The Film Daily (1934)

12 DAILY Friday, Feb. 2, 1934 STAGE SHOW CLAUSES LIKELY TOBECHANGED (Continued from Page 1) girls in presentation and vaudeville units is too much money. There is a possibility that the minimum will be cut to $25 a week for certain classes of girls. The present code allowance of 40 hours a week for rehearsals must be extended to 50 hours a week, upon complaint of de luxe house producers that the present period is inadequate. Modification is also indicated in regard to the provision that chorus girls be paid $3 a day for layoffs. These three code requirements are increasing production costs so high that their effect is to depress, rather than stimulate production, objectors claimed at Wednesday's meeting. The Code Authority's committee which sponsored the hearing will meet Tuesday night to study its records and draft a report containing recommendations to its parent body. Harry Brown in New Post Chicago — Harry Brown, formerly manager of the State-Lake, has been made assistant manager of the American. LAZA 2 MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood $2.50 up. Single S3. CO up, Double Special weekly and monthly rates The Plaza is near everything to see and do in Hollywood. Ideal for business or pleasure. Every room has private dressing room, bath and shower. Beds "built for rest." Every modern convenience. Fine foods at reasonable prices. Convenient parking for your car. Chas. Danzigcr, Mgr. Eugene Stern, Pres. The "Doorway of Hospitality" Vine at Hollywood Blvo. HOLLYVUUD A LITTLE from "LOTS" By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD J^ARRY "BUSTER" CRABBE and Joan Marsh will play the romantic leads in "You're Telling Me," which Paramount has just placed in work. W. C. Fields heads the cast, with Earle C. Kenton directing. Screen play is by Paul Jones and J. P. McEvoy. * * * Ralph Rainger and Leo Robbin have written four musical numbers for "The Trumpet Blows," new George Raft vehicle for Paramount. Adolphe Menjou and Frances Drake also are in it. * # * Fox is making elaborate preparations for the filming of "Work of Art," the new Sinclair Lewis novel. Work is scheduled to start shortly. * * * Appearing for the first time under new cognomen of Laya Joy, Joyzelle will perform one of her dances in "The Ape," Monogram feature, which William Nigh is directing. * * * June, Jane and Joan Gale have been added to Paramount's "Melody in Spring," with Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland and Lanny Ross. Norman McLeod is directing. * * * The Chicago Bears, world's champion professional football team, headed by "Red" Grange will appear in a short subject produced by M-G-M. Ray McCarey will direct and Pete Smith will supply the explanatory remarks. * * * Twentieth Century has signed Fay Wray for "The Firebrand" and Charles Butterworth for "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back." * * # Rose Coughlan, the second, granddaughter of the famous star, Rose Coughlan, is to carry on the traditions of her famous stage family. Young Rose, 15, is making her film debut in the RKO picture, "Finishing School," at the same time she is attending Hollywood High School. * * * Adlyn Doyle, pretty former "stand-in" for Katharine Hepburn, has been given a break with her assignment to a role in RKO's "Finishing School." She joins a cast that includes Ginger Rogers, Bruce Cabot, Frances Dee, Mitzi Green, Billie Burke, and Majorie Lytell. * * * Carrie Truesdell Lackey, mother of W. T. Lackey, Monogram producer, died at her home this week at the age of 61. * * * Frank Craven, Sally Blane and Ray Walker will have leading roles in Monogram's "City Limits." * * * Columbia filled four important roles for "Storm at Midnight," Tim McCoy's next starring vehicle, when Alphonz Ethier, Ward Bond, Fran cis McDonald and Joseph Crehan were engaged this week. The story is by Harold Shumate. Billie Seward plays the feminine lead. C. C. Coleman is directing. $ * $ Edward I. Ludwig, director of "Woman's Man," has just been signed by Universal to direct "If I Were Rich." * * * John Wayne is back from a short vacation at Warm Springs and is now at the Monogram studios preparing to appear in his next for Lone Star Productions, "The Star Packer." Trem Carr, vice president in charge of production for Monogram Pictures, announces that production will begin Feb. 9 on Monogram's new twentieth century romance with music, "Manhattan Love Song." Leonard Fields will direct. Fields and David Silverstein wrote the script from Cornell Woolrich's novel of that name. * * * "La Buenaventura" is the Spanish title of Victor Herbert's operetta "The Fortune Teller," which is being filmed in Spanish at the Warner studios under the direction of William McGann. Enrico Caruso. Jr., son of the celebrated tenor, and himself possessed of a magnificent singing voice, plays the leading role, that of Baroni. Other members of the cast are: Anita Campillo, Germaine de Neel, Luis Alberni, Antonio Vidal, Marcella Nivon and Francisco Moran. Miguel de Zarraga has written the Spanish dialogue, based on an adaptation of the original book and lyrics which were the work of Harry B. Smith. * * * Production is rapidly being completed on Monogram's new mystery thriller, "The Ape," based on the Adam Hull Shirk's play of the same name. The cast includes the following players: Ed Lowry, noted radio entertainer, Verna Hillie, Paramount contract player, Joyzelle, noted stage player, who will be known on the screen as Laya Joy, Fritzi Ridgeway, Clay Clement, popular Broadway leading man, who starred in London for two years in "Aloma of the South Seas," George Hayes, Dale Fuller, Harry Bradley, Irving Bacon, Mary Foy, Sam Godfrey, George Cleveland, Marguerite Warner and Philo McCullough. Albert E. De Mond wrote the script of "The Ape" for Monogram, and William Nigh is directing. Delegates to See "Catherine" Through the courtesy of United Artists, about 400 delegates t*> the national conference of the National Board of Review will attend a private screening of the London Films production, "Catherine the Great," at the New School for Social Research next Thursday evening. GRAND RAPIDS EXHIBS WIN FIGHT ON BEANOS (Continued from Page 1) to resort to "give-away" tactics which in itself is against state laws At one time 58 commercial beano games were operating here in the past six months, attracting 5,000: persons daily. St. Louis Court Approves Lease of Fox Theater I St. Louis — Circuit Judge Ryan yesterday approved the agreement under which the Fox Theater re-J ceiver leased the house for $1,350 a week to Eden Theater Co., a recently organized Fanchon & Marco subsidiary. Profit is to be split 50-50. The lease to continue until the present receivership is terminated. Essaness Gets Vendome Chicago — The Vendome, South Side house, has been taken over by the Essaness circuit. It is under the management of Dick Kemp. Stanley Resumes Stage Shows Pittsburgh — Stage shows will be resumed by the Stanley on Feb. 16 with the Shubert revue, "Artists and Models." Loew's Penn returned to stage shows last week, both houses will bill stage attractions as they are available. Shorts Booked for Run Chicago— "Poppin' the Cork," Educational^ three-reel musical comedy, starring Milton Berle, and "Across the Sea," a Romantic Journey, opened for a long-run engagement yesterday at McVicker's. Robinson in "Dark Tower" West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — "Dark Tower," Broadway play recently bought by Warners, will be a starring vehicle for Edward G. Robinson. Freddy Rich for Vita. Short Freddy Rich and His Orchestra have been signed by Sam Sax for a Vitaphone one-reeler. SHOWMAN'S REMINDER Anticipate local holidays and start planning a month in advance.