Variety (March 1932)

MS t VAKIETY T I M E S S « ■ :4 B E Toesday,. Marcli 1, I932 Paris Tramel back in films. Carroll McComas back.. Marc Klav^ not so active. Brioktop hiring morel help. Michael Arlen around Paris. Fewer, radios being peddled. Rentals, oh theatres are low; Lora Hays playing in pictures. Wlnchell. Smith taking up grolf.. Melody Club Installing new bar. Luls Arnpld sought fot pictures. The Patou crowd stick together. • Rex Ingram planning another flint. Dick JBlumenthal on the Job ngaih. Lots of arty pictures being shown. A few ihonciyed Russians around. Few Parisians know of Lily Pons. Jules B.erry sick and show closing. Arthur iMoss. to New York to seie book. ■ Mrs. Arthur Garfield Hays to Rl.- vlera. ■ . Paul Fejos may go bSck to Holly- wood. Mary Iiewls around with new hubby. . Natac^a . Rambova- around the Riviera. :-V Zaldee Jackson opening a.. hew cabaret. Politicians taking- to lunching in Joinvllle. ' Jean Fayard going back to film criticism. Olga Tschekova the new Anna Karehind. American collegilate bands over here how. Trudy Krieger getting a ' new apartment. Sheet music here a week after New ' York. ' Saniniy Pearce doing gags for Paramount. IjOuIs Cole singing 'Of Thee I Sing* musiCi Prudence yah. Tyhe operated on down south.. Elsie De tVoJie giving opening night parties! Jack Hyltoh style has Influenced yentiira band< Ruth Putnam Mason . to have a. company here. Maurice Rostand midnight sup- ping at Graffs. Billy Johnstone, the dancer, has an injured hand. Phillip Barry ahd kids enjoying Riviera sunshine. WIdniey apartments used for lit- erary igatherings. Challapln not confirming rumors of American tour. Sydney Carroir through on way back from Berlin,. Audiences whistling a draw at !Dracula'showings. Gloria Swanson expectant In Southern Germany. Midnight previews at the Wash- ington Palace now. Betty Cpmpson resolving to stay .over a while longer. Kay Boyle getting Into;'The New Yorker' three times. Erich Pommer becoming a " more frequent Paris visitor. Francis de Cfoisset gettlhg smart- est premiere of seasbh. They are collecting ideas for new Josephine Baker show. Grace Moore liked in 'A Lady's Morals' French version. Baron Gourgaud back to see his film in Vleux Colombler. Eve MarveH'had a story in 'Bally- hoo/ The only one, too. 'L'Ange Nolr,' formerly 'L'Ange Bleu,' now a ladies' Joint. Erik Charrell talking of 'White Horse Inn' for New York. Billiard and card crowd, mostly French, going to Weppler. Ludwig Lewlsohn throwing a party for the Harper reps. Recielpts at Mlchodlere holding up, Which is good for Boucher. . Sylvia. Sidney becoming a screen fav second only to Tallulah. . Jacob Karol prepared to do all dubbing at ten grand a shot. Johann Strauss and VI-nnese or chestra popuiarizlns waltzes. Joseph Baxton back to London after Mediterranean location. Returning. French singers kicking about opera condition^ In U. S. Joe Zelll. slowly recovering from the worst ocean crossing ever. Voya George back from tour and hoping to be In Bburdet show! Fortunat Strowskl encouraging production of American plays. French press quizzical about some of Metro choices for Hollywood. \ !P. G. '\SVodeh6use amusinig the Riviera with tales of Hollywood. Cloche d'Or popular hangout for actors.at early, morning suppers. Los Angeles 'Lyslstrata' proceed- ings fi-ont-pagyd in Paris dailies. Florence GHllum undecided what to do with Falrchlld's Closing down. Marcelle Cha,ntal looking at Me- tro's newly acquired color process. Paul Reboux writes for niore : dallies than any other French Jour- nalist; bt Fewer trade 'shows belhg given because there are no more pictures to show. Stories of Russia told by visiting guests at a Paramount studio luncheon. Charlie Chaplin says he's going to Japaii if fighting continues at Shanghai. Cecile Sorel replaced for non-at^ tendance on tlie Comedio Francals committees. Helda; von Gerter, escorted bv J. Goldsmith of Sudfllm, canvassing Pairls shows. . Klncdld qf .'Times* bureau In Mos- cow looking, at his story In 'The New Yorker.' Marquis d'Arcangues to take on himself the artistic management of CH ATT E Berlin the Biarritz. Casino. . Manager Dauchy is out. Saint Granier developing political ambitions, and introduced to a Com- munist leader. ■ iEJrsklne Gwyhne, trying to imitate Roland Toufainis stunts at party, broke his arm. Earl Leslie ahother casualty while rehearsing hew numbers for MIstlnguett sh6#. Nlklta BallefE full of woes, aftet American' tour and off to Belgium ahd North Africa. . . Charles K. Gordon already ar- ranging for the costumes of his next season's production. . Oscar Dufrenne angry in his front box when an actor Is kissed on the mouth; by MIstlnguette. Sam Putnam reading 'Tonight We Improvise/ new PIrandiello play, be- fore a select gathering. Harold Smitn. navjng his troubles oh iexpbrt committee of American Chamber .of Commerce. Jeanne Helbllng and Jack Forres- ter holding an after dinner confer- ence on 'Fifty Fathoms Deep.' 'Just One More Chance' gettlhg popular again through being played so much in eight-month-old picture. Baron Valentin Mandelstamm lo- cally said to take'a personal Inter- est In Ambassador Claudel's career. Approaching elections cause Du- frenne to propitiate Paris voters, but do not.k^p the Trouvllle Ca- sino out of bankruptcy. . Burglar visiting; Valentine Tes- sier's dressing room walks with $10 Ih cash, $1,000 in Jewelry and a fur coat worth four grand. Walter Lang has ah idea for a truly international sceriario, where there will be no dialog at all, though it woh't be silent either, and will include lots^ of pantomime. A Spanish father thinking he rec- ognized In a Paramount: production extra a 3on he lost years ago in a shipwreck, writes studio execs, re-- questing them- to try ahd help him trace the boy. Illustrated leaflets, giving bill and cast, are sold In Paris boulevard theatres for 10c, to 12c. Identical leaflet In neighborhood houses is sold for half the mOney^ balance go-, ing to concessionaire. Honoluhi By Mabel Thomas Bob. Ripley spent a day enroute to Australia. Tourists arriving, despite, all ad- verse publicity. Miriam Leilanl, Chinese Hawaiian songbird, home again; - Earl C. Anthony, owner of KFI, Los Angeles, here for Indeflnite Mrs. Frank Borzage arid her party have taken a house at Diamond Head. Duke Kahanamoku training con- stantly for a try at the coming Olympics, Torrential rains slowing up pro- duction work for King Vldpr's 'Bird of Paradise' Co. . ' Myron Selznick and family ar- rived on the Mariposa and Joined the 'Bird of Paradise' Co. Eleanor Boardman, Mrs. Vldor, entertained for her husband's birth- day at the Royal Hawaiian last week. . . •, Howard Hawks and wife, vlsltr ing islands, looking over the fishing grounds for forthcoming story of his for Warner Bros; Visitors for a day, from Australia, P. de W. Hahce and family, Fox Movietone representative, and Mr and Mrs. C. E. Monro, managing di> rector of Hoyt's theatres in Sydney Toronfd Ruth Downing modelling. Dot Annis and Bill Price wed. Ruth Amos Jbiris Victoria stocks Greg Clarke running around with magicians. i^L^ That new harpist In the Imperial pit-band Is Helen Donriallln. Tom Daley of. Uptown lending Mae West's 'Constant Sinner,' which is banned here. • Commerce studes at IT, of T. catch up sleep by hiring stehog to take notes in class.. Hotel switch has Columbia bur- lesqucrs favoring the Royal Cecil, and RKO acts the Ford. .Cable says Barry Jones will play lead in Mussplinrs 'Napoleon,; Eng- lish version by John Drinkwater. Ross Hamilton, fenime imper- sonator with Dunib^lls Revue, Just hates being Interviewed by elrl re- porters. . Mayor's early-to-work ruling for city hall enxployes hUvtlng habe res- taurants and drug stores where loiterers lingered. Racing-column switch at 'Dally Star,' with 'Hoofbeats' Jerked and Jack Ayers- replacing Doug Eppes with 'Along Turf Row,? Niiie chain film houses, in which Fl'-Can has Interest, . move • head- quarters from "Toronto to separate towns in province to escape city tax levies. London Jack PaynO at Elstree. , Russell Johns off to Paris. Harry Foster fighting the 'flu. Carlyle BlackweU off toi Paris; Chrysahthemuhi sa^lad the. rave. Isbbel Elsom' In Atlantic, cables. Marie "Ternpesi: at the Savoy GrlH- Hilda Glyder's home sold at auc- tion.'. ■ Ruth Draper packing 'em In again. Victor Mc Laglen denying Elstree offers. Latest vogue here: plano-accbrdlon bands. Jacob Epstein pahhlng the critics again. Side pockets for the femmes this seasoh. ' ■ ■ Kit Cat, through Jeff Bernerd, crowded. . Irving Asher getting. Teddihgton conscious. , Hugh Perceval scripting again for Paramount. . Warwick; Ward with a financing proposition." Julius Hagen and Ernest Fred- man at odds. , Adolphe MenJou JBoId his unit an original story. The Malmalson now getting the fashion crowd. Adrian Brunei brings the son around places. Ursula Jeahs has dined at 4 .a. m. for t^o months. . . Cliance of ah alI-Ix>ndoh final in the English Cup. ' Peggy O'Neil around again, talk- ing of a new show. Shirley Dale, Jn. 'Helen!' never West. Ended before. Christopher Mann enlarging the plant with new offices. :Metro-G61dwyn execs looking on at the Eric. Hakim set Touring^^.revues how oiit with al- most nude chorus girls; Margot Asqulth. favoring the old Irish Stew department. - Unlversal's first British picthre hardly kept up the rep. Twelve Yard men in evening dress raided the 43 Club again. Girl who slimmed are now oh egg diet to get the new curve. Giro's Club first In the field .With a singing Mannequin show. Earl Carroll nibbling at Will Fyffe for his new revue In August. They, wanted Jimmy Carew to make a voice test for. talkers. John Paddy Carstairs to Brighton with John Farrow, on script. Lady Beecham giving parties In- troducing American crooners. Jimmy Bryson Introduced Claude Soman to the PrinCie. of Wales. Madeleine Carroll gave christen- ing party for her hew portrait. Dorothy Bartlam, Just in from Rome, off to Egypt, on a talker. 'Here I am, and. here I stay/ says Dora Maughan,"'despite Wlnchell.' Mrs. Marrlck making another per- sonal appearjancer—at Bow street. Bob Adams, formerly Two Bobis, now running Bridge Club in Maiden- head. Columbia now sharing offices with United . Artists; Joe Freedman in charge. There's a British mannequin named Lila who stands six feet and looks good. The Monte Carlo electric ad in Leicester Square coming down as anti-British. , Christopher Mann grabbing plenty o! space for the Windmill theatre 'Revudeville/. Mrs. James White looking for backing to run a paper exposing shady finance. Leicester Square theatre's, future still the biggest rumor source in the fiicker pit; Another new play for the Prince of Wales theatre, making the ump teenth in a year, Jewellers dolhg roaring trade changing back , gold into notes at a profit for the seller. Muriel Barron, scheduled for 'Cat and the Fiddle/ is hCenry Sherek's latest rave, and. Charles Cochran agrees. Domlnibh-theatre for the next two months will play mainly United Art- ists and Columbia product. Weekly change. ; The Hyams Brothers, having made a fortune out of the giant ■rtocodero, in S. London^ opeh the Troc-ette, nearby; . Well known booker here melting down all gold. clgaret cases given him by acts and realizihg more than original commission. James Thomas Suter, aged seven days, youngest Irish Sweepstalce ticket holder.. Says will not invest winnings in show business; too much of a gamble. what the U. professors call im- moral/ . Jimmy Cbghill uses $2.50 face powder on his make-Up. . Christy Dunbar, scenic artist, has written a'play, 'The Crime Ray/ Calgary '.Eye-Opener' and 'Hooey,' humor mags, seized and newsdealers In court. Betty McCracken and Rosa G.ehr thon with Mitchell one-acters at Winnipeg. ' Gladys Hansen and Jlmniy Cog- hill Job a week at College theatre Winnipeg stage actors finally get a break over €KY. Mabel Miller and Lillian Dale please listeners. H. E. Spencer, 'Free Press/ gives Gordon Mitchell's one-act players at jRKO Winnipeg a press boost on opening bill, . 'Clothes and the Woman/ 'Rolling Stone' rolling along to prbdiictlon—backed by Native Sons ticket sale. Aim of Native Sons is to push Canadian arts a,nd glye na- tive Avrlters a chanc. . The Hague By M. W. EttyLeal 'Ghost Train' staged for 250th time here, still big. Ilona Durigo hero and Grock ex- pected shortly for one: performance only. Hofstad Tohneel reviving Oscar Wilde's ''A Woman of No Impor- tance/ • About 1,000 Dutch engineers with university degree without, Job. at present. Remarque, of. 'All. Quiet', fame, alter remarrying his divorced wife settle.'j'dpwii in Holland. A. furshop in Rotterdam had a wedding.party of live lllllput couple in its shop window one day to at- tract attention; This year no 'Miss Holland' elect- ed to. compete in Europe beauty contest in Pari^; agltatibn In papers against these stunts responsible. Killjoys spoiling Hague fair to bo held In sjprihg in grounds of local zoo; so.many restrictions this year that pbisslbly the fair will be can- celled. . Since petrOl went up taxies have gone down In cbmpetltlon with tramways which raised prices 25% ;. short trip party bf four now cheaper, here- by taxi than tram! Van Dpngen, French society painter, who excels in slimming plump women down to 'point of ad- miration' on his canvas, now exhib- iting, at Kleykamp . Art Galleries here; though a naturalized French subject now, he was born Dutch. Notwithstanding depression Ams- terdam. Stadion full up for football match Holland-Belgium. Capacity 40,000; top seats at $3; standing room at $1. As local braiss bands of police and postmen objected to play- ing of national anthem when Pppos- ing teams enter stadion, as mem- bers nearly ail very red, a band from loyal South had to be hired. Mexico City By D' L. Grahame By Matt Corbett Harold Needham deserts stage for taxi. 'IBlrth of Nation", big draw at Prov- ince. Stratford-on-Avon Shake Playcrssf here for week, Wallten , Nancy Pyper's production 'Joy of Living' Is being advertised 'See Roberto Alexander, female Imper- sonator, ahd Jailed "on charges of burglary, walked out'of the local jail house for second time and is still at large. Manuel Salazar, Costa ,Rlcan tenor, filling an engagement with co-opvgrahd opera at National The- atre here, lost all his costumes when thieves raided his dressing rooms. Local revue hpuse managers are cashing in on the Jap-Chlnk scrap: Far Eastern squabble has Inspired plots for feature.acts at these the- atres. Leopold Stokowskl, conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony Orches- tra, was a visitor here for a few hours the other day, Pressed west- ward in his quest of folk music, dances, etc. Chihuahua state government has been congratulated by S. Lowman, sub-secretary of the U. S. Treas- ury, upon closing, a blue cabaret known as 'The Hole In the Wall/ In Ciudad Juarez. Civic fathers have Jolted bull fight fans' privilege which has endured for centuries by prohibiting cus- tomers, under pain of arrest and fines, to hiirl cushions, pop bottles, or pranges (ultimate Insult) • at fighters whp do not please. Russian musical comedy unit, calling Itself the 'Moscow Art The- atre/ has opened for six days at Teij-ti-o Iris here. Claims to have played New York.' Company of 45 men wnd femmes. Two shows night- ly .It 40 cents top each. Good biz. Aotors, artists and intellectuals want legislature to again authorize the . Grand National Prize fpr achievement in the arts. Julian. Car- rillp, Mexican musician^ \vas award- ed this premium, wprth $2,000, for his 'Thirteenth Chord Thooi-y/ but he-is still waiting for his money as the Ministry of Finance has "no funds to make payment. Dolly Haas Ih Mentone. Karl Joken seeks divorce. Al. Szekler off to Geneva. Adolf Meiijou expected here. Oscar Straus back from Holly- wood. . ■ . . Terra Film Co. to produce six nlc« tures. . ■■ , .• • . Dr. Pines back from Hon huntln* In Africa. f. Pallenberg. to guestplay at the Viennese Burgtheater. Ferry Szlkla, much liked pperetta stjijr, died 66 years bid, Richard StrauSs tp direct his Pwn .work at Munich opera. . Lilian Harvey recuperating at her house In Juan-Lea-Pins. Laudy Lawrence and Mr.ahd Mrs. Arthur Fiedelbaum here. Burglars in Conrad Veldt's villa during his stay In Vienna. Ufa's president, Ludwig. Klitzsch, for recuperation at Bad Elsteri Heinz Llpmann, dramatUrg of State theatres, died 35 . years . old. E. a; Dupont, Willy Forat, and iPauJ Horblger for shooting at Casa- blanca. ■ • Gloria Swanson and Michael Farmer endeavoring to escape at- tention. Lll Dagpver off tp Rome for the premlfere pif her picture, 'Empress Pf Austria.' Gerhart Hauptmann negotiating fpr filhning of his last drama, 'Be- fore Sunset/ ' •• Jan Klepura signed by Max Relh- hardt for 'Hoffma,n's: Tales' at Gros- ses SchaUsplelhaus. Julius Lieban, baritone, to sing at Wagner's .'Rhelngold'; for his ,75th birthday as honor guest, Richard TaTiber begins his Lon- don gueiat playing .'Im Land des Lachels,' beginning of. May. 'Kitty/ Parisian Montmartre singer,, performs here at nlte club 'Bal Musette' at Marburger Strasse. Reimann School (for applied art) opened a film studio Under manage- ment of Director Konstahtln I. Da- vid.'- ■ - . Dr. Freudenthal, Legatlonsrat of German foreign omce, off for studies bf American, film conditions in U. S. A. ■ Fritz Lang made peace with" Eli- gltte Helm. Brigitte to -play ;tho lead In his next picture, 'Dr. Ma-, buse's Last Will/ ' Instead of Gitta Alpar, Ann Ahlers is going to London to play at His Majesty's the title part of 'Madame Dubarry.' Eric Charell's second Ufa picture ' to be 'Casanova,' which he intends tp make in tlie samb way as'The CPngress Dances,' in reVue style, Rotter Brothers mbve into The- ater ih der Stresemahn Strasse and Avill perform an English play, with Leopoldlne IConstantin in the lead. Will ,Toschinski, of Amsterdam Toschinski theatre company, nego- tiated with engineer James Miller for a series bf inventions in -sound patents. Long Island By Joe Wagner Lionel Green stops trains. J: P. Harris loves boating.. Al Norman Is making shorts. Wrestling drawing in Hempstead. Bernie Cowham can make anyone sing. Island gplf cpurses becpmlng win- ter, centers. The Alden in Jamaica will try vaude every-day. . Fred Weller plays the piano at his Victory in Bayside. > Jamaica 'Press' publishes .first Sunday paper in Queens. Poland Bank's 'Street of Women* must be in Forest Hills. Boyden Sparkes must, have liked Dale Carnegie's 'Lincoln/ -»" vslde is happy again now that James J, Corbett is back. ; Edward Sachs is. managing the renovated Taft in Flushing. Albert S. Howson Is busy with the Gardens Players' 'Varieties/ Loew's Plaza, in Corona packs them In for the Italian talkies, Egon Dougherty has ohe of the largest choruses on the Island, Burns Mantle will like- Tbyra Samter Winslow's latest b.ook. Charles Raymond, new manager at Loew's Valencia, used-to act, . Port Washington turned out to see Harriot Hutchins in Flushing. Historic home of Daniel Carter Beard in Flushing now a tea room, : Loew's Trl-Borb in Astoria has Just passed its first birthday quietly.. Very few people in Hollis knew that Mrs, Fiske was living in the town. Fresh Meadow Country club in Flushing getting ready for national open. Jerry Brockcnrldge has left Queens and is now with the Pittsburgh 'Press.' • Haynes Trebor hpt only knows Ma theatre but can-get an extra out in 20 minutes,' Ralph Rcnaiid, editor of New. York 'post,' has-wrlttci") a skit for the Garclons 'Varieties.'. • Bay ■ Sliore Rotary club wants. Long Island to re.<=itore the famed theatre train from Manhattan. Forest Hills, home town of An- drew J, McCanvpbeli; prohibirioiv administrator p£ Now .YorU, i,«. l^t" : ing dried up,