Variety (Jun 1930)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
Jun 1930
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (June 1930)
Leaf #:
00095
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema, and Theatre and Vaudeville
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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16 VARIETY Wednesday, June 11, 1930 UNITED ARTISTS answers preiient world wide demand for outstanding film entertainment • • Industry's greatest company of starsrand producers, UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION, ^weeplsrvictoriousiy to its highest peak of pro-^ duction achievement at a time when theatres [must have the best in screen entertainment jpossibile: to. book;, The:^ Public;is«demanding such quoMty; iheipublic) mVST be served. The^'SuperJ9'' willlenable every exhibitor^in the world to answer that' demand and^assure'^for^hisr'theatre a basic program for the?seasom1930-1931 that will reflect'its value to itheituneipflBigiBusiness at his box-office» GLORIA SWANSON in . ''WHAT A WIDOW!'' Allan Dwan Production. Cast includes Owen Moore and Lew Cody. Margaret Livingstone. Music by Vincent Youmans. Joseph P. Kennedy presents. RONALD COLMAN in "RAFFLES" Crook melodrama greater than "Bulldog Drummond." With Kay Francis' Adaptation and dialogue by Sidney Howard. Samuel Goldwyn presents. MARY PICKFORD in "FOREVER YOURS" A radiant love story sur-; passing her^ success in VCoquette"Jand jITam- ing of the Shrew." ROLAND WEST'S ,"THE BAT WHISPERS" with CHESTER MORRIS Director and star of "Alibi." Again united in the pro«> duction of an even greater mystery play.; -4'- Presented by Joseph M. SchencKf DE SYLVA, BROWN and HENDERSON United Artists have signed this popular trio to produce a musical comedy romance. They are responsible for the stage successes, "Hold Everything," "Follow Thru" and "Manhattan Mary" and have written many song hits,' among (which are "Sonny Boy," "Button Up Your Over- coat" and others. Pres. byv Jos. M. Schencl(. JOAN BENNETT in /'SMILIN' THROUGH" Sidney Franklin who made the great silent 'success will direct the Tolking version in which, this new screen fovorite will be featured. All Technicolor and Presented by .Joseph. M v.Schenclu