Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Tough on the Santa Fe Kansas City, Dec. 18. — The Santa Fe dining service was deprived of considerable revenue by the enterprise and foresight of Jake Wilk, Warners eastern story editor, who acted as quartermaster of the Warner party traveling to the coast. Before boarding the Chief at Chicago, Wilk went on a foraging expedition and stocked up on certain gustatory delights well known in some places but not obtainable on the train. As the Chief thundered toward Kansas City, the Warner legion, seven in number and including Harry M. and Mrs. Warner and members of the family, Andy Smith, Charlie Einfeld and Wilk, filed into the dining car and awaited service. "Pickled herring and pumpernickel for all," was Wilk's order when the steward came around. "You'll find them both in my compartment." The steward's eyes popped, but he fetched the pungent delicacy and served the party. "Next course is corn beef, peppered," announced Quartermaster Wilk when the herring had been finished, and the steward made another trip to the private commissary. The corn beef annihilated, Wilk, still acting as master of ceremonies, pronounced: "Now we'll buy some coffee." And that's probably the reason the railroads are in the red. Variety Club Chatter 'ednesday, December 19, 1934 I Purely Personal ► EONARD SCHLESINGER, Ben a Amsterdam, Sam Schwartz, I. lvy, Jerry Wilhelm, George Schorr, arle and Joe Forte, Basil Zeigler, rthur Arnold, Albert M. Cohen, kCK Greenberg and Joe Sloane, all tiiladelphians, were in town yesteror Harold S. Bareford, who is scheded to make a periodic trip to the ast next month, is forsaking New ork for the Miami sun. He'll leave r the south around Jan. 15 for a ree-week basking. Joe Vergesslich and his wife, who ill, leave for Miami on Dec. 27 for ree months. Phil Meyer succeeds ergesslich as manager of the New Drk Gaumont British exchange. Harry Armstrong and Dick Ger•s>, composer and lyric writer for iweet Adeline," will be guests of nor tonight at a dinner in the otel Roosevelt Ben Schulberg is awaiting the rern of his children from school, leri he, together with Mrs. S., will t sail for Bermuda on the 26th. st a short hop. Austin Keough, Gus Eysell, yree Dillard and John C. Flinn it for Washington last night to be i hand for the code amendment heargs today. James P. Clarke, president of the ational Film Carriers Ass'n, arrives :m Philadelphia and will stay over t the Ampa party tomorrow. Marguerite Wallman, Austrian llet dancer signed by M-G-M, aryed yesterday on the Conte di nvia. L. J. Schlatter arrived in Dallas 3m Oklahoma City yesterday. He as in Omaha before hitting Oklaima. Nat Holt, Cleveland RKO district anager, was in town yesterday for me office conferences on bookings. Leslie Howard returns to the New ork stage as star of "The Petrified Drest" early in January. Bert Nayfack, attorney, arrived jm the coast yesterday. He was in e Schenck party. John Cosentino, special representive for Amity Pictures, has arrived Dm the midwest. Jack Sktrball, Educational sales anager, returned yesterday from licago. J Dan Michalove will accompany S. Kent west next month. 1 Pat Garyn has lost 35 pounds with the last few months. 'Morton Downey starts work today a Vitaphone short. Bill Sussman is heading for the ast via the Canal. ■ Mrs. Klitzsch Dies Berlin, Dec. 18.— Mrs. Ludwig litzsch, wife of the president and neral manager of Ufa, died sudJily here today. %17S,35S in Chest Drive Hollywood, Dec. 18.— Of its $225,0 quota the industry has subscribed 73,356 to the Community Chest, it as reported today. Albany Albany, Dec 18. — Kings for a Day, Jack Bullwinkle and Bernie Mills played host to a large gathering of barkers and their guests at a noon-day luncheon held under the big top. Assistant District Attorney J. J. Casey of Albany County was guest speaker — his subject dealing with the present rounding up of public enemies in the Empire State. Casey's name was added to the list of associate members. Al Mamux, newly appointed manager of the Albany ball club, was introduced and was extended a hand of welcome and a splendid reception. Detroit Detroit, Dec. 18. — New officers have been elected by Variety Club as follows : President, Edward Kirchner; first vice-president, Maurice Caplan; second vice-president, J. O. Brooks; treasurer (re-elected), Carl H. Shalit; secretary (re-elected), David Newman; directors, Otto Bolle, Max Smitt, Ray Moon, H. M. Richey, Harold C Robinson, J. D. Idzal. The annual ball will be held Feb. 23. Columbus Columbus, Dec. 18. — Marmaduke R. Clark was reelected chief barker (president) of Columbus Tent No. 2 of the Variety Club for his fourth term at the club's annual meeting in its Deshler Wallick quarters. Clark is Paramount manager. William M. James and Robert S. French were named vice-presidents and H. E. Cherrington and Thomas W. Lawson were reelected secretary and treasurer, respectively. These six directors complete Clark's cabinet : M^x/ Stearn, Leo Haenlein, James V. Peppe, Kline L. Roberts, P. J. Wood and A. Haft. William S. Cunningham is the new house committee chairman. All officers assume their posts Jan. 1. A testimonial dinner was tendered Sheriff Ross Anderson preceding the meeting. Anderson is a Variety Club member. At a recent banquet, tendered to new members of Variety, Frank Crumit, who is shepherd of the Lambs in New York, was elected to honorary membership. Frank was in Columbus with his wife, Julia Sanderson, visiting his brother-in-law, Barker George Trautman. Reade Offers Spots For "Sweet Adeline" Walter Reade has offered Warners the Astor or the Mayfair for the Broadway showing of "Sweet Adeline" inasmuch as the Strand is not expected to open for the next four weeks. Warners yesterday definitely decided to keep the Warner closed. The house was being considered for "Sweet Adeline." "Hell in the Heavens" at the Mayfair grossed $13,500 for the first week and is being held a second. "Babes in Toyland" took in $13,000 in the first six days at the Astor and will be held another week and will be followed by "Wicked Woman." "Silver Streak," slated to follow "Babes in Toyland" at the Astor may follow "Wicked Woman" or be shunted into the Mayfair after the first of the year. Leo Justin of the Reade offices leaves Saturday for a two weeks' West Indies' cruise. Reade leaves for the south upon Justin's return. 9 Insiders' Outlook (.Continued from page 2) outpost, for perhaps peculiar reason, reminds itself of the time, not long since, when Metro couldn't see it eye to eye with Bob McNeill of Golden States Theatres and threatened to build in Bob's exclusive Northern California territory. Whereupon McNeill made a deal and Ed Schiller, forgetting theatres for the pleasures of Waikiki, proceeded to Honolulu. Or do we make ourselves clear ? . . . KANN Dance Floors Spread In Down East Houses Boston, Dec. 18. — The Platinum Salon of the Metropolitan, M. & P.Publix house and the largest in New England, has been redecorated and enlarged. Free dancing is offered patrons nightly, often with name bands alternating from the stage to furnish music. Portland, Me., Dec. 18. — The Strand, recently an M. & P.-Publix house and now operated by Abe Goodside who ran the house for seven years before it was taken over by Publix five years ago, is _ being joined to Goodside's Empire in the same building by a dance hall which, when completed, will be available to audiences of both houses after final evening performances. Woonsocket, R. L, Dec. 18. — A new project by C. M. Williams to attract fans to the Laurier is installation of a dance floor. At the close of the show, two hours of dancing follows. An Old-Timer's Night is a weekly feature. Work on Bombing Clue Boston, Dec. 18. — The Boston police are working on what is said to be the most promising clue to date to the bombing Wednesday morning of the Tremont and Majestic here. A New Yorker, known as a professional bomber, is believed to have spent the night before the bombing at a local hotel. Also regarded as important is the belief that fuse bombs, not time bombs, were employed. Small Back on Coast Hollywood, Dec. 18. — Edward Small arrived today after three months east, prepared to start Reliance's group of six films for United Artists. The first will be "The Melody Lingers On"; the second, a Louis Weitzenkorn original tentatively called "Washington Correspondent". The True Story of the Munitions Racket Brought to the Screen TWO BIG WEEKS ON BROADWAY EUREKA PRODUCTIONS, INC., 723 7th Avenue, N. Y. City