Variety (Aug 1934)

Fix Biz Wants to Join B'dcasters mi Says Aheic Ts^ y;MMUi^\fr<om asking the; N«ttonal [■.^jn6aiMl»n to Jnt(?rv«ne In * ault that the NAB has pending against the American Society of CpinpoferK. v«3rcle8 made no str.iteglc move last w«ek to Wliit ASCAP't new seat ■.Mx; .scale. ■ ^Letter^ if*^ :aiif ' \ tiliority: Ui ;Join ..rMI«-«a :(M»«>tttifatAt' In its test cast was addressed to Newton p. Qaker, chief coun««I fi(>r '':;tii«;2«Aa';;.:inil|«v last year in behalf of WIP, Phila- delphia, with the New York Federal Court It charged the Society with , the pcrfoi<Vning rijvlhitf; eOlM^ ordered dleaolvedr^^ ' :"^^^ " ■ ;iB.; C.''-i|(Hilii, ;'ASCAp ■t©!*; tngr.,,i(ia^\ ciaT^ yMt«i;4#y < Monday! that as yet he had, not: ivCflved from the theatre cum^:a!|iy reiiuast a con- any overt action either way for a , month or 20 since the new rates '»on'i;iMl<!<Nm<^ As anticipated in major circuit quarters, AHCAP wUl seek to crip- ple ainiyunlt*i 4 by Ict- '';'tiing: 'th<fe:''«3ci>lt>S6lii^ 800 and under come in under the old rate of 10c. a seat regardless of >ivliii»tliieir th« adliftissio^ c^ai^ here i« JSe. 6f ubre. Vn4er tli« revised fcnle no increase of rAte la provided for as Ion? as the theatres up to this oniii-rity charge 15c. or less. In Re the Small Exhib Mills dcniod yesterday that any auch .en louvoi* would be made to |>rer.k down tho opposition. Provi- ;:: ilona .of \tiKi'''Mw ^KnMer.iM/.;^^ ''■\t»mm-pnt^:cli>M',U> what tile small tkeikttii inan Has bcicn demanding : tor jrieara. and that is, he (exhib) •hiptildh't, for the small use he ' iniii^ saddled with the ''.'''•ijiM:.'ifiat««'' -trn'M^M^-^ out' "th«.''..de- luxcfs ntdMnir f*t«iii«ivi»^^^^^^ of , ininic'jil mr'tcrlnl. Mills estimated ♦ that there were in operation be- twc !i n,000 and 4,000 houses with . ^capacities of .800 ,or less seats and (i>pined\t}iiiit ilMii' aitnattofi nifide it V^lt)(ely that the niajor circuits would f.ot much support from the uniall i theatrti operator. With the Societyv Mild M1H,S. tt|f9 ;•.; Tt MtHtn u ui n&tt ih tf ing pui lip %y' il t ' a ^rc^iits is an old routine. Twice s Burned over ASCAP's dec- laration tlM»t tha average small theatre'.'. ^) :M(B«p« ^tb^ 'ii«w.. seat tax. ana tlUKt 4lH» i«vy is aimed at the deliiikera, indus- try spokesmen now maintain there are not over SO houses in thf •nilrv y> 8. which run OurN shows a week and would •MMp* paying tribute. ASCAP Is Charged with try- ing to befuddle the indie ex- hibs, representing the vast ma- jority of theatres into beliey- ing' ';'.4fiat'major.'ieireujU«'''.'Wr*'.' simply 'uiM:':tiMi>liil.^lW^t«f. fight. /™'v^''^^'-*^'f:."■.■'■'■ Lesser Takes Over Lew |^^ii(yii*s 'Parade* Shorts Hollywood, Aug. f. Paramount's 'Hollywood on Par rado* ahorta taken «v«r by Sol La M s r for VMaasO through Principal. Lewis Lewyn starts new series soon at Prln, the players iu^ain do- nating fervices,, wit|i bulk of profits t«^%''to tha: 'M 'IP.''SbttaW'.FUnift..'. AmBements on Qimb Desnte N.Y.ParDvj(ll, Hki 'Oct'OpeBK Some UnioD Tis Loew's Canadian ^^^^^^^^ ■./■'■T*rOnt6, 'Aug. Special meeting of shareholders in Loew's Theatt«s, Ltd., in Canada V ei^nired, the: ils^^ with the last theatre wee* In Augast instead of the first Satur(diiky in January as heretofore. ^ between the shareholders and board of directors will be staged at the annual meeting at the end of this moiith, Shareh^diva want ^yment of dividend arrears and the placing of Iho common stock 01^ a dividend- paying basts. ' ^.''V ;'?■.::■::'•'■'■■-' 3 NRRASKA EXHIBS^ "ijnc'(4n. Ant. t. Tha ttPpD^ OmahA snim l^faaird of T'-Pfie and Publlx-Nebraska are being if.ed for $136,000 total from threo itou'rces' fdr'"in«g<^V'^loiak^s of a previously issued Injunction against pr.ictice of protection. Amount the plaintiffs hope to re* covwc' wpres*iit.«,-;.''%iiref^^ t|tti*#;; <^ aotuni alloped djftmages .suffered. The trip bringing the suits and tWa ■ f kd iv tauat amtbirt«...'ialw^'''are: Up agaitMit it for arpkittNre foi^ lowing the «urrent ^nniglr aiki Kl- sle,' the Paramount, N. Y., is golnp dark Thursday night (9) until re- opening a week later with 'Cleo- pc^tra' under a straight film policy. <!«Ion!l«ted It «raa iBheagief* to «lose than tiy another ivMk with stage shows and dUbiotil product. Difficulties have arisen in connec- tion with going straight sound Aug. 16, stage hands demandteig that a minimum of 19 ttiatr be einployed to handiis lights, pun curtains, etc. House has been using 23 with stage shows and, it is reported, a fight may be expected if stage hands do not agri»,,,i^R, unflar M<»its drop ■ ■iii^-i'-::mm have agreed to cyt the booth requirements from 11 to 9 men. l^fusiciana also are proving more co-operative than stage employees, allpwinr ...cei;.tain conciBss'iOina'. to,'t|»a. 'N.^'1^f'^lni)l^flK''re- turn for laflAiNiif^ 30 men. ' * tapitol—'Girl (9). R i a 11 o—'Adventure airl' (Radio) (7). Roxy—'Handy Andy' (Fox) (2d week). Musk Hall — XHia Mora River* (U) (t). ^.'.y Rivoli - 'R0il|i|||i^^ (4th week). P a r a m 0' tt' M , 'X^ifivfiti^* (Par) (1«). ::-s.^'yyV^:l/^^y- Capital—'TrefMiure I ala ii d* (MG). Strand—'Dames' (WB) (15). Roxy—'Charlia Cbaii'a tSflj*(* a«e'^ (Fox).. . >;;;':■':.'.;■,.. Muaia Hall^X^ti|Mk# itfAy (It). RIyali—'BuUdof Drummond ■•m»mm 9tt«r «yA) ill). before h 's it pone through all these Btafc-e.s. First, he said, they'll an- nounce they won't pay anytl^ing; the next move v#lir\1ba^(«^'iiiitii^' Congress to revise the copyrirht law: after that the courts will be asked to di.«<solve tho .Society on the ground that it is a monopoly; then will come the creation of ai| India ■aanuaeript library with. tha jper- ferming rights tax ifree. And after thou.<^ands of dollars jiaVa been collected for th^a oreation (ot this bureau aiid litigation they (the exhibitors) will come through and sign up as they have in previ- ous years. _■ ;ftf^ , '.^4p ■ '^»#CAP'a^ experience. : ':• • V -v^^: ' . , L..A. to N. Y.j;^;'::.^- 'Niancy ■ CSai'l'rtt; •.' i. ^Vletor Moore. ' '-V,••.■■■^ Lou Diamond. . 'v. lister Thompik^jrti'l^^;' .;/„./''--:'l ■ ' Cyril.Hunte. • ■■■CKii' ■:' -Howard iKinitit. y'i ' Jeanne Collier. ■ ;■■ ''i' ;i,',V'--' Ethel Borden. ''..-''■^^'y'' Eddie Chodon'V. . , -■ ' Harold Lloyd. , '■ A. vr. ntuam:< -c- -^'^v;■■', ;..;I)!ti(|h^\.Kichois.'' ,. ' .y WilnaM Conselmnn. Gary Cooper. ' *; i ■';'.[ Killy .Seward. : • , ^ William A. Brady. V - ^ uritliam -A. Brady, 'rv Y. iii L. * John McGrall. Margaret Sullavan. li«ki ]f0me. V C. N. Robinson, Home the.itrc, Plair, $17,500 actual or $52,.100 threefold; Eric ■W<'88.elman, Strand, Pierce, fSOiBiftt or |n,f0 tilli«i»fo^ G. G. Griffin, Ritz and Platz thea- tre.q, Plattsmouth, $14,000 a( tual or $42,000 threefalC AcctMtttlOM ajjie mtide that the defendants control ti5% of all the film product in this territory and 907o of the feature lenpth films without which the plaintiffs cannot operate i that Publix-X($brask^ was brgaftliked b3^' some of th« d<>fejid': ants, principally Par-Pub, for the purpose <»f ownlnp and eontroHin>? Nebraska key exhib towns nn<l en- forcing a 28-day protection period In favor of these spots and to the J««ri,«qi«ntr':o|-:{^' smaUertown exr. •hl*i'isfeai'^y;.:'■v;;.^, ^ Petitioners furthCf; .^l^im that thay not only havf been ^deprived of ijajr. flrst run: prioes, but have been asked to pay first run prices for seconds. The law.'firm, of Kirkp.at- rlck, Good & Dougherty with Mqyer ^ Moyer represent the plaitttiffs. CI004 is tW State Aitsiiriiay General ti^ho %^t^ht tho fhmbtt||''1r6tingclaufl suit through three ye.Ufc of feileral cotirt to a successful end. It in in- lNCOR?ORATIONS NEW YORK AlbHny. KlntCM IamhIbk Corp.; operate the.itrcn .Tnd other places of atnucemcnt; caplt.1l stock, 200 shares, no par value, A. J. Itandel. 210 ^W«Mi-m<U^r««t, K«W Kvrkl Harry H t>lmstetn. llS Northern avmiie. New York, and Jl. *P. Myera, The Cam- bri<l(.'e. VhllatlelphTa, Pa. fo»'-.*m Film- Corp.; pictured; capitnt *tncl<, 150 nhnrPB, no pnr value. Jarob I Stillinan and Lena StUlman, 1109 (4th street, and Kitty Lynn, tM. MMtaall aM* 1 nup. all of Brooklyn. Ciold AnAh, lac; pictures, playa, ate: rapltal stock. !00 shares, no par value: Harry S. Heckhelmer, Edw Qreba and HiMa Lefkowltz. aC IM W«i| 4«nd atreet, New York. Bteoklya CI tie Opera Awerlaikia, tae.: tttlklneaa of producinr rnind and lisht opera; caplt.Tl stork, 50 shares, no par value. Ifrnry J. Iferzofr, 8R3 IJoulevard F3.isf, Weehawkcn, N. J.; Maurice Frank. 250 West TSd. slrtat, N*i| .TpilE, an« Plmon Hasoh. «tl Weat SfttW s^rMi, Kew York. Fahinn Brooklyn Thenlrea, Inc.: oper- ate theatres of all kinds; cAPltal stock. 200 Bhai'ei^ no par valuo. flimon li. PaI>Mn, ffafn Bosen and Mary Beclier, nil of 1 SOI Broadway, "New York. Bison Tlientrea Corp.j pictures, the- atricals, etc.: capital stock. $2r>,000. K. I'aul Phlllii.H. M. P. Oovvthnrvpe and .T. P. Van WaRoner, all of 1501 Broadway, Xew York. Latin Artists Plrtnroa Corp.; the- atricals of all kinds; capital stork. $20,000. Rita I,. Kilcy, T.ester Shoenthal and Naomi i;arr, all of 521 Fifth ave- nue, Noir York. Adete Danre ttadio*, Iae.t operate dnnce halls, etc.; capital Stock, 120.000. T>nvid Slenal, i].'i4 Rtartford avenue, Bronx; Jas Sauer, 107 Vernillyea avenue, New York, and Hans Nairn, iiT Siior' mnh avenue. New York. Mwasd otmutjm €«fi».r operait th*- atics Of Sir Kinds; eapltnl atoipk. 'JOO shares, no par value; Moliie .<;ieirfrle<t. Ofrtruile ly-belson and Helen .Steihbera, oil of IStO Broadway, New York. .VfS^.fiaild rwalaetloaa. lac.t pictures, ptayt.>aud«vllte, «tc.; eapltal stock, 4,00» shares—3,000 preferred, $1, and 1.000 common, no par value. CccrBe Ballho, 4r.0 RIverHlde drive; Theo. A. Benedeck. SSI Bast C3d street, and ("harlcs P. Tlatfey. »0 Broad atraOt, all of New York. Sprinter-Cocab JUds on Consolid. ^^^^^ Rayini turnod over its uptown Bronx houses to RKO under a re- cent deal, the remaining Consoli- dated theatres on Eighth aven e. New York, are being merged into tha Sptthger-Cocalis eircliit, dws of the strongesi indepenflent chaiiia fn the ■■■■■Oreiii|(W^ / ■K*if;:-:\:iM>i*lC''^ :ariea.. Sprinser-Cocatla;v:h]KBS. j t io i ^ 4© theatre.<». Deal by S-C with Consolidated giyea the S-C chain greater domi- nation am Iha^^^i^ of - KeW York as an indie, especially in view of the fact that further uptown the Lee Ochs theatres are now circuit propositions through having gone into RKO. Ibightli avcnutf houses tnyQlyisd la the combination be- tween CJbitaoiidated and Springer- Cocalis include the Tivoll, Colum- bus, Ideal, Times and vXrena, all grinds. The theatres RKO took over in the ^ronx, headed by the Tre- mont Alid 'WiiHs. are of greater Irti- portiince^ I/atirrence Rolufrnino, president of Consolidated, will flKure Into the combined operation of his and the present Springer-Gocalla theatres, itii undw|t«(04i;-.: V II 1 .. ii fi ii i ii .iuM- i rit i ;^ l iv li - i ii ;.i:j ii iii. i . i ^fi i i( |i ,! . 6hanflie^af!'i;»ap{tRl':''::'' ' Waverly Maalcal rnNiaeta, iMe.) |Seo,< 22t BiwadWlii.-itajrTorlt* --. a(iMiM>fe««k Wednesday and Thurs* day, IMiloae alipped bacli and fall 4QirQ Saturdny. wHh net Maiait tlMti'v closed at S8.43, or off 0.29 . preceding Saturday^... AyiuikiiNi.'li^ eIinib^;'akbo«i/;f| .ThiuriN^^:' day, an4'>iili|Nira^ tii^'mijMi''- even higher. Slump in carloadtnga and drive against motor stocks, pltti' pf«l|t%talUiHr'';f«r'^ ;i!r4fK^.aiid; '--'iMiaiirv: forcad/.pHfeai('.lio^j^-:e^ Satur<U|jr./''; . VAawiwy:%v««i^ . ii,', yaiiira--::' aentativa amUMfluMll -wwn^ gained 0.718 as compaii^' with close of preceding Saturday. Despite fact that volume f( II liack materially as eompauped with previous week, acti<n»;':MMLfft«^.>^i«ilii^ in-- amusement Issues much happier. It was first week that Amusement Group showed a stifTenlng tendency and any inclination t^ reveraa its tf«i«i^;;<'||«ft''^:om did;' n9nunwnM>^^ thnnage to' keep niore than a IMilipit above low of preceding week, but. VAaiBTT'fi Amusement Group showed : a tendency to level out. From thin leve) there- may 'ba some accuinu«i .. lation, but it aM^aari ;Ukely tbat^ .group is in good shape to folloar'.. other market groups, should fitoolc market stage an^ concerted moy»- up^ards."' . , "■ 'y-'j:':'' among best acting. After fuell- ing dctwn to nearly 20 the prtnioua week, Loew climbed to 25%, and closed at 24>,i, for a net advance ot: lA , . .Sacramento. Weatera esataane Co. Capitat stock. $200,000. Noit* ■abacH1>ed. Blrectors: Jos. I. Schnitzcr, Irnia L. Schnltr.er, I'.in (Jreenberg. OraattI A Co. rapitnl stoik. 2,r.0(i shar**. none sub.'<rribPil. Plrectors: Vic tur M. Orsatti, Carmen Orsatll, A. Konulil Button. , . ,;..... Certificate of dIsaolutioh bf lSren, Or- aattI and Marx, Inc., as;< ncy. Permits to Sell Stock f!aUfornla Amusement (.'o. Motion pic- ture theatre operating. Tb IMiil^ 100 shares of total of 3,SO0. Lyawood TiiiMtea .Wksitti* toWr structlon. To Issue All W 4«9^iN(ii'e| of common, par t25. Theatre Owners .4ssn. of So. CaHf. To tsaua 600 of 2,400 shares," no par value. tepj^^oy Threat to ASCAP, ^ S Anti-Mmaf Tax CaBuykni Salex. lllKh.T..<iw »l«0 Col. I'ict. l".->% 2»iH atO i'on. Film. 2% eOO Eaat. K... as 1«)0 Fox A.... 11.4<I0 Ocn. i:i.. fl.OOO I.oew ... 9,rtOU Far ctfs.. wio Path* A. . ia> fi.0flO nCA k.... ft 400 RtKO ! .■■•,«•• W.-B.V..i JPONIM 10.000 Oen. Til. .; « R.otiO I^iew 10«'4 100 2,(KI0 I'ar-P ctfs 'AH"t 3,000 \v. n .'i:» r>2 5% 100 53 - % - H cri'.it . 400 Teih. . . f, ..IM Traiii-If 12'4 J1J4 1»H - It Ward is Eoinpr out to exhibitors .all over the country in the indus- try's . flght:' aialnii'.V'V^i*'' ine ^ w fapd music tax, to talce advantage of the Oonprrcsslonal year arid bend the car <if e'*9ry hometown candi- date up for return or debut in itnatod that a fourth count wiH-i)r'|-\Vtts^ i h iston . ■ ———— V ' " : • ]< ;. • '}!:: i' , ''\ added, to thi[|| i^trinig before ,th^ caac GOLD^EBO OUT OF (^OL Lou Goldbeiv ha.B le^t qiplumbiA 2>'klii.|i;o. as exploitatlonr ttmiraig^ Rd Olmstead has niovrd up ps Hrst aide to Gcori^e Hrovvn, head o,' (>!o Col pub and ad dept. Goldberg, long with Pi,|l;>i.t, IThe- Reputedly a big Tote-ge-ttcr and an influence in his commitnity. New York foc! of ASCAP see in the ex- hibition the groundwork for their plans to get the Society Cnngres- slonaUjr investigated and th«. iB9i>y> ri«i»i^:liitfl|-'txvlsed;-- ''■' Ordlnnrily lndl.?nant at exhi^.^' >.<iuawk over rentals, sucli noise cannot bo tco j:re:it for :f( Mj !p|f ' '^Hr- clea against the Society,: .V PiAns, lit tha loenntiinti, Win t»c ccUaneous group ol Industry law* yers, botlii frorei .jnnMi^ M nelda, «i*M In fr*# Torn t<»aay Tuesday (7). t'edernl Trade Commission and Dept. of Justice will llkel^ be asked to look into the matter/|HP.#ny antl- t i t ia f a ini r lSB e vfcn IwW iit dunm < h b has a: (ihance to reconvene, tJost of' the siege is being de- ft i red to t1ie ia.st,.industry loaders being mindful that much anthu- slasin over 8im^)«r.:#aiiil''ti.:^-'past haa; «imsiim^. wbitfi lh«; tlmtr^^^^^m to^ ■ towrti;; Film lawy< i*K, according' to .viu.keK- fiicn, however, don't intend to c.'u-ry on th«;,..lSll|la-*'"4i6iclinicniAt taQlf,;'.;,|Be^n«;:-i||;:'*ii#f« : this ^I^f4r^ mttPtM* ■**ii*,i:«l«hip of N^^.«kp«ri«nov^: ^{ie^K^fHt -'mi,::-^. 1% "pbiinta- 'iP*avdriilMe^^^i^ 4*i weeks ending June 7 was In lina with Htutenients here that company was earning considerably more tlU^ indicated by iprcsent^ U |Mr yciuf tdftfdend. Year's earnlnira. Id >» completed in K* week.s fmm .tun^ ; (Continued on page Ifl) : PAR Bm REORG. PLAN C(pS TO BAI m 9 . .;^oiti«:'\ei:li|i<i;i^' '!O^0i^^ '.^^^'t^vrf , gtinixatioit '':^fi»mr''ia^] 'jliim'^^iiai^i^^ liroadway Corp. worked oiit a couplet of muniiiH ago which may ha^'/K«^ 'tiif^'^l^ect'.<>tl^oldiiig: up .m-. rei^nl^i^fio —plus that the ncW. OOT Uankruptcy Act changcid thW sitiia- . tion—haa^ :W«[v:%a:- ^liati|»a;;^;vli* v original agreentcnt op which predft- ors will be asked to i>asa fhursdar (9). Hearing for that <lale has bean set beforo Special Master Joyce. ' '-One 'r0poit\i«ciehiii)'';wlMn^^ Broadway matter was readjusted satisfactorily to the bt)ndholder» was that Charles K. Richardson' was resigning because of complaintn ■iKainat tha agi^entent, although th<» two other trustees, Charles D. llillea and Kugene W. . l^eake, also ap- proved. Kl( hardaipn is said to Marked out tl|e ortgintiil detail#.; AppHdK»m io put through ' reorg. plan under the revised bank- ruptcy statutes is being rushed so • that this m<Mf 'ba ^ylear^ out Of tl»^^^ way for'th^wpacititt ra^ t^6rgariiii!atidif,;pthn.:-''''''; Tender ch:ini,'es made, I';»r is re- Aiuircd to guarantee that until half of the IH^nds ara^ 1^ ftxed in- terest at; the rate W i%'^:tir'f«iiif^''WtX^^ bo paid, plus lit least |t(K>;(K» Inward (lie siukiiu: fund. Tlie «il<l plan gave I'ar a year, in which to d«(;|da.lfvlt:.!iro9id 'mm-^0Wi^^ tee or whfth4»r it would snrrendef' half of the stock of Pitr liroudway