Variety (Jan 1930)

ates, rs re “published: Weekly: ‘at. 164 West 46th 8t., New York, N. Y., by Varlety, ‘Ine. -Annual subscription, $10. ‘Single copies, 25 cents. . re . a Entered as second-class matter December 22, 1905, at. the’ ‘Post Omics at New York, N Kee under the act of March 3, 1879. ©, VOL, XCVIL” No. 12 "NEW, YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1930 _ wn cal j (wrong), °o (no. opinion imowpressed), Pct “(percentage). : ; oO. “Pet. -WINCHELL (Mirror )accerseeterete BT 38 2 ue A946” » BROWN. (“Post”) .c.ccasersccecceeess 44 40 A ew ~—-.909 ‘GARLAND. (“Télegram"). Terrreer ary 48. “39 9 oe: 812 Dramatic Critics’ Box Score SCORE AS. OF DECEMBER 28 “Fit Cities’ Bo Sore SCORE AS, OF DECEMBER 28 Key to the abbreviations: PC (pictures: caught), R (right), W ec (wrong), oO (no epinion n expressed), Pct (percentage). , ' CHICAGO. Midseasonal. Box-Scores | on| Talkers and Legit — Re Pet. ; ; PC. OR. OW, oO. aA: “6 >»: ‘DARNTON (“Eve. World") cce.ieseee 48° 88. 10° ge > 6792 GENEVIEVE HARRIS. (“Post”). «pier. 69s: 68 9 2 840 gina. (Crew (“American’’), GABRIEL (“American’ Yersvecseesreen’ BB 42 4 ise 192° “: |. CAROL FRINK (“Examiner”) ..+0-.-. 66 753 99 4 803 11 New York’s Film. Leader || ANDERSON: (“Journal")......e000085 86 44g UL 1. 786 , “ ROB REEL* (*American’ > ee ceeeen G1 56 . 14 ° 1 789 . F Chi Fil R ‘SELDES (’Graphic’ "Ve cesstgscerensvee 46 . “96. 6 4 .783 . ‘1 GLARK RODENBACH (“News”)...0. 73: 56 5 10.) (7. 967. <—Four Chicago Film Re-}! (ittece: “COWOTTE") ec eececeeeeennes AT | 60 TUL a, 186 2. [DORIS ARDENT (“Times”), ...-00056 72 50-20 2 684 viewers ‘Rank New. York | LOCKRIDGE (“Suni").cccccesscvesees: 49 87-10 2.755 MAE TINEES (“Tribune”).... +++! ss 70 48-27 B14 ATKINSON ‘(“Times”).......eceepere §2.. 38. 12 2-730. ae 3 . MANTLE (“NOWS") sareesccenrr echoes . 56 oe 40 . 11 714 . WOMEN’ SUREST ' *Hazel Flynn. *Muriel Vernon. « Frances. Kurner. _ NEW: YORK VARIETY (COmBINEAY. «see eee yee 99 86 13 we 367 |. a “Variety” 3” mid-3 easonal box| Pet. : PCO. OR. OW.’ 0. . d ~ ; scores -for ‘talker and legit critics of ' REGINA CREWE (*Amertoan")s -.42. -86 64 19 2 153 Pans Joi t Ch Gi 1 Makes ° QUINN MARTIN (“World”)....seee8. 89 67 166741 New York’ and Chicago designate ama oin orus it es = "ROSE: PE OMANES (“Journal”’)..ss00. 94 68° 17 9° = .722 Genevieve Harris of the: Chicago : BLAND JOHANESON (“Mirror’).... 114 82 26: 6 .719 ||Post” as the foremost: picker of all]: JOHN &. COHEN, Jr. (“Sun")......5. 108 74 2T A T04 tc | GEORGE GERHARD (“Eve. World’), 98 66 28 -7 693° 4\°% the ‘picture reviewers .in both 01 ey ‘of val Tone * Jus ce’ JULIA SHAWELL (“Graphic”)........ 93 61 26 6 .656 ||cities, while Walter Winchell of the MORDAUNT HALL (‘Times!’)....... 88 57 17, 14 647. || New . York “Mirror” Steps into the | ; WILLIAM BOEHNEL (telegram) 40 2. 12 3 625 }I. ‘i THEATRE ‘Panama, ‘Dee. ‘15. -| IRENE THIRER:(“News").-.¢.-.5-0. 88 54 © 84: aS, 14 Regina orewe, New York AmercIVIC 5 FLOP; ‘| . This. appeared: on the frent page MARG'T TAZELAAR (‘Herala-Trib”) 26 1b. OCG .5 ~' 677 ican, in her first time out. as | ‘NO FUTURE FOR LEGIT’ | of a local daily: . Variety’ : ‘Own ‘Score ; . chooser, leads the New: York screen Before His’ ‘Honor—in Panema’ ue . a vision. ; . pc. R. W. 0... Pet. The’ box scoré discloses. that. four} It must have been a perfectiy. di; “VARIETY” Coombitied) «sere eeoeose+e 127 , #9. 28 + .779|\of the film critics on the Chicago| Boston, Dee. 31. vine comedy—or -was-it a tragedy?” Boston's million-dollar Repertory theatre, dedicated as the first civic theatre in America, has thrown over its unique position and. become a picture theatre, At the end of. the run of Charles ‘Kingsley’s “Water Babies” the theatre will start showing silent films. First will be dailies, two women and two men, _Joutrank all of the New York crowd jin percentages, ; . It. is indicated by the picture box scores of the two villages that the women critics are the surest in their. typed opinions.. A resume for ‘the Picture Box Score is on page 6. ‘for the legit on ‘page 49. There was Judge Juan B. Polo, dignified, austere, set on meting out justice. ° Before ‘him staod. :blondheaded little Pat O'Neill (docketed as Patricia O'Brien) intoxicated, de-fiant and ‘profane, as only a cabaret girl can be profane, daring him to put her in jail? By way of emphasis she kicked a ‘Pandmaniah police© played Jan. 6. man in ahandy ‘Part -of the. ane. Mrs. Henry Jewett, executive: diatomy. rector of the theatre, said, “I am] “You can’t put. me in gant” she frank to admit today that I can|shouted: “I'm a friend of a cabinet foresee no future for the legitimate }officer. He’s.my sweetie,” Pat added stage. You cannot.run a repertory |as she called the official by name. — theatre without subsidy and with-|.. Judge Polo undoubtedly: knew she | out. plenty of subsidy. ‘We have|was speaking the truth. Could he | accepted. subsidy in the past, but| afford to sit there on the bench and ‘the people of this city, kind as they [stand for her abuse?” Could he un-— tiave been, have not been generous |dergo the ignominy of being ridi. enough to maintain this theatre.” }culed, before court ‘attaches, by @. — reviling Httle blond-headed ‘cabaret: Gals Admit Weight (Continued, on page BA) " Hollywood,-Dec. 31. B’way Lookers Walk Out. Call for husky chorines for First On: City’ s Rough Shows National's “Bright Lights,” had the gals a dmitting their weight. .Broadway beauts are out of the . chorus brigade with stock at the ‘Line up was filled. with femmes ; . City, New York, with line and runall ‘weighing over 175. : way grinds’ now holding wheel Kéwpie Love, noted. for her avoir. show veterans, dupois in San Francisco 16 years . . ago, was first under the wire. The uptown beauts decided to. . vamp after the stock operator’s de7 ‘US.C. Will Radio Lectures}, cision to rough up the shows, ‘With the vamping of. 12 lookers On Motion Picture. Course es “ETON YWOOd;” “DG 310 fF the chorus now holds 24 instead of 36. girls as formerly, and with the ' University of Southern California will ultilize radio during 1930. Ini holdovers all expert torso. tossers. — tial course using broadcasts on mo tion pictures, the students lNstening in to 12 lectures to be augmented by 12. written lessons and two conferences with an instructor..Usual college credits will be given the stu-_ dents for studying via ether, Radio lectures will be given by Prof. Boris V, Morkovin, : Calm Wile, Cameraing Infidelity, — May Crab Evidence in Divorce a : Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 31.. "": If. the courts hold that moving Pictures are admissible as evidence, he amateur cinema camera may age was exposed, ‘then passing the | camera to another. The ‘rules of-| évidence in divorce actions does not ‘permit & plaintiff to testify regard|. ing any .of the alleged acts of un-{ ‘Thaye found a new field as doubt] faithfulness. The court might: hold PRODUCED FOR ieliminators in New York state: dithat part of the reel taken by’ the ’ -wife was not admissible, requiring |. st 3 , “Worce actions, ‘ its deletion. Hollywood, Dec. 31. , * For the ‘first time the courts are “fo be called upon to rule upon the} _ eeu. ; PRIZE BEAUT AS. -UNDERCOVER DRAW| CO A deal now. pending between the “admissibility of moving pictures ‘in National Broadcasting . Company Proving acts of. infidelity, when a ‘divorce suit. in Onondaga county |. Soes to trial in the spring. _ ‘ Sterling, Swartz. & Simon, local ce attorneys, announced they would Minneapolis, Dec,’ 3). and’ Charles Wakefield Cadman, The Mirinesota, ‘ace Publix house expected to be. closed this week, here, has a unique special added |.wij1.open a. new: field in musical. attraction. not given any newspaper | .omposition. The broadcaster wants advertising or publicity but who is Cadman to compose a series of 20 make a request-to show a “love Scene film” alleged to have been taken". unknown. .to .the’ persons. helping to. pull trade to the box. original, operas centered around: as’ Oe pearl Cramer, winner. of the | ™4ny of: the leading industries of the country, which. will be identified Photographed at. a -camp on, an Adirondack. lake last summer. national beaufy contest at Detroit last_ yéar. when crowned “Mias|as the “Builders of America” series. The attorneys’ decline. to divulge} the names of the principals, but say that the film would be the best corToborative evidence in proying the Plaintili’s “case. An entixe reel was| America.” Miss Cramer {s° regularly [ made, from the report. employed at the theatre’s music “Under ‘the state laws, “still” pic-| booth in the lobby. .Many of the tures are admitted for the purpose| young .men of the town are comvf identification. The attorneys bemencing to find out more about lieve there should be no objection | music’ from her. by the court to the use of pictures|' Miss. Cramer Is ‘utilized py the taken with a motion camera. theatre. in special exploitation stunt. During the presentation of “Glorifying the American Girl,” she modeled gowns in. a leading loop store’s display window. The broadcasting company will’ select one of the leading. firms in each: industrial branch to finance the program. ‘With steel, it would be known as the “Romance of Steel,” ete, . Houston Branch is doing the ‘negotiating for Cadman with N. W. Aylesworth, president of. the N. B. C., who has offered the composer a flat sum of $100,000 for. the work. COSTUMES ft 1437 BWAY, NY. TEL 8580 PENN. |: ee ALSO 25,000 COSTUMES TO R In this particular. case, one point arises, The plaintiff who, with two friends, stole. upon thé camp, herself held the camera when the first foot ene ee ae ee