Variety (June 1932)

44 VARIETY TIMES S a a A RE Tuesday^ June 7, 1932. Paris Llla Lee around., fred Astaire over, Jake Shubert to Vichy. Desha golne on a tour, Fannie Brlce expected. John Adolfl at the" races; Kindness Week In Paris. Where'Is George Dillon? . ' Ervln Marks at Fouquets. Rachel Hartwell to London. Dagmar Godowsky to Berlin. Betty Compton back in town. Forrest WHsson went home. Noxone hears of Arthur Moss. Jean Llnauer cooking steakis. Malcolm MacGregor Is missed. Beulah Livingstone hostessing. Jake Shubert back from Vichy. John Stein a possltfle film face. Florence Glllium taking names. Jack Bi-eckfenbrldge to London. Georgie Jeasel back to the States. George Davis off to the Riviera.. Maxim's under new management. Ed Haeflel meeting theatre people. Rubye de Remer playing hearts. Norma Talmadg^ bttck for tt day. Elsie Ferguson going: to London. Clay Bassett attending all parties. Monroe Wheeler back from Amer- ica. -. George Arliss can't -walk. It's so hot. . ■ . .Florence Walton doing another Aim. Darryl Zanuck hesitating about polo.' Kurt Springer visiting flea mar- Pauline Garon having a . swell 3Ume. _ Cole Porter giving some gay af . George Oppen talking a lot of pic- tures. > Voya George going on tour with, l^orel. Bin Carney/s smile known In night clubs. Lack of cash sending Argentines home. Jullen- Green plans to visit Ger- many. George Oppen at the Club Fau- hourk. . Harry and Eddie Pllcer at FoU- iaUiSt'iB, ■ Pearl White meeting friends from SSgypt. Al: Green complaining of the lEialety. Lora Hays playing at Path^ ^atan. . Winnie Sheehan not being Inter- Srlewed, Susan Spencer a good looking |»lanl3t.: ' Rufus King coming over with bis pother.. Mary Ellen .Pollock back from JllVlera. Pearl White at th6 Montmartre on It pafty, Eric de Regnler to Gerteany- and {Austria. , ■ Mildred Morris at the Tour id'Argent. Jacques Copeau planning to open ^ theatre. "' Count de Janze giving ritzy fllm fBhowings. Adele Xstalre honeymooning on (Continent. Lawrence. Drakd bringing out his iri6W book. The Grand Ecart to reopen as a ^speakeasy. Jack Buchanan sunning himself iat Antlbes. Lloyd Oorrlgan last heard from In London. Giving double bills In Montpaf- nasse.now. Pearl Shepheard Is going to tloUywood. Kikl. Hewlett listed for: work at Paramount. Bin Brady a finicky smoker of jClgars here. Corlnne Grlfflth in the country for a few days. George Davis around Montpar^ passe again. Walter Lang giving a party at the Sliver Ring. Nadja Introducing young Amerl- Hard to get In at Paramount trade shows. Sweaters not welcomed at the ^ontmartre. Lou Houser no longer sets time iat Ritz Bar. Donald Davis and his wife en Joying Paris. Ersklne Gwynne still the man jaround town. Blanche Hays opening her home ■ itt Dampierr6. Gordon Pollock writing letters to ;the Mail bags. Walter Lang becoming a Mont- iparnasse hero. Jack Hobby Is back after two years' absence. Charlie Gordon off to London to pee some stories. Louis Jouvet, legit actor-producer, . ito go to pictures. Voya Georges In a huddle with IHenry Bernstein. . Salnt-Granier to take, three Months' vacation. Preston Stufgls at some of the ipxcluslve parties. Luis Arnold going back'to work jbn father's ranch, Dolores came out for Tex iDuinan'a farewell. Colette dIArvllIe back at new Jiomc for summer. Marcelle Chantal to her country ]pilac^ for a month. Yvonne Hautain, who left the ilBomedie Francalse two years ago AT T E to enter a convent, has now defi- nitely taken the veil. Clarence Bi'own giving out Inter- views about Garbo. Musicians out to country to hear Wanda Landowska. Corlnne Grlfflth visiting the Louis Bromflelda at Senlls. Gaby Morlay for new Achard play with Pierre Fresiiay. , Edmund See re-elected president of the French cricks. . • , Ambassadeurs opening one of the smartest of the year. That fln^l cocktail party for Tex Gulnan at the Boeuf.' Tallulah Bankhead's sister still around the Continent. j Mrs. Gilbert Miller taking a. hasty look at her Paris flat; JImmTe Shields found on. the Riviera In the sunshine. They tell a few stories about Bill Riordan on the Riviera.. ; George Jessel learning some of the gaming, table trlcka. Marlon Harris may be booked over: here for two weeks. Price, cutting war starting In Im- ported phonograph disks. -Sacha Gultry reviving 'Deislre* as a flUer at the Madeleine. Llno .Manzonl explaining the fllm. situation to left bknkers. . .. Ruth Putnam Mason out of hos- pital and visiting friends. Robert Kane in turmoil trying to finish all films In 11 days. Mary Heatori preparing for an auction of her belongings.. Paul Alnsworth among the niost sought after dinner guests. Clay Bassett sending everyone Into panics with his stories. Hermann Shumlln looking for ideas here and in Germany.. Claire Luce deciding to stay on the Riviera for another month. Glenway Westcott staying close to the Place St. Germain des Pres. Gilbert Miller In town for six hours, then on to Vienna and Budar pest. Rosle Dolly Netcher nearly losing her dog, whilst greeted by Jennie on arrival. Joe Bamberger lunching at the Rltz with the Mrs.i then back to London, Glenway Westcott not pleased over reception of his latest book In America. Count de B.eaumont keeping prices up at the famous 44, rue de Bac apartments. Naflja giving a few dinner partled iand going to see Colette Andris In her new act. Solange Bussl to meg plenty this summer and Natah to book some of her product . . All the Boeuf sur le Tolt crowd out In .AuteuIl at opening of new camera studio. Clotllde and Alexander SakbarofC In a successful dance recital at the Champs Elysees. Sandy Greehberger racing be- tween here and London, then off to Madrid to visit Bex Smith. Blanche Montei and Director Dia- mond Berger. narrowly escaped roasting In an auto smash. Seymour Burns telling journalists that Americans are crazy for French films and looking at music catalogs. Robert Stern batting cinema crit- ically for Lee Dickson, -who went to Bordeaux to handle dance mt^ra- thon. Djuna Barnes yanking Lloyd Morris around as protection and cutting every newspaperman In sight. Norma. Talmadge visiting the Fritz Krelslers Ih Berlin, then buy- ing a cottage In the Grunewald be- fore returning to Cannes. Albert Londres, famous French newspaperman, one of the missing after the burning of the ship bring- ing blm back from the east Maurice Dekobra, back , from America,, front paging how he dis- covered I'n a Broadway speakeasy Edna Ross, currently, in 'Face the Music.' Connecticot Danbury gets first dime museum In years. Strand, Stamford, Inaugurates summer vaude.. Palace theatre, Torrlngton, closed for summer. Vail'a Ballroom, Peach Lake, near Danbury, opens. Five circuses visit western sec- tion In three weeks. Theodore - Saldenberg passing summer at Winsted. Eustace L. Adams, novelist, sum- mering at Harwlnton. . Greenwich folks now have private phone connection :wlth Capitol at Port Chester, N. T." ■ Myrtle Nelsdn, dancer, and. Vic- tor Wlttensteln, both of New York, married at Greenwich. Injunction prevents opening of 'l>rlvate Lives' Avith Jacqueline Lo- gan at Masque, Stamford. Ringling Clrcus hires local bill- posters for work In .Waterbury to sidestep usual flock of attachments. Efrem Zimbalist and wife. Alma Ghick, at Now Hartfore^l* summer home until September, when they sail for Japan. Berlin By Max Maghua Szoeke Szaikall In MllanO. Herman Vallentine now 60. Joseph Coboeken 60 years old.. Fritz Lang plans to go to America. Julius : F^ken^teln working. In Paris. Rosy Be^rsony signed for a year by Ufa. . Kurt Hdbltscheck back from the Riviera. ' Seymour Nebenbarl .negotiating in London. Mady Christians on gruest tour In Hblland. Henry W. Kahn for a cure In Karlsbad. Harry Plel In Paris for the open- ing of his picture. * Lll Dagover in Vienna playing in Kalman's operetta,. George R. Canty Understood by German authorities. Publix's Sa,m Katz expected over here late this summer, Rudolf Nelson has tiite club Ideas at the Eden hotel in fall. Ciabaret performer, Elsie Ward,, tried to commit sulc^e. Emil Jannings Invited by Stans- lasky to guest-play in Moscow. Friedrlch Zelnlk to make a pic- ture with the Paris clowns, Fratelr linl. .. Lilian Harvey's contract went to Winnie Sheehan In. Paris for. slgna-, ture. . 3i Raymond Price, R KO's Euro- pean representative, foha~ef Luna Park. - ' Alban Berg, A ustri an composer, did the music for Frank Wedekind's 'Lulu,' play. Lucy Hoefilph has sighed for next season with the Hamburg Kammer- spiele theatre. . Ludwlg Hbfmann, baritone, flew for one day's playing from London to Berlin and back. Max Pallenberg and Fritz Kort- ner had to give up guest playing In the German provinces. Friedrlch Hbllaender had to halt his tour with his nite club, 'Tlngel- tangel.' Not so ^uch business. Johnny Moeblus, for many years co-operator of Schwannecke, plans to become owner o£ a nlte club. Louise Dumont, German actress and co-owner, of the Duesseldorf Schauspielhaus theatre, died at 70. Asta Nielsen back home to iDen- mark. Her husband^ Grlgorl Chmara, Is to work with Stanls- lawski In Russia. * Erik Charell has for his new Lon-' now revUe; 'Cassanbva,' the soubret Grete Natzler, the dancer Mlrlanne Winkelstem, and Tamara Desnl. Emmy Sturm and her husband, the banker Steinberg, to The Hague. They have rented the Princes Shouwburg theatre for guest plays there. . Conradt Veldt probably with Frltzi Massary in Strauss' operetta; 'Eine Frau, die welss, was -sle will' ('A Woman Who Knows What She Wants'). Opening in fall. Jersey Shore By Wes Nolte ~ Biz not so bad. ^ . , Jack Mason around. Plenty of pltchmien around, Archery ranges are coming back. Liberty theatre, Freehold, trying vaude. Florence Pawley now at Allen- hurst. , Gambling of all kinds giettlng a good play. Latest for thrill seekers Is motor cycle polo. ' Hagenbeck t Wallace : at Long Branch June 24. Charles K. Champlain writing a meller this time. Robert Spero (Uncle Robert), a Long Branch week-ender. John Markow,. cartoonist%t Mid- dletown from Manasquahi Bea Sisters, of vaude,, open a dancing school at Belmar. Roger Pryor and the missus from Long Branch to Denver by auto. • Johnny O'Connor, Warlng's band booker, takes a Fair Haven cottage. Charles Jelm, of Nick and Patsy, WLWIj. summering at Belford and commuting.. George F.' Morris, artist busy writing letters to local rags defend- ing the 18th Amendment . Sea Bright Beach Club, one of the Shore's swankiest will be with- out an orchestra this season. . Arthur Pryor, Sr., acting as judge of an Ameriean Legion flfe and drum contest at Asbury Park. Victor Le Valley, who once wrecked a typewriter of the Hartford 'Times,' now' at Long Branch penning a no.vcl. . . ' Tony Sliarabba, once of the Dan Fitch minstrels, now giving cuts instead of taking them. He's a barber at Red Bank. Morton Mencher managing the Hollywood hotel. Long Branch. For- merly promoted .boxing and op- erated a nite club at LaWewood. TJiphop James Cannon and Hall .Tohn.son's coloi'ed choir, a July booking at the Ocean Grove aud. The Freiburg passion play, Avg. 3-12. Some open nito spots. Deal Inn^ Deal; 'Tlqk' Warden's drk at Ross- Fentbh Farms, Asbury Park; Henry King band, and show, Club. Lido. Sea' Girt; Joe Chlckene anji show, Chelsea' Club, Long : Branch; Leo Lazarp, /Log Cabin Inn, Long Branch; Wlllard Rodman band, the Rendezvous, Belmar; Al Xjang band and show, Sah Remo, Long Branch; Harry "Warren band, Vivian John- son's, Monmouth Beach; Al Holiday ork. Shark River Hills Club, Shark River; the Coquettes (girl band), Sea Girt Inn, Sea Girt, London Buenos Aires By .Harry E. Qoldflam 'Shanghai^ Express' still biggest hit. ■' . ■ 'Frankenstein' still holding; after nearly a month. Cold weather and more cash ow- ing to. successful floating of Govt's Internal Loan, 'Cuban Love Song' (fllm) died at the Palace and Grand-Splendid, and replaced by Pola Negri's 'Wdman Commands,' also starved. ' Current pictures for l..st week In May: 'Man Who Played God",? 'Ar- sene Lupin,' 'Unholy Garden,' 'Forbidden,' 'Possessed/ :'Wlcked,* 'Sooky.' Students at Argentine Industrial School have formed the 'Associa- tion of Argentine Cinematograph Technicians,' aimed to stlinulate de- velopment of local industry. Laiiri Volpl, tenor, here; • Opens gala, performance 'Alda' at Munici- pal Colon, Gina Cigna is 'Alda' and other principals Lulsa Bertana, Arg. mezzo-soprano;' Victor Damlanl, Uruguayan baritone. Franco Pao- lahtoiilo conducts. 'Saturday to Monday,' German talker, released here; brought tricks' comment that fllm held too much 'dead iiature.' Referred to long shots of carpet, wall-stand, flower close-ups, meant to symbolize some- thing. Picture lasted as long as its title. United Artists released Spanish fllm, 'Sonadores de Gloria,' literally 'Dreamers of Glory,* at San Martin theatre at pop prices. It's sort of a Spanish travelog illustrating Spain's valor and all that. Shdiild click and getting plenty of pub- licity. San Francisco By Harold Bock Homer Curran's In. Frank Shaw headed Renoward. ■ Virginia Spencer on a long rest for her health. Bob Haines thinks he'll never get used to this Frisco fog. Front Porch, Powell street cafe, folded after a few weeks. < Freddie Heathcote's a bach while the frku vacations In Los. Bin Wolff stni brofling In the memory of that Chicago sun. RKO switches Don George. from console of .the Orph to Golden Gate. Distinguished looking Irving Ack- erman piloting a Ford .down Film Row. Frank Dolliver, grandfather of Jackie and Robert Coogan, died last week. Jean Armand, accompanied by the wife and year-old babe, ahead of Eddie PeabodyJ . Location of Emll Umann's pub- licity office is sometimes very dis- concerting to him. The boys calling Cecil Underwood Imlster' now that he's assistant chief announcer for NBC. George Cunningham and Billy Hansen have retired to the Ole Hansen rancho at San Clemente. : The Eddie Peabodys Anally got their swanky new chariot and win travel balance of their F&M tour In state. Foster & Klelser' did a huge fac- simile of Rube Wolf bh the War- fleld wall, painting the Rube with a schnozzle 12 feet long. Sunday night hoofing at Hotel St Francis bringing. more coin than Usual Monday eve affairs despite no publicity for the Sabbath venture. The Hague Lobsters so clieap now being ped- dled in streets. Ufa-film 'Swei Her;!en und eln Schlag' a big hit. Nel Stants, o- o of Holland's lead- ing actresses, has left the stage. Now in IParls. Heat wave after Whitsuntide sppiied indoor amusements but a boon to tlie. Color.Jal Exhibition. Fritz Hlrsch company has left Holland, only returning here for short tours. Business has heen pretty bad. Emir Felsal fi-om Hcdjaz paid a short vl.sit to Holland and was re- ceived by Queen Wilhelmina with great pomp. Arrived and left by air. Leonard Lelfillng off to Berlin Professor Phelps of Yale oyer Backhaus present for expositions. Jack Payne making talker tests Clarence Dillon on a perlodlo visit Mrs. William E. Corey over from Paris, . Andre Maiirold tripped In froni France. .Garlyle Blackwell back from the Riviera; Arthur Jarratt Btlll lunches at the Kit CJat . , Jones's is now actors all night • hangout Amelia Earhirdt shopping at Selfrldge's. . Otto Kahn here and can't, stand" saxophones. Early morning coffee -repiaclng the tea habit, Benlta Hume hailed by some as the latest star. New suites at • Clarldge's.clearing up big grosses. Ivor Novello discussing emo- tional moments.. Madam B/ Gerhardt the singer, gracing London, There's a Press .Aero Club at Brooklands now. Basil Rathbone wants . to coma b^ck to Engiand. . Monty Banks tiack again to make products for WB. Freddie Lamport in harness airaln after long illness. Krelsler in that favorite. grlU I'opm seat-again. Maurice Browne off to Contlneht for three months, Victor Sheridan In a general vaud film huddle; PhylUs NellsonTTerry dii-awing raves for her 'Olivia/ Charles B. Grace in town with, a flnapcial deal pending. Elizabeth Pollock impersonations now at private parties. Amy Johnson- drifted to Glilasgow on aviation lecture tour. Sonja Henle, femme skatihg^ phainp, giving exhbitlons. Wardour street worried aibout threatened new import tax. Leaked out 'Wings Over Europe' has settled down to $160 average a performance. Parnell & Zeltlln haye not entire- ly given up .'RevudeVlIle' idea for the West End. . . Daphne Pollard offeted two weeks London Pavilion,. but $600 per week^ out of question. Charles Gulliver, whose hobby Isi . owning race horses, had two nomi- nations in the Derby. .: They ° Intend changing those sec- ond act turns every week In 'Party,' at the Strand. Lots of theatrical personalities at . 100. Hosts Dinner organized by; Marchioness Carisbrooke. Hassard Short dining at the Berkeley hotel with Olna Male, Glenn Ellyn and Bniy Strawman. London Pavilion electric slgn» . 'Continuous Vaudeville,' cost over $20,000, but the most attractive In. town. Equity Benevolent Fund concert at the Palladium grossed around $2,000. Event will now be annual affair. Naughton Waynfe's gag about thei Pavilion Angels is that the wings were removed because they were overdressed. Sir Walter Glbbona Intends to re- vert to Clne-Varlety at Leicester Square in September. Doubtful if theatre will linger that long. 'Bunny' Warren taking legal ac-' tlon against Walter Gibbons for losing managerial job at Leicester Square. .-Claims has contract with • Sir Walter. Montreal Tourist camps deserted. Box lacrosse a near flop. Gilbert Ghewey to Banff. . Swelter weather hits town. Severe betting slump at races. Lionel Shapiro horseback riding. First year in decade .no circus here. . George Nicolas'strengthening pb- sltlon. Local radio programs 'way off pat. lately. Bob Parson handlnjg out no wln« ners yet. Jim McDohagh kidding the wres- tlers albng. Chez Maurice only local cabaret doing fair biz. King's Birthday holiday (3) wrecked by rain. Abbie Wright glad to be resting from theatre biz. Jimmy. Adams counting the flock Sunday afternoons. .Frank Cott orchestra at Maples negotiating with CKAC. Harold Moon taxies to Ottawa at $117, but settles for $30. . Blue Bonnets to put on ladies' race, never yet seen here. Pit-pt time in local racing admis- sion free; but King's park starvinjr. Shrlners lit up town Saturday and bettered liquor commission biz. United Amusement, Corp., oper- ating 19 nabe. housesi putting en- tire staff on two weeks' vacation without pay. Churches and ^chools doing big biz showing, regular .pictutes to children under 16 and cljarginR iO cents admission. Theatre men barred from same action under provincial law.