Variety (Jan 1934)

VARIETY 1IMES SQUARE—spoirrt TucBday, January 30, 1934 East Embassy C)ul) suddenly closed Thursday (29). No one seems to know wh<} Is responsible for- unpaid salaries. Madge Kennedy and Rollo Peters to try tpwn^ with 'Autumn Crocuis.' They've been toiirlng It aind want to see what. N. thinlc^v Coming to Jackson Heights, irjg and Whistle'. latest tag on whiat used tp bie 'When Ghosts Meet,' Herbert Crropper comedy, which be and Ernest' Ti-uex are; do- Iner- ■■ Waltef Shuttleworth stage •Qvjeer People.' Benjamin Weiss gets lOryear sen- tence for the murder of Bose G. Kidkinskli taici. dancer and chorus Mt .|» l -^'1 t l H^B»H ^ a B II II3B lMHliyW WfBllHl«lli!ll»^'"''"'"'""'*il""M"""™"""»"«g" News From the Dailies Tins department contams remitiert iheatrical news items as publtshed during the mek in the dail}f papers oj New York* Chicago, Sm Francisco, Hollywood and London, yarieiy lakes no credit for these neWs items; each has been rewritten from a daily paper. ^>^!!s;>i!:i &Bi ! ! ri fc!PaiiB\dtg r u" iv ' L ^ ^iv-t- ' jL^'.-JMm.> i at Actofs' show, back home again. Lehore. Sorsby says she's out of the cast :of 'When in Jiome^' • London news company holds put ithe issue of thie New Yorker, cpn- tainiiig a burlesqu€> on Punch. Ex- plained it feared cOpyrlght trouble. George. M. Cohan has. written a sOng for Boosevelf s 1>irthdayi Will not publish Jt, merely , a. cpmplimenr tary gesture. Peggy Fears -in court Friday (26) Coast Ilea ted criticism of news stories sent, over the wirok by various services; No want foiblics of pic personalities and other highly publicized people, -_ phonograph which, broadcasts'!• Bruce -Cabot, new husband: of pver a short wave radio the name Adrienno. Ames; has adopted her 11 and location of A spiot being robbed year-old daughter, is being exhibited In Xi, A. hy Bent ;paVty is growing in ThOnias King, its inventor. Hollywood. . Ted Hall, studio .double .^^l**'? ^J^^^'^i^^^^*"^!^'^'''^^^^^^^ (3eorge Raft, and Aziel Sh(Bpardson | In L.^A. frpmjV^arren Marr of I^. A. have a,nnoUnced Intentions eirl "iVst 'au^^^ Only Ave years ! in the Lucipda Specialty Shop bank glrl, last AUgUSU -,,,^fn,r «+ inaton^a nf Tpvlnff Trust fOr the killing; the other half for violation of Sullivan law. - Theatre Union takes, a drama by Robert Keith, lead in its |Peace On Earth,' for spring production, 'ylya Panchp,' Mexican: agrarian, theriiei George H. Brennan. will produce 'Henrietta the Eighth.' Casting this week. . ^ ' L . . George S. Hellman has done a dramatic version Of his own 'Pea- cock's Feathers." All he has to do now is siell it. . , Joe SchenCk back from London Thui aday ^ . ^ ■:■ , Pauline Frederick changed .her address to Governor's Island last week. Married to OoL Joseph A. Marmon of 16th Infantry and post cohmiaiider. Her fifth hitoh. . Walter Campbell nOw g.m. ana treas, of the Mansfield theatrfe. . Joseph Macauley had to drop out of 'Hat, Coat, Glove' during re- hearsal because of illness. Boyd Ir- win replaces.' , Helen Picltens, Pickens sisters, married Tuesday (23) to Salyatore M. Caronl. Will continue with act. John Ri Sheppard announces he il use Broadway for a summer tryout spot this year, " . FSerdlnartd Bruckner arrives to take charge of rehearsal of 'Ilaces, Hitler discussion, which the tSuUd Will produce In March. - Robert Gleckler withdraws from rehearsals qt 'When iii Rome;' ruptcy at Instance of Irving Trust, receivers. Refused to^ reveal por- sphal assets, but not hold in con- tempt, ; Verna Burke, in association with to Wed. Three men arrested , in L. A. for holding iip James Boyd, nitery owner, and absconding with ^2,600. Raiicho Golf Club has been turned into a public links. John Consldnie, Jr., has bought a hew residence in Beverly Hills. Marriage of Maty Jane ,C9,rewe, daughter of Edwin Carewe,-annulled In Li j^. beciausb girl was only 16 when she eloped. Eddie HUfCman, 22, fOrmer "^Ize fighter, slain by William Spitzel, Five producers and distrlbsJiave j-y^i^^ company eiec in L A reeianq; uoasi prouuc«, . asked the y. S. circuit court of ap- H^j;;^^^^^ attempted a holdub " Win form a stock troupe to revive peals.^at San Francls_co_to reverse >^y^^^ j. Bert Vreplahdi Coast producer, | asked the U. S. circuit court Of ap jvlve Old musicals «nd produce nfew ones | tho ; judgment, of $35.3?6 granted I ^ _ Mrs. Pae Robinson, owner ^p^ a by untried authors. i iwrs. .r ,jc*uuiiibuu, uwuoi yi. «* WW's-i ^-g^ in "Mlnnohnnlln nn/I f^r . "^Dell Campo, South American atre near "L, A., on. charges they J^^^Jy"^^^^^ tenor, may chant a few around these were operating in restraint of trade. fpf m^^Orco In^L A Lai^^ parts before heading west fOr pic- . ^.^tt^^^^^ g^^Sa i?o'i\S He»Sa^^ ture dates; . . K^*^'*®'* °'°" "'^^"-"^ •'r^^ ninivinia Arthur (Street Singer) Tracy andj estate. he? ■ 5?l^ sevem^^^ the Mrs. in West Side court Friday Suit for $25,000 dainages ov«T a "^^^ g^, J^^^^ Jobs, after (26) to talk ovei^ alimony Pending traffic accldeiit filed in L. A. ae»lns^ actress won a sep^-atloh. Hearing continued ^tu^ advertised strike of: hot^k^e^ «!SS? SSq»^ missing articles and restaurant waiters Friday (26) Ufe when Jie xi^shed bn a bottle as testified In not up to specifications. Figures he Jumped from a PlAl^o*. cutting .^J'^'^^ ^^a^P^^^ J motoiit a^^^^ hotel service. Ludwiff : Safz Frank McGrath, film stunt nian,, . „ „*„^^4. plans a Xlddlsh [ help up and rbbbed of $1,100. in I 0P?> atpr of a street car. rtnllvwood I C, Stone's yacht held by Bin^Tlldfen khd llswprth Vines, S«nf"nf^J^V? Pending settle- barnstorming .tenhis professionals, "^^nt Sfd^^*"^® brought by are named defendants In a. suit for member. $250,000 damages, for alleged breach ^S^^7^„^"*\^®'[po*"t^,f*vorce of cWttact,. filed m.L, A. by Nor-p; A fro^^ . man L. Sper, who described himself .JJ^ ffinyi, i^^elne L.e h man n, auii xieau, ». ..t=L «i ♦^-o*,. «v.- "^^^ estranged wife of Edward J. Leh- ^fni^il*** tl^e *PP'^a»«*l tn the^or jef ^^^^^ of ^Chicago walked at Fox Mmeola. ^njuAd irHoilywood when struck P^^^^ ^yk^RoSrls-Rlnehart rec^^^ Brady, ih a radio talk, dis fri illness at Palm. Springs, ^^ff^^'f^%",^J?'' 1^'?*^*°^/^^'^ Eligibility for merabershft) in the P«-tlonal theatre., which ;will be .T^ ™o Tno Wolivwood erouo. somewhat similar to the Chestnut Comedy theatre next seasoh. Arthur Beckhard has a short op tion on 'Wife Insurance- from Aid- rich & beliiagre. Hasn't decided on production yet.. Estate of the late Chester S. Lord, Sun head, left a net of $232,793. a,c Babe Ruth off the radio program to Which the FRC objected, but as scribed to flii and not interference. Wilil4 Howard planning to get de signs, patent on his makeup, to pre has been placed ?t°"flIS°y?arl'*'ex-I « ^Jlf**^5 i*" Phllly, . and will ^ - ■ - - --'sponsor the study by young people Local Regional Labor Board urges imitation. Has submitted 11 Troupers^ Inc — -—, ~- V fPi,flo*rtt I but more of a dance libretto Complaints made by the Theatre. pickford center of another and Amusement Employees union. ^ ^^^^^ Alleged plot to Theatres, not complying with the g^^tch her in Boston, but she's well order will be summoned before the I ^g^^^^^ board. J.-, FOrmer Vera Berg, actress, now •John Brown' withdrawn Mrs.'^Leroy Waldeck! asks divorce second performance. in Trenton. Claims he made her Several Players wlU be .dropped k . ^^^^^^^^ ^.^^^ the ashes from the Group **»e*tre'sJMen In . ctL^UOtC elothlng of hex- In nucleus, j-vi I ■• » ujt —^t. t-vi.^* v.-.-.*- -ui. vo. White' to bo used as a,' 'Gentlewomen,; which the Group Will shortly offer. N. Y. philharmonic launches, a drive to get $500,000- against an. estl- . mated deficit Of that amOuht during ' thei next' three years. Llbby HOlmari reported to be studying drama with Jasper Deeter, Edna May ^elng Hoilywood fpr htj^^^v^-f 1''^^'f *',^"!^iL°"?f*''® fh» firQf tline o . . from Tale Inquiring about the Dur lliSmeS of Mexican pic Pro- ^nte family tree, ducers and exhlbs to seal uP the „ ^eil Mc<5id^^^^ border against further invasion of San,Francj.s^^ foreign film concerns Is under way.Ke^^Y^e ^^^^^ A., em- accordlng to Jose U. Calderoii, thear P}°y*ne a new Process evolved by Tre 6wner and rep of the Mexican ^c^^^^^ Exhibitors' union. letter Oontrols f.»"0P0^^^^ affect the 25 more than 300 cinema houses M^^t|rTrS directing for . ^^^!ont witWs has filed a voliin^ Velma Greshani. Inc., whose capl- band . Jailed to make certain be . in the U^^ assets consist of the histrlbnic Would be handy when called. v a federal court llstlne $34 082 ^'^'^"y Velma Gresham. now George S. Kaufman going to Hoi- ^ deMs and $300 in assets, playing Ihi San Francisco, expects lywood, but only to collaborate oh a Rogers Cowles 32 author com- M'° P^'-^ ^ dividend soon.. Company stage play with" Moss Harti mltte^ suicide In San Francisco. '^/^ ^9*:°rPO''»^t^d five yearef ag^ Harry Wagstaff Gribljle has two po^^^rly a newspaper man in.Sahta] J^^^ Tenn.. for $20,000. W five laws. Ahd not only that,, but he had a fondness for'other women. Hus come back, but not in musicals Treasury Dept. worried about shift of bootleggers to counterfeit ing sliver coins. Dudley Digges to return to N. T. to act and direct, but not until fall, Has purchased a farm In Conn. Executors of the estate of the before the barn theatres open. One is 'The Daisy Chain,' in whiph Mil- ton Shubert Is Interested. Other Is 'The iPerfume Lady,' which Wee & Leyethal rather'like. C. B. Dillingharh' will produce "Lo and Behold,' London revue, at the ITulton next month. EJsie Janls will When a cable broke mends Pauline I ' Robert Wood, 60, secretary to Loretta^ Smith, valide performer, Barthlemess, died In L.^A fell 20 feet to the stage of a San 4^"- 24. ^ His widow, Mrs. Bly Francisco theatre, possibly fractur- W^d,^ survives. ^ ing her skull and back. A^'il^ ^"'^ ^l^^ Ramon Novarro" has announced Leibold^ are now making the pending marriage of his sister, their home m Hollywood. Carmen Samanlego; to Carlos "No- LFf'M"^ l-lt"! late Elisabeth Marbury sack to join- a-^sist in Staging. Howard Dietz and yarro. Metro technical adviser. Both ^*/.?f°'^„,^^' musician, in Long Otto Kahn in the s^ larought by I Ge^^e Burton will add material. | ^r** nkftvAo T^nrane-n Mo-eirn. | Beach, Cal., and stole three instru , ^,. ^, . , , are natives of Durango, Mexico. Richard Bennett -intimating he s | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., has •on nients. l?eT o^S'^hT Stt. *Tlfelld^ hi I wllllns to be coaxed baek to B'way 1 3^"i7 A." aS "aMwVfinytaV ill I oAta^HMmil Mrvr wb'r I -^^^ ROSS A REAL CHAMP, BAITERS OLD EXPRESS By 4ACK PULASKI There seemed to be some doubt among the fans about Just how good Barney Ross really is, but after he socked the Fafgo, Express, also ichown as Billy ., at will at the Bronx Coliseum it. was conrpded all around tliat he Is a real champ. Going out of his class to mwjt .Billy didn't fool the boys bet on rtghtsi They- quoted Ross the fa- vorite, 14 to 6,. ringside. It Was their second meeting. Ross outpointed Tphy Canzonerl for the lightweight title in Chicago, and'' omphasized it by repeating, so Bar- ney did the "same thing with Pe- trplle, Whoit the Fargo kid went against Ross Out there the first time he was: rociulr^d tO make 138 pounds. Last week's match was at 'catch-w<?ishts, ■ and the Dakotan thought he could rever.se the', deci- sion; Checking up the' rounds, it is doubtful If Billy won one. He might have scored evens In the" eighth;; but that's tOps.. Any time he did connect With scoring Mows. Ross showered him With so many punches that round after rOund he Walked to his eorner put. In front, Barney is hungering f or jlmipy Mb- LarAln, Altl>ough Canzonerl was licked twice by Ross, he is again in line for a third bout with the champ. It all depends on whether he comes put in front with.Cleto Locatelli. whom he fights again this Friday (2) in the Garden. Bout Was carded last week, but was called Off . when CietO" got a sore toe or something. and the othe'r.s merciy acted as his Village ball Friday (26). Damp, but Aviator has left.L. A. to pick up noW separated from No color line at Cynthia White's I cor^Vne.^HlTn^^^^^ ?!2?°."''^^' agents. Estate of the late James J. Cor bett -nets only $2;769, All goes to the widow. Equity protests to the legit thea tre code authority a,gaihst radio shows open tO the public and in competition with tlie theatre. Com mittee appointed to confer with radio execs; Equity reports 1,400 actors put to Work since NRA went into effect Only about 75 ' re at .tl>e $25, mini mum 'Let 'Em Eat Cake^ folds. Set-up too heavy for the road. Janie Frbman. back in tlie 'Follies.' Panlei Frohtnan to Florida for a rest after the Actors' Fund benefit. successful School teachers enlisted by the police in slot machine War. To re- port spots which get the kid coins. Fay Marbe due oh B'Way in March in 'Trio.' Walter HartWlg coming from the coast to stage. Cast of four. For a prcss stunt 25 blind children were taken to the prop animal ex- hibit a;t the Warner. Permitted to feel the.dlnos. and other beasts. SelWyn theatre to have some bal- cony seats at 40 cents fpr 'Hat; Coat, Grlove.' New low.' Qanna Walska cohcert at Carne- gie Hall off. last ni ht: (Moh.).. Says she had a cold. ' Prayers , offered, Sunday in the »00,«00 .ala* arrest s^t .,^m ^^■■'Z^?Ji%,^^T^^ts^.r^. aU^th^ to hla widow Annie J <lraw $600 weekly pending settle wSr in Covlna cS **• ment of Fay Webb's separate main ^S^^ S^'bankSJtcy filed^ ^^'J^^*?.!^"^"^^^^^ L A by Patrick Holme-Sumner James Crosby, vet Hollywood listing debts of $7,993 arid assets' of ] ^Inenrntog^^ he has $698 « - Guild's Scottsboro ca.se show Greek church for the success .of the ' • Old Anna Sten film, at. Music Hall. Continental custom. Helen Westley in from HoUywOOd to rehear.se 'They Shall Not Die' for the Guild Society oC Composers. Singers and Collectors of Ariierlcan Ballads held being beaten to town by Allen Pro ductloris' 'Legal Murder.' which will open' Feb.'.^ at the Presirif-nt • P^ppy D'Albrew to go sia In forthboming, 'Queer . People.' His first atA6mpt at the drama. • Bob Hope flew, to Cleveland Mon - , day (22) .foi" the funeral, of his annual meeting at the Algonquin mother, who was ah operetta sttir Sunday (28). in England years ago. Zilla van -Horn Rolker drowned Elizabeth Mlele In Pinehurst, herself in. the bathtub of her apa,rt 'r-- Resting while rQading script.^!. f Imont Sunday (28) for love of Frank -.-.j pevil- ol^-;Pei-:Ling:_ hung-up-^for-:Laa<:orgerj^^^^^ script tailoring. i!it, whom she called . he 'spiritual Mrs. Sylvia Straus Lamport, cab- land mental lover.' aret singer, asking a divorce from. Harry Lartipert beforb ..a referee. Alleged misconduct, No alimony Senator' <3opeiand has a bill In lianuclnations. Federal Alcohol control reveales distillery prices, Bpst rye Is $5.18 a quart to the dealer, Witli Bourbon at $4.74 to $5,03. Blended stuff. $11 a case up. Scotch; $33 a care of congress to bestow a gold medal on fifths. .. ..^- ..^ „ ..^ * +u« George M. Cohan for his services By consent.of both parties to the durliur the war. various Vallee suits in N. Y. courts William Gillette denies reports he | due for hearing yesterday (Mon.) Ic to return to the stage. Appeared \vorb pof^tpoiio.d lo Keb, 5. Frances Williams on her way to London to /fulfill an engagement. Manager denied reports she left secretly because of .a fear pf a film contract siiit; Hehdrik WUlem van Loon, ahthor. visiting Hollywood on. his way around the world. Ned Sparlca and .his' wife. Mer- cedes Sparkman. reached a settle- nient and their divorce case was tossed, from the court's docket.. Louella O; ParsOns. painfully In- jured When her car was, Struck- by another In Los Angeles. Suffered strained neck and llgalments. Shortly: before . the iriarrlage of iPrince Alexis Mdlvani to Barbara Hutton.: his tWo oider brothers, David and Serge, borrowed $1,600 In L.A. for a trip to Pariis to solicit funds fpr their oil ventures oh the boast. j_ John, Laraia. 47>_; 'LjV. musician, died Jan.' 2S. He was . a ~BrOtlier''of Dr. Nicholas Xiaraia, orchestra leader. His widow aliso survives. Word has been received In Holly Wood that Ezra Mli*. former Coast scenarist. 1^ liow making pictures in India. Dr. Francis Orlffln is on the Coast visiting hla wife. Irene Dunne. California publishers of the smaller-paper group, ih conference at Santa Barbara, gav« vent to developed a new film processing method. Has been inventing since 1911. Mid-West Lionel: Barrymore aridl Sylvia Sid- ney stopped in Chicago for -a brief visit. Barrymore was ill and con-, fined .to his cOmpairtment since leaving Lps Angeles. Mltzl Grebn. passed "through Chi- cago on her way to Hollywood, Where she. Will start wOrk on her latest picture, 'Finishing School.' . .Harry 'VoUer, was granted his ninth- delay in Chicago last Week, Where he is flghtlihig extradition. to California, wherehe is Indicted for the robbery of Mae West. • The Duncan Sisters are to head the list of performers at the annual dinner dance Of the Chicago Society of "th¥^FolTIK""NtKi6nar^ Chicago. Edith Mason, opera singer, llled suit to dissolve $60,000 Insurance trust fund. . Earl Carroll passed through Chi- cago on way to Hollywood, where he will direct 'Murder at the Vanities'. James C. Petrlllo. head of the Chicago Federation of Musicians, annotin^ed any expenses for Musi London Gut-Rate (Continued frOm page 1) the .West Thby get the best seats, and are the biggest knockers. They are. the curse of the London theatre, and they cost. the theatre in . seats roughly $250,000 per year. If prices were redubed for shows tiiat were npt first-class clicks—^and at least 75% of tlie shows here can be put in that category — around $125,000. could be added to the grosses per year. . " Another, favorable angle Is that the Club is prepared to ad- vance a certain a,mount of money iii • the promotion pf shows, the money to be taken out In. Seats at half the i?rlce. Of course thejr would be getting a discount on top of that to compensate for their In- .vestmeht. Two-for-ones, and reducing the prices of more expensive seats, on day of performance, is actually no innovation iiere. It has been gOing on very quietly in many theatres." But there has, a,s yet, hot been any. Official stand. Manager Angle The trouble has always been the theatres carry a clause In their leases that seats, may not be sold below a certain price, bitt" managers are prone to shut, their eyes to these - antiquated clauses, providing It is not done too openly.. But Judging by the support this club has been getting, It looks like a number of managers are ready to come out In, the open.:: . .. ^ Horace Watson and Sydney Car- roll are said to be the only two op- posed to the idea. Watson's opposir tloh to the schenflie is. Ve would be selling failures.' The club has opened a central. Office in the "West End, with several branches in the; suburbs and prov- inces, and hopes to have: a memiier- Ship of 20,000 ill three months. clans at the President's Birthday party in Chicago, will be paid by the Union. Tito Sbhlpa, tenor, has-.adoptcd a Chinese Buddha as his official mas- cot. Gahna Walska, opera singer, paid ' two-hour visit at the home of her fornier husband, Harold F. McCor- mick. She denies any rumors Of reconciliation, says they are just 'good friends.' Wllsori & Co., meat packers, last week signed contracts for space in ITi^'FOm^BOTimniraE^'^^T'ehTu^ of Progress'. S. S. Millard, owner of 'Old Me.xi- co- at the Fair, has asked Xor hi.s maiTiage to ..Mrs. Rita Gentry Bishop to be annulled.. She was hostess at his. 'World's Fair' con- cession. Ralph Kettering Walked out his lease on the lllnois Theatre. Mrs. Irene Castle McLaUglihn loses court fight agaln.<»t vivisootion.