Variety (Feb 1930)

"VARIETY'S" PARIS OFFICE Paris Building;, 15 Boulevftrd Italien« FOREIGN SHOW NEWS Cable Address: VARlNEWSi PAHIS CeAlTai01-S7; Umirre, 52-15 Riviera s 3-Coimered Gambling Fight; More Plunge Bettors, Mosdy Women ^?lce, Jan. 24. Like small time dice shooters who plunge on one pass and invariably go broke, a neiw type of gannbler is feeding the Riviera tlils winter. •He-seems determined to recoup hl^ Wall Street losses by now losing his undershirt. Or, rather, the loisses seem to be chiefly cahiiisoleSj for the femmes appear!to be the chie* of- fenders of this plunger type of play.- The system boys still operate at Monte Carlo, • but here and at Cannes, particularly at the: local - Palais--de T-la^-Medlterraneej_J;hese reckless chlp-tossers s^em i» b6 on the increase. They are not, how-, ever, increasing enough to justify those wild yarns that the press boys have bqen shooting put, to their papers. Epidemic of inaccuracy; was started when Frank-G'6uld,-owning the Nice Palais, decided to splurge (Continued on p'a&6 7) * Cairo'sOpera ; • 1 Cairo, Jan. 15.», On January , 4 the I^oyal Opera I^ouse opened:-its season , with .the. French and ItiUian. Opera Coniipany In "Manon Lesc^lut." Troupe , in-, eludes-66 chorlsts.. 24 dancers/^nd an orchestra of 60 under .the .direc- tion .:Of .Giacomo, Armani. • Amang the. artists ^a^e; Tenor6-s-;Boudard Andre,; Coata Sil- vio, Pea-Hy,Na.r!ci?6, LeMaitre Frah-. cis,. Sinivnei Aldo,^. Tomnia'alni Gae- tano, Donadey, MarcHesi Gulseppe, Messina Siahti; . harltones—Andoni Hubert, Beuf Augustp,. Ronchl Fa- bid; basses—Frlggi Pletro, • SoWI Aleasib, ' Zaccariiii FrancQ, Lenzl Anrtaldo;. the sopranos-;^BarrIgar Elene,- Capsir Mercedeg,. D'esrpys Cendrine, Harnaiboiire Marie-The- rese, kamienska^ Monti Hilda, Val- Un Ninon, Zankowa Rita, Ronchi Irma; mezzo popranos—Bedeschi Luisa, Raffaislli Alberta a:nd Rosny Angele. August Daibflkni is the promoter of the opera Reason.' Shaw's "Applecart*' in ' Two Versions Next Spring Paris, Jan. 25. George Bernard .^haw's ''Apple,- cart" may be simuitaneously pror duced in English and in French here this spring, as was the case with, "Journey's End" last season. Play is slated In Engiish by the English Players at trfe Theatre Al bert. I. ' When Georges tltoefC, actor-manager, 'closes "Lies Criml nels" at the Theatre des Arts he will do . a French ' version of the piece. O'Neilrs ''StrAnge Interlude will then follow at the Pes Arts. 25 Years Later Moscow, Jan. 21, An actor who plays a promi- nent" former courtier' In the household of the late Tsar Nicholas It might have been a little nervous if he had real- ized, one night recently/ in Moscow, that among the audi- ence was the original of the "Na Kravi" ("On^Blood"), by Sergei Mstislavski, has been —on-the rAPfert oIre of the Vakh-^^ tangoff Theatre there for oyer"" a year. In a series of melo- dramatic episodes, It recounts the story of the abortive revo- . liition of 1905. The Tsarists, i who crushed that uprising, as 1 may be guessed, come In for ' some high powered razzing In the. play* Sortie of them ;must , • turn over in their, graves'with chagrin on •• nlghtgi when ''Na : • Kravi" la oA ' the' boards. A' few others are not yet in their' : graves, although deprived, of i thelr_fprmer glory and reduced I tp. social outlaw^Si • \ -. .r; 1 . Vladimir. Djunkovpk!,; ©nice a [ light Ih: the brilliant: constella- tion ;a,round the Romanoffs, and: for sothe. time Imperial Governor of; the Moscow Prov-' • Ihce, Is now humbled, glad i enough to hide tn ; obscurity ^ where ."he f ortjiterly ruled In the Tss^r'fi name, .'lilke hundreds of * : other former.. aristocrats, who • -have 'somehow survived, he hangs , on, doing odd jobs and . worrying about the next meal. Drawn by curiosity, he recently maneuvered for a free pass to I the,. Vakhtangoif, and found j himself looking at the Soviet version of the events of 1905 ■ In which he was personally In- volved.. : His curiosity was amply re- warded.. Tou can only Imagine I his feellng£» when there strut- I ted on to the boards the cour-■ I tier DJunkovskl, 25 . years • I younger and'a Tot more fero- ' clous, but unmistakably him- \ self. You can only Imagine, too, i how the actor would have felt i If he had been aware that the i original Djunkovskl, 25 years I older and tamed by; suffering. I was .among the spectators. 50 Performances The Hague, Jan. 25. Getman Operetta company, "Wenn Der Welsse Flleder Wleder Bluht," by Walter Kdllo, headed by' Fritz HIrsch, actor-r manager, has passed Its 50th performance here at the' Princess. Qiilt^' a record for Hol- land. Book is based on Georg Her- mann's novel, "Jettchen Gebert." First Holland production of .this Bledermeyer period (1832) costume shew hardly recopimends It . for American consumption, although Kollo's waltz hit Is; Infectious. . CONSTANTINOFLE'S YAUDFILM Constantinople, Jan. 20. Cine Opera here is playing pic- tures and vaudeville. The house Is wired by RCA. Acts dp two shows a day and are held for about two weeks. On the screen the theiatre . has been mpstly displaying "LTnited Artists product. EASTELirS $160 DAIIT Paris, Jan. 25. Cirque Medrona has Rastelll, jug- _gler, for^our weeks, opening short- -jyT- - -=^-.==^..__=_ Salary is 4,000 francs ($100) per day. The Tiller Dancing Schools of America, Inc. ,C4 WEST 74th ST., NEW YORK HART RDAD, Prealdflnt Phone Bndlcott 8ai6*C Jftm GbHM Mow Fvrmlmt POOR ROAD BIZ GIVES DUtCHMEN MERGER IDEA I The Hague, Jan. 24.. J Poor road conditions among the Jljutch legit companies hae resulted in numerous managements getting together with a view towards merg- ing orgahizatlohs and minimizing the I number of companies on tour. j Chief' trouble with Holland thea- trical troupes Is that, every actor, o^ any standing,' also wants to be h^s own manager. ''Result la'that tijie troupes are unbalanced through tike actor-manager scintillating at tljte expense of his. support. In addi- tton; as actor-managers, they a,r* okay as stars, but n.s.g. ,as business execytives,/ This resulted In two cpmpanles, one of them only six ftlonths' old, stranding and going Irlto , jbiariHruptcy, This Is what pjrompted the Hvkl ihana^ements to gfet together t^'ith. 'a view towarda nllnlnilzing the competition and losses,. '. SAILINGS Feb. 15 (New York to Liondon) Jack Powell (Aquitania). Feb 13 (Paris to New Tork) Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Swope, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barthelmess (Bre- men). Feb. 12 (Paris to New Tork), Willie Edelsten (Majestic). Feb. 7 (New Tork to London) Gilbert Miller (He die France). ^-;.pebr-5.-^(PariB.Jo^^Nei5^w3c^^ Jacques Feyder (Rochambeau)~.~ . Feb. 1 (New York to Paris) Mr. and Mrs. Jack' Curtis, Joe Jacobs (St. Louis). Feb. 1 (Sydney to San Francisco), Janette Gilmore (Ventura). Jan. 31 (Capetown to Londoil), Two Hakans, Slegrlst Sisters (Wal- mer Castle). Jan. 31 (New Tork to South America), Mildred Keats (Eastei'n Pi:Ince). (CHIC) (ROSE) YORK and KING brlglhatorB of . ."Tin-Type" comedy, • , Now favorites with the passenger crew, fete, of the'Armattdaltf'Castle. (That^s'thd ttdme of a boat.)* - >• Represented by JEI\llp JA^OlBSi MUCH FOR WrT •'.r'l'i- • • ■ 3iiielbourn€i,";Jah. 6.. 0'^lT^gl.%o ';thp^ IncreElisel^ taxation oiC-- simusementi^, especlaily by- the •yictPrlan State Government on top oi the Commonwealth Government's tajc, •Willianispn-Talt announces drastic curtailments of" Its activl- .tleS.- ' ■ ' . •■ '■ Astonishment was ezpreissed when It became known that the firm had decided not to consider the recon- struction of His Majesty's theatre, partially: ruined by Are, and 'was further In negotiatlph for the sale df the Theatre Royal. Ijatter'Is un-.-. djer offer \o a firm which would prer sumahly pull dOwn ^ this historic show place. . ; In a statement Sir George Tallls, <:hairman 'of directors of J; C. WIl- Ifamison, Ltd., sa3d: "The' double entertainment tax^ Imposed by the Federal and State authorities Is a kinpckput, blow .to the theatrical in- d'Uatty,, Hitherto y.e have operiated Ave theatreis In Melbourne and five In ^Sydney. Because of , this doubl^i taxation'we have decided io restlrlct oiir business by at least 60% of that ^uinber. ' 'Through ithls decision MelboAirne w^U soon have only the King's the- atre, . former vdude , .house;.-, ^le Bijpur almost opposite. :the. Royal, apd the Comedy-: iii Exhibition afreet the Melbourne . headquarters of the 'Williamspn-Talt, • .on the", ac- tive list of the . legitimates. Effect on the profession will, of course, be severe. . .Formerly the. firm had as many as 1$ shows In the various capitals or on. the . road. Loss In taxation to- the governments con- cerned'Will also compel, them to adjust their budgets. ° : < I Sonle-idea of < the loss sustained cAn. be gauged from the-last balance sheet of W.-T;, which disclosed that between June, 1928, and June,. Iil29, the receipts. declined- from $i.005;615. to $826,765. Profits dove from $425,000 to $254,020; Sydney; Jan. 6. : Government and state taxes have imposed such a heiav'y burden upon Sydney' cinemas that desperate measures are being taken to eii- cour£^e patronageJ . . The . final mpye Is a cut In adr mission scales almost all around. ! Business depression all over the commonwealth had kept attendance down and with the arrival of sea- sonal warm weather, with, the lure of the out-of-doors, managerial problems have reached a climax. Sydney, Feb. 4. , Two Independent stage produc- tions came to grief here. •Production by Muriel Starr of Channing Pollock's "The Enemy" and "Town Topics Revue" closed with casts unpaid. T^GEEMAN-AMEEICAN^STAR Hollywood, Feb. 4. Fern Andraj American girl who rates as a film star in Germany, hds volunteered her services to Victor Neuhaus' German 1 jeatre movement her& ' ■ ^Ife will open Feb. 14 at the Wind- sdi; Square theatre in a. German play, "Divorce Grounds." ■ Clark SQvemail,. stage, director , here for picture work. Is supervising cU£«ctor. TRUCEJON ACTS Aflonte Carlo-Cannes Drop "Opposi- tion" Designation , Paris, Feb,' 4, "Opposition has been nullified, or fprgotten, between Cannes and Mon^ te Carlo. Resorts now ■v^IU book turns folJowiAg each other. ; This condition' Is' due to the friendliness bjetween Edmund Sayag, now op- erating the Monte Carlo Casino, and Andree, the gainbling king of Can- nes. .Bpth are partners In the Kur- saal, Oatende. ■■^B. Sayag is also a partner In the Paris William Morris 6flice, '; that iagency books all acts at both re- sorts. Talk d National llieaAre^^ For Spain Up Agaffl ■\ Madrid, V^,:J.\:j, : Spain may" have a national the- atr^i; 'Sija^^ by. ;tM6' statO,-. to-Ifire^^ilt, claSsItial''4hd'ni^odern ijl'ays Tjj^iSpan- ish writers. Idea Is'to make it simi- lar tq the Comedio Francalse. i Although talked of for many yeal-s, 'no ministeir' has beeri siiffli- cilently daring to undertake the plan. Pbblio not. support e^lther the eipensiye .or the 'cheap -piays here tliat are'characteHstic. 6n the o'ther •hand,'- whbn plays less artistic ftte . preaented, !.they seem to draw atten- tion .anii: theitheatres are,filied.ir.v liFor this season the press and -a great part of the public Is demand-. Irig help frpm. the.governinent;. i • •/Paris,, Feb. " 'Weather here is .uncertain, alter- nately clear and misty fain. Tcih- perature Is mild^ .'Washington, Feb. 4. j ' "Weitli^er ' Biii'eau 'furhlatied ' the foilowlrig. outlook,, for jweefc befinr-' ning^tbmoFrbw ("Wednesday): ' ^ •:' Cloudy with rain in eastern dis- tricts and slightly colder In western districts .Wednesday. Fair and warmer In' eastern districts and rain oj: snow Ih' western districts-Thiirsr d!ay. > Friday . ipostly fair, followed biy rain. Pinero Play of Ws Does London 'Hobbken^ I , London, ^ Feb. 4.. : "Dandy Dick," one of ' Pinero's farces of 4.0 years ago' was irevlve'd at the iLyric, Hammersmith. It fur- nished fi. pleasing novelty, and looka as thipugh It would prosper, fpp. a nioderate run.' - '■Piece Is produced with old faah'-- •Iqned clothes, Old fashlohed[ llight'- Irtg and direction and has an ancleht' epilpg, exactly as It was done orig- inally. Venture brings to London t^ie Idea that proved so suec^ssfur In Hoboken;- N. J., by Christopher Morley, - Cleon Throckmorton and their group, and made theatrical history in the States, London Bookings ■' * ' London, Feb. .4. . Greenlee and Drayton jQl^t^rtei opened at the Piccadilly, hotel for three weeks.' Vaude bookings to ■ff^iiow... iFalrchild and Lilndholm are'fram- ing an act with Gypsy' Rhouijiaje for the Coliseum (Vaude). Alan Foster .(Grlrls are back from the Scala, Berlin, and open Feb. 10 at the Coliseum for a fortnight CIOWNS ON TOUR Paris* Feb. 4. Three Fratelllhl, clowns, leave the Cirque d'HIver to tour the prov- inces, opening In Montauban Feb. 12.' Tour Is'to last until June. Clowns Jiold an Interest In the Cirque d'HIver, where talent, made available by the closing of the Cirque de Paris, will be used. WALLACE'S "SPOT" IN MAECH London, Feb. 4. Edgar Wallace's next play, "On the Spot," follows "Calendar" at WyMdha:ms^n-'Marchr---—=....^ Charles Laughton, now in a hos- pital, and Gillian Lind are already engaged for leads. Fields Revue Closes London, Feb.- 4. The Grade Fields revue, VThe Show's the Thing," .closes at the Winter Garden Feb. 15, with noth- ing In sight as successor. -1. Mrs. Bartscli's Dress Starts Political Row Rudapest, Feb." 4. Mrs. Hans Bai-tsch, who Is Irene Palasthy, Hungarian light opera prima donna, and 6,n American by reason' of her' marriage to Hans Bartsch';- • New' Tork play broker, was detained by' thi6 lOcai polldo top several hours "when. they said her • evening dress was cut so low it wa,3 Improper. . Affair , happened at a' local, theatre premiere and got • much publicity' In the Budapest newspapers, .which were scandalized ait what they term'ed the outrageoiis'adtion of the police; - - ■- Mrs.. Bartsch appealed 'to- the Am.ericah; legation, ' which 'is' 'tov- warding' ;^her.'deJnaLnd ' for' apoWgy*-,' and iaiscl. IS said 'to' haVe' In 'pretieira- t^ori a suit■ "for darhagesr • ' ' .. (Miss Palksthy '^a|>^?'*feently' In- the States;' apS)earltfg 'lri"'a Fox talk- ■ Ing picture' ^ mide' Ih' HollyWSod; She enjoys i hI'gH "iio^Itlon In 'Ught' opera In Hungary.) . • ' in Roji^ltj^s Presei^ '\ ,.. , ?'■?uchj^^ ^ ! Chal^apln l^Sj tlie" c'eiiter of an'open ' scandal in the .opera, iio'use • ment. here, ,',Tlie ,a<i|dleii.ce rlotiedTat' the Natiqhal .Opera during, a per- fOrmi^nce of.;Gtpuno9l';0. ;'Fa^ Laura. Koba-hpka* Polish "prima donna, singing JI?irgue}rite opposite Chiallaji>ln.- ,. ■ She .appeared .as ^e3;t star .of the, occasion'.' ". ' ,1' . -. The rpyal family. vaspresent ;^nd when ■ the razzing, begainmade;.' a hasty and tactful "retreat. The Rus^ slan basso.. . singing. Mejp^iiilstp, .was excellent lEind -was, acceptable, to, the crowd, but KohaUska's singing in- spired the. hearty razz. .., ,.. . '•■■1 •. ■ ■■ . .r ■ ■ I • ■ .. . ■ .i ' ^ . .. ''Michael^ Mary? Scores' London, Feb. 4. "Michael and Mary," A. A. MilRO play (nOw. cJUMvent'^a^ thfe ;-lHoif^pii^.; theatre, 'IN'fev^'^?^^ was produced' Feb. 1 at "the'^ St. Janaesi where It was vpc^iferou^ly^ acclaimed. Both;..-|gf<^l4r;le,a.. and lower, .• laaUso founld t'h^e :. ^ec.e.v, .tibsorblng.: It^ is brllUahtly acted here and has' the marks of a success. >-S ■i 1 Two Premiers . .. . * ''PftTiS Feb.' 4. ' . Philip Bdrry's "Hollday"^ is due ? tonight (Tuesday) 'at the Caumar*" ;' tin, theatirO,'. produced' ■ by the Carol ? ^^Xe Americah "playersi as successor."-^ to thai troupers "BoUrgeoIse Gentle- ^, "man." -Frendh classic which clicked in a modern jazz version;- • Latter piece-was •--,ldx*ver for a- few days beyond Its scheduled' fort<>' ^ night. Saxe.-has arranged-an Im-* ' '-: posing gu6st- list for the -pretnlere ^ Pf the new piece headed by Ambas- - Sador Walter'Edge. Premiere Is In competition with the big. annual'-|_ charity fete at the Paris Opei-a^'* 'also this evening, at which the> ad- .<j tnlssion Is $8 -plus fl2 for dlnnei' pjer person. Benefit'Is In behalf Of >i tubercular children. Remember Coogan London. ,Feb. 4. - Dayey Lee,,;child,, film actor, ■«\;a3 ; offered here for:.vaudeville'.and re- ,, .jected without salary dliscuasJon^ . , Flop of Jackie Obogan. oyer, hero makes English vaude ' execs nbn- I .receptive "to . prodigies frorri Holly- , f wood. ' :'■ : ' "Follow Thru" in Red • London, Feb. 4. ' "Follow Thru," at the Dominion, finished the week ending Jan. 26 • with a loss of $4,000. j Last week the deficit was even more. lilneiss Postpones Trip Paris, Feb. 4^ Illness sets hack the sailing . of. Willie Edelsten from . .tomojjroWr, (Wednesday) on the Mauretania to Feb. 12 on the Majestic *< It. I« easy to ' lympathiza with people who fall whera we' havo tailed—this li ordinary human- ity; but to rejoice with those who suooeed where we have failed it a more dlflleult matter—that It Chrlitlanlty. -UB. AND MRS. JACK MORWOKTII 130 Went 44th Street , N*w York