Variety (Dec 1944)

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PICTURES W»MliH>sday, December 6, 1944 AR Says No Separate Charter But SAG On Coast Stresses Extras' Autonomy Re^ia)dlcis of the decision wliich-f m.o be iiMde bv picUae company ' e\ti<)s at tltcUon Dec 8, the Four . A's will jiQt grant them :a Se:piSi;|ate' Lliaitei So says Paul Dulbell, As.- MK'uUed Actors and Aitjstes of Anitnca ptesident AAAA the )iitni.iitionaT: union, fields ]«iisdic- • lion over all perlormcrs in enter-, tainiv.i'iu field uiifici' the AFb. : ■ , <l'. ' "^'Baekij.ig: or the"; ^AFt':'in': ijiis. step; ■*aii!ai?sju'Ed.:ihe-PiHin A's ifv';a..\vire.! fi oii! William Gi<;c;:. ierii': ;ilior. { presy,/ inv, AvWch' Vhe .r.ea.fflvPi*'';'! ■ .jVu-isill^iion; bf :thtf ■Four'A Qrtt^il■ ^St^l'od" ;;tftkt,'' :tlije.;. federittidii'l ;\voi:i,Id :jiot -issuij, ii^Vy'^Uw j niight-.iiifringp;''tiROii ;4hat ;ijutasdjc.- j tion ^nd piomis?d no intcniationdl ■'itnipiV ,eillic:i:-''\\; do I \m11 01 lecalled that the Foui A'si ijHvrnlitiGiial.-.boiird' i»t -its- riifeejt- in^ on No\ ii when tht SAG (one ot Its blanches) biou^ht up the pos- siblii action- by' iektraS; voted unahi-; hiously: 'for, a yrcjsplutibn; Kttiteiiatiiig .itis jurisdictioh oyer and jiolicy .with' ■I'espedt : to ail :perforni£-rs, mcludjn.g eKtvas and- supernumeraries.^ It was pointed out that all pei- toinieis in the enteitainment indus- try ci3me.';iHidGr,oiie-'OT^*^^ branches'I'lf. AAAA.' SAG being , representative :o£ ■ the; - t'uU.. motioii; ^picture industry.'. ,,' '::'■; '" '■;, ■>''/::'■ Rcsplutibri notified, SAG! . .aiid ife' .niembers tliat it.' ;\yill not entertain, a :/petitioii:frora aiTjKne.w^^^ ganizaiion not ah eddy a btanch ot the Foui A s 'to is<!ue any separate chaitei creating a new affllialc with- in the American Federation o£-.iiabor which would subdivide the membci- ship ol an\ existing bianch Geo. Brown's Par Pad -;{■'■ Hoi'ywooci. Dec. V:^Piidr'^.tW^'Whait' lie-regardiEid^^fiii-- S 'sh'pVd;bwh"'.'''-BX'ssTQi)'.. 'With ■.'Barney Balr.han, ; Hon:;.v G;:!.<bc:-iJ liead (li .Pai'' '.jskid^io .'Oiieral.idifr.:';.'! ,v,in .aeol^e';''BfQNvn', head: iotSPiji" >tuSjo;;.i a d veil i s i /. i( .fttt'' ■ p u b I'i c i't ^ .lii«i'.1o. a'^fhreesyi^ar^pa^^^^^ :'; ;■;.;; '.';' ' ;, ' ■'B'ro\\;H;V'';f''''.fMi^!*^'rs orily '-PaJ; .ptiMicity, rexcii '/wrth.;./ ^iJf'nVor..;'/;'.' ■;,■■.'■;:}'':•■''; .■■■.■'.'■'';;;; '■ ■:'■ Cop's Preview Dulrojt, Dec 5 Tlie (op 1^ goniK 10 see them ;^{03,i"ad'.:ot the' CTitic :hs'' I'ar as'^the;'. ;.\Vet;sch'a't: I'&mily if; ;.eo;icorned;;.'';; ■\,':Rali;o)man LoiiJiS. VVettscHat:is ', a 'liu'nibei' ()f',.t'he'i^olice'.'C(.vnspiys''' ! si;i|l'i-here,:'::Ui.S''.brpt!'iei>: A ' 'lias 'Ijef'ti ':pi'^ ::i'evic!:Nv;ej' "i&.-4he ■ :Detr():i't ^!,e\vs., '.;-.."'-.'■■;■'''. '""r.'i:;':'-/•.■'; ;;,:.'■ "'Lotties' lias- 'bwn'' 'ii>jiiKae(li--.as. . ■ police; 'cSispr? oil "^li 1 nis; 'aiicl''^vJU' .look tlien)' .b.V'e'r■ betor.e; h Ls brolliV.; r'er-:gets;; it;;chaiu'e ,at them; uiuler■ ;;the ■ucv\>.assi'gixmeiivs ^(Jf. liie- eeii-!.- '■so'i-'s/ staft .iiejristf. '■'■■', ''. Copyright Laws Traced By Kilroe ■,.'r;j;l\Vjj!'d .Pv. Kilroe,';.(;i'iaii4;i;ia.n;«it;the (;d|S.yi'ig''ii'£:. 'eo'rtiini("(ei; i-.'Ot' .'tlie ,'.Mb.tiop 'PicHureVvProdiice'i-.s' and .Bi'sli'ibutors Coast Savs Otheiwisfr ■. ■ ..■ ■ .' ...":. ■. ; .Hplly.woodv 'Dec' 5. ■/ .: In-, a ■teTe.graiii^ read to Class , fr players oC Sbreeii 'Actors ;GuiW^ Wil- liam Gieen AFL pic\y stated ex- ; tras will not be giveii: a': charter .'aTid ■added. lu'iMsdictionv .fe ye-sted ;'-.es-. clusively ■ in, .'the .,,iQur .',A;*:s and' n.b other:; Interhational hacl authbcily to gra ITt a chartgr; in the' en te'rtairimeri.t ftel^l.... At.iiS.ame . time it;; was' ;an.-. DOunced the SAG boaid ot directois \Dted unanimously to establish a scpaiale union loi extias, mespec- ti\e of the outcome ot the NLRB election set for Dec. 17. ■' ' ; / ;. George "Mijrphy;;:'SAG president, in. ,a spe'eolv read by Paul ^ Harvey,: ■ declared thG- :.nte\v:.' union.; would.' be estab)is.h'ed ; sopi'j.; ... ;;Green'.%' y,'.ire, v.hich ; was', sent; from the New ;Orleai'is .; CoriyenlipiV . ■ to . Flbl-eiic'e'- Mai-.stbn. . .International .Executive Sccreu.ry ot Four A'.s. slated "Am.erieah F.Rderatioh ' ofIj.abbV ; rccogniztjs ;a;nd aifirms the; jurisdic-. ;. tion or the ■..A:j.-jociatcd . Actors . & ;,A:t'li|St6S.,;bli^n;iei'lbij.b.Ver perto and enleitaineis, No other Intei- nalional has thp authoiity to giant a chaiter oi even to promise the ;■ ;granting- .'bf . a charter which'would, '. inifringe iip'o.ir this .iuri'sdict'iori.. .Cer'-^ laiiJly .the. .Aniciricaii Fed'eraticm; of' . Labor \\ ill, ijot issuc a chai ter to any group \yh,ieh comes :tmdcr the jiuis- ;.. d:ictipn,.,c)f the. A.sspciate;d': Aetors and Artisti- of America.'' . /■ ■'' ' ■ ;..• ;Stres.slng. the; iiew' sietttp planned . ■te:;e!itras;;wJtKin. SAIB, .^throughout- ■ lii.s speech,'Murphy;concl.tided, '-as I ■ i;ndicatod befp're. it .is .bin; belief ii\ai .' an, auionomplis.' extras iiniibh' is- in- ;, .evitabie.; We .recogiiize ^ that 'the ; present;;statuS; ,ot; tlje'^'e^ \wthin the Guild IS not a satislactoiy one 11 vou vote for the Guild it is oui ; intoiitipn^;to '■ji6t;-u;p,;vais:kpttfi 'as -Ipps- ;; sibl.c.. such aii'■■.a.utorid,n-|au's. ,o'l;,.i»am2a ^ iion ;;«;itbin:tli;e -iiiJJors'- Ihteriialicihat- ■ :';—the;4'A;V'.■';-',.•;<'^l;M ■'■'■?'{■,■'':.';';-'v All 20th Branch Mgrs. At N.Y. Sales Convensh To Mull, See New Pix '^""-'"<' orico ...o cop>- ■'■.;; ■■'•■;; ■ ;,'. -'i .' ■■■.'■ ',,'■-.-'i,'! '-; i'ri'ght.'ad^visor'to '20tli-Fox 'and''Mo^vie-^ ,. ;:Upscttiilg ; .\yartime ;prec.gdcnt^^ ;by i..- ■.?■ .■ ..^ ■ ■;. ,.;, ;, ... , ., .■ ■.,:.^ ; .■. .,, MlliHg^TO';an'braftciVmanagers.';ip;tHe ;:.t"nG. J^ traced; ■the.; h-istory . 4; ir:.'.S.:'ari'd..Ganf(d;v^togeUier; wjt;h■■d;is^-j^(;op^^right; .logi'slatjoii; before tHe''v;Practicing' ''La\j?..''I:iislit.u'tei' at;tii;G 'ji:-''S'..';Cov'ipt'y. Law.'yers';; A'.s.'^n.^ '; Vinitia.i l6ctiir;e ■ on .; K'bAr: 17 per- .■taincd to;;'pdpyriijlit; ..icg^ '■■E.n'g 1 and: ■' tho;; Uifitetl.' ;■ '.Slate's ,'■■;' ahci Fraivce,' ;\Vhilev tine .secoiid' liillv.Cbn-. tairifSd..:iererfence's . to ■..li.vfei^iiatjbnal ■Copyright :.ta:'\',';,''i'ncliic'li;ft^':-^i''^ •pal cpp.vrrigli.t'. r'eiatiqils, bc't«-(?cn '^tl'ic U;. S,;.an;d foreign, eountil'es:..; ' .; Inutile'-U,' S;.,;att lj;'state^ 'oxcept Del a ware,, ;. ; .'.hact '. passed; ■ .copy righV ,.stat,utqs..pKi,b.r.'t<)..',l,heiad(jp tbfc'' ;Ci3hSttttlti<ljl>i'iH^^^ f831.v;;.tlie;.:ri^{t'.'^^^^^^^^^^ sejl ;iinisiea;i'iCbnipttsiti \\-as.; p,rotetle'd; l'br thg ^fii-st ;'tmifc,; "O'li; Aug.'.■:i8,; 1,836,'., the. . r'igijt .pf,^ public perforiiiahce bi' a drapiatic .Cbmpbsi- tion is. .protected for;l.he;,.l'irs.t ■tiiiie; ■Otliin' ; ;legislat'ioiT; .'dale.s ; incl..u.dcd; ti-ict ;'sales'' iicads. for this ■iyCCk's- ;sa;ics incetilig,.'Nv.hi.ch .started. Mbiida'y; '(4>'^ .at::;the;';Astpr ,'hoti2l,;'iN..;X:,;20th^!; Fbi'ii;M'J'ciJ-^t*ii^S ;K'^""srai^ as'^;,\veif';'''SS' '''new' pictiirei?'.; of - ■.i;mp6r»': 'la!i:cfi;;;t|«iit ;ill^e.-'^o0Jii;ihg:.Xip.; •■ :;! ;'•;';-'■'; /■'TljE^^'iiBj'lude'iyK of. Ifel^ing- clbivi^?-which .jvas ,'scrcjsned .fcr the conyotiliiiin d'elesafiJs IVIonday ' a ftcr- ,'nbon (V) .and Will go intb tlie-Bivoll, N.;;Y.. IJecj28;;a)so::-Wiii:ged'Victory;"., .svhich . enw;i;s. the. Hoxi"' fpr' lhe holi- days Dec 20 riee Glows in Bi'bbkiyr(,'!:.',Sel'' li);,_p;tay' . this . sitrrie; ■■h'oviiS6i,'9'tt'ei.'.vyar 'Royal Scandal' Ernest Lubitsch ,'P;tQdu;ctibn,v wh;iel'i ■ftill be .'riSady •iii Man'h. -Scandai" V ' may ■... fotloW ■•KingdbjB'' iirto the; Ri'vol^ preview- of ;"Suiiday Dhmer for .a Soljdipr'\'\Viis. lipid ;Mbnday 'night .(i^ at;,tte-:;:pl<bUras 'state, ;'Jsrse5i:, ;Oilyv'f^areh. 3;; 18tii,;protecti.ng;..9apyrig}its; Other-]5ieture.s ott;,,tlie ''cwrreH;t^feas'(>^^ |,'bn '' jiliotpx ;aiid ■;'',t,hcir'; • I'lcgatUies';, XiSii^A^). are ;bei.tlg ■■ disiiuss^ii. ;-■■';';) ;iJiily 7,' !87;0,-. protect ing;' tlj6 ■ translar; ' ;For-''!*!i';erat:;-''years'^ .anid :drit!Tia;tiiialibn; .(rfvgiiifhors^ ,'i'egierial -cOriventioiis,,, sanie ,as other [■\\-^"0,vics;,,pi'(d; ,j,an'. ';6. 1897. pnnectin,'! cbmpantb^^ . with, the , except ion of ■,thcV sinall perfbrhiihg .rt.gh^^ ;Connpr,s. v.p.- oyer, ;is presiding at;;;the RKO. ,Tbm,;:J, sales''; fbr;20(h current meetingSi -\y,ilh daily- .s.essibiTs, being held ^by W. C. Gehring; 'west- ern sajes;.maiia!gier;; A.','W;;,Sn efet.Wn■ tdivis-ipn,- -.head, and ; L. J. SOTMlprV -cciitrar A''' total bf;■-. ii) .clislrict v.sale:;. hvana'gcrs; are, in 'attendance;; plus the braiieh ;chiei;taioSi ,a,nd-Cvaribas ,diKtril3,utibfi men from the ■ionieofiice. ' ■;Bill; 3Suijjief,,. general^ ■ sales:..hian-; ^■ei;.'Uiiiler .Can i"jpr.s, .i.s' analjl.e;tb ~at-; t'end.'.d;ue; to;-rfcc-uperat w with -pneuniBirjai , lri'.,;Lbs Angelte... '■ . in i:liBc,u'ssin,g,' ;campaigns: on com- ing: picljUres , yesterday' : (Tuesday)• wii'th'; respect,;'to ■"■•Winged'.'Victory'' HaV' Ilarhb, ^ S.Qth's;: ptiblic.ity ' adv.ertis- -ing ;cljre,e,tbt:,Vr.epoit,ecj' tlte...Army . Air,; Fprce.s ' has ;fcaite'd'Hi't>btV- )5.pecifl^ iits ';pwn'.;i;ank;s ^-tb ,;wbrk ''Nyith;, iJOth..; ■Lt;; Coi;;;St{iiifprd -'(jiiesteri; Ctiief pf ;;Spe6iai EvciitS. ptvi.sipi'l,-; 6f; AAF;in ; Washiiiglpn,'will ■-head tlfe, gr;oi,tp on (he 'cam.paign; '; ■.'■ ■: ' ' ; ■!'".';, ■;- ■;;. SWITCffiiP^R RI1|S TWIN tiff ,■: ''';^ ^■ 'l.;JTi;!'vneappiis;-''D^ ■;,■ ;; Latest ,(.leal; 'Ip; iiic-ui", I'wiji City indeptnidcii'l,,- c,,xh,ibilork '■is;;i>i'at .;fpr,' B,I?Qs,;''Wpiigijh'^t^ ;Win;<:lAw,;",■ ', .'rHe, bbyk,-, ittdividual-ly- are bo;y,eb'ttiii;g', it, be'eau.se ;IlKQ; fbl-; Jo\\;ii'!g ;;the ;,pic,tU'iT's"'b,ig,';bu'sinbE.S' ;in; its ■,'Miijiieapolis^ and ,St. :Pa,til ,;dbwn-''' to-wn , dr.S't-iHi.n.s: '-.i'Q.ls'cted ,. 'o,i'i,ginal ,co,ii'ti'act,s -with',live indfip'enden't. •stib-.;i 'Seq-''u'6nt;-i-'uii; ■■.ho-'u.scsf ■;'s'elliit^^^ 100ri.'',tbfi'desigj'iatiPii;-1)liiTi;., ■;'''• ;^,'■■;;;';' ■; ,!rii(e\:'t-i;a,d'c;'',1n¥tcayj;;tv«S I'i'nfprhioti" ' that ■'. tlte' ;'p,i^ t tfre; ;'was':, ;b|jing':! ^ 'pn'^aii;;i.-lternati^V(? .-basis' ot;,;iiO;';r of , fh(! ,;gi'oxs' pr;a; l\i\t- pt'ic©;^bf'bne .and .cin e^- b 'ill t ' f i n'l.ts ■'; the 'r;,! o,p;,' d'e'.sl giul tion 'll.iil'ii''e,.'',;. 'I'ljC'' i.iuiepende'nts iiiinrfecH- atfciy pi.ll uiV ii;; !bud;';:5(|aitwk^'a;iid' he- gan: ;liiy.i;iij^; off;J't^.- "'::'v';;'.-'' • '' > '•• <V.0,n. ;ls ;Rai4.\TiKiC3''eliajiMIbe :e"ptt^'',;i5 p<j',tering ;mit; ;'Jt;'a'.s,.s,ert.s'',th,Eit iipprPxi ma tel;y. ■ 25.'*., of ;,lhe ipdcpei^id- otit V;,subseciud|Tt'';..n(ii';,sltUa .Mi,!ip;e.rtBbns:'; ii,ijd^;;^St;i .;'Pa bpiiijiit it!hi» '■picl;u'i;e'''&n.'t The?; btlie;rs -Jtre ■ "stiil.;:iTplt|ih^, 'otitiff .however. ;it;i'i<ln5lis.''^ ■ ^'--.y- :-:..Ai ■■';,■■ ,' - ■ ■'■;;■>; 'TilQMAS*::Tiio!r;Sow:,;''''''■:" >: ■■ ':-..-;V;Hol;]ywobd',, Dc'i'. ;'5.;,.;'' , Btl 1 ■;T.lu)ma.s,, partner, iii tbe Pihe?. Tho'iiiii.s. producing .iiriit.; tries hi.?- 'hahcl'-!it-rt;ii'ectiii^ fo|- the ,,fir.st time iifli '\ ■ wQOlf;, ■ ,v.'itli;, ;3'Ch6?iezit,„;:; the Corpse,*' ai-thc fi-xporfiilent':'; .;; :;;; ''■' Picltiic, designed loi Paiamolmt will be filmed at another loleasc, will lo-s-tai William Gar- gan a»Ki Ann S.uagc. M.ISS Ops Oct Tilts ;:;;^ ;, ; ' Springiield. Ma.ss., Dec. 5.., Wai Laboi Bo.iid has appiovcd $3 we6kly , wfag&'i;,';incrtafiigs:: ''fpp•T'i dperatprs^,4ii, ,2r,'theijtres in; Sfiriitg-^ -I'field and 's'urrQuiTc(iB;g to,wns. A tlireoV, ■ ,y;car ;,agr^e!Tieiit -'niaking, ■ tlt^' boost; rt't;o;icti\-€ to Sepl I and giving a \vecki ■yacatibn with,;;',paj'' liebcfit^- Jtl 1, .ppsTi)tors .■ i-ii this, -area;'^Aiiide,; all theatres are union. ' •'^' ; '' > -■', Busch Adieus RKO ' ' Hollywood. Doc. .5. '■ Viven Busch RKO producei checked oil' the lot thro;igh a .settle- ':'';iftept;'-Of his; cpiitract, as' a' .result ot 1 sin: a'tigtintertf-■ bver Ibo -.studiti's sale of his novo), 'Duel in the Sun,' to Da\id O Sel^;niek When he loinecl RKO, Busch ex- pected to pioduce his own story Jlis latest book, "They Dieam of ; Home. .' studio, icai; cpinpositibnS.; Oir, March 4: 1909,; fh'c ri.glvt^ to novelizB w'a.s "gra'hied,'■';■• , .iMtetriattohal, Li,bi''a(-y; .air.d; Artistic; Assn. UdS fpiinded in Pans in 1878: Fust president was Victor Hugo Group de\ised the plan of leplacjng septira te . copy rl glit - , t r ea tiss; bet ween; difl'erent;, Eiirbpeaii co..).nit.ries ■ by :a g;e li e r.a.l; i.nterii'aliohal ' Cbpyi^^^^^^ ,C,onv,ehti.bn." ; i't'sulti'i'ig,'. iiT'; the ;: t)-'r.St Berne' Cotivention on Sept., 7. 1885.* ,fii'byicUng for reciprocal cbpyn the-1.7 ■countries represented at ;the contata SmuUi lollow-iip conven- tions loUowcd m Pans in J896, Ber- lin 1908 Bcinc AJ.,un 1914, Rome; 1928 and Bru&el;s;' i6'3S: ; ' -'' '' ;;^ There were ^; three ' sciiopls , ;of thuu,gK!. on' whetlier, -th'e^U. .S.;. should joi-h- \,hc Bpiiie; CbriAiiti-'nijs; Brbught out .that■■•acniereiU-fi by' Ihi.S),country w-bttld take-jiiiiny, .copyri'ghted,.works: out ;pf; the ;piibli'q'i;clciniaih; aitcl place, them- in the ' pii vate d(;iftiai,ir., WiVd,^^^^^^ ■a;;riiliiVg in ;i9;3l'. 'tt S'as ajireed that tli;C ll. 'S. can only adliOi'C;,tQ ;ruiings, of the present^ cpnycntibn,. -; ■■;; ; ;;■'. .-Kilroe .■ijpintotr'out. wi'iii ;reference ;;to •R'tai-gavet ;iMitclieH;s;','.;G(;ine With; tlte ;;Wi:l^d,';" " and, :the';20lh'-Fp,x; tihinv :';B^ddy^;Lpng Legs,'' ;ihat 'fa(;t:,;:that;;,I;Ipllflnci,'.has ^sttead;ily ,' re-, -tu'ised ''to ;adherc!; '.to .this' Bei-ne" boii-' venti-on,., j^eth'erliiifd'.codrts ha'ye tip-; 'ircld'.-^/.it'.S; ;;: ihtornatibnal,' ' in'a'nd'ates.- ;IJ,.,:,S,. .,;iiid -Frarice ;have; ha'd,;a rctj'ipT, ;riScal, ,,'copyri'glit ■; 'a,gr,ocilrcn't ; sirice ■tSSl.. ;Ciin:nda\s - Copy,right';. Act bi' l!)2-l,;';;,w,eiit 'iiifp;; effect ,a;m,- L, i'924, and Ka.s- , bo'pji .Vr'eciprpcai', ",vyith,;,'thi's' ,l:iiatiOh;,'.s'iii',i;e',tlTat-.'-dat(jl On J;uly ,'i,; j.; I8SI1; behi-fifs' ;bf ; S^i'Cbpyi'^^ii t'Act ,j.;'iyfefi!' eiilehcied'' tb' 6ri-ii,sh; a'uthbt's.'' r-;' ■ ;'.?U;;S;; i:hougli;i^<)t;a, iiie'mbeftVpt the: ;i ^bllowing' conveiitib,ns, .'has- ,\\'bFki,rig l.re.ciprbcal' ;'cop.yrigh't ;' agi'e(5ni'eii;t,s' j: with ; 'ifiahy- ;bf ' tbe^, coiiliiries-; whbi [ ii'ave -w'prlicd o.iit -ilitPrriatipiVal; cbpy- i ■right--;iegi:s'latioii.,. diirnig -t;h'e;;to,ltew- i-ing'; 'cbii-yehlionk;; iiipntevi'dcp Con- .;, yen I i on; ;>J a ri, , 11. A 889,; Mex ico; City, ( Jan.;- 27, 1,902; Rid d-fi, Ja.i,ieirbj.; Aug, I- 23.,:lt)()e;;';and '-llic- ;cWivOntieri,' ;.bf; p'Wa'shi'ngtph,; Dec;' ;20, '1907;^signefl by lhrc.o;';,,Smal'l:' Cci).ti:al-'...\ii-i.c'rican 'n'a- iipnS, ^-'V;;-;- - -';•'■;';-;'■ -■..";■■';■:;■•';- '-;'■,■ '-'■:■ lefty Writes aiilfcr By Joe Laurie, Jr.: ^ ,;;■' ■■■;'•■-'-•■:'";''■ '''■' .'' '';-';'■;-. ■"-: '■'''';■■;;'' ':''.;':';?''■'■':CoblE!ei'<?s;;.C»l; ;' '13ear',roe:' - ;;."; ';^^-;'-''■'';'■'--':'■!■■■.-■ :■:'■■■'-■;:"';-'-; "''■---; ■ 'It's bi9en .a .lp!-ig; liiPe rinqe.; the ier anyono::bn - Broadway^' tike they hd\e Fiank Fay for his giand peiloimance in IIai\e\ " Tli« cutics love to disoosei'' a guy and uhcn thev do, they lake tneii comi- copid lull of adjectue-s and spnnkle 'em all over then notices I )o\t to lead those i,i\es because it put new lite in tired Bioadv\a% and ielease.s a lot of new hopes II .s swell to see Dame Foitune wiap lu 1 ums aionnd 'a';iiice'''-g(;iy; it.lielps'the,;plh^ gals ;whb; are, gropiiig; fcir ,;i,iinje ;apit; fbi'tuiie;' it iielpis ;a. lt)l;-bf' them to :traA'ei , hopefully;. v\;hich; ^Jflinetimfe is-' better thait arr'i.ytiig;; -, ''Maybe ■I-'in -n'ext';'- .i-s' the' |fi,b'U|ht in' the iirtrsMfsr^i'iTtHictTi wlien;;))e reads; iipoUt aigiiy-ulaliing;?!; big;liit.on Bfcbaidwayv; And^j^b Ftank ' Fa'f get;t,iiKgi';tiib.se: ..swell' -iiotic'e.s is ;g'ppci' i,neciicine.,'fSr Br'oiul',wayv ^ "ipi-i's;, .critic.s; ,'-;'di.sco\-eririg'',',,Fijy; i the ,-.sioi''y;•abbiit,;,tbcv,'En,gt'>'.ttiinan;' when;' told t1iat Columbus riiscb\eied Ainciica he said, "Hbw tin licll lould he mi-ss if It bmig.s bsick memouLs ot manv an opening night when gnat taUnt was unveiled and discOMied RemeiTibei the raves A' Jcilsoii got" Re- iiieinbei; ;the ^Iniie' liiyi 'tiiikhbwn' hoof&r; d'aneed iiv' the) Friivi-'s';,;I>-olie:;^t; tli*' ; NeW Anisttu/diiiii 'tlVeati^e' iii. :191.2.;.alid;'.! the .hext .d'^y.'thB.."papV-'i ..wrert^^^ about;the; greafos't ;daiicer.bt",a;ll 1 i,ii1e,.',t?i;p.—Tom; Dingle. They ,cv,eh for'got ' to iiiention ,,Gebrge M;'Gphiin's ."dancing^^ hig,^!. And iipw iibout G«b'g» iyi. Cohan , w,'heiT he-opened iiv:'.'.C.iUie .'Jof,vmiy . .Tones',''? ' Aiici -AVho Nyill: ever- fbrget th;e 'nigli.t :that ."L.i.ghtui]i'-" opened .aiid Frank 'Elac.on, \\-as dis.o6v«!;ie(i-' at the a.ge o£ 70. ii Uir.ua put a .-pririg in the steps of ail .the -oid 'chat-;' dctei actoi.s Ma\be Im next,' lhe\ kept whispering to themsoKis . Remember- v,'heil-they discovet'ert;a'bvirlesque-ia^tor who .-wwlt-von next- tp-c;lb!>ing-;at;. the Equity' slibw- 'aiid 'ha'd .. V.ch';;;;i-t.;'\v:as : ii\rxi ■ BSrtbn, aiid.'ihiS; actiii.g is still-;w'6.i;lh-:e'.lieei's,--'-^^^^^ ;Roqk ;brought Fra;nces:-White arofind: anct .th^-icfitifrs; went::Aviid, iibpuf'hei;,;;- and Frafik F;a,y w-eiit v.-iid.about her,;too. In;; fact, liO; War vied ;'hei';;;j.o.r.«.-;. -While. Remen-i;ljer \yhen a;:\-iuidevilie recriiiV sari'g.''Carnish*' at, live. .Mel- ,rop;olita,i;i ;0'pe,i';a; House, iu,id had the town on its ear-r-Ro;sa J?f)n.selle,. Kt- m'BiTiber- \vH-fen Fra'hk. ti'nn.ey ni|jd;e ;hi.s. eiitranqe at. l,p.;4;d in ''-Watc'liv ybiiir - Step' and held 'em 111 the palm ot his Corked-up hand toi a halt hou» and became a Broadwav seiiiation" Remember how Ihcj ia\cd about Donaicl Bi lan in The Meiiy Widow ' And how the cutics wtii' nil out loi Glenn Huntei in "Meilon ot the Movies"? And how Lee T'ai \ wa« dLscoyered: i'n - ''BrOad;v\':ay'''.' ■ kbvir they all .raVed about.'the 'g.iiy ; (ylio, eovild , not'ionly; dance, hut .si'itg and Speiilt )ineR^.y.eb, Bu.nny .G.r'ah\'il.lp: '.-How thej^ :■' raved abo.ut Gtea.sp'il.';a.nd Ai-'nvstro'ng. in" "is';Zat Sp?""<; Littliv-^EV'iiie' ijt'ufjc' ■ in ;;'Th.t\.Duinhiy,''-;-J-ack Doiiah;Ue-iii^ fi.rst Ziegfeld shqw; iiiid ;how. aboiit.;: .Jphhiiy pbbley—wii.s he -it Bf hit'? ' Y;eh ;ma.n', .fjeniember Witliam Meehah;'irt ''Ttirir'Tp'tlte'Iii.glltt;';?.' He; got alt thtlrnbs vip;; Anct Lynh Fpn- .taniie- in,:,''pulcy,'' ;apd. F^y . -Ba;i;t61Is :in ''Th^; Show on Eddie Cantor on the Zitglcld Rbol, and they also di.sco\eied and .'rayed ;ab.out -Wiir:fe^^ ;\Wyfln,. Lcbn;,Errpl,'.;M MiIlerj---(J!Ki-fi,vi.Etaj^ all jgirvev.tte .' toNyft" tht; bii//-bu/i when lhe\ opined .'Reineuib'cr: ';thb.sc\;iYiatii^ at .;the; Pala'ce^- ■' If y6u;';kiJol'i;c(! 'vfn for,, a goal, ,v.oii'-u''ei\e'''tIfp'iitan.'', for a \\X'el(:,anyvvay,; It, ineaivf :bbbkiiigs. mb^ ;arid 'faine. How'^iho^; Broadw-ayitesVwbt'l^; lalk. a;fter ;see like Eyii. -Tangiiay, Sophie Tucker, Bert;Fiti;gibbb;i)s; Alice Llbycl.; Elsici-ilanis, Kai* Sititlh.' lluth;: Rbye; l.t-ieh^ i'tl*!', Jessel, Burns and Allen, Rae Samuels Ryan and Leo, Vi ta Victoiis, Lauuie and Bionson Maix Bios, Di Rockwell, ClaiU and NkCuUough, Smith and Dale Rogcil Imhof, Chiton Crawford, Will Fvllc Rit/ Bios, Julms Tannen, Van and Sihenck, Heib Williams, Vincent Lup( / Rudy "Vallce Johiinv Buikc Ben Beinic Phil Bakei, Haiiy Fox, lii.ie Fnganza. :Hai'r^-Watson, 0:jh;. ;Richy Craig; Jaclf Osterman, Clark' iiiici, B('rgni:in; Pai .R6b'nb.y,' ;Hei'-ma:n' "tinibci-g,. Clayton; .facjtsoh .arid Durante, Billy Gaxton, Billy-'Demarest; Jack Benny,: Keii Murray, Ted 'Healy aiitl ;his stooges, . .1,, can. keep - this! /iip, for -clays^ahd I d'diVt :mehtibri;the.;Mbscd,ni^, ; whp' hitd ; 40 opeiiir.g day.s at the Palace. ,;V':=.', ';'';',---■:. ',; '^fbs' sir. they;.ail had thcir-:d^y p:f ^lory,-;tKeir^p]aee; in ihe',^ ot} Broadway Some kept on climbing to new heights othcis stood ttill, some fell back and many disappeaied But they still h.i\c their >,ciap- books, and m llieu caus, and in the eais of otheis who aii ni^t siflitmg, comes that magical Bioadway whispei, 'Maybe you'ie next li ats why ■'I'-say;j;G6bid;;luckS;Fays^ a' whbt in the arri"! . to. ,lhe: gimg -(vilh-;. your big deserved hit; Se?,- ; , .- . . l.*fl'y. 'Riley's' Pic Life Also ,' ),;' ..-' -.j'-fblly-wppd; Dec. 5. ;ft;irlio''si!riul,' ;'Lifi:: ;i)f Riley,-'' wiii be ;fi)'n-ietl by/ a .He\v,,prpducing cbni- i'jja:ny;iipw bc;iir,g: .br^aiiized b.v Irving j Bcccher,'.,;pawner ofV1 he- a ir»package. I fticli)rps;'wil'l;^t:iir ^B!l^ Beitdjj^^^^ ,i'VyicifeO;-UUtltit is under 'nogol'iati'On,;,'' ,;-Mi6atvw'hile;'the; a;irslipw'. ha rcntwfd lor 2() weeks b\ (he Amei,- ,icai,V J\Ie!rt,Ih.sli'tui:e on the .Blue net- vvoik. 20th-Fox Net for 9 Mos. $9,487,929 Ahead of'43 rDCspte-A'l.'sli.ghl dib,ln: c^insolidaled.' net;'prpBt, ;ii-i ';t.h'e thLrti: quartei;, ais': compared with; 'a-,i'ea.r;ago, '20tli-Fox ■ net for tlie fivst three ciiiarte-rs ended ;last Sept; 28 vvas moi::e than $2,3Ot).0OO -ah6ad;of' the ii,iilial tliree .q'uarters bf- :1943., Cbrpori;i'tion;last:\\:-oek; reportoci ;coil,.Sblidated 'net pvbftt pE $9,487,929:, ;fo.r,:the ,lirst--;i9 \(-eek.s,.endcd'1a,st -23: gji agaifist;-$7^ 1-87.(198 it),; xjonj-paraf■ ;ble peiOdctliist yeai?-.' ThiS'.i.S equal tb,. ;,$4.0'7;<uv ca;cli, cpiiniib'h shar(S;as'-'cb'iTi ;pai;ec!.'with ¥3:49 a share' in;tli^ .first 39;.weekS;-of ;i£)4;!v';.- : ;:; ''.''''■-;';; -- ,'-20th--Fbx ebi-isbl.idatt'd net. '-cbverS; all .'i;ls.;s,ubs;idi'a;rie,S,-'i'hcltidirt;g Theatres;and; R(:fxy: ''rKfiatre :inj;;, m ;the ,-39,-\ycek''P'^ripd ;i;:nde-d-;last.'^ep::: tcn-ibS-r,;, whn'e; the -Uorre ribd; ,pf; .i94;5 Vci'Ul ii.ot :i,nskicie;;.either: National, 'I'heatfi'.s or' Roxy' Theatre; Report 'pbi'nt.s: fitit'-that: 'Na l:io;ha'l;.The'-'. ;'atre.s',.became *;ii ';w;holfy-'bw,ne.,d' siil)-- sidiary ;bn;;J.tily;:9/iast'^ had■ Natipoal;--bean wholly ow,ned isubsiid froi-(T;tHp-- begthhiiijg;- bf' 1943,' .profit- fbi;^;first;-;39,-.-weeks ,'firic!lu(Jing iRo'xj'' Thcafre J.'woii.ia^^ 'ha,V'e.';be,e'n; $0,s; :0p7-,i-t4.; or $4.,5;i pii the ('oininon',''. ■■ .;,- ':'':20th"s'; :t!iird;' quarter ;.''this; ,':yeai*-, .showed; cbhsolidaled lifit o£:$3,149;496' ;aS: again(<t '$3;4J:1.835- in thi-i'd'-Ciuartej: of 194ii,;;;COTPbrtiti.bh;S; grosi). iijconje .from, ail ' Sources- an-;;)iihted .to- ,$132.-: 66« 188 Repoi t sliou ( d that the com- pany piovidod $18 40'i000 loi 6x(fcss profits ta.x - (less 'po.stwar -i:efuiid- of $2,043,000 »::ai.id f3;2.00;'db0 fb.r P^^^ liicome tiix-os; -N;et,-;prolit fot tlie 39- Weiifik .pbripd . tills'- -year: before pro- visioti; for Fodertfl .taxes ■ ahdportion. flppUeable ;- ';tG ; - niinority,-' -inte'rest.s* amounted to 'i. 12440a's! 'Ihis shows that the outlay foi P>derdl taxes, was moie tiwn twice as laige as actual net piofit. NCCJ MAPS TRIBUTE TO WENDELL WlLLKiE J Robert Rubin, Loe \ s I it *xec, ciiaifmari of ;the aiiitlsftn-ieiit.' diviiiloii of the National: Go.ilI.X'rence of Chris- .tE&hs and Jew-s, last Meji-.ciay ;4* pre- ; sided -9t.; a lunchoi-i at. ti-ie Astol liptel, ;1n;';'Y. ■■;'Comni:iti;ce^.ot'flO--sist preliminary; plahs for; jiiv iiidu'stry^; .meeting ;r)ec. 15 as: a- inehiorial.triicl--- Ute to Wendell L. Wilikie; -': Among .-those, present; and th* ■NCCJ; meet Monday ■ .W-k'e;' Spyroi Skouras, William F. RodgcrK, Ned Depinet, Malcolm Kingsbeig, Hei- nan Robbms, Haiiv Biandl Sam Rosen, Jules Brulatbtir,. Waller vih* ' cent. Will Rays Jo-n J O Connor, David. - Weinstodv. Art'h:Uf;, -I,sr»el«,' B ock Pembciton ^late Spmgold, Leo Biecher, Ed C'niichill and Ab* Seh-iieider..';:" ---■'■-.:,,-;. ;';';■"'-;,;; Stuntmen Buckle On Cutlasses for 'Main' Holhwood, De« e Sluntnien, who laiely gel t-heir -ames in type exco;;: I'it ;the ■ rlml I statistics; cdluwins,- iyii 1^^ have :,s ,iif Id; 'day - in ,; the-' MKG piotui-e, ,;".tK»^ -Spanish.- Main,'' ;-where.;20, o,f; th^rn 'iiM ; ■-igned as buccaneci s Swashbuckling uev consist* vt Dick Talmadge, Duke Gieen, Con- :sta,ntin . Rarfianoff,, Gordon. ,(3%rv*ihi'; tied Kennedy, Jack "^to cy K*iniit Maynard,, Joe ;;'Sri-j8'o,y;c;n; JbhTi;' heijp,; Stubby'- Ksrugc-f, ;;C3-il iperki'i'i*,-- Fied Graham, Billy loms Ken T*'- lell, Ace Hudkins, Sailoi Bjli.y Vincent, George Su/anne and O'to Jind Victor Metzotti.