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 a