Variety (Dec 1934)

Adnev^ Nothing of Importance t. ;v-, ' vToronto, Doc. 3. [; istoi^Miih of cur boon arrived at t<» date and soc- tlonal disputes wHl probably prc- )iiilud« luty ouiii^^ ot pGlkcy for llhft' '^vcbitnliuro' :jiM;iu«i»ttw'':^^^ : jtroni proccedliiKH at the joint convention liere of the Shuwincn'ti L.«a,|^ue of r^flillfrlcii, the IiiternaticiniltL Awoola- :ifa>n at l^ilra and Ekbibitlong. the >i<atlohat ARSociatton of Amusonicnt X'arka, Pools and l!*>:iilu'.s, and the L'anadian Association of Kaijs and tQxhIblttpns. i .V flj^ a«lyi8<od; that %K*wf ill lio •hbwrrtditsbip bcirtg Khown today in tho outdoor ahtUfie* inont world. Tlioy Ii.ive boon warned aijainst 'kvp' methods. Tliey have been told that presentation of 'uhwivory anule.s' will ruin tlielr busihcBs &rid 'th«y hftv6 Umbii < told by bthera thAt •the puhftc wetri*^^^^ fcudlty.' On one point they Boem to aKrcc. The outdoor sho\v bunthcsn wants tip (Cpdes; io the |h4iwtiy. A roso' lutioh hi&a' h^ti |Hii»ed which will »et up a Code Protection Committee whose function will he 'to .'!ta;nd be- tween the Industry and thn.so who would impose codes upon it.' Joseph I Geisi,. president of Ilockaway's ypiiiylalpd. maintained thalf cpdes P^rere not appUcable to the Iftiroirtiy : because of Its sea.sonal nature, ^H^hich made the reRulatlon of hours ^tnoytnent difflctilt.; Home-Made Insurance ClaiminK that people make claims nore readily against amusement fMurka in time of depteseion, Gci^st stated that lit Itockawfty they ^<i^d dropped casualty insurance in favor of a park doctor, who handled all Injuries, and a counsel* who kept Ik file of statements from witnesses Who were preecnt at any park ac- cident. By handlin"- their own «lalrn((i. dclgt said, Rockaway hi*d. (.(lavcd 17,000. He charged casualty companies with -Inconipc'tence and Inability' In handling claims and . •cored them for levying hlehcr pre- ^ ihiunifl on athiisemont pt^ Unscrupulous finaiictnff ct itnivlBc- mcnts was also scored by debrge Cramer, NAAP v.p. rialmlng that the industry must be put on a ;'|iii;her plane. Cramer declared a ^ major evil was the lo<M»e extension of eredlt and adVo«iit«d a; subiton- tlal down payment from operators buying amusement devices. Another evil to be removed was that of .hiaving property ownership entered the natne of the operator's wife. ' H. P. O'Malley of ftye, N- Y., con- demned the 'old horse-trttdInK meth- ods' of doing amusement buslnes.s. He claimed that Hhe public loves to be fooled but hates to be gypped.' r It Should no Ipnser be the policy to gret the ereat^t amount of money In the shortest possible tlme> ^Mt rather to give the most /Or the MTrnn Can't Clttie Tenters bot Fire Does , . , Kl Cerjtro, Cal., Dec. 8. ' i^'jlW, believed to be of incendiary ^iflfln; destroy^ th» iBdith Ainbler tent show (repertoiy) at the out skirts of town early this week, en- tailing a loss of around $5,000. Only thCf tent is covered by Insurance. ^^M^^ believed to have been the outcome of the rep company s de- ttrmlnation to continue its engagc- Pient here, in the face of concerted .opposition to drive It out. tVhflO responding tO tlie blase, Walter Amblor, manager, ran his car Into a ditrh and was knocked VnconMlous. Sol Cans, asleep in lllO tent at the time of the Arc. esr •ii^ 111 his mght clothe* ««t*r **- ASK$ CITY TO PAY Promoters ':.|i>f|Ni:'-thc Buck. RbcheBtei% Dec. 3. Rochester Centennial officials are asking the city to make up the more than 110,000 deficit of the 30-day Centennial expoiM'tltbii li^st August. The city contrlbuted |30;O0Q, and stores, Industries and the public as much more before the show opened. Crowds fell far below expecta- tions and last niinu^ OffOrts lit; re- suscitation were unai>le to . overcome carjy mistakes'': ''X*v TWO BOSTON PUP RUNS 'ti^iaion. Dec. 3. Bo.»!ton's second dog track charter, UQdcr the jriewly tevlsed state horse itnd dog wtclng few, his been Is- sued to the Middlesex Kennel Club, Inc. According to officials no site has been chosen. First dog license; to. worry Hub showmen was granted to itoir Btate Greyhound association, and third, reported soon to follow, will go to Bristol County Kephel Club, with Tautiton, Mctss^, aMd^fcss, Latter ex- pe(it«»d to locate outside Greater lioston area, but In neither case have locations been announced. Korso ' rac4ng; tri Massachusetts hangs Are |»endlng dIHlculiies In approving ihe commission appointed by Gov. Josepli W. Kly. Ne CH RiiKN Coifak SoCroiimI1iFtoN.Y. Chicago, Dec. 3. Sylvester 'Buster' Cronin, man- ager of the Al. G^. l^ames show, blew Into town from the Coast last week,'but stayed brtly one day. It was reported that Cronin was coming Into town for a. pow-wow with the heads of the- |llngllng office on next yeiur's Plans. But It now appears that thhi '.latter has been side-tracked at this time, ac- cording to Joe Donohue, who has been in charge of the Ringling office fpr the past few. vveeks. Admits that this OxecT sesiiiim may tkke place later, but not now. In the meantime, Cronin scam- pered out of town for the east, Where he..wlll stick for a few weeks ' J>ynchl)urt;, Dec. 3. Upset bccau.se a freak show Kot tip fchop ^n a Vttcant Store, city coun- ;. til met J«st • we^ aind thted iht^ /lleonso fee for such ftttfactlbnfi; ■ C'liarge Is now $100' a week, not :|»r<>-rate<l, for all freak troui)0.<;. ■ V Carney license rate was fixed at ' thi: (Same tlmo at |15 a week per •^imiir, wiMi ;f* WlWk 'eo for ' 'ifpoh' 'ri<i'mit-:'"|i»vfbiii '■ Jam. ^Hm. pro Portland, Ore., Dec. 3. A scries of fairs for the Pacific coast, dove-tailed together to in- crease their drawing power tp this seOtibn of the couhtirj*', 'seemed Irt prospect last week when Mayor Carson's way.s and means commit- tee of ] 5 declared for a fair for Portland with the completion of the Bonneville .dam; iiirovl4e4frii^v' A fiilr <^h Jie'^flniwiced^ it i*aS the sense of the Commit- tee that T'ortland should not try to outdo the world in the way of a fair, but should haVe S(IMfiethi|iir small but really; go0d> v * • Senator McNiiry wilt be contacted to find out what ho thinks tiic chances are for a federal appropri- ation. California fair authorities wAnt Portland to go In with them if Portland decides on a fair, so all of the federal appropri.ntlons for the I'acific coast cltlcH can be made In one bill an<d|;fllOI»;.W|tt''-'^^^^^^^^^ harmony^ r }'''■''■ ^i..:--!' ,''■'.'>■:■ Circus Man's Wiff Dies - V ;';.M»coii'^1i|fcfc?l|;^ claim ig^ljiit for the Hagcnbeck- WaUaoe'W cptnmitted suicide somettme last; '^fili''|^,lM|^f||( ^r.'-' self In a c)oiNl'<i!^<Ml;.:^..';#: robe cord^, '..,/■ '.y She was ^ia^covere^^ % 1^ neigh- bor after she had b<ien missing for rilmost * week. Worry over family troutrijeiijiras glvien As fei^ttn IM* act., ^ . - V:. ClawSoh ~ iras ilil' IPl^tston- 8&14im» K. Y. .Vcotitiniwwi''|M^ v' Her vocal ability may not attract much notice but in acrobatic dance routines she Is there in every wdy. IJeatsy Donneau gives off the proper w.irmth In hot son;;: numbers, while Wilma Nyvak rates as a dlspen.ser of torrid dance routines. Jerry Baker sings a solo well at one poinU while later about midway in t]Nt floor revue JSny#K :%iOtoi.m her okay. Hl«.fti|r«i «. «f. jls-: better than .it mtm.- ■:<■..■ ■ v:'- A TiS; '(^OiuiMsha* ttne ttuollMiNr by the girls. About middle is their best. With Miss Barlow topping In a dance specialty. ShOw moyes along rapidly, is not padded ood goes on three times nightly^ It Is about as good a show for 'the money's worth as can be found on the west side in spots like Delmonico's which do not attempt to c«>mpetc with the Paradise and its costly ways. This is a .spot for tho Average Man, where the food is reasonable and the dHiiks to pro- portion. I'iaco is well decorated and com- modious, in latter, case being differ- ent from som*.;«if. 1^^^ sardine cans. Cjttar. Hollyhock Gard^ : Warren, ex. Novi 28. Hollybbok Gardens, still utttin- tainlng Its reputation As the ace of eastern Ohio night clubs. Is attract- ing clientele from all over the east- ern part of Ohio and western T'enn- sylvanla. No Cleveland niteries can comi)are with the local club and as a result it has been drawing heav- ily from that city. Orcenie Sencs, assigned to the task of providing entertainment for the spot for the next several weeks to come, has contracted for radio, film and stage names in addition to the best avatlsMo toleiit On the club circuit. Current bill ranks with the best since the spot opened several months ago. There's more dahcing than in a musical comedy, and Fift librsay, b^ilig the bill with her repertotm w wmg* aIm SOm In for a bit Af ''■0iaim9<\'''1lfii'ii9- M- adagio dliplayed by t|MP "llitliinrw Woods and. Bray.,', 'rx'T^T^}-:- Vera Hart In hw btrUflt tap and Don Arden with a comMnatlbn Of tap and split acrobatics ore'cthers, equaling honors Of the fllih star, who, by the way. Is In her second week. Patsy and Mickey do a dance routine with facial expressions th t scores heavily. Pauline Balue, sing- ing tho blues, rhythm rhapsody in blue by Roy, Rita and partner with a butterfly flnalc, and the Four Marvels in golden wardrobe .and new stuff, keep them applauding. So much dancing that emsee Joe Altio just talks while the Koyal Kerenaders and George Williams band, which replaced I'inkey Hunt- er's orchestra, play.. JfcConneK. Biltniore Supper R^oiii (NEW YORK) As an experiment the E^st Side's Biltmore, one of tho Bowman hos- telries, has decided to Install a band ' a»t •I'.'si^tijf Ifimiint ^ Aurlag:' '««N!i|tftll Ift Bulky or Not to^^K Uiuyded; Indie Wheel in the So Wl«t? Three New York burlesque theatres-'-Irvtng ^^ce^, Apollo ■and ■ People's ^hay«,;':(flh|*^^^ the weeit,..of'.■■l}»o;;s-*lh«o^^ ' Week.' - v ^■■.v;.: v ■ : v-'-.. .l|<i«Et from 4:30 to C:3t). After the llitti^ hour the room is taken Qj^er fOr the evening by the Jack Denny orchestra, successor liere to Paul Whiteman. For the cocktail session, witli tlie cover cliarKO $1 per ' person, the room has brouHht in Michael Tree, who has attracti'd notice up to now as an NBO tenor. Tree ha^j a 12- i)iece orchestra here, which Includes the IvOry Kings. ptqjttO ^UOi, for- merly :Black and . Wjiiife^^ ^ They're clever, woi^ersr Tree: w»a' n^N|«Mlated into the BiltmOre :'immi&f:"'tmtA by RosaUhd Ki^ssv tfoe^ #|f iHtoffhter Of the l«c. chain stofis: Ikllttr^ a H. Kress. ;'fog^ther witn w touch, the ontOrtjiitner chosen to go with the baj)4 Ais iOlolst is Adelaide Howell, a!hother 4(^b of a few yonrs back. She^s A btue-blood of Atlanta, being the niece of Clark Howell, publisher of the Atlanta Constitu- tion. He is also a member of the National Democratic Committee and a director of the Associated Press. \'i.^s Howell is tlio posst'ssor of an agreealile voice. i)esides h.aving the singing personality that should bring her admirers in this spot. She uses a mike, as does Tree, when doing .solus. NBC has the wire. Tree has organized an orchestra wliich rates favorably In Its han- dling of popular tunes, notably for dancing. "There Is every reason to believe Tree should take on; ^ . ' BlltRH}r« V to bullish oh cooktoll rooms. It also hoO the Palih COurt and the Madlsoh Room* 'inhere is no reasoh why the cocktoU hour experiment In the large' and - icOih- mOdlous Supper ROom with the en- tertainment As now provided should Jiit\^|MPOv«:::popuiar.-,.-. C*ar. v'^^'v;;^;"" Laying for Des MoinOs^ Dec. 3, Annie Oakiey^ ;tH«t ever-present thorn in the side of the show busi- ness, is to i)e ironed out, so far as passes to Iow.t. fairs are concerned, at the annual convention of the Iowa Fair Managers' osifOiciiatlon here, Dec. 11 and 12. It Is likely that the association will go on record and adopt some sort of resolution that will make for uniform practise throughout the 99 lo^ta counties s^giOg fiiliA' Princess Alexandra Kropotkin, Emily Knuebuhl, M.irtha Ostenso, Fannie, Hurst and Amelia Karhart. all In the Minneapolis for - the wom«:it*s Wilkik ftspoiitlott. friug^ the show (and themselves) over WCCO, KSTP and W*CKi MIsS Earhart nmf.^0iim phsco. K Y. HfR. UutiBg Stri|>s f«r % Keason; Berk Calls 'Em 'Specialists' 'For no particular reason,' the New York biitfeaique nuiiia^ decided: to get together aiid cut down the stripping. If they abide by a rule that goes Into effect this week, continuous policy hou.ses will confine themselves to three special- ties per show, ^^hlle two.Ta»day hotises csAi Use four of 'em. Only two-a-daycr In town Is the Trvinp Place; tliere are about 10/>ther.<! on .a grind. The 'no reason' esplanation was offered yesterday (IfbAday) by'1. ]1> Herk. At the same time Hei^k de- nied that he had been appOlrited, or had ai)pointed himself, offlcl.il r»ni- sor for burle8(|ue In. New York a« part of KIs duties »» <^lfeiii«min Of the hurley CodA Authotiity, " , Herk had been reported sending out a letter this week ordering all managers to adhere to tl»e three- strip limit. He said he Isn't—.md that another thing At. isn't doing Is refefrln^ to the pe#f#fHi A# lit«<tppert< dnf -more. ' '*If-not strippers, then what?' be was asked. 'I'm going to <!4lf thein, special- ists.' ■replied Herk.'-; ; '<':.y'f: ■■: .Still another denial was glVeh jlo a report that the attitude toward liurlesque of the N' w York poli<i and license departments had somc^ thihir. .■;ld-.''il»';'.irttJ»; ■ thi,''..three-strlP' .'igainst two front-of-the-iiouse em- ployees and six chorus girls of tho Kltlnge on 42d street, who, were ar- rested a couple of Areeks ajlo On Iri" decency charg©s,>|i»;s«t;--|j^' -'liMtjrtlkg Dec. 19. .Strip limitations a|iply only to principal women. As to .tJic choruH striitptng, A thanoicii^ Mil lMdi €h^ Hollywood, Dec 3. Cold weather <ut the i<;im Dill- Tom .^^ix < iicus nea.son .slmrt liy two weeks when th«j trick cloi^d pt fllvjerjffde ThaKkiglvIng dirty, AioV- ing to Compton to winter, Mi;c is du«! at M.'ifjcot pec. JO to sfiort worH Oh his serlsil.'. i ,. BaltimfMc, Dec. 3. POll**c ordered all stripifin;; .-uni smut out of (he, .'^iirlrefne wheel shrj\v.«. pl.iying. the Palaee, when the district jpjiptainy::^^^ 4hfi cops callc'l" on : mph»gehi*'rtt Sftlur'daAr (i). ^'No' ai•reH^•wer»^mad^ thirv warnitig w.is A ji^iili 1^"' ivii^f Aji't^'litilji*..' llo.. uri;twurf'^_ '■■<'■. ] '■ ■ i»wc:i!ireuit/-wiio^:■' ■ v... : -■ ^^^^^ , Y Y-. Dee. : ITnibh music >AnA stftgch4n(d|a here are A'»lng.,'Av1buniw.P. Hall s cold shoulder to burlesque dt the old Wftrburton, former legit AndAtOiiilc' {(iAd how. .siN^d^.ruA' Aims..' Both locals circulating petitions Ih the hope of getting the adminlstra" tion to about facf on the leg show** 'Pafid#i(heh,':'.''moM had a job since vaudeville did a blackout three years f^S^K c.laltp buriestit^e would fOrOi boiih -i*ow'« Yonkers and RKO piroctor'iB ' Uf. book acts Jtgain. Morion I.. Hanover of the Inde- pendent l^urlesquc Circuit, got the ear of Public Safety Coimm^iIO'ner l)enls Morrlsisey, department stpra operator, and confided he was plan- nin.c; to lease the Wnrburton. Han- over pointed out he's connected with Jacque's theatre in Waterbury, Conn., a link in the indi<(c|f«uit. and prpmised ♦«jlsp.^rt. healtfhy eiiti^taln- ment. designed to Interest thA best people in the community.' No Lmyn Aaainel City Hall, from Morrisscy up and down, was Icy to the i<lca and flountlered for awhile with the pros- pect, since there was admittedly no law to stop Hanover If h«:AtiM on going ahOi^. The CommisiBloher tried 'motal' suasion,' warning him Yonkers doesn't want burly and thre.'itening severe police censorship. Hanover, who can take a hint, dropped Yopkers like a hot spu^t ^I frM peKeetiy willing to take 0#«# the il^rarburton lease,' he said, 'But fm not going to try to flurht 'em. We'll stay out.' Meanwhile business men began debating leg shows pro and con. In; the Klyvanls Club, Bdniund J, bavts, leadlhg realtor, isrted botf 'If owners aren't going to be al- lowed to get some revenue to pay their taxes.' we mtflifiilllpl^^ up the town.';, ■ Attorhey Francis j^^. i^ bro^O, in sourly: "If h!^'iilli^it^/doM:'l9t' Warburton avehUe what It 1^ done for 42nd street, | .i^|||k ,lh^^^ town should close up.' Ant's were quick to line up. In tho ppuoMo weiro leader# on the Ctrl ^coiats, Parent-"tedchiers, Big Sis- ters, priests and others. The matter was regarded as closed when tlie two unions pulled out their bag of tricks, which they're now showing aroiind town. Musicians' Protective Union. Loogl: 'Ot, Is charging Commissioner MOr- rlssey's st.and has deprived its members of a |30,000 payroll, possi- bly more. Tom Hargreaves, on be- half Of tb.o AUlgehands' union, sfys a''w^iPMi:;-jhk.#«»imrt, ofi """*-^^'- Is gofnii In eiretili^tlOh. BM Holi^ Harry Steppe Burlesque Artists' As.sociation Is seeking to avoid claims of rela- tives and others In order th.'it the proceeds from a bencflt show stag0(| for the':'^fat«rttfffX^''.8te|^ before he died mlghf go to >»tt,t^^ year-old mother. v V- Steppe died Nov. 21 aheif ;A monthls illness. He was 47. ■ *he beneflt; staged to pay HtieppeSi mc'dlral and .hoSpt^l ■ eSpenses,; netted $],2r*0 fOr that' purpOse. B.A.A., as custodi.'>n of the money, voted to use part of it to defrfiy funeral costs arid, flend Iplie rest^^^^ Steppe's mot.:ieiv.''^'.^. The moth^'r i^ia<»s h* fNifeVJirk, but fo!' the past few w« eks has br-f-n ill find Is being carrd for .at the hnme of a daughter in tin; Pronx. Steppe w.as njarrled to Vie Da y- toi^ Also Of buriesqti«, but they separated about 12 year.'^ ago. Miss Dayton is now reported living with her niiilher, who runs-A-. bOOI^Wnjf'^ bouse In Hrt>oklyn. : .• : ^ . WlifS ReiHllns f«r Msll'is' . 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