Variety (Jul 1935)

Wednesday, July 24, 1935 VARIETY CI Hollywood Jim Farley due In, JE^rank Whltb«ck atlll 38. Ted Liewls out ot the hosp. liOWiB Stone crulstng- to AlaBka. Nan Blalr Joined M>Tt Blum aeency. John McCormlck back In his old haunts. IHdward Arnold In from p.a. tour )n east. Darryl Zanuck boueht a 30-acre rancho, Dick Arleh to St. .Paul (or the •golf open. Freddie Fr Ich olt for a month In Alaska. Jerrold Krlmsky In town with ■Maedchen.' P. R. Kent back from mosth in New York. The George Marlon Seniors down from Carmel. Joe Krumgold added to Columbia writing staff. Fan clubbers keeping Jimmy Fid- ler on the go. Lillian Roth in town with hubby, Judge Shalleck. Rogep Pryor nuts, about photog- raphy, but nuts.. Harry Brand might-be oil to New York next week.. Mae West made current issuie of American Women. Al^en . Farj, F-WC manager in Scdalla, Mo., here. Lou Halpei called to Cleveland by father's illness.- Group of cameramen forming pro- tective- association. ' licx Bell and Clara Bow summer- ing, at their ranch. Paul Stanhope new head of Fox makeup department. Harry Luetlg stlll a sick man but showing Improvement. Ben Woolsey, Bob's brother, here to -play vaude daten. Norman Taurog back from N. Y. with 'Broadcast' cre.w; Crover Jones goes for a swimming pool and . tennis court. Ned Depinet in for a sales pow- wow with Radio gang. Roscoe Ates topping the stage Bhow at the Orpheum. Polly Moran pasised up Australia vaude tour for pictures. Paul Wilkins, Metro caster, at Yosemite for two weeks. Walter Wanger te3ting Betty Wy- man, Lucky Strike girl. Frances Bailie, now associated with Lew Colder agency. Dan Kelly flattened for few days with ptomaine pol.sonlng. Bill Woolfenden out of Small- Landau and on his own. Mrs. Ben Silvey in California hos- pital for major operation. Frank Orsattl around again after getting- over a major op. Dean, son of Chiick Reisner, tak- ing screen tests at Metro. Scarlet fever quarantine keeps Arllne Judge Imprisoned. John McCormlck and Zita Johann back from honeymooning. Anne Bernstein, Berlin agent and story ed., looking around. Savington Crampton, of J. Walter Thompson agency, flew In. Thornton Sargent back from the old home In Wichita, Kans. Lou Diamond here for studio con- fabs on Par's short subjects. Sid Silvers now a ghost song- plugger for Kalmar and Ruby. O.scar Hammersteln, 2d, finished at Paramount and trained east. Mack Gordon and Harry Revel aired In from New York vacash. Edward Selzer, Warners' publicity chief, dubbed a Kentucky colonel. Col. E. J. Moran to Metro as tech- nical advisor on 'Black Chamber.' Wells Root finished at Metro and bound for writing job In England. Helen Gahagaii will guest star with Frisco grand opera in Decem- ber. Metro's 'Robin HooJ of El Dorado' to Sonora for a three-week location stay, M.ix Levand, Wichita publisher, being towed around town by Baron Lon.t;. Al Dubjn's daughters, Marie and Patricia, cut and bruised in auto crash. Lester Ilfcld will do the teching on a series of Metro scientific shsrts. I Louis B. Mayer luncheoned Gov. | Harry Nice of Maryland at the ' Btudlo. Paul Gerard Smith, John Sinclair and Harry Clork flni.shcd at Para- mount. Marsha Hunt, IS, gets court ok.ty on Paramount ticket .starting at $2S0 weekly. Carlyle Ellis left as Coiitral Cast- In'j; publicity contact to do some writing. Chicago's color expert, Peter Dlpm, giving the pastel profs a few pointers. Ralph Murphy called to HolyoUe, Ma;;s., by illness of mother, now rcrovering. Bob Florey back from Lake Ar- rowhead vacash; ditto Jules Evens Irohi N. Y. Col. Jack Mo.NS nurstn.g yards of sii-iburn from nn ILn.sen.tda trip with Ji-n Plaj-.za. ' L, A. county ask.s $1,707 In as- serledly unpaid taacs from Tiffany ProiUictions. -^l''::anclor Lidorlkis, (Ireek play- w.iqht, off for Athens after a brief with the literati. c C H ATT E Roger Ferrl at 20th-Fox to meet the new bosses. Mrs. Otto Kruger and daughter, Ottllle, visiting old home In Ellza- bethtown, N. Y. Buck Jones, flnlshing The Throw- bjock,' putting the sailboat in shape for a short cruise. Columbia started construction on permanent streets on the new 60- ocre ranch at Burbank. John Alden took an option on a mining outfit to find out if there's gold in them thar hills. Kay Francis in from Oregon farm^ where she hid out to regain weight lost in recent operation. U's 'Stormy* troupe ran Into temperatures up to 130 degrees at Tuba City, Ariz., location. Giiiger Rogers and Lew Ayres back from belated honeymoon va- cash In Northern California. George Burns and Grade Allen visiting relatives In Frisco on way east for six-month vacation. Cullen Espy piloted his theatre managers to the San Diego fair and lost most of them In the nudist colony.. Nino Martini sticking around for preview of his pic. Due at Fox in January for another symphony in celluloid. Tulllo Carminatl scrammed for a European vacash and may do a pic- ture In England for British & Dominions. RKO-Badio erecting 100 - foot tower, replica of trademark on Gower street studio, with flasher going day and night. Russ Plummer band recorded for Brunswick four numbers Intro- duced by Pinky Tomlin in Unl- versal's 'King Solomon.' Columbia petitioned court for ap- proval of contract with Edith Fel- lows (9).. Paramount asked court okay on Jane Rhodes, 14. Spyros -Skouras planed back to N. Y., taking with him his two children, who have been visiting here with Uncle Charlie. May Robson personaling at the Marcal, boulevard subsequent run house, In conjunction with revival showing of 'Lady for a Day.' Ray Harris, Eugene Walter. Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin off Par's writer list. Latter pair re- turn to Sam Goldwyn on Cantor story. Masquers tossing testimonial ,for retiring harleouin, Pat O'Brien, with Walter Catlett, Irvin S. Cobb, Wal- ter K. Kelly and Marc Connelly co- offlclating. 'Diamond Jim' or 'Top Hat' will be Inaugural feature for new day and date policy between RKO Hill- street and Pantages Hollywood, starting Sept. 1. Strondsbarg, Pa. By John J. Bartholomew Phil Cook one-nighted. Virginia Rea concerting. The Nomads at Glen Brook. Burgess Wooley week-ended. SIgmund ork at Wolf Hollow. West End Fair getting ready. Dorothy Waldo Phillips at Skytop. West's Carnival Co. here for a week. Frank and Milt Brltton band at Dorney's. Cleo's Includes movies with the Campus Owls. Delawanna Inn has Von Mauger's Musical Barons. * Buck Hill Tennis club continues the Princeton Tigers.' Pocono Players presented 'The Enemy' in Auditorium. Rea Coleman with Johnnie Ro mano's band at Baylor's Lake. The Edgewood has Bart Dutton's band In it.>j outdoor cabaret. Ernie Easterday's Pocono Moun- taineers at Crystal Spring Inn. Inga Wank, a Schumann-Helnk protege, singing at Pocono Manor. Chas. Sparks presents Downle Bros, circus and Bill Cody here, Saturday- (27), Stroud quit 'bank night,' but still doing three amateurs per week, with Fred GilottI m.c.'lng. Jack Carter, Rose McClendon and Frank Wilson In scenes from 'Porgy,' at the ' Unity House. Gov. Earle appointed Raymond Jackson to succeed Mrs. W- C, Snover as motion pictnre Inspector. Paula Shay presents 'Lovingly Yours," with John Blight in the lead, at Shawnee Bummer' theatre, and inaugurates a Friday matinee. Omaha By John Quinn Omar Kenyon working on pub- licity for Krug Park. Tom Chase sporting one of the newest model coaches. :Charles Schlalfers celebrated an- niversary number one. Town enjoying most normal weather In five years. Twenty-three theatres in on car giveaway set for July 24. John Quinlan west to see the San Diego expo and Coast spots. Bob Cunningham and wife feted at party riven by co-workers in KOIL studio, Be.gina Molseed, former secretar.v of NRA film board, taking time out to f.-^nrch for fish in the Minnesota lakes. Harry Marble reporting himself as one of the few who cleaned on the recent pony meet af the Ak track. Hi Chapman, Columbia film ex- change exec, claiming to be less under the weather slpce the docs have worked him over. Win Stngcr sololn.g his gas buggy in to Chi for a visit with home folks. John Quinlan In chHrge at the Brandeis in meantime. Portland, Ore. By James Wyatt Will Maylon new manager of the Pub. Maury Folodare diets on corn beef and beer. J. J. Parker back from New York and Los Angeles. Fred Mercy opening his third house in Walla Walla, Wash. Upton Sinclair here to lecture. Had a big turnout despite rain. Alfred Chapman. 94-year-old In- dian scout, in vaude at the Capitol. ' Hall Vail has taken over the Grand theatre. Frendale, Wash., from Eugene Pierce. Sylvia RIccardi, sister of Jan Rubinl, killed in Wyoming recently in an automobile accident. Damage claims a.galnst the city of Yakima, based on the accident during the recent Pioneer celebra- tion, now total about $200,000. Summer weather bad for b.o. so exhibitors planned picnic. On day of gathering it rained and all mem- bers rushed back to sell ducats. Guy Bates , Post Trophy, silver award given annually to the Port- land critic who does the most to stimulate Interest In legit, stolen from the Press Club. Executive committee of the Port- land Council of Churches voiced Us opposition to the proposed construc- tion of a race track just outside the city limits, where pari-mutuci bet- ting will be in force. Irdianapolis By Bill Kiley Gene .nnd Olon booked foi- Circle. Rlnglln.g-Barnum circus due here (29). Harry Katz calling on I. AT. Hal- perin. Lyi'ic trvlng to build stage sho-w of radio act.s, .Soap Box Derby ha.s the kids out with hammer and nall.i. .Tackle Eggcrt. child movie actor, visltlner rr-l.itlvcs locally. Du!;e Ellington headed for Lyric stage apprar-^'TC in Augu.<;t. Robert Waf'o spending a worU in town before leaving tor a tour of Cnn.idn. Bob SiJercn li'oldln.g down man- ager's chair at I.,ocw's wlille AVard Farrar l.s away. MId.get Auto R.iccs tos.sinK ii) motorryc'.c-i for good n)<.'a.'--urt! dur- ing Inter) i.s.slorifi. JJownf.own tavprn.i rutting tiie price of mixed drinks to two-bit." ill Gehrlng, ernian Wobber and to boost summor biz. Pittsburgh By Hal Cohen Husk O'Hare back at Byerly Crest for an Indefinite stay. Harold Harris beating the drums- for 'Love Me Forever." Bert .Stearns back from Holly- wood and a belated honeymoon. Sleepy Hall's band at-the Willows for two weeks, replacing Kay Ky.ser. Ruth Tate, George TyKon"3 sec- retary, getting a two-week suntan. Roxanne Leiflnsky, Kingfish"s-ex, doing her fan act in the local nite spots. I-'ddie Downs returned to New York with the Mrs. after some stock work hei'e. f;coi-ge Jaffe campaigning furi- ously for Uopubllcan nomination to Citv Council. B.Tld since 23, Dave Broudy still hopes to brini? It back with a vigor- ous brush daily. Ralph Gcrvprs, former p.a. at Pcnn, reported candidate for niayor- altv in Tamija, Flu. I-ledge Robert.s (Cli/Tord Kd',-.;) summering with Galloway Players at Hrookfiiild, Mass. Il;irry l''nln;;toln lias ahnmlonod that West Indies cruise and goes to Atlantic City Instead. One of burg'.s Ic.ndin;; spni-lsmcn- shownion dropi)cd $10,000 on I'Iratos dii''ili'f theii- recent coll.'ii^se. Harry iMiciialson got a cocUiall sot at that tcritifnonlal dinner the boys tos.sed him D'riday iiile. H. fd"n f'ayno rcpo.-tod (-niiiing to <\n.-ne;ii(: T<"'h nrxt .sci'.Hon to ffagc 'Antony and Cleona;ra." Dorothy Atonkp making hfr st/igr debut on her pop's Golden Rod Showboat in 'No Mother to Guide Her.' With Stanley ork laying off week VInce Sortino's at the seashore, and Barney Rapp at Conneaut Lake. Inez and DeWyn and Brodel Twins booked from Hal Kemp's show at Stanley to Eddie Peyton's nltery. George Tyson running 'Miss Pittsburgh ' contest locally, with finals scheduled for Sky club, Aug. 8. Jack Warner, Joe E. Brown and Dick Powell contributing trophies for Variety club's annual golf tour- nament. Howard LeSeur, United Artists press department in New York, spending jiart of vacation family here. with Chicago New Haven By Harold M. Bone Hy Phillips in for some golf. Bill Bolton hosted Rudy Vallce. The S. Z. Polls will celebrate gold- en anni. Aug. 25. '. Harrison Dowd's father died in Madison, July 10. Hagenbeck- circus doing oke biz through this section. Poll's stage played host to WIXR's Inaugural program. Alfred Mayhew relaxiiig now that the benefit revue is over. Seemed like old times with Harry Berman back in ah orch pit. Brace Conning doing the directing at Stony Creek, this summer. Jitney Players touring New Eng- laiid'and will hit Conn, in A^g. Bill Myers, retired Associated Press head, back from world tour. The summer uniform has Eddie Johnson looking like ' a Russian noble. Chas. Brokaw and Reynolds Evans have been holidaying in Stony Creek. When Charlie Smith stands up to lead his band, you usually can't see the band. Joe Miller and Cliff Burwell back on home gro' nds with Connecticut Yankees" stopover. Earle Hiller here as delegate to disabled vets" convention from Cal. RKO-Pathe chapter. Dave Lipton visiting again. Charlie Miller"s dad is quite ill. Thermometer at 9C in the loop. Leo Llmonek back for a loop- around. Charlie Riley now writing for Post-time. Dave Dubin stopped off on hi way to the Coast. Catl Mount now/handling speci publicity for MCA acts. Gardner Wilson on. special ex- ploitation for Columbia pictures. Michael Todd returned from At- lantic City with six layers of sun- tan. Rasputin digging up nixo guesters for the Ed Sullivan festivities at the Palace. Charlie Freeman readying plans for an early fall start on local, legit production. Tell Taylor, vet music publiatier, back on the main drag after a long Ohio sojourn. Sam Tlshman setting arrange- ments for picturea of the Louls- Levinsky go. Fritz Blockl commuting 90 miles daily to and from Crystal Lake dur- ing the hot siege. Jack Hunt off on vaca.sh, spend- ing some of that 15 yai-ds he wen on the Sweepstaiies. .Sam Lutz home for a quick Hip after a year on the road with the Heiiry Busse band. Nate Piatt, Lou Llpstone, Harry Balaban and Jack Fine have their eyes on some Wisconsin fishing.. Lou Cowan back from tlie Coast, but alone in the big city as hi'^ mother flips for a European jaunt.' ' Toronto Harry Sedgewick to the Coast by plane. Wishart Campbell assembling a l5-piece band. Hazelle and Klatoff into the King Edward floor show. The Dave (UA) Axlers back from Hollywood honeymoon. The Geoffrey Waddlngtons holi- daying at Stoney Lake. Claire (Over the Tea Cups) Wal- lace back from London. Harriett Ball back from that six- weeks" jaunt in Europe. Leonard Wookey re.sting .the vocal chords in the north woods. Saida Gerrard back from a study- bout with Martha Graham. The Jack (Imperial) Arthurs honeymooning at French River, Mike Wilkes back from Holly- wood and the UA convention shin- digs. It's a $5 fine at the Mail and F'mplre if you're caught drinking In the news cast room. Frank Gill, p.a. for .SeltHdge's In London, wlll to.ss the job to return to newshounding here. That bamboo stick that Gregory (Daily .Star) Clark is carrying Is really a telescopic fishing rod. Des Moines By R. W. Moorhcad Stanley Brown, Jr.. getting pic- ture bits during vacation. A. H. Blank and G. Ralph Bran- ton Into Now York on buying trip. Drake IJ. had plans for enlarging Ililand theatre-, but discarded Dicni as too expensive. Vergne Ford, former manager of Paramount, has opened a stamp .shop for collectors. Irene Ulc;i to be headline feature at tenth annual fond show at Co'Iseiim In October. A state ('Kntost, with finals at RIvervlew here, will decide the 'MIsH lov.a' and 'Miss Des Moines' for the Atlantic City beauty show In Sei)t, Tv.-eniy now applications for dan<:eii;>ll licenses, eosting $50 each, filed. Ilall.s. Including beer parlors, rniiuir: d to ii.iy $0 ;x week for super- vision by matron and policeman. .\frs. lOddie I^uehln, former Mar- •orie Oelri'rhs, soclallt*", accom;)an- icd her pl.'ino-playlng husband to DCs .Vl'.'lnes ff-.r-iils Rlvervjcw pari; en',';i-,oment, but she hid in (he bote'. A hint on how to kepi) outdoor .-ludioncc's pe.-icetui—an <;-. .-i iig'.'lih-t li'-ldin;,' op^'n air meetin.",s h'^vi- na!;s;es botllci ot cltronclla' oil for Ihe eiisloii-ieIll i-iil) nil, liiii.s dis- ■•our.'ig.'ng the Inseels, Seattle By Dave .Trepp Ben Bornie takes a bow at Long- acres race track. Helen Petei-ison hit by runaway car, but recovering. Martha Tllton new soloist with OrviUe.Knapp band in L. A. Dorothy Williams contralto,', with Henri Damsky orchestra at ' Olympic Bowl. Ka.v Francis, in town, runs from reporters when they mention Maurice Chevalier. Joe Roberts' Guide gets ofllclal sanction of Potlatch and he plant) a:ddlng a few pages. Ray Herbeck from L. A. eucceeda Del Courtney band at Club Victor. Courtney goes to Rio Nldo oji Rus- sian river, Calif. Moya and Durham back after five weeks'at -Desert hotel, Spokane, and now at Club Victor. Formerly billed as Barbara and Wills. Farewell party for AI Finklestein attended by .100 at Washington Athletic Club. Al going to Portland to be city mgr. for Evergreen com- bination. Westport, Conn. By Humphrey' Doulene Anna May Wong may do a play here. Mario Chamlee weekending ot Wilton. Periwinkle Players here for three days, beginning July 24, Lenore Ulrlc at Stamford Play- house In 'Road to Paradise.' Helen Hokinson returns from motor trip through Hew England. Mickey Graves Tent of National Circus Fans organized at' South Norwalk. Robert Fischer ■ directs a per- formance of 'Sweetie' In Rldgofleld town hall. Lawrence Langner would like to have George M. Cohan for "It This Be Treason.' Conrad Nagcl, Milton Shubert and Bruce Macfartanc covering the sum- mer theatres. Philip Dunning In from Skowhe- gan and preparing 'Remember the Days' for Broadway. Bert Lahr at South Norwalk until Aug. 10, when rehearsals of Geoi-ge White's '.Scandals' begin. Milwaukee Alhambra dc-flriilely set to cIoM this month. George Beskln sold his interest In the Bowery to Al Las.mover. Bob Swedish and hia local b-md will succeed Bert Lown's at tiie Schrocder hotel, .Fox arranged to take over the Meyei-s and Beverly theatres at Janosville Sept. 1. Lion"H club Perfect Baby contrxl. with gr.atis acts from fhcalres and night club!;, drew 15,000 to <-!ty au- ditorium. Independent Theatre Owm.-i's will hold first convention here Auk- *> and 7, with finale a blowout at Tom .Saxe (•.wvn. B< n Kocnig notified friends here he resigned from tlic errcutlve .Mt-iff of .Mascot rietui-es and may Join W;;-,-n<'r I'-rc.'j. Trudy fickerini; (niit baTet d)j-oclirtg J(,b to jrd f.,lv:n:::;on I.anning, m; I'O.-i llical-res hr-i'C. f.'li.-ii-ies .M.'iyon. ehriiiT.-ai- Sally liiMiif. p.-ild ?!0 and co'.Is 'Iriviiiij ().') rnlles H'l Iio,-m- tlo'oi-;,. Kox Point, H«.-inl(y nulnii'b.