Variety (Nov 1931)

44 VAKIETY TIM E 9 SQUAB E iSiesday, NoTember 10,-IQjy Paris Peggy Vcre In PrencH legit. More heat earlier this year. Bob Kane at the Golf Marbeuf. Richard Vl.ner back to England. Lary Gordon turned blonde again. Rents expected to fall any day now. , Helen Menardl moving to the Left bank: Half Paris restaurants cutting prices. Bert Livingstone goes to act col lections. Cecil Barr from London to the Riviera;' Ruth Dennen- staying winter In Salzburg. ■ Marcel Varn^I will not be back this season. Corlnne Grifllth has a play oiler for London. Elek Ludwlg prominent at many social events. , Howard Yoiing' in Spain writing another play. Paul Whiteman expected with his band for trip. . Antoiho actually panned' three shows recently. Rex Smith heading the A, P. bu- reau in Madrid. Sylvia Lyon selling a second story to "Vanity Fair.' , Florence Walton still keeping her business going. Nautical exhibition succeeding the motor show. ■ Voya' George at the Rltz with the Princess of Taxis. Eliot Piaul not golrig^ back to Anierlca this yeoif., ■ • New York reviews of 'Left Bank'- being read avidly. , Beulah Livingstone looking over apartments again. Max I>early back to the'Mogador in the next. show. . Mrs. Ivor Morgan giving a party at her apartiheilt. Jane Marnao is going devote herself to pictures. . 'Baron'. Qeorgo Wrangel oil to America for Hearst. . Paul Fejos sitting in at confer- ences at Bllalncourt Eddie Bauchard not mentioned in' Bouef sur le Toit ads. . Coui'tland Bishop out of the cUnlc' and back to the Ritz.' Leopold Maxchand writing his en- thusiasm for America. Rumors about ' Triidy Krleger's marriage not confirmed. Sayag's engagement to Lady d'Ab badie arousing, comment. - Bill Carney having a cocktail with Etta Lee at the Silver Ring. Rosita Moreno's car has a big Hollywood sign on the rear. Mary~ Knight, local fashion ex- pert, .'about to write a book. Tim McEuen (Sergei Nadzpw) sick and can't go to America. Charlie Ciordon denying he has taken over the Apollo for keeps. Sajiford' Greenburger sending greetings to Maurice,Dekobra. Lilian Harvey opening in another fllni, 'The Congress Is Amused.' New begulne step acting on Meg Lemmonier like St. Vitus dancej- Enoch Light' writing his Paris friends for latest music numbers. Corlnne Griffith extending her stay in Paris and buying more, clothes. Mary Glory's friends congratu- lating her after her trade show. One of the Red Cross bandage Johnstons angeling a film in Europe. Nathalie Bucknall off with a list of menus and other data for Metro. Jean Weber rehearsing a new tragedy for the C'omedle Francaise. Both houses sold out for tennis galas with Bill Tllden as principal draw. Andre Bauge thinks that 'Nina Rosa' will exceed success of 'New MOon.' , ^ Laudy'. Lawrence In Paris three days . ahead of the missus and Davids ' Embassy . under Roger Ferreol's management to give vaude pro- grams. Barbara Field and three other New Yorkers hissing new Casino Revue. . ; . The Pltoeffs doing an awful brodle in their first two tries this season. Max Laemmle showing himself a true gentleman by his preference for blondes. Harry Lachmann rebuilding pro- vincial Lunevllle in the Paramount studios. James Joyce talking to Richard le Galllenne at Gwen le Galllenne showing. Zaidee Jackson receiving a shlp- , merit of records from the' new 'Scandals.-" Karl Tauslg saying he doesn't believe Eddie Pllcer will come back this season. Henry Mucrell trudging out to the Braiinberger Rlchebe'studio at Bllalncourt. Lee Planskoy one of those who likes those luncheons in the new Scribe Grill. Seal, dstrakan and pony favorite furs this season. Black predoml natlng color. .Matt DuiTIn appointed dance pro dueer for the forthcoming Concert Mnyol shou'. Irving Shaw leaving Izzy Perd- val a v'r ft castanets to-liven ui? the left bank. Jennie Dully flying to London the A T T E □ sky after she arid Rosie gave a big birthday party; Countess Monlcl giving a cocktail party and showing d new voice re- cording device. . Those outside tables at Florence's are how all right and champagne not obligatory. Janet Planner (Genet of the 'New Yorker") at a prize .flght ■with George Rehm. Grand Vatel run by Victor of Florence"s coming to the front of Paris cuisines. Local press modestly using "ex-. ecutive genius'" In a caption to Bob Kane's portrait. , - Henry Reiser of the Lido objecting to Don Parker's presence belrig mentioned there. "Vicomte Alain de Leche being parined for:hffvlng put the Comte.de Nemours. In a book. Raquel Meller says she's sorry if a snob and that she. intends to do better in the future. Alice Langeller complimented for treatment of visitors at the Uni- versal Service Bureau. Old Liberty's bar trying to live, down its name by putting, up a 'Chez'Jean' sign In electrics.: Sutton, London hock, preferred to the, Paris Mont de Piete by Paris' ritziest as a. safe deposit place. What Charles K. Gordon and Louis de Courdladec have to say of the deal they got from Osso. Billy Shields of Hollywood around, buying' a lot ot clothes and appearing as Dr. Anti-Depression. That French officer who takes a drink at the'Ritz bar every evening a source of Interest for Americans. Eddie L'ewi!> alone again in Paris after his sister Fay. sailed back to brother Mitnick^ who is in Montreal. 'The Record' gets discs a couple of months ahead ot anyone else from. New York, London and Ber- lin. ■ . Ersklnhe Qwynne deriytng New York stories that he has bought the French rights to 'The Constant Sin-r ner.' Prices at the fllrit houses still way up, with first run showings of American films getting dollar per seat. Reglna Jals cabling she's sending some more copies of 'legendary France.' as they are scarce In Paris. The Ambrose and New Mayfair orchestras. from London are swell, especially in recordings sold plenty over here. Paul Heftner In full charge ot Arnaud's agency's foreign li'dsiness and busy writing Jack Curtis and Dick Henry. Ludmllla Pitoeff has to do 'The Lady of' the Camellas' In Ve.rsailles because the Theatre St. Bernhardt has the rights.' Buster Brown no sooner back from Berlin than planning to go back to Russia and get information for his brother Rowland. Some of the Russian places are finding the depression can gyp them worse than .they have gypped and they are panicky. The meaning of 'Tsar I«nine' at the Atelier is so subtle, state the directors, that to miss a minute .is to miss the whole play. Lee Planskdy and Arlette Mar- chal going to the Chinese restau- rant for a quiet dinner, and find- ing Bernard Grasset there. Ijongchamps crowd, flabbergasted when, three feet from the winning post, the prospiectlve winner by 10 lengths, took a toss and lost the race. There's a little bistro on the Rue Ponthieur, where everybody from Clarldge's, the Lido, and most American newspaper people con-: gregate. The mother, grandmother and other' relatives of LIta Gre(/ Chapr lln headed for France and Beulah Livingstone asked to guide them around. The ash trays at Shepheard's Hotel In' Cairo have 'Stolen from Shepheard's Hotel", marked ori them In Arabic as a raspberry for souve nir hunters; . . Taul Reboux, French writer, caused a married couple In his erii ploy to bo sentenced to' 18 months In jail for robbing him of chattels valued at $1,000. Mrs. Mark'Leuscher crossing from London to Parts tor a week's shop- ping after her husband returned to America with Roxy the day after he landed over here. Valentine Thompson and her hus band, Andre Jaeerschmldt, both playwrights, mentioned In connec tlon with Senator Borah's Wash Irigton Interview. under consideration. Committee in- cludes Bezlmlrisky, Asdyev, Selvln- sky, Golodny, Molchanov, Svelov, Zharov. The theatre, if it ever comes true, will devote Itself to the prbr ductlon of drama In verse, chiefly by modern poets;' ! . The crisis in the capitalist world is a gold mine for Soviet picture and play makers. Two of the many on the theme now being worked out are: 'Street of Joy,' pirodiiced by the Theatre of Revolution, and 'Possibly Tombi'Tow," picture made in the Kiev film factory by directors Dalsk'y and Snezhlhskdya. Soviet picture trust, Mezhr^pom-' Film, announces a number of . Ger- man artists oollabdrating with it In the near future. They include the directors E. Plskator and.H. Rlchter, and the actors P. Wegener and Hi Kayser. . .The same announcement says negotiations with Cecil DeMille begun when he passed through Mos- cow are still under way. Moscow By Eugene Lyons By Gordon Sinclair Lou Marsh smiling; Liquor sales; flop badly. One': more night club folds. Last rimt golf yard closed. Pete Moftatt drinking, milk. Fred Strangways frowning. Bob McStay back on the 'Star'. Roly Young threatens reprisals. Bowling alleys buying red Ink. . Bob McKecknle fell off his horse. Tom Daley smoking ten centers now. Imperial branching out,' stage shows. Lou Turofsky to New York about horses. Ken McToggart seen with a hat on. Helen McMillan la still sick in London.. ' . New hockey palace opens with a loud bang. Bni Robinson buying English suits here. Ted Reeve, Telegram sport kld- der, married. 'Western provinces unite on one picture censor. Fred. iQavis to Montreal about forward'^asses. Andy Passmore las the I told- you-so complex. , Lily Pons denies eating cream puffs tor breakfast. ■ Art Chambers Is agin the new press club. Fears gambling. . Ernest McMillan named to head "Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Art Wells broadcast his first flght, (CFCA) and sounded fairly sane. Play fair Brown Is steaming up a mystery, flght with masked mar- vels. . Harold Sutherland becomes a ra- dio man and .very grave about things. ■ Eleven king's counsel defending picture producers in film combine charge. 'The Personality Kid' is really Jack Carney and not so goofy as he acts. Joe McDougaU takes over the humor department on 'McLean"s' inagazine. Frank Chamberlain'runs sob col- umn and cheer up department at same time. Advertising lineage leaps as 'Star Weekly' puts in real picture section under Roly Young. Toronto "Globe' refused all ad- vei'tising on 'The .Guardsman' (MGM); called It dirty. Corporal Onfrlday, last of the wooden Indians, seriously wounded Hallowe'en; Recovery doubtful. Two new tabloids threatened. Ken By field to edit orie. Plan to go strong on 'human interest", which means sex stuff. Charlie. Conacher, Maple Leaf center (NHL) ~ secretly married. Stdry out when he refused 1931 contract. He's signed up now. Czccho-Slovaklan violinist, Vaza Pzlgoda, In concerts In Russian cities. A marionette show will function on the streets of the Soviet capital In the forthcoming holidays, Nov. 7-8) in celebration, of the 14th annl- versay of the revolution. Project for a Poets' Theatre Is ntontreai Montreal gets first snoW. Eddie English back in spotlight. Talk of another vaude house here. Phil Godell cuts matinee i>rlces to 16c. Allan K. Foster blows In from Knowlton. . Rene Dorlon breaking ln',.as radio announcer. . LI Conacher shelves wrestling for his old game. Alec Dewar tlghterilng up 'Star' editorial room. Math stems in slump except Loew's vaude. Prank Calder promoting school for hockey referees. Iittrry Strader getting private p.T.'ty biz for tifoupe. Fergus Grant buying tropical suits for world cruise. Baz O'Medra sore when Wheelers called a basketball team. Jimmy Adams features jubilee night at' Loew's (6) with . eight vaude acts and cleans up. 'Prodiiced-ln-Canada' exhibition all week got the crowds. . Hockey opening, 'with Maroons and Providence in charity erame.' Marc' McNeil sees prophecy of Wheeler championship come truie; Unemployed getting free meals at Princess, tie-up with local bakery. . VErnest Tucker, Sells'-Floto execu- tive, ,and wito staying with B. M. Garfield. '■ Dave Rlddell nearly croaked In auto ride to Hamilton. Gets' off with scare. London Foggy days are here again. .Henry Shcrek taking flying les- sons. Frank Scully quits tor Nice this week. Al Capone is the English tabloid headllncr. Signs of the all-night fllm parties dying out. ■ Seymour Hicks back at .West End rehearsals. Glna Malo likes stout, particularly with froth on. Jack Buchanan's latest talker conti^act has folded. Clever of the .skies to' black out the General Election. ; Lawtence Wright takes $7,000 front page ot the 'Dally Mall.' Mark bstrer In the flnal of the Passion Peddlers* Putting Probe. O'Bryen. and' Elizabeth Alien fiurig a Savoy engagement party. Usual Selfrldge election party, 3,000 visitors and cost around $17,- 600. Harry Scheiman, out of Universal, now living trimming legmen . at poker. The Ostrer bodyguard consists of Charles Woolf, Michael Balcon and Jeffery Bernerd. Scheme on foot, to convert Solly Joel's country estate near Reading into a small town. Thlrty-flve newspaper men stood for Parliament, but theatres weire poorly represented. The lawsuit brought by Warners against the Claverings likely to be settled out of court. Rai|lo editors of Fleet street rags, as a bunch, are even more dumb thaji the film editors. Question is: • Why are dames barred for the private show of. Her- bert Wilcox's 'Carnival'? Hon. Esmond Harriisworth, Lord Rothermere's son, least theatrical- interested of all the newspaper owners, 'Bucky* Taylor and Major Lead- lay, ju^t a' coupla press agents, lunching together at the Savoy. Why? And who paid? Bertram Turrall,. the insurance racketeer known to film folks, took a life sentence . recently and Is. South ot Franclng In commemora- tion. Sydney By Erie H. Qorrick Summer is here. Business on upgrade. Oranges replacing apples. . Only two Sunday papers now. W; T. buy "Waltzes from Vienna." 'Hay Fever" looks a hit for W. T. Fullers continue adding to chain. Burlesque try this week in Sydney; Sir Ben Fuller says his trip abroad Is off. Bobby Jones" golf shorts have won acclaim here. Regular fan mags, have dropped ■price to 10 cents. 'Tell England' did the quickest flop yet recorded in Melbourne. . Rene RIano arid Arthur Prince re- main for another vaude try. Australian ttroducers ready to in- vade local market this month. Eddie ' Hbrton,. last of American organists; is dt State, Sydney. Two Rascals and Josephine Trix playing out contracts in revue. ' ' Ernest Rolls Is getting set to come back with revues again, despite many failures. Jack Musgtove playing vaude- reyue in Sydney. Just a question as to whether he <:an secure sufficient acts. At 75 cents top. Fronk Talt dnd George Highland will .visit England and America in search of leglt^attrswstlons for W. T. Move disposes W'rumor'W. T, will go sound. ' Harwood Film Producing unit of Melbourne first to release two Aus- tralian-made talkers, 'Spur of the Moment' and.'Isle of Intrigue.' Both prodiic.tloris useless for overseas. Past month notable, government did not put over any more taxation and the censor never banned a pic- ture. Government will allow tin hare racing again. Will m,can around $1,000,000 in revenue. Berlin By Max Magnus Eduard Dolly, here. Leo Larila here again. 'Trader Horn' does well. Mrs, B. P. Schulberg here. Charles Boyer likes Berlin. Marcella AlbanI wrote a novel Paul Kohner back from Vienna! Georg Deutsch back from London. Lizzy Waldmuller had her flmt test. Max Schach and Korl here. .■ her fiKt arueiis Willy Porst off to Venice for Iocs tlons. ■ rV- ' Fritz Werde York trip. packing for MOTT Laudy Lawrence off to Paris for » few weeks. . Janet Gaynor expected here In « few weeks. Richard Elchberg in Switzerland for recovery. Max Heinhardt rchearalnc TbIm of Hoffmann.' , ■ • Alex Hyde separoted from his sec retary, G. White. Gertrud. Pommer and Mrs. Fledel. baum ore friends., . Charlotte Susa beginning with her Universal picture. Paul Ludwlg Stein expected here end Of NOvismber. Gerhart Hauptmann and EmU Ludwlg In Locarno. ■ Franz Baumann, radio tenor,'dl>> vorce from his wife. Sybil Peach, actress, working with Tobls as dramaturgist Werner Krauss playing "Wallea.. teln' at the State theatre.- . Dr. J. Kastan, 90, senior of Qer< man newspaper men, died. Brothers Scotoni in Paris for ne« gotidtlons with Pathe-Natan. Olga Desmond has been signed by Paula Bush, as ballet master. Dr. Robert Klein,. legit tlieatie manager. In financial dithcultles. Paul Hartmann here from Vienna to play again with Max Relnhardt Hcnny .Pbrten finished her picture 'Konlgin I^ulse' ('Queen LouUp'), Kaete Dorsch will play the lead on Offenbach's 'Duchess of Geroldsteln.' Leon Jessel, composer, has fln< Ished a new operetta, 'Young Wine,' Annabella to assist at the flirst night of her picture, 'Soir de Rafle^' Vera Schwarz,. opera singer, .will begin a guest date at the New Yorif Rbxy. The Hungarian operetta sinser, Sari Fedak, will come to Berlin la pictures. The costs of Relnhardt's Tales ot Hoffmann' production amount' to $160,000. Georgia Lind was the outstanding success of the opeiretta 'Die .ver» splelte Frau." Brlgltte Helm In London. with Herbert Wilcox for the picture. The Blue Danube." Plet van Kempen, bicycle racer, and' Briino Correll, opera-slnger, off to New York. • Richard DUschlnsky's 'Gallery Gods" will have lU first night Xmu in New York. A little 6-year-old child phenom. Ruth Slenzcynski, gave a successful piano concert. . Erich Pommer and Lilian Harvey In Paris for the premiere of 'The Congress Dances." The State theatre arranged a me* morlal for the dead Viennese writer, Arthur Schnitzler. Hans Pfltzner, composer, will come here for staging his hew opera, 'D** Herz' (-The Heart"). Max Relnhardt plans giiest pW* Ing In larger theatres and film the- atres, of Berlin suburbs. Maxim Gorki, famous RuMlan poet, passing here to Sorrento, where he will spend the wln;er. • Andre Daven Is an error. He loom like an actor but is a good producer tor French versions of Ufa The next Ufa picture of WernW Krauss will be a comedy under tne direction of Gustav Utlcky. . Sir Horace Rumbold, English Affl- basaador, saw the Universal plctni* 'Waterioo Bridge," at the offices et Universal. „ inr ilse Ldngner"s drama, 'The f"?: Of U. S. A.," has as one of the leaw the poet Mark Twain, perfonnea bj Egon Frledell. ' ..w Dolln, the ballet master of tn» DIallgheff ballett, has taken over tw choreographic management ot Relnhardt's 'Tales of Hoffmonn. • Erwln Plscator beginning wlth"^ hearsals of Theodore Dreiser's drain atlzed 'American Tragedy' ^t «" Leasing theatre. Middle Noveme^- Otto Katz, vice-supervtsor 01 w Russian Meshrabpom Film pany, here. Ho says his .coropaw is preparing 32 pictures for season. The Beriln street car '^o^^x. put up at the tram station U'" glass towers) miniature Pe""Jlvs the-slot. pictures to stop squaw"" over waits between cars.- Koloriian von Pataky, tenor, Viennese opera scored a sre< cess at the Municipal, opeia.nere 'Boheme;' Brothers Rotter enga. . him therefore tor tliclr operetta. of aereatiw;