The Film Daily (1934)

THE 12 ■<%2a DAILY Friday, Dec. 14, 1934 SEEKS AID OF CODE IN FREE-SHOW FIGHT (Continued from Page 1) proxy for Nathan Yamins at the Code Authority meeting held yesterday. Boston circuit operators have been conferring with officials of Scott, furrier, who has been holding free broadcasting tryout shows on Sundays in the Boston Opera House. Attendance at the performances has run as high as 4,000 with 5,000 persons turned away, it is reported. Aid of the Boston authorities was invoked and the project, as a result, was classified as a regular theater playing vaudeville. Under an adjustment of the situation worked out at the conferences, the circuits will provide a theater for the furrier's radio tryouts but the public will not be admitted. A second house will handle the Scott broadcasts from the stage as an added attraction, much along the lines adopted in the Standard Oil free shows agreement reached during the past week in New York. With these free shows classified as vaudeville, circuit interests hope that they can be forced to observe provisions of the vaudeville section of the motion picture code. Next Dual Ban Suit To Be In Cleveland (Continued from Page 1) a victory in Philadelphia, where a decision on the legality of antidouble feature clauses in distributor contracts is expected next month. Tri-State Circuit Shifts Omaha — Everett R. Cummings, district manager for Tri-States circuit, announced shifts in house managers coincident with the darkening of the Paramount. Ted Emerson of the Paramount takes over the World, replacing Don Fuller, who goes to Hastings, Neb., as city manager. Robert Dunnuck, city boss there, moves over to Ottumwa, la., in the same capacity. The shifts indicate permanent closing for the Paramount. Option on Belleville Houses Belleville, 111. Phillip M. Levit, Chicago broker, is reported to have obtained a six-month option from General Amusement Co. on the Lincoln and vVashington theaters here. Levit's client is not named. Ampa Affair a Sellout The Committee in charge ot arrangements for the AMPA Xmas Party at the Hotel Astor on Thursday, Dec. 20 announced yesterday that no tickets will be sold at the door. Table reservations are limited to 1,200, and there are only a few dozen seats left. Grand Coulee, Wash. — Duncan McPherson, formerly with M-G-M in Hollywood, will manage the new 450-seat theater being erected here. Lawrence, Mass. — James Sayer has reopened the Colonial. Boston— Officials of M. & P.-Publix have brought Jack Goodwin from the Maine territory to manage the Scollay Square here. Alton K. Freeman is assistant, while Marty Glazier is now handling publicity. McGregor, Iowa — The Strand theater has been purchased by Ed. Nordhus, former manager, from Mrs. H. Hall of Elkader, Iowa. Major Circuits Studying Price-Fixing Decision (Continued from Page I) which follow them. The ruling, if sustained, will have far-reaching consequences. Rights of the first runs in the matter were established when Judge W. M. Taylor in the 14th District Court decided against R. Z. Glass who sought an injunction to prevent price-fixing and charged monopoly in his action against Karl Hoblitzelle. Interstate Circuit, PaschallTexas Theaters, Dent Theaters, R. J. O'Donnell and Southern Enterprises. In protection bought by certain of the defendants it is understood that in instances where a firstrun charged 40 cents or more admission, subsequent runs were compelled to charge a minimum of 25 cents. Not Fighting Center Shows Circuits have no intention of launching an offensive against the free Sunday night broadcasting concerts given at the RKO Center as they are of the opinion that these shows draw prospective picture house trade into the Times Square district. Unlike free shows given in the former Hudson theater, now operated by Columbia Broadcasting System, the concerts only run one hour and then the audience is turned loose to seek other entertainment. St. Louis Bond Settlement St. Louis — ■ Holders of bonds against the Ambassador, Missouri and New Grand Central theaters, sold last July to a bondholders' protective committee, received a total of $2,272,430 cash and credits on bonas with a total face value of $5,955,400, according to the final report of Nelson Cunliff special master in the case. Audubon, Iowa — Harry Pace, manager and owner of the Broadway, has sold the theater to W. J. Miller of Des Moines, Miller will take possession Jan. 1. Beloit, Wis. — The Rex, managed by G. A. Turner, has adopted a new policy of three acts of vaudeville on Fridays and Saturdays in addition to a film attraction, while the Majestic, managed by Milt Ellis, is playing five acts of vaudeville on Saturday nights, in addition to the screen entertainment. Milwaukee — Ray Tesch, business manager of the Allied Independent Theater Owners of Wisconsin, recently sustained the loss of a baby daughter at childbirth. $56,187,293 In Valid Paramount Claims (Continued from Page \) tion and the claims of Jesse Lasky for $282,000 and of Sam Ivaiz lor $265,498 will be litigated before tne Special Master. Erpi's claim of $1,884,411 has been allowed for $1,193,195 which includes interest to March 13, 1933 in the amount ol $50,000. Agreement has been reached whereby the Warner Bros. Inc., claim and that of the Tobis-Tonbila Syndikat totaling $111,519 will be settled on payment of $51,500. The report shows also that two Brulatour claims aggregating slightly over $100,000 has been allowed as has been a $10,000 claim by the Technicolor Corp. S.M.P.E. Eastern Meetings The Atlantic Coast Section of the S. M. P. E. plans a meeting at the Hotel Pennsylvania, Dec. 19 when Dr. W. B. Rayton of Bausch & Lomb will speak on motion picture optics. The society's standards committee meets Dec. 14 with Max C. Batsel as chairman. Its committee on projection practices holds a session Dec. 12 with Harry Rubin as chairman, the session taking place in the Paramount building. Fire Wrecks Griffith House Cleburne, Tex. — A fire this week ruined the Yale Theater, operated by Griffith Amusement Co. of Oklahoma City, with L. A. Chatham as manager. Damage is estimated at $30,000. The house, seating 1,200, is expected to be in shape to reopen in about three months. Lyn Harding Supports Bergner London — Lyn Harding has joined the cast of the British & Dominions production of "Escape Me Never", with Elizabeth Bergner. The production will be released through United Artists. THIS SHORT SUBJECT SHOULD GET YOUR COIN (Continued from Page 1) 'he Committee has done for hen With the dough you Reg'lar Fellers have kicked in. Just thot this would make you realize that your dollars are doing plenty of good. Here isj me place where every nickel goes to RELIEF. So keep the checks rolling in, fellers. Thanks to those already listed. And to those whof are going to come in — NOW. Our Own Gang Ned Depinet Jack Alicoate Al Lichtman Jimmy Grainger Louis Nizer Don Mersereau Billy Brandt City Photo Engraving Co. Henry Reston William R. Ferguson Andrew Geoly Eaves Costume Co. Automatic Devices, Inc. Ben Amsterdam Irving Samuels Charles C. Moskowitz J. H. Moskowitz Amusement Supply Co. Ed Finney Earle W. Hammons Bert Adler Mrs. Bert Adler N. H. Brower Rube Jackter 'iv Emnauel Fred Quimby Dick Brady Mike Vogel J. R. Vogel Internat'l Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Ray Johnston Monogram Pictures Sack Amusement Co. Louis K Sidney Harold Hendee Harold Franklin Roy Norr Will Hays William Barnett Don Gillette Samuel Bram David Palfreyman Nate Golden David Bernstein Cres^on E. Smith M. J. Kandell Winfield Andrus Moe Streimer J. S. MacLeod Addie Dannenberg Mrs. Edna Sussman Alma Masony Harry Buckley M. VanPraag Jerry Cohen Irving Goodfield Haskell Masters Edward Davidow Herbert Berg William A. Orr Fred Dempsey Detroit Notes Detroit — Albert Schuck, fro» Dearborn, is manager of the Tower,] new 1,442-seater just opened bj Frank A. Wetsman, circuit owner. Howard Craven, manager of Exl hibitors Service Co., has moved to new offices in the Film Exchange. Under the new Woodward AveJ marquee ordinance, which theaters opposed without results, the onlj signs allowed are on fronts of the marquee, and these may only give the name of theater and its general policy. M-G-M Film at Brooklyn Fox M-G-M 's "The Gay Bride", fori merly called "Repeal", with Chester Morris and Carole Lombard, has it^ metropolitan premiere today at thfl Brooklyn Fox. Competition Next Summer Decision of National League club owners to allow night baseball games next summer looms as a new competition to worry exhibitors in the slack season. Each team will be permitted to put on up to seven night games at home in the course of the 1935 championship season. The purpose is to stimulate public interest in baseball.