Variety (May 1926)

to VARIETY PICTURE'S BOSTON AGAIN AFTER NORTH END FILM HOUSE 20-Yr. Effort Resumed—Dis- trict of 75,000 Without Picture Theatre Boston, May 11. Mayor Nichols has taken under advisement the petition of Julia E. Sonnabend for permission to build a $250,000 motion picture house in the Nonh End district of the city. It Is planned to build the house next door to the Hanover street po- lice station. This is one of several petitions that have been made the Mayor for similar permission over a etretch of 20 years and all have tailed. There has always been much opposition from the clergy- men In the district and also oppo- sition from those connected with social welfare and educational in- terests in the neighborhood. The petition for the picture house was signed by 186 business men and property owners In the district, representing ownership of $3,000,000 taxed property. It 1s figured that there are at least 76,000 persons in the neighborhood and at present there is not a single picture house. The population Is cosmopolitan, but for the most part is Italian. Paid for Full Week m Chicago, May 11. The opening of the Oriental was delayed five days last week. Bal- aban and Katz paid off the actors for the entire week. BREAKFAST CLUB; PERFECT HOST Los Angeles, May 11. The Breakfast Club, of finan- ciers, picture magnates and actors, who like horseback riding before breakfast, tend- ered their first annual break- fast-luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel and played host to about 1,000 guests. The club defrayed all ex- penses of the luncheon. Norman Manning, former picture press agent was master of ceremonies for the event. Park Agnew's Storage Pockets Cost Him Wife Des Moines, May 11. Strange handkerchiefs with mono- grams not her own, hairpins, phone numbers of other women and more found In the pockets of her hus- band after "nights out'' secured a divorce for Mrs. Susie Agnew, wife of Park Agnew, assistant manager of the local branch of a film corpo- ration. KICK SCHENCK OH COAST Los Angeles, May 11. Nick Schenck, general manager of Loew's, is expected here next week with his brother, Joseph M. Schenck. Nick will remain at the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City for about three weeks, discuss- ing production plans with Irving Thalberg, Harry Rapf and Hunt Stromberg. AMUSEMENT STOCK QUOTATIONS The market hns remained rather sluggish during the past week with little gain or loss recorded.' During last week there was little to choqpe from in the amusement stock field. During the week a new issue Rosy Theatre common made its appearance without very much action. The first issue Is being offered by brokers in unlisted securities at 33 within the last week or so, they advertising it in their house bulletins. Last week's dealing disclosed the following: Sal en. Eautman Kodak 700 •Do., pfd Famous Players-Laaky 39. WO Do., pfd 3.<W0 •Klmt National PicU Fox Fllmi A 2.*00 Lmv'i, Incorporated *.9«» Meiro-Qoldwyn 1,400 Motion Picture Cap. Corp 8.900 Orpheum Circuit 1.300 •Do., pfd Pathe Exchange A 2.300 Shubert Theatres 34,900 •Universal Pictures. Pfd *. Warner Bros. Pictures A 2.800 CURB Sates. American Seating Co 180 •Ralahan tt Katz Ctfs Film Inspection M 300 Fox Theatres A 2.000 Trans-Lux Screen 1,800 Universal Pictures 300 •Warner Bros. Pictures HlKh. 10»fc 128 38 23 • • • 01 •3% • • ■ 15 HI«h. 273 • • • 23 8% 83 Low. low 118)4 • • • AS 1?3 ITO* • • • 48% 60% • • • 14 Low* 254 • • • 4% 22 7* 82 Close. 109 128 '83% 37 23 2P% 20% 40 60)4 • • • 16 Close, 275 • • • 4ft 22ft 7% 33 Ch'itc. - \k 41% 43 ft • • • —1 -1% 4 % 41ft - ft -ift 41% • • ■ 4 % ch ;r . /. 4 % - ft - ft 42ft * No sales or quotation*. Practically everything In the amusement line showed a slight gain yesterday but in the main the market continued its skigglsh condition At the meeting of tho Board of Famous Players-Lasky mie regular quar- terly dividend of $2 a share was voted on the common payable on July 1 to holders of record June 15. Watson and White who handled tho now $2,000,000 bond issuo of the Motion Picture Capital Corp. announced that the Issue had been totally sold at 99. There has been little activity in the east on Balaban and Katz but It is understood that Famous have practically cornered the stock of the Chicago corporation. Yesterday's trading showed: Sales. Rutman Kodak 300 Famou s Players-Laaky 11.000 Fox Films A 400 Ix>ew'a, Incorporated *'~V? Motion Picture Cap Corp "'^ Orpheum Circuit preferred... Shubert Theatres , Warner Bros. Pictures A.... Hl&n. 100% 123ft C,4 37% 21% 104 uS% 14ft THE FASTEST ACT IN VAUDEVILLE And So Hailed by the Critics WEN TALBERT'S Chocolate Fiend* REVUE "A\welcorae natural."—VARIETY. "Wen Talbert's Revue it the piece de resistance on the bill. An excellent revue.—LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. "Worth the price of admission alone. They play real music • • • Best dancing seen on any vaude- ville stage for months."—LOS ANGELES ILLUS- TRATED NEWS. BAND — DANCERS — SINGERS NOW Headlining PANTAGES And Rightly So Circuit American Seating: Co. Fo* Theatres A .... Trans-Lux Screen... Loew's Balaban A Kats. Stanley Co. 100 100 4. noo 200 CURB Sales. 100 eoo 800 OUT OF TOWN Boston Sk1*»s. HlKh. so lovi Chicago so er% Philadelphia 890 86 IX)W. 100 121 63 Mi 86* 21% 104 65% 14 Close. 100% 122* G4 37% 21% 104 *% 14 Cliangv. + % + Vi -- % - % Turnbull Remains East Sdnlberg Supreme West? Los Angeles; Mny n Reports are current In Hollywood especially around the Famous Play ers-Lasky studio, that Hector Turnbull, associate producer with Ben P. Schulberg, who went to Ne w York last week with JeRse Lasky for a month's vacation, will not re- turn to the Hollywood lot. It is said that outwardly Schul- berg and Turnbull got along very well and even lunched together Turnbull had several conferences with Jesse Lasky, who, Incidentally, is his brother-in-law, while the latter was here, and it wan decided* that Turnbull take a vacation in the east for a month. Before going Turnbull sort of let it be known around that his vacation would con- sist of hard work in the east, with the indications being that he would probably do his producing at the F. P.'s Long Island studios, and that Schulberg would take over the units which Turnbull had, supervis- ing and handling them himself with the aid of his general assistant, Sam Jan*e, who is a relative of the producer. GEORGE GIVOT 44 The Panting Singer" HIph. 310 8 Low. :no 21 % 7% I/OW. 10 •7% 06% Close. 310 22% 7% Clo«w». 10% 67% B6% - 1 + 1% - % Chance. +10 - % - % Change. F. P. School Graduate in 2-Reel F. B. O. Series Loa Angeles, May 11. Film Booking office is starting to make a new two-reel series of 12 pictures, called "Bill Grimm's Progress,", directed by Ralph Ce- dar. In the leading roles are Margaret Morris and Arthur Luden, bor- rowed from Famous Players. Luden is one of the graduates of the Famous Players-Lasky school. Other members of the cast Include Gertrude Short, Al Cook, Kit Guard and Grant Withers. HOFFMAN CHANGES STUDIOS Los Angeles, May 11. Renauld Hoffman, making lnde pendent pictures for Tiffany re lease, is moving his company from the Metropolitan Studios to Unl versal City. Miss Mack's 1st Story Los Angeles, May 11. Florence Mack, assistant to Isa- dore Bernstein at Universal, has written her first original story en- titled "Thoroughbreds," comedy- drama, purchased by Carl Laemmle, prior to his departure for New York. It probably will be a Laura LaPlante production. Bernstein and Miss Mack axe writing the continuity. Home Again Where I 8tarted McVICKERS', CHICAGO Opened May 3rd as Master of Ceremonies With New Trousers "8AY IT W1TI1 PANTS" The Celebrated Emotional Actress and Co-Star of "HIS PEOPLE** ROSA ROSANOVA in THE SHOCK" A Om Act Playlet WKEK OF MAT 15 CRITERION Lot Ang-clM HENRY MURT "JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THREE AND A HALF YEARS WITH SID GRAUMAN, LOS ANGELES, CAL. TWO YEARS LAFAYETTE, BUFFALO, N. Y. NOW FEATURED ORGANIST RIVOU, NEW YORK