Variety (May 1926)

4 Wtdpdday» May PLEADING MINORITY, IARCELINE DAY REBELS H.-G.-M. Sales Girl Must Fulfill Contract—Mother in On It Los Angeles, May 11. Marceline Day. placed under a Ave-year contract by Metro-Gold- jryn-Mayer, about six months atfo. H endeavoring; to break her con- tract, while the organtz.'ition is in- tlitlnf that she fulfill it. The actress claims that at the time the contract was signed she was a mi- nor and that she now has reached lier majority. The girl was originally engaged With the mother, Mrs. Irene Day, signing the contract and cast for the feminine lead in "The Harrier." According to the mother's story, the jirl worked In that picture and when completed her srtlary was ftbppcd and she was not given a new role. Mrs. Day says she wont to the studio and was informed her daughter was at liberty to work in any other studio. Following this taltC Marceline was given a pa,rt in "Hell's Four Hundred," a Fox production. The girl got several Jobs. Mrs. D:»y says, and began .making good. With the publicity given Marceline. Mrs. Day says, M.-G.-M. remembered it had a contract and sent for her, casting her in "Toto." "The Roy Fri.>mr and other pictures at a salary ■mailer than that received for her work in "The Barrier." About a month ago Mrs. Dixy pro- tested against the salary her daugh- ter was getting. The studio offi- cials seemed to pay little attention and she says she left the studio very much hurt. She told her daughter, who refused to return to the studip until an apology was made her mother. None was made. A few days after that visit of Mr9. limy, Marceline became of age and called the studio, asserting that regardless ot its contention she was ■till under contract she was of age and would refuse to abide by any contract made In her minority. Irving Thai berg, who is the ex- ecutive In charge of the M.-G.-M. plant, asserts the controversy be- tween Miss Day and the studio is ■imply a difference of opinion as to whether she is still under con- tract to M.-G.-M. He said his or- ganization would hold her to her contract and would protect them- selves with legal me.ins to prevent Miss Day working for anybody else. Ainsworth's Uncontrolled Fountain Pen and $15 Los Angeles, May 11. Phil Alnsworth, second husband of the late Barbara La Marr, had a fountain pen and a blank check. He's in Jail again, arrested on bad check charges. This time Alnsworth is accused of signing his mother's name to a bouncer. When apprehended Ains- worth's parole from San Quentin. where he had served a term for forgery, would have expired in seven days. According to parole regulations, he will be returned to the state prison In addition to being tried on the new charge. THE EVIDENCE IS IN! PARAMOUNT was first with its announcement of 1926-7 PRODUCT. Announcements of practically all the other producers have FOLLOWED. You have studied them all, LARGE and SMALL. NOW, MORE THAN EVER, BY EVERY TEST OF SHOWMANSHIP YOU KNOW THIS IS TRUE: No other company's product can hold a candle to PARAMOUNT^ 15TH BIRTHDAY GROUP of 75 golden box-office hits. r * f f No other company offers you stars like HAROLD LLOYD, GLORIA SWAN- SON, THOMAS MEIGHAN, POLA NEGRI, RICHARD DIX, BEBE DANIELS, RAYMOND GRIFFITH, ADOLPHE MENJOU, DOUGLAS MacLEAN, BEERY AND HATTON, W. C. FIELDS, GILDA GRAY, EDDIE CANTOR, ESTHER RALSTON. FLORENCE VIDOR and a stock company of 70. t t t f No other company commands a galaxy of directors like CRUZE, GRIFFITH, VON STROHEIM, ST. CLAIR, NEILAN, FRANK LLOYD, SUTHERLAND, DWAN, BRENON and a score of other fresh, progressive showmen. No other company offers such smashing big 1926-7 attractions—all completed or in the making—as Cruze's "OLD IRONSIDES", Griffith's "SORROWS OF SATAN", Brenon's "BEAU GESTE", Ziegfeld-Sutherland's "GLORIFY- ING THE AMERICAN GIRL", Fleming's "THE ROUGH RIDERS", Von Stroheim's "THE WEDDING MARCH" and a procession of others coming. f * t f No other company has met thousands of exhibitors face to face, presented frankly the merits of its 1926-7 product fas Paramount did in 40 coast-to-coast meetings) and received unanimous and enthusiastic endorsement of its pictures and its square deal policy. Gentlemen, all the evidence is in. The verdict is this: IN 1926-7, EVEN MORE THAN EVER BEFORE PARAMOUNT OUTCLASSES THE FIELD! A Sngle Who Books Single Weeks and Then Plays Twice as Much Just Because the Public Won't Take "No"! GENE AUSTIN NOW IN THE SECOND AND BIGGER OF TWO GREAT WEEKS AT WASHINGTON, D. C. DIRECTION STANLEY CO. OF AMERICA HERE IS WHAT THEY SAID: Thanks to HARRY M. CRANDALL, JOHN J. PAYETTE, the Preaa am* You People! WASHINGTON TIMES An additional feature of the musical program is the group of popular songs by Austin, who enters on his eecond week here. "How'd You Like to Meet Me in the Moonlight/' one of his own compositione which Is "tried out" on the Wash- ington audience, ie most enthusiastically applauded. VICTOR RECORDS WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS CORINNE AND GENE 8TARRING AT MET Victor Herbert and Gene Austin are saving the day at the Metropolitan thie week. Gene Austin is making a stampede out of the riot he etarted last week with hie generoua program of popular ditties, eung in the soothing collegiate tenor that has made him a Victor Record favorite. Booked by ARTHUR SPIZZI AGENCY, Inc.