Variety (March 1932)

Tuesday* March 1, 1932 TIMES SQWARE VARIETY 45 Broadway Mannle SeflE writing a new 6rte. ^1 Trebltsch readying a play. Bargy l3 puts about parchesi. wSt Collins operatea on last week. HSasard Short on vacation to v^BHly' Grady and Peter Arno shai-- tng offices. , . ' 1. , *^flgley Jumping imps back on '^^^^ent is a setup for a elr- f'g^^^VV^rd likes a mister in front rf his monicker. . Carmen Ijombardo, brother of fluy. iU at home* : Bin. O'Reilly has : a. . heliotrope rtont in his pfflcie. . George iSkouras and the baby both down with colds. Mrs. Steve Bairutio, wife of the iUaltb manager, ill. ' Freddid Rich flew to Florida for ft three days vacation. . Sam Tlshman says business is good, but it'll get better. Beg Connelly says our weather is. lUce England's in . Spring. Some gray hair beginning to ap- pew- on Abe Brin's thatch. Patsy Ruth Miller's minor op de- ferring her personal apjps; Jack Partington ti'led one of those Bermuda trips and liked it. Frank Mason, vice-president of NBC, giving grip a struggle. Kretchiha holding a main stem celebrity night Thursday (3). Jules ..Ziegler bought a couple of (hose Weatport pumnier homes. Ruth Morris; Irish terrier Is named Q'Brien,' Malevlnsky. & Driscoll. . Gabe YorkiB calls Hal Horne the jghlpwreck Kelly of old-time song Mlngers. . . There has been n't ; sale of the picture rights on 'Child of Manhat- tan* despite the rUniors. Ernst Klapholtz to Florida to join . Nlta Mattan and Murray Smith,.who are doing an act in Miami. Jackie MacWilliams, : sec to .Duke Ellington, underwent minor, opera- tion to correct a bail shoulder. Walt till the Coast Mayfalr gets a load of that ringlet of ice Jeanette MacDonald picked up in Niew York. One of the authors of a new show arranged for 3,000 bottles of beer to be sent to the tryout point by plane. Jim (Dinty) Moore says it's so quiet In Palm Peach you can hear the coco.anuts drop on the next block. George Cohan, and Bert Lytell have become walking partners. It's pit. though, while George M. re- hearses. They call Helene McGuinness, one of the BKO secretaries, an execu- tive assistant, giving the girls titles as well. A radio exec nearly quit the other day to join another prpducer-dis- trlbut.br, changing liis mind iat the last minute. Freddy Martin giving a party for Art Jarrett at the Bossert hotel, Brooklyn, Tuesday (8). Radio scrib- blers invited. Max. Hart still gloating over his departure from Hollywood.. Would the C. of C. boln If they heard Hart's opinion of L. A. Billy Selwyn, Arch's big sort, man- ager of Pierrette, new Saturday night dance affair at Hotel Pierre, opposition to the Mayfalr. . Russ Brown, who married Connie Rogers of 'Scandals,' salt in front row day of wedding and was show- ered with rice, by playei-s. George and Mrs. Olsen (Ethel Shutta) take a busman's holiday on Sundays.. Motor down tc Atlantic City, and broadcast over WPG. Joe Pincu.s spent four days last week selecting a topper to make that Saturday night entrance at the Picfreltei^'"-. Joe has worn a high hat before, but only in his room. ■ A Cantor button now. and an uri- Boliclted publicity plug for Eddie Cantolr. A large rimmed button With two. black dots inside Is being turned oiit for women's clpthes. ^Upon arrival of the new Berlin baby Max Gordon dispatched' the following wire to the parents; 'A baby with every Berlin,hit.' Berllii'.s show, 'Face the Music' and which they are calling 'Face What Music,' J."st recently opened. ■ ; bombing. One went: Wednesday night. (24) with a woman Injured. . United Amusement MTorporatloh cphtroUng 20. nabe houses in this city reach agreeihent with mana^rers that there will be no salary slash if managiers cut down overhead by $40 a week at each house. . Mbntreal; dropping plenty. biz to Toronto by new factories route, now bawling for industrial commission. Napier Moore going great guns oh lecture, tour , here, ..former, press colleagues giving him plenty piib- licity. . ■ ■ Jack Denny leaves Montreal after Ave years. Now witli Columbia Broadcasting System for 26 weeks; also completing contract with.Na- tional B. C. Miami Beach By Bieachcomber Montreal Stain Eld back • from England in March. Harry Hertz looking for more con- ventions.: ■ Fra;nk Calder slupping some heavy nhes around. .. Bob Liipsett gets back in harness after lengthy layoff. Clarry Foran feted by the boys at benights of Columbus. ■ Paul Robeson conceit .Sunday (27) sen out at His Majesty's. B. M. (jarfleld opens hew dance hall in conjunction with Itialto. Canada's biggest ^vinter sport at traction, Quebec bog Derby, fizzle. Main Rtehis using War films this Week picked up from Empress of Britain/ , Tom Cleary offering free ; soata at I'ihrcess. to those born Feb- ruary 29. ' Rum runners hold open conven- 'tion Halifax with .Canadian police Keephig ot.dcr. Rene de Cotret leaves Tjc Canada lor. secretaryship Mthtreal Tram way.s Commission. Latest excitement is nlgiig club John McCormack concerts In Miami Feb. 29. ' H. B. Warner, wife and family are at the Hollywood Beach hotel. Mrs. Arthur Hansl is here. She's Jean Archibald, the playwright. liOii Irwin, theatrical booking agent, is beaching it at the Roney Plaza. John Golden Is at the Flamingo with the Mrs. heading In the same direction. Flamingo hotel in Miami Beach, insists Marlene Dietrich paid it a brief incognito visit. last week.. Joe WIdener's Hlaleah Park rac6 trade closed SS-turday with very lit- tle, red ink needed—a great shoWr ing. Pancoast and Lincoln hotels final- ly hung out the S R O signs Feb; 20. They won't be used many other^ places. -i Tommy Melghan is here oh ms annual gallop . from his home over on the west, coast of Florida. He golfs now. . . Leon Errol aind Charles Winnlhger have reservations at the King Cole) as, have Ben Lyon a,nd his wife, Bebe Daniels. Couple of; New York shops have closed in Palm Beach, Where even the die hards admit the season ain't what it used to be. Irene Bbrdonl came over from the Embassy cliib. to announce this, that and .those at the Lincoln road fash- ion show at the Flamingo. Nickey Blair, who put up the pay roll money for Helen Moi-galn, Gaza- novia and other Helen Morgan clubs, is at the Roriey Plaza. Rube G.oldberg, who stayed at the Flamingo Islst week, posed there fpr news reel men in a golf comic which looked like one of Rube's own trick contraptions come to life. First big jewel robbery hits Miami Beach. Good for $i20,000. All was quiet down here until middle of February when there are rumors a light fingered gang moved in. Conny Vartderbllt is with us again, living at the pent house in the Roney Plaza, which was built especially for him. Cphny used to run a newspaper down here, but it died. Norma Terrls opened at Club Lido this week, replacing Helen Morgan. Helen left Friday and Norma's first imitation Saturday was of Helen, who moved over to the Beach and Tennis club irt Miami Beach. Club Lido turned over Sunday night to beach party with bathing .suits and pajamas the thing to wear, tailing the lead of the Colony club, Palm Beach, whlcli has put. over pajama Sunday nights in a largo way. Community theatre in Miami. Beach, where the'swanky go. Is now g'ving three shows a' night to cut down the time the millionaires haye to stand in linci They used to make tlieir chauffeurs do it, but they don't liave any chaufs any more. lien Bernie was zipping along In that ..snappy car . of his when all al once a. tire let go with tliJit annoy- iiig hissing sound. Ben, lighting one of those cigarets. one xarries for those moments, said, 'I didn't even know Wlnchcll was In town.' . Ethel Merriian, who made her. .start at the Roman Pools two years ago and was let out as a.flop, ,comes: back t,o the Roney Plaza hotel right across the stree^ from the Roman Pools March 10. She opens at the • Hollywood Country club that daj^ . SI Krohfeld, ^^•ho makes clothes for lots of the big shots in New York and Hollywoof", is anbtlier Roney Plazaite. His stuff is sold under the trade name of 'Cy's.' Tells about sliippihg-sonie heavy silk black rid- ing habit skirts to Greta Garbo.and gives the lie to the myth about Greta going for old ^clothes. Said she likes the stylish stuff. \ Thirty high schcJoI kids,wore ar- rested in a gaiiiblihg joint near their school; but all but .seven b^oke away from the raiders. • School ofllcials have: fought: petty gambling over radio arid by writing notes home to parents, .but the. dice games continue with iunch money and textbooks as collateral. When the - ofncors took the boys to the principal's Office, their friends stole ignition wires from the raiders' auto. . ,. Arthur. Lyons flu victim. Robert McGowan .seriously in at his home. Bunny VenUs, carhle dancer, car- ries, a^ cane.• Charles Skouras talks. and looks like Leo Carrillo. Ralph and Vera Lewis .back from a week in Carmel. Liicky Wilbur. hanging drapes over Harms' shelves. V Wallace Smith's .'Little Tlg^ress' goes into a second prihtingi Apartriient houses afflicted with unemployed selling oranges. Wm Hays spent three dd;ys In bed this week with a heavy ' Id. Ben (3ouId arid Russell Rogers, both bt film row. In hospitals.- Sylvia Sidney tops all Pairariiourit players in ambunt of fan ma:il.. Conrad Music office moved from Cosmo street to the boulevard. Dick Hunt, Harrison Carroll's leg man, is off th® 'Herald-Express.' Gogo DeLeys replaced Loyce Whitem'an at the Cocpanut Grove. It's now 11:16 o'clock penhanently in Equity's outer office, 2:44 inside. Edwin S. Worthlnig, owner of the Yiima 'Morning Sun/ conva-lescirig here. :.• : , ■ ,; Donella Donaldson retitled Julie Haydon by Radio, where phe got a contract. Talk of Olga Baclanova going to New York to do a play for Arthur Hopkins. •: • • William Slavens McNutt tailking about a South Seas cruise in his new .yachjt. : . Edgar Allen Woolf threw a party Wednesday night for Mr.'and Mrs. Dave Loew. ■ Harry Tobias and Charles Daniels, word and music Inventors, back fr6m New York. • • Alan Dale, ex-associate maltre d'hotel of Henry's, Is now secretary to Howard Jones.' Roubcn Mamoullan arid his par- entis" feted by representatives of the local Armenian colony. Marilyn Miller sued for fl03,000f by, a man whose car was struck by one driven by her chauffeur. Right after Charlie . Williams started writing at Roach he got an acting offer from Metro. • Dorothy Arnalz with Lyons & Lyons as assistant to I^ela Rogers of the literary: department. Auto laundries getting competi- tion from the oiit-of-works Who of- fer clean-ups for half a buck. New RKG refinancing scheme is a tworblt charge for a solo cup of cblfee in the Radib resta rant. . Bert Starke/ . former business agent bf the projectionists*^ Ibcal, now chief operator at the RKO. A\ Herman breaking in a new vaude act with four girls—Campbell Sisters, Myrtls Crlnley arid Phyllis Soule. Walter Byron, Englishman, spent two days in Tia Juana over immi- gration difliculties. He's now back, and with the quota. Sidney Buchman; Paramount writer, has four weeks' olT, .starting this week, and will give Ne^v York his spending money. Someone sent Naylor Rogers of KNX a cata:iog of kilts and other Scotch clothing after he was guest of honor at a ba,gplper's benefit. Paul Green, professor at U. of Pouth Carolina, gets in Monday to work on 'Cabin In the Cotton,' next at AVarners for Richard Barthel- moss. (iingef Rogers missed out on a part in Edward Everett Ilorton's Sin-ingtime for Henry,' due to her current part in the George ArlLss picture In Warners. House-to-house photbg tried to ca.sh in on the Radio Pictures-'Her- ald-Expresis' Bettor Babies Contest as •ofllcial photographer,' but the •studio .stopped him. Kathleen. Clifford summoned by (he labor bureau on a $92 claim by her housekeeper.; Latter says all she was paid in seven weeks was SlO, a diickcn and a pali: of stock- ings. ■"■ , ■ ■ Clipping Bureau sent Ken Porter a cuUing of his recent marriage with an inviiatlbn to subscribe to the •^ei'vice. Porter answered that he didn't think he'd, be married enough times to warrant a scrapbook col- lection. Dickie Moore, Warner kid player; and Donald Brown, son of Joe 10, Brown, are in the Cedars of Le- banon ho.spItal recovering from errif-rgeney operations. Young Brown liud his appendix removed while Dickie Moore lost his tonsils. ,'^ince Jimmy Durante's advertiser ment in' 'Variety's' anniversary number, reports link Jimmy'fv name with that of Greta G.arbo. Durante Ignores the rumor and has Pitm- mc'hced to wear turri down socks to f.staldish his morality .standing. Vi' tor .Schertzlnger suing a group ijf coa.St banks for $200,000 damages; charging ho was Induced to f^x- rhange bank Stock worth $160,000 for Transamerlca stock reproaenied a.s worth: $.=54 a share but actually worth only $10, according to plain- liff. ■■ . ■ ^lal Roach proved hero of the T p- llfittls-Anriy polo game. Going in after the first half when the score was: 8—0 in :fayor of the Army, he was a pick-me-up to the Uplifters, Final score was 11—4 for the Army. The picture crowd cheered the pro ducer. By Les Reea , Bbvirig shbws hot doing well; Gil Thoele, theau-ical ^ printer, proud father. Lent havlrig no perceptible ef- fect on show biz. Gordon Greens of' Minnesota on road .to recovery, - • ■ Depression has hit local, turf faris and 60c bets are In order. - Norman Hackett, here for vlslt^ says ■ public wants coniedies. High toned trade attracted to 25c Astor to see 'The Guardsman.' Harold Kaplan greatest of the- atrical fraternity's 'absentees' fight fans. V'.-" y ■■ .■•''"'■■ 'Unexpected Father,' ordinary film, a surprise draw all over ter- ritory, ■ '■ ■. . Kenneth MacGowah here March .8 for lecture on : 'The Theatre of Today.' ,.,•■•'■ Max Montor. of ' 'Street Scene' play and ■ picture . here to read 'Faust.' .■.' ■•■; Lou Breese, Minnesota orchestra conductor, taking up painting as a vocation. :; University of Minnesota basket- ball gariies pulling better than year ago at $1.50. Gene Hundredmark of Publix ai-t. department did sweet lobby job for 'Shanghai Express.' Joe Floyd of Minnesota boasts fourth' riew car in seyen months.' Has trade-In system: Chai'lle Zlnn, manager of Publlx Uptown,' on business men's 'hockey team in benefit game'. ,r Shrlners'' Indoor Circus,, managed, by 'Buzz' Bainbrldge, netted big- ger profit than last year. . : • Ray Langfort, assistant manager, Empress, , struck by. hit-and-run driver and slightly injured. •passionate Plumber,' a big card at Lyric here,' pulled , one day ahead of time at St Paul Paramount. ' .Mirineapolis Symphoriy back from months' tour and resuming . pop Sunday and Friday night concerts. Irving Gilman, Independent ex- hibitor, augments Income by sell- ing pictures durlrig spare moments. Better Drama' League induces 'Buzz' i3ainbridge ' to revive 'Mrs. Wlggs of Cabbage Patch,' Easter week. ■ ' Three orchestras, iricluding Bert Lown's Biltmiore band, used for University Of Minnesota'^ Junior ball at Hotel Lowry. Claiming $968 unpaid rent. Hotel Radlsson suing to evict Beiiny Haskell, ex-prize tighter and town's most - prominent logger. State theatre, cut-rating through coupons only for purpose of testing pulling power of 'Shoppers' News,!. In Which coupons appear, ■ . • William Gillette in 'Sherlock Holmes' booked into Metrooollian March 7 to 9 ahead of 'Green;Past- ures' and 'Mourning Becomes Elcc- tra,' Woman hit in face by baseball while 'walking a'ong street suing Minneapolis baseball club.for $10,- 000 damages.' Maybe an expensive homer. ' ' Great lobby display at Minnesota on Hinda Wausau, burlesque Strip dancer.' Screen trailer rriakes cus- tomers think she's a second Lady Godiva without tlic horse. Firikelstcin Theatres, headed by Harold Finkelstcln, son of Jate M. L., and operating.indoporidcnt chain :pf Iowa houses, >has moved heady quarter.s from >^t. Paul to Minne- apolis. . , LouisviOe By M. W. Hall Jack Dempsey, following Frainkle Wine bout, was cbmrnissiohed Ken- tucky colonel; ; Two bills demanding 10% tax on ^heatre admissions and state cen- .sorsllip probably lost. ' - ' v ■ Jerry Digglns has opened Louis- ville Institute of Music as one of hopeful (^onserVlitory ^iuccp.sabrs. Walter Crosbie, mgr. Brown, re- ported InterestPd in bucking . F. & M., now at Uialto, with KKO vaudci- ville. ,T. ir. Boswell, fbrriierly mgi'. Ri- alto, recently . accepted house riian- agersh ip of Rock f ord. 111. KKO theatre. The Loui.wville Civic Theatre, a group for training local talent, waK orgariized by firanviilc <^ Fi.shcr. formerly of the Miami flvlc The- atre. Harry Martin Attractions work- ing on'cliib.'*, Avomcn's organizations and other group.s for $3,000 sub- sidy in way .of subscriptions for 30 weck.s of stock. Ham Kri('(im;in, m^cr. Kentucky hotel, told Mm: of 'Tiriies' he would have made uj) a large part of. his losses if he could have made sight fic(TH ii.'iy. to loung^! in lobby for clianct! giinipsc of Jack Do^nusev. It'^ a girl at the Tom Fl^dales. Ruth .lietz throwing 'spaghetti bouts, :^pe Lewis still talking ixbput Cali- fornia',- Charlie Crafts wandered back Intp the lopp. . Jphnny Jpne^^eterrialncd to be a theatre pperatpr., Sport Hermann blew east to look over the legit field. Dick Hoffman still recalls his days with Martin Beck. ■ Moe Silver spent several Warner days In this district. Bill Pine couldn't rehiember the author of 'Gunga Din.' ; Lou LIpstone back from New York with tales of wpe. Bill Pine- tebk a fever count sud- denly, but bobbed up again. Ashton Stevens still complaining about the drafts at first nights; Niles Tranunel swung out to Den- / ver and back by way of Omaha. . Sam Bramsbn dPing a single, while Ella Gordon is in New York. OttP Kruger getting Invites to everything but the iftptary club so far. • Goodriian Ace rushed to Kansas City tp tell them he wais gplng net- worlc' '■■ ' .' • -Bob Hlckey tfa.lrilng his type- . wrltter for the start of the Sells shpw here. Harry Herts setting himself fpr a Ibng stay around town with 'Coun- selor-at-Law.' , Will Rogers visited Al Capone while passing through'town, causing: raised eyebrcws. . - Theatres are finding that Mayer AritPn Cermak Is an cxceptlenaUy diligent legit-goer. Garrlck restaurant, originally the Union, now being taken over by the Golds of the West side. . Martiri' Polka back, frbm .'(3ermany and on the job trying to bplstor the Polka Bros, theatre. Joe Sherman, for the first time In years, walked out on the lopp to set up business in .Cleveland. Harry Munns finally able to get back into his own home now that the kids are out of quarantine; Jesse Block (Block and Sully)^ philosophizes pn hpw tP feel abput having your gags and act lifted, Geprge Arllss and Walter Hustpn alsp volunteer to go on the ether fbr the Equity benefit broadcast. Jane Carpenter lias deserted the WBBM piano, and Ted Pearson again away frem the NBC mike. Sylvia Slavik spending all .her nickels inviting everybody in town for the Coon-Sanders loop reopen- ing. Blum's photpg studio plastered with riiore stage Celebs, tlian are - around todays but Nat Krone still remembers. L. J..vFitzgerald not due back at the NBC Artists Service for an- .. other three weeks.. He's still tour-, ing with Paderewskl. Monroe Wayne still running up and down the stockyards district trying to scoiit up enough Mexicans to form a. guitar band. ~ . Local William. Morris office shifts quarters, moving from the top floor of ;the Butler building to the 12th. ■ Does not change the present staff. 'Sport' Hermann guest of honor cf an inaugurial':ball by the Medlnah Athletic dub. Hermann was recent- ly elected potentate of the frater- nity. . Mayor Cermak forgot he had an engagement to speak, over WENR when he left the day before for Hot Springs. Another city official was recruited. Ottawa Lillian Franklin gets swell picture In tlie papers. D<»n Stapleton wins: another at St. Hubert (iun Club trapshooting; Harry Sedgwick is. re-elected president of the Ontkiio Badniinlon as.soclation; Daylight saving Is scheduled to .start niovihg :day. May 1, despiis annual squawks. . . • Paddy Nolan, helps tp Interview Hon. E. A. Diinlop again regarding the adrrii.ssion tax. .W'innlfi'Pd'. Hambrlck; featured, harpist : with Sou^u's Ba:nd,' pla:ys f.or honfio town folk.s. Oscar (J'Khea, formerly of tiie Ot- tawa Embas.sy, is now esiablislied in Ncl.son llicatro, Halifax.. W^. ll. Irelaitid, Conservative whip, announces Imperial conference, here', in '.luly will discu.ss British films. Eighty pilots and 400 aircrafts- men of lioyal Caniadlan Air Force offer .><ervjces to China when noti- fied of release in government econ- omy wave, Joe Franklin, of Capitol, prevails upon Canadian National Railways, to run week-end excursions from Mont real tp Ottawa.. Fare |2 fpr round trip of 260 . miles. Jim jlJicvitt retires at last as su- ncrlntendertt of Ottawa fair grounds and goes on pension. James Diirir nigan, mayor's chauffeur, gets jpb over .scores of applloan.t.s. ' ■Reception, to (Jo.vcrnor-Oenoral and ('o(inlo.«H ii.c.ssliorough costs. $i6,000, -(Jovernmerit, reports, while $490' is, paid for- state funeral for Sir George Foster, veteran states- man.