Variety (Apr 1938)

Wedneeilay, April 27, 1938 CHATTER VARIETY 61 Broadway p. A. Dorah to the Coast next Monday (2). Old 14tK Street theatre is being demolished. ,, Sid Phillips and his wife sailipg for Bermuda tomorrow. Roy Harrah now with Will Green's bobkiiig .office handling hiteries. ' ■ Sash Beaumont at Wickersham hospital for int tinal operation. Fanny Brice.is giving up her N.Y. apartment; moving everything V) the Coast. Raoul Pene du Bois doing costumes lor Marc Connolly's- The Two Bou- quets.' iSani Pokrass, c-tmposer on Ih- Fb;c Coast staQ, in town for several, weeks. . Monogram Pictures has doubled its floor space in its new RKO building quarters, . Stuart Erwin and family arrive to- day: <27) for a vacation an - road- way shows. Ralph Rolah, RKO publicity-sales contact executive, back from week's vacation in Cuba. , Belle Didjoh, American dancer, due in Monday c2) after an extensive tour Of Europe. Francis. Hart to p.a. Raymond Mobrt's Cape Playhouse, Dennis, Mass., this summer; Ian Cbrelli, tneuire Authority exec secretary; due back firom Holly- Wood-Chicago trek Friday (,29). Georgie Price, now a broker, clear- ing through H. Hentz, & Co., sever- ing' hiS'Enjgel .'jc Co. association; One of Gene Buck's children, re- iwrted out of' dangeir. after strcpti- cbcci inf tion .and niaistbi itis; Mae West, in the LobstWr restau- rant Friday ,(22) light.' 'Wove a black ■wife, but she didn't fool anyone. Sam Stern, former chief artist for the Warners here, has opened a free- lance office in th« Herald-Trib build- ing; Leon and £ddie's inth anni- versary in businiess bcinig celebrated tonight at their West-52nd street in- Etitution. Beulah Livjneston has joined Art- ciiiema under Charles Moyer, adr vertising and publicity dii^tbr of that firm, Lew Gensler sett ing: back h is Eng- 'land-Ireland-NoVse country vatalibn' jaunt until May 18' ilihg; was lb have been the 4th, Abel Cary Thoinas. legal head of Warner'Bros, for 17 years; has hune otit his' own shingle. He resigned ivom Wjirners about a year agO; Leh Gayhor, publici.st-expioiteer ith 20th-Fox, out gunning for stray cats which have been picking on poultry at his New: Jersey chickcin farm. Monroe Goldstfein. Joe Penner'.s le- .gal mentor and personal rep, pre- ceded, the radio comedian to- New York by several days. Latter arrives Friday. Tom Waller and Herb Berg, pub- licists with Paramount homeoffice, planning Ashing at' Oregon Inlet, Libng Island, when they itart . vaca^ tionis May 1. Jcanette MacDbnald and Geiie Raymond put the Gotham hotel on the map for the autograph hounds like few other visiting celebs have done before: John McLain is on a six-week's leave from the Journal-American to .do a writing stint for David O. Selz- nick. He's en route west via Marion, O.; his home town. Edgar Kennedy, film comic, due,in New 'York from Hollywood early next Week on his way to London, where he's, scheduled to make one or two English features. Philip Goodman, former producer, turned author, has sold three plays to the Shubert^ 'Lady at Large' (in rehearsal), 'School for Taxpayers' «nd 'A Policemans Lot.'- Billie Burke has postponed her re- tiun to the Coast until after the annual dance this Saturdn.v l3fl) of the Ziegfeld Girls' club at the Hotel Plaza: Miss Burke's the club's hon- orary prez. Jack Dempsey issues his Sund.ny cocktailery invites like fight pas.<«.s. wUh different guesterg billed ort this order: Jam'es''Barton vs. Jack Demp- sey; .Belle Baker, referee, Jimmy Dorseyj timekeepe/. " George Abbott went to Pittsburgh Saturday (23) to catch a perform- ance of Cole I'orter's musicil. "'You Never Know.' erely a friendly look-see; there's no chance x>i his helping on the book.' Manie Sack!;, head of usic Corp. of America act department,-vent to Cleveland Monday (2S) for the Sh'rine show. Goes to Philadelphia tomorrow (Thursday ) and will, be back in New York Monday I2). Henry Herzbrun. former New ,Yor attorney,-has Grant .B. Cooper an Kenneth N. Chantry as a.-isociatcs with him.in his priv'-ate law pr.ncticc in L. A. since rcsipniiiK froni. the Paramount studio, Hollywood, as V. p. . Lionel Stahder back (o Iho Co.-ist Monday (25> and directly into the Robert Taylor-Metro.fiKht film.- Has been vac.ilioning east v^'ith Bern Bernard, his manacer. Latter pr ceded Slander back by a couple days. The niceties between'the .s€a.";oned autograph hounds and the amalcilcs were elaborated upon Ijy one of the stagedoor pests , during Mae West's current stay at the State, The fine points between the ams and the ex- perts are something to listen to. Luclwig N. Foertsch, former asst manager of the Hotel Astbr, is asst. g. m; to Robert K. Chrlstenbei-ry, managing director. of the Interna- tional Casino, letter is still v. p. and g. m. of the Astor as well, put in by the bank to o. o. the I. C. situation. • By Hal C«heh Jack Hooley ,still seriously ailing after more than a month in bed.' Ringling-Barnum cil:cus will play annual visit to town Jutvci 6 and 7.- . John Trent flew here In Lorenz Iverisens' new plane fro/n the eoas^t. Herman Middleman's band back from theii: 30-day Pan-American criiise. - , . Mbther and sister of rederick Burleigh,. Playhouse director, Ivere for visit. ■Mrs. Samuel , wife of ZOth's manager i ihgton, here for a visit. ■Janice Cooper, in Playhouse, revue chorus; daughter of Wilbur Cooper, old: Pirate pitching stai-. Jackie and Honey Wilson home for few days with their families between hitery dancing engagements. Jay Griffith , and William Penn hotel have Called off their parting and he sticks as press agent. Lew Lcftons celebrated! 20th wed- ding anniversary last week.and the Lawrence Welks their seventh; : 'Flying Squadron, booze, club next to Nij:on sta.?e' entrance.- and. favc Svith legit ./performers, lost, liquor license. ,, " , Ben Jaffe bedded with a bad cold and father, GeorI<e Jaffe^.has 'taken over .active -managershi of Casino temporarily.- , ,. Arthur Low asked by prexy of Theaitrical. Managers, Agents and .TrcasQcers .Union to c^ll ah organ- ization ma^s meeting here; Everett HCagland's band will open the 1938 ;seasoh at. the Willo'ws, 'a rbodhbuse. May 25. M'u'^ic Coro. of America replaces Rockwell-O'keefe as booker for .the spot. • Rody P. Marshall. Jr., 20-year-old socialite ■ son. of Pittsburgh's most .celebrated criminal attorney, late Rody P. - Marshall, rehearsing dance orchestra composed of Hock of local bluebloods and debuting at Webster Hall hotel here Friday t29). Nazi AglkUion (Continued from page 10) He declared that the change in Au.s,- tria has no. bearing on Hungary, that the army is and will femajn intact from political inftuence; and no meddling with, the .constitution will be tolerated. Speech has done much to restore confidence; Although trade is hot yet back to normal, the Regent's message has calmed down spirits and .favorable results are to be expected. Influx of provincial and foreign tourists coming for the Industrial Fair and. for the Eucharistic Congress will help. Hunnia and. Filmiroda studio mari- agcrhent, so tar on:y leasing their studios to producers^-exccpt for oft flcial newsreels which are Filmi- roda's own undertaking—propose to start production on their own if pro- ducers continue to hold back. It will hardly come to this, since the very real demand for Hungarian pictures will not lesseri under any circum- stances. On the contrary, any poli- tical readjustment with Czechoslo- vakia, whi(:h is certain to come about^ will open a new imporlant market for Hungarian pictures in that country, where so' far they have been banned. There is little pros ct of emigrant Austrian or German producer.-i. ac- tors, etc. Even if the 20%' law didn't bai*. them; their work here would be' heavily handicapped anyway by the language difTiculty.' jProduction of non-Nazi German-speaking 'films in Hungary is no business proposition because there is no place to show them. With the .one exception, of Switzerland, which is too restricted ah area to warrant investment, there would be no market for them. Entertainment trade in .Hunuary- is overexpanded as it is. With. Jewish patronage diminished, this is in- creasingly the case. There may be an increase in the louri.<it lrade._ as foreigners who formerly vi.>:ilcd Vienna, Salzburg, etc., may be di- verted into the Budapest channcl in- .ctead. But for the momeht the cut-: ting off of Austria, from wc.'ilein visitors is also a drawback to Huii- gary, .since, most toul isls ciime here by .way of 'V'iennn, Show business'will pick ii if (here is fi genCrnl favorable trcn in agri- culture and trade. iini^aiiuns' iack-in-the-box' , tciripci-ainont. will see to the rest, for as a nation they are cjniy too ulad to patrbnize on- Icrtiiinrhenl in- all its fbrms on the slightest provocation. London Ha.efard Short in town, and may do a; musical. , R. H. Gillespie off to Switzerland on a four .weeks, vucatiph, Lilian Mary^ Baylis, founder of the Old 'Vic, left around ^O.OOU. Victbr Schertzinger 'The Mikado' in color at Pi ' Emile. Boreo in' Paris, awaiting straightening of labor difncultie's in Lpndbn. John Gielgtid's biography^ 'Early Stages,' being, published in the fall by Macmillan. iviax Schach in Paris; where he's trying to t a bankroll to start film productioii again. . Xen Young to:'be operated on for eye trouble as result of auto crash se>'eral years ago. • Joe Linz. submitting two new waltz tunes for "Save Me the Waltz,' which Ed Ryan may stage: in Lon- don. Marcel' Hellman, former co-man- aging- director of Criterion Films with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., ' ing new company. Russell Medcrafi 'to do a play at the . Embaissy, theatre, a suburban frybui spot. A West End .production is . planned for later. ... Sir Thomas Beccham-convalescing following foot operation. He's due to, conduct the opening, of the C!ovent Garden opera season May 6. , .' Charles Cochran likely to give up his option on 'Falhei: Malachy's Miracle,' which may be done here by; O'Bryen. Linnett & Dunfee., • Charles . Cochriin's . musical ,ex- travsfganza; 'Happy • Returns,' with Beatrice' Lillie and Flanagan and Allen, opens at the Adelphi May 12. Jack Harris biit bt the T'ew; York- er,- London's newest cafe. i»fter three \veeks. allegedly;due- to disagreement with management on operating pol- icy. Stanley HoUoway and George Lacy added to the sumrncr rtivue at the' Opera. House; Blackpool, which already include.^ Ross and -Siohe and Elizabeth Welch.. , Rose Perfect teaming with Percy Manchester, " well-knowti British, broadcasting and recording name, Already offered Africa, Australia ^ and New Zealand tbtirs. Trianbn restaUi-jint -opens under hew managenient, -vvith feig names of international repute being hego- tia.ted foi-the opening, first week in May. Lew Stone's band engaged. Cecil Gillot, of HMV artists, and recording department, joi in^ the Britiish' Br6adcastih» Corp. Televi- sion .section, under Williain Streeton, who was formerly his chief at BiBC. , Steve Geray and ;Magda Kun to do a new revue, titled, 'Sixpence a Word.' in cbniiinctibn with Payne- Jennings & Killick May i 20. (o be produced ; either at the Gai-rick or Comedy theatres. . Londbn Palladiuni vaudeville scfa- son starts much earlier, than ex- pected. May ;2i Acts already lined up are Ray.Noble's band and the Oiamond:Brbs. Season will be long-; est in years, lasting till early August New cabaret for Grbsvenor House, Whicli Music. Corp; of America is staging, will 'have new . troupe bf Georgie Hale gal.<:. Ross ;Wyse, Jr.. 3 Music Hall Boy.s, Earle, and .toisephine Leach. Show o^ns May, .S. and; will bi onl.v floor show in West End having a line of girls, Eric. Pommer sails for . America Ma.y iS\ with prints of 'Vessel of Wrath;' which just finished four weeks at the Regal, and 'St. Martin's Lane,' in the cutting process! Both star Charles Laughtop. and were made by Mayflower Film Prodiicr tions. of which Pommer and Laiigh- lon hre joint rn.inaglng directors. Sydney Sir Ben Fuller readying (or opera season in July, Sid Greisman. A.s.soci ing Pictures, in hospital. Hoyts readying for a quick start in Tasmania following Iheuti'ie cleul with ,Greal(;r Union. Madge Elliott -stated on arrival here I hilt hubby* Cyril Rich.irds, and, she may do a show for Williamsoii- Tait next year. Comedy, Williamson - Tait cl- bourne picture: house, quit revivals to .spot first releasers. Opening is Toa.s't of New York' (RKO). After reclining in the vault!!, for .soirie considerable time on censor nix. Warner's "They: Won't Forget' finally won freedom for a Sydney .showing; Eric Solomon. Film Weekly, re-elected to parliament of New South Wales - under . Premiere Sle'v- ,en.«. He's the only locarpicluie man in the house. lad.vs MonciicfT. local m.c. w/is; .'erioiisiy injured jn im auto crash while on way to fulfill cnf!aseni(:ht for- Ausli-.Tlian Broadcas'.inR Com- mission; Suffered broken legs and \vjll -be iii hospital six months. , ■ crious ihbu;;hl bcJn^ given by Cinoiound to pro'ducc another bush comedy t.vpcd alo'np ,'On Our Solec- lion.' which pi'oved sirch a .;ish reviv,-i). Bert Bajlcv, of the'oi-i;;irial '0.p:S.,' nu.y be (Ihanciiilly cstcd. . ivoli chili warbler,' has' been' appearing at the Lyceum, Sydney, and also bvqr the Australian Broadcasting netwbrk; In his .spare time; Irisher has made some waxers, Melrb's lease of Liberty, Sydney, will expire July 2. Still unknown whether will be renewed, or whether' the'extra, product will go to Greater Union theatreis.. Known, howevei:, that Arthur; Loew will make a deci- sion during his brief stay. Dick Harward is prepping new picture for New Era' Productions titled''Shbw Business.' Set ;to be done in; Melbourne. Noel Monkton has finished 'Typhoon' Treasure' and may start another one soon. Charles Chauvcl is going ahead rapidly with n war picture for Expeditionary. National has nothing in sight as yet, and Argo'ssy. is still silent on prp- ductlon plans. executive authority will rest in New York. Rsalignme'nt of the .company iipard limiting membership to stockholders only, with -one additional ,exc<;ption —Dr. Ai H. Gia'nnini who continues as a director, by virtue of his posi- -tion as prisident'and chairman-^may also be considered. In the event that Dr. Giannini, whb.has three years to ■go on his contract, should -irelire- from , the company; ive would most likely be replaced- by Silverstone. Another meeting; of the board, is schedule for today; (. edhesday) to tackle .whatever unfinished business; there is to considet. .Silverstone stays in Anierica; In his' new capacity he succeeds (jeorge j; Schaefer, vice.-president and gen- eral man er of distribution in the V. S. Schaefer continues; on the. ex- ecutive cbmmitteie. .Other members are Arthur W. .Kelly, v:p..ln charge of .for^i distribution; Harry D. .iBucklcy, v.p. in charge of exchange operations, and Harry j. Muller; treasurer! ' The UA .bunch arrived Mbnday (25) from Londbn, including SilveV- sJbne. Gbldwyn, Edward C. Raftery, of O'Brien, Drisebll & Raftery, Mary Pickford and David Rose, Goldwyn's llnahcial rep. Kordii had arrived in New York last Thurs<lay (21), hav- ing flown from London to Gibral r to catch a New York-bound steainer.' Fickford-Chaplin AcUlve There is a possibility that i.ss Pickford may .again become actively engaged , in production, perhaps in a.sspcintjon ith Korda. !There is talk of the two joining forces lb pr - duce "The Bat.' Chaplin, too, ill become, active again; making his first talker as detailed elsewhere i is issue. istribulion (Charges to producers- are to be reduced in England and Canada from 30% to 25%. It stays at 25% in the U; S. This cut in distribution charges and the right to ;share in prbfits, it is calculated, will. strengthen the pro-, ducer setup of TJnited Artists and at- tract high calibre talent from around the world: to its rcstei-. It may have t immediate effect of reopening negotiations with. Selz- nick-International to continue that outfit indefinitely with U. A. David O. Sejznick still has two to fiU for. UA There has been no indication what other producers may be under con- sid(!ration. For the Bntl.sh film trade, the new atJcbcd^furnishes a direct avenue to the American market. When Saniuel Gbldwyn got off the boat, in New,. York, he .said: 'The British are cbming.' And thill's about the .size of it. The British, throiigh Kprda,'are now with an' inducntial sayso in a major American firm. In London, Oscar Dcutsch, head of the Odeon Circuit, in which UA hiis a substantial interest, wan givcii a vote of confidence by the UA pa.t- ncr.s. That should dis 1 all rumors about that situation. It's not officiijl, but inli ations afe llial George Archi Id and 'Teddy Carr, i Londbn, move'Up to handle, UA business in England. The indi.Ciitiohs ai^e that , for the coming lica.so'n Gbldwyn will make at Icijst six films and Korda eight. Understood that between thcni they will expend .around :$i(),000,0(JO on rocluclibn. Mi.ss Pickford loaves for. the Corist ay 15; and Goldwyn eiitrain.s for. Molly wtind .some this weck^ Oavid 'Hose planed nut yesterday 'Tuesday). Korda p.b.ssiljiy may .sail for London in about a week. ' Relur in;; to London \k-ilH Korda may b(' Morris JJelpriii! is pijv.'voniil representative in the U. , . .Silverslone. before siiiiihg f<)r New York, from London, closed a deal with the Arlisti A'.'^ociatl, of Italy, to produce three Italian and tvvo French 111 Iris ior UA rcicas Hollywood .. Earl of fUo.s. George Yohalem back ,York. Ralph.Goldstei shorts. Richard appendicitis. . Archie Twitchcll pilot's liccn.se.' The Pat Wests obserx-cd. their lOih wedding anniversary. ■ -Robert Benchley here, to s month's stint at Metro; Barbara O'Neill off for Conn., her former hoine, The Ned Holiheses celebrated thei 28th weddiiig anniversary. Pot O'Brien: inoved. into his hew summer home at Del Mar. Peter Bull heading (or London I it. 'CjOodness,.How Sad.' .Johii: Barrymore bought three exr pensive cprs-within 'the:week. . Joe Pennei- en. route to-Manhattan for hfs Urst. visit in three years. Annn May bng' having .plans drawn for Beverly. Hills 'rii^n.se. . Wallace Beery, wife.and daughter hon\c aftec six weeks in' Europe: Kurt Weill ih from N,'4f. for music writing assignment.at Paramount.. Emma- Slban. named executi mana.(;cr of Beh Bard's Playhouse. Wa|ly Wesfmore, Paramount make-i \iP' chief, rccuperating'"frbm oper tion. Nelson -Eddy back at Metro next week after three months' wjirbling tour. : Dave Branisbn resigned a.<i public- ity head of Harry Sherman Produc- tibhs. . ~ . . Melville. Cooper .heads - foic . Nc'w- .York af r finishing 'Garden of (he Mobh.' ; Arthur Jarrett off; for Texas p.a.'s: before- start! a Aim contract at Merto. , May Robsoh celebrated; her ;7 birthday, on Pararnoiint's The TexV ari.s'-set '■ , -■ ' ' Vance; Car . ex-Grand National, casting dircc , joined' Artists Bu- reau, inc;, Mary Elian Anderson joined Selz- nick-Internatibnal's gown-designi department. - Betty Asher, daughter of the; late Eph Asher,' enrolled in. Universal's dramatic schooli Teirry DeLapp, Paramount, studi pliblicity . chief, back after three' Weeks in the east. Claudette Colbert, vacationi Paris, due back May IS to stai't Paramount'picture: -. Olyjhpc Bradna, Paramount In- rgenue, graduated from studio high school with honors; Frank Melford re-tagfte<l for an- other year as E. B, Derr's' produc-. tibn aide at'Monogram. Stuart Erwin to- Broadway for two weeks of attending plays bcfbre hi.s next 20th-Fox picture. Edmund Grainger, Universal pro- ducer, severed wrist artery when shower, bath ;'aucet broke, - Joseph W, Rubinstein, Manhat talent manager, now making headqiiarters in Hollywood. Arthur Lubin ' dude-ranchlng at Victorville while'-writing s(;reen play for Uhiversal's 'Wall-of San Quentin.' Katherine Brown, eastern repre-- scntativc of Selzniek-Intcrnatiomil, here for cbhfabs with David O! Selz- liick. Rollb Timponi, manager of the Er- langcr. Chicagb, vacationing here with' his sister and niece, Bonita' Granville.- ,' Charles Coburn entrains for Sche- nectady' in two weeks to launch Mo- hawk Drama festival, which hc's dir rectihg for the .seventh year. . ;Gebrge Sessions-Perry, Satcvcport Octipheer, in frbm Texais. to join Viola, Brothers Shore on the .script- ing job for Parambunt's 'Arkansas Traveler.' Joel TTiome, film s(unt pilot, trucked oiit for Thdiiinapolis with a racing car of hi.s own design, which he'll drive in the 500-milc Decora- tion ay event Paris Conrad Veidt in from London. Bert Nagle' at Cirque McdKino; Vina .Bovy in from .New York. Mary Pickford over from London. Eileen b'Driscbl back to New York. Claudette (Albert back from the country. The Mills ' boat for Anicrica. 'Dahic Nature' bei at Theatre Daunou.- Serge .Lifar rebcarsi next opera production. Fcrhandcl learning Italian for next picture. 'Erhc.sl Ic Rcbclle.' Wanda Landowsa in; fi-om North African, and Egyptian lour. ' LcB .Qudtrc Saison.s rcco poi;forrhahces at M.ithuriiis! Jeanne Reribuardl lo Joining hubbv'Ferriand Glavc't: Clifford Fischer .setlin.i'. pla opening of Rbstuuiant (lev sadcurs. Honry ."Jokal announcing hc^s ing to hnakc film in . Friiiict: lander-Wisi-a Din.i to star. Bernard Zimmor.fini.shing !":<Tnai ib ha.'til on life of (iharlottt; (Torday. Ri'ymnnd crhard to pioduccV- wl'.c Feuillcrc to .stni.i Jeff Mu.s.so: announcing filni on life o( (Jo.vii. wiints. I'lorrc Fi-i'viiay. Ui I;. ;< i<4id. can\vhilr. lalli'i'? fioin f-h';i t'military ;servitc at .iu -It: uc.