Variety (Oct 1936)

] Wednesday, October 14, 1936 VARIETY 55 ->Sf= Variety Bills NEXT WEEK (OCT. 16) THIS WEEK (OCT. 9) Numerals in connection with bills below indicate opening day of: . _ show, whether full or split week RKO BOSTON RKO, Boston (15) Frontier Follies Ken Maynard Hudson Wonders Frank- Gaby Reynolds & White (8) Cuban Follies Jansleys -Mitchell & Durnnt CHICAGO l'nlace (16) Ann Sothern Johnny. Perkins Luoky Boys ' Salad Puppets (9) H'wood Hotel Rev CINCINNATI. Shubert (16) Folle Faristenne' CLEVELAND I'Hluce (1«) Major Bwves Co (9) Virginia Bacon Co Lucky Boys Alive Dawn Johnny Perkins Snllcl Pu poets COLUMBUS PHluve (0) Polio Parislentie KCHENECTADY Fracture (115-17) Gt Cent'nnlnl Follies TROY • FWtor h (16-10) Major Bowes Co lMHANAI'OLIS . Lyric (16) Rio Bros .leunnlne Juggling Jewels Foley & Leture Cappy Bam Ens Burns M & D Loew NEW YORK CITY State (in) Lucky Mllllnder Bd Pops ft- Louie Edith Wilson Chuck Richards Grand (16-18) . Pablo Sid Marlon Funnyboners DeMay "Moore & M WASHINGTON Capitol (16) Hilda Ballet Al Xrahan ' Tito Gulxer Roye & May* WATEHBURY Poll (16) R Patterson's Co DR. JULIAN SIEGEL DENTIST Paramount Bids;.. 1501 Bway.. Suite 203 Telephone CHIckerlng '4-B0B7 Paramount NEW YORK CITY 'Paramount (14) E Madrlguera Co. John Steele Maxlne Gray Jerry Coe Ray ft Trent Mogul BOSTON Metropolitan <16) Hal Kemp Ore Samuels Bros Molasses ft Jan'arv MaSBey ft West'ners Vanessl ft Delimit CHICAGO Chicago i(16) Horace Heldt Ore DETROIT Michigan (16) Ted Weems Bd J ft E Torrence . MONTREAL I/oew'H (16) Blnckstone TKXAS Pari* (21 only) Weaver Bros ft B TORONTO filiea'H Hl»» (16) Fats Waller Ore READING Astor (16) Ina R Hutton Ore Frank &■ P Trado Margie Palm WASHINGTON Earle (16) Ina R Hutton Ore F & P Trado Margie Palm (9) 'Red' Nichols Ore Shea & Raymond Week of Oct. 12 Trocadero Western Bros Llnga Singh Gaston Palmer . Esme Maurlco . BRIXTON Astoria Hnrry Fryer Bd Tollefsen FINS1H HY PARK Astoria- Billy Cotton Bd STREATHAM Afitorln Hnrry Freyer Hd TOTTENHAM COIRT ROAD Purn mount Anton ,Bd 2 LilldlierR Bob Howard Week of Oct ABERDEEN Tlvoll 'Eve* Hyson ft H . Albert Randier 3. Alf.Thomas ■ "Walter Jackson ■ ALDERfiHOT • Hlnpqdrome Billy Bennett 2 Leslies • J & .1 Ormonde Lynch ft Payne Togo ASHTON-DNDER- LYNE Empire ' '. StetTanl Co Marlnl ft Andy , The Arconan OShea ft Joan CASTLEKORD Roynl Chester's Dogs Delvalne's Co " Peter Fannan Semon & Simla - Frank Groves Bud Cordell Mailton SIh GLASGOW " Paramount . Alfredo Ore • Pavilion foster Swing Ore Hpischel Henlere Mayer ft -Kltson ««*ll Bros ft Carmen Henshaw ft Ai-llss Victor & O'Connor J? * ran.'lsco ft Lady campb'l & RogerBOB GLOI'r ESTER H« T.IIXf Mnmlli: Selkirk Holmes * Ed words Sereno ft Jon* 1 ' JIAir^MERE Farrar £• sonriv Rjs Jl 'STINGS l»e Luxe Ttnllo t- Foster Racoucllc Dome Fred Lewis Harrisiin Yinoy KINGSTON Eninlrr .Western Hrop BJIly UnnveiH ' Stanley Tr.nl & M ( S C)everes Ted Rny Hal Sunken ilope ft Itnv Reco f- Vav LEEDS ■ Paramount 'Radio Hovcliillonji' Ann PenM Cnrlyle Cousins J'eler Bernard. Jones ft Thomas Gordon Rny Gin Terrv's .Tuvno NEWCASTLE * Paramount 'Dark Doing*' Vp Is I dn S'kcliliis .Tolms'n Bd S Khonlto.- oxroitu HIU Plcrrotyu Fields & Rossini Archie Juvenile Bd PLYMOUTH Palace Turner Layton El Romana's Co . Nicol &/ Martin 3 Aberdonlans Campbell ft wise SLOUGH Kit/. Mexano's ltd Bennelt ft .MacN Llpions Debs Van Dock NEW YORK CITY • Bill's Guy UO't Jerry While Joseph E. Howard Arthur Bel)Mil mil Lorraine Bd Furmen . Blhel Gilbert Frank .Russell Bob Blgelow Larry -l.ee Black Cat Amanda Randolph Jimmy Thomas Maxle Armstrong Amy Spencer C ft Fay Banks Billy. Daniels Dark Angels Ens Lonny Simmons Ore Club Gaucho Dlmltrl & Virgil Carlotta. Montez Nanette Vallon Lite & Mengol Marguerlta-Cueto Gloria Alvog Ramon Carrosco A Gaucbos Coq Rouge Irwin Gilbert Ore Tlsdale 3 Cotton Club' BUI Robinson Avis Andrews Berry Bros Kalo.ah Henri Wessels - Katherlne Perry Anne Lewis Dynamite Hooker Tramp Bd Whyte's Maniacs Broadway Jones Wen Talbert's Choir Bahama-Dancers Arthur Davy-Ore. Cab Calloway Oro Jack Denipsey's Eddie Elklna Oro El Chlco Delflna Vera Moha Montes Dolores & Candldo Roslta Rios r^>s Havaneros Don Alberto Oro ABC Trio El Morocco Ernie- Hoist Oro El Toreador Los ojedas Don Gllberto Ore French Casino 'Folles D'Amour* Anne Llse Elly Ardelty Ballet Bodenwlser Harry ft Br-ntrlce Ibolyka Zllzer o Drena Gibson Co Cen.la Glenn Koubek_ .MenorcaS •Rona- ltlocnrdo Maria Tamara' Tanlel Klaccomla 'Pyber Art Shaw Oro hickory House Mike Riley ISd Farley H'lyw'd Reslnnrmil Harry Rlchman Jack Waldron Ms Adrian Nina Olivette .Murray & King Edna Sedgewlck Joan Merrill Lydo Sue Jean Landls tMarlon Martin Del Casino Archie Bleyer. Oro Arthur Warren Oro llolrl AmlmSHiiiliir Traubmnn & Ad>er Ramon Ranos Ore > notel Astor Vincent Lopez Ore Heauvcl & ToVa Fred Lowery Gloria Whlrnpy Stanley Worth Robert Lytcll Hotel Kilt more Rush Morgno Oro lll!unn Hotel Commodore Mai Hallelt Ore Emily Van LoeKCii Haul Duke I'aul Gordon Maurlno & Nova Hold KiIImid Robby Hayes Oro Gypsy Lee Ralph Torres .Inno Dover l.ou Valera Hotel Eknci IIiiiiop N lirandewvnne <)i Maxlnn Tappln Dick Stone Clalro Eujonlo Hotel Fifth Ave P. Hnndelinan Ore Jloiel Governor Clinton If McDanlel's Ore ilotel Lexington | Ozzle Nolson Ore I 5J)Ji ley Lloyd . ' Hold Lincoln /.dele Glrnnl uick SLainle Ore, - Hotel McAlpIn Enoch Light Ore Beth Wilson A Gonzales Enn ' Hotel Monlclulr Coral Inlanders Iris Wayne Al Green- Ann Courlney Clay Bryson Happy Powers Charles Pk;iI Hal Hope Ore notel New Yorker Will Hollander Ore Frank Besslnger Will Osborne Ore Dick & D Rogers 4 Rhythm - Gents 3 Randall Sis Manya ft Drlgo Bill Steele Hotel Park Central Tic Toe Girls ' Dick Meeuner Ore Hotel Pennsylvania Benny Goodman Bd Bernhard ft. Grah'm Helen Ward Hotel I'lerre Shep Fields Ore Paul Draper notei riuzo Eddy Duchln Oro De Marcos Hotel Roosevelt Guy l.ombardo Ore Hotel Kllz-t'ttrllon Arman Vecsey Oro Hotel Suvoy-l'liixo Owlght Fiske Emlle Pel t I Oro Habaneras Oro Hotel Shelton Bert '. Darcy Oro Hotel Slierry- netherlHiul Gen Lodljcnsky Lubov Doublago Nicholas Zorln Serge Sergey Catherine Grey Alex Bunchuk Ore Hotel St. aiorlli Marin nne Joyce Coles Guldo y.Hiitite Charlie Wright Ron Perrv Ore Hotel St. Keel* (Mulsonette Kuhbc) Olga Vadlna Charlie •Boris Beloslozky George Orils . Tasha Nazarenko . Agnes Roy • Sultan MesKiiko Peter Llachenko C'Codolban Ore . (Iridium Room) Emll Colemnn Or Mrs A C Forbes Hold T.ift Geo. Hall Ore Dolly Dnwn Hotel Viiiulcrl.llt Eddie L-ini) i)vi Hotel Wuldorl- Astorla Michael Zni'in Oic Hugo AlnrlHiii Ore Hotel Weyllu Charlie Wright Xretclinm Simeon Knr;:vneft !)orla Bl|-s'.< Vliena Gohrlclle Michael Mlchuii Nad l.t A Sl<»yiinnv>l>y .Mlxrha 5 Hurlnovsky Xlcholns Mallley Or Iai .MIruce alorla Gi-iiltnii Harry I!os nilinl Or La Idle fospnli %'iionr Ore- Bet I y Bryant Sid Ti'soher Hugo I'edullo Eddii; Mavl.v Ore 1 Dandies I. rou At reddle'* Eddie Ijdtn Ken-Kea ,1.-11-Li-Hi Keith ('lurk K'lnn KrrlCH Joyce IS: l<'rfil<llo. Delia Carriill Ituliliwi, I-Pis.- Wll- II.'IIIIM - - Win Imm-iiii-i-'k Ore SophKllcalcM I're Mon 1':iiIh Chick Knil-.r CDlll'lli- K: in II Vim-s-.'i I lie Ceiic Fn'.ilu-k Ore Oni x i lull smri >■ • 11■ i i i lid PiirmliMi llert l"ioliiii:in Virginia A.1 • ilI Julln Jcnni r Kvtcllp Ai I.' fi"V .rimniv Hlc'iiinls .1 ft Nora Di ll Marie lloili'-- .lojcc Duskln I Jjiills Andre ' jEdna Mne Jay Freeman Ore ■ Pla«-e Elegit nte Internationalists Oi Hill Fnirell L'e.> Davsaro Ore .-Rainbow tJrlll Johnny Hamp Ore Jaynp Whitney Itiiloliow Kimm Rav Noble Ore Sheila Barrett Gomez, ft Winona Don Cummlng9 Al Bowlly Sydney Ross Bvalyn . Tyner N'uno Rodrlgo Bd Klvleru I rene Beaaley Maurice & Cordova Barlo ft ' Mann Kdllh Roark Caidlnl II Wiles Val Ernie Ore Ralph Walklns Ore Stork flub Max Uerger Ore Tony's Pplvy UbuiiKl Gladys Bentlcv Re\ Kaiser Wllllam.-i Or Versailles Benny Fields Joe & Betty Lee Gall Gall '■ Meadowbronk Hoys Clemen to Bd Village Barn Larry Mc.Mahon ■ Milt Mann Ore Serrannos Helene' Mlller- Ruskln & Norman Wayne Kennon i£eb Carver Co Vogue Gordon Davis Mary Roan Jlmmle Lee Kearns & Reed Yacht Club Red Mckenzie Bd Nan Blackstone Florla Vestoft Henry Young-man Johnny & George Dolores McKay PHILADELPHIA LOS ANGELES Bull Bruz Fletcher Charles .Morris lleverly Wllshlre . Ruth Robin Lurrv l.ee oro Kill more Howl Moore ft . Revel Prosper & Ala ret Ruth Durrell . Bliss, Lewis & Ash Hurry, foster Red Harper Trudy' Wood 6 Rhythm Rascals' Jlmniv Ciler Oro Blue Room Naomi Warner LaFayette ft LaV Claude ft C Stroud Htith Petty Jimmy Blltlck Ore Cafe fowl nova Cross ft Dunn Jack Williams Hal 'Chanslor Ore Cafe de I'Hree Marion Jackson Carolyn Dyne Harvey ft Warner Jack Clawson Oro Cafe Iji Maze . Park Ave Boys Stan Clair tiro Clover Club Eddie Garr .Max!ne Lewis Bob Grant .Oro Cocoiiniit Grove .Tan Garber Ore Sanchle ft Buckley (lounge) T.es Pore Bill Roberta El .Mlrndnr Evelyn Beryl Gagnnn ft Ur'ught'n J Cappr ft Knlglil Tiny Hogan Jack Gardner Esquire Club Mary .Tuplon G Kennle ft P Riat Debutantes Ore Famous llnnr Sylvester Scott Frances t'av Candy ft Coco Tommy Riley Jane .|onc«* Little- Club Jane Jones Gladys Bagwell Helen Warner Jeanne Keller- Melody Grill Charles Bourne Omnr'n Home Judy Lane' Kathleen . Miller Galante ft Leonardo Kearney Walton nr Pacific Sunset Club Gypsy Glenn Carmen FeJt Millie Gray Tommle Jones Wayne Wise Ore Pnlumar Judy Janls Esther Pressman Bruno Weiss 2 Hudson Metzger Gls Phil Harris Ore Paris Inn The Debutantes Margarita ft Del Rio Henry Monnet Hugo Marchcttl Thora MalthaIson Dominic Colombo Klml Fugl Yvonne St. Clulre Roslta & J Moreno Pete Contrelll Ore l'lrrnne'H Murray Peck Bonnie Llnd Wylle Welih Ore Seven Seas Lily Gibson Charlta Alden Lonnle Mclntlre Of Topsy's Pat O'Shea Bernlce Tarrlngton Betty- Case ■ Emily Wlnsette Arnold Sis Leone. Rice Agnes Johnson Bob Llghtner Ore Trocadero Phil Ohman Oro Georgie Tapps- C-Gene's Barbara Back Tony Yanls CHICAGO i Blncklmwb Roma Vincent B ft R Ambrose Louis Prima Ore Chez Puree Jim rule Savo Lillian Roth Frazee Sis Headinger 2 Betty Bruce Henry.Busse Ore Club Alalia in Virginia .lumeo. IClhe Hurton Hernurd ft Henry Mlllk-enl DeWItt Art WllllaniH tiro t'loli Minuet Delores Huddy Lesler Hobbie Mathls Solly Joyce Adellna Dossena Jerry Glldden Ore - Colony t'lilb Ann* Seymour Helvu Whlto Hyder Sis FraiikiH Byprs Pnulelie Liil'icrre Jack ,KlscJiman Ore , CoNmliun'. Rocky Ell.sworlh Ixi Young Stedmo ft Sornna Kohn :< Doris Strickland Alice Denvlt ; Hose Ann Ruy Dixon llprlilo-. iicdell Congress Hotel (Cnslno) - Connie Huswcll Enrico ft .Novpllo CaMi I.oiiki Ore tiny IHI's Hi-nrl Ken's Ore J<um Clark Skl|i|iy ft .Marie < 'olSeen Ceo Do Cohla Lew King <'ranil 'l>rrH«"«- l-'ll-IC-'r Urnd'sml Oi llH'rry'H X. Y. CnliarW Tex Morr'scey -Hunk the Mulo' VvcllH Kdillf I'rpy Wiinilu Kny Dorolliy JiLinslon SinIcy < »jrli» Hilly Alejors Al Wagner Art Hucklcy Austin Muck Ore iii-:fni 'mm Al'bell 'I'unncr !• .\bbolt Willie Shore liornlliy -N.ity Hotel ItixitiHrcb (Wulniil Koiini) Tul ft A'mrv Ton McNiillii: Sis CiPlc'en Lee' I'll 11 r.eVimt Ore "• Hotel llrubn (Silver Forest! 1'nI 0 ; .Malley Ray Campbell Gower ft Gene Dick Jurgens Ore Hotel Edgewnler Heiich (Marine Room) Geo Olsen Ore Edith Caldwell Lelghton Noble Rodrlgo & Franclne Chns Carrer Harriett Smith's Glc Hotel Lanalle (Blue Fountuln Room) Bob McGrcw Ore Hotel "llorrlson (Terrace llooin) J ft E Torrence Ted Flo-Rlto Janls Williams Jackio Green Muzzy Marcelllno Stanley Hickman 3 'Debutantes Titan 3 Hotel Palmer lloiihc (Empire Itmiiii. Little Jack Llttln Raoul ft Eva Kovn Ruth Anrons Sandor Glancz Lester Cole Paul Rosin I Dale Wlnthrop Abbott .Dancers - Hotel Hlternmn. (College Inni Gertrude Hoffman Calgary Bros The Nagyfyn Harriett DeGotT Roger Pryor Ore Kute Davla \ Rhythm Girls Speck ft Spick Hotel Steveim (Continental Knoin; Gary Leon Serge Plcnr Marcla Mace Xavler Cugat Keith Bcccher Ore . l'nrody Club Phil Knyc Molly Manors Marsha Beniiell Hobble Clark Henry Simmons Kreddy Janlii (lie Vanity Pun Eleanor l.eoniinl Jerry O Doll . Danny / Ivln Ore Via l.ug<i Arluro ft Evelyn Hudily Ralph Stan Carler Yacht ( lull Keller Sin ft L Johnny. WcIIm June St. Clair Mickey Bra-ilz Paul Olsen Nino Rlnnldo Ore 88i Club Carroll ft Gorman Marie Alvarez Belva White. Susann. Canlu Ramon Arias Ore Anchorage Inn Mllion Kellem Ore Arcudla Int'l Wayne Tilng Oro" Betty Kean Vurnons .Mildred Monson I'assHndra Anthony Geonettl S llellevue-Slratford (Planet Room) Meyer Davis Ore Ben Franklin Hotel (Georgian Room) Moo JutTe Oro Benny the Bum's Joe Tobln Isiibplle Rook Dotly Molllnson 3 Octaves Colony Club Don Nichols -t Sally Winston Lila Gaines Dot Sperling .roan Hope Helen Benton George ClIITocd Embassy Club Jerry Blanchard Marlon Bergeron Fuller Sis Warwick Sis Ann .Stephens Hot Peppers 3 Ambassadors lAi3 Locust S Kings , Bubbles -Shelby Florence flallmao Grace Manners Karrar Sis Grace Bi-lscomb Ann Rush Little Erny 4 Horsemen Club Barney Zeemau Ore Nlla Q'aylor Frank Paluiobo'i Jesse Altmlller ' Ben 1'erry Valdez & Peggy Mltzl GrolT Manny ft Day Barbleri ft Carina Charlie Wilson Hotel Adelphla (t'nfo Marxuery) Vlncept Rlzzn ore Harold Knight Ore Oapert'n ft Col'mb'e Violet Love Ann Slginan Stanley Fields Ross McLean Agnes Tolle Dmitri Karel ft A Jean McCauley Radio Ramblers Evan B Fontaine Hotel Philadelphia (Mirror Room) Joe Frasetto Oro Bob Oakley Olive AVhlte Elaine & Barry Alice Robevta M'uten. ft Dressel BluburiX Roberts Adele Lake Mirror Room Dolls Open Door Cute George Scott I. 'Dolly Parker George ft Ulolsn. Victor Hugo Ore Kitx-Curltoii (Crystal Kount) Van Levis Qrc Roof Pierre Pat Shevlln Oro Bill Burc-aw . 3 Jocks Virginia Lee Lorene Rhoda SiniNom House Irwin Leonard Ore Sliver Luke Inn (Cleinvnton) Muffa ft Gray- Ethel 'Allis Barbara -Heltniore . Beth Cbaltls Mickey Famllant Or l'il4 Spruce Freddie Parelss Ore :i Bai-kei Cheers Jimmy Blake Jean Dell Lee Barlell Melba Beaudraux 20tli Ceitt'rj Tavern Bobby Bernard Ozzle Wells Bill Bailey Troy ft Grelchen Ozzle Wells Ellnore Sten Ore 3 Esquires Cbangl Club Frankle Fairfax Oi .Toimny Uudglns Donne Lyons McLtine & Rosa Ida James Mack ft Mack Son la 3 Drifters Alberta Pryme Milton Murdnck Weber's Holbrna (Cumden) Tenuis Chalkin Ore R'thskeller Eldord's Sidney Golden 3 Flying Whlrle Felicia Shaw Rose Kirk Marino ft Mona Bob Allen Gregory Qulnn Carmen d'Anlonld John Rothang Elsa Hart Joe Romono - - Yorktown Tavern Bill Bllger Oro Studio Placements Maxwelt-G~B (Continued on page 5) (Continued from page 25) nelli, Erik Rhodes, Frank M. Thom- as, Aileen Pringle. Wilfred Incas, Francis MacDonald. Lita Chevret, 'Criminal Lawyer,' RKO. Herbert Ashley, Lillian Kemble Cooper. Lionel Pape, 'Ready, Willing and Able,' WB. Ralph Dunn, 'Penrod and Sam/ WB. Dick Wessel, Wedgewood Nowell, Pat Flahertv Joseph Sawyer, Frank Faylern. Marc Lawrence, 'San Quen- tin.' WB. Eric Blore, Diana Gibson. Ray Mayer. Harry Jans. Frank M. Thom- as, Alan Curtis, 'They. Wanted to Marry,' RKO. Sherwood Bailey. ClifforQ Severn, Ann Howard. Helen Westcott, 'Qual- ity Street.' RKO. Joseph Santley directing, 'Conven- tion in Cuba,' RKO". Gertrude Purcell scripting 'Sere- nade of the Seine,' RKO. P. J. Wolfson, screen play, 'Moth- er Carey's Chickens,' RKO, r William J. Llppman, screen play. Take It Easy,* RKO. Frank Wead, John Twist, screen- play, 'Coast Patrol,' RKO. Elsteth Dudgeon, Lionel Pape.- Olaf Hytten, Harry Stubbs, 'Camille,' MG. Clarence Kolb, Charles Arnt, John T. Murray, Norman Willis, AW run- Houseman, John Kelly. Bob Muiphy, Guy Usher, Jim Blain, Marion Shel- ton, Jimmy Blair, Joe Caltes, Joe Phillips, Muggsie Taylor. Jimmy Brewster, Lew Harvey, Edith King- don, Lucile Ward, Jim Farlye, 'After the Thin Man,* MG. Lester Allen. Eadie Adams, 'Love an the Run,' MG. Joseph Calleia, 'Man of the Peo- ple.' MG. Guy Bates Post, Dermott Quinn, Byron Russell. Montague Love, Neil Fitzgerald, 'Parnell,' MG.. Donald Briggs, Henry if inna, Francis X. Bushman, Jr., 'Captains Courageous,' MG. Jerry Bergen; Joe Sherman direct- ing, untitled short, MG. Michael Fessier, Lawrence Kim- ball, screen play, 'Bring on the World.' MG. Barlowe Barland, Alexander Cross. Harold Webster, Jed Prouty, Charles Arnt. John Spacey, 'College Holiday, Par. Clarence Kolb, John Power. James Marcus, Jack Deery, Clive Morgan, Stanley Fields, Priscilla Moran, 'Maid of Salem/ Par. Aileen Pringle, Sidney Blackmcr. Ecrt Roach; Richard Wallace direct- in". 'A Man and a Woman/ Par. Billy Lee, Charlene Wyatt, 'Ari- zona Mahoney/ Par. Charles Vidpr directing 'A Doc- tor's Diary/ Par. Jay Gorney, Henry Myers, wreen play, 'It Hqppend m Paradite,' Par. Lawrence Pohle scripting 'A Love- Like That/ RKO. made between Maxwell and the Os- trers, and has asked for a copy of it, but thus far has hot received, it. He added that he has'been assured sale- . of the Ostrer shares is dependent on the sale of not less than onu-lialf of the voting- shares held by 20th-Fox and that, thus far, control has not passed. Kent added, 'When I know more I shall be in a position to discuss it all fully with my corporation and with counsel and then decide whether our , rights have been infringed and what our course will be.' Maxwell says he has no fear (hat the transaction can be stopped by legal proceedings and that, in en- tering into this agreement,' both • he and the Ostrers have had high legal opinion that the deal does not in any way infringe on the rights of 20th- Fox. Suggestion was made to an im- portant official involved that the sale of the non-voting shares of G-B might not infringe on 20th-Fox holdr ings, which would permit Maxwell and the Ostrers to form their al- liance without ever consummating a sale for. the voting -shares.- This would let 20th-Fox out, it was thought, because it did away with - the legal'interpretation of the 20'h- Fox deal with Gaumont-Brjtish. by which, the latter cannot sell without consulting the American company. Opinion of TWcntieth-Fox execs on this point, however, is that 'the intent/ in such a Case, would form a strong basis for litigation and, be- sides, 20th-Fox owns no non-voting shares, Meantime, shrewd - professional agitators are buying small blocks-of stock in the open market with the intention of creating disturbances at' the forthcoming annual Gaumont- British meeting, already overdue. Meeting Is to be held today (13) to elect Maxwell to the board and a number of strong objections to' such an action are expected. Close observers of the situation here are of the opinion that, despite all the shouting- and threatening,' peace will result by way of Maxwell also buying the 20th-Fo'x holdings, but this may take some time and may Involve some preliminary court action. Known in the trade that 20th-Fox would be satisfied, to sell for $8,500,000. Maxwell about a month ago, of- fered to' buy hot only the Ostrers* shares in GB, but also those of 20th Century-Fox. Maxwell's aggregate price of the two was around $16,000,- . 000, of which around $0,250,000 was offered the Ostrers. 20mYs OK Necessary That the Ostrers could not dispose of their holdings without consent of 20th Century-Fox, without "facing a possible law suit, was known before the Maxwell negotlatipns were un- der way. ;• It had been known also that any disposal of control must comply with the provisions of the articles of As- sociation ot .GB, conditionipg--4tae'~ continued British direction of -the company. • - ■ . •This condition was the biggest ob- stacle in the Metro-Gaumont-20th:. Century deal; sponsored by Joseph M. Schenck. The jScheBc.k deal wa« cold before he landed in America, on his return trip from abroad. It is -said that the Ostrers cabled Schenck to this effect while.Schenck was en route from London to New York. The Ostrer shares so far purchased by Maxwell are non-voting .shares^ in Metropolis & Bradford Trust, hold- ing company of 66% percenf-of jGB owned jointly by the Ostrers and *'' 20th Century-Fox. Maxwell's purchase of control of Gcumcnt-Brltish is said to have been actuated through certain banking in- terests in London. The National Pro- vincial Bank, bankers for Maxwell as well as the Ostrers, is said to have been desirous of having Maxwell join the Gaumont situation for some time. When William Fox bought con- trol of Gaumont for the old Fox Film some years ago. he paid ap- proximately $10,000,000 for it. The Maxwell deal is the biggest of its kind since the Bill Fox transact tion. Maxwell, through control of GB, would become the operating head of a chain of more than 600 theatres of the. United Kingdom, and aggregately his Associated British cinemas, including British International Pictures, and Gau- mont-British, would represent up- ward of $120,000,000-in combined as- sets. The combined organization would! comprise a virtual monopoly in 4h* • British production and' exhibition field.