Variety (Jan 1934)

OUTDOOR S^BURLESQUE VARIETY 69 HAROLD L. PECH Hardld lit Pech, 42, Boldler and actor, died recently in thie veterans' hospital at Tupper I^ake, N. if;, Wherfe he httd been a t>atlent since November 17, 1930.- Two days before the armistice Pech wag shot, stabbed and ffass^d during flighting In the Atgbnne and he also saw active service in Ver- dun. He was awarded the Verdun jhedal and; the French. Croix de Querre with palms and the Victory inedal and defensive clasp of the United States. After his discharge frdin the .army; Pech returned to ' the stage, where he was knpWn. as T^ddy Liorraiirie. He played in ' ^What: Price Qlory* and Greenwich ywlage . Ppilies. liater he was in '■'burlesque and yali'deville and at ori<e ' "time was. associated with' Moran ' and Mack.' Leaving the theatre, Pech was employed by the New ybrk Sun delivery department until illness forced him to 6nter the Vet- erans' Hospital; Survived by his widow. He was burl<ed with nrilUtary honors in Ar- lington .cemetery, Washington.. WALTER C. PERCiVAL , Walter €. PerciVal, 46, in vaude, /legit and pic for 28 years, died . from comi>lloatlons in Hollywood, Calif., Jan. 28. He teamed -In vaude with his wife, Rennle Noel, for several years. -Born in • Chicago, .h6 went on stage in rep shows at the kge of 18. .His name in prlvaite life was Charles David Llngenfelter. He was widely known- ifor his. vaude ; sketch, 'King. For a Night/ He also produced ^Spmeon^ in the House,* his own play in New Torkv He is survived by his widow whose.real hame is Kate Campbell. His mother, Mrs. Sarah McVeigh, of Muskeigon, Mich.; a brother, Jo seph, also of Muskegon, and a sis ter, Mrs.. Ralph T. Kettering, of Chicago. .At various times'he wrote for VAniBT.T; Body taken to Mus- kegon for burial, leaving the cast -Jan. 30. West Farmlngton, O., and was edu- cated at Western Reserve. Funeral in Pasadena. Cremation followed. LEOPOLb E. DeMARE Itebppld 13. DeMare,-72, musician and foirmer naember Of the Chicago Symphony orchestra, died in Chi- cago on Jan. 23, He was consid- ered one of the leading French horn players .and was . active, m Chicago music circles until last year.. Came to Chicago in 1893 to iplay in the World's Fair orchestra; or- ganized at that time by Theodore Thomas, He played for the Chicago Civic Opera orchestrat Chicago the- atre and recently at NB<3 in Chi- cago. Widow,, tyfo dkughters and son survive. Burial in Chicago. H. E. SIDLES H. E. Sidles, 59, biz and radio sta- tion .executive in the middle West, died Sit Bryan Memorial in Lincoln. Neb., Tuesday (23). Was prominent in brgariizatloh'of Unibn Holding Co. which has KFAB, Omaha and Lihcpin; koIL; Omaha, and KFpR, Lincoln. Survived 'by his wife, two sphs, Hiarry and Fred S., and a daughter, Mary. MONICA FOLEY MPnlca Foley, 33, on the Chicago NBC staif, died suddenly WedneS IN TENDER XOVING 3IEM0BTf; Of TiM O'DONNELL , My.DarUne ttusband |who Went Home, January 29, 193i Mary Love Greene O'Donnell 55 WEEKS Helen Mack's Floor Show Still Gotno in St. Paul day, Jan. 24. Burial was in St. Paul. Survived by her parents, two sisters and three brothers. St. Paul, Jan. 29. Hazel Mack, ex-burley queen who, when vibrating went sour some months sigo,- organized a six-girl show for Coffee I>an's, night spot near her<B, and ^s now going into her 55th week at the place. With her hubby, 'Snooze' Kln- neard, who |n.c.*s the shows, she] presents two different shows every evening^ including complete eliani^es of costuineis; This makes 110 dis- tinct acts during the 65 weeks. Not one show has been repeated; ditto the costumes. Since ishe makes the latter herself, this acts really cost her grapes. Local, girls comprise the line, and under the former hip-tbsser's tute^ lage, each is specialty artiste. Hazel has beeii jgrossing |200 to $250 weekly at Cofltee Dan's, plus beaucoup gravy from specistil party side engagements. Biirlesqae Placements Chicago, Jan, 29. Milt Schuster, office has placed iFrances Mills into the Empress, Clnciinnatl. Sent th^ Eight , Cute Tootsies to tlie Gayety, Milwaykee. Tlnav Ceil VPn Dell, Mabel White, Eva Simmons and Betty Webster went to the. Gayety, jiinneapolis. is tar and Garter, - Chleago, drew Dorothy Jordan, Nita Lupez, Par- rell and Peters, Lester Montgom- ery. Jerry went to the Garrick, St Louis, while Theimi atid Roland, Dorothy Sevier 'and. Hairy Jackson joined the Jack Kane uh**' F-S FtliX WEpBK Toungstown, Jan. The Park, Fleber & Shea house here, has " inaugurated a vaudfllm policy after months of straight ic- tures. Policy will be Ave acts on a full week. Concessionaires StaB as Exp Jumps Terms for 1934 Chi Space Royal American Lifjts West Canada Fairs From Casde Shows Chicago,. Royal American shows beat put everybody in this carnival. business to snatch the contract for the Cana- dian Western circuit of fairs this year. Which shoved the Castle-Morris, now the Castle-Hirsch, shows out into the cold after having been top on the Canadian circuit for thie past two years. Robbins Burly A^^m Utlcal, 29. Following the failure of dramatic stock after only four weeks, Nathan Robbins reopened the Majestic with burlesque Jan, 27, Ben P. ei*-: nard, who, prior to dramatic stock, directed a 16 weeks' , bui'ley run, again preparing the shows. There arei 14 principals and 16 girls. Principals will' be changed every weiek or fortnightly. WILLIAM CUBITT William Cubitt, 79, for; more tlian 60 years In the theatre iahd assiistant to David Belasco in staging plays, died in Ifew York Jan. 24. He started as secretary tp ;Paniel Fi*ohms(.n when the latter was with his brother, . Gus, at the Madison Sq. theatre in the pre-lyceum. days .When the Frohmans brought David Belasco oh from San Francisco, he aided the latter, eventually becom ing. secretary to .Ren Boeder, Belas^ .co's stager. He is survived by his widow, two daughters and two . sons. Only .one of them, George Cubitt, is con nected with the stage, MRS. WILLIAM W. FABLEV Mrs. William W- Fairley died Wednesday (24) at her home in Al bany, N. Y. Her husband owhs.the MRiS. JESSIE McCLAY Mrs. Jessie McClay, mother of Barbara McClay. Hollywood dancey, died in Budapest, Jan. 9, foUowine an operation. Father, J. Roy Mc.t Clay, survives. Body "is en Toute to Hollywood, where funeral services will be held Feb. Daughter continues to ful- fill engagements In Europe. JAMES S. McQUADE Jaines S. McQuade, 75, for many years connected, with trade papers, died in CulVer City, Cal., Jan. 23. He was Chicago correspondent for Moving Picture World for 10 years. ROBERTA KEENE THOMPSON Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keene I Thompson, died Jan. 24 at Los An peles from pneumonia. Father is a scenarist at Paramount studios. IN MKMUKY OF My Good I'riend ALFRED DE MAMBY Who Died February X, 1920 JERRY VOGEL Capitol theatrd, Albany, 'and is co- operating with RKQ in the oper- ation of seVeriQ.1 theatres at Schenec- tady, besides her husband, survi- vors include a daughter, wifiS of Hugh Herndon, Jr., round the world flier. Wife of William W. Farley, owner-Operator of a string of thea- tres in Schenectady, Albany and elsewhere, "died bh the family es- tate at Loudonville,. N. T., January 24 following a long Illness. other, 80, of Abe Krakauer. who I Is connected with MCBrlde's ticket agency, diied at her honie in New 1 York, Jan. 24. Howard Sej^ GALE E. BROOKE Gale E. Brooke, .58, died at Lake- vlUe, Minn., Jan. £4, after being ac- cidentally shot While rabbit hunting near that town. Hp had been, operator Pf the Hip- podrome skating rink in St.; Paul for niany years, promoting rhariy national championship meets. Burial Was in ^Minneapolisi his home. Survived by his widow, twp spns and two daughters. MATTHEW GUIGON Matthew Guigon, 55, a stagehand at the Capitol theatre, Albany, N. Y„ died suddenly Jan. 18 of heart "aTs^^tse.~TETe^ w^ home of his sister, where he had lived. JAMES H. KENNEDY Janies H. Kennedy, ^5, editor and author, died in Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 22. He was for many years manag- ing editor of the Cleveland Herald and news editor of the Cleveland Editor, Kennedy wafl a native of Studio Pbcements (Continued from page 2) appointed mostly from the A.M;a ranks, would hold more secret nieet- ings with the Adiriinlstratpr. .Others oiatside the fold agreed, to this; but are also, prepared to have commit tees of their own in session .with Rosy. At least four conimittees -vv-ill be. formed,.' Rosenblatt saying he Will meet as many of them as is felt necessary. M. C. Levee did a share of, the speaking at the open session Claim-. Ing that the chie^ agent pceve was the possibility that the,30-day clause of the old; producers' agreement would get In the code. This is the section of Article 5 which would halt contractees or their agents from talking future contracts with other companies until within 30 days of the explra- ti5ff-i^fnir6=^istinBT?iret;=^ under suspension. Rosenblatt did npt go Into his viewpoint on agents. He was just listening. However, when he was queried as tp the possibility of agents being licensed under the code he stated at this time licens- ing was not in the c^rds, although It might.be after he had heard all sides. (Continued from page 26) ett producing, Warner. Baxter, Rosemary Ames and Rochelle Hud- son, 'Odd Thursday,' Fox. Alice Dahl, 'Twisted Ralls,' Tri- umph. , , Frank Strayer, directing, John Mlljan, Shirley Grey, Monroe Owsley* Hale Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Maurice Black and Wilson Behge, 'Birds of a Feather*, Invinc- ible. , , , C. Henry Gordpn, 'Old Louisiana', Metro. Prof. Ernest Stem, art director Gypsy Melody', Erik CharcH's first, Ben Bard, Morgan Wallace, 'Three on a Honeymoon'. Fox. Francis Ford, Claude King, John Davidson* Douglas Walton, Pat Somerset, "Murder in Trinidad*. Pox. Mary Jordan, sister Mrs. Merian C. Cooper, Rose Coiighlan, sister Junior Coughlaii, 'Finishing School', I^lo. ^. ^ i George Barbier, Alan DInehart, Sam Taylor, megging, Edwin H. Curtis dialog director, 'Cats Paw', Harold Lloyd. Ethel Wales, Donald Crisp, Willie Fung, 'Crime Doctor', Radio. Luis Alberni, Bud Jamison, Adri enne Rosily, fShowmanship', Col. Garrett Fort writing screen play Pursuit of Happiness,' Par. Herbert Marshall, 'Honor Bright', una O'Connor, Matt Moore, 'All Men Are Enemies,' Fox. Ben Bard, 'Three on a Honey moon,'Fox-. Harry Green, 'Gold Rush of 1934,' Fox. . Archie Mayo directing ' WB. Raymond Hatton, ' Metro. ■,, ivan: Simpson, Jj Carroll Nalsh 'Murder in Trinidad,*'Pox. Grant Mitchell, "Warren Hymer, James Donlan, Prank Sheridan, Charles Sellon, James Burke, 'Cats Paw,' Harold Lloyd. George Marshall, directing. Spen- cer Tracy and Claire Trevor, 'Gold Rush of 1934/ Fox. John Mack Brown, 'Widows,' Pre- hiifer. . ... Y,t Dell Henderson, 'Tou*re. Telling Me,' Par. ^ Eddie Nugent, Warren Doane comedy, U. , ^ . Donald Wood, 'Gentleman from San Francisco.' WB. -^Nichola8=;I.--Coleman-pr=a.=at=Par^ amount. , , ,„ , Thomson Burtls, scripting 'Speed King,* for Wm. Gargan, Radio. Paul Sloan* megging 'Down to the Last Yacht,' for Lou Brock produc- tion. Radio. _ „ Fuzzy Khight,' 'Come on Marines,. Andy Devlne, 'Stlngaree,' Radio Sam Hinds, Donald Crisp, 'Crlmo Doctor,' Radio. SOBE ON MIDWAYS Charlotte, N. C, Louis Graves, editor . the Chapel Hill Weekly and fomier edi- tor of the New York Timies, deliv- ered a scathing attack on the North CarPlina State Fair and its midway in the ;columns of his pa- per, declaring that his complaint 'Is not that It is wicked but It was un-- Bpeakably stupid and vulgar.' His article has been picked up by the daily press ot the . state and become the object of general edi-. torial comment. In it he touched many sore and tender spots in car- nival showmanshl p. 'The state government is resppn- sible ifor the fair,' he decla;red. Tf It can not have a better midway than it had this year it had much better have none at all. At least the state government ought to ar- range for its people to be cheated amusingly and with some ajipi-oach to decency-'. • Chicago, Jan. 29. .Concessionaires of last year's Pair are putting up a body howl about the terms that the World's Pair is demanding for space/this coming summer. Appears that the Fair management is trying to make it as tough to possible for the Midway spots to ibperate On the encore. Particular burn-up on the part of the cbhcesslbhalres Is the proposed move of the Midway from the. center. of the fair giroiinds to the , con- structed island. This Is to make room on the main grounds, it ia understood, for commercial exhibit-' brs. Reported that the major por- tion of this hew .space will go to Henry Ford for the. largest display ph the .grounds with tlie amount Ford will spend for construction re-^ ported running into tlie triple mil- lion dollar mark. Angle throuefh- out on the part of the Fair officials appears tP put pregsuro last year's concessionaires on the theory that they're old stuff already arid to play for newer arid fresher cpri- cessioris for 1934.. Space' Seekers Hop . Demand fpr space at the Fair for this summer is surprislntrly good, the click of the Fair in 1933 having sold even the most dubious. .F^eel- ing is'now overboard on the oppo- site side with everybody 'talking million dollars or mpre for this summer. Feverlshness on th^ part of. some of the new wpuld-be exhibitors has evidently excited the.Pair manage- ment, which Is noW making terrific concessionaire demands. Asking 50% of the gross plus rental for the space. Pair management contends that the concessionaires already have theirs and their buildings, up and paid fpr and should be willing to pay 50% of the take. —-. High deiriands, ot course, were made before the opening, of the Fair last year, particularly about five or six months in advance. Biit In the last 60 days these demands eased BEATXY'S BTJSY South Bend, Jan. 29. Jess Adkins, manager Hagenbeck- Wallace circus, reports that Clyde Beatty has completed a number of scenes in the 12-episode serial; for Mascot Pictures Corp. Co. sent pro- ducer, cameramen, and crew to Peru, Ind., where they constructed a realistic jungle scene in one of the big workshops: Beatty left with his cats Jan. 21 for Cleveland, O., for a week's en- gagement, to be followed by Detroit, Mich., date. From there he leaves Feb. 22, going direct to HOllywoPd, Cal., to work on the serial, returning east In time to open ^ith the Hagen- beck^Wallace show in. the Coliseum, Chicago, for the spring engagement. up. lONN. NIXES CHI. St. Paul,. Jan. 29. State of Minnesota will not be represented in the 1934 version. Of a Century ojE Progress. A bill asking that $25,000 be, ap- propriated for the Tourist Bureau to administer the state's continu- ance in the big show was xiixed in the House at the receiit special (llkker) session, 61 to 62. Recon^ sldered the same nighit, solOns again put on the kibosh, this time by 63 to 67. Opponents Of the bill stressed the opinion that this year's Fair will be merely a glpfflied carnival, with most of the benefit (If any) going to Chicago and nowhere else. PEBNA FAIR OFFICIALS Easton, Ja,, Jan. 29. Meeting/ in ATlerifowh in the tiyehty-second annual cOriventlpn, the Pennsylvania Sta.te Association of County Fairs elected the follow ing ofHOers: E. H. Scholl, Allen town, pres.; H. B. Correll, Blooma- burg; Abner S. Dcysher,' Reading; S. B. Russeli, LcwlStown, and Wil- liam Brlce, Jr., Bedford, viccrprcsl- dents; Charles W. Swcyer, Reading, sec. and treas. In his annu.il . report the Secre- tary showed that in 1932, 63 fairs operated at a loss of ?53,775 and in 1933 the 72 falr.H combined showed a profit of $16,038. NO AEK. STATE FAIR I'hqonlx, Jan. 29. Arizona will have' no Staite Fair this year. The legislature saW to that by neglecting to vote any fund for a jg.ow.-_and_pickles fest.iya|^^. WANTS BETTING Lynchburg, Jan. 29; Virginia Fair Assn., meeting In Richmond, added its own to other requests before the state legisla- ture for parl-mutuel betting at the race tracks. Association reelected officers and set -dates for 21 ■Vir- ginia fairs. H. B. Watklns is presi- dent. LETTERS When Sfindlog for Mall to ~ VARIETY Addretis Moil Cleric. POSTCARDS^ ADVERTISING or CIRCULAR LETTERS* WILE NOT ' tlE ADVERTIISEn LETTERS ADVERTISED IN ONE ISSUE ONL* Botel'er Wade Cowl Ja.ne iSlHson Jack rieldeir Fred Leo AI Lyons Eugene NftHlo CrIajT Newell WllUam Nprvo Red Trlsco Hclon DOE^XiSEA ANTEL 826 W 72d St. New Vbrk City My New' Assortment ol GREETINO CARDS Is Now Ready. 21 neaoflful CARDS and FOLDERS BAxed. Post- paid,, for. One Dollar dHK W * ^ MM ^^BiM m^^^ " ■ r N $ T I T U T I O N INTERNA f I O N A t Jl Shoes for the S^^g^ S^^^J^^ ^SHOWFOLK'S SHOESHOP-1652 BRqAbWA.YS^