Variety (Apr 1929)

Wednesday, Aprfl 3, 1929 P IC T U R E S VARIETY 17 Opposish Chips in as (I Closes Rialto, Wash. ji co-operaUve darkening: plan, whereby compeUUve exhibitors chip J; on the expenses of closlne a Seatre aeelngf red, has been Intro- auoed by UnlverflaX in Washington, 5r C '^he KlaHo In that city has heen closed on this bMls, tiou Metzger ot U denied, how- -.-er that this wlU develop Into an aoldemlc for other light weights In *Se U chain. He said that the Rlalto, ■afar, is the only one aVid that this Biet]iod' is not contemplated for any .of'the others. • malto was repoted running a^otind 12,000 behind a week, 11 Tita Exchanges Warners has decided that 11VIU- ' phone exchanges ' will cover the ~^untry. Ninth such was opened In Kansas City recently, while the ' Boston branch will' be set within . ' two' weeks. Before the end of the iBonth locations for the final two ■will be decided. , • , Whether a foreign department ^tb otBces In Oermany and Eng- tohd. In which countries the War- n'wa bold Western Electric fran- chises, will augment the present batch wlU not b« known until Harry ..Warner returns from abroad with his survey. It la believed that First National's foreign branches yrVl .Qerve without any new additions. pidemic of Indie Sound Devices Along West Coast Portland, Ore., April 2. A young epidemic of manufactur- ing new sound machines for talk- ing pictures appears to have crop- ped" up here. Several weeks ago Shields and Featherstone Installed tiovel and patented type of disk device at Geller's theatre, subur:>an house. Now It appears that Charles Etchel and Howard Scheurer, oper- ators at the Btfgdad, have also In- stalled a locally made disk recorder at that house. Practice seems to be spreading and reports have It that the Inde- pendent manufacture of sound ap- paratus Is going on In small houses all over the west Coast. PICKARD&PAL WHAT "VARIETY" SAID Now With Publix IMnetta LTOm * CTONS MARTIE FEATOBED 80^0BTBE88 IN PUBlltX UNIT, "BUBBLES" FAMOUS b.b.b;s DBOADWAT'S BIOOEST BOOSTER Coffee Daa**, I.oe Anceles, CsL Stock Flotations Albany, April 2." Licenses Issued to dealers in stock In New York to handle the follow- ing Issues have been granted by the. New York attorney general: Golden Stars Film Producing Co., Inc., licensed to float an Issue of Its own stock, preferred and common. A New York state corporation with offices at 126 West 46th street, N.ew York city, the concern Is selling 2,- 000 shares of preferred, par value $12.60, and 3,000 shares of common, par value $26. An Issue of stock of Automatic Film Machine Corp., a Delaware concern, with offices at 1601 Broad' way, Naw York - city, ottered for public sale the Automatic Corp. Blanchet & Co., of 347 Fifth ave nue. New York city, to sell common stock of Martini Studios, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with office^ at 347 Fifth avenue. Ooddard & Co., Inc., of 44 Wall Street, New York, acting as syndl cate manager In the flotation of convertible preference stock and of common stock of Columbia Pictures Corp., New York corporation with offices at 1600 Broadway, New York. Color Pictures, Inc., Delaware cor poratlon, with offices at 16 Broad street. New York. Bennett & Pal- mer, of 166 Broadway, New York, are licensed dealers fqr the security, which Is common, no-par value, stock. The same dealers have been licensed to handle common stock of Technicolor, Inc., a Delaware cor- poration, the New YoVk offices of "^Ich are located at 16 Broad street. Common stock of Frieda Hempel, Inc., offered by Innes Henry, 11 censed dealer of 226 West 67th street; Frieda Hempel, Inc., has of' flees at the same address. The Remote Control Corp., a New York concern, with offices at 260 Park avenue, licensed to handle Its own five-year 7 per cent founders' debentures. All of above actions taken In ac' cordance with provisions of general business law designed to protect New York state Investors In the public sale of securities. Business Fights Iowa Tax Dubuque, la., April 2. Retail Merchants' Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce on record as opposed to the sales tax being considered by the state legislature. The proposed state sales tax would place a tax on admissions to places of amusement when the admission charge Is 26 cents or more, also on golf balls and other sport equipment. CAN'T EIGUBE OWSfEBS Rockfbrd, HI., April 2. Creditors of the Rlalto theatre don't know Ju9t who's who In the matter of ownership, but two of them are determined to get their money back, according to actions flled in thei circuit court. A $26,000 blanket on the house was apparently Issued to Paul and Mrs. Sophia. Latino and F. H. and Mary Ward, who are named de- fendants In a mortgage foreclosure action brought by the Prudential Insurance Company to recover on Its loan. It Is understood the Latinos are out and the Wards now own the theatre. Stanton E. Hyer, representing the Theatre Supply Company, Chicago, did business with Paul Latino and Jasper St. Angel, whom he describ- ed as "co-partners doing business as the Rlalto theatre" in his suit to recover $6,600 worth of furnish- ings. Still Confined Chicago, April t. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Burfprd, as- sistant general manager of the Great States circuit, are stlU In the Aurora, III., liospltal recuperating from an auto accident that caused Burford three broken rlba and a sprained hip, and his wife Interi^ll and spinal Injuries. Recovery -lo slow but steady. They have been In the hospital since March 13. Publix*s Coast Three San Francisco, April 2, Sam Katz Is understood to have decided to build new Publix houses in San Francisco, Sacramento and San Jose. There is also a likelihood ot Pub Ux acquiring the Grand Lake, Oak- land, Jointly owned by Fox and Karskl and KallskL AWABIi AFFIBHEO A $12,896 arbitration award on an exhibitors' contract has been af' firmed In thb New York Supreme Court by default against the Ro Chester Theatre Co. In favor of Sl-G-M. The company operated the VlC' torla, Rochester, and contracted for a flock of M-G-M subjects but balked on carrying out agreement. $350 DAILY JUMP Chicago, April 2 Chateau, former Ascher Bros picture house, recently put In a non sync device costing $1,200. House had been averaging $60 a day, but following Installation paid .off the equipment In three days. Would Tie-Up Town Danbury, Conn., April t. Negotiations are under way for tlie leasing of the Capitol theatre by Danbury ■ Theatres,. inc. owners of the Empress and Falac«. With the acquiring ot the Capitol the company will have control of all theatres In the city. Leasing price lis said to be $30,000 a year. Col. has signed Frank Capra to a five-year contract and Erie Kenton to a two-year contract. Both are directors. . ^ George Melford direoUng silent version of "Voice ot the City" at M-G. Wlllard Bfaok wrote, acted In and dlreoted the talker version CM la Identical. WEST COAST NOTES Dorothy MackalU In "The Great Divide." FN. Lois Wilson, and Creighton Hale eulded to "Marriage Circle," FN. John Mack Brown borrowed from M-Q for "The Valiant," Fox. Wilson Binge and Wilfred Noy added to "Diversion," FN. Mack Swain, straight role In "Re- demption," M-G. William. Haines and Gwen Lee added to "Hollywood Frolics of 1929," M-G. Chester Conklln added to "Stairs of Sand," Par. Complete cast "Mr. Diggs of Broadway," part talker, Photo- Klnema: Carmelita Geraghty, Rex Lease, Aleo B. Francis, Maude George, Maurice Costello, James Welsh and Garry O'Dell. Bruce Mitchell directing. RIcca Allen added to "Third Floor Back," Fox. Par has loaned James Hall to Ed- ward Small for "Watta You Say?" to be released by Col. Story of backstage and radio station life written by H, J. Green, Paul Lent will direct Mollere's 'The Imaginary Invalid" for U. Mystery story and will be an all- talker. Fredrlc March opposite Ann Harding In "Paris Bound," Paths. Title of "White Collars" changed to "The Idle Rloh," M-G. Tom O'Brien added to "Plying Fool," Pathe. George Melford has completed silent version of "Voice of the glty," originally directed as talker by Wll- lard Mack, M-G. Gaston Glass in James Craze's 'Soul of the Tango," allrtaiki Kalla Pasha,' one-time Sennett slapstick comic, featured In "The Terrible Turk," short talker. Pasha' wrote story and dialog for Craze.. Huntley Gordon and George Stone added to "Harmony Lane," XT, i " talker. Charles Lament making two-reel talking' comedy for Edu. Principal* are John T. Murray, Vivian' Oak- land, Franklin Fangborn. Virginia Bruce added to "Hard toi. Get," FN. Mary Nolan opposite Eddie Leon- ard in "Harmony Lane," U. British International has renewed contract of Garnett Weston, scen- arist, Vho went to London a year ago. William Powell added to "Mar- riage Holiday," Par. Roland Young added to "The Green Ghost," M-G. Alice D. G. Miller, former M-Q scenarist, signed to long term by Par. Marie Prevost and Russell Glea- son in "The Flying Fool," Pathe. Sally Starr added to "College Days," M-G. James Cruze Is making "The Road Show," using 10 principals and a chorus of 100 for the Independent market. It is from an original by Ben Hecht. Luclen Littlefleld added to "Drag," starring Richard Barthelmess for P. N. Dorothy Mackalll will be starred In "The Great Divide," F. N. Sub- ject previously made twice, once by Lubln and M-G. Josef von Sternberg, director, and Patrick Kearney, writer, have new contracts with Par. U has started on "Climax" with Jean Hersholt, Eathryn Crawford (Continued on page 36) Execntive Available! 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