The Film Daily (1934)

5 Tuesday, May 22, 1934 "FOX MEL PLAYHOUSES HAS $2,095,226 LOSS Net loss of $2,095,226 is shown |by Fox Metropolitan Playhouses, , Inc., operating under receivership, it for the period from June 4, 1932, to Dec. 31, 1933. The figure is after '; interest and other charges. DAILY Service Union Strike Called Off by Levey (Continued from Pane 1) off. In a statement issued last night I Levey said, "The response to a •strike, which was decided upon at a meeting at union headquarters re: cently, was very small, which convinced the executive board of the i union that the poll recently conil ducted by agents of the Department : of Labor was fair and represented the feelings of the employees. Not ; wishing to further jeopardize the . continued employment of those who went out on strike, I feel it is best to discontinue the strike, and am convinced that the circuits will deal fairly with their employees." Ben Golden of the Regional Labor Board issued the following statement, "With the ending of the theater employees' strike, my one in; terest is to see that those who went on strike are not made to suffer and unless found guilty of misconduct > are restored to their jobs. I appreciate the helpfulness of C. C. Mosi kowitz of Loew's, Inc. and Major Leslie Thompson of RKO Theaters 1 in promising to cooperate with the ' regional labor board." First For Mady Christians IWest Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — First role for Mady Christians under her M-G-M contract will be the feminine lead in "Wicked," with Charles Brabin directing. (3,000-Seater for Bucharest Bucharest — A 3,000-seat motion picture garden is being opened here this month. It will be the largest theater in Rumania and will show only first-run films at low admis SUN$HIN€ VU// IN THE DAY'S NEWS Theaters in coal and steel regions report continued improvement in business. NEWS OF THE DAY Upper Sandusky, O. — Leo Jones has discontinued double features at the Star and is presenting singles. New Orleans — Marguerite Lee, press agent and wife of Joe Gordon, manager of the Saenger houses in Meridian, Miss., is here visiting relatives. Cleveland — Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Sandor Klinger tendered them a surprise party in hono.r of their 25th wedding anniversary. Klinger, together with Oscar Stotter and Morris Berkowitz, owns a string of subsequent picture theaters. Mountain View, Cal. — A. Blanco has reopened the Mountain View theater under the name of the Blanco Cinema. Cincinnati — Morris Segal has purchased "Beyond Bengal" for distribution in Ohio and Kentucky through his Majestic offices. Lima, O. — George Ritzier has gone into a summer policy of operating three days a week at the Lyric theater. Monterey, Cal. — Golden State Circuit has reopened the Golden State theater here. Folsom, Cal. — The Folsom is reopening here. G. W. Taylor is manager. New Orleans — Jewel Toups, wife of Loew's State manager, Rodney Toups, is in the Baptist Hospital for an appendix operation. New Orleans — Harry Bernstein of the Loew realty department and Lionel Keene, southern division manager, are here on an inspection trip. Elyria, O. — John Pekras, owner of the Dreamland, is at the Mayo Hospital, Rochester, Minn., convalescing after an operation. Hartford, Conn. — John Rucci of West Hartford has taken over management of the State from Spring Theater Corp. Davis & Goldbaum, formerly operated the house. Rucci will continue the policy of two features and six acts of vaudeville. Plant City, Fla. — The stage of the Capitol is being enlarged for the accommodation of a stage show. Portsmouth, O. — The Strand opened this week. Delaware, O. — Henry Bieberson, Jr., has opened the Strand with new RCA High Fidelity sound. Glasgow, Ky. — Bruce Aspley has reopened the Plaza, 1400 seats. Milwaukee — George Fischer, operator of the Milwaukee and National theaters and member of the local clearance and zoning board, is recovering from a goiter operation. Horicon, Wis. — I. Craite is the operator of the Pastime, which is open six days a week. Providence — Ed Fay, theater owner, has been named a member of the theatrical publicity committee of the Providence NRA Committee on Public Information and Education. He is also a member of the executive committee of the group. Boston — The mother of Phil Saletsky, local M. & P.-Publix official, is dead. Manville, R. I.— The Central has been closed by B. W. Levy. Richmond — A. Frank O'Brien, manager of Wilmer & Vincent houses in this district, is doing well with a policy of alternating feature pictures and stage roadshows at the National. Stamford, Conn. — Weiss Amusement Co. has leased the Stamford theater from the Hartley Operating Co., which in turn had leased it from Stamford Theater, Inc. The lease is for 14 years. Fort Pierce, Fla. — The Sample theater has closed for the summer. Rupert N. Koblegard, Jr., is manager. Benefit for Actors For the benefit of the Actors' Dinner Club, a broadcast will be staged tomorrow night from the Vanderbilt theater. Stars participating in the event include George Cohan, Helen Hayes, Jack Pearl, Phil Baker, Walter Houson, Fannie Hurst and Walter Hampden. Argentine Color Shorts Buenos Aires — Lemson, Sociedad Industrial de Cinematographia, Boedo 51, is understood to be planning production of shorts in color. Another new organization, Argentina Film Revista, is reported intending to put out patriotic and instructive films for free showings. 17 FILMS UNDER WAY AT PARAMOUNT STUDIO Wert Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Seventeen pictures are currently in various stages of production at Paramount. Six are in work, including "It Ain't No Sin," "Old Fashioned Way," "She Loves Me Not," "Shoot the Works," "Notorious Sophie Lang" and "Now and Forever." Being edited are "Scarlet Emnress," "Cleopatra," "Kiss and Make-Up," "Great Flirtation" and "Here Comes the Groom". Those in preparation include "Ladies First," "Ladies Should Listen," "52 Weeks for Florette," "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," "Her Master's Voice" and "One Way Ticket." On the east coast, the HechtMacArthur unit has launched "Crime Without Passion." C. A. Committee to Check Local Board Operations General checkups of operations of local zoning boards and the vaudeville provisions of the code will be made at Code committee meetings this week. The vaude committee meets at noon today at code headquarters to study the application of the code to its phase of the business, particularly as regards the angle of unemployment. Tomorrow at 2:30 p. m., the Authority's clearance and zoning committee meets and will hear a report submitted by John C. Flinn, executive secretary, on the work of the boards up to the present time. Procedures will be discussed. 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