Variety (Nov 1936)

VARiHTY Wednesdayi NoVijmliw 4y 1936 ftroadway Harry Moses in the hospital. Toinmy Lyi^an warbling at Chesa- peake House. . ' Xou Coivan ih town ipr a few days Irom; Chicago. Msiy AcHerman: in Memorial Ho$t ital for treatments. ; . E; W. Wingart, Fox publicist, is gdihing a rep us ichahip golfer. Ben Washer into: hospital for sev- eral days to beiit a heavy ^cold. " r -ijOb Ripley ^Jll have an- art r > hibit at Macy's early, in .January. .: Irving .Moh'isbn of 'the;^48th Street . :b;6.; okay after appendix ri'moval.. ' Ilandolpli Scoti in towii and giving .the>daily ney^spaper boys,^hQ once- oyer; :■' ' \/ vv ■ ■ ^ .•' ' •■; " Mary Giffdeh. lampjhg tests 6| op-^ '^ratic v6ioe»':for" future Metro-pror .^ctioiis*' ;i '• . .Mris. Garne^t JiJarksV wife ,of the niews coihmei)tatbr;' recovering from Appeadectoih;^* . * ' , Same^autograf pe^t^ as at 'Sjfage Qoor' preem also at 'Red; Hot find :Blti0\ppehlb|^ . : Jdclic Spoioner; the ex-marih^ head falter it liahiff'si TjjyenV is switch- mg to Jack Den^^^ , Pittlis .«tu"'Marshall . Goldbefg's^ POP QiNsirfttes picture theatre 1 jiniirny Dui:an drttaHher-seore- tary, jack Roth, has piece of Ralph . H0atdtt's «Me b^^ V. George 's. ifUiUfm grippe, hold- . ihg bp' completion of his new play with Moss Hart. Stliil .peed third. ■Act, , . :, 'V,-.'. -..^ . J . Although 'irbh Mieh^ flopped^ Nor- xrian Bel Gedd^s t6$s^ C real party celebrating year's 'stay of 'Dead End/ ' Stt^iid, a flim hoiise ih t^ast Orange. N. how beihjg nianiaged by 'Willibm Goldsmith, brother of the ;.-jvdge;-;-vr-vr---^ -i:v;' :- , , /iiCay Ma^ebheimer* eit-Ainericah Record' Co. pub; ajid . ad' h^ad, how in biz for. hetself in advertising dnd ■■■ pvblicity. : R'sdph Stuoford^ appearing m *^ Great Waltz,' stricken with pneu- monia wheb playing Rochester, N. Y. Condition reported good at Strong Memorial hospital there. ^ WUliarii; Moitis office . ageiitihg yyath by twids v^tCT^^ Beh Serk- 17 vowich an*' Merteiine Woods, which ; has already been read and approved fojc negotiation by two-iniiior ^om- pajQiei;. •■ , :■• •■' Francis Albertanti is p.ai. fot the American Bowling Congress, which r.1viU!stage the efiamplonships in New / YQfk,'neitt7spring.; Estimated that . 3»500 steams, dir: around- 20,000 bowl- ersi wiU compete for $120,000 prize :.,inoney.-. ^Sir OsWaldv Stbll t^^ belated holiday at Brighton. ' . I Alhambra tearihg':doWn process for inassive picture theattie stairts NoV. 1. : Randolph Sutton is one of the big- gest property owneris of all the local comedians.. V Gracie Fields returned from a hol- iday in Capri . t3 find- her London home burgled. : Joe Porter returns to Australia end of February} takes his parents with nun this time. • ^ 'Heroes Don't^Care*'^^ closed fet the St, Martin's- thettre. Oct. 17, after four and a half mojniths. ; J\;yivian Van Damm has leased the Piccadilly theatre, where he intends to run cabaret- shows from" five till II jiightlyi , Lleweien Johns-intends to take a trip to .New York to line up new talent . fpr the Stoll circuit early in the ,new year, ■ Edna Best miOcihg her pantomime debut m the title-role Of ;xiindcrella' at , the Coliseum, which stages this type oif ^ow for the flrst tiihe. Failure of KOmisarjevsky's produp- tipn of 'Antony and Cleopatra. leaved the house vacant for pfdduction of •Parnell,' which wil tome to,the New theatre, first week of 'November, istar- rmg Margaret Rawlings and- Wynd- ham Goldie. T r 1 Beirliii iTphn Hagenbeck, 70. Stanley IVathon over from Lohdon. G'lauePs 23 midgets at the Europa Pavilion;,' .\ Martin Rose new agenting in Co- peiUiagen; ■ - ■ ■' _ Benianiiho: Gigli to sing! at the Scata NOV. 18. Dance studio opened at the Ad> jhirai's Palace. Centfaihaiien Stettin ^ reopened with vaude under new, management: Circus Jacob' Busch,,'Current in Prague,- preparing toiir through Belgium; ■/ ^ •Dollars, new comedy iby Hjalmai^ Bergman, premiered; at the Saar- landstr/. theatre; r Freimarkt. Bremen's' iihhual fair," going full blast; -five theatres there playing: straight vaude;. _ *Ave Maria' (Itala-Syndikat), hew Beniamino Gigli film, drew 815.661 visitors in past three week^ in Berlin alone. UFA preparinjf a neW flhn, 'Alka- zar/ centering around the stubborn fight, of the defenders of the Toledo ■Alcazar,'"-^' •Mutiny oh the Bounty' <M^G) in extended^ flrst-ruh at the Astor: in fonrth week after three'weeks at the CapiloU Galsworthy's ^The Silver Box' per- formed at the NoUehdoitpUitz the- atre in English by a group of ama-^ teur players. Dr. yon Boeckmanh, general man- ager of the German short-wave radio station Witzleben, returned from a lengthy trip to the U.- S»- - - .Three American acts at the Schumann, :Frahkfort-Maih (Hazel Mangean Girls, Don Del Monte, Deszo Better and Polly Day). Six American acts at the Scala currently <Joe JacksOn, liois and Jean, ^liree -Cossacks, Gypsy Nina, Holland and Hart; Ken Harvey). An attempt to bring stage shows pack-into picture houses was made by . the Mali, where five acts- were EjeBented ^ in; addition to the fihh. Pubhc,- asked vote, .^unanimously approved. Ed .Voyhow off ohce ihore on his cross-cbuntry jaunts. . VBen Pollack stopped off for some chinnmg on vray to Coast. J Muriel -Page gallops on; the. local bridle paths each morning;. . Sion Ward in advance oh eastern dates for 'Circus de Paree' unit. Clyde Eckfaardt tops film row com- mittee on'the Community fund. ; Rosa Ponselle latest, celeb to adopt baby from the Cradlie in Evanston. Bil -Hampton handling special comedy v-material for the .King's Jesters. Patricia Ann Manners negotiating to lease Australian rights to her radio show,.'My Diary.' Bill Elson dropped in from Min- neapolis for a Visit and the Minne- sotaiNofthwestem rumpus. Ed Yoynow on his way to becom- ing the bridge phamp of the mid- west and the near-northside. Tommy Rockwell and frau in town on general o.b. of midwest spots fpr the.RockWell-O'Keefe agency; Iffore than 250,000 people crammed football, stadia over the week-end in this vicinity to catch the Minnesota- Northwestern, St. Mary's^Marquette, Notre. Dame-Ohio State; Wisconsin- Chicago, Bears-GreenBay Packers games. will premiere in New Zealand prior to. Australian showing. Luina P'ark got away to a good start in Sydney, Park has dropped admission charge^^ and. also provides, ^ree transportation firom thp city. When' the Monte Carlo Ballet ap- pears in Adelaide for WlUiamspn- Taiit, the tOp admission will be .$5. Baljiet is .expected to Stay about two weeks. -'■ Sir Ben Fuller is. back ^ a^^ strong in the Melbourne legit field.; Next, month he vrill operate two theatres, and also: send a: road show , to New Zealand. Dan CarroUj Prince Edward, Sydney, * prpgressihg , favorably after his recent opieratibh. Mel Law- ton has been in charge Of biz af- fairs diirihg Carroll's; absence.; .feremier Stevens of if.* S. Wales returned from abroad. Wheh Par- liament meets at the, ehfl! of the month it is-expected thiit some ques- tions will. be m asked: iregarding the quota situation. Clarence Badiger has been retaihed by National to. remain here as direc- tor. Badger came over from Columr* bia-National .to make 'Rangle River' with Victor Jory. : National is lining up .two more locals; Sydney By Erie .Gorrjek By Les Bees . George Turner, M-G^M salesman. ., v:limpihg as result of dog bite. Gene Meredith goes pheasant hunting every week-end with Al Ltitz; and . Kenny ;Gainesi , Nine-year-old daughter of Larry Kline, RKO booker, fell and broke .arm,,, French Casino show due at Orpheum nejtt week, arid Ted ■ Weems' orchestra underlined for .Minnesota. 'Hilton . Sisters (iSiameSe Twins) making home Jicr^ temporarily. Shooting i;alleries springing up all over; loop... Granting the. demurrer of s; P. , Halpern, cowi^el for the defendant, !he district" coiifl. at" T3evils Lak'e; . , N. D., dismissed vthe charge against Art Ableson, manager of .the Eddie Aubeh theatres, of .violating the ^tate lotteiy law by holding Bank Wight* ' Prank Marden in control Pf com- mercial 2 U. W. Wialter Hutchinson tendered a din- ner-by the '47 Club'm Sydney. 'Mary of Scotland' (RKO) comes into the state, Sydneyj for a run try: . Bookings . for. the Monte Carlo Ballet have Cjcceeded aU expecta- tions. ' Stuart P. Dbyie making a quick trip tp Melbourne to meet stock- holders. 'Rangie River' (Col-National) is just about ready to go into the cut- ting-room, i ., 'Show Boat' (U) begins fifth month m Sydney to absolute capacity . on three-a-day. Charles Murirp readying to traVel the Hoyt chain in company with Walter Hutchinson. ' ' Leo Pranklyn, principal comedith MiTith Williamspn-Tait: for years, leaves fpr Lbndori next month. Out-bf-door amusements got away to a great start during the week when the mercury reached the high ■.spots^ ~ 'Ore's ^ie~gfela'"TM'-lS)"opei^(rTn Sydney on the hottest day in many years. Got away to a good start> however. •Mary. Scotland' (RKO) and 'The Last of the MohicahS' (UA) Vky Hal Cohen Stanley manager Bill Scbtt seriously ailihg In St. Friamcis hbsp following operation, . Johh Robi , Post-Gazette news-, hawk, named secretary to city's new TWaypr''Spully. /r- —r— Carnegie Tech drama School plot- ting homecoming party for Hardie Albright when he arrives in 'Wing- less ;yictory/ '■ , Cupid hitting . Herman Middle- man's band here, with •Bunhy* Drown the latest to succumb. Charles (Dbc) Hoffman: trans- ferred his magic cocktail bar from ; WiUiam Pehn to Astor in New York. Ralph Wiison-naihed for leading .rble in 'Y' Playhouse production of 'Milky Way/ GeorgeVBrbnsbn.tb'New- Haven;to attend funeral of his mother, whb died ih Florida last week. . Sports cartoon of Press, sports editor and cartoonist. Chet. Smith, and Jack^Berger, now in 100 papers. They started it less than a year ago. Variety Club has adopted orphan boy lor first time!-and he's been tagged George Variet;y Barker; Pittsburgh PiayhPuse' opens new season Tuesday (10) with • 'Russet Mantlie.* It's in fbr: three weeks; Press Sifinied \ (Cbntinued from, page 1) hot an isolated phenoihehpn but proof , pf - public resentment agstlhst the propaganda dished but in the guise bf-news. Several organizations in the radio mdustry—networks, stations, repre- sentatiyeii and eyen advertising agen- cies—are reported readying ' treatises ahd brochures demonstrating the strength bf radio ias the key factor m the shaping Of public opinion. They are basing their argument of the strength of radio on the lise of ether campaigning during the just- cpncliided elections. And the pub- lic's confidence in what they hear as against what they -read. They are pointing to radio as far more importa.nt-.than the newspapers in, the final decision of the public as to the matter of ^ votes. Radio inr dustry leaders sincerely believe that it was the tran^itters arid not the printing pressesr \yhich Were the key factors iri the eampaign. In'" many. situations where newspapers; were thumbs-down bn brie candidate, the rival , candidate came through with flying colors. Agency Sentiment Shrewd advertising men, though they refuse tp be quoted, have state-j in private, conferences* that the presidentiar campiaigri as it was han- dled; with bitter distortions by many hewspapers and; the results Pf the voting itself has served as a terrific setback for the newspapers' prestige in this cburitryi The bitterness .with which the newspapers on both sides fought, the bpen manner in which they twisted facts and kicked low, and in the final, vote their ineffec- tiveness iri bringirig the people to the line, have all served to lessen the standing of the newspapers.:iri the eyes of the-general-piibliCT"Even riiany key men in the daily neWspaperibusi- riess admit that the campaign has huit the newspaper business; and es- pecially those dailies which were on the wrong side of the fence. If, B, Warner in tbwh. . Arthur Lpew in Mara^Mara in BrUssefs. Marlene Greth to Lyon. Dolly Ardeh to the Lido, Gipsy Nini pfE fPr,Berli_ .Major Barcas i^t Reynolds. ,^ . Le^a I^ombard ih from Italy.'.. Rei^taurant prices tip 10-15%. >• : ■ George Prieur off for Ldhdon. : Reine Pauiet at the Europeen. Mona Goya back from London. Wanda Muth booked for. Egypt. . Cinema Moulih-Rouge reopening, Victor Massl enlarging;his offices,. . Capella and .Lbrny Rode in a hud- dle. ■.. ; . , Nita' Raya the new; Mogador bUl. Oley . West planning a New York trip. , -v- ■ •Under Two Flags' (20th) at Le Paris.-. , .;• Clifford Fischer back from a:ishbrt yacash. Indus : HoUingswprth out of the ;MogadOi\- .;^ :'' ' ' v-i. Henry^ A^tric hunti «rith Mar- cel SabIoh« Pola Negri baek to Berlin from the. RiViera. . ■ Jim Witteried staging a floor show at the CriUon. 'Anthony Adverse' (WB) bpenihg at the Apollo. ^' ' ' Paramouht showing two. acts; Rex featuring three. Cine Hollywbbd, old; .Elysee-Oaii- mont,. reopening. . '"^ Short and Lohg signed for the next Lido .show. : ;■ ;.:. _::;: Bluebell catching the dancing of the HelentL Stars. \ Zdenke Zika of Viennese Opera oh the new Mojgadbr bill. Joan Warner lobkmg oVer the new Casmo de Paris revue. KOrda d.anglihg a contract tmdei» the eyes oi; Jiiies Berry. Fepdor Chaliiapin in for a few days after bn Austrian vacash. Lucile Page held over for a second two. weeks at .the. Mogador. O. W. .I*ab.^t J adding Louis. JbuVet tb the . cast of ^Mademoiselle Doc- teur.' •■■ Josephine Baker appearing at So- pialist party artistic fete at Lima Park. ,-, .. >'■• • Suzy Prim signing for 'Le Cbemin de Rib,', playing opposite Jules 'Halte, 6u: Aliez-Vous' (fWho Goes There')/ by Eugene Gerber, opening at I'Oeuvre. Cirque Medrahb Voyigeur clbsirig its seasoh: at Havre :and going into winter quarters. Jphn Loder. dropping in from London to see his film-actress Wife, Micheline Cheirel. ; Ahatole Litvak off for Hollywood to make: ah American version Of •L'EqUipage' for RKO, : Edouar^ Bourdet officially takin? over the reins of the. Comedie-Pran- caise from Emile Fabre. Ray Ventura, now; appearing at the Empire; opening a night club of his own in the Champs-Elysees. Julien Duvivier off to Algeria to choose settings for exterior shots of 'Pape le Moko,' starring Jean Gabin. 'Tout Va Trop Bien' ('All Goes Too Well'), Rip and WiUemetz revue at .,the NouveaUtes^ completing a month to capacity, tieing 12-year record established by 'Pas Sur la Bouche'- ('Not oh the MouthO; Par 's C&S Pica (Continued, from: 1) sion of the operettas will be made in screen fashion and hbt follow the stage formulas. Thifee- operettas which; Paramburit wan^s to put into prbduction as sppn as the deal ' completed are 'Pina- fpre, 'Mikado; and 'Pirates, of Penz- ance.' Rights, are bWried by the Richard D'Oyly Carte Opera Co. estate in foreign lands. ; Martin Beck came here oVer a year ago negotiate rights with both Parambunt and Metro. At that time he offered eight of the op- erettas and wanted, iirburid $700,000 for them. Figure in the Paramount ,deal is uridisclbsed; At the time Gilbert arid Suliivari wrote, from 1871 to 1891, they got ho . American oopyrights. However, Cai-te had the British CopyrightSi which ruri until 1961, or a period of 50 years aftei" the death of Sir Wil- liam S. Gilberts who was drowned i ;1911. At that time no reciprocal copyright agreemerits existed be^ tween the United States arid Great -Britain"and^^s-resulth-^n6--rpyaltiegr were paid in the U, S. for perform- ances of the operettas; FPreign copy- rights are covered 'by: the Berne Convention, International Copyright agreement. Hollywood Lebh Gordon beat the flu; Horace Jackson battling the flu. Isabel Jewell recuperating at Car-. ^i^i ' ... ■ ' .Mrs. iFred Stone here visiti family. ■Oeorge Bllsons celebed loth wed- ding anhl. .Mary Carlisle pulling in from Lon- don-this week. ^ Ted Lbeff claimed a nag at Tah- foran for $1,250. ^ , William K, Howard due back f^om .London this week. ■ v WHitey Hendry fully recovered froni abdominal op. r: The Ben Berlhsteins celebrated their 16th wedding anni. ■ ; Doloreis Del iRio doihg series of fasMon pics lor Harper;'s. ;;liierman Robbihs ih frbm New York for couple of weeks. . " Hugh MiU^. Londbh aiithbr, here to join Metro writing: staff. . Fred .Hamilton here from New York to join RepiibUc's talent schooL .;^J^ .^^,y^',J"l«s White and W. P; 'Whitey' Hendry aU but of hospitals. ^ Gordon Gordon has joined Harry Brand's publicity department at 20tt Power, Jr.. has grown up at; 20th-Fox., Studio has dropped the ■Jr*'^" • -t;'., «J[S^'^.^^^Y'^^^ switched from 2pth-Fojf's ad department tO artist at UA,. Eddie Cantor and ;!Parkyakarkas traming to Broadway (7) fbr month's 'stfiy*-- ^ ^ Bill Herbert, radio ed ol the Vic- toria; B. C„ Colonist, b.a'ing. lots for yarns. _ Frederic Lbhsdale^here from Lon- don to start bn his Metro Writing contract.- . Eddie Ugast joined Grand Na- tional's foreign dep't under Jack Barnstyn. Ruth Kahan resigned froni War- ners* publicity, staff to . wed local imerchant."'"';-"'::-^ — ' -^^-----y------^-: Bihg Crosby's hags won two raoeS in a row at Tahforian, piaiying 8 to I in each case.- Max Hayes, former N. Y. ageht, how associated here; with John Zanft agency. Major League Heart players opened their winter season at; Leo Schles- inger's home. Paul Kelly has started a new home in Monteria Hills; It's a ranch house with22fOoms, Mrs, Irving S. Cobb passed crisis in Santa Mohica hospital and will check out soon.. Archie Mayo testing Eileen Earl, Josephine Hutchinson's sec, for tt^rt in 'Call It a Day;' * : Hal 01ver;pulled but for El Paso to handle advance for air tour of IGOlddiggers of 1937;' . George Robinson picking the tech- nical crew for Joe E; Brown's "in- itialer for David Loew. Ruth Frazer named agency con- tact for British players in Holly- wood by MyrOn Sebsnick. Ned DobsOn, Republic talent scbUt, making three-Week swing around country in search of new faces. John Hay (Jock) Whitney planed in from N. Y. With party of guests for preview of 'Garden of Allah.' Metro Will enter a flbat in the pa- rade to mark opening of the new 'FrisCbrOakland span this month. , Rex Lipton to Frisco to publicize songs for L. Wolfe Gilbert music publishing house. He's Lew's son. Femand Gravet, French actor, ar- riving this Week to go into ^The King arid the Chbrus Girl' at War- ners. . Joe Reilly, ex-police chief at 20th- Fox, now screen author, is technical adViising •Great Guy' for Grand " tional. 1 Polo pony tossed Michael Curtiz, causmg nim to direct 'Mountain Jus- tice' at -^WB - for short time on Crutches. ' ; Lew . Pollack ahd Sidney Mitchell bought two race bosses and tagged 'em.'Sweet Music' and 'Sing, Baby' to keep them in' tune., Ferdihand Bruckner, Austrian elasrwright, preparing to apply for ;. S. citizenship papers; He just re- turned via the J&Iexico quota. Ruth Rehick, Metro contract play- er, suffereda broken leg in a fall at her libme and v had; to leave cast of . 'Maytime.* Mehdi at Hollywbpd. hbsp. Lew Pollock Wnd Sidney Mitchell are the doubles handball champs at 20th-Fox. Bill DoVer and Lew Schreiber took the courit ' the finals. Des Moines W. iMporhead . .Drake .U's uarlng the Circle.' • Myron lanks celebrated first wedding anniversary; WHO employed 250 additional employes for the reportirig of elec-; tipn retiims. . Raymond lank is baick frbm three mbriths in Montreal and At- lantic Gityj,retovered from a major operation. ; —Jack ^nd. JillUdancing^peniesj _le£t from Bob Stickriey's dog arid pphy show, getting $94 a month for per- formance' in WPA circus, while ordi- nary horses and mules used to do WPA work on thp .roads, etc., get only 55c iari hour for owrier.