Variety (Oct 1934)

Cabla 'AddrM*: VAKIKTV. l.UNOOBI V;,'.;-;,^;-'; v;..;-,;;v ^Hadrid. pet, 18 , %h^ciV,^d^ Into a roil revolu- tion umi a civil war Is s«>riuusl.v dentinK llliu 4ind lek'it biz in .\}H»llriil on. "'. ■'. VOfvAisfiir'i^^ ierror sin-'.1 ; by thi' flit attt>n<i:ini'o 111 ro ly. V vntil the iilttiiitioii i|ieir«V uvi iii or- ^ci;'n'^>t Jto V"" thp (Chatice-t»f MriK ;. . bV)n)l)< <l :inil s iltotaKcd. Ilnny U'A^ri^^^t's new film. 'I^i '"TravtPt^ M«llnerai' knijwn as 'It ,; Hpti^nt!^ In };p:ilnV ili ;iU English ghirt p't'tni "( I on th«' niglit the atHkc v.ns calloil. Numerous patci j ■iSaniwJ 11 pvint the next day ami ro- ViewB; o| thp pjc wera limited t<> n ■j'Jv^ion 1;ib;)r. ■ : Ni» t'.iiMirlcMl dama^p reported. .-■ alt>P!'!;Ii various shootini; clashe.-- O^^^ tho show district, V All Other business suffered ■ equally. BuHfl.?hta W0n ,ip^l\«td oft > due to martial law. ' ' " . Showmen hope that end of strike \ will re -ult in capacity attendance by the Mudridt;tiNi w4ib 'presently are V. lK>red Ptlff by KayUig li© • tnjoy themBielyes. Street! at tilprht ; are dr-erted jejtcept for police. : slorm gu.'.rd.s atid troops patrollintr • with touRh-looking rifles. Govcrnn)ent ma4? ffo**** ^^'^ Midld ta broisddia^ version of events. It took over Unloni Radio to put out hourly buIlettnB on the revolutionary news, and for the flrst time. In its history Union Radio %6nt oh^ « 2*-)i>our ba»l« when the r*^' iowitimeiat kepit the stAtlon on the : Ili6«* * 2 a.m. Btflitloh's regular ■ '1^ from 8 a.m. to 2. a.m. . Ithis is the third general strike in Madrid since April. Other two were ; : one-|(ay »ftair* an4 ,,«ilwi»eJ¥ l^^ «diiiiiared to 'im'-'10il^''ma^ marked walkout. Story was one of the most im- portant in many years ami drew a large group of crack newsmen from ■r'--'Pairmiy^9iiliio:)!^ ih ii hiirry when It1t|g Altttiiideip was icllp^^ ■' :]fsi#aeUleii,;:^ow^v(Mr. MAYFAIR, SYDNEY, TO /■ Sydney, Sept. 8(1 .. Sir IJen F'uller has decided to l>rln^ "The Aterry Malones' with ; PbHy iVidk^ 1^ Jlayfalr, Syd- iiey, Oct. 27. Show has Juxt com- pleted a splendid run in Mel- bourr.e and ifl,Opilllln#'''iB':'V^^ this w et'lt. ■ ; ■ Mayfair has played all-Uritish pic policy (ur f<HAe :)r<Miini following the dicinlnr'#wii of va^d*. tCtilgHt iiaa been #6fcliewhat puzzled over a Syd- ney thieatre site for musieals follow- In;^ on the St. James Koin>? to .lolin Fuller, and from him on long lease to M-O-M. . I^eRlt theaifr^ in Sydney are'at H pr*»hiium Just nrtw, with W*-T and Tilling tyinij uj) everything avail- able. At a later date Sir Den will bt}l|diliis jpwn legit theatre in Syd- ne.y< iand hie jmay seek added cap i tal to lip Before leaving for Amer- ica «(>me months apro, Sir Ren stated th.Mt It was his intention to break into the lepit field apain in a big way. Great success scored t»y .'Ma- loiiei*' has given quite «J big kl<!^K to thr Pirtltr^f-dfgafflm pi; I n s arie i^opied fdr th*t ft*tare, ScWesin^er's New Idea; Capetown, Oct. t. S»> T.> tell-Tayler. generiil mnniiger of . Aijrican {;^<i^<iolidated. T^efttres, Wiif< ■ ■ il»■:<7ap^fo#n Wr'jBi.sholi-rvisitt '^^' . ToIiV newspaiieis ho thou^^ht it better to have one bi.i? orchestra of aT>t»ut TiO to 60 players for the wholi^ of: .tSMMtH Africa, l.n«!tetid of each ^Vtc(Wn''h<tvinir^'it^''Otti|i.^ Thi.« 'l>ij,'' orcliestm 'C0lrt4^ be to all the pi inclpal''' toWh« durinir th ir .sc;i'o!i. Haid that , I. \V. f 8t hlv:s<iii.^>T »a>» very enthi«»iasUc E* Lehman's Oratorio f>r jPhilly, Frisco ■ ' \. ■•■'x:,.'-,'■y. J*ari!s..()ct, 20. BVJ»nffellni9^^ >^ Aifieficiiti ;,'irl lomposei. {» sallintr for T'liiied Sta,t«'.^ (H't, 21 frvr i»erforn»;ince "if her i(?riitorid. 'ijit, itt^ert's* o^ the ehild Jesii«;' (it iPhllttdieiphla at tbe biennial ((Hivi'Ml inn of tlie N'ational Keiior.uion .i.l Alu.sie C'lubs, at San l''rancisco;iiiind\Tlo3;'Angeleis,. CatHifOfnia pe^'fiitrmatitcoa Will be don* Wfth '^ia borate^^ ^ * i'Vrrier, I'reiicli coast jirodueer. ti\e liundred sini;< rs ami musieians. iii- chKlliiK niunicipil eljoir and San l''rauiyis»to Syn»pli»i»»y* w.lU take pan 'an4;:Ml!if»jl^hm«in'^ tralto -iwji^f; ,part herself. Maurice Dumesnli, who conducted ..in i*arls anci tlie l>rovin<i^eiSr;1lvM1^:'a^ on the coaHit.■ - .'v I'arls. Oct. 20. cirque Ainar, one of tho idg I'renrli tetit shows, has l)ecn tr> in^ fov a month to get aMthorij!;ttion to l»lteh on a in Id "^ifhi v pltov Ray« ninnd LtiMsle?, head of Blni e-xhiba' association, and Af. Hlond'hiri, of inusic hall oiL:;inlzatioii, ^''t wind of idea and pulled wires, lilocking move with authoritleH. . 4m<ur wUI thua b% iorcjed to plteh in btiiiik yeatt,; as Gennan Husliers Oennan n^ualcai 1^^^ forbidden to assume stage names. part|£iilarly those soutiding foreign. Pre*y of the Rt^ich's Musie ICi^mmer in the projiairanda ministry.'iiwiii^ the followinsf orders: •The tendency of many Germans to esteem only what is foreign; and in particular - to favor 1* #very caae what i« foreipn. at the expense of what is German must l)e combated with all possiVil." menus. Oerman musicians must Ix; in th^. I^rop^ ot tlihi'alrugglo. ■ " 'lt<»i»bera of thO Reicfa Itiiiiic Kammet are forbidden, whether for reasons of puMicity or other rea.'^ons, to assume foreign or foreign-sound- ing natnea Instead; ot their civiuian *Th« «am« liolda goodrlor^ th^ naming of certain chamtH|Hr i^^^^ other music formations,' ■ ..' " 'German musieians or il^Wrickl oi*-^ ,'anlzatlons appearing ,Un«M» |i>if|pjgn sa]«|fiflln«: .liMrnei' iiiv#t: ;:ch«mge: -'ihese. names before Oct. " 31." Offehses against this order will lead to ex- puLsion from the Kammor. and los.s of the rights to practice the pro- fession.';/. Paris, Oct. 20. 'I..a Francerie.' French patriotic war play, wiii btt, prrfOrmf^ in Qermiin at the PaH#' th^atir**" des Arts Wednesday. This unprecedented upset i.s due to the fact that the town is full of Germa,ns who are not feeling very patriotic AlMut tHelr^^^l^^ Piece is by Paul l^ytial aiid was first performed In March, 198S, at the Comedie Francaise. Von Melzahn made a translation, titled 'JJie Marne,' which was played at the Goethe centetpary In FVankfort and later bahfied by the Oemtan c«tnor. Kronacher, the director who put it on in Frankfort, is now In exile and Is running the Paris show. Sybille Binder, Ferdinand Hart and Herbert Berghof, thre* Of the best German players now wandering around in Paris, are in the cast. Paris. Oct. 8». laouis Jouvet, leader of the active yOjUng school of French acting, haa '.b««^': nanted pri\t(^ti*6it^'6fr6i^^ the Gonsiervatolre. Hia nominatl«'>n came at the same time as a puldic kick by Henri BeriiHtein, leading draniatic author and ''pMnativf-''<^'.'*hii^^ -'My-; ing that the trouble with the French I legit is not lack of plays but lack of players, and the reason there are no new players la because the Con- aervMol'l?. ■ ^hlcH^;-te^ *o train young actors and aetre^il^es, Is no g(»od. Ilernstein wanted a com- plete shakeup of the famous old school, with a r^al 8hown>aa at its WHw*.,/':;- '^r^-. WALLER WANTS PEARL FOR PLAY IN LONDON ■•-^London,'Oct:''S**'■ ■ Jack Waller is In constant touch with Jack Pearl, and it is likely that Waller will produce a show In the West-Bnd shortly, with the Am*rr iciui In the leading rolei. : Understood Jack Buchanan will have a piece of the show, as Pearl and Puchanan are great friends and the English star Is anxious to have^ some Interest tn th« Anierieah's' London debut. fnick^V behinVr the yenti^ George Gee, head of otM of the: blif- gest itrms of bulldei^ij •, .. . " L'ETE SERIES OF FUNERALS HURT PAIUS LEGITS •/■'H/,-■■^/:-:paris,'--<Siet-'ti.; Shutdowns of theatres for na- tiona l mourning ar e getting to t>e the thl'i|yi;:;here?^^ a day iitlit week for ^^^^ of Louis Barthoii, Ooyernment- subsidlKed playhouseii—HQ o rh e d I e b'rancaise, <7i»rra, Opera Comi(iue, Odeon and TrocaderoM*were dark Thursday (18) for King Alex^nder'ii obseauies in Belgrade and Saturday (20) for thoB6 of Raythond Poii'icare here In Paris. Loss in ca$>e of cei tain of these theatres in aaid to be eotialderahie. for they had both matinees and eve- ning performances scheduled on all three forced clo.'-int; days. It ju.sl .mil hits thpm at in ^9f>d niomeut in the JieiMIQn;;,,**^^'^- yC'-'-r:'- NonVOoyernnient theatres keep jiight >iii di*'i'«"Ka>d|ffig funerals. v:,v;':lipndoit^<M.:'-SO.';'' 'Voufig Kti^imil' is shoitly \aiat- iuK N'ictoria I'iilaee to ntake I'ootn for th*; pahliiniiuve: svUMoh,; I^'ancl*. -tinjdf^r' l«>at«e«l the houW© ohil ititendK ' to^^^ s^ pantoiuitiii s; one to run in the after-, noons and-tiie oth»f>r in the evenings. 'RobWi iiood- Will >> the Biftet'- noftnei^ gttriictioh, ;^l;ine 'Rabes iii the Wo6d* is Hch»'dtrtc*<i finr evening?*; Cist for show« include Douul i« Wakcilcld, CJweJdy;* i.UanJe>- (wife of ('Summer') J'aris, Oct. IS. Thrce-aot comeily by Jacciuox Natani'on; HiaKe dirt'Ctlon by Miircol Andre; set.s by Anitre Holt; preaentml by J. roncet at the N; lUi I i n . 4 ,; ., Ma red A n'l ri- Salnl Romy ,,f.;..i»«',-.*.... .C^virottf .M.'iurii'e Itoncct... ..i>..'i,i .. Jo.-in liobot Walt**;.. *i...-, .,....H«arl . TVpie Cirit(-tte... . V.,;V. XUc-i«an« Parizct <:(Mm.iine..,V...»>,.*4.,,.-.i,,...M«fa Vioi i^n Jcaiino.... rv»»'..♦»..■■,. .-.Janliie < liUi.- Madeleine.,,;.......'. .•« ..j,.ifl*U>a^: pe'va I Entertaining piece dealing With the dltllcuitles of true love in theiie trouliled times. Gentle comic in- sight: no great iaugha, no great <I ra in a. hut ^ .HWi||j||pilO...;.. lnlW«8t tlu-ougliout. • ■- • - .. ... ■ Tale begins at a dance celebrating tlie .signing of tlie treaty of Ver- aill^s, at wliich Georges llris.sard. Just out of the arno, and (..'olette fall in love and decide to ni.arry. Georges lixes up a ileal for the inai'- riigo with Saiiil-llem>:;, Colette's decayed musician father, foiling the :iml>ilions of Gaudin, up aqd com- ing i>usines.s man of 4(i. Kecond act sliows ttiem at hom<^, four or five years Liter, li.iving u loULjh time, his job gone, and a marital storm brewing. Colette points out that just when siie slioiild l>e enjoying the summer of lit-r life (see title) she is overwlit lined \\ illi worries. She is aljout to leave liim, and the (luarrel, like a thunder- st(jrm, ending in an invohiniai\ .■^inile o\-er :in uiiwiiting joke crac'Kcd by Colette, is a line scene. Act close* OnCeorges finding a swell new job. through hia friend, Maurico Rohcet, wid liappy. Tiiird act. In new luxurious fl.it. (Jeorges is fed up ag.iiii ;iiid iy al>oui to deceive Colette. Xaudin. who is tlie flower behind Georges' in v. jo)), corne.s to Colette, whom he still loves, to cfdlet't tangible t li.i nlis, ts turned down, iinnn iliatrlv after this net of tidelity Clelte linds out what (ii'or;;i\^ is doiivg. Here It seems that the .auilior w,;is stiic!< for a lluisli. He gut his titia! lurtain down by huvlng Geoi'ges and .M.iuiiie leain that war ha>! been decl.ired—the new wftr. that ;<very one is waiting for .;ni1 pecu;!- ciU'.s his lovers in lln' de p. r.ition foHowihg this awful Jt1ew.s. This Is the weake.v-l point. fi( the play, liut is not tmpleasant. fiH (ttngefi, ' .\alanHM.>n. l»rltw.«< out effi' -ilvel> the cohfita^nt urteai»?iriess due to ecrv- nomlft upioetk tMt nj;lk<' a horm vl Ii fe imponalble txvf t\i(> yoiiPjj <'<)Up)e' tihd tht» themf l«? eaally awliCiiMe to, America.- liest, c'oirtcdy llneii. are gilrpH';..- %:: Baitttf l|«i|)rt#..-;-:'Hie fni'her, Wtifir"III ■ "ihe aecoi^d: Att has a grn k1 iiink-i;;., Tlieatrc *■ a .new. atlraciivHy ile^or«ti<E!d; 49d<.iieater: ln^^>^ V pfilyl'HiK -X1fi%--^^€i^;0yiaii!iin''-m: Up - : rM»«»;.:fi»?ilp ■W»>Htm'^'fiii^;'ii*ri«rtiT[tv^..!4tlni^ HAJSZA ■^■ ■■r.-h' ■: ^.yj,^ Hunt') Ihidapest. Oct. 15. Pluy in thre« act.s by TibiT Nylry, at th« i:i'lvMi'ii.Hi Uioiitrt", liu(liii>i-»t. <';i»t; OeoiKt-- Ni»Ky, O.M'ar HereKi, .sari V«!B'>. ■ ./••ydney,, Sept. JO. '. ;: Lpokl.^ivw^ trailan leglt thanagetnents will de|f« more deeply into their own territory for material thin hitherto. K. W"« Thring pKmcered the move wheok first introdticing 'GoUita*. Inii' M Melbourne^ ii^me niontht y • e ^N Williainson-'rait .^iHrted well two weeks ago with a Im-al milsicai tilled 'Blue Mouhiaiiv iM^le^y.'^.^ now annouocesi Ihat he will pre.sent another home iniisical. in 'Jolly nodger,' due for shOwirtHi^ t^^^^^ boprne next mi>ntli. ' ' ■ \" Probably, If •Melody' Is huece.ss/ul, W-T will seout for other musi. ;,1h from local coiupu>ier«i. Alreudy scribblera:.>-iyi%.'-><M^jj^^ an attempt to iiiiltgiNiifcf the varioua managements in t|i«ft' brain chil» ;dren. ■....^•■■ ■.V" "■v:v';''''t-!SoiV: Qu|ta l^<;iy that AnzaC^ mehia • wili' ie^ at a 14tef date with comedy and draniatic fare from the pens of Australian wrltera.: Mediocre aucx;e<is of jH>me recent Iroporteil^d^ shows may h^ 4 decilded :fik(^i r in opening up tue^ road for nior<e h^ For year« the vXtittl^ Tlieatrica here have expet-imented In thlsii field, but professional managements, ex- cept in very rare liiKtanceM, have sote^ly bobth t i|iwOii4- ^ow dep<Midlt; on whether; j^tt'otia Will be satls^ fled to buy ehtierfalnmerit ihtnus thai; stamp of oversea.s' approval. Sue- oeaa or failure for local authorti lit,':!.' ««l»«itjK^'l»t.. the hitx' oill«rt»;^v^'-^X.! 1:3;= '' First break for local scrihldeiii caino when the plu producing unitf d«N^lded: to~; bit>ak with their own ntaterinl in an ;at«^ tempt to capture some of the tradii, held by foreign or.!^a!ii/.atlons. Sue-'' ceas of the few locally-produced P'c»- ik tliki country haa^itp givefi: the leiiH jnnen tbi«^ lii tll«^r'-owW,>iih.er«'.; Dreams .seem to l>e the vogue In new Hungarian plays. This one has a dre.im second act, but this time it is the consc ience-hunted dream of an emln zzler who has stolen money from the bank in which he was employe*!. He does it because lie wants to start a new life, the perfect life which only a rieli man can attain. l>ream .saves him from repaying liis benefactor's kindness by taking away his mis- tress; it also drives him to atone his crime l)y another one and to find out that he isn't the super- man that he tofik himself for. Sounds pretty confusing .and doesn't give much idea of the plot, hut this very striking lirst play by a tal- ented dramatist is fjuile out of the common run and rnakes its effect on tlie ainii' iue not by the actual story it tells, but by the psychology It implies. It's an untisually' thrilling play. lOxeoliont directing by Arthur Uardos .adds the ueccssjirv convic- tion to the dream s<iiie's Illogical jumps and unsubstantial symbolism. \Vould-b.> suiier-man-thleir, a dilll- cult iiart. is admirably acted by (Seorge Nagy. and Oscar Beregl. in the part of jin elderly man-of-the- worhl who saves him after having found him out, on the grounds of some mysterious feeling <yf solidar- ity, is brilliant in his rcHtriiint, Kx;- ceptionally good pre.s.H nottiQea 'ffhd little response from the fjwieral public, AutHW ia inure, to ;de' i>[ome quite. ilr^tTTate work aome time.. SHAKESPEARE PLAY 1 t»ndon, 6ct. -4. c.i.i.-.ij. ir.ii.M ii, thri'.' iicii, Uj^, .WaUAf lt!.(k.-lt. I'n»l!ir..fl by th.' aqthor .«n.J *)!>""%'■' the A|w>lloy'tl^Mtt-)*., l.a.[v hU . iM, fWiii-liW;i.v; tlonrfft Keim*' I.nay 1 ..111 i;i AI,,ijnVux.. iKl\1rn H.*.|pr»on < iiiwii .j;ruH.Wf>ijt.iri ..-. . \..vfllt- 1troi>I{ Hlr HitHir-V* n'-*tailii, K;r.. .<i.),tfr» v Tfyrlc M^.If,Mil-.,I,.. ; ... .;iii4«|,,ui,rt|' «jn!l)W« ' V' !n^,1 ir.;,r«,. Ii^ (B Mi4irlslr,-ir..-s . k .. ... .,. . . M-.^v v u .l.,linn' !_)'.roi^|ri,M:H- S.it|.'i|.,r,'.. .... . |')ilHii, Mririin'l '' 'r. •■*•''<.'h<»!itJ*fri».iM Utnki r .-•■.i.i.,.. \V ,n,,.ri(iit;y. . . ..OMrtHoft vl^.^rii.- . . . :. .... t II jf.l.,.,ts in*|..'|.,(i,r f»«Mriin'.. :, k,,!,. t..i l> <{.rmi.-». . , ,,r.-.,i.t,,. .^iH.itt .iiiditiim b\ (lie reivepiion uc.corded llyde r.ii ls Corner' on the (»|ienln)K '''-'•'1' thiic Uouiil Im- n»-4tHeH4ioii iboii; ii ii. iii;^ ,ui upro.iiiou.s hiU!^ c-ss. Hut there is d«.ubl whiMlier there isn't ti»o nim h plot for the average theatregoer. St»rt.i off With; a first seen • wliieh is Irt r^j|||t|r li . > •,»vviijg ft house a w d iu in - ' ■A'^'''^. C)^t., 20. Two* iH»i^lhiii«a o^^^ You Like it,' running sinuiltane- ously, give Parisijin's plenty of chance to talk a'.>oui. tlu' bard. <'ut,<i in text are such la both versiou.«» that by seei ng; th two you can; g et th4^.wh61<^ f>^y:fmd^^ft^^ the saofie tinii^ two erttlr^i^' dtff^i ent impro.«i.«lons of it. One Is by Jactjues Cupeau at the Atelier and the other by Vliptor BarnUysky, fbriner (j^fmari pro<i ducer. at the c*om^e des Chahli pa Elysees. IJegular ar( itieatre priidii; is going to Cojirau's show, wlieieis the foreign production is .attracting real b,Qulcvia),rd crf^wds. This J|i^kt>ii:. the j^tHott^ ii!riprkrh^^a r^iWrhd'i I ing them of the .success of nus.~.ian ballet and other importali(»ns v>ver ' local talent. , Annabella. from hliiia. make.s le-r itgit;^el>ut in Ih^ lla rnovaky .shovv, and is netting mi\vd crithd^nisT.^. General eorieluMlfin is tliat she talic* ■ part of Kosaluide too lightlusariedly, Jean Pierre AumpiH. the Iiklii'US of,: Jouvefs larf|t:'':^:r>'v'<C% ' phiK: does OriuiHto, aiiiia alsiB |i» imi^^ not deep ehmiiffliii. Net result is h-ss sm-. essiul. far, than last year's flood of >«hak«:H. ^ ':peare;'reylvalSviR|i;T^iSlii;:7:''. •,■■■•:'•':•■ ■;• :; Vienna, Oct. IS; Le«>pold .N'.^.sner, foriner man;tgi'C of the Htaie tbejitre, has RiMie to ' iitindon with plans of .gi»|ng;,. in*»> J iniihagemen^t"there'. ■:■■:'.'■;:■:■.<■:';• ':<r\ , i'le IntHids fo start London artivl- ties With ii prodtieiton oi 'Dr. Seiu- jnelwelMS.- i»y:^Aiitiitrian playwright Jlitns ReljiiMt Jiy A^hjcH wfi^j^i ftriit pro- tlwred at./'Uh'e.: Voiks.''-th*'ttjh^^'hei^. • - .JewiVer ha> snm.; r.thVr pla;, • l>v . Kehii-^. )i uiider i.'ti!iiid,».-rai i<>n,- ii.i'-'.<.. Jouriiey*s End in Hebr^if ■ 'peh*\;i\C'-6ct';i'^.r'''^:- Opera ., |,i ;,,.r,. ln.r.j-;0- ratlnt; tlie .\e^- Diem re under <|ii ef-)i lion oi Alfred VVooli. (;.«rtimii>i|ag»') Herles wt plains td be t>r»*H«?''i here In llebrc'^ to. ope v i >ct,, sri, w i t 11 , product ion «C' 'iflii^ifk- 'f(l^n^M:!^^^!li■*:^:.':■: ney'a, Ifind/;. ' X:-:-:'/^'''-