Variety (Aug 1932)

^esdfiy, August 23, 1932 YAalBE - B U R L£ S Q U E tARIETr 29 rm Tellbig Yon' By Jack Osterman A COLUMNIST POUBIJNQ. STARTS Looking In the Mirror Sieglnnlne this Thursday (26) this 4;olumnlst starts doubling hetween 'Variety' ai»d the N. T. 'Dally Mir- ror.'• We closed th^ big deal last week. ,yfln.eni it came time to talk Salary 'the head man referred us to a man . on the second floor, who gave us a cut Immediately, and sent lis to an- other man who sliced us again. All we had to do was see two more fel- lows and we would probably pay the 'Mirror* eight bucks a week. Anyway, the big' opening Is Thurs-. .day and we've already received an Invitation for a congratulatory 'din- ner given by the "Dally News.' Obitiiary Notice Here's an obituary notice seen Iii a trade paper: 'In Loving Memory ' of Our Dear Departed Father—The 'Font Happy Wowskys.' Smart Girl There's the story about the girl who worked at Macy's and called up one morning to say she was 111 and unable to come to work. ''Who's calllitg?'. they asked. ^y mother, 'replied the glrl> , Susgettion ■ These hot days you can find'sev- eral members ^ sitting outside the Friars Club. • As Pat Rooney passed the other day he suggested to the boys. that they pay their dues and sit Inside. Snappy Advertising The dallies carried ads on Che- valier's new picture IjOVO Me To- night,^ quoting critics from Cleve- land, St. Louis and other key cities. The next day they ran an ad an- nouncing "World Premier Tonight,' Maybe it's the heat. Never ThougTit of It When Weber and Fields went to the Coast to make a picture'one scene called for a replica of the old Weber and Fields Music Hall. They sent men. to N. T. to get the exact location and upon returning the men said It was In the middle of the block. The exec argued It was on a corner and sent the men ba.ck to N. T. to verify It Then a stenographer asked the boss If she might make a sugges- tion. 'Go ahead,' he iscreiamed, so she coyly said, "Why not take a chance and ask Weber and Fields, they're here on the lot' These Charming People At an affair the other night a little girl singer went up to one of the men In charge and said, 'You know this is my debut.' The man said: 'No, I thought it was your first time.' ARB TOU READING? STAGE WEDDING Atlantic City. Aug. 22. Helen Ctoieron and'Henry TwI- ford, member's of a burlesque troupe playing at the Globe, were married on the^stage of the the&tre Friday C-9) after the evening. perf6rmance. Audience was Invited to remain and witness the ceremony. MISSION PULLING San Francisco, Aug. 22. Henry Heber lias put a burlesque show Into his Mission, Sacramento, operating house at 40c, with subse- quent run pictures. Business excellent so far. ^ UBS. AABONSON IN ilLK ■ Hollywood, Aug. 22. Christine Mdrson, wife of Irving Aarbnson, bandleader, is In 'Hat Check Girl' (Fox). Does a specialty dance In a cafe sequence. Tough on Benefits From present Indications it's going to be tougher than ever to secure name talent for ben- efits this winter. Name per- formers are talking more than ever of the futility of main- taining a high salary level and a strong value if practicing voluntary appearances to many benefit shows. Fannie Brlce's aloofness is cited as an example, in that she's maintained her profes- sional standing for 15 years without doing her stuff gratis. Instead, It is said, Miss Brlce ^and others of equal mental stance and professional stand- ing have found it pays to send in a check in lieu of gratuitous services on a benefit bill. ARCADE, L. A^ Los Angeles, Aug. 19. Dalton Boys of Main street have returned to Broadway here. They reopened the Arcade as a burlesque house two weeks ago. House was operated by them several years ago but recently has been straight pic tures, with Gus Metzger as the oper ator. Metzger found the sledding too tough with two houses in one block,, both double billing and with limited product, so the Daltons make a come-back. They took over Metz- ger's picture commitments so they have product with which to aug ihent the girlie show. There is no comparison. between their 'Main Street Follies', show and the new offering at the Arcade Latter is not burleisque, It^s just a tab show with blackouts. While the bits are suggestive, they are. not the usual dirt handed out by the major Ity of local hurley houses. Line of IS girls hops on and off in what seems to be the same tap routine. Strip numbers are all worked with drapes, the igrinders showing little. Daltons are evidently aiming at family trade,, but lt!s not In the cards for this type of entertainment in the neighborhood. Current show consists of four bits and eight numbers. Comedians are mediocre. Handling the com- edy are Eddie ^Collins, Ziou Cbstello, George Clark i),nd Louise Morton. Clark is the stager. Unusual lii a hurley Is Miss Morton's work'. Evi- P&M's 5 Acts Wkly at Arthur's College, N. H. Harry Arthur will reopen the Collegei about Sept 1 with single feature first runs and five acts of F.' & M. vaude. College was forr merly double feature house. ■Vaude policy of five acts on Fri- day and Saturday together with two features at the Bijoi/, also an Arthur. house, has been abandoned and theatre returns to " straight films. ■ Setup for the Poll (Arthur) is in- definite due to current labor trouble. Arthur states he will bring F. & M. tabs to this house , if settlement is made with union. Otherwise house will play F. & M. vaude with open- ing tentatively Set for middle of next month. . . 2 in Buff. Buffalo, Aug. 22. Gayety reopens this week with stock burlesque under management of Ed Daley at BOc. top. . Mayfair, formerly Palace, also re opening currently with burlesque as part .of new four-stand circuit.' Jerrle MacCauley's 'Sugar Babies' is the opener. dently a character player from stock or musical tab, she walks away with the show as a frowsy old maid. Her dancing and general ability stamp her as a player who should, be do ing better stuif. Paul Locke stages the dances. Marlon Morgtin, Jean Lee and Rita Cummlngs work the teasers In a- weak manner, drawing out little encouragement from the mob. Parker Gee, Jack Kelley and George Crump do the straight and general business. - Neither as burlesque nor tab does the Arcade's offering mean any- thing. House has been capacity since It opened, but about 76% is paper, the. kind of paper that re quires no b. o. exchange. Adpiieslon Is 20-30-40> cents, with boxes at 76 Nut Is about 11,600 weekly, which Includes an . eight-piece colpred band. Even band gets away from the burleyopening. Instead of the Inevitable 'Light Cavary* overture, they took a stab at the 'Peer Gynt' suite. Call. L A. Nabe Vaude Revivd With F-WC Booker Active Los Angeles, Aug. 22. Neighborhood vaude of one^ two and three-day stand variety. Is gain-* ing headway locally, with Sidney Schallmann, junior booker for IV WC, lining up houses and booking. Plaza at Hawthorne (suburb) started a Saturday night''vaude only policy Aug. 20, and the Scenl<^ Whlttler, a Fri.-Sat booking (19). Mesa and Adams, both F-'WC, also have been lined up, with Schallman figuring on additional dates by Sept, 1, College's Theatre Idea, Produce for Tultkm! Des Moines, Aug. 22. Halls of learning are following ii. precedent set by Iowa cinemas In the rural districts the p«>at few years. Held as an Innovation when th«i small town picture b.o. accepted eggs, onions and ears of corn M admission. Penn College, Oskaloosa, la., announces It will accept as tui- tion for the school year such Iteioas as com, oats, wheat, hogs, poultry, eggs, vegetables and fruits which are in marketable condition, at 6-10% niore than current. market price; - Prignano's Plum . Chicago, Aug; 23, / Al Prignanoi' Democratlb poU-4 tician, popular with theatrical f oiktv became clerk of the county board last week. Position Is conslderied a political plum, > Prlgnaiio is married to'Jean Qib^ son, former vaudevllllan. BENTHAli-WEINEB ,50-60 . '^ T M. S. Benthcun and Jack Welne^ | have fpmt«d an equal. portnershtS) . In an KKO agency that will beai; ;. both names. The two. franchise holders wer<ji . amalgamated, .under last mdnth'H RKO agrency chaatgies, but the. paitc neriahip' arrangement for them U. recent. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY, INC. Invites Inaiuiries from Theatre Executives and Managers ■ ■. /■ ■ . ■ . ■ ■ ■■ ' ■ ■ ■ Who May Be Interested in Vaudeville or Tabloid Productions. A CONSISTENT RECORD OF SERVICE SINCE 1913 M. E. CGMERFORD, Pres. FRANK C. WALKER, Vice-Pres. FALLY MARKUS, Sec. and Treas. BUD IRWIN, Booking Mgr. 1600 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONES: PE. 6—3580-3S81-3S82-3583.3584