellation clause since it writes a separate contract for each picture. While the company sells groups of pictures at a time, the exhib puts In an application on each picture and gets a sepa- rate contract for each, leaving no room for cancellation. Jyewe.n I'lzor, I'hlladelphla leader In the MPTOA, sat in with Kuyken- dall on last week's conferences. These ^ound up the indlyldual ses- sions with Hales manager.^, leaving the next move to the diBtrlbutors, and a possible answer to the short form of contract. Kuykendall Is not expected to re- turn to New York until after July 4, at which time, further conferences •will be held and additional members of the MPTOA executive committee may be called In. It Is felt that little action can be taken until after July 4, when the last of the majors. UA, will have had its sales convention. KIMBALL'S CHUXEES Hollywood, June 16. Group of four mystery melodraman will be produced by Fen Kimball for state right distribution by Bill Kleiner. ' \' '• First -pic Is slated to ..h«ve Nof- man Foster In top spot* '« • VARtETY PIC YIIRES Wedttesdft;, June 17, 1936 hm. Group's Hid Gidiis on G.OP. Convention Talk and Bonus loo- 800 6.800 I,<00 SOO 1.600 lO.SOO 1,000 1,100 400 2,200 2,600 2,700 $11,000 l,O0)» 0.000 7.000. ^OOO . 12i000 14,000 By MIK^ WEAR "Brisk rally In last hour's trading yesterday (Tuea) enabled the stock njwicet to climb Into the highest territory in more, than . a; month. Higher-priced Industrials advanced 1-9'. points ais different groups were brought forward and bid upwards. Preferred Issues «n the amuBe^- ment list acted ihost favorably In this drive towards higher prices. Badlo Preferred B soared 2 points to a xtew high at 108. Columbia Pic- tures pfd. was up more than a point tbii'. Paramount stocks were high- er In late transaction^, the flrst pre- ferred shooting up 2 points to 69^ rise being based en outcome of meeting today. Common was. up B0& and the second preferred also i^iAed fractionally. 20tli Century- Fok pfd. also was up half a point to 36. Paramount bonds al^Kn were upi on the day, . . Developnients at the .Republican national convention and expectation- flifat a l&rge amount of sefyide men's bonus money shortly would be in circulation sent the stock ..ihafket higher last week. IndUstrl&I stocks: were In the van of this recovery movement, with apiusements and several other groups . remaining comparatively In the background. - Amusement Qrbup staged- oiib^ a- mild upturn, with : consideral^le ir- regularity developing In -latier deal^. Ings. Averages for 12 repre^entar., tlve Issues gained only .0,'312 oll ^a point to AZ%. This cIpstnjET level as measured by the avetagfes, was nearly a full pbint below .the "high mark for the grout» registered at 4S%. liow, point was slightly; at>ove 42: Volume again hovered near; the 60,0t)0-8hare mark for the group. 'Only a late sharp advance ^ by Eastman Kodak common . enablied the Amusement Qroup to make such' «; -showing. This was to be exj^ecl- ed^ however, In view of th|$ ^ ^rt&rt rally staged In the preceding Tvle^lt. Eastman Kodak iSnlshed at the top; price of 168%, only ; 2 points' from the 1936 peak* Stock was up 6^' points net for the week. .Inside -from .this rally and strength In- RCA Issues, jnany picture stocks W!ere fortun&te to hold their own. Rally in Radio . Corporation stocks vtBS largely cojicentr&ted In the •preferred B and new first preferi-ed issues, both of which went to new hl^a for the year. As. compared with the feeble Ad- vance ot the Amusement Group, the Dow'jQne;] Industrial a-verages COEged Jihead- 3.70 points to 155.09;. High for industrial group was veglstered on Friday (12) just be- fore profit-taking set in. G. 0. P.*B Effect Stock market followed develop*:^ ments at the 6. O. P. Cleveland con- fatb closely, .snapping back from 10WS of .Tuesday and Wednesday into higher ground on Thursday and . early Friday when it became evi- dent that the Republican delegates tFOuld pick their candidates and Wi'-lte their platform without the usual wrangling. After hitting peak prioes 'on Friday, trad(lra decided' that favorable convention news had been fairly well discounted uptvards Summary for week ending Monday, June 15: STOCK EXCHANGE Sales. iHsue and .rdle. Hlgta. 1.200 American ScAt-.... -. 22 • 8,700 Col. P. vtc.' («• 8C56 400 Col. Plot. pfd. (2%) 44% 1,200 Conaol. Film 5 1,200 Coneol. ■pilm pfd. (%)t • 10% 3.200. Eastman .Kodak (5)t. ICSMi ISO Do. pfd. (6) 1<;4 37,100 0«n. EIe>\ (1)...., 3i>?i 0. 600' Ix)ew t2)t;....; i 40% 300 rw; pid. (aV4) 107 1, t'Oi> Madlaoii Sq. Oandeh (eOc.)t 11 ■ 11,200 'Paramount 8K 3,300 Do. iBt pfd... eespite some ^disappointment oyer this . action as viewed by the Street, Paramiiuiit first . preferred, 'was \x'p 1% points to 64, andHhe second pre- ferred; was up fractionally at 9%. The first preference Issue at one time hit 66^, where It wais up more than, 4 points over the previous cloalne' level,- Paramount common tnahaged to get to'S^Ji.. in early trad- ing,, but Vftund up . at 8, unchanged 'oii' week,', • •ColMmliila Pictures certificates dipped -l)i points to -34% while the 'preferred lost; as much to. Jl2%. 20th •Cerituiy-Fox common wak o}t. nieilrly i, point' at^6^; while tlie fur^- ferred, . selling. evrdiVlQehd; was down fractionally at 36%. -Radio Corp, first preferred sold at its best 1936 price, 79 V^, sporting a ^ain of 2.%, at the blow-off. Al- though Radio B was extremely In- active, it pushed up to a new high at 107^. Fnlshed at 106, for i point advance. Radio common, which was among the 12 most, active issued on the N. T. exchange last week, dis- played a net gain of 60c. at the closing quotation «f 12^. At. one juncture it sold at. 12^. RKO was up fractionally at 5%. Net So Good Aside from these advances, many amusements finished the week 4)e hind, the minus sign. Among, these were Ijoew- pfd., Madison Squave Gardign, Technicolor,, Trans-t-ujr, Columbia " Plx common. Pathe, "Warner Bl:os. common. Consolidated Film Industries pfd. and Universal common and preferred. The pre ferred wad down 2% points to 102 after selling at one time at lUb Consolidated. Film pfd. dipped to 16^4 in final dealings, but this was a natural dev.elopment since it. was selling mlnu^ the .recently declared dividend. . . Weakness in Universal common. .'fet X.0W. Last. « i>^. 21% 21% + % 34% 34% -1%. 42% 42% -1% 4% ■ 4%- . + ^4 . 10%. '-^ 102 108% +0% 168% 104 88% 38% + H '44% 45 100% 107 .«% 11 « fl;i 64- +1% • 0% »% + % 7% 7% - 'A 11% 12% 66% + %- 6J% 100 106 +1 76 70% «+a% .bvi 5% + % 20% . ■20% - % 34% 86% - - 100 102 -2% C% . "'i 110% 114% +2'<(i 45 -82% •fl.% 12% 80 .10 1)::% . 07% • 01% 07% «-•% 93% M%- IM 36 17% 3% 4% K Columbia PIclB 4,000 Technicolor l,fl')0 Translux (20c.)t. 100 Universal' PJWs.^ CURB (!)♦... BONDS 19 »-(r»,OO0 Gen. Thea. Ef). -10 10 jn.',000 Gen, Then. E(|. '40 clfs. fl2% 16,(100 Keith (!.■?, 'H\. 0f% a.OOO Loew 3%9, Mfi..... .5.-1 111,000 Par-Broadway 8.s, '03.... 83 120,000 Panimount «d. • an% • 101 OVER THE CdUNTfeR. MEW YORK >rjo)..Bro.idcast- A (2).... Pathe P. pfd. (7) 26% 20% + % 24% •2tl% +1 9.1 + % 97 • 97 - % 68 68% + % 88% 88% + .% 03 03 - % 93%, . -04. + % W4 ♦riue stork divjdcnd, t Paid this year. which carried It down 1% points to i9%i probably reflected the dip in- the preferred. Columbia Pictures com- mon slumped 4.% to 36, previous low for year. Even at this level, it wm quoted higher than the certificates, the popular trading stock of the company, which finished the week at , 34%. Coliimbla Plx common, listed on the curb exchange, is extremely Inactive. Only 26 shares changed hands last weeic Loew common reversed its recent trend in early dealings last week. The stock encountere'^ siiji nuus.ual market on Tuesday, .selling around 44% In the morning only id push forward briskly In later trana- actIons..-.Late spurt sent It to 46>^. Following day Loew^s hit 46%. Re- action on Thursday was . not - un- expected since the issue was selling without the usual quarterly dlwy of ~60c. iPespite this, It only retreated to 44% and closed the week at 45 for a. fractional gain. .' Pathe Films pfd., dealt In on the 0?er-the-Counter market; pushed UP to a hew. high bid price «,t ,103, prievioiis^ top being- 102.. No asking price: quoted much of the week, with final, figures being 101, bid prlce» and 104) ask price. Columl^la Broad- -pasting^ Co. issues .hovered between ^4 and 66 most ot the time; with a hi^h lasklng quote of 66.%. . Technicolor • gave every appear- ance tit being, in the process of ac- cumulation, Holding Iri "a narrow range between 28% and 29%. After selling at the low' figure on Satur- day„.the stock pushed ' up easily to 28% In Mondays market, • G. 6.'8 Divvy . Geiietai 'Bieclric directors acted on dividends ■ about a& Anticipated, maintaining the^ - old conservative policy by not diaturbing the present •$1 i^nnual r^te. The board declared the regular. 25c. quarterly divvy payable jruly 27 to stock on record June 26. Industrial activity forged 'into* ne\f high territory, for the year, with electric output, cafloadlngs and' steel .operating rate well' ahead of comparable weeks last yiar. General Theatre Bqulpment bonds were features of the - amusement lien m&xixit, fulfilling earlier promise of .going lilgher. The boncis pushed fOrwarjl to 26%, arid ev«n'at the • lower', clo.'jlng price; they were ,up nearly a point -th^ elertificatejs, Which were the' mjost active of amusement obligation^, climbed to 26%. They sported an advance of 1 pohnt at, the closing level, 26%. Early display of strength by Paramount 6s- was supplanted by some 'selling .on Monday,| In the face of this, these bonds gained nearly a iiolnt to 88%. They sol^ at 90 most of the week. RKO debentures sold off to the former low at 63, a loss of 60c. on the week. Loew 3%s declined frac- tionally to 97. Fractionally gains were made by Keith 6e, PPar^^mount- Broadway Ss andi'^'arner Bros 6a. hcorporations . NEW YORK. J . Albany. £aHeOB«iiDltIis, Inc,^ '{Uainbattan; mo- tion picture bustnosa; capl-tbl -stock. ;!00 snares, %\m par value, moorporatocs: Harry Berman, Maurice J. Plelchman, Anita, Welner. all of 475 Flftb avenue. New Tork . CUy. ^Harley £nterprU«8, ltd.. Inc., New York; theatrlci^l business; capital stock, 100 shares, no par value. . Incorpora-' tora; -Solomon Badesch, Esther ^'i^hutz, Nathan Berman, all of :i8« Broadway. New .Tork City. . Sorfco Aamsemeni Corp,, Kings; rec- reation devices "of all .kinds; capital .stock, 100 shares, no par value. Incor- porators: Ruth li. Sandman, 3100 BrlKbton Third street. Brooklyn : Arthur Honold, 1631 West First street, Brook- lyn; Joseph Wechter, 453 New Lots ave- nue, Brooklyn. Brou .Badlo Theatres, Inc.. Manhat- tan; theatrical business; capital stook, 100 shares, no jpar value; Incorporators: Sarah Herman, Abraham Hlrschorn. Rosalind Goldberg, all of 276 West 43rd street, New York City. Subscrlbens: .Sol Simmons, Modie Harris, Tlllte Glass, all of 41 Maiden Lane, New York City. Allied Cbaritlea, .Inc.. New Tork; operate carnivals, bafcaars. etc.; capital stock. 100 shares, no par value. Incor- porators: Frank L.. Miller, 137-02 224th Sl'^'S."' N. y.; Patrick M. Kelly. 27 Treadwell avdnue. Lynbrook. L. I. : Ben.1emln T. Dannenberg, 617 West 212th street. New Tork City. . HalVfl. Cenccis^oB. Co.. Inc., Buffalo: amusements, indoors, and out; oanltal stock,. 100 shares, no par value. Incdr- poi^tois:. George C; Hall. Filmore F. HalJ. Edward Q. Hall, all of 26 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo; N. T. Subscribers; Charles R. DIebold, 47 Highland ave- nue, Buffalo, N. T.; Norman* F. Marz, 134 • CAmden avenue; Buffalo. N. T. ; . ■ ^'■'^^•eyf "2 Cazanovla street. Buffalo. N. T. lonlon Thfatre Corp., Manhattan; the- atrical business; capital stook, 100 snares, no par value. Incorporators:. John Skourl.-), 8416 Fourth avenue. Brooklyn; JamTir Marcn.i, 110 Enst 42nd street. New York City: . Euthermios Ooolls. 4308 Broadway, New York Clfv. S'^'SH'!^"'*''-''' Ben.1amln N. Rich. Morris ^; .^'*-!*"**'»'' lU.chael Finkelsteln. • all of J 10 Bast 42nd street. New York City. FonlaDa Amnsement Cotp.. Beacon: general amuMment (Uvlces, fetc.J capital stock, 100. shares, nO par vnlrrr. Incor- porator)!: MorriB G(nsherff. 33 North Film street, Benpon. N. Y.r Beniamln O. Glns- ner£< 37 South Cedar street. Beacon, ^. Y.; Anna C. Cu^nnilnKf. 214 Romboiit avenue, Bps con, N. Y. Wlimn AntoMment Entehirl.ses, Inc. Manhattan;, motion picture builne.ss. etc.; capital stock, 160 shares. $100 par yalne. Incorporators: RAo -Hertell. 11 West 42nd street. New York CUy ! ,D. iA. Fer»llnand, Jl West 4«nd streot. New Yorlf City: : James • 'Mottran;. , 100 Elm street, Yonkers, N. T, . dhange in Capital Btmham ilientre Corp.; $40,000 to i Inside Stoff-lHctiires The Maryland state censor b.oaixl .mactej-ijpne brief elimination in 'Tho Princess Comes Across' of 'College* at sneak preview. It's being switched to a. travesty on .'Othello'.' • . Picture theatres look for a lift In business this week with the payment of soldiers' bonuses In every state In the union. Not only do operators believe the box oflicQ: will directly benefit but expect that the money which goes Into clrculatibn in" varloOs directions, with distribution of the bonus coin, will be reflected in general. Reported compromise iSettlemeht at ,$4^),O00^ made by Stan Laurel and Hamilton McKenzie in damage action - against, pair by- John D; "VVood In Los Angeles.' Complaint charged that dei^ndtLnts tossed him Into a pool at Hal Roach studio as a' priank and 'that . he had been permanently Injured. • • , - 'Sworn Enemy' was -brought in ;at Metro in- 14 days by Edwin Marin, four days under schedule. ^Director, who had €5 sets In film, carried same production and camera crew' that has been with him on several other pictures. - Since assuming post of -production chief at Radio Jan. 1 Sam Briskin has purchased 28 stories for studio, bulk of Which are originals. Studio currently has 38 on writing staff, largest numlier in. years. STORY BUYS Hollywood, June 16. - Screen rights to Richard Engliijh yarn, 'Satisfaction 'Guaranteed,* bought by Radio. Columbia acquired 'Cavalier of Tennesee,' short story Ijy Meredith Nicholson. Wayne Kilboume's 'Right In Tour Lap* taken by Paramount . 'Come Closer -Folks,* by 'Abfen Kandel, bought by Columbia. Adelaide Busbnell sold her uh- produted play, 'Glory,' to SOth-P^X Edward Flanagan's 'The Trial Horse' bought by Warners. Robert Nathan's 'Lovely "Voyage* bought by 20th-Pox. RKO has taken an option on an original story, 'Cardboard Ccistle,' by. Eugene B. Rodney, formerly pro- duction associate to Edward Small, as a possible starring- vehicle for Katharine Hepburn, to follow that star's production of 'Portrait of - a Rebel.' Reputed negotiation price' is $12,000, deal set by Small-Lanilitu Agency. TITLE CHANGES " Hollywood, Jiine 16, George Hlrlimans' musical, 'Song of the Andes,' retagged 'Devil on Horseback.* Cecil B. DeMllle's next at. Par titled 'The Plainsman' alter brief fling as . 'Buffalo Bill' and 'This Breed of Men.' Columbia's 'Night Wire* retitled 'The Shakedown.' 'Satan Met a Lady* is now title for "Hard Luck^,Iliame' at Warners. Paramount "has .^hanged ''Vallanl lis the Word for Carrie' to 'With Banners Blowing.' $10,000. Filed by VnnAlan -Ilolomon, 1501 Broadway, New tork City. CALIFORNIA Screen ClnssKB, Inr.i capital stbclr, 2.B00 flhares, no par. Dli-ectors: Ernest Hlx,. Leonard >f.,Je?olp, Itohert I, Lee; ■ • Permits to Sell - Stock Dnvid W. Loew Productions, Inc., per- mitted to sell all ot 3.000 preferred .at ,?100 itnd 10 common shar'es at tlOO. ' Caiiada Pirodacer Rounds UpJifWood Talent, techers Hollywood, June 16. Group of 15 players and techni- cians are en route to Victoria, B.C., after being signed by Kenneth J. Bishop, . head oC . Central Films of Canada^ to do two pix under direc- tion of Le-wis D. Collins. Players are William' Gargan, Molly Lamont, Llbby . Taylor, J. P. .McGowan and David Clyde. First pic will be 'Timber,' 'Why Let 'Em Live?' follows. CONTRACTS , . . Hollywood, June 16. Gall Sheridan given Paramount contract after six months' schooling at studio. ■ . . . ' -Columbia signed -Lynn Starling to five-year pact. ^Waldemar Young signed two- year -writing pact at Far.amount Term contract handed Russell Wade by Universal. Barry Starr sealed to writing <^eal at. Columbia, George HIrliman tagged Louis Gasnler to two picture directorial pact. Metro lifted option on George Oppenhelmer's writing covenant' for another , six months. First option llftcfd on Irene 'Ben- nett's Paramount stock contract Cecelia Parker handed new termer at Metro. Metro, sealed Edwin Mai-ln to dl- tect pact for one year. ' . Cole Porter signed to new con- tract at Mietro. . ' Alan Ctfosland ticketed for term at Warners. - ' . : Warneirs banded Prank MefDonald term directorial pact. Paramount handed Lynne Oyei'« man a rte\V termer. WedncBday, June 17. 1936 VARIETY 1^ .■■\ i ■■\' ^ iliil sii... ^^^^^^ ^'A as it beats even its own. great 1935-36 record What 20th Century-Fox did during the past season is gfowing history. You know it! But this company is not content to stand on its recordy Great as were those hits, dazzling as were the^ stars heading the casts pictures already' completed and in production, stones already purchased/ additional stars already signed .^..^ plus the producing organization that's the talk of show business . definitely guarantee a program, for next season far more powerful in every way! VARIETY Wednesda^ry June 17, I935 Shirley ^ I'. (.w:^^^:> Wednesdayt June 17, 1936 VARIETY 19 1^ «« . •> ^N/ X? & >-^-/i «^r>rorldy chsmipioh fig in izius/c; ''WHITE HtTNTER," powerful, sweeping adv^ture and love-drama in Africa's depths; "BANJO ON MY KNEE;* rich-ais-earth Southern tale adapts by William Faulkner (author of ''Sjmchiazy'') against a background similar to 'Tobacco Road"; '*THE LAST SLAVER,^ mighty sea-drama of. slave running with a lone sM the names of two nations; '^THE McKINLEY CASE" (tont. title) strangely ragiosaing story of the first a^tiimi^ UP AND LIVE;* the yeax^ most sensa- .tipnal-selling^ non-fiction book with a strong appieal to women. .And^ as the past season has so well demonstrated, 20th Century-Fox will invest these and other piodhtctions with the . . .and people the casts with in your town. Daxiyl F. Zanuck in Charge ol ^oduction . •VABfETS'S' liONlfON OmOM, B St:'IIartla*a PiMe, Tnifalcar Sqoar* IN1ERNA1IONAL NEW! T«l«phono Temple Rar Ml I -RUIZ Cable AdUrtoat VARIETT, I.ONUOM 21 RENTERS-EXHIBS ON OUTS hm I/ondon, June 6. Spltt has arisen here between the two bis protective societies, .Rent- era and the Exhibitors, which may undo the work done In the last two jrears In bringing them . together amicably^ Ne^ sltu^tibn has come out of' the Joint committee which broo^ I over a standard contract between ejthiba and irenters. G. B. A. representatives were out for an abolition- of the minimum guarantee clause, which the- renters vrouldn't consider in the. case ot'top pictures o£ obvious b. o. >value. Re- sult was ' a coinprvmise draft con- tract which met both pa.-ties half wxy. General Committee of the l^xhib- Itors Association h 3 noW. refused to give the okay to the t-jnta'ive con- tract, and islgnaUed thumbs down to the„ ' renters who, . iri turn, ha.ve ■V rltten back eaylrs t^iey aren't playing ball oii thei subject any more. That, m ns no standard contract. Much-more important to the trade as a whole, it will also mean -there wiU be no more parleys for some months. ' LORD SEHPOX CAN TAKE IT; PRODUCING ANOTHER London, June 6. Despite having dropped $150,000 In the recent Palace musical, 'At the Silver Sw&n,' liorji Semplll is not giving iip. show business. . - . His next , venture Is a ^continental Bhoyr written by- Emerlc . jPressKur- ger, titled 'It Happened In- Ruda- p.esL' Steye Geray,' although not . appearing -IQ the sho\7, will produce, but Magda Kun, bis wife, will be starred. ■ * .. Geray Intends to sail for New Tork'ln August to And an American comedian, • ' Show win be staged at the Pal- ace-. . V Americaiiis In Londoii West, Ltd., Counts Up ? Sydney, May 27. Chairman of West's, Ltd., W. B. JohnsoQr announced at the annual meeting that Greater Union Thea- tres, in which group West's belongs, continued to make profits In 1935, but these were slightly below the previoua' year. Company's bankers had been approached on the subject of disbursement of accumulated profits, but they asked that the mat- ter be deferred until a later date. Chairman pointed out that for 'Thoroughbred' a touch at the bank was necessitate^, and the overdraft stood at about $1,000,000. Figures showed that during the past ..year attendance - at theatres .contx-olied . by General Theatres (G.U.T.-Hoyt's) had decreased from ■I6,830,0ft0" In 1934 to 16,084,000 in 1936, a , drop of 5%. Chairman said that possibly radio had had some «>ff0ct upon the attendance figures, because the government had reported huge Increases in radio sets to the general public. NAZI PROPAGANDA PK GRABBED IN S. AFRICA Capetown, May 19. Exhibiting two Nazi films, "Der Fuhrer' and 'Das : WJnterhllfswerk,' without being, passed by the Board of Censors, resulted in a hotel pro- prietress and two clerks belrig charged In. the magl8tra:te's. court, Luderltz, South West Africa (for- merly German .South Wedt Africa), and fined $10 each. Films are both obvious propa- ganda; and were retained by the po- lice. Further criminal prosecution is likely,' it is understood. De Tureiine Sues UA to Stop 'Children's Hour* Paris, June 8. M. de Turenne, of the Theatre des Arts, is suing United Artists to hold up the film, lis Etaient Trols,' based on 'Children's Hour/ De Turenne Is playing IjCS Inno- centes,' which is a French transla- tion by Andre Bernhelm of the same play. His claim is that the subtitles of the UA film are mostly borrowed from that French translation and he wants the law applied which stipu- lates that no stereen version of a play can be shown before three months have elapsed since the stage presentation. French Lottery Cancels Weekend Draws; Crabbed Find Theatre Bnsiness Paris, June 6. . French National Lottery will not compete with film houses on Satur- day and Sunday nights any more. House directors were disgruntled at the dip returns were taking on draw nights of the lottery, so their Chambre Syndicale Francaise des Directeurs - de Cinemas, through Roger Wpill, president got the promise of thie lottery secretary that no more draws will take place over the weekend. MG Six Months Behind Sked in British Start New Censor Board's N.Y. Decisions Apply in Havana Havana, June 13. Government has just approved the Installation of a censor board In New Yorki All U. S. Alms coming to Cuba win pass through that board. Roberto Hermandez, Maria Garrldo and Isaac Belonlel have been named members. Two more to be appointed, all on the cuff . tiocal Censor board, of which the •Secretary of Interior Is - president, wiir continue functioning, mainly f6r European films.. Those films okayed by the New York board will pas$ automatically here. Hollywood, June 16. First pic to be turned out by Metro in London Is expected to get under way in August, six months be hind schedule. Ben Goetz,-head of Metro's British, production, la now here from London for couple of weeks of conferences with studio execs., on the company's plana In England. There is a likelihood that Gregor Rablnovlch will be assigned to work under Goetz in the London unit. The European film man was signed to a producer contract by Metro re cently. Londph, Jiihe 6r ' . Noel Gurney here to tfemjjp'tarlly/ replace Harry Haiti Jri-Myrbfi- ^elz-' nick office while Ham is ^i,way on three months' Holly Wood.; vacation. . Funny, thing about" Jimmy Du- rante's Palladium opening. . Audi-, ence only fills theatr.e to overflow when 'Schnozjle' is due to appear. Before that house is not Well'fllled. As, soon as Durante ld° finished, large portion of audience makes for the exits. . Morton Downey making discs for Rex;.- Will Mahoney's outfit is scattered all over the place. . MftHoney rest- ing In South of France, Bob Garr vacationing at Jersey, and Joe. Grif- fin at Strathern,:. Scotland. 0 Ail get back to open at Blackpool , July. 6. . , Hall Offer, .Morton . .Downey's pianist, may form ap aJlrEngUsh band with himself as - leader. ' Miriam Hopkins to assist Noel Coward at this year's annual The- atrical Garden Party. . .Tohh W. Hicks, . Jr., - here from : continental inspection -tour %'nd -:wHl vlsjlt all Paramount - provincial branches. - . , . . ' Walter Wanger due here from the Continent. Grace Moore mobbed by film fans who packed Albert Hail fo? her con-, cert June 4. But music ; critics weren't so nice about her singing. .. Hlldegarde and her .composer- manager, Anna Sosenko, are' going to America In August, for" the first time In three years. Hlldegarde re- turns to London inr September, to star In a new Firth Shepherd, musi- cal with Leslie Henson. . - • - - Vic Oliver at Grosvenor' House,- ^^hlch completes his round of West End nlterles. Judith Allen and Jack' Doyle re , turning to New Xorl^..:siiprtly. un-- less deal pending bff3we.en. Miss Allen and Gaumont-Brltieh goes through. . Bur l^vy off to Amei{Ic8^ to talk things over with Walt D^rieyi . Max Gordon .sailed ' JuSe v^'- after completing arrangement^ fer • 'St, Heleha.' While here he ii«>gotIated Individual contracts with members o£ the 'Night- Must Fall* company tor Hatxi Harris. " " " Longford's $100,000 Suit '..Against 4 for Slander V - Sydney, May 27. . Raymond Longford, • production head of.; Mastercraft, has issued Writs aniountlng to 1100,000 against J.. K. Manning, lawyer; Les Hay Simpson,' lawyer; A. W. Tltterton, company' director, and John Bruce of Commonwealth Laboratories, for alleged defamation in a circular is- sued to shareholders In the Master craft Film Corp. Case ik expected to come up for an early: hearing; Vienna Likes 'Boy-Girl' Vienna, June 7. -'Boy Meets Girl' by Bella and Sam ' Spewack, is a click at the Josefstadt theatrei here. - Thimlg, Gruenbaum and Miss Prey, play the leading roles in the correct German language version. mSIE BOLLS BACK Melbourne, May 27. Ernest, Rolls will make another try with' a revue, this time In con junction .with WilHamson-Tait at King's theatre here, and Royal in Sydney^ ■ Roils quit legit to try pIc produc- tion-, " Strauss '■ (Continued from page 1) works shall be produced for the first time either in Vienna or London. , Some " political extremists in Munich are strongly for nixing Mo- zart's 'Figaro,' 'Don Giovanni' and ^Cosi Fan' on the grounds that the autitor of those libretti, Lorenzo da Ponte, was a Jew. ■ Bizet's 'Carmen' was taboo In Munich until recently because of the Jewish origin of one of the collab orators. Distribs iGck and Indies Decline in Gsls Attempt to Cut Theatre Adv. LONDON'S NEW QUARTET Kind Lady' Most Likely— 'Heroes Don't Care' Mild London, June 16. Three openings last week, one ap- pearing to have a chance and the others not likely. 'Winter Sunshine' (9), at the Royalty, was neatly written by a new author, but unoriginal and doubtful. 'Heroes Don't Care' (10), St. Martin's, Is an Inconsequential comedy, but contains some sprightly dialog and should get by for a mod- erate stay in this small house. 'Kind Lady' was- warmly received at its Lyric premiere (11), with the papers claiming a triumph for Dame Sybil Thorndlke, but play is re- garded as too creepy for general ap- peal here. 'Professor Bernhardi,' English version of the Schnltzler. play, opened at the Embassy here last night (Monday). Strong controver- sial drama was well received by both the audience and the press. DOUGLAS, BEnER, SAIU FOR HOME NEH MONTH Sydney, May 27. W. J, Douglas, Fuller general manager, will leave London July 4 for Australia after many months spent in hospitals In Berlin and London. Douglas originally -went abroad to book attractions for Ful- ler and to take a looksee at the British pic biz. He was stricken III on . the Continent. "Elackbirds' Postponed London. June 16. Lew Leslie's 'Blackbirds of 1936,' scheduled to open last night (Mon- day) at the Opera House, Manches- ter, was postponed till Thursday (18) at the producer's Insistence, following two all-nlght dress re- hearsals. Show comes to the -Gaiety here after a fortnight in Manchester, Quota Committee Starts Probe on K.R.S.' Opinion London, June 6,. Committee Investigating the woric- ings of the Film Quota Act starts probing the opinions of the Kine- matograph Renters Society next week, following a probe into the lindings of the C. E. A. Committee is governmental-ap- ~ pointed, and has semi-official stand- ing. Its recommendations in'ay have bearing on ''the framing of the new quota act when it drpps its findings Into the Board of Trade. Australia Bans 'Annie' But OK in New Zealand Sydney, May 27. Banning of 'Klondyke Annie' came as no great surprise here, although it was thought that pic might get by with several cuts. Appeal Board stood by the censor's decision. It Is reported 'Annie' will be screened in New Zealand following some cuts ordered- by the censor over there, but for Australia it's out. MILLS BROS. LAND Hit at London Palladium — Wm. and Joe Mandel Also Register London, June 16. Mills Bros., doing a 2C-minute act at the Palladium, clicked heavily at the opening show. William and Joe Mandel on the same bill also fared splendidly, . Bobby May and Lois and Jean, in their second week, are still pleasing, Hayward to London Hollywood, June 16. Louis Hayward, British actor, is en route for London where his mother is seriously 111. Hayward, recently signed to termer at Universal, goes Into *Reno In the Fall* upon his return. Hagen's Right Arm to . New York for Hunting London, June 6. Mick Morton, Julius Hagen's right hand man in the Twickenham Film Distributors, Indle layout, goes to New York soon. Twickenham wants more • Indie American product for this ' market and would like to exchange some of its specials outside its regular pro- gram in return. Sydney, May 27. General Theatres Board reduces all newspaper advertising next week. Move follows a recent hud- dle by the members to lower over- head on all pic advertising. Soma officials are strongly against such a move, believing biz in the big city spots will be injured by smaller ad- vertising space, and that only thia nabes will benefit. New ruling will not allow half or full page ads for pix exploitation. Certain ofllicials of G. T. also fig- ure that circuit will lose the good win of the newspapers if advertis- ing is cut. Distribs do not want to lose out with the newspaperis and may take their own advertising to boost a, biggie playing the G. T, houses. Distribs say. they can't afford to take any chances with their , major product and will insist that all advertising contracts be car- - ried out irrespective of the new- ruling. Possibility how looms that distribs will refuse to supply films unless an advertising campaign is guaranteed by G. T-. Thla factor was pointed out to one of the G. T. men, with the reply that if the dis- tribs did not want to supply pix that was their biz. ' ^ One oflScial mentioned, at a S. T. board meeting, that in New TOrk only small advertising space was carried in the newspapers. .Ofilcial was told that New Tork has a pop- ulation far and iabove that of Aus^ tralla and big advertising in the newspapers was not, /needed for such a huge population. (Ed. Note: It all depends on. the' definition of ; 'small advertising.' New York newspapers consider the- atres to be pretty big advertisers.) When one distrib was asked how much his organization intended spending on advertising a picture due in a G. T. theatre, the distrib put a penny into an envelope with a note advising the bfllclal request- 'ing the Information to 'go as far aa he liked' with the enclosed amount. Rule here for years has been for the distribs to co-operate to a cer- tain extent, with the circuits oti ad- vertising costs. For 'Top Hat,' for example, RKO contributed (1,200. Pic got. plenty everywhere in Aus- tralia and boost Avas repaid many times over. United Artists also said to be willing, to come in .with a share for advertising its specials over any big circuit. Some Indies were approacheil on the ad cut idea, but refused to join in the proposal, saying they had been caught once before, but never again. B. & D. to Make Nine London, June 7. Reorganized British and Domin- ions Film Corp., having received the o.k. from its shareholders to take over the Pinewood six-stage studio plant, now in cour.se of building near Denham, Intends to shoot six features and three supers per year for the 12 months starting August. Paul Soskln, who's linked with B. and D, through his own produc- tion unit, will do four of the fea- tures and two of the supers. Is currently dickering for either James Cagney or Paul Muni for the first. Britons In Hollywood Fritzi Massary's Return Berlin, June 5. Frltzl Massary, legit star, who, since the tragic death of her hus- band, Max Pallenberg, has not ap- peared on the stage, will shortly stage a comeback in Hans Jaray's comedy, 'Blue Clouds.' To be produced iil Vienna. BIP'S 'LEISUBE' London, June 6. British International Pictures has purchased the film rights to The King's Leisure,' -Comedy is current at Daly'a. SmiTSKY'S ADDITIONS Paris, June 6, Siritzky circuit has taken control of two more casinos and a picture house. Leon Slrltzky made deals with Henry Larllgue and the Soclete de la Bale de Salnt-Jean-De-Luz, by which the Pyrenees in Pau, Casino Municipal In Biarritz and C'anlno de la Pergola' In Saint-Joan-dC'laiz are added to his circuit. Hollywood, June 16. Arthur Treacher has moved his whistling teakettle and canaries into a new house in North Holly- wood. The Nigel Bruces entertaining a niece, Mrs. Dorothy Money, from Vancouver,' Kathleen and Ocne Lockhart skedded to play ma and i)a to Fred- die Bartholomew in hl.lunHr-v. .Ir.. chocked out of ' 'Charge of" the Light JUrlgade.*. 22,.J"-\ ^^/'^'^ •K^i^rl'rr^r^" /'^ ' \. ... Wedmt8&Aj, June >i7, 1936 LEW LEHR Humor, ED THORGERSON Sports LAURENCE STALLINQS Ed/for SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL Great Britain VYVYAN DONNER Fashions ED SULLIVAN Broadway .■^.v.■.^^,•.1.•.■.v-■>?^>w^•"Av.^ <^.'<.vi JIMMIE FIDLER Hollywood LOUISE VANCE Fashions EDMUND REEK Camera Editor RUSSELL MUTH Europe HARRY LAVVRENSON Foreign BONNEY POWELL Far East - Wednesday. June 17, 1936 FILM E V I C W § VARIETY 23 PRIVATE NUMBER 20th Century-Fox release of Darryl Kitnack-IUynioiKl arllTIth production. Stare Robert Taylor, Loretta Voungr, Directed by Boy Del Ruth. Trom play, 'Common Clay/ Clevee Klnkead; adaptation, Gene ' Marke/. "William Conselman; film editor,. Allen McNeil; camera, Pcverell Marley. At Radio City Music Hall, K. T., week June 11, '30. ■ Hunnlns time, 73 nilns. ■Rlcliard Wnlleld Robert Taylor Ellen Nettl Loretta Teung oJSjie Patay Kelly Wroston Basil Rathbone jIxB. Wlnfleld Marjorle Gnteeon Perry Wlnfleld Paul Harvey Smllev Watson ..Joe Lewie Mrs. Miecham ...Jane Darwell CooUley Monroe Owsley Judge ' George Irving Graham Prank Dawson Qrandma Gammon May Bentty Stapp • Jo^n Mlljan Gua Rllovltch Jack Pennlck Hamlet (dog) Prince • This effort to turn a literary lemon Into, a cinematic peach ap- , pears to have been more than slightly successful. For, despite its several shortcomings, a few of which are downright tefrlble, 'Pri- vate Number' has a couple of things In Its favor, and these are likely to carry It through alt the box office. For one thing, It has Robert Tay- lor and Lox*etta Young co-starred, and that combo being hot at the moment, autor.iatlcally sends it down to ilrst. Then it has the bene- fit of ah exceptional production job, and that also Is bound to count. It wasn't a matter of enhancing the script, but of overcoming it, and that has bee.i accomplished through the technical and casting depart- ments and the director. All in all, the picture is a good example of the art- of making something out of practically nothing. Story is bllle^d as having been adapted from a play by Clevea Kln- kead. No mention that the play was 'Common Clay.' No necessity foT mentioning It, nor even in cred- iting Klnkead, however, since this version inherits little from Its source except a bit of moralizing that qualified for an old/age pension years ago. The role of Ella Neal was originated In 191B or there- abouts by Jane Cowl In a hit show under the 'Common Clay' title, and later played on. the screen by Fan- nie Ward (silent) and Constance Bennett (talker). .Miss Bennett's whack at the downtrodden Ingenue assignment was as recently as 1930. Miss Young has had the part name of Ella Neal passed down to her, but little else. ' In fact the lat- test -whitewashing of this venerable museum piece has been so thor- oughly done, that this part and that of Coakley, a human rat, are . the only ones still bearing their original monickers. The hero liow is called Richard Wlnfleld, and he's a very decent sort of chap.. All other char- acters are likewise brand new. ' But despite the changes and a re- write job that makes It an almost entirely different and modern story, the adapters have failed to resist the temptation to moralize. Klnkead made no bones about pointing with scorn, but Gene Markey and Will- lam -Conselman, who batted this version out, ti'y in vain to be topi- cal and frivolous and write a 'les- son' at the same time. Their mar- riage of the rich young man to his mother's servant girl Is not nearly as shocking as the synthetic, situa- tions and overstressed plight of the boy and girl would have it appear. The point overlooked entirely by the authors is that if there were, more servant girls like Loretta Young, home would not only be sweet, but also hot The dialog bends Itself into knots In pointing out the fact that there is a profound difference between a millionaire and a maid, and then after making a serious problem of it, turns around and seeks to solve and salve with a courtroom twist and hammock finish that lack both reason and conviction, "the mar- riage is a rather simple affair be- tween two young people who lov^ each other, and not badly written or conceived, but the complications quickly get under way and Crab the vvorks. There's a despicable butler Who exacts kickbacks from the Help and who tries to put the grab .on the new household looker, and the lamlly opposition to the marriage, and the framing of the girl for an- nulment purposes— and a baby. .And this time the baby is legit. Taylor and Miss Young must be Booa to look good under these con- aitions, and their performances at- talent as well as their «5 V ^^'l^® Miss Young la not ?° °^^^y off, because she's permitted ,?."^'"«S3 more stylishly than the rich Ifof ® ,? works for, and because she hna ^ sympathy. Also, she ttol ^^"^y as competently as Jiennett or Harding ever did. Tay- ,«L. ! ^"^^ "loi'e difficult assign- ment of alternating as a valiant and aZ^^'^^J^^^. otl^er good perform- th^f; Rathbone is swell as thA """er-heavy. Patsy Kelly has fltvin and her sloppy In u» ^^'^'^^ bolsters a picture in Its weakest moments. For a run- ning mate this time the comedienne anrt ,1^,^ 1" bis first picture «na doing a corking goof. The nltery jori; ro"f 1" P*'^- Mar- iTon,.« l*'^^'^ Harvey and •P, I ^^wsley do their jobs well. iUvate Kumber.' as a title for what goes on in the picture, offers exliibltors another chance to run a guessing contest. If the studios continue picking labels out of a hat as they've been doing lately, it's an idea that could take the place of bank nlte. Bipe. HEARTS DIVIDED (WITH SONGS) Warner Bros, release of Frank Borswge (Cosmopolitan) production. Stars 'Marlon Davles.* Features Dick Powell, Oiarles Ruggles. Claude Rains, E. Everett Horton. Arthur Treocher, Hall Johnson chorus. Di- rected by Bor.2age. Screen play, Laird Doyle. Casey Robinson; from play, 'Glori- ous ' Betsy.' by Rlda Johnson Toung; camera, George Folaey; songs, Harry War- ren, Al Dublci. At Strand, N. T., week June 13. '80. Running time, 70 min's, Betsy Patterson. Marlon Davles Capt. Jerome Bonaparte Dick VoifftW Henry Ruggles. .' Charlea SuggU« Napoleon Bonaparte Claude Rates John Edward JSverett Hortoo Sir Harry, Arthur Treacher Charles Patterson Henry Stephenson Aunt Ellea Clara Blandlck Isham John Larkin Plchon , Walter Klngsford Du Fresne..' ....Etlenne Gfrardot Cam^bacerea Halllwell Hobbes Innkeeper , Hobart Cavanaugb President Thomas Jefferson. .George Irving Mammy Hattle McDanlels Colored Servant Sam McDanlels Gabriel Freddie Archibald Madame Letlzla ; Beulah Bondl Pippin Phillip Hurllc It will take selling to get this one over for returns that count, but the potentialities . are there. Chances are it will hit and miss, doing well where theatres get seriously to work on it, and shying off otherwise. A constellation of fine support names to play with on the marquee will help a lot. Difficult to place the blame on the film's failing to come through to definite click proportions. Picture in toto impresses as being cold and lacking heart. It's a routine ' love story. In costume wound around the romance between Betsy Patterson of Baltimore and Napoleon Bona- parte's younger brother, Jerome. And, with the single exception of Claude Rains as Napoleon, not one "of the actors seems to believe his or her role. Miss Davles is charming enough as the Baltimore belle and seems to be having a good time playing the role, but never, lets herself really go, except in the few emotional scenes. This Is the more unusual in that she's naturally a comedienne. Dick Powell as Jerome Bonaparte will probably help quite a bit at the b.o, and handles two good songs nicely, but is miscast in the serious part of an important international emissary. Those two songs, by the way, by Dubln and Warren, are lovely and should do quite well on their own. Story treatment is an obvious one, in 'the same key as the film's title. Every scene is telegraphed ahead and not one surprise or un- usual story sequence. Dialog is okay, but nothing to brag about. This is so true that three such vet- erans as Edward Everett Hor- ton, Charlie Ruggles and Arthur Treacher, cast as a trio of suitors enamored of Miss Davies and sup- posedly in the film for comedy, miss completely. Each gets a laugh or two here and there, but on his own as an actor and not because of the business or lines. The work of Rains, in a compara- tively small part, although spotted In half a dozen important scenes, is the real sock of the picture and can cause a lot of talk In Itself, It's an A-1 characterization which, if it does nothing else, will cause a lot of Interest In Rains for his next War- ner film, In which he will handle the same role for a full-length picture on a starring basis. Hall Johnson choir is featured, but used for only one short se- quence. This scene, however, is so stagey that it explains a lot, espe- cially so when coupled with the fact that the film has been clipped 18 minutes in , between its Hollywood preview and New York opening. Frank Borzage doubled on direc- tion and production, not doing justice to either. Camera work, by George Folsey .is fine. Henry Stephenson, Clara Blandlck and Walter Klngsford are good iiti sup- port assignments. Kauf. SECRET AGENT Gaumont-Brltlsh production and release. Stars Madeleine 'Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Glelgud, Robert Young, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. From play by Campbell Dixon, based on novel, 'Ashenden,' by W. Somer- set Maugham; adaptation, Charles Bennett; dialog, Ian Hay; additional dialog, Jesse Lasky, Jr.; camera, Bernard Knowles. At Roxy, N. T., -week June 12, '30. Running time, 73 mine. Elsa Madeleine Carroll The General Peter Lorre Ashenden .Tohn Glrlgud Marvin Robert Young Caypor Percy Marmont Mrs. Caypor Florence Kahn R Charles Carson Lllll Lllll Palmer Miniature Reviews 'Private Number' (20th). Weak in plot, but with flrst- rate production niceties and Robert Taylor-Loretta Young to bring the business. 'Hearts Divided' (WB). Big roster of names will help this one get okay grosses. Marion Davies-Dick Powell tops. 'Secret Agent' (GB). Spy drama good box office lure. 'Trapped by Television' (Col). Routine melodrama lacking marquee draw; best as sec- ondary dualer. 'The Last Outlaw' (Radio). , Names for the marquee, but not much for the screen. . Mod- erate prospects. 'Murder by an Aristocrat' (FN). Clumsy and dull routine murder story. Not for dis- criminating patronage. 'Last Journey' (Twicken- ham). Runaway rattler yarn chokes itself on hypo plot for all but the adventure fans. what it takes to fare well at the box office. More critical element will find the part of Madeleine Carroll somewhat straining on the credulity. British Intelligence service couldn't have been as bright as It was cracked up to be if It picked 'em as dumb as she Is made to behave. The film has her philandering at the game of espion- age- and put - of sheer ineptitude pulling one of the major coups of the service. Likewise unconvincing is the overly sensitive conduct In which her co-spy, John Gielgud, In- dulges once he is bitten by love. Next to Lorre's is the performance by Robert' Young, as a flip young American in the pay of the Ger- mans. Production maintains an ea.sy-go- ing pace almost throughout, with most of the action cast against the background of the Swiss Alps. Giel- gud is taken out of the British in- fantry ranks and assigned to Switz- erland to prevent a German, spy from getting back into pro-(5erman territory. To do the actual killing, Lorre, a Mexican with a« juvenile sense bf fun but a boundless en- thusiasm for playing the knife upon humans, is sent along. Arriving on the scene, Gielgud finds that Miss Carroll had belen matched -with him for the Job, with the pair to pcse as man and wife. Narrative' from that joint deals with the threesome picking on the wi'orig man as their objective and his subsequent murder, the feeling of revulsion that this innocent kill- ing brings Gielgud and the girl, the pursuit of the real German agent and the aerial bombardment of 'a troop train which settles the score all around. The bombardment, and the train crash which It precipitates, makes a startling piece of thrill photography. Odec. Trapped by Television Columbia; Pictures production and re- lease. ■ Features Lyle Talbot, Mory Astor, Nat Pendleton. Directed by Del Lord. Screen play by Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman; story by Sherman Lowe and Al Martin; camera, Allen G. Selgler. At Globe, N. Y., week June 13, '80, Running time, 04 mine. Bobby ; Mary Astor Fred Dennis Lyle Talbot Rocky... Nat Pendleton Mae Joyce Compton Curtis ...Thurston Hall Thornton Henry MoUlson Turner Wyrley Birch Standlsh Robert Strange Griffin Marc Lawrence 'Secret Agent' dallle.i much on the way and does lots of looping to get over a dramatic point, but withal rates as good spy entertainment, suave story telling, and. In one par- ticular case, brilliant characteriza- tion. This is the role of the Mexi- can hired killer al played by Peter Lorre. Director Alfred Hitchcock has done well at blending the tale's grim theme -with deftly fashioned humor, appropriate romantic inter- play and some swell outdoor photog- raphy. Despite the defects, it has Ordinary meller lacking name draw and handicapped by tedious early, pacing. Appears to be destined strictly for dualers and then in secondary spot. .Even freshness of television angle is buried beneath pile of extraneous detail that means little or iiothlng. Ballyhooing of televistic slant won't be much of a help for - added patronage after opening day because there is much In this film that will disappoint. 'Trapped by Television' attempts to set forth the difficulties ' con- fronting an inventor of an up-to- date television outfit. Aside from the usual inventlve-genius-.conquer- Ing-desplte-all formula, the picture lapses into the familiar gangster story with the crooks attempting to foist television layouts on a radio broadcasting firm at an excessive figure. There is some real dynamic action at the climax but confined to the final reel. Before the film hits hair-raising finish, the plot builds at a snalllsh tempo. Attempt to develop ro- mance between business girl promo- ter and the television expert is en- Jtlrejy unconvincing. Dialog is al- 'moal all of the one-syllable variety. And cast seldom rises above its mediocrity. Lyle Talbot Is passable as the inventor. Nat Pendleton gives his usual tough mug characteriza- tion, bringing widely spaced laughs. He's the Inventlve-mlnded lad who becomes the television maestro's pal. Mary Astor falls to measure up to recent screen efforts, and is further handicapped by weak photography and implausible lines. Joyce Compton is even weaker as her roommate. Thurston Hall turns in a standard biz executive In- terpretaTlon, Robert Strange is a Bua-ve villain. Entire proceedings seem far- fetched on the basis of actual facts since it is difficult to envision a radio broadcasting company strug- gling for television equipment when the current factual battle Is to get enough coin to make the Invention commercially feasible. Wear, LAST OUTLAW (WITH SONG) RKO-Radlo release of Robert SIsk pro- duction. Stars Harry Carey, Hoot Gibson. Features Tom Tyler, Henry B. Walthall, Margaret Callahan, Directed by Christy Cabanne. Story, John Ford, B. nturray Campbell; screen play, John Twist; cam- era. Jack Mackenzie; music and lyrics, Nathaniel Shilkret, Frank Luther. At RU alto, N. Y., week June 12, 30. Ruunlng time, 72 mins. Dean Payton Harry Carey Chuck Wilson ;.Hoot iilbscn Calvin Yates Henry B. Walthall Sally Mason..... Margaret CuUahan Dr. Mason.. Frank M. 'fhOiois, Sr. Bluings Russsll Huptcn Al Goes '. Tom Tyler Joe .....Harrj' Juns Jess » Ray Mayer Tom Frank Junks Chance herp for a good story, but uninspired script job, lack of love in- terest and delayed suspen.se prove pretty much of a clog. Three heroes of the mustang melodramas in a single cast, which gives Hoot Gib- son the romantic lead with a com- edy slant. Gibson's age makes him more of a cradle robber than a ro- meo, and he fails to hold the in- terest up from that angle. Sto.ry was gagged, rather than written In the apparent belief that the sure- fires would walk on their own feet Result is that the attenuated story and. labored dialog cramp the pro- duction, while there' is too much stalling in the forepart of the story, The result is that a competent cast is thrown away oh a forlorn hope. Story does ma.ke an effort to get away from the U3ual riding ro- mance in the early scenes, but this serves merely to bring in a number of laughs and some excellent char- acter work from Harry Carey, most of which Is spoiled through overstresslng the script. He's sup- posed to' be the la^ of tlie bad men, -just out of prison and on his. way to the* little town where he left his diiughter. It's a big, place now, with traffic cops and everything,, and' he finds it hard tp get used to nbw ways. Even Calvin I'ates, the' sheriff who captured falin, has been superannuated Into &n under-sher-' Iff with a smart politician In hi?; place. This, when It It is flnai,ly;- reached, keynotes the story, which resolves itself into a co.nflJct be-, tween the old and the new, with the old-timers .finally . winning whfen the modern gunmen rob the local bank and carry the outlaw's daughter off as a shield against gun pursuit. From then on it's the stable and reliable fight at the shack. Ifappens to be the same one where the old timer was taken, a quarter century before, and one of the Uest bits comes when the former desperado consults .with the deputy on the tactics which were successful in putting him Into clink. Harry Carey Is the outlaw, and with Henry Walthall .as , the old lawman he produces some fine mo- ments, but they are mostly all too late to score as they shoul.J. With better writing, this duo might have made this into a gem. As is, they -are hurt by the earlier comedy, most of which is milked to the dregs. Gibson carries a broader brand of comeijy,* which mlpht have gotten over had It not not been he was also supposed to carry the love Interest. Russell Upton turns in an excellent performance as the new sheriff when the script does not make him too ridiculous, and Frank Jenks supplements as his yes-man. Margaret Callahan is what the girl in a western al- ways is — she's V just there. Tom Tyler as a gangster is so-so. One song is used, only paswaMe, and very reminiscent. Chic, TOPAZE ■ (FRENCH MADE) Paris, June 0th. Marcel Pagnol production, released by Les Films Marcel Pagnol. Stars Amaudy, Della-Col, Leon Belleres. Adapted from play by MarccT Pagnol. Camera, Assouad; music, Vincent Scotto. Running time, 110 mins. 1930. Topaze , Amaudy Castel-Bernac -.Leon Belleres His Mistress Della-Col Muclie Arbuleau Shorts 'LOW-PRICED HOMES' Federal Propaganda 9 Mins. Rialto, N. Y. Pathe It is a courtesy; to call this bno propaganda for the Federal Hous- ing Administration, though that is what is being aimed at. It is mere- ly some poorly made shots of homes with the monthly Installment stated, mostly a price range between ?20 and $25, but given In odd figures, as $22,36 oc $21.14. Real homes are used as well as real names, and in most the family is dragged in to give human interest, though poor photography amUndlfferent drama- tization merely serve to make it more of an Infliction. An effort is made to lighten the affair with some shots of a toy vil- lage, built of candy. That doesn't Interest, either. It all sums, up as nine minutes of misguided effort foisted upon a helpless audience In the guise of entertainment^ GMc. OLGA BACLANOVA With Wilbur Hall 16 Mins. Palace, N. Y. Vitaphont 1954-5 Loose and wandering story serves as excuse for Olga Baclanova to re- veal that she can sing. She sings rather nicely with a flutey soprano that suggests coaching. But under these circumstances the short is hardly more than a casual audition in case anybody is interested. Former Hollywood blonde gets the star billing and close-ups, but the general pointlessness of the yarn dooms the effort to inferior rating. Plot is a jumbled affair about booking agents competing for th© services of a singer just over from Russia. One bidfl^dr^O a week just ' for a starter Another ups it to $3,000. And she's not even a countess, or a radio amateur win- ner. Wilbur Hall does his well-known trombone -and fiddle routine. There are some glever special lyrics by Cliff Hess. But,- in toto, a not so mucho. Land. 'NEW SHOES' With Jean Chatburn and Arthur Lake Novel Musical Miniaturti 10 Mins. Metro . " Droll humor, pretty girls- aind ex- cellent music, plus a few novel touches, lift this one far aboye the ordinary one-reel short class. :Sam- my Lee, dance expert, created much of ' it and directed it. Indicatetf real ability as a megger. ' ; , . Limited time in which to tellistory makes for simplicity in- plot, but every scene has been given big pro- duction values. Story, of bqy jmeets,- girl In a shoe storei their -visit to a night spot and the troubles they have with their new footwear. Sev- eral shots. Including close-ups in which shoes talk, are different, but could be cut. Arthur Lake Is an interesting youth, while the beauteous Jean Chatburn Is an eye-satlsfier. Short boasts two original songs, 'Bless My Sole' and 'I Stumbled Ovet Love,' both cleverly woven into the story and both worthwhile. Wear. 'HALF-SHOT SHOOTERS' Three Stoogds Comedy, S Mins. Roxy, N. Y. Columbia Only difference between this reel and any others the Three Stooges have turned out is the background. The assortment of slaps, shoves and pokes with the fingers Is the same, but the threesome this time are In the artillery. Apex of the clowning is reached when the Stooges cut loose with a cannon and spread havoc among the surrounding country and. waters. Library clips plus miniature photo- graphic devices prove helpful In the destructive episodes. Repl packs ample fare for laughs. Time element swings from 1918. to 1935. The top sergeant whom ^Ihe three had mauled Up in 1918 upon their discharge from the service turns up In the same outfit .they Join in 1935 when hunger and a bit ol framing leaves them no other re- sort. Odec. (In French) Marcel Pagnol directed the whole works and made a hard, bitter social study out of it. Plot is well known and was made as a talker in the U. S. This one Is not as enjoyable aa the first French version. Practically all the Bcenefl that furnished the comic element have been left out. On top of that. Imperfect recording, photography- which has very bad spots and Is uniformly grey, give an impression of infinite drabness. Amaudy docs some convincing acting, along with Leon BcUcrcs and Jean (bastan. MUrder by an Aristocrat' Warner Bros, release ot Bryan Foy pro* ductlon. Features Lyle Talbot, Marguerite <;hurchlll. Directed by Frank McDonald. .Story, LucI Ward, Ray Chanslo, Mlipion Ebejiiart. Camera, Arthur Todd, At Pal- ace, N. Y., on dual bill, week June 12, '38. Running time, 50 mine. Dr. Allen Carlck Lyle Talbot Sally Keating . ... .Morguerlte Churchill Janice Thatcher Claire Dodd Adela Thatcher Virginia Brlesac Bayard Thatcher ....WlUlam Davidson John Tweed John EUredge Dave Thatcher. Gordrw Elliott Hilary Thatcher,,..,., Joseph Crehan Evelyn Thatcher Florence Fair Hlgby ..Stuart Holmea Emellne Lottie WlUlaraa Florrle ...Mary Tree.a Cab Driver, Milton Klbbee WjerlfT Henry Oth» A routine mediocrity obvlouBly destined for duals and fill-inS. Skimpy name values and the stor/ 1 (Continued on page 62)_ 24 VARtETYj Wcdncfldaj* Juioie 17, 1936 PRIVATE NUMBER YEARS RUN AT FOX PHILADELPHIA THE KEYSTONE * Starring ROBERT TA YLOR and LORETTA OF YOUR FUTURE YO UNG — and when they , kiss, they mean business HOLD-OVER BUSINESS! ; jfedn<:Bdft^< June 17, 1986 VARIf T¥ HOUfE RE^VIEWS VARIETY 25 ROXY, N. y. stage melange TVjjilch, occpmpa-' ni« *Sewi6t aervl?e^ g{ijfli huntei^ this wei^lc ' .both ^uwitlty and "qitialify, iPractlcal\y nU tjje quality Is wrapped up In the lierformancQ of Bapttael-on the «on- t^iia and * novial hit of vehttil- eoulsin l)y Senor Wence,. Paul Ash Is^stlU on hand to call 'em ojtt by name and -cue the applause when- ever needed, while the- |>roceedlngs are nicely rounded out by Frank Convllle's talent for roughing up - his femme partner, Marie Hollls' Knack- for twisting her limbs to dance rhythms and the male choral interludes of Roy Campbell's Con- tinentals. - Show caught Friday night found •them- going strong for the melodies which Raphael got out of his little pleated box.. The fnterpretatlons which particularly made the con- certinlst aces all around Involved Kreisler's 'Caprice Vennols'. and. Chopin's 'Minute Waltz.' What gives Senor Wence's act a touch of nov- elty Is the us6 of .a small rag doll instead of the usual. .large sized dummy. The senor supplements a cotoslstently diverting- tine of crossr Are with ' a routine of copper-pan spinning. B0th sectlobii of the act reglBter solidly. ' . It wasn't until he went into his Chaplin rjiutine that Conville had them, warming iip to him. His Imi- tation of a Minsky strlpee seemed to fall oh alien soil, but the going got boisterous ih-a big way when Con- ville. and his tall, blond partner, Sonny Hale, uhllmbered their shoy. Ing iand mauling match. ;Of the three Innings allptted them the Qae Foster Girls show best .in a sequlh'COstume conceit which is ispo'tted half way down the bill. Opening number is pretty much of a walk around while the finale has the chorus mixing sim- ple tap designs, executed on mobile staircases, with semaphore calis- thenics. Odea • LOEW'S STATE, N.Y. Benny Davis, who can always be ,4epended upon for a fine array of ajteptaltles, tops himself this weel^. r ilfs. lineup currently at the last of the Vaudeville house in New York is of his best. His salesmanship naturally counts high in the appear- apc» Ot the performers, but some haV|& enoug:h on the ball by thetn- selyiKB to stand out like the Emplrd State, beacon on a clear night.. For^bnce. Davis' iact does not take up the entire show, though, In run- nlh.^' 66 iminutes Whei> caught Fri- day.'lt could, jiist as well have been the sole istage fare, Monrde ahd Grant are the- opehers; standaird trampoline turn that's one. of the tops in its line. They socked at this catching. In the middle stanza Is Charles 'Slim' TImblln, also ■ standard and plenty okay for laughs. Blackface 'preacher' has been doing the role of 'Jeeter lister' in 'To- bacco Road' on tour, but reverts to his old act for his return to vaude. Mixed team is still in his support . in the 'encore' marriage scene. Ruby Zwerlihg's pit band switches to the stage to background the Davis roster of -'future stars.' • There are 15 people in the latter, besides Davis, and all of them count, some, of course, niore' than others. Standouts are the Three Wiles, not necessarily Davis' discoveries, but made to look ■ better as presented. Boys are hoofers of a different sort, doing two quick changes, following their opening sand dance, and smashing to the point where the audience wouldn't let them off. First switch has them Imiperaonatlng Chaplin, Durante and GrouchO Marx In a dance routine, but their session as wooden soldiers, turning prop ' tuxes Into uniforms and dabbing on makeup from the soles i>£ their shoes, is as good as It ia original. .Joe Doris, whom Gus Edwards discovered' at the short-lived Sho-. .Window, is the layout's No. 2 sock as .a counterpart of Hay Bolgei*. He's a clever dancer and his Imi- tation Is pretty near letter-perfect, Irtit he's not going to get much fur- ther if sticking to that imitation. Should get something of his own, perhaps using the Bolger routine as a sort of dessert. Rosamonde, a femme accordionist of ability; Bee Kalmus, who once . did a vaude single, and the Man- nattanltes (3) rate about even in re- turns, which were big for all three. , Miss Kalmus also does an imitation cf Benny Fields singing 'Broadway «hythm.' although her opening 'Is It -True- What They Say About Dixie' makes it obvious that she also doesn't have to Imitate others. Man- nattanltes, a femme and two boys, Of the latter at the baby up- f. * * harmony "trio who go m for unique arrangements^ Girl . noa personality. ^^°^y Angelo, singer of the same sman structure as Jackie Heller, ^nom Davis also 'discovered,' ap- ? headed on the same upward road Heller took. He can sell a »ong. Barbara Blane, who does a nice acro-hlghkick routine, Cath- erine Harris, toe-tapper of ability, ^^f Jr ,.I^ave Dawson, mimic (but «nctly of the vocal eccentricities of the stars), are the others in the act. Davis, per usualj winds up sing- ing the songs he has written in the past and It sounds like, the list of all the hlt^ ever composed. • 'Showboat' (U) follows the 71- minute stage show. Biz good Fri- day, scho. STATE-LAKE, CHI ' Chicago, June 14. Just as the Prairie Farmer sta- tion, WliS, has built its own audi- ence for Its hill-billy twangers, its home-and-flreslde poets and its folksey announcers, so has this indie State-Lake house surrounded itself with Its own folksey and cute cut-up m.c.'s, low hokum, comedy and good flag-and-country flickers. With such a picture as 'Pride of the Marines' (Col), the house zooms into better than average trade. Just give 'em a picture here that has as Its climax cue-line, 'Thank God— the marines,' and this audience comes a-runnlng. They were packed In comfortably at the. last show Saturday, while the rest of the loop's theatres were wallowing In the doldrums. And this mob thought that Bob Hawk, local freelance announcer, and Verne Buck, house miC, were pretty swell. With much cross-talk that they dug out of the' dusty files and considerable .old by-play, they were a minor riot for this audience. Because Hawk freelances on the local transmitters with his commer- cial announcements, under the label of 'Red Hot and Xiow" Down,' the current show Is so tagged. Not a particularly expensive show, with a number of performers . who look new to the professional stage, particularly such Individual specialty workers as Don Jacks and his harmonica, and Lois Malstrom and her tonsils.. These tw6 opened the proceedings and made the going look toiigh, and it was not until the Andresehs, ' Fid Gordon and Lewis and Mopre arrived that the show began to look like a profes- sional bill. ',. Jacks plays the harmonica, but only with so-so effectiveness. Has much to learn about both salesman- ship and showmanship. Lois Mal- strom .was pretty sad on her vocal attempts and the session was saved when Etawk and Buck* stai'ted their clowning behind her back. Took the audience's mind off her vocal de&- 'ciencies and prevent the coUapiae of the show before It even gets golnig.' /Alice Dawn later In the running arrives for some real vocal calls-, thenlcs. Miss Dawn bias a neat pair of trained pipes and handles pop tunes with showmanship.' Has com- plete control of her, voice and hits those notes with uhfalliing precision. This was one spot where Buck and Hawk should have kept away from, but they hurt Miss Dawn's final numbeF by needless comedy trying. Andresens go over In clean-cut style with their standard head -bal- ancing and pole-perch acrobatics, Fit excellently Into this show. Fid Gordon Is a surprising smacko in this program, his comedy Addling hitting this audience right. Had to encore and speech himself off. Lewis and Moore, back here after quite an" absence, proceeded to make themselves the rulers of the show with about 15 minute's of genuine entertainment that ranges from hoofing to eross-'flre talk. They give the customers their money's worth and more. Good talk .material, ex- cellent dancing and smart routining that made them the standout act on the show on every count. Gold. SCALA, BERLIN Berlin, June 6.- It's high speed vaude once more at the Scala, contrasting to last month's slow motion entertainment. Bill sails merrily along,- each act & click, although program Is one of the least expensive of the season. Two Juvelys open In a novel equlllbrlstlc and Juggling act that climaxes In a head-to-head stand with two large rubber balls .placed' between the. heads. Toung, good looking people -and fine performers. La Perle, 'light visions^ is an old- fashioned act, throwing light effects through a stereoptlcon on the wom- an's dress. Th€ mob liked it, al- though there wasn't so much of .a mob when the show was caught. This successful showing of veteran acts Is another example of present- day audiences falling easily for the passe. If properly presented. Tommy Dale, youthful xylophbn- Ist and acrobatic hoofer, comes in for a big hand. Carter, card manip ulator, is doing some,, fine tricks and knows how to entertain. Uses a big setting, some novel bits and closes with a shower of cards ■ from all parts of the house. Chris Richards, English comic, hasn't been around here for years, but he Is still an excellent comedian, with a' different sort of routine for Germany, Darmora ballet closes the first part in three different offerings, starting with a Hungarian dance, followed by the mechanical doll number done here some months ago by Stadler and Rose, and closing with the can -can. Nicely executed terp act goes oyer fine. Winifred Colleano, working with a net, thrills with a trapeze act Her sensationall heel catch and plrou ett'e somersault come In for a big, hand. Hugo Flscher-Koeppe, German comic, is quite up-to-date with his Olympic Games' routine and more amusing to those out front that know a bit of foreign lingo. Maurice Colleano Family follows as the headliner of current bill, a brilliant act full of versatility. Gli*ls look good and are fine i>erformers. Boys do all sorts of acrobatics, in- cluding teeter-board and rlsley work, with Maurice's double somer- sault from the ground and his funny antics, especially the; comedy bal- loon scene, first rate. , . Yuk Ching Co.) Chinese entertain- ers, four boys, two femmes, close with extraordinary contortlonletics. slon. It's a new combo after the break-up of the acts of Stuart and liash and Mills, Kirk and Martin. Nitwits do their box bit and then make for a femme attfoge (Mrs. Stu- art). Clowning warms up the cus- tomers for ]EtoB8 and Bennett, an- other comedy team, who get across on their palaver and soft-shoe acro- batics and eccentrics. Production number, as buUd-up to Gypsy Nina's entrance, has the line back in gypsy costume before a full-stage ciamp scene for a tam- bourine routine and Miss Nina then emerges from the wagon. Half-pint soprano offers a couple of classics and a pop, scores on appearance and delivery, and was brought back for Lights Out' as encore when caught. Class act rated a nice reception. Then Stuart and Martin for their second zany spasm and over strong. Best response of the evening was scored by Anger's new and novel finish. Has. the girls, In toppers and tails, out in one before the sliver traveller for a stick-drill to 'Top Haf medley. Screen, 'Sons o* Guns' (WB). McStay. MICHIGAN, DET. , ' Detroit, Jime 12. . The old home town is giving Wlni Shaw a glad hand this week at the Michigan, where she's heading the niftiest show here in several moons. The five-act vaude, coupled with 'Bullets or Ballots' (WB), is draw- ing In the biggest crowd In a month, too. Although Miss * Shaw receives quite an oVatlon for 'Lady In Red; and 'Broadway Melody' songs, Frank Gaby and Co.', billed far down' the list, really are • the show's sonk. Aided by stooges out front. Gaby and femme partner put on a gab- fest that went strong. Spotted in No. 4, he also turns In a nifty ven- triloquist bit. Begs oI£ after one encore, CENTURY, BALTO. Baltimore, June 12. Final performance Friday evening found, packed lower floor and two thirds of a shelf attendance, lured by 'Fury' (MG), Paired with four act layout on the stage that seemed to entertain 'em more than , satis factor lly. On merit and audience reaction. It I was the opening act .that snared foremost- attention. A 14-peopled flash billed as The Daredevils (New Acts), received such acclamation at conclusion of its quarter-hour that the following acts were under a handicap. Deucing are Three X ing ads and on marquee. The har- mony trio is kno-wn here and get by better than adequately. Nice nov- elty nimiber is their special, 'Rex, the Sound EfCects Man,'^ but when caught they dovetailed another nov- elty number about an Italian, vocal instructor and, pupil .onto the al- ready long. bit. They should have used a pop for closer. Lime Trio on No. 3 for their panto comedy's flrisit vaude showing here. Got some strong laffs, with two of the boys dressed as bag- gage-smashers bending into cor- poral contortions the third boy who, as goUywog, seems as boneless as gelatine when his co-workers twist and knot his torso and limbs. Collins and Peterson, regulars at this stand, are giving out, till new material this visit. Cross-fired the mob giddy and ^stopped the show decisively. On long and solid straight through. George Wild's . pitmen favored folks with short stock overture , to the.stage-ishqw, . . Scharper. BROWN, L'VILLE Louls-vrlllo-June 12 Stage fare Is back In town, after an' absence of about three weeks, but in a new location. Brown has decided to go in for vaude, after ex- periencing difficulty in getting pic- ture product, and to. make it more j.ttractive for the patrons, prices have been" • reduced to 10-20-30c, There's a lot of show for the money, ahd quality is okay, too. . 'Blondes'- .vs. Redheads' unit is current, with half of the line being MUSIC HALL, N. Y. Two line numbers and .a .HPyelty apt from vaudeville Mghtlglit the current bill In support ot ..'^Private Number' C20th-Fox). 7 ; Three-part stage show fs "bteezy and sightly, with the production ef- fects In the Hall's f°'^f^^«*^*^ opSier after a slelght-of-hander His card tricks [^^"^number a femme trio, June, fin..t^.^";.rA„'^^. «*"«|joan\nd Jerl, Gals have good leaves nothing to be desired After Miss Shaw carries the vocal 'torch' successfully, with two en- cores. Gaby and his gang click and shows closes with the Six-Danwells, acrobats and teetcr-board artists. Turn gets a deservedly big hand. For something new In overtures here, Eduard Werner puts on a swell comedy number, with Bo'bby Gilbert tlie " talking violinist chief aid. His 'Turkey In the Straw." In four dllTerent 'languages,' is a honey. The gabfest Is a bit overdrawn. Pete. SHEA*S, TORONTO • . Toronto, June 13. Modest outlay on four vaude r.cts will bring modest b. o, returns this week, although Stager Harry Anger has created a pleasing melange that has no dlfllculty In getting over once the customers are Inside. Trouble will be to lure them In, what with heat and outdoor attractions com- peting. Gipsy Nina' is headliner and may draw the radio fans, but little evidence of this opening night. Seasonal opening has the House line on in fullstage heach scene with reversible placards for her- alding of week's bill. Little sense in this, as far as vaude teams arc concerned, and for some un- known reason the Hipp has dis- pensed with the Indicators. Maket" It tough for the acts, as far as iden- tity is concerned. Girls In bathing suits background the Three Jackson Boys for their balancing and, strong-arm feats, line then going into some swim-theme arm-drills and clinching with a Til- ler finish. Splitting their net, Stuart and Martin trail Cor their first ses- plpes, and are mike broke suffi- ciently so that they know how to deliver their lyrics Into the mechan- ical ear. Warble first a rhythm number, followed by a slow, flra<;gy bit called 'Lavender Languor.' Gals then get peppy and wind . up with a fast tap routine, and off. They snared nice applause. Next on are the Dawn Sisters, who gain plenty of applause by their knockabout antics. Their best bit Is an off- time routine, with both gals stepping as ope in an enlarged pair of men's pants. They make another appearance later on in a bit of fool- ery, burlesquing the ola.ssical dance performed by Ruth Pryor. An un- named harpist Is then on for a solo .spot arid she registers '^'"^ some dextrous manipulating of the aim- cult Instrument. She provides a touch of class to the proceedings. Ruth Pryor, said to have been a premiere danseuse with the Chicago Civic Opera Co.. gives 'em a tlassl- cal dance called 'Deep Purple. A little above the audience's heads, yet the young' lady handled herselt gracefully and proved that she had mastered the dancing art. The laugh hit of the unit Is the team of Eolce and Marsh. Miss Marsh straights for the hefty mem fcer of the duo. Miss Bolce. and proves to be an excellent feeder, The weighty ga- garnered, plenty of laiighs. with her gagging,, and pointed references to her size. They c'osed with a bang, in a rolllpklng slam-bansr Interpretation of a con* cert, violinist playing white going through dance evolutions. Both galB have a fine sense of comedy values. 'Mine With the Iron Door' (Col) on the seroon. ZToId. HIPP, BALTIMORE Baltimore, June 12. They' were trickling slowly past the chopper Friday afternoon when first stage-show commenced, but the handful that attended went barrel ward over a four-act layout that is variegated, zippy and full ot entertainment. Screen feature is 'Let's Sing Again* (RKO).' " • ■ The Four Flying Comets; skat- ing combo' of two men and 'two maids, give show a standard start. Deucing act gets billing precedence over rest of bill— Louise Massey and the .Westerners tNew Acts), war- bling turn that has recently been on Maxwell House hour on NBC, Trey trick is tackled by depend- able Britt Wood, with his har- monicalng and hoked hick monolog, closing with some clog capers, brief guitar strumming and yodeling. Last endeavor didn't par with rest of offerings when caught. Closing act is Mann, Dupree and Lee") dance flash that has played frequently hereto always strong receptions. Witli a fllle fingering piano through- out the two lads and girl taxi off with three-ply trot, then the boy single steps Off his first solo. The blond€ belle and the other boy team for a bit, with the solo man return- ing for his (and act's) highlight, a semi-wiggle limberleg that con-, eludes with him achieving soma swell undulating- arm movements. Rounding out program, Pathe clips and latest 'March of Time.' BcJiarper, EMBASSY (NEWSREELS) Usual magazine and novelty ritual is offered, with some duplication* Hot stuff Is the G. O, P. convention at Cleveland, Par. Hearst and Pathe duplicate. Hoover Is shown by Paramount and his words are Jumbled, his voice twartgy. Hearst offers Sen. Stelwer and his tones are nasal and monotonous. Pathe offers Landon and Presi- dent Roosevelt for contrast There are hisses and applause for all, but only Hoover Is booed at the Bmbas- sy. The President receives the warmest applause. Two shorts consume 20 minutes . of the program's 65. Ohc des c;nc) Gals' , with CI folio wi no of many millions c^c, 6 BUSIER KEATON COMEDIES 6 BUSTER Wt5T-TOM PATRKOLACOMEDIS5 6 TIM and IRENE COMEDIES one Is box-office .. (J very one is enter ment. 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'i^rafiK .CruJcHpfiaalt sent out' ftpm' Wtoner'a NicjtU5^' has been addltlohally. whetted by : con- test announced In a full pag^ ad, sponsored by- 12 flrnis. . Gag Irivolves giving - away 12B . tickets to i 'piaingbns spelling 'Green Pastures', the. .most out. of letters xontalnied in each of the 12 ads. . , '. . ' ' - Politics, and 'Bullets' • . "St. Liouiif. One of the" first majbt .problems confronted by Homer S. Hicks, .re- cently upped to zone . mgr. . of "WB three St Iiouls houses, replacing Byron F. Moore, transferred to New^- Tofk district, was to Interest wbigaeri In ?Bullets and Ballots,'- dUrtient At downtown Orpheum. • Hicks'; and- Hoiher H. Harman, zone . p;a.> went Into a, huddle and declded- 'the b.est medium through which -the fenatijes. could h6' reached would be a. laiiiidry company. They selected the Surt- shlpe Laundry and Cleaning Co. be- cause- it uses a lot of 't^dlo an- nouncements. T?p the first 600 women calling the laundry after the annoUnce^Xftents wev^ madei . the, theatre of£er'^d"^a guest ducait,- good 'j^or opening day. After the third announcbrtient, three days - before the Robinson .screen opus began,:, the -.'supply '.w*i-3 .ex- hausted but the la&ndry. mahAge- ment waia so pleased" wJth the Ideu that It continued to plug* the feature, -Attendance of femtnes with the free dudats ehabled Hicks . and Harman to get lots of word-bf rmouth adver- tising. Exploiteers directed the distribu- tion of 60,000 of five dlffierent types of small teaser heralds In every description of storVs; larger heralds were planted In interurbah depots near St Louis and 10,000 tabloid heralds, carrying paid ads from a radio station, an. engraving, company and a distributing companiy, were distributed in homes. 'The revenue from the ads paid for the cost of distribution. 'Bullets and Ballots' was aired via radio announcements. ' . The street bally feature was a huge, truck, car- rying 24s, .patrolling the downtown business section foF-^ Hollywood. Premiere of 'Dancing Pirate' . at f.^Ji'aeres brought out 40 local so- B^ls who appeared In theatre lobby decked out. as plrAtes. J ^"it framed by exploitation de- Pa^ent of Pioneer Pictures and «oaney Pantages, productive of much art space in downtown dallies. Prom Radio New Haven, o worked one that was L for a stunt of 'Char- liL H"^ Circus' at the Col- woik Passersby. to a slde- Zhw 51"^* Interview^ and .plied them m.ai. '^sual toplcb bf the dr- thn» ^^^^ Rave oakleys to j-nosfr t\'ho could name right ott the film tm ^^^^ previous 'Chan' .' ..Lynehburif.' Ejtample: of how. 'nfiny difterehf tricks k mi£nagei* can think up to .plug one -.picture Is.vpffered by .Xamar K, Keeh^'s exploitation work •Qti' 'Sons 6' Guns' at the 'Warner- Trenton here. . , Keen.e, Started out by getting a list of American Legion and "VFW members, and sending out personal invitations to see the picture,- He ran teaser ads In the papers;' tied aip with a6'1)rlnter for a free plug.' oh <20,000 Jfoe.E. Brown blotters; put oh a radio playlet of the show; tied up with WL'VA's kiddie club for a series of free air grabs; stuffed 5,- poOj jumbo heralds . In newspapers itnd had others • delivered by mes-' s'ehger; pasted stlclters on bills froni' .department stores and busi- ness firms; rubber stamped an an- nouiicement- on out of town news- papers deliyeriS.d In the city; and. in- duced a laundry to let him paste stickers on Its bundles. But that wasn't alL He tied up with a bakery to ofCer a Brown. Betty cake - In. honor of Joe B, Brown; got sports" stores to feature Joan Blondell bathing suits and Joe £. Brown baseball uniforms in win? dbw displays; 'displayed an 8 -foot cutout head of Brown In a vacant store wln side awiy from, the spectator^ which Is the reverse of the Christmas Ideov Best on a blinker button. ■ In any case the- lobby lighting- should be* cool <-and inviting. Hot reds' and strong greens should be avoided, the aim being to suggest an arbored retreat. Light silk hang- ings, swayed by the breeze from a couple of fans will help." But make it the sort of place .you youi;self would be tempted to entei', were you a pay patron. Drop That Ball Here it is the middle of June and not a single exhibitor has reported th'b^' 4roppilng ot a bjaeeball frort a tall building. - Time-honored stjmt goes fresh every Spring, and can be capitalized . from either the general or special .angle. , , „ , In a general stunt the ball Is tossed off the roof and the person who catches It gets a ticket to the ball game. Always raised excite- ment, but there Is some danger of a person getting beaned and ac- quiring a damage suit against the theatre. - „ The better way is to toss the balls to the players in the regular or semi- pro nines with the crowd merely getting the spectacle for at- tendaAce." - Space in front of the building should be roped off, not only to give the players a chance, but to keep spectators out of the dahger area. Best if worked with a newspaper, with the sports editor hipping the curiosity up. • •■■ New angle Is to form two teams or' to use the local nine and the visitors. Players are posted around the city park. If there is one handy, or around the block In whicn the theatre la located. Players stand- ing in front ot tlie theatre toss the ball, at a given signal, to the next player and so around the" square. Balls should be started in opposite directions. First team to get the ball back to the starter is declared winner. Just a gag, but it can be > used to create a lot of interest j, -'^ , ,: Time Sells- ' - One. house, drawing largely drop- in trade, hats been selling som^ extra- seats -with a special lobby Sign plafied on one of the easels; It Is lettered -rWe are now running short siibiJectSi The main feature will start at ' and the time is chalked on a small blackboard space. A clock Is Just above'. Man- ager found that, a lot of people did not cbnie because they did not want to waijc in on the middle of the f ea- turcf laeing told. the shorts are run-- ning, th>y drop In to get settled and 'wait -■ ■■•_> In double bill houses It might be a 'good plan to Indicate, which pic-" ture is on next - In both drop-in spot^; and nabes" there is a feeling that there is only one good feature and many wish to avoid the pa^dder.' Playing up the next appearance of the top feature will often help. - ■ :Street -J'br a .street novelty try sending put a boy "with , a "sprinkler top flour -can with which he makes an evenly white surface on any pavement not ;too heavily traveled. On this sur- face' .he marks the letters announc- ing the picture to be advertised. If he can work upside down — from the top instead of the bottom^so much the better. . . " "When the cop pn the beat puts up a kiok the .kld stalls as long as pos- sible then jcalls In .a second boy., "armed with a broom who .sweeps the flour Into .the gutter. It's a va- riant of the painted sidewalk idea, less ' permanent, but having a dis- tinct value of animation. If the kid is clever he can- use colored sand Instead of his finger in forming, the letters. . Better talk It bver with the police before trying it outi but there probably. wlU bo no objection^ ■ BEHIND KEYS ■ ' . ' ■ Reading, Pa. - East "Reading Theatre Compiny, chartered in Maiyi'has. taken a lease of Ave years, at 17,000 annual rental, on tjie- Park theatre, Penri -street near 'Tenth. Cbmelius Q.- Kee'ney, manager of the r theatre if or several years, vis one., of the incorporators of .the lieasing company.' Ellis* Brodstein,. Reading ' lawyer interested" 'In. the operation' of tlie Orpheum' Jn the past winter', and the trustees" of ' the Masp'nic Temple As- sociation,, owner of the' biiildihg, have .fePmpleted arrangements ^-to, open- ft in" a few weeks as a motion picture house..- . Orpheum Is Read- ing's oniy. iegltimatet theatre In sei^vlce,. ' ... \' Baltimore), feernard Seaman ^resigned _as, house 'maha6jer~at Izzy 'Sappapbft's vaudfllih Hippoffrdfne. ' "^ ' "" . - Harold- Kaye -has- quit as p. ;a.-fpr do-wntoWh- flrst-run- house, -the New>- tft becpme .ballyjjoper for. Carjin's Pork,"' burg's only agproxlrn9.tion i.of Coney Islands " Replaces Elriier If ree, whd .left employ of John J. Carlln- to'- jfoln'-- Maryland-, • Motor- yehlele- Commission* - ' ■ ,. . : ^ •Wichita." ; Gifoiind was broken last week for- new- l,0Q0--s6at film, .h'PuSe ,on ".Wir Chita's -west side, to b'e ''named- -the Civic. Ok P. Sullivan Is owner.. Opetates'-'W^&st,' a |550*seat" hpusie; two.blpcks away, and has bpers^ted' it successfully ' Enough to under- ,take Jjuilding ..another one. Plans to- keep both houses goingr despite proximity,.. . r. ., . . - . ' -' . . ----- „ : • ; . Canton, .b, • The Schlne circuit has . .acquired , the-^p«ra ■ Itouse at nearby- Ke"nt from Jolm Palfy.- • This gives Schine 14'hauses In northern Ohio; Rumor has 'It' that Schlpe. Is dickering -for two more* in Fostorla. . " " ',' "!" .".Canton's, "nine picture ■theatres, raised $899 "for the Will Rogers me- morial fund during memorial week it wto announced by tM theater manag^ers cpmmltteei. • ' / \ Gepi'ge Dellis,- district mana.ger fpr the Al G. Cpnfitfl,nt 'chain, ifho ,w.as, injured several . weeks ago in ah a'utompblle crash near Z.anesyille; has been"disch4rged frorn ' Mer6y Hospital, Canton. He plans to re- sume his duties shortly, with head- quarters in Steubenvillc. Don Jacobs, until recently at Warner's theater in Mansfield has "been nbmed assistant -manager at the Warner Bros.- Alhambra tlieater in Canton. \ Pittsburgh. ■With ^lort" -Henderson named to relieve Harris Amusement Co. man- agers during" -vacation period, John Morln has been shifted to Hender- son's pe:-.anent ^-^ot'at William Penn during the summer. Morin's vacancy at Palace, small-seat house on Diamond street is being filled by John Flnley, for last couple, of years chief of service at Alvln. Appointmenti of Plnley,. who. has also been doubling in brass four days weekly as relief pilot for Har- rises in downtown - section, leaves that post empty for time being. James Balmer, general manager for circuit expects to name somebody this weeli. Lincoln, George. F. Monroe, former man- ager of the State and once city man- ager .for the Independent theatres here^ back in town with the Mrs. as witnesses .a^-. the LA $1,353,000 con spli-acy trla}. Now city managier of the Westland Theatres, in Greeley, Colo. ■••' '■ -.. '. Milton. Overman, boss of Klva and Varsity here, was -.pulled Intp .Dfen- ver, thie L. L. Dent home officies, .to' take over the vacation shifts • of Colorado managers. Klva was. closed lier^ '(6) a^d Lee Mischnick, its former house manager,, is now over at the Varsity for the summer, Overman pomes back In the fall. Tov^n is. loiisy with MGM exploit- eers getting in ' each other's . way mostly". Had two here before, the picture 'Ziegfeld' ' opened - for four day s/and,/.and more during the showij)g.„a,t the Orpheunu '2j -. . " . Spartanburg, S. C. "Wilby-Kin'cey chain has an op tlon on Criterion houses here^ at Anderson,' S. C, and High Point N/ C, arid; official liifo is that a deal Is. nearing consummation, on, all .three! '■ ■•- ;'. • :Pat-McSwaln, manager of Spar- ta'nbiirg criterion, transferred here f rom' High JPoint some time ago,, and Nick 'Wa.rrj&n- of local houSe shifted to^ Cnterlori" in Andersoh. •-' 'D. R. "AUstfell,' manager of Strand, .transferred, to Concord; N. C, to manage Wllbey-Klncey's ' Para- .mount there. ' '- '"^Strand, until further announce- ment, will continue mldnite shews Inaugurated by Mgr. Austell and re- ppi'ted. to have paid off well at the box. office,- .Co-ops for Tury' ; St.. X^Quis. 'FUry,' MG feature, .current at Lofew's, received a, swell exploration canjipalgn .. engineer by! .Manager Harold Chick' Evens and is destined to product the best b.o... biz this house- has done in-.^fever^l; 'jfveeks. Evens crashed Glpbe'-D'etrioc'i'at', only morning rag, for" five '.felabprfCfe art layouts on Tracy-Sidnej?, opus,;jjv.hich Is very 'unusual liberaUty fwf. this sheet. Starting with Ifegulait. the- atre ads Evens built up.^tb national ones and day -before (jfeAing. used a> full half page in all. the :dailies here. - '. . - . . . - . 'V ■! - Evens cooped with ^)eautY depart- merit of. one of town's jatfge^t. de- partment stores and received ^bene- fit of a ,376 -line ad in. "whlph"; half- tone of' Sylvia Sidney was .u^ed at no cost to theatre, - _ " . v Eight thousand .Inserts: 'Vero pi&ced in the -Liberty magkzi&e dis- tributed to St, Louis ;hom^ and .4,000 payroll ehveloneg.-' Wete dis- tributed through a lbcd,l .bank to factories of one of the city's largest shoe companies. " McCrory's '05" and 10 distributed . 10,«}00! heraldf; and a special trailer th.'the form of a letter frpih the hbu'se manager was used for a;, solid weelt. :he£ore opening. Evens ■■ift.lsO tjed 'uprwith Peverly Dairy Co., lar'gcSat Hi, the town, for plugging otf" company's dally radio announcements^- Tricking It Iff]^ ^1- Spartanburg, S. CI .The four theatres of the Criterion circuit in' North and South Carolina bding taken over by the Paramount- Klncey & "Wilby interests are sub- sequent runs. L. C. Sipes heads Criterion Amus. Co. with which the deal is being made. Houses are. the Criterion,'- Spartanburg; Crlterlpn, Anderson; City, Chester, all In S. C, and the Cairollna, High Point, N. C. . . ;■ 'Wheeling, "W. Va. . Ben T, Pitts, motion picture oper- ator- and head of a chain of seven- teen theatres in "Virginia, is adding two now picture houses to his chain, at Manassas and at Fredericksburg, Los Angeles, . Al Lake transferred from Fox- W.cst Coast's' Beverly Starlahd, switchiiig 'managerial jobs with Hobert RothaCpF. ' • ' • ' Joint operation deal has been en- tered Into hetween. .Fox "West Coast and Simon Lazarus for the Ritz and Rialto in South Pasadena, and the Lyric, Monrovia, Los Angeles sub- urbs. Lazarus has been operating the hpuses under lease frem circuit Trio of spots now go in DICk Dick- son's operating district Topeka. ■"Only orfe theatre, the Grand, re- mains -on a straight policy of one feature and three shows dally. Fox now grind and double bills at Jay- hawk and Orpheum, both first run hbueos. All second run houses In Topeka have been on the double bill, grind policy for the past year. often a simple stunt can. be.it'aised to greater proportions hy.soni^.l'ittle trick. For example a grroup''c(C- per- ambulators are. put out with', front and back cards. Four .,J)x>y«. . are used, instead of- just strolling tfr.bund they have their ankles tietf tbgether. only the two outsiders haviilg one foot free. The twe Insiders have either ankle tied tp the'bpy next Sounds simple, but it requires a decLl of coordination tP keep movlnsr smartly, and it attracts a Jot of attention above that a single boy would gain Pr, for that ma.tter, four boys In a row, . In another instance a one-sheet was pasted on the bottom of a kid's express wagon'. The sides, were built up with cloth to a tptal pC fpur feet, " The -; cleth . -jyag lifttered •Peep shpw, : one, cent a ]lPifl "Marion is topsl Most entertaining his^ torical romance ever donel A cinematic treatl Don't miss itr'---N. Y. Journal. "Magr nificently produced^ exquisitely directed, played by a. distinguished company. Marion's performance one of her great* est!"— N. Y. Mirrot. "A drama of infinite charm, admirably portrayed by a superb star and a splendid cast!"— N. Y. American. MARION DICK POWELL Charlie RUGGLES CLAUDE RAINS Edw. Everett HORTON ARTHUR TREACHER HALL JOHNSON CHOIR A FRANK BORZAGE Production 'With the latest foag hitt of Warren & Dubin A C««moi>oIlt«fi Proilixtion « A Flrtt National Picture . "Srednesday, June 17,.193((i, PIC ¥ E S VARIETY 29 Studio Placements 16. Des- Advance Production Chart HollywoocI, June Adrian RoBley, 'The Gay perado,' P-L. Eddie Sliubcrt, Clarence Muse, Hall Johnson choir, 'Follow Tour Heart," Rep. B«ck Jiones, MurWl Evans, Har- ye* Claifc, Alphonji Blhler, Malilon Banilltan. Lee JRhfeSHps. Ernest fHi- Hitral, Jtosef SwicTcnri, Tom CtoJtter- taji; "Leo Selnnder directing. 'Bobs Rider of Gun Creek,; U. Holmes Herbert, Snub Pollard, Kenneth Laivton, troivdln Adams, ^Xtafi ijentleman ;F^m liou^slana,' »ep. KtaHfiib J^rd, 'Ktever ^Uansa. Dasce," RKO. '' . . Gordon Hart, 'Three In Eden,* "WB. Albert TaS'lor, 'PoBtal Inspector,' ■V- ' £oiaaane Callesuiter, 'J^nass the Aisle,' 2.&-F. Inez Palange, Kathrj'n Marlowe, •Dodsworth,' Goldwyn. Jean Perry, 'Wlnlerset,' RKO. JRobeitt Bauu-at, TBette CDawls, fS^nge Srexit. fSofl's Countis" tana the Woman,' IVB. Jerry Wald, Sig Herzle. screen play, 'Mr, Melody,' WB. Fred Keating, LiU Damlta; Crane WiUJw .dce >ditr«otitxvg 'TJie Ralph Fiorbes," 'etaniley Morner, •S^wam^ Sim?- OffiG. j yirglaaa iGrey; ICWrt INeumttraa -at- MCtlng, ■"yieletba. In -iS^lng;* MG altowlt. ' .., ■ ^B¥H* Atrier, ©breesi tplay, luriatlefl LoMcel^uafl Hardy comady:, Roach. IffleniJsr. o-ffiSeail, ' BaTtoai Mctiane, ffea-n Miilt, !Eadk I^urcSli; 'TIib 'C5aTC- ac wmP^- ■ ■ jB!IJjEBtp:;.:Si!hiqprq)fq, 'A ^tm. ■ttames aiam*,'' •paar." ■e. .afi^i^^oigufi Shaw,, M^sn s^b&rt. ■iAia^ti^' tPjcniser, sctieein ^ta^J ^BSii bailed •ChlB,' U. . . ILiew'iFlbylboiD,;'7aQlamt Is-ttite #^ ifimr Cltestte;''' IRar. • • • • DuVi;e • Atterberry., ufldea di^eg, "Ws fflit®tttca-s(t iiiglit isees a "wonaan rnsMntg from a Panic Avenue apartment xlpessed in a bridal gown. In ber liysterla ■B'he comma-ndB Mm to help her •out of a baa situation; He talces her to his home and Mdes her, later finds she is wanted lor stealing a pearl necklace. Driver digs into mystery and finds she is innocent of crime. Being readied for early prodBction: 'WOMEtfl OF GLAMOUR.' New T4.orleB T»irclm«ed: •e negnilvfljbsn «oS Iher f osnilly amid Sn -Dpater to do it braves a malaria plagoe 9zi %^i>tlb JLD£Bi3ca, . INew crtories purchased during the week lists: "ADA BEATS TMC JIIRUM," Jaam 'rarkpatric stage play produced three yeBsas xsew, *THEY GAVE miSI A GUN,' novel by William Joyce Cowan, wtoD wfin aHsB ^31- lect *Wii|ISP£nilNG WINDOWS,' mystery mclodinaDBa £fi>iitei«ia suoomul a cfiqpaitBaBiit sttoi'e, being readied for early prodiiiC^«n. Paramount tNine -in twot4<, five editing, HO preparing. In ww4c ^RHYT^M ON THE RAMGC," Kssported VARaars;, tesne A^pril S; 'ireXAS mAT^GERS," Eortedmy M.; ^EART OF TTHE WEST,' irQpisrtiea ailay s»; 'MY AMEH- IIGA;N'-WiIF£,' n-^orted May 2D; "A SON COMES HOME," Tepsrletl Miay 27.; 'WIOiLiLVWOOD BOULEVARIT ound "JOMNNY G^ETft HIS 4fiUI4.* rfi- TJorted June. IB; "J-ADY^ BE CAREFlD!L,'.'!w3aich «tart»a flBsl wedt mr^ Swe ««K4^n3, nine prepanng- \t\ -work: ^EVER GONNA DANCE," r^^Brted VjaoETT, Maj' 20, and 'MUMMY'S BOYS,'' reponrtted Jiine 3. Stories ito go /before ■cameras (this wietik are; <^COUNT PETE,' with Ann Sotlrem and iGene Raymond, aaad "GRAND JUJ^V,' with John Ai-ledge and tio-iaise- ffjatimer. KaiSiarloe HepTj-um's next starm"., 'PORTRAIT OF A R^E-L," as sc3iedi:iled ilo get started J>UTie "ZS. Orie in work, «isrh% sdiitng, sIk ;pre}>aring. In work: 'THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA,"' rejsorted Variett. June 10. Marion Talley starring lecture, ^FOl-l-OW YOUR HEART,' went Into rehearsal and expected to set into actiial (proanctlon this week with com- , PlCtO" C3.st* Picture to follow wim b^ FITTING ON THE MOON,' musical; 'THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN,' with Olsen a^^d Johnson; 'ARMY GIRL' and 'PORTIA ON TRIAL.' I^ese axe aai ©clieduled to go before the cameraa within the next month. ' 2fth-Fox - SiK 3«i «vork, three tBidltins, m m-eparing. In work: . 'VliRljSr DORMITORY,'' *Ejir£!iHt©d Variety. May 6; 'THE BOWERY fmiNCESS,' repoitea as 'OJMPLES,' May 13; 'RAMONA' and 'SING, BA8V„ SING,' ie&fxe!Sxi&. May 2t§; 'CHARLIE . CHAN AT THE RACE TKACK,' reported iNtoy 27. and THE HOLY LIE,' reported June 10. No a»w produdtJons Twent IsESflttiB the cameras. One picture, 'ACROSS THE ISLE,' slatefl ito jgeit umaBr^wscy this week. 'SEE AMERICA FIRST» (feo stEurt June 22. "THANK YOI3, JEEVES,' Arthur Treacher's first alanrer, -sviirget mrier Tway Jaily K. IKTew stories pioncJufflea JHsas "^CLORY,' an unproduced play by Adelaide BosOiiiell, and 'WAKE UP AM0 LIVE,' from Dorothea Brand's book. Wted Artists IFour in vtvUf^ mgne MGttihKg, four preparing. In work: "^GAAOEN OF' ALLAH«' reported Varibtt, April 22; 'LAST OF THE ii|OH4CANS^,' ]i9e9Br«ea 13; 'THE GAY DESPERADO,' reported June SSs, «wl *DODSWOnnnHI7 -vrrhlcii stamted ilast weeki CkiedUs aiie: - . "OODSWOinif' 3k3ios prwancea l«y Sanfmd Galdwys Itainn Sinclair ^dniFis 'Bma iSaoh^ nmvard pta»- afOapted iBrom ILewl^ mnma. screen play iby HwranS. "VilWSaaa. Wylesr lay, "JULIUS CAESAR,' with Ronald Colman, Onversal Production Table shows ettrrent standing of the various preducTna compani^'' 3iro< <n«Bt Hamard. -ffossef Swl-cfeara, Tom Chatterton. St&ry as to«ea jntetafcesa Mentaty whereby Jones i.s arrested for aniM-atr, 'rlte screen treatment for a new musical to be produced under title of 'MR. MELODYa Al Dubin and Harry Warren will write the music and lyrics. 30 VARIETY Wedneddaj, June It, 1936 THIS BOOK gives informally the ture of what Metro -Goldwyn- represent to box-offices in the coming season "LEO^S CANDID CAMERAr BOOK'* (ii8 thrilling pages, pyq- fusely illustrated with infornial, candid pictures of the vast galaxy of M'GM stars and players). It tells you everything you would want to know about th^ big budget plans of M-G-M next season. You have heard in the trade and you may have alteady seen in some tra:de papers early reports of what M-G-M is dow, ing in '36^'37y As announced, M'G-M is making more big; budget productions than have; ever been issued either by our-; Selves or any other company irii one season.3 'l With such a gigantic program] under way, youb will be inters ested in the details of the great starring casts^ the boxrofficei properties that they will appear] the 'wealth of resources that] make this book die most: as^ tounding story of achieveinenfi In all.the annals pi tlie scr eem you "finish reacting, tlii| 5MfcQjyti$mln^ffifif^ matself ^ ■■■XT VARIETY 31 ALUED'S FILM BUYING at K.C. Confab Pending any posltUve action by the International! AUtance iot The- atrical S.tage- Emplpji',ees, ifpllowlng Its' convention:, at: Kansas iGlty, and steps resultant 'from that ox other dictation ot policy, t)lcketlner ot op- position houses by N. T, Operators, Lopal 306, win reAnaln at a mlni- ihjinv' "V^lle inasa ;plcketlng Is Ijeid to- be, tfie.'pnlyiiEuiiswer to 'a'.soluilon of the booth rivalry problem' In New Yoi-k, only a handful of Allied- manned theatres are being molested by 306 banner-bearers. Before lope, . New, York .op^ratpr sources- are. .con'fldent ' a. [prjig):ain! with teeth In If will be outlined 'to eradicate, tbie evils which for years have had Greater N, T. torn among three Unions. All activity of 306 to- ■w&td. Allied and Empire is at a virtual standstill except for the minor picketing. It being generally agreed that the Greater N. T. booth situation Is In a mess, with Mayor F. H. LaGuar-: dta among others cognizant of the state of affairs, the ~I A for some time; Is; unc[er.atood to- have *p),t^^t. the Ifteeidl for 'clearing it igiU'jipllsi'qnfi of . the most pressing . of Interna- tional m^tert^- -For.. tblV; r^a,^'on ftt^S- •delegated shipped io itahslad City, , where ponentlon was hel,d, antici- pate ^ thai 306 ^ problems ■ .aiid'na muddled "New York operator* front w^pxUd 'b© oiie oi;^th6 .xn'ajor jtrobleibs to be considered "on tlie.'flob'rl . [Trhe/.306 matter, wks discussed In . comniltteei'^robih'^;. and \Vtin4i^t-|ltbbd' that the lA vote'd to .Support the jNi X local In.lts.flght. for icomplejte, control of Greater N.'.'T.' 'boottis'. George ,E. Prdwne, pre2v will go into the ; mattet-: withput^iaejay<\'\lt vis promised, coming east, immediately. : ■. Joseph. -jlD/BaBaon.ipresiaetvt of .306, , and Ftanic Ruddock, v.p.,' headed a' ' delegation of 11 306 representatives at; the tonvensh, ;W"ltb a total* 19. votes. The lA and Browne highly .fayore^ ithjP hegotlal^tpna looking, tq- ward a liietger- of '306'. -With Allied and Empire which fell through be- • cattse^'cH Inability -ta. get tojgether -oni, a scale that, would have to be paid by- houses long uslhg.~ Allied or Em- pire men at low salaries. At pres- ent 306 is picketlAg no Empire houses .dt . all; : Its- few . sidewalk marchers being on the job in front . of AlUed-qpprated places. ' ■ . Should the lA determine to" sup- port 306 in going to bat with big guns iagalnst all .the&tres' not' using Its members, New Tork will un- ^doubted.ly expedence ltd .fiercest .tiis'sle over' control of bobthsl The .theatres themselves fear the worst. ' Kansas City, June 16. Big biz of lA's 33rd convention whlcli closed here Thursday (11) was adoption of new constitution and by-laws. Last revision was ma^'f>^op. Iiicupibent offlcers Were re- elected. •Their' stint will 'noW be a j. 4-year, terra Instead of 2,* although J conyentlona. will be, every i2, years as ■usual. ■ " . •.^-. rf.Hx p. ..Sh^w^ headed the KG -'COtrtn^liiiie which' "Btaged /the) pow.- v/ow. . ' • George E. Browne was re-elected president of the lATSE as were J,ohrty;iE>. Nick, William P.' Covert'/ Ifarland Hi^mden, Blchard I, -WiliTn; ^loyd M. Bllllngsley. James J. Urennen, Roger Kennedy, vlc-i t»re9idents; Frbd J, Dempsey, secre- ^fy-treosurer. ~ BLOOMER'S WOES Range From Anti-Truat Charget to • • bank Night • St. Louis, June 16. Noah Bloomer, operator of r.itz and Rex Theatres, Belleville, III.',, has ; cptnplatned . to the XJ., S. De-:' partment fbf Jutltioe' relative to re-^ fusal Pf Metro, Par, Fox, UA and other national distributors to.'fur-. nlsh hint with product since Fox- West Coast Interests took over the Ljincol^ and • W^^^I^Son theatres, oji position houses, jrecentlyi ' Biooniker has been- assured that a thorough Investigatl— . v. Ill be made to determine whether the Federal £nti-ti.'3t statutes have been vio- Irted. During investigation Bloomer is depending, upon second runs of WB, FN, R!K0 and independent plc- tur- 3 to supply needs of his thea- tres. His complaint Is that for years he. was able to show Metro plx and now finds himself unable to obtain them. . I Added t^, 3Bl9pmer'a t' ; troubles \v'as his failure to have G. E. Mc- K.ean, r^prBseiitaijlve of Bank Night Corp., bancel ii^Qtract witb Belle- ville Baseball Qlub, whl'^ti has added ba|n1^. nights to usual Tuesday night games as drawing card. Bloonier's theatres have been holding their dra'vrlhga 'on Tuesday night and fl.id3 baseball games rre taking pa irons a](vay from theatre. He also asserts th„t' rivaY theatre. Wash- ington, Is haying bank nights on Friday night, iand this Is reducing attendance at his houses. 1ST COAST PIC BOOKING ORG. Hollywood, June 16. First Coast Indie theatre booking oMce Inaugurates July 1 by Sam Blowltz, last a . Fox- West Coast bboker, and Harry Rackln, formerly with Principal Theatres. They have 15 theatres lined up as a starter. Outfit Is giving complete home ofHce service except buying film. Distribs Petition 2 N. Y. Indies Into . Bankruptcies Involuntary petitions In bank- ruptcy were fllied against two nabe houses of a New York indie chain June 10. Houses are the Gem, 664 West 171 street, and the Majestic, 185th street and St. Nicholas avenue, ! operated under the corporation names of Jaydo, Inc., and Fair Deal Enterprises, J Inc.^ respectively, by iHenry Fuchman'. The petitioning film companies base pleas on ground ;Qf unsettled Judgments for breach of contract. . Jaydo creditors -are listed as Columbia Pictures, $246; Vltagraph, $786; RKO Distributing Co., $22, and United Artists $1,386. Judg- ments against Fair Deal total $2,025. Creditors are Columbia for $298; RKO, $706; Majestic, $122; First Division, $135; Fox, $147; and Vlta- graph, Inc., $018. Creditors charge transfer , of property In alleged at- tempt to defraud. SPIRITUALS KEYED ' Hollywood. June 16. Radio has started rolling on the first of four featurcttes based on nogro spirituals to be turned out by Hall Johnson'cholr. Quartet are •Samson t,nd Delilah,' 'Daniel In the Lion's Den,' 'Jonah and the Whale' and/.'David .and .Goliath.' ' Leklle .Goiidwing directing. Staufe's. WB *Echo' Hollywood, June 16. Ralph Staub has returned to Warners to direct technicolor two- reeler, 'Echo Mountain.' . Short features Fred- Lawrence and Rosalind Marquis, both singers. LOOK FOR SERIOilS Idea Kayoed Three Yea,rs Ago, and an Annual Threat Since, Now Looms as Cominff to a Head It$$l,353.(PM;)|oSetiinen^ PA.'S TAX YIELD Big Return , on 4% ■ fi.el'ef . Tap Emergency SPREADING Chicago, June 16. Exhibs arid^ exchanges are girding for the rene\iKal .of a battle, wh^ch has been expected for the past three years. Film row is convinced that the Indle exhibitor organization, Al- ;Jied,' ,is readying, to , campaign pnce more' for tbe! forniiatloA of a' gjlant tiuyipg-and-b'qoklhg .'circuit ' for?:.t! e neighborhood and Indie houses. Al- lied .used to have a pretty strong buying group locally but It was snuffed out of business three years ago when the yarlpua exchanges re^ fused to sell product to buyinig groups unless those houses "Wfii^, also affiliated In ownership. ^ : . Since that time Allied has been, making annual; :^hreats tP reorgianizQ its buying group and to' hold . out until the _ exchanj^es"- 'backed dowii: on th^Ir refusal to negotiate with uh(dflliat^d'^;hpuses.,'1n block product; deals.?: 'If vtr^succ^ in holdin^^tj out 'agali^^^^ air excbangea. it ml^titf '^ take- -It.'.'but on twq or. three ■'i'flyB^t trlbutors -by boycott,..' •■ '.'i •!•'.■ v^^' Not only . Is the ciilcagp exctitiihgec' territory "thteatemed.: with this .buyi Ing cifcuit caiiapalgh, but the tfafeat' is spreading to the , other excl^ange^ sectlpns .of .tbe. entire midwest 'tet-^ rltory. Iflaian,apbIla' 'oii;cIianger cen--. ter is now the ba'ttlegroujfid. ' of a buying circuit w^ich. ls:. understood to include some -!ii^O/^iQdIe >^ houses, mainly concenti'^ited. .lii]^ the .soiuth- ern part ot the. statei. 'tfaoughL';.exr changes In .Chicago ;have. come In contact with' -this ; pcLrtlcilIar - buying circuit situation'' tht-ough several houses In n.erthern Indiana which are serviced out of the local offices. In these instahces,^.16pal exchanges have refused- to accept the. signature of the Indiana buylng- i TPup on the contracts, but have Insisted on V'.e signatures- of the individual ex- hibitor. Its Need Similar to' the Indianapolis cam/ palgn, the local Allied organizatioh Is determined to go through .with Its plan for its buying group, and! bases Its decision on the victory of two campaigns by Balaban 4e Katzr the return of double features'. .ai^d th:^ extra week of clearance, for the big nabe key theatres. With doubles coming In, both Al- lied and the other Indie exhibs iTeel that they need the strength of a buying combine in order to- competes; for product both in price and con--' cessions against the regularly^ afUl- lated theatre circuits. .' 'Allied luid even figured on Essaness, largest non-natlonal circuit '.yylth Its 28 Houses, joining' the buying group;,- but Emll Stern,' chief of /Essaness,, emphastlcally states" that " the Es- s .ness circuit will buy for Itself ai ^ .will not tie in with ai.. other thea- tres on any film purchase negotjia- tions. ' Despite the refusal of • Es- saness to go along with Allied on any buying combine, thfe Indle" fix^' hibltor organization believes it will have sufficient power in its-^.. un- affiliated members for gcnurrife. strength against the exchanges. '■. Exchange managers again repeat what they have been saying every'- year: that- they will not sell to thea- tres ill a combine unless tho.se houses are affiliated In ownership. It promises to become a serloiuj set-to this year. ALEXAKDER SHBINES Hollywood, June 16; Richard Purcell, Instead of Ross Alexander, gets male lead in War- ners 'Shrinking Violet,' with June Travis opposite. Alexander geta another assign- ment . " -: Harrlsburg, June 16. The Pennsylvania special elnier.< gency relief tax on all amusements,^ aniountlng to 4%, has yielded more than expectations. It was estimated that the tax would bring In $3,000,- .000 'a y^ft^r 'When it 'lyas Imposed duringi^the 1936 legislative session and the -^Revenue Department be- lieved that Its' sponsors were too op-, timlstlc. Recently, itowever, the .col- lections have shown that during tiie first year of the two-year tax, tihe' amount will surpass the estimate. John B. Kelly, Secretary .of Rev- enue, Philadelphia DemobraiJc city chairman and brother of .''the Vir- ginia Judge," Walter G- Kelly, has just reported 'that during the last fiscal year, ending? June 1< ' the amusement tax netted the Cqizimon>^ wealth $2,662,794.20. This amount V^il^jpollected for a p^Io.d.coverlng \?H. Cooper, cor- poration head of^yNew York; Bob Livingston, Lincoln, manager' of the' Capitol and formerly with the Strand; and the film producers, "Universal,: tlnite'd Artists, Warners, Metro, Paramount, Radio and Fox, just one day -before It was to have reached triaU ' Action was taken without preju- dice and made by Attorneys Good ; and Laughlfii at the direction of the» plaintiff s. -: Dismissal is to be at plaintiff's .cost Af teV niaklng this action the ,at- tomeya withdrew from the case and litigation > if It ever reopens, will be In new legal hands. None of the parties at present would make any statement as to why the suit waia dropped. No financial settlement made and action Is believed to be the result of internal disturbance among plaintiffs. 'Indle hopiE>s to show that through combination the defendants con- - . trolled 90% of available product la this situation and had only half the houses, ^ Indle ITC holdings, went Into financial eclipse in 1934, when three of their houses were dropped or taken from them. These . spota were the Liberty, second run, with 1,200 seats; Orpheum, vaudfllmer, with 1,350; and the RIalto (now the Varsity), with 1,100 seats. State- ment of loss by ITC says $21,000 represents Indebtedness through ex- penditures made and incurred, .and the leases are evaluated as of April, 1934, to amount to $130,000 on tha RIalto, il00,00a on the Liberty, and |i2DQ,QpD| on the- Orph^umv Damaged, allegedly 'In the ,au^' W^|46I;000 ac- tuaUy,' ITG->se^iis^ecpiirse; under th9 threefold !■ ptbVisIen \ whi'ch. alIow4 them triple damages If granted — or $1.36«;000. Previously, State^vTheatres, holder of sdme.'of itthe/stdck: In .'lTC, bad fll^d suit '.oii' the ^amfr gr)9unda for $^44,000. : 'Tiiij& actloti .wa# dismissed in' April, since the ITC case was ttelieved the better one. Dismissal was. without prejudice also. ] Original participants In tiie ac«( .. tlvltles of Indie and State were th» Monroe Bros., George F. and Don; G. L. Hooper, Topeka, Kas., and Cat Bard, vet Ia.-Neb. exhibitor and Aim salesman. Monroe affairs were handed to Hooper and Bard pulled In as trustee, hence the latter fig- ured in both actions, although hav-f ing no flnanclai Interest In State. Legal battery comprised of Paul Good, former state' attorney general here a'nd winner of the $25,000' Toungclaus protection decision of .• a few years ago, and Loren Laugh- •-Hn, city attorney, fot the plaintiffs. I^n the other side were attorneyti . Bieghtol & Foe, Perry & Van Pelt, ai^ Max Towle, all of Lincoln; E, CiBaftery, of New Tork City, and ^'ullbn & Shea, of Omaha, Aiiofther Tries Luck In Plagiarism Suit . ■ Los Angeles, June 16. Herl>^rt L, McNary has filed suit "^giiMt Metro - Goldwyn - M a'y e Ha■jcvey:-^■ Thow, Joe Sherman and B.ilpiti > Sp,ence, charging copyright Jln4^iil4g:ement Complaint alleges fltudid'-and three scribes named used l>i:airt1fcltt>»iHt9t:y,- 'The World Series l$lW(^r';::aa;\hBivlH for the picture ^peU'th bri the Diamond.' 'jvMcNary'. Steele and John Mack Brown, to be produced this season by A. W, Hackle, will be distributed through Republic exchanges. Heretofore, Hackle has been dis- tributing his Steele pictures on state right market, witli, tli* .BeoTim- i series added to.TosCer last neasoa. 8^2 VARIETY Wedneeday, June 17, 1936 v., V. X. V V \ V "^4 BK-.".^■A,■.■.^■.^■■■<■■• ■■-"•^■■'■•■•■v-' ,yet The greatest "names" in the industry, including the cream bf its players, directors and writers, will supplement this briniant personnel in the shaping of V/ALTER WANGER PRODUCTIONS to bie released thru UNITED ARTISTS ...,..........,..J^^^ -^...„„,^ WATCH THE TRADE PAPERS FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF WALTER WANGE W^dqedday, June 17« 1936 VARIETY 33 \ *^ e. . - -■"■^>o-*^^5-> Ill 5. ^ 4. \ lln V Mil "39 No team of authors ha» turned out more screen h?t$ than'tlie far-famed GENE TOWNE-GRAHAM BAKER writing combination! As ART DIRECTOR of Wal- ter Wanger Productions his startling sets are the talk of the. film worldl PRODUCTIONS TO BE RELE UNITED ARTISTS ( 34 VARIETY WpdnfiBAajt Junfi l7> . 19136 RCA PKOTOPHONE'S 10-YEAR DEAI^ WITH WB FOLLOWS 20TH. COL.; MG, PAR NEXT £^il>itor8 See MaterienliB . Sayings Through Lifting of Scor^ Charges by All Distributors RCA Photophone has closed a 10- ^ear deal with Warner Bros. Pre- viously 20 th Century-Fox and Columbia Pictures signed equipment contracts with RCA. . It Is undQr- vfitopd that the "Warner deal Is more ex^nslve,and more broad in 'its. coverage than either the 20th .Cen-^ tUrjjr-Fox or the Columbia •Pictured pact. The Warner-RCA devi ls said to bover all studio equlpmeJnt. ./ There Is likelihood that Metro wjU I)©' the next Arm to sign with. 'RCf^, and- there Is a pretty good clia/pce of Paramount doing so also. Metro has been experimenting , ivith- RCA -studio ■ equipment for Vfiome time, lndlcatln'g> probable- cdji- Bid^ratlon fdr spreading use in. lts stiiilio of the RCA equipment. ."With- these favorable deals with- RCA on its photoj^hone Sound rej- coi^dinff ; licfense,- exhibitors served l»y 'theses companies stand to obtali^ substantial. isaVlnga la the coming, j Beajsoh" through the lifting ;or reduc-- tlon. 6t score charges, ■ ,'■ • Universal already has agreed to ell^ttlnate the score charge to eX" ' hlii^a, Because of ^ the saving: an-, ticlpated froin RCA photophone isoilhd. recording licenses, experts in thi^, trade already are forecasting th&t a vast majority Of companies win be In a" position either to eh- tiiiely eliminate score charges or metterlally reduce them. P^niversal has been, making most (^ij of , tltft' short features under the RCA; ' eyatem, and undoubtedly wIlL use' . th6 sa^ license ou Us features in tl)4 coming season^ Edwin M^ Hartley, RCA photo- phone Division head, and ' Judge Jjawrence B. Morris, vice-president a,n;d . general counsel of RCA, left last week for the Co?ist to confer wltli James !b. FrancWi manager of "wrest Coastf operations, of ^ptotp pltbhei Conjtpahy's deals ^ivlith iZOth C$fttury-Fbx:, Columbia and Warner .Bros, on sound recording will keep htypOi pn the Coast tor six weeks. . M. V.' ' Wolf e has been-natned man- ■tLgsr of West Coast Photoph,onj5 en- gltieerlng, wiOi headquarter^ .at the RC!A Studios in lK0llj5WpqS, it .WajS- ai^nounced , by : t^ewls '. -M, Clement, y.Pr .ill charge Jof : Research and en' jKliiieerlng o'f .tiie RCA''itCg. Co. ^ Wplife, Will. :r9j()ort directly to Max. C; ■.Ba'tsel,' Pjiptophone ideyrtopmpnt Be't^il In Cain3en» N. . j» ije wks. forinerl;)r.nB/i^ant.. sound, director of jhe' •:GBneril 'B6fy'ice StiidWsV^ ^Lqs. 'Aqgeles. ^ ? • • . ''v ■ •■- ; ' " Frolh 1929-31; ■Wq^fe was SQund: ■ recording eiigiti^ieiv^^^^^^ the Warner I^rps.i'gtudlqs; and' has been asso- c{$itigd . wl.;!,' the General . Service: 'Studios since i982. " ■ —'Mr. -Deeds!., (C9I) . (10th week)* holding " reniatftably-v steady, $5,00,0i- and continues' iKdet^ .^^ lik'st week', saihe flhn, $5,600,- ,big. , . v' ' : Music Box '(Hamrlck) (900,' '27,^ 37-42) 'Show Boat" (U) (4tH -ly^k);; big campaign . for - finale a:n'd a' ' bl^ $3,000 the result ' Last. •vife;ek,.fi^e' film, $3,600, big; . ; . Orpheum . (Hamrlck) ,. (2,700^ 2.7- 37-42)— 'Florida Special' (PaV^ *nd 'Trouble foK.Two' (MG) dual>,.',feood at $6,600. Last Week -'Golpl^tt'^iijc- row' (FN) 'and (Special inVestlje^tpi?'. (RKO) dual,,' landed solidly. •«^nh"l>lSv $6,000. V-. . Paramount (^vergireeh) • (S^lOft;' 16-21-32)— 'Law • In Her Hahdia'' (JPN) and '3 Wise Guys' (MG) dual. Sticking to policy of window cards fnd ads in Star, figuring appeal, more to working and street classes, ^nd getting some results, $3,600, good. Last week, 'Speed' (MG) and 'Champagne Charlie' (20th) dual, $3/10Q, fair. • -." TRIES DOUBLE: IHLLA)(DGEIS$S^ $EATTLE'3 WONDER BOY That's 'Mr, Deeds/ Now in Its 10th .VVeek, and Going Strong . ■ . Seattle, June 16. (Best Exploitation; Music Box) The way 'Deeds' Is hanging on to .. .steady biz, the ninth week beating ■the eighth, both beating aome.'prlpp weeks, and deciitlon to run Indef, Le Roy Johnson, general manager, says It may be until Labor Day. No holi- day to help the 9th week which, JUst the same, clicked at $5,600 even to management's surprise. ^ ^ Advertising department ;ls ') stopr* ping oh 'Show Boat' for best explol-^ tatlon of the week, considering use of big newspaper space and window cards, there being also .the added novelty of using bigger" sptice on fourth week th§.n on ahy -week 'of the move-over. Arid biz Is big. May warrant another week. / Estimates for This Week . Bliie Mouse (Hamrlck) (900; 27- t;a7-42) — 'Private Nufnber ' (20th). . Moved from Fifth, exfpedta/an okay ••?3,O0O. Last week, 'Princess 'ComeB ■Across' (Par) and 'Hold that RiverJ (Ind). dual, $3,200, okay. Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 21- 32).— 'Shark lislnnd" (20th) and 'Song and- Dtince Man' (20th) dual, for full week, slow at $3,000. Last week, . -^Chait at Circus' (20th) and Connec- ticut Yankee' (20th) dual, four days, strong $2,700, but spilt with 'Bugle Ann*- (MG) and 'Ghost Goes' (UA) dual, to give ?4,100 week, big. . fifth Ave. (Evergreen) (2,400; 27- 37-42)— 'Fury' (MG).. Scant $6,000. • plugging heavily for 'San Francisco' (MO) next., -advance billboards for jsonth, Last-week, IPrlvate Number!. <20tU),r$7,800. : • |.ib«rty (J-vS) (1,900; 27-87-42) ■ - . ■ Denvw June .'lC / (Best E)c|^!oltati6iv: Denhaih) . - Denham Went diktat this week.'aa.a, test; -with Estimates fol? This - Week " Aladdin (Hufffn&n) (1,500; 25^40^ 50)-^'PrIvato Number* .(20th) - .(24 week)< ;Followlng we^k at tha; Den- ver, running 'along to' nice $4,000 here. • Last tveek . 'They Were Mar- ried' s Out* (Col) (3d run), $2,500, very -good; Center (Allan) (1,600; 15-20-26) —'1,000 Candles' (Rep)' and 'Bom to Gamble' (Rep). Just iCalr at $1,500. Last week 'Harvester' (Rep) and 'Affairs of Susan' V(U),; atdund $1,000, fair for this low-price first 'benliam (CockrlU). i(l,500; 35-35. 40^'Tr^P4.1m Springs' (fiar) and=*i^or- gfiitten ^Faces' (Par)r Dual. ;thls week only and okay re'spoivs$'. .at $6.'000/.'-'Back to singles next w6ek« LiiLf-^eek 'Early to Bed' (Par), ^B^ped $4,000. With two pig give J W«ty. .nights this house is bound to 0 a fair 'business, i D«nv«r (HufEman) (2,500: 26-36 60)— 'Golden - Arro^ . (FN) - and stage -band. Big week at $8;500. Last week 'Private Number' (20th), $8;600f strong. , . Orpheum (RKO) (2.000: 25-36- 40>— 'Gat'rden Murder, Case* (MG) and*.'3unlier Bean*. (RKO. Combo .ii^ading' for' good $6,000. Last week 'Fury'. (MG) and 'Let's Sing Agraln' (RKO), dipped toward the end of the week, but .finished okay at. $6,000. Paramount (Huffman) (2.000; 25- 40) — 'Snowed Under' (FN) and 'Brides Like That' (FN). ' Fair $2,600. -Last week 'Things to Come' (UA); grabbed $6,500, grood. (Continued from page 7) •like $8,000. good. Last" week ; re- peat . of 'Show Boat' (U) -. held ' up welV at $7,000. , Capitol (FP) (2,700; 50)— 'Prin cess Gomes'. (Par) and 'Forgotten Faces'" (l*ar). Not so good at start and may - gross $6,000, .fair.. Last week Mrs. Bradford' (RKO) and 'Times Square Playboy' (WB), $5,500 •LojBw's (M. T.) (3.200; 60)— 'EL D(jraido',.(MG) and 'Doughnuts apd Sdctety' (WB),.with 'Believe or Not' Ripiey stage show. Began well and should not be Un,der $9,000 gross fair. Last week 'Little Miss No- body' (RKO) and 'Country Beyond.' (20th) with vaude, $8,600. . Princpss (CT) (2,300; 60)— 'Rainy Afternoon', '(UA) and 'Road Gang' (WB). ,Filr.^r9e(ri3.m with probable fair gross •• at •. $6,000. . Last week 'King Steps Out' (Col) and 'Dan gerous Intrigue' (Col) -not so." good at $6,000. Cinema de Paris (France Film) (600; 60) — 'Roses, Noires' and 'Un Homme de Trop a Bord.! Not much hope for more than $800, poor. Last week 'I.ja Route Heureuse' and 'Bebe de I'Uscadron,' $700, bad. St. Denia (France Film). -(2.300; 34)— 'Le Roman d'un Spahl' and 'Le Train, de 8.47.'. At. $3i500, avei-age. Last week 'Martha' and 'Le Pere La Cerise/ |3.000, .1. ' Omalm TopsfjirTarvy With Chaiiged Opei^ t Omaha, June 16, :(Beat Exploitationt Orpheum) vTheatre . row- In turmoil over Cbiinjged openings due to mess of .'^l^ort and extended runs. No the- atre .on its regular opening day for flfst^tfme since inray back, Orpheum a day' ahead and Omaha and Brahi dels 'borne days liehtnd. . Attractions tbpped by "Private ^um^er'.at thej Orpheum and biz iroing^.that way.! Omaha- headed for something betteb than average and Brandeis just aifother week. Head- liners at these two .are, respectively, 'Robin Hood Of £l Dorado' and 'Devil's Squadron.* / Racing^ sessioi^ . continues to draw phenomenal inatlif&e crowd dally, except Sunday-T-but night theatre biz is, -if any thlhgr, benefited by the outstaters drawn >lnto the race i^eet. Last week the ".with cujTent . .'March" iof Time' thrown In. All together niajje an . average 'bill and -mohey tlie same, $3,800. Last week, stretched , to 10 dayri by 'King Steps Out* (Col), run ning solo, $6,200, good. Paramount (Rlank-Trl-States) (2,765; $1.10,-75c-5ac)— 'Great Zleg ^eld* (MG). Opened this long: dark uptown' theatre for seven-day road show engagement. After acceptable turnouts Saturday and Sunday, rest of week petered out and closed un- der $6,000, 'po'or. PorL^s Fidos and Roses; W $6,000, Steps Out Portland, Ore., June 16 Nlte dog races handling b.o.'s k.o. but extra crowds for Rose Festival Week are adding extra slice for pic biz. Most spbts fairly quiet, except Paramount, where 'King Steps Out' is registering. Shortage Of first grade product is the problem now with most houses, And' all spots complaining of weak booldngs just ahe'a,d. ,. . Grosfses^. tHls-. -week refiect addl tional biz In to-wn ,f rom thousands of visitors for Rose JFestlVal." -Oppo- sish, though, is strong frbni stadium dog races, which get hea,vy gate every, night. \. Estimates for This Week • Broadway .'(Parker) (2,000; 25-40) — 'Dracula's Daughter' (U). Getting average results with $4i000. Last week 'Fury' (MG) and 'Nobody's Fool' (U) hit good pace at okdy $5,200. , United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 25-40)-f-'Bullets' (WB) (2d week) Holding up for okay $3,500. Last week, first for' 'Bullets,*' gOt good $6,500. Paramount (Evergreen) (3,000 25-40).— 'King Steps -Out' (Col) Registpred, well and should put this house' qVe'r. in fine stytle for nice $6,000. Laist'-week 'Show Bpat' (U) closed nice second Week: at) %4,900 and moved to i^ayfair ' tot ihlpd stanza. . > Orpheum (Hamrlck - Evergreen) (2.000; 25-40) — 'Dancing Pirate (RKO) and 'Case Against Mrs. Ames.': (Par), dual. ~ Combo slumped and pulled after four days, $2,000, poor. Last' week, 'Ex-Mrs. Brad 'ZiEGOr IN LINCOLN Gettlfig .$3^ oa .1st Week; 'Num- ^ . bor/: $3,7500 1 ' ' .: Lincoln, Juncj. 16. • (Bleat ExpldlfiitiWiiri Orpheum) ' 'Ziegfeld' Is being; roadshown here at" "Oipheum. and, with .the ^ypoed prices, will be among the top 'money raakefia of the week. Helped In her^i by at lea€(t four publicity men, who arranged some tie'ups .with local de- partment stores and followed e^acb other in and oUt oi; t.own. Publicity furor concentrajted'.,ln the newspa-r pers, . . . ''•' ' ■- Eatimaterfor This \yeek ■ .;• , , Liberty (LTjC).' (1,200; 1Q-I6)r- •Call of the Prairie* (Par) and. '^on-;' vention City'.:CWJB),' spllt ^ylthVT*'- role* (U) and 'Clreus.'CloivjTi' *(WB). Week . will be $1,000, goo*- last week 'Dracula'is Daughter' (U), split with 'iSdng Of the Saddle* i^B). and 'Forgotten Paces* "(Par),- got . ^opd $1,11)0, . —■' . > Lincoln (LTC) <1,600; 10-20-26)— Trouble for Two' (MG). Montgom- ery-Russell combo well liked and, week Is pointing for- $2,800, visry nice. Last week 'Unguarded Hour' (MG), split with 'Robin Hood' (MG), got excellent $3,100. Qrpheiim (LTC), (1,360; 10-15-20) —'Road ; Gang' ("WB) and 'Milky Way" (Par), and then four days roadshowlng of 'Great Ziegifeld,' making a full ^eeki Roadshow prices of 65c, 83c and $1.10 boosting take. Advance sale heavy, for such stiiff prices and week"' will' see. $3,200 in the house, best blnce vaude days. Last week 'Next Time' (U)- plus 'Bride Comes Hoi(ne' (Par) very sat isfactory with $|;600. Stuart (LJC) . (1,900; 10-25-40)— 'Private Number' (20th). i Taylor can't oonie tod' often hero. . Gross tor this opu$ will be around $3,700, which -is okay. Last - week; 'Golden Arrow'' (WB) was average, coming off with $3,100. 'v . ' < r Varsity (Westland) (1,100; lO-l&X ■'Avenging Waters' (Indie) -and 'So They -• Were MarWed' (Col); dual. Buslneas has taken., turn for tt\e bet ter with new Jow prices and pros- pects indicate nice ,$1,400. Last week 'Devil's Squadron* (Col) got $1,600. DULLETS' $6,000, TURY' $10,000; K.C JUST SO^ "Kansas City, June 19,- (Best- Exploitation: Midland) ' After several weeks of so-so busi- ness theatres are still in doldrums Last week matinees furnished some encouragement, but nights were generally thin. 'Fury' looks to be the stand-outer, for the current week. Midland galve picture, a • lot of attention, going: heavy on newspapier space and doll- . ing up the front with a fiasher*. Ad- ditional exploitation, ^included a de- partment., store. tle-iipV' A preylew h1^d. .n:ewspaper critics, a group "pf lawyers 'and a contingent from po- lice depatrtment down front. - Uptown Is. giving 'Private Numt- ber' a -second week, but also plug- ging theli* coming pic just in case. First 10 days shaded $9,000, which was swell. Tall end. of week found 'Number' In "a mild slump bUt hold- over announcement brought It back. ■ A special mld-nlghter being rUn into the Malnstreet tomorrow (Wednesday), with 'El-Wyn's Spook Party' on stage and 'Revolt of Zom- bies' (Acad) on screen "to complele the scar$ bill. Eatimates for This. Week Mainstreet (RKO) (3,200: 26-35- 50)— 'Bullets or Ballots' (WB). Fair $6,000 will keep it with the pack. Last week 'Brtdes are Like That' (WB) and 'Folles Comique' unit opened nice but didn't hold up. $12,000', mild. . . Newman (Par) (1,900; 26-40)— 'Case Against .Mrs. Ames' (Par). House has had some tough ones re- cently and this won't help much; $5,500, -hot good. Last week 'Har-- vester' (Rep) got $4,200, very poor. Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25-40)— 'Fury' (MG). Mats espe"clally good and may get fair $10,000. Last week 'Sins of Man' (20th), $6,000, bad. Tower (Rewot) (2,200; 25c.)— ..'Times Square Playboy' >(WB) and vaude. Will do about average, $7,000. 'King Steps 9ut' (Col) fin- ished second ' week of steady biz with $7,000. Uptown (Fox)-. (2,040; - 25-40) — 'Private Number' (20th). ,•" B Jt sticks out second week, $5,500 will be okay. Got $9,000 In first nine days, oltay. mm U Leads With 'Ace' Hollywood,- June/lO."^ 'Ace Drummond,' serial starring John King, gets the gun June 23 at Universal. Louis Frledlander di- recting. Barney Sarecky will- supervise. — . - \ / ford' (RKO) and 'First Baby' (Fok) igot.nlce $^,400 in. second -week. ; Mayfair .((Parker j - Evergreen) (1.400; (.26-46)-^'SfKJjW -.Boat' (U) third week,-.foll6wlng tWo •Weeiks at the Paramount. ' Still . ^oing^ dtronfe here at $3,000. Last week '-La?[gjffivrf. ■ Irish Eyes' (Rfip) and 'Desert G6W\ I (Par) got faJjF-jEOftx,. $2^200. V . Detroit, June 16. (Biesjt Exploitation: Michigan) A nifity all around vaudfilm show, ' plus i§;ood exploitation, pulls - the -.Michigan out of Its two-month .dol- drums this week, ias rest of town sUps baclp- Gross on 'Bullets or Bal- lots,' plus Wlnl Shaw heaidlng vaude, looks like good $20,000,^ the .ftest Mich has enjoyed since Jong ago, but still not what it used tb be. Plagrued by a Wftak sister, 'Half AnRel;'- Fox dips to a mild $18,000. (iurrent stanza. N. G. unit, which played here recently with practl- fsOfVis ' the' same . company, can't : pull plc over the,, hump this time. Wood- ward avenue ■ Widening In front of house Isn't helping biz, elther.- - Like Its slster^house; Michigan on Bagley avenue, the United Art- ists also' perks a. little this > week; with a fair- $6,000' due on 'Amateur Gentlemap,' nothing to rave about, bjut enconraglng. Biz continues good at "the 1,700-seater Adams,; \v:here 'Dracula's Dajughter' and Cham- pagne Charlie,', .dual^ .are getting nice $6,600, chiefly on fc^rmer flicker. Town's other first run;'' dual li(ouse. State*; likewise Isn't feeling general pinch much and figures for. average $4,600 on 'Murder by an Aristocrat* plus *'rhree of-a'KInd.' ■. Michigan did a good job on oally-. hoo current stanza. Used daily 'ikresa teasetrs; on 'Bullets,' lined Up <^ome store tleups, and good storleis on . ^Inl Shaw In daily sheets. •• Estimates for This Week. MSehiaiin (United Detroit) (iooO; 30r40*66— 'Rulleta or Ballots* (JATB), with Wlnl- Shaw heading 'vaude show. Combo, behind good bally- hoo, lifts house out of two-month slump with good $20,000 clip. i Last . week 'iPury^ (MG>, piiis Eyerett Marshall heading vaude,^ got: only $14,000." poor. ■ Fox (inde) (6;000; 30-40-i65)-' 'Half Angel' (20th>, with N. h!. Q. unit on sta^ge. ■ JPilm a weak-&Ister and unlt'can't pull It up; house will get $18,000, -mild. Snagged nice: $23,-^ 000 last week with 'King, Stepq Outf (0ol), plus Abe Lyman. ■■ ■, . ' United Arjtista (United Dejtrolt) (2,000; 26-361-55)— 'Amateur Gentle- man' (UA). Things looking up] a bit here, with fair $6,000 In sight. :t Last week 'Fatal Lady' (Par) got $;6,000, weak. j Adams (Qalaban) (1,700; 25-40)— • 'Dracula's Daughter' (U) ; and fChampagne Charlie' (20th), jduaL Biz continues good here; $6,60(1 cui-- rent week. Last week 'Show iBoat* (U) (3d week), after flicker haid en-^ Joyed two neat sessions at the/ Foxv ^ot $6,600, good. , - ; State (United Detroit) (3,000; 2B- 40)— 'Murder by Aristocrat* (WB) and 'Three of a Kind' (UA),?duaL Biz average here, good $4,600 coming up current stanza.. Last week 'Palm Springs' (Par) plus . 'Border Flight'^ ( Par), got $4,300, okayi Hoar' $6,800, liirestiW $3,200 on N. If. Canpaqiiis New Ha-ven, June 16. (Best Exploitation: Poli, College) Another stormy weekend boosted fllm receipts, and Tale reunions will help a little: Business in general almost an exact level with a year ago. Poll put on a fair campaign fo# •Unguarded Hour' with a aeries oC ale plugs, including guest ticket contests; tieln with Postal Telly Included heralds in all telegrams. College worked gags on both halves of bill, using a fish story con- test to plug 'Hell Ship Morgan.' House also worked in some publicity for 'Special Investigator' with side- walk broadcasts and topped off with a' Father's Day tiein by appointing a 'special investigator* to locate the oldest father In town. Estimates for This Week Paramount (M&P) (2,348; 35-50) —'Early to Bed'. (Par) and 'Ama- teur Gentleman' (UA). Pair $6,300. Last week 'Fatal Lady' (Par) and 'Nobody's Fool' (U) dropped off to light $4,100. . Poli (Loew) (3.040; 35-50)— 'Un- guarded Hour' (MG) and 'First Bab:^' (20tU). Okay $6,800. Last weelc 'Mrs. Bradford' , (Radio) and 'Panic on Air' (Col), n-t so bad at $7,000. . Roger Sherman (WB) (2,200; 36- iCO)— 'Sing Again' (Radio) and 'Mur- .de'r by Aristocrat' (WB), Moderate '$9,000. Last week 'Bullets or Bal- Idts' (WB) and 'It's Love Again' (GB), $0,500, best in several weeks. College (Loew) (1,565; 25-35)— 'Special Investigator' (Radio) and 'Hell Ship Morgan' (Col). Around $3,200, average. Last week 'Gltan at . Circus' 20th) and. 'Lady of Secrels* (Col) skidded to weak $2,900. '^rednenlay, June 17, 1936 VASIETY (J^HTVEAVEW OF TH^ TUP.Y _ IM THE NAMH OF U\BtP-"Ty- 0|A 8EHAUF OF MV CUlHNT Op Voo : - AND VOU ! — OTTO- DAY ' '■)' on a. \V nee a o ,37 Vine-- ^oot St VARIETY PICT ES Wednesday, Jpnc 17, 1936 Going Pluees Bj Cef*rfilc«*s Desplto Odds Aiic|,i>6j\', Ih 'TrouHe loi*' Wo;* Soaallnd RubbcII 4s a Pritjoesfl, 4 lady of isuob^ V.1iinl9taka;iii3e iitiantjr It's qiiliie usdess for her to masquerade as ia eommoher, she doesn't fool anybody but the aictora. T>ie fans recognize straight off— In tlte pmrud cairiaffe her head* the composure; the enig- matic iQoks down iier nose that search every sauare inch of her vls-a-vls' face while reveaHnsr iM»thlng- ot her own emotions. If any; the hlghrtoned diction, the measured delivery — the fans at least jscent genuine motion picture aristocracy in all this and are respectfulj even though the llgbta and cameras may not be properly impressed* , . Tbe lights and Cameras of 'Trouble for Two,* to lact, give Mas Russell ra^er a dirty deal at times, brusquely idiscJoaiiig t2» jnerhanifia of her m^e-up, pointing out just how her eyelashes ar& attacbed, exasnlnfus inlQutely the underlying muscles of her face Q.nd watching tbelr interplay 'from a most unchlyalrous overhead point irf view. They're so lovtisb In thetr treatment of a Prlnce^A, Indeed, that one only cimclade they're thslnned by. 'Communlstx • ' iUdss Russell's betrayal iby tbe ftroductlpn goes on .In tSie Etoipness IjDsenle period, and so Miss BuskU wears little curls }>iuM:hed admut , her neck, prettily plumeA Efugenie hats, off-the-shoulder decoBeteses sueces^fully supported In front, and romantic hooded «loaks. Hbirerer, so t^orquj^hly is It dished ont to Mlss.^Pussell In ''TrD:u^e for Two/ fhat Roibert' Montgomery's richly curly-headed coiffure la more fetehlnfi than hei:^4, ssd ixis padded ailk dycBsips sown,. sfaanri^eoUaned. watety, tiaen • -flaied sweepingly to the hem — all by itself bests Miss Russell's whole Tvandtob& it's at dreoslne gmvn worthy 'to. stand side by side of .Prince Albert'9 in- 'Vlfetorla B^Iaa," ^creiani^ Its own g^9li]£fi>on as the' tray the upper 'classes ^disport them- .£el*e^;^s^.trtvn >e^^^ true tMwskeriMinaa. Biriro jioafe ot them agree upon any point, thei -result is only confo^on. and bewilderment, Insbead 6f a standard code that the ians can liaTS confldence-ln, a uni- : ^vetsally accepted ' pattern that the tfans may 'late for thelf own moflef ^?hTO .thyy'theimselves wish. to feo grand. :• ■ ' Tust:^^ the faps hav6 come to beHere tliat' ladles' maids were homely did chiiracter actresses who wore high-necked, long^atee^^ luOforms and . C(jtfCed their hair in severely neat knots, along cosies 'Tzivate IfffnmlHsr' a»d maintains that's not so, that Boretta Ypung Is the j^rpe^ *hat sibort- . fljirted, low-necked, baby-piifEed sleeved, heautlfully fitted fnxara ^th la^ie collars ani;! silly 'little aprons just lor fun are the thing; and iotc^ . loine bobs with curled banks, toou - fidrthennore, Isolds 'Private NTumbet* .>> In regar.d to personal maids, stancy cores and thick long laabes assure the :.^oil» where years of/experience might Call, for the ladies -wh» employ .per- B9m^ msLlds;are as <;LulkotlC' as Qiey aire tender-hearted, and wl>at th^''zc really lookinj^ :for is a graceful yoiing ^rl to .surprise wil^ birthday piteents of ballroom dresses axld plcturie hats mad^ of tnUe, that she ' ini^;tl|e;f|Ke;t^ handsopne;, hmocahle youner'aana. T^ Gateson knocltB"MiBS Toung cold with .and with r Which 4ilsB Toung tater sew^ iipr Miss Gateson's -son. Is a sheer, airy coiBfectioh with rudrfqgs th^t maloe the thing ilare out at the bottom . aMl also edge- the diaphanoaa caf>e^ 2Qss Toiiixg carries the hat hi her liMtd. The ensemble is an ■ e^iaieaBlun vt Min <3ateMii^s rich aitd fancy taste. fopr Miss Oaieson is the chatelaine! of that variety, of ptcture Society . eaiate in which every, room' is a salon stretching' out Into infinity, rBr , veaHng^ vistas liffhted «dth t^abonLtely ornamented lamps and hung with svmgis oC'jjlltfta^d^nipB^ the chairs in the Ubraiy are placed ' iiitniiy tiik ^i0Mt imA occupied by people reading. sure eaoueh^J .aad. In which the ItUAesi xje^oliiea snoosh kitchen maids to start a floor' sitow. . Xlovievet. FiltaiySSdly lB vety re^ EPIC GETS GOINO Hollywood, June 1.6. jred Church and Bela Block, as Epic Productions, have started fllm- Ins of .arst of series of features they will make for the independent mar- ket to be distributed by Bill Stei- ner. Initialer, scripted by Al Mar- tin, Is titled 'Indian Trail.' Second film will be 'Madonna of the Sawdust,' a circus yarn. St. Jjoiiia, Jui»e IC. EUmlBatloa of doobie feature^ program, cut-ratia. scales and bar- £raln hours w^ere advocated at spe- cial meeting o< Motion Picture The" atre Owners t* SL I^ouis, .Sl^islerh Missouri and Sonthern IlHnoIs, called last weelc to' F-red 'Wehre.n- berg, pres. Drastic steps were voted as means of checbins crowing boom of new theab* buUdlnff that is sweeping city and adjacent twri- tory. Consensus ol opinion was that it first -will he ncceaaary "to obtain guarantee of first xtm houses fsbiMs- continue dou'ble' hUltoB betoTe second run theatres conld ' be ex- pected to follow suit.. No Tepre- sentatlve of first run JhouBOS were present when vote ' 1ra.s talcea, Harold W. (Chick) .Bvains, mgr, of lAew*a. departing because o£ . other engag3,raents. Hariy C. Arthur, Jr.> v.p.- of Fan- c'hon &> Marco, _ Is." expected to 'Wt town ih. next f ew da jtft.to complete details oJ F&M taking "-bver three TVB houses and also conclude a deal self- sacrificial— though- some may Interpret it as. «lie£— when Napoleon himself explains to her why she really ought to gii'e him oi». Miss Da vies then leaves him, wearing a sweepingply dramatic cloak.. Miss Davles' hairdresser eschews the coiffures of- the Umpire period, whidi would have .been very becoming to her besides ad^Ung to hei' dis- tinction., in favor of a contemporary. waved bob. clusteiing curls down orer her ears; and her ctenies, toOi scorn lalthful reproduction of a charmJnff period mode that happens to suit her style, and thatahe oo'iUd have carried with even more grace and appeal than the free adaptatloBS aaje wears. ': ]■. Styles Ml •ItB*" " ~ . \ajMtt;'li dlllk^ pouts, net flounces; pretty- tantofictoi, luiit im^ pTiHcHiaia hSahde aaSaj, bewitching tears and velvet bo««^ acirtm JQb^ caacts jBetsy 'Rattelrsoni, dnea Baltimore '1843 bu,t in ' .deaMaaq^;]9MUr«no9d aopordSxte'to. 'Beaits Divided.^ ^outisdied ' In >- imiilf, .ipat^ji ttra -" spirited way datiss the time of the Xiouialana ' JifisB Iliaviea f^Smea to the j^aylng ISas Seliiy her ail, not excluding her 'wMFjr'. jj^. penchant foi:- turn-down white' coHari tied with ribbons whate^rer the^xupriod, appearing first seated amonga^ the t-opmost branches Ot An 4iad wppie tree, from which ^vantage point, it is hilariously- sus- peiSbeA 33>e 3ms tea cawaged in peUtDg thi«e 'conak: suitors with ripe fruit. Xn turn Miss Davles is kind' to . a dear little picltannlny, shrewd about' her. papa's yen for mint Juleps, intuitive about falling in love With a French tutor who turns out to be the brother of Napoleon, engagingly haughty about the supposed difference in their positions, and decently A Spy In Reverse "^.^ fremms' spies. 'as American film audiences, have -leaned .to know and iove them, were cold, heartless wretches on the Dracnla's tteughter ^tjie. who, daring the. Great War, all worked for Germany. Sa "Secret AgHaf is Tery iipsettlng, With Its blonde Madeleine Carroll spying for the Allies, spying wltli a heavy heart, a nagging^ conscience, and inexcusahle dumsl ness besides, though maybe she's so incident in ord^ tb prove that al though femme spies worked for the Allies too, at .least they were bad If ff a, wonder GecOany dldnt win. the way Miss CutoH laliea on. V^^a- tering all Iclnds of emotions like mad, tipping oS the very enemy -epy she's supposed to catch, uawittingly choosing him of all ^people, as the man she shall run 4IC with, thily iisss CantpJl's wardiobe Is VP to femme spy standards, itontalnlng a molded ai^ closely-piflled'-to-tfaTfrrllgure white satin evening gown with looped draperies floating' from the shoulders, and flowera for her hair, and a Made chiffon negligee 'for th^ tiext inomlns; with flounced. off the Shoulder decoUetage and l Mlpneapqlls, June,J.G. Finding its hands tied. Northwest Allied States Is ceasing its efforts to Induce the 1,900-seat loop Palace to .cease double featuring; It • will confine itself to trying to pre'V'esit a spread of dual bills or the threat- ened admission price, cutting b:^ -in- dependent neighboi'hood exhlbftors, Fresident E. L. Peaslee of the or- gaiqlration expressed confidenoe'that Twin Oiy independent theatre.pwn- ers woidd adhere to their agree- ment to qnlt Saturday ; midnight Isurpiiae*- shows with their double features. With cool counsel preyall- ing, the «xhibltars who' have been Qineat^dng *wai^ against :the Fsalac^ have agreed to lay off* Usa a wWle, Mttltig hac^ to fibd out wh^t leife'Qt the twin bin^i have -on their business before taWng any counter action. Northwest Allied "has ' been con- vinced by the exchanges that tb* latter aria Iwlpless and iiannot cut oft Palace product.. Benz Bros.,' owners f 'i&mple tun, and it gives her thei ^ihance to wear some remaifcabSe clotheifi,' at which Miss Tvombnrd is tiretty good herselt Most r^nai^cable, tout-losing to date anything with foxes the S'n'edlsh gM's cradted out wil^ Is XEtss I^ombard's long beige ctoth mantle com- piete3b^ ontl^ed with bloe fox, a«tt Arden" laboratofi«s in Hqllyirood are devoted entirely to the manufacture of theatrical make-up. "Screen . Stage Make-Up by Elizabctt Ardea'^ is the continuation of her puipose to «afe^ard and glorify the people who have placed their health and beatttjr m her keeping. SCREEN STAGE MAKE- UP her promise The Scieen • Stage laboratories are a head- quarters where theHizabeth Arden craftsmen mai" meet and co-operatie to fullest advan- tage vrith the players and -make-up artists of the profe^ioa. ♦ ... LAB0RAlOltI£Si 5533 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Calif. T^ephoaiC GRlanite 3196. ^ We^eBday, Jimc 17, 1936 VARIETY > O g e 2 O o HI ^ Ul pupils jr. s„"^~''', ,^ ■'■:;:-::>^.;:.x-:::% '" J, , ' ', , ; 37 1 3 ■J Report That E. C. Mils IVants NBC and CBS to Revi«ii^: C.oiitjt' iii b6Ufe6ting."thlB /coibm . ■ froiri Jbckl"'and ' spot' "itivettiserS^. •Mills ■ -Would "then iHiayS a seiiarate contract entered inittt- with each net- ■ . work ' wherfeiJ3?" thei latter' ,vrt)uld'' bte made' flUlJ-^igeht int t'ollecfing hiublcf fees 'firStri' hatibnal" hookup' adver- tiseirfe. *Urider this dUal • syfltem . the" Sobiefy !would' be in' a Jioditloh to . readiest; . downward thti .austalnlnfe . Nitworki tJneitiBjr ' * tinpasiness pf the -v^ebs VUh' re- gird, to thpir situa!4qin in'.AStjA? has" 4ur£iig'.the past wpek .^ssume^ fleflrious. proportldrfs'. "^JfjBO^and CBg. had^ loiike^ "to itie Society'anl,Bur'- kfvn "to aiibulder 't>ie/^(efenBe p^^^ infrii>gemi6ltttS suits 'jnrhich Warnejr has pfi^dlng ftgainst ;tbe networks., . To top oA, tl^ ijlow. wi^^^ death caused the webs caipe ,the re,- pbtt .of Mills' effort 19 b.f;lng;.f*put a . ieadj'ustjnpnt, 'of,., tW p.reseixt radio., C9ritnictj :., „^ebs ' di^clared Monday ".(16) thajt they -would . object; .to . readiu^tmpnts urtdWrta^cen by M^llg Hhless h» pon- sUlted them Iri advaupe.; ifl^ey added that .Mlli* would Ijave tp h^ .warned that -Ue. must .- not.. IgnoVp t^e . prea^ ek^t agreeihfeiit tl?at network .stac- tiohs hold with ASCAP^anfl. that the ne'twurk .would not. undter any, cir curhstapc^s agree' to serve as cpl .lecting agencies In behilf of ASCAP ■whether., it. in-volv^d, advertiser? dl' reqtly oj.\^flaUated.Btati[ph8. ; Juice Men %Nigb^ Bell tab foif Siiper-tobe Ni3. Oratory on Loose (Washington, June 16. Only' two' set speeches haye . be^'i ;1;afded - f or the annual convention of the. National As- sociation of Broadcasters. Most of the formal sessions will be oratoricaV . field - days, with membership : chewing on any "ideas of wide interest. . Although still rtot Anally an- nounced, advance prPgram'cbn- talris just a. pair df maJ6r ad- dresses,, by-''judg€i 'Eugenfe O.. Sykes, chairriian of the JF^.disral Communi^tloris Commission" broadckst division, "and ,C.' il.. Saridagei Cehsoi Bureau expert dlrectihg the ' isaft ; survey ^ pt. business, • ■ • RADIO HUMORIST WINS. iLuther Patrick Goes To Congress' Fi'Om Birmingham' - Salt Lake City, iriine 18. ■ ,Eugene Q. Pack, Kglj. chlef en- gineer, . leaves July 1 for New •'srork City to assist in construction of ^ giant radio tube at BeU, laboratories, fie is one of , a group,, of radio . enr glneera-- s(%lected . f rom all parts ..of ■United States to cooperate in the invention^ ■ " - . ' : New tube' will be of 260. kilowatts, enabllx»g eidsting' 50,000;;iitratt ista- tlrtns. tp lnfcreia.s.0. their- power, to . 500,000 watts. ' largest tubes now In use are 36"KW.' . . Pa'ck will be away several montjis. : liuthef jtorney and ., radio humorist, ^ last I vhe}^^^ defeated^ . the v^erai?,lpon- igre^nian'^^eoirgl Hvid4&»'stj»toi.^r the DemOcrafic ifiOminatloit^and -will tak^ his sesit ih. the Hous^ of Repr re/sfeptajtlves, ^ a seat . that ' itluddles- tVn Wslield^to^^^ '^l^iiii' Cpiinbr,' radio baseball anr nouncer, is another local radiolte who has climbed in the political W;brld. He is. now a member of. the sta,tie Legislature, .. . • ■ ;, Patrick ran on a 'no prpinlge' platform. . He stuck to his statetiaueht that the people were siOk' of |iear Ing politicians blab-1>lab about what ,they would do when they got into office, only to iforge-t.. about their piromises when' they did' fltiaily get tlie Job. •'" ' '■ • ■■ • » ' ' - ■ Lake Erie Tragedy Costs IJf e of Earle Tylers lilBC ■ ^ - Cleveland, June Iff. • , '^Barle Tyler, - 29, ^National' Broad-: cast Co. eiigln^fer^' herp 'tolc'- Repub- , Itcan convention, wis ' drowned, in 'Xake Erl6, three mlfes off Vetmllion, 'OHIO, Sijnday night Tyler vrB.a on boatlnfe' party with NBC • engineers, their- wives and friends." ' ' ■Returning" from Sandusky, where party hid diiiher, Tyler slipped on wet deck Pf 38-foot cruiser find iteli backward Into lake. " . "'>' GeOrge McEIrath, NBC engineer. Jumped Into lake, ad did Clirence' Davis, Cleveland owner of cruiser. Tyler too exhausted to help self and" his rescuers also became exhausted a.nd had to be hauled back into the boat. Body not yet recovered. '" CHAS. MARTIM lOINS BlOW Quits Time ^4 rtead A(|eopy> Badio • . .-. 0t;p.drtm«nt .Cliarl^ Martin is resigning from toe' nuigazlni Tlnie - to become radio prb^^ctipn head ;pf the Miitbn Bib-?^ ageiapy* >Iew .York,.' "He ^ will wrltd and direct besides running depart- ment. Martin has scripted for March of Time and other air sho-we; First assignment at ne-w' job is to x^ace PhilUpB Lord on. the Phillip Morris clgraet' program. ■ " '.. — : i f • • '• 'IT ""-- KIRO, MAY GO CBS; Bjr Nellie i^«KyeU So. Africa Exec Here . .' ■ ' Washlnigt'OhV' juiie i.i7' ■ Gladjrs 'Dickeon,''" 'representing African' Broadcasting Co„''Ltd., from Johannesburg, was" in town this week taking a gander at the way the government bosses ti^fe radio biz artd'ibrbttdehlitV knowledge of oper- ating methods. ' . Was chaperoned by N.B.C. execs. pAVIES ON LUX^R Holly wood, Ju ne 16. . Marion Davlesigpes op the .^jux progr/im July 13, .in a tab version ' of.'The" Bx-at.', . Merle .Oberpn and Herbert -Mar- shall set for June 22 in - 'Dark Angel.' Bob Barrett's Shadow ChicagPi June 10. . , Bob 1 tarr<^tt.' radio time buyer for thd Blaskctt - .Samt)le - Hummert aeohcy lifre, gets . ah • assistant, Peter Kurtzer. 'Kurtzai' hail been>^^ personal secre- iai*y dwn^^ Sample for the i>ai.|:. tew ■y«finf«>. • Soi Has9, major stockholder of KIRO, Seattle,;, was in ^ New. York la,9t- week .conferring w.ith Columr; bia. officials on a proposition -which would, have that station bepome thfi network's Seattlp release, Np -4e4'^ pite .decision yvas arrived at...George B. Storer, owner, of T^SPp, Tole do, and WMMN>.i:airmpnt, aiid.'WWVA, Wheelingi W^. "Va.* has • bought an Interest in KIRO. . . . KIRO Is expected evpntuaUy, to. go to 6,0.00 watts. It ia now operating at 500 Wftttsr ,K KIRO did get jto- getber with- CBS the deal couldn't beporap opera^tiyp. until theM.end of W36, due to Colun|bia's present pb.-; ligations to KOIi and KVL; , Waring P Rest U ' Pred 'Wiring- Vill «ci of? the "air in = August for ■ a month's vacation if -he cirt flild i band that he re- gards as' a suitable substitute. ' Exit -wllr affect the half hour- each that ho Is doing' for Ford -on NBC and Columbia. ■ , . " ' It -Is understood that If he does lay' off 'Warlngf -will not bniy tak6 an Interest Ih the programs which his successor puts together for the four weeks, .but help .prepare the commercial^ that. \^Ill be used dur- ing his absence, ■ -In Chic'a'go U' Chas. Calpy; WMBD.JPeorla. A. L. A:3hby,- NBC-, -N. Tv " H. Elliott Stuckel, CBS, N. T. .;;3rabk .•Van'Volkenberg, -If M.OiJC, St. . •liOuls. - '.' ■ .iv js" ,■ C 1^. E. i^itaxwell, WCLA;i Joliet. ■ , i'ams Bixby, ICBIX, Muskogee, Okla, ■ in Washington • Clarence . -lieich, WGBS, Evans- yiUe, Ind; • Ederar Twpmbley,WBEN, Buffalo. ."' Martin .Campbell, WFAA, Dallas, • Lambdin Kay, WSBi Atlanta. H, K. Carptonter, WHK, Cleve- land. Joe Maland, WHO, Des Moines; Earle Anthony, KECA-KFI, Los Angeles.' • •' Gladys. Dickson, African Biioad- castlng / Co.,' Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa. : . Walter Damm, WTMJ, Milwaukee*. . Harold Hough, WBAP, Ft. Worth, Tex. . David Sarhoff, KCA. Alfred McCosker. WOR, Newark. S. D. Gregory, Western Electric Mfg. Co. , .i . Ray, Hamilton, Star Chronicle, St. Louis. ., Jpp Garrett moves to WI^IL, Philly, aa 'mtkema% - frPrU' across streets- Life Vi Omtor Up iiife Magazine's ' 'infringement, suit against Eddie Cantor, NBC and Chase & Sanborn Coffee (Standard Brands) {:ame up fpr a. technical Inning betpre _ Judge , Kiibx in the irederal Court, Manhattan, last week. The magizli^e asked the court for certain depositions -H'hich were made by the defense. Action, whicii has been pending since 1934; .charge^- Cantor with U^lng a^ dtalPigr tlijii'' the (W^e- .H^d' pUblishcfdJ!'*.l!ibLte^al Iiad tp do wl^ a conversailon between two dogs about the behavior and eccentrici- ties'of their 'imltflters. r j .'■ . ", NOW irS^INb-TRENDLE i'!;'v'."' I;'- ■- ■>; •" ! Putting: ipn • Golf T*ur^^ % i^'-SpinP- Inside Inforrtlttliott about the (Sohfuslon' during the' i^rlng bf tlie National open Golf Tournament, Mutual had the meet sjewed up until one of its engineers, busy Instilling equipment alongside one of the greens, was askpd by,a'dlgnll^ed Oldi gent to niove his mechanical gadgets upped arid 'tJRS- withdrew in i huff;" -So when the event was made an open field day for networks CBS, had to take a. day. of penalty for not buying at the higher price. NBC an- nouncers on the Job had a, slight tifC via the, air. "They, kept passing the ball back and forth with'tyou take; it',' 'No, i don't want it," You keep it,' etc. Seemingly the boys forgot they werp o'n the ilr. " in the future all radio arrangements will be handled, by the National AssociatlOn so as- to -Iceep away from the lpc?il angles. ! Handlihg' through the local club stag- ing the event leads to ,muph >Ire pulurig ind connl-ving and the inevit- ably resulting hard' iEeelings, ' • ' '' ' - .The RotPrt piplpmatio. . , Ted Long,- CBS prPductlonee^ h'aj^dllnff the Lombardo-Esso programs, went to" Chicago for Guy's Initial prpgramg from- that to-wri.- While tlietfe ittende'd iiPmbardo's openin'g at "the Emtilre Robm -in Palmer fiouse. Arrived "it "rooih lite and foXihd place' Jarrimed" and no tables ivallablb, Asked 'the head ".waiter to do somethipff .abOu^ was. -with Lom- birdpl l?he prpfessioriargreeter gi-jfe' hlhi'a'p^^ 9.0, and, 'If you;fe with Gtiy 'you shbuld b'e happjr ' the place Is 'packed so please wait.' '. './Pais/ ■v^^B/^^^ • Phil Baker rises (early) to corrjept r'tlthdrs Of discord between hlriidslf ind the production department of the'Y6ung & Rublca,m 'Agency'.. 'Sa^s incident peftalning to elimination of" gig was "pxagger^^;^ agency,^gppnVpr.and himsPJf ;are.-'m^ and that" he has been renewed for another 26 weeks on Gjulf, .f^turhiiitf' September 24th^ /, iBcramblpd- Notes--) . *jr4''^l,lr:Mr3L BenJattiin,H?i.)iTlson^ -write 6^ the 'late President, on ah "iexclu.. slve basis 'cost N!bC iboiit $7,300. They Vaiited' tb .sobbp.CBS; who T^fere also ifter Mrs. Harrison. So cancelled i^he' repeat . Phft^^ Morri^ pro- gram East 4k Dum^e and- Men -^^fiiit ,Town ,wer.e 'auditioned i^pr' the Log Cabin, accbupt . at B&]^« Agency no. wan^ , pay for ork so auditioned minus a band 1 . , Marian \Vali, secjretary to .Gene Thomas of WQR resigned to 'Join staff of the World's I!air , . i StackrOoble Agency has a crew out cbntactlng barber -shpps thru the country soliciting testis .monlals for "use on - Vox-Pop show .for Molle- Strop and. hone .boys get air plug In form oi namesand iddreggi mention on show In return tlop boost for Molle. ^irst tljpe any cpncentrated campaign to -put MpIIo In shavingf emporiumis,,' Hitherto his been' boosted fpr Self-shayertf \( Peter, . D'ixph ^mmerlng In Thousand .Islands Birig Crosby shdw cenew-ed starting July 30 . , Piitt^utgh Plate .Glass • retto 3,rd , , Mplasseis & January,', Louise Mp,ssejr and tflift 'Westerners renewed for -Showijoat . . » Fxalik. Copper '.back- lh action at 'tijittla & 'Allen., offlpe, , . ^♦. Hal Kiemp ork p pens ; at'lthe.ljotPl Astpr on' ^line ^^3 ... . Ralph' .Sayre, sales manpiger of k"rw, PhlUy, exjiectgj an addltlph. to the family . ,» 1 Jack, skinner, pinch-hitting In the CBS 'press, department during . .yaca-^. tlpn time , * Mlltpii Blow aerbplanSd to Florida over the weekrpnd ♦ , • Jimmy. Sai^ier took a -week away. from, his office . ,..« Natiohat Biscuit Cpmpa"ny listened to MipCanri-Ericks^n program piped from .NBC Routine number one. Band arid .singers, , Semi-classic stuff > ,>•» Ray Heatherton goes to Cleveland's Great Lakes Elxposltion on July 13. Will corimiutP by plane during his engagement th^e since he wants to keep hiS GheB- terfieHJ;Show out of WABC. ^ . . ^ r-' . Short Shots • Ralph Hitz, .the hotPl magnate, , and Rockwell-O^Keefe have a deal on that calls for Rockwell-O'Keefe to get exclusive band .booking rights, to all, Hltz hotels. Tom Martin of the Hitz organization to join the R-O'K office , , Last week's .NBC Lucky .Strike program was, cancelled due to . the Rep|Ubllcan convention airings, . Sponsor issued rain checks to the audience. 'Everyone handed in their name and address and were prom- ised ducats to future airing . . . Art Daly, NBC productioneer a-way for two weeks vacation ^ . . Charles Locke, of the Benton & Bowles radio scripting staff is free-lancing. Currently agog- over the coming try- out of his play, ."Please Do Not Disturb' at Locust "Valley . , . Dumb Belle Letters are offa the Waring program. ; . Sid Shallt flUlng-ln as radio columnist of Daily News twice a -yireek. Doing Danton WalkPr's ' stint while Walker is vacationing . 4 . Blahcbe Merrill peddling couple of radio scripts . . . Jack Fulton auditioned fot Campana , -. . Audrey Amis, .ex- secretary to G. W. Pa.yne at NBC, has gone to the Coast for a. Jilt of Speculation. Does" she connect She'll stay . . . Erwln Single winds up his WHN travel talks on June 20. Resumes in November aftef a jaunt to Europe ... CBS igolf tournament takes off on the 20th.. ,t,. NBC went for about $50,000 a night for three nights to carry "the Republic9,n con- vention,. Old . Kunsky-Trendip Tag Replaces! - ' With CbiiWt'i Pdrmish Detroit,'" June 16. By pprriilssion of court, the Kun- sky - Trendle Broadcasting Corp., which operates WXYZ and the Michigan network, is now the Klng- Trentlle Broadcasting Corp. John H. Kunsky, vice-president and treasurer of group, petitioned Several weeks ago for. change of surname to King, giving as reason his dpsire,. along with those of his brother- and nephew, to have an Americanized name. Court approved last week. E. H. Harris in N Y. E. h: Harris, publishet of Palla- dium Itftm, Richmond/ Ii>d>> and chairman of radio cothmittee of Amerlcaii'Ne.wspaper Publishers As- aociation,<>ln town -foi^ a look-tsee*. WIFj ' HP's be*li visiting NBC and CBS mostly^. ^ - . Stand By • - B. C, Remedy sponsored Bugs .Baer doing a 15-mlnute commentatipg Job; from;. the .I^epubllcari. convention,; Sponsor halls from Durham, N. ,C. F'imily,',ire'jstaUilch;.Dpmb and home is adorned with Co:ifederate '^agiS.-: So sponso^red one' of Hearst's top -men in a program about Repub- llpans! '', -.'. Procter &' Gamble changing name oij Forever Young pro- gram to Peppers Young Family, effective June 29th . J, G. Gude, head of CB!S press dept, catching a fast rest between political conventions •driving his family up. to the summer homp at Martha's • Vineyard , \ • Martin Block is recording his Make^Belleve-BallroPm routines " so to det away for a vacation Jaunt . to the Coast . . . Cesar, Saerchinger," CBS foreign representative, gave the town and his friends a o.o. before return- ing to Loridbh 'v. ;"Fi'ank St. Leger left Fireside. Recital last 'week' and. will be replaced by Vladimir Padwa until he returns in mid.- August. St Leger goes West to take charge of the Fifth Annual Play Fiestiyal of the University of Dfenyer in Central City. Has charge of .production and music for Gilbert & Sullivan's 'The Gondoliers,* which will be . their presentation tiiis year' . . . NBC cancelled Allen, Showboat and Crosby, programs," air big network Jobs, to carry Republican convention stuff. Refused to cancel Melbrol show, i local Job, to carry Colonel Knox,- -the Republican v.p.' nominee the eve of his nomination. Nemo If a deal now pending goes thru 'The O'Neills' will air twice dally over NBC. Same script but wlU be heard mornings over WJZ net and a£t- noons oyer WEAP net^ A double Coast to Coaster, Start In July If okayed , Chick Vincent went to WLW to write and produce programs for the station. Past-performances had him working on Chesterfield, Showboat and Lucky, for a f ew . . . Bill Bacher coming on from Holly- wood Hotel program to produce the Socony Bed Horse Tavern pi'o» gram." Deal calls ior $1,600 per . . . Dwlght Cooke, ex -CBS produc- tioneer, and now on script staff of March of Time, doing a series pf one- minute recordlng.s • for jECelvinator ... PAlmolive -repPrted • interested in ; Spitalny'a all. gal ork'« 1IP«dnesday, June 17, 1936 It A II I VARIETY 39 Julia Sanderson's Past With Frohman, Present in Radio; Waiting for Tele By CECELIA ACER , Julia Sanderson said no, thank you, she wouldn't have a liucky, she • • fi m 0 k e d only ■. Turkish tobacco, ' though she supposed she shouldn't ; :\$ay ■ that, for nobody .seems to etfioke Turkish clgarets any more. , She supposed that dated her.. 'You • may, put that. Iri' the story,' she said. a*m dated.' And having failed to ■ ■ establish that, point, for many rea- ■ • $onis . besides .the .one that she. .was ; spo.rtlng, enough to, bring It up, her- "flelj. Miss Sanderson - went on to t iaJk, about the 'difference between •> the niuslcal comedy stars of her day and this.' t Miss Sanderson was being Inter- ; Viewed In the NBC studios, and as she talking In he^ gently modu- iated .volce..that rose' and fell in the I trained cadences of the theatre that ' ; bad .standardia and traditions, varl- ' biis' radio persons stopped- by to ex- : ohange the radio kind of pleasant- '..-rles, lights flashed radio nie'ssages . 'ftbbve .the broadcast studio doors, -|nen l>urrlied'''iiast . carrying violin Cttses^whller.ey^rywhere -the thick . carpets ' and, - sound-proofed . walls «fliciently reduced to whispers- any , jel^tter-.that might distract from the . • ttnse attention the clock, demanded ' herei'.Gertalhly the atmosphere was • freuglit- with radio," t)uf Miss San- . Person did not lose ■ the thread of ' b'er . thoughts, which were about .th6 .'catage. .. ■ ■ . .• . ' < ■ ■ t 'In my day,,' she woitld say, an^ • ,'nowadayB,' and 'when I was on . the ; stage'— for .MlSS: Sanderson wanted f to .ttiake it quite clear ths^t she was I Vooklng; back through years and I ye^ra, eometlmes— because she's not yety. good at remembering the exr 'ict number of • yea.r8t;^she said '12 ' yeJUPs; "ago,' : only to". Watbh eyebrows ■ 'lift- 'and hea,r, 'why, that was. .4.5 'years Ago!'' Well then; irt Miss San - ••.defsbn's day, she said, the pro*"- ''iducers-^producers like Charles • IProhnian and George Edwards— be - ; -lieved' that- talent had' to. be de- ; yeloped, anc(- they developed it. ' ' -'They Lasted' i A Tho'&e ' Days 'C. 'F.' brought out Maud© Adams, -.TIthel Barryriiore, Marie Dora, Blllle Burke, Iha Claire! ' They.' \yeriB. his - dramatic stars, ,1 was his musical .comedy star. He sensed their spark. '•ibtitlt it into flame. They wei'e not •'Stavs when he- disoovered them, but ■he had the faith that one: day they would be, and he knew how to make • tliem stars. ■ He knew ,what they ^ cOiild do, should do, and sensitively. ;*Wiently, he found. It for them. But once- they hit It.-.t- .ey went on and - On^, for by now they had a .firm foundation to . sustain them. . They - .lasted.' .' In Miss Sanderson's day a. star • .had to earn^iher ;sp.t(r8.; She was an actress schooled in. the thea,tr^, b4- . . glnnliig ; her apprentlccshllp . as a " young girl, in tlje chorusa maybe, •;learnlng slowly^ steadily;, progress- ' ihg , from . lines to bits to second leads to supporting leads— mean- ^;.::«yhlle her rsalary grew with smdli ja.utpmatlc Increased and he,'r p.blHty r .unfolded with ..the- h0l»-- of -her .pror ducer's- protection a:nd tender nur- turing, until at .last she had proved ^.'herself .-worthy. ;..Th^ stage was,. her ^ . ■llfe;^ stardom an v honot -hardr • lought, hard-won— and long held. ' . Nor did • li^r pi'oducer's vigilance . tor her welfare lessen wlth her goal s*ttalned. Miss Sanderson remem- bers, how 'C, F.' .never let . a man . • come near . her. never, let a comic • touch her, nevjif^let a laugh "In- trude upon her busfiles.'j,' jtieye; .let v?^^*'-^"^ h'^PPei^ .at .the- ejfpense. of " UK realizes now, when. ' Vi?* sees , how '.stars 'given tl^e any- ihlng-for-a-laugh . treatment. hr,- for flhe'd- Just come from- the beauty" parlor, for the "silly way her eye.s 'R'ere .tearing, • Start at'thi Top To<»^y 'Girls have more self-assurance today than " we had,' slje said. '. They're not so helpless. They are ^Pable of managing their own af- ■*wrs, they know how to 'take.lt.' ■■^ney guide their own careers. They li^^^ ^* t*^* top- They make iz,~ ^ a week right, off. -And yet.'-Mls.s, ^nderson continued, 'somehow they . -^n t-.wem. to -iast as long. 'They Just in Case? ■ , 'Vienna,- June 7. Chancellor Kurt Schusch- nlgg, head man of Austria, has placed his. brother Helnrich as an announcer with the state • radio broadcasting company. As it is not customary in Eu- rope ta a,llow announcers to give their names over the air the advent of the chancellor's brother was hardly notlce.d. , During the attempted Na4i putsch in 1934 brownshirte'rs - foi'ced announcers at the' Vlr! enna radio station, to brdadca^at erroneous, information of " a- 'change in govei'nment.*- . GeteheD Denies Hiiing Bacher; Agenc]|r Head to Bos^ Radio iPersonailjr * . ■ , - . \ J. sterling -Getchell has personally taken' over the direction " of - hii agency's radio department. Frank Sharps will handle the department's buslne.ss while Georg:e Allen- will do the production.' ^ Getchell denied Monday (15} the rep'ort that he w&s bringing 'Willlairi Bacher in as head of . the agency's radio department. . Bacher for the past year .has been on the Coast, dl-f rectlng Campbell Soup's , 'HoHy-i wood . Hotel' (CBS) ais a. contractee to'the P, Wallis Armstrong agency. Getci|ife11',;agency is working on Several '• rtetw' -¥adlo accounts, the past' two weeks it has iqitiizzing stations -and their about available time. .• . • For been reps WHK FOSTERS REGIONAL Cleveland - Columbus - Younestpwn Linked Togethei^ Cleveland, June 16. Second . Ohio station gri>ui> to l>€ pi-ojected within the- past three months is the Buckeye Netwoi'k which is starting off with "VVKK, Cleveland,' WAIU, Columbus, and 'WKBN, Youngstown. C. A. Mci- Laughlln, "VVHIC sales head, will sell time for the Buckeye hdokup from his office in Cleveland..: Meanwhile the threesome will exchange sus- taining-programs. ' 'Other state gi*oup is the Ohio Net- work, who.se .development Is' in abeyance; • 'WJAY,' Cleveland, is its prime advocate. • •' ' ■ TO Will Continue Business As- sociation and Friendly : Relationship with^Crosley Enterprises-— Sets Up Of- fices in New. York Next Month MANY-SIDED IDEA • .; .John Ti. Clark has resigned, as" general manager of "WLW,; Cincin- nati, to head a new enterprise which will devote. itself to-ihe buying)- leas- ing, and. managing of. stations, the sale of time on either a. group, op single station basis, and the mitnp-i f^cturing ot transcriptions. ...Hold-: Injg company- f or these, vaj^ioua. ac-j ^ivlties will be' ^he Trans.-^me'rtcanj Broadcasting anid" ,TeieviMon. Corp. Though 'Cl'ajrkis- resignation t'ake^ effect next . Tuesday (30), - he • will fro'm 'tlme to time . during, the\ next two months visit jVLW to, lend 'a hand' at dlrfectlrig - divers business jnattera Whiiih he left pending ox which reciuite his personal ad.iut(t ment. Clark is- due to' arrive .Tnly 1 at the New . York- oflices which th^ Trans-American Corp. has taken^ and after several, days here -he will go to GhlOago to attend . the . con-j vention of the National Association tjf Broadcasters. , ..Initial financing of - the Trans- American project has . been 00m- pleted, ' but it is purposed' to- go slowly about the task of developing its various branches of tiie broad- casting. Industry. Each branch' will have its own corporation. One branch Will concern Itself with th^ buying, in and leasing of stations; another, will function -as Counsel on station management and operation; a third ' will handlO time sales ' and. promotion, while a fourth will fso iii for. recorded . jtrogram production', both sustaining, and commercial: ' . Not -in 'a 'Hurry Trans- American will -. go . along Without a complete roster. o£ officers until atter. the iiJ^fi .conveiitijp. Represented on Its board ot direcr tion, it is, expected, will be, when selected, men proniihent in .the broadcastii^ industry. It is the in- tention of ;th4)se no\r assoclat d with Ti-aiis- American to. proceed in their venture without ballyhoo. Clark,, who ' has been with WLW for 10 years, rates .?ts one of. the most successful and best knowh executives In the broadcasting in- dustfy. He is 38 years old. Powel Crbsley, Jr., WJJW prez.. Growing Use of Poblic Domain Music Pro^^^^^ Publishers to Grant NBC's Thesaurus License Superlatives Chicago, June 16. ' In a sustaining' program 1 ist Week devoted to an explana- tion Of the advertising regula- tions of the Chicago Tribune and • its • radio station, "WGN, the announcer was emphatic in stating - that' superlatives were completely bknned in adver- • tisements; And in closing the program proudly signed off With 'This . is WGN, the Chicago- Tribune, the 'World's Greatest News- paper.' ' IMero^Mine^ on -.'Wai'TQer Bros. last week'W.iihdrewf 40 individual siiits which if had filed against QBS, and ■afflllat^d^ istationS .oyer; the" broadcasUngVof ^j'hat, Old iE'ashloned Mother ot' Mine.' %It was found that the ' 'Mother'^ -wlilch Co- lumbia broadcaat. wa/s not one of thie vexaiiaii- which "WB- coiifrSliledt Tune iWasi?out'of Theodore Prea?'oi''s catalog.' ' In fllihg the infringement action last- January V 'Warnei:. . . named the Witmar-k -catalog ' as< the source; later', the -dhecker . who : made .- ±h^ affidavit' opinied' it' riya-s the Havms version he heard and thfl. compi'unt was .-so amended^, 'WB dfeqldeii .tf the Bitu- Atlon, but saj-fj It nev«r fisive. the national reps a,ny orders and can't be responsible for dashed hopes. Implied in the attitude Is that if stations have more than one rate, why not use the cheaper? Reps ^a ware, of the "logic of this, and don't knovV whom to he madder at — the agency or their' client stations. Another recent subject for .scowls with both stations and reps i."* the attemp.ts of- many agencies to. buy 100-word announcements, and then send through 110 or 120 words, hop- ing the station will shut one eye on the overboard verbiage. One rep states that since the big 'upswlnj? in announcement stuff, he's counted at least two out of 10- announce-, ments as out qt bounds. Smaller stations, in .many instances,- report- ed as accepting overlengthy .stuff. In order not to antagonize the agency. Bigger stations, however, are gen- erally shipping the black sheep back ■for a shearing, -or doing A trimming job of their own. Music Publishers' Protective Asi soclatlon expects the major tran- scription libraries . to revise their policy on non-copyrighted music when the MPPA's new form Of li^ cense agreement goes Into effect July i. It wias the fact that these libraries were i-esortlng in large - measure to public domain material that prompted the MPPA to yield to NBC's request for a license which would give the station the right to. make, free commercial use of the music contained ih the network's Thesaurus; • Pubs have been watching this tendency to go out of the copyright realm with no little concern. It is their contention that the best way that the prices for copyrighted mu- sic can be' keist down ;ts by the, library producers showing co-oper- ation when it come^ to . picking ma- terial for their musical recordings. By culling from the public idbmaln "Whenever possible -Or by 'purchasing unexploited manuscripts the libraty nianufatturers, say the publishers, are setting themiSelves up ..in direct competition to the' iriuslc' industry.' Soin'e of the smaller transcription companies' have since' their incep- tion made' a practice o't using nofH- ihg but public ■ domain music or manuscripts "that they toiifd b«'y outright ' 3Pbe m.usiq publishers' took llitle account Of this sltiiatiiDrn until the. major trarisBription . li- braries started following, ^ult. 'TWd of theiii -got to the ifoln't where the non-copyrlghte]d music in their monthly releases, amounted to;a-ny'> where from 40 to 60% of all the! m^- . bdles V9«d' . - ■ - ; . ' NBC^s transcription department has aheady assumed the MPPA that it will discontinue- -piling up uon- cop: music In Its library,. Network - explained - that . -it -had resorted heavily to , .7ion>cdpytrighte'd .- aou'rces - during :the past: several ' months b?- caiJse it was. afraid of accumulating: ,hugo-^:ContInBrentr. royalty llabllltiea, • "Now ;'■ that , 'the , '-pub^shers have ^gi'eed to a satisfactory form. Of contract- there -is no -longer -any. gi-ouiid =for this fear, .avers NBCi . 2 NEW CBS V; >-'S' "rhorhburgh ^nd.' -AkerbufjS - G«t , ,■• ,- ■ ■■ • .. Don Thornburgh. has hefen place4^ in -charge ot- Colombia's; westcoast ■itperatlorir-wlth. .the--'>title of. vice- pr«sIdent,--. His -assfgn.ment -will in--' .dude -the supei'vision of KNX,,San - Francisco; ^KFSQ, San Fra'neiecp» . and the studio and oillce layout nOw under "construction in Hollywood. ThoiTiburgh has since March^ 1935, been assistant, to X>eslle Atlass, CBS v.p. Jn jshargo of the Chicago division, Thornburgh Joined .the network four years ago. Herbert Akerberg,- who has taken over the direction of Columbia's station relations department from Sam Pickard, al,-^o got his v. p. from the CBS board last week. Pickard retains his CBS v.p. but will be mostly absent and only available in an advisory capacity. , J. R. Poppele's Laurels J. R. . Poppele, chief efngirieer of ■won, New York, who has been, on the spai'klng ehd of the outlet since Its founding in 1922, elected to the board of directors and' appointed secretary of the Bambei'ger Broad- casting Service. Latter' owns and operates the station for the Macy- Bamberger department store com* bine. Poppele ia one of the beat known station engineers in the U.S.; and de,<»igned much of the equipment In- stalled in WOR's new Plant two. ycarx ago. Recently was named technical .adviser to the Police Ra- dio -Survey Commish -of New jorsey; also on the «ngrlne€rfng commtteo *f the NAB., and member of the -In- Uitute Of Rad^o EngineerAr 40 VARtETV R A 01 • Wednesday, jime 17, 1936 Nucleus Se(»i (or Retina, Sask., June IC. DeA'elopment of a new^ Canadian commercial regional network Is suggested by the report that Tay- lor, Pearson, • Carson, Ltd,, lieadlng radio operators of Alberta, has leased CKT, 16,000 watts anf. Can- ada's top-powered station, and will tie it in with CHWG and CKCK, Begina. Other possible link in the C^aln mentioned is . CFQC, Sas- katoon. It the maneuver goes through the T, P & C. combination would be in direct competition with James Richardson & Sons' Manitoba- Saskatchewan net, which has CJRM, 1,000 watter, as Its key, Richardson - outfit 1^ talking about raising the latter's power to 6,000 watts. Reglna outlets are currently shar- ing time and operating at 600 watts. New leasees would junk present equipment and install 1,000 waiter : to- be used on alteriiate call letters. CKCK is owned by. the Reglpa Leadfer-Post and CHTCC by the R. compensation board in turn- ing idown. vti^ovt on pension plea. KMAC, .8an Antonii^ only local station still airing after midnlgbt with slumber ;misic. • 1IBC Comparative troisses By Intlustrial -1927- INDUSTRY > RANK 1. Drug » & - 2. -Food » 3 3. Petroleum 7 4. Laundry Soaps 10 5. Automotive ........... ... % 6. Tobacco 13 7. Radio ...............i, 8. Financial •. 6 ■ 9. Confectionery • 4 10. Clothing.. IS 11. Building . a 14 12. Miscellaneous i... ■ 15 13. -Beer 14. Jewelry 16 16. House Furnishings .... .... . ; . . 8. 16. Stationery ..^ .. . • 9 17. Schools .............a.....'. 20 18. Travel 19 19. Garden ' .: 20. Paints 17 21. Office Equipment 11 22« SliOGs v»a ••*»« ■•&•«•••*••••••• 12 23. Sporting Goods.. - 21 24. Machinery ' Total .....a......... .'. .-. «. AMOUNT • 9293,297- 401.278 221,090 _ 90,759 423,063 37,000 1,103,364 ,656 291 11,5 30,000 26,T50 26,980 216,676 171,222 6,268 6,905 % OF TOTAL 7.8 . I 10.6 6.9 ' 2.4 11,2 1.0 29.3 7.0 - 7.9 .3 .8 . .7 5.7 4.5 .t .2 18,393 79.486 46,160 1,818 .5 '2.1 1.2 RANK 2 1 4 6 7 3 \i 10 8 16 16 14 22 21 5 9 # • 17 • 19 11 18 20 AMOUNT $4,375,652 T»4"8M»6 1,410,380 1,1TO,S30 1,028,906 2,635,160 680,123- 782,490 902,361 325,807 387;749 684,372 • -6,913 31,947 1,313,114 788,042 170,821 87,380 668,3£9 731,760 100,176 38,696 $3,770,628 .100.0 $26,607,041 . % OF % OF TOTAL RANK AMOUNT - TOTAL 17.1 1 116,882,238 . 84.9 •29.2 2 9,901,072 81.8 &;6 3 2.489,816 8.0. , 4.6 4 2,076,901 6.7 4.0 6 1.734,672 5.6 9.9 ;6':. 1,377,418 4.4 Z7 . 7 436,844 1.4 Z,\ 8 428,933 1.4 . 3.6 9 80&,S64 1.0 1.3 10 O A. down, sticks.' 'When t was. on the stagey" Misd Sanderson ^ald, 'a nrusical- comedy star had to be . able to do evety-^ thing fairly wiell, sing, dance, look, act, but ihost important .W. all^he h^d to have petfifonaUty, a. personal- ity that made the audience carei about her, love her. .She had to have the quality that could carry a.stoi-y for tla-cr«i hours, interesting the au- dience, creating in them ' a tender feellng^ for her so that when-, they left thp theatre,, they remembered h«r, thought .about her with affec- tion.' ■But nowadays they star a girl wh6 sings, popular songs, or maybe a hoofer. A . girl who unquestion- ably thrills them with a specialty, and Is as . quickly forgotten wheii the show la o\kr. There aren't even ahy musliAlsr atktut girls in the the- atre today. They're all revues.' .But Miss Sanjderson is sure a mastcal play about a girl must stlU be inters estlng. People are always interested f.i wliat happens to a glfl. When Miss Sanderson was just nirriht Hviint) _ tVLTPSOl '—r^ faMtir PEAKS —Mountain and Sales Just as the Rockies send ttieir peaks into the clouds so have advertisers ovef KOA sent their sales charts to new peaks. In the Rocky Mountain region this powerful station tells them— and sells them in large numbers. 50,000 WATTS DENVER Completely programmed by NBC 16, she said, C. F. found her in the choms, and took her. under his wing. She was always helpless, a-nd de-; pendent! and bad It not been toe him, she would have had no career; but she trusted hlin completely, and lii time bei made her a star, and in all the years she was as90cla1|ed with him. theris was never a coh- tract between them.. Planned for th-> Future When he brought her a new play and she wondered how it wonld go. he used to say wiiat's the difference, w.ell get another play;- and -when she was on the road, for she always went ott the road with the Original cast and all the scenery after her New York season- (which she would think was & terrible one unless it began on Aug. 22 and finished the next July), he used to send, her en- couraging' messages 4bout.her next production and he. aiwayci' saw to it thtt she had something to look for*, ward to .^nd sotnething to keep her happy. ■ahe -was just going . Ihtb light comedy— i-for C. F, thought that now she was ready for BllUe Burke-Ina Claire kind of things, .and they had the play all chosen— when th^ Lusi- tania went down. T^hen she and all hl3 stars .learned that they- had lost tlielr rudder. Theii she knew how much -she needed .. his faith in her. for when , othw produpeys: dl,dn'jt think she wa . sci good, she lost aU her assuiance and' her he&rt was broken and her pride was hurt aAd she believed her career was over. But Miss Sanderson's story, like the stories of the girls she used to play on the stage, has a happy end- ing. She . married Frank Crumit and they left the stage and went to , live, in the country. But In time they grew restleej and came back for guest .appearances and soon they h- -f drifted .int -■ fa-dfo. where they've been tor seven good years. , Thetr audience, iiice married people from 30 to 40, often write Miss Sandei^son letters tilling her they had seen her on the stage When they were ojt their hon.ympon in'Ne-w York and they always' Haten to her- on the radio, -foi' thsy haVe a tender feeling about her and they ijever will for- get her.. — And so MlsB. Sanderson lives in town at the Hotel St. Regis half the . -week "aiid ' the , other iialf they spend at their home In- the country at Springfield, Mass., which suits Miss Sanderson fine,, for, havintr been on the o^d so muchy she love» a home of her own, yet because 6hc was on the stage, she loves the the- atre and likes to watch the new girls and see If she, like C.F., can discern the spark o" a star. And meanwhile Frank and. she are ,br^klng into a nev crowd, which their fan mall from the younger au- dience proves, and this makes thein happiest of alL Bht still. Miss Sanderson said, 'Television will be gorgeous!' Weot^'s Pmr Till Memphis, June 16. Hoyt Wooten has won his plea to the Federal Communioations Com- mission. Station WREC will op*- erate at 6;000 watts daytime from hew 42li*toot vertical rad^tor. / This gives WSBd twice power of any other Memphfs station, NBCa 90-Day Choice^Spot Protection General Motors Obtained Right— So All Accounts Now May Contraclt Ahead NBC surprised advertising agen- cies last week with the announce- ment that the network was willing to' hold open any conti^acted periods for 90 days/ Cbanee in policy bad Balfo's NAB. Delegation Baltimiore, Jime 16. Baltimore delegation golpg to the NjLB. . convention in Ohl next month:. WBAji-rEd Spence, director of station. ■ . . • WCAd — Tom Lyons, director of station, WCBM— John Elmer, president;. George Roeder, station manager. •. WFBR— Hope Barrbll, Jir.; station director;' Purnell Gojuld, commercial manfiger; Bob Maslln, publicist; Joe Imbrogulio, musical director. been influenced by General Motors* wish to fold its Sunday night pro- gram with the understanding that the network would reserve the spot until October. - ^BC felt that since the privilege was extesnded to one . account it ought to ai>ply to alL Re(ibtldn of some of the agencies was that ' the change of policy had been oddly limed. These agencies aver that it ca.m' accounts to stay on all summer to make sure they wouldn't lose their plotd on the network schedule. NBC heretofore has lim- ited deferred stiarUng date for . fall program^, to 60 days. With CBS the policy in this di- rection has been and still is an elas- tic one. Though 90 days has been the rule, Columbia .has allowed. 76 days If the entertainment quality of the proposed program was conducive or there wasn't a chance of selling the spot for the summer. AND A POCKET FULL OF MONEY ill the wealthy area of KGO the per capita spending exceeds that in any other part of the country. For this reason advertisers get greater value 'per dollar when they use diis key outlet for the Pacific Coast Blue Network. A really economical medium. Let us show you why. 7,500 WATTS NBC PckMcCmiI Blm Matworic SAN FRANCISCO Comj^ietely programmed hy NBC ]f ednesday, June 17, 1936 AD I VARIETY LEE DEAL SET firess Monthly and Ignore the Slams • : Liondon, June 6. ■I: British broadcasting Corporation, Srhere every man's a srentleman for fM. tbat, is highly pleased with the •fhtccess of Ita press conferences. ; ■ B. C. has a gentle and islightly .meliancholy attitude to the press, jwhiob pans it i^ometlmes rather , ijjrutally.. : go the Broadcasting House boys ihave Inaugurated a monthly press jconference, -where the accredited 'radio legmen are asked along to sit iround the table, listen to the gentle- Qien from headquarters, aild discuss !th6 problems of wireless. Thl9 month'^ meet Is scheduled 'ifoir June 9.. Chief speaker will be the bead announcer, supported by a.number of minor hello men. ^ The boys wlll .be- polite,- and Jsyerything will be for the btot in the best of all possible radio cor- porations. Corporation took the Idea from the, "varioua government depart- Jinents which have press confabs fairly regularly. Contrary to vicious VumorS, no tea Is served. The- newspaper boys loathe the pieetiogs. Levy Penief Union Bias Philadelphia, June 16. . • American "~ Radio Telegraphists. /Aasociatlon has ille4 complaint with Jt^ional li&bor Board here protest- ilng discharge of Harold Katan, an operator, l)y WCAU. Associatibn charges -Katan was tted for union acti-Tltles, which is dehied by Dr, Leon Le-vy, station No Parking Hollywood, June 16. KRWB's ideal site for its new transmitter has been nixed by Department of Commerce, When Manager Jerry King let out a yelp he was politely ad- vised that he was parking on the cast radio beam of the mu- nicipal airport. New sppt is 800 feet from KEHE'a radiator. Radio Violinist Expects to Take Religious Orders Fort Wayne, June 16. ■ Shirley Bowersox, arranger and TiollQlst at Station WOWO here, has Informed friends she will quit ra- dio for a nunnery. Shie Joined a re- ligious colony in ' Wisconsin last winter, but after ia short time re- turned to Fort Wayne and radio. Currently she has a sponsor. Per- fection Bakery. Broadcasting in rural character as Sari of Sari and £Imer, illBB Bower - SOX has toured small towns through Indiana with station hillbilly units. She admits that she got nostalgic for radio on her first trip to convent but now believes, she has got the microphone Iiankerlng conquered. Batty Roberta has. transferred lier WJBK, Detroit, Woman's Hour from downtown department store to sta- tion's studios. HaJf-hour program will run six days a week. STmiTS IN 1937 W^HB, Kansas City, Prob- able Outlet — St. . Louis, Denver, Salt Lake, Minne- apolis, Seattle Probably to Be Linked to Pacific Foursome — Many Details Still to Be Worked Out 4TH NAT'L WEB Chicago, June 16. Mutual Broadcasting System will be a coast-to-coast hook-up on Jan. 1, 1937, through the,^ com- pletion -of negotiations with . the Don Lee network on the sunshine filope. With the expiration of cur- rent Don Lee contracts with the Columbia system on Dec. 31, 1936, the Coast hook-up switch to Mu- tual on the day following, will mark the successful culmination of nearly two years of dickering on the part of the MBS for cross-country cov- erage. 'Four stations will be on the Don Lee web's hook-up with Mutual, the two major outlets to be KFBC~.in San Francisco and KHJ in Los An- geles, plus KGB in San Diego and KFBK In Sacramento^ Mutual will have no stations north of San Fran- cisco under this set-up, but is hunt- ing over the northwest territory for . (Continued on page 48) Performing Artists Would limit Life, Play Dates and llses of Transcriptions Ladies Last Sydney, May 27. Australian Broadcasting Commission will discharge Sev- eral married women at present holding, down air jobs in' the various States. They'll be replaced by mar- ried men with families. &MAN MAKES SPia FOR SCRIPPS-HOWARD Knoxvllle, June 16. One of the nation's ace G-men, N. Stapleton, in <:harge of the Nash- ville office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice, will be sent to Scripps- Howard's WNOX by J. Edgar Hoover for. a r&.dio talk. Stapleton will talk on 'The G- Men, and How They Do It.' KNOX offi- cials say this is the first time Hoover has sent out one of hie Btar performers to tell of the workings of G-men for radio auditors. Del Owen's New Jpb Chicago, June 16. Del Owen, former . production chief with WGN, the Chicago Trib- une station, now in the manufac- turing business with the. fli'm of McLaughlin- Owen Co. I Outfit turning out a hair nutrient, tagged NouroL .-. ' National Association of Perform- ing Artists agreed at its meeting Monday (IB) at the New York Ath- letic Club to campaign for a stand- ai'd contract with electrical trans- cription makers that would specify exactly where a radio disc may be played, by whom, and how many times". NAPA'S- idea is that each waxing would carry a tag stating clearly the terms under which il is licensed for broadcasting. Con- tract would provide for. the destruc- tion of the record at a certain date. It was voted at last week's meet- ing that the association's annual gathering be held in .September hereafter, since this month would find most of the members in town and available for a session. NAPA, it also developed at the meeting, is arranging to tie up with a European organization devoted, to .the same purpose. Meeting elected Lawrence Tib^ bett, Fritz Kreisler and Blng Crosby to the NAPA'S board of directors. Among tiiose .who attended were Fred Waring, Paul Whiteman, Don Voorhees, Tom Waring, Richard Himber, East and Dumke, Enric Madrlguera, Emil Coleman, Sam Tabak, Annette Henshaw, Conrad Thlbault, Dale Winbrow, Walter O'Keefe, Bill Murray, John Davis and Fern, and Nellie Kevell. Ed Kirby and George Hay of WSM, back from Dallas, where they opened exlilblt at Texas Centennial. Christine Lamb, WSM hostess, in continuing at the exhibit. in greater Cincinnati is exactly comparable to WLW in the enormous listening area of "The Nation's Station". For WSAI has all of WLW's facilities, personnel and standards plus \mA color and showmanship. The c R o s L E Y RADIO CORPORATION, CINCINNATI 42 VARIETY R vi H i O Wednebday, June 17, 1936 FCC's Washington Docket Wasblnffton, June 16. Grants and Applications Number of power Increases and consents to voluntary . assignments of llceiices last week were erranted by the Broadcast -Division of the Federal Coni'mi^pijcations Commission. Other radio biz concerned itself with batch of nfew 'fit«t;tlOn applications set for hearing and commlsh denial of the AppHcatlpjt or--K;PRC, Houston, Tex., for SO-day authority to experiment wlth.i»leht julce-»Jump from 1 to 6 kw.- : Station KHQ; Spokane. Wash., operating on ^90. kc with 1 kw nights, 2 Jtw 'days, received ' commlsh. permission to increase day/power, to 6-kw. Other transmitters -granted day power boosts were KUOA, Fayettesvllle, -Aj;k,, asking day Jump to 2% kw. and KWTO, Sheridan, Wyo., which will Increase power from , 100 to 250 watts' days. " WFIL, Philadelphia, Pa.,' will ihcr^Sse power to 1 kw uiiliniited. • Desir« to switch control of st&tlOns apparently affected transmitters from all parts of the country. Central Nebraska iroadcastlng Corp., owners of KGFW, Kearney, Neb!, was given permission to turn over the transmitter to Clark Standiford and Kate S,. Fisher. An Alabama sta- tion, WHBB, located. at Selma, will transfer Its license from Dr. Wm. J. Reynolds and Wna, J. Jteynolds, Jr.,. to the Selma iBroadcaatih^f company, a corporation- formed by Wm. J., Reynolds, Jr., J. C. Hughes and J. S. Allen; KELD, El Dorado, Ark.," and WNBC, New Britain, Conn., also were granted permission to voluntarily assign their' licenses to other . pai:ties. The Arkansas transmitter's license, now held by T,,H. Barton, will be turned' over to Radio Enterprises, Inc., while WNBC, whose pres- ent lice;nsee.,lQ.Willla^m J. Sanders, will be put In the name of the State Broadcasting Co.. Conserit to the' tranfe*®r- of -control of KGGM, Albu- querque, N. M., was granted Mrs. A. R. Hebengtralt and A. R, Heben- strait, from the New Mexico Broaxlcastlng Co., Inc. ,. • Station WJBC; •Bloomlngton,- 111., released Its construction permit, au- 'thoflzing changes in equipment, and an increase in day power from 100 to 2B0 wattfl, to Arthur Malcolm McGregor and JOorothy Charlotte Mc- 'Crregor. Station which operates on 1200 kc with 100 watts nights; shar- ing .with WJBIi, .Decatur, ni., forrnerly wis owiled by the Kaskaslcla Broadcasting Co. • Other stations granted voluntary assignments of . license were: KF'VD, JjoS Angeles, Calif,, from -the Los Angeles Broadcaisting Co.» Inc., to Standard Biroadcasting Co.; .jCDON, Del. Monte, Calif., from - Richard Field Lewis to , the' Monterey Peninsula, feroadcastlng- Co., and WBLI, NeW;HaLV.en,~Conn., from Patrick' J. Goode to the City Broadcasting Corp,. . lustdllation of .new equipment and day power , boost from 100 watts to. 250 watts ^ag okayed for KFJZ; Fort Worth, 'Tex, Another day- jump was . granted. WR^EC, Memphis, Tenn, Tennesse trdnsmltter, now operat- ing on 600 kc with i kw nights, 2% kw days, will up day power to 6 kw. WMC'S NEW SALES MGR. Examiners' Reports New station boom In California .was reflected in raft of applications from would+be broadcasters residing In Sacramento, Santa. Cruz, Santa •Rosa and Fresno, "but F. C. C. examiners made few favorable recom-: mendation to the commlsh. T . ■ Four- way tussle over the 1310 kc frequency was temporarily settled by Examiner Melvin H. Dalberg who put his okay on a smallle for; Howard N. Mitchell^ S^oramento contender, and re(:ommehded a- 250-watter for Santa '.Cruz, to' operate daytimes only. P^mpeian Cancels Pompeian'a 'Magic Mirror' pro- gram is scheduled to leave the air- waves after , the broadcast next .'WedheBdla.y.-(24). Sponsors reported as taking ad'wantage of two-week cancellation clause after last week's program.. Originally skedded for 13 weeks but departure next -week will make, it of fl-ve-week duration, , Ted Royal's band and Edward Nell, Jr,, on program. Aired over CBS each Wednesday at 10:45 p,m. J Paul Rickenbacher, CBS Coast rep, will introduce Don Thorhbui'gh, new network operations head for California, to admen at their con- vention in Seattle, July 5. OHIO SALES MAGNET Sales just naturally gravitate to WTAM advertisers. For it is the only high-power, clear channel radio station in Northern Ohio — and the only medium tQ reach and influence the buyers pf the ^pntire Cleve- land Chamber of Commerce trading area* WTAM 50,000 WATTS NBC Red Ntlwork CLEVELAND Completely programmed hy NBC J. C* Eoal^iton Mbvt* In From 'Piiptr's Adv. D°*pt. Memphis, June 16. J. C. Eggleston, member of the Commercial Appeal's national ad- vertising department, has t»e€n ap- pointed sales manager, of the paper's station WMC. Replaces Norwood tit. Gwynn, who short time ago designed to set .up an adver- tising agency with Milton .Simon, dn'other °WMC alumnus. Egrgleston's first association with the. - Appeal wias In 1928. Subse- quently h^ joined the Branham Company, publishers' reps, . and thence went to the Atlanta Journal. Rejoined the Appeal last Septem- ber.- Other personnel revamps at WMC Include r hiring of two new p^ilesmen — G. NeiU Ferguson, formerly of the Press-Scimitar, and W. .H. Bowdeuj previously with the. Com- mercial Appeal, .Tony M. Benan- der has been named to. !head the production department Hnmphrey Bate Dies Nashville, June IC: In best show-must-go-ion tradi- tion, the Possum Hunters did their customary overture to WSMs Grand OV. Opry Saturday night, although^ their leader, Dr. Humphrey Bate, bad cited suddenly the night before. Broadcast 'was flrsfirom the erst- while gospel tabernacle which; WSM leased especially and fixed up to ac- commodate the crowds for^e Sat- urday' Bight barn dance program. The 8,000 seats, which had been spoken ' for ' by the Monday before, were all filled when the Possum Hunters came tp thei; footlights with fiddles, guitar, harmonica and ban- jo. The hilUbilly artists have opened the Grand Ol'. Opry . every Saturday night since the program "Went oh the ali* more than' ten years ago. Dr. 'Bate was always there to lead them. No Bxatry on Replacement Of NBC's Chi Salesmen Chicago, June 1$^ Though two of Its key salesmen, Ray Sandmeyer and Bruce Van Cleve, have departed the sales or- ganl^atioh tti Chicago, NBC 19 mak- ing no particular movQ to fill these vacancies at this time. Waiting until the new sales sea- son is a bit closer before adding to the payroll. Hogan's New Corporation station W2XR, high fidelity sU- tloif in New York has changed Its operating company title from Sci- entific Broadcasting Co. to Inter- state Broadcasting Co., Inc. Station is owned by John V. Xi. Hogan. Together with thfe name change station has also signed for NBC's thesa-urud transcription service. Moves into Manhattan from. Long Island City. ' ^ Programs, broadcast five hours dally, are all musical recordings. Schndt to Travel Charlotte, N. C, June 16." - William Schudt, Jr„ of WBT, will a.ttend the NAB Convention at Chi-, cago In July. From there he will go to MlnnfiapoHs for tolks with Ray Brang, . merchandising man^ ager, and . Sa;m Gale, advertising m$inager for Greneral Mills. ■:. ' G. M.-^as five half- hours a, week for. a year, making that concern one of the best WBT customers. RADIO SHOWMANSHIP Stunts, IVoveltieSr Tie^Up8 GiOebBd Off CKLW Detroit, June 1$. . Latest economy move of the new syndicate operating CKLW, Wind- sor-Detroit, was the letting out last week of Herb Gllleland, . press and advertlslnig contact for the station on. both side^ of the border the paist four weeks. Gllleland's work has been turned over to Steve Douglas, who win double as staff announcer, Douglas will continue to operate from the Canadian side. CKLW has been gradually giving up everything In Detroit but com- mercial business. To take care of sales It Is still maintaining offices in the Union Guardian building here. Station still has expectations of re- opening- Its Detroit studios, which have been shuttered for over a year by order of the Federal Communica- tions Commlss.lon. George Storer Iii April of this year sold his Interest In the station to the E, E.. (Ted) Rogers' Majestic Co,, of Toronto. . Mary SmaD's BniU-Up Baltimore, June 16. NBC blue network Is tossing a broadcast for Mary Small, young Balto warbler, in honor of lass' third anniversary of network airing. Affair vldes the web tomorrow (Wed.) evening. Among guest- stars slated to appear and con- gratulate Miss Small are Rudy Val- lee, Phil Cook, Babe Ruth (also from Balto), Frank Buck, Molasses 'ri' January and Sisters of the Skil- let. Mayor Jackson, of • Balto, will open the broadcast with a con- gratulatory address piped , out of WBAL, the Balto outlet for the NBC blue-band. Also airing on program from this end will be Louise Massey and the Westerners, act- which appears weekly (Thurs.) oh the Maxwell House coffee liour, and which Is current In the stage- show at vaiidfllm Hipp. here. WHAS Tower to Move Louisville, June 16. Present site of the WHAS 50,000 transmitter will . be mo^^ed from Jeffersontowii, Ky., about 12 miles from Louisville, to Oldham County, if and when the F. C, C. apljroves application now on file to increase station's power from 60,000. to 500,- 000 watts, •'.Options have been taken on sev- eral pieces of property In Oldham County, and tests are being made toward securlhg a suitable location. A. vertical antenna rising -650 feet is also Included in the plans. 'WHAM and Egg Club* Rochester, June 16. ' 'WHAM & Egg Club' retux-ns to the . air at 7:30 a. m, .five days a week, TOm Grlerso.n, RKO Palace organist;' mc's, using chatter, and humor along with music by 7^picce novelty ork led by Sax Smith. Grierson's English accent on typical American jokes Is extra funny to many listeners. Unit has dropped oncrday-a-week burlesques of amateur programs as being too rough. Outstanding Stunts: BONUS DELIVERY TALKS, U. S. POST OFFICE, WAAB, BOSTON WAAB Mikes Follow Mailman - Boston. .Payment of the bonus last Mon- day (15) cued In a timely twist for WAAB, Shepard station here. Out- let made a tieup with Hub postal officials, permitting Linus Travers, Yankee commentator, to tote a short wave sender and tag behind post- men as they delivered^ the bonus bonds. He then interviewed the recipients. Travers' portable transmitter, WIOXCT, shot Its signal to the sta- tionary WDCBR, which in turn put It on WAAB. Latter Issued three evening bits. . London Not Enthusiastic London; Britain did its ace ferry boat, the Queen Mary, very poorly on the lo- cal air. General concensus of Hs^- tening oI>lnion is that the. programs 'were neither good enough nor fre- quent enough. British Broadcasting Corp, had charge of all mikes In the floating ■ barge, arid engineered the transmis- sion end of the American short- wave broadcasts. , Best relay of all was from a middle-afternoon program, when the kids were taken over the tub via the mike, aind heard the .wind whistling and all and all, ' With the exception of the Henry Hall dance raoosic relays, with their bdcldng of crooning talent, therO was little in the rest for the adults. WKY's Promotional Piece (>klahomai City. In a colorfully devised promo- tional piece. WKT, Oklahoma City, presents by photos, dlagra,ms and words the wealth of design and technical detail .which the station's new studios, contain, . Captioned ■ The Show Place of the Southwest,' the folder shows pictures of every one of the • rooms. Among the studios Is an electric kitchen from which 'Aunt Susan' broadcasts her home economics programs. Folder also stressed the ahow- place atmosphere of the layout and tells what tradepaper men, Comi^Is- sloner Anning S. Prall and others in the broadcasting field have to say about WKY's new studios. History of an Account New York. How Procter &. Gamble, broad-t casting's No. 1 network user, has steadily Increased Its number of programs and appropriations since .W29, is told by NBC In a brochuriei 'Parade,' whidi waa distributed among the trade last week. With an introduction and Illustrations that strive after the circus manner, the promotional- piece relates that P & G spent ' 76.6% of the seven years' total expenditures for day- time periods and last year wound up as top buyer of network facilir . ties, with the billings amounting to ?2,106.237 and all going to NBC. Brochure llstg the account's cur- rent programs over NBC and points out that 91% of the expenditures involved are for daytime hookups. Programs number eight and with one exception, 'Capt. Tlmm's Ad- ventures,' use five periods a week. Occasion is also taken by the pro? motional work to cite statistics showing the abundant use to which daytime facilities are put by NBC customers. SHOWMANSHIP CALENDAR (July, 1936) (Showmanship being largely ■ dependent on stunts,- tie-ups, etc., in connection with established holidays and, events, Vabiett herewith presents a calendar for the month of July. This calendar is published months ly from material copyrighted by the- National Retail Dry goods Asdn.), ' % SPECIAL WEEKS DURING JULY: ; No Special • weeks— of nationwide observance — are skedded for this monthiV SPEQI/ttL DAYS DURING JULY: . (1) Dominion Day in Canada; also first airmail, Chicago t^ J«I6W York, 1919. (2) Garfield was assassinated In 1881 (later dying from the wound on September 19). (3) Idaho admitted to the Union, 1890; Battle of Grettysburg, 1863'. (4) Independfence day; first road test of auto, 1894; Nathoriier HaWth'oirhe bom, 1804, (7) Jewish Fast of Tammuz (Tammuz 17, B696— begins. at- Hunaet previous.. day); >lr-rall service New Yoiit-.CaUfonila established, 1929. . ■ (il) Wyoming admitted to the Union, 1890» (13) Atlantic cable laid, 1866. (14) Bastlle Day, French national holiday, first cel-< ebra,ted in the U. S. in 1914; stars and stripes adopted, 1777} first world's fair In U. S., 1853. (16) St. Swithln's day. (IC) District of Columbia established, 1790. (18) U. S.-Canada St. Lawrence Treaty, 1932, (21) Rattle of Bull Run, 1861. (24) Pioneer Day In Utah. (25) Occupation day In Porto Rico. (26) Postal system established, 1775; N. Y. ratifies the constitution, 1788; William Jennings Bryan died, 192C. (28) Austria declared war on Serbia— thus begin- ning the World War, 1914; Jewish Fast of Ab (Tisha B'Av) (Ab 9, 6696— begins sunset previous day). Sales promotion note: On the average, dcipfirtmfnt store ealet in July make up 5.6% of the year's total; beet sellerB being auto acc6BSoriee, luggage, sporting Soodtr Koute dreiiei, domeatici, wash goode, mnjoc ap- pliances and farniture. ''July is an' important month for cliiMrance .tiile.i,>lMi ttart .of Ihe fall fur eeaeon. •v R A D I CPU R TS 43 AL JOLSON-RUBV i ^tEfi^fefl! (I a I ■'Burleaque' . " ■ ■; ■. ' -r: .'\ '41 60 Mins. . / ■■ . t-A-Vi LUX Monday, ? p. m. ED$T • • • , V WABC, New York Walter Thompson) Of all the hour programs, east.oij west, Lux'' theatre 1ft wiany tvayis displays the. most consistent 9alr for dolji^ Bpectaci\lar ,and sho-wi^ manly tblngrs. Presen tine, the flfat joint , air appearance's' o£ Hr. and tivB,. Al Jolson Certainly qualifies as jsmacho booking. And speaking of doing the un- usual—It takes some daring to bring- in an eight-year-old kid .actress, Cora/ Spe Collins, and have. her talk about her dolls, her pooch, . her pals Joan Crawford and Joaq Blondell and then waltz her Into a commer- cial spiel for Lux. It's just danger- ous enough to have something of tbe true take-a-chance spirit which customarily marks ofC BhoVrmanship from . the unimaginative •tradition- cramped business man's, way of do-, Ing things. . . • . Lux is apt to have anybody on the prograni do the cominerclal, In- cluding Director Cecil (pronounced Sess-ill) B. DeMllle. Cameraman George Barnes bobbed up Monday (16) from. Warners to add Kls af- flrmatlon. And. of course the Jol- sons voted for Lilx and added that the Jolson baby's epidermis ' was kept glowing with Lux. Whole objective of the .set-up !)§ to saturate the program with gii-' dorsements direct and indiritot. It's' possibly the greatest sini^Ie endorse- ment rbdeo ever projected on a mil* lion dollar scale by' a radio sponsor. (Thompson agency, of eoursej is dedicated to big shows and big en-, dorsements, ialthpugh in . the. Lux case the influence of the sponsor Is. generally, regarded as very direct). Dan^^el.- Frohmah, , now 86, was brought Into the proceedings Mon- day . for some reminiscent chatter With DeMllle, whose father " and mother were troupers with Frohmaix companies. And there were frequent allusions to the people in the audi- ence (Chester Franklin was Identi- fied as director of 'Sequoia,' now in production); , As ivorked, this all be- comes clever Indirect puffing of product, Lu:p Jams in so many '.'Other per- (Ibrtalitles, angles, htunah Interest slants ithat, even if any- particular dramatlo portion should be on the aneinlo side there would still be a lot for. the average fan. .In the Jolson-Keeler case, the en- tertainment part was never in doubt although the story of 'Bur- lesque,' a stage hit in its day, has been "hashed over .60 . many times In f SiftijfirtS .- \ '.■ ■ ' \.1^'MiiAi, I.' -I 1. . I 1. • , J Sustaining Tue^A^at,; 10 p, m* WiND.'Chieago Group has won a- number of vocal . coqtfest prizes throughout the terri- tory/ and the work on the radio cor-: rohdrates the verdict of chorus' judges. Craven ensemble tonsils its ' way:through a series of semi-classic pieces, singing them all with a chami and sincerity thiat sells' each number; the shading and the har- monies take care of themselves on the technical end. . Bhtire program is a great relief from the standardized hotcha war- blers and blll-bllly pUnkers usually assigned to regional, webs. Should add to the strength and audieiice- falthfulness of any station. Gold. 'HAPPY HERB' HAYWORTH With Venida Jones, Pianist 15 Mins. PEVELY DAIRY CO. 9:30: p.m. KMOX, St. Louis.. 'Happy Herb' is very similar to Singln' §am. Same style of singing and speaking as the Barbasol Man. Herby presents' a pleasing program of .song favorites. One tune in par- .'tlculai- was a sUck stunt, a laugh- ing song. He has a good line of friendly chatter and Is' smart to build his program with a song for .everybody in the family. . Probably 9: 30 p.m. is a good hour .to plug sponsor's prodpct and Herb' ..does most of the combiercials, tied In with his chatter. "Venida Jones at the piano did nice job for the 'singer and helps make local show a , very smooth, restful evening spot Sahu. screen productions that many people must surely be getting pretty sick of the small r timer who makes the big time and then gets inflamma- tion of the cranium, Jolson-Keeler c6hlbo.made the thin and familiar story stand*up, but even their per- formances and Jolson's songs worked In naturally could not en- tirely hide the slaleness of the nar- rative. As radio-played, some of the 'Burlesque' ! scenes were excellent Jolson's break- down, his pitiable ■weeping at his own weakness and fall from high places was done with real feeling and high sincerity. Ruby Keeler, the hoofer, probably surprised a lot of listeners by the light and shade in her reading. She projected a definitely convincing in- terpretation of a ■ tough-but-tender soubrette. Land. ARTHUR; (IBUQS'V ]BAER With Graves Yaylor" . 15 Mins. B-C| REMEdV ''■;. ' - -"^'■»<. - Mon.-Fri., SzliS'^'m:* C.D.Ti WOR, New York. ' , (Ohatfes Soiity Q^O.P. dither in Cleveland brings this ; gaggiiig columnist to the ether for a week's stretch— longest air ap- per^rice he's made so far. With him as icuer man, or - ih'terlociator, is Graves Taylor' of WgAH, Cleveland. Combo proceeds to carry on with exactly the same type of dementia that Saer daily utilizes In his printed stint • To say that Baer entertains with plenty of sags, in his stuff is the truth, but -does not cover the entire appraisal that can be made of him. His convention stuff is quite obvi- ously slushed together amid a lot of other duties, and when Baer reads his sdript he flounders, show- ing" he ha.—'t had tlufie to rehearse. Lack of rehearsal is the tasain con- tributor toward making this clipped series i below-par jaunt. Oh the other • hand, Baer 'tippears to have something pretty zippy on the ball when it comes to knocking ouf topi- cal gags of the two-line and short- paragraph variety* ' With proper preparation and less time pressure, Baer . would be .a strong radio pos- sibility. ' . «, . •Program ca.ught (10) found .the scribbler deflnlng leisure as 'get- ting your education by lying on your back and reading sky writing.' It's far-fetched dementia, patterned on . exaggeration and frequently purihlng, but Baer can hammer -It out. like lightning and maintain a fairly steady pace. His voice Is all he-man and he's good-humored, laughing at himself and aware of the blunders due to rehearsal lack. Edga, EDWIN BURKE Hollywood Chatte" Is Mins. . Tues., Sat.; 10:15 p. m> WIND, Chicago Burke, rides semi- weekly on the Alilliated Broadcasting Company's regional with plenty of good stuff. So good, In fact,. that it may be a bit too insidey for the listeners in De- catur and Fond du Lac. Material as it is now being used probably too trade-paperlsh for i: 3 public. They, might prefer to hear about Pranchot Tone's breakfast cereal or K-t:iarlne Hepburn's hew heart throb rather than to learn of the formation of a new Screen Writers' Guild, .or the ^ reflp'ancing plans of Paramount ' Qold. PAOL CIEPRIT9' Comedy 6 Mips. .ThuMday, S' jr* »yiJ EDST - ■ ; FLEISCHMANN ' ' ^ WEAF,. New York .' (-THURSDAX at. 6 P.U. fiDSI XfAltC and Entire Columbia Network I ,' Ezcluolve Manuj;ement CBS ARTISTS BUREAU Fernonal HaaBgement JULES ALKERTI three weeks and most of the testi- mony JHcely(»to be extremely tech7 hical, initial witnesses were key- note speakers representing different groups Interested In the CLuestion ot how radio facilities shall be . used. These spokesmen chalked; out the primary Issues and threw out defi- nite hints that a- bitter wrangle Is in prospect over, use of frequencies above 30,000 kilbcjrcles. The leading cbntroversleis ap- peared to- be: - ■ : ' ' . 1. F i g h t' . between . commercial users and the government for the right to. exploit the new channels to be opened up. 2. Rivalry between sound broad- casters and television researchers over first claim ' to medium-high frequencies. 3. Jealousy between commercial broadcasters and all other types of radio enterprise. . . 4. The perennial argument over the place of education in the radio picture. The gauntlet was thrown down .to all classes of commercial users at the outset of the hearing when J. H. Bellinger, Bureau of Standards- eipert/. advocated gbverniiieht conr trol 6f -Q0.% of the frequencies be-' tween. 30,000 and' 20b,0tlt>'kc^ Chal- lenge was taken up.lmmedlately by £)r.: Pf ajjk Jewett,'.. representing- the American ■ Telephone & "Telegraph Co.,: and .David: Sarnoff, head pf ttadlo Corporation (jf -Amerlica, who. Entered "sharp prbtest a&ainst gov- ernment dbmlnatlon and restric;-/ tlon of tfie commeirclAl industry. ' Warning against any strait- jack- et which would cripple the industry, Sariaoff ; protested thafl)rlvate In- itiatjlve. must riot Ije frozeii byTlgtd •bureaucratic regulations, w h 1 le Jewett expressed the same fear' of what will - happen unless .com'mer- ^ clal enterprise is given' considerable latitude In exploiting the ne-w bands. Th.e Idea that definite allocations up to 200,000 kc. might well be made at this time was voiced by Dr. Del- linger, although Comdr. T. A. M. Graven, Commlsh chief engineer, ^1 Advocated a go-slow policy bti allo- cations above 100,000 kc. Both urged. some immediate steps to re- lieve congestion • in the bands no%v assigned to different types of serv-. Ice. • N. A. B. V8 RCA 'Monopoly' ■ The television , row • bobbed up early, after Sarnoit, reiterating that picture transmission 'is, an accom- plished fact,* urged the Commlsh to be extremely careful about any ac- tion which might cramp this phase of the radio art. In a quick come- back, Jamts W. " Baldwin, managing director of the "National Association of Broadcasters, asked, the F. C. C. to be equally careful not to en- trench a monopoly by letting a single group in the'^'televlslon field get a toe-hold on an Important part of the spectrum., • The need for allocations for fac- simile transmission was "stressed by both Sarnoff- and Baldwin, with the N. A. B. spokesman advocating simultaneous use ot same frequen- cies for aural and facsimile broad- casting. Baldwin asserted there is every reason to believe facsimile Nice Work, If— Bangori Me,, Jii^rie 16. . WLBZ has started sending a couple of inlkemen with a pickup system to Sebec Lake, . summer spot 12 miles' from here, on Sundays to batch the beach, arid bathing ; athn^bsphere for the ether.' Broadcasts - band concerts, orchestras, crowd , noises, mass singing, . boat races, etc. ' ^ It'd a ^wreet Job for the an- nouncing', duo, who usually do' thelr stint. In bathing suits and hop Into the water when. It's over. . ' Agencies-^Sponsors Ford Symphony series .slated to .drop off Its ■ Coltunbla ride early. In July for a summer is^y-P". Due' to return In the fall Fred Waring shows continue through the hot 'sea- son. ' ' ■ ^ DsGarmo-Ktlborn agency lining up piacements for the ° forthcoming spot campaign oX. Gruen Watch. . - National Bitcull Co. haa^ put In an 'order, with NBC for. an .evening, hour. McCarin-Erlcksbn ' Is the agency. ftieier Co. (Venida products) Id starting a series of Tuesday stanzas locally In New Tork over "WEAF, 7:30 to 8 p.m. Are entitled 'True Romances,' being , dramatizations from yarns appearing in ,the mag ot the same name. Through Donahue & Coe, New. York.'' 'days and Fridays (rpm 1:3B to l;4o !p. m. Flye minutes of electrically tcans.crlbM music. ' THE O'NEILLS' By JANE WEST NOW RADIO'S MOST POPULAR FAMILY BRINGS YOU MORE AUGHTER JeARS ^nd |-| EART-THROBS Presented by i-^ory Soap ■ 99 loo^ c pure can- supplement sbund, declaring It would' be wasteful to deny broad- casters the right ■ to ■ 'develop this new service through use of existing facilities. • •- -■' ■ Diff erl pi ■ ^h^ply , with Sarnoff about the , practic^iblllty of teJeVI- sion at the. moment, .Baldwin said the Commlsh Is concerned ' with, more than a technical prob.le'ni . In- flnding a spot for picture transmis-. sibn In the .radio set-iip. He de*' dared the. spcla] and : eco.nomip 9^' pects deserve tliprough ' consldera-. tlon In order to Insure freedom f rbln monopoly arid ntainten'ance of Pom- petition.': ■ ; > . . ' •■ V . 'Better we delay the introduction of television Hhan, In enthusiastic haste,. Inaugurate it aiid .hnd that through the c&ntrol of patents so powerful an .Ijistrument. Is In the hands of too* few people.' Subsidized Research .Urging the Commlsh to guaran- tee a- fixed Place for television, Sar- nbfC. praised. thP:.wbrk of private enterprise, Inslstlijfg. that coramei*- ciaf initiative Is doing more - here than, subsidized^ research . is accom-"' plishlng -abroad, Advahce. feseryar., tlonb j>f frequencle's- Should, hie iriade to riieet possible future, needs-' of television, facsiriiile and. high -f re-: quency broadcasting, BCA ,exec said, advocating, idea of ihaklng no. specific allocations of the 86 chan-,. nels. except for experimentation, untii public service Is possible. - Commercial spokesmen were con- cerned about heading oft a feared go-vernment grab after Dr. Delllnger pointed to the need, for further channels for police, . forest, nave^l, fire, military and o"t her' npn>i profit operations.. Ans.weringf this contention, Sarnoff emphasized that under the 1934 law the government has the^rlght to' confiscate" all" pri- vate facilities in base of emergency and said that under ' this situation private' interests should have the majority "of facilities, in 'peace- timer Danger that wired radio may check development of broadca'stlng' was seen by Baldwin, who warned the Commlsh to exercise, oare in adopting policies"; applylng\ to /the two fields. Any program which . will gtve an unfair" ad va'htage "to wired transmission will injure the. nation, he said. Since telephone and power lines are, controlled by monopolies. 'To divert the- service • of ^ radio broadcasting frpm the, air to -vvlre lines would be to dbny radio 'service to all who are w.lthout telephones or electric ligiits: -aiid ; tb:';BCiWect those' who do have telephones or electric lights to costs which- would place wired fadfo service heyond the reach of the -great - majority,' N. A. B. official testified. 'This would amount to "-a denial of what ought tp_be considered one of the necessities of' life.*, ' ^ 'When"." one "considers "that the usual telephone cjiiarge . Is $25 or $30 per year If Is easy' to see why radio set. ownership 'ex'cecds resl dence telephones to such a great degree. It Is also easy to see how ' Dr. Edward's Olive Tabieta mull- ing - a. spot campaign for the fall- ErwJn, "Wasey, New Tork, . to start rigging up program Ideas and eta~ tlon lists by next; month. ■• , . - Riehardaon .Robbina spotting, the Twin City 'Fpursome, mixed quartet, over WJZ,' New York, three, days a week at ff:35-p.m. Through Bermingham, Caitleman & Pierce.; Sarne. agency llkbwlse has glyen- WEATP, New York',, a once-weekly' series . of musical^,. .'Thursdays, 7 :.4B-.- 8 p.m., In behalf of Beneficial Man- agement Corp. NBC has found a . client for the 'D4n Harding's.- wife' - script which ha:s heen ridlngon an early-mornlrig spot, out of Chicago. Staley Prod- ucts has its pen,, oiit bt Its- libcket to: signature the papers, "Will start as a commercial later this' summer. betaware, Lapkawanna. & West- ern" (Blue Coal) 4^ue to starts on Its fall spot schedule soriietlme In July. Through Ruthrauff & ftyairi, • New York. IJSTEN JETWORK — WEAF ■O- COAST Tuec, W«d.i riiurt.. FW. ii*t;,-En worF RKO'm,DG., wtsw york tixr - I>lr., BLACKMAN AoyERTISINO, INC,'. Earpjkbne Boys Pow-Wow Detroit, 'June 16. "With several local radio artists participating In prbe^ram, 1,^00 mid west Srtiateur pps hMd their annual 'Ham Fesf Sundiay night (14) In Hotol Tuller. -/ . .- 'Thanking the/ Hams* werfe The Smoothies, Thelma Bow, Eddie .Lee, 'Victor "Linfoot 'and Dot Mason, all of WWJ; the Girl Friends, of WXTZ and,La.j'x;y CAia.llQt *iad,Clernert'Case,' .of .WjBK, with Herschell Hart of WWtf as m.c ' - - — . WtNS, jNew- YotIc--'- Dpn Stauffer can't make up his mlhd- wh'ere .]^e Wants to Jpcate the Young, & Rii.bicam offices' :in'=Holly- wood. ■ • Morria, Shenker and Roth agency, Chicago, has " the Telco colorfllm process account. Ward Baking has renewed its News of Youth program with Co- lumbia. Renewal effective June 16. Fleti^her & Ellis, agency. Tiriie, Tu.esdays, Thursdays and Satur- days, ff:iB tb .fl;30' p. m;, originating froih WABC. . A. -LSartbrlus & Co. (Plat-Num Nail , polish), New York, starts fashion talk prbgraVn over station WOR, New York, twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 to 12:'45'p. rii. EDS.T. Prunella Wood on spiel, .Milton Kaye at the piano. Monroe F;."Dreher, Newark, N. J., agency. July 21 Is. first. • • . Zenith .:Radib 'Cbrp.," through H. W. Kastor agency, Chicago, will star 'Tuneful Airs' -over station WOR, New York, on Aug. 10. Three times weekly, Mondays, Wednes Tide Water Oil Co., through Len- neh & Mitchell, has renewed ita transradlo news broadcasts over WOR, New ;.York, effective July i. Arthur Halo annouhplng the three a week . progrram at 11 -.00 to 11:ib p.m. wired radio -cannot be expected to render service at a charge which can be met by the great rtajority of present-day receiving set owners, even assuming they would be will Ing to pay it. More pleas 'for caution In iparcel ing out new channels were laid be-^ fore commlsh Tuesday .vwith Wil- liam S. Paley, president of Colum- bia Broadcasting System, pointing to danger of upsettlng,entire indus- try. \ _ - -i,: . ., 'Allocations in the present broad- cast band are sucji that-^ev«ri a few minor changes ml#ht-~ Ups(et the whole plan of the structyre, 'Paley said, adding that there is doubt whether anything should 'be" dpne toward broadening 'spectrum' until we know where broadcasting ulti- mately is going. ' ' ■ - '/ Television, termed by Paley as most serious problem confi^ntlng' the industry,, was declared not to be Eival-".of. .eltliea i-aound broadeastirig or -motion pictures By James N. Skiririb'r, president of Phljco. :,'Ann- Welnsteln, pfflce manager at Bess ft Schillln Agency, New York, back ait - her desif fpHowlng honey*- moon trip. ' Married Attorney Ber< nard A. FInkel several weeks ago. Bruce Morgan has left the radio department of N. W, Ayer's New York office. JACK DENNY And His ORCHESTRA FRENCH CASINO, NEW YORK BROADCASTING Mon., 11-11;30 P.M, W ABC-CBS COAST-TO-COAST Fri., 11:30-12 P.M., WOR-Mutual Per. Mgt., M.C.A. WILLIE and EUGENE Every Wednesday 8 P.M. DST. J)E. LYONS TOOTH POWDER WJZ . . - . ^ . . NBC Material by IRV. S. BRECHER and ABE LIPSCHUTZ DON NORMAN Chicago'a Leading NEWSCASTER WILLIAM9 OIL-O-MATIC ■ (48"nd Week) ■ Tel. SOperlor 8580, CiilCAGO "CAMEL CAHAVAN** asT EVERY TUESDAY-THURSDAY,. 9-9:30 P.M, (WESTCOAST, 8:30-9 P.M.,. PSt) , WABC-p^O. B,S,- -v.- . -.i Per«oiaL.M»U^ls:SJU(OJ» HB89 Weintsdsij, June I7» 1936 VARIETY 15 Nev< Yorchids: to Abe Lyman'i crew et rtie Holfyvwwd. Watter WINGHELL ^ N^V, MIRROR You've aot to let Yourself Go ithen tyiMHi poes to town. ' Ed SDLUVAN ^ N.Y.NEWS A deep bow to fanky Abe Ly- ; HUin and his melodious magi- cioiis for their tantalizing tune thriHr. Lmis SOBOL ^ N.Y.JOURNAt A . gireoi personoUty an«i . o Sreat itand . combine the "tops" In musical «ntertain- and his CALIFORNI lick IMT KING FEATURES m • . • ■ Lymon'ii occhestro n socko for n.. MM GREEK VARIETY For many yeors...ond STILL.. Americo's Motor itond leader. leenarA LTONS Abe lymoR's baml is tops in quORty and 'cfeRvery . . .' Truly one ok the oce bands of the couchy; ' f Nick KENNY ' ^ N. r MIRROR Offers about the most sooth- ing music on the air. Bei GROSS N Y NEWS RADIO CONSECUTIVE CONCURRENT on 2 mafQt mtirorl»~€d«iH«ftf ai^ NBC Network (WIZ> 'WALfZ CBS H^^wk iWKBCy* 'WELODilAliA'' SEVEN mOHTHS Lonc«ftt solid run of ANY orchefttrs at tho' HOLLYWOOD RESTAURAMT NEW YORK SIX SEHSATIOHML WEEKS COLLEGE INN . HOTCt SHERMIAN-CHtCMO TWORECORD'^SMASHIHG WEEKS MAtrAIR CASiNO ; • .a-CLEVELANO:' ..V .... COMCStito - FOIL VUEhim coimniir clvel ST. LOIliS Under Personal Direction of M U SIC CORPORATION OF AME R I C A ABE LYMAN ENTERPRISES, INC. 1619 BROADWAY NEW YORK HARRY WEIN STEIN - Personal Manager MACK MILLAR - Publicity, DinHor 46 VARIETY n All lo ■;ycdnc8dfty, June 17, 1936 New Business BOSTON H. C. Brm Co,, Newark, n! J'. (E-Z •Freeze led Cream Powder), 13- 16- mlnute programs, once . • weekly, Wednesdays, a.m., ending Avig. 28, Progrram Listing: Home EJconomist Talk. Thi'ough Donahue & Coe, NCi. WNAC. Lever Brothers Co.; Cambridge, Massl (Lifebuoy Soap), 39 flve-min- ute dramas, electric transcriptions^, three times weekly, ending Sept. 4. through Buthrauf & Hyan, N. T. WNAC. ■, Bowers Battery Mfg. Co., Boston (auto batteries), 26 16-word ah- Presents S/VtORDAY^ Itf^ll P.M^ EDSt. World's LARGEST I NEtWORk 93 STATIONS COihST-TO-COASX nouncements, three times weekly Deaumont,' .Heller & Sperling, Pa, .WNAC. N. Y., New Haven d Hartford R.R, (low rates), 30-word announcements, ending June SO,' Through Wendall P. COlton, N. T,' WNAC. Cape- Cod Steamship Co., Boatoh (summer excursions),- 62 five-minute progi-ams, phonograph records, .five times weekly, a.m., ending Aug, 14, Program Listing: 'Stefel Pier Salute.' Through . Greenleaf Advertising Agency, Boston. WNAC. Jronized.Yeaat Company, nine flve- minvite electrical transcription^ twice weekly, started June 1 and ends JunO 29. Through Ruthrauf & Ryan, N. T. WNAC. • • Oulf Refining Company, four tie-in announcements, once, weekly, Sun- days, started May 31 and ends June 28. Through Toung & Rublcam, N. T. • WNAiC. ' Oillette Safety ' Razor Company, Boston, 163 participations in The Yankee Network News Service, twice daily , oii Mondays, .Wednesdays and Fridays; once. da^Iy on Tuesdays, Thursday^, Saturdays apd Sundays; started . June; 1 and ends October 31. Through Ruthrauf & Ryan, N. T. WNAC. • . Lever Brothers .'Company (Life- bouy Soap),\39 five-minute electrical transcriptions, three times weekly, started June 7 and ends September 4. Through, Ruthrauf & Ryan, N. T. WNAC. • ■ ' May Oil Burner Corporation, B8 thirty-word announcements, four times weekly . including Sundays, started May 28 and ends Sept. 4. Through Joseph Katz, Baltimore. •WNAC. . Heajth .Products Company (Feen- amlnt), 13 half -hour programs, oiice. weekly, started June 7 and ends May 16, . 1937. Through' William Esty, N.T. WNAC. ■ € A A L OFF LUCKY STRIKE "Year Hit Parade" WEiO. 10L, EDST at tke JfersaiDes NEW "roRlBi; • . , ST. LOUIS • Hyde Paric Breweries, one-minute transcrlptlotis, twice daily, beginning April, 27, Through RufhraufE & Ryan. KSD. . . t/nioti'Mav-Stern Co., special an- nOun6einents three times dally. Through Joe Batt Agency. KSD, Illinois. Central Railroad Co., spe- cial announcements. Thtough r. Pepper, 30-minute .prograifl Suiidays..; Alexis and his orchestra, Sugah and. her boy friends, Tiwough Announcers on Spot Philadelphia, June 16. I Station WIP win Inaugurate a policy of building up its an- nouncers as personalities. Idea is for each mikeman to star on his own lyeekly : program* Seems to be taken -for granted that all announcers must -nec- essarily haye persopality and be able to entertain , lh their own right Howard Jones, Alun Wil- liams and Ed Wallace are the first of the WIP announcers to bo told to do something clever. Tracy-Locke-Dawson Agency. KSD, Arthur R. Lindherg Co., 16-minute program Monday. 'Art GlUham, the Whispering Pianist,' Placed direct. KSD, Barnsdall Refining. Corp., 'Col. Courtesy 16-mlnute -program Tues- days. Through Co-Operative Agency, KSD, Bodge Motor Co., /16-minute tran- scribed programs Tuesdays and Sat- urdays, 'The First Nighter," Through Ruthrauff & Ryan Agency. KSD. Chevrolet Motor Co., 'Rublnolf and His Violin,' le-minute .transcriptions three times weekly. Through Camp- bcU-Bwald Agency, KSD, Airy Fairy Flwtr, "Little Red School House,' 80-minute program,. 26 weeks renewal, . Through Chap- pelow Agency.^ KSD, ' • Cardinoi Ldioratories (Rite-Way Shoe Cleaner), announcements, four times weekly. Through Blackett, Sample & Hummert. KWK. - Drene, 16-minute transcriptions, once a week for 18 weeks. Starts June 4. Through Kastor & Sons, KWK, - . . . General Mitta, Inc., 16-mInute sport talks by George Sisler, Satur- days 8:30-8:45 a, m. Through en- tire baseball, season. Through Knox Reeves Agency. KWK. McKessm <6 Rohhina, Inc. ('Pur- sahg'), one-minute transcription an- nouncements, Monday through Fri- day, for fiv e wee ks. Through Kastor & Sons, KWK. •Scalptone, one-minute transcrip- tions, Sunday and Wednesday for 62 weeks. Thro ugh B jackmari Ad- vertising, Inc. KWK. . Procter <6 ' Gam'ble CWhlta Naptha'), one-mii}iute transcriptions, three times daily, Monday through Friday; one year contract, Tlu:ough Blackman Advertising, Ijoic. KWK, Lamtert Pharmacal Co. (Lister- Ine), 'Musical Revue' studios, full hour, 6 days weekly; momiiig; end- ing Aug. 16;' Through Radio Sales, Inc. KMOX, ■ Weatinghouse Electric <£ Mfg: Co., announcements on 'Magic Kitchen'; studios, sbt days, weekly; early after- noon; ending July 16, . Placed di- rect KMOX. . American Soda Water Co., an- Inside Stuif-Radio Repeal of the Davis amendmeni; to the Communications Actj requiring alJO.cation.- of broadca.sting,;fa.ciUtles in . accordance with arbitrary zone quotas, was. accomplished last week when President Roosevelt signed the Wheeler bill recommended by the Federal ciommunicatlons Com- mission/- - ~' ., As modifled the law now requires the commlsh to exercise utmost fairness in making fih equitable distribution of facilities but lays down no yiardstick to be followed In handing out permits and time. Bill went' through Congress without change.. • nouncementS/ three daye a week; aftemoQUe; until further notice. Placed direct. KMOX, Lane-Bryant^ Co., ready to Wear, announcements, five days 'weekly, morning, until further notice. Placed direct KMOX.. Pevely Dairy Co,. St. Louis, mlUt; announcements seven, days weekly, evenings, until further notice. Placed direct KMOX. Drug Trades Products. Inc., Chi- cago (Peruna and Color-Bak), 'Four Star Revue'; half hour six days weekly, ovenlngs, 62 weeks. Through Radio Sales, Inc. KMOX, Frigidaire Corp., St. Louis, "We Can Prove It,' script show; six days weekly, mornings, ending June 18, Placed direct KMOX. Flavorade Corp.. Chicago, cooking flavor, oh 'Magic Kitchen' program-; early afternoons, five days weeklyi ending July 11. Through Radio Sales. Inc. KMOX; Solir titrACtlon. .RBROIAN nRRNiB, . 1019 .HroadtVH7/ N«w V«rk - ...... Thv.., . Gt-cat Api^t.rlean tourist' Pfltt IIUCER Gulf Rdfining Company 'Sundays, 7:30-8 P.iyi., DST WABC-CBSt DlrecUoa ■ AND HIS OHCHRSTRA HpTEL LINCOLN *rE«' YORK ClTlf CBS, TbtirB,, 11:30-19 AIlditlKlit ■>• ■' ' tun,, 7-7 :S0 p,ni, . ;--»■ Dlr.i 1^ C A f0t,^fi$(t,. ilRRAVVN BERMic mi 6'way, N. Y. C. ^ Commemorating its ioth anniversary NBC has under way a six-month celebration of special programs and contests to be broadcast over all of net's 97 stations. Present est^imate'd figure is slightly over 200 broadcasts which will consist of coverage of all major sports events, special, musical programs, dramatic sketches depicting development of radio, special in- ternational programs and wholesale salutes. "It will last until October. Officials of the company keeping a secret amount of • money that has be«n appropriated for the ballyhoo. Affiliated regional (Insull) network has put through a; payroll retrench meht for the summer in view of the uncertain commerciar prospects at the moment. Salaries sliced on an average of 20% but cuts are slated to be restored Aug; 15. . Friends and backers c/t Samuel Insull have subscribed liberally. It Is said, so that ABC will have ample financing to carry through after the sales reorganization. When Frank Crumlt winds up his seiles for the New England -Vacation Bul-eau on WEAF, Ne\v York, at the end of - June, it will be. the first time he. has beejn off the B. B. D. & O, payroll - since early .1928. Ho started in that year on a General Motors program and in the subsequent years Crumlt has. drawn- a check weekly from the agency for hls con- nection^ with either Blaokstone cigar or Bond bread. Jerry Belcher and. Parks Johnson, station WOB'd Vox Pop program- mers, will use atjtendees at American Federation of Advertisers conven- tion as stooges on their broadcast of June 29. Team expects to get- in their act at the luncheon session that day In Boston. ■ • • . While Arthur Pryor,' Jr., maintains a supervisory Interest constantly oyer the 'MarCh of Time' series on CBS, the actual production of the show on the agency end is. in the hands Of HOmer Fickert ttnd Bill Spier, Of the B. B. D. & O. staff. Lewis H. Tltterton, wiiose wife was murdered some time ago, is con- tinuing with NEC in continuity post. Rumor had It that executive had left company. During summer he's working ,on a somewhat clipped schedule however. tV^OKO,' Albany, .now represented by Norman Cralgf In the New York area, is thus acquiring its first rep. Was not handled before by Purgk" son & Aston, as reported, ' i PHILADELPHIA Macfadden PuWcations, Inc., A. L. Alexander's Good Will Court, 60- minute program Sundays for 13 weeks. Direct WJP. Pttbllc HedXth Laboratories, Dr. Shirley W. Wynne, 16-mlnute pro- gram three times a week for 62 weeks. Direct. WIP, Jlev.' RoifCrt Froser, COrmlnute re- ligious program oiice weekly for 62 weeks. Direct WIP, . , Wm.- Reinhardt Building d Loan Association, spot announcements thtee times weekly for indefinite period. Direct. WIP. , Fbx-Weis Furriers, renewal • thre^ spot announcements weekly. Direct WIP, George B. Evans Italforatories, der pilatOry, five ^ spot announcements weekly for indefinite period. Through McLain Aifency. WIP. CMffin Co., shoe polish, participa- tion in Homemakers prograni, plus two spot announcements- dally, on Eight Bells program for ISrweek period. Through-- Biirinlngham, (Tastleman & Pierce Agency. WIP. Crazy Water Cryntals Co., laxa- tive, two spot announcements' daily for Indefinite period, ' Direct. WIP. Poitson's Service Station, spot an- nouncements six days a week- for total of 100 announcements, period ending Sept 27, 1936, through Cox & Tanz Agency, WIP, Adam Hats, hour and 16 minutes broadcast of fights from Madison Square Garden, Moy '29. Direct. WIP. of 26 announcements on Home Tn Btltute program. KEX, . A. Af> ^dnd Seed Co., series of an. nouncements on Home Inatltuh* program,. KEX. . - Snamel Co.> sponsor of 'Everv bpdr sing' program, one year, iCEx! . Gill Bros. Seed Co., quarterrhou? program, Sunday, Placed through W. S. Kirkpatrlck Advertlslnr Agfency. KGW. ' Union:. Pacific Railroad, series of announcements. Placed throuiSi Sonc?: jg?^r ^'^^ . ^^-^•s GJaser. Beverages, announcement service for. one year. Placed by Weller Advertising Service, KGW ; Omeifa Shoe Polish, series of (Continued on page 47) AKRON Pure OH Co., 66 quarter-hour tran- scriptions to be used flve-a-week. Through Freitag Advortistng, Chi- cago, WADC, Chevrolet Motors, 65 quturter-bbur trianscriptlons to be used five-a-week. Through CampbeU-Ewald, . -Detroit' W.ADC, • Dodge Bros., 13 quarter-hour tran- scriptions, one-a-week. Through RuthtaufC & Ryan, New York. WADC. Knox Co, (Cystex), 26 quarter- hour transcriptions, one-a-week. Through- DUloh & Kirk, Kansas City. WADC, . ' Carter Medicine, 156 one-minute transcribed announcements, three, a-week. Through Spot Broadcasting,' New York. WADC. American Weekly, 62 quarter-hour transcriptions, one-a-week. Placed by. Pitt Publishing Co., Pittsburgh. WADC. San Felice (cigars), 91 five-minute, news periods, sev.en-a-week. Through S. M, Epstein, Detroit. WADC. Ford Dealers, 13 quarter-hour transcriptions, three-a-week. Direct. WADC. PITTSBURGiH Reliance Manufacturing Co., 13 quarter-hour programs.- Placed by Mitchell-Faust. KDICA. Westinghoiise Elec. <6 Mfg. Co., 4 four-minute spots. Placed by Fuller, Smith & Ross. KDKA. Procter <£ Gaml>ie, 106 one-minute announcements. Placed by Black- man. ICDKA, ■ DufJ-Norton Mfg. Co., 18 five-min- ute programs. Placed "by Walker & Downing. KDKA. Ball Brothen-s Co., 26 four-minute spots. Placed by Applegate Agency. KDKA. Gdnbel Bros., 39 three-minute spots. Placed by Elsie Llchstenstul. KDKA. Hartz Mountain'.Products, Inc.; 13- thi*ee-minute spots, Placed'by Hirsch" Turpen, KDKA', M. J. Breitenhdch Co., six ' one- mlnUte announcements. Placed by Brooke, Smith & French. KDKA; Victor Brewing Co., 100 five-min- ute spots. Placed by Fan Adver- tising Agency. KDKA. Gold Dust Corp.. 60 one-minute announcements. Pliatced by BBDO. KDKA. Graef-Cowen Corp., nine one-min- ute annou-ioements. Placed by John L. Butler Co. KDKA. Procter d Gamble, 90 one^^mlnute announcements. Placed by Black- man. KDKA. Acme White Lead, 18 -tour-iriinute spots. Placed by Henri, Hurst & McDonald. KDKA. : Chr. Hansen LaboratorieSi 27 four- minute spots. Placed by Mltchell- Faust. KDKA.. ^ PORTLAND, ORE. Ford Motor Co.; 22 quarter-hour programs,, electric transcriptions. Placed through McCann-Erlckson Advertising Agency, KOW. Sears-Roebuck Co., 60 announce- ments,' day time.- KGW, " ' Labm-ite Manufacturing Co., series d AN MCA Orchestra on THIS, WEEK (June 12) JEFFERSON BEACH, DETROIT ■ • ■- ' Hkt: 8. K. KDBHNER Hi WORLD I RAY PEMONS IS AT ■ ' Tha .Great . Lakes Exposition, . Cley*land, June 24 to. OcL 2d Three Half Hours Weekly ^bn WTAW and WLW for STANDARD OIL OF OHIO And a Bow to NBC Artists Bureau BENNY RUBIN Every Sunday Night, 6 P.M., EDST iPor ■ • • FEEN-A-MINT BtDIOAI. BBOADCASTlNia SYSTRAI Listen to Lunceford lunceford AND HIS ORCHESTRA Larchmont Casino^ N, Y. WJZ— Tliarsday— Uidalte WEAF— SunOojr— Mldnlte Other MldnitM WMCA Dlraotlon: HAROLD r.'OX.I,ET 17 B, 4»th Bt, New York City ALEXANDER "PERFORMANCE BY CHRYSLER": A CBS Super Air Show EVERY THURSDAY AT 8 . P, M.> , DBT— COAST-TOrCQABT P«r. MIt',. CB9 AKTiars BUREAU CBS KRUECER BEER ■7; 15 P.M.* Tues. and Thurs. Mrt, CBS ArtUt nur«aii yjIfeAijBBAtij, Jiine 17, 15136 A D i'O VA/ilETY 47 New Bminess (Continued from page 46). • - | tieetd^ '■ innouncfementB,'' daytime.' placed through -McCarthy Adver- tislrigf Agency. i^G-W, :. . j Zenith Corp., 36 one-minute eled- tricai transcriptions. Placed through- H; W. Kastdr A2»ncV.. KIGW. ^jtiitudt Loan Co., Bevies of 26; duarter-hour progr^alna, electrical ffimscHptloha. Placed direct.' KEX.. ^ P^Jeton Woolen Mills, 8pon'Bor<-' ■Mp of - local ; wrestling matches. Placed through Gerber-Crossley Ad- vertising Agency* KEX.. ■ Ironized .Teast, series .of. eight electrically. , tra-nsctlbed programs. Placed' through RuthrauflC & Ryan Advertising- Agency. KEX. , , 'Vnion' States Life Jnaurdnce Col, series of ..quarter-hour electricaiiy ti^nflcrlbed milslc progi'anis. Onfe yean Placed direct. KEX. | ^] Portland Federal Savings <6 Loaii Co./ Quarter-hQur program, Ind^^j- nlte period. . Placed through Macp^ ^llklns & Cole Agency.. KGW,t ' • 'paitker'Scalptone Co:, series of! 2C <>he^lnute electrically transcribed piiograwB' . Placed through Bla'ckr man Agency. KEX. , Portland • Electric Co.; series of 7&. .'ftve-minute. electrically- tranr scribed programs. Placed througli Gerbet & Crossley, KEX,. I ' Bodge Brothers Corp,, series of 10 t)'rt&=^mlhute' electrically tratiscfib'^d t>rogr0.ms: -• pia'ced tHrough""Ku'thj teuff & . Byah Advertising Agencyl KEX. ' programs, 100 times. Dillon,. Kirk & Barron. "WSXEY, Mies' & Hosier Cigdr Co.-Parkview Pharmacies, daily 15-minute sports" review, 78 times. Direct. W9XBY. Silver King Canning Co. (dog' food), 60-word daily announcements, 26 times. Direct, W9XBT, ; ; ■ National Carhon (Everyready Pres- tone), 26 station break announce- ments, to befein Oct. 19. Through J,' M. Mathes, New York. WREN. . Packer Manufacturing (Scalptohe), 26 one-minute electrical transcrip- tions to run to "Aug. 7. . Through Blackraan, New York. WREN, , Spry, station break announce- ments, seven days a week, to run In- definitely. Through Rulhrauff & Ryan, New York. WREN. United Drug; ' 10 quarter-hour transcriptions', - five now concluding and five to" run" in falK Through Street & Finney, New York. -WREN. KANSAs eil?Y I Bvan-HaWiPtork Tobacco Co., EO-^- Word ^nnbuncenfents, . thr^e times dally lor 1S4 tlnie^. ' Gardner Aijve?- tlslhg. Agency.-: W9XB'Y. - - v , iPerre JTaute Brewini; ' Co. (Cham-r paJgn. Velvet Beer), dally one-hour studio program,, a midnight show; 100 times: blrect; WOXBT. . Wae'th Co. (Johns-Miihi^llle brake lining), eight ftve-mlnute- tr£tnscrl^-<> tlond .iand 1^ one-minute transcrip- tions. Direct. - W9XBY. Jenkins Mtisic Co., dally IGi-miiiute program, 312 , tlirits. " Direct. W9XBY. . ^ ■ , ■ Jones- Puimotiir Arch ' Support Co., cOrWord spot announcements, 300 tiines. Direct. , W93eBY. ' . • - National JOtollar -Stores, dally time •Ignals, 100 times. Direct. W9XBY; OverJiaul Co.,. daijy IS -mlnut^ tHeRE IS ONLY ONE BbOked.'Eyclusivoly Through - :: WSM Artists Service . Nashville, Tennessee HENRY And. His Orchestra 2d SENSATIONAL SEASON CHEZ PAREE ; • • CHICAGO' ' Broadcasting Nightly NBC Thanks to Mike Fritzel and 'Joe Jacobson . Manneement MiC.-A. Held Over Indefihitely- CHARLOTTE,> N. C. Sigh Point Overall Company, 37 iannouncements, Hoble T. Praigg. WBT. ■ ;' . . • Southern Radio Corporation (RCA-^ Vidtor' radios)', 10-mlrtufe' musical each week day for, 62 weeks. Direct WBT. • - Servel, Inc. (Electrolux), hlll-bllly transcriptions, two afternoons a week, three months. Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborh, Inc." WBT. Chevrolet Motor Company; electri- cal transcriptions, three afterno'ons 'a week for" three- months. Campbell Bwald Company: WBT. ': Standard Oil Company: of -N.- J., Bsso reporter (news bulletins)", six morning^ and six afternoons 'a week, three months. ' Marschalk & Pratt, inc. WBT. • - ■ • American PotasJi Institute (fertil Izei}^, announcements, six afternoons a week tot total of 13 announce- ments. Direct.- WBT. . .-. •'■ '. CHrysler Corporation (Dodge), ten announcements transcription. Ruthrauf & Ryan. - WBT. " ■ Broich - -Rogers -■ Dixon Co. (Grunow), dally musical transcrip- tions " for three ' months. Direct WBT. . . WHN News Gets Sponsor Sensation Cosmetics has signed with WHN, New. York, for elghtr week. ■ period, sponsoring United Press news servlte at" 8':30 a.m, EDST. Handled through Churdhlll- Hall, inc.' . ■ ' ' ■' This is the second firm to spon- sor similar service over station, F.red jJowenflls .& Son, Jnc.^. having started a fe*v weeks ago with U. P. flashes at 7:16. p.m., EDST. Bill Shephard of staff handling. ^trSN's Sports Matinees 'They're Off' Is new matinee stanza covering 90 minutes, starting this week over "W'HN," New "York, .for \sports resumes. ' Baseball . and races are the main sports to be cov- ered dally from 4 to" 5:30 p.m. ' -Monroe HelUnger is handling dia- mond scores. Brook Temple Is In on the turf gleanings. Bob. Stanton To K.SD Robert Stanton, leaves New York to go to kSD, St. Louis. Stanton will be in charge of announcers. Before coming to New York and WNEW, Stanton" was an announcer on WIOD, Miami. NetWbrk Chart NBC NEW PROGRAMS Frigidaire Corp.^ with Clara, Lu n' Em, plus orchestra, Friday, 9:30 to 10 p. m., EDT, starting June 26; for 13 weeks. Basic Blue, WLW, Clnclhhatl; WHIO; Dayton;' WIRE, Indianapolis; NW," SE, SC, SW, Mt. Red; KLO, Ogdeii, Pac. Blue, KTAR, Phbenii, and North Mountain. princess Pat,' Ltd. (cosmetics); 'A Tale of Today' (dramatic with mu- sical Interludes), Sunday, 6:30 to 7 p. m. EDT,' starting June 21; for G2 weeks. Over NBC-owned-statlon hookup comprising WEAP, New York; WMAL, Washington; WGY, Schenectady; KDICA, Pittsburgh; WTAM, Cleveland; WMAQ, Chi- cago. . NBS RENEWALS Studebaker Corp.; . 'Studebaker Champions'; starting June 29; for 52 weeks.. (Note: .with this renewal a time shift, takes place; stanza moves to Mondays 9:30 to 10 p. m. EDT, ■with- rebroadcast at 12:30 a. m.; used to occupy a ' Friday niche at 'iO' p: m.): Basic Red, WLW, Cincmnati, . NW. ' and " SW. Rebroadca^t .tp Pacific Red and ■Moujitaln Red. ■ CBS R^NEWAL^ . Ward Baki^na Co.; ..'New.B of Youth,' starting June 16; for 13 weeks. .Oyer 21 fitatlohs west to St Louis. " ^ : ' Ford IVfiptor Co.; "Fred "Warihg's Perinsylvanlans'; eta,trlng June 30; for 26 weeks. (Note: with this re- newal Warlng's stanza Js moved Into a time, spot half an hour earlier than the one now occupied; same ap'plles to , the ' Waring feiiow on NBC; rebroadc'a^t at midnight un changed). i)ver 98 stations, coast to-coast.' Betzer Doubles at WEBR Buffalo, June 16. Modest' or not, Joe Betzer had to send notices to the press that he had. been appointed head of the WEBR announcing staff last week. He's also the WEBR press bureau. "Music In ihie Morgan Manner" RUSSMORGftN On the Air With RlNSd^lFE BUOY •WABC- ^Tues., 8:30-9 p. m. EDST^^ — CBS .Arid. Re-'broadc'ast 12:30 to 1 a. m., and Nightly. THE Moonlit terrace Atop The Biltmbre Hotel, New York JUSt CONCLUOED TWO WEEKS AT :THE . . r»ARAM6upiT THEi!\tRE, NEW YORK 4UST COMPLETED SHORT FOR PARAMOUNt- (Note: New programs or renewals for more than 13 weeks- are gen erally cancellaile in . cycles of J3 weeks on 30 days' notice.J Doc Levy Fingerprinted ■Philadelphia, - June 16. ' ■ Doc Levy and; his whole KYW staff were grabbed and finger- printed by. G-men last week. Sta- tion aired program -by local chief G-man Reed E. Vetterll-and Judge Harry S. McDevItt on science of fingerprinting! Theme of talk was that all persons should have Im- prints taken. When program wa& over all went to hoosegow and were flngerprtrited. But nobody was Imugged.' Here aivti There Katharine Hanye has Joined th^ HaysrMacFarland agency, Chicago. WBBM, Chicago, sales staff now operating on a straight 8% per cisnt commission. , Formerly ranged as high as 12% per cent on direct deals. Ed. Wallis, has Instituted own pro- gram, weekly radio and- show- busi- ness' chatter session called 'Town Topfcft' Ida Raisbeck sent to Coast by J. Walter Thompson to. work on Lux scripts; " Chubby Kane, nine-year-old war- bler over WFIL, PhiUy, and Mutual web, back on air since school days are over for summer. He was chased last spring by truant offi- cer. . Ed .Gardner returned east " after producing Frank Fay show In Hol- lywood. Ben Sackheim left Metropolitan agency to Join J. P. Muller. New WBT, Charlotte, N. C, s'tu-r dlos will be completed in time for house-warming July 12. Eugene Katz, head of the El Katz's radio rep division, building himself a house in Connecticut. Lopez Serenades Iieyy, Party , • ' Philadelphia, June 16. Dr. Leon Levy, WCAU. and KY-W prez, had combiriatlbn birthday party and- house- warming last "week In his new mansion In Germantown. Music, .was played by "Vincent Lopez and his band, • currently playing stage date at Pox . Theatre ' here. Although Levy and .Lopez .are, old friends,- loca.1 .music union entered proceedings, requiring. Levy to pay standby musicians because Lopez was 'doubling.' .'Hobo^ Spiels on. "WHIG Cleyeland, June 16. Jeff Davie, pullman-rldlng profes- sional hobo, will begin a sustalner on WHK here on Thursday, June 25. Davis blew into toWn for the G. O; P. trumpeting. His idea for broadcasts Is to go on the air with yarns of his experi- ence on the road and to warn young lads that the bumming business Isn't as grand as it looks. Sponsored News at WBBG - . Birmingham, June 16. Newscastlng Inaugurated ^ at WBRC, Monday (15) with the sta- tion taking International News Service. Newscasts will be heard four times daily with'Melvin Israel doing the miking. RCA Victor' radios and R. P. McDavId & Company, RCA distributors, footing- the bill. St. Leger Goes West . Frank St, Leger on Fireside Re- citals over WEAF, New York, is leaving on a seven weeks' vacation, with "Vladimir Padwa slated to plnch-hit on the Sunday series. .St. Leger is going to baton 'The Gondoliers' at Central City, Colo. Ed Alesbire Moves Chicago, June 16. Ed - Aleehirc, who has been with the Lord & Thomas agency for the past year, moves to the Kastor agrncy. Aleshlre had been "wHh Kastor before switching to L. &. T. Maury Gaffney, bsS's trade news chief, back to Princeton last week- end with the. class of '26i Joe Weed, station rep, locked up shop on Friday (12) to attend mar- riage of his sister. Office crew along en masse. Messrs. Wade and Wasser, who run the Purgason & Aston rep- office In New- York, starting for the NAB convention next Monday by car, ex- pecting to' stop at radio station^ along the. route. George Biggar, WLS (Chicago) promotional director,- taking in the Texas Centennial; Jack Zeigin, mikeman and p. a for WIBM, Jackson (Mich.) as well as . scribbler of a local staiiza of film chatter, resigning. James Moran named chief engl neer of KTHS, Hot Springs, follow Ing resignation of Moody McDon aid,- who's moving onto technical staff of WLW, Clncy. Don Wi.kie will narrate series of secret service yarns on the Coast for clggle outfit, \ Sam (Schlepperman) Hearn goes into Ja.ck Benny's picture. .'al'I'lPar- amount. ' ' '. Harrison Holliway, KFl^KECA topper, east for the high frequency hearings in Washington and biz in N. Y. Tom - Breen,- late' and, with Joe Baldl, La Pout Trio Sind Gypsy MarkbfC's accordion, are going Into .Hollenden hotel's' Vogue Room June 16 for duration of expo.' Theo De- Witt, chain operator of HoUenden,' In addition will have the fair's big- gest nltery attraction in bis floating Admiralty Club, which is housed In a revamped ferry boat. Don Bestor is to be bandmaster, Mike Speclale is reported to be secret partner of Ph'H Gordon In French Casino, which will be expo- sition's .flashiest cabaret. Backers are spending $35,000 oh building, which is to have 1,100 capacity, two name bands and femmo Imps In mixed cast of 76, changing shows every two weeks. Leon LeVerdle slated for initial one and estimated weekly hut will be $10,000. Similar spot in downtown section tagged the Torch Club is getting underway under auspices of Stanley Jabln, who ran one by that name in Miami and another here last year. Jackie Mai^e and Mort Downey, Jr., mildget m.c, are penciled Into the send-off show on June 18. Femme Imp revues still the top drawing- cards here, with little police inter- ference, which explains the emphasis on them. George Young, manager Roxy burly, and Edward C. Flanigan, real estate man, have formed a syndi- cate which is building a huge spot consisting of a combo cabaret, dance hall, private nltery and large-scaled revue all In one. LOPEZ VICE KAVEim Pittsburgh, June 16. Vincent Lopez ork will play week- end ^stand. here Friday, and Satur- day at William Penn hotel's Urban Roof, filling in for Al Kaveltn. Prior to Kavelln's being booked here more than month ago, MCA had arranged two society dates in Detroit for June 19 and 20 and., was unable to cancel following consummation of local deal. Kavelln will return Monday (22) and slated to remain here until Aug. 1, whea he replaces Wayne King at WaldMf-Astorla la New York» N. Y. s 2 ShowlHiats Open N. S. G.; Blah Shews Featdre $1 Crnises Bobby Santord's' fifth annual Showboat Revue, on the fi.S. Empire State went down the ways' June 16 with, half of Broadway -In attend-^ ance, but not very attentive. Show Is a loosely strung collection of 12 numbers that are rendered during the boat's northward run. Takes about 70 minutes to complete. Cast comprises .Charles Kemper, Kay Hamilton, Marliey and Elsa, Evelyn Thawl, George Haggerty, Happy Lee, Three 'Sharps' and A Flat, har- mony ps 'em giggling, Carroll Sisters, dance team, open. Then Kemper and George 'Ha|;gerty gun its summer' night cruises with in a mediocre sketch. Evelyn Thawl, . ballerina, follows; no dice. Bur- lesque' dancing by Marley and Elsa; Three Sharpie and A Flat, dusky auartet with singing and music on viol and guitar; Maiiey and Itlsa. with more- roughhouse terplng; Daisy tlie Horse next with special- ties. Little production throughout. Ab- ner Silver and Ken Nichols credited for score. S.S. Empire. State replaces ' last year's stationary barge, the Buc- caneer, . Sails nightly- except Mon- day, from the Battery, N. T. Ad- mlsh $1, includes everything but food. Hudson Day Line Using the ship Peter Stuyvesant, the Hudson River Day Line has be- Nitery Doings Belle Baker does a one -night en- gagement at Cblony.Surf Club, Deal,' N. J., June 27' for opening of resort Harold Kolb new voice with Jolly Coburn's orchestra at Claremont Inn. Tony's, on West 52d street, N. T., closed on Sundays for next three months. Maxine Tappen among those signed for floor show moving into Pavilion. Royal, Merrick Road, L. I., June 26. . Vincent Lopez slated tor music spot. Jimmy Ryan's new Pavilion on City Island, New York, opened June 13. Johnnie Hlnes supplying music, Dian Ellison vocalizing, arid Dinty Moore mc.'ing. Harry Goodman's new Town Casino, N. Y., bows in June 18 with Billy Vine, Peggy Marlowe, Dell Renay, Suddaye Brown/ Catherine Scott Sally Gooding, Roy Branker tad Scrlppy and His Pals orchestra. PALMER JITTERS ALLAYED High, Priced Band Clicks— 2 Loop Spots See Big Bix Chicago, June 16. There was much speculation re- garding the Guy Lombardo orches- tra at the Empire Room of the Pal- mer House, since it was the most ex- pensive band and individual attrac- tion ever brought into this hotel. There is speculation no longer as business has been turn-away since the Lombardo opening two weeks ago. Empire Room at the Palmer and the Terrace Room of the Morrison (Sophie Tucker) only two spots in the loop getting real trade. OUTDOOR NITEBY Chicago, June , 16. Beach-walk, outdoor spot of the Bdgewater Beach Hotel, will use a floor show this year for tho first time when It opens for the summer. Bernle Cummins orchestra will handle the music assignment, _ something that resembled a .cami. val. Entertainment consists of Jmie Wintz's band, the Golden Gate Trio (Hawaiian), wandering about in troubador fashion doing requests the Palmer Group, seplan songsters,' a palmist a- bingo game m.c.'d by JpSh Flringle, and ah artist for cufto profile sketches, Boat Is run on non. stop bEisls for- 26 miles up the rlve^, requiring about three hours. Dllfers from others that .stop and transport passengers to show barges, or rea- der floor shows while anchored. Chief Intent Is to offer dancing and a restf^il sail, with smattering of lightweight divertissement. ■. li this arranger h^is riot failed. Cruise is certain to. satisfy those inclined, Full restaurant and bar equipment^ with shore prices prevailing. Band is unusually .good for tough spot they occupy. They are forced to play up against a low steel celN. Ing that causes a brassy effect. Boat .however, has spacious dance accommodations. Rest of perforin^ ers are okay in their respective lines. If this form, of entertainment doesn't draw, llnei will probably switch to heavier typo, later in sea« son. Present form is considered a feeler. .Other ships of t:.c, fleet wUl alternate when orlglaa. Is doing its regular Albany pigH run. Sails dally, except Sundays. Passage IL The OatstaiidlnK Wefltem Ballad: "WE'LL REST AT THE END OF THE TRAIL" Fr«d Astolre'B N«nr Hit: "I'LL NEVER LET YOU fiO" A Brand New Sumtner Noveltyl ••I MET MY WATERLOO" (Down By the Beautiful Sea) SII^USIC PUBLICATIONS W« Are Frond of This Cata- loraa ot Beat SoDK-Hit«t '♦SUNSHINE AT MIDNIGHT" 'THE TOUCH OR YOUR LIPS" "THE STATE OF. MY HEART" ''NOTHING'S BLUE BUT THE SKY" "I'M PIXILATED OVER YOU" PrepMaUon ^ An OutstAnd- Ins Novelty; 'mcKamx diokory dock' SANTLY BROS. JOY, INC le-lt) BROADWAY' ' N'Y-C' w F fTednesdiiy, June 17, 1936 MUSIC VARIETY 49 Inside Stuff-Music "VP^ith the, new 20th Century-'Fox Oeal slenatured whM-oby Robbins and jielfit mMfllc companies tie In with. the film company. It Is possible that PfJ^-^dDC win buy off Its present; deal -with Sam Fox's Movietone Music •<5orP« ' Otherwise, the new 20thTRobbins-Felst arrangement doesn't be- come effective until the fall of 1937. Jack Bobbins meantime, on the Coast, is proceeding with furthering a : jjijiiplc copyright pool embracing Universal and RKO-Radlp companies with whom he Is dickering. Robbins at present has 20th, Metro and aaumont-Brltlsh any picture deals. 'The . copyrights are still subject to the usual tarlifB, regardless of the close tle-ln between music publisher and picture producer. Only this week, for example, a chorus of 'Tiger Rag' spotted ■jn a 20th-Fo3t film meant a $600' fee to Leo Feist, Inc., the copyright otrn^r, oven though- 20th just closed a music deal with the Feist firm. Ameridan version of 'These Foolish Things Remind Me of Tou,' as pub- .iiaheia by Irving^ Berlin, Inc^, credits Harry Link aa co-composer. Link, vfho is Berlin's professional mgr., reconstructed the entire chorus in order to Onak^ It pllablei for dance arrangements. Among' the things he did was to stretch the chorus out from 21 to 32. bars. Tune is a British Im- jjort, with the words by Holt Marvellfficer' an&:.diirector of the Chappell Co. of Aniertca. .' Certain board members questioned.' his right to re->electlon When it was pointed oiit that. Drey- fus' previous appolntinent had 'been as a part owner of the publishing firm of T. B. Hafms, Inc. Latter catalog was among those withdrawn by Warner Bros. 4it the end of 1936. 'FASCINATING RIVER? Arbitrate Liiz Bros. Vs. Berlin Tune Similarity Case Arbitration proceedings In the in- fringement claim made by Luz Bros, against Irving Berlin, Inc., will be resumed before John G. Paine, chairman of. the Music Publishers Protective Association, tomorrow (Thursday). Lux charges that Ber- lin's publication, 'My River Hpme' closely resemble.-g In melodic theme the former firm's prior copyright, 'Fascinating Mannikan.' Luz and Berlin agreed to let Paine arbitrate the Issue after court ac- had been - started.' Paine held his first alflnr of the dispute last week. ' Injured -in Crash Canton, N. Y'., .Tune J 6." "il^'ank Martucclo, orchestra leader ^pd operator of a musician's agency. • jEas severely injured when the car He was driving left the highway be- tween Ogdens.burg and Morristown and, rolled over three time.s. , ^He was taken to Hepburn hospital ^ Ogdensburg, where surgeons ■tound him sufferin;? from a fracr •tiired shoulder and leg, and several 'Cracked ribs. Sam Severance's Job • Pittsburgh, June 16. Sam Severance, for some time ^>th the KDKA Artists Service Bu- J«au,. has resigned to become Pltte- • Wirgh representative for the Con- ■aolldated Radio Artists, ■..He takes up his new dutleff to- «ay (15). Arthur Tracy's Band Arthur Tracy will combine sing- ing wltii maestrolng in the future. Irving Mills iias' built a, 14-piece band around ' him and added the band to his rhythm roster. Orchestra Is> atvpresent rehearsing under singer's hand. They expect to start as unit around the first of July. UtAVEUNG NAME BANDS HYPa SALTAIR BIZ . Salt Lake City, June 16. First week's business at Saltalr, famous for swimming^ because It is impesstfole to sink in the water due to Its salty content, has Jerked up consideralily this year. Potent tactor In increase of biz is bands contracted for the entire sea- son. Dancing ushered In with Ben Bernle, doing a one nighter, fol- lowed by Carol Lof ner's butfit, who started Jame 1 «nd ^continues to June SO. Shirley DavLg, a loeal 16- year-old hig'h school singer, is -war- bling with the outfit and has a large following, mostly from, the younger patrons. Bart Woodward will replace Lofner June 22 for two weeks. Eddie Duchin will play .a one nighter July 1. Subsequent name bands skedded for the resort are Guy Lombard©. Paul Pendarvi^, Qus Arnhelm, Ted Fio Rito, George Olsen and Little Jack Little. Saltair dance floor has a capacity for 8,000 persons. SreTchaiit a Composer Salt Lak.e City, June 16. Herbei't S. Auerbach, owner of the lar-gest department here, has gone in for song-writing. Not pop stuff but sacred songs. Latest composition premiered by ' the Latter-Day Saints church tabw- nacle choir of 5,000 voices. Merchant composes on an organ in his home. CBASHES ASCAP Blanche Merrill has been admitted to membership in the American So- ciety of Authors, Composers and Publishers. She's been writing song material, mostly specials, for 15 years, but never could . ^et Into ASG'AP. Her friends in prof esh have been pressing ASCAP to admit Miss Merrill for the past three years. Composer in Traffic Jam ■ ILoH Angele.s, June 1 6. Martin Fried, accompanist and arranger for AKJolson for number of years, goes on trial here (26) to answers charge of driving while in- toxicated and Injuring two person.s. Fried, said to have sn.stainrd con- cussion, claims he wa.«< not intoxi- cated, but tired after working until 5 a. m. on a i-nuslcal .score. Lou firing's .crew replaces Ruby Newman band at the Rainbow Grill, N. Y., on June 1». Frances Hunt flinging with newcomera. 5G Party Reestabfished Society Lad in Hoisic Biz After Gas Pump Session ' Philadelphia, June 16. Vain Levl§, Phllly's society band- leader who recently heaved a $5,000 shindis at Warwick Hotel to- put himself back into Blue Book circu- lation, last week put an eight-piece band into 'RItz-Carlton Hotel here and has grabbed a juicy bUnch of deb parties. He fronted: at BItz opening night, then turned' Job over to, Marty Kramer, his arranger. As Norman Van Pelt Levis. Jr., socially prominent minister's son, he used to be fave bandsman for snooty parties. Then dat ol' debbil '^pression got 'Im and he took to grinding pumps at gas atations. Re ccntly he collected several angels and 15,000 -wad, heaved a gratis bendeir for social biggies, bookers and hotel meii and oat back to gather In the gravy. - He's played fine . Social Register ruckuses In last tiuree we^s and has contracts for number of others during balance of summer, as well as additional debbie' outoomin^s in fall. Weird angle Is, however, that Van' Levis has been trying to keep his contracts dark. Flguries, after way papers went for his comeback party at Warwicik, that his blue- blood clients 'wouldn't like public- ity.' ARREST MAN FOR nST DEATH OF BLACK . Detroit, June 16. Bookers and radio bore the brunt of the American Federation of Mu- sicians' dolngs-^ here last week, at the 41fit annual national convention in the Hotel Statler. Not only were the 425 delegates the largest nu- merical group ever to attend an A. F. M. conclave, but the session also was probably the most fruit- ful in terms of action eVer held. Delegates were usually unani- mous in. ekaying or turning down a proposal. Sessions ran from Mon- day through Friday, only a half day. being taken off for a boat trip to Port Huron, and that was made up by a night session Friday. Rating s^t the top of actions taken were slrenigthening and clarifying of the licensing, policies, aimed against chiseling bookers and to protect the good bookers as well as musicians, ia,nd an attack . on the unwarranted use of electrical re- cordings and on the stealing of ra- dio music' Plans to aid traveling bands also eot major attention,' sev- eral resolutions being adopted with that view In mind. Expected action against the Amer- ican Soeiety of Authors, Coniposers and Publishers, In the form of an annual fee to compensate them for this , regulation will make the of- fender liable to a' fine not exceeding $600. (3.) No member of the A. F. M. shall accept any type of recercling. engagement except on such terms and conditions as contained in the regulai' A. F. M. contract form for such engagements. . (4.) Resolution thanking J. Bur- ward Daley, Congressnmn from Pennsylvania, for his efforts in be.< Half of union musicians. (5<) Resolution conferring life A.F.M/s Union Auto Detroit,' June 16. A.F.M. . delegates here last week unanimously oked. purr chase of private auto for Pres- ident Joseph Weber, plus ; gas, olU chauffeur, etc. Motion made that^ since no Detrolt-ihade car is union- made, purchase committee buy a Nash -Lafayette, built in Wisconsin by union labor. Hamilton, O., June 16. ' Edward C. Moorman, 20, of Mt. Healthy, O., was held for tiie ^rand Jury when arraigned for a prelimi- nary hearing in municipal court Saturday, charged with causing the death of Johnny Black, 44, proprietor of Club Dardanella, local nitery. Black died Tuesday last week with- out regaining consciousness from a compound skull fracture said to have been sustained when his head hit the sidewalk fo;ilowing a blow delivered by Moorman* four days previously. Two men engaged in an argument at the nite spot over the change from a $1 bill, when Moor- man invited Black outside, and a fight ensued. With consent of counsel. Munici- pal Judge Elmer C. Davidson did not fix the degree of murder, which was left to the determination ot the grand Jury. An investigation and coroner's Inquest are set for this week, to which Moorman, released on $2,000' bond, will be summoned. Black composed 'Dardanella', In 1919. When Words FaOed Milwaukee, June 1 which tbey are affiliated and the number of hours they are scheduled to play. (B.) Leader or booker barred from taking a location engagement in an- other local's Jurisdiction for a week or more unless there exists between the local union and the employer, involved.: contract stipvlatlhg that a local orchestra must be employed a half of the playing time of each calendar year. ... - (C.) A natlomil committee to be appointed by President Weber to deal with the question of unem- iplpyment- among musiciians, briiig pressure on ^e WPA f oi* laiifeeitinui' fllcal appropriations and .40 ^very-' to raise the ^WpA. prevailing ,'wflg9 '. to the local scale for union mil* slcians. Other resolutions irtvolving the WPA were referred to President Weber by the conventlbn aBsetably. One Of these recommendations urged Weber to prevail upon the U. S. government tp establish regular subsldarles for music. Referred to the executive board for .action was a resolution decry- ing the practice among* regional net- works of relfiying sustaining pro- grams which Ijcal stations were free to sell to local flpon9or.<}. It was recommended 'by the resolution tliat such broadcasts be brought under the Jurisdiction of the na- tional ofilce and a price scale, of $6 per man be collected for every lo- • cal whose- Jurisdiction is thereby Invaded. > i ^■1 -.■ T 4i Shanghai Hotel ; Scouts Antericail Cafe Talent Seattle, June 16. Henry Nathan, leader 6f Cathay hotel orchestra^ Shanghai, Is duo to arrive soon to speild July in Seattle. Vacations and looks over floor show and band talent to use In China, Cathay hotel management will open new CIro club :in Shanghai next October. Nathan will super- vise bqth bands and will scout for additions. Each band will number 12 to 14 pieces. He will make his -headquai Lers with Edward J. Fisher, Inc., local r^^^ booking agent. Rhododenron** Serensderfr Spartanburg, S. C., June 16. In connection with the annual ex- citpment'K'-m*m :^■>:^.■:^>:s^v.Ks•^:■^:■^ -.5 ^-A ;>.¥-K^| Ik :sg;.is.ys5::?js;? ''7'" ^•V^V'A'j- 'Xi;' ^ :'f'^iT^''»y'F^.:;P'' , ^^^r?' -/A--' V 'S',-.ifi->^»'^'-<' -V> ^"'i/'--',t.'\ ^^^^^^^ > ^^^i'^ V^r^m™ 'I ^^^^ f ^ '/A y A TESTED ORGANIZATION OF OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS RENIN JULY 4th MANHATTAN BEACH NEW YORK . . . Augmented by MAJOR BOWES' FAMOUS ALL-STAR AMATEURS in PERSON! 't» ll'...'. -I 5fcSiicsday, June 17* l^^li M U $ I C VARIETY 51 tHl8 i'ABLEf H0W8 THE LE^^ PHONQGRAPH BECORDS QATHERED FROM THE REPORT* OF SALES MAPE DURING MAY BY THp LEADING MUSIC JOBBERS AND DISC DISiTRIBUTORS IN THE TERRITORIES • 6 Best Sellers in Sheet Music as Reported by Leading Jobbers NEW YORK CHICAGO LOS ANGELES 'Molqdy from the" Sky' 'Melody from the Sky' 'Is It True Abdiit Dixie' *^"«»-No. Z 'Is It True About Dixie' .'Loot' 'Lost' iono— No. 3 'Lost' '1^. It True About Dixie' 'Robins and Roses' «ini»-No. 4 'It's Been So- Long' 'You Started Me Dre&minfl'. ' 'Mplody from Ihe Sky' •ono-'No. B 'All My Life' . 'You'. 'You' •ono— No, 6 . 'Y5u' 'Would You' I'AII My Life' IN MAY 4 Leading Phonograph Companies Report 6 Best Sellers 9ide respi^nsible for the major sales only are reported. Where it is impossible to deterhiine the side responsible for the sales, both sides are mentioned: BRUNSWICK— No. 1 " 'Stompiri at the SavOy,' .'Doing the Prom' ((5zzi6 Nelson Oreh^^ 'Melody from the Sky* (Freddie Martin 'You're Not.the Kind/ 'Organ Grinder's owing ixxucisDn-j^e ljslji^^ \jTcn*} BRUNSWICK— No. 2 'Organ Grinder's Swing/ -'You're Not the' Kind' (Hudson-De Lange Orch.) 'Is It True About Dixie' (Ozzle Nelson Orch.)' 'Lost' (Hal Kemp Orch.) 'In 1^ Trun Ahnut Divia 'Afpohmlino ■ sb ■ 1 fso r\tiw^ wiAiCf wbivarfiiiric strut' (Ozzle Nelson Orch.> un csaDe, • iviayDe oome uay ^jL^uKe Ellington- Orch.) Oman 1 own lain, ipu want juoge a Book' (OrvlUe Knapp Orch.) BRUNSWICK— No 4 " 'Clarinet Lament,' Echoes of Harlem' (Duke Ellington Orch.) 'Tormented' (Hudson-De Lange Orch.) 'Dark Town Strutter's Ball/ 'Alice Blue Gown' (Louis Prima ()rch.) BRUNSWICK— No. 6 'Christopher Columbus/ 'Air My Life' (Teddy Wilson Orch.) 'You' (Freddie Martin Orch.) 'Robins and Roses/ 'Everything Stops for Tea' (Orvllle Knapp Orch.) BRUNSWICK— No. • . 'There's a Small Hotel,' 'It's Gotta Be Love' (Hal Kemp Orch.) 'Lost' (Hal Kemp Orch.) 'Gloomy Sunday/ 'Desire' (Hal Kemp Orch.) . ' . COLUMBIA— No. 1 COLUMBIA— No.. 2 'She Shtall Have Music' (Louis Levy Orch.) 'Celebratin" (Billy Cotton Orch.) 'Ride, Red Ride' (Mills Blue Rhythm Orch.) 'On a Coral Island/ 'Pretty Red Hibis- cus' (Andy lona Orch.) 'It Ain't Nobody's Business,' 'Just to Be in Caroline' (Frank Froeba Orch.) 'Swing, Mr* Charlie' (Herbie Kay Orch.) . 'H6la-E-Pae/ 'Vana-Vana' (Andy lona Orch.) COLUMBIA— No. 3 'Hawaiian M e m o r i e s/- 'Hawaiian Island' (Andy lona Orch.) . . 'It'Ain't Nobody's Bizness What 1 Do/ 'Just to Be in. Caroline' .'(Frank Froeba Orch.)' 'Espan'ola/ .'LIprando' (Carlos Molina Orch.) 'She Shall Have Music' (Louis Levy OrcTi.) ' COLUMBIA'^No. 4 'Thinkitig of You,' 'A Moment in the Dark^ (Carlos Molina Oroh.) - 'Just to Be in Caroline' (Frank. Froeba .Otch.) QOLUMBIA— No. 6 'Love Is a Dancing Thing,' 'Got a Bran' New Suit' (Henry Hall Orch.) 'Zaru Za' (Herbie Kay Orch.) .'She Shall Have' Music' (Louis Levy . Orch.) COLUMBIA— No. 6 'Ride,- Red Ride.' 'Congo Caravap' (Mills Blup Rhythm Band) 'Dancing Dog' (Mills Blue Rhythm Orch.) -'Espanola/ 'Llorando' (Cai'Ios Molina Orch.) DECCA— No. 1 'Welcome Stranger/ 'Is It True About Dixie' (Jimmy Dorsey Orch.) 'Robins and Roses' (Bing Crosby) 'Lost' (Jan Garber Orch.) PECCA— No. 2 'Christopher Columbus/ 'Froggy Bot- tom' (Andy Kirk Orch.) • 'Is It True About Dixie' (Jimmy Dorsey Orch.) 'Touch of Your Lips' (Bing Crosby Orch.) . . • .jpECCA— No. 3 'Tormented/ 'I've Had the Blues So Long' (Isham Jones Juniors) 'Tormented' (Isham Jones Juniors) 'You' (Jimmy Dorsey Orch.) . DECCA— No. 4 'When Day Is Done/ 'On the Alamo' (Henry Busse Orch.) 'Goody Goody' (Bob Crosby Orch.) 'Melody from the Sky' (Jan Garber Orch.) DECCA— No. 6 'Melody from the Sky/ 'Honolulu Stars' (Jan Garber Orch,) 'Robins and Roses' (Jimmy Dorsey X!)rch.) 'You Started Me Dreaming' (Henry King Orch.) • DECCA— No. 6 'Bidin' to Glory on a Trumpet/ 'You Gave Me the Run Aroiind' (Clyde McCoy Orch.) 'You' (Jimmy Dorsey Orch.) 'Goody. Goody' (Bob Crosby Orch.) VICTOR— No. 1 'Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes/ 'Glory of Love' (Benny Goodman Orch.) 'All My Life' (Fats Waller Orch.) 'Yoii' (Tommy Doi-sey. Orch.) VICTOR— No. 2 'U« On -a Bus/ 'Christopher Columbus' (Fats Waller Orch.) 'Is It True About Dixie' (Rudy VaUee .Orch.) 'Is It True About Dixie': (Rudy Vallee Orch.) - ■ - VICTOR— No. 3 'Star Dust' (Benny Goodman . Orch.) 'Star Dust' (To'mniy Dorsey Orch.) 'Glory of Love' (Benny Goodman Orch.) 'She Shall Have Music' (Jack- Hylton (jrch.) VICTOR— No. 4 'You/ 'You Never Looked So Beautiful' (Tommy Dorsey Orch.) 'Cabin in the Sky' (Fats Waller Orch.) 'It's a Sin to Tetl a Lie' (Ruby New- man Orch.) VICTOR— No. 6 'Is It True About Dixie/ 'The Moment • 1 Saw You' (Rudy Vallee Orch.) 'Goody Goody'- (Benny Goodman Orch.) 'Christopher Columbus' (Benny Good- man Orch.) VICTOR— No. 6 'Lost/ 'There Is No Greater Love' (Guy Lombardo Orch.) 'Molody from the Sky' (Eddie Duchin Orch.) • 'Melody from the Sky' (Rudy Vallee Orch.) Music Notes Franz Waxman handling score of Ttfy Brother's Wife* at Metro. Phil Boutelje arranging for Par- amount's 'Champagne Waltz.'. Frank Westphal orchestra opens lor the summer season at the" Bon Air Country Club, Chicago; ' Hal Grayson ensconced for. the munmer at Casino Gardens, Ocean Park, Cal. . : . Larry Lee otk renewed for sum- mer season at Beverly Wilehire In Beverly Hills, .Walter Donaldson and Harold •A a a m s o n chefflng ~ Metro's 'My wether's Wife/ First number Is Can't We Fall in Love?' ^Forrest and Wright pienned 'To With Love' and 'Do Tou Be lleve inLove?' which will be spotted in Metro pictures. Ben Bernie goes to Detroit after closing at Cocoanut . Grove, Los Angeles, July 4, Eddie Duchin fol- lows • in. • Herb Magidson and Con Conrad havo contributed 'I'd Give My Life' as themer for Richard Rowland picture of thai, title. Famous T. ill publish. .. Jan Garber booked for one night- era between stands at Catalina island and Cocoanut Grove, L.A. ■Hotel policy not to take band direct from island due to dlfC in class of c'.Inetele. Harold Arlen and E. T. Harburg turned out four numbers for Dick Powell to canary In Warnei : 'Stage Struck.' They are 'In Your Own BEECHER Whose Exquisite Music Thrills the Patrons of the Famous Lotus Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio, and Whose Rhythms Via the NBC Chain Make Toes Tingle. "Catch" Him and Hear Him Pipy: "Would You" — "Guess Who" "San Francisco" — "Sing Sing Sing" "Stompin' at the Savoy" and we take pleasure In annonncini; MACK GORDON imd' HABBY BEVEIi'S Bensatlonal score from the ShlrTer Temple-20th Century-Fox prodaotlon, "Poor Zittle Btch Girl," namely,' "When J'm With Yom"— "But Definitely" "Oh My Goodness" — "Milrtary Man" u -.*You*ve Gotta Eat Your Spinach Baby" pjtOBBINS MUSIC CORP. ^ 799 7th AVE. • NEW YORK Quiet Way,' 'Fancy Meeting Tou,' 'The New Parade* and 'I Think You're Simp:,- Grandlsh.' Eddie WIttstein came up from Hamilton, Bermuda, to play the Yale Prom June 15 and sails back to the Hotel Hamilton June 20. The regular Wittsteln. band, playing there for the past five months, will continue for the sum- mer season as well in the Ber- muda capital. Meyer QavPs orchestra, under di- rection of Allan Subel, booked for summer at Bedford Springs hotel, Bedford Springs^ Pa. Maxmillian Bergere orchestra playing week- ends at Canoe Place Inn, Hampton Bays, L. I., booked through Davis office. Jay Mills conducts the Davis orchestra aboard the' steamer Em- pire State, on which Bobby Sanford presents ' the fifth edition of his 'Showboat Revue.' Mills leaves the 'Showboat Revue' on June 26 for a summer engagement at the Colony Surf Club, West End, N. J. Plugs Vs. Sales Republican Nation^ Convention had a paradoxical -effect on the mu- sic Industry. Publishers squawked all last week that the huge use of network facilities for convention broadcasts was costing them all sorts of Important ecng plugs. But when It came to counting up the sheets business that poured In over the past w^eek end, these same pubs found that the turnover w£& bigger tha.n it had been on any Monday and Tuesday In many months. Extinguish Cal. Torchers San Francisco, June 16, Banned by official action from us- ing her torch dance again,- Betty Blossom, nlterj' dancer, is looking for a new act. Torch flames were blamed for recent Shamrock Club blaze In which four lives were lost, and this week burning brand ignited a curtain In El Campanile theatre, Antioch. State industrial accident commis- sion ordered dartcer to throw away torch, or else. Similar fire hazards In all California niterles must go, or Joy spots will be' closed. New York, June 16. Graph of the sheet music busi- ness continued on the way down through May, with some- of the older publishers rating It aa one of the worst months they have en- countered in years. In looking for reasons the music industry dug lip two. One was the arrangers' strike, which. It was claimed, prevented the trade from exploiting new songs atid necessitated stretching out the play of the older tunes. Other alibi had tf. do with the general admis- sion that the May list didn't con- tain a song with real commercial possibilities. Phonograph record fraternity re- torted that the going through May was as strong as it had been the previous month. Dominating the demand were .the swing interpreters and exponents. Runners-up to ,the blue ribbon sextet in the sheef'coluriih for May were 'It's a Sin to Tell a Lie' (Don- aldson), 'RobiAs and Roses' (Ber- lin), 'You Started • Me . Dreaming* (Marlow), 'Tormented^ (Mills), 'Touch of Your Lips' (Select) and 'Love' Is, Like a Cigaret' (Shapiro). With the-.tum Into June 'It's a Sin to Tell a Lie' and 'Is It True About Dixie' were In stiff conipetltion for top place. Others showing strength were 'The Glory of Love' (Shapiro), 'She Shall Have Music' (Chappell), 'There's No Limit to My Love* (Chappell), 'On the. fieach at Bali Bali' (MoiTis> -and 'There's a Small ^Hotel' (Chappell), . Benny . Goodman proved leadoff man for RCA Victor, Jimmy Dorsey took No. .1 listing with Decca, Ozzle Nelson beaded Brunswick's best selling six," arid a recording "by the Louis Levy and Billy Cotton units accounted t<>T Columbia's top rater. Just an Echo in ihe' Loop Chicago, June 16. • 'Just what we expected for this time of the year.' That's the form the alibi is taking. Business Is off considerably from Its high of the January -April stretch both In ' the sheet and disc music field,- The leaders are Just up there by courtesy with few of them showing any outstanding selling quality. Swing tunes are becoming In- creasingly Important In thie disc field, ivlth .the orchestras of' Good- man, Ellington, Kay and Mills Blue Rhythm snatching the great bulk of the sale.<3. Indecency Rap Buffalo, June 16. Dan McCarthy and Ebba McCar- thy, his wife, proprietors of the Irish Tavern, and Kay Johnson, an entertainer, were convicted in County oourt here of permitting and staging Indecent dances. Ruth Miller, anotlaer defendant, Jumped her ball and disappeared before the trial. It's Plates Out V/cst Los Angeles, June 16, . Platters are still in high favor. All companies report heaxy trade. Sheet music inconsistent. Sales dropped off heavily before and through Easter, then picked up. May looked like a good month, but / sheets , sagged badly in mid-month. Rand's $2,500 in I, A. Los Angeles, June 16. Sally Rand is drawing down $2,500 for ei^ht nights- at the Biltmore Bowl here, top coin paid by Baron Long) who operates. Miss Rand Is doing her fan and bubble dances. She' goes east next week for a little theatre spot, then on to Texas Centennial, Beismau-Brunswick Benew Leo Relsman signed for another year as exclusive Brunswick record- ing aftlet, ••' As before, Relsman Is given his choice in the numbers he wishes to record. An Old Pal in Rhythm— Who, Through the BERNiE Years, Has Never Failed to Please the Most Critical. He has just opened on the famous beach walk at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, and Continues to Thrill With Hi* Superb Renditions of: "Did I Remember?" "You," "Summer Holiday"' "Let's Sing Again" "Where There's You There's Me" "Through My Venetian Blind" : LEO FEIST, Inc. • 1629 BROADWAY • NEW YORK 52 VARIEiTX VAUDEVILLE W«dttesday, Jime 17, 1936, NEW ACTS PINTO and D^LLA (3) Comady, Muato 12 Mihs.; One . Grand O. H., N. Y. ^hia Is the third alteration for Jimmy Pinto's act. Started with single billlner, w(>rked with Jack Boyle and has now added a femme. She Just serves as buffer for audi- ence stoo^lngr by male duo. Still doing same work. Instru- m^ntalizing on banjo, guitar and old grip for bass ; viol effect. Some of the dialog, in Italian dialect, is still good cottiedy^ though. Split about 60-50 between gagging across the footlights and the music. Girl Is a looker. MARWICK NEW YORK Has had the pleasure of booking the f oilowing artists into the Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Centre, New York City. . CORDOBA Carrently at the.Babibow Boom, N. T.- LESTER COLE And His Singing Midshipman CaiMntly «t tbv B^bibow Boon, N.X> HOUJUIDiuutHM MLORESaiidCANDIDO NANCY NOLAND IMOGENECOCA RITA LESTER NORWOOD & KELLY , ROOM 502 PALACe THEATRE BLDG. , NiEW YORK CITY • Lo. 5-8449 THE DAREDEVmS (14) Flash ■ 15 Minff.; Full (Special) - Century, Baltimore This is one of the flneist and most ambitious flash asts encountered In rather a long stretch, and a genuine treat in these days of ever-evaporat- ing vaude playing- time. X>ino of six. boys and si^ belles bad- been en tour with George Chobs* unit, 'Paris on Parade,' which recently folded. Ray Royce, an excellent acro-contortlon dancer, and soprano Martha Boyer have been added for specl?iltle3 that, amplifying the two routinea of the line caused this, flash to absolutely snatch top honors from all els© on the vaude layout which act opened here. Before . a bright drop, the dozen dancers in gay Spanish getups do a stomp with heavy inflection on the rumba tempo and steps. Then Hdyce solos his aero drunk dance. ' Miss Boyer pops up in the pit and warb- les 'Face Music and Dance' while backstage set is being switched; she could have been i^p on the boards o.k.,. but the trench spotting bit is unusual arid she can be seen clearly by everyone. Then the line returns after costume change for a' waltz whirl, with the soprano giving num- ber vocal support with 'Follow My Secret Heart' during early portion of routine, which midway shifts from wal;i to adagio drill danced to a chunk of Wagnerian operatic score Flashy effect gained at finale when good, EOjind, adagio ttmses of the gals frota several 6£ the nien ring down the curtain. Understood Danny Dare owns the act. Should discard that banal title of 'Daredevils' f Or aridtliftr label that would do more Justice to the tutn. Sharpen. TOPICAL TEMPOS (5) Flash ' 9 MinsJ; Full (Special) Grand. O. H., N. Y. . " This ilasb is saved by a nifty lit- tle femme .singer who. knows how to hug. the spotlight and cduld do vast- ly better on her own. She opens tlie proceedings and. at once establishes herself as worth a second appear^ ahce. Gets it later on In a spot strategically located so as to keep the . terpsing from putting 'era to sleep;- Her partners comprise . a piano player, a mixed tap team, and an acrobatic femme dancer. 'Team es- says two bits> either of which tails to develop Into.much. Acrobat takes the stage solo oncfe, but very briefly and likewise with ^ stock reper- toire. Gowning is Just fair. On the windup the singer drew more than her share of reception, with the rest still somewhere in the back turn. Eiaa. •TEMPOS IN tlHYTHM' (5) Plash 12 Mins,; Full (Special) State,. Baltimore Not too attractively named, act got by o.k. at this eplit-weeker. ' / individuals and numbers the tvan presents are the standard stock ones: Ballroom, team opens with jTin-of-mill routine; gal acrd artist follows, th6n a crooner coos into the mike and accomps '. self on a guitar; another fiUe single does a toe daiice that stacks up as tuost able performance of the lot, and the ballroomers retiim for another whirl and ci;uits is . called as all hands give simultaneous sugges- tions of their specialties. Scharper. he THEATRE of the STARS BOOKING AGENCY GENERAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES LOEW BLPG. ANNEX 160 WEST 46'»» ST. NEW YORK 1. H . LU BIN GENCRAl MANAGCR SIDNEY H. PIERMONT frOOKtNa MANAGfH LOUISE MASSEY and WEST; ERMERS (6) Stnoing, Instrumcntntion 17 Mine; Full (Spacial) Hippodrome, Banimore Act has- been on. weekly radio hour bankrolled by Maxwell House coffee, and appearing in deuce spot here this stanza is finding favor witlr the vaudevotees. Tyhen caught it seemed to be on ' overlon?, which tended to slightly diminish impres- sion. Miss Massey and the four njen are all dressed In dude ranch getups for their renditions of Western prajrie plaints and softer port of Mexican songs. Men play, respectively, a bull fiddle, Ttolln, , guUar and squeeze-box, yrhile the lass takes the vocal solo licks and is supported by the backgrounding harmony of the boys. Near conclusion. Miss Massey sits at piano and the vio- linist swaps In his instrument for a trumpet end. combo goes swing with 'Buckeroo Stomp,' brightening touch of liveliness which, perhaps should have beien Inserted sponer to offset sameness of tempo that character- ized the earlier endeavors. Turn lies bit off the beaten traick of acts around' today, . has decided and ccinsiderable mertt. Scharper. FREDERICK and RANKIN CO. (5) Flash 13 Mins.; Full Grand O. H., N. Y. There can be no under-estimating the 'company' In this turn. Boy guitarist-singer and an eccentric mixed dance te?im go a long way. Name pair are good, terplng, but it takes a Uttl6 more to really put this act over. • ^ :. Opening is' trite. Piano accom- paniment for the waltz team, Gets moving when accompanist renders novel • arrangernerit. of . 'Beautiful Heaven:' iSpe^d is upped with ar- rival of trick foot workers. TWO teams repeat later in n^ew routines Precision of comic dancers is fine. Act .is neatly iramed and smartly attired, OLtVE WHITE Songs 10 Mfns.; One . • Grand O. H.; N. Y. Cinch for a place like this break- in shop, but tough going is In the cards if more discriminating houses are booked. Olive "White miakes a neat appearance and has a fair voice. Iiaunches her bit by singing a pop tune -while strumming a gTiltar.' Then she goes novelty, consuming at least iaeven of her 10 minutes playing a fiddle and a sax. Instrumentalizlng is about on a level with the singing, but it fails to allow her to establish much per- sonality. Tossing away everything but the guitar might be a better way -to arrive at the most solid basis. JSdfifo. THE BARDELANGS Acrobatics 8 Mins*; Two Stattf, Baltimore Two boys did dandily at this nabe spllt-week«r wltli isrood array of hand-balancing stunts-, that dis- played plenty of brawn and strong- arm stuffy nicely set off by enough equilibristlc poise to please. When caught they missed one ex- tremely difllcult feat three times be- fore completing It. Looked like a buildup, those repeated misses, land if so, one miss is ample in the future, though it must be admitted that the buildup brought down a heavy house when finally stunt was achieved. Scharper. Unit Review RIPLEY UNIT^ Montreal, June 13.' 'Believe It or Not' Ripley stage show, running mostly to freaks,' pleased a better than average audi- ence at opening show here current- Ij', with good acclaim for most of the acts, Arthur Hartley, as ra.c., announces each turn on mike against draped, backgroiind, with steps leading to raised platform on which reclines one of the acts caked In ice throughout the whole show. Sylvia Ruth, In opener, throws a few back-bending stunts and splits, and builds up. to an acrobatic con- trol dance on grand piano finishing with back bend from top of piano, playing It and singing, Julius V, Schuster, in the deuce, holds 10 bil- liard balls In each hand, 9 baseballs, pyramids 20 billiard balls In one hand, then, 20 tennis ba^s, 10 iii each hand, with m.c. supplying the patter. The trey has Clarence Wll- lard and Maxlne Brown. Lad has personality which, with his un- canny faculty of gtbwing visibly before the audience and elongating his arms at 'WiU, raised plenty ap- plause, which was repeated when gal came on io do the same stuff; Herbert Loe tollows, throwing filps and eating cigarettes and .lighted matches one after the other. An- other turn which went over well. Fred Craig, who has been seen here before, puts over a 'inental' turn which consists of manipulating words and figures upside down on blackboards and dbln& half. a. dozen things at same time. Went over strong. At this point Hartley di-awa attention to man bedded in ice backstage on platform with -spiel on usual lines. Then Arthur Lloyd, ' 'human card index,*^ did card tricks -to a good. hand. . ~ • ■ Only line number of . show comes at this point, the £Iahie Dowling troupe, lookers and clever dancers, doing taps and tumbles, finishing With one-'arm flips by Miss DowUnjg;. JoTin Tlo. parrot that talks, slrigs and whistles, follows successfully. Janet. Fletcher, trapeze artist, who varies her act by, wallcing on cell- ing, had crowd excited, and reaped good applause, and fv.:-^ a finish the iced man Is chopped out and takes a bow. - ' 'Robin Hood of El Dorado* (MG) and .'Doughnuts and Society' CWB) on screen. ' Lane, Seek Berle Writers Irving Mills, hiead of Mills Artists, Inc., which organization has the management of Milton Berle, la talking with several top-ranking writers about doing Berle's radio material. Mills plans to put two of these gagmen under exclusive con- tract in' behalf of Berle. Mills is currently negotiating a regular air spot for the comic with the Benton & Bowles agency,. Inez Qutnn, WHAM, Rochester, so- prano, will sing in Chicago on the Edgrar Guest program June 23 .in salute to Rochester. . Bo0 Burns takes over emceelng Kraft show Jurs 25 for 10 weeks during Bing., Crosby's vacash. ' Jnye Mind-Readers . Mogul., jMveiilie mlnd-reaaer, re- cently at the. French Casino. N. opens today (Wednesday) at tWi Paramount, N. T., as added attrac. tion for the theatre's lounge, where he will ans.wer all questions o( pai ti'ons before or after" shows. Uoiaa Is paying Mogul $250 and wlU adopt a policy of booking similar attrao. tlohs foi; the' louhge or lobby." . Charlotte, June ig, . Jackie Merkle, eight year old mindrreader Is appearing at local clubs and tieing in with stores on merchandising stunts. One ot th6 local emporiums had the kid dti hand to answer any question for persons who made purchases of |1 or more, with virtually every doU Ihr article gobbled up through the stunt.. More than 17,000 people visited Eflrd's department store last week.- New Commersh Unit . Grlflin. All- White has added lUti Rio, dancer, to the all-girl unit that will soon start on a tour of onSf' nlghters. Raoul Mario, of the Bermlncrham; Castleman & Pierce agency, is book- ing the unit, which Inclxtdes a dance band, through the Consolidated B6olcing~OfBces, in association witB NBC. SHOW PEOPLE Arx THE WOBIQ OVEB WILI. 'BE INTERESTED m KNOW THAT SIDNEY RSHER Their Tailor (formerly of Z9, Wardonr Street) Is Now. .Located at Ilore Commodlotlg Premises, at 75/77; $hiaftesbury Avenue, PICCADILLY, LONDON, ENG. Marque and Marquette (Dell» and Billy .Mack) Starring;' (it: " Le LIDO, Paris .ZlxoIusLve Direr tloDt ''• HoKlo Corp. of America PATH SA3IMY MOORE and LEWIS This Week, Jnne.lSth State-Lake Theatre, Chi. IMrectloa — ttHIIam aiorrls Oflloa WANTED For snmmer botel — Female Blue Sinxefr Mixed Dance Team - (tap and adneto), Maiifer of Ceremonies and Top Tenor," Bwt 81. Yarletr. New York. TWO JOCKEYS and a TOUT (3) Dancingr Juggling 8 Mins.; Three Grand O. H., N. Y. One of those sure-lire colored dance trios. All have other tricks up theli* sleeves besides the dancing. Two do acrobatics, while the third doubles as comic and Juggler. Combination of soft shoe work, tapping, precision dancing and leap- ing. Things happen fast in this act. SndallQst oi the trloi wields a meaa drum major's baton. Best hit is his back somersault. Others are grood support, particularly the chair hurdler. Saranae Lake By Happy Ben way Salvadore Ragone (United Art- ists) farming out in Brooklyn for a two- week yacash; three years up here and nearing a final oke. Maurice Pearson back here for general check-up and some fishing. Bert Ford (Ford and Price) threw away a pair of crutches that were handed- him for doing monkeyshlnes via skating. Lee LAMarr will soon open a Philadelphia musical studio. Minna Morse all popped, up after a two. weeks In Glens Falls. •Peg. o' My :]$eart,* produqe^ by J"ohn Lpudfeh, NVA-it6, played, two nijfhtp at the^ Town. Hall.., ,• \ Write tlioae.yog know af Santni)^ ROBBINS FAMILY In VUNUSUALITIES" CONSIDERED THE BEST AND FASTEST DANCINO ACBOBATIC FLOOB ACT IN SHOW BCStNESS Just Closed at Beii Marden's Riviera OPENING ON THE LOEW TIME WITH ED SULLIVAN METROPOLITAN, B'klyn (June 19) LOEW'S STATE, New York (June' 26) Baltimore, Washington and Detroit to . Follow Booked by SIMON AGENCY— RKO BLDG., Radio City, New York r Manager C. J. AUSTIN BACK ON BROADWAY WENCES Foremost Spanish Ventriloquist This Vfeek, June 12, ROXY, NEW YORK, ami HELD OVER A SECOND WEEK WM. MORRIS OFFICE Direction, AL. ALLEN THREE WILES rvEClDEDLY ^^irFERENT ItOlWrS STATJB, j» JCut tow. TSnS VnSEX ( JXTNE 18) ;r^'k» t« BeiuiU l>avto— aY.- Bomo- aail FHrata ~ f^ednesday, June 17, 1936 VAUDEVILLE 53 ' 'SEMI-PRO' j$K Bouncing Vaude From Chi. Nabe Spots; Oriental Chicago Stick , - Chicago, June 16. . Worst tlow that Chicago vaude Jiari; had In years strikers next week ^b^n Balaban & ' Katz, chief user OH Stage shows In this territory, re- lilstates double features In its nelgh- )H)rhdod situations. . First to blow i^eill be the Uptown, which has be6n li fuHrweeJc vaude stand foi^ the ^t year, . • AlEfo readying to droji stage shows iire the westslde Marbro and north- llde Harding, week and split-week gpots, respectively. Marbro will atilck.at least untlj June 26, when the current contract with the ihu- dclsuis union expires. Harding exit Mt yet set, though looks likely ^tli the decision of B. & K. to push '. lis new policy through on double liUIs. . From present lndtcatio;ns,- B. & K, 1^11 clip practically all of Its vaude *trlth the exception of Its two houses th^ loop, .Chicago and Oriental, .ihough , there Is a possibility that a iMupIe of its one-day (Sunday) ffbinds will remain as is. ; 15 YEARS AGO (FroiA VARnrrT andt Clipper) '.Kla'vir. & Brlanger and Zukpr ,l|)book hands', on a pact to produce •Beii Hur'.in film. Gpldwyn bought ||;. M.etro made it, . -[ ]^aude A4ams In Schenectady forking on a picture device in the j|«l(ie'ral Electric labs.. ' Nothing Im- ^rta;nt ,came .of It. • Ethel Barrymore stepped but of a . iflrama Saturday liight and opened it the Palaccr N. T., Monday. Did. JEteurrle's '£12 Look' and pulled 'em Jp. Good draw but a mild hit .• 2ukor, through Paramount liad 0ed up six 'German units, including Smst liUbitsch, Joe May and Max Helnhardt.. Nothing much came, of It ' . . . ■' Laurette Taylor and Doris Keane to a newspaper row In Chicago. Both ^olng revivals and Miss Keane. re- i&arked to a newspaper friend she Would run Miss Taylor out of town, presently squared. There were $18 behind each share Ol Loew stock,' -but the shares were MlHng around 11. ' . Gerald Griffin, Irish tenor, was tislng the billing- of Gerald McCor- Ittilck. tJses his Own moniker now. , Only nine legit houses open In Chicago and prospects of. three more quitting, cutting the list to six. A record low then. Lower now. « Clare Kummer announced she In show business to stay even Although they did not care for TRbllo's Wild Oat.' |)Klaw & Erlanger sold scenery, wstumes and effects of all their old ■hows except 'Ben Hur.' Bought as a speculation for $3,500. Originally «06t in excess of $1,000,000. To' save Worage costs. They-burn 'em now. ."About 50 unemployed actors planned to Invade the tanks with a ^o-op show. Eddie Dowling and Wll- Jiam Halllgan fronting. George M. «:ohan and William Collier, Sr., neiPlng. 90% of the legit houses Closed early. ^Ann Murdock given the bulk of we estate of the late Alf Hayma'n. •ne was the daughter of J. J. Cole- rjf,"' theatre booker. Life Interest ^niy, the estate at her death pass- J^eorge M. Cohan- gave notice to •"'^eihjploi^ees. Determined to quit •now business. ■ »fi^fj*"® ^'^^atres, both straight and ^uoe closed: than in any recent SSS**" business the Rockwell-O'Keefe Have Golf Champ as CGent Business affairs of Tony Manero, the new national open golf champion, are= being temporarily handled by Rockwell -O'Keefe, Inc. Manage- ment will leave that office as soon as Manero has found some one ex- perienced In booking exhibition tours. Meanwhile R-O'K will negotiate some broadcast appea,rances for him and handle whatever indorsement bids that comb along. ED Tyro Shows Losing Their Pull ~ Six Repeats in Some Towns Take Toll — Slapped - Together Units Without Support Are Out ^ympathy-Minus-Talent System Worked for Year Special Sessions Jolts License Dept. On New Ruling in ShiDing Agcy. Case SCHMEUNG AT $7,500, 50-50-OR NOTHING . Max Schmellng, Ivho fights Joe ,Louis at the Yankee Stadium, N.Y., tomorrow (Thursday), has been booked for two weeks of theatres, providing he wins. ; If victory goes to Schmellng, quoted on the short end of odds ranging as high as 10-1, he'll open Saturday (20) at the Steel Pier, At- lantic City, for one week at $7,600. He's also been bopkOd by Charles J. Freeman . for Loew's, Montreal, week of July 3. . In -Montreal, Schmellng will split gross 60-50 after house deducts first $2,000. . Matty Rosen is agenting the fighter. 50 YEARS AGO (From Clipper) Touring company rowed with Clipper over an announcement they were touring at cheap prices. Con- tended 60c was all anyone could get in the middle west. Jersey City cop assigned to In- vestigate a report the mustangs on a wild west show were mistreated. One bronc nearly kicked his leg off and the flattie reported it was the cowl3oys who were being mistreated. New house In Chattanooga was built with a band' portico over the marquee. Plenty of troupfes gave sidewalk concerts to draw the crowd. Gould also be used as an emergency exit. Dime museum stock Co, In Wil- mington, Del., prepared to do the usual by buying a gold headed cane to present the manager the closing night. Headacher skipped without paying salaries and he didn't set the cane. Charles Coleman and Alice Pettit, cornetlsts, started for home from Liverpool.' Off Queenstown the ma- chlnei-y broke down and they had to return to Liverpool to trans-ship. Took 16 days to make N. Y. Actors Fund annual meeting June 8 disclosed an incom? of $26,6C'l, with $6,000 of this from .New York city as a share of the theatrical li- censes. Expenses had been $19,901, with $6,739 in bank and $27,000 in bonds. Two hundred and thirteen persons afforded relief with 59 burled. Lotta, ace soubret, was touting a gas treatment for throat troubles apparently in return for the adver- tising. Went at it in a big way. Orrln Bros., Mexican circus en- trepreneurs, were, playing Guadala- jara. Two hundred miles off the railroad, with the trip requiring nix days. And a frost when they got there. Bradford, Pa., true ,to form. The previous year .Bob Hunting had put over a concert announcement; the first in years. U. S. Circus tried it (Continued on page 59) PRODUCTION After one meteoric year, stage amateurs have waned in public popularity, to the point where, in most situations, they are now gross tearer-downers instead of builder- uppers. Just a, year ago the first Major Bowes amateur unit started the surge of theatres, towards tyro entertainment, emulating a growing fad on the air, but this June the- atres are beginning . to drop this type of stage entertainment whole- sale. . Grosses with the amateurs have been slijpping , steadily. ' Bowes' troupes, repeating In certain keys as much as six times within the year, haye encountered lowered takes each trip from the peak giir- nered the second time around. ' Bowes himself is taking steps to stem the tide running now in the opposite direction. He now plans special units, with production, for next season, with the casts in each at- least double the amount of his current troupes, which appear be- fore just a black cycle and have only two pianists In support. At the peak, Bowes had 15 'A' and *B' units working, five of the former and 10 of latter, all on percentage. Some of th6m, with a payroll of hardly more than $2,000 weekly, drew as much as $11,000 for a week's work. They' travel in busses, Bowes paying the transportation, with the tyros standing for hotel and living costs- out of their $35-$50 salaries. First special unit Bowes Intends producing will be an all-colored show with around 33 performers, only about half of whom will be amateurs. This will go out about the end of August. Few .'New Faces' Amateurs In the past year were primarily exploited on the basis of providing 'future stars' for the the- atre, radio and screen, but the pro- fessional branches of show business actually found few tyros that meas- ured up to their standards. Second exploitation item was the human- interest angle, with the talent of the ams actually coming last in the selling angles, Bowes, who had slipped in thfe Crossley radio report from around 44 to 26 in the past three months, has been hypoing his radio broad- casts in another fashion, by tying in a certain town or city weekly to his programs. It's a Rotarian-KIwanis a.ngle which has brought favorable audience and publicity reaction in each town covered. CHI STM SEES RKO, MORRIS BOOKING DEAL Chicago, July 16, De-tpile previous denials, the re- port still persists that the mid- western RKO and William Morris vaudeville booking offices, both located here, will be amalgamated. Understanding is that both fac- tions will pool their booking inter- e»tH, with an RKO booker mutually in charge. Eeattle'e Vandfilmer Seattle, June 16. Falomar (John Danz>, Sterling chain thieatrc, formerly Rex ai)d Pantages, opens June 22 with or- <:h€»tr4. and vaude' setup. Social Note A Tiffany - engraved invita- tion from Mr. and Mrs. Theo- dore J;. Baldwin Invites to an informal lawn party Saturday (20) at The Anchorage, yacht club at -Noroton, Conn., in honor of the marriage of their siste.r, Miss'. Joy Hope Lynne to Mr. Samuel T. Lyons. Groom is otherwise Sam Lyons, the agent. Write your own telegrams. WPA UNIT ON TOUR AS TEDERAL VARIETIES' Syracuse, N. Y., June 16. Reorganized as' the 'Federal "Vari- eties,' the vaudeville unit of the local Federal Theatre Project opens a three months' tour through the Adirondacks, Catskills and Finger Lakes region today (Monday) at Schine's theatre, Saranac Lake. Troupe of 45, representing the survivors after the elimination of non-relief players from' the Federal payroll, is traveling by chartered bus and truck. Llheup Includes Dr. Martin and Co., Croodall and Lockwood,- Rhythm Girls, Marty Lynch and Co., Flying Madcaps, Jane Orr and . Peppy Miller, Rural Frolics (25)' and the Federal Swing Baiid. N.ir. Par's Pit Bands Following Ozzie Nelson, opening today (Wed), the Paramount, N, Y., has booked Bob Crosby's orchestra frohi the Lexington hotel, N. Y., and then the Phil Spltalny girl band. Negotiations are on for Shep Field's Hot».l Pierce combo. Inten- tions for the early fall are the re- booking of bands whicji 'played the house during the past winter. A, popularity poll now on will deter- mine that. Freeman's Can. Shows Charles J. Freeman, . at Para- mount, has spotted three big shows for Shea's, Toronto. , Jack Hylton's band opens Friday (19), with Louis Armstrong's unit going in the following week. N.T.G. unit has been spotted for the week of July 17. . Lopez's Philly H. O. Philadelphia, June 16, ' Vincent Lopez's band' Is being hDld at the Fox theatre here for a fourth week. First time in years an act has stayed so long at one'bouse in this town. PLAOTG TO 'HOESE' Johnny^ Perkins flew in to New York from the Cofest Monday (15), M^de the rush trip in re.sponse to an offer from Erik . Charrell, ar- ranged by O, L. Oz, to go . Into the 'White Horse Inn' spectacle to be produced at the Center, Radio City, In the fall. HOWARD WITH MOBBIS Chicago, June 16. Morris Silver has brought Jay Howard Into the local William Mor- ris office, Howard will handle nlte club bookings. Ozzie McComb^s orchestra de parts Trianon ballroom, Reglna, Sa.ik.,- for week's enKagcment River Park, Estevan, prior to commencing summer schedule at Waterton Lakes park. Alberta. Norman Lehmanis orchestra follows him into Trianon and will fill his .spots on CHWC, Regina.' • . • . Granting in part a motion to dis- miss the License Department's case against William Shilling on the; grounds that the 'information was defective and deficient,' Special Ses- sions court Friday (12) practically squashed Commissioner Paul Moss' latest attempt to license all N. Y. theatrical reps as employment agen- cies. Judges Nolan, S9lomon and Mclnnery, however, gave the as- sistant district attorney a week to file a. superseding information. Court tossed the case before it ac- tually got underway when It was pointed out that the D.A.'s informa- > tion did not prove the cause for . which Shilling was being tried, op- ' crating an unlicensed employment ' agency. In the event the supersed- ing information presents the case adequately within the confines of . an information. Shilling will, be tried Friday (19) in Special Ses- sions, Part Six. His attorney is Irving Rosenbaum. Shilling case has been hanging fire for months, continually postponed by both 'his own counsel ,and the : License Department in the hope that new legislation for the licensing of theatrical reps would be passed by the city government. A 'new meas- iire, approved by the agents and Commissioner Moss,^ has .been, pre- . sented to the Board of Aldermen, ' but no action has been taken thus far. Jack Bennett ork opening summer engagement cat Grand Hotel, Sa^ta I'Monlca, Cal.,- J«ne',27. •'' '• Stanley, jPitt, May Go Now-V-llieii Dae to Scarcity of Names Pittsburgh, June 16. ' •Folies Comlaue,' RKO's $8,600 unit, follows Ted Lewis' band, open- ing Friday (19) for hi-hat maestro's. anniial visit here. , Lewis will have 'Things to Colne' (UA) with him on ' screen. * Stanley wants to continue with'^ vaude throughout , summer, but house is experiencing some diffl-' culty getting* name acts, and may have to play straight picture occa-^ sionally until fall. " Several repeats,' however, being considered which ; will probably keep fleshless Besslone at a minimum. Up for teturn en- \ gagement shortly is Benny Davis' [, 'Star Dust Revue,' which last', played here In October. Showboat Ams to Tour Rivers at 50c Top Pittsburgh, June 16. • Major* Bowes amateur troupe, which will set sail oil Golden Rod Show Boat for 40-week tour of river towns, will preview here tomorrow night (Wednesday) aboard boat as benefit for 'a' local charity. Pull out Immediately after fbr Mononga- hela City, 20 miles ,up river, where two-day sfend Thursday (18) will get tour under way, . " In most spots Bowes troupe will put on three shows dally, one In aftei'ftdon and two at night. "Scale has finally been ironed out between Bowes and J. W. Menke, skipper of Golden Rod. Latter held out for $1 top, but finally agreed to. Bowes' de- mand for 35c at matihee and 60c in evening.' BUTTEBFIELD'S BASIO UIHT Detroit, June 16. Butterfleld Circuit has booked Tim Doolittle and his radio unit for ex- tended run. . Unit includjes Doohttle and his Mountaineers band, of IWJR; • Thel- ma Bow, singer, of WW J; Bob Wltte; RufuH and Mandy. WJR minstrellsts, and Bradley, and Arnold Trio. Bob Crosby at Pair Bob Crosby's band goes into th© Paramount, N. Y., week ot.^une 24,- following the Ozzie Nelson-Harriet HlU^ard. combo's week< iloolcWeU-O'keefe office agenteJ* ' NE3tr ^V^K (JUNE 19) tliiS AVEEK (JONE 12) Numepala in connection with, bills below indicate ppenlnfl day of . show, whether full or split week -. CHICAGO Maiigean Tr Eddie Whlto York & Klnff Paul Hotikon - Nina Whitney (Jeoree ' Davis (12> Mangean Tr Bddte White. - . Tork & King Paul Haakon Nina Whitney QeorKd Davlg CUSVJELAMD . Falac* (19) .Major Bowes U (12) •'• I». ArnttstrQn_g Ore . QeltVs (lO),/ Fdlies ComlCLuea !ELL Dir.': VtBOt> Y'i>''SMn.tH; ... '.. Niiw YOBK crar 8tal« (10) ' MlUoit Berla-.. Qeor^le Tappa Doris Rhodes- - • Jack a'ullfor(^ .. . .. Ralph Santord Hilda' Dancers ■'■ ' ^^B)ROOI?^TK rietronpUtn.a (iO) . Ed' SulUvatt J .-■ ■ 3 JRItz. Braa.'i j ; Harold Stern Ore ' Robbliia FdtA BHtiel ° Shetioaf d i - l5eatnrjf (10) ' . Syivta-M^ncUi.Co Meed Que'stel Dickie Moora Mplla ,Btrk, & ;H >. ' . ' ,.\iBVw"(i4) ,'. 'pMlo ,Duchln ■ brd • -'Stitotey'Xtty ' '■ T«d LfeWlrf'Offl. . ...-.tttn^O-py . Mola'&aes &--!mn'ary Ray:Roy- . AnhstronK* r Ore- MQNTPEAI' lAew** (10)- 3 Jackion BoyOr ■ Stuart,. H^ortUfc • (Syjwy Nina ' Harris & :'RnwelI ' ghS{^%pB (10)' ^ack Hjltoh'Oto Waifiier PHILADELPHIA . Jjarle (10) Pblt .Backer Cq; .Joe . Morclspn - Ward ''Wilson ' ■ . Beetle- & Bottle" Agnes Moorehead Jlni Wong Tr ■ . ■ (ID :' ■ ■ "' Topics m Rhythm . Maud Hlllton & C Radio Ramblers , Jj8W Parker. WUIard & Hurley .. .PIUSBCROH ' . Stanley.. (19) Ted LewWi. ■ -- . ■■■ (1?) .Bebe Barrl Co 'J&okTe Heller Bob -Hall Cass Mack O & 1 Berry. Bros WASHINGTON Emlv (19) Bebe Barrl Co Brown' & 'Am^a- .Edgac Kennedy (It) Ted CeWls- . CHICAGO • State 'Iittfie (13) Andresens . Fid Ctord'od Lewis Moiord' Bob .Hawk Lola MalBtrom Don Tacks . Alice Dawn DBNTEK ' Dehbam (19) Roscoe Ataa Rev INDIANAPOLIS Lyric (19) Irene VermtlUon Co Floyd Ch'rlaty Ray & Harrison Mayftelds & V ; Calif - varsity 8' .KANSAS.CITir. MO -. Tower : (19) .3 Llghtnlncr Flashes Abbott & Robey. Dave Moniihan Jack ' Carao.n ' DR. JULIAN SIEGEL ,. , ; • ; DENTIST •} • " Param'onat 'B]dg.> 1001 Biyay, Suite. 20S ' .Telephone CBIckerliiir i*G69i .- 2ff Jialf '(lg-2M Berry & Toung - Margie Clllton I EILBUBN ■ .(. Gmng« . De Haven & Page Bob Barlow Anita. Chaa & Jack LEYTONSTONE 1 Blalto Harvard ..Boys . . NEVr CROSS Klnema I>aurle, Joy & O Auatel & Axthnr tTewell & 'Warrlas OLD KENT BOAD . Astoria Trolse Mandollerif PECRHAU Palace ' : Laurie' Joy & .(} Auetel & Arthur • Jewell & Warriss SHEPH'BDS BVSH. -pavilion Chris Charlton 8 ', DeLanO' Bros STBATFOBD Brpfiilway ' Rico Gypsy :Oro STBEATHAH- Trolse Mandollera Palace 5 Lias Ted Ray Taps Tempo Chas Manning Bd TOOTING Granaila Chas Manning Bd Taps & .Tempo Ted Ray 6 Uas TOTTENHAM . Palace Rhodes & Stephens Jack 'Lane Sereno & June TOTTENHAM COVBT BOAD Astoria . , Harry Freyer B4. Clapham & Dwyer Tollefsen _„ WALTHAMBTOW Granada Jan Rainna Bd Low A Webster 6 'Zto Angels Giovanni Bashful Boys. . Week of June 16 Canterbaiy M. H. 1st halt, (lC-17) ■ Berry '& 'Toung •' Margie Clifton 3 2d half (18-20) Bobby Kenshaw '" Fox & Evans Dominion... . Devlto Denny 4 Marjorle Savage . . New . VlctoRla 4 Wh,frlwlnclB Owen McXJlveney' '■ .Trocailero, Gaston Palmer . . Senator- Murphy DelvlH & Sally .Redv6ra Llewllyn Eeime • • Maurice BRIXTON Astoria ' Har e.tf ' Frtyet ■ Bd ; ■ Tollefson CHADWRLL H'TH .Palace Mona OreV. 4 Smith Bros Keith 'ft Oortei ' >■ •Silver Vnlrft CHELSEA Palace Dollnoft Ik 'R Slfl. HaUn ^-PnTe . •CX«*TON • Bbik ■ Ittiodee & Stetkhepa Jack Iiane • -■. ■ . Sereiio &. June EAST HAM Pi«ml«r Mqna.Grey , i Smith Bros Keith »; CbrtcB- - • .SUver. .Voice EDGWARE BOAD Grand De Haven jfis-'Page- Bob. Barlow Anita, .Chaa & Jack ■ EDMdNTON - - ' 'Empire' Jan Ralfln Bd Low & Webster 0 Zto Angels ' Giovanni. Bashful Boya PINSBUBT PARK Astoria ■ Derek Oldham : HAMMEBSMlTn Palace - Terry's Juvea 3 De Lano Bros ■JOlH. Z&IskI ILPOBD . Super Rico Qypev Ore -ISLINGTON . ]Hne Hall 1st half (l'?-l7) Bobby Honshaw Fox ^|c Syane Provmcial I CARDIFF ! .. Capitol. .. Farrai; & Sonny Bys ; . ' -tlDlNttC'EO ' ' j Begent I .1st half (16-17) Co aB booked '■ 1 8d -Jxalf (18-20) Ledile iSx Lewie . LEITtt. ' I Capitol • lat half (1D-17> Leslie Sc Lewis ' 2d halt (18-20) Co as booleed - .UVBBPOOL Paramoimt ■JRadlo. '.Time' • . Robert Tredlnnlofc " Mabel Constanduroa Krakaje^ Angela Paraellea Lawfl'"AlMaer NEWCASTLE ' Paramonnt Chariot's Rev Donald Stewart Rosalie CornelUe Peggy Jlftwllncs iBIohard Murdoch CVWl Stock Chariot Starlets STOCKTON Globe Gan.lou Bros & 3 Harry Welcltman Jovers' AndOB Fara Hai'oia Waldert Selma 4 Harry Marconi , Cabarets HEW YOBK CrE^ All State ack . Latirle ' etty 3^eal arrlette- Page arle. Doherty Eat Eugenie allb'rd Johnson 'iJohB • Harley Ore ■ ■ Mice Lovrell . . Ball ■ . . Betty Bryant, Walter 'Lynch Codolban Or? .V Rodriguez Ore . Beaobcombet Ba,c iMairtdn Butler ILealle Llta'itiy ' I'Ann- Suter - Eddie , Lealie filler & Maasy^ .{ Bean - RIvage ;'(SbeepBheaa B^y) Kay MayRield :Buddy. C. Green ■Peggy Alexander . Eddie Copeland Or Dale Rhodes . jBvely^ Oaks :5 Senators ! Ben Mnrden's I . Blvlera ;Patrlcla cillmore Hartmana Bllln PottI Gomez & Winona Oene -DeQ & Lewia (Bill Anson / jOrace Johnson Edith Roark Joe Darrls ■bolly Kay- lAt- Bernle - ftobblna Fam Val Brnle Ore fa Madrlguera Ore j BlU'e-Gay OO'a Uferry White' ijQseph E. Howard |Artbur Behira ■ Bill Lorraine Ed Furman Ethel Gilbert iMtke nernnrd iF'rnnk Riiasell ''Bob Bigelow. 'Larry Lee .. Blnik Cat Arnamda -Randolph Lonny Simmon* Sc . Rhythm Kittens ■ Cnllente l^ee'Kalmua' . Johnny & George Jack Oo.odtnan > 'Dorothy Davis 4 Ebony Rascals Ctiatean Moderne Billy Castle (Slenft McCoy Mnryon Dale Pnlt MoFnrlnno O Lucille Jarrott ' Claremont Inn Prances Btevens Jolly. Cohurn Oro Joe Pontee Club IB Red McKensle Bd Stu Fletcher. & . Jitter Bd ' Club Gauclio Dlmltrl Vlrell Persa Ravel Los Gauchos Rllla Dau UunoB- 8t Bolau. Coconnut Grove. ,Tlc TOc Girls- Terry Gre^n .Walter rNargo ■ Orbal Mile Paris Plroska .Andre- Randall 'Freddie SSay Bonla- Gan'saer' & A Jack Denny's Ore. . Vincent Travers Ore Etussell Patter'iion's . Personett'ea ■ Gang Plank Pat Harrington t Boston Sis Glen Island CKMno. Laura Deane Char Bennett Ore Or'niTlrh ^111. Inn ,V MacNaughton AUeen Cotfk . ■ -> Hel&n Yankee Iris Ray Carol Vance Musical Jesters Dan npaly'a Dan Healy Jack. White (Inmllle Glory.- • Frances McCoy Mary Lucille June Larralne Blenda Rnnaon Roth- Andrews 'Ore Beals St. Boya HIckoicy' HouM Klrby Walker Marjorle Naylor Francelta MbIIu/. TOd Lane- - Arthur GanefrlcA R W(nt;y Itaoone BA H'^yw'a ..Beetanrant Nlclc Lucaa Oro 'Frances WUUama Jock Wft'ldron Matien Page Ylvlan Ray Colette .& Barry 'Ulint- Rtittlna Phil. Neeleji (Jaokles O'Neal Chariot LamhertoD Chas ^Lamberton Mltzt -Haines Marlon Martin Helen Gray Jane Ca'sey Roae Blane Lettte Kempto Cookie Faye Casa Dalley . iArthur. -Warren Ore I Hotel Antbaasadot Val Olman Oro '• Gay Adams Hotel Aetor Rudy 'Vallee * and Conn. 'Yankees Hot^l.BIItmore Rubs Morgan Oro Linda- Lee Joe & Betty Leo Jos'Zatour 'Ore Lewie Julian Boy F.oy . - ■ Hotel: Commodore , Mlidred Bailey ' Z»nette .& Colea Red Norvo Bd' Hotel Edison Sammy Wilson Ore Ralph Torres • ■■ Mm Coogan. Frank Cornwell I. Mai Cooper Hotel Essex. Honae kualcal Rogues 1 Hotel Elfth Ave P Handelman - Or,o M'uslc Masters' Hd^el Goiliain Raoul Llpofl Ore Hotel Got Clinton Betty Bowker ' Dick Mansfleld. Ore Hotel Grn Nortb'rm A Ferdlnando Oro Hotel LexlngtioM ' Bob Crosby Ore " ' tiotel UncolB Dick" Stabile Ore ' Hotel HcAlpIa ' Enoch Light Oro ' Beth Wilson A- Gonzales Ene ; : Hotel Montclair Hal Hope Ore 'Hotel New Yorker. Wllkens & Walter Lyn Lucas 4 'Nelsifna , Nerval Baptle . Gladys Lamb ^ Bobby Hearn. Clyde- Lucas Ore ,' Hotel Park Lade ^ancho Ore> - ■ Hotel . Pennsylvania Joe Reicbmae Or« Bernhardt & .O'b'm iSantschl & Buckley Fairfax ; Judy Barron Hot^ Pierre' . ^hep Fleldls Oro' Caperton & C'l'mb'S Ma,ry Jane Walah Hotel Plaa»: . Ave Beclr . ; : v 'Lydta & JOreaco George Sterhe'y Ore ;Ray -Benson Ens > . Hotel President Adrian Rolllnl G'ng Hotel BItz-Carfton lArman Ve.csey Oro ': Uot^ Bousevelt J»at8y Kane ' Nell Buckley ; phas. Tontz- ;Don Beator Oro I Hotel Savoy -Placa iJotnny' Walsh iJeick Parke-r iEmlle Petti Oro Habaneras Oro ; Hotel Bhelto* Bert King -Oro . Hotel Sherry- \ Netberland ' i 'Russian Eagle''' -Alex 'Bunclruiicbou Adelaide Howell ^Oypar' Choir .Lidia Sadovskala iJemme Hbrok' ;Raphaer Hotel St. merits IButh Altmaa :Gyp3y' Nina Castalne & Barrle Charlie Wright Ron Perry Ore. ' Hotel St. Begli Clifford Newdahl -Rnach --6(11101 !Paul- Oerrlts-. * . Jacques Frey Oro Hotel Tatt Oeo Hall Oro Dolly - DawD I Hotel Times Si|« .4 Deuces ! Hotel Vunderbllt 'Bernle Dolen Oro Hotel Victoria. !June Crosby ^ Allan Bannister Jay' Cole Hotel AVnldorr. Astoria Oen Lodljehsky ' Raphael ' - Beauvel & Tova .Basil Fomeeii Ore ■Wayne King Ore Jimmy Belly'o 'Sanitos 8c Elvira 3 Raymonds Billy Mack Jului Uockwood Evelyn Wilson Mary Lane Jnnice Andre 'Warren & Bodle Carter Sc. Schaub MIdCle Parks Joan Miller Billy Maclt Mary Bartuo ,3 ttffymonds . Daitiiy Hlgglns i.Dorblby. Dorr- Kitty M&Utgaa: Gene Walter 0*0^ •Rfcai'dair-Ore Joe Ca|>etla,'Qro ,'WtKa» O Jp Washington Apn X'■ paradise Bert ^robinan-. ■ John Steel Floi'la VeSton ' For0 . Crane - Edna Mae Faith Bacon Jerry- Freemaji'OrO Pavlllbn Boyal . Valiey. Stream.. L. I. 'Maxlne Toppen Vincent 'Lopez. Ore Place Elegants Tpmiriy 'Mills ." Steve- Lentl-' • . Eddte BlancbarA . Bill Farr'eli Bonn "Kauff Happy Fields , Irve Harris Leo Lazac'ci Ore' Eddie '.Bennett , Promenade -Cafe : Al. Donobue Orc^.. B«ln|)oW Grl4 Mlaco Eva Ortega ■" ' ' ' - 3 -Malors .- • ' ■ Lou Bring Ore .. 'liatilbow Boom Glen Gray Casa Loma Ota Pee W.ee Hunt ■ - Kenny Sargent Kathl'een BcirrrO' Leater Cole- - Musical Mlds Bwa Ortega' . ' Maurice St Cordoba Nano Rodrigo Bd Boss-Penton. JFnrms Brandt & F*o*Ier \ D & D Fltzg-lbbona (Sene Fosdlci^: Ore . . . . Basslnp Pef)t Balalallca Ore COaty'a Kruraln .Kuban Cossaeka Sergey SokploK Julian Aitmad Nlcholal RhadSrlk Pronlo. Stanlsl'veky' Ivan , Kornlloff Mlaa Nightingale Eliza, ftamova - ' *'" ;NadJA Dualilpaka' Bnsslan Kretciiman Gypay MarkoiT Adia K-uanetzotr N'dBtIa Pollakiova Nicholas Vosllien Mura Toumanova . Darlo Blrse Orllk '& Lolik MIscha Nicholas Matthey Gteb' Tellln Oro 'Bnsslan Troyka. Amstel's Bd Sands Pt B'th Club . (Long island)' . Paul Rebuccl. Ore - ' Small's Paradim Cliarlle Johnson Ore Lucky. Sla. .. Mary Perry Stork Club Ous Martel Oro N Brandwynne" Ore Thomasbefaky's Ann 'Kennedy' Barbara liaPot-te' Gordon Davis Chubby Smith Harry -Llttman Ore Ches Dobecty Rev Town Casino - Scrlppy & Pais. Ore •Black & White . Fantasy" UbangI Gladys Bentley Rqv Pearl Balnea . Win Bryant Oro Versnlilea Oracle Barrle Goft & Kerr R & B Ambrose (Itetnent Rum ha Bd Louis Si Gaby ' Meadowbrook Boys VOgtie Pftt Clayton ' Brooks 2 'Billy Haywood Cliff Allen Vlirnite Barn Ernie Mack Buddy ^Gntely ' XlUdr«di B^iry- 'Mllto'n^ Mann^ Oro June' Lorraine , VUIage Nat Cla^ iCtvlera Boys i '-'v' Lou Raymond. - ^ IrlB R«y Dickie Wells . Kpniiy Watta Shim Sham R«r - Wivel (i " U^rldnne Ernie Maran ' . .. Lookwella -''..v.i Bprlns & - Betty, ftear I' •> Baron - Oy 14eo,kbrn ; ' Nalnft'WOod\anft- Sm'ar'ott-Glrle ' Lou Singer . Oro FamooB Door ~ . Ned StanQeld ■. . Louis Priina Oroi Omar'.s Dome Ruth Skinner Gaynor & Br'ght'n Nick Stuart ' Palomar 2 Kar'olis Woody Herman _ Kropiey & Violet , Eddie Stone HudSon-Metzger Gls Isham Jones -Oro pirrono's. Dorothy Roberts Helen Jahls Wyllo Webb Ore Dolores Dance, Co . Paris Inn '•-<. Rutiz.Sia • J . D Slry & deBruIn Ken Wllmarth Peggy Shapn ... ... Hvgo MarchetU,- ; . Tliot-a Matthalson Herity Monhejt ■ .; ' . Pete Contrelll Oro Ardls.'May Shorryrsi ' i/ti & May' Saffker waiter Johnson' Paul Kain Oro JPopsy's Florence Gillette' Agnes Chandslor^ *larJorlo Sparks' Geo; ' Redthan .Qro Stiars (Continued from page 1) billed o-vef title of bKow or picture. In" radio the term must ' be more, looseljr applied to all talent gaiUlnK national Btaridliig or pteatlge by virtue 'of havlne been' projected on tnajpr network' programs. In radio neither artistic succesH nor 'sales promotion ability is taken Into con slderatlon; only national' spotting iwhether deserved or niot, bounta Jjikewise In pictures, where some blayers' box 'office tapacltjr does not entitled, "th^m to star ritlrig, bii't itheir bllllrie does.' ' ' ' ' i As^tp sex, tbe 56 new star nahdes of the; season just ended comprise 39. men arid 27 women, all singlejs, and two mixed' teaniis. ' Latter" are both in the nite club field. In" pic- jtiires all the new stars are 'sfng:leB except .' the Dlonne Quintuplets,, fstarred by 20th Cehtury-Pox and {classed as one name. ' New 'Picture Stars" In pictures, those obtaining star billing for the ilrst time, and lidtfed by studios 'which so billed them ; (with homsi studio Wso listed if un- !der contract elsewhere), were: Paramount — Fred MacMurray, -Jan Kiepura, Gladys Swarthout, Madeleine Cart4!»ll, , - .- • i ,,J^aciiorrljl}yi Pons^ . . ; Motro.— ^ac^: Benny, Freddie .Bar- jthplqmfew, Charles, LaughtQn,, Robert iTaylbr. : Universah — Edward Arnold (B. P, Schullberg, contractee). i Warner Bros. — Pat O'Brien, Gene Kayniond,. Jean Mulr., j 20th - Fox. — DIonne Quintuplets,' Bosalind- Bussell (Metro), "Warner ioiahd, - Edward Everett Horton, {Jane "Wlthei's, Rochelle Hudson, |Claire Trevor, Irvin S., Cobb, Jean iHersholt. : Goldwyn-U.A. — Merle Oberon, Joel 'jMcCrea. - • - • . . .' Columbia.— Jean Ai*thur„, -Peter pLorre, Franchot Tone (Metro). In two Instances players who are '•only, feature* on their home lot- be- icame stars on loan-outs to other ■studios. They were Franchot -Tone and Bosalind Bussell, botii JMetro jcontractees. As part of the pirocess of creating stars, pictures did some iborrowingi from other fields, such as taking - Jack Benny for starring^ purposes, with Benny having starred previously in vaudeville and. radio, !and Lily Pons and Gladys Swarth- jout from opera, but f6r the most ;part HoilywoOd's promotions were from the ranks- of Its own featured players. ., • Against the 27 new stars, 21 names highlighted in previous years Idropppd out* of the stdr "ranks In pictures, some falling back into the' featured billin£f class ' and others leaving pictures to return, to "other 'amusement lines- from which, th'tiy iwere originally obtained. Several were in .fiims for the one season -only, iraking only ont or two pic tures. These 21 were: - Ben . Biarnie, Bondolph Scott, Lea Tfacy, Do'rothea: .Wleck, Rlchai^ ,,^'Arlen, ,Noel Coward^ - Bamqa No irro,.^Uy Ellors, Cl^ester ^prtim. ehiry: HiUl, ',C;l-u%' ^Alns, QirtSg pW^ndon.^ Klchf v.d BArthelmessi^liJ lip Citftnlnatl,- ilSolIeen Sjoore, -^m. McCoy, A3?ne rMacM{iho,ii, Guy;, )»Ib« bti9, Maurice. ' cjx^valleri JltiSJ^ ' Save**.'; ■,\ r..,,-- ivv c^^^^--- Berjtvte .^ea.f'ha.c}^ tqf .rjrafllo i.Sjid . -theatres, Cp-waM hbjs'^io ^nel&xtij Chevalier back to t'rSnce, Savo back to vaudeville. Barthelmess becam* a legit star and , McCoy a star in' ' tjie plrcua - Held (Rfn^llng ah(>WTy WcCloy, JncIdent/SOBy, is the flrsH;^^^, , star name to show up in the clrc'ui ■ field ^n several years. Misses Swan*- ^ sptf . and MoOre had staged come*! " baciis pnly tlip prtsyltjus season, -Among dim names staging come< - backs 'and regaining: .thfeir stars status this season, the outstandera! were Lawrence Tlbbetfand Adqlph' Mienjaii. .AIsO' starring ,ln pictures shown In the U.S. during the seasoii, but; not listed amiong the new, staraj - were several Americans who went ab.rpadl to be star-billed In foreigu productions: Buddy Rogers, Helen T^elvetrees, Chat;les Parrell, PhiU ilp^a Holmes„ Fay. Wtay,. Noah Beery, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., EUa'n.. sa lliGthdl, Pola Negri, Helen Vlnaon, 'S^a^dge EvanEi, R.ichard Dix, Rpheri; 'Xpiing, George Arllss, Nils' Asther, Constance Cummlngs. j . , , . , Foreign names starring over hera fqr...the first time, but. in plctucea. produced abroad. Included Conraflj,. V^eidt, Harry Baiir, Robert. bonat* New Legit Stars ,.- ^Legit's new stars of the season,, aiU billed above show titles on; Broadway, for the. first time, weroi; Burgess .Meredith, '"Wlnterset,'- , . >"Wendy Heller, •Love on the bole,* Richard- Barthelmess, . 'Postri(iaii^ AJw^iys Rings Twice/ Roland Toung,' Touch of Brlni4 stone.' . '- - .Elissa .Laudl, 'Tapestry In Grey;*. ' Barthelmess, Tpung. and . l^ist Luiidi came from pictures,, Ml^t). Heller from abroad. < i Radio's 19 new nationally known^ names, classed to the qt -.liflcatlonili' utlined above, were: Nelson Eddy*. ' enny Qoodman, Bob Burns, Robert-' Ripley, Frank Fay, Carmelfc onselle, Bob, Hope, Mary Plckfordj Ick Powell, Leslie Howard, Horacfr; eldt, Clem McCarthy, Jack -Hyl^ ;qo,- Ken Murray, Helen J«pson;> nny Fields, AI Goodmani Eddig; iwllng,' Rae Dooley. - .Although" Its list of new natlonat ersonalltles Is Imposing, radio re* alned dormant as a producer ot Its own st r talent for Its own use,,- t' the 19 names receiving the 'alt; >ulld-up during the year, only tt^reet; - co^uld be considered radio productd'- by - the mpst . elastic Btandwdeii, These are Reniiy . Goodman, Bob' Burns, and Clem »:eCartliy, all oC whom were prominent on their, honae grounds before radio took; theini up. ' All the others on . the; radio hsit had previously attainpdt," stardoni elsewhere ' and, came tjti- tradlo ' refidy-m£^de. , I "Wlth'nlte clubs becoming reaaon-*, ' ibly .'national in. scope through their n6w prom^hencfe In the ..key towns, jof New "Sfork," Chicago, Los. Ange«> Ids and Miami," the names attain*, [ing new reps that" reached beyohdi the 60nflines of the floor on .whlclv thejr' appeared, were: Sophie Tucker,, Benny Fields, Veloz' and' YolandBf. the' DeMarcos, ' Luc'Ienne Boycr, iSheila Barrett, D wight Fiske, Sally [Rand, Milton Berle, Belle Baker, !A11 except Fiske arid Miss Bia.rrett |had held star rating In other amuae-' ment fields before going nitery. Fields, previously a vaude name* Istarred for the first time on radl?, land the flooc . Burlesque's three names, all -worn* ien and strippers, were -Ann Corio, Hinda'Wassau and Countess Nadja, Technically they are stars, on the baa^Sy.pt, billing accorded them in bilrle'sque 'wherever they play, but as names they are known chieily where burlesque Is prc-serited. That, doesn't make then! national per- ; sonalitles, although Miss CoW(|» while not seen putslde burlesijufi, has become well known natio'uallyj through publicity^ ' In the number of new stars th9_ season of 1935-'36, with. 67, toppedj, the preceding season by 12. MONDA DELL fl^KT Johpsto..-nr Pa„ June 16.. ^ Monda. De.ll, Ft. "vyfayne, . InAj' dancer, s.iistained a fractured IS'" ankle "in an.t^uto collision near here: tp^ay (Tuesday). , ■ ■ ' She was route to Ft. Wayne, after an engagement in N. T. wUn Lee Moriarity and John Buicns, wlW, escaped Injuries. ^ ; - ■ . ^ - Cha'rIie'Kaplan, salesman ofWlPw Phllly, convalescing at Atlanti* City from" operaUon In University .Hospital, Phiny: He's, poppa-ln-ww Of list, Levy, CBS board roemWr- •and WGAU, KTW ex^c; : > ITediiesdRy, Jurfe 17, 1936 LE€I¥1M ATE VAKJETV 5& QUITY'S ACE IN THE HOLE 3*- c Klaw Dies in Ei^land at 78; Formerly Big Power in Show Biz . ' • jiarc Klaw, who died, Sunday (14), 'at 78, in England, where he' lived in BedUBion, was the sole survivor ot ■ the once' powerful legit booking .^jilbine which consisted of Al Hay- mart, Charles Frphman, Klaw & Er- ■tenger and Nixon & Zimmerman, •ft was vaxiously known as the 'syn- dicate' and the K. &.E. circuit and. until thei risie of the Shuberts was tinchallengted. : |n addition to. booking sho^vs,, Klaw and A. L/ EJriahg'er produced *«n^ backed other managers, dom- inatlng the. legitimate business from ' their Stronghold In the- New Am- Bterdami theatre building." .'■Included,' .war the Zle^feld 'Follies, three' of .^hich they financed, recelvlhg 50% of the profits. Some Idea of their .iBaitnlngs • through . bboldnga nia-y bis. ;hid by the Jabt that in addition - to ; ley spots, • there T^ere over 1,200 -ope^ ■jdgfitete on the K.' & E. books; . hands .and the nariie, .'was chaitged to- the Avon several ;y*ars ago.. It Is now used- as a : brtottdcasting studio (CBS). • " Erlanger's new thea.tres- were so •costly to build that" most of them" • have, been taken over by: the banks, .'•but they were the. means oX'Matcus • Helinan entering the legitimate field. We i^iaa In vaudevflle as an '6r- ■pHeuta Circuit head; and bought -in -■ On'the Erlanger chain. . '; . ■ 'Idea Man' Klaw was generally credited with being the 'idea man* of the firm of . (Continued on page 59) Holtz, Velez, Other : Yanks m J^ity Show; ; B'way Eyenluallj ^Lou Holtz and David Freedman, .Having failed to scrape up the .npoeesary b.r., from accounts; for • trie comedy which they Co-authored and- which was to have starred the lormer, Holtz .Is Joining up- with ,BeyeraI other Americans who are going, over to London for a Felix .■Ferry musical. . " Along with Holtz will be Lupe ^eiez, Buck and Bubbles. Charles waiters and some U, S. chorus Biris.. Carl Randall will stage, the •ances. Irving Caesar and Ray Hen- derson wrote the music. Show opens n September at the Adelphl. Lon- ■•f 1936^^'" of 'Ferry Tales rtrxr*^. ^'^^ -previously confined his production activities to nite clubs ^^*ch he has al- J^'' ^""ported American. talent. He .wt^i f" here for several, rWl^ looking for acts, but goes ^"JJ^Jtui'tlay C20), accompanied *o bring the tihow to «'Oadway K » click In Louaoa. Equity's $110,000 Equity's total Income for the season of 1935-36 approxi- mated $110,000. Money was derived from: Dues: $55,107. . Initiations:. $29,694. Alien actor fees: $13,566. Interest on mortgages, etc: $6,305. Other Income: $5,564. ' JR.REFERENDUM IN THE FALL Bef.o'rif. starting- for his annual trip to; the Coast,' Prank GlUmpre. estl- -mated ;that more than theiTequired 100 names had. been signed -to peti- tions to place the. amendment con- cei'nlng Junior Equity memb^fs be- fore the entire membershlpi by ref- erendum. There was no action at last weeK's council session, nor .will the. refer- endum b^ speeded. Not likely, to- be' placed in the malls until late August or mld^September. ■ It Is <*pected that by that time .those .members who were .vacationing, or ^playlng-In, summer theatres will liaye returned.; Same applies to Coast niembership; and the vote from there may clecide: the issue. . ■ Amendment requires' Juniors, or' all new members to have 50 weeks . of appearances to their credit Isefore. being' eligible to senior rating, which carries with It the privilege' of vot- ing. Measure failed tp, receive two- thirds majority vote when consld-^ ered at Equity's annual election. '■ Around- Equity, however, the; opinion. Is that the almendment will be adopted. Present rule ' places Juniors in the senior classification after two years' membership. Ques- tion of what two years! experience meant was brought up by a mana- ger Tast season, council aiming to set the rule calling for 50 weeks of playing on the stage. But rehears-! als will count. DENVER'S EUTCH STOCK STARTS m 44TH YEAR Denver, June 16. : Summer stock In the Elltch amuse- ment park got off to Its usual flying start Saturday (13J with sellouts the first few day«. Season reserva- tions are far in excess of any pre- vious year. Opening production is 'Sweet Aloes.' 'Libei: will be. g.lyen. the sej;-,' ond week. • ;. ■> - , • ' Irene Purcell, In her first appear- ance locally, carried the femme lead,^ With Kenneth McKenha:, locally noted for his lago In 'Othello' at Central City two years ago. Is op - posit^. Others in the cast are Edith Gresham, Frank Wilcox, John Sea- ger, Forrest Orr, Lynn Kendall, Phyllis Welch and Henry Richards. Also Helen Bonfils, daughter of the late F. G. Bonfils, owner of the Den- ver Post, and other localltesi in- cluding Dorothy Hendee, Rhoma Q. Aven and Ruth Strauss. It's the theatre's 44th season, mak- ing It the oldest stock house in the country In point of continuous oper- ation. Season runs from 10 to 12 weeks. Anne Nichols' Superstition Julius (Dude) Harris has Joined the staff of Anne Nichols, his as- signment being to stimulate the sale of tickets for 'Pre-Honeymoon,' Lyceum, N. Y., In ^he agencies and otherwise. Harrl.s was treasurer of the Ful- ton and the Republic during the record-breaking run of 'Abie's Irish Rose.' Miss Nichols- flghi-lng him a lucKy person to' have around, . 'S Ensemble Wing's $125^000 Assets Available to Equity at All Hmes-^Gives Or- ga.mzati6n $450,000 Total Surplus Bryant Report . .,Shows How Chorus Peo- ple Come and Go ANNUAL AUDIT Some Musicals Being Prepared For Next Season, 4 by Shuberts Hull's Time-Saver Henry Hull, recently returned from a long tour in 'Tobacco Road,' recounted a number of experiences. . One of his time- • saving Idea was growing a beard, to eliminate making up. Entering a . shop, a sales- girl piped: 'You here again?' Upon learning he was mis- taken for a ballplayer oh the House of David team the actor shaved oft the_ spinach. Annual report of Equity Indicates the association is In good financial condition, birt that Chorus Equity, which does , npt come before the general membership for conslderar tlon, appears more seciirei because -Its. assets are entirely- fiuidj It was revealed that, th^ chorus branch has assets of $125,090, most- ly represented In .bonds and cash ■That sum .ip really Equity's "ace In the hole, since It could be placed Into - the asspciatlon's hands by order of the council, governing- body for both otganizatlotas.' . According-, to. .Eciylty's annual audit. Its surplus is. $325,009, so It is indicated, that by 'the addition 6£ the chorus coin the .association has -a total isurplus of. !%rpund $460,000 Equity's- durplua Includes Its- headr quarters .building, which Is valued at $144,000, although the realty ac count In the treasurer's report^ Is set ' down- at $i'fi6,359. 'Building '' Is owned free and : clear. Chorus ' branch' piled tip Its sur- plus during seasons . when there were numerous myslcal produc- tions. RefardlesB ot the material decrease In the numl>er of such at- tractlona in recent seasons, the past season - showed a net prpfit of over .'$6,000, bookings. .haVing ,-pro-. vlded a net surplus Increase of $6,592, despite the net deorease of around $3,000 m receipts. That was made possible by. reduction of- -op- erating expenses . of more than $8,000;- . ■ , • . • '., .In and 'Out .. ' Th.ere Is a constant Influx. of; new members. Into the- chords brarich. During the ■pa8t 'ae$4orf'.'506 .iriponi-' crs were Initiated, . there b$.ing T4^ members- in , good Standing- (total" membership^ 1,163). .'That 'indicates .how- . quickly chorines, ©liter.' and ^ leave stiow busines.s. Annuat re-' port 'states-.^he^e -were. -more tilem- bers working - In legitimate; shows than during the sea,son of 1934-36,' although the membership decreased by 124.- The Ipss In members Ip ascribed to ; the scrapping of the NRA." Chorus. Equity pepple worked in presentation and vaude units under NBA codes and ' during that time the recruiting of' members was more successful. Fact, that the chorus branch collected a consid- . (Cp|itlnued on page f|3), '■'i' • f — ^ ^ — rT— DETROIT COOLS CASS FOR LONG KOY' RUN Authors-Mgrs. In 1st Session Detroit, June 16. With 'Boy Meets Gflrl' ap)[)arently set for a long run, the Cass theatre this .week Installed a huge :alr-cool- Ing system. Believed to be first le- git house between N. -Y. and Chi- cago, to be so outfitted. As further evidence -of the healthy b.o.,' Sunday night perform- ances of 'Boy' have been dropped ; the cast has taken up summer quarters and tickets are being sold two weeks' In advance, at $2.75 a crack. Gillmore to Chi Chicago, June 16. Frank Gillmore, president of Ac- tors Equity, Is due In town today (Tuesday) for his' first visit to the loop In more than two years. Is on his way to the Coast, but vtm stop oft for two or three toys- to-he a.verage ad- mission at ah jarbltrary $1, bos office will handle over $1,260,000. Kew York lead3. the states in the number of summer theatres, with 26. Spot's are at Carmel, Chautau* fliia," Clinton' iHCollaw,' . Essex-on- Xjake-Champlaln. •Bast. Hampton, ■ Governors .Island».; Ithaca, Jackson jselghts,. I^ke Maliopac, .'Livingston .lyianor, Iiocttst -Vmiey, Maiden Srldge, Mt Kisc.o) Kew . Rochelle, i»ji.wllii6, Fine HIU, .Koslyn, Sche-^ nectady,^ Suffem, BronxylUei Mil- brook, White Pla^lns, Woodstock, liTonkers, • and Iwo^ showboats on Long- I^nd Sounds: Showboat ^um mer Theatre and Perlwihltle. , WestchiBStev, .wltli four summer theatres, leads ^ny coUnty in the country. tMt^ doesn't count a 'couple of 'WPA unite, Witli, these there will fee six legit shows, on View, every night.through^e.snm.- mefr, with a showboat popping in ev«ry.once in a;:Whlle. ^ .M^sachuee'tte^^^ comes second . among the. states, with. 13, jit Cobaa- pet, Dartmouth, Dennis, FltchbUre. Gloucester, Nantucket, MarshAeld JJilU, ■ M4Hbroci>k. Qak. Bluffp. X-Mactha's Vineyard), I»rovinceto.wn, ' West' Falm wth, Westf ord ■ and 'gtockbrldge. • •• • Connecticut hasvll, at* Greenwich, Gullfordi I voryton, .Madison, Madi- son Beach, New. Jjondott; IStlantic," - ■ Nichdls> Norwalk* Stony. Creek' and Westport ■ •' . NeyF Hampshire . is fourth With eixv at Keene^ New London, .Peter-r borough, Bye Beach, Tamworth and •WhttefieZd. New Jersey has Ave, at : Atlantic City, Cape May, Deal, Point Pleasant and: Spring Lake. Maine -has fouir, at fiiar Harbor, Kenne- .burikport, 04vinby Michael and Chair'les (Robinson;. .'AU Desirable Toung Men,' by Dav)d DrlscoU and Maurice Valency, Greenwich (Play- house); , 'Happy Valley Linilted/ Deal; 'Tiling of Beauty/ by Robert Larkln, New London (Grlawold) . 'The Greater Lust/ by. William Howai'd Harris; 'Amateur Horn*/ by Edward I^uller; 'One Up on Moon shine/ by Lloyd- F. Fseeman. and Wllda Vehlow; 'The Come-Back/ by Essex iJane; "Best of Company/ by J. N. Gllchi-ist. Niantic (Cres cent) ; 'The Keyhole' and "Difficulty of Getting - Married,' by. Armina Marshall, aqd . Lawrence Langner. Westport (Country. Playhouse); 'Spring Dance/ by Philip BariTr, Dermld (Playhouse);. 'A Reason For Youth,' Fltchburg ( Whalom) ; 'Ne\'er the -Twain,* .-by Metta Janne ; ; ■Point of Honor/ by Stephen, Van Gluck and Joe Elsinger; 'Beyond the Terrace,' by Lawrence Perry, West. Falmouth (Beach), liaugh- ing Woman." by Gordon Davlot, Cohesset; 'Picnic." by Francis E, Faragoli, Milbrook. 'Mr. Shaddy,' by J. C. Nugent (already tried out) ; 'Here We Go." by. Guy Andres and Norma Mitch- ell;' 'Ten-Mile Shanty,"" by Owen Davis; . Twilight Comes •Early/ by Louis Berg; .'Au Revoh*,' by (Caesar Dunn; 'Half a Husband,', by Arthnr Goodrich; "Dice of the Moon/ by ,Wllla Frederick; 'Travelers Track," by Phllo Hlgiey; 'M-oortshlne and Honeysuckle," b.y Lulu Vollmer, Abihgdon (Barter); 'Tomorrow's a Monday/ by Paul Osborn, Brat- tleboro;" 'Oft Hts Chest.' by Richard Enbach. Woodstock (HI.)- In addition other new plays not yet announced are to be tried at Southampton (L. I.); Carmel, Suf- fern, Woo.dstbck, Keene, Bye Beach and other spots, mostly located in New Tork state and New England, as are the majority of the other hideaways. Houses Exempt .There are around a dpzeft summer stock spots which are exempted from depositing salar?' guai'ariteeis with Equity. Included ax*e West- port, Denver, Cape Cod. Skowhegan, St, Louis; Martha's Vineyard, Wood-' stock, - Sulfern and Mt". Gretna. S|K>iUng Acton Designed to spoil actors 'is Sumner's strawhat theatre .at Nfantlc, Conn. ' Oompai^y Is housed in a gnmO ot. private cabins facing a private Jake, and they put on the- cufto nose bag daily. Producers Imported s New York, chef to da the honors, .Thieatre-, seating 1,600, .open- ing June 29, "sports Individual dressing rooms. Actors don't eyen have to walk from home to the theatre. The house sup-, piies a car to tote , them the quarter mile. Opens with 'It's a Wise Child/ featuring Blanche Ring and Gloria Blondelh the founding of the Mormon Cilurch. On Sunday nights during the sea- son there will be. free lectures In the Old Chapei of Union Ccrtlege by members of the Theatre Institute's staff, these being Clayton Hamilton, Walter Pritchard- Eaton, Alexander Dcflin, S. Marlon Tucker, Arthur Hobson Qulnnl -Barret H. Clark and Sheldon Cheney. - • Joseph Qulnnj ticket agency clerk^ committed suicide wfth a pistol at his home In New York, Friday (-12 >. He -was employed at the Supreme agency, conducted by 'Joey and Wil- lie Dentch. Qirinn formerly -eon- ducted his own agency -in partner- ship with James- Johnson. -■ ' It is the third suicide among ticket -agency men in the last two years, all being attributed :to finan- cial distress .due.to'the decline in the volume of ticket sales. Others were Gus -Klesle and Phil Weiss. Asbury Park, June 16. Bruce' McFarlane will be featured In the first offering of the season at the Deal" Cpnservatolre ■ June 30, when Paul Hammo'nd .and (Jllnton Fiske open a .lCf weeks' stand de- voted to five neW plays and as many revivals. McFarlane, Ewing Rafterty and Hope Landin are the guest players for the Initial productibn, ISappy Valley, Limited/ while a perma'- nent company of 12 wUJ^ appear In all the Hammond -^iske presenta- ,tlons. Each ■will run: from Tuesday through Saturday of the same week. No matinees. Members of the permanent cast are John BorufT, Yvonne Castle, Melvln Bentsock, Robert Harris, Luclll» Meredith, Regiha Kehn, John Rennethu'm and Arno Tanny. New Orteans, Junef 16. Little Theatre stepped out of debt Saturday (13) when the final payrhent of $1;541.25^ on Its mortgage wad made. It now owns outright the playhouse and plant appraised at >i0O,00O. Siadio Placements JOS. QUINN SUICIDE Ticket Clerk 'at Suprsme Agency— Shoots ' S*H At 'Kom« WPA HEADS' PAY BOOSTS Reported that a number of depart m.ient head^ in . the "Works Progress Administration theatre profject in New York have been awarded sal ary increases. .Executive head of the relief show organization in the. metropolis is Philip Barber,- listed as regional director. His compen- sation was on the basis of slightly over 13,000 annually,, which has. been boosAd to approxiinately |S,SOO. Elmer iUce had the post original- ly at the lower figure, but .was sup- piteed to be on hand about half of each month. Barbour is on the Joh dally. ST.LOUIS HUNT OPEM IDEA S^S SPREAMG Schenectady, June 16. Margaret AngHri ■ will play Mrs. Mftlaprop In 'The Rivals,' second of; the six productions to be given dur- ing the Mohawk Drama Festival on Union CoUese campus, Schenectady, under the direction of Mr. and Mrs.- Charles S. Cobum. . Cobum will' havo the title role In the. opener. 'Macbeth,' and will do Jim Hackler. his -role in The Players' recent re- vival of George Ade's 'The County' Chairman,' the third opus on the Festival schedule: Guest stars will appear in the premiere of Edear; Lee Master's 'Moroni/ dramatizing. (Continued from page 29) .Jamison ThomaSj Arthur Hoyt, Iris Adrian, Vivian Oakland, Lew Kel ley, Charles Lane, Claude Allister, Peter Regas; Charles" Lament di- recting, 'Lady" Lucli,' (Chester field, v . Scotty Beckett, 'Old. Hutch.' MG. Hans Kraly, screen play, 'Contl nental," Col. John -Eldredge, Julie Laird Tommy Beard,- 'His Brother's Wife," MG.- • .• ■ BlUIe Huber. Barbara Leighton, 'Plcadllly Jim," MG. Nick Grfnde directing, 'Shrinking Violet," WB. Fred Kohler, Henry Hall. Phillip Armenia, Jack " O'Brien. 'The Vigi- lantes Are C;omln&,' Rep. Ann Morrison, Robert Shannon screen play^ 'I'll Leave It to You," Par, .. ' Dick Foron. Marjorle Weaver, 'Two Gun Buckaroo." "WB. Bobby Mauch, Billy Mauch, 'The Prince and the Pauper,"^ WB. Alison Sklpworth. Mickey. Retsch ler. 'Follow Your Heart/ Rep. Isabel Jewell; Eugene Forde, di- recting, 'Across the Aisle,' 20 -F. Pat West, Ted Oliver, Jack Chapln, Robert S. Angelo, 'A Son Comes Home/ Par. Lily Pons; Lee Jason directing; P. • Q. Wolfson" scripting, 'Street Girl.' RKO. Teddy Hart; Mprvyn LeRov di- recting, 'Three Men on a Horse/ WB. Anita Colby, Allsfn Curtis, Gordon .Tones, Maxlne Jennings, Patricia Wilder, George Andre Beranger, tCount Pete,' RKO. Grace Norton, screen play, un- ' titled original, MG. Liam O'Flaherty, screen play, 'Submarine.' Col. Sheila Bromley, Wllma Francis, ; Irene- . Bennett, Louise Stanley, Terry Ray. Jenny Gray, 'Lady Be Careful."- Par. .Tack Mulhall, Ben Taggert.- Rus- sell Hicks, Pat O'Malley. Henry Roquernore, 'Johnny Gets His Gun,' Par. . Richard Powell, Thomas Jackson. Pftfl Tead. Frank Mayo, Mabel For- est. 'Hollywood Boule\-ard.' Par." William Collier. St... 'Valiant Is : the Word for Clavrle.' Par. Victor, MclAglen, Blnnle Barnes; ;John Blystone directing, 'Big/ U. June Travis, Warren Hul l, 'Case . of the Caretaker's Cat/ "WB. Jane Froman, Ross Alexander, ' Glenda ' Farrell, Gordon Oliver, 'Loudspeaker Lowdowii,' WB. St. Louis, June 16. With Muhlclpai Opera biz boom- ing as ISth annual season got un- der^ wja.y at Forest Park theatre, other midwest cities, are laylngr plans for adoption of same idea. Kansas City, abandoned plans for muhlcipal opera this year only after Laurence Schwab, producer hero, told - sponsors that time was -tooj. •short for 1»36 undertaking, K. C' plans to liave Its shows In muntcipali auditorium, where hazard of . In- clement weather will be avoided. . Schwab an.d Paul Qelsman, mgr< of local opera, have made, trips to New Orleanst Memphis and San An- tonio, all of which want alfresco en- tertainment after the St. Louis plan. Detroit has a place in mind for open air entertainment for 1937 and plans are reported to be under way for such a project. New Orleans Open Air Theatre as WPA Project New Orleans, June 16. Commission council Saturday- (13) approved plans and specifications for a proposed open air theatre at West End, work to start immediate- ly as a WPA project. . Cost will" be approximately $60,000. Theatre will seat 3.00O.. but will be buUt so that more seats may be added to the. amphitheatre. Works Progrostf AdmlnUtraHoa heads la the. theatre division we^ proceeding with plans to function through Bommer, but there have been few actual commitments In, yolvlng ejfpendlturea. Before final arrangements ate okayed, word must come from Washington designating the- amount of money to bo made available for the relief show psej-, ect... Whether curtairment wjii he necessary depends, on /the congres- sional committee which is cohf er- ring on the bill to. provide the coin. It appears there' was no fixed amount . allocated to stage relief, . That was Indicated by the fact that 'by May 16 last, New York had used up the money originally reported ear-marked for. the city and state, yet funds have continued to b&Bup< plied from Washington. Projeqt administration is in the position of waiting for word to go ahead, but therie has bee& no hint of counter* ' jnahdlng recent adiices from head- quarters to proceed with sumiQer and autumn plans. • Legit business has dropped away off and only 'Macbeth' with its col-' ored cast is drawing satisfactory aN tendance,; grossing between $260 and $300 nlghtlyv' The others have beeit ! gettlhg , between.'" $.40 and $S0 "eacli \ night and therefore are not gros*- ing' enough to pay the rent, which ' is the minimum expected. Hoivic- ever, the theatres are to be refalned -. on rental , or sharing basis and may continue to be used regardless oifbt^ shows to be spotted out of doors, "^ 'Mac' On- Tour Tour of 'Macbeth' in WPA housMt from New York to Chicago and Mil- waukee la dated to start around July 1, show going into last week starting Monday (22). It was int^ posed to play other theatres, on sbas- ing ' terms but . the- idea snagged when the stage bands declared that union wages would have to apply fni all houaei^ other than those oper- ated by WPA. 'Turpentine' w^ll follow 'Macbeth' at the Lafayette, Harlem, June 26. ' For the portable theatres to' be used In* the open the repertory will include old classics, such "as 'School for Scandal/ ^Everyman,' 'Oolnedy of Errors/ 'The. Rlvala' and ''She Stoops to Conquer," Other '.ptays Include 'The Barker/ 'Con jure 'Man ,, Dies' and 'Emperor's New Clothe** Open air season was slated to stajt Tuesday (16) In Brooklyn, Queens,. Bronx and Richmond parks. All such pferformances will ■ be free. ■ 'Llghta o' London' plans., axo changed again. . Play was suppowrt to be spotted in a tent under one ef the city bridges, but . when that would have necessitated closing off a street, deal was off. Instead It will go on in the Palm Garden, W. sand street. New. York, which has been obtained for .that purpose. 'Help Yourself is the title chosen for the Viennese coimedy tentatively' cai;ed 'Up She Goes.' It was played in London aa 'Youth At the. Helm. Play Is due Into the Manhattan shortly, following The Class of '29. One-Acters in Tacoma Tacoma, June 16. Clarence Talbot,, supervisor of the Federal (WPA) theatre in Tacoma, says he has -•eady a company of IK professionals on his staff and prom- ises to stage three prq.ductions. at the Little theatre here In June and July. Small admlsli and Talbot says tliat. If Tacomans go for his shows this summer, lie will be ready to give them more, as well a junior theatre setup. All the one-act plays, to Tae pre- sented first are authored by Ta- comans. They are 'All My Life.' by George Savage, 'Men at Work,' by Harold McGrath, well known ad- vertising man, and 'Spring Aft- ernoon," by William Kimball. .24 FOE 'COHFESS' . Detroit, June tG.. Return date of '1 Confess" at local WPA theatre ends Saturday (20) after 10 days, .which, coupled with play's two weeks in May, gives Wil- liam Beyer's production a total of 24 daya at 40c top. Next will be Robert E. Sherwood's 'Road, to Rome/ for which opening no dat^ has been set. 'PARADE' FED MUSICAL, ii,m IN 4 WEEKS Hollywood, June 16. 'FoUow the Parade," Federal The-j atre Project's musical revue, woun? up four weeks at the Playhouse here (13) after grossing better than $3,00li on the eogagement. This IS top take for any FTP pro* diiction in this area, and included a straight buy of entire house 07 Douglas Aircraft Corp. for closing performance" at around $500. •Revue, which, la being held intact to . reopen July 4 at the Greek open air theatre In Griffith park at Z6c top, has cast of »5, 40 musicians « pit and 15 stage hands. 'CHAIK DTTST' IN FEISCO, San Francisco. June Federal Tl.eatre Project 1» P^* sentlns 'Chalk Dust' at the Colum- bia. Cast include* Daniel ^^^^^'l Richard Allen, Ruth SavlUe, Davia Cole. Agnete .lohan^en. Ba«y r.'ew,. Jack Yalle*. Joseph Habct- man. Project's" marionette show. 'All** In Wonderland.' current at *»» Federal theatre here, will po F.lmarte for two days starling Jua» 17* Wtdte^j^ Jane 17, 19Z6 L E € I ¥ I MA YE VARIETY 57 FOR CHI Chlcajg^o. JuQe.16. Katharine Cornell's 'St. John' re ^.^rtr^l was practically capacity at the grand- Opera House. Had a lew ' 4#att0rea aeats. unsold opening night tat liuUt to seil-'out trade ii^ its first at «J0 top. "Wai smash tbrough for another lieiisatlonal week currently and then ' ieP9rt, leaving the leglt burden to George White's revamped 'Scan- daJSr* which will arrive Sunday. <28) to try to make It a summer. ShulH^rte are talking of bringhug Tarnell' In from Bostoh, tut still just palaver. Has been some rum- ■ Ming going on about a local cast *f ' uiead End' but that'.s also Just mattet. • • Estimates for Last Week . x^ndals/ Gtand (1.200; ^.30). Opens on Sunday <28)< ^8t, John,' Grand (1.200: 13.30) <2d .and flnal week). Senisatlonal busl- .jiees. Over 126,000, which is abbiit hf^est legit' jnafk hit In Chicago wlB season, WPA 'Chalk Dust/ Gteat Northern.; Has lieea a. dick . here. .Now in its seventh week. WIU' go° eight weeks with "Triple A Plowed Under* to foUoir. . , . 'Broken , D]shes/ Slackstone. : Opened last night (Mcmday) for four ^ireelfs. "Chalk Dust' finished' strong six weeks Saturday (13) ► . TARMIT FAR 15,000 ; BOSTON'S lEGIT FINALE ■ Boston, June K. V *PameH' closed the Hub legit 'Son Saturday <13) after two lame frames at the Shubert. Opening ' -.week's 4ake Was bolstemd somewhat * -hr th* First Kl£ht club, but general .public interest In the piece was ;ttoMnd Tmntliig, . r- Closbig, stanza .around 1^,000. J McC^umD on B^ray ' Cleveland, June W. -I'rederlc IklcConnell, director of '■ 'the. Cleveland Playhouse for the '. past 15 years, Is" taking his first leave of' absence to guest-dlrect a ■ Broadway production- for Deloa • jOljappell. TDaughters .of Atreus' Is the name V ,ot the play, a new vei-slon of an old Greek trlolt«y, written by Robert Tumeyv. Jo Melriener ^vlU do the settlngB .-and i tentative Manhattan *flate for opening Is Oct 20. budng McConnell's absence, the , .Rayhouse here will be managed by K. Elmd I/owe, now associate direc-^ tor. Current Road Sliows (WEEK OF JUNE 15) . '^'n* «•««".' Grand O. H., Chicago, 'Boy Meets Girt/ Cass*, Detroit Awake and Sing/ Sbubert, New- ark. HO SEOOHp tnHDIM Wnwaukee, Wis., June 18. Because they were not assured of a steady run at the Davidson the- atve, 'Where their productions were J sidetracked every time a road show camp along, the Federal Players , Jjave moved to the Alhambra. The house, closed since last .Chilstmas. has been cleaned up and dressed With federal oash. I^rst, pro.ductlon In the Alhambra w Old Heidelberg.' staged by former niembera of the defunct German stock company. The players are also putting on vaudeville Saturday and Sunday at a I5c top. WHOHY CASTING 'TOURS' Hollywood, June 16. »/*uV^^°°y started casting lor, his next play at his Hollytown SSr Tours/ by George Rosener is also slated to - direct, no opening date set. Eugene Endrey B'kmpt Endrey, actor, last week v''"7* t« the Federal Court N'ew trouble?^ relief from his financial . Schedule ivhich he attached to the J«Jl "''i*''^ pomion gnrp ih<^ llat.13- Busman's Holiday Gilbert W. Gabriel, N. Y. American dramatic critic, flow east fOr an honorary M.A de- gree from- Williams College and planed back Tuesday (1€) to the Paramount studio, where he is completing a writing chore. During his one-night stand on Broadway, in between jumps, the critic did a bus- man's holiday by taking in •New Paces' with John Byram (Par). $SjOO Snooze for 'Awake in Ckve.; dO^ Very %y Cleveland, June 16. •Awake and Sing* didn't awake the <5.p.P. from their political dreams while convening here, nor did it do much singing financially. In six days It grossed only $5^500, wliich was a bitter piU to the New York Group Theatre as well as to the legit Hanna, ' Just' three ways to figure it to snm up the old theatrical situation In this town. Repubs were too oc- cuplM -with afternoon sessions and nightly caucuses to pay any atten- tion to a play. . Politicians also were pulled down to one end of the street by activities In civic auditorium, and were too tired to • walk uptown three - bldcks. Docal theatregoers were scared home by the crowds, and all of the theatres suffered. Por a topper, no out-of-town troupe coihing in here as late aa mid-June ever prospered. It's an old 'Ohio custom. Because of a previous holdover In Chicago, Group Theatre actors had to open here Sunday to a thfn house and cut the ran short one day, be- cause some dance' school had con- tracted the Hanna for a Saturday recital and wouldn't change jthe date. Clifford Odets' piece prac- tically closes the legit season In Cle-veland, since there's no more bookings in sight T>om the stand- point of profits and nihnber of sliows'in ttie last season, it's been one of the poorest Wann^ bag bad in some 10 years. Estimate for Last Week 'A-wake and Sing/ Hanna (1,436; S0c-?2). lowest prices this year for any play. Record low gross of f5,500. Tallulah's ^Glory' in Frisco Before L. A. Date Los Angeles, June 16. Homer Curran wiU open his Coast production of "Reflected Glory' at his Curran theatre in San Francisco before bringing it into the Bilt- more here. Tallulah Bankhead will be starred. HORSE' ON Hooo m. BUT STICKS FOR CONY. Philadelphia, June 16. Only thing left of PhlUy's legit season is Three Men on a Horse,' which is set to ride through the Democratic Convention were (June 22) at the Broad. Other houses are getting the keys and camphor balls ready, , 'Horse' is hitting around $4,000. but management figures it's worth holding for the Convention. This the 16th local week for the show, eleven for the first company at the Garrick and five for the present group at the indie Broad. Chas. D. Cobura, M. 1. Troy, June 16. Chai'les D. Coburn- now can use the letters ."M. L." after his name. Union College, for which he organ- ized the Mohawk Drama Festival Isl3% summer and for which he will direct it again this year, has con- ferred the honorary . degree of mas- ter of literature upon the actor. Walter D. Edmonds, author and playwright, received the degree of doctor of letters. Colonel P'rederick Stuart Greene, State Commissioner of Public Works and a playwright, received the degree of doctor of science. HOY' $7,500, DETROIT; CASS' COOLING SYSTEM Detroit, June 16. Headed for a probable month's run, 'Boy Meets Girl,' at |2.75i batted a good $7,500 last week at the Cass, following an opening session 'of $13,000. In preparation for "Boy's' long, stand, and for other Broadway plays this summer, Cass installed an air- cboling system last week, and it's paying dividends - this week in this wilted town. Company, headed by Polly Wal- ters, celebrated Its 200th perform- ance Monday night (18). House management sold regular $2.75 seats for |1 each to first 200 customers that night and company whooped it up after show in nearby nltery. 'The Drunkard,' playing Its third season at the Playhouse, continues strong and appears, able to last out summer. Cass has Its hooks out for more attractions. Estimate for Last Week 'Boy Meets Girl' (Casrf; MOO: $2,75 top) (2d week)." Near $7,500, gobd, last week, its second session, and opened third stanza Monday (16). Sunday night performances have been dropped, leaving eight In- stead of nine shows a -week. Still getting good pres^^nptlces and play figures to stay for at least a fourth week. B way Down to June Normal, With Some Shows Week-to-Week Truce' Starts Nicely h Frisco; letty' $7,000 San Francisco, June 16. 'Student Prince,' second of the Los Angeles' — produced musical productions . by , the Civic Ught Opei'a Co., to hit this town after a run south, got off to a big opening at the Curran on Thursday (11). Enthusiastic acclaim augurs a nice run, and the first week may see $12,000 in the till. 'Leaning on Letty' is .now in its six week at the Alcazar where the $7,000-$8,000 pace of the Greenwo.od show should contii;^ ^ for some time. — ' . • Coast lande' Set Los Angeles, June 16. Coast production of 'Russet Man- tle' .opens at the Geary, San Pran- cisco. July 1?. Hardie Albrjight and Martha Sleeper head-cast. Support- ing players brought on from New York by Jerome Mayer, yvbo is Play also book^ Into BeiascO here on July 27. Ralph Kettering, who recently' closed with 'Personal Apjaearance,' Is handling. It's a Habit Joseph Downing Is out of the cast of Dead £nd/ with a siege of pnen- monla. He has been replaced by Eddie Marr, who will probably hold role for rest of the run. Marr also replaced Downlng^ In 'Ceiling Zero' last season 'whein latter went to the Coast for film chore. 2 Shows Out 'Victoria Regina' will suspend Saturday (20) at the Broadhurst, New York, for the summer, but is due to relight late In August. Drama topped the list in Its field until 'Idiot's Delle^t' arrived and the difference in weekly grosses was not material, same going for 'St, Joan.' Got $23,500 weekly for months and has not gone under the $20,000 mark. It's in Its 26th week^ Beyer in Detroit Detroit, June 10. William Beyer, N. If. playwright who brought his new play, 'I Con- fess,' here for premiere in May. haji been named director of the local WPA theatre. He took charge of the return engagement of his play, which opened the Federal house Thursday (11) after several weeks of darkness. Beyer hopes to popularize th-^ De- troit project by selecting plays meeting local approval. He -lias had h.-,r.:u- production exprrlenoe in N, 31r-IIywood and Miami, Fla. 'VICtORIA REGINA' Opened Dec. 26, '35. Produc. tion was lauded by alt the first- stringers. Brown (Post) de-. clared: 'All in all the evenino is a triumph for Mr. (Gilbert) . Miller, Miss (Helen) Hayes, Mr. (Vincent) Price and Mr. (Laur- ence) Houseman (playwright)/ Variety (I bee) said: 'Worth- while theatre; should have ex- tensive feminine draw.' The First Lady' will close at the Music Box, Saturday (20). Comedy was one of Broadway's leaders through the winter. During height of the 30 weeks' run the takings topped $19,000 weekly. Excellent profit for both show and house. 1,000 in Nine L A. Weeks For Horse' at $1.6S Hollywood, June 16. "When a Coast-produced show, sans outstanding box office' names, can grind out a gross 6f around the $60,-odup(Ion in the fall— 'Green Carnal. /7s' and 'Two On a Latch- key.' There will probably be . 16 attrac- tions pn Broadway next week, which is about normal for late June. Two shows wi-I shut down "Saturday (20) but with others playing Week-to- week, addttiipnal closings are not unlikely. .]E;xpeotatlon Is that the bonus, - Louis- Schmellng fight Thursday (18) and reduced transportation fares woqld hypo show business this week, yet up to yesterday (Tues- day) the usual season-end conditions were In evidence. Upped attend- ance may come In the last half -when •visitors will be on hand f6r the fight and more money will be around with the cashing in of the bonus bonds, which process requires two or three days. Ticket sale for the fight was reported away off, but a last-min- ute rush is anticipated, while sev- eral railroads report increased pas- sengeir traffic. Broadway got a. break Saturday (13) when a dismal weekend started with rain. Grosses generally were impro-Ted oh that llnal day, ■ with some shows claiming as much as $1,000 additional over the previous week. It was the first time since early spring . that theatres rather than outdoor attractions were fav- ored by the weather> 'Victoria Begina' will suspend this Saturday (29) at the Broadhurst for 10 weeks as planned, being dated to resume Aug. 31. 'Idiot's Delight,* its. running mate In' leading the dra- mas will suspend July 4. Without new musicals and In the absence of the front running dramas, the then surviving attractions figure on prof- itable support . from Incoming visitors. 'The First Lady* closes thte week leaving the Music Box dark . until. early October. 'The Kick Back,' known as "Back-KS wash,' has been postponed until-- Monday (22) at the BItz. Samet. night may see WPA's 'Lights o' . London' at the Palm Garden. Estimates For Lsst Week 'Boy Meets Girl/ Cort (iSlst weeky (C-l,059-$3.30). Some Improvement last week sent gross to' $12,600; rainy Saturday helped generally. 'Bury the Dead/ Barrymore (3th week) . (Dt1,096-$2;^0).. Going. Off soon; anti-'i^ar playlet iCarlng mod- erately; approximately $6,000' with cast In on show. • . ' 'Call It a Day/ Morosco (2l8t- week) (C-981-$3.80). May stay well into the' summer, but' not definite; somewhat better lost week at $9,000. . 'Children's Hour/ Slllot («3d week) (D-967-$1.65). In the lower brackets for some time, but better- ing, even break on summer basis; $47600. . , 'Dead End/ Selasco (34th week) (D-l,000-$3.30). Improved with gross topping $9,500; good attendance Saturday upped the takings.' 'End of Summer/ Guild (18th week) (C-914-$3.30), Last weeks an- nounced, play not trying summer going; around $7,500. First Lady,' Music Box (30th week) . Under, $2,000 and has little chance to stay. 'Three Men On a Horse/ Play- house (73rd week) (C-8(;9-$2.20). Improved over low mark of previous week, and has good chance to stay another summer; $6,500, Tobacco Road/ Forrest (133rd week) (C-1,017-$I,65). Also has chance to sutvive its third summer; business do-wn around $4,500, but \ profitable, 'Victoria' Regina/ Broadhuj.st (26th week) (D-l,118-?3.30). Final week ol present engagement; «us» l>ends Saturday until late August but box office remains open; $21,000 again last week. WPA 'Macbeth/ Lafayette, Harlem; colored ►Shakespeare; going on tour soon. 'Class of '29/ Manhattan; slated ■for ?.noth'"' \lrt'p^^. ' 'Battle Hy.nm,' Daly's 63d (Experi- mental); due to stay into July. 58 VARiETY 1. E G i Y I M A TE— c • M C 1 11 ¥ WedneiBday^ June 17, 1936 Ballet Caravan, 12 Art Hoof er^ Under 20, Will Barnstorm MidwestStraw-Hats Grpup of 12 dancers from Amer- ican Ballet personnel have banded together under label of Ballet Cara- •van to barnstorm over the country during the summer months, pre- senting their own- dance creations and ideas. Douglais Coudy is com- pany inanager> with Frances Hawkins oillce ' handling. Oglihg the midwest corn cribs. . Most of the arty hoofers, ajl of yrhom appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, N. T,, this iJast winter, are imde^r- 20. Youthf ulness. of the group is being played up. Project is independent of Aiperl- can Ballet school or management. However, ' dancers will return tor any exigagements regular company Tvlli fill at Jones Beach and Lewl-r sohn Stadium, K. T,, this sumn^er. ' Those touring include: Ruby Asquith,. Ruthana Boris, Oiselle Cacclalanza, Rabana Hasbrugh, iAlbla . Kavah, Annabell Lyon, fian-^ nab Moore, Harold Christiansen, Lew Chrlstlanisen, Brio Hawktris, Charles. Lasky tind Eugene Lorlng. TIBBm' TALKS AGAINST FOREIGNERS IN U. S. A. Washington June IG. Lawrence- Tibbett appeared In Washington again today (Tuesday) ^t)ii; behalf of the ""keep foreign con- 'cert artists, out' movement. Hfe put in a strong endorsement of the ' j!>lck8tein bill which would bar, not *on1y singers but solo musicians, conductors, solo dancers and artistic talent generally. ■\- There is little likelihood of the picksteln: bill "going, through this, session but its ad-vpcates are apply- ing strong pressure on the Imtnigra' tlon Bureau and elsewhere in the hope of -establishing bars. Kerensky's U, S. Tour Alexander . Kerensky, '-who' now -edltff New Russia and La Riissle' • Gpprlme in Paris, may come here *or a lecture tour in the laU. Ne- ' gotlatlons;. being c&rried on by Wll- ' Uaih PeaSlns. Kerensky has been d member, of the -.Russian exile colony in Paris since the 1918. Revolution. Gre^e Stueekgold, prima donilia ' soprano with the Met, now summer- 'Ing in Europe, will sing for the Mln- 'neapolls, Minn.> Mendelssohn Glee Club Dec. 8. Ansermet, Elemperer Due From Europe for Dates Ern^t Ansermet and Otto Klem- perer, conductors, returning frpm Europe. Ansermet sails from Paris on June 25 to" be followed by Kleih- peror on July 13. Klemperer goes directly to the Pa- cific Coast to conduct second half of the season at the Hollywood Bowl. Ansermet trains to Chicago on his arrival to conduct three con- certs for Ravlna Festival there on July 3 to 6. From there he flies to Los Angeles to guest conduct at the Bowl in Hollywood on July 6. He is set for three more there and one at San Mateo, Calif. ASKOTY TO PAY DEFICIT Detroit, June. 18. Shy ^8,000 for its annual series of summer concerts, Detroit Symphony so6Iety- has appealed to Cbmmioh Council to make up deflOiency. Spring drive for next -winter's symph and opera program, plus the summer concerts at iBelle Isle, net- ted $177,000, Plan is -to provide $8,000 out of profits from- the Belle Isle refec- tories. Series is to run six nights a week for six weeks. ST. LOUIS OPERAS TO REDEEM OtD DUCATS St. Louis, June 16. Two performances have been scheduled by St. Louis Grand Opera Co. for tiext winter in an attempt to wipe out $6,000 deficit incurred last spring. Holders- of tickets cost- ing $30 or Ifess for cancelled operas of spring season (curtailed after one performance) are asked to accept tickets for first performance at which L}ly Pons will appear in Con- vention Hail in Auditorium on Dec. 2 next. Holders of tickets, costing $30 or more. are asked to. accept one-half in tickets for flrst and other half for second performance. Guy Gol- terman, maestro of local.'opera cont- pahy, promises a carnival and ball after the two operatic presentations. Saul CastonV Job Philadelphia, June 16. Saul Caston, first trumpeter of the Philadelphl;a. . Orchestra, was last week appointed associate conductor for the 1936-37 concert season. He was selected by Leopold Stokowskl and Eugene Ormandy, Joint con- ductors of the symph group. Caston joined the. Philadelphia Orchestra 18 years ago, when he was 16 years old. > He has batoned number of opera and . ballet performances with' the orchestra. S H O W F O I K S* S H O E S H OP Producers and show people alike know that the shoes they wont are at I. Miller . . . considerately priced. A Complete Line of Opero- lengtti Hosiery in all colors AULU 1552 BROADWAY Op.«^w/ 9 R M. Philty ■ (Continued from page 1) been gone for- weeks from reports. 'With few exceptions, hotels and boarding houses are maintaining regular prices, with restaurants, nlterles, etc., following suit. , It's first big affair city has hosted since present administration took ofllce and etCort is being made to show visitors real -welcome and bring back more conventions. Earle and Fox theatre stage iShows and 'Three Men on a Horse' troupe at Bri -a are. being taken care of at regular hotel prices, although it is understood .they're requested to double up wherever possible. "Horse* is only legit show In .town. Vincent Lopez is on Fox stage and Phil Baker and his radio sho^ come to Earle beginning Friday (19). Nitery shows generally remain same size. . ■ No PhlUy affair since the Sesqui- Centennial (1926) has stirred such local interest ap j;.is convention and even, that* show, ballyed as a,n In- ternational exposition, lacked prepa- ration and was floppo. In this case, however, . city administration has shot the wofks. Citizens' commit- tees halve been at work for months to - have every detail in readiness. Labor has agreed, to nix all strikes, hotels, eateries, nlterles, stores, cabs, etc, have pledged no In- creases in prices. Roads , have been built and repaired, buildings (cleaned up, .streets decorated,, trees planted around City Hall. In. addition to lifted lid on niglxt life and . shows, Phllly will offer baseball at Phillies and A's parks, boxing and -wrestling touts, special symph concerts (with Paul White- man) by Philadelphia Orchestra in Robin Hood Dell 'and extensive lineup of minor, events. The Sleepy Village. IB determined this time to show visitors It can wake up if oc- casion requiires. ENGAGEMENTS Wilfred Seagram, Mahhattan Rep theatre, Ogonqult, Me. Arthur Stringer, Matgaret Mayo, Fred Ballard, Fannie Fredeiick Hatton, Mary Brush Williams, Young theatre, Centerville, Mass. • Dulcy Cooper, Big'elow Sayre, Robin Hood theatre, Arden, Del. Melyin BenstOck, Deal Conserva- toire, Deal, N. J. " _ Daphne Bayne, Barbara Fulto'n, Nell Harrison, Jane Roberts^ Joseph Anthony, . Bruce Kimes, William Prince, Marlon Willis, 'Mrs. MOon' light,' Barter theatre, Abingdon, Va. Royal Stout, Nellie. Kennedy- Stout, Donald Glenn, Kay Lorlng, MacGregor . GIbb, Fred Lahrmer, Mary Dawley, Charles Paul, Don- ald Oliver, Joseph Foley, Grove the- atre, Nuangola, Pa. ' Margaret Sullavan, 'Stage Door.' Ezra Stone, 'Three Men on a Horse.' Cornell Wllde^ 'Daughters of Atreus.' Miriam Catherton, Isabel Hallln, Elizabeth Catey, Anne>Drexel, Thia Marnette, Lois Chase, Muriel Pearce, P. Glenn Morris, Charley Sheldon, Harvey Hayes, Leonard Tobln, Frank Myers, Ethel Gllckman, Clar- ice Maecham; Garrlck Players, KennebunkpOrt, Me. Robert Elwyn, VUma Roy ton, Frank Rothe, Phyllis Ellerman, Du- ane MacKInney, Harriott Marshall, Walton Pick, Cynthia Arden, George Maklnson, Kathryn Dutcher, Robin Batcheller, Maverick theatre, Wood- stock, N. T. Mary Arbenz, Paul McGrath,- Julie Johnston, Douglas McMullen, Da- mlan O'Flynn, Mary Morris, 'Mrs. Moonlight,' Theatre of Four Sea- sons, Roslyn, L, L, N. T. Doris Dalton, Stiano BragglottI, Edgar Kent, Elizabeth Cerf, Philip Tonge, Elizabeth Dean Farrar, -Hay- den Rorke, Stephen Kerr Appleby, Franklin Gray, Octavla Kerimore, Charles Trexler, Shirley Osborn, Perry Wilson, Jus Addiss, Newport Casino, Newport; R, I. Barbara Brown, George Blacicwell,, Carol Stone, 'Personal Appearance,' Rldgeway theatre. White Plains, Ruth Weston, DaVld Baxter, Ar- nold Korff, 'Command to Love,' Ur- ban Playhouse, Tonkers, N. T. Guy Robertson, VIvIenne Segal, Jojseph Macaulay, John Clarke, Det- mar Poppen. Noel Francis, Ruby Mercer, Albert Mahler, Georgle Price, Ray MIddleton, Bertram Pea- cock, 'Three Musketeers/ Forest Park, St. -Louis. Frances Woodbury, "Pre-Honey- moon,' Lenore Soresby, 'Rain from Heaven,' Boulevard, Jackson Heights, L. I., N. Y.- ■ Mabel TaUaferro, Eleanor Phelps. 'Old Maid,' Alden. Jamaica, L. I., N. T.. George Dewey ^Vashlngton, Stan- ley Twins, 'Scandals.' ^Maurice Burke, Walter Scott WeiBks, Diane Tempest, Mary Hutch-- Insoii, Robert Harrison, 6vi9t«ve Gordon, Donald- McMillan,- Cleve Gari-ett, JanB MaibOfy, Harold Smolley, icick Bacf ■ ._■ - • • Inside Stii(M ries at the Cass theatre next fall. An Innovation here, the 'Opera Russe' (Russian musical drama) will present two operas during Its first tour, Yelchl NImura and Llsan Kay will do a dance performance. Bookings Include Doris Kenyon, Bertrand Russell, Hugh Walpole, Sir Arthur Wlllert, Boake Carter, Ambassador Hlrosl Sal to, Michael Strange, Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen,. Franz Werfel,. playwright; John Mason Brown, drama critic; Ralph Robey, -economist; Edward Weeks, editor of Atldn tic Monthly; .Hon, Agnes C. McPhail, Alice Elizabeth Gassaway, ■ literary critic; Courtney Riley Cooper; S. Miles -Broughton; Arthur Kallet^ and J. Frederick Es* sary, Washington correspondent. ; Aged 7, Gets Scholarship St. Louis, June 16'. Antonio la Marchlna, seven years old, has been awarded scholarship In Curtis Institute of Music, Phila- delphia, as result of audition before Alexander Hllsberg of Philadelphia Symphony orchestra here last month. Antonio Is youngest student to enroll in Philadelphia ischool. ' His father Is 'cellist with St. Loula Symphony and Municipal Theatre Qpex'a orchestras. C. B. COCHRAN .presents WARD in •ANYTHING GOES' (In Ethel Marman'a roU) After 0 Montba mt th* Piilaea. Loade*. NOW TOURING BUY DOROTHEA ANTEL Invalid Actress, Famous -Oreetinc Cards. 21 Original unfl exclusive De> •Igns, One Dollar. Anents Wanted to Sell Cards. litberal Comrnlsslon. Call or write ' DOBOTHEA ANTEL 226 WeRt 72nd Street, New York CJty FIRTH SHEPAftO presents HILDE6ARDE Now Playing Lead Opposite Leslie Henson in "Seeing Stars" . , , at the Hippodrome, Colder's Green I RADIO— The DAILT EXPItI»S, 'l.ond6n: "HILDEGAllDB! has micro phone charm, original' songs, beautiful ballads, and a piquant sense hiimor," Britain. France, and Belelu"". TELEVISION fn^Ince*^ several successful appearances on 1 « i. '"M"*! M»«u»fer, ANNA 808ENK0 ^ wafTOS^-SSSSSSSSifJL''' '^'^ Europemn Representative WALTER BA'TCHEJLOR ^ , HENBT SHEREK M. I^lBinbln nteotilMg Artlsta British Bn>»dcasHn« Feator* #S>diie8daiy» Juno 4^ri9^6 Hf 1 A ¥i Gilbert K. Chesterton Die* ' . Gilbert K. Chesterton; & d'QPsIqal condition, and about a 'weeft 'prior' death seflbOs "Cari '4Wo 'comWl<}atlonB developed." >. - por 'more than 40 years' he- had Tj^en one of the leadliig' literary oomnjentators and It would be al- j^oat Impossible to compile ft- com- pete bibliography, since his writ-" jn^ ranffed from straight Action- to ■jrtrlotis Hterary analysis. He wrote ■ ot-evety thing In . betweem He was a familiar figure on the lecture plat- fonn and had met Clarence . Darrow in jg,lnt debate on one of his Axaerl-; oett^Ips. . Yov years he has been balled as one of the foremost essayists w'rlt- Jng'ln the English language, but his • literary range was so wide it is. lm- ppasiWe to classify him under any particular heading.- He raa. the ;^mut from grave to gay, from^flip- ' pancy almost to ponderous works. . Buff, Time** Self t Survey. The Buffalo tflmes, Scrlpps-How- - rArd d»ily, is conducting a survey to determine what people read \n the paper and why. Bach employe was instructed to sit down with twp -71meB- reaider^ and. two copies ot •previous ■ day's paper, going over them item by item to see what had been read. Employes also expected to wxlte brief summary- of readers' ' reactions, reasons for likes and dls- ■/jlkeft., ■. ■. , . : ' - M ■ Survey,, covering nearly 1,000 . people, . is . expected to give good . -cross-section, view of paper's btrengthis and -weaknesses and what can be done to improve. - Scribner** Shakflup • ' Sbakeup at Scrlbner's mag Ca:lls for complete reorganization- of the editorial staff; with Harlan Logan as iiew editor succeeding Alfred Dash- lell. Logan wad, recently appointed director of the Unliled Study Division of .'Wftshlngton Square Collei^e of N. .T,.xr. Warren Bower, nqw inbthictor 4n.Englislx 4t N.y.li.i Is exiaected to ijoln the atapT ancl bftve Job. of .finding .. at least one new or compara,tl'«^eIy . :pid(nown, shpF,t. story writer . eviery ->jiao»th. , . • : Reported;t(h{it one of features to be ; discontinued In magazine will .be .'As TfOU^ Like It,' monthly column * by William Lyon Phelps. Hershfjefd's New Post Harry Hershfleld has been .made associate editor of New York, Jow- Isb humorous weekly. Dinner will be given him Friday <19) at the Cinema club, N. T., by friends to celebrate his assuming this office. -pBditot' of the inag, which smarts 'publication In Sept, will be Jacob liarlnoff. . N, Y. Times Goes H'wood . New York Times Is preparing to launch dally picture columns from . Hollywood . within fortnight, with Douglas Churchill, sheet's . Holly- wood correspondent handling the iaisslgnment. It's first time Times has given 'such' whole-hearted recognition to film colony and pictures. ,;. CbbVs First Novel ': irvln S. Cobb Is In New Mexico putting finishing touches to his first novel, a story concerning the cfhar- aicter of JHdge Priest, add working on.A secorid.'tonie, title -.of which Is not divulged. Cpbb's first short. ,.story was printed when lie was 37. Now, 20 years" later, his first novel Is being .Jeadled.i^.r , .... Monyhan On N. Y. Telegram John Monyl^an, long in the adver- tising and" publicity 'Aeld In pic- ■ i i^'i®^' Joilned tjie . New ; , .Yoirtt •' ^y\^P\^^' He's on rewrite for tlie dally. ■ '. • . - • ; ™any years 'with RKO- end Warner Bros., Monyhan more ^re- a cently jiyas associated with Colum- ' bla at tlie h.o: •-• * •. ■ . Dell's Title. Switch — With its . August Issue,.. Dell Changes title of Public Enemy mag I to FederaJ: Agent Will be limited to short stories In future, Dell also -plans- to revive sus- pended War Birds pulp first week :.' '» August Has been off for sev- \ eral months. ;^ Fuller's 'Baby' Repeat . rest Tube Baby' w ll be second »ook by Sammy Fuller, of Los An Keipo • . - _ . J V^^}^''^ roy^tlesr'i5% %"on Tnttlal S ''"00 copies, .thereafter. 16%?;-- I -1 Best SeDers Best Sellers for the week ending June 13, as reported by the American News Co.^ Inc. Fiction • - - • . ^octor, Thp» ($2.00) .....By Mary Soberte Hlnehart 'Sparkenbroke' «2.76) ..'......By Charles Morgan TLast Puritan. The'- «2.76) .........by George Santayana «The. Clansman' «2.fi0) ...fey Ethel BoUeaxi •Weather In the Streets' ($2.50) By Rosamond Lehmann •Roofs on Elm Street' ($2.50) By William McNally Non-Fiction ' •Wake-Up and Live* ($1.75) ' By Dorothea Brands ^Around the World In Eleven Years' ($2.00) • •^ i........ .By Patience, Richard and John Abbe •Way of a Transgressor" ($3.00) .»,.... By Negley Parson 'Man the Unknown' ($3.60) By Alexis Carrell •North to the Orient' ($3.60) By Anne Morrow Lindbergh •Inside Europe' ($3,50) By John Gunther ♦ . FiGtian Eliot Keen Missing Eliot Keen, editor of Silver Screen, was reported missing yesterday (Tues.) since Saturday morn- ing at 2:30 o'clocK by his wife, Mrs. Ruth .Keen, of Jackson Heights, N. Y,, -who sought aid of police. Last (seeiji. when he left apartment of Helen Liind, actress and family friend ol years. In Greenwich Vil- lage. H-M'b Prizo-Winners Clelle Benton Hugglns, of Brook- lyn, and RObisrt . Penh' Warren, of Baton Rouge, "La.," winners of the $1,000 literary teilowsnips awarded annually by Houghton, Mifflin; A,wardB are made to. encourage promising young writers and assist the)n to complete projected works. "Winners were ' selected from 83C contestants. Miss Hu^gins Is 20, a writer, painter aiid tap dancer, and. her project Is a novel ebtltled 'Point Nolr* to deal with the. vicissitudes of an aristocratic Creole family in Louisiana. JEtobert Warren's proj- ect Is also a novel with a back- ground of the Kentucky tobacco war,, . ... CHATTER ^Bennett Cerr now in Berlin. ■ - Vera Ca'spary has built a houde at Norwalk, Conn. Sylvia Thompson will spend the summer at Wlntersham.- P. G. Wodehouse's 'Thank • You, Jeeves' has been sold to 20th-Fox. Barbara Hedwortb has completed •Women Pretend.' To be published In the fall. Arthur Murray preparing a book on the modern dance, which will be out In October. Karen De Wolf, free lance film •writer, completed her first novel, 'AH Cats Are Gray.; Merrill Denlson contributes to the Toronto Star, not the Montreal, dally of same name. Claude G. Bowers has a biography of Jefferson coming out In the fall, 'Jefferson in Power.' Stephen "Vincent Benet's new book of poems is dedicated to his publisher, John Farrar. Helen Jacobs " autobiography out next month. Tennis player calls her book- 'Beyond the^Game.' Margaret Ayer Barnes awarded honorary degree of Doctor of Let- ters by Oglethorpe University. Clara E. Laughlln sailed for Europe to gather material for her book, 'So You're Going to Scan- dinavia.' ^ Edith Wharton has written the foreword, to "Benediction,' novel by Claude Sll.ve, which won the French Femlna Prize. Frances Brett Young, authored 'Far Forest' out in. August Pub- lisher win be Reynal & Hltchcodk, a switch from Harper's. Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck to sail for London this month. to at-i tend . International Conference ot Social, Work and spend summer in Southern France. Almy Loveman, editor of the Sat- urday Review of Literature, going to Joplln. to visit brother, making part of the Journey by boat down the Ohio and. Mississippi rivers.. . William Hillman, chief of. the Universal Service foreign staff and In. N. Y. for a month, has been elected president of the American Correspondents' Association in Lon- don. Succeeds . Frank King of the A.- P. Others elected . were John Gunther, vice president, and Ferdi- nand Kuhn, secretary. • Clement Wood has compUed and edited a rhyming dictionary and poet's craft book to be publl-sh by Blue Ribbon in the fall. Henry A. .Wallace, Sec. of. Agri- culture, -win have a new book, 'Whose - .Constitution?' out July 1. Surveys general , welfare. Supreme Court deci.sloris and offers ways out. • .EL. Phillips Oppenheim, whose first novel appeared 40 years ago, will t.hav'^ iils.,ipoth,:'oui::n^ month, 'p.be Magnificent Hoax].' Marc Klaw (Continued from page 65) Klaw & Erlanger. Of a retiring dis- position, he did not mix much with the general run of clients, Erlanger being the front man. and almost al- ways In e-vidence. In a converted residence on 30th street Just around the corner from Broadway, Klaw sat quietly In what had been the .hack parlor of the home and planned the campd,lgns which bis more aggres- sive partner carried out. .Starting life as a. lawyer, practis- ing in Louisville, Klaw niade his first close .contact with the theatre When, in 1881, Charles Frohman re- tained him to hunt down the minor managers who were making un- authorized presentations of the Frohmans' great Madison Square theatre success, 'Hazel Klrke.' Those were the days when the man- uscript of any stage hit could be bought In Chicago for $6 the script, and though . the . Frohmans widely toured - the play, their business was hurt by Indifferent versions pre- sented by the pirates. Klaw took over the business management of several touring attractions and was on the road long enough to learn the ropes and also, to realize the chaotic condition ' of the theatre, with each theatre manager making his own bookings; generally coming to New Yo'rk for that purpose. In 1891 Klaw effected an associa- tion with Abraham L. Erlanger, who, like himself, had been a road manager, and they opened a booking office at 23 E. 14th street then the theatrical rialto. With Kiaw to plan and Erlanger to execute, they start- ed off with a booking contract with Fanny Davenport and. $500 in cash. Rented Whole Bldg. the migration of the show 'world to the vicinity of Herald Sq. brought theni up to the 30th street, address, where they topk over the entire building, renting the upper floors to various of their clients for whom they booked an entire season. Later the tide took them to 1440 Broad- way,^ where they had the entire sec- ond floor, later taken over by the William Morris agency when the building of the New Amsterdam theatre gave them their last home. ' From the start they handled both houses and attriictions, booking the latter Into the theatres for which they acted as agents and filling in the remainder of the route with other dates. This last soon became unnecessary. Buying out the Will McConnell agency gave them prac- tically ' the entire theatre business for a time. they managed the spring and fall tours' of fhe Augustin Daly com- pany, handled Walter Damrosch's tour with German operia, directed the, tours of Clara Morris, Grace George, James O'Neill and scores of others, and- It was necessary to be within the fold for a theatre to ob- tain attractions. . As time passed they put more and more stress on the production end a,nd declared themselves in as part- ners in -most of the important ven- tures, " Those who declined to share were given heart-breaking routes. They achieved their ultimate w>hen, In 1896, they effected juncture with the Charles Frohman ofllce. 't'hey were absolute czars. They made seven figure profits from their own production of 'Ben Hur,' had a cut on the 'Zlegfeld sliows -and partly financed a number of others. By the turn of the century they had become a trust The Shuberts came to New York from. Syracuse to capitalize on the enemies the K. & E. .office had made and gradually took a position which menaced the k. '& E.^ control, -Klaw's second wife and the IwO sons by his first marriage survive. ' . py WOLFE KAUFMArj ' ' On the rilazis Andre Malraux, perhaps the most important of the living French writers, has turned out another brilr llant, searing Job In his newest work, , 'Days of Triumph' (Random House; $1.75). It is a short book, but one that lingers In the mind and will be not forgotten easily. tackling the difficult problem of Nazidom and communism, Malraux tells of Kassner, a leading Red cap- tured by the Hitlerites and sent to a concentration camp. What hap- pens to him there, and afterwards, forms a hovel - base . such as Is out- standing and Important from a lit- erary standpoint. Not for films. By EPES W, SARGENT Wilde's Tour of U. S. Lloyd Lewis, who has always been interested In -America and In blog raphy, does some more burrowing in, down and under in his newest book, 'Oscar Wilde Discpvers Amerf ica' (Harcourt, Brace; $4.50). Chi «:ago News drama critic wrote this book in conjunction with Henry Justin Sniith, his managing editor. Combo seems a happy one, because ithe result Is a spirited, Informative and amusing volume. The subject of Oscar Wilde al- ways makes good reading anyway but. In this book, the authors have taken special care to tell about his parade through this country in 1882, ostensibly being a partial biography of. Wilde but actually being a pic-, ture of the United States In the '80's. It Is a fine and complete job. '". ' 1747— 1936 " Ethel Bolleau covers a deal of ground in her 'Clansmen* (Dutton; $2.fe0), picking up her first character from a heap of dead and dying' on the battlefield of CuHoden-, but start- ing the story as of 1747 and tracing one branch of the Stewart family- do-wn to the present day," though 45 pages suffice to lay the background for ■ Alan Breck Stewart born In 1900, who Is the hero of the modern romance. But this is something more than just a romance or 'even an historical 'novel. It is a searching, sympa- thetic tracing of the changes in Scottish families from the brave old days. It Is done with understand- ing and tenderness, It is a gripping mass portrait of an entire - famll;)^ for six generations. It is a color- ful picture of. Scottish moors and of London of today. All in harmony yet presenting definite ' times and periods, it Is a task of which the author, may well be proud, the "dia- log Is brilliant but not too plentiful, descriptions are delightful but not overdone, aind the action' is consta.nt and generally exciting^ Already a best seller and likely to hold that position for some time. And w.lth reiison. It Is an achievement. W. K.'s in Paris . Bravlg Imbs Is a young composer novelist-poet who quit Dartmouth not so many years ago to succumb to the spell of Paris in the spring, the autumn, the summer and ' the winter. He Went over for a vaca tlon and moved In, remaining there yet. He met many of the great and many of the near-great and many of the not-so-great, and quite a number of the' mediocre whom he thought great. And all of these, he writes about In his book, 'Confes- sions of a Young Man' (Henkle- Yewdale; $2;60). It is a book that strikes as being just a bit too open-mouthed, too awed by It all. Imbs kndws his people and delivers some splendid and amusing character portrayals of Gertrude Stein, George Antheil, and others. But they are amusing and interesting mostly only to people who know the originals. And what Imbs. has forgotten (or never knew) in writing the book, is that there really are people around the world who never even heard of his (Imb's) particular heroes and geniuses — and who don't care. Omnibus of Crime A new Island suddenly springs up in the Atlantic and is Inhabited by a 'group of desperate criminals. An airplane accidentally discpvers it so its pilot is shot dowii by the ban- dits. From there on this story real- ly gets wild. . It's called 'Murder Island' (Greenberg; $2) and written by Leland Jamleson. Not much to read and not for films. Fast, snappy action Is contained in 'The Man Who Murdered Him- self (Morrow; $3), by Geoffrey Homes. It has splendid dialog, too, and a good story base, mdking It a fine job all around. Could be used as the base for a good film. . Q. Patrick turns out a right pleas- ant job on whodunits generally. His newest is 'Death Goes to School' (Smith and Ha.aB; $2)', but it is Just a bit too involved and mixed up. Still above average, however, large- ly due to the fine character analysis and good dialog. Not for fllm.s. David Hume is probably an Eng- lishman. At any rate his dialog in 'The Jail Gates Are Open' (Apple- ton-Century; $2) is the sort of AmericaneSe an Englishman, writes. A tough guy, in open place, says, 'says her' when he meansf 'says she.' There are otlTe'r Instances, more ob- vious. The book abounds with ac- tion a-la-American and slaiig a-^la- New York East Side, but very little of it clicks or impresses as real. Not for films, . ■ • Speers Quits Denver Pott Fred Speers, Denver Post dra- matic editor, has resigned to be- come city editor of the Wyoming Tribune-Leader in Cheyenne, Wyo. He wan on the Pc.gt/dtTimp/ ^daeU' toT four yparfl. . No succefjHor has More Steele ' Comes another oater "^isout . Blue Steele, who made his debut one vol- ume back as "The Sheriff of Painted Post' Newcomer is 'Painted -Post Law' - (Messner; $2), In which Tom Guhn further deals with his Arlzon.a. lead sllnger. Story Is about the usual thing, but has action In plenty and mioves easily tp the destined end aa an- other band of outlaws bite the dust Perhaps a little too much plot for a boss plcture,^ which is by way of being a novelty* . "In Reverse In books It's generally the south- ern girl who comes north to make conquest, but In 'Magnolia Square' (Hopkins; $2) Sara Christy takes a Philadelphia girl to the magnolia belt and does .very well by her. Not above, run of- mill product, but good in its classification, smoothly paced and well held, 1^ not over-Intense suspense. Gooi. for summer reading. Light for pic- tures. Greenberg's Twain Greenberg makes a western and a torrid, his first June venture. Both at $2 and the usual 250 pages. . Bet- ter of the pair is the oater, 'Sing- . ing Lead,' by George C, Henderson. Tells of a CastiUlan outlaw and hia Texas pal who does not always ap- prove of his companion's tempestu- ' ousne.ss, but appreciates his ready wit Story keeps bubbling along and Isn't hard- to. take, though It Is just a new fabric from old patterns. Has picture possibilities. But no one around the censor bod- ies Is' going to give three cheers fpr 'Why Get Married,' by -Token West. SUsan Parks, divorcee, takes ur with Stan,Reyn4rd, feeling that th4 legal hitch Is a "bit passe. But sb gets a child and the Idea that s))'' was wrong, arid ' In the last chaptc. she gets Stan, just summer read- ing. No picture. 50 YEARS ACO (Continued from page 53) : and the announcer was lio^le* down. Just an old custom, { ,' All over the country, seml^-pro troupes were playing towne j'a^Ja- cent to their home territory. jS^me of them made money, Summerjsnaps started around June 1. } Annie Hindle married a woiii^n in Detroit with Gilbert Sarony, "; fe- male impersonator, the only wlfjriiesN. Wore male duds, but resumed jjlslrt? when he left town. Shock to'sonit women players who had sh^reil s dressing room on various idajtes. ■Right name was James Hindlc^i Generally agreed the closing- sea- son had been the worst in five !ii^T*. Buffa:o Bill Wild Wes* ciag^. a two-week season In Phila awf^^d off a week preparatory to .ojpcptng ;at! ?Erast{na Wcpds, Stateh ijsiftfifl* for thjfr summer, JB^AVfiH to. Jj^ft bjibf' , 60 VARIETY ¥1 M E S SHU A R E WedneBday, June 17, 1936 News From the Dailies Tht$ department contdint revoritten theatticai news Items as Pub' , Hahed during the toeek in the daily papers of Neu .Forfe Chicago, Ban Francisco. Botlvwood and London. Varibtt takes no credit for these ifttos items; each has been rewritten Irom a daily.pap&r. East Jimmy Savo goes stage. To have the lead In MoUere's 'Would-be Gen- tleman' at Langner's County Plfiy- house, Westport, August 3. Jessica Pepper In supreme, court asking a separation from Leon Jan- ney. Charges his manager ^ith responsibility for breaking up the match. N. T. State liquor tax collections for. May of this year $177,684.17 over similar period a year ago; Frfink Wallace told It was no dice In Ms suit to establish his marriage to Mae West. Justice CotlUo of N, T. supreme court agreed with her counsel that the actress had not been properly servedi N. T. supreme court refused last ^cek to entertain £dmund Lowe's motion to dismiss the action brought against Jilm by the sisters of . the late Lilyan Tashman. Case involves disposal 'Of $75,DdO worth of Jewels and $6.0,000 worth of clothjng. They aetsert Lowe promised them the ar- ticles in return for their consent to let him administer the estate. ^ Lucrezia Borl given honorary de- gree at N. T. University last week. Case of Mae Brooks, former cir- cus performer, against Moses Mos- cowitz for $50,000 in a balm action thrown out of supreme court last week by Justice Sheintag. - Lee Sphraim to be associated with Dwlght Deere Wiman In the Khglish production of 'On Tour Toes.' Harry Cort acquires 'Fast Track Today' by Leon p. HIrscb. Story about, a family of bettors. . Cub& . has-: established a censor boai;d bifflce ln New Tork^ To clip films before shipment. . Bi^rnard Rogers wins the JuiUIard "scliool prize for orchestrq,l composl- . tton. He's a teacl— r of composi- tion at the -BEistman school, Roch^s- ter.- ° Brooklyn Academy of Music seeks to be dissolved. Building would pass to Institute of Arts and Sciences. Provisional on exemption from 1936 'taxes by city. State has exempted Institutionr-Now-Tjinder 77-B. Final decision next month. _ ' Fire in sub^^^ay arcade at 42d street Wednesday.. Originated in -a hat cleaning shop and shut jaubway traffic for 26 minutes. One man hurt. Al Smith now curator of Staten ; Islatid .z6o.' Holds ■ honorary posi- tions in N. T. and Brooklyn zoos. ; Sydney Raynfer, who jumped out Of. a New Orleans dance bantj to sing at the Met, gets a three-y^ar contract for the regular season. Libby Holman to spend the sum- mer at Oyster Bay, L. L Has rent- ed, the estate of William B. Leeds. Grimes Rayburn • Waller was burned to death Thursday evening (11) in his room in the Victoria hotel. An employe of tbe Muzak radio, he had a lot of high-power gadgets. Believed he fell asleep listening to the convention nomi- nating Landon and turned on cur- rent In his sending set- Arthur Schwartz In from Holly- wood to tdlk over their new play with Howard Dletz. Appellate' Division , sustains ver- dict for $10,366 in Gabe Hess' libel 'suit against the editor of The Churchman and its publishing Co. Hays office counsel. . . A. Beatrice Knowles wa^ first prize winner in the Federation of Churches' competition for the best religious one-acter. Dlonne - quints' guardians suing- Allentown. doll makers for invasion of their rights to their name. Ask- ing $50,Q00. D. A. Doran has taken Elmer Harris' comedy,. 'The Inner Silence.' Will not strawhat, but save it for a fall try. . • Long Island judge releases Wini- fred Bayer, 16-year-old parachute Jumper, on her promise not to re- peat until she's 16. That's only five weeks away. ' Mrs. Meta Herlich, former vaude performer as one of the King sisters, frieed by Queens police alter a- 24-hour grilling on the death of: her 16-year-old son, Edward. Medi- cal examiner declared the .boy had died of arsenic poisoning, but cops were unable to discover any grounds for holding the mother. N,". .Y. Mirror peddling its- color rotos for 16c< apiece. Needs a cou- pon, though. ... Edwina Booth revealed as , a patient ..in Dr. Cbwles' psychiatric clinic and reported to be regaining her health. Has been suffering from tropical fever since 'Trader Horn.' Sam Grisman annoyed by straw- hat announcements that 'Tobacco Road' is in the schedule. Says play will not be done In any summer the- Federal Council of Churches peeved. Says films give a 'false picturing of the love and ethics of true marriage.' Also the pics lack depth, ' integrity and sincerity, OtheJ;wlse they're a bit better than they were. Spewacks now working on an- other play. May call it 'Girl Meets Pal.' Orphans* Court, Baltimore, names Safe Deposit and Trust Co. guar- dian of fortune of Libby Holman'a son. At her request. Saul Caston, first trumpet of the Phllly symph., now associate leader. Has conducted on numerous occa- sions. The Lunts to double bill on the next road tour. 'Idiot's Delight' and 'Taming, of Shrew.' Guild feels the latter can repeat. Offstage pianist who does the actual work in 'Idiot's New York Theatres 11 riiirtiiiniitiiiHirniMiiuiuiHiiiiinniiiiitmiiiMliinnimiUumimiiiimimiiiMtiiinnniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiHuiiiiM^ CAPITOL SYLVIA SIDNEY SPENCtB TRACY FURY Comlnj!— CLARK GABLE, JEANETTE MatDONALD In "SAN FRANCISCO" STATE 4I» tTMIT ITS COOL AT LOEW'S! "SHOW BOAT" Trene Dniino — Allan ^oncB ON BENNY DAVIS STAGBt A. BIG SHOW, Alr-Cooled 29o to I .P.M. MARION DAVIES ill "HEARTS DIVIDED" PARAMOUNT,"""' IsqiiARE W. C. FIELDS m POPPY » f On the Stage— OZZIE NELSON and HARRIET HILLIARD 7tii Av. aotii St. ROXY ALL OCo TO seats'*' 1 I'M. HELD OVER 'Secret Agent' Peter Lorre and Mndnllne Carroll —On the Stage— PAUL ASH ^{"tT music hall 60lh Btreet and 6th Avenue "SINS OF MAN" ■WITH JEAN HERSHOtT Spertnrular Btngo ProilDttlon» Delight' ill last week and a substi- tute played and played, wlt:h Lunt faking until they could muffle him. ASCAP extends closing time on that song contest to Aiig. 1. . . National Symph, Washington, again takes Hans Klndier for the stick job. C. C. Cappel biz mgr. Lillian Lowell Griswold, Boston socialite, at Skowhegan in ttaihlh^' for Broadway next fall. • Cardinal Dougherty, of Phlla., in Rome telling the Vatloan. that of the jpix are in^trumentg. of cor- ruption. . , , Estate of the late Nathan' Biirkan, approximately $1,500,000, spilt into two trust funds, one.for his widow, the other- for. bis ^on. Latter will continue lintil the boy is 40.. He will also get the reversion of .fhe. other fund on his mothers' ' deatri." Hi's books on copyright go to the Ameri- can Society of composers. Authors and Publishers. J Mrs. Ethl Pries Anderson Van Beuren .takes Amedee J. Van Beuren ln<;,o court; Says she was hysterical when she signed agreement to ac- cept $600 a month alimony. He makes $60,000 a year, sue declares, and she wants a raise. Fire in a picture theatre in Hy- derbfad, India, claimed 20 victims Monday (16). Albert Bannister to try "When the Cat's Away/ an Intimate musical play. Leonore Soresby got a rush job replacing the mlsslng Peggy Wbod in 'Rain from Heaven' at the Jack- son Heights Monday night. 'Ptesh Paces' to give a special matlncte tomorrow (Thursday) In the hope of scragging some busi- ness in town for the 'big light Noblemen's Club organized In N. T. expose 'the fakers. . Dorothy. Thompson gets an hon- orary degree from Tufts College. Coast Mary Miles Minter, former screen' actress, settled.,her $460,000 recovery action against. Pasadena brokerage house^or approximately $160,000. Charlie Chaplin and Paulette.Gk>d- dard slightly injured in auto crash. Flire. caused $500 damages to. Carl Laemmie chicken ranch in Canoga Park. Divorce granted In L. A. to Pran- ces Charlotte . Elberson, screen actress. Marriage license obtained in Hol- lywood by Nick Stuart, band leader, and Ruth Skinner, nitery singer. .. Divorce isult filed in L. A. by Mary Donovan Howard, screen actress, from Ross Howard, Aim actor. Annulment illed. in L. A. by Lady Lyall, English screen actress, after marriage to Donald MacDonald, film salesman, in Tijuana, Mexico. BIng- Crosby, George Raft, and Bill Frawley will back Hollywood ball club in Paclfip Coast League If they can swing franchise and ball park. Default judgment of $1,109 against Hoot Gibson awarded State Pair Association of . Texas by L. A. court on charge that cowboy actor was overpaid when he presented rodeo for Texas Fair in 1932. Gibson was paid $20,000 and last day's receipts. " Mrs. Roy Del Ruth, wife of film director, seriously injured when $20,000 coupe failed to negotiate turn In Hollywood. Divorce grranted Virginia Bowen, screen acti'ess, in L. A. from Robert C. Bowen, auto salesman. Notice of intention to wed filed in L. A. by Madelyn Earle, sereen ac- tress, and Robert A^ Duncan, ^ank cashier. Hollywood police booked Walter G. Shaw, stage and screen actor, on. charges of hit-and-run driving and driving car without owner's consent after accident in which girl wag critically, injured. Oliver Morosco and Genevieve Wallace remarried in L. A. after Mexican ceremony last October. Theatre- fire caused in Antioch, Calif., by Betty Blossom, torch dancer, .who. accidentally started recent Frisco nitery blaze. ' Divorce suit filed in L. A. by wife of Edmund Garfield Seward, . sce- nario writer. E. D, Camomile's $50,00Q slander suit against John Barrymore dis- missed in. L. A. Henry Hotchener's $19,900 suit against actor over sal- ary also tossed out. Jeevesj the Aspirin! Syracuse, June 16. The Chiefs, local entry in the In- ternational I^eague, will go in for Saturday night baseball. And in this baseball -mad town that means plenty of headaches for film housed, both first-run and neighborhood. Despite the fact that the Chiefs this year are at the bottom of the League, a double-header Friday night drew 7,000. Salaries M4 p. League Scores Last week's four" games ' in the m. p. league resulted in Columbia beating Par 7—4; Skouras taking Consolidated Labs 8—6, and the Music Hall beating Metro 4—1. The NBC-UA game" will be re- played because of a tie. M. H. and Columbia remain onljr unbeaten team* . • • - ■■ .... ' (Continued from page 3) - field. Checkup on the situation re- vealed: . . Mae .West, $300,000 per picture, piua 9, share of the profits. ' • Marlene Dietrich, $200,000. ■ Cnaiidette Colbert, $125,000. , Janet Gayuor ('Small Town-Qirl'), $100?000. Irene Dunne, $100,000. Jeanette MacDonald (providing Script, etc., .okay.), $100,000. ''Sylvia Sidney, Margaret SuUavah, -Ann. Harding, Miriam Hopkins, ■Merle Oberon, $76,000 each. > 'J^ah Arthur, Carole Lombard, Myma Loy, Barbara Stanwyck, $60,000 ei. . Madeline Cairoll, $35,000. Lulse Ralner,' $25,000. •Where these people are -under studio contract, as In the case of Jeanette MacDonald and Lulse Ralner, the loanqut or the 'privilege to make the outside picture Is con- tingent on story, balance of c&st, di- rector and size of production to be made. Miss Ralner, who is' an im- portation, to date itas not been loaned out as Metro has wanted to develop her further. Male Stan The list of male actors who' are to be chosen from Is far In excess of the f emmes. ' Prices quoted on, them per picture is: Bing Crosby, percentage and $150,000.- Ronald .Colman and Fredrlc March, $150,000 each. Gary Cooper and Robert Donat, $126,000 a picture. ■ Charles Boyer and William. Pow- ell, $100,000 a pic. Leslie Howard, Paul Muni, Rob- ert Montgomery, Edward O. Robin- son, Edward A — old - and Wallace Beery In the'.$76,000 bracket* Victor McLaglen, John Barry- more, Jack Oakle . and John. Boles, $60,000.each. . ' George Raft,- Brian Aherne and Herbert Marshall, $40,000 a film. Spencer Tracy, Fred MacMurray, Cary Grant, Pat O'Brien, $35,000 a picture, Lionel Barrymore (to 20th-Pox) and Warren William, $30,000 each. Franchot 'Tone and Henry Fonda, $25,000 a picture. Again there are a number of these people under contract to studios which want all ajaproval rights, as do players such as Paul Muni, Ed- .ward G. Robinson, Leslie Howard^ Powell, Colman and March. Sur- prising is the $126,000 asked by Donat, who has one picture to do for Warners, March has a commitr ment from Warners for one more and one to do for Selznlck-Interna- tional. Colman has two for 20th- Fox. and one for Selznick lined up for the current year.. Clark Gable is reported to have gotten $160,000 for his loanout to Warners on the Marlon Davles pic-- tu re, 'Cain and Mabel,' with it un- derstood that $50,000. of the amount was in the form of a bonus. The Directors Howard Hawks and Lewis Mile- stone, the former freelance and lat-. ter finishing a Paramount "contract, are asking top. money for directorial aaisighments. Both- are asking $125,- 000 for a 10-week maximum on a picture. John Ford, who asks $35,- 000 an assignment, has already lined up five pictures at this .figure for the coming season. Following are figures asked either tor loanoiit or freelance of direc- tors, per picture: > Howard Hawks and Lewis Mile- stone, $126,000 each. ^ Frank Borzage, Josef von Stern- berg, George Cukor (Metro con- t actee), $100,000 bracket. John Ford, $85,000. Rouben Mamoulian, $80,000. King VIdor, Jack Conway (Metro contractee)i Richard Boleslayskl (Metro), James Whale, E. H. Grif- fith, Henry King, William K. How- ard, Gregory La Cava in the $75,000 class. . ■ Leo McCarey, $60,000. Lloyd Bacon, David Butler (26th- Fox contractee), Johii Cromwell, Victor Fleming. •■William Diet'erle ('W'arner contractee), Norman Tau- rog (Par contractee), Richard "Wal- lace, William Wellman, Sam Wood (Metro contractee)' Wllllaih Wyler, Wesley Ruggles (Par' contractee), in the $50,000 class. ' • - Stephen Roberts (RKO con- tractee) and George Stevens (RKO), C -'0,000. • • , ' iM^miam A. Seller and Irving CUm- mih^fl, $30,000'. = Mark Sandrlch," $26,000. i'lgures as' enumerated aboye . are considerably above the present sal arles paid a number of these dlreo* tors. However, figuring on their ability and accomplishments durlne the . past few years the meggew have tilted their desired remunera« tlon to the figure now being asked, either in the freelance field or on studio loanout with studio them"^ selves figuring that price. Bowes (Continued from page 1) ' tions are that the show will be «x< plotted on aii Institutional basis and involve all company's makes, which Include Plymouth, Chrysler, DeSoto and Dodge, and that the Ruthrauff & Ryan agency will be associated with 14 Chrysler Corp. currently lias Ed Wynn . representing its Plymouth ' and Dodge. Ruthrauff & Byan agency -will handle program." Standard Brands, which Included :;hase & Sanborn Coffee, has not de< cided on a substitute program for Bowes, although , thought has been giveft to assigning the spot to a. Variety .show headed by Blng Crosby. This would necessitate transferring him from the ^tt . Phoenix Cheese , program, on NBC Thursday nights. - . . ^ MARRIAGES > Hlldegarde Pabst Smlts, non-pro^ to Jan Keith, in Chicago, June II, Groom is legit actor. ' Marveen Zehner to Homer Hinck* ley, June 9, In Beverly Hills. .Bride is daughter of Harry H, Zehner, studio cenisof at XTnlversal.. Barbara Koshay, film actress and former Olympic swimmer, to Jack 'Wilson, June 9, la Tuma, Ariz. ' Naomi Fernandez Such to Sam Ross, leader of Goodrich Sllvertown Orchestra; May 24, in Fort. la*, N. J. Bride Is daughter of late Herouls-Baer fight . jgtoi «zhlblt«d. ; Paulfne Moord to be tested by iSta tills week. ' ^Henry Hull rebuilding his house •tOW I-y™®' ' ^Bnoi Mossen replaced Royal B^ale to !Boy >I«eta Girl.* Gfiwll"^ Mack back to the sticks liteij a week In town. • Margaret (Mrs, Henry) Eolker In towtt on and pleaisure; Babe iRuth got load of Joe Cook's iJIace at Lake Hops tcone. ■ Chwlle. Tates set Jan.Rubinl At ivarjieifs for isonie shorts« •OlUe Alger back from Tucson, .. .^bm&tic condition cleared up. ' • ••■Aiin Ayres ag'ain p.a. lor Country Playhouse, WeBtpor4u . ; JSam Kopp got seasick oh his first ■4 r out with the Bpwes. showboat unit . v' Bob "Weltman arid. Jack Mciner- ft0y visited , Joe Liouls* training ! Camp.' ■ ■ PleUrl^y forced Joe Browning' out" • / irf.*l>ead End' last wfeek, underst^iJy HoIAg In. • ' ■ • Josle. O'Brien, of Masque- box ilfllce, In St "Vincent's hospital for ' itperatlOri, : . . . \ : Blll Koblnson got a leave of ;bb- ' vtace from 20th-Fox to come east lor the " fight. - ■ Chester Srsklnie has given up his I town home in fa;vor of house in Harmon, N.Y. Stanley Gllkey, g.m. for Guthrie VcCUntlc, sailed fot fo\ir-week va- cation ii^. London. ■:. Ed Kuykendall Is getting the'repr «f commuting to Columbus, Miss., instead of from it. / Kate Blumberg's boy, l«wISi was confirmed Saturday .<13) iat the Park Ave, synagogue. . \ . The great Sir Joseph Ginsberg an- nounces himself as king. Qt. tele- vision, whch it cOmes. . " Louie Epstein back In town, but not stripping filter piloting the Minsky unit on the road. „ John and Dan Leffler taking drlv- . l^g lessons so they can alternate at vii^eelon motor trip.to Coast ' Al" Goodman and his wife sail Saturday (20th) around the Cani^l tor. six weeks', trip, to California^ Johrt W. Bohney. N. X; attorney ?.who also dabbles in show biz, sails ; JDne 27 for' London and. then . Milan. frying "Levy, attorney, running the ' Beau Rlvage. in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, for Joe "Friedman, who Is Ailing.- • ■ . ■ Harrison Brockbank, English ac- tor, exhibiting his paintings at "Way- side Arts gallerj'i Gax-rlson-on-Hud- :-BOn, . The Circle theatre's headllner on Its marquee Is ad that this Co- himbus Circle nabe is available for .Jpreign pix. ,. Buster Keaton starts this week on •flrst. of six shorts for Educational. Shooting at Eastern Service Stu- . dlos, Astoria. ' James Hood MacFarland, Who likes to" putter around in his Great Neck garden, has nearly acquired an • Ethlopiaji tan. Ularitha Pattlson, of 'First Lady,' to Europe this week, her first time across. She tours with same com- , pany next fall. •Reports from Chilllcothe, O., "frhero Maurice Bergman is resting, ; claim that he hasn't yet moved from the front porth. ' Horace Sinclair and John "Wlillams- will alternate on direction for Luth- er Green's straw hat theatre, "West Falmouth, Mass. ; After visiting Plorenzr Tamnra's relatives In Stockholm and Den- •ftark, Fowler and Tamara currently dancing In Budapest Lon Jones Of Melbourne Herald .Melbowne, Australia, In town on a Yrlwi: -He may air as a guester over NBC during his stay. .Nick ConEfemino, author -of 'Moon 2yV^ Mulberry Street.' has com- Bjeted another play, 'Castles for Madame.' Has left- for his home in Toronto. ... , A composltloj) contest on 'Why I Like Baseball,' being conducted by .L ■ '^nltees .am Tishman In fi-om Wheaton, ai! *^.? '^ouls-Schmellng affair. -STu^^.*''^ minols. Indiana. alJd • wni for the fight films and 'torn. ^ couple of.. cans home with" flrfe«. ^^^*,.'*' went into rc- 7***' husband. Cesar SilL Bonita) in his « vTsl? the end of the month on ^ft^^t^i.""?!!? broke down for 20 Monday night reft.nSi?'* of the fcMsel«if« wanted wiuiids, aomelwdy tracked that" C H A TT E even if the sound didn't break down they .were entitled to a refund. Broadway dance-hound drew at- tention of hostesses through paying, off everything in nickels for his ICc- a-dance coupons until they discov- ered that he was blind and recog- nized him as a Times 6q. pencil peddler. Monroe Goldstein will stage a convention of clients in London. He galls today (Wednesday) with Ed- ward G. Robinson and will meet Joe Penner and Borrah Minevitch. who are already there. Harry Conn, an- other of his commish'toys. sails for the same place Saturday (20). Cbicago Alice "Veit's mother visiting from Montana. Jack Kearns' family will be a foursome shortly, Sam Bramson becoming serious about bis golf game. Mike Speclale here looking for nitery talent for Cleveland. Ed X^evin and frau sailing for Eu- rope next week; will return In a month, Elena Moneak the latest to book passage for a summer Jaunt to Europe. Max Turner developltag fas^ its a golfer and expects to break 200 any ■ ear now. :' N. L. Nathanson's 250-foot yacht has been leased for the summer by Leo Spitz. Charlie Garland bought house up In Des Plained and now in the throes of remodeling. Local agents and bookers tacitly agreed to duck offices on Tuesday during the summer. Elsie Barge recouping from op- eration at the Southern Baptist hos- pital in New Orleans. Sabe Barron changed his mind at the last minute and made it Hono- lulu instead of Paris. Roy Topper back at the art desk . of the American after a Hollywood stay penciling the stars. "Walter Immerman starting an in- dividual campaign for larger barber chairs, to fit 200-pounders. , Bob Barrett bought a pony mare a month ajo and' now learns that it's about to become mother. Harold Lee, Willie Horowitz, George Pincus, Joey Stool, Tubby Garron a,nd Fred Dempsey elected to board of governors of the Song- pluggers' organization. Prank Dare back from St Louis and. now on" a journey into Wiscon- sin to 0.0. the tent and rep field for Equity. Dorothy Gulman quit' as p. a. for the Chez Paree to go to the Coast; replaced by Harold Essex, former nite club editor for the tab Daily Times. Berlin Femlna closing until July. Con CoUeano to Dresden, Central. Emily Roosevelt to Amsterdam for concerts. Otto Stenzel, Scala musical maes- tro, to N. Y. Joe Jackson signed " for Scala, month of August. Resplghi's 'The Flame* premiered at State Opera, Berlin. Europa Garden opened, with Bernhard Ette band featured. John McKenna over from London for. a concert tour in provinces^ N.o smoking for youngsters under IS. official .edict in Macklenburg. Alexander Klpnis to - London to sing In Glyndebourne Mozart Fes- tival. Scala bookings for month of July include Chefalo, The Jo vers and Red Dust Elinor Janson to Oslo for concert and r4dio engagements in Scandi- navia. German radio. lately going in heavy for grand . opera for a change. Oi>en air legit performances be- ing given in. 30 German towns dur- ing the summer. Dusollna Giannini in from. N. Y. for an . Opera tour, commencing in Hamburg State Opera. New word, coined by the Munich radio: 'Wechseischrittler's. Of- ficial name for foxtrot Vera Engels signed for new Ru- dolf Forster picture 'Man 'Spricht .Ueber Jacqueline* ("Gossip About Jacqueline'). Alberty, French perch acrobat, jailed here two months ago while former Secretary of Education. Pre- sented a Pirandello work at the Principal. Bebyta Alvarez, drummer with all-femme orchestra at one of the side^valk cafes, slapped down by country, boy who followed her from his home town, where in afternoon orchestra had played,- and girl, mis- taking his ideas, slapped him. He I was taken to court and fined ' Bebyta had a shiner. $20. London appearing .at ^ Scala,.' out again and | year. Robert Donat has bronchitis. . Max Milder off for the States June 17. ' Paul Muni a probable for British pictures. Margaret Rawlings tlnderwent an operation. • Cedric Hardwlcke- fiirting with Hollywood. Ronald Adams producing a show for his wife. Brian Roxborough out of the Eric Wollheim' office. Percy Athos back from European tour with his revue. GllUe Potter returns to cast of Prince of Wales' revue. Grace Moore sold out for Albert Hall recital before she arrived. Lyn Harding playing the role of Bismarck in 'Fall of an Empire.' Gertrude Lawrence" Into top spot in Charles Laughton's 'Rembrandt.' Ann Harding collaring space, and reading 14 scripts from Max Sch'ach Mary Buxton has sold : Marie Tempest a hew play, by new author Madeleine Carroll looks like being Jn Hollywood for the rest of the Madrid Calderon going grind next winter. Trudi Schoop set for the Fon- talba. Jose Lopez Ruble scribbling in Oropesa. Ushers' strike at the Capitol the- atre (MGM) ended. Pilar Mlllan Astray last-touchln.T her play, 'Dona Vlvl.' Pablo Sorozabal batoning the Madrid municipal band. Hilda Moreno in from Barcelona to talk pic terms with S. "Ulargui. Eddie Knoblaugh and Bill Car- ney down to Gibraltar to glim the Negus. Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena wilt- ing 'La Espuma de Mar' ('Sea Foam'). Current History publishing a Spanish political situation article b" Lester Ziffrcn. Edith and Lillian Wurtzel off to Seville, Gib and Spanish Morocco after a lengthy Madrid stay. Musical revue a,t the Pavon mov- ing on to" Barcelona; Nino fle Mar- chena's- fiamenco . company re- placing. Ana AdamuB bringing gipsy slug- gers nnd dancers from Granada for 'Mai-tlnete' which her stock co-. will stage at the Espanol. Jacinto GueiTero writing the score for 'Le Dernier Cri,' operetta with book by Duv'elol and Miguel de la Cuesta for Paris production. Rafael Rivelles-Antonio Herrero stock pi-emierlng Emilio Hernandez Plno's -Me Quieres Asi?' ('Do You Like Me Like This?') in Zarago^a. Decoration of the. Order of the Republic being asked for MAnuel Ca.sanova Llonia for his rontribu- tlon to Spanish film industry as hend of Cifesa. Film critics homaging producers, authors, director and cnst of ^Mo- leno Clara' (Cife.sa), Spanish .smash film, at the RIalto. Catallna Bar- cena and Roslta Diaz present. Serafln nnd Joaquin Alvarez Quin- tero finLshlng their 200th play. 'La Ventp de loq Oato.V which the Car- men Diaz Ftock CO. will produce. In Oct. 5n tlif! Qiiiulrivis' homo ifwn, Seville. left for Switzerland. New series of banknotes to be Is- sued which will eventually replace existing ones and make those smug- gled out of the country worthless. Jewish Culture League giving a chamber music evening at Brueder- i vereinshavs, with works by .Bee- thoven, Schumann, and Tschaikow- skl. Foreign news boys Attending 'electric concert' at Technical House, with recitals on Trautonlum, the electrical instrument demonstrated at Wintergarteh some months ago. German operetta company going over to South America for three months in the larger cities, sailing July 31 under direction of Relnhold Runge. Includes EdUh SchoUwer, Trude HestcrKrg, Carl Joeken, Paul ■Westermeier arid the H'ans Gerrard ballet. Paris Lido dark. Leon Abee in from Bombay. Clifford Fischer going to London. Hal B. Wallis to Paris for few days. Grace Edwaids singing «.t Caprice Vlennois. Francis A. Ma'ngan flying over from London. . . Eclair- Journal -made a short on. ^je general riianager for the New Alma Taylor, former silent star, married to Major Leonard "Avery June 2 Terry Kendal back from Switzer- land, and returning to Prince's hotel cbbaret Tex McLeod opening a riding school in London, to cater for so ciety folk. Joe Sachs going over on the 'Queen Mary.' Can't keep a good man down. Leslie Bloom in automobile which turned turtle, but didn't hurt him very much, George Black, Jr., now assisting George Black, Sr., back stage at the Palladium, Palladium dressing rooms now brightened up and made to look very modern, Charles Cochran still in Spain tO consult Sir Herbert Barker^ bone manipulator. Harry Henderson delaying his marriage dUe to his fiancee ton- tractlng measles. George Arliss filming' sequel to the sequel to the sequel to the 'Green Goddess.' Archie Parriell taken ill suddenly at the Cafe Monico, and ordered to take a short rest. D. H. Lawrence's 'My Son's My Son* closed ut the Playhouse June 6 after two weeks, Ca /alter Josef Tronco^sl is now HoDywood unemployment John W. Hicks presided at . Par convention In Paris, Mrs. Kastner lining up show for opening of Plaza Athcnee. Blaise Cendrars publishing series ' ford-on- Avon drawing of articles on Hollywood In Paris- ' crowds th^n last year. 'Prince's Restaurant Howard & Wyndhams moved their offices from Piccadilly House to the Globe theatre. Shakespeare Festival at Strat- bigger Solr. Theatre Pigalle shuttering for sumnnier with 'La Vie est si courte' as closing bill. The Lew Jacksons entei^intnjEr Matt. McKcIgue «.nd Eric Barker at their home In South End, Harry firadbury Pratt 'cabling his aurlce Chevalier to start In friends the Queen MsCTy and he ar 'L'Homme du Jour' ('The Man of rived eafeily"m New Tor k> t:. .•> Day') June 20. Henry Bernstein's 'L'Assaut' to be filmed In September. Marcel L'Her- bler probably megging. Georges Bernier nominated direc- tor of Pathe- Consortium, taking the place vac- ted by Georges Bouvier. Tobls to make 'L'oiseau Blanc,' glorifying Nungesscr and Coil's ill- fated attempt to cros the big pond. Theatre du Vleux - Colombler closed; will reopen on Oct. 8 with 'Elisabeth, Femme sans Hommes,' revival. Josephine Baker broadcasting. Rene Rocher. director of Vieux- Colombler theatre, off for South America.. . \ Cuba Owen Nares Starting produeUori of 'Head Office* at. Teddlngtii» here lifaded by Dr. Baralt, Canada. pointing Sir Stephen Tallents above him. Says he is going . back to Al Santell aired east Sidney Factor en route to London. Cy Alle-ii now aide to- Scoop Con-- lin. Herb Cruikshank in town for brief stay. Dorothy Dare pulled out en route to London. George Seltz to Philadelphia and New York. Clarence Brown directing with arm In cast. Dan Thomas plaped east for three Weeks. Charles Collins selling N, Y. home. Will reside here. Johnny Mercer returning from London July 15. Gregory La Cava en route to New York and London. Henry Armetta in Mexico- City for couple of weeks. . Robert Coburp with Samuel Gold- wyn as still photog. Edward Everett Horton leaving for London this week.r Margaret Sullavan visiting the folks In Norfolk, Va. Robert Lee Johnson joined Co- luinbla writing staff.. Cy Allen and Gene Cohn oft pub- licity staff at Pioneer. Sam Morris here for product..con- fab with Jack Warner. Helen Barclay going east this summer for stage Work. Harry Larson, Portland Oregonlan pic ed., lamping studios. The Leon Schleslngera celebrated 27th wedding anniversary. Tom .Brown Uned up to do pen portraits lor several mags. •" Charlie Schwartz planed ih from New York to summer here., Mayer.-Kempner Agency ' merged "vvith William Stephens office. Lee Tracy will sail his sampam in cup race to Hawaii in. July. . Marion Gerlng off to London to direct picture for Atlantic Fil)ns. The Sol Lessers attended a gradu* atlon of son Juliari at -Stanford. ' Sol Solinger and Doug Tausig haye Joined forces in agency biz. Gene and Kathleen Lockhart cele- brated 12th wedding anniversary. Arthur Kober aired In to -work on Eddie Cantor yam at Goldwyn. Fred Astaire created swing waltz Intended for pop ballroom stepping. J Jeanne Madden summoned to Scitanton, Pa., by Illness -of father. I Maurice G. O'Neill to N.. Y.,to ne- gotiate releg.se for his indie product. Hugh - Huber 'back - Jrom Ohio, .where he attended fathev's funeral." . Columbia staging sixth annual golf tourney at Altadena August 2. L B. Allen, Warner lot julcor, was formerly contortionist with a cireus. Marguerite Churchill and. Georgo O'Brien east on .three weeks vacash< Back from Alaska, vacash, ,Earl Baldwin goes to Coronado to rest up. . Florence Rice covering the Metro golf tourney for her dad, Grantland. Natural Color Motion Picture Films erecting laboratory At Cata- llna, Gilbert W. Gabriel hopped to Wll- ' Hams College to receive M. A. de- . gree. Bryan Foy wants to send Barton MacLane on p. a, toUr with 'Bengal Killer,' Solly Varano, film tennis, champ for 1936, now an assistant director at Metro. Man Mountain Dean, wants Joe C^nningli^m to straight' for hipi 2 VARIETY Wediie9da7» June 17, 1936 OBITUARIES MARC KLAW Marc Klaw, 78, died In his Kng- lish home June If. . With A. L. Er- lahger he formed the first Important theatrical booldng agency and com- pletely revolutionized Amerlcah .thfe•; at^lcal business. " ' ' Details will be found in the legiti- mate section. JAMES J. tyidCOOL ■ James Jt° M<:Cool,° 61, veteran min- strel and vaudeville singer, died suddenly Idst Wednesday ■ <10) of heart failure' as' he walUed near his home Ifj Philadelphia. - MfiCool's first stage appearance was with' the old Carhci'psa &. Dixie minstrel show, one of the .first and most outstanding' df Its kind In that era. Later he joined t\i6 .Frank Du- mont . company, which Is still ■.vol! remenibeyed In- Philadelphia, With Charlie Dooln, one-time manager of the, Phillies baseball team, he toured the . vaudeville houses of the qoun- ti'y tor mimy year^. It was at that time; he was credited with pop- ularizing the ballad 'Kilkenny.' . jbefore ."prohlhltlon he conducted a salooh -In Philadelphia. Since i^e- peal he had operated the Tibotf Irtn, SRiall. neighborhood cabaveU where- be. continued singing. \ His daughter, . Jean McCool, was 'Ml^s Philadelphia' . at last year's AtUhtlb. Olty beauty pageant. She has ' mkde several night club and ' i^tage appearaiiGe$ since then. - HENRY' T/ BADGLEY Henry T. Badgle'y, 60, died In Orange (N. J.) Memorial hospital, Ju ne 9, For a. time he was kno^^'n as Daredevil TUden,' coasting down .a Runway and doing a 70-foot dive liito a tank. H^ broke - his neck- In a four-foot fall '•from a poi-clL . .Prior to his circus career he was a weltert\'elght. and a - trainer of boxers, . ■ GEORGE W. CARR ' Geprge W. Carr, original repre-; sentatlve In.' Reading -of Wlltner' Sc yincSHt and at DnV time-^manager of four houses they operated here, died- In a Reading hospital of In- juries suffered. In an accident and was bui'Ied tqda^. in WHltesboro, near his native city, Utica, N. T., -with Masonic rites. ' Entering a restaurant here In the ti(ilddle of a sunhy. afternoon,. CArr ipailfj a misstep 'at. the top qf ' a ' stajrway:. leading to a , washroom, and,^£9tl^alt , the. way! .to :the bottpm.; ' Lanjdiil^'^jf. a, :Qoncrete; IBoor at the basV,: ^e Buffered a ^^kull fracture, H-e' leaves a- -vfldow, fotmerly Miss Grace "Jones of .Utica. , OLIVER J. BRIGHT Sai'Inij, 'I Want to- see .if I: can shoot a touUseye,' Olfver. jay Bright; ' fotnjer sales manager 'of the Levy- .:page. Compauj^ onusic equlpmeht house of • Norjolk, . fient a •■ bullet •crashing into hla'Hght tei^nple at the elty Hall Rifle Range, only a' few dooi'^, from his 'one tliae place of business, JUns d. Bright^ who was flfty-flvsi years old, left a '.note In which he- stated , 'business won leg' were . rospoiislble. He leaves five y'oung'chUdren, lils trtfe having died about 'two yearH ago. ,MAS. ROSA GRAUMAN ^ Mrs; Rosa Graunian, 84, widow of S. p. GrAuman, pioneer Coast show- niah, and. mother.of Sid Graumfth, picture house operator, died Junia 13 ih LoS AngelCiS after' a brief Illness. She -was a. familiar Hollywood fig- ure,, attending all pictures 'openings with her gpn, She was an! accom- plished .pianist 'and. composer, and dey6t'e.d considerable of her time in later years "to civic and philan- thropic ' work. . Only suiSrl-vor, Is . her son, Sid. HARRY W. CHOTINER . Han-y • W. Chdtiner, 50, pioneer Coast exhibitor, died .lune 12,". in Los . Angeles, fpllbwihg' a . Jlong ill- ness. "The widow,'- two sops dhd a brother, MiaX survive. . Chotlner was' head of .Chotlriei- ■theatres. Inc., which operated three 'nabe houses 'In Log Angeles, and was also a" past president. Of Irtde- pendenf Theatre Owners 'of South- ern California. LILA McCOMAS ^ Lila McComas,' 30, 'film actress; was killed June 13,. .when her . car crashed into a truck near Los Angeles. • ' -. - GEORGE TIMBERLAKE. . -George Tlmberlake,.. 56, offlclal of Motion , pictur,e. Painters ■ tTnlon, dl(?d. .of a heart , attack June 12" In tips Angeles. : •: , , Son, two weeks old! of. Maitwell Arnow, casting director for "War- ners on Coast, died June 14 In L, A. . Father of Jame;ompalay's executive commit tee, Replied: fck rhost. of Rogers' in quirl^s. Grlfl^s spoke of -the fitnesH of '.the five new members to the company.; hoai^d,.. j)irt , stated' he c'oy'ldn't .speak for' the 'board on, Otters.on,.-, . , - . Wheii • Rogers' • Interi'ogaHons tbhded tO; eo afield, keough.- ^or- the company,-' jumped In ,\<'lth advice . to GrlfllB, Ttflj: to answer these kind> of qiiefitiong; ' " ' ' . . • . . - In answer to questioning - by Rogers., howf.yer, Qrlffla. tolxi.-.the atockUolders that'-neltha).-. tlie dura- tJori-. of employment .^?lQi('i.•ttf^(^^|N?tv^ru UJenuationj w-hitf h. lH:6nne(jy ; Ifj.- tV* get- frorti'!pJir iiaa been detormlh^fl^gEhftt" ls:,at..the .dlscrettoij fvit-^^i .ioard.. 1 . - counsel of the old Fox Film Co., undei:> William Fox.. . . • Rogers also '^sked . a,bout the Kei)-: hedy. report, .bu'f th.e. .reply was made by, Otteraon, . who • statedj .that Ken - nedy's report was conaldered confl- 'dentlal, because qf the -nature of-^lts contents, some of which; Qtterson stated was of a competitive busi- ness nature, and tl^erefove not to. be made pubUp- . Interim Report Joseph P. Kennedyi as. special ad- viser, submitted an- interim report only to. the Paramount directorate. Five of. the 13" mem'bers of .the board, Including; ' Adolpli Zukor and It. A: Fortlngton, .chairman of the company '9 ".. execUtl-^e-^ oommittee, were absent . from ■ the - meeting. Zukor Is held on the Coast by pro- duction duties. 'The report h&s been referred to si committee of three to study and report wiOi' recommenda- tions to the^ full board, at a later, date. . Tbla ". committee comprises Stanton Griffis, Harvey. D. Gibson and Harry O. King. ■ The Oommlttee' handling, the Ken-, nedy ' report I'^may report On - their studJf in two or threO'^inreeks' td the board. - Those -w-ho were present to .hear Kennedy's report" include the Uiree members of the committee' beside.^ iCharles McCuiloch, John Fl. -Otter- son; Floiyd Odium, John D. Hertz, artd Steph'en Callaghan. Kennedy's report rap's the admin- istration Of Johii .E.. Otterson,' fa- vors the theatre end^ (wlilch op- erates directly only one - theatre, the Pat^, on Broadway) ; • criticizes the company's manageincmt V otherwise;' and proclaims, doubts ;- jibo'ttt the production side. Notice 'Is taken of the 'irreCopcilable' elements on. the board. . Kennedy mentioned two or three individuals by name, in his. report, but otherwise he' is iaaTd to' have generalized . exterisiyely. A laiter repOrt, • to be submitted, may be definitive. - Kennedy's approval of the com- pany's theatre end is sald to be the only favora.ble note in the j^eport. . John • Ford . has been making .-ithe theatre study for Kennedy. He. is an able and' expei-le'nced showman and highly regarded thrO-ughbut f he trade; Ford Is Kennedy's partner. Ih paramount's itaihe and'. New Hiampshire theatres; Paramount's tiieatre operations, have been, decentralized and since this decentralization' liave been ojp- erisitiiig successfully, since receiver- ship afnd bankruptcy.' Murder by AifWtocrat (Continued from page 23) lias been told with clumsy technique bespeaking' hurried ' direction. The acting Is pretty consistently below the passing grade. . . ■ At the Palace- the . Times Square mob gave the film a disrespectful hearing. The title has the merit of being different; but the word. 'aris- tocrat' in oopnectiOn. with such ciiaracters and- such a setting . is Hdic. ••\ Production does not warrant ex- tended mehttbii: It's flimsy enter- tainment. It belongs to and will discredit First National's so-cajled 'Clue Club" sei'les. . 'Murder by Bryan Foy.' Lctnd. La Senoritia De Trevelez ('Mise trovpiez') (SPANISH MADE) Madrid, May. 24.- " Atlantic '■Flln^d' production and releaiie. - Directed by fdear Neville; original, Carlos Arnlc'.iea; dialog: tuid' adaptation, Neville; assistant directors,' Joae Martin, Domingo Fruna, Francisco Cejuela and Gulllermo Bolln; - camerac Henry Ba'rre.vre and l^om Kemmenfy; music, Rodolfo Halftter. At Palaclo de lo^ Musica, aiadrld. Running time, 71 ■ inlnsi. (In Spanish) Tragic drama of the old maid whose last hope for a huiiband proves 'a Jbk'ester's- -prank. Edgar Neville has turned out a pic .which wiM appeal to Spanisli audience because of - its tear- Jerking poesi bilities; . Marlit - . Gamez, one ot ' those charming heavyweights, meets- the needs, of the role of ' Florlta ;die Ti'evelez, ■ gal .-who n^ver kno\vg when she's .• licked... N.iimerianu Galan"'has. a yen^- for ,her; niece. Ara-i cell, hut his frl.^nds play a jbke on him and send Florlta a. note of pro- posal.. -^-Podr .Numerianb. doesh't want tp 'huvt l^'lorita, who visions her old maid's dream comipg. .true, nor- upset her. brother. Goiizalo* a IjomiJous prof,'who:.also is countiiig on. it, Situation, flrinjly j.s.'.KtjrRight.- ened ,out In; .tragicomic fashion by the lrrespohsil>re' . punsters 'who designate., on^ ' of . themselves' to make- lov^e to Flordta. "in order tO give Numerlano a.ehance. to break, the engagement. . . Alberto Rpmea ig... excellent .^9 Qonzalo. = elderly .- bachelor , whoeje 58^^mblU9n: -18 ;to-. get . his. si^tw . - - .-.' . Rogers im.- iba - formifjp. . ieoewl.T* .ftecohdota? itO^ myW^^mfl? EMBASSY, N.Y. (Continued from page 26) Temple, his only contribution on the nrogram.' Ed Sullivan's "Dawn Pa-, trol' is' limited fo a scene With a dog at a . Chicago nlte club. .Pathef ahd Clem McCarthy do a neat Job showing. ik> U.-.^S. feavalry officer putting his hors,e through the Jumps and showing oft his many gaits, at Rye, preparatory. lor the Olympics.. Universal .ha'"s' . a. "lair sports clip showing Rex 'Maya "win- ning a 66-mIle auto race in Indtan^i Paramount offers Schiilellng and Jbe. Louis In choiraoteristlc poses, Schmeling talks, Luu':ii -fights and Max Baer exercise^. . .. . \ Movietone .oiters. liew . Lehr -as si gag candidate for the Presidency; Lehr Is funnier in this clip ^han in his ofC-gcreeh llama descriptiona Uses Dutch. ' ' ' • . ' Hearst, goes social" showing Wil-^,' llam' Leeds, tin-plate- heir, wltlr hla .'bride, Olive Hainlltdn, and- -'the Leeds -yacht'. Paramount .takes the audience to Alaskal after sailing from Seattle,, to' show the; progress of Government colonists In the -land of the midnight sun. Heat'st and". Paramount .divide time on shots, of the new tyi»e ,tj; S. Army tank and a hew 'type coastal railway gun that can, Are ■1,400- pound projectiles iB .miles. . SKan, .■■ STANLEY, PITTS. Pittsburgh,^ June 1?.'- ■ Strictly a vaUde- layout this week; but -one that packd plenty of - wallop, and -Isn't -far behind, the lofty standards the old twO-a-day era sett Five acts' in fdi and only connecting link to give it a . suggestion Qt pres- entation style is an m-c. to IhtrO" duee the aptSi ' - In this, .case . , it's; Jackie Heller and -a natural spot for him since Pittsburgl^'g his home town and soft ' plckins' fo.r the youngster. Heller's Introduced through an offstage mlke.ahd handles his- chores like ii, .veteran, conserving -most of his energies fOr his vocal session near the close, Does fou'rvhumbers,- all of them socks, with- his ow;n showmanship combined with w set of nifty arrangement's, accounting for the 'difference between /Just an-r .other singing single aii.d an'approxU mate headllneris. Opening has- line of .20 Rebe Rarrl gals, outfitted In black ' and white tights, doing an attractive rhythm routine, followed by Berry Brothers, trio of sepia hoofers far And away superior to usual run of these turns. Lads don't exercise the . customary colored penchant for taps,, but .con centr.ate on'- the acrobatic strut ahd whatn away every onie of their' lO minutes. . Eldest Is a whirling derv- ish whose leaping . splits had mob breathless at opening show. ^ / . They're, follpwed by Cass, .Mack, Owen and Topsy, and the . .palms get lots, of addltionail exerblse when knockabout quartet swings Into high. Foursome, . including two gals who mug their. wAy. Into favor first ahd then deliver solidly otherwise, have the terp hoke. down pat and make the toughest stunts . 106k like child's play. .Highlight Is;the' slow- motion bit- in^olvl'n'g ' three pf them and act had a difficult time 'trying to follow It with a toppei". . . -•■ -, It's Heller fox his specialty next and . then the Barri girlg- again in.» slow waltz num^>er that'« the popr est.pf their ccntributions.'. Costumes for this one slightly, ragged and the backdrop for the routine "looks ;like the moths hfiv^. been iat,, it. Whole thing could be dumped without any satjriflce at all. Only thing that saves number is - Heller'^' vocal ac companiment- near the .finish, . Bob . Hall : shows up in ,n6.xt.-to . closing and close has Barri "gals -In a flashy military precision pUmberv expertly executed and good -for big applause surtaln. First show- didn't have, Heller doing the m.c. duties and needed only the identification cards at fettch ehd of prOscehium to give it a real two-a-day flavor. Management, however, wisely de- cided to .i,et him Introduce, the acts after th^t-,"a"rid he's Justifying the .assigniii,i5!pt. - \ '■ . ' : v-,- Pictute 'Case Against Mrs..'A.me^' (Far), v^n^ith-; Dave Broydy's band in a . musical . prelude from the ' pit, a cartppw and a heWsi'eei' rp.uhding out the" ' bill. Despite- inclement weatfxer, • d6t\'n.4tairs comfortahly fllled^-% . and balcony -gisnerpusiy' sprhiKled at getaway. - Cohen:- B'KI^YN ■ L^at week, - this week and;" next wcitlf.it'e been; is and will be vaude- vllles after a :lcing gpell' of double .features,- a dlsh,.,that-!a ■been'';fed''thfe •Bijcjoklyn .publle In . good doses ' for' i-oina time now;'- The 'Pai- had been holding out .against -the Met, Fox;- Str&nd and 'Albee, all of 'em .-with dfltiEl blllS;. but. Friday <12). decided to-fall.Jn line. .'Par'M initial dual JdIIJ la . -against . this week's Met , stagp Jlnevip^.of |Benrfy- Fields, :L'ufelcy-.]i!tUi Jin^ef-^orc^iiSlra, Thre4, ^.^iftft^Car'-^ and Jean, and Joah,„i(t: -pi?<»ftv 'good BlKttV;- .Mel .muiBt: depend: pj-lnoij- l>nliy on-.FJeldS'in. f(tipjJOjPt ,.0f ..^One Rainy Afternoon'- , (UA), -with the Mllllnder outfit, a type of colored band melange that the- BrooklyhIte& Will probably cotton .to. . Fields iS crossing .the rlyer this week after a.,fot,tnTght,at-Loew's State, where he kept a coupj0. of -weak pictures fr6m feeling ashamed of themselves They know Fields or of him over in 'the city of church spires and Coney Island opposition. They alM know and remember Blossom Seelev (Mrs, Fields), with whom he toured for, many years in a popular, stand- ard .act. Although the, house was not . half- Allied Friday night at the first evening, sho-w, .when Fields marched' the' missus Out, the audi: ence gave her a' tremendous receri-' tlpn. • Fleldis remarked that he was very'prpud of that. Spotted In thtf middle .of the. bill, as at the State hedldiSB minutes, scoring with the lo'cal.s> as good , as on. Broadway where no • alibis were' needed. . .Opener on- this week!s show is a /snappy , little, dance act consisting of , Lew Duthers and the sister 'teaifn. of Jean- and Joan. Trio works in- one, -knocking- Ou.t a varied rovi-; fine of ."dance steps In which agility, and nice- form are notable. No 2 holds mlxed .twaln of Carroll and Howe, who deal in talk polished oft With -some, da.iltlng. The material is. fair, many of the gaga being stale, but the team of Juves, both making nice appearances, sell what they've got In a most agreeable fashion. Smh,rtet material would mean much to -them. • • - . - - Three: Swifts, club Jugglers and comedians, aro next to closing, the 'MllUnd,er :OrganizatIon bringing -up th^ Eear. Mllllnder did 26 minute^ Friday night without over - taxing" his audience, in addition to Chuck Richards, . his owh soloist, the .specialties includ'e Edith Wllsoh' -hot songstress of Kate Sthlth .pattern, and the kid .combination of Pppb and Louie. While Miss Wllspn lands nicely a bad start by pulling threa raw gags in- a row, did very nicelyy ' ..Opening (following Vernon intror duction) has Arhle Hartman,- ac- cpr.dionist,. who gets bill away to good start. His rendition of pop ahd ' classic, stuff reveails expert knowledge of the keys. Hartnja'n should be told not to- take too miioh advantage of the. loud speaker sys*' tem/i;as niuch of his' delivery -is- ft- ^Wt. too. blatant. . Otherwise his ^tpflt-. is oke. " .. - Will Aubrey has the deiice spot and presents a variation of his old- time singing .and ^talking • act that stlwaya registers. He uses the o'd cmpty.heer box and" --the . patched-; UP. guUaif and • clicks ' solidly bothi with straighf warbling and with his Con-iedy gags />nd mannerisms; HO continues to be. first rate entertAlni . mtenti. • Johnny Boyle and Co. (son and daughter) . reyeal spme nifties in danblngthat.eaugirt on quickly with the Qrph gang today; - Only mistake- " is for "the daughter -to.- attempt to • sing.. Her Stepping Is pleAty oke tt^ithout the, chirping. Novelty turn offered .by Boylo is his impersona- tion' or Bill .'iioblngon and ' Will vJila'- honey , stepplngt. hy- using, his handp' whIlie.-affeOtIng a marionette'.m.ake* up on a miniature stage. It's plenty good. ; Theii Boyle and /the young- sters 'do & novelty Olialr- dance thdt regifetfera.. .neatly.- - ' Ross and 'Miss Stone had the cus* tomers. In. near hysterics, especlapy the gal's languidneds and her sleepy^ mannerism's. 'Virhile 'Rosg playA*x- : pertly;Oh the. piano or sings in gom yolc^., ^he^playis solitaire: on top, 9? - piano^ cfawlfr up for. a-' nap or otherr Wise Velaxek. '■ It's ig66d hoke all tb* ' way'' througii'.;'.-, • -" ' • ' . "Vernon has 'ihe next-to-shut $pot and. clowns .«..t)lt with Rosa and Stone-.. before 'jgoing into some nifty - 8teppiug..:For,0106lng position thPFf -* tja^ ^t, John Brothers in ^crpbftl? rmitlnes. „". •'" ■ , "j' .' ,.'.Sdre.4n' h(td "Bbs-def irilght" (PJSt- ahd. 'Brldes'.Ar.?, Llk^- That" CVVBly also, 'Par N"ews apd 'Cobweb Hotel..., PAoji color" eliorb' -Tradfr about' aver* ■ agi». at. initial, SewlOn today. Etfifca* ' %ediiesday, June It, W36 ¥ DOOR 9 VARIETY 63 Ddllas^Pt Worth : -1 (Contlnti6d froin page 1) ■ ■i^W; wJII be clasailer, It not as mas-. 0jve.?ka tl»e Dallas expo. ■Opposition pt some "'churchts' to jq^efl Alvor4's :ti?p6 of ba'llyhoq ' ap-. ii&rebtl;^ tas causecl tile Frohtler SKcialp'to so'ft-pedal the nu.dlty ap- MftL bt the Casa Pe' Manaiia and. }> ^her . Fort Worth flhowa. In . fact, ■■ |h« hoop eklrt era makes it neces- ■wry- for • many of th6 comely :gals io. regarfled- more ais bunLdlefi .tian flesh exhibits, ' • TJiat Is ^ot dlriclislng. juef -what t$4 JiaHy liand ' Nvde" fianch .will . Ii^.liker. ; It -ftrst. ^ias; describe^- aa ot peep show, but little has been hw4 ®' "^^i^* lately. The hot angles ..of the. show have •. been played down since fin advance t^cjtet 'Selling campaign ^as' stftfted receiitly; '• . ! • A.pald steift 'Of 700 'urorkers has tieeii e«Ilirtg |8 worth of tickets 'for |5 at Bubh.ampldrate that Itwas ajmoiin'c.©a*$300,000 -worth is llkfely to . be .dWji.psed of before gates op"e:ii,:^ Th^I^'brt Worth show ie iun- itWal biscause-it Is being staged.>ylth money. v^jalsed among Foirt Worth bBSihess men and is -not a comrher- dal' fair, with exhibits' of nafibndl martufacturtrs. ■ ! Tfiere 'wlll bfe a building , with ^eat^Texas Chamber, of Copim.jfrce exhibits In it and also small ,woodep frontler-tjrpe shacks with ropme'de- Totied ib. various relics, such ai^thofie of ptohe6rSi indian.§i, soldiers, ^Aas- ware^ furniture, p^htlngs iand the ikei' - Port Worth " women insisted <6n this bit of culture. ' The rest' .0:f the show will be Whoopee.' ' ' , . It TalicB Tjechnlcianp of the theatre' un- doubtedly Tvlir b^ Interested In lii- dpebtlng the stage of .the Casa de Manana ('House of Tomorrow'). It 1b 130 feet jin diameter and can move forward or Ibackward 40 feet aad-Tevblve at the same time. There wjU be -14^ floOdllghtIS Of 1;600 watts each for . thje show, There also will be 14 ^rc . lights vaiijring from 0,000 to 18,000 watts and eight 500-watt floodllijhts. Counting 307 celling lights and 144 dressing rpom lighta, there will be .724 lighting outlets. There will be four levels of dressing rooms. Lighting plans for the circular buUdlng where 'Jumbo' will be pre- sented also are elaborate. . It will have 167 floodlights, four 180 'am- pere arc lights on a catwalk over the one rln*?. This building will have 699- light oytiets.^ There also will be mbtors.to be used during the performance, aa at the Hippodrome, New York, Albert Johnson, scene designer, has crekted some gay bulldlngij; for the Frontier show, Casa de Manana 18 . painted eky, blue and white. 'Jumbo' '.building Is scariet . with -black iron grlllwork and whlte trlm- mlngs. On the Inside. red and blue are used effectively. Pioneer Palace Is a bright y<»llow MiS orange. 'The Last Froniler,' wild west set to music, will be given • ln;an outdoor arena with temporary ;bleachers,- rented out of - Chicago, • before an artlflclal mountain back-, ground and will be climaxed with a square dance by 168 boys and gals. Girls and Gambling Dallas, Jiine 16. Girls and gambling are the BtufC that Fort Worth and Dallas are actually getting heated at each other over. : Nudes covered oi^ly by an occa- sional spinning light Wheel or a sliver apple cavorted around stages at the Centennial Exposition here to amuse the 578,601 patrons of its first eight days, many of them from Fort Worth. •And gambling. Th

a"as boys are taking it on jne;chln, hoping for a llfeht to guide ">em to the eplhnlng wheels, while f^ett Worth keeps quiet on -that Vtf}\ concentrates on flesh ballyhoo. _ Stilt Hopin' fleure here th^t local >tneel3 Will spin if Foi-t Worth Is ^010 to evade the state law officers *nd open a big gambling casino at •"IB J) rentier show. . - ■ cn^Sf*!'^" ^P'«nty, but few actual ^du?w «* their, appearances «w-lng the flret week at the Centen* Tourlfit travel is faet increas- Dallas Receipts Dallas, June 10. .Total attendance for 10 daysi' better than 750,000. .Total paid attendance of 6R000, $275,000. Estimated Midway take, $750,000. Ing, and it is heavier from the far eastern states.. The bulk of attend- ance is yet necessarily native. iPresIdent, Roosevelt blew in Fri- day (12) and drew a gate of about 65,060 paid and 40,000 free for the fair. He then went to Fort Worth to spend the night with his son, Elliott, took a two-minute look at Fort Worth's construction sut not de- linquent long enough to be dropped from the rolls. Geveland Great Lakes Expo MI Set; Advance Sales Will Cover Its Nut GOODING. SHOWS ■ Canton, O.V June 12. Substantially . enlarged -and re- plete with new .features, Gooding Greater Shows No. 2, piloted by Dave Tennyson Is playing to ,fair business through Ohio. Organized only, four weeks ago, th6 show- r-^w ranks with many of the larger shows on the road. There are now eight rides, seven shows and a half hundred concessions. A new marquee, 36x42, graces the entrance this season and provides space for mercantile exhibits. There Is a small gate charge nightly and a 10 cent admission Thursday nights when a public wedding Is held. Captain W. H. Dodd's high dive Is the free attraction. Show has several still spots In western Pennsylvania, before mov- ing Into Indiana for the start of the fairs late In July. The roster: At the main entrance, Carl Dill. Joseph Mealy and John Wt Jones. Harry Fox chief elec- trician. Rides and shows: Merry go round, Louis Bishop, manager; Samuel Jones, William Dixon and F. D. Woodruff; Ferris wheel, Blaine Gooding, manager, Mike Zigglter and Paul Wise; Sky ride, Roy Fourman and Carl Schroeder; Whip, Ralph. Chllders, manager, Harry Thomp- son, WilllaVn StlfEey and Charles Hartley; Kiddle ride, Gfene Si&ddler, manager; Loop the loop, Curt'Free, manager-, wyilam Pitts and William Free; Chalrplane, H. G. Arnold, manager, 'Lei^lle Wheeler and John Reynolds; ''Motordrome, J. O. Luck and F. W. Bauer, Mrs. J. O. Luck, tickets; You Drive It Cars, Sher- man Hawley. Mrs. Shemian Hawley, tickets, and George Said; Monkey Speedway, J. R. Brown, manager, and Mrs. J. R... Brown, tickets, Thomas Richardson; 'Life,' Doc Wilson, manager, ' • Al Davldoff, tickets; Two Headed baby; Frank Zorda, manager; SIdeshOw. Art L. Converse, manager, lecturer, Paul D. Sprague, emsee. Bill McLaiighlin and DeIno Updegraff, tickets, Leo Milo, Lobster Boyl, Daisy Hart- well, mentalist, assisted by Paul Sprague; Fritz Landes, trained birds; Rosa Lee, armless wonder; Bamboola heat and fire act; Loy San .Toy,.. torture cabinet; Roniona, Crystal Ho,use and . Bessie Ham- mond, bally and illusions; In the annex, Clara, Leroy and Kay. Man Killer's show, Cllft Patton, man- ager; Arcade, Glenn Tennyson. Among thie concessionaires: Cook- house, Mrs. Charlotte Tennyson, owner. Bob O'Nell, cashier; Charles Owen, Bobby Revolt, Charles Dlnglehurst, Dan Mulllns, Mrs. Irene Hart, Barney Hart,. Esther Cobufn", Arthur Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harbaugh, Mrs. Myrtle Mullln,. Metha Clark, Maxlne Luck, Mr. and Mrs. Porter Bredsus, Mme. Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stokes, Mr.- and Mrr. William Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Addlngton, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rollins and , Morris Goodman. HOOT MUST KICK BACK Los Angeles, June 16. Hoot Gibson has been ordered by municipal court to return to State Fair of Texas $1,471 which con.sti- tuted overpayment to him for stag- ing rodeo there ih 1932. Bench ruling was on' a note de- fault. CIRCUS ROUTES Week of June 22 Al G. Barnes lllnDeapolls, 22-23; Mankato, Minn., 24: Watertown, .S. D., 26; Aberdeen, 20; MandAn, N. t>., 27. Cofe Bros.-Clyde Beatty RteoUenville, O., 22; WoOMler. 23m I.>lma, 24.; HamlJlon, 2C; M..54'on, Jnd.. 26; rx. "Wayn*. it. Cleveland, June 16. Question of whether Great Lakes 100-day expo, celebrating Cle,ve- land's 100th birthday, wlil .be ready for an br.fected, however, and it looks as if attendance will run that high pro viding no long rainy spell comes along. ' • 175 Buildings Exactly 176 exhibition buildings In 'Streets of World' have gone up, already painted and ready for inl- tlaLI shows, on the lakefront covering ISO acres or 22 blocks. Total exhibit .space sold Is $610,000, which is 50% over the origin^.! quota. Lot of ex- hibitors who didn't buy enough space now sorry". About 250 conces- sionaires are to be represented. Only remaining 'ihajor exhibit to be booked Is one by state of Ohio, for which Ohio senate Is approprl-- atlng $76,000. Some of the civic type of exhibits to be permanent. Including a horticultural garden valued at $250,000. Natives who were at outset a bit skeptical are now bragging that It will equaf Chicago's Century' of Progress, as opening date nears. Besides crowding lakefront, city's: civic auditorium wri house a mlni-i ature Radio City and underground' exposition hall will be filled with in- dustrial shows, called 'Romance of Iron and Steel.' Orchestral shell sponsored by Sherwln- Williams Paints Is on top level for dally sym-- phony concerts to be guest-conducted by- Rudolph Ring wall, Erno Rapo'}," Frank Black, Jose Iturbi, Hans kind!'., Guy F. Harrison and Walr ter Logan. A 350-foot long, 100-foot wide steel bridge built at cost of $100,000 connects town with lower expo grounds via a 'Court of Presidents.' Amusement midway Is separated from industrial section by two blocks and extends over 4Q acres: Main features of it Is to be the Globe theatre in dally Shakes- pearean plays, llerman Plrchner's Alpine "Village, Phil Gordon's French Casino, , a reproduction of the Florida sponge industry, a maple sugar camp;* 'World a MHllon Years Ago,' 'Television,' 'Panthean de la Guerre,' .a war exhibit, '.Sportsmen'.s Paradise,' a, midget circus, 'Spook Street,' 'Strange as It Seems,' 'Hol- lywood Secrets,' two Goodyear blimps for rlde.s, Admiral Byrd's polar ship; the S-49, decommis- sioned U. S. submarine, and Theo DeWitt's floating 'Showboat' nitery. Automotive Exhibits Biggest buildings in entire expo are the- Automotive Building and Hall of Progress, to contain .the Exhibits of automotive and allied in- dustries, the public utility and gov- ernmental shows. Firestone Rubber ha.s a special structure occupying 180,000 square feet, and Florida has spent something llkb $:00,000 on display of o.rangp groves and home product.s. Fair l.s getting off with a gigantic spectacle written and produced - by Edward Hungerford, who produced 'Wlng.s of a Centurj'' In Chicago. Local pageant is labeled 'Parade of the Years' and recruits close to 1,800 performers. Ah a come-on stunt, Bobby Burns, dance director. Is staging, a contest in all key cities of Great Lakes sec- tion for best dancers who will have expenses paid to ■ Cleveland for the finals, tbe five ciiamps getting a vacation cruise or $200 per week for ene:ageinehts here. Louis Allt$r, lecture bureauman, is working out a serles'of dally cele- brations and dedicatory progranis to different' states and notables born In this area, . Jed Klely, formerly of Chicago Herald. Examiner, joining staff to handle, stunt promotion, for athletic shows in Cleveland Sta- dium'. Walter McNlchols, -who has been . business . manager for Cleve- land Indians baseball . team . deal with G-, Manadventures as a starrer for Mel- Piinger'"^ ' ^jterlal will ba whipped luto a She Won't Talk Baltlmotve, June. 23. At the ' combo grind burley and plK) Clover, there's a ^tripper" named Noma Niles being; billed 'The Greta Garbo. 'of Burlesk.' Coinparispn was drawn, no doubt, because Miss Nlles dis- robes without singing or other vocal routines, maintaining, complete silence. USING AaS ON CEMETERY TIME Baltimore, June 23. Showmanship of a new sort reared its spangled head for the first time last Sunday when, a two-hour show was put- on for the opening of a new Negro biirlal-ground, Arbutus Memorial Park) far out on west side of Balto. r For the benefit of the colored who took advantage of tlie free bus con- veyance direct to cemetery, the out- door show presented Anne Wiggins Brown and Todd Duncan, who war- bled leads In 'Porgy and Bess' this recent season, .Ellis Larklns, youth- ful. Negro who sang way to an award on, WBAL several months back on a department store com- mercial, a 35-man band under baton of Charles Harris, and a mixed choral group of 100 voices. The show was heavily plugged through length and width of the colored residential sectors oC Balto, and reported that 3,000 persons were on hand. Texas 'Batde of the Centennials' Is Now Principally on an S.A. Rasis Agencies Boys Say Plenty of Talent to Go Around, Fear No Shortage ROTATING GUESTERS Los Angfeles, June 23-. Radio will pour a golden stream of $3,000,000 into the coffers of 160 top film ' names In the next 12 months. Staggering as the figure may sound, agency men and network execs have reason to believe that It will go beyond thalt That it will be the biggest year, of side coin for the sprocket thesps is agreed in all quarters, y In reckoning the aggregate cost to commercial accounts, . the ?3,- 000,000 figure, doesn't loom near so large when 25 players are grouped in the bracket that calls for a one- shot price of $3,600 to $5,0Q0» These are the film-radio favs who'll gather in the bulk of the spoils for their mike lat^ors. Three of the foremost names in the plctur6 industry, Charles Chap- lin, Greta Garbo and Mae West, might be added to the select circle but the odds are against it. Each of the three has turned down as high as $10,000 for one mike ap- pearance. Of the three, Garbo would rate the highest salary at this time. Cries of 'Too Much Coin' In some quarters the bleat Is heard that picture people are draw- ing air salaries Way out of propor- tion to their worth as contrasted to their studio stipends. It is pointed ("Continued on page 47) Sleepy PhiDy Sure 'Nuf Awake This Week; Those Funny Radio Boys Philadelphia, June 23. The sleepy-t^me burg of the country blossomed forth Saturday night as something of a wide-open Gomorrahx The lid is off all around — and long live the Demo- crats, newspapermen, radio an- nouncers and newsreel cameramen. How wide open actually is this town now, and will be until the probable blow-off of the National Democratic Convention next -Satur- day (27), IS best depicted by the ad of the ArCwdla International, Philly's largest nltery; in the Sunday papers. Arcadia advertised It would be open Sunday (which was telling the police it was going to break the law), but nobody said 'no.' In fact, drinks were served every- (Contlnued on page 77>. Satire? If scissor boys of Haya or- ganization had been hep to their music, Virgil Thomson score for Bovernment pic, 'Plough That Broke the Plains,' would never have gotten by. In shots showing scenes of deso- lation on plains as result of dust storms, musical accom- paniment is subtle arrange- ment of main theme of stand- ard hymn, 'Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow,' Composer is classified as John Tasker Howard In 'Com- posers of Today' as a 'musical satirist.' By the Mile Nice, June 11. Marengo cinema, local nabe» has found a new exploitation angle. House runs ads saying, 'We give you 6% miles of film for 33c.' Management does not deem It necessary to mention the titles of the films shown. Footage publicity had a strong appeal to these Frenchmen who always look for 'their money's worth.' IHITE HORSE'S' DOZEN AUTHORS There will be at least 12 authors sharing In the royalties from 'White Horse Inn' when that musical opeos at the Ce-nter theatre, N. T., In the fall. This sets a new high In authors tor a book show. 'Inn,' which will be produced by Rowland Stebblns, with Warner Bros, financing, was originally a German operetta In the 1890's and has had a complicated career, which explains the many writers. Orig- inally written by the late Blumed- thal and Kadelberg in Berlin, It was brought to America by the Froh- mans In 1898 and produced at the (Continued on page 74) Lobby Roulette Nice, June ll. Government has Just granted the Casino de Paris, film house, a license to rim a full fledged roulette game In the lobby. Stakes run from 33c. to a $400 limit. Measure Is chiefly taken to help out the croupiers thrown out of jobs by the Eldorado fire last Febru- ary, but other exhlos are expected to follow suit to help out the b.o. Dallas, June 23. The 'Battle of the Centennials' ha# about simmered dowii to. a barrage of sex appeal between' the Dall'aM exposition and the Ft. Worth Pron-*. the ballyhooers. When the latter show opens about July 11 these two north Texas cities are, set. as widest open territory in the country for the next 100 days or so. Ft. Worth has promised 'liquor, women and gambling:' and warned that 'education* only is available In the . Dallas park. 'Education' is available Jn the show at Dallas— a very liberal edu- cation in nudity that has all ! th© nudist camps beat for appeal. There are plenty of naked women, but everyone has . taken it as a matter of course and little has been said about it. The local censors made » big blow about checking the shbws, then admitted that they might not be able to pass judgment on th» undressed girls — that they might be- long to the 'realm of art' Thus, the matter has been dropped. Midway at the Centennial exposl- (Continu'ed on page 49) Educating Det. Studes On Drinking, but No Mention of Hango?ers Detroit, June 23. Abandoning the old flre-and-brim- . stone method of scaring those who drink, the Michigan public schools have devLsed a new temperance courses, designed to lead students gradually away from 'hot spots,' gin bucks and rum slings. 'Based on accurate scientific facts,' the course cautions teachers to understand the view of students '•'ho may have foui.d drinking an 'enjoyable occupation.' Among the points stressed arc; 'Hpw tc stay away from road* houses and nltc clubs.' 'How to refuse a drink gracefully when wltli a crowd of friends/ 'How to face the problem of being extremely lonely because you don't join the crowd at the bar.' New Address WILLIAM MORRIS Agency, Inc. ROCKEFELLER CENTER 1270 6th Avetiue-^Radio City, M. ^ Phone: Circle 7''2160 to 217 NEW YORK • CHICAGO • HOLLYWOOD • LONOOti VARIETY P i C T U R li S ^«*iep%, %e.^4, X936 Hinterland Newspapers Say They Must Get Their Reat Filni News Out iif Ithe v Tr^de • l^Kpeih r-^ Miniinize the Studip Brand of Publicity as Blurby or Inaccurate '-— — ■ ■4^ — — ....^ewspap^ ^editors Jn. Ahe.hljTter- land-ualne. Holly wood film columns or K'andli Ag picture newa ' consider ^fl» average' publicity emanating Irom the studios so poor that they glean the hulk of tfelr material from; Show . trade, pajjers. Recent check-up <^n this ' siitu'ation reyeals that picture -editors in cities • of 100,000 to '500,000 pppulktid.n obtain their, up-to-m^ inews' from trade pubUciatttfns. . ." • ,_Mdst of publicity originating in Holly\^-«od is dumped- Into, the was.te basket, 'unope.ne^l,^ most. in;,tfinces. because daily paper editors And t\vo . things:. typical of most of it, Flrpt iiB that virtually'. all of it Is either, flagrant type of ballyKqo or cpn- (Blsts ; q£;. ptomotlonal ^biui'Jig that XAte as meaning, littl^; a.nd sec- <))iv,ly» tljat nine out ind the istate, Has l^lscarded its original plan to get a revision in the city statutes by ap- pealing to the City Council. Instead the organiwitlon getting • tip a petition to. the governor and 'Ito the General Assembly for a revi- sion In the state laws. - " Couricir a.sks for resti-lcUon of .-•powers tor certain officials which ^jglye them arbitrary rights to cen- sor and close lefltlmate and mo- tion picture entertainment. Coaxing Schiaparelli ' Fai'ls .Tune 12. . 'iaparelli might go to Holly-. 'Waller Wanger is trying to' to go over. ' sfer succeeds the Paviiiiian. will desijin di-essetj for ^ical. A coujjTe of years ".Goldwyh imported Ga- M to Hollywood. , Ince's Kiltie Opus Hollywood, -June- 23. * Richard 'lAce is" en' route to Eu- rope to-do reseavoh and get back- ground shots .. for -.'Scottish .Chiefs,' •Which . Thomas Ince, Jr., plana , to produce here In color, "inde 'also contemplates pi-oduction of Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progi-ess.'" SAILINGS juiy.18 (New York to Genoa), Paul Florenz, Bobbie" Del Rio, Lynn Klrlt '(Rex'). ' July 14 (New ■ fork to London); 'Conherry- Chappel', Irving Asher, Laura L£tP14rtte CNormandie). ■ June 30 '. (New York " to Paris), GIno Arblb, Barbara Blair, Jicii. Hylton, Billy Tennant, Bill Levy (Normandle), Juiie -J!:?. .(New" Yojrk to London),. Jiane Cowl, Hannen Swaffer (A'qul- tanla), „. Jime"27 (New York to London^, R. H. Cbchrane and familir (Paris). June 2? (New York 'to 'Genoa), Agnes pavies (Pennland). June 27 (New York to Genoa), Mr. an! Mrs. Charles Geoly (Rex). June 27 (New York to London), Mrs. Hal Horne (Lafayette). June 24 (New York to London), Carl La.emmle, Carl Laemmle,- Jr., Jferry Ho'rwin, Felix FerryrLee .Shu- bert, • James ■ Donahue, Gregoi-y La- Ca-'va (Queen Mary). June 24 (Los Angeles to Aus- tralia), Sammy Lewis, Patti Moore (Monterey). ' June 20 (New York to London), Robinson Smith (Europa). June .20 (New York to Paris), Baron Robert de Rothschild, Alma Clay burgh, Corinne F it e d e M c k (Champlain). " June 19 (New York to London), Cyril Chad wick (American Mer- chant). June 17 (New Fork to London), Louis Hay ward, Tom Barrows (Ber- engarla). June 17 (Xew York to London), Bernard Burke, Col. Ja.son Joy, Mor- ris Gest, ..Henry - Fonda, Feodor Chaliapin, Mon/oe Goldstein,' Milton Dfamord, Ana'tolie LitvAk, Edward G, Robin.sori, Ely Culbertson, N. W. Ayer, Marlon Gering, Edna Ferber, Mr. and Mrs. j. J. Walker, Dave ApoUon (Nornjandie). ARRIVALS Max Milder, Fred Herendecn, Lsi- dtir Ontver, ■ - Connerry Chappell, Stuart Jackson, Wilfred Lawson, Dolores Del RJo. Anne - Seymour, Jack Whiting,- Isidore Arhron, Gene, Claire Landls, Harris Sherman. Wanted fey Pic rers Flock of featured fllm players are feeling .-out the" major circuits for, pergonals, but at very fancy sal- aries' in most' cases. A jgood many of them were contacted on the Coast by Harry L. • Kalcheim, Paramount booker,' currently en route bade to New York. ' Top salary, of this group is being asked by. iZaSii Pitts, who opened negotiations at $7,C00 per and is how standing pat at $5,000 a week; May Bobspn is asking $8,500, and "V'ir ginla Bruce wants $3,0,00'. Other salaries asked hy, the film players are: ' y : Charles. Farrell, $2,750; Chester Morris, $2,375; - Lyle Talbot, $1,676'; Mary Carlisle, $2,000; Frank Albert- son, $2,000; Robert Young, $2;600; Prances Langford, $3,000 Lois Wil- son, $7.50. • 'NEVER SAY Hollywood, June 23. 'Never Say Die,' which has had 'iflock of- screen. -write-t working on it during past several years; is being revamped by Henry Johnson as likely vehicle for Eddie Cantor. : ' Alflo" being prepared at 'Gbldwyn •studio is yarn based on .Cantor's life, on which Arthur Kober Is working." McCarey on Lam to • U to. Direct ^Hostess' .Hollywood, June 23,' Ray McCarey goes -to Universal on loan from Paramount to direct .'Air Hostess.', Edmund Grainger produc- tion, featuring Jane Wyalt, goes into work this week. ' Week ago Paramount turned down a bid from Radio for McCarey to go. that lot to direct 'Count Pete.' Benny's Straig!it Pic Hollywood, June 23. Third, of trio of pictures to be made at P&r'ainount by Jack Benhy under terme-of contract just signed will- be a straight ' yarn, with the comic'^in top- spot. • ' Krst assignment is "Big Broad- cast of 3937,' with another musical, 'College Holiday,' to follow; iash!imd\R0hasli Y- , . I the: Bifl . Fight ;\ Round No.; 1 "was peaceful «uid qulet,.-^' ' •Without evidence of the forthcoming riot. ' The boye boused around, not wasting their punches, , But saving their socks for delivery In'bunches. Round No. 2 •vvasVrpughef ^fcrid f aster f"'^".' - -. Herr Maxle's glim Mr. Louis did plaster;. But Maxle took everything coming his wayj And it da'wned on the crowd that It wasn't Joe's day. Round No. 3 gave Louis a taste of . A 'tace full of mitt> enclosed , In a .l^ced glove. The flrsf bl6w Max landed made Louis quite mad, And he chased after Max, but Max coul^'t be had. .Rpunpl No;, 4, was. the cue to .the blowroft, . ., .LouIb looked anxiousito call tiie whole .show off.: . ,' The Bomber went boom from a right to, the chin , . ^ And that made It seem that the long-shot was In. Round. 6 and Round -6 were njere repetition, , With Bchmeling pursuing his right 7ha,nde'd., mission, . .Th* lO-to-:! biiys. commence^ t,o get ne.iij8ebu9: , , . . ,". . As Majc took coipnianclf ■^hay Astaire, Cantor, Fields, Cli(aii>iih; ' Marxes, Bee r y, BIbndell and Oakie; Just ' to Name a Few 'Can't Treat Artists as So Many Sacks of Potatoes' Is teller's Rebuttal to Alien Actor M FORMIDABLE ARRAY Three or four pictures a year Is usually considered about all the public will take from any star. Many of the biggest marquee names try to limit tlieir releases to two a year. In contrast radio proposes to -give the public 18, 26 or 39 weekly samples within a single annum. It looks like but one result — the star's drawing power will react negatively because of the over-famlliarlty of tho public with the personality. That being tl\e case, the only 'answer ' to such negative &ver-publiclzing means that their pictures must be so much better <;o stand off the bad radio "^rogra^ns. Question of material is a hoodoo to everybody that tries radio. Weeks of. care and preparation usually go Into a major motion picture, but radio Is a terrific weelcly burden and woefully under-supplied wltli able writers. So that on top of the deadening effect of being hard too often, the film Batellite on the weelUy program is at tho mercy of uncertain material. • And thei'e are no retakes. ■ It's a question of dollars and cents. Is this kind of radio money, big as it is, worth the hazards? Not the stars alone but the studios must answer that one. Radio has squeezed plenty of talent dry and flung it ^slde. Radio, of., course, has a tremendous publicity leverage although it's, the coin angle which se'ems to have fascinated Hollywood. But rfl[)Jlpi'a;ficlclenes3 and radio's dangers should also be kept in mind when ift comes, to a consecutive weekly proposition. An affinity and working alliance between radio and Hollywood is nat- ural ^nough and is presumably here to stay, although it can also happen that . many commercial radio accounts now Hollywood -minded will be iinable io stand the financial gaff and wlll move back to New York or Clilcago. But by the time that happens some Individual screen casual- ytl^s may be chalked up to support the idea that rushing into a radio contract may' not always be the essence of Hollywood business acumen. Wurtzel Leaves Western Ave. Sept. 1; \ Concentrating All Prod. Hollywood, June 23, Sol Wurtzel unit moves out to tlie .2pth-Fox lot in Westwood Sept, i where all " production Vi'n be con- centrated. Understood the Western avenue studio will be leased to out- side producers with Walter Wan- .iger reported interested, .W.urtzel will have 10 of his 28 features for. next season completed when he moves. COLBERT SIGNS FOR 7 AT PAR, THREE OUTSIDE Hollywood, June 23. Claudette Colbert, will make .seven pictures at Paramount oyer a .80-month period, utider terms of . new contract. Pact gives actress I'Ight to make three pictures on the outside. Of .these latter, first to be made will be 'Joan d' Arc' at Warners; ■second, an untitled Metro pictur6 n>i John M, stahl, and a third at Kadlo, ^Mlss Colbert will draw $126,000 for atan-lng Jn a, single feature at Radio ana may do an additional picture at^s milar figure for that studio IE , ® '^O'nmltments allow, and isoiuble stories are provided, Un- u^r.stood that player got same- figure roi^lier part in 'Under Two Flags' «t 20th.Fox, Garbo's Vocal Suit HARLOW, YOUKG TEAMED ' Hollywood, June 23, wt.f^ Harlow and Robert Youn*? 4, »t Metro in 'Love Slrectg Victor Fleming ifoneplx Mankletvicz produce* ' ■ N. Y, SLUH-eme Court Justice Walsh lias granted Basile Kibal- chicli, director of the Russian Sym- phonic Choir, the right to examine before trial officials of Metro in conneclion with the Choir's ?250,00O suit over the Creta Garbo picture 'Anna Karenlna.' Plaintiff claims choir had been engaged by an agept of Metro to do six numbers during the making of the picture. Allege the voices of others were substituted and as result their rep has been damaged. Justice Walsh in -granting the motion stipulated the plaintiff must supply name or names of those he wished questioned. He mUst then apply for the appointment of a com- mission take tl.3 testimony on the Coast, BORI NOT INTERESTED IN SPANISH TALKERS Rj>anlsh film companies have been bidding for Lucrezia Bori ever since her exit from the Metropolitan Opera, N. Y.. this spring; However, diva has nixed the offers, not liking the idea of working in foreign -made pictures.. One firm is said to have suggested filming on tlie Coast. Miss iJorl continues on -opera board next year in an advisory Capacity. Her farewell tours start tiie, next year.- Columbia Conoeii-ts handling radio deals which may be uegolSatcd for lite fall. Hollywood, June 23. . A great number of the stars, and lesser personalities how drawing to the .film box. offices: owe their, suc^ cess to that tough training field, vaudeville. Most stars have a vaude background. Many" who have evi- denced the most a,Trestlng personali- ties on th« screen learned .their thes- pic alphabet on the stages of the two, three, four and upwards dally. The late Marie Dressier and Will Rogers both served their theatrical apprenticeship In wha't once was America's favorite theatre enter- tainment. Joe E. Brown^^ Eddie Can- tor, Jack Benny, W, C, Fields, Bar- bara Stanwyk, Joan Blondell, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Wal- lace Beery, Burns and Allen, Charles Butterworth, Charles . Winnlnger, Fred Stone • (Montgomery , and Stone), and a host of- others spent many years climbing from the smallest of small time before, they reached importance in- the vaude theatre. Even Doug Fairbanks took an. occasional vaude flyer. • Frank Morgan got his start in sketches, as did . Edward Arnold^. Harry Langdon used 'Johnny's New Car' on every circuit here and abroad for years. Charles Chaplin impressed America and the old JCey- stone company while playing In. Fred Karno's 'A Night in an Eng- lish Music Hall.' His experience until' then had been confined to the English halls. Roger Imhof, just coming to thie fore in pictures, played one sketch in vaude for 20 years, 'The Pest House.' Imhof, Conn and Corlnne was the billing. Hugh Herbert was one of vaude's leading dialecticians. He played in a dozen sketches, most popular of which was 'April Show- ers.' Doing similar Work was Harry Green, who quit acting in pictures for agenting. Bob Burns, recently discovered by radio, now being fca- (Continued on page 49) SCHOOL NOTE U studio Grads Three, Calls Off Classes For Summer Hollywood, June 23. Universal studio's little red school house has folded for the summer, with three pupils getting diplomas. Billy Burrud, 10, goes. from. gram- mar gr^de Into : junior high; Nan Grey, 17, from junior into senior high; and Sunnie C"Day, 17, finish- ing high school, goes to London to join a musical show. Burrud and Miss Gray get parts in 'A Fool for Blondes.' .School, .which has Mary West for Its teacher, has graduated 60 pupils in past 21 yieairs. Including players, writers, producers and directors. MARXES' mSi BREAK4N DATES GRACE MOORE'S SCRIPT SPREE; UKES HUGHES' London, June 23. Grace Moore is departing for Cannes to spend the remainder of the summer after her series of European concert appearances. She lias expressed her preference for 'Nightingale Comes Home,' written by Rupert Hughes as a Strong pos- sibility for Iier next Columbia pic- ture. Diva took along several scripts to read in between engage- ments and seems to go for this one. She will be Joined In Cannes by her brother James Moore recently married to Marian Volkhardt. Newlyweds will honeymoon along the RivleiMa and make their head- quarters with JVIIss Moore. Republic's Talent Scout Hollywood June 23. Ned Johnson lias been named talent scout by Republic. Former agent succeeds DU-k La- Marr now agenting on liis own. BOYER OPPOSITE GAEBO Hollywood June 23. Charles Bo.ver is on a loanout from Waller Wanger for co-starring with .Greta Garbo in 'Beloved' at Metro. Former title of filtu was 'Countess Walewska.*, Marx Bros, are coming east and bringing about 30 people with them for four weeks of stage dates, com- mencing July 17 in Pittsburgh. Pur- pose is primarily to break In ^nd test the gags and situations written for their next Metro picture, 'A Day at the Races,' but the coin won't be hard to take either-^guarantees of $13,500 plus percentage splits. The four weeks are for . four dlf ferent circuits. In Pittsburgh they'll play for Warfier Bros., in Cleveltind for Loew, In Chicago for RKO and in Minneapolis for pai-amount. Show by the three Marxes and their heavy support will be routined to run 65 minutes and include the essiential pieces of business from the film .script. William Morris office set the bookings. Canada to Re-Review WB's 'Green Pastures' After Initial Nixing Toronto, June 23. 'Green Pastures' (WB) was banned here today by the Board of Film Censors on grounds of 'sac- rilege.' Harry Painter, g. m. in Canada for Warner Bros., has ap- pealed for a new ruling and picture will be screened again in two weeks, with Prime Minister Hepburn 'Sit- ting in on final Board of . Appe.il, Legit version has already pl.ayed here twice without incident, there being no stage censorship unless in- dividual complaint is lodged, where- upon police morality squad steps in. In refusing exhibiting license, cen- sor board pointed out thnt only small percentage of population saw the play here. Censors also claimed that the film has not been submitted to the New York board and has only been shown in the Southern States. Hollywood, June 23. Warner studio execs were notified today (Tuesday) that 'Green pas- tures' has been banned in the Prov- ince of Ontario, Canada, oh the ground' that picture is sacrilegious. Follows the lead of London censor board, which tabooed the film in all England. Archainbaud^s *GirV ■ Hollywood; June 23. George jVrchalnbaud wlH direct 'Hideaway Girl' at Paramount. Film is George Avthur's Initial super I'lsorial .assignment on lot for the Botsford unit." . Washington, June 23. ., ' The patched-up Dlcksteln alieti actor bill, providing so-called 'tariff- barriers' against admission of fprelgn • talent into tjhls cpuntry^ limped through the house It^st Wed-* nesday (18) over the vigforquB pro- test of Represientative Cellet' of U^mt York.' Adjournment came' without Senate consideration o f the. measure. Obstructed by a parliamentary squabble over whether the substi- tute measure should or should not be read, the debate ranged from Dlckstein's accusation that, at the present tiine, 'a lot of 'hams!' are receiving American contracts 'Just because they come from European ■countries,' to the counter-accusa- tions bf Rep. Ceiler, who objected to the proposal to exchange talent witibt foreign countries on a 60-60 basloi . 'You ' cannot . treat artists in quotas as so many sacks Of pota- toes or \>a.les of cotton,' Ceiler pro* tested, 'no two artists or atitorS 'arf alike. They are personalities and are wanted for particular roles, for particular parts, fot particular func- tions. . You cannot substitute ono ^olo instrumehtalist for another— & violinist for an oboe player, or a harpist for a tuba player^ . .Next we would be trading a ' George Arltss for two American tap dancers. . We . would give a -Katharine Cornell ^or three Swiss . yodelers, or a Charles ' Laughton." 'Distinction' of Artists . Several members voiced their doubts over that section of the blU which calls upon, the Secretary of Labor to decide upon the individual merits and 'distinction' of .alien ac- tors seeking engagemen's - la America. 'I do . not believe the De* partment of Labor or any othfer.-de.- partment would be able to draw the line between what is distinguished (Contlhued on '.page 64) Trade Mark liEleBlsterea ' FOUNDED BY SIMB SILVBB:MAN ruhllttlied Weekly by VABIETX^ Inc. Sid Silverman, President 164 West 46tU Street, New York City • SUBSCRIPTION Armual fO Forelern ?7 Single Copies ,,16 Cents Vol. 123 JJo. 2 INDEX Advance Pi-oduction Chart Bills Chatter ... ....... ,70- . Concert ««*^f'ri.«***«- Exploitatlon 15 and 50 Years Ago.>..; Film Reviews. ........... House Reviews Inside— Legit .'. r... Inside— Pictures ' Inside- Radio International Newa ,Z(f- Legitimate .....C9- Literati Music (ii- New Acts ■ News from itlve Dailies... Kite CliiDs. Obituary ; . . . . . 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Report recalled that ' dur- ing 1933 company was h?ird pressed " for additional cash and jn order to - fltevo^ pjlf . receivership arr4ng;€d to 'extend previous loans and. to bor- row liew funds, with $6,000,000 to $7,000,000 of unfinished negatives as security, .. , Par's Costs The . Sabath .Committee's specific tibferences to- Par struggles came ■ in the portion of the report charg- ■ ing that expenses and compensa- tion of bondholders' committees, memberg and counsel frequently .1 Impose unwarranted burdens on In- ■ vestors; • pemarklnig . - that often < these ; bills - are- not- scrutinized by , courts, Sabath gang said - counsel ' lees in reorganisation far exceed - comp'ehsgLfioh for slrnllar work .paid i by private persons or corporations. ' The 'report- remarked that , foes under ITB reorganizations are not expressly limited by statute and . that we^ikness in the laiv- e.ncour- ': agfes many .gEoUp& representing dlf- i. ferent .minorities . to inject them- " stilves in the 'proceedlrigs and to try ; and coire'cV 'for tH6Ir work. Large fees . often are •. allowed these pcr- ; sons for . service far In exce-ss of . the vojvjnp.pf .the servlbe rendered, due to gross exaggeration oif claims, , the report' said, adding, "the, Para- . mount" case- is an excellent example' ..of this 'Condition, Charlie Morrison Joins Feldman-Blum-Young Hollywood, June 23. Charlie Morrison's agency p.art- nershlp'deal ^Vlth Leo Morrison has been called off, former' tying up with Feldman, Blum & Toung instead. The Morrisons (not related) parted amicably, when Charlie saw a bet- ter opportunity In ■ the fcther con- nection and Leo advised him to ac-l cept. - • Charlie Morrison will retain his own status as an agent under the new setup. • Oiie o? his film ccn- tractees, Jane Froman, .currently in Par's .'Big Broadcast', on a loan'out from Warners, last week had her option picked up by the latter. He also set Walter Pldgeon with Uni versal, starting July. 6, upon expira tlpn of the former legit player's contract with Walter Wanger^ Vets Ha^ Ikir Fliikg ^ .ilollywoPd, June 23.' Rosemary Theby andHan-y Mj^ro, who wei'e: starred iti silent pictiites at Metro 15 years ago, are among old-tln>e screen players engaged for studio's 'His Brother's Wife,' cur- rently in production. - . Oth6r old-timers in cast Includte Gertrdde Astor, Barbara Bedford and Jean Acker, W. S. Van Dyke Is directing. ' , TIME MAG'S PK COl'S 58 NEH SEASON, 16 OF 'EM WESTERNS • Chicago, "June 23. Columbia " Pictures' convention opened at the Drake hotel today, Harry Cohn, prez, .giving this key- note speech,' Hy Daab handled the exploitation and p7jblicity, fitting VP the flashiest setup for any con- vention in Chicago this year. Columbia will release 58 pictures this season, of which 42 are featijres and 16 westerns; also three series of two-reels and eight series of single- reel subjects. -Among pictures are 'Lost Horizon,' Frartk Capra' production; .'Pennies From Heaven,' with Bing Crosby (Emanuel - Cohen, production); •Craig's -Wife,* 'Beloved "Vaijabond,' with Maurice Chevalier; for-pne basis at $1.^5 apiece and next biggest slice —200,000 — goes to Pathe and the Alperson group at $4i Edward L, Alperson, Grand National prexy, will get 160,000 under terms of his contract with the company and salary of $52,000 yearly. . Any part of the 400,000 shares for stockholders not grabbed up will be peddled.- to the general public by a frroup of Wail street firms at an undisclosed price. Statement said the proceeds of the deal 'are to be applied to the acquisition of branches in various cities of the U. S,.and other *jun- trles for the distribution of. pictures and to acquire or prpduce . motion pictures for distribution.' WARNERS HUST REPLY Df BARRlfPRE SUIT Los Angeles, June 23. 'Demurrer filed by Warners •.Ogftlnst' John Barrymore'.s petition for an accounting, i- which actor is 'asking' $30,000 damages, was denied 'in superior court, making it man- datory.^ upon studio to make an 'answer to the acllon. Barrymore's suit Is ba.sed on con- tract for. gross and" percentage on five picture.>j made for WB from i»26 to ld32. He charges that 10% due .him on ^ gross doiie by sound versions of the five featurK?s has not been paid him. Lesser at Peak Prod.^ Fi?e Pictures Prepping Hollywood, June 23. Sol Lesser has hit peak currently with*" writing- staff of seven working on five sjories and scripts. Rex Taylor and Arthur Powell are completing screen play of 'King, of the Royal Mounted'; James. Gruen is assigned tP s'cript !Allas Brian Kent'; Gilbert Wright Is handling adaptation of 'The Devil's Highway,'. Winifred Dunn, screen play of 'Everybody's Boy' and Harry Chand •le# and Slizabeth- "Be'echet-'coilabcj-j, t'ktlhg' on original ' yarn fov secbn'd Bobby Breen picture. Robert Kent goes from 20th-Fox to Lesser on loan for starring spot In 'King of the ^Roral Mounted, Zane Grey yarn. Lesser has dis- cussed with Darryl Zanuck idcja of former using Kent in two outdoor features of group to be made for re- lease by 20th-Fox. Stander's Conunish Suit Los Angeles, June 23. Suit for $71,400 for alleged com mission arrears has been filed hy Walter Meyers of the Al Kingston agency against Lionel Stander. Actor Is asserted to liave terml nated a five-year managerial pact .some weeks ago, and total amount .sought Is for commissions already oarned and which would have ac crued during life of the pac,t. Itf Take #!r St Ms^ Melton's ; 'Desert Song' Reniia^; Ail' iniCoior James Melton assigned the lead In Wai'n&rs' remake of 'Desert Spng.*- Picture- Is - to- be done en- tlt-ely in technlcplor. Production date, director and femme lead still undecided. Hollywood, June 23. ■ Scarcity of technicolor cameras at Warners . has caused' . productlpjii start on /Desert . Song', to be . postr pp^ed until sometime late in Augt uat. Studio has tiiree polop ^ cameras on location with '.God's Country an the Womi^n,' and two working In gtudip on two-rcelers. . Meanwhile, Warners has dicker on, with Sigmund , Roinberg to write additlonai music and tunes for the operetta, feeling that picture' will .b.P betted received with new plug nuni bers injected. KEANE HURT ON WB LOCATION HAWKS SUES U FOR 45G ON 'SUTTER' DEAL Los 'Angeles, June 23. Univerfsal is being- sued in Superior court here for $45,000 by Howard Hav.ks, claimed due 1.1m for his work on studio's 'Sutter's Gold.' Court action Is outgrowth of deal made in 1934, involving twp pic- tures. First, for which Hawks was paid $80,000 for his work, was shelved after conislderable work by director. Deal then was parlayed into 'Sutter's' Gold,' on whicih Hawks worked with Gene' Fowler on adaptation and script, but from which . Hawks was permitted by TJ to withdraw whejfi dispute arose over productlo.n policy. Metro Recdis Judy Garland for Musical Portland, Ore., June 23. A Tiuge IPg, hiirl^d by ,a Wast ol dynamite, ci-ashed tippn a platform and Injured Peter keane, Warner Bros, employe; during the filming of a log- Jam scene on the Toutle river, near Longvlew, Wash, ' Keane and two fellow employes, Winton Hoch and Ted Sante, both of Los Angeles, yrere thrown into the river. A block of "wood cut Keane's scalp' severely. He was fallen to a hospital.' Earlier in the we^k several hun- dred thousand feet of logs, placed in the river for use in river and log- Jam scenes for the picture, 'God's Country and the Women,', were swept downstream by an uniisual 'freshet w'hich followed a ti^^mendous 2r-hour downpour. No delay will result, as other IPge are cut and ready to be put into the rivPr. The comjpany has had only onfe day of sunshiny ■ Weather isirice ■ May 29, when shooting of scenes' was scheduled to begin. George Brent arrived this week to begin work on his part in the'PiC' ture. William Keighley is directing. Judy Garland's radio appearances over AVHN New York, were can- celled at the last minute, due to a istudio call from Metro for film chores in Eleanor Powell's .forth- coming picture. Youngster was an- nounced as a weekly feature over Loew outlet until the studio called. It was thought she would be free for a few weel'vs at least. She's al- ready departed for Hollywood. Baby Rose-Marie is now filling her spot for ,a brief period. 'Years Long' for McGarey Hollywood, June 23. Fir.st • assignment for Leo Mc- Carey at Paramount under his di- rector- prpdnPer pact will be 'The Years Are So Long.' McCarey will also sit in on story preparation. NO BULL THROWER Sidney Franklin, the Brooklyn toreador, was granted a summary Judgment of $2,586 in the N. Y. supreme court against Bray J?jc- turos Corp. and Bray Productions, Inc., as result of a Jury's verdict last October. Franklin had brought three cause.s of action against de- fendants for $100,000 each. Two of the causes Were tossed out; the third was tried. Franklin claimed defendants used him -in stills ' to advertise their short, "Throwing the Bull"- Without his cpn.sent. Claimed he was held up to ridicule. Grover Jones 1st Prez Of Screen Playwrights - ,H6ny\yodd, June 23, Newly organized Screeh " Play- wrights, Inc., following its incor- poration under laws ,of California, has elected Its first set of'ofliders, as follows; President, Grover Jones; vice presidents, William Slavens Mcr Nutt, Bess Meredyth; ' treasurer, Frank Butler; secretary, William Conselman. Applications of 60; out of total of 93 fi'.ed, were approved at- first an- nual meeting, with others to' be taken up later. Of the 60 members admitted average length of service was slightly over .10 years, with nine having had more than -20 years' experience as film writers. ■ St. Loul^, June 23. ■ R^cenl; irii^oriipratlon of four com- panies, ; company is Fox- St, Louis Properties, Inc. Papers Aid Talej!.t Hunt Hollywood,' June 23. " Search to be conducted . by Jack Vption, Paramount, tjilent scout, will be confined to five key spots, Detroit; Chicago, Kansas City, St Louis atid Omaha- In each . towrt tieups have been made with local' newspaper, with isplrants . being pfelected before Vp- tion hits town. Municipal The- atre Association l."i cooperating with Par scout in St. Louis. MARG. SUIXAVAN BETTER Margaret Sullavan, Universal con- tract star, was discharged from Flower hospital, N. Y„ Monday (22) where she had been for three or four days for a minor operation. Now headed for Hollywood. Miss Sullavan ' camq to New York about three weeks ago to receive special baking treatments for In- jured left arm, which she broke on the Coasts . This was made neces- sary because it was not h.eall.ng properly. \ 'ARTISTS AND MODELS' INTO PROD. ON SEPt 1 Start on production' on. 'ArtiHts and Models,'' . musical which Par- amount will make at the A.storia, L. I., plant, has been set back to Sept. 1. Oscai Serlin, who will hiake his debut as "a unit pi-odiicer with this feature, will inaugurate a care- ful script- writing arrangement with this initial picture. He wants- the story all pet and .in shape before starting actual shooting. Casting for 'Artists' probably will begin early- In August with the. bVHk of the talent, to be picked In the i'a.st. Par's eastern talent division will serve vlrtuairy.as a casting depart- ment in _spottIng people into tlio production. S. J. and Laura Pei'el- man and Keene Thompson are wliip- pin the script into shape. Joe E. Brown's London Pi. at Palladium at 4G JoP E. Brown is set for two wcoka at the Palladium, London, .opening Aug, 17, Price Is just -under $4 000 per week. Booked by the William Morris agency. - ^. Brown will take his family ribroa*'" combining biz with a vacation trip. COirWAY DRAW3 'LADY'. Hollywood, Junf 23. Jack Conway will direct 'LlbtiP^ Lady' at Metro. Wllliani Powell-Myrna Loy f* .starrcr goes, into production rnd <>» this montb. E S VARIETr OF PAR OPEN as a Film Pioneer; Jns UA Production Plans president Franklin D. Roosevelt, .fey; . telegram, felicitated Carl Laemmre on the occasion of the dln- ■, ner iield Monday (22) night at the fl^otel Waldorf-Astoria, N.. T.,- ln :.1iondr of the former Unlverfliil chief. •Tlie dinner ^as for the benefit of ' the United Palestine Appeal, • 'Jipproxlfnately BOO prominisnt persons In the trade and leaders in other fields, of all faiths, attended t^e dinner, to"" honor the former ■ h«4d of Universal Pictures as" a -'pioneer. Harry Hershfteld tbast- ' mastered. . ' ; '.Although Will. H, Hays headed 'tfii,^. committee on .arrangements he •'aid not .attend; tlift - dlilnee,' as he ■ji/as In Cilifornla;- - Federal Judge Julian W. Mack, former Senator Nathan Straus, William A. 3rady, -'Louis' Nlzer, Gene iBuck, a'nd Major '|lenry Adam Proctor, M,P„ among ''otbera, made speeches. Straus is 'chairman 6f- the lifew Tbrk" end of 'ihe'trPA's drive to raise funds. -j^ouls K. Sidney arranged a pro- :jp;fim of entertainment for the dln- i.her.. He. was complimented for his unselflsh efforts in this direction by Nathan Straus, from the rostrum, as an . untiring worker behind the scenes In many sUch arduous un- dertakings. ••-•>(.. ,n();pro3q. returns will - probably run ,4ft„t)ie.nelghl)orhood of $5,000, which '■^iltB Individual . pontributiona that :,T?ere. made, will bring a gratifying net for th:e United Palestine .Ap- jjM^jl fim^,, beneficiary of .the dinner. ..Ijaethmie himself made a dohtrlbu- , tion of |5,000 to the , UP A. The (jcale, was j26 i couple'. . ' " y iiiemmle ackjiovi'ledged the honor piatdl him, among other things say- :lng that in future he'd try to live" up. to all the nice things said about hiin. Ho admitted he played poker and the rades but insisted hia lucic is still poor. Uncle Carl got a num- ber of laughs, Including when he reminded of many worries he's li&.d in late years but that now (in sell- ?lng U) he. has gotten rJd of those ' woiriea. The first picture Laetnmle made, 'Hiawatha,' w&s screened, followed by a few trailer shots from his last 'Show Bo.'xt.' • Hollywood, June 23. ";C^rI Laemmle, Jr., pulled out for New York Sunday (21). aiid sails • Wedniesday (24) on the Queen Mary tor, London with his fatiier. Junior Laemmle has left the handling of his contractual agreement for a United Artists release with his at- torney/ George Cohen, of the Loeb, : Walker & Loeb office. Financial arrangements have been made for the production of ■ three pictures by him. Laemmle re- turns here around Oct; 1, and will begin work on hts first opus short- ly after the New 'YieaT. McCarey Joins Par^s Prodacer-Direclor Group ' Hollywood, June 23. "Leo McCarey has been given a producer-director contract at Para- niount, two pictures yearly, to be produced ^nd directed by McCarey, ■ .^"i^r directors holding similar |wo-way contracts at Par are Wes- gJRu^eeles,-lving Vidor and Lewis Psst! Here, Charfie! London, June -13. Charles Blake Cochran, back from » Portuguese holiday, savs his film with Max Schach (Capitol Films) wilt not be a cavalcade of the Brit- wn music hall, 'ool«jng for a subject, and J^^i'Id rather like a legit theatre Ann\«'"''»nd, And he's got a $750,- ««o biDkroU for the productloo. RKO's 5,000 CoDtracts With a large number of contracts closed in advance of its sales con- vention, RKO has Just gone over this 6,000 mark with consummation! ot Several n.ew deals. As - maily as 6,000 contracts at such an . early date and Just .a week after the. convention, is a record for RKO and, it 1» claimed, for any company la the history of the busi-. ness. A. J. BALABAN TO JOIN RKO ON PRODUCTION A. J. Balaban Joins RKO-Radio Pictures In a production capacity at an early date. The former Balaban & Katz theatres chieftain has re- turned from lE^urope and is expected to ' locate . on the Coast shortly. Balaban will maJie his home on the Coast although for the past few- years he has been residing in Switzerland except for brief visits to this country, since he departed from Paraniount. . He is a brother of ^Barney and John Balaban. Balaban is not new to film pro-, ductlon. He v^as at- one time head of all of Paramount's eastern pro- duction including shorts, in the early talker days. More than a year agp he surveyed the RKO lot with the apparent view of locating in production and his present move may be the culnilna- tion of that visit, ~ It is understood that Balaban will function in an individual capacity under. Sam Briskin. His duties are not defined and apparently are to bo loft open until Balaban and the studio management determine that status, sometime in the future. Attorney Schwartz On UA Board in Place Of Nathan Burkan Charles Schwartz, of Schwartz & Frohllch, the firm which succeeded the late Nathan Burkan's law busi- ness, was named Monday (22) a di- rector and member of the executive committee of the United Artists Corp. Schwartz's appointment' was made in behalf of Charlie Chaplin. Burkan as counsel for Chaplin held the same posts. Besides Chaplin,' the Schwartz & Frohiich office represents Samuel Goldwyn, Alexander Korda, Win- field Sheehan, Al Jolspn, Walter Wanger, Columbia Pictures Corp. and John E. Otterson, all. of whom have formally ratified this firm as successors to Burkan. Wanger Is also on the UA board. Max D. Steuer will be special counsel to the firm. Delayed by Fight Flock of RKO executives from the studio, delayed east by the Louls- Schmeling fisticuffs, have since gone bade. The .extra night's postponement made it a que.stlon for several other vi.sitlng fllmitea from the RKO and Universal studios, which convened colncldentally in N. Y. the early part of last week, as to whether they'd stay on. Charles R. Rogers, Universal vice-president In charge of produc- tion, left yesterday ( "ues.) for Hollywood. He had been In con- ference with other U executives fol- lowing the conclusion of annual convention last Wednesday (17). mm mm Present Clwirinan of Board Tied Up Overseeihgr Pro- duction — Odium Probably Leaving Board in Near Future OTTERSON MAY SUE Although Paramount's board of directors will terminate John E. Otterson's assbcla'tion with the company at a special meeting today (Wed,), it is not certain that Addlph Zukor will consider taking the presidency. Disposition of the un- expired -portion of Otterson's 5 -year contract apparently is; open. Ot- terson may sue. Contract has four years to run.- It is expected that E. 'V. Richards, Barney Balaban and Nell Agnew, showmen-members- of the new board, will present Adolph Zukor's name for -the presidency, regard- le'ss. There Is no assurance, how- ever, that the board may act upon their action at today's meeting. Zukor is considered indispensable In his present post as chairman of the board. He may be- granted -wider powers. While he' has been asked to come east, at this time, bis studio duties may prevent hia return to New .York for- two or three weeks. Nor Js It known whether the cpmmlttee, comprising Stanton Grlffls,' Harvey D. Gibson and Harry O. King, has completed Its ^study of Joseph P. Kennedy's interim report on the company, No board action is expected on this ntiatter- at today's meeting ,ther than that the com- mittee may report progress; Kennedy is expected to drop out of the situation. A new executive committee will probably be designated at today's meeting. Grlffis, of Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Is expected to be named chairman of the executive committee, at to- day's session, succeeding in this post H. A. Fortington of London^ who is on a six-months' leave. Fortington has not resigned from the directorate altogether although there Is persistent talk about It in the trade. • Grlffls, as chairman of the execu- tive comrriittee may take temporary over-a"II charge of operations as a technical maneuver. Under the conditions, Zukor and (Continued on page 79) Amerbm Film Wit^^ Nazi Germany Would Be Strictly Individual Co. Action, Says Hays Bapall Studio Topper Hollywood, June 23. Under new setup at Paramount, George Bagnall will function as executive studio manager, with T. Keith Glennan retaining his post of ^operations manager. ^ Fred Leahy holds spot of produc- tion control manager. CREDITORS TO EXAMINE WM. FOX JULY 10 Atlantic City, June 23... William Fox, testifying before Federal Referee Robert E. Steedle regarding the assets scheduled, in his petition in bankruptcy, stated here that, in January, 19;31i he esti- mated his wealth at $14,000,000 after creating a trust fund for his family of $6,-900,000. This statement con- trasted sharply with remark a feW' moments later that the |100 cash on hand, listed among assets,. Is now also gone, having been paid to a lawyer. Questioning over, the referee ad- journed the hearing until July 10 at which time the former film tycoon will be interrogated by creditors' attorneys. A bitter session Is ex- pected. Referee has under advise- ment the appointment of a trustee for the estate. Hearing dealt -with Fox's various investments. He seemed brolcen and displayed emotion when testifying In his xlefenae of . alleged charges of transferring assets to evade- credi- tors. '■ ■ Explaining the All-Continent Corp., Fox said: 'It is \ftn invest- ment corporation now located here In Atlantic City. Mrs. Fox and our daughters, Mona and Belle, are its officers. I don't know its assets,' The $417,268.19 clalih of the AU- (Contlnued on page 49) Though certain member-picturo companies are- reported to bav* been annoyed by some policies- adopted by the Nazi-controlledt:. government on U. S. film product ' released Ip Germany, the possibility of the Hays office taking, any action looking towards complete withi drawal of Aiherlcan distributlnff firms from Germanic countries, or announcing any' such . plans, aiP> peared cold this week. New York, office claimed to have no knowledge of any such move by the Hays or- ganization here or abroad. Spokesmen for the Hays offlco indicated that withdrawal of U. S, film companies from distribution fit Germany would be a" matter <>£ strictly individual action by the major companies, when and It it comes. Hayslan officials and others in the trade recently have heard rumblings over the possibility that strict regulation and censorfitiip based largely on racial prejiidfco might prompt one or more of the majors to abandon German dik- trlbutlon^ However, no ofliclal re-, port has been made to the Hays or* ganlzatlon so far. Feeling with Hayslans currently is that the entire matter is one that should be handled directly by «ac.ti company. OF MERGED l/S Isidor Ostrer in U. S. on RCA Suit, Pending in England; Denies G-B Sale Isidor Ostrer, head man of the Oster clan, -who arrived in N. Y. on Monday (22), dismisses the oif- and-on-agaln. reports that the Ostrers want to dispose of their GaumOnt-Brltlsh holdings. A. C. Blumenthal Is supposed to have had a carte blanche to represent the Ostrers on a probable deal, with anybody, but there have beeii no takers. Among the more Important things Isidor Ostrer Is over here to talk with Radio Corp, of America re- garding a pending London patent infringement suit again RCA by British Acoustic.s, a G-B subsidiary, aiark Ostrer talked the matter over with RCA not so long ago, and some kind of a settlement basis was t-eat-hed which Isidor Ostrer is over here to negotiate. The settlement is held to mean an additional annual net income for G-B of around $260,000, as a rake- off on RCA equipment In Britain. It is known authoritatively that 20th Century-Fox has not invited Ostrer to come over for a deal and won't make one If It could unless U is to sell its own eciuity in G-B for a reasonable price. The Ostrer eq^ulty in G-B Is figured over here to be worth arouhd $7,000,000, but deiemed extremely foolhardy for American interests to get control of the company because of British nationalistic reasons. The company charter stipulates G-B control must remain British. Ostrers' were quoted as being interested in a $1.2,500,000 price, Blumey is supposed to have persuaded Ostrer to make a sudden trip to America, on the premise that 20th Century-Fox through Joe Schenck, or tiiat Metro through Nick Schenck, or that Joe and Nick Schenck on their own, with Metro associates, would buy the Ostrer equity in G-B. The original talk had Blumey piecing up the possi- ble buy into G-B among Metro, both Schonck.s, Louis B. Mayer, a couple of British banl{s and several others. Hollywood, June 23, Joe Schenck states Blumey is due to leave New York for here but doesn't know what the latter has In mind, Schenck doesn't know whether Ostrer is coming out with Blumey. Hollywood, June. 2i. Merging of John Hay Whitney's Pioneer Pictures with Selzhlck-lA-, ternatldnal has been co'mpl^t^d'^i^rd,- David O. Selznick/ prexy of the cpni-. blned companies, and MerUn .0. Cooper as v.p, Hehry Glnsburg con- tinues as. general . manager. Russell Birdwell is publicity bead of the consolidated Interests. ' For some time Whitney has been anxious to nierge his strictly color production actlvltie; with Selznlck- International, feeling that ah , out- and-out color production company presented too many problems, Un.* der new setup Selznick-Internatioflal production will be split . between black and white and color. '■ Cooper will personally produce two features on new program, with company having John Ford and George Cukor as directors. HEARST AUTHORED GABLE'S K.O. STORy Hollywood, June 23, News story of Clark Gabid knocking out his film sparring part- ner, Allen Pomeroy, which -waa given heavy play by dailies throughout the country, was per- sonally written by W, R. Hearst. Info leaked out when Gable, em- barrassed by the incident, -went. to the L, A. Examiner office to ask that story be toned down. Universal service carried the Hearst yarn verbatim. Cochrane*$ Vacash R. H. Cochrane, president of Uni- versal, sails Saturday (21) on a six- week vacation cruise that will tak» him to Ireland, Scotland, England, Denmark, Sweden and France. He will be accompanied by his .wife and' son. Bob Cochrane, Jr. This is the first extended vAca- tlon Cochrane has had in several years. On his return, J. Cheeve^ Cowdin, chairman of the board, leave on his vacauh. <\»m'mkw*iimm\ ■. ^■ ■ ■'•■^mmm r-f^ir^ iMfi^.! ^ TO BIZ Changeover fromft' present reels to/ the hew 2;OO.OT^Qbt ,)?pdols, echeauled to take place'' Sept 1, will Wst th^ picture Industry between $200,000 and 1300,000 during the first four taohthR TjilsVjaeure covers only ea- tinu^ted reiquiriements in the Initial period placed at 200,000 reikis f or th? . major companies. Additional ex- penditures for reels and cases in the first ye«ur probably ■will amount to nearly $600,0,09 br a total, ot approxi- mately $900^000, figured on a basis • , oj .eight companies." . ^ jjtverage cost of the hew 2,000-fooi • reel lis placed . at 37^o by Industry 'experts wJio inspected bids sub- . mitted to the companies. .'This Is more tlian three times the average . . cost; of present 10-lnch reel, placed '. at lie. Fltst 200,000 feels hence wiill cost arpund $76,000. ' . Figuring tlie cost of cases requires . eqnstderabid leeway because the ei;- act . number; j&if 1, 2; .3, 4 and S^r^el , cages. to;t>e of^erei by eacii of thfe' ^ eight companies is not definitely set as yet. : But on the basis .thiat tlie bulK of . these will be i-rtel cases; .; , -::'' •" ; * Other initial expeiix^itures Include ' alteriations, on racke| 'alt each', ex- V, chanitp, cepter;; to provjlde niofe rOQm for bijgBjet'c 'Present racks are' ^V/; l^' inc^leB. in height to the new ["... "ipries -wlli haye t be "16 Inches or , iilghef^ (TJ^iese changes will require ;'^n. <\utlay.;pf !$2&,0^ t6 $30,00(), An- „ otljier iirtt (jost will .bj9 two re-wihd- effl In evisry. exchange. Avetag'e price win ,be jj5 which means est-- -;,';p?in|llng an ' additlQnal $2,6(^0 to ; ll^Sipffp^;. •Bandft f^^^ reels reptfeiaenf a . ilie^iiglble. cost running around $10 ' Jive'ntualiy' ^alqh .eJcchangfe prota- bly will -puschase- 2-4 additional te- ■ wihilers for .«ve .^change: "This ; ''■■will;m«!an a later cost amounting to > ^ •••$3,00b^6;006^:-;.: . . v V: f V 4*1^^ tjfe , 39ilBet spools will cost ain additional . • ■ ^ttO,0.00-$225;00(k ■ outlay ■ the - . first 'V,' ^y-eatj' Bbi 'acCoitntlhijl -iof aiy re- ;: ■ placeirtieh^^ -tliittt ' mtiy be li.e'cessary. : Added expenditure's- for reel - cases •. i)r6l)abiy will idd oti' $260iOOO-$37B,- , 0.00 nipire during ttiife 'ihTtlal year the : , 2^000-foc»t\ii)pi6.6ia ;afe used'. ; ; li^iBw' re-wl'nderS, . especlilly de- ^ ; signed' io handl^ the Increased foot-. . agi? .oh the bigger reels, are geared ; t6 a ratio. Of 2% to i wljlfe'the prea- '. ent ones are geared ' on a 4rto->l 'v ..iMwi*..; . :; -■;...'•. . : • ., ' , . ■ Niaw '.teel eaiies, particulariy 'the ones designed to hold four 2,0'00-foot: xeels, ifei .constructed' to taks ' iid- vantage «f all corner and edge space ioriherlywaatedJ The- 4-reel case Is . comparable Ih sjiae . to the old case r^arrylrig eight, tOOJ-foot reels bat In fleveral samples submitted was ac- 'l^.taftJbf . lliBhtei? thati 'ithese tcufrently ■• vjsed'hiodels, . . iJPulrchasIng agents for four or five ■ ow.L,a9t.chge, 34% 94.% + 14 170 170>;4 - % 88% 38V4 - 14 4014 8W- H OH - % 7% -4- 14 .. 31% - % 108 108 - % 654 m 24 24 -• 14 m 0% - 14 46 814 0% 7 11% 27% 4 25% 1)314 0094 88% 64 82% 28%+ % 4 26 03%- U 8fl%+ % 64 03 +.14 Stuf-fPietiies . Lp(iw circuit isJnow Ifurnjshing 'offlclkl billing Instructlbns to ai its managers so' 'that in none ojf the bousqs of this, chain will it chance a Tfdlailon of dlause^'in any coiltractB of ite bwn or butrtde tlayei^s' relating to billing. Before the Loew home office makes up billing sheets, it con- sults all contracts. New ppllcy In Loew's is said to have been adopted f|,s a precautionary measure to s^tfegyard against any suits. broken cpntr^ftcts due/to bpHng slip-ups either by lipiiie Q]9)c«. or managers. The Cagney SQit,.aga}ii8t Warners, won by Cagn^, served as a warning to Loew's, from account. The special sit.b-cominlttee of three film company publicity chiefs to draw Up: plans if or a special campaign to bolster the'box bfllces this fall has held two meetings thus far and probably -will be ready to report this week or eai-ly next week. This small committee plans to- outline recom- mendations on institutional publicity designed to combat customary slump at picture houses during i presidential election year. Details will be submitted to_ the full committee for approval. Include in this will l^e set-up for each of the major companies to cPntrlbute a proportionate sum for carrying ojri the general Industry* ballyhoo drive, . Universal's 'Reno in the Falla ls being held up by casting troubles, with nothing in sight io indicate an early production start. Originally picture was Intended as a co-starrer for Henry Fonda and Margaret Sullavan. Lattw, presently In New TovK Insists her broken arm pre- vents her working in picture. Fonda is on vacation, and although U execs have ,tested number of players .so far. th'ey have been unable to agree upon jsubist'itutes. Settlement was made In New York recently between an Indie salesmaji and a foreign director, husband of a femme film star, regarding a dls-. trlbutlon deal the former had for picture made two years ago by director. Sialesman served director with summons on his arrival back In New York from Europe for alleged holdlt»g.-up of negative and prints of film concerned. Exclusive distribution rights had been handed out to both the salesman and a local indie outfit. Gary Cooper's one-picture yeairiy cornmltnjent tp Bmanuel^ Cohen was hot discharged when the actor 'made 'Mr.'Deeds'. at Columbia as, previ- ously reported. Deal for Cpoper to s.wi,ng.pver to Samuel Goldwyh for two plctxires a year: is, ^'fitilMn -Iriegotiatlon with, the pa-pers drawn up but'n'o.signat-ures Jnked^ TVtien tLuia, if set, provision ^or Cohen's picture ■ifrin have to be made; '■;.', ; . . Unl-vefsal offtclals'at' the recent sales convention stated that .the story and tialent depittments have been- completely divorced. Betty, Roberts, formerly of TXK.O, heads the story staff on the west, coast, and Elsa Neuberger, script reader attached to the old talent division in N. T.,'doeB a similar' stint in the 6ast. Harry Evans Is chief of the talent staff in the east%hile Itufus'Le Malre Id responsible In Hollywood. 0.239 of a point at a email fraction below 43 at the blow-off. High point was Rllfifhtly over 43 while the lo\fr was Just off the .42-pPlnt mark, volume held around recent levels. Most significant part of this small gam for the Amusement Group was that it was the fourth successive W'>ok It has climbed higher. Oh the big board, Eastmftn Kodak, Radio Preferred B and RCA's new preferred stock pushed up to new (Continued On page 12) For the first time the Maryland State Board of Censors Is now 4oni.* inated by women. Last week Gpv. Harry Nice appointed Mrs. iEIawy T. Phoebus, wife of the Republican state senator, to succeed Asa :C«- Sharp, whose three-yeat term , has expired. Mrs. phoebufi' annual salary, -wUl be ?2,400. Dr. Ben Paul Sandy is chairman of the board. Thli^d member la Marie Presstmiian. '■■'^'\ ' ■. '.• • ; ' '^- Marriage of Louise Breeh, daughter of Joseph 1. Breen, chairman ot the Hays office' production code -admlnistratlpn, last wieelf, in- Holly'wood> to , Thomas Michael Richards,^ irecelved the blessing of Pope Pius, signal honor. ' Mass was by Father 7S. J. Breen of New York, an uncle of the" bride. ' • \ ■ - ''March of Time' reel, after eliminating strictly American expressions and material for English-speaking countries, is re-edited in Spanish for Latin-speaking nations. . 'Time* plans to produce a French edition as soon as situation aliroad clears up. Reel claims approximately 6,000 contracts fpr present season, a new high for the subject. Reported Ed Pe.ekay resigned from the Skouras oreanlzation follow- ing efforts of the Skourasea to get him to s-wing bis t-wo Stamford, Conn, theatres into that circuit. Peskay Is said to have refused to do this. He controls the Strand and Palace, Stamford. Transatlantic telephone confab with Gene Towne and Graham Baker cost "Walter Wanger $58B. Produceri currently in London wanted to discuss story of 'Three Times Loser' -with writing team at United Artists studio on Coast. Rate from London to Hollywood is $13 per minute. - Although Darryl Zanuck is cruising oft the Mexican coast, he Is keep- ing In close touch with 20th-Fox studio in Hollywood by short wave wireless, -with which his yacht Is equipped. Zanuck holds frequent con- ferences with William Goetz,, who Is running studio in chief's absence. 'The Green Pastures' was given four-day ^rlal irun In ■j^ulsa, by War- ner Bros., Idea being to get southern reaction to the film and also to enable sales force to ,gather. ijew selling angles. 'Pastures' on the four days piled up cross comparable with average week's take at the house, Dlsagi-eeing with studio as to type of roles given her, Ann Kutherford has broken -with Republic and .has bad friendly cancellation of her con- tract giv^n pfflclal sanction by Superior court in Los Angeles. Ticket had, five months to go on term option. ... - Likelihood that Warners will switch 'La Belle. Marseillaise' from Marlon Davles to another- player. Studio feels that two French Revolution pic- tures In a row would not be advantageous to actress. Tracy D^aws Lead in Radio's Tlough, Stars' Hollywood, June '23. Spencer Tracy goes from Metro on loan to Radio to play male lead In 'The Plough and the Stars,' op- posite Barbara Stan^vyck, Pair was the original choice 'of Director John Ford, at whose behest story was bought last year. Negotiations for loan of Tracy covered several weeks, with picture set to start July 16. 'O'MAIIEY' ON THE WATfT! Hollywood, June 23. 'The Making of 'O'Malley' goes Into production at Warners early next month, Wi"'a . Dleterle direct- ing from Martin Mooney-Tom Reed script. Pat O'Brien and Sybil Jason have top spots. MG Rushing Out 'S. F.' Hollywood, June 23, -On orders from Nick Schcnck, Metro is releasing 'San Francisco at once Instead of holding off till the fall as previously planned. Lack of strong product on the mai'ket is given as the reason. Abe Reynolds in Pi^t Hollywood, June 23. .After five months on the Coast Abe Reynolds, veteran burlesque comic, gets his first picture brealf In Radio's 'Swing Time,' nee 'Never Gonna Dance.' Comic came to HoJ' lywood for Barney Gerard's i"* fated musical burlesque attempt- Betty Fumess goes to KKO ott loan from Metro for part in 'Swlns lime.' Wednesday, June 24, 1936 PI C ¥ C S VARIETY Nickel Beerin Baho., ^nd Firee Outdoor Pix; Cruise Boat Filmings Baltimore, June 23. Exhiba here faced with new op- posltion' In form of free plx being: offered on grounds of Carlln's Park, town's sole amusement lot. In a grove labeled Forest Gardens, indie releases are shown nightly.- Admlsh may be gained for purchase of a iBc. schooner of beer. Biz to date at Forest Gardens has beeft hegllgible, due to the poor run of obscure films shown, but may possibly, catch on as sumnaer grows warmer. Figured enticing to many, especially men, when they learn they can git In the open, guzzle beer and smoke on warnri evenings while watching a film. Loop theatres and ;nabes alike In Balto don't permit smoking- and, of course, any suds' gulping Is out of the avestlon.. Innovation of free films in a beer garden adds to the threat to' exhlbs. Sxcurislon .boats running down the Chesapeake Bay and back bn nightly moonlight runs have been offering free fllma on " top decks -under the stars for couple of years. While exhlbs have always discounted this as any formidable opposition, plenty 'of. peopliB are found watching the ' shows each night. Even the colored excursion boat has' added the nov- elty this season. A new type of showboat tpok to the - Hudson's waters last night •(Tuesday) - when the Wilson tilne '^launched Its Incursion Into the.N.-'T. 'itetrltory with a river llnier "equipped t'o ^how. fUms. ■ . Program' at priesent il'a ^onflhe^.'.to newsreels. and shorts, but; will add features and possibly previews. ; Line Is currently . ne- gotiating with Universal for this privilege. Grulse. Includes- dancing to 'Andy Sanella's orchestra, with Anne Howe, vocalist, who will be on board five nights weekly and wired to boat other two nights, when band Is broadcasting over WEAF. ' Films being shown on upper decki which accommodates • about 800 seated passengers. . ' Projection Is given while boat Is In motion. Show runs about one hour in present form, but will probably require more time for features, * Original Intention of the line was for usual variety show, but It was beaten to the punch by others. This .la fltst year for 'Alison Line In these water^.* ' Other ships of the line ply around Philadelphia and Wilming- toti.. Cruise leaves Battery nightly and goes down to "the Narrow.s for 5. peek' at N, T.'s skyline and then PEoceeds up the Hudson for about 10 nines. Tariff, $1. Guilders Recruiting Hollywood, June 23. Screen Actors' Guild Is waging Intensive membeinhip drive prior to demanding studio recognition and closed shop. . New members are being rounded up at. series of meetings at. mem- bers' homes. Blaiike Qets 'Green Light* at Warners Hollywood, June 23. First production assignment for Hehry Blanke at Warners follow- ing his return from European va- .cation will be 'Green Lights,' script lor which Is. being polished by Mll- Xon ICi-ims. Goes into production July C, Frank Borzage directing. ' -^Iso scheduled for Blanke arc Danton,' 'Gentle-man from Ivlmber- ley and 'Mountain Justice.' Mayo Draws 'Pretend' . Hollywood, June 23. Warners has assigned Archie *iaya to direct 'Let's Pretend,' be- ing readied for early July produc- tion. Deninl is made by Jack L. War- ner thnt Mayo will be loaned out to «>i-ect the Mae West picture, or to any other studio under his exclu- sive WB termer. Won— But Lost Minneapolis, June 23. W. A. Steffes and Bennie Berger, local independent ex- hibitors, bet on Schmeling and wound up by losing $100 each for their nerve in flaunting ex- pert opinion. In New - York to attend tlfe big flght they each laid ?100 to $700 with a bookie, recom- mended to them by a New York film man. The bookie took it on the lam and hasn't been located yet. Steffes and Berger are back in Minneapolis. •Their, friend, Col. H. A. Cole, Dailies, Texas, exhibitor, re- maining in New York, is seek- ing the absconder and will go to the d.a. for aid if his quest continues unsuccessful. BICYCLING FITE FILMS ON Los AngeleSf June 23, Twenty rone priiits of -the.Schm.el- Ing-Louls flgjit were screened In the L.A, area Sunday night .with the RKO-Pantages combo having the city tied' up for one week. Fox West Coast used 19 prints In out- lying houses with bicycles pressed into service in many spots. Circuit is so eager for a 'fast cleanup that, the picture running 33 minutes, is thrown, on the screen upon arrival of the print, with an- nouncement made from the stage and the feature pulled summarily.. Expects 30 F-WC prints working before weekend. Circuit anticipates heaviest gross o£ any fight picture in recent years. lA Okays Photogs Tilt Agreement on wages and working liours for newsi-eel cameramen finally set In Kansas City following the lATSE convention. Pact merely awaits George Browne's signature to be placed into effect. It will be retroactive to May 26. New contract ' for newsreel grinders calls for a 10% wage in- crease, pushing the minimum from $90 to $100 per week. Working schedule calls for 40 hours weekly over an • 8 -week period. Import Author to Script Reinhardt-WB *Danton' Hollywood, June 23. Warners has engager! Romaine Holland, French author, to write adaptation and script key for 'Dan- ton, the Terror of France,' which Max Reinhardt will produce. Relnliardt expects to confer with Holland In Paris during July, with production planned for late fall. Donat's 5th London, June 13. Robert Donnt, the most tempera- mental ot the local stars, has again •signed up, this time to play oppo- site Marlone Dietrich in Korda's 'Knight Without Uniform,' to oe made in August when the fcmme .star ha.s rmi.shcd sorting out the Paramount situation or .situation- • Don.at has lately been annoi iced for . four films — tl,: ; malcos his (If th. lie lias not made one of them, for one rea.son or another, and has lately been down medically cer- tniort, with throat troulMe, which c.nu.sed him to duck from Hitch- cock's 'aubotage.' Pettengill-Neely Put .Away for ' This Session The 'Bertrand Report' Was Excitins f<*^ A Time AND SO IT GOES Washington, June 23. Law-makers,' hurrying out of the Capital for the summer, sent flowers to the funeral of anti-block booking legislation before leaving. Death . throes of the Pettengill- Neely effort to curb . film trade practldes of group booking and blind selling subsided Friday (9), when House 'and Senate bills were finally laid to. rest wltK other unappreci- ated legislation. The last rally made by either of the. companion nieasures occurred when the Senate Interstate . Com- merce Committee brought out a re- port slamming the Hollywood pro- ducers — which It referred to as 'the Big Eight' — and warned again that public morals would be badly soiled by .practice of selling films in blocks and thereby forcing indie producers to show 'obscene and vlclpiis' plx. BlQck. booking legislation, and all other efforts to slap, federal restric- tions on the picture industry,' has taken a severe, belting, during the late session of - Congress.. Senator Neely of West Virginia, came ^near- est to taking a reef in the sails of the .' big companies wheii he - suc- ceeded in having his' .bill 'reported o.ut, but the tWiin House )neasu^e, authored by Representative Pet- tengiu of Indiana, proved that gen- eral Interest In the trials of inde- pendent exhibitors ' has .' not yet reached the point where Congres- sional orators are willing to crusade against the producers. The Pettengill bijl, which licked Its w;ound8 for several weeks in the House Interstate Commerce Com- mittee, died very peacefully some time before- the more aggressive Senate measure g&ve up the ghost. Members of the House Committee eliminated an entire section dealing with a ban for blind-selling activ- ities, before they found the House bill acceptable. The Senate report, submitted by Senator Neely, charged the big com- panies with monopolistic tendencies and reiterated fears that the Amer- ican public Is facing a moral degen- eration through the sale of flUms in blocks. The . report also scored the big producers for operating their own afllliate theatres 'in competitien with their cus'tomers.'the independ- ent theatres' and charged that the poorer films are palmed off on the little fellow. It also called attention to 'the gradual shrinkage in the number of producing and distri- buting companies In the past 8 or 10 years, attributing this to the practices of compulsory block book- ing and blind selling enforced by the Big Eight-' No mention was made in tlie re- port of a Government study of the motion picture Industry, released shortly after cessation of the block booking hearings, which questioned the practicability of legislation at- tempting to abolish block booking and blind selling. Although mem- bers of both committees were thrown into a dither by its publica- tion and declared them.selves anx- ious to make a careful study of lis contents, the study, known as the 'Bertrand report' and prepared by Daniel Bertrand of thfe National Re- covery Administration, Division of ReView. has received no comment from the Congressional .solon.s. It recommended liberalization of the cancellation -clause in film contracts, rather than al)oli.shment of block bookmg and warned that 'admlnl.s- tration of such a law would prob- ably require the services of Federal per.sonnel exceeding the total num- ber now employed by the Federal trade C'ommis.sion.' Adjournment of the 74th Congress B&K Defers Its Double-Billing Until Start of the New Season Sands of the Desert Hollywood, June 23, Finding background too drab and colorless for proper tech- nicolor treatment, major pro- ducer filming an all-color pic- ture on the desert ordered crew of painters and sevei-al car-- loads of paint sent on location. Paint was. sprayed over t'.;e sands, to give the i-equired variegated pastel effect. MPLS. WEEKLY'S REVIEWS IRE 20TH;MAYSUE Minneapolis, June 28. Moe Levy^ 20th-Fox exchange manager here, has been advised by his home office to inquire Into the Minnesota statutes to determine whether charges could be sustained against a loca,l weekly because of the lambasting given 20th-FQx pjc- .tures in its reviews. which,- It is al- leged, the critic writes without . see- ing the. attractions, . , The, 20th-Fox pictures are shown. In Pii- "Ix' cic'cult house's which do; not . advertise la .the, Mlnneapo>lIa rag, Le.vy's ire . was arous.6d. when 'Private Number', got .a terrific pan- ning on the heels of an extremely adverse notice of 'The Co.untry Doc- tor.' . In connection with- the latter, 20th-Fox considered a civil damage suit. Paper''3 'review' described It as a 'collection of newsreel shots,'. Chicago, June 23. Epidemic oE double features which has been threatening for. the past eight weeks, due to Balaban & Katz dtVjion to go double bills as soon as feasible, will not hit Chicago now until late August' or early in September. B. & K. has decided to wait until the 193C-3T contracts are in force before going double bills rather than buck the possible legal entanglftments of the current contracts which prohibit Xl\e double featuring of major product. Independent operators are Still seeking a means to s't&p B. & K.'s \ dualing. Attitude of the local excha,ilgo managers is that they are opposed to double bills as a show business practice, but that as long as 90% of the U. S. Is double-featuring' at this time, Chicago may as well go doubles. Balaban & .Katss claims It must go duals In order to hold' up: i-ecelpts,. sltice the product coining through is. of double, feature quality and Intended for coupling, .States It can't ask Chlcagfbans tp pay as much money for one picture M other communities pay for two. Halperm Leaves C.-F.; Indpk Circle- s Flesh Indianapolis,' June 23. I. M. Halperln has "resigned from Chatkin-Feld as city manager for the circuit In Indianapolis. A. W. Baker replacing and handling all Indianapolis niafiagement. Stage shows are going back into the Circle theatre. Picketing Okayed Hollywood, June 23. Right of union projectionists to picket the Rbbb & Rowley theatres In Pasadena was upheld today (Tuesday) by the action of the Ap- pellate court in reversing the con- viction of a newsboy for selling labor pap-. J there. Picketing is the longest in Coast's history, now going into tlve seventh month. Russell Pouts, Parades From *Craig* at Col. Hollywood, June 23. After reading .final script of 'Craig's Wife' at Columl)ia, Rosa- lind Russell, slated for title part, walked out on picture. Actress ' contends role Is too un- sympathetic to appeal to her fans. Sludlo is seeking a substitute, automatically scrapped all pend- ing legislation. Including several other bills recommending sweep- ing changes for the motion picture industry and advocating Federal commissions and .special Govern- mcnt.'d agencies to control the Ri'O- duction and di.stributlon of films, lireathlng-spell for the Industry will ensue, with no bogey-men in sight on Capitol Hill until a now Congress can .send out scouts to investigate Its perennial squalibles Involving policies and trade practlcca. GLUCKSHAN'S 7 HONlilS IN DET.; CHECK MRGE Detroit, June^ 28, [ Em9,nliel. M. 'Glucksman, forpier RKO theatre operfLtlng-'e^ep, .was' sentenced last w«eI{:..to 4he'Hdi|'se. pC- Correctlon . here ...for. a -period, seven monthis to, a year.- Specific' charge agaliist him' was the passing' of a '$200; rubber check at the Book* Cadillac hotel l^st year, Glucksmaii had been in jail herd for three months awaiting., the trial before Recorder Judge Arthur.- K, Gordon, but the latter denied the plea , of Glucksman's attorney "to* de.ducir this from the final sentence/ Defense claimed that Glucksmaii had pass0d the check, . th.Inldng friends In N. T. were going to de- pdisit money, to hit) account after the Paradlse-on-the-Lake vpromo-| tlon here had foundered. Jpdge Gordon refused' to recognize prom- ises that the shortage .would be made good. Those Dear' Fern Censors Portland, Ore., June 23. Women - picture censors who try to gang up to see plx together will be shuffled hereafter by the censor board, it was decided last Week, In an effort to break up cliques and get better work done by the women. Action by the board was taken when it was discovered that gi'pups of women wanted to go together to see the pictures. Mrs. Thomas Joyce, chairman, declared this opens the way for chatting and gossip about clubs, school or other affairs while the picture runs meiTlly pn and something undesirable may get by. Mrs. Joyce also said the board, has discovered that many of the women want to go only on certain days because pictures they are In- terested In are run on those days. She said this plot on the part of the vle%vers also must be broken up If the city Is to get proper service on Its viewing of pictures. The board also decided that it will not name as viewers women repre- senting certain groups. A list of. names suggested by various groups was sent to the board by Mayor Joe ("arson. MARTINI'S BATES Coiutfibla Concerts Is now booking Nino Martini's platform tour for next season, keeping his film chores In mind. His tour will probably number around 50 concerts, with season, at the Metropolitan Opera, N, Y« cov- fring at least six \veek9.. ,Tactc Salter of Kvans & Salter repreeent- iiig'. 8 VARIETY VAC ¥ IE C1t«^S«CS We4iies4ayv Jujae 24r, 1936 Bonus Coin BolstersM 1^ Oiinese-Statejttal/Tpp $27,000; - '2eggy' 16G; Ames'^lsen, Oucli Log Angeles, June 23. (Best Exploitation: Chinese & State) "Weather cbnlinulng hot, but the soldiers' bonus, start of school va- cations and several Interesting plcs in first-run emporiums largely re- sponsible for general bolstering In trade of all houses, but the Par- amount, Downtown 'and Hollywood. . Chinese and State vie with Pan- ' tages and RiKO as top mounters of "tocal weekly chapge group, with each to hit A combined $27,000 for the stanza with dual bills. Draw for the Chinese-State combo is Rob- ert TayJor in 'Number.' ' ■ 'Great Ziegfeld' in tenth week at ■ Carthiay Circle, with another four at least , to go, is leader for Individual • tkke on week; in line for $16,000, ' which is comparable with the trade H did during Initial. week of the L ^Parole' arfd "Bunker Beaii* at ' Pantages and KKO aided by Louis- SchmeUng flght plx, -while Para- mount, on other hand, taking an ' awful walloping with 'Case Against ■ Mrs. Aipes' (Par), on screen and the ' ' Geor'g& Qlsen brbhestra. -BUI In Just • tot six days. Downtown andHoUy- ■ vWood aieo gettltig a ishellacklng with •Big Noise.? 'Sills o£ Man' fair in iWcond jtnd final Week>at Four Star. • Orpheum havinK Mitchell, and Du- rant as stage ballast for double bill, ^Desert Gold' and 'Law in Her Hands,' and doing fairly good, rrhough Filmarte splurging heavily •■ In advertising way' on 'Amateur .'CSentleman,' trade continues at so- po pace here. ' Exploitation, which was topped by • Cifimese and State in pushing 'Prl- yatb Number,',was not any too ex-. . iitehsive. One of stunts was train- ing interview over local:statlon with i^hone opetatot frontt- 20.th-Fox stu- dio, comedy anglea. wete^ injected during^ talk which mad^ it interest- ing. Addressed' to stenos, J.0,000 ' cards Vere, distributed which, en - ■ tltWiid. recipients to photo of Robert Taylor when t>i'esented. at b.o,'Clas8-» IHed ■ ads :usea la dallies which said. - AdveirtWer had .:5obert. Taylor's pr^- . vate phone number,' .with the theatre phone given -as inifo contact.- Also ; • splurged in daily paper ads. ? r Ettimatos.fbr This Week : Carthay. Cirelo (Fox) (1,518; 55 ?3 - $1.10 - $1.65) T- .'Great: Ziegfeld' (MG) (10th week>. Fact that pic is In.last- weelts has caused trade to flpurt Imtnensely, with current stanza, heading for big $16,000. Last week, ninth, was far a,b6ve calcula- tlons with healthy $14,650. - Chlnete (Grauman) (2,028; 30-40 ,65)— 'Private Number' (20tb) and • '.Three Wise Guys' (MG); dual. Bpb Taylor' in- lop mounter of . duO .re- sponsible tor good dr^aw, .which will easily reach very gobd $11,000. Last ■ week 'Fury' (MG) and 'First Baby' • .(26th); $7,600, neat.. Downtown (WB) (1.800; 25-35-40) (—'The Big Noise' (WB). Maxim illencera must be on this one; doing iworly and having struggle to Wt an indifferent $3,000. Last week, .'Hearts Divided' (FN), rather disap- pointing for a Marlon Davles pic • with Hearst paper plugs; v so-so ' |5,W0. : •. Filmarte (FoxX (900:. 40-55) fAinateur Gentleman' (UA). Most trade coming curious to see ho^v X>6ug Fairbanks, Jr., looks, but not enough to write home about, With ■ honse lucky ' .to get $1,600. Last • • Week 'Fatal Lady' (Par), $1,000, very ^bor. ■ Four Slap IFox) (900; 40-56)— ^•Slns of Man' (20th) (2d week). ^Though., initial week not so forte, hold over tor this stanza, where will b^ lucky to reach tepid $2,000. Last week, lirst, came below expectations, but' gave house' even break with $2 600 Holiywopd (WB) (2,756: 26-35- 40-65)— 'The Big Noise' (WB). Just a flick sister here, headed for poor $2,700. Last week .'Hearts Divided' (PN), got $4,100, weak. . Orpheum (Bdwy) (2,280; 25-30- .•36r40)— 'Desert Gold' (Par) and 'The Law In Her Hands' (WB), dual, and vaude. fersonal appear- ance of Mitchell and Durant helping plenty, and take will be very good $10,500. .Last week 'Border Flight' . nt after ^Ix day.s with verj- bad $0,600. Last >veek 'King Steps Out' (Col), second and final week. FIELDS' FIELD-DAY 'Poppy' Tops Indianapolis, $9,000; 'Sins,' $1,900, Poor Indianapolis, June 23. . (Best Exploitation; Lyric) W. C. Fields is at the peak of his box ^office strength locally as. he pulls the Circle along to very big $9,000 In 'Poppy,' dualled with 'Palm Springs,' Nothing else • much In town, with a revival- ot 'Srtiart, Money' plus vaude at the Lyric of- fering the only competition with a satisfactory $7,000 gross. Comprehensive classified ad tieup with one of the local dailies break- ing oh opening' day .was highlight of the Lyric's exploitation campaign on revival of Robinson-Cagney pic- ture; 'Smart Money.' . Estimatoa for This Week - Apollo (Fourth Ave.) (1,100; 2&r. 40)— 'Sins of Man' (20th). Herisholt and characterization played up, but take bad at $1,900,^ and It may pot last out' the week. Last week 'Pri- vate. Number' (20th) mild on hold- over at $2,100, • Circle (Monarch) (2,600; 25-40)— 'Poppy* (Par) and 'Palm Springs* (Par), duaL Fields Is' the big draw and doing great at $9,000, las% week 'It's Love Again' (GB) and 'Dracu- la's Daughter* (U) dual: mild $4,400. Loew** (LOew's) (2,800; 26-40)— 'Things to Come' (UA) and 'So They Were Married' (Gpl) .dual. Former played up, but $3,500 gross not good. Last week 'Fury- (MG) and 'Abso-. Iut6 Quiet' (MG) dual, fairish $4,- 200. . Lyric (Olson) (2,000; 25-30-40)— 'Smart Money' CWB) and vaude. Just barely average at $7,000. Last week "Little Miss Nobody'' (20th) and Iha Ray. Hutton , band On stage, $11,000,. big. ■ Detroit, June 23. W.eather is-playlng a .dirge Qn .most of this town's iilm cash registers. SQme are managing to hold up, but majority are Just about getting by, Michigan's $23,000 is made possible with "Poppy' and vaude. - Heavy Hearst, campaign an aid. Fox with Eddy Duchln and 'Private Number' looks to do $26,000. , ; Estimate* for This Week- r Miohigan (United Detroit) (4,000; 30-40r-65)— 'Poppy' (Par) and vaude Oke at $22,000. Last week. 'Bullets or Ballots' (WB), supported by Wlhl Shaw, good for $20,000, Fox •- (Inde) (5,000; 30-40-65)r- 'Prlvate Number" (20th) and Eddy Duchln band on stage. Will realize a, strong $25,000, Duchln helping Last week 'Half Angel' (20th) and N.T.G. revue saw a fair $17,000. United Artists (United Detroit) (2,000; 25-36-56)— 'Early to Bed' (Par). 'Aiming for a n.s.g. $6,500, Last week even worse with- $6,000 lor 'Amateur Gentleman* (UA). Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 25-40)— •Miss Nobody'- (20th) and . 'Mine With Iron Door' (Col). Oft to $4,000. Las; week's $5,600 with ^Dracula's Daugh- ter* (U) and 'Champagne Charlie' (20th), okay- State CUnlted Detroit) (3.ii00;2S 40)— 'Fury' (MG). Headed for fair $6,;000. ■ 'Palm • Springs' (Par) and 'Border Flight' (Par) last week, $4,300; Istjlunt on Broadwa^r- (Subjeei to.,6Hah(ie) though not what was figured, oke at $10,200. RKO (2,950; 25-35-40-55)— 'Bunk- er Bean' (RKO) and 'Parole' (U) dual. Started ol. at smart clip and headed for neat $14,500. flte films being added asset Last week, 'Let's Sing Again' (RKO)" and 'Nobody's Fool' (U), 10-day stay, though not outstanding, oke-at $7,500-, . State,. (Lojew -Fox) (2,024; 30-40- ;55)— 'Private Nuirber' (20th) and 'Three Wlsie Guys' (MG), dual. Off to very good start, and wlh wind up with an: exceptionally good $16.000. Last Week 'Fury' (MG) and 'First Bt.by' (20th), just fair at $8,500. . United Artists (Fox-UA) (2,100; 30-40-56)— 'Fury* (MG) and 'First Baby (20th),- dual. Not much of a dr.awlng combine and pace ?0 slow that house will be lucky to get an even $2,500, Last .week 'Unguarded Hour' (MG) and 'Rainy Afternoon' (UA). wound up erceptional good week with bit over $4,600. WMk «r June-26 A«tQi^'Great Ziegfeld' (MG) (12th wk). • Capitol — '-San : Franctsco*^ (MG). ' . M usic Hall— 'Poor tittle Rich Girl' (20th) (26). : Paramount — 'Poppy' (Par) (2d wk). Rialto— 'Border- Flight* (Par) (2d w.k). , Rivoli — 'Dancing Pirate' (RKO) (2d wk). Roxy— 'Parole' (U). Strand— 'White Angel' (WB) (24). Week of July 3 i ; ^AsJor-r.'Great Ziegfeld' . (14G) (13th wk). Capitol — 'San Francisco* (MG) .(2d wk). , Music' Hall — 'Poor Little Rich Girl' (20th) (2d wk). Paramount — 'Poppy' (Par) (3dwk). Rialto — . 'Crime of Dr. Forbes' (20th) (30). Rivoli— 'I Stand Condemned' (London) (1). ' Roxy — 'Harvester' (Rep ). Strand— ''White Angel' (WB) (2dwk). 104 IN ST. LOUIS ANDRO;S St. Louis, June 23. (Best Exploitation: Loew'a) With mercury boiling up to 104 degrees Friday (19); setting a new all-time, high for June here aiid not much relief in sight, patronage at cinema' palaces is slumping badly despite good ' attractions. Deluxers, with cooling syatehiB liberally ex- ploited, are catobihg iwilted down- town shoppers for matinees but ihat is all. Bl^. at. night .very poor, as public seeks cooling zephyrs else where than theatres. . - - Charles Kurtzman, F. & M. exec, beat boys to the punch when he .snared Schmeling-Louis fight pics for first showing In city on Satur- day (20) at Ambassador and Fox and film is accelerating b.o; activity. Missouri, F. & M.'s second-riinner, shuttered Friday (19) for the sum- mer. . Shubert-Rlalto, with good dualer, has no cooling system and suffering accordingly. Loew's, for first time in eons, is playing dualer with MG product AWOL and will do below- average biz, -Bullets,' holding over at Orpheum, but doesn't figure ' to cut much -ice in stifling atmosphere and . strong op- posish froni Ambassador and Loew's. Giving a special sriowlng of 'Sins' to aged inmates of Masonic Home, as a Father's Day treat, entitled Jimmy Harris, Loew's p.a. to best exploitation effort currently. Estimates for This Week Fox (F«r.M) (5,038; '25-36-56)— 'Secret Agent' (GB) and 'Just My Luck' (Jud), dual, plus Schitiellng Louis fight pic Combo heading for a- $10,400 - count, good, but would have been better In normal weather. Last week 'It's Love Again' (GB) and 'Nobody's Fool*. (U), $11,100 gOod. Ambassador (F&M) (3,018; 28-35 65)— 'Little Miss Nobody' (20th) and 'Trapped by Television' (Col), dual plus Schmellng-Louls pic. Fine start, despite .heat, and .$9,000 In sight, Last Week 'BrlVafe Nyniiber (20th) and 'Human' (Ijargo' (20th) after run at Fox, got nice $8,200. Shubert- Rialto (WB) Ci;726: 25- 35-56)— Bunker Bean' (RKO) and 'Sudden Death' (Par), dual. Not more than $6,6Q0 in sight, fair. Last week 'Let's Kiss Again' (RKO) and 'Two In Revolt' (RKO), $6,100, Orpheum (WB) (1,950; 26-35-55) -^'Bullets' (WB) (2d week). Heat told here; slipping to $6,800, fair 'Bullets,' first week, $9,100, good. Loew^s (Loew) (3>162; 25-36-65)— .'Sins of Man' (20th) and 'Half An- gel' - (20th), dual. Geared for fair $10,500. Last week 'Fury' (MG) and •Absolute Quiet' (MG), dual, faded away with temperature; $11,030 fair. Missouri IF&M) (3,514; 25-40)— Closed this week. Last week 'Under Two Flags' (20th) and 'Champagne Charlie' (20th), dual, got only $5,700, poor. Pitt Femineslfei^Pi^ Iaylar,SoTvfcN^ N. H.'S LONE DRAW Fight Pic Giving - 'Pury,' 'Speed' Dual Big $9,S0a I* New Haven; June 23. (BesV exploitation: Ppli, Colleg'e) Poll getting all the gravy Jn. town with fight, pix. An ordinary Frl.- Bat. opening minus Louls-Schmel- lng films sky-rocketed tp record- breaking Siijiday when prints cam.e- in, ; - . - - I Poll - combined -air ^and paper for : canipalgn on IFui'y.' Daily broad- casts carried plugs, also .an Oakley, memory^-song contest.; ..fan., .mag throyfaways . Included /banners on newsdealers' trucks. Cbllege ' used' 16-nilnute playlet -in air eampaign, also Ann Harding reclpeV; fashions, etc. \)n liousewlfe broadcast Man- In-the-street ^broadcast put Inter- viewed parties in a 'Witness Chair' for questions. During '3rale reunion vrade, alumni,' dressed in chain gang outfits,, carried letter-boafds spelling- out 'Witness Chair.' Estimatea for This Week . P'aramount (M&P) (2,348; , 35-60) —'Sins of Man' ■(20th) and 'Mupder On Bridle Path' (Radio). May catch light $4,200.- Last Week 'Early .to Bed'. (Par) and 'Amateur Gent' (UA). $4,800, fair. Poll (Loew) (3,040; 35-60)— 'Fury'. (MG) and 'Speed' (SlG), plus fight films. HoiJtse having tough time handling *em, with tight' pIx. getting hefty share ot credit Big 19,600'. in sight Last week 'Uuguarded Hour* (MG) and 'First Baby' (20th), $7,- 000, oke.. Roger Sherman (WB) (2,200; 35- 50)— 'Hearts Divided' (WB) and 'Big Noise' CWB). Outlook slim $3,800. Last week 'Slpg- Again* (Ra- dio) and !Murder (^ Aristocrat' (WB), $3,600, weak. College (Loew) (1,566; 26-36)— 'Witness Chair* (Radio) and 'O'Mal- ley of Mounted* (20th). On way to average 113,600. Last' week 'Special Investigator*. (Radio) Tand 'Hell- Ship Morgan' «Jol), $4,'400, nice. , REISElifrEL]) SCOBING Hollywood, June 23. Dr. Hugo Relsenfeld Jia's been en- gaged by George Hlrllnvan to score the five musical numbers, in 'The. Devil on Horseback.' Del Campo "is. being groomed by producer for lead in film. Frte Rc, $17500; 'Hearts; 8G, O.K. ' . Baitimore, June 23, (Best Exploitation: Stanley) • Standing . head - and - shoulders above rivals this week Is Hipp with 'Counterfeit,' - vaude and Louis Schmellrtg flght film; And all the dynamite at the b. o. is packed in the flght footage. Friday was a dull day, but from Sat, morning right through weekend, turnaway biz ob- tained. . Victory of the Black Uhlan very popular here and week will wangle a socko $17,500. House seriously considering h. o. At Stanley 'Hearts Divided* Is .•jnagglng a good $8,000, but film Is below level of usual Marlon Davles pictures. Toby Joyce easily grabbed ex- ploitation laurels for 'Hearts Di- vided,* working on local t>ackgE0und ol nic and getting' the gobig of spade local Hearst sheet religiously -do- nates to a Cosmopolitan, production. -Estimates for This- Week Century (Loew-UA) (3,000; 15-26- 35-40 r55.6«)— 'Absolute Qulef (MG) and vaude. At best $12,0»0, off. Last week 'Fury'- . (MG) and acts got $13,000, . -which spelled: some profit since stage show nut -vf fts lighter than usual. Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2,300; 15-26-36-40-55-66) — 'Counterfeit' (Col), Louls-Schmellng flght pic, and vaude. Ring reelage scoring most sensational success any flght footage ever achieved in showing here, doing all the luring virtually and. kltliig gross to socko $17,500; may hold over. - Last week "Let's Sl-r Again: (RKO) and vaude, $7,- 500, crimson. 'Keith^s (Schanberger) (2,500.; 16- 26-35-40-55)— 'Bengal Lancer' (Par). Tear-and-half oldie hauled off f-helf for sl*-day whirl tor n.g. $2,500. Last week' 'Things to Come* (UA) got thrbugh nicely at better than $6,000. New (Mechanic) (1,500; 15-25- 35-40-55)— 'Sins of Man' (20th). Around $3,300. satlsfactoi-y. Last week, final three days after two- week run of 'Private Number' (20th), $1,000. good. Stanley (WB) (3,200: 15-26-36- 40-55)— 'Hfearts Divided' (WB). Good $8,000, but Under expectations. Last week 'Princess- Comes Across' (Par), okay $7,300. - - L :. " J, Pittflburgh. June 23. ..(Beat Exploitation: Stanley) • iaeat and" that : fl&ht broadcast Friday night licked everybody over -weekend, with even the ace atti-ac- Hons having a tough time holding their . own. Sizable comebacks looked for. however, with an-ival of slightly cooler weather. Proof that just .a IKtle breeze will bring them out cams Sunday (21) when mer- * cury dropsed-a bit and biz picked up In proportion, Alvin hot with' 'Private Nuniber,' femmes going ga-ga ovefr Robert Taylor, and successfully bucked LQuis-Schmeltng on radio with weekly Bank Night, which has been growing" Into phenomenal propor-- tioncr. Looks like pretty close to $10,000, sensational here, and al-~ most a certainty . for a h.o. At - Stanley, It's Ted Lewis on stage rather than- 'Things to Come' that's keeping the ball rolling. Lewis has . consistently been a pushover for big trade here and unlikely to have any trouble clocking $19,00fr. That's very good here, although manage- ment had expected, more, due to Lewis' showings ■ in ■ past, but couldn't reckon, of course, with weather and other obstacles. 'Hearts. Divided' Isn't faring .so well at Penn. Costume flickers are tough to sell around here but Hearst -plugs for Davies, together with fact: that Dick . Powell has a definite ' pull here; should at least account for $10,000, riot too bad but not good either. Warner marquee hasn't a thing to attract 'em in 'Three Wise Guys' and 'Fa,tal Lady' and dipping Into disrepute at $3,000. . Fight pictures bought by Harrises here but only tor three nabe sites. Family, palace and William Penn, which Is likely to divert a stiff amount of trade' from downtown sector. Circuit didn't figure It nec- essary to stick flght reels into its downtown spot, Alyln, because of sturdlness of 'Private Number.' Stanley exploitation on . 'Things to Come' has been buitt up bver pe- riod of several weeks and included flock of stunts', including screening for Westlnghouse research depart-: ment and statements from flock of celebrated engineers connected with Arm. -Late plugs have- .been to- served for Lewis, with radio spots for himiself and specialists on dif- ferent' days and generous -billboard splash. ' ' • ■ -n^stimateiB for. This Week Alvin (Harris) (2,000; 25-40)— 'Private- Number' ■(20th). Robert Taylof -hottest thing there is around these days and result is biggest mat trade house has ever seen; nites holding up well eriOugh to account • for pretty close to $10,000. That makes a h.o. practically certain, pushing back dual ot 'Sutter's Gold' (U) and 'It's Love Again' (GB). Last week • 'Dracula's - Daughter* (U) not the blz-getter her old man was. Just so-so at $4,000. . Penn (Loew'drUA) (3,300; 25-35- 40)— 'Hearts Divided' (FN). Cos- tume flickers even tough to give away ai'ound here and heat's mak- ing this one doubly dlflUculti to. sell. Dick Powell has a .certain > di'aw locally, however, which shOuid help some. Doesn't look like more' than $10,000. only fair. Last week 'Fury' (MG) .had too much from the weather to contend with aftd had to be satisfied with : $11,000. Stanley (WB) (3;6Q0: 25-40-55)— 'Things to Come' .XUA) .and Ted Lewis' band. Flesh portion- i^ the big noise here in- prospective $19.- 000. Lewis; always a hot shot In Pittsbvu-gh and, while figure I.s ex- cellent, house has expected slightly more because of band leader's past showinks.- However, it's been the first .time h^'s hit town in dead of 'summer, which accounts for differ- ence. Last- week -'Mirs, Ames' (Par) and stage show, woeful at $12,o00, Warner (WB) (2,000i 25-40)— .'Fatal Lady" (Par) and '3 Wise (3uys' ImG), Nothing in this dual, aside from possibly Bunyon name; to lure 'em in so' management wiu have' to be satisfied .with notorlous_r ly Indifferent $3,000. -Last week 'Law In Her Hands' (WB) an" 'Palm Springs' (Par); only a trifle better at $3,250. Par's Dixie Extension Paramount has extended for 60 days, according to accounts, the existing partnership operating deal on its Texas and Interstate theatres. Parahiount's right to repui-chase the group of theati-es was to have expired on July 1, after having beeri extended several times. ' CASTER'S THESPIC '. Arthur Leonard, assistant to Lf-e Stewart, caster at WatTiers' Brook- lyn studio, has become infected with the actor bug. Assignor wants to emote ovfer the boards of a nrarby summer , theatre. ■ Studio has laid off for the sum- mer months, and caster fwls he fan .satlsify that- yen during the eight- week period at some sti'awhaL E G S S E » VARIETV 9 1^ H lid liw ioatV M Ifande, $341^ Chicago, June 23 f (Beat ExploitatTbn: Chicago) liOuiB-Schmellnr light pictures arrived here ' Sunday at Palace, ; " where • 'Show Boat' . la in Its third weeU, and la drawing terrific" trade, hooBting . theatre's gross at • least $10,000. House should wind up with 125,000, sensational considering run • of the feature. Holdovers, repeats and switches . are the order 6i the day In other houses. ?Klng Steps Out' went Into the United Artists, on Thursday (18) ■ after having previously played a : full we«i{ at the Chicago. This . jnarlcs first time the. UA has ^ver brought in a piicture for a repeat - fronii- a popular, price run; It's an . Indication of the tight squieeze loop . houses are. In. .•Fury' is going nine days at the ' Chicago, having been rushed into •wtlie house two days aliead. of time :oh Wednesday X17) when 'Hearts V Divided' did a nose dive «hd had .to be yanked, after five day«. 'J^ury' ; started . wen," getting strong male '• play, but is bWng slowed down, by ' lack of femme patronage. 'Show BoatMs In Its third ;and last, week at the "Palace; -'Private Number' ; Is . dolner Its. third- loop week at the Roosevelt, aiid. fPiriilcesB • Cojnes • Across! is repeating. a:t :tK© Ajiollo. • ■ ■ Arch . Herzoft again rari off with Exploitation honors- on fals work ion • 'Fury,' getting both neTvepaper ajid ■ piiblic anglefi-.fop 'B'ury< comment, . . Estimates for thT« Week . Apollo (B^K) . '^i,"200; 3S-B6)— *Prlflcess:'ipohie3 Across' (Pai').' • Third week " in lotjp f6r 'this one, moving over from -previous run at the United . Ai'flsts. Will" -do around ?5.000, ■ okay enough! "Last week 'TWO .Elaga', (20th) finished ' good (Secorid loop week at |5,600, . , Chicago (B&K;) (4,000;: 85-55-75) ■ ; -"'Pui'y ' (MG) and ::sta"gti phow. . \n on' ;"?^edheaday " (1?) j.and ; will do $34,000 for. nine-day iBtr^ch, good. . Starred off .well on fitrone publicity .and ,^d campaign, but ia.lllng off „ . due to . lack of • femme pull. Last ' vreeic 'Hearts Divided: (WB) dive.d for- five-day wail at under $14,000, Garrick (B&K) (900; 26-35-55)— •Road Gang* (WB). Boys along the Rialto are pulling on their boots arid hiking over here to wade In the blood that's flowing down the allies. Typo of picture, that should p^rk- b.o. to heat $6,000; Last week 'Bul- ■■ lets, or Ballots' (WB) fine at $ft,lQQ, . .Oriental . (B&K) (3,200; 85-35-40) — "Moohlltfht' Mutder' (MG) tfhd .vaude. House Sips, to $13,000,. plenty sad. Has tilt down Ita nUt but lt'.$ still red Ink. Last week 'Exclusive Stpry' (MG) touched Okay $lft.l06, pi'ofltable under.current house, over- ■ head.-. - Palace (RKO) (2,500; 35-55-65)— •Show Boat' (U) and vaude' (3d and lasf week) ^ . pl.ue liOuIib-Sehmellng fight pic. Latter arrived Sunday (Sl)tahid booming houBfe to $26,000. Last rali'^ek,. second for ^Show Boat,' got $18,100. good. . Rooaevelt (B&K) (1,600: 36-56- 65)— 'Private Number' (20th) . (3d week). Heart-throbher with Robert TayloK-Loretfa . "Young has- -the femmes still coming; better than $8,000 currently for- third session after.. exf-Hlent $11,200 last week. ^.^State-Lakfr (Jones) (2,7O0:. 20-36- ■.401-^'Absolute= Quiet' (MG) and vaude. , House unit . on stage curr ■rently and, extra Wiling may. help, • .particularly -^itih such nanies ois . Aunt Jemima. T6S9 Gardell atid Pat -Kennedy, tipping to $13,000, plenty fine. Last- wjaek 'Marines' (Col) drew ftood $11.COO, . . tP&K-UA) (1.700: 35-45-65)~'Klng Steps Out* (Col). It B repeat in loop for this j>ne after ■ fine previous stay at Chicago! Un- -usual foi- this: house to find itself < ^ ""ose«inent run ainy weather and fight crowds proved a strong off- setting factor. Postponement of the Louls-Schmellng tussle from Thurs- day night (18) to Friday kept fistic fans In town ion^xtra day or longer, many remaining in New York Satur- day .oj' over the whole weekend. Some houses, 'such as the Par, got a tremendous play Thursday night. Business was much better on Satur- day all ov^r than on Sunday. With th^ unexpectedly goo.d no- tices the Par got on 'Poppy,' house scores a sriiashing $64,0p0 on Its first week ending last night (Tues.). Picture goes a second and, it is probable, a third. In addition to Nelson and his band, Harriett Hll- llard^ and .Cass Dalley aro' iri.the pit. Downstairs In the lounge Is Mogul, juvenile mlndreader, who Is belle.ved adding to the draught. The $54^000 gross Is the best aln^e New Y^ear's. ■week, which Is rather astonishing. ■ lK)uIs-Schmellng. t>out pictures at both, thie Pal and" Rialto is giving these houses a real push. Pal may m DEEDS' $3,200 IN 2D WEEK,OKINHOTB'HAM Birmingham, June 23. A, holdover in the' hottest weather of the year must mean a picture has something . 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' gets a second w^eek this «eek after a jim-dandy first week. House was packed at every show with only drawback being the 25c scale, which cuts the gross with only 1,100 seats. Estimates for. This Week - Alabama ( Wllby-Klncey) (2.800; 30-35-40)— 'Private Number" (20th). Buslnes.s just fair, $5,800. Last week 'Little Lord' Faun tlcroy' (l.'A) $6,S00, moderate.' Ritz (WllbjvKlncey) (1:000; 25- 30)— 'Connecticut Yankee" (Kox). Clos^ to $3,100.' La.si. week 'Big Brown Eyes" (Par) $2.80(1, fair. Empire (Acme) (1,100; 2n)— '.Vlr. Dc?dH" (Col) (2d wk). Will Bct around $3,200, o.k. First week $3,700. good. Strand ( WIlby-Klncey) (800; 25) -^'Moonlight Murder' (WB). Fair at $1,000 Last week 'Draeula's DauRhter* (U> and 'Farmer In Dell' (20th) . on split, -ifl.800, niodcralcly good .on latter halt. DIVIDED' LEADS INWASR, $18,000 Washington, June 23. (Best EMploitatien: Earle) Only riatural draw In' town cur- rently Is 'Hearts Divided,' which. In face of light opposition, Is doing, nicely, though far from a riot. Three of other five houses are play- ing holdovers which cuts total take down considerably, Fox was plenty worried over lack of femmes and love inter- est in 'Sins , of Man.^ Pic was pre- viewed week In advance of opening and critics started barrage of plugs that the public couldn't ignore, even Including nominations of Jean Hersholt for Academy honors next spring. Drama eds also went to town on 'Fury' and pushed Into a second week. Belasco, foreign cinema spot, folded for summer Saturday (20). unable to stick without cooling plant. Only mainstem spot remain- ing in running without Iced-^air is Columbia, Loew's third-string hou^e. Top bally honors go to Earle on strength of ballyhoo in Hearst sheets for Marlon Davles, although way F| : sold 'Sins of Man' was smartest bucking of handicaps. Estimates for This Week Earle (WB) (2.424; 25-35-40-60- 70)— 'Hearts Divided' (FN) and vaude. Edgar Kennedy getting kids on first week Out of school, but Hearst bally responsible for good $18,000. Last week 'Sons o* Guns' (WB) and Ted Lewis led town with $19,000, good. Fox (Loew) (3.424; 25-35-60) — 'Sins of Man' (20th) and vaude. Molasses 'n' January and Jackie Heller head stage bill and critics commanding * cilstomer.s to .see Hersholt's performance; will Rct oke $19,000. Last week 'Forgotten Faces' (Par) and Yascha Bunehuk's ■60-plecc ork, $16,000 in weak sec- ond week. Met (WB) (1,853-26-40)— 'Border Flight' (Par). Should get oke $4,000. Liast week 'Law in her Hands" (WB) got same figure. Palace (Loew) (2,363: 25-35-00)— 'Fury' (MG) (2d week). Critics' raves pushed this into holdover, which should get passable $7,000 Last week same film built slightly to Hatlsfaetory $14,500, Keith's (RKO) (1.880; 25-85-00)— 'Show Boat* (U) (5th .week). Will stay throuKh Thursday (26) after run oC five weeks and two dayi», breaking liou.se record by 48 hours. Should wind up with oke $6,500 for la.st nine days. Fourth week took goo(^ $8,000. Columbia (Loew) (1,583; 23-40)— 't.'nder Two Flags' (2nt.h). (Snd run>. Third week on mainstem headed for jjood $4.50 0, Last" week 'Small Town Gh-r "(MG) (4th week) got nice $3,500. go to $11,000,: while the grinding Ri- alto ought to hit $12,000. Pal has 'Bradford' and 'Educating Father' dualed, the Rialto 'Border Flight' on first runt State had -a fin^ Saturday, nearly $5,500, and will probably ease its way up to a good $25,000 on the week, with Berle greatly aiding the doubtful b. o. entry of 'Trouble for Two,' here on second run after flopping at the Cap. Only new pictures, brought In for the fight crowds and bonus ca.sh In addition to 'Poppy' and 'Border Flight,' are Music Hall's 'Sins- of Man'- and RIvoll's 'Dancing Pirate.' "Sins' looks dubious of top'^l.ng $65,000, while .'Pirate' Is badly In the ruck at around $10,OCO. Riv Is forced to keep 'Pirate' a second weeic in .spite of that, bringing In 'I .St%nd Condemned,' foreign-made, on July 1. 'Fury' is holding Up " fairly on ■ its third week at chances for $16,000. aided, by various, elements which may include word-of-rmouth and ad- vertising. At the $2 top Astor <^leg- .feld' took a jump on its llth week ending Sunday, night, (21), garnering $17,400 for that week. Roxy 'will pull through with -'Secret AgeJjt'-. on- its second week at around $22,000. House has booked Edgar Kennedy for Friday (26) with 'Parole.' . ^ -Excellent, advertising and exploi- tation campaign on Par's current 9ho\y regarded, as strong factor . in getting resillW at the box -oIBce. House, spent much more than usual In selUng Itt layoiJt. Esttmateai for This Week ' Astor (1,012; 66-$l,10-$l.tf6^$2)— 'Zlegfeld' (MG) (•12th week). Fight crowds, ■ bonus money and mid-week weather last week (llthX combined to boost take to. $17,400, splendid. Capitol (4,620; 26'-36.fi5-85-$1.2e) -'Fury' (MG) (3rd veek). Got around $20,000 on Its second week and on third (current) holding .(MG) and 'Mine With Green Boor* (Col) plenty good at $13,000, best In . months. ttaie&tic (Fay) (2,200; 15-25-40)— ♦Hearts .l)Ivi4ed' (WB) and 'Big Noise' (WB). Just so-so, none too. «QDd notices, not likely to hit over $6,500, fair. Last week 'Private Nijplber' <20th) about same. . Fay's (2;000; 15-25-40)— 'Private Number' (20th) and vaude. Clien- tele, distinctly In a class by Itself at ■ this .house, may make pecond weeli showing of film featured at Majes- tic last week , not too tough. Judg- ing-, by start house may get $6.,000, • «Ot6D. mHfll IN llNCtoLN, - ■ Lincoln,.. Tune 23. i (Be*t. Exploitation;: Stuart) iThe, Lincoln, with an even four . ■ 4ays apieoe.of ;'Blg JSrow.n Kyes' and , ,';.*Moon's Oui:, Home' Is., the current • .. patieir, havlftg fl(fi,tted fhip totmer to •• exit one day short the seveA'^day run ' .bf 'Troiuible for TWo.^ ' Present eight ■ C daVd looks llke'$3,000. At the Sti^i-t, Where the big splash tVas made in ■ - ads and tieups/ .'BUU^fs' 16 the big-; gest money prospect at som'eV'hei'e • neai* 4Gs. ■ • ' Heat has .descended: with ttri'lflc . . -force on. the tow,n, -and temperatures ..■ - are daily hitting 100- anQ-bettei-, so • the beaches are betting ofi, dividends • 'from, now on; / •; ' ■ . ' E«timd'<.es fop thiftOWeek Libert/- (lAC), (1.200;. .l6rW)-T- fCab^lliero' (Sup) plus 'Eiesert Gold' i. (Pat), split. 'Gj^bssj wilt 'likely -get abound $900, fair in this heat Last . week 'Call of Prairie' (Par), plus ■ .'Convention City' (WB')- .split with ^Ctircua Clown' (WBj, plus 'Parole' • (U), very line with $1,000 the count. Lincoln (LTC) (1.60f0; 10-20-25)— .*BlB Birown'-pyes* .(Par) in for four ' .jor, three 'days, then the roadshown 'Zlegfeld* (MG) for four days, about $3,200, of which $2,500 belonged to Ziggy. Plenty good. Stuart (LTC) (1,900: . 10-25-40)— 'Bullets or Ballots'. (WB). Picture has been given a terrific ad . cam- paign- with four national ads splash- ing the papers. Expected to go to around $3,600, highly gi-atlfying for any picture at present temperatures. Last week 'Private Numbei-* (20th) was anything but exclusive, every- body going, ran nicely to $3;S(50. Varsity (Westland) (i.lOi); 10-15) —'Phantom Patrol' (Col) three days, tTien 'Iron Door* (Col) for four. Money . expectancy is about $1,100, okay. Last week 'Avenging Waters' (Col) plus 'So They Wei'e Married' (Col) on three and four-day stands, respectively. Oke, also, with $1,100. nCHT UUPS NEW'K PROCTOR'S TO BIG m Newark, June 23. (Best Exploitation: Loew's) The annual summer sliimp Is on. 'The- Great Zlegfeld' at the Shubert did over $13,000 on its fourth week. Could have gone a fifth. "Awake and Sing,' Group Theatre stage sue cess, followed and prove^l to be an antl -^climax, . hardly making $5,000 Shubert is now dark until next sea- son. Had Indifferent success with 19 open weeks. 'Cyrano/ 'Tobacco Road' and 'The. Great Zlegfeld' do ing the best, business. Future of house In doubt, but Messrs. M. S. Schleslnger ^and Frank L. Smith likely to take it over again in fall Loew's Is tied up with Newark Ledger on two contests. 'Safety Drive" has representative of paper selecting the most cai*eful drivers along-, the! street and a pass to Loew's is - their reward. The 'Pan the Ledger' contest gives the most constructive critics of the paper passes also. Loew's gets break with dally mention and - current aims. ' Estimates for This Week. Branford (WB) (2,966; 25-75)— 'Bullets and Ballets' (WB). and -Tlrst Baby' (20th) (2d week). May do 'around $8,000. Last week ggt $16,600 with Edward G. Robinson fans. - . ■ Capitol (WB) (1,200; 15^30-40)— 'Undei' Two Flags' (20th) and 'Floi'ida Special' (Par). Business off this week, probably not $3,000 Last week 'Taxi' (WB) (revival) and 'Moon is Our Home' (Par) $4,400. • Little (Franklin) (299; 30-50-55) —'Ecstasy' (Jewel) (7tii wepk). Daring ads keeping business up, looks. $2,300; Loew'« State (2,780-: 25-30-55-75) —'Fury' (MG) and 'Pride of Ma- rines' (Col). . .Tracy-Sidney film bringing- house back with a bang, $13,400 on week. - 'Trouble for Two' (MG) and 'So They Married' (Col) struggled to $8,000, last week." Paramount- Newark (Adams-Par) (2.248; 25-75)— 'Poppy' (Par) and 'Girl of Ozarks' (Par). . Spurt In business attributed to W. C. Fiolds. $9,000 "on week, 'Palm Springs' (Par), and 'Fatal Lady' (Par) closed to $7,100, so-so. Proctor's (RKO) (2,300: 20-65) and Lyceum (Roof) (770; 'same scale)— .'Secret Agent* (QB) and 'Everybody's , 01d Man' ,.(Fox) plus Louls-Schmelirig flght plx. - Going big at $18,600. Last week 'Love Again' (BG) and 'Human ' Cargo' (Fox) $H.Of"> Fight film helps greatly this eek. ■ . Shubert .(Smith) (2,00Or- 50-$l.65) — 'Awako and Sing' (legit). Group Theati'e' stage: succesfl; Meant littlfe to NeW;aVk. ' Closed a .fair season ■weakly -to less than- $5,000. " Last week 'Zlegfeld' (MG) wound up its four weeks! stay with a wpw $13,000 Terminate (RKO) ■ a,6aO: 15-20-35- 4(V).— .'Last. , Outlaw' . fRKQ) and 'P.risoh Shadows'. (Ind.). Ai-'ound $8.000 ' with" aid of Loiuls-Schmellrig .fight film. 'Fafie ih- the Fog' (Prin) and- '-Be-low the Deadline' (1st DIv), disappointing last .-Week at $4,iOO, Natioiial l^t Runs SCH^NGK BUYS AUTOBIOa ' ■ Lond'oh, ' J^^ne 13. Whil^j here; Joseph M. Schenck negotiated- the film rights to' 'Stormy. Petrel.' Autobiography by Charles Keh- .nett. • ■ . .- Hound Finds a Home HolIywQodj, .June 23. Metro has signed Gunther von Fritsch ai\d Arthur Ornitz- to .pro- duce a remake of their 16 mm. one- veeler, built Ai-ound the adventures ■of a strav dog tt'ylng to find a- home, ap -a Petp Smith j-egulatlo* short. Pictiivfe will a-gz-.tn -bA titled, W&nteCy & j^ajster.]. _ ' . . _ .. ,: Sroltb "saw the ifi mm. isubjecit ind aDprd •sd. ldeft'of pem^ilng it as one of Jljla..Qarrailvd.eliorlj». i-. UNIVERSAL 'Nobody's Fool/ Branford, Newark, June 26; Orph, Topefca, 27; Symphony, Bing- h'ton, July 1; Orpb, Seattle, 3; Cap, Sioux City, 3 ; Adams. Detroit^ 3; Cap, Dallas, Aug. 4. 'Dracula's Daughter,' Par', Seattle, 25; Loew's. Hartf d, 26; Liberty, Okla. City, 27; Up- town, KC, July 4; State Lake, Chi. 4; DLxle, Galv'ton, 6; Pal, Ft. Worth, 10; Grand, Rlchm'd, 19; Orph, Topeka, 29; Garden, Charl'fn, 30. 'Parole,' Roxy, N. Y., 26; State, Trenton, 27; Liberty, Lincoln, July 1; Brapfoi-d, Newark, 3; State, Charl'te, 11. 'Crash Donovan,'' Orph, S. F. July . 3; Strand, Syracuse, 11; State, Chattanooga,' 11; Lib- erty, Lincoln, 12; State, Lex- ington, 19; Crown, Manchester, 19; Garden, Flint, 21; Dixie, Galveston, 24; Princess, Sioux City, 25. UNITED ARTISTS 'Things to Come,' Strand, Hartf 'd. 25; Ritz, Albany. 26; Aztec, San Antonio, 26; Pal, Akron, 26; Orph^ Salt Like, July 16; Strand, B'ham, 25; State, Chat'nooga, 30; Rivers, Knoxv'le, Aug. 3; Shea's, Erie, 12. 'One Rainy Afternoon,' Cameo,' B'dgep't, 25; UA, San F, 25; Par, Salt Lake, 25; Minn. M'pl's, 26; Lyric, To- ronto, 29; Shea'^ Erie. July 8; Riviera,- St. J^aul, July. 24; Riverside, Jacksonv'le, Aug. i; Imperial, Charl'te, 10. ' 'Amateur Gentleman,' Park, Reading, Aug. 4. 'These Three,' L l-b e r t y, Seattle, 26; Alabama. B'ham, July 17; Tenn, Knoxv'le,- 29. -'Red Salute,' Riverside, Jack- sonv'le, 27. PARAMOUNT 'Early to Bed,' Roosevelt, Chi, 24; Par, Sprifigfleld, 25; Par, Providence, 25; Newman, K.C.," July 3; Orph, Seattle, 3. 'Poppy,' Denham, Denver, 26; Orph, St. L, 26> Chi;. Chi, July 3; Cap, Little Rock, 9. 'GirJ of the Ozarks,' RIalto, St. L.'26. - . . - • 'Rhythm on the Range/ Deri- ham, Denver, July 24. 'And Sudden Death,' Malco, Memphis,. 26; Ptir, New Haven, July 3; Allyn, Hartf 'd, 3; State, Mpjs. 3, WARNER BROS. . •White Angel/ Boyd, Philly, 24; Strand, N.. T., 24; H'wood and Downt'n, L. A., 24; Mot, Boston. 26; Orph, Des M., 26; Lincoln, Trenton, 26; Majestic, Hotfston, 26; Pal, Roohester,' 26: Keith's, Sy'duse, 26. 'Public Enemy's Wife/ Ar- cade, Jacksonv'le, 24; *rex,.San Antonio, 25; Cap, Marfiiiall- town, la., 25. TOPPT BLOOMS $11000 IN CINCY Cincinnati, June 23. .(Best Exploitation: Capitol) Cinema biz '.n first half hit below the belt 'by radioing of Schmeling Louis scrap and heat Saturday and Sunday. Rroduct as a -whole la abovie lev6i !for this season, and g^n- eral returnsare liot to be sne^^dat. ■Poppy* Is 'tiie' prize b.' o. bloom currently, giving the Albee a $12.0,00 'avoma.'. .'Palm Springs*- Is; fetching $7;000 at the Palace. 'One -Rainy Afternoon', is doln,*?' okay for. the Capitol at $5,600. 'Hearts DIvldea' If? registering $4,500 f Or Keith's, and Lyric Is off key with $^.800 oij 'Dane Irig Pirate.* -" Estimates fpr Tljis -Week ' ■ Albee . (RKO) . (3,300; 35-42)-^ 'Poppy*. (Par). W.. C. Fields, mag- neting fun fans for a Jolly $12,000. Great notices.' Last' week. 'Early to Bed' (Par) a genuine surpriser by tuoklijR away a comfy $12,500. Palace- (RKO) (2.600; 35-42)— 'Palm Springs'. (Par). Favorable reviews, fair $7,000. Same last week on 'Dracula's Daughter* (U), Keith's (Libfipn) (1,500; 30-40)-^ •Hearts. Divided', (WB)-. Dick Powell the tug locally for an okay -$4,!i0b. Last w;i?ek 'Bullets or Ballots* (WB) roimd^ . out fortnight's tun "With r$3,5(l0, making a big $11,000 for the •two weeks.' , . . - ■ rCai^itbl (RKO) (2,000; .•35-42)-T- 'One BaJny Afternoon* pers. Last week;<<. 'One Rainy Afternoon' (UA), second -. run, $2,400, .okay. -l > >: Boyd (2,400; 40-66)— 'White- AnUim gel' (WB). Opens tonight (Tuesfl day). 'Dancing Pirate' (RKO). • Closes • weiak* week's ■ stay, \\Ith $9,000, which Is what its predecessor, 'Case Against- Mrs. Anies' (Par) got. Earle (2,000; 25-40-65)- 'Forgot- ten Faces' (Par) and vaude. Only house downtown with smash indirt ' cations. Phil Baker and Company ' on stage should do better than $26,000. Last week, 'Speed' (MG) • a;nd vaude, got $12,500, fair. : Fox (3,000; 40-55-66)— 'Private plumber' (20th) and stage show. • Held for fourth week, second time In theatre's history It's been done, and may get $18,000, Last week pic got $17,500 with Vincent Lopez and band on sUvge. > ' Karlton (1,000; 25-35-40)— 'Mur- der By Aristocrat' (WB). First run and will be pretty sad without pos- sible out-of-town help, maybe $2,800.' Last week, 'Bullets and' ' Ballots' • (WB), Third downtown run, $3,000, fair. , , Keith's (2,000; 30-40-50)— 'Case Against Mrs. Ames' (Par). Second, run and should hit neat $3,500. Last week, -'King Steps Out' (Col), second run; disappointing $2,700; .Stanley : (3,700;' • "40-65)— 'Fury' "(MG). Second week although trade not .-very . big the first. Figure.-? about $12,000; fair. Last- week's $13,500 repifesented slow but steady . build-up. ; / ■ Stanton (1,700; 30-40-50)— 'And sudden Death' (MG); Plenty of exploitation, on this, one, but grim theme will hardly appeal to visitors. Maybe fair. $7,000. Last weejf. " ;Devl)!s Squadron' (ColV, $5,000,- dismal. ' ". TAIISMAN SPEEADS Hollywood; June 23. - Talisman studio execs are having plans drawn for erectloft of two ad- ditional sound. stAges'. "W^ork follows recent layout by company of $15,000 for general studio remodeling. ,New stages will give studio total of six, expansion . being necessary to meet demands for Increased pro- duction in Independent field. Tates' Local Pix Again Irving Tates' local film -making outfit, 'It Happened In—;' Is set to resume in- the Loew theatres. In September- after, a -summer; layoff. - Show utllii!*s -a- Ibcally- recruited cast In each town during - Its en- sagemeht, .nieanwhll<^ .nialitng th^ picture, which - Is -shown "-.the ^oltow- ihis Week, It.play«d the Loew cir-- cult all .Iftst -seeson. MOPPETS SWITCHED , Hollywood, June 23. ■ Vli'glnia Weldler, originally siiot- ted for 'Three Married .Men.' ' at Paramount, ourrently in production, goes instead • to ■: 'Spawn o£ .the lilorth,' with- Cora Sue CkJlUns get- ting the 'Married 'Men' assignment. , Eddie Biuzzeli is 'directjiig *Mari ried Men,' Arthur Hornblow, 'Ji'.,' producing. PETTEY VIGE WILKINSON Hollywood, June 23. Tom Pettey has replaced Lupton. A. -Wilkinson as piiibllc relations di- rector of the Producers Association here. Wilkinson resigned. Pettr^y >va3 formerly with MPPDA.ln.New .York. • PAR'S 'VALIANT' STICKS. HoUy wood, June 23. Hays office has - finally okayed Paramount'a title, .'Valiant Is t"®.; ■yp^ord torOprle,? ^Pending . official sanction, fltuditf has been using title 'With Banners iBlowlnsr/ 7 i • J I . i -• I VARIEtY • . Sa»V I'r*^OHht (F-WC) (2,740; 30-35- 40)-i.'Pury' (MG) and /Early to Bed' • (Pill) (2d wk). ■•• -First stftnizas " $H000 warranted holdover;," $10,000 oh. second week, . . St, Fraricls (F-WC) (1,470; 30-35- 4Q)-;-'Prlvate Numbejr' ' (30th) and . ^Human Cargo' (20th). Looks, like I^obart Taylor will fill; Gable's shoes. Mo.Vjed from Warfield, • this dualler Ipolca $B,600,< Which is 0,k; .Last w^k 'Bullets or Ballota' .(WB) .and •PAlm Springs'. .(Par) wound up tljre.e weeks on Market stteet with tt^i^lcfe $4,600. ■ ■ • ' • ^^United Artist! (UA-Coheh) (i,200; 26^40=)— 'Things to. Coni^'^ (UA)' (3d . --«nal wk), leveled Hjff to $4,600, Ettgllsh picture did $7,000 -last Week. _i\ya«;field (F-WC) (2,680; 36-40- 55)-— 'Hearts Divided' (MG) and 'Big Noise' (\VB). Big names in Davies faUing to save this one; only $S,000., 'Private Number'.- -(20th) and- 'Human, Cargo' (20th)' plied up fla{tlsfactory $14,500. • • B'KLYN WAILltlQ Cowpetish Tough for.B. O.'s; Fox's Duqils Top Gfosser^. $15,000 Brooklyn, iune 23. (Best Exploitation: Fox) « tnf 1" downtown • sec- Irnnn^ ^:*'^i'e's • enough ' competition " mlZL^'V^ *° ^ake any theatre S^^a^ff'J."'"!} o«' deep-end. Dogs S Pr^c^j^i-^^l^' f»"e6 batid concerts Sm.f n Jf^"' ^^i^ ^^^^ bailya oh ai^con^ln^S ana Goney, boardwalk. uSl^ aoirttrtment stores dnr nt^l^''""!.^*" cool-otf. and sun^ v^Lf^i^^'^l ^^'^^'^^^Mona-- "M$ti drops Kt^t"^^^^^^^^^^ wK snared at the Fox Bo^n•^«» ^ 5**^P^ Out' and 'Navy. ^°^'i^,'",^vpt. $16,000,- • ■ - . Larrv this week to ■the Lilt'"'?? Fabian's Fox on conte?t^u?f°?.^^ Coloring aWe fii-i^^^'^ F'^'"^'" eot conslder- effected ' ^ ^'^'^ious tieups .wete ' Estimates for This Week •pS^o°^"*' 26-35-50)- 'Palrn InP."™^.^ ^"^^'oss' (Par) and Srs Second, week of tolr l,r«f *^^ wH bring In $14,000. Am^s' fviV^^l^""^^ Against Mrs. ld Stern's band. Mr^^V^'^'^'O anticipated, mild. Last ^M v^uA ^^^^y Afternoon' (UA) Alhl ^'l^eot $18,000, good. • . (RK0> and 'Educating F4ther,' plu8 Louis- Schmellng flght plptutes. Should get . fine ■ $14,000. Laat week 'Show Boat' (U) and 'No- body's Foor. (U) (2d week) $i2,000, good.: ." ; ' ■• •■ . . Strand (2,000; 26-35-60)— 'Frankie and Johnnie' (Rep) and 'Doughnuts and Society' (Rep), Dualers look to $4,000, n.s.g.- Last week 'Taxi' (WB) and fAbdul ' the Damned* (Col) $8,000, ble. , TOPPY' DPS NEWMAN, TQ BIG $10^0(10 ! ': . - Kansas City, June 24. Screen fare ^this week is varied. The revived 'Grand Hotel' register- ing at the Midland; 'Poppy' the Newman draw; 'Speed' and' a good vaude biU at the Tpwer; but' the •unekpedted prize package is the' dual bill at the Uptown, 'It's Love A(jaih' - doing turnaway ti'ade. In "a single house It would be way up bvit lengthy dualer has cut the turht>Vei-.' 'Poppy' "is the b-o. fave and will g^ve the Newman its first taste of _g<)od blz In too many weeks. Mats aife dbliig a form reversal by being pirticularly bright. The take -should. r4ach «i. merry $11,000 and cop the village... • i. Estimates for This Week 'Mainstreet (RKO) (3.200; 25-35-. 40)— 'Law in Her Hands' (WB) and Schmellng-Louls flght pictures. Lat- ter a big help but won't boost to over $7j500 which Is poor. Last week. •'Bullets or Ballots' (WB) did $8,500 in, nine days, not good. Newman (Par) (1^900; 25-40)— •Poppy' (Par). House is happy with $10,000 in sight. Last week 'Mrs. Ames' (Par) weak with $5,600. .'M^idland (Loew) (4,000; 25-40)— 'Grand Hotel' (MG). Revival won't overshoot fair $7,600. 'Fury' (MG)- wlth last week's good bally couldn't ■best $8,600 although- not bad. Tower (Rewot) (5.200; 25c)— 'Speed' .(MG) and.vaude. . A nice opener with summer prices and fur coat giveaway drawing will get $7,- 000, . above average. Last week 'Times Sauare Playboy' (WB) turned in a fair .$6,300. Uptown (Fox) (2,040; 25-40)— It's Love Again' (GB) and 'Country Beyond' .'(20tl*). . D u a 11 h g ' With former the smackeroo, swell $7,O0O • on the line, 'Private Number' (20th) turned In a nice second week's biz Of $4,800. Hontred Asleep Til' Aug.; 'Sins/ Dual, 7G Montreal, June 23, (Best Exploitation; Capitol) Town settling into summer .doldrums with seasonal gross dtop. although opening nltes .still main- taining fair attendances. Balance of week houses fade, with mekgre prospects ahead until mid- August at earliest. Palace showing 'Private Number' with some stand-out* shorts that ought to attract attention and' may get $8,000; Capitol started nicely with Sin's of Man' and 'Champagne Charlie' and hoping for $7,000. LoeW'3 vaude, . 'Case Against Mrs. Ames' and 'Floi'ida .Special' expected tb gro'ss good $11,000. • ; Harold Bishop at Capitol worked ul) big ad campaign on 'Sins of Man' ■ with special Fox assistance •running to big lineage in the Ftench land English local press. . Estimates for This Week j Palace (FP) (2.700; 50).— 'Private Number' (20th). This and specially aJdvertlsed shofts may .get $8,000. fair. : Last week '.Things .to Come' (Rega,!) got $7,000. disappointing. ■ : Capitol (FP) (2.700; 50)— 'SIn.s of "Man' (20th) and 'Champagne Charlie' (WB) dual, • Fh'st pic getting big ballyhoo: may get $7,000, good. Last week 'Princess Comes Again' (Par) and 'Forgotten Faces' (Par) got $0,500, good. Loew's (M. T. Co.) (3.200; 50)— 'Case Again'St Mrs. Ames' (Par) and 'Florida Special' (U), and vaude. Heading for $11,000, good. Last week 'Robin Hood' (MG) and •Doughnuts and Society' (WB) and Ripley unit got $12,000, flno. Princess (CT) (2,300; 50)— 'And So They Married' (Col) and 'Devil's Squadron' (Col), dual. Should get $6,500. good. La.st woek.'Onc Rainy Afternoon' (UA) and 'Road Gang' (WB) not so good at $5,000. Cinema de Paris (France Film) (600; 50)— 'Lcs Petltp.s Allies' and *Les Galetes de la Finance.' May get $700, poor. La.st week 'Roses Nolres' and 'Un Homme de Trop a Bord,' $600. ver.v poor. $t, Denis (France Film) (2,300; 34)— 'Plchon' and 'Paris, Mes Amours.' Getting average $3,600. Last^week 'Le Roman d'un Spahl' ahd 'Le Train de 8.47,' $3,000, wealc |^0rL in Summer Slump; i Hearts/ Dual, Fair 5G ... Portland, Ore., June 23. (Bast Exploitation: B'way-UA) For 'HeartB Divided,' Parker's Broadway splurged a strong ex- ploitation campaign in this normally dull season. Advance bally for 'Road Gang" at UA'ialso built Up ^strong opening for that house. Shortage of heavy product, cou- pled with the annual summer slump, slashing grosses -at most Qpots. Combo programs give an Indication of hapd( sledding for biz, since double-pic Idea not overly popular with local patronage. Estimates for This V/eek Broadway (Parker) (2,000; 26-40) — ^Hearts Divided' (FN) and 'Law In Her Hands' (FJJ)r dual. Getting fair results despite high exploita- tion pressure', ' $5,000. . Last week 'Pracula's Daughter' '• (U) and 'Speed' (MG), dual, $3,700, weak. iJA (Parker)- (1,000; 25-40)— 'Rciad.Gang' (WB). Good exploita- tion campaign, ' but just fair $4,000. Last week -'Bullets or Ballots' (WB), sejcond week, $3,300.- First week got $5,600. iParamoun't (Evergreen) (3.000; 25i.-40)— "King Steps Out' (Col) (2d week);. Got okay $4,000. Last week same film connected for good $6,800. iOrpheiim '(Hamrick - Evergrl^en) f(2.000;' 25-40) '-r^ 'Princess Comes Across' • (Par) and 'Country Beyond' (Fox) duali Going, okay at $6,500 pace for first seven of 10 days. Last wbek 'Dancing Pirate' (RKO) and .'(3ase Against . Mrs. . Ames' (Par), disappointing, and pulled after four days with poor $2,000. ;Mayfair (Parker-Evergreen) (1,- 4007 26-40) — 'Human Cargo' and Louis-Sohmellng fight pic. Doing great $4,000 in four days. Last week third for 'Show Boat' CU), got good $3,000. BUFTWILTS; wpy;iig, TOPS Buffalo, June 23. (Best Exploitation: Great Lakes) Business flattening but here dur- ing current week, with only 'Poppy' at the Buffalo showing anything oyer general level of taldngs,., A cpld week-enji should have perked up grosses, but didn't. Outstanding: exploitation was tie- up of 'Sins', for the Father's Day celebration. Co-operative father and son. essay, contest, with Buffalo Tltnes went over well. Estimate* for This Week Buffalo (Shea) (3,600; 30-40-60)— 'Poppy' (Par). Acclaimed by local reviewers, but will only get $ll,O0O. fair. • Last week .'Private . Number' (20th), took strong brace and got $12,000, okay. Hipp (Shea) (2.400; 25-40)— 'Florida Special' (Par) and 'Till We Meet Again' (Par), dual. Looks as though the house has gone duals fpr summer; this one showing some strength and may reach $6,&00, fair. Last- week ^Sons o'Guns' (WB).and 'Two in Revolt' )' went to eight dayis on the. strength of the airplane angle of the- pfx' starrer. 'March of Time'- thrown •"Iii and helped. Total reached $4,700, good. L'viUe 6.a's Feel Heat And Taxes; Biz . Down •• Louisville,- June 28." (Best Exploitation: State) Biz in the doldrUms here. Prod- uct" not so forte, and new state" ad- mission tax niakihg lAanagementa' feel pretty glum. ' All houses runf ning trailer which -elntthasizes that patrons no doubt find the tax dis- tasteful; Says, also that tax was onerous to theatres and that every- thing possible had been • done to prevent it. Ask patrons to write to the governor, asking him to have it removed at the next session of the legislature. .'. . . Exploitation honors go to Loew-s State In-a light week on p;a...stuff. - Estimates for This Week Loew's State (3,000;. .16-25-40)— 'Things to Come' (UA) and 'Coun- terfeit' (Col), dual. Drew good no- tices and may build to $6iO00, - fair. Last week 'Fury' (MG) and, 'Devil's Squadron' CCol), dUal, got- $6,000, good- , - Rialto. (Fourth Ave) (3,000; 15- 25-40)— 'Slna of , Man' (20th> and 'Half Angel' (20th), dual. Coasthig alon-g to $4,600, light. i.ast. week 'Palm Springs' (Par) and 'Early- to Bed' (Par), dual, got $4,400, poor. , Brown (Ind) (1,500; 20-30)— 'House of a Thousand Candles' (Rep) and. vaude.- Getting a -little attention on stage fare, which may overcome- heuidiOap of weak pic;, .around $2,800 In prospect, fair.. Last week 'Mine With the Iron Door*. (Col) and Jack Fine's ■ 'Redheads vs. Blondes' unit n.s.g. at $2,500.. . . . Strand (Fourth Ave). (1,600; 16- 25-40)— 'Fatal Lady' (Par) and 'Border Flight' (Par), dual,' Taking it on. the chin along with others. Brace of programmers looks like $2,600, not much. Last week 'Pri- vate Number' (20th) and 'Cham- pagne Charlie' (20th). dual, after stay at Rialto, got $3,500, good. . Mary Anderson (Llbson) (1.000; 15-25-40)— 'Hearts Divided'. (WB). Only single in town and doing Just so-so. $2,500. ll.ast wfeek 'Bullets or Ballots' (WB), second week, fin- ished strong at $3,000, ■■■ Alamo (IdJ) (900; 15)— 'Mayor of Heir (WB) and 'McFadden's Flats' (Par), dual, splitting with 'Even- song' (GB) and 'My Heart Is Call- ing' (GB) dual. Will he Satisfied with $800. light. Last week' 'Alibi Ike" (WB) and 'Girl From lOth Ave' (WB), dual, splitting with 'Traveling Saleslady' (WB)' and •Caliente' (WB), du al, got $800. - JOE SKntBOLL GOES PAE Pittsburgh, June 23. . Joe Sklrboll, for several yeafS head of Majestic exchange hero and before that First DivHrtOn, leaves for Hollywood,. July 16, to become business manager for producer- director Frank Lloyd's unit at Par. He has disposed of his local office to Monarch Pictures. Sklrboll, a brother of Jack Sklr- boll, sales manager for Educational, was associated with Lloyd at old First National plant years ago. He was first manager for FN exchange in Pittsburgh and later had charge of western sales division for com- pany, leaving the coast to go to Europe for same firm. Another brother. William Sklrboll, Is an In- die theatre operator through east- ern Ohio. . Minneapolis, ' June 2S. .'. (Best Exploitationt Minrtesotti)- , > i. With the 'Xtouls-Schmellng ' flght picture^.' opehing Sunday • 1(21),. th6 , Orpheum, which .just .qhalked up X . by .^xhH)itor8. /" . "It ^s' npt'i 'risse^^^ flicture Jn this ly^o -ihi^trtpyis,;*^^ iBtaall per- viti^ntage of the contests being night i games. >The N. T. Glaiits haive re'- Ixtisied to appear aga-lnst the Clncy | ]ttJ&ote:ln any regularly scheduled batr •^iies under the. arc lights. •' .' iSpme." exhibitors feared that the '^Vapj^ii^^^ ball games In i^^lip 'Nfttieiiai Jaea^et;mlght spread to ):-ipttiep -bl^^ lib In- ;-](nrS9is.eli/;iintere^;/^^^ noted ^i^^..Bviinj^,'^ij^kK frdhchlse - holders -jisfc^^Bnli^Iy'a, .-y_a;y ti>ii6;.i^ji,lr^^^^^^ k ~ ^ ibh^ifilitiifi inftd ■t^i^a'tiflf.^atfe^^"'^ :ji^a«fci(?p{ifleurei^ijeaT/T6^^^ --.tejprtSittif 'tM- 'itiiffti'.-- ■dbntestW'. J|{iof)B«t3f,j?v|a^^^ t^'..;*W,mp6jtvi^ iaUeViate*- ..i^y . ; Qcyv ^i^eihiijian'S^iiVe^^ il^flViitjAlbin^^^^^^ Tvhlch chaia ■iB^i^in^i/ota J voiced. ' opposition, some ',w^jtiurlb!I a, .tec|ml<^al feolhC^^ ' ■ ' «. Crbntentto^! ^jc. the'^M^^ tor* Via, that?, people f attending", d'ogr "Wceg , 'buy ■ 'c^tiofts'-. ;the mMt^r ISijAl ■''tl^iii - this -'rSb^H VTsbt ' Vjonstltujte ' ■■ l^^ttlnl^-Siit^^^^ p.6n% •|b;g;."k^ .d!e}!l^ .•oh ^tli& . jrikt't'er,' Sif3i^j^-;,ainile..jft^^ 3udlcla!| ;'46i[a^/j$)]i0uld- ti^;;^^^^ to . race as jitevliiiirafes. '.X'aat ,6u^^^ the Mln-- ifdlt^ ^oochytra^K tdok In as much itft/ispiOfrfi'^/la single nfght'B pari- • r;,<|^cjBflrtr^f ier i; situation jiijarii^^\ithea^ and dls-~ iplbUt^^'^cbru^V .from ' th)ei&ci; 'tl^(^j^in^Qi£^(fo#^^^ win ^iilrjf'Jii ItgijJ^duiidinir terrl^^ but, iHafc'-llli^^i'ete'*^ alf!iJwe*;,to . ifcalliup: there, wKhouf jiegal hlhdiirr iii^oe, th^ s^itie .thlnig .i^ occur In ill ^^bth'fet''- states po^. . permitting . horse: tsCcl.ng, .• The lattfei* ■ Is ." taking «rtpugh .ftway ■frQi&..tlTea^ at pres- .ent,.;^'tit- puppy;;'^ mbrei. ek-_ pre.i^^.iy fea^;ed.V!,^J&o^ at night : .iJirliiein. theiitCifeB toiik for. .their lar^eist ci^V'ds.f'nd ;or^ln^^^ i)j.'sx9f ii ' OT- pptljiin'g'^'^il.I:; '.The igep.-' g^;;£!iillop, bn^msftini^eis alid the dlf 4 fer^nce In;- tariffs W grea^^^ . r. Pinched BiwiliJ lott^ Chge. J:. ;-.:M;tli^i£mhegt^ Jhune 23. . 4- eij;y;5i6urt \Judge JiEicob ituled . b£f|ik nights Jji .th^atei's . ti - iegi^I.' ini ai. -test.cafiii-.'hiBre and^pollce ytpve^ov&^ii^^. t'<3f;«ri'e6t ^ny,:maa^j?er pfiCerlhjg:- a inonfey eivealvay: Police jiirftlted three"- Weeits for ft theaJte'r pa'ti'ojn.to win the.pr'lze arid jpimetli- ateiy. arfes'ted "Samirel 'L; Shafer,' nidn^ger of Shine's Dixie, Theater's attorney (ilaimed It was-'-not' a. lot- tery, as persons outside U)|B" hoqse JftaA -won prlfces. ' • ' .c > i):ppeal will be taken ta Gouhty Cbiirt'^ ■ ■ : - ,f Iowa K.Q/s DjSS-Molnes/ Jine; 2ft, , [The state attorney genefiil ,h'as ruled that bank • night ' lii theatres here Is a lottery. Last ycalr the state felip.remo' -"court ruled the "general bank.; night plan wap legal. . ,- " ; .The opinion . states, 'The. facts show a money consideration paid for a; chance' to win a prlze of value, to be determined, in accordance .-with some formula of chartcb/^ 'f ;' ■ : ROCKY MT. THEATRE MGRS. ELECT SUIE Denvef,5;June j li!$,? .; Having Incorporateii- undet . this Colbradb sttete laws, the ■Theati't! Owners and ISIanagers-of; the Rocfey jlilountalQ Region, Ii^Ci^ electeiavofii- dJc^rs.r a." P, Archer,"ipresldent . .oi fJtyjc Theatires, Denv,eip,'ifeteoted pfesV jfdenti" Harry .Qolub, Orpheum insih- ^Je.i',.;?P^y<>^r; rHarc^^^^^^ Rice,"- city: inaniait^jr at Lart^^ f o? -JPox; jtb.uiS' Spinskef >dl8 jBrttTfpr J;- "Hf' CiJoiJeri^Iieatres (Piib- ' iUx)r- yloerprijeldehlsl'- :-Bu l&tate ':)nanager, Denver, tre'asure^x. Smnx^tt Thurhnbn, Denver attorney,' 6ecretary.-counseL , • . - Named to the board of .cllrectors:. Archer, Dave Cocki'iU, -Charlie G11-, more, 'Burns Blllson^ Rick Rlcket- s6n« Dave Davis, B. P. McCormick, Ed .Schulte, T. B. : ]Nfoble, Charles Klein and Russell Hardwlck. ..' Fri3cb Th^tres Want ^; : F^^^ Up ;;".r.^. ; . San 23. ■■ ■ jjp.caVreihpwme^^ M .■^tlll trying to get - ifpgetiSSr. t with ftte; jaiepartment :to;; 4dili;.:pld.; pMlhance^^jfileh^ keeps :Sltan"d&^s,Vjon![Wd^ .' and ^ellml- rnatea unnecessary. _ f urnltuce from ibbblesi . " '' ' Arch , BPWlesr dlvlalpii / manafefer fbr FoX'-'Wegt :./'Coa3f :!;h6re, V. aii^ George Nasser of Nasser Wbe chaiS, together with ~Flre Chief,' Ohartes; Brehnan :made',l'n3pe.ctlftn;l^tofe dowjitown theaters, Bowies' aiid^^NaBL* ser working to have he^^'.-artd iintoft; lenient ordinance enafet^J' .• Since Shamrock ClUb- Patastrpplii^" present ^statute helng. enforced ;:,t6,';llhiit' on : Chief' Brerinan's brdei:^. " •: Speed and Super-Speed Minneapolis, June 23.' Competition 'among tho three theaters' Iq the town of Ely, Minn. (pop. 6,000), Is so keen that there's fi perpetual fight ■ ^ ^8 an .example of the lengths T io '-whlcjit the opposltloh gp^s, ' wlien the -.Ely . theater, an- • npunced 'Steed' (MG) as Its atiractloR Hhe - rival Opera Hotise immediately spotted ' In 'jSuper-Speeia'. (CoD. "mafkei CCC CAMS' EXHIBITOR SUES FOR CONSPIRACY ; ■ ' '^ Minneapolis,' Jiini(pture' iexliibltlon .competition has resulted in je^ $30,000 damage suit against 'seven theaters and six ma- Jpr filni .exchanges; . Paramount, WB, TUAi" JflGJit, 20th-.Fdx, and. GB; The plaintiff : is - Minnie; Pulveirson, puluth , showwpmah, who exhibited . f ilms' in the CCC camps. She allegea thai;; the plallntllf^ spread 'false tind' malicious; accusatiohs concerning, her business metho'ds' in the .areas ; wheret t^cy -haye'.their, theaters, .. Jt .i^. also charged that the .de-. feridaiits exerOised 'duress and .-pP<. Uticai-' pressure' -on the CCC camp pfllcla}.s to Induce the latter to Issue 'o.ffl<;Ial;.prders to exclude the public .ifirpip, hep 'jplctui-e shdwa'-' ; In thp. licaihpfli.- '. "' Four Serials by Weiss HbllywoodrJuhip, 23. . Four.. aerials wlH be producsed fpr .slate fight market fpr lll.3(f-7 by ■fipuls ■'Weiss, gain of .one oyfer last season. ■ ' .. • Ciuai*tet are 'Pony Express,'. : / . .; - -■ V ^ .' • i^n'icer, June ;23, :.. tiBn yTi.^Fidler,\^Wrter of the ijeni TW, And .Salt .City ;DiatIniettvt! SoVeeii: Attraptlihs, Wic./.exch.an^eef^' h)i»>iiipld rth^'' both -'tp'.^^ 'Graiid, -Natli»jaT.- f:M^ 'liianuv -»gOT..Cif;.-bOtfe. - territotieB;- -ihd . .-WHt rotaln present staffs: CONTRACTS Holly wood, .Tufte 23. Universal tabbed Mary Alice' Bice, former. Ziegfeld chorine, tOr. termer.. Jane Wyatt drew third option lift at Universal. ^Straight two-year pact handed Eynne Overman at Paramount, ■ . Victor Schertzlnger*s dlrectctlal pact renewed at Cblumbla. '• Radio handed Geoi'ge Stevens year Contract as director. Five year optional contract given Martha Baye at, Paramount Ralilo handed new term directing ticket to George Nichols, Jr.' •T^wo picture deal signed by Adolphe Menjou at Paramount. . Columbia 'tlfed Robert Rlskin to straight t.wo year- writing papt. Metro sealed Errol Taggart, direc- tor, to Ave year optional contract. Term writing .ticket given Clements Ripley by 'Warners. Bobby Vernon drew new term ticket at Paramount as writer and comedy constructtonlst. . -• . George Clemens's new paramount contx*act as flrst cajnerainan, TITLE CHANGES Hollywbb'd; June..23." .UrilVersal's V Ictof "'McLagien staVier, 'Big,' retitled 'A Fool for Blondes.' V • \ •■ . ;*.Shak|p. Hands "With Murder', new hahdlft.,fpr 'Murder In Massachu- setts', at .6^oldwyn; . :-? 'J^lht^; -'Gopija- ijajjce' changed to 'SWinii; Tim^' At Badio; 'Girl Of the J-uhgle' replaces 'Queen ©f the Jungle*^ «t Par. i . > \ Des MPlnes, June 23. isfegbtlatlons 'are j^ndei' 'way ^ be- tween JL H. Blank and RKO for oper^lon of ^he'brpheum Kere." Ap-, cording, to NatO' .Blumberg, Trl- State£<,,_Theati'e8" Corp., "here, 'which Bltoik^^ heads/, woiild: assume man- agement of tii^ dr]i>hei:im ut^tder an operating agreement^betwe'eh. RKO, Blank' and Paramount Par has had* an . Ppef«ttlpg-.l>au:tnerBhlipi ■ with ' Trl States tor' several- years^ Th6" l^tpjjov . sltion now belnt^'con'siderpd ^vVpul'd liot affect the (Tri-Sla,teis) -Blahk- Par operating parthershlpv-lt is alsb"- Btated by Blumberg thiat' the pro- posal' would in no way' affect RKO housetf;x>perate'd by.tlKO- in Daven- port, Cledar Rapids, -and • Sioux 'City, la. -^.VV. ■- : : • . Th^^lOrpheum, . whlbh In.; tbVmer years- pla-yed vaude exclusively;' iiiow f€a{.tire*s ; flrstrrun " i)iptur.4s,;j.i<'ith empfiWsl's •. on - . tiiose ? prbdvded' ' "by RKO, and an occasional 'stage show or vftud.eyUle:i)rP^amv ■ ' Blank :has...f OX-,' man^ been the' ' loading theater operator in Iowa* with .Trl-States operating 32 houses in .Iowa,, Nebraska and II- .linbis: : Sdteeno Ti^ m S. F. San Francisco,. June 23. Fate of scrceno in these parts .will be decided by outcpme of trial of Rene T. LaMarre, manager of grind President, In Judge. Twain Michael son's court, which starts today. 'La "iiarre has been arrested- five; times for violation of law foVljiddlti'g'lo't-" todies since house was opened' June 10. He is now out on ball pending trial. . . . ; Irving Ackermah and. .Lawrence Borg, operators Of '. housed';: b'l^ve spent $2;50(} ballyhoolhg their night- ly iscreeno ifeature. ■ Tptal of 22 film houses are em ploying the screeno biz promoter now. All await* trial result to' fin,d out where they stand. Ann's Ready, Script Isn't . , , ^ London, June 13... ' Afan^ Harding, "\yho arrived last week, is under contract to Capitol Films, for. a picture "at a reported ?135,000. . She immediately reported for duty but, so far as she has been able to discover, after several days of In- quiry, Max ScHach, managing direc- tor of the concern, . has no script .ready* (Continued from page 6) - - • highs for, the year.'. In Ovet' tbe-Counter tra.n8actlons, records shpwod. that Columbia Broadcasting Issues reached a new high asking price' around ' and ".Pa1;h6 ' Film,: pfd. hit a nets;- peak ^.t iOT» as ask- ing quotation* ' BR price was' J04 for. the" latter. prefefeijco;stPfik< Final asking quote for Columbia- Broad-: casting A was 57%; " ". '} "■ . ';.-'•. ' However,' these stobkp- did V'.ot' steal the . spptllght' .because /sever/al substantial giins Tvere 'recorde.d by plctuiie Issues. "Colurfibia I»lctures pfd. advanced 2 J4 points to- 46; high- est mark to he feach'ea' in several weeks.' Loew pushed steadily ahead- to 4PVb, where It showed a gain' pf- "'i on the' week'; 'Sadib B' was Ujp' i ipolnta 'at^oa^Si, new l9ff6 'top. Radio firflt preferred- registered its .ne-iy hfeh ^t -'!*^ rbut 3?aS virtually iinch'^nged a,t the''clpsei . Paramount" '.is't ' pfd. adyianced J. points' to '66 while, both t\ie cpmriion and second preferred wer* fraictlon* ally higher. EtLstman Kodak c'om- nion made itsincAV j^e&k at" l-TJ, and was up 2%' poInt^:at 'the ftnIsh. 'RKO stocks and '-bonda' failed to get UP muoh<"enthusla^mi - over the cprtventlon session riewsi 'Th'e'. 'conj-' pfttty liens' puished up' a ipolnt «arly In 'the- w«ek from ;]bhe/ old low quOr ^tton and were up one ppliit. at.64 af the clpse.^ RKO- Pommori • wa- verpd between : '$% and . 6%, latter heing thelflhal quotation,, which JIa .only fraclldhajly above , the . 1536 low; . Stock .was oft an .eighth on -the Gn'the ,bthir" haud; .'DrilverjBal. pf d.. 'oiily Upivepsal. Pictures, stbck'.to be 'traded - In ' last- -weiek, - firmed up .101%' to -ehovir'an ad-vance pt .- 1% .'on Thuf'sday, ■ final day - of vthe annual sftle^ meeting, issue 'never fell he- low the ceiitury mark all; "Weeki-'- but was :pfc. iractlonally a,t- the finish. • , . ' Radio common, sole amusement to get into the list of 12 . most active .stocks. Wound up unchanged oh the ■week at 12^4^ . Siimmar^y for week ending Monday, June 22: r)6T0CK EXCHANGE . ; Warner. Bros, common again held at -the old resistancis fcyel of 9% and displayed a irattlonal „ gain at the closing quPf^ 9f 9%V " Madison Square (Jard^n displayed somPv strength- li) . final , dealings, probably In anticipation of Schmel- Ing-Braddock bout Stock closed mote than 60c ahead of 11%. ' -JWdlcatlve of dullness in Thursday ', (18)., -miirket was" the fact that no paranibunt pommbn came out on the tapp uhtir.. after. 12 o'clock noon. Fjnal quotation pf previous day was 8%-,-and' the :stbck finished the week at ,8%i-* , ' ;MarcUB: -t(be-w : Theatres ?% pre- ferred w.ere ypted an accumulation dividend of $l,'/6, paya'ble June 80 tb^.fltook'- of record J'uiie 20. This' leavesTahout .$43.75 per share still due-bn.thls stock because of arrears tn;4tyvy-,paynseiits., • j ' AmerlPan' Seating common stock was admitted tb.'stock exchange list,., isupplantlng" the old certificates. Surprising to' the financial district was that there was nc great rush on the. part -of veterans to turn their- bonds into ready cash. Only a mild uplift In trade thus far has been felt as a result of the cash: distribution. - Prevalent opinion in the street now Is- that ■ the boiius ' is cbmlng at a time •> -when ; It -Iff'-. not particularly needed as far as business Is con- . jcerned)' but; that -there' will be enough bottus cpln soon in clrcula- tlbn .to off set the customary summer, slackness. ' - " - Amusement; list seems in line to feel ' part ,.bf this enthusiasm, al- though box office reports already are beginning to refiect the torrid w.eatheraiid usual seasonal slump. • ." Bonds lii , the amusement listing. ,fbr the mpst Jjart practically marked time;; . Only Paramount-Broadway ;3,s, . up ' i^4i:-and RKO debentures,' which " -wpre; ahead 1 point, showed substantial ' gains. "Warner .Bros. 6s were , off 1% at 92%, Keith 6s ad- ' vanced 60c to 93%. Other obliga- tions were . practically unchanged. ilTigh. ;.27- - «%, , ^ 61% • ■VA m.. 171 160 . : -41% ■ 64%- . 108% - ■■ -12'. 87-- 12% . •W^/i: ; . 14% .B(i .%- • 10B%" . .■ - Pi4 . i;:32% < :12!% 146% Xbw, ' Sales; ^ - issue and r&te, ' 18 , . -'400 American Beat..i < •81 1,100. Coi. P. vie; (I)*..... 42%:. "' aOO. eoh, -Plct. pM. (2%)....,. < .600 .CQIlqol.^ Film;..'.... • 15% 1,100 'Cohsol. Film .pfd. • (%)t.'.. 36U~. S.OOO .' Eastman- fCodalc (6)t 168 ;•'. . ' -170 - Dc pfd. (CJ. 8414 88.600. Gen.. Elee. -.a). 4Z • . - ,8,800. I,oe.w\;-:<2)t...; 105% V ;, 200. - I?o; rig.- (Qt4).... 8% - - SoO Ma^lBon. Sq/ Garden (00if.)t ": 1%' ll,6Q0 Pai^m'outit i.;.... -. «B -. 2,500 Do.- 1st, pfd. 8% 2,100 . Do, ,s8d:, :prd i'.. 6H\ 7,200'. Jijithe- ,;;.,.;■.;<.»..,', O-KI' ,":SC,70O Badlo Corp.. ■ 1,100 Radio Dta.- A (8^) 8216. , C0^;Hadl6 pfd., B.;... 68%' 11,800 'BadlO let pfd. <8%) • 6, e.DOO.-RKO »■<...»•;>... ..ii-i. ...... 22%„.: l,400."2(Kh. .CeritS'Fox,.^i.,^.'.,•.lV .alH 1.100 .^Do_. .pf<^.:.'-(t%). :;.>.,,..,-, ■60 : : aro tJiilveiieai -pfd. r.;. 0% 14,004:. -Warner Bros,viv..;-.-.;..j.-; 84% ', 16,200 -WeWUfl-ghcffaSe-' (3) 128%- - 110 >, Do. pfd. (3%). . . ; . i ; . "High. . 21% . SS .. . 45 ,.• 4% ..' 10% .{171, , . 104 • 80% 40%. 107%* ..... 11% ...... 8% 4*'««« €6^/^ ' « « « S% ♦ * • • • '7% . ..... 12.% 66% ......J108% ..... J70% 6% , . . , , - 80 >oi%-. ..Vii.-lO.^--,. f-,;.; 118%- .V.v. 135'.- V Low.' 20% 84% . 44 • . ic% 107 103% 88% ■^44%- , 107 11% 7% 05 0% - 5^^- 307 78% 24% . 84 100 ■316 ■ 132- . 'I..ast ai . '64% - 4R . 4% Ml" 104 •80 . • •40% •107% - 11% .■ 8% 00 11% 32% •k;>% 308% 70 • nt4 24% 84% 301% 0% 318 m Net , chg. — % 42%. -3% --2 -- % - % -3% - % t ^ +8% t Plus stock' dividend,, rPald thin year. ' Plus' cash, extras. ~ SNew im.hlgh. 1 New 1030 low. CUftB 82% - 8% SO 30 ■01%. 82% .08%.. 17% 8% - :jo • 38- • 02% 8fl% '■ 55' . 63 80 • 7,800' Technicolor . . ■3,300 Tranelux (20c:)*. .......... 20%.. 27 4% H%- -1 4 - % ; BONDS •*)7.0fl6' Gen;- Thea. E^i. '40,...;.; iO2;00O Gen.. .TheK.- JEq. '40, ctfs. ■ ir,'OtlO .Keith 68, ,->.4V;.,..K .*ti,ooo i,oew a%B, '40v. ;, ; . ; ■ 23,000 >ar-BrottdWoV 3ff. ' '65. . .-. . 78,000 Parftmownt «»; .'C5..: ., lOiOOO 'RKO - ^^ebs^.63 , ■ .^07.000 . -Nyarner Bros, Oe, '30 20% :2il!% 60-% 80% . 04 03% V OVER THE COUNTER, NEW YORK Pia. Asked. -.^3% -, .. ^67Wt- ■ Col. Broftdca.st. A (2) 10<';- ■ ■ ;107t , y.;v. Pathe P. pfd. (7). ..- " Paid this yej>r.: . [r".' , . , .' f -New 10:40 hJg)i/1jia'- and 'asfc* prices. 20 20 - % 2fi ' 20 - % 83% • 63% ■f % 8«% 8fi% - % 68%: - 11!)% 41% 88% - M% - % OJ • 04 41 82% Par's Femme Athletic Shorts ' • - . • Hcjirywood, June 23. • Plgurlhe on series of one-reelers, hased on . athletic activities ■ of femnies, , Paramount' this week Is teatlns Bavbara . Kdshay, former Olympic swimmer^ under contract to studio. . - ■ ^ . . , . Plan ,!S to.'feW.ure fbrm^r' swlmi mer In' this series, with narrative background dialog. Spi^#p Eihn Hoilyxyood,- June 23. Straight .sound: trailer, sans' iflm, has been pix)duced by. George Bilfeon and Sanford Abrahams ' for -"War-' ners, to be used In advance plugging- for 'Anthony. .Adver.se' and 'Green Pastures.' Trailer Is u.sed with house lights oh,, and Is being jplven Initial-' tryout 'currently at Carthay Circle. . '. jNew trailers have bCfen recorded In - English, Italian, Yiddish and Spanish and ^vilI he furnished free to exhlbs. Addison Bichards narrate the trailer for U. S. releasej with Patrick Knowle.s doing It . for the British circulation. PATRICK PAE lOPPEB . , . • •. Holly wood,' June '23. '■ Femme lead In Pai'amount'.p 'Mtir- der >Vlth Pictures' goes to Gall Pat- rick, with studio- negotiating for loan of R6bert Touhg to play oppo-? site. . Supporting • cast Includes. <5race Bradfey; Por'Jer Hall; Benny' Baker,' Ernest C'ossart, Onslow Steveiis,. Anthony Nace, Irving Bacoxu * IncorporatioiEs NEW YORK » i w.. . ~ ' ■ Alhniny. JMlto riaela Players, Inc., Plntttbuiph: llieatrlcal productions of all hln(l«; capital- stock, 200 sharcR, no par -viilue. Incorporators: Elizabeth Vf. Stearns, !)0 Inarch road, Canibrfdpe. .Ma^i. ; Marion Rooncy, Id Beeliman street. Platls'uurKh, N. T.; Edith B. Stearns, SO Wch rond, Cambridge, Mass. BubscrlberH: Pniil ^^ MarantfelO. Paul E. Doherty, Tjiicy M, gl'eaaon, all of 120 Broadway, New yorlc , ''"I'yy Corp., Manhattan ; buslney." of ilurni4h.InR amusements to the viibHc; capital stock. 200 shares, |100 ^ar value. Incorporator.": Alexander Teitler, Max U Kantrowltz; Sylvia Maltln, all ol 261 Broadway, New York Cltv. Red Barn, Inc., Manhatinn; thenlrlral business; cbpllal stock, 200 Kharef", no par value. Incorporator.'*; . Dorothy •!. I^bhar, Sylvia J-evlne, Pauline .Stelrlllz< all of 621 ^IftU avenue, New York ritv. Midwestern Amnsement Co., Inc.. Buf- falo, N. T.; amusements •of nil- kinds. Incorporators: John B. Leach, :?(! l-an- caster avenue, Buffalo, N. V.; VAv\ V. Graves, . 64 C Deleware avenue,- Buffi'"' N. Y,:-Perry E. "Wut-st, -Jr., 17 ClivcKind avenue. Buffalo, N. . T. Corhwalr Xli«att>« Corp..* New Tork; theatres, music halls, etc, JncorDoi-atni-^' TUoniAs CorHKin. 1107 troadwflV, New Tork Gliy; Edward Welnrlb, S.iS "Wi-Ht End .Aveniie, New Tork Ci}y; Bfnirioa .T«y, 1J07 Brop'i^vay. Naw- Tork City. .• Diasolutions . • Bneliwe A»n^.fi>nl)>nt, To. Piled l>v J- TIen-ry. WAUera, 1270 SlStn avenue, ^<'* York City, • Fremont: AmaMMient Torp. Flle theatre or on our books;] ,<>neT profitable , week and one losing 'week eqn&ls two lo$t weeks. We can't' make money unless you do.) RKQ- RADIO hplds an enviable; pace in this industry. During the pa^t") few years we hav6 delivered more; ■than pur share of all the big money; pictures produced, as well as earning' a record for consistently fine and sub-j [stantial^ attractions.) You" can't put more^ on" film" than: •you've got in your head, and it takes) 'men with brains to make big pictures;^ 'We've .been buying brains!, ■,■■/ : .l^lheT^pHd foundation~ofv jganizaiion'^e have been adding mqn-i ^jpowei-" and staTrpoweT,\ yox month!?; Ve'v^l teen' planning and building/i 're-mf orcing our production . facilities witK the -b^sl minds that 7money can' bring together^) .Today"~our3company*^ 'stands strong among all producing [organizations.; 'Wet are_ thinking inTlerms^bi _hig! ipictures4 We^ have~star^ namesltol head'our casts,'' and if it takes twoT stars lorlleny [to tell ^ story, that's the kind of a~casl] ;you*re' going to geti^ There7 are i; several^ very^^impoftani; f pictures! to 7 deli verXon7our^l9 35-1936! [program"^ and they 'will show, better] [than . we" can _ tell, , this . new vitality of] 'J?KO-RApiO«>. Our iiew year strides in) on the^cycionic fieefe of such attrac-^ .'tions^s the Katharine Hepburh-Fredric [March ''Mary of . Scotland", Barbara^ [Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, Robert \young, Ned Sparks, Helen Broderick, M :'The Bride Walks Out"; Hepburn's ^'Quality Street"; John Ford's "The (Plough and the Stars" and the new ipred AstMre- Ginger :Rogers dancing^ fshoW. of shows. ^ Any one would high-] [light a seasonij We have'gohe out for names — star) fnames -7- paid the price and bought ihem.j Ours is 'a' noble list right now,], 'but we're^ still buying — stars, names,j ;producing brains, stories,\ ' Solsolid, 'sol real is _ our ' production, policy for. next seasonjhat .with con-' fidence^we. lay"^!! lonl the^table,!^ un-; ^adorned, in black and white.\ Wednesday, June 24, 1936 VARIETY F RED A S T AI R £ will slat in onft musical produc- tion to be produded by Pandro S. texitian. find, directed by. Mark Sandifich, wHo ^ava :^qvl tha r(W» otd^breal^ii^gr ' Gay Divorcaa/* ; "TopHat'*«ifid''F6UowtKaFl9et" FRED ASTAIRE GINGER ROGERS Throwing! the golden loot of a strincf of victories jinto the show of their dreams . . . A lavjsh, tingling Jove tilt . . . rolling in fun and, as with all their other suc- cesses, ^andro/ S. Berman, produoer, will havd melodies composed by a great na!me in niiisic- Wednesdlay, Juue 24, 1936 VARIETY ROBERT DONAT In two pictures he conquered America— "The Count of Konte Cristo"N''39 Steps.'^It i» tha privilege of HKO RADIO to prjor^ sent him in ONE Reliance Prb^ duction, with all the stre^glh of HbllTTwood behind him . i , be' personally produced by Edwaidj Small, maker_of^'Monte_Criito./ CLAHDETTE COLBERT ';will appear^in' on© ' production, ^ . . Bringing to RKO RADIO, ^slill, another great^staru.inllhis. year, of Jaig.names;^ 18 VARIETY fWceinfesdAyi June? 24s 1936 One of the distinguished stellat personal- ities already under contract to play opposite BKO RADIO'S first-ranking ieminine stars. He -will appear in two more productions. The first, with Barbara Stanwyck, "BEHOLD BRIDEGROOM." Vfednesday, June :24, , 19^6 VARIETY JOE E. BROWN Drive right in, boysf . . .The flannel-mouthed colossus of the belly-laugh nobility stars in two. 'a" — quality giggle epics are assured by the name David L. Loew, Producer. A tremendous hit on the air . . .a sensa- tion on the screen I . . . The Bobby , whose voice has thrilled millions on ih® radio ... the boy wonder who became a star overnight in his very first pic- ture, "lET'S SIKG AGKm, . . , to ba presented in three Sol Lesser Productions. VARIETY Wcdncstlay, June 24, "19 J6 WINTERSET Maxwell And«ison's !«trific two-B«ason tlage luocess of New York and Ihe road . . . winner of the New York Critics' Best Flay Award . . . bringing to the screen a dramatic impact seldom, generated. . . . Introducing to the sqreen the most talked about stage star of many seasons, Burgess Meredith, in the role he created. Fandro S.^Berman Froduction. GUNGA DIN Budyard Kipling's greatest work bom- barded to the jcreeni , . . Tuned to the stirring beat of marching men. . . . Written in the blood and glory of an Empire marching on. . . . Pictured in the drama of ■human souls too small to count in conquest/ too priceless to forget when the fires of battle diel . . . An Edward Small Froduction. TBE SON OF MONTE CRISTO Throbbing adventure lives agairt ..to sweep the bold emotions I . ... The reckless son of fiction's most dramatic hero leaps into furious action to fight for ihe lionor of a gallant name. Mightily staged hnd produced by Edward Small, Jh6 man who .gav6 you "The- Count of Monte Cristo." MIRAGE "The Cimmaron of the Air,". . . Man's con- quest of the sky, pictured in all the thrill, drama and human heart-beat of thirty years of danger, death and victory ... .The roaring epic of the age of wings From the story by Dick Grace, war-time ace and first among the stunt fliers of the world. Ve^pesdajr, J«ue 24, 1936 VARIETY 21 THE ROBBER BARONS By far the most timely, the most daring, the most sensational screen property of our generation . . . this dramatic Battle of the Giants for Possession of America I . . . With EDWABD ARNOLD as JIM nSE . ... Adapted from the book by Matthew Josephson. Screenplay by Dudley Nicholi. Directed by Stephen Roberts. An Edward Small Production. MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS Memories of "Little Women I " Again the sweet sensation of sheer loveliness glorifies the screen I Our studios believe that here, at last, is the story of Tender Emotion des- tined to replace in the world's affection that picture of happy theatre memory. From- Kate Douglas Wiggin's novel . . i ""GINGER ROGERS PREPARING "COAST PATROL" A theme at big at the canrat on which it is painted. Drama of the fighting men of the Coast Guard. By Lt. Comm. Frank Wead, author of "Ceiling Zero", "THE BIG GAME" A football story for the football season. From novel by Francis Wallace which also ran serially in Collier's. Pandro S. Herman Production. "WITHOUT ORDERS" Peter B. Kyne's thrilling romance aboard a giant haiut port airliner. Proditcer, Cliff Raid. "NIGHT WAITRESS" What happens after curfew in a night-hawk rendeivouil; where life and pulses quicken as a city ileepi./ "THE MAN WHfl FOUND HIMSELF" Inspired by the dramatic life of a war correspondent who "died at his typewriter" as the cannons roared over Ethiopia. Lou lusty. Producer.. "SAINT IN NEW YOHI" They'll love the "Saint" for his.silkrhat sini. From- the novel by Leslie Charteris, the swiftest selUng author in the- mystery field today.. "THE GANG BUSTET' VICTOR MOORE and HELEN BRODERICK «re scheduled to play the leading laugh roles in this story of a timid bank clerk who cleaned up a. crimt 1if$f> ■ "THE MILLION DOLLAR PROEEE" The girl you see in all the ads ... the model with « fortune in her face goes gunning for a mUUonaire. - From the amusing romance by Muriel Schack and H. S. Kraft. Producer, Edward Kaufman. "A MAN MUST UVE" The story of a ^reat surgeon who defied law and ethics ih a moment of heroic 'sacrifice. "SERENADE ON THE SEINE" An original musical by Franx Schulz and Jay Gomey. Romance and rhythm from Paris, Texas, lo Paris, France. . "BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT" JOAN BENNETT and FRED STONE in a drama by Gene Markey. The story of an American Consul and his daughter in China, buffeted by a raging torrent of banditry and revolution. Titles and casts in this announcement subject lo chancfa . I 22 WeclnesJay, June 24, 1936 hangs his hat at RKO! , ^-^ You'll be seeing him in sev. eral shows — one with Ginger , Rogers I GINGER ROGERS Amon^ the unique musical shows of the new season is the one now being planned Jor Ginger Rogers and Jack Oakie , . . Ginger for Glamour, and Jack for Laughs! . » . That's the combination I JAMES GLEASON: JOAN BENNETT ANNE SfflRLEY GENE RAYMOND Wednesday, June 24, 1936 VARIETY Z9 JOHN BOLES Another of the outstanding names that add star power to our 1936-37 program. I at the top of his class among the screen's romantic actors . . . Still another in our name parade! PRESTON FOSTER FRED STONE ANN SOTHERN MARGOT GRAHAME 24 VARIETY Wednesday, June 24, 1936 EARKYAKARKUS VICTOR MOORE HELEN BRODERICK /■w'.y.-'/--' V////MM Mm HARRIET iHILLIAi Mehlioned Joir the cast of this exciting musical comedy arc; the $tars oii this page. Nbw btiing readied by Lew Brown; Broadway producer . ♦ . With music by Sam Fain, oompoiet of hits like "I'm No Angel, ' "When I Take My Sugar to Tea," and many others. M 1 1 ) -.1 «5> ■./'.A / , iiili '^yX■.^.\•.\ , ^> ^ ' Gnlyjime can fe^^ The] I ; |toph ^o^Timer wiir present Tas" |is3i€ir:forithe^l9^^ I jy^lj^wh^n^^ he ilashesTacross the] ll^^P^scree^ shovr) f in ^ sharp; { io^ eTsignif icant^ I ;^^^r<>urid of ^ he, 1 \^ift^;i>|oo3^^ imi-^ inlerestr For on him mayj : (depend the rise! or fall of an em-^ ^ire, the prosperity of an indus-: ii ^FY the turn of an election. 'As ^ marches on during the com-, '^^Stson^ Titie Time! [v;^ 7T«n- add jnany^^su^ to' that] .important gallery lof statesmen,^ [messiahs, dictators arid just plain; people thai' have; ;^already at^; 'iracted "millions to the, world'sl box-offices.^ . Produced by the: Editors of, TIME' 2S VARIETY Wednesday, June 24, 1936 PICTURES Van Bedren Productions 6 MUSICALS 6 HEADUNERS 6 SDPERBAS 6 EDGAR KENNEDYS B SMART SET 6 RADIO FLASHES Produced by Lee Marcus PATHE NEWS TWICE WEEKLY.. . Dominant lodaY 8s it has been for a quarter of a century. PATHE TOPICS issues a yetir. Wednesday, Jiine 24, 1936 • ■■ I' • ' , . - , 1, 1 1 II , FILM REVIEWS VARIETY 29 POPPY (WITH SONGS)- Pirnmount .'release of William.. LpBnrorj' nroductfon. Stars W. C. Fields; fcaturcB Rochelle HudBon. Directed by A. lid word Kutherlond. From ploy by Dorothy Don- nelly- ndapta'tloii. Waldmor Touns, Vlr- Jrinla Van Dpp; sonic. Balpli Ralncer. Leo I-obln; cameniv Wlllnm Mellor. At Pa/A- mount* 2i. Y.t W69IC June 17,- '80, Running Prof McCiargle;. ehell6. Htide()n,'i'3 just a series of Interruptloii's- between, th^ Flelds„ comedy bti^iihess. TK& section of the' plot Whjtih prwldea the com'- plicatibns, via villainy. Is nlore helpn f ul, f 01' it ushers in ' ^6,th6rlnfr Dou- cet -as a first' irate'' 'c'OhtrAstlng foil foi' Fields in B6infe of his' best mp- ment?. Director Eddie Sutherland apparr ently knew what he was up agalfast where the story ^was concerned, for he pex'mitted. Fields, to cut loose on his O.Wn In several Ufe-savlng solo splits,. Handing out- the con, giving a jfeie-'nian show ■vVith breakaway pr®|s, or switching his golf routine tomi a croquet 'match, Fields maii- a^e^U.Q stay on top and out in front att^itlmes. Miss Hudson' Is pleasant as the McGargle's young ward, but they . asked for too mucH In requesting her to sing a Verse and a" chorus while hfer heart iS' breaking.- There is only one song,. Hichard Cromwell has a- way . of making a potentially likeable' leading ' boy look sappy, Lynn Overman Is okay as a gritting attorney and MISS Dpucct aces as the Countess Etu Pulzzl, Bige. occur Hor.sholt (a) lo.ses his wife in childbirth; (b) discover.s the child Is deaf; (c) quarrels with and disowns his older son; (d) is led to bellpve the deuf-mute is regaining his hearing only to bo disappointed; (e) goes to Anierica for reunion with the other son only to have latter killed in aeroplane accident; (f) hears that the Austrian border village has been annihilated; (g) becomes a Bowei'y bum. There Is no point, no underlying moral to the whole series of mis- fortunes. ■ The title. 'Sins of Man,' is a misnomer, as Hersholt la a soft ■ttnd kind-hearted man throughout, save for ..his one temporary out- burst of pcevlshnecs .at his son. *W«es of Man' would be a better moniker. Original novel was titled 'Job,' after the Biblical devotee of patience, which presumably means that the. author suggests that one man may survive 40 years of rotten luck. But' is that motion picture entertainment? Early In the picture Hersholt takes his deaf baby to a monastery, adhere Fritz Leiber as a monk prays for its recovery, although Hersholt tells him he Is a Protestant. This Catholic-Protestant mention is un- usual and of questionable discretion as handled. Incident means little to story and merely contuses, Gregory RatpfE, ex-actor, shared. In- the direction. As with the per- formances it is difficult to estimate the merit of the direction. Story is so. synthetic that performances that nilght stand out, and directorial finesse that might seem' first-rate in .the service of better nai-rative, are lost. Possibly the phonyest se- quence in the film has Allen Jenkins browb.eating a. roomful of unshaven and outspokenly cynical • pan- handlers to kneel -on the- floor and pi'ay. Constant striving to give \ ^metaphysical meaning to- the acUon Is a flop. • . - . •. r ' Don Ameche' Is • dkay When doued up with a mustache to play',,the maestro. That presumably ,Is the personality Hollywood should adopt for him. In the role of .the brother wh6 is killed in an aeroplane he seemed flat and without sharply- defined Individuality. More of a !blg plaster smile than anything. After the flnal fadeoiit "Fox gave Ameche a trailer Introduction to the audi- ence as a newtomer., Metro did that for Lulse Rainer some time ago. 'While an effort has bfteri made, throughout to. keep the story's time elements properly costumed and de- tailed this was not always authen- tic. > In 1914, for example, the styles In automobiles, aeroplanes and cer- tain other props were overdone to get laughs. Land. SINS OF MAN 20lh Century-Fos: release of Kenneth MacOowoo productloh. Stars' Jean Hersholt. 'Dlrqctod. }>y ptto Srolver and Gregory Ratoff, , Story b'y ' Samuel- Engel. Fred Kohn.er..- Qsalp Dymow; frorji novel 'Job,' by 'Jo«oph RoUu Camera. Sidney Wagner. At Rndlo'Clty'Muale Hntl week Junp 18, 103$. Running time, 85 mlns. Chrj8l0]||er Frej-moA.'., Jean Hersholt Karl IHFtban . ).' Don Ameche Mario 'wigarelU ) Crusty. , ..Allen' Jenkins Anton Engel. ........J. Edward Bromberg Anna EngeK..; , Ann Shoemakpr TwIcUeleska.,., De Witt Jennings Kather Prior..,.; Fritz Leiber Town Drunk.........,,.,,.'. ..Fi^ancls Ford Fritz ...Christian Rub Slngarelirs Butler. .Adrian Rosley Karl Proyman (boy) Gene Reynolds CabrJel.J"rej™an (boy). .Mickey Rentschler Mr.- ■ H iff; John Mlltern Minister ■. ,...Paul Stanton Austrian Army, Doctor. .E'awnrd Van Sloan Doctor. .'Egon Brecher Tedlbus 'and frequently phony In its sentimental and religious pas- sages, ''SIris of Man' is not a good motion picture. It will be hard to sell, for there Is only Jean Hersholt. Plctiu-e Introduces Don Ameche, a semlTObscure Chicago x'adlo actor, who will mean -little in this in- stance. 'There Is absolutely no ro- mance In the (entire 85 minutes. Story is fui: of bells. Not tlie bells ot St. Mary's or the bells of Herb Williams' old Vaxideville act, bu the bells in the church belfry which Jean Hersholt rings. It's a -little Austrian village. 'While Hersholt is absent in America the war starts and the Italians wipe the hamiet off the map. Iticluding the bells. Twenty . odd years later Hersholt, now a feeble Manhattan floor-washer in the. best golng-to- pot Emil Jannlngs style and make- up, hears a phonograph record o." a symphony in which the theme mel- ody Is the same bells of Wiener- schnitzel. This leads him, after various repulses, to a reunion with his youngest son, a .former deaf mute, but now restored to hearing by the war, bobbing up under an alias Qs the super-genius* of the Milan (Italy) Symphony. He is the great and handsome maestro, Slg- narelli: Being a deaf mute, and jyith the rest of the family and vll- '•ige wiped out, he never knew his »eal name. But he remomhered his hamlet, Wienerschnitzol. I picture has made a conscious ^itort to be a heart-throb. It suc- ^oods Instead in being m6rely the Accretion of a variety of miseries .P' ^vhlch h.appen to one man. . - ...vi/prii n> uiits luixii. band of military outcasts. "I the order in which the hardships J Stem Duna Is the only one whose DANCING PIRATE (MUSICAL) (In Technicolor) RKO-Radlo release of Pioneer < Mother Vera Lewis T.,andlndy Mora Cecil Miss Ponsonby Ellen Lowe Mozo •. ..Tohn KbertM PImte Mate Ma.\- Wagner Sailor James Farley And the Royal Cansinos As the first all-technlcolor danc- ing musical, 'Dancing Pirate* has exploitation possibilities, despite the fact it went haywire. Save for potentialities that Charles Collins suggests. Pioneer's 'Pirate' is too comic operetta to qualify as 193C film fare. Forepart is almost acceptable as Collins la shanghaied for a piratical cruise around the Horn from Boston to lower California, but after he en- lists the lassoing honest In.Iun8 to- best the brigand Spaniards It's a bit too much. If It weren't for Frank Morgan's sturdy farcical moments It would be just too bad. In spots Steffi Duna (who clicked in Pioneer's .signally successful three- reel short, 'La Cuc- araclia') has lier moments, but In toto .she.'.s weak. Collins, ballroom- ologlst when partnered with his wife. Dorothy Stone (of the Fred Stone clan). Is a capable tapster with a lithe ph.vsique and a some- times too dentifrice smile. It's Col- lins" fir.st major film opportunity and he makes much of it, against the Inept stor.v. 'Dancing Pirate' is an old-liine Rhuberty musical comedy label, and the story matches the tag. The ml.stakon identity of the Bovton dancing master as a pirate Is stu- pidly carried through to the end, while the renegade Spanish soldiers are just as stubbornly regarded •5\-ith favor despite the obvlou.sly un- disciplined behavior of tlic boorish Miniature Reviews 'Poppy' (Par). W. C. Fields practically on his own, but enough of him for general b.o. purposes. 'Sins of Man' (20th-Fox). Nothing but misery happens to Jean Hersholt in a feeble heart-throb chronicle that will be hai-d to sell. 'Pancing Pirate' (RKO). Technico'.ored fllmusical, s.ins cast names, further handi- capped by inept story. 'Palm Sprinas' (Par) .Light musical best suited for dualers. •Border Flight' (Par). Well done 'B' production that should do nicely in the dxials. 'Navy Born' (Rep). Okay for the double - uppers, William Gargan in chief role. 'Educating Father' (20th- Fox). Second of the Jones Family series okay for domes- tic nabe spdts but not for the deluxers. 'Doughnuts and Society' ' (Rep). Weak comedy holds no b.o. lure and little* entertain- ment. 'fted Wagon'- (FD). Fair clr- CU& adventure' film -with Charles BIckford,- Greta .NIsr sen and Baquel Torres in cast. English-made; for the dualers. liove.' Mack Gordon and Harry Revel . contributed r 'Will I Ever Know.2' latter two Introduced by Frances Langford, who does them full justice. 'Hills' song gets the biggest plug in the film, being sung by Miss Langford and choru.'t as well as by Ballew. All three have since been widely etherized. Trouble with the entire proceed- ings Is that the director seemed obsessed with the Idea that the tunes had to be dragged in con- stantly. Plot wavers between going strictly musical comedy or struight light comedy, all the time lacking sturdiness. Biggest troiible with Aubi-ey Scotto'b direction, aside from fail- ure to sustain Interest, Is that he neglected to cive Ballew more to do. Sterling HoUoway, providing the best comedy, is excellent in minor role. Sir Gruy Standing, as the father; Ernest Cossart, the bullerj and David Niven, rich young Eng- lishman, turn in well-rounded per- formances, which most of the time rise above the lines or story epi- sodes. Dialog i ; almost exclusively rudi- mentary, . IVcor. perspicacity pars any reasonable de- gree of plot sanity. Luis Albernj in ^me. becomes a'n ally instead of a gaoler, i- Morgan. Is. an engaging If stupid ofllcial. (und father .tf .Duna) whose bunglings. fui'ther complicate the course of . true love. 1 On technic, the cSolor pars Pio- neer's last attempt at 100% techni- color in 'Becky Sharp' — ^thc patterns are achieved at the expense ' of nati^ral express "vm. In other words, the human puppets don't blend with the Robert Edmond Jones" c61or schemes, and the -pastels- result in ashen-gi'ey .physlogriomies for the characters. Even, when the sacrl- iices for the players are made, the background shots doh't click. Chiefly, however! it's -a plot defi- ciency whith the players can never overcome. . "S'iotOr - Varconl Is the major menace. -aided by .Tack LaRue. Alma Real, William V. Mong, Mitch- ell Lewis and Ellen Low*- click with their opportunities, but never is the Illusion faithful. ' , Two Rodgers and Hart songs are more or less incidental, tjtl^d- 'When You're Dancing the -WahS'-ahd '^ve You My Love':?' of which the former Is the more prominent- and the most likely. . Russell Lewis' dances, are In :the Spanish motif,' with the usual miasl- cal comedy liberties for free' 'n' easy Introduction's, such as when Collins gets a respite from the jail and the courtyard Is suddenly filled with terplng fandangolsts in a cape rou- tine or Collins' tap-dancing A'n ^ the scaffold with a noose 'round . his neck. . Alfred Ne-wmaiVs" usually brilliant orchestrating is given fuller and colorful scope with the charac- teristic Latin score.' 'Dancing Pirate' is a weakle.Atel. PALM SPRINGS (WITH SONGS) ^"Paramount relea.se ot AA'altcr Wanger pro- duction. Features Franoe.i Lang'ord. Sinllh Ballew. Sir Guy Standing. DUeclod by Aubrey Scotto, SVroen play liy Joseph Fields: adaptation., Humphrey Pearwon from Mylcs Connolly's original. 'Lady Smith." Songs by Ralph Rainger and Leo Hobin; Mnck 'Gordon arid Harry Revel; musical direction by Boris Morros: oamern. J.imc-s Van Trees. At Paramount. nrookiyn, week June 10. '30. halt of double bill, nun- nlng time. Tl mlns. Joan Smyth Franrps Langtnrd SHmT SmiHi PnUfv/ Captain Smyth Mr Cluy S'nnding Starkoy .' Ernest Cossart Aunt Letty Spring nvjnclon George Brltell Dhvirt Nlvcn Morgan ■ K. ('live Oscor Sterling Hollowny Pud (inily ."Sullon Mrs. Baxter M.ildcl Turner Leonard D.-ivUl Worth Miss PInchon Sarah Edwards This innocuotis little musical serves principally to point up Smith Ballew as a screen type and the pos.^ibllitles of Frances Langford for acting roles. Tt Is Ballew's ])!<''ture debut, and he conies through all right. Ills rej) Is In r'.Tdlo. iiR in. c, robust balladlst and band le.'ider. On the screen, lie photographs well, sho-ws a fair grasp of acting tech- nique, and his pngaprlu,? nfrsnn.illly promi.ses popularltv with femme fapc. He stands well aliovo .«ix feet. IMeture is burdened willi iin inane .story not unlike othei-s rcfciitly on the screen. Too muoli stress has been placed on the songs, tiioiigh all three are excelleiil. l{<*snlt is neglect of plot structure. Film Is overl/O.'iid in length for uiiioiDit and type of material presenlod. DilPcult to conceive it making oilier than ."•'econdary du.nl spots. Ralph Ralnger and Leo Rohln have moulded two nice hit tunes for the piece. 'The Hills of Old Wyom- ing* creates the better impression, peiliaps because of the novel initial introduction and supprl* warblhig o.f Smith Ballew. 'I Don't Want to Make History, I Want to Make Shorts BORDER FLIGHT Paramotlnt release of A. M. Botsford pro- duction. Features Frances Parmer. John Howard. Roscoe Karns. .Robert Cummlnge. Grant Withers, Samuel S. Hinds. Directed by Othd Lovering. Story, Ewing Scott; adaptotlon, S'tuart Anthony. Arthur J. Beckhard: film editcfr, Chandler House; camera, Harry Fishbeck. At RIalto. N. T,, week June ',20, '30. Running time, C8 mlns. Ann- Blarie •. Frances Parmer Lt. Dan Conlon John Howard Lt. Bob Dixon Robert Cummlngs Lt. Pat Tornell Grant Withers Calico Smith........' Roscoe Karns Commander Mosely Samuel 6. Hinds Heming Donald Kirk Jerry Matty Fain Jlmmle.... Frank Faylen Turk.! Ted Oliver ttadlo 'Operator Paul Barrett . Producer A. M. Botsford used a familiar theme In this story of the aerial activities of the U. S. Coast Guard, but followed It well in pro- viding a good cast, good direction and a fast-moving script. Result is an action film that can be sold for nice results In the duals, production not being heavy enough to stand oh Its own In the keys. "Things really don't start to pop until the latter half of the picture, the first part being concerned chlefiy. with building Up the animosity be- tween John Howard, hero, and Grant Withers, also in the service .but something of a cad. Focal point of their battles is Frances Farmer, Howard's sweetie and Withers' goal. This Is entirely, too remindful of the Warner films which" starred . James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, but maiybe audiences don't remember as well as the writers. . Director Qtho Lovering paced the action nicely and Harry Fishbeck took good care of the photography, but the costume department didn't do -any t6o well by Miss Farmer, a looker who. could have carried a softer wardrohe. All the action Is confined to the Coast Guard's battles with a band of smugglers, one of the U. S. flyers, Robert Cummlngs, cracking up nfcely as the victim of the bandit pilot's bullets.. Then the U, S. pro- vides the Coast Guafd with machine guns for Its planes. Withers, some- thing of a showoff besides, Is cash- iered out of the service, signs up with the smugglers, and then, sus- pected by the gang, is kidnaped along with the girl. Plenty of gun-, nlng iOllowing this, with Withers squaring himself with tlie sei-Vlce by purposely crashing the smug-, glers' plane into the boat that's try- ing to frustrate a rescue. Thl.-j also is familiar, but well done, Roscoe Karns does well by him- self as an ace flyer turned plane mechanic, while Samuel S,' Hinds Is sufilclently staid as the Coast Guard commander. Others in the film are in strictly for bits,, but okay, Sc7io. NAVY BORN Republlo release of Nat Levlne produc- tion. Features William Gargan and Claire Dodil. Directed by Nate Watt. Original l>y Mildred Cram; scenarists, Albert De- Mond. ' Olive Cooper: adaptation, Marcus Goodrich; additional dialog. Clnlre Church; photographers. Ernest Miller, Jack Maria. At Fox, Brooklyn, half ot double feature' program, week June 10, 'yo. Running time. 70 mlns. Red Furncss Willl;im Gargan Th-rnice cialrc Dodd BasscM DougluiiH Fowley Admiral Kingf-ton Ucorgc Irving Daphne Dorothy Tree Bill Lyons William Newell 'j'ex Addison Randall Aunt Minnie (Iporgle Caine Mr.u. FiirrlnglDi Claudia Coleman Mr. Strickland Douglas Wood Because oC Its elementary dialog and atmospheric use of the U. S. Navy, tills film won't be a construc- tive soloist. But with William Gar- gan in the Icey role It won't hurt dualling. It's going to be hard to take showing the (Jovernment's sea l)ran()i of defense participate lin- neres.'t.'irlly In a purely private fanilU- figlit. The script Is a model for the old-time serials. Tlic plot l.s complicated and its l)rogrf;ss Is cplaodlc. Gargan; a naval aviator, has promised to look after a pal's child. The kid's mother Is dead and the father dies from grief and from Injuries caused In an auio accident. The relatives of the (Continued on page 45) JOE LOUIS vs MAX SCRMELINQ 3C Mins. Rialto, N. Y. Super- Sports . Film of the £.ouis vs. Schmel- Ing heavyweight bout should clean up, presaging a heavy profit for those who hold the rights and good chunks of extra coin for the fighters themselves, who have royalty por- tions. Super-Sports .\ttractions is producer and distributor, with Mike Jacobs' 20th Centui-j' Sporting Club and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst's Milk Fund also mentioned' In the title clips. Film Itself is a smash from start to finish, thoroughly fulfilling its purpose of providing a clear ac- count of what happened in the ring. It's pretty near as dramatic as the fight must have been to the rlngslders, audience at this cttch- Ing anficlpatlng the knockdown and knockout blo'^vs and cheering as though the fighters were In the flesh. In running 33 minutes, film can give most houses a respite from double-features, the fight film pre- senting an opportunity to b'e billed, as a short-feature. And It lives up to it. Action is clear and complete, little cutting having been done. Condition of both ' fighters all through the battle is also made ob- vious; Schmellng's badly swollen left eye from the second round on, and Louis' puffed up left Jaw and wobbly . knees. Fourth round knockdown of Louis Is repeated in slow motion, showing the defeated colored fighter bouncing three times on the canvass before getting up at the count of two. The twelfth lound knockout is not done in slow motion, however, but the regular speed is so clear that it probably wasn't necessary, Louis' fouling of Pchmeling in th9 eight, tenth and 12th' rounds is very- clear and this picture would have been surefire evidence to prove It la the event the fight ended with a dis- qualification. Sclio. Y. MARCH OF TIME Vol. 2, No. 6 20 Mins. Raditt City Musio Hall, N. RfCb-R.adio • ' 'March' Is iibw hitting the tiff Musio Hall since the closing pt iha Center a block down Sixth avenue. It's' a prostjgo -first run for the' fllr* and -a colottui additioij to tha Mublo Hall's screen where the. ?dttti)e of the newsreel stuff. 4s often too ad- dicted to brevity. The fuller tfeat- meiit pf selected tliemes which. 'March* . provides ought to please the Music Hall's high- type clientele, Austria ahd the ttapeburg royal- ties. Crime ...and ; the probation experts of the Diiited ' States,- and finally Texa;» kiid ^he DallasT'Fort Worth feud ajfe the.it^s In t^o..& of 'Volume 2. •' • • , • . . ' Archives are tapped to reveal the pre-war .feplenddr of .tie aifcient Austrian dynasty. Clips develoo the various stages of the exile. A staged Insert shows Otto, the pretender, aged 12, • being tau^nt how a king says 'I command-' Running com- ment explains (he "gr^edinfess of Hitler and Mutffiolinl to gobble up Austria and Che barriers to a haps- burg restoration. JThe tivo dlctatpra %vere hissed at Music Hall.], I '■• A typical tenement boy's evir pro- gress from sordid surrounfllnErs' into a life of crime and ultimate appre- hension for a murder Illustrates a leiture on the foots of crime, -This hooks In with- recent Atlantic: City convention of probationary Eorccs. NumeVous authorities speak. Time editorializes and the story rcenact- ment drives home the taint spread- ing and deepening over the. char- acter of a boy who might have had a chance. Broad vein of spoofing runs through the Texas stuff. Without taking the Inter-city feud too seriously and gently hinting that Dallas and Fort Worth may be working in cahoots for the mutual Increase of free publicity, 'March' keeps bearing down on the sex and glrly-glrlv stuff, Billy Rose 1« in- cluded acting for himself. It works up to a pip blackout punch when a survivor of Sam Houston, a wily old gent, looks Into the camera after reading some of the literature and cracks, !I don't know whether they're celob.ratlng the birth of Texas or the birth of m'i.'. Triiftitiriir !)y J. Elder Wills. FILMING PLAY BEFORE WEST END OPENING London, June 10. "Idea of trying out a sliow In the provinces, breaking house records with it, and then makjng a film ver- sion before bringing It to the West End, is a new. wrinkle over here. This was done, by Herbert 'Wilcox and ' Jack Buchanan, who are res- pectively director and star of 'This Will Make Ydu -Whistle.' on which Buchanan started work directly he returned, frorii America. ; Agnes Straub Leti . Go . Berlin, June 12. Agnes Straub, actress-manager, is not. renewing her- contract -for the Kurfuersteridamm theatre, built by Max Relnhardt. > House has been taken over by Hans ■Woelffer. Woelffer has signed up numerous screen actors, including Karl Lud- wlg DiehU Gustav Froehllch, tTheo Lingen, Hilde Hlldebrandt, Lll Dag over, Albrecht Schoenhals and Ma rlelouise Claudius. Americf alls In L ondon ^ ' •• 4 : -~ , . • London, J.urie 13. • . Joe Rock thtowing a pai'fy at the Mayiair hotel "to celebrate. the trade- showing of the Harry -Roy picture. „' Ken Harvey' back' he-i'e with an electrically manipulated guitar. Opens June 29 at the Savoy and Berkeley hotels, and then goes to the Trocadero. * ■ . (Charlie. 'Tucker flying to. Pari?, and staying only 24 hours. ' ' • ' Fred Duprez Just back from w^e-k in Berlin. Could not resist the free trip offer. Mills Bros, broadcasting June 37; also Billy Bennett, Will Hay and Peter Bernard, Jack de Waal, general supervisor of Radio Pictures' European ex- changes, here after having opened branches In Pola,nd, ' Sweden and strict* = Shuberts ha-^e finally cinched the deal for 'Green Waters' for Broad- way :in the fall. i . . Molly Picon .wanted , .by John gharman of .the British Broadcast- ing Corp. to broadcast, but George Black refused to gl've permission. Irene Dunne, supposedly here on holiday, may star in one' for Max Schach at.Denhairi. Mary Ellis back again, De Marcos getting spread publicity with pictures as the 'highest paid dancer In the wOrld.' Good stuff jUst before they open at Grosvenor House. .V ■ ; James Fitzpatrlck has started work on the first of his. pound City pi'oductlons lor~Metro. , Miriam Seegar comriiutlng be- tween her London house and coun- try home, I Dave Bums and Albert de Cour- vllle lunching under the trees at Aicot during making of Gaumont-. British picture, •Dead End' being negotiated for Londori showing, but not likely to get by the censor. ■ Max Milder, dining with the Duke of Tork. SChnozzle Durante playing at the Empire, Liverpool, with house hav- ing been sold out four weeks in ELdVS'TlCG* * Warner Bros. (London Office) giv- ing 'Three Men on. a Horse' com- pany a private showing of 'Green Pastures.' Twickenham Films has Edward Everett Horton arid Genevieve Tobin spotted to come this way end of July for a comedy. Eric Pommer Insisting .Jlenry •ShereK come over to the Denham Filrii Studios to confer with himi Dwlght Flske big hit. at the San Marco, latest West End restaurant, which has gone cabaret. George Beatty, due here July 13 to open at Mayfair hotel and Palla- dium, cabled Henry Sherek he couldn't .find a boat for himself, wife and family sailing in .time for hia opening. Both places decided to postpone, Lionel Barrymore wanted by Ci*i- terlon Films for a picture,, but not available, and Ralph Morgan likely to replace. Earl St. John enticing Harry Foster Into his .private sanctum for tea and cookies. . Barbara Bennett (Mrs. Morton Downey.) introducing a new negli- What Doifs a Release Date Mean? London Exiiibs Are in a Dither Bistribs* New Trouble With Mexican Union Mexico City, June 23'. Trouble is again brewing between American film distributors and their l^elp. Local cinematograplilc , em- ployees union complained to the labor department that distributors have allegedly violated collective work contracts' that were iilgried'to settle the four months' strike last January. Department is holding a series of conferences between reps of dis- tributors and employees In .an e:)- deavor to straighten out the situa- tion. MANGAN'S 150G REVUE • IN 2,800-SEAT LYCEUM London, June 13. Francis Mahgan will producis a revue at. the Lyceum in conjunction with the owners, Walter and Fred- erick Melville. Show is being sponsored by Arthur Segal and Nico Lei?, Belgian, son of diamond magnate, and will cost around $150,000 to produce. Renee Houston has been signed to ■ star, with negotiations pending, for Stanley Holloway. Production will play twlpe- nlghtly, . at $2.50 , top, .and opens Aug. 23. Lyceum seats, 2,800. 1 London. June 15. Hopeless situation in the picture release dale problem has arisen here; ' . In the old days films were trade shown and released anything up to a year latei', the release date being decided by the booking diary of the biggest circuit which could be In- terested In. a nation-wide buy. Films Act changed this, shortened release dates, and generally corirpli- cated them, until the . position has now. arisen where exhibitors are squawking at tho layout. • Progression now is that a picture comes into England, .is tabbed in the West End for pre-release, and Is then booked promiscuously,- to suit the distributor In his dickerings with tho big circuits. It may happen that a film will get a pre-release run on one of the big G B central London screens, and then a second and thh'd pre-release run in the number two theatres' in the West End. Then gets pi-e-release In a num- ber of important provincial spots, and may again get second and third substitute pre-general runs in sec- ond cities. , Result Is hopeless chaos. Release date itself varies in different parts of the country, as la known by newspaper scribes, who try and .sup- ply readers with a release Index to the current local offerlng.(lOM Cabia Adilreos: VAKIIi^TT. LONDON 31 . PK IN U S. IN '36-7 Up on Metro, tss for Alleged Control of Mes Sydney,'' June 8. ' • Motlon.PIctuif'e Exhibitors' Asso- ciation 'Is conSltferlhgf' the ' Ide'a . of holldiy. admission mlrilmum to; sixf P9nc3 (i2c) la .th9 " ui^tbes, ' Under an agreement with the. itibtion jPlci' ture . Plstrlbtttors* Association, the' present minimum, Is one shilling (2Ec). ' Lately matters have , not teen niovl^gf any* tod ' sweetly be- ''tweeh the tw*© ksSOQlatlpns, ajidjlt Is freely, antlplpated t?iat^ trouble; lies ahead. :• '■. • • • '•';■< Meetings have been held covering, restriction • on: theatre erection in, pertain .areas, aind the 25% rl&ht of ifejectlori; • M.P."E,A.' claim ' thai the M.P.d:a. tepudlated ah agreement covering «reQtIoh restriction, had been 'suggested that , the - present, Finns Advlsoriy Board .^covering the . quota> be- Tpermltted to straighten out any disputes between the parties concerned. 'This Idea did . not meet with approval and a suggestion was mide 'that ^;boar;d.be arranged be- ,twe^n 'the representatives of the in- dustry itself. This ,T?as done' and Dan Carroll, Prince. Edward, Syd- ney, was appointed chairman.- How- =«ver, the meetings So-;far have lieen abortive.. Original idea of the get- together was to prevent either side from running to the government seeking legislation. - .Move "to Introduce lower admls- •el6n rate is Undoubtedly to combat the ^Ueged Par- Metro tleup In the Melbourne nabes, and to prevent its spread Into N. S. Wales. Time and jVaj^aln . It has 4>een openly charged 'that Peir-Meti*© sporiisor'lndle inter- eats In Victorls^ and N. S. Wales, Just us openlyy Par*Metro deny any financial' sfet^p 'In ' the nabes, stat- ing they are slmiply finding ti mar- ket for . product in all available spots.. . . , : British Squawks. Besides the M.P.Ei.A. move against Par- Metre, British dlstrlbs are up In arms a,galnst what Is described as 'an, A.merlcan strangle- hold upon •the Australian picture Industry.' *■ British claim- It Is practically Impos- sible for them to sell product in many Victorian centers because of the alleged Par-Metro grip; With the British reported its keen for the goverhment to takie action, and the threat' of M.P.E.A. to • bring In a lower admission, ' ParrMetro have created an Interesting situation within the Industry jitself. ' - It Is believed that the lower rate will only operate, in those centers where the alleged Par-Metro Inter-' ests aiTfi located. Opposition theatre owners . hope thereby to take away, trade from the men screening only Par or Metro. . But whether the. M.P.D.A. will .supply plx to the cut-rates Is a question of. importance. Par and .Metro are both . very strong mem- bers of the MJ?.D.A. Refusal to supply pix to the. f ut-raters would probably m,ean a separate fight. It Is thought that some dlstrlbs will stind back of the men In the cut-, rate proposal, If only to give battle to Par-Metro and brlng the flght out Into the open; Trouble Is over the alleged sponsoring by Par-Metro of the weekly-cha jpe . theatres with P-Mln on a percentage basis and a cut of profits above a certain figure. Theatres so sponsored play only the P-M product, with all other dlstrlbs shut out. Exhibs not In on the sponsor Idea say they are In' a spot and can only overcome the combine hy Introducing a slash In admission to six pence. An official of Hoyt's stated to VAniuTT that his organization was not in favor of the lower admission. Mentioned that as from last Easter, admissions had been Increased in .certain centers., It has been .<3tated that Hoyt's was back of many moves to pi-event the P-M advance in Victoria and N. S. Wales, espe- cially m spots where Hoyt's op- erates a large nabe chain. Official stated this was not so. and that his Cham was quite capable of taking care of any opposition ' offered. Harrop tiarrop (M.P.E.A.)'" stated th-at «w httd given a statement to the local trade papers oh .the admission angle. Asked whether the P-Mj tie- up had anything to do with theipro- posal, liarrop nodded his head, 'Said that some action would have' to be tak'en by the. exhibs to stop'; the ..methods at present employed,' and this could lonly be done with a lower admission by those outside the. pale of I»-M. ■ ' Harrop mentioned that the T^is. E. A. was In favor of a tax on gross earning capacity of films Instead Of the present footage duty. Point- ed out . that big plx like. "NaUghty Marietta' earn thousands of dcjllars In A-ustralla", but pay the same foot- age duty as 'smaller plx with less earning capacity. He said I that w«re a gross ta'x in operation here, the, marlcet woul(i open for Conti- nental and other product which, at the present time. Is shut out because of the footage tax.' , Harrop also stated that thie :M.P. E.A; would press for the .erection restriction upon similar lines to those adopted In New Zealand to stop over-seating. Government would be asked to bring in legis- lation to cover a 25'% right of re- jection on foreign pir. Another pojnt to be taken up with the gov- ernment would be the word 'Ac- quire' in the quota act M.P.E.A. desires to know: whether dlstrlbs must produce locally providing there are not sufficient plx made to meet the requirements as set out In the act. M.P.E.A. win ask the gov- ernment, because of the adverse trade. balance between America and Australia, to seek a remedy In America to allow Australian-made Pilx a market in that country. Points M.P.E.A. is fighting 'for are: (1) Prevention of an American combine against local exhibs. (2) . Prevention further theatre building In centers where injury to. another exhlb would result, 4.3) To prevent overseating In dis- tricts reported as already over- seated. (4) Definite ruling by government on quota. (5) Admission cut to combat Par- Metro operations in the nabes. H'WOOD CAST, CREW TO MEXICO FOR PIC Hollywood, June 23. Hollywood cast and technical crew will be used In production In Mexico of 'Carlotta Y Maxmillla.n' by Colonel Film Co, In addition, lo- cal studios will be utilized for film- ing of Interiors, Miguel C. Torres, -president ot Colonial, has left for Mexico City after lining up crew and cast which follows In two weeks. Conrad Nagel goes in male lead .spot, opposite Madea de Novaro. Sixteen week shooting schedule has been set. Jean Bart is doing the English version screen play. boking for Dickinberg • Nice, June 11. Tjatest bird of the phone.v 'film school' species to fl.v the local coop Is guy calling himself Joe Dickin- berg, 'Hollywood producer-director,' Dickinberg told suclters he planned to produce 'Ben-Hur* at the VIctorine plant, erstwhile Fox property. After depositing anything from $7 to f 35 for 'cost of film used In screen tests and make-up outfits' girls were hired and given cards with their name's and various desig- nations, .such as 'spear carrier No. 1,' 'shield wlelder No. 2,' 'chariot driver No. 3.' etc, with instructions to report for work at La 'Victorlne. Then Dickinberg beat It. The cop» haven't fotmd him yL FILMS IMPBOII[D Less Than 80 Britlsh-Macle Productions in Past Sea- son^ Next Season- Will Increase General Scope IMPQRTANT FIEU) More English-made features will be shown In Anjerlca in 1936-37 than In any previous desison. Estl- mate that approximately lOO pic- tures made In Great.Brltaln will ob- tain widespread distribution In the U. S. during the coming season. This compares with less than 80 subjects In the. isame category that secured worth-while distribution in the past year, which was a new ' high for general English plx .In the U. S. ..Film executives estimate that' American distributors depend on distribution in foretgrn lands, large- ly English-speaking countries,' for virtually onerthird of the total rev enue or about $500,000,000. Hence, It Is considered only a logical develop ment to witness U.S. companies ar- ranging for better and more wide- spread distribution of Engllshrmade films, particularly as the product improves. Check-up reveals, that while there have not been many inore English- made films released In this country In the last 12 to 15 mionths, they have obtained more widespread cir- culation because the pictures have been of better quality. It Is the manner in which English-made fea- tures have improved that' has prompted many. American major and Indie distributors to spot them oh regular schedules in recent months. AUSSIE PRODUCE'S U. S. TECHNICAL STAFF Hollywood, June 23. After a week here...Iooklng over production methods, Eric W, Bed- ford, production manager' for Com- mpnwealth Pictures, Ltd., of Aus- tralia, has pulled out for New York to discuss state right releases of his production in this country. Commonwealth plans to turn out two or three features annually to take care of quota requirements. Upon returning here from" New York In about a month Bedford will assemble production and technical staff here to take with him to Syd- ney. Producer has deal on with Wallace Wqrsley to go to Australia to direct .series of pictures. Noyello Masical Next For Lane;1li$eVa Bust London, June 13. 'Rise and Shine,' last Drury Lane show, Is closing at the big theatre after less than eight weeks. Musical was a failure from the start, largely due to Its lack of comedy, and has had the shortest run of any Lane productioA for some year.s. Louis Dreyfus sailed with Lee Ephraim" on the Queen Mary's initial trip to have a look at 'On Your Toes' In New York, with a view to securing it for the Lane, but cabled it was not suitable. Next presentation there will be an Ivor Novello musical, 'CareleH.s Rap- ture.' The actor-manager-author will produce, and the venture will be his own. He Bcems to have hit the Lane formula, fOr his 'Glamorous Night,' although no great shakes, had the melodrama background In the tradition of the house. Some talk ot running pictures at the house during the summer, -n'hile the new Noveilo piece is in course of .^H'oductinjo. Na^s Reduced Underwriting Hits German Producers 1; Helps Austrians An Upset?. . yienria, June 11. Vienna recently. had the op» portunity' to. see tKe Film House Owners battle the Film Distributors. ' in. a football match. Film House Owners won. SOUR GREETING FOR FRENCH Paris, J'une .12. Much French bitterness greeted the 1936-37 foreign films quota.' It's the same as last yeai-'s, and -will be enforced from July 1, 1936,' to June 30, 1937. Visa, of Service dU Controle Clnematographlque' is still comjpul- soryr^ubs are to be done entirely in France wlthlii four months Qf the inscription date, and limited to 94 by- semesters. Mention of the diib.' blng, an exact 'translation of the title, names of dUbbing aiid dubbed artists, name of the place where the dubbing took place, all these are to be Indicated at the beginning df the film. ■ ■ ' • ■ ■ Pictures without visa on July 1, next, as a result of their overnum- berlng the- quota, will be allowed an extra four months, beginning . on that date, providing their inscrip- tion has been done before. Houses showing, original versions are-Hmited to five' fbr the 'Seine de- partment, and 10 . for the rest of France, With a maximum of two per department. But these figures can be upped by the Ministry ol^ Na- tional Education. Cartoons are still free of aniy re- strictions, and, as In the past, the showing of films from countries that have Imposed restrictions on the showinef of French pics at home, will be regulated by special accords be- tween the. two governments. MEX SPECS GET NICE TOSSING FROM GOV'T Mexico City, June 23, Specs got another sock with new civic regulations which demand they post a cash deposit of $150 and a bond of $300. They are only allowed to up 10% of face value (old top was -25%), must not operate In streets or lobbies and are compelled to have offices or stands at least 200 feet from amusement center en- trances. . AH .must also have good health tickets. If foreigners, the specs must prove that their presence In Mexico is legal. They can only soli tickets to seats in second, fourth, sixth, eighth, 10th, 12th, 14th and IGth rows. Box of- fices handle ducats for all other lo- cations, ' 4th Round-Tripper London, June 14. Latest BrltlKh film critic to make the Hollywood round trip is Con- nory Chappell, on film and tlieatre desk of Rotherrnere's 'Sunday Dis- patch,' who leaves June 17. Chappell learned the London run- around from VAniOTif, having start- ed as a mug in its London office. He'll spend three weeks, on the Coast. Four London film reviewers hayi grabbed the round, ticket from thi papei's this summer. ^ Vienna, June 11. Austrian film Industry has Ita busiest season ahead.' Mondial and. Tobis Sascha producing conipanlea are ^working overtime In their stu* dlos on the outskirts of Vienna. 'Prater,' Vienna's Coney laland, la being made now by Moridlal, Emo jis directing, with Magda Schneider and Willy Elchberger playing the leads. Music by Willy Schmidt Gentiier.^ ' - .Tlie German star, "VV'llly Fprst, la planning to produce his. Q^n pictures here by renting either the studios of Tobls Sascha or starting a ne-wr company, . . . , , . A .new Franz .Schubert, film Is In. the making, with" Oily von . Flint, Albrecht Schoenhals and Maria Andergast. " Directed, by. Kobert Reich, the Slevering studios ot Sas- cha Is producing an operetta with Franzlska Oaal, Szoeke Szakall and Hans Jar^y, At the camera Is WlUy Goldberger, who recently, came t* Vienna from London. Jan Klepura has signed for his first Austrian- made picture, 'Opernrlng.' Walter Relsch finished his latest plcturft 'Silhouettes' before departing for America. , Present upward, trend here .is at'* trlbuted to the lessening of financial help, to .German producers by th» Nazi government . Down to 40% Up to a -short time ago the prO' ducers in Germany were guaranteed 60% of the costs by the distributors and 30%' by the export commissioa of the ifovernmeht . Thus, the pro- ducei's had only 10% of the Investel capital to risk. But suddenly th« guarantee of the distributors waa reduced to 40%. This was, for In- stance, the reason why the Jan Kiepura film originally planned In Germany was not continued.- ■ While the question Of permit of Austrian films In Germany has been settled, the Vienna courts wero asked to decide on the film 'MausL' Standard company had employed Guefither-Krampf for the camera. Kampf had Informed the company that he Is a member of the German film ■ caniermen's union. It ' turned out later that Kampf was not a member. Further, Kampf s racial question had not been settl(fed en- tirely.' He could hot prove hl« 'Aryan' parentage. Thus, the Ger- man film import commission re? fused 'Mausl' import permission. Kampf's salary was withheld .by Standard company, but the court decided that the company must pay half his salary. BRESLAD'S TOUGH TIMES WITH OEY 2 THEATRES Berlin, Jiin^ 13. Gerhardt Hauptmann theatre, former Breslau circus building and known in the yeaf-s before 1933 oa the Thalia theatre, is closing for good, after considerable mone-y waa Invested last year for rebuilding. Every effort was made to keep the house going, and special endeavors by the 'Kraft durch Freude' party organization with cheap admlsslonfl were put forward, but all In vain, biz becoming so bad that order was given to shut It down. Breslau lost the Lob(? theatre last year, another ramshackle building that could not be rebuilt. Remaining legit in . the city of 600.000 is the Stadt, where operaa Interpolate with drama. Town la l)adly hit by largest number of un- employed In Reich. TWICK'S FEAUIEIN Berlin. June 12. Dolly Haas. German film attreHU, has been engaged by Twickenham for the lead In 'Fall of an Empl*i>/' LO be made in London. Masi'Ulind lead goes to Franit >spe 32 VARfETY VARICTi HOWSE IIEVIEWS Wednesday, Juqe '24« ' 1936 MU$IC HALL/N. Y. Dear Cecijia Ager: Don't bother to go Into much de- tail dbout -what the girls are wear^ .Ipg this., week at the Music Hall. 'Regular house review Is mentioning that. Wills, yan and Alfred Stern f bave costumed, .the Rockpttes and . the ballet corps with especlar charm. ..^ However, you might put In some of tho" technical details. yvha.t do you .. call that blue cloth with the white .dot?? . Of. course the 'Slavonic Bhapsody' Is a cinch. That's satin -r-or do the Duponts own every- thing? Anyhow,- It's probably something taew to Willa Van and Alfred-Stem • to be mentioned in the regular house review. It's so seldom. Tou know how. unqotith mbst of the . ■VARiBTr mUggs are. Never notice ' i^astel shades. Not sensitive like; you are, mom. They Just say in ■ their reviews: 'This -week the Music ' Hall orchestra pit Is in the balcony.' • And let It- go at that, Too matter- of-fact to see the ftne points. *• . Now take that rhumba the Rock- ette.s do; That's art Doesn't It ;3xnake yoti fatigued to think of. the rehearsals those kids must put in? . It mustr be easier at Mtnsky's. ^ut . why l3 it art, mom? Not Just the '"^iggleSr .but the brightness of it all —the red chlfton • handkerchiefs hanging from, the wrists, the oblique . cut, the vivid blue, of the soubretty fikirts. There's speed, rhythm, sex and art all iii thia,t one number. And . . the costMrtidng deserves plenty of the credit Or ajfe yp'u going to be . stubborn; mom, like you are about ■yiour hats? , Life among; the Slavs must be . _)>retty strenuous, too, mopi. In fact, ."; ilfe inuqt be Just one long rehearsal iat that Music Hall. .Bid you get a load o£ those musqles on Nicholas Daks? ^omj those are legs. . Sinews . Df .ateel on. wings of feather* Hp Hd^ts through the .air > like in thti^ Hoiig,: The men, Inciuding^ Daks, are pr6tty colorfully costumed In that Slavohlc dlsh, didn't you think? Or don't you mention- men In your de- partmeinit? ■ • > And how about the Gl6e Club aijd those white liriess jackets? With .• 'The Road to Mandalay' wouldn't It jMve bettered the effect to use i;ed - '.Jackets?- British Empire motif and' all that Of coiu:se you knew all along that . 'Rbad to Mandalay" ■ "would be revived. It was Just a breathing spelli • What did you think of the cod tuflnlng for Dudley and „Cetter than she's ever been. Audience couldn't get enough of this ample singer and, from the way .they., pounded their palms in appreciation, Indications are that she could easily be ' .de- 'irelbped into a run attraction and name for this house. And finally there Is. Don Cum-<° mings, the rope-manipulator 'with his monolog comedy, handling his lariat and his lines with' equal ef- fectlvenessi Verne Buck is in and out throughout the running .of the show for, blabk-otits with various mehibers 'of the bill. But the black- outs were generally flabby. - - Flicker Is 'Absolute Qulef (MG): Business stcong. Oold^ ' MET, B*KLYN Ed( Sullivan's' "Water Under the Bridge' •staiiza-'vi^bich bolsters up his dtage alppeafance is a honey collec- tion in its current away. Feature has been good fare tor some time blit' the' latest clips,, especially the more fenlote old-timers, had house alert ; throughout. . Series . seemed longer 'than usual- this time. This film bit coupled with the Rltz Bros, (ff) brings the footlight program around nicely. ■ _pPS?»Uig with a. Chaplin' scene, •Water' reel looked hackneyed until Loh' ,Cha;ney, Valentino, John G,il- hert,' Sdrah. Bernhardt and . Pearl White •Were viewed. High, spot though is- a flash of ziegfeid: iiiter" vlewiilg chorine^ .(Virginia Bruce In the line): for 'Smiles* with Marilyn Miller; jFred and Adele Astaire shuf- fling before th^ camei^. Also a shot of the - Vettnon Castles during their heyday In some pre-war samples of ballToomology. (Museum- of Modern .Art Film' Library tried reviving this Castle opus but gbt a stiff squawk frphi: the. former dancer now In Chi, an^ had, to shelve it). Film serves Siillivah well. His m'.c. chores are standard for the most part. .'- Rbbblns Family (3), two boys and girl, all young, figure In current Da-ym Patror layout, specializing in acro.batic turns, the getaway flash being an expertly presented series of black-flips. Trio covers ground in this,' instead of holding a. single marHed spot down. Nothing reffula- tlon about the offering. Ethel SHep'- hard for a swing stint also a' blonde solo chanting . during an Irving Ber Un 'medley by Harold Stern'5 orches tra. Leader not present, having won a bet on Friday night's flght with Nat Brussilof 'of WOR', New York, the loser plnch-hlttlng, according to the columnist. Band's only duties outside of straight orchestral frame Included a^sqld from Bill Smith, and a trumpet, number from another member. Music okay on its own. Rltz boys familiar to Met patron age, and. business of madcap pranks •easy for the audience. Not so much knopkahoUt antics,- but act registers Just the same minus the heavy mus- .cular effort. Stage department clocked at '60 minutes. "Little Ml.ss Nobody' (20th-Fox) On the screen Vaude on exit with thl^s bill. Show intact goes to Loew's State next week." Bral. Wintergarten, Berlin [ Berlin, June 12. ' . Wlsenbelmera think they have foUnd the solution for the popu- larity of -vaude in Germany. They maintain that It Is the «old acta resurrected In modern style which mikes It possible to present straight vaude to present-day customers. Judging from current Wlntergarten bill, there may be some truth in it Show starts smartly with Capt, Klaas, Hein and Abel, comedy wire act, with the humor of the Capt. a bit watery. It's slapstick com- bined with a few novel tricks, sucn as placing a life-sized dummy on the silver ^l^readi as understander for. a two-men-high. They still use the umbrella for balance In this act Qus firpap, 'paper King,* revives the old paper tearing. Erpap, in sailor dress as Is the flrst act is not so ;forte on showmanship, but the mob likes . him. ; Rulyana. Martonettbs are very en- tertaining. Some novel bits, such as • transforming a rlkska into an auto, a cock Into .an elephant, a motor cyclist Into an airplane and a dancer into, a Zepp. . Jimmy and Charlie, comedy acro- bats, are iji the style of- Roth and Shay* with variations and comedy attempts. Finale -is a trapeze stunt with a forward somersault into toe hang of partner's feet. A^ click. iShyretto. Trip, '. a r iaretty blonde and two boys, start with bike routine long "forgotten In most countries, but a thriller- here,, going into high 'wheels and. finishing with the drunks, . Good, act, Kurt Self ert and Robert Dorsay are supposed to be the ribtlcklers of bill. Seifert pocket- edition of the late Fatty Arbuckle, was far more funny some nibnths ago at Scala in the 'Crazy ShbtC," where he was given coaching, and the right material. Here not so strong. His partner ditto. Team makes ahf other appearance In second part of show; using material from . the Viennese revue., at^c the Eur'opa House Palm Court, a number of blackouts that garner some laughs, . Crlzl Royko with her 12 Hii.ngar- lan Gypsy musicians (10 femiheS) is the highlight of current bllL A swell band, act nicely jpresented and going over big, with Glzi outstandr Ing in sQlb terp and violin offerings. Another . girl does -vejl, with . flne singing. Girls change costumes three times. . ' . Georgys Troupe (one girl, three boys)," perch .and foot ladder, with girl working ". atop a criss-cross ladder. JNovelty Is the last trick, which. Is ..presented downstage in front of stalls. Two boys hold a pe^b. each,, girl climbs one and tttSunts a second , perch held atop of ground perch, finally working right up In files. A thriller that looks the part and for the° audience, too. - Two attendant^ standing, by Show could have run' much longer than 60 minutes. Judging from, audi- ence enthusiasm, but Lewis vetoed the encores, cutting into applause with following number and main- taining rapid clip from, start to flnlsh. • Cohen. about and play guitar and fiddle With no let up in clowning, earning I of latitude, building "'eni' uiv'"when a call. Line does routine dressed as gyp- sle.s as Intro to Gypsy Nina, smart- looking girl with above average voice. Sings the usual songs and tries out 'Caro Nome' with good coloratura' effects. Although It was long, crowd liked it. Closes singing 'Lights Out,' with line swinging in back. Harris and Howel, colored act, scored with their patter and In- struments, showing swell ability on piano and fiddle. •Case Against Mrsi Ames* (20th) and 'Florldi Special* (U) on screen. X,ane. STANLEY, PITTS, Pittsburgh, June 19. Pittsburgh Is one spot where Ted Lewis can play on percentage with safety. He's been hot here for a decade, still is and probably will continue to be as long as that bat- tered topper holds out. Ushers at the Stanley, who've had virtually a vacation for last few months, earned their money today. Hour' before the b.o. opened there was a block-and- half-long line stretching around the house, despite hottest day of the year, with the ropes up for break Picture is 'Things to Come* (-irA) but the answer is Lewlsi- ■;x- y VARIETY 1 II 54| '■J I AMONG PICTURES IN PREPARAHQm OR COMPLETED NORMA. SHEARER, LESLIE HOWARD in "RonwoandJuIier^AUILMUN^ LUISE RAINER in ♦•The Good Earth"...A MAIOC BROS. nCTUBJL..NORMA ,SHEARER in "Pride and Prejudice". . . JEANETTE MacDONAlD, NELSON EDDY in "Maytime". . . GRETA GARBO in "Cimille**. . . GRETA GARBOin -^•Beloved". . . . NORKIA SHEARER, CHARLES LAUGHTON in ''Marie .Antoinette". . . WILLIAM POWELL, MYRNA U>Y in "The Prisoner of 2end« ;...'mOADWAY MELODY OF '37" with Heanor Powell, AUanJones, Igor Gorin, Sid Silvers, George Murphy, Una MerkeU Frances Langford ... Rudyaxd Kipling's "KIM" with big M-G-M cast including FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW . . .*'MSL AND MRS. WASHINGTON" by Rupert Hughes . . . "BORN TO DANCE" with Eleanor Powell, Allan Jones, Sid Silvers, George Murphy, Buddy Ebsen, etc . . WALLACE BEERY in "The Foundry". . . Wtt.LL\M POWELL* MYRNA LOY ih"After the Thin Man"...CLARK GABLE in "No Heto"...WILLlAM POWELL. ,LUISE. RAINER in "Adventure For Three". . . JOAN CRAWFORD. CLARK GABLE in "Saratoga". . ."CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS" with big M-G-M cast induding FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW . . . LUISE RAINER in '^Maiden Voyage' icr. CLARK GABLE (tentative) in^'The Great Canadian". . . "EASY TO LOVE' 'with Eleanor Powell, Allan Jones, Buddy Ebsen,. Frank Morgan, Sid Silvers, Una Merkel, Frances Langford, etc. the first release of the New Season "THE GREAT 2IEGFELD*' /STORY PRQPERTIES r ■Millions of dollars in story, and play properties, the result of unceasing search the jvorld over, many of which*wni make up the balance of the product. I THREE MIU10N& FOR PROMOTION] |In 1936-37 M-G-M puts behind its unprecedented array of Giant Entertainments a far-flUng promotion drive in the newspaper^, national magazines, nationwide bill- iboardsi network radio, exploitation staffs, etci Be sure that you get this bopk persondly^, Doa^t let someone else "borrow" it ^tst. You wouldn't blame them. In all modesty, it*s a, ion for any li-, brary« It runs approxi^ matdy 118 pages» pro*' fusely iHustrated widi informal, candid pK>> tares of the vast galaxy* of M'G'M stars and^ players. irS THE BIG BOX-^ OFFICE NEWS OF' 193649371 ^ DON'T LOOK. NO Wl But when you^ve finished these pages, there^s more on the next one^. H6 VARIETY Wednesday* June 24) 1936 P. S, And when you get "LEO'S CANDID CAMERA BOOK" ask your M-G-M Branch Office for the most im- portant SHORT SUBJECT ANNOUNCEMENT EVER MADE BY ANY COMPANY ANY TIME! "Qlorifying the Short Subject" JUNIOR FEATURES 1936-1937 (Two reels each) 6 M-G-M MUSICAL COMEDIES 6 CRIME DOESN'T PAY (One reel *ach) 10 M-G-M MINIATURES '"Chic" Sale— Robert Benchley— Carey Wilson io TABLOID musicals' ll8 HARMAN-ISING HAPPY HARMONIES CARTOONS IN 3-COLOR TECHNICOLOR .(One reel cachr-cqminued) 12 FITZPATTIICK TRAVELTALKS - IN 3:COLOR TECHNICOLOR 18 P£TE SMITH SPECIALTIES 12 . HAL- ROACH'S "OUR GANG" • COMEDIES HEARST METROTONE NEWS Edwin C. Hill, The Globe Trotter (Twice Weekly) Wednesday, June 24/ 1936 P | £ I U R E § VARIETY 37 New— and Better Somethins abaojutely new. In an- nual announcements has Ijeen pro- duced by ' the Metro staff under Howard PIfitf. It is attractive, dif- ferent. and It does not require two nten and a hoy to help hold it while It ia being read. Its pages are only 8x9 Instead of half sheet size and color Is used spai-Jngly with com- paratively few of tHe pages In two- • colou and black. The text pages are picked up In red, but only two or three lines in the color and the run- ning comment oh the iHay calendar is clearly Readable aji* convincing. The issue takes its insph-atlon from the tltje. 'Lea's Candid Camera Book,' •with a couple of hundred amall candid shots alternating with full page pictures of the stars, most- ly In crayon.. There is none of the flomboyant splur^re of color in illus- tration of the titles. The book offers ft running story of the product illus- trated with the candid shot's, but In • only one Instance' applying to a pro- duijtion; that for 'Good. Earth,' Bound with a celluloid substitute for spiral binding that permits every page 'to be opened flat. . The book Is so completely differ- ent from the time-honored style that it marks a new, and welcome, mile- stone in exploitation annals. Plenty of Speed SId KeQhetnlk, of. Warners, sends In a copy of an appreciative letter, from Bob Paskow, of the Warner Newark stiaff, praising the press book on 'The White Angel' and add- ing .he had picked 60 good ideas. That's a bit like the hand scratch- ing the head, , but the Warnei* home office staff rates plenty of nods' for this accomplishmentt ... - After the ' flnaucial success of "Pasteur,* a commercially, unpromls- Irig picture; that surprised by col- lecting coin, the Idea seems to have been that 'White Angel,' which tells the story of Florence Nightingale, might be worth special, plugging In view of the possible returns, so the boys, not only shed their, coats but shucked their, vests and went ■ to lyork, , . The result .is a showman's delight. Page after page of sanely practical stuff, nono^ofit costly and most of . it effective. There are three pages oi nurserdoctor stunts alone, special drive.'* on women, with plenty of standard stunta and as many nov- eltie."}, . ' . . •• It's 36 pages, most of which Is der v.oted to its legitimate . purpose of telling the manager how to sell the public. It is one of the best pre- . pared books to show up in a long time and should put every renter . In the money.. Diplomacy _ Some years ago Jack Rowley, of Robb & Rowley, wanted some girls to ride in an ' open car for "Why Girls Leave Home'. He wanted the ■smart looking deJ)S wJio couldn't be hired. It didn't seem to be so good for the sort he .could pay. • He picked out a little group and offered to give them a box party if they had the nerve to pull off the stunt. That appealed to their sporting blood and they went through It where an offer of ^cash Would have 'been fatal. Just diplomacy. . E W M. .Orowltz wanted to' put a billboard atop a one story taxpayer in an .ideal location. . He knew the owner of the istore had turned down qfcers so he went around to see the man, but he did not talk money. He told his listener that the low build- ing looked dinky and pointed out how much better it would look with an addition, even if this were only a billboftrd. That convinced, and prowlti got the sign. Diplomacy agam. . . The ifayor of a certain town an- nounced he would not have the streets cluttered up for advertising purposes. All street work was out, A manager knew His Honor was deepy Interested in the local or- phanage. He invited the Mayor to oving the children to a special Showing, promising to provide transportation. This he arranged . through Rotary. As a final touch he provided a brand new car in which iije Mayor headed the procession. J- hey made it a parade to the theatre. After that the Mayor could not very well crack down on prams 01 newsboy parades. More diplo- macy, _,^i^cre la always other than the 61 at) method of getting something, A Catch to It p "^he Hrtgue. tTriu ■'^!^'"'^• magician, now touring ftoiiand, found an exploitation stunt w Amsterdam by advertising "that random would pick on Rcuertised day from telephone dl- v„"°ry from each letter of alpha- m,^ .t "i^n^es and he will Just call those who at orfce fr",^^'*^ with his mystic formula: m^^^^'l'*^ ^•'n' will get two free passes for the night performance, «Ji subscribers, who saw advertise- ment on alert now. Knowing Words One of the best theatre copy writers in the business keeps oil his desk a . dollar volume of the dic- tionary. If he cannot find the word in this lexicon, he thinks twice about using It. He has it figured that most persons have a limited vocabulary and he might get over their heads. He will use addi- tional words now and then, but rarely. He wants to keep to the level of his patrons. He wants them to understand and does not seek to Impress them with un- familiar words. And if he has the least doubt about the exact mean- ing of a word, he verifies the defini- tion. Some words sound very much alike and yet have a different mean- ing. . A good . example Is found in Nathan Yamins' greeting on the Al- lied convention in Cleveland.; He explained that the town was se- lected as containing :Allied's most virulent organization.' He meant 'virile' which means full of manly vigor. ''Virulent' means poisonous, which is not much of a compliment to the Ohio branch of Allied. One of the most commonly mis- used words Is 'replica' which has almost gained a second meaning through acceptance but which still means a reproduction of a work by the orlginar"ti!eator and, by infer- ence, approximately to the same scale. When an advertisement re- feris to a replica of a famous battle; a star not unlike some better known player or a reproduction of a famous building, the word is used out of 'its proper sense. That's generally un- derstood, but the exhibitor who hot long igo advertised that a new star 'replica of Mary Pickiford' was .off key. Don't try to sell 40 cent tickets with $4 words, but If ybu must, at least know wha^ ' those wgrds mean. - For Father's Day St, Louis. With 'Sina of Man' as the Father's Day attraction; Jimmy Harris, p.a, for Loew!s, snared .a lot .of goo.d will and newspaper publicity for his the- atre by taking . a print of the pix to the Masonic Home for old men and screening It for them. As theme of story' ls that of father and son Move there' was evidence of tears being shed as story struck some vein simir lax' in" the lives of the audience Stunt was basis for feature stories and art in' local rags, the art being of the oldsters. This was the highlight of the pro gram, which included distribution of 10,000 heralds in McCrory's B and 10; 5,000 payroll envelopes distributed to employes of a large manufacturer, each envelope imprinted with cur rent attraction and theatre; • book windows and counter displays .and 3,000 book marks given away In de- partment stores. Walgreen's ; chain of drug stores gave mention- of screen feature oh menu cards. Cam- paign was rounded up with special life story and screen debut of Don Ameche in an afternoon rag as well as art and story on newspaper radio pages on Ameche when .he headlined on 'The First Nlghter' and 'Grand Hotel' ether programs. It's a Bird TsLComa, . One . of the most unusual openings of a theatre in the history of the Pacific North- west Was celebrated at Sum- mer when the remodelled Riv - iera,- owned by Mike Barbvic and Pete Constantl, gave away a flock of live thickens by throwing them from the can- opy In. front of the house.- Birds had to be caught by hand. Convention Stuff Mort Goodman, publicity man for the Hippodrome, Cleveland, leaned on the Republican convention for 'The King Steps Out." Two boys with banners' reading "Vote for Grace Moore' and appropriate follow popy hung around the downtown sector and Grace Moore and Fran - Chot Tone on a, GOP elephant was planted, in a full window display in the Wu'rlltzer store.' Box cards -were used In four leading hotels, and other cards were displayed In the buses. ' . ■ ■ There were air ■ plugs on "WJAT and .WGAR for seven days ahead and special ads In language papers and the Bartender's Guide supple- mented .special ads In three dailies, and the elephant was repeated on .a downtown bannel*. A big lobby dlsjplay, . of ^ course, and plenty, Vof small stuff. Weil's Tipoff Following his custom, Joe Weil has prepared a follow up on 'Show Boat' which is being sent to all houses having bookings. This dif- fers from the press book which shows what might have, been done on the picture. It gives the deferred runs dope on what actually has been done, which really is the more im- portant. It is a solid service to the smaller houses. There Is no bunk and no sales, talk. It's all meat. Several reports on free Maxwell House coffee to pati-ons. in some in- stances accompanied by doughnuts, promoted locally. Palntages and Hillstreet theatres, Los Angeles, day and dating, got out an eight page special tabloid paid for by merchant ads, all tieing. into the picture. In Sj'racuse Jay Golden, of the -Keith theatre, got around a local anti- stencial law by stenciling tarred roofing paper and laying* the strips on the sidewalk. The heat virtually cemented the paper to the pave- ment, W, W. Blsley planted three differ- ent contests for the Palace, Roches- ter, in as many papers, lifting the 'eyes' contest from the press book Des Moines theatre in that Iowa town gave tickets to the boy scouts .who made the best clean up. jobs on their respective blocks, while the daily papers applauded in print, and the Memorial, Boston, liad a peram bulating showboat and In Pittsbui-gh the Alvin pushed a calliope around tp-wn. With - the exception of the calliope It's all within the reach of the smaller houses. . - BEHEVD >Ae KEYS Summer Club One stunt that worked well for a ' nabe hoUse last summer was a weekly stunt night with a member- ship drafted from the boys from 12 to 16. At the beginning they were required' to register and about 150 came in on the stunt. Those ex- pecting to be away on vacation for a couple of weeks registered those weeks as exempt; From the list 15 boys were selected each week for some sort of. stunt, pie eating, cracker eating and the nke. The contests were run off between the two night shows and any boy called for the contest and not showing up was barred from the club. House ran off a series of ten contests between the middle of June and the end of August, each contest carrying a small prize. The following week the 10 winners of the previous contest engagea in a finals with a more important prize— a .trophy cup and a month's season ticket. Most of the contests were ar- ranged in conjunction with some store, a bakery supplying pies for one. contest and a confectioner kicking in with ice. cream for another, the regular chocolate cream being re- inforced . with more chocolate to provide .plenty of color. A Xruit store supplied apples to .be eaten while pendant from a b.itton, with an entrant dlsquallflc-a If the apple broke from the string, and a grocer su])plied a very dry cracker for the cracker eating contest in which each boy was required to eat three crack- ers and then whistle a chorus of a song with a mirror held in front of him to catch any cracker particles, which disqualified. Kach store was good for a big window advertising its awn contest, and that all helped. Properly worked up It assures one good midweek night each-fperlod. Chicago. G.S.O,' circuit, which operates sev- eral Chlcagd nabe houses,' is build- ing a new 1,800-seat House in Evan- ston, ■ Has leased property .for 35 years from Northwestern Univ.er- sity-with the school giving permis- sion for tlieatre. patrons to use its stadium parking grounds. House, 'to lie tagged the Stadium, Is de- ;slgned by . J, E. Ol Prldmore. ,. : Tom Gilham named manager of :Chi exchange for Warner Brd,s.,^siic- ;ceedlng Leo Blank who becomes ■midwest division manager. Gilham 'has been-oflice manager .'for War- ;ners here for many years, James ; Winn,, former midwest manager for Warners' how with Grand National, exchanges as midwest division chief. Spartanburg, S, C. Sale of the Criterion' theatres in Siiartanburg and Anderson, ,S', C,. to the Wilby-Kincey cha^ln announced here. The Carolina theatre at Higli Point, N. C. also was Included in the deal, ■ Purchase price "svas not divulged. Deal has been cooking- for several weeks and some time ago Wllbv- Klncey negotiated an option with L, C. Sii)o of L. C. Slpe Theaters Company,- owner, on the throe houses. Slpe's two other theatres, the Palmetto and City at Chester. S. C, were not included in the i.iul and he will continue to operate them. Deal is one of largest In sev- eral years involving North and South Carolina houses. Providence, Victory Theatre, RKO unit here has been tiaken over by A. A. Spitz, local chain operator. Deal consum- mated Saturday, and theatre had been closed for extensive alterations. RKO still had one year to go on lease. Spitz purchased lease, and took out options, for 10 and 20. Deal leaves Richard E. Parrell, Victory manager, waiting for new assign- ment by RKO. Hartford, Walter Lloyd of the Allyn and Mrs, Lloyd have gone to Chicago to visit her parents. Don Chambers, foi'merly connected with the publicity department of the M. & P. Theatres In Boston, has Joined the Connecticut division. He will be located in this city. Denver. ■ B.' P. -McCormick, owner of the- atres at Canon City and Florence, Colo.' lias opened his new El Cortez, Hot Springs,- N. M.- . .. Ed Conahan, • assistant manager at Isis, promoted ' to manage the Hiawatha. - Louis Williams,- Hia- watha manager, moved to Walsen- burg,,Colo., succeeding Wayne Gos- sett, resigned. . . , '.. James Howell, manager, of the Rex, Brighton, .Colo., moved to Rojcy theatre, Denver, and Defor-_ rest Swajison, of Roxy, is now at' Rex.. - T, A. Whalen. who purchased the Kiva tlieatre, Santa Rosa, N. M., from R. L. Riddle, has reopened the house as the Pecos, after redecora- tion and remodeling. Hearst and Eiistle . Baltimore. " Marion DaS-ies' starrer, 'Heart.i . Divided'. (WB) being loca'led in Old Balto ;and con<;erning famed, local' lass, Betsy Patterson; the film got l)lenty nice publicity here for its aun-ent stand at the Stanley. Toby Joyce and Rod Collier got more stuff out oit local Hearst rags than usually on a Cosmopolitan re- lease, with paper going the extra depth because of the Balto angles." A .staff- man did a serial on Betsy's life, based not on the piq, but on facts and data secured in public library ; this serial started with first- installment getting . a page one splash of double column space in the." Sunday sheet— an nnheard-of l>reak.' Then a floclc of debs were taken out to a building that once served- .as one of the Patterson homes .and" were filmed for imper posing in . gowns and getups of the period, iu which Betsy lived. A la'rge co-op. ad that cost the- atre nothing was set. with" dei)art- nient store in a six-column- laj'out contrasting femme attire of. present day with : time of the- ■ Patterson beaut;- value of ad enhaiiced'by fact it appeai-ed in other than Hearst paper. - - ( Modern fashions and the -old motif also contrasted in several store win- dows ,for telling effect. • Nancy Turner, who conducts burg's most popular femme program four times . weekly over. WFBR, plugged pic each broadcast, unusual thing for her to do. Three, music stores tied in ; also Heai-st station WBAL" gave some spots. A 'shadow- box* - was spotted on ■ advantageous sti-eet corner; revolving frame' ads carried in - all Yellow taxis; special - rear- tire covers on Black & White cabs; Greyhound cabs toted around buinper' strips. Birmingham. Dick Kennedy, supervisor of all Wilby-Klncey - houses in Alabama and Tennessee, is recupei*ating at a hospital- her.e after an 'operation. His office is located here. Memphis. G, W. Han'es, Ripley," Tenn,; oper- ator • of a chain of theatres in Arkansas, has acquired the lease and equipment of the Rlalto from Tom Ford. The theatre building is owned by the Portls Mercantile . Co, Plans are under way for . a new theatre at Lake Village," 'Ark., on the Epstein property on Court Square, Plans for constructing a new the- atre at Tupelo, Miss., were disclosed today through an announcement that the Malco Co., operating the Strand theatre here, had purchased a vacant lot on North Broadway. Lincoln. Bob Ballantyne and Evert Cum- mings, Omaha men with show biz connections, are serving on the pro- gram committee of the Rotary club, I, Weiner and Joe Rosenberg, Co- lumbia film peddlers, are first and second in tlie national business drive, Joe, who leads, will take any- thing. He even shouldered a tremendous $12 contract the other day. Edward Raftery, legal representa- tive of the film company dofepdants in the Indie TC federal court litipn- tion came out from. New York last week. St. Louis. Lamoine Theatre Corp. ha.s taken over Lamoine Theatre, Macomb, 111., and will affiliate It with Central ■Theatres Circuit. Fern Lynn re- mains as mgr. of Lemoine. O. Yelvington will build 400 seater at Newton, 111. ' O. W. f?tiogmeyer, St. Louis, is drawing plans. Fred Wehrcnberg and An.'^ell Bros., operators of chains and nabe houses, have Joined hands In project to erect 1,000 seater on South f?tdf. Apollo Theatre Co., headed by Joe Litvag, plans to open 750 seater In West End apartment hou.se district within CO days. Maxwell Amusement Go, has been incorporated to do general theatre and amuaepient biz. Incorporators are Sam Goldman, Sr., Maxwell Goldman and Goldle E, (Joldman, It will have 250 shares of '$100 par value stock. Syracuse, Rchine's Eckel. 'B' house of the RKO-JSchine pool, rebuilt during the spring following a disa-'ftrous fire last wintei'. will not be reopened until Slate Fair Week, Paul H. Forstci", sole survivor among .Syracuse theatre organists, is l)aok..'it the Harvard console and. in the a.l)sence of Robert Case In California, is doubling as manager. Charlotte, N. C. Carolina, Badin, closed for three years, has been opened following a revamping. Mrs, Mabel M. Pruett will operate it. Mlddletown, O. The Strand, local unit of Southio Theatres, Inc., .shuttered for the summer. The Paramount, Sorg and Ciordon, other circuit spots, x'emain open. Crime Does Jay . . • Monti-eal. , George Rdtsky at the Palace' cap- italized heavily this week on a.cur-^^ rent Crime Doesn't Pay Series short, entitled 'Hit and Run.' . He gave preview and invited police and fii'e departments of city, 'Provincial Safe- ty League, National Safety Council and Automobile clubs and associa- tions to see the .plc,"'gettlng stiri ptlsingly large attendancAj i CtiwtltrttiQ Wto'ters. IDIr. ^'fl Besen. iffi mtne. £sL i3«D. 10. fisv. Jan. i29. Cattle Thlet, Ti«e. 'W«sft«ni. Eem iMayimnS, 'Bweva SlCttcliBH. JBJr. Sipemvr Gordm BeniiBt. BB mlns. IWli Teb. :26. Bev. May DaneenMia totriflue. SlammiB OTTi^ecm ifloes a oomebadlL Jta]pb Belmois.; Ir. .Savild SlIoiaB. IGS antes. Bd.,JSn. «. Rm.avn. M. Dnvlt^ Squadron. Story «I la teiat .-pilot. Rlcilncra ©Ix, Karen Morley. XOr. Hrle Keotoi). m tnim. B^, Ifi. Sev. 3Say IS. Den'* XSanlble 'wUth l.t>y a. dcamatlo stoisr.! Ann BdflHnai, Bruoe Cabot, Irvlnsr PichBi. iDJr. li>udley 3Iurphy. '66 «nhi8. R^. Feb. 16. ^-evi JIai«b 4. - Gallant Srfentler, The. Western. CSias. .'Stairett. jToan Perry, ©h". Sa'vilfl ■Bllman. 40 mliis. 31b1. Wot. SO. Rev. ApiM '22. ^ Heirship fBotaan. Purgatory «n a tnna 'BsUfoe fcoat ■George BanonDift Ajin SothBtn,, Victor Jury, ©ir, 33, RpsB Lederman. antDS. StiL Faib. B. . .ilev. iScrch iJL ' ■ MeraM urt *»» Range. We^rh. Ken MaynaTd, June Gale. -Dir. Sjwncer finr- ! idon -Bennett. Bd. Manfii SB. U Vaou Cuild 4!>iily C«(fk, Kitchen via«(iaeea4e lr. Jot, Von -.Sterribeijr. -SB. mrine. Eel. -May 26. Bev* June 5.. MHty «f iSecpeti. )IUove «cnnes at last )to sealed iUJln. Jluth Cbattierton, MarJanj Marflh, Otto Kruger^ ftsbt ^en. JDlr. iSorion r Scbertstatger. 86 mtno. ReiyF^h. M.. JRev^ Wt^i. W. •^iWttfnlaM AVM^er. -dbas. StaimeXt, -Jtiaii I'opty. Bavld I9elmtni. *2 ' utArat ■'nil -tB.iL 'At. "H«», Aurll *_ Theve teliulalihnia -lira «onip7MI fnoin 1iffu ri »< < tim > topiifiBd tv riour pro4tidfisn iitinnianiea and! cheeked up as ko«n •« poMible -after! MleaM. -liiftlng Qlven.when r« taaaa 4rit«a are Mfimtely ^t. Titlesj raitoimd for six montha. AImi- asara inrv* « oovr^ 4rf *he salendar ^r raferancB* Tb* iTunnlna 'Chne aa smen itera ia pTmunuOily thitt of :the 'proiecieion/ i*i>9m ahowings and can only approx- amate fhe actual release length in 4:ho8e atatea or communftlas where local or state saiwarahlp ma> >esu1t| in detetlon*. Aunnins tinta in 't^M) raviiewa aa fiwen in '^^riety' «arry itha .atttiial 4nn», vfoEfkad *he 4ha> irtri> affter paisasa iiy the "New Yoi'J< state vensoMfait^ stnoe .pioturaa are revieweji erily In inrtinil theatre shswirgia. Wlt7h> «very «ffort )a made %o hoiil j this tilt accurate, the - >i«f>on»Mn svpfAiad way viett v'lwaya \n 'Vorrect^l «v«n..l3H>uoh ^ffibial. Tbtai«i ikii«>hoat>ay no'to diacvqi- anoiet. iintna. ■ S<3.' Jaii. 17. JV^pill S. fRai^ Jsn itbe Mr. iUaV) iSgnnee in « 'Ctlitte' dotectlon. Tiew Ayrra, Florence Eioe. XOr, 4D, Sbosf .3;iejaera((Bp. . ;66 anins. Bel. April ffi>. Rev. .April 22. ^de «t tftie Mar*n«ii. CJberlek'J&lcfkfoiifl, Florenra Aloe. S>lc. .32). Soss lieder- . itttan. $4 snbiB. ..DKel. t&jfuSH 3. Bett. April 29.. Roatning Lady. Society njh-l and alqpil&ne vtowaway.- f!ay Wxay, B«:lph .Bel- lamy. .r»lr,*4a, Sogell.. «6 -mlna; .^el, ApiiHU2. Rev. May 6. Trapped ;by 'T^elevti^n. lr. ^haj'Ies Hdamenrt. {Ettil. Apill KD. 9elaw the JSsatfnna 4^iat)sj(^^ . 3t«v. . Jroe Xft. • .. . . IBrinimit Ittaniifaoi KtinBnidtik)^ A (soneen walon of Uxsula Parrott'e .great Redbook Magasslne novel, %niUisftftlXarrh(jsre:' Slay ^aHter, ;3Dan Mai;^. OaMc Wotur, iTha KKSiti^terBeld). A SBBt-movhig my^ery, ^presaifttng .a bofflhig ipxbblem lis «cinTe aatenittott. isetSB Ware, Kay Waelkier, £nrton OhurdHtlL HOhedcles jj^mont. St<9. ,0^ .to|>M«e INie iPhvMt i(A|UMBrcc|. fllniilanB'B virgin oueen 4n « human tale of >aejw>aBn. ..t'WiathasBto i4ina, Jane Baia«t.. JSlr. ^Aathur Woode. 78 mine. • -'Bel. .^jtlll; ■ .Sun .PUay ^Beacea). W«Btie»B. Big stair WtUUftms, Marian >BhlUhie. Dir. ^AU- - tlnrt ;Sfim)ab, Ji9 anios. .tRew. J«n. ii; , IHltiHi HIKa to iHaavifni lUovindibieX. i&tocy vA'Soitora In .a 'tcanrellng trotaie, «na >1>t>m diio^ xiwA .{loQywiDod. ISerbert Rawllnsonr Xtenrletta ^CroBman, .Rassell .cUaasan, SoDy .Am; .Koung,- Anita Page. Hlx. Frank "Btrayer. I Conquer the .«ea 'i&alpei^tiOi. . Am texoHliQ; yatn vA 'Newtoundland wbalbig . whters— dn ^uitdbor atbry en . unnanal ^action And drama. Steffi Xujna. Dir. VJotin- SabierJD, V67 mlris. R^ ' taw of , the 45'* (TTormanQy)^ A dashhig^le fpf iKBOkless ooura^ triumphant «Dmr.{giWBit oddB. MUe-a-mlnute a-omanoe (geared ito u»-^perbc9aouB, .inisundetstoooa s^outh 'bb'trlna gray Te> , . aoran Walls. . Tiiamtle JDarto. ISnacte lanDTe, Oorky, T)lr. 'Charlca lamorft ' . , ffle nntnB. ^UtL Ifaiich iH), Sfetr. May's?. iUvlnto.Oead. The yCADBBaniti). XlolBna isna iihlDB— tBrror ana '4!hrnis, anil ttead «3«t live agafo'l (Geange ^CUirzon, Sir S^erBUd -ihi .^m<)eT. (Dir. Thomaa .Bentley. tfl6 auinfl. Eiefl. 31*. ae. ..4.;acl^ T«rrop KFj/ttBT* , WieWwim. . ffloot rayBnee. 4Che«l«B 'ClifliToiA; .BaqiKd 'XorreB, *udlovi iSurbank, (CalW. rim inauOTM New y«hk. m. v.. Brides Are Like That. TProm rplay *A>ppleBaiuoe.' Corindant ^'outh. Kosa Alex- ^ ander, .Anita -LoulBe, Dir. Wm. McGann. >e6 mns. Rel. AprJl 18. .Ttev. March Bnoadmay 'Hjostess. Glamorous drama nrf Bnoadtway's tbrlgbt H^ta, ^Inl S"*"^' ..^"il Regan, Genevieve Tpbin, Iflfle TMbnf. .Allen Janklnfl. Dhr. Frank McDonald. iSB mlns. .Tlel. Dec 7. Bbv. Dec 18. ■fiullefa m iBtfrlo-ts. Edw. G. 3oblnson battles a-Acketeew. -EMw, !G. Robinson, Joan 931ondell, Dir. ^7m. Kelghley. '68 mlnfl. Rel» May. Rev. June 5. ICaptaln Bipod (Cosmapolltah'). BaseB on Rafael Salbatinl^ .-Bmashlng tale ol 5f^* J'''»f^.?.*^.,'S* -^J?* -CBntury, Brrol Flyrnn. (Olivia de HavlUand, liJand A twin, Basil ^nthlrone. -Robs Alexander. Guy .KIbbee. Dir. ailohael Curtlz. 119 mlns. Rtil. Dec, -28. Rev. Jan. 1. . Celling .2er,o (•Cosmopolttan). 'Story ot tbuee -war buddies wha, in ^alflplng 'Cpmnrerclal 'aviation, are throwji together in the mortt exciting «fentB f>f t]J^ ^&v&M^. :T«meB ^aBney. Pat O-Brlftn. June TravK "Btuffrt T^r- wln, ^ntm MacTijmB. Dir. Boward Hawks. SS mina. - Rel, Jan. 25.. J6 iE. >B6tb St irtamftia. '329 Beimiab Ava. Jean T/enonar, 2E0 W.. £7%h ^rtln -NuBBVbk; B26 jAodubbn .Av«. SSetaxrptjIiB, 3B0 vWCb Ato.- Sca!krMraA*iai] vmim, "ZaD VI.. 429. J'lllinTmienmutt, WvSt MSHh f&U Bollywood, June 23. Budd jFine;, AEhurston iEIall, Ea.ul 'Giullieoyle, /Geaa Ulocgaii, WJlspn IBfinere, .Salph .^£(yxcl, Arthur JEtan- kln, John ICyrtili, .fflaaie -Gorflon, Cy Shlnden, Ail Xang, Sd I^e Saint, Caiarles JilacllTirp'hy, Harry Tyler, 'The Fighter,' CDl. ^Victor Klllffln, Herman $ing, Italfikh Mailone, 'Eddie Xiaug^ton, 'Bom Wilson, Thomas Mltcliell, Vic- ^tor Jje.wiiB, isrorOtm Cooper, Forrest Ta,yJor, iShaarles triTfnn, FreS Wha- len. -Chairles TCflspn, Kmrnpitt Yogan, .'Adventure 3n JKLa-nh^.ttah;' Col. .i:«emtieth rHarlan, "There Goes the Biiiae;' CdL JSjoroUiy Wilson, Jessie Busley,; .Jolin Bolfisr Bortltby Ai-zner direct- .Ing, 'Craig's WOe,"' GcQ. Richard Jlacjiulay -Bcrlptlng 'Loyers <0n Jtardle,'' Col. Irene Tranklin, Bariy- Downing, Mt^ol 'M9!% 'GorSen oi£ ASali,' S-I. . iSpBnDBr Charters, 'Postal Inspec- tor/ IT. JuiHfh TBaix^, '3Ra'U>h MoiBaii, j^ady ajevine, .t^aai Hal^, Paan Har- VJei^:, BiHseell KaSe, "T-eUDWBtjmfi," TI. jfOtii Blystone aorlptlng, "QirBCtlng, "Jl. ^ Blondes,' lU. Guy Bates Po^, "Ace Brummond,' TJ, serial. Jatoes Jlflward Grant, screen play, ,3Ian in *he Cab,' U, . •Syl-vSa Thdibecr, Morrie IRysklfna snriiftihrg-; E^dle 3u22ell wlirectlng, 'A.S Good as JVCarrlea,' TU. Italjfh TfiDuijihy dlrectinK flying HDHtess," U. DorHs Jif tflaTX, 'Reno In the Fall,' IT. ■Mt(Jhael TJrls, .screen pJay, 'Four- Day Wohder," ij. Harw^ "iThew, screen play, un- titlea original, vU. BHly Gilbert, Matty Fain, Robert EmmeCt Eea-ne, Harry Bowen, 'Graaara Jury;' B3KO. Jessie Ka'lph, 'Connt Bete,' REOu. Jlmhor MciElveeil, 'The Plough and Ithe 'Stars;* RED. Viola BrothCTs Shore, ecreen'play, 'Million ©ollar Profile,' RKO. Ulftsa'beth Allen, Doris Dudley, 'Portrait ol a Behei;' BKO. K-a-ttiarine H^bnm; Alan Scott, scr£6n plar; GeDrge Stevens illrect- Ins, '"Qnallty 'Street,' BBID. Ennna Drnin, Tiilaufle ZJb-urne, Jane! Toung, George Hayes, John Wray, 'With Banners Blowlne,' 'Par. iHmjneft Vcafan, T ' -v,-^ • "J Ciaw 4n )WGitb CaHolway and Band. (Bdward Everett Hnrton, Dir. William "SeilgiilBy. ^ jnins, Rel. April 11. Rev. April % - " . SniDwed 'Under. 'Aaventures oY 7ounE mail ^witth 'B.ll-'Venilii!ine'tnlanf;le. iG«>aTm Brent, Genevleva Ttibin, Glehda F^trrdl, Patciola Silts, F.Eanb .McHusta. •pir- Raymond (Bnri^ht. SR-cl. March i28, Sev. •April ,1. Song -i^ the -^adtlle. Bttrrlng Western -'drama nv.Hh .muBlc. . iDlck F«ra.n, 'Alma ■Lloyd. Dir. liou King; Rel. Feb. 29. Rffv. Maroh 25. Story nl 'LjouIb Paisteur (CoemioppUtan)., Xhranoatlr^ation nf the atlrrirtg eventa in tbe life ot ^ouls Pasteur in Ibis battle mgainBt .ignorance 3ina ihls Efforts to mve 'life by science. 7aul Mnnl, JoBaphlhe :Hiit6hlnson, .Aittta Ionise Donald ^eoas, DioKte Moone, Dftr. WVim. Dletonle. SleL. Feb. 22. The Muraer<«T-1ir. Macrlgan. Kay Xdnalrer, Rlcarflo 'Dortez. Mary A-stor, John (Eldredge, JoBeplt 'Orelian. Dir. X^ank :MtiDonBaa, 67 mlns. fi«I. Jan, uC ^fflca: leep Broadway, l^ew vonc Alias BtUlldog ■OiuinHnond. ilomedy «hlller takeoff. Jack iHu^bert to1<0a V9 Iwoatuse 'hla mome Is Rothstihlia acts as the r Badk. *Trom .the jplay ibf tfaa mme title. ConraA - Veldt Dir. Berthold Vlertel. Jttfl. 3>endlng. 'RlwMs. ^Mtmnture ^Sraima deptefhig exjAoUs .ol «Ceoll .-Rhodes 'in ^South Attdoaa (Blamimd ro^lon. nraSiter .MutOen, »Osoer Htunolka; Baell Sydney., TsuSk. CJelUBC ^tr. Benthoia IKtertea. & xoina. B^ .'Feb. -ZO. Bev. Maxoh -L -"Secret Agent. Spy story. MadeUne 'CaxraU, Peter iliioriie. Dtlr. Alfred Hitch- cock. 75 ntine. Bey. June 17. Mnaf^nl' QfTloes, iTTB enndMay, *l«w Vork, *i. V. VouE^hnuts mtt Sotirtfty. A trour-c* southern JustlOB. Written directly for the screen by "Norman •Erasna, Sylvia Sidney, 'Spencer Tracy. Dir. Fritz iLang. 90 mlns, Rel. . May 59. Rev. Jtme Ip; ©rwat Zrogfdia, "The. ^Sugsested ty the life of the latb great Impresario. Wil- liam .Powaj, Louise Balner, iMynna !Loy, T>ir. R. 'Z, Deonara. 170 mlna. (Roadshow ilength,;) Beiy, .April 16. "Kind ^dy. Based 'on the Bm»awny .plav bv TSdwarJl 'Choaorxjv. stemwUng Srom* Hugh Wfilprile fteile. Aline TffiaeTaaa»on, Basil Rathbone, DuBloy -DJEeea. .Jair. G, Settz. 'Ti mlnB. R-el. IDec. «. Rev. Jan. 1. Last -of "ttw iPagans. Love -story »f fhe "Soutlh Seas. Mala.'nf .-Wsklmo' fame, *nd Xiotufl liong. Mr. Richard 'Thorpe. 84 mlns. Rel. Dec. '20. Rev. ^lan. .36. 'Moonlight IVIurdor. Slaying In the HoUywood BoWl. -Chester "Morris. Madge ^ane, l*ro CarillD. mi. Edw. I.. -Maurin,' -68 mhis. Bel. Mardh 27, 'iiev. April 31. ■ PBttlcoatJFever. Hot trlan^ in the Arcitlc. Robert Montgomery, Mywm iLoy, Reehitqa «Owen; Bit, Geo. Fltzoiaurice, «0 'Jnins. Rel. March 20. Rev. March 25. Riffraff. Story ol the California tuna fflshers. . Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Dir. J. Waher Ruben. . 90 mlns. Bel. Jan. -8. Bew, flan. 'M. ^ Robin -Hood ol El Dorado.. .Drajna of -a teoirtter -aayd* -^ad -roan;' Warner Bax- ™ ' ^v^^^^'"^'^'^- ^l"tem W«eiiman. f84 nihis. R^. April 17. Rev. Bose-'Maj-li. Ruaplf ;Frl^ JBdOy. .IJeanettB Ma^TDonalfl. Dir. W.-'aT^^an Dylte. HDTOlns. .Bel. Jan. (81. .Rev, Jleb. 6. 'JS^^il'^^J, 1^5^^"^ ^® ^S^'^'^^s pre-cearthqua'toe -era in "Frisco. Clark ^^^(^I'sanetteMacDDnaia. -apenoer Tracy. iDlr. W. S. :v:an Dyke. Rel. '^'"^''liih^w •maTtes^ood Inithe Wg nity. Janet •Gaynor. Robert Taylor. Blnnle Bamea. Dir. Wan.WeUman. lOBanlns. E(el.Aprii 10, Rev. April 22. «peetf. Airfton on the InajanajrallB . tracka, Jamea Stewart Wendy Barrla* ■Dhr. B.-^. Marin. ,72 aiflns. Bel. May ,tl /Rev. M^jTm -w^^'^'^wi'^^^'^ 'll^^^mf* »be «W who ^helped asapture -Mala tHari, B^t July« ^anchot-Tone, -Caty e Square. "ClaiTte Gahl6« Stma gafto w. jByroa Lty, ISttc, °'**^^ BlnR Ghisby,. Rthel Merman. Chasi ' Bu»ieiB*K Man Eoiplno, DIk, Eiastrts Mlleatonei BO nUna. Rel. Jin. ^ ■Rev;. Fiffei- Arfatfna Raiders,, Th^. Fwin a 2an« Gcey novel. Larry Crabbe Raymond " Hatton, Maraha. Hunt. Dlr; Jas. I&gan. Bel. June 20. * W-ZO FRdto AaaljT. HopaJung t'tesBldy western. \VlHinm Boyd, jimmy Eilu soir, Ethel- Walea-. Dir. Howard. Brethertoh. Bel. Dec. 6, BIO, BroMHr. Cyafc ;Manitiurlst tuma tfete&tlve. .roan Bennett. Gary 'Crajit ^ mp. Bioul WaJBft. 76 nrina.. Bel, April 3. Rev. May o! ^d«r .Fllflht;. Story of tlitj ^r- corps^of the Coast Gnard. John Howara. Gratit. Wltharst, Prancea ffaxner, Dir.. Otho Loverlng. Bel. April 15. firlde Cornea Home, The.. .A girl with spirit and a. boy with a temper. Clau- . detle Colbert, Frerl McMurray. Robert Youne. Wm. Collier Sr Dlr Wesley Biggies. 83 mine. Bel. Jan, 3. Rev... Jan. t. ' '^"^ Cair df- tha Prairie. Westeen. One ol tha Hopalong Cassldy series. William ■. Boyd- dip: Howard Bretherton. Bel. March e: i.™. v»i«jani C98« Against Mrs. A mas, The. Mrs Ames- prosecuting attorney becomes her champion. Madeleine Carroll, Geo. Brent. Dir. Wm. Selter. « mlns. Bel. May 22. Bey. June 3. ColleoUte. . M">sl<^nl. -Inck <>«'«1«: fiherlta a rIpIs' school .Incte O^kle, .loar Penner,, Ned Snarks. Dlr; Ralph Bfurphy. aO' mlns, Bel: Deo. 2fe Bav., Jan.. 29; Desert Gold. Zane Grey western. Larry Crabbe-., Marsha Hunt. 68 mlns. Dlr Jas. Hogan. Bek MarcH> 27> Hav. May 13. .' Qetlre. An American englneei* om vasatlon- Ire Francep and- Spaib- Ueeomffl In- volvied with a band of crookji, Marlfene Dietrich, Gary Cooper. Dlr Franlc. Btoago. flo mlns. Bel. Feb. 28. Bev. April ■IB, OjTlft Ferttse. Ftom a Zana' Goes nova!.. Larry eraabe;, Satherlna Da MJllte . Tom Kfione. Dir.; Otho Eoverltig. ET mfnat Rei; Ffeb. 14. Rev. Mkrcfr. rr.". .^^ly; to. a«f. Sloop'-vralklng glass eye salesman, baoomes: tenocontly lavoLv^ Jlv»Je-wer, robbery and murder. Mary Boland, Chos. Buggies. Dlr Ifor- maai McLaod; Bol. June 6. PlitiMt Uady.. Stan* opera In the- Argentine and cabarets In Paris: Mary Binsw wraJteit FldBeom. IDIfc. BTdlw^ LunsUs; Bali. Ansli 24i. Floiikte «iiac)»li, dwell robbery on a -train. Jachr (OnldB;. SaiUir BUletsi Dim ■ Baip&> Murphy; 88 roiiiA. BaL. Aicnll 24. Haw. June 7. ForQpt^- P'iMma;, G&mblec pmtarcta. lila> dougluer'ai bauptnaas. witht his. tit^ Pi»jj bo a (S-mair. hot lla: onlt gets, aa E. Jjacfc; H&les. Gtac» Br*llby. DIk Bd;w. F. Cllire, Rtell. Mtorctt t3. .flirl. «# tha- OmpKi. "Vjlrgllcila. Weldlbt lb, tha- fltat character BlotunB» writtoin fcp' » rf^fltf 'Player, HSanrtetrtf* etoBman; Eeif .EMttsom Bltt Wlm Slt3mi, Bai>. Jwttt. iS/t, 'otMr.Utt THM. .MiOMt MubUisI; . Ssskst Kliannra^ GbdjOK Smtrtlkaalt Dlh Ate. ' ITaJK TS^^ inl'nB. - Bd: JOaottlt!. &. Rasiu. AanUi WiWrB off.W»- W%afc Western. WllUam-Boyd; Jlmmi ElUaom. Edit Ho.waEd Btetflartopv :Bfel; Ju^ Wtf MiBstaiiV iftdisaii.. lEd.i m.vjanetlr Hortast a&ta iaia. tnoublb. (iur mtttlng. :wttK- ttto dwir wWdj. Sttaga ttiX. FbOBX -ConftUn. xycti. J oroductlQiv. takeiK fi-am sk staisra- hUu. I^Iaedl. ' ■ Adbltitter. M^jau„ Vemsai IZ&aadjaXai Dir. Lea Mc Carey; 80; mliia;. Bid:. FWn. 7. Btey. April 1. ' ' MigNtfifBc 001" Htom»,. ThaL Prom tfttf ITIrsnlk. PtiTrott story. WStrgsPee Stafltnonr, ' Ham%' FOndak Dir. .Wm\ aeiteE;. 80r mlosi Bel. Aipitll> 10.- Bavc, Majii 21L NMmNk LarrF ^abba- In a western- story. Monte Blue. .Ko^laeiit BuolMi. SttR. GtiOa-. Bliiiton. 6k< mlns. Bel. Nov. 29. B6v. April IK, PMIir S|H)lhitK Bomanoe In a desert paraidlse. Frances Langford, Smith Bal- liHKr nr ioin» ConreK Across, The^ %ow on oi. da lax& llher« Fred! UTacMIurpa^ GacoDar LomUaiDd. BIk, Whr, K; Howarffi 75 mlns.- Bel. May 22. Revi June W. ***"'7i55. "^he- New story baseit on- an d'cE fiwoplte;. CSartrudte Sncn^,. Sir G!Uy Standing, Rlay Mnranff., Dllr, Gfeot Arohaftdteudi EiaR. July 3. • AtuMiM.. apif atonj!;- of' tlie World War. Herbart Marshall;. GSBrtmidto IHtiliBifldL , ^i.IoiTel AcwUli, Guy Bates Htiat. JUlr. Bobt- Elbray. Bai;; AhxIT.T.. Kq«* or the Rsmchtb. Rlchu^dr Waltoa l^VjIly s. and' Uavlti: BbltuJcaift. ap c g a caim .Si..'?''' Ji^'^f"""'"- OTiwlTw Sfiwarthoun. .l««n BWes. t^nnriesn Bip%- wd,. wlUla Hbward. lOlr... Mtltloip GTerlns. mlns. ECeL;Jaax.tQe Bas>. iGeui., Id. ■ ieeobaw (BMtlsIt madel\ Slir Sayraoar- mefts and. Dfenatd GaUHroD to EffcIfoDa" CWstmaa. Carol.* XJXt. Henry Edwards. 7E mJna; fiet Eac;. Hew: Etax tSi. •ky Th* ^jtlmmle Allen from- radio lir Hl'si own adiireHturaa:. Jtoimy. Allen, Win. Gttrgjirit ICaJJuerlna DelSnile. Dir. Otfta Laverlhg? 70/ mfiisi Rtel. April IT. B«v.. April- 22; «(>ak- the Rlttlir. Pink columnlaCaF and' ona red. Walter ComiollSi:, iSavT Ta®lop,. i?lt? ,.1**'™'"^* '^•'f- Hech,t-MacAr.thur. ti mlna., IteL. larc. W.. HieeB;. $»n Coma* H«rh«', A. Miiry Boland In, her first dramatic roliS' on thor screen^ Donald 'WbodB, Jiille Haydbn. Dir. ET. A. Dupont; Rial: . j.u4y' 31, 6f«ndthnlfta-. Penniless sportsman stagjes comeback as. radlo> «ommBntator-., ^y^lT -•^*' ^^.tetsonv MSay Brian. Dlr: Baout "Waslslt Bfet, ThIftMrt Hnur*. by Alp. Saga of a transcontinental pUena pllofc. Ffadl BTac- Murra-y,. Joan Benhett. ZaSu. Pitts., Dir. Hltdtell Leison-. 70! mtnai BeU MancH 27. Rev. May 6. ''^!j'** «» *h« Trail,. Western. William Boyd, Jimmy EUlaon,. Mutfal avana. ^pix, Howaa:d,Breth«rton. 66 mlns. Eel. Majr 22. Bev; Hilar 61 Thra* Cheei^s, for luova. Picture magnate's daughter In a. cockeyed; acttaoL ■lor etols. Meanore "Whitney, Bobert CUmmlngs, Wm. Blawley. Bell JUhe 20.. ""■"^ Aftain, From , the stage play. Herbert Marshal^ Gartrudo- Mky Florey. 70 mlns. Bel. April 17; Rev. Timottiy** GFuost; Kata Bouglas WIgglna' cfllld story.. Eaeonor Whitney, Tom; Keene, Dickie Moorei Virginia Weldler. Din- Chas; Barton. 68; mlns.. Rel. Jan, 31. Bev. March. 4.- Too Many Parents. Cadet stoiiy. Ecancea^ Farmer.. Lester Matthews. Dir. . • Kolit. F. McG4>wan.. 73 mfns. Kel. March 20.. Bev. April 22. Trail, ot the Lonesomo Pine, Thff. All Technlcolbr production of Joha FbJs"* story. Sylvia Sidney,. Henry Fonda,, Fred MicMurray, Pred Stone; Dir. ««nrj; Hathawa.y. 100 mlna. Bel, March 13. Rev. Feb. 26. Youi* for tho Aaklnfl. New York gamblers In a Florida locale. Geo. Baft. i)olores Costello, Id* Luplno, James Gleason. Dir. Alex. Hall. KeL JU.y 24. winos Over EtWopfa. Topical. 62 mlnsi Special release. Rev. (Tct. 16. Tjap» The. Adventure story of a reporter's search for diamond, thieves in Mexico, Girl complications. Gertrude Michael, Geo. Murphy. Dir. L6o McCarey. 041 mlns. Bel. Fab. 14. Rev. March; U. Follow the Fleet. A aohg-and-dance man wha Joins the- navy meetd Ms former girl, friend In a dance hall and helns her salvage a shlP' by stag ing, a big. show. FrPd Artftlrfr. Ginger Rogprs. Randolph Scort, Her- Felk. as -. ■ Lady CamwiCa. Mat rdie»l'. Onlgp Mumam. Cop losaK ». a miv li e l r am bio: way ta> pdison) but nos^ttDra* hUnu Ptaaton, ffbslsn Jbstm WJ^affi;. EUt!:, Jam. BtindL ttS vcdnoi. Rdu Gtec. y i- Bby:. Jbn; ZE. i\*fflllBB»«f ettalK Th«. A. atenoBpasJieir fcfllte ftar: istnBliatKeir wtlen: sbe dTscoverS' ImBKBlttataT^tig'tlie'mairsfte-naveiii. - itmn ffiwdUiK. W^tlcm AbalCII«MC> taK QkmiteilliB Dlit George Nlchods,. J[r.. 6i6 mlns. Bet. AnvJI. 24. Bav.. .AlDElIi 22.. . .yfUlow OuB& Btott) Ibirlfax finds gold and romance in the sams tuf, tet m. cvmilt: ifitHno Hmm in on. both. Rlrhard DKx. l^M^ Hxamsi. J«i>f»te R^phi, astSfp Ctedai, Otmnn* Stevewn VXv, Wallbiiw- Fine 62 mfm« Re£; a0acBli>l&. Bkv^ Fid). 2£. QfRcai Bttif,, mm VMi^ KtH!. Burnlnc CeM, Visit acttom. Hni Bbyd.. Bin Sam irewfleTdi 6S mltoK ICef, EteC;. tt. BfcK ]J(6|iy 27.. eamlnP RuimH ttte Mountain. Western with mualir. Game AutWey^,. hxuu Bu«tir erfbrdt, . Bla. Mask Wriient: Offimlnsi, BttH April; 1!3;. BUcv, >».pcir29'. OaiiolniK i^aat-. Caoiiollzlhg; ttas: modenir craze- fioir tapi dbitthtK, ElVdlto^ Mta|«ntU Bto. Cxon; Josn aaralt.. Bir.. Jasepfa Sa-nM^. 1% mfais; Bok. Jtui'. 31i. Rev. ApplU.H Fnlatinli Aflpntt. flMfbaAtlcai. Bill Boxd. ReL Aprl£ Biox;. AdrlMK Forced Landlno^ Murdar mxatacy.. TlUjrteen. r/assengera cfda wKh dlrotff a transcnntnienr^l aemxiSsmSi. Tbby Wftjg; Estfter FMsCnui. ettmymm Stevens, Sidney BlteoMmer:. Dfit: HUvlUtt: Brattm 9f. mfttm Brii. Moik t,. Rev. Jan. 1. ^Frankle and Johnnie. Basodl oa- on ofdt song: HSelen ISarsan, Cheater lfi>nlB>. Dir.. Chester- Br^klfi;' oejmhsi BaU. Itey It. Rs«. Hay 23: mrisco Wattarffcontt UJ-aanau «)irtii^iial> sacy iqp OtaBmaoi litoQataiiw Vm. E^yon* Ballim rCvralivettraeBi Bind Lat Btequft. BIk. Azthuir LuHfiiw 6(i mlna. Bli»L Dex!. 1, Rev, BSC;, 2Bi, Girl Hemth IMandalay. rtnie danBuam ot man-rkaiiiitg; titcona anA favec„ and tfta courage of white, mem In, thaiit'atiingsfliBb tut mastsc Che troolcs. R^r Lfai> atter, Conrad Nbgpl, ■ Boncdd Cook. Blr. Howard Bsathastair. 68* mlns: Ben April 20. B»Ti; lia^: !£. Qlony Paradei. Dramatli; teboiF ot dva chaBacters whoM: I^ve* aca: antaniM^Bd: fit, tlia j^amSitg; of the Moidtm;.. and: lii. Viiet . kBefft oM fa'*?' fJrom wan; Phillips Holmes, Mac Clarke. Dir. Arthur Lnbhr. 67^ i mliMk. B«l'.. ffeb., ^ Hiftv, Aprir 9. KHrtTi of tfte; Pecoa;, Riomantic western. Jfahm Wa-yne-.. RaB, March 9i ^ - ilUug^in® Iristt. E'yea-. An all-Irish eastv. Phil Began. Kvalyn Knappi Dir. JbsepD; S^tlie^r. tH mine-,. March liOl Rfc Ftraitkl.mii Adireimv Lew Ayres. DIk;. Howard BcetHerton.. GT mina,. Ral. Feb). ZZ.. \ Eavi WariJli. 2R LaayanwaJtUh Caae. The. Anna BEat«ertne (S-epn'is: defective! stoiy-.^^^DanaW GbDoEc. Jean Bouvarsol.. IScln OTBnlen: Moorai Blr. Lewie D.. GoUhUk 6B mitub. BIbL Felt. to. Bev: Jan, 27. : l*»w Adwantur* ot Tar*ani. Hferman- Brlx. m» Boyt Dir. Bdw. KWl,. W. F. WmSaiisth^ TTi mlas. RmK. Oct. t&,. Oreflon- TralU The^ Western. John Wayne. Dir. ScoUt PemlJCQlte'.. Kal, Xaa. 18. Rad: mvair Vallas;, Wesiern. Gene Airtry; Fran«e»- Grant. Bel. Felfc' 2ft. Return of Jimmy Valentine.. FasCrmovlng and snspensa-flUed msateOr torn- ody. Boger Pryor, Charlotte Henry, Robcrtt Warwick. • Blr. L«wls D. Goimis: 72 mlns. Bel. Feb. tfe SBitvtt''U8it TitQiuttadour, Tbo, Wesfiem.: Gens: A.tttry. Basnapa Ptq»vier„ Bflrifey BumattiK Dir.. Jo.se ph Kane. Rel;. Dec 2, Sinfllna VaBa*ond; ,MiUBical western. Gene Autry, Ann Rutherford. Blr. C»rl Plerson. B2 mlna. Bel. Jan. 6, Studio Placements {CDnt£aued fi?n» VASe 38 ) BHfjc. Bre*«rfiar,.. Aitf Jjairaes, 'A Son 20tli Century-Fox "^"•^ •^JT^brK Wutflai; Hollywood, t9 IT f\ Pa^:^ Office: R.K.O. Bldg., Calif. I\.rk..iJ. I\aaiO Radio city. N.Y.C. Ahotlter Face. A klUer has his face remodelled by plastic surgery and be- comes a movie actor in Hollywood. Brian Donlevy; Wallace Ford* Phyllis Brooks, Alan Hale. Blr. Christy Gabanne. 72 mlna. Bel Dea 2(r.. Rev. Jan. 1. Chatterbox. An orphan with a vivid Imagination yearns to become an act- iw^, but finds happiness with, tha matt of her dreams. , Anne- ShIrTey; Phillips Holmes, Edward Ellis. Blr. George NlchoUs, Jr. 68 mlns. Rel. Jan. IT. Rev. Feb. 21. Technicolor film -with locale In Southent California !» the l920'a. Stefll Duna, Charloa ColUns. Frank Morgan. Dir. Lloyd Gor- i» ^fi'' May 22. Rev. June 3. w««''"***2r«'« Murder at the race track solved by amatear Bleuth. May ^ Powell, Jean A;i;thur,. Eric Bloro, Dir. Stephea Robeirtfl. ReR pI?„* P'S.*' S^arik Buck'* latest expedUloii Into, the Malayan-- Peninsula. *tiaJ^^'^\^^^- Ettr. Frank. Buck. 73 mlns. Bol. Dae. 20. Bat. Jan, 1. .-«m^ n the^DalK Retired midwest farmer accIdentaUy crashea< studfc. ? Pr^^22? much, to hla owa surprise, rises- to tome /a af*^- ^ ■ S^T?***"^' '«*n I^rfter, Esther ESftte; Monmt Olsow. B%ante AlbertffOft- "ir. Ben Holmes. 67 mlns. Rel. March 27. Rev. March U. Hiidli»:; Pair Hill« H'onyvraod'. CaT.. A Connecticut Yankee. Will Rogers, reissue. Bel. April: 24. Brack Gana< The.^ Paul Kelly, Slim Sbmmervllle, Mona BarrU. Dir. Lewis Selller. Rel. Feb. 28, Border Patrolman. Geo. O'Brien western. Bel, June 19; Captain January. From the book of that name. Shirley Temple, Guy Klbbee, Slim Summervllle, Dir. David Butler. Bel. April 17.' Rev, April 29. Champagne Charlie, Millionaire mixes- In a murder, Paul Cavanaugh, Helen Wood. 'Dir. Jas. Tinllng. 68 mins. Rel. May 8v Rev. May 13. Charlie Chan at the Circus. Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Geo. and Olive Brasno. Dlr, Harry Lachman. 72 mlns. Rel, March 27, Bev. March 26, Charlie Citan's Secret. Warner Oland. Roslna Lawrence, Dir. Gordon Wiles. 71 mlns, Bel, Jan. 10- Bev, Jan. 22. Country Beyond, The, From the Curwood story. Rochelle Hudson, Paul Kelly. Dir. Eugene Forde. 67 mlns. Rel. April 3. Rev. May 6. Country. Doctor, Tlie.' The story of the Dlonne quins. Dionne quintuplets, Jean. Herebolt*, June Lang, Slim Summervllle. Dir. Henry King. 93 mlns. BeL March 9. Rev. March 24. Evsi^body'* Old' Man.. Irvin Cobb, Rochelle Hudson. Bin Jas. Flood, 82 mlns. BeL ifSxda, 20, Rev. April 1. Every Saturday NIflHt. Bomestlc drama. J.ed Prouty, Spring Bylngtoa. Dir. Jas. Tloljilg. 62 mins. BeL Feb. 7. Rev, March 18> Firat Babyv The. Bomestlc drama, .Tohnny Downs. Shirley Deamr. Dir. Lewis Seller. T* mine, Rel. May 22, Rev. May 27. 6«otre Julia. Janft Withers. Jackie Searle, Tom Brawn. Marsha Hunt. Dir. John. Blyatojae. 63 min». Ret April 2. It«v. April 16v (Continued on page 42) Cornea. Home,," Par. Jacfic Mufball, .Gcaee Goodall, HenrF Roqiremorei Glisrade Gllllng- wateir; Elliott Nugent directing, 'Wives- Never Know,' Par. ■ GaCE Sherfdian, MafJorle Geteson. 'Three Mi^rried Men;." Par. ColBect Morels,. Chaxles C. Wilson, Charles Blchman, 'I'd Give My Eilf^' Par. TBrheirt R!3.-w:Ilii;30ti, Mat-ten Lar mont, Frank Losee, JNlck Lukats, Wolfe Hdpper,, Ja,ne Novak, William Besmohd, Charles Morton, Jay Bielaaco, Chaties Ray, Charles Wll- ICamS). Edjaiiml -Burns, Tom Ken-, nedy, Jack Mower, Irene Bennett^ Freenjaja t^oo(X^ Jade Blake, Oscar Apfel, RutK GUaord, 'UoUywood Boulevard;' Par. Joha, • BiRclc - Bobby Caldwell, T&sa* Kansers/ Pitr. Ka.n.s Von- Storhart;, Parker Bar- netfc Carol Be Gai^tro, 'General Biedr aitL Daiwn*' Par,. Pat West; . 'Big; Broadcast of J«ltn! Bcigiht.. Robert Tasker, aie'reen play, 'Plnkerton, the Detec- tiye/ Paar.. MSirsasBltet Biobertsi, scteen play^ 'Roae, Bantui; Par. WUMam: TS8. lillpBteati screen play, I 'PlaafBoy;" Par. Norman Wlltlsi Craig Reynolds, [Geovse S dCone-.. CSiarles Foy. Nor- imaiai WHStsi. aahoBb. Cavanaugh, ) liOUdscAoIces;. timndicmh,' WB. Gordon: Ottvee^ Robert. Barrat, 'Canre Ih;" WB. ' i SKamnngr 'WhUde^ *€a^ and Mabel,' I UabesfBaurjat^GojS^a Country and the- Wotnan^" WB; H u i UHftv e^ 0og9r^ Three In i -wnt maim, Rfchardison, •Eongr Express B^dea:,; WB. MSkUjr Gogdc BTt. Sniie Stanton, JSnmBBnidMlt^ TU^f Hart, 'Three Jtillus> JOOB tetni, screen play, 'The Rivals,'" wrBr. Sft0rl(B»R! GiSineyi screen play. Better Stawij*^ IT. Hugh Herberts , aetee n. pleas, 'M^ Aze Such Fools,* ■^WBl, ■ . RsfkeF CotI(9-„ £«(in.ai*d Mudie, SkamtBt Si iEHtld^ Bsdra de Cordoba; Ocmt Btitftsi;, JdsepO* Calleia, 'His Carlasr Wcfs^ Andy Schuford, E£BwC Jaeksoa;. Ccnds Davenport, Caidba, diet 'VaXSesfr. J%it Morton, Bob dxt&a^, SiaJifb,. JMEeerislIouerh, Roger . TSSdare;. ROr^' Bnshman, Bud B>&Enn«jg2ii;. taviSfo» Spooks;' Natalie CStBSont. ABnabellfif iKagnus, C. C. B^dSr^'Frantf "Leig^t,, Buster Brody, CoBSsXs Tj& JISbaei, 'EktXa, Extra,' MG stdrt- i l^ajilii Bbwao^: -'S^om finemy/ M6. BmjB B^ffs/aa, IiDma Lowe, Edna , CaUataanv GMto: MiEinners, Margaret lX«njnan, JnlTft: MiiKiiQAy, June WU- ' Kins., 'PIcadaily JXai,^ KG. . ^ JHelAn, Tiroy. 'Qceat Gpns/ MG. ' Jean, CBatbum; Jacques O^ourneur (jiaectlnftr 'TrQttlns' Horse,' . MG sliortt, - , BUI- Sieujl^ assistant . dance . dl« raetos,. 'Bbra to* BaoiKe,' °MG, Lawreace Kimble scripting, 'Mr. I Zer©^" M©. Ma>ufflce<. Bap£. Richard Malbaum, aeniffiF. play-;. WlUfism Joyce CoW^en directing, "Jhe^ G^ve Him a Gun,* MG. ' Lee Kohlmar, 'Ramojta,' SO^F. Joiut WeacleyM Allan. Bivkln. screen pftuV,. The MbKlnMy Case,' 20-P. Geocga- Bo tt ibeg fi ' 'Sing' Baby^ Dickie Walters, 'The Holy Lie,* - 20'-F. GeoBse- Baenest, 'See America First;' 2ff-F. VaivUt EanwoBt scveen play, 'That B May l*re>ZO^F. WSmta, t/^aemetL AgneB Anderson, eSsfo. B. . Walter Abel; EWk Rhodes, Ger- trude Hiehoe^. 'Steond Marriage/ RKO. STORY BUYS Hollywood, June 23. Falcon Fllni» bought Ed LafUng- .welFs comic strip 'Little Joe,' for cartoon ~«erles, Eric Reraarotue's new tome bought by Metro after studio scanned galley Iiroafs, 'Cuban Cavailor,' original by Tom Kilpatricfc, purchased by Radio. Will be prodiiced" by Bobert Sisk as John Boles; starrer. Motra bas acquired rights to 'Spackenbrok*',' ne-w novel by Charles Morgan. • 'The Te^rs Are Bo Long,'- by Mar- igaret La-wrence, pnrchaaod by Par. Lynn Riggs." 'Green Grow the .Lilacs' taken by Metro ippm Radio. eoJumbla baa Jpiurchased 'Honey,' iVspil daUicot s&oirt otory -tfhlch; ran fill %glty jj'alr three yearsitBa* ' " 40 VARIETY Wednesday^ June 24, 1936 HERE'S ONE n NEW YORE HERALD TRIBUN£. NEW YORK POST. "1 By Howard Barnes *tom," t, scMtri coMedjr l>y WaWwimr Sref. fcusttce WcOwtle, . . . a . . W. O. ftdds yowr •A???'**H£^'^i°5 BUSy ftmsworth ....... .Bloh«td OromWeU Attomty WhJfftn . . . . r. .tsuM OveMWh . ., c*th»rlne Doueet trances Parker .■ JU>s«IJnd Keith . auyor Pariwworth ..,...^;.artnvUle Bate* ■ Constable, Bowman. • . . . • •45.'?«S M«i™ Carnivil Manager i...; .BmlpW Remley OaUlope Driver . . Dewey. Rojlaaon . Eemont .;..,..'...-.VvT.ffljl Wolfe .. . Tlje great W. 0. ft«lils la. to ;b« . •eei^' mt the Cuamount la' one of ]iU mc^t ir»iulbu8 iroiei, tbaVoC Txoftuot Stifittipe K UcdtHfit, F. 8.-N. - It; BMr ■ slmoat irlthoTit wjliiK ibat ,*Topi>y'' 18 tltk -luniEdiii aiul ■ Btoai compUteiy diveitmc comMrtbat iuis ' rahgluf : from, a hilarious ^lece of business on ' ia '<;raqd6t groimds to an uproarious •' Buspender>snappln^- sequanco > wbea the 'brlllli,nt comedian wrestles With fuil.-dr*B3.cl6th*s: /The Donnelly work bas' not entirely 'escaped the ravages of time. It ba3 a rather Incredible romaijce 'of the music^ comedy vcrlity 'and a lost Jtelr^ss theme that demands yoM tolerance. Fortunately, thie pUce has been adroitly adapted ,and directed- to . give, Mr. Fields a niultttud^ of op< portuhlties to proT endows a stray; pup .with speech and sells blm to a bartended- for a couple of saWbucks^.is sure/.to beconie a olasste Of oii\taia come^.,* As Blchjard Watts Jr. has wrlttti^ Mr;'Pields "itnay be less imiversal tbaui Chaplin, but h» stadds for what. w» would like to think Ivas typical Aideridan folk comedy «t its highest degree." in "Poppy." for' all his .triumphs over bitikis, be enlists yodr sympathy profoundly and acts . up overtones of pi^thos; that are .Com- pelling. Ihat^hfe was Able to appcai at. all is a testaintat to bis couniiia , That h« has madi bis current xolo- one of. his jprtatest liortrayals Is « glowing tributi^ to, bis consuminate , •howman^ip.. NEW YOiJK EVENING JOURNAL W, C/ Fields Plays : Medicih^ Spieler, By ROSE PBLSWIGK:. ^ The iniybinparabl© "W; C.-lFields is hkek on tiie screen again, with hi$ twaugy Toice,;iift flowery verhiage, his acrobatic sitk, lat, his cigar and all fhosV tricks of pantomime and dialogue that .make him head man among the comics, .Recovered from a serionS fiiness that' lasted almost a year, he's at the Paramount Theatre thiS' week ia a film- I ization of his old stage success, "Popjpy.** :■ ;Thc . .Fields enthusiasts— an^ they ^packed ■^e theatre at yesterday morning's first performance— will find plen^ to de- light them. This time he's Professor Eustace l\JcGargle, a patent-medicine spieler who follows, carnival shows and extolls the -virtues of **Purple Bark S'arsaparilla" while running a quiet shell- game oil the side, During the course of the proceedings he does his famous croquet routine aiid also the hilarious ventriloquism bit with the dog that he tiosK tjiumar sells to the bartender. J • MOVM TAMt W. G. Fiefds Returns to the Paramount Screen in''P6|Spy" Ue Incomparable Comedian atJHfs fietf jn Film Y^rsron of His trstwhile Sta9» VeHicle By THOttNTON itEUBHAMTT ■|>ETRAVIN(} slight traces of the Jl> ' desperate, illnes* be sufleredL yev* -{he inettablc W. C Fields 1» baclc on the screen agiSn In the film version .of oppy,"' the mu- sical comtidy by . , otby '.ppimeUy' -"TTOOIiifr*^ fn which he a^-j peared Qiany seaton8 .,ago on arosidway,. ' A been; .dhanieiit )n the adajpta* ^tioii,- but Mr. Sie)dfi> Itfeinf .an' incomparaole comedian. Is ea- wtlaUy Wipseif. . We wouldn't 4o 80 far asio say that it Is funnier .t^an eve'r becauae we doubt if even he cpuld be that, but "Poi^y" oflEers 'him .a 'hiehly suitable 'wlti Tanfl tta dialogue is rich in ch^cttoristicdlly ' Fieldian humor,. It is^ moreover, ah 'engaging Drfa;^ Ji| its own right, .artfully combiiiiqgV bucolic sentiment wUh'>roguery:uid- oftering the supporting players. sev- eral comic and romantic sciehes; in-^v depeipidently Of the star, .^6r it .1^ an evidence of the Fields geniqtV fhat he; caa afford bbtti competitlt^ and help ftomMthe. 9ther tneinblini ' «f his- tast, . Thiis Rochelle Hudson and-Wch- jUd Crotnwell blossom Ho.ttit ' In a stirpris'lngly heat love match .whldt' ' is' not without its intehtloiially lim- uy 4n6ments:' Catherine Boiicet 'apd Lynne Overma|i are likewi«e :ltllari->v ously.^ engaged in . amorous . nianleu* : vers,, and the mindf characters,', ' • the small town and olrciut caiinlViEL* . varie^l furi^ish a background iheitj is properly j^feyed tio the 9\<>rjf. , '. DAILY NEWS C. FM» tuht appear* tn ''Poppy*'; now on viiw at the ^ Paramount Theatre, Rachelte Hud$6n\ and Richard Cromwell . Supply the romance* By WANDA iALE. _ - "P®PPy." a Paramount production, based oh a play by Dorothy. I)onnelly,- .screen play by Waldetnar Young and Virginia Van Upp, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and presented at the Paramount Theatre. THE CAST Prof. Eu4lace.McGarele_W. C. Fields Poppyi— -Roclielle H\ld86n Billy FarnB'wortlt_Rlchard CroinwcU Altornoy Whitten ILynn" OvtFmaii Countess Maffei Tuljbs de Puirzi .„ , Catherino Doucet Frances Parker-; Bosallnd Keith Mayor Fameworth. Constable Bowman. Carnlral Manager Calliope D^lTer t. -OranvUle Bates -Adrian Mofris .Balph Kemley -Dewey Hotinson The S; R, 0. banner swung happily' over the Paramount The- atre yesterday morning where one Of the biggest crowds of the year gathered to see W, C; Fields' twen- ty-third full-length picture. ^'.'Poppy," the 'new Fields' star- ruig vehiciie, is a belated screen adaptation of Dorothy Donnelly'? musical comedy Of the same -name That Fields Man at ^'i^^.l "S. ablation of Ihft'M* .,>. Robln: directed by A. Bdwart saS produced by wiiuam LeBaton to im- mount. At the ParattouBtT^ • i ' ■ ■.■JJt^fMi^r Eustace McGarEie....Wi.^ \ ait COuqteia De Pulczl ..... . .OathuSta S£ I7»nceii. Parker....,.,... -...RoSS .Mayor Ptraawotth. ...„...iGnSB :ConBUbl»Bo(wman. .^.AjrtS c«ij;lv«J Van"?*' .RUi .••jjjUiOv. .1 ...... ,V || '^^;,:;»jr.*teAilji6 typenipg Of any W. ^ . ^]^I6iure can; bo ot» less, it .solemn obligation to report M fereet of nature,', and --^i ji^ •. atanjeo continue to ^ ' ^ . flblld^ against our h«ro^ -Olmde, |1eldar-^or Iteq^gliB, A. S. N., t triDunt'a "Poppy" - onoa i ' .compelled to exert every « his timeroua strength, «ver_ ..'cum of bi« tt-ansparent guJlM ' jiaTtlole of his sublime patu .v .'tdtiuitand the combined oitjiii : of hlf iiumen or InaniinatM '^entsv 9ut ISxi JB'ieida ixi/ai §■* - aa .SKr; K^elds always tifiii i-> and It 1^ a glorious yietory, iti im ahd for bomedy. ■ Qettysburgi Waterloo,, A «n, 'Orutiandv great battles thul rati 'bava^ryoQ «v«r aeen'.Mri -^mM! « - fight, to the .finish .*ith ?Wlrt front, a. croquet mallet, a aittftdet atrap> br a. oiga^-ljo* WtUa* Mu' . have heard at the LoulalKDi ^ur« cbaae; the sale of Cuba and^lf quliition: of the JuhKars 7 but.«ait untu, Mr.. NlUt doe to a cr«d\iIoua barkMp, Wtqdow-Mhopplnt; for f*-" •or offtrs for aaie savewa -—i Pu^le Bark SaraapariHa i',Ki man or baast, guaraht«*d- ) .>hbva-#airt* and grojir hait.'V ■Tyou probably haye -hpard t Cowatd'a dlalogu* and ¥ .Jennings Bryan's oratonj heither ha« had the benefit* ■fiilmltabla lields ditllv**!" • what auaVity- of irtsprt, wh«| torie, yWiat grsiidUoquenc* rtibleiedoeir'he invest hts ev»w; rVMy little plum," he aayS W j^,, .•hoi^sa- rbcks). "I Hobdt I take from the rich alri ) VJ to the -poor."' - "What poor? . filtt the Sceptical Poppy, YLwi^ re)pll«- -Mr. F. . with anoth^^g at his' cheroot. - 7 ^ ■•Those are the njatters with"' McB "Poppy" deals In it« bfltt«i f" ments, and when the. tfeat 1 loon is in evidence all Is ^ , there are times when, th«J PJ writers having been so Wl^Hj;.^ as to worry about their ston weight of the picture falls W hands of the ingenue and aer ii man; and then we •qttjfjj, •wrltho and roll our eyea nfttua actK'j ^< bg» pea: trs,! K<^' ^1. am ibut. ttit;' Ith lal^ 4 ta-.i lut- IC't' I- Whose, successful year's ^i-un s f- fifteen yeai-s ago on Bioadv ,r was, I imagine,, due largely to e presence therein of a ,f ' called Prof. Eustace McGa played by a man namea » Fields, Stars Again. Fields'^ devotees— and H P ^ not, you, ought to 'have your a as well as your liver examiO|^ ■ -3* New York Paramount rep< in a wear and a half wit Wednesday, June 24, 1936 VARIETY 41 YORK TIMES, NEW ' YORK AMERICAN SCREEN Here Again in Toppy/ Paramdtmt ; W. C FieHg lit >Poppy^ emnei a •Ignal for tha proiinsor'i wturp,- Whert Mr. FWld» Jj.cpn- wn^ed W-jwe opmpletely aelfJeh; W «Qft Who takn tlie icfeen from rWm !■ a uiurper a&d an wpatart, . Mai newa, hdwevfir, and the awMlon; for our rejolelnr- !• thh: tfrat.Wan ia h^re again. ^ill_be glad to know that the loie M; frof. -McGargle in the current) picture, gives this INIMITABLE SJtey"'^"" swope to propel his , When Fields, with his false '7* 3Jid^ fumbhng manner makes 1-^^.1 ™3 frequent appearances, P almost too much for the viewers | wstay m their seats. Fields andHisToppy' More Hilarious Movie Than in StageVersion By REGINA CREWE, at'jUMi Picture. Editor N, Y. iinertc»ii, 'i^S??,?'.", » P"amb-jnt Picture, ndapt«a MaldemBc Yount and ■Vfrglnl* Vm Cpp from » Etorr by Dorotby Don. nellT,, directed by A. EdjKard Bather.; Xheatrt^ PreienteO «t the Paramoi^nt THI! CAST, MeGartle j. W. 'c. Fields 'S,?X^^ RoeheUe HudBOK wLy» ' -•••»•<«•♦•«< .■EJcharff Cromw^l wmrreni . . • ,°. « . . , . .Lynne ..OrerpiBn »Ktle k ..... 4 •. «,'% . Catberli^e Doueet A Veil ipieids' Day of dellgW- ful comedy brings that' artfnd •Old Party; of th^ movies, W. C. Fields, to the Paramount j^reeu In A bigger/ apd |>etter* laugh Tel-sion. of a vehicle in which he «tage-atarrtd yttirs: ago. - Time -caiinbt blunt- the: M61d^an wit, dim the humot 6f the eojtixic • master; nor ; still thie Olympian . laughter •vfrhich his divine non- t^nse Inspires. He and "P<*py" 3U[e. more hilarlotistbday than, in .*ny 6t the yesterdays. • . BstaWished in the^hariacter of carnival chlseler. the ludi-- creu^sly- p&mpous ■ Mr, Fields tiyes lavishly of his rich talent', dazzling ag^in r with the old tricks and many that Me new. ^rhc: show- is, his, yet for those who must have romance in their moVIeSi that element is present; .too^, and nicely contributed, by ^helle Hudson and stalwart jrbtkng, Richard icrr.omwe U. .'Mn i^elds deftly registers bit ftiter. bit of inspired comedy» delivers laiigh' after lailgh, and' holds his comic crown . securely: SCREEN REVIEWER SEES LATEST MOVIES Fair Rdchelle Hudson ahd Bichard Cromv^ell take iis back to another day, happily rememberecl by many in "Poppy," t^ie W. C. Ftelds picture at the Paranaount* DAILY MIRROR Fields Plays Delightful Rogue im Poppy; Movie Filled Fields Comedy cit Poramouitf Wfj-h Laughs By BLAND •♦POPPY,*' at the Farwnount Theatre: HiKhlyenterlainini; comedy . romance' t^a^th ' the matchleM C. Fields. Pi>o-. dfuced by Paramauntr ditrected. by. EdwArii Sutherland.' THE C.iST: trof, Eustace 'McGargleiW. C. Fields . I>oppy .',.....Rochelle Hudson Billy Fatn4"'-'rih,Rlc!hard Ciomwell Attorney Wiiiifen. . .Lynne Ovemtin' Count«S3' Waggl.Tubbg De-Puizzi. .* Catharine Doucet Frances Parker Rosrtlfnd Keith Mayor Farfisworth. .Grailville Bates Constable Bowprtan . . . Adrian Jlorrls Carnival Mandger. .,. Ralph Remley Calliope Driver..... Dewey Robinson .Toe ,.. Tammany Young l!:gmont...;....v Bill "VVolfe »PHE unique, the only, the inspired W. C, Fields contributes liis exquisite fun to this pretty romance, adapted from one of his greatest'stage successes. ImpersonatIn|: the . delightful togue, Professor McGargle, he manajres ig aoolv carniyal 'njftth- 99 •(Internationa )->iM'i<>r fti^JfliJ THe ^eli-known Uugh-proTcker, and Catberfne Doucct in ''Poppy," the film drawing crowds to th« New York Ptremount Theatre. his battle of wits" agaiiiet the Re- form Mayor and ,the amorouis •widow, Fieldfi is his matchl^ra (lelf. ods to the business of providing happiness and a future for his wii^t- ful ^little girl, the Poppy of the title. Filled with .the laughs which are entirely W. C, Fields, the picture never becomes too sentimental, de- spite the elaborate sweetness of Miss Eochelle Hudson and young Richard Cromwell, the lovers. In THE FilELDS cult will applaud "Poppy" heartily- It jb Pielda' humor, combined with a pretty Cinderella fetory, end it jb hand- Bomeiy produced. A ."rtrong- cast •upportB the incompara'bile rtar. It NEW YORK WORLD-TEMGRAM Hilarious Vagabond Provides Great Fun m "Poppy'* Bjr ynUlXU BOEBNGt. (ffcRDINARILY the bare an- ' nouncement thiat a new" W. C.' Fields film has arrived on Broadway is suffieieTit to send: the countless /Field en? thuslasts scurrying to the ■theater post ihast to' see the greatest of aU screen comics. B\it when that news is further supplemented by, the in* formation that Mr. Fields ha»; never been funnier,, the announqement be- comes ah event and c^lls for * revival, of those old- customs of street' dahcW|f and hat tossing. • Thenews,thenj is that in' "FOTh- py," {It the Pari amount, the fun« nlest offlll com*' edlans offers- one of. the- finest performances of his career. Since ; the film permits Mr. Field* to plajr a disrepu- ,t*ple carnival William Bdetahel. . vaBabpnd and gives him an opportunity to appear In almost every scene, it can be .dei- Jnltely set down as one of the most, hilarious and satisfying of 'he re- cent motion pictures. Here the star is an Itinerant car- nival player who, accompanied by. his ward, Poppy, comes to- » sm»U town during the engagement of a traveling circus. Believing' that It never pays to give a sucker a breaK, Mr. Fields, as Professor Eustace Mc- Gargle, Boon gets himself a conces- eion. Here, too, ho leauna from the unscrupulbus village lawyer that an enormous estate in town ifjy^^f^^^^ becaufie the mleslng 18-year-old . •helrefiii cannot be fouw- "^.f*: tides to p&lm off his ward as the Of course, the rusQ U exposed, and Fields Is forced to flee the town. But just when he Is apprehendw and brought back to be thrown into jail, It is dlscoverei that Poppy, IS actually the rightful owner of the estate. Although Fields is overjoyed at the news, )ie lfi unable to enjoy aiiy other life, but that of the big; tent, tfQd sa he takes to the toad . in* search of new suckers on whom to practice the old army game, while Poppy 5tays behind to marry one of the town- boys. Cpa mmomt * I* ts biggest 2 days' business W. C. FIELDS in POPPY ! ( 42 VARIETY P t C l it R E S 24^1936 (ConcfiTued ftam. page 33)- Half Afnwrii (SOthV.. rtuflcesi Dm>„ Hvlajv TOnrievy, Cha« Butt'erwot^. JJbe. SHI*- nay Ennli«lir. 6B mHia;- Uet ilay 231 Rev. June 3. Here Gain«s TTpotililfc ArUiia .tufft'e. P&nU Kelljr. i-eo CariUa. t>lr. Eewls S«ili-r. 02: m(ns; Tlel. Web, Zl. ttev; April 8. ^ _^ ■ Human> e.-mgo. K<»^i3i)apei'Vyai'n about smuggUnB alltens. Claire Trevor, BVlan : Bonlisfivy. DIr; Allain BWan. 65 mtns. Rel. May 29, Rev. May 2T, It Hatf tar Happen. (-afftUDv ♦Ifew.. ISaft,, FEooailntf. Hiraseir.. Dlr; ftay del RuCtU mins. Eel'. Ffefii, T*.. . Rev. fftefr. tff.. Kino of BUnIoaeuev WinnrOT- Btcr&tsr. AMftw ITitye,. Jaslc Onkle,. AtUtc ^.rudi^.. Mona Barbie. .Dir. Sidney Lanfleld. 85 mlns. Rel. Jan. .3. ReV. Jan. ZZ. Little Miss Nobody. Resourceful 'orphan finds happiness, Jane Withers, Jane DaVwclI, Ralbli Morgan. Din: Jbhn Blystqne, 65 itiins. Rel. June 12. Rev. June 10. . ' Littlest RMwP/ TlTe. SMrler Templ'e, John, Bbles, Jack Holt, Karen . Morlty. Bill Roblmbm DTt: David" Butlttf. 7S mlins. ReL Dec, 27';. Rev:. Deo. ZIT. Message to (Sarcla, A, (20th.) Developed tronn Elbeart.- H!ubbBrdf» essay., WbI" lace Beery, Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles. Dir. Geo. Mar^alL 85 mlns. Rel. ApririO; Rey. April 16. My Marriage. Claire Trevor. Kent 'I'aylor.'-Panllne rredferlclc. . Dir. Gaoi. Aroft- : ainband, 68 inlnm. Rel. .Tanw. 31. Bw.. Feb. 26. _ Music Is Mlaalc,. AMImt Faye;. iW vwealtter.. BieUe UOJiiiBlB,, MltcK»ll ana DUi'ane, Dir. (Tert. Marfan; 66" mlns.,. ffef. Nov.. I. Key: N"ov. zm d'Malley of tlte IVtountwIV Western. Gea O'Brien, Irene: Ware. Dir. Daarht Howaiidl Ba- TOin^*, Bel. Btasch. 2,T. . Bev. April 8",, P^ddy O'Day. Jane Withers. I'lnkle Tomllm Dir. Lewis Seller. 711, rnina.^ : R?l. .H«n. U„ Btew^ Felt. 12. • . . Priaoner ot 9iai(tlr. IMMid, TB» (2nth). A little known, atiagr Off AM!li^Be«!^ lis Island. Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart. Bte J'oftir K^jEd),. 95 aaas, Rel. Feb.. 28. R*r. BMn. 19. Private Numbjam, New ttoalon,' ot 'Cammon ■ CWw." laotattia T&ilna,. E^itorti Taylor, Phtsy- Eeny: Bftr. R'oy BW RUthi TS mdna. Bdl Majf 16. Maw. June- IT.;.. ■ ' Professlonar SoTdlbr (2DlB3i Ticfor SWLaslbnv ffteiBaiK Bta^hribnTewi, 4^did)Si SttiMti Ifflr; T!^ Gam^ I5i DBtapBi .Kdl JSbhu 2». g» g. gh lltt. E^' $how TRemn Ma ItTtiKdy^ iSUiigtu- '■■ floffflaflia -Uudlrom. i^taur Ifimnsn. ISm. Qbol f MkcsftarlU W mum. K»ft. Etea, «L Bsw DSffi. ML. . ^...^ 8lM of tWiam ., JtoiaHet^htfi:, IWa Aaiactet,^ Sam fB He/mnstrnK , tias..&tK- onw Kattffl^QjtttvBMsraK . ' _ ■ «png aiKf Oaittv IWpflV €Iilfa» niteTOB;. Eteil! KcilTjc. Ifo. iUltak Swan. . Rel/Mhawlh 1135. RMSf. BfiwrtB 1»« . ^ _^ ...^ aiW'«.ca»WnmBaffl«KjiwiteC^^ BBc JWta Btot ■ Rtfi. ai8)ili.-8t. .. BW5 ' Thank -YoDUi, Bfri atamvt . ca iiriim .H«a oic. I*. awt.Ctes.iaL •White r«rMtWiff ooa^. Eteul Oiaata. pir. Wllllflm; Beautfrne. T9> mlhs: RW.. Fetf. Rtev.. Fab-., 21.. Btotfs' Davfai. Humphrey Bogart, Dir.. Arobla: Majtc*. Ttt nataft. ^ ffWs. 8. Rev. Feb, 12. ■ Sons o' Giura.. Eirtm. the mvstcal. comedy. Joe-E. Brown, Joan_Blondell. Dir. Lloyd' Baxjon: Tff' mins; Kel. Way 30i Rev. May 20. Q^and icatna there's nothing worse than Main Street mind. Waireii 'c^Iam, June Travia; Barton MacEiane), Gena Jlockhart. Dir. William: Mcfianmfla mlns Rel. Bfey 16-. Rev. May . Treaoheny Rides the Riange. Dick Foran. Po^riB_Sj^'T«. .|''®'^^^'^f^^ R«yn0ld3, Dir. Frank MaDonalJi 56 mlns. Rel. April 2. Rav. June 3. WalWnc Otedl. Thsu Thrllfer revolving-, about ";J'I|'??£^ Boria Karloff, Manguetlta! Ch-ui-cJiin^ Wa*rea Hall,. Kfcanioi Cbrtea. DW.. MlChasj' Curtliff.; B2. rhins. Rel Mai ch 14. Rev. March 4. Waareir Eftjlorea Eel HJi3f Louis* lazeiida;, Dtr, Arttftut Q.. CoHJnat m Salha fejl. Feb). L Rfer. J^arn. 29,. • Htottt. Hi. mifldltairji aJIi mftis!. Bell. Jam 2K. BBev.. JaBi 294 CnOne FSrtfroIi (aCmolOT*.. IJiiBrtlat minna poaffeman, and dflaoat Uffi- Nfeat BifeBr»>!«B*Ia8-r Bte. ETusaenet .Gunmiibgs:; IBinrnB;. Ba y; Bfay IX nni EhiHkte CPMISBlto*^. Westem. Tarn: TSler,. Bix liaoaa^ itensnait ara«it«ttt EUir. Bfemrli aamilafti, tift icft)Bv. BJaw- Jiarch 4. irkiufe 00 tH»\«*«e fjairoiialaii). Boot G13^Ban'. western. Dir. raBFrjr.Ktaser. mfliB:. Bwr„ BBay Zt, _ ' DUhiK. ' EGbe«K. lORiK A. . frtfirafcoiWhBtoniJ'BW*"*- Blur. llfMHaBe BlBgeffi e^mfcrev Re!r« JnwiOw aimjP)! ((BCroi^hJ-.. W'«iaCBait Hoot *NBrtt. ie^ I ' u w w t Ht fe Ktenedlr with Kta&esitntawci;, **^'^'- oTlIftnrt?^ tBinwIt Jfeaofc EairttBFV IffliaBpa ffafltetlBi. Dfic. RmiHiCaHlK JC' raar.. :lWLrdSr*a\^^ . . . Last of the KWUisaiTar CS(*in*tife*« BSaniaofctti Saaet: BW., Jtant ta. _ LIttIs L*B* FiuntlerBBi. Stoen^ HiriSBrat J*«'«*t^'"„^?!S,5^'lSLu^tt^ nft*. BJftr; Jlbtt»P. «bBiiwwm. ffSfliiteft HeL. SfiWidt «, Btw. AffUffl «- Mah.W«tt C«il««Mpife(mrastte. BMe« 4k» aa,«irtUiii^ nv ffi^ BfedtoA : Ttaagz iamn la w ^W - atu}^ gaUtto.Btefaantannft- DlK. Lotllas Moimes. Moderir Tltws*- A dfeaMi l Hu. ' vnsueitg bawedi on: nra^w m'^^dta>*^TO ti* ». ft» GliaTlte CltttiUiit, ^nT^JiB CEoa&rdl AT mliiB,- SeL Ealu. m. Rvr'. FSk».-t2:. •.' ■ . ' Ont Rainy Aftirnbbh- e6rcafQiiirta3BT)v A ttght PatWlan roiwantlc^ *Mie«F . ' adapteft from, ^ fffciain* strtry; Waapcta Lederer, Ida. Luplno. Rel. Bsay K iBlrlke' Hfc- PPiilt. ICHdHai CanW«'fe*'eamic molbdWmB song^ tSMKe. Cmimi WxXkV mmam^ Pttin^^ Dir. Nor^ °mnl'1 aoolM: c&nax. OVfirfetm; Bapklas,, nCnrlOi , THhrgiiairfte ehnreUllL iniR. LsmDet^ HiaiSfiK eSmlas,. Rt^L Mky 41. R: , e«fti«. ISounsBters. In tbe Soviet Bb.. MSiUsniiftQv: TIT rntts. He!'. April' 1. TSt,ev. ABt>^ CMrtl&B AJ! Ptuiili^, £l' CS^ Bazeiiacfc, sttacjr, XMkr. OAnud ttoowro.. TV n CSgy. White man goea naitivn Sir.. Jehn BuivaK. Wt ados;. Ref.. M^eceH ICv Qonagoa Tonka i^ecf (.tnTa)'. Fantastic eomady. Anny Ondra. Dir. Belafaold Sbttuenzel;. 100- mfns.. ReL April: L Rev. April 22. DubrowsAy (R:aBB) fAmKInioiF. Pushkin rnxveS condensed. Die Lvaiuwdlcy,, T& mlua. Reb March. Ifiv. Rev... April I. lEdoK MtoBtolta dHuagO'. Miisyar's Shirley Templa pic Dir. Rel^ BEtlogh. 80' rnlns Eel. Nb.w. IR. •tudHM> BurhanK. Calif. Warner BroHiew ^"'"-Zry^JIItv, Poulder Daim. Powerful drama with. tremendotfEr guvernmene project far badk- , Crauntf, Ross Alex»i)dor» I'attloia EIlls„ Lyfo Talbot. Blr. Frant lUc- ^D^nttJd. ReJ. MSorcbi 7i Rev. April I. Colleen; B5gr muBiieBl rewa* I'oad'ed wltlt comedy and Bonaa. fttiajr KeeBer. ' £HcIt PtiweUi. .Brtani Btondeir,, Jadt OaUe. Psnl Draper, Hngfc Hortwrtl JLouIsa- ff■a^£e^dte^ HoSott GavanaiugB^. Dir. Alfred B, Gfceen. 89 ulbs:, ' KttL Mcrca 21i, Rev, Mluca IL bangMniws; BraKdtttiliK aHacy ■dhw liVCs' of thoBf Sft* I Tone, Wnrgarct Lindsay, ^^r .. . mloa. Kelr Jan. 4. Rev. Jan. 1. Exploitation CCetstlnued; team: pa«et 3.T]b fibtheim, wlu» w«r9: hosted by E,ver- ott SBtediibuciTv aneuager, virbo Qusaed out tto3iesi o£ stoeie?. Ijattsir waa tie- ap wttlk CBwelaaitf Rettnir. Glgar Dealiors; A$80Clatlon,. whiciV, cojttiib- utedl alroxit 2ii)00: cigars to be- handed out. Half were spilt In twoi other LoeTS! houaeai. wltera fltst 600^ iBaddlea wljob cpulct prove it were presentexi' with seogars in celltophana bagff bettring a 'Bemember-smokes-for- Hjatdi-oit^F&ithex'B. 0aiy' sloganc Trade ExMbits In cue town a theatre has a standing: offer off & firee- display space to ieCny concerni loeal or na~ tlisnal, able to put up> an exhibit of real Interest with the only ijrovfso tlmt only thA acst three dsujis. . • rinmlnar about three- a month, and they ace getting, ntroraf popular all the time. TbeatKe. haa a, large lobby,, paat the ticket taker, and this space is U3e4 with the exhibits moved to either side to aYold. obstructing,, the exita. Mtrat. was: a dli^Biay by; e Cical bokar whO' showed: ini gliass'. Gontalnecs the'varlou)»ffouv7,.btendlec( to Eset tba> iTTsper do.ughh .the ye&st,. sugar, ToaSSSsi andL otlter linsredlentav This) was; CBBeaHed lii a /smoilfer SSsi- playr im whlcfi- eaicfia tngjiedfent was. shown iik 1:h» mawM.^ uiwdl Ihi mailc- bxg a aftaggjia; DaaiC oC BvaatdL- 'ESa&t evntalnatr was.- BiroQieitlti;' saicdedl, ttott, la the «K«iid^ twQ« aolennaiii vtwst. present ta < i mawii a i ," c^iXssllikiDa;. On the- lasft iijBli^ mAi&iiiiss Ssacves liiread wvtec ic£wgiii ail£ wouusjui goi* ttrona-. CBchltSkltqe eomia^ Unm ajUoatt tuifstiluar. Ihe bqftns;, 4br cnntgdiei, -was lafl> Ilmreid bgF 'adbac^dlii^bl&atijtrv^^ ^esfi> .Bteni d'migit .finraai all pairtla: .off Aft «orS4,. iL nfviettil ' cMEQlicjir piillwiwi ttnd' moctaaiBt,. flktsAai ubA Ttudion aUier'' An;noart!Qs< hbbA itai uuuiliiultas the Bb amaaaauiiJ ieal, Bm^paatadifiQBK, GirocawB wag cftniigaBtlgifa.- (JDxzW'odd.) , Austrian, made of Lebar mostcal'. Jarmilla. ITa- . vt^a. Dfe. Cajul Lom'ac. a5> mins-, ReH. Jan, 1. Rev. Jkn.. 22. jFifaiBg n; ttrro deni Sann«r»koenrg (iGer..> <;6eneBal>, Around^ tha cowci ot Louis 3Cnr. Renate MUeHer, Michael Honneii. Dif. C&rl Froshlichv • Sw mhw, ReL Jan, I. Rev. Jaii. 15. Bavarlaa romance'. Dir. Fran^ Setbz, 7ft ralnB; Frauen vom. Tanrthotr (Ger). RcL Ffeh\. IE Frantlw (Ruasv)- (AmiUoa)!. Avlatlca> in-, RusBie. RcJ. Dec. 15. Rav. Jan. 8. Ganzer Kerly EIn (Ger) (Bavaria), Comedy cinderellai, niiws. Rel. April 15. Rev. April' 29; GluecRllche Relse. Ger.). Musical comedy. Dir. AMited A,beL Jam. t5i. Dir. A. Diorvienka, SQi mlav. Dir. Carl iBoesst M ao> mina. Rel. Attains fta nmcffe st. the .ne.-wssa' jpersi aai att Msi KM a mainoeBr Dgot yeair Secvo a. pett pDcnGe, toi eCctb itnernheiRB XSuat gjjfi. g» maehi tB^ }aa< (is plbnnSng to Eaceattt ItftiSs-. hot term, A plcoUe pac&: was pinunateaF la iretum fbr tSto aai mM ll liisllB g r audi a 'confectSooer and- Batkeii;' wesa goq^ taieted for ia» asKom aadi cailta',. th» ice eonspoB^ contirl%trta<9 the miAV Ingsi for Ice waiter .audi a, spostltig: goodls aSlsmo: promised] (roltetirs for prizes. The iSSA. was- t^t- each diird brovghC. ..ail&itgr tk 'w.f|il> prizes &rr thft inioat.tminaaai anfcittli playmattost as well a» for the longest and smalliBst,, the . Comedy with music. Hermaft Thimlg. 0ip, B. W, EJme. 70 mlns. KcL Dec. 15, Hoeftere BBfeht, D«r (jEFerjf (Ufa)'. Historic drama with Naat pcopaganda. ill Dttgover, Dir. Qerhaed Lamprecht. 9« mins. Ret. March- 15. Rer, ■ April IB-,, • , leh ^O^l^, ^^^y »oniaii,tio comedy. Mitgda Schneider, WUaF-orst Dir. GeaaTwt'.Bol vary.-. 7(^ miit« Rel. NoyriR. Gat H(^ped Flitciihurg, tSsas. Francis. J. Paiaie writes that the best exploitation angle he had wai» the theatre cat, who had ftve kittena- when 'The Country Doctor' played. Faille had a poster showing the auln-ts In, a basket,, so ha put the feline five In another basket and placed it in front of the poster. That got him a three column cut and a two coltimn head on the front pagA of the evening paper,, and it helped a lo«. Going ta name the fiveatone after the Dionnes, a little matter Itfce two of them being toma< not wtwrylng hint alt alt, ■ off a teautrnjI»B« hclUiant -actresa w&a yne^iimP'*^^^'iJ^'^^'^J^\^^?^^ Hea^ draJiia. G«9tat Gtuendgensw ll rtrt^^e tof^u^" Two rontatf«s.8tK» also fee* »wn. Betttf DavH FianduiC I SSSS^* J<**^e» «eyer. 96 mltw. Set Aprn ISw Rw. ^ wS an^twe to ^ ,ay, AMson. Sklpworth. Dir. Alfred ETbreen. 78f J^Vrft Z9. \^»^,L^i^^J^i!St ^:^^J^J^ (Continued on page 43) Fits ^Ittiy' Rochester. Lester PoUock, Loew'Si la capitat- lafng- on pu'blic foterest in Mfchi- gatt's Black J^ag^om psobe to stage I mei> black. [walfc the street? with messagefr on I backs keying in with film title. P I € ¥1111 E S VARIETY 43 House Revieu^ xiMkflrf iaeamilrane, laimcSiinK affi ttotvemr Siltl^ sbaatea^e IsoaU;, MiBecB «cwenBfl weelts web?, fatanecB - »tr^ aBJKfl a awae-reEiJer on Itte VBia» (BBrt «t sooee, with oiflyi Mttttih wihen Caartor 4e «aiiBtQge la «u)iie naotam ipwBHaJMB, and is ithe stoqee' gig gg gjefl . .mar 3at)Ber &ism Wb two in .•BBgBaET SSdtencB* . : , ■^^jihosTO iCimifli© Chajflto ana p*(flESite €}baaana on a Tboat «ecai, ' doao ranch lashtona, mdaril Utaer, vAOh sDboDl *n*EiTicteBB SJEttifile, In Muwas. Klnff -Bclwara visiting hie Ci^ynm *enan*g, 'Ghm. ®adoBllo re- t^mh^ itD JioBtB (Universal doubles upun ffihtfljcme wltti-a different slant,, bfe sainiB TtlotHPes), « tmonkey In a barber shop act wM3i Iiew Lehr dtftaaiitg the aial0g. and (€aB!ht«ports 8b6tS« >ttll fiHtertHinln^y flescriibed by ThpreerBtm, but rtaae ▼■eiy truiverBal presenta, ibesliles tliei BkSo^Uo dupllejataon. som© .battling B«it aashea, Sose s^estavaltoaapegon, cotmBemoriticMi ■ot «ie tflrst ttele- Boarih'messa^ with «re aenddng «tE ftTmfllo aflHtfo, a oommerolal iaJr- Itee's iaiO;T)WiT)Wfh-intle, ifl^t, Man jlbarttaiin .Beam lostag -a jgirait axB9ly jrepueaentea tlta wfisSki wJta *he jpresiaeBltitea f«D0ifr-iiV, ^oe ifashiUdna. ceillsloia efljtB^Nl oin 'fte cosfi^ttl '^baitttQ," ^emty jjinigijecslkn -ptaistice and ^ trttdc^aTig. , StstgiSbxm 'or ^jflwr ?ia» ineewssgispBrfl ' tfitb been ita^ld over, ^ordk lasft* niinitt^ ibow >out onS vaudeville 'iAll MtSB touHigbt 4n. Qesillt :sDe .-i$teip «Eour-' flton 4p ;the Hipp !thls week to Qiold; dtt jmrtll ytfpentng ;day.: leastwise it: Hzz •meager ffatherlng f™*Pea rtqgether when ^Irst -per- lomancfi got under -way on lYlday.! stage- 'is asm 'dtt da .«tra4s^ naniOfi imairmei;, and xn3xlte wrUbisis •mstt- stoe*dbeB as i^orw wtaanaB, act aateht- fflanny mi^ a inoitdh in aatlng. eQDeii±r4c idanoe, and JtoaHar to a. (bmaestme JCuban getup. xne noBflug Is oat. .and £be W'&l^' humor aitts home nloeily with the folks. .^dharper. TOWER, K. C. , Kansa-B City, Jnne 19. House .this ^6k is passing out plenty of entertainment for 2 Be. admish; While the bill ie not out- standing, t9ie tempo is Ijrlsk and StbB customers are heated in de- tpands for ©ncores. Theatre is .maJc- ing a serious efeort to present stage «bowB that &o not «nmebow mi^lst, and ftattened iftaetr '-Bxit a ItAt -wiitSi a nonsense en- ©DTB -wiien iBn^ sboiad liave stayed to 'Sie m^Lnss. : '3%e .toae?glllta3ile aunfi:tBnr tthis week: j(sBt .-aSnyift mta^ -.up tor the idnds lOiat 3twv^ xantt^tQd lEhlB staee to !fihe: Sia'st. Tyro iip .a %Gia aorobatic amd^ ooittoi4iiai^^c areiSoisnler. TSbsr'^a&i " t not wffiboKt lou^ )epatB ibut! aots^eis' ^iOioB to 43rlnjg as libe wiorks 2iara and loos. Sh{$!B iban^eanitBd,! nard usinne 'Ctf the xibsorm «£ act is mibon icuBtomers oro. ifho fadB OiasrOfi and iSeet "Tlgier Kasr* -was aroitblme. -luit ".SomewbeKe a. Wmixx Is "CaSBng* was .ilice. ..A. jooreSliey -of '^tOHBS vtt Fiasmlcy^ "^Qoody-^XJoody' ama ^GtyipBy •'Sweeefaeart' scored, .^Icrottt (and StOhey 'caH tbeilr turn' H Want "Women.' WluCt *hey really waint as a new aine of arotter. AT>- ■l>ot£!8, SaaUng is spot's Jflgh-Iieht, tot (even that Is anolested -by iRobey, whose -vocals aire oiaeal !de UiiKers. 'Carson .-uncorks a nifty arra-nge- anent oJ "K\s a Sin To T«ll a Ide.' He ailso <&td a -vooal wtth one of the igitlB ^Erom the line, fbut the ^1 .is i&tta. a rgood Iboofer. Ii-toe^ eeoond appearaoide Is to lomtain the -^ow Tw^th a Tower 'version of the 'V:aTii- ties," "iSlttlri' the BOtOe.' iPinJtuire sis "•Speed' XMG:>. ^ood ibiz, Fi^RAiMoum; l. a. lios AngeleB, .June 17. Oeoi^ ^sen opulaxity TVHS not o^ftected at the Voox. 'Office Mt the I>a;iiaTOonnt, ^hero the oom- Ibtna-tiion Hb ■'UUDcent tlife -week. Trade Tvas asway 'Off .on (opening day, 'al- though the oiflc ^ritaolc^ jxp as ^orth- Tnihlle '^tage Sane, with 'Okren wotQc- ting fbEDd aevery .{if a 'TbouBaindl Caaidle^' (IBeip') w2^ a. jbrace -of .fiboitE a>B(ted as finBcB. AUxsr 'sh'oit .stoclc ooKertmne loy 'giSt- •men rnnder lEMis Wsi'!s idireciaDn,' ShmeBt Hia-tt, an eners^c ^emtle- .■maai -witth gray haif,.to out to totro tlie acts. S'e appearBd 'HO. at enderB .'and ^one -is a >ltigh-kicker of no mean ability. Act tie nicely bal- anoed le ibeflt when doing ?h±s iimitirtions.. They Included a Jjorklng Ben Bernie, an okay Al ;Bniith, a remaifkable one of the' President, an outstanding Amos'n'. Andy (with the -dther 'cheuracters thrown in) and a good Boake 'Cffrter. Se could 'have jglven two or three •more for .good measure, -but only came on lor -a bow .desjllte 4oud ap- lilause. ' Sinclair Twins and "King follow. This 'Is a good dance Offering with the trio starting off with a neat tap •which -woiild hove been even better if they liadn't ±i?ied a little accom- panying vocalizing. King soloes with a unison number with acro- batic and eocenttflc trimmings and the three conclude With a Btrilt that -is diatincfly claBS. Act may have run a trifle Jong, but wbb generally aces. Joe ItforrlBon, not a part of the regular 3aker unit, appears in th& next -spot. He aang 'The Glory of ;LDve' first and '11 wag the lea.st of- fectiv© of his numbers. The house mike didn't help any In making hi.i tones sound very nasal. He follows with 'When Day Is Done.' but doesn't come Into his real own until the medley of "Wagon Wheels." 'Old Faithful,' 'Home on the Range' and 'Last Round-Up.' He hasn't lost his touch for the WGSt6t*TlS< Morrison Introduces Baker, who hasn't been seen on a local stage (Coiilltouea XiioBi jpaee mm niMita, La YBp). Mexican -rp^' R^'r^- 3»r. Soiis aSaloon. 70 Bllm. JML ISec, 31. . a«Oo 'M/Mlka iltlitocs (Pal). TEravedy «ctar^ .life. dr. 31. Ssawtcs. 90 mioB. .SbI. -SSarch IB. Kstmevail oinil U^tebe (Ger) (Xienauar^^llin^attl come^ty. ^^erman Tlilmte. Dir. -Earl liamac. 78 mlns. Bia. JiupiSl 1. IteR. .sbniM 22. KfSns .Ans«t Kcor Ulefae •ftSer,') .jtCastoid. Jimrmma •cmtaiBg. .Xtane ^Hatd. I>ir. .Sbbb £teinOK. 'TO mlnB. SbL ,9ui. ItS. ° . XlaBterjlMSer, .Iter XGer.) . mayer. i'O mns. iOel^ Jon. U. VCnmikDiit >(aer) (Bavarial. FxtzeBghter and his xthil. aXsx 'SchmBllng, Aany Omdra. "Blr. KaaU liamaci - m 'odzn. Bel. JF^, ICE. Stev. Itfarcb 4. : -KDenlAin der hieba (Ger) CDDa). 'ir. CacI BoesSe. 80 mins. Dir. Dee. 1. , . . Llla Akac (Hung). Musical romance. Ireno Siller. IDlr, Mihaly iBtvan. if? minB. Rel. March 1. iRev. Mariib Xl^ Lordagskvallar (Sw) (Scandinavian). 'DsmeBtic ^comedy. Edvard Person. Dir. B. Baxmian. 80' mlns. Rel. Feb. 1, •Lorvnzlno 22. MancaiMueiale, La (It) (Franco- American;^). a?iiBma oI ^elf'-iSftcriflce. Tutlio Carmlnatti. Dir. Mario Bonnard. 'i>3 mins. Bel. Fe'b: 16. ^March -3. - Maria ^lena (Sp) (Col). Mexican-madB .meUEC. JDIr. '.Raphat^l 'fievUla. ^ mlns. Rel. Feb. 15. Marquise von Pompadour (Ger) (Germanla):. Xtsied on the Operietta Of .-eamie name. Anny Ablers. Dir. Will Woltf. m wtiSitB. IBe], jBn4 IE.' 9e«. ■ Feb. 19. . . !Mm Alia de la Mueta (Sp). Mexican rcimaKl3D Dirv Alfrod Dasy. ao snfais. . Se3. F^i iU. New fiullivAT (itjufiB) gcSerlin-^'BuEStyn). Swift's clasaic jplayed ^ vunpetB. Dir. A. BtudUko. 76 mins. ^Bl.JSoTr,. SL. Rev. Nov. ifi. Noches de Busnss Aires (^. AiseiiitoB nomance. 80 nidnB. fi^l. Xiiec. 3. No Mataras .'(£p) (Wodecn). -Coihedy (draona. Dir. Mlsutii a'nrr.£S. II) JuhiB. Rel. Nov. J.. . ■ -Raradiflo fRecribnado, lEl <(^), Ifusioeil vtaneBif ia •nndist oamp ^lthojit.nUQiev. flOmins, IRbI. April 15. '. : :' _ ,^ ' .•Rasteur (Fr) (IienauBr). •Saciha ic. ^wn^n 3!ten, 30 tomfl. Hel. Honih as. ^ •fle Burtons, ill <(It) .(DTuDvc ^ndO). EEunay. Xor rflsB inEW Stacly. !9&;m)ns. fto. .TttardliaB. Rev. April JB. . — . ' fMtfendfi .augend .fGcE.) .(CdcBtno). StaoaimOIallluteBaenoe. .Seltita^^blele. ^ir. . X!arl 'Froehlich. 90 mh»B, itel. itan. U. JRew, aau. , TWIIoai^lb, "El Op.'). Bull UghthiB ana-Borttedy. • ©ir. "Rlcarila -Balmjij, «0 .mln«. Rel. Jan. 1. ' . • . '. Roearlo (Sp). Murder in the iroplcs. Dir. "Miguel Saoarlas. 60 minit, ^R«i. Royal Awau/ (Ufa) (Ger). Court operetta. Willi Forst, Db:. Herbert itfpisbh. '80 mine. iWl. April 1. Bev. April 15, . t •Schtos Im .Suedeii, ©» (Ger) ((Ufa). WSomeay romance about a>lc ola. Iwlane Haid. Dir. Gieza ^on Bnlwary. 70 oninfl. Rel. Feb. IB. . . ?Sohoon ipttea V(erli*lbt--zu Soht (Ger). Baokfltage innsloal aomedy, OJir, "ww- ,ter Janssen. 00 mins. Rel, April J. „ . t^, ™ tun..- Second Sursau >(Fr) (DUWorld). Spy atory. Bean Murat, Dir. Pierre Billon. ■m mins. Sel.S'eb. 15. Rev. Frib, 19. ^ n.^ ui^ Slgrrora -dl TuttI, -La (It) (Metropnlie). Heatvy (drama. Isa Mlrande. Dir.. Max Ophuls. :00 mins. .Bel. JUiroh AB. .Rev. AiPrU .L _ ' . Skarear^dB Plirt (Swed) .(Bcendln avian). (Par). Musical melodrama, 0(;afloB.Gardel, RO8ita Moreno, IIDilr. ".iDhn WfiWhairiJt. 85 mine. iRdl. JMJJyTl. JOev. Jfafly^. T«mpt» WaMrmo -at). Bortiarttic .comedy. 'aDir. .aBiio SfetttdM, flO mina. Kel. TesoTO^'flB'mOTiJho Villa, 'Bl (Spj). Action ,.iMiller. Dlr, Arcady Boytleir. Rel.' To ailarai^n U-ocura (Sp) (Fox). ausloBll oomedy. Rosita Moreno. Raul TXoulfen. Dir. .lobn .T. BdJaTtd. 'go mliw. HWl. Nov. J. • „ , Todo un Hombre >(Sp>). Priisetight storjr,. Dir. Ramon Peon. 90. mlns. Hel. Traum^wm .Rholn (Ger). Scenic iromance. Dir. Herbert Sejpln. 8d mini.. ■Rel. Dec i. fRBV. lEtec. 111. _ ^. ^ ^. ^ Unflklarlapappan (Sw.) (Scanainaviail). TJomoatlc comedy. Dir. OuBtaf Mo- 'honUer. 7.0 mine. 'Bel. .flan. 1. „ ' m „ ,a Ultima Cfta, La (Sp.) (Col.), gijow biz loma'nce. Dir. Bernard Ray. 60 mlns. Vasetrtber '(•Hung). Comedy Tomanne. Ibh;. JBhnll Martonffl. 60 'mlns. R*l. Vctter BU8'^>lng«da,'Der;faer) (Ufa). 'EomsnoB and music. Dlr, George Zoch. 80 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1, ... ^, u ■ o .i WIer Muoketiere, Die (Ger) (Casino). Farce on soldiering. Dlr Heinz Paul. fin mins, Rel. Nov. 1. . ' , ■ ■ . •MTbs Bin Ich Ohne Dich? (Ger) (General), Light musical,. Betty Bird, Olga Tchekowa. Dlr, Arthuf Babenalt 85 mInB, Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Dec. IB. We Are from Kronatadt (Rubs) (Amkino). The sailors flght the revolution,. Dir. E. Dzlgan. 93 mlns. Rel. April 16. ^ev. May 6, , , M,t,^ V«enn Am Sonntagabend (Ger) (Casino). Rural comedy drama, Harry Lledtkfl.-. Dlr, Charles Klein. flO mins. Rel. Dec, 1. o-- vWerr NImmt die Liebe Ernst (Ger) (Cadlno), Romantic comedy. Max Han- sen. Dir. Krlch Rngel. 90 mins. Rel, Feb. I-' _ ^ .... Wlnternachtstraum (Ger) (Casino). Romantic ^a^:ehea,d, also of the air group. Best laufi^ however, came with first sound of the voice of the lii-cKllrig 'Beetle,' -with the Earle audience showing that they ' knew all the an.swcrs from the Sun- day Tilght ■programs- Only exception that might . ' •:• ;. ; ' , ^' ' • . , . ia,w'ch 13. .Jtkken - for ..granted -.and "most' of -^tlie •' action is iiynf hetic; There Isn't one romantic moment In the plctiu'c. Miss i)odd's role is a chilly one. Shan. EDUCATING FATHER aOth-Fojr release of p. Ma* Golden pro- auction. Directed by James Timing. Bcre'en play by Katharine KavanauBh, Bd- ■wnrd T, Ijowe, Jblin Patrick; assistant ai- 1 reotor,. Aaron llo?enberg; camera, Daniel B, Clark; editor,-- XoUIs Ijoeffler. At tbe Falace, N. T,, ' : floubJe bill week June 10, '3C. Hunnlnsr time, C8 mlns. jdm Jones. • • • '••••?^,^ l^outy Bonnie J6ne6.;,',.'<.iv».i-...., .Shirley Deane MUllcfent. . . . K^vi «■«.'. ...... .Dixie Dunbar Mr«.^obri. JoneJT.*.* ....... vSprlnff. Bylngton 'jB«lt J6nes.'.;...<>/.i-;«» j-.. . .Kenneth- Howell i;upy JoafsV.Jiv.j"'*"-'- " • •J'''".6'Gnrison' ^'Boser IonRH.# i «ii ::<• i7i • >. li ..(leoijge Ernest ■.'Oraiwy JbniBfr.'j.';«;%>.V.\-.Florence Roberts Bobby.- JoiieS^. .7 si ,^.V. William Maha ji .. BherJrt-- Sart.«.%, •y*-; ♦>> ; .i; . ; • ffrancla v?ora Jim .^'Courtney'i'A «/.».*.-. , .Charles .Tannen Dick Harrli*,;';»%;>y.i-iJ. ,ATitljony Hughes Biaaio' QoWonV'i;;^;*.,;;;.*,.';... David. N.eweU Jess BoyiutoVif.-/; '.Clarence H. "Wllsoii Fred ■Huinplii*:^,-* » i'. . . . . . . Jcnathan Hale 'Dr. ,WiirouBh^».i.';)...-...i.lSrVlIle- ATderson • SegOhd ipf ^^^>%la5[. that .wakes the .whole town Vip. Prouty; in. a bjilef but ■compelling sccnei makes the /boy promise not • td^-fly ag&'^n,'. "explaining why he ' 3H6eds. the boy. to' party on for the faipHy. IK -'this' scene the two aphteve a high point. The kid promises, but when con- tinuance of the .ijtore depehds upon the: preseboeiof the' old man, who .has gone oh a. fishing trip, he flies ta the" remote .camp and- brings his .fathec back- just in time to save the lease from a chain store. Not. much pf a story to run the hour, but it Is "well padded with bits and really ', .works into pleasant entertainment :TBHth- plenty of laughs, thanks to ■igood script work and excellent di- rection. ' The dialog fits the en- vironment and the fjow of action is smoothly continuous, with a cut-in of some stunt flying that thrills. Probably few will notice that a white and a .dark fuselaged plane are used interchangeably. Dixie Dunbar; as noted, gets only 6, brief bit,, but makes every, second count, though her voice is too af- fected. Spiflng Bylngton and Flor- ence.. Roberts, -as the mother and grandmother, respectively, do much to keep', things moving. All of the roles are' well carried, though none of the players gets a chance to shine. Chic. Doughnuts and Society Bepiibllo r6leB$e o£ Nat Levlne ii8. Father l^umlnau- ; I . . Pierre Larauey -Mathurln- ..l.V ..k .'. . 'Ale.xandre RigAauIt RousslUe .v..'..",.;.;.....' Simone- Bourday Feliclte, ..,.'...'('.••'•'...'.. Ciermalne Sablori Father Feliclte t .i . . . Romaln Bouquet Jean Nesmy I Jean Cyrano Fernand ,', Qeorges . Flanieht MlchelOnne .'.;;...'... Ma^y B.erry Bleonore Llne Noro Andre Luclen ' Qalas Francois ..; Robert Arnoux (Jn French) Irritating little faults, in produc- tion which seem to be the hoodoo of French , producers generally, some patches ..of bad photography and un-^ convincing acting, prevent this one from being counted among the best French pictures produced this year. Color film handles a simple sub- ject with convincing force, but its faults will probably bar It from at- taining the high -place it would otherwise deserve. Despite these it will undoubtedly go well In France, although America is doubtful. Pierre Larquey, usually good In any role In which he Is cast, does not disappoint here and Is the main reason th"e stoi-y is so forcibly car- ried out. Farmer father of three sons and two daughters, he vainly tries to keep them home with him, to make them realize the joys and lib- erties of such a simple, life despite Its hardships. As a ■ poor French farmer he tries his best to keep his family together, but one by one his children desert him'. His vicissi- tudes, trials, regrets and sorrows and, at last, his joy at having his youngest daughter marry and re- main with him, are excellently ex- ecuted throughout. Alexandi'e Rignault takes care of the eldest son of Larquey in com- mendable fashion. Crippled by a runaway horse while he Is riding with his fiancee (Germaine Sab- lon) makes him a despicable In- triguer so he can drive his sisters and brothers away and have the farm. But Germaine deserts him and his father turns on him. He fur- nishes the highlight of the produc- tion when. In a fit of jealousy, he burns the homestead and dies in the fire of his own malting. Ger- maine Sablon goes down the lad- der of respectability, from the simple farm girl to a common street woman, with commendable acting restraint. Robert Arnoux, Lucien Galas and L/ine Noro as the brothers and sla- ters who abandon the farm, hold up their end but Rlmbne Bourday as the youngest, who remains and marries and Joan Cyrano, whom she marries, are less convincing. Francita color process is still lacking in clear-cut hues to make It a worthwhile process, despite its cheapness of production, Tlic reds are too prpdomlnant and. whether the fault of the photographer or tlif> process, the camera f.iils repeat- edly in correctly focusing two per- sons when shown at the same time, one alwjiys ap])eiu-ing shady and slightly obscure. Inside scenes also lack the clear lines straight black and white gives. Outdoor scc-nes, where blues and greens predominate, however, are extremely realistic and some excellent shots have been registered, Hugo, RED WAGON -. (.BpmSH MADE) . ..First . Division Veleasc of .Uluijirc Trv • duc.tlon. Featurps (Minrlos 'KU-kfoi-.l. vjloti; Nlssen, Raquel Torres. DU-ccled by ra.il L. Stein. Adapted from isiciinnr Sm-th k novel of- the sa'me nume by "KiV.v..i-d Knnblock; screen', play by Rogj-r Bun'ord. and Arthur Woods; camera, Jack Coj:: musloni score by London S.vniphony or- che.«rn. . At the Globe, X. Y., st;;nliig June 20-. '3C. Running time, fi3 min.s. Joe Charles Bickiord Sheba Kaduel Twrts Zara .~. .Ortia Xis!r Michael ..Fred Llewehr Gottfried Wllhelm Tftuchfn Kin Gutsnuf.scher Fritz Kllnpel Karl Rudolf Carl (In Gennan) Even the -foreign-language picture houses are feellnj? the current dearth of first-class films. 'Jana' is typical of the mediocre production.^ now available for Gennan screon thon.tres. Picture has a. good er-ore. fir.=t- rate mu.'tiral background attiinod to story and bits of better photuR- raphy. But as entertainment it will have a difficult time )iln.TslnK Germanic-speaking folk.«. Cast i." not .sturdy cnou?;)) to make up for thin Htory .structure nn<\ spfitty di- rection. It rates top po.sition on. double bill nt this hou.se. whirh gives a fair idea of what foroign- languagcrs are struggling arriuud with. It requires 80 rnlnutes or more to relate the simple tale <>t a pf-;if.arit girl who falls in love with a farmfr boy only to learn h^r mi«tpk<» noon enough to wed his brother. Extra footage covers educational aspects of farming near the Bohemian VovQi^t, a lot of unimportant Blni,-ihg by . field toilers and still shots of .some German metropolis aTid 'mag- nitude' of thl.s fore.st. ■ • Director botched up many scenes at ' otitset. There Is ojie episode when the brothers are supposedly, talking confidentially about the girl but the. recording has them almost yt-lllng. First "10 or minutes of film are devoted to pantomime, first break coming when the girl s.creams when her employer attempts to at- tack hei\ He. permits Leny M.ir(>n- tiach, the femme interest, to register the .same blank expressiori until the country fair trip is made. The Marenbach girt shows some promise but in this effort seems un-r familiar with picture technique. She- is purported, to have pla>-ed in .several stage productions abroad. Ewald Balser and Fred Liewehr, the brothers, vie for second honors, both doing nicely de.<5pite story and dialog difliculties, Rudolf Carl as a soldier supplies welcome comedy relief. • Wear, HEISSES BLUT ('Hot Blood') (GERMAN MADE). Berlin, May 29. - UFA production an* ..^release. Features Marlka Roekk, Paul Hemp, .Ursula Grab- ley, Hans • Stuewe. Directed by Geovg Jacoby, Book, Rudo Bitter, L. A. C. Muel- ler; music, Franz Doelle. Running time, 00 mlns. Marlka von Koeroeusy Marlka Rbekk Jozsl Paul Kemp ^Ibor \ , Hans Steuwe Uonka Ursula Grabley fiela : Max Guelsto'rfC Baroness Koeroessy Gertrud '^\'olle Vargi Franz Schoeber Lieutenant "Verady ,.n Helm-ich Berg (In Oerman) This is . the second vehicle of Marlka Roekk^ former vaude dancer .who became famous by playing the title role in. the original Budapest circus play 'The Cirpus Princess,' forerunner of 'Jumbo,' and it ie con- siderably, better thto her first pic- ture, 'Light Cavalry.' Story is only, too familiar, with the Himgarian. atmosphere of a once-wealthy Magyar family going broke and ogling their- property coming under tlie hammer. Marlka's last . hope of keeping at least her favorite horse, Safam, leads to oodlies' of tepiperment; hence , the title of the film. . • Rib-tickler is supposed to be Paul Kemp, a likeable chaP* but popr in comedy. Marika's spouse,, Tibpr, la nicely portrayed by Hans Stuewe, . and MaJc Guelstorff' stands out as &■ real actor in the rolip of the father of Ilonka, played by the ' good-look- ing Ursula Grabley. " . Fine shots, from the Pussta; a good Hungai-Jan- Gypsy orchestra playing a fine dreamy tune, 'Lleder, die une der Zigeuner spirit,' ('Gypsy, Songs'); a tango that should become popular, make It a picture that will get coin on this side. A WOMAN ALONE (BRITISH MADE) , London; June 3. Garrett Klement production tot General Film Distributors release. Stars Anna Sten, Henry 'Wllcoxbn. Directed by Eugene Frenke. Screen play, W, Chctbam Strode; original Fedor Otzej); camera. Jack Cox. At Western Electric theatre May 20, l»8q. Running time; 00 minti. Maria .- Anna Sten Captain llylnsky Henry WlJcbxon Olga llylnsky Viola Keats Yakov..,.'. John Qarrlck Tutzenbach Romllly Lunge The General Esme Percy Alloshka i.Ouy MIddleton Prosecutor Francis L. Sullivan President of Court Peter Gawthorne Lousha ' Minnie Rftyner Porter Frank Atkinson Sergeant. ,Pat Noonan Anna Sten, star, and her husband Eugene Frenke, director, sailed for New York on the same day this pic- ture was privately shown. "Why they . didn't wait a day or two longer and cut the film before offering it for review to the trade press Is Just one of those things. Promoter.", of this picture h^ive gone out generously to provide .the modern auxiliaries that count so much. in film production. There Is .splendid acting support to the star; atmosphere has been created by costuming, building of Bets, musical accompaniments, lighting and so on. In fact, flo far as accesfiorles go, all the presentation needs is the in- troduction of KclsRorK, chopping down 20 minutes ol running time, mostly from the routine of JIlss Sten'g singing and dfincing. .She can do both, but on(; hasn't time to be convinced of it through repetitive sequences. ."^tory ha.s obviov^ly befn expur- gated for thf lOriKhfch speaking mar- ket. It coii<-< j'nH a lov(- ,'iffair be- twtr-ii a Itu.'-si.an army '-aptain and a peasant giil. Thry aic shown meet- ing alonf' only o,'ice, and the whole p.'?ych(i]of;y lyi.nv Dr. GeniYi OcHVImehko T. .MuKMi-^.va Pilot Bosfun , I. Novoseli ztv Radio Operator O. ,Ti>liov Metallurgist A. Al>.'--n)nn Sasha Ribnikov I. K«znfi-,.4iv COBk P. OlcinUCQV . (In RussS(tn, EiwUslj, THlrs) Lenfilin failed to cash In on a swell opportunity in America by al- lowing this 'adv.ehture fllm to run about 30 minutes overboard. Judi- cious cutting, added to the fact that it's a foreign import, might have put 'Seven Brave Men'' in the money class. ■• ' However, as 'it stands, film drags interminably until the icy tentacles of the Ai-ctlc Circle really, take hold in the- last 40 minutes of - the Si- minute picture. From.therfe on rho tragic events >n the lives of Seven Soviet exploreiis for miperal wealth move graphically, even surmount- ing some very crude acting and even cruder photography; There is little .story to the film and only one femme. She is. cast a a the doctor of the expedition; ' A siig- gestlon of romancp at the finish is Ihjectect with the captain of the out- fit, though both are stoical "about the romance. ' Pi:obably the. Indian in them or the director, or perhaps Soviet filhi fans prefer patriotic' fllms uhadulj^erated by clinches. More than hatf of the picture Is devoted to the expedition establish- ing Itself In the nojrth— this holding little interest to American audiences — before . they get into difnculties. The captain' a!nd metallurgist go on the hunt for tin; find it, but are caught by a cyclone and lost in a blizzard.. Only the captain comes through alive after a struggle with the elements. Meanwhile, the femhi© doctor and the plane pilot are forced down after administering to a. sfck ¥!8kImo, but their rescue Is compar- atively easy. .. .-. ■■ -'• At fh^ -finale, orders come front the governrnent bre-aklng up . the expedition, but the niedicb is per- mitted to stay with this captain.- It's just about the only happy note in the fllm, .although tl?e cook tries for comedy but hardly succeeds. ifcJto. ^ SECRET PATROL .Columbia , production, and relca.se. Stars Cbarlcs Stttrrett. Directed by Davin . Set- man. Screenplay by .Robert 'Watsbhiftnrt J. P. McGowan, from! story by Pejer B. Kyne; camera, George Meehan,. WJlljmn. Beckn-ay. At Colonial,' iJ. T..'-e8 hair of double feature program, three days, 'Juna .2-.4, 'iJOi Running time, .00 mlns, < - Alan ,> ..Cborlc.l Stnri-i»lt Gene • ; , ',.,, ,. .Henry MoIHiion Ann .Flhls iiarlun Blacksmith J, P.' Mcdnwnn MoCwd.". ............. .Le Strange Mlllmatt Arnold Jame Jofdan Arthur Kerr b^perlnlendcnt .Reginald Klnf>k» "W^eak on romance but soupy with action and should suit western -fang because this Royal Mountle drama projects good scehlcs, understand- able dialog and fair acting. It has the distinction atso of Peter B. Kyne authorship. Not the type To" solo gracefully but okay for the uppers and lowers. Charles Starrett make.s a pretty good secret cop, but Finis Barton, as the hot'oine of the- plot makes no impression. Plot hinges on the humeroos ac- cidents and deaths among loggers In one of the northwest camps. Starrett undertakes to carry out the job of straightening things out after his pal and the Inspector's son sup- posedly were killed on the same assignment, Starrett and the In- spec's son love Finis Barton. I^ateir events prove the inspec's son -wasn't killed but ran away from duty. ho. Starrett takes the gal " for a final fadcout after cleaning up the camp accidents. Like most murder themes, thl9. one goes awry too because of the required additional kUUngfl In order to prove how the original deatlj occurs. J. P. McGowan, the villain of the plot, is a smithy who directs the dirty woric at camp bocjiu.'if ho wants to control the lumber comr pany. Cajner.'t work Is okay, 6'7mrt. LIFE OF DON BOSCO (ITALIAN MADE) Nuovo Jlondii releaxe oC Lux. TntUm j.ro»' ductlon. FcnlureH GInn Pttolo r{o»m>no. Dlrectel by Goitrsdo Alessondrlnl; dior.v, R. UgucclonI; music, O. FeOcrlco Dhendlnl; camera, Arturo (jailer. At Cliif-Koma, N, T., week May 'M, MO." Running llm», 90 mlnf. Don Bovco Glon Panln r.',i:n)ino Bos VARIETY Wednesday, Wediiesd^j, June 24, 1936 picyhbes VASlETr 47 Advance Production Chart Hollywood, June 23. Profluctkin acUvity on the Coast past vaeek reached highest peak of the year with 49 features hefw^. the cameras, 52 *« the cutting room,, and 77 in preparation. Reason for sudden jump to peak is that 11 new features went before the cameras during, the week while only four were taken from the cutting room .and! previemed. There is every indicatton that this activity will continue- for soTne time its the mo/or fltentt have 36 new features ready to be placed before the cameras at anytime suitable casts' and stit^ facilities can- be obtained. This group is definitely slated to get under vaay within the next four weeks.. Paranunatt. htis- eight ready to go; Metro, s^; Universal and Warners, five, each; iOth-Fox, four; Radio and RepuWis, three each; Co- lumbia, two. There are 34 other pictures in various stages of preparation, which in- dicates, further that, there will be no lull in activity the remainder of the summer* Air Coin Gohunbia Four in work,, five vditino, 12 preparing. In work: •THE L0-8T ;HORIZONi' reported Vahiett, April 1; 'THE FIGHTER' end TMEBE oaES THE BRIDE,' repgirted June 17; 'ADVENTURE: IN MANHATTANi* which started last -vtreelt Credltfl: 'ADYENTUBE If* MANHATTAN": bpjng produced by Everett Riskln, Edward Ludwlg directing-, story adapted from May Bdglnton niagazlne etory, ^'urple ana plne Linen.' Cast: Jean Arthufi Joel McCrea, Victor Klllan, Charles r Wilson; George Cooper, John Gallaudet,^ Emmett Vogi^tn, Siermah.- Blngf lUlpfe -JWalopPji,:- Eddie.. Laug^^^ Ron, rWHsbn, Gprdbn q6op6r,5'9rreBt Taylor, \Gharle&- StorSt' cftTifi^rA^ ^rlfl ^ittir tsl|«3 It .upon her/aelf to ."expose ' a' theatrlejUi produtser' whose .theatie' '•lii;''hjBXt?-'dtf6r-to a Bajifc. He lias' hired "gang ol. hoodlupis to tunnel Into' bank's vaxilf and just as- th6y. are abo.ut tg in the coppery isCb]^ Iri, . Oal 1$ g;lyeh steady job as reporter for the city's leading newsp^jip^r. - phe meets Joel McCrea, special feature writer on crime and deteptJiraB - fiction, they work' together until a big jewel robbery Is committed irt which four persons ar6 murdered. McCrea does series of features a^d thjp ;asslgnment, with aid of girl, puts, flpger on the jewel ■robber.' - . ■ ■ ' \ ' • . Storlea tqr:gi>;Tnto production within next four week?! are: THE OUT- LAWS. OF PM-OOSE,' starring Jack Holt, Ben Plyir producing, Erie Kenton dlreotjng, iand; 'CRAIG'S WIFE,' with Bdw&r^ Chodorov produc- ing and, Dbrbf by Arzner dlrectlnjr. '■■•>-' company purchasfed screen rlghts'to Lester Ilfeid^s play, 'WOMEN ARE •WISE,',- which- TrtUi tte produced, by Howard J. CJr Belngr readied to ^p; into production next are: 'BORN -TO DANCE,' with toleanor-Poweil and james Stuart heading cast; Jatek iChimmlngs will pro- iflucc Jloy Del Artfeur directing; 'CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS,' with Fred- ate Bartholomew aii4 Spencer Tracy^Xjoula J>. Lighten producing, Victor iFlemlngr dlrectln^*j; 'CAMJLLE,' new Garbo starrer with Robert Taylor, Heglnald Owen ' and John Barrymore, Irving G. Thalberg producing, GeQrg©.,Cukpr ab:ecting;-'TH^ DEVIL IS A SISSy,! headed by Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cpoper, Mickey Rooney, Roland Brown to direct; 'MAYTIME,' Sigmund Romberg operetta for Jeanette MacDonald and Welsoii Eddy. Thalberg will produce, Edmund Gouldlng directing. ■With, production of 'THE GOOD EARTH' far behind schedule com- pany has divided the picture Into three units to speed up conclusion. Company also bought last week screwi rights to Eric Remarque's new hoveH in galley form. Title has not yet been decided. He wrote 'ALL QUIET QN THB.WBSTERN FRONT/ Screen rights to 'GREEN. GROW TiHE. LILACS' were bought from Radio. It will serve as featured spot ' tor Franchot Tone,, who appeared in the play on Broadway. Paramount Ten, in work, five editing^ 10 preparing,. In work: 'RHYTHM ON THE RANGE,' reported Variety, April 8; 'TEXAS BANGERS/ reported April 29; 'THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN,' rcr ported. May 18; 'MY AMERICAN WIFE*' reported May 20; 'A SON COMES HOME,' reported May 27; 'HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD' and VQHNHY GETS HIS GUN,' reported June 10; 'LADY, BE CAREFUL,' reported June 17; 'I'D GIVE MY LIFE' and 'WITH BANNERS BLOW- .INQ/ which started last week. Credits are: *I'D GIVE MY LIFE,' Richard A. Rowland production, directed by Ed- win L. Marm, screen play by George O'Nell. adapted from the H. H. Van £.oart and Willard Mack' play, 'THE NOOSE.' Songs by' Con Conrad and Herb Magfldson. Cast: Sir Guy Standing, Frances Di-ake, Tom Brown, J'anet. Btfecher, Robert Gleckler, Helen Lowell. , Story deals with an honest governor .who promised people who elected him that he would drive racketeering from the stat6. Head of gangland Is not afraid of governor's attacks because he Is former husband of the chief executive's wife. Hoodlumi's son, by the governor's wife, was stolen •irom his rtiother at the age of two and reared by him in a reform school. .The* boy, now. a youthful flyer, kills his father when he learns the gang leader will hold him aa a. club over the governor's head. Lad Is san- tenccd to death, but Is saved by last-minute stay after adhilttlhg finally that he Is the son of the governor's wife. 'VALIANT IS, THE WORD FOR CARRIE,' being produced and directed by 'Wesley Rug'gles from Barry BenefielS novel;- screen play by Claude Blnyon. Cast: Gladys George, Harry Carey, Arlene Judge, John How- ard, Dudley DIgges, Isabel Jewell, Maude Bburne, Jackie Moran, Charlene Wyatt,' Story Is heavy dramatic episode of a woman's self-sacrifice for her early sins. Considered as an Undesirable, she Is seen fondly embracing and bidding a young boy goodhy«. She later adopts him and also a little girl. Both youngsters in high school, the woman has gained a niche in • society, when thei law closes in on her for a crime of her earlier days as accessory to a murder. She takes the rap, leaving the two children behind to carry on. Pictures being readied to go before the cameras between now and Juljt 15 lists 'THE . BIG BROADCAST OF 1937,' to be produced by Lew Gensler with Mitchell Lelsen directing; "THREE MARRIED MEN,' Ar-. thur Hornblow producing, Eddie Buzzell directing; 'WIVES NEVER KNOW/ Harlan Thompson producing and Elliott Nugent directing; 'MURDER WITH PICTURES/ Edward CUne producing, Charles Barton directing; 'CHAMPAGNE WALTZ/ Harlan Thompson producing, Edward Sutherland directing; 'THE TURNING POINT/ A. M. Botsford produc- ing, James Hogan directing; 'SPAWN OF THE NORTH,' general office production with -Henry Hathaway directing, and 'THE PLAfNSMAN/ another general ofllce production with C. B. DeMillo directing. RKO-Radio Four in work, five editing, nine preparing. In work: 'SWING TIME/ formerly 'NEVER GONNA DANCE/ reported V.aribtt. May 20: 'MUMSIE'S BOYS/ reported June 3; 'GRAND JURY' and '^SL'i'^'^ PETE/ which started last week. Credits are: 'GRAND JURY/ produced by Lee Marcus, directed by Al Rogell, story by James Edward Grant, screen play, Joseph Fields and Phillip Epstein. Cast: Fred Stone, Owen Davis, Jr., Louise Latimer, Frank M. Thomas, Qulnn ■Williams, Harry Jans, Russell Hicks. Story concerns gangster who kills Innocent boy and Is held for murder. His confederates get to the grand jury, which renders no Indictment. Thltf draws Ire of the murdered boy's father, who opens fire In the court- room and kills the gangster. This results in a sweeping civic investiga- tion aided by a young cub reporter who exposes the crooked politics con- by the gangster mob. „ , ^ « «^,. 'COUNT PETE' being produced by Edward Kaufman, Joseph Santley directing, story by Francis M. Cockrell. screen play by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, viola Brothers Shore and Blan James. Cast: Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern. Jessie Ralph, Henry Stevenson, Charle.q Coleman. Maxine Jennings, Alan Curtis, Anita Colby, Patricia Wilder, Gordon Jones. Story concerns spoiled daughter of wealthy mai» who objects to Her BOlng around with a divorced man. He does everything within his power to prevent the association until both unbeknowii . to each other* answer want ads Inserted by two college graduates. Oiiie seeks position, as a social secretary while the other wants a job atr. a bodyguard. Father hires bodyguard to trail his daughter, while daughter, played by Ann Sothern, hires Gene Raymond to pose as a phoney count, whom she would maike arduous love to In the hopes that her father would give into her piarryingf- an American, Miss Sothern and Raymoud fall In love and everybody is satisfied. Pictures lined up. to go into work within next three weeks; 'DON'T TURN. 'EM LOOSE/ to be produced by Robert Slsk, Ben Stoloft direct- ing; ^PORTRAIT OF A REBEL/ next Hepburn starrer with Pandro Ber- man producing and Mark Sandrich directing; 'WE WHO ARE. ABOUT TO Dl E/ with Edward- Small producing and Christy Cabanne directing. RepubGc Two in work, eight editing, ^ix preparing. In work: 'THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA/ reported Vjuubett, June 10, and 'FOLLOW YOUR HEART/ which started last week. Credits are: 'FOLLOW YOUR HEART/ being supervised by Leonard Fields and directed by . Aubrey Scotto;' original story, Dana Burnett; adaptation. Samuel Ornitz; screen play, Olive Cooper; musical score by Vidtor Schertzlnger, . orchestration by Dr, Hugo Relsenfeld. Musical director, Harry Gr§y; , Larry Ceballos staglngr . dahce numbers. Cait: Marlon Talley, Michael BaTtlett, Nigel Bruce, Alison. Skipworth, Luis AlhernI, Vlvlenne Osborne, Margaret Irving, Jolut Eldredge, Joaepbine "Whlttels," Mickey Rentcshler, Eunice Healy, Ben Blue. Story depicts Marion Tiill6y as daughter of impoverished opera slngera who maintain palatial home Ift Kentucky to keep up a front. Parents, want daughter to follow in their operatic footsteps; but seeing- the hard- ship the profession hael brought upon the family she rebels and .wants to marry a successful businessman about town.. Michael Barttett ati'brea in town -with troupe ot ex-Qpera singers, one of whou). was aa old ifiipsO- ciate! of TaUey'« mother. . They visit the Talley mansion and movWfc ft>r an indefinite stay; Bartlett' forces hid attentions on. Mlsd Tamy but doesn't get anywhere when ha Insista she should follow, opera. He stagea an operetta on the. front lawn of the estate and at tHe crucial monteut carries Miss Talley on the stage, where she Is. forced to sing. This Ifr thQ beginning of a. roman.ce that ends happily for all concerned. Gom-- pany Is giving pic colorful background with music throughout. Pictures being readied to go Into work within next month are: 'PORTIA ON TBIAL,' to be produced by Mrs. Wallace Reld} 'SITTING OM THE MOON/ another musical; 'JOIN THE MARINES/ with Phil Regan,, ahd 'ABW GiBL.' 20tli^Fox Five in work, three editing, 10 preparing. In woirk: 'GIBLS' DORMITORY/ reported VARUrrr^ May 6> 'RAMONA' and 'SING, BABY, SING/ reported May 20; 'THE HOLY LIE/ reported June 10; 'ACROSS THE. AISLE/ startlher. last week. Credits are: 'ACROSS; TH E AiSi-E/ hetaog- produced by Sol M. WUrt?e], Eugene Forde directing, baaed on tha W. R. Burnett magazine story, Lou Breslow and John Patrick -writinif screen pla^. Cast: Brian Donlevy, Gloria Stuart, Douglas Fowley^ Isabel Jewell. Stepin Fetchit, Romaine DaUlUger, James Burke. Warren Hymer, Julias Tannen. Story concerns a public enemy No. 1 who meets up with a newspaper reporter and ghrl trr^is to evade a process server on board a Pullman car. . AU three become Tery chummy. Gangster Is on way to Kansas City to collect pay-ofE on a lottery ticket. Reporter .happens to see a G-man, likewise conductor- on the train. Both are on trail of the killer. Just when train Is pulling close to Kansas City killer discovers dictpgraph in. his compartment and traces It to the conductor's compartment. He. escapes, winding up In a hideaway sanitarium, sends the criminal doctor Into town to collect on the ticket, but is trailed by the reporter back to the sanitarium. Repprter is cornered in killer's room and is about, to get it when the killer's moll shows UP Q'°d plugs, him for chasing around with another. . ' Pictures listed to go Into work next are: 'SEE AMERICA FIRST/ Sol M. Wurtzel producing, James Tlnllng directing. This Is first of a new series of three 'JONES! FAMILY' features for the 1936-37 program; 'THANK YOU, JEEVES' will go Into work next with Arthur Treacher starring.' -Wurtzel will .^produce, Arthur Collins directing, Lawrence Tlbbfett's next starring picture has been switched from 'THE MARK OF ZORRO' to 'THE LOVE FLIGHT.' Sol Wurtzel will produce. United Artists Four.in work, none editing, four preparing. In work: 'GARDEN OF ALLAH/ reported Vahiett, April 22; 'LAST OF THE MOHICANS/ reported May 13; 'THE GAY DESPERADO/ reported June 10, and 'DODSWORTH/ reported Jvuie 17. Only picture in immediate preparation is 'COME AND GET IT,' which Samuel Goldwyn will place In work this week with Howard. Hawks di- recting. Dniyersal Three in work, nine editing, eight preparing, in work; 'POSTAL INSPECTOR/ reported Varihtt, .June 10; 'THE BOSS RIDER OF GUN CREEK/ reported June 17, and 'YELLOWSTONE/ which started last week. Credits are: 'YELLOWSTONE/ being produced by Val Paul, Arthur Lubin direct- ing; slory and screen play by Jefferson Parker and Renaud Hoffman. Cast; Henry Hunter, Judith Barrett, Alan Hale, Ralph Morgan, Andy Devlne, ,Rollo Lloyd, Monroe Owsley, Paul Fix, Paul' Harvey, Raymond Hatton, Story Is mystery melodrama backgrounded against Yellowstone Na- tional Park, where most of the picture will be filmed. It concerns an outlaw who caches his loot In i.iolated spot in the park, is caught, gets 20 years In prison. Upon his release he returns to recover the loot. He finds his daughter in love with a forest ranger, one of sort who was responsible for sending him up. Old man gives In and all ends well. Lined up to go into production next Hats 'A FOOL FOR BLONDES/ which Edmund Grainger will produce with John Blystone directing; 'ACE DRUMMOND/ serial to be produced by Barney Sarecky with Clltt Smith and Ford Beebo directing; 'FLYING HOSTESS/ Edmund Grainger producing. Ralph Murphy directing; 'CASEY OF THE COAST GUARD/ first John Wayne .starrer with Trcm Carr producing, and 'RENO IN THE FALL/ with E. M. Asher producing and Ralph Murphy directing. Warners Ten in work, seven editing, eight preparing. In work; 'STAGE STRUCK' and 'CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE/ re- ported Vaiubttt, April 8; 'CHINA CLIPPER/ reported May 6; 'CAIN AND MABEL/ reported May 6; 'WAY FOR A PIRATE/ reported May 27; 'JOE POLO/ reported Jupe 10: 'CAVE-IN/ reported June 17: 'THREE IN EDEN/ 'PONY EXPRESS RIDER' and 'LOUDSPEAKER LOW- DOWN/ all starting last week. Credits are: 'LOUDSPEAKER LOWDOWN' being produced by Bryan Foy, William Clements directing, screen play by Roy Chanslor, Cast: Ross Alexander, (Continued on page 49) (Continued from page 1) up that at most they're on the air. much less than an hour and even with rehearsal periods thrown In It doesn't all amount up to much more than a full day. Players advance the old argument that they're worth what they can draw and that no price Is too great If the star has enough pull to glue millions to their sets while, they're emoting on the kilocycle circuit. Plenty to Go Around The bugaboo that the talent mar- ket will be^saturated this fall, what with around 10' transcontinentals using picture names, is apparently not causing any sleepless nights among the agency lads. However, they may be prejudiced— It's pretty nice assignment. Hollywood Is a tight spot for them as Individuals. In the past two years Lux, great- est user of top Aimers, has used only three nameia for ' a playback twice. Wallace Beery, yHelen Hayes and Leslie Hb ward did the encores. On twice during that period were approximately 20 . names, in all,, around 110 g^uest stars , were pro- grammed. Thit'e one answer to VhSre's the talent coming from?' But before there was so much com- petition. . Talent buyers are Inclined to laiigh oft the threat of .'skyrocketing prices^ uslngr aa their defense the ol«t budget ' gag that 'we've got so muqh to spend aifd they'll have 1o take it or lea,ve it,' Restrictions, they claim, ars -not flexible as in plctura production and once a price is set, there slie lays; However, the Lynii Farnoi incident on the Mary Plckford prognutn knocks that one Into. Bi cocked hat. Oh; V««h? Agency men claitn. they^ can guess within $280 of any quoted price on a,, picture name; TAat^ they say, is the fdrmula that: wm prick the In- Jatldn mibbler^ qt^Okly. : Once a player bikes thp ant« he: or . she is met with; .'but you. •worked for so .niiuch on suchr'and-such a .show.' But just how prepared tbdy will be to meet such a rejoinder as 'yes, I know, but so-and-so bas^oftersd me b6. much,' remains to. be> seen,. But the agency, boys Intimate, that thpy'll stick to the original price tags , and britag the players to time. That; also, remains to be seen. Sti^diOr opppsitlou to its^^stai's pick- ing up fi, little , spare cbauge' has been overcome tout the producers insist on seeing the Scripts before. ,they. give their consent. Figured that a bad airing £9 a& injurious as . a bad pictured Just now there are no worries a« to -What eltdct the ra- dio salaries will havS' on the players when it cpmes tline. to ■ sign new contracts. Repercussions are bound to be heard. With so much production concen- trated oh the "Vyest Coast new trends may be expected^ Gone are the days that a name can dust up . to the mike and peep 'hello every- - body.' They'll ba raflUlrcd to act as though they were ibefore a . cam- era and what makes It tougher is that there can be no retakes In ra- dio. Said William powett after a recent Lux broadcast: 'If X, knew It was going to be like this I would have spent three weeks In rehear- sal.' Rotating the Stars Should the demand on picture names be sp overwhelming that a shortage might occur, agencies are prepared to Invoke the expediency of rotating the guesters. They claim It Isn't as bad as it sounds as a name is just as fresh atter a six or seven weeks' layoff between airings as though it Is a first. They claim the public Isn't Interested In whether or no a certain star was heard two months ago on a certalii^ brPadcasb They back up their viewpoint with • the ai'gument that the public doesn't seem to grow weary of a player whom they see on the screen three or four times a year. Fact that It can pfter a film or stage name four or more appear- ances within a limited period is making J. Walter Thompson stiff cpmpetltlon for other agencies that have programs with celeb guestee policies. Thompson can buy more cheaply per broadcast, but It can tic up the broadcast services of such artist over an extended period. Shows that give Thompson this advantage are Rudy Vallee-Flelch- mann Varieties, the Kraft Muslb Hall, the Lux theatre and Shell Chateau. Agency will have another link to add to the guestee chain if Major Bowes Is replaced, as seems likely, by a variety program In -tho Chane & Sanborn Coffee sppt this September. Wednesdayt June ;S4, IV^fb ERTAINLY, THIS NEW WARNER ATTRACTION IS AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER THAN THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR " I - ■- ■ Says Red Kann in Motion Picture Ddily^ Keynoting iJnanimous Trade-Press PraUe That Presages An- other Great Hit For Warner Bros.! Read Some More-^ "The drama of a great' ideal, the drama of a great woman, this picture is fine entertainment for any kind of audience! Though entirely different in theme motivation from Tasteur', there is a direct entertainment parallel. A 100 per cent woman's picture — ^ likewise, an' attraction worthy of the attention of every man, youth or adult who is interested, in the cause o| improved screen entertainment. It's the kind of show that ex- hibitors can take to the ojJinibn-creatiri^ forces in any commu- nity and demand that they support iV\^Motion Picture Herald **Presages siire box-office of pirpsperou& proportion... a flawless job! iEay Francis steps into a high niche as an important act- ress in her superb, portrait of Florence Nightingale. The fine, sensitive and altogether impressive performance opens up a new screen cycle for this popular personality. Entertainment excellence,' splendid direction,, and superior craftsnianship make the offering dramatically siiperiative''!— Fariety, Paify "An iinportant contributioii to the screen! Kay FrancisVwork in the titled icole ' is easily thfe best she has dbn^ ainiil will , deserve niuch consideration in the . Academy voting .for the hest actress. Impresaiye and expertly bandied*^!— -Fi7m Daily I: as FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE in mth IAN HUNTER . DONALD WOODS • NIGEL BRUCE • HENRY O'NEILL • DONALD CRISP • BILLY MAUCH A First National Picture . Directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE V Get Behind ''The White Angel" With Every- thing You've Got, and Get' the Benefit of Our BIG-SPACE KEY CITY NEWS- PAPER AD CAMPAIGN THAT WILL BUILD BUSINESS FOR EVERY FIRST-RUN IN THE COUNTRY -f'^dne^day, June 24» 1936 PICT E S VARIETY 49 Vaudevillians (Continued from page 3) tur€d by Paramount, was a small time blackface act for years. Al jolson didn't do so bad when he was In the varieties. Polly Moran, Alison Shlpworth and Alice' Brady had vaude training?. Mitchell and Durant, featured comics; Bay Mayer, contracted by Badio; Benny Hubln, Buddy Bbsen, iBleanor Powell, Fred Keating and Pred Allen were on speaking terms with all the bookers in New York, knew the Gus Suns, Pantages and Miles' time well. Walter C. Kelly was a next-to-closing standard for years. George Bancroft used to be Olive Broske's straight man, Mae west was a standard singing single with Harry Rlchman for a time -serving as her piano piayer. George Stone was experienced in spilt weeks and long Jumps. They all knew Free- port during the summer layoff. Gary Grant, as Archie Leach, was a stilt walker in the Loomls troupe. Shuberts took him off the stilts, then pictures got hln^. Frank; .McHugh. and all the rest of the McHughs.. of whom there are many,. lived in. the, small time. Joan Blondell was born. In a vaude theatre, and iLeila-Hyams. played vaudeville in her baby days with Leila Mclntyre • and John, Hyams touring from Henderson's Coney Island to the Orpheum Frisco. Stooging Alumni Jack Oakie was a stooge in Lulu McConnell's act, then a chorus boy jn. Broadway musicals; George Raft wasn't much more for Texas Gui- rian. Sid Silvers made stooging an honorable profession with Phil Baker. Patsy Kelly, first femme stooge, aided Frank Fay. Benny Baker istooged for.Loi:i Holtz. Then stooging took a fail through the ef >• forts of Ted Healy and his three stooges. That's what stooging con- tributed to pictures, Bing Crosby waa one of the Bhythm Boys in vaude and niteries, later with Paul Whiteman. So was Harry Barrls. Joe Penner went to vaudeville from burlesque. Wlnl Shaw got her first break In vaude. There used to be a Broderick and Crawford. Now Helen Broderick Is a flint character comedienne when not in legit. White'9 Vaude Lift Sammy White landed solidly In pictured with 'Show Boat.' It used to lie Plok and White, and before than Clayton and White. James Burke -36 season.' . Studio COLUMBIA i GAUMONT-BRITISH METRO .'•,...•,«.•••( PARAMOUNT ....... Westerns ..i. ...... RKO-RADIO REPUBLIC i Westerns , ..•» 20TH;,FOX . Westerns , . UNITED ARTISTS ' Sam GoFdwyn. ^elzniek-lnter'l ,,,, Pickford-Lasky ..«, Reliance Korda-London • UNIVERSAL Westerns WARNERS' Quota of Pix for Season 40 ' 16 SO 65 6 • 48 32 21 63 4 . Number Number Balanc* Cbmjileted.' Now in to Be ; of Shipped Work Made on : lot Of • ^5V'3ft- :Re[ea8e Editindi Program 7 4 1 6 36 9 60 34 Made 34 68 6 32 18 • 7 -. 69 4 7. • t ■ 1..: in 9 . London 16. 14 . 1 9 . 8 t 1 f 1 Number New Stories tn Final "• Prepa' ration Made^H Lorrdon 26- ' 9 6 3 6ft 17 Totals m62 358. 100 8 over 12 10 ' 7 over 10 . . 7 9 4 ~ 6 12 : . 1 • 14 over 10 • ♦ ' ■ 1 over •> 2 3. 1 ~ 2 ■1 ■ . 1 . •: -8: 23 over . 8 •'' 48- 77 •31 over nniv UiiiHiimiiniinMHiriffwniitififOHiiKffHiftMHntK^g 'New York Theatres lllllilliHillilliHliKIIHlll CAPITOL SYLVIA SIDNEY SPENCER TRACY FURY Frldty, June 26— CLARK GABLE, ■nd JEANETTE MacDONALD In "SAN FRANCISCO" STATE 4Slfe tTMCT «MM«aw«v IT'S OOOr. AT I>OK'W'3} Rolirit KoAalbia MONTCOMERV HlWKKf.L "T«OlIBI>K FOB TWO" C;oinlnK Friday "FURY" MILTON BERLE ^irfili?l»li^ 23c to 1 P.M.— Miilnitbt BlMWii .U. 'TAROir —On the Btag*— • PAUL ASH Si'A*^ MUSIC HALL lOlk Sired tn* (lb AV«iiu» SHIRLEY TEMPLE in "Pocr IMe Rich Gurf so 114 CBS AuAions Show#eady Sold to Another by Account and Agency Burn Up '. Sal© by Columbia last week of ,. , lt3 'Communlliy Sing' .prpgraiii to I GUlett© Bazor has developed, a f^^l- • Ing of Intense resentment on the part of Colgate-PalmoUve-Peet and the Benton & Bowles agency.. Trade is now wondering whether the soap mixer will as a result of the burn • reverse its betiavlor. of last season , when It moved all Its buslheas from NBG to CBS. . •.. . ; : incident ;thttt provoked ithei boll In the- GP?;- and B&B' ranks ■ gpiw .. out • of a' case of crosswlres. .Two days after William S. • . Paley ? personjttlly had effected the deal with; Giltette througb-vthe-- RuthraufC : ^k.j.Byan agency Benton..&. Bowles-,; with i the v . r -co-operatlen of . GB$ > execs; . audi- tloned the same program for .Palfn-' • olive.- Paley:. had apparently. -.ovfcr- = .looked advising his underllngg eis to >: ' . ihls' closing with) GiUette; ' .• ■ B&B . had b6en iiWorklngi :on ' the . ■ 'Community SlhgV Ideao for.. 6pme, •time, it had ntft -only -arranged to ; . have :the studio •vocalizlrtgv-'cairj.ed - • , ' '" by Its -owti " troupe :,''of profesaiohJiV i';- ChorlStel-s,' Ijut'. added idstablighed ■1 ' , mlko perforTOerS' tbi-tHe act; • It -had' .• - i- dlso worked out eomethingr. dl^er- -.: ent on the -program*a Usfe ofr the vo;it pW' angjle,- which -InvolVes'' hiylng^; the audience answer AueatfoiiiSr [and . • make comments into^ roylng ritlke bfttween 'the song and lantern ^llde .-. liinlnge. ,', . '•. ■ AERIAL VS. KIESEWETTER station Rep Case Against Agenoy Up in Court Damage suit of Aerial Publicising, Inc., againsl the H. M. Klesewetter Advertising Agency has reached the examination before trial stage. On a motion granted A6rlal the agency's head, H; M. Klesewetter is slate4 to be quizzed today .(Wednesday) be fore City 'Court Judge Keller on the details of a' contract for transcrlp tion production which Aerial cla.ims was' violated. Account involved la CaHsbad Sprudel Salts, while .; the damages sought 'is ?1,200.> ■• ■Aetlal - :olalms that its program division was engaged by the agency to' ptoduce a 26-week series of pro grams, but at the end ,ol the; iSth week It- was -notified , by Klesewettejr thai the salts campaign had been cancelled and that there would be no further need of the recorded en,ter- ,taln;nent. ; It is Aerial's contention \hkt..'ti\9:ai5xeemeht.'^^^ for. no iaucti; i production canceljjatlon and that-" itl^sewetter is liable for . the full amount of the contract. . Xate yesterday (TuesdayJ'Colum .. '.i^Jblk; because of ^ the sharp reaction :^^^itom B Hi -was "trying to induce . . ; - ^Gillette to . let vPalmollve have , the »Slrtg'. .* progranht', • Altbough it. i has •. placed Its. order for the show with <^ . ■ CfeS, Buthrai^ff. & Byan didn't eleem ■ ■y, to. be too ■ stroriffly opposed to i the > network's efforts to' appease • th^ , floap account ai well as the B ^ Bi ■ ■ ftgehdy» , , • . . ' ..' . ' 2 HALVES OVER NBC I ■ - . . . . . , . Chicago, vjtoiti ,23 ■ Campagna will , have two .half hburtt ihls aututhp.- Has..;jutet slgnj^- ^ tured with NBC herbsffona SO-ni^n ute' period' on the coast* to^coasf red llnics beginning Sept.- 4. . • > i V This.- period will be fllled'wlth the •First. --Nighter^ showr' 'A^hich has ! been off the air since April, dam : pagiia Is now dickering with isTBC ;tbf..sec6nd half hour; this time for "• Sunday afternoons, with the' period - to be used tor a, program similar to Campagna's former 'Grand Hotel' ahow> -^^ Thls Sjjindaj;' phow is due to .isiartTeariy 'in October, according to , . plana bfing laid by/- the Aubrejr, ;\.jroore'& "Wallace a^iency, : •■ '. Division of 66-mlriute buy into twv segments came as a sudden re yersai of. opinion on the part of the aigenoy and ^client. Had , pr'evliusly figured on ■» straight stifetch of an ' hour during the evening. -Ijad dick .-. , ered with Columbia -for ti Ctl- minute period on Thurs4ay night,- flrat .lor . 9-to-lO and then from g-to-S." Beimy Fields' 4 jllfeciks -• *•• Benny Fields' sustaining' series for . CPS, Which -starts today (W^dnes day), will be interrupted after four broadcasts .when the- singer' goes to Hollywood. That will leave nine to go for Flelijs on CBS; to be played later. Continuation of the progranis on tiie .Coast was, declared out because CBS has no studio orchestra there . . Fields' pictiire chore will be in Par f^f" amount's 'Big Broadcast." Frank Cope to NBC San Francisco, June -23 Frank Ciipe, KJBS AlarJn- Clock Wit, is reported set to join- NBC. production Staff at Western Dlvl 9l0n headquarters here. , Cope-ls-ar brother of BoJiuld Cope who resigned as i^roduction mana fet for._NBC here e4veral months ago to. accept post -with Benton & Bowles in .Kew Tork". HdlLYWOOD BOOKINGS Crawford ^. Tone,' .Daviaa - McCrea | Among Combpa to Broadcast Chain Income from lime Sales GET AT ' , . ."Washington, June 23. InforirXl ienelneerlng conference called- by, JFederal Communications Commission. . to . .outline basic :new regulatory Ealit^ios aettled down last week to highly -fechnical discussion by . expel-ta after .initial lay wltr nessee and keynote speakers urged c^^uttdtn '/'in upsetting existing qcl^'eme 'things.. 'Qppn .flcht against government snatching., of' high-frequency chan- npls yc^.a', launched by police chiefs; declaration vw'as made that tele- vision will • liever supplant ■ films; Badlo • Corporation^ of America patent frioriopoly was assailed by independent' equipment makers; and prediction was heard that news paper scribes of the future may do their leg-work with the aid of portable transmitters before the experts opened their .technical testi- mony about various ' broadcast problems. ; Antrim in New York ; • Chicago, June 23 V . Blbert Antrim, WGN and Mutual System exec, is in New Tork for some..confabs. ...Primarily on Chicago Tribune business. ' Hollywood; Jniie 23. Jeannette MacPonald set for Luxl presentation of Irene* June 29. Marlon Davlea and Joel McCrea teamed for 'The Brat' July 13. i Shell Chateau haa Joan Crp.wford and Franehot Tone., -tor July 4 show. They'll do 'i;i0t Us Be Gay.' Also set are Dixie iiee, Kdward Everett Horton. Jerry Letter and Charlie Paddock, one-time fastest] hitman, Clear Channel fxecslNj^^ In Washington; /Washington, June 23. Big shots of the broadcasting field gathered "In "Washington last -week to attend a 'meeting bi ' the Clear CHaiinet ' Group, " chalrmahried ; by £jdwin C. Craig, vice president, of WSM, Nashville, Tenn. ^ Purpose of pbw-wow- was to co ordinate efforts to get accurate technical" info on the extent, to which the U. S. relloa' on clear channel aervlce for ruraV coverage, — with particular reference to any at- tempt that may be made to reduce the number of .clear channels. The "following , station representa- tives were present: KFI, lios Angeles: Earle C. An- thony, president;. Harrison Hollo way, manager; H. Jj.. Blatterma-n, Chief Engineer; W. P. Casson, Kelly Anthony. WFAA, Dallas, Tex., J. M. Moro ney, vice president; Martin Camp bell, general manager; Bay Collins, technical supervisor. WGN, Chicago, Dl.; Carl Meyers, chief engineer^ WHAM, Bochester, N. T.; E. A. Hanover, vice president; 'William Fay, general ,manag6r; Bay ; H, Manson, vice president and .chief .engineer*.. WHAS, ■Louisville: Credo Harris, manager; Barry. Bingham, .vice president. Commercial Manager. WHO, Dea Moines,. la.: Joseph Malandi vice president; - Wm> M. Branden, secretary^ P. A, .Lbyet, chief engineer. , > ;WLS, Chicago; Burrldge D. But- ler, .-president; Homer Couchene, chief engineer. WLW, Cincinnati: B. J. Bockwell, technical supervisor;- J. E. White- house, chief transmission engineer; G. F. Leydorf, radiation engineer. WOAI, San Antonio, Tex.: Hugh A. Li. Halfff mariagerj J. T. Hallam,' plant engineer. WSB, Atlanta; Lambdln Kay, general manager; C. G. Daugherty, chief engineer. WSM, Nashville, Tenh.: Edwin C. Craig, vice president; Jack DeWitt, chief engineer. Miscellaneous: Louis G.. Caldwell, Philip G-. Loucks, Swagar . Sherley, attorneys; Harold. B. Bothrock, ra- dio engineer. 1 January February '- MarbK " ■ f « April May i93e $2,681,815 2,707,148 i- . 3,036,5(63 2,729-,3T6 2,665,920 NBC 1936 $2,896,037 2,76.8,319 . •3,025,308- - 2,682,143 ' 2,691,513 1934 $2,391,067 2,211,637. jS;5OT,890 • 2,373;890 2,472,694 1933 $1,869,886 , 1,742,784 •1,997,463 • 1,690,177 1,662,887 Total ......,.$13,730,612 $14,062,320 $11,967,678 $8,963,196 January .February ..<..»*. Viytsucch April •May •««.•*•«.. 1936 $1,901,023 1.909,14ff, i2;lt2.382 1,951,397 1,749,517. CBS lftS6 $1,768,949 1,654,461 l,829,6(^$i . 1.615,389 , l,-287f466 • 1934 $1,406,948 . . 1,387,828.. :l,524i904': 1,371,601 , 1,266,887 1933 $941,466 884i977 l,016,i02 776,487 624,266 ■r' •Tot^i:"«...;.» $9;683,465, $8il66;807 • $11,264,838 • ; - $4,242,287 MUTUAL 1936 January ........»-.•..«. i ••••• • . $166,703 February «....•»• •»»•••• 162,368 March ♦,,.,.»;«.»•«••• 191,483 April ,.*:««'« ..«•»•• •'• • • 139,934 lyiay ^.i..... .'«»•»'•••»»••••»••• 129,907 Total >'4'... « • • « •«•,• ••no « • > ,$790,386 May Time Politics Socks June on Refunds Fred Astaire at 10 p. M. Fackard has bought the Tuesday 10 to 11 p. m. spot on. NBC's red (WEAf) link for the Fred Astaire show and will get the stanza under w4y Septi .8.; - Johnny Green wll! baton the or- chestral Variety session will orig- inate from Hollywood. Accoiunt last season was oh CBS. Auto Radio Data Does Not Agree Radio Lawyers in Wi^hington Form Own Bar Assn.; Caldwell as Prez ~ . Oarrall Oonit*llir :news . commenta-^ f6r of ''K-irAr.Sati F^ off the Mjf.^-iitt.^^ *inno unc'era pinch-'hlttini:, ' Washington, June 23. • Badlo attorneys practicing before .the Federal Communications Com- mission united last week- to form their own , bar association, thereby sparing the. District of Columbia Bar Association its customary head7 aches over broadcast cases. Decision to form the Federal Communications Commission . Bar Association came after Washington radio specialists had Witnessed the su,cce^s of a similar association formed by practitioners of the Inter- state Commerce. Commission. Electing LoUls G.' Caldwell Its president, the group ChOse & N^W York radio attorney, Balph H. Gimball, - for vice president and George O. Sutton of Washington for secretary-treasurer: The three top- members will act as ex-offlcl6 xtit^ti- be'rs of an executive committee formed, of the following brlefatefs; Huke .^M,V^PatHcfc aiid^^ -Fi'ftttU -tDt, 3c6tt« botli ot Washington^ C&r three years; Frank Quigley, New York City and Paul D. P. Spearman, Washington, for two years; and Ben S. Fisher and Philip J. Hennessey, Jr., of Washington, for one year. Five Committees Members must be lawyers In good standlne,"^ of the. bar of any state Who have been admitted to prac- tice before the Federal Communlca- tloha Commission, or who are. either members of the Commlsh or on Its regular . staff. Five regular com- mittees are provided for; on mem- bership; professional ethics and grievances; practice and procedure; nominations and memorials. Formal organization ot the F.C.C3..A, took place rlaat-Wedncs-- day (17) with Walter M. Bastlan, pl:>esldent of the Dlatrl6t 'of Colnm' bla Bar Association; Frank Bbber- son; aagl^staht'^ehfetai caunset of the Comttrisb, .and John W. Guider, clHiinuiua of tlk«r Committee on Com- Assooiatlbji amions the speaker*. . NBC and Columbia are* at wide variance as to amount of time that the average auto set owner gives to listening, In a study on this phase of the radio habit which NBC is releasing this week the average summer week-day use is given as 60 minutes, while the survey that CBS put out four weeks ago held that the average auto set gets a dally working of 2.66 hours during the week. ' ^Twb networks are also at logger- heads when It comes to measuring the listening habits of Sunday drlv.- ers. NBC's probe, 'Badlo Takes to the Boadf' avers that the average timlng-ln of auto sets on the Sab- bath figures 120 minutes. CBS' sur- vey set this average at 3.2 hours. NBC's study includes a Saturday average, 35 minutes, Columbia passed Up the Saturday angle. In breaking down its aummer findings among the gasoline-burning tribe NBC's surVey allows for the following habit division on Sun- days, 55 minutes each in the after- noon and evening and 10 minutes in the morning. . Average auto set during the week in summer, avers NBC, get.s 28 minutes of play In the evening, 20 In the afternoon and 12 in the morning. According to NBC's study, the au- tolst'a listening habits aren't much different in the winter, except Sun- days. In the winter, the average autp set Is In. action 57 minutes each weekday, 30 minutes each Satur- day and 81 nilnutcs bn Sunday. NBC used a different method than Columbia In '.arriving at its conclu- sions about autolst listening habits, NBC predicated everything on a house-to-house survey made by the research- Arm of Anderson, Nichols Asdoclatee, while Columbia de- 'pended on the answers to ques- tionnaires It sent out and the notea pif ipye-Btlg^igjitii, who^qulazed jnittor- fsti ; while' waltltig- tot Bftrvlce around a gM statloiii . Compared to May, 1936, Colum* bla'a. sales last month showed a boost Of. 36,9%, while NBC slipped off 4.6%. NBC groaaed $2,566,920 for the two Unks this May. .CB3' billings came to $1,749,617, Brealc-^ down of ■ the past month's NB(3 figures gives the red CWBAF) net* work $1,664,246, and the blue (WJZ) $911,674. The percentage of In- crease was about equal for either network. ' What will result for the month of June In ia Sharp clip in income for both crosscountry wfebs, and also Mutual, are the commercial pro- grams cancelled to carry the pro-* cee'dlngs of the Democratic and Be- publlcan conventions, • With the Democrat^, slated to. prolong tho meet for five days, the nick Is ex-« jjected. to be appreolably -more than It had been' In' the case of the Clevo- land ,g,et-,tQgether. Altogether tho i-evenue loss may mean as much as $300,000 to NBC and $200,000 to Co- lumbia, This estimate doesn't In- clude the reimbursements that tho networks have to make to clients on contracted talent. , In May, 1935, NBC took in $2,691,513, While for the parallel month of the previous year the net- work grossed $2,472,694. May, 1933, feave It $1,662,887. Columbia's May '35 gross wa.«i $1,287,455. The year before It was $1,255,887 and in 19#, $624,256. FEEN-A-MINT NOT ON WAX FOR PACfflC Feen-a-mlnt (Health Pt'Oducta) has definitely decided not to extend Its broadcasting activities to tho West Coast. , Station reps were Ia,it week advised by the agency on tho account, William Esty & Co., that all time reservations were off. Commercial had been figuring on waxing, the amateur programs It supported over MBS Sundays and placing the discs on stations In Lo.fl Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle and 11 other West Coast communities. APEX IN COURTESY WHAM's Gesture to Ailing G. of Rival Station Owner M. Bochester, N.'Y., June 23. WHAM broadcast ordination serv- ice of Frederick W. Kates at St. Paul's Episcopal Church chiefly so his father, Roy C. Kates, rccoverlnff at iiomc from a serious illness, could hear the service. The elder Kates i« general manager of the Gannett Newspapers, owners of WHBC, Young Kates, former reporter for thfe Democrat and Chronicle, will become assistant rector of St. Ml-- cliaers and St. George's Episcopal Church; St. Louia. Wednesday,' June 24, .1936 API VARIETY 51 NBC SEEKS MUSIC PEACE 'Variety' At N, A. B. Convention Variety will issue a special N. A. B. Convention Daily newspaper each day during the Chicago convention, July 6-7-8, of the National Association ot Broadcasters. This will be the first time any publica- tion has Issued a daily newspaper at an N. A, B. convention. Edwin Craig of WSM Choice of One Group for NAB. s Next President Edwin W. Cv$ils, head of "WSM, Nfishville, looms as an outstanding candidate for the presidency of the National .Association of Broadcasi- ers when that organization con- venes in Chicago July 5.' ?Vl^lth Indi; editions at present that the net- works will seek to have the Encum- bent, Leo Fltzpatrlck of WJR, De- troit, retained, ' Craig Is being boomed as one In whom the inde- pendent stati(}iis- have confidence " and who Is capable of preventing the NAB from being split . wide , open. - ■ Craig, has taken a niajor part In keeping the independents united on the' performing rights controversy, ' going 80 far as to war^ both David ^arnoiT *hd, Lenoix R. Lohr in De- cember that If they didn't ally themselves with the indies on the advocacy of a per use plan for ■■ Tnusic the networks would be re- sponsible for creating an intense conflict within the Industry. Cra!lg iias also been active In the fight to . maintain the Integrity of the clear channels. . . . Only thing, It. Is j said, that may put a Crimp In Craig's candidacy • Is the possibility that- he won't be on hand at the convention. He has promised Mrs.. Craig that they •would sail for Europe in the first T .week of July. Friends of the WSM - chief are urging both of them to put oft theh^ vacation plans. CBS Sets Fall Shows; 8-9 Sunday Divided by Vick and Eddie Cantor Columbia last week dlspo.sc* of the Sunday night 8 to 9 p.m. span for the fall. First half has been taken by the Vick Chemical Co., while the 8:30 to 9 period will be used by Texaco for the Eddie Can- tor program. Vick is bringing in Nelson Eddy with Sept. 27 the start- ing date. Cantor, who will have ■with him Parkyakavkus, Bobby Breen, Jimmy "Vl^allington and an orchestra, goes on Sept. 20. Another account which joined the Columbia fold last, week was Pitts- burgh Plate Glass and Paint. It has taken the 2 to 2:45 stretch Sunday afternoon, stai-ting Sept. 6, and will continue the entertainment it main- tained on NBC last seasop, the Pittsburgh Symphony plus name uoncevt solists. Baltimore After N.A.B. . Baltimore, Juno 23. Baltimore is {;oing to make a bid to host the 1937 N.A.B. convention. Idea originated with Purnoll Gould, commercial chief at WKBR. wlu. contacted and interested in project the other stations in town. Broadcasting boys put (he bee on the Balto Chamber of Commerce "With result two memljer.s of tliat board, Dave AVoods. cliairnian of the convention, and-BiJl JiwnUI, .secy, of organization, arc going to Chi- j;«igo for this year's roundup .lu)y J-8 in attempt to bring annual p(jw- wow to this town. Al.so going pure- ly to corral the radio Ket-to.:;e())ci- In '37 is Howard Bu.sick, local hotel- man. BADIO EDS SHIFT Abo Grcenberg, ex-N. Y. Vni'y Mfcw.s scribe, now r.-idio ed oC San Francisco Chronicle, sueceeding Dinty Doyle. Latter .slated lo i-f- iplacc J,.ouie.Roi in the Chicago territory. WWJ joined the Blair office three and a half years ago. Ford Likes Series iJliieagOi June 23. J)ulieation.s are that the Ford .Motor company will again .'sponsor, llic WorUV.s Series this year, even if Detroit Tails to win the Ameri- can League pennant. Price to the ))a.sel)a]l a.s.sociation is again to liC- .si't at .?]OO.n(io, WOR Sends Four iOLDENDFtUD New Ten Year Contract, Possible Return of War- ners to ASCAP, Stations as Collectors of Commer- cial Fees CBS NOT IN TALKS As result of negotiations that have been going on t)ie past week Warner Bros, and the networks may come, to a solution of thel^ differ- ences before the opening of the Na- tional Association of Broadcasters' convention in Chicago July 5. In- itiative in the settlement discussions have been taken by NBC, and It wasn't disclosed by press time yes- terday (Tiiesday) whether William S. Paley would authorize ECward Klauber, CBS executive v.p., to step into the pourparlers. Indications are that if NBC and Columbia work out an agreement with Warner .the benefits accruing will also appftr to the members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Present disposition of the.networks. It Is re- ported, is to proceed on a basis that would involve £he return of WB to the ASCAP fold. According to re- ports emanating from NBC, the cur- rent week win find the network in Intensive huddles with Warner with a view to laying a satisfactory foundation for such reconciliation. Current discussions between NBC and Warner may eventuate not only in music's collecting directly on the networks' net time sales, but In boosting ASCAP's Income from ra- dio by anywhere from 25% to 40%. With NBC and Columbia agreeing to enter into a separate license for net\york 'commercials, ASCAP, be- cause of the substantially increased revenue, would be In a position to make it easier on the pocketbook of the Independent station, by way of reduced sustaining fees or making the commercial percentage apply only to programs using music. One plan now being urged would have the indie stations and the networks sei-ve as ASCAP agents in collecting this commercial fee from advertis- ers. 10- Year Contract Another advantage that peace be- tween tliQ webs and Warner and the return of the latter to ASCAP could bring would be art extension of the present ASCAP contract to 10 years. The broadcasting industry would then know definitely for at least 10 years what part of its income it would have to pay for music. Re- turn of Warner to' ASCAP would bring still another boon to the indie station operators. They would be relieved of the separate license fees they are now paying AVarner. It is understood that NBC's move to straighten out its tangle with Warner had been mainly prompted by two things. One had to do with tlie death of Nathan Burkan, ASCAP general coimsel, upon whom the networks had shouldered the task of .defending them from the ?L'.000,000 worth of infringement suits which Warner had filed against them. Otlier actuating ele- ment involves the forthcoming NAB convention. By effecting a deal wlih Warner which would bring that o)"- ganization hack into A.SCAP the networks might be able to dis.sipate the .strong opposition that is ex- peeled to reveal itricif at the NAC meet. NHC particularly is anxious to avoid any .si'hisn> in the NAK's ranks bec.aij.se, of the copyright is- ue. AVeb's opponents within the Dert Macfarland will act as host to tlie -Mutual hunch that's slated to j meet in Chicago dui-ing the eonven- - . . tion ot the National Association of | NAB have contended that NP.C like Broadcastci's. Columbia, has ru.slied in to accept D^'lfgation fi-om WOR, .New York, tlie present A.SCAP contract to pre- wlll l on.sist of Alfred J. McCo.sher, vent ' any po.sslbillty of ASCAP's Th'^odore (': .Strlhert. c?- W. John- I later Insi.slenee, upon a- separate stone and Lo.Mer CJottlieb. ' . li'-ense affecting network bu.'/inese. WSM, Nashville, to Switch to Mutual Dropping NBC AifOiation Altogether 118 Sets of 'Blue Eyes' Washington, June 23. Watch those blue eyes! That was the gist of a warn- ing on copyright problems sent to the radio Industi-y last week by National Association of Broadcasters and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. There are 118 separate pro- tected . musical compositions registered under the title 'Blue Eyes,' E. C. Mills, ASCAP gen- eral manager, informed N.A.B. Only 10 of the bunch are in the ASCAP catalog. AUNT JEMIMA'S 115G AWARD SUSTAINED Jury award of $115,000 to Tess Gardella (Aunt Jemima) against Genei-al Foods, Log Cabin Products and NBC, was upljeld by Judge Matthew T. Abruzzo In U. S, Dis- trict court, Brooklyn, last week, Samuel R. Weltz, counsel for Miss Gardella, and. .Ilei'bett- J. Smythe, for the defendants, had bpen ordered to file briefs oil. the- Ifetter's motion to have . the verdi'Ct set aside as excessive. Miss Gardella sued on the ground that her tight to the Aunt Jemima name for professional use had been infringed on by the defendants' presentation of anotlter 'Jemima' on a radio (Log Cabin) program. Defendants have"declja,i*ed they win appeal, althougli' none has been filed as yeti Cisler Back to WSGN Birmingham, Jime 23. Steve Cislei" has returned to Sta- tion WSGN as studio director. Sta- tion is now owned by the Birming- ham News, Scripps-Howard sheet. During his first tenure of office at WSGN Cisler tried unsuccessfully to Interest the; daily in aciulring the station but Scripps-Howard at that time wasn't radio-minded. Cl.sler has been connected with WJTL, Atlanta, since leaving Birmingham. ENCOURAGES IDEAS $10 Each Week— If No Award It's $20 Following Week Buffalo, June 23. Buffalo Broadcasting Corp. (WGR-WKBW) this week Inaug- urated new bonus system for en- couraging originality among staff members. Each week $10 goes to staff member for the best program idea suhmitt*;d, Herbert C. Rice, production manager, to judge. Open to everyboily, announcer.^--, vocalist.s, salesmen. If no good idea .shows up this week prize is i{20 ne.xt. week, etc. In New York . Elhort Antrim, WGN, Chicago. Katherlno Nutting, WCOP, Bo.s- ton. I'hllip Lasky, KSFO, .San Fr&ri- ClSCO. Clarence Telch, WGEF, Evans- ville. K. P. Shutz, WIL, St. Louis. Wm. Eehrman, .WBOW, Tovrc Haute, Ind. Fr.^rici3 Kadow, WOI^P, Mani- towJc. ' Arrangements are under way for WSM, Nashville's 50,000 watter which is Owned and operated by the National Life & Accident Insurance Co., to ally Itself with the Mutual Broadcasting System.- As the plans now stand WSM .would become not merely an aifiliated supplementary to Mutual but a basic station, such as WOR, New York, WLW,' Cincin- nati, and WGN, Chicago. This alliance will necessitate WSM's breaking away completely from NBC, which now offers the station as a member of the south- central groUj), Complete hookup with Mutual could not take place within, since WSM undet.' its con- tract with NBC Is required to give the latter that Interim of notice. WSM is slated to apply ^to the Federal Communications Commis- sion for a . boost t) 500,000 watts. With WSM moving over to the Mutual camp this network would in time contain three super-power sta- tions, the other two being- WLW and WGN. The Chicago Trib has al- ready applied for the tilt in power. Super-Power Applicants Rap 'Experimentar Qme In 500,0QO-Watt Permits Washington, June ^3. Super-powe,r applicants,' seeking grants from the Federal COinmunl- catlons Commission to broadcast commercially, using 600,000 watts power, are reported to Ije pondering f he.- advlsablUty pjt-askWg f a rc.> vision." of Cdmniish ' nileiS- to allotf them permanent licenses. ' Present regulations specify 'ex- perimental basis only' for use of the big-time juice allocations, with WLW, Cincinnati (only transmitter at present using 600,000 watta^ op- erating 'under those conditions. Informal pbw-wows are skedded for July In preparation for the joint hearing to be held Sept, 24, on the super-power applications of WHO, DeaM6ines; WGN, Chicago; WHA,S, Louisville; KNX, Los Angeles and WJZ, New York, Two or three new applications for the 500,000-watt privilege are expected to be filed be- tween now and the hearing date. VAN VOLKENBURG TO CHI AS VrS ASST. Chicago, June 23. Jack L. "Van- Volkenberg, station manager' of KMOX, the Columbia station In St. Louis, Is beinsr brought back to Chicago to become assistant to Les Atlass, vice-presi- dent Is charge of Columbia oiJ^ra- tovB here. Van Volkenberg takes the place of Don Tbornbugh who goes to Los Angeles, as v.p. for CBS on the west coast. James .Shou.sc, account exec, for Swift with the Stack-Goble agGn^y and formerly Columbia salesman in Chicago, switches bade to the radio broadcasting biz to take Van Volk«jnberg'fl spot as KMOX over- seer in .St. Louis. .\n switches go Into eff6<;t next week as of July 1. E. J. Rosenberg Resigns Emanuel J. Rosenberg has ro- Klgned as general manage.r of tiio •Society of European Stage Authors and Composers. His specialty ifi tho organization was the liccn.slng of stations and hotels for the per- forming rights to the .SE.SAC catalog. During his tlirce years with SESAC Itoscnberg vinlted some 400 stations in this cquntry. Before Joining SE.SAC to set up its performing rights division Ro.senborg was In tho film distribut- ing and theatre buslnei5s, He fa making a connection with a^ncw or*' ganlzation in tho broadoaBting la* dUBtry, - VARIETY R 4 pao Wedpesday* June 24, 1936 . . 1 . ' ' ■ t; . , ■ I" ' I I ' ■ IVY LEE PUBLICITY OFHCE WILL BUILD I Mm BOWES AS imiC BENEFACTOR CHrysler Wants Amateur Impresario Sold to Public i ' as Friend of Aspiring Youth — ^Bowes Off NBC ' Sundays— On CBS Thursdays Major Edward Bowes shift from coffee to automobiles will be' ac- companied by a behind-the-scenes campaign by the Ivy Lee-T. J. Ross firm of financial district press agents. It la the same firm which is credited with the idea of John D, Rpcikefeller, Sr., gjvlng away shiny dfmles a.s a human Interest touch. iyTalter P. Chrysler T^ho is al- ready prepared^to lay out $26,000 a week for the' conibination radlo- sliowroom appearance Of JBowes and his 1 unemployed talent is evidently amicus that Bowes shall be sold strong to the American public as a -P labile benefactor, outstanding Ainbrlcan business man, and friend ofi .aspiring youth. To this end Chi-ysler brings In the number one public relations 'counsel firm of the cOuhtry. T. J. Hoss personally wUl supervise the gilt applique on the Bbwes legend. j j Up Amo' Pay [a^ part fit the procedure which fife j - firm ' has recommended to -Chiis^^ler it 1b said payment of more Bi^bst&titial^ees to amateurs picked- tor; thii broadcasts has bee^ ad- vanced. \ Fact that Bowes pays only hia. amateurs has alre&dy re- , • cfijved conslderiible publicity and it Is^ ieared,':may spread; Contrasted with" Bowes own salary the result 111; terms o( good will Is not too '- |uklub]^iou6|. ■ During . thO latter months of his Chase & Sanborn ' connection Bowes received a terrific drujbblng In: .va,rIou3 mlagazihes, at lea^t one of wlilch had ?^ very, large «iriras granted from the present stockholders' to the Durham Herald , com- pany* Station operates on isoo kc with ,100 watts. Second southern transpiltter, WDBJ, Roanoke, Va., ' turned over control of the Tlmes- .World Corp., Its licensed, from 'Jr, B. Plshbiirn to members of Jils family. . . ., Gomiuish gaye 'iic^ to WMEX, Bpston, Mass., operating, on Wiijo kc 'wlth ido watts nlgh^^ 2B0 watts' days; kDB', Santa Barbara, Calif., operatlngf on the same frequency with 100- watts; and KSLM, Salem, .jOre;, operatlrtg • on 1870 kc tplth 100 watti . T^^^ Hagerstbwn, Md., , operating' on 12i6 kc; with' 100 , watts .days^ given, an okay on Its , license, .expit-ing December 1.. . . . .. Consent ito yoluntary 'asslgnment of license from the Edison Electric , Illuminating company of Boston, to WEfil Broadcasting Corp., was given . by .the commissioners. Similaf conseht .was glvep. ih ' th'e case of KOB, Albuauerque, N. Mex.,. wHoie license ■"'wiU ' be Switched from the New Mexico College of Agriculture to jhfe Albuquerque Broadcasting company, . . New station' for VaUey City, N. Dak., was okayed' by the Broadcast Division, sustaining Tecom'mendationa of E)caminer Melvin H. Dalberg. Transmitter will be operated on 1500 kti with .100 watts, \mder "the oWn- .' .. .eirship of r.Gebrge B. BalreyV ' ■ • i .= • ' ■ • .Power jump.^for K^VI,' Tacoma, Washington.- was assured, front' l .kw " itO'.l kw nights, 5 kw days,- conimlsh reversing^ Exaininer R. li. Walker. License renewal was ordered 'for WSMiB, New Orleans^ La., operating bn X320*k6 with- SOO'.watta nights, 1 kw days, upholding Examiner George ,.,:.:^.-Huv. , . ,; • ■ .- : ■ ■ ■ . ' , The. commission reconsl'dtoed arid granted the following applications: WajfTj Cedar Rapids, la;, day power boost from 2% . to B: kw; KOIi,' Seattle. : Waflhr,,, day po-v^rer . boost .from 2% tb S kw; power increase for KRSC, .. g^attle, from 100 to 260 watts and to operate unU . The foUpwIng applications were referred to the examiners: . WJAS, 'Pittsburgh, Pa.; increase po-wer from; 1 kw= nights, 5 kw days, to 6 kw unlimited;" Old Colony Broadcasting Corporation, Brockton, Mass., ■ new station to be operated oij 680 kc with 250 watts -days; Voice of ' iy«-,eDr3lcana Assn.,' new' station to. be operated on 1310 kc with 100 watts days; Chauncey W. Hammond, Oakland, Calif., Jiew station to be oper- ated' on 1280 kc with. 500 watts nights, J kw days; Harry G. Kipke, Aim Arbor, Mich.; new station' to be operated on. 630 kc -with 600 watts days; . ' >It 'E. .Chlnn,': MQprhead, ' Mihn., 'neiw; station to be operated on 1^00 kc ...with 100 watts; Dallas Broadcasting company, iDalla^, Tex., new'statlon - to be, pperat|ed'bn 1600 Icc with 100 watts days; New England Broadcast ing .Co., ihci;'. Bridgeport, Conn-j niew station to be operated o' Spain. 781 410 Tallnn. Esthonla. 740 . 40S ' . Munich. Oermony. 749 .400 .. Marseilles PTT. Franca. T49 V 400 . Porl, Finland, 740 400 Sortavola, Pljiland. 768 805' •- Katowice, Poland. '767'" 801 Scottish Regional* Scot*, -land. 776 386 Toiflouse PTT, Franc*. 776 886 Frederlkstad, Norway, 785 882 Leipzig, Germany. 795 37T Barcelona EAJ-1, -Spain. 785 . 877 Lwow, Poland. 804 S73 'West Regional, England.. 814 Ste Milan, No. 1, Italy. 823 364 ' Bucharest, Roumanla, . 832'. 360 Moscow, No. 4, tr.R.3,a, 841 866 . .Berlin, Germany, 850 352 . ' Bergen. Norway. \860;-< ' 352 '. Soflai' Bulgaria. ■ StfO.iT. '862 : VaJwiclAi ■SpSln-.-; w ' 859 '-'849' Strasbourg, • France; ' 808 845 Agen, France. ' 808 — -. • 845 Poznan, Poland. 877 842 ' London Regional, England. . 880 . 838 -■ Linz, Austria. 886 838 Graz, Austria. 805 330 Helsinki, Finland. «06 '835 LlmogeS; PTT, Pranc^, 004 881 . -.. Hamburg, ' Germany. ' 018 828 Dnlepropetrovsk. U.R.S.S. 013 828 Radio Toulouse. Prance. 022 826 Brno. Czechoslovakia. 882 . 831 Brussels. No. 2, Belgium. 0*1 818. Algiers, 'North..Afrlca, ;041 . 818 Goteborg, Swedon. .950 ai5- . ' Breslau. Germany. •fl6» 812 pbste Parlslen, f>arlB. 908 800 BordeaUx-3ud-Ouest, Pr. 008 809 . Odessa, U.R.S.S. 07T 807 Northern Ireland Regional. 080 804 Genoa, . Italy. 980 304 Torun. Poland. 005 301 . Hllversiim, No. 2. Holland. J004 •. 208 Bratislava. CzechoalovakLa 1013 295' Midland Regional, Eng- land. 1022 203 Barcelona E.^,T-t5. Spain. 1022 203 ■ Cracow, Poland, 102a 208 • -Ovledo, Spain. 1031 201 Konlgsberg, No. 1, Ger- many. ' JO.^1 291 Parede.' Portugal. 1040 288 •^r.enlnerftd. No. 2. U.R.S.S. 1010 288 Rennes-Bretagne. Prance, lono 285 SVottlsh National, Bcot- . ■ land, inro 283 : ■ Bad. No. 1, Ttdly. . 1008 280 Radlo-CIte, Paris. 107T 278 Bordeaux-Lafayette, Fr. 1008 270 Palun. Sweden. .1008 276 •■ 2kiisreb;;.TF(v!;6sJpvln. inns 274 Madrid EA,T-T, ,Spaln. ' 110* 271 Naples. Italy. 110* • 271 Madona, Latvl?. -■• 1113 200 Morov.ilia-Ostrava, CzeohQ- ■ ' Slovakia. . . 1113 . 209 Radlo-Nnrmindle, Fronce. IJSS ^ . Newcastle. Englrind. 1}52 $5! Nvlreghyhazn. Hungary. 1122 . 2Q7 Alexandria. No. 1, Egypt, 1131 205 Horby, Sweden. 1140 203 Turin. No. 1. Itnlv. 1140 201 London Notional. Rneland. UIJ ■ 25f il'""'*' Natlonnl, Enitlnnd. }Ji2 SJi ^esl. National, .EnKlnnd. ' -252 ' Koslce. CzeohoBlovakla. 3!2I '251 Monte Ceoerl... Iwllzerland.- 'HS . m CnDenba.gen. D,«rimnrk. ■' • i3?5 . . S3'' Kharkov, No";' 2, U.R.S.S, ViB .'SS^ Nlce-Corse... Prance. -H5^ -^Cassei. qevmany.-.;, ^ 105 ',2X1 OnbIenz;?;aerWiany. -. -■.''' i;25 • S;i Frankfurf.' •, Germany.. - .1105 . • 251 PrclbUrg-lm-Brel3gau, t.^. Germany. 55} Kalaerslautcm, Germany. Ii55 25i Germany. 1204 249 Pmgue. No. 2, Czecho- «. Slovakia. 1218 . 247 Lille (Radio PTT Nord), France, JiSS Trieste, Italy. 1292 246 Narvik. Norway. 5f? Glelwltz. German*. }?i2 2tl S"*' Stat*' Jm2 112 Saarbrueken. Germany. 121 KuMlgft. Latvia. law 23S .$e.n BetifcsUan, EAJ^. . . ICTB 235 Retdlo Cots a'Axut, Praote. . b(ic.3i, .■ '1934 ; .. ^reat Brltala aa*i 8,780,669 , Germany o>t*o«*«* 6',14^;92l '' 'Prance .»«Di:c»*»»»if. 1)^66,946 Holland. ..-crj t aor^:* ^ 909,127 Sweden 733,190. Czechoslovakia vxko 693,694 ' Belg^luni «••••.• taxo'x G03,d60 D-mark' t.t.ar±xi!Fr.»:' 668,176 Avstrla 1 • tr«« 627,295 ' Italy . . . . t aT<* «l«re 430,000 Poland , . ; • • <3 . o ixs 874,047. Switzerland ••••ck^kc 866,'866 Hungary «..«.-tax«a 340,117' . Spain , Kc» •* aXaxoi ' 213,004 167,434 rihiarid' *T,xrTk3T.ii±x 129,123 ; jipuinania' o ».i oc 100,981 . -T^iiBoslavla 'oioioia '.66,530 • .Latvia ..•oki3 ■ 64,567 Irlsli Free State xot 69,952 , , . Algiers ..... .ji:c«a 80,904 Pcirtugal o.fWcirc.;' 27,895 panzlg KBTttivxiotji^ \ 26,462 - Egypt , ..«f.»:i:»ic» .MS . 25,170 Lithuania oTEciax*: -, 20,204 ' Morqcco ♦•♦«»5:ca»c3; 18,267 Batoiila . . . .3X0 ajane 16,827 'Liucemboui'g T^:*axa'. ■ 13>7B0 Icejand . « u •n* oxci: ,10,360 .Bulgaria a^ojooi: , 9,000 . . Tunis ..xsTo.oVo: 8,106' Turkey ...^avo.ctr.e ' 6,930 ' Palestine' ^..-1 To i^fflc 5,900. Greece .'.*:xx.c»i74:!xc . 6,000 Syria .»V«:»ntT««.i:c»»T,« . 2,070 Dec. 31 . , Per,c9ntage ' . Fret "1i3i3.5 /lncr««so Licenies', 45;782 ' 6131,734 41,486' '•«y. ; 2,111 6,242 i . . . 17,640 1,881 1,910 • •"• • t < •' . 2,778 • . 891 *• 1 '• I. • » I « • •> 1,009 • • 228. c. u • 'KM *fr. 100 »f .'C C.4I 'Ota 7,403)100 : . . 9.18 7rl92,962 it;o9 2,626,677 49.63. , 946,844 ' ; 834,143. 13.77 847,965 22.23 746,395 23.60 '609,229 \ 7.22 .660,120 • : 6.20 530,000. . . 23.25 491,823 81.48 418,499 17.27 85'2,907 3.76 '303,983 42,07' 191,378 . 21,56 144,721 , 12.08 .127,041 26.74 81,'386 22.31 82,176 . • ■ 27.27 78,627 V 81.10 41,344 37.02 .40,409 ' ' 44.86 ' ■ • 29;O0O ' 9.59' 41,370 64.34 26,763 33.35 23,079 26.Zi 24,i93 43.77 . . 16,000 9.09 , 12,183 17.70 17,213 91.20 ' ' 16,682 80.60 • • 6,175 . ^10:76 (] 12,200 106.7.0 6,317 . 26.3^ "4,307 108.00 Boake Carter's on Patent Trust Philadelphia, June 23, Counsel tor the Radio COrp. of America has obtained a transcript o£ remarks which Boake Carter made on his Philco broadcast of last Wednesday (17) with a view to find- ing whether It contained , anything that might be .qonsldered libelous to the radio' combine.' Complaint's al- ready receivedby Carter charge lilm ■with using thfe antl-monopply' plank of'the Republipan platform as the springboard for a lashing attack on RCA's monopolistic control of radio patents. - ' . Carter declared two days after the broadcast that much of the criticism aimed iat him was based on the as- sump|l;lon. - that his. ';fantl-m6nopoly talt . haa '.been '.Inspir'sdi . directly ' ob indirectly,-, by Philco" a^ an-' ilCA' competitor. Philco, said Carter, al- lows his absolute freedom of speech on the air and was In no way re- spoAsible . for his xemarkg. -. ' In answer to the representations which aire expected to come -from RCA Carter averred that he had oUtalned much -of the material for his talk from the Federal Communications Commission, and ..that he In' v'o-st brMcasts frequently blasted away on the aritlrtnonopply theme. Carter's broadcast quoted a speech made by Samuel E. Darby, patents lawyer, before the recent hearing on television before the commission. 127C 285 Chrlatlansand, Norway. 1270 235 StaVanger,' Norway. . 128R 2S3 Aberdeen, Scotland. 1285 233 Dresden, Germany. 1294 ■ 231 Klagenfurt. Austria, 1204. .. 231 Voralberg, Austria. 1303 230 Danzig. 1312 228 Karlstad, Sweden. 1812 228 • • Malmo, Sweden. 1312 228.. Norrkoplng. Sweden. 1312 ■ 228 ." ' Trollhotlan, Sweden, 1321 -227 Magyarovar, Hungary. 1330 225 Bremen, Germany. IWO ■ 225 Pleafburg, Germany. 1380 .. "228 , Hanover,- Germany. ' 1330 22.'C Magdeburg. Germany. 1330 225 Stettin, Germany. 1830 224 Montpelller PTT, Fronce. 1330 224 .Lodz, Poland. 1340 222 Dublin, Irish Free State. 1840 22a RJukan, Norway. 1840 222 Salaburg, Austria. Cairo, No. 2, .Egypt. 1340 222 Konlgsberg, No. 2. Ger- many. lSr.7 221 Nbtodden, Norway. mr - 221 Milan, No. 2, Italy. .l.r,7 221 Turin,. No. 2. Italy, IJW .221 Barl, No. 2, Italy. 1.100 210 He de France. France, 1.17i) . 218 Baele, Switzerland. S!* ■ Berne, Switzerland. 2*9 'Warsaw, No. 2, Poland. 1303 215 Radlo-LyohB. France. 1420 211 Tampere. Finland. 1420 200 Radlo-Mldl, France. U20 200 Alexandria. No. 2, Egypt. 1420 200 Turku, Finland, 1438 208 Miskolc, Hungary, im 200 .Jaiffel Tower, Paris.. m P6C«. HuuTOry. H25 lAntwerp, Belgium. 1405 204 Courtrai. Belgium. an S22 Bournemouth, England, llli Plymouth. England. }m -^"^i Bltlche. Belgium. 1125 Chatellneau. Belgium. 1402 201 Wallonla. Belgium. Nimes, France. l!22 ?Si Albacete. Sfpaln. J12s 22} Rftdlo-AIeov. Spain, 3iS" " 55i S«iHlag*, -fiikatn. IttOft- IJOO - lilege -Radlo-Colntei Bel- <»A« glum. 222 Pletaraa«tl, Finland, two 200 Radlo-Alcala, Spain, t^tarby . a.t the time said that . hlg[ principal reason for being present was to make sure that RCA wouldn't be allowed to extend Into the tele< Vision Industry the control It had' e^erclded In the receiving set andi broadcastli^g .equipment field by., virtue of the ownership of relevant;; patents. $60,000,000 6n Sett .Carter chargjSd that before anyon^. could engage In the radio or; tele< vision business It first had to get; permission' from RCA, which ^.haa maintained 'Its monopoly Ih :thlB field and has used the monopoly; thus acquired to strengthen and en«t force its' control of all radio 'iflftidB,'- The talk; pointed out that $5.0^PO;000 had: alrej^dy been paid to RCAJ.lnw tereiflts tly Ilciensed receiver itrfa^iui facturers, spleiy because of'the, (jon'< trolling position RCA has attained by the pooling of patents. This .toll, added Carter, cams in dlrectlyj: from, thft* pockets of the American pufallc. Carter tvarned that the FCC 'must take' every precaution to keep ttom becoming a. party to the expansion of this monopoly and that Darby's remarks are serious enough to vfO.T' rant not only minute scrutiny .froni the FCC but equally careful .eixam'< ination by a committee of Congress, Kraft Keeps Crosby ! Hollywood, Jurie'23. Bing Crosby is set on strlngj of, op^ tiohs for three-year contract wltfi Kraft Cheese. Deal calls Cor, In* crease each year. . , At same time he agreed to remalrf oh current series another six; weeks, before he takes vacation. WGAR Amateur rfalt Cleveland, Junii 23. Marshall Drug Co. wUl wind; uP its amateur series over WGAR'this Saturday (27) with a broadcast froiu the stage of the Palace theatre. Radio eds will serve as Judges ^and the first group of prizes will be ft pair of round trips by plane to New; York. - * Same sponsor will put on amafeue. auditions at the Great States Kx- position, with eligibility limited to Cleveland residents. Each 'wee's: 12 contestants will air over "W^QA^' with the finalists offered to Benny, Rubin for his Feen-:i-mlnt brdad-j cast .from the Expo's Public' Hall Aug.' 2.' . ^ I WJAY's Lady Vox Popper Cleveland, June 23. ■WJAY here now has a lady Vo* Popper. She nails passors-by wittt a street mike and does th6 auerlefl.' She's Helen Burnett, good loolc- Ing young actress "and radio scnpt writer, who has lilayed Cleveland* Play House. Wednesday, June 24» 1936 R A HI o VARIETY 55 RADIO'S FUTUHE IN EUROPE Private survey just oompletea.'by one of the New York avertlslng agencies reveals commercial radio definitely on iiie upbeat Ih Europe despite Eovcrnment control. In fact, pbiai restriction Is proylngr a boomerang. The average .i3ur<)pean llstonjejr,' fed up \yith political propaganda, native johffs and drairia^ ^and symphony music, aired by govern- ' )ient stations, is. dialing Badlo Luxembourg; Poste .Parislen - ind other strictly commercial outlets fo^; smooth entertain- ^ent, Showmanship of these statlon.s Is winning a decided fol- ijlbtvlng among Europe's 100,000,000 listeners. Statistics com- . j)ilod by "World -Radio of London from the first annual charts Recently released by the International . Broadcasting Union fti Geneva ehoyr a total of 24,875,095 sets in use In the •jjuropean zone at' the end of 1935, an Increase of ;3,644,825 , •i^vei: 1934. [':.■ ■ This zone, as 'Refined by the Lucerne convention; includes < Iceland, Turkey,; Syria, Palestine and the North African countries touching the Mediterranean. Figures are not avall- kble on the Eurbpean -portion of Russia, Even though the. press seldom lists commercial stations Ji the radio logs,, the public Is smartened up regardi^ng their jrograms. Govei'nment.s can make the people pay . license . Jee^ but they cannot make them listen to government pro- grains. Mr. and Mrs; Europe are dished out so many political gpe'eches In their newspapers and on their screen newsreels that they rebel against takij^g added doses ovei' the air. As Xor native , music, . they have been getting that since infancy and it ^jpacks no thrill. They know most. of their lolk dramas and jaoems by heart, so they are no novelty. ,**ey have heard their symphony orchestra so often they have become a headaclie. And It Is generally accepted that jn^wa broadcasts are too censored to be interesting. Variety-type shows ' with a master of cferemonies, guest stars and a smooth dance orchestra, rate tops with Eu- l^ifpean air f suns,, with operettas second, hot jazz bands third, lipttular singers fourth and operas fifth. Most programs are electrical transibrlptlons, however. This poll Is based on a questionnaire filled out by units et 24 average listeners In 30 principal cities In Europe, each unit consisting of 12 male and 12 female set owners from ^ilterent . strata> as follows: Male: bus conductor, banker, tnerchant, taxi driver, government oflBcial, farmer, mechanic, dioctor, tobacco salesman, college professor, druggist and policeman, Pemale: housewife, typist, dress model, factory Vfirker, politician's wife, wa.lti-ess, society leader, journalllst, shop clerk, university student, government, workeu «uid opera .singer. ' ■ May Go Commercial? Government stations have reached ^ saturation point as {o program values. Within the next year it is freely pre- dicted that- many countries, hard pressed for ajclded reve- nues, may let down the bars and 'sell time to' sponsored ■ ' air shows. Profit statements of commercial broadcasting Have aroused legislators and ofl^icials, and though they soft- pedal the Idea In the press, actually they are huddling on the subject behind the scenes. France leads the bloc which has awakened to the Im- portance of commercial programs. The dictator countries —Germany, Italy and ^Turkey— are also due to loosen Up. Officially, England continues as the stubborn holdout. Tet British . manufacturers are Europe's foremost sponsors. And the British public Is the chief purchasing support pf com- mercial programs. All Sunday time on Radio Luxembourg, ace commercial station, Is devoted exclusively to programs In English. Also all their evening time during the week. Daytime Is alloted thusly: Monday, Italian; ' Tuesday and Wednesday^ French; Thursday, German; Friday, Dutch, and Saturday, French. Some British sponsored shows are rehearsed In London. Companies are then flown to Luxembourg ^an hour trip) ' for the broadcast, and return to London by plane Imme- diately afterwards. • " Prominent Luxembourg sponsors during the past two ■years have been: Motor cars. Ford,' Morris, Renjault; tires, Dunlap, Goodrich, MIchelln; drug proiiucts, • Colgate dental cream. Hind's Honey and. Almond Cream, Kruschen Salts, Odol toothpaste, Oxydol soaip, Tokalbn face powder and PalmoUve soap; food products. Shredded Wheat, Ovaltlne, Hartley's Jams, Mackintosh Toffee, Meunler chocolate., Phil- lips' Yeast; tobaccos, Laurens cigarettes. Craven A, Up- mann cigars. Black Cat; department stores. Swan and Edgar, Le Printemps, Waring and Gillow; travel, Thomas cook and Son, Cunard White Star LJrie, German Tourist Bureau, Southern Railway of England, Lamport and Holt Line, French Tourist Bureau. Radio Luxembourg is a 200i000 watter, owned and oper- ated by the <^ompagnle Luxembourgeolse de Radio Diffu- sion, and was opened in the summer of 1932^ It is located In the city of Luxembourg in tlie Grand Duchy pf Luxem- bourg. The transmitter is in Jungllnster, 10 miles from the studios. $2,000. Per Hour Sunday time rates are $2,000 per hour, $1,125 a half hour and $625 per quarter hour. A 40-word spot a'nnouncement, one timer-costs $376. : . Commercials are restricted -to 190 words on- an hour pro- gram, 160 words per half hour, and 95 words on a quarter hour. Programs with commercials In two languages are. subject to 10% extra charge for station timfe but are en? titled to 25% more words.. Commercials in three languages cost 20% extra but may use 50% more, words. Although Stuttgart is under German government control and cannot accept commercials, it has recently zoomed into favor as one of the most popular stations in Europe, prin- (.'ipfilly because of Its nightly programs of dance music. Continental agency men say plenty of Stuttgart time would be sold if the station should go commercial. 'Cadum Varieties,' half hour sho\v produced by Lord & Thomas, is the outstanding commercial innovation of the year, for it was the flr.st program to introduce Ariierican pace and style. Released over Poste Parlsien and seven other leading continental stations every Tuesday night, it clicked from ill angles and is now being widely Imitated. Jean Sablon, emcee, an 18-plece swing orchestra and a girls' vocal chorUs are permanent in the Cadum set-up, with film and stage stars and sport celebrities filling the guest spots weekly. Most progressive commercial network Is the new Radio- Cite .syndicate in Paris, which in addition to Radio-Cite Includes Normandie, Midi, Nimes, Algiers, Maroc and Radio- Fer. The latter is a service broadcast exclusively on the crack trains throughout France. A half hour on the key station. Radio Cite, costs 3,000 francs ($200). Coriimerclals in Italy are limite-d to 40 minutes dally per station, disti-lbutcd In the form of spot announcements. No advertising is permitted in the Scandinavian countries, ex- cept. Norway, which allots fifteen minutes daily to spot blurbs. PHI, Holland short wa^ve station, sells time to advertisers who cover the Dutch East Indies. Belgium has several privately owned stations operating ' on low. power for local coverage. Spot announcements are allowed, but returns are unimportant. Advertising is permitted over Irish" Free State stations, but only for 'Irish Made' products. ,' , Time is sold on the Polish government stations, but com- mercials are restricted and results are limited. Amateurs Big Flop Amatejur programs, sponsored and otherwise, have laid an egg everywhere on the continent. The foreign listener cannot figure embryo talent as entertainment. In many countries. unemployed professionals have raised such a pro- test that amateur shows are now taboo. Greatest increase In listeners is disclosed in countries where broadcasting is still In Its infancy — Syria (108%), Palestine (106,7) and Bulgaria (91.2). Bamallah, new Jeru- salem station, had an auspicious opening, broadcasting In English, Arabic and Hebrew. Bulgaria almost doubled her listeners In anticipation of the high powered station now under construction near Sofia. Egypt shoNvs an Increase of 64.34, due chiefly to the exr oellent standard of progi'am presented by the Cairo and Alexandria stations. France tops the strictly continental countries with an up. of 49.53, closely followed by Poi-tugal, 44.86; Esthonia, 43.77, and Spain, 42.07. AlgleVs leads the Mediterranean group with an increase of- 37.02, Tuns,, 30.5 and Morocco, 26.37, The smallest gains were registered by Hungary, 3:76j Hol- land, 4.13; Austria, 6.20, and Denmark, 7.22. Turkey is, the only coimti-y to show a decrease, 10.76, no doubt because the fee still continues prohibitive. The grant of the existing Turkish broadcasting organization expires this year, and radio followers in ista|[ibul predict a dixistlo reduction In UctflSeJ fees in 1937. - , ' . E ven 10^000 would have been enough, / V ■ But WCAU wanted to be sure. So 35^623 doo were And 35^623 Philadelphians the questionnaire handed them. Yes, the survey was a lot of- work and required a great deal of time to completevbut this is just another example of how eager WCAU is to be of service to adyertisersv ROBERT A. STREET Commercial Manager PHILADELPHIA, PA. • 50,000 WATTS ■i 56 VARIETY BAP I II Wediiesda^r, June 24, 1936 CtllMfRCrMt WEEK OF JUNE 24-30 (ALL'TIME EST) ' - TbiB Department -lists sponsored programs on tbe 1480, CBS, JUiA': tfutuKl «ietnorks arranged alphabeticuJiy -uniiXr the Advertiser's name.; All time Is p. m unless otfafsrwise noted. Where one advertiser has two or more 4)rotn*am9 they are listed consecutively. An asterisk before name indicates advertising agency handling account. A(>brevlatlons: Su (Sunday); U (Monday); Tu (Tuesday); W (Wednesday): Tb (Thursday); F (Friday); (S: (Saturday). NBC AHKKirAIM CAN t-Tu-WJZ rtefi ' Benile 'it UtiAi Patsy Kelly ruller-Smltta-Row AftlKKICAN lUMK «>«ointei> (Anarin) P.M. TuM.-Wed.'-Thar. n.-Moa.' to 'David Harum' •wiinier waiief Pegcy iUlenby BdUli Spenc'e ' Walter Soderltng •piacUett BOfVET'S Ba-1:80-Tiiura- - B p.m,-WE.\r' •While the City Finney Brlgga Forest Lewis /Vl,vi«n. Frldell Jess Piigh ' ■ ■> '.Clare Baurn ' 'Cbarles' QgefleatoD. Cecil Roy Marie Nelaon Pauline ' Hopk'lna .. Jame* iloM ••Ponier. - BRiNTOI.-MTPJIfr ••IV-WJEAr . (Sal HepaticM (fpana> Fred Allen . Portland HofTa Eileen DoUglad . Jaclk Sniart Peter Vsn steednn 'ToutlR. & Rublram- CAttNATlOlv n'li.R • t«F-WRAF Jessica Oragronette Kossrio Koiinlim Ur Revelers ■Lord « Thnmao ' COX flKLATINR It a.m.-Thora.'WJZ Jack Berch •Katz FORD ■ Frl-»:00-«MZ fred Warlngs Penn- sylvanlans - ♦N.- W. Ayer FIBHSTONB «:SO-M.\VKAf VpcRl ensemble Wai'saret' .-Spealta 'Smeeny.Jainiea FlTCn . ' ftia-Mii-WBAC Morin Sisters - ■ ■Ranch Roys .W. Ramsey ■FBIGIDAIRE ' 0;5l>-rri-1VJZ Clara, Xu,- ta!ni 'fed FtoRlto Ore •Lord • & Thomas IteMKUAL rOUUb tKrnxwein •-Tli-IVRAF 'Sbo%^ Boat' 'l^nnny Rosn Tim Irene ' ; . Krank'Mclncyre The . Wesferner? Gus Haenschen Ore "Molass0s n' Jih'fy' Walter. Tetley Tjturle Mnsney Walter CasAel Winifred Cecil Louise Mousey' •Benton A JIowie? " JfH •.«»•;.•:•./ Tlin Itviin : Irene N<>>>lette Morton Bowe . Don WIlBon Don -Voorhees Ore •Tnniit: *• RtiblPftm ORN. MOTORN lit n^m.rHw-Xf'Efi.T Vlr^glnla Rea Tan Pierce Clon. ^btorp Symnh ♦datnpbell-BIwnld HOfifiF.iinJ.o FINAKrH . ll!!|rt-Tn-W.IZ • I5t)«t«r A Onp"f 'Be'-nardinc Fivnr HMnfto milffrom aalUepftloe- Ore ♦<"■ in Frey • HORI.ICH^S (Malted Mlllit M to F-7:80-1VJZ t.um tt Abner Chester Lauck Norrls OnlT - •Lord ik Thomas ..VBR(VEAV 'Fibber McOaa A Molly' Marlon * J Jordan rharlp"- (^aweer Ted Weems 'Nsedham. t,. ft B. iiRi.i4»no, 5:S0-n)illy Ri Sa- Su-tV.IZ SJIilKlnB .f-Sdy IreenO Wicker KBAFT-P4IRMS 10-Th- WFAF. Jean Artliur Bert Wheeler . Toscha Seldel .TImmV Horsey Ore Bob- Bums •J WbU T^omp. . r.APT GRTftRR ' esSO-Tu-W-IVEAF Wflvne ■ (Jlna Ore •Stnch'Goble LIPTON, INC. 10:36 a.m,-TliuT8- WEAF. Ralph Klrberry Al & Lee Reiser •Fresbry • Sl.ACFAODRN «:80-Flp Rrra tiiilil R^Ue Mnnlp Pity 4 T.ln M-W-F.WF** T'nrl* r!7.r».' Rndl(^ StBtlon KZRA Pnt nBrri»tt . f HIT f.nphler : Carletoo Guy Nora Cunneeo ♦Wade : BIOOERN FOOD PRocEitft ro. 4:30-'i:ii-IVJZ Charles Sorce Harry Switn ♦Clements Co. MOI.I.F. 9 p.m.-Tp-WEAF 'Voice 0)f the Pen pie' Parks Johnsoo .lerry Belcher ♦Static -Gobls FACIFIt' BORAX 9-Tli-WJZ -Deatb Vail'v. Day*' Rdwlo W . Wtaltntr ■.f,on*i"ome Cowboy -Tean Kln(r • • Jack, McBryde .(oxAph Bonlme Ore Mcfann-ErloU . PRPiinOENT I-Dally Rx Ant San fVEAF A mils "n" Andy Freeman nopdea f^harles Corrall . Txird & Thomaii pifii.rp aioRRiB J»-To-WrAF , PMIIIos T.ord Loretta Clemens .3 Sweethearts I ,pn. Relnman's Ore :Eton Boy a Phil Dney pn.LSRinRt TodBv-p- PhlldrBn' IO:30-nnlly-\TJZ ■frma. Phillips' 'WBlli»r Wloltor BesB Jnlinann frene Winker ' nitlmnn ).i!'red Von .Amon . lea p .MorjreKor ♦TTiitohlnBftfi PRi'vriiss . v\t ' OrWO-Ru'n-WFIAF :'A Tnle lit Today' tonn BUlne • Harvey Havs .. ■ Trfiiirette. Flllbrnndl Wtllard Farnum 'Bohert GrtWn Harrreffe Wirtrtier Frnnk Pflflcelll Tsnbel Randolph •Mc.Tunktn P'CT'R It f>'UBM< • (PrlBPOl 3:30 Dally Ex. .ga- 8u-Weaf-10 a.iv W.IZ Vtc & Snde' Art Van Harvey Billy Idelaon Rernndlne Flynn (Ivory Soap)' 8:4a-M to f:>WEAF "The O'Nel'lB' two STRINGS m YOUR BOW And eithet one an effective prbjeetor for your sales arrows.^ In Ameri(ai*s second market direct your advertising through the facilities of eidier WMAQ or WENR^ and earn extra dividends in results^ Wi^^ WATTS 5O;O0d WATtS i : NBC Red -Network NBC Biire Network tlHfCAGO Completely programmed hyl^lhC Kau UcComb violet, (Sunn Jltnmy ponelly Jacit Roblo dimtny Tansey Janet Gilbert 'Bltckmap „• (UaydQl) Dally ilscept 8«- *>(M)'-TCeAF ■Ala -Perklna^ Tlrictnla . Payite ' Marjorle Ha^noD .Cbas', 'BgelRon- . Sllda arahpm Cbarner Batspn John Mathetrs Corlne Dearth' Butler Mnndevllle Ken OrlfTlo ♦Blackett (Chlpso) . 10:19 a.ro. Dally .Escept Sat a 8up- W'ji! 'Rome Sweet Qome' S. G. Smith Harriett McGlbboo BIMy Halop ♦Blackman (Camay) HfAB to FrI-»-WT.AF •Forever Toung* Oqrtla Arnall Betty- Wragge Marlon Bnmey Jack Roslelgh ♦Pedlar ft RVan 'Magic Voice' 4:4S-Man.-TI)ar.- Frl-W.IZ Gertrude HItc Santos Ortega QUAKER OATS CO. "Kaltenmeyer's Kin- dergarten' s B:30-Sat. WRAF Bruce Ram man Marion .Jordon Jim Jordan Johnny' Wolf Thor 'Bricson . Merrill Fuglt Harry Kogen Oro ♦Lord & Thomas- (Ry KriBP) 10;3 0 p. m.-Frl- WEAF Marloij Talley Jo'setv'Koletner'e Or •Gardner B. O. A. , 8 p.m.-San-W.IZ 'Magic Key or RCA' Ruth Btting . Rudolph Ganz - Fibber McGee & M Milton Cross John B, Kennedy.',. Frank Black ♦Lord Si Tbomaf, REAL Sim e-Sa-fV.IZ Jack Hylton Bd Pat O.'Malley Alec Templeton - . ♦T,ei> Burnett . REGIONAL AD^. 10:30 a.m. W-F- WEAF ' •Mystery Cher ♦McCa«ln:-Erickaon BITCHIE CO. (Eno) 8-Ta-WJZ . 'Eno Crime Clues* (g.'3ay Hanna, Dir. Clyde; North John MacBr.yde - Mark Smith CharJes Slattery • Viola Roach Robert Shayne Helen Walpole ♦Ayer . , 8HKFI1EI.D A:4K-M-Tli-F-tVBAF Blliy anil Betty •N. W Aver SHELL (Petroleum)' OrSO^nn-UICA* Smith Ballew' Jack Gardiner ' Pesgy . Stanton victor Toong Orb ♦J. Walt .Thompson :siNri.AiR «-M-»VJZ Gnr Van, . . Malcolm Olalr .Sinclair Qt BlllvChlldB Fritz Clark" Joe Parsnna Cllfr SouMer Harry Kotren ♦Federal STtVn HHWOS (Royal Fruit GelaHnl l»:30-FrUW.TZ 'Frank Fay Calling' Frank Fay rteems- Tnvlor Bobby Dolan Ore ' ♦J. W. Thompson (Cha!liKA.miiiiD),' .S-'tii«r»«1VEAI< O. .Ti»«mpson. Dl» ■ Rudy Vallee and His Conn.- Taokf Bert Lahr Midge WlUl^ms Cross tc Dunn Jeff Machamer t Royal Gelatine) 7:^0-Sn-tV4Z ' 'Bakers BrriadosB* Robt Ripley Ozzle Nelson Ore. Harriett Hllllard ♦J. Walt. Thomp. STRIU.INO I'ltOD (Bayer's Aspirin) 8:30-tVed-W,lZ 'Lavender and Old Lace' ^ Gua Haenschen Ore Prank -Munn Lu£y Monroe 'Blackett • (Bayer's) • 0:SO-Ma-lVRAF - 'American , Album' Frank Munn Lucy' Monroe • Arden & Arden Gus Haenschen Orf Bert Hlraclt (Phillips Msg) •.FrWEAF I Waltz Time* Ahe Lyman'Orb- Rernlce .rialre . Prank Munn . (Dr. LyoriB Tooth na sle^ . O-Sn-WFAF, . "ManhBttan Merry- Go-Round*:' - Rodney McLennon Racbel Corlflv . Men /bout Town Andy Sannella Oro ♦Blacltott / .. .' 4:1S-Hon to Frl- (Dr. Lyop* To'iftb- ■ powder) '.\ wjz ;■ \ 'Bock Stage Wife' Vivian Frldell Ken Griffln Henry Saxe . Mary MC|CormlcJi James 'G.osa ^ ♦Blaekett (PHllllps MtlkV • 4:30-Ta ft..Tliura- W.1Z 'How to' Be Charm- ing' . . Beatrice De Sylvera ♦Blaekett (PhtlllOB Mag) 8:30-W;iZ-Mon 'Melodlana* Abe Lyman Oro Oliver : Smith ..Bernlce Claire ♦BlacU^tt • STIJDEBAKFR »:S0-5Toh-'WEAF '.Studeb'k'r Chamns' Richard Hlmher Or ♦Roche-WilUams SDN on. ". V a:4B^Dnlly FTrapl Ra-Sn>WJZ , r.owi'll Thr>ma.« •»Rof'bp WllllBTrts. TABTVK-\«T- ■ 'Pneeaii't of Toftth' •pifmeniB WAA'DRR CO. (Ot^nltlne^ ft;4K-Dpllr.W.17 'T.l'tflB Ornhnn A' <7fnrl»MB ToflrO' Tn'Mc Mather Van Plvlte. ^ . W/jprnflt T.ewlB ^[r Smith •itllBoltott ♦reel) ^ * O. • "rii-Th'TtlK n.Tn. 'Voloe of Experi- ence' • ♦Wasey tvELrn (G'sne .Tiiiro). ,ii-r-iv.i7 'Lady Counsellor' ► ••ene RInh Ned Wever 'KsBfnr. fVOODRrRVS 9:4n-Su-W.)Z Paul -Whlteman ' Frank Pnrker. 'Roy Brtrgy'^ '' Ramona v. . , . Klng'fl Men Durelle .lohnny Houser Bob' T.aurence •Lerin?n.& MDclisn. Inc. Colmnbia A A P 7:S0-Ta-W-Th WARC Kate Snlith's Colfee Time Ted Collins .lack Miller's Ore ♦Paris'* Peart 'AMERICAS HOME PRODUCTS (Bisodol) B:30-F-tVAI)C ■B'way Varieties' Oacnr Shaw Carraela Pnnselle . Gillzahetb t.ennol Victor Arden'B Ore (Kolynos) R p.m;-Tif'WAirc 'Hammer«\teln . Mu.iie. paU' . •, -Ted Hammersleln 'x Lucy fnufiflilln Jerry.'Manh •BlnciipM, . . .TODA^ro CO, : ■ (Luolty Strllje nigs) . lO-Sft-WAlfC . your JHlt. Pariide . and Swe'«nst«tkes' Buddy Clark Mnrgnret Mcdr^ni' Norwrnen A . Freddie- Rich's Ore ♦Tiord Br Thrini"!* ATlj/tNlir. .REF. . Atlnntio Fatnlly Touf*. ' • ■ , I Bob IJone Honev Phlle Songsmlthii A Red . Nichols Ore ♦N Ayer . . CAKIPItRLL '■ -:(Snupi "Hhllywond ' Hotel'- 'My American Wife' Francis Lederer >nn Sothern Dick Powell Jean Dickenson : hounlla ParsoDfi Raymond Paige Off Pronce* ~ . I^angfnrd IgorfJorJn (Tomato Jtilce) 8:3p-tr!.-1VArtO Burti's ft. Aileu .'Milton Watson Ken NII68 • • 'vTacquea Reitiard's o ■?F "W. >A'?iyrs(l'bn(j COI.r..ATR-PAI..M. pMVE''l*EET . . (Super Surte) tl a.m.-M (o F WABO ■yue Goldbergs'. Gertrude Berg . .Tarnes R. Wat*rs Rverett SloRpo RimntTn' 'Ri iber ' . " G^rson Kanln . noiiy« suave) 1»-W»W*B0 Gang l^l«n'' ' ' . Phillips ;Cinr.a' .' Alice RrtigWrt '. , James t^anDyk Howard Smitb Matt Crowley .♦Benton & JBbw.to* '. " . ' CONttNBNTAL BAKINO^ 6:48 'AaUy M.jSu » . Sir-WABC •Renfrew «f „ the Moubted' La.nrl« York Era- klne,,'AU. . House Jameson Chester Stratton ■ Joan Baker Manlcy Stafford ♦B. B. D. & O. CORN PRODUCTS tt:ltt-M-lV-r-Ba- WABO 'Musical Reveries' Stuart Churchill Orson Wells Kan Wood's Oro . ♦a. W; Hellwig B. 1. DO I'ONT Dli; '■■ NEMOUBfrA CO. ■ S^IV-WAIIO. • 'Cavalcade 'Of 'Am. ' Arthur Pryor. ^r.. Dir. Kenneth Webb.-Au Harold Levey'a Or ♦B B D.& p : FBLB & Cfh. (Fels NaptKn Soap) ,,ia:16-TnrTho. WABO The Rhythm Boys' George Macdonald Al Dary Ice Swllzler Rny Ifuisi ♦TouDg & Ruhlcam F4>KII AlOTOR 8-Ttl-\rABC o • Fr*id"!Warlhp. ■ Stella Friend ' Rosemary A Prlicll- - . la < IjBne V». Octet ■ . ■■:=. : > Little ByM : Al Bfnker • ■ Poley McCllnteoIi Tom Waring , Johnny . Davia Tubby Hanlon Gene Conklln. Charles Newman Fer'ne BucKner : Cbas. Cockerlll • nEN,' B.Vkino ' 6:30-Su-1fABO Ramona Casper Reardon Manhle Welnatock Charles Magnante Carlyle Sleveps Three Jesters " '. Jack Shitkret Oro •N w Ayer GENERAL . MILXS (WheatlcB, Bls- qulck, Gold Medal Flour, Softastlk) 10 a.m,-M' to F< WABO 'Betty and Bob' Elizabeth Roller . Lester Trem'ayne 10:IB a.m.-M to F- . WABC 'Modern Cinderella' Roi^'emary' Dillon Eddie 'Dean 3cn Gage ■ 10:30 a.m.-M-Ta-> Th-WABC •News' John K. Watklns Betty '.Crocke'r 10:30 n.m.-M-Fr-: ,. WABC , 'Worry .'Clinic' Betty Crocker , 10:48 a.m.-W-F 'Hymns of All Churches' " . Joe Emerson Fred jROky. DIr 10:4n a.m.-F-WABC Betty Crocker *BIackett-SatTiplo nrLF 1)30-|4u.'W«BO ■: Frank Crumit . .Tulla Siyiderpon Harry 'Von Zell Ed- Smalle, Ar- ranger ' • - ' Hfli Kemp's Oro " 7 G's .♦Tnung & Rdblcam IIKCKKR ll-O (Force) 6:ln-M-lV-£ WABC ■ 'Bobby Benson & Billy Halup . Nedl. O'Malley Florence ' (jdlop - Cal TInney Joa'M'Barnett, Dlf .•ICrWln-WftBey KLERM<;X ' l!}:80-W-Tli-;r- WABC - Story of . Mary Marltn' Basil Lough ralne, ■■ nir. Jane Qruslnberry. Au, .lonne' Filalne RObt. E. OrffDn > Boh White y .Tesse Pugh CBrlelon P'rlckerf RBtiy r.nn AersQo Jack'- Daly Rob Fiske ' Murray Forbes Uarjoria Ifannan . AnoS- Davenppri Isahsl - Randolpn- LuclMe-.UaatiPg ♦Lprd 4.Thon>ah G. KRECflER - :(Ueer & Alei . . VrJMrWABC,, . ."Kr^uger JMfiftUM- ' ■ ToaM'.- ';-■. 5 Bchermerhorn . Jerry -Cooper Ray Block'* -Ore ♦Blow • •. :. . I.ADT R8THRII. 1«*II-WAB0 Wayne tCTng Oro ^Staok -noble ' t/BViCB BROS - (Lus Soap) 9- n-WAHO 'Radio Theatre' 'Irene' . ^ Jeanette McDonald .(Blnso & Lifebuoy) 8:30-Tti-WAnr 'Laugh With K^n Murray' Ken Murray Qve Arden Sassafras Phil Regan • '. RusB Morghh's ore. ♦Huthrauff & Ryan LltiUETT A MYERS (Ctaesierliald -.Cigs) P-W-WADO Lily Pons 10- F>WABO Kay Thompson 'and Rhythm Singers Ray Heatherton Andre Kostelanetz Oro throughout INawtll-Bmmott iOBAWH CARPEI MILLS 12:48-W-Th-T- WABC 6 Star Jones' Johnny Kane .Elizabeth Day-;. Bill Johnstdna'. Phil Vai^ zsn.ie . Florence .Mhlon* Rddle Marr Allya-Joslyn' , Marcelie Journee. •paut Stewart Bffle P'&Imer Arlene Friii'^ls Dwlght Cramer. Ethel Remty ♦Blnckpttfl-H. rHn.co 1i4B dally H. B»; So-WADO - Boake Carter' •'Hutchlna B.>J. RETNOLDB TOB. CO. (Camel- Cigarettes) 0-Th-WABO 'Camel Caravan' Walter O'Keefe T.ouls Sortn '^ Alice Frost Kenny Sargent Pee Wee Hunt Deann Jnnis Ted Husliig Glen Gray's Oro 9:30-Tu-WABC 'Camel ' Caravan' . Rupert Hughes Ben Goodman'.s Bd Nat Shllkreu Ore ♦Wllllm C Esty Co HOrONT VACVVM 8-F-WARt) 'Flying Rbd Horse Tnvcrn' Walter Wnnlf - King Jonn Marsh 4 Red Horsemen Tavern Singers Lennle Hayton Ore ♦J Stirling Getchefi STANDARD OIL OF N. .1, .8-M-WAnC }uy f.ombardo & htr - Royal Canadlnns ♦Marprhnlk A Pratt ifTEWARX- tVAItNRR- . ( Alemllo 10-Th- WABO I'ysbeth -ITiwnes Bob— Mrf'oy Art Thnrsen Horace HeMt Oro Bernie Mattlson Campbell {listers Radio Ramblers Jerry Browne . Cnnrleii Gi-Tii-Th.Sa- WABC 'News -of Youth* r.addle Kenman .Th.pkle TCelk Ethel Blume Alfred Corn Lester Ja.v .Toyce Walsh Hnnley Stafford HIman- Brown. Dlt ♦Fletcher A Rll.lB WILDROOT CO. '»;30-,M-WAnC Ted Huslng Chnrloteers 4 ♦B B. D. & O. . WM WRIIll.RT 10:30-Dnlly RKrept Sai-Sti-WABC 'March or Time' ♦6 B-D A O AR.MIN VARADY 12:30-Su-WGN. Perry Como Elmo Tanner C'try Wnshburne Red. Ingle ' Pierre - .A-ndre Ted Webnie Ore ♦Redlers CROlVN OVRRAM 7:45 (t.m.-Thu- WOR • 'Pleasant Valley Frolic Chnrles Seel Dan Carson ' Chas. Dnmefon • Betty L Arnold Florence Golden - Charles Wayna Devore Sis Wllllnm .ilrsBna .... .. OifilW" (^renvllla ..Toe Lii(rsr'"Oro , ♦a W. Km<» 'Take It Baay' Anaf- Brae -}F. BroWOR The rriisndem'- Fred Oj Clark ♦Mnrfli^hfillr -V PraC JDRYDEN A PALMER 10:16 n.rv-Sun- WOR 'Jfustc Mnfltera* BernlcO:- Arl^erman Louise Wllcher ♦Sarrt .Crpot.. FELS NAPTIIA l:4(5-M-W-r,WGN 1'om. Dick A.Harry Gordon Vnntr, Ralph Schnnlman nthel Rverett Ann PedgewlcU .Teff Sparks Bdm'nrt MncDon&lA Arlene Jacksnn Eddie .Vreeland Camllle .Toachim ♦Hanrr-Metzger ShB CO (BSS Tonic* ! 8.30- F- WOR The M'l.lr Rorf , Ellis, . F-'l<-es Nina PjiBle.v- V Maruo'-I Oro ♦JObriBoi -r^Bllls WANDER CjO. (OvnUlneV t-M to F-won 'Molly of Mov(eif KIrby Hawke ; Oene Byron Blaekett -3.-H. FXX. Makes Skpard Step on Canada Squ4^^^ . 'W'asliiiigton, June S3, Prahtio scra;m1jle to satisfy tha demands of the Ffederal CothihiinU caiion3 Commission, on his applibaa tloii for a juice^juhip from 500 ' to 1,000 watts, Is fcelner made t>y jibhn Shepard III, 'owner of 'WEAN, Providence. R, I.) and' proprietor ot the Yankee Network. , '• Following a turn-down by one of th^ corhmish ekatniherS, ' Sliep&rd is hurrying tp changd all features to which the commlsh objected, so that his plans to become Providence out- let for the National Broadcasti'iigr Company's blue . network can ' made by the fall, Shepard, who filed a special peti- tion and has -Just compieted a re- hearing before the' Broadcast Divi- sion, has promised to change the lo- cation tor; a directional antenna, to shield his incfreased. power from -the Canadl&n station ' which squawked about hia first ; application. Hhp^ amended application, which hehopeai has done away with all possible .ttb4- jectlons from the commission; is now pending ana',a ctrlvfe,'l8 on to pusli it through , biefoire; the commlsh re- bedsea fot'the BuinVner. • WEAN, a clear, channel 'station operating on 780, will tertnlhate Its contract with Columbia 6rotidcapt-i Ing Company this fal'., and l^epfti'd and the NBC are working to get thd new license in operation before the switcli in network!?. . • SpHo Plays WExpi^ ; : " Plays Down Sales Copy • ' Cleveland, June .2^, Ray Perkins' • program -.[fotf' iSohifl* . (Standard pll of Ohio) . .W.purposeljf ^ playing • down; commercial chaltep;' going In foir straight Expo j^lpggthgj . . Idea Is to get automobUea .rolling . Into Cleveland. Pferklns stsirts Wedri . neaday with Irene Beasley; and Johft B, Kennedy due for first ^ghows. r- Throughout Expo Perkins' ' planflf - to grab oft celebs for hid' mi| 1936 A D I O VAJRIETY 57 Tree Time for Faney Talk Isked Of Stations by Wbrid %oadca$tihg , CblcagQi ' June 23. ' Jtadlo stations last "lyeek received ^ri ether disc ahd a lettef on World /jBroaicastlng', System-stationery and f plgnatured in mirnedgraph by Percy I* Deut'sch requesting that they put the recording on the transmitter at . fb? most, advantageous time. ,'Re- ' cdrdlng was that o£ a speech by ■■J^mes A. Farley, chairman of the 'J)«mbcratlc National Committee. Letter read as follows: ., ' .'We are seifdlng -you herewith ''^ i' llve-mlhute talk by- the Honor- f -MWe James A. Fat-ley, chairman of " 'iiha Democratic National Com- mittee, covering the KoQsevelt Nomln'ators Club. . ,1t Is especially, requested by 'the Democratic Committee that ypu broadcast ithia talk as soon as possible after receipt at a time ~ 'iwhlch will -reach the greatest au- r^^ience. 1 Democratic Committee ••«re especially: anxloUs' to know how many itations will broadcast •this program and request . that you. please notify the World JBroadcasting System if you in- tend to broadcast/ the program . and at what time.' ° J-;-. Chicago station^ are In a. peculiar ""'Vituation as ifar" as fjie Ftirley talk- Is concerned as two of the major «tatlOns are staunchly Republican ,1n : ownership: WON, the Chicago .Tribune station, aril WMAQ, the .. .I>ail/ News station. Publisher of , the Dally News, Ig Frank Knox, Re- ., publican'- nomlnefi ior the vlce- '. presidency Iti the coming election. : Other stations in Chicago and the entire midwest, are on' the fence, :;tHough a number of them -have Cjime out flat-footed -with statements 'that they'd be glad to run the i-jrVfiord, but only if they receive the .request direct froni the Democratic ., jComraittee. Don't, see- why they Jj,Bhbuld. run the platter for World, i|nd that If the runnlAg of the disc sneant anything, to the Democratic ..iPommlttee, the Committee could at ieaBt m^He the request on It; own. .'.Stations "state that they would be ..' Willing to run the! disc on a sustaln- I ,Ag basis at this time, where they I jwo.uldn't do so latfer In the cam- ..■jjalgn. I JAN RUBINI AND HIS ORCHESTRA Hollywood on the Air MDSICAl, bIKECtOB and SOLOIST SIX MONTHS NBO N Whiteiiiaii's Kraft Mosic Ifell NBC— -VIOLIN SOLOIST Parade of the Maestros CONDtJCTOR-SOLOIST— CBS ^jfest Coast Theatres "^^HX^OOD—fi -lEARS jrilSICAL DIRECTOR ANI> SOLOIST Pahn Island Club MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA Betently Conoloded Successful Season •k Park Lane Hotel • NEW YORK Warner Bros. Shorts NOW IN IREPARATIOKT CAkSo ^lISj^"' RADIO. HOTELS. ^**ES, THEATRES and PICTURES After June 27th J'or mtine nt Address: 115^,0 NEWBVRCi STREET ST. ALBANS, X. I. Tel.: MtTRBLTON 8-2S6e Showmanship Set Back; BIdg. Nixes WBAL Sip Baltimore, June 23. Last week WFBR erected large neon sign advertising self on Chesa- peake Bank Bldg., In -which studios and offices are lodged. Thus be- came , first station here to herald location with anything more than a shingle over doorway. When sign wag being erected, . Ed Spence, di- rector of WBAL, was spotted across street watching proceedings. Later Spence started making plans to get his broadcaster a sign on Lexington Bldg., tall structure In which W5AL Is located. Project promptly got kicked In -the pants when local utility company, which owned WBAL until station was sold to Hearst, and owns bldg In which station Is situated, notified that does not permit any signs on its bldg. ' NEW ENGLAND IS CONFUSED Hartford; June 23. Possibly no single region within the' broadcasting set-up is suffering from uncertainty to the extent presently characteristic of Jlew England. Nobody around here quite knows just where It's all leading and the confusion has probably niade the New England broadcast- ers and many . of their customers extremely keen for any and all stray bits of trade Information. Shifting of alliances as between NBC and CBS affiliates is confus- ing enough lo start with, ^'roposals for new hQok-ups of regional cov- erage and the tough salesmanship problem of a dozen .or more small recently-licensed stations - scattered through New England (most of them less than two years old) are asp'ects of the problem and the ef- forts to clarify broadcasting reali- ties. Fact that the larger stations ap- parently are set to enjoy a boom season starting In September' has some of the small newcomers hope- ful that at last they may get a break in being able to Inherit over- flow business. ' Geography is against the small town- stations through. New . Eng- land. Big transmitters In Boston, Hartford and a couple of other spots claim, with considerable plausibility, that the towns' and villages listen to the cities. With dozens of populous communities within the signal radius of tl^e larger centres the purely local sta- ti.-n has possibly more handicaps than Is usually true of such sta- tions in other parts of the United States. CBS People at Expo Cleveland, June 23. Louis 'Rich's regular Matinee Memorie.s series will be used by CBS to clear over the network a bunch ol singing talent it Is. bringing in for the Great States Exposition. Rich is WHK's musical director. Set for appearances oh the pro- gram are the Buccaneers quartet, June 27; Eton Boys and Benay Venuta, July 9: Lee Wiley, July 13. and Loretta Lee, July 16. Tim S. Goodman, manager of WKRC, Cincinnati's CBS thread, will return next week from a brief holiday in Europe. He'll be at the NAB doings in Chicago. Mutual Refuses Agency Claim for Refunds on Canceled Programs 33 GERMAN, 32 JEWISH, SHOWS ON WBNX, BRONX For the first time, sponsored Ger- man hours exceed Jewish commer- cials' over WBNX, Bronx, N, Y. New est compilation of station's sched- ule has 33 Teutonic hours sold, mostly .music and singing fare. Political palaver is excluded en- tirely. There are 32 Jewish ac- counts through the week. German population in metropolitan area Is estimated at around 884,062 with Jewish dominating at 1.765,000. German programs used to rank third, Italians in second place. Con- .solldated Gas which sponsors a bi- lingual series daily has led the way here. Among leading German language sponsors are: Bolle-Detzel, Ham- burg Bremen S. S. Agency, Hapag- Lloyd Steamship Agency, .Consoli- dated Gas and Schmidt Farm Bread. Bud Downey to N, Y. San Franci.sco, June 23. Bud Downey-, former chlof engi- neer for KROW, Oakland, now re- search engineer for Techna Cor- poration of San Francisco, manu- facturer.s of radio equipment and public adOi'trn."? systems. Will repre.sent recently formed company in New York. Chicago, June 23. Mutual and Blackett-Sample- Hummert are huffing at each other over the payment or nori-payment of charges for programs missed be- cause of special events. Mutual ha.s been forced to drop several General Mills shows because of conventions and special events, with B-S-H in- sisting on a refund on time plus payment 'of talent. • Agency Is n^t asking Mutual to pay for any talent hired on a weekly basis, but is In- sisting that the network reimburse for talent hired for occasional job- bing on the programs. Mutual states it's perfectly willing to refund on the time, but refused to pay for the talent charges in t'Ms case. Neither side has yet backed down from Its decision. ' Greta Gahler, soprano, newest addition to staff of KYA, San Fran- cisco. HARRY W. com wViterofFirst-RunWateMal June 20. 1936 Mr. Jack Benny. Paramount Studios, HoHywoodi, Cal Dear Jack: association prompts W.na«on of J^^^e writer beWna „e to say-> P^-'^^X during that long per-od Mdio's met popular '^"^^^^^ sponsorship. To have U during our '-r JS t^e Jack Benny P^^.^^- II „J to Mary LWmgstone--^>|H "^V To you personally and to Mary ^ bestv/ishes. SmcereV/. STARTING SEPTEMBER CBS NETWOFlK . SUNDAY EVENINGS PROGRAM STARRING JOE PENNER WITH FIRST RUN MATERIAL BY HARRY W. CONN **The play's the thing** Wednesday, Jane 24, 1936 RADIO SHOWMANSHIP Stunis, NoveHies, Tip-Ups WOR's Bonus Piece 1 . New York City. . . WOR's sales department used the soldiers' bonus payroll as the spring- board for a nifty pi'omotional piece. Station put out its own bond, with the text headed, 'A Veteran Station Pays Bonus Coverage.' Promisorv portion of the bond read: 'Station WQR. ..promises to pay the holder hereof the bonus coverage delivered by the station as indicated on the map reproduced on the reverse side. Said bonus in- cludes coverage of the Atlantic Sea- board from Maine to Maryland, as well as major portions of the re- maining. New England states and New York and Pennsylvania. This bonus coverage is the regular in- ■ terest offered the holder of this cer- tlflcate in addition to the station's guaranteed coverage of the largest buying market in the world. This bond shall not become valid or ob- ligatory for any purpose until It shall have, been authenticated by ^diily executed contract between the station and holder.' attracted, an out-of-town prompter who is lining them up for a game of 'donkey baseball' July 8 or 9., Concerning Children's Programs New York City. Advertising agencies, sponsors and broadcasters generally, all might read with profit tb their . under istandirig of radio's reactions, good and bad, on both child and parent k new bodk just issued by Columbia University Press entitled 'Children and Radio Programs' (Azrleljj. . Eisenberg;; $3), Considerable amount of' pertinent data pertaining to pro .'grams for children has been as , semblc'd. ' . Juvfenlle programs are cu stomas k-lly recognized as a separate and specialized branch of radio ahow- ' manshlp. Elsenberg's book adds ,some scientific evidence to the ' purely suppositional aspects. Over •3,000 New York city school children were ejchaustively probed, and with this, went a supplementary exam- ination of their parents. Valuable tables, are scattered' through- the • :book yrhich jglves' 4Ulck summaries |that kid show auspices should find lllDmihating. ' / ' • ; DifferenceB ..between, boys and ■ gMs .'Iii program preferences, ' the reSictloh of . youngsters td 'commer> . cial icopji; and liberal gprinkllnga of iiactilfil /quotatlpne by both children and ;grow,n-upS' make the book a handbool^ oC-jpi^pttcal vrorth to the ■ti-acfe.- ■-■ " •' ] AiuthoJT vrites yrlth exceptional clarity unlike ' many of the college researchers into broadcasting who have merely repeated what was al ,r6ady well known. All books on radio, however, seem to start from thfe same point — they, all begin by quoting Herman Hettinger's 'A -Decade of Radio Advertlslngr' by way . of paihtiilg the backgi'ound of the industry's mushroom growth. Statronfr AtKletic Rivalry Reglna, Sask. Artists ahd staff of Reglna radio stations are getting anlmalish over baseball. Teams from the two sta- tions met on the.softball field one night after plenty of ballyhoo, playfed to a,' crowd of BOO, and' CHWC won 21-18. They plan to meet again this week In a similar game and put such {(nnouncements over the air they WQAR's Orphan .Gesture Cleveland. WGAR tied itself in tightly wiUi the charity performance given here to raise funds to finance candy, balloons and bps tare so that or- phan and poor kids can attend the Great Lakes Expo without missing too much. Sid Anborn handled the* mike as tfie show ran into the wee houi-s. Shark Patrol Sydney, Australia. During the surfing season station 2 V. W., in association with a spon- sor,, maintains; over each week-end an airplane ^patrol of the various beaches around Sydney on lookout for man-eatihg sharks. Plane coveted ovei"' 4S;000 miles in charge of Ernest Collibee. Short wave communication is made with the home station during patrol, and when a shark is sighted the station broadcasts a warning" at once. The pilot, on sighting 'a shark over swimming area," drops • a red streamer to warn swimmers of their danger. A green streamer denotes that all is clear. Patrol goes out from early morn ing until diisk. Corning Through the' Rye New York City. Phil Lord is very much the realist in staging the Gang Buster pro grams. Last week's progranti called for sound of crawling through un- derbrush. To insuro authentic in tei'pretation of the parts. Lord had a greenery ship la quantities of bushes which were spread on the studio floor. When cast hit cues In script they had to roll up trous ers above the " knees ftnd crawl tbrOug;h the bushes, meantime read ling -scripts into mikes . planted on the floor. ' , • .' Came ;oven authentic enough, but the actors are now' eligible ' for, membership lii the. Charley Hofse Club. ; the Edlftpn Electric, l?.ter the Gen eral Electric Company. Two o: Edison's co-w^orkers at the loca plant were In the blimp for the chat, Biver Road, wlilch runs by the plant," was rechrlstened Rice Road, in honor of the late E. Wilbur Rice, for many years president knd then hondi-aiy chairman of the • board of GE- Dog Art Wins Prizes Baltimore. Roslvn Torhune, who talks on dogs weekly over WEAL, this week comments sponsoring » contest de- signed to attruct child interest to her pi-osrJvm& Kids are to send in inks pencil, craj-on or oil drawings of a dog, and to the lass and lad adjudged submitting best likenesses thoroughbi-ed fox-terriers .will be awarded. Not revealed hotv to get dog to remain still long enough to be drawn. Judges in contest are three prominent Balto artists. Miss Terhune is trj'lng to instil in' kids kindness toward animals. KLZ Promotes ia Picnic . . Denver, .KLZ was hosl tq over 6i000, £^t, a big free picnic at the Lakeside Am.usemeht Park. Only publicity glv^n tlte stunt was a series of an nouncements telling where one could. obtain the free- tick'ets with stubs for . admission, . ice cream dancing for three hours, and half rate on all rides. About 6,j900 packages of ice cream were - dis- tributed to the adults and kids. . Affair was highlighted by the 45-minute meet of the Artists pro gram Avhich-was broadcast from the pai'k. A number of KLZ arUsts were introduced to the audience on the grounds, and each did two or three numbers. Blimp-to-Police Car Schenectady, N. Y. • WGY ' and two short -wavers, W2XAP and W2XAF, broadcast two-ways communication talk be t^veen a blimp cruising over, Sche nectady.and the General Electric' police car, as stunt in the three-day celebration of the 60th annlversar of the founding : in Schenectady ot 'Wade Watson" in a's producer at claco June 7. Comic has been on WBKX/.fi^onxi K Y; Lfeft WHEW * — - - ccehflyi ' ' '■ They Won't Pay for It Los Angeles. KECA, Lbs Angeles, has turned to specializing in the lighter Classics after finding out that there weren't enough listeners who cared to listen to the station's airing of the mas- ters on wa;x 10 hours daily. Station offered a monthly publlca tlon oontalning daily schedules plus brief histories of operas and com- posers. Program, sold for at- $1 for 12 Issues. KECA expected at least 75,000 subscribers. Mailing li^t never got beyond 4,0001 > 'LTnemp.loyed Night' ■ Knoxville. Attendance at studio broadcasts of WNOX has been so large that officials have upped the 5-cent gate for thi ■ noon hillbilly show to 10 cents, WNOX auditorium seats 800," and all seats 'have 'been taken at 6 cents' a head, with scores turned away. Upplng the gate might aid the sltvliatlon, station ofRcIals be ieve. All bars are down on the station s Tuesday night' studio programs, billed as 'Unemployed Night.' An hour's show 'is staged for; anyone unable to attend any event with a fee attached to the turnstile's. The idea is packing in the down and-outers, . ~ — '- — ■ Public Judges Auditions • Los Angeles. • KFAC,' now on. its own ;since the Hearst Interests, took ov^r KEHE, le. making, its first big splash to at-j tract dealers. Under the .bally title of 'whP'll b.e our. next maestro?' sta- tloji is 'audlUonlng six bands over as many weeks to find the pne that strikes -a pppuiar appeal. Each orlc stays on for a, week'. Auditors are asked- to -vote -for their favorites, Crew .getting the heaviest vote will be signed as spot's permanent band. Creating interest and good for at least one weekly break in the col umns. Station formerly led Off the pillar Of the Herald-Express radio page through news* broadcasting tieup. Baseball Promotional Stunt Buifalo. Series of baseball nights for nearby towns and cities being ar ranged by WGR-WICBW in an effort to prove to the Buffalo Base ball; club that .•i;adlo Is helpful in attracting baseball attendance rather than detrimental. First in' series Is Batavia night, (Continued on page 60) HeM and there Carefree Carnival and for past two months also on Woman's Maganluei of the Air broadcasts. Bob Kaufman, former CBS- WBBM program chief, now- running the 'Radio Newsreel' show on WBBM of a Sunday. Alice Boter, household editor over WJ, Detroit, quits to get married. . William Robbins added to an- nouncers' staff of WLW-WSAI. Cin- cinnati. He's' 21 and was on WOWO. Fort Wayne, Ind., for past two years. / Quin Ryan and fi-au living on board the yacht for the Chicago Slimmer. Vern Hansen and Tom Coates added to the spieler brigade of the' Chicago Tribune station, WGN. Hansen is from WIBA, Madison, Wis., while Coates treks in from New York. Jack Daugherty and Earl Sheri- dan appear on WBEN, Buffalo, 16 times a week, for a total pf 11% hours. Edith Jolson, formerly at WICC, Bridgeport, now singing at -WELI, New Haven. Betty Roberts, household hinter of WJBKi Detroit, returns. Milt Laughlin, program director of WHAT, PhlUy, motoiing through Canada. ' ' Claude Maenza, formei'ly of WAPI, Birmingham, now with engineering staff of WSGN. W. E. BPrlng also hew. Marjorie Duff has replaced Phyllis Plnkers in The Freshettes, Canadian Radio Commission girls' trio heard from Reglna, Sask. Rose S6hultze at station KTSA, San Antonio. : Stephen R. Wilhelm, of KTSA prbductloh' staff, was granted a lans for the . new structure. Actual design of studios, radio equipment and xnaterlai to be employed In the structure probably will be deferred until the last posBlble moment in order to obtain the most up-to-date. . Tentative suggestions call for a building at least 15 stories in height, With provision made so that four or five additional floors may be added later If required. Columbia's new home is to be patterned to a large extent after Broadcasting. House In London because the lay-out of this vast radio plant in England is reported to have made, a strong impres- elon on William S. Paley, CBS chief executive. ■ New plant will, of course, eliminate the necessity of renting legitimate »h§atres In Times- Square area, of .which three now are used by Colum- bia ior programs having studio audiences. ■ Malne-to-Sermuda stock brokerage service, proposed last week by a 'B^irvard graduate living in Hallowell, Me., brought a laugh from the ifederal Communications Commission. Novel ibuslness arrangement called for installation of a sraallie to oper- ate from the applicant's, home on the 971B kilocycle frequency. Appli- ..cant, Albert L. Brown, figured neat profits with very little overhead, plan- king' an opei'atlng' expenditure of 18 cents a day for power and operation «f the station either by himself or an unpaid licensed operator. Brown, ■who Is ft radio amateur, proposed, to contact a brokerage house in Ham- ' lltbni Bermuda, to which he could transmit daily, stock quotations and 'UulleUns. Balph L. Walker, P. G» C. exainlner, recommended comihish denial,- iphiefly because 'there is no existing brokerage house in Hamilton to use 'the . contemplated service' and also because only a limited number' of •■sslgnments are available for fix4d radiotelephone and radiotelegraph pervlce, and 'the record fails to disclose a substantial need.' Entire proceedings of . the . Democratic National convention in Phlla- . delpbia will be recorded on Vfox. A. R. Steinberg of Radio and Film Vethods, Inc., of New. Tork, will make a disc" of everything, important ipr 'unimportant. . . -One. set of records Is f.or the Democratic files. Speeches will be used rifecaliy and. regionally for clubs, . rallies, .etc. Sale of discs to local com- 'ipiittees will provide, the wax company its profit, " . ' ' ■ - ii^ B. yfUson, of 'WGKT, . Cinclnnatii was prominently identified 1 6th ,yith Prank Knox'a presidential candidacy and with the publisher's even- tual' winning of the G.O.P. vice-presidential nomination. Wilson and- £ob Lucas, of Louisville, did plenty pf pushing the last night in Cleve- land to put Knox on the ticket. -7— r TELEVISION CO. IN LONDON SEEKS COIN London, June 1^2, > Scophony, . private engineering firm which has been experimenting in the television field, Is to be re- formed into a public company, un- der the chairmanship of Sir Maurice Bonham -Carter. Capital is being staked at |1,600,t O00~wlth a public issue to be made .shortly, ■ Scophony Is an optlco-mechanical system, which claims it can already receive tele pictures on full cinema, screen size, as . against the small overall of most existlng^ seeing-ln systems, which get postage stamp results. Company already claims 200 mas- ter patents. Tidewater on WDRC Hartford, June 23. Tidewater Oil Company, pro- ducers of Tydol ' petroleums, has contracted with station WDRC to broadcast early morning news six days a week, from .7:46 to' 8:00. First time a national advertiser has come into this city , to broadcast a news .series.. Two announcers alternate on news ^lara^raphs. In addition, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, local Tydol headquarters men interview TydSl dealers. Walter Ha as and Harvey Olson are the WDRC an- nouncers handling the broadcast. ■ Lloyd's, Underwriters of London, England, has Issued first blanket Insurance, ticket for a , broadcasting- station .to cover against copyright 'Infringement, dtatlond on programs, yldlations Of radio laws, Varied ,and "eundry <4alme relative to libel and slander, to The Northern' Ccirpora- tlon, Boston, owners apd operators of Radio' Station WMEX,. Mutual has . had an independent sales organization . since last July, yith the staff devoting all its time to the sale of network time. This may be augmented shortly. WABY, Albany, Moying Albany, June 23. . WABY, Albany radio station, has applied to the Federal- Communica- tions Commission for permission to remove its station from the Strand Theatre building to a new location near the WOKO transmission tower and also to Increase its daytime power from 100 ttf 200 watts. Harold E, Smith, manager of botii WABT and WOKO," said the appli- cation., was part of a plan to en large WABT doubling Its coverage and clarifying reception in Albany. Agatha Turley, soprano of KTA, San Francisco, given three vtreeks' leave ,pf .absence to tptxx British Columbia with light ^opera'fiompapy- Judge llje^i^lps, Idea Bfing m^ooilfE Court Chase & Sanborn Seeks . ' 'Good WiaConrt,' Nixed; Pr<^ Hay Co NBC If a spot can ve arranged, Mac- fadden's True Story Magazine will give Its 'Good Will Court' stanza a crosscountry hookup on NBC this fall. Program, which was created by WMCA, New York, Is now being carried Sunday nights over the Inter- City Group plus the Mutual Network, It Is understood that re- gardless of the network affiliation the program must continue to orig- inate from WMCA and be fed! to the Inter-City Group. J. Walter Thompson agency last week put out feelers as to the will- ingness of Macfadden to surrender its options on 'Good Will Court' so that the human Interest session might be used to replace Major Edward Bowes Sunday nights when the latter entertainer quits Chase &. Sanborn. Coffee's payroll in Sep- tember. The response from the'pub- lishlng combine was not favorable, primarily duei It Is reported to thje lack' of co-operation that has ex- isted in the past from J.. Walter Thompson when it came to adveij Using lineage. Keg Martin's Committee i • Lincoln, June 23. ! Reg H, Martin, formerly of KSO, Des Moines, is on the operating committee of the Central States Broadcasting C?o., which controls KOIL, Omaha, and KPAB-KPOR, Lincoln, -^Others on the co;piimlttee are. Jotin Henry and.Buryl Libttridge in Omaha and Harry Harvey, who with Martin, has charge of the Lin- coln end of the business. Executive committee got a shift- Ing -acound when, the Lincoln new^-. pa'plefb. Star and Journal; each- t^ejk a 26% stock interest In the CBS gpi A. L. Alexander, pi'ogram director at -WMCAi New -York, has received a squawk from Judge Nathan ;SweedIer, municipal court juisUce 'in Brooklyn, concerning use 'of Good Will Court label for the Macfadden sponsored series now aired over Inter-City outlet and WOR, New York. Show is over 14 months old. Lawyer conducts his own similar court In the borough weekly, but not over any radio station. Alexander got the idea from him. It is admit- ted, but at the same time obtained permission to use th j Good .Will tag for a herald. Sv^eedler himself aired on one of the opening' symposiums when the series got under way; Now; he does not like the commercial angle dominating, and Alexander reaping the air glory as originator. Both WMCA and WOB have ' been ' notified to stop u^ing the label.. WBNX, Bronx Outlet, is reported angling for Sweedler to bring his own borough show to tha.t etation weekly. He began the" court In 1927 ahd Incorporated It in 1929^ Baseball Opposisli in Buff. Buffalo, June 2,3> Both WBNY and WEBR, 100- watt stations, are now broadcasting baseball ganies play .-by-play here. Up to- this yef r, Roger Baker of WGR-WKBW had had the field to himself for six years. WBNY used Associated Broadcasters sei^ce last week to get Bison-Newark game di- rect from- R^pipert stajdiiim ' and ' is only station here to have oiit-of- town games direct, • Baker, translates from -wire eerv- fee into a. makerbelleve eye-wit1;ess, play-by-play. WHK, Cleveland, ! starts' struc- tural steel, work on .July; 1, oh new antenna system.' New. i -radiating Structure i&. result of two years ot brain work by station's engineers checked constantly by ^eld mieasure- ments, Structure will' bei; 800, 'feet hi^ 'witBi huge . ^fblcyeie' itrheel** znonnted'hori^ohtaliy ;at .tihe-'top^.t, * E WILL A6REE that WLWs coverage Gan be obtained by using the combined coverage of a number of other good broadcastitie st^i^i^ The vast majority of WLWs audience, how- ever, can be reached by radio only through the use of WLW. THE CROSLEY RADIO CORPORATION, CINCINNATI RADIO Wedoesday, June 24» 103d I As Sponsor Bait by Cleveland Expo I Cleveland, June 23. In an effort, to stimulate radio fiponsors to move network programa to Cleveland for one or more broad- casts ''durine the duration of the Cleveland Exposition the manage- riient of the expio ls offering free use of Public Hall, civic auditorium Beating 13,000. In addition, free line charges to nearest network station and one- half of the 13,000 free ducats are offered to sponsors. Great Lakes £xpo wants the other 50% of the pasteboards. . - I Sponsor would ptiy tralnsportatlon cjt progranl personnel to and from (jlleveland. Requirements on union Ejiusiclans not reported. EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT ROCK WELL- OK EE FE INC. JOE GLASEH • PERSONAL REP. IVew Business EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT ROCK WELL-O'KE EFE INC. WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY BENAY YEKUTA on'the air' iCESDAT— THDBSDAT ; . . at e. P.M. EDSX iWAttC and Eottre Columbia Ketwork I ISxcIiulTe Monuceuent CBS ARTISTS BUREAU. \ V PerMoal Slaoarement jmLES ALBlBBTI PORTLAND, ORE. Jantzen JBeacJt, series of spot an- nouncements. . Placed by William Norvell Advertising Agency. KGW. Lever Bros. (Lifebuoy) nine flve- mlniite electrically transcribed pro- grams. Placed by Ruthrauff & Ryan. KGW. Roy Burnett Motors, series of 52 spot announcements. Placed • Ijy Smith & Drum. KGW. Texas Oit company, sponsorship ,of Rose Fiestlval Parade. Placed by Hanff-Metzger. KGW. ■. Portland ijas & Coke, weekly IB- minute program, three ' months. Placed through McCann-Erlckson, KGW, Davidson Bafcen/, weekly 15-min- ute program, Sunday evenirtg. Three months. Placed by Kerber & Cross- ley. KGW. Niklas & Sons, (florists) series of dally spot announcements. Placed through Roscoe Segar Agency, KGW. . Union Pacific Railroad, series of spot announcements through- July, and August. Placed by W. S. Kirk Patrick. KGW.- • OiUnore Oil .company, series ot spot artnouiicements. Placed through Botsfordi Constantino & Gardner; KGW.. Fedetal Savings & Loan, series of half, hour - programs. ' Live, talent. Placed through . McWilklns & Cole. •KGW. Meter & Frank company, 38 half- hour programs, daytimes. Placed direct. KE3X. . - Ironized Yeast company,' nlrte five-minute' electric transcriptions. Placed by Ruthrauff & Ryan. KEX. Triangle Milling company, ■ an- nouncement service, one yeai*. Placed by Joplln Agency. KEX, 8al&m Brewery, series, .of an- nouncements; three months. Placed by Hani" 'Jickson Advertising Agency. KEX. minute transcribed drama weekly for one year. Placed through Allen C. Smith.- janc. .. ■■ . ;^ . '■ Snua Fit cowpony. .one: nve-min- tite sketch. PlacSd thfough Uncords Adv. KNX. „ . Ward Refrigerator, three partici- pation's weekly in baseball broad- casts for four weeks. Placed through Logan & Stebblns, KNX. NEW YORK CITV A. Bantiiii t6 Bons, Inc., IB-iAln- ute program three times weekly, In- definite • period. Placed direct. WNEW. .- Principal Pictures Co., spot /an- nouncements for -indefinite period. Blackstone Advertising Agency, WNEW, . , ^ Capatone Products Co., 15 minutes per week, for 26 weeks. Placed di- rect. WNEW. ' ' Plainfield Lumber & Supply Co., spot annnouncements for an indefi- nite period, starting May 24. Placed through Bess & Schlliln Agency. .WNEW. • Dodge Bros. Corp., spot announce- ments fbr an indefinite period. Ruth- rauff & Ryan; Inc. WNEW. Broadway Outlet Store, spot an- nouncements for 1.3 weeks, starts May 2'4. Placed via Bess & Schillln, Inc. WNEW. Metro Enterprises, spot announce- ments for an indefinite period start- ing May 28. Bess & Schillln Agency. WNEW; LOS ANGELES Lever Brothers' (Lifebuoy soap), three five-minute, transcriptions weekly fpr. three - weeks. Placed thrfitigh Ruthrauff & Ryftn. KNX. Frito , 'West. Coast ,Co. . (com wafers)V 3iit IJartlclpatlons weekly In Housewives Protective League for four weeks. Placed through Glasser Adv. KNX; . ' McKesson and Rbbhins (Calox), spotted one-minute transcriptions dally for three mdnths. placed through N. W. Ayer. KNX. , • Western Bakeries Corp., six par- ticipations in Baseball Broadcasts weekly! < for one month. Placed: through Scholts Adv. KNX. . Bullock^s Department Store, two spots . - daily, indefinitely. ; Placed througK'Dana Jones. KNX. The Knox Co, (Cyfex), one 15- PROVIDENCE ^W'eiile Br&wing Co., New Haven (Wehle Ale), 104 participations In Yankee Network News 'Service, eight paxtlclpatlons weekly, starting Mfty A, ending Aug. 1. Through William B; Bennington, Springfield, WEAN (and network). Ironized Yeast Co., Atlanta, Ga., eight B-minute B. T., twice weekly, starting Ma,y- 4, ending May 27. Through . Ruthraut & Ryan, N, . T. WEAN. Narragansett . Racing Associdtioni 15 30-word announcements, five times weekly, starting May 4, end- ing May 22. Dlr6ct. WEAN. , CHARLOTTE, N. C. Carblinaa Auto Supply (Crosley), musical transcriptions, three morn- ings a week for a month. Placed direct. WBT. Free State Beer, 25 2B-word sta- tion break announcements. Harry J. Patz Co.', Baltimore. WBT. Qriffin •Manufacturing Co.. shoe polish, five morning and five after- noon time signal announcements a week for 13 weelcs. BerminghMn, Gastleman. WBT. . - > Webster ?IlisenJohr, Inc. (Cinco cigars)* seven 26- word time signal announcements a day for 13 weeks. N.'.W. Ayer and Sons. WBT. i'|io;d by Ivo/y Soap ■ 99 ^' loo o pure 3:45-4100 P.M., EDST - WEAF, "flBC NETWORK >- CO AST,TCk- COAST Jlf k,< ED W.AtF >- KKO RI.ua., NRW «ORtt CltX u- .\. . Jlb{,.BI.ACK»»N>AI>Ylt«TiSINO.-U his client' Grade Allen in the limelight. Publicist has Gracie throwing her hat into the political ring, with platform a,nd all trim mings on h^r broadcast today (Wednesday), June 24. Tapllnger's last stunt was to have Miss Allen - form 'Housewives Union,' which caught on quickly among femme listeners. JACK DENNY And His ORCHESTRA FRENCH CASINO, NEW YORK BROADCASTING Mon., 11-11:30 P.M, WABC-CBS COAST-TO-COAST Fri., 11:30-12 P.M., WOR-Mutual Per. Mgt., M.C.A. WILLIE >nd EUGENE Every Wednesday 8 P.M. BST. DB. lYONS TOOTH POWDER WJZ . - r . - - NBC Material by 1RV. S. BRECHER and ABE LIPSCHUTZ DOK NORM AH Chicago's Leading NEWSCASTER WILLIAMS OIL-O-MATIC (48(1 Week) Tel, SCperlor 3SB0, CHICAGO DEANE JANIS ''CAMEL CARAVAN" DST EVERY TUESDAY-THURSDAY, 9-9:30 P.M., (WESTG0A8T, 8s30-9 P.M., PST> WABC— C.B.8. PerBonwl Met., NELSON HEB3 Weidiiesdliy/June 24« 1936 By Nellie Revell T6l«flash In Hotsla , jpeleflash has prepared and will sUqrtly inaugurate a. new type of ser- ,Tlce Intended expressly for us© In hotels equipped with radio outlets in their -rooms. New product, a modified Teleflash routine, will run from ll.a, m. to 12 mldnlte and consist of muslCi news flashes and modlfled ■Bporta results In resume form during. the day; goes under title of Hotel Teleflash Service. First contract has been closed with the Hotel fJdlson 'calling for service to start on June 27. Technical side calls for taking ,jOne of the, thre^ channels on hotel outlets and pegging It for Teleflash. This gives hWel guest one channel each for NBC, CBS and Teleflash. A • jiew studio la being constructed to handle feeding of this service ex- .cluelvcly. • Salter, Sosnick on Luckies Biinda of Hairy Salter and Harry Sosnick were both auditioned by Lucky Strike sti CBS last week. ' Father Hill, the Lucky Strike prexy, l|k6d both of the outfits and so signatured the duo. They take the Freddie Bich portion of Lucky's 'Hit Parade' starting August 1. To use both oijtflts the bands will alternate Salter taking first seven weeks, Sosnick ,peixt slx^^ then Salter six and Sosnick seven, until 26 weeks have been 'used. Eventually., Hill expects to use this rotating principal with all his <>rk.3 so's no one dutflt gets bigger- than the program. Democrats Want Corn . For a stunt program, the iMessrsJ Belcher and Johnson, the Vox Pop- pers, tvili do ah Interviewing stint 'from, the Democratic National Con- vention in Philadelphia.^ When their sponsor, Molle, heard of the idea they thought It would be . even a better stunt to air the usual commercial iSetto from convention. When the Democratic National Committee heard of the Commercial show to" be aii-ed from their hall and convention they .^bought It'd be an even better Id^a ^or Moi;e to contribute a mite or two iflor the camopaign fund.- But not Molle. They didn't like the contributing i ahgle a bit. So If th« program airs at all 'twill, be as a sustalner. How to Broadcast and Commute . ^tch Investors. .Service • has been airing on WMCA for some three ■yejurs, five times' a week, and never a miss. Erling C. Olsen, executive V.i^., his been doing the spieling. Program airing at 6:15 covers late ifln^inclal news. This summer .Olsen wanted- to get home to Scarsdale : et^rly but the ^:IS airing, which' he didn't want- to cancel made this.lm- Sasible. And the subject matter and time factor was such that pro« am couldn't be prepared i:v advance. So the following routine Is being Biiccespfully attenjpted. After the market closes, Olsen compiles his Info ;iind prepares, lils talk. Between four and four-thirty In afternoon he phones the Sdwin Strong recording outfit in Jackson Heights and has his BPlel: waxed via the phone. Records are rushed ' back to the studio and aired in time. So Olsen is happy; program hasn't lAlssed airing as per ;ichedulei the clients are happy, and Olsen hears himself chat. Payroll Auditions CBS New York, office is giving out of town announcers a crack at head- quarters progri^ms during summer months. As dieal works out, the homo .station looks over Hat of spielers on network who have been auditioned , Jn the past. During the' summer and coinciding with vacations of the regular staff, these men are offered a crack at network shows on a regu- Jat saliary and Job basis". More or less of an audition under actual work- : ing. conditions, $5,000 For One Song Benny Fle;ld6 goes to the Coast for, Paraniount's 'The Big Broadcast' Nearly next nibnth! He Is to receive $5,000 for one song, said song not to : take over a week to "film. If filming runs over he is to be paid pro-rata. And if they want an additional "tune there will be a slight extra fee. Also he has a deal pending with Universal which wants him for a role in a new musical scheduled to be produced by Rufus LeMaire. Bess Johnson In N. Y. Bess Johnson, the Frances Moran Mathews of 'Today's Children' and Chicago radio executive for the Stack-Goble Agency, will air from New York studios on" June 29. This will be her first New York airing. Shell etay in town on a combined business and pleasure jaunt until July 6. Short. Shots William Field Garley, who was among the resignations of May 1 at NBC, has joined the Campbell-Ewald Agency where he is in charge of an tire sales promotion for the U. S. Rubber company. During his vaca- tioning he eloped to Elkton, Md.. with Marjory Darling on May 22 after a four-day courtship. .. .Donald Novis returns to air for Pompeian.... Himber took his ork to Atlantic City Steel Pier for today and^ tomorrow^ ....Bernie Proctor, CBS service sales manager, expects an heir.... The World-Telegram comic cartoon. Major Hoople, h.as been made into a radio program. Records have been sent to asencies Bill Adams playln Major Hoople with rest of cast including Walter Kinsella, Jimmy M^ ' Gal lon and Dwlght Weist. .. .Billy Jones and Ernie Hare wUl appear^^ the Great Lakes Exposition on July 15 and 16. . . .Bobby Zeldman, WNEW executive v.p.. is low with la grippe. . . -General Mills ^^'^^.t^J^''^^^^^; etrong to air on" August 31. Thrice weekly over the Red from Chicago (Continued on page 62) ■ .1. — '■ WLW Day in Louisvine Louisville, June 23. Two shpws by a staff of WLW artLsts were the feature Of Crosley- WLW radio day, held Saturday (20) at Fontaine Ferry Park here. Date wa.s arrangfed by Louisville Cro.sley dealers and WLW, and pre- sented Charles Dameron, Stumpu.<), Helen Nugent, Chauncey Parsons, Mccormick's Fiddlers, Brown County Beveler.s, Pa and Ma Mc- Cormlck, Baker Boys, Mozie Lupk. Bert Farber, Eldon Baker Bron.son Reynolds, Brownie, Wade Baker, Floyd Baker and Charles LInville. An amateur contest was held in the morning, the winner of which appeared with the Crosley troupe and was given an audition at WLW. Show was well exploited, particu- larly In a large number of co-op ads In the local dailies. HAVE YOU HEARD ? I ? IVY ? Y ? (MARIE MARION) She Has Them Screaming on the KEN MURRAY RINSO HOUR WABC— Tues., 8:30 P.M. CBS Arnold Maguire leaves KFRC. CBS outlet in. San Francisco, July 1 for production Jo'i a'- NBC West- em Division headnuarters. He re- places Almon J. Knowlcs, who left June 15 to try radio in Southern California. MUSICALS JAZZ NOCTURNE . . . Jazzin^alliteinood^ Unique orchestral arrangenM^nts Inclnding."* 'woodwinds, brasses, organ. Staning Helene . Daniels, Key Men, Brusiloff's Orchestra and *'Yoice of Jazz;" Oiae of the xno^ adaptable commercials in big musical field. MUSIC FOB TODAY • . . Popular musical arrangements sind Original or- chestratious by the inimitable Morton Gould. Swing tunes^ elevated to' the level of pxire symphony. An assured high calibre audience awaits you. MELODY TREASURE HUNT • . • Songwriters school bl the air. Swift- moving dialogue and musical accompaniment. Has pulled more than 6,000 letters, all accomipanied by original composition 4n lesa than a few months. . Offers a quality audience and outstanding merchandising possibilities. DRAMATIC SKETCHES CONJfUR A CAROLINE ... Hilarious negro comedy sketch, presented against a background of the Deep South. Starring Conjiir, man of all work, and mirth-provoking Caroline. A program with an assured following and particularly adaptable to a. food advertiser wi^bing to reach the morning housewife. THE HOLLtSTERS « . .light comedy sketch. Swift-paced dialogue and keen charagterization. Spontaneous hilarity and consistent audience response -justifies its dominating position among competitive programs. HIT CHILDREN'S SHOWS NEWS COMMENTATORS BAINBOW HOIfSB . . . An hour of jn-; venilo talent under the direction of Big Brother Bob Emery. Audience recently demanded 1200 photographs after two announcements. STOBY-TELLBn'S BOUSE . . . Fan- tasy and fact woven into a program that has built a tremendous juvenile following .for its creator, Richard Blondell. This same audience assured tlie advertiser. SPORTS COMMENTATORS BRYAN FIELD ... A racing author- ity of national renown presents authorita- tive, colorful reports of on-thc-spot broad- casts. BOB EDGE ... Americans foremost Ash- ing authority forecasts the best catch«i> Ideal program for the advertiser Bcelung a male audience able to spend. CAMEBON KING . . . Wherever there's water you'll find King. His thrilling, pre- cise deUvery of aquatic events bas won . for him a staunch and loyal audience. VINCENT BICBABDS ... Former Davis Cup star and ranking tenniis singles champion brings to the microphone the voice of the nation's tennis aiitnority. OABBIEL nEATTBR . Oat of tiie ' air's forimost news eonunentatocs. A dy- namic, vibrant personality for your prod- uct. Has puUea 80,000^ lett^ on one product, each representing purchase of 45$i worth of merchandise. Offers yon an immediate audience of thousands 6i WOR listeners. THE program for the adverUeeir . eager to obtain instant results at a price well within his appropriation. HABLAN BVGENE BBAO . . . Brings to the interpretation of world evcitts the thoughtful analysis of a trained f ditorial mind. Consistent sales results justify his recommendation as an outstanding radio buy. PARTICIPATING SHOWS VNCXE BON * . . Children'^ perennial favorite and noW/going,stroiiger thanjt^ver. Amazing sales record. Brings to 9 product ' or service the urtdivided attention of thour Hands of faithful followers. A favorite with - local and national advertisers. . . ALUE 1X>W1£ 1MII,^bVcLVB • . '. Women's club pcogram in-ivbich'the ^o-* E(c yon wish io sdliakepai't in distiussing ousehold problems posed by correspond- ents. Three hffetb 6{ 10^ sample pulled ' 650O dimes, Home of the StUtion-Teste'd Trogram -WOR 62 VARIETY R A P I RE PORTS LOUIS-SCHMELING FIGHT . ^ WKh Gletn McCarthy, Edwin C. Hilt 60 Mins. BUICK Friday, 10 P.M^ EDST WEAF, New Yprk {Arthur Eudner) Sponsor of the Louls-Schmeling scrap cashed In on one of the most exciting heavywfelght matches In yearsi plus one of the astounding upsets, and plus the fact that the battle ' and the prellixUnary an- nouncements and subsequent fellci- , tati:>ns. tp the victor lasted a full hour. It was a rousing commercial for Bulck (which took the regular Studebaker broadcasting spot), though the descriptive part of the scrap could have been more note- worthy. Clem McCarthy handled the ac- tion In the rounds, while Edwin C. HlU gave the color of the . crowd prior to the fight and spieled the between-rounds comment. On some .rounds, listeners got a better angle On what was happening In the ring from Hill than they did from Mc- Presents SATURDAYS ■ lO-ll P.IVI, EDST . WORLD'S LARGEST NETWORK" M STATIONS • COAST-IO-tOAST C A'R L OFF LUCKT STRIKE fYoiir Hit Parade" WEP. 10 f>.m. EDST NBC RED. and BLUE BARRIE Held over at the Verssulles KEW TORK 'Solij! btrlM>tIeiii flRRM^N . RfcRNIB, 1019 Broiithvny. New Vark The Great Americlin Tourist PHIL BAKER bulf Refihihg Company Sundays, 7:30-8 P.M., DST VVABC-CBS pireetloB ^OtC^ls antf: Skita.. ; . AH Original . Nbne Vehasfa^ or. old., ones earthy; a sports a;inouncer who ia concerned chiefly .wltji horse races aod infrequently lA'lth tights. It can be said for McCarthy, how- ever, tliat he handled the blow-by- blow description as well as most of the fight announcers, but not as good as some. A perusal of the pic- tures of the fight shows that Mc earthy at times became unduly ex cited on the air, tried to call .the blows too fast,, or else was .behind In the action. Picture shows the fight was not so furious in the main that a more lucid air description was impossible. At the knockout itself In the 12th round, McCai'thy was eight counts behind the time keeper. Announcer had only reached the count of two and then suddenly cried .'Louis is out.' He told little of how the knockout was actually effected, how Louis slithered down the ropes and slowly rolled over unconscious. Just, suddenly, that Schmeling had floored Louis. It was the same In the fourth-round knockdown of the colored fighter. Hill, between the - rounds, was more c6mpos6dl Hfe recounted' the highlights of each rotmd and which fighter; ..In his and others'' opinions, won them. His descrljitlon of the crowd was excellent, but later, after a V delay, Hill took the mike Into Schmeling's dressing room and a glaring fauK pas was the result. This was the bringing, among others, of a notorious gambjer whose ren In snorts Is malodorous, to the micro- phone. Most sports followers are familiar . with this gentleman's ca- reer, his Implication In' the 1919 World's Series frameup. his connec- tions \frith Arnold Rothstein, mur- dered 'gambler, arid the accusations tbat were hurled at him after the first .Demnsey - Tunney fight In Philadelphia. Fact that he was per- mitted- to air his opinions on the fight, and from the in.slde track of the dressing room, was an eyebrow- raiser. Commercials were well handled. Bulck limiting Its time for these to a minimum, but first telllner the listeners it would do so. . Thirty seconds were allowed two Gommor- cials. but durine: the rounds Mc- Carthy described some of the blows as 'traveling with' tlie speed of a Bulck,' or 'with the power' of the same car. This was okay If f re^ quently incongruous. Scho. Follow-up Comment . Mary Small's, birthday celebration over WJZ . last week (17) presented a c.urlou9 array of parlor fare with program jumping from hot swing stanzas to a courtroom where bad boyd' are spanked for swiping doughnuts. Stiwt first announced an Impressive gycest list, but broad- cast .revealed few of these invited. Joe Lilly and his piano team-mate' were the only ones to come through with much punch. ' JANE COWL 'Romeo and Julief -Balcony Scene ROYAL GELATINE Friday, 8:30 p.m. EDST WJZ> New York (J. Walter Thompson)! And guess who's Romeo?— Prank Fay! Shakespeare, done legit, on a spoof er's program on behalf of eel- atlne-r-40 raspberries to the pack- age, absolutely no artificial flavoring — Ijy the stage's elegant lady. After this daring escapade radio may expect anything. It stimulates the Imagination, Think of the pos- sibilities: 'Emperor Jones' with Pic and Pat Ina tilalre and Griaham McNamee In : 'Our Betters.' 'Waiting For Lefty' with Edgar A. Guest, Tony Wons and Skippy. Major Bowes as 'Othello.' 'The Merchant of Venice' with Walter Damrosch. But as a matter of fact, Fay's Romeo isn't the worst Romeo that ever pressed prie Hand against a palpitating bosom, to swear by the moon. Miss Cowl w&s out ahead but she hadn't disappeared over the horizon. Fay read his lines that well. Fay is taking his singing pretty seriously, too. Land. JOAN MARSH With Walter Woolf King, Lyn Mur- ray Choir, Lennie Hayton Orch. Songs, Muaic 30 Mins. SOCONY Fri. 8 p.m. EDST WABC, New York (J, Bterling Getchell) Screen Ingenue is newest addi- tion to cast of regular Friday night program of oil firm. Series remains inside. Flylpg Red Horse Tavern locale, with romance the Idea for the warmer months. Pattern con- trasts sharply with the capers which Beatrice Llllle cut during her preceding run. Miss Marsh has a- nice personality, and an obedient If -thin voice. Teamed with Walter Woolf King (one of the established members sticking with program) for heart Interest, program frequently leans toward strained gushiness. Script had the two dancing, singing and chatting, all in .'a romantic vein. Most, of It relays lllce old fashioned musical comedy with a self-rcon- sclous note creeping in a's the half- hour proceeds. Fojlowlng the regular gas: com- inercials, a last minute addition had talk swerving to a Socony by- product, which sounded like Buga- boo and getting a laugh from the spieler himself. ' Other contributors to program remains as Is with Lennie Hay- ton's music and Lyn Murijay choir of weU-bleflded voices. Band pres- entation of 'It Aaln't Necessarily So was standout at this hearing. Bral. New York Radio Parade (Continued from page 61) ^ . .Lw-etta.Lee returns to CBS on June 29 with' a half-hour sustainer Etonjoys and ork will round out the sho.v though LoJetta geS' top Scrambled Notes Lois Henry and Florence Fick of WOR-MBS resign to join the Neff Rogow Agency..... Miss Sheu hag resigned from MCA to hasten to CI ' cago.and join husband -DLxie Walker, ■ the ball • player.. .Oxydol etu^ns tlmce weekly at NBC on July C. Another Procter i r^^uf^ K! win be Five Star Jones. Anotiiei I'rocter & Gamble program . Stand By wl^f^.n^'"''! f NBC-Blue late in September with The a mamatic cast and ork in support. Just one year ago The Westerners iT' Rn T 1°'!^ ■ -^"^^ ^^^"^ ''^^'^ months Of - ou -! PomnVo^ T .1, Kirberry cracked up brand new plane just outside oC fn^.^ '^^^ '^•^^P no n^ore than a week old and un- ^L'rTZ Z^'^l '""'^^ Bridgeport, Conn.. Post is a paja ....Ditto John T. McTlgue of NBC night press dept. . . .Ensie Klnavil ^^ new addition to the Robt TapUnger office. ViU lok aC er' he ?cm 'ine S W^iS^cSSf^t^p^ir Joe Howard . tirits .n WMc!: xTu Nemo 1. , Parade program is causing much hard feeling among music nub- lishers. They burn over the method used to complin 'hit'- tune" Claim S.S ''""?, '^''^'^ rather than sales is unfair to leadfng tune^ which, as they see it, are tunes M:ith biggest sales. .. .Gus Haenschen showed (loca-Cola at CBS a program built about his orl/ and a Ken h„rhiL'^°r' 24-... Eddie Albert, of NBC's Grace and EddL has been doing summer stock. Last WG«k he was at White Plains with a part in 'Personal Appearance' Prank Parker and Woodbury' are dickering for Frank to stay on the Whiteman program. .. .Morton Gould and ork doing a series of 15 minute e.t.'s for Kelvlnator. .. .Victor Bee- croft radio character man: is back at NBC for the time being He is Ki?^.?r * ^^^'V "'^<^^»- aeels Of Dept. Of Commerce Office of Education. His is not relief or WPA work. . . .Singin' Sam will be Heard ov^r NBC-Blue starting September 4. Friday ev^ at T;16 ... ■ Overtime On Aug. 1 the Studebaker show will be shifted with Richard Hlmber ork becoming a 'Subtle Swing' combo. Band .will be augmented to 20 ZVl' f"",''^'e'-°"P will all work only at start of sets. One combine will, play stveet tunes minus the brass: the other sector will play swing &n/"tr^,i''S^^''*"*'^- -^^^"^ ^^''^ ^^^t^'" ^"1 ^otli about to WBP Jft. minutes,.. , Helen Gunn of WOR sales -promotion shifts It^Z n . .re-Places Lois Henry. :^Hrlam Adelson. ex-NfeC, ^i^.'iP ^. flPPt .ynd.er Joe, Creamer, the WOR sales promotloneer ^uby Mercer. Waltftr Casael and, Ross Graham will all be heard on Showl Wi«,fl''Tr,^?,* .u*\,""^ ^^^^ summer what with both-, Lanhy Ross and SS^. 'S*"?" ^^^^^^ for European tours. .. .Peter Dixon relurns as author oi. Bobby Benson program 6n June 29. _ i FOR MEN ONLY Al Helfer> Don Week*, Toiti) Slater Roundhouse Boy« 30 Mins.. SuBt«ining Tuea.f 11:30 p.m, WOR, New York Staff of WLW, Cincinnati, which feeds this one over Mutual, has taken a magazine Idea and. fashioned a diverting half hour. Though prl Nmarlly directed at the malia listener, the program packs a- quality of newslness, liovelty and adroitness which Is bound to fetch the Inter- est of the rest of the family as well Dominating the event is WLW's news and public events attaches On the program caught (IG) Al. Hei- fer, sports editor interviewed Ohe- Eyed Connolly" on his gate-crashing exploits, Tom Slater quizzed a cou pie of war veterans on what the bonus payments meant to them. Don W^eks got a professional f emme shopper to tip off th^ men on, how and what to buy the frau or girl frlerids, while a fourth questioner probed a hotel- headwaiter about cul- inary Info that might make it e&sler all around when the head of the household brings a guest home to dinner. Anbther item on the pror gram that made -breezy listening were the reviews of current .picture releases and a best-seller mystery.. . Roundhouse foursome '^and the house orchestra brighten up the in- tervals which space off the Inter- views. Odec. HORMEL CHILI BEANERS With Jack MalerichV ork, . Jacob . Heidrick, Three Cs, Paul Bunyan Oxtette and Clelland Card Vocal, instrumental 30 Mins. GEO. A. HORMEL & CO. . Tuesday, 8:45 p.m., C.S.T. WCCO, St. Paul- Minneapolis (B. B. D. d O.) Great Innovationists^ these Hor- mel people. Last winter they stepped out and sold canned chlU Via flesh, units over the kerosene circuits of the midwest. Now they're appealing to deflnite areas via spe- cial talent from that same area. Last Tuesday (16) night's program featured the Paul Bunyan Oxtette, eight male voices under direction of U. E. Whltels.. 'Oxtette' handle is take-off on Bunyah's ' legendary Babe, the Blue Ox. Announcer Gard (who lives up to his name) gave a nifty spiel about 'Bunyan being' America's only legendary hero, then tied It in with Bralnerd (Minn.) and that town's second annual Bunyan exposition, June 24 to 27. Oxtette hails from Bralnerd, . and naturally had monopoly on that town's listen- ing ears for WCCO. Since the Hor- mel stint spreads over six other sta- tions: WBBM. KSCJ, KRMT, WOC, KMBC and KFAB. it meant beau - coup publicity for the burg. Malerich'B oi"k is a 20-plece group and includes a fiv^-nian inarlmba. Heidrick, former Minneapolis Sym- phony first violinist, went over socko on a nifty arrangement of 'Chloe,' his fiddling being worthy of grade A raves. Three Cs, a niale novelty vocal trio, likewise over with a 'banfe. But. true strength of the program was that Oxtette. Garbed in lumber- jack shirts, and every nian bearded with lush, real whiskers, they splashed into local rags for plx, which did the sponsor no harm. Rash. ALAN PRESCOTT Household Tips 15 Mins. Wed. and Fri.. 10:30 a. m. SWEETHEART SOAP WGY, Schenectady Alan Prescott, whose 'Wife Saver' feature pulled mail on an NBC sustainer, is now networking for Sweetheart Soap. Aside from the. commercials, it is much the yame pi-ogam; a light comedy, wise- cracking treatment by a n^ian of the household stuff which women broad- casters make deadly serious and sometimes dull. Glib, even brash, Prescott joshes as he unpacks a bag of short-cuts and temper-savers around the home. Many of the sug- gestions presumablj' are furnished him by femme dialers, whose last names and- towns he mentions. He is not eubove kidding them and other Jlstenefs, always addressed as 'gJrla.' Talks will produce chuckles, for Prescott's line is rather bright. Piano snatches by 'Oswald' space the gab. Prescott is persistent with tlie plugging. }!l deep-voiced an- nouncer, who gi.ves a New Yorkese pronunciation of 'toilet,' comes in for a spiel at the end. An $8, SCO cash-and-merchandise prize contest,, including . 20 round trip tickets to Bermuda, Is adver- tised. Prescott's- sign off Is 'I hope nothing is burning.' Jaco. MIKE AND OLE With Arthur Wellington, John Starck Dialect Comedy 15 Mins.- Sustaining Mon.-to-Fri,; 10:30 p.m., COT WWAE, Hammond, Ind. Good dialect dialog comedy team., with plenty, of laughs In the right places, enough hfeart tUgs and a fine continuity plan, 'all adding up to 4 listenable audlei)ce-bullding period. Type of rural comedy which should be particularly ' effective for the small towns coVjered by tUe Afnil-* atfed Broadcasting Company which originates this program. Action takes place dowh-on-the- farm and keeps -In character. Qfoftf.. JEAN HARVEY Organ «tad Poetry 3a Mintr. Sustaining Nightly; 11:30 p:m. CT WWAEi Hammond, Ind. About as poor an organ as hai ever been heard on any radio sta- tion, and completely a bloomer for a chain such as the Affiliated Broadcasting Compa^iy which in frying to build. ^ « w Whoever reads the poetry on' thia program Is just as . hopeless as tba organist; hasn't any Idea about tha meaning of poetry, especially at this time of the night • • ■ Words and music thaf chaa^ listeners- elsewhere. Gold, AN MCA Orchestra THI$ WEEK (June 19) SHOW BOAT, CLEVELAND KUSHNER HI WORLD! RAY PERKIHS IS AT The Great Lakes Exposition, Cleveland, June 24 to Oct. 2d Three Half Hours Weekly on WTAM and WLW for STANDARD OIL OF OHIO And a Bbw to NBC Artists Bureau BENNY RUBIN Every Sunday Night, 6 P.M., EDST ' For FEEN-A-MINT ftlCTDAI. BROADCASTING SYSTEM Listen to Lunceford jiminle lunceford AND HIS ORCHESTRA ; Larchmoni Casino, N. Y. W.1Z— Tliutgdny— JUilnUe WEAF— Siinila.v— Mtdnite Other MlflDttei* U'MCA . nirc'ctlon; liARULD F. OM'.RT ' 17 B, 4Dlli St. New Vurb City ALEXANDER GRAY "PERFORMANCE BY CHRYSLER'^ A CBS Super Air Show EVERY THURSDAY AT 8 P. M., l>ST-<'OAST-TO-COAeX P«r. M«t.. CBS artists' BUREAU DICK • ANI> HIS OIU'HKSTRA HOtEL LINCOLN NEW. .Y.OKK ri*Y CBS. TdM.,- 11;S0-1'9 MMnlclit OrliiirH., 11:80-:lli MtdulRlit . ■ • , ' .Dlri: . M C A P«r. Met.. H1^RAI.4;N ItRRNIK •1619 B'way, N. Y. C. - ' MUSIC .63 ISoYoulMYbiiGolT^^ jipiy CampbeD s BBC Tale of Woe J*. By CECELIA A6tR To listen to the talk ; of . American -^iit)ic pubilBhere, U . has long been V. held, Is to Bear' tbe plaints of the - unliappleBt of men;' of those hap- ,Jefl8, helpless fellows -whose en- • ieavors to turn an honest dollar -are forever beset by a barrage of "(ladlBtlc .snlpings from unsympa,-] .thetic band leaders, picture pro-: .flflcers' yelping , for plugs for their ,'uncoromerclal . tunes,' high golf icoreB, a stu.bb4rnly non-copy-buy-| • Jng public, low 'And eelflsh connlv-' jigsi withlii; the industry Itself, ^Ing bends wHo -stick to the (jld BOjigs, the distribution and olag^l- ■flvatlpn systems ibf ASCAP, , lau&h- ftijle statements from tlie recording :cij|np]anle^, nervous •stpm&cis, a.1id radio. •' ■ ; But now it conies out that it Is ' jjot. the. Ahie^:ica^ music publlshera ' who are the unhapplest of men; it la the English publishers. For, 'Lls-| 'ten to/them/ said Jimmy Campbell, '. ' -linglish publisher, who spent much '<>f his >,ecent , visit here" doing just Cithat, 'just 'listen to them. "Why,; ■'•.this Is a pipe dream here — thejy aon't know -Wha-t./trovble is!'. And Mr. Campbeii— ij\-ho is "proud to be dubted 'the I3hg:lish'''Jack Robblns' beoayee he ;■ *8flBlderS' 'Hobblns a _.great^ music puBllsherf altftougli he ^i^pays the negotliation's fof the amal-' jfamation of Cinephonlc Music and th^ Robblns Music: Corp, have Jiot yet been completed— it Indeed the amalgamation shall- take place at ajf. ' Mr. Campbell laughed ' like iPagliaccl. "Did they ever,' he asked triumphantly, now naming a horror j to top anything that the American •'publishers, despite ■ all their in- tgenjilty, pan complain of, 'did they ever tfy to liucli the B.B.C?" .,. .- That or Debbil BBC 1 Campbell Is.-not fond of the Brlt- jSsh Broadcasting Co., but then, the JB.B.C, ^ofiS not seem . devoted to |lhe. English music publishers either. Spmetlmes Campbell v is -. forced .to icoinclude thai . if ■ ju^'t "doesn't, like j»xiftly«S^«Kd«ty (Tuesday) that there ^^e^j^'-sevi^rlal suepicious elements aWuc;!'! ,!! :« band's . setup- -;-ail(d routln'fe- thaf the executive board proposed to go Into. Among these Is what locals the va- rious members belong to and how the slated leader for the unit, Rio Rita, got her card from a branch of tne AFM c(uts\d^ .JJeV York, Union h^5 on h^nd "S^verai ' contracts^ which Green i,sSued"t6.'the' members^ of th© aggregatioh"; aii\nother lawyer mentioned for the ASCAP po.st is John Dashlell Myers, of Philadelphia. Myers, rated high as a corporation lawyer, wa.'j fO'r years general counsel for the Vic- tor Talking M.nchlne Co. He al.so represonted the Miisic Publisht-i-n Protective Association In (he Water- son, Berlin & Snyder appeal. Loflibardo One-Nighters Chicago, June; 23. Guy Lomba7-do orchestra will pull out of the Empire Boonx a,t the Palmer House, on August t and head for the road de»r»Ite big Wz the band is doing at the cafe. B>it with the Eftso air show fold- ing on July 12, which ratans a losa ot $5,000 weekly for th? Lombardo orchestra, they .are figuring on get- ting on the one-nighters for the rest of. the summer In order to reap' some coin, and taking a cafe spot in autumn when they hook up with a new radio account. Possibility that the Empire Room will close on Aug. 1 lor a month or so.: Jjick Golden's Band Jack Golden, ;planl«t for Harry Rljjhman for a number of years, ha.s left the singer and gone ^.o New York to ' form a new hand which he wjll baton. TjilKlng to Jules, C. ,Stein for management, CUtwO svJth-Iilcbmsh ftl JSlossiait. irenth Inn, Detroit; Thursday nifiibi last. 62 VARlt:T\ R A P 1 O ' LQUIS-'SCHMELING FIGHT . With Clem McCarthy, Edwin C Hill 60 Mins. BUICK Friday, 10 P.M., EDST WEAF, New York • • ' (ArtUxir Kudner) Sponsor of the Iiouis-Schmeling scrap cashed In on one of the most excltlner heavyweight matches In years, plus one of the astounding upsets, and plus the fact that th^ battle and the prellnUnary an- .nouncements and subsequent felicl- . tatl5ns to the victor lasted a full hour. It was a rousing commercial for Bulck (which took the regular Studebaker broadcasting spot), though the descriptive part of the scrap could have been more notfe- worthy. Clem McCarthy handled the . ac- tion in the rounds, while Edwin C. Hill gave the color of the crowd prior to the fight and spieled the . between-rounds comment. On some .rounds .listeners got a better angle on what was happening in the ring from Hill than they did from Mc- Presents SATURDAYS lOill P.M., EDST NKTOnUD'S LARGEST I NETWORK 98 STATIONS • C0AST-l6-C0ASI CBS^ C A il L OFF LUCKY STRIKE VYiiir Hit Piairade" WED. 10. Ji.m. EDST NBC RED.and BLUE BARRIE Held over at the VersaiUes M£W TORE 'Solev nirisptloiii flRRliHN . lAld llrou(livny« New York Carthy; a sports «;inoun<;er who Is concerned chiefly with horse races and Infrequently *lth tights. It can be said for McCarthy, how- ever, that he handled the blow-by- blow deserl^tlori" as well as most of the fight announcers, but not as good as some. A perusal of the pic- tures of the fight shows that Mc- Carthy at times became unduly ex- cited on the air, tried to call .the bldws too fast, or else was behind in the action. Picture shows the fight was riot so furious in the main that a more lupid air description was impossible. At the knockout itself in the 12th round, McCarthy wag eight counts behind the time- keeper. Announcer had only reached the count of two and then suddenly cried .'Louis is out.' He told little of how the knockout was actually effected, how Louis slithered down the ropes and slowly rolled over unconscious. Just, suddenly, that Schmellng had fioored Louis. It was the same In the fourth-round knockdown of. the colored fighter. Hill, between the • rounds. . was more composed. He riecounted the highlights of each round and which fighter, '.In his and others'" opinion^, won them. His description of the crowd was excellenti but later, after ft. - delay. Hill took the mike Into Schmellng's dressing room and a glaring faux paa was the result. This was the bringing, among others, of a notorious gamb.ler whose ren in snorts Is malpdorous, to the micro- phone. Most sports followers are familiar with this gentleman's ca- reer, his Implication in the 1919 World's Series fratneup. his connec- tions with Arnold Bothsteln. mur- dered gambler, and the accusations that were hurled at him after the first .Dempsey - Tunney fight In Philadelphia. Fact that he was per- mitted to air his opinions on the fight, and from the Inside track of the dressing room, was an eyebrow- raiser. ■ ■- ■ Commercials were well handled. Bulck limiting its time for these' to a minimum, but first telilner the listeners it would do . so. Thirty .secoijds were allowed 'two comnier- cials. but during the rounds Mc- Carthy described some of the blows as 'traveling with tlie speed of a Bulck,' or 'with the power* of the same car. This was okay if fre- - . - . Overtime. P^-^^f .1 ^he Studebaker show will be shifted with Richard HImber ork becoming a 'Subtle Saving' combo. Band .will be augmented to 20 men. Entire group will .all w6rk only at start of sets. One cbmblne will play sweet tunes minus the brftas; the other sector will play swInc h"?,*- i"fu"^^^® each sector of band will work about Vn ^nJnutesT-. /Helen Gunn of WOR sales promotion shifts taWBC ditto whfere sfae replaces Lois Heni-y. |tflrlain Adelson. ex-NBC, teke8..Gium/B:.B|ipt.u^^^^ Joe Cceamet^.the WOR aalea promotloneer Ruby Mercen Walter Cttseel and Ross Graham will all Whwrd on Show^ this, summer marlly directed at the male' listener, the program packs a quality of newsiness, novelty and adroitness which Is bound to fetoh the Inter^ est of the rest of the family as weir. Dominating the event is WLW's news and public events attacihes. On the program caught (16) Al. Hei- fer, sports editor Interviewed One- Eyed Connolly on his gate-crashing exploits, Tom Slater quizzed a cou- ple of war veterans on what the bonus payments meant to them. Don ItVeeks got a professional femme shopper to tip oil thp. men on, how and what to buy the f rau or girt frlerids, while a fourth questioner probed a hotel, headwalter about cul- inary Info that might make It easier all around when the head of the household brings a guest home to dinner. Another Item on the pror gram that made breezy listening were the reviews of current picture releases and a best-seller mystery.. Roundhouse foursome ^ahd the house orchestra brighten up the in- tervals which space! oft the Inter- views, Odec. HORMEL CHILI BEANERS With Jack Malerich's ork, Jacob Heldrick, Three Cs, Paul Bunyan Oxiette and Clelland Card Vocal, instrumental 30 Mins. GEO. A. HORMEL & CO. . Tuesday, 8:45 p.m., C.S.T. WCCO,. St, Paul- Minneapolis (B. B. i). o6 O.) Great innoviatlonlsts, these Hor- mel people. Last winter they stepped out and sold canned chill Via flpsh units over the kerosene circuits of the midwest. Now they're appealing to definite areas via spe- cial talent from that same area. Last Tuesday <16) night's program featured the Paul- Bunyan Qxtette, eight male voices under direction of U. E. Whltele. 'Oxtette' handle Is take-off on Bunyan's legendary Babe, the Blue Ox. Announcer Card (who lives up to his name) gave a nifty spiel abojut "Bunyan being America's only legendary hero, then tied It In with Brainerd (Minn.) and that , town's second annual Bunyan exposition, June 24 to 27. Oxtette hails from Brainerd, and naturally had monopoly on that town's listen- ing ears for WCCO. Since the Hor- mel stint spreads over six other sta- tions: WBBM, KSCJ, KRMT, WOC. KMBC and KFAB, it meant- beau- coup publicity for the burg. Malerich's- ork is a 20-piece group and includes a, five-man marimba. Heldrick, former Minneapolis Sym- phony first violinist, went over sbcko on a nifty arrangement of 'Chloe.' his fiddling being worthy of grade A raves. Three Cs, a male novelty vocal trio, likewise over wlth'a banfe. But. true strength of the program was that Oxtette. Gai-bed in lumber- jack shirts, and every man bearded with lush, real whiskers, thiey splashed Into local rags for plx, Avhich did the sponsor no harm. Rash. ALAN PREJ5C0TT Household Tips 15 Mins. Wed. and Fri., 10:30 a. m. SWEETHEART SOAP WGY, Schenectady Alan Prescott, whose 'Wife Saver' feature pulled - mail on an NBC sustalner, is now networking for Sweetheai-t Soap. Asid6 from the commercials, it Is much the same progam: a light comedy, wise- cracking treatment by a man of the household stuff which women broad- caster.'; make deadly serious and sometimes dull. Glib, even brash, Prescott joshes as he unpacks a bag of short-cuts and temper-savors around the home. Many of the sug- gestions presumably are furnished him by femiiie dialers, whose last names and- towns he mentions, lie is not aiSove kidding them and other listeners, always addressed as 'gn ls.' Talks will produce chuckles, for Prescott's line is rather bright. Piano snatches by 'Oswald' space the gab. Prescott is persistent with the plugging. deep- voiced an- nouncer; who gives a New Yorkese pronunciation of 'toilet,' comes in for a spiel at the end. , An ?8,3C0 cash-and-merchandlse prize contest,. Including .20' round trip tickets to Bermuda, is adver- tised. Prescott's-' sign off is 'I hope nothing is burning.' Jaco. MIKE AND OLE With Arthur Wellington, John, Starck Dialect Comedy 1& Mins- Sustaining Mon.-to-Fri.; 10:30 p.m., CDT WWAE, Hammond, Ind. Good dialect dialog comedy team, with plenty of Ifiughs In the right places, enough hfeart tdgs and a fine continuity plan, 'all adding up to a llstenable audlei>ce-bulldlng period. Type of rural comedy which -sliould be particularly -effective for the small towns .covjCred by. the AlBll- ated Broadcasting Company -which originates this program. Action tak^s place do-wii-on-the^ farm and keeps m character. JEAN HARVEY Organ «nd Postry 30 Mini. Sustaining Nightly; 11:30 p.m. CT WWAE, Hammond, Infl. Aboiit as poor an organ as has ever been heard on any radio sta- tion, and completely a bloomer for a chain such as. the Afllllated Broadcasting Company which in trying to build. t " w Whoever reads the poetry on' thia program is just as hopeless as tHa organist; hasn't any Idea about th» meaning of poetry, especially at this time of the night • ' Words and music thaf chasri listeners elsewhere, Oolifc AN MCA d Orchestra O THIS WEEK (June 19) SHOW BOAT, CLEVELAND • . niKt.;.. S. K. kcSHKEB . HI WORLD I RAY PERKIHS 13 AT The Great Lakes Exposition, Cleveland, Juner 24 to Oct. 2d Thre6 Half Hours Weekly on WTAM anil WLW fqr STANDARD OIL OF OHIO And a Bbw to NBC Artists Bureau BENNY RUBIN Every Sunday- Night, 6 P.M., EDST For. FEEN-A-MINT MUTV&I, BROADCASTING SYSTEM LIsteh to Lunceford jimniie lunceford AND HIS ORCHESTRA Larchmohf Casino, N. Y. Tliarsdoy— Mlilnlte tVKAF— Siiii(1u.v— Midnits Other Mldnlt^a WMCA . Direction: H.4ROLD r. OXI.RT t1 K. 4Btli St. -New Vork MtJ ALEXANDER GRAY "PERFORMANCE BY CHRYSLER'* A CBS Super Air Show EVERY THURSDAY AT B p. M., I>ST-i-COAST-TO-C6A8X Par. Mit.. CB$ ARTISTS BUREAU DICK ' AND HIS OltCHKSTRA HOTEL LINCOLN NElV .y6RK. CITV CDS, Tom., IltSO-l') ]\Udnl«1it Tluirs., l.l:30rlS Mldplsl'l ■ ■ • ■ .Diri: .MCA P*r..M«rt.. Hl^iRM.AN «KRNIt 1819 B'way. N. V. C. I vARmrx Jl — u 15o Ycra lliiiik Ybu^^fo^ lliininy Campbefl s BBC Tale of Wee By CECELIA AGtR TO Jleten. to tbe talk ;bt, American "^ufjic pubil^era, it. has long /been /jield, is to hear the plaints of the ■wljappiest of men; of those hap- ■A'bnn, helpless tell6ws -whose en- '4^vors to turn an . honest dollar forever beset by -a barrage, of (Bftdistlc .-snlpings from unsympa-j ; thetic band leaders, picture pro-: iucerB yelplijg for plugs for their ^^uncommercial ; tunes, high gol^ iSoofes, ia. stubb^tnly non-copy-buy J ■ Jng public, low 'Arid selfish connlv-: ides wlthlji the Industry its^f, •iwvlnfe band6 ■who stick to the tjld Bongs, the distribution and clagsi- .. flcation systems of ASeA(P, , laugh- able statements, from the recording . cqnfianleS, nervous - stpinaciis, a^id radio. I But now It cohles out that it Is ■ Bfttithe. American music .publishers who are the unhappiest of men; 1^ Js the English jpiibllshers. For, 'Hs-| ten to them,' said Jimmy Campbell, (^asnglish- publisher who spent much • of his recent .visit here doing just ■jthat, 'just listen to th^m. Why; NthlB is a pipe dream here — they don't know what^trouMe Is!' And Mr. Campbell-rWllo IB troud to be dubbed 'the English* Jack Robblns' ; because • he "Cbtisiders "Hobblns "a "grieat^ music • puiJllstierf- althougli h'e \$eiys the negdtlatloris fbi- the amal- "gamation of Clnephonic Music arid th^ Robbins Music! Corp, have .not yet been completed-^ If Indeed the amalgamation • shall- take place at a:i, ' Mr. Campbell laughed ' like :_,Pag]iaccl. 'Did they ever",' he asked ■triumphantly, nov;r naming a horror ijto top anything that the American jji-ubllshers, 'despite all their in- .le;en.uity, can complain of, 'did they (Bver try to liuck the b;b.C. ?' ,. ^ That or Debbil BBC 2 Canipbeil is not fond of the Brit- Ush- Broadcasting Co., but then, the ;B.B,C, ,^o§s riot seem .devoted to ,| the. English music publishers either. ■Sometimes CariipbeU v is forced to jcbnjjlude that it ' jutjt "doesn't, like JmulSiC. in fact, according tp Cattip- 'bell, the B.B.C, 'is on© great big jpaln, an octopus squeezing the Eng- .j llsh music- publishing business to ,i -death, an ogve standing on its neck, "' a steam roller crushing and leveling •-the corhpetitlori it needs for life, a ^ giant tyrant ; teaching . the English band leaders to be little Mussolinis 'themselves. A haughty and heart MCss monopoly, there is so much it •doesri|t understand and iVon't learn . It doesn't understand that radio j ia' thc only market place for a soi)g ; today, says Carripbeli, the only thing • thftf can lick a great song. It doesn't ; undenatarid ■ that a" great song is a comjriercia . song, -that the- public i sings-commercial stfngs, but it takes 'Therii a ibng-tlriie tp learn them Arid : once theylve learned them, they want to -hear theni more- anji .more - on the^alr? The 'B.B.C. doesn't un- I deretand that the public doesn't go ( to cocktail parties arid hear sophls- ; tlcpted lyric songs, as its officials ; •do; tfiat. the great English public ,' loves corn, loves a \valtz. The B.B.C. . considers one band a night suffl- j dent for its programs, a song • 1 ■ gged two or three times a w- k, . ,n^. le. • / That's the kind of a set-up the : English publjsher.s got for explolt- ; ing his catalog, says Cami)bell. A ; set-up^ which it's Impossible to \ make a waltz; the, Jeadei's won^ i l^Jay them, they , throw them o\jt. .| And there's • the publisher with a I great commercial catalog unplayed, j unsung, out in the cold again; The only people who respect popular , music in England are the masses, ! and they're being cheated and starved. The masses and the pub- lishers, powerless against the B.B.C. Paid and Unpaid Plu^s Once upon a time, when they •could work with paid plugs, the publishers had a business; they were their own bosses, they picked their, own catalogs, they set the Aongs they wanted set. So the . B-B.C, high and mighty, stopped . paid plugs. It -was a vicious system, the B.B,C. said; there must be no ' riiore paid plugs.. Well, there are "iw). more paid plugs— there ar« spe- «lai arrangements. The B.B.C. ac- cepts special arrangements. • - Now the band leader is the pub- 1 JJsher, be's picking the tunes, arid ■ the overhead to the publisher Is as ' big for paid arrangements as it was ■ }vlth paid plugs. Now the band leaders say, we want A special ion ^ »uch ana such h. song, they toll the I ,.;^ub]isher what songs to work on - But still, used to- klckings around, . '*e publl'sheir wouldn't' mind— if lie got three or four broadcasts' out of it. He doesn't; • ifs a once-over lightly, and the leader's back for new tunes next week. And now the B.B.C. is seeking to cut out vocal cboii'u&es. Well, says Campbell, the B.B.C, will kill itself off, just as it's stran- gling new writers even before they are born. There's no new writers cropping up in England, because they've got nothing to insplije' them, no place to sell their wares, no out- let. Too many songs now, all lost in the shufflf.'. Too late the B.B,C. is gplng to realize that music pub- lishers are a necessity, net yultur.es, that Just because music, publishers are in trade— a low class word— > they're not dog?. That in not giving the ;publlc a consistent rep^reseritar tion , of its favorite tunes— just be- cause a tune is not public property and makes money for Indlviduais — it's being Illogical and contradictory; since it puts special wires in at pre- mieres and thu^ gives chisellrig pub- licity to stars and artists jusfbe- (sause th^^y dPn'f get paid In cash for their" servides. Tet what can you expect, asks.Cariipbell, calmer, since in the whole B.B.C. there's pniyrone showman, Eric Maschwitz. . The rest know • nothing about the masses; they've neveir studied the sticks, they think the bright, ■ brittle little songs that never' sell a copy, that they listen to at their cocktail parties, should' send the cheated and starved £ingilsh public into ' a swoon, too. Jes' White Folks So, when Campbell, who therefore had 'to ccme to. America to make 'hls songs, sees the competition here between band leaders tp nail songs for their broadcasts, watches the bands fight to get the best tune) notes the fine spirit betwen • the leaders and the-, publishers and the broadcasters and ' the publishers, looks on at' the way radio regards the'publlshers as a necessity, treat- ing them like white men, with re- spect — Campbell reiterates, 'Amer- ican publishers don't know what trouble is.' . In his tour of the country; exploit- ing the songs for 'It's Love Again' — in, order to prove to Gaumont- Brit- ish the value of a music publisher to pictures, even though the B.B.C. is loath to admit he's important to radio — Campbell was received everywhere, with loving kindness, went back with some observations regarding the relationship • of the publisher to the picture companies here. He believes soon there will be publishers subsidized by the picture companies to exploit picture songs only, .because the publishers, under the present set-up, are not ■willing to become exploitation units for pic- tures. If the songs are npt corhther- clal. The thrill of having songs In pictures has gone for the publishers, he say.s, since the publishers have learned that picture songs don't sell as popular songs do; since they've had time to .find out .that the qual- ity of songs in pictures Is of a semi- musical comedy nature — a non- copy-selling quality. How lovely to be a music pub- lisher over here. Most Played oh Aic To tan\iUarige the trade with Vie tunes most on the air arojind New York, the {oUoxjoing is the Itsting of the songs most played on the cross-country networks last week, in relative standing, according, to the approximate numier of combined ptugs on WEAF^ WJZ and WABO. Robins and Roses Take My Heart Is It True About Dixie? Foolish Things Remind Me AM My Life Glory of Love Would You? There's a Small Hotel She Shall Have Music - On the Beach at Bali Bali Cross Patch Yo.u. . Let*s Sing Again You Can't Pull the Wool It's a Sirt to Tell a 1.ie Bet You Tell All the Girls No Regrets I'm Grateful Lost Touch of Your Lips Stompin' at the Sav6y The Scene Changes ' Afterglow ^ Christopher Columbus ' Isn't Any Limit to My Love Jack Kapp Drives West Jack Kapp, prez of Decoa Rec- ords, is en route to the Coast by motor, in easy stages. Will be gone six weeks or more. First stopoff in Chicago to super- vise some recording bookings, and then a flock of dates in Hollywood, where Blng Crosby, Victor YoUrig, Jlmnay Dorsey and other D'ecca artists will be waxed. Gen. Wayne Inn, Philly, As a Swanky Road House Philadelphia, June :3. Historic General Wayne Inn • in Merlon section of Main Line, is be- ing rebuilt, at cost of about $1.5,000 and win open soon after Labor Day as smart nltery. Owned by Newt Smith, locallte who dabbles in real estate In major chunks. Place, which dates back to 1700's, is In .swankiest society district of suburban Philly. 5 Years on tbe Market 'Only Rose' Now Bobs Up As Likely Song Hit With four others bidding against it, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. last week obtained! the publishing rights to "The Only Rose,' a tune which has ijeen on the market five years What started the rush for the tune was the fact that it had suddenly sprung into popularity and name band leaders along with network staff program were inquiring as to where they cpuld get a lead sheet Advance royalty paid by Shapiro to the writers, Adele Lyon and Charles Loveland, was $2,000. Others that put. in a bid for th^ tune were the Bobbins-Feist com- bination, the Chappell Co.. Sam Fbx Music Co. and Jack Kapp, of the Decca Record Co. Both Decca and Brunswick recorded the tune some time ago but not until recently did it begin to make a dent into public favor, tioveland, who Is also printer, ran off the sheet version of the tune on his own equlpmeijit W; Los Angeles, ; sfnd the sales f iduriri^ the five years haVe' been negllglliie Shapiro had the song doctored over the weekend and it expects to have a new edition on the market by tomorrow (Thursday). Ansolidatei Beiuiiidary of NBC Band Dept.> in Jam^ Musidahs llnion Youth Group A^iks Return of Licenjse; Says It'll Be Good Detroit, June -23: Armed with petitions, promising strict supervision and miited .rtiu'slcj Youth, Inc.,. is trying fp get hack its da.nce permit for its 'beerleas beer garden' in suburban Ferndale, Dancing has not,been held at th6 spot, "first of a mushrooni . growth hereabouts In the past year, since BO neighbors complained several weeks ago. that the place was a menace to decent young people. Since that time, Mrs. Frederick M. Alger, socialite-backer of the group; who had fiown the coop when the 'noble experlmient' failed, has. now returned to add her financial support. The petitions further state that the. spot will shut nightly at 11:30 p. m. and that there will be no plub lie address system. Leonard Keller Leader Of Spphfe Tucker's Band Chicago, 'June 23 When Sophie Tucker hits the road with her orchestra after the current stay in' the Terrace i^om of the Hotel Morrison, ' leader pf the band will be Leonard Keller, whp. has had his own orchestra around the midwest for the past few years, Keller replaces Jack Fulton, who' Is angling for ether and picture as-|: lilgnments. ' . . .\ . SAM LERNER COPS PRIZE . ' • • • • . •! CoWsolldate'd Radio Artists, Inc., has' run . into. "|t3 first' J?t.nni with the New York • Musicians Union since the ' CA A heqam*' a beneficiary of the contracts held by the NBC Art- ists Service. 'Charles Green, he'ad of CRA, has been, cited to appear be- fore the executive board of Local 802 tomorrow .(Thursday) along with the members of an all-girl band to isxplaln . the contractual conditions under which thls'uiiit is being. sent bn'^tbur; 'Citation ''was the out^rpy/th .of: a'.'.c.p'hiplklht;' that the members of the band were re- ceiving less than the required wage scale. " ' "' * • " . ■ " William Felnberg, vice-president of. Local' 802, declarefi.* ^ye^terday (Tuesday) that there x^eid'^hjv^fr&l suspicious .elements a^o^ib: ! ,h\ !e band's . setup' ,aii|d routing that' the executive board proposed tp go Intb. Among these Is what locals the va- rious members belong to and how the slated leader for the unit, Rio Rita, got her card from a branch of the AFM qutsl*? jNe'vy: York. Union h^s on hj^nd ''ajeyprili fcontracts . whlcTi Green l,sSued tPi the' mettibers.'of tlje aggregatlPn'; aind,' also 'thi ..aftidavl^fl of ceVtalh/^lit^^^.;whp->vere offered spots in the; lilttiph atjd the wa^e that Greien; proffered them. C^ti|!rtir|^i"c5al Tf-ie-ln. In layin'g -.ptit, th'fe. tour for. the all-glr;: unit the Cohsolldated oflflise effected :-a ti^-^up with Griflin Alt-.. White shoepWIsft whereby the lat-' ter would not only outfit the gif M but prpvide ' an alU white bus for their transportation. Unit is slatied to play one-niters for the most p'art. NBC ,ha3 an Interest in Green's <>rganiza^tIon as - a result, of an igreemepfc. entered^ Into after the Amerlc^iti Feder^tlpn of .Muslciarts cancelled the network's ageniey U- cense. The AFM consented- to Ooh- solidafed's taking ' over whatever contractual pbligations. . NBC ..had -with bands. ... .■• W'rn8 ^i,0OO fof* Atlantic City Glor?-;} fying Compbsitionr . Triumphant Mayerltes Mop Up on Jobber Teams Max Mayer Music Co.'s team has won the championship of the sheet jobbers' ba.seball league. It first put away the delegation from the Ashley Music Co. with a score of 15 to .4 and then brought down the nine from Maurice Richmond's' Mu- sic Dealei-s Service by a tally of 4-to 1. Mayer's contingent now extends a challenge to any t-eam in the music publishing business. Atlantic City, June 23. Sammy Lerner, Tin Pan .Alleylte, has been awarded, the, $1,000 prize offered In the contest for a song that would glorify Atlantic City.' Winning song's title Is 'Slttln' in the Sand a-Sunnln'.' Contenders for the grand numbered some 800 professional and amateur writers. Irving Berlin, Inc., will publish the selection. Committee of judges oh the contest was headed by Irving Ber- lin and Gene Buck. Lerner, who is a member of the American Society of Composers. j\uthors and Pub- li.shers, has a hit running at this rime, 'Is It True What "They Say About Dixie,' He also wrote 'Sussana, Dust Off That Old Piano.* Lew White at Cleveland Expo for Bnture Session .Lew White, pioneer . theatre ■ or- ganist who has been At th'e Rpxy and Radio -City .Mu$lc' Hail and.alflo an NBC regular artist, is touring •his. Electrovox, new electrical • or- gan, aft', ah outidor attracttoti. ■ -He Iff set to open Ju'ne 27 at the Grefat StateM Exposition In Cleve- land ahd" will remain there until Oct 4, performing In Horticultural Gardens. Propose Rosenblatt as ASCAP Atty. Washington Knowledge Plus Standing with Stations Urged — Myers Also Pushed ASCAP Board Meets The board of directors of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Pu'jlishers held its regular monthly meeting yesterday (Tuesday) In.'Jtead of tomorrow on the plea of Gu.stav Schlrmer, who had arranged to sail for Europe on the latter day. The monthly meet- ings are usually held Pn 'the last Thursday of the month. ■yesterday's get-together will be the last . of Its kind until September. What meetings are called in the Interim will be fpr emergency pr special matters. . . - Strong bid to have Sol A. Rosen- blatt appointed general counsel of the American Society of Compo.sers, Authors and Publishers Is being made by several directors ^jn the ASCAP board. In arguing In his behalf the.se publishers cite the con- nections and standing that Uosen- blatt has developed In Washington and the confidence and regard shown for him by an Influent If" I ele- ment among Indie broadcasters by naming him counsel for the Asso- ciated Radio' Stations, Inc. Under the plan which Rosenblatt's endor.sers are advancing, the firm ot Schwartz &' Frohlich, which inherit- ed the latQ Nathan Burkan's law bu.slnes.s, ^puld continue to handle the socIeyr'H legal details while Ro.senhlatt would represent ASCAP in major matter's and .serve as special counsel, Meantime the Schwartz & Frohlich office has an- nounced Max I). Steiier as Its special counsel, Since the deml.se of the NRA-, which he served as deputy admln- l.strator of the amuH«'ments division, Rosenblatt has maintained a private practice as Ro.senblatt & Jaffe, He recently was appointed chairman of the amu.sement Industry committee for the Democratic presidential cam- paign. Another lawyer mentioned for the ASCAP post Is John Dashlell Myers, of Philadelphia. Myer.s, rated high as a corporation lawyei-, was f<)r years general coun.sel for the Vic tor Talking ■ Machine Co, He also reprcHohted the Music FUhll.shPi'S Protective Association In the. Water Kon, Berlin & .Snydej- appeaU FAN STUFF ON BACK COVER OF SONG SHEET Wofds. & ' Muate, Inc., '■ has nfiw stunt for the back covers of Its songs.. ' i^lli^.fjze ;rej[rodu(ct1ons of maestros aiid, performera will dec- orate tho '-^lr ledf of ^ongs id "be published by . .nf it To get . back "to the Astor's new roof and Vallee, the latter's book ing la only another manifestation of Chrlstenberry's showmanship. The Vatle'e spotting is certainly ah at tentlon-getter. Jack Hyltoh was spoken of for the Inaugural groove,' to coincide -with the artival of the Queen Mary, hence that Anglo American hands - across - the - sea touch. ■ However, Vallee got it The Belvedere Roof garden is a summery looking, place, cool and country, club-porchlsh look- ing. Which means, that. It's a lot of wicker stuff and tinsel and prob ably didn't cost a lot of money, but makes a great fli^h.. With Vallee, Judy Starr, the Gentleman Songsters (4), the Graces, the Stewart Sl&ters (3) . and Cyril Smith niake quite a troupe. Vallee, of course, is the draw on dansapatlon and name rep, prin cipally the latter. Proof of that is the way he's beselged by the auto graph-hounds. Considering that It's 76c and $1 couvert. (Saturdays), Vallee meets a better class of auto graph peat that way. The Bjpeclalty acts are a lot of Singers. The Gentleman Sonsters- as corny a billing as the 3 Graces — give out quartet harmonies with and without either .of the f emme trlos.- ^yril Smith is relief vocalists There's also a harpists for cfntr'acte music. Judy Starr Is the sole outstander, She's a, vocalist with a definite style that should take l^er places. She's now regularly on "Vallee's weekly Fletschmann broadcast. ■ When Vallee goels out towards the end of the month, Hal Kemp's crack dance cohibo comes in for the sum mer. .Vallee is slated for Texes Cftn- -tennlal. bookings in. Dallas; A6e/, PARADISE (NEW YORK) The Hollywood, -diagonally across Broadway and 48th-49th, -put Itself, and Benny Fields on the map with a comeback for the pioneer crooner, So the Paradise is now entrepreur- Ing its own 'comeback' star, In the' person of John Steel. Not that Steel, has ever been away but, for that matter, neither had Fields. Anyway, there's something very timely and psychological In the Steel booking on Broadway, what with Metro's fllmusicaUzatiori • of 'The Great Zlegfeld' In bold tungstens a couple of blocks down the main drag at the Astor.^ In actuality, thls''ls perhaps Steel's third 'comeback' . this season. He was resun-ected as the youngest old-timer by Bill Hardy at the Gay Nineties boite on East e4th street, N. Y,, and more recently Steel held forth at Chesapeake House, a new East 39th street eatery. However, on Broadway, In the heart of things. Steel's renaissance is strikingly slgnlflcant. It may even lead to the same big things as has become Benny Fields' lot. There is no reason, why comeback show biz history can't repeat itself twice, even within . the same ' two blocks and within the coincidental span of time. Steel Is still an engaging tenor. He hits those high C's Vith a truism and surety which belies the time when he first started to wane. It was about the same time When vaudeville was also washing up, and no kidding about It. Steel, from a $2,500 a week act, became compli- cated domestically and socially, and thus . faded from tungsten Irides- cence vith a Zlegfeldian heritage rightfully his lot. If there's any doubt of the latter aspeet,.that opening medley of those ,^d-tlme . 'Follies' and 'Music Bio« Revue' hhs leaves little to- quibble about. It's the cream of Berlin's.' Dftve Stamper's, Gene Buck's and otliers' song output, and all actually Midgeto as Waiters Philadelphia, June 23. Midget waiters is this town's latest freak attraction. Benny the Bum's nltery has stocked itself' with a staff of diminutive drink toters. first introduced and popularized by this engaging tenor» The sole captious criticism anent Steel's current work, and it's a glar- ir" fault, is the mike. His robust tenor doesn't; require it or so It seems. Judging by the blast that .fills the ample Paradise interior, via the mlcroplipnlc amplification. How- ever, If Steel feels his voice won't reach the far corners, he should learn to pitch his voice down and allow for the mike pickup. In actuality, it's more the man agement's fault than the singer's. They should have cued him from the start . So much tor Steel. The Georgle Hale .revue at the Paradise con tluues, per usual, a pulchrltudinous and tastefully mounted . production. Bert Frohman is the new m. c, an engaging . Juvenile helmster who sometimes la a bit too forceful and hypoes the proceedings, but none can gainsay his effectiveness and his general good taste. He rolls up a persojnal score with his okay vocalizing of pops; He threatened to stop the show early. Florla. Vestoff is another solo out stander with her taps. When are they gonna 'discover* this 'topfiight tapster? She's due for a comeback, although never laway. She's been around in some of the most prom- inentnnldtown niterles. Or have the talent sCouts been too befuddled with Joy- soup when out-BooneIng for new faces? Faith Bacon splits the marquee with Steel. The fanner .finales the second of her two numbers with the mainmoth ostrich fatjs; very widen open- spaces on the epidermis, but under the dimmed azure lights, Miss Bacon's !Zicgfeldlan anteced- ents are coupled with an announce- mefnt as the ori' lnator of this school of terplng, Edna Mae Is a cute, blonde num-. ber-leader. . Ford Crane vooalizes the choruses with the orchestra. The spring edition Of the new 'Paradise Parade*^ includes a c(*uple Of familiar routines but, in the main, new sequences. Per usual, the girls are among the champ lookers on the street Jerry Fl^eeman's crack band also per usual does yeoman work in playing for both the show and the dansapatlon, AlieL RAINBOW GRILL. (NEW YORK) Opening of Lou Bring and his or- chestra as the new bombb at the Ra'lnb,0w Grill atop the RCA Jl^ldg. evidenced that the price differential IQ the $2 table d'hote as against the (3.50 in the ' tonier Rainbow Grill does make a lot of difference. It's seemingly only a matter of price, however, for paradoxically this par- ticular crowd seemed more 'dressed up' than in the Rainbow Room, whlcJhL has gone informal, also, for the summer season. The show, of course.Hs perforce more limited In the Grill, two of the acts, Eva Ortega and Evalyn Ty- ner, doubling between both spots. Otherwise it's all Bring who suc- ceeds Ruby Newman, here for six months or so. Bring has been around also, last; notably, in the now defunct House of (Helen) Morgan. Hie is a versatile combo, with Bring presiding at the Steln- way when not batoning or leading In the vocal specialties. In toto, the combo performs in the modern en- tertaining band idiom. Eva Ortega has even wider lati- tude here, doing vocal specialties in German. Spanish, French and Eng- glish, and what is even more re- freshing, sana the mike. She's an engaging personality songstress. Evalyn Tyner, per iisual, registers with her pianologs during the dance interludes. Frances Hunt is the . featured vocal femme with Brlng's band. She's an arresting looking girl, but somehow the mike pitch done her wrong opening nigh.t Vallerle and Armstrong ofTlclate with intime pianologs for the cock- tail session. In the Rainbow Room, Al'Donohue will" soon succeed Glen Gray's Casa Loma, orchestra- Larry Blake, Impersonator, has suc- ceeded Kathleen Barrle (Mrs. W. H.' K. Taylor, Jr.), who had to curtail, her favorable professional impres- sion because of a London trip. Aida, mitt-reader, has been added for lounge seances. Otherwise Maurice and Cordoba, Lester Cole's octet and Nano Rodrlgo's tanKolsts continue. AheU FOX'S 'MOON' TDMES Hollywood, June 23. Three musical numbers used by Republic in 'Sitting on the Moon' will be published by Sam Fox. Trio are 'Sitting on thp Moon,' ■Lost in My Dreams' and- 'How'm I Doing, With Yo'u?' Sianey Mitchell and Sam Stept authored. Aliens (Continued from page 3) and what la not distinguished in the realm of a-rt' Proviso eliminating musicians started another scrap, on the groun43s that the legislation was un fair to 'other groups that are . left In the bill,' While the first draft of the measure this year affected only orchestral' conductors, the perfected bill Included solo instrumentalists. Neither draft touched band players and instrumentalists as siich, af fecting only solo performers. The American Federation of Mu slcians piit its okay oh the revised measure since its members are not included in the talent-swapping category. Representative Mead of New York, on ' being: told that American Federsitlon of Musicians was entirely satisfied because the bill 'eliminates them entirely,' ob- jected to the special consideration given the federation by the com- mittee. It ^occurs to me,' he told House members, 'that it the musicians' union saw fit to be eliminated from the prdvlslons of this bill we ougbt to make inquiry as- to the attitude of other . organizations ' and asso ciatlons who are' still Included in the bin. If it is advantageous for one group to escape the penalties^ included in thei bill, what about the other groups that are left in the bill • One of the reasons why the musi clans objected to the bill 'Is because employers bring famous conductors over here from Europe,- who. takia half pay to come to the U.. S. and do American conductors out of their Jobs,' according to Representative Connery of Massachusetts, former hoofer and an authority on leglsla ture affecting the theatre. Ex-Pro Congressmen Connery and two other Congress men who were former professionals before they began their legislative careers, provided laughs for the a:s sembled law-maicers when reference was made to their early vocations, In answer to a question from Rep- resentlitlve Mead cif New York, who Inquired whether the bill meant 'a complete disbarment of the .ordinary actor, oftentimes referred to as the ham' actor,' Connery loyally de- clared that 1 do not like to have any actor referred to as 'ham.' ' 'But it permits tbe entry Into this country of those who are in the category of stars or jSLCtlsts,' the New Yorker persised, adding hurriedly, and therefore such men as Repre- -sentatlve Houston and Representa- tive Schulte and the distinguished representative from Massachusetts would not be barred or discriminat- ed against,' House members roared as Con- nery took a bow and tiianked 'my good- friend from New York' for putting Schulte, former Indiana the- atre owner, Houston, Kansas actor, and himself 'in that category.' Serious warni:,g, however, was given by Representative Celler, who has fought the alien actor legisla- tion from the beginning, and the re- vised measure was called 'far worse' than the original. Tariff Barriers 'The minute you put up a tariff wall, or a tariff quota, against Brit- ish-, or German, or French personali- ties, opera singers, solo . dancers, or whatever you may call them, they are going to retaliate,' the New York Congressman predicted, 'and they are going to build a tariff wall of art or talent Just a little bit higher than yours, and then you are going to respond with a still higher wall, and then you are going to put all art in a straight -Jacket.' Celler's argument was based on the need for foreign talent who do not necessarily come within the dis- tinguished artist classification and yet are vitally important to the at- mosphere of various American the- atrical and film productions. Citing the play 'Wind and Rain' which ran last year in New York, Celler . said, 'It dealt with ttudents at Edinburgh University. The effect of the play depended altogether on the presen- tation of the atmosphere of a. Scotch boarding house. Most of the actors producing that atmosphere were not of distinguished merit or ability. They would have been barred by this bill. The effectiveness of this. i)lay would have been destroyed. because It wair a play of atmosphere^ not of plot 'Journey's End' was % play concerning British tommies in, the trenches. It was a drama eam sentlally of British character. Thtf passage of thls.^ bill would have made proper presentation of 'Journ ne. 's End' impossible.' Final argument hurled by Dlck'ic stein in tbe bill's support quoted & Public ■ WoJ-ks . Administration re« port showing 15,000 actors on relieJt, N. Y. nltery changes include' Serge Tekar into Rainbow Room* Josephine Huston follows Frances Williams Into the Hollywood; Ken Slyker singing with George Stey* ney's music at the Plaza. Frankla and Naomi, Lindy Hop champs^ into Leon & 'Eddie's this week« Stanley Meehan appearing at thA 600 Club, Atlantic City. THE BEST IN MUSIC >BEN POLUCK'S SWING BAND with DORIS ROBBINS Opening Continental Room Stevens Hotel, Chicago Friday, June 26- j Features '^THESE . FOOLISH THINGS REMIND ME OF YOU" I 4 From the Ensllah prodoetlM, "Spread It Abroad" \ "MY FIRST THRILL" From "She Shall Have MnBle" "I'M JUST BEGINNING TO CARE" "ROBINS AND ROSES" "THE MARTINS and THE COYS" IRVBNC BERLIN INC TC/"? -7tm AWE . N-Y-C- I NEW YORK HARRIS, CLAIRE and SHANNON "A New Deaign in Ballroom Dancing** Arriving in New York, July 1st, aftei" six months in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires C/0 VARIETT. NEW TORK CITV ,^cdneed«7, June 24, 1936 VARIETY Dis€ Reviews By Ab^l Green i oing Crosby's fllmuslcals not hav- ing kept pace tflth his Decca re- iordlDE reaUlrements, 'Crosby again • inVBt recourse to stock catalog stuff and hot ^idhere to a. preconceived -ilreteretice of waxing only the tunes £e' flrfit Introduces on the air or • «creen. Two from Gershwin's 'JPorgy and ]?efl9' serve as Croflhy's latest •on. 'Decca S06, 'It Ain't Necessarily go' and 1 Got Plenty o* Nuttln,' Slid they're amqng Crosby's tops In ■the wax works. Per usual, Victor Younn* his fave maestro, batons a distinguished orchestral accompanl- liieDti proving more than the con- ventional musical background. ' The swing oveirwhelms the smooth • dansapatlon output, so the latter •will be treated first. Ruby Newman i|»ith his orchestra on Victor 26337 jSaei done' a superb eythphonlo'. or- .vhestral Job of the two Fritz Krles-' waltzes. but of 'The King Steps Out' (Horothat Fields' lyrics). . 'Stars My Eye^ and 'Madly in Love* ■are of sturdy creative timber and •itli© .Newman' waxings will survive ■Jiiieycnd the usual life of film 'theme' isbngs. Newman's arrangements ar^ isuave and smooth. Also with vocal itvsfralns. .' Carroll Gibbons, one of England's ace orchestrators and maestros, Is brought over on . Columbia 3136 with ''These Foolish Things Remind Me V Tou,' from the William Walker Musical, 'Spi'ead It Around.' Olbr bond:, and hjs Savoy Hotel Orpheans (liondon) have produced a.. White-; manesqiie foxtrot .version of this itbove-par ballad, . with- its highly literate' lyrics, yet not retardijig its diiiceabiUty. Back-up is by another •London maestro, Henry Hall, for-i merly the musical director of the BBC, who likewise has done himself proud with 'Tou Started Me Dream-^ "ing,* Davis-Coots' U. S. foxtrot ■ballad. Victor's .version (No. 25340) of Toollsh Things' is iiso via British . bahd, Roy Fox's combo, and likewise emopth. albeit sprightly. Victor's .merchandising advantage is the backer-upper, fi, Benny Goodman .swingo, titled 'Sing Me a Swing Song* (Hoagy • Carmlchael-Stanley A^j^B)t with the Goodman jam t^hnlque asserting itself per usual, although somewhat under wraps in view, of the nature of the number. Helen Ward! vocalizes: ' Another British maestro, • trans- planted to America for some time, . ndw> is Ray Nobfe who recourses to 3»«pr -Little- Rich Girl' (Gordon khd Jt^Vel) fo.r 'When I'm With You' and •But Definitely.' Both are smooth foxtrots replete -with' the Noblte man- ner of orchestral technic. Al Bowlly 'Tocallz^s per usual. Jan Garber Is sweet 'n' hot on Decca. 802-3 respectively. First couplet Ig . 'Small "Town Girl' and '.Every Once in a While'; second is •Rhythm Saved, the World' and 'Basin Street Blues," Spencer Wil- liams' old tune which has lately been taken up by the swingolo- gists. Lee Bennett, Lew Palmer and •Fritz' share the vocals. The smoothies' are done in the 'reedy manner of Garber's; the hotter couplet is highlighted by some ef- fective clarinet a:nd brass licks. The . dusky Fletcher Henderson's arrangements and interpretations with his orchestra on Victor 26334- •30 are tops in ultra-1936 foxtrotology of the rhythmic schdol. 'Do "you or Don't Tou Love Me?' (Sydney Nes- bltt-Ed Smalle), paired with 'Where There's Tou There's Me" are some- ■Wfhat smoother" than the other pair: prand Terrace Rhythm' and 'Rif- Jjn.' Horace Henderson composed Rlflnn* and. he's provided for some mean rlflln' by his collaborators: Buster Bailey, 4. f>asquall, Berry and Williams on the saxes; Roy Eldridge, R. Vance and J. Thomas, trumpets; F. Arbello, E. Cuffee, trombones; Horace Henderson at the piano; Sidney Catlott,- drums; R. Lessey, guitar, and Israel Crosby on the string bass. Teddy Lewis is .also vocally featured in the first- pair. Benny Goodman Trio cuts up fancy with the old Gershwin tune, Oh, Lady Be Good!' from the mu- Bicomedy of that name, backed by the now classic 'China Boy' (Dick Wlnfree-Phil Boutelje). an equally lave swlngo. Victor 25333. Georg^ Harris replaces Joe Bines at the Club Mayfalr, Boston, and over WBZ, Boston. Nlta (Selma) Oort, former WMBX, Boston, warbler, on the femme end. St. Louis Nitery Owner Dies Following Shooting St. Xiouls, June 23. Harry- Anastas, owner of down- town Golden Dragon nitery, died t.t City Hospital June 16 from gunshot wound suffered in quarrel with Marie Morrison, f drmer hostess of «lub day before. Loss o£ blood pre- vented an 'operation to remove bul- let from abdomen. Couple quarreled while visting nitery in East St. Louis Sunday night and renewed argument In Miss Morrison's hiome. She is being held In $6,006. bond awaiting Grand Jury action. Dixie Bands Spotted Jack Wardlaw orchestra opened a,t the King Prince Club, St. SImonIs Island, Ga. Bob Alexan- der's. Rhythmettes, 12, girls, the cur- rent floor show attraction. Royal Campbell orchestra set at Beach club. Nags Head, N. C. Hod :^illlams at Lumina Pavilion, Wrightsville Beach, N. C. Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, N, C, changing bands, weekly. Ted Jennings at the Robert E. Lee hotel, '^y.instop- Salem, N. C. Lou Gogerty at the Pavilion, White Lake, N. C. Sterling Soudenmlre and his or- chestra at the Anchorag,e club. Lake Waccamaw, N, C. Fred Klbler orchestra replaces Mitchell Bonelli at Ocean Forest hotel, Myrtle Beach, S, C. Freddy Johnson current at Pa- vilion, Myrtle Beach, S. C, to be followed by Jimmy Poyner. Hank Bragini at the Tybee Pavilion, Sa-: vannah, Ga. Auburn Uhiversify or- chestra at the Dempsey hotel, Ma- con. Boyd Gaylord out of the Shrlbman ofilce at. Isle of Palms, Charleston, S. C. Buster Spann at the new Chatterbox, .Jefferson hotel, Columbia, S, C. Lee Dickson at the Casino, Vir- ginia Beach. MCA bands at the Surf club, Virginia Beach. Bubbles Becker orchestra at the Pavilion, Ocean View, Norfplk. . Jim Moriarity B'k'pt Jim Morlarity, N. T. nitery oper- ator, has filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy in N. T. Schedule lists liabilities as $13,913; assets, none. Matter Is set for a hearing today (Wednesday) before bank- ruptcy referee R. P. Stephenson. Bulk of Morlarlty's debts derive from judgments against him In var- ious N. T. courts. Landlords . of spots he has operated head the cred- itors' list with such claims as the River Head Realty Corp., $6,700 ; the Edls Ope'ra.tlng Corp., $3,366 and the 137 East 67th St. Corp.,. $112. Charles A. Journal Is down for a Judgment of $412. Morlarity Is now with Theodore at the Bali Club, N. T. Hotel Changes Name Philadelphia, June 23. Hotel Pennsylvania here will change Its name next week to Hotel Phlladelphian. Figure to avoid con- fu.slon with Hotel Pennsylvania in New Tork, also grab possible busi- ness by association of name with city. Place houses nitery in Mirror Room. One of Phllly's largest hogtelries, it's off mid-town . track, located In West Phllly few blocks from U. of Penn campus. Lloyd Huntley's band has moved from the Statler hotel, Buffalo, N. y., to Mount Royal hotel, Montreal. Ruth Harper and Phil Brito, vo- calists. GOODMAN A Name to Conjure With! For Top Radio Music Thrills Listen to Bands Directed by This Master Musicker Who's Just Concluded Suc- cessful Engagements for Lucky Strike and Patmolive Where He Featured: "Would You" — "Guess Who" "San Francisco" — "Sing Sing Sing" "Stompin' at the Savoy" and wr tnko plcndiire in announcinR aiACK flORDON nnd H.'%RRY KBVBL'S HPnMtional Hcor^ from the .Shirley Templrr20tli CVntury-Fox production, "Poor T.lttle RIoIi (Jlrl." namely. _ . ... "When I'm With You"— "But Definitely" "Oh My Goodness" — "Military Man" *You've Gotta Eat Your Spinach Baby'* ,:50BBINS MUSIC CORP. • 799 7th AVE. • NEW YORK Mo«t Requested {As reported ty Jacques Fray at Botkl at. Regis, N. T.) I've Built a Dream Touch of Your Lips All Eggs in One, Basket It's Been So Long Lost • . Sonieonq Ought to Be Told Get Thee Behind Me, SataiV' Stompin' at the Savoy I Wanna Sing Something New in My Heart (As reported hy Wayne King, Sotel Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y.) Waltz You Saved for Me Small Hotel You Every Minute of the Hour No Regrets State of My Heart Would You? Touch of Your Lips Thru My Venetian Blind Dream Time Is It True About Dixie? (As reported ly Rusa Morgaitj Hotel Biltmore, N, Y.) Small Hotel Christopher Columbus Stompin*. at the Savoy . Night and day . ' The Glory of Love Every Minute of the Hour Just One of Those Things All My Life Moment of Moments . Let's Face the Music and Dance (As reported ly Rudy Yattee, Hotel Astor, N. Y.J Small Hotel These Foolish Things Robins and Roses. ' Is It True About Dixie? Sin to Tell a Lie. - Wild Goose Chasei Gloomy Sunday. i Glory of Love. V Swing Mr. Charlie* .' ^ Lost. ■ " Showboat Ams Start Tour at SOc Top; Each Pay $1 Per Day to Sleep Aboard Chi Terrace Room Closing for Summer Chicago, June 23. Terrace Robm of the hotel Mor- rison will shutter for the. season July 1 with the e'xit of the current stay of Sophie Tucktr and her or- chestra, - Will reopen in September. So- phie Tucker and band go into the Oriole Terrace in Detroit for a! stay. Keepiiig Saloons Off Shake^eare St/But Not a Tribnte to Bard Baltimore, June 23, Balto llkker license board has decreed that, although -In the pop- ular mind William Shakespeare was not. unassociated with taverns, no permits would be granted to spots serving alcoholic refreshments on Shakespeare street here. Said to be the only drag tagged, after the dramiatlat in the U. S., Shakespeare st., Ioca,ted down near waterfront over in east side of town, was once full of saloons. Sailors still hane around street when in port here. Oflficial reason for llkker board ruling was that street is too nar- row. M.C.A. Imports Talent Chicago, June 23. Several European entertainers are being Imported by Music Corp. of America in deals set in Europe by J. C. Stein, prez. Among the flrbt arrivals will be Eve Beck, who had been here with the Jack Hylton band, Serge Taker and Stanley Holloway. Taker Is set for a iO-week gallQp at Radio City Music Hall, He is a dramatic tenor. Miss Beck, a countess in private life, is currently at the Hotel Plaza, N. y. Jack Hylton's Winii-Up Jack Hylton's current week at .Shea's, Toronto, completes 10 months In America for the British band- ma.ster who Is slated to return to England June 30. He will be away a couple of months and then re- turn to America to resume his com- mercial broadcasts and American dates, While In the U. S., Hylton mae.s- troed an Almcrlcan aggregation, fea- turing only Alex Templeton, blind British pl^inl.st, and Billy Tennant's arrangement.s. Ben Bernie's Vacation Chicago, June 23. Ben Bernle band hops east after his current Coast sojourn for a .siege In the Westwood Gardens in July. _ And then heads for at least a month's layoff ; ln.<)i.9t)ng on a vaca- tion, which, win be hla first in nearly five yearst • U. S. Show for Cannes Casino SaiBng July 18 After being here five weeks ar- ranging a show for Jean Flllloux's Palm Beach Casino at Cannesi France, Gino Arblb, Paris agent and impresario, sails for Paris June 30. He will be followed by Paul Plorenz, producer, the show July 18. Troupe goes directly to Cannes via Italy to open there Aug. 1. . . Show thus far comprises Borrah MInevltch, Bobble Del Rio, accor- dionist; Lynn Klrk;"slnger, and line of 12, • six. of which will' do" special ties. Show will undergo weekly change In routine' while quartered at the Casino for six weeks., • A special permit has been granted by the French government for Im portatloh of the all-Tank show. Arblb also negotiating with authorl ties for admission of - an American, band to accompany show. Music Notes Bobby Grayson, nee Geltman, into Palisades Park ballroom re- placing Tommy Tbniplfins. Arthur Kaye scoring Republic's •Down to the Sea,' sponge Ashing opus. Frank Actn^an and Irving' .Loes- ser spotted 'Let's Have Blackbirds' in 'Postal Inspector' at Universal. Stanley Cowan and Bobby Worth, song writing tfeam, have sold their song^. based on the new charade craze, 'What's This?' Bobby Worth, who airs via WMCA, made the deal with Miller Music Publishing Co. Sammy Stept and Herb Mag!ld'spn wrote 'The Baroness Is in the Bill-' room,' Ben Bernle plugged it over the air. and Words and Music, Inc., Is negotiating to publish the num- ber. Tommy Dorsey's ork at Kimball's Starlight ballroom, Lynnfleld; Bal- a-lalr, Shrewsbury, Mass.; Clarey's Bayslde, Burlington, Vt.; and at Bedford Grove, Manchester, N, H., th<» past week. Willard Alexander's Ork, under baton of Phil Scott, doing one- night stands at Nuttings on the Charles, Waltham, Mass.; Bedford Grove, Manchester, N. H.; Central Park, Dover, N. H.; Canoble Lake, and Kimball's Starlight ballroom, Lynnfleld, Mass. Paul Sa bin's orchestra at Ritz Garden, Atlantic City, which opens July 2. Luba Mallna, Dahzl Good- ell, Elton, Eva and Ray, Eddie Han- ley, Richard Stutz in floor show, with Boots McKenna staging. Schoebel Joins Mills Elmer Schoebel, cttnopo.ser and ar- ranger, has gone under the exclusive management of Mills Artists, Inc. Irving: Mills is a.ad isn't so strong, oh the cortferencier duties;; and needs to acaufre a bit hioi;^': iease, but' he .whams with his owii: specialty ncxt-to-close. Turn's an encyclopedia of sound effects, fa.-^ mUlar but still forte, ^ ; ':Gelden Rod itself has been deckc^ : In a. .new plaint Job, has a. calliope steainlng from' the top deck, hun- dreds of flagS: waving' and- huge banners , screaming 'Major Bowe's AmSitdurS' tagged to bnth .Sides of the crafi Flooris: have been carpeted, seat covers i:leahed> although chair/s remain, most uncomfor^ble things of their kind outside of a balt par]^, and stage h^ beien outfitted wltli^ hew set of attractive, drops. All 'Of the old Show Boat hok'e is anchored to the attraction, froih the candy butcher who sells treasure hunt packages before the perforni- ance, to the refreshment concea- siohs. At the Entrance, there's 9^ gong and hammer at each side an^ a flock of heralds fashioned to ni/^ semble those in -vogue at the turVt of the century. There's no mention, of the Bowes sponsor anywhere, however, possibly due to the coming change in the fall. Looks like . easy plckln's for Bowes and also for Menke, who wa;s about to give up the (3olden Rod when present idea struck hinu Cohen, A No. 2 House of Morgan, So Helen Morgan Will Sue Helen Morgan, opening -with George! White's 'Scandals' In Atlan- tic City last Friday (20) found the opening of a new club announced In Atlantic ;Clty, calling Itself the House of Morgan. With Harry Kannen last Season Miss Morgan')? club used that bllJlnK In N. Y. ' • Songstress has retained Harold M. Goldblatt to take legal actioh to stop the use of the name In Allan- 11; City, as Who Disproves the Myth That Philadelphia Is a Sleepy Village. With His Tantalizing Rhythms Via WCAU Over The Top Hatters Proflram, The Savitt Crew Keeps Them In Ryhthm With: , "Did I Remember?" (From MGM Producllon ' Suzy") JAN 'Let's Sing Again" "You." "Summer Holiday" "Where There> You There's Me" "Through My Venetian Blind" LEO FEIST, Inc. * 1629 BROADWAY • NEW YORK •'1 ■ft 66 y /% tt D eV II. 1! E tTe'cbiesday, |ufie'24; 1936 Canada^^lbegenii^^ lor IM Dates aiid 1m BrodKs . St Johii, N.'fe. -Tunfe 23, ;/ First tour of the Drafegermen, res- cuers of two entombed men In a Moose River, S., gold pit laJst spring .proved a box- pfllce. flop,- iid folded here. Plana -wer^i for spend- ing the summer on the.^road, a . -Including 1 ii draegermen/' three Scottish' daincersi three hlghlafid^i^ipets. arid oner- sihg- Irtff mirier..- Sett(ngs. »f .ithe -Mobse -Hlver; Rescue 't^-enactment '&nd of the • coal: thine ftre -were erected at iBach stand' by the draegermehi > • Ac- .cordlng to . the biUlhg,! the a^ttWgs, Including the. lighting accessories, imitation fire' arid . eixploslon, • cjost $15,000.:;.. •'- ' ■ JNo Amusement attraction ever, rc^ 'ceived th6 volume of"- free advertls- Jing that- was bestowed at «ach ^ta|nd. 4^ each stop, much J9pace:troiip.e(. .F(rSt showing, was In the. <. Foriim/. rink : la ■ Halifax^ fdp:, two "nlghtSi then ;f611.Qw.edi two hlghtq . each at CharlottetoVvJi, ;P, E;|i., Truto,; N. tS-.,^ New Glasgow, N." S., ; Summerslde. - P. Ei I., Amherst, N. S., Monctoti, n; Frederlc.ton, 'N;'B,, and St. John. '6 «t B. o,. Toiir collapsed hete VhCn the flr^f .! night's adm.lssio^s were only fjve, and the. second nlgbti 3.5. . .The 80c, top was reduced , to BScr top for, the •.'second night,. TTroiipe went back to ■ Stedlarton, N..S./ instead, . , . Troupe went touring 'across < the border, into the New,.,Eng}c^ijiA.eaipt- ern and central states a? originally • planned, Draegettn.eh'B base is at . Btellttttoii; a?id JuSiJ Tfrhat action the ■Nova Scotia Exhibition Commission Will adopt is i matter of conjecture. It Is understood the fair was spUt- ting on percentage with the dra.feger- men, but paying all maintenance ex- penses, including transportation and- hotel. The men . and . equipment traveled: in trucks. One statement from the draegermen -was,. 'We are . going back home to brush up on our act and ttteft;-)|o on the toad againr, • • There -lis' •Uttla 'dojtbt hfere Jhat had; the ,^r6iipe beeh;\1^6pked. Jftto theaV tres Instead of..Wnks, 'all of .the lat- ter being In Isolateiavsectilorts oi\im titled. ;ind, towns, played," the- flnan'Tl clal stofy .-Wbuld'hav^ been. different; . Ihcld^entsiily. thi^v'prlces -Were too. high; and the performance too short .,?ind inbt SUfflclently dlverslfled. At none of the rink stands did the re- ceipts Cover half the expense list, but the St. John, booking wa.. the knockout blow. CERtRDDEinESEN FINED FOR BENEFIT DATE Gertrude Nlesen was fined $100 by Equity for * appearing In a benefit show which did not bava,, the okay of ' the Theatre Authorltj', which col- lects 10% of the gross foir theatrical charities. There were half a dozen players ; named for violating ■ the Equity rule which requires such' authorization. - All the others .except bhe gave excuses- ahd charge's i^ere dropped with warnings. ' • V ' TA's' checking up' on b'enefltisldls closed tHe fact that any hui)(iber have- beeh conducted along 'racket lines. The percentage collections ,h^y^ . materiaUy, aided the. .several theitrlcaj g.iilldii 'and receriily an- other ,$10,0(]i;0 ,wai3 split among those organizations for aid to needy pro- fession's.,,. ■^.■:[ J - ■ .■ /,!Mlss,;,]Slesejri- fa,il€f,d;;,i<> '.appear be '{oTfijifie cbujrtcll. .as. ordered, Geotge Tapi>s was on hand last week, but walked put before hia case was cbn sldere.d,; It.-vt-Jll, be 'taken, .up at niext week'?' cQuncll meet;Iijg'. Loew's Prb^nq^ Tab ' For Wast and Baltb • ."Washington, June 23. Ernest Tru^x has slfefned to h^ad cast of -tabloid version of 'Spring Is Here.' Aarons' & Freedley, Broadway musical of 1928, which rwitl be whipped Into shape .for pr«s'entatIort here at Pox, Lofiw's vaudeflim .spot, week of July .24 Show Is also set for Baltimore fbl- lowlngr week. Production will cost between $6,000-$6,00O. ■ Unit Willi Include cast of 30, with. 'Ralph Magelsen, Barbara Towne, June Carr, Chester Fredericks, Lew Parker, .Dorothy Scott, Alex Court- ley, ^Madelyn Jaieen, . Johnny Barnes and line ' of 20 girls. Show will go liito rehearsaV here , July 17, witfi" production and staging in hands of Gene Ford, Fox's managing director and , formerly with ljoevi''3 produc- tion, -df pertinent In N. '^Publicity boys are avoiding use of word 'tabloid,' calling show 'modernized version' of former hit 1. Baltlihbre, June 23. v.'.Mlltjburne Christbphet; ybhih'g lo- ^(OlI magician, has Joined a .new act .put to^eitit'er by Fred Sahbdirrik Third inembe'r of act Is Mi^s.- Sahl»prn. r-^^ Turn 'debuts Friaay (Jioy. at the Fbx, BhiHy> then through successive weelcs" plays Loew's Fox, Washing- ton, and the State, N. Y. Sailing on July 17 for abroad, act has been inked into . the Scala,. Berlin,- for montli of August. TheTHEATRE of the STARS GENERAL EXECUTIVE' OFFICES LOEW BLDG. ANNEX 160 WEST 46TH ST. NEW YORK I. H. LU B I N GENERAL MANAGER SIDNEY H. PIERMONT BOOKING MANAGER DICKIE MOORE With At Williams Slc6tch - 12 Mins,; Full (Special) Centuryt Baltimora Ten^year-youngster . Dickie Moore, from films, In this sketch has a ve- hIcle-..-whIoh° well' presents him .In manner and ' mode. Calculated to please audiences. Running 10 mlns., 'Th^ Little Skipper'. Intros lad living with a grandpappy, with the Btory of the" sob' sort all the way. Kid Is being separated from poor ol' grand- pap, who has reared him to date, and will have to live with other relatives who" are rich. Kid of cQurse doesn't want to go, - but -nianfully plays 'first mate' and stoically, ac- cepts, order to; go ;frpm grieving grandpaPf V^*** *3 accustomed to playing 'shlip? 'ji'.. .sailors' with jthe Ahlld: ^ his ; senior .officer, and s&lf 'as- the <5aii'ri;- '• ;' With Master Moore In a spu'- wester, boots and oilskin > coat, and from action of sketch, there is some- thing about the ottering reminiscent of the Shirley. Temple recent starrer 'Capt..: January/ Au,diienc^. vy^lth. em- phasis on tliS 'matrons,' and kiddles, liked tile "pltlylet' and' Moore., 'At conclusion he made a cVirtalh spiel that grooved neatly Into 'cUte' class- ification, .although -seemed rather precocious for the .-.youngster. • ', , Al: Williams, . playing oppo.slte, does an pik, Jpb. . Scharp^r, EDGAR KENNEDY (2) ; v Comedy . ■ • ■ . 1.0 Mins.f: Two . . <] Ear.le, Washington This, one g^ts, by, because .Bdfear. Kennedy , is familiar, to film fans. Gets giggles wheii he wialks out and it Is merely a matter of holding what he has. " Latter Is^about 'all he manages- to do, ^although rhie make^ -valiant attempt at build-up toward Anlsh.;. Comes on alone In. front of trav-. eler and ruhs through Informal ctiatter, which Is pleasant but not very funny. Curtains open and Pa- tricia Alwyn Is seated at piano. In- troduces her as Mrs. Kennedy, some banter, and she goes off, leaving him to sing aria from Trovatore.to accompaniment of piano, which he explains Is, isl^ctrlc. Rest of time is taken up with piano ^topplhg every timb Tie approifches mlkb, giving him' chance to dish his traditional burn-iip routine. - Finish comes- when Mlss -Alwyh comes out and starts singing while Kennedy rips up piano , roll; and. "dlyes Into, alrja op other mike. Idpa suffices . to sho^-oflt Ken- nedy's 8tuff,> but scoring gags are too far apart MARIAN BELETT & ENGLISH BROS. Comeay, Dancing 10 Mins.; Two State, Baltimora Comedy couple, Belett and Lamb, spanned seven years as a team and did well In U. S. and abroad; pair recently severed, with Gil Lamb be-, coming a single and reported set- with Lawrfince Schwab's municipal operetta series In' St, Louis this summeri Miss Belett apparently -lost no time In; readying a new act, and from appearance' of It here -at final performance of a three -day bireak- in stand, it'll be a very nice turn when its. had a few more workouts.! Act is fast, which differs' sharply! from type, of turn Belett and Lamb presented, with latter the languid elongated lad contrasted to short- st.atured, • zestful, aippy femme. In this, turn, the capable, youthful Eng- llshers prove quite as speedy as the girl. Their comedy hoofing and aero work is of a very high order, and their double-straighting for Miss Belett is on same plane. Her aero dancing and comedy pratt-flops go over strongly as pf yore. Eddie Fore- ftian, WB. shorts .scribbler, wrote act's material. ■■ ^charper. MAINSTEM BREVITIES Flash 12 Mins.; Full (Special) State, Baltimore . Not a very inspired flash and In the main commonplace in design and execution. Opens with a mixed team formally attired ;(giri yery strikingly) for a unison tap. Then a -solo girl acrobatnias- her inning,, which could be,- set off more ad- vantageously with a more appropri- ate costume. Bright" in the layout is the attractive songstress who follows and displays persuasive per- sonality aplenty. The team whirls out again for an- other tap trot after a costume change. Should have offered a dif- ferent type of hoofing routine, pref- erably - a ballroom waltz to relieve the fast tempos - that obtain from act's burst-on to bow-off; aa stands the team's first and second num- bers appear almost Identical. Male pllnks the piano throughout. Scharper, MUIS TO COAST Irving Mills leaves for the Coast Friday (26) with the primary pur- pose of Betting some dates for Mil- ton Berle. -- Mills has received several nite club propositions for the comic in that region.' Also a picture bid. Wm. Morris Agency in Its 10th Move m iaborate H C. Quarters WARNS n:s;CANADIANi EGRESS IS NOT SO EASY Editor, VXwett: May I suggest you warn all acts coming to' play in Canada, that they do not liave any difficulty coming In to play here, but on leaving they:do. haiie plenty of explaining to. do, .It j's hard. to. come back due to'so many who are riot 'An),erlcans, try- ing ,'tif) get lri|p tixe.'y,. . S,, ..a,nd. wha finaiiy get, bh.the relief rbll. , To satisfy the 'U. S. Imrhigraitiori' authorities, Americai. should carry their birth certificates arid any papers such; ajs Arniy discharges or patispbrts,' for unless you have s'amfe,' one may 'have to spend from bne hour to four Aours convincing the jj, .- ;gi , authorities - tb . return j tp A'ifnerlca.' i' " a^: i:, . i' The fact that acts used to come and go into Canada , 'easily befcre, dopsi'ribt -go. at, the -present time. ■ . • ,. ■■ \- i ['Arthur Llovfi (Bob ftipley '3 .'Believe it or Not' Unit No. 1.) . ; .-. Shortage of jKameSy Stanieif^ Pitt/ Repeats; Acts; Ams' 5th Tiiiie . Pittsburgh, June 23. . Parade of repeats getting under way again at de luxe Stanley as management finds It Increasingly difficult to corral different ace at- tractions week after lyeek. Latest fp snare return booking is Benny Davis, who brills . his 'Star Diist ilevue' here July 3. Song vi^rlter had his youngsters here only about nine hioi^ths ago. Bfecbrd, however, Is slated to , be hung" up by Major Bb.wes amateijrs, with' another unit pencilled Ih ior late, next month. That'll be the fifth company of the Bowes tyros since last August. Pittsburgh's hot- test sppt in country for the ams and each unit, working on guarantee against a percentage, has taken a sizable split out of tpwn, First did around $21,000 on; -v^reek, ; second $27,000, third $30,000 and fourth about $22,000. . Latter played Stan- ley only couple of months ago. Ted Lewis, also an early repeat, current at WB de luxer, with 'Fpl- ■Ibs Comique' pperiirig Friday (i5) right on heels of inbther show of the 'FoUes' Bergere" type,.- George Choos' 'Paris on Parade.' •• Kckering for Heller To Lead Raadhbuse Ork Pittsburgh, June 23. Jackie" Heller plotting a return to town in fortnight to head a band of his own at one of the roadhouses here. Couple of spats approached him while he waS playing Stanley last week and H§ller's giving., jthe idea some thought;' If 'If gp^s through, he'll 'tirPbably tike over band of his brother-in-law, Herman Middleman, Just winding up 10- month stay at Nixon cafe. V, Heller's currently in Washington and has a booking In Baltimore be- fore he can pick up the baton. He's slated for a Broadway spot this fall in 'Saratoga Chips,' .Damon Runyoh musical, and will likiely stick around until rehearsals start. There's al6b a dear on to' makb Heller, if he returns to Pittsburgh for summer, . permanent star of Pittsburgh 'Varitles' program, spon- sored weekly on KDKA by utility company; William Morris agency is settling down- ln> Its 'hew home 'office; in Radio. Cityi New. York. Occupying almost the entice 29th floor of the RKO building, the ofllce Is the- most elaborate yet devised for a theatrN cal agency In the east. It Includes a completely eaulpped broadcasting ropm and a private office for each department head. AJpo a telegraph room connecting all' branch offices by .direct wire, . • There, are about 60 employes In the NeW; .Ifork. Morris .agency, .and' over 100 In; all pf , .Its pfllces, . Inciud- Ing, the, H;o)ilywbod,^-Ghlcago,: London and .Pa.ris branches. ■ ■ • ... {. ' , Willlarif-; Morris, Sr., founded ; the agency in 1,8.98 .ln.:a small office on 14th street, the ,'Brpadway.'.,pf the i(Sj,y,. It .has niove'd-up. tp„it9 present 50th ..street .and ^i.xth ayenue .(pca- tlon by ,gradnal stages, \aiways,;fol- .ipw.Ing the trend , of the ' show ..busi- ness. From ,14th, street ■ .thp .' office moved up to 28th' street, then to 30th. After that It was successively located . In tiie Holland . building (144J) -Broadway), the. American theatre building on "VEest 42 street, the Times building -in Times Square, the 'Putnam building (now, ,P?ira- fnount theatre .. building) , "^t ]43d street, the 'Bond , building , at '.46th and the Mayfair !the?itre building at 47th. ' ' . . ■ In jnanpower and general, coyer- age of all b'ra,nche3 of amuseriittnts, in the tr. S. and Ihtemationally,' the Morris office remains the foremost theatrical agency of the wprlc(." ' ' ttollywobd, June \ ^3. Plans have been finished for con- struction of a building to house'.the local "William Morris agency branch. It' will be located on. upper Sunset boulevatrd and' teady for occupancy next year. . Abe Lastfogel, general manager of the Morris agencies. Is currently stationed out here. MIXED ADAGIO ■ Buffalo', June 24. Tbstimbny' In i di'vorce suit brought by Kathryn W. Behmey against William V. Behmey, both of Reading, Pa., naming Ruth E. (Gin- ger) Harris, also of Reading,} re- vealed that the three were partjnera of an adagio act with the sjtock company at the State theatre here last year. „ The 'l9-year-old red-headed Har- ris girl and the Behmfeys have j)een playing tent shows. . SHOW PBOPLE Att- THE WORLD OVER Wiiili Bli IHJTBRESTED ilO •)ttNO'Mr.\ THAT ' SIDNEY FISHER Their Tailor ; (Formerljr of 20, tVardour Street) la Now Xiocated at More Commodlpua Premtqea at 75/77, Shaftesbury Avenae, PICCADILLY, LONDON, ENG. PATTI SAMMT MOORE and LEWIS Direction— WUIIam Morris Office Marque and Marquette (Delia and Billy Mack) Sturrlngr at: Le LIDO, Paris Ez«ra8lv« Direction: MdkIo Corit.' of Amerlcft ETHEL SHEPARD SINCING AND DANCING STYLIST with Ed Sullivan's "DAWN PATROL" Ciuirently . , . T,oeHr's Motropolltan, Brooklyn . AVeek Jfune 26tU , . . J,oeiv's Stnte, New York Sincere Thanks to MARVIN SCHENCK, L. K. SIDNEY, SIDNEY H. PIERMONT, J. H, LUBIN, ED. SULLIVAN, ALEX HANLON, J. RUSSELL ROBINSON, MR. and MRS. CLEMENTS (PAGEANT OF YOUTH PROGRAM ON NBC). Personal MKt.: Af.BX tIANI-operatlo"n between two factions. Managers feel Ihere can be no closed shop in the night club field, such as is hoped for by the AFA. Personal contact that each manager maintains with his customers is an- other factor. There is also the skep- ticism that the public entertains re- garding anything that smacks of non-profit. Latter item is harped KALCHEIM ENDS SEARCH FOR NAMES ON COAST Hollywood, June 23. After three weeks' talent hunt here, Hai-i-y Kalcheim has returned to New York with his mission not very productive. Vaude- booker for Paramount, and Paramount atfillate houses in N. Y., Chicago, Boston and . Detroit, has lot of film names lined up, but pic- ture commitments will keep them tied up most of summer. SHIUING'S 9TH P0S1P0NEMENT William Shilling, New York vaude agent charged with operating an employment agency without a license, will not come to trial until Sept. 10, justices in Special Ses- sions Coui't Friday (19) having granted a ninth postponement. Shilling came up for pleading again when the District Attorney's office filed a superseding informa- tion to take the place of the in- formation the court threw out the week previous as 'in^ufHcIent,' Agent answered 'not guilty' to the charge and was paroled in custody of counsel, I. Robert Broder. License Department and New York theatrical reps, will now have to wait till September for the out- come of what, to all concerned, is another test case on the licensing matter. New legislation on licens- ing is appai-ently stymied in the Aldermanic chamber. • ■ upon by AFA in its elimination of the middle man. Fred Watson, speaking for the EMA, says that the bookers have been willing to endorse the AFA and actively co-operate with it in any constructive move. Shortly be- fore AFA decided on the closed shop idea, an agreement had been drawn up between both parties. While awaiting signatures, the AFA's booking oflice' cropped up. RKO Making Conmiitments to Some Prodncers, Oiiefly Simon, Anticipating 10 W^ks in Fall But It's Art Her determination to take a fling at dramatics is costing Sally Rand at least $5,000 in revenue. Fanner, after. com- pleting cm-rtnt two weeks .at the Blltmore Bowl, Los Ange- les, at $2,500 weekly; hops to Showhegan, Me., for. couple of . weeks In dramatic stock there • at $50 per stapza. She then goes to Fort Worth to resume her fanning at the two grand rate. BBC PERMITS PERFORMERS TO TOUR - London, June 12. . British Broadcasting Corporation is interested in a. touring concert party. This arose through the tour- ing of the . '.Alr-Do-Wells,' an aggregation of pferformers who have been broadcasting under that name for some time. They lelt they were sufficiently successful to warrant a tour of per- sonal appearances, and the B. B. C. permitted them to do so . on pay- ment of a nominal fee in the form of percentage pf profits, to. enable them to retain title to the name and material. , .- For the benefit of those who .don't know, a concert .party is a. group of variety .performers who . appear mostly at open-air seashore resorts and pass the bat. RkO, niow left with only three weeks of vaude time, is looking forward to at least 10 weeks next fall and Is ordering- and booking productions to meet its needs if that eventuates. Two units, to be pro- duced by the Ferdle' Simon agency, were contracted by " Bill Howard last week for a minimum of 10 weeks to start in August and September. Meanwhile, RKO's own produc- tion, 'Folles Comique,' folds after its next week's engagement at the Stanley, Pittsburgh. Probable that the circuit will . revive this show in the fall, as well as put another of Its own units into production^- ?3,500-H0(H) Simon's , units will cost less than half of 'Folles . Comlaue,' which has been selling for $8,500 a. week. First unit, to be topped by Vic Oliver, will contain a line of 16 girls and four or five other acts, 'and will sell for between $3,500 and $4,000, Bebe Berri will stage this one. Second unit, to cost around the same, will headline Frank- Gaby and will be staged by Maurice Golden. Oliver unit opens Aug. 15 at the Palace, Chicago, In conjunction with Katharine Hepburn's 'Mary of Scot- land' (RKO). Gaby show will debut the second or third week in Sep- tember at the same theatre with the Fred • Astalre-Ginger Rogers starx-er, 1- Won't Dance' (RKO). This marks the first time- In a few years that RKO has committed itself 60 far ahead on stage pro- duction.?. Chase on Tour Hollywood, June 23. Chai'lli Chaise, film comic, tvhb re- , c6ntly terminated 16 years at' Roach studio, has been booked for series of personals 'by William Morris of- fice. Open.g July 24 in Washington. CHICK ROSE N KING (Assisted by TRUE YORK and TRADO TWINS) THIRD CONSECUTIVE WEEK AT PALACE OHICAGOI OBLIGED TO CANCEL 4rH WEEK TO OPEN AT PALLADIUM, LONDON, weeks july isth and 20th MANCHESTER GLASGOW DUBLIN LIVERPOOL SAILING S.S, NORMANDIE, JULY 2nd, 1936 "SO LONG BROADWAY!" HELLO PICCADILLY II Direction: JACK CURtiS FOSTER^ LTD. 68 VARIETY Wedg^dyy, Jij|ne 24, 1936 r.exvtii Julian Boy Say ^ NEXT WEEK (JUNE 26) THIS WEEK (JUNE 19) Numerals in connection with bills below indicate opening day of show, whether full or split week CHICAGO Oacaso (80) Paul Haalcon Nina Whitney George Davis Eddio 'V7blte Mangean Tr (19) . Mangrean Tr Eddie WUIte Torlc & King Paul Haakon Nina Whitney George Da Vis CLEVELAND P*lac« (20) Phil Baker Connie Boswell Irene Vermlllioa Ward Wilson Ted Adair &. Girl Wond'r Skating Gls «9> Major Bowes XT COLmtlBUS Keltli'« (17) Folles Comlques JACK POWELL Dir.: LEDDT & SAimi * NEW YORK CITT ' ■■ Btnte (««> ,Ed Sullivan 3- RItz Bros EUiel S]tenard< . RobbliiB Fam '•Elaine Ard6n. JTern- Adler . ' AALTmOTlE • • Century (86) .,- iilckey King Jackie Heller ^ Mola8e3■••^^ Jan'ary Topfc B In . Rhy Ihm' DRIKOIT Fox (S«> P Remoa Uldpets Berry Bros Btanter .(29) Foires ' Co mlqne WASHINGTON Fox (26) . Vttgt.nli Bacon Rev Donald Nl>Tlq West & Page ■ 7 Sanwtlls . XEW YOBK CITlr ' iPtmunopnt (26) Nelson & HUliard Caas Dally . Hogiil ' . .BOSTON 'VetrppoUtan (26) 'Bud Harris Co Sue Ryan Co 3 Jackson Broa Patricia Botrmatt .I\^y Ketchelt . CHTCAOO Chl«a«;a (20) liftrry Adler .Wlllard g- Hnrley D£TBOIT AlcblEon (2a) JTirty Coe St .Boys Lela Moore Jack PoWeM Radio Ramblers 12 Aristocrats MI?rNlBAFOLrS Minnesota (26) Ma} Boires V No 12 MONTREA1. ^ ZoeiT's (26) Homer Romaine Toin 'Dick & Harry- Rqger Pryor Stone & Lee Girls • ST. PACIr Ofp&enm (26) Maj Bowes IT No, 1 TORONTO Sbni's nipp. (26) L Arms.trong Bd . Warner PHILADEit>HIA > Earle (26) jBebe BCirrl CO; * Step Btoe . ' Johnny Perkins (10) PUll Baker Co Joe Morrison King & Sinclair 8 Wnrd. Wilson Beetle Bottle Alines Moorehead - Jim Wonw Tr . PITTflBCBnH Stanley (26) Folies CoDilcincfl (19) T?.c(-.!,?iewl8 WASHINGTON Earre (26) .Earle jB'ortune & Tommy Treat Nellie Arnaut Co Tacht Ctnb'Boys (19) Beber Borrl .Girls Brown & AnieB lA>retta Lee Edgar Kennedy Bob Barlonr 2d half (26-27) Fell &. Frnncls Co as booked KiLBrnN Omnge Gordon Richards 4 Taylor & Maree Clair Mayne & C I.EWISHAM Palace Ken Johnson Bd LESTONSTONB Blalto Hamilton- Conrad's Pigeons MAIDSTONE Granada Cubanqs Bd - NEW CROSS KInetoia - eastern's Bd OLb KENT ROAD Astoria Harry Freyer Bd St John Sis Vardel 4 . . PECKHAM ' Palace eastern's Bd SIIEPH'BDS IBVSH PaTiUon Wilfred Oreeii & Pat O'Brien 3 Glrllea BTREATHAII Astoria Harry Fryer Bd Oorls Hare Vardel 4 Palace Jan' Ralflnl Bd 3 Giants of Rh'thm Uona Grey Hlntonl Bros Golden Voice STRATFORD Broadway B'way Boys ft . B 3 DeLano Bros Shaw & Weston TOOTING . . Granada Jan Ralflni Bd 3 Giants of Rh'tbm Hona. Grey Hlnto nl . TOTTENHAM Pala ce . Evelyn Hardy Bd Silver Voice . TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD. . Paramoaqt Anton Bd Ernest Shannon WALTHAHSTOW Graaada BeriVardl • 4 RIchleys Rome & Leonard Chaa Manning' Bd Provincial Week of June 22 Regent , . 1st half (22-34) Gladys & W Revel 2d half (2^-27) Judd '& . Ray ■ LEITH Caoltol . lat half <22-24) Jiidd & Ray : :2d'halt (2E-27> Gladys & W Revel PLTHOUTH Palace Sam Brown Co JoVers Callente Ss LllltA Ernesto- JaconelU T.«wl8 & La'wn Clifton Sc. Toung Cabarets NEW YOKK CITY . BaU . Betty Bryant Walter Lynch C CodoIbSn Oro V Rodriguez Oro Indejiendent CHICAGO , State l4)ke.(20) O & H Stone Selden ■& Bndler ' ATaxIne. Doyle Benh." Burt Pat I'erinedy Tess Garden Dorothy Joy . Don Ci'mmlncs INPT.4NA»*nTJS . I.vrlo (2C> Fats Waller .Bd Buck & Bubbles KANSAS CITX. MO Tower (26) Boyat Whirlwinds Sid Page. Co ' ■Jackie -Dolfin ' OKI^HOMA riTY Crlt4>rlnn <20) Al BerdI Thelma Lee Relss & DniVn Dick & Dot Remy Dr. JULIAN SIEGEL DENTiST raramoqnt BIdg.. 1001 Bwiay, Suite Teleplione CHIoketlnp 4>S007 20!t Week of June 22 ■^3 Canterbury M. H. 1st half (23-24) Fell & Francis CO as booked ' ' 2d holf (26-27) .DoHnoft & R Sis ■ Bob Barlow Dominion Radclllle & R ' Wyn Hurwyn Sr. B Trorndero Rest .Western Broa ; Tta Riiy • S Svetlanows Ii A C^odfree D'Alba Maurice BRIXTON . Astoria ClaohB-m Kt Tivv^T CKADWELT. H'TH • . , Palar«« jroubkmnn Bd. . .'..CJUiBIiSSA .' • ' "~ ■ "PHBW Radoilffe ft A Warglt' C'lfton i CI/At»TON Blak •Hvelyn Hardy Bd '£Af)T HAM . Premier Toungman Bd BDGWARE ROAD Grand Gordon Richards 4 Taylor & Marei' Clair Mayne & C FINSBCBV PARK Astoria Anton Bd Ernest Shannon EDMONTON Empire Bernardl 4 RIchleys Rome & lioohard Chns Manning T?rt IfAMMERHMITII Pnlnre Jack Taylor Co JLFORD Super B'way Boys & B Jj Ds li'ttn* nrofl ' Shaw St. Weston ISriNGTON - "Bliie Hnll _jBt half (22-24) DoUnotC 4k R Sla Beaclicomher Bar Marlon Butler Leslie LItamy Ann Suter Eddie Leslie Miller Massy -Bean Rlrage (Sheepshend Ray).' Kay . Mayfleld - Buddy h C Green Poggy 'Alexander Eddie. Copeland Or Dale Rhodea' Evelyn Oaks Senators Bmi Mnrden'e Riviera Patricia Gilmpre Hartmans Bllln Pottl Gotnez St Winona- (}ene De(} & Lewis Bill Anson Grace Jobnson Edith Roark JOe Darria - Dolly Kay- Al Bernle Robblns Fam Val Ernie Ore E Madrlguera Ore mil's fln.r DO'e Jerry White IK Red MeKenjile "Rd Stu Fletcher St Jitter Bd Coconniil Grove pick M^Rsner Oro Connie's Inn Vnlaldn 3 Novels Pnlmer & Peaches 3 Rhythm Debs Tootle & Al Aniao St Aland Al & Ton! Cortex ITaloah Fiddle .Oroen Leroy Smilh Ore Coq Rnuge Irwin Gilbert Ore TIsdole 3 ilnok Dempaey*! Ernie Mack niQnche & EIHnt Rees & Mor.an Jan' Brunesco Bd EI . Cbtco Cellnda Adellna Doran Consuelo Moreno Carlos Sblazar Bmile da Torre Ore El Toreattor Don Ollberto Oro EI MoTOrco Brnla Hoist Oro . French Casino 'Folles de Femmes' Bmllee Adreon lU Argentina Ladles Alphonse Berg 3- Bred wins Georges Bruyals Choppy M'rg'erlte DuFresne lEstelle Sc LeRoy Marlta- Farell Cllly Felndt Dany Flore Little Fred Vera ■ Nargo Orbal' Mile Paris Plroaka Andra Randall Freddie Zay . Sbnia Oapsser ft A Jack. Dettny's Oro Vincent Travers Ofc Russell Patterson's P^TSnneitea Giing I'lnnlt Pat Harrington 3 Boston .Sis Glen Island Cnfsino Laura Deane Char Bamett Ore Gr'Btvlch Vlil. Inn V MacNaughton Alleen Cook Helen Tankee ItIb Ray Carol Vance Musical Jesters Ban Realy's Onn Healy Jack White Camllle Glorr Frances McCoy Mary Lucille June Larrnlne Blonrta Ranson Roth-Andrews Ore Beale'St. 6oy« Ulckury House Klrby Walker Marjorle Nnylor li'rancella Maliuy Ted Lnne Arthur UanstrleJ R WInpry Hnnnne Bil li'lytr'd Reatnurttiii Nick Lucas Oro Joseph'ino Huston .Inok Wnlrtron Marlon Pace Vivian Ray Colette & Barry MimI Rollins Phil Noolpy Cackles O'Neal Chariot Lnmbprton Ohas Lnipherton MItzI Hnlnes Marlon Martin Melon Gray Jane Casp.v RosA BIAnO Lettle. Kcmple Cookie Fnyo Cass Dniley Arthur Worrcn Ore Hotel Amhnnsndor- Vnl Olmnn Oro Gay Adams Hotel Aslor ITal Tfonin Ojpc Hotel itiltmore Russ Mnrf^an Oro' Linda Lee Joe St BedyLee ?os Zatour Oro ' Hotel Commodore Mildt£d Bailey Zaiiettte St Colei Red.''Norvo Bd Hotel, Cdlnon Sammif Wilson Ore Ralph Torres ' Mao Coogan Frtink Cornwell t Mai Cooper Hotel Essex Hoane W Bran de Wynne Or .Hotel nrtb Ave P Handelman Oro Music Master* Hotel Gotham Raoul ' Ltpofl Oro Hotel tibv Clinton Betty Bowker Dick Mansfield Ore Hotel Gr't Nortb'ni A Ferdlnando Oro Hotel Lexlngtoa Bob Croaby' Oro Hotel l\skx cbanise in each k^A to r^uce^ distribution .' costs. ' W^s.' costiBgr about 26% o£ the' reiital |;ros9 to' maintain oepaVate set^tips. Paramount announced from 90 to 95 plx for the coming, seasoif. Frank Van Hoven was whamming 'em at the Riverside, N. T., though the reviewer commented be >vaa do ing lesa and less ma^c. It was pot the magic that built up his act from the Guis Sun circuit to the London' Palace. , 'Mammy' was the title of a new act showing at the American roof; Offered by May Caille, reputed . to have posed for the Aiint Jemima pancake ads. Done.ln silks Instead of calico, but not Unlike the Aunt Jemima furn.of 'Big. Teas,* who later added Gardella to her inonlker. Bill and Gordon Dooley were' mak- ing most of the fun at the N. T. Palace. Had the Morln. Sister^ as support. German plx on the downgrade. Complaint was- a lack Of iove In- terest In many and freak stories. One was a crook stOry that antici- pated the gunmen by too many years. , ' Loew theatres' arranged, for a dl-, rect- ringside wire fi'Om the Demp- eey-Caf pentler ' tight- Relayed by phone to all the house's. . ' BILLY DIAMOND'S UNIT t^FORW Chicago, Juno 23. 3BIUy Diamond is making a trip to MInneapoJIg ancl Duluth this week to •attend meetings with some IC Indie theatre ' operators who control houses throughout the northwest. Theatres are interested In a pro- posal by. Diamond for . the oi-ganl- zatibn of a. circuit of one,; two and three-night stands to be booked on a; unit plan by the Diamond offlce here. • • • Picon Staying Abroad; To Do Pic in Poland . . London, June 16. Molly Picon has been booked to remain In Great Britain until Oc- tobor, but with four weeks open. This Interval will he used for the making of a Jewish picture In Po- land* tagged 'Tldel 'With His ridel.' Following the . completion of her dates in Britain, comedienne goes to Paris for two weeks. Forest Park, St. LoiilB, had rain insurance with Uoyds. Got $1,000 for each time government station recorded 1-10 inch of rain between 4 and 8 p. m. Only one performance could be given the opening week, but no insurance, since the rain fell at the wroUig hours. ■Variety printed the first IftstaH- ment of ?15 Teara Ago' In the issue of June 24. Frjsco had a new film co. Krag productions. T6 make two produc SoitdB Pt B'th Clnb I tions and then dissolve (jMtkK raTnnd) ' Pa'ul Bebocci Oro Smiill's I'nntdise Charlie .Inhnsoo Oro L'ucky Sis . Mary Perry Slork Club . Gus Marlel Osc Arthur Dann Ore Tavern on the Green ■Allen Leafer Ore ThomnRhefaky's Ann Kennedy Barbara I .a Porta Gordon Davis . • Chubby Smith Harfy fjlttman Ore CheF Doherty Rev. Tony's - Spivy To'wn Casino Scrlppy Si Pals Ore Black St White Fantasy' CbiingI Gladys Bcntley Rev Ppnrl IJalncn Will Bryant Oro Versailles Oracle Barrle Golt & Kerr ' Clement Rumba Bd Roslta Fontan.a Meadowbrook Uoys Vogue Pat Clayton Brooks 2 Billy H(vy\vood Cllft Allen VillnKO Barn Ernie Mack Huddy Oolely • Mildred Bai'ry ' Milton Mann Oro - June Lorraine ViiinRO Niit Clob 'fMvlera BoyS Lou Raymond Iris Rny Dickie trails Kenny Watts Shim Sham Rev Wivvi Marianne Ernie Ma ran Lnckirells Boring St Lazar Betty Dear Baron Oyldciikorn Nnlna Klnova Frank LnSnlle Ore' Bob Lee Wynne Rolnh Vnrlit Club Music Pubs! J»rotectlon Assn. started copyright Infringements, centering In New. England terrl tory. Palce pubs were pirating the M.P.P.A. copyrighted numbers. Sheet music, not s-^rg books as at present. 50 YEARS AGO (From Olipper) J. H. Haverly in another minstrel cropper. He came east from 'Frisco —but the company didn't. Coast fed up on cork. Dan. Sully sought to replace 'The Corner Grocery* with 'Daddy Nolan.' Clipper predicted It would exceed Grocery' thereby batting .000. Al* niost always safe to copper the Clipper's prognostications. Chas, Paterson beat the current craze for paid entertainers at re- sorts. Opened his fourth year at the Katerskin hotel. Put on shows with the guests. Managers closing their theatres and comhig to New York to book. No chain bookings; each house on its own. Times were Iiard in England and Ameriiians In the hails finding It tough going, ' Claiming they did not get enough to eat, 40 men on the John B. Doris show went on strike at Portsmouth, N. H. Paid off and fired. Dorothy Morgiin SIrt Frnnklln (Jro EUJUGTON FOE STATE Duke Ellington's band goes into lioew's State. N. Y.. Jul.v 10. Three other acts will fill out the show. Deal set by Harry Piiicus of Irving Mills' office. Rival productions of 'germent d'Amour' playing diagonally across from each other, in a fight. Barton started with a stereopticon throw- ing slides on the wail of the op- position Wallack's. McCaull coun- tered with fiood lights, fading the slides. Made a lot of talk and peo- ple crowded around the theatres. Only trouble was the free show' was more attractive than the pi-oduc- tlons inside. About the earliest- use of lanterns for opposition fight. lewis, Moore to Aussie Chicago, June 23. Following the week at the State- Lake," Sammy Len-ls and Patti Mobre hopped right to the Coast to board a 'steamer for Australia. ' Siiiling torn'orrow ' (24). Gus Hill was swinging clubs at Koster & Blals. Club work ap- preciated in those days. Nobody knows now. ii'»i.t- ' 1 1 Adam Forepaugh leased Madliaon Sq. Garden from the middle of Nov; to the nilddle of March. "To keep tlve Barnum show 'out Meanwhile York and King Sailing For English Bookings Chick York and Rose Kirig, at the Palace, Chicago currentlr, sail from New York fll:s't 'Week In July for a five-week stlilt In' England. Team opcaa 'at the Palladium' July 14 for tjvo weeks to be followed by three more In- the ' pird'vlncea. SaranacLake . By Chris Hasedorn Mrs. William (Mother) Morris in town, Camp Intermlssionlng for the summer.- . , John Dempsey, *of Fenway thea- tre, Boston, here for a run of sum- mer ozone. Murray Salet, after an eight, month try of North Carolina, back here. ."V^mi m.c. at the Florld61 night spot. Federal 'Varieties CWPA Unit)'; gave performance at the NVA lodge. Professor Einstein here look . for . a summer spot; Interested In the Glenwood Estate, . . • Dr. George Wilson back at the NVA lodge after .a siege of Pitts- burg fresh air.' Armand Monte anticipating a N. Y. vacash. He has been bedding it for over two years and licked a bad setback. Formerly Monte and Parti. Write those you know at Sara- nac. • ■ AFA's Ghi Meet Chicago,' jupe 23. Ralph Whitehead, exec secretary of the American. Federation of Actors, in town. Has called a geijeral meeting of performers, to be held in the Mor- rison hotel -today (Tuesday), with special . rostrum ' sitters to include Sophie Tucker, Chick York, Gus Van and Guy Magley., . Santa Claus' Champagne Joe Freiberg, the ■ vaudeville ac- tors' Santa Claus wheh he opel-aited and managed several Times Square hotels, including the Somerset, has i)een appointed general eastern manager by the Great Western Champagne Co. • Freiberg went into ■ the wine business shortly after repeal. Duncans Spotted f, Chicago, June 23. Duncan Sisters headline Oriental show for Balaban & Katz week of- July 3, ■Win have the Ted Weems band for competition that week at .the B. & K. ' Chicago. CABIN KIDS' 1-NITEES Cabin Kids (5), colored family act from films, is coming east for a month Of one-nite stands. Open June 27 in Johnsto,wn, N. Y. bad the house to rent. A simjlar lease by the Ringllngs a d'ozen years later, put the Baraboo outfit on the map. Barnum nftver learned*; I * i O .1 1 Barnum & Bailey show had a baseball nine. Played local teqnui at Sunday layovers. \ ' Wednesday, June 24, 1936 LEGITIMATE VARIETY 69 leon Jaimey, liUp on Equity Charge t Colored j Mercedes Gilbert, leading woman "HTulatto' s,t the Ambassador, N. has preferred charges with JBquHy against Leon Jaijney, 19, on. the grounds that before he left, the . show he was responsible for pub- licly humiliating her" and Impairing Jfsr professional reputation. Alleged offeilse Was ln the form of a letter to Harry, Hershfleld, who read por- tions, of it during a broadcast over ym.CA, New Tork. ' ■ ■ ■ ' Juvenile • told Miss Gilbert to listen In. Time was shortly before he withdrew from 'Mulatto,' then at the Vanderbllt. She claims she heard herself referred to as fthat colored .person' a.nd that Martin joiieb, "the producer, had • given her ixotlce, not s&tlsfied with her per- Jormance. It later developed that Miss Gilbert sought to leave the ^ehow last w.lnter, but had been pre- ' vailed upon to remain by. Jones, . Veteran Member ■ TTppn: securlrig pos.aesslon of the letter from WMCA, where she had teen on the program, bUIed. 'the colored poetess,' Mies .Gilbert went to Sqiilty of which' she has been a member for 18. years. She was with 'The Green PaatureB' throughout Its run). It was one of the most unusual cases considered .by Equity and the matter was Ordered to ar- iltratlon; Latter proceeding- will not 'award damages, but If Janney Is adjudged out of order, It would furnish ground for Miss "Gilbert to' ' seek damages In court against the Vbu^g actor, the radio station and Hershfleld. '■■ Basis for Equity's action Js the constitutional ' clause which stipu- lates that any member found guilty of "acts' 'prejudicial to the associa- tion or any of Its members is sub- ject to fine, suspension or expul- sion.' Hershfleld was asked to give ils versib"n of the affair. He stated he had received the communication ilnd read the contents of the letter during a brbaidcast In good faith. ' Jartney was instructed by Equity to select an arbiter and notify his witnesses. Instead It was reported he planed td Reno with the idea of filing suit for divorce. He is riiar- rled to Jessica Pepper, showeirl, who started annulment proceedings some weeks' ago. Ibdependent Group's Equity Councfl Rep Through Replacement Independent group within Equity will have one pf Its candidates on the council despite that the opposi- tion ticket was wholly defeated at the recent general election. Mai-y Morris, one of the 14 Indie candi- dates, has, been selected as a re- placement councillor at the recom- mendation o^ the executive com- mittee. There were three replacements named because two members died and one ha.^ retired from the pro- fession, Alexandra Carlisle and "Wil- liam Ingersoll, deceased, were re- placed by Walter "Woolf (King) and Tranklyn Fox. Miss Morris take.s the chair of Louise Prussing, who has entered the offices of a stock brokerage. New councillors were notified of the appointments and the accept- ances of all three are anticipated. Elis' B Vay Talent Milford, Conn., June 23. , Using Broadway players for lead- ing roles, students of the "Yale Dramatic School reopen an aban- ■tloned church here as the Plymouth theatre Monday (29) with 'The Old Maid.' Mabel Taliaferro and Lee Patrick have the leads. _ Walter Slezak, Olive Olsen and PhylUn Lagner In 'Pursuit of Hap- ttnesjj' next, followed by 'Meet My bister' with Slezak and Katherine Harrington; 'The Second Man' with Earle Larrlmore and Selena Royle; Camille* with Edith Barrett and The Show Oft' with Leona Roberts, MORE WHITE TRASH 8'way Due for Others on Same Theme — 'Tobacco Road' Stays Next season will see a profusion of plays dealing, with poor whites of the south. Three of Erskihe Cald- well's books will be represented on Broadway, Including 'Tobacco Road,', current. Leon Alexander and Alfred Hayes* dramatization of 'Journey- man' has beeit^bought by Bela Blau .for fall production. Peter Martin has completed a dramatization of '^Crieel to the Rising Sun.' Cald- well is on his ^ay east regarding production of latter, Alfred Beln was first granted permission to dramatize 'Journey- man,' but because of his own 'Let Freedom Ring,' passed the work to Wallace Walte, who- Is reported to have written one also. Possible that some litigation might result from production of Hayes-Alexander version since Beln had prior rights, but transferred them to Walte. 'Road' .is already established ajiid looks to run through next season. 30 ON PANE OF ARBITRATION BOARD Arbitration set-up, as provided for In the new manager-author con- tract, is being arranged. Theatre League and Dramatists Guild "tvilV agree shortly on a panel of umpires, of which there will be 30, Rules of the Arbitration Society,, of America will be used, but not Its arbitrators. Authors contend that the business men In the society's panel are not conversant with show business. Managers say the reason is that those business men often remarked that the old contract was hardly an agreement, but conceded the au- thors' point Procedure of arbitrating will be the same. "When disputes arise each principal will select an arbiter, while the two parties will select the umpire :from the panel. Names proposed so far for the panel: Leopold Desmlth, Paul Shields, Jeremiah T. Mahoney, George H. Doran, Samuel Klein, Edward N. Dodd, Moe Elder, Jo- seph P. Chamberlain, J. Richard Davis, Leopold Prince, Bernard H. Ridder, Charles D. Jaffee, Herbert Bayard Swope, Charles L. Bern- heimer, Frederick M. Warburg, John S. Burke, Roy W. Howard, Stephen Pierce Duggan, Samuel Eisman, Benedict Bretain, Mortimer J. Fox, Harry D. Freauff, William Goldman, Edwin Goldwasser, Henry Ittleson, Alexander N. Bing, L. M. Boomer. FRANK BIEMER WANTS A LIL' CO-OPERATION Fort Wayne, June, 23. Frank Blemer, veteran manager, will handle the Shrine show again next year. He's back in the man- aging field after several years' re- tirement. One thing he's demanding, is co- operation from press, especially In matters of reviewing. When 'Three Men On a Horse' played in the spring, News-Sentinel, evening paper panned it, which peeved Blemer. He stormed until now the chief editorial writer comes down to see the shows. A college prof did it before. Bessie Roberts reviews for the Journal-Gazette, morning paper. She doesn't get . paid, though, as she's wife of the managing editor and not on the regular staff. Waiving Nov. 1 Deadline Ruling — Needy Get Jobs Regardless -r- Many- Planted in Theiatre Divi- sion from Outside Set for Ouster ONLY FOR PROS Radical change In regulations con' cerning qualifications of those em ployed on the Works Progress Ad ministration th eatr e project, and probably other WPA projects, will become effective July i; Those In need of. jobs will be placed on the payroll regardless of whethier they were on home relief as of last Nov. i or noti . Under the Original rules- no per- son could be employed by WPA unless oh home relief by or on the deadline date, but there was an ex- emption of 10% of the total number on ■ the payroll. That percentage could be placed In stage jobs, cleri- cal or administrative posts without having been on home' relief. There were more exceptions wlien the lee way went to 25%, because the nunv- ber of players on home relief In certain spots was less than that re Quired to put on the shows. Equity and the stage hands pro teisted against the 10% rule, calling attention to the Injustice to those who had remained oft relief until finally forced to seek aid. Wash- ington replied there could be' no special exception made for show (Continued on page 70) ' SENATE HANDS A MEDAL TO CEORGE M. COHAN Washlngtort. J^ne 28; ■ Georgfe M. Cohan was assured 'of belated recognition for his services in mobilizing patriotic sentiment when the Senate enthusiastically approved a House bill ordering pre- sentation, of a Federal medal to the son^ and dance man. Measure was forwarded to. the White House for President Roosevelt's signature, which Is expected to be forthcoming this week. There was no debate after Senator Alben Barkley of Tennessee ex- plained the medal is 'simply a ges- ture of appreciation' for Cohan's services in scribbling 'Over There' and 'Grand Old Flag.' Shuberts Close Tarnell' Blaming High Salaries' 'Parnell,' which was taken over by the Shuberts after a controversy during which a check for $3,500 was stopped, then paid after a court summons was issued for a Shubert employee, will be sent on tour next season. It played two weeks . in Boston under Shubert management, being called back, because .salaries were too high. Hub takings were $8,500 and $7,500 for the respec- tive weeks, which meant red. Irish drama attracted attention early last .season at the Barrymore, ^f. "y. It was recast and tried again at the 48th Street, with the cast hooked up so the show could operate at moderate coin. When the Shuberts bought to road rights the players demanded more salary and the new management had to comply since the play was already billed in Boston. During a matinee date there a trash basket In the alleyway caught .fire and smoke seeped into the thea- tre. Patrons started to depart, when Dennis King walked to the footlights to reassure them. At the time King, In the h^me part, wps lying on a couch, about to expire. He ri-sumed the horizontal posi- tion. Equity Revives Old 1919 Strike Rule To Bar Fay Bainter from Stock Date A Holdout When 'Three Men On a Horse' played Chicago, a pan-, handler at the stage door nightly sought two bits from a.n actor who ignored him. Finally the fellow grabbed the player's arm and raised the ante to four bits. Actor told- the gimme guy he had been out of work two years before .getting the Job, grifter reply- ing: 'Teah, but JL^have waited eight weeks before Insisting.' Actor kicked in. SHUBERTS DROP OPEN AIR OP PLANS Shuberts' plan to present operet- tas in mid-western' half parks this summer Is apparently cold. J. J. Shubert was In charge of such ac- tivities last summer and during the fall when lie operated on the Coast. After the latter flivved he lost In- terest In open air shOws. :Navln field, the American league ball park in Detroit, was the Shu- bert .spot last summer, It was iJro- posed to, use the companies both on the Coast and New Tork during the winter, but the Bi'oadway ■ end never came, through. Understood the Detroit .venture ended in the red, but It was stated that ball .parks in Lo'ul^vllle^ ■ Cincinnati " an'd . . Tpledo had been- contacted with the Idea of rotating' the V open air shows. , -Toledo deal fell through whisn .the Shuberts asked for a guataiitee, with the "baseball people Insisting On straight sharlnfer terms, M* Chiar- tock has been angling to use the park there, but no deal has been consummated so far. , . . St.- Louis Municipal opera Is the sole major outdoor musical venture operating In the midwest this sum- mer. Its director, Laurence Schwab, was offered; Kansas City's civic operatic management this season, but decided. It was too late to for- mulate • plans.. Schwab niay have both spots next summer. SHDBERTSNAB 'CONFESS' DETROIT WPA SCRIPT Detroit, June 23. Shuberts will produce William Beyer's 'I Confess.' satire on confesr slon mags, on Broadway next fall. Play, which employs a revolving panel, made Its debut here In May as the second production of the lo- cal WPA theatre. Beyer, New York playwright, came here to direct It and since that time has been appointed a di- rector of the local project. Play ran two weeks in May, moving- out of the Lafayfette theatre to make v.ay for roadshowlr j o£ 'Great 21eg- feld' (MG), and closed a 10-day re- turn engfigement .Saturday (20). National WPA Theatre Director Halite Flanagan released the play for commercial |.urpo.s'es, de.spite fact 1; meant cancellation of four proposed WPA theatre productions, two in New Tfork and one each In Los Angeles and Seattle. Slightly Complicated Wcstport, June 23. Audrey Hcaly, daughter of Law- rence Langer's first wife by her .second husband, has arrived ' from England with Phyllis Langner, her half slater, to act In Miss Langner's father's Country Playhouse liVre, Her first visit to Amerloa. Echo of the almost forgotten ac- tors' strike of 1919 was heard last week during Equity's council meet- ing. Application was made by the sponsors of silmmer stock at New Rochelle, N. T., to allow Fay Bain- ter to appear in 'Caprice,' outfit's first attracllon which .opened Mon- day (22). Council refused, despite the situation as set forth. Miss Bainter was a member of the Actors Fidelity Association, formed durltlg. the 1919 strike and alluded to as. a company union, with its members called by Equltyites, 'fidoes.* • When the strike was set* tied, Equity Oonceded certain ex- emptlohs among the Fidelity group who wet-e not forced to join Equity. . Stipulation was that those so fexempted were not permitted to appear in stQck. That was the point which niyed the application. Courage Miss Bainter Js credited with having the -courage of. her convic- tions. She has steadfastly refused to Join Equity and has probably lost plenty of money because not qualified to play, in stock. New Bochelle attempted to press her Into service when Peggy Wood was. downed, by laryngitis and heir doc- tor forbade her to rehearse. Ruth' Weston was finally obtained. - There are probably not niore than half a dozen Fidelity people on the boards, notably Gedrge M. Cohan, Otis Skinner and Miss. B.ainter. 6r- ganlzatltbn consisted chiefly of star players. - . 'New Faces' Salaries Near Minimum, Ifixes Summer Too ii Cufs Application by the management of 'New Faces' at the Vanderbllt,. N. y;, for permission to deduct one- eighth of .a week's salary during the summer because the mid-week matinee. Is being dropped, was de- nied by Equity. Decision , is said to • be based on the fact that most of the players In the' revue are recelv* Ing minimum .salarier. ($40 for se- ; niors and $25 for juniors) or little more. If an eighth were deducted the players would get less than the required minimum.' Equity has conceded exceptions from its eight performance rnle so that attractions could- play through summer on Broadway; Most recent Instance was .'The Old Maid,' which played through la.qt summer at ihv Empire. Saturdays were dropped and the cast paid six-eighths of the contracted salaries. In that and other like cases the playws' com-! pensatlon was sizable and did not flirt with the minimum. ANDERSON PLAY GUU.D'S 6TH FOR '36-'37 SEASON Acqul.iition of a.' hew Maxwell Ander.son play by the Theatre Guild gives that production outfit's whed- ule for next season a total of six plays. Guild must present that , number of attractions each mukoji under its suhscription guarantee, but generally has nine or ten playsr, under option, those to be produced being selected as the tieaaon prog*?^ ; resseH, Only definite commllmt^nt in Helen Jerome's 'Jane Eyre,' which will star Katharine Hepbin n. 'Masque, pf Kings' Is the new An- derson piece; In addition to that and 'Jane,' Guild also has '.Storm in a Teacup,' adapted hy James Bridle; 'The King of the MountalnH,* by' Martin Fl\id; 'And .Stars Re- main' by Julius J. and Phil EpsWri; 'Glory For. All,' by Nat Peirln. In . addition Guild will do the" cycle o£ eigiit plftys by Eugene O'N'eifl, bilt no tolling when thoy will bt flnishedi 70 Weddeadajr June' 2A in JI^V Toi-^c has been 4J». .at $, dance hall and beer garden. Palm Oardeh <»n .W, .62d iBtrebt, " Friday (?6) 'Turpentine;' fourth . production by th6 Negro- ; theatre unit, • wlU. iopen'-^ at the tafayette, " Harlenv ' . It succeeds 'Afacbeth,' which i9, watting to..tour ..OS soon as. final word fit)'fl(iVW'6sh-, .'Ittgton Is -received. ' .- . - -Arrangements haV6 b^en-'made tP take over the Adelph.i, o.n W.' B^th ■ street fpr a year, ^ai' l^ the Ibngr est term mentioned. In the various WPA theatre deals. Most . of the theatre leases are- canceiablei. Adel- phl' was buUt for leglt purposes (first called the CJraigf) but has been dai^k most of the time,. - FTP Brops Oiife fiouse, ^ l^ll^s 2 Otlu^ts itf )L A. I lios Angeles June 23. • Mayaa- theatre, has been dropped by Federal .Theatre Project after so-so operation for several months. .Pr.6j6ct Is opening MarlbnPtte tiieatre here July 1, and on July i takes" over Greek theatre In Grllllth Park' for summer run of established successes. CHARGE 0M(;E SCHOOL GRABS WPA 'RINGERS' WPA federal theatre dance* unit Is' slated, for three matinees at the Ma- Jcstlc, .Brooklyn, this week. ' It Is • h^ded by ■Charles WWdthan and Doris Humphrey.- Three -other units are being rehearsed by -Don Oscaf . Becque,; Gluck-Sandpr, Tanilrls and' Felecla. S.6r.ei. " . All mentiohed are . known In pro- fessional Choregrapliic circles, but It Is alleged that thelf 'troupeis are . pupils *graduated''fr6m their private sfehP61s. " If ' that is correct, it' Is pointed out, the embryd' hobfers do hot bqlong on the WPA re)Ief, the?, atre payroll, which is^deslgned sole-' ly for professionals. It is understood the dance units will gome under' personnel scrutiny after this .week,' .along - with other .: units which have a percentage of non.-proi=r, slated' to be weeded . out • "jpf the thieati'e project. ■ . 'Dancers have been agitating for a ' separate division Under the WPA, instead of their present . bjilk Inclii- __^I6n ampng other performers. ' • HEIBUEN ON PEOWL Hollywood, June 23, Theresa Helbrun, N. T. Theatre Guild exec, Is here on behalf of the Guild In search for new talent. This Is lii accord With aims of the New ;y=--3Barestt -"Which Is attempting Urther the Interefits of young' i*ights through subsidy. - ly tboee- out of college two years or 'less ar6 eligible to compete tor. prl9;es. ■ i V ■[ lEqulty's council tiad a'hugy after- apon at Its bl-mpnthly meeting June 16. MPst Important matter considered|;'>was the -constitutional ai^endmehti Which w^uld make * it Fejquisite for jimlors to have' 60 wjaeks'pf stage appearances befo're ciiallfyii>|r .for . se'hlpr .. membership. Apienameht%ill T)o inaned' put for .t«jferenduin voting Sept -IB, ! . it was; announced that more than ijO'j-.harii^^'^jvere iSifixed to. .the pietif: tlpns, more, than 60% 'mpfe than re- quired for a referendum vote. There ate really two amendments to be y^ted on and, although not' empha- sized, -.whether' a junior shall be given senior rating is discretionary with the council. ' Amendments and changes to be voted, on: Article II, section 2, and Article' 11, sectlpn'. 3, are to be amended to r^d as follows; -.' .-Section- 2. . Except as other- .wlse herein provided, persons (1) Who are citizens of the United States a^d residents thereof, and ' domiciled I thei din, or (2) . who are - native •. born citizens of .' Canada who are also residents thereof and 'domiciled therein— ^d (a) . -wnb * httye ■ been Junior resident ^emb'ers of this assodatlpn In gp'pd standing for at least two .^ears, and (b) who have had, While such a member at leai^t fitty (M) : .weeks of actual em- ployment as an actor in spoken, drama (niuslcal or dramatic;^ — ^re- ■heait'isiil' weeks -actually paid for '■ be' ' cdiinted as employiment-r-^all under approved^r standard forms ,Pf contract of this association, are . eligible. In the discretion of -the council, to' election as senior resl-. dent, members Present senior resident, members are continued ' as such. Present and future Ju*, . nlor resident members must qual- ify under this section to become .i^llglble to be .'senior resident mem- ^ hers. .' :', Section 8. Except as otherwise herein provided, persons (1) who are citizens of. the United States and- Te.sidents' thereof, and dP'ml-' clled -thereihi or (2)' native born citizens of Canada Who are resi- dents thereof and domiciled there-. In,— who have, played or are en- gaged to play a speaking part or on© that Is; individual In its. char- acter, and who are not .eligible for •senior resident membership , as. provided in section 2, are eligible,, in tlie discretion of the council, for election as junior resident members. ; Ar.tlcle li, section 10— strike out the. foilowlng clause: ' ^ 'JuniPr. resident members, when - eligible, shall automatically be- come senior resident members. All transfers of membership shall be In acordance with the by-laws or rules of the council.' and substitute the following:' 'Junior resident members, when eligible, may, In the discretion of the council, become senor resident irnembers. They shall furnish such proof of eligibility as -the council may require. 'All transfers of membership shall be in accordance with the by-laws or such rules as the council may prescribe.' Article 11, section 7— strike out the following clause: - ^Such alteration, reclassiflca- tion, change, enlargement, diminu- tion or termination shalL.be ac- complished In changes in and be embodied in the by-laws of "the •ssoclatloo.' 1^8 TOWAfS, 1,300 MILES C* Troyp* Out. 3 V^eaki— Re- ' heAnrng Anbiher "' ■ Charlotte, Ni C.,, June 28, irpurlhg company- No; ■ 1 .-of the FTP, headquartering at Ralelg^, returned to Its base after covering i,300 miles and-'lS towns In North Cardllnfi.' In t^ree -weeks. on the road In- 'Post Roadi' Company .recouped all dpenitlng. e&pen'ses on the tour. Salaries were paid by WPA. Company is now in rehearsal for ^As Husbands Gv.* -Consideration was. also given to ^Camitle,' which may be . the third play^ , ■Charles Schofleld, director, says he may bring more' actors from New York to fill parts In the cur- rent, play,, if unable to cast from the present company; Preparation of the; play for the road -wlU. take three ' • weeks. Meantime - a few scattered present«itions of 'Post Road' are ' stUl bein$r. given -in easy bus distance from Raleigh.. ^ r-. *■ WPA (Continued from, page' 69) business since It . would ; mean , that all other projects- could demand the sam.e rights. ; . ^ '. No amount Of protest changed the ruling,' but the new ' order will eventually weed out of the relief theatre set-up many who are rer ported not rightfully. In the -project, including pepple .trt^nsferred frpin other 'WPA projects . because the theatre (one of the four- white coir lar dl-vlsions of WPA) pays a higher wage than others, such as the con- struction business, " How many persphs np-w employed in the theatre division will be dis- missed or transferred is hot defi- nitely known, hut it is certain that the relief ishpw project designed for professionals has many phoneys. There ' are . 700 people in the so- called Municipal Theatre,' which Is the TIddish unit It Is claimed that many of these were never en the stage before; • Some of the people whp, in-son\e way or, another, managed to get into the federal theatre .project hiive been let put but the final, check-up is liable' to be embarrassing to the administration of the WPA in .New York. -The re7classlflcatlpn board, which has operated .intermittently, turned up inany persons W-hose pres- ence In the theatre project was, aN legedly questionable, and there -were others Who were regarded as having no right at all to i>e Dn the payroll of the stage division, . \ New rules . may , bring about the. shake-up'' that Was; deemed neces- sary last Winter. There are enough people iji the relief, theatre manage ment In New York who know who is who and what It is all about, but there are also some who do -not be long- and- who jiave kept ofE the payroll players who kept their heads above Water until forced to a^k for relief, only to find they were out of luck with that Nov, 1 deadline, • There are sure .to be replacements among abtors In the "WPA.- A ;num.'>- ber' have" already said they werS go- ing., into summer stock outfits in the hoipe' that such engagements will lead to regular'.jpbs. They niay obtain leaves, of' absence; but their places will be filled. Whether. they Can ire.tUrn to the relief show proj- ect m the fall is conjectural. in any event, the WPA relief show project will soon be manned mostly by real pros and not those whose theatre status is open to question.- Understood, that the di- vision with the largest complement next, to the Municipal unit is that of the Popular Price Theatre, head- quartered at the Manhattan, N.. Y. There are 360 people on that payroll which will be scrutinized' carefully, and those who don^t belong, and probably transferred- there from other WPA projects, will be re- placed. In the indicated house-cleaning, there will be a number of let-outs of supervisors. Some are reported having drawn down salaries- for months without doing any work. They have been getting from $140 to $170 monthly, and it is alleged that several have had jobs on the outside. NEW PLAY IN FLA. Jacksonville, Fla., Jun'e 23 Federal Theatre Project here producing a new play by Adelaide Rpwell, 'The Pizen- Song.' E, A. Pynchon Is local administtator oE WPA unit. William Mamilton is directing the production, which comprises a mixed cast of professlonala. Will be ready this month. Is If ' TOrgy 'ttii'd Bess,'' 'fiy"' Georg* .iMliftediate "fat'e oif 'TOrgy 'tilnd Bess,'- 'fiy"' George arid Ira 'aershwln, {s hf^nerlng fire at the moment with several plans In the air. Sunday (21) hr,padcast of excerpts over General Motors hour on WBAP had an- nd!uncej^79»yln$f; a.Lbndp^I'pro^'uCttPn.Was 'praetlcally ready , to open. But such a de^l'ls distant although radio commentator made. It. sound as if cast headed by Todd Duncan anpl Anne- iBrown was paicked and ready to leave now. ' ' ' •7.''.'-, • There's "been talk of' a production by the Metropolitan 'Opera Co.- In . New York with Lawrence Tibbett. mentioned for the title role. Manage- nient at one time chilled on such a npvelty, 'thinking mostly of 'Emperor Jones,^ which took the edge off cplored fare on the traditional . boards. It may eventually reach- the Met though. ^ I A revival under Theatre Guild banner has also been discussed. Score has gained- in popularity^ with dance"- orchestras now- using some of the numbers. Gershwin Is -said to prefer the London production -Idea next. TlbbetfB name-in the matter has resulted, primarily froni' his rendition , of some of the songs' on ' practically all of his concert dates during the past winter, ' •' • • " i . The 44th St. thcatte, tfew' YorW.'. Is' to h© renovated and decorated In anticipation of next seeisOn's. 'activities' which! are expected to be. com- parable with former seasohb Wh'eh the building was virtually a triple- decker. House, which; was lohg 'operated by the Shuberts, reverted to Vincent Astor and Samuel -Untermeyer' last seaEion. ' Lobby of the theatre proper arid that .of . the root house, foi'merly called the Norah Bayes, will- be Made Ihto 'oiie« Exterior, •will be reclaimed -to -its original white £|lazed 'brick fincl a new canopy wlU.be erected to protect both - entrances. ■ "' . ' ' I .. . . ' iR'oof theatre Is reported -leased for ilext se^ison, as is the cafe below the street level. In early prPhlbltlPn' days /the c^,baret spot was known as the 'Little Club. - : v .. I Dick Maney' and 'Charles Washburn, -recently engaged to publicize. 'New Faces,' intimate revue containing some semi-pro players, at the. Vanderblif N. Y., are splitting $'300' for "the trick. Martin Johes, who made the deal, told the p.a.'s that the salary was almost as much as the salaries of the entire cast of 'Mulatto,' which he produced* Jones Is In on 'Faces,' produced by Leonard SUlman,' and has - the s^y. The l8i.tter squa'wked lustily when the former's name appeared in the Washhi*rn-?Maney stories' whlcll lirpke In the dallies. . - But show's business has Ithprove'd since the p.a.'s got on the j6b< - ■ First WPA show in New York tP be- tried cpmmerclally on Broadway Is; 'The Kick Back-,' which opened at the Ritz Monday .(22). It was called. 'Backwash' -when offered In Brooklyn recently, none of the New' York reviewers' attending its debut there. .Paul .Groll, its gponsot under man- agerial try-out auspices (discontinued by "WPA) and George "Lefty* Miller are the presenters. It Is said that Geerge Abbott viewed recent rthearsals and offered suggestions, as did Daniel Kussel. Jasper Deeter'a Hedgerow Theatre,' in Rose "Valley, Moylan, Pa., will hold Its annual Shaw, Festival this year from July 20 through July 31.: Highlight will be July 27, when Shavian birthday ' will be "celebrated by iopenlng of 'Getting Married' as 118th play In repertory. Others to be Iglven during Festival include 'Androcles and the Lion,' tThe Devil's Disciple,' 'Misalliance,' 'The Doctor's Dilemma,'! . 'Candida,' 'Sata joan,' 'Heartbreak House* and 'Arms and the; Man.'- , HedegrPw wUl add. Lynn Rigg?' 'The Lonesome West,' as 117th play of repertory June 29. Chorus Equity is now -paying' its parent body $100 monthly for organi- zation facilities, including legal 'department s.ervjce. Formerly there was a. fixed charge against the chortis branch of $1,200 monthly. 'When 'Chcir'ue Equity, protested 'that the'" irate was too high, It was. put on the .books but not collected. Item of $11,000 which thereby accumulated was : finally charged ofC by Equity as stated In the annual financial statement. Coin from the chorus branch is' counted In. Its general income by Equity* Box office of the Broadhurst N. Y., where ''Victoria Regina, suspended for 10 weeks, remains open for the sale of tickets from Aug. 31 on. Three, in the b,o. will alternate on vacatlpns, each taking three weeks pff. Ex- pense of keeping open will be shared by house and attrtvction. Same arrangement will go. for the Shubevt 'where 'Idiot's Delight' will lay off starting July 4. Six weeks is mentioned iis the suspension period. Although not definite, 'Delight' is figured to resume Aug. 17. One or more unauthorized dramatizations of James T, Farrell's trilogy, 'Studs Lonergan' (Vanguard Press) are making the 'legit pro'duction rounds, according to Information reaching William Morris, Jr., personal rep for the author's literary output. Eventually, says Morris, Farrell may dramatize his own novel, but at the monient none is authorized to do so. ■ Spencer Bettelhelm of the Music Box b.o, had a successful week, the finale of 'The First Lady.' Started off by collecting his $1,570 bonus, and then bet on Schmelin^. On the latter he claims to have won almoat as much, as the government , gift.. He was gassed during the war and is frequently under treatment. KONDO.LF WITH WPA Supervising Relief Shows in Chicago District George Kondolf Is now with the WPA - federal theatre project in Chicago, apiJolnted b'y Hallle Flan-* agan. He Is assigned to supervise relief shows In ttie Windy City dis- trict; Kondolf has presented several shows on Broadway and conducted summer. stock at Rochester, N. Y. Current Ro|id Shows (Week June 22) . 'Boy Meets Girl,' Cass, Detroit 'St. Joan,' Biltmore, Los Angeles. 'Scandals,' Garden Pier, Atlantic City. ALEX YOKEL WEDS Alex Yokel married Mrs. Rosalind Levy of New 'York Monday (22) and' then entrained for the Corst on., a hPneymoon trjp. Bride Is the widow of Louis Levy. Importer, and has three married daughters. A.C. Woos PhiDy Dems Philadelphia, Juno 22, ;Two Atlantic City attractions h?ive been advertising in local dailies almost as prominently as' Phllly houses. They are "The Great ziegfeld,' roadshow film, at the Apollo, and George White's ■Scandals" . at the Garden Pier. Figured that the vanguard of the Democratic Convention, getting hereabouts, last Saturday, wouldn't stay over the weekend In Phllly on a bet and that A. C, would get the bulk of them. During summer, Atlantic City offerings do plenty of local adver- tising as do the various piers. Mark Wilson; local Shubert p.a., is hand- ling 'Ziegfeld' at the shore and for this end. DUFFY'S 'HORSE' TO FRISCO Hollywood, June 23. Henry Duffy's production ot 'Three Men on a Horse,' whicii wound up nine weeks at El Capitan here 10 days ago, is being sent In- tact to Duffy's Alcazar In San X'i-an- clsco. Set to open there June 29. Wednesday, June 24, 1936 LEGITIMATE VARIETY 71 RockefeDer Foundation^ 'Humanities 0ts Aiding Theatre Groups in U. S. The BodkeWllera are not only In the ' ehb.w business" oh their ttwn ■ (R-adio City, etc.) but are fostering the spread of legit in diverse -«ec- tlons of the cc^untry via gifts and grants to college and. other little theatre groups. Gtants totaling $207,000 have already been made by the Rockefellfer FiJundation to vari- ous little theatre groups so far, plus the general dissemination of Infor- mation to the effect that more coin is available. Rockefeller Foundation has made 10 substantial gifts to such groups to aid the drama, which comes un- der the classification of 'humanities' m Its worlt. Last year, however, was the biggest for such appropriations In its history, and a total of $112,500 was granted to four universities and one community playhouse. The Uni- versity of No. Carolina which was the 'first to receive such a grant in 1933, last year received a sefiopd gift ' of ' $9,500. The University of Iowa received $40,000, A second gift, "VVrestern Reserve. $1,5,000 apd Tale, a second gift for its Drama Library, of $10,000. • There also was $38,000 given to the Playhouse in Cleveland,, on condition that an equal sum in cash bei raised from other contribu- tion sources before June 15 of. this year. This sum was raised by. the Playhouse, arid the campaign over- subscribed by $1,500 last month. Grants Grants by the 'humanities' divi- sion of the Foundation' to aid work In the drama to date since 1933 are as follows: -1933, No. Carolina, $7,500; 1934, talfe, $4,B00rOtowa. $32,500; 1935, No. Carolina, $9,500; Iowa, $40,000; Wtstern Reserve,' $15,000; Play- house (Cleveland), $38,000; Yale, $10,000; 1936, Cornell, $15,000; "Washington State, $35,000. " The grant' to the University of No.- Carolln?!. first made in 1933 for the year 1934 was for the develop- ment of the work begun there 15 years ago by Professor F. H, Koch, who organized a course In dramatic writing and production. Plays have dealt primarily with folk . material, with people and situations ' related to tAe locale. Last year No. Caro- lina received further assistance with a- two-year- grant of $9,500 to aid Ptdf. Koch In establlslilng the work Tnpvk securely. Funds will be used for equlpriient for experimental pro- duction, training of graduate stu- dents chosen to assist in special phases of the work, and for exten-. slon service In schools and com- munltlea. Support i.^ said to have developed a wider interest in No. Carblina Jn the use of the drama as a means of self-expression. It is also said to have been successful in its attempts to preserve American Cultural traditions In a popular form. ' Biggest to Iowa Biggest grant of all was to Iowa State University, which has re- ceived a total of $72,500 In th^ past two years. In giving this money; the Foundation explained that 'One of the aims of the humanities pro- gram .is to supiport for special pur-" poses a few major centers offering combined values of training for di- rectors, teachers arid community leaders in the drama> who will later, find outlets for their services . in' schools, colleges and communities,, or In nortrRrofessIonal dramatic groups.' This was the aim of the Iowa gift. . .'Cleveland Pliay house is one of the most successful community organi- 2iatIons in the country and Is now in its 20th season. Building houses txyo, theatres,'.' which are operated iion-commerclally, by a full-tlnie staff of actois, technicians and dl- rectdrs. A'tterid!i,nce last year was considerably over 100,000. •" Carnegie. Corp. has also been as- sisting llttlo theatre groups through the National Theatre Conference, to ^hich It donated $5,000 in 1934 and 12,000 ill 1935. No grant made this year to this group, but a gift of ♦12,000 was made to X.Tnion Colloge last month for the Mohawk Drama Festival and the Institute of the Theatre. BMBBUSy SUICIDES Hollywood, June 23. James Bradbury, 42, stage actor, Bulcldcd by.lrthaling gas. Brooded over the theft of his Bonus money. *JUMBO' TROUPE DEPARTS Was Billy Rose Slapped With a Tent Stake?— It's Denied Cast and chorus of 'Jumbo' en- trained for the Fort Worth Frontier Days Centennial Tuesday (23) from New York. There were 110 persons In the party. Several other acts. In- cluding Poodles Hanneford and the Kimeris, arje due to leave Saturday (27) with Will Morrlssey, who has been handling this end for Billy, Rose. The elephant. Rosie, playing' dates, is slated to be picked up In Pittsburgh when the final contin- gent gets going. Report that Rose was slapped In the face with a tent stake during an argument on the grounds, was denied. Story reached New York after appearing in a daily coluriin.' Mayor Van Zandt Jarvis, who. was' mentioned iri the incident, stated he was In no way concerned with the reputed slapping bit, story being ci-edlted to a reporter in Dallas, where the na,me Ft. Worth Id poison. | Opening at Ft. Worth is now dated for July. 11. That goes for Club de Manana as'well as 'Jumbo' anji the other shows. On Broadway THE K1CK. BACK Mystery drama in three acts, presented •It the RItz, New York, Juiie ^2, by Paul GroU and GeorKe L, UiUer; written by Edwin Harvey Blum; staeed by Cacl Hum: $2.75 top.. Mrs. Muller .Jano Marbury Joy Alallon Plane Tehnpest Marple Wilson Mary Hutchinson Vat Malone G. Swayne Gordon Jack Williams ."..Cleve Garrett Prof. Mark Adams Maurice Burke Dr. SIska Walter Scott "Weeks nean Chlpes Robert Harrison Pror. Eidwell Harold Smalley Re:£(ord Donald McMillan BREAKINfi IN YIDDISH LEGITS ON BRONX AIR As a result of transferring 'To- day's Children,' Jewish radio serial broadcast over WBNX, New York, to stage of Bronx Art theatre recently, Second avenue managers who saw the production are now reported considering using the Bronx outlet for a tryout air theatre for their Yiddish legits. Generally such new offerings are opened cold. Air show is sponsored by Jack & Paul, clothing house. Click of the installments, gave A. Lyman, who handles it, the. idea to do a stage version. It's to be repeated again. Station serves a foreign public. Xluldren's Hour'Still Going, Not Affected by Picture 'Children's Hour,' in Its 84th week at the Elliot, N. Y., has topped by a considerable margin other dramas which played day and date on Broadway with the picture version. 'Journey's End' and 'One Sunday Afternoon' managed to stay for some weeks after their respective picture .showings, but 'Children's Hour' has continued three months after its film version ('These Three') an'. Is still going. , . It's slatec. for touring in the fall. . Picturization of 'Men In White' was exhibited throughout the couri- ti-y before it was exhibited in New York, because df the stage play's run." Show was then presented out of town, despite the filrii, mostly In stock. Geddes Takes Chi Indie On Rental for /End' Chicago, June 23. Chicago presentation of 'Dead End' has been postponed until Sep- tember, when it goes Into the Indie Studebaker. Norman Eel Geddes has niade a straight rental deal for the Stude- balcer, rather than take the Erlanger or a Shubert house In .the Loop on a percentage arrangement." 'The Kick Back' is the best writ- ten drama tried out by the man- agers division of WPA. Known as 'Backwash,' it was the third and final show tried out, the unit hav- ing been discontinued for some rea- son. Chances on Broadway fire mild, not because it Is noMnterest- Ing theatre, but because it is too quiet a proceeding for the heated period. < It Is mystery drama in the living room of two professors connected with a CO- educational college near a small town. One Salllo Mason has beep.. murdered but the- culprit has not been detected. District attorney finally concedes the mystery Is too baffling for the police and asks Dr. Siska to work o;i the case. The doctor is a, crimlnfiloglst. He and professor Mark Adams, who is a psychologist, reside In the same cottage and have beeii arguing without rancor five years. Being a human bloodhound, Siska is pre- sumed to scent clues Involving his colleague. That Is predicated on the fact that Adams had absolved a student whose fountain pen was found in the cottage where the woman was strangled. Two co-eds occasionally entec In- to the Vstory, rather as tangents. One Is a flighty senior, but Jov Mallon, a frosh. Is different. Girl stammers and Adams succeeds in teaching her confidence and cour- age, so that the impediment is for- gotten. Their contacts lead to love and because Adams is about 30, the Idea' Is not out of line. Solution of the mystery conies with the production of a confession In the possession of Adams, the man who murdered the girl having run his car off a cliff. Author does not aim to provide continuous sus- pension, of the mystery. Siska slyly Introduces, his theories and even charges Adams with the murder, but with flimsy evidence. Their conversations are In the language of erudite men, types well conceived considering their professions and standing In society. That places the burden of the dialog on Siska and Adams, excel- lently played by Walter Scott Weeks, and Maurice Burke. They are believable. It Is said that the cast: is Intact as originally 'appear- ing in Brooklyn when the show opened some weeks ago. It. that, 4s correct- tnere is some undiscovered' talent in the WPA ranks, Sonie of the other players are so-so, but no especially noticeable cast weakness. Script has been rewritten since originally shown and several show- men from the outside are said to have given. suggestlon.s. Result is a fairly Interesting evening. One set, limited cast, so show can operate at modest grosses. Ibee. light Crowd Helps bReginaV Bi| FRISCO 'DESERT SONG' $12,000, lETTY' $6,500 San Francisco, June 23. Bonus money brought isome extra dough to the legits here. 'Desert Song' picked up sufficiently to war- rant an extra of three extra days. Company headed by George Hous- ton.. Fra.cicla' White, Thelma, White, Sbbby Jaryis and Edna Tbri-ence, and produced by Civic Light Opera company of Los Angeles. Show got $12,000. After seven and a half weeks of excellent business with Charlotte Greenwood in 'Leaning on Letty.' Alcazar will close this show June 27. Last week 'Letty* did $6,500, which is plenty neat. 'Tlu*ee Men on a Horse' opens June 28. Federal Theatre Project has a winner In 'Chalk DUst,' at the Co- lumbia, where it is In Its second weeki 'CaU It Day' Off To $8,000 Start er Hollywood, June 23. 'Call It a Day,' Henry Duffy's production &.t El Capltan, started slowly on Initial week but Increas ing Interest is' expected to supply momentum that will keep the piece going for from four to six weeks, House again had the town solo, but with stiff competition this week (24) from Katharine .Cornell Jn 'Saint Joan' at the Blltmore. .Estimate for Last Week 'Call It a Day.' El Capltan (2d week) (C-l;571; $1,65). Vfolet Hem- ing's personal ijopularlty, plus the Conway Tearl» name brought out the Hollywood contingent 6n .open- ing stanza and helped materially to boost, take on first stanza to around $8,000, which is satisfactory. Sale Indicates biz will take Jump coming week. ' -i WPA 'Last Night of Don Juan.' Only new arrival to Federal Theatre group this week, opening (24) $,t the.Mus- art, where It is in for two weeks. "'Chalk Dust' continues fpr second week at Hollywood Playhouse, clos- ing (27) with 'Mystery of the Broadwalk Asylum' following two days later. ' ' 'Turn to the Right' holds for sec- ond week at the Mason where trade at 10-20-30c' is providing favorable grosses. Chics^o 100% Legit-less for Whole Week, First Time; Only 2 WPA Plays McOwens' 5th Season Topeka, Kans., June 23. . McOwen Stock company Is start- ing Its fifth annual iummer season on the Kansas Free fair grounds here, having spent a 24 week \^inter .season in Phoenix, Ariz. A 10 ^«^eeks season hei'e Is planned by Frieda McOwen, mother of the McOwen Sisters, who head the .show. From Topeka the company will make the circuit of the North- ern Kan.sas and Nebra.ska fairs. . For the summer season arid fall fair dates the company ./H'. , be umler canva.s, playing week .stands with vaudeville specialties and em- ploying a five- piece orchestra headed hy Uoy Carlson.' Elton Hackett, is leading man and William Trout is director. . '. Chicago, June 23. Loop legit hits the bottom this week, being completely without a professional legit .show for the first time on recoi*^; Only the two gov- ernment shows are .running, but these WPA enterprises are oper- ating on a cut-rate ducat plan which lets the public In free except for a small '.service charge' of a dime or tw6-blts. " ! But regular legit is washed up, a situation which is a solar plexus knockout blow to legit hopes In the midwest. During the past few sum- mers the Loop had always been saved at the last moment by a sud- den arrival. Last year the marines landed In the .form oC 'Three Men on a Horse,' which held the legit tort" throughout the summer. - Currentlv the Loop will be dark Cor seven days which mark the In- terim between the closing of 'St. Joan' at the Grand Saturday (20) and the opening of 'Scandals' Sun- day f28). Other than 'Scandals' the only Ipgit looming on the horizon is 'Parnell,' which the SIniberts are even now negotiating for an early fntvy into either the Schvyn or the Harris, 'Dead J3nd/ which had also boen figui'od art a .summer Loop entry, has born wiratchcd. •Kathjii-i»ii; .^lonrell wfHjnd «p her usual fortnight here with her ii.siial smashing groiiH. Hhft has meant capacity nnd rtpar-raparlty fvcry •timf «he. hn.s .«hown .In iM» town as fi. Eto.i; and 'SL Joan' cpptifWCd that record. In her two week.s here Miss Cornell • touched $50,000, tre- mendous. Eetimates for Last We«k 'Scandals,' Grand (1,300; $3.80). Revue opens Sunday (28) and rates a good change pn Willie and Eugene, Howard and Helen' ''Morgan, plu« being town'ii only legit. '■ . ' ^St. Joan,' Grand (J,300; $3.30): Ducked out of town after a .bang- up capacity fortnight; $C6,000 'for the final week. WPA 'Chalk Dust,' Great Norlhej"n.- Goes into eighth week for big run, considering Its WPA presentation. Next, 'Triple A Plowed Under.' 'Brokeh Dishes,' Bl&ckstone. Harry MInturn revival troupe dolnfe okay with this one in its second session. ' ' ■ GBOSSMITH DEPABTS Lawrence Groflsmlth, actoi', Ifft the Theatre Guild's 'Call Jt a Day' June 19 to fulfill 'a film commit- ment In England. .He has been re- placed by John Williams. Actor sailed for I^ondon Junf 20 to report to Wyndham Kllmft for the lead in a-plcture. British actoi; had ' been having' nome difficuH-y with Immigration officials an.d "was ordered to iexit thie TT. H** by July 1, anyway, but may returrt on the .quota* B'way Hck-up; Finis; 'Boy Broadway's business Improved last week despite considerable hu- midity. Bonus coin counted very little, but when rain set- the Schmellng-Louls fight back one night, out-of-towners present for the fistic event provided, a break for shows. Most of the better attrac- tions picked up $1,000 on the week. Grosses would have been further tilted had Saturday been less torrid. There, was a last week r-ush to '"Victoria Rc'glna,' which suspended for the summer at the Broadhurst. Tuesday (16) matinee played to 100.. standees, high for the standout which will relight late in August Gross was over $23,000, about par. with Its best figure and virtually ca- pacity all performances. Pinal week . of 'First Lady' also was profitable, gross going around the $9,500 mark. 'Boy Meets Girl' went up towards the $14,000 level, while the dramatic, leader, 'Idiot's Delight,' registered $24,000 again. •On Your Toes',' the lone musical, jumped to $26,000. With this and next week's clos- ings, Broadway will be down to summer cases. : 'Ehd of Summer" will close at the Guild Saturday and next week 'Delight' suspends at the Shubert while 'Call It a Day' calls it a season at the Morosco. 'To My Husband', quietly folded at the Bel- mont last weekend and that is liabje to happen-to other shows which are about washed up. . , ■ Only new show activity is among the WPA units. 'The Kick Back,' Which was - 'Backwash* when on a relief basis, went commercial at the Rltz Monday (22), WPA will offer 'Turpentine,' a colored cast drama, in Harlem Friday (26) and has revived 'Light* o' London,' aii old English, meller at a West 52d street beer' garden. Estimates for Last Week 'Boy Meett (Qirl,' Cort (32d -week) (C-l,069-$3.30). Up again With gross going to $13,600 last week; beat fig- ure In month for comedy standout. 'Bury the Dead.'.Barrymore (10th week) (D-l,096-$2.20). Last weeks stUl announced; will stick If able .to better even break;;. around $5,000. 'Cafl lt ■ Day,' i(ifdrbj9Go;(2M week) (C.-9Sl-$3.80). •Anflbuhcfed^' for one rtiore week ^ some improvement last ' week for Substantial hit with tak- ings estimated over $9,500. ' . • 'Children's Hour,' Elliot (S4th week) (D-957-$1.65), Liable to out- last £ome of this season's hits; not getting, much coin but bettetlns even break at $4,600. . 'Dead End,' Belasco (35th week)' , (D-l,000-$3.30)i Stin making coin. ] and has chance, to hold over Into 1 new season;, paced bit over $8,000 lasft wiek. 'End of Summer,' Guild (IQth week) (C-914-$3,30). Final week: one of several Guild successes; hatf been tapering steadily for some time; $7i600 Indicated: 'Idiot's Delight/ Shubert (m)i week) (Ct>-1^378-$3,30): Will bus- . pend July 4 for at least six Weeks; continues to olefin tip with amazing figures around $24,000 weekly, 'Kick Back,' Rltz (1st week) (P- 918-$2,76). Presented by Geor(f?e-I>. Miller and Paul Grollj written liS: Edwin Harvey Blum:' opened' Mohr. day (22), postponed from last .week. 'Love on the Dole,' Longacre (18th week) (D-l,057r$&.75J> Another 'last . weeks', show which depends ' on '! iveathcr; estimated ground $4iO0O. 'Mulatto,' Ambassador "(^Cth week)' (C-l,15C-$3.30). Business last week' ftomowhat lesia- tht^b $3,000, for even :: break or slight profl^t; . • 'New Faces,' . Vanderbilt (eth ' week) (R-«04-$3.30). Picked up fup^ ther; Tburnday matinee- helped gross approach $6,D0ff mfii-k: with, -some cuts, intipiate- revue mair- go ■-■ along through summer, . • .'On Youp Toes,' Imperial ' (IJ.th week) (-M;-1,468-$3,8.5), Materially benefited by last week's better, go.- Inpj some; capacity houses; around $26,OO0; no musical opposition, 'Pre- Hoheymoon,' Lyceum -/Oth week) (C-967-$3.30). Did well dur- Ing' 'mid-week- goln^ --with' Saitur- day's humidity a damper; bettered even break, arbuhid $5.500,- ' , 'To My Hu»biand/-B(jmiot>t. Wfthr drawn Saturday (2i>V after, ;«iwi!l money for about three weeks.; 'Three Men on ir Hqrse,' Playhoufle (74«v weete) (€*86«*$2.20.)., On re- vised operating basis.' holdover should go along -well Into summer; »ome Improvcmient last week at bet- ter than $6,600. 'Tobacco Road,' Forrest (\3ilh woc!0 (C-1.017-$l,65), Lon-? stayer gettlhg modest money but betterinfr even break at $4,500 and listed among summer nurvlvorjB. . . WRA 'Turpentine/ Lafayette, Harlem; colored drama replaces 'Macheth/ which closed Saturdtiv (2tt) aiid will 'to»r: open Fi-Jdav 4^<^^. 'Liahts o' London/ Palm Garden; Engllah jnellei' opened, yeaterdajr (Tuesday), . 'Claa* tof '2*/.-2«anhat{an: «l»gasf€- mippt <'x£«rided another wiaek or twd, 'Battte Hymit/ Daly'£r «W (Bapwl* mental);; extended. • I A '7^ £ «» l T I M A T E Wednesduft Juue 24/ 1936 {)|gr& let Rdi^^ I^lssjie taj^ So It s Set to Cootinue As Indicated before the last sea- son ended, pay for rehearsals will apply in the same manner as here- tofore arid Is likely to be a perma- nent reauirement . f or producers of ' legit shows. Equity Indicated It would listen, to reason' If the rehearsal rules were found ta impede production, but no «pe-t clal objections were known to Jiave been regls^eredL So the sec- ond season of re^iisaraal pay Is. cer- • t^ln.- ; Mat^agere . w^re- too .much en- ' grossed in the fight. bWr the ^new . contract yyith the authors to pay at- .tentibn to pcoposed iphanges in re- liearsal p?iy iniles, or el^e the- mat- i^f'^a^-entlrely overlooiceiji..;: jDuring 'thei.-. wliiter the .wanapera/ . we^e ' steamed up over Equity'ti • changes .. in policy find asked for ^i.baalc term_ agfee^ent,.'. When io'iuiRther .'radl-" carj jittdy'es./'WtJr^ ipitfe,tfeei .by. the actors'' association, the managers forgotf^ . about "]that,.;..t6p,^,, although Equity; leader*' wsre' irfi^a^f to .con- plder. suSli^ an ; Agreemeiilt • favorably , It Is true' that feWer nev -Shows were produced, during the season of 1935-36, the ieount being B9< Not in dujifea la the .check-lip were isonfie .successful; .rayiyais, . and about a ^HJo7en::!productl6i\s.'whiQh txiiiA: out bujt, dld^ijot .opep on Broadway; iii- idicatiop^ afi^ the xehearsa,! coin re-; : fl,wlrem,eii,t-'-held down., the-, -nu^niijjer o{ .eh<)S7fitJ:IflE j»r.esentAt}ons; Spritig :>.e^ft$iXlyt .sees. ;i9uch /Attempts, pui there wer;e very few coltiparfttlvely, . and that also may explain the re.- ■ duced . total ,iii fleaspnal production-. . - .. E5tli|iates as to how miich. moh^j^ . wai^/p^fq^ 'actor's :f^^ insr 'irai^ paal'.^eeasDn at *l*o;ooo, "of which about ?5o;^o : went to ,ChbrU3 pbppile in 33 sI)ows ^hat .total; however; la not figtired as. addUloriai. ."prpftuotlon expense, r It is Rfjown thit in any number' bf . ihetahcee ealariiss •' ^ei-e reduted; Xp • gq'uajjfe'e the reheateai .outlay; -That' . iJirfes' true of castfi and Chorus. In : jthe : ;other casefl. - where straight ShoWs.cJosed.'witltln'jBt' single, "week, the nibfley; paid, the playeta" diurine ■teheaFattis; wa^^ V - reauircd *!econd week's aalary.^ " ( . v^ljieV^ can ;be, no, B}ipii ;fl,e,4ucilona : •. In. musical .AhoW'j^^ they.'in'-: varlabijr";play-h^4[)rtdj .the exemption " ■ '. llftalt, : Aiwouht Vof^inuqical .produ^^^^^ r. ttonS ;.haft ■ heen .daiirafferaHly .tiridei:'. ■ .-foiJiheir a'pasbns - arid • lh6 rehearsal ' Ipay' r^qtitreii^e^ts wer'e eiijected tft • hold; down last - fleasbri^^ ■cr.6pi''iurH the^. "iheiii'4 were fei^er. musicals . produced . .than planned, but' it was not: ch'arped. : that / the Beemlngrb . added eiiEpenEiB^ (if rehearsal^ ■ reaedm . For tiftiS .thingf [there was; a- , shortage of 'flhancing and a. dearth 6f material- ;attd;talont". suitable for .• that .type, of attraction; I . . -Whether , the hew season will see . mny f ur'tbe'r •shrinkage Ifl the htJmbler ■ pf • .ehpws • on Brpad.tray. • rem.alns 'to ' be eefen;.. .ShyheBs-of'Hbiiy.wttpdt'pro.i^ • histor)c Phllly - houses to 'go. Chestnut" Street was the'flrst '^alrtut is. still left, as are. Chestnut Street Qpeta House* and i&rdad. ' ' '. At the . recent ._I.A.T.S.B. . Q.onven.- tion -. In Kansas City, matter of iinIoni2sing sumn^er theatre stages cropped np. peckhands have had that In mind for some tirie • and are now cued by ■ the . fact ths^t Equit'y.r has . prgiSnw^"tnost of the Eastern rural-'^ s^ota ! by requiring salary, euaranteei for actocs. Average summer playhouse op- erates oh a narrow margin and of ten the playerff , help back' stage. If_-ther^ Is njor* than one scene lo- cals ; are !M.sed, but y.not unionized stage ihands. Claimed in most Cases that , if the siihihier, houses were forced to use a minimum of tw6 ste^ge .-hands at tfae'^ scale; any , pos- sible 'ptoftt would ^be jWlped out... • • There'are.so^e- exceptions, "VVest- port's;; Country Playhouse be' ^g one. Reported there that Lawrence Lang- ner... who 'operates,' the house, told ajiiiitlcttn'ts. tor ,back.-stage lobs that ^t^w6uld not , use .union men .this peasoii. V. Community has but a few deckhands and, the crew formerly i)een obtained '.from.-, the Norwalks.. - 7 Stage - hands aay -they, will picket, the;;-We?'tfiprt 'spot, also .its upen^c .;dhoT)/ thai also having, baen union along with th* crew since, the house ope'i)ed,.about six ye: ; ..ajjo. ' Jl f-b nott*unlpn stand -goes through po sible' peVcusslo-i might inyolve the .Theatre 'Guild; of which Langner is a director. Fiiture Play$ • /When the Cat'«- Away,' by Law rence JPlmson, 'gpes into rehearsal AiSg. IB, for Harry .Bannister. . . ..'When the C,aVa .A«#yii;;by; Ear^y Et.Jphnson. Will be pre'sente.cl in the fall by ' Albert Bannister. It 'Is planned' as an° Iiitimate musical, wUh Roscoe Alls -featured, ingeniie lead - has been ' assigned to Betty Le.wls. " I $.>) d!E § h'o p TMucers and show people alike kftO\y that the $hoes .the/ want ar« at I» Miller . * . foiilSiddratdy prked. a , , A Complete Mne df 0|i>r«i^ . lengtb liosiery ih oil coibifs - » .< iiasi BROADWAY. OK0„ 'Tii^nM. - — ^ • I T^rce tn tw acts 6V 'Cl^sirterf OV."i!r.0cJt*: produced, -by p. -Ji,. Oomn "aaa .Ai.inor Haftnai directed by ArlhDr Slrcjm; Mt- tlnga-by John Root. At 'Red.Bhrii tbdatre, Locuet Yallty; I.'.- Tirkfek- June 22. ^ ^ Bellboy,. .'.VV... .Stanley Wughes Jtm. ■. . . Don Terry Lola. '.Blanche Gladstone BoU. . . . i ; . .., . JToseph Cotton. -Mosey, ;Percy KHbrlde SUck. .., k , i',". .'.John.- McCauley Slay Kuth Holdin Uuldoon ^ . . .Gerald Kent Blclcerton Franfc' McCormock Maid Hilda Bruce Marjorle Martha • Scott Detective, Maurice Lavlpne Plomber .Sandy Strousc Bondl...; Pierre Ue Ramey Rappell ; Milton C. Herman Pete , , ...Frank Conlan Walter .<..;;...' .John J. Power Porter... ............Ray Dennis, Jr. I ... ' New farce opening the deaspn at Locust Valley is fast; moving roughhouse that contains In . its eight -Bcenes enough material for several: plays. Startidg with a «ound basic comedy idea, the play is In- clined to . wander and gets out of hand he'fore the final curtain. The comedy has more than one very funny situation and the characters, partioularly. the lugubrious Moseyt are drawn with skill. . StPr*y' concerns 'a shining light of the Minneapolis Chamber of Com- merce, who Is in New York on busir ness.. Peeling lonely, he calls Lola,, an old girl friend, .Avh'o comes right over to his hotel j-oom "and proves to have become, in the last five years, an A-1 floozie. Seeing, that he wlll: ,n^ed help tp..get rid- of :Lola, Jf,m, , cfiilla ■.TS.op, another : pld, friend, who arrives' shortly.'. Bob, .too, is aniclous'to^'get rid of Lola s]hc,e nls. fiancee is' Joihihgr him - iri a llttae •while for lunch at the hoteL ' • . Jim' goes out to get Some more liquor in the hope that Lola^ yill soon drinjk .herself unconscious* Lola goes. Into . th^: .hathrpom Xo tidy and! Bol) .wanders ai'pund. Hi£(.J)ad« end next fall. • . • v ICalmar and Ruby start work on pict'e ■Upon completion pf their cur-, rept. Marx Bro.s. yarn for Irving 'l?haH>erfe. . 'Cbips^'hook IS byJ5atnon Kunyon and-Srv^ri^ eaeSar. • ^ -. r.: ;"i , . 'jBuffalo,. June , ;?tudio Theatre Players, go' sti-aw- hat ,ag8ln..ati;' Greeina 'Lake; "June 29, 'Summer season ot eight .productions is planned, , Jane Keeler in conH'Oli and .heer^ breezes and pr-etzels In. evidence. ' ^ ■ . ; -'VVa3hlngton, Jun# 23.' - Plans of Steve' 'doch^an for ;a suburban summer .theatre to replape his.- cancelled .National .Theatre .Players have been aiternatelj^ on and off ' eath "week since early spring, _ This week. t;.ey wei-e can-' ceiled' due tO liriexjjected delay in ENGAGEMENTS Ethel Merman, Bobe Hope,-'— But Millions.' . Virginia Gurley, Prances Neilspn, Barbara Brpwn, Pamela - Wright, Chisholm Beach, Stanley' Smith, Ed^- ward, Lester, Watren . Players, Spring. Lake,' N. J.' Edna von Beulow, Sylvia Sirota, Jerome Thor, Jackson Halltday, Jane Abbottj Cornel Wilde, Maurice Manspn,.. Beech-wood theati*e, Scai'- borough, N. Y, Roscoe Ails, Betty Lewis, 'When the Cat's Away.' ' Nancy .Duncan, Raymon Green- leaf, Adrienhe Earl, Marion Grant, Erford. Gage,; Frank Lyon,. Byrd Bruce, Robert Perry, Grace Carney, John Gordon, Guy Palmerton, 'Per- sonal Appearance,' Manhattan Play- ers, Pitchburg, Mass. Doris Rich, Blaine Cordner, Alice Buchanan, Medeira Schwartz, Tomes Chapman, Tom COley, Thomas Hughes, .'Vinegar Tree;* Barter the- atre, Abingdon, Va. Isobel Rose, Huntington Watts, Rosamond Pinchot, Helen Namur, Willard Dashlell, Starr West, Teddy Jones, J-ullan Towne, ROyce and Ramon Perez, P. J. Kelly, Geoi-gc .Pembroke. 'Swan,' Starlight the- atre. Pawling, N, Y. ... Ruth ' Weston, Hunter Gardnbr, William C, Jackson, Leona Powers, J. ' Richard Jones, 'Caprice," New Rochelle Playhouse, New Rochelle, N. Y. ■ - • . Hope Decatur, John Straub, Wal- lace Rooney, Miriam Lewis, Marlon Patton, Arthur Kortheuer, Lake Placid Players, Lake Placid,. N. Y. Maurice Murphy, Rice Playhouse, Oak Bluffs, Mass. Eanla Marinoff, Van Heflln, Don- ald Cameron, Victor Morley, Eda Helneman, Morton L, Stevens, Eva Le • GalUenne, McKay Morris, Rex O'Malley, 'Love for Love,' Westport Country Playhouse, Westport. Conn J. C. Nugent, Helen Carew, Mal- colm Lee Beggs, Jane Archer, Alan idorrell, Bemloe Bernard,/ Alison Howley,. 'Mr, Shaddy,' La"ke Shore theatre, Westford, Mass. .ilenry Hull, 'Sprlnistlme for Henry' Theatre of Pour Seasons, Roslyn. L. I„ N, Y, A- - J. Herbert, Helen Walpole, -Franklin- Gray, Keeiie Playhouse, Keene, N, H. - Law.rifhce Weber, Margaret Owens. Anita Houstan, Edmund Chrlstjan.^ Gan*et Adams. Jane. Williams, Mu- riel G^rnand, -Grove theatre, Nuan- goln. Pa. ' . Bobbie ' Howes. Wylle - .Watson, Vera Pearce, Bertha Belmore, 'Yes, Madam.' George Hent.v " Trader, David B.vrne. Vera' Tatum, Jack Easton. Irene Shirley, Edgar Mason-, Georcfe Taylor, George Taylol-, Jr., Richard Rankin, Rosalie Williamson. .Tack Handford, Jeonne Elgavt, MarS;ar'»t Man.Mfleld, Gretna Player.s, Mt. Gretna, Pa, ' - Betty l^^ornh, . Jn*ne's ' Roberts, Catherine Plucker, Ellen Avph. Mal- ftolnis Atterbury, Gar.v.Ajterrlll. Harry Shnle, Dorothy B»rry, Margaret Malley, Peroy Knight., . Milton; (Continued, on page 73> cqmiiibeUon -of the auditorium .at Di^rby 'I'^iTO, *(rd» , . present j?lane are 'to go ahead with construction anJ open next summer, He' has five year lease on farnit : ; . Road'^lde tJieaitVe., semi- pro ven- ture. oiJehed June . 15* with 'Around the World In 80 Days' and Is pack- ing 'em 11., , Kanaessers' Stock Cleveland, June 23. Kangesaer Bros, are turning their open-air concert itage at Wildwood Park, into a - summer theatre. In which Ralph Becker Is installing his stock troupe June 20, It's a novel set-up for an apiusemcnt park and probably the, only stock to be seen here this year, ' . Becker's com.pany is' starting dtc with 'Goodbye Again,' doing It o^ity two weekrend idays, bills changing every weeltl Second i)rie* Is 'Trial of Mary ■ Dugan^' to . be followed by string of. light comedies, Thr«;e. alternating directors are. in troupe— ^Charles Mueller, . veteran actor; Woody Jay Segal and J^n Hartelle, who - directed- and' acted with bufify on West Coast, Mary Al- len, Myrtle Moore and Claire Abookire taking leadk . " Only other' drania hereabouts, is being put on, by WPA Players, -who are producing' 'f^lfst " Legion' !at Federal Tlieatre Wednesday ,(5}4), Edward ; BeVeaux ts directing" and acting, while George Roberts is as- suming Berfc" t-ytell's Origlrial role. . . , Troy, K., Y., June. 23. Berkshire. Theatre Work sh p^p opens -Its season at the Noll Gwyh thea: e. Maiden Bridge, near, Nas** sau, July 3, with 'Strictly Dlshonbr- at)le,' presenting the . comedy for three performances; ^bat adhering' to its Erida; --Saturday' evening sched- ule for the following eight weeks.' Additional showing, will be -oh July -.o. ■ ' ■ •' -,■ , ' , Students enrolled in ^ the Work- ; shop not only act in the i>lays but also build the sets. Mrs. Han*iet Lee is director. W'orkshop has- a BOo. top," with coffee served on the lawn between acts. New Plays 'Please Oo Not. Disturb,'. Red Barn, LbCust Valley, L. I., N. Y. (22). . ... 'Smart Lady,* Harbor Players, Governors Island, N. Y. (2C). ' AmericdA Aaademy of Dramatic Arts Faundad I6B4 tn Franklin H.' Striant . THE first and foremost lii- stitutioh for Dramatic and Expreaslonal .Training, The In- structioh riirnlshes' the essen- tial prepivrntlon for Directing and Teaching as well aa for Acting. Teuclter's Snmmer Course, July 9th to Aug. 14tli Cal*t«Q ot III CBuriei Irom th> Secrttanf Room 247-E, CarneKle Hull, N, V, "t'.WltOI. -THE.\TKE, lion «PalH. Alb.my, New York, avatlnble .summer- stock, Drawing population Capitol District BOO.DOO. without nn.v hUOH* olbcr than pictures. ArtdresH — Capitol Theatre, Chapel Slret>l, Al- bany, N. Y,*' • ■ BUY DOROTHEA AMTEL incolld Actress, li-amoua •Orecime r;DT'fJi-- ix (■|rtft-r(ii»i Htttt tcxoio.iive i>e- ■tlKns, One Dnllnr. AR«nlfl Wiinied 'o .Soil Ciirfis,. Liberal Coniinlsslon. -Call jOr write • ' • ' - nOMO-l-IlicA^ AN'l'KI. ^in Wrttt ^SMir^rvri. «*w v/»ri* citj .irednefiany, June 24, 1936 C O N C E R T VARIETY 73 1 Eqienses Oidy I' PhllaUeiphla, June; 23. Looks like. a record box' office for , JPaul Whlteman'a guester tqnlght ■ >na tomorrow night In Robjn Iloo.d ijell with Philadelphia . Symphony r 'otcheatra.-. Maestro appearing with "• •hla pwn band, King's M.ett and Ba- mbna, and will offer set-up similar > to last summer, when hfe broke all ' Dell tecordg. Tickets are $1 and • ''Jll.60, which prevents accurate com- i ypai'lsojis with previous date when ■'iinany. admissions were on season 'ilckets., "Whlteman la coming to PblUy on -' same arrangement as I&st season, { betng paid rqfikbOttom expenses only , 'for two nights. This time, however, ^lls arranger, Adolph Deutsch, gets ,1|1,600 for special arrangements, 'flVveral ot which have never been - .ieftrd before, Whltemaa drew eatl- mated 7,500 and 10,000 at tvyro ap- pearances last year, gross . running Bomewherti around 116,000. With "iliemocratlc National Conventl<>n In : .■•town and np low-prlde season tlck- , ets out, figure he'll top' that easily this time. Dell seats 6.000. ? - Program for .two tioricerts includes ,>i)Oth classical axid jazz numbers. Composers include G e r 6 h \v i n. • S(5hwartz,>Van Phillips, Boland, Dla- mond, Strauss, Grofe» Fisher, Darby,. Freed and nurt)ber of others .in Jazz medley. • • • Regular Dell summer cohcert sea- iPpn) -getting under ^vay; Friday with • Josa IturW /"batoning, includes- 32 '•.t!oncei;t8, . four • two*night opera?, 'fouir two-night ballets, ^Ylth special appearance this Saturday In connec- tion with President Roosevelt's ac- ceptance speech at Franklin Field. Conductors, Include. Iturbi, Alex-' andor Smallens, Saul Caston, Fraser Harrison, Erno Rapee, WlUem van iHoogstraten and Alexander HIIs- .berg. Soloists include Harold Bauer, John Charles Thomas, MIscha El- . «}an, iTlscha Levltzkl, Rudolph Ganz,. Jose Iturbi, Conrad Thibault and Martha - Halbwache Ma.sflciia. 'Operas Include 'Tosca,' 'Faust,' ; 'Martha' and 'Aida.' Ballets include -Catharine Littlefield and Phlladel- ,phia BaUet,;and .Ted Shawn Ballet. Season ends August 21, Broiililyn Bookings '36-'37 Brooklyn Academy of Music which has been' hiving tough sledding for "the past few- years, Is going ahead arranging Its 1936-37 concert series, -With Brooklyn Institute of Art.s and Science running the whole show. So far eight concerts and. four dance Jittraptions are lined up , for boi'ough patrons, with more expected, to be ;pacted' for directly. 'Series sells at .^12 to membei's, and $15 to general public. 5 Bo;ston .Symjpjipny will . also give •programs starting Nov. 20 with .series offered at $12.60, general ad- >nl.ssl6n. Memberships In Institute .•'iiroper -sell at $10. Size of acadeiny .makes work of keeping spot busy a .blg Job. Opera house seats 2.200; ;muslc hall, 1,500 and lecture hall, 600 with sundry other nooks 'iBcattered throughout for extension •Work, .Mrs. Newberry Gets Job Detroit, June 23. For the sixth con.secullve yeai ."Mr.s. John S. Newberry, socl tor a series. Mattel of reciprocity lor ticket holders in outlying ared.s, however, is causing some headaches. When space is left in an auditorium, visi- tors from nearby towns holding similar seasonal tickets; . have a habit of pouring In and taking the best seats. Idea was first instituted : to assure' full houses, but noW it's working into a racket, with hinter- land managers puzzled what to do> Metropolitan bureaus are also In the air jusf^wh&t measures to take to stop this overworking. Some peo- ple are making it a policy to travel around and see all they can on the cuff. . New NBC 'towns listed for next season include Galveston, Waco, Spartanburg, S. C; Salina and Leavenworth, Kans. Key cities stick to the. impresario system. ; , Worcester, Mass., is generally rated an ideal town for concei-t far*, with 4,100 paid, memberships signa- tured. Averash for smaller com- miinlties is around 1,000. Winston- Saiem upped. its' membership roll 60 percent during the past year. NBC reports a heavier money outlay for talent over the country, which balances any totals, set up during boom years in the, past. Most of the towns are expanding on their courses. No series consists of Vjs than three artists, with biggest cycles .sealed for eight attraction,?. Kansas City, June 23. Summer concerts by an orchestra re clans who played fn liB:st year's Na« tional Symphony Orchestra fs re- ported assured by musicians' com- mittee With securli g of Watergate site from National Park director. Cost of erecting shell la stUl tough obstacle although^ hopes are tbat do- nations wlll'cover $5,000 cost. Cable from Hans KIndler, regular National Symphony Association con- ductor, stirred up plenty of resent- ment among musicians of summer groiip. Invited to lead the unit alonjg with other guest conductprs,. Kindler cabled: 'JIust resfuse In justice to "Washington "public and . my own vision to condpct what my associa- tion considers -will be Inferior sum* mer concerts if restrictions aVe en- forced.' . ' (Restrictions referred to are bans ^of , Musicians "Union on Importing outside men, which' caused original sp^t between Association ^.and Union.) ■ , • . Members of co-operative orchestra resent wording of' Kindler's wire, particularly Iij view of their clalnvf that stjch conductors as Antonio Brlco, Erno Rapee, Alfred Wallen- steln, IJtenry Hadley and Nikolai Sokoloff have accepted invitation to lead orchestra. ■ Tibbett's Long Tour Concert bookings bo iaf sealed for Lawrence Tlbbett • next seaaoii are for 40 towns over the country. He's staying out on the platform circuit until middle of May,, a longer schedule than usuaL . Touring also calls, for appearances with- San Francisco and Chicago resident opera troupes. He will also solo, with various symphbnieis In the key cities. At present, Tibbett la tn the east waiting call for' hla ne;ct 20th Centurjf-Fox picture, Evans & Salter, handling, . report the following toWns signatured so far for Tibbett dates: . Worcester, Chicago, Branford, Ont.; Savannah, Atlanta, New ferunswick, Schenec- tady, Lafayette, Ind,; Bockvllle, HI,; Battle Creek, St. Joseph, Mo.; New- bur'gh, N. Y.; Wlnston-Salehfi, Montgomery, Ala,; Birmingham, Washington, Los Angeles, Clare- mont, Cal,; Oakland, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, 'Edmon- ton, Saskatoon, Reglna, Winnipeg, Fargo, N. D., and Ames, la. He stays at the Met. for 14 weieks. Feuermann to So. Amer. San Francisco, June 23.. Emanuel Feuermann, Austrian 'cellist who played here this spring, returned on the Lurlinc June 18 fol- lowing a two months tour of^the Orient. He sailed tv.-o.days later for South America on tour that will keep him below the ecjuator until October, when he heads back to the United Stales to flU concsrt dates, until the end of the year. Feuermann is traveling with hlM bride, a non-pro whom he roarrle* In Austria some months ago. 74 VARIETY LITERATI Wednedday» June 24, 1936 ^1 i i. ;^ , Rpeord Editoriiil Staff The li'ecleral Writers' troiect In New York, which employs BOO men an4 w()me;i on its editorial staff, ap- picoTciindtes the largest publishing house In the world. Editors, artists, map makers, photographers, layout men, bibliographers, librarians, re- write men, reporters and desk men are among those employed, with 286, , more than half the total staff, work- ing 6n New York City's Guide Book. ' Staff is headed by Orrick Johns, former poet, but now one of the.big- g;est executives in the literary and publishing fields. Under him is Travis Hokei who succeeded to the, position formerly held by Sam Mc- Coy. •. . . . Government • publishing house compares favorably in personnel .with almost any other publishing house or newspaper office in tbp city, and has many writers on the staff - who have previously distinguished themselves in tfieir respective fields. . Each department of the Gutdd Book has its city editor; Leg men and reporters ha,ve already* handed in some 5,000,000 words of copy; ,A complete 300,000 word history i>t New Tbrk theatres has beisn : written; -which", when edited, will lie "boiled'dowh to 30,000 words.; Copies of the original manuscript,, however, will be . turned over to theatrical trade papefrs, ,llbrariei3, atid pther interested brganizatlqns .for refer- encp purposes. ..Hoped. by directors, that siirjtlus. material will find prl- ■ vate publisher^ after It la turned over to 'the. city. No royalties will .be. j)aid to -writers. ' - ... .Wa^hiiipBtiJn- has asked _for wage (Bcl»edul€f* aa' . recommended . by 'writers* . tffeariizatlons, ' such . as the "BpoK and Magazine. Gijilld, .Writers' ttoioh; . and Newspaper Guild, and .ettorits are bfeiagf mad* to piay.pre- Valilnif VaiKe scale, JLeg men and . .reporters now gel $28.60 per week, desk men $30 iand top salaried are $48-60. Writers' Project ii^ N. T. Is . ' jpart' of ' a hatloriaj, • organization which employ's iaearly.io.'OOO persons, ■ .directed by Henry a Alstferg from! ;Wai9hIngtqn., About ' 4,000 of .these-' .iind$r,Pr, Luther O.^ Evans are maik- ' .ing. the first "national. invfcntory.:^ . f(tate', 'and lilitQrlcal records .'in thW .TT*;S, The other .6,000 >.re ciiefly en-' ^gai?ed in wrltlrip .tQuldes for otter' ,la^|fe,cI)tI?B,>jBuntlefl,:9U^^^ arid the' ^pl8t^Ict"Df columbttu" ' ■ ?N6th*r tngUth Invkftipii < V ^ Two mor^ British newspftpenneh' :airtlv6d .Monday (8^^, tot Alrdqt- ,f rpm-London ; sojoum's ; in Holly- . wood. They are Corinery Chappell, ,: -iol 'the Londoh Despatch, and Stjiaf t . Jackson, of the London (Sunday): ^Chronicle, who. lea-V'e tonight CWed-: ■hesflay> by plane; for Hollywood . 'Once-ovef. Jackson .is doing inter- ''view stuff/ but Chappell" wiU cable ;hl8 spot-news and cttatter- b?ick dally. Chappeit .Returns to London ■ ='July 14. ■ , ; Pirevloqi Ijbndon - -newspapennen coming -to -ATnerica on Hollywood Assignments In recent weeks- hfty-i been R6g Whitley (brother of Cllf-^ ford" Whitley, LohdoA sh'o-wnvin) of^ the MliTor, p,nd JMfck-Hastie»«, of ithe .-LQhdbn St^r. it's Chftppell's first . time .irt; America. , Shaw'* 'Present' . " Frank • Scully made the August .issue of Esquire practically over .niftht thropgh' recalling that Georgfe "fiernal'd ^Shaw's m^it ttrthday, July . 26, Is the Irish savant's 80th. Scully had an idea, for a timely piece, "Now It . Can Be Sold,' the laughable 'Story behind the - Sha-nc- bidgrapiiy. >He (iuerifed Arnold Gingrich, Esquire editor, "by wire, 'and got a tele- graphed okay, to get the msfi. Into ■ Chicago within two days. : Scully knocked It out Thursday, .Oingrich got It I^rlday In Chicago •Via' airmail from the Coast, and 'Monday Scully ha.d his check, which ■ VASiBTir's ex-European runaronnder • admits is a fast run* ' A $3»000 Rib A contrib wrote. Esquire a i month ago saying he ' had ' heard, early Issues of the mag : w e r e very valuable. He ' had a September, 1932,' num- ber which he would like to sell for $300. Mag printed' the let- ter in Its current (July) Is- sue, plus a facetious footnote , to the effect that such an Is- sue was really worth at least $3,000. Within three days, of pub- lication the magazine's office in Chicago was swamped with letters, telegrams and other messages. About 700 people, showed up within that short time, all of whom claimed to have a September, 1932, issue ana all of whom wanted $3,000i I Magazine was started In 1934. , . .Appeals Court Gets A.P. Case Circuit Court of Appeals reserved c^eclsion in the Watson case after hearing arguments bn application of the Labor Board for an order eii forcing its ruling against the Asso cia.ted Press. Board 'ordered A.P. to desist frpni interference with em ployees who Wished to organise and reinstatement of Morris "Watson, a) legedly discharged for his Newspa^ -per Guild activities, after seven years service. , ■ John W; Davis, attorney for the A.P., cpntended\ that .the Labor Board had iio jurisdiction, over manufaicturera and that the AJP, came'under ti ls classification father than Interstate commerce^ as argued by Charles Faby^ cpurisel- for .'the Liabor Board. • Morris Ernst, ' counsel . for. the Guild, made no 'argument but pre sented a brief as a friend of the ^oiirt . . ' Now Comes -Horace' ,' 'don'tlnulhif its purpo'se eventually •to--lnclude*air the classics In' the nioderately priced Modern Library, .its .pubilsihers, Bandpnt House, now 'adds, the compl($'te works 'of Horace, collected' by -jProf . Casper J. Kraipmfer, -Jr.,' of , New .York Unlyerr B^iyi. :pis ;6bjectlve has- ri)een 'the s^eetlon-of .~the best of the numer- blis- 'translations. of each work and ..their ' combination into a single yglume." '' , ' . * ■ , , The tranelatbrs range from 'F. P. Adams 'to 'A,ustln Dpbson' and In- cludes the conversation pieces, 120 y)^ea axid '42 .longer poems all In a pocket size volume. 7' ■■, Hal Cohen's Jump'Off . Harold TV.. Cohen, drama and mo- tion picture ed of the Pittsburgh .Post-Gazette, and Stephanlv Dia- mond, radio actress with Hearst- owned station W.CAE, Pittsburgh, ,'Vv^lU marry late In August. ' '-hey'Il go to the Coast on their honeymoon. - -Ck-oom'-to-b© Is also Variety's -Pittsburgh, ^nugg, ',■<'. . ■ bntsts' Strike Settled , , Cartoonist's Guild settled the •strike against College Humor when publication, ajgreed to pay a mlnl- . OTam of $1B for all cal'toons ac- "c«a>|ed;~~ - - Robert; A. Pines, editor of the . . ajagajstoift declared that he had not [t i' ^J^gnlzea. the Guild nor agreed to A, ' t»ae "((Jrawlnga only from ' Guild ■ ;: Court -Frees Wisconsin. Strikers •.-XWsttict Court lii Milwaukee ^ac quitted four men held on charges of disorderly coniiuct Iii connection' -Wlth- a strike demonstration -at the plant of - the Wisconsin News April 17. They -were Robert J. CoUentlne, Jam9S J. Randall, John Kehrle and Joseph F. MulUns, all sympathizers in the Newispaper Guild strike called at tiife News last February and still in. progress. News la a Hearst paper. ^ Guild members aisking for In- creased wagfes, recognition of the guild and better working conditions from 'Wisconsin News. Hoiworthy Hall Dbad Harold Everett Porter, 48, who took his pen name of Holworthy Hall from a college dormitory, died In Torrington, Conn., June 20. For a time he made considerable progress In the pulp magazines, but was perhaps best kno,.n for the one act play, 'The Valiant,' written In collaboration with Robert Mid-, dlemass. It was used as a curtain raiser by Bfert Lytell and served as the* foundation of a film. f Or Paul Muni's celluloid debut He had written -for the leading slick mags f oHo\ying his pulp career. UP's H'wood Column United Press Is preparing to serve p.m. papers with a daily Hollywood column, similar', to serv-. Ice: for a.m. clients which has been handled by Henry Sutherland. Mary Knight, who recently wrote a series of Hollywood features for. U.P., 1^ returning here to write the new afternoon column. Eliot Keen Found In Hosp Eliot Keen, editor of Silver Screen, who was missing for four days, was found in City Hospital on Welfare. Island, N. Y. He had been unable to say who he was due to haying received a blow on the head, apparently resulting. In a concus-' slon. i-le's now In the Peck Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn, where his condition is said to be Improving. ' J< T. Mclntyra Wins Contest ibhn T. Mclntyre'a novel, 'Steps Going. Down,' 'was unanimously se- lect^ from' 600 manustsrlpts by A-m.tolcan Authors ad winner of tM Ail-Nattons Prize Competition, thus S^uaranteeln^ author a $4,000 .prize Offered by Farrar & Rlnehart and the Literary Guild. Book -Will be i>ubllshed In September. Compietltion- was -sponsored by Pinker & Morrison, the LIterai-y Guild, Farrar & Rlnehart and Wa,rner Bros,, In the U. S. and by 11 foreign publishers. Mclntyre's novel win now be entered in the All-Nations competition, winner of -which receives $19,000. Judges of the international contest will meet ill London this summer. American contender was selected by Carl Van poren, William Sos'kln and Joseph Wood Krutch, Nathan Esquire's Dranja Critic George Jeah Nathan will join Es- quire as Its dramatic critic In the fall, starting tvith the October issue. Will leave Vogue tljg month before. Esquire has been having some dif- ficulty with its drama department since Johnny Weaver , quit the as- signment a year ago to go to the Coast. Was filled for a while by an anonymous contrib using the pen-name of Van Wyck Potter, who turned out to be a woman. This series ended with the current (Juiy) Issue and there will be no theatre articles in the interim. The July Esquire 'exposes' its feminine Potter; .. "''^ ' — - — '■ Qallioo Sticking AbroaJ Paul GalUcO, former sports editor and columnist of the N. Y. Dally News, indicated his indefinite stay, abroad: l»y ituylng a house at Devon, England. In . addition tor magazine articles, he' is' completing a book. Of sports nature.; Two of his Saturday Evening' iPost . stories. Including 'Tight Wad,' have been sold to .plc- .tures.. ; While having an Indefinite leave of absence frOm" the News,- he will .cover the 'Olympics for the" tab. Liquor- Control Play Contest Oiie-act playwriting. 'contest on jsubj«fct of liquor, control and edu- :catl6h "regarding iisag^e of beverage alcohol being, conducted by Metliod- ■l6t- Church'. Mrs. William R Jaines, ' of -Johnstown, Pa., has made a gift of. $500. to be split up. for awards. Top ope Is $200. ' : 'Christian Advocate' Church mag, is sponsoring. Contest closes Dec. 1. Authors • . (Continued from page 1) old Wailack 'theatre, N, Y., In Feb- ruary, 1899, American adaptation by-thc late Sydney Rosenfeld. Froh- mans also did the show that way In England. The .estates of three authors are cashing in on' the current revival. Show was revived In Berlin three seasons ago In a. new adaptation by Dr. Hans Muller with Ralph Benat- zky's. music. Cllclced and went on to Paris, Vienna and London. But in New Yorit, where it was intended to produce it last season, theK^ Sveve a number of complications d tie to the stepping in of the estates of the deceased authors. -Erik Charrell, who produced the show In Berlin and London during the past couple of years, and who is also staging it In New York, finally brought about a consolidation of the various estates. Another sidelight came up in New Yoi'k due to the. copyright law that a work goes into public domain after 28 years unless the original copy- right holder or one of his Immediate descendants renews witliin a year of the 28-year expiration date. Rosen- feld's estate consists of two remain- ing sisters and one brother, but all three had to wait until the end of December, 1936, to renew the copy- right. All three were over 80 years old. Trio lived to renew the copyright, deal for- production then going through. V J ust how close a race with death it was Is shown by the fact tliat two of the trio have died since, Hector Rosenfeld," 83, and Dorothy Johnson, 89. Lillian Y. Johnson, 84, is the only remaining claimant of the Rosenfeld end. Irving Caesar and David Freed - man have been set to write the new adaptation for the Center produc- tion. Score by Benatzky, used in the Berlin' in'-iidUfctlon of- three years ago, will be retained but some one may be called in on the lyrics. Other tunes also may be added, which would once again fatten the list .of authors. Be^t SeUers I •■• ' '• « ' • • 1 Bp9t Sellers .for. t(ie .week ending June 20, as report9d by the|- . American News Co., Inc. ' •■^ .Fiction . . . j •Doctor, The' ($2.00) ..... ^ By Mary Roberta Rlnehart •The C^ansmen' ($2.60) ....'...,,,.. .'/.By Ethel Bolleau 'Last Puritan, The' ($2.75) .....By George Santayana 'Weather In the Streets' ($2.50) ............By Rosamond Lehmann 'Sparkenbroke' ($2.75) ....By. Charles Morgan 'Roofs on film Street' ($2.50) By WiJIlam McNally Ncn-Fiction 'Wake Up and Live' ($1.75) By Dorothea Brande 'Around the Worid In Eleven Years' ($2.00). ........ ,^ .......... . , .By Patience, Richard and John Abbe •Man the Unknown' ($3.50) .. By Alexis Carrell 'Way of a Transgressor' ($3,00) . .By.Negley Farson 'North to the Orient' ($3.50) ,By Anne MOrrow Lindbergh 'Inside Europe' ($8.60) .i,. ...By John G anther Fiction and Films BY EPES W. SARC.ENT Frustrations. Starting off cheerfully with a death bed, Pamella Wynne, in 'Love Begins at 40' (Doubleday-Doran; $2), swings into the fa-Vorite prob- lem of the British writers since the war; the army of 'f i-ustrated spin- sters. And she mi.ices a good job of it until she goes a bit soggy at the end. As the title suggests, it's the story of a belated love In England, where since the waf there are not men enough to go around. The author draws a keen picture of twO women, who, in ' their various moods, rea.ct to their sex-starved Impulses. Plenty of fast movement until the story bogs down U\ sentiment near the close,, but still worth reading. Not for pictures. Ship Ahoy I Something out of .the usual Claude Kendall output Is Charles Merriani's 'Last' of the Five Masters' (Kendall; $2.50), a story of the fast vanishing huge cargo sailing, vessels. ' . -Merriam took a Carribean. voyage In tlie Edna Hoyt 'and the result" Is a brisk" narrative .of the trip, eni livened by isea': yarns and shore, aid- ventures. 'Beadabie and different. Odd Triangle . Polan Banks manages to create a relatively new triangle in his 'The Far Horizon' (Green Circle; $2), In which the components are two women married to the sajne" man, and a fabulously rich young man. Young Killian January marries Tracy Taylor, a young acti;ess, when he tiffs with Jessica Blair. She gives him an annulment in time to . per- mit his marriage to Jessica to taJce place on schedule, scorning a cash settlement. January is lost in a plane crash, just as Tracy learns she's an expectant mother. She per- mits Jessica to assume maternity of the infant for the sake of its future Then January returns from the Brazilian wilds with the stage all set for keen action. Plenty of story and' distinct picture possibility. . Double Climax Cora Jarrett, who likes to be dif- ferent, goes tlie distance in her 'Strange Houses' (Farrar & Rlne- hart; $2'.50). It's a story of ex- changed Identities, which in Itself Is no novelty, but she handles ad- roitly the growing mystification. It's a grand little twisted ' adventure that never is completely solved, for aft( '• what seems to have been the s.61utlon, the author goes on to argue. If not to prove, that the solu- tion wafe-all wrong, giving the story a completely different slant. It beats the avei-age whodunit in that it is not a murder story and in that a more direct appeal is made to the intelligence. The author has handled the Jekyll-Hydo theme in a manner to get the ultimate thrill. Will probably make a rather talky picture, but there'a a story there. Liberian One-acter Something out of the usual line Of one-act plays is* 'Komateekay' (Bruce Humphries, Inc.; 25c), writ- ten by Alice Carter Cook from a Liberian folk tale. Lacks sub- stance, but will constitute a novelty on little theatre bills. Rather extended treatment of a single Incident, wit'i but three act- ing characters and five pickaninnies. Japanese Drama Prepared by the National Com- mittee of rntellbctual Cooperation of the International Association of Japan, the Board of Tourist Indus- try has Issued an English transla- tion of the Japanese original of 'Japanese Drama,' published In that language about a year ago. It Is No. 6 In a series -of brochures only one other of which deals with the drama; a monograph on the Noh plays. ■ It is impossible to more than skim tlie surface in such limited space as this volume provides, and it Is de- signed to arouse interest in rather than to fully infpi'm, buf it covers the drama from Its earliest Japanese forms and is lavishly Illustrated - with pictures of players and scenes from plays, Including three color plates, An addition to any library collection on the drama. Moreoverj It is dOne Into good English", which Is not ^always the case with Japar hese translations^ The work of Pro- fessors . li . Matsuhara and E. T. Ingle'hart. CHATTER Lisle bell still nursing a broken toe. Dr. ; Clements ' Fry. sailing for Europe. . . Greoffrey Gorer left Engrland for Russia. \ Evelyn Scott arrived In N. -Y. from England.. '".'.-'" ■ ! • - ' Jean' Rhys In N." Y. eh route tin E'nifland. .■' •• . i ■ ' - ■ . '• • • " iEIuinphrey Cobb In' N. Y, froni •' Hollywood.' ■■ .' . 'j - . '. . ' William McFee received honorary degree at Tale. • . - ; .Louts Ki'pnennerger preparing an anthology of literary tiritlclsm. - . Carl Van Doren finishing his autobiography, out in September. Eleanor Green's novel 'The Hill,' to be published by Tauchnltz In Paris. Sinclair and Dorothy Lewis both received honorary -degrees this month. Ronald Mansbrldge, head of the Cambridge University Press, left for England. Edgar Lee Masters in N. Y. work- in ; on his autobiography, 'Across Spoon River.'. Epes W. Sargent- (Cftfc) has a piece on theatre exploitation In next month*s Stage. Havelock Ellis will liave a . new book, 'Questions of the Day,' j?ub- llshed in the fall. James P. Farrell, author of 'Stud Lonlgan,'. will have a new book, 'A World I Never Made,' out soon. Naomi Mltchlson is the author of 'We Have Been Mourned,' v/hich Vanguard will publish in the fall. Lee Foster Hartman, ed. of Har- . per's for 30 years, received an hon- • orary M,A. degree from Wesley-*, an U. , Marj Ross of the Survey, goingT abroad until mid-August. May jolu Old Age Security Board in Wasli-. Ington on her return, Clara Savage Littledale, editor of Parents Magazine, now trying her hand at fiction and has sold a piece to Household Magazine. ■Jean Starr Untermeyer received the gold medal award by the Nat'l. Poetry Center for her last book, 'Winged Child,' for the outstanding femme poet in N. Y, State. Cpley Taylor has written 'The Eagle Screams' as campaign lit, for Democrats. Author Is editor of Gotham House, but Leo Furman is publishing book, out within month. Robert Tristram Coffin received award of Golden Rose at recent dinner of New England Poetry So- ciety in Boston. Given annually for best volume of poetry by a Ne^^' England poet. Charles Caldwell Doble ha" won Literature Silver Medal Award of Commonwealth" Cl-ab of California .for 'San Francisco Talcs.' Second time for Dobie, -who won the modal in 1932 and Is only author to win it twice. Beth iSrown has closed with Dut- ton for fall pubUcition oE lu-r 'Hiverairte Drive,' on which she litis been working nearly two j-ears. TIMEf SQHAI!ti^.pylPOBI§ VARIETY Niews Fi^m th^ Dailies | This dtpartment containa rctoritten theatrical netoa itema aa pub- 1 iUKei'diirino tlie iceekih thi dailii fiapeti o; New Tttrk. OMcatfo. Ban: Tranefaco, BoJIvvDood dntt London! Vinitrrr 'tofces no credit for theae netoa ttema: each haa been rctoWttdh from a daily paper. East ■ Mlneola (L. I.) Judee. finds that 'fli* option syatem In dog racing Is not gambling and, anyway, people jlke to be humbugged, he says. ■ Mrs. Vincent Astor, acting head of the Musicians' Emergency Fund, re- ■ ports that 2,811 have received rellel •'the past year. Bin to ^dmlt minors to picture theatres at designated times ap- proved by N, Y. alderman. To be segregated from adults aiid under a nlatron. letter to be licensed by Department of Healthi • . ; .i Walter Woolf King, recently com - missioned a Texas Banger, fell off his horse in White Plains rehear- sing. . Busted three ribs and as jtnany weeks of a Dallas engage- ..ment. • 'Alma E. Laurltzeii withdraws her • suit against Andre Kostalenetz on . an out-of-court settlement. Argu- ..•ment was over a $5,000 bond, which ..she says he gave her and took , :away again. . ; Jack Dempsey given a- dinner last ■Wednesday (17) in recognitioh lof bis work for the West- Side hospltiil. •'At the Astor Instesid of bis own res- vtaurant, ' '• ' Artists of Tudor City, residential project, holding their own open juit •art show, . . PWA to give sljows on the Bup- ."..caneer,. Bobby Sanford's old show- beat. Now tied up In the Hudson' at ' ■129tli street. " • Bloomlngdale, prdbably the best known asylum In the country, to be known In future as New York ■ hoispital, Westchester ■division. Formerly located on Morningslde -■'Heights, in- its day it housed many rotable theatrical people. Change •partly influenced bV a desire to re- move the suggestion of an Insane ■asylum. ■ Hijackers grabbed off a meat • truck Wednesday (17). One of hjs . captors took the driver to .a picture ehow and made him sit through oiie • ,of the features on' a dual bill, theil . turned' him loose. - ■ . : V First Central Park conciert of '■ Goldman band drew 25,000 to the Mall last Wednesday. ■ - i 1- =' Sergltis M'. Trufanoff, oiice known as Hldor, the Mad^ Monk,' suing :' "Viking' piress/ for libel. alleged to be contained in a book oh Basputin. . Sidoc .came to^^ America to make' plc- ' tur^B, and wa? seen In a couple of missouts. ' Jury found' for the 'i>ub- , Usher. Commissioner Moss tells Bronx . magistrate that pin games are legal ■If no prizes are given. - Pake charity ring, has been'bared . by N; T. Police. Pulling down about $600 a day. Used the. phon* aind represented themselves as priests qr rabbis as coi^dltions determined. Silvia^ French has taken over" the fitraw hat at Southampton, the former Potter «& Halght spot. Opens July 6. . Wilson Line, newcomer In N. T. waters, to operate the Delaware as the nrst picture showboat. To work from Jersey City and make nightly trips, showing talkers and a couple of acts, Rochester Inventor has a camera which will take 10,000,000 pictures per second. Used in photographing • light beams. "WPA indoor concert season, closed Juhe 7, shows 1,839 concerts . to a gross attendance of 1,094,642. ' Covers the period from Oct. 10 of last year. Theatre Guild plans to import . Sarah Allgood, of the .Abbey players, for 'Tempest in a Teacup.' Hon escaped from its cage in" a ■ carnival at Bloomsburg, Pa., last Thursday and wandered around through the crowd. No panic as .thei epecators supposed It to be a stunt, Finally chased back into cage. Postponement of the flght a swell break for the niteries. .' New fleet of taxis around town . .Equipped with sliding roofs for pleasant days. Poklne ballet booked for Jones Beach July 3-5. Pat BoWman to be premier. Beer and pretzels for the WPA Tlilght 0' London,' but for a con- eideration. Cops pinched 18 cartoonists pick- eting the ofllces of College Humor Thursday (18). They spent five hours in the cells waiting to be . taken to court and four hours in court a,waiting trial. All dismissed. Cartoonists striking for a minimum of $15 per sketch. Editor says he's paying that, but hasn't told the strikers because he does not recog nize the organization. Police issue new rules for dance balls. Hostesses must be paid a : minimum of $25 a week, and max-, imum charge for sitting out is $3 an hour. Closing hour, to be 1:30. ■Rockefeller Promenade cafe using the old Slegel- Cooper slogan of Meet me at the fountain,' Efforts to get claimants In Fox bankruptcy, suit to agree on a trus- tee a stalemate Friday (19), so ■judge will make the appointment after deliberation. Real etart of case July 10. William Fox present in. peraon, but hazy in his iresponses to a few questions. . . Bill Robinson to city hall Friday (19) to sell Mayor LaGuardia" the flrst tag In the N. Y. Urban league's drive for money to send negro children to, summer canips. . Automobile driven by Alma Gluck struck and killed a child In Tor- rington. Conn., Friday (19). Child stepped in front of a parked car into the path of that driven by the singer. No police action. Trailer of a WPA portable thck- tre stuck under the el structure At First avenue and Eighth street Fri- day. Wrecking crew, had to de- mount the tires to get It free. Held up for 90 minutes on way to a date. Square had thrill Monday (2i2) When a man was killed In fall from a scaffold at the 12th floor of the Times bulldlngi Troupe of 14 midgets In on the Queen Mary Monday. . For an At- lantic City pier. Tests by N. Y. University of seized pin games' show that top chance to win is 64 to the 1,000 plays, with 'the scores falling as low as 12 wins. Reported to' Mayor LaGuardia that they are not games of skllli Combined faculty and stu- dent body made 67,800 rolls. Benefit season for Stage Relief Fund ends Snnday (27) with 'Pre- Honeymoon' at the Lyceum. Irving Kaufman hard at work 'oh a minstrel show for B'way n^xt sea&on. Figures time ripe for a re^ vlvai of cork. Nine women and four men ar rested Saturday (20) in a raid on a massage parlor' In W. 70th street. Police allege extra cUrricuIar ac tivitles. Women heldj but the men discharged. ... , . .. Robert K. Chrlstenberry, mana- ger of Astor hotel, waived. a claim of $3.000 . against the estate of the late Charles B. Dillingham, to per- mit an early settlement of the estate so that the residue might pass ■quickly to his destitutei sister. RImsky -Korsakoff's 'The Czar's Bride* On -Stadium program Jiily 23 24. Has hot- been Heard her^ since '29. ' ; Sammy Lerrier •wins $1,000 'for writing 'Slttin' in the Sand a- Sunnin" in a contest -for an. official song for Atlantic City. Irving Ber- llnj one of the. Judges, will publish. Lily Pons visited Lilypons, Md., named after her. Saw the ponds and the lillles and sang for the natives Saturday (20). T§atharlne Cornell awarded hon- orarV--^ egr£^ of Doctor of Letters at Madison. Wis., last Monday (22). Then off to Los Angeles. •Asbury Park takes court action to retain control of beachfront Legislature gave control to a com- mission to be named by Governor Hoffman. Bill Was passed during last 10 minutes of the session. Mildred Hunt heading a .commit- tee to present annually a placque to the outstanding showman of the year in honor of the late L. S. Rothafel. New York's Chinatown held its flrst baby parade Saturday (20). Turned out 102 kids. U. S. Polo Assn. .seeking to sluff taxes on the grounds it's |scientiflc and educational.' Museum of the City of New York has added five miniature sets of old theatres. Included ar© the 14th Street, Niblog, Union Sq., Booth, and old Winter Garden. All show parts of the auditorium with the "stage set for an act More expected to be made. Simon Lake in a spot Gets until Monday (29) to hand back pay to deck hand on the ship searching for the Hussar, British frigate sup- posed to have been sunk In the Ea.st river. If he cannot raLse $394, the wri-cklng submarine will be sold at auction. Irwin Shaw hopping from "Bury the Dead' to 'Salute,' which is a farce. Arthur W. Edison nursing a cou- ple of scripts.. One Is 'They Liked It in Philadelphia,' show biz story bv Abner Kroll, who pulls teeth and writes radio scripts. Other Is 'My Wife Left Me,' bv Harry Wag- staff Grlbble. D. A. Doran, Jr., may strawhat the latter. Shorts banned in Yonkers, but (Continued on page 78) Few Shovra for Democrats Philadelphia, June 23. Democrats won't have a great deal of choice In the way of stage entertainment except in the niter- ies, this week. Broad is the only legit house open, with 'Three Men on a Horse.' Only other stage entertainment In downtown sector is at the Earle and Fox, fllm houses. , .M.P. Leoi^e Scores Three fames out of skedded five played last week. Par. vs. RKO game was a tie. ..Col-Consolidated and Music Hall-FJB.O. games rained out In two others, MGM be4t Skouras 8-4, and RKO beat UA 6-1. Col and Muslo Hal) teams remain only two in the 1000 average class. RKO moved up one peg " to fifth place. UA hasn't won A game. GREASED PIGS AS BALLROOM LURE Salt Lake City^ June 23. Dollar bills attached to greased pigs and and turned loose in a public ballroom to stimulate busi- ness brought forth a loud howl from Salt Lake City humane society of- ficials.- Mrs. John Hyslop of Salt Lake City protested the commer- cialization of the porkers to the Fish and Game Protective Association.' Game associdtlon made the dance hall owner substitute Jackrabbits instead of the litter of . young pi^s. Mrs. Hyslop then appealed to At-, torhey General Joseph Chez,, who admitted he was stumped as to what action could be taken to pre- vent animals from drumming up trade.. MaxieV Lams Kayo Biggest Upset Since Corbett^idlivaii ; Mers Tourists in Reverse As Canadian Coin Comes Into Detroit Detroit, June 23. Tourist coin has reveriSed its course, acrbss the Detroit river.; No longer do Americans ppur their money Into Canadian llqjior coffers ih "Windsor.^ instead, Canait' dian isippers are , now patronizjn^ the .Joints on this side, of uie.lwr der. : ■ - ■ • ' Reasons for' Ibe' Canadian, .play include the. good .ol' come-on j ht ■cheaper liquor prices and better ,en- tertainment on ;thl& side of the river. The thousands of Wind^or- ites who earn 'their bread and tiut- ter In Detroit auto plants may feel, too, that they ought to wash .Hhe food down with. American liduor just to make everybody feel better. MARRIAGES Betty Bryson, film actress, to Le- Roy Prinz, Paramount dance direc- tor, June 21, in Yuma* Second try for groom. * Mireille E. De Martelly to George Brlcker, fllm y;rlter, June 20, In Teceta, Mexico. Frances Johnstone to Rupert Wickes in Maiden, Mass., June 13. Bride is heard over WNAC, Boston. Hilda Selby t600 Avorth of du» c.;'.; .and- flnlshed upr $40 in the red; He considered hlmseljC luckyt' IDhnt^a how weak the' demand for' tiijkfets. really was... Yet the sensationalism of the match will probably do mucl^ to stimulate attendance, at fntiire flghta • ' ' ' ^Tiere were ciiack3 -tha't all Har- ..lem plunged on j;-ouis and .used up much of. the bohusr dough. i>len'ty of rbngh stuff In the colore^ section after the fight iand the cops had a busy night TJhrowlng . rocr-^s. at passing' cars . returning ^rom the Stadiafti. v^as one of the little tricks practised by Harlemites. ' Fight being postponed from Thursday to Friday meant gravy to theatres and nlte clubs, because a., considerable percentage" of those who saw the flght came from out Of town, ajid they were on the loose> Legit theatres clamped doVvn on the Oakleys Thursday (18) 'when the rain forceia the postponement. Welghing-in at'' the Hippodrome, which has been taken over for sports events by Jacobs (20th Cen- tury Sporting. Club) was most elab- orate. Spot looks like a natjiral for fights and will oppose Madlsort Square Garden. Flashlights bulbs had the fighters, b.linklhg. New ring used at the Stadium Is higher than usual. New spots direct be..r..s on- the ring proper and, there is no glare in the eyes of the work- ing press. Fannie Brice gave her new clack-: crs a work out. She and Beatrice Llllle were right there with the sports writers. Also George Abbott Plane circled the field and electric lights announced the flght pictures would be shown the next dry in RKO theatres. Lights worked j>er- fectly and the ship quickly v.^.mped. Loew ofllce well represented at ring- side, would , hav« gone for a chunk to E 't the films. Harlem was highly anticipatory, and as result even more dejectcfV because of the optimistic expecta- . tions, Jjsnox and Seventh avenues, (Conflnued on page 78) GAMBIIN' FOOL TETS Detroit, June 23, Gambling houses in the Midwest pot a major portion of the bonus money. Estimated bu.'^nesB in clip Joint* in these parts up 40% in the past:-*, week. 1 76 VARiETY J M M K i « ext riionth. ■ National Screen footing the.entlre cost itself -for annutil outing Satur- day <20) by boat ta Bear Mountain; . Sophie .Smith, forrhe'r manager of the Little Picture Houise, dojng. the . . publicity for F9,l5on .Hous6, • Eastbn, : couti. ': . . ■ . . .■ . : ; • ■ ■ Std Weiss' wife, who wad with .' Joe, Cook In 'Fine and Da;hdy,^ tn'ak^ ; l ing a- 'comeback on I'adio as Lucille Lawrence. '. ' . vMary Nolan (In»ogene Wilson) doing a guester.date; at the Ven- ' . doine, hybrid, cafeteria-nltery. to a . 10c. beer gate. Vernon Duke in Europe with De Basil Ballet and using his, Russian niohlcker for the tour when his -^prks are played. ' Al Willcle . coastward to confer .with Gabe Torke on Par publicity Hiiatters, followlnis which he., will . talce a jireek'fl vacation, possibly In . , . .Ai^exfco. . ' '. ' . Vabiett street full o* the more , than usual quota of summer. lay- . ; ofts. but hv July 4 most all are ubu- . ally aet^for on-the-duff, life-qf-rthe- party bookings. . ^ ^ John -ChaiHnan, of the Dally News, i 'has acquired one of the oldest houses In . Connectlcuti It is at ■ Newport, - Klhg>s Highway, . original • Boptoo Post Rpad. . Hn.hnen Swifter back to England the e.nd of this Iveek.. Was guested ' "by the Ounard Unc; coming oVer on : the Queen Mary'ia maiden voyage to • 0.0.. iSroadway and Holly wobd. France feomer, HbllyfrOod ace- ' ' narlsf. In town to o;o. .rehiiiarsals of : her- play. . 'JSmavt tadiy,' Charles O, Carey . presehtl'iig at his sffa^vhat'oit. Governors Island tpday (Wednes day). Plenty of burnups by the vaude .. . vllllans, , wlu>*re 'booked' into the summer resorts for their board plus a visiT nominal stipend ^sometimes), but. at a'fancy fee to the booking age^icy. , • . Boll Bltchie!s projected trip from HolLvwood (by plane) to N. Y. to Berlin !" (via th^ Zepp), all within thi-ee days, emphasizes the speed — ftlemeTrt^t^-efolne from the Coast to Germany, 7,000 miles, In half a »veek Socialite songstress at the R»i in bow Boom, Kathleen Barrie, had to cut her stay short to go to England" ' With her husband, W. H, K. Taylor, jr., although while abroad Miss Barrie will da several programs via . thej BBC. .. One.' of the largest ~^onugf pay ments 'to Charles Downs, business agent for • International Photog- raphers! Local 644. CSgvernment ' mailed him 31 bonus bonds of $60 . each and a. check for $43, represent , ing $1,560 when cashed. Dog show to be held for pooches of tenants of Pare Vendome In gar- den July 1. I|arry Hershfleld to m.c. and judge along with George Freullnhyseii, Mrs. Damon Runyon, William B. Hall, and Dr. C. W. Soerer. While Hal Home is biting into his Initial chords as «n-RKO-Badio pro- ducer, his wife, with Joe Mankle- wlcz's sister, will vacash in England, motoring through Ireland and Scot- land in July and early August. They sail this Sat. Using, a soft ball so as hot to get their muggs fractured, teams repre- senting Variety and the Loew office . will engage . In diamond combat Thursday (26), provided the kids who 'play up in Central Park regu- ■^larly. will let the 46th streeters on the field. Among refinements to be instituted is a rule declaring that a ., time at bat is completed either in the customary three-outs fashion, or by the scoring of 10 runs. That will hold the scoring posslliilities down to 90 runs per team, anyway. ; Mllce Bei'nard, first of the ragtime -.^IjUani.'ita!,. ri^porled.aerloua.ly _1U .in...a New. York hospital. ' . Harold Duntt, WB'S rep In Japan, here fot h,o. fiabs, Murray J&y Queen tb-'doaat this week to supervise , westerji produc- jjuvti oC 'Riiss^t Mantle.' London Mrs. Helen VlnBon, Sr., Is In town. Walter Ellis trout-flshlu' In Ire- land. . • Robert Katscher to do one for Max Schach. Annabella doing the shows alid looking aces. Jim Bates returning from a trip to the States. Dorothy Bartlam, film actress, ob- tained divorce. Charles Cochran back from a va- cation- in Spain. G. K. Chesterton /was godfather of Ralph Neale. Leslie Henson has wounded head as result of accident Gwen Francon-Davies and" Marda Vanne In South Africa. Lucie Mannheim holidaying In Fran.zenbad, Chechoslovakia. Merle Obefon comes back to Korda for one picture In July. Ralph Neale adapting play by Hana Jaray, 'This Side Heaven.' Ruth Draper's season extended at Haymarket for further two weeks. Elisabeth Bergnei? renting Mad- eleine Carroll's house In 'Grlndsteid. Private Company,' by Michael Egan, to be produced in Amsterdam. Arthur Dent moving to nursing home with possibility of operation. Sir Geoi'ge Tallis in town again, making the rounds ot the West End* Reinhold Schuenzel, UFA direc- tor, In huddle, with George Bernard' Shaw* ' ' Raymond Massey to play lead In Robert T. Kane's 'Under the Red Robe.' •■ Edward Stirling back In England negotiating to .appear here in autumn. Arthur Dent's Injury to his knee Is more serious than at first thought. Lee Ephralm wants to buy West End and U.S.A. rights of "Return to yesterday/ Sherman Fisher celebrating his seventh anniversary at the London Palladium. . The Happy Hypocrite' closed without notice at His Majesty's after two months. William Gerhardl succeeds Syd- ney Kyte as band' leader at the Piccadilly hotel- r . 'After October,' currently at the Criterion, being transferred to the Aldwych June 29. Peter Martinez, head of Martlhez hotel and other spots .in Cannes, here for a looksee, ~ Morton, Selten celebrated his 76th birthday. On the stage 58 years. Real name S.tubbs. B.. B. C. contracts for dance pro- grams are stamped with 'No song plugging allowed.' B&J Theatres, operating LewiS'- ham Hippodrome, has .taken over the Palace; Reading. Carlton hotel, which had been glv Ing once- weekly cabarets, ' now operating every night. Eric Maschwltz off to Budapest June 17 to translate Oscar Straus' latest operetta into English.. - .'My Son's My Son' prolonged for further week at the Playhouse fol- lowing announcement of closing. SChnozzle Durante .can't make out English money and is overrtlpplng everybody. Walt'll he flnds out. Recent .census of radio licenses shows 7,671,760 for 12 months, -which Is. Increase of 679,164 over last year, Georgle Wood working with double fracture'd arm, with, even hlg most Intimate friends unaware of It, A. H, Wingrove In hospital -with tropical fever, and only just recpv ei'ed from operation for appendici tis. Keslar Howes back at the Colum bla publicity desk after going over to Brltlsli Lion Films for a short while. Magda Kun and Steve Geray will be In new Dorchester hotel slio-w, which Henry Sherek, stages, in Sep- tember. Robert Flemvng. young actor who has never appeared in films, will play lead in^ Jessie Matthews' 'Head Over. Keels.' Theo La'geard, publicity manager for Toeplltz, was married «to Mcllle Cardew, actress and broadcaster, in London June 11. ' Jeffrey Bernerd due back here in September and will in future divide his time, six months each in New York and London. In his next film George ArllsswlU play two different roles-^an austere British foreign minister and his Ir- repressible brother. Hon. Hugh D, Mcintosh over In Paris looking around for suitable spots for milk bars. Those he opened here are gold mines. Kemplnskl after the Haymarket hotel to extend his London activ itles, now that his latest— Cafe de la Palx — has clicked. John Lodge, Antoinette CelUer and Aileen Marson- play the leads In Somerset Maugham's "tenth Man,' which - B, i.P. It flMshJag't^- = . , Gillie Potter replaced Freddie Forbes in Prince of Wales theatre revue, and also playliig cabarat fol* Henry Sherejt in West 'End. Walter Myaoft, studio head .of Blitish Internallonal Picturtis, Just bought hew plane. Only film execu- tive who has pilot's license. Eddie Pola signatured by Radio Luxembourg as program arranger. Contract, calls for condition that Pola does not have to 'clock-in.' 'Spring Tide,' by two new authors, George Bllllan and Peter Goldsmith, will be produced at the Duchess. Its staging entrusted to H. K. Ayllff. Gra:fton Films production pf 'Southern Roses' has cast which In- cludes George Bobey, Neil Hamilton, Glna Malo, Vera Pearce, Chill Bou- chler. (Charles Cochran and his body- guard, Henry Sherek, off to Man- chester to see the premiere of 'Blackbirds,' prior to- Its opening at the Gaiety, London, Windmill's latest -non-stop show has done the best business the small theatre has plajced to - for three years. Richard Tauber-DIana Na- pier wedding set for June 20. Metro will not show 'Great 5?leg- feld' here until the fall. It will be put on for a run at a West End house, playing twice dally, but no spot has yet been selected for the pre-release. Emlyn Williams' play,. 'Night •Must Fall,' on leaving the Duchess, will tour the -provinces for a few weeka prior to practically the orig- inal company embarking for New York to appear in the play there. Following, response for subscrip- tions,' Sydney Carroll decided to run open-air Shakespearean' season in Regent's' Park, as heretofore. First production, June 2$; la 'Bfenry VIII,' starring Lyn Harding, Phyllis Nell- spn-Terry^ Paris G. W. Pabst In town. Mara-Mara.televeslng. . George Milton in Toulouse. Robert Bochef ort off to Tunis. Helena Greasly off to London. Jacques Deval oft to New York. John E. Abbott and wife in town. Bal Tabarln show openeid June 12. Martin Beck and: Mrs. Beck' in Ylchy. , . ;" . Jean Wall set for Bernstein's 'Le CJoeur.' Iren^ . H(lda lieadlng ' band at Sirlus. ■ Joan Warner *t Harry's New York bar. ' 'Trial of Mary Dugan*. going strong a!t Odeon. ^ .Chaz Chase entertaining friends at Ambassadeurs. • Chatelet shuttering for summer. Ditto Porte-Salnt-Martln. Harry-Baur to star In 'Paris,' with Jean Choux megglng. Jacques Baumer stage director at 'Bouffesi-Parlsiens next season. \ . Bed Rysel and Robert Rocca fix- ing up next revue for Deux-Anes. Cuban Trio oft to Berlin, and signed up with Latin Quarter there "Walter 'Wangei? and wife In- Paris from Rome, on their way to London ■ "The Whole Town's Talking" to be performed at American Students and Artists Center. . . Elvire Popesco and Elerme to co star with Maurice Chevalier In 'L'Homme du Jour.' ' Two-person play,, 'Sans le Troi- slenne' ('Without the Third') on at the Oeuvre in July. Pierre .Lelong," commercial man- ager of Radio-Cinema, made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. The Hague By M. W. Ctt>.Leal Susie Klein, Dutch cabaret artist, married. Sch'evenlngeh has a cinema show- ing 16 mm. films only. Amusement tax for May this year about $6,000 higher than last year. Dletse Spelers Legit Co. led by Wlllem van der 'Veer, on tour in Dutch West Indies. - Noeggerath Cinema, one of oldest of Amsterdam, dark now and In hands of. auctioneer. 'Vlckl Baum Is now in Shanghai and next goes to Bali, where she ex- pects to stay four mOnths. "VARA, local station, gave free ad- vertisement to premiere in Hdlland of 'Top Hat' (Radio) by broadcast- ing parts of the film. Rotterdam, which for years has been without vaudeville, is getting a house again. Roxy Cinema is be- ing rebuilt for the new policy. First television tests on 80 me- tres wave, which were made at Philips works, Eindhoven, and re- ceived at Devcnter, 100 miles away, quite satisfactory. Loet Barnsteyn, proprietor pf Holland's Hollywood near the league. Is going to film the novel, Meryntje Gyzen's Youth,' by A. M. de Jong, which as a book was. a best seller. .Shooting this summer. In several smaller towns of Hol- land amusement tax has been raised from 15% tp 20% and from 10% to ^0%, In the Hague the taxes of cabai'ets has been lowered, and this Is counterbalanced by revenue from a newly established parking, tax for automobiles. Allen Wilker's "Green Idol,' pop ular here in Italian translation. Almost $20,000,000 spent by Italians on going to picture shows last year, De Fllipos playing '40 nia non 11 dlmostra' ('Forty, But Doesn't Show If). . Sotto 1 lettl di Parlgl' ('Under the Beds of Paris') new revue at Galleria, Tofano-Maltagllatl-Cervl company made Its debut at Quirino with play by Ladlslao Fodpr. Bertphe and Simon's 'Zaza,' be- ing Played for first time. In Rome by Merllnl and Clalente. ■ Revival of 'Due merit blanohl' ('Two White, Blackbirds') by La blche at the Argentina., Good Ending' ('Lleto fine'), com- edy in three acts by Dinp Falconl, playing a,t the Argentina. Isa Bluette and Nuto Navarrlnl Playing in 'ia Febbre Glalla' ('Yel- low Fever') at the Galleria. 'II terzo marl to* ('The Third Hus band') at the Qulrjno starring Rug- gero Ruggerle and Andrlena Pag nanl. Nunl and Bellamy's , 'Febbre glal la' ('Yellow Fever') starring Isa isiuette and Nutp Nvarrlnl at the Closing date for contest for best tourist film on Italy moved up to June 30 because there were so inany entrants. " ; ' . Even Italian reviews say 'Un baclo a flor d'aqua' ('A Water FlPwer Kiss') Is mediocre iaim, so It must be pretty bad. , 'Tanclff,' typical rustic comedy pf Tuscany, given out-of-doors near Florence. Giorgio "VehtUrlnl directed, Bossana Masl starred. " Elsa Merllnl and Benato Clalente made their debut at Barberlrii with Heltai's 'Lo ragazze Tunderlak' (•The Tunderlak Girls'). , New film magazine; 'Cinema,' wlU appear twice monthly. But not In competition with 'Lo Schermo,' as both have same publisher. Possibility of giving performances of Plauto or Terenzlo plays in orig- inal Latin being studied by Prof. Manara Vamigli at Padua, -Ermeto Zacconi planning to get together a company next October and go on the road for eight months, Bepertolre exclusively -Italian. Life of Saint Catherine of Stena forms subject for a -scenai=Ib by Giovanni Paplnl, which Tlberla Film is planning to do on big scale. Euggero "Ruggeri. back at the Quirino with revival of one of the favorites of- the 1880's, 'Duello' ('The Duel'), by Paolo Ferrari. Forzano Is both author and dlrec tor of film 'La Masnada del Tre dlcl', ("The Gang.of '13', a combina- tion war film and mystery Ptory, Charlotte B e r g m a n n, Renato Maddalena, Rudy Clartk, Mary Mallna and Nada Vlllenem will be featured In a new review at the Adrlano. Colonnelll, Rosenfeld, Vera Petri and Stavlgnus have organized and directed the sixth and last review of the season at Adrlano 'Fantasia del Superspettacoli,' French company. Federation- Fran caise du Film, has started work on 'Madame Bonoparte,' all Interiors and some, exteriors of which are to be taken at Tirrenia. ' \. At Gadames, Libia, work has be gun on 'Lo Squadrone Blanco' ('The White squadron'), film directed by Augusto Benina, starring Antonio Centa and Fosco Glachetti. Invites have been sent to all film producing countries to . attend the .Venice Exhlblsh this summer, re gardless of political lineup of sane tion and non-sanction countries Armando Falconl at Argentina In 'Crlstlano,' by Ivan Noe— story o£ a small government functionary who spends a good part of. his monthly salary every month in one big night. Elsa Merllnl and Renato Clalente r.ppearlng oh the stage- of Barberlni (usually a picture house), with com pany; including. Bella Starace Sal natl, Lllla Pescatorl, Ogla Pesca orl, Nino Pavese, Mario Gallina, Jjuigl Mottura, and Renato Vierl. Ruggero Buggerl not giving any thing new this season, but making point of reviving old plays in such a \ifay that they seem peppy and good as new. Very successful in his interpretation of Bernstein 'Artlgllo,' which Is at least 30 years Old. . Fascism's 'Theatrical Saturdays, which make theatre-going possible for workers' pocketbooksi hav? been a success. Over 140,000 spectators have seen the 100 Saturday per formances organized, in Borne," Milan, Turin, Trieste, Naples, Palermo, Genoa, Bologna, ^Venice and" Flor ence. - Carro de Tespl Is a Fascist Instl tutlon designed to bring theatrical performances to rural districts that have no theatre of their, own. The traveling Carro that gives lyric per tormancea win start June 27, and travel about the cOuntry-slde till September, giving 'tfrovatore,' 'Bo heme' and 'La Glocondo.' There are two. Garros that- give ' prose per- forrrwinces; • They will start On the road July 1, Berlin Tlie, stork 'irlsited Maria Pauaior, Gaertnerplatz Theatre, Munich, razed. Eddie Dulsberg vacationing at Baden-Baden. Annual meeting of Film ExhlbU tors at Dresden, July 7-10. State Opera, Berlin, closing sea^ son July 6, reopening in Sept. Card manipulator .Carter (Scala) has an offer- from Soviet Russia. Hermann Plcha, 78, German film, comic, died In Berlin after long lu- Aess.' Puccini's 'La Boheme' the most played opera . In Geripany In past season. Forty cameramen signed for Olym- plade film by Lenl Blefenstahl, femme producer.^ Morton Hodges' 'The Wind and the Rain' to be staged by the Deut- sches Theatre during Olympics. Lenl Rlefenstahl presented with Italian 'Luce' film prize for her Party production, 'Triumph of Will.' American and English symphony concerts a feature at Bad Homburg - (Frankfurt-Main) Festival Season. Fred von der Molen, m.c. at Haus Vaterland, not only announces, but also sketches the acts simultano-' ously. , . Karl Laufkoetter of the Wuert- temberg State Theatres, signed by Metropolitan Opera, N. Y., for next season. Vasso Argyris, Greek, tenor, signed by Berlin State Opera oh, a threis years' contract sbirtlng la" September. Herbert Selpln, 'Terra' producer, to N. Y. with staff' for outdoor shots of Wlco film 'Spiel an Bord' ('Play on Board'). An English team, Wells-Slssons, won the Bad- Nauhelm Tournament pf the IhternatlOni^l Federation for amateur dancing. Tons of Money,' English comedy by Will Evans and Valentine, pro- duced by the English. Theatre under Edward B, Melotte. > Peter Splelt mlt- dem Peuer* ('Peter Plays -with Fire'), new com- edy by Rudolf Ahlers, premiered at Dresden State Playhouse; Most nnj>leasant summer on rec- ord here responsible for disastrous outdoor ,bl2, but theatres and plo-. ture houses aren't benefl.tlng. Franz Welhmayr in from London after finishing the new Brlgltta Horney_.pIcture, 'Phoenix,' here to start the new Pola Negri film for Scala reviving revue, 'Herrllchai Welt' ('Magnificent World') dtirlng month of August and advertising for mannequins of the 'blonde, German type.' Vaudeville trial shows for the benefit of unemployed actors and the nearby managers froni- Luxem- bourg!, Belgium and. Holland ar- ranged In Cologne. New production group, Wysbar, fourided by H. P. Film (Terra). Frank Wysbar made one good silent pic,. 'Anna and Elisabeth,' with Dorothea Wleck and Hertha Thiele, With the sole exception of 'Ben- gall,' all American and- Other foreign pictures synchronized In German turned out so disappointing that local dally strongly advises showing all foreign pictures In the original versions. Madrid Madrid-Paris going dual. Jose Lopez Rublo back from Oro- pesa. Ruth Slenczlnskl , planolng here- abouts ■ ^ . '■ Ernestp Vllches and Virginia Zur- rl splitting. Charles Manuel of The Natloa o.o.'lng the political situation. Pastora Imperio and Jose- Gonza- lez Marin big draws at the Zarzuela. Santiago Ontanon illustrating Lula de Lara's book, 'Doce Cuenton. Juan Antonio Cabero, dean of local film critics, banqueted by fel- low scribblers, Casablanca, nltery calling it quitf» for the season after -Valter troubles, thus helping Mayer's night club. Fernanda Ladron de Guevara preparing northern provincial tour this summer with stock company. Irene Lopez Heredla- Mariano A.q- querlno stock company dubious about going through with that Ar- gentine contract. E. A. Schachner gathering mate- rial for a book on the Spanish situa- tion for McBrlde's a^nd turning out pieces for Literary Dig'est on the side'. Luis Paris out as governmental rep attached to Opera theatre and National Conservatory of Music Adolfo Salazar, music critic of El Sol, replaces. Committee of authors and iinpre- sarios, including Serafln and Joa- quin Alvarez Quintero. Pedro Perez Fernandez Tlrso Escudero and JofO Juan Cadenas visiting minister of Justice seeking suppression of the- atre tax agitation In order to allevi- ate theatrical economic dlfflcultieji. Fernando DelgatO megglng Bi Genio Aleitre' (^The: Happy aenlu^"? ) by the Quintero brothers, at Ce* studios for Clfesa, Cast include Rosita Diaz, Antohlo Vico, Leocadii Alba, Concha Catala, LoUta Ast.olfl, Fernando Fernandez de Cordoba and Alberto Borneo. ' Wediiesday^ Jfiinc' 2^, 1936 T ■ M E $ SQUAflE VARIETY 77 . fiddle Cllne.' stepped hi to direct « second' unit , of Paramount's 'Hol- • iiyvrood Boulevard.' " Jeanne Madden In f rem' Phlladel- • ^'fjjary Plcftford going ■ abroad In plW Grosbjr Lakeside's . goW • ^Iher'man Grancell opening hla owii !■ ^'sf'Bartiett Joined Rfepubilc wrlt- ■ ■ ■ In* staff. , -Bob Murphy managing girls'. aoft- fojl team. , Harold Buckley departed Warner ■ writing staff, .... ' 'Mary Lang flew east to visit her • dad,' who 13' 111. . ■ George Br^nt teaching Patrlc ' Knbwles to fly, ' '' Jack Rice lost mustache saili;ng Mck from CataHna- , . ■ Paiil Hurst beat the hospital, rap • and Is back at work, ' ! ' •' • Kddie Cantor, returning from . ■■'Kortolulu thld week. Mitchell Gertz Up and around af?er pneumonia, siege. • ' Mollno Sisters booked for return ' 'at Knickerbocker hotel. Travis Bariton resting at beach • after appendectomy op. ■ Tailshian studios laying but 30 • grahd for Improvements. ' .-' Florence • Thomas eri route to New York via the «anal. ' Virginia Do Bolt caster for Hal- ' peVlrt's Academy Pictures. . Noel- Madison laid, out heavy coin annexing stamp .collection, • • : •' liouis Calhern hopped a plane for ■ -N. T., where his wife is ill. - . ' - • . Charles Brown pulling out . for London to set up agency biz. ► • ,:Tay Qarnett heading home after - long cruise In foreign waters. Paul Malvern flying to Alaska /)n location jaunt for. Trem Carr. . • 1 • Max Wlnslow east on flrst vacash •since joining Columbia in 1933. • • Al "Wright, ; Jr.j just out of Tale, Joined !20th-Foa; publicity staff. V ..Monte Westmore ■ heads . . makeup ' department for Emanuel Cohen. • .Gregory LaCava sailing for sev- eral week^ in England and. France. - Eddie Selzer . and Warner gang back from Chicago sales pow-wpw. Emerson Treacy winds up season In New York, and returns to Coast. . : Hoot . Gibson added three polo . iionles to his stable, making It 11 In .»11- ■'. ... . Jean Parker presented herself with a new car as a wedding pres- ■ . «nt, '. gharles B. Rogers visiting the old .home, Boston, before returning to '.^poast. Fred Stone will gab to visiting ..Elks, at national 'convention here • ^ July. 12, • • • • ' ■ 'Kerb Crulkshank legging for Lou- ' eila- parsons while Jerry 'Hoffmali : VacasheS.* . • • ,W. M. Gulick, Loew's, Inc.,' audi- tor at M6tro studio, recovering fi'om toajor op. „ ■ Dave Epstein's claims to handball champ title are disputed by Eddie ■ Schubert. • . - The Joe Cawthorneg sailing for 'London on the Ber^ngarla, returning In October. . • ; Elizabeth • Patterson fully recov- •■ ered from wrenched back that sent her to hospital.. . Murray. Pennock temporarily - dishing . out news of Fanchon & Marco activities. Richard Coleman, veteran Pull- man porter, acting as technical ad- visor at 20th-Fo::. Richard Boleslaw.qkl a.sklng leave Of absence from Metro to visit his ■ old home In Russia. Slierman Saunders planed to Cen- tral City. Colo., to participate in an- • nual drama pageant. The Waldemar Youngs en route to New York on first leg of three months' trip abroad. . • •■•Stu Invin has given uo Idea of rwJn? a horse when he makes a per- sonal at Dallas Expo. : Gene Fowler getting teeth yanked 'before hitting out- for Fire Island to complete a novel. Lou Diamond here from N. Y. to • mscues short subjects to be made at . Paramount this- season. _Mai-y McCall, Jr., .returned to ' Warners ag contract ' writer after br;pf stint .at Columbia. Joseph Anthony swings to B. P. .^chulberg writing staff, after his • <-oJumbia option lapses. Maxine Smith coming from Chi- cago to do series of Hollywood fea- tures for the American. • Oeorge Stewart of local 'Drunk- ard cast goes into- new Cole Porter Show on Broadway next fan. . Harry Cohn, William Perlborg anfl Bill/Thpmas planed east for the . '-olumbia sales pow-wow in N. Y. Laird Doyle, with 60 flying hours .to his credit, takes time out from Bludlo work for dally Instruction. Gladys Hurlbut golnp east to catch tryout of her new play. 'The ^l-ight I Met My Love,' at Falmouth, Mfl ss. A. W. ifjackle. prodiicer of Johnny •Waclc Brown apd Bob Steele weet- erns, back after attending Republic «a'f3. pow-wcw in Chicago. fiecond annual ball game between leading jnen and comedians for ■ oencflt of Mt. SInal Home will be Ptagcd at Wrlgley Field July 18. I •'^"'st thing Kelcey Allen did after aj'rlving in town was to lose his wir© whom he parked at Hollywood and Vine while he looked up some pais. €H ATTEB Riviera By George Axelsson . Nina Tarleton off to London. Lilian Harvey at Cap d'Antlbes. Sumner Moore Klrby out of town. Mrs. Frank Harris to U. S. for visit Gaby Morlay back at Cap d'An- tlbes. Ann and Ben Lltt back from. Vichy. ■ The former Mrs. Ronald Colman lives in Cannes. Guy Mathieu has taken over the Rochambeau hotel. •Elsie Ferguson and Irene Dunne expected on these shores. Raquel Meller selling cherries for charity in the Nice market. 'Sporting Club d'Ete' opens July .31 with the usual girlie show. Anne and Bruce Bundy at the Provencal hotel, Juan leg Pins. Jimmy Lane - Llndeman has bought a chateau at Villefranche. Dodge Grlflflths In Belvedere hos- pital recovering from an auf o ac- cident. Repdez-Vouz Bar in Nice closed its doors and filed a bankruptcy petition. Georges Carpentler will again run the Malmaison bar at , Cannes this summer. La Victorine and Nlcea film studies both shut, with no produc- tion in sight. Erngt Lubitsch got a great send- off at Villefranche when he sailed for the U. S. Local film house, advertising Mary Ellis and Carl Brisson . as 'Metropolitan opera stars. Nouveau Casino hired Touty Kheyra, Indian • 'seer,' to tell suckers their lucky roulette num- bers. Prince Wilhelm jot Sweden has put a 'for sale' sign on his Eze villa. So has the Duke of Con- naught. Authorities scanning member- ship ILst of Foreign Press Syndi- cate In campaign to .weed out pro- fessional gate crashers. Paris Palace, flrst run house, and Marengo, nabe, running 'Angele' In competition with each other. Palace boasts 'uneziiurgated ver- sion.' Hollywood, Bundy-Litt open air nltery at Juan les Pins opened summer season June. 9, but freak- ish-thermometer hovering around 50 is not conducive to big crowds. Quebec Harold Fischel from N. Y. Nick Kerry's mother dead. A, W. Perry in from Toronto. J. J. FltzGIbbons flying to Pacific Coast. Ben . Garson got 9-lb. trout in mountains. Colleen Moore doll house still get- ting crowds. A. Adilson, Ste. Agathe, man-ied June 16. Paul Guenette lost mouthful of teeth (at dentist's), / B. C. Salamis operating new the- atre at St. Laurent.. Lou Gravel and swing band into Normandie for summer. Allan Irwin launches the old mud- scow on Lake St. Louis. Benny Farher on exploitation for Orpheum and Mayfair houses. Dorothy Wood and four of her gal line at Chateau Frontenac. All Montreal theatres g.:-'en cltan bill of health for fire praventio.o. Ingrid Stocklassa back to Sweden for vacation, returning Loew's in Fall. Corey Thompson, Montreal an- nouncer broke a thigh in fall from motorcycle. Musical festival at St. Laurent (15-37) sold out both nitos at $5 and $3. Wilfrid Pc-lleticr conducting. Philly (Continued from, page 1) where In town Sunday, hotels In- cluded, and gambling, was wide open in most of the niteries. Pas- .sersby could hear the 'come seven,' 'come eleven* out In the streets. But the cops and reformers arc blind and deaf for one week at least. It s the Democrats, kids, and they sure can change things. Veteran newspaper correspond- ents here to cover the convention can hardly believe their eyes, oars and no-se.s (latter for hooze). A wide open Philadelphia was some- thing beyond their Imagination — al.so that of the notlve.«i. Po.sslble that .some of the report- ers, cameramen and announcers may be ab.sent from the .start of things at tlie convention today (Tuesday), all of them having been gue.sts at a party last nisht (Mon- day), arranged by Samuel Roson- haum, president of WFIL. Under- stood that the Plilladolphia Dom-)- eratlc Committee was actually' be- hind tlie party, which lasted till late this morning, with Rosenbaum as the front man. But even should they all appear at the start of proceedings, enough screwy things have happened since 'Saturday to make lip for any other 'novelty.' Foremost in the peculiar happenings is the badge-thing among the NBC men here. There's one elaborate badge in red, white and blue for the head-man of each radio and newsreel crew, and NBC has three such major domos here. First came Alfred H, Morton, progi-am director of NBC, and he proudly donned the badge. But then Lenox Riley Lohr, president of NBC, came Into town, and Morton had to pass the baidge to him. Lohr's pos- session of the badge was short- lived, however, for David Sarnoff, president of RCA, blew In to watch the Democratic ' cavortings and he took the badge, leaving Morton and Liohr with just the ordinary Identi- fication badges given the 'ordinary' radio announcers, reporters and cameramen. Radio also figures in friendly scraps at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel, where all the ether repS are living. • CBS' crew arrived first and strung a. banner outside the struc- ture. Then came NBC -with a larger banner, which overlaps Columbia's, but Mutual System topped them both with a banner that runs almost the entire length > of the hotel There's also some schoolboy com- peti.sh among the radio men in con- nection with the one-sheet boards In the hotel's lobby. Every half- hour or so one of the radio reps will sneak down, put his lobby announce- ment In front and hide his rivals behind the pillars. This naturally presages a hot scrap among the radio companies for news and scoops, bt»t WFIL here put" it over on all three networks last night (Monday) > at Governor Earle's din- ner to out-state governors at Inde- pendence Hall. Affair was sched- uled to go on the air at 10:15 p.m., but CBS arranged a postponement till 10:45 because of commercials on its network. While the' three systems, NBC, CBS and Mutuel, waited till 10:45, WFIL, using shojrt- waveand a test transmitter, got into the Hall at 10 p.rii. and Interviewed ' all the speakers who were to broad- cast over the networks. This con- tinued until 10:45, result being that the networks carried a. rehash of WFIL's 45 minutes. Newsreel crews here are the same that covered the Republican con- vention in Cleveland. Paramount again having two crews on the spot. As in Cleveland, one Paramount print will be rushed for local con- sumption while the other will be .sent to New York. Hotel and boarding house condl- tion.s are better here than they were for the Republicans in Cleveland. While every hotel Is Jammed, all the reporters, announcers and camera- men,- through reservations, have sleeping accommodations. Perform- ers in town were also able to find .sleeping space. Convention is expected to end by Saturday, when President Roose- velt ari-lves to addi-ess the delega- tions. Sunday, Philadelphia will probaiily go' back to its blue-nos^- normalcy — but Gomorrah Is sweet to ihe visitors while it's lasting. Effort by local niterlcs to crash dailies with publicity stunt back- fired this week when public went for it and nlferery bosses had to make good. It's costing boys plenty. It all started when City officials started scratching heads over prob- lem of handling drunken driving during Democratic National Con- vention here this week. Several rafc men suggested they hire spe- cial chauffeurs to drive pie-eyed guest.s home. Police agree..' on idea and other nitery men followed. Story ri'aoketl town's papers, though nltery nabobs figured they'd never have to make good. Payoff was already in full .swing last night, although Convention proper didn't get under way until today. With visiting firemen do- insr their stuff right and left, niter- ies were getting frequent calls for chauffeurs to drive home the drunks. And nltories were having to foot the bill. Local cliamber of commerce is going into pix production to sell town as a convention spot. Ono- reeler will show variou.s 'attractive' features, accommo'l^ifion.s, acces- .slbility. entertainment, Iiistorical, educational, religious and commer- c'hil inlere.sts. Fllf ker. to run 15 minutes, will be .sent to people planning conventlon.s. Sydney By Eric Gdrrick Winter biz very good. Myron Lustig to M-G-M. Hugh J. Ward opened a poster show of very old theatre bills. Goveioiment refused permission to broadcast sessions from Parliament House. Public rather grateful. Hamburger stands continue to spring up here overnight. This American custom is high in. the nite life of Sydney. Federal ' government proposes in- troducing a more liberal form of book censorship. Film men are interested, hoping their turn is next. ' Roy Kendrlck. vaude performer, suddenly recovered his sight after being totally blind for 10 years. Kendrlck did an act; around the country for some time. Strong outcry here now against the pulp stuff coming into country from America. Newspapers are ask- ing government to ban the horror type of true detective talesl Zane Grey is settled down to p(c production on Greater Barrier Reef. Edward Bowen has joined Grey and will direct. Bowen's two children arrived from America. Grey hopes to finish pic in. six weeks. Ken Asprey, attorney to Stuart P. Doyle, speaks ta his boss per wire- less telephone whenever some Im- portant biz subject crops up. Doyle is in London, Asprey is in Sydney and 12,000 miles separate the two. Still biz is biz. Prince Edward, Sydney, has gone grinder -after years of - presenting specified session. Alterations also being . made in the orcnestra under the direction of Albert Cazabon. Mel Lawton In charge lor Dan Carroll. Par- Is the principal product used. Nobody very excited because Vic- torian government made Its quota ofQcial. Currently there a,re no pix in production and nobody knows when industry will get under way. Just.a case of waiting for the other fellow' to act, apparently, Govera- ment passed law and left U at that Amerjeans in Australia; Zane Grey, Edw4rd Bowen, Edward Seward, Mike Lustig, John Kennebeck, Ralph Clark, Ralph Binns, Maxle Rosen-' bloom, Leonard Barlett, Fred Simp- son, Leo Kelly, Harry Langdon, Lil- ian Perkai, Sis and Buddy Ro.^ers, William O'Nell, Buster Shaver, Olive and George Brasna, Lester Allen, Nellie Breen, Bert Matthews, Jona- than Hole, Gay Seabrook, Louis Tanno, Betty Hanna, Fred Sherman. Asbnry By Ed Hill Season in full swing. Tony Wettach c^^ens his new Turf club. Bill Dann takes over old Club Lido. Bikes are paying their way as beachfront attraction. . Dog track still deserted, and lia- ble to stay that way through 1936. New York Philharmonic slated for one week In Convention hall in Au- gust. • George Hutchinson stays as gen- eral manager of the Point Pleas- nat Playshop, Allenhurst Inn, in the red last season through lack of liquor li- cense, on the auction block. Sea Girt Inn, minus Michael Schlifer and his nudists (now at At- lantic City), turned Into cafeteria- . Robert KIsner renamed president of Monmouth Community Players. Company to revive 'The Royal Family July 15. Disc tunes supplant bands at smaller night spots, but cu.stomers are getting tired of the nlekel-ln- the-slot holdup for each number. Pittsbnrgh By Hal Co hen Sally Starr home to spend the summer with her family. It's a boy at the Milton Leftons. He's of Monarch Pictures. ' Peggy Dougherty, former stock actress here,- became Mrs. Al Grif- fin. Variety Club has set October 25 as date for annual 'Big Top' ban- quet . , . Luke Barnetts going to Holly- wood this sumhqer to visit thelv son Vince. The Tony Lombardos have called it a day and she's gone back to Sweden. ' " , Mrs. W, Gardner resigned as. Wil- liam Penn hotel's social director and editor. It's a boy at the Dick Smiths.' He's the trumpet footer with Etzi Co- vato's crew. . Bill Sklrboll isn't renewing his lease on the Barry, wrecked by March flood. . , Pauline Herman, once known as the 'Pittsburgh Tex Guinan,' ailing In Baltimore. Rita Leff. local warbler, has shelved that, tag for a neftr one. Sherry., Lane. Maurice BIgelow, ex-ma-nager of Webster Hall, chlefing Conneaut Lake for summer. Joe Bach, pro football coach, sales manager now for new brew- , ery In this district. *' Barry Mulligan to Charles Hop- kins' L. I. playhouse as scenic de- signer for summer, Irving Aaronson and Commanders opened two-week stay al Nixon Monday night (22), A couple of stra what spots will try out Al Golden's new satirical comedy, 'It's a Cinch.' George Seegan, formerly of Towno Club,- now- major -domo at reopened Villa Boyaie. Mickey Ross of Baron Elliott's ork, and Mary Lhlta told It to • preacher the other day. Prank Blandl operating the Wil- lows roadhouse while his ' frau looks after St.. Moritz in town.- It's a girl .at Jack Holllsterrs in Dallas. He's a former local ne)*i;* hound now publicizing Centennial. Helen Wayne, Margaret Doescher, John J. Davis and John McQuade ' ^ play strawhat repertory at Kee. . N, H. ■ •. Mother and Sister of KatHar ' Ford, confidential secretary in . H>- - ris'ofllce for 20 years, died wlthi i four months, Marty Miller apd Don Bruci: have dissolved their partnershlii, with former now operating -Penn. Bar Gardens alone. Bill Ruffner awarded 93,500 ir, $50,000 suit against Bill ' Hllldorf er for alienating affections of showgirl - wife, Helene Devlin. Dolly F^ritz, Pittsbur^rh chorus girl, made arrangements here last week to file suit for divorce against .Pete> Kayrlmes, local candy manufacturej-. from whom she has been separatecT for several months. She "began. pro- ceedings while playing Stanley at-- member of Beba Barri line. Tokyo By Burton Crane Walter Lang wandering about town. Marcel Robert lecturing on French modern music. Willy Frey, violinist, guesting with the New Symphony, Photo-Ohemlcal Industiy Co. pro- ducing a film called 'Paradise of Virgins.' Dick Watts. Jr.. of the N. Y. Her- ald-Tribune, dashing through on the way to China. New. ."Symphony Orchestra arrang- ing to do Claude Lapham's Japanese Concerto in C minor with Noboru Toyomasu in the solo spot. Dr. Arnold Fanck, German direc- opera, 'Sakura,' In the Hollywood tor, working on a film with the .\ikkatsu interests here to be called 'The New Earth.' Scssue Hayakawa has a role In it. Dave Hfti'vey and Kathleen Young, Hiere a couple of years ago with the Marcus .Show, doing well In a .series of enp gements in ,thc Takaradzuka houtics in Nagoya, Kyoto and Kobe. Westport By Humphrey Doulen* Justin Sturm has sold his place, Langner troupe here for rehears- als. Win and Gladys Ahem to the Coast. /. ' Faith Baldwin buys home at Sll- vermlne, McKay Morris 111 and out of 'Love for Tjove,' Richard Whorf will star in 'Dr. Knock' for Country Playhouse. New Merritt Parkway will bring Westport nearly a half hour nearer New York. Opening of 'Vagabond King' at Theatre - In - the - yioo&B postponed week bc-cause of rain. Carl Anderson, former EhgUsh producer, now directing activities a» Pat Powers' Longshore Cub. Winifred Johnstor ',/idoW of I'iof- fat Johnston, conducting ei'mme; di'amatlc school for Lawrence Lang- ner. Paul Green has an'lved at Niohol* where his new play, 'EDCh,''nt' ^ Maze.' will be produced by Grou . Theatre. • ' Cbiceigo Jules- Rubens cast for plcfiir deals. CAPA organization wants a placf to call home. - Wolfe Kaufman ganderlns th«- I'^on for the flr.st time. Frank Glllmore came Into town for his flrst visit in a couple of years. e:/., Nate Perlsteln flying to the Coa.s't next week on Telco color film ex- ploitation. Frank Schrclber and Ouin K'-m to Philly to pick up the Dejnocratic convention for Mutual and WGN. Frances Paley now on a CES- WBBM hook-up not only us hotehs; Lee Francis, but arlso as demure Barbara Sanders. Albert D. Lasker, head of Lov'i ^- Thomas, Is con.sidered Chicago'.^ most loyal and easiest film fan. Fiv* to seven rplx a vcek are Kent out ti his private theatre and he says f far he hasn't seen a bad plcttti^ 11 7B' 1 VARIETY Wednesday, June 24, 1936 I ■■ . O B ITU ARIES HENftV B. WALTHALL Henry B. Walthall, 60, screen ac- tor for more than quarter of a cen- tury," dletl June 17 In Pasteur sani- tarium, itoear . .Mdnrovia;/ '.r^lif. Death waS due to A 'chronic ailment W^hlch became aegravated several weeks ago when he collapsed on the set Of the film, ;China Cll&per,' .at Warners. • The widow, Mary Charleston Walthall, former actress, and one daughter, Mary Patricia, 18, sur- vivfe. WAlthall, perhaps best known as the 'Little' diolqnel' In Griftlth's .'The Birlh of a .Natioh,^ jiad iJeen iri pic- ture for about 27 years; starting as one of the merhbers of the stock comgany formed by'D. W, Griffith, but Was hot Un6wn by" tianie until the Biograph • dropped Its rule agaiVist publicity for .the players. He was' born neat". Shelby • City, Ala., where his- father, .a c&ptaln in the Confederate arniy, owned ft cot- ton plantation. Intended' foi* the law, the dill of; the stage- was- tod strong for him and his family- final ly permitted hlni to make his own career. He enUsted for the .Span Ish-Ain^rican -.war, but contracted fever in '- a Florida daiUp ■ and the war was over before he could get to the front. . . , He cftme to New Torlc In 1901 and did 'Jobblnig> tor the »Iurray Hill and . oUi'er gt.ook carapanles,. pbtalnling a season'^ work in Providence the ' fftiiowlng- year. He 'then went' to Henry Miiler and 'for foiir years be did Juyenik .lieads . In' 'Undier South erh Skiies,' '.The. Great piyide,' 'Plppa Passes^ ftnd in a- revival of •The Only Way.* In 1909, James Kirkwood, then a Bibgraph lead, introduced him , to Ciifeth, -himself a southerner, and • he took his iplace in the stock com- pany in the old stiidld, 11 jEast 14tti • street;, where Mary JPlckford, pweh' Moore," Marlon teoiiard,. Florence L'aipi^rehce;' arid many others were presently to gatn'scr^eh fame, . ^ ' He wais the ' -Hblf ernes'' In 'Bi- ograph'a ^Irst two-reeler; 'Jfuditli. of Belhulia,' witli Blaiiclie: Sweet In the. neLme jpftrt. He als'o played In 'Ramona' opposite Mary Pickford But hiis first r€|al,faihe came to him in 'Birth oi a Naftlon' In 1915 . For a . number of years he' was among the toiy.afitors, but he hit a slump I and " for - a time w^s prac tlC3,lly.0ut 6f; sight. . ■ . With ; the advent^ of, . soundv plt^r -tures, j.and th!^ xons^qu^nt demanc . tov players -who eo^ld -read lines, . Walthall dropped 'tlie..-.,v?iudevllle •ijrork to -which he'.hafl'-;turned. and went bdck to HollyVbod, not ^ as th9 star lie had been but, as an ac . tor who could make character studies stand out. .Of late, he had been given parts of growing iirt portance, and Avas the Madero of ; Metro's. "Viva Villa.' " : He" had also, been given important parts in 'Men In- White' and 'Judge; t>rlest,' his work a.s . the. la%vyer in the latter play doing, much to advancfe him, He had ohe of the leads in 'The Last Outlaw,' released just befor ills death, and' his 'last assignment was In 'China Clipper.'. His grow ing , popularity was- in^ part re sponsjible for his death, for lie had , worked alnjpst unceasingly the. past six month's. .. At his Own desire his funeral service was prlvate< ^ • EMIL J. POLAK Emil J. Polak, 46, died suddenly in San Francisco, June 21, following lan emergency ■ operation. After ^vippral -servjcfea.. today • (Wednes- aay->' the- "iiemaiiis tylll.be brought to New York for interment, this liav^ng been his home.. At the time of his death he had beeii voeal supervisor of the' westr em division of the National Broad- casting Co. He was formerly voice coach at Marlon Talley, Mary Gar- den, Maria Jerltza and other well known singers. His widow .ah^ two^sons survive him, ■ . of JAMES HiGLER - Jahles Hlgl'er,' 63, manager . Bavldsbri theatre, Milwaukee,' ^ Vive. . Body was taken to Cleve land for cc6matlon. BEN BURBRIDGE ^ Ben iBurbrldge, 60, ■v\'ealthy big .' garte ' hunter ' of Japkeoijivlil*, Fla^ . . ■, died in . tliat. iiify Jfu«e,.19. .'■ lie is survived by ,hj^' WW.bw, ' a.-'-^pn,, ^ .1. - ... ^^V/'^^iL'^^- .g''"*'!^"^- 4- • - - :• ' 'yi^e-'-waf .ttn 'oStStah^ alSho»;itt . , , pu, gatUia.^ aii.d. jhls illm, '/Cfyet CiprUla Iii»nt,'' attrapted,.crey to a g.0Dd.rlght hahdi Harry Wills had the sanie Idea, adding that Louis held his guard too. low, and that he lacked experience. THOMAS B. HART Thomas B. Hart, 62, clown on the Ringling Bros. Circus, died in Albany! N. Y., June 22, at the con elusion of his act. He was a resident of Providence, R. L, but had sjjeht his winters In Los . Angeles in recent years. AUSTIN YOUNG Austin (Skin) Young, 38, died In Columbus, Ohio, June 20, of a linger Ing illness. He had made his iipme there. He was formerly soloist with the Paul Whitemari, Abe Lyman and pther bands. JACOB M.. RIEGEL Jacob M. Riegel, 64, secretary of the Graridvlew Theatre corporation St, Paul; died there after a long Ill- ness. A St. Paul resident for 35 years, he was prominent in business circles. , A widow, son and brother survive, ABE COHEN Abe Cohen, 47, died suddenly in Chicago, June 20. He' operated the Chicago Midway theatre and had been interested with 'Will' J. Harris in production of stage units. ENRICH AVALOS Enrich Avalos, 61, dialog director at Universal, died June 22 in Los Angeles. Was former producer in. MexlPo City. JIM BROWNING ' Jim Browning, briefly heavyweight wrestling champion of America, died in Rochester, Minn., June 19, of pul monary embolism. Father of Daniel McLean, Jr manager of the El Capitan theatre in San Francisco, died there June 16 of heart attack. IDA KUHN " Ida Kuhn, 50, onetime concer pianist, leaped .three stories to her death in Los Angeles, June 16. Schmeling-^Louis .' f ■ • . (Continued from page -75) and adjacent streets, were gaily .be decked with banners, streamers and sighbbai'dar' to entice tlie du6ky celebrant^ after the fight. All wer -.of the same pattern : 'Headquarters for Joe Louis,' and inlsmaller type, 'fight fans.' In contrast; -after the ypset, tlie colored sector'waa a bed lam of the to-be-expected alibis; Its, ands and. bats; and not a' little dls orderliness, Iticludlng some acute hobd^umilsm against hapless ofays, Cinemas and restaurants 'were ^jcauged. «.^&oi;dljie .'to -the- i«i-ade . ofr the e'stabllshnient,.' TfhB.Bockefeller Center Festaui;anta< didn't seem af fected; thfe tburlflts ^were- seeing the sights., A :iVlndtalI waft the fact that loudspealcers had been hooked lip foi^ customer convenience. . Ditto Ih Minneapolis, June 23. Prank chain bf six local in dependent - neighborhood - houses stopped siio'ws -• during the radio broadcast of the Schmeling-Louia fight and tuned in for Its patrons Large newspaper display ada an- nounced that the fight ■w-ould be broadcast In the theatres through perfected Ibudspeaker system. Reg ular shows followed the , broad casts. News From Dailies Alma Mama (Continued from page 75) Rve cops told sun suits are lingerie and to pinch the paraders. Maxwell Anderson completes 'Masque bf Kings' ' for Theatre Guild, Historical play. Talk that 'The Country Doctor*' will be banned in Germany because of thP participation of non-Ayrans in production, Toronto censor ban 'Green Pas- tures' in Canada. Had played there but no stage censorship. WPA's Living Newspaper play 'Crime' now 'Injunction Granted.' Coast Arrested in Beverly Hills on charges of drunk driving, Frank X. Shields, tennis player-actor, plead- ed not guilty and asked for jury trial. Third attempt to sever marriage ties made in L. A, by Yvonne Mor- ris, screen actress. First two trys annulment proceedings were de- nied. Home of Vince Barnett in Holly- wood broken into and robbed of $7,- 000 in furs, silverware and wearing apparel. Vina Gale, screen dancer, badly burned when lier cellopluuie costume caught fire in Hollywood studio. She will recover. Estate in excess of $10,000 left to widow of Charles H, Roach, father of Kal Roach, in Los Angeles. Contract of Lynne Berkeley, 20; with 20th-Fox approved by L. A, court as were thooe of Martha Raye, 20, and Dixie Dunbar, 19, with Wil- liam Morris Agency. Santa Monica coroners jury held death of Mrs. Llla MdComas, actrt. s arid circus performer due to nep .- gernce while driving automobile. •James K, Guthrie, 22-year-old symphony conductor, and Margaret Gallagher filed, notice o£ intention to wed in L. A. • Hollywood homes of - Sue Carol and Cecil B. DeMllle- robbed. Both lost jewelry, value of which has not been estimated. . , ' Divorce granted Marjprle Keed Fowley in L. A, fronri Douglas, FPw- ley,' stage and screen actpr. , Notice of Intention to wed filed ih L, A. by Edward Bloiidell, JK, brother of Joan Bloriijell, and Con- s'.ance Ray, screen actress. . Husbahd of Claxidette . Cclb6rt, Dr. Joel Pressman, lost $S,COO auto crash damage suit in L. A. L, A. court gfranted- WilU Wakt-' flfeia Foersler, fbrmer." stage a'cti-ess, divorce from Arnold Foersfer, sculptor. -• ' -.. Authorities In .'Lbs Angeles Ertattisd ,drj\-e to halt amateitr .pt»r- foi'mances ' by ' mlhors iii 'places •whei'e liquor Ir sm-ed. \ > ^Continued froni page 1) keep up the old school spirit, and the girls take his word for It. •• Tlio club Is not Juist a. social or- ganization where the girls, can meet and study one another's bracelets as In the dressing rooms of yore*. It has a worthwhile .purpose, too, charitable pne, aijd even an Inves-' tigating committee: to investigate needy cases amongst deserving' Ziegfeld girls; although so far the investigating committee, hasn't beea able to find any, and even if it did, the club has no funds as yet to do anything about them, such as pro.^ vidtng -the wheriawithal for a dis* couraged Ziegfeld girl to get herself all fixed up at the hairdresser's or go buy a. new dress so she'll feel better. But al^ter June 26 the club Is g(^. Ing to have funds as well as spirit, be.cause on that date It's giving a ' supper dance at Sherry's on Parle Avenoo, In .order to raise money, ' and right now the girls are as busy as can be, making plans, selling tickets, and getting advertisements for the. progi'am, which will be printed in blue on sliver, which were Mr. Zlegfeld's favorite colors. Mothers— At Space Rates There's also going to be .a children's page in. the program- wiiere Ziegfeld girls who have be- come mothers can announce that fact for a small fee. The supper dance is quite an un« ' dertaking for the treasurer, who at" last Friday's .meeting wore a fitted print dress made with a pcpluhi, a large plctui'e hat, and a pair of beautifully marked sliver foxes, and for the corresponding secretary . as well, who wore a tailored suit and a vagabond hat. The corre- sponding secretary used to be oria of the Ziegfeld Girls' most eltectlva nudes, and the . columnists used to say that the treasurer was going to marry a Count. . Thi© supper dance presents its prpblems to Mr. Sobel too, wha> . while he Is anxious to have as many ' tickets sold as possible, has finally, had to establish a blanket rule that he cannot call up any of the girls*'., gentlemen friends for them and ask them to buy tickets, no matter what the ^reason why the girls are re- luctant to dp the calling themselves, Then also, Mr. Sdbel will have to decide whether the plump . little blonde club member who came to • last Friday's mebtlng looking as denfure as a violet should break in •her new nude' dance routine based on the legend of Leda and the Swan at the supper, dance, or whetlier she sliouldn^t— although the photo- graphs of It she passed around with justifiable pride were certainly very artistic and her eagerness to do her number very persuasive. Last Friday's meeting was par- ticularly successful for a photogra- pher from one of the dailies came and took a lot of pictures. Then too, Faith Bacon's sister came to take .an ad for Faith in the program, and one of the girls an- nounced she'd found a sort of com- bined model agency- commercial photography studio where a girl can have her photographs taken free and pay for them later out of her modelling fees earned in jobs, pro- vided by the same organization— an announcement that' was received with interest and even applause. . A Ringer Also, that girl who had been posi- tively identified by the members as . nothing but a 'Scandals' girl showed again, still yearning to Join theit? club although she knew she had iljsolutely no rl.cht to aspire to such hfelghts. And when Gypsy Rose Lee came in— technically entitled to membership since it must be ad.* mltt^d that she was in 'Hot Cha'r* the girls were still not ready to for- get that originally she, came from burlesque, and while they were po- lite, they remained as in the old days, aloof, studiously Ignoring Miss Lee's blinding jewels. One of the girls, buoyed by t\\9 knowledge tlia.t . she looked just as prosperous as Miss Lee,, discounting thef jew.els, strolled <3vcr demo- cratically to greet her. •'Darling!' said . Miss .Lee,, 'hut. where' ve you been!' ' .• • , 'I've just come back from South-i ampton,'. said the. "girl quietly but clearty. . ' • ■ . •'But you've gotten so' thin!' sMd MissVLee, ' '" ' • .'•>' • :•. • 'It 'Isn't that'' said the girl. 'I'm «» very tlrfed. ' I've- e'pent 'this whol* • dfesp6rately hot aftfernb'on at BlaHit ' fitting, dressfes. New clothes slmr ply exhaust frte.J- sh^^'^id over he' shoulder,- and' ivaikfed' 'away. OUTDOORS 79 GETS BUSY ON SHOWS Atlantic city, June 23, -••Atlantic :e.steraa/ (22). . Havt, 62, a native of Boston, but a resident pf Los Angeles, Calif.,, came from a circus family, and a .Mother. Everett, -was with blm in the dressing room when he died. ■Afternoon performance before a capacity crowd of 12,000 had bare- ly started and Hart had been going through hig- routine when he stag- gered toward the performers' en- trance and collapsed outside. Coro- ner Edward SplHane. of Menands, sent the body to undertaking rooms at Watervllet where it -was held pending funeral arrangements. Thomas and Everett Hart and Prank McStay, known as Hart Brothers, have been circus perform- ers for more than a quarter of a century. Their slapstick acrobatic etuiits ended with a double rope skipping stunt atop a pile of tables, known as a combinaticn nip and tuck. Though born in Boston, they lived In Providence when boys' anil were friends of George M. Cohan and Eddie Dowling. They fonaed a dance team and appeared in show.s staged locally by George's 'ii^,"™ father, Jerry Cohan. -f}^ ° Thefr flr.qt Job with a circus was with the Walter L. Main show In 1902. DaUas Grbsises Dallas, June 23. Uncertified figures show a $3,000,000 gate, a $650,000 mid- way take, and $225,000. food and ^rink gross in the first 14 days of the Dallas Centen- nial Expo. Gross is double the •■me period in San Diego, and apace with Chicago, 1933. ' ' "total paid attendance, .8^5,1. 669, 'first 15 days, is one-third below ' Chicago same period, but far ahead of San Diego. ■ - Puffield Shot; Hollywood, June 23, ; Charles H. Duffleld, promoter and producer of iBrewprks "specta.cles,, shot, himself through temple yester- day. (Monday) in what police say was a suicide attempt. He has an even, chance to live, although it |3 believed he will be blind It he re- covers. •Duffleld denied attempt at self de- struction, although notes ^oujid in hotel room bore out police theory. Was said to be despondent over heavy financial loss incurred in Staging 'Last Days .of Pompeii' Ipi Coliseum here, -which he 'produced for Federated Church Brotherhood. Spec shuttered after seven ■ days' pitiful business. , . Duffleld was to have met tomor- row (Wednesday) with officials of Brotherhood, to arrange for' paying off acts and other expenditures. Brotherhood claims Duffleld as- sumed all .flnandlal responsibility and was to be paid from gate re- ceipts, after expenses incurred by Brotherhood were paid. . Duffleld Is said tq have received Si5,500 to cover .$27,000 nut. :.Duf- fleld's wife was in hotel suite when shot was fired, but door wa.s bolted. At hcspital he gave age as 60. Outdoors in la. Cedar Rapids, la.^ June 23. New Hippodrome to seat more than 8,000 spectators will be built In Waterloo on the grounds of the Dairy Cattle Congress. It will be 204x304 feet, and have an arena 100x200 feet. The Royal American Shows played an engagement at Cedar park here June 15 to 23 under the auspices of the local Shrine tem- ple. Paramount Frisco '39 23. San Francisco, June Golden Gate International Ex- position to be held here In 1939 has been given offlcial recognition by lie U. S. government. . ,,7*p'»g Of the joint Congressional • Wll by President Roosevelt on June " ,'"eans that all foreign nations be Invited to participate in the lair. Plans for foreign exhibits J^ve already been thrown Into high •fear. (Continued from page 5) Grlffls become the ranking heads of the company. Nothing Is certain about what the board's action shall be regarding the status of B. E. Anderson, a vice- president, and H. M. Wilcox, two Otterson aides. Their future status may be left, for disposition by Griffls. There is a probability that the future may see Floyd Odium de- parting from the board. The Atlas Investment Trust chieftain has been talked about in this regard for a time. It will be no surprise if steps out from the directorate. However, his exit, so far not iaet, will have no effect on any of the other board memberships. There was a meeting of the sxib- sidifiry Par firm. Paramount Pro- ductions, Inc., last week, when Grl£- fis and Austin Kcough were named to tills subsidiary firm's dlrectprate, Otterson ceased to be a member of this board at that time. Should Zukor decide , to take the presidency once again, a capable individual might be elevated to clear on home office and general business activities of the company, under Zukor. Under the.se conditions, Charles McCulloch of Chicago, or some other business man might be nam.ed chairman. fT.W.GU»OF DALUIS' SMI Though Hateit Rivols, Ft. Worth Admits = Dallas' Frolic Better Thijin the '. Chi Expo^Already Plan- ning Ahead ior Next Y«ar DELAYED START _ . Fort Worth, jiine 23. " It looks like the Fort Worth Fron- tier Centennial -vylll be mostly a night sho-w. It is now set to opefj July -18, set back from the first. Manageme^it says the Frontier Frolic is ceady but qtill rough and it wants to polish it off. Although . the management has made no. official ^.nnounceraent about daytipie shows, it Is expected" the three main attractions, "The Fron- tier Follies,' 'The Last Frontier* and 'Jumbo' will be presented twice nightly. They are the type>f jpro- ductlons that need tlie. night-time to bring out the colorful lighting effects. • ~ ^Moreover, the maiiagement is .not sure how well the shows will draw on hot afternoons. There is no doubt about it— Fort Worth and Dallas have hot .days.. JETut the jhlghts often get cool and a wind blows. There seems to be only one thing Dallas and Fort Worth have not fought over Ih connection -with the lOQ-year blowrout^the " weather. Boih prairie cities admit cotton 'growing weather is hot weather. Visitors from the east probably will do most of .their sightseeing at night. Although Fort Worth and Dallas fair, folk are scrapping each pther, the management of isoth shows evi- dently reializes that th'e combined Centennial splurge of . these two .cities will prove good entertain- ,ment. So, in reality, each burg is iglad the other alsP. has a show. . Fort "Worth celebration couldn't open on- the scheduled July 1, Con- tracts with performers makes it costly to delay beyojnd that date.' An attendance of 1,500,000 should clear expenses for the Fort Worth centennial, according to the man- agement. Four types of bargain books have been provided, offering Fort Worth citizens and other Texans a chance to buy tickets at a reduction, arid also show their loy- alty to the city. This show Is a civic affair and the townspeople are pitching In and working for noth- ing on it in many Instances. Managers of fairs of the future probably could learn much from the experience of Port Worth. There already is talk of this city putting dn a show of some kind next year In the temporary buildings erected for the exposition. The city has voted bonds and citizens will be in- terested to see how much the gate is. They will want to kripw if taxes will be increased. It is a big ven- ture for Fort Worth and may be the cause of this city becoming more show minded. Many Fort Worth citizens are vis- iting the Dallas fair. Some of them say it is even better than t .e Chi- cago (jentury of Progress exposition. Although the intercity rivalry is a fact, still Port Worth and JDallas citizens are such boosters for the state they are glad -to see even its hated rival do something outstand- ing. Last of the Gentrys Canton, 0-, June 23. . H. B, Gentry, last of the original Gentry Brothers of dog and pony circus fame, is still active as an outdobr showman. Is piloting the X Bar X todeo, playing. through Ohio, mostly under auspices. Show hafl Weveral more still dates and win then play Ohio and Indiana fail's. Gigs, GamUii^ and Nudity Barred At Geveland Expo, but Plenty life Cleveland, June 23. . Fort Worth's midway may get away with gambling, but it's offl- iially, .ppsitlvely taboo in Great Lakes expo, which gets under way Saturday (27); •. ' •; Up to now there ' have *een plenty of underground . Whispers that there -woiald be roulette wheels' In several of the su-per-cabarets for anybody ,who carried big dough. A major syndicate, in 'fact, -Went ' as far as to offer expo officials $250,000 tor an okay to operate dice and Wheel games' on the S.S. Moses Cleayelaiid, show'b6a!t. Rumors were exploded when Lincoln G. Dickey, top-min, turned down the offer flat anil exposed the ■would-be deal to newspapermen. 'I'll personally toss ' any tiri-hom gambler into the lalte if I ' catch them trying to muscle In,' retorted Dickey. 'We're not going "to let 'em jeopardize a $3,000,000 investment, or give the show such a bad name that it would hurt the town after- ward.' . . ■ ' Short- percentage boys burhirig from the public slap-lri-the-miig as they expected tp clean up on the 4,- 000,000 visitors expected during the 100-day event. Lid has- been clamped down on gambling here In recent months, but the smart-guys figured that a floating Monte Carlo Would evade state arid city laws. Plan was. to have two tugs puU the palatial boat, a revamped car-ferry; out to the twelve-mile limit Where suckers were to be given free llkker, breakfajsts and transportation via speed riiotor boats. , \ Showboat de Luxe ; Sounded like a natural as the S.S. jCleveland, being operated by Theo pe Witt, hotel rtian, lias two sep- arate niterles on its three canopied ■decks. Top two; decks are taken over for the Admlrallty falub, an ex-^ <;luslve outfit for big money-boys who are willing to pay $25 for sea- son membership. Its swank -icaBino iwlll have three orchestras, Jules iDuke's, Claude Hoaglan'd's \ and Roger Steam's, alternating in music. Showboat on C-deck, which Is open to public for two-bits convert aft- ernoon and four-bits nights, to have Don Bestor's ork. With the nauti- cal night club anchored on lake- front, and all games of chance strictly barred bv puritanical sponsors, ganiblers-are being driven into hide-away downtown spots or into suburban roadhouse.s. Gates of Great Lakes expo, Avhlch cover.s 22 city blocks, are to be opened Saturday noon with fire- works and airplane demon.<»t ration. Formal dedication is being made at 3 p. m. by /Secretary of Comnierce Daniel C. Roper, representing Presi- dent Roosevelt." Democratic con- vention Interfered with hopes of getting latter here, but prez Is due to do a personal in early July- Gov, Davies of Ohio, Mayor Burton of Cleveland and E. Q. Crawford, expo prez, slated for spiels that will go ,over CBS, Mutual, NBC's red and blue networks, When sun netB, ground's lights art being switched on by 'Man in the Moon', which is a new electric-eye device. That Nudity Question Conservative backers have issued edicts against out-and-out displays of nudity and gigolos, but amuse- ment midway and 'Streets of World' are getting around that lath^r in-, genuously. Phil Gordon Is dressing up 24 chorines at hl.s 1,000-capaclty French Casino In new type of cel- lophane costumes. They may look modest to censor.s, but when a spe- cial colored spot Is turned on them, gals .seem all nude. Loto_ Laverne al.so imporli-d for something scn^ta.' tlonal tagged a 'vlslon-nude' dance, so the visiting firemen will get aTi eycfuH, after all. Mike .Speclale, theatrical booker, is Gordon's partner in French Casi- no, which will feature trio of femme imps — ^T.>eon LeVardle, Ellllc Rus- sell, Art V.'<*.«)l-r-be.«!ldeff two <»rl{« and eight other pots. Speclnl«F also sent out a call for BO young; fel- lows to not as dancing gigoliw in spoU DUhce hall inspector almost had stroke ' of apoplexy when he" heard of It; therefore the gigs are out in the cold with roulette wheels. Beportied that placse is financed on the q.t. by downtown' Mayfalr Casi- no, but partners won't talk. ■Radloland' exhibit; in civic ^udir tcrlum, whicb will resemble a mln- laturiB Radio City, has -to be post- poned several days, although a pajt ^f the expo.. Slated to . open June 27, too, buti previous: booking of- jiatlonaliturnve.reln convention that -week forced Ralph 'Humphrey, head pf radio exhibits,. ;to postpone It un-. |ii July 4. .. ! 1 ' ■ ' * - ■ t' , r I *- ' *■ . ' I Stale. Fair for State i Charlotte, N. C, June 23. : ■ Kerr' Scott, who. has just "been elected cpmmiissloner of agriculture for North Carolina, conducted Ws ttumpalgn for .ofllpe oin •a .platform that Included ' a -plank' demanding that the state, fair ! be 'given back to. the people to whom it belongs.*, j .Now that he is- elected that, may or may not mean a . change when the present lease with George Hamld and Norman Y, Chambliss expires. The lease runs for Bve years more. In the old days the state rap the* ' fair.- . The state still supervises It In a. way, but It Is leased tj) opera-, tors. , iiainld & Chambliss, for the past several seasons. Scott argued that the agricultural element in the fair Is subject: to the good will of the men. who lease it, and that this should, hyt ,be^ . ... , ; Standoff ■ Lynchburg, June 23. Interstate Fair Association has rejected city's ofter of $26,000 for the concern'ff -aT-acre layout, desired as a site of the Sesqul in October. D. L. Taylolp, fair president* tPid the city npthing .dping foir less thao ^35,000- ' ■ Both sides . claim they've made 'final' offer. Bad Bull Shot Siaa Francisco, June 23. Wally, 25-year-oldi six-ton former Al G. Barnes' circus elephant, used by Metro In 'O'Shaughnessy's Boy,' was executed June 18 for killing Keeper Edward Brown at Flclsh- hacker Zoo, The enraged pachy- derm gpred and trampled Brown to death while being moved to new quarters, A' dra:matic last-minutc I'cprleve in the form of temporary restrain- ing, writs saved Wally's life less than ten minutes, before the orig- inal time set for the execution, postponing It 24 hours. Despite hundreds of protests, the death sentence finally was carried out by police mark.<{men 'who fired three shots into the beast's bi-atth The elephant was donated to the zoo th)'ee months ago by the Barnes FIEE IN JOHHUY JONES SHOW Mcadvllle, Pa., June 23. Fire destroyed two concession tents at the Johnny j, Jones Ex- position Tuesday (lO't burning an assi.'itant manager of the carnival and two workmen, ore critically, A portion of an Inflammable .scrubbing fluid splashed against the side of an pil h-^ater and bur.st Into flame.s. CIRCUS iROUTES Week of June 29 Al G, Barnes DIcUlnMn, K. JJ., 23; <3lenci, <; ' Cole Bros.-Beatty T^nfayttle, Ifid.. 29; finwfordRviHe, 30? ' naiivllle. III., ,luly 1; HininKOrld, 2; 01>aniiialf;n, 3; BloiitnlnBton, i; kxtStiikXt, £; Dubuque, la., fi. ... .3 80 VARIETY Vednesldiiyt Jane 24, jt93o If ■ r *. .. -. this 1$ thc^ fiVsi Hm since thb inception of lh|s great theatre chain thaf it has ever re-bodked an/ picture that had previously played its entire circuit. Loew'v lie, believes that fhe star value of CitARtiS tAll6HTON> MiRU OBERON dnd ROBERT PONAT has d greater appeal for the American public today than it had when the picture was first released. That this is true was demonstrated two weeks ago when it played the Karlton Theatre, Philadelphia to severof thousand dollars above the normal take of the house/ And this in spite of sweltering heat! Mere is o picture that is more valuable ri| ifow than it ever was! if you're a smiirt sliowmcih you'li boolc it now aiid cash in on its outstanding box-office, star and enter- tainment appeal! Scanned from microfilm from the collections of The Library of Congress National Audio Visual Conservation Center www . 1 oc . go v/ avc onservati on Coordinated by the Media History Digital Library www .mediahistoryproj ect. or g Sponsored by •.\^\| Department of :::^r Communication Arts ••'••'.*: i University of Wisconsin-fvladison http://commarts.wisc.edu/ A search of the records of the United States Copyright Office has determined that this worii is in the public domain.