Variety (Oct 1945)

WtdaesA*J, October 3. 1915 PICTURES 27 Broadway VNeil. Hamilton I" N. Y. ana may .g» into it*."it Ariz., and an engagement with Charlie Wright's band at Santa Rita hotel.. Playwright Lawrence Riley, and his wile up from their home in West Virginia for opening of "Winter's Tale." ; . Allegheny County League of Wom- en-Voters will sponsor opening per- formance of "Ieeeapades" here on Oct. 25. • Chicago r Congress hotel'.; Glass Hat opens Oct. 5 with Milt Herth Trio fea- tured. Gus Van booked for return en- gagement of four weeks at the Vine Gardens starting Dec. 14;; Jitn Booth celebrated both his 20th wedding anni'and his 10th year as cliief booker of the. Essariess" circuit last week York to resume producing at Repub- lic. " ; . '. .-.'. Barney Briskm checked out of the hospital to recuperate at home; Virginia Hunter obtained release Hal and Lea Home at Saratoga • from her player contract at Metro. Springs on vacation. Eugene Zukor returned to Para- Mii«te Box Canteen in Greenw ich : mount after four years in the Navy, vm' -e sutlers Nov. 30. Ar.dy Russell and Delia .Morel] • V,I,J '\„ •-"' *. ... ,,.„,„ i,, ,f.„ ,announced Oct. 23 as their wedding .lack Warner due in from the Co.ts^ f .. iv . , • - * 6 by the end of the month, :'■ 'j_.' o| . Natn " an .'; Levinsoh' celebrated Hal Hunter, new label for Jack i,j s ^tlth year as. sound director for Powell. Jr., sighed for "Slightly He. - Warners. feet."'''"'-.- '.'■'.-■' v '-.' v I ' Ray Mil.land -going.to Rio de .la- Jack Goddard now operates Saw- ; Metro wheifc he. winds up his current dust Trail.■having bought out Jimmy , tilm chore. '. I last week .'.-'■.:„. rjLvef ■ •■ -'.:'' Francis Alstock. of the Office of j Mary Ann Gudsm. former assist- r- i -' M.WAM • WTrii'ht i-eliiriim" to 1 Inte:-American Affairs, shoved ofV j ant to Ken Carpenter of the Treas- ' ri ;t we» with Genera IJov' l ' »»•'' Washington. • ury. Dept.. has joined up with Jack 5 l t i-H . General.'>p.\ .,i j Lj<.„t Max Uercutl. Raw liaison Hess'publicity office. a. Loin. . with USO-Camp Shows, goes on the! Harry Cool orch being held over Owen Davis,; Jr., in civvies after. T j. tjroa | ist 0 ct. IS. . i. again at the Blackhawk for the new more , than 3% vyears ini ArmJ '.in- William Holden. now. in eivies, I show, which includes Lady Ethel, tetligente.,. .. vacationing at Palm Springs with his I Or. Jester and the Novellos. . Paul Benjamin, National Screen wife. Brenria Marshall. : Newly formed Chicago chapter of exec, has had plans drawn for a ! Dale Evans to Las Vegas to open | the Tub Thumpers of America are home in Miami. . [ a four-week singing engagement at | holding first Thumpersbord dinner at Madv Christians "I Remember f ine Last Frontier hotel.. the Morrison hotel on Oct'9. . M ima'' lead writing her autobiog i Arihur Rubinstein left oil a three-I G.eorgeV Olsen's orch and Borrah for Whilllesev House • I month tour which includes a concert I Mmevitch's Harmonica Rascals head 1 at Carnegie Hall Oct. 28.-A | new "Holiday Revue" in the Empire Waller Wanger named trustee of j Room of the Palmer house opening e Georgia Warm Springs Fouilda- Nov. 15 , lion for infantile paralysis. ..'-■;. .loser Chermaysky planning to pro-.! Danvl Zanuck tossed a luncheon dure a farce with songs, • Oh.. l-MUfr Edwin Paulev, U. S. member of Melody, early next spring. the Reparations Committee. Howard Smith back in "Dear Ruth" j Jane Rvssell shoved off for Cleve- • (Miller.! cast after two months' leave land wliere her husband. Bob Water- in Hollywood on a pie for Warners. tlefd, is playing pro football. Earl Carroll, in town, last week ; Orson Welles will do a bit! role, as was accepted by an Insurance com- ! * magician, m 'The Sin of Harold tally for an additional: $100,000 life ] Diddlebock for Preston Sturges. nuliev. ! Lorena Danker, widow of Danny Danker, appointed to the Beverly Hills Philharmonic concert commit- tee. Bruce Newberry. Republic's new sales exec for India aud Australia, in to wit for- buddies with Herbert J. Yates. Hedy Lamarr. Jack Chertok and .Herb Meadows at Arrowhead Lake, j thrMunfeViiaTTheaA* Assn". Sponsor Sid Goldman, who was back with working on the script of "Strange i -v ,_ K, . "Winged Victory," out of the Army Woman." and again house manager of. the Ceil- '. Claire Trevor suing a real estate tor ("HatsOff to lee"). broker lor $22,614. claiming the It's now Lt. Col. Ira Genet. He's ; house she jus! been given the Bronze Star in j termites Rome. His wife is Georgette Car- I Personnel to Man Films Victory |? Loan Converging on N Y. Hdqtrs. Studio Contracts Hollywood, Oct. 2. Mel Dinelli, writer, Vanguard. Bob Graham, actor, Paramount. James Brown, actor, Paramount. Bob Stanton,; actor, 20th-Fox. Linda Stirling, actress, Republic. Yakima Canutt, director. Republic. Faye Marlowe, actress, 20tlr-Fox. .Tack Rose, writer, Paramount. Frank Tashlin, writer, Paramount, Cornel Wilde, actor, 20th-Fox. Patricia Knight, actress, 20lh-Fox. John Wayne, 'actor-producer. Rep. Doris Dudley, "actress, Metro. Faye Marlowe, actress. 20th-Fox. Wanda Hendrix, actress, Warners. A tablet in memory of the late S^X^-^*' •••••• •••=• policy. •Horace MacMahon finishing wiih USO's "Fiin F'ollics." which has been touring Army hospitals for three months: Bill Vodery. chorus master of original "Show Boat" production, to handle similar chores for forthcom- ing revival. Alfred de Liagre. Jr.. producer of "Voice of the Turtle;" and Mrs. de Liagre were here, for the play's birthday party Saturday night (291 at the Ambassador East hotel. Si. Louis By Sam X. H«irst Nick Lucas currently at Club 400, midlown niterv. "He Who Gets Slapped" skedded for presentation at the Roof Top theatre. Entertainment Enterprises. Inc.. is sponsoring Ballet Russe in the Henry W. Kiel auditorium (24-25-26). J;:cob M. Lashly reelected prez of WB's Fox, Phdly, Back To 20th-Fox; Warners Also Drops 2 Nabes In addition to two minor neigh- borhood houses in Philadelphia which Warner Bros, is giving up the end of, November, circuit is vacating the Fox. important downtown first-run in that key. tomorrow night (Thurs- day >. indicating possibilities that WB is diminishing its extensive opera- tions in Philly. WB officially .states the two nabes are being relin- quished due to inability to make satisfactory lease renewals. The Fox. waling 2,250, and y^.W'er, chairman ttoj^-ood^.Vie. Personnel to man the forthcoming Victory Loan drive of the motion picture industry began moving full- force into the War Activities Com- mittee headquarters in N. Y. over the weekend. Charles Thall will represent Charles P. Skouras. re- gional chairman for the West Coast;/ Paul Levi .will represent Sam Pinan- ski, "regional head tor New England; Joseph Ryan will represent John Fried); regional chief for the nation's central area: and Herman Schleier represents Harry Brandt, eastern chairman.- Two other liaison men will be named before -the week-jis out. '.•'.-• Drive Runs From Oct. 29 to Dee. 8 1 our more indie exhibitors have accepted state chairmanships, mak- ing a total of 6(i now serving . this bond drive. New . additions' are: Maryland co-chairmen. J. Lawrence Sehanberger and Laurilz Harman, both of Baltimore, with co-chair- men for Minnesota slated to be Gil- bert Nathanson and William Elsou, of St. Paul. • : The Victory Loan "cabinet" was completed last week with the ap^ pointment of Frank P. Rosenberg as national publicity director. He ■ will work-out of WAC headquarters on loan from Columbia. "Cabinet" how comprises Si Fabian, national chairman: Oscar A. Doob, campaiga director; Chick Lewis, campaign co- ordinator; Charles M. Reagan, dis- tributor chairman; Max "A. Cohen, asst. to national chairman: Louis' B. of the al fresco theatre in Forest Park. Ali members of the St. Louis^ymph orch who have been in the armed bought is infested with i service w ill be reengaged upon dis- ' ■ I cj"! Qyjjt* Charles P. Skouras tossed a stag j Eusiene R. Wood, former v.p. of the ne.,1. author (both now reconciled), party for Ernest Turnoull. who is re- I g{ r 0l |j s Little Theatre Iris been M Brig Gen. Edward S. Creeiibaum. turning to Australia as managing di- ! appointed associate prof, of dramatics M. L. Ernsts law partner and w.k. in ! rector of Hoyts Theatres. . 'at Ithaca Collce Ithaca N Y show biz. awarded Distinguished ; - Frank Perrilt was guest of honor | Service Medal by War Sec'y Patter- ! at a farewell party tossed bv his'j *»"•■ . . : pals in the 20th-Fox. fiackcry. which Joe Franklin. Jr., whos father i he is leaving after 14 years..' heads the Franklin ft Hersrhorn : Olive Del Ruth test a decision in j her alimonv suit against Roy Del Ruth, in which she asked a raise Harrisbtirg, Pa. Oct. 2. from $916 to 81.200 a month. I The Sunday movie question is a I Tudor Williams appointed to the dead issue here for at least two "'-'years by a subsidiary of National Theatres, Which in turn is controlled by 20th- Fox. is part of a 16-story office building, which has been under lease to WB since 19.16. George P. Skouras. president of Skouras The- atres Corp., will operate, with Har- old Seidenberg remaining as local I consultant; Tom Baily is Washington tory Committee, and co-chairmen. Skouras, Brandt, Pinanski. Friedl, Gi-rffith and Bob O'Donnell. , Henry Ginsberg is western co- chairman on industry sales, with Sam Schneider same post in the east. Herman 'Robbing is special theatre chain in Canada, in and out of N. Y. on a holiday and business, Willi Mrs. F. " v . It.. (j.g,i Gene Kelly making a training picture for the Nnvv at As- toria. I a . I. Assigned here for two weeks, then back to Washington where he's stationed. Runis. etc., have taken a hi-.' m.-ir- Sunday Films Out In Harrisburg 2 MoreTrs. kel drop in anticipation of French I eral sales manager, was principal wines and cognac flooding Hie.U. S. f speaker at the first Open Forum niarkel, Ditlo*ihc Spanish and For- ■ meeting spousoied bv the Southern tuune^e brandies have dipped sharp- California Theatre Owners-Associa- Jy in'price, ; nvi„ "Axis Sally." the Italian road com- pany of "Tokyo Ro>- Screen. Actors Guild Bftrrd of ui- . years following the State Supreme. K4S X °yK l g«-f.- aff irmation of the Dauphin ! County Courts ruling that the pix referendum may not be put on (he work. William F. Rodgers. Metro's gen- Bob Taplinger, while in the Navy Harri.-burg voting machines on Nov 6. because the petitions requesting the referendum were not in proper le«»l form. The' ruling, however, came too .VI, III. 11 I.KIvllllIM- 1J\1 M inUlING, I i WIl.IV. l.i H'.. ..... • ^ . . ., , , ,, . , , , ise." is_Rita Louisa I hj.d leased his Bel-Air home on a; atojo halt rcferendiims in the out- manager. Skouras operates the United Artists Theatre Circuit, con- trolled by Joe Schenck and others, as well as his own circuit of houses in the Greater N. Y. area and sur- rounding territory. Fox. Philly, under Warner opera- tion, has played 20th-Fox product mostly, with some outside pictures to (ill, but not many bearing the j W g Pjx j anet Sawver; of Warner trademark. Fox, will handle fan mags The two lesser nabe houses, con- | HeJen Gwvnn. of Warner.-^ as mag trolled by iocal^interests, whicMi^WB J and newspaper planter. Eel Goff, of Fabian th rent res in Richmond, is. liaison; Bill Ornstein handles trade pre;* contacts; Si Seadler trade paper ads; Walton Anient nevvsreel rep., and Richard F. Walsh is chair- man of labor participation. ... Ed Schrciber is heading the cam- paign book staff, aided by Hei.ry Spiegel, Paul Walker, Harold Dau- ziger and George Ettinger of Colum- JQth- With dropping on Nov. .'10, are the New Park and the Jefferson. Last-men- tioned is closed. . U. NAMES AIDING CAN/S VICTORY LOAN .'fail -WkVRcTv Jfiieiir. She got four years in the Rnnie clink. Technical Rep. Josenh C. Shoa M'ho has been on duly with the Office 3 Strategic Services- in India, re- tttmed to N. Y. lasi Wednesday .2«V.'i formerly now has returned to Columbia Picts (ions to the petitions had been a.s a Colin production aide. - ; raised there by church groups. Transport Problem Continued from page 1 Faith and Samuel Herseiihoren, with „ -„ -frn rep for Willk'nv' ir.i ch™ Cogney Pfoducticus | B> ul Va " tu . Sgt. Ira Michaels' former booker Monetta Moore, local gal. singing j iov Columbia in the Army tln-e/S- with Zuttv Singleton's band on the , alxl-a'-hair year" has bee mi s eSri Corst. I Pan-American and American Export i the American stars' appearances to «Ut and alter a "month's vicatien will ; Dn Ferris, who was a "Yank" cor- . flying boats that brought them over, also include surrounding Canadian probably re'urii to f'ol He is a . respondent in the South Pacific, out , These, execs are .strictly also-ran to J talent. Visiting celebs are patriot- tlenhew of Lou Weinberg' circuit 1 ot "niforhi. ■ . , ■ \ any and ali government ofTcials who j ically giving their services ciiffo ! John Perry. Belle Vernon theatre on loan to the WAC for tile duration of the drive. Irving Blumberg, with Warners in Philadelphia, is working with Doob, Irving Lftiser, general chairman of the N. Y. Area for WAC. will ' be aided during the Victory Loan .. Toronto. Oct. 2. 1 campaign by ah executive commit- Witli negotiations completed by ; tee comprising Harry Brandt. Max Toronto, snow oumiicss names ufip- ■ 3, j-dijian. Malcolm Kmgsborg. liar- ing to put over Canada's forthcom- j ry Mandcl. C. C. Moskowitz, Sam ing Victory Loan drive next month j Kinzlcr, Fred Schwartz,and William include Brian Aherne. Alec Temple- j White. Harry Keller, of Universal, ton. Alan Young. Ralph Bellamy, j will be drive coordinator in n/Y., ! Lansing Hatfield. Thomas L. Thomas. I working under Morris Kiii/.ler, earii- Maggie Teyte, Frank Parker, Or- j paign director. ' ■ cheslral conductors will be Percy — ', sail's manager for Col. doing over on a I.oiK'on uuicki. ap'iears to be not too difficult, but gPtling back is tough. Too many Pmole marooned there, unable to gel a boat or plane accommodation-. «i n EXP*'' tohnny Greehhnt wife , , - on he MCA niterv agent She's Ehg-J r )'" m D ?"^ m J V a »d hasn't seen her family hi tm ' K< 9 V sl!1 f live years. owner. . is the GOP nominee for burgess there.. ' .-..'■ Accordionist Rcgina Peterson home rgain. aiier .11 months overseas toui in ii (ISO unit. Marv Antony, graduate in music U. has been added to rate priorities automatically. Nor Shows will be given here can Americans look to.British Over-j Massey Hall or studios of Canadian seas airplanes. Yanks' are supposed j Broadcasting Corp., latter with stu- dio audiences. All. shows will be carried by CBC's two national net- works. EVERYTHING'S OK WITH RK0B.0/S SEZ SMITH Joan C.niUield laid un wilh (hi. Roitvay divorced John "flillllS. Tliehna-Schnee. Tech drama grad. sii'ned by Max Gordon for role, in "Nexl II:' 11 Hour." J,.t- Herbert Joseph., son of local exhib, awarded Bronze . .Star, for p'ravei v in Europe. Michael Marlowe, 18-ycar-old: an> nouneer at WWSW, lia^i enrolled, as a freshman al Pitt: .' Cecil..B.-DeMillc in' town for eou- SCOUl I locat.io of east of "Harvey for R-lward CI. Robinson vacalioni'n 1 aim Springs. - i Wendell Corey , in from Broadway '.The Uhconquered A^ c ?'V l0!ifK: : '"'•- : ' ; - Janet Tyler.-of ivaoipivZukor visiting his daughter was J; net Bayly: when sire went to m i arson Ariz. Tech drama sciiool here/ nmiabella returned from France . Ben Kirk's brother. Marine Sgt. 'i** motltei:/. i Te.-rv Kirk, liberated after ' three M.i.? T'" 1 McCoy returning to film | years in Jap prison camp. .. . yOi.K iabout, Nov. 15,' - i Ike Sweenev. of local exchange, Jackie -Pale.v changiqL' her film voted loo RKO sale-nian in. the east ' and gets S1.000 War Bond; Marcus Herman, head of UBO. flew hi from New York to have a look at rc(nThi<med Nixon theatre. Tommy- Rodvers . has quit un- to stick to Yank carriers and British lo British facilities. It all spells months and months of delay, American business men who came ' Over just before or just alter V-J Day "thought they were being en- terprising in getting the jump on their competitors but. now that they lace indefinite stranding oil the 'S:'."»nri. most of the advantage will vanish as the expenses mount. Show fojks have not been slow to note the.-e. development'.'; .for talent fol- lows the coin.mercial . traveler and Jived untie!:' like conditions Grum- bling Yanks, are complaining Just now that a-thotiah otfcial red. tape iia's been, cut in the U,'S.. (ougii reg- .ukitions control the London priority I issue, caving everybody argelv at. r ,, -. , . i... i Paiamounti on Nov. 8. all proce the niercv.ol a single official. Thev , ,, ,. .. , T , ,, ',,1 -.•, to the -lu id. - Following wil b "anie to LesheG,^. fnv- f X i"M dcl ' Kor<lil '» from London ; mi huddles at Metro. '• ''.':..'. i Leo Morrisi W~r," '""irjson to Chicago and WaMnngton on business. . •ftrSSP/ Bcr a e " naid SlOO.0,'10 foi Property on Sunset, blvri. - . Cu;, Lesst ''' and Mike Rosenberg to ym*» on a theatre deal. vni?,"""; 1 ,S ; "inders. film a-tres*, Vtti- \oroed William T. TaldwcU IT. ■ • • allies A. FitzPatrir-k tm- n nl'tev 'liming travelogues in Em:l.-uui. ' roller Goelz. returned inmi Nov. iioulicing job at KQV and plans , to' go.w'.tii an eastern station. Violinist Mildred Kit man. Dliqucsne XT music senior, has iohied Youngs- 'own. ().. S.vinphao.y Orch. Pvl. Kverelt Neilhilas been si'.tina m at pi'iLn wilh s'veral local lianrls dm in-- t'loli nah I'niiii Caino I.e. Va. ■ lluyii 'fully pulling out I'm Ti'c:son, aver that thi- is (he first obstacle to normal exchange of people be- twemi the two countries. :.' The sitiialion is about like "this: Big ,-hois can get through. But big .-hols d.i not make up tnlej'tiiitionat tr-ida. or inte.rnatloiril show busines'.. ■ Chicago. Oct. 2. Just back from a swing av.umd his circuit. Frank B. Smith, Chi di- visional manager for RKO, reported that every house in his ., group" is showing an increase in receipts, over ' the preceding year, and that a further increase is in the 'air. Announcement is . contrary to a recent--misquotation attributed td> him..that unemployment <if eeltain .. groups formerly in war plants Smith Memorial Hos-pital, Skouraswould decrease business to a great | Theatres Corp.. will launch an ex- ■ extent ' ■ I tensive campaign to raise funds 'and. ■' ' ILil_V •;' through its 68 houses in N. Y. and surrounding territory, hopes to come tlirough with S2.i0.000. Campaign by prexy Gporge. P. Skouras will be launched with a tout-hour benefit stageshow- at tivs Rivoli. N. Y. (operated by Skouras- eds be a George P. Skouras' 250G Goal for Al Smith Hosp Cooperating with the Archdiocei-e of Y. in erecting an Alfred E. Elevator Strike Stal's ' Con, I' Hms' Merger Meet Delay in getliug prcxics in, ; blamed on the elevator strike lest • Week, prompted an adjournment of • the special meeting .of Coo-fblitfatedl; Film industries' stockholder.^ from » last Friday (281 until Oct! 19 Viite i on plan to. merge .and consolidate Republic Pictures and consolidated | with Setay: Co., wilt be taken, then, j The ; surviving, -corporation' will he known . as Republic Pictures. C.har- Meamviiile British vaudeville need: , production foi iVIedo this year will \M amendment als i is to be voted, new acts de.-iperatc'y, and nearly a 1 1 ; he "You Were There." slated to start . Considerable:-delay 111.getting mat! brunches (if British'; cnk-rlaiuni.oul , early in December. .. ';'-' cleliveri'd \ras experienced by Con- arc ob\ iotisly in inet of Iresh re-| '. L;k!' picture Bewhaii produced soiidaled. bpctitiM' the ^building in inl'ur, cmCiit.- afl. r s x yeai;. ol »;ii "The Picture iif' Dorian Gray." I \vbich il is lioused had no 'elevator life bi'Hiud a total blacktni!. . ■releaseu.in Deteinbei', DHL | service. ' succession of theatrical events in the other Skouras theatre.-'. .-'. ; ; BERMAN'S M-G SOLO '" ; Hollywood, Oct. 2, . Piihdro Berman's first aud only.