The Film Daily (1930)

DAILY Tuesday, September 16, 1930 MORE EUROPEAN MATERIAL FOR FOX MOVIETONE NEWS Success of the first German sound newsreel, the Fox Tonende Wochenschau, introduced last week in Berlin, will bring about the production of more European material, according to E. L. Harvey managing editor of Fox Movietone News and of the Newsreel Theater in New York, just back from the, other side. Harvey supervised the opening of the Rritish Movietone News Theater in London and predicts that within a short time •i similar theater will lie opened in each large foreign capital. iruman i'alley, general manager of the Kox-Hearst Corporation is now abroad reorganizing the handling of material to speed the events to this country and the European ^—inches General headquarters will be in Paris where the Fox Movietone Actualities is now issued each week. This office will act as a clearing house for European material. From here the news events will be dispatched to London. Berlin and other headquarters, as well as New York. Film Arte, Hollywood, Reopening As 'Arty' Run West Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Renovated and redecorated, the Film Arte will reopen Sept. 26' as an 'arty' house with the Talking Picture Epics release of the Algiers Museum expedition, "Lost Gods," followed by Mr. and Mrs. Pinchot's cruise film, ''South Seas." All pictures will remain for a run. The Idea! One of the Film Golf Tournament regulars in a weak moment played a minnie golf course, and dug up a divot. And wasn't he surprised to learn that it was the minnie golf course itself. World's Billing Record Chalked Up by Buxbaum (Continued from Page 1) that exceeded any past week and did more business than any other exchange in the country. In a check up it was found that this office broke the world's record for billings in a single week. Among the principal accounts closed during the week of Sept. 6 to 12, were five circuits with a representation of 71 houses. A. H. Schwartz-Century (20), R-K-O (12), Consolidated Amusements (IS), Springer & Cocalis (18), and the Dave Snaper circuit (6) comprised the chains signed up during the drive. "Half Shot" Draws Portland In its first two days' showing at the Orpheum, Portland, Ore., the new RKO picture, "Half Shot At Sunrise," broke the house's box-office record for a two-day showing at popular prices, according to a wire from Ted Gamble of the Orpheum to Joe Plunkett. USHERETTES FAVORED BECAUSE OF LOWER PAY (Continued from Page 1) of commercial activity, and the girls are willing to work for from 20 to 30 per cent less than boys. One producer-owned chain has adopted this policy in the Bronx and several independent circuits have taken similar action. Vaudeville Acts Drop 50 P. C. Below Last Year (Continued from Page 1) from talkers, lack of novelty in turns, high salaries demanded, and scarcity of box-office names due to desertion to the screen. Salaries, however, are now on the decline. Warner Bros. Buy Play For English Production "Murder on the Second Floor," play by Frank Vosper, has been acquired by Warner Bros., who will make it into a talker at their English studios, it is announced by H. M. Warner. James Travers Dies Elizabeth, N. J. — James Travers, manager of the Fox here for the past eight years, died of heart failure Sunday The funeral will he held tomorrow. Legit. Still Fading Cleveland — For the first time in more than 50 years the fall season has opened without a single theater here housing legitimate attractions. The only thing of this kind in sight at present is Ethel Barrymore's play, due at the Hanna, week of Sept. 29. Midwest Reopenings Reflect Better Times (Continued from Page 1) acterized by Harold B. Franklin as a sign of returning prosperity in the region that was hit by the drought and floods. The theaters are the Fourth St., Moberly, Mo.; Royal, Atchison, Kan., and Plaza, formerly the Jefferson, Springfield, Mo. All were remodeled while closed. Smalley Circuit Opens 15th in New York State Norwich, N. Y.— William C. Smalley, head of Smalleys Theaters, has brought the number of houses in his New York State circuit up to 15 with the opening of the new Smalley here. The house is the second largest in the chain and one of the most handsome in this part of the state. It is temporarily being managed by William Webb, manager of the Smalley in Sidney. CUSS OF SERVICE DESIRED TELEGRAM DAY LETTER NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT LETTER Patrons should mark an X opposite the class of service desired; OTHERWISE THE MESSAGE WILL BE TRANSMITTED AS A FULL-RATE TELEGRAM WESTE UNION AM NEWCOMB CARLTON, president GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, first vice-president NO. CASH OR CHG CHECK TIME FILETJ SEPT. 16, 1930 IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW: THE FILM DAILY YEAR BOOK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED EACH JANUARY FOR THE PAST TWELVE YEARS STOP IT IS CONSTANTLY USED DAY IN AND DAY OUT BY EVERY EXECUTIVE IN EVERY BRANCH OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY STOP IT IS FILMD0MS RECOGNIZED AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCE AND STATISTICAL V0LUMN STOP AND STOP IT IS GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER ALL THE TIME. PHIL M DALY