Variety (Mar 1938)

Hays- and^ the Foreign Priess Fipreign de of eight; inaibi' ..film'comp and- Riepublic; arid Monogram/ inet^^^ the Hays ofV fice .last week' tQ .i*ealign list of eign: cofi-espondentis -contacting ^ . •ture., firms., - bid''^ ftames. o£:'1.83 iorelgn. scribes was' cut. bslpw io6 by. ci^Ung: inactiv writei^S. ■Oi*; those ; h0i Iphger. serving.; liews- pap;?rs/z • v,'V • •-./'■■^^; ■ : ' .Kenneth Clark, head bt Hays pr- gani;<atioii ^ public' .relations presided at' confab.. r,which...w avr • I'ahged by^^ ■foreign.^Im publ.!^^^^ . Prompting. Jbtin Chapman ...dhicagp Trib^ Yorlc' News' SyndiGate ■ is prprnoting John - Ghap^ ■ tnah's .coiumn' .e^^^^^^ tQ grab pir jpniii of the papers which .took b, O:. Mc.Iotyrc's. colutnn.. ; , : /Front page of itpi:' &:.Piibli^her. ■ last .week- was an iid for, his' c.olumri, • ♦Mainly^ Abqitt'; Manhattan/- with, a reprodiictipn .of.' a note ir.pm . Oi .'O. 'praising, one of his d^ily.s^ ■ ,\:';iWhat'0«ie.il^ . J:. 'Brotlier.cah yoli ispare a. room* is the password', in ; Aniarillo, .Texas, as its inhabitants try to riiake room. for a l50ibob.. wildreyed /m fans. Gene Howe, piibliishcr tif the^ Amarillo .6l6be-News.:, - is • th0- Siinph Le|re:e \jrhp turned i-a quiet, prairie tovirp into a medley of King Kong and the\ Marx.Bi-os;..|n a free.-for-all.- .Thts .ans'wer is Motherrln-Law day;; Borii ,airid bred ph the.: pages; ,6f. the pipbie-Newis March 9r years agp, .■the day celebrating closed season pr» inothers-in-iaw ; bias - grown Xo subh \ proportions that Howe is: nby Phly; spectitor^ pf the gigantic spectacle; f which will feature the world's larg- iest - fioii c a rt y i n g ■ ,600 satisfied mothers-in-law Vii^ Aye . delicious 'flavbrsv; ■■'r^ ■ y^ \''.?\-' ' real estate as well, according, to .ah- ■hduncementv.'-/ . .■■'■< Tribune wa?^^ ■. Scrantoh's oldest daily, established .. 1867.- . Was. known for -ycirs as. The vSdranton Republican,, but ',hanie was ; changed to Tribune- by iSchrpth in. 1936.. tas.t year. iSer<ith entered the'^ S^^^ which, the Sctantphiah had Had 16; . itself foi^ :imahy years. .Competition of ' Tribune:4^d: to the. sale. ;Daily: is tP be continued as. the. Tribune, -with tiie-Scrcntonian'.remaining^ a day ; tditidn,. all '^to' iaej pitbUshed.. in: the Tribune' plant. : I ' May Mbve Phllly^^ W •Squawk; is going; up frohi more ; ;than 140 \yrorkerS . oh the :Federall Writers;-Project in: Philadelphii: in . /.pfotiest.; ag^ainst a plan.: t>y J. ■ Pauil French^:director, to rtipvfe the prpie^t headquarters to Harrisbufg; Pa> Ma^ jprity of the crew tears the: switch. may. cost them : their. jobs;' . :,- . • . . ;■ E,easop for. the - change, ■given: ■ French is his desire to jmake the proj ebt a; perrrianent. orgahization uhder . civil service. .: Group; ph this .basis, .ivpuld: do xesearph and garnet, info. ; about Pennsy^ ipr". use; ' ..paimphlets and guide bppks.. Under this' scheme, Frtihch.. said,.:. headquarters, in .-/the; State capital would make for - more .;jeffi^ciehc3r;■.■;■: ■;'•'.•.;■.■ ":^.•^■> ;'■■■: ■^■■'r-- ■ ' Charge - has been- bandied abbut -KthatvFrench-actu^y-wiants-to-^^ ■out of Philly because; he:re.cently lost cptitrol of the - Newspaper ..Guild's ' ;ii/Iiscellaneoiis . Unit, whi,ch -is made up iridstly. of . pt'oject members.' .H^ ;"was defeated in. .an electio^n a short, time ago;-by .James .'righe, :ex-^Philly' Inquirer, reporter. ■UndefStppd thaV -15; employees have been invited, to . accompany Frehcli tP Harrisb,urg' if end when the switch;is made. . . . ' M uTiy^ansiiDnris^Mix^^ . .CohderiSatiqn of 'lylariy ■Ma.nsibns,.'. ^the play ; by . the'Juies::£ckert:Gbod- rtiarisi-iathei; :ahd :-spn tatbr mag. haS stirred up sorpe agiv. tatioh .iait Yotir Life:mag. Stated by. .Jack Campbell of; the: latter .publi-. • cation that .' he secured.: perbissipn from : the authdrs; to dp a: briefing ; pf; the play' ^fop.^ publication. by; the; mag. . Authors also, gave :perm,issipn; to Conimentatpr. to: take e?ccerpts, but lattet; mag . bmitted. -the ;(CUstoinaFy .copyright .crediK:'-■ ■ ■■: "■ ,■ ■■ ■ Campbell :has- taken: the matter up . with the Authors .League/stating ha; was urider the .impressiph he wpiuid: have exclusive -rights to. print .1116:811^; breviated vejrsiori,; and that after'he. had .worked privit, Your Life did .n publish, fpllpwing appearahce oif the pi6c^;in Cpinhientatph ; y ';:v. ■:.;'••■.■ ;Pifey6st's;I«t.\Yie:n■:;■;•.■:;:■ . jean :Pjevbst,; ace, Firerich authpri : Visiting Hpilywood,: was asked ;what he. wahted to see most. Picke Wilson. ; Harold Salemson, Coast /rep for Paris vSpir,vipr ; which. ;Prevpst also writes, tried tp: win the 'author into Visiting: a studip fpr: lunch, '^lit Prevost held put fdir ;the trek to; Mount Wilson.; ■;-■>'.-- . ; Though half of sputhern^^^^^G •was df owned but: a^^^ took more snow, rain and sleet, ip .thalt day than Lbs Angeles usually gets liii a year,. the explbrers reached the top and. rcpjorted everything AV.as; fine ;and: dandy. ",'Precyost' wias .par4 ticuiarly ; interested ;.;ih Seeing the telescope at; the Mount iWilson; Qb-: servatpty; and, due: to floods every« where;'- he- ahd Salemson /practically ■had the whole mountain, and the tiel-. escopie tp;theniseive:s/,'..^^ v.. .: .Nftw Washburn;:Book.-. Charles Washburn, p.a. for G6org[e Abbott, ;S readying; a new:book;titled 'Blbwdpwn.' It will be : in . ftetipn fprm,;:but .;wiU -contain spme a^tp-: bipgraphical materioil.' ;■ . ;'ritre; ;is ' taken, •frbni .-the.; circus' phrase; meaning trouble;;. ; ' ;"WasliHurn .sa'ysTie''Wi["S~fOTnie.rl^^^ circus ; acrobat; ;His; wife .'wasl ah aerialist;.' ilTE^Afl OBrrS THIS WPEK ; .'Louis J. Reilly, 48, managing edi- tor Pf.the Bridgeport (Conn.) -Post & Telegram and phe pf the ;best known newspaper men' .the ; State, died 1 March 5 'in his home; from a heart, I'attack; His widow, and. two soris : sutyivK..-'■ ' . r-. •; ;;.': ';;:... Robcrl: Pi.: Scripps,; 42,'ptiheipal stockhbldei?; .in; the Sfcripps-Howard :newspaper.. chain; died 6Uddi;nly .March 2 aboard his yacht anchored oflf Santa, Margarita.: Island, Lb.wer Gaiifornia.. ■Dec'eased^ siii'viyed, by his; wlife 'and-six; children. - ;^ v: Seripp^i:'Son'-^of.: the la^e-^E. Wi Scripps,: . was . solb ; trustee : of .. his father's estate,' aS. well ■ as plre'sMeht and tieasurcr,^;pf the E* W. Scripps. Co'.';^ director of NeWspaper .Enter.^^^^ :Pr-ise-^sso&i^tioh,JN^^ matiPh Service and .United Press.: ;He .mai.htaihed: honies in Westchester, Ohib,'and vMitarnarv'GaW^ ;. •': , Bbi-h; in Saii: Diego, He^ began i his: newspaper career . at' Hthe age ,of 16; Later: he iattended' Ppnibna/Gbllegei Upon' his graduation in 1917, he' be- came editonal',.director of all Scripps newspapers. .;■:'■..;'; 'v. •''"Geprse'W:-'WHtii»ff'.-5'7, '.iSunda'y :ed'i- tor ^: pf the .' iSah; Antpnip, ; Texas,: .ExpireSs',-. tot ;25 ;years, ^■died'' after a, thirfee-mbnth ;illhess March X in Sah Antonio.. FPur. sisters survive. ' Mrs. 'Kate;;Off.den; ;70,, for the last; 18 years in pharge, of the; baklahd editpriai pffice of the San; Francisco Ghirbniiele, died ;Mar<^h;.l while on; .a visits to friends in Glendale, Calif. Deceased was the widow Col. Mariah M. Ogden, Chicagp and Sah FranciSdb ;riewspaperman,> /iyinum /r, l)obsp^ :5Ci/:editPr • of ■the ;Eptc'News, died .M Angeles, HeVwas formerly editor ;pf the: .Kan^ab .Cjlipper ahd' , the Iroji County;.Record:..ip'.'Utah:;^ /'':';- .•;'.■ j;0!bh'G..-';'Cl.iem''M ,61, 'v.et^ra.n Maine ;irte.wspaperman, d^ iMarchi 1 foUo'Wing; ;ah:;bperati:ba,^:a^ the Gprey : Hill ; H o s p i t a 1, . i^r.ookline, Mass. , Murphy.: was . the dean! of . Maine. hewsmieh arid / f p.r; .xiiaihy yeat;s;=^ha'd cpyered;;tiiW Maine; state, house for the Associated; Press and ;Bpstpn and New York dailies;. Herbert L. Cbipmkn, 71, publisher of the Cape Gbd Nevirs, died at Sand- wich, Mass.,. Fieb. 28: ■..;■ '■ ;irv,ihg^'; Edwatd-.-'- ^-Mainchesite'r;." I- ,67, Conhisctic.ut; : ri<&wspapef man;:; died March 6 ;ih,W.ihsted, ■ Cohn. He h,ad beeh editor; of numerous Cdnne 'papers-.- jncluding -the .iVinsted Ever nirig '.Gitizeh; ' Commercia .. Bulletin, of Hartford, .the: Litchield County Lea.der and,'the WihS.ted Heraid.; Be- sides his. wife, he. :is; survived by three brbthers^ three sons aiid three daughters; ..;■:' • GQCPANUT GROVE ' :;(Continui3d from page. 50) - ■; ga.votte by one of ;b6ys, and -ndvel finish put; this. troupe over solidly.. Gas Frahkiin m.c.'s, in additipn to being in sevcfral duets. Scores with; his Idw V0C31 handling of 'Bdsailie, (MG) tunes.: Freddy Werner, fchock- abbUt: cbmie mtisiciah from -vaude, -brings his bass yiblin,; Indian .tlUbs land .eccentric falls v and tricks oh- fpT a few. iaughs;. i Looks. like : his routine heeds :t:eE;earihg for small rpom. because /talent and, gagS': iare thiere.'^'.•';■: ■ ::'■.■•■;'■•'•'/■^ -Bobtis McKenna line of girls leahs heavily dh: taps in its three produc-. t irin : puhibers: - Twd chP'risters.' .j h Specialty, help save dummy flhaK. Jerry; Blaine's "band plays for show and.dahcihg. Grbve has $1,25: mini* mum tap'f or dinner -but' nb :minimum otherwise. Room " .decorated- in Florida ischeme< :.. ; :'/ ; WWr.: ? ^^^rcadia-Ihternattic^ .V:;: ■<PHiLADELPH^A),■.:^^ V Philadelphia, March t. ■ B^niiy Berigan brchy Goir Reese, Mdnyd li Zanetie,. A Wicene, Terty Si ^Walker. ; V'-; ■■.Dale:;VU!e-MCCartliy.-: ;..:;.• Allan ;Dale is the new mahagihg editor of thfe;Chicago Afheridan, :(eyer ning Hearst:;paper, . Dale cbme in :: f rom thie Hearst DetrPit 'Timies td ro-. .place Florenz MciZarttiy .• McCarthy: switches over tP: lietroit is rn.e. df . the: Times.:' : - ■:.Cbrohet'sS.tage--bept-■.-'::,.'■ ;.;■.;.: Corbnet will ;'st^rt. a Theatre Arts section in May under Clark Kihnaird aiid Sidney GarrPll. Latter was fbrr merly . With Stage and .■ once wprked as ,assiitant lid H.; T. farker. on the Bostoh Transciript. .■. -. '' .. Material . will ixpt be conflhed .to Brbadway, . and . text wiU; lie IIIust trated ■with 'shots in 'Color. - Plarined arrtdng other.; things ::td. cpvei* strawr hats extensively. • : ;.- ;CHATtEIt ■; . Ward-; Morehouse: ba6k' from -tbn- d:'n;,; " ';■■, "': : :- ■." ■■'.i.- ; Succcssioh :: of - nahie- bahds. ■ ■with Bunny "Berigah's the: latest, drawing; heavy, .crowds. Nitery ..benefited: handily bh ''strohg pviblicity; and w; : of. m.. it got as I'esult of 20-minute^ iam sesh. by Tomrhy Dorsey, Gehe Krupa, : ex .; Benny' Grobdman • drum-:; mer,. and Berigah reicentb% / Krupa' arid Dorsey. just happ^^^^ in tp'wn ;arid cbuldri't res ist tremiehdous demand frdm the crowd fdi:;' cdmbp;: ■takesolT,; y-'-'r'y-' ■;y-y'' ' . Swing .sessions ;pf ,;Beri{*an.- crew are gpdd and gbing.;Pver. neatlj^. They: prpvide: qiUte .a;problem;,^; however.- fpr : the : band's gal.;..vocalist. Gail Reese. ; Femme - has nice pipes ''. and plenty of pdmph^buf she: :can't' get; Very- far: against; bahd'S- tremendous ^ VplUme.;: y--^\-'^/P. ■ . . 'rerr;y :and Wajker dp'pkay humpr.-;, bUs ballrodiri routines,: .:Gal; and lad' are^ natural . cpniiGS, .i»etting every- thihg: pbsstble; put.; of. ,their; turn.' Burlesques ::incliLidP shagging .and a Viennese; waltz.-. Ballroom: duo; Manva; and . Zahette.; go through standards smoothly. NoVelty is Albi* eerie, magi, ■who works neatly;, . • Orchestra leader hei^e . usually: in^^ trpesr, acts: but eduple. of days' pf Usirig ;Ber.igan. .' for ::this . purppse; prPyed soriieiwhat .unsatisfactory,', ahd niale member; of Terry and. Walker was -(enlisted. With, natural ' s.ense of humbr, he does fairly well, .but hiakes too many mistiakeis in gram- mar. Whole :ishow' might well be; p(erked;by additidh of a: gdbd sirigin.g ■hil Ci,: as it; very seldom offers male chirper.: ;■. : ■';•■■;:.■■■ Herlb,. Dirty Mag Opposish Growing : A . predictibri: that /.'withip six iridhths eyery . diocese ,in the Uhited States will have: organized the ,, ■•filth-iri.-print! -mbvement,; with: sup- .; port of : thoUsahds ..o;f pther decent, and religious, citizens :whb,.are; .not .Gathdlics,:' Wa made by B;ishbp:: Ed- mund. F. Gibbdris of the Albany , pibcese, at .a meeting in. Trby; N;: Y,, : tp: p;rganize the . Rensselaer Couhty campaign,: Bishdp Gibbons'. prediCr ' ;tidtt Was in: line with an editdriial in .^'lihe' Evahgelist,;.: ..didccsan . organ; "which .declared that the driye ;*mus't --become natiohal ih^^icopejahdi opM ; .tibn;' as did the Legidh df Decency.- : ."The paper^stated. that experience, with.' repirese.ntatiyes 61'. .companies puiDlishin^ .dbjectipnable' magazines, ■ .♦cpn'vinces; usthat. what; .they really fear: is a natiotlal mpyemcnL' ; SicraritonVTrib Sale, Shakeup^ ; .. ISale df:the.Scrariton (Pa;) .Tribune, morning daily and Sunday R^P.er.. tp .the Sorahtbhian, Sunday publicatidh «ihcP 1897, brought fldbk:pf. dismissal '..liotices td Tribune employes..^; Deal was- closed March ^2i[ with; Ri;ch,ard .Iiitfle.'^iihd : M.. :L. .:Gd'bdman.. oM'iiiers ; bf Vrhp . Scrantohian,;' taking oyer TribUriie:fi:bm Erarik b/ Schrpth, ,iVhd becameeditor and' publisher. dt:;the. paper Viri 1934., jPurchase /iripluded adt phly newspaper: p^^^ 'Inez'■G:erlia:r4-Baclt': Inez .Gerhard,;>wh;o . handles ' the; radio and pibture. column 'Star Dust' wiiich; ' -syndicated .by Western rJewspaper Unipri, and; goes to about l,0d0:papers, is baick at that ppst after having been away en: a trip^ -: During her ^bfsen'ce,:;the .cdlumn; ■ which ;'; signed ; Virginia yj\;le. Was handled; by her sister, Karen, Holii^. Latter is po.W with publicity depart- ment :df;;Bdnwit; Teller in :N; Y. : - .,.:ppuleris.W :.. Edward ;;Melc.her; .is.: han entertainnient assighmcht: at Ne\ys- Wcek,, replacing; Humphrey Ddulehs.: whp has' a leayp of absence f rom the jnag'^;^Vidte^ ■■circUs.;':' ;■''■ ■-■'v- ■ : ■ ' "jy:;. '.;■ •■'.■ ; ..poUiehs, fdrmer V VARiEiv: cdttes- pphdent, .miay return to ,News-;Week in the fall. ■;■''; - :.:'-. .. ■.''• . "'Sports' Majf' ' 'U'p.' fpr' .'Sale ■'■:..:• i, Negbtiatidn's .fbr the: sale of Spbrts Illustrated: & 'Aniiericaiv Golfer a.re currerilly .being; made- ;by. ;Steuart ^ehactbl,.;-the.: publisher, : ;Deal is iaendihg td.seil it' to'dne df::.fhr^ •:terested: parties;'■; •■:.■;■. ; ^ John. 'Escher. is .iedi\pt;. of the mag; pe.al fpf its;:saie;.may be cips this; :week;';: ;; "y. ;Johh; ;!BigQlow; : V/vniETY,'S? rnUgg:-. In Spokane,:; has . b,c;eh;; appoiritbd;;city editor, sudceeding Sid, Copeiahd, -r^^ si6hied,.jpn ;the SP0|^3"<^ P^^^ss;;^ er; Leviri; . Esquire:, film crick, back frorii Spain, v • ; Jim- Mbynahari, pt March . of Time; reel; back; from-Ehglan^^^ "^^ Richard Sherman ■ with i26th-Fox,: not as stated last ••with;Republic; . . Helen. Wprden; pf the,N..Y, Worldr Telegrarn, ;.oh a .South : American ■crpise; :; .'.y. r'/:-' C. S. Forester arrives frdm;EUrdpe; Thursday <lb) for a Short stay -in the;U..S. ■. :■■■; ■:■•■:■ •-.;■':'■'. ■;:^ Alexander D. Npyes, finahcval' edi- tpr of the N. ;Y, Tinies, has...writteh a book' titled 'This Market flace.' Morton ;Gi:' Glaric's ; first book will be: publi^h.e4 by Mprro-w;. It's iiri titled as yet. .Author .is; husband of Amy Vahde.rbilt. , : ^ Lpu Curininghami, who headed At- lantib City publicity btUreau .uhtii:; it was shut ..down pec, 'li:;has:been- rer named; fdr the ppst. r . :'v.; 4^^^ ; :Eugene :de^ Lopatecki; Oaiuthor; of' 'Typbgrapher's Desk .;Mariuai,' giving a. ;c;purse on ■Gdpyfitting'-: under, thfe; auspice's of ..PM:mag. ■';.: ■.:.■ '■■ : ; Gebrge Grpssriiari, exrassist'ant city ed df the. Philly BUllelih, now .asso-- ciated' with .liaBrum, Inc.,. pubiicity. offi:ce,; handling .bally for ;,Artisans ■shoNVs;-';-;. ■■: ■;' '^v ;; •.■■::;,:'.;■" ■ ' ■ " "'.:':..■:■•"•' ■ ; A4*>ur:.W;illiar(i ;Pegier,'7^^ ;father pf Westbrppk;and Jaclc Peg-, ler,' a.uthprins. his' 'autdbidg. .-vRUri^ iabd.ut.. ?50,©Ol.\vM;.ds:a^ to cut it 60%.: ;, ■■'.■:<:<■'}'■ ;.: -Katherine.. Brush bacic ;;'in New Yprk 'after: brief stay in' Hpiiywood,' duririg. which .she : cdnferred: \vith Metro cxec3.ph 'an original, stdry vshe is^to.write ;for;theni;:;: V y '.:- ■;-■: :;V- v- ; Harding Mason takes,over.the:post ;of: pho.tp:editor, at• News-Week;'suc- ceeding Emii..Br.ugibi'e, who resigned. :Masoh :aiso .takes. Cha'rge .of;. NcWs- Phptds, .a picturi syiidicat^ pperatdd; ^■by;..tiie m,ag,.' ; . ';:; ..'•:':. J---- . League...of. Americfih ;:Wcitiers.::will run. ah.^aucti'bn. for: ben.eiit/df rnedical bureau' of Ndrt'h Anierica;!! CdmmiK tee to aid Spanish pemocracy this rtidhth' (25);;: :Wiil .ihclude- only :.,ms.- ever bftered fbr sale by;:Alijert: Ein- 'steih. arid lylMCs and .sphg^ and Needles' .by Hai-Qld;J> Rome.' ' ;; Catering to a family trade; :this: midtowil.N; spot oh Amsterdam avenue, urider the :*Iiv';:is one ;pi; the few :bf Its kihd' in riesidential sec- tioris; df the town. If seeka ahd quite. succiBssfuUy emulates .the larger; dowhtdwn flpor-shd w estaibl ishrrients, ;givih^ customers a line;of girls; an ni.c, an act or'twp and ah drehestra, plus a': B'l*: Apple sessioii, in line with the: recent trejjjj jp this .dir^Ctipni' ; "there. aru three. shows pightly,' at 10,; 12; arid, 2 a, m, against, a small' :riiiriimUm..charge df $1 Saturday; and holiday : tevehings,: : 50c. weekdays. Butler's : policy is ..to ;give the .wiest- siders a pretty ^ood-si-zed;floor .shd,v/, plus. a plieasant: atmosphere; dancing* etc;, at ,the kind of-a scale to meet the pdcketbdpk; of those; uriable- to meet the heavier dpWntdvvh charges. ': The policy, usually is to: change, the b.d.; attraction fortnightly, but; Eve-: lyn;NesbitV:.bddked ih: originally.bh that, basis; has been held fi ve weeks so' ;far.■ She,'had a; long and success- ful run . at' the. :'Wiyel last.. sUmriier., and; here she is bfCering a routine of special humbersj; gags,, etp.; which go over well,. ■■ ^ ... .' :. Dave . Fox, -fpr; niariy--years' ;ih yaudeyille, Js a likabl'e, personable. m.;c; His chores dp: iipt end th.ei'e.. ;hdwever,'Fox doublings lor song's and character numbei-s. ;His Gay Nine-- ties; stint is sockful ;enou.gh td gain attentibh foT ■ him. lelsewhere.''; ..Fox, P€rforms:'*in~i~thb'rdughly"sbasoh planner and as ah . m.c. keeps the show.ri^pvirtg ri.icely.and sriVopthly. ; Tiie're .are .t.hree ; other singers oh the sh'dw, Andy Hayes, a ydUh.g: Irish tertoi:; . gets oyer nicely, while; Pa^ tricia; Cprhfeli: also sells effectively. Sylvia ..Jordan,: blues singer, is : less ingenue.'. type than "Misi 'Cdr ■ Concert season : ini New Ybrk^ia slidirig inta.its-;WindUp. weeks. Met- fopplitah Qperk this week is 'In its hext-tOffinal stanza. :, . .; Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, still "bias eight' \veeks tp go-; Other- Wise the jU icy portidn of the season : is past. Most: pf th^ name.: artists haye givfeh: th eir last Ide al recitals;: . . Estimates for Last. 'Week: IlfietropoUiari Opiera :Cp., Met Opera House (3,580;:$7-$4;50);< 14th week), seven regular perfdrnianGes,. plus . childreri's pvatihee,; Sunday night C6>. opera ; concert ■ at . $2 top; Another week of bulgihg;biz; estimated $70,-; 000; hefty grosses registered: by 'Bar- ber of Seville,'.;'Arhelia Gdes to the Ball;' 'ElCiktra,* 'Tristan xihd Isolde' and 'Rigpletto.' . This Aveek, (next to • last) . offers -: •'Goetterdaemhierung;' ■ M^istersinger,- .' 'Le Coqu : d'Ov,» 'Anielia .Goes to the Ball. ■ 'Walkuere.' 'Ca'rrrien,' 'Lucia ,di Lapimermoor'' arid 'Siegfried.' ,;; ■ , Phllharmonlc-Symph, C a r h e g i e Hall (2,760; $3-$2-$1.75) .(20th .week); Thui'sday nighty' Friday afterndpn,. Saturday . .hight, Sunday.; afterndori (3-6); ■ conductor, John BarbirPlli>*; sdldist;:Efrerii Zimbalist. Estimated $13,600, fair.. ; NBC; Syniph :Orch, Garnegie: Hall (2;760; .$2()0-$lO), ;,Friday hightvX*);! conductor,' Arturov Tdscartini; 'sblb-. i^its,. Zirika Milanoy. Bruno Gastagha; : Gharles.Kullmari; Ezio ;Pinza; Bene- fit cdricert for the .;New.: .Ydi'k. local ' of the musicians'; union and' the Verdi Miempr ial'; Home - - grossed: ■ :^22,000. equalling ..the record set .about weekg^ ago by the same .outfit:; scale ,'\vas: topped: by boxes :(seatihg;. eight): at;; $200, $150 .and $100: and by orchestra, seats at $10 . each;: after deductihg-. eiibertses; $13,000 ;-:vas turned over, td: the' uhidn and $4,000" t j.; the,:Verdi hbrii(e.v.'^':■ ; .Jubije • : .; Philadelphia, Ma^ '; Jpsef Hofn^ahn; will; celebrate SOtjh: .anniversary; of his American; debut' as cpricert pianist April 4 by appear- irig: with Philiy Orchestra. Hofmahn, hbwr ; director : ©t :Curtiss institute here, .wHI; play three selections and brch6stra ■will .", presbpt: two,. of;; his, drigihal coriipositiohs. • ■ : ' Event lwili: beriefit ;uh local Tppter's'/tinidh; iind ;the. PhiUy Orchestra: perisipn fundi •■ -Mascagnilyesll.^ the, hell, arid, has :a': good voice, but; uses numbers that: are much tod old. Rila Carmen,' picrobitip, dancer, -doing: two numbers,- rounds? but' (lie; personnel Miss. . Carm;eh's; RUssiah- dance spe- .cialty;'a:.handrgctter. V'; ]'::'■ ; .; ■;..' The orchestra is Wjliie. Pranks'; a. swirigy combination.;' Young Franks ..has a good -deal df ..personality; and: may be hoard; froni .later bri. ■ : ■ - As.;? finale' the- line girls :recl'Uit partners: for'- the Big Anplfe .;.£i-dm among the customers. .;T?Hid adds :an amusing touch.- ■ - Char'. Pietrp;: Mascagni, the: epmpbser-' condUctpr of the La Scala: prchestra; Milan,; is :reported; anxibUs to: ,re-^ tiirh to :;America, and' bring with him his: lOO-meh crew,: : " South American offerii are; being tenipprarily riixed: in, favdr.pt a, -yisit to S.v although - he: virhs of bpln- ion- that he' :^vpuld never return \yheri last here several yearS/ ago. BarahoyaV Bodyguar^^ - ■ Philadelphia, March 8. : Iriria Baranpva, : 'preriiiere. darti seUse of the>Ballet .Ruisse, was giyen; :a speciai^Uard: here last ;week.; to: l?eep aWay annoying 'newspapermert bent; upbn learning more of;her al^^^^ leged ibigampus. .marriajge to.; Gerr : main ■Sevastj^aripV'; fprmer v seciretary' to the mahager of the terp;/trpupe. ; ;Repdrt; frbni .NewportJ Ky:,. .by: a. wdniaa clairiiing . to' :be ■ Lydia; SevastyandVj :who said she married Seyastyanoy: iri; 1928*: was yehdment-: ly denied by ^ the ' danseuse> elpped; with Sevastyandy iu; Febr a'ry,v l&36.-';■.';::''";.'■ ■'.y'-y-y ' '':• <irime War to Music : : • - ■ ;• ■ - Philadelphia. March 8^;^ T!)eputy :'Attdrriey*Gencral > ^ :Stein will make-.qUick swllclv Mavch;; 20 to conduct Philadelphia Youth-Qi-- cheistra. . Soloist wiU be jpse. rturbi. ;6elieyed tp: be first time in Phil \y. that hame aS big as Iturbi liaS. agreed . fo;..perfQi*m,cuffo;Vvith;amal'eUr::grdu^^ Piariist and; Stein-are friends.. ; ; 'Stein,; in additioh;to aiding special grahd jury' probe-into Philly V^^^^^^^^^ biing ;and UnderWdrld sct-u4Xri'3.-.a: w- ic;. rnusiciah..:'-. ■ .-'-x^:'.:'•: ■;•'.• • ' .; 'Cry,; Baby,. Ciry/."tijhe- -by Ramus.: Harris and--Irying Mclsher:•;parr; of. young; Atlanta; sonjgsmitlis;.: .;.;. h.i.- ' troed Sunday ;(6.> dvei*. CBS by, (3.uy; Lorribardo,' Harris;.lyricist; is .grai^^ son. of Joel Chandler Karris. vSoulh's :famd'us 'Uhcle.Remus.V stdry. ;