The Film Daily (1937)

THE ASK HEARING ON RISE IN TAX EXEMPTIONS (Continued from Page 1) hold the hearing, only two persons, Vincent and Wood, will appear to "clearly show that the treasurer will receive more money in income taxes by making the change." A bill extending for two years to June 30, 1939, the present taxes has been introduced in the House and referred to the Ways and Means Committee. New Television Camera 10 Times More Sensitive (Continued from Page 1 ) camera to televise scenes in indifferent lighting, and transmission from interiors not specially lit, such as Westminster Abbey, the Albert Hall and the West End theaters. Gordon-Goetz Plan Four Stage Shows, Three Pix Max Gordon's Plays and Pictures, Inc., of which Harry Goetz is president, plans to do four shows on Broadway next season and produce three pictures a year, starting with the 1938-39 season. First play scheduled is "Kiss the Boys Goodbye," by Clare Booth, author of "The Women," which will be the initial Goetz-Gordon film production. Goetz returned to New York from London over the week-end. Gordon sails June 9 to look over the new shows in that city. $5 Top for "Girl" Opening Boston— GN's "The Girl Said No" will have a $5 top for its Boston two-a-day premiere at the Shuberr Theater. Clark Dinner Called Off Philadelphia — The dinner scheduled to be given here July 12 for Jim Clark, president of Horlacher Delivery Service, has been called off. BIG NEWS AS SEEN BY THE PRESS AGENT The huge gold buckle Marlene DUtrich has worn on most every outfit ilnet she returned to Hollywood is one »h» designed herself and had a goldsmith in London make. —PARAMOUNT. -JZM DAILY Thursday, June 3, 1937 • • • IN ONE of those ritzy Westchester towns one of the big circuits moved in and took over a theater patronized by all the nice people and immediately inaugurated the double feature program and those nice people forgot their breeding and refinement and howled to high heaven and called the Manager all sorts of names one dowager asking him whatt'ell he thought she was, to sit through a lousy dumb picture in order to see another picture that was good and the Manager agreed she was a sucker if she did he, the Manager, not liking dual bills either and now the theater patronized by the nice people is back to the single feature again and those snooty people are all acting as if the incident never happened and they never lost their tempers and manners and everythin' • • • SOME OF the biggest names in the music world will be on hand at the 55th St. Playhouse tomorrow nite for the formal opening of Grand National's "Forever Yours" which introduces the famed operatic tenor, Beniamino Gigli, to the screen among those who have made reservations are Carmela Ponselle, the Met opera star Oley Speaks, famous composer Charles Hackett, leading tenor of the Met and Richard Bonelli, Met baritone, who just got an honorary degree from Syracuse U., his alma mater ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • WOULD IT surprise you to learn that Clifford Odets, the famous playwright now batting 'em out for Paramount, does his best scribbling when garbed only in his underwear? he explains it scientifically he says the currents of air circulate better when he is in his underwear this reacts physically on his mental forces, and the resultant stimulation produces better writing sometimes we hope to regale you with several more choice bits of exclusive info about Hollywood writers from time to time of course you can realize that it is not easy to secure such choice bits as the foregoing, with so many columnists and special writers trying their damdest to outsmart us but we'll do our best . . • • • A CHRISTENING of the new mag Cinema Arts will be held at the Green Room of the Hotel Madison on East 58th Street this afternoon Monogram begs to remind the gang that the opening of their New York office is held today at 630 Ninth Avenue so between the two events prospects look bright for any film mug going home properly stewed and getting hell bawled out of him by the missus so what? ain't it worth it? • • • AMONG THE romantic items we find in our mail bag spoils is this one Lee Goldberg and the missus, owners of Big Features Rights Corp. in Cincinnati, announce the engagement of their dotter Thelma to Mitchell Blachschlaeger of the RKO local branch office the young couple met at the exchange which goes to show that almost anything can happen in these exchanges • • • ELECTION OF Theodore Lohmeyer, manager of Warners York theater in Washington, D. C. to the vicepresidency of the Parkview (D. C.) Business Men's Association, is announced ... • Victor F. Ridder, the newspaper publisher and former WPA Administrator, was married to Mrs. Ruth O'Day Boyd yesterday in St. Patrick's Cathedral . . . • Dave Davidson of National Screen Accessories, has been informed that the missus presented him with a beautiful baby girl in the French Hospital Tuesday ALUED'S STATE DRIVE,; PLAN TO BE BLOCKED (Continued from Page 1) cial sessions to act on revenue proposals next year. In other words, Allied faces what might amount to a two-year delay in its state program as far as substantial progress goes. Coast Funeral Tomorrow For Percy R. Kent, 47 (Continued from Page 1) died Monday at the age of 47. Services will be held at the Pierce Brothers Chapel, 720 West Washington Boulevard. Kent died following a mastoid infection. He is survived by his widow, Margaret, four brothers, Sidney R., Larry, Arthur and Ernest, a married sister and three children. George Skouras is accompanying the body to the coast. Defer "De-Freezing" Plan Until End of Sales Meet (Continued from Page 1 ) are occupying the attention of production executives. Several weeks will probably elapse before the next meeting is held on the proposal. N. W. Allied Elects Steffes Minneapolis — Allied Theater Owners of the Northwest unanimously elected Al Steffes of Minneapolis president, after a two-year lapse, at the annual meeting which opened here yesterday. He succeeds E. L. Peasley of Stillwater, Minn., who takes the vice-presidential post. Stanley D. Kane, executive secretary, was given a rising vote of thanks in appreciation of services for the past two years. « « « » » » RKO Claims Up June 14 Federal Judge Bondy has set June 14 for hearing on proposed settlements of four claims against RKO originally filed for $9,318,443 and which would be compromised for $1,249,998. The claims are those of Hoblitzelle and the Broadway and 47th St. Corp. 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