Variety (March 1925)

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>•' .,". .i * ■' 1' • ii-'': VARIETY » ><^:'f ^(.iclA .[%•:.: EGloLA riV !:•, • '< v^: ^edn<}»d«y,. Marca 4, 152S 1 FINAL HEARING AND COMMENT ON WASirS. "COPYRIGHT BATTLE" r"l h:- .'j.- .": I •. > 1- Present Bills ''Die" witii Adjotiirfiiilent of Conifrc Variety's Local Correspondent Expresses^ Pibn- sonal Opinions 4 2 ;— . • Variety Bureau, Washington. '• " What could be termed "Round Two of the Copyright Battle" CaiAe to an end last week. Among the casualties can be included eacb and everyone of the various measures Introduced both In the Senate and House of Representatives that pro- posed to make either slight or dras- tic changes in the present copyright law as enacted in 1909. Not only 'do these several bills "die" with the adJ|ournraen( of Congress to- morrow (Wednesday), but It is doubtful if any will again be re- vived, this including the Perkins' bill Introduced by the Representa- , (Continued on pagi: 60) TEXAS' OCCUPATION TAX Bill Introduced Covers Entir Amusement Field—Jumps Taxed * Austin.' Texas, Itarch t. R L. Covey; of Caree, Texas, rep- resentative in the Texas Legislature, has introduced a bill requiring an occupation tax on practically every form of anvusement, to b« graduated according to the slx« of the city or town where the shows are given. Dramatic and musical comedy •bows, motion picture theatres, opera houses, tents and alrdomes would be snbje6t to this tax. The annual occupation tax is graduated ias follows: Towns under 1,000, tS; 1,000 to 2,600. |2«; 10,000 to 16.000. $30; 15.000 to 20,000, $40; 20,000 to SO.OOO, 160; SO.OOO to 40,000, $«0: 40,000 and over, $76.' Counties, cit- ies, towns and villages are author- ized to Impose a tax of one-half the amount of the state tax. When a skow moves from one town to anotber the oecupatioa tax Is to be coHeoted for each move. ''Sunday'? BUI Introduced As Congress Is Adjourning Washington. March S. With but two days* left before the present Congress expires. Repre- •entaUve William C. Lankford (D.) of Georgia introduced into the House yesterday (Monday) a bill providing for Sunday closing in the district. The Lankford bill is be- lieved to be the only measure of Its kind to be Introduced in the House during the <8th Congress which finishes to-morrow. It is practically the same as the bill. Introduced in the Senate last session by Senator Ball, which bill has caused an avalanche of pro- tests In the form of petitions from •very section of the country. Mr. Lankford states he intro- duced the bill at the request of the Lord's Day Alliance. GOBBECTS STATEMEST Washington, March. 8. Contrary to the report sent out from Washington that a treaty be*- tween the United States and a num- ber oC the South American countries has been conflrmed by the -Senate, in which, it was stated, that ilris treaity was one covering copyright and trade marks, State Department officials says that the treaty only applies to trade marks and doep not touch copyright in any manner whatsoever. jtit .. ■■, • jDDK ISM : WILLIAM MOI^RIS ' aOBNCl INC riitaani BMg.. I49S Broudwa;. New tork L«ckA«aDD« C*40-l ««•«•>«'^^Mff' <te'A**«M> L*«<W tHRA THE TDXER SCHOOLS ,0F DANCING Us Chdirliia Or««fl Read LONDON Director, JOHN TILLER ADMISSION'S Jan., 1925, Falls Away-^ GoYt Takes Loss I Washington. March 3^ Another big decrease la reportjei by the Bureau of Internal Revenu^ in its report on collections undef the 10 per cent adaalsalon tax. Jant uary, 1924, totaled $7,500,000. while January of this year (1925) reached but $5,300,000. ^ drop of $2,200.00^. Qn itbe govemni\entaI fiscal year*, July 1. 1924. through Jan. 31..1925c an even g^'eater percentage it shown. For this period in 1923-2f the sum collected totaled $44,107,* 7S0.94, while in 1924-26 Jt reached but $19,927,930.03. a drop of $24.t 179,800.91. The repeal of the seat tax as well as tSe circus tax, etc., baa cbAt the government approximately $1,644,000 froVn July 1. 1924, through Jan. $li, 1926, as in that same period of time last year that amount was collected under the then existing tax. Coin operated machines show a big Jump upwards; January, 1924. was but $9^43, while that month in 1926 exceeded $68,C00. The tait on Mah-Jongg and other tile sets. which caused a "near riot" in the Senate due to the opposition raised against the placement of the tax, yielded $2,«87.62 in January. 1925. . AGAINSr PA. SUIIDAT BILL . Harrlsburg. Pa.. March S. i The House Law and Order Com- mittee has' acted decisively upon the first Of the Sunday amusement bills introduced Ip the legislature this year. ■* ' It has reported.out with a nega- tive recommendation the Voltz bill proVidtng for local referendum votes on Sunday amus^mepts and, sports. The SUvitski bill, repealin.; na-j merous blue laws, dated back to 1705, and providing for Sunday amusementts and sports without the consent of the voters, will probably meet the same fate in the same committee. LOWEK FASSFOST FEES Washington, March 3. When President CooUdge last week signed the bill authorizing a modification In the vise fees on passports, a big cash saving was made 'possible for the professional either playing or touring through- out Europe. The real purpose of the measure, however, namely the elimination of the vast amount of time required In getting a vise was tost. Under the new law treaties will be ratified wherein mutual aggree- ments will be made on the amount. Ten dollars has been the fee. It is believed that now It will bO about ».?. . ■■..■,/ n; ■■ CENSO&DTO BILL IN WIS. Madison. Wis., March 3. •Motion pictures shown in Wiscon- sin would be censored by a state board similar to those in some other states, under a bill Introduced in the assembly by Paul H. Ralhle, of Cadott. Films used for study and in scien- tific work would not be included in the measure, STIPFRESSING SIGHTS HarriJibure, Pa., March 3. Representative T. J. Burke of I'hlladclphlu has Introduced a bill prohibiting the exposure of bare legs pr the uncovered body on the stage.'' ■'■ ""■' ' Jean and her violin are as in- separable as Jean and her smile and winsome manner. ' At present playing a week In sunny Oallfprnia ftw Ben Piazza. PriendB kindly write care Van Dyck Apartments. Los Angeles. JEAN MIDDLETON Direction, EOW. 8. KELLER GET TOGETHER 1-PERKINS 1. By RANDOI-PH PERKINS (MEMBER OF'COfiOitEdS TROM NCW Jtfi^EY) —"~^—— ^ — A* A.'s Figures '••.■•';'» ,im' • - • tonfloTi. Feb. 20. The Actors' Association Is in a bad way and appears to be almost on Its last legs. The annual genei-al meeting was held Feb. 1, some mem- bers of the press being rigor- oysly excluded. This auction did not, however, prevent tbe securing. of ^e. report, and balance sheet, which shows that the general fund today stands at $$48; protection fund, $942; death levy fund, $469. These flares do not re- veal any great fighting power. Only a yeai; ago the funds of the association, then showing signa of dedlnfr. stood: Gen- eral fund, $8,726; protection $1.«X6; death* levy. $«69. Subscriptions iMive fallen oft badly, ■ ta o wd rtg $8^996, as agains: $18,666 In the previous year. During the year- $8,296 baa been spent la tlje legal pi-oceedings and $6,(40 in trav- eling and expense with regard to the association's attempts to boycott certain managers. Toreador, Held for Abduction, Weds Heiress Madrid, Feb. 21. Bei^naMo Caslelles, famous Span>- ish tok'eador, detaliled here by the ponce last week charged with try- ing to abduct 4 wealthy' Mexican girl, aged 18. The couple met In MeXico^last year when Caslelles waH appearing there and after he returned to Spain the girl, infatuated by the toreador, persuaded her parents to visit Madrid. Tbe family has been liv- ing In a palace at Salamanca, near Madrid, and several days ago the girl disappeared frOm home. It was learned she had joined Caslel- les, who was arrested. Following ap investigation the parents with- drew their complaint and consented to the lovers being married. Tbe bride is reported to be worth over $2,000,000 in her own right. Musicikns Refuse Radioing Of ;Musicial \Vithout Pay Paris, Feb. 21. Radio fans were promised a spe- cial performance Of the cotnic opera "Les Dragons de Vlllars," last week, but to their astonishment a lesson in English wafted from the Eiffel Tower. It was ascertained the musicians at the theatre had refused to play for radio unless paid extra, hence the English lesson had to be sub- stituted. -r* >;. W|ishinatony Maroti J. ; At tbe closa of the flnal hearing this session before the House Pat- ents Committee In cdnnectloa with the bQl bearing-my nameT intro- duced at the ^request of the Au- thors*^ League, I made the suggestion to tbe committee, and those iropre- sentatives of the v'kirlous Interestefl factlOBfl then present that, inas- raudh as everyone agreed that a new cojtyright lan^^ahould be. en" aoted, the opposing factions get together and solve their dlfler- enees. This suggestion met with the approval of the c6minltteel ^ this idea Is carried out and a meksr ure presented for coihslderation by the next Congress, It will go a long way toward bringing out the de- sired legislation'. ' I would,however, like to. t^e this opportunity through VarI|Btjr ' t^ again appeal for such a mealsure, and now ask that the Individual members' of the various organisa- tions' get behind their respective executives and bring abdtit ai^'eariy ktart upon the wofk of drafting such a bill, witnesses have ap- peared before the commItte^ wboil I am confident, are exceptionally capable of flrawihg such a hill, and if the work Is carried out It will indeed simplify the work of the committee. - ' ■''>U ';*We have i||.g1|y«ii; a great'Sii ^(time i«, attf n4fU)ce en the I^S, ings. I'hey Jkave been of greatja. tereat ae wall aa' instrucUve. -Back faeUen. thoogb apparently actOMei by thiei#- bwfr'iat^restn, have pi^ sented their testimony in a Sut manner, aad, in the main, with eog. sideration of the others affecte^Jt* copyright legislation. Congressman's Deep InterMt., It waa a sourctf pf pleasure to mi to act as sponsor for one of tM measures considered.- I introdute* the -Pwklna' Bill,*' H. R. 11258, k». cause o'f my deep interest in seetiiy that the composetv and auft^^ slfould receive the .greatest possfble protection. Uq'^ever, I do not be- lieve that ih gristing the crjoator such protectian^il^tgpinjust Wfl. phips should be < placed upontk^ responsfbie for the distributioiiAitt his works. .,.^' I stand ready, along with the other members of the sub-commit- tee appointed'at the last heajrlti^, Chairman Lamport and Repreaentk- tives Reid, Lanham and Bloom, to co-operate in eVery way possible In an unofficial capacity to bring abolit the Jointly api^oved measure. .. If such a measure is brought to Congress at the next session I e^a confidently predict that speedy ac- tion will- follow, not, only by the committee, but also by the Hoqpw o( RepreseQtatlves. .■..■-- X. ■ r London. Feb. 20.. His Majesty's, %hich fpr so fong sheltered ' the elaaslc productions^ haa settled down as a muiModl com- edy house. "Patricia." doing mid- dling business, leaves to go to tha Strand In March, but will be. sjc- ceeded by "Lumber Love," a Cana- dian musical piece, to be followed later by the latest Lehar operetta, "Frasquita," with Joae Coittn*.' . "Are Toa are l|ason7'^ t|ie.tra«-< sled old farce, haa oee^prpvekins^i few laughs at, the fortune theatre, where it is being acrobatically a^I'td by Bromley Challoher. It left (or the Kingsway te make room tor, Ta S.D.'^ a "revue. The ever active Stage (Society haie scheduled Stark Young's "The Colonnade" for its next productioa. The following ana will be "Ralelg^/^ by i). A. Barker. , .' The Chelsea Palace., dping ba^ly ae a theatre and vaudeville hbu^e •for years, has suddenly struck oil with Shaw. Charles Macdona's company Is In for an extended sea-, son In a repertory of Bernard's plays. The next by fhe Repertory PIay>-^ ers is "Tunnel Trench," a war play by Hubert Qriflllth, the.>ritic on the "Chronicle" and the "Sunday Observer." In reading it Aeems: more war talk than war play. H. M. Harwood, who owns the small Ambassadors theatre. In aim'- ing at a consistent policy. He has eight plays in hand and, success or failure, intends to produce them the^e one after tbe other. For this reason he will transfer "The Peli- can," now at the Ambassadors, to the Royally, leaving the theatre freo for "Any House," the new play by his wife, F. Tennyfto.i Jesse. Those responsible for the produc-: tion of "The Monkoy House" at the; New Oxford, one of the worst disas- ters so far this year are about to try to get some of their money basK by touring and are now chooeinp the cast. This is quite the usual thing and many a show Is put on with a certainty of losing money in the West End and has been sent straightway into the provinces to make money. Jose Collins' Injursd Toe London, March 3. Jose Collins is temporarily Inca- p.it'it.ited through havlog stepped on a viaoe of .glass on the stage in Sheffield, which severed an ar- tery in one too. SHOT ON STAGE Frankfort, Feb. 21. At Offehbach, near here, Frauleln Seij>el, well-known German actress, was shot while playing in a melo- drama, "Jugend." One of the character.^ had to sim- ulate shooting the woman with a rifle, and by accident a loaded cart- ridge was placed in the weapon, when the ac.or fired Frauleln Reipel fell with a bullet in hef chest. She was fushed to a local hospilul in a critical condition. Although touring melodrama ajod the smaller repertory shows arc practically dead in the. provinces, stock is growing In popularity and a good many of the big drama houses are running It. Both the Britannia and Surrey, London's two big stock houecs, .are dark, but Col- lina* and the Hippodrome, Hotber- hithe, are doing Mk buBlncsti. Matt at tbe-.l>lg provincial cities have oae or more stock companies. 'f MOULIN BOtrOfi CHANGE - Paris, Feb. 22. Hinted last morfth that Oscar Du« frenne and H. Varna, nfanagers the' Palace-ahd fimjpire here, w«. anxious to also'control tbe Mou( j{dM$e, It is nov^ alinost settled tbi directors will be' in charge of. new n^uslc hall to replace Fabert. f■'■; They have started uegotlatioaMi with Mme. Mistinguett lor a new' Mvue there id October. - CHEVALEEB FOB CASINO ' *'..■.."' ,. s '^W^*«> Feb. 20,, Maurice ChevtaUer, who dropjMd out of tbe Palaoe roVue ^ue to illnm at the end of January'without #• nouncement by the m4nagem«|i:;, and was replacttd by Htury Pllee^, has now returned to the PalaMk where he will remain until he Iea««a for South America. f Next season he will be featured Mr I* Volterra in the Casino de P^ nevue. • « "• • - ' '•'• '- \^M ■ ' ' ' ''*" e^ • f ———^ .'J^'f SAILINGS -'^ ' Feb. ZS. (New York to Paifa* Laura Burt (Minnetonka). '♦ Feb. 28. (New York to Londo^ J, J. Shubert, Nora Bayes, WillljaA "Von Hoogstraeten, Eliy Ney, Mq^ Rosenthal (Leviathan). . •*" Feb. 28. (New York to London) Herb Ward, Allc* Duer Miller, Helep Wehrl* and Mr. ^nd Mrs. Howg^ Wurlltzer' (Beiren^arlfli), - n Feb. 28 (New York to London)—- Harry Weldon, Hilda Glider »n^ Jobyna Howland (Miss Howli ' disembarking .at. Cherbourg ^-^ Paris) (Bereng^ria). " .f March 4 (London to New York). Jack Haskell (Aquitania). March 3 (New York to London), Fred Mann (President Harding). March 10 (London to New York),^ Bert Montague (Leviathan). March 14 (London to New Yor*^ John Lester (Be.-engaria). ARRIVALS 'March 3 (New York from ti^ don) Gilbert Miller, Samuel G<' wyn (Olympic^. A Ifessag^e from Shore or Ship will guarantee a Boom it THE PICCADILLY .^.; . WHERE ALL THE SHOW FOLK STOP - ; < Cable Address: PIQUDILLO, LOn6(5N' J II