Variety (Aug 1932)

Tuesday, August 30, 1938 YIMES SQUARE VARIETY 41 Iin Tel^ By Jack Osterman A LITTLE TIRED BUT STELL For years the cops have 4trl^4 : to keep actors from stahdin? in;.front of the Palace with, very Uttle sucr iess. It took those two cowboys, Olsen and Johnson, to solve the yiHoblem. With cats, squirrels and weird noises coming' put from he- hlrid the lf>aliyhoo bllllner in front of the theatre, It succeeded lb. scarltigr thjQ^, lay-offs away and the . police had a rest. ' - ' ' Brniia'nt CbWvArsktlbn ..^ ptrange lady ^qpb^ted Grpucho Marx on Hollywood Blvd. the other day and remarked, 1 Just sa,w you In''Horse Feathers.' I've never seen • you- before .and you're a very funny man.'. ■ ■'\': ■ ■'■ Grtuchp'smiled and replied,''iLady, I've ;'iiever 6een'-'';ybui';^'fielpr^ yoti'M'a very fuhnir w6maH.|;' ' dralcie (Burns'a9li]f.''J^,lIen].criash^ .In here ^gaii^\ jwUb '^^ 'fit'opy ab^ fiejc, lirotheri'iSflme^p^e , ;^ her If <iM<hliil •i|iiuf«i|wniiiiii{>pii New York IChediresl FANNY HUR6rS 'BACK STREET Irene Dunne—John Boles He 1 P.M., S5fr-U ».M. to OoM, fte' On the Btage 'Yhb StRfeEt , SINGER iArthnr 'lt»«r> , Daphne Pollard iOi»,. the. Screen ^•tlBfBITE yjf ilTRTTg V • ' ■with 'BEIiA. ■■ • '•xvdosi cmiumm mm <• '•• '■■• : JUtanMMM; 35-40 BftDlngs U-M .My Uldnltht SDow I>c*tp« TUMn ' Wad. Is FrI Ani. 3l-8wt 2 "TOM BROWN OF CULVERS' and 'MIDNIGHT MORALS" Wod. lo FrI Aug. 3l-8«»t 2 'TOM BROWN OF CULVER" with TOM BROWN H. B. WARNER ' Bu(t«r . KEATON : Sohnouhi. DURANTE , in 'SPEAK EASILY* ' Oll -9t«0**^)W« MOORE, Ann PEN- I NINOTON — With Cl««. Jade.lt, MIIU, Klrtl 4 Martin. ptIltH. e,„, tcVen'The I*«t Mile' ".V'-'itho e^eat .»Ugtt blay. iiowi'a fine llftlfMl picture IDWAT. —In Person— I * M Buddy Rogers; Leon errol IC|?rrB ^ Alleen Stanley, Art Jarratt l-THIM A J. C. Fllppen |> IMlT^Vl Bernlee & Emily he was bald and Oracle answered, "I don't know, I've never seen him with hfe toupee'biff.' "' An Honest Thief fiome' ytiaxk' back' Frank Fay caught another m,c. doing: all of his material. Fay was burned and told the guy, 'You're doing all my stuff.' The lifter came back. with. *l know it Frank, and damn it, I cdn't seem to get the laughs you get' , A, Story in Titles On Wiillam Hall's CBS program,' of Aug. ^4tK '(check me np- If ypji think I'm lying) the liucxbers rah tHl's' weiy: ^ ^As Tbu Debir^ ifte'f. * • 'Spinethihg in tlie Night'.,. 'A^ios^ .'iiet's. Try • Again!, ; ."Wake. Up the iGypsy in Me.'. •. Frop the Dailies . Daniel ±|'roliman in .an interview; said tiiat' good actors were scarce; No onp^si^. the neryp .to ask, i'l; the g(obd m.^iii^is^ra .were. .. .f ' Typographical E^rop ' ■ Just' tb^prove 'your reporter reads nearly .. everything,^ in.. . glancing throug^i,, tl^e.' .Newark 'Star-Eagle' we found it reports that Max Gor- don's 'Flying High' looks likei a hiti .We Wonder how George • White*$ 'Flying Colors' did?■ ^ P.A.-Crashers Row Fi^ess agent fbr~ a steam- ship line' got into an areru- ment with uninvited guests While aboard ship' one' night last week. They trimnied him but he 'gave a good- account of himself, and pnP of bis op- ponents is claimed to have suf- fered a fractured Jaw. TSrhen the p.a. lieft the pier the injured man had Him pinched^ Magistrata asked the press man who staj^ed the trouble.' 'That man over there with " the" testimony on his face,' he replied. TOL' R Omr SEVENTH AVENUE X AT BOtt STREET Held Over Second Week Janet Charles GAYNOR FARRELL 'THE FIRST YEAR' ' Roxy breheitra 70, Ballet, Chorus, Roxyattea Vjpli'nsky yio^enee • ,. ; ; - .Galifomia's Ambassdor, Violinskyi telephones ta say th&t he- is riow writing Mow ftpat material ioir pep- ple -who want to break!their .act.in for a.'Sh'pw :Jlpat. • ■. •• • Not a Bad Idea In La Hiff's Tavern the other night Bill Frawley was trying his best to . understand, his. cpmpianioh "wibio .was.a t^it under the weather^ After-Striving, jn vain to catch on. Bill said, 'Listen, how much would ypu charge me to turn you into a mystery story 7* Ostermaniav i ' The -new- season is about to start| ...with the announcement-that''Olj Thee I' Blrigf moves tP ahpthet- 'thea.J, tre.. .while tliey clean 'the. MUslq Box:.'. tSien It ' w.11,1 . prpbaj^jy, .mpvei back' a6:ai'h.'.lThere must be somei pther.. shpw.. ..Bill Gaxton > b a s played the part'of the'.Fresident s6 long, now >he . thinks he's Hoo'ver .But doesn't'look as 'worried...; Bddie Dpwlihg has changed hf&( agent. .'.'Al' Smith . used ' to handle hitai. • ARIJ TOIJ READING ? . Calls Cops for Help, Who Then Pmch Hhn fiNT God Possession . Although the" m,agistrate in West Side court, New. Tprk^ chided the cops who arrested Jimmy Noel, of Paul .Whiteman's orchestra, , for making the pinch, the singing band- inah 'was held 'iti nonainal b^t of .$500 fpr Genje'ral SeSsdons. '.Chiitrge y/as ppssesslhg a, gun itii violation, .pf the Sullivan law and is beyond, tlie juri;9dictipn ..pf;:. the inagisU-ates' courts. Arrest came about through Noel 'sununonslng^ the.-scops ta .his apartment' when '•discovering his rooms hid' been ransackedi ' . 'VV'hen the ca'psI following a be- lEited radio call, showied up an .ho^r ,and si", biailf lattery Noel, .. whojii by . then fallen asleep, {^"nd; had. given-MP hope of getting any pffloial assist-! ance,' was awakened by- the cops hairinierlng on'his' windows 'Via the Are escape. .Fearing that it was the burglars back agaiii, Noel grabbed a' prop Spanish gun which was more of an prnament than anything else. This resulted in his arrest. Although Noel 'holds a MasBachusettS' license for the weapon this' doesn't ^ apply "in" Niiw'Tork: ''""■ ••': Be'sldes Npel's clothed;'pockPtbiipk and some m^n'ey being stPlen, it was dis<M>vered. tha,t.;a next ' door apartment had also, been , broken into and articles of clothing, missing. COT RATE TAXI FLEET PROPOSED IN CHICAGO Chicago, Aug. 29. A syndicate Is in the ofBlng to put cheap taxicabs on the streets of Chicago. First move in that di rection was defeated when the Public Taxi Service was denied li- censes for their cut-rate cabs but company promises to ''reconnoitre and force the issue. For years Chicago has been dom-. inated by the politically-powerful Yellow Cab, founded by John Hertz now known to . show business through the Chicago clique In Para- mount-Publlx, Rates . here are highest in the country and with distances in Chi- cago second only to those in Los Angeles ta^Icabs have always been a local luxury. "One of the finest plays of the year, subtle, beautiful and tender."— Atkinson, Tinic3. ''Another Language'' •ilh Glenn Andari, Margaret Wycherty, DM-othy Stickney, John Real BOOTW Thutra, 46th St. W. af B'way. JZ Evt. B:SO. Mate. Wed. A 6at., Z:40 . EXTRA MATINEE LABOR DAY Jail Threat Ends Mex. Border /Slave Mart' Gag Mexico, city, Aug. 26. Cops of CiUdad Juarez, across the River from El Paso, Tex., have;, warned operators of taxi cabs with Immediate jugging and have put an end to dirt draw known as the 'slave market.' Stunt, consisting of niore or less beautiful girls dancing and be.inig claimed by holders of tickets, paciced cabs to capacity nightly. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. H. 'Peewee' Emer- son, daughter, at St. Vincent's hos- pital, Los Angeles, Aug. 11. . Father is saxophone player at Loew's State, L. A. ^.(MMBilgMfor democrats' N. i Publicity Publicity expenditure will" be the heaviest, item in the general layout for Democratic Party.: headquarters in New Tork. About $400,000' has been set aside for piiblieity pur poses and 1200,000 miore for general headquarters at the Blltmore hotel. Party has two entire'floors at the hostelry.. Another important Item of expenditure is the women's de partment with $250,000. Democrats will go radio speech ing only 28 times, 12 of the pro-, nouncements to be made by Gov. Roosevelt. Garner will make only four speeches, while the. other 12 will be made by lesser political lights. MARRIAGES Beth C. Moreno, step-daughter, of Antonio Moreno, to Francis D. Tappaan, Aug. 20, In Los Angeles, Muriel Bultman, New Orleans non-pro, to Owen iVanclb, screen writer, Aug. 20, in Los Angeles, Inez Leedam, of Canton, O., and musical comedy tab, to .Tack Hag- gerty, of Edith Ambler Players, at Cambrld|:e; O., Aug;, 11. Evelyn Berkhammer, Milwaukee dancer, to Harold H. Van Horn of Indiana, at "Waukegan, III.,. Aug. 20, The couple will liye in Milwaukee. Harry M. Tucker, orphestra lead- er^ and Mathilda A. Walteich, both of New 'Tork city,, h^ve filed mar- riage intentions at Green'wich, Conn. Jessie Wadsworthi of Hollywood, to Mllt Harris, non-pro. In Med- ford. Ore., Aug. 22.' Bride operates an agency in Hollywood. Marie Frlmany de Beixedom, Beverly Hills, to Denny Lamson^ agent, at Tia JuaniEi, Mex., Aug. 23. Marjorle LeVoe to Harry Rosen- thal Aug. 29 in New Tork by Mayor Walker. Rosenthal is the composer- pianist, Miss LeVoe was last in Hot-Cha.' Mrs. Catherine Vanderbllt Gush- ing to Lawrence Wise Lowmah, Sands Point, L, I., Aug. 26. Groom is a CBS official. Geraldine M. Barrett, 'writer, to Maurice K. Sujcplnan, publisher, in lioa Angeles, .^up. 2f 42d St. Development Win Blot Out Center of Mid-Town 'Coney Island TURTLES AGAIN L. A. Injunctron Halts'Police Inter- ■ • • ference of Terrapin Racing Hollywood, Aug. 29i ■ Turtle racing resumed at the ter^ rapin track on Vine street after Su- perior Judge McComb issued a tem- porary . injunction, last Thursday against police interference.. • Although arrested by Capt. D. McD... Jones of the vice squad Thursday on lottery chargeSj Do-ug- las Hertz, prompter, and. hiS; men were' fe.bpked only on nilsdemeanpr charges.' Arena' seats 2,600, ^>ut races got away to a !bad start -with, about an average' 'of 200' in attendance nightly". Gtcte is 40c. Terrdpiris; sell! for $3 each.' Three awards 'tire 'matdP for eacK racel $T5 for: the winnfer, $15 for ishow" and $10 for' ^lace. ' N. TAB'S CAMPAIGN ; TO (mN UP B'WAil . 'i^p^if;.'Toric' '£)'ally. Mii;r!or!,.^fis ■, em ^ i)arked pn. a. campaign . to cie?in ,UP! Broadway,, tab's tiradebeing par-! ticuiarly . aimed, at stp.ck ^.bu'rlf^sflLu'ej in'.fpur fpr-m^r' Brpad^vay 'le^it thie-i atreia! ''' ;" ■ ' :' " ^ ' ■■' ■' ^' ; ■,; Paper takes the position tiiat the. legit stafee is'' .IsHdangerfed by'' thei current burliesque type of perform- ance &nd seeks to have suPh^shbws banned from Times Square!.. ' Barrage; however, lis directed against all forms of midway diver- sion aiong'the famed street; TOO MODEST Nudist Try FI6p's--Camp Hedp^ris for Guests With Clothe* - iHIghland, N. T.V Augr. -29.' ■ • Nudist «blpny dn a 400-tfcre-' te&-j tati here.' has ' proved- a faflute a,nd will-be iabandoned. Cv A. Timmer,| manager^'who 1^ not a'nudist but ai business man; declares the inodesty of many of ithe. cultlsts : has .made) th9,:veDture:a financial sbust. ... j, Timmer di^clares he; gets-no ^pub- licity through .his patrons, as they're so': n^odest they , don't want thpiij friends to. know where they areJ Next summer he will run the estate! as a regular summer camp fon guests with clpthes. Necking Parkers Help Law/Hurt Theatres Minneapolis, Aug. 29. A local newspaper discloses that in a. little more than two months Minneapolis 'spooners,' who seek the quiet lanes of Golden Valley, near- by suburb. In which to park their, cares, have. contributed more than $2,700 in ftnes to the 'village trea- surer, Indicating the sort of summer opposition with which local show-! houses must contend. Although the village, has but 800 Inhabitants . it employs two con- stables, and two deputies in Addition to the^ justices. The justices re-' celve $4.20 in fees for each case handled. The nevvspaper exposing, the mat- ter dpnpunced it as 'ian outrageous; [^ystem* .^nd. worse than any of the old 'speied traps' operated, by con* stables; and justice .courts up to a few yearu ago 'because the ofteiise. chu'gied is . such that' few persons would be willing to risk notoriety by fighting the case when a plea of guiity and a payment of cash to the justice court will buy liberty and silence.' The promised Improvement of 42d street which 'within a year is ex- pected to reclaim it from . ita Bo'wery-like, estate,-has begun.. Th« south side of the, famoqs theatre! blocic from'the Harris to the Franks Iln Savings Bank will benefit by tho first 'recohstruction, which at iM,. same time will eliminate several hpuses, now useless for legit, Be^ lief that the block and the.inm^i^ a,te district, will continue to' be th^ amusement center is basedi on tha| ■ fact that four subway lines con^ verge there. , ' ■ . ■ . . The' Bethleheim Stee,l;Co. is raz< ing the, old^American Music Hal(' which after its vaudeville days wenl^ ' l>urLesque until damaged by fire.: :An, office buiiding wlli occupy the.^siti< 'wh'ichi I extends , to 4i3;t'; street 'i^vith,' a'n^''L' .'into Eighth a'venue^^ 'i tians ha've been drawn |for pffiijieii and| 4t"udi6s fo.r t)ie Nationar BrPad-i casting Comijany, the.l 'jpljyjt .to .oo^ cuiiy the present site .of old .^MjaM ray'4 which includes' tHe. fl.eal^^^c^^^^ cus , (lease to. expire' rj.ejKt mojitij), ^lu^ .tiie' a,dj.pinlng. X<It)ertir 'and jE.i-: tihge.'theatres., Botij., ,tfip.?^tr^. .leaseii :exp'ire 'next' February. t»ut. slri'ce .th«( il'ltlngp alone IS Ilght(%d,',\vith!,stp9k burle^quer the new ccjnstyuctipn'^wili li'icely ifrpc^ed before'then.'. . " ' One . keiy propertjr'that' li^|^ westi <>'f the Liberty and Elll'ngP "W.^^ Ikck's (originally .'the' James ' K. Hacke'tf)' which has been Involved frequently In trades by dPialefs in! future realty. This property^ ex-, tends only part way through' to 41st ' street and may-be included in fhe| NBG structure later." LlcPtise Commissioner jaih'es (jli^r^ athy has' y^l' t'6; aPt''ort issuing '11m censes: to the Republic and Eltingei, which the Forty-second, Streetl Property .Owners* association. proi< tested. The .Commissioner ^cl4 itrohi a vacation .said. jie h9,d a!masi( o;f teistlmoriy.t9.',dlgept.;.'.lt..l's..pps^ sible tihiat one or both hitipiey iious^i^ will be forced to quit, 'pia.n for 'department stoW' '.to 'ot'cfljpy th< 'north' side oi:'the. block, from,Se'v;i 'eiith ' ayenuia^ 'we'stwarld'.' is' said 't^f have'l^eh 'put.'badk^^^^ of thi d^pr^ssl'on but ,'w^ith-^n iipVard tiiral in" conditions that", ipay. be, .reylved promptly, ' ' . ". .','■' ' i NEW DdG RACMG tough OPPOSISH AT SARATOGA Saratoga, Aug. 29. . Official's of the famous Saratoga^ race track are b'urned up because of oppositlph from an unexpected quar- ter; ' It iis'the dog facing plant which' has been doing okay. T Because of conditions the $3.85 ad- mission has reduced the number pf glddy-ap patrons, whereas plenty ofl those who have played the grcy-s hound e'vents. have entered on freei passes which may .be had with' abundance. Dog race, people get theirs from the play on the mutuel betting which doesn't go at the horse racing track. Last Saturday 12,000. people attended the canine races, Horse racing season'' ehds next Saturday (3) .ittovine*' down tP Bel-, mont. •• ' Dance Hall Goes Cafe Hollywood,' Aug. 29. ' Hollywood Gardens, former dance, hall, goes cafe Sept, 16 after a reX modelling. To be operated by Frsink De Pas- quella with flppr show of eight principals, 12 line girls and band^ Arthur Sllber booking. Fritz and Monte Sole Survivors Chicago's once famous Colonial theatre barber shop, which suspended when B. & K. bUIlt the Oriental theatre, did not go out of business. Five of the barbers continued in the Woods building an association that endured over 25 years. Deaitii and sickness in the last 12 months ha^ taken three of the vets who have barbered thousands of actors, agentiL manager^ and theatrical personages. Newt died after spending 42 years with the same shop, Dick spent 49 years before passing away. Tom, now seriously ill, had 26 years to his credit. Two .survivors, Fritz and Monte, each belonged to the group 25 years. , ., '