Variety (Aug 1940)

Wed^cBdayt AMgiiet , '?, 1940 CHATTER 4S Broadway ho Toroiilp until the Guild begins r«. hearsals. , Yen of the public td try its mark- ,, . . manship •with any. sort of a rifle has Jameis .O'Neill, dischatged from | produced t^'o new shooting galler- now home, ; I^'"^^''!*^^*?way_ in£a single blotk 1 ivin<fat4 h9<: taken a ^uifnmer ' between 51st llhd Md./ ori"^ opposite Earl Wingart_has_ taken a suinmer j gj^j^g pf the street, and both ih full place at Xoog Beach. Mike Todd and Hassard Short taUc-. jng a revue production idea, , Huth Hichmond, Gh^brus Equity head, motoring to varioiis golf clubs on vacation. ■ ■ ■■■ Charlie ;Curran and Gr«|g Bijcon; working on a jplay to: be c Ited 'Joan pf Arkansas.' v ':':/'(■: : jce Lau^ie»^'J^.i ireadyi^ a feature fill-in for . sirndication. . to, dailies,; called''Peti :(3rins-"'; Joe Bernhard, Mort Bliunentstock Brtd Joe Haien plianed in frb^^^^ ,Coast''Biionda3^"<5)>;. '. Hariry Gpldbetg, Warner theatre executive, Relaxing bis farm in ■Bucks county. Pa. ' [: ': Hal; Hdrrie and D^ick Condon ^^y^ be on tlie GoaH-several w^^ ierring :With - Wait Disney sind others. iiddie Rubin of RKO's, Cwst pub- licity department, in town seeing some of the shows. > : ^'» Al Wilkie. weekended in. Char- lottesville; Va;, where Par's ^yii-r ginia' is being shOt. .j-. Bill Norton b^ct on job at Miisic Box; Regained seven of the many pounds Jost during illrtc^ Walter - St. rfesigned as p;l; ior ~; 20th Century iSporting Club. Harry JiarksOn taking over, After 10 days: in New York^Walter^^ Branson; RKO. midwesteirn district manager; returned to Ghicagd. ' .IBetty Hildebraindt of Walt :Djs- riey's eastern bf^ce, to. Holly wood Friday (2) for 'vacash of several :weeks.: i.;;- v; ' . ■ V-'/^- ''S. jfeainbow . Room.;and .Grill's June profit was $9;000 ahead of last year and July saw it some $8,000 ahead ■;Of: i939.:: .n^; .•. ■ Helen Gleason;. receritly recovered f rom' appendectorxiy, quite flt to apV ; pear, in Washihgtoh '■ operatic pres- entatipnr'V..■•.;:■■ Hena%.Morgan, -IB, : won't accept . show: biz engagements if; they insist on billing her as .Helen Morgan's daiighter; ; Wiilia^ SheltOn; : formerly . with foreign' division bf -. BLKO, harned sklesinanagef of the French Cinema Centre, Inc. ; . Mike Todd in yellow pants, bate feet 'in: scruifs, attracted plenty of attention' at Perin station, leaving.fbr Maine resort. . : Joan Sihclaiiie, asisistant m tlni- versal's easteirn story and talieht de- ' partrrient, vacationing at a Pocono mountain camp. : V . Horace MacMahon .visiting Skow- hegan. Me.;- where his. wifie, Louise. Campbeir,: Js:',appeaifirig yith the I^akewobd players. , ; : . :■ Irvin ilarkVi Paris igent for. the Shuberts, ;et al.; now' in N. Y.; plan- ning to producie. a coiiple of plays with .the ShuBerts. . , ) ' . " . ,F. W: Beiersdorf,; Warner braitVch rhanaiger at Washington, in town last . week huddling with Roy Haines, . eastern , division manager.; : :D6ra Maughani may take over. Spivy's spot at Tony's ; 52d street nitery, .on percentafje,: now that ■ Spivy has her own place on East ■:57th.. V z'^.-:■.■•■.. Hotel. New; Yorker's Woody Her- man preem set. back frorti Thui*sday to Friday; not wanting to buck the Richman-TuckerTLewis • opening at the Riviera. ■.- action usually. ' — By . Cohen - .\AG.VA here ;plotting • manimoth benefit show^ for actors ;:riight- of Sept;'8::.: Fritz Gehl, Howard Becker's bass- ist, ,in,bospital. after' getting his toh.v sils clipped. ■ y Tehor- Angelo Dr Palma's lad, Leonard, starting from th6 bottom at Ritz theatre. ■ ■■ ■::■ ■.•:;■:.■•.■.....■ ; : ::Owen Gleary, of Fulton theatre, quitting Mercy. hosp for a. private ^nursing home^. ; > : Carnegie Tech summer drama siession ending with production 'Berkeley :Square.; >; ■■. ; ,: ";. • Poli-"Mar ■ G iris went direct 'from Nikon . Cafe: here .to . the : Paddock Club, Miami Beacb. . ;. Mrs. Eva:Simon to Hollywood for month's visit 'with hbr son; S. Sylvan Simon, the M-G director... . Al Marsico; dropping Nixon:' Cafe - baton next week,for a few days at the seashore .with his - wife,. ;: Gabe Rubin. cohtiniies to:;clean up with" 'Burning. Question' at hi Cinema; it's now ;in it^ eighth week. May BeiEgle; took it .on the. chin, thiis Slimmer. With ei'g^^ concert series bn account: :of-weather ■.breaks. - ■. ■ - : ' 'Brian MacDbnald puiled:-, out : of Yacht Club after \twQ weeks; .}aie hbiirs:-.were: interfering'with his golfj he^said."-' ■ :■;■' ■'. ■ ■.■■ ■' : ■. : Milton Ix>m^ Sympb's: asst. boncertmaster^ has joined'fiddle section of Raymond Paige's Musical ,AiTiericana^:OrGhi-- ':. : WB managers- arid office employes pireserite'd zone, manager . Harry Kal- mlne with .huntinjg guri on the eighth arini of his ari-iyal herei:. • Mark . Andrews, who : was Keith Lurtdy when he Avas with. Kiibuck theaitre,' doing leads this summer for Bbothbay (Me.) Playhouse.:. . - Emil :: Pallenberg : (Piallenberg Bears). - hurt, himself, climbing, ihtcv his trailer .arid had to -be hospitalized: for few days. , Son flew down from Boston to take Ovier the act.' London SonnV Jame$ brch at ;Reriault Tav- ern. . He's, local boy. '. .Woody Herman's orcb: at :Hurit'$ Ocean pier: in; W^ Edythe Brown. heads; new show ;in President hbtel's . Rouhd-the-World, room.-;...'."; :•-.:.:.-':■' .■: ■ ;;':.'•''. . Thomas. Barry siriging at Claridge hotel's. >Iayfair lounge for /siippcr .sessions..'■;: •: v- - .■ ';:• ■ '■ .'''-■'.: ..: Shelbiirhe beaichfrontery inaugu- rated Saturday night dances . With lRu5£S;Peters' orch." ' ■ tibis ^Miller.; singing i b^ganist ^ at Heinz' pier, played to 9,000 persons Saturday; night':(3X ; . :' ' Hel'bert ti. Copelan, zone maiiager for WB hou.ses. here, under: doctor's care past few weeks..: ■ , ' Phyllis Myles singing with Nat Brandwynne'is prch in Ritz-Caflton Mei-ry-Gb-Rouhd bar. . MaliHallett began week's stair'at Hamid's Million Dollar pier.. Stinday (411. .Tohnny McGee .ended . week's stay Saturday (3 ); : ■ : . . ; . ■ '^ ■ Gertrude Njesen topbilied,at Bath jand Turf clubVtKree days ended Surir day (4); . Willie'arid Eiigehe Howard . Bobert ChJsholm. of ^Higher and pj^yed last weekend; . Higher,' visjted . 60 summer theatres ^ ■ °. - .. during layoff and> collected: over $1,000 for Theatre Wing of the Brit- ish Relief fund . Mort Nathansbn prevented by a Earl and Josephine Leach featured dancers in Traymore hotel's: Strato-. !?i3here room. Helen. Pa:rkS and Bill Maddeh's Orch also.on hill.*,: : 4 jRj^eakers hotel -on the .'wajk pre ■Mitchell Ayre."5 and : hi.s brch. began week's stay Monday (5). . ■- ; ; City Commission proclaimed Aug. 13 :j)s 'Eddie Dowling Day,' in. honor (if his new show,-'The'.Little Dojg Laughed,' •which SyiII: preem' here that daiy; ■ Opening,.) was pi-evipusly, skedded a day earlier,- but postponed pii ^ account . ot: show's. voluminous, scenery'.preparatipn,: " bad ear, which will be operated oh sgj^fjnpi Rusisiah Ca.sinb^Witij Michael shortly, from taking over p.a. post I Michalesko for week's engagement. ^ Clinton, Conn.-,; Playhouse, Lewis Teva Gorbdetsky's gypsy orch plays. .Harmon continues to serve. Jiirimy Dbi'sey's orch played Steel ; George West, Monogram franchise pier Saturday and Sunday..(3-4).after holder who. controls Screeno in: the j-CharlieBarnet's orch -left Mitchell : east, is moving his fam^^^^ Coast Aug. 15 but him.self will spend .inuch of the time in the eaSt; ' ^■.Lecn; Nefter's son, tloug, learning, the business from the bottom Up in the Par h o. mailroom staff.. Par the^ ■ atre exet's other son Vi"!! on the serv- ice staff at the . Bronxvillp; Bronx- ,vilie: . :•:• ■;;■•.•;■•■ ■..-.^ ■[■ ■ .; :/Frank .(Hotel. /Algonciuin^^ . second book. Of irriemoirs, 'Do Not .Disturb/ will. be 'published. ■ by -Frederick A.;: Stekbs • Nov; 18. His previous 'Tales of a ll^ayward Inn! • was.a best-seller, . ■:•, :.• ; :.,Gaston Laurysseh, executive di- rector of Hotel St. Regis, to Coast to huddle: with James Mitchell: Lei- f^^n, .Parartiount .prOducer-directbr; : Who stages his-hotel's fldorrshbWs, as next seasoh's plapsv; i:^ > :: ; Cebn and Mortimer. iieVy hahdliiig" |,j:buple prospective deals for use of , Edison studios, in the Bronx while , their father, Jacob, theatrical, realty njan who recently bought the prep- *tty, Vacation^ In New. Hampshire- Robert Hale left $40,OC6. . N<> y'ai-iety:at any of the Gaumbbt- British theatres week of Aug. 5; . Victor Zelli, son of Joe Zelli, is': as.sistant manager of the Piccadilly >otei/ .^ ;.., ;■. ■ ■;■■■; ■■ ■■;• ■.:■■-;" ,■.: PcTramoimrf .relea.<;e of '(JiiietWed- ding! marks Paul: Sbskin's reentry into, film prbductibn. r^ 'V. ' David Rose's wife returned to America pi^imarily to have addition to the. family born on American Soil; : Alice - Delysia has- finailly closed With'Jack Hylton to tour in 'F^'ench: "tor: Love,' which ;' booked lot 22 •weeks, ■...■. ■;.: DbiinOffs and Raya . sisters :booked by- George Black for his new Holr bbi-n'; Empire revue, ; which . Opens .Aug. 12;.' .•:■■' ,■..;■•,.■ ^ . • George .Shezzale.- formerly with ■Grand' National Films, joins. Asso-. ciatieil Biritish; as head of sales: for .eastern Ppuntics; ' ■'^ . ■ ; ; . . Vivian Paimer; of GhaVles Tucker office, . has .reopened' the Palace^ Reading, a.legit spot fbrvthe last two yearsl,as revue hpusei..:-.; Stabley : Waihbn's application for : agent's license^' which has. to" be made annually.to.the London County Gpuncil,; has. be^h turned downi ;.: ■■ 'I Brian.: Desmond , Hurst returns - tb. Associated British to direct 'Spring Meeting',, fbr Walter MycrOft as soon as compahy is: finished-with 'Farnier's Wiier '. ■ ...' .. .Daughter . b'Orn. 'to Jane Baxter, , film: and stage a:ctress..- Widow of: Clive. bunfee, racing mbtprist, she, married Captain Arthur Montgomei^ Of the" Royal Artillery Inst year. : Cojiirad Scotl^Forbe.?;, son of Sur- geon: Lieutenant Comrnahdet tlugh Scctt-Forbes, plays. Hitler's body- guard in. Two Cities': 'Freedom RadiO,'^ which has Columbia release. 'F.ainiiy, Portrait,': starring Fay Conipton. which was-td haye replaced :. 'The Tempest' at.: the Old: Vic after its . provincial tour,- -is cut due to. show not : haying . clicke in the '■sticks. ;' '/' :; -l^^'--- - '(Harrison Theatre. > 'Black Velyet' and 'Haw-HaW casts arranged. golf tournament between thie' locals and Anierieans.:- With. Vic.: Oliyeri Ben Lycn and Nelson Clifford represent- ing. the Yanks.:.. Bill Sistrom dickering "With Eairry K, Barnes: to play the :'Saiint' role in the fPliowrup bf the series. Alsb negotiating \vith 'Roy. Bouliihg, who divected 'Pastor-Hall' for Grand NSir tiohal. to direct. ~ . ■ ' New Jack Hulbert-Cicely Gourt- neidge show, already., completed by Archie Menz'ies" and Arthur Macriae; has- been abandoned, after cast had been practically lifted, up: and ready to :start:rehearsals.-:" :' Although Carl Brisson .is presumed to have sailed for America to consult Mayo Brothers for • throat trouble, understood he: sails frpm America to Australia -10 appe^ar , in musical shows for the. WilUam.sOn Tait.. : : Pyramid "Films finally . set its\flrst' film; to be released by United Airti'sts; It's adaDtation by Miles MallesOn Of F. H. Benson's :-'The . Necromancer,' with Wilfred Lawson; if be can get leave from Royal Air Force, to .play title-'rolei'-:'.-'.:: . 'r ' -: ' Efforts' being rriade: tp keep Lon- don PhilharhiOnic^orchestra together; and : negotiation? i'low pcndirrg - for Tenting theatre,-in West End to give nightly perfbrmance.v with band on cooperative :basiK. J. fi. Piciestley is behind; the. sbbeme. Whimpered - around • that Joseph Rank, miltionaire miller; who is be- hind; mcst: of Charles : M. : Wbolf's film veriture.s is backing picture be- ing partly made in Canada for tbe Boverhment by Michael PowelU. With Woolf prganization to release. . ^ : Robert Morlby liirne down Dai^id E. Rose's offer to star in 'Hatter's Castle', to : go into H. G.: Wells' ■Kipps.' which is tb be made by .Gau- moht-British-Gain.«;bprou^h for 20thr Fo^'. He Will co-star; with Michael Redgrave and Margaret LockwOOd. trfis :bbdker .here, -squiring 12 gals Who were finalists . in: the circuit s annual bathing beauty contest. '-; Joyce Matthews, chorine in 'Hold: Onto Your Hats,' at the Grand, was: gi-ahted a divorce last Week from x..ca„^ Col. Gonzalb Gomez of Venezuela: ■ now atten^ptij^ to Cast fot October [ They were married May 9 in White production, is working on Canadian ) Plains. N. - Y., and;, separated on war propaganda films at his home in:: May 19.: ' Mpriey Gallaghan, whose VTurn Again Hbnje' the theatre Guild iis :v;'St. „. By Sam X..' Ilur^t . Henry Hoffman, aide:to Paul Beis: man, derailed by heat. .;. :: : . , ■ : . AHhpugh lotto banned in : St LOuis coiinty,:- .sneak"session last Week brought but 50Q jTemmes before cops broke up the game Tom Mix is'bhe of 300 inked .to apV pear in 'St;- Louis Cavalcade' nex:t fain for benefit bf lb.cal fl.te: fighters: William :Morris agency to: prpduce.: ; Sterling - HoUoway, ; Vivian Marsh and. ,Ruth Sato' planed from . West Coast tp appear in 'East Wind,' cur- rent ^tal fi'escip theatre, ::F.6rest Piark; 'Two Merry GentJemefi' begins run Friday .at town,. Sqiiare theatre; strawhatter. on. rbbf of west end of- fice building. Harriet Hagan: has leading femme:role.: Mrs. Ruth- Allenc, Reaves, warblei" in last year'.*?. Municipal, theatre cast. ■:, Abe Ijyrban; gifted and pa^tied .at Bpn-:Airyph his birthday; : :.: •. Mrs. Brian Dorilevy waiting: irt town while the Husband makes some midwe,st stops for paramqant's 'The Great'-McGinty.'.::-:• ;.:, ::;-^ Al: 'KayiTielClTTiho'is^Ih'diaiTff^^^ e^l^stri t^ni^nTjrce--from • ^ Lbwry, Donald Reaves. :De.slpge, /Mb., who also sang :, thie chorii.s.. .: ■-vA new recreational- center pat teched after the Johnny PerkinsrRby BrudeV - PJaydium,. Epst St., Louis, will be bvjilt in: South St: Lbuisi; Bar- hard Brade v/ili be tho proprietor. Walter . Bran.spn. hiidwcstern dis-. trict .sale,"-- rn^tnagcr' for RKO, :iand Rav:: Nftlfjn;- .ihnnn<;.eer of :■ the - local. branch, airie in New York City work- ing: but; circuit. deals with home- Office biggies.-. vNancy . McCord; Bob : :Shafer and Douglas Leavitt herb iafter fini.shing. outdoor operetta seaspri.ih Louisville; Eugene towenthalf Arthur ;Kent and Nina Stroganova .' planed to . New' York after chores.. . Former Mayor llehry W. kiel,:prez of Municipal Theatre Ass'n; has re- covered; from two niajor: operations; Lee Sims and Ilomay Bailby mak-, ing local debut at Chase Club. Carlos Molina's biand a holdover, Steve Cady, nitery obbrator, took troiupe: to ' Centraliai. Ill;, Monday night for' a one-night, .«itand.: Cady's place is closed on Monday nights arid this enables :the talent to earn a .few kopecks On out-bf:,<town .dates. •Two one-act piays, 'the. Importance. Of Breakfast! and. ■Something tb: Re- member,'; were presented by the. TOy.. "Theatre Players last;- ^yeek. for the benefit of the . Red Crossl . Gordon iSpmmers and: Mafy Leritz produced.: Firift local showing: of 'The vMilky Way'. beg2£h run at Civic theatre, strawhatter; last week. Cast includes Vincent Vernon, . tommye:. Birch, Martha.: Jensen, WilJiam Gallagherv Gordon Sommers, Williarh Atwbod and Jackman Bierger.; By Le&;Recs Parianiojunt exchange to have office golf tQurnament;;Aug. 24.'' \ Julius: Volki inSle nabe -exhibitor, tb Glen Mke sanatbrium. . Earl Pe'rkins,;Warner Bros, sales-- man,'an. eJ^pectaht granddaddy. 'ThebdorO^ : H^ .vet : Mirinespta Amus. Go. .executive,: ■ 'confined: to home by, illness. Gprdon Gireenb; manager; of Benz Bros.' theatre : interestsi to Pine Is- land sanatorium, for rest . Bill Schbil, ;RK0 explpitei", in .hos- pital with; injured; ;shbulder after: atitd smashiip at Hampton, la. ' . .; LeRoy : Miller, . Universal branch manager,: aecbmpanied salesman: Pat: Hallor^h. bn; .a North Dakpta trip. ; Jerry Bladbi ■ :assista:nt . manajger, pihch-hitting Vfor: Bili; Sears at Gr- pheum . while latter: ' - .vacation mptpr ■tirip.-■..; -":-. -;-';.. " . '■ Max Blotcky, brother of ' Ben. ParaniOunt : branch manager; .arid twia City Variety club: chief .barker, passed.:away;.y . -; tJiiiversity of Minnesota .band turned out for opening, of Center theatre, Minnesota Amus. Co.'s;( Para-! mount) ..pew St.: Paiil nabe house. . After, a two-day fiishin'S . trip into northern . Minnesota \ With Gilbert Nathanson, Republic ; branch rriari- ager, following his rOdeb; appearfince here. Gene Auti^y flew" biack . to. Hol- •lywoodi . . ■■:. ■■;•.' ■■ ;..■. .. •:■■. ::'"■ : - Churches \Pix ConUmiieid from pake 3. ing which he has-cbritiacted minister's from, coast.tp coast "The field cpyers about IQO.ObO churche.s, A. L, Mcr. Gormick, president: pf. CihecOlor,: .es-: tiniates that, his plant will; tiirn out 30;000^000 feet a year as; result of the hookup. ' ■■ /■: ■'■. - The idea,; according to Bond, is not Oniy to picture religious subjects .but; to attract the public to. the churches. At least; 2,000: houses; pf worship iare equipped for sound films and'thoUt sands more, under^ the tieyf: ] plan, may purchase - the necessary ;equip,- mient on;terirt installments. . . Subjects wiU . depict the life of. Ghristj with chbi*ai; music : led by Honier: Rbdeheayer, .singing evange- list ;formerly Cprinected . with Billy. Sunday. New angle: in the di.stributibn of the pictures is a barid of rriore tba n 1,000 retired mirtisters who will wOrk as; a guest. promotional staff lor. re-r ligipii and show business: at the same time;;.;'. the ;average cost, of the film, serr Vice will be about; |10 per ..week per church; '.■ : 16 MM/Cathbllc service • ; NatiObai : Catholic Film : Service; inc., haB been orjganized in New York tp:preview 16; mni. filrns and :issue apprpyed/anid disapprcyed: lists for; iguidance: Of ; religious, eciucatibnal and other organizations; its activities in the' 1.6 mm, " field wijl; in niariy respects, paraller those of the. Legion of ;Decency --''V regular .cominercial channels. -■:- - . :■: ;■■'"■'.- ;. In :addition to - rrierely previewinjg, however, NCF'S-rWhich is an iinbfff ..ciai body; but has the .sanctidn; of the ehurch4-^will .alsb .rent the; 16: mm; film:; it;, recommends tp;_ educational; religibus and other gtOups,', ': •. : ' (; Heading the new outfit'isv-prv,Eu Igene.A Jack Moffit laid up with flu, - Smiley, Biimette east, ch a stag* tcim.:;,: ■[■.^ ■■; ';-'" ;■. Fredric Mairch: on: vacation at Del Monte, ■■ ■ ■ V :. Frances Sirbon gandei'iiiig the slu* dibs 'for Pic.: '- June McCloy back in pictures after eight years. ■ v .y :■ ,:■■ •;'.: Bill- Elliott tb: Durangp, Cai;, for yearly rpdeo. . ■ -';■.' v.' - James ; A, - FitzPatrick bought Canadian farm. ':,Betty ; Brewer- recuperating from; tonsil operation; '.: : Hal; Home in. town: for cOnfabs with . Walt Disney. Mtiriel . Angelus .took oul her first- citizienship p-apers. -' Flbyd ;Knudtsbn to the hospital for a tonsil operatiOn.^ ' r. , ; . Earle G. Hines and Herb Griffin here from Niew York. ^ ;Wallace Beery to; Wypmihg^ for. two months of fishing. Judith Woodbury kribcked down and bTuised by an auto,; ; •.: : ^ Cbarles:; Rosher. returned ; tb his camera after sick leave. . ; William Gargan vacationing at Yosemite National. Ps^rk; . : ■ . Victor iFlehiing • is .^back;;;at M^trp- after a Canadian vacation, Harry Goetz aired in from. Man- hattan for studio huddles.^^ ,: : Spec .O'Donhell; back with "FrahTc ; Capra after two years' illness. . •. Lana : Turner; -retui;ned from : ;month's vacatibn in Honolulu. . ; George Randolph Hearst: is being, sued tor separate rnaintenahce. : Williapn Shiffren moved; into the G.u^ney: agency -as an associate. Jackson ''Parks moved into: the James. Roosevelt publicity setup; . :• Ruby Keeler, - back. .f tomi: Chicago where she left the JOlSon show.' : •" . Nornian Elsori in tOwn for huddlek .about piroduct for Film-Alliance. .. : Joseph Bernharci:; and' ;MOrt Blu;-: .menstbcjc in for studio eonferences.' Parahiount Studio Club, tossed a. farewell dinner for. George. BagpalL .: Marjorie Young's suit to divorce Roland Yoiing was. set back 10 days.; ... William: Boyd's broken - leg wilt keep, him out of pictuires ^ another; month; Ben Miggihs in town from England where he. was European ihianager for 20th-Fox: : Joe Gunningham aiid . Edward Dmy tryk to . Canada tO- handle films for the government.- ; . Frank Velcz in froin New York to handle dance direction . for BKO's. 'They Met in Argentina.' - Barney Sarecky , checked off Re- ,pUblic lot and considering an offer from Australian; .film -putflit. . Richard Greene back irom Van- ebuver, awaiting ;a call to war ser- vice-after enlisting ih Seaforth HighV landers, .. -■ .■ • ■■ ;. •;.;.;;;.■■ Jim Denton; Don Morgan,. Diick Pittinger, Sam Israel,. Katie Robin- son and Bill Winter vacationing from the 2Qth-Fox flackery. . . Nathari; H; • Hubbard. i6r .:years in public^ relations in California; arid; Jim Furman; :With Publix . and Lbew'i^ iii advertising - piihlleity^ opened p.a. agency in Los Angeles. By. Jobii ;Bartliplomew .Stroheini stIU around.. YOiir.. Horn' current 'with Players at Worthington Eric .'Sound Sha^wriee Hali:. : Berkley Players presented :*t)oublt Door' at Haubcrt; theatre, Newfound' land. : Doris; iienkins of nearby Reeden called to Kennebunkport. Me;, at te> quest of author Booth Tarkington U ■- appear in his -Karabash''with th<: Garrick; Players;. .: Former niiddleweight ' : chami Mickey ; Walker . weekended a Johnny DeSantp's Ppcbho Summit Inrt; Announced forthcoming Rel Crbss benefit 'fight- with Jack Demp- sey;: - .- ■:•.., ■'.■ '.■ . Bill Blumenberg, former theatre, man and now proprietor of Ye Say-; Ipr's- Inn, Saylorsburg, . would pur- chase ;Stroud theatre Imuilding, now empty and still showing fire ravages. But bank holding put lor more mphey.:, By Harold M, Bone John Hesse vacationing from WB's Rbger-.Sherma'h... ^ ■ ■'■ '< Russell BroiB.;. .first small; citcUs to; hit.' here. this seas<Mi (8); , 1 -Lew Schaefer ;sli|)p«i away, .frpm' , his ;:Pariamount desk for -a; few: dayij*. ^ rest.' --.■:.■■;;:;•■;'. • ■: r:\'--. '. ■ ,-. /. y '^- Bill Reisinger; tieing-ln with heat wave, by running bathing bbaUt con- test on. his Bijou stage. •. ;, Operator, of Savin Rock's rocket ride absolved in death of- woman CoUigap,j«hb^,j:ei!,i.gnedJLa:stlipa^^ March as;, president of Hunter Col- lege ;^nd beifp're that: W_as a.ssi..stant superintendeht arid tiirector of - visual .education of the; New Yoric pubiic schools.. Joseph Av Durkin, fbr/ner secretary' to; the district: attprney. of Ne w : Yoi:k county .iind now .'Opera tor ;of a private news "sei-viee,:" • :Coni-: gan's associate, Frank: Thbinas, in for a; Ibbk at Frankie,. Jri,, in. strawhiat." cast; hopjseid babk to .GpiaSt Via stratoliner: Nate .Rubin: completely; recbVbreJ from bad fall in his Locw-iPoli lob- by that necessitated :-hospitalization. . the FrOd Stories : were around, for daughter Carol's strawhat::- opening .'it Jridian ;Neck In 'Pursuit;-bf. Hap- ;f'inc'9S.'. ' ;:■ - -.■ ; ■..■;•:■ ■.-.