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Friday, Sept 7, 1934
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ZONING COMMITTEE DRAFTS BASIC RULES
A set of basic principles covering zoning and clearance schedules has been drafted and approved by the Code Authority's committee on this phase of its activities, following a conference with distribution executives held at the Motion Picture Club Wednesday night. The memorandum will serve to guide local boards in drafting schedules.
Operator Unions Agree On Naming of Referee
(Continued from Page 1) eting I.T.O.A. theaters and other houses where Allied operators are employed and from inducing I.T.O.
A. members to break their contracts with Allied, was reached yesterday at a hearing before Supreme Court Justice Frankenthaler on Allied's application for a temporary injunction. Justice Frankenthaler is expected to appoint the referee within the next few days and trial of the suit will probably get under way next Wednesday. The litigants will split the cost of the referee's fee.
In the meantime Local 306 and Local 1 consented to an order restraining them from any acts of violence and intimidation against Allied operators, agreed to limit the number of pickets at Allied houses to eight, and will not hold mass meetings within one block of a theater. Wm. E. Goldman, of Phillips, Mahoney, Leibell & Fielding, represented the unions and Alfred
B. Nathan, of Moos, Nathan, Imbrie & Levine represented Allied.
12 Stories Rejected
By Breen's Office
Twelve stories were entirely rejected in the last few weeks by Joseph I. Breen's office, to which all scripts are submitted by producers before starting work on pictures, it was stated by Breen Wednesday night in the third of the series of national broadcasts from Hollywood on behalf of the industry. On the basis of about 75,000 stories examined annually to find screen material, the number of rejections is considered comparatively small. In a much greater number of instances, changes are recommended, and the studios are cooperating fully along this line, Breen stated.
The Hays office executive delivered his talk in the form of an interview, with Joe E. Brown as the interviewer. John Boles also spoke on the program.
New House in Haiti
Port au Prince. Haiti — The new Rex, seating 2,000, has opened. American films will alternate with French.
• • • HERE IS a stunt that is worthy of a great star
and a great pix referring to Grace Moore in "One Night of
Love" arranged by the exploitation dep't of Columbia for
the showing of the feature in Chattanooga Miss Moore's
home town Ted Toddy, local exploiteer for the company
arranged to have the first week of the run set aside as
"Grace Moore Week" by proclamation of the Mayor
with the merchants of the town running full-page ads in the newspapers, and their stores decorated in the gala manner ....
the special celebration is making a great splash Mayor
E. D. Bass issued a special proclamation declaring the week beginning Sept. 8 devoted to honoring the city's distinguished daughter
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• • • A FINE illustration of how an exceptionally attractive front can be constructed at small cost the demonstration being given by Manager John P. Goring of the Criterion
on Broadway where RKO Radio's revived "Cimarron" is
currently on display
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• • • THE FEATURE of this display is a bromide enlargement 96 inches long of the stirring scene that
depicts the start of the Oklahoma Land Rush the letters
of the lines immediately above and below this enlargement are
cut out of compo board with a liberal display of stills on
either side the title of the pix is built of solid letters
six inches thick and painted crimson, the color motif
of the entire front on another part of the front is a 72
inch blowup of the letter written by Franklin D. Roosevelt, then
Governor of New York, lauding "Cimarron" all in all an
Eye Catcher for any theater's front and Mister Goring
didn't have to blow the bankroll to click with it
• • • LESS THAN a year ago Editor Harry Gittle
son of the RKO Radio house organ "Flash" started a
column of local news items from the various branch offices
featuring social and pergonal notes about the members of the
various office staffs it grew so popular that in the current
issue it runs through several pages of the eight-page paper . . Editor Gittleson prints the comments from the local correspondents and after each item makes his comment in italics
and does the gang throughout the key spots go for his
neat and clever quips! just another case of the Human
Touch livening up the routine trade stuff
• • • THE FIRST artist to publicly introduce the hillbilly songs that have become the current rage was Lorraine Foster born in de land ob cotton and raised in the heart
of the Kaintuck mountains Miss Foster introduced the
quaint mountain songs when she made her New York debut in
Town Hall in October, 1927 it was soon picked up by radio
and has been going strong ever since after all these
years the girl who gave radio audiences the hill-billy melodies
indirectly will be heard herself on the radio on Monday
when she appears on Claudia Macdonald's Radio Revue program
May Robson came east to be present at the christening of
her great-granddaughter at Bayside, L. I. Mayor La
Guardia will be the guest of Howard S. Cullman at the Roxy
tonite for the stage spectacle, "Romance of A People"
a corps of extra ushers has been hired for the showing of this gala attraction
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PARAMOUNT TO MAKE ONLY TEN FOREIGNS
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tives are due in New York soon for home office conferences. Henri Klarsfeld, director general for France, arrives in October. Americo Aboaf, Italian manager, is scheduled to land here Sept. 13, while Steve Fitzgibbons, in charge of the Joinville studio, also arrives this month.
Hicks is optimistic concerning the foreign market outlook during the coming year and reports that business in Europe is considerably improved as compared with a year ago.
Oppose Reorganization Of Paramount Broadway
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holder interests. The brief charges that the plan is "illegal, inequitable and violative of Sec. 77 B, in that it allows claims which are not entitled to priority under the statute."
Specifically, the brief objects to the pledging of the assets of Paramount's solvent film subsidiaries to guarantee the reorganization plan, holding that this constitutes "a partial distribution of Paramount's assets in prior settlement of claims against the subsidiary."
Objection is also made to expunging of claims totaling $4,822,397 owed to Paramount-Publix by the subsidiary and abandonment of the Paramount Theater as a firstrun theater is recommended. The brief states that deterioration of the Times Square neighborhood makes successful operation of this house improbable.
Sales Tax for St. Louis
St. Louis — Local tax committee has decided to present before the Board of Aldermen a general city sales tax for three years as a means of raising the city's needed revenue. Rate for the first year is set at 2 per cent, with 1 per cent for the two remaining years.
Gladys George for Stage Play
Gladys George, who last appeared on the Broadway stage in "The Milky Way" and was subsequently signed by M-G-M, will return to the theatrical field, between picture work, in Brock Pemberton's new production, "Personal Appearance." This new play by Lawrence Riley is scheduled to open in New York the first week in October.
R. & R. Reopening Uptown House
Rapf & Ruden circuit, which operates a number of New Jersey houses, has taken over the old Bunny at 3389 Broadway and renamed it the Dorset. House has been completely renovated and new Photophone High Fidelity sound in stalled for an early opening.