Variety (Oct 1934)

L E S Q n E Tuesdaj, Odolier 30, 19$4 11^ ill^^^ to Washington. Oct. 29. ^ liirapplng of all but Ial>or pro- iviMotta of th« burlesK code and dis- ; iM»l«HMi of indoatry'a code au- jUMMrltjr If under consldcrisitioii: at the Nikilonal Recovery Admlnlatratlon a* a consequence of bitter differ- •itOM ^f oplnioip, over the proposed Hli400 :>ttdftt tor: co^ i«irf^i|rot- "BMht. ■•v..'::.-.f stymied for *t least aevertiV day* by the heated dispute which de- veloped at last week's public hear- inif. Deputy Administrator William P. Fanisworth foday appeared deeply impi^saetf 1»y ^ •una*tl<>fi of Harry Qoodfriend, Philadelphia counsel for a score of independent operators, that everything but labor plauscs be tossed into the ashoan the enfoircem«nii6b assumed bir tbe soyernmetit.- Parnswprth would hot indicate; hoWeyer, what the iirofpMts «re fo^^ MOl^tlllf this Wea. ; ■. : The whole question of future pro- cedure turiia 6n ^a ma^tter of n^* inerieal strength iiiuatered by bp* poslnf? factions, the National Bur- lesque Association group, led by I. H. Herk, and the independent man- (^9, directed by Izzie Hirst, An- Aiy: ita>tnano iiuid Jlmn^ie I40M>. A irey of the entirely Iniiiiitry flhobably Will be undertaken by NRA to clear up this point since Herk and Goodfriend cannot agree om who? who. WUli elalming to have been retained by 20 indies and Herk insisting several of the Phila- delphia attorney's clients are still N.B.A, members, the NRA Is dls- poaed. to .proceed . (;»utiou8ly until ;i«iP«^NWil^t^ is ieftled. If it develops that Goodfriend speaks for more than half of the operating houses, NRA probably will reject the budget, while if Herk obtiiins niaiority backing the levy ::0t^:fi:it9O^-^ ehance,o«.'Ibf^fif' •P' indie Endorsement ' Ooodfriend's proposal, submitted at a pOst-heai*ing confab late last Monday (22), drew Immediate f)re from the N.B.A. ranks, but was heartily endorsed by the three Indlc members of the code authority, who Insisted at the session that there Is •ft Justiflali^ J«Mk)W 1^ Mltlng up body. The Indie counsel pointed out that in several previous in stances. NRA, acting under terms oC an executive order tspued. by |>l««ld«iit lk(^^ auspended all except ^labor clauses of a number of codes Where admin istratlve problems were difHeult or wide differences of opinion were en- countered' If a move la maide in this direc- tion. NRA \(rOuld encourage revival of Hork's languishing trade associa- tion on the ground that a strong unltlod industry organization would be highly desirable to the entire In-^ : Aiiftrjr^ >rt the N.b:a: #6afil not J^rtiicipate in code enforcement as an administrative agency. All labor questions would be handled through the NRA's compliance divi.sion and Farnsworth's office. ,,_.jftirafeJMtycMii»<^iii-C^^ it was |K)lnted out that peculiar condition . confrDiitinp the Industry provide a number of soun^d reasonai foir adopt :. ':':liii^':i!>o«i4?irtMitf!^ :'»uggeili&i^:.fJEtxec lMiitei(d that the ti'ade practice proyi<- •fbtiM are of easehttally mln^r niflcance when contrasted with the principles of the film and legit codes that eomipetition within the indiiw ,;;|n^v,!*-jWiNi«il!Pf4,-M^ only a lew ij^i#M.> antf Sotft of the duties assigned to the code authority come within the scope of trade ai^socia- ,,ti0li'.<ffinctions.;^ 0]l!>er9i vs. Burletque "Wh^h: burlcstlue and gra.nd opera; get tangled, It's ii; c6iUr< sion. Ah example 'Oceurf«d laat' week when Minsky's Republic used 'One Fine Day' from Puc- cini's highly restricted 'Mfadame . Butterfly' wUhout 'peMntsalon< ■■ MIn.sky's Informed Dr. Re- nardo TanelU of G. Rlcordl & Co.,: which repreaenti the Puc- cihi American ipish|4 w^en tho ■ Dr. ■■; oofnplainii^'^^^:i^lif';'^■.^jr■^ didn't' iciiow'' abolii./tli^^'feilHC'''.. tion.' ■ ■ ■ When the Mlni^kys declared 'It'a . the big number of ou? ■|io<jri^^;''fl»a.. {icioi||;'4ofit0r;';aurreh'<>'. Frowns on Truce for Washington, Oct. 2>. Pate of proposed amendment W the burlesk code, requiring employ- ees to give up for from 24 to 48 hours thflr right to strike, hung in the balance today after the NBA Labor Advisory board' had con- demned the proposal as designed to bring about 'compulsory mediation.' With L.A.B. at odds with general Roosevelt; ..pollpy of declaring labor trucea iiitd resorting to arbitraifiOn rather than strife, the NRA was in a muddle over the proposition. Dep- uty Administrator Farnsworth has n^t decided whether to disregard the iiroteat and recommetid approval of the amendment or make'new at- tempts to iron out the difficulty. Had te H«0lt When Portland Fro> Portland. Ore., Oct. 29. After less than a week's opera- tion, the American whicb luUI i>eett opened by Sam Qoldberg as i house Of burley. the company awakened one morning to find the promoter and manager gone, and no money on hand Itot ^^^^ fo04 and room rent. .-■•■v..-v^^.;-" j-v;.': ; :■■ --'ry:'.. ■ A hi^ty confbrence With Ofecar Closset, owner of the theatre prop- erty, rievealed his willingness to waive the matter of rent for the time being. "The stage hands and musiclana afilNMit On i(ir<HrkUig with, the actors"oil basis, by special permnnifon <i»f their unions. Receipts that night were over $42, and actual expenses, in- cluding film rental, amounted to a little more than $20, tto after, the show the cast a^gain «||^09ied^^' experience ■ of-;. eaUng^ '■ ■ '^'.^ f'- (Continued frpm page 6i) legit:'' dir(MHW/!^iti»i' 'lab; ^ |S,K, ParamiNr*, if„ llliM^wngton- bound for lunch With JiMMMr Farley. Walter eon noily eplU a rib fall - ing from a lamp-post In a scene at Piir. Artimr Landau back into tho aKonting rotttin#'.tft«r/ii|x:..sreek9-.4n- N. Y. ■ ■■■■ ■■ • .\1 Santell, now seagoinij from London to N, Y., expected here Nov. 10. Kosita Diaz. Fox Sptuiish star, is here unscarfed by lu>t(nl«l«nd revolt bullets, Oliver 'Uabe' Hardy (I^aurel and Hardy) is reducing via the tonsil routine. Kd Smith is now head nwn In l<\>x-West Coast's :0iMitlM|« book- ing dept. ' ■ Rill Frawley'a eastefiil'hibernating ended I;ist week and h^'s back at Par chores. Tommy C-uinan back witii l^lly O'Neil and plotting a nlt0 spot for the race season. Douglas Taursig, ex-Son-in-law of lUll Fox, Is associate of Zanft- Kvens .pcrcentcry. Ruth Collier back Mter being ill In N. Y* and now imbilijg VjMie^^ sans Minna. ■Wallis. Metr^r llkOd Harvey Jlt«»I»hen^^ N, X. leglter, ill 'Byelyh Prentice' and salted the oi»tlOn; Ben JAokson and Harold Xjeyton* former Fox studio execs/ plungo' ^ into the agency awlm. It's a Job prowl that brings jadi Tourneur. director-son of Matfrlcef from Paris to Hollywood. Metro saves railroad fare on Wally Berry, who will fly his plane to location at San Antonio. Harry Cohn .and Bill Holman. Col studio tops, picked on the flu slmulr taneou.sly. Both recov>?red. Sam Xehson. Col production man- ager, back after a nervous break- down and acquiring an heir. Jimmy Oleason and Uabe Yorke on the limp from equinltis. Former poloed, latter just rode a horse. Wesley Ruggles unnerved by col- lision in which a child was killed. Par's V.llded Lily' laid off a day. Fox Movietone City given the monocle by Peter Lawford, English Juve actor, now Honolulu-bound. Arthur Johnson looking for a new tune 'partner:j<tifr;:«»«riMi4Bc A contraeC/'M ' : HUim Cosk»#;:;-.., .■■■:<'-^:.:":''i.. ■:-■■..:■ ■. ■■■ CUnnenti Bijpey feiuMt tiii N» Cara* yarns,.'; ^%m:'^miS^m- in January. Trey Orr ^ta Saturday foot- ball tickets fii-ttd mall the follow- ing Monday aiMl #ants Jim Farley to know It. Craeked up in an auto crash. Joe Rubenstein, RKO-Radio fllm ped- dler, Is knitting together again at Cedars Of Lebanon. Jiuihor Squawks (Continued from page 1) Newsmen were called together and also a group of representative showmen for a special prevlf^., of the play toniglit; IrUh tba (allii^ of proying that the ahiowjnen are doing right by the play. Producers have been preparing the production for the past sumijier, and both James J. Ulman and Wildberg made trips to Hollywood several months ago in atfiaiiipts to g<rt i^imO players :for:tlMf:';opiit.'' .■■;'■; Sam S. Scril^ As WOner s Partner in 42d Sl ApoDo Exemption Refused Amusemeiit Co. ^•'■' ■Wiwhin»tiw%'-'0«t.'4t* Pwtftidii «r #ivxiing jnmmemeht Co., Detroit, ifor waiver of labor clauses of the burlesk code slated for denial by NRA, officials said to- day^ Deputy Administrator William R FlarnAworth haa reoommended to Divisional Administrator Sol A. Rb'^ senblntt that the exemtplon plea be liljected. ;. iAlrong protest against granting ''<li#'^;«iinnB>tli»v«nlM«d'' by nra's flibpF adviMwy l>oard Md backed up fe^ a numb«^ of buMey operatoiii who feared to establish a precedent which would undermine the whoie clo^ona on material and girl num- Sam 8; Scribher is returning to the burlo.^que liuslness after an ab- sence of five years. Tlie former head of the Columbia Wheel will be asiioclibted iirith Max Wilner in operation 'tii- Apoilo oii 42nd street. New :^<t^i^ 'wMch' ■!Pi!*n« ■ 'In stock Nov. .'yy\:^'''T''-' When Columbi4: fade4> Scrlbner quit . rather thiaur c^i>«te : inrtth Mutual and' otliet whMJ^ wWo^ were playing^ Ij^^lt'he termed 'dirty shows.' Stripping and other forms of present-day burlesque art were then eoming into tietmt* and Qcrib- ner rXiNWMed tiilM not in favor of them. During his absence from bur- lesque, Scrlbner has confined him- self to the charitable work of the Aetoira #tin4 of America, with ex* ceptlon of a couple of months two seasons ago. when ho was tempor- arily weaned back into the business as a tcanaof of the Mineky shows, and «Mi Srih^^^ payroii. ait the suggestion of city officials. Mln- skys were having trouble with the license department at the tlmei and scrlbner waf:. engafed; m-* 'tqiut!^, bii tMg IfiliKy^ up and abide by Scrlbner's de- ■/T^?iiaifes«:.!iij;'-'v- Wilner; who also operates the Irving TMate on 14th street, ap- peared balked in his effort to open t he Apollo until ]a«t week, w^en Licenee. CdRMniai^ Moss Ibst otft in Court in attempting to withhold a burlesrjue Itconso for tlu- house. Moss plans on appealing the decision, but In the nt^i^tl^ the ,.h*9$9lt..i$/ privileged to open, '■' •■:-■-■:■:- -'::'"nrir:thew'^a8t'-:'' y- For the first Apollo show lln' present Irving Place stock company moves Uptown almost intact. Troupe inclttiw Oyp^T: ,Rose |»e. Georgia -southern, Gladys ' Ctftrk, June St. Claire. Irina VoKfll<>. Kdna May, Lilian Law, Alice Kennedy, Ruth Jordan, Mike Saks, Steve Mills, Jlmttiy Oiili^ CUkorge Kaye. tee Royce, and iWojridI ttallrey. Allan Gilbert will produce for both the I.P. and Apollo, but each will operate as a separate stock com- pany* J.P, ta tiirora'-day, while the ApoflifV^'i^F^ lld^ ^fld witfi four shows daily. Apollo's advent gtVea 42d street three burlesque houses, others be- ing: Mtnskya^ BapfUbilO imd Max 1|llMt#>'81lihig(^. Apollo will try to top the opposlsh In the way of girls with a line of 4f . in ita opening .....vV* v.; OBITUARIES Lew Wells, age 72, oldtimer on Orpheum circuit, died In Seattle, Oct. 9, where he had been living the W*^; 1# years. ■■■':''■■■.'''":'''■■ :■■'■■ ■ He Introduced the saxaphone as a vaude Instrument in the old days, and had played I'alace. l»ndon, when It was, and also Palace in T. in heydey; ; Mr*^^^^ died about three weeks before her husbands Surviving is a son* |^w MARILiNE MILLAR Mrs. MargiiuPit iluPMraoll, 67, known on the stage as Marillhe Mllltir. died of a heart attack In New York Oct. 27. Well known to western audi- ences in the late 'IQa. but i rettred some'SO. yearf ngo.:/ StirVlved by her. son,, Arthiirv ra-^ niinstrel sh(»\v.s, died Octolior L'o in ' Memorial hospital, Alliany, JJ, Y« First band ho played in was the Nation Band, in i88L ;fcater waa ^ with Al Pieidi'. VogW*a an^ HI Henry's Minstrels. Survived by his wjfe and.». daughter^:": :- ■ ;':■':■;' f ' V '-''Dr.- A|.TCI^''^AiBkidfl' ^^''^ Df. Walter ^ K^^ Jackson died Oct. ~ !24 in Kansas City. Dr. Jack.son was ; a singer with several opera com- r panics in his youth, in later yeura ei^liiiiilnfr his acqualntfinghtp wtth many membera: ^ tIWi ih<»»ri<j«M profeaaton. .■"';"■,'■ JOHN B. FIELDING John B. Fielding, 69. bandmaster v and conddctor. died in Boston. Oct* Hi He Was the dlreiftor of Fields >; dio and vuuUevillu Arthur McArthur. .knoira as JAMES L. FiNNINQ James L. Finning. 69. who trav- eled' 'the'?: Woi4<i|;';.«f<»'''''||wn^^ 'in ing's band, wliith li;i<l made nu*",-'; merous tours of the country. ; ' Mother of Sidney Meyers (jMey-; crs and Nolan), vaudeville, died: at' hier home m New York; city b^-i. iM^^ HYDE PAi^ ^Continued from page 56) habitanta Ih Hyde Park Corner 160 >'9ara iago.< "Thle closes with a mur- der; ahd the victim planta a curse upon tlie descendants <^ the as- saaain. Then the same house at the preaent time and the defendants of both victim and asaainin. With an- other murder. All thia sounda 'Very gloomy, but in reality it is rollicking farce. Dttkering, fluttering Marlop IXMrne la « •hepllf ten pursued and proaeo ciited by Qordon Harker as a cock- ney constable. This mingling of mystery melodrama and outrageoua- ly ridiculous farce makes for Intelli- gent amusement, but the mysticism of the cur.se Isn't sufficiently lucid. Probably the addltl )n oj alteration of a line or two might make things a little more <'lear. Hackett's inge- nuity as a plottlst should not fail him. As usual, the author-producer ha.s provided a more than adequate cast. Besides the two above mentioned, there Is Godfrey Tearle and J. H. Roberts. Remainder of the com- pany is e<|ttally eciinpetet^t In lesser roles. :;,Volo. misisTba ('Barretts of Wimpole 9treet') ' V'-'':'^'.-:,^-;,,^ Farti,:'bct'11. rive ActH an<l one xcenn by Rudojf Be- si.T. Krench ii'lapLitlon by Mtne. «'harlea Nevpu, ataReJ by LuRne Poe. HtarriniK Saynjr at Ambaii<«itt«Jto»ii; T»ar!«, linoM Ort.ive ........... Sent line .......... Alfred f'hnrl-s Honrv HllHal)Pth (MImh na)..V....I.u<-i<'nn(> noR:i<>rt lx»cleur CJwmbew...........Ilftirl Nii.«<«lei Wllppn .SImone iJaiitiPr Hwhrletta a,, .»..,..Jennlnp Crispin AralM llo .i>..........nnia-Col iV....... I^wlii Alllbert I'l'Tio nonn<»r>' Mil licl I)r<'ano riciit' Vi-'ljjUo It-an-t'liiuili'' Amlro Jansay KilwanJ MiiU>>n llarrntt.-.-...:,-.^. .I^UKno I'm' ISnlla Htvlify .It4i'};in<>n>tc All.-iln Uevan ..,,. ,,V,..,y...1.c!0 IVIIIer Itrow n i nfr » i. v.,... A Jn»»Cl«rto««t T)t. Watorlow...v...ii>,,...Ovoririrti 0i»Ui«r Captain Cook... . , . ... Pl(«rr(» r>i>niorty This play Is too well. known in America to want reviewing; pur- p<i.se of this notice is to point out the arrival of a new actress of-firiStsat ciaas in, l*Aria. Micicnne Bogaert. Although. Mhe lifi>T :.pfayed in this town for manjr year«. rhtefly with Louis Jouvefa art tomi»any, thii* la ■•• ■h*er,:.^m«:. 'at«irrinff;':':':VeMicM,::' and .rtfc|e'^'v«W*t^^ «ii^:::oWi-v!^',:^'. top- ftiit<^|iera.--, Ulie ga ve tg a F^rench audience. imv«M|M "fHi, fSnttftsh litisrature and hAbttiii a iehatlicteri^ation of Kliza- beth Barrett fuH of sensit iveno.ss and chnrhi. Kvery gesture, every n^ove of the features, every word were those of a groat actress. Pl.iy Is concentrated entirely «in the fe- male lead, and .Mi.ss i'.o>,'aert took It all to herself, eclipsing, as she should have, the not inconsiderable othf-r names in the cast. That tills is not just a lu< ky break In the form of :i part suited to her Is prfived by her previous work, not.ably that as the Sphinx last year In .louvet's production of f'octeau's IMipus play, the 'Kternal Machine.' Tiiere she had something entirely different and far more dlfflcult. It was probably to a great degree her work there which made her col- league Marie Roll, Comedie Fnin» raise star, who Is fittinMig the Ain- bassadeurs, decid* to gii"t lier i ehance hert. UNE fl^^ Paris. Oct. 10. Tlirof-.'K't cDiiiwIy by Ai iiifin.l Salu^ i^u. Iir,)(lU(.-e<l by PaiilPtttf Pax arnl l.iii icn I'.'iT at tlie opuvrp. I'arls. SlarijiiK Aliii' Cix -a.' TjUfle Klondel .Mict; (Vv <>» Aunt Aili'lonne. laiii> I.'ry relentlTlo ;.... .'Miir.'iic <> nam hint '■ JacqiioH Mii-omont i'ImuIo l>:i'i:liiti I'aiil .Mln-mont Innim-M nmiv'snll Ohpf Ami..........,....i.nobort l.e ViKan. Max Gail , i'»t»'<'*».ii.^«/».«'ri'|V,l'M*i^ta<'e''W Gas Man..,..'.«.FMIieoM;;PauWt.'< Theme of this pl!^f\;ia'.de8lt«'^^^^ a>; wonnan to keep her freedom aiid ' haive'inany lovers, in spite of and because of, her love for one man, ,^ with whom she refuses to ptay. .I4<HI( '; ia treated In iuibh a wiiy at bring out emotioniiEllism and good t dranwtio, yaluei|. ^Hh h umpr f^om tiiw;'t9i^';:lliMerf iuid./'wb 'makes' good Broadway possibility^ Sia&f ' crou is one of thr up ai!l»t co^t^^^ young French aifthora; :^'-''--:-'^ir''::^. Conflict between conventions and Rohemianism is In evidence throughout. Paul Mlremont Is the ' serious older brother of a consorva- , five country family, who l)rings ^-i home his finance. Lucie, to meet ■ them. Jacques, light-hearted youn- - ger brother, scares the girl about ■ the life of horrible conventionality she will live In a house with Aunt : Adrlennc, and finishes by taking her off to Paris to live with him, in*" stead of marrying; his brother, ' : ' Second act luUi them Itvli^i: to* . gether, really In: Ibvie. Paui come* and convinceii JacqUM that hf - should-^arry t^uci^, but tW« i»cnrc# her anA iOM ifniti hiim. In the act Atnit.'AaH«!lfne, ttirrilng out to, be a irir*etical Joker, getis liUcie to: come back to the farm on the talsO newi* that Jac«tU»a^^4yinig.^^ Lti«i#; c. asks Jacques to take her bttck. ekf. ^Mttnihg th.it she really loves htm liii spite of her theory of the danger , of burying love In nioiuH«iQf#- he won't do it. Adaptier could inov»? the scene : from France to America williout too much tnuible. Danger is in not convincing auilience of r(>.ilness of; T^ucie's lh<<ory—tendency niif^bl be to consider her just .'^ill.v to 'i"'t her lover for the i<lca of being free. . K.xcellent work of Miss Cocea and even better .icting by Daupliin ;ind .. Dumesnil help Salacrou to get by ; with this In-I'arls production, but great care would be i)<*^'dcd In York casting. ^ Aith«»ia[h a bit problem-piayish. It oieHniif'l>e made info a Aim, too. It's a good acting: piiece-^besldes ■; three leading parta, Cher Ami is a, fine, brief coniMy rote, and : Ai|nt'. Adriiftnne is « wat-rate charaict*.; part.'.,;::',.'' ■'• ••:.^ '>::;■..■';.■:■ BUtrtl^^- mtUmii Washington, Oct. 29. Although abolition of the hurley code authority Is under considera- tion, the NRA hut week deiidgn^^ Tom Philips; president of the Hur^ lesque Artists As.soelatifm, and Louis J. Krouse, a.-^sislant to the president of the International Allir JWiea of Theatrical WmvUoy^ Ma, t^ ••rta aa labot- reprdMliinn^ on tha coda, authority.^