Variety (Jul 1934)

m VARIETY SI I^Ukato^lm Rosei Ni^ Hall in Only known china honky-tonk, ' etilicd Hilly K«in»^'s MuBlc Hall, SIlotK'd on Hro.'idway In a former 6:3kiiidA, ti9M»«, Is priming (or » clean• '^SK'/I^wn the Indproved pace and :. the expected Increase daringr fall and winter, It In ewtlmated the place : win sell conaidernMy more (lian |600,0Q0 in booze within a, year and . Recent pros.s aiM'ioxiniated f26,- '000, a Jump from tlie two previous r ^W^k* of^ I? 1.006 and |1i*iO0O. ri- upeotively. ■. JSxpectdtioil tqii « pace of When the shrtW s^ft.- ; ti<*ii Kf^ts into .utricle, ' Ayerape intake Is ?2.r)0 per per- . iK>ri/m^ charKe fitr diners and ;;" ;i>th«r« at tables beliUi; |i,50 . fta^h^ ; JNc> show on BrojiilWtiy" iho lak<' of tlio ATuslo Ilall, run on , (!rind fr<»ni 4 in tlie aftci noon until 4 a.m. Showmen, who looked i^skatice at the new typl^i .ft^^.M^^ tJ^cWpn «t: the r^uslc ''H*ft''»rt!d '> .<j»Sti>o dr Farce r liy. now rato ■■•■J'-'prpjeft» at< stimnlous to hIiow busi- ■ • Twrnaway • 'tBiirly night attendfant'e Ik a turn- ' .«way, espoMally from 6 o'llink y until 1 a.m. Tables on boili ^ floors accommodate 900 persons at 'M<iink' ailUiur. With the show lut 7:45 ■ and lirio ciipftcity and the tw*» a.m. ! |)er forma nee about half llllod, av- { erage present daily draw is close /..to 2.300 persons. That does not in- clMde the ^a^l}ftfy Coast bar iri-thie biitiemeiii WhlcH draws jFrbm: the ftther floors, with late dropvliid feeding the cash rcKister. '.■r:\''.-^^v.pltiyit^ to capacity at all •tiir«B^^ ali6w« the eajpocted gross will i I** IlliO^ iwid tiil tiwMf tlgurii the FHtlmated profit would 1*$; flO.OOO ■weekly. Kome nlKhts the total for thinks l>ett«'red |2,000, mostly from the i^eryice bar, located in the Viaulted mbf*ic foyer of the theatre • v ibitfU by . Artfcttr Hamroerstein and ; ■'•^hken over »y the M^anttfatiturei-s Trust In f<)rei losure of ,th«41^80*^ i. flrHt mortgage. What to. do with the house was ^ the WjhlK'a wori^y and wiien Rose ' and hii Associates propositioned on ..> the Music Il.nll thoy were wel- .' romcd. Its all on percentaso. Hose • guarantees n minimum rent but ' the banl|: If in on the take with « rfMfiirVii^ iPhit eVeri applies to the check room privilege, ... revenue from that source being ee- timated at $20,000 a year. V, - Success of (lie. Music lioj.l is con- '■: ttldered ' tWi;' '-wiiBfNi'^nttvriM^ tt^m - the , fMTt th«t the house hka ifot paid : c^^^^ spot advertising since .r'|heiip(ftce bought in the dailies prior .:Vta OIMRnlng, Those ads were paid hy ^ , and supply dealers with 'V; • — 8 0 0 E m p loyed Music Hall employs 300 people. . Tht rc are 16S in the s1k>w or back stage, JncludinK static hand.*'. In Addition there are waiters, gigoliofs, l<i>uij0lj|r hearts (hostesses), «tc, ' ' 'r^Buhfi re-6p«ned We^neiclay (18) • with a new show. Thait spot is UesiKncd for spinders, with the niiiiinuiin liiphor ;uul the .«show alonp class lines, while the Hall affords ■: iMl: ietetithff for tKie visitors with ;f::ia^i4mt bankrolls^ I'airee shut dpWn :.;' Ihicetitty after si? veri months of sen - ' Sati()nal business. - . Jjoth spots are equipped with Pi-2, Yr, for :o:-> Burlingiun, Vt., July 30. r Bell, Newark, VI. J., operatoi; jwlth the Curttii ;t* fUHpktts Shows, w.m t>e out 0^ the -eArhlVal business "frfr the neJct two .years. ■ On the qloslng night of the car- iiliiiriil, :|^( e^titttef the city line, Bell 1*!iiilt; ti»t^^^^ locftl <tore ah<V he-lpea ^ilnrscitt t<v fil*»e dri*»s*«H. ire virttft nirosted and si ntcrici <1 to two years in the State prison at \Viods,f>n •: ■ . ^aH Vttfl-- Cttti^ii^ pt the .Tower, Rt. P.tuI. to K.ifhlc f n tiUihh, |»t)n-i>ro, in St. r\uil, .luly 3' ' (^f<•rpc■ AiJif riu.-j, asst. ni^rr <'f tin- j!;h,r,iTiioiint, -St, I'aul. to l.ayra Carr, rlirin-'pro, ln-:f?.t, |'fiT»l,/*iil*f.,i^ Ari,t^^ ■I*a^ie' ':to ,'NiM;l«i..:l^*'rli;'5l^own ^fU'iJi^llj^fiilim, v:iiiiftie<u.::^yrsdity Sun and Surf Bookin^^ Sam Salvin is booking w«ek-end Kuost stars for hip Sun and Surf club at Long Heaoh to aiigQieht the regular Ilobby SiUifeird Teviie. Roger Wolfe Kahrt i^mtctitra has decided to remain after first Intend- lUK to quit. Ilitz Hio.e. huvo bowed out as hriullinrr.«-- of thr door nhow. Ja.c)c lierteU has, ,A*ilt«» Berle. Irene |Bc^<k>hli^^ Jfmm and Belle Baker bo<>kea for successive week*et>ds. Regular .show holds Frii« And Jean llutcrt, I.ovcy Kids, AfarthA liay, Wick 4-ontj. jr., Eunice FleAly, MiMredili^iMi MAttri4$« and « BURLESK CODE AUTHORinTO A me<>ting of the newly organized l>ijrhs<iue Code Autliority will be hel<1.8pmetime next week for sug- gestlona Af t6 iMMMlhle m<id1fteAtkins. Also to he takeh'vjp At thitf mectlTig will bfe interpretations of the epde with spocial roferenre to the Bur- lesque Artist.s* Assotiation. Previous to the final establish- ment of the burly C.A, <t>rf jhaif: ,%9 In Washington, ait Of its tm^miP and labor and trfidc practise dis- putes were handled by the Hepional Labor I'.oard of the NllA in ^. Y. Establishment of the CA. eliminates this..'. '■■•■■.■^V'^<''v'/'^'-V .; |. H; iterlit chAtrman and execu-. live isecretary of the Code, will af>- point individual committees to treat with all disputes, foregoing a per- iiAaiM»iAt-airbitration board. Other memberft of the Code Are .Wiuiren B. Irons, of Cleveland, vIce-cfiAifrinan: Taul Wclntraub, of N. Y., counsel; Jack Ilarger. of Chicapo; Joserih Weinstock, of N. Y.; Vic Towers, of Detroit; and Max Budnick, of N. Y. HeadqiiiAr<iM»;©t^^^^^^^^^^ are in Herk> efft^ Ih th^ StrAnd theatre building, Ki Jt. ; ; ■ u , Star und Garter» Chi Bai^eaqiM KiM JtAA A ;tottm of It. but It's borlcwque'l ««m fjkiilt. BtMrleycue eah be mAd« to plR^ c>n in thd right amount. But It miist be handled no't like ordinary out -of- the-botilc burlesque, but as a distinct entertainment. At no time or itlace in the action or advertising of the .Star and dar- ter theatre does the word 'burU'sciut appear. Throuph the shownuinship of N. S. Barger, the name of tlu theatre, 'Star and Oartor,' has re- placed the burlesque tag. And not only the n.'>me of the theatre has turned the trirk, but BarKor has also invented a new tasr whieh is beinK Jicoepted by the public. The word is "Sh-'iml'les.* BarKcr started the use (>f this label to designate his Saturday midnight performance. Besides the elimination of the burlesque tag, the StAr And (Jarter has established with women by the clean-up of dialog, The old hand- book gags of jilai^ .fllth are out. In- the alley. The dialog is still tt1ii|t^<^ with double entendre st4ifr, but notliiiig to:cause ^hy- s^toutinff for the iKtlice. .Ho^evw;-^^^^t^^ •tripi ftmi p6slhff: Atuirl« 4rt;|it but the women 4»Pe lind laf j ft d ^Jec- tlon to the Art .i^Aeir. In the first pI»c?(i;M run like other, burly lictvigAAr, BM duniped |7|>v00d lnt0 /^e retjaiftdAHng;. iob of this hotise When he: took It bvipr. Show itself is A couple of miles- ahead of any burlesque show, eiilii r wheel or stock. Leo .Stcveps. thi Star and Carter producer, is the Zi< frfeld of the burly world. He hay maintained this rep for many ye.-irs now, and the example of this cur- rent show is evidence that Stevens is still far in a4ViM<9;:«f itM'JMl^i'. burly producers. ' Mary Sunde is the top stripper, and b.illyhooed draw. And what H;irf:er can do with ballyhoo 1r ex- emplified in Mary .Sunde. Not at all a top-stripper or even a looker as comjiared with other strutters, she is nevertheless a name. And a name only because Barger went out and did a terrihc sales job. He even crashed the Fair to pl.acard her name all over the busses within the grounds. So much a name that two months ago Balaban dcKatc started negotiating wy:h ..BArger for Miss Sunde at the loo|> Oi^iental.. 8|)e .lf..'||M>iitAr'A««d'pr^ ll*i|sui - Vi II iiii\ii''iiliii-|itii«Piri(iiiiV ii I If II y~, II a.i>Mi.ifl>;i •Vi- New Supreiv of ' tM Ahow ahd makes her A.. anec *nejtf-to> closing/ Okay <'n buildup, which aids her to aell her clothes-removing turn (saisily. Four other AtciiiperB. and all topsrln. their clAss, are-Ada i:^oAard< Virhd; looks like one of the classiest debs bn Any fashion pAge'! Mafion i4oi]|tAi|i*f\>da Leslie And Madige. CjArjmlfip./ ^ SThere are blundes, bruneta to suit ■ every'' taste;-.' Comics continue On the dow n beat In burlesque. They are still around ni.iiiily to till up spaci>. Charles t'ountry heltl the m.ijor duties in the few M.'ukouts and cros.*iiiri' tuts. House usinf,' a qiir.rtet, listed ;is the I''ciir Moiiiiors, to vocally .'f t :ini- p.my the posing s< en« s, oi wliicl) there are 1 leiity. • ■ ititol*'-:'.- NRA TO ACT UMQRM BURIIY At the suggestion of Deputy Ad- ministiator Sol A, Rosenblatt, Mrs. E. W. Ilerriek, vice-chairman of the Regional I^bor Board in N. Y. will call a .meeting of the bMCjeiMiue biz I undreAsera, or none at all in.: tiMii^jRext'ifeA :ii««ii»:wtth;''tho: ld<li»^ of estAbtlshlnK A ttnlforni WAife eeAle for burly performers, musleians and stagehands. Intended to do. away with the many bur]y^1al»or'd^ptt't««''j^^ |«fl' ttm. TOonti»;'v ■■y?'■'}-,.'■;'■:. ' .^.i:":' n ii , i ''' i r i i' i 'n'r I '•, 11; ii'; , /', 1 1 1 1 - ^ ^ ) ^ il U lil^*iiil■a»Jfa.«l^^^' A new bui-lesque circuit is'repiit. , edly in formation in New Y<>rk. Will be known as tlie Supreme Bur- ;. lesqtfA Cti^twiii/I and plans to get »tArt<ed^^;iur^ liabor Day wi|l| J eight hbUsiBM lti afS ihdhy key cIM^A^r ■ Tied In with the project are I. H. Herk, Joseph Weinstock-Herbert K. ! Minsky, Max Rudnick-Kd Madden, and yauj WelnUQUbv, .IjUter the . co:inseI: Officers ibf th)e hew cor* X; poration have already been tlecttd, - with AN'einsKxk the president. Mad- . ' den v.p, Minsky sccri tary, Rudnick ; ^ treasurer, Apd Herk chairman of,tWA C ' b«iA)4.V-'H^44tiArt«)r«' .yriUv'1^f^^|ii|j;»' .pbrarilir Iniiiieiaglsytitl^ .thi?Bit(ft:0$tl 42d street.''.^ '■,,'■■■-;■;■;'■'' lU'sidcK Nt w Vt>rk. tin cjtitt t«> be ' included at the start will b.e Bos-, : • ton, lirookljirn. NeWAi*i phlA, AlbAfiy^ Ai^ BAI- tlmoire. drotip behind the elre has decided not to buy from on<>..','; booking oflice, but to allow for cdmw petition from all. [■^■J Acoot-diiw t«r. filing «i)( ,.t ing 'Circuits hAAd«/'«!m be striven for and they will go Into the vaude and nite club fields for va' .talent, especially comedy, in an at- tempt to brinv burieAque Qwi^. thing In''' 4«l>Rf«,'' ti*m^i^mf''MWm-^ stripper question. Not yet decided whether Supreme shows will contain but one elr'tWO' / V '' I' M - ' ' ' (Continuwl fr»>ni p.'ine t>) bo buyers, before comduding their deal. The petition to «|ii^ine the par- tlclpants itt the lidg w-turarner nego- tiations was instituted by Alforney Palmer, acting for the lndepend«'nt bondholders, iifHh A view to ascer- tain the ilaturief Ail^ oond^tiopa be- hind the J>)ew-%'att»m* Independent bondholders apT'ar- ently view the t^ltuation as one which could be work*»^ '^""^ within and aloncp iin^s silmllat' to the briglnar reoVgAhfeatlOh jplan submitted by tho bondholders' com- mittee before th*- l^oew-Warner liid, with a view of piotecfinf: stock- holders also. Under the Lotw-VVar- ner deal the stpijkholdets widiild get nothing. From the trade annle it l»>oks: like Fox Film holds the key to the situ- atipn. If Fox films swln^ t(> Loevv- WArner btitfli, KA0 circuit wouhi find Itself in a secondary position. On the other hand. Fox cotild m.akc a deal with RK^>. and tlm^ li,iri<lic.ip the proposed dominatjcm aim of Locw's. ''■\''.".''.'''. With the Pox franchise; #*.;p^^ tritly held by Fox-Met. ttxrw'S coiild have eiioiiph product to in.ikc al<i'Ut every one of its houses Rouble-f< a- tlire,: If necessary, accordftig to ac- couhtf.^ Vnder the ^rlglpalv r^or- ganl%At|ofi rlfth, which hAii ' l^^^ tabled, the Fox ((■nipmy was t< have continued to siipj'ly Fox .Vbt With films'for A number of years. in yjpw Pf all th^s? con)Htions, it •Vpifieftrs prribnble,- iiec'<>rding -to ob- .s< rvation, tllat Sid Kent. previ<kr,t .of..Fo.x Filtii, ni.'iy Ic invited botli by. Hkp .'UmI Loc w to sit hi find Iron oat the thing equitabiy. wiilvb- cv-«»r'.'.-,y*^, '.^^r -iJirft^pWf^ iniw may po. / '■"' KKO, Tji< aiitime, ^sn't StKndln^- ,<4till in till f;i< ( of till ew-Wiiri." 1 bids* ItKO, through KA(J. 1« In the mAr.l<er'."-fbir:;, |(?#J|fcf0*i^ 'to; CbicagOr Jtt^K It. My Dear Benjamin: I am writing to you to let you know .|htit I Am well And happy. AiM fo Ask How •V«nrtiiihir to dow«i in dear old Danville? U seems such a long time since I have seen the old town. How I wotdd like to walk down that funny little Main street asAln. I may be Able to get away'for A Uttlbe trip to my old home town. I shall never forget you, no matter how big a star I become. You know, Benja- min, I am not the type to ritx my old trieiidA.:riM.Mnilt;;M betteik-1; ■■'iiia'l^Mmm^^^^^ Uiere Is that little item of |40 that I owe you and which I will send as* soon as I think of it. 1 h a v e b e en ■ «o busir lately , rush - ing to teaa, dlitineri^ luhtihee, my special art sittings and breakfasts. Mr. Robinson sure has been keep- ing me nmning around. But it hah been a lot .0^ fun and I h^ve. not dbhe' /'.so :'''^4\''ficir'''|a9rii^';y%^^ . Mr: Robin«ori, ybil re^ei^ Is the big oil grower from TexAis. who has that two million dollar (f2.0(iO.- 000) oil Village next to my art ex- hibit. He hollered to the Fair <f- flciala, th.nt everybodjf:. lA; paying to «^itikM(r'i^-^-MT' 'piACA.' Aiiil' AtAylii«^ '.but' of IriS; - even though his place Is free. But he is really a fine gentle- man because I proved to him that my place brings people bitcjius* talent is what the public want«. Artd he Admittetjl that he was ifro- ing to complain about me to the biK bd.sKos of the Fair and he al.sf) says that what I am doing is art and even that my art Is tOo good for thA mAi/BA*. If A 1»yil!i1»!^:Wtt;jA<: - siinreh A'tr Art pA son calls him. Oscar, who is Mr. Robins>>n in pcr.sun, says he h.as bee n a patr< nizer of opera and syiii- pathies and. g.uUcricA aind ho says he'A.\ 'heVei?:'-*iiJ<^yWl .'■■|*alrfi^^,'f*lng;:-aiT sb mtich. That irnYlericA thing though, I ilon't tinrterstAnd that for such a hiL'h cl;iss rn.'tn. Fut I should vorry where he wants t<; sit in a, thf^-atre.: v-'-'.;^'-v-'''''~-'''''-' iiA i^A0f>o centiemAn. J^^riinV attd ihe' has ArrAhged for prlvritiiriBrn Kiltinf-'s at five t hi,ii<-,-in<l iloriar* ($."),0(0) per ftttinj;. Mr.. llol.insT^ri S.I id be wouTtT pay me aft rnuch for onp eltiing aA I make^ id a wh'le .weeli.^'. •"I-. ti^-rtflirt-'t''WAIT-' ^makin^' ?7,0(0 a week at tWe exhibit but I wi iild charge bim ordy ih,t<'(i if )n would let me ilouMr, .as they tuiy Ij. sho\y business. 1 didn't -TVaht; to :^tiii)itL 'but.: on,'my vpujt>^Hji;;k''': v.. ■'■■•'■■■.'•■ .. i^r^—ff^^^ "v^^^^^^^T^^/" ^^^^^^'i .^^^^^^— "j^^^ ^^^^K doubling but I proved to bim tli.'it my public art exhildts would Tiot tabe anything away from the value of my private art sittings. After- Am. Benny, thAre is A iiiereen Ih my public exhibit. But, Benjamin, isn't Oscar a fine gentleman? Five thousand dollars (15,000) for one art sitting. Qh dear, and think of the days I AjpiM 4owp in D«nv|lte. .And beiUdAir; Ben, ttiAt |5,iOOO iii cleAr money. It's all very high class, t<jo. Mr. Bobinson seems very satisfied with our deal. He has given up complftininc About the laok of visi- tOTA; to htt oil frbwlng exhibit Mt the Fair. People are still staying away, but it don't seem to worry him any more. That shows what an interest in art can do. jb^ig; men. jhll need a hobby. . Keallyp, jEffwny, I am a very impbir- tant petltOh. 8b important that even Mr. Robin.son says I am too big a star to be seen in public with a unimportant person like himself. 'That's y^'hy he.never feels that he shOtlld' «o With: m^ to any Of the nite clubs on the grounds. Ile^J a pretty modest person becaifse 1 get a kit of invitations from a hum li of stooges who don't mean nothing at all, and who Are conceited and want to be . iiieen , In', public with. a big litar jllpA I. But Mi^ Rbtiliison aiwayA wAhtA to stay in the back- ground,, ''.'" ■■':■'■' Talking about background, tbat'.*^ where m"st of th(>)$e phoney dancers beJb%'''Vhb ,:?irA-.trylpg\;t«..'Aop\'f^jN(»e of niy ptibticitr^ j>fobabiy don't k now It; but: ail thAt stii ff yo u rea d in the ii.'ipers is made iiri hy j.-ijjs they call press agents. T.ike th.it .Moaning Ixiu-^ley with her stooK* husband Jumping into, tluv rlyer be- cause he was jeal^ At ;hcir ; p^.t lixard^ Imagine a real niinn bieing jealous <if a lizard; And there Was that I'rirU ' ?;» Yoo-hoo who tried t<- ring in,my prop pink pillow by get- ting lost in tht* lo*»iP and - Asking for sonibl/fMly to bring her A' i>tllow. It'if n<!(t#»i^; pUlbvkf, TSenny, *t*s how you seJrit.'.a's tbey say in .'jhow bUsirK ss. They've i'<,t all THrufs Y<V fiixl/y dan<-es vith .•ii''pl<''. banan.ns, bullrjopiii buibJ;»K'S,. fariSj, feathers, 'urtibn'-iias,; -hiiAiii'-'iiStiS^^ rcisi^j*, v'garileniA!i«,, /tulipH»' '^paiH^es, buhercuriS, pciwder t>rtff«. iiViti^*. ear- muffs:, li'irKls. fig b.'ifs, br'jids, tassels, cf 1Iopli:ai»\ i.air.f, etc. J'.ut it don't mean anythinf.', licnny. Talent \y \v,hftt .■•.■'tht;',".puMlcwentjr;--^-■••ff'oolRv' »)■ .nni,«,' ■ '■|u«t,."tne Ahd ;;ifny :i»illh»w,.=■■' :■'.' /, ■■■ L A. HKE FLOP 4G HEADAOE Hollywood, luly to. The |4,0<0 dropped by the pro* moters M the six-day bike race at the "Winter Oarden can't be called a total loss. It might be char^red to education, for thA |iAMir«. oft Carlton A.nd Malwibk. learned the handlebar Athletes are no bbx ' office smackos in this clearing. It was no fault of the entreprA> Mimllhat the thing dove, as AM»^ thA with the Gllmore Stadium froiit of A few weekA'previous; They ballyed it hard and often, even going so far as to give It a night club tinge by IntersperAihs vaudA through' the lull between sprintA» Atira It WA» a far better ahow tluuii' ^ the other and got a strdiliplr^^ from the picture crowd. ' . ThA tArlft scale didn't help UA^ tetti tavf. 12.20 lor An^ field tabl#MM«« wAy beyond HA worth. General admish was BOc Take on night before the windup was $108, which gives a general idea ' of how thA thing must have frnf* ! fei^d Wiii^^"the'liV^arner' cre'ir mtftM-'- In to shoot scenes for 'Six Day Bike Rider.' Columbi.a takes over the^ s.'iucer two weeks hence for 'The Oirl Friend,' whlc^ has Jack Haley doing trlcks oti tKA JIliA board^^ Promoters claim their biggest mistake was in holding back on paper. Which is a.s good a reason as any, for it's an old custom here*- \ abouta lAfiiiA 1Mi M openings wltfc*"';. out makihir A ^tbi> at the wieh«r; cage, When-thc event failed to bulid* :;- as befits such a novelty, the saeJt . holders begun to hold their head*. ' Nor waA it An Idle gesture, fiQii>^^ A^ can' get 'A. flrs.tniMf/.heMa(!hA:'')^1raf^ d.t ys on much leiils"than foUr ijTifci!i4Lv' iUi#miH)RtYCJL KAiiohal Burleiiqtie' ASsbclAtlori; at its annual meeting yesterday (.Mondfly) In I, H. Herk's office, New York, <• le-ct ed A ll .| ne mboro o t- thA c newly organised' butl<?sqiJt'-: ^ A utht«rlty as its offleer# :artddiV r»-ctors. I. H. Herk. 'rbjiirniiin aiid i xecu-' tive setref.'iry » f the CA, wns ileet- « d preK.id< tit. Warren 1<. Irons, v.p(4 . 1 'itul "Wiintt^nub, f f^un»ieT;'Jfi<?^ BarW :. ^'cr, Vic Towers, Max TVudnlek anA . .hinvpii Wt instoek, VioaTd <»f dl» ' te<toi>f. NRA originalljir KMbinitted thA 1 ;byi'lew«if' .'obdA' A)Jfc|ft^ '''.|#..^'i|it|l.'V •■'