Variety (Aug 1932)

40 VARIETY TIMES 111 11 ARE Tvesidaj, August 2, 1932 Broadway Jack Corbett back. Dave Blum actually commutjnsr. . Job Shea treatlngr an Infected eye. Tom Mulrooney back and plenty tan, James Hood McFarland on vaca- tion. •Ruth Aaen in a hospital from sun- burn. Joey Keith's gift watch from Paris. Matty Zimmerman due back to- morrow. Lou Goldberg fixing for a Ashing expedition. - Bronson Douglas reported -des- perately ill. Jack Osterman has heel trouble— the left one. 1 Betty Balfaour, British actress, In town on a Visit. Albany Jim • O'Connor's spot louched.pfE by feds. : Harry - Bryant's" birthday. He won't tell the number. Irving Caesar talks about a big deal in liquid cellophane.- ■ Ruth Torgan offered, management of a the&tre, but no want- - ' ,Tohy-:De Marco, bought a liong Island home at Island Park. . A,' W. Smith; Jr., practlc{illy *e- covefed from a bad sumnier cold.' Meyer, bivls' . opening of pent- house radio studio well attended. ' liem Stewalrtlback from the west, bur out on Long Island till Sept. l; Herb and Bobble Harris to t<ennls, backgammon and New 'Httmpshire. Mrs. Tilile Leblang (Jasl.e),.^>ac)c from European hcneymoon Monday. . Charlie Levy ducked a half grand touch and kept on going—to Sarar- toga.. ■. ' 'Hhe Bert JLytells .(Grace Menken) resume their RKO tour in Rochester, n: y, ■„ •, -V. .;■ - • George White.uses mineral oil on his graying hiair and drinks ' the same stuiBt. ' Bob O'Donnell plays most of., bis ■ golf >• In'the Piiie ' Ridgei (^.iircliase)' locker ropm. Eddie Hitchcock, who resigned from Warner Bros., not being re- placed there. " . ' Dldk-Berger is with the new Larry Schwab-Buddy De Sylva mana- ■ gerisil set-up. ^ Caddies tell Charlie £infeld he ought to be club champ. > He'd like to believe'em. - , Lee and Jake talk it over week- ends on Jake's waterfront porch up Atamaroneck way. The Alf .'Wiltons gave another of those, parties at Manhattan Beach. Their 22d 'wedding anniversary.-- ' Dorothy Hall ensconced at the . Irish, estate,. Oak Island, just above New Bochelle. But she'll start re- h.earslng Aug. 18. Phil Reisman . killed ti six-foot blacksnake last week-end in the country. Then went to see 'Bring 'Em Back AllVe'-again.. His Greenpoint friends will Vd , chagrrlned, but the boyd actually . saw: Joe Lee leaning against a f oun-i ta.ln recklessly downing a hot fud^ sundae. Beth Brown made the. trip by car from Lbs Angeles without a mishap, but Bh3 was lost in north New Jer C H A T ft E sey fOF two hours trying to locate Morristown. . The smarter hotels are Joining, the rltz drinking restaurants fn the prlx flxe ~'continental dinner' Idea> with ^.60 the average club charge. This excludes the, usual 16c bread-and- butter couverts and Includes music as often as hot. BerGn Will Welsel back from London. Renate Mueller back from Lon- don. Chrlstoph Muellenelsen back from Oslo. Franz Baumann again back In Berlin. . . .... Max Mack to make a picture at Prague, H6nry W. Kahn to Paris to visit Sid Kent. Michael Bohnen to, play at The- atre .desWestens. ^ I>a;ve -Diainond-looking for new- talents and scripts. Bertold Vlerterand Sulka-Steuer- mann expected here. Ch.arlotte. Lusa packing her trunks for Hollywood. Lud wig- Klitzs ch's ,IJfa'. convention speech to be. broadcast. . Miaria 'Ivogueri Invited to Eng- land fpr a concert tour. Gii'ete Mosheim 'a.nd Oskar Ho- moIkJ, at Bad Gastelnl Erich : Korngold,'' composer, de- clined-a'Reinhardt otter. .. Leopold ."Jessner again .^aken ill due to his stage teiccident. ' ■ Richard Taub.er . busy: ..with the cOAposltloii of a new play. '' Fra'itk .Heller, Swedish, criminal stolry wrlt'er,,; passing thru. Alexander- Moissl to perforin in Italian. In the. tall:' at .-.Venice. ■ Rugglerb Rlcci to perfpnh for the first time' In Europe ttils' falL .J Director VTushriy, of- -the 'Blue Bird," back from his. American tour. • Loiils Steven- and wife,^'Nancy Ryan, want to see the Berlin slums, LU. Dagover's husband, George Wttt, has founded a picture com pany. ;. , ' Theo. Mackeben, to musically 11 lustrate Molnar'a latest play, 'Har- mony.' Vllma Bahky and Rod LaRocaue lunching with Paul Kolnar at the BrIstoL Siegfried Amo,: actor, plans for The Hague include - the ' Princes ShowbUFis theatre there, Emll. Ludwlg^s book 'Gespraeche mlt -Muiisollnl' ('Conversation With Mussolini') a big seller. . Gltta Alpar' and Fritzt Massary the only stai:a_of' Rotter who have been .Blernecl with fixed wages. Manager of the Grosses Schau- spielhaus,' ' Arthur Schwelb, re- signed; His Buccessor Is Heinz Herald. Dr. Martin Zlckel, former theatre and production' manager of D.L.S. (German Exhibitors' - Association), died. He -was 63. London . Franz .Lehar's called 'Gulletta.' brought out at Metropol theatre. new operetta Is Will probably be Brother Rotters' Max Milder off to America; Jack Pearl around, but going home soon!. Three Sailors as Bobby Piiikiis' stoogros. Paul • Murray active In his new quarters. Daphne DuMaurler on, a yachting honeymoon. London hotels now full of Amerlr can visitors, . George Ayre off "Wamers' studio publicity, desk. jack North only American here who's homesick. , Franco : Plpejr teaching Joe Cook his. banjo trick's, Dave Apioiloii has taken over Joe Cook's apartment. Herb Williams turned down Lon- don Pavilion otter. " Alex Es way wouldn't fly to Paris. Can't stand the air. Billy Shaw blackening Mrs. Scott Sanders'eye f fun. Lady Duff Gordon admiring Elsa Newell'a riding habit T Irving Harris latest to handle London Pavilion publicity. ' First double feature program at Empire drawing despite heat. Balllol and Merton planning to cross the (bhannel. by aquaplane, Bloomsbury Cinema only house Ih'London playing daily tehanges, June at her blind brother's wed. ding London registry office July 14. Richard Tauber'a five "weeks' pro- vincial tour in 'Land of Smiles' ott, London Zoo receipts/down $36,000 this year on past five years' aver age. So man;ir American acta nroand here - j'ones's' looks like Mrs. Ger son's.' " - Arthur Rlscoe .returning''Out of the - Bottle' at the Hlpip in three weeks. Lowe, Bernoff and Wensley 'hav- ing commission trouble with Harry, Foster. . Fifty, miles of West End streets to be brighter under new lighting system. "I - Serge 'VoronofC, the monkey-gland surgeon, o-ver In London giving In- terviews. , Henry Sherek, lioUday making In Scotland, may discover a new Sir Harry Lauder. - Carol GoOdner, American, in 'Mu- sical Chairs,' taken ill suddenly dur- ing performance.' . Buddy Bradley's . dancing Ideas conspicuous In practically every West End musical. Revival of 'Merry Widow* cur rehtly oq tour, with Carl Brlsson, likely go to the Lyceum. Mr. Sweeney (Dutty and Sweeney), like a true Irisliman, eating at Ross's Kosher Restaurant. Henry Alnley'a 19-year-old daugh ter, Henrietta, to mai:ry Alfred All .stair Cooke, dramatic critic ' Playing the Prince of Wales, Plaza ' and 'Westminster Palace Rooms, Johnny Nitt did 66 shows In one week. Tagg'a j^slaiid, ott Hampton Court Palace, up for sale. Originally known as Karsino, when owned by Fred Karho.' Amerlcan woman caused conster- nation in West End tea shop' by vigorously, peppering her strawber- ries and cream. Frances Doblp granted separation from Sir Anthony Lindsay-Hogg on cruelty grounds, she retaining. cus- tody of Infant son. i 'Musical Chairs,' one of the big- gest successes ever at.Uie Criterion, closing first week in September. Richard of Bordeaux' replaces. Hollywood Bert Robinson batting but a new play. ■ Georgle Jessel around town with- out his beret. Charles Irwin back from four weeks of vaude. Conrad Nagel spoke to the N.E.A. group In makeup. More vaude actors landing here and less vaude than ever. Jay Brennan prefers the beach at Santa Monica to Hollywood. Paul Ash framing a radio deal and forgetting about presentations, . Western actors yelling about the (leat on those desert edge locations. Ed Burke up and around again after having }ils appendix yanked, Eddie Buzzell wears silver- rimmed glasses when driving now, Clltt Lewis has found "a, home In Beverly Hills a-way from studio noises. Jinette Vallon to Galveston,' Tex., to dajice at the Hollywood Dinner Club there. Bernle Grossman entertained his sister, Rena, on from the east for the Olympic games. Ken Porter left • p,a. postf with Paul- Trebeltsch's 'Hang -JTp Tour Hat', week after he started. ' Ellis Arkushj 'Frisco peninsula district manager, for F-WC, bfC. on a three weeks' yachting trip. Charles Blckford says he'll give up acting and go to prodtTcing and directing oh his own when *busln'ess picks up. Nydia Westman, brought from legit for one picture, 'AH the Evi- dence,' gets a termer from J. G. Bachman. Mary Carlisle, recently on loan from Metro to Fox for the Will Rog- ers' picture, 'Down to Elarth,' goes back to her own lot to receive a term contract. : ■ THE COOLEST SPOT IR NEW YORK pITY Dine akd Dance in Our ARDEN« 26 stories above the scorching pave- ments of Manhia.ttan. . With an unex'* celled, view, of New YorVs ihaLtchless skyline and the broad expanse of the Hudson. To the Tunes of • NOBLE SiSSLE'S • ihternaiionaUy :Famou9 Band And Other Entertainment Features largest Single BoomB in Xfew York with Baths for $3.50 Phone Circle 7-8000 itral Paris Blanche Toutain, actress,-dead. Gamby to London for a flying tripti Clarence Brbwii aorry to l^ave Paris. : , . • Sarah . Bernhardt theatre revlvlngf 'Peg o' My Heart.' Joe Seidelman with a coat of tan gained on board ship. PrlsclUa Kastner and her children In Normandy before going to BIar<< rltz. Kay Meredith,' after dancing in Switzerland, in Paris for a short visit. Shortage of product here so acute that even Italian Alms are getting a break In long-run houses. Critics here receive a special identity card from the Mlbistry for: Finance which exonerates the the->' atre from any tax on passes handed, them, thus permitting managers tot let them in entirely free. Fox'Sk; (Continued from page 6)~ '. the first aim. of the new operatorcl before the spot reopens. , Frank Cambria Is ■ a . former flash act producer who became a. stager for Balabjan .& Katz in .ChU cago, later coming east to handlo all stage show production for Pub- lix. He resigned from Publlx to Join Lpew. A. P. Waxman formerly headed Warner Brothers' P. and Ai depart- meht and was slm^arly posted at Pathe. Fox Is holding back 'The First Tear* (Gayhor-Farrell) ' for . New York and the Roxy. Picture's general release date Is July 31, meaning it will be playlns all over the country prior to New^^ York. ■ : Ascher Bros, back In town. Bobby Brown, "WBBM, vacatlon- Ainos 'n* Andy now admirals In Nebraska nayy. Bill Diamond on the road for the new Diamond-Burt booking office. Jack Dwork to Wisconsin to drive back brother Sam with a sprained ankle. Nlles Trammel visited Milwaukee to help WTMJ feel Important on its fifth birthday. . < Tom Luckenblll, now an Evans- tonlan, ott to the northern areas for rest and relaxation. Loop booker who drew 90 days In .the Bridewell for' putting on a hot show has the only consecutive book- ings in the west. ~ 'Seeks solace in burlesque' was the screaming headline from the State-Congress anent the appear- ance of Virginia. "Valli, who shot Bill Jurges of the Cubs. Edna Hlbbard, Lester Bryant, Joan Nagle... .and Jack Kalchelm, with the latter chauffeuring. a New York-Chicago automobile trip, turned over twice near La Porte, Ind., but ^escaped injury miracu- lously. ^1 tm ViaOKB, BBITEB THAN <<THE sriBrr OF noxbb damb* «TOM BROWN OF CULVER" Tom BpoWii-^H: B. Wamtr Oi th* SirtM Constance BENHETI In 'WHAT PBIOK UOIiIiTWOOD' Doon Open 10 A.M. . Attemooiu, 25-40 Evcalnn 25-OS (Uondw to FrldMij) ■ On tt* Stan Prtalw Vai^Hin* jSATE SMITH M< Htr ■ SWANEC MUSIC REVUE CoDtlnuoui from 10:M W«d. I« FrI, Am*. SMS 56thSt. at7th Ave., New York City H. A. LAN2NER, Genera! Manager BEN MARDEN'S RIVIERA .Formerly VILLA RICHARD Shor» Place of ihe World "RIVIERA NIGHTS" Btaered br WallBoe MUoii > —Featuring— DOROTHY DELL 30- World's Loveliest Girls -30 NO COVER CHARGE 6 Minutes from New York. Across the Beautiful - Geo. -Washington Bridge. ]ror Reservations Phone FOrt Lee 8-2675 JOAN BLONDELL In *'MIS8 PINKERTON" with GeorB* Brent JOAN Wed. tt ftl Aui.3t*S BLONDELL ■ ■ .»«'■. ; . "MIS8 PINKERTON^' with Georflo Brent —■ ———— •-. . . . , ;. "One of the' finest play^ of ■ ■ the y6ar,v BUbtle, - beautiful- ■; . and tender."-—Atkinson, Time?. '^otber Lsuigi^ wlUi Glena Anilwi, .MuBaret. WyelMrly> .' Porelhy Stlcfcney,. Jiha Bed' DnhTTT Theatre. 45tl» St. W. el. B'way. aMVya. ev*. 8-.$0. Mat*, wed. & Sat, 2:40 The WASHINGTON MASQUER- ADE, wi th Lionel. B<»BB YMOHE In Pereoiv—Lou HOtTZ. Warrea llAuKW William. Abe Lymen A Oreh... UWAl. Phil BAKER, Bette Davie, Haa- M ^ n>h willlame. othere . . . . « Cpmiiig—-Thunday. Mortea DOWNEY la penea — 'Sky- craper Soule' mil at ^ nih Ah 101' LOEWIdway./.s-:^!. (lATE HELEN TWELVETREE8 In 'UNASHAMED' 1 VAUDEVILLl? — Joe Friuo, Alleea Slanely, othere.