Variety (Feb 1938)

62 VAniETY last week of an Arterial coniditiijn at his hQnre in Albany> DICK.WHITINCj Dick^' Whiting,; 46,; songWf^ the piikt.25 yeiats'; died/Feb. 19 in his Bevei-ly: Hills, .home , afterv. ay'pro- longedi illhes^ with a.' heart- ailVneht. . He. was ; under: .contract as a 'tearn ■wfiter ' .with ■; Jphhny- .Mercerat .Warriers:J '■' ;! . Befbi!^ tdr.hiing-.his;.melody talenls; ,to pictures; dec'eiased cofhr posed the : sc.ores -ipr several stage shoe's.: jhcluding: -Geprge White's 'Scandali : and .. 'T^ke ^ a^^- G Anions his .outstanding tune^i: weiie •Till We::VMe^t • Again^V .'japaihese Saridniariv -Mammy's; Coal Black Bp^e/ ,'Tulip Time m Hoilaiid.'; His; latest.piciures tuiies were.'Hollywood Hotel'; and ^Varsity .Show^'s ^ ^ ,:, Whiting's music tiareer its: ihi. cepfionat'. Santa . .Mbnica,. ./Califs. where , he pounded.' a" -pianb in a. biadh cafe. Soon after hie tieaitied up with Marshall . 'Mickey': Nieilan^ later .ifli film 'I director,'- in . a -vaiide' singing:; act It was not untir he was; i^^ Detroit man^iger of the Jeiioime Remick music publishing house that; he: took ■. to- composing; seriously. 'Japanese Sandman' catne soon after NeW';Vo.rk;:from Hollywood: Ip make arrahge.meitts 'for ; the burial of - his father,;Aloysius;Jpseph. De SyrYa,.76»' who ;died oi . a'sudden -heart attack ;at •French, hospital, :N. Y.,; Feb! 16. The eider.iDr.. Sylva ^Jiad lieert • re-' tired for several.years. While under tlie- pr.ofeissiQnal -name of . Hal; De; ^'orest he Was a weil/knovi'n actor and staige directdr doing most of hi^.^ Brbadwa/ wprlt with Will lam Ai Bradyy V H scre'en; appearance was with. VArinette ;Kei.lerman in .*i)aughter pit: the Crod?' for the old Fox-stiidi' 'v-:;''V ■.■'?■'.':'■'{;•' " .■-': JOHN A. NOBLE : .■ Joiin Ai, Noble, 62, of Ithaca, di- r.ector -of theatre prchbsti-as...fin Elrniva. and Ithaca • for niany years, died in an Ithack hospital Feb. 13. Survived i>y his widow,, a soh','and a brother. Bui'ialv'was in Newfleld, N.-Y,-;. ;"■'■ ARMIN BIEL Wqerstiei (Sausage); Biei; ;60, died iti Vienna. .V Armin • Biel, restaurant chain owner (word 'clia in' used iiere in :., European Vriieasu/emenis —r he Owned three places r^ias close iriehd; of sbpre ,.6f . Amerlcaii and .Europeah artists.--'.' v. ^>' ':';'■• ^ ' '": ■•■■ .7'- His place in Fuehric^ of .town, Was nrieetirig placei bi .lpcal talent. . Despife. strict;' orders,. given by Gernian C ultural Chaimljer - to German artists here to' frequent ■':. • EVA LEibMANN • Eva. Leidmahn, .:6ne ,<?f Germany's best 'icnown film; scripters, died stjd denly Fe^. 6, following ah operatipn^ ; . .Among • her hits , were.: '"The .Girl Irene.' 'krelitz^r*.. Sonatai' ■ and ; the iast. - Liliah iHarV'ey . vehicle- 'Fanny feissler.';'..■ ■ ,r-/': ■ This dejiortrnent containx rew^ lisHed dupiig X^^^^ tn .thc ^tiajty papcra 6/ New y 6rk, ilhicaqii; San. Francisco, ti oily wood an^ London, Variety takes no' credit :for these nciws items; eadh Has 6cc;n rctf>rittcn ir^ daily paper. East JOHN 1, YQiJNG ; - Captv John L. Young, 84, .proipi heht: in. the :deVelQpment' of .ihei amusement side : of Atlaintic Cityi died in his :\vihter home, ;W^^ Beach, Fla.,\ Feb. 15i He is suryived by his widow and a daughter. i-- Betajis in the Outdoor: section.; ' :..;' ^:'Frank 'sghaeffer:'. ." Fraiik. .Schaeffer,. trade papei" ad- ve'r.tisihg; •solicitor, .died at. • General hospital, Ik)s- Angeles^: Feb. 17; 7 arid the road to music; fame isprieiad out before him. - ,.; ,\ ''■ • At funeral .seryices'heid Feb; -21 in Beverly. Hills,: .VQscar; Hammersteihi II, . delivered the eulogy.- - Members, of American Society; of Cpmposers, Authors ^ Publisiiers atte a :bPdy.';.' .■ ■ -^/--i-v^-'v-';:'..'■ ^- '. ^ , Whiting 'leayes his: widipw, \ two 'daughters; and his mother. ' ■■ ;-;'.;^-lrtUIWlAr.B6'rH V.. ; Murt-ay;. R.Oth,; ;4:4, screeii writer-' director, 'died-Feiji 16 after a ;lirigerihg ii'lhess, last three inPnthS; of which, v/eire speiit .in ai hospitai. .Surviving;are his widow, •nid^a-'son/.'.'■■•'^.' : ; Final .studio iiss^ deceased were; the- direction . of'Fly- ing Hostess' and:the cO:-a,uthorship of the Original story!fbr 'She's Danger^-' ©iis,'•both ;f OF'Universal. Born in New York, Roth earty turned, his talents to. sOngwriting, then switched to: studio scenario work:; He Syeht to . Hollywood in , 1921 under contract to the old Fox Company, for: yirhich; he did the Bcreen plaVs on 'the^^^^V^ tut-esv the Helen ahd Warten' series' *nd 'High School' Herb A ; V Jpihihg Warners in 1927 as ah a^- •bciate of Bryan Foy; in the shorts .'Aryan' restaurtihts; pfily—Emil Jan- ijings - and . others; continued . to ;eat •BieV; saiisage ■and beerv;- •- ;''JACOB e: BIGGsi .'>..-':;"'-' Jacob ;E. Biggs, 76, former .theatris manager :at. Martins Ferryi 6., <iied^ Feb.; 13 iii: Canton after a long illr ness;-;.;; -;. .'■■•: • /r: J., ' Before. going to ;Catiton to ehgage in retail- buisinessn he >was for:. hany years identified, with theatre opera- tions Jh.the upper Ohio Valley. Hi^ widow^ , two daughte^^ and,., three ■sons .survivei: - ' CARRIE PERKINS BLACK Mrs.. William .Black,.' 77, knoWn ;in the theatres as Carrie Perlcins Black, died Feb; 2iO at Amityville,: t- 1, She was a character actress, haiv-ihg played in 'Setgeaint Kitty,V 'Wild :ROse': arid appeaired opposite Julian Eitihge; in the - 'Fascinating Widow.' She <vas the Vidbw/^b^ Bla.ck, ;aisQ anV actor, with whom she cbhducted a . costume business .in Freeport, ft. I,, until his death ifbur years ago. ; ,.'.y;- .l. ':McC»il<dln,'- '52;:' :father.'-^bf Homer W. McGallbn, press repre- sehtatiye of Loew's ;state theatre in Houstph, died iii a hospital in Knbx- yilie, Tehn,; ;Wednesday^, jCFehi 16).:) vrHe is survived; by his widow: and two;sOns.^"\'' '.. ;■■.:'.;;.:• ; nirs.. Maicblm Gibson/ wife of the former;lessee and manager Of ;th?i Keeney and /Majestic, Elriiira, \y?is burned to death ih;:her.' aparimfeht Feb. vll. She is ; suryived by her ;\yido\icer/a[hd a son,-'; ■ ; 'Father bf James tiridsey;. technlCiil director i. of. Piltsburg^ succumbed in LOvettsville, Va^, Feb: iit after short illness;; : . " : Father Of ted Blake^ Pittsbutrgh bandleader and : m;c., died at; his home in New Bethlehem, pa., J*eb. ■13;: ■ i-/■ ' ;- : : Mother, of Harry . Ilunter, Para-, mount's itianagihg; director ih Australia; died Saturday } (19) in Seattle."^ ■■•■ ■-•"'• ■-/ ■" :■• tOtiS TlSSSAUb ; . ;Louis Tussaiid, .69, great gr^^ of; Madame 'TUssaud, fouhder, of famous London waxworks, died at his home in Harrow, Etig., FebV ip: 11^ MCMORr Febpuary 2;i,;1933: P.C. department, he; scripted 'Lights' Of New York/; first all^dialog talker, aiid 'Queen <jf;; this; Night. Clubs,' ^lv:hlch. featured - ;..the ; late ;; Texas; Cuirian. Later he .became directpr- ih-chief. at ■ Vitaphone's /: eastern studios.; lieturping to. the :Gbast in .1931 he divided, his remaining years between .writing... and. direetirig. 'for Fbx,/;' Univer^^^ Reliance V.-and; Warners.:•/^ ; ■■ ;,\ ; :;■ ;■ .. ./- '^ /-;-:■:.'■■•: •-;.^,' :C.iKv"yAN:AtJKER'-.:; .G: Ki VanV AUker, actor arid; a.vj;Upi\:.d.ied in: the. government :.hos.r- pilai' at Prescott, Afiz.;^ Feb. 18, pi tubsrciilbsisr■ -r. --''^ \^ ■'-U:-: Capt, Van Atilcer had appeared in many theatrieal ..sijbcpsses *in the east before .going to the Coa.'Jt to t^y his hand at pictures, remaining with that, niec'j.tirti Until/.the ■' tallcihg, 'pictil.res- came:' ;when he retired. (o- ehgafie in Ciyi.C ..wbrk .lin .Los .Ahge^ his illness; ended fltrlher activities.. • : With' the entry of the U.: s:" in the World War he traihed at PlaltsbiLirgh -ivel. was given CPmmissioh.- a^;I'ifihl. c-imriiatidep ;: of. .the/" '309th .■ Aefp' Sqlmdron;- \yiUi^ .w^^ ;yitJv;distlhctibri..;) ^ '■ '/■■;;.} 'H'tii.- s ist.e IV G race,' i.^. a; nierriber p f tha F^ederal Theiitre Prp/iect on ;the C,)ast. Hii widow and, itipthct:' also .«urV'lve,o;.='..•:-/■;■' -•-■'.'•■■ .■ -■;;■■;'■ ■■"/■ii ALOVsiuS J. DE SifLVA ;;^.,: ;(HAL-/I>E 'FOREST)^ ■■: i.:^''-: ■: B. G:. (Buddy). De. Sylva .came ;to Deceased;.V/as Writing his fife, story, and had sold; the Jfilm. rights to story based:pn tlie brigln of th^ ex:, -hibition/;'; / :; ;;;;;^.;.." ■ ..'■■\- : :Survi;ved-by.his^-widow. y ; SAMUEi; kqenigsber^ ;;SamUel' Koenigsherg, 79, ;'pi.oneer .Colorado; muslciah: iand .orchestra leaden died Feb; 19 . Denver/. A charter member pt the Denver mu- sicians' ijniph,;'he(^ha^ directeti; nearly every .• orchestra in \Deh:«'e,P. .'Jbe.fbi-e'^,,..li'ls.retirement -'.-/l5 .years aigoj '.-- ':■■;/:•■/.;:■•.■ ,/..v -/^;' ;. .: ./•;' / ■* Mrs;,; Kperiigsberg:;and iauv- ch Ij dren;, ; ; Funeral services/and burial wer -ill Denve.i<;/ / '■.■/■■;■■■ WiLi.iAiSi^H.^:'^jaHNsbN'-^ - ■: Wiin-am': H,: Jphpspti, -.(iO. dbprman a.t/Neth-Markham-theati-ei .Co.liim O.,- died /in -tiia:t; city^.-F^jb;:. 13;' a'fter twp,:days'.iilness,v ;•/' ;;^.. /'■ -;, .. ;He ;h<i(l.. fb.r'iti.Jiny- yeai'S. besri idenr t ifi pd .-yitith- -1116:4. f q Uprbf■ thea tres / at';C:b 1 umbu^/:; -llis' :■ wl^iw- and' a• survive. -;-'. ■■'-'•. .•:,..• Moither, 73; • of ./Ilussen Gibhohs; traveling auditor foi^ Fpx-West Coast theatres, died Feb,/13, in Los Ah'- geles.. ;■/ . "■' /; -■'■ - - Father of Jbse Fernahdez, assistant dance director; at ^Paramount,' died Feb; 18 in Mohte Carlo/ : Ben Corday, 63, circus tattobed mkn, diietd in .Lps Angeles, Feb. 20/ MARRI/^ES IViargie Dee tp .Frahkie/Saputb/ in Tia Juana, Peb. 18. Bride is singer; he'-is ■ guitarist./'.■:/..■/-■;.;•:;:' "/'■ -v^ Helen Aberson to Hkrold pearl at Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 14th. He's house manager of Paramount. /Mrs. William M. Kane to James F. Clancy, iti Hartford. He is business manager of WTIC and was formerly with Poll theatre chain. /Bride is president of: HarKord .'Council' of Catholic ;Women and well-known pianist. Couple hpneymophing to South America. -. Mildred Eleanor Brunelle to Arthur John Bergstrom, Feb. 12: She is home ecbnbmist; and 'Food Forum' director at >WSPR, Spring- Tield,/-Mass.; and lie is on station's arinpuhcing staff. ; .Joan ; Hoff ' to Jack Munyon - In Pittsburgh, Feb: 18., Bride is 'a singer on KDKA and he is a WWSW. radio evangelist. ; ; - -.• ;' ';.. ■,.-'' ... ;Rita Mobiler; to. Jinie.s' Shea. Vn, Pittsburgh, Feb. 1. He,/is assistant manager of Webster Hall hotel. -"/ : Ida / Szecslcay . " (Eda / Tol'di)'/ to Richard Crist in .Pittsburgh, slcedded for -today-<.23 )vr : Bride -is actress-with' . Pittsburgh PliyhbUse. : H2lcri Wix to Jack Human in^Holi' lywood, Feb. .19, Bride is Republic s.tudio:^:p.ublibity. secretat-y. ; ;. - " Mary Jane Irving' to Robert; Car* son. .in .Yuma^,; Ariz.; /Feb.- 12. . Bride i.s former chtld/actressv /newl.ijecre--' lary tb;janc:f:Gaynp'.r.: :he is.;^sc2tiarrisL .. : IVIarta ;Bianck : (Eilrick) -to Barry [-.uliirib,; Jr., , ' /LondpLn;'-v:t:^l);';.22./ n - is si'nf;cr-c.brnec{ian..'of.;U->e lamed Lupiho theatrical fami.ly/ ;. ' ;>'■ Paul Hindemith. German cOm- ppser, over h^re; . His; second visit,. , Mine. Nadia Boulanger conducted the. Bbslon; .Symphony at a concert in; the, home town Friday. . First woman to shake: a stick at 'eni. Three ■ British counties decide, to let the kids see 'Show White.',. Ban still oh :elseiivhere, . '/■/■/■•'.■. --. : Geraldine Farrar nanies Kirsten Flagstad, Laurtz Melchoir and- Flor- ence ■ Eastbn .as present-day . ppera tops.: '■-•■/,- -■■ ■?;■'■;■' . :■.■,..■;..■■■;;.■:.'■■ Joe'Duhhingier did a showitofT for President Boosevelt last week. Could not read any istate secrets, but got FDR's "address correctly. / Freddy Rich's ex-Peggy Lawton, suln.^ to divoyce number four, so she can hitch to;a fifth. In-N. suipreme court./ - ': '■ 'v-; ■';'. .. ;;■-: :; ' John Rihglihg _Northj„ th.e_.circus* hew hoss, bitten" .fiv/the a^m by a gor illa last week as :he stood/too' close to its cage/ : - Bill introduced at Albany to .legal- ize dog racing. . '• ■- Frank Merlin and Walter Hart hew/producing team.; First may be Merliri's/'Up. and DbWn.' . ; - //.' ; All eged pickpopket pinched in the N; - Y. PaVamouht- Wednesday eve- ning.; Patron, complained he grabbed his wallet 'containing $8. Brooklyn judge freed . a grocer charged with conducting a : lottery. Said, it was no different from bank, nite. which was .permitted to run. . - Bernarr . Macfaddeh defendant in nn aliehiatioh/suit brought/by Satir C/ Adams. He's nearly 70,;but . Mrs. Adams testified/to frequent relation- ship with him. ; Current theatre to Ooen Its season Saturday at the • Culture theatre. First blay will be 'Fingers.' by Wen- dell K. Phillips, of 'Many Mansions,' New York League for the Hard of Hearing •. planning revivals of old ,>ilents for the. ehtetraiinmenjt. df the deaf. First was The Hunchback of Notre Dame' at the Union M. E. ch II rch last Satiirday. '.. .; ' / May Yohe smuts missing in Boston wheh called uo'on to testify in suirrb- Efate's cburt on suit; ;of ; Robert E.; Thomas/. Hbllywood actor, who claim.s share • in the estate Of the late Mary U.; Strong. •; Disappeared once before in like circumstance. : 'Father Malachy's Miracle' arid 'Shadow and Subistarice' players; guests at 'Many Mansions' last.Thui:sr dav mat. '-../ : ./, - ■■ -■'•.;'.■-'- ■ Riha Sara, Brooklyn;girl, made her Professional debut as :Gilda in 'Rigb- lettb' at the Brooklyn. Academy of. Music last Sunday. ; Salmaggi im-; presari'; :.■.■-":-■ - . -.■: ..-.'-:;. ■ ■ - ■ '\ Portland .('Me;);' cops: gaithered /in. about; $1,00,0:000 worth of Irish; sweeps tickets. Smuggled:, in by a; steamship employee. ■ , • Izzy. Einstein. ■. the prohibition sleuth, died in N. Y. last week fol-, low.in* the ampnitatibri of. his : right leg, With Moe. Smith, Einstein dra- matized "his raids 'into iirOnt page .stuff. .-;'■ /.'■'-■-/ -;;,: -;; Gov. Moore, of New Jersey, and . his staff guests at 'Hooray for What' 7»l the. Winter Garden .Thursday mat. last week. ' • -■'; • '.- ,- N. :; - Y. Philharmohio- Symphony soUts it's $500 prize for the best br- .ohestral composition. Half goes to Charles Haubiel, of ,N:y. U. arid the rest to Robert.L. Sanders,: of Chica.gO U.. No composition ,un to top mark,. ■30 the committee divided the award. Silvermine Guild to enlarge its orchestral, shell to accomodate en-; tire. N. Y.. PhilharmOnicTSymphbny and an enlarged chorus.^ Emani'fti List.; of; the MetroDolitan follows To^scanihi in droppincf out of Salzburg Festival; Had sung there sevei-nl saasohs;/and again invited; ;but nixed;/ v- . - ;- ::;...rCa.rl 'Nappi. . musician/ i the toils ;charged with the theft of niimerbua musical instruments from orchestras Said, to have admitted taking 16 ini striiments and, pawning them. Direct charge was lifting a bassoon and a saxaphone from the Alv.in. theatre Thursday. .'.--'■ New jersey planning a sUper high- way to Atl.-.ntic City sans hot dpi stands. . '- ■ ■ - *.- Gloria Rejes, Who was carried off when she went to bid friends off bn. the Europa, back On the;Deutschland. says she :paid her fare both ways Third class snd She lost 32 pounds because Of tht food/ . Blobmfleld; N. J., has a new style burglar. Steals iewels from homes and leaves them ' other houses he entersi Never keeps any.. Jyst:hav- mg ah iaidventure. -.- Sir Cedric Hardwicke revisine 'Let's ; Pretend,' hiss autobiography Gettin.g it down to date;: - . ^ Linda Griffith, first wife of the pici" ture: producer,, takes another loss in her/ effort r; to - have hi$ divorce- de- - clared invalid. Appelate division of the N. Y. supreme court sustains the decision of trial court Striking but her third argument She will have to make amended complaint: Olin iDownes made musical direc- tor of N. Y. World's Fair. . - .N. .Y; Players to repeat 'The Bridal Grown' at the Heckscher FHday and' Saturday. '. ; 'Journeyman'jumped . tb the Van-/ derbilt so suddenly there! ,was no time to procure tickets and shpw is using the set left behind by the flou of ,?The Bridal GrbWh.' Cheryl Crawford will partner with John Stillman, Jr., in presenting 'All the Living.'\ He's- son. of depart- ment, store chain head/ • ^Shoemaker's ; Holiday' to :g!ve a. - midnight mat benefit fbr Stage Re- lief Saturday; George M. Cohan will give a special performance of 'I'd Rather. Be Right' March 13 for the same flind. ; . a; Testimonial dinner/given Maurice ' Schwattz - at ;Yiddish ^ Ait. theatre Monday following the 200th perform- . ahce of Brpthers Ashkenazi.' - . , Albrecht DiehU Brboklynite/ died in the Garden Sunday evening while attending a hodkey hiatclu- Heart " skttack..;; •/; ';.. -. './.';;■■■;---- ; George Coles Stebblns. whb wrbte more than 1,500 songs of the iMiobdy- and • Sarikey revival type, honored b.v tWb; broadcasts;Sunday in. fecog- ;. nition of his apprbaching. .9?nd birthday. One was on the Colonial net arid the other oVir WlCO. / . Playhouse/ N... Y. ■; legit./ ;rUnriing ; cbritest ;witli..lO pairs of tickbts to. its. show als prize. Essays oh compara- tive values of private arid .public school education is the .competitiph. v Radio City strikers tangling traffic on 50th St., by halting deliyery trucks ; headed ■ for underground unloading. : ROBERT F. CRITCHER Roijert Francis ;'(Bpl>by)/..eritGhe $4,' /for/ sbrne-■ ;yea'rs;' a ,.;.pai.'ach.ute- j^mpe^'. with carnivals and; -it/ fairs throughout the .United States and Canada; arid ./One-time lightweight, boxing ;• champibn of Catiiada,; died . :et- :dn;'lce ;:; ';•--/ :- Dt'Li-jit, .PVI); 22.- '' Idi" Pap.ez,. :.VienYie.sb skia-di-; Willi ;'fc.>; FQ^ibs;>Jf^i9:^fl;',^;u«^ai|^cd torn rtiu-sc'lo;: v/hile,.rcHoa/rsi-ri«{■.':bsi;/'Week' ..for. pc,rfbr;rnari.ccs 'at ■ Q'ly'rnp.iji liiire/ Will be .out of Tuicup: for about'.tw > wccks; ./-',.;. ':; / -;-.-; 'v.' Pa !• trier,-.IC-a r 1. • Z w-Tck. .c6niln q'oi in g.?bup nutriber.s minuj:/jri/aidev . /• BIRTHS Mr.:-and Mrs. Elliot Norton, daugh- ter,- in ■ Bbstbn, Feb. 9,.' Father is' ;drama;editor/of/B^^ ■/' Mr. and' Mrs:" John Cbrigiianp,:-^ /' in New York, Feb.;;;!?,' Fathbr is' as-- sistant concertraastcr of the Phil- harmonic-Symphoriy. ;,/ / jyi r: a rid Mrs. Dpri Pri ri'dle,' daugh- te'r; in Los Angeles. Feb. 15. : Father .■ writer fpr Joe.Periner. . ■; /'//' / Mr.;:, and Mrs: ; George: Bassman. .sbri.. in.Lbs; Arigeles,":Feb/:i8! Fa is. comppsei.-arrangcr.. a.t .M^Xto:> v/Mf. .arid,,/Mrs:' Joseph Feldmah, rlaijghtcr; . in Hacicensacli:. N. J., Feb. l4. ;Mothor i.s Coifmoir-Heien' Dayle of VVQAR. Piilisburgh/ continuity-de- parlmcnt:. , - ..---.-' ; ; ^Mr: and Mrs. B.; Sidney B'rokaW; ;• in Hollyvvpod, Feb/-13/ Father is'.wUlv iOzzie/NciSPn'k-.'bari '••//' Mr. and Mt-q/llal Gordon, daughter, in Nc.\v; York .ti ty, :E*ebv 16^ a lemr p'fi NBC..-.:- //; -/;.;. ' •Mr, ;and- ;M rs;': Mort Goodman. '. son,: in Ffoliyvyopd^ Feb; 13,- Father is/ad- vei tlsin.:{;dirGcior Of Wkrrief's Hoily-. M"j')d aiid Downtown theatres. ; Twfi suits involving the affairs of Martha Raye.v .sbreenv cbmi^^^^^^^ / file.d/iri tiv A. courts, by her father,' Peter F. Reed, vaudeville acton In one he seeks $150,000 from Peter Baumann< the actress- manager, on charges of aliertating Mrs/ Reed's; affections; in the : other, directed against Miss; Raye. Mrs; Reed and / Baumann, he demands a share of her film and radio earnings. - . Mrs. Stan Laurel (IlliariaV has been discharged from'a L.. A. hos- pital after her second nervous col- -.; lapse in less than two weeks, and has taken an :abode apart frorii her husband, denying, however, that she .; intends to ask for a divorce to end her; short-term marriage . to tha . '; screen comedian; X)r. Josef Hoffman, concert pianist,, .arid Mrs. Hoffman; were :guests ait a goldiin /iubilee dinner in Los Angeles, attended by"; putstaridmg 'figures^^^ -. ;film and .'music eircleS. ■ '■-'-■ Fire caused .$ 1,000 dam age tb Santa , Monica boaclv home bf Douglas Fai.i"- . .banks,. Jr. ' - - - - -'•■•■ - -: - ^ / Loot consisting of a, $2,.'j00 /mink ; • coat' and other j^!ea;rabt'es 'sack.cd .V.y b,irr,!*;lirs who .raided il^ of Otto Harbath-. ';; ; .-'.'■. -;. y. Ptee/ snatc'her grabbed l.)a'g con-':. taining, $100 from Mr';. ;j. :Blcrin)an,/-~. mother of Jimmy Durante;'^iii Holly^ • wood.. - ■-■--. .■':-•■ '-.Cecil'B, betVIilie Productioti-;.- IriCii;; petitioned fcdct-al board pf tax ap* ; peals for redetci:n>ination bf ;asr!(;i't«d: ; .iriCQme tax deiiciency of-' $22,325 for; : 1.924;/;.: / '; - / - ;. .-.:-::''-y ■•-• •/■ / .' Earlone : Heath'' Garrett- . granted: '■ divorce from. Oil;? G. Garfell. filtn 'directo.i!; along.witiv custbdy.bf. Ihcir..... 'son.;/--.- ..•/■-. ■- '..-:..-■■:■' ::.:-.'-- - '■;.-■ ■'-.- : -JElcirjdiiiarid:/:iC:_;::Sd .son of . Ore late Frtiustine-Scliiiivianti-:: .;- :Heink.: filed pro.te.st -in L. A. proh.atff -touirtVagarnsl Ihp .tiirnlri.g byer rtt'.hi?'/"-'. mbf,hor'-> .'niiijiicat librnry to -PoinAI)'*.'', .- Col lege: on Ihb ground fii at sci.ib^vl \i .-. -not ail iti.stitntion of; natiori.ai'rc.in!i|s.. ;.' .nnd' bskIrt.g; ..that it be - pro:^ebte'd--.fo.-. .IJtiilyot'sity, -.oi-- -Sbuihorti,-:C"'aVi.f-'>i:nii', ;fii.:st;:tp bestp.w:a; doctor of; inuiiic.iicr. ;; gr."?». on his n'\pc»rit. ■ : Mrs. -Elizaij&th : YoUrig-/'grantr:^ '" / divorce; from- . WiUia'ni Young/ fiiriV editor, in L; --A/-"