The Film Daily (1930)

THE Friday, June 27, 1930 Timely Topics A Digest of Current Opinion — o— Evolution of Studio Dancing TRANCES of long-forgotten days, as well as the most ultra modern forms of the terpsichorean art, today are all in active demand in the studios, in talking picture productions. "Period" dances, or dances of certain years, are now being used to embellish plays laid in certain periods. Ultra-modern dances, classic ballets, jazz, adagio— in fact every branch of the dance that the mind can conjure up, today finds a use at one time or other in the studios.... The result of the evolution of the •dance, is that the studio dancer of today must be at home in practically every dance known. The all-round dancer in studio work must be able to do clogs, jazz steps — turn to straight chorus dancing in musical comedy numbers and operetta scenes, step into character and do a minuet of Colonial days when called on, or the old "round dances" that came a little later in the Victorean era. In fact, the dancer at the studio today has to be trained more or less in almost every form of the dance known to the world.... I have a. complete office of files in which data on different forms, evolutions, and steps are kept. The dancers learn to read this data a> a musician reads music, and in an amazingly few moments have any required routine in active rehearsal. Many of the best dancing schools use the same system, and teach their students to diversify, or look upon dancing as a mode of expression in many forms, and with the new needs of the screen many more are coming to this. — Sammy Lee The principal producer in Belgium is Lux Films, Brussels. ■2Z& DAILY Along The Rialto •with Phil M. Daly A FEW HOURS after the arrival of the Southern Cross in Newfoundland from its transatlantic flight, Pathe Sound News had a special showing in Broadway theaters depicting the daring crew shortly before the take-off from Ireland which reminds us that Captain Kingsford-Smith's crew of three are. Dutch, Irish and English respectively now what country is going to claim this achievement? * * * * T3UBE GOLDBERG brings something new to the screen with his nutty inventions that have made him famous as a cartoonist, so "Soup to Nuts" ought to prove a real bracer to jaded film appetites Don Hancock has written a technical description showing how Aesop Fables are made, to appear in a forthcoming issue of "Popular Mechanics" Tammany Young, the crass gate-crasher, chaperoned a slumming party of Broadway celebs to the recent Philly fight, and Tammany through force of habit tried to crash the turnstile with the whole gang- Two songs in "Swing High" are "Happiness Over the Hill" and "The Farmer's Daughter" the boys who wrote these must have wandered over the hill into the right farm house * * * * QONN McELWAINE, director of publicity at the Pathe studios, is in town conferring with C. J. Scollard and G. R. O'Neill at the home office H'lywood stars have developed a new fad of visiting the sailing vessels in the harbor and playing bridge well, they are sure of finding smooth decks ?P 2p 3JC £|C A^. A. LIGHTMAN, president of the M.P.T.O.A., writes that he is on his way to the 5-5-5 conference in Atlantic City with a brand new bathing suit, so that if it goes all wet he will be prepared Camelot — a brand new game that is a cross between chess and checkers — is all the rage these days in our better clubs Educational has tied up with the manufacturers of the game and expects it to be as big a puller as the harmonica stunt The more refined speakeasies are now known as tee-hee parlors T3EBE DANIELS has completed her 288th picture and her first honeymoon may the first record increase and the second stay put Herb Hoey of Max Hart's office is feeling sorta good over the four-figure contract he landed for Ginger Rogers, under which she is loaned by Paramount for the femme lead in Aarons & Freedly's musical stage show Now Harry Tierney has decided to dedicate a theme song to Wall Street — "The Tickertape Blues" it will be written in half notes, bank notes, and notes and brokers' notes for more margin Rowland G. Hill, owner of five theaters in North Carolina, is visiting our li'l hamlet After staging an aggressive campaign via radio, C. Lalumiere, owner of the little Roxy art theater in Montreal, has overcome the censor's objections and is showing the imported feature, "Joan of Arc" * * * * T OUIS NIZER, film attorney, is busting into the fashion parade with a chatter on "Styles versus Individuals" over W'MCA Saturday afternoon at 3:30 For one of the new prison films, they employed a "technical expert" on the jail scenes, a man who did a stretch as a pickpocket some kidder asked him what degree he graduated with, and he wisecracked right hack: "Aw, I only gotta dip-loma" Now your grief is ended, boys and girls, an' so is mine, which makes it unanimous * * * * ~\7(>r EXHfflS ■■mi celebrate July Fourth by throwing fire rrnrlscrx hum ijnnr balcony — but take it up with your aixtonias firxt. EXPLOITETTES A Clearing House for Tabloid Exploitation Ideas €) Salem, Va., Stays Up For Midnite Matinees AN early morning show beginning just after Sunday midnight, is being tried as an experiment by the Salem Theater, Salem, Va. Manager Robert L. Carper does not know how long he will continue these showings; but the result of the first one was very gratifying. Almost a full house was present to see Paramount's "Love Parade." Idea is new to this section, as all of the Roanoke houses, seven miles from Salem, are accustomed to close at 11 P.M. • — "National Exhibitor" * * * Tie-up With Pearl Manufacturer 'T'HIS stunt was applied to the run of "Hell Harbor" at the Rialto in Newark with beneficial results for the box office. As far as could be learned, this tie-up has not been worked out anywhere else. Since the picture deals with an island in the Caribbean Sea which is in the pearl belt, the idea of tying up with a pearl distributing organization was worked out. Tecla pearls — widely advertised artificial pearls was a natural for the stunt and they grabbed at the chance of a tie-up. They donated three gorgeous pearl necklaces to be used as the theater saw fit. — Warners MANY HAPPY RETURNS Best wishes and congratulations are extended by THE FILM DAILY to the following members of the industry, who are celebrating their birthdays: June 21 Robert Ellis H. M. Walker Alberto Vaughan Ira H Simmons