Variety (Dec 1934)

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Tuesi^ay; Deceniber 11, 1934 ou ¥»oaiis--iiiiiii-ESQUE VARIETY 68 90-DAY CHI EXPO STATE, AIMNY, CLOSES AGAIN WITH BURLESQUE . Albany, Dec. 10. For the umpteenth time, the State Thoftti'ei, downtowii; bandbox house, has bHten the dugt with bui'iesqiue; Stock. iTiJ^naged:: hy Tommy LeVlrif,- folded' jsii/idenly ' Wednesday (5). JBualhess :had: droppied to the pblnt >vhere about 25 persortg \yei\iBj i^'it- jieisslng tiie--matihee Season lasted only five weeks, .aihiosf. .a t^ecord for tKe. pptii^lrtg-and si^^ estate. ^' ' , ' Spme of • the performers:, were helped tp. ieayo", the city throuBh funds: r^i^ed by performers in the iSuprem^ i Wh<5el ehow,..> 'Pdrlslan Dblis,' at the Capitol; The GtipUbl ihanagemeiit llk'ciwise < proylded ijus ■tlcketa bacit 'to Ne\y Yor^^ Gity'.'fbr those! who 'wanted them, '; Recent Sunday stage .^iibw cios- iile kicked a hole In the biz at the State and Capitol. •; ; - Iteeent is still clds.cd as- a. result : of blty building offlclals refusing^ to permit itouls Capra, owrner, to pre- sent .stage,- shows, alleging he had failed to bbCsCin a jjermit to; eniargo" the small stage. - ~ ■■. / ]EIarmanus Bleeckcr :Hal^ perided RKO vaude and row tiic Cipitol aga:ih hais. the only etdge (Show In town. ' : ■ dharlbtte; N. C.;\Be6. 10; Two highly profitable years of operation of the North Carolina State Fair, In the hiands of >Jor^an Ghambllss: and George Hamld; who hroke previous attendance; records -bolh-^ar-SK-^empted—th<6-^tMe^ ' clfiim the . highly profitable prlvl leges iand again., operate the fair... But after some negotiation, Cham bliss & Hamld .again fecielved a lease. They; asked .for a. leaac covering a ten-year period, but they got only one year. 7 in yermonl Burlington, Vt., Dec. 10. The Bocktis. Wild Animal Circus has obtained; tL license to show at the National Guard Armory in Burlington, Vt. The sliow win be ■the first of its kind to. play here in many yfears.' Six other Vermont dates are included on the schedule Ohio Fair Confab : Cantoii, p., Dec. iO. < The annual conyentlbn .of the .Ohid Fair Managers Association will be held-Januar-y 4i5 and-17. at.the-Desh ler-WalUck hotel in Columbus, A program deybted to harness iiorses . is being arrciriged for the evening of January IB, preceedlng the opening cf ~ thV cpriveTiticmi : ■ t— — . • Morton Show in W. Q. San Antonio, Dec. 10. Bob Mortoh circus; closed the sea- Aon playing ia: I week for Shritiers in TegFair^^^^ But Dunks in Geris^ Winnipeg, Dec. 10.. The attempt of the North-West Commercial Travellers' association to prove to civic and provincial .authorities that an anhual exhibition would pay its \yay, met with de- feat,' following: pubUcatlbn of a flrianclal statement. The exhibition and fair, staged in August, showed an, operating ,surr plus ;.df vsllsfhtiy jnpre than $10,000. but this was offset by-.the expense 6i erecting tempbrary stands.; The net result was' a deficit, of ?l6,6op. The • • city;'- ^ council, muhifcipal authorities arid provincial go.vei'n- meht offlcialaf, wraingled for nearly 20 y'eir^f; iconcernlng, a proposal of reviving', the; fair and exhibition. This lyear the 'drummers' decided to promote the fair, assurnlng .all financial Jresporislbility: •/ The travellers- proved llie people want an exhibition, but they ;alsor proved that it cannot pay its way with present equipment •. Future prospects',are._ not encouraging. Well Worth a Whip " , Xm3 : Angeles, Dec. 10. Fourth rice of the opening day program at the new Santa 'Anita track hear here on Xmas D^ay has lieen named 'Broadway Bill Han- dicap.' / Columbia studio is ofEerlhg a: sil- ver whip ds a. trophy to; the; winner. Par Suits . (Continued from page 4) and coiripariy tieiallriga in its own common. ■,■ ■■ • Salaries ' Salaries of Adoiph Zukor and Jesse L., Lasky in 1929 were $130,000 each', while the bonus for that year to both was $757,500. In 1930 each received. the same saldry and a bonus of $228,614, "whiclTTwas-paid in Par stock to the' amount of 6,393 shares each. In 1931 both Zukor and Lasky were bonus-less and their salaries were cut to $112,618. Sam Katz and Sidney R. Kent in 1929 were paid $104,000 salary, and cash bonuses of $606,000 each. In 1930 they got the sam:e pay) but the bonus was reduced to $133,091, and this was paild off In stock, 4.313 shares each. The two execs were reduced to $90,468 salary in 1931, sans any bonus. Ralph A. Kohn got $52,000 salary both in 1929 and 1930, while bonus in '29 was $303,000 and in '30 $9i2,- 045. He took 2.157 shares of stock to cover the 1930 bonus and in. 1931 went to a salary of $45,868. In 1929 the late E. E. Shauer re- ceived $62,000 in salary and $303,000 as a bonus. For the year 1930 he got $52,000 salary and $92,045 as bbnus, paid oft by 2,157 shares of Par stock. His salary dropped tb $45,868 in 1931. • B. P. Schulberg also received a bonus in 1929 of $130,000 over and above • his salary of $182,000, but:he isn't made a party to the suit trus- tees were authorized, to bring. • ; Attorneys canribt say whit amount the trustees will seek to recover, including salary excesses and dam- ages under stock participation, nor -h as it been decided, so far do Jean be learned, whether the suit will be brought in the Federal Or .. State courts. The suit against 19 Par directprs or executors of .directors now dead, for recbyery of $i3,6o6,Oo6 on stock repurchase deals, was brought in the N. T. Supreme Court. ~ ~""B"ah'kV~Motio"n" '~' 'The banks Involved in the Para- mount ' loin " of $13,000,000 made prior to receivership through setup of a separate subsidiary in Par to control film negatives as security on Thur.isday (6) made a mOtlbn. to Intervene in the reorganization. Motion was made by the bank group committee on behalf of the 12 banks, located In New York, Phlladelpbiaj Chicago and Loe An- geles, which under tlie plan are to be taken care of by a. cash payment of nearly $5,000,000, balance of close to $9,000,000 to be paid oft. oh the iUM. bdaki tm genienil creditors.; Replace Republicftns Who : Had Twp-Year Ceiitury of Progresar--Islwid Piit and . Move Midway to Main- land—^Twd-Bits Gate and : iSc. Village A^pni»h-^S<^ Villages Halved-r-Bu»ine»s Leaders 'Raising $2,500,- 000 to Open in GLADYS CLARK STRICKEN Cbllapses on Stage in Albany—Had Delayed Operation HODES AS CHIEF ■7 • ; ; Chicago, pep. 10. It is expected, that shortly after the first of the year there will be announced that the Chicago Fair will reopen next summer :for a 90- day spread. This follows- .several meetings being held at preisent by civic .leadere; by various business associations such as the Hotel Men's Association and others, and finally , the political bieads of the state, at present the Democratic party. ■ No question that the 1935 Fair will not be knoWn as the. Cehtyry of Progress. That title Is definitely" out. But it will.be a fair of national import if not international. Despite the early statements that the fair would be demolished Immediately upon closing, the great mass of the buildings are still there Intact. The villages are :all there, boarded' up. -aWWitK-watchmcn-lceeplng- an -eye- on theni. . ;■ x,: . ; ' Only two spbts In the entire fair are being torn down at present:- The Chrysler building and the Sin- -clair-!-Oil--icompa;hy'ff 'World- a--Mil- lion Years Ago', exhibit. Some talk that Ford would move his $2,000,000 building to the River Rouge plant in Detroit for a permanent, exhibit ijut. the talk has not materialized. Of more importance in this regard is the riEport that' Ford" has a two- year lease on that property which means he has' another year to go. Skyride Troubles There was some negotiation to ^ear down one other fair Item; the Skyride, but nothing has come of it due to several screwy bids. When the wrecking Job was submitted for bids on the $1,260,000 ride the re- ■turniftg—bids—varled-fr-om-a-low-of- $75,000 to a high of $400,000. That 75 grand bid was rejected as ridic- ulous and impossible. Figured that the scaffolding alone would cost that much. Estimated that the salvage on the Skyride would bring, about $300,000. According to present dope the an- nouncement which will be made after the first of the year will show a complete revision of the setup of the fair oflicidls^., switching it frbm under the wing of high Republicans, such as Rufus Dawes, to the camp of the Democrats, headed by Mayor Edward Kelly and the tax commis- sion chief, Bartiet Hode's. It ' is Hodes' who Is expected: to be named ■;■ -,.•■■, ■ Albany, Dec.' id. Gladys Clark, in 'Parisian Dplls'. last week's Supreme burlesque show at the Capitol theatre, collapsed at the close of tiie - "rhursday. (6) mati - nee; stricicen because sho had' der layed having an operation. She Was taken Immediately to her home; In Cleveland. Her husband. Jimmy DUgan, a member of the cast, remained with the show. . '\ TIME Chicago, .Dec. 10. Negotiations . are ■ on between . N. S. Barger, operator of the Rlalto and the. Star and Garter burlesque theatres,, and several local trans- mitters. While there have been tie- ups and stunts between local sta-r tlons and. thea,tres the Barger angle Is the first time that any Chicago theatre man talked of dropping coin into a station's- treasury. : Barger—^has—-been ■ - contabtlng- WBBM, the Columbia station; WCFL, . the labor station, and WENR, the NBC outlet. Is: partic- ularly; interested in the Hoofinghams show ..on.. WENR. which Jls._.a._steript program with a theatre background. ■ Washington, Dec. 10. Discarding, of trade practice. pro- visions of this unsatisfactory burlesk code: probably will be the subject of piubiic hedrlngs early in January, according to indications in .govern- ment circles. "■ ■ 'y. '■ Deputy Adminlstrdtor William P. Farniswbrth today ' gave' signs tl^at the protracted scrap Oyer .the prpr posed $24,000 budget is near an end and that abolitibn of the' code au- thority is a probable /step. Other NRA execs even more pointedly suggested that burley houses ■Will be T turned over to the general code authority which will enforce only labor clauses. ■ - . Failure of the government to. act during the interval since the - acri- monious hearing on the proposed enforcement budget is attribute^ to the failure, of factions -In thei.fi'ght; to eubrrilt promised data about nunl- ber of operating houses and senti- ment of operators on the contem- plated levy of $10 a week on each open burley. So far less than a score of state- ments have been received by the government from Individual, opera- tors showing their; stand on; the sug- gested tarifC and the $10,06o. salary proposed for I. H.. Herk, code au- thority boss. Farnsie and his-aldes seem to be nearlng the end of their patience rapidly .and appear about; ready to put a halt to the buck- passing. . —.Budget^Would fle -Slashed Pin BURLEY HOUSE GOES CUT-RATE SUP Pittsburgh, Dec. 10. For first time in its history, variety, Pittsburgh home of bur- lesque, going in for coupon busi- ness, circumventing outrdnd-out price reduction. House, one of few remaining two-arday burleycue sites in country, has been getting 99-cent top and playing to slim trade all season; Last week, Variety carried extra space in all three newspapers, with a coupon which, exchanged at b.o. with 60 cents and nickel federal tax. would entitle holder to 99-cent seat. Result, according to George JafCe, Variety operatpr, was plenty encouraging. Management exjjects to Continue policy indefinitely. • " May prove life-.sa- ev for Variety, which has been having tough sled- ding all season. stand of the Travel and Trahsporta- tlbn building. ';;',:/. . ' Chopped Gates ■;■;;."■;•■ Gate Is expected to be 25c in'stcag : If the hearing is; held and a 'ma- jority of the industry opposes the indie suggeetlbii that the "C. A, be abolished, the budget seems dejs- ilried^for .an. Inevitable .paring. Tlie late" policy of the NRA has been to slash drastically the" proposed ex- penses of all code groups In re- sponse to complaints that the Blue Eagle represents a burden of sev- eral hundred millions upon Amer- ican industry. ■ With Hiram S. Brown, former R-K-O head, as. chief budget ex- aminer, the Blue Eagle establish- ment has been requiring complete and conclusive evidence; that. code authorities are not merely trade as- sociations Whicii are being foisted upon • industries under disguise. Brpwri' has heen studyirig intensively to Rf.fi that sponsors of notr- healthy. trade groups don't use the. code to strong-arm funds for their support out of Industry members. The question probably will be re- ppened no matter what develops. Either a hearing will be held on the proposal to scrap the trade clauses or a conference will. be scheduled by Brown on the contemplated out- lays. In. the second case. Brown would be final ■ arbiter and would supersede Farnsworth as la.st word giver in the burley row. to muny auditorium. ^ About half of the 26 acts will winter here. Circus was first one to play indoor dates here and brought back to life the yawning muny house, which . has iDeen morgue-like; since Interstate grabbed all available road shows. "\ Coast SKbwmf n*8 Ball ; .Loa Angeles, Dec; 10, ;. Pacific Coast Showmen's League Will stage its thirteenth annual ball and .entertainment at the Biltmdre night of Dec. 12. S. L. Cronin of . the Al G, Barnes circus is in charge of arrangements. the active leader of the'1936 fair ; Democrats have sat back for two years and patched Republican lead- ers grab; front page space on the fair and they feel that now is the time for the Ddmobrats to come to the aid of their own party as far as fair publicity and gravy is, con- cerned; — -—— — —.- of 60c and; there Will ;be a similar reduction in charges within the grounds, the Village tap to be 15c instead of the twb-bits 'of previous years. Many of the Villages will necessarily be torn down. No ques- tion: that there is too inuch compe- tition noW between the 16 'Villages for any of them to operate at a Building Up Beach ,' Akrbn, 0., Dec. 10. An extensive building program to . Include the Installation of several heW modern {ides Is planned for 6ummit;^i3eacH Park hdlr«. ' . Heat of Summer Fair will run, according 'to present plans, from June 16 to Sept. 16, in- stead of from May 26 to Nov. 1 as previously. The entire Island will be cut oft ahd the red noise and car- nival of the Midway will be moved back to the main stem as in 1933. M id way was a lieayy loser last su mi - mer due to its Island location. . Instead of running from i2th street to 86th street as. the Century of Progress was set iip, the Chicago Fair of 1935 will riin from 16th Street, which Is the Hall of Bclenccj to tb« Slat itreet sat«. which Is the profit. Understood that the number of Villages will be sliced by half and their place taken by the fides and noise bf the Midway. Village own- ers are at present jockeying :d-nd findgling to keep their outfits alive for the cd'ming year. . Estimated it will take about $2,500,000. to open the 1935 Fair and leaders of the town arc al?-eady con- tacting bu.sinc.s.s chieftains here to get the necesSdiy' subscriptions. No question that the money can be raised, because both of the Century of . Progress years ..bVoiigh t tons of gbld into town for the summer sca- ; Salt Lake City, Dec. 10. Rex Jewell, who for the past year has directed musical revues at the Playhouse, has changed the policy b;f the "thedffe arid is now showi.iug all script bills. Improvement In business is quite noticeable under ■t-i^e—new—sct^-xi p.- Conipany includes about 35 nicni- bers.' ■,' ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■•■ ;' ■■ LETTERS When Senilinit tot .Mnll: to . VARIETY Aflilresi Ufail. Clerk. PO.STCAIID!;.. ADVERTISlis'O or C'IRCCIjAR LETTERS AVIl.r NOT BE AbVERTISEl) LETTER.^ AnVERTISED. IN . ONE ISSrs ONLT . ■■■ Banks E !■ ,. ■ Corbet t Edward Dcna-.-.CharloB. - Dohba Oeorge \ Kellar Arthur Kyle Howard yidaly J Wclla "W WllUartis Edith