Variety (Jan 1937)

Page scan 000243 from Variety

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
Jan 1937
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (January 1937)
Leaf #:
000243
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema, and Theatre and Vaudeville
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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U VAKtEtr PICTURES Wedaesday^ Junuarj. 13, 1937 arative (Continued frbm page 10) WASHINGTON DENVER MINNEAPOLIS MONTREAL PHILADELPHIA Talkiiig to F&M 'Chicago, Jan, Arthur. Greene, local' financier, is supposed to be ready to put $1,000,000 in a theiatre situation arid has picked upon St. Lpi4s,: with accounts indi- cating that he has talked to Fanchori & Marco iabout buying into that out- fit; A. ,1.: Balaban is understood to have notified F.*& M. that any denl 'Which CJreene naight make \vpu)d in- Vblve' Ba^abari also. There has been no deal made as yet. The thing apparently awaits the return of Hairry Arthur, 'Ji*,,, to St.. Louis. Arthur .is in. New. York cur- rently,, as is Mike Marcip. . This does not meari that A. J. Bald- bain will' operate; but if 'he becoriies interested financially, undoubtedly •would have febirie advisory say-iso on things. A.' J. Balaban. has been figuri re-entering show, business for the last three or. fbur years. His; most recent pos.sibility, with RKG, through. Leo; Spitz,. the studio, .Nothing came: of it. • 20TH-F0X ANNOONGES FURTHER STUDIO BLD& Hollywood, .Jan. ... In line with studio policy: pit usirig.. up. surplus so as tp'reduce taxes (at- tested by Christhlas bonuses, la-vish tokens to press and others at Yule-. tide, atid generally upped budgets on most films. on all the. lots), , newest cphstruction prograni is announced by 20th Century-Fox^ following on heels of building work done by Metro, Warners, Paramount, Univer-- sal and CdlUmbiaii Twentieth itself put up several swank new buildings dui^irig 1936, spending $2,000,000. Built livere two new stages,/adminis- tration buildirig with 250 offices, property , buildirig, editorial building, with 18 ^cutting robrris, 54 film vaults and six projection rooms, electric powerhouse and new. wing' and new kitchen oh Cafe del Paris. •." For 1937,;Rpbert Fairbanks, studio, manager in charge; announces three neW stages, three-story building production dept., three-story dress- irig room building, and two-story wardrobe building, as well as/ new riiechariical shops and extensions- sound dept. and , coffee shop. peSylva Hires Savo -Hollywood, Jan. 12. Jiriimy Savo will come out from New York to dd: a chore i '.Uriiver- sal's'HippPdrome.' Sa-vo was the first casting for the picture which will be produced. by B. G. DeSylva. Allen K. Foster set to put oh the. dances. Arthur Voegtli , veteran designer identified with N. Y. Hippodrome for years, leaves, this; ■week ~ for Holly- wood, where : he.'Will help in produc- tion of 'Hippodrome' for Universal. . (ContinufBd on page 23) RKO Ties Stey^Hs Onslow Stevens, currently appear- irig in 'Stage Door' . on Broadway, has. been given a coritract at RKO. .. tiidio recently bought, screen rights to 'Door,' with Katharine. Hep- burn,' Ginger Rogers /and Burgess Meredith tentatively cast. Gravet Quits Cbast Hollywood,. Jan.. 12. Ferriand Gravet, French aictor, has pulled', out for New: Yprk whence he'irsail Jan. 16 for Paris. Gravet was brought over by Mervyh LeRby. for 'The .King and the. Chorus Girl,', at Warners. PAR UPS LIL MANLEY illian Manley, 'forineriy assistant diteotor of tests for Paramount .i N. Y., has been prpmoted to talent cPach. She replaces Cecil CJioyelly, goes to London as talerit scout same outfit. rew In CoL Pic Hollywood, Jan. Roland Drew, recently returned from picture work in England, goes into 'Weather or No* at. Columbia. , iSfiiph Bellamy ahd Ida Lupinp top cast