Variety (Aug 1932)

54 VARmTir Tuesdaift August 2, 1932 HOLLYWOOD - . and Los Anffeles ''Varfaty's'' Office, 6282 Hollywood Blvd., at Vin* St. (Taft BIdfl.) Phona Hollywood 6141 in her contortl0nl6tlc work. A nov- elty la a dance by Sdilet on haU- hoops. Screen ofCerlnfiriEi. ■ included Tom Brown of Culver,' 'So This'Is Hol- lywood,' a cartoon comedy and Pattie News. Fair biz at this early evening show. : Rees, Jury in Los Angeles Superior court refused to award parents of 10-ryear-old Margaret'. Gilchrist damages against the Venice Giant Dipper Co. for Injuries to her shoulder while on the ride, Costs were, awarded defendant. Max Lerner, singer, goes Into Fanchon & Marco's Vera Gordon unit. Only principal so far set. Amador Acosta, actor, says the Mission Play owes him |32; W. A. Qulnlan suing RKO-Pathe and A; J. • Larsen, studio truck driver, for, )78,O0b damages 'arising from auto accident. . Petition .In bankruptcy filed, by .Josephs,: Iiic.^ WHshlre" eatery, by Morris - Berliner, president. Lists ^14,3S4 In liabilities and assets of f6.666. Seeking $7,600 for the loss of a 117-year-old necklace, Mrs. Stanley Jmmerman, wife of the Universal studio physician, brought suit In Superior, court against, the -Lilvcir- 'poQl and Condon and Globe Insur- ance Company, of San Francisco, which Issued a policy on the Jewels; " Dr.: Stanley Immerman suing Mrs. Louis Sarecky for. $1,000 alleged due for medical, services. : Old Pathe Studio corporation filed suits. <tff enforce payment of bAl ances due on sale .of short ends of negative against Fred . C. Dawes for $114 and Associated Film En terprises for $99. Bela Lugosi's bank account of $i28 Eliid a safety deposit vault attached by J. Fassett, assignee Of a Holly- wood carpenter shop, to satisfy Judgment of $279. ' M. Relngold, Hollyipyood Jeweler, suing to collect $1,863 alleged due from Alan Qroslahd and his wife, Natalie Moorhead. Petition in bankruptcy filed by Reginald H. M. Travers/writer and former head of San° Francisco Play- ers theatre. Hie .places his liabili- ties at $1,866 and a^isets at $260. . J. Donald MacKenzie,' assistant director, has liabilities of $4,376 and $279 suisets. His wife, Slinore Jack- sort McKenzle, actress, says she owes $4,290,' but has only. $60 cash. Radio Reports ■ (Contlrtued from pagei €0) .psychological bally for Pond's. .': I/ee 'Wiley was featured guest soloist with Relsman, opening with <fBouth Ih'My-Soul,' of her bwn writi tng and singing. - She is Ian appeal- ing songstress, .who Is In lor-a radio build-up and.very likely to click on her own. In /between. Itelsman mlzeis it 'up with rhumbas and rhythms In hlgh- lyv.effectlve m(|nner. . AheH, fiON De LEO Sbnga . 15 Mina. Sustaining" . WMCA» iTaw York n Don De L^o Is billed as the 'aristo- .crat of song" aind to prove it he has two pianos backing him up.. With that flossy monicker, that's about What you might expect in the bill- ing. I A pleasant enou^ tenor. If In- nocuous. A one'-tOr-filL Abel. Budapest (Continued £rom page 10) tremendously. Where^ 'Love Par. rade' was one of the bits of last year. 'SmlUng Lieutenant' had moderate appeal and 'One . Hour with Tou' fell flat Marleno Diet- rich did not please Hungt^rian audi- ences in 'Dishonored,' but more than liiade up for it Ip ^Shanghai Ex- press.*- . ■ ' r In , spite of , good publicity ob- tained by ' being-, twlc^ rejected by the cdnsor and Anally i>ermltted by the Homo OiEBce, 'American Tra- gedy' ajg;^aled to the press more than to the public. 'Skippy' and 'Tom Satryer* had much success With the kids, being shown at matl-^ nees only, Metre-Gold wyn Trader Horn,' 2 theatres, B weeks^ 'Cuban Love Song,' 1 theatre, 6 weeks. Inspiration,' 2 theatres, 3 weeks. ; •Romance,' i theatre, 3 weeks. •Divorce,' 2 theatres; 2 weeks. .'Sldeytraiks of N. T.,' 2 theatries, 2 weeks, , 'Daybreak,' 1 theatre, 1 week. •New Moon,' 2 theatres, 1 week. •Sin of M. Claudet,' 1 theatre, 2 weeks.. ' . ■■; ■ 'Trader Horn' was undoubtedly the greatest success materially. •Cuban Love Song' was the first Lawronce Tibbett picture to be ap- RKO STATE LAKE CHICAGO BILL ROBINSON And HU All Colored 1R«tii« , "HOT FBOai HAni.EIHC" Oa Screen . "MTSXBBX BAMCH" preciated' la Sudapest, and Metro's local branch peoplevdid not expect such a response. . Neither Ramon Novarro nor the great Greta could record hits . in Budapest this year. Radius, . Metro's Budapest theatre managed by the local branch, had an exceptionally good season, ^his Araa.due partly to the fact '^bat it has the best cooling' equipment In this cUty. ■ Universal •East of Borneo,* "4 ■ theatres, 3 weeks. ' 'Seed,' 2 theatres, 1 week, •Dracula,' 1 theatre, 3 weeks. "Resurrection,' 2 theatres, 1 week. Universal-Tobis Der StorcU.strelkt,' 2 theatres. 2 we«ks< • - l^lsche Flagge/ 1 theatre, 4 weelcs. 'Steinrelcher Mann,* 1 theatre^ 2 weeks. /:' ' •Bobby geht los,' 3 theatres, 2 weeks. 'Seitensprunge,* i. theatre, 2 weeks.' •Geheimagent,' 1 theatre, 2 weeks. Wariier Bro»--First National Three Faces East,* 1 theatre, 2 weeks. 'Sacred Flame,' i theatres, 10 daysi •Klsmeth,* 3 theatres, 1 week. •Svengall.'i'^ theatre; 1 week. WB got bad returns in Budapest this* season because it,was able to sell very little to first-run ex- hibitors and was obliged to hand over most of its production to the so-called second-week theatres which :were unable to pay adeciuate prices. The same applies to most Fox pictures. Great expectations attached to 'LiUom,' screen adapta- tion of the Molnar play, failed to be realized. Fox's local branch experimented with educationals, but with scant success.' They attempted a merger with Orion theatre for the purpose and gave three or four educational programs, consisting mainly of Fox newsreels and travelogs, but ap- parently It wasn't good enough and Orion theatre returned to feature programmers. ■ Outstanding among German suc- cesses were" operette films directed by Bolvaryi the Hungarian director, in Berlin,- such as 'Liebeskom- nvando,* 'Zwei gluckliche Herzen.' ORPHEUM, MPLS. (Continued from Page 36) and eccentric comedy of the capable Moran. Much of the comedy patter sprouted whiskers^ but garnered laughs due to Moran's knack of put- ting it over. Withers Is good look- ing, and that about lets him out. Jay Seller and Frances Wills close with a satisfactory dance act. Seller holds the attention with his comedy, eccentric and inebriate numbers, and Miss Wills is efflclent .I.If_S T t T.JI t I.O^N a;j^,IWTBRNA>IONAt« ^H<>.ttKis: SlH OJSHQPil 55278ROADWA.Y SaJ PAVILION, LONDON London, July 23. . This .week's bill at the London Pavilion easily ranks as the best the house has had since opening. Lately, the Pavilion .bills have not been as good as they startied out, with a preponderance of dance acts letting thB house down and the attendance sufterlng in conisie quence. Of the 14 acts five are Annerlcan and newcomers to this house, with Jack North making his first E!ng- llsh appearance.' Noifth's personal- ity and banjo work Is good, while his patter will be much better when he becomes acclimatized. The Three Sailors have had many copyists since they were a riot at the Palladium', some four years ago, but they are still the best of their klBd and surie show-stoppers. Bobby Plnkus assisted by Isobel Dwan, originally brought over here for the Palladium, has played around here spasmodically, and seemingly could not get a real break. Booked by John Southern, against the wishes of Henry Sherek, Pinkus shapes up as one of the best things the house has pilayed; prov- ing that bpokers are not always right Pinkus has been held over, and has several return dates. Lowe, BemOfe and. Wensley are still a big hit here, despite having played the Palladium for four weeks, which sh^vs there is no op- position between these two houses. Mary Lee Is another who has been around here before, aind is now be- ing boosted as an Indian. If that .be so; she is the only one of her kind coming from the BrOnx. Rest of the bill-comprises Gcrlys and Lysla, French comedy dance team, who shbuld'do, well in Amer- ica, where they are due in the fall; Stetson, who has played America and Is returning shortly; Edwin Lawrence,- Gilbert and French, Vic- tor Moreton and philip -Moss-Ver- non's 'Memories of Tore,' all stand- ard names. Naunton Wajrne Is still doing the compere honors, and Iftarry Roy's band supplies the background for thcL cabaret part of the'show. Bill costs around ^6,600, which Is good value, and'should, yield profit. Business for night shows absolutely capacity and afternoon shows healthy. Jolo. FOOTLItES (Continued from page 46) only wind up In the 'West Coast equivalent of Cains. Metro has Just completed the picture version with Buster Keaton. ': • Lyrics are about the best effort in the. production. Staging is ragged throughout, as ore the routines of the 24 chorines. Costumes are by Davis' mother. Production is ahgeled by W. E. Stowell, .financial man, who has been backing Davis' production Ideas here for several years, This is about their .fiftii venture, none having majcle money.. 'FootUtes* won't spoil the record^ Call. mumbling from the other cells. Story builds ^ell, but lackd' reality because of poor dialog In many scenes. Stage was divided Into four boxlike rooms, with scenes very mucli on the blackout order. Only two ^players showing any- thing, were Lynn, Macklln, . as. ,the d.a„ unpolished, but with good characteristics, anid Sid Sanner, as his cellmate. Latter, if talcen ' hUnd, might be developed into flr$t-rate charcujter Juvenile. : ^Cleaned up, script might be ped died as an indie feature. It being on a par with most dramas ground but as double-bill fodder. in REUNION IN VIENNA Los Angeles,: July 25. Comedjr In thriM acta and two scenes, Btarrloar Ina Claire. Presented by Belaaco & Curran In nssootatlon with the New Tork Theatre Guild at the Belaseo, July 2B.' Written by Kobert B. Sherwood, StaKed under the personal direction of Mips . Claire. . Scale, $2.75 to^ - Katble ^.... .Diana Gray Laundryman Bert Sprotte Elena ■...; .Ina Claire Dr. Anton Kruff....i......,.WI)Ilam Staok ^ee , ..Kathleen Pltl EJmll ...,^......Jack Thomas Herr Knir °;... .'Walter Poulet Frau Lucher ..Ethel Grlfflea countess :Von Stalnc........Hilda Graham Count "Von Stalnz...Herbert Evonii Out here they do things, their own way and then want to know what's wrongl For L,~ A. this is a starring affair for Ina Claire.: It was also staged under Miss Claire's personal direction. . It makes it purely Claire affair.: . Production, is .present primarily to catch. Olympic visitors and is staged most economically. The producers figure the Claire name will draw' for two weeks anyway and that the. out-of-towners will help for another, couple of stanzas, After that it makes no difference. Los Angeles, of recent years, has seen many excellent plays, : care lessly cast. This is another. Donald Brian neither looks the part nor plays it snioothly enough opposite Miss Claire. V It makes It that much easier' for her to run away with the perforthance. With the 'exception of Walter Poulet, as Herr Krug, and Wll Ham Stack,, as Dr. Krug; balance of the players are meaningless. Ung. No Free In the Best of Families Hollywood, July 29. Farce comedy in three acts 'by' Russell UedcraCt Maurice Braddell and Anita Hart. Presented at the Hollywood Play- house July 28. Directed by Charles King. Cast: Victor Donald, Harry HoUtnsswortb, Vane . Calvert, 'Vlrslnla Thornton, I.yman Williams, Harold Kinney, Betiet Bemay, 'Winston HIbler, Alice Holcomb, Leslie May. James .Dillon, Grace.Hayle, Bonnie- LIndetrom, Howard - Davis. So-so stock company presentation of what should be a shocker, but which, falls to bring out the antici- pated tingle, - despite plethora of racy, small-time vaiide gags; Laughs based on three acts of attempt;9 to name the father of the door- step, .baby. Rlowoff- Is the, a.k. grandpop hobbllrig" downstairs tO claim it for.his,own. Play. ha-i been done In New York, probably with mote fl'nesse in act- ing and direction. ■ Winston Hlblerj Juvenile; Vane Calvert, as the giddy mother, and Grace Hayle with a bit, stand outi On J setter, and non-union crew, but Equity, cast. Hooked up at less than $2,000 weekly, with house said to be getting 10% of the take. . At that figure, may hold on for few weeks. Top Is $1.60. ' (Continued, from page 1) Franklin D. Roosevelt. himself for the requested Saturday .(30) night spot or nothing. And it was Roose velt NBC got. Other chain picked up this info'after It hod set the Farley date. In getting together on the gratis campaign bah, the networks' reps expreSised the view that the chains had made sufficient sacrifice of their facilities during the political con ventions and that the sooner they let the parties know that the kilo cycles would only be available on a pay-as-you-go basis the better it would be for all concerned. AlUance on this point was consummated. In cldehtally, the day after Farley in a newspaper Interview'had voiced the forecast that It looked as though both major parties would have to depend on radio for ' the most Im portant part of their campaigning this year. Foreseeing that the parties would be faced with a. tough financing problem, NBC figtired that it would lend a helping hand by trying to get some of their commercials to con- tribute their periods to occasional broadcasts of, at least, the presiden- tial candidates. Advertisers ap-. preached unanimously gave the Idea thumbs down. PUBLIC SERVANT ■ Los Angeles, July 26. " Combining two local political scandals—-the conviction for bribery of former District Attorney Asa Keyes and the attempted fraime of Police Comr.iissloner 'Walkup—David HUlraari, picture house p.a., has built a 21-scene play that is above the average for little theatre rendi- tion. Running six days at the tiny Egan, little business either antici- pated or realized. Action rose out of the rut several times, notably In the first prison cell scene, with its background of Chicago, Aug. 1. Following the habits of politi- cians both the Deniocrats and the Republicans will rely u[>on 'dona- tions* in radio' broadcasting this fall. Present Indications are that the preservers of the republic will do a lot of high class hinting; and that big . radio advertisers will deem it expedient to donate time on their programs to. the windjammers. / It is pointed out that at the liast election the prosperous Republicans announced they would spend $600,- OO.O, but actually spent about $360,- 0,00 for radio time, while the Denjo- crats spent much, less.' Thlia year with campaign chests not bursting the networks don't contemplate see^ Ing much negotiable paper froni either, party. But they do expect to be visited often by suggcstlpn-bear-^ ing emissaries of the two big camps. Whether the Socialists, as the third party, will, get any similar cour- tesies is doubtful.. The average big business sponsor of a radio program would probably have an epileptic seizure If it were suggested that part .of their time be donated to the Socialist creed. LUcky Strikes, last spring in do- nating alternate programs to Dem- ocrat and Republican spokesmen set the pt^dent and became the model most admired by the polltl.i dans themselves. It's a well known axiom In publU cation circlos that political adver^ tislng unless placed through a rep.W litable' advertising agency loinii^^ btf paid In advance. Behind the Keys (Continued from page .19) owners, Rarllng &' Blumenthal, by Consolidated Amusement Enter-, prises. House reopened with Walljr James manager, Jamies formerly had the RKO Fordham.' . _ . Reading, Pa, Len Morgan is back in New Yorfc following closing of the Reading^ Pa., house he was operating for Warners. '' ^ Newark, N. J. Warner changes-include appolnt.< ment of BUI Weldon as manager of the Central and George Baer to tha Savoy. Closing of Skouras's Terminal sends Edgar Wallack, manager, ta the Rockland, Nyack. : Seattle. . Homer GJll now assistant in Prank NewmOn, Br., with offices in Pox-West Coast division here. Port Washington, L. t. Fred Du'Von, former manager ot the Lido theatre. Long Beach, la new manager of the Beacon the- atre'here,. He succeeds William Levey, . - 'Vineyard Haven, Mass. Vineyard Theatres, Inc., haa acquilred the Vineyard Haven the- atre. Alfred Hall is managing. Company Just granted permit for Sunday -shows at Oak Bluffs. Hollywood. Nate Hoffman appointed manager Uptown for Fox-^West Coast. Suc- ceeds Martin Schwartz, transferred to Belmont, replacing A. J. Grosgrin, Cleveland. J. L. McCurdy, RKO's Cleveland division manager, has been shifted to Boston. Makies third cliknge for him in four months. First managed RKO Hipp here, then the Palace and later succeeded J. E. Fernkoess as head .of Cleveland division. Livingston Lanning, former man«. ager of Palace, now managing Skouros Brothers' chain In Mil- waukee. John Evans leaves Loew'a Mall to become manager of road show No. 102 of 'Grand Hotel,' open- ing western tour in CoffeeviUe, Kans. Henry Lee, manager Loew^s StlUman, also taking over No. 108 company of 'G. H.,' covering sticks in Arkansas. Lou Kozal appointed ad art man at Palacew LETTERS _ Sendlos for HaD to TABIETT Addresa l|aU Clerk. POSTCARDS. ADVBBTISINa w CIRCDI,AR'LETTEBS WIIX MOT DB ADVERTISED I.ETTER8 ADTEBTISED DT ONB ISSCX OIiI.T Bennett IX yT Cassldy Frank A Du Biia Joan Essent Opal Oranler Germalne Heath Frankle La Conte Eleanor CHICAGO Black John S Boyd Ijewls Brent John C Clayton. Dolores M Floyd Jewel Fltzpatrlck Chaa . Johnson 'Winifred Locke Frank Miller Dr SteplteS NllsBon "Walter O'Brien Mrs F Smith Roy Walton Josle OFFICE • Palmer Harry X Robertson Mrs Ver* Rosan & Trljfeer 'Verobell Mdm Walton Mary DOROTHEA ANTEL T1« W. 72d St., New York City The Snnthine Shqppe New AaMrtnieat of GREETING CARDS For All Occasions The Lmdlng and LefOMt I ACCORDION I FACTORY ! M the UDllctt StatM The only Factory thai mskei any s«t of Seeds made hf band. X'ree Calalntuet Guerrini & Co. 277.27S Celumblil Av*. 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