The Hollywood Reporter (Jan-Jun 1933)

Ian. 23. 1933 l^i^©[^TiIlL Page Five REELING AROUND LONDON Film Critic Lady Eleanor Smith likened "Grand Hotel" to a three-ringed circus; well, 'tis rumored the lady knows something about circuses. . . . Why does not some one give "Bill" Lipscombe a break and give him a directorial chance? . . . And talking about directorial chances — best wishes to Robert Stevenson, who will forsake the typewriter and grab a megaphone; he'll co-direct the next HulbertCourtneidge laughter -epic. . Donovan Pedelty has his cable address on his notepaper these days. . , "Ballyhoo," we think, is the best revue in London, <yes, Mr. Coward, and that includes your 'Words and Music" !* . . . Plenty of booful women in "Ballyhoo" too; Phil ijohnnie) Claire. Iris Burne and Pearl Argyle. , . . And we saw Pearl the other evening looking "mawvellous" in green and glancing, with amused disdain at the Bohemians at the Cafe Royal. • Laddie Cliff and Davy Burnaby getting together at a show . . . and young Burnaby harmonizing with the Caryle Cousins at Bill's Cafe. . . . Bill himself in very good spirits! .... John Loder driving Wanda around town. . , Ida Lupine gets a featured spot in "Speed King." . . . lack Raymond hatless in Bond Street. . . . Sidney Howard with a beautiful woman in the Piccadilly neighborhood. ... Monty Banks burned up because his "Reporters ' have not been forwarded to him. . . Freddie Forbes does an amusing burlesque on Albert Whelan's whistling act. . . . Too many of England's movie stars are allowed to direct, write, supervise and act in their pics — it's never worked yet and England will find that out sooner or later , . . Ben Travers will move his typewriter to Caumonts when Ralph Lynn starts there. . . . The end of one of the Australian-England cricket matches ( that curious game ! I found one spectator sitting in the stadium. . . . Nothing daunted when the end of the game came the newsreel editors put on a vast cheer that only a crowd of sixty thousand could bring forth I • Some young meanies think that if female stars continue to play "Peter Pan" here they might alter the title to "Peter Pansies" . . . and that reminds us do you know who the technicians were 'and from which studio' who were discovered m women's clothes at a party recently — too, too divine my deah! , . . Ceorgie Harriss backstage at theatres and chattina^, about Hollywood . , . Bill Boorne s^^^ ing a non-stop, . . . Miles Maly V writing a play. . . . Beautiful IX Hyson gets a featured spot if* In The Sun." the new Gladys, legit show. . . . The Freddi^ (Margie Caffneyl threw ^-^ cently . . . per-lenty of the a /world present. . . . Anthony iPi^nrhl Asquith brought his own darts,^ but Clifford Mollison won the competition. . . . Bill L. P. Williams talked shop all the evening. . . Tod Rich from Gainsborough and one of the Gainsborough girls. Miss Oliver and Jack Melford were there. i > gs ENTIRE GOLDEX ^iTATE ClR€LIT Will Use Trailers From EXIIIIIITOR«ii $»I:REEX li^ERVItE CENE t.MSfl(.K.PrcMJctit C.V.TAVLOH. Vice PrcMdenc £ MK.H\LL NAIFEY R. \. Ni^\UL Gcncril Mjnjgcr Another Big Circuit Sivitches to Exhibitors Trailers! JLhrough Jack Fier and Ben Rosenberg, our West Coast representatives, these executives of the Golden State Circuit have just signed an exclusive contract with Exhibitors Screen Service, Inc. to supply their 60 theatres operating in and around San Francisco with trailers for ^//coming attractions. When such outstanding showmen switch to Exhibitors trailers you can be certain our trailers are better. They are short, snappy and powerful. Don't sign with others until you see Exhibitors Trailers . . . they are better and cost less. Exhibitors 5(reen5ervke INC. NEW YORK 630 Ninth Avenue CHICAGO 806 So. Wobash Ave. DALLAS 508 Park Avenue LOS ANGELES 1909 So. Vermont Ave. EXECUnVf OmCES and SrUDIOS. 203 West 146th Street, New York City