Variety (Oct 1934)

Tiie«4i7* October $(K but the picture audience—trained «A English drawing room made \n dies, «uch stuffy clothes^that's ndt the England of Joan Crawford and Nornut Shearer; that's not the tSnclknd th4t M«too'<i nuts about. No glamour, no <Jbifture«, not evin *ny love not blessed in heaven. And such a funny way o£ talking—Joan ClrfWf<»r4'« English accent Is much faaiighttfr, •yen If on« c*n »inder- stand It. :<^--' Joan Wyndam. Hiyih foreheaded fttd snub nose. So. she parts her in the Middle and draws it back in a horiibntal Itne^ which makes her forehead good and high, besides which it takes a classic nose to withstand the symmetry implied : by ft center part. Miss Wyndam Is also vi»ry eihotlbiuil ftnd intense, whereas HolljrWdod t«ache)i that English' .pirte'^c^ ;<^f!waf» -:casual. Henther thatehw. In Hollywood's England she'd he plftjred bjr Hedda Hopper, suave ftnd throaty-voiced, hung with sables and silver fox. , liiss Thatcher, however, manages a large wkti•^ cape collar with points turned up stiffly like inl«pUteed homa/ ii little black toau(6 with white mercury wings. Uid fancies she's done enough, fjiv^n 6ut the requisite dash. With fa«r blonde hair in a rigorously ; niarcelled \>oh, to6. ■ Cecily Byrne. Well—really. Miss Byrne, who has week-end guests, mind you. dbMn*t that English hostesMi #ear virooping lounging pyjamas When tracked down in their boudoirs—she thinks they wear lank negligees. Holly- wood's cot imt tfiieit* Mjqwctiv* tcfr tM Bn«Ush gontry tlian^ ft ««Mns, ■;|l|ii,;:i&|fil«h-liave. ■ '■. 'ii%ifiiiir^Wi*tuines ti» Kc^t th^i' 0heKter Halos simply smuiildorlng'—cavort witli the ulm">.st decorum, not a bump in the lot of thom. lOvon the hlg^ c«nt«r i silts of their long itiiolded siMi^lR tiifHw tiothlait t<» ih« nanny Pare* other than more iree- dom for precision steppliigiB* It would have been difforont with the Chester, Hales. Tht)se slit skirts won!* hay^ started a tremor build^ Ing to an earthquake. The Danny Dares start out as itHlheads for their (irst number, redheads Jn deep , bright blue HoUnced driiiMNMi jaii^nst a matching blue draped cyke. With red gloves for piquancy. An effective arrange- ment of color, bolder than the gals themselves. When they've done their stint they poie lii a lovely arc following: the «weep of the stage, so that the audience may devote the better part of Its attention to Harris,, Claire and Shannon, two slim adagio dancers with but one man for the two of them. In salmon ping velvet the are; rather weary looking salmon pink velvet, and they wave huge rose ostrich feather fans. They come back for ttie fti^le in silver prlncesse frocks wltfit^hittatt ileev^s. agftln sharing the one partner nnd not nwl(tnc jMly faces about it. v'; ■ ' The two muscular legged young knockabout Iftdies iof CftiM, Mftck and Owen havo their yantty and their preferences, too, for all their clowning. They are careful to see that their short socks match their Short, pleated skirt costumes, while on« y^uiic IMy ilnds Mtti tn her color. th^||^itts-.;:o*^er';lrt)ld^ henna. ' ■' ' ' " ■ " Sisters Learned The Three It Bisters, radio's gift to the State this week, have kept their eyes open while playing vaude ' ^ tho--. tichprtk.. • They've v'\;t!M#'«|^ how , 1^ ftccbtttre them- \ selves, observing the Infinite va- riety possible to coiffure, with the : result that they are far, far differ- itage. They're sleek now. and their hair shines; their heavy white lace prlncesse dresses fit them gracefully ?liaiiitt boast eVoh a smart neckline— jt'hwlde square with oirculii^ soft- i B«iMi over the shoUlderi. There fs only a minimum of rhinostone for " tlilrtmlng, on their belt buckles and on the clips that sparkle from their : d«<!Olletage. ahd if they still do Imi- ; !Mktlons of ^^^C^ with re- .V Spect and affection about 'Rex With Ills Sound Effects,' remember tl»ey owe something to thW.--§m^i-tfom whence they sprung. \.-f -Miiry and . Madeline Foy feel ^ 1^ the clan spirit, and lend their shrill voices to the Foy family *ct. Bred In the tradition of vaudeville ^ they wear ribbons In their hair to \ match the bows on their dresses, informal frocks of chalk pink and / chalk'blue.'y It i» In lieat problem, seekthfr to discover just what it was about the r 1^ Aristocrats that led them to t|ke that title. The girls do toe . taps yiftry nicely in brief blue satin V;::;Miitta::'-^d pink puff sleevos and \'.10fli^:, they execute adagio dances '.IpHi^ea-se In blue satin evening ^ dresm^s. Ah, yes, it's because of the rhinestone diadems in their hair. R ita p e Lano sings Harlem num- '■-■'T'wiTIWrslei^H^Hfiit-^^ hsail^ll;^ i^^^^ the deep y ne*Icllne. The wide white ex- panse of Miss De T^ano s arms, how- •y:er» , crteis for the mitigation of Modern Ancients The Court of Louis XV, as set up by the Warner Brothers for their 'lllldjuno Du Rarry,' doesn't seem 'V^'^mmi^: that ft lias in Ita midst a girl so progressive in her ways, so free, so straightforward, that she might be living In the year 1934. The nobles take her for granted, remaric upon her beaiity* Imt fine figure, the delightful variability of her temperament, yet none appears to appreciate the glimpse she ac- cords them of the girl of the future, of the girt iirho will revOal hOr legs, the whole length of them, as freoly as her strong, white teeth. Dolores Del Rio scampers for them, her hugi^ bouffant skirts fly- ftiii; iOitt'inntllls wldoly aiM: busly. she tfnuteios under liar silken counterpane in an Impetuous game of hide-and-seek, she's altogether a robustly modern madcap, a pioneer, yet the only comment she evokes from the jCi^iuit; In its blindness coinei from raids oh its treas ury. Not even in the.:4ark flat ness of her coiffures—in an age when the spirit of a lady was Judged by; the height and scenic composition of her' powd^ed wigii "T-does the Court see the prophet in her, just as none remarks the seduction of her I.atin acrent, or, for that matter her Latin accent. All the ladies at the Court, te fact, have a singular contemporai^i- hess about them. Arqh Verree Teas- dale, a carefully enunciating mod- ern villainess and the Albertlna Rasch Danc<»^, Who leap through the air in scant floating draptiries rciveailng athletic young figures and a mar\'elous instinct for arranging themselves In spectacular groups suitable to the current concern with overhead i^ioita^ 4^ite M seems . a:'" piw«hm rw :'Hir''^i|i'e'.' .ft8' Marie Antblkiette.' . ::p|lMi|:vat^'' l<M«t, looks Austrian.! Did You Know Tln^k--- y ;\; .vDesjrfs and Yearning* v'V\'niH»' /'C)i«^ '•la|«;'.::'.iuitn ': lately stompiniil^^^ tlia' ph«Bter Hale airls and'theati^ of their re- pressed desires, has for the past six weeks been given over to a new troupe, the ; DAhny ivhoie playfulness is more Open and ahova- board, whose graceful posturlhjRfs BUKKOst no hidden yearnliiKs. Never was the cpntrast between the pre- a«ettpatloiiul dC two groups of hialdcnii moH hotiOeable t)w^ 4fi^ this Avccic's show, lii^hch tha IJaiftiy Dares, (li-. sx. cl in /jlitterinfc .^heaths «C sottuins with Ipnf sleeves and Qtorta Foy ilrlll o|mi a drew .shop in Beverly Hllla....The Jack Bennys have ordered a cute nura«»ry at Essex Hou.se for their child. .;«.]iargot An- derson is sttn fljilMr In spite of that accident... Estelle Brmly and Radie Harris were cocktailing at the .Savoy riaza the other day... .that was a stunhlhg fr^ with moleskin swagger cbat worn by Ionian Asher on Madison Ave., recently Jacqueline Logan'« lovely apartment was tha sottlnir tQt anothor party to Ernst Lubitsch last w^ . i >, Madeline Cameron's gone very Russian... .Barbara Newberry and IRonny (Rruck-Welss Si- niAiiul ara' taalhi oecaslonaily .. .The Colony was very gay for lunch on Wednesday.... Ellin Berlin, Laurel Hearst, A. C. Blumenthal, Mary Taylor. ''Barbara '"'. Ban h:a 11 ,:''li«««t(»n Downey, Helen Menken iind Jay Gould were among those present .... That screaming rooter for Southern Methodist Saturd4y wM Virginia iBrnfth Mrs. Rufus LfMaire and Mrs. Ted Lewis were smart in black and silver fox lunching at LaRue...,Mr«. Charlie Ein- feld 'is jg«Kt|it«;.'Mto;';tl^^ golf clalii... .Thay say that Ona Munsoh is connected with a dress place now and Grace Menkan'a new shop is flour- i8hii^4;^Sbt lEV^ in* troduced at the iParadise Sat- urday night... .Jimmy Rey- nolds had a graaand blrth«||Mir. party halo r e sailing, w..' BlHtibsi' Hi'ttllaiiia': malia-iiii: la> pTaity ghaat)^ undeir thoaa Wtntar Clardeii footlights.... If you see a man hanging from tall buildings to get a food angla, that'a Biriiui Thomp- son with his eamara....Mr8. Harold Franklin looked stun- ning in ft nut brown costume, shopping on 5Srd St....Bobbie Perkins lUMi aoM an orlcinal magasiaa atory and is sooooooooo thrilled... .Charlie Morrison's not dancing with partners who have quills In thalr'''liata,'«aigr mblt^^-'ith^^' moat lost aa eye. AmoDS die Wonieii irvonna Prlntampa has oome back to Amerloa aftar an ahsenccr nf years. But these years have dealt kindly to this taiainjte4 inN^ Shf is the same charming little woman with a stronger and Riucfi better voiro. 'Conversation Piece' by Noel Coward is like looking through a b«Mik of old English prints. Costumes of the Empire period are always interesting and Mile. Prtntemps has combined all ihl #^ for ail tha world as tlipugh she stepped from a picture fr.nme. the t»rottiest of whi« h are a white material with largo blue dots. The high wnistline is accen- tuated with a short boh-ro of tlie blin> and at a reception slic is in wliiiw frock with silver bandings and torquoise or.nanriciiits. The l^tle Ih^IIvH: siii t: of slippers aa Worn by an the women are fascinating. a; > Ireiie Brown© adds much to the entertainment of this i>lay. A cliilh costume was fashioned after the riding habit model of that day. Lowly ^ohtldraA'^ivi^^ .8f?nw':,wUii-;iiainr^ * 'wordi.;'■;, ■ ■ ■ ' Minnelli Gets Congrats Vincente MlnnelU is to l)e conKratiilated upon bis tlist stage show for Radio City. Never has this huge theatre had s^c)l a beautiful o(feringv Called fCoast to Coast* tha stage shows a man with a bMck^^p^^ body n silhouette doing a wiord dance on a raised platform. The picture fades with a gold staircase appearing at back stage with the Rockettcs appearing in groups garbed In tunics of white and orange in a pointed dcaign with sidetails of orange featliers. Caps are black a|id gold with slippera of blaclc with l^%l«t# of iri'iB^ A tinging Mc:&t0. reveals twenty-four men in gray frock suits with matching highi hatii^ . A girl in violet colored pajamas does a tap dance. ' A scene deplctin||r the Riviera with all lights hl^Slilgr la done with three white palms trees in froiit of which a girl sing* In a wlitie ss^tin gown having ruchies at the ttiroat and h#ift. = stage irevoMres and out «f the darkness comes a raised platform of glass upon which is one girl in a brpnse lame frock with cerise scarf. Behind are four girls in char- 4reitsa atttillf a^WM a And here is a grouping of cotors too luacloiui. Olrls coiTO gray satin with oeriaa •carfs and henna gowns with chartreuse scarfs. Can you picture that color combination? It drew rounds of applause from the audience. Scene shift to the Barbary Coast where a Maewestian miss does an Eadie number written ei^«clall^ for Mlnelll's first effort done up in white with all the feather and dianiOnd trimmings. Froin barroom ft •witche^^^ to ft bedroom scene where a girl In purple dress with red la<:ed boots' does a sort of .apache number with a man. Back to a west coast dam e hall the scene once again changes and here t)>e Rockettes are boliily drei|Se d In black wlt|i rad ruffled under llHlhg|i, black tights and Inrt^ black hiatlB with one green aigrette. The picture, 'The Pursuit of Happi- ness', is a isWeet tittle picture. Juan Bennett, younger and prettier than ever, in costumes of 177«; Mary BoU^ aiM Mtia Baniiett^^ skirts, of .that period^-V;v- .i^'-C:'--'';' /•■v- ■•• '-l^:-''.:''JiV -i ■■■ (Cqntlnaed from page 3) over to the National Industrial ly- covery JffNtfd^ MM (Coittitiubd from pago 7> 'Murder at the Vanities' (musi- cal), Par^ MS^piKh-'leyllt^ moderate., ■ . 'Big' H^i^aA'" :!i«(«%ert;*.' Warners; 186,000—legit, moderate. 'The Dark Tower' (filiti Utle 'Man with Two Faces'); ■ 1ti i #<W i t ^' |ti,0(K> —legit,, flop. : /'■"'-/^^■-:r:\,r::--':y. 'Ptmut^oi Rftpipincis^* Filri,|i«;«00 —legit, hit. 'Heat MKhtnlng,' Warners, |20,000 -elegit, flop. 'AU UoQd Americans^ (ftlm title Paris interlttda*)V iiairO; <' |lt.«0«^ legit, flop. •A Hat. A Coat, A Glove,' Radio, $17,000—legit, flop. : 'i>r.^JMonica," Warners, $10,000— l<^t,\ll(»f. V'i ■ ift Ml ^^t^ f'^'< '<'-'it; that mIsiBed «»Bt; Ho|> -'^)od |i:ir.,ooi» to buy. On October 27 he received a letter signed by O. A. Lynch, administrft' tive ofllewr (if the VfationAi Indus trial Recovery Board, In which the following statement is made: 'IfHibllifr h^irlngs oh matters af fectlng the Code are held here in Washington, and It la npt deemed necessary to break ihMt'^tiMinXllr^ in the instant .ca«e/*.'.v-': :X''i>';,;.: . '.'^ ^ So''far ^a«^iBd|w^iiaioir«,''''iM agent will attend ttiM^^ It would be a practlcat impossibility for them to do so. Blum informed the AdifUnistratlon thaHhW^agMIs wi l l c on ten d tiiaitlie ■full and fair hearing' required by the National Recovery Act will not have been held in the Instant case, due to the Impossibility of tha per- sona interested being ahla io attend at a ptaoa 3.000 miles from the point where their businesses and their ac- tive Interests require them to be, and requested the National Recov- ery Board to note the objections to the hearing being haKI la 'Vsraahlnir'' ton, D. C. Hairiair la akiMeil for Oct. 31. . Actera Pan Produeera --^■'ni»':~ibGimiiiir'^ to Washington opinion, state that the producers were to blame for break- up of flye-flve negotiations here aiid tha reaultaai Ouild-Eauity alllanea thovamant. ^niahf* atatameht anipha- slzes that during the series of meet- ings, the actors formulated a com- plete set of fair practices embody- ing all actor . proposals. This was presented to ^ tn^iM^icar liMinbars on Sept. ze. At tSL« jith meeting of the committee Oh Oct. 17^ after three weeks' study of the proposals, the producers returned these proposals with tha fonijiirtnir ati^teini<Hitt: ^ 'The producers, in rcturn^ttjf ;the proposals submitted by the ilctors, wish to go on record that the pro- JK^M^ art no. proper .jiart of tha :a# FUr CompatftkMi, a«d are opposed to any attempt to r<Mil<lHta such things Aindar tha Cpdik*; Molly Picon—a Pleasure What pleftsure and satisfaction Molly Picon must get from her audi- ences. >|^M9''':4ote:'On^;everyth jyii<- ll*a':; S ii> i |i tli : jfc^iilp do^iftowip^v' as much-td:Wfttch the patrons as the star. Misii Ficon did look nice in that grey skirt with red velvet Jacket trimmed with chinchilla with the matching cap. That train scene was unusually well done and the disrobing bit was naive. She looked so childlike In that little print frOck made With tha sh^ jdiirt aitd tight bodice with red buttons and ribbons. The wedding frock of white satin was also Just right, but she looked her l>est in the purple tights with the mauve blouse. Nice andJlltlNl^.^lMMr.:!^ ances: eho .does a week, \'''>'^';-':>iv'^i-'V"'--';;^' ' A iKMd supporting co#i^ 'iPliat little deirtle Belman; what i# pretty girl she is and really talented. With a bit more experience she could come up to Broadway for soubrette parts. Soubrettcs nowadays are so sadly lacking. She was attractive In a printed satin frock and again aa tha/(|aufhter of the. refrtment la a, white satin and gold brtid; fNi^^ Itlondef %fth a becoming liah'dress. Her white lace dress over a satin slip was nicely designed with pink velvet setlns. And the line of girls are pretty. In their print frocks with shawls they looked the spirit of Russia. And then for the bolero nUiUber the taffeta drfessas of different colo«a Wfpi^^pnftile ^ith Wide coif* lars, and as soldlei^ they W«^re In purple itiinii iTith mauve and greeil- blouses and black boots. There isn't a harder worker on the stage to- day than Miss Picon. She should try London which will also love her. 'Mrs. Wiggs' No Fashion Queen Mrs. Wiggs has finally arrived in New York. With her cabitage p.itch and family of clever children she should stay at the Paramount for at leaat ty^o weeks. Here is a jj^Ura: af tar everyone's heart. Pauline I^ord (bcmies to the screen tot 'ihi llihril fitna i^^ here's hoping she continueis oh^ for arti-sts o£ Miss Lord's calibre are hard to And. One doesn't expect to find clothes in a cabbage patch so It Is up to Evelyn Venable as the rich girl of tha o<NVimttnlty to Supply what dressing thera la In the p|etu<Mb, although there is a scene In a town hall with tha ariatoci^ti In full aVi^n-' Ing clothes bringing thevWlgga tribe In diatlnoi eonntraat. it |di:>tvif*e hrlnir'r Ing a smile ari4;«'1^'#.a«illllfli^t,4li^^ does both. ■V.- ' ' y/: ,':-■' ■ ' ■'..'.^'- v - r^^ tpaiks Wall- For 8elf Pftlace has gone HafleM this week with its shuffle along tabloid. colored band is in the pit for an overture and then appears on the stago. The conductor Is master of ceremonies and .announces the diff^ent artists in <K> asttffied a^ dlirtthiei i^^ nouncing his own compositions. Before a skyscraper backdrop three girls in white head a number with- the chorus in green skirts, silver peplums, with the bodies showing through a thin net covering. The carioca Is again headed by the jpansja three girls drened the same aa the «)iOiinia in rUfi1«M llttla In coloring, plain yellow for the line and shaded for the leads. A imart costume of black lace with cerise taffeta Jacket was worn by a songster. Green satin combined with paler.green chiffon ruffles finished up thf chorus as to costumes. The one name eauffat Josle Oliver did a hip diiihea la «»i»P«r eblorad panta* t9ia iriilat :1NMi« while the 'tof #aavef;tha'.ba8ider«4iqpdt:With'fun slee^ :;:'.V i-^.'--r.':-:y r-r'-y-'A' A Qoed thew Reiglna Crowe should be proud of hsr protege, Norman Krasna. Hera is * Jiitiiy inrha MbllSr lia thbUgh he had junt etepped but of hiirli and he writes what is developing into a hit. 'Small Miracle' is a show and Joseph Spurin Callcla gives a magnificent performance. I ^ Violet Barney was well dressed in lacct and the women during the sB* treaot were dressed as an American jUpd^lniaa^^ to in evening gowns and some in atra#t;:4b#f(ik : 0na .irary thin hilsa waf lovely In all white.;:'^91|t'«lrt^toalM|W::;Jl$''li|l^^^ orange velvet caps. ' -''y ■ ''''-yy','', :■V/'^i'X"--^ At Little Carhagle Theatre eotnea an Bttirllirh picture. 'Autttfnn. Croeui^MiiiJhi title. Fay Compton, a well known artist of her country^ hasn't the"glamour of the American picture star but does well en(>\ig>i in thia simple picture, ^he Is a aohool teacher and before har <Qlass ^he is In a 4ttlat IftUa fro«h M 4 iiitftli iiiat«fia| #^ light b^HUr aiitf «b<li.::0ljt to SWltaerland she goes in a two-pjeco doth suit and small hat. . billf, (mVoUt*^. Aresa is ihown, a printed aflair with mousellina collar,