Variety (Jun 1930)

Wednesday, June 4, 1930 VARIETY WASH'OTOiN, D. V, , TdK <a) «Unlform«'' , , Hunter « Pjrclval Armand Ruth Hamilton Tav Bros S Shore &H Moore WATBBBCBI. OT. Palace let half (7-9) •antematlonal jjarkell & Faun Federico FIor«a VlgnoD Iiaird Billy Carr Osaka Boys WOBCOSTJEH, MASS. Taimtst, <7) "Byes" 6 Candreva Broa Don Carroll Paul Olaen B & E BurrofC Keo, Tokl and Tokl News From the Dailies This department contains rewritten theatrical news items as pub- lished during the week in the daily papers of New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hollywood and London. Variety takes no credit for these news items; each has been rewritten from a dally paper. Association LONDON Anthony Hawtrey and Marjory Clark, both troupers, married. CANTON, O. JLoew's 2nd half (12-14) Van Cello ft Mary Adela Verne Cunningham ft B « (One to flll)._^„ CEDAB BAPIDS Iow» 1st half (8-10) Kirk ft I>awrence B Torrence Co ■Winchester & Rosa Davison's L X.oona UNCOLN, NEB. , , . . Stnort (9) William Cox, who was playing in Grac'iia & Theod're "B. J. One," naval play which quits Dell O'Dell - - . . Coscia ft Verdi (Two to fill) LONDON, CAN. I«o«w's Ist half (9-11) Bert Naele & Co Ljealle Strani^e from the Globe this week after thin run, died in hospital, aged 55, after a week's illness. MONROE and ADAMS IN "TAMBORINES and RHYTHM" A Novelty for VoodevUIe and Fresentatlon' . . NOW ioew's Plaza, Corona, L. I. BIIX JACOBS Ali. GROi^MAN Yvonne Arnaud and Ronald Squire, who cheered up the natives Rhea & Sant'oro Co I In "By Candle Light," will co-star 2nd half (12-14) | ..rphe Command to Love," nifty comedy from the Austrian, recently tried out at the Arts. Isobel Elsom will also appear. Morrell & Bcckwlth Jnd half (11-14) (" Jaheleys Saxton & Farrell R&ynor Liehr Co .Borans' Melodyland CHICAGO, IIX. Enclewood 1st half (8-10) Joe May ft Dotty Kraft & Lament 4 Uessenls (Two to fill) 2nd half (11-14) l>eati'a I/amonte Co (Four to nil) DATBNPORT, lA. Capitol Ist half (8-10) Froslnl's Melodlans Sid Lewis 4 Ortons 2nd half (11-14) Kirk & Lawrence Chapelle, ft Stlnette Louis ft Hungry 6 DES MOINES, lA. Orpheam 1st half (8-10) Borans' Melodyland Chapelle & Stlnette 6 Jansleys 2nd half (11-14) Cadet Saxtette Frank Melino Co Billy Maine Co DETROIT, MICH. Hollywood 1st half (8-11) Van Cello ft Mary (Others to flll) DUBVaVE, lA. Sp«B8lcy 1st half (9-10) liOule ft Hungry C (Others to flU) EV'NSV1LI.E, IND. Loew'a 2nd half (12-14) f Franklins (Three U> flll) INDIANAPOUS ^yrio (7) George .Lyons Kane ft Bills M WIUtlBs ft Co (Two to flll) (Two to fill) MADISON, WIS. Orplieum 1st half (8-10) The Auroras Bradley Klncaid •Every Mother's Son," which has also passed the tryout stage, is due at the Strand, under Lewis Casson production, Mary Clare leading. 'The Beaux Stratagem" will follow "Our Ostriches," the birth control play, at the Royalty. Edith Evans, Godfrey Tearle and Miles Mallebon will form a stronger team in the cast than is usually found at the Dean street playbox. Complaint alleges the stations were constructed to use two R. C. A. and A. T. & T. patents. A dispatch from Paris states that Jenny Dolly, of the Dolly Sisters, has adopted two Uttle Hungarian orphans, girls. hall with 100,000 equaro feet floor space, a hotel and a limit-height offlco buildinfr surmounted by broadcasting towers, and a three- basement garage, with capacity of 2,500 cars. Property Is between 7 th and 8th streets in the W'e.stlake Park dl-strict. Project involves $12,- 000,000 in property and buildings. The auditorium has been leased for 25 years at ?300,000 annually to Waldo T. Tupper, lessee of the Am- ba.<!sador Auditorium. Two night club entertainers, Kay Armstrong and Agnes Cameron* were subjected to a barrage of gas hurled in a container through tiie gla.=is panel of the door of their home at 310 West 94th street. Gas was sulphur dioxide, used in refrig eration. It was hurled by Thomas Tafe, 22, who had accompanied the girls home. He later appeared in court with his father, manager of the New York theatre, who ex- plained that there had been a party at his home that night and his son had decided to escort both girls home. He insisted upon going up to their apartment when they arrived, but they refused to permit and told the elevator boy to shut the door on him. Tate, who is a refrigerat- ing engineer then rushed to his car, seized the container and hurled it through the door. Bert Lytell pleaded guilty to ow- ing the government $3,58i! income tax for 19:;o. Lytoll said his return was prepared by JIarjorIc Horgor, recently sentenced, to the federal penitentiary for falsifying t;ix re- turns. Sentence deferred until Oc- tober. ' members, with uniform action often made deflnlt© by the placing of fines against those members which did not hew to the line. Billboard Lobbies H. W Chotiner, theatre operator, and his son were held up for $700, the receipts of Chotiner's two the- atres. Father and son were beaten unconscious liy the bandits. Edna Marlon, actres.s, filed a $200 salary ^.-laim against Art Hammond of Hammond Productions. Olen Gano, cameraman, hied a similar complaint against Hammond for $486. Mae Murray lost a $95,000 dam- age suit against L. Eccles and J. M. Ferguson, real estate brokers, for alleged misrepresentation in a real estate exchange. - Strand, with a long strlns of short runners, climbing down in Mirror Personalities prices to try and get even with the 2nd half (11-14) | slump. 4 Ortons Dixie 4 Barl Faber Co MEMPHIS, TENN. Orpheum (7) Smith & Barker Burchlll ft Blondes Fielder & Harriet (One to flll) MILWAUKEE Riverside (7) Kelcey ft Francis Blackstone (One to flll) NASHVILLE Princess (7) Foster & Peggy Bachelor's Rom'nce The Big Parade (One to flll) ROCKFORD, ILL. Palace Ist half (8-10) Honey Family Saxton & Farrell Adele Verne Raynor L.ehr Co 2nd half (11-14) Klutlng's Co Sharon D Rev (Two to flll) Neil Grant's "Petticoat Infiuence" will follow "Honour's Easy" at the St. Martins. Nigel Playfalr, Frank Allenby, Kane Malllcan and Diana Wynyard on the list, NEW YORK Every Stinday afternoon between 1 and 2, Harold Levy's orchestra of 50, at the Beacon, New York, gives a concert, on top of the regular program. U. S. Treasury Department had I advice that Douglas Fairbanks awarded a federal tax refund of $109,768 for overpayments in 1924 and 1926. Eddie Judson, auto salesman, re- , cently divorced from Hailel Forbes, SIOUX CITY, lA. shQ^ gir]_ ^111 shortly wed Neva Orpheom 1st halt (7-9) Wilson Kepple ft B Billy Maine Co Prank Melino Co Cadet Saxtette (One to flll) SO. BEND. IND. Palace let half (8-10) Bltlnge & Vernon Lydia Harris Earl Faber Co Rea's Nlghthawks 2nd halt (11-14) Don GaWIn I B Hamp Co (Two to flll) Lynn, dancing partner of Miss I Forbes in "Simple Simon." When Miss iForbcs applied for her divorce, I she explained that another woman I was causing Judson to trifle, but did not nam© the woman. Judson declared that he has had a "crush" on Miss Lynn ever since his car pushed her's oft a road three years ago and cracked it up Joseph N. Weber, president of the A. F. M., which will open its annual convention in Boston June 9, an- nounoced that musicians will soon return to the orchestra pits emptied by the . talking pictures. He de- clared "the trend toward a mechani- zation of the art appears to have .suffered a setback," explaining that the talking pictures were not losing their popularity, but that the peo pie are becoming articulate In their demands for real music. Paul Saphlr, dancer, is being sued for separation by his wife, Sonla. She alleged that he would disappear for dayl at a time and that he pawned her jewels to make a flying visit to his home town-In Europe, leaving her alone in New York. When he came back to New York with $5,000, he refused to give her car fare to make a trip downtown, she asserted. An order granting her $25 a week alimony and $200 coun sel fees pending trial of the action was to, be submitted yesterday (3) Borden Harrlman, actor and son of the socially prominent Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harrlman, was secretly brought home from London suffer- ing a complete nervous breakdown He is sequestered In one of the Harrlman seashore cottages near the city and under the constant surveillance of two trained nurses. hterstate Ursula Parrot, author of 'Ex- I Wife," Is recovering in the Nassau ' rfospltal, Mlneola, L. I., from In- I juries when thrown from a horse at Westbury, L. I. She suffered a fracture of the left arm. ATLANTA Keith's («) King's Steppers Voice of BKO Any Family Bert Walton (One to flll) Birmingham Keith's (6) Nathal Everett Sanderson Franklyn D'Amore Eddie Pardo CHARLOT'EVrL'E Orpheom 2nd half (9-11) Bee Starr Hamilton Sis ft P Curly Burns ITORT WORTH Mnjestlc (6) Rolsman'e Alabmns Use Marvenga B Borden Co 4 Phillips • HOUSTON Keith's (6) 3 Allison Sis Galla-Rlnl ft Sis The Lockfords Chain & Conroy NEW ORLEANS Orpheum (6) Howard's Ponies Melino ft Davis Mrs. Anna McElhinny, aunt of I the late Christine Norman, actress, I who committed suicide by leaping from the 20th story of the Hotel Warwick, testified in court that her I niece had intended killing her esr tranged husband and her mother. According to Mrs. McElhinny, Miss 1 Norman said In part: "I live for ex- perience. I do everything in life I that I think will help me to be a , gi-eat actress. ... I am going to kill my mother and Mr. Booth (her husband). That will be a great ex- EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED GARMENTS FOR GENTLEMEN BEN ROCKE 1832 B'way, at Mth St.. N. Y. Cit) Al B White & Co I nprience Russell Markert Co Ponence, onn OKLAHOMA CITS | The mother and hu.sband are con testing the will, involving an estate valued at $150,000, as they received no part of It. Orpheum (6) Hungaria Tr J B Stanley Janet Beecher was granted per mission by the N. Y. Supreme Court to take her son to Europe on a va- cation. Her husband, Dr .Richard Hoffman, who had resisted her pre vious attempts to regain possession of the child, consented . Mrs. Natalie Chadwlck, former show girl, who Is doing a two-and a-half year sentence for the robbery of another show girl, Dolly Lux, was inspired to the crime by a man, po- lice . believe. Joseph Sheldon, 40, non-pro, was placed under arrest In connection with the case. Mrs, Chadwlck -was recently found guilty of taking $10,000 worth of furniture and draperies from the Atlantic Beach home of Miss Lux and later selling them for $900. The Spanglers DALLAS Keith's (6) A^asragno 4 Paxton Stuart ft Lash The Cavaliers Ernest Illatt Carroll & Mcr-arthy SAN ANTONIO Keith's (6) Muranrt & GIrton Sid Marlon Odds ft Ends (One to flll) Great States JOIJET, ILL. Rial to let halt (9-11) nirtord & Gresham Slepanolt Co PEORIA, ILL Palnce 2nd half (13-15) 4 Uenaoma Giftord & Gresham (One to flll) A housewife in Auburn, N. Y., thinks the servant problem can be solved there by advertising in the New York dallies that a maid is needed and her day off will be visiting day at the prison. Even ^ lifer must have a friend some- where, the Auburnite believes. Carolyn Nolte, show girl, is re- ported engaged to wed Jules Fran- kels, western grain broker. Miss Nolte, last October, got a Chicago divorce from Harry Dowling, brother of Eddie Dowling. They had been married two years. While in Chicago securing the divorce papers, she met Frankels. Three of the eleven patrons who were arrested April 22 when fed- eral prohibition agents raided the Hollywood Restaurant are being held for trial In bail of $500 each after a hearing before U. S. Com- missioner O'Neill. They are Charged with po.sse.s.sing liquor. Decision in the cases of the eight waiters and employees, allf»ged to have suppllod •'.set-ups" for the custonif-rs, was reserved. rniver.sal Wireless Conmiiinlca- lions Comp;iny. Inc., of Wilming- ton, has been directed by the ff-d- oral court to prod nee its books .nnd records June 9. Itfcently n. C. A. and the A. T.. & T. obtained a per- manent injunftirm against l.niver- .«al Communifations forbidding il from infringing upon certain pat- ents in the construction and opera- tion of wlrelpss station.". R. ('• •«. And A. T. & T. al.«o asked the court to direct Universal to file an ac- counting of ' all profits dprivpd ihrou'='h operation of its stations. It was learned this week that the death of Jeanne Eagels, who died Oct. 5 last, was caused by an over do.sft of heroin. Latter report was made public by Dr. Alexander O Gettler, toxicologist, who performed an autopsy upon the body and found enough heroin to cause death Charles (Chick) Endor was or- dered in N. Y. Supreme Court to pay $2,500 back alimony to Doris K Endor, former show girl, and to post a $10,000 bond to .secure future pay mcnts. Endor was given until Thursday to comply with the order, Doris Endor was granted $175 weekly alimony when she won a divorce from Chick in Feb., 1927. Following year she filed .suit for $400,000 against Edna Leedom Dodger show girl, now wife of Frank G noegV-r, charging alienation of af f pet ion. She alleged Edna Doelg" had «l(ilcn Chick from her. Johnny Hines was arres^ted on an intoxication charge and released on $100 bail pending trial. Marlon Nixon and her husband, Edward Hillman, and Frank Leh- man were robbed of $10,500 in jew- elry and $575 cash when a bandit held up the Santa Fe Chief as It was pulling out of the local station. Ruby Keeler Jolson was on the train but locked herself In her compart- ment. CHICAGO Haled before tlie courts,' Ralph Capone denied the ownership of the Cotton Club and the Montmartre Club, with charges of violation of the Volstead law against the spots. (Continued from page 21) Publix will have been the maii-h- maker. That organization, with its ap- proximate' 1,600 theatres, is la>infi: plans for tlio sale of lobhy spaco throughout its circuit direct to ad- vertisers for a oonsldoratlon. stated as prob.tbly on a basis of $100 a tl>o- atre. The stop is another in the far- reaohlng inerchandiziug .and oiicr- nting schonio of Par Pulilix. Tho advertising feature knitted to i^hnw business two ways througli lobby rentals and production of conuner- cial talkers. Each Is to be handled separately, under plans, with the advertising for the screen in no way linked with the lobby billbourdlng unless adv< r- tisi'rs want the "space" both ways. 1st Lobby Customer . Helena Rubenstcln, m.anufacturer of perfumes and other toilet articles, is reported first buyer of lobby space. Miss Rubenstein, It Is learned, has been sold S x 12 .space in 20 Par- Pub houses at a stated , $100 each house. Par-Publix has led In the devel- opment of revenue sources through picture and theatre operation. It merchandizes .sheet music, gum, candles and other articles in the theatres. First step toward the advertising angle Is the nroductlon of commer- cial talkers for distribution In all P-P houses, with that fairly well under way by now, with several big accounts closed on contracts. Harold Carlson, 36, Cubs' pitcher, died suddenly May 28 from an In- ternal hemorrhage. Active work on the World's Fair buildings began- last week. Sheldon Chancy, 14, cousin of Lon Chancy, was Judged the' healthiest boy at. a festival at Schiller Park last week. Exhibs Growling (Continued from page 27) ruling makes considerable departure from the old terms, from 1925, and represent to those exblbltors who know of the new rules, merely a means by which the exchanges are seeking to replace 'the effects of the banned arbitration. These exhibs are frankly frightened at the outlook, although they are at present taking on an air of bravado, resultlnir In an unusual wave of contract Infractions. The first general exhib reaction has been wholesale violation of the ruling, affecting in the main the revenues of Metro, Fox, Universal, United Artists, and to a lesser degree. War ner arid Paramount. Exhibs, who in the past, have been particularly careful In abiding by the terms of the contracts, are now leaving prints on the floor, returning prints late switching product, damaging prints or losing them altogether, and re fusing to give the exchanges play ing dates. Exchanges arc .sitting tight While they realize there Is not much hope for Instantly punishing viola tors, they are reported determined to make it hot for those exhibs shortly, with the new contracts to be signed In .he Immediate future, Most of the distributors are de- termined to Insist on their rights, given them under the new ruling, and will demand 20% deposit on flat rentals, with a down payment for those playing percentage. The Burn-Up The po-^siblc (iJ (Credit -Inade- fjuate) rating from the coninilltec Is tho special burn-up for th'j local exhibitors. Distributors have gone ahead on this angle, and are at present tahijig credit counts of exhibs. Exlilbitors are S()uasvklng plenty that many reputable .and re- sponsible theatre owners are being named by v.-irious exchanges for violations of the credit corornittee's rules. Since the demand of tlie '2'>''o de- i;!ii-ly construction of the Ixis An- posit is not manOatoi-y according to Stage Shows Back (Continued from page 27) Missouri Is traced to the Fox, across the street, and the St. Louis (R-K-O), a block distant. Missouri has found tha,t Its straight sound policy Is not strong enough to the public's yen for stage shows as ex- emplified by the stage shows at the other two houses. The St. Louis has a rep for Its stage vaude that's above goo. Fox plays Fanchon & Marco units. Peggy Bernler was placed on top of Ed Lowry's "Midsummer Show" at the Ambassador to show on© week at $1,500. It was decided present draw on layout Is being cut In on by the Muny Opera and out- door amusements showing locally with the coming of warm weather. Outdoor Business So far there has been no line on tho outdoor business. Bad weather at tho start, cool later and but a warm spell for a few days naturally left the outdoor outfits in bad shape, both circuses and carnivals. During the warm spell, though, business spurted. Clrcu.sefl have gone heavily In the red. Some have cut off cars from their trains, to save overhead, send- ing the cars back to.wlnter quarters. Some of the largest carnivals have been reported hustling money to move, with oth<»r obtaining advanc<?3 from concessionaires wltli tho shows to make the next stand. Grift iH as usual, biit hasn't meant much because of slight at- tendance; From Decoration Day to July 4 win tell the story of the outdoor shows for this summer, and tlio .same way with the parks, the latter In the same fix up to date through the same conditions. LOS ANGELES A • ni,\v outdoor auditorl\im ljl:i'-iiig the Pilgrimage I'lay tlieair' wliii h hiirneii down last winter, will seal l.iipO arid contain a IJibllc.-il iiiu.^eiim as well as modern dressing rooriis and offices. Theatre, een- tei-ed in 26 acres, will bp ready in Aii;;ust. fieifs (;ar(len, convention and ex position building, to surpass .\Iadi .sfin Square Garden in size, is an nounced by a representative here of J. A. Wigmore of New York, who built tho Wigmore Coliseum In Cleveland. Project involves an the ruling, there is the fpiestlon whether the exchange men will work In unison. This can probably be best answered by the past history of the local film board. In the past, non-mandatory rulings have been iiuditorium seating 20,000, exhibition upheld practically iOO'/o by the local rise," Radio. Rita Le Roy, "Conspiracy," Radio. Ivan Simpson, Bob Perry, .Mau- rice Black and Fred Wallace, "The Sea (Jod," Par. Paul I'orcasl. "Jenny LInd," MO. Daphinc Pollard, "Broken Wed- ding Bells," Darmour shoi't. .Michael Vavitch, ".Sez You, Hc-z Me," Fox. tt Cecil (Junnlngham and Clyde CooV./ "Little Cafe," I'ar. Humphrey I'earson to adapt "Sonny," FN, for Marilyn Miller. .Mary Astor and Ervllle Alderson, Adois," F.N'. Richard Carlvle, and John .St. J'oll.s, "Ki.sinet," VS. Arthur lloyt, "floing Wild," VS. Vera Ki-.j-noldy, Gl«:(i JImit"r. Sain Hardy, and Kol.crt Randall. ' Why .Marrv'." Krank Strayer directing for Tiff. I'auline (;aron, 'ills La.st Ra.;f," Tiff. Frank Sheridan, "Railroad Man," IlKO. J,ack I>aughlin to direct "Russian Revue," short. Fowler studios. June r'lyde, "Half Shot at Sun-