Variety (Sep 1933)

8 St. RIartlp'B Place, Trafalgar Square E I C N Coble AMreHS', TARTETT, T.ONDOW: Trleplione Temple l»ftr 0041-5012 19 Drury Lane s 1932 Profit of $65,000 Turns to $50,000 Net Loss in 1933 London, Sept. 2, Prury Laiie deficit lor the yesir ehding; June 30 was something over $50,000, as against a net profit of $65,000 for tlie previous yean The loss includes $27,000 set aside tor. leasehold amortization, guaran- tee of dividends on the Dominion theatre arid loss on the sale: of war loan.. Candy Box Silencer The Sixth Chocolate and Confec- tionery Exhibition is now In session at Olyriipia. One of the novelties is a silent box, in which chocolates are packed fbr sale in the theatres. When a theatre-goer eats a choco- late those nearby, won't, be annoyed by the crackling of papei', the maker promises. U. 8. Radio Spoof Eddie Pola's raiflio show, titled 'America Calling,' designed as a burlesque of radio methodis in the States, was tentatlveiy scheduled to open at the Palladium,: Sept, 11. After the flop of 'Nine Days' Won^ der* the broadcasting revue moved from Olympla to the |>alladiiim, the Pola negotiations ceased. Radio Show Gross Ofnclail figures ar0 out showing that more than $130,000,000 worth of business done this year at the radio exhibition at Olympla. American Bandwagon very distlll6ry in England and every wine-grower on the Continent has alrieady ' despatched a . repre- sentative to ■ America to solicit or- ders. Distillery shares in England have apipreciated materially Irt the last few months. At Pavilion London Pavilion, week of Aug. 28, has Paul Carlyle's Crazy Crooners, one more'band added to the crowd around. .This makes three hands ■for vthe house In one flfternbon; Some, of the nets have been around for yea,rs,. particularly Chris Rich- ards, still doing the same act he did for 25 years. Yet dancer Sot quite a few laughs. Ladd, Grace and Charlotte, a ball- rooming trio from Paris, here after playing a few weeks at the, Pic- cadilly Hotel, are a graceful team. Leicester Sq. Goes Sawdust Feature at Leicester Sq. is a cir- cus set, 'Houp-La,' with Cllly Felndt, German equestrienne. -Girl is good looker and her horses do everything but. talk. Despite that, it is not vaudeville, and is only here due to diffljilty of getting suitable head liners. Newcomers are Yates and Lawley, good. Kadex Four, trapeze act from the contineint, with clever tricks Holdovers are Betty Jane Cooper and Lathrop brothers, who score with their nifty footwork. Fred Duprez as the compere, besides doing a com- edy monolog, best part of the out- fit. IP's Trio British International making good showing in the WestrEnd with three pre-releases. They arp 'Heads We Go,' the Empire: 'Song You Gave Me,- Regal, and 'Facing the Music,' Plaza. B & D Has Warner British & Dominions have en gaged H. B. Warner for his original part, in their talker version of 'Sor rell & Son.' The picture goes into production Sept, 11, directed by Jack Raymond, ~ UnTt^ Lohdbn [Repeat 'Dark Doings,' which played at Leicester Square for six weeks, .and is how touring the sticks, ha-s been booked for a fortnight a:t the. Lon- don Palladium by Hixrry Foster, Sept. 18. Understood, arrangement Is., for a guarantee and percentage over $15,- 000. Palladium 'Crazy' Season, besides the regular gang w:ill also have three American standards* These are the Yacopis, Paul and Nino Ghezzl and Marinoff's Art Clr cus. Likely opening dale is Oct. 2 for six weeks. Set for Paris Casino Paris, Sept. 2 Geraldlne and Joe, Chicago young- sters, set with Mir... Varna fbr the new Casino de Paris revue opening Oct. io. ====The: AmCTican^T;t-has ^been^here- for several seasons In local revues French Girls Return Jaqueline Francel and Marcelle Valiee, French picture players Im ported by Pammount for a French language Version In Hollywood, leave for home Wednesday (13) on the 'Lafayette.' SIDNEY-MAKSHAT.T. TEAMED Paris, Sept, 2. Sylvia Sidney arrived,here Aug; 26. Her, departure from Chevalier's The Way to Love,' received much attention in the French press. After a, week or :so at' Cannes Miss Sidney will gq to London, l-e- tuming here to sail for America .in time to begin wbrk Nov. 1 in Hollywood, on 'Reunion.' Iti which Herbert Marshall was to play op- posite her, unless plan has been changed^ Miss Sidney said rights had been acquired to Clarence Buddington Kelland's story, 'Thirty-Day Prinr cess,' for her. Dent Here Sans Purpose, but Has New Arthur Dent, heiad of British In- ternational, suddenly arrived in New York yesterday morning (11) after a quiet sneak from London. Says, it's partly a vaicatlon .trip and partly a trip to find out what this new excitement .in the air's all about that he thinks is probably traceable to NRA and that he thinks will mean bigger business. Also—this is jus£ incidental, he" says^he's got a half dozen of . the new British Internatipnal pictures. The pictures that his conipany lias been making in the past few months with Bebe Daniels,. Ben Lyon, Sally Eilers, Jimmy Gleiison and other Aniericah stars. Nobody in London, he thinks; Is aware of the . fact that he's out of London. Trans-l4iix for Canada? Otta.wa, Sept li. Although an official move was made In mld-isummer for the estab- lishment ot a chain of Trans^Luit Theatres , in Canadian cities, the de- velopment is apparently at .a stand- stUl. Assumption Is that' the niove awaits the return from Europe, of N. L. Natbanson, president of Famous Players Canadian Corp., who is known to be favorable to the acquisition of the Trans-LuxV idea for the. , Domtnion as a wing, to Famous Players operations. Kathan- son is expected .back in , another., week and; in the naeantiine, Trans- Lux sites are not beiiig touched. Gerniaii Fihers ToM To Make Good on AH Prodoction Pronuses Beriih, Sept 2. Newest move of the Spio film commission is issuance of an order to film producers warning them aerainst announcement of films that do not miaterlalizc or production plans that are not carried out. Fror ducers are ordered under no clr- cdmstancies to publish proerrams v6f productlpn which are. not absolutely certain to be carried through. Idea is. that exhibitors must-al- ways be able to. get a clear view of market conditions in order to line'up progrrama. ' Spio Comniissipn goes on to say that it. intends to carefully super- vise, all film production' plans and w'arns that those who disregard the warning do so at the risk of penal- ties.. FRENCH STUDIO FIBE Paris, .Sept. 2. ire in the. Braunberger.-Richebe Studio at Billancourt, Aug. 29, caused several million francs of damages. Flames from a short Circuit de- stroyed' the interior of one of the major buildings and the sections devoted to photography a;hd .sound equipment.. Several sets and gome costumes ' for 'La Bataille' vyere lost. This is a war film in vrhich Charles Boyer and Annabella .are starred. A four-day halt the produc- tion required for the construction .of seta at... the Paramount studio, where space has been rented. MUSICALS TO THE FORE AS PARK SEASON OPENS Paris, Sept. Cool spell has now set In and the Paris theatres are beginning to show signs of activity for the new season. At the Casino de Paris, Dufrenne. & Varna are presenting this week, 'Paris en jole,' the sec- ond version of *La Jole de Paris,' with Marie Dubas heading the cast since the departure of Josephine Baker.' Cliarpni and . Brancato, Rita Naldy, chanteuse, the 24 Ly- sana da-ncers, . and_the Mahieux jazz act are iMresentIng new numbers. The Odeoh, which closed fo^^only three weeks, has reopened with its usual rep.ertory. At the Nouvel Amblgu, 'La Banque Nemo,' by Louis Verneuil, is holding forth; has 30 players in the cast. 'Ro- sette,' musical comedy by Daniel Norman and Louis Carplln, with Mme. —Slmonpt —in the- title role, gives eyery assurance of a long run at the Sarah Bernhardt. Another comic opera, a revival of 'La Fille de Madame Angot,' with' music by Lecpbq, books and lyrics by de Clairville, Siraudin and Kohing,, is at the iPorte-Saint'-Martin. The Dejazet has a 3-act 'vaudeville' by Robert Treniols ehtltled 'Joseph Est Un Cdchon' "('Joseph Is A Pig'), with Pierre Darteuil and Emma Noel. The Varieties has resumed representations of Claude Geyel's 'La Dame du. jWagon-LIt,' farce, which started as ''Ca!' and. the Grand Gulgnol is giving four one act thrillers while- rehearsing 'Qulnze Couples' due Sept, 27. The English Players are on their last production for the year, 'Eight Bells,' . 'Bondu Sauve des Eaux,' by. Rene Fauchois, opens at the Mathurins Sept, 4, with tlie author In an Im- 'portant^rble;-=-==Revival—of-==Yvan= Noe'.s 'Teddy and PartiwL-reopcns the Michel Sept, 7 with its creators. The - transformation of the Follies- Dramatiques into the Yiddish The^ atre took' place this week with 'L'Hommfe au Portefeuille,' by Faldko, as the first attraction. The principal role Is taken by Anatolc Vino£ri-Rdoff of. the .Tcvwlsh Theatre in New York. PLAYS ABROAD CLANCARtY London. Sept, 1. . Mustcar drama In tbreb acta; adapted by Percy Nash' .from play by Tom Taylor. Play presented by Jane Moorland at the Winter Garden theatre, Aug,' 31, Pro- duction by .Percy Nash. Tom Taylor wrote 'Clancarty' somewhere arpund 1870. Early in the Twentieth century^ Mr. aiid Mrs. Kendal played In it. Later X<ewis Waller had a wallop at it and after that Mrs. Russ Whvtal toured Eng land with it. , . , It is aii pld-fashloned 'costume play that has been adapted by Ptercy Nash and musicalized by Wolseley Charles, who was responsible for ihost of the tunes In 'The Co-Optl- mlst^,' .His more, atabitious scoring of ^Clancarty' still suggeisits 'The Co-Optimists. It la.revealed as a .pretentious musical ' drajmatic ro- raahce with splendid scenery, gpr- gepus costuminer, a i^xgp and sen erally compptent cast, but the'rpiece itself is old-fashioned. A moderni zation of the Idea In colloquial lah guage might be the basis of a scenario for a film star like Jean- nette MacDonald. Femme lead is Enid Crulckshank an opera star who has done con sidera.ble broadcasting. In deport rhent and physique she constantly suggests opera. The mos^ remark- able, performance, however, is that of Dale Smith, also a broadc£bster of note. It is said Smith had never before set foot upon a stage. Tall and handsome and with a gorgeous voice, he got away with it very well and,' with more fbotllght. expe- rience, should be among the top notchers. . The program announces the ven- ture is presented by Jane Moorland Inquiry elicited that she is a sweet old lady with plenty of money who likes show business. Bless her heart! Jolo. Daihe Mit Regehbogen ('Lady with Rainbov/X Vienna, Aug. 30, Operetta by Jean OJIbert, bo9]£ by Jylius Brammer and Gustav <Deer; 'decoratlonji, Alfred Kunz; 'pr(i8entcd -by:. Hubert Ma- rlsChka at the Theatre' aii der Wien, pn ■AuBMst 25, This lady with the' rainbow re veals herself as a humble .manne quin who.by mistake slips.into the dress and carries the fan by which a rich. woman should have been recognized at a ball. Mistake re- sults . jni adventures and a lucky marriage for the poor employee, whereas the sbclety fenime reveals herself as anything but a lady. The only advantage, of the trite old story Is the scojpe it offers ..for the com po.ser and the regisseun ' Jean Gilbert's music Is fresh and bears the/hallmark ot populiarity. Wonder Who'll Love Me Tonight, IG lve M e._Yojir Arm,: .My^Boyj':__the^ tango, 'Why Just Wlth'Me?' and the Viennese Waltz at the second finale \yere among the chief encore num- bers and will be sung by all the city. Leads handled with skill by Miml Shorpi and Maria Eisner, with old Hugo Thimig. enjoying a tiny epl sode. All the rest of the cast strong, Result is local success with plenty of chances of this piece succeeding on Broadway, IE adequately adapted French Govenunent Pressed to Act For Settlement of Gaumont Tangle UFA TAKES ON IN PARIS Paris, Sept. 11. Ufa has decided to take an ex- pensive try at gaining biz in France. German ifllm company, working through other sources, has acquired the Aubert Palace, on the Boulevards^ for. a Paris showcase. Theatre, formerly owned in part- nership by Louis Aubert and M; Dumien, was sold to Gaumpnt- Franco Film-Aubert, whp turned- it over to Derval, director of the Fplies Bergere. Some -s^onder at the time as to Avhat Derval wanted with a .picture liouse; but cleared up now with announcement that he leased it, on a long term basis, to Alliance Cinematographique Euro- penhe:, That's a trick nanie for Ufa's .Paris office. KENT DEMANDS MORE DIRECT SHOT FOREICNS Hollywoodt Sept 11.. Sidney R. Kent ha$ told the Fox foreign department to boost the number of direct shot Spanish talk ers frojrrt 6 to 10. Opening tip of Spanish market assigned as rpaacn for the increase in productlPn, ' You and She,' new title for •Wpman,' has already . been finished for the current program, "rhree set are 'Conquistador,' musical for Jpse Mojica starting Oct. 12, with Wil- liam Dubois on script; 'Cardboard City,' for Catallna Barcena, starting Oct. 15, with Jose Rubio, Martinez Sierra and John Relnhairdt on the story; arid 'Masquerade,' musical for Raul Roulien, starting Nov, 15, Paul Perez and WilHani Kernell on script. , Sept. Governmeht's worry about the GFFA mess Is coming tx>. a h|^ad, with official action likely within the^ next few days... It must be straight- ened out.somehpw before the Cham- ber re-cohYenes on Oct. Likeli- hood how is charge of Gauihont will be maneu-• vered out and new mob pUt in which is more amenable to govern- mental suj^gestioh, Dimcuity still is that :4ili006,600 fra,nc debt that the picturife' company has piled, up at the Banque d^. France; No way of paylfi^ the d^bl immediately Is evident, governmeht can't openly take the Company pv^t and . clear the debt because of :op- positiPn of other Aimers, besides general jpubllc hub-bub such a move would raise. And, on the other hand, the bank can't igo on ^carrying the debt on its books indeflhitely. Moris, de Monzie, Minister of Fi- nance arid Fine Arts, , has been con- ducting a survey Into the affair for the past month with the possible hope expressed, at first, of: unitingr all the .film companies with gpverh- mental backihg; Thlai plan was abandoned. Then, it is learned, he suggested that the government take, over Gaumont, write oft the debt and continue the company as a governmental film concern. That met with considerable naying front several quarters including the di- rectors of GFFA who think they can straighten themselves but in time without governnriehtal afdi Several conferences have beeir called of film folk from- various branches of the industry, with die Monzie asking them for suggestions.. Mostly all the help he^s been jgiVeir were polite shoulder, shrugs. Par Shifts Some shifting of duties around the Paramount foreign departniftrtt" has Eu^erie. Shpeherg "now ~h^J^^^ the service department. Jack' Rappa port, from the h.o„ sailed Saturdisiy (9) for Panama, where he reports to John B. Nathan, in charge of Central America. . Albert Deane Continues as head of publicity and' production contact between the coast arti^ the, fqirelgn department. Not in Honolulu Warner Bros, will not build a theatre at Honolulu, Hawaii as planned. dalled off through sale of the product to the Consolidated Amuse ment chain of Honolulu,, ju.st closed SOT FABNUH IAND;^ Paris, Sept, 2, ---DoPotli-y----T«'ai^num=^ls--^ ■American .scenario Writer to sign a 1.2 month.s' Contract with the Brit i.sh Gaumont .studios. Hot flr.st story on contract*.basis which bcgih.s- Immediately upon the completion of 'Autumn Cro.cu.s,' will be an adaptation of .'Jew Su.s.s.' Lo thar Mendcs has been .signed to dl roct this. Farnuni contract calls for rcslflence In London. South Afrka By H> Hanson Capetown, Aug. 15. Hermann Welgert, farhbus cprt-' ductor of the Berlin State Opera for 19 years; has arrived In this potintry, and will make SputlL Africa his home.. ;I)ue to be|ing » Jew iie is a Nazi exile. Intends to establish an opera institute liere; Will make Capetown his headquar- ters. May give concerts in Cape- town. Two yeai-s ago the Git Vicente Cinema, Loiirenco Marques, Portu- guese territory, was burnt out. On August 8 the fine new. theatre on the same'ground, property of'Man- uel . Augusto Rodriques, a pioneer resident, was opened^by the Actiner Governor- General. The new. build- ing, costing 30,000 pounds, has all modern appliances. The program Will be sui>plled by the MGM cir- cuit offices in Johannesburg, and Portuguese films will also be screened. Carl Sonin, South Africa director, and Jack Hyman, man- ager of M-G-M (South Africa), planed over from Johannesburg for the opening. Seating capacity« 1,260.. ilm Censoring The-agitation raised by the Klni- berley. Schopl Board to demand a stricter censorship Pn filnis. and posters is spreading over the . coun- try, and' niany school boards are Joining. 'Merrily We Go to Hell' apijears to be specially picked out as a bone of contentionr^It- was p.k.'ed by States censors. J. C; Williamson's Gilbert and SulUvatl opera company reaches tlie sixth week at His Majesty's. Back to Hitler Herbert Grau, Ufa's • New York manager, has gone back to Hitler- land. 0rau liked the new prdeir of. things in his itativei country and wants to be on the spot. HEW FEENCH STUDIO The Hague, Sept, 1. France is boosting its national flIm-Indufltiiy';-A-new--studlo-is-being- built near Cannes on the Riviera in a ,small village, called Mouglns, The enterprise is being financed by aii International combine with French,. German and Kngllsh capital. Tho /whole technical outfit, including sound apparatus, flashlights, etc., ha.s beon ordered in Holland. The .studio has to be ready early next year.