Variety (May 1941)

Wednesday, May 28, 1941 GHATTEB 5S Tony Gary, of Mackay'i ticket office, into army June 2. John Rosenteld. Jr., the Dallas critic, returned after annual visit. Hollywood agent Leo Morrison in ♦own for a fortnight of talent scout- Only 12 Broadway boxoflice men have mutual ticket berths at Bel- mont. Larney Goodkind, Universal story • ^d, vacationing in South Carolina for two weeks. Jack Lewis. KKO publicity -writer, doing two weeks' jury duty in Mu- nicipal Court. Milton Biackstone has moved his | advertising agency out of Radio City to larger quarters. Trotting season of 40 nights begins this evening at Roosevelt Raceway, near Westbury, L. I. Nicollet Minnesota Terrace with her Ice revue July 11. 'lieopold Stokowski and his All- American Youth orchestra booked into St. Paul Auditorium June 5. Ralph Green, indie circuit owner, has acquired Crystal, Gateway house, formerly owned by David GiUman London theatre, to IJoUywood for vacation and also to see his son at Camp Shelby, Calif. ci , T • 1 J 1 (WB). Brager's lad, Murray, Stanley Lupmo Is an ardent graduates from Penn State next week spmtualist, . ^ „ , V J- * and will go into company's N.Y. dis- Francis (Bob) Harley, head of 2qth tribution denartment Holywood Julien Duvivler broke his wrist In a f?.ll. Cecil Kellaway left for the Bahama _ . _ L 1 i_ » tribution department. . Centuy-Fox. back from America Lois Miller leaves this week for islands Raul and Eva Reyes, dancers, and and ofl on survey of provincial ex- Atlantic City and third consecutive . u ,j , . Dorothy . Blaine, singer, into Hotel 1 changes. summer as organist at Heinz Pier Metro holds its annual golf tourna^ NicoUet Minnesota Terrace with! Godfrey Tearle is practically re-- janet Ross, of KDKA, has just ment June 22. Sterling Young's orchestra. • tired, but stUl mterested in pictures been elected president of the Harry Carey celebrating his 25th Ann Driscoll, who understudied at $1,200 per week, providing part Women's Ad Club of Pittsbui-eh Gertrude Lawrence in 'Skylark,' to! is deemed sultafcle to hun. . be leading lady at Old Log theatre, I Sydney B. Kyte. band leader, and tocal strawhatter, this summer. | Frederick B. J. Graves, film pro- M-G tossed farewelle dinner party , ducer, have had receiving orders for Oliver LeMere, booker, who has (bankruptcy) flled 6gainst them, departed for Fort Meade. S. D., this' I^uke of Newcastle, who was May week as a commissioned officer. I Yohe's first busband, died at Dork- Esquire, Bennie Berger's loop 'ng, Surrey. As Lord Francis Hope, Mexico City By DoDcUs L. Gralume year in pictures. Jack Benny will be 'pan roasted' by Masquers .'une 10. Gwen -Wakeling returning to 20th- Fox as head designer. Lynn Farnol in town for confabi with Samuel Goldwyn. - . Crawford |md (:as^^^^ Harriet Billiard returning to aim filmery, taking fling at foreign-, he presented her with the 'Hope dancers, featured at El Patio nitery.' ^ork after a year's absence languagers with two French fllnos, I r.?.?'!5l"?. J'™!." Thomas Mitchell checked out of 'Virgin Bride' and 'School for Hus- Mr. Duff Cooper Noel Coward es- New York for the production of his the hospitel te rwu^ bands'for starter. | corting Bea LiUie, and Charles Mexican revue. me nospiiai to recuperate at home. w A Steffes throwing nartv at Cochran limping on crutches at the, vi«ii«;€* Mofhor. M;io»<>ir. L,ouis B. Mayer back from a northe^li MaoteTsSfe^rU! opening of Vck Vanities' at the , J-^iS^ sTan"^^ ''rr w r'M''^'V'°'?^"''"'J'". v,Ptnr,=. P=.l»«. p^j^^^ j,.^^ ^^j^ '(National Thea- - Clark_Gable and Carole Lombard , , nection with 'official opening' of his Dick and Betty Maney have taken | new canal and fresh-water launching liOcal press boys definitely an- f-lf house at Westport .principally to \ of yacht brought back from Florida : {!fP"'^"'i^^^Ynlf in Hnni\ifJiw?'?nrt Margarita Maris. Austrian soprano, "^S^V^"-; ' I due back in town this week after a »team up Frank Sullivan. Henry Markbreit, amusement ad manager of Chicago Times, vacation- ing in New York this week. John Erskine sailed last week for South America on a goodwiU mission. Due back about Aug. 1. Jim O'Connor, the Albany res- taurateur, in St Clare's hospital for Ueatment of high blood pressure. Paul Dullzell has acquired a second parrot which allegedly talks, the other one being Just a squawker. Chester Stratton moves to Holly- wood, Fla., having been appointed state manager for National Distillers. Milton Berle lets $6,000 a week for two we^ when he opens with Vin- cent Lopez at the Paramount next week. Ben Griefers back from an auto tors now working in Hollywood, and awardid a go d medal bv the^^^^^ Herman Wobber back to San showing it in their criticisms on |*"°«Vr T^^^ Fj.?"!!^" ^^^^ studio huddles at this spring. Ed Bellew. United Artists' ; ""'8 m u.=jr «.u«^ v.. ^ for Ther work ih operettas ,n.h Vn, ploiteer, flew immediately to New P'^tufes coming from Hollywood. g " 20th-Fox director. York when he learned over radio of M'^ls ^vlll befeahired m the falcon, pic u>x=v..ux ^■ death of his uncle. Jack Smith, next pKture titled''H^^ veteran New York Journal-American t^^^frli ^^r}" t^H^^'^^k. Prost^ro (JIivSr« S^, MexlT^^^ ^""^ ^' •^"-"^ Sly «'*^cond*^tirrtg ^^fe^hiS^^'fo? » marrying-divorcing jurist. , Will Hay, Panama baby Jiminez rumored out of the Balboa Gardens setup. Steve Gilbert, piano-playing m.c, breaking In a new act. -Working with jean Shaeffer. yodeling cow- gal. . , Jardin San Francisco buying best tour of Canada; accompanied on re-1 musicians and paying top coin to turn by friends who got wedded up them on Isthmus. Doing terrific Milton Peld back at Universal after his father's funeral in ity. P. G. WoUson returned to his Co* Harrir Hartwell. tSnor. member of sf'^1'° ""•^^ ' With the calling up of the 37's and ' ^f'SL^'K^^^t th.'^^L* ^- ^- Kreisler here from New over among men, and women up to I^J^S^t^^'A„h'^^ "iferences on Universal's 20's, vaudeville is stUl further de- S??^„„"'**^y' Tissots Club/short subjects, pleted of its talent, with the situa-, f,„„„,^, S. Barret McCormick in town to tion becoming extremely difficult. i„J«8e '°.°°°5?le^,«^^^^^ work over the details ot RKO's 1941- Biggest suflerirs will be the tour- ij?, ° ^f^th.^^^^ inl shows. ^^iTA 'JSSr.h i7i?ii!^*Xi5-iyH!^' Bruce SheSd checked out ot the S?S^nMi,J^^w. ^^^^^ ^o-^.Sue Carol agency and checked In production here. I ji,. a._"^ wh'S^'e^'.«l^./i!;"1' N^^^^^^^ to Montreal next in the right arm while engaged m a w«ek to take oart in Canadian burlesque bullfight with Cantinflas. vfctory Loan ^iv^ Canadian French Salon opened at the Grand f^^^. ToTreoS"' """""^ """"^ ^om Lewis airtd in from New Palais. I T I York to spend a few days with his Paris there. Jimmy Powers' wife has opened a night club at Eatontown, N. J. He Is labor editor of New Yojji City News. « Tom Helmore, English legit actor, training at LaGuardia Field for naval-air service with the British forces. JimiO'Neill and Elsie Mackie have taken over a bar and grill on Broad- way near 52d street, renaming it the Magpie,' Condition of Mrs. Alec Moss, who gave birth to twins two weeks ago, one dying, reported considerably improved, Dario (LaMartinique) has taken over Gay White Way, nee Cotton Club, for a lavish Latin-type nltery. Jimmy Vernon's with. him. Restaurateur Colbert, who flopped with a lavish eatery in N.Y,, is now cleaning up with hot-dog stands ad- - Jacent to army camp sites. Veteran maitre d'hotel Albert Berryman returns to an old Broad- way landmark when he reassumes at the Hurricane, due to reopen soon. . A couple who -were introduced a year ago by Charles Burton ot Par's home offfce^ marrying shortly after, are naming their first after Burton. 'Uncle' Henry Berlinghoff, one of the Morris agency's old old-timers, was given a gold wristwatch, by the office bunch on his 70th birthday last Friday (23). Claude Collins, formerly Pathe newsrcel news editor, named motion picture director to help Tom Dewey put over the United Service Organ- izations drive. Jack SchoU, who collaborated with Elie Joseph Bois, former editor of \„J;°"fiP/J^ 1^,^"f^:?"^^^ Loretta Young Petit Parisfen died in London. ■ w^'^IL'l.^fV^i^"!.".^1'^• ..Jeanne Kelly, sci business via mostly native trade, Doc Zimmerman, who has had ai inoci inoei maa« stage reappear-; t>^_„._. -prr-t .,,.1, „„Mi»i4w "itna.u i^^uuivo, x<>iu< white elephint in a roadhouse on \ ance in revue at the Dix HeuresV 1 j^/|een employ^here 1 <>"t a marriage license. t\n ransien died ui ijonaon. ' Kii..i«»««,,<« irn„Fu. »*• tk^ "^"""^ »vci«j, aviccn. {jiajrci, iiiiu Noel Noel made stage reappear-' ^.'i"^"13^/. time such nublicitv ^'j''^''^ Brooks, radio writer, took screen, player, and west side of Canal, figuring on I New revue by Michel Duran to get Arthur Greenblatt arrived 'from weekend dancing and floor shdw as | early preeming' at Boufles ParisieW.' = JIJ{S^*L?.! l,^*X',n\,,^i?n^^^^ studio huddles at Pro b.o. hypos. I BouScing jian Borotra now in Pai"'||^,.^^,M«Kan_^ook.^^^^ Peggy Bedell, saxist, singer and Marrakesh, Morocco, in his round hoofer, finding it tough to make West Coast boata, took the bull by the horns and headed for Galveston arS l^frScc?Tn*'gis°?o^unl^*« ^'"-^^ <Nafional Theatre St. (Georges unshuttered with 'La Nuit de Printemps' CA on Argentine freighter, with'load of ^ Spring Night') by Pierre Ducroq. beef. I New travelling theatrical troupe Leon Carrington lost his Ancon J/«e F'ai»=e g^^^^ Inn. one of the best paying cantinas ! S'"V^of**J". Au Bucher, by hSi. Leon is doing hi! bit for ff"^ ^•^"'^^'' '"'"'^ Uncle Sam while the missus runs his Hub, right over the line between 'Zone' and Panama boundary. Otto Stienberg, first nitery owner here, to really go to work. Seems the boys at Intelligence figured he was a bit too intimate with Nazism, egger. German pic version of DeMaupas- sant's 'Bel Ami' preemed in Paris, although already two years old. are Puebla City and Guadalajara. Madrid By Jttceph D. Bavotto Archie Twitchell, film actor., flled a bankruptey petition, listing $2,025 in debts and ^ in assets. John Reinhardt going to Buenos Aires under two-year contract as di- rectbr for Baires Films. Allan Jones and Irene Hervey started construction of their $500,000 office building in Beverly Hills. Lew.is Allen checked in, at Warn- ers to take over his director job after Italian actress Alida Valli arrived to do Italo-Spanish pic. . stagipg legit in London and New Pic thesp Imperto Argentina back YoS. Featu-rel WillT Forst Wd' 01ga.Li:io*J''1oi^i"S,l"drv^e^^^^^^^^ fr*"? Tchekova. , vaiencia, wun jjg^ York to talk over consent After Paul Marion, new press di-, g^^s^^'^^pUoig!! • * -""'^ decree problems with Metr<^ studio so'they closed his joint. He now is : l^il^^o.^^^-^^S^^^tllXl ' peffi^c^ af-feTo^lS ^d I^'^^.V^fs American Legion Post wheeling a truck and vows it's not i ughter, it was announced that Le P^J'"!"^'^ 7/*^^^ so bad. Cliff Evans, the Lawrence, Mass band leader, who now is a ' " full- Jour had been suspended for four , ""^^ W d^s before conc^^^^ '^Tew^-^ta^g^e'&ni^^^'-paris J Vi^l.^sS^'^t". b^^ o'f"K ^anktewicz lost his \ Prinz, who is moving to the Hal Gloria Swansea bopped back to tor the States. One of the big beer gardens, which was taken over, by Panamanian syn- dicate, has cut prices on cocktails to ISc a slug from five to seven p.m. Recently took the gambling casino out, which caused a partial eclipse on the business. With Cuban talent utterly ex- hausted, Happyland and Alamo { cabareta here are looking to the er DurSiK the war the' l^^. "^.2*? were New York, tempSrarift^Tto attend a him t^^fdphe?^wdei^''*'',.*".4^^,"*' '^t* t'Wings of business meetlig as president of f'iL? i° J. .".Peace') at Barcelona. No one hurt !miJ^^^ phone number, army used messages which he could do in a jiffy without referring to key. M. K. Jerome on some music for, States for American entertainers, Warfters, is back in New York to check the status of a musical com- edy they have written for early pro- duction. Carmen Lewis, who was produc- tion assistant to Bretaigne Windust on 'Arsenic and Old Lace,' now sec- retary for Boris Karloff. She's the wife of Jack Gould, of N.Y. Times drama staff. Arthur Menken, Paramount news- reel cameraman, granted leave of absence from his recently assigned post at Singapore to visit Tokio and other parts ot the Far East to gather material for a lecture tour next Oc- tober. Billy singer. ■ Multiprlses, Inc. Newest dance tod in Spain is j iryftig Parker and BiU Blowitz on Minerva Cochan, 16, who made her i^ave of absence from Warners to first public appearance at British handle national tour of the Messer- Institute Gala. | schmidt plane for British relief. Italian pic 'Manon LescauC with, John Barton Browne, former ad singers Maria" Caniglia and Benia-I^^ business promotion manager at mino Gigli and thesps Vittorio de Ambassador hotel, joined advertising «!h»™=„ H»nr„ f v?"" ^""'' " the flmi of Bowman, Deute & Cummlngs. «™n^ '^.v^n^^hpn^to ^ T, T Tw- ' Gold-stripSrs of 11 South Ame?!- around saying hello to , Miguel de Unamuno Literary Prize can navies hopped off their quarter- Pittsbnrgh By Hal Cohen ' but they are stymied by the terrific , , „,nj„„, awarded to newspaperman Luis jecks to see a special showing of the amount of fares which have to be | Bra" Hewitt actor-produMr I Antonio de Vega, editor non-sea-going picture, 'BloSd and deposited each way, plus the bonds, shoves off shortly for year's army Denungo, for novel, 'Los Que no Sand' " ^ " " .service. , <'*a'kn<,o WkA TV. _ L — SL Louis By Sam X. Hurst 'Blood and. ^"iXo'pnhin „»t»r!.n nif^rv nnor-, ' gescietiden de Eva' CThose Who Do . "^^Matty Fox shoves off for his usual ^li^uJi ! n«J^ li2^B^^^^ . , I summer stay*ln New York, Friday tor. has opened a new bar-griU in children under 14 cannot attend (30), whUe Nate BlumbergTuniver- ^tii1ff= TJ»„» rirn w^m,,^' showcBso performances unescorted, sal prexy, moves west to remain at ci,^ Kr,^f,aMT;,»^ hM^h^nrt ""til Fox rcturns in show, brought a new husband with entire show must be okayed by September her this trip. . , ^ . „ , 'authorities and sign on b.o, tells Simone Simon booked into Stanley minors whether it's stop or go. with Victor McLaglen for Decora- Most popular club among Ameri- tion Day week. _ _ _ . . 'cans and Britishers in Madrid Is Buenos Aires By Bay Josephs J. Miguel Bucino studying ballet wedding an- ,,,ith them. If they are challenged with pic in mind. i by fallow member and haven't bottle Daniel des Poldes, RCA Victor ' phonograph head, suddenly returned to the States. Polish pianist Witold Malcuzynski surprising b.o. grosser after return from Chilean tour. Orchestra of Carlos di Sarli con- tracted for 45-day tour of the States starting in September. Miguel Calvello, composer, long Westport, Conn. By Hnophiey Donlcn* Grand, sole burlesk house here, shuttered until August. Adolph Roedder, treasurer at the j-Harr^ M^shard in from Boston to ^^Jl^ aub.^Obj'eTiB to gerteMowl ,Arenai, west end sports spot, died of 1 line up Xmas and New Year's deb together weekly for meal. Another a paralytic stroke. 1 dates for his bands. ; object is get as many free drinks as Matty Malneck orch will open! Ed Siegals (hes the U exploiteer) possible. Members must carry corks Charles Stern, recently shifted by summer season on the Stariight Roof, ■ celebrated their fifth United Artists from ea^rntomid!-'Hotel Chase, Friday (30). i "'^x^'^^yi^'fl-wii - " western district manager, hosted by | Florence K, Weberman reelected'/^yG^ff'thforn^^ i t's a round of drin ks. Motion Picture Associates and bunch'secretary of the Playgoers of St ''^{^/f^f'X'^o^S* Fridif lla^ "H^L^,fp'i„'"?r^rS°rh? I ^""^^ '""""^ ■ Peter HJKbJpl^^ to bring fam- caio tnr fh. ^ ' ^ Uncle Sam has earmarked $136,000 jiy here from White Plains and make Milburn iw,^;^ T- ™h„ Koc'tor a 1,000-seater to be erected at home near his ailing mother, been hJ^idliSl rnn^'n;Jo'Field, army aviaUon trainmgi Lawrence Riley, author of 'Per- liciS fo? & w»n'n«tn w ■ BeUevUle. 111. sonal Appearance,' working on a new ' 'drSted' by tte^U T Tre^ tS i 'Forbidden Fruit' will open season play at his home in Warren. Pa. \ handle newsDaner aid marine of the Town Square theaUe, straw- George McCaU's 'Hollywood pubS^ty tor tSl o^feS^e Bond S hatter atop west end office building. Doubles' unit wouhd up tour here y . lor me ueiense uona i-am j^^^ wiUard Holland wiU direct and he's on his way back to the It's the third season for the enter- Coast I hem _ ,,. . , ^. ^//o^,S'?^rn';Z^!^f°a'daU"h' Stu^f farce, 'Los T.os Vivos" ."rne smart ^.'iT'^i'n^F^rllJ'ViT ntl'houJe te^S^ltheVf hMe% Crm'a L^a"! P^gy French back from trek to Uncles') for J. Garcia Leon's com- season in Forest Park playhouse . Tennessee. Pany. iYnf^ ^i**" * oSn George Sullivan has resigned as Lily Pons resting at her Silver- Mexican tenor Jose Mojica mobbed $104,(WO underwritten by 900 local- J^n^'^ of CUfton in Huntingdon mine place. 1 by fans on arrival by air from the ites. Coin will be returned from seat majiager M^^UKO^ ^^^y Chatterton weekending at States.. Will do fli.' and theatre sales. Texas Grace Moore's. j work. Jacob Schwartadorf, municipal di- Mike Todd flew here the other day Jessie Bridge back after visit with ' Maria Barrientos, famed opera n.ms. rector of Municipal Theatre Assn. for to talk to Lou Holtz at Yacht Club Rinelinp Show on tour. singer, gave Ckilon Museum two cos- Dean Lutz promoted'from contract I'a^t four years, and Louise HoU, about doing a show for him next The Carl Fishers (Mary Mason) , tumes from starring roles. She'a clerk to booker ^ -Warr^rV Richmond. Va., were wed m Mayor season, : reopening their house here, > j returning to Rio. Cowbov Part new ^usement ' Winiam Dee Becker's office last i After making all his fareweUs, Richard Skinner general manager I Hugo del Carril, leading tango enterprise oomed for season. ! ^eek. Billy Carmichael. of Brad Hunt of CounUy Playhouse this season. : singer, buying ofl 20-year contract Kennetli Kelle^ (Sopher ^sistant Henry J. Palkenhainer and Carl A. band, was rejected by. draft board Clifton Webb and Mabel occupying from manager Hector Quesada. Has - waflager, wid to Sally Kleinsmitii, ^ Tholl. vet members of the St Louis physicians. their new home back of Stamtord already ^aid 30,000 pesos. Century cashier. [symph orch. were presented with J. Roger McKclvey, veteran pro- TTie Richard Rodgerses occupying Pampa's U. S. head cameraman. Bill Watmouuh Warner Brothers' gold watehes upon their retirement jectionist and labor union leader, their new place on Greenfield Hill. . Bob Robetts. tossed cocktail party booker, transferred to Indianapolis last week. Both had been members will be a candidate for sheriff in Lawrence Langner and Armlna for dirertbr Lucas Demare on corn- is offl<i maMffer I of the organization for more than 40 September. 1 Marshall due In from Coast this'pletion ot.'ELCura Gaucho' ("The paign now under way. Minneapolis By Les ees ' Eddie (jochran of Warners in the arniy. I<yceum winding up weekend Swedish-language films. Claiborne Fosters here. Ditto Francis Robinson, IZ^.J'^f^ AsSnTr''ge'SiW"dl ^George Ross commutmg to Ridge- j^^sjca je Camara, dead. German Ziclis adapting Madrid Tlos Vivos' ('The Smart Dorothy Lewis returning to Hotel'years; to u Fordan. manager Memorial' week. Gaucho Priest').