The Film Daily (1934)

Monday, Sept. 17, 1934 -. &W DAILY A Little from "Lots' S^Z By RALPH WILK HOLLYWOOD ^ENEVIEVE TOBIN, Warner star, has written a story entitled ;Give Up," which her company is onsidering for early production. If Varner's decide to produce the picure, Miss Tobin will play the leadng role. T T T Rupert Hughes is busy on the icreen play of the Johann Straus jtory to be filmed by M-G-M. T T T j Warners have added ArthurAyles■orth to the cast of "Concealment" Ind Vivian Tobin to "Bordertown." I r r r I Charles Butterworth and Una literkel will make up a comedy team [ji "The Night Is Young" at M-G-M. T T ▼ I RKO cast assignments recently icluded Lumsden Hare for "Little inister"; David Durand for "Wedj|?sday's Child"; George Offerman, jr., for "Anne of Green Gables," and jfisan Fleming for "By Your Leave." I T T T I Zelda Sears, scenarist and former ^age star, wrote a character part 1 her latest M-G-M script so well lat now she has to play it herself. I is the role of Grandma Teague in Wicked Woman." Betty Furness feo has been given an important lie in this Mady Christians vehi MRoss Alexander, signed by First Iitional a few months ago, has Ijen given a long term contract folIving his work in "Flirtation jfe.lk" and "Gentlemen Are Born." Gloria Stuart, Rose Alexander, JRank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly, firothy Dare, Philip Reed, Helen lUwell, J. Farrell McDonald, Helen J^vers and Joseph Cawthorn have >n cast in Warner's "Maybe It's Lve," from a story suggested by V.xwell Anderson's play. William VGann will direct. Screen play is I Jerry Wald and Harry Sauber, vn adaptation by Lawrence Haz j jid Silvers has a new term confct with Metro. T T T Varner's latest discovery is Grace ?,,d, a dancing teacher from Tulsa, ) a. T T T t lerbert Stothart, composer who Ujdled the orchestras for "The "it Widow," leaps at once into a & .assignment. He will orches£fe and conduct in "The Night Is <mg," M-G-M's new Sigmund Rome?-Oscar Hammerstein II musical o.ance. '? Joins K. C. Price Boost Kansas City — The Tower, managed by arney Joffee, has followed other down>wn theaters with "One Night of Love" I upping admissions to 35 cents in the ening. THE PHIL M. DALY • • • WE NOW go through the ceremonial of donning our purple robe of a Prophet and make this prediction If some smart producer were to make a series of two reelers of the series of Gilbert and Sullivan operas now being so brilliantly presented by the famous D'Oyly Carte Opera Company of London at the Martin Beck theater it would be the most outstanding and popular and Financially Successful musical series in films ever produced for there are millions of Gilbert and Sullivan fans throughout the world and these shorts would prove perennially popular even as the G & S operas have survived for over half a century T T T • O • DON'T TAKE our word for it visit the Martin Beck theater see the gorgeously staged "Mikado" now current Japanese court costumes of the 1870's with all their extravagant gaiety and brilliant coloring a creative work of art a stage spectacle of surprising dignity and beauty and what Voices! what charming English lassies and so with all the other G & S operas a Sure-fire Bet for Pix IF done with Class a Cleanup throughout the Englishspeaking world and if you promote the deal and make seven million don't be a heel and forget the guy who tipped you off all inquiries directed to Mark Luescher at the Martin Beck who will be the most surprised gent to hear about it all • • • A HOLLYWOOD opening is promised by Mascot for "Young and Beautiful" this eve at the Criterion N. T. G.'s Paradise Beauts will act as hostesses orchestra leaders and radio personalities will be there in tribute to Ted Fio-Rito whose band is featured Miss Estraviz, chosen Miss Cuba in Havana contest, arrives today for a Vitaphone test Short Shots from Eastern Studios By CHARLES ALICOATE CELECT PRODUCTIONS has purchased Edward Dean Sullivan's original story, "Bad Penny," for its next production. Gordon Kahn has been assigned to collaborate with Sullivan on the adaptation. It is to go into work in about 30 days at the Biograph studio. "Rural Rorneos," two-reel comedy featuring Harry Gribbon and George Shelton, goes into production tomorrow at the Eastern Service studio. Leslie Pearce will direct from the original story by Charles Williams and Marcy Klauber. Others in the cast include Muriel Schey, Virginia Fairfax, Harry Short and Frank Ahvorth. Olive and George, the singing and dancing midgets, are the stars of the second in Vitaphone's series of vaudeville reels, which has just been previewed by the company's home office executives. Other variety headliners in this one-reeler are Buster Shaver, Carl Emmy and His Mad Wags, Jack Pepper and His Society Pets, and the Three Queens. Erich von Stroheim arrived yesterday by plane from Hollywood for the leading role in "Crime of Dr. Crespi,' which is scheduled to go into production this week at the Biograph studio. The role originally was intended for James Barton but the deal fell through. Lou Goldberg and Ed Olmstead are credited with the script. Ted Newton has been added to the cast of "Gambling," featuring George M. Cohan, supported by Wynne Gibson and Dorothy Burgess and now in work at the Eastern Service studio under the direction of Rowland V. Lee. Jane and Goodman Ace, known to radio fans as the Easy Aces, have been signed to make their third onereel Vitaphone comedy. NEWS of the DAY Milwaukee — The Palace, closed for the summer, will reopen soon under Fox management, H. J. Fitzgerald, general manager of the theater operating company, announces. Livingston Lanning, supervisor of the circuit's Alhambra and Wisconsin theaters, will be managing director of the Palace. The acquisition gives Fox control of the majority of the local downtown houses including the Wisconsin, Alhambra and Garden. Milwaukee — Saxe's Modjeska, neighborhood house, has adopted a new policy of daily 15-cent matinees until 6 p. m. except Sundays. Maryville, Tenn. — The Ausmus and Parrott Amusement Corp. has installed new Photophone High Fidelity sound reproducing equipment in the Palace. Mayfield, Ky. — The Princess, operated by Legion Theater Co. and managed by Ned Green, has had new RCA Victor High Fidelity sound apparatus installed. Portland, Ore. — Still packing 'em in, "It Happened One Night" continues into its 14th consecutive week at John Hamrick's Blue Mouse. Atlantic City — "Convention Girl," a Falcon Picture and a First Division release, has gone into its second big week at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. Boston Brevities Boston— Al Somerby of the Bowdoin Square also is in charge of the Howard, which has reopened with films and flesh. Victor J. Morris, manager of Loew's Orpheum, is mourning the death of his mother in Hollywood. Harleigh Schultz, theater editor of the "Boston American," has joined the RKO script department in Hollywood. Ann Harring of the M-G-M exchange fractured an arm while horseback riding. Lewis Milestone Herman Ruby Monty Schaff Dolores Costello Ed Paramore. Jr. Al Kingston