Variety (Dec 1934)

VARIETY r 1''' ■ ' Claire WlndHor camo In. IrvinK TUalbcrK abed with pleurisy. Joe Schcni-k planed In frum Clii. Tula Ulrcll checkH In at Columl^ia. Prank Joyce off on another mllp- .. gtone. John Wayne tagKt^d his infant Mike. IJette Davis is liouHC-huntinK In ,'Bovliills. *^^>*' Jacuby now on a Mt'tro writ- 7tnK contrai t. Jack Haley boconiinff orlontatod on the Fox lot. J First N. Y. call in 10 yeans for - Hi'nry Armelta. • C'harlcH liutterworth batk from a <lUick bl« trip east. t)onOilman 8o;ip.boxed ''em at th<« li. A. Ad Club. Bid BkolHky and Geno FowJer CuUii V'^l^ley a qaotu iiuin^r jit ; V»i»e6uver. Vv^£,'|ttN(U>ipk^-;*^ta(t-k:- putf. Joe: E. ■:\^ilrifif»iri^'*iwir^lMttellttei!.: •; ^vJ^ijrtlttjiiunK niovpH^ the top r>r-J**r^ Krt<on leaves Jjore Dec l n fptii* 'ilpf-fifM^lii Rppoar«hc<$s. !<ltH)tit« Arthur hopped to N< w Una' hopped rlpht back. I;«oti. lletsser a:tp his Thiinkiifflv- Init- tlirkey in San ]'"'rnnrl?«co. Harry FitzK^'rald, l\>x talent iK'ont, returns from Hroadway. Mother of Walter KiiiR, nee ^'oolf, bore for a holiday visit. Xo»'ly JOdwardli back on the job eiiu t oinj; at the 'Drunkard' olio, William Haines Ih buildinK a new shiip for his decnratinff busine.ss. lOrrol Flvnn, Iri.sh actor, allowljig himself six weeks for aeclim.ation. Carter Ltudlow rcslRned from piildicity department at Columbia. William A. Johnston, former trade pja.per man, scripting for Monogram. ■Trejpi Carr and Charlie Hipelow are par shooting golfers In the rain. Walter Woolf can't get used to that new King tag Fox studio eav<> 'him. IJert KalHMMF I* pracUclhg new trlck« fOip th^' itoilw^iins' «fonven- '; > iTOliimblft. shifts. Fansra G rabam from re^itg' room to jwbUclty ^ :tfep't., ■ ■.: Man Uiamet ■■ ■:.w»»v,t*.-;-oat I'hanksKiVltig; tffir|l«|r^^^~ ' the Xeweiit Metrp scrlb reoruit is Robert I>itirililKii mgm»t--pPA acen- ■\«rlo--ed»'■: -■■ '-^ ■-' Ann Chandler I.s working with Benny Rubin at the Sunday Ni^ht - >4ir Guy Standing {a exhibiting v hls paintinflM<*i |he Thftda Thayer ■gallr-Hei*.' ■ ■ Winding up his scrib stint at Par, Patterson McNutt Is turning ,.eyes east. (lark Gable, Harry Beaumont, Yosomite. Cisa Rachmann, dauj;htor of for- nu r I'.ir exec, sh(>pi>inir around for • ; film offt-rs. .inlin I'Mnley, p. a. for Fox iu KnK- l:iiul. hero for • «fX-RlonthS' •tUdio look around. Cli;uli(> McArtliur due in to j)as.s the holiday with Helen Hayes and the youngster. , Dinty Doyle, radio ed of Oakland V iPoRt-iOiKtuiref/ tnjt^M^g < fk\ hack- , jman's holiday. , Itlll Koblnscm called on the local chief of police before ho went out to Fox aftudioi; Kl^anor Balry. f«»shion «d ot BariKf's Bq.^nar, Mnrpylnjir the cur- : rent ttlm styl^. Hugh Walpole tied upi 1«rlth rheu- \^'uiK!Ui,ii6'-tey0r ^ml Itostpones his re- "•"^rn"t<»;'Bngl4fMl."' /: ■ Ja<Skfe^ Cooper boclf with his liabth<» from t»er«onal: 4pR^ikranct! toiir of the eaat. J(>.seph Schildkra'ut coming west 1 after clor-ing of 'Betwefrt^v Worlds' in N. Y. Litim l Atwi'Ii ) lloted prex-elect M;iMU<l Quezon of the I'hlUlplnes around the Par Int. TiiilTle skirnush sent Victor Noble, radio ed of 1j, A, Post,'to the, hosp for pjiteh up. Hal Knaeli Mew east to spend •. Thanksgiving with his son, Jr., at • Culver Military Academy. Par's junior stoi-kers trod the boanls at the Music. Hox Dec. 5 for a one-timer of 'Small Miracle.' llicurdo Cortez got back from N. Y. last Friday after talking radio ■ de.'il on combo biz and pleasure trip. Joe K. Brown took a fall out of Man Mountain Dean in a burle.'ique Tasslln* match at a picnic for kids, likhlle CUnc and Frank Melford at ^«N^|K>ly 4^ need that po to get w| «»*: trtiin Saturday. ' ftiiiy rtwiiwd l*^m hif flu HftnV Gn$uL ik^Ment Reliance, ■alls tonight, »*&r. for Ldnawi. for #torlcs and tlkliw^ for next ««i|M>n'8 ■ program. ' Felix Feist claimed the CottSt cli- mate lacked Christmas Cheer, hustled to N. Y. Ttiursday (29) to Und some. Fritz Feld, recent production manager for Orient Films In I'ales- tlne, coast bound for a hudflle with Mnx Heinh.'irdt. Zion Myers, assistant to Pandro Herman at Itadio, becoming an a.sso- , delate producer on that lot after the ;./liurrent 'KnlMTta.' '. Powntown parking ctatiohs mak- ing it tougii for inutiuee patrons by tilling their take, due to heavy In- flux of holiday shoppers.. ''arlo Sehipa atiti his wife sued in Municipal Court for $L'4I» on com- plaint tnat tlie tenor «)wes Kdwin Larson for mediial services. I'at 0'l!ri<n taking a mailman's holiday — making p"- nals with FlUUttipn Walk" at Warfleld In 'Prlii!04>^ durlhg yacaah wMh hbl #if«ii: New ih^ HlM^fjtil' .lillif' Boh Schaefeif! 4 aH^'joK t^^^ oM block, ■■■ ,„'••' ■'■'■['■'■■':■'.'/'■ ^■ Hen Cohen revives anAateur i^He at the ColicKe. '::- \.y • Walter I'richardl^ton gci*^ boutonnleres. - ^ 'i-y ^^ ; I.ouis Sa^al all Over .ilgK physical letdown. '- Celia Adler here for.iFiddlsh char- ity jierformance. v Dan Cummin^is* backstage' cHp- I)Ies on their feet ;igain. liittle theatre lights up for year's fin-'t production, Dec. 6-8. Hal Welles taHlng bows on ' his Yale dramat production. Jack Dempsey aired a few opin- ions light game while here. Dorothy Young hit her home town hece for . 1'hanksgiving< A busy i^hubert season has had Ike t.owenthal fWMljtti nni^liHrly.tlitf yelar, ; .; - HoWard Wlioon, local actor, sliiiiiea for dlv0rc« from Evelyn AdMqi*> Milwaukee Both l^iHIMe und Wisconsin close their stage shows this week until .after Christmas. Htarry Minturn players have quit after about three months of pop- price stock at the Davidson. Busi- ness nil. Deal is imder way to have Josef Cheini.avsky. Chicago maestro, or- ganize a local band to play in the Scliroeder liotera New Empire room. Tbeati'e men turned out last week for a farewell luncheon to Dave W.^it^mm^^-Wmiii^'i: .iVbmiVt^-: ■chief ' hert|:'%»lN»:'l|«#''|i^^ "the- ;^«!tb«Ihg''' \9t'i}m$\:'!miSli ofllc^a. ■ ■ '< ■ [iSMifi^iiO!, ShowmaMhip to distribtit^: at j&lir^ to kids ih If. OMIfovtitae hospttat*. toya^'f -.y] ■ iiasietbn, Pa. It's all very nice to have an orchestra play a request number over the radio for you but It's still nicer to think the boys are conning right oy«f;'.-4t«^4r«l^;^:^^ honors. That's how Hen Glace, WAZL bandmaster, and his i-ntertalners ;ic(|uired a nice rdere of popularity. .\fter eveiy number the control op- erator turns on tlu* automobile sound efrects and Hen and the boys take a ride to the house of the next person whose request is to be an- swered. Not only did the Idea increase the unit's mail draw but it drew the boys a neat half-hour cpmmer- (ial, with the aponsor rldllMl !lnto the homes, too. ; '' ' • So effective lias the litUa trick been that th« orchesUtt Ig jpw list- ed a« Ken ^la^ »(*Jf^vellag Kntertaiaers.'.:. rrw^-r* -,' ■':. A4t^ ' W iit wi > ttoriaa';; i' ,' ■.l^thcaster,'. :Pa..'.: • Pttbtletty for a group of radio playet-a Iti a theaira ' lobh^ was worked but Iot th<6 WqAX;^ 8tudlo Players; last week wheil thay tMi**- sented a radio, version Of 'Fiirtktion Walk,' : Thf^atre manager displayed 40x60 in lobby With photos of the radio playor.^ And plenty of copy about the group. They've been on the air for about three years, UMing scripts from films and originali IST'Raftiy Millert the director. Kimeapolis Novelties Not Needed New York. Carborundum company, makers of abrasives, continues to use the same type of protrram after a solid stretch of four ve.ir.s over CBS with the same l)and nnisic and g.igs Chain has left this conmiercial alone, since the public displays enough inKrest on it'- own part as planned by the company's advertis- ing department. No new twists haye been injected, instead the pi^gt-am still'sticks to lt« touateal humbem and Incld^tal bWrlMi ai h«ii<£kM] bttt by p. BO«rW man, hii adVertislhg, CTlff. V C nichttiond, Vi. WMiBO, Richmond, Va., hail;, a theatrlcai-fiim gof<Kip and review program condu'ted in <onn)?<>tWtt, with four local film theatres. . .. News gathered from'«i|Ht.«fN>i^|d to VAaiKTJf. , ■•....■■•.'■•■.•.'..•.*■'*!'.'y.-' By Les Rees Frank Rteffys. State manager, back at work after illness. I'.HJi th annual aUrday bike race at municipal awlttoiHiM ..tKlll has. $1.10 top. ' Time, new Um)p surfviMlitiert tiMfng *plit week poUcy nOW, With tOP «^Ut from 35 to 25c. . ■■■'^■V-'-^V:',--''-.-'', i.', iiepDrt8,:here'./cpiiikii^ua.''. W'j0(v9lm: th«atlr« huiiilneita;:)liiSi^^ tiNnrl- ; L^^ '-pamt Authority- bulletin shows six theatre/f rieopehed and live Olosed in territory* Time theatre: inade d for bal- ance ; of Cpiuinbla loop first run product not purchased by Orpheum. tTnlverslty of Minnesota fbotb.all teams drew 350,000 people this sea- son, biggest attendance in institu- tion's history. 'Crcen I'astures' in for two days at I'niversity of Minnesota Audi- torium as one of university artists' course attractions. Oliver A. Howe, Twin City inde- pendent exhibitor, a traffic expert and frequently addresses' luncheon and dinner clubs on the subject. Francis Compton, Jimmy Walk- er's brother-in-law, after being fea- tured in t^rimlaal at jArge' in Shuhert thcAtra XMama Festival, wai hipld ovar thli w«ak to play onk i4 'Groan Bay TiM«* l^Huda, Bei^ia Bwww haa a^QuirM A. Steffes* 8tT l%ui World th«atr« as the sixth house lii tha forftier's rapidly expanding eir^lt, deiU leaving Steffes With <^niy two thea- tres, the World and Shuhart la Mln- Tauber's 'Singing Draam* tS up. 'Misalliance* au<^oeiafttllir. received at Voiks. , • G. W. Pabui. W 'tmi0'$!'f^ for 24 hours. • . .■ . Max Hansen and Ltsil 'Watdmual- ler to be married. .: New mise-cn-scene for "jt^ffi^lf 'Faistaff' at States Opera. Negotiations between Volksoper and Chaliapin falling through for reasons of coin. Shaw's latest play, "The Simpleton of Unexpected Isles,' to h* World premiered in Vienna. Oscar Homolka turns down offer from Bronson Albery (London), as he did not like part in question. Poet-playwright BYanz Werfel and wife. Alma Mahler-Werfel, giv- ing reception in honor of Conductor Mengelberg. Raimund theatre management abandoning Idea of presenting Os- car Straus'^ operetta ba>Od «n schaltitMr'a'i^ebe^ ■ ■> AM|* rt t|ah« ^ 4^ Big; i^;jii^:iiH«ii«a.:««ar iTiifliey Day. ■, ." ■ Keceivership aaked Mf: Maaley Club, swank gusslery. • Izzy Itappaport plamitetf. gfat- weeks' trip to Coast. Ted Routson's mother down from the Blue Ridge to spend Winter with him. Kvelyn Varden (Mrs. Bill Quinn") left stock company In Atlanta to trek west with pic contract in purst. Ramona Ray, fan and gilt dancer who has been playing around here and In South, is weldlig « VaiMda act (5) around herself. Mollie Steinberg, a native of Balto, due in this week in advance of 'Piper Paid,' new play akedOd at the Maryland, Dec. 10. .Stan Barnett loaned a mounted black bass he caught In Canada last Summer to the public library, for exhibition purposes. Herman I'.l^m, national treasurer of Allied States, leaves next week to rep. Maryland at two-day POW- WOW of group In New Orleana Toronto aiofrdon Bliielilir iliia %ib«rty> vxu^:-MMiE^:f^-'iafm :'iidarard ''^'1^wto^i^.-;lf'altijaW^ theatre. ■ Red Hickey^a >iMid ttito the Cameo Club. . .■v.-- Gene li'ogarty e«t a# «ii i*varln. Etta and Miavil Taaova tourlht\th4\jp«»yMieiifc ; ■■ i- v;- , Jake L^lfil, ttl^ ^tiliie tor thM AuM Beriimtin ri-uhioh; Raymbiid Mai^ya kin . banh- f^llHrnr thirtt 17ttid«r»l]a*^ pahtonyme, '14. .Zi. NathkMnQii buya 4 eountb' 'plaee.' -.^ vr- '■•v,;- Rrtymond Card directing Margot BlalsdeU's 'Prelude to Chaos,' an- oth'T war play. .. The "Victoria, dark for years, in being rtp-def orated, but Tt's only for the Hud'^'^n motor show. ' rhiifston's m.aglc falls to release 1*01^9% the pig, from Canadian border cu.stuins men on the loolE-but for hoQf-and-mputh dillease^. Reeent i>atlei^ of Dr. ib^ original for Rek Boaeh'a 'man with tho miracle hands,' haVa included Mrs. Will nays, Eva Tanguay and Faith Baldwin. Odette Myrtll wearing darli gla-sses on stage during week of ■Roberta' here because of eye- trouble, but no one knowing this iivaaii'i lu the part. Richard Collet, ruan.aging dirocfor of D'Oyly Carte, in toWii. Joe White, Krlangor b.o. man, taking IMully honors this faljl. ai 1 dut'k'.huht^r. > ';'v < 1|. P., T. 6. Is lA A«.w headquaHers at 19th and Vin«^«ei! i^«eial dedi- catory''..e.xerclseli, Wallace Munfoe In ttiwn a;b^d of •Petticoat Fever,' boui^' Wip^'^.a^ cago after stay here. Police reserves needed to control over 2.000 hopefuls for Roxy usher jobs at Mastbaum, opening Dec. 24. Democratic victory expected to loosen up State's blue law situation, Sunday movies for Philly foreca.st. Tommy Labrum varying the dig- nity of his nnanagorial. dutiea at %he Erlanger witli nightly rbnn^* <^ the niteriei. George Cohan obmmutlng to aithar Naw Tark air Atlantic city haiirly • arwy j»lgh,t durilkg two .wealce* ■atay,.-:;/''iv■ t:^,.. Usual ottt-of-tawa cr»wd; kara lor Penn-Cornell fbotbaM gaaaa lliaake- glvlng coasldarably radQcci4 Tam- ple-Buolmall Kama fattfinc aiaet at- tention.- ■ Reopening of Ma^tbauin; t«adar Roxy aegis expected to bOOnf that part of Phllly's downtown sector. Right now it's dead from 19th and .Ifiurket. west. (Coatliiuad !tr<^ just about niake a $1.S0 tahle d'hote That's the dinner tap In the smart- est hotels and eating places for the occasion, and that goes straight through, with danOtng. 'til "eloidng. When New York played host It aaad to take their right eye. remarked a Brigad ler Genaral tiO a X^iitiitehant Commander. Clad the Navy Won The awayla^r oa Army-Navy €i«umo night Is dona to that grand old American potion—^ye. Five year-old rye from Canada. Straight or with plain water. With ginger ale, tot ihiB Colonel's ladiet," Betwiaa lUpa the Army remarks it*s giadi in a way; that Navy won. Adds a little rest to the competi- tion, sir. Makes the game a game, sir. Not just a reunion. "The spontaneoui gitiety that be- gins In ' the morning, mounts on Franklin Field, and runs wild there- after—but always gentlemanly—re- sults from the fact that Army-Navy Day is the day when the Service n nds its long lost, dearly t^loved friends. The Service, constantly on the move from post to post, knows that the i nds It leaves behind on its last detail will somehow ^akc the Army-Xait3K;;0aBM^ '':iiioaia' ^'y e a r. Friends aeea 1(1 years ago in the PhllUpInes,' l»anama, Hawaii, San Antonio, turn up at last. If not in one room at the hotel, try next door. Don' Knock—Walk In With .avary ro<»B la avary hotal aotd for thai tti^htf tha 4blh'a shake flia staid Inifiii to thelt' foundations. Th«)se foreslghted enough to get ac- commodations set 'em up the night long for the rest <6f the service. ]Qach ftiivm had Its owa ineitnioa. Bntar, «Wi*t knock. <l%^i^*a Bllt-^12 at the Point, That's Harry, good old Harry, left end in 1910. Starting m the lobby, the procession rolls from room to room, floo^r tp floor. Ele- vators too full^ wcMH *t«o^ Use the stalr-vvays. Some of the gentlemen, direct and resourceful, step out of their window."!, scale the wall to the windows al>ove. Room servlcf ^usy? tha 'coloiial > '^aiiiurta' '--for -':|ha' '"dirUg store, is back hours later with bot- tles and a paper bag of melted Ice. II.4 i.s yulikt d ilirough every open door, coming and going. That's nice harmbjiiy trivia aero«s the^^^^h halfi.;JLet*s go over. Unto the dawn. Ghfy the Kaydets and Middles re- member to be staid. Soon the out- side guests juln the party, have the time at Uieir tlva*. Tha niaaa«^ ments, ail FhiUy, wink alfd ipl|ll4. It ralna!^;:^■i^^., wbavl / ..•. vV'-'': Shaniian p«aa back in town. < CA^ts; CMI «tiartat. raadyiat % vaude:^*«i^i..::; ;•••-•>.■?;:■■;■ . J. c." 'SKMia'<iat;Iiiitdfc tt0m M^9pt^ '^ta.thia waek^'/.'' .-■■C';;' Sara Rbbarts ok the recoup irbdiii his .ler injury*''. v.V'.'';'. Fratik Dttre back from a hun'ied trip to New York. Joe l.,ewis getting the late play at the Royale-P'rolics nitery. I..OU Cowan arranged a Jan Gar- ber birthday dance .at the Trianon. J one!?, Linick & Schaefer ofiices moving. .1)^^^ «>' ^a;ifcVll^|?a'tha* ''. atre. ■ ■ Ashton Stevens coverintir a pic- ture show now and then in his leigit column. Jimmy Luntial back with Bala> ban & Katsi, iMkRdllag tha/ OHental^ exclusively. Lou Lipstone conferring w^ M4y«ir lEally on the annual Christ- ' ttiaW bMiaftt show. Chicngb Amucement Publicists* Associatibh ha^s taken quarters in tha Corigiress hotel. • John MacMnhon and Dick Hood have canceled their plans for a .'Streets of Paris village in Miami. liank Richards singing hymns on WIND on Sunday morning, thOB hitting the air at 10 the same aa Moe the qocktail Mix{?r. y^'^.r''''V':Viri',--'vK'iiir.i>!ii'iin:''.'; Arthur Lyons In town. Charlie Morrison in Hub. Lou Aiha: .apaiia'ilAi'ii Derby. :-v, r: ■ . : - ■ ■ Mrs. Herni^ Itttklii hoii>ltali^ last week. i:--;. f" Harry GourfMi>^tl|^||tti^|tiM Boston -esidenee. Marty Mullin celabrAtad Ilia birthday with mildest of ravda. ^ Joa jftinaa la H. t. laat weak picking up aaw a^ow far cascades. Broiira Dat^ adVttlbilng per- aonal appearaaea ail VbM Gku«Ml in near future. Lew Brown says theme song for his world premiere should have been 'I Saw Stars.' Max Michaels of Park runiUng midnight show for poor kiddies BfM* 21. Proceeds will buy shoes. Joe Solomon, arranger for Renard band, doubling between Cocoanut ■ Grove and Orpheum's pit hand. Lou Holtz appeared as the prla^ cipal attraction of the Cocoaniil Grove luncheon for Jewish Tubtia' cular Association. Mrs. Marga JicLaod, whose ltiuh> band waa oha of two policemen shot la Needham bank robbery last February, back on Job at Needham Paramount as cashier. Business In an amateur play pro- duced by the 'Four Arts Club' of Saugu.<?, Mass., proved to be too realistic when the villain shot tha hero In the pants Friday night (30)« 'Sunday at 9' revived again Sun- day (3) In Blue Room of Westmin- ster hotel. Mrs. Alfred G. Munro In charge of successful party which benefited - - - Assoclatioar Des Monies By R. W. Moorhesd "Ziegfeid , Folliaa* lata Bhx^ auditorium Dec. 21; Waadell Han here for 41 abnfeiv eaea with Fitch's, his radio si^oM- sor, last week. Saa Carlo Opera to do four operas at the Shrine, Dec. 2-4. sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Fred Hagemann, Waverly, Iowa, elected president newly formed So- ciety for Protection and Advance- ment of the Motion Picture Screen. The G. Ralph Brantons wera Mlnnenpolis visitors last week. .;, Doris Allen, sister of Don AUatii; married to Ehlaca Bhgliih^ local . torney.. A. H. Blank theatres la Omaha gave a two-year, afireanieht to the oparatora' lililoa :%lth' t^^^^ |276 sca:ia t>^r ><kith^ i6 $Z9$ tha flrst year -i^m thl fbllow- ihgiS:"' City, atata and federal agents swooped'on niter!es in a serie s of raids. Since they took ousfomers ai well an proprietors to the hoone- ffow, business went to nil. Drives started by srjuawks on BlJa ©f. 1**'-; toxicants to minors. : : V -'^ ■ • - " W^oi Ketlifi|';:., Mel Synder's band on porontf , year's run at Gibson hotel grill. ' Reynold Wallarh on from Wa»h* ington as assistant hiamiger to Bill Hastings at RKb I^rio* / : ' Lev sugla icoverihf itititUckjr territo^ry:.fQ|.,.v, |r^jj, .■ rfti»fllnt--;Bttdf'.- KhoepfeK now; Cincy for a-Bi three Of lC«atttcky alda aC :/ river....Uiinir.- ■iwor ■ i!^^.'? ■.■■m"i»a# ■rm-., peal'high.'V Georga Jimlth, manitger of Para- mount exehangu since 1927. going to Frisco for same firm; VaiTlaty,'/ Club tossing farewell parly. . ^ .; f