Variety (Jun 1936)

iitlio|s|)(«ipq|e| IM Taxi i Sup. %mm Ricei Wasblngton, June 2» Betusiig.td' consider itavja^ iti-J consistent "Cleclslons, tr.-S.' Supreme ■ Court Monday (1) declined to re- >vlew the legality of tax asi^eBsments by^New Yorlt •Sta.te on Income from pateiitQ and' copyrights. ^ The Federal tribunal ducked a hot Issue^ In a test case against the N. Y. commlsh brought on behalf of Klmer Rice and aided by Robert , ,Eininett..Sherwpod4 Sigmujod Rpm- ii; i^'fiyg.ijreraine.E.ern, Mfli»well.Ai><ler- . .jfioiijand. other; prominent sdjKlbblere ^.; and., tunpgnjltlv?. s.'CaaV inypJIvieia k : f3.?()0. liajf i sivg "put on, ;^l<5€t.by = the state.authorities.. . . ; ' , Denying the petition .for a review ^hd falltng-t'o st&te iii^'reasons,'the ; Court 'Sy It^ Ih'acfioii -upheld a: rul- ing of this N. T.Supreme 'Gotir^' that ■ under th'^'jn rulftigW sita,Tes have' jftuthbrltj'^- la Jlmp6$<J Incom^j • tastes ^arhJftes ftdih royalties. ,' ' The ^ case: .involved'- ai, • poirijt; of , i >naJo;fr -.>lgj)lfic*iuc©;.,•which, .was i seti wtled;.In favpr of the. tay-grabbeil by tlje . Supreme ^■; Court's refusal • to , ponder the tiff. : 'tjimj[ng ja -tieaf e^r to the, appeal. ,'arg(j[ments>;- the ^iur^sts indicated;'f^y.Ijava-iifi 'oh,;^ ' . jec.tlon- .to .stiates leyj^ljfe ; '^etr^<3•;r■ tlW ass^si^niientX i&n'Itiv.iBijtqr^^^^ "~^atlsts, mUslc 'wHt'ers ' aiid -pther t^«rfttur6-cdncoct!fet* I6t^ th^Iiri ln-i,\ • /iebme trditt rbyaltieB'/. - ■ " ;Tiie Rl^e brief discreetly rifebu^ the" Supreme "Court 'for haiiding ' • downprevious decisions ' on iboth sldek ot 'the tttitestibn,- but eV^ so '' the jurists could not see; a"ny reason to' look figain at the; conflicts be- tween their fewn rulings. • In trying to 'get another decree to end the un- cei'talhty, attorneys for Rice de- , olared 'justice,, law'and order,- are ■: not-.likely to he realized if the in- -r.dividual citizeiqi is not:,only, given ; ...the ptlvllege itut .the- obligation . oiE \ determining for: himself what the triie law - ig.' ' .Troubl|S' arose when the N. T. Commlsh. recently billed Rice for back tax.es, following a Tj-.' $.i Su- preilie Couft ruling that royalties from patents a.nd copyrights ari .not 1?eyon4 statfejjiilrlsdictjpi)". This de- •cisloii, upset a'much earlier dicree to the effect that' since Issub of patently and copyrights is a Feoef'al ' function the. earnings of individuals holding such nibnopoUeB are; -sul)- ' Ject,only, to'Federal impostsi.; . Rice's counsel' claimed the |New . Tork t?ix tohunlsBion was ih ^rror '. ia trying, to make the most. r<fcent Fedei^l decision retroactive, i and ' klso actua-Tv^ked that'collection bp the -, sta.te'a cut-of the dramatist's eatJx- Ings represented -violation:' df| the . • -process' -plaufii^-,of ;tbe Cohatl- . :. fftitlphv.- The ;Tax Baard • retorted - ": that :;no Fed'eta,! q'yeptlon w4a IPt voI^edv,ap.d. .'even if ihexe v^ere, one the gJ^P..bquld riot be cpnsldejjcjd as ;tafeIWj^v, 4.' man's., prpperty ..'witttiout ' giiirng .^»im the' rig;ht to''eifetclse *" legal'ibrlvilegesr ^ ' ■'."/ "'■'^'■'W-' / ' , ..I.evTea, which''Rice'■ ^flld' jiilnder ' ' protest ind di5ke<l td hiive'ref juh&.ed "were ?e48 on $49,214'income in 192i9 froni Vario'us plains, $589, on 1930 . earnings of $42'<48?j^ and $2,0pt'. on 19.31 earnings of ?ff&,-57^;'; •' jPr^nk^to Product WB Deal Imp^ilids Hbllywopd,- Junfe ■2. Arriving here next .week froijn' the east, Anna Sten, with her .husjband, Dr;'Eugen Frenke, will "start j\yprk oh 'The'Witch' at Uhlversal,' Fv?nke ' will produce with Miss Sten starred. Universal gets ; first coll on re- lease, with foreign distrlbutloil to be handled by C, M. Woolf. Couple are. being held iip in N.Y. . for .another week or so working on a deal with Warners for another film to follow at Bm-bak under Mervyn LeRoy direction. C)iP AND 60WNERS .-.ii U. 8. C. for Service Holly wood, June 2.. Achievement memberships have been awarded 10 persons in picture industry by American Institute- ot Cinematograph}^, an auxiliary of University of rSbuthem. California. ■ Those honored' tv^ere Max Rein- hardt, 'William-Dfeterle; Robert'Rlsr kin, ja.ck' Cpn-way, John Cromwell; Jane' .Mui'flni ■■ "Warner Baxter, Gary Cooper; • • Qlaudette' . Colbert [ ■'. and Henry Hathaway. " ' '■ ■ Memberships are for general, not sipedflc achievements .or. contribu- tions'tci. screeni fwljrhat I^Alpfood, June 3^^. Figured "by STechnicolbr iex-^i pei'tji that; it^^osts around 000^;;tOfipt .^.J.iCOlored neCftl*^; into'a, jifeturcl 'sub a drees effect. ' Co$t based on purchase of eight dozen ties with time con- «.«umed >?p., process of eltarfpfc- ;tlbn«; jai^ytiltf oi chok^r'^-pa^fel value an d final okay " by color director on its sympathetic value to general tint scheme, MET OPERA HAS Scbfloz too Tough Star FiDond That Out TWO GUS EDWARDS!; S^NGS WANTED FOR PK ' ■' Hollywood,ijun^ [2. I.. Xw.entieth Gentury-jPox id ndrioti- atlng with Gus- Edward's, for iiur- - chase of the song and title to ^un- ibbnnet Sue,' as. a yarn for> SMHey 'i'femple. EdwardB-«)so -is infer|e^ted *wlth . Warners In 'School / Ipiys,' •which they Jointly otvm' • f Both Paramount and- Metro \V6.nt ■It f<i"r tb^^r Junior stockers. I , . - ;. * , .^.lioridonr '.kajr ji4.- Schn'idzilef Durante landed' herewith a wow. Before the boat had dojoked at; ^bjliharniJtojt^ Isionie^ ot?the press bo!>r*i::j«ere: ',pn''^jbjiard,';ari he] was kept b'tisy givlhis? ii^tervietvs or| 'the. Journey to town, , signing aujor grftpJiStfCthe l^bn^Qn. railway - s^ia? tlpn jari^t? ll^ng ienderea a, press -Jikr. cepilon 'affile ^JDofpheftter.. ' Another film, star who came -by^ the same boat iaiso -threw, a recep- tion; which happened to be at ex- actljr: the same hour, but at another hotel.'Discoverinj^ they weren't -get- ting a break, they moved Hp to the same Hotel where - Scbnozzio i was holding cp'urt, and hired a room di- rectly opposite. •• • In-' the evening Durante was - In- troduced-from a box at the I;iondon Palladium by Flanagan and Allen, and accorded the 'blggrest reception tendered any foreigner here In the last foiir y^ars. ZANUCK SIGNS SONJA; to S^YEAR FILM PACT Hollywood, June 2. SonJa Henie, champion ice skater, has been put under flve-jyear contract by 20th-F'6x, at fligure said to be Considerably below' her original $300,000 asking price for a single picture. - Darryl ZanucR,' who signatured,' •won out over several other major Studios eager td corral the flgure- elghtcr. : . . . Initial ftlm likely tb be 'Peach Edition,':-newspaper yarn vby Mark Kelly; Which '-Leonard Prasklns adapted. - • Burnside on 'Hipp' R. H. Bumsi'de Is on the Columbia lot as technical director' for 'Hiijpo- drpmie,'. it'being his flrst major, as-, (iignment on. the Coast. Burrtside was.'formerly,a director at the Hipp, New , York,- haying staged all the spectacles th'ere' during; the period the iiousiB. was-operated by :the late, Charles .Bi. DlU'ingham.. „' . " i i . Stager planned! .reviving GilbeEt, and Sullivan .operettas in NeW- York this' Bprlng, 'withdrawing the idea" because another manager started first; That proved^ a break for him since it made ll'ippssible fbr'him to accept the Cpl post, Kelly in N. Y. Walter C. Kelly is back in New York after 18 months on the Coast, during. Which time he appeared in foiir features.. - He 'will return to Hollywood about the middle'of Au-" gust and may next appear on; the Universal lot. " .' 'The Virginia Judge' •will ylsit Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention, Jack Kelly, his brdtli'er. Is chairman of the en- tertainment committee. Contrary tp prj^vipos b.eUefi.all-the major singing' 'stars ' of i>ictnres, Grace. Moore, Lily Pons, Nino Mar- tini arid lA'WTence TIbbett, will ,be with:tl|e rMetropolitan .Opera, . Kl. ^;, per usual'next eea,son. Talk ,"y(^'4s that due tb Hoilywobd'com'mltm^nts, most of these stars would hav« to pass np ' theHrfet altogether next -year. In -Miss - Pons? case, she is -slated for. more roles than' ever at the' oper&jtnecca.': • - • • i -': . . Miss- > Moore - ■will: i'probably be heard.late in the.'wmter,>.as mill also Martini (i^d Tibbet,t.. ,,N/tvyeltles^ ah-", sept ffbm..,this yeiw's pro-ams at the. Met, inay .be preniittred with these names for spiepiaKdi-aw. Jtelfion Eddy for a/M'Sf-debut Is not' taken^ ]9erlptrsly. .'His'"biggest fo|rte,.Is cbrisldered tq be'romantic musical fl^ld/'and 'With CoSst-. de-" mariollng his services between con> cert dates he's practically ovfirboiard on work. He has .done opera Jief ore, out-of-town* HEAD OF HOUSE' TO BE MAIiE BY WARNERS Hollywood, June-2. Screen rights''to 'Head of the House of Coombe & Robin,' Eng- lish novel by "Frances ]Elbsdgson Bur- nett, have been - acgulred .hy yya,T- nersj . ^ Story will be used' as starrer for Olivia de Haviland, with Sybil Jason playing part of the actress as a younggirl.. Patrlc knowleej will have male lead. ' Casey Robinson is writing screen play- ' Stanwyck, Taylor Share Leads b 'Brother's Wife' Hollywood, June 2. Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Tayior/get lead spots .in W. S. Van Dyke's next Metro production, 'His Brother's "Wife.'. . • Lawrence W^lngarten is' prod'uc- ing. "Jean Hershblt gets prominent part. '"•".'', ,■■1 Remhardt Abroad •Set to. do' 'Danton' for - Warner Bros.' release during the 1936-37 season. Max,'Relrihardt' leaves soon for Europe to stage the Salzburg festival. This will be the only pic ture the lmi)resp.rio will do this coming year, buf i will, hisve bne to tUirii out for-WB for• 193r-3iB. Reinhardt returns early in the fall. SAILINGS EEELER VICE BIONSEIX ..; ;Vr. " -■ KpUywiopd, June 2. Unable to finish' her part in 'Stage Struck' In time' rc into Warn;rs'. 'Let's' Pretend," Jb^n Blohdell. tvill be replaced by Ruby'Kefeler,' ; ■ Switch, in leads' necessitates re- write of the James Melton musical. • June 8- (London to New York), Jack' Curtis, Diana ' Ward, Paddy Carstairs (lie de France)'. June 3 (London to New York), J, J. Shubert, William Kleih (Aquitania). June- 3" (New York to London), Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman (Washington). June 1 (Los Angeles to Tokyo>, John Albcck (Afsama Maru). May 30 (New. York- to Londpi}), Eugene Pallette, Olive Nessel (Ber- •engarla), - .May 29 (ISTew' York to - Naples). Walter Wanger, Sanford Green- burgher, Giacomo Rimini, Giovanni Martinelli (Rex). . . ARRIVALS Antpnio, Moreno, L. E. Kalicer, F^apz Grojthe, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Beck, .lean Thompson, Anita Louise.' Joan Bennett, Frances Day,. James Whale, Donald Davis, Harold. S! Dunn, Mr.'.and Mi:s. Nell O'Hart,, Prof. E. Stern, Eve Becke. y:, ? : Diidry CorreaporidiBn«)Mr,froim; Melan,iGolo,—Besides two'feature pictures, the program at the Blu Moose, local nabe, includes bank nlte, dish giveaway, ice. box raffle iZ* fitting toupe contest, amateur sl)ow, .beiino, screeno, uno and scran^ Biz, is BO.^rood mn&em^jit ii JtaWIng ttbput ^ anttifig out ^he pictZ. ilite fMiBfiS^Th^ Crd^s,! ?«<la^l& trfo M «th*v Mbdtfis - fehbw'3 played a fast'bne here last 'W'eek; claim .to be the inventors of an ideT that may revolutionize vaudeville ttansportatlon, if any. When th' Jumps are ehort enough they take turns, tossing each other to the new stand. ' '• .* . : Famous Tag Lines . ' . (May They Rest In Peace) •And-1 didn't want to sleep witli the baby!' -'BiBcaus^ he wore a sailor's i^uit.' 'It's pork bur I like, it.' J ^They-'won't notice it if I keep my . coat buttoned.' ., . "But ybu dbn't kriow my business,' ; •.■'Triat'wa't deor'ge. tVaqhingtpn when he waB-4'llttie boy.' ,, .. ., *Whadya think I've got down, he^e--a ,duck'?'. , , . ,. ". > Voite for-P'piii^s and Doitk^* . . -In politics th*'frfee sTio# has; i-eplaced the free cigar for gbpd-^jvljll-pur- poseB, and tW boys irt th* derbies, iire giving .'em songs,p.nd dai}(^93 In-^ stead of heaters now. If'■the; trend icont.ln\ies, PoUtice^l, pampajigps cj the near future prbbabjyv-will-lbb"stti[ged as fpllows:^ , Nat'l Cbairniam iQkay, :1tpys.' ;N.ow that we are,all agreed on our head< iinet, the'i^,n<st^1tUt.ni^ bang .out^ a, platfprm.. lUs get be be.ttar'tli^-^.tlveliasVOn^.-. jf:.S^^^^ give it spme class, thisitimfc Party'rn-easurer^^^ wei dispense with'ia, platforip ,^nd play th« :^ho^e thing4ii the>.pit;. Tiien .'W^ Aop'li need any stagehands.,. jpresid^ntlalj.^^ai^idate: Before;,w:e*iret goinir^ .geiitlcmen> I would iiiti rto >^Btpr .a:1ae*f4,i;;i4y alrept sfe^«'yori've got .to, dig me .up,-a.riew author; That Denver speech' was loiisyi aii,d<,"ybu knpiw, \t, Thp oiily thing, that i sav^^4t(;'vas nw^i.Tdelivery. Whdt'. .if Epstein 4^ ^)^ite for Cantor? "Can^ , tofl'iB s^lcjtiy"itepfiifck a'iyway.,- :f '. •■-•'.■ ■ . '^(Jhklrriaa^: I -tMnkfWe can fix {feat. We'll buy ybii" a Joke file and ym i can write your o'wn scripts, ^^hen there'll be .rio squawks. ' Now, btuA ; to the campaign. We open; wl^h a novelty act, ' I'm •vvorklng on Staitl j and Hoover to do a donble, 'W^'re for the Nbw Deal.' That would lie « { novelty. For the No. 2 spot Oui- ;Min com^s oiiirfor his-first'introduottonsj Hb's.got to have ia'stobge. I^ . . ... -., Treasurer: "Wniat Wnd of a Btjobigre'? ■ Chalrmani Aiiy kind of a stOOg^ so" Ibn^ as 'he looks dumb an'd-get| | laugh's: He's gpt .tofdouble as Ticfe-presldftnt, too. ' Voice from Rear: I think r could fill that part sir. Chairman: All right,-young man. . S^ep down here.. What's youi =. 'name'? . • • -. ' Stooge;.Elmer/. Chairman: Perfect. Have'ybii ever stooged before? ■ Stobge: You' said'It. j::,.held the ice for Van Hoyeh, took the slap foi Healy ahd sat in- the bo* for" Baker. . , Chairman; What'si your specialty 7 Stooge: I I'eclte. :" Chairman: Perfect. Now let's 6ee if you can take it. (Wham!).' Per* feet, -Gentlemen,' meet the next v-p. Pres.'^Candidate: He looks whackie tb me. Remember your place, bow \ and don't .expect any billing. ' . ' Chairman: Next oh the bill. Is the. Supreme Court bit. Instead ot gavels, :the judges'will use biadderB. . As long as they're doing Irish Justice,' they might as .well use the right WpPb. This ouigfht to be, a ■boff, ' Then we change the jjace with a musical number, 'I'm Putting All My X's in One Ballot Box.' Then we need Another boff. Who's got an idea for a boff? ■ pres. Candidate: I've got an idea for a. wow., -Chairman: We can't take, any chan'ces on'-.wows in this campaign. "What we need is bbffs. Stooge: I know a midget niamed Zioncheck. He goes wading in a finger bowl. . Pres. Candidate: Wait for your cue, boy, ' Messenger: (rushes in). Mr, Chairman, there's a big row going on over in the house. Congress is talking about, nanning the next election according to the Crossley . rating, - - - Chairman'(putting on coat): So long, boys, see you later. Pres. Candidate:' Where are you going, Jim? Chairman: I forgot about a date 1 had with Majot BoWes; Pres. Candidate (rushes out): Wait for baby! Prediction Radio can be said to have become a form of show business y/bei, sponsors stop asklrig actors for autographs. How to Be An Actor , „ With the current issue this ' department'jinaugufates "ttV-new tS)rre spondence School of Acting, ' FblloW it and make something' of yo'urselll you loafer. . i . . For our first lesson, kiddies, ^e will use as our text a few newspaper headlines selected ;at randoml-. Random means to peer over somebbdy'e shoulder in-the sUb-way. Thiis: . . CalandejT, .Ont.^Dionne-quintjaplets, who had earned $300,000 thrbufttj pictures up'to thielr'isecond birtlhday. will acqylre another ?250,00O ironi the.same source during the neat-year. . . -i - New York—Ed. Sullivan, BrpidWay columnist, plays a.return date at Loew's .State next weeic at $2,6( 0. Hollywood—Sonja Henie, ice sitating champ, asked 1300,000 on a one- picture deal. • ■ ■ New York—Major Bowes' incqme through his amateur shows has, beep coming in at the rate-of <;i,000,<)00 a year. , : " . •, , /t From the above it may be glcjaned that the-way TO BE A SUCfifesS* FUL ACTOR is to learn how to ice skate, learn how to bang on a gonft learn how tb write a Broadway column, or see that your ma, when having kids, has' '.em five at a time. jl, These are considered the correct methoda. Always be on your guardn against agents who want tp BOOK 'YOU INTO THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Gt-.O.H.). That would, immediately establish you as a profes- sional actor, and you'll never get anywhere that way. It's easier to learttl^ another trade, like being a quintuplet, for instance, and start at the topA^. What have you got to lose, except your place on the sidewalk in front bf the Palace?^ . . ..^ Note: Next week's lesson vrhi be-'How to Sing "Tenor From a-Trort* bone Part.' ! ' ' - . . , .i- ■ ■ ." ! .Fan)s You may have knbcked 'em dead in Kokomo And whammed in jMontlcello And siayed the.fo|ks in Idaho And -wowed in Ne\y Rochelloi ' • You rhay have ivr^cked the hbusb in Albany . And scored in TallahadiBee .' '' And'made 'em-'scrjeam in.Kahkakee ■■■ -And clioked- in Itai!z'ma,taBsee. • But ail these feats caii be forgotten; •Tomorrow, perhaps, some punk.'ll Tell ybu ybiir act iH simply rbtteri Unless you please thet, sponsor and his uncle. ■4