R AD I O SCREEN STAGE Published Weekly at 164 Wast 46th Strevt, Now York, N. Y„ by Variety, In q. Annual BUbacrlptlon, |6. Single ooplea, IB cent». Entered an second-claas matter December 22,- 190S,° at the Post Omce at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 'i, 1B7D. COPXBIOHT, 1037. BS VARIETS, INC. ALL RIGHTS KESEKVEU NEW YORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1937 64 PAGES Dramatic Critics Rank Dwmdlet Mergers of Dailies, OAer Causes rama reviewing has become th* inwt highly. specialized vocation in the professional theatre, which fact was - emphasizeid by the changes in the newspaper ., field within recent . seasons. ' There are fewer theatres |ind legit shows, while there has beeti a trend towards merging or scrapping dai with' the result thgre are considerably fewer critics. What, applies to New. York, goes double out of town,' When the road was rich with attractions, there were criti6s whose reviews attracted much attention not only in their respective CQtnniunitieSr but in newspaper and' mctroiiolitah -theatrical circles. Most of those reviewers have long , ceased to function in that direction. . pi'amatic., desks have been com- bined with the motion picture de- partments in the out-of-town dailies while the critics, have been assigned to varied writing, tasks* Essentially being reporters, they are filling the new berths competently. Some have gone afield of show business, several writing politics, at least one becom- ing a foreign correspondent and an- other covering .professional sports which many in theatricals regard as part of show business, pthers are" regularly covering, 1ms and the ., number of picture critics has correspondingly increased as' thie dramatic ' critics have de- (Con tinned on page 63) 2i YEAR OLD CHILD PRODIGY TO H'WOOD St. Louis, July 6. Mary Christi Dunn, child' prodigy, Bonne Terre, Mo., Who re- ceived an intelligence quotient rating of 185, 45 points higher, than usually • identified with. 'genius,' by Washings ton University psychologists after a mental test given last April, is headed for Hollywood. Several ^eeks ago at invitation of Winfield R. Sheehan, parents took their 2'/^- year-old prodigy to Chicago for ,i - terview. Sheehari suggested child be taken to Hollywood for screen tests. .Since that time several companies have negotiated for Mary's services but. parents will await outcofne of screen tests before signaturing for young un. Recently Mary was inter- y^^wed in her home, over air by JvWK and almost spoiled broadcast by finding, carefully hidden broadr casting apparatus. London, July 6. Pembroke Devonport is collaborat- ing with Joe Linz, of the RKO- Radio office, in writing the music and score for a new Jack Bucha:nan filmusical. Devonport is in London and Lini is in New York. Procedure adopted, by,' the boys, is for Linz to cable the lyrics to Lon- don, which Devonport sets to music, and as each verse is completed, the work is submitted to Buchanan for final approval. Thing, thus far is working out satisfactprily. What New York may expect when the: American Legion convention comes to town in September is re- flected in preparations currently being made quietly by the city's police department. Influx of large groups of Visiting peasants is always tough on the authorities, but in this case police officials are taking spe- cial precautions .and have called off all vacations. Flatfoots wiU be on call 24 hours a. day for the three days the Legion is in to.wn. Revenue produced by the visiting Legionnaires will undoubtedly be tremendous. The boys say it will be the biggest convention in history. Such blowouts, however, always provide plenty of headaches for the hostelry owners. Legion conventions because of their size are the ultra in; mass celebrations, exceeding even a college boy's idea of a jamboree. The cbllegiates, however, are usually forgiven on the grounds of imma- turity. Legionnaires, who are still celebrating their victory over Kaiser (Continued on page 57) BELLHOPS BROADCAST FROM HOTEL LOBBY I^rovirig Again Iron Bars Do Not a Prison Make Detroiti July 6. ] j-E n t e r t a i n m e n t departiiient/ Wherein Southern Michigan Prison inmates will be taught dancing and feting, has been formed. Convicts' emoting and hoofing will oe under direction of Walker Her- bert, ex-actor. iSeattle, July. 6, . Exeter Apartment Hotel is making a double play for patronage through its weekly program, by the Four Bell Boys, colored harmony team.. In ad- dition to listeners it looks to get its message to persons accepting the inr vitations to visit the hotel's lobby and see the quartet in broadcast ac- tion. The program clears over KOL, Foursome formerly originated from the KOL, sladibs. When the request for tickets to. the broadcast got heavy the sponsor fell on the idea of cashing in on the demand by making the lobby the source of the Friday evening airing. Se^ Campaign to Obliterate Perf drminflT Rights Society Ultimately Turning Agiainst Union Musicians PLOT CAMPAIGN American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers has ob- tained the active support of the Anierican Federation of Musicians in the fight against the legislative at- tacks by broadcasters and other users. Joseph N. Weber, Ai.F.M. prez, is personally cooperating with E. C. Mills, of the Society, in laying the lines for a 'Music Front' joint campaign to stave off further anti-ASCAP legislation among the states, invalidation of such measures already on the books. Weber has stepped into the situa- tion with the sanction of the Fed- eration as a whole. During the re- cent A.F.M. convention in LouiS- vUle, Weber asked the delegates to endorse his proposal to ally the Federation on the side of ASCAP and carte blanche to do as he saw fit was given • him- unanimously. Miiiiant Support Weber's militant support will not only be along state lines, bUt involve any attempts made at having anti- ASCAP legislation passed in Con- gress. Weber is of the opinion that if the bi:oadcasters and other users, are successful in their efforts to break up the composers and au- thors as an organization they will next turn their attention toward the musicians' union. It is Weber's belief that the cre- ators of music and the interpreters of music have a conimon cause iand that any restriction of rights to one would, be a serious blow to the other. . Weber's sanction from the A.F.M. permits him to draiw f rom the international's treasury whatever funds that are deemed necessary in the pro-ASCAP campaign. EEV. JARDINE'S U. S. SPIEL Atlantic City, July 6. This riesort will be. the first city to hear the Rev. Robert Anderson Jardihe in, person. He's the vicar Whose action in marrying the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Vyaiiioiu Simpson caused such a furore in the Church of England. Rev. Jardine will speak at the Municipal Audi- torium on Saturday (iO), proceeds to three resort charities. Lt. Owen Cathdart-Jories; the British navy, retired, is acting . as 'advaince mari' ifor the vicar Who will discuss his connection with the Duke's wedding and reaction in. the Anglican Church. Trenton Leads tiie Way in Proposals uarantees ExUbs' New Alibi i Minneapblis, July 5. The fact that Minneapolis now has by far the largest number of night clubs in its history is . believed by local exhibitors to have something to do with preserit pobr busi In pre-prohibition days there, were only a^ handful of niteries. Today there are close to 1,000, including 3.2 beer parlors, most of which "offer either danci or entertainment, of some sort. NEW MUSIC CRAZE St. Louis, July 6. ^ An accordion craze, is sweeping the nation; voice training is booming and piano and violin studying! has fallen off according to report made to 35th annual convention of Mis-^ soUri Music Teachers' Assn. here last week. Ernest Krohm, pres. of assn., said accordion bands are.mush- rooming up all over town; some have as niany as 100 memberis and they play jazz and improvise as they go along. He likened present rage to saxophone craze a few years ago. Under normal conditions Krohn be- lieves those playing accordions should be studying pian9 and violin. Consensus of opinion of members was that radio interferes. not so much With desire as chance to study. With radio blaring from morning until late at night the earnest •piano and violin student can't even ractice satisfactorily he sai , 15 HOURS A DAY AS M.C.; 60 MINS. TO EAT St. Louis; July 6. obby Roberts, WTMV, East St, Louis, m.c. and warbler, is. going after some sort of a marathon record at the Illinois State Fair in Spring- field, Aug, 14 to. 28. Has signpd con- tract to m, . a continuous floqr show that will run without break from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. in E.alks' 'Tavern. Contract stipulates, that Roberts gets only one 60 min, recess for lunch. What is desi£tied as a many-citled plan to encourage booking^ of shows into stands which have played few attractions in the past several years . will be Initiated this summer. Idea is for the citizens in the com- munities to guarantee. shows against, loss and so far the suggestion tor., contribute has been, favorably ceived. •Trenton (N. J.') is the first city , in which the proposition has been submitted, and leaiding residents who were queried indicated that the town is show-hungry. Campaign to raise $10,000 as guarantee coin will, start next Monday (12) when local busi- ness men favoring the idea will gather at . luncheon In the Stacy Trent hotel; If the campaign is siiccessful, it will be proposed in other cities. New York showmen have been asked to participate in the Trenton confab," either financially or ith messages of support. . Idea was re- vealed by Louis J. Alleman, who formerly handled the Playhouse, Wilmington, when the duPonts principally backed that theatre along the lines as now planned. During that i)eriod the tOwh received at- tractions frequently, usually for three days. Alleman more, recently specialized arranging theatre parties in large commercial outfits in and around New York. Plan would have the guarantee fund admi istered by a trustee se-^ (Continued on page 67) THIRD GENERATION OF RINGLINGS JOINS UP Air for Oddfellows New Orleans, July 6. In an effort to build up member- sPiip, the: Independent Order of Odd Fellows has. bought time over WWL for Friday and Saturday evenings. , is is first local instance of frai- ier roup using radio. Schenectady, N. Y., July 6. Paul Ringling, 17, grandson of Alf Ringling, one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus, and son of Mrs. Aubrey Ringling, widow of Richard Ringling and, as sUch, One- third owner of the RB-B&B Shows, joined the big top last week as timcrkeeper, with the eventual goal of general manager. Plans call for Ringling^ recent graduate of New York Military Academy at Cornwall-on-thfe-Hud- son, to work checker-up job for a year. Then he will be promoted, to ticket seller, and in time, to as-: sistant superintendent of the show. Ultimately the youngster is expected to become head man, a post nOw held by Sanriuel Gumpertz, his men- tor. Ringlinig's home is a ranch' at White Sulphur Springs, Mont. legacy Program Now icago,' July . Skelly Oil, new member .of the BlackettTSampIe-HUmmert clientele, thi ing of io Ith an adult show tagged 'Court of Missing Heirs/ It's script show, depicting the many true cases' of Cstfites which are still seeking for living heirs. ' ' VAsmrr PICTURES Wednesday, July 7, 1937 BACK FENCE GOSSIP (OVER A RADIO NETWORK) PAYS FANCY DIVIDENDS Air Chatterer's Top Many Stars in Dough— Fidler's $3,500, Wincheli's $2,500, but Uppihg to $5,000, Parsons' $2,250-— Qthet Strong Newcomers By ERANK SCULtT Hollywood, July 6, oys arid girlis who gossip over ihe inike instead of a back fence make more money at , it, in several in- stances, than tiie stars they talk about. This is the first case ort rec- ord, where taki in washing paid better than owning the frocks. While top dough evfentually ill go to Walter Winchell, at preserit he is a grand a Week behind Jimmy Fidler, who gets $3;5Q0 a week for two 15-minute spiels, whereas at this moment Wiiichell gets a paltry $2,- 500 for one. But by next September Winchell will get $4,000 a week arid p . year later goes to. $5,000. As an; '6utrand-out,fllin.- chatterer, Fidler 's $3,500 weekly . is the creme de la creme of the craft. ,Of this it is figured he spends $J,,000 a* week overhead for exclusive tips, etc. Tid- ier has frank thihgs fo say ^ about the. pictures he reviiews, but ordina- rily these are not big productions; He IS 'forever harping on the-D stories that are tied to . A stars and turn out B pictures to be sold at A prices. He has a 1 to j4-bell merit system^ - but apparently no demerit system; and it . has been said of aU the pic- tures releasied. each week in HoUy,- AVood . he only reviews two . or three ..and the^ frequently seeiri :to be pretty screwy choices. For instahbe, hi$ last . week's broadcast reviewed 'The Emperor's. Candlesticks' and 'Between Two Women/ though the night before the broadcast 'the 'Life of Eihile Zola,' starring ,the Academy rizeVrinner^ Paul Muni, .had been previewed, in Hdlljrwobd only a few blocks away from where Fidler goes on the air. A step below Winchell and Fidler, but closing up, is Louella Parsons, who chats about the stars for bigger dough than.m9hy of the stars she chats about 6n the 'Hollywood Hotel* program. For a long while .Miss. Parsons' take was $1,500 a we'ekj but it . h&s been stepped up to $2)250. The stari who share the pro- gram with her get n^^ne of this, but Universal Service, the .Hearst syn- dicate ;.she works New Faces in for 50% .of the take. Among the younger eleinent there .ate several surprisingly ..good chat- terers, butthey do it in the main for cakes arid coffee. Eliia Stchallert^ of the L. A. Times, whose husband also has a jsmall, local broadcast, has a national sustainer in her own right. It is chiefly devoted to interviewing stars. It's up and down, depending on how good the stars arie. Qeorge Fischer, who is being sus- tained by th^ Mutual network on a coast-to-coast hookup at $400 week- ly, has a vigor and assurance which many of the better-priced , stairs of the Sieve Circuit lack. He introduced Eddie Cantor at the opening of 'Wee Willie Winkie' when Cantor shilla- bered for the Shirley Temple pre - vieyTin Holly w:ood. Fischer did such a good job of it that Cantor had a hard time holding his own after that, Another of Qie surprising young- sters as ah air ' chatterer is Lloyd Paritages. While his 'I Cover Holly- wood' column in the Hearst string was considered lightweight, his air delivery' is right up there with the best. He does a sort of 'March pf Time' of the films for Krank's Gold Cream. The program is heard, only on the West CToast and is worth $200 a week to Pantages, but it should pick Up. Ordinarily one of the best spielers, especially at de luxe previews,- is Frank Whitbeck, who isn't a radio chatterer at all, but MGM's adver- tising manager at the. Culver City studio; He did a notably fine job at the opening of 'The Good Eafth,' and other openings since have been judged by the standard he set that ight Al^ among those who kr& doing it for love, and what sponsors might hear them, are Mark Kelly and Leonard LevinSori. LevinSon did some chatter on the . istars. between rounds of the fijshts. at the Hollywood Legion stadium,- and: showed a quality,, delivery arjd knowledge of picture stafs that went over big with those who. like to hear about picture stars between rounds pf )prizeflght& Becentlyi he has been trying his hand at scripting the 01- sen arid Johnson radio program. Mark Kielly got >r6Und to trie air waves orily recently, having returned to sports chatter for the . Hearst papers, despite the fact that his 'One in a Million' was big money pic- ture for 20th Century-Fox. But none , of these is (expected to give the incorne tax collector half the trouble Winchell, idleir and Parsoris are giving him right now. Wirichell's daily 'Broadway* col- umn, now manufactured from Fox Hills^ California; brings $52,000 a year, and he gets $75,000 a picture at 20th-Fox, so he topis all chatterers arid many stars on his gross annual income. Two more years like 193T arid he'll have to be cutting him- self a. private corpbtatiOh i *' the Bahamas; HENIGSON SIGNS COL PACT AS A PRODUCER Hollywood; Henry HenigSon signed one-year contract at Columbia today (Tues,). Deal jeafts for Hehigisoin to produce group of . pictures and also function in an executive capacity, 'in case Columbias will iiiake pic- tures in England, Ifenigsoii will be sent abroad to produc- tions. STFE Hollywood, July 6., Presence in Hollywood of Barney Balaban, prez, and StantOh Griflis, board chairriian, Paramount, re- vived interest of company executives in project to build a new studio. In any event, if new studio is hot agreed upon,, prompt and considerable ex- pansion of existing production facil- ities is said to be imperative. Problem is \mder consideration . in huddles of visiting corporation offi- cials with Adolph Zukor and Wil- liam LeBaron,- studio executives. Present studio offers no .chance fcir expansi , abutting on Radio studip On One side and streets, elsewhere. Several ranches and tracts adjacent to Los Angeles are reported under consideration for purchase, among them the present site of Rancho Country Club across Pico boulevard from 2pth-Fox, but this land is in litigation. MG'S $200,000 'WOMEN' PIC GETS 'A' RATING 2 More 6erme-Wmcli«II Films for 20tli by Xmas lanning to miake two.- more Ben Bernie- Walter Winchell pictures by Christmas insteaid . ot one, Darf yl Zanuck has notified. Bernie his pro-^ jiosed vaicatioh at Saratoga Springs, where he has taken a. hOus.e ..|or the August' racing seasori^ will have tp be ciit short. Zaniick wants him oh the Coast Aug. 20, togethifet ' With others whO will go into the first B-W picture to be made, 'Love and Hisses.' Twentieth-Fox producing head has also summoned Simone : Simon , back froni France. She Ul sail today (Wed) for the states to prepare for the femme lead in 'Love and Hisses/ Strong grossing pf 'Wake Up and Live' prompted this move. Radio Film Broadcasts between Two Womcit* It seems likely that the air version of this hew Metro release will retard it at the b.o. On the 'Hollywood Hotel' (Campbell Soups) program over CBS Friday (2X Franchot TPne, Maureen O'Sullivan and Virginia Bruce, toplihers from the^film cast, repeated their roles at the behest Of Louella Parsons. ' ' o ■Between Two Women' gave the impression that it had an abundance Of action 9nd plot-maneuyerings in its screen script. These are not only not realized in the copy prepared for the pzone, but so butchered that it al- most, left the' listeners bewilderi^. The film story ; is located in a hosp. (The pic's flrst-choseh title was 'General Hospital'), A great deal Of the 25 mihs. the air excerpt con- sumed was devoted to establishing the atriioisphere. A commendable effort was made to imbue the listeners with the emotional iritensity and drk- riidtic atmosphere inherent in hospitals, buit when the dice rolled out for perusal they were shake-eyes, : The story deals with, a young surgeon and his romance with an heiress and a nurse. It spans some years, and he jumps back and forth in 'his affections till it became hard over the ozOne to know, at iany given moment, just where he Was, Too much Crowding (pf details and story twists cannot be cramriried into tOo short a time if clarity and even piace are to be mai taihedi The choppy and largely, incoherent radio version ot the film could ript possibly help it at the b.o. Even the acting was harassed: Franchot Tone made: his debut on 'Hollywood Hotel.' Misses O'Sullivan arid Bnice were encoring. The best policy for^Hotel* is to air as many film niusicals as program can . secure. Those are always much more entertai ing in compressed edir tiohs, since their stories lare secondary and bereft pf fOOt-by-fopt drama; Metro s $25,00ll-a-Week Own Air HpUy wPod, July 6. Metro has placed 'Between Two Women' in A classificatiori. The film, one of the first made under Joe Cohn's supervision, cost less than $200,000; but initial repoirts prpmpted the . company to' iip its rating.. Franchot Tone, Maureen O'Sulli- van, and Virgi ia BrUce. head the cast pf. 'Wpnien,' ' irially called 'General Hospital.' Shumate'* Prod. BoW Hollywood, July .6. 'Fools in Paradise,' starting at Re- public tomorrow (Wed), marks the producer debut of Harold Shumate. . Hamilton ilacfadden, Who directed ■Love Ahoy,' was re-signed for 'Par- adise.' Kraike Story Ed at CoL HpUywPod, July Michael Kraike started a term as Columbia's story editor. He formerly was in RKO's New York story department. U's 4 in Work Hollywood, July 6. Universal is shoving' off four fea-^ ture films this week and closing out 'Radio Patrol,' serial, today (Tues.) Those getting the go signal are 'Behind the Mike,' 'Carnival Queen,' •Adventure's End* and 'Merry-Go- Round of 1038.' SAILINGS Jiily 14 (New York to London), Louis B. Mayer, Howard Strickling, Benny Thau, John Zanft (Norman die). July 10 (New York to Honolulu) Ethel Shiitta (Lurline). July 9 (New York to London), Sally Eilers, Harry Joe Brpwn (lie de France). July 9 (New York to Copenhagen), Mr. and Birs'. O. M. Samuel (St Louis). July 7 (New York to London); Louis Hey ward (Queen Mary). July 7 (London to New York), Mr. and Mrs. Max Gordon, Sol Sha- piro, William Goetz, Jeff Dickson, Anna Neaole, Simone Simoh; Anna May Wong, Peter Witt, Joe Jackson, Olivier Wakefield, George Rigaud, Rosa Stradner, 'Walter Damrosch (Normand|e). June :36 (North Cape cruise), Tyree Dil.lard/ Jr. (ICungsholm). : Juhe 30 (New York, to Bermuda),: John i3alliday, Eddi Heyman (Queen of Bermuda). IN SHORT, THE VOWED July 6. The Rockettes, line of « girls frorifi the Radio City Music Hall. N. Y., wowed 'em at the Paris Expo's International Gaila de la Danse at their opening Friday (2)'. On the bill with such local faves at the MOnte Carlo' ballet. Serge Lifar and the baUet from the Paris Pperia, the Rpckettes snagged the warmest reception on the program, fispecially forte was ' ' 'On Parade* number. The audience at the premiere, numbering close to 8,000, contained Minister of Commerce Chapsal and other cabinet miriisters. Expo Com- missioner Labbe^ after seeing the Rockettes dempnstrate their versa- tility with four diversified routines, shouted 'forriiidable,' 'bravo,* etc. At the end of the show Labbe went backstage to congratulate Rus- sell Miarkert and Gene Snyder, per- sorially thanking them in the name of the Expo for bringing over the girls. Gus Eyssell, official of Radio City Music Hall, was warmly con- gratulated on all sides, seated in the prominent visitors' box. The' Rockettes have become not only the chief attraction , at the Expo, but the entire town is trying to lionize them. They have been run ragged attending receptions ancl see- ing the town. Hollywood, July 6. The . Metro - deal , with radio, through which the studio ; woul^ build programs with its players anid peddle shoiys in a p.iackage to spon- sors fcir a network spread, will be held in abeyance until the return here in early Septerilber of Louis.; B; Mayer« Thei Metro chief sails from N. Y., July 14, to get company's British production underway. Nick Schentk will meet Mayer on his return to plot the program lay- outs. Several national advertisers are interested in the Metro idea. Company piroposes to . peddle its packaged programs for $25,0i00 week- ly on -the basis of mi imurii 13-week runs. ShurlocVs Good-Willing Geoffrey Shurlock, assistant ,to Joseph L Breen, of the Will Hays office here, is in New York for four- week sfcay. He will bring eastern office up to date on code activities pertai injg to the Coast arid will familiarize him- self with h.O. activities! Angles on WB's Film-Legit Bally Amplifying on the Warner Bros.' ballyhoo idea .for Broadway plays, Jacob Wilk of the WB pix-legit department observes that it's logical that if more people see the play original more will want to see the film version. The ideia is to spread and retain 'interest during the transition from the play's Broad- way production until ultimately filmed. In the stickSj Wilk priints out, 'Tovarich,' for ex- ample, may not mean anything. But after the film- selling methods are injected into the road companies playing Uie sticks, the title will be duly impressed upon the populace. Arid then, when Warners comes out with, the picture yersiori,' plus Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer jn the pop spots* that's bound to have further plimulaling b.o.- both fpr those who'd seen the legit version, plus the regular pic- ture fans who . didn't see aiiiy of the traveling road companies. t , Legit exploiieers riow; haii i'padway hits owned by the Warners, such as Charles Wash- burn and Phyllis Perlman, now observe that for the first time an advance agent for a traveling legit show will really haye to go to work along film- seilihg lines in order to ballyhoo a traveling troupe. WB ballyhoo is comi)rehensiVe. It vvill enibrare running trailers in film theatres heralding the ad- vent of ariy touring legit company. IDisk; versions of play excerpts, plus personal microphoning by the .legit cast's proniinent.s, will also 'be tied in, in a sirrvilar manner, to hypo interest in the traveling play. Because films are a 52-week proposition, al any :key ity, newspaper is more amenable to co- operatirtg with picture interests, on any tieup. Thus, >yhen a film conipariy mcinifests. interest irii a travel- , ing legit, the. extra drag with the local dailies is expected to interpret itself into biiilder-uppering for the touring legit, for beyond the usual scope. SCHENCK TO N. Y. BUT NOT GOING ABROAD Hollywood, July 6. Business here has scotched plans pf Joseph M. Scherick for a trip abroad this summer. Schenck pulls out of Hollywood tomorrow (Wed.) for New York, and will return after a 10-day sojourn in the east ARRIVALS Fredric Mathis* Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sandrich, Leon Leonidoff,. Ilrnst Ansermet, Pierre Sandri Jacques Charles, Doris Doe, Vit- torio Gianninl, Mary Rogers, Sofia National "Theatre. Dramatic roup; Jim Wittereid. N. Y. to L. A. Frank Albertson. Phil Baker. Harry M. Goetz; Nat Kalcheim. M. J. Siegel. Harry Sosni L. A. to R Y. Barney , Balaban. William B.oehnel. Pat Casey. Jack Cohn. Robert Cpote. , Aaron Qopeland. Regina Crewe^ Herb Cruikshank. Owen Davis, Jr. Howard . Dietz. Douglas Fairbanks, Lew Golider. Stanton Griff i Julie Haydeh. W. Hobier, "rhelma Leeds. Charles Lessi Al. Lichtrnan. Hugh Marlow,. Louis B. Mayeri Johnny O'Connor. Daniel T. O'Shea, Paul de Outo.- iParkyakarkas. Joseph M. Schenck. Walter Seltzer. Howard Strickli Benny Thau, John Zanft. Wednesday, July 7, 1937 PICTURES VARIETY ^OWN 5-YEAR in By 77b Trustees Vs. Par's Officers Paramount stands to get several millions out of setting its long de- layed suits started imder the 77b regime of the trustees against for- mer officers and directors of the company, and which suits are still pending in N. Y. supreme court. This is the home office estimate of the situation with the revelation that Root, Clark, Buckner & Ballan- tine, counsel to the former trustees and still in charge of the hangover litigation, are considering such an out-of-coUrt settlement. ■ The suits are an outgrbwth of the old-time bonus and stock purchase Plans of the firm. Adolph Zukor, Austin Keouijhi Jesse L. Lasky, Sam Katz and certain members of Kuhn, Loeb and the Hallgarteh Co. are amobg other -defendants in the Presumably were such a settle- m.€nt negotiated the various de- fendants in the litigation Would set- tle u p 6 h individually agreed amounts. There is no indication on how far the proposed settlement has gone. These suits were figured for trial this fall. Bickley's RKO Pk Test Tony ickley, roadway legit player, is being screen-tested in RKO's 'Annapolis Salute,' now be- fore the cameras at the U. S. Naval Academy. Miriam Howell, of the Leland Hay ward office, set Bickley in a small part i the pic. RKO has an option on him and will lift it if he looks to have tlie goods. Bob Sisk is producing and . Christy Cabanne directing. Loniit Product Peals Woulil Circumvent C o n s t a ntly Adyancing % Fix De- mands ^ Studios Putting Pressure bn Their Distri- bution Deptsi FILMS' MOUNTING COSTS ABOUT THAT Mayer To Inaugurate MG . Hoilywood, July 6: Louis Mayer leaves Thursday (8) for New fork, and sails July 14 aboard the Normandie for London to inaugurate British production for Metro. > Accornpanying Mayer are Benny Thau, Howard Strickling and John Zanift, the agent Michael Balcoii will remain in tioUywood until scripts for the London shooting schedules, carded to commence on Aug, 15, are completed by writers here. The first picture Metro will make abroad will be 'Yank at Oxford,' di- rected by Jack Conway, with Balcon supervising on the scene. Robert Taylor and Maureen O'SuUivan will be the only American players in the cast. Mayer will return about Aug. 20, after seeing 'Yank* off to a shooting start. WM. FOX 'SALTED AWAY' $23,000,000 - TRUSTEE iladelphi iraih Steelman, trustee, in bank- ruptcy for Wiliiam Fox, asserted in federal court in Caindeh, Friday (2) that Fox 'salted away' more than $23,000,000 -in a 'family corporation/ headed by his ife and two daugh- ters. Then, Steelman sai , he went in bankruptcy in 1936, listing assets of $1,590,000 and debts of $9,500,000. Trustee asks that funds Of the 'family' firm, All-Continent Corp., be tied up by a federal injunction so they may be used to meet Fox's lia- iliti Crawford's Filiniisical Prods. Via GN or CoL Bobby Crawford is now in New xork negotiating for coin with which TO produce musicals.- Besides the aeal which has been pending with v^rahd National for several months, v-rawford also now has: ' in work With Columbia. Both deals are for releasing the v-i'awford musicals, if and When. Hollywood, July 6. Budgets^ 'forthcoming sea- son are getting the careful consider- ation of Bartiey Balaban, prez, and Stanton Griff is, board chairman at Paramount studio. Objective of the eastern execs, in conference with Adolph Zukor and William Le Barony is to make certain. that budgets once decided on shall not be hiked after production starts. Both Balaban and Gri is are said to feel strorigly that production over- head is too high and must be slashed. PAR'S BUDGET-STYMIED 'BARRIER' GETS GOING Hollywood, July 8. The Barrier/ Paramount produc- tion, finally pulls out for location shooting today (Tuesday) after being tied up by budget trouble. Company shaved off $87,000 on the budget which Harry Shermain was ori inally allotted for the filming, since 'Bar- ri ' was planned before the labor wage increase. Wheri Sherman requisitioned for additional money, he was nixed. Par telling him to either start shooting or suspend pro- duction. Sherman finally made the agree- ment to put up $15,000 out of his own- resources for the iricreased pro- duction, costs. 'Barrier' will be shot at Mt: Baker, Washington, with, the possibility that Edward Luby, director who has been on the payroll for 10 weeks at $1,500 per, will withdraw in favor of Les Selander. The cast, which will be on location for at least 20 days, is topped by Leo Carrillo, Otto Kruger, Jean Parker, Jimmy Ellison, Robert Barrat, Sarai Hayderi, J. M. Kerrigan and Andy Clyde. Sherman and his eastern rep- resentative,^ Jack Tropp, ill accom- pany the .troupe to Mt.. Rep's lone Ranger' Republic, which went to the air for 'Hit Parade,' picture of that name having just recently gone on relaase, has made another . radio aquisition Company has purchased the rights to the. 'Lone Ranger' serial program and will utilize material in making a 15-epIsode seri the 1937-38 season. Program, oh the air during the dayti , is 4% years old and has a large following, . according to Cross ley rati Hollywood, July 6. Grand National spotted Phyllis Barry in the femme lead of 'Ren- frew of the Mounted,' opposite Jimmy jjewell. Al Herman will pro- duce and direct the picture, first of four based on the adventures of the ether rhounti In 'an effort to protect themselves against increasing film rentals, now that all distributors ate planning to materially boost terms on the com- ing season's (1937-38) product, ex- hi itoirs and chain buyers will strive to make five-year deals this summer and fall whieh negotiating contracts. Because of the fact that there is a tendency to try to increase rentals every year, buyirs are willing to gamble blind on product of the com- panies they are dealing with as far ahead -as five seasons, biit, if unable to land five-year franchises, would sigh up for three as a compromise. In the buyer's • camp it is promised that strong resistance may be ex- piected to the rentals that will be demanded this season, highest in the history of the business and, under percentage dating, topping the brackets of 1929. It is declared that since most film deals ' are based on comproinises, it may be that if five- year ; franchises cannot be obtained under suitable terms, the wrestle with the distributors might result in distributbi's yielding in other ways. For example, 'where a distributor is asking as high as 40% on top bracket pictures, the number could be re- duced at this stiff figure or a cut ob- tained on those which will call for fiat rentals. Will Settle for 3 Tears Buyers want- the .five-year agree- ments, and in isolated instances in the past have beein able to obtain them; but it is realized that if the distributors will not. tie themselves up on supply of product for this long, at terms to' be set now, the chances may be good that three-year deals can be obtairied. Situation is not unlike that of the tenant, in iapartment buildings or elsewhere. Who may be willing to gamble on conditions several years hence but has difficulties getting landlords to go for long-term leases because of the landlords' perennial hope that two and three years from now in: ci;eased rentals may be obtained^ With the distributors, rental terms are being scheduled to meet the in tense pressure on sales departments that is nOw coming from the studios, The producers, because: of increased film-making costs, are in no uncer- tain terms making demands for more rental from ef'veryohe. These de- mands featured alrnost all sales con- vention sessions the past two months. As result, distributors are setting up terms that will jump the higher- bracket percentage pictures to 40% in . jhost cases, ith sorn^ companieis thiat . are themselves highly en thusiastic about their product, pps sibly . trying to get 45% oh a few pictures. Still others, especially pictures which are first roadsho\yn, are iexpected to bring demands for 50%. What, distinguishes^ is season's demands, aside from an increase in the percentage brackets, is that for 1937-38 aill distributors are placing more pictures in. the higher 40 7o group, leaving fewer for the inter mediate and loWer brackets. It is also expected that along with the increase in the percentage brack ets, probably placing the lowest group at 25% of the gross, the dis tributors will try to get higher terms on the pictures sold on a flat basis Buyers' take the yiew even if they can't reduce the 40% torms on the top pictures, or cut the number of films placed i this No. 1 group, then there Will have to be a distinct compromise somewhere else along the line; even if disUibs are willing (Continued on page 27) Odluiii and Robt. Lehmaii to Coast as Co. Setto Emerge Fabrique Photogenique Hollywood, July 6; At the Pickford-Rogers . wed- ding scribes were handed out press releases with ITR' and 'W.D.' ('trousseau' and 'wed- ding-dress') written in pencil on; the margin. P. A. Mark Larki /explained, it was because there .had been a switch in cpstumeis, and dress, described as what Miss Pick- ford wore at wedding had been relegated, to her trousseau and a dress later described as part of . her trousseau had r^eally been her wedding dress. S|wltc.h' was occasioned in the trybuts Larkin said, 'because the other dress didn't photo- graph well.' 'S RADIO CITY If AGAIN liOndon, July 6; ,k promotion to build something akin to Radio City Music Hall in New York, which seats 6,000, is be- ing n>ade by Oscar Deutsch and 'City' fihahciers, including Philip Hill, head ot Beecham's Trust, and Joseph M. Schenck,. irman of the board of 20th-Fox. House will take in the. Lyceum theatre in the Strand, which is being purchased from Melville's, With sur- rounding property including Strand frontage, and will have a symphony orchestra and massive stage shows,: Understood that the promotion is the real reason for Charles Coch- iran's New York and Hollywood trip, and that he is now conferring with Schenck on the entire scheme. Coch- ran, it is reported, will Ise in charge of the stage shows. Scheme involves $10,000,000, with bulk of the money said to be. avail- able. Theatres Now Held Responsible in Xetty Lynton' Piagiarism all over are gravely concerned as result of the order handsd down Friday (2) by U. S. District Court Judge Robert P. Pat- terson in N. Y., who directed the appointment' of a referee to'deter- inines infringement damages /against the Moredall Realty (Torp., owners of the Capitpl theatre, N. Y. Jiidge Pattersph's order followed the de- cision of the Circuit Court of Ap- peals that /Metro's hit. picture, 'Le'tty Lynton,' was an infringement On the stage play, 'Dishonored Lady,' au- thored by Edward Sheldon and Mrs. Margeret Ayer Barnes. The origi action, Irected against Metro, was dismissed in the lower court. On appeal the Circuit Court reversed the decision and re- ferred it back to the district court for the appointment of a referee to make an accounting of profits and determine' damages, A referee Is engaged checking on this matter as regards Metro, Moredall, as owner of the exhibiting theatre, was brought in as defendant in a separate action. In view of the higher coiirl's ruling in the Metro, case, Judge Pat- terson oh Friday formally ordered $1 iiar. action to determine the anVounl due Sheldon and Mrs. Barnes. Hollywood, Topflight chieftai Corp. and the Lehman Corp., trolling Owners of RKO, are coming here , discussions with Leo Spitz, president of IIKO, Sam Briski charge of production, grou is Understood to i Odium, presi Robert Lehman, man .Bros. ^firm. Their visiit at this time in inter- preted as being preparatoi'y to the company's: emergence from its 77b Situation. A Trade iriterest regarding RKO's pending reorganization plan^ centres on whether special master George W, Alger will make recommenda» tions to. alter the proposed settle- ment of the,. Rockefeller Center claim> as under the plan. Whether such an evehtuiBility retards the com- pany's chances of an early reorgan- ization depends ais much 6n the Rockefeller attitude as anything else. No conjecture regarding this pos- sibility is applicable at this time. . Were .no substantial alterations to be recommended and were Alger tio iriake his report shortly following the late August allowances, for fac- tions in the situation to submit biriefs, there is a chance that RKO's reorganization may be had by the first of the year. Formal hearings .before. Alger were concluded last week. Without reasisertinig the various and familiar angles of the RKO- Rockefeller Cienter isituation, there is logical business reasons for the trade's concern about what the spe- cial master may say in regard to the R.C. claim of $9,000,000 and it* proposed settlement basis. All classes of creditors iitand a (Continued on page 63) Treda Mark lieRl3tori>(t POUNIJED BV SUJB Kir.VKRMAN rubllvlteil Woekly by VAKIKTV: c Sid ailvermnn. .1,'reslrtent 154 Went 4r.th Str^eU New Yorh City Sir BSC It It ''liON Annual... . ... tS Korulsn , . . . . . $■! 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Worth Hollywood, July 6. iz, unique in many ways, has heavily oyerbpard/jpn borrowihg lending -..topnotch ^tars th&t this has come to. be cus- tomary practice instead of anything unusual, ?ind p^piicy prdniises to be- come more and more as benefits evidence themselves. Formerly a stair was always known by his or her studio handle. Not any niore. Outside of Metro, there is hardly a major lot that can cast ig picture from itis own roster ot ciohtract playfefs, itujation has many - interesting angles, riot the least ot wbich is the fact that many stars have left their home lots to score their biggest successes and re- turned as stronger draws than v^heri they departed on loariii Another unusual angle lies in the fact th^t money. Is hot considered an important bargiai ing detail of these star deals* First question a fellow askst whea approached for the use of a name player is not 'kow much will you pay?' but, /What have yoii got to trade?' . istudio : will ' sometimes be caught short on star ' material as was the case when Universal desired Carole Lombard for 'My Man Godfrey/ Miss Lombard 'Was .not: so keen for , the deal arid interposed, numerous demands, all. of which Universal met. Film turned out to be her big- gest success, sent, her price; sky-: rocketingi and landed her in an en- vied spot as a comedienne With' a per picture price said to be $150,000. She now* has two-picture contracts each with Paramount, Selznick In- ternational and RKQ-rRadiOi Okay All Aroond . CrrdWing pplicy .of borrowing and lending is gaiiiing popularity bie- cause . it strikes favorable reaction in both producers and the stars themselves. There's a two-edged for that condition too. Stars, one and all, aire hot for .class A stories and no studio has a monopoly on stories. One is as like- iy as another to stumble on a pearl of great value, if not price, and this is always happening. Stars figure, and rightly; thsit if they do all their work for one studio they are bound to pick up sbriie palookas, and that happens, too. Studios on the other hand, com mitted /to handing heavy coin to stars, like to shake some of that overhead when, feasible and pass it - around; at jvicy overcharges. Too, experience has shown that the fans like different star combos and Will ilock to a picture that dis- plays two or three prime favorites from different studios.. Metro has been in a position to dish up varie- gated star fare more than most others because of having more name players tied up than any of their ri vials.; Thus in the course of a sea- son the trade will see Glark Gable, Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy, William PoweH Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Robert Montgomery, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Robert Taylor, Spencer Tracy and others cast iri a number of cominations that add spice to the film victuals served up to thfsi fans. Three Better Than One . As one Universal executive, put it; Three studios can do better than one for a star.' Citing the instances of Carole Loriibard, Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor, he pointed out that each of vthe trio did a loanbut picJture fpr U that greatly enhanced their value. Taylor and Miss Dunne in 'Magnificent Obsessi ' set the pace that Taylor was to follow later on at his own studio, . Metro.- ; 'Stars. can get better stories by moving around,' he added. ;if Para- mount or Metro contracts to put', a star in hialf a dozen picturies a year it's hard to get . that miany good ones... *We at Universal are strong for the trading system. It is necessary for the lif eblood of the industry. It tends to break down any tendency to ward, monopoly. Especially is it. an asset to the newer stars who need the .assistance of fine pictures to get them set; with the public.' Universal has strengthened its star position In the last year arid now is iri a better spot to make deals than formerly. Deanna Durbin, who sky- tocketed with Three iSriiart Girls,' may soon be seen off the home lot. Trades in air involving Mischa Auer, Chairles Winninger and at numiber of other U contractees. Probably the briskest borrower in the last, year has been 20th-Fpx. Thiey've teriipprarily had Robert Taylor,; Barbara tahwyck ; ('Banjo on My Knee* , arid 'This Is My .Af- air'), Claudette Colbert ('Under Two Flags'), Dick Powell ('On the Avenue'), Myma Lby ('To Mary-^ With Love'), Madeleirie Carroll ('Lloyds of Loridon'), Wallace Beery ('Slave Ship'), and James Stewart ('Seventh Heaven'). Beery was bor- rowed under: a set. deaL At the same time, studio has been scarcely less prolific in its loans, letting Roy Del Ruth go to Metro to direct 'Rosalie,* and parting for the time with Warner Baxter, LOretta Yoiing, Don Ameche, Arline Judge, Claire Trevor and Rochelle Hudson. Alice Faye was set for; a loan to U for Buddy DeSylva's 'MerryrGo-Roiirid of l938^ but Jean Harldw's' death offed the deai and she was held to fill the Harlow rOle in -In Old Chicago.' The . Talent Pay Off . ; William. LeBarOn, Paramount pro- duction executive, figures that 'Hollywood loins pay the greatest dividend .in history if the 'collateral is talent.' He cites the cases of Miss Lohi' bard and Frances Farmer for start- ers. Topinotch- players, he says, are clamoring hot for contracts but for independence. They . like to pick their, stories. Miss Farmer was run-of'th)^-niiil jplayer When Samuel Goldwyri got her for 'Come and Get It,' which put her on top. Para mount allowed. Gertrude Michael's coritract: to lapse and she went to RKO. Meanwhile Miss Michael's 'Sophiei Lang' character clicked and when the studio wanted her back they got her at hiked price. , Studios, are constantly on the look- out for promising talent, Le Baron pointed out. Thus Paramount cast Shirley Ross, a coriiparative un known from Meti?o's stock roster and used her in one picture. Rus.hes showed they had the makings of a featured player so before the film' was released Paramount had her under contract Paramount's Xittle Miss Marker' put Shirley Teriiple over and since then she has cbiried plenty of profit for 20th-Fox. Clark Gable was in a lull period . ' when Columbia co- starred him with Claudette Colbert i 'It Happened One Night.' Both Orid Gmvy Hollywood, July 6, Studios are handing gridiron greats a break this summer. Warners sijgned the entire 1037 football isquad of the University of Southern Califoi'riia for 'Block That Kick,' while Radio has pacted a dozen, players for 'Saturday's Heroes.' MDNTSEXTTER Hollywood, July 6. Warners isi riijilling whether to shelve 'Panama Canal' temporarily and select another for Paul Mum's )ow -out under his term deal which las one more to go. Player is understood .to- be averse 6 signing again, preferring tb; friee- iarice and make Orily such stories as he likes. MARION DAVIES HEADS RELIEF FUND 5TH YR. have been goirig places since, and to day Miss Colbert has contractual ties With CJblumbia, Paramount, Warniers and Radio. ColuinbLa also took up Grace Moore after she hiad set no box office rivers afire with Metro and turned out 'One Night of Love' with her Terrific audience reaction gave Miss Moore mpmentum to join the top layer of draws. Columbia takes credit also for proving up Irene Dunne as a . comedienne in 'Theodora Goes Wild' and did much for Gary Cooper with 'Mr. .. Deeds Goes to Town.' Passing :i!Erii Around rolific ; star .borrowers have been and are Samiiei Gbldwyn, David O, Selznick and IValter Wariger, Wanr ger also is a lender, par exbellencej having some strong b.o. 'bets' of the biz under his contractual wing. Goldwyn has tinie and again paid through the nOse for major opeirations, 35; minor operations, 16; patients re-, ceiving institutional care, 268; in- dividuals provided ' with inedical. ap- pliances, 69; . special nursing cases, 49; Christmas baskets, etc.y 905; deaths, 28; burials handled, 44. Crosby's Coast Track Get$ Heavy Pic Play Hollywood, July Picture crowd gave Del Mar racetrack a big play on opening day last Saturday. (2), also Mpndayi, En- terprise is largely managed and con- trolled by film fblk, with Bing Crosby chief 'shareholder and Wil- liam LeBaron jockey club prexy. is located practically on the s^aishore at Del Mar, 100\ miles, south' of .Lbs Angeles, lience the slogari, 'where the t,urf meets the- surf.' Grandstsinds accoriiriiodate 4,00O and clubhouse 3,500 persons. Planes, trai buses and' motor cairs : all are convenient tp the gate. NEWSREELS TO BALLY N.Y.'S '39 WORLD FAIR New York World's Fair in 1939 will depend almost entirely on the five neWsreel companies for riiptibn picturp. cbverage, which indiriectiy would mean publicizing though pri-- marily a news . story. This became kripWn this week when fair officials denied the exposition was planning- tb make films later and 'fly them by specifil pliane to various sections of the U. S: and possibly elsewhere in the world as ballyhoo: for the N; Y. fair. This plan was under consideration) it. is understood, at one time, ith the tentative Set-up including a' pro- jection equipment, screen and other apparatus sO that the/ fair pictures could be. displayed befprfe civic or- ganizations and. clubs, such, as the Chamber of Cbriimercei Rbtary club, Kiwanis, Merchants' Associations, etc., in various communities visited by the aiir traveling theatre. , Huge expense Wrapped up in such a project coupled, with the desiire of the New York fair executives to take advantage of the major filni indus- try's facilitiie^ as well as the sweep- ing rnewsreel coverage ' credited with abandonment of this plan; Gridders on the Griddle Otterson in Harkrider Spot as U Art Director Holly woodi July 6. JAck (Dtterson has started a five- year optional stretch as Universal's art director succeeding John Hark- rider, whose option was not lifted. Harkrider remains on the lot until Aug. 1 with lOtterson actually taking over in the meantime. Flag Up on ToYarich' .Hollywood, July 6. Cameras, rolled .today (Tues.) on 'Tovarlch' at Warners, one of the Burhanic plant's big pnes for the year. Anatole Litvak directs, . ;with Robiert Lord in the producer spot. Featured principals, Charles Boyer arid Claudette Colbert, put in three days of rehearsal last week. ' Rivkin Scripts Yarn For Moppet Glanfey . -Hollywopd, July 6. Allien Rivkin is: writing the script for 'Call Back LOve,' Colliers serial' by Rose Frankeri and William Brown Melbney,. which will be produced by Major. Enrianuel Cohen, Mijor prez, de- signs the picture as a debut vehicle for Kitty Clancy, new moppet. ill Hollywood, July 6. Paramount has skeded 'Yesterday's Cheers,' football film, fpr August production. No director: has beeri set. but cast so far ^includes Mary Car- lisle,: John Howiard, Marsha Hunt and Robert Cummings. RKO has cast. Rochelle Hudson in the top fenime spot of . 'Saturday's Heroes,' football film, ith Vah Heflin opposite. Filming is skeded to start late this week: with Edward Killy directing. George Templeton authored the original. Foran Gallops Off, WB Loads Up on Foy Hollywood, July 6. ryan Foy will produce six addi- tional films for Warners on next year's program to take the place of half a dozen Dick Forah gallopers lopped off, Ronald Reagan has been picked tentatively to be featured in the pic- tures, first of which will be 'Right of Way,* with background of the trucking biz. St. Clair's Moppet Pic Hollywood, July .6. Mai St. Clair has been set to di- rect the next Jane Withers film at 20th-Fox, '45 Fathers,' ith John Stone, producing. ... . .Script is being readied by Albert Ray and Frances Hyland. Art Morton's Tun^ Takenp Hollywood, July 6. Hal Roach has renewed Arthur Morton as musical director. Term is for another six months. TUNES FOR 'SACREF . Hollywood, July 6. ick . Internatiorial has pacted Louis Alter and Walter Bullock to originate special musiC for 'Npthing Sacred.' . Margaret Hamilton, who has a fear tured spot in the film, also draWs a part in same studio's 'Adventures of Torn Sawyer.* SUNBURNTTIS IS Holly Wpod, July 3un-broiled and consequently j capacitated players are the bane this summer of the prOductiori managers at the studios.. Due to the strikes and kindred delays all during this yearj activity is at a fever heat cur- rently. In other years, hot-months' shootirig schedules were light, but this is the exception. And the re- sults of the stark sopping up too much sUn arid sea are gaized upon a minor smallpox spread. Vacations are giving the studio? almost as much grief as bathtubs. The good publicity copy they pro- duce is offset by the accidents in- curred. The pase of the late Jean Harlow*s sunburn which left much scar- tissue it led to fatal complications is but one of the many Hollywood ac- cidents traceable to or Sol's shafts, .Nearly every weekend two or three w.k. nariies bob up ith yarns of how they almost drOwned, and a good deal of this is the McCPy; The story anent Frances bee ing knocked ', xmcoriscious by arid revived by artificial respifatibri while a producer yapped, 'Why give her artificiial respii-ation; we can af- fprd the real thing,' is obviously p.a. stuff.. But . the near-drownirig of Madeleine Carroll at Malibu last' week was istraight stuff, however. Scrib Guild's Shindig Hollywood, July 6. Screen Writers Guild menibership win toSs its first .binge since reor- ganizing with a dinner dance in the Hotel Ambassador July 22. . Committee appointed by President Dudley Nichols includes Johnny Gray, chairman; Albert Hackett, E. E. Parai:nore, .Xr., and Allen Rivkiri. Benny Rubin is chairman of the en- tertainment coriimittee. ARNOW IN WB EXEC SPOT; TRILUNG CASTER Hollywood, July 6. Maxwell Arnow has been upped to a studio executive spot at Warners aftPr five years "as casting director. He will' cbntinue to supervise cast- ing and also will build up budding niateriaL Ticket ' runs seven years. Ambw is. succeeded in the cast- ing director spOt by Steve Trilling, transferred frOni New York and starts his new duties today (Tues). Trilling, 15 years in' show biz, hais been with Warners 12 years, 10 as Vaude booker and two as talent scout. Frank Ross, son-ihrlaw of Frank Gillmore of Equity, steps into Trilling's spot from test director. WB's Waring Picture, 'Vardty Stow/ Ends Hollywood, July 6. •Varsity Show,' starring Fred War- ing's. oirch, wound up today (Tues- day) at Warners, four weeks behind shooting schedule; Waring got $260,000 for his bit, studio paying him $15,000 weekly for each weeic beyond the. originally, outlined sched- ule. WB has an option on the band leader for ainother film. Waring starts a string of person- als Thursday (8) at the Paramount, liOS Angeles, /which will take him east. His manager, Johnny O'Con- nor leaves for New York this Friday to. negotiate a deal for fall radio pro- gram, airing to be from the C^oast Goldwyn's $2,000,000 Pic Hollywood, July 6. George Marshall has been definite- ly set toVdirect 'The, Goldwyn Fol- lies' for Samuel Goldwyn. Prbductiori will start early i gust with a $2,000,000 budget. Keittiy Baker to Dude It In WB *Howdy Stranger' Hollywood, July 6, Mei-vyri LeRoy will produce 'Howdy Stranger' at Warnei-s ith Kertny Baker featured. Yarn by Howard loane Joseph Pellettier deals With the in- vasion of a dude ranch by an eastern crooner. It was a flop Broadvvay |)lay this season. DIXIE'S PROTEGEE Atlanta. July 6. Dixi; , Dunbar, 20th-Fox con- tractee, influenced a screen test for Mary Frances Davis, 16,. another Atlanta dancer, who trouped with Miss Dunbar in their kid dayis in Atlanta. Miss Davis, now Sri Hollywood, has toured the south as an enter- tainer. Wednesday, July 7, 1937 PICTURES VARIETY MORE Set Keynotes SACs Eastern Drive AlthbUgh preliminary work look^ ing toWards signing up of extras lised in any type of screen work in the east was instituted last week by the Screen Actors Guild, actual campaign of signaturing and drive to make closed shop in all Greater New York film studios effective Is not to start until. Aug. 1. SAG checked its first production last week When representatives of Guild went on the location set (Jack Dempsey's restaurant) where scenes were being- taken for Metro's 'Big Gity,' in which Dempsey plays himself. Representative of SAG talked to inahy in group of 50 extras, arid Walter Strong, assistant director, is reported to have informed extras that this would be the last M-G pro- duction in Which they could Work unless signatured as Guild members. George B. Seitz * directi the feature. . . Though no effort was made to sign : meimbers on Metro's location nor have attempts been made to drive for gignatiu-es elsewhere in the east, many, potential candidates have been contacted. There already are a num- ber of applications for junior mem- bership and two. senior .Guild mem-: bers have been signed, Hope Hamp- ton and . Mario Moreno. Beginning on Aug. 1, SAG branch in N. Y. will start using checkers to see that both performers and studios are complying with the Coast agree- ment. Because of promised coopera- tion from Actors' Equity arid British Equity, no members of either organi- zation wiU be permitted to work on a production at an unfair studio. Guild in the east will strive to have signed contracts With Warner Bros. (Vitaphdne) in Brooklyn, Bio- graph in Astoria, General Service studio in Astoria; Educittional, which makies shorts in Astoria, March of Time, and Mentone (producing at Biograph) signatured early next month.. it also will seek pacts with Qom- merermits, is to come to iSouth Africa to visit, her parents; also that Jacobson. is to re-, port every tw:o moriths to each parent regarding Sybil's condition, welfare and work. Champiiig at Net Hollywood, July d. ro.-.amateur mixed doubles tennis championship of the universe will be decided on courts of the Beverly Hills Tennis club next Friday (9) when Fred Perry and Charles Chapli , representing England,, tangle with Ellsworth Vines : and Groucho Marx, represent-, ing the tmited States. Chaplin and Marx, who swing wicked racquets, drilling diaily under tutelage of their tbpnotcher partners arid wager- ing is brisk.. 'Room Service At HollyWoodi July 6. S. J. Briskin is talking a Marx Bros, deal whereby the trio Would appear in a screen' version of 'Room Service.' Studi is understcfod to have handed over $255,000 for the picture, rights. Marx deal, as it stands, wouli^ be for a straight $250,000 plus a per- centage, bringing cost of the film in excess of $1,500,000. MAX GORDON, GOETZ SAIL BACK TO U. S. London, June 6. William Goetz, of 20th-Fox, and Max Gordon sail tomorrow (Wednfes- day) for. New York. Both have been over herie o.o.'ing British pic production. Gordon re- turns to the Coast arid the Metro lot in two months. Ginger Rogers PenciOed For Selznick Trom Girl' Hollywood, .; rom Girl' definitely goes on. the Selznick International schedule for faU production with Robert Sinclair and William Cameron. Menzies co- directing. ilm will be a collegiate musical in technicolor with likelihood that Ginger Rogers will be featured. Music will be by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Fred F. ihkelhoiffe, and Johri Monks, Jr., co-authors of 'Brother Rat,' have been assigned an office and secretaries at Selznick Interna- tional Studi. to hammer but 'Prom Girl.' .Dave Gould ; has been pacted as dance director. Rex Story-Andy Rice, Jr/s Unit on Lonfl[ Orient Hop shanghai, July 6, An American vaude unit is back in Shanghai after a tour that took the ' •Hollywood Non-Stop Revue' up into I Mahchukuo. for dates in Dairen and Harbin. ShoW is headed hv Rex"! Stpry and Andy Rice. Jr., with Fay Skeeter and Emily r Winsette and a line pt girls rounding out the roster. The unit has had a run at the Carlton here, t.wo^a-day at a $3' top , and from here heads for a tour that includes Horigkono, Singa- pore. Manila, Java, Bali. Siam. Burma. Calcutta, Africa and thence to Europe. Collegiate's Fix Chance 6£ Hari-y C. IrWi , ., with black eye, which appeared, in local sheet several weeks ago following Michigan State- : College students' rough tossing of auto plant workers into L'an.sing river, when strikers. in- yadsd college section, rnay land him a screen test. At request of HoWard Pierce, oil United Detroit theatres (Par). Ir in came here last week from Lansing for confab relative to test. Expected to take usual two or three weeks before definite word vvhether test will be given. Irwin was one , of th6 1,500 stu- donts who formed barricade, across road leading into college section of Lansing, an later tossed several union organizers into a nearby river. Over 46% of 420 Pix Based Home-iSpun Yarns-^ Around $8,000,090 Doled Out by Majors for Liter- ary, Properties FILMING 52 STAGERS By DENIS MORAISON Hollywood, July 6. . Due to dearth of acceptable story material in the field of published fiction and Broadway stage plays, studios this year have had to turn to originals to a greateir degree than at any time since sound's advent for screen material. Survey of 420 films now being made or skeded for 1937^38 shows that 46.7% are studio originals, 40.5% short stories or novels arid 12.8% produced plays.. Last year's soiircies Were; 45% short stories^ or novels, 45% originals, lO% plays, and in the previous., year proportions were: 40.5% short stories or novels, 40% studio originals and 19.5%. plays. Studios, in provi irig statistical data, showed many interesting slants not only ori the immediate Queries involved but also on other angles of the purchase, treatment and develop- ment of stories, and fundamental raw material of film biz. Numerically, the lots will make films of 52 plays, 172 novels, short stories or similar literary work, arid 196 studio, briginali 'r Chief interest attaches to the stage properties purchased by studios. This is due, first, to the heavy coin involved in such buys arid also to the fact that produced plays, when acquired for films, almost inyai-iably land in top-featured spots on a sea- son's production, schedule. Noteworthy that less than a dozen of the feurrent crop of Broadway hits have found their way to the lots, due (Continued on page 27) Janet Gaynor Set At Selznick; Potter Off 'Sawyer' Chore Hollywood, July 6. Selznick International has signed Janet Gaynor to a termer for ex^. elusive services, no price disclosed, although player, agenting herself, Avas holding out for $200,000 a pic- ture. First film under- the new pact will be 'Angel oh -Broadway,' with au- thorship credited to Russell Bird- Well, Selznick publicity head. Screeri- play will be by Ben Hccht and either George Cukpr or, John Ford Will di- rect. Production is skeded for early fall, with Marian C. Cooper, as as- sistant to iSelzriicki Henry C. Potter has pulled oiit of the director spot on Selzriick's 'Ad- ventures of Tom Sawyer,' due to differences of opi ion with David O. Selznick as to story treatment and cSiSting. Production hiais been called oft un- til July 12, at which time George Cukor ill take the reins, if avail- able, in which event Norman Taurog will get the call. Four or five of the. moppet roles are being recast. Film has been in work a week .at Mali u Lake loca- tion. BUZZELL DRAWS NOD ON U'S 'GO-ROUND' ollyw.ood, Jul.;,' Eddie Buzzcll. originally pacted at .Universal .to direct. 'Young 'Man's Fancy,' B. G.. DcSylva production, has. been switched to direct 'Mcrry- Go-Iibund pE 19,38.' wiih camsras. rolling, tomorrow ,( Wod.). 'Fancy' now. is tentaUvely od to. go around the last of August. In the Saddle of Agents Vs. Actors to The Switch Hollwood, July 6. This also happens in Holly-, wood. Boyd Martin, pic ed" of Louis- ville Courier- Jourrial, tossed a feed for studio -press agents be- fore he hit the trail back home. N.Y. Photogs Ired By Coast Lensers Invading East International Photographers union,. Local 644, officials and members, re indignant over the way they have been Ignored in the matter of camera Wprk by companies making location shots Insiide their jurisdiction. Tiiey claim that film company crews have been working at Saratoga, Pitts- burgh, West Point, New York City and other points and that Coast cameramen have been used on all the jobs. Charles W. Downs, business man- ager of Local 644, states that George E. Brown, president of lATSE, has promised to check the situation, but that no action has been taken as yet. Local officials are anxiously await- ing to hear from him since under existing conditions they contend that local automony does riot mean a thing.' •Rosalie,' The ig City' and a West Point picture are the produc- tions Metro has skedded for loca- tion shots in the New York territory. 'Nothirig Is Sacred,' Selznick produc- tion, also is due. for location treat- ment in and about New York. Recalls that Local 644 went to- bat for the lA about a year ago When '13 Hours Via Air,' Par's film, was grab- bing location work at the New Jersey airport and seemingly estab- lished the fact that the International Photographers' union amounted to something. Another thing that annoys mem- bers of Local 644 is that cameramen brought in from the Coast are mem- bers of the American Society of Cinematographers, which they charge is a company union. Gist of the argument by Local -644 is whether or not the members of their union are to be employed on location shots when taken in terri- tory within their jurisdiction. Sit- uation is aggravated, too, by the fact that what little eastern shorts production . there is now practically at a standstill. Glazer Leaving Par After Seveit-Year Prod. Swing Hollywood, July 6. Benjamin Glazer; coirnpleting a severi^year term as .a Paramount producer-writer with Bing Crosby's 'IJouble or Nothing,' has an olTer of a similai* spot, with Warners and also dickers with other majors. Glazer will take ai three-months holiday ' Europe before ing over. Reinhardt to Salzburg Hollywood. July 6. Max Reinhardt departed last Siinr &u'y (4) for New York to attetKl ihii annual Salzburg musical festival in Austria. He. will be back late in September to direct 'The. Gamblers' at Warners, to be made from the Dostoievsky novel. Hollywood, July 6. Decision of the California supreme! court specifying that all disputes be- tween agents and clients must first be submitted to the labor commis- sioner before being taken to court Will result in knocking out more than 50 pending lawsuits besides reyolu- .ti Izing method, of handling such disputes iri the future. Supreme', court's finding reversed both the Superior Court and the Dis- trict Court of Appeals in the long- standing litigation of the Ruth Col- lier-Minna Wallis agency Mary Astor, / Tribunal upheld constitutionality of section. 19 of the private employ- ment agency act, which had been attacked by counsel for Cpllier- Wallis, also has the effect of placing the state labor commissioner in the saddle in. agent-client disputes i much the same way that the .Na- tional Labor Relations Board func- tions in industry. Heavy Ooia. Involved Claims totaling hundreds of thous- ands of dolars, mostly of agents against clierits, are invalidated be- cause lawsuits have been dragging through the courts so long that statute of limitations is invoked. Another factor of vital importance is the off irig of al attachments in agent-client disputes. Up to now agents have made it a practice, to slap attachments on in case of any lawsuit but with the arbitration angle to the fore attachments out. . Decision does not abrogate any- one's right to sue, since section 19 of the labor act specificialy. sets forth that 'all parties to a dispute shall re- fer the matters in dispute to the. Commissioner of Labor, who shall hear and determine the same, sub- ject to appeal. Within 10 days to the superior court where the same shall (Continued on page 57) ALLEGED FILM PLAYER ARRESTED FOR FORGERY New Orleans, July 6. Charles Campbell Jatrell, 21ryear- old Californian, said by police to be a Hollywood actor and writer, was arrested Friday (2) in Bogalusa at. the request of Los Angeles police on charges -of forgery. He was- brought ihere by Detective Robert C. Ellis of L. A. and local officers. The California detective said that Jarrell has. played iri pictures. He is wanted in Los Angeles, Bakef^s- field iand Berkeley. A warranty for his arrest charges that he forged fictitious names to checks for close to $1,000, Luraschi Censor at Par, Hamill With Lubitsch Hollywood, July 6. Paramount has placed Luigi Lur- a.schi at the head of its studi sor department succeeding Hamill, who goes to the Ernst bitsch unit permanently. Luraschi had been functi aide to Hamill. WB Prunes Stock Roster Hollywood, Warners dropped seven stock players at optipn time last Week, an- nouncing action is in line with policy o£ turning pver player talent to dodge monotony. Further loppings, are in line as options expire and replacements will be new faces^ Stock company now numberij around 70, Among those dropped recently are Peggy Bates, Robert Bar rat, Mary Treen, Robert Darro'w, Walter Cassel, Patricia Walthall and Ed Price. 6 VARIETY PICTURES Wednesday, July 7, 1937 Petrilo and Stagehands Union Pact Presages Concerted Film Pressure Chicago, July 6. stablishment of aii entente cor- diale between the American Federa- liph of Musicians and thti Ihterna- l ional Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is the immediate goal of James C. Petrillo in his campaign to pysh through the restrictions ancl ban on. musical recordings for com- merciar reproduction.. Petrillo Is busily ing together ' the various of his ahti-recpfding cam- ign to take in the motion icture and theatrical branches, and he finds in George E. , prexy of the lAf SE, an is campaign. Fbr Petrillo not letting any .griass grow urider his brogans while waiting for the American Federation of Musicians executive board to get together in its scheduled rrieeting in New Yoric this month. Following the Louisville convention, at which he set off the pyrotechnical isplay in the longest speech of his life, Petrillo has been using every pos- sible uniion and personal angle to en- list the support of locais through^ oiitihe country. He already has the oral and written promise of full co- operatiph: from . some 50 key . musi- cians locals. But though Petrillo expects little difficulty in getting the national board to pass a general bah on wax miasic for radio, Petrillo and presi- dent Joseph Weber of AFM look to the lATSE for the ieal partner in pbtai ing results yrhen it conies to ■the picture studios. Radio, the AFM leaders, believe, will be handled easily, the results in Chicago's cam- paign against discs having demon- ^Etrated to the complete satisfaction of the AFM key men that the ban on radio recordings ia .entiriily feasible. iBiit pictures-^that's a hag of a (different shade.. And that's where the lATSE comes in, with the AFM .crowd seeing in a lATSE-AFM com- bine a cooperative . deal which will mean, added employment for both organizaitipns. While, no forthright statement has been made by anyone in the AFM top ranks, there is no disguising the general assumption that the. musi- cians expect that an lATSE cooper a tion on the Coast situation would mean a restoration of vaudeville to a number of producer-owned, the atres. Reported deal would permit the continued use Van Beiiren, chairiixan of board of directors, will keep his headquarters . Firank M, Snell, treasurer, will go to the. Coast immediately to act as chief financial officer. M. H, Hoff^^n, vice-presi- dent in charge ot prbauctfpn, also heads coastward at once to expedite completion of program. Condor Pictures schedule still re- mains at 20 features and 26 shorts. New group coming into the com- pany is not replacing the original underwriters, Buckman ife Co., it was .stated by company officials,, but to strengthen alignmeht, Condor officials claim that Hirli- man resigned because he has secured a four-picture pact with Richard Dix for RKO release in the coming sea- son. Understood that Hirliman . has been anxious to maike these Dix pic- tures for .somie time and with the new contract, desires to devote more time to their production. Hitlimah will prbducie as pre- viously arranged, with his cohimit- ments With Grand National for two (Continued on page 23 ) Washington, July 6. Creation of a new film unit In the Commerce Department was ordered last week, with Nathan D. Golden* veteran specialist in picture matters, , slated to head the staff. Plans for vigorous promotion ef- forts abroad came to view coincident with Secretary Roper's approval of a . recommendation from Director Alexander V. Dye of the Bureau of. Foreign and Domestic Commercie for establishment of a major division. Unit will plug American pictures, raw film, equipment, and various sidelines in overseas markets. . For the past four years, due to the original New Deal drive to prune departmental budgets, pictures have been given slight attention by the Commerce Department. The f or mer film branch of the Foreign and Do- mestic Commerce' bureau was sub^ merged in the Electrical Division during the 1933 economy furore, and market-watching was curtailed dras- tically. Economic importance of foreign pic sales, which have stirnulated alien demand for many articles made in this country, motivated Dye and Roper in opening the new di- vision. Officials pointed out that direct export trade in photographic arid projection goods, $21,000,000 in 193G, is Only part of the economic value attributed to exhibition of Ainerican films. Researchers havei found, that e:(ports of household ar- ticles, automobiles, industrial ma- chihery, clothing, and many other items have bieen boosted, by Ui S. pictures which develop aliens' yea for pur luxuries and styles. Good-^ will aspect of the pic business also Was hpted by the Commerce execs. Golden has been close to the pic- ture business for 25 years. He is member of Society of Motion Picture Engineers, Airierican Projection So- ciety, and Projection Advisory Coun- cil. 4 GN 's on B'way i-and National ill have four films playing first runs oh Broad-* way within the next few days. rnore than at any previous time in the company's history. 'Two Who Dare,' with Anna St.en and Henry Wilcox- on, opens at the Roxy next Friday (9), 'Killers of ,tiie Seia,' with LoWell , Thbrnas, prenriiering the same day at the Rialto: .'Damaged Goods' opens July 16 at the Eltinge and 'Spy , of Napoleon/ with Richard Barthelmess, is due next at the 55lh St. Playhouse. VARIETY PICTURE GROSSES Wedneeday, July 7, 1937 Heat Holiday Slap Down LA. Trade; TaceslM and H .0. 1^^^^ larine Fair 14G, Kinlde Droop 'CAP'NS' OK IN MONrt Getting: SG witli Little Opposish; 'HonolUlu' Pobr $4,500 £i6s Angelek, July 6. Terrific' heat wave that hit town midweek not only gave the picture theatres, a wallop, but through driv- ing thousands to the nearby beaches and mountain resorts precluded any possibility- of extra shekels being garnered over the three-day holiday. , Hollywood arid. Bevhills inobs hied away late Friday or early Saturday for Del-Mar, wherie Bihg Crosby's new race track got under way (3), and even the nabe subsequent runs were hard hit; Estiniate& for This Week Carthay Circle (Fox) (1,518; 55- a3-$l.iO-$1.65)— 'Wee Willie Winkle' (20th) (2d wk). Easing off notice- ably oh second stanza. Initial week, $11,000, which included $5,500 gar- nered at $5.50,preem» was okay. Four weeks- will be limit. Chinese (Graiiman) (2,028; -40- 55-75) — 'Emperor's Candlesticks' (MG) and 'Had to Eat' (20th), dual. Pretty slim pickings at $10,500. Last week 'Slave Ship' . (20th) and .'Mar- ried Before Breakfast' (MG), oke $10,000. Crtlerion (Tally) (1,640; 30-40-55) —'Silent Barri. ' (GB). Failure to. ■ e:^ploit this one, .with newspaper ads ciit .down to a minimum, reflected, by dismal returns at the box office, with slim $1,000 in sight. Pic is in for miniiTium of two weeks, but may be yaiiked earlier. Last week !Those Who Dared' (GN) and 'Man in Mir- ror' (GN) (2d wk), oke $1,800. DbwntoWn , (WB) (1,800; 30-40-55- 65)— 'Singing Marine' (WB) and •Devil ls Driving' (Gol)j dual; De- spite, strong opening, trade sagged in common with rest of town; $7,500, fair, if hot very profitable, and. holds. Last week 'Anothei DaLWii' (WB ) and 'Fly-Awaiy Baby' (WB), average $6,- 700. Four Star (Fox) ( ; 55.83-$1.10- $1.65)— 'Lost Horizon' (Col) (17th- final week); Milkij^g process finished up (5) with slim $4,100 on final stanza/. Run was. stretched six to eight v»eeks, despite heavy dipping In the red. Sixteenth week- brought few dollars oveir $4,000, costing pro- ducer plenty. Hollywood (WB) (2,756; 30-40-55- 65)— 'Singing Marine' plus Coronation in color. neNcil- ing $3,700, Last week, second of 'Slave Ship' (20th), small profit at $4 100 Stanley (WB) , (3,400: 15-25-35-40- 55 )— 'MeJ in Paris', (Par ). Opened one day earlier and clicking in great style to $14..500. Last week, six days of 'Slim' (WB) nlus Braddbck-Loujs fight, pi , so-so $7,200. \rednesday, July 7, 1937 PICTURE CROSSES VARIETY OK PK.HoSday SiteD Big Chi Biz; Berle-Peimer, Vaude Smash $25,000, 'DawiiBnght$3l000Jaces;23G Chicago, July 6. ^Business is a Cinch currently, building on the solid . foundation of Sir^e cream holiday days. Houses aided the build-up by coming thwugh with top product to bring ' in. Weekend . was a perfect summer session and the roskds were jammed. Ill a baseball-mad town, the Ciibs ijiayed double-headers with the Pi-, rates oh Sunday iand the Cardinals yesterday (Monday). There was a gahg out' on Lake Michigan ior the yacht races. But, despite the outgo- ing, picturegoers, there were enough ihcomeirs from surrounding Wiscoh- sin< Iowa, Indiana and Illinois towns to inore than, make up the difference. Palace "going into top figures with «Ne^w Faces- and a bangrup vaude bill. '' Chicago has 'Another pawn'; laugh-seekers ate jamming into the United Artists lor 'Day at the Bat^Sj' but the crboner-fahs aren't Hocking in for 'The . Singing Ma- rine/ Braddock-Louis flght pictures went intQ the Oriental for a.holdovei;, with •Parneir moving from the UA into the Apollo for a third loop week after do! a fortnight's real busi- ness. Estimates for This Week Apollo (B&K) (l,200r 35-55-65- 75)— Parneir (MG). Third week in loop, and doing okay here at iiidi- fca^ed $7,000. Last week, 'Kid Gala- had' (WB), turned in neat $6,700 for third, loop session. Chicago (BitK). (4.000; 55-55-75)— ♦Another Dawn' (WB). Kay -Fran- cis a siire-fire draw lor this house and should shoot th6 take to swell $33,000. Last week, 'Mountain Mu- 5ic' (par) (2d week), plus Braddock- Louiis fight pictures, got profitable ^25,600. Garrlck (B&K) (900; 35-55-65-75) .^'Midnight Madonna* (Par) plus an advertised. program of shorts. Brutal $3,000 indicated here this week. Last week 'My Affair' (20th) fine $6,700 in third' loop gallop. Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 35-45-65) — •Married Before Breakfast' (MG) and. vaude. Should get fine $19,000. Last, week, vaude and 'Train from Madrid' (Par) in fot iiihei days, poor $14,200. Palace (Rk<5) (2,500; 55-55-65-75) —'New Faces' (RKO) and vaude. This one way above the line with sock $25,000. Last week, 'Honolulu' (U) and vaude, good $18,800. Koosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 35-55-65^ 75)— 'Singing Marine' (WB) (2d week). Slipping to weak $9,000 in secohd week. Last, week, good $19,700. State-Lake (Jones) (2,700; 25-35- 45;)— 'Husband's Secretary' (WB) and vaude. Should go a strong $16,000. Last week, 'Frightened Men' (Col), average $13,600. United Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700; 35-55-65-75)— 'Day at Races' (MG). It's only a question of how - many the Marx Bros. . can pack into this house— which should be about $23,- 000. • Last week, 'Parnell,' second week, held to okay $13,800. *jVrarih€' Tuniefui $12,000 Despite Cincy's Exodus Cincinnati, July 6. Holiday-padded weekend was a dud along cinema lane, . Fourth out^of- . at Races' (MG). Moved over from Keith's for fourth downtown week, okay, $2,800. Last week 'Kid Galahad' (WB) (2a run), $2,800, fair. Keith's (Libson) (1,500; 25-40)— ■Slim' (WB). Good, $5,000. . Last week 'Day at Races'. (MG) (3d wk!), $4,500, big. - Lyric CRKO) (1,400; 35.42)— 'Mountain Music* (Par) (2d run). Good, $5,000; Last week 'Kiiig of Gamblers' (Par), $4,000, fair. Palace (RKO) (2,600; 35-42)— 'Emperor's Candlesticks' (MG). Fair, $11,000. Last week 'Mountain Music' (Par), $14,000, fine, Mountain Music' (Par), Burns- Raye do well in this house; $3,500 Ukely. Last week 'My Affair' (20th) made the ever-fading record of'Bob Taylor at the b.o. in these parts con- tinuous. Starter good but slumped to $3,000, so-so. Varsity (Westlartd) (1,100; 10-15- 25)— 'Roarinig Timber' (Col) plus ■Talk of the DeviV (GR). House has clipped, to 15c anytime starting this week, which is a lOc drop. Pace is a little faster, biit the money about even, fair $1,000. Last week, 'Sweet- heart of the Navy' (GN) plus 'Speed to Spare' (Col), $1,000, fan-. Visit- ors who swarmed in, most. Of 'em j headed for the- tracks, the baseball orchard, and the amusement parks, -which extraed • elaborate fireworks displays. Surprise pull was. at Grosley leld Sunday (4) when 30,000 fans turned out to see Dizzy Dean on the :mound fot the Cards against t^e .Reds.; The day before the same team played to only 2,750 :cash ,cus- tomers. . Raini Sunday night hijrt amuse- ment biz in general. . In the pic parlors currently 'Sihg- ,ing Marine' is tops, fetching $12,000 at, -the Albee. At the Palace i!.mperor's Candlesticks' is pegged ^or.Jl.1,000. 'Slim' has a $5,000 tag at Keith's. Other three ace houses are showing repeats to so-so returns. , Estimates for This Week (RKO) (3,300; 35-42)— Marine' (WB). All right.. *12.Q00. Last week 'Captains Courageous' (MG), $15,000, great. ,.Capitol (RKO) (2,000: 35-42)— Uptauis Courageous' (MG) (3d ice. $5,000. Last week Pam (MG) (2d run), $3,500. mil a. Family (RKO) (1.000; 15-25)— 'I "omise to Pay' (Col) and . 'That I May Live' (20th) split. Par. $2,100. i-ast week. 'Bank- Alarm' (GN) and. .Happenod Out West* (20th). split v^.OOO, ' G«:an (RKO) (1,200; .(— ZSQ^awiiFair Detroit. iz generally good this week, with the Fox a walloping standout. Combo: of 'Slave Ship' and Herman Bing topping the vaude will get $25,000. United Artists continues Jexcel- lehtly, with 'Day iat Races' h.o. sopping up a snappy $11,000 on the heels of the crashing $16,000 take oh the. initialer. Louis-Braddock fight film held over at the Palm- State; while enjoying above normal biz the first week, reel was. no panic in the new champ's home-town. Estimates for This Week Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 26-40)— 'Forbidden Adventure' (Ind), plus 'Great Hospital Mystery' (20th). A fine $9,000, hypoed by swell ballyhoo campaign. Last week 'Parole Racket' (Col), plus 'Venus Makes Trouble' (Col), weak $4,500. , Downtown (Krim) (2,800; 25-40)— 'Pitfalls of Youth' (Ind) and On stage 'How to Choose a Wife,' Adults only to pier and flesh show using femme models for lecture stuff. Town - disinterested and . take won't exceed fair $3;500. Last week 'Slaves in Bondage' (Ind), mild $3,000. . Madison (United Detroit) (2,000; 30-40-65)— 'Mountain Music* (Par). Moved here from Michigan; $5,000 Will be sttong. Last week 'Parnell' ^(MG), $4,000, sound. Michigan (United Detroit) (4,000; 30-40-65)— 'Another Dawn' (WB) and vaude headed by Mary Small arid Herman. Timberg; f air . . $22,000. Last week 'Mountain Music' (Par) and vaude, $18,000, limp. Fox (Indie) (5,000; 30-40-65)— 'Slave Ship' (20th) and Herman Bing topping flesh show.' Tremen dous $25,000. Last week 'Devil Is Driving' (Col) with Henry Armetta on. stage, good $18,000. Palm-State (United Detroit) (3^000; 25-40)—' Men in Exile' (WB), plus 'Riding on Air' (RKO) and the h.o. Louls-Braddock reel; good $7,000, the fight film helping some. Last week 'Trader Horn' (MG) ,plus '13th Man' (Mpno) and the fight film, grabbed swell $8;500. United Artists (United Detroit) (2,000; 30-40-65)— 'Day at Races' (MG) (2d wk). Getting dandy $11,000 after opening stanza snatched magiiifitent $16,000. 'MUSIC TOPS LINCOLN SS,500 Only Fair, but Best Anions • Dull B.O;'s Lincoln, July 6, 'Mountain Music' is headed for the best ■ gross this, week' oh . theatre row. but still only fair. Biz has dropped off heavily this summer. Milt Overman, Westland Theatres' city manager, cut tO 150 anytime at ,the Varsity. Used to be two-bits. ' Estimates for This Week Liberty (LTC) (1.200' 10rl5)— 'CalifOr '■ traight Ahead' (U) plus 'Ruggles Red Gap' (Par), spUt with 'Below the. Deadline' (Ghes) plus 'Missing Girls' (Ches); GOoc goirt" ,$1,000. Last week 'Wildcatter' (U) plus 'Riff Raff' (MG), split .with 'Roundup Times' (Rep), plus 'Mur- der on the Bridle Path' (RKO) fair, $900. Lincoln (LTC) (1.600; 1.0-20-25)- 'Kid Galahad' (WB). Catching on nicely, $2,400 rn prospect. Not ter rific biit not bad for the hot season Last week Turn Off Moon' (Par) turned away the patrons before they got to the b.o.; light $1,900. Orpheum (LTC) (1,350; 10-15-20) —'Gappy Ricks' (Rep.) plus 'One Way Passage' (WB), split with 'Fire Over England' (UA),. plus 'Meet the Missua', (RKO). Slim $1.400.. Last Week. 'Oiir Moments' (U) plus the T.r.)ui.s- raddbclc fight,, okay $2,000. Stmirt (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-40) laces' Pale 80 Weekend Scram-Out and NSG Pix Mean NSC B'way Biz; 'New Faces' 75C, larine 25C, King Sol' 30G Washington, JUly 6. Holiday weekend sent; Ibcalitbsr into -the , sticks, but ybkeis poured: in by , the thousands. First Boy Scout , Jamboree is -giving plenty coihpetition, but the 25,000 kids and friends are slipping intot the pic pal'acies in between time s6 total effect will be about even! Both yaude. spots doing nicely, but it's ClapitOl's turn to lead«' thc -to\*)Q. with 'Emperor's Candlesticks.' Earle is kicking up plenty of interest with, ice . skating revue, although .sniart crowd caught same idea at local hotel earlier in season. ;Release of Paramount News Chi-? cago strike shots made all page ones and Rialto .and, Trahs-Lux, Only two spots to put 'eih on, are doing well. Estimaties lor This Week Capitol (Loew) (3,424; 25-35-60)— 'Emperor's Candlesticks' (MG) and vaude. William Powell and. Luise Raineir, plus Major . Bowes ams on stage; . looking toward nice $23,500 Last week; . 'Madrid' (Par) and vaude, $13,500, vety poor. Cdlumbia (Loew) (1,583; 25-40)— 'Manhattan Melodrania' (MG) (re vival). Should get good $5,000 to put revival experiment across. Last week, 'Parneir . (MG) {2d tun), oke $4,600. Earle (WB) (2;244; 25-35-40-60-70) — 'Mouri tain Music' (Par ) and vaude, St.. Moritz Ice- Carnival novelty helping toward nice $19,000. Last week, 'Another Dawn' (WB) and vaude, fair $15,500. Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 25-35-50) 'New Faces' (RKO). Opened well Wednesday (30), but dived when other houses debuted Friday. Will wind up with just fair $8,000. Last week, 'Riding on Air' (RKO), light $6,500. Met (WB) (1,835; 25-40) — 'Devil Driving' (Col). Fair $4,000. Last week, 'Met in Paris' (Par) (2d run), swell $7,000. Palace (Loew) (2,363; 25-35-60)— 'Captains Courageous' (MG) (3d week). Looks like good $9,000. Last week, second, big $13,000, Riaito (Indie) (1,100; 25-30-40-55) —'Mississippi' (Par) and 'Looking for Trouble' (UA) (revivals). Aided by insertion of Par strike reel, should rise to nice $3,500. Last, week, 'Theodora Goes Wild' (Col) and 'The Virginian' (Par), (revivals), good $3,300. Attr generally strong, but the play ntown the- atres the three-day Fourth of July week-ehd proved .dis- appointihg. Gireat exOdus of people from the city was seemingly not made up. out-of-towners, as. :has occurred other holidays; Man- a.ger$ estirnated that about 65%. of the business over the three days was- from thos^ who came to New Yoirk for the Fourth. New pictures Of the week, which may hot: have been seen by the out- bilrtowhiers i their own bailiviricks, include 'New Faces/ 'The Singing Marine,' 'King: Solomon's Mines,' ■Kihg of Gamblers,' 'League , of Frightened Men' and, on a double bill at the. Palace, Meet the Miissus.' None Of these pictures are setting anything on fire. 'New Faces,' Mil- toin Berle's .first picture, doesn't look more than about $75,000 for- the Music Hall;- just fair for a holiday week here. 'Singing Marine' may ' take the Strand to $25,000, good, but not big, aiid will remain a second week. The Roxy looks about $30,000, okay for ■thi , house,, with 'Kihg SolOrnon's Mines' and a stage Show. 'King of Gamblers' is a shade; better .than most pictures have been recently at the Criterion, but on the week won't be over $12,000, okay. Rialto's 'League of frightened Men' points to around $8,()00i all fight. . Aided by the July 4 . week-end, the Paramount is. best artiong the hold- overs, with 'Moutain Music' and the Clyde Lucas band, plus Ethel .Mer- iiian. britiging $30,000 on the second week, ending last night (Tues.). 'Easy Going' on the screen and Mar- tha Raye in person open today (Wed.).. Miss Raye is booked for a fortnight; . Third, (final) week for 'A Day at the Races' at the Capitol will be no more than about .$20,000, but fair enough. 'Emperor's .Candle- sticks' opens tomorrow (Thurs.). Rivoli's third week with 'Slave Ship' suggests less than $15,000 but pic- ture is going a fourth week, due to lack of product. House is not set on what its next picture will be. 'Captains Courageous' went out. of the . Astor ' Monday night (4), its final eight days being $9,900. Picture is. pointed: for the Capitol and may open there after 'Emperor's Candle- sticks.' Universal's 'Road Back' at the $2 Globe picked up somiewhat last week, its second, getting $12,100 after a first week's take of- $10,500. U has the Globe for a month. House goes to Par July 28 for roadshowing of 'Souls at Sea,' while the Astor 60-85-99-$ i ;65 )— 'Ne w . FaCes* (RKO ) and stage .show. This house got the most of the out-of-town business over the Fourth but only about $75;- 000 indicated on the' week, disap- pointing though fair. Last WeeK only $65,060 for 'Ever Si Eve' (WB), poor. ' . Eialio (750 ; 25-40-55)— 'League of Frightened Men' (Col). AtT^SiOOO okay. Last week, 'A Fight to the Finish' (Col), pllus the Loiiis-Brad- dock fight films, got $7,500, disap- pointing. Rivoli (2,092; 25-55-75-85.-99)— 'Slave Ship' (20th) (3d vyeek). Sluf- fing off and probably not more than $15,000, if that, y^t staVs a fourth week. House is having . difficulty finding a picture, to follow. . Second we<;k for 'Ship' was around $20,000. Roxy (5,836; 25-45-55-75)— 'King Solomon's Mineis," (GB) and stage show. Biusiness up a little bit this week, around $30,000, fair enough. Last weeik house just , got, out at $24,300 with 'Riding on Air' (RKO). . Strand (2,767; 25-55-75)— 'Singing, Marine' (WB). This one is doing pretty good at a possible $25,000 the first -week. It goes a . second. . Last week. 'Slim' (WB) got around $17,000. - State (3,45 ; 35-55-75)— 'Woman Chases Man' (UA) (2d run) and Duke Ellington's rchestra. House gets back to normal this week at indicated $25,000. Last week 'Par- nell' (MG) (2d run) and vaude headed by Emile Boreo, $20,000, dis- appointing. ^ X>aps'Hot33G In Deserted Hub; 'Cap'ns' Big $9,500 In Healthy Denver opens a week ahead (21) with 'High, Wide . and Handsome' on a two-a-day run. st'imates for This Week Astor (1,012; 55-$1.10-$1.65-$2.20)— 'Captains Courageous' (MG). Closed here Monday night (4) after a run of seven weeks that was profitable; fioal eightdays. $9,900. 'High, Wide and Handsome' (Par) set to open July 21 at $2 top, Capitol (4,620; 25-35-55-85-$1.25) •Day at the Races' (MG) (3d-final week). Closing. (3d) week for the Marx Bros, corrtedy looks about $20,000, okay. Second week close to $35,000, good. Tomorrow (Thurs.) the house ushers in 'Emperor's. Can- dlesticks' (iVlG), to be f ollowed cither by 'Captains Courageous* (MG) or •Good Earth* (MG). Central (1,000; 25-35-40-55-65-75- 85-99)— 'Damaged Goods' (WeldOn) (4th week). A good little money- Miaker, this one; with this (4th) week su.ijgesting $9,000 and may 'go a fifth week. Last week (3d) was $10:000/ fine... 'Juggernaut' (GN) ppen.s Saturdaiy (10) if no holdover. Criterion (1,662; 125^40-55 )-r-'Kihg (jr.. Gamblers' (Par).. May show- a little pronti ar.ouiid $12,000, Last week, second; for 'Train from Madrid' ( under $7,000, poor. .Globe (i,274; 55-$Ll6-$1.65-$2.20)-- 'Road Back' (U) (3d \ve.el^).. Busi- ness' perked niCely last , week (2d), I taking picture to:$12,100 and beating the, initial seven day-V take of $10,500. Palace -(1,700; 25-35-55 )--'K id Gala- had' (WB) (2'd run) and 'Meet the Missus' (RKO) (1st run),- dualed. „ s vocAA oc . Business away off again this week, Denver (Fox) (2,500; 25-.')5-50)— only $(>,500. Last week, 'Gall It a 'Another Dawn' (WB) and^ staue jDay* (WB) (2d.run), and 'You Can't band. Combo. drawjng good $12,000. 1 Beat Love*' (RKO) (1st run), plus Last, week. 'Slave Ship' (20lh), nice .the Louis- raddock fight pictures $11,500 and went to Aladdm. J which meant nothing, $6,500, • ' Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 25-3^r46) [; Paianiount (3,664; 25-35-55t85-99) -'Captains Courageous^ Otherwise .town is- lethargic. Tre- mendous exodus frOni this area to the Cape and northern New England over-balanced the inttux of holiday tourists'. Estimates for This Week Boston (RKO) (3,000; 25-40-55)— 'Nobody's Baby' (MG) and 'Thief Meets Thief (UA), dual. Very soft, pointing toward meagre $6,000. Last week, 'Too Many Wive^' (RKO) and 'Border Cafe' (RKO), dual, with fight" pix, fair $7,300. Fenway (M&P) (1,400; 25-3.5-40- 5a)r-'Madrid' (Par) and 'Hotel Hay- wire' (Par), double. Headed for low $4,000. Last week, 'Great Gambini*. (Par) and 'Draegeiman Courage* (WB), $3,800, poor. Keith Memorial ( ) (2,900; 25- 40-55)— 'New Faces' ( ) and '13th Chair' (MG), dual. 'Faces' got slapped by the crix here, but fans like it to tune of fair $17,000, Last week, 'Slave Ship' (20th) and 'Meet Missus' (RKO), dual (2d week), pleasing $12,600. Metropolitan (M&P) (4,300; 35-55- 75)— 'Sing and Be Happy' (20th) and vaude. Very pale, but with holiday help will hit around $15,000. still poor. Last week, 'Another Dawn' (WB) and stage show, with Herman Bing, only. $17,500, so-so. Orpheum (Loew) (2,900; 25-35-40- 50)— Gaptains Cpui-ageous' (MG) (2d run),., ith. special Academy Award Disney short. Opening of pop price run for 'Captains' is Sailing into high numerals, $18,000 on; the way. Last week, holdover" of 'Day at Races' (MG) and 'Racketeers in Exile" (Gol), surprisingly good at $14,400.. Paramount (M&P). (1,800; 2.5-35- 55 )— 'Madrid' (Par) and 'Hotel Hay- wire' (Par); dual: Poop $6,500. at best. Last week, 'Great - Gambini? (Par) and -Drasgorman Courage' (WB), double, $6,000, red. Scollay - (M&P) (2,700; 25-35-40-55) —'Kid Galahad' (WB) (3d run) and 'Woman Chases Man' (UA) (2d run), dual. . Looks fair. $6,500. Star. Is Born' (20th) (2d run) and 'Midnicjht Court* (WB) (1st run), okaiy $7,200.- Shubert (GN) (.1,596: 55-iB5-$l.l0- $1.65)-r^'Girl Sai , No' (GN) (2d week). Roadshow sagging. First stanza slipped, .$7,000; One more frame. State (Loew) (3,300;. 25-35-40-50)-^ 'Captains Courageous' (MG) .(2d run), with Disney, Academy; Award cartoon, feature (UA). Rombing. home with dandy ijlo.OOO in Siijht. Last weeic, for 'Day at Races' (MG> and 'Rackeleer.s in Wx'ile' (Col), double, satisluclory $10,000. 4i 10 VARIETY PICTURE GROSSES Wednesday, July 7, 1937 Holiday Weather Sours PliiDy B.O;s; lanne 16^20, 'Faces' Only Fair IIG Philadelphia, July 6. Perfect holiday weather spelled bad medicine for most of the down- town film houses; with most of Philly's amusement-seeking popula- tion out of the city. Fox looks to be about the biest cif the lot ■«^ith 'The Singing Marine' as its feature. The special bally- hooed opening oh Thursday plus an unexpectedly strong set of notices showing good effect.; Boyd has plenty of good marquee names , in 'Emperor's Candlesticks,', but the crix were lukewarm- and trade hasn't been goodv Stanley : surprised the street by bringing, in its new feature yester- ,day (Monday ),' and wasn't any too overjoyed with crix reception. Pic is 'New Faces' and one .week will be all, 'The Hoad Baliseum (ACT), 'Gold Diggers b£ 1937* (WB); Palladium (ACT), •Dreaming Lips' (UA); Bijou (ACT), •The Cireat Ziegfeld' (MG) (revival); Metro (MGM); , 'Maytime' (MG); Standard (ACT), 'Charlie Chan in Egypf (20th). Durban, i>layhouse' (ACT), 'Creaming Lips' (UA); Criterion (ACrr), 'The Ex- Mis. radford' (RKO); 'Kings (Union), 'Petticoat Fever' (MG); Alhambra (ACT), 'Triple Trouble' (RICO); Avenue (ACT), 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' (Col); Cameo (Indie), The I»lot Thickens' (RKO). But Nights Are Gool Hollywood, July 6. Despite protestations by L,A. Chamber of Commerce, story Is out that plea. Gray and the Casa Loma crew stripped :d6wh to their ' shorts while waxing for De^cca in recordings studio last , Friday (2). Mercury climbed to 105. Color Coronation Fib Still Awaiting Aussie Distrib; Rent Too Higli Sydney, June 14. Colored pic of Coronation has been here week how with- out release. was offered to Greater Union-Hoyts-Cieneral Thea- tres, but bookers vfete riot prepared to pay the stiflE price asked. All theatres are playing the bliack-. white cbvetage ;and feeling is around that Coronation; as b.o. puller hasr slipped into background. Colored cbyerage may puU additional trade, but a deal will have to be made soon to mean anythi French Film Circles Dissatis- fied'-^Had Hoped Foi elgn- ers, Americans Particu- larly, Would Be Given Toug^her Deal Protect Home Industry >3S.'39 THREAT Sydney, June 14. Week's solid rain helped mat biz, with nights not so good. Folks stayed home nights by warm fires and radios. 'After Thin Man* (MC5) gotayay to a good start and should have no diffi- culty in clicking up a score. 'Thi-ee Smart Girls' (U) also came in and looks the goods for high trade. Both l>ix received heavy exploitation prior to premiere. •When YouVe In Loye' (Col) has had a fine run of four weeks, but will bow out to make way for 'Wom- an I Love' (RKO). 'Five'Over Eng- land' (U A) also takes a bow put this week in favor of 'Lost Horizon' (Col). 'On the Avenue' (Fox) slips into third week and looks like , going to four, while "The Show Goes On' (ATP) stops on sixth stanza to make way for 'Rainbow oh iRiver' (RKO). Par's 'Swing High, Swing Low' is not so hot, but good for a moderate run if a build results after exploi- tation plug. Rest include 'Men Are Not , Gods' (UA), 'Mountain Justice' (WB), and 'Top of the Town' (U). Monte Carlo Russian Ballet is playing a repeat date for W-T, and vaude-revue biz capacity for Frank NeiU CHINESE BURN OVER JAP-GERMAN HLM Tokyo, June 16, japs are pretty much het up over recent disturbance in China, occa- sioned by a demand made upon Shanghai municipal authorities by 'Anti-Japanese National Salvation Body,' that the Japanese-German produced pic, 'The. New Earthi' be banned. Complal ing org threatened to " attack the Towa, Jap-owned cinema, where pic .Was being run, it demands were riot satisfied. Reason for the outburst was be- cause the film allegedly contains propaganda regarding Manchukuo considered distasteful to the Chinese. Melbourne, June 14. Great b.o. biz lineup with 'My Mau i Godfrey' (U), 'Rose Marie' (MG), 'Charge of Light Brigade' (WB), .Texas Rangers' (Par) 'Show Goes On* (ATP), 'Girl From Paris' (RKO). and «As You Like It' (GB). Legit has revival; of 'Chocolate Soldier' for W-T, and vaude-^revue for Neil Is holding well. MG's Anzac Expansion ney, June 14. Metro moves into the Liberty here by an arrangement with Imperial Theatres, owners of . the hoiise. Ex- pansion move is to allow an outlet for the ace attractions banking up in the company's vaults owing to the success at the St. Jariies of other Metro acers. Move will probably take place at the end of this month, with. 'Good Earth' as the opener, thereby giving Metro two big city spots for major, attractions. .Pari , A. great deal of dissatisfaction in eertaint French film circles and a cer- tain extent of the Opposite in Ameri- can film circles carhe to the fore here this Week with the publication of the 1937-38 foreign film quota. American satisfaction, accom- panied by. 'breather' for at least an- other year, was a result of the terms of the quota which rests on the same basis of last year and the year be-" fore. While not iaccorded more favorable terms than they now haVe, they at least can count on anothilr 12 months passi without compli- cations. In a decree published in. the Jour- nal Offciel of June 24, the number of foreign .films which can be shown in France is maintained at 94 each (Continued on page 23) Magyar Studio Space at Premium; Jeffrey Bernard Wedding To Edna Bunty Next Wk. London, July 6. Jeffrey Bernerd, general distribu- tion head of Gaumont-British, and Edna Bunty, former Ziegfeld 'Fol- lies' girl, will marry here next week. Miss Bunty arrives Saturday (10) from New York for the nuptials. NEW ITALIAN DUBBINGTAX .S. NAZI PIX SLUMP A BREAK FOR U.S.HLMS New Zealand, June 14. Pix playing Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin include CamiUe' (MG), 'Seventh Heaven' (Fox). 'Beloved Enemy* ,(UA), 'Pen- nies From Heaven' (Col), 'Woman Rebels': (RKO), 'Michaer Strogoff' ;^K0), 'Three Smart Girls' (U), ^Charge of Light Brigade' (WB), Green Pastures' (WB), 'Tarzan Es- capes: (MG), 'When You're. in Love' tCol), and 'Rose Marie (MG). Marcus show is still the tops for Fullers-Snider-Dean. HUISMAN'S EXPANSION Rerie Hui.smari, New York indie distributor, is setting up ofl:ices. in London, Paris and Warsaw, sailing for Europe early in August to handle it. igures on acquiring tJ. S. rights to forei pix, probably for dub- bing. Also hopes to distribute, indie American lilms on the continent. American film product is getting a better break in Germany today than it . has in many, months. , Apparently this is not because of any desire on the part of Nazi government to give pictures from this country a break. Rather, it is simply that German- made product has bogged down baldly, according to word received by picture representatives in N. Y, This has brought more playdates and additional coin for U. S. distributors. Despite this slight irnprovement, ail major companies .continue to en- counter the old difficulties in getting money out of Germany. Twentieth Century-Fox, Metro and Paramount, who are securing, the bulk of this biz, are confronted with this, though Par is reported getting a break by a circuitous method made possiblie thi'bugh a favorable news- reel contract. In time, the film companies hope to have thi virtual embargo on money rembved through di{31bmatic efforts of the U. S. State Department. Rome, Jun0 25.: New Italian regulations regarding the dubbing tax went into; effect June 21. Thus the last bit of hope which: representatives of American producers^ here cherished that the high increase in the dubbing tax would be modified was buried once and for all. Even after the decision of the Italian authorities to up the dubbing tax became known,; American rep- resentatives still tried to persuade the Italians not to make such drastic inroads upon the agreements latter had concluded With Will Hays re- garding imports of U. S. films. Hays' representative' in Europe, Harold Smith, came down . here f rom_Paris to. see what could be. done. Now that unfavorable new regitlations have become operiative despite all persuasion that could be brought to bear. Smith has gone back to Paris. The new Italian film decriee has following provisions: 1. Dubbing tax increased from $1,500 per film as at present to a sum varying between $2,500 arid $5,500 per film, the amount, being made dependent upon the h.q. re- ceipts of all the cinerhas in Italy where films are shown. 2. Hitherto Italian producer was alloweii to dub three foreign films free of tax for every Italian film, he produced. Now that number is in- creased to four, arid the value per dubbing permit is fixed at $125 — making a total of $10,000 subsidy per Italian film produced,. Instead of $4;50O, as heretofore. 3. The cash. prizes offered to Italian producers by the Italian government hiave been lipped . frorh $100,000 to , $200,000 a year— thus providing a further subsidy in addition to the above-rhentioned $10,000 per film ob- tained from, the sale of the dubbing permits, 4. All Jtalian cinemas are required to show one Italian film for every two foreign fil .s showri, instead of one to every three as. heretofore. Budapest. Jiirie 27.: After much walling about the odds against Hungarian-language produc- ti ,, it appears that there's money in the business after all. That's the only way to explain the fact that both studios at , Hunnia and the one at Filmiroda are occupied through- out the summer. Demanc| for added studio, space again, revives tVie pElf discarded plan of putting the Star studio, dark lor the past 1.2 yeavs, into working order again. Star studio plant, well-equipped for silertts, can,: however, hardly be made available for sound film pro- duction, since it is located close- to street-car lines and exposed to much traffic noise, 'Sports Love/ directed by Zoltau Farkas, and a patriotic picture, 'Ouv Life aiid Our Blood,' dii*ected . by Alajos. Bihari, have jUst been; com- - pleted Hunnia. 'Revenue Is Sweet,' ith Janos Vaszary directing and Mizzi Erdelyi, Imre Raday and . Antal- Pager iii the cast, is how be-^ ing shotV~ Two more are scheduled for piroduction in the course of thi month: screen version of the. suc- cessful comedy 'Eighty-.Mile Speed' and ah original, 'Spriiigtime Hotel.' Next on the prdgrnm Is a pictUr basied , on Eugene Heitai's mystery novel, 'Number 11 L* Bi-,lingiial versions, in German an Hungariian, of 'Three to One, Love Leading'""is- to be Shot at Hunni in July. Rbsie Barsony and Oscar JDenes, who were in the stage show both in Vienna knd in Budapest, will act in both versions. Rosie Barsony is playing the lead in a film version of 'Vicky' at the Filmiroda studio.. Next on schedula is 'Storm on the Plain,' an Alexander Hunyady picture. AU these ara adapted from recent successes in local legit. Program of hew producing com- pany, Budapest Film Co., has been set for the first six months; This is working oh . a larger scale than any local company so far, buying mate- rial and making contracts for six pictures at a time,, instead of. the usual one or. two, .beyond v/hich local indepehdent companies have neyer gone. Sari Fedak is starred iri two Budapest Films* pictures.. "One scen- ario is. by Jolan Foldes, author oC the All Nations' Prize hovel, 'Street of the Fishing. Cat; Marika, Roekk will be starred in aho'ther picliirs. One scenario is an brigirial by a young author, Paul Barabas, and the sixth is a screen version of a pre- war musical Qomedy hit, 'AulUmn Manoeuvres.' G. U. T -Hoyts Deal, A Tomh J I Japs Renew Experiment Of Mixed Films Policy ■; Jiine 19. Jap producers aire making a de- termined effort establish Jap product In spots retofore riveted to foreign flickers. Latest attempt is imperial theatre, operated by Snochiku. House has always steered clear of home make flickeirs, but this y^eek teamed Shinko's 'Aienkyo' ^^•''he Girl from the Country'), with •iOth-Fox'S 'Reunion; Thus far, none of. the downtown ace spots have been able to make it a go with mixed programs. ToHo^s oeiuxer,: Nippon Gekijo, tried it about a month ago. Plus 20th Angle, Puzzle In Austie Sydney, June 15. jigsaw puzzle, throw all the pieces on the: ground, arid then attempt to put the thing together agai ith closed eyes.. It's about as e^isy as figtiring out the tangle surr rounding Stuart ^F; DOyle, Norman- B. Rydge, Charles Munro, Ken Asprey,.. reater Union and Hoyts, not to mention 20th -Fox, Sid. Kentj Walter Hutchi and /Stanley Criclc. Doyle's out of G-U-T. But . Doyle ■is still boss of Uriioh Thieatres' Iri- ve.stinents. owners of State Building housing Stale theatre, Sydney, which, by the way, is leased to Greater Union a pretty high figure and used by unit as a show- window, boylc also says , he's hot through 'ith the pic, biz by a long shot. Right now,. Doyle's got so many schemes planned that he's rather puizzled to know where to start first. Said he's going to London next Sep- tember for a looksee his the- atre .and product! ropositlons, also stating he's ihg to form a Stuart F. Doyle Management Trust, object of which will be, to manage anything--theatres, hotels, produc- tions, etc.,. bri a percentage ba.sis. Said, too, that he'd even consider running Greater pnion again under, the Trust i not as managing di- rector^ but managing dictator. Bluntly stated . that- it wouldn't sur- prise-him were the board to sec the eprpr of its ways betbrc long arid seek another ut of the pi^csent me.ss, G. Board huddled at week- end to appoint an exec in place of DOyle, who quits ,June 30. Several indie names are reported, as in for the job, but no decision was reached. Stated that final pick may be, de- ferred :until Charles Munro retuirns from America, Why this should be nobody can figure out. Munro has no connectioji at present with G.U.T,, or with General Theatres, because he resigned as cO-director of latter when G.U.T! bother first came up. Today, Munro's simply m'd. of Hoyts. What he'll be,pn his tetur is some- thing else. Reported that at this same huddle, Norman B. Rydge went back agalrt as; chairman of directors, which leaves the situaii as it was before. (Continued 6n page 21) 5 Courts in 5 Nations To Decide Who Owns 'Maritza' English Rights Budapest, June 25. Courts in five countries will shortly be called upon to decide an unusually involved case of authors' rights, when a, number of lawsuits connected with the film rights of 'Countess Maritza' come befbre judges in the United States, England, Germahy, Austria and Hungary re- spectively. Metro intended making a pictur oiE Ammerich Kalmann's operetta; but desisted on . account of legal com- plications, Richard Oswald, German producer, some years ago bought the world rights, minus. English-lan-' giiaage territory, of 'One Kalmati film.' Owing to some mistake in the Vkrprding of the contract, Oswald thought he was - authorized to sell the American rights of 'Maritza' to Alice Huebsch, an. actress, who hoped to play the l • ■ P'lmrpy • .;.;'»-■•••..•••• Robert' • • •Elaine...... jud^e- SuzJji. ........... . . . i. Count Hunt's .... firoHcr. . : . .-■ . . Stage Manacer.^i.v. ..ABStv Stage Mgr..;., Doorman. . :.. . . . ..• Bridge Guard....... Joe Guzzola. .SpeclflUles: Lowe, ... . . . . iPar'.cyakarkus Harriet Hirilard ,.,Winram Bv.iily , . ... .Jerome Cowan ...... Thelma ..Leeds. .'. . . . , ;Tohiniy Mack ..Lorraine Krueser , .Bert' Gordon .Patricia Wilder i Richard Lone ....Dudley Clements: Bill Corson .....Georige Rbsener ......Harry Berii.-u-d .', ..Dqwey . Robinson Hite and Stanley, firian Sisters, Derry Dean, Eddlis: Rio and Bros., Seven Lorla, Bros.. Catherine Brpnt. Ann Miller. Three. Chocotatqers. Four PlayboyBi Dorothy ; Roberts, Gamllie soia j , Bene Stone, and Diane Toy, Season.' They also did 'Penthouse on Third Avenue,' *It Goes to Yourr| Feet' and 'If I Didn't Have You'; Charles Henderson authored the title song as well as creating .the voc^l arrangements: 'Widow in Lace,' by Bullock^Spina, is a rhumba produc- tion number flash, and Ben Pollack- Harry James authored 'Peckin' with additional lyrics by Edwai-d Cher- iose: Joe Tenner's ^ecialty, 'When the Berry Blossoms Bloom,' is a re- write on hi? standard 'Pussywillow' number. It is credited to the comer diari and Hal Raymond. Samrhy Lee's- dance staging is up 10 par and the rest of the technique is high-grade albeit defeated by su- perfluity of footage. 4bel. THE SINGING MARINE (MUSICAL) Warner. ros. production ^ and relfase. Features . .Dick Pow.ell. . .Underlines 'DorlB WeHiun. ' I^ee .'Dixon, Hugh Herbert, Jane Darwell, .ftl'.en -.tenklns, Larry A diet*. Dl- Vecled .by Ray -Enrlght. - Story -and adapta- t ton; .-. Delmer Davos; music . a.nd lyrlos. Hiarry .Warren and- Al Dubln; dances staged by 'Busby Berkeley; ' fliih edltoi". Tliomas Pratt J camer.a, Arthur L. Tbdd.^ At Strand,. X. Y.. .week June 30, '37. Running time iur» mins.. .. Hob Brent Ick Powell l^eggy Rnndall, ...... rls Weston Slim Baxter.,.,..-...;.;..... (.Lee Dixon A enea's Phlnney..'. . ; ; . . ....... Hugh ■ Herbert .Ma Marine.';.... . . ... . ...... , . . Jane DarwplI .Scrge.Tht Mlke.'..,,....., .;.,.Allcn. Jenkins DoC Rockwell. George (Doc) Rockwell Miniature Reviews 'New Faces of 1937' is not a good picture. It will bog down i the ace houses,, ljut its riiulti-radib cast names, should sustain it a(S the scale A. salable icture b.ut a isiafipbintment. With some iZO mi - Tites out it would shape up much better. Still, it's a. hodgepodge .of vaudeville, ight dub and radio ' talent, illfuUy . blended and rather inanely promulgated. of the 1929 vintage of film musicals, ,, backstage stuff with 'multiple .auditions, . _ about Broadway show. Faces,' it|iii the hero- the author and the girl the anonymous SfngeL This. is . the cUse for the marathoii auditibhs of talent. And, of course, the ictual premiere of the show, for the fin Jsh, is another parade of heMv . peo pie. The show is ari. Apparent click; the mild mienacihg forces are co prdinated, and withal, things happen In the Hollywood manner so that climax coincides with en thUsiastic (screen) audience ^ acclaim Edward Small; who produced, has ihce severed connections with this fitudio. Feature was seemingly intended iBS an annual proposition— or there were hopes in that irection. It Parallels Leonard Sillman's several few York legit editions. But the future faces will not only have to be newer, they will have to be more skillfully blended. As with many films of this type, it really remmds of a big short, held together by stray Btrands of plot. , , „, Picture markis Milton Berle's.film debiit. Berle screens well, works hard, as usual, and isn't without ef- fective moments. Yet he js rather aimlessly projected in the story. He'll need sturdier script foundation so the jury may be said to be still out on him. Joe Penner plays in his standard style. Parkyakarkus may- hems Webster with Greek flavor, likewise in^ now familiar manner. Harriet Hilliard looks well but Is defeated by story exigencies, as is William Brady. Latter is another Hollywood novitiate who first., came to iattention in Manhattan hiteries. Brady handles a song well and looks all right. He, too, will impress bet- ter with proper story treatment, Jerome Gowan is the mild menace here arid Thelma Leeds his vis-a-:vis. Foip the. test there are Lorraine Krueger, Bert Gordon . (Count Misr cha Mdddy of Berle's radio, program, linore or less dragged , in by his dia- lect), Tommy Mack (Judge Hugqi Straight, another Berle broadcasting accomplice), the Four Playboys (from;. Ben Bernie's radio program ) . in a guitar-swihg specialty r three: Rib- Bros., with their nonsense of Which Eddie Rio's femalerundressihg bit is the highlight; Lowe, 'Hite and Stan-, ley, from "Vaudeville, wherein; orie is the midget, the next normal-sized, and the third a giant; Brian Sisters, sQrigs; Seven Loria .Bros., Mex band; Three Chocolateers, teeing off the .'Pecki • numbers, and Ann Miller doing good taps that drew a salvb at this screening. There; are some furtny lines un- folded, in the -radio wisecracking sense, but ofttimes not iquite perti- nient to the generial proceedings. The late Dave Freedman's 'broker's of- fice* sketch, done. her« by Berle and Richard Lane, is from a Broadway stage revue, : Songs by the many timesmiths are so-so. Nb big potential hit land the attempt to plug. 'Peckin' goes beyond its basic worth. The odd-rhythmed back-and-forth thrust of the neck, ill isimulatlon of a chicken peckin' at corn, has been, used - by comedy dancers as an exit for years and is an a'virkward and ungainly concep- tion at best. It doesn't, screen well at iall. Best tune Ju Lew Brpwn and Sammy Fain's 'Love Is Never Out of Lariy' Adler. . Fanny. Hatterasv Hiltn Young; , Dopey. , DInne. Joan. J. Montgpniery Madison. ■ ,,,.,«,,. .Larry Adler .... ... .Rose King . '. .Marcia Ralston ifr Boy) Williams . . Vedft Ann Borfif .....Jane Wynwn .Berton Churchill Just a fair musical romance^ ' t ing Marine' is the kind of ia picture that should ease by for the summer arid may .succeed in doing average busi Songs are okay, comedy pleasing, story is strictly musical comedy arid the casting: • adequate Picture is a little draggy, details of an ordinary story being the' cause. Daves' scenario makes. Dick Powell take the film's title iiterally. . From the San Diego Marine base Po\yell and a local beanery caishier 'New Faoes of 1937' (RKQ) Mediocre musical with,, some broadcasting names. Best chance is in secondary houses. 'The Sinein; Marine' (WB). Dick Powell and Doris Weston in a moderate musical. Fair, enough for sunimeri 'Easy .Living' (Par). Slapv stick farce which does not ful- fill the box office possibilities of Jean Arthur, Ray Milland and Edward Arriold. ing of Oamblers' (Par); Fair 'gangster's pic featuring Claire Trevor, Lloyd Nolan, , Akini Tamiroffv Xove i a Bungalow' (U), Juvenite 1 theme and treat- ment.: Nan rey of 'Three smart iris' in the liead. A. bbt- tom dualer; ^It Coi|14 Happen to You' (Rep). Lightweight melpdrama for duals! •War , (WB). Boris Karloff as a Chinese bandit leader in first class melo- drama that merits billing where the st popular, Ricardo Cortez and ^Beyerly Roberts in support, 'Dangerous Holiday* (Rep). i-ivial juve' adyenturie;, : The Callfornlan (20th>-Fox). Ricardo Cortez. as the mythical Escobar, Rbbiri Hood of the. rarichos. Good secondary dual feature. Fight to the Finish' (Col). Taxi-.war ireller sans names, appeal limited,. bearish tip she suppli comes straight from the Big Man himself, there is a panic of selling. When it looks as if everything is lost in the crash Miss Arthur reverses . the field and says prices arie going up, And ■they do. .That's the kind of girl she is, and that's the kind o{ picture it is. Yarns of this sort are likely to get out . of hand by introducing low slapistick comedy which is exactly what. Leisen does in the Automat scene. When the fbbd thrp\Ving ends there is nothing left for the players to do. All semblance of probability" has vanished. Miss Arthur is attractive and doe§ her best with an impossible part. Supporting roles are taken by Mary Nash; Franklin Pangborn, William Demiarest aind Andrew Tombes; From such .as these one ■ mi.ght reasonably anticipate some 'worth-while enters tainmerit:- Hence, the disappoints ment. Fli MEET THE MISSUS RKQ rel.etise ot. Albert Lewis prpci.uctlon., Stdrs Vlctoi'. MiMjre, Helen J^rodei-ink. Fea- tures ..Anne Shirley. . Directed, by. Joseph Santley, Screen play, by Jack Tbwnlipy, Rert Granet, Joel Sayre, tvom the stoty. 'Lady .Averag6,.' by.. Jack GoodmaiS, Albert RlceV fllni editor, Frederic Knudtgon; cam- era, Jack Mackenzie; musical--- dirpcilon, Roy Webb. At Palace. N. Y,, double bill,. Week July t, '37. Running tlnie',-..ri5.mihs Otis Fosterf. I^mrna, Foster Louise Foster Steve Walton . . . , Gordon Cuttings... . Prentiss .,. -. ... Darhey Lott ....... Mi*. White Princess '. Zarlna; .; . . Ma.<;lstra'te . . . . . v. . tollcge.: President . ^fose.. .-•.•.-...; . f Mrs. Moseby , ^ . . . .; Mr.- Norton Mrs. NbrthrWest.,; Mr. Corn Belt...... Radio -. Announcer ; EASY LIVING Hollywood, July 6; Paramount release- of Ar-thur Hornblow, Jr., prbductton. .Stars: Jean Arthur, .-.and Edward . .Arnold. '. Production ,dlrected.. by Mitchell Leisen. Aijst. Director, .Edgar An- derson. . From • story by .Vera Gaspary; . . - , . screenlplay by Pi'eston . Sturges;. film editor; (Dons Weston) jgo to New York to. M^oane Harrison. Camera, Ted Tetzlaffi special photography, . Farctbt Kdotiart," music direction, Bo>-la; Morros. Previewed at Fox Westwood. T^oa Angeles, July 1, '37. Running time, S8 mlns Mary smith.;.......,.. J^ B. Ball. Johnny Ball. . ; J0an Arthur .'. ...... Edward 'Arnold ...Ray MlUand i ,; ; .Luis AlbernI i.. '. -. . .Mary . Nash rankUn Pangborn Barlo we Borland ; . . , . . Wmiam Demarest . Andrew Tombes , ....Esther Dale ... '..'Harlan Brlggs ..■.:Wllliam B. Davidson Nora Cecil ;. ,.. Robert Grelg try out on an amateur radio hour The girl flbps, but Powell clicks and, most fictional mainner, sky rockets to fame arid in and oUt of the Marine Corps; His Marine pals co I ^'f- Lbuis i,ouis sour bn him with matters riot being van Buren.'.' V.'.V. squared with the boys, or girl, untU winace'whi^iH^ the action reaches the finale in 2. F^Huigar" f * " Shanghai,- Xtuian.v An elaborate night club set is pro- oreice Manager, .i , vided there as the blowoff. A street ^kXtti- scene and basemient cabaret produc-^ Bu'tier. tion number is cUt into it. as part of the floor show. This sequence is well - Slapstick f arce, incredible and done in opening and closing on efr without rhyrne or reason, is Para- fective photoigraphy for Larry Adler mount's contribution to the cycle of and his. harmonica. Song is 'Night goofy pictures which - started arid, Over Shanghai,' a 'Limehous^e Blues' from a box office ' standpoint, prac- ide&, plus the dramatic action, with tically ended with " 'My Man God- Powell and Miss Weston, In the frey,' This one is a poor imitation, same nitery set Powell and a Ma- lacking spontaneity and cleverness, rine chorus do 'Song of the Ma- Because Jean Arthur has won honest rines for the martial ending. There high rating as a star during the past is also another extravagant produc- two years since her excellent , per- tion number localed on shipboard as formance iri 'Mr. Deeds' and -The the principals are bound across the Plainsman,' exhibitors will give 'Easy Pacific. Adler gets a couple of other living' a buildup and trial. It is chances,^ especially making 'Night likely to open big and then fall off and Day coUnt. when the customers are asked what Songs Up ahead include 'Cause My they think about it Baby Says It's So,' a nice tune ex- Disconcerting is the fact that the pertly delivered by Powell, 'The studio spared neither experise nor Lady. Who Couldn't Be .Kissed' talent in its efforts to make some- (Powell, Miss Weston aiiid girls), and thing good out of something that I Know Now, the best melody in was second-class when it . started, the score and.: a hit. Miss Weston Screenplay by Prestori Sturges is a does this latter ■ song alone and trivia of nonsense. Mitchell Leisen, does it exceedingly well. She was a who directed, tries to overcome the night, club singer prior to reaching story faults with elaborate settings Hollywood, arid keystone gagSi The net result There are two radio studio se- is an uneven, uninspired arid only quences, one in New York and this occasionally funny picture, whicjfi other in Shanghai, In the former adds nothing to the popularity of the stetibn letters, KFWB ( Warner's Miss Arthur, Ray Milland and Ed- Coast statiori ) are made prominent, ward Arnold, These three arid Luis while in China the station is XMHA Alberhi, who .overacts outrageously, —a subtle gag somebody slipped cariry the load which finally is too thrpugh (change the fitst letter)— . much for them.. Picture ends in a With a Chmese male quartet doirig a wild chase Mills Pros, version of 'Comin' Round Qpenirig portrays Arnold as a Wall the Mouritain,' istreet . speculative genius, whose mad But the comedy is mainly 5ri the selling and buying has the street hands of Hugh Herbert, who con- agbg with his financial didoes. Con- tributes . a yell during a . telephone flict starts with an altercation be conversation, in which he plays his tween him and his wife over the pur own sister, A funriy sequence, yet chase of a fur coat. Garment is tossed Ii? If ^^'^^^^ introduction in out of the window and strikes Miss the film. Other comedians will note Arthur^ -young, stenograohier, on her what Herbert gets out of a small, way to work. In a jealbus fit, Arn- empty wire frame which he thinks is bid insists the young woman retain a mirrpr; full proof of what a skilled the coat and whisks her to the mil- and veteran performer cian db with liner to buy a hat to match. Then Q T*,.n«r !,„>.,• he drop.s her from a taxi at her office. Late on the job, she is. firec on suspicibn that the coat was dis honestly earned. Meanwhile, the news spread -quick- ly that the big Wall street man has a mistress, and Miss Arthur, whose resources are measured in iiiekels, is offered and . accepts an elaborate suite in the leading hotel. .On the basis of her behef actor's wealth, she is given an automobile, jewels and unlimited credit. What :she -wants most is a cup of coffee, and she goes to .the Automat to get it. There she meets Bay Milland* son of the Wal street wizard. He is a waiter in the joint, • It is really unnecessary to pro ceed further from this point. Excepts perhaps, to say that a stock broker ^sks Miss Arthur for inside infer matibn about the . security marke and^ based on the theory that the a minor piece of busiriess. Po\vell is. likable throughout, though the story lets him down at times, while Miss Weston gives evi- dence of comirig along,, but should do spmething about her anpearance. At present she seems all cheeks arid teeth. The too few shbts included with her hair fluffed "give her the best breaky, Allen Jerikiris does less comedy here than normally, while Lee Dix- on's dialog is. also made very sec- ondary. His one hoofing chance is not emphasized, nor is it particularly well staged, the - routirie being ordi- nary and depending upon tricks. However, such dialog as Dixon is given develops that he is starting to Work like Cagney, Nbt necessary be- cau.se he previously has flashed po- tentialities as a light comedian on his own. But this picture will mean nothing to hini. Chtir. victor Moor<» ■ . ..Helen Brorterlok Anne Shirley' i ......... .Alan Bruce wanl H. Robins . William- Brisbane , .Frank M. Tliomas. ,-. . . ... .Ra'y.- .Mayer. . . . ,.\d.a.:iieoiiBrd .'. . , ■Georn'e Irving . .Alec Cr'alg Willie Best . Vlrjrlrii.'i S'lile J.ick- Norton , . . . Vfl lerle BerRere rcUerlc Santley ........ Doii Wilson Vicitpr Moore once agai is called Upori play orie those docile souls, that are his stock in trade, in this light-headed film farce whieh '. iKO promotes especially the family trade and is destined for the pWer half of duals> It . is the in- evitable turriirig of the ri iculously wormlike husband is lopsely- wpven yarn that furnishes the fun, Moore, all his familiar bag of . Ticks, is a merry iandt-ew to be reckoned with;, whether it be in a maijpr Broiadway musical, upon the screen or :ori thie air. His is a rcr iable technique that seldom misses, (even though it would seem that the Holly wobd scripters' often provide some rather shoddy materials with which to wbrk, 'Meet, the Missus,' despite its solid phalanx of authbrs and adapters, is not the happiest vehicle for the comediari and ..his talented tearii- mate, Helen Brbderick, but they are often able to lift this rather silly fable out of the ruts of gagmania jy the sheer force of their collective gifts. Story concerns, in crazy quilt design, a, wife who. is a pushover for contests and newspaper coupon clipping. Both Moore and Miss Broderick play their roles broadly and often with genuinely comic effect, when the story does not let them down. Mild, love interest is provided nicely enough by. Anne Shirley;, as the daughter of the Fosters, and Alan Bruce, as a nopdle salesman, and pther sulisidiary: roles are amusingly played by William Brisbane, Edward H. Robins, Ray Mayer and Frank M. Thomas. Joseph Santley has di- rected the picture at a lively pace thrbughout and the camera work is okay. RowU. KING OF GAMBLERS (WITH SONOSji Paramount produotion "and release. Fea. turea Clafre Trevor, Lloyd Nolan, \kim TamirOlf, : Helen Burgess. Directed l)y Rob. evt Florey, Stpry by Tiffany Thayer- screenplay, .Doris Andbrdon; songs, Ralnh Ralnger, Leo Robin and Richard A, \Vhit. ing, FUm editor, Harvey Johnston; cam- 6ra, Harry Plschbeck. At Crlterlon,^ N. Y week July 2, . '37. Running tlriie, 77 mlns. * Dl.xle •,,•••••,*•«••.•,••■<->> .Claire Trevor .Tim ...,.•..*'..•,..,«• .-^i. '• ^' . Lloyd Nolan .Stev« Kalkas. ...Aklm Tanilrott Eddie ; . . . , ...Tjorry ' (U'abbe Jackie Nolan. .... ,'. ;,. .HelOn . IJurgeKH Geor.iie Kramer,. .,i .Porter M«U- J. G. Teniple;.^..,,..;.^ Harvey Stephens Mr. Parker... ,£ai'lo\ve Borland. Strohm ; .. ,...,,»••.'«,»••• . .iPurnelt Pratt Joe .- ... ^ .'t «., •«'•-, .',., . • , . CoUn Taplfy- (.'harlle .,, .i, ..i....Pniil Fix Big Edna. . . ..... i» . i ,Cer,H CunnlnKham Ed. Murkil...;..^. ..Robert tileckler Tttxl Driver; , . . , , , , . : ;■. . . ,: ; .Nick l,uttat9 Nurse , . v , . Fay " Hold<>n~ Freddie ,. . . , , . , . .•, . , , , , .-, ,-..Jdhn Patterj<(in - .Cora :. . , a . ,-». ;., ^ , i , . , . .-Evelj^n- Br^nt This mieller is of the old garigister school of pix', but' weU enough done to rate okay iri the smaller spots solo. It's chief drawback is in fol- lowing so closely oh the heels of 'Marked Woman,' whose majbr in- gredients in plot .and rough stuff are much- the same as in this Par production* ■ As with the Bette Davis starrer, 'Gamblers* revolves around a ruth- less uriderworld czar; a birig-barig mugg who knocks 'em off without any qualriis. And also like 'Marked Woman,' the central femme char- acter, Claire Trevor, is a nitery worker, only Miss Trievbr sings in- stead of hostessing. And it isn't her kid sister who gets iriurdered, it's her roomrmate; and a reporter, not a district attorney; wreaks justice on' Akim Tamiroff, the No., 1 bad ■boy; That's suffidiertt sameness to put both stories.in one can and ask the public to take , its choice. Just about the only twist in plot is in having Tamirpff as-' a slot-ma- chine rather than a clip-joint; 'czar'; also in keeping him undercover from Miss Trevor, his unrequited: pash. Otherwise I the story is practically the same, even the murder of Helen. Burgess, as\the singer's roommate, parelleling the killing , of Bette Davis' sister m ^Marked Woman.' Picture mpveVpretty fast, despite- a poor, cutting jola. Dialog is gener- ally good, and Sol^ Robert Florey's direction. N, On the performance^nd, the' pic- ture would have made a riiuch more favorable impression ' if not -^for I COVER THE WAR Universal release, of Trem Cnrr Droducr tion.. Features John WaynO. Olrec-tA-d by Arthur L^bln. Adajited -by (leorse Wage- iler from orlgltial. by Hcniarc) Mi^convllle; carriera; Harry Nftwrniinn, Itevlpwed In projection rooni, N. 'V;, Jiijy 1; 'a". . 'Run- ning, .tjnie;" ' ilns. Bob Adam . . Pamela ,i . ,.• ..... Elmer Archie ,.;;,,'.■..■; Colonel Armltage El Kader 'v.. ... . . Don. Adams' . ..".i Logan . i; . Blake , G.rsiham . . . :. . Johri Wiiyhe . . .(Jwen Haze Don Ba 'lay . .:. J.'ilt Soinerset . I :< jor. 'Sa fii . J1A rris .'. CliovleH .Brnkg.w ,. ;'. . . . ;.lainet( r,n.sj) '; - : A r I h 1 1 r A y 1 a w o r t h lOarl HoilTlns Jack Miiok Tamiroff 's old-fashioned method of playing his ';rDle. He's too Taborous- ly suave iri those spots calling for smoothness, and to obvious in his really tough moments. Miss Trevor is forte in her role aS> singer, de- liveririg two songs, 'Hate to Talk About Myself' and Tjk Feeling High.' in acceptable style, Lloyd Nolan's job as- a reporter, though .with the usual Hollywood hokum surroundings of an editorial room, is gobd; Miss Burgess, as a simple chori lured by the bait of a trip to Haviana, dies nicely. Other roles are minor, even Evelyn Brent hav- ing only a bit part. Neither of the Rainger -Robin- Whiting times are important, nor, for that matter, are they played up in the film, but iare passable for the subject. Productibn in a few spots looks expensive, notably onie nitery scene and the interior of the sumptuous apartment furnished for Miss Trevor by Tamiroff, Otherwise the sets are average, as is the photography. Scho. , Love < in a Bungalow , Hollywood, July 8, lT^iivers.T.I release of E. 'M. Asliff pro- duction. Directed by Raymond B. McCarey. From original story by Eleanore (JrJffln ajid Wllllani Rankin; screenplay, Austin Parker, Karen DeWolf and Jnmis Mulr haUser; tllm- editors, Bernard W. Buhon nnd Irving Brinbaum. Muslc.il director. OhnrlM; Prcvln. Previewed at Pantagt-B. JloIlyWood, July 2, '37. Running time, 67 miiis.' Mary • Callahan, Jfiff I>angan. . .... ........ . W llbur Babcock . ,,, v ........... , .Mr. ICester........ Mr. Blsbee.... ^lilUe. '...,..-../.;. Miss -I.ydia-.- Mlss Emma. Mrs. Kflster. . ; . ... .'. y -he On -Ga. Prospect. , , i , , , , . .rumor.'. . . . ..; . i . . . ... . . ,-. ; Darlings. . . . . . . Joan Howar •This Arabian desert picture .should prove: to be dashitigly appealing .to juveniles. It is genuine, multiple bill stuff and definitely deserves a place on screens : in houses where custoriiers are not particular about their kind of ei|tertainment. Unimaginati story. Two newsr reelmeri are assigned,' out of London, to photo an Uricameraed bandit sheik, somewhere beyond" Damascus, The Bedouin turns out. to be the boys' host arid although the^ lads get mussed, up while copping, the .shot, they live to tell the tale. One: of thejn, . John. Wayne; also wi the giggly niece of the British cbm- mandant. . ' It's a sketchy production with un- impressive backgrounds. Of course, there is. some galloping and shooting and the kids will like that. ' The acting is Uriiformly stiff. The ap- parent effort to sprinkle comedy, and romance into the plot is not realized much. The camera work in this cam era - mentis tale is hbthing much to cbmr merit upon. Shan. Synthetic little story for adoles> cents, written, directed and acted iii art amateurish itiarirter/ *Lov^ in a. Bungalow 'touches low in audience appeal and box off ice draw. Will te shoved into secondary dual spots when nothing else is available, •Story: purports to recount the ro-. maintic adventures bf .a young woman employed; to act as hpstesis in a model home open fbr. public inspection. Young man of -indefinite derivation and annoying impertinence muscles in as unwanted boarder. Pair col- laborate ; on a radio .contest letter open to young married cbuples. arid when they win the prize of $5,000, they masquerade as husband ' and wife, which to the complete surprise, astonishment arid am&zemerit of the audience they actually become with the . assistance of a comedy clergy-' man. Nan Crrey, who was one of the sis- ters in 'Three Smart Girls,' takes the lead in this one, but beyond a fresh- ness, bf youth she brings npthing to the part. , Kent Taylor is the obtru- .sive suitor.. Hobart Cavanaugh and Riqhard Carle play comedy charac- ters, and Margaret Mc Wade and Mar- jorie Main get some " snickers in ■ .shout and deaf routine. Just footage, Wednesday, July 7, 1937 FILM REVIEWS VARIETY 13 It Could Happen to You voimbllc reienae of Leonard Flelda pro- jil/r on l'"eatuieB Alan Baxter, Andrea ?"prtV Owen Davis,. Jr., Astrld AUwyn. li ranted l>y rhU Roseji. Adapted by s. uuel"ori.lt7- and .NatHonael West from '«to"y^l*y N, West; camera, Jack MartJi BUTOrvlalngr cilltor,. . Murray Seldeen: fllin 2dl^>r Ernest Nlma; music. Alberto Coloniiw. Kevlewed in projection . room, li. y,. July 1, '3T. Running time, ,71 mins. 'Jt)i)b Ames '• • • Alan Baxter I liura '<•• '...•;.,•••'•<•• -Andrea Leeds' vi'eil Barrett- . . , ........ . .Owen Davis, Jr. Anf • • • • • • • • • ■ Astrld Allwyn I'roCts.-fsor Schwab..... ...Walter Kingutord '■ Vk ■Hfti'rett . . i.. . . . . > . . Al She&n- . Ciavl.sli • • • ■'■ • • ,><..»i v. .ChrlBtlari Rub' Mr3M;iavlsh .'Blaa Jaiisseh Pokan i . . . . ... • • ...«•.* .Edward Colebrook;' .i>et>'i.'Llve .Stanley King;' 'Italian 'VVomnri «Nina Canipanfti! Oraeic '. . . . .Prank YaconelU, Judffe ...... t ••<••»••■•••••'' .Hamilton PUivlct Allorney. .> . . i . . Paul Stanton Sp-so melodrami . ' with, fashioned plot. No martiueiB names and word-bf-mouth .won't be so hot. tooks destined tor below-decks dualer, where it , should car):y its share pector, is well suited to the hero's role. John Fjtrrow; who directed, keeps i;he action moving at a good pace, and knows the value of a laugh jn the right spot. The settings and costuming are effective^ Flin. For the smalleb double bills where the audiences aren't so difficult to Principal trouble With the pic is^ 4ilease it will do as the No. 2 fieatiire. suggested by the title, which never becomes convincing^ Looking at the . film, thiat 'It Could Happen to You' seems improbable. In this case it Wouldn't hap£)en to ; anyone Who used his head; tqry dopping the sympathy. ■rPerforrnance iis kept Within the in- tentions of- the script, however, and the. girl consequently seems under standable, itif ul and believable. Alan Bs^xter is satisfactory ais the stupid, weakling killer. Forceful screen personality helps. Andrea Leeds is merely decorative in the in- sipid part of the Sir! both boys love. Unattractive makeup for the close- Ups. Owen DaviS,. Jr., as the other youth, lets some promising scenes slip through his limp fingers. Direc- tion hias done little to bolster the story and acti weaknesses. , Hobc. WAR LORD . Hollywood^ July 6. Warner Bros, release of First National' ryan Foy production. Stars Boris Kar loft. Directed by John Farrow. From play by Porter Einei-son Browne, screen play by Crane Wilbur. . AssA. director, Marshall Hageman: earner , Lu O.'ConneM; 111m editor, Frank Dewar; dialog director, Jo Graham, Previewed at Warners' Beverly Los Angeles, July S, '37. Running time W mlns, Gen. Wu Ten Fiangr., .Tane Creed , . . ttordoa Greed...... Jlm.Hallct. ..... Lola Gall ; . . . Gen, Ohbu Fu.Shnn. Dr. Abei-naLhy. , . , Mr, Cheujf Lyroh. Gait.. , , Ca|)t, Kunff NuL..., Ghan, . , . .... . . , . .Heniirilii Pao. ...... Gftii. Mh.. Wanj; CJiuii Co'iiduftor. . . . . , , , Hiia Mel.. it pan't Last Forever (WWH SONGS) Columbia release of. ilarry L. Deoker pro- duction. .l.....'..;;i.iPaul Harvey .ui .Mia Ichioka Turned out i.n a routine mariner, it belongs 'in' tiie also-ran class. H. L. Decker, .producer, .and ,direc- ;or Hamiltoh MacFadden have fol- lowed the lines of least resistancie in grinding out the trite stbi^y. Film's title doesn't fit the ridiculous,: highly improbable plot which takes a poor caistv on a. goose chase' through 68 minutes of good Eastman . stock; In .front ha.thess, are: Ralph ^Bellamy arid. Betty Furness, the, former, as a theatrical agent, latter as a newspaper sobbie. As romiaintic leads they are Veg soup ithout the vegetables. Bellairiy js wooden, throughout arid Miss. Furness. flat.; The rest .of the cast is unimportant but some color is lent the. role .of a i:iim-loving prophet, a fakir from the stage, by Raymond Walbiirrt. Men-, ace is done by a type who might be riding herd in western mob scenes, Ed Pawley. H-i's ird-rate as a heavy. With BeHamy^ and a friend part- ners in ah agency "opportunity is afr forded some actji to do their .sttifC but there's nbthirig'^^of much, note outside of a * comedy adagio ieam (Armanda and Lita) /which js a little . long on Tiinnirig time, arid a quintet of colored kids 'who are spotted in a. street darice, the Blend- ers. A prima donna, who's amateurish is Barbara Burbank. The agents take over, the liqudr-loyer who calls himself the Master IVlind with a / view to exploitirig him . as the real thing. Whole premise is absurd, in? cludirig. that Bellamy spbistitutes for the 'Master Mind, becoriies a tremen- dous hit on:the air and makes head- lines^ in the papers that, look like paid ads. Banalities of the story include a scheme of Bellamy's that calls.- for the theft of a famous pearl arid, at the proper time, his revelatio.n to police where it can be located. A somewhat different slant is Bellamy's prophecy that a 100-1- shPt in a fight will . win it, idea, being to go wrong ais a . master riiirid so that he can clear himself of a situation; whi6h makes it appear he is tipping, a phoney stock. Racketeers had moved in On im, unknowingly; grabbing fan mail which asked ad- vice on stock investments and answering it themselves. Bellamy's way out is unique albeit preposter- ous, but he gets the girl, the cops get the heavy and audiences get relief. Char. ictmetit ,/ag a.iniS t; drunken drivers in general, this filiR concen-/ trates its .poke against the bankroll class, which is :able . to . put; . in a . ilx and buy perjuring v(ritnesses. Moves all arourid the poi ,' miking up poli- tics, society, and family life of the poor. Carries a good deal of punch, but not enough to lug: the picture above the .mbderate biZ: bracket. Starrer for Richard bix, it finds him. an able attorney aissijgned . to protect the son of. a friend frbmi a second degree, murdei: charge grow- iriig out of a drunk-driving crash. Since the friend holds considerable political power, Dix gets the kid off. bix is in good form, first pulling wires for a D. A. appointment, then trying to crack down bnV the increase of DD offenses. Loses a pile of symv pa thy in the first two reels, which he can!t angle out of, even, at the finish when he. indicts himself. In impressing the point that, it is somer tiriies too late to be ' sorry, the pic tiire is successfiil. Joan Perry is number one on the femme side. She's a newspaper re> porter who- can't recoricile herself with Dix' perjury .prompting in the first case. Good-looker;^ which may be the.' biggest reason^ why she doesn't resemble any sobbie ever lined UR with the press. Bi:at of the place ! is Elisha Cook, Jr., who drinks and wpbbles. Kills off an old woman at the stairt,. arid then chases his girl, Ann Ruther- ford, over an embankment, Makirig him out even worse, Henry :Kolker, father, condones hirii. Verbal parrying between len Wulf, virho refuses to perjure him- self until pressure is brought, ori hirti, and Walteir Kingsford, a; big busi- ness man who threatens to withhold a coriitract which ivill save hirii fr6m ruin, is good.. Ann Rutherford, sec- ond to suffer, is a comely ^girl and will probably land more roles in the future. She's a grad from the west em field. Picture offers a great p.ossi ility for tieups with traffic depiartments in police headquarters, and ' for safety .councils, which are constantly haranguing for stricter road con duct. But even, that kind of pres- sure can't do much more for the film than to see: it open with bounce. Barn. bandit heavy, and Morgari Wallace the very personification of the ruthless collector of tithes. Passable character bits are contributed by : igel de Brulier, owner of the bid lomesteadt. and Maurice' Black, over- eer. Jarhes Farley does the honest sieriff magnanimously. Most of them lave done the same parts in other films many times. ..Flin.^ DANGEROUS HOLIDAY Republic release of William Berko pro- ductioo". Stars Ra HOuld; Fcuturos Hcdda Hopper, Gulpn WllliamB, Jacit I.a Rue, .Ted Prouty, Lynn Roberts. Directed by Nicholas Barrows, AdajJted by. Nicholas Harrow."! from story by Karen doWolt and Barry Shipmon; calnera, William Nobles; .sUpervislnK editor, Murroy .Seldeen; 111m editor, "".'Roy Livingston; miislc,' Alberto Colombo; spngB,: Sam Stept; and Ted Kooh- er. At StraTid. Brooklyn, , N. Y„ week '37, dual ;bllli Bunningr time, uly .1 mlns.-.' lonnic Kim lOttlQ ......... )uke . Gollenser.. .. .'. . . Irtord ofiri '.-,....•.■... Oin. .■',..•. .^iunt KIsle .... A.u"nt. Augusta'.. l>ol(le Mnx. SolltiUe Miirty .,. .,..;; i Popcorn Ser'seant . ; . . .terry Courtney Robbliis' Polk;« - ' ,'nptalu Xani;0 . . . ... . This One may be exploited as the No. 1 feature in soots Where Boris Kai'loff has 'box office aippeal. It is • melodrama, containing a good deal of sgspense and entertainment . against the background of a distant Chinese provmce. held teriiporarily by a baridit leader, conyiricirigly played •by Karloff, . Amusement is prbvided by the actions df a group of Ameri- can captives, whose finiaricial and marital trPUbles are stiraighteried. but With the. forthright assistance of ia firing squad and sound, occidental domestic advice. Karloff; plays iri a lighter vein than . .usual. He is a ' nieriacing figure, however, as likely to greet a visitor, with a bullet as to 'offer him a .cigaret. . Government . soldiers dis- pose of him in. the end, hut both he and the . audience have si - good itinie while his brief reign of terror .lasts. ■ Story rriakes. no pretentions beyond hokum limits. It contains no preach- nients for belter underistandirig be- tween the peoples of: the earth;. , It starts right off with a Chilling mur- der oE a military chief bri a rail- road coach out of Pekin, iridulges in plausible romance, and sigris oflE with some realistic cavalry skirmishes and happiness for young lovers. . Some quite good: acting in the sut>- P.oi-Ung. parts helps the illusion. Rich- ard Loo. as the leader's lieutenant, who speaks English with a Harvard Recent, ■ does an exceptioftal bit, Ricardo, Cortiz and Beverly Roberts appear to advantage! Gordon Oliver. . playing a young Atrie'ricdh oil pros-. RUSTLER'S VALLEY Paramount release of Hni-r.v Shfrman. producKon. Stars Willia-m Boy.d. Dli-fCl ed by Nale Watt. .Uoreonpla.v.. and dlaUiK by Harry O. Hoyt; carncrii; Bussell Hur- l«n; .film editor,' Robei-i "Warvvk-U; Hss.t director, D, M. Abrahams'. I'rfrvlevved in projection room, Hollywood, June -i), -' RiinnlnpT tiine, T>8 iiilns. Hrtpalona; <.'H»Hl"1y MUlarri Boyd windy Hfilllday .....'..... ...(^t-'orse Hiiyes Lucky .Venkln.M. , ;..,' .Rii.^npII Hii'.v.ilcn Randall (.'!|enn. .-. ... . ; , . , . 'lophpn Mdrriii Agnes CiltMin.; Uriel Kvii.ns Cal . Howard . ... . ; , l-ee Cohb .TassiM-t .. s 'l"Pd A'lnnis ;T()e ■; ; . . . ' Al ForRUsdn BouUon . , . i . .1 .It'bn Beach THE GALIFORNIAN Los Angeles, July 1. 20th. Century-Fox relensa ot ' Principal picture production by- Sol Le.M.ser. As-Hucliite pi'oducer, Barney Brlskln, Direo.ted by Giis Melns. Story by ' Harold . e'lV Wriglii, sda.pted' by Gordon Newell, screen i)lay by rsilbert. Wright. Camera, Harry Newmanii tlhn.'edltbrs,.. Arttiur Hilton .and Carl Pear son. Previewed at Orpheum; I,6.s Angeles, June 30,/'37. Running time, -51) rtilns. ..-..Ricardo I'ortpz ..Mai'Jorle Weavor ICatlierine Dt^Mllle Maurlcri HIack ...MorBan Wall.K-e .,, Niger de Bnillc , , . , .GeorKe Regas Pierre Walk In , . ; . . ...Tames FnVJey . , . .'lid\t'ard K'ean Kumon Escobar.., Rosalia Miller.- , . chat.i , : . P.incho Tod Biir.sto... . ... ,'. Don FrtlncBico Escobar. Ruiz... ........ Miller.. • ....... .<:tierin Stanton.: J...,,. Marshal Morse Third-rate giddyap which . barely qualifies for the triple- bills, this one is sadly lacking in story, pi'odiictiori, values and entertainment merit. Just a filler which doesn't close the gap. Far below the jstandard of. the Hopa'-, long Gassidy ieries. ■ ' . Everyone in the ca.^t. s rting with William Boyd, underplays his- part because there .is . nothing to play up tb,, Sceriarists wrote this .one with- their eyes clesed trying to- remem- ber the oldest and tritest Western sitijations. As a.-bit of rc.miniscerice it's a masterpiece, ihcorpbratlng all the shopworn angles.: including .a young cowhand falsely accused of bank rbbbiery, mortgage ' on the ranch, crooked fronlier';|awyer put- ting the., pre.s.sur on '- the . heroine's father, and the breezy foreman' who clears all coriiplicatiohs' with his.: ix- shooter, rounds uprthe bad hbmbres and finishes in a hammock cloiieup with the femi' ' interest in his ar . ' ■ . . ! irection is as uninspired as the i script, and . the film is. a sutccssion ' of unconvincing episodes racsiedly pieced together; Muriel ifvans, rancher's daughter and only woman in the cast, contributes; no,thjng : to the ensemble: Best dialog and only comedy, for this film will be supplied by the kids in the first 10 rows' who will have plenty to say at theatre screenings, f*li • A LAWMAN IS BORN , Republic relPa.Hc of A'. W.. Ttnckcl pro*, ductlon. Stars Johnny Muclt Brown. Fea- tures Iris Meredith.- Warner Richmond. Directed by Snm Ncwtleld. Screen play and ndnptatlon. hy iiedrBe H, .•'Plympton, trom Original by arry F, Olmstead: camera, Bert Longehccker; . film editor, JS. Roy Luby, Reviewed In projection room, N. Y., Juno "Jl. Running: time, fll mlns. Tom Mitchell. iJetlv tiraiinm. . Kuiiie. :Brl,sc(jc>. . Martha Lunoe, Lefty Doognn. Sherllt Liiiicc.-. Bert. Moscrlp... . Graham. . i . . Root Sam Br Ike Ma . .Johnny Miick Brown; Irl? Meredith . Wtu-ner .Richmond . . . nry Mncljar6n ... . . , .Dick Curtis ....iEarle Ilortirlns ; , . , i , Charles Klrlp . .i .Fr/vnk La' Rue .;.A1 at, John ... .. ..JJteve Clark . . . . jack'. C. Smith Ra Hould . . . . . . Iledda ilopper .. ...Guinn WUIiams '. , .... .Jack La Rue ......... Jed I'routy ...'..., Lynii Roberts Wlliltim Bakcwell .;.Fem Kinmett ii'Virglnla Sale , .Franklin Pangbbrn . . . . I Grady Sutton . .... iWlllldm. Newell. ;. .I'homas Vi, jacknoh Olaf.Hytten Jack MulhdU . . . . , .Michael Jeffrey , . . , . ; , Hai'vcy Cljnk i . , . , , . 'Wade Boteicr , . , Carleton Young irritati , ' just negli i-' blei No marqiiee names ' and pnly a cpuple pf faintly recPgniKabie faces. Sub-secpndrrater is hopeless b.o. prospect. Story deals with a yiolin prodigy who rims away from hpme so he can play like: pther bpys; While the cops arid G-rrieri swarm after the kidriappers^'. the lad wanders about iri old clothes, picks up a few casual friends and finally stumbles intp.a gangstei: hideout. He is instruriiental their captiire arid is promised more hiiman treatriient ; by his 'grate ful family. Plot recalls' several . f brerunners, one ;beirig , Metro's 'Tough Guy,' in which. Jackie Cooper played the same poor little rich boy character. But too many trips through the wringer have removed the color and starch. Inexpertly scHpted, pro duced, directed and played, Sole atprti 6f . iriterest in. the pic is ybiing Hoiild's siriiilarity in looks, rriaririer .and . voice to Freddi Bar tholomew. Voice resemblance is too strong . for , cpinciderice. . Likeness may bring Hduld attention for time but will probably react against his charices iri the end. He fairish actor, just that. Others preserit Vare •ffpbe. Sweetheart of the Navy (WITH SONGS) ■ r.ind Ndlion'ul release ot.'B.' F. Zeldman pi-oductlon. FeHtureif Ejilc Linden and C« 'cilii.i. I'Hrkcr. Directed by Duncan .Mabs field, - .Slory,. Garrett -Grc^ham. and Jay Sir.nifls; screenplay,. Carroll Graham •songs,, '.Tack Stern and Harry Tobias; .cam^ er;i, .Kdward. ' Snyder; . editor, ' Kdward .Sclu-oeder, ' At Viireity, Lincoln, ..,,',. .Joan . FontalnA - Herbert :Mun(lln , . .William Briabaiib ; . i . . . :. . . Alan Briicai ..X'aul H4irat ..... . ; Bradley Bait* ...Berton Churchill . . Frank M. Thoiilnii ...i.. Harold Hubei: ,^.P(iul GuUfoylo ... .Borbiira Pep'por .loiiri. CoiTimiinder. MaSKle. . . Bumper... . . Short , . . ., Ci.riik. . . . PudKe. .. . . . . . , . , , rlc .Linden . , . Cecilia Parker . . . . .Rofcer imhof Bernadeno . Hayes . ..jAson Robards . . . Cully Richards , . MStta McDanlel ^ I , . .Etan Barclay Arourid the character of Ramon Escobar, early Calif ornian platriot of the days before and after annexation when the land- of surishine, itrus groves and Townsend plans passed from Mexican rule,, an sidventurous rorriarice has been produced :entitleG The Californiari,' from a Harold Bell Wright story.. It's based otv the Robin Hood theme, and the, villains sire the early American settlers from back east who by force and connivance steal the rich land, holdi from their rightful • Owners. , ..isarne yarn has .been dorie a score of tiriies; somietimes/better, occasionally, not so .well. Present version rates in th safety., zone of .Class B dualers. It does not carry eribugh name value story .originality or production qual- ity to make, the irtiportant fi;:st runs. Just another picture, icardo Cortez has the hero's role, to which he brings a personable ap- pearance, and good deal o£ dash arid earnestness, and Very little comedy. He and the other players take it all very seriously— too much so for. i - triguing rbriiantic adventure. Play- ers also, are handicapped by dialog' that, is stilted, unnatural and difficult, ta enuriciate. Too many adiose's. Gus Mein directed in vigorous fashion. Plot discloses that tax collectors accortipanied the .Stafs and Stripes; into California, which is Df.obably true, and local residents will testify they are still here.v It was a^simple process to foreclose the fertile arid productive ranches for unpaid as- sessments. .Moratoriums and the Fed- eral Housing Administration came later. Women leads are . played by Mar- jorie Weaver and Katherine DcMille, both attractive/ George Regas plays Jimmy HuKhes Trudy Olson. . ... Janpor \ , Clem -Brunur. Scoop Gallagher.., i Butch Mi»lialToy. ,. DwlKlit Pnrsons... Chiot Brennun/. . , Mayor Olson ........ Pretty Boy .Tones , Louie the. ' Weasel .May Smith. , , . ... i. th adolescent . romance of Cecilia Parker and Eric Linden won't cu ; much b. 0. ice. Pace bogs dov;n after a passable start which will do evil to word-of mouth reports, . Everything about the pic is done with: a , once-over lightly tone— no particular' suspense, no hefty love story, riP. sprightly comedy, althoiigh a little of each iri gredient is present. "Teaming' of Miss Parker and Lin- den is the third try. from GN after as many more from Metro. This pic-- fure belongs to Cecilia, more for number of, minutes monopolized pn the screen than for anything else. Makes. an attractive appearahce and soniewhat Jmmaculate for the usual coticeptjoh of .saiiprs. sweethearts. A si.nger in a , dive along , the water- front, she attracts the; Sunday school mi Ik -guzzling gobs, which incon- gruity, though incongruous,: Will set well with the family trade inland. Roger Iriihof, also an old tiriie. riiember.. of this GN stbbk compariy, was instructed by the director to ap- pear kindly arid uridcrstandirig, but the authbrs neglected tolm?ike him ■very talkative. Jason 'Robards, iriid-, dleweight chiamp of: the fleet, is comic in .his attempts to be a three- .•shiseted sneerer. Bcrriadene Hayes, Don Bar (;lay and CuUy Richards are on the' iuriny side.. ... Miss Parker sings . two nurinbers, both passable or bettei". One is after the monicker of . thc^pic, 'Sweetheart of the Navy,' and the other, 'Want .You . to Want Mc/ Story about Linden's being groomed for the Annapolis exams, btit meantiriie the boys warit him to go against the ship's commander and stage a fight to help Cecilia put of a bad check mess. He sees, Cepilia, is read.v to take on all comers, and corries. close to giving up the academy idea altogether. Barn. A minor entertainment and b.o. entry, 'Ypu Can't Beat Love, ■ is strictly for the duals, where it •will also need suppprt. On its pwn; it can't be expected tp draw , or hold them very long. .: Essentially a comedy, this Roberjl; Sisk production revels iri low-grade slapstick, w:eak dialog arid a skeletbn plot. Perforniances . of the players and the direction; iat the same time, fail to bolster the. other ingredients. Far-fetched story , concerns ' ai lawyer-playboy campaigning for the mayor pf a large city, pn a dare. H^ uncpvers the grafting ppUticians but, Pn falling in. Ipve with the incum- bent'.s'. daughter, tosses the election into the current mayor's lap. PrestPri Foster and Joan Fontaine are the principals. Foster's playing i.s heavy and undistinguished in what was meant to be a breezy role, while Miss Fontaine, a newcomer getting ari RKO buildup, has look.s but, also has lots to' learn about camera technique and vocal modu- lation. , They have full right to the alibi, however, that . their li hardly of the adult type. Supporting ca!5t is alsb sloughed by the script, notably Herbert Muridin, as- Foster's valet, and Paul Hurst; ditch-digger . foreman whoni /Foster selects ' as the tiext' chief : of police. They're in for coiriedy and what- ever , laiighs they get are achiieved strictly thrpiigh their town mugging- ability ' rather than: via the script. Nobody else, in the story counts for mitch. ■'-■ . . Camera work i.s average. Geschichteh Aus Deih Wienerwaid C' :s front the Vienna Woods') (OPERETTA), (AUSTRIAN MAiDE) 4)nill)il I'MlniM proilu'ci Ion u. inl. v^lpaait.- FeiituivM LiVo : SIC/,acki' . .MiitrdO.^ .'i-liiiiildiT,. Woir Alljacli-Flcliy and- TrUiia vi)ii Aallfij.- I>li'6(!lC(i - lyy H(lTi'i-H -. .Masdrt. Schneider Ei Whitney Lee Tracy-D. Gibson W. Brennan-M. ^Brian W. Gibson- Jackie Moran J. Darwell-S. Rumahn W. Rogers-L. Dreisser A. Hardln?-B, Rathbone 1^. E. Horton-Eye Arden D; Foran-J. Bryan J. Muir-B. MacLane G. Wiles B. D. Hurst Stanley Irving G. Sietz Lew Seller R. Rbsson Ralph Staub Carl Browt> J. Tinling J. Cruze R. V. Lee Ray McCarey Noel Smith Louis King 58 iz 66 79 58 60 67 58 87 67 58 59 5/19 4/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 6/21/37 SING, COWBOY. SING PICK A STAR NIGHT OF MYSTERY There gOes my girl come on, cowboys charlie chan at olympics wings over honolulu the go getter E. Finney GN Western y Tex Ritter Hal Roach Par Musical Haley-kelly-Laurel-Hardy Par MGM Musical R. KarhsrH^ Burgess W. Sistrom; RKO Comedy G. Ray ihond- A.. Sothern<-B. Holmes Sol Siegel Bcp Western B, Llvinjgrston-R. Corrigan J. Stone 20th Mystery W. Oland-K. de MHle E. M Asher tJ Rom-Dr R. Milland-W. Barrle Cosmo WB Rom-Dr • Brent-A. Louise E. Sedgwick R. N. Bradbury £. A. Dupon(t Ben Holmies Joe Kane H. B, Hum'stone H. C. Potter B. Berkeley 6/2 6/30 6/16 6/16 .5/26 6/2 6/9 6/28/37 LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN 1 MET HIM IN PARIS HOLLYWOOD COWBOY THIS IS MY AFFAIR UNDER THE RED ROBE bREAMING LIPS THE MAN IN BLUE KID GALLAHAD E. Chodorov. Col Drama Wi Ruggles Pair Rom-Com G. A- Hirliman RRO Western: K.. MacGowan 26th Musical R. T. Kane 20th Drama M. Schach UA Rom'Dr K. Glasmon. U Melodrama WB WB Drama L Hervey-W. Connolly . Colbert-Melvyn . Douglas O'Brien-C. Parker-E, Scott R. Taylor-B, Stanwyck- C. Veidt-R. Massey E, Bergner-R. Massey R. Wilcox-N. Grey E. G. Robinson-B. Davis Al Green . W . Ruggles Ewiiig^ Scott W: A. Seiter ' V. Seastrom Paul Czinner M; Carruth M. Curtiz RECKLESS RANGER TALK OF THE;PEVIL HELL DIVERS (RE-lSSUE) PARNELL HOTEL HAYWIRE BORDER CAFE DOOMED AT SUNDOWN ANGEL'S HOLIDAY WLEN THIEF MEETS THIEF The WILDCATTER CASE OF STUTTERING BISHOP Col Col West'ern B, & D. GB Rom-Dr, MGM MGM Com-Dr J. Stahl MGM^ Rom-Dr Pai Par Comedy Bob Sisk RKO Western A. W. Hackel Rep Western J. Stone 20th Drama Criterion UA Rom-Dr Geo. Owen U Drama ' WB WB Mystery Bob Aileh-B. Weeks R. Cortez-S. Eilers . W. Beery-fGable-C. Nagle C Gable-Myrna Loy L. Carrillo-L, Overman J. Beal-H; Carey-^Vmlda B'ti, Steele J. Withers-Robert Kent i Fairbanks, Jr.rV. Hobsen S. ColtoA- Rogers. D. Woods- Ann Dvorak S. G. Bennett Carl Reid G/Hill Johil Stahl G. Airchaiiibaud Lew Larideris Sam Newfield Jarnes Tinling Raoul Walsh Ray McCarey W. Clemens . 6/11/37 A DAY AT THE RACES THE GREAT GAMBINI MEET THE MISSUS IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU SHE HAD TO EAT SLIM BLAZING SIXES L. Weingarten MGM Comedy B. P. Schulberg Par Melodrama AI Lewis RKO Comedy L. Fields Rep Rom-Dr S. G. Engel 20th Comedy WB WB Drama WB WB Western Marx Bros.. A. Tamiroff-J. Trent H. Broderick-V. Moore A. Baxter-A. Leeds Hudson-.Treacher-Haley. P. O'Brien-H. Fonda D. Fdran-H. Valkis Sam Wood" C. Vidor Joseph Sahtley Phil Rosen M. St. Clair R.'Enright Noel Smith 71 85 99 100 70 60 100 6/16 6/9 /2 76 109 lis 65 67 74 85 58 76 5/19 12/29/31 6/9 6/16 6/9 /26 6/16 6/16 6/2 109 6/23 7/7 7/7 6/30 6/18/37 TWO-FISTED SHERIFF BANK ALARM MARRIED BEFORE BREAKFAST NORTH OF BIO GRANDE MOUNTAIN MUSIC RIDING ON Air RHYTHM IN THE CLOUDS YODELIN' KID FROM pITIE RIDGE BIG BUSINESS WALT DISNEY'S ACADEMY REVUE ARMORED CAR v FLY AWAY BABY WHITE BONDAGE H. L. Decker Col ; Western Condor . GN Melodrama S. Zinribalisf MGM Com-Dr Harry Sherman Par Western . Ben Glazep> Par Comedy David Ldew RKO Comedy A. . E. Levoy Rep Musical A. Schaefer Rep Western Max Golden 20th Comedy W. Disney UA Comedy £. M. Asher U Melodfama WB WB Com-Dr WB WB Drama C. StarrettoB. Weeks . Conrad. Nagel R. Young-Florehee Rice Wm. Boyd^Getf. Hayes B. Burns-Marthai Raye Joe E. Brown P. Ellis-W. Hull Gene Antry-B. Bronson. J. Proiity-S. Deane Cartoon B. Wileox-J. Barrett G. Farrell-B. MacLane Jean Muir-G. Oliver Leon Barsha Louis Gasnier £. L Marin Nate Watt C. Reisner E, Sedgwick John R Auer Joe Kane F. R. Strayer W. Disney " L. Foster F. McDonald Nick Grinde 6/23 6/30 6/30 61 6/25/37 DEVIL IS DRIVING GIRLS CAN PLAY SWEETHEART OF THE NAVY CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS LAST TRAIN FROM MADRID, YOU CANT BEAT LOVE A LAW MAN IS BORN SING AND BE HAPPY LOVE IN A BUNGALOW ANOTHER DAWN Col : Col Melodrama Ralph Cohn Col Comedy B. F. Zeidman GN Comedy L. b. Lighten MGM Spectacle— G. M. Arthur Par Drama . Robert Sisk RKO Rom-Com A. W. Hackel Rep Western M; H. Feld 20th Musical E. M. Asher U Rom-.Com WB WB Ronni-Dr R. Dix-Joan. Perry J. Wells-C. Quigley Erie Linden-C. Parker F. Bartholomew-Spencer T^'acy L. Ayres-D. Lamour P. Foster-J. Fontaine J. M. Browh-L Meredith' J.' Davis-A. Marin N. Grey-K. Taylor K. Francis-E. Flynn H. Lachman L. Hillyer D. Mansfield V. Fleming J. Hogan C. Cabanne Sam Newfield H. Lchrman Ray McCarey W.'Dieterle 69 69 63 115 85 60 61 67 67 73 7/7 6/30 7/7 5/19 6/23 6/30 7/7 6/23 7/7 6/23 7/2/37 A FIGHT TO THE FINISH ONE MAN JUSTICE ROARING TIMBER RIDERS OF THE ROCKIES THE RMPEROR'S CANDLESTICKS THIRTEENTH MAN MIDNIGHT MADONNA FORLORN RIVER NEW FACES OF 1937 SLAVE SHIP DARK JOURNEY I COVER THE WAR SINGING MARINE R. Cohn Col Action H. L. Decker Col Western R. Flothow Col Outdoor Ed Finney GN Western J. Considine MGM Rom-Dr Lon Young MonO; Mystery E. Cohen Par Melodrama Par Par Western Edward Small RKO Musical N. Johnson 20th Spectacle . y. Saville UA Drama Trem Carr U Drama L. Edelman WB Musical D. Perry-R. Keith C. Starrett-B. Weeks Jack Holt-G. Bradley Tex Ritter Ppwell-Rainer W. Heyburn-I. Courtney W. William-M. Correll L, Crabbe-Jnne Martel M. Berle-J. Penner-H. Billiard W. Baxter-W. Becry-E. Allen C. Veldt-V. Leigh-J. Gardner J. Wayne-D. Barclay-G. Gaze D. Powell-D. Weston C. C. Coleman Leon Barsha Phil Rosen R. N. Bradbury G. Fitzmaufice W. Nigh J. Flood C. Barton Leigh Jason Tay Garnett V. Saville . A. Lubin Ray Enright 58 69 105 7/7 6/30 7/7 6/23 ■n /7 7/9/37 THE TWO OF US THE SHADOW STRIKES BETWEEN TWO WOMEN HOOSIER SCHOOLBOY WILD MONEY ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN BORN RECKLESS WESTBOUND LIMITED PUBLIC WEDDING EMPTY HOLSTERS Gainsborough Git Rom-Com Alexanders GN Mystery MGM MGM Drama K. Goldsmith Mono Drama Par Par Com-Dr L. Marcus RKO Comedy - M: H. Feld 20th Melodrama McRae-Koeni U Rom-Dr WB WB Com-Dr .WB WB Western. J. Hulbert-Gina. Malo Ri Stevenson R. LaRbcque-L. Anders Lynn Shores Tohe-Vi Bruce-M. O'SuUivan G.: Seitz M. Ro6ney-F. Shields W; Nigh E. E. Hbrtbn-L. Campbell Louis King Wheeler- Woolsey-E. Mvit Edw. Cline B. Dohlevy-R. Hudson : M: St. Clair L. Talbbt-P. Rowles F. Beebe J. Wyman-M. Wilson Nick Grinde D. Foran^P. Walthall B. Easoh 7/16/37 IT CANT LAST FOREVER KING SOLOMON'S MINES BOOTS OF DESTINY BLAZING BARRIERS RIDERS OF THE DAWN TOPPER EASY LIVING SUPER SLEUTH THE RED ROPE THE CALIFORNIAN THE ROAD BACK EVER SINCE EVE H. L. Decker Cbl Rom.-Com. GB GB Spectable Condor GN Western K. Goldsmiith Mono Drama . N, Bradbury Mono Western Hal Roach > MGM ' Comedy . Hornblow, Jr. >Par, Comedy Edw. Small RKO Mystery A. W. Hackel Rep Western Sol Lesser 20th Western. Grainger-Whale U. Drarria Cosmo WB Rom-Com . R. Bellamy-B. . Furness A; Lee-R. Young-Robeson Ken Maynard F. Cpghlan-E. Arnold, Jack Randall C . Bennett-R. Ybnng J. Arthiir^R. . Milland J.: Oakie-A. Sbthern Bob Stcele-L. January R. Arlen-R. Cortez J. Kihg-B. Read-A. Devlne M. Davlcs-R. Mbntgomery Ham. MacFadden R. Stevenson A. Roissprt A.: Scotte .. N. Bi-adbury N. MacLeod M, Leisen ' Ben Stoloff S. Rpy^Luby Gus Meins J.. Whale L. Baicon 68 80 59 105 77 7/7 6/30 7/7 6/23 6/30 7/23/37 RENDEZVOUS IN ALPS BROADWAY MELODY '38 PARADISE ISLE RUSTLER'S VALLEY THE BIG SHOT THE LADY ESCAPES TOWN SCOUT J. Hagen GN ■ Rom-Dr J. Gummings MGM Musical Dorothy Reid Mono Drama H. Sherman Par Western Maury Cohen RKO Comedy L. L. Lahdaii 20th Rom-Com WB WB Comedy J. Baxter rAi Bushel Taylbr-E; Powell-S. Tucker Movita-W. Hull . William Boyd C. Witherspoon-Kibbee M: Whalen-G, Stuart B. Woods- J. Madden B; Voi;haus 'R. Del Ruth A. G. Collins Nate Watt Edw. Killy Eugene Forde Louis King 7/7 7/30/37 A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE WHERE THERE'S A WILL SMALL TOWN BOY LEGION OF MISSING MEN EXCLUSlViB - TOAST OF NEW YORK WEE WILLIE WINKIE VOGUES OF 1938 REPORTED MISSING MABBT THE GIRL W. MacDonald Col Action Gainsborough GB Rom-Dr Zion Myers , GN Comedy I. E. Chadwick Mono Drama Ben Glazer Par Melodrama Edw. Small RKO Rom-Dr Gene Markey 20th Drama W. Wanger UA Musical E. M. Asher U Melodi'ama WB WB Comedy D. Terry-R. Keith Will Hay-Lilli Palmar S; Erwin-J. Compton Ralph Forbes. . F. MacMurray-F. Farmer E. Arnold-F. Farmer-Oakie S. Temple-V. McLaglen W. Baxter-J. Bennett Wm. Gargan-J. Rogers Mary Boland-H. Herbert D. R. Lederman M. Vamell Glenn Tryon H. McFadden AI Hall Rowland V. Lee John Ford . J. Feyder M. Carruth Wm. McGann Wednesday^ July 7, 1937 PICTURES VARIETY 17 Advance Production Chart Hollywood, July 6. - Prodwi^''>^ P^^^ ^'^^ settson slump during the past two weeks^, with only 36 major pictures in work. Warners and 20th-Fox lead ioith seven ^och before the cameras, hut Metro, RKO-Radiq and Universal, slowed up con^derahly. Six productions are before the lenses for United Artists re- tease, Samuet Goldwyri, Selznick-International and Walter Wdnget each have two pix shooting. Uriiversa,l will pep up this week with at least four films to he put in work. Total of 87 films are bein© scissored; 123 are, in various steps of jprepara- iion, During last 1^)0 weeks 16 pictures were started while 11 were taken ^^om tly^ cutting tooms and previewed. Each studio has at least 10 stories practitally. ready for the directors to begin work. Grand National has only one pic in work. Other studios fol- low: Columbia, three; Metro, four; Paramount, two; RKO-Radid, three; Republic, ; 20th-Fox, seven; United Artists, six; Universal, two; War-; ners, seven and Monbgrdm, none. Latter studio has nine film slated for earXy production, however. 20th-Fox led toith three previews duHnjj past two weeiks, thers were Columbia, one; Grand National, one; Metro, two; Paramount, tivo; RKO- Radio, two; Repu bUc, one; United, Artists; none; Universal, two; Worners, tioo arid Monogram, AMUS. STOCKS Columbia Three in work, 11 editiniTf: 13 preparingr. In work: •LIFE BEGINS WITH LOVE,' reported Variety, June 22. Started. 'THE AWFUL TRUTH,* produced by Everett . iiiskili, directed by Leo McCarey, from the stage play of the same title by Arthur Richmond, screenplay by D wight Taylor and Vina Delmar. Cast; Irene Dunne, Gary Grant, Cecil Ciumtngham, Robert Allen, Wyn Cahoon, Joyce Compton, Scott Coltoii, Esther Dale. Story depicts the return of ia husband, awa;y from home for two weeks,, finding his. wife traipsing into the house in mid-afterooh clothed in an eye- ing gown. Despite her logical explanation,, the husband insists on a iVorce, Remainder of filni; is taken' up by her successful attempt to get iin-back. TLL, TAKE . ROMANCE,* produced by Eyerett Riskih, directed by Edward H. Griffith, no writing credits. Cast: Grace Moore, Melvyn Douglas, Stuart Erwin, Margaret Hamilton, Helen .Westley, Andre Beranger, Esther' Muir, Ferdinand Gottschalk. Story has Miss Moore as an opera singer Under the : domination of ah aunt. She's contracted to sing in South America, but when a hew deal is offered her in Paris attempts to toss away 'the S. A. paper, Melvyn Douglas, South American producer, comes to the U. S. in ian effort to preveht her departure to France. He conceals his identity, but falls in love, with Miss Moore. He .causes her to take ah S. A. boat instead of the French lihes. She refuses to sing in South America until she finds that she, too, is in. love with Douglas. Readied to start: TARK AVENUE DAME,' 1 MARRIED AN ARTIST,' and 'RIVER OF MISSING MEN.' Grand National One III work, two cditinir> ll ' preparing. Started: 'SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT,' produced by Zion Myers, directed by Victor Schertzinger, screenplay by Austin Parker from Schertziiiger's original. Cast: Jaimes Cagney, Evelyn Daw, Jimmy Newell, Harry Harris, Candy Candido, Cully Richards, Mona Barrie, Gene Lockhart, Bill Carey, .William Frawley, William Davidson, Philip Ahn, Rooney's Rhythm Rascals. Story shows Jahies Cagney as a celebrated New York orch leader re- ceiving a picture offer. He leaves the band and Evelyn Daw, his fiancee, a singer in the outfit, in the east. Through the efforts of Gene Lockhart, pro- duction chief, Cagney contracts a sense of inferiority. Although Cagney's work in the pic is sensatidnal, he believes he's a fiop and wires his gal. to come west. They are married in Sain Francisco and honeymoori oh a freighter to the South Seas. The film turns into a b.o. sensation and the studio attempts to locate. Cagney. Fans mob the pair in Frisco upon their return from the South Seas and eventually he signs a new contract. Lock- hart, however, believes Cagney's wife is in the way, arid learning this, she beats it back to her old job with the N. Y. barid. Cagney tosses up his film jqib temporarily and hustles east. Readied to start: 'HERE'S FLASH CASET,* 'RENFREW OF THE MOUNTED,* 'WALLABT JIM OF THE ISLANDS,' 'GOVERNMENT AGENT,* 'RETURN OF THE SHADOW,' 'FACE THE FACTS,' 'SO THIS IS HOLLYWOOD,* 'PAINTER IN THE SKY,' 'FRONTIER TOWN,' arid ^GORGEOUS.' Metro Four in work, four editing', 10 preparing. In work: 'MADAME WALEWSKA,' reported VARiETY, March 10; 'DOUBLE WED- DING,* reported June 16; 'THE BRIDE WORE RED,' reported June 22. Started: 'BIG CITY,* produced" by Norman Krasria, irected by Frank Borzage, original by Krasna. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Victor Varconi, Oscar O'Shea, William Demarest, Russell Hopton, Andrew Tombes, Helen Troy, Helen Browftj Edward J. Flanagan, Charles Griapewirt, Mitchell Lewis, Irving Bacon, Janet Beecher, Ray Walker, Eadie Adariis, Eddie Quillan, Guinn Williams, Alice White, Edgar Deering, Grace Ford, Regis Toomey. Story concerns a taxi war in New York with the big shots causing the Independent drivers to take it ori the lam. One of the indie drivers works his way into the big organization as a spy. Story runs the gamut of fights, bombings, etc., until the spy is killed. Spy's' sister, wife of Spencer Tracy, PRODUCTION TABLE (This table shows number of features promised to be delivered to exhibitors by the major distributing organizations, and the iride- pendeni producers contributing product to their producing organiz Hons for the \936-37 season.) ' ' - Balance Fix. to be Stories. Producers and - cbntributinr companies. COLUMBIA , Larry Darmbur. ... . . . . GRAND NATIONAL ... METRO MO^^GRAM . * Hal Roaoli. . . PARAMOUNT .. ..... B. P. Schulberc.... Emanuel Cohen.... Harry Sherman..., Frank LlOyd.. ...... i RKO RADIO ..... David Loew. . . . . . . ., George Hirliinan. . . . -iSSL^*"*" - •• •••• REPUBLIC ...V ..V.,.. , A. rtT. Hackel, . 80TH CENTURYrFOX . . Sot Lesser. . UNITED ARTISTS: Samuel Goldwyn. ... Walter Wanger..;... Selziiick ^E. Bergner. . Criterion . Korda London UNIVERSAL . . ^ Buck Jones. .. WARNERS Number Number how of pix . com- promised, pleted.. 29 3 6 28 1 4.. ■45 Pix now placed in now in the before prep- in. cutting the ara- .work. rooms, cameras, tion. 13 ii 10 9 1 12 2 2- 2 1 10 I 2 1 10 2 2 .2 • •••••• • • • k • * ft • 0 « TetaU 567 394 36 91 10 123 is blamed for a bombing, and in order to hush the scandal the d.a. threatens to deport her as an alien. She hides outj but surreriders when the indie cabmen are arrested. Before Tracy's wife can be shipped out of the coun- try, he learns through a squealer the idcintity of the. murderer.. Mayor is giving a dinner to sports celebrities wheri Tracy drags in the . informant. Realizing that Tracy's wife is about to become a mother, the .sportsmen. Start a brawl and- clean out the big shot cabbies. Readied to start: 'ROAD SHOW.' Monogram None in work, 3 editing, 9 preparing. Readied to start: 'THE MARINES ARE HERE,* 'TELEPHONE OPERA- TOR,'. 'WHERE THE WEST BEGINS/ 'GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE MAN,' 'A BRIDE FOR HENRY,' 'TWO WELL-DRESSED MEN,' 'AT- LANTIC FLIGHT,' and 'ROMANCE OF THE LIMBERLOST.' Paifamount Two In v^ork, 16 . editing', 12 preparing/ In work: •EBB TIDE/ reported Variety, June 16. Started: j, . . 'SOPHIE. LANG GOES WEST,' Gerieral office production, - directed by Charles Riesner, no writirig credits. Cast: Gertrude Michael, Lee Bowriian, Sandra Storme, Larry Crabbe, Barlowe Borlaridi C, Henry Gordon. Archie Twitchell, Nick Lukats. Story depicts Sophie Ling, fiction's femipe adventurer, in a series of dangers and. romances in Hollywood." She boards a train in New York en route to the Coast and finds a queer crew of passengers. A sultan who hopes his famous diamond Will be stolen so. he can collect insurance; a detective assigned to guard the gem; a foreign actress, and a writer arid film director,' Sophie and the writer coUab on a screienplay concerning the diamond arid the sultan agrees to its use in the film. Producer plans a fake robbery in order to obtain publicity for, the film bixt the missing storie mysteriously reappears and the foreign actress wears it iristead of the imitation. The robbery turns out to be the real thing with this Nvrlter un- veiled as a fornier convict. He falls for Sophie just as the detective turns up the crook. Readied to start: 'BULLDOG DRUMMOND COMES BACK,* 'PARK AVENUE FOLLIES,' 'THE BARRIER,' 'ARIZONA AMES,' 'LOVE ON TOAST,' 'WELLS FARGO,' 'YOU AND ME,' 'PRISON FARM,' 'BUC- CANEER,' TARTNERS IN CRIME' and 'TEXAS TRAIL.' RKO-RadIo Three in work, 8 editing, 9 preparing. In wOrk: , 'MUSIC FOR MADAME,' and 'STAGE DOOR,' reported Variety, Jurie 22. Started: 'FLIGHT FROM GLORY,' produced by Robert Sisk, directed by Lew Landers, screenplay by David Silverstein, original , by Robert Andrews. Cast: Chester Morris, Whitney Bourne, Onslow Stevens, Van Heflli , Rita La Roy, Richard Lane, Walter Miller, Paul Guilfoyle, Douglas Walton. . Story concerns the life and loves of a group of groimded flyers Who at- tempt to escape their pasts by working for Onslow Stevens, owner of the Trans-Andea flying field; Instead of finding Stevens' outfit the kind adver- tised in come-ons, the group is forced^to live in huts and life in general is filthy. Van Heflli , one of the flyers, takes, his bride Whitney Bourne to the place, but Heflin cannot stand the gaff. In the crisis/ she turns to Chester Morris for affection. Readied to start: 'A LOVE LIKE THAT,' 'FiGHT FOR YOUR LADY,' '40 NAUGHTY GIRLS,' 'SATURDAY'S HEROES,' 'DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER' and 'THE KANGAROOS.* One. iri work, 9 editing, 6 preparlnjg. Started:- 'DOUBLE TROUBLE,' produced by Leonard Fields, directed t:' James Home, no writing credits. Cast: Ole Olseri arid Chic Johnson, Mary Howard, Harry Stockwell, Eddie Kane, D'Arcy Corrigan, Lew Kelly, Franklin Pangborn, Stanley Fields, Story concerns pair of comics with a letter to a theatre owner, happy in their hopes to sell him their .trained seal act. However, theatre owner tells them they are victiriis of a practical joker inasmuch as he has been unable to produce a play successfully for 10 yeari.. Young song writer, hearing that Olsen and Johnson have inherited a fortune, in. reality about $150, tells them he's written a musical comedy around the theatre owner's daughter. They agree to help not knowing the false rumor regarding their fortune. They are exposed, but not until the theatrie owner is shot while watching a rehearsal. Creditors believing the house to be jinxed walk off with their properties. Comics turn to the radio and a fish outfit sponsors a program after they write in a climax for the show explaining the murder of the dead .angel. Unable to find the slayer, each attempts to confess the hoa3£, but is uriable to do so before the real killer is unveiled. •PUBLIC COWBOY NO. 1,? (fini^ed) produced by Sol Siegel, directed by Joe Kane, screenplay by Oliver Drakie, original by Bernard McConville. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford, William Farnum, Arthur Loft, Frank E, Marvin, House Peters, Jr., James C. Morton. Story portrays Gene Autry, deputy, and William Farnum, sheriff, unable to cope with a gang of rustlers . using airplanes, . radios, etc. Anri Ruther- ford, town's only editor, lambastes the . pair in her sheet. They suspect the owner of a packing company arid through the Use of radio learri of the rustler's plans. Autry'is pal, Smiley Burnette, is arrested after Farnurii is shot and is clubbed to death in jail. Burnette kriew the assailant and with his death the rustler's run wild and Farnum is forced to resigri. However, Autry carries on his sleuthing via the air waves and eventually Farnum is re-instated iri his job. Readied to start: 'PORTIA ON TRIAL,* 'FOOLS IN PARADISE,' Untitled SKIPWORTH-MORAN pic. 'LADY MISBEHAVES,' 'FIRST PRIZE.' and 'HEART OF THE ROCKIES.V 20lh Century-Fox Seven in work, 7 edit! sf* 10 preparing. In work: 'HEIDI,' 'THIN ICE,' reported Variety. May. 26; .'b ANGER, LOVE AT WORK,' reported June 10;- 'IN OLD CHICAGO,' 'WIFE^ DOCTOR AND NURSE,' 'CHARLIE CHAN ON BROADWAY/ reported JUne 23. Started 'ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN,' produced by Laurence Schwab, directed by David Butler, screenplay by Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen from story idea, by Gene Fowler, Gene TovVne arid Graham Baker. Cast: Eddie Cantor June Lang, Roland Young, George Sanders, Toriy Martin, Virginia Fields! Allan Dinehart, Louise Hovick, John Carradiric. Douglas Dumbrille Story has a backgroynd of Bagdad v/hcp the Caliphs ruled. Eddie Cantor a trampt is thrown off a train, getsi a job a.lisiuul KntertainincntH, Incj motion DloLurp iiroducing); .capital .stock, 100 Hlmros. -no. par;- permitted, to issue all. .Olm'tors: Irvlnjr Cohen, L. Ryau an Ii. lv.lnB6ton. Cwnstance lionnntt, Inc.', to manufac- turtv cosmetics) ; capital Htock, IDO aharc,><. 110 par; permitted to Issue all, I>lr/»c- lor.s: Constance Bennett, Jewel. Itiu Dorothy (le Fraa.Ho. lliiMlnpHH .I'uhUcatiottA, inc.; capltiil -itock, 100 BharcH, ho par; iiormltLcd to issue alL .I)lrectors: John ir. Cliiytoii, IJnvid .S. Molr, Paul A. ])cMuff. ('1ftO. nono KubscrJbcil,- .J)Uo(!tors: John . ^^pcak.H. C. 1-J, KdUiincroy. Kpllx Cunnlni;- hatti, Robert V, iJoolInle and Patil U. I'ox. 18 VARIETY Wednesday, July 7, 1937 20wt "SLAVE SHIP" SETS BOXOFFKE PA ' V* in THE PRISONER OF ZENDA with MADELEINE CARROLL and DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. Mary Astor f C. Aubrey Smith • Raymond Massey • David Niven Produced by DAVID O. SELZNICK Directed by Jobn Cromwell Based en Ed^vard Kose's dramatization of Anthony Hope^c novel Released thru UNITED ARTISTS -M i4 Wednesday, July T, 1937 PICTURES VARinry 25 EXPLOITATION : : By Epes W. Sargent Love Seats Atlantic City, Atlantic City couples to whom a nieht out means a good picture plus an opportunity to hold hands and cuddle without interruption, find the Hollywood theatre just the right soot The management, realizing, that love birds comprise a consider- able part of the house's trade, has installed iove seats' throughout the theatre. These are simply double- sized seats. No arm rest separates the occupants, who are thereby al- lowed to follow their pleasure with the utmost comfort and convenience. Oversized seats sarve a second purpose. Availability of them at various points within the theatre makes the Hollywood ideal for pa- trons-to-be who tip the scales at anywhere from 250 pounds up. Jumbo patronage may relax and breathe unrestramedly, and leave the theatre with style uncramped. Feature brings 'em back, according to Harry Waxman, of the Hollywood staff. And word of the installation has spread, he says, for not infre- quently newcomers ask to be led to one of the double-barreled parking spaces. (While the idea seems to be due for a revival, it is by no means a new stunt. The original Love Seats •were installed in Proctor's 23rd street theatre. New York, in the early 90's. They were not replaced when they wore out, possibly be- cause the seats were spotted too prominently in the front rows.) Two Air Gags Washington. Cap Loew office used radio on two novel stunts to sell 'Captains Cour- ageous,' one of which is adaptable to any pic. Tying up with local re- cording studios, which got nice dis- play in theatre as well as plugs on the air, patrons coming out from pic- ture were invited to step up to microphone in lobby and express opinions of show. Array of equip- ment as well as interview attracted plenty of lookers-on who carried word home. Crowd was told to tune in WRC, Cap NBC outlet, the fol- lowing morning from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., when Gordon Hittenmark, re- gular morning spieldr, wotild play record with voice of patrons who made comments. About 100 patrons were recorded each day, although only 15 got on air. Other gag was hung on title of film. Morning air chatterer asked listeners to send in tales of heroism, either in which they participated or their friends. Flock of swell yarns came in, best were read as regular feature oS a.m. program for week and tied in with flicker. Prizes of $5 cash and five copies of book were awarded for tops. Other novel stunt pulled by same outfit was Father's Day idea gave local sheets feature stories that could have stood on their own. Quest was made for oldest fathers in city and winner, 94, turned out .to be prom- inent business man who was secretly entered by friends. He got dinner at swank hotel and 15 runners-up trekked to theatre in body as guests. Plugging Away For 'A Day at the Races' at the State and Orpheum, Boston, Joe Di Pesa and Joe and Al Longo got the usual flock of pages from the Ameri- can, which is standard with them, got a cut of Mauree O'Sullivan in a merchant ad, planted the air tran- scription with a local broadcaster, getting newspaper . mention, and arranged a special race at a nearby track, with a stilt walker to jazz things up. They horned in on two vox pop broadcasts; WEEI and WORL, got a lot of windows in music stores and took a spot announcement to follow the Hollywood Hotel broadcast. Did some other things, but that the main layout— and plenty enough. Those Better Babies Burgess Waltmon, of the Orpheum, Fulton, Kentucky, one of the War- ner. chain, liked the idea of the baby contest as outlined by the F. & M. circuit o£ Boston. Town is only about 5.000 and Waltmon is limited as to staiT, but he ducked out per- sonally and lined up 18 merchants. Then he tied up the newspaper. Latter will run full pages for three ■weeks charging the merchants for space but giving the theatre the niajor break gratis. It also gives plenty of readers, and the contest is swmging along. . Just goes to show it can be done u the headacher isn't afraid to work^ Just as good in a 50,000 or 500,000 town. Switched Saucers ^ New Haven. Fihn Row .got a hefty chuckle out ot an exploitation oversight here last week on 'Captains Courteous,' Pic- ture, a Metro product, was being oallyhooed through central streets via an elaborate sound truck. Swell stunt, except that the guy operating the sound kept using vocals of Bing. Crosby doing hits from 'Waikiki Wedding* (Par) which happened to be playing a nabe at the Playing Up Burns „ , Seattle. Orpheum has tieup with Seattle Star for 'Mountain Music' that gives theatre a good break. Bob Burns is writing a bit for the Star and the paper is running a box under the syndicated Burns article calling attention to the pix at the Orph. This is spotted on Page 1 to hold that spot the entire week. No cost to theatre. In return theatre printed 500 plac- ards that Star placed at all news- paper booths, with wording: 'Read Bob Burns in Seattle Star and see him in 'M.M.' at Orpheum.' Theatre lobby is done in true 'hill- billy' style, with rural scene, includ- mg live chicks and pigs, some trees, a shack and barn. Book Reviews St. Louis. A weekly review of best sellers for patrons was inaugurated last week, by management, of Fanchon & Marco's 5,000 ssater Fox through a tieup witl\ 'Doubleday Doran's local book shop. Dorothy Godwin, a radio commen- tator, started 'idea with review of Marjorie Hillis' best seller, 'Orchids on Your Budget,' over public address system to patrons gathered in hu.ge loggy of house. Reviews will be given between noon and 12:30 p. m. each Wednesday, a short time before screen show starts. George E. Fuller Sues On Anti-Sherman Charge New Orleans, July 6. Suit for $7,713 damages, tripled, was filed in federal court here by George E. Fuller of Fairhope, Ala., exhibitor, against seven film dis- tributing companies and two indi- viduals. Fuller charges that the de- fendants in a combination in re- straint of trade violating the Sher- man anti-trust law, refused to lease films to him for showing in theatres he operated in Florida. He was forced to close the theatres, he al- leges. Defendants are Vitagraph, Inc., Metro, RKO, 20th-Fpx, Paramount, universal, Harold E. Wilkes, gen- eral manager for Paramount-Saenger interests here, and Gaston Dureau, Jr., of the Saenger organization. Triple damages are sought under the Sherman act. N.Y. Projectionists May Force Max Fleischer Setdement; Cancellations Trip to Locale Boston. ^oew's press department made a natural tieup with a local steamship company here in connection with pop price run of 'Captains Coura- geous,' starting July 2. 'SS Steel Pier' made special run to Gloucester Tuesday (6), and purchasers of a $2 ticket virere entitled to one 40c seat at either house during run of the pic. Visiting Help Baltimore. Ted Routson of Hippodrome, local combo house, put over another effec- tive Hollywood tie-up following his display of gowns worn by Ginger Rogers in 'Shall We Dance,' when he presented members of R.K.O.'s pic- ture making company on location for 'Annapolis Salute' on the Hipp stage in conjunction of p.a. of Roscoe Ates. Brought Marsha Hunt, James Elli- son, Arthur Lake, Van Helfin, .Dick Hogan and others up from home of Naval Academy to put over bang up newspaper, radio and theatre tiie-up. Theatre Changes Baltimore. Fred Greenway, house manager of Century for five years, to State, Bos- ton in similar capacity, and Morris Druker, assistant mgr. of Parkway here to State, Syracuse. Bob Etch- berger, former asst. mgr. at Syracuse house to similar capacity at Park- way. Bill Schneider, in St. Louis with Fanchon & Marco operations for about two years now, has trans- ferred to the F&M office in New York. He will remain in the east over the summer, probably returning to St. Louis in September. Lincoln, July 6. New manager of the Orpheum here is Kenneth Mead, imported to fill the vacancy left by Ike Hoig's move, from Grand Junction, Colo., where he has been with the J. H. Cooper string. Hoig goes to Colo- rado Springs, Colo., for the same outfit. Kurth Nelson will continue as assistant at the Ort>heum. Or- pheum, although a dual bill, split- weeker now, is normally (in season) a vaude house. Winnipeg. Robert (Buster) Radis a new addi- tion to Universal office in Winnipeg as booker. Hymie Swarlz, former bookei", has joined the road gang ofU. Renting troubles seem to be over for the Hudson's Bay Co. new film exchange in Winnipeg, as the re- maining holdouts have signatured for offices in the place when com- pleted about Oct. 1. They are War- ners and Columbia. St. Louis. Eight houses in and near St. LOui.s, lacking air conditioning apparatus^ have shuttered during summer months. They are Hollywood and Downtown Lyric. St. Louis; Will Rogers, Collinsville, 111.; Rialto, Granite City. 111.; Thalia, Stonington. 111.; Lyric, V/est Salem, 111.; Red Wing, Worden, III., and (iJommunity, Sumner, 111. Houses reopened last few weeks, due to increasing em- ployment in their communities, are Durbin. Bluffs, 111.; Equality, Equal- ity, 111.; Gem Robbs, 111.; Salem, Salem, 111., and Golden, Golden, III. Denver. R. R. Raub, former Publix man- ager in Colorado Springs, now han- dling publicity for the Fine Arts French Quota (Continued from page 11) semester. In recent years Americans have accounted for about 30 or 35 of these, or, between 140 and 150 a year. The decree is effective from July 1, 1937 to June 30, 1938. The present ruling concerning dubbing in France, visas, etc., are maintained. The French dissatisfaction comes in via the hope in some quarters that the foreigners would not be given such leev/ay, making it harder to import films into France and thus giving" the home product a tighter hold on the native market. Although there is always a chance that more English, German and other foreign films may be imported into France during the coming year to the detriment of American films, the Yanks are still banking on the terms of the treaty, which they be- lieve wa''s one of the big reasons the quota numbers were not changed. Commission's Report The Cinema Commission of the Chamber, headed by Jean-Michel Renaitor, has finally finished its hear- ings and the text of its report as drawn up by Deputy Ponsard is not too favorable to anything foreign. This report will be used as a refer- ence in drafting new legislation to protect the French industry. Among other things it recom- mends the limitation of the number of cinema houses, with the opening of new houses for the next six years prohibited; and more important, only 100 foii-eign films would be allowed to enter the country annually. Of course this cannot take place now for another year after the publica- tion of the new quota, but these sug- gested measures as well as a new complicated taxing system, on the importation of foreign films shows what is still being held in reserve here. IMPORTANT RUUNG ON TERM THEATRE LEASES Lessors of theatre property are held responsible for rent payments on unexpired leases limited to gross rental of three years under Section 77B of the bankruptcy law, the Cir- cuit Court of . Appeals, N. Y., de- cided yesterday (Tuesday). The higher court reversed District Judge William Bondy, who had awarded the Hippodrome Building Company, of Cleveland, only $88,660 on its claim against RKO for $888,666 on an unexpired 17-year lease. The court recommended that the Cleve- land firm be allowed $450,000, at the rate of $150,000 a year for the three years. The Cleveland building company, in 1930, had leased the property to the Hippodrome Theatre Company, a subsidiary of RKO. The latter guaranteed the rental for 17 years. The theatre company defaulted in 1933 and wheh RKO entered bank- ruptcy it filed its claim for rental for the remaining 15 years. Judge Bondy allowed only $88,666 and the building company appealed and won the reversal and higher award yes- terday. Conter in the Springs. The Park, being built bv Westland Theatre,":, Inc., in Colorado Springs. sor>n to be opened; seats 400. P. H. Rahn has moved his Atlantic Pictures exchanee in with the Mer- cu''v exchange, Denver. John Survant, who recently took over the Muse-U theatre. Cortex, Colo., is havine! the house remodeled. in<:t^nllinft ERPI sound. The Trail theatre, remodeled from the America. Colorado Springs, re- onened by Publix. managed bv J. E, (Tommy) Tompkins. Possibility that the membership of the Moving Picture Machine Opera- tors Union of N. Y., Local 306, may again take an active, hand in sup- port of the Commercial Artists and Designers Union strike against the Max Fleischer studios, N. Y. Previ- ous action by the MPMOU, to refuse to handle Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons, was nullified by the Inter- national Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the parent group. Meeting of the 306 membership is scheduled for this morning (Wednes- day) at the Manhattan Opera House, N. Y., with the Fleischer matter due to be acted upon. .Letter, calling the meeting, was dated July 1, signed by Herman Geber, recording secretary. Principal paragraph read as follows: 'Exe^iutive board recommends that a vote be taken by the membership on the ' question of not running the Fleischer product until their studio strike is settled. This being a ques- tion of utmost importance, please make it your business to a^ttend this meeting.' While any action of 306 in refusing to handle Fleischer cartoons would presumably have to have the ap- proval of the lATSE, it is believed not unlikely that the parent body Would reverse its previous thumbs- down if the operators voted against working with the Popeye and Betty Boop films. There is also some talk that since taking its previous stand in the matter, the lATSE has had a change of attitude in the matter. Pointed out that, while the lA has contracts with the film houses and chains, it is a standard rule of all A.F.L. groups that no members of affiliate unions shall work on, handle or patronize products or firms which have been decreed 'unfair' to labor. Argument is that clause would nullify any pact that JA might have with theatres. Ops Favor CEDU Even though the lATSE previously put a quick halt on the 306 action against F\eischer, feeling among the MPMOU membership has continued to favor the CADU strikers. Night after the nullifying action by the I A, a member of the 306 executive board spoke' at a CADU mass meet- ing, making a number of pointed remarks about how that overruling action had been brought about. Named no names, however. Was talk at that time about a sharp divi- sion of feeling in the 306 ranks over the matter. Generally conceded that if the MPMOU puts through any such ac- tion to boycott the Fleischer films as previously ordered (and nixed by the lA), the strike will be quickly won by the CADU.. Fact that the artists and designers have at least the sympathetic support of the MPMOU is indicated in the presence of reps of that union on the CADU committee negotiating with Fleischer. Music union. Local 802, has been actively supporting the strike for some time. Generally understood that, while Fleischer is meeting the strikers' reps, he has no intention of making concessions. Congress- man William I. Sirovich has offered his services to the strikers in an ef- fort to reach a settlement. Meanwhile, nine more CADU pickets were arrested last Friday (2) night during a mass demonstration outside the Fleischer studios.- They were charged with disorderly con- duct, given hearings and released in custody of their attorney. As usually, the union claimed the ar- rests were 'unwarranted.' Shelving: Shorts Theatres shelving Fleischer shorts are burning over tactics of the art- ists and designers who are striking against the Fleischer cartoon studios but in spite of the fact that they are innocently in the middle of the dis- pute will not forcefully resist the method of attack developed by the Commercial Artists & Designers Union. Rather than run the risk of riots, damages and suits, both the Paramount and Roxy in New YorK are providing the CADU some pos- sibly helpful ammunition in their fight against Fleischer. Turned down cold by the lA on a proposal ordering booth operators all over the country to refuse pro- jecting Fleischer cartoons virhich. had it been okayed by the lA, would have certainly meant victory for the artists, the union staged a demon- stration in the Par, N. Y., and threatened the same for other houses in hopes of bringing Fleischer around. The group of around 30 who staged the hissing-Bt-onjt cheer dem- onstration in the Par during show- ing of a Popeye were believed to be hired roughnecks who would be difficult to evict from the premiso^. Par decided that it was dangerous to run the risk of such demonstrations, likely fighting in the theatre, dam- age to property and possible lawsuits by patrons, with result house with- drew the Popeye cartoon after the second day last week. ^ The Roxy, N. Y., had a Popeye cartoon booked for this week but shelved it in fear that a demonstra- tion similar to that at the Par, would be undertaken. Night before the Popeye was to have opened here last Friday (2), the CADU picketed the house. Roxy even wants to avoid this and this theatre as well as the Par are shelving the Fleischer car- toons until some .settlement of the trouble is reached. Other N, Y. houses following the Par and Roxy on release are likely to take the same protective measures pending 'possible peace between striking artists and Fleischer. HaHow (Continued from page 6) product will have Mary Dees. Miss Harlow's stand-in. in long shots and where closer views were needed, Mi$s Dees is seen with her back to the camera. Jean Harlow's posthumous starrer will get its national release on July 23. Al Lichtman and Howard Dietz are here setting the sales and ex- ploitation campaigns. Both will wind up the chore tomorrow (Wed.) and blow for New York. Chicago, July 6. Among reissue pictures in greatest demand in the midwest . and doing well are 'Cimarron,' 'Magnificent Obsession,' 'Henry VIII,' 'Ruggles of Red Gap,' 'Jf I Had a Million,' 'Fly- ing Down to Ri ,' 'Back Street,* •Modern Times,' 'Mutiny on the Bounty,' 'AH Quiet on the Western Front,' 'Naughty Marietta,' 'Little Miss Marker,' 'Mississippi,' almost any of the Will Rogers and W. Ck Fields pictures, 'Hell's Angels,' 'Scar- face,' 'It Happened One Night.' Because of the charging styles, the costume flickers are those which are most in demand as the best survivors of the passing years. Attempts have been made from time to time to re- vive strict 'present day' pictures such as 'Animal Kingdom,' 'Paris Bound,' 'Divorcee,' 'Dancing Daughters,' but the costuming is so dated that they fetch laughs from the audience, par- ticularly the femmes. Most interesting is the manner in which these revivals are being treated by newspapers and women's clubs. The reviewers devote plenty of space to discuss the reissues as art stuff, and play 'em up in the mo- tion picture pages as the drama re- viewers salaam to revivals of Ibsen, Shakespeare, Gilbert and Sullivan, Shaw and Sheridan. These flickers have become classics in the history of motion pictufes, and everybody concerned is doing everything possi- ble to further that conception of the pictures. Condor J (Continued from page 7) series of features and another RK deal for George O'Brien starrer staying as is. Reported in N. Y, yesterday (Tues.) that Condor execs were looking for a definite ruling on the application for stock listing by the Securities & Exchange Commission within the next few days. Company has sant in additional data on its studio leas- ing arrangements on the Coast, as requested by the SEC. Okay by the SEC is essential before Condor sLock can be listed on any e.xchanges.. MARJORIE COOLEY GOES PAR New Orleans, July 6. Marjorie Cooley. 16. local hig school student, was notified Thurs- day (1) by Oliver Hinsdell, Para- mount talent scout, to report to the studio to take a training course. She was selected from group of aspirants Hinsdell interviewed during visit here several months ago. Miss Cooley has appeared in Little theatre plays here, and was trained by Bernard Szold. 24 VARIETY Wednesday, July 7, 1937 ...AND SCORES ^ OF FIRST-RUNS ARC PROVING IT THIS WEEKf with ffiese famous enferfoiners IO£ PEN N£R * M I LTO N BERtE PARKYAKARKUS ★ HARRIET HliilARD ★ WILLI AM SRAPY lEROME COWAN * THELMA LEEDS and a hundred NEW FACES! ANiDWARO SMALL PttODUcriON ^ DmcHD ay LB9GH JASON * Nat Perrin, Philip G. Epstein. Irv S. Brecher • RKO-RADIO PICTURi Wednesday, July 7, 1937 FILM REVIEWS VARIETY 25 Geschichten Aus Dem Wienerwald (Continued from page 13) - » • ; ■■ and several animated perfoririance's' are swamped beneath a welter of ini.^direction, stupid cdntiriuity, sparsity of action and an over-abund- artce. of meaningless detail. While the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra's ulaying is marvelous in. final se- auences, it is dragged in by the horns nd is badly photographidd. But that is typical of overlooked essential de- ^'^Flhle starts out like it would be bae of those poor-boy-inheritirig-mil- lions. But it suddenly starts from a fresh angle, with two fethme char-; acters forward. And. eventually it winds up one 6f those foreign mis- taken, idientity^incbftaito affairs.: If the latter idea had been fairly well- handled it might have turned' out a magnificent piece. ^ . But as is, it looks like a prolonged (88-minute) of screen test lor Magdk Schneider and Truus van Aalten, the feminine characters, the former be- ing the poor journalist and Miss Von Aalten being cast as the Aniierican heiiess who seeks to keep her iden- tity hidden, L66 Slezack, who is credited with having been with the Metropolitan, looks like an old-timer the screen and sings superbly; tory shows a mechanic who in- herits a heavily mortgaged castle. After that it is only a matter of time Until he meets the pdor little girt, Millie, who is posing as the wealthy gal. After a series of mistakein per- sonage episodes, all badly mauled, both the rich miss and Millie sfre happily engaged. Any and every per- son breaks into song 0|n the slightest provocation. : Magda Schneider shows promise as an actress, and scrisiehs well until she opeh^ her mouth to sing. This spoils the illusion, though the girl can warble. Miss Von Aalten indi- cates even greiater possibilities, c6mely : face photojgraphing in fine style. She has little to do, hint be- in^ that her thespian ability is limit- ed. Wolf Albacb-Retty. cast as the Struggling lad, suddenly made a count and rich, is a: typical juvenile. .Slezack is .tops in th^ supportmg cast. Camera work is slipshod, and re- cording faulty. Strictly only for a fe\v arty houses.; Wcor. TROUBLE IN TEXAS brand National release q( Ed Finney piod. Stars Tex Bltteir, features Kita Cansino, Karl Dwlre, Taklma^ Canutt. liirected by K. >I. Bradbury.' At Varsity. Lincoln, Neb,> dual, ftunnlns lime. M litiiisi. . — ■ ' . ' •. Texv • ; .Tex Bitter C*Kmett 1 ... ... ; .Blta .Cansino Brt iker . i i . . . .Earl Dvvire Sqiilht 4 iTahima ..Canutt Duke «..,.«.,.......'...^.......Dlck Palmer O-Man .....<.'.... k Hal Prices Slierift .Fred Parkek- I.ui ky i i . . Horace .Murnhy PUUo .;. .Charles Kinx Aiinouni-er . . . ... . . i ...Tom Cqoocr will make good, in the sticks, where they are prone to accept qxiantity and mistake it for quality. Trouble, with the whole presenta- tion would seem to be to keep the story together. It is not constructed .with resourceful craftsmanship. For. example, there are inore than a score . of specialty artists and featured play- ers, supplerneiited by seven bands, which are massed in a spectacu- lar finale. Every time one of the specialty artists does something, ot one of. the bands 'obliges/ the story comes to a dead stop, and it takes so much time to resume it that the mo^- ment arrives for the showing of an- other stunt. The bands; are all good, the spe-. ciaLties are of standard merit, . the production is pretentious aiid the cast larige .enbugh~t6 hazard an esti- mate that' its .cost equals many Hol- ly wood, picture outputs, but the di- rector does not seem to avoid the laying of ah egg after each dhe of he farcical . situations; or the per- formancie of a' vaudeville act. Buddy Rogers, as always, is me- ;icul'ously competent. ,, June Clyde does not; act with conviction, and gives no indicatioh of appeal. . The only member of the cast who con- tributes genuine ; humor is Fred Em- ney. . Prominent artists like Iris Hoeyi^lZeXmsL O'Neal; Jack Melfprdt Steve Geray, etc.,' .are only mildly' entertaining, and not often amusing. Story sufficiently farcical for pic- ture' purposes: . Associated British l(>;»siH(l by Associated British ■ llslr|l>uti>v.s. Stars NMls Asthei-, June Clydo. l-'oiilunvs Jiidy Kelly, Kenneth L>uii('an. Dlrecletl \>y Alfred Kelalcr. Screen ndaplallon by Jerf- rey Poll from novel,- -Hux:,' by llan.t IN)s- sendorf; Camcratncn, irlo ('t'o-s."!. Boy l')i»y. ' At tha Phoenix, Iiondon. itiinnlht; time TlJ mine. Bux , . ; , . ... . , , , ; , , . , ; .Ts'lls Aslhff Joy. . . . . , . . . . i . . . .June Clyde Marlon Hutto ...Judy Kelly Loreriso.-. . i ... , . , . . Kenneth .Duncan Karoi . .> . . . . . ......... ... ; . . John Turnlmll Goro. . . ; j'awrence /kncler.'ion Publk'fty ; Johnnie Sihoiield Major Sir ward' Huttoii, ......... ., . •I;a' wrc^ni'e G i-Msnm it K Norma Varilen omburciler Ulllv Woll.s ......... ..Jill ("ialBlp r.oddy. HiiKhea ;■. ..Chapnian.'a . Circus HostPSSv. . ■, ; . Rlnsmusfcr.-. . Tania. ; Mr. Greenjivv.'tier Karo'.s ClrCM-s. . . A Fight to ihe Finish Coluntbia release of BalpK- Gohn -produc tlon. • Fsatures Don . • Terry and Bosalliid' jCelth. -Directed by O, C. Coleman, Jr. Story and screen play by Harold Shumate; vauiera, . Oeoffie Meehan. .At Blalto, N. Y. week June .25, mlns. DuUe' Kllen. ....... Spudsy . . . . Kddle llawkios . .. A, K." •Doniiid. . MabeKV;,i, CaplKin' iiiesoii. Mjiyberryi . '; Wiirden. .■. ..... . . , Henry.. .......... . ..i .'Bunril.ng time, 5* ;Ddii Terry . . . . . Bosalind Keith , ; . . .George MbKay . . . .Ward Bond (\ ; . . '.:.Wade Boteler , . . ;; .'.Lucille Xiund 1 .Ivan iUer .Thbnias Chatterton . . . .Frank Sheridan , . . .Hai-old Goodwin Whatever interest, thi'iUirig siispense may have been in the origr inal plot of the, novel, has been well and truly ipst in its transmission to i;he screen. It remains just a circus story, patchy and improbable, the bright spots of which only serve to show up the dull bits to greater dis- advantage. Certainly not in the big money class; any where. Bux isVtop; of the Toil! in a conti- nental circus. In .clown's attire he plays many ihstrutnents and i.s a big I raw every where. While oh train in Italy he ' nieeti' ; ah Eiiigl ish . girl with her; titled father,;; and 'despite lis reluctance, she engages him in conversation, and prbmiptly chases lim to the end of the chapter. 'She i^' knocked oiit by an elephant while wandering rdUhd during intermission', of the circus and Bux, who trained as a doctpr, gives her first -aid. : Not ' recoghizihg him behind his makeup, she only- too gladly resumes: ac- quaiintanceship when she discovers lis identity. Nils Asther does his best with the clown's . role, imbuing it with charm and Sincerity, Judy Kelly giyes a crisp, honest portrayal of .the.go-get- er society girl, while June Clyde las little to do but look; tearfully pathetic. Supporting .cast generally good, tob; but the , whplie thing lacks punch and what it takes to rhake a box office success.. Clem, Let's Make a Night of It (BRITISH MADE) (MUSICAL) Lbndon, June 29. .Vs.snr-lated . ritlsh Picture ana ivlease.. jSl;OH Buddy KoKers, Jttne Clyde. Ijircctp.d by Orabam Cults. Screen play by Hiiiih •Brrtoke, from P. MoGreW- 'Willis' ' adaplu- tloti of Heurik N.; Kgre's radio pltiy. 'Vbe .Sliver Spoon.' Cnrrieraman, Otto'Kttnlui-ek.. At AdelphI, Ijondbn. Bunninff time D'.'. niinii. . .Buddy KDsei', . ..June t'i;v(li» , , Claire IjUI'c ^^H'^k Kent P.'>i?K-y Boydell... v'iida :Vari(ier. . . . ■H.'nry Koydell... l.'iiui'a Boydell;.. f'lUint (.'astellt;;. I'>'|'rl........,^.. iH-.Kl Waller.... i*i'"ld. , ....... . . i'l.v. . . ; . .;.;. . . . . V'flii'i^wohiali Polit'einan . .', , ,', ,' 'AWildlnK. Guest,.: J>lr.'e): Slni{iiu|i<>i-e. . , ... ; ...-v A, rapid-action meller sketched around a taxi-war that lives up, to its title as regards the fisticuffs in- volved throughout. Sans names cal- culated to; prove buoyant at the b;p., possessed of , but slight and very grim hurhor, and presenting a yarn not too popular in appeal, ' ight to Finish' will make the exhibs fight for 'ern if they want any" appreciable results. Resiilts will be decidedly spottyi Best chance stands in the key towns; wheire a taxi-War and its implications are understood by the populace. It; may be a bit •vague to biitlanders. ' , Don Terry, as the hardrdrivin', two-fisted lead, gets a heat double-X at start from the thick-boned heavy (Ward Bond) and does a stir stretch on- a framed manslaughter charge. Emerging, he finds his ene my in his .job as fleet superintendent of clty?s biggest cab -firm. He rounds up bid cronies and they go into com' petitibh with the big company. All the. vicious tactics used in -taxi company strifes are unrolled, on the screen, finally with fatalities to fares. The' police get in on the scrap, too, Before it is through,, ajl the ends; are neatly stitched, with the villain getting the gri .and trie hero . the hallelujahs. .. Midway the, romance is appended to the rapid paced story, with Rosa linci' Keith as' a nurse appearing^ to elevate the tactics of the character played by Terry, so he can emerge at the iend with a clean-bill of ethics. The cute, Cupid stuff is . diecidedly and wisely Underplayed in the ih terest of the more rawbone elements natural to the action film, Terry's acting is rather' intense, and he dc^sn't appear to consider change of pace ever.. ut his brawling is good, and he Idoked his role; Gebrg(? McKay is; the usual elderly pal .of the lead who gets Idlled before, and whose death mo tivates. the climax. Mi.ss Keith .is pei'suasive jh her .rather short as signmeht.. Bond is ai half whining, half-brutal! type of heavy; he had his role in. the palm of his .hand from the start. , The :direction suited the story .the camera kept apace. ; It' is neither good nor bad ;pr6paganda, for taxi caibs; but ; before the film's' 58 min utes ar . up there; are more than i score of ; tiirnoyers, crash-ons and force-o/Ts of machines. Bert, Fred I'lmiiey , . . . . . ; . . ... ; . .ll'lH 1 lopy. Jack, ^ielloril I-; > .;. . . i .Claud A.Uisler i ........... , .Steve ( lor.ay Anthony Holle.s .'.Lawrence Aiider.son . . . ; ... i . . i i .Zel.ma O'Neal ..... . . . . .Bertlia Beli.nore . ..... . . . ... . » . Syd Walker . . . . . i . . .Oliver Wakedelil , ,'. ;. ...Dan Donovan .'. ; . . <. . ; ... Afrlqiic . , .;..'.:.....,.. Brian Micble \l»o the Kddli) Carroll. Jack Hnvrl.a( throiiKU ileneriil' l-'lliti: Dislribiilorsy. Starit Tullid CaruiliiHll, Lllll rdlmcr. Olrectfd; l>y Norijian SVallser. Hiovy \>y WUivyuca Traiiter; V(';imei':iuiiin, K. A. . i'oun.ij. ' At the .Ailt't|ilil Itic.Mtre, I(lon,r .ItiitU; l,>, '37.' lime.' 711 niiuH; . , , .Tnlllii (.'HrnilnaH- Ijlll I'aliner Ituiinirt;: 'I'dlil. C.eliiu .\(loli>h . Witida i>P!ti' l.iiil.v ,. , ... , , AiiHlrlMn, (iViieoil... Timt's: t".:ilil1iili- Maibiiilonc SUi'ni'lntcnilwU i»C V..\.l>.. Jolin .Crtrrick iiliilne . lllslop . . |);tvlnii . CralK , irubf-rt .Urirbeii' . . I'i'cliiar" Oi'lver J . . .Mice .0' l'>!l,y■ ... I'Jll. en .Munr« Entertaining:; western, but with, a South; African setting. 'Roundup Time in Texas' title, is a misnomer, because all; the film' after the open- ing two minutes is in the veldt coun- try. Shooting is from behind: palms and jungle undergrbwth rather . than the usual cactus, . \ Autry films grade is going Up, and this warbler is ha exception,- cbn- tainln.g a good distribution of acti6n, adventure, novelty and songs. Autry ; is credited with authorship on some of the tunes. Others are the wbirk; of Smiley Burnetfe, Sam Stcpt, Sid- ney Mitchell. Ned Washington, Sam Lejvis, Joe Young, Harry .Akst, Vin- cent and Howard, and. Andy Razaf. Theme is the best after the film's title. There aire a half do2;en hillside melodies, and a ; good rendition, of 'Dinah' by , the Cabin Kids who, al- though encountered; in the jungles of Africa, pick up the Dixieland swing idea pronto. Aiitry's brother ^ets a diamond strike in South Africa and >yants horses, so he cables, his relative ih Texas to brin.g on a herd. Group led by heavy Leroy Mason is after the diamond catch, so tries to gum Aiitry|s entry into the .country b.v getting him off on the wrbng foot with the officials. His brothet-'s part- ner gets .knocked off and his daugh- ter, Maxine Poyle, arrives to piece to.uethei- the puzzle. Phoney toiich is provided in the .iungle sequences where all the , old Republic serials in Nat Leyine's past rise to haunt the seer. Lions, apes, and familiar travelog shots arc worked in. but not very well. Smiley Bui'nette. gbpfy comic, has one of his best roles to date arid is really tunny several times. Mason wades through his villainy' in good shape, biit MaTtin'c Doyle still acts with a trio of facial movements — :a pout, a dimpled smile, and the coy one, eyelashes masking the eyes. ■ Barn. . unset in: Vienna' has a smatterr ing of: hiost ot the ingredients that go to make up a sticcessf ul film. It opens in' Vienna jitst prior to the; war, where Tbhi CCarminiati) rncets' Gelda (Lilli .Palmer).. He is an Italian cavalry officer eohipeting in an international gymkhana, and she is the sister of Adolph, an Austri officer. The Viennese romantic atmosphere is especially well reproduced, arid., creates the desired effect in con- trast to tlie war scenes, which form: the . serious: Side of tha .picture. While thei'c are no outstanding char- acterizations, everything cpnriectei with the , picture: was iriteHigently worked out ih ' every departtrieht. There are nof . loose ends, ; arid the fijiri cari be expectad to do reason-^ ably well both hele and in; the U.S. The Italian officer takes his Aus- trian' bride to his home in Italy and shortly ..thereafter tha war breaks out. Lilli Palriiar's: -brother arrives upon the. scene as a spy. seeks^ .sh.eiter in his sister's hbme, but Carminati shoots him, whereupon his wife turns on him in bitter reproach. . She is ihtgrncd and : the husbahd carries on; for his country. They lose sight ot . one another through-; out the war and at the finish , he travels the world searching' for heri He :sirigs.in cheap cafa3» winding up. in a .Port Said -niter where she's dancing. Not a very original story, but its treatnienl;' is of a very high order. Great Hospital Mystery '2ini\ C'cnUii'y-VoK' veleiise iinil iiroducl Ion. KiMilMri'H .151.111' Diirwi'll, Hlf; Itmiiunii, HuUy itliioe. "riiouuis ;iJiMvlt. ■ .loan l.)nvls'. ..i:.»l- ii'i;|<'d by ..liiiii'es Tlnlln. Slory, WiKnon l'',l)ci-linrt ; sfi'i'riV pJiiy, lllliiiii (•oHMflinrih, l'i",4S MiM-eil.vlli nni.l .(> rry C'dd.v; (••mtcni, Hnri'.v. .liii-k.Miin; ncliior, Niclt .J)i>'M;iKkIo. Al IjIIii'i-I y, Lincoln, ilual. ItunnliiK IMiic,. oH liiii'H. .Tone. T)in'wel| i . .......... Slir ItuciKi nn .........',.'. Sully: isijiii- . . . ,-.'l'lioiii;is ...'jtei'k: i , ... . . r. . . . . .-.loiin Ih ' 'Jllluin Uoiiiiii'oHl ,..;. . . ( . . ; .tleriilKe AV'fi|c(>lt ....v.;..... Willie Motcli'r .llowiird I.'lilirip.>) Miy><. K.'iil.H.. . ■i:p-lrti;ciM ......i A riii. . ...... I>r. MikfrVy 'Kb)n>i«. > . . .r.Mri;ii.v 'I'ru'f y . . , . . . , M:l liiilll CONTRACTS Hollywood, July 6. I^aramount hianded a playing term- er to; Judy Gano'va. Bobby Vernon signatured^a scriv- ening. pact with Paramount; Allan Conrad, taken on for *Tova- rich,' landed a term contract at War- ners. Harry Sher^nan pacted Bill Kirig^ 12, as an actor. MerVy n . LeRoy 1 if ted Robert sen's sdriptirig option^ Griffin Jay joined Radio's writing staff on an option deal. \ .. Frances Robinson, New York little theatre girad. drew a Universal play- in.tj agreement. Radio hbi.sted Joseph reeling Daocr. Raoul Pagei goes frbrii Selznick In- ternational to IVIaurice Conn on con- tract as. broduction supervisor; ■ Janet Beecher stays on at Metra under a: year's; seal. Radio optioned Joan Woodbury arid Dorothy Moo,re. George Hi rlimari signed Ruth Mi , daughter of Tom, and horse. Tony, .Ir,. tor a series of Westerns, - John Emerson and Anita Lobs, Metro writin.g team, signed a script- ing termer with Samuel Goldwyn, Monogram, signatured Tim McCoy for a lariat series to start when cir- cus sea.son end, option picked up at Metro. Waineis handed George Bricker one ; more .yiear on his thves-.vear scriptltig ticiceti with a salary lilt; (BRITISH MADE) (WITH SONGS) Lbndon, A i3i-iii.
  • ' i li W.'.lch Spike Koy I'Viif'il uri (ihUCU .l!nii,'.< I f'l.N I'T l'ornc;i,- • ., uvi i-iii i- Cru.vri Gerald . . V.l\i>i} iw-.n.l Lo'rieUa iin-.-li" l'.' •.; Mr. P110biint. . , . .: '. . . , l lrii Mr9. Ollpliant . . . . . . ... MysteVy with .the. usual stuff, -^z a vain, sneaki . figlires. in. dark' hall" ways, heavy suspicions of the inno- cent, and a dull story make this riin.- oE-the-mill. Definitely consigned to dual billing. It's .suggested; by a Mignon Eber- hart yarn, with a Iri headed by Bill Conselman shapirig up tlve .script. Hinges on a corpse which i.s .^hotvafter already being dead. Turns j pLit;tp be;an elaborate, trap by which Miiii.s. I a bunch of yeggs, seek to. 'polish off a lad they've spotted for a double-X STORY BUYS Hollywood; July 6.' MetVo boiMiht .'A Matter of Pride* by- William' White. . Li; McCarc.y sold, acquired tc) 'Millie. Inc.,' rial story,, to Paramount, 'Alaska Girl," fil origiriai;by J. G. Hawk.s, has been purchased by Mon- ogram. ' , Pararinoimt bought screen rights to 'Blonde Trouble.' ne wsoaoer {iarial, by Rob Eden .IRob and Eve Burk- hardt.) Same Jitudio also took ri-rht.*! to 'A Straw Hat In Ihc Sunirhertlme' ■ .ll(.W' "I": : m.'l.".. ,rane::DarWcil is the toSii;r'a^;d ; ''^(gJi^ j^^'^g^^ trie, to .figure out .whaf. going on. Si?S' bv:5'l^ on in -her . hospital. She's -the head ' ivUr.se. Her stuff is right on . down the line of riiarch she started .in •White Pai^cle.' ^ble .relief .from ih?\and. Charles Norman, pictyre .s dullness :.is provided by| Htxrry HcirVcys ■ qiiired by'Cblumbl . RKO purchased 'The Female of t.h^ Species,' ori^itiai by Allan. Scott A very Unpreteritious Vehicle fo:rl.)ioan DayLs, who does her round.- Paul Robeson. He has shy. rotir ing. role, opportunity for .singing ne or two. numbers 'strictlyv in, keeping with incidents of the story. It's a pleasing second fcalvii-e anywhcri; for Robeson fans. . , Action set along the docks! . of Marseilles, where .loe idles aiid sing-s happily With his two doubtful cOin- hccled slide juggling a bed pan aind never spilHrig a drop. Thomas Beck and Sally Blarie have a great deal of trouble selling a palty-cake. romance in synchi"onix.a- tion with the rest of the film's mur- dorous theme;. In fact, th? whole Emma Paints the by Maurice Conn. places. William Demarest, a; comedy, role; turns out the guiuier, after Sig Rlirnnnn and H;)warcl Phil- lips look slitjhtly bud. George Wal- . . cott shuttles from one place to an- piclure is a little sappy, more often other like a rabbit, flouring in tha thari. not being furiny in the -wrong j story, but not ' the frames. 3anj, 26 VARIETY Wednesday, July 7, 1937 Dear Mr. Exhibitor: Daily Variety: "Potent drama. ..packs power to click at box-office in any terri- tory.. *.a strong picture, well mounted, directed with vigor and understanding." Film Daily: "A very good picture . , , intelli- gently directed... and acted by a splendid cast. ..a piece which keeps one interested every inch of the way . . . high-grade pro- duction is everywhere to be noticed." Motion Picture Daily: "Strongly interesting . . . Tone, Miss O'Sullivan and Miss Bruce give strong, convincing perfomances." Hollywood Reporter: **Top box-office entertainment^ '...A-plus in all departments... there is entertainment in every foot of the picture ... it will more than hold its own at box-, offices everywhere." We previewed "BETWEEN TWO WOMEN." The audi- ence was enthralled. It's great box-office! The critics agree it's swell. Please get behind it and let your pa- trons know a grand, thrilling entertainment is coming! Yours sincerely, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "BETWEEN TWO WOMEN" with Franchot Tone, Maureen- O'SuIlivan, Virginia Bruce Screen Play by Frederick Stephani and Marion Parsonnet. Directed by Gcorjie B. Seitr. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture Wednesday, July 7^ 1937 PICTURES VARIETY 27 More Picture Originals They've Got Pots, Here's Stuff to Put into 'Em (Continued frdm page 5) probably to stringent bidding rules, etc., imposed by Dramatists' Guild. $8,000,000 for Stories TrylnS to arrive at correct in- formation on sums paid for story properties is risky and can be only approximately correct. However, with these reservations, Variety can assert that the majors have invested in stories covered in this survey probably $8,000,OQO and possibly as much as $10,000,000. For 1935 prod- uct the corresponding, cost was put at ^5,000,000, The . biz of script bidding is booming as never before. The $8,000,000 - $10,000,000 figure covers only the first cost of raw output — the amounts handed to au- thors for originals, to playwrights, novelists, etc. The literary prospector who finds gold in them thar Hollywood hills more consistently than any other probably is Fannie Hurst, who has taken out $250,000 for film rights in the last year alone. Miss Hurst always, turns out her tales with a weather eye cocked on the picture market and seldom fails to hit. An- other steady producer whose film take runs well into six figures is Faith Baldwin. Around 1,000 authors, from the tops down to the pulp pluggers, have enriched themselves at the film till in the last yeai". One Hollywood team, Bill Rankin and Eleanore Griffin, cashed around $150,000 on 15 story sales. Further breakdown of story statis- tics shows interesting slants on studio preferences. Thus, of the 52 stage plays owned' by the majors, Metro has 18, Warners is next with 10, RKO-has 8, Paramount 6, 20th- Fox 3, Columbia 3, Universal 2, and United Artists only one, Samuel Goldwyn's 'Dead End.' Selznick In- ternational possesses the rights to 'Dark Victory' but seems to have permanently shelved it. Further analysis shows that Warners, though second to Metro in number of play properties owned, has- a larger number of new, up-to- the minute successes than any other. Thus, on the Warner roster are found 'Tovarich,' 'First Lady,' 'Jeze- bel,' 'White Horse Inn,' 'Boy Meets Girl,' 'Yes, My Darling Daughter,' 'Swing Your Lady,' 'Chalkled Out,' *On Your Toes' and 'Desert Song.' Only oldtirner on that list is the last- named, which is to be remade, prob- ably in Technicolor, on the coming program, RKO's Stagre Buys Next most prolific buyer of the newest the stage has to offer is RKO-Radio, which owns 'Stage Door,' now in production; 'Having Wonderful Time,' 'Room Service' (price reputedly $255,000); 'Irene,' 'Behold the Bridgegroom,' 'The Muddled Deal,' 'The Happy Fellow,' 'The Kangaroos.' Metro's stage pi-operties of recent vintage include 'Idiot's Delight,' now announced for Norma Shearer and Clark Gable; 'As Thousands Cheer,' and 'Merrily We Roll Along.' The remainder of Metro's list goes farther back and includes such sturdy grossers as 'Girl of the Golden West.' 'The Firefly,' now completed; 'Double Wedding,' from Ferentf Molnar's 'The Great Love,' now shooting; 'The distaff Side,' 'Her Excellency's Tobacco Shop,' 'The Party,' 'Rose of Algeria,' 'Sari,' 'The Wind and the Rain,' 'The Red Mill,' 'Pierre of the. Plains,' 'Green Grow the Lilacs' and 'Katinka.' . Columbia bought the 1936-37 play. 'Miss Quis,' a lukewarm Broadway success, and owns in addition 'The Awful Truth,' now shooting, and 'Cape of Good Hope.' Its $200,000 Universal. 13: United Artists, 10; Columbia, 6; Grand National, 36. On the other hand, Metro is plT in front in the number of stories, novels, etc., mostly all published of what may be- called literary origin, having 38 on its list Columbia has 24. '^Olh-Fox, 24; Paramount, 13; Warners, 20; RKO, 10; United Artists, 12; Grand National, 20. Writers have learned that a pub- ti.shed story has a far greater chance of selling than a screen treatment or story in synopsized form. Also, the published material rates con- siderably hiked payoff. Wonder is, then, that there is not more con- centration on this kind of stuff. An- swer is, that of the total number of authors trying to peddle Hollywood material, only a small percentage are able to write acceptable magazine material, especially for the slickies. When a scribbler can do both, that is, write for the slicks and the films, then indeed he has spaded into bon- anza dirt. One of the more spec- tacular performers in that line is James Edward Grant. Others are Harlan Ware, Dalton Trumbo, Wil- son Collison, Clarence Budington Kelland, David Garth; George Brad- shaw, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Mags are the shop window for these scriveners but Hollywood is the real payoff window when they ring the bell consistently. Why? Maybe there's something in what the cynics say, that (1) Hol- lywood story depattments are manned by office boys, even the edi- tors having no authority; (2) Holly- wood has no confidence in itself as a judge of literary material,' figur- ing that if the mags buy stories they must have something; (3) salesman- ship. Acting: Comes in Handy There's no doubt that salesman- ship is one of the important factors Certain team of writers has plenty on the ball but one of them is such a skilled seller that he will act his story out in front of a producer and grab a check before the producer has- had a chance to recover firom the hypnotism. A high-bracket pro- ducer was compelled in self-defense to establish a rule that he would buy no story that he and his subal terns had not read and digested, this, after he had handed out fancy coin for a few palookas that were sold to him off the cuff There's a lot in knowing the right people, no doubt about that. There's a lot, too, in knowing studio needs at the moment, and these needs change sometimes drastically over night. There's a lot in knowing each producer's whimsies, and these Chicago. July 6. With cash iveaways dead in this territory there has been a boom re- vival in merchandise giveaways among the theatres.. But the irand strictly away from the dishes, kitchenware, crockery and other eating utensils, The exhibs have found that their customers are loaded to the armpits with enough crockery \:o open restaurants, ' ^Theatres are now supplying the fodder to dress those pots, pans and dishes. They are handing' out food- stuffs as the newest midwest wrinkle in giveaways. are legion. Sometimes it's a bit flabbergasting to realize that every major spends as much coin in a year trying to get stories as a top n\ contract is that it's all largely a smok-e.scroen; as a means of resisting higher rental terms the company will seek this coming year. A defense within Par is that thi is not the first time any compan has failed to deliver pictures th were promised, nor the first time when one or more such pictures, have been removed from release be- cause of roadshowing. Par is road- showing two of the pictures sold this year, 'High, Wide and Hand- some' and 'Souls at Sea,' these to be re-sold on- the 1937-38 season and placed on general release sometime this fall. Both these pictures cost in excess of $1,000,000 each and the company is declared feeling that it is thus en- titled to roadshow them as wall as to exact higher rentals. When they wei'e originally' announced and sold, there was _no assurance that they would cost more than $1,000,000 each nor that they Would have the direc- tion, casts and expense given them. When sold, they were budgeted at less than half what final cost runs to. largely with independents who were, extremely anxious to get Chaplin comedies at any cost, while chains obtained the pictures at smaller PARAIMOUNTs^uTb'. buy on 'You Can't Take It With You' I Cas.sidys taken from six-gun scarers is for 1938. I by Clarence E. Mulfordi .Also quite Paramount, not an active bidder | a lot of pulp whodunits- are bought of late for Broadway stuff, will make ; lor film use at small coin., this year 'Bluebeard's Eighth Wife.'; It is noticeable that Metro, with V'ith Claudette Colbert in the role j only .seven studio originals on its that Gloria Swanson played in 1923; j list, yet maintains the most costly 'True Confessions.' French drama'for j writing department of any major. Carole Lombard; 'The Vagabond I This has long been an established King,' 'Paris Honeymoon,' 'Good i .-iludio policy at Metro and evidently Night, Ladies' and. "The Count oi l the heads have proved it pays, since Luxembourg.' Play properties at 20th-Fox are IVt^tro has found that to go into pro- duction with a fool-proof script saves 'Love Under Fire.' 'Sally, Irene and i headaches and money in the long Mary' and 'Jean.' Universal has i run. Script trouble in the midst of 'The Shannons of Brbadway,' James I .shooting doubtless has been the Gleason's old-timer, and 'Yesterday's Kioses" (Luigi Pirandello's 'As Be fore. Better Than Before' ). Heavy Drain on Originals ciuse of more unnecessary expense lliuii keeping a few extra scribblers on the payroll. Nowadays, virtually every script that goes in front of the I cameras, not only at Metro but at Delving further, statistics uiicovor' all other majors as well, bears some- tlmt, of the majors, whereas RKO. 'where on it the imprint of a dozen wijl make 44 films £^nd 20th-Fox 3« , to 20 writing brains though perhaps tvom studio originals. Metro plans , only i'our or five at most get credit Only seven from that source aiui { Tliat's both an evolution and a trend Warners, 14, Paramount will do 28/ in lilin-making. percentages. Warners got as high, as . to call at exchanges for their prod- 70% on 'Midsummer Night's Dream' I "ct. in some instances when this picture was being booked into even small towns on a twice-daily basis, and there have been a few other cases where extraordinary high rentals have obtained.- But usually, as with WB's 'Dream,' the company's own exploiteers handled the selling cam- paign and defrayed the costs. The boost in rentals, according to figures which exhibitors and buyers have obtained so far, pending actual negotiation, would seem to average 5%, when merely the brackets are considered, but will run around 10% when it is consid- ered that more pictures are being assigned to the high cost group. While the bigger companies will go from 35 to 40% oh the higher brackets, a company like Universal, wh.ich this season got 30% for its top group, is asking 35% for the coming season's product. Every situation differing, the 4079 top in film rental will obviously not apply to all, but the same ratio of in- crease in terms will be demanded from smaller houses and subsequent runs as called for by the 40% maxi- mum. Reports that distributors which own their own chains may go back to a former method under which house overhead was first deducted and then a rental of a.s high as 70% was taken on the remainder, is held to be very unlikely. Tho> distribs several years ago found that this system was both unprofitable and dangerous in the long run because of instances when theatres failed to make more than their overhead. In such instances, of course, there was no aim rental at all. How It Started Upping of film rentals dates back to when exhibitors were asked 25% and a split on the 'overage.' i.e., the net profit over the nut. To circum-j vent bookkeeping, the checker sys- tem for the distribulor.s. and possibly' also to conform with the exhib's credo never to let the dislrib know ] just exactly how much net profit he was making, the exhibitor usually countered with tile idea to forget the split on the overage and just make it 30% rental. That didn't] stop the dislrib from cott\ing back] next season, however, and demand- ing 30% plus a split. Next it crept Philadelphia. July 2. Further action in UMPTO's pro- jected action against Paramount on account latter's selling plan was taken Thursday (1) when district captains to rally exhibs in the anti- Par drive here were chosen. Fol- lowing were the selection: North Philly, Norman Lewis; West Philly, Ben Fertel; Germantown, Luke Gring; Northeast Philly. .Dave Mil- grim; South Philly, Morris Wax; Suburban, Harry Fried; Wilmington, Ben Schindler, Arrangements were also made for a mass protest meeting at the Broad - wood hotel for next Thursday (8). The 'war board' of UMPTO also de- cided at the same meeting yesterday to urge exhibs to extend policy of delay in buying Par product so that it will include news and short sub- jects as well as features. All metn- bers of the organization were ad- vised to avoid all negotiations with the company. •iHHiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiMiiiitiiiiMiilimiiiltnniiiiiritH iiiii iiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiilKtitiiDHiHiiiiili initiiilitiiiiiiiliilitiriiiDiliiiiiiiiiiliN ih iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiltiiiiiHiiiiiKiiidiiriiiiiHiriwj I'^tiiiitiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiii (iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiitiiniiiiiniiMiuiMiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii(iiniiiii(iiiiiiii*j New York Theatres freight car. Car was shunted to sid- ing near Bethlehem where Horlacher trucks from all over State picked up film for delivery. Philly exhibs had if iiuiiiiiiiii uiriiiiiMiiMiiinMirijiiiiMiitiiiiiiriiitiHiintiiMiiiiMiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiMiiiHiiiiniiiiMMiMMiMinrinitiniMiUHiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiniHHiiiiiiiiiM \ ■IIIMIMHIIIIMIItllltnilinnillMMIIIHIIIMIinitMUIMIIIIIinilllllllinilllllUHIIIhlinilUMIMMMHUMIhlllllllllHIIIIHIMHIIIIIIIIIIininilllllMM JEAN ARTHUR EDWARD ARNOLD "EASY LIVING" IN l''BR.«)ON I MARTHA RAYE EMERY DEUT8CH and BAND CAPITOL CnnUIeHtlckH" STATE TODAY 'Woman Chases Man' DIIMK WIXINOTON ORCH. Ktnrtlntr TliiirHduy Cr,/VT;i)K'rTK COUtKUT In "I Met Him in Paris" ARNOLD .lOHNSON OIU'II, SSr"." MUSIC HALL DIETRICH and DONAT "KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOUR" -♦- 8p«ct«cul«r Stags Production! ROXY AIX OK* TO SBATB*-** 1 r.M. "TWO WHO DARE" On (lie 8ittK*> Al«*xuiul«r (irity (ill l.rtiMl .Sylvlit Million MiiK uiiU IiIm Uikitg "SLAVE SHIP With WALLACE BEERY and WARNER BAXTER UNITED ARTISTS RIVOLI B'WAY Hi 4!)th St. "THE SINGING MARINE" wUh DlfU I'CW'XSnr, - Oolls WKS'J'OX^ " 25 I' "'• AIR-CONDITIONED — B'way niid 4/Mi Sireel Doora open 9:30 A. M, — MIDNIGHT SHOW Slnrls Frldiiy nt ^ I'.M", "KING OF GAMBLERS" (Cziir of Hit, Slol-Miti'lilii«>s) A Paramount Picfure with AKIM TAMIUOrr-C I.AlUK TKIOVOIC J.M)VJ) NOI,A\ - l,AICKV <-JC,\l(ltl<: CAIr CiiikIKIoiiimI RITERION J^:;,."^s"^ Ml(lill(;li( .Shows— ;iriO (o 1 I'.ii. 28 VARIETY RADIO Wednesday, July 7, 1937 RUNAWAY; NBC, Turning T^itles, Has Been Slipping Goluinbia Some of Its Own Medicine — Several Recent Examples ^ Buffalo's Own 'Hamlet' Erwin, Wasey Gets Jack Adams-^ EffSlestoii io Campbell-Ewald Rivalry between the two major wic and CBS, has for several years been most often 6x- pre$sed in moveis and counter-moves Qf the respective pales prombtional contingents. CBS, the younger and more pliable or- gahization; has often drained off the cream of advantage by fast thinking and fast work that out-finessed the carefully planned work of the; more cumbersomely organized, aind red- tape-fettered NBC; Recently, how- ever, NBC has been cutting red tape and, giving CBS competition in its Oiwn idiom and with its own speed. Columbia staffmen iare free to ad- mit the change at NBC and to ac- knowledge several swifties put over in recent weeks. CBS boys think the influence Clay lilorgan is manifest in some of the hiinble foot- work., CBis; is brewing retaliatory stunts right now, ■■■ A. Pllt.,. Bitterest pill that Columbia has 'had to :swallo\ir in some time is the fast one that NBC pulled when it anticipated CiBiS' exploitation of the Shakespeare cycle by coming out with a: blast of its own, announcing that it had engaged John Barf y- more and would, present a streamline version of thie Bard's plays in a period opposite • Columbia's. "The stroke sufficed to take the edge off Columbia's advance campaign and what followed was a mudslihging campaign of genteel proportions, A^other^ recent fast one that caused some chagrin in CBS quar-; ters was the promotipiiar booklet that NBC rushed out ailmbst on the eve of the . James Braddock-Joe Louis fight,, in this elaborately il-: lustrated brochure NBC touted the claim that it had covered every major heavyweight bout since the Jack- Dempsey-GeoFges Carpentier tangle CBS had 'in preparation . a promo- tional piece'telling how that network had been first or exclusive in broad casting various sports, events, but ■when: the NBC work came .but Co lumbia' decided to junk the parallel idea. Still another case of NBC slipping in .with .an edge-taker-offer was whien this spring it preceded Colum bia's release of a rural study with one of its own by a few dayis. NBC's was pbvibusly ia rush job, skimming Oyer the subject with lots of pic- ture and a ^sprinkling pf figures, but the original' purpose was effectively served. Buffalo, July . Shakespeare feiid Of the net- works has hypoed interest i the Bard_amohg smaller sta- tions, thinks Herbert Colin Rice, productioh manager of WGR-WKB\yi He's adapting better-known works of Shake- speare into- two haM-hour pro- grams jeach for use on smaller-, stations : ancl to be distributed by a commercial firmw Rice presented 'Romeo and Juliet,' tomplete, in three nights of broadcasting last January, playing Romeo himself with his wife, Lorraine Pahkow, Juliet. Now has 'Hamlet' in production with himself as the; Dane, which will make three radio Hamlets for this town, counting 'John ■ Barrymore and Burgess Meredith, Jack Adams has displaced Lew Amis at Erwi , Wasey 9t COi and Stuart Eggleston has with Campbell- :3wald. Amis had been in E-W'si radio dopartment for six years, tak^ ibg .over the directorship, a couple yearis ago when Charles Gannon moved out of the agency with Eggleston careei* in the business dates back to six years ago when le was head of the CBS Artists Jureau. For a while he was with learst Radio, Inc. , His present job fas him working on a jprospect but gives, him np executive authority in C-E's radio department. Lambs Clnb BuDetin h Appeal for Free Actors On Religious Programs Father Anselm, Franciscan riar from the Gray moor Monastery, Har rison, N. Y, who handles the 'Ave Maria Hour' over the Inter-City re gional, last week had a letter pinned to the bulletin board at the Lambs Clui), N- Y., asking actors to donate their services on the dramatization^ or cuff. fPr expenses only. .the two years since the 'Ave' period started, troupers from legit have always been paid close to standard network wages, with some fairly prominent names often work irig anonymously for the extra in- come oh Sunday nights^ . " There were ho vblunteefs In- an swer to the letter : On last Sunday's .(4). program. 'Ave' buys its time oh WMCA, N Y., and >yiP, Philly, ask ing for contributions from the lis teriers. Other stations on the Inter City system may pick up the drama- tizations if they care to ani fade cut the donation-requests- Buffalo; - -While "the networks battle over the bard, local broadcasting units are vieing for prestige on the best tech- nical ^equipment* WEBR started it with 'Considerable ballyhoo about its new vertical antenna, 412 feet from the ground. Evening News, which owns the station, even ran : a* .chart showing, the respective heights of antennae in this area with WEBR towering over all. Sb Buffalo ' Broadcasting Corp. (WGR-WKBW) went to work to top that and now have .completed, a new 400-fobt antenna plus other improvti- mehts at a $100,000 cost. Publicity and advertisements In the Times and Gourieri-Express are calling attention to the fact that this antenna, is .'tii(? highest above electric ground in western New'.York.' When the boys here set but to be tops they do it literally. Al Levine, WCAM, Camden, N. announcer^ doing pOst-graduate ai> College, of South Jersey. TWO AGENCY NEWCOMERS Insurance Expose to Morris H^ iiegel, insurance analyst whb caused sbmething of a furore among insurance companies last year with a series of 'exposing' fprbign- ianguage pirograms on WBINX, N. Yi, is primed , to return to the-.etheri His new whirl WiU be in English for . 13 weekly quarter hours oh WmCk, N. y; Comihences July 12. Siegel will not be perrnitted to name companies by name when he attacks 'em as giving the public a clipped edge, as he did last year, WMCA having made several restrittiohs in the. copy permitted, him to ozone. .Series is commercial on WMCA with Siegel buying the time dirept. 'H'wood Hoter Giuesters Hollywood, July 6. diiesters for a; month were lined up last, week for Hollywood Hotel. Leading off July 9 are Madeleine Carroll and Francis Lederer in 'It's All Yours.' Following week Robert Taylor, Sophie Tucker, Eleanor Powell and Buddy Ebsen enact a sequence, from Metro's. 'Broadway Melody.' Fired Murray and Frances Farmer bring 'Exclusive' to thp mike July 23, followed by Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott in Par's road shower, 'High, Wide and Handsome. Stations Must Control Programs By WILLIAM J. SCRIPPS WWy,DelroU Sealtesf From Expo Cleveland, July 6. May Robson is -cpming to Great Lakes Expositiph Sunday, July 11, as Sealtest guest Pn NBC. She will appear with James Melton and Don- ald Dickson, latter a Cleveland bari- . tone, in largest commercial program originated so . far iat Radioland. Cost of staging, it here.-for Expo estimated at $7,000. Two personal appearance sho\ys planned,: one dress rehearsal at 3 in afternoon and broadcast at 9 J), m. . Ralph Humphrey also has lined up Irene Beasley fot early August date at Radioland, followed by Ramona, Tito Coral, Jones and Hare and Xtehiay Vehuttf. Detroit, July .Our new policy on staiion-pro- duced programs is a recognitibn of the merit in many pf the criticisms, levelled at the N; A. B. by Arthur PryPr of B, B. D. & O. and of the tom-tom for sho.Wmanship which Variety itself hais been beat! the past ; five years or niPre. V . The broadcasting industry has been selling on an open market basis; This has resulted i both networks stations ,10si con- trol bvei- their own programming. ThiSj we believe, is not in the best ultimate i of radi as a whple. For ourselves at WW J we are* trying by our new policy to concentrate control of programs in the hands of the station \yhere ,it belongs. This is no innovation but Is In ii , ith similar control exercised by newspapers and magazines. While we ; cannot say at this stage just what type of prbgram will ioe broadr cast on specific nights the generai idea is to. study each nightly sched- ule and eAect proper balancing with studio features sb that entire pro- gram picture will aim at eliminating repietition. of similar programs in mortotbnbus succession. This idea wilt be gradually ex- tended to entire broadcasting day. Bear in mind that Detroit is only one and orierhalf hours, from Chi- cago arid three hours from ' New York by- airplane so that, entire talent ' facilities of- both cities are available to augment local, talent for high class presentations. In line with bur beliefs, WWJ wil institute, a plan, ith the. return of Standard Time, which will be i stiarter toward regai ing the cpn fldence arid interest of the listener^ Qne^half hpur of prime time will be taken each liight for six nights, and intp each will be buiU . a fine flrogram. JPhis program will' fit With the. shows on either, side. 'If a script show precedes and a swing band: fol< lows, the .show probably will be ^ym phbni . If variety precedes and comedy follows, the show, probably \yill ibe draina.- Once established, these balanced progi'ams will be kept there. Any inquiry to the availability of the time for. sponsorship, will be an swered on the .basis that the pros- pective client, if he takes that time MUST sponsor the prbgram already there. There will be no deviatlori from is'plan, ho matter .what the pressure^ temptation br the cost. The program thus set will be kept on the air in that spot even if it's neyer sold. But WWJ's, pioneering plan is even more ambitious than is seen, at firs; glance. It expects its plan to poin : the way to\yard similar reforrns on the networks, it expects it also to affect favorably and institute a con- trol over commercial credits am copiy. In shoH, radio is for the lis tener— and the. listener MUST BE SERVED. More NBC^BS Rivalry Bitter rivalry between NBC and Gblumbia oh the exclusive rights to sport and other public events broadcasts has now reached the point whi^re NBC is Accusing the other of bootlegging the fprmer's airings. Charge developed from the way that CBS handled the American Athletip Union's meet in Milwaukee S?itUrday (3); NBC claims that Columbia di more than rent a building overr look'mg the event's track for which ."Ted Husing could observe what was going on, after NBC had obtained: the exclusive rights to the AAU outdoor riihofl for 1937. Husing, charged NBC, made frequent use'in his broadcast of the; results aired from the track by NBC's •sportscaster, .Bill. Stern. This, said NBC, was made' particularly hbticeable when, Husing failed to. note the stumble and. fall of Archie San Romiani on the track until 30 secbndis after 4t had hap|pened, or after it had been mentioned by Stern* NBC ridiculed. HUsing's alleged statement that he had had to sur- rbund himseliE with guards in Milwaiukee for fear thait NBC employee would slug him (a WOR special events man was slugged recently). NBC effected somewhat of a rebUke fox Columbia when it gbt Judge Jeremiah Mahbney, AAU official, to state over the NBC hookup that NEiC was the official broadcaster of the track meet and also com- mend that, network fp.r its handling bf the event. Columbia's cutting in bn the Milwaukee affair was looked oii i the trade as that web's revenge for what. NBC. did to it during the national open golf championship, tournament 'which , CBS had bought exclusively. Following the opening date's rpimd NBC got the mike bption oh 10 of the contest's participants with the result that it was able to put the winner, Ralph Goudahl, on. the air first. What's Wtong With Radio By EDDIE CANTOR (Published ijijiew Yprk^ 5* . as guest cciXummst jor ' Valter Wi ii vacation. Rcpriritcd here, by permission.) I have discovered that no matter What anybody's business is— it is, that; plus being ah expert on radio. Having given it' a little time, in my time, perhaps I,, too, mi something to say on the subject, All. right, let's -start. What, is wrong with radio? And by the way, IS there anything wrong with radio.? Not counting the early years bf experimentation,' radio itself is about 10 years bid. What was this newspaper like when it was radio's age? Remember the motion picture industry; oh its lOth birthday? Hbw were YOU at the age Of 10? The riadio baby isn't perfect by any mearis. But how serious are. its imperfections? Let's take this matter of studio audiences: the laughter and applause that follow the comedian's quip and the singer's number. Several years ago a greiat teani of comedians. Burns and Allen, decided to work without a studio audience. 'The same critics— prof essiohial and nbn-professional— who decry the, presence of this audience intimated that despite excellent material, BUrhs and Allen Were slipping. What happened? BUrh^' and Allen got themselves a radio audience, , with 'its accompcinying laughter and ap- plause, and presto! the critics yelled Tiobray! However, sbme program directors Use poor .judgment in the handling Of studio audiences. But. after all, there are people who drive their auto- mobiles at 60 miles per hour, and you wouldn't take aU automobiles from the highways because of some individual's misuse pf the vehicle, would you? Internes, ill Patients If -ybU could afford a good surgeon, wPuld you allow ah interne to oper- ate upbh you? And yet that's what happens in radio every, day. The. prpducing of a radio show needs a showman. But What do ! we find? Some young fellow in an advertising agency, who wrote pretty good copy and. who once managed to bring into the firm an important, client, is assigned the responsible job of producer, in sole charge of presenting, a show, cost- ing as high, as $20,000 a performance. This ybimg man may develop i time, but itis a slow process involving trial ahd error. ^The guy is servlnjs his interneship aind may kill off many a. patient before, he is sufficiently experienced to hang out his shingle. Imitative Curse Before it becomes adult, radio must grow out of its imitative stage. A comedian evolves a. formula, for g successful program and at once the various sponsors send out a cry: 'Aloysius; the Dope's program is .catching on. We must get something like that!' Whosis kids his commercial, and suddenly every other comic' feels that that's the thing to do, and does it. One amateur program is good, and so it is reasoned, 'Why shouldn't 14 amateur programs be good?'- But they are not. As it happens, twist^your dial and you will see that those performers who are constantly creating are those who remain on top. The imitators eventually peter out, but during the 'petering,' Mr. and Mrs. Public are Writhing away pn their kilPcycles. Old Scripts Haunt Radio If the mimeographed manuscripts could be burned up after use (and sometimes before ) and if .there were no recordings made of the brpadcasts, radio would be in a healthier condition. A program hires a writer, the writer goes along with it for a penodi and then, for one reason or another, leaves the prograni. With him go all the radio scripts. On his next job he doesn't write — he re-writes. His new program suffers and he cannot understand why; 'Whosis got a big laugh with that gag,^ he figures. 'Why don't they laugh when Whatsit says it? I guess Whatsis just isn't comical. But the guy should be told that the line was cheated for Whosis* personality a'nd simply doesn't suit Whatsit. Moreover,, since Whosis .first used the gag, 30 dther programs have iased.it in various forms, .One of these days a court of law will determine to Whom the .radib . script actually belongs, once it has been p?iid for; the sooner the. better, for radio in general and our .lpng-isUffering eiars in. particular. Dosage of Copy Many , an advertiser thinks he has somethi when he concludes that, inasmuch, as his product is selling \yith a minute commercial, it Will sell twice as well with a two-minute commefciiar. I would sentence that ad- veirtiser tp spend seven evenings week in the parlors of the nation, listening to the groans of the tuner-;inner and the comments made pn these long- inded sales talks. The whole theme of radio is good will. ut the purpose , is defeated whert the intelligence of the radio listener is insulted by lengthy, repeti- tious commercials. The day. will- arrive when the advertiser will present such a good progriam that the listener wjll feel pbligated to buy the product because of the enjoyment afforded him, and not because pf 'if-you--don't- buy-BlPofus'-Pillsryou'll-never-liye-through-the-year' type bf threat, Ceiisbrsbip Danger Riadio is heading for the most rigid, kind of censorship unless the net- .wbrks impose an intelligent surveillance over their projgram. True, adver- tisers spend fabulous sums of money with the networks, but no amount Of money is more important^ than riadio itself ; These advertisers have the erroneous idea that they are 'getting away with something' because of their power, backei^ by huge expenditures. But they are slpyvly killi proverbial goose. Oh, yes— I giiess there are many things wrong with them is the pebple who tell you what's wrong with radio* Wednesday, July 7, 1937 RADIO VARIETY 2» DERIDES' (COPT) Agreement Made Througit " ■ Featured Artists Service, Inc, 247 Park Avenue, New York Agreehient made iii the City of New. York; on this. ; . . . .day of . . . . . .. ., 193. . M between AIR FEATURES, INC., & New York corporation herein- after called CORPORATION, arid , hereinafter called ARTIST. CORPORATION eniage3 ARTIST and ARTIST accepts such engage- inent upon the terms and conditions herein contained. is agreement shall be effective from the date hereof ahd shall con- tinue in force untir terminated by either party, at will. ARTIST is an independent contractor and hereby contracts as such independent con- tractor and not as an employee. ARTIST agrees to perform services arid to report for rehearsals, as notified by CdRPORATldN, for all of which services, perfojcrtied in ac- cordance with thie terms Iiereof; CORPORATION agrees to pay ARTIST the sum of ........ .-.dollars per performance of the program hereunder mentioned on which ARTIST, may appear, ARTIST shall xeceive no corii- pensation for rehearsals. ARTIST agrees to pay to FEATURED ARTISTS SERVICE, INC., a New York corporation, -a sum equal to five, perqerit of the contipensatioh herein provided as' commission for procuring ARTIST'S engagement, hereunder. ARTIST hereby authorizes CORPOilATION. to . dedM.ct the said cornmission from. ARTIST'S" compensation hereunder and to id commission to FEATURED ARTISTS SERVICE. INC. If for any reason beyond the. control of corporation, the particular pro- gram on which ARTIST is to render services is riot performed, ARTIST waives all claiiiis against CORPORATION for compensation or otherwisie. ARTIST'S services hereunder shall be rendered in connection with the ...... .... . .program. AIR FEATURES, By J. Kids Bored by Life Story of LOy Pons, But Curious About Those Funnymen Ireene Wicker, on, her inging Lady' programs over NBG for Kel- , through the spri , was in the habit of telling her kid audiences about cohteniporary classical music recitalists, such as Heifetz, Pons, etc. Letters from her fans convinced .Miss Wicker that her. juve audience wanted rather to hear about radio comics, and, this week the artistic fi.^ures givie place to stories oh Can- tor, Baker, Allen, et al. jack Benny at9i<^urns and Allen will not get treatment- from Miss Wicker, because Kellogg (through the N. W. Ayer agency) considers Benny's sponsor, General Foods, a .competitor, as well as B. and A's bankroll, Grape Nuts. For the past four years NBC has had a rule prohibiting any program ired oyer its two. neti from men- ing any program or' performer appearing on CBS. Miss Wicker will .apparently ignore that rule, despite* recent NBC efforts to stiffen the order. Indeed, during her stretch of elaborating on classical music per-^ forrhers, the • inging Lady* fre- quently told, child-version yarns on attists current at the time oh Co- lumbia. She ran" a whole series on the different guests on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, even i)lug- iiig .the show. KING LEAR MISSING SOSNIK TO HOLLYWOOD WITH MCA OFFICIAL WMCA, Sjpielcr May Have Quit but Forrot t« Mentioni li Announcer King Lear has evident- ly quit WMCA, N. Y*., but the sta- tion really doesn't' know because Leir did riot notify anyone to that effect. Deny it's a publicity stunt. Mikemari wound up 'his . schedule one afternoon last week and has riot been seen since. Efforts to commu- nicate with him at his address have proved unavailing, since he has been missing there also. Lear joined WMCA two months ago as a sports spieler. Aside from the fact he hailed from Texas, little is known of him. Bit Playeifs Reflorted Peeved Over New S% Tap--Sec- ond Corporatibh Set Up to Service Air , Features WhicK Services' Blackett- SanipLe-Huminert rSc COMMISH Blackett - Sample - Hummert scri sho^ys will hereafter be booked through a ne>y auxiliary br- gariiization, , Feaitured Artists Ser- vice, Inc. A charge 6f 5% :commis- sioh \yjll be. niade * writers, revi- ously no commission pai CBS' OUTRIGHT BUY OF AVON Harry Sosiiik, leader-arranger, goes to Hollywood. iSaturday (10) to negotiate a. couple of pending radio rogram deals. He. will be accom- panied by Harold Hackett, of the Ney/ York office of Music Corp. of America. Meanwhile SoSriick is set^ for another whirl for Lucky. Strike starting Sept. 27. After .being under MCA manage- Rierit 10 years, Sosnik asked and re- ceived a .contract release last week alleging ' dissatisfaction. Subse- quently, while visiting in Chicago, he conferred^ with J, C, Stei That .resulted in patching up differences. .Trip to Hollywood under personal i.ivg. oi: MAC official is one result. Sosnik Was' with Real: Silk until May. ier Most Beautiful iladelphla, July 6. It's summer and dull. So Murray Arnold of WIP took a poll to find the station's best^ooking guy and gat Al Cormier, general manage?, wpn the, beauty contest. Betty S.chaffer, of the program de- Paitment is niftiest femme. Ayon theatre west 45th street, N. Y., has been purchased by the Columbia Broadcasting System and will be used as a studio indefinitely. It is the first outright purchase of improved property to be made by, CBSi House which >vas built by the late Marc Klaw for his sons and named after him, has been .operated by the network for more than' two years is known 'Radio Playhouse Number. Two.' Audience prefereince for the. spOt led to the chain's purchase. It had been intended to concentrate; all broadcasting in the new studios, to bic; built on Park avenue by CBS, There is no .liurry on. construction plans of latter. CBS is also using two other Broadway theatres for cuffo broadcast progriams,. the num^ ■ber one- house being the Manhattan (Hammerstein) and number three, being the Golden. Latter lease is for a limited, term, and may revert to legit after next season. Bit actors around the New York advertising - zone were cpmplai ing against the. payment over the holi- day weekend,, . objecting to. the 'salary cut' of 75 cents on the ave- rage $15 check for small jobs. They claim that Featured Artists, which, does business only with Air Fea-, tures, Iric, which in turn does busi- ness only with Blackett-Samplie- Hummert,. is a 'department' oC the advertising agency and that in con- sequence it amounts to kicking back to the boss. James Sauter pooh-poohs the' kick- back . angle. Most of the bit players .used on the dramatic shows do riot place through an agent to stairt with and if they did, or where stars do, Sauter avers there Would be no double commissiori paymerit. In such contingencies it is stated that an ad- justment wbiild be made with the regular agent. Double Commish Informed by Variety that actors booking themselves 'direct,' but wishing to continue in favor, ith their regular agent have often paid a double commission unofficially, Sauter declared he did not know about that, but did riot believe it would apply iri this instance. Sheer mechanical necessity for the booking details to be concentrated outside the, .production office (Air Features, Inc.): is respbrisible for the setting up of the placement bureau of which Maurice Scopp and Milton Klein, both certified public account- ants (as is Sauter), are the nominal heads. A prominent booker from show biz is scheduled to take over later. Clause in the new, contract (see adjbining column) which exempts contracting employer, from all lia- bility for compensation in the event of a cancellation of the program is characterized by Sauter as 'a rieces- ,sary. modern protective rneasure against sttikes and, other unpredict^ able events.' About 30 bit actors are employed weekly fbr the lackett-Sample- Humrhert serials, out of New York City. American Album of Mijsic, Waltz Time and the Bi-So-D,ol brograms have remained outside the sphere of Air Feattares, Inc., ich otherwise has a production monop- oly on the agency's shows which arc predominately conceived and writ- ten by Mr. and Mi:s. Frank Hum- mert. cts Writers; No Union Connections, an Better Be Good That retribution-is-abput-to- fall look on Cecilia Ajger of Varietv this week is due' to the fact that the gal has allowed herself to be talked into a date -^fdr cash— oh the Rudy Vallee program tomorrow night (8). Sam Weisbord of William Mor- ris is the guy that got the bet- ter of her judgment. Hollywood and other parties who have been coriimented upon by Madame Ager are not riiak- ing any dates for Thursday. Chi; Takes 3 Cincinnati, July 6. Of the 514 persbns auditioned In C cago last week by Crosley talent scouts, only three received the nod of approval from Bob Kennett. Mike trials, were conducted in thfe Hotel Sherman. Three that passed the test: Angelo- Rafaeili, young tenor; Lynn Cole, pop singer, and Deon Craddock, blues warbler. They are to report here July 12. Rafaelli did chores with various Chicago stations. Cole sang with George Olseh's band and worked on the nets in the Windy City. Miss Craddock also worked for the webs in that burg. In addition to vocalists, Kennett and. his crew listeried to numerous candidates for jobs as announcers and for places on Crosley's big dra- matic staff. Tommy and Betty, on WLW for the past six months, will double as guests i the transcribed series 'tvhich Chevrolet is sponsoring on 360 stations. 'Betty' is a kid character, impersonated by Tommy Riggs. GRABHORN QUITS BLAIR Differs Over New Production Policy of Station Rep Firm ization of the radi field, now in the preliminary istage, is not expected to get under active way for about a month, longer. . Authors League of America, which will handle , is pro- ceeding with the formation of its subordinate group, the Radio Writers Guild, which ill do the active or- , ganizing. Permissi has already beien grant- ed by the Dramaitsts Guild, the Screen Writers Guild and the Au- thors .Guild for the establishriierit of a: new , unit to cover the writers lor radio. With Mare Connelly, Au- thors League prez, in Hollywood on a Metro writing ticket and active there in the SWG fight against the Screen Playwrights, Inc., much of the radio preliminaries are being handled from that end. But a constitution for the RWG is beirig drawn up in New York. Membership committee has. also been named to lirie up the ether writers when the setup is established. Coriippsed of Kenneth Webb and Katharine Seymour, with Merrill Dennison and Charles K. Field as alternates. Ajr Credl ,Authors League anticipates no op^ position from the radio execs to ltd organization activities. Ai.ms ot .the new Guild will be a staridard writers cpritract, air credits (where practical), more authority in pror duction of programs, etc. While it is not expected any strict eligibility rules for membership, the Authors League figures about 100 radio writers will probably join the Guild. Organizing is proceeding" slowly at present. Thought unlikely that the Guild will affiliate with any other radio employee group, or with the A. F; of L.i the CIO, or any of their affiliates. Authors League . is arid, has been against affiliation With ariy othier bodies, though usually co- operating on matters of sympatheti policy. COMMERCIAL IN All-De Pauw Station ianapplis. July 6. Med ford Maxwell, former man- ager of . WCLS. Joliet (III.), now in traffic mana.^er's .seat at WIRE, In- dianapolis; Maxwell is De Pauw University man, other De Pauwites on stafi being Eugene C- Pulliam, senior and junior; Al Beveridge, Jr.; Bill Frosch, and Prof. Edward Bartlett. Thoftids ' Mitchell, theatre man, joins WCKY, Cincy advertising Staff. Don Tranter on Buff. Times As 4th New Radio Editor Buffalo, July 6. imes, Scripps-Howard daily, now.' has its fourth radip , columnist In eight, months. Don Tranter ' the Armand S, Weill advertising agency is the new scribe, joi irig a paper wher hi father was once iiports editor. ranter has had some radio cxperiencie hi self,' beirig a Ipi-mor member of a pi team ilh his br.other Jim, who is now radio act- ing around New York. •Column still, carries the , 'By Joyce Raleigh,' which wa3.ori,i;inalod by the paper during the rel,;*;ii of Kathryri Smith. Murray Grabhorn, v.-p. and New York manager of John Blairs & Co,, is breaking with the organization after two. years as soon as a stPck settlement is worked out with Blair, George Boiling, Blair's Detroit man- ager, is slated to take over Grab- horn's spot. Split resulted from, a difference over organization pblicy. It had to do with the company's eritry into the field of program production. Grabhorn discus.sed his decision to quit with Blair while attending the nAB convention Chicago arid suggested the date of effectiveness be isjettled at a later rrieeti in New York, Grabhorn was with KNX, Los Angeles; Lee Network, Chicago. . When George Boiling, John jr. & Co. manager in Detroit, moves to New York the latter, part of this month his place will b(* taken by his brother, R. H. Boiling. Latter is. now iri the Chicaigo ice. Cliatle.s Dilcher, previ ith Sci'ipps-Howard, joins as .salcimari oh R. H. Bollin i£t lb Detroit. Jean Paiil King Off u.sphbld Finance la-st Saturday (Z) piilled the fcarl.y a.m. news .scries i t had on WABC, New York, after a run of 13 weeks. Account had Jean aul: King mi.x- ing 'ncv/3. build i ith .cpriimcnt'. Louisville, July 6. Greater Loui.syille Hour, sponsored by Greater Louisville Fir.st Federal Savings and Loan Association, and thought to be the oldest comriiercial program ori any local station, (having aiired since 1924^, was recently .ob- tained for WAVE by Jariies F. Cox, comniercial manager of the station. Guslay Flexner is producer and an- nouncer of the program. Original personnel of the riii;ced quartet Is still intact, and consists ot Esther Melz, Melva Husak; .Joe Eiseribejs and Williarn G. Meyer. George Latimer director arid ac- companist. WJR Show on WTAM i July 6. i gar's 'News Comes to Life' show over WJR now being .shipped to W'I'AM, Cleveland, twice weekly. Half -hour show, modelled after 'March of Time.' has been on WJR for about six week's and is written by Geraldihe Elliott and Eric Howl el t an rpduoed and directed by Charle.'; PGnman. Show, heard Tuesday and Satur- day nights,, and enacted by' 'The 'Mumnier.s,' i.-? on long-term contract with' WJR. and cali ded for niiriimum of 13 wcelcs over WTAM. i so VARIETY RADIO Wednesday, July 7, 1937 ams New Contract for Program Strips Benson St Dall agency renew^ two hdut-seven day a week period oh WJJP,, Chicago for Drug Trade ■•roducts. • Kansas City, July 5. With publication ot a niew . rate qard station KMBC has brought out a hew blanket contract notable for numerous discount allowances and principally a quantity, discount for two or moire shows. Local radio men are iiiclined to look Upon this as . aii admisisibh oh !the part of iCMBC that their rates are too high. Arthur Church, KMBC, parries that the contract ' feeler toward standardization in time contracts. S.tahdardizatibn has been one of his pet radio hobbies. Churches station wias the first to offer strip rates. Last week the first of these con- tracts was put into effect when rocter & Giamble, through Blackett, Sample & Hummev^, signed for two Strips.. . Contract is hot lirnited to strips but also may include ihdiependent prograh)s • and announcerhents and carries either a hon-cancellable or cancellable clause. Npn-cahcellable contract pirotects the advertiser agai rate increases for 52 weeks and entitles him to accumulative di£icounts. New discouht feature is a quantity discbunt that is earned during weeks when riiore than one: stri is or-, dered and broadcast. This discoiint is: 2; strips, 5%; 3 strips, 4 strips, 15%, etc. While contract is apparently aimed toward the large buyers Church says that he: does not feel that the large advertiser is entitled to privileges hot extended to the small buyer. He points out -that his station rate card carriers a single rate for national "br local accounts^ . A. contract with cancellable clausie protects the advertiser against rate raise, during the 13-week minimum required of him. However, the ad- vertiser may protect himself against jrate increases in whatever length of broadcast orders he places. Other discounts offered in the con- tract are: Advertiser may place in ^ertioh .orders for individual pro- grams and dependent upon number ..of non-cancellable weeks, or actually weeks used, he will be. entitled to discounts as follows: 13 weeks. 5%; 2(8 weeks, 10% ; 52 weeks, 15 %, Also at the end of 52 consecutive weeks and additional discbiiht will, be paid of 1Q% of the largest amount of weekly net. billing. Insertion orders niay be for either specified or' guaranteed time. Latter is not m6vabl(B hy station or can- cellable by advertiser except at end of 13.-week period on notice. New tax Idea Atlanta, June 6. City Council has under con- sideration ordinance introduced by Chairman Frank Wilson of the tax committee. Would require broadcasting stations to pay licenses of $300 per year, 'because they do hot pay ahy ad . Valorem taxes.' 'AUCE JOY' IN AND OUT OF WINNIPEG FAST Koy Toy Co. has invaded air ad- vertising for the first time, plugging new table game. Alley Cop, with test campaign on WPG, Atlantic City's municipally owned station. Account is using a thrpugh-sum- nier series, of vox poppers picked upi off the boardwalk.' The ozone cahi- paign is beiing buttressed by a mer- :hahdising stunt that has 20 bathing 3eauts playing the game on the beach at the time of the broadcasts. Carrying a test campaigh for a new, game is no unusual experience for the resort station. Several years ago Hi-Li and Monopoly received .heir V first air pluggihg on WPG. Winnipeg,; July A gal claiming to be Alice Joy ap- peared in the city, registered at i;ne of the hotfels as from LouJSvU'e, and then contacted prbgravn director Harold Green of . station CJRC, Win- nipeg, offering to go on th? air De- spite the fact the gal seemed to know ail the answers Graen became suspicious and started checking with the local radio' eds. Dehny . Brown of Tribune \Vired NBC for cbnfirma tion, Answer coming from NiBC that liliss Joy was appearing daily oh the Streamliners'; show but 6£ New York, Gal' was. ohe stepi ahead of 'em though ahd had scrammed the hotel leaving only a bag icontaining ai pair of very, loud pajamas. . Had ibeeh in town for one week. This was second appearance of 'Alice Joy' in town. She came here once before and wais reported to have letter from Gloria Le Vey, NBC singer and fbrmer Winnipeiger, which was to be delivered to Miss Le Vey's mother. The letter was: nevier re ceived by the mother of the NBC warbler, Had the press boys on the jump trying to locate her but they were unable to get any track of hei- st .that time, but rah a story to the effect that Alice- Joy was in town and left it at that. This time they didn't , even bother. Not much khown around about her except that she lis claiming her prop ei- name is Marion . Robertson and that she uses the Alice Joy Utle for radio work only, and also.claimec that she had just finished a series 61 : programs over a Louisville station Efforts to trace her have so far been of no avail. - Winnipeg, July 6. Radio .station, CJRC, Winnipeg, is being sued by W. S. Harris, organ- izer., oj...the Sound .Money Economic Systeih Association of Winnipeg, for breach of contract. Amount asked was not stated. According to Harris, he contracted for a 15 minute spot on the station in order to hriake a speech, the con- tract 'being signed and .money ac- cepted the day; befbriB the broadcast, and that three-quarters of ah hour before the cbntractec^ time he was ciilled ahd. told thie :broadcast had been cancelled. ; Station officials state that after. Harris had submitted, his script they 'deemc(.i it inadvisable to allow the spieech on the grounds of the con- troversial, nature , of the viewis ex- , pressed* adding that money deposited for time was available any time he wished to request it. . At first it was stated the script had been submitted to the Canadian Broadcastiiig Corjp. for an official clearance and had not been returned in time .for the broadcast, hence the cancellation of lime. Local CBC df- flclals stated, however, they knew nothing at all of , the matter and had not seen any . script,r L. W, Brockingtohi K. C., chair- man of the CBC,. and resident of Winnipeg, has been quoted on more than one occasion saying the policy of the CBC will foster the freedom of -speech, and that they did not ex- ercise any censorship over speedhOs to be delivered over private stations. Only regulatibhs the CBC found ad- visable. were designed to prohibit at- tacks upoh. race and religion and to ban;. discussions on certain subjects, such as birth control; etc. Agencies— Sponsors Toih, ick and Harry, from WGN, Chicago,- get a IS-sta.tiOn Mutual net setup, sponsored by Fels. & Co. jeromie Wolk & Brother, furriers, have takeh novel 'Audio-Grafs' from WWSW, Pittsburgh, for" next 13 weeks. Program was devised by Allen 'Trench, of station's staff, and it's a contest in : which . soUnd effects are supposed to represent titles of pictures, books,, sphgs, etc^ Program .was originally , sponsored by Kelviha- tor-May-Stern of Pittsburgh and picked UP. by Wolk's ;when original backer dropped it for summer. Ac- coimt placed direct. Chain hcome from Time Sales mi $3,541,999 3,295,782 3,614,283 3,277,321 3,214,819 June 3,003,387 January 1 ••••«•••*•. February > ; ,> . . . March April May NBC 1936 1(2,681,895 2,714,300 3,037,873 2,741,928 2,561,720 2,323,546 1935 $2*895,037 2,758,319 ' 3,025,308 2,682,143 2*685,211 2,380,845v 1934 $2,391,667 2,21i;637 2,507,890 2,373,890 2,475,173 2;177,857 total ...,....,...$19,947,591 $16;061,262 $16,426,863 $14,381,114 January February March April May June , • • • • • • • • • •> • • • • •• •-••-•) 1937 $2,378,620 2,264,317 2,559,716 2,596,238 2,552,374 2,476,576 CBS 1936 $1,901,023 1,909,146 2,172;382 1,950,939 1^749,517 1,502*768 1935 $1,768,949 1,654,461 1,829,553 i,61S,389 1,287,455 1,066,729 1934 $l;405,948 1.387,823 1,524,904 1*371,601 1,255,887 925,939 . . . ; . . . ; .... $14,827,841 $11,185,775 $9,222,536 $7,872,102 Pctcr-Paul; Go., manufacturers, of Dreams and Mounds candy, has signed with WAE, Pittsburgh, to re- turn to air in fall for 13 weeks of Rhyme-a-Li •flve-niiinute spots daiiy^ , rent's Cleaning : Co. will extend its quarter-hour spots on WWSW. Pittsburgh, with Darrell .V. Martin, radio ed of Post-Gaziette, from three to five times weekly begi ing early in September White Bcacb, amusement piark pn BaUstoh Lake, N. Y., is using regional radio, as .well as newspapers and other media, to advertise ttie season. Has one-minute, announce- ments, Saturday noons, up to. $ep- tember 4, over WGY, Schenectady. . Chambers & Wiswell, Inc., oston, placing for John E. Cain -Company <[salads), Cambridge, Mciss., one-, minute anhouhcements daily until August 15. WSYR Nuptial Rampage Syracuse, July 6. Bill RothrUm, sports announcer; Paul Adanti, control engineer* and Frances Seevens, secretary to Bill Lane, commercial manager, all of WSYR, Syracuse, preparing to marry their respective sweeties on the sahie date, Aug. 17. Press dept. actihg as emcee? Janet Balrd, Frisco radio scripter, taking' her seasonal respite in Hol- lywood aind domiciled in the valley manse of the Hal Bocks, where mid- day temp of lis is not unusual. H. W. Kasior, Chicago, spotting one niihute e-t. daily, except Sun day, for Pursang, tonic prepared by the McKesson & Robbins Company*, Bridgeport, Conn. Baldwin Laboratories (insecticide), Saegertown, Pa., taking one-minute participations in WGY's Market Basket* . twice weekly, to Sept. 17, through the Yount Co., Erie, Pa. Charles Miller, graphologist, on WSAY, Rochester, N. Y., for Dare's Mentha Pepsin. Gallenkamp Stores .(shoes) is dis cohtinuing its Sunday night 'True Detective Mysteries' dramas over the Benton & Bowles Slaps Back at Who Rapped 'Gang^Busters' Uplifters January February March April May , . . June MUTUAL 1937 $187,362 202,088 212,861 167,590 133,431 Not Reported I • • • • • 4 Total 1936 $166,266 152;064 191,483 137,934 129,907 104,510 $882,164 Lihk$2M NBC-Red web in California follow- ing the July. 4 broadcast to take over the 'Professor Puzzlewit' program oh the California Blue chain, effective July . 13. . Larry keati as . the 'Prof.' Shows originate in . San Francisco. Station line-up includes KGb. KECA, KFBK, KWG, KMJ, KERN. W. Jopiin Aceney placed eight 30 min. programs for thie Trianjgle Milling Co. with KEX, Portland. Gambarelli Sc :pavitto (wines and yermouth) will hit the ozone on WOR, New York, with a faU cam- paign of quarter-hour news periods, commencing Sept. 5; Khpx Gelatine account shifts from Federal agency to Keny;on ; & Eck- hardt on Jan, 1* '38. Borden' will have a fall campaign on 'Uncle Don's' WOR Kiddie Klub, using participatory- plugis. Pedlar & Ryan placed. Richardson Se Bobbins (soUp) Is recording the series it's carrying on WJZ, New York, for placement on six other stations. Program con- sists of 10 minutes of harmony by the Revelers. Montgomery Ward is cutting a 15- minUte series, 'Neighbor. Jim' at NBC* New York, for placement with 69 stations. Recording job was originally set to be done in Chicago, but the rule of the Chicago mu- sicians union applying to transcrip- tions caused the shift east. MACK DAVIS' NEW TASK Heads Itadio randh of CBS Artists . Columbia Artists; ., is .splitting its booking: activities into two. fields, radio and all other. Formerly it was one department that handled alii Lawrence .Lowman, CBS v.p. in charge of Operations, Tvill continue to boss the entire setup,: but has ap- pointed Mack DaVis to head the new- ly organized radio division., It is expected that shortly a chief will be named to head the other de- partment. Which will book talent fOr pix, niteries and vaude. Davis has.been with Columbia Art- ists since last August, Prior to that he had an agency of his own.- Franic Lewis Jolhs WOR. Frank Lewis,, formerly of Unite.d Artists, has joined WOR's, N. ,, publicity staff. He will be attached ^to the artists bureau but comie under the direction of G. W. (Johnny) Johnstone. National Association . of Parent-, Teachers went" on a cleanup crusade again last week, bringing the brooms into action against the .'Garigbiisters^ and 'Junior G-Meh' programs. Charge was that bOth shows unduly excite the kids and , exert a not- too- good influence on them. Benton & Bowles agency, in ber half Of, 'Gangbusters,' made answer that the Clolgate program . was sjpot- ted at 10 p. m. oh CBS at its. incep- tion and kept there out of deference to excitable tots. The agenoy pointed up its argument with the explana- tion that it thought all young chil- dren were abed at that hour. No alterations were promised the Parent-Teachers, nor will any be nfiade. 'Junior Gr-Men,': airing for Fischer bakery account on WOR, is primed at kids and slotted in an early-even- ing niche. After negotiations the Neff-Rogow agency placated the cru- saders by promising that in future number of killings in the.'Juhior' scripts would" be halved, and that hot so many gory details would be aired. Morris Plan Co. (lo.ans), through Leon Livingston agency, has, sighed for three anhouncements . Weekly on the KJBS, San Francisco, morning Alarm Klok Klub broadcasts. Howard Clothing Co., through J. H. Diamond & Co., is bankrolling quarter-hour Suhday , morning pro- grams over KJBS, Sah Francisco, and KQW, San Jose. Majestic (department store), through Ray Broiiiilet, is sponsoring the 10 a.m. newscasts On KJBS, San Francisco, daily through. Dec. 31. . John Blair now station repping Don Lee Coast Chai itchover from William Rarribeau. . W. Hbbler, prez of enton & Bowles,, piassed 10 days on the Coast to arrange fot launching of the new Shpv* Boat series from Hollywood. Columbia grossed/$2,476,676 from the sale of hookup time in Juhe, or 64.8% more than prevailed in - June^ 1936. It was the highest percentage boost for the web. since September, 19i36. NBC garnered $3,003,387 the past month, with the comparative in- creaise figuring 29 J NBC's red • (WfiAF) link ran $265,6bO behind the Colunibia take; Breakdown of the NBC tally for last month gave the red $2,211,560 and the blue (WJZ) trail $791,827. Ih June,, '36, NBCJ accounted for $2,323,564, as compared to $2,380,845 -1935, and $2,177,857 in 1934. Co- lumbia did $1,502,768 last June and $1,066,729 the year before, whjle June, '34, gave the network a gross of $92^939, - SCHEDUIES JAMMED IN cm DESPITE SUMMER Chicago, July 6. Nightly symphony concerts from (3rant Park not to get as much air time this year as before. While sta- tions and nets genuinely want to carry them, the . increase in . spon- sored time makes it impossible to ether more than a partial schedule,, when compared to last season. WBBM will use two nori-contigu- oiis half hoiurs for the concerts, and then, as sort of a peace offering, are setting ' aside a weekly, Saturday noon-time 15-minute spot for pur- pose of interviewing thOse concerned with the production. Concerts are provided by James C. Petrillo. mu- sician's local head and Chicago Park Commissioner. Tribune station, WGN, can find only 45: minutes, three times a week, on Fri;, Sat. and TUes. On those nightis, are offeririg the program to Mutual, but are guarantee] only the local outlet. Somewhat similar schedule is being lined up by^ NBCj whibh will ick up; 30 minutes nightly, shooting it but locally, ;6r to either. Red or Blue net, which ever is . possible on, ilght of . broadcast. New Panama Station J. Lee Giroyes, of GroyesrKeen, Inc., Atlanta advertising agency, making ing through the south. Italian Swiss Colony Wine Co. bias begun a series of ISVminute daily shows to . air for 52-weeks over WPEN, Philly. Will be; in Italian, Originating in New York^ Norman B. Furman, Inc.. N. Y-, handling,^ Panama City, July 6; New station bows on the ether here July 20, when HP5A. operated under the label of Radio Teatrb Esr trella de Pahartia, turns on the juice, HP5A is controlled by the Pana- ma ity Star Herald, biggest newspaper here. Appointed t:.m.. of the station' is A. Viilegas Arango, shifted over from the publication. Alfredo Ciraziana ill he the pro- gram director. ■ Representing the. broadcaster the U, S. is Fally Markusi Fred Foley, KLZ, Denver, man, has switched tq the Hower agency in charge of radio commer- cial department. Wednesday, July 7, 1937 RADIO VARIETY 91 WAX UBRARY A. F. M. BOGEY Remembers He's Phi Beta Kappa (Don Davis, the Missing Host^ in Moratorium on Essay) , Writea By Don Davis WHB, KANSAS CUT Kansas City, What's art l^AB convention for, anyWay? There are rumors running around that a lot of stations are goiiig to resign from the NAB because this year's convention was a dud; but I'll just betcha they don't. Not. if the jxivf 'administration ' uses a little of that ShoWinanship which Varibtt says the broadcasting industry needs. Bight at the moment, some of the boys are mad at Arthur Church be-, causcr^t; thinks (or intimated) that they should cpine to the cohvehtion to get religion. . And Art is mad at s6me of the boys because they fraink- Jly J|ike to. come to NAB conventions to get drunk and raise si little heU. Now, b^inS a .'cUpw- townsman of Art's (which he can't help: nor jne either), : I sympathize with both viewpoints. Nobody devotes longer hour^f hor more serious thought, nor more candid camera film,, to the problems which besef our industry than does Art Church. And when he i^ets' all set to deliver bis conven- tion orations,' it naturally miifTs him that a lot of the ili'ethreh are still upstairs in bed nursing a hang-oyer, when they bught to be down in the convention hall at the business ses- , getting the latest from piym- On the other hand, Art should realize that with the play-boy type bC conventioneer, the serious busi- ness of broadcasting is entirely sec- ondary—while said play-boy is. at convention. Just possibly, it could be the con- vention's fault! For example? And what to do ibout it*-. Well, here John. Elmer, are seven suggestions from a guy who ought to care but doesn't: (1) Let's admit that there are all inds of people in the broadcasting industry, Let's admit that even though some of them like to carouse around at night during conventions, still they ought to be saved— for the good of the industiy. Let's admit that they can learn something from attending convention sessions. So, next year, let's start the general business sessions at 11 ai. nu— and really start 'em when scheduled, win, lo^ or. draw. This should enable the night owls to sleep it off in bed, grab a bite of breakfast, get to the meetings oh time, and stay awake while' the . sessions are iii session Meanwhile, the serious thinkers can arise at 6 a. m. if they wish, take their' morning exercises, if they in sist, have, breakfast at the normal hour, and spend as much as two hours or more in serious, world redeeming, early-morning conversa tioh with other seridus thinkers- providing they remember to get to the business sessions on time.. at 11 a. m. (2) Let's have only one general .business session a day, and have that one hot in a nrieetihg hall but i big dining room with a decent ;p.. a system where everybody can be seated . in comfortable chairs at tables for eighth. Let's have ash trays pn the tables, and pads of note-paper, and rboni for a fellow to rest his el bows. Let's have page boys with roving mikes for brethren who speak from the floor! For an industry which makes its living, by use! of sound, the NAB has inet up with Thore poor p. . systenis in the las'; ten years than MarcOni ever imag ined! Maybe the administration could persuade HCA or w;estern Electric or somebody to put « model , demonstration for the nieet ings! (3) Along about two o'clock each day let's relax from serious deliber ation while the nearest local radio stations dr networks put on a little hiusical entertainment, and the hote^ serves luncheon. Then continue the business session right through the afternoon without adjoummient for the ineaL This will keep some of the guys out of the cocktail bars at noon^maybe. (4) Every hour on the hour, invite Father Follows Son Hal Stretch, Sr., yesterday (Tuesday) joined the sales staff of WHN, N. Y. His son, Hal, Jr., has been peddling WHN time for. a year. Elder Stretch was at one time an exec with Hearst's news- paper advertising department in New York. Transcription-Makers Could .S o o t h ' Mechanization * Neurosis of Petrillo and His Cohbrts^ M.P.P»A. Gen. Mgr. Thinks everybody to get up, change tables, and introduce himself to a whole new crowd of folks. Remember that about ohe-fifth of this year's regis- tration consisted of broadcasters who had never attehded- an /NAB conven- tion before— and one of the things a broadcaster, likes to do is to get acquainted with other station owners or maniagers, so he can tell folks what a swell station he has, or learn from them just what . they do , that makes their stations so swell.' (5) By all mearts^ let's, not banish displays by equipment and supply dealers! Let's even invite the special representatives and the networks and even 'Variety. Transcriptions, for example, are the backbone of >r6adcasting to just .one helva lot of stations.. Some of us even need new script services, 'and not a few need hew . broadcasting equipm^ent! Lots of us would like to hear the latest developments in instantaneous recording. . And unless an exhibitor has . something of merit for the con- vention, he shows just about as bad judgnieht in exhi iting as we miem- bers. do in not giving the worthy ones a hearing! Your average star, tioh operator, however, is just a little bit leeiry of being Itired down a hotel hallway to an exhibitor's demonstration. In a general demon- stration to the^ assembled hieeting, your station - owner - conventioneer might find that said exhibitor had just what he wanted— ^and would seek out the exhibitor's quarters later, after the., preliminary display of waries at the business session. (6) Let's get somie new faces, (and voices and ideas) into the picture, And here I, intend no criticism of those loyal and faithful workers who have so earnestly fathered the NAB. But after all, if this year's conven- tion was a dud,, it Mvas because it held so few new thrills. Art Pryor's fireworks sorta made up for the. ab' sence of Ike Levy— and personally, I think we broadcasters deserve both barrels of all Pryor handed us. Our conventions do need the advice and opi ions and ideas of men like Pryor . . . and other hard-working, straight-thinking agency radio heads who can tell us things about , broad- casting from their point of view- There are the special reps; I'll betcha a batch of speeches from Free & Peters, Edward Petry, Hank Cristal, Voynpw. Blair, Rambeau, McGillvra, Barrett and others oif the rep gentry w:ould tell the. boys more: in two hours than they leath in a year try' ing to sell tin cans to national ad- vertisers. (7) Let's enlarge the exhibits of station promotion, and urge the sia' tiohs, networks, agencies, reps and equipment-supply dealers to really go tiai town with displays! This year's try was a fine , beginning— hats off to Johnnie Gillih , and his helpersf Next, year,; ive everybody all the space they ciain use for decent dis plays—and make 'em bring extra copies; of all their literatoor, so 'the home town boys can take away sou- venirs, and; ideas! After all, what's an NAB conven tion ioT, anyway? I'll .betcha. that ten years froni now we'll still be trying to solve the recurilng ques- tion of copyright, ciear-channel op- eration, accurate audience measure ment, network domination, or what have you. Meanwhile ... it won't hurt the industry a bit for the lOO-watters to meet the boys from WLW . . . for NBC to wear Mutual's yellow car nations . . . and for the playboys to hear Art's speeches. Who can tell? Maybe it might even, help; Harry Fox, gen. mgr; of the Music ublishers Protective Association, relieves that the" "maaufactufers of transcription Mibraries can forestall drastic action against their ^ wares by the American- Fader ation of Musi- cians. It is his suggestion that the transcription men get together ahd devise ai methpd of assessment on library contracts which Would pro- yi money for .contribution to the unemployment fund of the various ocal musicians unions. As proposed by Fox the allowance could be tacked on to the flat fee charged the station for the library. Hoyir much the allowance for the ocal. xmion'S unemployment fund should be is something that would lave to be worked but by the manu- facturers themselves. It might be a percentage of the library's cost to i;he station, or it could he a sum indi- vidually determined for each town^ with this depending on local con-, ditions. of musicians unemployment. While in Chicago recently Fox dis- cussed the transcription situation with James Petrillo, local head of the musicians uhion and leading light in ;he movement to curb the broadcast- ng' of disked programs, and found niiir FOX SEES ONE-TIMERS O. K. More Mechanization Seattle, July 6. Veriphone Co. (Bruce Maburg and A. E. Kane, owners), is try"- ing oiit recording apparatus i Superior courts here reproduc- ing arguments and testimony with view bf installing machines on a. large scale. Local judges reported pleased with quick re- production in typewritten form. Company is using hill and dale method of recording with two mikes catching every- thing (even V to the side com- ments not for record. If suc- cessful new mechanization will eliminate court stenographers. Uproar m Wmnipeg Over Dismissed Musicians; Show Goes On Unrehearsed More Quotes On Convention EDWIN W. CRAIG WSni, Nashville .. that substanti benefits will accrue to industry as a result ot Certain fundamentals Considered and agreed upon at recent coriventton. STANLEY HUBBARD KSTP, St. Paul no Convention , errors. — : — ^ WDIIAM GTLLESPIE KTUL, Tulsa Convention dull to some, thanks, to Spiritus Fermenti. Commercial man- agers discussibn in open meeting was a fine thing. It's a swell thing for radio station operators and commer- cial mahagers fo get t<>£ether in an old-fashioned session ahd discuss their, various problems no matter whether they are iop Watts or 50,000. :We all should knoW ahd under- stand one another- better. For first time at the N. A. B. they t^iscussed programis. Ain't you surprised you have been tellihg them . for years that the plays the thing. DR. LEON LEVY WCAV, PHILAbELPHIA that. Petrillo was far more con- cerned- with transcription libraries than with commercial recordings. Latter, explained Petrillo, could be treated as a network. Once a sppU'!- sored disc is aired it's finished in a particular town. But when it comes to a sustaining (library) record it. can be played over and over again by the sahie station. Petrillo ihdicated that when the international union acted on the recorded pro- gram issue it would strike hardest at the library. 'Allowance' Oesture. Fox is of the opi ion that the 'allowance'-, arrangement would ap- peal to AFM leaders and the con- tribution froni library deals could be irekted in the same light as pay- ments made for standby men in the case of live broadcaists or stage en-' gagemeints. The sum- relayed to Union unemployment funds might total nationaHy aihywhere from $50,000 to $100,000. Number of station clients held ap- prbximately by. each of the library services follows: NBC Thesaurus...., World Broadcastings Standard Associated . Lanfiols /8i. Wentworih McGreror it SolUe... & r— - GMTge Held's Beviie hitting KDKA, Pittsburgh, once a week as a 15-minute sustainer bieginning July 8. In addition to Held, program has Pat Haliy, m.c; Lawspn Sisters, AI DiLemia and AI Egizi's novelty swing group. 'There should be two distinct brpadcaisters' associations.' In one should be all the small stations. That is, those that are strictly local in nature and have power outputs of 100 and 250 watts and thereabouts. 'In the other association should be those stations which have been al- lotted regional and national chan nels. It stands to reason, taking the Philadelphia situation as an exam pie, that WCAU, with its 50,000 watts, has little in common as to trade problems with WD AS, which doesn't -even have a network af filiation. 'For: one organization to try to solve such dissimilar problems as are faced by both sized stations means lack of progress. Strong organ iza tions ' of broadcasters, I think, are good and necessary things, but they should be based on a common fbundatioh.' Wlrini July . Local' (190) ' Musicians union cracked down on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. when efforts were made to drop two musicians from 'Backstage' projgram brought in as a substitute for a previous pro- gramj '30 Mihutes to C3o.'v . As a re- sult program under cbnductorship of Isaac Mambtt is teniporarily can- celled. Matter is expected to be thrashed out. this week; • Series of conferences, ballots, long distance phone calls and general up- roar preceded the final broadcast be- fore cancellation which went bn :the air practically unrehearsed ahd si minutes short ih consequence. Don Swaile^, .secretary of the Winnipeg unioh, acting for the re- Ieased-4neh ' ordered the two . men be reinstated by the CBC, and When this order was not. cbmplied with ordered but all union , men on the show. In order not to cause can- cellation in the scheduled show Horace Stovin, western regiohal program director for the CBCJ, acting for the CBiC offered to pay the two men's wages (temporarily) but would not lise them. This offer wa$ refused .by the uhipn, resultihg in a quick ballot being taken aniohg thb orchestra members, answer being, that they were willing to go on with the °shoW and take a' chahce _on what might follow in the way of unlbn isUspenslon or flhe. A telephone call to Gladstone Murray, general mahaiger' bf the CBC at Ottawa^ resulted in the discovery that union rules stipulated a 24 hour notice be given before they would, be allowed to withdraw any of their members. Union has . only given two hours official notice. A second ballot was taken, the decision being that they would go ahead with the . show. Final ballot counted four minutes before air time; Don Swailes, when queried by • Variety refused. to make ahy com- ment on the hiatter, saying only that it was a 'privipite scrap' and that he refused tP give anything for pub- lication. Mamott, also declined mak- ing any statement, other than that he was taking advantage' of the two week cancellation of the show to grab a holiday in New York/ Horace'Stovin, of the CBC, stated there wais no ti^ouble between the CBC and th^ union; indicating that the CBC was in no way connected with the Association or dispute. I • .• • • • 210 135 00 80 70 40 JOHN SHEPARD, 3D Yankee Network Have no comment to make on the NAB convention at this time. Feel we should wait and see what the new officers accomplish. Ralph Adass Still Looking Chicago, Jlily 6. esides looking around fbr a na tiernal sales ritanager for his WIND, Balph Atlass has decided to increase both the caUber and number of the station's^ pres.eht sales force. Firist'inove was to reach out and take Whyth Walter froni WBBM, Columbia key, and add him to. the WIND staff. As yet, no sales man- ager has been f bund, but a . cbuple are under cphsideratibn, and one will probably get the 30b before long. Several, other additions to the regular sales force are reported to .be contemplated. WGAR on 5-Day Week Cleveland, July 6. Five-day working week for WGAR engineers and announcers was in- augurated last week by John Pratt, statioh manager. Two departments are being en- larged to shorten hours of staff, giv- ing new jobs to about a dozen out- siders. Mn Elmer to Snend Fdl Day fidyalNAB. Washington, July ,6. Clbse watch over headquarters activity was 'promised last , week by John Elmer, new president of Na- tional. Association of Broadcasters. Conveniently located ohly 40 rniles away, Elmer plans to be a regular visitor at association off ibes =ind has arranged to spend one day weekly (Thursday) keeping his hand on the throttle. This will be an innbvation since all previous presidents have lived so far away' thbir calls to Washington were irregular. Nellie Revell Restored Nellie Revell's 'Neighbor Nell' pro- granv is back to its forhier Sunday niche, 11:15 a.m. oh the NBC Blue. Fan maiil expressed a desire to trade in an English commentator for Nellie's return; NBC heeded. . R. E. Blossom In N. Indianapolis, July R. E. Blossom, guiding hand be- hind WFBM, left Saturday (3) for week's stay in New York, and then hits Bermuda for two weeks' vacash. Until recently, Blossom has been doing job of merchandising man- ager of utility parent in addition to running radio station. S2 VARIETY Wednesday, July 7, 1937 WILD LIFE STUDY eF LAUGHTER: CANDID CAMERA CATCHES EFFECT OF PARAMOUNT'S ON HUMAN RISIBILITIES SPINSTER, debutante, drug store cowboy, siivant, mugg, marble-masked matron, all were given chance to see, hear Paramount's "Easy Living," starring Jean Arthur and Edward Arnold, featuring fan mail record-breaker Ray Milland. Directed by Mitchell Leisen.. Candid camera caiight reactions published here, proving newest Paramount contribu-. tion to mid-summer madness 346.7% funnier, 259.33% goofier than any comedy of year. Recommended to sweeten sour dispositions. The Spinster Smirk . . . Result of Jean and Ray's being drenched when the shower bath unexpectedly turns on! Middle Western Belly- Laugh. Result of seeing Jean Arthur smash her boss over the head with picture frame. nil.- , v- v«; The Raucous or Ribald Laugh Result of seeing young lady hit in face with a custard pie. Sniile with Freckles . . . Reactiol seeing Ray sock detective in watisli I with the commonly called '^onC- The Gurgle-Gurgle ... Result of see. ing restaurant patrons' difficulties when someone throws pepper in electric fan.^ Jhe Girlish Giggle. Effect hot of hiij but of glimpsing Ray Milland and^ in what is known to the trade as a cl The Frozen Custard Chuckle . . . Matronly mirth evoked by Edward Arndd's hand, to hand struggle with the irate chef. The Professorial Pleased Puss ^| Result of seeing Jean's method of hi fired from job. The New England Nut Cracker . . . Maine and Vermont vote with nation:. "Easy Living**,i»a New Deal in laughter;, The BUCktOOth Grin . . . Result of see-; ing Jean make her entrance into the old office in a $75,000 fur coat. The HohOkUS Holler! . . . Caused by seeing Edward Arnold execute a. nejtt fall down a whole flight of stairs.. Lb Rire (Fr. with mustache). EffecJ-^ Jean's being biffed on the. _ head ,$75,000 sable coat while riding bus.; JEAN ARTHUR and EDWARD ARNOLD A Paramount Picture • Directed by Mitchell Leisen • Screen 1 Wednesday, July 7, 1937 VARIETY 3S The Cheerful Little Tearful... riovini? people ^5^%," ToInIvI la-ugh till they cry at picture like "Easy Living."- Broadway Deadpan Smirk. Caused by riot at auto-; mat as Ray Milland gets Jean a feed on the house.^, Jfce.WOW or Basement Bellow! . Result of seeing final gag of picture, which hits new uil time high in hilarity. First « Srm, then a chuckle . . ?theu "Easy^Living". lays you m theuii^Ie with laughter i fiirlish Glee Tf. Result of seeing Jean battle to; break in, of all things, a pig bank. EASY LIVING^^ with ray milland by Preston Sturges Based on a Story by Vera Ca^pary VARIETY RADIO Wednesday, jtil^ 7,1937 DRAMATIZED NEWS LOSING Sponsors seeni to be doing a chilly about-face cofttrohted with dramatized news programs now. United Press, alter spending around $2,200 on auditions of its idea of re- enacting headline and huinan news stories for a flock of agencies and clients, is reported beginning to be- lieve it hais a dud. U.' P. made transctiptions to dem- ise onstrate versatUity of handling dif- ferent types of news breaks. Be-, sides expense involved in hiring top- flight radio actors and crack script ^cribblersi a 21^pc. brch directed by Harry Salter was also used. After several weeks of high-pressure audi- tions; the tip; is frankly discour- ageji. Time, Inc., which for the last sev- eral years has haid an in-and-out ex* perience in trying to hold a sponsor for its 'March of Time' program, loses Servel, Inc. (Electrolux)^ and goes back to ballyhboing Time and Life mags oh Jiily 15. Servel's stay will wind vi> after 13 wedcs of sup- plyiiig the baiidcroU. THAtUMLANCDACE MOVES to VMCA, N. Y. WMCA, New York, is putting together * a. novel stunt in be- half of Spatari, another of those 'in ternatioi^' languages. Invented by Carlo Spatari, . thie hew lingo is a code one, especially designed for short-wave ' broadcasts of inter continental coverage. It has been ballyhooed extensively by WBNX. It is built up around the eight mu^ sical scale notes; which are invarl ably fixed in all lan^ages. Stunt prepared by Leon Goldstein, new p.a. at WMCA aind formerly with WBN3< is to equip: radio edi- tors in and ariounid N. Y. with Spa tari code books and have 'em jpick up a sample 1>roadcaist The .editors are invited to pen . their eistimates of the code lahguage and decide it it is feasU>le to future use. Swicegood Bosses WAGA; Jimior to WSB, Atlanta Atlanta, July 8. Same day N. *Y. dispatches an noiinced expansion of NBC's Blue network, Atlanta Jdumal .sihearec its page one with :news that it wouU be in dni deal through operation oi! WAGA (nee WTFI,,of Athens, Ga.), in conjunction with Liberty Broad casting CcL ' . Physical setup is being rushed so station will be ready by Aug., date set for 10 hew Dixie trntlets td go on air. Transmitter is situ ateid three miles from center of city and 375-foot vertical antenna, high est In Gieorgia, is under construction. Station will go on air with 1 kw day, 500 kw night Both WSB and WAGA will be under supervision of Laimbdin Kay. Jesse M. Swicegood, former managei* of WATL here, will be manager and Earle J. Pudney, formerly with WIBX, Utica, K Y., and the Muzak Corp. Of Ohio, and now program director of WATL, will become pro- gram director and chief announcer of the new station. DECISIONS WMBC to Hagcdoni Horace flagedorh, station rep, has added WMBC, Detroit 100-watter sans any network affiliation, to his string. rings, the Hagedom representa- tiph to a total of six stations. WMBC has had no rep heretofore. Lady Exporter on WIP Philadelphia^ July 6. . WCAli has added womah , com^ mentator to staff. She is Lucy A. Goldsmith. Will be aired first time at 5.45 p.m. today. Miss Goldsmith Was first woman export manager in Country, directing foreign trade for Aeolian Company from 1909 to 1924, and his met numerous Eutopeiani big- shots< Was foreign trade adviser to Primo de Rivera, late dictator of Spai Washington, July 6. Alabama: WJRD, James R. Doss, Jr., Tuscaloosa, day power , jump from 100 to 250 watts; WBRC, Birming- ham, commish reconsidered action of Feb. 16, granting operation on 930 kc with 1 kw nights, 5 kw days with- out a heiaring, and designated application for hearing on protest bi the Birmingham News Co. Galifornia: KHUB, Anna Atkinson, as executrix of the' last will of W. Atkinson, deceased, Watsionville, granted involuntary assignment of license to Anna Atkinson, executrix; KJBS, San FranClsCO, denied pe- tition for reconsideration and grant o* application for frequency change from 1070 to 1080 kC and change in ;ime of operation from limited to specified,; Florida: WJNO, piresent stockholders of Hazlewood^ Inc:, Palm Beach, grantied . authority for transfer of control of HazlewoOd, Inc., from present stockholders 0 Jay O'Brien. Iowa: Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, granted new sta- tioiv to be operated days only on 1340 kc With 500 watts, ^Examiner Bramhall reveirsedi Maryland: Frank M. Steams; Salisbury, granted new station to be operated days on 1200 kc with 250 watts, Chief Examiner Davis G. Arnold sustained. Maryland: WFBR, Baltimore^ denied petition for partial grant of applicatioh to authorize thie use of 1 kw nights, 5 kw days and fot consideration of the appli- cation undei* Rule 104.7, ■ Massachusetts: Hildreth & Rogers Co., Lawrence, granted new station to be oi»erated on 680 kc ^ith 1 kwr, days only, Exabiner Walker sustained; Old Colony Broadcasting Corp., Brockton, denied new station to be operated on 680 kc with 250 watts» days only. Ex- aminer Walker sustained; . WLLH, Lawrence, granted special experimental authority for a satellite station at Lawrence to operate on 1370 kc with lO to 100 watts; unlimited time synchOnously with WLLH, Lowell (1370 kc with 100 watts nights^ 250 wa^ts :days), cOmmish sustaining Examiner Hill; Harold Thomas, Pittsfleld, grantod new station to be bperated on 1310 kc with 100 watts nights, 250 watts .days, Examiner P. W. Seward reversed. Minnesota: The Times Publishing Co., St. Cloud, grahtied new station to be operated on 1420 kc with 100 watts» Examiner R. L. Walker upheld; Michael F. Mur- ray, St Cloud, denied new station to be, operated on 560 kc with 400 watts daily, Ejtaminier Walker sus- tained. Mlsslulppl: WCOC, Meridian, install new antenna system/ ind increase night power from 500 watts to. 1 kw. Missouri: The Cpurier-POst Publishing Co., Hannibal, denied new station to be Operated on 1310 kc With 100 watts, 250 watts days. Examiner Melvin H. Dalberg reversed; Hannibal Broadcasting CO^ Hsuinibal, denied new station to be operated on 1310 kc with .100 watts. Examiner Dalberg upheld. Mf ssonri: KFRU, Columbia: commish granted petition to deny as in case of default ajvUcation of T. B. Mcr. Christy for new station at Brownwood, Tex., to use 630 kc with 250 watts^ days only. (Denied petition of T; B. McChristy tO waive provisions of Rule 105.25 and accept his appearance. , Also McChristy's petition to withdraw his application without projudice.) Iifiebiikska: KGKY, Scottsbluff, granted two monthaT extension, of present license. New Jersey: WMFL, National roadcasting Co.^ Inc., Bound Brook, granted changes iik equipment reduc- tion of power to 500 watts and addition of Al and A2 emission. . Ohio: Allen T. Simmons, Tallmt^dge, granted new high frequency experimental station using frequen' cies 31,600, 35,600, 38,600 and 41,000 with 100 watts. Ohio: WGAR. Cleveland, denied authority to transfer control Of corporation from G. A. Richards, Lee Fits* Patrick, John F. Pratt and P. M. Thomas to WJR, the the Goodwill Station, a Michigan corporation, Exam- iner Walker reversed; Continental Radio Company, Columbus, denied' new station- to be Operatied on 1310 kc with 100 watts. Examiner Irwin sustained;. Conti- nental Radio Company, Toledo, denied new station to be operated on 1200 kc with 100 watts, days only, commish sustaining Examiner Seward; WALR, Toledo, denied pe;rmission to move studio and transmitter from Zanesville to Toledo, Examiner R.' L. Walker reversed; Community Broadcasting Co;, Toledo, granted new day- time station to be operated on 1200 kc with 100 watts, commish Sustaining Examiner Walker. Oklahoma: KGFF, Shawnee, applicatioii for fre- quency change from 1420 to 1430 kC, night power in- crease from .100 to 250 watts, dismissed without preju- dice, commish upholding Examiner Seward. " Oklahoma: WBBZ, Estate of Charles Lewis Carirell, Adelaide Lillian Carrell, reipresentatlye, Ponca City; granted renewal of license oh temporary basis,, subject to cancellation without advance notice, or hearing :.at any time by the commish, pending disposition of the estate of C. L. Carrell, deceased. Pennsylvania: WCAU, Philadelphia, granted new high frequency experimental station using frequencies 31,600, 35,600, 38^600 and 41,000 kc with 100 watts. Texas: KO(jA, Kilgore, grahtied day power boost to 250 watts; WDAH, Tri-State Broadcasting Co., Inc., granted day power boost to 250 Watts. Washington: Central Broadcasting Corp., Centralia, granted new stiktion to be operated on 1440 kc with 500 watts. Examiner John P. Brah^hall sustained. EXAMINERS' REPORTS California: Plans of Frank P. Doherty, owner of KRKD, to transfer his property for the sum of $100,000 were frowned on by Examiner P. W. Seward as traf- ficking in licenses and placing a price tag on the sta- tion far in excess of its value. Sum of $58,000 was charged to 'good will and going concern value,' by Doherty in the $100,000 Contract entered into with J; F. Burk^ Sr., and Loyal K. King, ti'ansferees. Since transmitter appears to have been losing money . consistently, 'it if extremely doubtful whether the station h|g any going concern value or not,' Seward charged* Doherty, former owner of KECA ind KMTR, Angeles, was represented by Ben S. Fisher and Charles V. Wayland, interference difficulties which woul^' result from the change were quot(ed by Examiner Tyler Berry as the only reason for a turn-doWn for KROY, Sacra- mento, on its appeal for a change of Irequency, juice- jump and change in hours of Operation, Disturbance within an area which is at . present in- terference-free would occur to the service of KGIR, Butte, Mont., if the application were j^ranted. Berry found, and considering the area 'does. hot enjoy eqiial broadcasting facilities jyith the idea proiposed to be served,' ah unfair distribution of facilities would result. Station, which requested a change of frequency from 1210 to 1340 kc, extension of hours from daytimes to linlimited ^nd incrieasie in powier from 100 wiaitts to 250 watts nights, 1 kw days, was represented by Ben S. Fisher. / Louisiana; Daytime power boost for WSMB, New rleans^ was recommended by Examiner Seward, who found the applicant -could improve service if permit* ted to make full use of its frequency. Increase to 5 kw. should be given the NBC outlet Seward told the commish, from its present assignment of 1 kw; Station .would , continue operation on 1320 kc. ^ Paul D. Spearman appeared in behalf of WISMI) Missouri: Scrap between KSD, St LOuis, and KFUO, Clayton, over the 550 kc fre<|[uency which both trans- mitters share viras temporarily terminated by Examiner Seward, who riecpmmiended granting of the KSD appli- cation. KSD, owned by St Louis Post-Dispatch, has not played ball with KFUO,^ Seward charged. Smaller station, owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, claimed 62 time encroachments by KSD, principally caused by KSp f ailing to sigh off at the proper time.. As i penally, Seward recommended that KSD, in- stead of receiving f till time operation should have its. service curtailed.: KFtlO should be permitted to in- crease its service to on^haif time, he told the commish. Time at present has bOen ;Sq;>lit between them, with KSD receiving 91 hqurs to KFUO's 26. Both stations should have their appUcatiohs renewed, Seward said. Paul M. Segal and George S. Smith appeared for KSD, with William Stanley, J. Edward Burroughs, ■ George O. Sutton and Otto Karbe representing KFUO. Oregon: Transfer o' KOOS, Marshfield, from the Pacific Radio Corp. to SheltOn F. Sackett, newspaper publisher, and two .Other individuals was stymied by Examiner Seward on grounds of excessive price. Fact that outfit also listed 'permits and good-will' for sale roused Seward's ire. Depreciation value of transmitter was set by the corporation at $9,029, while: a commish engineer estir niated it at $5,248. Replacement costs quoted at $12,951, were hearer* $6,965, engineer testified. KOOS price- tag was fixed at $14,000. Attorneys for KOOS were Johii C. Kendall, Fisher and Charles v. Wayland. Texas: New station for WACO was nixed by Ex- aminer Berry because of the unfamiUarity of the ap- plicant, T. E; Kirksfey, with the airea proposed to be served and the slipshod manner in, which a survey of the locality was conducted to ascertain the demand for a new transmitter. Request for operation on 930 kc with 250 watts ights, 500 Watts days, should be waste-basketed, Berry said. Applicant was represehtOd -by Elmer W. Pratt Wcsi Virginia: iSwitch .from daytime to. unlimited service for WBLK, Clarksburg, . was approved by Ex- aminer Seward, who found a need for additional night- time service in the area to be served.. Slight interference might be experience by WPAY^ Portsmouth, O., Seward admitted, but not sufficien!; to justify denial' of the application. Transmitter^ whichi operates on 1370 kc .with 100 watts, was represented by Ben S. Fisher, NEW APPUCATIONS Colorado: KLZ, Denver, new high frequency broad- cast station. KanMs: Carl Latens^^. At<:hison, new station to be operated on 1420 kc with 100 watts, days' only. MlehiKan: First Baptist Church, Pontiac, authority to transmit programs to CKLW, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Montana: KFBB, Butterey Broadcast reat Falls, boost day power from to 5 kw. Nebraska: KGKY, Scottsbluff, authority to transfer control of corporation from A. W. Hilliard to L. Hilliard,,, 42 shiares common stock. New York: WGNY, Peter Goelet Newburgh, - criease day powier from lOO to 250 watts. North Dakota: Frank Ray, Dickinson, new station to bfe operated on 1310 kc with 100 watts nights, 250 watts days. Ohio: WNOX, Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc., Gincinr nati, increase night power from 1 to 5. kw; WGAR, Cleveland, boost night power from 500 watts to 1 kw, day power from 1 to 5 kw. Pennsylvania: Reading Broadcasting Co., Reading, new high frequency relay broadcast station on 31,100, 34,600, 37,600, 40,600 kc with 10 W^tts. Soath Carolina: WFBC^ Greehvilie News-Piedmont Co., Greehvilie, install directional antenna for night use and jump night juice from 1 kw to 5 kw. Texas: Sam Houston Broadcasting Association, Hiintsville, new daytime station to be operated on 1500 kc with 100 watts. West Virginia: Kanawha VallOy Broadcasting Co., Charleston, new station to be operated on 1500 . kc with. 100 watts. '■ " SET FOR HEARING California: Adams Recording Studio, San Diego, au- thority to supi;>ly electrical transcriptions to XEB6 and XEMO, Tia Juana, Mex., to be delivered by private carrier. Georgia: WRBL, Columbus, install new equipment, change frequency from 1200 to 1330 kc, jump power from 100 watts nights, 250 watts days, to 1 kw all times. Illinois: Sherman y. Coultas, Milton Edge and Hobart Stephenson, Jacksonville, new station to be operated on 1310 kc with 100. Wat WCAU-KYW-Wni Meet With Union On Autunm Scak Philadelphia; July 6. Representatives of KYWT, WCAU and WFIL will meet wth music unioti exec ices of Dr. Leon Levy, proxy of WCAU, Friday, for confab that shpi^d go a long way toward solving tbo Old muslc-raidio here;: A, q.t get-together of Doc Levy; A. A. Tomel, union plrez; and Rex Riccardi, union secretary, in Doc's office last Wednesday, paved the way for Friday's gabfest. Last Wednes- day's talk was at behest of ra^io sta- tions; not the union. Tomel and Ric- ciardi were invited to attend by David Bortlh, WCAlT attorney. Bor- tin was hot present however. WCAU expects definitely to have a house band in the fall. Meyer Davis how has the inside track and .will likely get the spot although every band leader in' Phllly is pulling strings. Circumstance which gave local i opportunity to hammer the wedge in hard was announcement that PhiUy orch Friday night comn^erclals next seasbii probably will be extended from 30 minutes to full hour. Last year, station as penalty for' carrying program had to pay 80, men of orch double the regular commercial rates. Same edict would be in force next fall. But with prog twice as long, amount would be so. huge that the difference between the double and ordinary commrcial scale would more than pay for a. house band. Levy, at last week's conference, offered the. union $48 a . week for 16 men, two. hoiurs a day for 40 weeks. They would be required to play for spot announcement programs and sustaining, but no iull straight com- mercial. Tomel wants- a consider- ably hijgher scale and four more men. Jim Begiey, program director, or Leslie JOy, station manager, or both. Will represent KYW at Friday's con- fab. A conference between them and the Union has already been held in regard to Jan Savltt's termer, which, like all contracts between musicians and radia stations, peters in September. Station wants to con- tinue under , same conditions as last year, except it desires privilege of using bandsmen sustaining or com" mercial. Now paying $45 for 16 men. Since, iinion . has professed to see light on the conibo rate, only thing remai ing ^is getting itn equitable scale, {direct negotiations between SaVitt and station have already been completed aind hinge only on union deal^ WFIL rep Friday will be Don Withycomb, general, manager Sev- eral conferences have , already been held between him and union. He also' wants cohnbo privilege. Now paying $38 for 12 men. Talks between Ben Gimbei; WIP proxy, and Tomel have also taken place V Gimbei Wants a renewal of the present contract, which pays $37. He wants only sustaining. Union de- sires certain conditions Improved and addition of two more men. Ginibcl has not been invited to general meet-, ing Fridiay. EDWYNNCITEDAS TAX DODGE EXAMPLE Washbigton, July 6. Legal tax sivoldance by Ed Wynn Was decrlbed before Congressional committee probing tax dodging last week by Treasury Diepartment of- ficials. Fire Chief was said to havie ducked $196,728 in levies bjr setting up persohally-owhed corporatiohs to receive his checks from .Texaco and other sponsors and employers. > . By creating Sonny Keen Produce tions, Minny Lee, Iric; Wynn, Com- mercial Enterprises, and Airwynn, bespectacled entertainer cut his tax liability On fat earnings, headed by |$5,0()0-per-br6adCast check from the oil company, to less than half of what he wbidd have owed if he had received the compensation directly. He reported bis personal income, from the companies, at $261,067, and gave the revenooers $150,353. Treas- ury experts aay he should have added $550,367 to his receipts and I paid another $196,728 in taxes. Weanesday, July 7, 1937 RADIO VARIETY 35 FREE DUCATS COST WEB Why Radio Is a Crazy Biz ing a classic example of the ppUtical tiptoeing some iagehqies have to go through is the relationship, now existirig betweisn a certain agency and its food account.. Those running the business are split into twb factions, with the dominant position of each shifting from tinxe t6 lime, Rather than Ipse the agency has exercised eji;- treme caution ih rccommiiendlng a program. It may think the show at hand ah excellent one for the product and its merchandising problems hut it is afraid that what the rent dominant faction coftsid^rs okay wiU be damned when the other coterie takes control. Agency feels that the best way around the situation is to shoW no enthusiasm in recommending, anything but leaving it to the two factions to fight put the selection between them. io Notes Marraret Emahiser. f oriiierly with KHQ and KGA, Spokane, now ham- mering keyboard ; in publicity de- partment for KOL, Seiattle. VIo Harley how on conti KOMp-KJIl, Seattle. ity at Hairry Elliott left is Frisco base to aid Dave Carter .and his Holly- wood CBS staff , in grinding out and planting Shakespeare copy. Nate Tufts, producer of Joe Pen- tier's Cocomalteaser, will pass his layoff iii Jersey. Lieoit. Wllliakn Biber east to scare: ,up a national account for hi^ wdr drama series, 'Experiences of a Mil- lion Men,' recently sponsored oii KFWB (Hollywood) by auto dealers. barry Ommerle first of the Holly- wood agency producers to step out ith a Brummelish swish. Lynn McManus recruited from the east to. script, the new Fleischmann summer shovT^ Sandy Barnett, Lux ■ writer, dished tip the openier. - G. A; Palmer, Australian scripter, In Hollywood to pick up somie point- ers— and drop off a few. . Wilson, of Jello, getti is first touch of grease paint at Univiersal. He's, doing, a character /bit in 'Behind the Mike.' iallelta Novis and Paul Keast wiarblihg with Frederick Stark's ork across the Mutiial web froni KHJ (Lo3 Ahgeies). Jose Bodrlguez back on the sym- phony trick at KFI-KECA (Los An- geles) and ducking the publicity chorci Hall Bock doiibles over from National roadcasting. stations, is the newest mikeman at KYAi San, Francisco, Gebrsre Nyklicek subbi for Charles RUnyari, NBC staff Organist i San Francisco, while Runyan va- cashes. Nyklicek is on the KYA staff. Ralph Patt, announcer at WJR, Detr.oiti doing, month's sojourn, on West Coast. CBS R«tkent and NBC Eva- sive on How Much it Costs to Seat Pass-Holders NOT AUDITED? . Matilda Trlngall, 16-year-ol.d cpii-: traltOi. will warble with Johnny O'Brien's Harmonica High Hats in airings over coast NBiC networks from San Francisco starting this week. Girl wori a Bennie Walker tyro contest on KGO several months ago. H.. . Felbig, account exec for the Ralph Bruhton stations, KJBS, San Francisco, and KQW, San Jose, i$' vacashihg in Penyer and o.o.'ing a number of transmitters en route. Dick DeAngells is verse-spieling on a new Sunday, airer, 'Golden Treasures,' over KJBS, San. Fran- cisco. Coleman Cox, philosopher and newspaper columnist, began a sei;ies of thrice-weekly morning programs lait week over KSFO, San Francisco. George Fischer, Mutual pic gos- Siper, taking bows for being the first to put Shirley Temple on the air. Occasion was preem of moppet's pic- ture, at Carthay Circle, L. A. Thomas Conrad Swayer now dish- ing up his commentaries on both KPr (Los Angeles) and KNX (Holly- wood) for Sweetheart Soap. . First time one. chappie" hi both nets reg- ularly. Spencer, Negro bassov NBC staff in San Fran^ is week for the suinmer. He's a student at the Curtis . Institute in Philadelphi Knickerbocker Quartet (Robert tevehs, George Nickson, John Teel, Arhiand Girard) will fill a guest spot On the Tales of California drama over KGO, San Francisco, July 4. Charles Gcrrard reiaidih^ commer- cials on 'One Man's Family' during the Sunday and Wednesday iring this Aveek from the NBC. San Fran- cisco studios. of KYA, San Fran- in New York, . Back Joan Callashan, secretary to Wil- our Eickelberg, manager of KFRG. San FrianciscO,. vacashing in Yosemitc National Park Karl Barron, ' formerly with WIP- Philadelphi . and various Caiifornia Bernice: Claire, musical comedy, radio aiid iscreen soprano, answered the questions of Bill Holmes, radio and niusic itor of the (Dakland Post-Enquirer, in a Woman's Maga- zine of , the Air broadcast (1) from NBC's San Francisco studios. Miss Claire planed east the following day to sing in the world preem of a new operetta, 'Salute to Spring,' in St. Louis, Mo. Carmen Dragon left San Francisco for Hollywood last, week to arrange m.usi(: for Meredith Willson.'s orch on the new Show Boat series be- gi ing Thursday (8), CBiS is officially reticent and NBC is. evasive about the cost of seating a customer's customer for a visual view of a broadcast in a New York: radio studio. Reason for the mum attitude Is un- dbubtedly because of the surprisingly high.cOst of cuffing the public to the shows. Breakdown of all the ex- penses entailed indicates that CBS Is necked around 48c. for each person admitted to; .each broadcast. . That includes rental, for the for- mer legit, theatres, all costs of mialn- tenance including help, taxes and the mechanics; involved. Not lessening the expenses any are the nunierous rehearsals held in the three brpiad- casting : barns' in the a.m.'s. While there are nev^r audiences present, spots have staffs on hand for. the smoothing-out processes. NBC, ■with its; audience-accommo- dating studios bunched under the sarnie roof with all the other depts. of the company, claims no break- down has ever been made of the ex* pense of . oakley ing ; onlookers, When; asked, the Treasurer's. Office of the web broke out a spinaker in ian ef- fort to'^be evasive .and conjured up calculus 'fermulas which it was al- leged tra.uld be necessary to arrive at any remotely accurate figure. It was. said that the space alloted audiences in the studios would have to be: measured and deducteid from the rent paid for entire quarters, plus mi iscule computations on ushers, pages, etc. Fact that rubbernecks rarnbling 'round on the NBC studio toUrs are eased in and out at 40c. per head would also .enter into such an expense; as would wear on car- pets, coist of dusting and removing chewing-gum wads from chair bot- toms. It is an oversight on the part of NBC if the network doesn't break down the real figure. It might be less than CBS', and . that would be a big gloating satisfaction. Anyway, it's no dank, dark secret that each company dislikes cuffoing the customers at the company ex- pense. The only reason each does is because the sponsors demand it. inky Lee niotOred to San Franr Cisco last week with his. wife and son> Lee is set for a. stanza at the Golden Gate theatre. starting Wednesday (7), then goes to Holly- wood for two weeks before return- ing to New Yorjk for. new NBC air- Broadcasters Assn^ Defend£ Law Which Per- forming Rights Soc. Calls Uiicohstituti69aI Radio 'R^sigfiation' Following ialog occurred last week in a New York so-, cial club .between two local sta- tion press agents, friendly: First p.a.-^' When are you tak- ing over my job?' , Second p,a.— ^'Next Wednes- day, Why?' First pa.— 'Oh, nothing, just haveii't been notified;' Second p.a.— (Turning red)—; ■I thought you knew,'. Basis of Damage TRADE COMMISH RAPS NATIONAL SILVER CO. Sail Francisco Opera Guild Is plugging its Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in the Greelc Theatre on the University of Calif orni campus, Berkeley, in sustainers. over KGO, San Francisco, July 8 and 15. B. H. Schbflcid, of KIRO, Seattle, is back to work .after operation: in hospital where corw.orkers. of sta- tion presented him with layette and 'Advice to Expectant Mothers' as a shower indicative of quick, recupera- tion. KiROy Se.attle, due back from Washington and New York, -this week. Patricia Wilder drew a IS-Week ticket on. Jack Haley's, syrup show from Hollywood. Archdale Jones bowed out as pro- ducer of 'Hollywood Extra On; the Air' on KFI (Los Angeles), Don Clark and Glan Heisch doing the trick. Washi , July 6. Misrepresentations in radio copy sponsored by National Silver Co,, New York, were assailed Wednesday (30) by Federal Trade Commission in formal complaint charging unfair, competition. Company was accused of duping potential customers by ■ announcing prices via printed and radio adver- tising ich are greatly in excess Of the normal prices oi theif prod- ucts. Then the silverware is offered retailers at rhuch lower figures and put on the market at 'greatly; re- duced prices^' Comrriish said. Company turns out 'King Edward,' 'Devotion,' 'Candor' and IMarlha Washington' plated, grub tools. Temporary injunction inst Hpusehold Finance's broadcasting of •It Can Be Done* over NBC ill be asked by Sol Rothschiid in the. Brooklyn supreme court next Mon- day (12), Rothschild is also suing for $50,000; damages, claiming that .the show with Edgar A. Guest is ah in- fringement of: one that he broadcast over WRNY in 1932, auditioned for NBC in May. 1933, and that had been submitted for him to B.B.D. & O,, agency on the Household .iaccouht; in the spring of 1933. Rbthscihild admits that none of these contacts was made by im perspn- ally, but that all the sales repre- sentation on the program was left to the lisite Charles D, Isaacson, of WRNY. In a supporting affidavit Alyce Kushman claims that as sec- retary Of the late Charles Isaacson she recalled paying a visit to Brute Barton, then B.B.D. & Ov pfez., to present the program. B.B.D. & 0. counsel declare this statement to be baisically absurd since Barton has never concerned hiniself with radio, but left this department entirely to the direction of Roy Durstine, for- merly gen. mgr. and now prexy. 'It Can Be . Done' Is built by the B:B,I>. & O. agency in Chicago, which claims that it developed the program idea in co-operation with Guest and that it knew nothing of the Rothschild program . of 1932. Counsel for B.B.D: & O. has called a list of titles of the same name and dealing with the same theme, 16 from novels and short stories, seven from legit plays and five from radio. During 1923;. Rothschild was in- jured iri an auto accident. He suf-r fered a complete paralysis of the lower part of his, body. Doctors are said to have diespaired of his life, but Rothschild, after being bedridden for two years,, regained muscular control and movement in his body. This, it is stated,, inspired, him to write his book, 'It Can Be IDone.' The book contains an introduction by Nellie ReveU and is Illustrated with works of ifiOted comic artists. It was in 1926 that. Rothschild claims to have dramatized parts of hi book for WRNY, in this city. Tacbma, July 6. "Three judj|es of the Federal behch, composed of E< Ciishman, "racoma; Bert E. Haney of San Ffanc: and; John C. Bowen of Seattle, tooK ' un- der advisement a test case in which the American Society pf Composers, Authors and Publishers sesjks to bave declared unconstitutional the new. Washington state music law. Battery of attorneys argusd case in ;ah effort to break the law, which compels ASCAP to place on file with the;^tate secretary a list ol its copyrighted compositions, thus giving users dub notice. Counter . action by , . ASCAP was brought against 10 coiihty prosecu* tors. Station -KMO, Tacoma, inter-, vened on behalf of the Washington State Broadcasters Assh. Two New York attorneys, Hiermian ' Flnklen- steih and Louis D.. F'rohllch, for ASCAP made the major arguments. E. C. Mills, chairman Of the board: of ASCAP, detailed the Society's for- mation. Deposition by Harold Weeks, , composer, refuted Mills' testimony. Weeks in his deposition said ASCAP discourages local talent and as . a monopoly operates for the benefit, of a few cornpbsers,' ; Arguments oh behalf of defend- ants were made by Clarence C; Dill, counsel for. the Washington State As- sociation of. Broadcasters. Following allrday arguments thC; three Federal judges took the case under advise- ment. Outcome is eagerly watched by radio broadcasters, theatres, cafes-, and anybody using music for profit. The theatres in the state have not intervened publicly. New Physiogs at WIP Philadelphia, July 6. Marti Oebbccke .has been ap- pointed a.ssistant to Cliftord G< Har- ris, technical supervisor at WIP. James Peterson has been upped tO; equipment supervisor and LeRoy Nuss has bepn added to panel staff. Jessie- Kane, secretary to WIP prexy, Ben Gimbql; lias resigned to hit the bridal trail, She will be succeeded by Anne Emilie SchiTiidt, secretary to Clifford Harris, tech- nical supe. Newcomer, Hilda Grud- gins, to take Harris' dictation. BSELS AND CARRS IN JURY TO HEAR SESAC SUIT Atlanta, July 6. Georgia Court of Appeals Friday (2) ruled the suit of the Society , of European Stage Aiithors and Com- posers' Ass'n against the Savannah (Ga.) Broadcasting Co., operators of WTOC, should be submitted to a jury. Organization brought its suit in Savannah City Court for a judgment of .$525 allegedly owed by the broadr casting company under terms of- a non-exclusive license to broadcast musical compositions under its con- trail. Cincy Social Report Cincinnati, Jiily 6. Don Becker, of Triansamerican, and his wife visited with their folks iri Cincy over the' weekend. Pooled their, luck with Frank M. Smith, Bob Kehhett and Jim Krauters, of WLW-WSAI, and with .L. B. Wilson, of WCKY;, and his :missus at the La- tonia track Saturday (3). Bob Jennings, in charge of WSAI, Cincy, and his wife are on a fort- nipht's holiday, in the East. Winifield K. Hunter, program traf- fic manager of WLW,. was .married July 3 to a West Virginia bellie in Charleston, W. Va. Eldon A. Park, NEW GOAST MUTUALS ' ^^^^^ station's program co-ordinator, July 6.'. Don^ Lee .chain is concocting two shows here for :the Mutual network. First to 'go out will be a revue headed by Cleorge Jessel and Nor- ma Talmadge (Mrs, Jessel). Other will.be a> comedy turn, With Nat and Alexander Carr doing their 'Max and Mawruss' dialect routine. Jessel program is; being sold to regional sponsors, ith the east al- wais best man. Hunter has been with the Crosley io Corp. since 1931, He started the. broadcast-research depart- ment and of late has been aciiye in the formulation and development of the WLW line.. Mixed Career Indianapolis, Cliff Courtney is new spi at WIRE here. Came on after last winter as Prof., of Speech at Park School for Boys, ready get. Piece carries tag of '30 i: local private spot for pounding Minutes in. Hollywood.' i education into the heads Of the In- Both shows break dianapolis ' 400. $6 VARIETY RADIO Wednesday, July 7, 1937 Brooklyn Chop Suey Case Settled ^ . . . — ^ It's Been Settled Before and F. G. C. Not Unanimous This Time— Costly Mess WasHington, July 6. Bewhiskereid Brooklyn cases Were settled for the second time last week •when the Federal Communications Commission ordered three Stations out bf existence and split this 1400 kc berth • between WBBC and WVFW. Application of the Brook- lyn Eagle for full time was knifed. ■ Four-year-old muddle wound up in a 4-i division, with Commissioners George Henry Payne and Paul C. Walker not participating. Vice- chairman Irvin Stewart, who retired the day of the decision, filed his' second dissenting opinion, opposing the stand of Chairman Anning S. Prall and Commissioners Thad H. Brown, Eugene O- Sykes, and Nor- man S. Case. Effective Sept. 15, the Cbmniish order deletes stations WARD. , and WLTH, subsidiaries of the Jewish paper. The Day, and/gives their space oii the clock to WBBC, . which now goies from .1-4 to 3-4 time. Re- mai ing fraction is awarded WyFW, which received a renewal permit on the same terms as before. Eagle's application was waste-basketed. Whether there will be further pro- ceedings in the hard-fought riv^ry, which dates back to 1933; is con jectural. Defeated al)plicants are ^unlikely to decide imtil they have had k squint at the formal statement of facts by the minority and teward's. minority views. Cost item, which already has reached a staggering proportions in view of three prolonged hearings isince the pleas were filed, may block an ap peal to the cour Politics and Bellglen As idle froin the politically trouble some WOV-WLWL case settled last fall, the Brooklyn mess was the worst dish of radio chop suey ever placed before the Govemmeh ; agency. Religious and political is sues, which 'never broke into the open, complicated the decisions^ forcing the Commish to order two public hearings before examiners and llnally to spend several weeks itself ventilating thie complaints anc ambitions of the conflicting groups, Final verdict differs notably from the recommendations of the two examiners— George H: Hill anc Ralph L. Walker— and from the only prior decision, handed down by the Broadcast Division in 1935 and later npset by the full Commish in 1936. First round, which involved only the four partners on 1400, wound up in a recommendation from Walker that all parties be ousted. After the second set of hearings, Hill early in 1935 recommended a grant to the : Brooklyn Eagle; which muscled in, and denial of the renewal pleas of the four occupants of 1400 as well of the plan of WEVD to shift from 1300 to full-time on 1400. The Iroadcast Division partially accepted Hill's suggestion, nixing his alterna- tive idea that Arde BuloVa and Nor- man K. Winston get the spot in case the Eagle wias not favored, but granted WBBC renewal license with lalf-time. This solution was unr scrambled by; the full membership i;hree months later. Grounds for Stewart's dissent have hot been disclosed, but it . is under- stood he favored shifting WEVD firdm its present berth to the 1400 space. Whether he wanted this sta- tion to get exclusive occupancy or merely tne room opened upi by dele- ;ion of WARD and WLTH has hot leen established. His opi ion is be- ng held up by other members imtil i;he majority statement is ready tor publication. ' The Eagle fade-out was no surr pri&e. Although the Goodfellow sheet fought vigorously in the second rouhd^ the application 'wa3 not pressed during this spring's gabfest. 'Bad Taste' Travctty Jack Mills, head of Mills Mu- sic,- Inc., last week asked the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers to find out from JMBC why it permitted Beatrice LiUie to do a travesty on 'America, I Love You' on the Kolyhos program last Wednes- day night (30) without obtai ping permission ; from the copy- 'right owner (Mills Music). Even if permission, Mills sai ^ had been asked, he would have turned it down. He added, that in his opinion any travestizihg of the tune, ^particularly when done, in dialect, as happened in. the case of Miss Lillie, couldn't avoid being in bad taste. IN CHICAGO 640 DECISION STAR'^ HGHT F. C. C. in Pre-Recess Rampage Sets Down IS Applications — Only 9 Get Through izatiohal ac- tivity on the part of the Interna-, tional rotherhood of Eliectrical Workers local in Chicago to . bring the radio station engineers into the fold. Are . campaigning for recruits; NBC and Columbia outfits bere have inside unions. IBEW isl laying off them for the time being. Most of the indie station managers are making no move to hinder the organizing Of their engineers by the American Federation of Labor unit. There are about 75 engineers in local radio affected by the IBEW drive. Washington, Jiily 6. itch fight over the right of Federal Communications Comn^is- sioh newcomers to settle cases pre- viously presented to other members was assured last week when ma- chinery was started for appeal from decision of the D. C. Court of; Ap- jpeals upholding the decision in. the sensational '640 case.' Heartened by a dissenting opinion criticizing' the Commish', Eastland Co. and Congress Square Hotel; lat- ter the licensee of WCSH at Port- land, Me., asked the court to stay the operation of the majority opin- ion and served notice of intent Tto ask the Supreme Court to review the record. Eastlaind and Congress SqUarie. contend the decision which gave Portland Broadcasting System a franchise for a daytime outlet on the KNX channel,: conflicts with the Will of Congress and is not com- patible with F.C.C.'s own rules. The Broadcast Division's ruling was sustained by a split decision of the appellate court a week ago, with four members pooh-poohing the squawks about irregularity iii pro- cedure. Justice Harold M. Stephens, however, wais~ sympathetic toward the principal beef. HANON TO LADY ESTlBEB Bob Hanon, who came east for several auditions including the Woodbury tenOf spot, has joined the Wayne King-Lady Esther programs back in Chicago. Last-niinufe booking. Lingual Issue Criticism By Sa. African Radio Exec Brought Out Loud Protest CapetO\yh, . June . 4. Battle; which' for a time threat- ened to blow the chairman of the South African Broadcasting Corp. out of his job; ■ raging, over, the question, of . separate language pro- grams. Fireworks has'died down to some extent, but rumbles are still being heaird from the outrlaged citizenry who .want their programs in Dutch. Uproar, started when the chaiirman stated that demands for separate programs in English and Dutch were 'venomous and stupid;' South African dialers, who figure they ip>ay- the broadcasting piper and . should have the say about what tunes he plays, hit the ceiling, so hard they bounced^ ' ^ Protest meetings were held here, iii Johannesburg and elsewhere "be- fore lai^ige turnouts. Chairman was censuired and demand was made that the recent referendum, in which 75% of the license holders voted for, separate programs, be iadhered to. Pointed out the chairman is a pujbi- lic servant and cannot dictate what language must be. heard Over the air, ..that listeners, who pay the en- tire cost Of running and staffing the radio stations, should decide the question. Proposal that the chairman be called on to resign was cheered, but meeting later voted to give him chance to correct conditions. Broad- casting Boiard was requested to pro- ceed at once with separate .trans ^missions . in Dutch and EngUsh. IRV S. BRECHER WRITING MILTON BERLE program sponsored by Gillette. SOLE AUTHOR— 45th consecuti ve week. WROTE Screenplay (in cbllaboration) an RKO-Radip picture. WILL WRITE ZIEGFELD FOLLIES a Messrs. Shubert Production. Under Contract to MERVYN LeROY Commencing Nov. 1 Management: IRVING MILLS Reporter-Police Lieut. Tries Broadcasting Idea incoln, July 6. KFOR will air a trio ot Aveekly traffic programs using Dick Bennett, former Journal reporter^ now police lieutenant' in. Charge of traffic. Ben rtett will interview traffic officers, one each program,- and accident vie tims, toiQ. If it clicks, the deal will be ex tended. Bennett spent term at the Northwestern University policei school. McDonoarh Joins Yankee Boston, July 8. Dick McDonough, formerly with WBZ and WBZA, Boston and Spring- field as sports comnientator moves over to the Colonial and Yankee network. Will be sports editor for the news service of those nets. Washi True potent figures business were on the casualty li^^ this week after the Federal Comma, nications Commission Friday '(%) held the first ol tWo .mpp-up sessions to dispose of raft of pending ex, aminers' reportis before summer cess. Among those thrown for. losses were Clarence C. , Scripps-How- ard, and George A. Richards, of WJB, Detroit; WGAR, Cleveland, KMDC, Beverley Hills. Reversiihg'a variety recommen- dations frorti examiners, twp of the three Broadcast members (Chairman Anni Prall having walked out earlier in the week) put the knife iri Richards' solidate ownership of his Michi and Ohio triansmitters. Dill's aspiria> tion' to move into, the" Washington, D. C., radio .picture, and Cbntinen- tal Radio's (Scripps-Howard siibsid) plan to go on the ir iri Tolieido and Columbus. AH together, Chairman. Eugene O. Sykes and his side-kick, Gov. Nor- man S. Case, hard-hieartedly nixed 15 applications, mostly for new outliets a.nd dismissed one. Only nine appli- cations camie through the. Commish sieve.- .;■"■•>■/■' Exami buffered almost many blows as applicants; Divisi -> ites. upset recoiifimendations in ^0 t>t the 25 cases. ~ Most mauled was Exr anniiner John P. Bramhall (who-has^ figured in numerous tough Ca^es in the past), who had three reports ash- canned. Ralph Walker and R. H. Hyde were bruised in two cases, and Ralph Irwin, Mel Dalberg, and P. W. Seward in ones each. In California, MarysyilleiYuba City- Publishers, Inc., were denied new. station on 1,140 kic. with 250 watts, da"ys only, Commish reversin'g R. H. Hyde; Times-: Herald Pufclishihg Co,, Vallejo, was denied hew station on 1320 kc >yith 250 watts, days only, Commish upsetting Examiner John P. Bramhall; Golden Empire Broad- casting Co., Marysville, denied new daytime station to be operated on 1140 kc with 250 watts, ■ iExamiher Geoi:ge H. Hill sustai George Harm, Fresno, granted new station to be operated on 1310 kc with ,100 watts. Comimish reversing Examiner Hyde; Loyal K. King, Pasadena, de- nied new daytime station tb .be op- erated on 1480 kc with 250 watts, sustai ing Examiner Walken Honolulu drew a nix when Adver- tiser Publishing Co., Ltd., was de- nied new station on 1370 kc with 100 watts, Examiner Irwin reversed; Fred J; Hart denied new station to be operated on 600 kc with 250 . watts, Examiner Irwin Sustained. oklahomAs coim'totowm A swell chunk of mi8-:summer buying power under the influence of, a single station that has long been the most-listened^to in ~ 4- Oklahoma. VedncBday, July 7, 1937 VARIETY 17 A NEW RESEARCH WORK FOR RADIO EXECUTIVES Orders for the first annual VARIETY RADIO DIRECTORY are increasing daily. This advance demand is mostly from radio executives who have only seen an outline (dummy) since the DIREC- TORY is now but on itis way to press. Significant, however, is that the Out- line alone has convinced these men that this new publication will accom- plish its purpose. For distribution late this month. Price: five dollars the copy S8 VARIETY RADIO Wednesday, July 7, 19:$7 RADIO SHOWMANSHIP Attention-GetterSf Tie^tlps, Ideas Outstainding Stunts: HOLIDAY MOTORING BULLETINS WOR, NEW YORK WOR's Safety Tle-iip New York City. Station WOR won front page pub- lic! ty^ strenigthened official, ties in New Jersey, its geographically- al- located 'home state,' and otherwise ♦had something' in a holiday week- end tie-up ith traffic and safety campaigns. ^ Below New York City the densely ^^l^ayeled holiday routes through New Jersey constitute a police problem. Head Cop Mark Kimberling char.ted an 'expectiancy' of ni deaths and 255 accidents oh a basis of previous years^ statistics. Trying to reduce such gruesome records is a custom- ary holiday, week-end ambition of the police. WOR- devoted a series of broad- casts, two ininutes every hour, , all through Monday (5) afternoon and evening to telling auto radios where the bottlenecks were, how traffic was flowing and issuing safety warnings. Story sent out by jNew Jersey State Police ra their than station got it to city, desk attention and sidestepped the radio columns. ment scroll invites plenty of peeps over his shoulder. Bally man is a member of the Lexington Minute Men and looks and acts the part. Local radio columns have paid more attention to the stutit than any radio showmanship gag in months. Angle: oldest , form of advertismg used to plug the -newest. Supplementing this summer stunt, the Colonial net . has mailed resort postcards f rbtti ten different vacation spots to agencies and sponsors, briefly calling: attention to posisibili- ties of reaching vacationists by radio. Among the postmarks.:. Newport, Lexington, Laconia, N. H., Salem, Mass., Nantucket, Gloucesteir, Bos- ton and Pawtucket. 'Home to Listen to WD^AS^ Philadielphi , July 6. WDAS is using daily cartoon, 2 cols, by 3 inch(es, on radio page of Evening Ledger, to popularize sta- tion. Space obtained through time- . space, swap deal with the gheet. (Don Davis of WDAS, Kansas City, has similar stunt,) . Cartoons, inked by Jim G.uenther, picture people left in humorously embartaissing' position by someone i^alking off and leaving them. They shout (in balloons) 'Hey, where you going?' to which reply is 'Home to listen to WDAS.' Hope of station is to popularize tag-line. 'Home to listen to WDAS.' ial Network's Stunts Boston. . Colonial Network is arousing plenty of attentiort downtown with a street bally of a town crier in buff and blue Colonial costume. During noon hour, for three weeks (start- . ing June 28), the costumed spieler clangs a. bell,- announces five late afternoon arid evening programs of that day, in brief too sentence plugs, then winds up witht Note Ye well! Few hear my voice, but millions hear the voice of the Colonial Net- work.' Costumed ■ ballyhpoer covers the busiest businiess areas at lunch time, including Newspaper Row. Not only does the bell and costume get atten- tion, but an official looking parch- in Two Places Salt Lake City. Salt Lake Rotarjans at last week's ineeting heard Earl J. Gladie, gen- eral manager of KSL, preside over luncheon meeting, although he Was in Chicago attending the National Brbadcters association convention. , Glade, who is third vice-piresident: of local club, conducted chore of pi-e- siding from waxed discs operated by studio employe. Recording timed properly and even included banging of gavel. Newkirk's Coast Coup. Beverley Hills, Calif. , Three girls murdered in Ingle- I wood, near here. Same day bodies were discovered by six B6y Scouts, Van Newkirk had them oh KMPC relating their experiences leading up to the gruesome find. He built a pro- gram around the narration, playing heavy on the fine work being accom- plished by the youthful organization in assisting peace officers and rising to the occasion in other emergen- cies. Triple slaying has been the hottest, topic locally: in years and dailies have devoted columns to the crime and hunt for the slayer. After New kirk's coup, other transmitters . set up facilities at Inglewood police sta tion to report progress of the man hunt. Real reason for the line set-up is that town fears a lynching if slay er is, captured. are being lined up for a team to be taken to Catalina next spring when- Chicago Cubs do their spring train- ing stint. Schools are under direct super- vision of Lou ' Fonseca, director of promotion for the American Leagiiei and former managei: of the Chicago White ISox. Acting as his assistant is John Harrington, sports announcei: whom WJJD borrowed from WBBM and Columbia, to do the games. Guest instructors are the guest an- nouncers on the program; Joe Tinker, Tris Speaker, Joe E. Brown, and Walter Johnson; among others. Every boy participating gets a but- ton making him a member of the school, and no box tops or other proofs of sale are required for en-^ trance.. Plan to have a boy city sieries at the end. of the season, to be held at Wrigley field, and, there ad- mission will probably be a Kellogg's: Clbrn Flakes' box top, . First day the school was run saw an attendance of approximately 5,000 boys- betweeii ages of eight arid 16. ibs Used for Meetini^s St. Loiils. To bring advertisers arid local dealers: into closer contact with sta- tion, KMOX invites their Organiza- tions to hold sales meetings in air conditioned KMOX studios. Organizations ' recently entertained in this manner by KMOX include Brown & Williamson tobacco dealers; and members of Associated Grocers arid General Grocers of St. Louis. Baseball Schools for Kids Chicago. Special play for kid audience is being, macie by Kellogg's, with its baseball broadcast on WJJD. Full pages in all five Chicago rieWspapers, were taken last Saturday plugging the baseball schools which are ^eing run in connection with" the broad- cast. School is run two days a week, each time iri a diflfererit neighbor- hood park, and on Saturday morn- ings, the moist proficient of the week's try^puts, are taken to Wrig- ley Field to be further weeded out. There, a game is played, and players Other Roosevelt on Wax .New York City. 'Thursday (8) WOR will broadcast a 15-min. program on which will be; heard the transcribed voice of .Teddy Roosevelt on thie radio for the first tiriie. Robert Vincent, in 1913, visited Roosevelt the First at his home in Oyster Bay and got him to have a short speech transcribe'd oo a now out-dated Wax disc to be played be- fore a meeting of the Boys' Progres- sive League at one of their conven- tions. The spiel deals with juve uplift. WGN's Window isplay (jhicago.. Only studio in town to have its own show windows, WGN, Chicago Tribune station, uses them to plug both equipment and acts, changing displays monthly. Use photo-montage backgrounds With material in front. Last display was of sourid effects. Stuff was laid in front; with pictures and cards giving explanation of how each was used. Present alternates to acts, and next will show transrnissiori tubes and •equipment. Charity Slant for Sponsor Toronto. Howard Lindsay of J. Walter Thompson agency herie is responsible for 'Radio Auction' show heard Mon- days over CFRB. Fair nairie oJ: charity gives half-hour airing aidded talking point. Idea is. that members of- studio audience have to produce five articles valued at no moire tlian 50c. ^ach to gain adrnissiori. Items RADIO STATION IN Grand Rapids. ,WOOD-WASH Kalamazoo ...... . WKZO Battle Creek . WELL La rising WJI M Bay GitY-Saginaw.WBCM Flint WFDF Jackson .WIBM EIGHT RADIO STATIONS \H MICHieAN'S EIGHT LARGEST CITIES ASKS RADIO PROBE Washington,. Sen. Wallace White (Rep) of Maine late today (Tues.) ' resolution calling for investigation of radio industry, state Commerce commiittee would conduct. About 25 ^specified points for investigation include network at\d newspaper domiriation, F. C. C. laxity and the financial stvucture generally. BUrtort Wheeler, hot on radio himself, is chairman 6E this com- mittee. Other members include ariti-block booking champion Neely of W. Va., Bon of Washington,; Barkley of Kentucky, Wagniei' ot New York. may include postage stamps, hatr pins, pipe cleaners, etc. Team of Biert Pearl and Wally Armour, when not playing pianos, take the. mike to read list of , items they will buy.. Tearii tries to sell articles back on next program and tiurn money over to chai:ity.. Appareritly plenty of plants are in audience to pep up program. With only studio audience of 100, team was able to buy such odd items as an arrti band, bodice, mouth organ, ash tray, etc. Failed to bUy only ;hr6e items called. Swing band arid piano tearii: supply miisic. Flaw ill Siiccess Story Lancaster, Pa. robably the most popular good- will builder yet emplbyed by WGAL here is its Lost and Found Depart- ment/which it handles in connection with city and state police. Program las no set period or frequency arid the number .of broadcasts depiends: upon the importance or the number of things reported lost. Ernest Stanziola, Station Program Director, cornplairis, however, that station's batting average is very low when it comes to recovering lost, strayed pr stolen hunting dogs. Norfolk, Va. Jeff Baker, WTAR announcer for the 7 Up Man on. the. Street. Prb- mbtiori, did a twist the other after- noon. Arranged to have the crowd by the Norva Theatre quiz him con- cerning the bottle product. Change of pace from usual blah- blah. PLUS THE KEY STATION Detroit WXYZhbC blue GIVE PROFITABLE C0VERA(3E OF MICHIGAN'S BIG RICH MARKETS OVER 4 MILLION PEOPLE BY The MICHIGAN RADIO NETWORK OPERATING ON FULL DAILY SCHEDULES OF COMMERCIAL AND SUSTAINING PROGRAMS: JUST LIKE COAST-TO-CO AST NETWORKS OPERATE WGAL Draws a Crowd Lancaster, Pa. A novel remote planned to call at- tention to the .new equipment and better facilities of WGAL here by visual mearis was recently staged under the direction of Walter MiHei"* Station manager. Station's . new antennae was being pairited and Miller sent chief ari- nouncer Eddie Guridaker to the top of the tower in a boatswain's chair to interview the painters. Gundaker riding a two foot plarik and sur- rounded by control bok and other equipment took the high ride and spent a gleeful 15 minutes deseribing the town as seen from aloft and kid- ding the crowd in the street by means of a special amplifier system. Stunt which had plenty of ad- vance publicity both . on the air and in local newspapers attracted a crowd of several hundred people and drew nearly a hundred questions which listeners wanted announcer to ask painters he was interviewing. JAMS WHN, N.Y, K. idneyy of WHN, New York, spent all day yesterday (Tuesday) giving testiriiony to the Federal gov- errimerit labor board exartiiner on • the situation affecting union panel- men at WHN. ; Engineers at WHN are orgaai by ARTA 1()Q%,,' but the theatri crafts in lATSE threaten to strike ia LOeW theatres if the CI.O. rival is recognized. Government will take the matter urider adviseriient. 'Sidney waihts to be told what union to do bus! with* Pappy Gheshire'js Motor Trek St. Louis, July To keep 'Pappy'. Chesire's person- ality on the Slack Furniture Co. pro- ;gram and at'sante time permit sta- tion's Hill, illyvboss and family to iienjoy vacation, KMOX waxed number of one-miriute greeti from 'Pappy' spotte.d at ,points on itinerary. These records are .interpolated Cheshire's regular a.m. 'billy' pro- grams during his motor trip that is embracing Dallas, £1 Paso, Los An- geles, Salt Lake City, Omaha and several other points. WTMV salesman; Al Rauer, ^re^ turns to -East St. Louis, hospital for further treatment ', oh skull Injiiry suffered in auto accident three years ago. Leslie Lieber guests on the Ariieirir can Can (Beri Ber ie) program oyer NBC-blu^ on Jiily 6, Paul Sabon replacing the Kin Jesters at the LaSalle hotel, . cago. Jim Hennessey added WTMV, E. St, Louis, announcing staff; WTMV*s Pamphlet Series . St. Loui WTIVIV has prepared a series of nine advertising pamphlets, as at- tractive as anything produced by any station in this section, which are distributed , to local prospects and ^national agencies at rate of one each ten days. First one asks 'Is radio advertising in St. Louis expensive?' and then eplains that WTMV's rates are lower than other stations al- though it reaches 317,600 listeners in Metropolitan St; Louis- Others assert 'You're in the show, business — it you have a product to sell St. Louis'; 'What's the answer. to bigger .profits in St. Lotiis on smaller ad- vertising budgets?' Pamphlets prepared by Woody Klose, program director,. and William H. West;, head WTMV. are drawirig considerable .attention froi radio users. Scout Stunt Indianapolis. WIRE grabbed nice publicity on Boy Scout Jamboree, now in prog- ress in Wa.shington. D. C. Local sta- tion had recording made at National Capital by Indianapolis scouts at- tending, ru.shed back to Indianapolis, and. put the disc Ori last Sunday (4> for 15- inute stanza. GbV relatives and friends talking up WIRE for bringing, them their absent one's voices for period. One scout even got in a hello for an unnamed girl friend he left be- hind here, for his jaunt to Wash- ington. R, E, Barrington has quit as man- ager pE KROY, Sacramento. 0. E. Wolfe, chief engineer at station, has noAv assumed managership as well as his technical duties. Lucille McCub- bin is now handling publicity at KROY; addition to sales staff is El Lundy. NPTIONQL REPHESEMTPTIVES EDWRRD RETRY & CO. Wednesday, July 7, 1937 RADIO VARIETY 3?> CLAIR McCOLLOUGH American Telephone & T6legraph Co admits that the airmile charges involved in Delaware represent an increase over the old circuit mile bookkeeping. This is in answer to charges filed some weeks ago with the Federal Communications Com- mission by Clair McGoUbugh, 6£ the Mason^Dixon Radio Group, regional network with headquarters in tan- caster, Pa, Dispute, accprding to A- & T. (speaking for its subsidi , Dia- mond State Telephone) involves only $7 monthly. Asked to comment I Shepard's Experience John Shepard, 3rd, in sppiise to query" from Variety explained his eiiperience with A. T: & T. as follows: • 'New basis has -reduced our cost 6f local lines in , Boston from 30% to 50%: -The mini- mum does . not . affect Us, In Providence' and Bridgepiort some prices went iip iand some went .down so it is about Bates were effective Jan. John Gillin Of WOW, Omaha, Is still on circuit cable at 75 per quarter mile, rate in force ^everail years. ; ' on . this statement, McGollough told .Variety that the *phbn« company, is trying to confuse , the issue; if they claims-Delaware: rate, dispute amounts io only seven dollars^' Considerable, publicity last fall en- couraged broadcasters to anticipate rieductions in line charges for local transmission (not network, which , is entirely separate and apart from the issues raised by .McCoUoUgh). Foirmer circuit mile was computed as. the actual dllstance by wire, in- clusive of all detours in routing. jRate was 87 cents per quarter mile. New airmile system measures the ac- tual distance between station, cen- tral phone' switchboard and irans- mitter and is figured at $1.25 per quarter mile. Since the adoption, of the airmite fystem of radio transmission book- keeping, A. T. & T, staties 540 sta- tions out of the national' census of 685 broadcasting units have been In Hollywood Hollywood, July 6. Consensus among local sta- tions woiild indicate revised phope schedule in effect since Jan; 1, effecting station saving from .10%^ to 15%. Minimum under airinile schedule for first quarter is $3.50 agaiii^t circuit first half ipile of . $1.50. Some operators claim reduic- tion greater rfn short haul thah long haul. brought under this methdd. An an- nual saving of $250,000, estimated in advance by telephone auditors^ is, however, jioi uniform in its applica- tion. Geographic conditiohs and the relation of thie three sites— studio- exchange-transmitter— rmight faypr some stations and not others. Delaware proved, the phone com- pany avers, the exception to the rule that, considered state by state, the rates were equal or lower. Phone company has how put it up to. the Federal ,, Communications Commis- sion a? to a return in DelaWare to the former circuit milie computation. States stili on circuit mile chiarges are New York, ..Pennsylviani Ne- braska, lovfa, Minnesota both Detroit Slightly Less Detroit, July 6. Minimum quarter mile airmile local telephone trans- mission is $3.50 with $1.25 charge for additibiial quairter mile^. Went into effect Jan. 1. .Slightly less than formerly. Dakotas. Latter five states, all be- long to Northwest Bell. In his original complaint to F.C.C. (May 13), McCoilough said, anipng other things: 'As of May 1, the: Diamondi State Telephone Company, Bell Telephone subsidiary in th6 State of Delaware, increased our rates for local remote broadcast lines approximately 243% for ^the first , quarter-mile and ap- proximately 44% for each additional quarter-mile. 'Using air-line measurement for mileagej which we heairtily favor, instead of the bid method of route measurement, radio stations are sup- posed to get a reduction in- cost, However, the joker how comes to light in Delaware, with a minimum charge to WDEL; and WILM of $3 for the first quarter-mile and $1.25, for each additional qUarter-mile. Chicago Situation Chicago, July 6. . Local Telephone: transmissi line cost from 25 to 40% less since airmile System' substi- tuted for circuit lines. Great- est saving is to Station WIND because of long haul. WGN, WCFL and WJjb less saving becausie of short distance, ' Remotes minimum . cost are: irst Quarter mile, $4. Sub-, sequent costs, first half, $5.50; -three^q;uarter, $7; mile, $8.50. Short hauls run about same as ■when circuit lines. Long runs Switchover went into 1, and is for all Jill Heretofore, the cost was $0.87 */4 per quarter-mile irregardlesa ,o£ length of line; with no minimum charge. 'This means networks and larger stations . using long line hauls are now receiving lower rates by. air- line measurement while hundreds of stations . operating in 'cities where most of their broadcast lines are purely local loops, a few quarters of a mile in length, will suffer an in- crease in rate beyond all reason when the hew rates become general.' Inside Stuif-^Radio With the idea of evenluaily, raising the standard of radib writing, a series of semi-annual awards fbr outstianding sci'ipts and productions wil be made by Radio Script I*)undation, of New York. Radio EJyents, Inc., is behind the thing and is jputting up the coin. Awards-will be made on the recommendation of a board of judges, rep- resenting various .bratiches pf show business. Members include Brock Penibertpn, Carl Reed,' Selena Roy le, Alfred J. McCPsker, Ben Gross,. Dr.. Q. ' H: Caldwell, Georgia Backus, Paul S. Ellison, Llpyd Jacquet, J. M. Koehler; William Burnham, and Antony Stanfordi First prize will be $100,/secpnd and third prizes will be $50 esich, and fpurth pri2e will. be. $25. Prpductipn.. director of the winning script \yill also get^ ah award not yet decided upbh. While they matter is'^itiU un- settled, understood some members of .the cbnimittee. are in favor of re- quiring that the ten best scripts, from which the final selections will be made, be judged in an actuarperfbrmance or via wax. On the other hand, Georgia Backus and J. M. Kbehler, 'who organized the idea of the com- petition and are dividing the bankrpll, are anxious to' avoid establishing tpo many entrance requirements and involving unnecesjsary expense for contestants. i_ Script entrants are tb be submitted ing to the present rules. . Some thirty-odd statiohs throughout the cbuntry have paiid $250 ieach for de luxe copies of the convention program published last year by the Democriatic Natipn&l Gpmihitteeior the Philadelphia huddle Which renom- inated President Roosevelt. When the books were ori inaliy published last year, the Democratic .National Gommittee used 'em as a means' of raising campai money; $385,525 was realized from ads; $481,467 from sate^^ . With a dieficit i-ecently, the cbrnmittee took 1,500 of the fancier editions which rfemaiined oh the shelves, got the. President to sig;riature sheets of paper, and pasted 'em in the books. Of the eight southern stations added to the N.BC list last week or two, WNBli^ Mempiiis, and KXYZ, Houston^ will ■ have their schedule's made available also to Mutual clients. Others in: the grbiipof NBC newcomers are WAGA, Atlanta; WSGN, Birminghanti; WROL, Knoxville; WJBq, Baton Rpiiige; WDSU, New Orleans; KFDM, Beaumont, Tex.; KRIS, Corpus Christ, and KRGV, West Laco, All alliances become effective Aug; i.. Entry of the eight will make it necessary, for NBC to put out a hew. rate card immediatejly. Network distributed the last one several .weeks •ago, ieffective July i.. Dorothy Worthington set Reinald Weirehrath repeat July 13 oh Ham- merstein music hall. Same, bffice ) booked Channing- Pollock for Heinz i July 26. I New shares. of Columbia Broadcasting System were approved for listing on the New York stock exchange by the board of governors at a spiecial meeting last weekr Actual trading in shares, however, has not skirted. Action stepiped up the price for both CBS *A' aqd 'B' stock, in Over-the- Couhter market, with the bid prices around .$28 and the asking quotation high at . $30. Employes in the newsrooin of a Denver statibn were worried for a. fevt hours aftier they had invited the hew owner of the station to leave their (Continued on page 52) ★ As the good ship WLW sails on the oeean of Business to the Prosp en t^j are you The E in elude campaign must THE NATIO N'S STATION 40 VARIETY RADIO Wednesday, July 7, 1937 Schools for Air Conditioning Training Using Radio to Drum Up Students Chicago, July 6- that make money, teach - itig young men how to make, rhoney in new ■ businesses are . common phenomenon of :any, 'trend.' At resent the expectation of air con- itibning and refrigeration, expan- sion has made the 'school' in that field bi At least three such institutions are cuvrently using radio to -drum up students. More tuition-seekers are expected to buy time, ^ffhree noAV operating and using radio in an increasing degree! are Utility Engineering Corp. of Chicago, Refrigeration and Air .Conditioning Institute of Chicago, Refrigeration and Air. Cohditiorving Training Corp. of Youngstown, Ohio. At the N. A. B. convention last tnonth Bob Barrett, and Harold Hig- gins of the Chicago WOR office got talking to Hugh Rager Of First United Broadcastiers, agency han- dling tility Engineering, and be- fore they got finished talking Raiger okayed a ohcc weekly l5-rninute Shot oh WOR, New York. SHAKESPEARE IN GANADA NBC and CBS Example May Be Followed HoW They Bat at KMOX St. Louis, July 6. Merle S. Jones, asst. to James p. Shouse, gen. mgr. KMOX, departed Monday (5) for Chicago to become western mgr. of radio saleg ;tor CBS. Bob Dunville hais beferv lipped to replace Jones and Bob. Sarnpson,. formerly with KSD, drops, into. Dun- ville's chair. A.rthur Casey has been made asst. program ditecfor with Ti Renier still head man. Casey joined stu- dio in li935 after stage career and boss of 'Casey Players' who folded during depression. Back from Hollywood where they worked with Gene Autry ; in 'Ride, Ranger, ide' and 'Yodelling Kid from Piney Ridge,' Dick Hartman and his Tennessee Ramblers have rejoined sta^ of WWiSW, Pittsburgh. Winhipag, July 6. Governmeint-controlled Canadian Broadcastinjg Corp. is expected to jump into a Shakespearean cycle in the fall. Localities have already been after the CBS officials in town ask- ing 'em to carry either the CBS or NBC Shakespearean blasts and it was then ■ that the proposed series came to light. But beyond the fact that they hoped to do a series in the fall, noth- ing more was said, ith local radio editors still asking, 'How about taking the American produced shtiiws?' Dear Boss: Stay Away Missoula, Mont., July 6. Coca-Cola has bought a man on the street show from KG VO, . Missoula. Deal was closed by the beverage company's; reps here while Ai'thur Mosby, the station's manager, was off in New York calling agencies for business. ■ Program will be tagged 'Vox Pop.' Here and' There Kay Kyser to do his Mutual-Willys shbt from WGN, icago, Aug; 25.' Band now doing one-nighters. 'Painted Dream,' recently celebrat- ing its' 1,500th performance on WGN, Chicago, moves to the 10:30 a.m. spot left vacant when 'Arnold Grimm's Daughter' (General . Mills) sw:itched to Columbia; KKSIJI.TSI The international scope and lound growth of this organization are the. re- wards of experience and service applied to station representation. WCPJ) Moving Studios incinnati, WCPO, (Scripps-Howard) will soon transfer its studios and .office from the Hotel Sihton to another downtown location. Necessary to permit expaiisi . . Identifyi itself as 'Cincinnati's new? station,' WCPO now has 14 pf its quarter-hour and IQ-niinute reg- ular news periods bearing commer- cial tags. Two of them are for Sun- day stanzas; Resthayen Memorial, a cemetery, and the Fisher-Griffin Co., dealer in electrical appliances. ;Daily . newscast spots are oii the hour, except for 8 a. .m/and 3, 5 and 7 p. m., from 7. o'clock in the morn- ing to midnight. Sears Roebuck Co. has the 9 a. m. and i9 p. m, programs. Others are sponsored by Frank's Radio shop. King Drug Co., Cincin- nati Post, Fairbanks Morse Co., re- frigerators; Capitol Clothes ^ Shop, Becker Clothes Co., Savin loan and jewelry shop, Norge refrigerators. Postal Telegraph Co., Rosen's men's year, and the Model Shoe Co. Postal Telegraph Co. is a new air advertiser locally. James H^inrahan, general manager of Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc., is transferring Bob Knapp . and Don Payey, announcers, and James Knox, tinrie salesman, from WCPO ta WNBR, Memphis, Tenn. Changes; are temporary, but may beconie per- manent. Trio will start in at WNBR July 12, ith a brief vacation as a bracer. Frank WGN Chicago executive, .eyeing a .three-week yachting trip to begin around Sept: 18. UJEED E compony 'Woodruff to Bermuda Jim Woodruff, Jr.," manager of WRBL, Columbus, Ga., has been in New York few days.- Sailed yesterday .Cfuesday) for Bermuda with his bride. Alfred. S. IMoss has joined A. W. Lewin. Co., Inc., Newark ad agency, as an account exec. Moss for the past' year was sales and ad manager of WQXR, New York. Markets over WGY, using the nom de radio of 'Jane Evans.' Also pre- sents an afternoph WGY household feature, with cooperative advertis- ing, under tag of 'Betty Lehox.' Franklin Topke has b^en promoted from the announcing staff of WOWO, Fort Wayne, to production manager. Another newcomer to the production depart. Is Bill Davies, formerly of WLBC, Munciej Ind. Davies will also dp publicity. ' Don Thornburir, CBS v.-p. in charge of the Pacific division, started, back for that point Friday (2) after a three-day visit .at the network homebffices. Phil Baker trained to the Coast last Mondiy (5) for his pic debut in 'Goldwyn Follies/ Mike Riley leaves Mountain View House, Port Kent, N. Y„ July 17-, to go into the New Penn Club, Pitts- burgh, with a KDKA and NBC wire. Felix Ferdinando replacing him at the Port Kent spot. Set' by CRA. Carl 'Deacon' Moore opens July 20 for the season at Buckeye Lake, Ohio. Bess Flynn, Chicago radio actress arid writer of 'Bachelor's Children' and .'We . Are. Four,' taking family dude-rahching for three months. Ed W6od, sales manager at WGN, to N.Y. for week; Nat; Vincent of the Happy Chap- pies duo on KSO-KRNT, Des Moines, is back from New York City with copies of the Chappies new song, 'Kitty Lou,' . just published by Mills; Marna Stansell, Drake U. co-ed who recently w**"* * student film contract with Paramount, was pre- sented on a congratulatory program by Ki50, D6s Moines. Jack Egran has just joined Bob (Believe It Oi: Not) Ripleys radio production staff. Allan McKee, announcer at WMT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is writing, pro- ducing and announcing a new pro- gram, called 'Did You Know?' Jean Fahrney, .13, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, oh WMT's 'Smooth Sailing* program. Gieorge Trimble pf Marschalk & Pratt ; agency visitor at the KSO- KRNT, Pes Moines, last Week. Alice Frost is Walter O'Keefe's ■dialogic punching bag on the Town Hall series starting tonight. A. regory and L. H. Franklin neW ir of salesmen at KOY, Phoenix,. Eugenia Kehr is the new studio hostess- at the station. Cally Hplden band at.'the ^ait-Noya Club, Reno.- Ted Schneider has rejoined the WHN, New York, program dept. He quit the. station several months ago to get out of radio biz, but returned. Molly Picon guests 6n the Rudy Vallee show Aug. 8. Sa.mmy Weis- "bord, of the Mbrris office' agenting. Cecelia Ager (Variety) is oh this Thursday (8). Darreli Sinon has joined WNBX, Springfield, Vt., as control room engineer. Cotton Blossom. Sinjg^^ers, Negro quartet from Jackson, Miss., are now at WGY, Schenectady, for thrice- weekly broadcasts. Lester Lindow, of WCAE, Pitts- burgh, accompanying Ford Billings, back west for a vacation. , While Darreli V. Martin, radio editor of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is vacationing, his column is being con- ducted by his brother, Ken Martin, the band leaider. Arliherton Stake Races being broadcast over WGN, Chicago, and Mutual. Hiandled by Lincoln Plbpp. '$nowba1I/ 13-year-old negrp boy tap dancer and singer ' sighed by Selviaii: ad agency to dp a weekly 15 minute spot on WAAF, Chicago. Daily Drover's Journal station, for Feldman Petroleum. Ted Huislnff and immy Dolan in Milwaukee for the track meet and Chicago for the horse race. la.st week. Going to Princeton next for the. Big Three mieet. ■ Mrs. Lawrence H. Pike h.as taken over the morning food prpgiam of Schafler: Stores-Empire Community .Four Gentlemen of Rhythm, set for unlimited stay at the Hotel Radissbn, Minneapolis. Consolidated set. . Swor and Lubin, comics, guest on Gulf (CBS) show July 11. Tim (Ryan) .and Irene (Noblette) step before the cameras at Astoria; L. I., July 12 to make another Edu- cational short. Geprffc McMiirr^y quit CBS pub- licity pen to p.a. Horace Heidt's orch.. Replaced on the roster at Co- lumbia by Cecil Brown, last with the ' defunct N. Y. American. Tommy ' Dorsey crew guests on CBS' 'Swing Club'' July 10, Don McClean, gabber from WVED, Waterbury, has been added to KYW, Philly, spielstaff. He will work at Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, from which daily half hour sustai ing is pumped to net. A. W; . Dannenbaum, prexy of WDAS, Philly, recuperating from appendix slicing by spending, three weeks in Maine tinkering with his ispeedboats. Pat Stanton, general manager, at WDAS, Philadelphia^ visiting sta- tions throughout New England using Irish programs to get ideas for his own shamrock offering. Morrison Parker, formerly at KCMO, joins WTMV E. St. Louis announcing staff. Marie Love Cross, WTMV E. St. Louis, auditor, in Sti Mary's Hos- pital. Appendicitis. Florence Daniels added to WTMV E. St. Louis, continuity staff. Hei* stint Will: be to furnish, women's touch to accounts aimed at femmes. WTHT, Hartford Times station, taking: extension to full time yester- day (6) in stride without special celebration. Robert Cartiere, who alisp sings under name of Bob Carter on KDKA, Pittsburgh, has joined permanent cast of 'Night at the Inn,' Old Shay Ale's commercial on WCAE once a week, He replaces James Hayden in male warbling niche. Doc Schneider, cowboy boss at WTIC, Hartford, from! pneumonia. Staff, pinchrhitting. Rev. Hugh Shields, humorist, off WICC, Bridgeport, for while because of ideath of. mother. Dolly Mitcheil,. Juve songstress^ switching from WICC, Bridgeport, to weekly children's frame at WQR, New York, where her father Al is 'The Answer Man.' igelbw; Twins, formerly at VfELt, New Haven, moved to sartie Icity's WICC substation. Loiiis Prima opened his' own nit- ery on Vine street in Hpllywobd. Stuff Smith left the Coast to com- plete .his contract at the Onyx club in Nevv York. He!s due back in Hollywood Aug. 8 to open a six month stand at the Famous Door. Ernest Stanzlola, Program i. rector, at WGAL* Lancaster, has also been made Personnel. Director of 'the stati Pat and Don, formerly of WEEU, Reading, have transferred to WGAL, Lancaster, Wynn.Wrii^ht, dramatic director at WW J, Detroit, sojourning at Torch Lake, northern part of Michigan. Buss Per&en, WCCO, St. Paul, re- rniote control engineer, had his first crack -up after 50 solo hours as air.- plane pilot, but escaped with only his pride bruised. t. E. DnttonV.Jpm Gpbtee, A, D. Aldred. and Homer Courchene added to the 'NBC Chicago engineering, staff. Dutton comes in from WIOD, Miami; as studio engineer; Gbotee corhes in frorh the foreign staff of RCA to join NBC field gang. Alfred was formerly •with WGES here and (Continued on page 56) THE NEW CRY OF THE OLD WEST CENE OTALLON, Manager Rep. by JOHN BI.AIR & CO. Listen to WHN's BROADWAY rnmr^ iHBlliSiSfl ;tame, which are the king- ;vpins of the section, have hot been signed and it now appears imlikely that they will. In the Eas^ Atlantic Refining is spending around $350,000, as against an approximate $260,000 last year. HENRI NO E L His Continental Music His French Songs CURRENTLY AT FRENCH CASINO Atlantic City, N. J. HARRY SALTER CONDUCTING LUCKY STRIKE "HIT PARADE" EVERY WEDNESDAY N.B.C. Red at 10 P.M., EDSt FARMED OUT, NOW REAPED Polished at WHAT, Now Gfaduates to WCAU Fuel firm has optioned Saturday afternoon time on 50 stations from New England through Georgia. The options must be picked up or re-; linquished by August Deals for game rights have alrieady beei^ made by Atlantic with Pitt; Penn, Cornell, Virgini , V. M. I., V. P. I., Duke, Georgia, Poly Cross^ Dartmouth, Colgate, Syracuse, W. & L., Williahi. and Mary, Richmbnd, Maryland. ' Pending are half a dozen other schools. Sponsor has not yet Worked out all details for the placing of games on spfecific stations, but, it is definite that WCAE, Pittsburgh, will carry the Panther tilts, arid WCAU, Phillyi the Penh home games. For the first, time the Virginia Conference has been broken down and brought to heel in the matter of radio: Heretofore the schools, have disliked broadcasting to the extent of nixing eVen sustai ing airings in or around their comn>unitiesi Deal now made with thie Conferjehce calls for each institution to have aired two of its home contests over a linkup of strictly Virginia stiations. In the New\York .area Atlantic is considerably anxious to have its fanciest foot forwatd,. and conse- quently the optioned time on WQR will be used to carry the gariie each week that sponsor thinks of most interest to the public. , That will be done to counteract the Yale games which Sbcony plans to put on WMCA, ais a-metropblitan New York adjunct to the Yankee network. Socony,. after bagging Yale, which Atlantic h^d last yeat, has not evinced further interest in getting more than the seven Old Eli. games for which $30,000 Was paid. An over- ture was made to Cornell, but At- lantic moved in quickly and snapped it up. . : No New York college , has , been bought. Fordham would be willing, but its . asking price is still consid- ered too high. Last year Atlantie was interested, but the Jesuit jschool held for $20,000 for its home sched- ule. Columbia refuses sponsorship, not entirely out of rit^yness, but be- cause a lyrinkle in the gift of Baker Fiel4 from the. late banker George F. Baker precludes any aroma of conirnercialism^ whatsoever. -And ColuinbiaV won't play its games on .l^nother lot just for some broadcast boodle. Notrie Dame won't even listen . to any bids, tor an exclusive coirilfner cial . carry of its games, The South Bend public relations dept. has al- ways beien smart, and it demands coast-to-coast air doverage, and usu- ally gets it five times anhtially. At the new South Bend statdium there Philadelphia, July 6. i First return froni its recently an- nounced system of farming out promising young announcers to small stations to gain experience WEI? plucked by WCAU this week. George Thomas, who got out of high school a year ago and has since been gabbing at WHAT, Philly, has been added tb the WCAU staff. He replaces I^on Pierde. Last sunlmer Thomas came to San Lee Broza, program diredtor at the 50,000-watter, for a post. Broza saw' hope, but also saw need of p'olish and practice. He made a deal with Milt Loughlan, WHAT exec, to take Thon>as. Lad had been auditioned again by Broza about .four times during year, who now feels he's ready. Prof. Sulzer Places Studes Louisville, Imer G. Sulzer, director, ot Uni- versity of Kentucky studi , airing through WHAS, placing students to fill places in local stations during the summer. Has studes at WHAS, WAVE and WGRC. Educational radio, script exchange for United States Dejpartment of In- terior, Department of Education, Washington, has notified Sulzer that script series ■ 'Epoch Discoveries of the Past,' prepared and presented by University of Kentucky radio staff members, is receiving wide demand, and that 1,290 copies bf the script have already been distributed. KTW Adds Panelmen ia, July 6. Three engineers plussed to West- inghouse staff at KYW, i>hilly, dur- ing past week. . They are Jas. V. Thunell, formerly of WOWO-WGL, Fort Wayne; Leslie E. Schumann,^ formerly oif WHAT, and a transmitter testman for RCA, and W. Sheridan Gilbert, of WIBG. indivi broadcast are booths. Last season Kellogg bankrolled the home tilts ot Notre Dame, but could not get exclusive rights and was limited by the school to carrying the sponsored descriptions on only one station, WTAM, Cleveland. Kellogg, being an Ayer agency ac- count along with Atlantic, has not been negotiating in the East; nor thus far in the west. As it stands to date that Is the national sponsored football picture. There will assuredly be some local stations bagging' sponsbrs for small local college games oi wave-length- distance interest, but they haven't popped up yet and never do till, the season is underway and the public hepped up. Pride and Football Prices In bidding for the broadcast rights to the coming season's football games advertisers and agencies have found that the prices have been substantially boosted, not because the college authorities think they're worth more but because of local pride. They read last year that Yale got $2:0,000 for the season's rights trom Socony and Atlantic Oil and they consider the ratings of their teams in the public interest inake them wortl^' as much it hot more than the Yale alliance. One. thing that the agency contacteers have enbburitered less than ever this year is strong alumni seiitiment agaiiist having their grid- iron heroes tangled up with commercial plugs. Arts m Toronto, Butfalo Radio Circles Sponsor Versus Donor Atlantic Refining Market Areas Don't Coin- cide witK Homes offDuke \J*s Givers Atlantic Refining has nailed six Duke> University grid games for commercial airing this tall. There will be a small link of statibns through the south set up to carry the contests. Atlantic hid to go into a higher bracket than it had expected to get THE ON BILLS B> JANE WEST NOW RADIO'S MOST POPULAR FAMILY BRINGS YOU MORE iJAUGHTER fEARS and »H EART-Tr!R03!i Pi-nsonfod by Ivory Soap ■ 99"' : pure LISTEN ^'^^ '^^'^Y " NBC Blue Network, Mon. to Fri. 11 a.m. bst |M NBC Red Network, Men.to Fri. 3:45 p.m. DST COAST to COAST , Dir.. COMPTON ADVERTISING Ar.iSNCr MQT., Ep .WOLF— pKO BLDC, NEW yORK CITY the exclusive, due to unwillingness to spdt the ganies on a number of stations selected by Wallace Wade, football coach at the North Carolina institution. Wade was anxious to. have the sponsor place the broadcasts on WPTF, Raleigh; WSOC, Charlotte; WFBC, Greenville; WWNC, Ashe- ville; WIS, Columbia, and WCSG, Charleston, plus WRVA, Richmond, Va. ■■■ It . was Wade's . wish to have the games broadcast across an area: where resided the philanthropists and their friends who had materially helped Duke with mazuma in the past years. When Atlantic demurred, with the explanation it wanted to spot the games according to market charts and sales statistics, the ante, on the cost of the games was hiked. I Temme director of drama will han- dle things at WEBR for two weeks in mid-month' when Helen Caw- thorne bats for vacationing. Al Zink. She's his assistant, . ' Miss Cawthorne will also be Aunt Helen— m.c, of a children's hour usually handled by 'Uncle BilL' , July 6. Fooling the listener with electrical transcriptions, dramatizeid wired' rie- ports of ..baseball games; and stunt broadcasts banking on a studio audi- ence studded with sliills, is getting to be a fine art in 'this neck of the woods. Listeners rarely know when they are getting the McCoy 6r the piroverbial works. ' Regulations set down by the Gan- adiiain Broadcasting Corp; call for an- nouncement before and. after tran- scription programs which are ether- ized after 6.30 p.m. deadline. .This ruling apparently has no teeth, as stations all but break a leg to hide the fact they devbte hours of ever ning time to canned progranis. One local station airs a half-hour show each week which has plenty of announcements such as 'Our singers stepi .to the ihicrophone. . . "And now the boys play, * . .' etc. At con-^ elusion of announcement the 'en- gineier slaps , on a record* 'Pop Concert,' from Bjuflalb, gives listeners, same stuff. Announcer, be- tween transcriptions of symphonic music, tells the audience of the con- ductor stepping up to \the podium, bowing to the crowd, picking up his baton and, With the ahnbuncement that 'the music is about to begin,' mikeman signals for another record. Wired baseball broadcasters here and in Buffalo aren't quite as secre- tive, but don't exactly put up sign boardis. Announcements that .gaimes being described are 'reconstructed' are aired sotto voce only about twice during the long broadcasts. Sports annbuncers call upon their imagina- tions to great, extent during course of these games owing to meagre tele- graphed rei)orts. When Toronto plays Buffalo on former's home grounds, things usu- ally get complicated for listeniers here. Tunihg in on Toronto's CKCL they hear Al Leary in play-by-play report. As - broadcast originates in the ball park, Learyiis right on toj> of the play. Confusion reigns, how- ever, when listener switches to WGR studio, Buffalo, where Roger Baker is dramatizing wired reports bf the same , game and wbrking about tWo i ings behind the play. This wbrks TRUAIPET KINO OF SWING ★ LOUIS ★ ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCIUSStBA ISCHMANN YEAST IValter Thompson) ON TOUR DECCA RECORDS .MGT. JOE GLASER ROCK WELIi-O'KEEFK I II III II i« ■11 \ JACQUES FRAY >r M\HIO BRAOOIOTTI I II III 1.1 III i^in^ . WJZ, 7:15 P.M. vice versa when Toironto plays at Buffalo; Planting hired help in the studio audience is another common practice here. This, bf _ course, is not admit- , ted by production men, but it makes the listener wonder when mikemen wander througl^ the audience and 'bump into' relatives of the sponsor, agency men, and musicians who hiap- peh to have their instruments handy BUDPEARSOM and LES WHITE BOB HOPE and '^Tbe RIppllnr Bhythm R«Tiie.'^ on. the Air .Hunday Kve.. 9 TM., i:.D.S.T., WJZ— NBC Now in tenth Week EASY ACES BROADCASTING 6th FOR BLACKETT - SAMPLE H U M M E R T, I N C. A H A C I N and His Orchestra 2ND YEAR Yiennese Boof HOTEL ST. REGIS NEW rOBK MOT. M.C.A MOREY AMSTERDAM MastiBr of Ceremonies NBC "NITE CLUB" it Week Personal. Appearance ORIENTAL, CHICAGO Dolphe Martin ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR AND COMrOifKR Returns from long stay in Europe DOT.rHE MARTIN'S DRAMATIC MUSIC makes lilm n flrnre ttf b« reck- oned with ill any disruasiun of music and theatre. — fldlth .1. K. iNnucrt. THEATRE ARTS AlONTHLT. "A composer jvlth a rare «Ift." — , ■ THE STAGE. Addresn: _ Hotel lysee; 60 East 54th St, New York W«<1ncsday, July 7» 1937 RADIO REVIEWS VARIETY 4S uarry von zell 5ilh Oscar Br»dlejr Orchestra, Ken "chrlsty swing Ch«lr, Stoppnaffle ifnd Sudd, Vivien 4el Chiesa fite-GASOaNE Mo0day, 7:30 p, SaBC.CBS, New York 1 summer time-holder for Good riulf gas uses Announcer .Harry von %il Suddenly promoted to the rank nf m.c. and personality. Thus has another voice become, an individu- *'Announcers iare easUy the most Tfl^oesQue ot radioites, the front Ime itenchmeri of air advertising, the tiniversal X on all programs, big and fimaJl. network or local, ^good or bad. "Sb inevitably in the fullness of time the spielers have passed from com- ifiercialism to charm and turned ac- tors Von ZeJl has beeh; getting there step by step and now with the biack- ine of Young & Eubicam he steps out in the full glare of the spot- •lif!ht. ■ Only radio would fancy that a. reader of announcements could be or should be ah entertainer. But radio ewdently figures— unconsciously per- haps—that the guy who makes 'eni swallow the blurbs must he a pretty ingratiating gent to start with. Be- ing very close to the heart and ear of the sponsor when the star faihtS; from the heat and the spieler says, •please, let me go on in the part,' the request carries double weight. Thus Tiny Riiffner is written into the script,^ Graham MacNamee joins the vaudeville act; Jean Paul King becomes an impip^sario; Don Wilson pl^ys assistant hero. •Now comes Von Zell. A nice pleas- Biit Voice, a good announcer. But a personality to ddnainate a program? EVen in summer? Not with the ma- terial they handed him on the first program. Not with the jsemirsilly • uocertainties of the, character the script drew for him to fill. Of may- be nobody listens much or- cares, summer shows are 45% net of the winter average anyhbw. Perhaps it's just a tax they're paying to hold the time arid the frequency disr counts. Well, it won't bog anybody down, with brain, burdens. It's light. What they call— generous explanation for fli' sy production— 'summery.' Live- ly, if not memorable music by Oscar Bradley, Vivien del Chiesa, the in- evitable soprano, and the Ken Christy Swing Choir for the fash- ionable: note of novelty. Stoopnagle and Btidd were funny when they started, but. the stalling stuff was just that. Reviie seemed a hodge-podge ^air. A half hour that ^med longer. Not dull. Yet iirton 'SURPRISE PARJY* With George ral(er(;on, Black well 30 Mins.T-Local HONEY KRI3 ST BAKERY Friday, 9 p. m. CST. WAVE, Louisville IfilmeT.H. Doc) An ether adaptation of the old par- lor games idea has its moments which are likely to intrigue listener interest, but f ramkly appraised from a showmanship angle, the 'stage waits' are long and palling. Patterson, program director, and Blackwell, announcer, have called upon their many weeks of sidewalk interviewing to help them stage a 30-minute stunt night program, with guestee.s crowding the studio to join in the fun, all in the interest of good old Honey KrusVoread. Stanza starts/off with a couple debating on "Should a husband waish the dishes' and the like; Each par- ticipant is allowed an opportunity to discuss pro or con the question pror pounded, and per itted a rebuttal, after which each is presented with $1. Next the old game of 'ghosts' is played, wit4i eight persons iplay- ing^ the game. In this game 'dead air' was conspicuous by' its fre- quency, the while those, participat- ing :were cudgeling their brains for the correct answer. Filial stunt was. the giame of ■states,' with studio guests volunteer- ing the namies of state capitals. Idea back of this game okay, but buzz of conversation in studio; and overlapping of voices made general effect to listeners a bit, confusing. Cash prizes are awarded to those winning the games, and studio audi- ence gave audible expression to their evident enjoyment ' of the funfest Listenei^s were invited jto send in suggestions for games and stunts to be used on future programs, and in return cash prizeis weire offered for the best selected. Commercial credits at opening and close, as w.ell as mid\yay in the pie- riod, Were plugged briefly and to the point. No doubt that stunt show of this kind packs plenty of iiiteireist for listeners hereabouts, and staff emcees Patterson and Blackwell deserve credit for enterprise and taking ev- ery advantage to build laughs and general program pacinig. Hold. OLiSEN AND JOHNSON With tiertni^e Nieseii, Benny Burt, Eddie Kane, George Hamilton's orch.' 30 Mins. RICHFIELD OIL CO. Wed., 7;30 p.m. KFI, Los Angeles (Hixson-O'DonneU) Kind, of a show thiit wiU make the RFD.lads drop theit: plows and run to the nearest set. ut not so in thi urban centers. Isen and Johnson radio routine is too dated: for the city n\ob and the comics have, miade no effort to modernise the formula or the gags. The Olsen stock laugh is still the toppei:. .Only thing new is the femme scream at the .bp-ning 'to be sure everyone is awake,' Benny Burt is dragged j for a :dialect bit that would be funnier if Parkyakarkus and others wer^ first.: The Greek restaurant gag has been done. so. many times and much funnier that it slowed dowri the show's otherwise brisk tempo; Music end of the piece. okay. Few can toast up a torcher ith more finesse than Gertrude Ni She's the Benny Goodman of the vo- calists and what she did with 'St. Louis Blues' was fi^ry, no less. George Hamilton's tunes are novel and possess rippling rhythmatazz. Copy writer rates a bow for keeping the pluigs in decent bounds. Petrol outfit, after years on the coast air with newscasting, is making its maiden venture into the revue field. Show will click if O. & J. can be fitted into more modern togs. Rest of the program doesn't require mucn tampering. Helm. not glittering. Nothing unbearable. No reason to put down the Tom Col- lins and turn it off. Proving, if peo- ple must be disagreeable during va- cation time about showmanship, that half as much for summer can't be made to seem any more than; half as much and that announcer's, like comedians, are at the mercy of their material. Land. CHUCK THORNDYKE 'Behind the Cartoons' IS Mins.— Local Sustaining Thursday, 8:45 p.m. WINS, New York Tenth interview by Chuck Thorn- dyke in his 'Behind the Cairtoons' series brought Harry Hershfield to the mike. Harry has been inter- viewed on the radio and been airr waved as emsee so many times that it was a cinch assignment for Thorn- dyke. Off-mike chuckle of Thorh- dyke was at times baffling biit may- be he couldn't help it Or possibly he thought it spontaneous , and essen- tial backgrounding. Not. so bad. the first five minutes, but after that irri- tating. Hershfield, who is as accustomed to radio as he is to drawing 'Abe Kabibble,' related a fresh batch of anecdotes on his own experiences and those concerning other noted cartoonists. Subject matter, nice, in- dicating okay scripting but Thorn- dyke seemed nervous or perhaps overt-anxious. Wcor. SONJA HENIE Dramatization 9 Mins. CHASE & SANiBOBN Sunday, 8 p.m., DST WEAF-NBC, New York (J. Walter Thottipsdn) ,Skater-pic! player, guesl-of-the-. week on the Sunday night coffee show, had quite a workout and emerged after impressing via sepa- rate straightings for Edgar Bergen's ventriloquial dummy and W. C. Fields, plus a short skit with Don Ameche.. Miss Henie proved rather a sober- sided straight, with quite a quaint touch over: the air derived from her Norwegian accent. Het work with Fields especially stood: but, plenty hectic and humorbus'as it was. Dramatization was 'The Romantic Young Lady,' short and light piece by the Spanish playwright Martinez- Sierra. It dealt with the familiar young girl who fell in love with a writer of romantic novels. It v,ras not too strong a vehicle. Bert.- GOtDEN MELODIES With Henry Triistman Ginsberg Or- chestra and Mlmo Bonaldi 30 Mins.-To Red Net NBC. Sat., 11:30 a. m. KOA-, Denver , A prograni not released in Denver but originating in KOA studios and fed to around 65 stations on the red net of NBC. Orchestra: has 12 of best musicians in Denver union— mostly violins with cellos, a flute, clarinet and piano being used for variety. Out- put is tops in melody, harmoriy, and appeals* to . old. and young. Specta- tors balconies are full for these shows; Orchestra does best on 'In a Chinese Tea Room;' but even to a discriminating music lover there really is not much choice between their offerings. Program is varied, with arrangements by. Carl Wein- inger, imported by KOA from Chi-^ cago two years ago. Weihinger- is also on an organ program of his own over KOA. Henry Trustman Ginisberg directs and gets out of the men all the.v have. Mimo Bonaldi, with a rich baritone : voice "with plenty of vol- ume and range, does several hum-, bers, one in his native tongue, Ital- ian, Bonaldi feels the music Avhen he sings and is able to transmit it over the mike undiniinished in even a small amount. , On this program Jean Dickerson, now on the Bayer Aspirin air show, got her start, and Bonaldi should soon follow her oh big time. Program is used as vehicle for plugs for Colorado as place to live and vacation mecca. Rose. JANE FROMAN With Don Ross, Freddie LIgbtner, Tune Twisters,. D'Artcga's Orcb. 30 Mins. JELLO Sunday, 7 p. m. DST. WEAF-NBC, NeV York (Young & Ruhicairi) Program subbing for Jack Benny's brigade during the .summer is pur- posefully a lightweight. As such it stacks up as oke for the heat weeks and no more Leans heavily on the musical side, and that seems its best asset. Policy is . to have, gueet comics weekly. On the first edition Preddi^ Lightner was at bat, and if he got to first base it was. on a balk. His material was linrip and his mike technique could be improved; chatter also at times too rapid f6r easy following, . Lightrier's big slice was a sort of skit on the trailer fad. Weak por- tions should, have been cut. for the •sake of cornpactness,. .and with the better bits bunched together, the im- press; n would have: been height- ened. Miss Froman is a strong soprano, and she stood high above the pro- gram, Ross is an affable m.c, sings acceptably arid . does nice straight for the humor. Tune Twist- ers are a standard ' ir harmohy group. ! * P'Artega's (omits given names, which are Alfonso Armando Fernan- dez) orchestra is a newly organized unit and sounded slick oh the' straight, stuff, accomps and acro- batics. This is the first whirl for the conductor on a network spread. Bert. PEPPER-UPPERS With Roy Cowan, Ruby Mason, V jimmy Jeffries, and Alex Kcese Orchestra Music, Songs 30 Mins.— Regional DR. PEPPER BOTTLING CO. Sunday, 4:30 p. mi. CST. WAVE; Louisville . Sunday afternoon musical show,' briginating in the studios of WFAA, Dallas, swings along at a brisk pace arid proveis satisfactory entertain- ment for a hot afternoon^ and an excellent: vehicle for plugging the soft drink product. Half -hour ses- sion rides over sohie 23 stations, in the south, and entire cast speaks with a soft southern dtawl, which .should fall pleasantly on the ears of the 'deep south' listeners. -Musical chores are handled by Alex Keese's ork, staff combo on WFAA, with brass and .string sectiba noticeably prominent, but- rhythm section subdued to a point hardly ' audible. Vocal numbers turlied In (Continued oh page 44) ANOTHER NAME for value 50,000 WATTS PHUADELPHU BOBEftT A. STREET, Commmrieial Managmr 44 VMIETY RADIO REVIEWS Wediiesdajr, July 7, I937 (Continued from page 43) by Ruljy Mason and. Boy Friends, SO1SO warblers, and soloist and femirie trio, Three Debutantes, guest- ing on this shot. They're regulars with Ted Fiorito's ork at Pan-Amer- ican expo Casino. Comedy on- the show capably reeled off by Jimmy Jeffries, with Ruby Mason straiightihg acceptably. She^s familiarly called 'Sugah* on the show; and handles her assignments dkayy Roy Cowan, erncee, smacks in heavy plug fbr expos at Ft< Worth and Dallas, and enunierates the vari- ous entertainments and hame^ to be seen and heard at the fairs. Show originated in Crystal Ballroom of Baker Hotel, Dallas. Blurbs v^ere short and enthusias- tic, at opening and close, arid theii: briefness in no way detracted from the effectiveness or the aidvertising message. All in all, a refreshing summer show, iahd the regidnal pro- ducers! deserve plenty of credit for their effbrts. Hold, BENNY GOODMAN ORCHESTBA WHh Bufe Davis 30 Mins. CAMELS Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. WABC-CBSr New Tork (:VfiXlyivm Esty) Camel program is twice aa gbod now that it is only half as long. Simple device of getting away from a full hoiirT— radio's toughest produc- tion assignment— has been am auto- matic correctiye.of many, of the pre- vious flaws. It is now swing music. The best swing. People will kno^ the pro-, gram for what it is and go for it or not go for it. But in any event, it's now clear what the' Camel, program Is trying to do. During the past sea-^ son there was puzzlement, and ques- tion. As a 13-week summer.: flller- inner, this Camtel show will get its share of listeners. .Goodman boys toss a snatch' of melody at; the . peasantry . iipw and again; Same being a commercial ^sture. What the orchestra offers mostly is Weird hairmonics spontane- busly improvise^ upon a^; clarinet lead. Its hot and it avoids the worst excesses of sheer blaring. But its not likely to appeal to ma and pa. TQssed overboard in the - program's .sLmpliflcatipa iiince Crampton- Sav- ington took over for Esty are the coinedy meanderlngs,. the tediously pointless interruptions arid the rest of the continuity padding. Land. TiHE b6ss' ~~' With Bay Collins, itetty Garde 20 Mins. A . 8e P. Thursday, S n.iB. EDST WABC-CBS. New York (Paris & Peart) It remained for Kate Smith and her 'BandwagoriV program to give the regular radio actors a chance to show what they can do in a spot of their own. Ray Collins and Betty Garde, .two, radio players of train- ing arid talent, who have supported guest stars on this and other pro- grams, received top billing in a con- densed version of Edward $heldon's melodrama, 'The Boss.' They came?^ through nicely. ^Play is one of those old-time thrillers in which a girl sacrifices her owrn happiness to preserve the fortunes of a distraught family, In this instance, it is Emily GrisWold who permits herself to be married to Michael Regan, the rugged Irish buildmg contractor, who would wreck her father's business. Both Collins and. Miss Garde were admirable in the leading parts in this stormy fable on the air. Co- starnng debut was gracefully intro- duced by Kate Smith. Rowl. MAURICE BBOWN Cellfsr IS Mins. Sustaining Tues.-Thurs., 8:45 a.m. WABC, Niew York Satisfactory flUer-in for the morn- ing .;hours. . Maurice. Brown offers classical Compositions, but wisely concentrates on the lighter variety. Qn show caught (6) he actually in- cluded one number in modified jazz rhythm. Put it over okay. Cellist plays smoothly and cap- ably, his style possessinig confidence and riot a little color. Sidney Raphael's accompaniments add to the effect. Session hasn't wide enough appeal to set the air Waves throbbing, but it riiakes an agreeable and distinctive tickiet for the a.m. Hobe. AS YOiJ LIKE IT Witli .Leith Stevens Orchestra, Kay Lawrence, Rnssell Dorr Orchestra, Sonfs 25 Miris. Sustainitatr Thursday, .9 a.m., EDST: WABC, New York Well above, average musIc; Boys dish up okay renditions in various modes.- Uses brasises and saxes to effect. V Kay Lord, who sounds as if she might be a coriiparative beginner, is the femme 'vocalisti Has soft, flexi- ble voice, without notable depth or range. Exceptional enunciation. Sing- er must ■ learn to builc} a, . number up to a' cliriia.ji." RuSffell Dbrr, bari- toner Vocalist, has been heard fre- quently beiore. Robust voice is typified by number ;he sang on show caught (1), 'Wagbtt Wheels-' Hobe. BABBYMOBE'S 'MACBETH' With William Farnum, Elaine Bar- rie, Mary Forbes, Henry Hunter, . Creishion Hale, Will Prior Orch; 45 Mins. Sustaining:. Mondaly. 9:30 .p.m. WJZ-NBC, New York Radio w^'i^'Crs have recently Or-^ ganized with the ultimate objective! of unfurling the guild flag of the Authors' League: arid sounding off 'some things you lords- of the ether may not 'do.' By the time NBC and CBS and all of the myriad lotal stations with summer vacancies to fill get through playing around with his works, ■.:Shakeispeare will" no. doubt ■ the proposed guild in spirit. ' Not thait others besides radio and before radio have not thrown snow- balls and ^knocked the bard's hat off. He's, been condensed; he'S: been modernized, musicalized, done in scenery louder than the actors, and With actors, English to the last irir audible syllable, who. have stressed all the poetry arid skipped over the plot. Newest case, is the radio ,'Mac- beth.' In the course of the stbry^ the Scotch King slits several throats, but in. the end it \yould seeip his own collar-lirie: has beeri perforated. At least artistically. ' 'Streanilined' Shakespeare has its mbmerits. And it ; is : probably miuled out of necessity rather than irreverence. It may be put down as a ca^e of network .wild oats. Mid- sumriier' miadness.* Dangerous, be- cause it's contagious. . It is now clear that Shakespeare as adopted to - allow a . monologist a chiarice to : strut his stuff violates what has generally' been considered proper, radio play-building. Sans cojsturiies, sans scenery^ lacking the opportunity to set the mood, the tug-: o'-way between original; text,, the- atrieal : tradition and the bald^ cold limited scope of radio tends to de-< feat even as astute a Shakespearian spptiter as John Barry more. Arguriierits riiay ensile • abbut Madame Bar ry mbre, - But she's not bad. as radio is familiar with bad- ness; in actirigi She's "unexpectedly passing. On the stage it: might be' mayheni. iBefbre the milce she sum- mons native; shrewdness and adds clear diction. The fire and the fury that Lady Macbeth- calls for she lacks. To that degree she con- tributes to the weakness of the presentation. . She is out of her depth, but she is in rib serisie the sole fault of the playlet. Notable among the Shakespearian brigades asseriibled before the NBC mikes the last three Monday rilghts has been the confiisiori of voices. Even Barrymore is not always clear- ly identified totally as the speaker. In Macbeth the clearest character- labelling was the witches.. General mumble-jumble of voices and char- acters combined with, the archaic phraseology, the fragmentary bits of plot threaded together, all niakes it hard listening. It's discipline to the ear, requiring rapt attentiori. Barrymore Of cbiirse makies some of the grander passages eloquent. Sound effects and musical embellish- ment paint the psychological back- ground fairly well. William Farnum was a strong Macduff. As the week before in 'Richard III,' the parade of murders culminated in a dual to the death fought— by sourid effect— with curtain rods. Lond. 'MEN OF ZEST' With Clucas Male Octet 'Vocal Music 15. Mins.— 'Local SNYDEB'S CATSUP Mori., Wed., Fri., 6:30 p.m. WBBM, Chicasp /Stewart, Hanford Se Frohtnan)' ' Slick program spotting is exempli- fied by this one. Usual, thing -wiould have been for food, account to slap' on a typically femme appeal show at a conventional hour, but this one didn't. Spotted at the dinrier hour, this program has just as much male as female appeal. Even the riame of show is in line with the product. Offer solid arrangements of both semi-classical and . popular Stuff, pacing everything at a gbod tempb. Arranged so that there are no let- downs anywhere along the line, something which makes the staridard grade octet seem, to belbng in a higher bracket. Show has cut the musical coritinuity dovm to a liciini- mum, leaving as much time as pos- sible for music— not a bad idea, especially for the dinner hour. . Two commercial pluigs which could be cut down a trifle, and still get over. Prograrri includes a giveaway gag- Loop. HAMPTON BOADS BFGATTA 90 Mins. Local TEXACO Sat.^Sun. WTAB. Norfolk, Va. (Hanif-Metzger) W'TAR did a slick job of short- Waving description of the two-day Hampton Regatta, picked up from station's short'Wave experimenter, W3XEY, with four mikemen, Tom Hanes, Ralph Hatcher, Lee Chad- wick and Jeff Baker, posted around the course -comriienting on the suc- cession of runabout, power boat, moth, star and cat classes of events. Comiueroial copy was a bit tedious at times,, stretched, .j^ it was, to un- due length. Sand. BAY PEBKINS With Helene Daniels, Willard Ami- son, Sid Gary> George Stone, Frank Knight, Embassy Trio, Kay Men, Nat Brusiloff's Ordiestra . 60 Miris. Sostaininff:. Sunday, 9 ~'p. m., WOB, New York Remodeled version . of WOR's old Saturday Night Variety Show,, chief change being the addition of Ray Perkins .as m.C. and: headliner. Pro- gram's second Week and rounding into, more compact fbrrii. Crew is frankly after a sponsor (numerous, gags ' about it in the script) and should istand chance of landing One. Show iS; already better than some with sponsorship. Perkins keeps the. mike biisy, sandwiching the acts with his fa- miliar brand of spoofing. Still ^yorks in the fashion he used on the Fieena- mlnt series, and it's dependable fool- ishness. iSome of the- lines art; an- cient and forct^, but the average iS probably iip tb nearly any comic , on the air.. His personality is ingratiat- irig and it lerids style, to the show. Iridividrial / turns . iare -all known quantities via the kilbcycles. Helene Daniels is a forte warbler, arid ^he bore down this session with 'It Ain't Necessarily Sp/ a natural which : she socked, icely backstopped by the chorus. . Willard Amisbn is; a satisfactory 'straight' tenbr, while; Sid Gary leans on the drariiatics of his song num- bers. George Storie does a coriiedy Russian characterization i the Par- kyakarkus-George Givot manner, but this sbrt . bf things seems . growing stale. Embassy ' Trio and the Key^ Men are chiefly for vocal, back- ground, while Brusiloff turris in a workmanlike batoriing stint; What 'Hi There Audience' . seems tb need most at present is soniething ; in the way of a novel program setup that will give the show a more dis- tinctive cbaracter. As it now stands, the program is; too much in the stere- btype variety 'formula to cop and hold listener attention on a Wi^e na- tional .scale.. \ Just, what form; that idea should takie . is somethirig for Perkins and his. . strategy board, tb dope out Possibly . it lies, at least partially, alorig ikhe line ;of ;the: 'can- did, camera picturie,' of a song, .which is about the only unique bit in the stanza. Even so, the show is by no riieans a weakie. It's strong fare now, and has Wallop possibilities. ' Hobe. SOVIET FLYEBS TESTIMONIAL With Lowell Thoimas, Ambassador A. . A. TroyanbVsky, . .Vlhjalmnr Stefarisson^ Valery ChkalQff, Alex- ander BeliakofT. 60 Mins. Sustaining Wednesday, 10 p.rii. WJZ, New York Ultimate in somethirig or other, but not entertainment. It's diplo- macy, also, it's Sumriier. Banquets are smallpox to most people and the orily redeeming feature of a remote of banquet speeches is that the dial is handy. As toastmaster, Lowell , rrhoriias earned every cent he got. Even he wasn't any prize. All the rest was just talk^— endless talk. Flowery, tiresome gab of the sort heard orily. at banquets. Program was supposed tb be for 30 minutes, but rari a full hour. Explorer Vlhjalmur Stefans- son read congratulatory wires — ^just like all such messages. Someoiie at the speaker's table kept coughing near the mike. Sounded like the first nationally- broadcast strangulation. Flyer Georgi Baidukoff: wasn't able to be with his mates because . he had 'banqiietitis,' according to Thomas. Npthirig Val- ery Chkaloff and Alexander Beliakoff went through in sparining the . North Pole could have been like this. No wonder Col. Lindberg left America. Hobe. LUD GLUSKlur Musical' With Virginia Verrill, Clarke Boss, Three Hits and a Miss 30 Mins. Tues., 8:45. p. m. Hudson Dealers of Califs KNX, Hollywood (BrooJcc,,S7Tiith «fc French.) Satisfactory suhi.mer offering that should firid its stride after a bumpy shpVe-.off. After hitting off a "neat brchestration of 'September In the Rairi,'- Gluskin went ordinary . the rest of the wayi Virginia Vbrrill, who should know better, struck a dramatic pose in one: of her selec- tions and nullified an impressive earlier effort. In .their zeal to strike off in a new diriection, both the maestro ,and his top-billed, vocalist went off register. Ross, a romantic barytone, and a quartet with a gal in it, tried to be theriiselves without.attettipt at show- manly flourish and succeeded iri giving the piece some semblance of balance. . . Corijmercials are . way overboard arid some of the claims made for the Hudson car are pretty 'much on the hyperbole side. Summed up, the listener reaction might be that no chariot can be that good. Tom Hatt- lori dished up the palaver and had help from Miss Verrill. Copy Writer should be- told to guage his . sales Cbriie-on for the . buyer and not sp much to impress the dealers, who kick in with the. wherewithal. Charles Vanda produced. Helm. Follow-Up Comment Gret» Palmer continues to be one of the most coloirf ul^ady word-toss- ers on the air in her series over WOR for Walker-Gordon. Notable in last Wednesday's (30) session, how- ever, that her .'news cohiments' 'f rom the feriurie angle ran more to com- ments bn the stories about the news than to the events themselves. In every one of the. topics select^d^ the spieler discussed eitner books, maga-: zirie articles br newspaper stories. in the latter category, Mrs. Palmer tbok the New York newspaper edi- tors to the. mat for printing so much psychbanalyst hokum anent.v.Robert Irwin, the killer. Claimed that stuff went but of vogue years ago and that the editors don't know what their readers want Maybe Mrs. Palmier knows reader interest better than the eds, but an amusing after- math came wheri the - program im- mediately, f olloyiring Mrs... Palmfer-'s over WOR wis a talk on child: psy- chology. Babe Ruth is playing the comic in his basehall spiels for Sinclair ,over WABC these nights. Hais the same frog-voice -delivery and . his inter- viewing would never grab a Puitzet Prize. But he's still the most color- ful ball player in the history : of the gariie. Jimmy Wilson, Phi manager and catcher, guesting the show caught (30), got off some explosive comment about the all-star game between the American and National League teams; Criticized the player nominations and the system of hav- ing the managers, . instead of the fans, do the picking. Announcer JOhri Reed King's idiotic giggles into the mike were apparently tb show the- boyis were really only kidding; Just too cute; Ken Murray got off a gag of ex- tremely dubious taste in last Wed-!- ncsday's (30) show for Cariipbell. Referring to a mythical uncle, Mur- ray coriipared his two-quairts-ai-day capacity to that of a rioted show business figure. Only; justificatibn Would appear to be that the comic ad-libbed that one, not .realizirig until too . late how it would sound. Certainly, it would have been in- excusable scripting, or shouldn't have been delivered even if included in the written lines. As a matter of fact the wbble program had script trouble. Appar- ently the only kind of humor' the present Writers know is punning, and they drag that brand in from re- mote distances. Murray and Os- wald's bearing down on such mate- rial bnly accentuates its Weakness. Sole punch of the stanza caught was Connie Boswell'ii . guest warbling. Palmolive wisely conc . . . • ......... « . , , » ... .Chappell ♦September in the Hai , ...... i... ..-..Remick •Cause My Baby Says It's So. ....................... . Remick ^Toodlebo <....••••« • • • ••.•:••••.?....••....•...•«.... • Shapiro You and Me That Used to Be. .. .i.,..,,.i.,Berli Preain In- My Heart, , , ^,...,^,.,HannS' '''iQ0jelessly , • .. •.• i ... r- . 'Berli ♦t Hum a Waltz. . . . ;.i ; . . . ,„■. . ... .. . .. Miller * Indicates filmusical »oii i lndicaies stage producti tfihersarepopt. tidn song. Santly's Columbia Tunes Sahtly Bros.- Joy will publish, the score of Columbia Pictures' forth- coming 'When Life Begins with Love.*. Ben Oakland and Benee Russell cor-authored. 'What Makes You So Sweet?' will be the top tune. Harry Fox Warn* Music Biz That Hypocritical Be- havior on Competitive Issue Has Become Real Threat to All Vtysle Tomerlin and Andy Ibna tope have peddled two h«w songs, ♦Polynesian Romance' and 'Just : AbtMit Right,' to Vanguard. Annouhcino the newy. Gordon and ||«v«( score for the forthieoming Dirryl Z«nMc'<-20th Century Fok Pr^dueti "VOU CAN'T EVERYTHI I) The swell score follbws: AFRAID TO DREAM 1ME LOVELINESS OF YOU PLEASE PARDON US— WE'RE IN LOVE YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING Also, Gordbn and Revel's reat waltz I HUM A WALTZ from 20th Century's "this Is My Affair" KITCHI-MI-KOKd ISLE EnglaiHi's Novelty Hit MiLteit Music. |nc. Ml* •ROADWAY • NlW YOI^K^ ^ DUKE'S New Sma9h Hitt kffKAt •mattdhr jot II BGOOROED ON NASTEB AND TJLMETT BECOROS tXCLUSP'E PUBLICATIONS, Inc. 16 19 :- f A : A A V s f ^ fi k s t Agin' Weber Trust Fund . Louis, July 6. Opposition to proposal of Ameri- can. Federation of Musicians to - tablish a $250,000 trOst fund for re- tirement of its president^ Joseph N. Weber, was made by local tooters' imion in resolution adopted last wetek. Fund, which would remain under control of AFM, wpui4 pro- vide an annual income of $7,500. Clarence Maurer, rec; sec. of local union, said St Louis ion learned of plan through daily rags. Rival MusikersUse WTAM Broadcast in Noise War; Uproar at Cleveland Expo Cleveland, July 6. Feud between two ' bandmasters who work for the same boss, ownei^ of two hiteries at Great Lakies. Ex- position, exploded during a broad- cast and drew two announcers into another argument. It almost ended in a battle royal and is still echoing in radio circles. Riickus began when L. Nazaar Kurkdjie's band on Pirchner's iShow- boat was airing opening of boat's new Eldorado Club through WTAM. Club was formed for Expo, showmen, radio and newspapermen and all the town's scribblers were taking mike Ibows.. In the middle of it Otto Thurn's orchestra, from. Pirchner's nearby Alpine Village, crashed the broad- cast party with brass horns going full blast. For about five minutes the two rival bands almost blew out the mike trying to drown each other out. Bromley House was handling the announcing, but Went up into the air himself. Neither maestro would listen to him nor stop. Three fan phdne calls came in asking what all the hullabaloo was about, Tom Manning from WTAM staff, visiting at one of the tables, settled it by grabbing the mike from him and stopping both bands- Denying that it was a preconceived double- cross and that he didn't know Kiirkdjie was on the air, Thurn and his Bavarians finally marchefd out looking too innocent to be entirely convincing. Rival resumed program but is" still burning. After the musi- cal biattle was over anothier was started by House,, who jumped oh Manning for butting in. Warn Strmg Music Teachers Not to Lift Copyrights when , the American Guild . of Fretted instrument Teachers holds its annual powwow in Detroit next week it Wjill be in receipt of a mes- sage from the : Music Publishers Protective Association asking that the members be given a word of caution about the practice of mak^ ing their owti arrangements of copyrighted numbers. MPPA pub- lishers have been complaining that these teachers have got into the habit of overlooking the fact that sUch arraingements must not be made withdut permission of the copyright owner. The practice also cuts into the sales of banjo, guitar and ukelele books by these publishers. MPPA. frequently is queried by fretted instrument, teachers about, the right to do their own breaking down of popular tunes for pupils as part of the course. Invariable answer is that the law makes no exception for special instruction methods and that any tampering with a copyrighted work constitutes an infringement. If it can be cpnveinently ar- ranged, Harry Fox, MPPA gen. mgr., will have a representative from the association deliver the word of caur tion in person , to the convention. Music Publishers Protective As- sociation last week toipk recognition of the resumption of wholesale plug bribery in , the industry. In a meeting attended by publishers and their professional itianiagers' warn- ing \yas given by Harry Fox, MPPA gen. mgr., and Joseph McKee, general counsel, thait if the practice were not immediately suppressed the. pledge of fair trade practices which .was signatured laist August would be discarded and the industry would again find itself under in- vestigation by the Federal Trade Cpmmis'sioh. Initial move, to bring the situation .under control was the appointment of a committee of professional men. It will be up to this committee to do the cleaning up froni withi . How seriously their own jobs aire threatened was impressed upon theni .at the meeting last Thursday .(1) when several publishers declared that the bribery from cbrh- petitive quartiers were not stopped they would dispose of their profes- isional stafl[s entirely and go in for general plug subsidizing. Gathering of the pop music con- tingent had been instigated 'by let- ters receivied from a couple of pubi lishers declaring that, they wanteid their names withdra>yn from the pledge which became effective last August. Letters asserted that the bri ing of bland. leaders and artists was more rampant than ever; that the attitude of the industry toward the pledge had become hopelessly hypocritical and thait those invested with the administrative authority over the pledge were not the least interested in taking action against the culpri Incehtive As has happened on previous oc- casions when callefd to account for unfair exploitation practices, the pro- fesisl<)nal men singled out the pub- lished lists of weekly network plug to- tals. They admitted that their main objective was making a good show- ing oh .these lists and it ,was their suggestion that the. industry could go a long ways toward curbi bribery if this incentive were elimi- naited. One professiohail cohtacteer ad- mitted paying out of his own pocket for a plug so that his. total for the week would, be just enough to get him on one of those lists; Out.pt the discussion on this point came the proposal that the MPPA negotiate for the takeover of the Accurate Reporting Service, which organiza- tioh does the 'peal checking of air performances^ and that VAfinmr be requested ty riefrain from the pub^ lication of plug recapitulations. Professional men named on the clean-up committee are Rocco Voc- co, Joe Santly; .Jonie , Tap, Elmot'e White, Chester Cbhn, Harry Link^ Sid Lorraine, Phil Kbrnheiser and Irving Tsinz. Puhs-SPA Memorandum Pact HERALDING A NEW HIT DUO FROM BEN MARDEN'S SMART "RIVIERA FOLtlES OF 1937* THE IMAGE OF YOU I'M HAPPY DARUNG DANCING WITH YOU From THE TAX A>IEkiCA3J CASIXQ BEVCE DON'T YOU KNOW OR DON'T YOU €ARE LEO FEIST, inc. 1629 BROADWAY NEW YORK Synchronization and Transcriptipn Issue Now Crystalized for Vote A. M. Wattenberg, counsel for the • several of the major indie publish- Warner ros. music interests, and 1 who contend that the old ar- T o u 1 o - •* -t, rangement of 33 1-3% for the writers John Schulman. Songwriters P^P- f ^.33 ^uij^ble one. These indie tective Association' lawyer, have ' drawn up a memorandum agree- ment giving the writers 45% of the money collected on synchronization arid transcription rights. It is how up to the SPA and the music pub- lishers to vote on making the terms of ' this agreement part of the uni- form contract prevailing between writers and pubs. SPA officials are also insisting j that the Music Publishers Protective | Association remit to their ex-: chequer 2% of the 10% deducted ' by the MPPA for its licensing serv- \ ice in connection with the sync and radio disc rights. The SPAites ; say they need this ihoney to finance i the association's offices. Harry Fox, j MPPA g.m^ sees no reason^for split- | ting commissions with this SPA since , it is the MPPA whJch does all the ; work in licensing rights and collect- ; ing royalties. Fox also objects to ; paying the salary of ah SPA check-, j crupper v/ho v/ould be stationed in j the MPPA. ices. ^ j j Proponents • of tlie 45% net split \ j are faced with the opposition of j pubs assert that they will not be sold down the river by the firms which are either controlled by or allied with film producers. Latter have littlie to do with works that are not their property by virtue of studio contracts with the writers, which leaves only the indie publishers bbJigated to give up 50% of v/hat ; they receive, to SPA members when ^ it comes to mechanical rights. Prestnls Th* Nov«lty S«nsati THE MERRY GO ROUND BROKE DOWN THE LinLE old fashioned Music dox vienna dreams i'm hatin' this waitin' around the moon is in tears tonight From tTB ProiL. "Kid Calaba*:" BORN TO LOVE HARMS, INC., RCA Bldg., MACK OOLDMAJi, Prof, Hits from the RKO Radi ♦NEW FACES OF 1937" OUR PENTHOUSE ON THIRD AVENUE LOVE IS NEVER OUT OF SEASON IT eOES TO YOUR FEET Br Lew Br«w« mttd Smmmj Fala THE WIDOW IN LACE NEW FACES Br Tr«It«r Bqllock and If«r«ld 8plM B/ Cbwfaea UcnderMn LEO FEIST, Inc. • 1629 BROADWAY NEW YORK THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST SONG HIT T LOOKS LIKE RAIN IN CHERRY BLOSSOM LANE 1 Lucky Strike Hit Parade Ho. 1-Sheet Music Sales No. 1-Most Played On the Air By Leslie and Burke --JOE MORRIS MUSIC CO., 1619 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 46 VARIETY MUSICS DANCE TOURS Wednesday, July 7, 1937 VISIT OR WRITE TEN O'CLOCK TOWN STARDUST ON THE MOON YOU'RE PRECIOUS TOME A-HU NTING I WH I 00 TOUGHEB IN THE HEAD WHAT A HEAYEiniY NIGHT TWO ROCKING CH AIRS IF WE HAVE A R AINY SUNDA Y Orchestration* 60e each^ RADIO CITY • N Y YOU CAN ! RUN AWAY r FROM lOVF Zo^^^fi THE S HANG HA A. CI HIMICIC MUSIC COirP..N.YX. $182,278 IN TAX ARREARS PAID Atlantic City, July 6. Million Dollar Pier opened for the summer season Friday (2) after dumping $182,278 for back taxes into the municipal treasury. (Charles A. Hill, manager of the Pier, and Leo Lewis* representing the South Jersey Title Co., made the pay- ment, which covered the years 1933- 36, and the flrstrhalf of '37. An $857.50 fine was included. Ozzie Nelson orchestra and the Jan Savitt crew, are providing the darisapatioh, while Stepin Fetchit heads the current viaude lineup. On the Upbeat Mike BUey has returned to New Penn, Pittsburgh, for his second en- gagement within a month, the result of his click on original visit. That was for one week only. Stays until July 30 when Don Bestor comes in for fortnight. CRA handled. Jess Hawkins* band into Kenny- Wood Park, Pittsburgh, for two Weeks and Austin Wyli€ intC^West: View Park for similar stay. MCA handled first and CRA the second. Most Played on Air Bjiidy Vallee orch set by Leo Sal>- kin of CRA Chicago office, for the week of August 23 at Chicago's lake front celebration. . Josephine Huston and Eiiric .Mad- riguera orchesti:a open tomorrow (Thursday) liight at the Surfside, Atlantic City, replacing Shep Fields band, with Bert Frohmah. The Englifih Swing i9'ovelty Hit 'CUBAN PETE' Watch Tills Number Sweep TIm <;ountry.t aim tlie Kntlon's Walti Favorite SEVENTH HEftVln* Frankle, manager of . iver- view park, Des Moines, in Chicago to book name bands for one^night appearances in the park ballroom during JvQy and August. Al Katz and His Kittenis set . for July 10. Val Ernie band into Ben Marden's Riviera, last week to alternate with Mickey Alpert's orch. Johnny Messner's orchestra, with Jeanne D'Arcy as vpcaliist, tooting for a series of Friday night fra- ternity dancies at the Hotel McAlpin roof, N;Y. Combined plugs oil WEAP, WJZ and WABC are computed for the week ffom Sunday thro^gh Saturday (June 27- JUly 3) Hit Looks Like Rain .(Morrlaji fWhere or When (Chtippeli) Sailboat in the Moonlight (Crawfora) ^There's a. Lull in My Life (Rbbblna) *They Can't Take That Away (Chappell) Merry-Go-Rouhd Broke Down (Harms) *AU God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Robblns) * September in the Bain (Remtck) Carelessly (Berlin) Gone With the Wind (Beilln) Tou and Me That Used to Be (Berlin) Strangers In the Dark (Crawford) ♦I Kiiow Now (Remlck) *Tomorrow Is Another (Robbtns) . ■> ■ *Capse My, Baby Says It's So (Remlck) Image of Yon' (Feist) . You'll Never Go to Heaven (Donaldson) . ' Miller's Daughter Marianne (Siiaplro) Having a Wonderful Time (Paull-Ploneer) *Never in a Million Years ,. (Robtjlns). *Sweet Leilani (Select) J * Whispers in the Dark (Famous)' *Me, Myself «nd I ■ (Words and Mustc)' ^Message From Man in Moon (Robblns) *Was It Rain? (Sahsly-Joy) icaies. filmusical song. Toductton Number. departed for Hollywooci with her mother.: Charles Lanterman's band lilaying nightly at the Carmen, Mi isink Hills, Pa. Bernie Whitman's ork set for sum- mer at Bossard's Mt.. Pocpno Grilli Mt. Pocono, Pa. Maiirie Sherman band dated for the Cherry Queen's Ball of the Na- tional Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Mich., July 15. HOLLYWOOD SONG S' RCA MHUMNC-MMOCnV-NEWtOMCN.Y. PMILKOBNHEUER. Cei>.Mqr. Silvertown Cord Orchestra, with iSam Ross batoning, into the Hotel Nassau, Long Beach, N.Y., for the summer. Paul Collins band at Westlake Terrace, Indianapolis, for summer, has added Jenifer Sheff er, Indianap- gal to replace Eleanor Hansen. Lat- ter got herself spotted by Lucille Ryman; Universal talent scout and Tops in the Music Business THE YOU AND ME THAT USED TO BE GONE WITH THE WIND Nick Kenny'e New Sona Hi MY CABIN OF DREAMS CRAZY DREAMS CARELESSLY IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 799 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK HARRY LINK, Qen. Prof. Manager William Penn. Hotel's Urban Roof, Pittsburgh, has picked up Happy Felton's option for four weeks more. Hal Stearns /prch opened at the Biel Air Beach Club on the Coast. Dick Jiirgehs played two-day . en- gagement at Saltair, Utah, July 6-7. Outfit heading east. ed Norvo-Mildred Bailey organ- ization bne-nites Sunday (11) at Lake Compounce, Bristol, Conn. Bob Crosby hand plays Roton Point park. South Norwalk, Conn., next Sunday. Oak Grove Casino, Milford, Conn., working lanche Calloway's orch. Sunday. Nano Rodrigo tango orch 1 the new Patio del Sol, outdoor terrace at the Traympre Hotely Atlantic , City, for the summer. Associated Renews Associiaited Music Publishers, Inc., last week renewed the licenses for its transcription library through the Music Publishers Protective Associa- tion. New iagreement runs to June 30, 1938, and involves a minimum payment of $25,000 in royalties. Not coviered by the renewal are a large- number of seiectib^ns -Which are gradually ' being^^ , P.'^!^^^ ^I'pni the AMP library. These in a large measure consist, of pop tuiies whicli have run their course of pbpul^ity. Music Notes Edgar Leslie and his wife left last week for a round-the-wbrtd cruise. Harry Wurtsel purchased 'Lonely River,' tune by S. H. Samuels and Robert Joseph. Harold Adamson and Jimmy Mc- Hugh authored a hew ditty, 'Once You're in Love,* at Universal. Orchestra of Duke Uhiversity studes dishing put the dance tunes on the S.S. Bremen this summer. Berlin's Film Four Hollywood, July 6. Irving Berlin's music firm will publish four ditties featured in Grand National's 'Something to Sing About' • .under an arrangement just completed by Victor Schertzinger, Who is producing the film. Numbers include That's What , iLoving You Did for Me,' 'Right or Wrong,' 'Out of the Blue,' and 'Some- thing to Sing About.' All the ditties are warbled by Evelyn Daw in the film; Gus .Kahn, Brbnislaiu Kaper and Walter Jurmann deffed trio of dit- ties for Metro's "The Ugly Duckling' titled 'Never Was There Such a Per- fect Day,' 'From Every Lonely Heart' and 'Early Morning Sec^uence.' Hoagy Carniioliael aired two of his new ditties,. 'I, Love You Like an Old Felt Hat' and^This Is Kovr a Dream Should End.' ; George MoMarray hew press agent for the Horace Heidt prches- tra. . He was fbrmerly on the CBS publicity staff. ASGAP's Const Mieet Hollywood, Jiily 6, Coast members of American Sor- ciety of Composers, Authors and Publishers huddle with ,E. C. Mills at Victor Hugb cafe toniorrow (Wed.) night. Mills is coming doWn frPm Seiattle where he fought. anti-Asca'p legisla- tion. Half^rice to P^ek " Herishey, Pa., July 6. Bob. Crosby orchestra set in. at Hershey Ballrbom here for the July 4th holiday killing with managenrient using double barrelled price policy. Speciar stands for spectators put in service with tariff fixed at half a check ia head. Double to dance. Charley Agnew's option at ill Green's Terraced Gardens, Pitts- burgh, lifted for additional month. MCA handled. Annoonclng Three BIr Sonc Hits from "SING AND BE HAPPT" The New 20th Centorjr-Fox Maeical 'Sing and Be Happy' 'What A Beautiful Beginning' 'Travelin' Liglit' r MOVIETONE MUSIC CORPORATION Sam FOX Publishing CO •;. ■. 1250 SIXTH AVENUE New YORK GORDON and REVEL Click in 20th Century-Fox's "WAKE UP AND LIVE" Featuring Walter Winchell, Ben Bern! and Alice Faye NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS IT'S SWELL OF YOU THERE'S A LULL IN MY LIFE WAKE UP AND LIVE I'M BUBBLING OVER Robblns Music Corporati 799 7th Ave., New York Gftsprarre's Loop Date Chicago, July 6. Initi appearance of Dick Cas- parre's orchestra in Chicago set, be- ginning Aug. 6, to replace Eddie Duchin at the Palmer House. Set with iGiisparre for the Mutual wire spot are the: DeMarcos. Ballroom's lOO-Mlle Pick-lJp Philadelphia, July 6. One of longest indie . remotes in country began Saturday (3) when WIP started airing Art Shaw band from Marine. Ballroom, 'Vyildwood. Pick-up is wired about 100 miles. It is sponsored l-y the ballroom, "POLYNESIAN ROMANCE" "JUST ABOUT RIGHT" By LY8LE TOMERLIN ■nd ANDY lONA LONG, Writeri «l "SOUTH SEA ISLAND MAGIC" VANGUARD SONGS II Hollywood Blvd., Hollywotd. JULIO AL0N80, Prtf. M|r. liho In,.. i,\ i n l.dlrsi YOU'RE MY DESIRE MOON AND SEA The Comedy H>t of I9j7 TODAY I AM A MAN MILLS MUSIC, lie.- 1619 Innlwir • Ntw Yiili. N. T. FLASHES Two Kcw ' lutramental ' MotcI- Um br yhich .hit punkaroo biz about two months ago, are still traveling downhill trail here. Ops look for nothings promising till mid-. September-, either. Three of the top spots are now shuttered. Latest to go. is 1214 Club. '21' extinguished coupla weeks ago, as. . did Frankie PalUmbo's. First tirtie in ,54 years that the Palumbo spot closed. : Only four, big midtown spots are operating how their swinging doors aren't swinging niuch. .They are Beiiny the Bum's, Arcadi , Adelphia and Walton Rpof. Two ace cluijs clicking neatly nbw are Anchorage and Evergreen Ca- sino. Both have terraced dining space and dance floors. Anchorage, oh river drive, and Evergreen, on Roosevelt Boulevard, are picking up much of better auto trade coi Osterman Now Also Nitery Producing Ja^k .Qstermanj who, on a come- back is how i iS' seyehth Vveelt at Mario's Mirador, Y,, niore or less i ihg. producer for the sjppt arid will put on a hew show to open next Tuesday (13)* comi Osterrrian has; organized .guest Wednesday nights and a \week ago, - rangements with the Hotel Astor Hoof, Rudy Vallee and his entire troupe held the Mirador floor from 2:36 until 4 a.ni. as a compliment to Osterman. Starting the Wednesday nights first with Patsy Kelly, fol- lowed by Beatrice Lillie, Fannie Brice and Jack Pearl, tonight (Wed.) it Will be Willie -arid Eugene Howard. Others : arranged for .include Belle Baker and: Dave Rubinofl'; House, Burky Attacked As Ohscene Philadelphia, July 6. Negro vaude shows at Nixon.^ Grand theatre here find burlesque figured promidiehtly in- charges fired Thursday (1) by Mayor's Crime Commish that District Attorney isn't doing all' he. could , to protect morals of good people of Philly. Report made several months ago by commish; which consists of five clergymen, has just been made pub- lic. D. A. replied that it was 'vile,' •untrue' and full ,of slimy in- niiendos.' Regardi rand, which is how shuttered for summer, the commish said: 'The District Attorney was given a report on the Nixon-Grand the- atre, the investigation in this ihr stance having been personally made by one of the members of the Com-, mission (Rev. Daniel A. Poling, pastor of Grace Baptist Temple, which js practically across the street from the house). 'The programs during the week . of the _ Commissioner's survey were particularly lewd, suggestive' and obscene. There, was a dancing .con- iortibnist advertised as Tanya,' who seemed determined to tear her body apart as 'she entertained lewdly. The whiDle program was inexpressibly ious. The place was crowded with men, women and children of both colors and all ages. Childiren as imma- ture as,8even and 10 were p|resent.' The report passingly, referred to ilure of police to take action against hurley houses and niteries. No mentioh here yet of a hurley purge, as all houses were already dark to duck tiie heat when New York , shebang broke. Pin. SHOWBOAT FOLDS SUDDENLY; NO PAY-OFF Pittsbiurgh, July 6. First hitery casualty of the year around here arrived , last, week when Show Boat folded Without warning Thursday night .(1) leaving band and a flock of performers holding the bag. Boat was taken over by Furey Ross in September and managed to survive two early spring floods, which damaged the spot consider- ably both times. Show Boat at one time was Pitts burgh's leading nitery. Used to have a gambling casino on second floor and has never, fully recovered from a police raid on spot about six years ago. It's been operated since that time by seven or eight different managements. NVA's New Officers Inducted Into Office Mai Hallett in Theatres Mai Hallett orchestra does two ^veefc engagement at the Paramount theatre, N. Y., opening July 21, fol-: Aug"! ^^^^ <'he Earle, Philadelphia, Dates then follow at Iroquois Gar- «ens, Louisville, Ky., Aug. 13; Michi- san. theatre, Detroit, Aug. . ; Steel *^er^ Atlantic :City,. Aug. 31,. and the ^^ropolitan theatre, Boston, Sept. 6. Hal LeRoy will augment Mai Hal letts orch at the: Paramount, , N. Y., starting July '21. NVA Friday (2) inducted i;ito of flee practically an: entirely new slate of icers for the now strictly so ciai club. are Henry Chestei- as secretary, and John M. . iddy as treasurer. Loui Hand! former actor nOv^ an attorney, was elected presideht^ with Erni Van getting the post of v.p; Elections are for one year. Boaid of directors, totalling seven, elected includes Jim . Harlcins, Charles H. Preston, Joe Mclnerney Rosa Grouch, Joe Verdi, Wilbur Held and Mrs. George Primrose. Unlike the past, none of the club's officers will be salaried. Till the NVA rnoved from its elaborate club house on West 46th . streei.t, Chester field received $250 weekly. Unti recently the club had been paying him ijlO weekly for keeping the rec- ords; but now this- is also out. Readying tlie Skw For N.Y.hn Casino Jacques Charles, producers, are now in New York readying the show to inagurate; the new Inter- national Casino atop the Criterion theatre, N. Y. This cabaret-the- atre,: a la the French Casino, ill feature 'ihternationar type ishow .and Sandri ' Charles, et al are currently casting the American conlponen.ts on this side, "rhe for' eign talent wilL come over later. Spot is. to open end of August. Joe (Hollywood restaurant) Moss, Louis J. Brecker (Roseland ballrboin), George Olsen, the band- man, and Pave Loew are arhong the financial investors. Olsen is currently at the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles. His wife, Ethel Shutta, sails Saturday (10) for Honolulu vacation before returning to engage, actively in the new hitery venture. AUSSIE ACTS SHOVE OFF Hollywood, July 6, "Four acts are sailing from Van- couver for Melbourne Wednesday (6) to toiir the Australian circuit. Group,, all booked by Sam Kramer Coast rep for TiVoli it, includes Three Flames, Henning and Betty, Earl Pope and Lang,' arid Christye and Gould. George Black Jr. Now In US. to Learn Show Biz through J. C. Stein son of tlie Lon-. don theatre operiitor, has joined thei. New York office of Music Corp. of America. Figures on ^the band and itery ing busi- ness from the. American then returninjg to England to help handle his father's interests. Arrangements were set "by the elder Black and Jules C. .Stein, MCA prez, during the letter's recent stay in London. SUBURBAN DETROIT NITERIES ON CARPET Operators of several exclusive nite spots in Detroit area, included among 40 niteries in Miacomb and W^yne counties, were called on the carpet, last week by state liquor control commish on of alleged liquor violations. Quiz is result of intensive drive launched coupla weeks ago on gambling, and rum violations in the Maconib area, Which siirrounds Detroit. Among the better spots warned at conference in Lansing were Blpssoin Heath, Lido, Venice Club, the Chalet, Lake Shore Golf Club and Mike's Bar, serving a swank Grosse Pointe clientele. All were called on the carpet for alibied Sunday liquor sales. ■'' . .' r-^'/ Cluli*Xd(io 'iu9d the To-Jo Farms nitery were ritdfed two "weeks ago and gaioblinlEi^ devices smashed by Macomi? 'officers. After the hearing, punishment was meted out by the liquor board as follows: License suspended. Club Lido and Lake Shore Country club spot. Fines, Blossohi Heath,, $300, and the Chalet, $50. s L uepnants-b ronies Act lops Chr Dept Store Showmanslnp Race Atlantic Cityj July . For the first time since prohibition days,' shore night life ' swinging into high. Only the mayoral ban against nudity and the legislative bar against femi ine employment after midnight have thus far been the disturbing factor-s, but. operators are hoping for the best and going along as . if neither harrier existedv Nearly all the 40 or more night clubs in and - -about the city have; been redecorated, several rehanied, and most of them showing a brahd hew crop Of entertainers in the ttipd- ern style to succeed such nanies as . Evelyn Nesbit, Paul Whiteman, Jlm-^ my 'Durante, Joe Frisco, : Ann. Pen- nihgtoh and Little Jiackie Heller. Babette's hew* Atlantic room, there is Rudy ' Vallee's Staihi* ley Meehan, who is featured as the main male vocalist ith the Three Sophisticated Ladies ha.hdllng the comedy assignment, Meehan is ian ' Atlahti C ity boy and . former elec- trici on-' the Municipal Audi-* torium's public address system; Oshins and Lessey, coniedians^ and; Mark Plant, a baritone, ' are tops at Phil Barr's 500 Club. Mack Pepperj dancer,, features the breezy show at the . Cliez Paree, which is the Frenchified monikei: the • ol^ Beaux Arts. La Costa and . Lolita, a, clever adagio teanii, : are doing a\ turn in the Ismail but talented sliow at Renault's Tavern, W^ere Etzl Co-: vato's orchestra is installed for a second season., Aberdeen All and Rjavida, dance .team, are at the col- ored Club- Harlem. .. . The Brooks Twins iare camping a.t the Old Club Madri , which hag re- opened under the namie of Suzanne's^ Ralph WelOff^s Paradise boasts ah all-colored revue headed by Kloak, one of Cab Calloway's prodigies. Ann Brahco is the vocal attraction at the Torch Club, along with a pair of "nut' comedi Jackie Mileis and Lenny Kent, Sheila Barrett is just now the bi gest name in town, the impersonator holding forth «t the Bath and Turf Gliib, where Nian Blackstone is also 'doing some of her risque piano- logues. Hotels Laylhe Off . None of the Boardwalk hotels have . opened up viery strong, due io labor strife.. Severial of the more important hostelries have been em-^ barrassed in the past nlpnth by sud- den \valkouts of waiters and kitcheh help. The Ritz Merry-Go-Round, one of the more popular coektai sp^is, is unsuitable for any other, than vocal talent and there are no nam^s slated. Roger Kay's musicii standard vaudeville and raidio acts, will be featured at the . Ambassador Grill as the.season progresses; The Shelbutne Grill promises ho more than the incidental music of a pian- ist and the hotel orchestra. The Traymore's new spot. Patio del Sol, features the tango' music of Andre Talotf,. with Bill Madden's orchestra in the grill and dance teaps oyer the weekends, The St. Charley plans a night club... carrying the title of 'Burl-Esquire,' with talent doubling from the Globe burlesque show nearby. "The Bank- eris* Tavern boasts a Skyway show/ headed by Arthur Budd; while Joe Ray leads the 'French Folli ' at the French. Gasi . Among the names who' have, been booked for the . summer are Ted" Lewis, Bill Robinsoh, Jack Pearl, James Hall, the Three Stooges, ficlle Baker and Harry Richman, The old system of high tariffs seehjs to have, gone With the wind; Popular prices prevail ■ most of. the establish- ments. li;il be the hoofer^s first pop .stage "»i€ on Broadway, in sorhe time. SKELTON INTO NITERY , .Chicago, July 6. Red Skeiton. comes into the Chez Paree here' on Aug. 15. Skettbn recently closed five- week gailop at the RKO Palate here. icago, Week-by-week conipetition among Chicago department see who can put on bi show, tied, in with merchandising, xyas .won again last week by Goldblatt's. Did it by lugging Will Hill's Society Circus, including two elephants and. five ponieS; up to the ninth floor for six shows a day, four-day run. Acts- were Used in conjunction with- bargai sale.' Everything tied-.i including a 28-page' news- paper size giveawiay, store front and interior, decoriation. Of the; six shows a day, two were with the elephant team, two with the five ponies, and two the com bincd circus. Store jarhrtied. ;!fhows. throughout the four day,<;. and since a line Of .standees waited for each show to' finish so they could rush in for the; next, Max' Applebough, irt charge of Goldblatt's showmanship department; is eonviriced the circus did it. When caught, show drew a ca- pacity '(300) audience,, mostly kids and their parents, with a few. mer* (Chants from the 'rival' stores in to see how things were gpihg. Hill and his act got plenty of billing both in and out j)f the store. Other merchants are ing oniy their usual summer shows. Fair is still plugging away with, museurrt stuff, and Marshall Field's and Car r son's doJ Pro Nights to Fox, B'klyn Because of the fact that the Fiara- mouht, Brooklyn, has been averag- ing a profit of over $5,000 Weekly but the;, Fox, part of the thr'e-s-way Si. Fabian-Paramourit-Warner ipool, hasn't been dojng well, the 'profes- sional :highls' were movecl Friday night (2) from the Par to the.. Fox. Fabian who operiates the; , Fox and. Striind under the- pOoiing ar- rangement, ith' Par and WB,' con- trols the Fox and opei-ated that prior to taking over the other two theatres in dowritown Brooklyn. With moving of the pro nights to the Fox, is house hOW has stage enlerlHinnient two nights each v/eek, there al.so being an amateiiv radi ' ink teas and fashion ( hour eveiy Monday j win caiilimied.^ VARIETY Wednesday, July 7y 193 7 • siisri: ir \s omj of the IRl L) \()\ 1:L liALLROOM ri: 1 MS ()\ BOTH sides or THE \TLH\TIC'' Ahcl (iiocM\ ill *\'arict\' Issue Juno 'M). Wr.ll aldl Booked for an extended engagement of 40 weeks At the RAINBOW ROOM RADIO CITY, NEW YORK NOW IN 5TH WEEK Management JACK DAVIE S International Theatrical Corp, Wednesday, July 7, 1937 VAUDE-NITE CLUBS VARIETY 49 Rainbow Room Gets Interpfetiye Dancer JLW.O.L From Reich Lotte Goslar, Nazi refugee, con- sidered Europe's greatest" dancing mime, opens July 14 at the Rainbow Room, N. y. It's a departure for a nitery to book an intferpretive terper of Miss Gos.lar's calibre, but John Roy, managing director, is personally sponsoring her as a unique novelty. Miss ■ Goslar toured with Erika Mann's 'Pepper Mill' reviie abroad and' then' played for. Vqskovez & Werich, therPrague impresarios, be- fore coming to America. During her engagement, Marie_ Raye and Naldi, adiagio ballroomists,' drop out, but' are. .booked back for a series of repeats. Raye-Naldi hold one of the longest term deals at the swank Rockefeller nitery ever accorded a dance team. 200 CHARLIE McCARTHY KIBITZERS FORM ASS'N RUFE DAVIS HELD WEST, Pin SHIFTS m MUSIC Pittsburgh, July 6. Unable , to finish his assignment in Par's 'This Way Please' in time, Rufe Davis, the hillbilly comic, has asked for and received a release from his contract to play Stanley here in connection with his first picture, 'Mountain Music' As re- sult of this the WB-Loew . RQol has shifted 'Music' into Penn, where it will piay week beginning Friday (9) without benefit of stage show. Davis was to have been on the Stanley bill week of July 16 with Herman Bing,.so Stanley has booked in Joe Venuti's band to share honors with spluttering comic. So far WB deluxer is without a flesh attraction July 23, but with an- other Major Bowes unit a more than likely entry for. this spot, with Three Stooges du6; in ,£olJowing week to round up : list - of bookings so far. Harry Kalmine, zone manager for WB here, going to New York for a week /to try and round up some dates for August. CIO Loses Out in Philly Nitery Battle with API -Philadelphia, July 6. American Federation of Labor-CIO struggle to represent employes of Arcadia-International Restaurant here, which for a while had operator Art Padula faced with pickets which- ever way he moved, has been ironed out by forcing CIO from the picture. Jam was straightened by the A. F- of L. sending each employe a letter telling him he was ineligible to work if his dues weren't paid up. Those who joined CIO weren't going to pay twice, so the^ were dropped from A. F. of L, and Padula was given privilege of firing them. He hired A. F. of L. men in their place. When ClO'ers biegah to picket, they were shoeed by Mayor Wilson. Diamonds for Dallas Diamond Bros. (3) have been set for six weeks at the Pan-American Casino,. nitery adjunct of the Greater Texas-Pah American Exposition in Dallas. Open Aug. 21. Deal set by Larry Puck of the Lou Irwin office in N. Y. Kalcheim's Coast Trek Nat Kalcheim, of the William Mor- ris agency in New York, is eh route to the Coast. Left N. Y. Thursday (1) by train, with a stop-off first in Detroit. It's strictly a vacation trip. AGENTS Birthday, Everyday, Convalescent Greeting Carda In Boxed Asnortment.s Very Liberal Coinniinslona Writ© for pnrtlciilar<) DOROTHEA ANTEL MO West 72nd Stl New York, N. Y. RUDY VALLEE Dressed by SIDNEY FISHER 75/77, Shaftesbury Avenue PICCADILLY, LONDON, ENG. Cincinnati,- July 6. The Puppeteers of America was organized here last week during a four-day convention at the Hotel Gibson. Body claims 200 profes- sional an^ amateur puppeteers as members. Paul McPharlin, Birmingham, Mich., was elected honorary pres- ident. Rufus Rose, Waterford, Conn., was named chairman of the governing council. Other members of the council are: George New, Decatur, III.; Helen Reisdorf, De- troit, secretary; William Duncan, Cleveland, treasurer; Romaine Proc- tor, Springfield, IlL; Blanche Hutto, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Don Vestal, Chi- cago, and Martin Stevens, New York. Stevens and his wife, Olga, ar- ranged for the roundup'" of pup-' peteers, 150 of whom were present from all parts of the U. S. Or- ganization's 1938 convention will be held in Chicago. The Stevens are to present their 'Joan of Arc' puppet show at the International Exposition in Paris, the week of Oct. 14-19. . Of the hundreds of h^nd-made puppets which members displayed at the convention, one that attracted considerable attention was 'Oscar,' a ventriloquist's figure produced by George McElroy, 24, who helps his dad in a print shop in Harrison, 0.> a suburb of Cincy. 'Qscar' moves not only his lower jaw, as do other dummies, but also his upper lip, rolls his ping-pong ball eyes up and down and east and west, arches his eyebrows, sticks out his tongue, has a lighted nose, wriggles his nose and ears, and has .a fright wig.. Saranac Lake • IS YEARS AGO • (From Variety and Clipper) Columbia Amusement Co., hurley wheiel, celebrated i_ts 20th anniver- sary. Variety got out a specfal issue. Famous Players bought the Black New England chain. Will Hays telling the General Federation of Women's Clubs, at Chautauqua, what they could do to- ward making pictures better. His first big contact, By Happy Benway As usual, the Downie Bros. Circus was here; Col. Charles Sparks again opened house for every one con- nected with show biz. Willard' C. Patterson left the Rogers hospital for a- change of' 'downtown' ozone. He is now pri- vate cottage'ing. Alice Carman, singer, who has seen. 10 years of this thing, holding up nicely. James Seeley, Loew theatre treas- urer from Miami, Florida, here as a new ozoner. The John Louden's are New York- ing and messing around New Jersey for a fortnight of vacashing. Tommy Abbott, who spent two weeks at the Daisy Farm, Pine Bush; N. Y., will 47th St. and Broadway it for a day, then return to the Rogers hospital. Revised and official list of names and addresses of 'show-folks' in the Actors' Colony. Will Rogers Memorial hospital: Sylvia Abbott, Thomas Abbott, Marie Bainchi, Marya Blake, Theo- dore G. Bodwell, Robert Wm. Burke, Marion Carinon, Camille Carpentier, Fifi Climas, Ethel Clouds, John De- Giovanni, Alfred DeLoraine, Eddie .(Cardomone) Dowd, John Edwards, Herbert Elder, -Melvin Fox, Murray Friedman, Mildred Gardner, Harry Gordon, Jennie Grande, Marion Greene, William Oliver Janney, Dor- othy Kruse, Beatrice • Lee, Dan. H. Lee, Edith Lemlich, John Louden, Peggy' McCarthy, Edward Mc- Gushion, Lucile McKay, Mollie Man- tel, William Milne, Richard J. Moore, Armond Monte, Margaret Newell, Cora O'Connell, Joseph Parker, Salvadore Ragone, Ford Raymond, Milton Reich, William J. Robertson, Martha Gill Rogow, Ed- ward Ross, Micheal Schultz, Garry Sitgreaves, Ben Schaffer, Joseph Tio, Brian Tracy, Mark Vance, Eddie Vogt, Irving Wilbur, Henry G. Wunsch, Jules Zwilling, James See- ley. Claude Lawson, 68 Lake Flower avenue; John Dempsey, 19 Broadway; Chris Hagedorn, 28 Church street; Katherine Keenan, 49 Franklin ave- nue; Russ Kelly, 19 Broadway; Alice Carman, 66 Lake Flower avenue; Jimmy Cannon, Northwoods San; Arthur Alverez, c/o W. N. B. Z.; Ray Ketchem, 10 So. Hope street; Jimmy Marshall, Rainbow Lodge; Hairry and Charlie Barrett, 302 Broadway; Manny Lowy, Ala-Vista Lodge; Helen O'Reilly, 40 Main street. Write to those you know at Saranac. Lights, a theatrical club, toured amateur circus. Rained out four performances in six and the tour a bust. Morrison's theatre, Rockaway, went tab. First time in 25 years it had not used big vaudeville. The late William Morris persuaded Patsy Morrison to try the high priced stuff, and it was a winner. Lately the Keith office had booked. Nitery Reviews IS Chorus girls 'in the Cantor show staged a riot on the stage of the Winter Garden the closing night. Had "expected to work all summer and plenty sore at the shutdown. Rainy weather was making it tough for the beaches and parks, but it was helping hold Broadway houses open. End of June showed 21 shows still running. For Fannie Brice's fourth consecu- tive week at the Palace,, they made it a family affair by adding her brother. Lew, to the bill. York and King and Adelaide and Hughes also featured. Van and Schenck had to do nine songs before they could get away. YOUNGMAN TO DETEOIT Henry Youngman goes into the Fox, Detroit, week of July 16. William Morris office set the deaL Glut of foreign acts, mostly German, anticipated the coming sea- son. Bars only recently down for the Huns. American acts no like. Little theatres on the downbeat, chiefly through lack of care in play selection. They came back. 'Shuffle Along,' Negro musical, heading for Boston after 62 weeks in N. Y. Record for 9 colored troupe. Equity starting to enforce the rule calling for the posting of two weeks' salaries. Radio was talking of a new scheme to get profit from broad- casts. To send out programs on scrambled waves. Only those pos- sessing 'unmixer boxes' able to ob- tain results. Revenues would come from royalties on these boxes. Spon- sors found to be a more simple solu- tion. A. C. STEEL PIER HITS NEW ATTENDANCE MARK Attendance at the Steel Pier, At- lantic City, July 4 (Monday) broke the spot's ajl-time record for a single day's business. Claimed that more than 100,000 persons paid 75c admis- sion to the Pier. Approximately 20,000 feet of extra floor space were opened for the day and 10 additional box offices handled the influx. Old attendance record, set last Labor Day, was 78,000. Show offered for the single admis- sion July 4 included Belle Baker, Kay Kyser orch. Red Norvo band with Mildred Bailey, Ina Ray Hut- ton orch, minstrels, a circus and three feature pix, including 'Slave Ship' (20th). GRAND TERRACE (CHICAGO) Chicago, July 3 Newly built Grand Terrace named after the spot its operator, Ed Fox, made a big something in Chi nite life a few years ago. Located a little farther north, it is probably the most pretentious black and tan nitery in the country. Not alone is this because of it? physical equip- ment, but because Fox Icnows his black-and-tan i-iientele from one ex- treme to the other, and incorporate.^ this knowledge into every detail of cafe set-up. Cafe represents plenty of rnoney; big money. But wisely spenti for the nitery is choice for eyes in de- sign and layoxit. Square room, done with modern effects and equipment, has an all-glass bar off to the side. This, crescent in shape, is backed by complQtely mirrored walls and ceil- ing. In the room the raised bandstand has a latticed glass, background. Whole room is indirectly lighted, and both dome and glass have fusing col- ored lights predominating. When producing show. Fox never lets Addison Carey get away from the idea that it's a colored show he's doing, and must be colored style. That's a wise idea for this .t6rritory. Line of 16 sepias is in to give show a big effect, and their work is good. Opening number, 'At Your Service,' is especially well costumed, and the African Zulu interlude shows good routining. Billing is divided between Fletcher Henderson's band and Ada Brown. On opening night, the band was too loud and too brassy, a serious fault, but one easily corrected. Miss Brown, however, deserved the top spot given her. One of the hottest singers in the business, she gets away to plenty of stuff. Another act at the peak of enter- tainment is Morris and Mayes, a couple- of swing dancers who'll go down as exponents of their style. Purtell and Johnson, exhibition dance team, are fair, with so-so rou- tining and execution,- but better than average costumes. Singers with the band, Chuck Richards and Dorothy Derriclts, also work in show, and are able to hold their own. Opening nite saw cafe at capacity with big shots, and turning more away. Loop. WIVEL, N. Y. Evelyn Nesbit is anoth, Katter steals hands from everybody, the stage this week , at what is the the feature. Leon teonidoff's Mile. Dore's poWder-puff dance is a top spot for what remains of vaude- absence abroad^ ith^the Ilockettes^ ch^ toxoid fan-wayers and vill^ SS"^aS?t/S? h^ ight stand in Pans, Florence sm^^^iy.siagea^ ^^^.^^^ ^ dance nicely paved the path, the keyboard- Rogge has again put on a good to Moloch in which a nudie is car- knucklmg knight and his crew of 14 show, although a little extra perki-ried up in flies in arms. of green-eyed look even more . impress we on _.t^^^ to 'Variations iii Blue' god; Another flash of hudisnt m rostrum thap ever they have before, to ^^"^.W 'The - opening medley, belvmd a would have rounded out its variety. adagio whirlers, particularly scrim, is a trifle over-extended, run- the title implies, a blues might the irl, who dives ten feet from rtirig to four minutes of an Ellm^^ been highly apropos for the upper platform; Good swihgcopa- medley before the band really and oeen nigmy apropos lor i"^ 1^.^*^ jf^m the femmes ani? harpist, clearly presents itself. After that Esther Harsh. Clevelander, who the flow, and pace and i earns a big hand for herself. specialists is flawless. . .. . wiw a 6 PttUcn. Ivie Anderson, no shouter but a hot interlude. Instead, the four sec- tions are captioned Blue China, Bliie Houie, The Mor-ning-After Blues and Blue Danube, liie third stanza sounds like the idea desired but, iactually, it's another way of .saying Ben Dovai, doing his stahdatd stooge-~ coihedy routine. • Blue Cbiiia features Georgia Hayes' tiptop toe terpipg, against a hovel background iwhereby cups, tABOR, DENVER Denver, July 2. . With a few weeks of the present caliber of stage shows crowds could be expected to dwindle at the Tabor. , , But with busineiss expetted to be off saucers,, urns* .etc., come to terpsU over the Fourth there was no great ^ • u j -w* .. chorean life. It's- beautifully con- necessity to spend a lot of money on lads indisputably ^niched right up on ceived, lighted and presented, B.rune the layout. And weather was start- I the top rung of their particular lad- slick saflEronrskinned rhythm .singer, has been with the aggregation for. four years, which is a weU-dfeserved long tenure. Her big number is 'All God's Chillun Got Rhythm,' which she intro'd in 'Day at Races' (Metro), bolstered by a pair of piops. The bang of the show, from audi- ence reception, is the fast hoofing act of Tip, Tap and Toe, thrfee colored Maine getting, the bends for the .set-ling out perfect— that is, tor everyone titigs and costumes by Marco Monte- to go to the mbuhtaihs .that could doro, Willa Van and executed by possibly get there. H. Rogge; Jighiihff by Eugene Braun. Opening routine w*s with gay col- The- ballet corp^ scintillates in this ored costumes as Francis Hose sang; portion.. about an 'Old Guitar.' Girls work Blue Hour tees off with Rubin- well together, -and Hose hais a pleas- stein's 'Romance' and featureis Ed- ing baritone voice, better than last Wina Eustis and the Glee Club week. Mario, and Marina, dance (Vain Lindhe, director), segueing team, do the conventional bits for a into 'Valse Bluette;'^ Marie Grimaldi, ballroom team. The line, after stan^ t>reniier ballerina. .Then Ben Dova, ing about as M&M work, finish off who, like all sight turns in the ace the opener. The Jolly Sisters (2) groove in the nHonnioth Hall,-^eg- stay too girly-giriy and fail to attract isters I strongly Th^ Blue Danube much applause. They could go tom- waltx finale ciills out the entire per- boy . or other character and . do much sohnel— tite choir, the baUet, plus better. They have the voices and^he John Dunbar. Marian Raber, Rosa looks— blonde and r«tt»ead. They Akersten and Eirl Lippy as tea- use a piano in part of their act. . tures. Th6 Strauss waltz, ever Sure- The line ^builds 'Broadway on the fire, is presented in miniature 'Grwit stage. Girls tote bits of scenery .m Waltz' manner on the vast Music front of themselves to erect thfe dty- Hall- rOstrttm. line, and then do the dance routine Productioned overture. 'Martha' jj^ont. Dressed in silver or gold (Vott Flotow) with Viola PhUo, Jan and black long dressy, and Marw - .-^ ^- - _ . _ J and Marina come back for more of the.ballroom dancing with change of Peerce. Edwina Eustis, Earl Lippy der. They virtually need a police escort to get aViray from the mob. The band, which is diistinguished from - all other Negro outftts; in that it sells itself With mUsic rather than roof-raising noise and clownish an- tics, can offer a change-of-pace. such as it does with Trouble in Spain/ arid yet go nifty sweet-i'swing in soft- pedaling a slick arrangement of 'Shade of Old Apple Tree.' Ellington has rearranged his lay- out, since last caught, by ihowing down the ^brass to. graded sets of four trumpets, a like number of saxes and threie sliphorns. Aside froni the- boss at the piano and the drums, there ' are now. a pair of basses and a editarist The addition to the string corps seems, to have sensitized therrhythm. Ellington's own 'Caravan', gets a very nice whirl. And; for the blow* off, the specialists arid the bounder band boys go merry-iriefry with 'Rug Cutter.' Ahetad of the orch's minutes, aiKi Hudson .Carmody featured : vo. | ;nyi«ir^^^ holds 'em nicely with the platform with P^^f_^^^f-'^g St to a^ familiar act that, when caught, ae*^"- T'V*. ?*™f.J?=_*?i™f J Was hvttoed with - some sharb shafts ' cally,. sitting in oh the sjnnph. Biz fair opening night. Abel. PALACE, CLEVE. Cleveland, July 6. ling. As the man. sits in Vtie chair, T — > At. V balances it on the bar,;the femme Low grosses for the past month at L.ij^i,s up and sits astride his neck RKO Palace, the town's only flesh 'U-and climbs back down. "The line SeSv a^d SlSSk Se a f£urapeze location on'^roadway. His good- ,.P^orV,>.^ mAtiv^on hoke from the old School of vaude comedy, contrasted with his sentimental songs, is. out of an Old formula but still highly service able for huh; In the act, Sylvia and Clemence, a couple of clowning girls long around stand, is causing some confirmed closes with a Fourth of July, flash. ^^^^^^^ flicker wiseacres to argue that Cleve- Line in red, white and blue cos- I i"'* ^?st several seasons m unixs landers are absolutely cold about tumes, and a large Statue of Lib^^^ any kind of vaudie during the hot and a huge U. S. flag in the back- months. That only, pictures will ] ground, draw them away from outdoor events,, but it's a fallacious argument Analjrziiig the situation impartially, this has been a poor seasoQ for all downtown houses. Theatregoers' purses are tight due to local strike trouble, depression isn't over here, and the Great Lakes Expositiart of clip. Takes about six minutes dn the screen to unreel. Embiassy also centers on two. wed-, dings, Ro6sevelt-DuPon.t . ' Ceremony and the marriage of. Mary Pickford to Charles (Buddy) Rogers. Metro handles the former, showing, cabinet officers, the President and his ' party and the DuPonts as well as the bride and groom, latter two after the ac- tual servicies. : Flashing of still cam- era-bulbs mars much . of newsreiel footage though , it's . intelligently done. Pickford-Rogers w.iedding, done by PsHramount,.^ is brief but does not suffer from bulb . flashes. , iSoy Scout Jamboree in Washing- ton is given neat handling by Par, with many lively closeups, rating next in lineiipi Fox Movijetone caught a new army bomber flying over. Mount Ranier but captured popular fancy with its fine pnotdgf raphy of glider contest ' at Elmira, N. Y. Reel also got over a deft plug for Shirley Temple and her new film by shoWing cielebs, with Eddie. Cantor as m.c, .at premiere of picture in Hollywood. Movie- tone showed King George tree plant- ing, the (^ueen honoring loiglish nurseis, christening of Sir Malcolm Cainpbell motorboat, Al Smith in France, dynamiting for a sunken battleship, the new Friench premiere and services for Deutschland vic- tims. ■ Other strike news is supplied by .Universal, in smart coverage of new developments at Johnstown, ringing in Piresident : Roosevelt's -. sunimiary of strikers and employer.. . U. also holds proininehce with, many ^reak'. items. It showed, wild aniihal cargo aboard , ship arriving in N. Y., cop per bathing, silits in Arizona^ prison guards graduating, caterpillar plague in Ontario, a champ' woman log roll er; honoring a plow inventor, Soviet aviators in .N. Y., ahd interest in fashion^ in Hollywood. Last is trim pictorially. Pathe's clips revealed a grasshop per plague in the west and an un- usual family of twins. Grabbed soihe titters . with its handling of modern art uhcdvered in N. . Y. . . Metro's newsreel rated top laugh of the week in final shots of dog howling ih the treatment of move to banish dogs in Manhattan. Manr aged to inject a little s.a. ith its Paris beauty show Closeups. Fox obtained a few chuckles with its cowboy aquaplane feats. Also did well on Harvard-rYale boat race. Lew Lehr*s comment' oh bears eat ing was not so forte hut made 'em laugh with his. covering of Hi-Li game fad, coming before camera for his best returns. Movietone also has some, remarkable photography of skiing in California ai night w^lth participants .iseen by fiares they carry. Bobsled ride at New Jersey park and motorcycle' daredevils were aiway from the ordinary, also Fox. 'Going Places' (U). With m: ami as visiting point, and 'Popular Science' (Par), done, in Cinecolor, round out program that runs 60 minutes. Wcor. u **""**' But after flrst day was by^Meroff s contribution on the sax, moved into the opening of show, cello, clarinet, bass sax and nunia- |. Embassy management probably Count, .who has revamped and bols- l a good start and sets good spot for tered the; entire femme show m jast] Larry Powell, trumpeter, in a H6be; " version of an Irish song backed up by band in glee club arrangement and ending With the Whole outfit do- fortnight. Realizing a ^girls' orches . tra aloqe Is no longer a hot novelty, he has' pushed it nearly into . the background on a revolving stage With an upper platform for specials ties. They're average in talent but given an extra punch by tricky siet- tings, the t>ick-me-up type of miisic and by excellent pacing. Every- thing's streamlined, from Jackie Lane's opening ribs on new faces to thie Souisa: march fade-out. Color , and -ingenuity . are combined. In effective production, numbers by Berni Vici, who uses blue.baby spots* scrim and Lee Broyde's electric or-- gan in . a flddling' introduction. Lin^ of eight comes out via a S. S. Queen Mary dummy that sails. out on upper miniature stage. Tony Angelo doesn't help scene With a pair of nasal crooning pip^is, but the lanky-legged Doris Dupont goes to town in drum- taps before neat chorus work. Best piece of comedy that, audience goes away remembering corhes from Dave Tanhen, in bsiggy britches; Miigging in his hair-juggling classic is still a wower. So's his goofy skippety steps which equal his: pan- tomime as' laugh-getters. One of Lane's impersonations, preferably the old Vallee take-off, could be cut to, give Tannen another four minutes. Jackie's mimicking of LoU Holtz and Petiner, howevier, are too okay to be pruned. ' , Angelo returns for a 'My Som- Mrero' song high soprano that's morie flattering to chorines than to life-saver because, aside, from sev eral humorous moments, the news' reel, lads offeired little but riin-o! inill material. With the natioh-wide publicity this reel has received over ing a Pat Rooney waltz-clog to okay - a period of several weeks, because returns. of the Civil Liberties probe, it is a MUe^ Sohya, attractive blohd'e,, natural foi: a neWsreel theatre draw next in specially arranged vocal of even though it may be disappointing 'Let's Call the Whole Thing Off' | to those who had_expected too much' and sold in good fashion. An an- nouncement of the hew 'jibe' by Meroff sends the band through what turns out to . be a jam session' and brings on the other femme of the outfit, Florence Gast,. who clowns through her vocal in skillful manner. Highlight of doings next, the con? tribution of Jackie Marshall, trom- bonist, giyes considerable lilt to the proceedings. Boy is a real comic and his singing, and mugging ties up mat ters in grand style. Ceirtainly should be a niiche. in pictures for this lad.. Has a real comedy sense, and audi- ence goes for his stuff in a big way. Rather tough spot here to follow, but Meroff comes through with an okay impression of an old-time vaude show, juggling balls and top hat, chalking , out a landscape and sending the band through a show- manly review of the news reels util- izing the various musical sigs to in- ti-pduce gag shots and strong ice skating dance, long a Meroff standby. Another jibe number closes with stiibholders responding in good style. Merpff has an okay 44-minute session of entertainment and showmanship. Film is 'New Faces* (RKO). Burm, Senator Bob LaFollette .(seated be side Senator Thomas), as chairman of this Senate committee,, speaks for the: Par heWsreel .cameras, explain ing that, the film ..shots had . been made oiiie of the coihmittee ^exhibits in order to get all info, possible about affair This opening is smart showman- ship on somebody's part because it gives an apparent excuse foi: relcas ing the reel now that it has been shown publicity at the hearing. La- Follette relates foi" the screen that it is . not a complete t)ortrayal ' of what happened at the Chicago af fray, which seems to aid as a soften- er for some rathei' routine photog- raphy that: follows . NeWsreel shows gathering of pickets, lining up of policemen and milling about of the crowd with its customary picket signs. It is 6b vious that the canleraman missed some incidents leading up to the free-for-all bctWeen the cops and pickets because on the screen it breaks out apparently without any visible reason. Some preliminary views were equally sketchy in treat- ment. Photograpiher had a little dif- ficulty, too, in following the action Only a few scattered shots are TOWER, K. C. Kansas City, : July 3, Merchandising department this week blew its buttons in peddling June St. Clair, whom it heralded With all the piinch lines at its coih' mand. The sales job got 'em. in opening day but. Miss St. Clair will keep 'em out the other six. With every second door along Twelfth street bannering a strip act, and starving, it. seems on the surface to be a hopeless task for the Tower to put over this type of entertainment; Although the house did fine biz with Faith Bacon, sometime ago, it still appears to be no better than a one shot.. In the second place June St. Clair has littlie to pffer. She'd stand up Okay in these outposts With her how to imdress in. front of - your husband turn, but only as a divert-: ing specialty thrown into a good bill for good measure; Certainly hot as the feature, at leaist in K. C. She's oh mid-way in the bill' with the 'undress* number, and closes with the standard - strut walk; around. Nothing artistic about the appearance^ she moves about like a robot ahd a rather frightened robot at that. During her introduction by .Harlan Christ! , emcee, Miss St. Clair, admits to writing two articles for: Life, , overlooking the fact Life ' is a ipic mag: and staff-Written. She should at least modify that part of her act to read 'posed for pics.' Rest pf the bill is take it or leave it with the exception of Ted and Mary Taft, hoofers; they sell easily With their ballroom stuff. Jerry Goe is oke with 'his accordion but he confiets back for a snake-hip dance that doesn't make the grade here. Boice an? Ladd, mixed .team, give and take some shady lines. ' Anthony and Rogers, male' dialect team, don't fare so well with their an tiquated gagging. Boys also indulge in some soft-shoe maneuvering The line (12) is seen in three rou tines and do right well With their cape whirling. Pic is 'Wings Over Honolulu' (U). HoMt CHICAGO, cm Chicago, July . 3. Manjr a $4.40 show, has lacked the entertainnlient and production which Balaban & Katz has given the aok house bill this week. There are vaudeville acts; yet, * . the strict sense of the word, this isn!t a vaude show. Everything is woven to, gether like a revue. Probably the thing which contrib- utes the most for this effect is the Fred Evans; li . In thi'ee appear- ances, these girls do more to add :avishrtess to the show than double heir nuinber wbtild anywhere else Charih lies in the smartness of their costuming, arid the up-to-the-min- ute sets and scenery which Sur- ?] rounds them. As an example, the July Fourth nunoiber ih cadet costumes, with a set realistically representing march- ing soldiers, stretching, out to a background horizon, is; as fine a piece of stagecraft as has been pre- sented in a . Chicago theatre. The other numbers whilie not so exten- sive in production, are none-the-less attractive. Two of the rdiitines use singers adding stiU more musical revue at- niosphere. Joe ;Griffin, back from Europe, works ope, and diiets with a line girl for the other. Griffi ' aj^earance^ in these t>roduction num-- bers helps explain his constant pop- ularity in this town; and that is nb reflection on the quality of his sing, ing voice. Opening routine ig Sunny Rice, tiny tao. dancer. Would have been better had she finished with the line, rather than returning p work alone. She's lost on a stage the size of this one. Her stuff is sure elide., Ross Wyse, Jr., and Jack iiaVeme Vie for comedy honors. Both are tops In their own fields. Wyse hasn't changed his act much, and he doesn't need to. Socks hard from opening to close, and his pactug to conf prm to various audiencss is per- fect timing. And he needs, greailv, the able assistance of June Maivn.* Jack LaVeme's turn is a tlh-type character trapeze artist. Has only one trick, that of balancing himself in a rockihg chair: on a trapeze, then falling off,, yet: his' aqt dips along at comedy speed. Bieeps the. character all the way. through, and works every angle to get laughs. And he gets em.. Girl partner, who does little, is his femme counterpart. f* On the bill also is Ruth Terry, in- troduced as oh her: way to take up a picture contract. She sings blues, and does patter numbers. There's lots of talent, and lots of stage pres- ence about this girl. One fault though, and that is she forgot that her body extends below her neck. Those make-'upless white ar * shoulders lahd chest look bad. . Picture is 'Another Dawn' (WB), and business for last show oh open- ing day Was excellent. Loop. Orpheum, Salt Lake Salt Lake City, July 3. Too much July 4 atmoisphere kept previous record crpwds away from weekly combo offering at Orpheum, still in the throes of an extensive marquee ren\odeling program. Vaudeville returned .to this major local house' a month ago this week. Consensus indicates that stage shows appeal to a gr^eater majority of peo- ple than a second feature on a double bill; Holden Swiger, house mgr. who .has been Whipping weekly shows in shape, plans to continue shows throughour slimmer. Current bill which opened Wednes- day (June 31) has five acts and By Woodbury's 13-pieCe band. Leader, Who serves as m. c.^ sets; a torrid stride ih music, announcing ' and singing departments. ,, . In -No. 1 spot is . Flo Mayo, aerial gynrinast, whose graceful bar per- formances while in midair ,bring de- served praise. Appears to be elderly wonian, though graceful and posses- sing steel nerves. Works continu- ally on a combination horizontal bar- sWing a yard or : so beneath the drafters. Johnny Lee and the Three Lees follow medley of Irving Berlin songs by band. Woodbury sings for the first time during his month of stage chores. . , Johnny Lee and. his stooges aren t newcomers to vaude patrons: here.. Current routine hasn't changed much since theiir' last appearance, : nearly two years, ago. apjiriny's style of buffoonery and his much-thwarted chances to be a piano virtuoso offers, perfect foils for the trip. Which also dishes out several eccentric steps. Acrobatic control specialties by a cute rnoppet, Barbara Morrison, helps to, move -show along a brisk pace. Youthful trouper got more Curtain calls than any of the assist-^ ing acts during opening show. ; Final act, literally, goes to .the dogs. Twelve of 'em, arid to their master. Hector. Suffering from, lar- yngitis, canine conductor pulls a gag which hasn't beeh done with such finesse in yeiars. He asks entire lower floor audience to stand up, briskly shake their arms( as to summon dogs in performing tricksi When about 900 people become stooges momen- tarily. Hector remarks: Thanks, you work better than the dogs.' Pups, nevertheless, do several ique stunts. . . .-^ 'Singing Marine* (WB) is the fea- ture film, supported by Pathe news, an animated cartoon.. uuu. Wednesday, July 7, 1937 VARIETY HOUSE REYIEWS VARIETY 51 ROXY, N, Y. A not bad stage show has teen set up for Fourth of July week, it's more like vaucle than most, but with the management obviously wantirig to keep the nut dawn tP summer safety, staging leaves much to be desired. Sets-^ are ^extremely Kimole and low-cdsi Feature is •iSng Solomon's Mines' (G3), which •was reviewed from London in last week's yABiEXY, and should night spbt. Evident that he wasn't clowning about Some bf them being new as he miies upi his intros and .finally has to start, all bver from the be- ginning. A.':cbuple:bf femmes claim- ed by ranlund as Europeain im- portations, have plenty of looks, Jean Landis returned for another and better dance offering ending in a gobd example. of continuous twirl- ing. She .is strikingly costumed this time. Other hbadline act, Vanr essi and DeLima then do a neat ball- rooni dancie routine and follow with a lively step on the strut order. Three Speeds, roller-skating team (Two men and a girl) dp some okay twirling , and swinging to lead into the finale with thie whble company on stage, Mells, Kirk and Howard click decidedly when wandering on arid off during the latter half of the show, appearing in Stage boxes, aud- ience, etc. Their own first offering is n.s.g. .: Waters, Unit Reviews femme is a bit, too long-winded in the contortion stuff. A quicker pace would Seem more attractive. . Henny Yo.ungman is in as sehiir m.c, and . next^pto-closing single. There are two minor raps against Youngman. The first is his crack about Berle, because Youngman certainly doesn't come into court himself With clean hands in regards to exclusive nriaterial. And the sec- ond is Youngmari's slight stress on Jewish humor at one part bf his act. Hie is riiaking the mistake of a num- ber of New York performers who can't get it into their heads that the Jewish population in other , towns isn't the same ratio as New. York's. Most of the audience here didii't understand a good portion of the matzb routine. However, Yoiihgihan ' makes good bn the rest of his monolpgue. He has a rapid-^fire style, of straight gagging without once getting into a' regular story or . joke. Strictly word-twists and gag material thait. contai a- gobdly. number of laughs, • jn the middle of ' the . show is a little lady . -who is a sock. It's Judy Starr, a miniature vocalist who has, a giant's act as far as delivery and audience - reaction ar6 concerned. Came through with three vocal pop numbers that bang this mob between the peepers. Has a series bf vocal tricks that keep chianging her key and tone,, shifting, frpm a high treble down to a deep contralto and back again. .And aill th^ more interesting since, it cbrries out. of a cute fbar- footeri: . Only, the nose it remains the black mark against the Nbnchalants. who otherwise hiave a^ comedy knockabout acrobatic turn that has what it takes. ■ Yputh, , good : in-be.-. tween clowning, tempo and ah abil- ity to build their hand- tq-hand stuff to excellent' ireturns. Score, .solidly., Fi ishing the show is Paul Haakon, dancer, who tosses off three num- bers, one with a femme partner. Still strbng.on the Spanish motif ahd good. Girl contributes, a solo as does the' r 'anist. , Picture is 'New Faces' (RKO. Busines.i practically capacity last show bn Friday ' ' Gold. HELLO, AMERICA (CAPltOt, ATLANTA) Atlanta> Unit, produced by Al Weston bf Chicaigb, fails to measure up to calibre of shows Capitol patrons are accustomed to, Gne.^ act With flash would pull it out of the mecliocre class. As thi stand, management has tb prpvi bverture and a local girl siriginig act to bplsTBr it, Traveler parts to reveal band jcar down: front, with 12 tboters, iflye. with show; oilerirt^ - Wakfe Up and Live,' assisted by Bob Hess, organist, with offstage vocalizing over p.a. system, by the Johnson Sisters. Unites line girls, five in number, including Ruth Cook, ai 'Miss Chi- cago'; of other years; are on first in a military tap routi tb 'Bugle Call Rag.'. At this point, personable Ethel. LaCharice, takes over baton from Enrico Leide, hoUSfe maestro, and assumes emcee duties; Billy Walshi . eccentric cpniedy dancer, bounces on for a brief bit of hokum with the LaChance femme. Cycling act, featuring Will E. Ride, who is assisted by Aileeri" Crawford, is next., ide, in 'comic getup in- cluding a pair of pink spectacles, goes, through a series of difficult stunts on the small unicycte, includ- ing reaching bver and, striking a match on the flopr, rope iskippirtg, one-hand ball jiiggling. Using stepladder^ he mounts the tall uni- cycle .and: does a routine that gets him a .good hand. Girl ^does prac- tically nothing except join him at close :bf act and ride, around oh a small bicycW. • They're oh 12 rnin- utes. Ethel LaChance sings Tormented' and Billy Walsh comes back and doies. his comedy dancing; whiiih in- cludes imitatibns. . He sings .a .piarbdy . to the 'Toreador Sbng' iand then of- fers a series of international comedy dances, waltzes and clogs. .Gets a fair hand, but he also makes/ the mistake bf staying bn too long- Johnson Sisters, Evelyn; pianist. Opal and Winston, Atlanta girls who have been out: with units and have had local radio experience,, are inr serted in this spot. Girls,, lookers, have nice voices that blend ' Well. They. use mike and sing -Swinging on the Suwanee Shore;* 'Sweet Leilani' and encore With ' rgah Grinders' Swing.' Line, billed as Five Liberty Girls, comes back at this point to do a :hahdkerchief drill, number to 'A Table Under a Tree.* Girls dance ;well together. Hillbilly abt hy Chester arid Dul- cey Gunnells, is in the closing spot. Cap's icUstbmess never tire bf ftiourir tain' folk tunes and these two give them .plenty. .Man plays a small guitar, harmonica and fkttles the bones vigorously to 'Tiger Rag.' Girl joins him and plays 'Mobnlight arid Roses' on the musical saw and fingers a creditable accompanlnient for him on the miniature organ While be darices and rattles the bones some more. Finale, which, it must be conceded Is different, is in fornci of barn dance. While band bats out 'Turkey In the Straw' whole company, in rustic at- tire, comes but and gots through Virginia reel and squiare dance fig- ures, with Gunnells pair holding center of stage. Unit is clocked in 53 minutes. Lucchese. in' jail scene, skit with Jewett, Paige and Mills, Sets the scene for the finale. Whole cortipany comes on and , joins in -chaSe as traveler closes. There are 17 in the compariy, five of them bandsmen. Unit has been south only three ,Weeks and is jump- ing but X)f Atlanta to Canton, Ohio. Luchk JVew Acts GIL LAMB Comedy^ Dan«lncr, Harmonica :li Mins.; ' Une . o Hippodroniie, Baltimbrie . Gil Larrib, formerly of Beliett and Lamb, arid more recently i 'The iShow . Is' On/ is essaying a single aided by .Tbmmy Banford,' unbilled,, in an okay interlude of harmonica stuff. r'y ■■ : Opening vocal bf 'When 'You're Smiling', dbrie- deiadpan and: serving, to introduce a comiedy rhum^^ ba eccentric, elongated comic makes ample use of toothpick physique and back-bending propensities for sonrie okay comedy and ; legitimate hoofing < to very ' strong start, , Introduces Sanfbrd, whb fpUows With . 'Nola,' swinging .from there into 'Tiger Rag,' played ori various si?;ed harriioriicas produced tb siiit key and intonation required. On shbNV caught, youth received an earned and a very audible rcspbriseii Lamb, on again^ scores with Sonie comedy repetition of. changing har- riionica business, starting with art. over-sized : bass . mouthorgan and winding up with a very tiny one brought Out bf his hair; Gag that follows in .Which cbmic secnis tb have swallowed the ' harmonica with off Stage playing by Sanford timed tb siriiulate efforts to disgorge, very funny and good for plenty of laughs. Closes with sbme fast iaind okay hoofing to more harmbnica stuff by Sanfbrd brought back bn, a sock finish.' Burnt. ANDY and LOUISE CARR Dancing Arcadia Rest., Pbila; Brother and sister hbbfers have, plenty on the ball. Been dancing together since they were so high and- how appear to know each other's every move. Concentrate on tapis, but mix in plenty of comedy. Major appeal of the pair lies in spontaneity .arid anihiaition. Despitie the time they've been working, the kids retain at least the. appearance of getting a kick out of their jbbv Plenty of ad libbing. never actually using the ideritical routine twice. . Act includes Solo bv the boy, fast tap. Bbth then offer a distinc- tive routine to 'Stbniping at the Sa-^ voy,' featuring ingenious alternate beats. Next tap to 'Honeysuckle Rose,' anbther unusual routine,, though bogging down in riiidpbrtion. Finale with 'Rbsctta/ with a sock comedy flash. . Oke pair for looks and style, girl's costuriies, in particular, adding to the score. Act apparently is better suited to, stage work. Hohe. Birth of Ambition Krazy Kapers Revue (CAPITOL, ATLANTA) _ Atlanta, July 4, Opening with comedy and closing with same, this unit, owned and pro- duced by Otto Paige, who has been bringing his shows south for years, moves along in 42 mins. with few dull sjpots.' -.It's :a bit . topheavy on the terp side,: but the dancing 'is gbbd. Following' a i6-minute Fourth of July PrologT— 'Yankee Doodle Frol- ics,' with soriie 30 . moppets' of Jesse Reese school participating, unit's line of five fern nies' flits on for an eccentric tap routi to 'Never Say. Never Again.'- They're followed by Otto ige and Betty ; jewett-^in a flashy uni-i cycle act, ' in whitih they inteririirigle plenty of. comedy to the delight of. the customers. Both are accom- plished riders and- run the scale with their tiricks, alt of them good, Enloe Sisters, Phyllis and Evelyn, from, the lirie, then present a cred- itable tap to 'Sweet Sue,' and Billy Honderson, .. blackface mbnologist, cohies on for a long-drawn-out IQ- minute turn. He offers gags arid doublemeariing pdetry and winds un si irig a medley, of some .15 or 20 .son ft titles. Gets a good hand, , The line comes back for a waltz clog , on skates to 'Honolulu -Moon' th'at.^ scores and : makes way for Dan'ny Cook, young! hobf6r who. can really dance. Tom Handy and Arthur Mills, a couple, of Britiishers from dear old L'innon, offer: a re- snite from the overdosage of dance. Men are good comec'/in.s,. offering hokurii and knockabout .stuff: with fiap.n. that go bvier welL Reirihardt and Erilbc; Sisters then appear for a .snrtony lap routinie, r Bill Hcnder.son, still In blackfjice, Buffalo, July 6. ver since George Givot played a couple of dates at Chez Ami night* ery, all the waiters have -been un* leashing (3reek dialect, with nbt-tbo- sccret ambitions to . become comics themselves. Last week hasher Charley Cohen got a break when announcer Jack Geizer invited him .up to the WGR mike to introdiice ai dance tunc. Ruby Cariheii Succumbs To Injuries from Pive Ruby Carmen, dancer, led Sun-, day ' (4) in Gpurity Hospital, Chi- cago,, of burns incurred when she fiell asleep while smbicing. Had been appearing at the Bbn Air Country Club, Chicago. Iturbis^ Brother atid Sis, Pop Out One at Lewisohn Jose Iturbi and is sister, Amparo, will be soloists tpriight (Wednesday) at the Liewisbhn iStadium ::Gon.cert,' N. . Y,, playing the Mozart Goncertp in E flat for Wq pianos iand three Spanish: dances - by Infante. Pianist-cpnductor continues ; podium appearances beginning! Sun- day (11) at Robin Hood. Dell,. Philly. JOINS BENNY GOODMAN incinnati; July 6. ry Alcbtt, indigo warbler, on Groslcy's WLW and WSAI for the past year, has left for the West Coast, Joi tin's ban week. J 52 VARIETY ■ ■' Wednesday, July 7, I937 Variety / — ^ NEXT WEEK ( July 12) THIS WEEK (July 5) Nutrterais in connection with hills below indicate show, whether 'full or split week RKO CHICAGO I'alHce (») Oonatella Bi-os & C Nonchalant^ Judy Starr' . Henry YounKinah ''Paul HaaKon AlyCe Chapelle - Earl Pox: (2) Donatella Bros Sc. C Konchalahts Juiiy- Starr Henry; Yo.uncman Paul Haakon .Alyce Chapelle- Earl Fox State Lake (»> 'Follies D'Amour^ CLEVELAND Palace (0) Major Bowes Go (2) Count Bernivlcl Co KANSAS CITY, MO Tower Barbarlna & Poms 3 Slate Bros KEW YORK CITY State («) Arthur LaFleur do 'Condos Bros Harry Savoy'.- Gua Van ' 'Arii'td Johnson Ore riTTBBVRGH : Stenley (») piike EUinBtbn Ore RICHMOND Haj Bowes Co IVASHINOTO^ Red Skelton The MaxelloB Ruthle Barnes "DoWy DaWD Stanley 8 Raymond -Baird AI Gordon's Boga HENRY SHEREK Presenting HOWARD BROOKS IN LONDON ia LEDDY & SMITH . KKW YORK CITY : Parainount (9) Emery DoutHch Bd Martha Raye . iwk Williams nOSTON Metropolitan ~ 3 Samuels &. Hayes Tommy Martin Rosa-Pierre & 9 i. Kraddocks (2) Patsy Dell Eddie White , Olympic Ice Follies Week of July 5 Canierhury Slexanu Bd , I>oinIii|oh on Rico Bd ' Tronnderd . Rest. Max Mllier Brooklna & Van Fred Brestin GrftHhaiii Slii .Marie Eye Maurice CAM DRN TOWN Gaiiinunt - Wilfred Orefene 8 CLAPTON Rink OarVny &;Mac OftHton A Helen ClaU(l4 Willlahis,, KA8T HAM Granada Bnytnund Smith Serpno & June DelCont >Sk Toko EDMONTON '• . ]'Jni|»lre obhy Howell.Bd Di-ury *: Ranioiid- .FINDBI/RY PARK '. ANiorIa Joe .Iiosa Bd HAMSIERf^MlTH Palace J -Markeleyne Co LRWISHAM Palace Chevalier Bros Rehara LEYTONSTONE RIalto Ream's Babes SHEPH'BDS BVSIf Pavilion Act Superb STREATHAM ~ Palace 3 WlllardB Robart 3 TOOTING Granada StefTanl's Soncnters TOTTENHAM Palace Garvcy & Mac Gaston & Helen Claude Williams TOTTENHAAf COURT ROAD Paramount Anton Bd walthAmstow Granada Bobby Ho w on Bd Drury .& Bamond Week of Jnly 5 LIVERPOOL Pnraiiiount Turner; Layton MANCHIi.S'i'H , pa ranted ni •Levis' Discoveries PLYsiorTii ; - , Palace Berfint & Bd Kftrlna Vurio -.t H Con Kenjia. & Ptiir lietyl ' Dereaforrt Jones ,& -i'honiaa Bex & Bex Sleila i Ptnr Ara & Zetla , SALISltCRY Dora; David Cabaret Bilb NEW YOEE CITY Barney Gallnnt'a June' Klklns Luaii' Craitr. 3 Musical RoBfues Meri Kc Merlam 3 Dahdica Bertolotti'e Jimmy- Whalen Ore Tommy IJnrria 0;;c Tula Flourtvoy. Nysa Alna . Joycei Faye ..' Greta Lewis niii'i Ga> sii'j Eddie. Leonard Joe Howard Spike Harrison .either Gilbei-i Gus Wicke Emltt Casey Jim Hiahpp Calient* Beth. Raborn Helen Shaw". . Ruth Wayne X^arol Sis 3 Rhythm Boys Callente Cabelleroa Claremojit Inn Jolly Cobui'ii Ore Club Oanclio Vaccaro'j Orch Jose' DJaz.V . Trini PlUxa Lita Mbya ; Helen VlrpU Dimltri; Club Mirador (Root Garden) Buddy Wagner Ore Marion -Martin Jack Oatermah 3 Blondes Eddie Lan? Winifred & Lorr'ne -Jacqueline Joyce Renee Villon Joan Vlckers Club. Yunin Don Hilbertn Ore: Antonio & Carito Siairita Herrara Roalta Ortejea. Jack bempiii»y*a E Carpenter Ore El Clkico Don Alberto Ore Carioa. Mnntoya 3 Parhpero D'Avoloa & A Antoiiita Morales Joae. & Patricia Las Guarecitas Rolando ." El Morocca.. Brhle Hnlst Ore Frencli Caslna V Travers Ore Q Cromwell Ore Adalet- Feral Benga Betty Brite Betty Bruce , Florence. Chumbecoa Hilda Elfonle Boir Holbein JobTiiiy Co Xavler I..efnercl 7 Maravillas- Rekkofs Rlioenrads Florence Spencer TiillaU ft Myi Iris Wayn«i V(»eft A sp Bddia .RoBers Ore FroiU's rtalph Watkins Ore Glen Iitldnd CuMlno Nye llaj'hew Ore Helen Reynolds Dous NewiDHU Hari-y Wllllfor HU-kory lloiina Joe ^lar'aala dro Jim Moorelicad Hloki>ry LMii«ior ; Ramon. Kh-diok Ore ' William A liibr I'aul ^J'luibmnn olel -ANior' •iirden)- Tftd .f>ewisi Oft KuJIo Ai-os .('iritill(« AVjiliiler Rufli .Dave 1- ltll '.I.pdrt H ilattVr.s ■I'lydda. >sii<» Slinii'L ■Alor;»nn DiiiJ! 1)011 ><• J)(i;iore» llitii>i Kiiritkorc (MoiHi(l(;lii'JVrrave) l/or, .'llWon . ;BHIy . S.wiiiisoii Ore ll i\sHi> llflMNr ; Is'at Brii«d\vyi»ne O Maxliiiv 'r;'i tu)lii Dick l-(loi'in tlohnin- i!lu.<^ Miirr.'jy Cii un it J; 0;illiiiaii ' I Hotel Gov.: Clinton Phll.D'Arcy Stuart Julen - Kay Marshall otel.LexInrtnn Andy lona- Ore Ray Kinney ' Meymo Holt ' Hotel McAlpIn (Bpof Garden) J Measner Ore Jeanne. D'Arcy Uatel Mantrliitr'; (Caslno-ln-the- Air ) Coral Islanders. Hal Bop* Ore Herb Well . Electronic 3 Felix Faplle Betel Mnrniy Hill (Fountain Room) Joe Cappl Ore Nancy Garner Hotel New Y wicer (SNBuner Terrace) Gus Ariiheim. Ore Evelyii' Chandler Baptie & Lamb . ■fltel Park CeiKrnI (Cocoainut. Grove) Jerry Blafh* Ore Ross Se Edwards Darrell & Tbung Barney Grant Claire Scott Flyincr Whirlos Dorothy jeffers St Clair & Elliot Ferry the Froi? Tania ias^ KirsolE ■atal PeansVlvnnibi Tommy Dorsey OrC Edythe Wright Jack. Leonard Allen Storr 3 Esquires JHotel Piccadilly Jenb .Bartal Ore •tel Pierre (Root Garden) Basil Fomeen-Oro Anne Heath Pepviao & Camllle •tel- Piaza Will McCune Ore ■Pancho Ore; Paul Draper .Neila Goodelle Hotel RooHevelt Treddie Starr Ore Hotel 8aT0^°-Pln«a ■mile Petti Ore Russell Swan' Hotel Sti Georsie (Brooklyn) Ell DantzlK Ore Charley Paul Hotel St. Mnrlls (Sky Gardens) Hal Richards Ore Griaha Hotel St. Reria (Viennese Roof) Jacques Fray Ore A Rasch. Dancers Pierce & Harris Hetel Taft Geo. Hail Ore Dolly Dawn Hotel Wttldorl' Aitoriw . (Stiarltrlit Roof) Guy Lonibardb Ore Ralplt Rutgers Ore Roberta Jonay Raphael liotel .WelirnKton Bd Mayehoff pro Jlinmy Keliy's Lionel Rand Ore, Joe Capello Ore Jrlojitmartr.e Boys Carter & Sciinub Jlmmte Co.slello 3 .Raymonds Danny HlgglTis :Lame Eddie Da vis . Ore Hirado Ore Le Coq Rontre Horacio ZIto Or .George Sterney Le Mirage.. Harry .jfiorlon , 6rc Cuquita ' ..Marie Almani^ V. MacNauithton Rrown's 3 Shades ' Leon Si Ktl (I'UgO-VuKU RlM» ) Lou Martin Or I3ddle Davl.s Patricia (illmore .Vivian liay (tloria Cook .TaincH K.eogain N'elao'ns Cats' Haines Tnle & S Tele & Kon{,'o Co Mile DetilHH -; 'Norinun & 'Mclv;i.y Mon PiiriH, C,nnt ■ i-'o'idicit 'Oro T-aurance -Wlilte Miirlon PlfTCB Veraiitlle 3 'Moii!fl;;nCiir H t^eonai'd ' Wiiuiia .raul ' Mary Jane ' Iteurl , Maria del ('jii niiMi .Marftarci 't:rume MoriVs Lou FcvrlM. pro The Oaks Al T,ainbf< Orf: 'riitiiiii.v- i.yiiia.n. I O.eue ArcUci' Onjv Clab 9 Spirits 6t Rhythm Maxine & Janice Paradlae Jay freeman . Ore Ann Pennington Lucille Johnson Andrews Sis Placei Eletrantf Bill Parrel! Mario Baslnl Tbto Canglosl Rex Gavltte Larry .Mado Oro . Rainbow Grill Eihery .Deutach Ore Helen Myers ISvalyo Tyner C & li Bonner. Glover & La Mae Baibbtfw Koom AI Donahue Ore Eddie LeBaron Ore Aarohs & Barna Raye & Naldi Helen Myera .. Dr Sydney Ross Biviera Mickey Alpert Ore Nano Rodrlgo Ore Lois Kay Weire Bros Irene Beasley Nick Long.-Jr ■Kay Picture Sadlne Gae uf)ter. 'Shaver Co . Hen Yost Coll^Kiaus Sands Point Buth Club Paul Rebuccl Ore Emily- Stevenson Wilson Lang > Stork Club Sonny Kendis Ore Gus Martel Ore SiiriTslde (.Atlantic Beach) Enrico ft Novello Bert Frohman Burton Pierce Tavern On Green (Ceiitml Park) Hughio Barrett Ore Valhalla Maurice Shaw re Mnrlta Lorraine Barrett Roiid Hal Veraniliea H Rosenthal Ore Joo Rodriguez prc- MarJorle Gainaw'th Gomez &. wlnonia £0S ANGELES all Bruz, Fietchej Charles Da^enci Hevirlj WlMhl/a Harrys. Owens^^iefrQ lltmSnTBOwi ■T'mmy Grler Ore The Pearl 2 Maidle fi Lay Lorraine Sl Rognan Jimmy Hadreas Dick Webster Joy Hodees 3 Rhythm' Raacalt 3 Randall Sis Car* La Mace Staii Clair Oro Park. Ava Boya Ann- Codee Gene Marve : Claver Club Bob Grant Oro Cocoannt Crave Geo Olsenta Ore Edgar Bergen Charlie McCarthy Edith Caldwell Famena poor Stuff Smith Edd(e Bear Hawaiian Paradise Sol rights Ore Satlnl Tuat Loa Sol Hoopi Wanda Diana Toy Little Clnb Lucien Jane Jones Paul Kendall Helen Warner Rose Valyda Marti 'Charlle kaiey Charlie Bourne Oimar'e Dome George Redman Ore Gagnon .& Broueh'h Cathlyn Miller Twid Von Lucas Naomi Warner George Markie Mimosa Rhythm '' Rpgue.s - Pncltlo Sunset Club Al Heath' Ore Peggy : Page Martha Gammeter Janet Jordoii Geo Ball's Rev F GlUelte's G-Glrls Buddy La. Rue Phlomnr Cag'a. Loma' Ore Kenny Sargent Pee-Vvee Hunt G Reynolds &. B The Knight Sis Glen (}i:ay Hudson Metzger Ols Parl9 inn. Pete Cohtreili Ore Dominic Coitimbo' Ken Henryson . Gabrlelle & Celllta Yvonne Rudy & LaTosca TItora Afalthatson Margnerlta del Rio\. Juau de Martinis Seven Sena Lonnia McTntlre r Lily Gibson Somerset House Kay HofCman Bill Zeiker Pat Holden Betty Borden . Topay'a;. Al .EIdrede>e Ore The Dee Sisters Bonnie Lind Dorothy Roy Betty Bro-wni Lois Glaze- Leona' Rice Irene Berry Agnes J[ohnson Traeadero Jack Peltia PHUAOELFHIA CHICAGO Ball-BaU Billy White Ore .Dancing Dietricbs Warden & Dade Sally Joyce laekhawk Joe Sanders Ruth & B. Ambrose Jane Kay June Glory Cbaa Pare* Lou HoIt2 Helen'' Morean Ueorgie Tappa Realdinger 2 Rosemary Deerlng LliU'an - Carmen . Henry Busse Ore Club cVnterfleld Patt Morgan Ore Devon Sis Hariett Norrls Sid Scbaps Alice. Logan Club Mayflower Lbii Sales Ore 3 Variety Boya Mildred Rock 4 McNally Sis Buddy & Selnia i Rhythm Girls Coconnt Greiyo Mark Flaher Ore Irene .Bordonl 3 .Stooges Jerry A Turk Helene Carroll Louise Miller Bob- TInsley Jan is Andre MaxineDeSiion Dorothy Wall! Willie Siiore Conareiis Hotel (Caiino) - Jfts.ie Crawford' Hplen ("raWford .f.'.l.ias. Carlile Bernhardt & G Diaz, Don; D' & D 'I'ommy. Trent ; Varz'oa &, McDowell f^olleen (leorgja Lucky r.ow King .M isnon J'tiftrid Juipg; Novit Marion Miller Jack Klkins Harry's N. Cabaret Chas Eiiglea Or Mcjiba .S^ I'ariHians IJ. B. B..; Ili.f1er.Sl3 r^imc'r Si.<» Dorothy Johnston ill- .«!troud 2 '. . .Iviirt Sargfent (iituld SIh I'atsy Ot'den Marlon Morgan Hotel Bismarck (Walnut Room) Eddie Varzos Ore Luuio Garcia Walker 8 ' Tlio Duanos Dean ^iirphy otel RrevOefrl Doroth.v' Duval Earl Smith Commodoi'e Duo Jbd Parlato Drake Hotel (Gold Coast Room) Jack Denny Oro Jess Willard Gayle 8c Lloyd Kay St Germain Bob Hall Harriett Gala Page Hotel Egdewater Beach (Board Walk) Bei'nie'C'ummina Or Gloria Sutter a Sitiith Ballet otel I.aNalle lue Foiiiitatn Room) King's Jesters Ore Alai-Jorie Whitiiey Ge;iie - Jerome' Clei> ilo.ward . ira Bsstow ' JbUu. Kavejr,^ . 1>I>II C-<.!l)0 Bslva \Vlilt» Anchorage James Craig Travis Jfc.Gray. Paddy La Verno Sally La Marr Johnny Graff . Oro Arcadia Intl Milton ;kenemOro- Don Renaldo Oro Mayfalr Girls (8) Texas Toinmy ' Kathryn Rand Andy & L Carr Eleanor Bowers Irina Buhdei Bellevne-Strnttord (Planet Room) Meyer Davis Ore Ben Franklin Hotel (Coral Cafe) Moe JafTe Ore enny the Bum'a. Delo'yd McKay Stafford & Lloyd Frank Hall Mayo & Marie Hal Sidare Kaye Hamilton Ralph Brown Embassy Club . I Arrovvhead Inn, Saratoga, N Y . Walter Donahue, Marcella Sharkev for lour weeks beginning July ^ li the Village Barn. N. Y. ' Russell Swann into Sfivoy piaza N. Y., lor two weeks starting Juiv B Texas Tommy and his pony tfei;* eted by MCA into^ the"^ nLbW Julf 1?" Harris and Shaw sailed Saturdav (26)^for an indefinite engagement at the Grosvenor House, London; onen. ing July 8. ■ Music Hall Boys, winding up , year; in London, open at the Area, dia Restaurant; Philly, Sept. 1. Jeanne Goodner,- acrobatic tapster Continental ftoom, Stevens Hotel' qhicago, July 8, for a fortnight. Shirley Brown now. doing thp vocals for Bill Farmer band at th^ Prwnenade Cafe, Rockefeller Center! ^Harry Williford; singer, joined th^slgw^at Glen Island Casino, Pel- ,i;J*''«..^°4^«g«ies orch replaces the Hawaiian Serehaders at the Verl sailles, N. Y, . Russell Swaij succeeded Grace and Ray McDonald in the Cafe Lounee of the Savoy-Plaza hotel, N. Y. ^ Tommy Dorsey band with- Edythe Wright, Jack Leonard, Allen StOrr and the Three Esquires will take over from Bunny Berigari on the Pennsylvani Hotel Roof Garden N'. . Y. . . . ' William Adlfer and Paul Taubihah concert pianists, at the Hotel Am- bassador, N. Y. Irene Beasley, singer, and the Weire Bros., comedy trio, replaced Cross and Dunn Tuesday (6) at Ben Marden's Riviera, Fort Lee, N. J. New Show^at WSAI incinnati, July $. Nixson . Denton, sports editor of the Times-Star, who has been doub- ling of late with a humorous chatter stanza on WSAI,' is now sponsored on that station by Twenty Grand cigarettes. Hits the air Mondays through Fridays foi: 15 minutes, at 6; 30 p.m. McCann-Erickson^ N. Y. C. Same sponsor recently terminated a thrice-weekly lO-minute period, styled 'Women of Today,' for the O'Brien Paint & Varnish Co., placed tlirough Beal & Waldie agency, Chi-^ cago. Prograhi uses interviews, with local ciuh women on their h6bbie& Kuh is for 13 weeks; Stuff-Radio (!Continued from page 39) 0 ice while they prepared the next newscast. Reporters and editors had .i^ot met the new boss who walked, in and started telling them that on their newscasts they usually had practically the same news as their com- petitor— on the air ahead of them two or three times a day. Boss pbi T"hl?4,"f^K''**'l7'?l^^ °' ^^'^ broadcasts, hut still the force did hot tumble. JmYf?.^ a- radio hews fan. It was getting along toward hi^v newscast to go on, so the editor says to the boss: 'We're pretty K^ii f you could come back some other time we'll be; glad to talk to you.* And; the boss left. • Boss thought it wag a huge 1oke--getting the bum's rush newsroom. And from then ortthu^news hounds have deci Speech made by Senator Wagner (Dem., N. Y.) over WEVD, New York's 'labor-union* station, June 25.was transcribed by Morris Novi program director/at WEVD, for resale to other stations; Novi wired almost every station i country, offering a copy of the waxed fnH^I f*^/'^® *^-'.,. Wagner upheld CIO side of the. currently raging industrial wars in the midwest, four Michigan stations immediately snapped up the disc; inqluding WJBIC, Detroit. Other stations which aired the e.t. Ph?nJ W^ifty^Tt^i^ WGOP„Boston; WELI, New Haven; WPEN-WRAX, Philly, and WBNY, Buffalo. AH these broadcasters .regularly carry uni organizing programs on comniercial basis. i^ecently stiirted a subsi an agency time bayer. about joini of $7,000 a year. /The agency man shook his head. $7,500.^ Again the agency man shook his head. The rep appeared non- pliissed. 'Well,' -he said, why let a matter of $500 stand between friends? Now, you name your own; figure.' ?''i'^^Sency man said he had none to quote anid that he preferred to dr the subject,, -When the -rep persisted in knowing why the. agency, specialist rejoined, 'If you. must know, I'm not interested in workin your organization at any price,' 'Stem of 'controiled has been instituted oii the Coa.st- by J. Savington..Crampton, producer of enny Goodrnan 'SWing Schoor for Game]. Only in two or three spots will the au ienCe be allowed to' g.ive physical vent to tlieir enthusiasm, the, idea beih^ to: utilize- as- miich of the network time as possible without audience intrusion.' C ram pton recanted on his original thought of moving out of the. Holiywood Music ox into KNX to entirely eliminate audience. He also had to put a stop to dancing in the-,aisles to Goodman's swi ici; nearly disrupted the. .first airshot. - /N6C execs in (Chicago are excited over po.ssi ility of General Mill;) switchover of its full hour morning show from Columbi NBC 'has. its stations, as to clearance of time.' Fibur company „ however;, switch— just' a' fUtUriB possibility. Wednesday, July 7, 1937 LEGITIMATE VARIETY 5S B'WAFS $14000,000 IN '36-7 s Final W Salary The, jfinutiy Save incident that punctuated thie prelude to the presentation of 'White Horse Inn/ at the Center, N. Y.i last season is yet to be closed. There is to be an arbi- .tration b£ the final week's 'salary' paid the pantomimic comic. The item is $687.50, whicli has or will be paid Savp, but the arbitrators will Whether the.: coin be charged Inc., which pro- , or the cast of 'Inn.' Savo received nearly $18,000 bcr tween October and May last, in lieu of his contract, without any appear- ances in 'Inn.' Salary was to have started at $1,000 Weekly and in- creased, but he settled for 55%, which was paid him weekly, starting with $550. . 'Inn' wais to have closed one weiek before it folded, but the cast took it over under a prb rpta basis. Equity assented because the players were united to the attempt to keep the show playing. There Wjas a provi- si , howeveri that the chorus be guaranteed yegular salaries. On Monday ighit of the closing week the players signed an agrieement to the effect that Savb's salary bie de ducted before there was a split-up of the proceeds. That money has been on deposit with Equity ever , but the corporation released any claim upon , it ^ast week. Ques- tion iarose, however, if Charivers was responsible for the Savo pay- ment or the players which resulted in the arrfingement to arbitrate^ since his contract is with the cor- poration. In light of th^ signed agreement by. the players their claim appears faulty but should they win, . the coin would .be ■ payable ;to them from the corporation. Savo was engaged by Erik Charell, who staged 'Inn* and had a piece of the . show. Warners had people presient at a Westport try-out in which the cOmic appeared last sum- mer arid were, dissatisfied with his performance; Stated that the time that one of the' picture .people told Charell that if Savo were retained it would 'not be with our money.' Settlement was made iihd William Gaxton engaged for the part. Gax- ton dictated the terms of the con- tract which provided that ^ he insert any material he wished. ' Included were other provisions siaid to have made it the most unusual actor's contract ever known. Had th^- management accepted one profter to settle the SavO contract it would not have cost Chirivers anything. That deal called for pay- ment of the stipulated salary in fuli, contlhgent, however, on what, money Savo earned during the run of the show. He played six weeks in Chi- cago during that period at a reputed salary of $2,500 weekly, also having a . successful London engagenlent. Savo is now said to be under con- tract for pictures. Claim that by re- placing him in 'Inn' tended to injure his reputation as an actor appears not to have been substantiiated in light of the other eirigiagemerits. Horie Habituates Horse called Godspeeid was a seven to one winner last week, aind it was claimed most of the cast of 'Room , Service,' Gort, N..Y., had. a deucer on th^t hag. Play mentioned in . 'Service' is 'Godspeed,' ich prOyided the hunch. Several players in the cast wiere in 'Three Men On a Horse' and' havei. been race-ininded ever since — ^some before thiat LAVISH ON •Virginia,' the operetta which will bring the Rockefellers into legit pro- duction, due into the , New York, Aiig. 24, will b6 the most Costly show of the 1937-38 season, it is indicated. It will not, howeyer, compare in -Outlay of that which went into 'The Eternal Road' at the Manhattan, nor 'White Horse Inn* which was the Radio City stage show last season. Budget for is $150,000 and may run another $25;o6o. 'Road' cost over $500,000 but more thiin- half that sum in structural changes withi r tre and wias used up the 'previous year. 'Inn? jstood itis backers $263,000 and while £i considerable suni was earned, inclusive of the house ehdj it failed .to operate out of the red Virtually nothing was made put of thfe operating of 'Road,' though its many angels are hopeful that if sent on tour some of their coi , or that which thiey will be called on- to repay on the notes they signed, some of the investment will be recaptured, The. Rockefeller show .should have a much better chance to play profit' ably than its predecessors at the Center. First show was The Great Waltz,' which, was the most success ful and niore than balanced the books on the .road, although last season's tour was iriyplyed with too much railroading. 'Virginia' will gO, into rehearsal July 19. . Recently Owen Davis was called in to aid On the book. Wil lard KCefe has been added to the stafE as press agent. Shuffle of /the Shubert plans now spots 'Between the pevir as the first musical from that office for next season. It stairts rehearsals Aug. 23. Marjorie Rambeau Returns To Stage m "Whispered' San Francisco, July 6. Marjorie Rambeau wiil make , a comeback on the stage after.^eing in retirement for three yeiars when she appears in the world premiere 6f The Story to Be Whispered,' at the Geary theatre, Aug. 9 or 16. . Play neals with the Comstock days and is by William S. Hurlbut. Now being rehearsed in Los Angeles, play is in three acts and six scenes. ^ After try-out here, show v;ill go back to .Los Angeles and then pos- sibly on to New York. Edwin Mc- Gregor is producing "The Story to Be Whispered,' which at one time had been announced for roadway by A. H. Woods. $14,000,000 Gross Take by Broadway Past Year in- cludes Several Holdover Hits— *Show Is On/ $771,- 000; 'toyarich,* $653,500, top Hit Grossers---' White Horse Inn* witii --$i,o63,- 200 Take Technical Flop Because of Huge Qverhead Maxwell An- dersph and George S* Kaufman Top the Money Playwrights NO 'LUCKY' THEATRES EDMUND LOWE HOT ON DOING B'WAY PLAY Lowe's plans were still i ] York for , the Coast last Saturday .(3), but he roadway legit shpw when east in the fail. Understood John Golden wants him for the lead in 'Susan arid God* and has several other offers. ic com- mitments may prevent his playing the lead, i .'Susan' .opposite Gertrude Lawrence. lay is being rewritten arid is expected to be brought to Broadway this fall. Tried out on the road last spring. Only thirig definite in Lowe's plans when he gets , to the Coast is ari ap- pearance on Bing Crosby's radio pro- granri. Date is either July' 15 or July 22. Also is considering a part in Mae West's he.xt film, but won't de- cide that until he reads the script Reinstatement of FTP Dismissed Ones Depends on Mrs. Flanagan s Decision roadway legit grossed nearly $14,000,000 during the 1936-37 season. Figure includes:the take on the hold- over productions f rpni previous sea-, sons as well -as the. new shows dur- ing the theatre year.. Actual amount, based on Variety's box office estir mates, was $13,886,300. Hit shows of thie 1936-37 "season clicked off an estiriiated take of $4,- 757,900. There were 13 productions in that classification. For simplifica- tion, 'Room Service,' a smash at the end of the season, is riot included. In the two weeks it ran before the season closed/ show rang up an esti- mated gross of $25,000. Total gross for the moderatfe suc- cesses was $1,353,200. Holdover clicks from previous seasons, ight iri number; drew. $3,571,200. ,bf the 1936-37 hits, biggest grosser was 'The Show Is On,' which piled up a total take of $771,000. Next was 'Tovarich,' with a $653,500 gross. Other bi money makers:- 'The Women,' with $457,000; 'You Cari't Take It With You,' itli $365,000; ■Yes, My Darling Daughter,' with $253,500; 'Stage Door,' witli $356,100; 'Tonight at 8:30,' with $354,500; the Katharine Cornell plays ('Candida' and 'Wingless Victory'), with $320,- 800; 'High Tor,' with ^287,000;. 'Zieg- feld Follies' (pew ..edition), with $340,000; 'Brother Rat,' $295,500; 'Having Wonderful Time,' $175,500, and 'Babes in Arms,' .$128,500. Moderate successes also piled up some impressive totals. 'Red, Hot and. Blue' pulled in $620,700; 'Fred- erika,' $156,500; 'Masque of Kings,' $147,500; 'The Amazing Dr. Clitter- house,' $75,500; 'Excursion,' $71,500; 'Reflected Glory,' $200,000, and 'Swirig Your Lady.' $81,500. Of thie technical failures, the most startling was 'White Horse Inn,' which grossed a total of $1,003,200, top take of any show during the season, and yiet never climbed, out of the red! Another spectacular failure was 'The Eternal Road,' which grossed only $457;000 against a nut of at least $500,000 to operi The McClihtic 'Hamlet,' with John Gielgud, Judith Anderson and Lilliari Gish, drew an estimated take of $267,800. 'Masque of Ki ' was good for $147,500. 'High rari up a gross of ' $287,060, 'Victoria Regi ' was the top grosser of the holdover shows, roll- ing up an estimated total of $759,200 during its second season On Broad- way. Other notable figures for- the holdover shoWs were 'Idiot'is De- light;' $527,500; 'Boy Meets Girl,' $479,600; 'Tobacco Road.'- $404,200;: •Dead Endv' $404,600; 'On Your Toes;' $670,500; Three Men on a Horse,' $li96,660,^ nd 'Pfie Honeymoon,' $129,000. Miller Of the producers the Shuberts slipped ahead of CSilbevt Miller d . bit on the estimated grosses. Figures were around $1,500,000 the former, ith the latter running ohly about $100,000 less. Cbnsiderihg twp of the. Shubert hits were heavy-ex- pense revues. Tollies', and 'Show Is On,' however, while Miller's two major clicks were less expensive to operate, 'Victoria Regi ' and (Continued on page 55) BraggitifT Caravan Theatre of the WPA Fedeiral Theatre Project, figures it's about to win ,the ultimate recognition. . 'Brooks Atkinson and Burns Mantl factory results regardless of the dis- missal deadli . Percentages show that the stage hand let-out approximated 50% of those on WPA in New York, actly 30% of the vaudeville division received islips although less than that percentage was the count among Equityites. In the latter diviisibri there were 156 let-outs, 35 <•»! whom were chorus people, principally act- ing as extras. Stated by Mrs. Flanagan that it cost betvireen $12 and $13 per person (Continued on page 55) WANT DOROTHY BRYANT TO STAY WITH EQUITY Equity doesn't want Dorothy Bry-. ant; to withdra>v as executive head of Chorus Equity. .. At last week's couriCil session, called to especially consider, the WPA ituation, time was found to iscuss Mrs. Bryaril's resignation. It was resolved to offei- her a two moriths' yacatiori with pay, during which time, she is requested to reconsider her resignati . It is therfirst .time in. Equity's hisr tory that such a proposal wias made to any of its officer.*?. Mrs. Bryant named Aug. 7 as the date of her leavirig the chorus secretary.ship, which she held since the strike of 1919. Time' Biz Improves, Postponing Salary Cuts tJnder ia sunnimer arrangenient, sal- aries of part of the 'Haying WPnder-^ ful Time' cast were .supposed to be cut last week but business at the Ly- ceum materially improved aind full pay was received. Arrangement for the slice is unUsual, since it is retro- nctiye; which, jprovision. \vas volun- teered by the managemonti Players are to be paid the 'eritire amoUnt: de- ducted if subsequent grosses ' provCi Should 'Time' hold tp its biBttered nace the cut will not apply at .all. Deal calls for salaries to go clown only if the grpss is less than $8,()00.. La.st week takings approached the $10,000 mark. Understood that orily eight players will be affected lit the cut goes in.. Lower/ salaried, people who received small increases recent- ly will not be includcd in the if and when .<;lice. Claim of Albert Cowies, pri inally stage mariager, who walked out after a preview performance, was settled by Mark Cbririelly, show's producer, befor-e he left for Holly wppd. Man- ager cpnlended the walk-out im- periled the show's chances and that the niattier was tp be arbitrated. Connelly, hpwever, settled the mat- ter by paying CPwle.s two weeks* salary- 54 VARIETY LEGITIMATE Wednesday, July 7, 1937 Stagehands Union Opposes P. A. s Contract With Managers, If and When Broadway managers will again huddle ith the New York. Theatri-: <:al Press Agents in reference to the , contract sought by the p.a .'s? League New York Theatres. The show- men's organization, however, is re- potted to have been advised or .warned by a leader of the IAT$E not ito si^n with the NYTPA beciause it iriight violate the Wagner National Labor Relations Board act. Managerial end is said to have been told by the stagehands; official; that ij; would not deal with press ag^ritmajortty. That point, however, appears to be open to argument, with the p.a.'s contending that its organ- ization includes all Broadway pub- licity people. lATSE's side is that the. Theatrical Mahagers, Agents and fTfeagurers union is the majority fac- tion. TMAT is supposed to merge ytX^ the lATSE, Which aims toj or- . ^anize the front of the house. Inclusion of p.a.'s into the union appears to be a problem, with some in the TMAT being of the opinion that the iageiits do not properly be- ipiig to the front of the house, Vnibn Aj^parently has not ironed out the (Status of company managers ither.. Stated in J-«>6r circles that a cortir jpany manager should be excused from tihibli regulations when on the Sob, he must treat With Unionists (When acting for the producer. The NYTPA agreement wais first believed to be acceptablte to the man- agers, but .the laitter recently asked ithe, p.a.* to make changes. ?ub- licily people refused! and the contraict is unchanged; One thing the man^ agers sought . was to drop the mihi- jhunv salaiy f tQin $150 to $100. p.a.'s tamie back by saying the higher fig?- ■ure applies only for exclusivie serv- ieea. M House' to Open Central City's ; .i July 6. ity's sixth annual .three- week i»lay Festivai gets under way here July Ibsen's 'A Doll House,' staged Harris ah^ starring Ruth Gordon. Richard S. Aldriich^ of New York, is the new di- rector of the festival, this sunmier,; succeeding Robert Edmohd Zdnes and Frank St. Leger. Supporting cast in the play includes Dennis King, Walter Slezak and Sanii Jalfe; Donald Oenslager desi ing the sets ahd costumes. The Teller House, the miniiig town's historic hostelry,, will play an important part during the festival with its night club, setup featuring Sheila Barrett, comedienne-mimic... Denver's Huny Auiji Lost 25G Per Ani^ In 29 Yrs.' Operation Denver, July Accofding to a report issued by City Auditor; William H. McNichols the municipal auditorium has .n^ver paid a profit, in the 29 years of op- eration'. Loss has totaled $716;- 693, averaging about $25,000 a year; The building cost $891,000 to build. McNichols -compiled, his figures to khow City could not hope, to realize . enough rentals from a pro- posed stadlurh and convention hall to retire the • $840,000 'reiital fuiid certificates' which the .city would have, to issue to : ild the coliseum. The highest annual, loss , of the auditorium was in 1917 when the deficit was $60,640. In 1(936 receipts were $11,055, ^ith operating costs -$27,887. ■ MStraiiAat Season Begins in South Park Pittsburgh, July 6. Pittsbiirgh's lone straw hat gets under way ight (6) for eight- week season under axispices of Al- leg;heny County Parks Association. Playhouse , has been installed in Museum building! of South.' Park, about 10 mileis oUt of town, and wiU accommodate more than 1,000. Arthur Marlqwe, graduate of Carnegie Tech drama school Who used . to play with George Sharp stock company here, is directing and local cast includes James Mac- Farlane, Tom Lewis, Martin Fallon, Charles Kerns, Ameli ' Tome, Vir- ginia Irwin,. James Reed and Chester Adams. Four sho.ws will be . presented for two weeks each. First is 'Milky Way' to be followed by 'Hell Bent for Heaven,' 'The Phantom' ahd 'Taming of the Shrew' (in hiodern dress). Tower' at Alcazar. Frisco, on Aug. 12 San Francisco, July 6. Peter Heirhan, former, European director and assistant to Max llein- hardti has taken over the direction, of 'Power';, the Living Newspaper play, which the FTP will present at the Icazar theatre here starting August 12; This is the- play that it was said would never be. presented, when William E. Watts and a num- ber of the cast- were dropped from the WPA. payroll several Ayeeks ago. Heiinap, .who arrived, here last week,: Was loaned to the Sah Fraiiicisco project by New .York. Heimah im- mediately took hold of things and *Power' ill opeii as schedule. Watts Was rehearsing the play when he was given his notice.. Moore's Lin^p Dennis, Mass., July 6. In addition to 'Galling All Men,' musical comedy featuring Imogehe Coca and Catharine Calhoun .Doucet, now current at the Gape Playhovise, Dennis, Mass., Raymond Moore plans to present four . other new produc- tions during the 1937 summer season, They:wilrinclude 'Marriage Royal,' a play by Robert Wallsten, week, of July 12; 'Accidental Family;' comedy by Seymour Gross, week of Aug. .2; 'Westiern Union, Please,' 4 c<>^edy by . Albert Hackett ana Frances. Goodrich, authors of 'Up Pops the Devil,' with Percy Kil- bride, week of Aug. 9, and 'Nevir Faces of 1937/ Leonard, Sillman's new revue, weiek of - Aug. 30. Donald Cook Playing Five Strawhat Role^ Dotiald Coelc, set for the cast ot the Guild's 'Ghost of Yankee Doodle,' with Ethel -Barrymore, in the fall, has been engaged for a series of straWhat stints over the summer. Doing -Let Us Be Gay,' at Hye Beach, N. H.,. is week; In 'The High Road,' at Madison, Conn.; week Of July 19; 'Pride -and Prejudice,' at Suifern^ N. Y., week of August '^ demote Control,' at.Gohasset, Mass., week of August 16, and 'Dearly Be-.' loved,'; (New) at .Qgunqiiit, Me.,, week of August 30. Bob Kennedy, of Lyons & Lyons ice, agchted. *Hannibar Players* Salary Claim Nixed Arbitrators denied the claims of players in 'Return of Hannibal,* which Adrienne Morrison presented for one week in: San Francisco last spri . It was contended that since they could not leave city until Mon- day following a Siaturdaj closing, that, rehearsal pay should not have been deducted; They claiimed by stayihg in 'Frisco virtually meant the start of a second, week, '„ It was proven, however, that two principals had departed on Sunday, so 'the claims were denied. 'Hanni- bal' was technically presented by Farnbr, Inc., . which was represented by Herbert Adams. Attorney volun- tarily offered to pay $5 to each jplayer who got less than $100 salary arid who remained in Frisco oyer the week-end. Newsreeling Strawhats Mount Kiscd, N. Y., July .6. Paramount News, unit has just spent five days alternating between . strawhats here- and at Westport, Conn., taking footage of the play- houses, their casts, including Eva •LeGallienhe, rehearsal scenes and shots of actual perforrnances. Pic- tures will be released by Par at once and constitute the only summer 'theatre coverage by newsreels to. date; Films of. Miss LeGallienne and her company rehearsing out of doolrs and performance scenes riiay. also be used in a special Par short. GI Miner's Ofrice Denies Any 'Deal' With P on 'Dr.' Play While there is a .contest over the film of 'The Amazing Dr. Clitterhp.use,' ' ice of ilbert Miller states that some of thi^ • ported facts aire incdrrect. Manager presented thfe show oh roadway, hayi interest in ;^the London show! That there derstanding between Miller and Watners; who had an interest in the American 'Clitterhouse' and^ who were; sup-posed to have; purchased the picture rights for $50,00P, is denied. According to the producer's office, he agreed oh that .figure with Nor- man Bright, the author's agent, be- fore leaving Londbn to produce the show In New York. Carl Laemmle, Jr., wias advised of the. deal between Miller and the author's agent. Laemnile, however, proffered $55,000 for the rights which figure the agent accepted... New Playhouse Soon At Ogunquit, Maiiie . Me., July illian Foster is appeari in the leading role of 'Hay Feyer,' at the Ogunqiiit Playhouse the seco.nd week in Walter Hartwig's season in Maine, Henry Hull, Jr., and Roisemary Ames play important roles in the Noel Coward comedy, with Violet Besson, Wilfrid Seagram, John Williams, William Swetland, Mary Newnham Davis and Cecile Wulff. Hartwig expects to move into his new bgunqUit Playhouse, which is now practically completed, July 19, with 'Boy Meets 6irl.' STRAWHAT BOOKINGS Julie Haydop and Phyllis Welch Set For Sommer Theatre Jobs Julie Haydon, iri from the Coast this week, has been set for two sum- mer stock dates. Doing the tryout of 'Accidental Farhily,' at . Dennis, Mass., the week b£ August 2, and 'The Qiieen Was in the Parlor,' at Cphasiset, Mass., the week of August 23. Film, actres$, is also after a ; legit show in. the fail. F'hyllisi Welch has been booked to do the Miriam Hopkins part in 'Lysistrata'. at Mt. Kisco, N- Y., and Westpbrt, Conn., the ' weeks of July; 19 and 26, irespectively. Her fall plan.s are still indefinite, depending partly oft whether 'High Tor', goes on tour. If it does, she may resume her. part. in that.. Current Road Shows (Week of July 5) 'Amphitryon 38,'.. (Lunt and ForitanneJ, iltmbre, Los.. Ange- les. ranoisco. 'You Gan't Take It With You,' Harris, Chicago. (NEW PLAYS THIS WEEK) 'The Lady of La Paz,' Lake- wood theatre, SlcoWhegan, Me. 'CaHinff All Men/ Cape Play- house, Dennis, Mass. ENGAGEMENTS John Barclay, Lenore Sorsby, Lester Lphergan .3d, Starr West, Iso- bel Rose, Clara Thropp, Miriam Battista, Teddy Jones, Clement O'LoUghlen, Ralph Sumpter, 'Alias the Deacon,' Starlight Theatre, Paw- ling, N. Y. Kay Strozzi, Piercy Waram* Selena Royle, Charles Coburn, William Thornton, John Burke, Mary Hut^ chinson, Roland Bottomley, Henry Buckler, Fairfax Burgher, William Packer, Arlene Peebles, Richard Sisson, Hal James, 'Twelfth Night,' Mohawk Drama Festival, Schertecr tady, N. Y. . Joanna Rods. , 'Sweet ' Newport Casinb Theatre, , R. I. Beatrice Terry, Guy de Vestel, 'The Secret Heart,' Newport Casino Theatre, Newport,. R^: 1. Walter WiiUantis, 'Many Mansi ,' Berkshire layhouse, Stockbri , Mass;. . . Al Traha.n, Ltfdy Yukona Catheroii ("Mrs. Ti-ahan), Hotel St. Regis rOof, N. ,y;: ; ; Warren and Bodee," Coboaniit Grove, Hotel Park Central, N.i Y., with JerCy Blaine orch. Francis Pierlot, Eddie rien, 'Busman's Honeymoon;* Mt. ^ N. Y., and WestpoTt, Conn; Harry Ellerbe, Susan Fox. Phyllis Langner, Allan Hewitt,, Charles Din- gle, . Leslie Goraill, Jules Schmidt, Lucia Robinson, Betty Lee, "Petti- coat . Fevei:,' Westchester Playhouse, Mt. Kisco, Y., and Country Play- house. Westport. Conn. Phidelah Rice. Jessica Rogers, Mary Ai'b'enz, John Seaiger. , Arthur Gould-Porter, Melbourne Ford, Mat- thew Smith," Clifford Brooke. 'The Amazing . Dr. Clitterhouse,' Rice Playhouse, Mcfrtha's Vineyard, Mass. Margaret Anglin, Tamaraii Robert Walsten, Philip Huston. Herbert Yost, Martha Scott. H. Dudley Haw- ley, Edward. Fielding. Otto Hulett, Fred Sears. 'Marria*:? Royal,' Cape Playhouse, Dennis, Mass. flalliday to Bermuda To Regain His Health Understood Halliday, who left the. cast o% 'Tovarich' at the Plymouth, N; Y., last. week, may not return to the show again, Abtor had not been in good health for some weeks and Anally collapsed , in his dressing room after Saturday (26) ight's performance. ing on a nervous breakdo\yh, he sailed Wednesday (30) for a rest in Bermuda, Physician has ordered himi not to return or do . work until September, at the . earliest. Halliday had, recently been speak- ing of retiring from the . stage,' but it's not. believed likely that he would "do so pernianently; Had previously intended touring with 'Tovarich' in the fall. Actor's leading part oppijsite Marta Abba, was played last week by Frederic Wprlock,- understudy. Paul Cavahagh; who returned from Europe during; the week, took over the. rdle Monday .(5i). Understood bsgood: Perkins, - who came east several weeks ago after playi the part; in the Coast comi-: pany of 'Tovarich,' was asked to. go into the show ih place of Halli- day. Didn't want to do so, however, since taking, oyer the part might prevent him from accepting possible film bffers or a new legit show; Per- kins' is now without plans, but Will probably, leave for a vacation in the country in the next couple of weeks. Mary Astor's Legit Hollywood, July 6. Arthur . . Beckhard, who will present a series of plays, at the Lo- berp theatre in Santa Barbara, has sigried Mary Astor . fpr the lead in 'Ways and Means,' which opens Thursday («). Bramwell ivian Tobin are . also cast. EMERY'S LEGIT YEN Prefers Th^t to Hazardi Picture Another John Emery, recovered from the gallstones attack he suffered when he came east to attend the opening of 'Road flack' at the Globe, N. Y., starts rehearsing is week in 'Bus- nian's Honeymoon,' to be tried out at Mt, Kisco, :N. ., next , week, and at Westport, Conn., the following week. Actor- has been propositioned for a film in September, but doesn't like the time element in the offer. Wants to do a legit show this , season, but feels if he goes to the Coast in Sep- tember he won't be aible to get back east Until around early November; when a number of the legit produc-. tions would be cast. Chairice* of course, . that he'll. ..'Busman's Honeymoon' on Broadway if it clicks in tryout. . COULD RETURN TO LEGIT 'Brother Rat' Vacations Arranged for B'way Cast George Abbott is conti ing his policy of staggered vacations for his players this summer, but only in 'Brother Rat,' hot in 'Room Service.' Frank Albertson and Jose Ferrer are already replaced in 'Rat' at the BiU- niore, N; Y., with the other pri - cipals set for enforced layoffs. Mary Mason is ^expected to leave for her country place at Westport, C?onn., July 17, remaining out until September. Kathleen Fitz will prob- ably visit her home on the Coast. Others' plans not set. While it's Understood the cast .of 'Room Service' ill not get 'must' layoffs, Eddie Albert may take a month or more off to do a pic, if a deal with Columbia jells. Nothing is set at present New Amsterdam theatre, one roadway's standout theatres, reopened ith pictura policy Saturday (3), under the man- agement of Max Cohen, who re- cently bought the property and who states that the house can be made available for a stage show ' ithi 10 minutes.' It is possible that the New Amsterdani will house, one of next season's planned musical come- dies. New canopy and exterior dress had made it the most attractive en- trance in the Times Square zone Extensive renbvation of the lobby and interior also toned up the New- Amsterdam, which now compares with the house at its peak. 'A -Midsummer Night's Dream' Is the opening film. It was chosen be- cause the Shakespearean comedy was the first attraction when the theatre opened 34 years ago, with the late Nat C. Goodwin, the lead player. Cohen will probably book duals in the house for the balance of the summer. Admission *25c. Arena Owners' Suit Again^ St L Aadi Under Advisement •St. Louis, July 6. Arguments on a demurrer filed by city to suit by Reorganization In- vestment Co.^ owner of Arena, to enjoin use of $5,000,000 Municipal Auditorium for sporti events and other purposies not of a civic nature were heard last week , by Circuit Judge Kirkwood who took case un- der adyisementr Counsel for city- owned building contended that Plaintiff had no cause of action. Attorneys for Arena Co. asserted city had no authority to rent audi- torium for such events as boxing and wrestling exhibitions and argued it Was etected with funds obtained by a $5>000,000 bond issue for a civic center 'to be used for ' the -, holding of public meetings, gatherings and public questions, and to supply suiti able meeting places for educational, labor, industrial and other purposes." Before completion of auditorium boxing and sporting events were held in Arena, in western secti city, but now practically all indoor sporting events are held in tha Auditorium located downtown. Plaintiff, asserts its building is now practically useless because of cpin- petitiort frdm city owned property. Another point presented by plaintiff was that Arena pays high while Auditorium is exempt. Hedgerow Prepares Cycle of Shaw Plays iladelphia, July li. Dates for Hedgerow, theatre's 4th annual Shaw Festival in their Rose Valley have just been olticially nounced. Festival will start this year with 'Arms and the Man,' oldest of the Shaw plays in their repertory, on Monday, July 19. There will then be four full weeks-^si ing per- formances a week — of the Irish play- wright's. Works. New addition will be 'Too Triie ti> Be Good,' Which bows in as the 123d Hedgerow production, on July 26. and will be given . six. performanciis in ail. 'Arms, and the Man.' dida,' 'Saint Joan,' 'The Devi I's is- ciple,' 'Heartbreak House,' ettiu)>: Married,' 'You Never Can Telt,' 'Mis- alliance;' and a double bill oi 'Aii- drocles afhd the Lion' and 'Dar Lady of the Sonnets,' ill be given twice each. Rehearsing at Church Jules J. Leventhal.is now rehears-, ing his road company of ' oy Meets Girl' in the bell tower oE the Union Methodist Church, N. Y... here he just finished ready i tourinii troupe of 'Dead End/ Producer also operates houses i Brighton Beach, A,sbury Park, ew- ar , Atlantic City and othar euster towns. Wednesday, July 7, 1037 LEGIXmATE GROSSES VARIETY SS Inside Stuff-Legit Charles G. Stewart, general mainager of Laurence Rivers, Inc. (Stebbins) attractions, arid Barney Klawans, in charge of Warners' legit department, have the same tailor, and thereby hangs the tale of a cutawiay coat, hot copyrighted by Ned Alvord. Stewart ordered the cutaway years ago, at the time ^The Green Pastures,' in which he had a piece, was gOing strong, but; ieared he might hsive to answer some embarrassirig questions if the thing was sent home. It has been hanging in the clothes shop ever sinqe, but Klawans had the privilege of using the coat for special occasions. Sometime ago thei "Warners mian thought of wearing it tp a funeral, but iscovered he .had tio top hat and scrapped the idea, j li^sf week Klawans •went to the tailor's, planning the cutaway adornment , for. a wedding, but found he had grown too heavy around the girth. Saitie goes for Stewart, who claims he -paid the tailor off ; lOrig ago. (, Not generally understood over here that 'Lovers Meeting,' piit on in tondoh by Theron BamTaerger^^ . was ai try-out. It was booked irtto the Ernbassy for two- weekis, but ^ a third week, which resulted in. a Vfest End offer for the fall. Bamberger prefers putting the play on Broad- way, however, , - i . , ^ ' Embassy is dpe of a hUmber.pf try^put spots at varying distances , from Piccadilly Circuis. In such theatres salaries are small, average pay being about $25 v/eekly. Vacations which hJid been promised by Max Gordon for the six pri - cipals in 'The Women,' at the Ethel .Barrymore theatre, N, Y., were can- celled by the producer just 'before he sailed for Europe recently. Qrigirial plan, Which caUed.fpr actresses cast for thie road company to replace original players in the Broadway company in single relays, was too complicated, according to Gordon. Said extra rehearsals and possibility pf rough perforrnances made vacations for the si inadvisable. Yiddish Art Theatre will be <[uartered the former Jolson theatre, 59th and Seventh avenue, N. Y., next season. Hpuse used several labels and during last season was mostly known as the Venice* \yith a policy of liari shows. WPA also uised the spot, iddish theatre grOup has already advertised, offering benefit party ings. First attraction will be 'Brothers Ashkenazi,' due to open Sept. Maurice, Schwartz is again heading the venture. With salaries cut iarid operating expenses at a niinimum, 'Excursion' is ing to get. through, the summer at the Vanderbiit^ N. Y. That apparently kayoes the chance oiE the play being done this summer at Ann Arbor by the Michigan Repertory Players. Uhless they can get WhitfOrd Kane for the lead, understood Players won't attempt the show. Actor figures , 'Excur- sion' to last into farll. Carly Wharton, who is slated to make her debut as a manager, with a drama called ' ioience' by Ijore Schary, is the wife of John. Wharton, an attorriey. Latter^s; clients include several managers and he is also a mem- ber of Selznick-Ihternational's legal staff. IK Mrs. Wharton was in the Delos Chappell office. ctooer. French critics in Hollywood who had seen and heard Giraudoux's French original of 'Amphitryon 38^ were surprised at the ^beautiful job of adStL N. Behrmah for the Lurits. Many of Hollywood's critics bbunce for a second time here. (Cpntinuied from page. 53) *rovarich/ the latter's profit was undoubtedly much greater. Of the playwrights. Maxwell An- derson probably rated more income than his closest rival, George S. Kaufman. iBecause of split royal- ties and other complicatiorisj it s hard to estimate playwright incomes, but Anderson's plays, including •Wihterset' (on its brief return en- gagement at the beginning of the season), 'High Tor,' 'Wingless: Victory and 'Mastiue of Kings' drew in the neighborhood of $700,000. Kauf- man's collaborations, 'You Gant Take It With You' and 'Stage Door, pulled in an estimated $721,100. Fig- ure doesn't include any film rights to plays. Grosses rung up by Kauf- man'^ 'First Lady' on tour are also not included. If the season proved anything particular, it was that there is prpb^ ably no such thing as a 'theatre of hits.' If any theatre cops big grosses it's because it happens to get hit shows.- House won't make the show, despite any traditional good-luqk omens; ishOws make the house, That's demdnsttated time after, time. Winter $1,111,060 Wintet Garden grossed $1,111,000 during, the season, but because two smashes iplayed the house, 'Follies' ahd- 'Shdw Is On.' Music Box, al- ways rated as a 'lucky' house, did okay ith 'Stage Poor,' but flopped ith 'Young Madame Goriti' and was dark the rest of the season. Plymouth .played 33 weeks of Tovarich to $iS53,50Q gross; Empire had 29 weeks total estimated take of 438,700 with 'Spring Dance' (a; flop), the McClintic 'Hamlet' and ihie Cornell plays. Imperi also bore out the fact that no theatre is 'lucky.! It laid, an egg \yith 'Orchids Preferred' after clicking with -On Your Toes,' 'Frederike' and getting by with Howard's ^Hartlet'' Martin Beck, did okay with three shpws, 'Wiiiterset,' the D'Oyiy Carte troupe ..and 'High Tor.' In the matter of whether moving a ..Show is likely to kill, it at- the box-- office,, the season proved nothing: particularly one way or the other. 'Boy Meets: Giri* and ' hree Men ph a Horse' closed long :runs sodni after being moved from the Cort nd Playhouse^ respectively.. but that A^'as figured due anyway. Number of other shows, including the McClintic 'Hamlet.' the Cornell plays, 'On Your Toes' and 'Swing Your Lady' seemed to be affected not at all by chanige of theatres. FTP Dismissals (Continued from page .53) for players in the N. Y. project who have been getting around $24 weekly. That cost is so figured biecause of the admission receipts but probably does not consider the expense items such as rent; id out of ad- missions takings. However, because the theatre projedt the only, branch, of the WPA that brings in money, is an argument that it be made preferential in the reduction forced by the lower works relief appropriations. When the union heads gathered last week principal question was whether by striking thait would or. would hot be effective method of gaining the desired results. De- cision riot to go out came on the heels of Word from Washington that strikers would not receive pay. Pos- sibility, that such agitation might lead to a larger : reduction was also a factor; Over the Ayeek^end thiere was no further strikis talk. sideration toward elderly and ex- perienced show folks now deperiding oh the government fdr subsistence. Gilmore expressed fear that youth- ful talent, non-jiiros,, and, novices would be retairiied while vets ' vvould get the gate. Officials said 6very case will be studied thoroughly be- fore any blue-penciling occurs. Goriiplete abandonment of the. the- atre veriture has been reported pos- sible, but pressure generated through political: channels apparently has stalled any such order;. Plenty pf kicks against curtailment have been rcfgistered by Congressmen and back- home party chiefs, to the extent that the . program seems certain of con- tinuance. Pruning is . inevitable, however, with about 3,000 hired hands due. for. diiriipi Chicago Skiedis March Chicago, July 6: With the 30% slash ■ Federal Theatre Piroject ranks due . next week, the droppees are readying for a 'march on Washington,' taking in th^ let-outs not. only Of t he Ch icago project,, but of all Other FTP units throughout the country. , . FTP wprkers held ^ a V/ai: council here last week and, denOuriced the 30% slice, 'It miearis the lay-off of 'around 240 members of : FTP unit that numbers approximately 820 in these parts. TOU CAN'T TAKE IT,' LOOP SOLO, $13,Q0a Chica.eo, July 6; - Still the sinple 'You Can^t Take It With You' in the lopp,: arid not hav- ing arty trouble making the grade. Extra matinee oh Monday (6) added soriie extra sheckels to the profitable run, now in its 22d week, and the prid still far. off. Nothing else exr pected for the loop for a month. . Both the WPA's shows picking up surprisingly. 'O, Say Can You Sins?' the musical, petting a good play at . the Great Northern, and 'Lonely Man' an even better one at, Blackstone. Estimate for Last Week 'You Can't Take It With You,' Har- ris (1,000; $2.75) (22d week). AH alone, and. getting a great play. Around $13,000 last week, and plenty profitable. WPA .'Lonely. Man,' Blackstone. .'O, Say, Can You Sine/ Great Northern.' Elitch Gets $8; Denver, July 6. With no sellouts for the week, but with steady business, arid in spite.of the week-end beginning a . holiday, the gross at the filitch Garden thea- .trie was up dver the foi:mer week and ran around $8,500. Attraction was 'Love from a Stranger.' Popularity of the cast determining factor in the week's gross. . 'Both Your ouses' on currently arid starting strong. Ilka Chase Recovers Ilka Chase has returned to hier duties in 'The Women,' at the Ethel Barrympre, N, Y., after missing four performances due to an in j tired eye. Uriderstudy subbed for her. Betty Lawfordj of the siame show, ^yas also ill last week, but continued playing.. Actress contracted arseriie. poison from eating fruit not properly washed. Also had a. cold. Dempsey^s Washington IJnreceptive Washi Jiily Delegation pf labor leaders repre- seritinig theatrical groups- interested iri: the Federal Theatre Prpject went away empty-handed Friday (2) after trying to get' pledges frorii WPA heads that curtailment of relief ven- tures, ill not affect profdssional drama pepple< While they were received , sym- patheticaliy, spokesmen for actors, musicians, stagehands, ■ dancers, led. by Erank Cillmore: Equity presi- dent, were unable to pin down David NileLs and Mrs. Ellen Woodward, assistant admi istrators. They were informed that reduction of appro-, .priatlons make .cuts,.in, personnel i - evitable, and .that- the theatre prp- .rram must take ja pruning along with all other WPA.activjtics. ■ The priricipcnl point Unadc .by the delegation Avas for a special con- (Gontinued from page 5) Audi * West Coast Service ich. is reported to- be usiriig. . a - number of ; Equity folks; Caravel Films, ;Castle Films, arid Eastern Association- of Ndri- Theatrical ' ilm Producers. Last named is supposed to have ,10 pro- ducing units: and is a mpmber df the National Association pf Nori-Theatrlr cai Filrii; Producers. , Because of the siriall amount of theatrical activity at the ' present, most riiembers of SAG. at first are expected tp come froiri industrial pictures being made at New York studj Only concentrated opposi- tion is expacted because of natural resistance upon the angle" that it is new, though teclVnicai st.udio men have been tuiidt^ized' for some time. Wage . does ■ not differ ma- terially from mrnimum hdw paid- on indu.slrlal or cpnimercial films, ac- cor ihg io repbrls to-. ion Officials. The S^G asks the .isame mini: iim coin 'U\t mob ' extras as prevailing no,v;-.. Thc.mai dilTerence lodming •now 'i?:' -that; on drc..";s eJttras,. With the SAG. {i.-: Set iot four weeks, expect to do fair biz with; this one which hns hiid Ihc cdj«e taken off it somevvhat bv the screen A'CVsidn with Francis Ledercv rtnd .Toari Bennett. First four perform- ^ncp , 'Room Service' and 'Thie Women.' Runner- UD trio: 'Having Wonderful: Time/ 'Tovarich* and 'Yes My Darling Daughter.' with the others varying downward. Added are ■ the two rnusicals': with 'The Show Is On* eaSilv topping 'Babes Arms,* ,which, however, me money right along. ; The country .showshon sca.son is npw in full stride. Thero are 46 listed, strawhats operating this: week, T.pstly playing revivals but includin<» four try-outsi Sideways are sorcad thro^f'hout 11. states — 11 in Mafisa- chusetts, 10 in New York, 7 in Con- necticut. The others aire in Mpine, New Hampshire. Rhode Island. New Jer.-^ey, Verriidnt., Delawares, District of Columbia nnd V'if'ini No siHedu'ed clos.'nfr it if IMoncy.' ] 'It Can't Happen Here' and a vinide I troupe. Performances ar 'ivt-n 1 outdoors by tvavcli • when v.'oathcr allows. 56 VARIETY LEGITIMATE W.cdii.csday, July 7, I937 Summer Theatres MARIETTE tockbridge, Miass., c'oni.Miy Willi music in two at' ; ami . ail e^lFi'^^ tt'oiii" sicehcfl) . \)y Sacha Guitry ; tnii^ all'' li^- Osi'M- Straus. Kngllsli adaptulloii •' \V)illiiin Mllesi; IjH.CB, Arthur (JuUci-. Stased by. Mr. Milca; seltlnps. . -jJoUlon;' orclieBtra dlwLed . , i>y .• t inOor V: Ivlrkla-nd. At the Berkahii;- jMnvltOU.si',. SlriekbrltlBe, itss., June 28, ':!7. A i;:iUt;l Girl.. A Fii'sniao. . . A Sliise M;itnl Aiv'LiiPV' Sliifie Tla» ('•aii an..,. AMicil-'c ■ C'a ussacle IsiiliH'tf • • • • • • • yiiillljert ....^..v J-,i>.)-aflti) i'll-lpV .. i . • .'i :■ ■ •'• • • • • PhilrtiiVeae .... . . . . ... . A iial>i . ... . • • .■• Miiilod* F-lfury pi-lni's L6ols Napoleon Duiriitit ji;' I'eisl ny Hiwini'dii; <'••:•! J^i' ine Bonaparte. , , . liH ....... Wallls SJniUh .'. . . Rlwetl Cobb. ...... .Hal Conklln Lewis Mn'rlln' Allah Stuart TJhvJh Virginia Holden . , ; : . Miiry tVlokes ... atjorle StafToril ..... Robert Allen . . Richard MaoKay , Franklin. i)ownln.i; Cola Xee .Tane Rich ....... ..Helen Ford .Richard, Hule Maurice Hunt Barney ;IClclnsclunldt .......... Bllen Half . . Robert Ha ri-lH ...... Richard Abert ; ....Elizabeth Youni; ......... Jane UUli ' . . v . . .Rlcliaia HmIo Peter. Klnneli this fashLpn, Guitry informs us, is history written; , ■Miles, responsible for- the adapta- ti acquits himself creditably as director. Settings have been de^ signed with taste by Chairles Holdert. Paul. riage, combines the gush usually asr- sociated with Mary Bolahd and Bil- lie. Burke, but in all. h^r swishings never lands solidly. William Law- soji, okay for romantic roles, doesn't jell as the sentimental father of the chased girl. Terry Fay tangles in the superfluous part of the younger sister. Direction okay: Fpx, ALL'S FAIR CentervlUe, Maiss., iily frtiiifi hy.'.l. Ir. .Slonis In three ads s(-(rriii,:A. t)rf>iliy Stone and .Charles Col- lins." jiivsonleil b.v .Toba CraiR, .lid at Mary YoOnj; tbi'ntie. .July 2, CtJnterviUei Mass. J>ir»'( lcil by .Marj' Toung. and V.. tanley i'riiU. S<.'i:i, C inlti; " Scenic, Sliidlos script — would '-seerh tighterii do (■ MrlCH... . , ... . .. ... . ii.'K.v . LMIiinsbani. n()V,it>i-! . KlUson . . ! . I }ilur-{iiiTl Klllsion. . .iarquellne JCllUson. tjiiUra , i'edibrook. . , j^Hiii Kirby ; .■ ■. . . Tti'iwiird Vmu' Dyno; Mrs. ■ liUi.sbn . . . . .'. '. llloh Parsons . . .Oharlea CoIUns ..William liawsoo .. ...Dbrothy Stone .Teiry Fay . ..T.-ine Barnes . ....'.Murvyn Vye . . .' Jric Kiilkhur.st ■ Gcorue Clevtelahd possibility that Broiadway may look .next . autumh at this fragile operetta, which has been khockirig about the capitalsf of Eu- nearly iai decade, resent version^ adapted by .Wil- Miles, ith lyrics by Artijur ' faithfuUjr to original French faithfully. 'Mariiette' jequire gehferal ildin$ up. It could more comedy, more dtaina, more music-4including tlte hit number which Oscar Straus' score keeps promising but never quite d«- liveis. As stands, show a pastel study of a royal romance, arid neads an audience steeped in French history, along with a pair of leadinff performers like Guitry himself and Yvonne . Priritemps, to give it im portance. - On the . basis of ichard Hale's portrayal of the charalcter, one may wonder why Louis Napoleon was f orbed to relinquish his mistress, Ma- riette, upon ascending the. French throne. Kings and emperors have always intrigued .with women of common blood, , and if Louis Napo- leon really loved her, why shouldn't he carry her along with him to the. heights? N6: reason. is offered in the script. However, when Guitry played the part, one got the. impres-. sion that he considered his retlation- •shi with the. former dp^ra^ singer merely a casual adventure and ter- minated it because he wanted' to, ale presents a LoUis Napoleon who is-^or appears, to be—passionately . itv love., and thus the renunciation lacks rniotive. Asicle from this, his acting .. convinces Helen Ford, in the title role, faces a difficult assignment—difficult be- cause Mariette begins as an almost embarrassingly kittenish girl! and end.s as a sharp old lady; When perrormarice was caught for review she was suffering from a cold and did not make the most of her vocal opportunities, but '■ her playing had piquancy, . Hale rcappeiars in the epilog as a nipdern newspaper reporter ques tioiiitig. the aged Mariette about her intiinacy.~with the dead ruler, and again does . praiseworthy work Others who stand oUt in the largie -and capable, cast, are Hal Cbnklin, Ma i-j or ie Stafford/ j. Barney Klein- schmidt, Robert Harris and ' Maiy: Wickes.. . - One of the sprightliest bits in the lay; the opening scene, . features a falsetto lirlesque of opiera as it was sung in 1348, and stiU is. A gently satiri- cal, payoff at the final curtain re- veals Mariette,, how 10.0, telling the reporter all about the night pf De-' cenriber 1, 1851, the. eve of .the coup • d'atat , which put . her Ipver on the throne ,ahd Which marked the: last time she ever saw himl Her account IS half tiruth,. h^lf fahcy, with the latter element predominating. In •fectiy suited to strawhats' ll's Fair,' as premiered here, falls short of hit call irig: to stand- ards of the inter circuit. It can be regarded, as a significant productionj however, becaus.e ^ it . enables both Dorothy Stone and Charles Collins to prove conclusively that they have dramatic, possibilities Worth of at- teiitiori from any caster of comedies. With the hapless 'Sea Legs' musi- cal fresh iii mind, and using it alone as standard of conriparison, one would say. that this couple shp.ws . to far better advantage in light, dramatics. Over-muggihg,. often a handicap .for musical comedy, players making the transitibp, is eritirely absent here. Miss Stone is even , more , attraictive in an intimate summer- theatre than on an engulfiing big time stage;, and that immediately suggests film pos- sibilities. And there are fair prospects for the play in screendom. Even with iritermissipns, it runs . less than two hours; and the situation of. a young, impetuoiis . blade proposing to a strange girl in a' cafe after two mi utes' conversation, then within a week balking her marriage to an aristocratic fiance, would give an imaginative film producer much iati tude in laying but the by-ways of the simple tale; Already set ith a commendable,, brief fiirst. act, an amusing, climatic second, and a short,, snappy third stanza with, a cUte twist. 'Faii:' wbuld benefit by the sprinkling throughout of more bright lines. The author need not gb-shopping for such bright dialog; he has enough how in the piece to lift it well above the usual strawhat standard, ■ A dozen or more added smart sayings in the mouths of his modern yOung . peo pie rhight land the piece right in the major league. ; Role of Regy illirigham, juve lead, is niade to order for Collins who makes him a dashing character, capable., of chasing his iquarry into her boudoir, via the trellis .route, This bed room scene provides most of the play's action. Miss Stone as the girl who changes her marriage intentions, also comes through with honors. SUppirig into the role naturally, she discards all musical comedy manners to delineate personalLty that rings true. Eric Kalkhurst, -as the stodgy, young blue-blood with ancestral tra- ditions, is very satisfactory; and he is convincing in the last act when he shows a softer side of his character's personality. In a bit part (a girl fri nd of ^Dillingham)/. Jane Barnes, and Metro contract player, here for the summer, shows much promise. Schedule indicates .much move im- portant assignments f br. her in future productions. Murvih- Vye, another bit player,, makes the most of his drunk scene in the cafe, and reels off amid, plaudits. His gbbfy grin is . perfect, but the voice, obviously not his. CALLING ALL MEN Dennis, Mass., Juiy. . An intimate musical coniedy:.in two. aot§ anil itiolo;;,, (25! scenes). FeattirliiR Calh- arlh.e l^oucet, Imogene Cocu. ' Preaenled' by itayniond Moore. Staged, by r S. Cabot. . ; . Gloria A'an Astoi' Blllle;.. ........ .'. Cliff..,/......:.... Oily..........;.. Choliy.. Wally.. Dolly.;........,. Amelia Plunkett, Mrs. orebnuae^ Marcel Moussev. Page: Boy. .. . . Opal.,. Onyx. .. , . . . Captai ■. Ml-. Pa I lie.;.;... Mr. Van' .\sl6iv. , Catharine Doiicet ...Chet O'Brien . . .Mort 0'Brl(>n Boweri C. 'JL'ul'ts . ... .Don Shelton Austin Marsliall . .Stuai't Ross . . Rogei;. -iStearn^ . . . ', .-. . .Kirk Alyii .Nancy Wetherell. ;. .Helen. Mcste.lle . . . ...Grace ry Day Tnlll*'." jSo.tlln(;, John' Ko'eni)^, executed by Wl Hill 111 Clrvan. At Westchester play- house. Mount Kisco, N. Y., June 11 , ';!7. MiiKKle. , ; .Kamonia Nolley l'"i().ra. Loivell... .....Margaret Anglln MaUripe Ku rke . McKay Morrl.s Grant r-uniaresque Stiano Praggiottl Derek f}nrkc ..KeniJaH Clark Klsa JUirlic..-.. w...... Valerie f.o.ssnrL Con way . . '. .Dan Duryea Ja'" ,y..V;.......... ...Philip Tonge In a speech between acts on open- ing night. Day Tuttle, co-manager of the Westchester playhouse, credited .Margaret Anglin not only with car.rying, the star burden bf : this script, but also with revising: it thor- oughly: and assuming, a. heavy shave of the director's duties. Perhaps the net. result would have been more praiseworthy if Miss Anglin had been cbnteht to do. less. Cei-taini her acting— in the debut performance, at least seems strained and overwrought; the script still sag.s. and the direction lacks polish. . There are lapses of memory on the part pf Miss Anglin arid Mc- Kay.iyibrris, and the whole, show looks as though it were in the; latter stages bf rehearsal. After a few more pres- entations 'Retreat from Folly' will probably become better integrated; but any first report on it must be In the tnain unfavorable. Play is the work of Amy Kennedy Gotild . and Eileen Ru.ssell. and served, as vehicle for Marie Tempest, earlier this year in London. The leadin,!* role is one of those typical Tempest women: a capricious .crea- ture of. middle age, charming,, appar- ently addlepated, but actually gifted with good common sense. In this case the lady's name is Flora Lowell; She is English, but has married an American millionaire following a divorce from her aVud British husband, Maurice B".rkc. Now, some twenty odd years lat?r. Flora Is back in London agaitv a Presented as the first of seven plays in the third annual Midsummer Drama Festival of the Pasadena Coriiniunity Playhouse, 'Montezuma' is excellent historical pageantry, but falls far short .of the mark as entertainment. This despitie an ex- cellerit cast, well trained, and a wealth of artistic costumes and, set- tings. The whole script, done in verse by 'Gerhart Hauptmarin ' and translated by WiUa and Edwin Muir, hews close to the historical line. The poetical, presentation of the lines makes it hard for the audi- ence to keep accurate track • of all that is being said, General idea i$ that Cortez, with a small band of Spanish, warriors, bamboozled the Aztecs into thinking he was a new Redeemer: This was possible because of the strange si ilarity between the Christian and Aztec religions. Montezuma, despite the tirgings of his -counsellors to drive the invaders from Mexico, allowed himself to be trapped and imprisoried, with tragic death his in- evitable reward. Cortez is revealed as very hitman sort of fellow VfHq enjoyed the fruits of his trickery. Abhorring human sacrifice in religious rites, he finds that the best Way to stop it Was tb slaughter those who practice it. With the robed standard bearers of his own religion always at his side, he does not hesitate, to take unto his bedchamber Marina, a beau- tiful ybung Mexican princess who readily submits to his . charms with out beriefit of vmatririioniai rites. This, incidentally, -is the only touch of rprnance permitted to. tinctiire an Otherwise staid rebital of historical fact. ■ ' , Gilmor Brown, as. MbntezUma, and Onslow Stevens,; as Cortez^: both igive fini.shed and Convincing perfor- :mances. They dominate almost every . One of the 10 scenes. In less capable h^nds ' the presentatibri would been fiitile. The sup- porting cast, without exceptiori, shows the result of excellent trai - ing. ut. With it all, 'Montezuma' is ..still dull as .entertainmerit arid its only excuse for beiiig oh the stage. is that it fits Into the Mexican motif ■ of the Pasadfcna Community , Play- house's third Annual Midsummer Drama Festival, which is the story of the great southWest. Murf. Joe Ripley, formerly announcing at WTIC, Hartford, until laid low by auto accident, recUpeid arid riow bri spieli istaff at WAiBC, New York. Charles Arimstrphg: arid Dorothy. Weller of Connecticut WiPA broad* Casting division announced engager ment. Eddie Byroii, . prograrii producer, is writing the book for a musical show which Norman Bel Geddes proposes to produce on Broadway the coming season. David MacKay, .formerly assistant general counsel for the"; RCA Manu- facturing Co., has- become a partner of Milton Diiamond. MacKay's resignation from occurred recently. Ed . Harvey, prograrii director of WCAE, Pittsburgh, on vacation New York and Bermuda. . Dick Leonard staff on KVQD,; f. A. McClelland, nhi engi KLZ, .Denver, is back on the job after a six-Week siege of pneumonia. Eleanor . Left in gwell is now . the 'Breakfast Guest' on the Campbell- Sell Baking Co. program, KLZ, Den- ver. Replaces Les Weelans who has gone, to KDYL, Salt Lake City; TaStyeast Jesters^ with Pauline Alpert at piano, doing a theatre data July 16 at Michigan, Detroit Agented by Henry , Frankel. Lewis, Alleo We|ss lai eral days' With , blirikers. Jim and :>tarion' Jordan ( and Molly) i'oted the L- A. press gang; before hittihjg the tr il back to Chir cago. Joe lense Columbi in from ArmitageV N.O. Job New Orleans,, July 6. Walter Armitage has been made: producirig director of the New Or- leari's Federal; Theatre unit, it was annbunced last Thursday (1) by Mrs. Leo , G. SpOffbrd, state director of the Wotnen's and rofessional division Of WPA. Armitage will leave for Atlanta at an early date tb prpditce an open-^ air pageant. Jim lerney moved is Texaco shbw into Hollywood for the sum- mer, turning over Wilshlre-Ebcll ti^eatre to Harry Ommerle's Gheste i'- fleld..gang. Leo Tyson turned workmen - on two new studios .'for vKMPCj in Beverly .Hills. Jaci^ues Renard jpassing his riiilestone. in radi in, mid-morithi Mgk.: LOU CLAYTON erkshiro Hotel, New York Wednesday, July 7, 1937 CONCERT VARtBTY 57 PhiHy Mayor s Concert Burn-Up Jhought Divvy InequitaBle, but Worried To Soon--N6thing to Split Phikdelplii , ich Ferde Grofe led illy Grk at Cbhvehtion Hall, here fortnight ago left- Hizzoner the Mayor unable, to felk. Mayor Wil- son found himself in such a ra^e at ihtermish that he feared to step to the mike to welcdmc: thf^ aud becfiuse pf what he might say. ' What made Hizzoner - hbt wi^s that proceeds from the concert, on which a number of radio stars guested, were to be ivided between Philly orch men's. Stpbin Hood Dell Associ- ation and the Mayor's Milk Fund. But when th^ Mayor got to figgering things out, he fburid 6,500 jpeople in the l(J,000-seat hall. Of the 6,500 about 6,000 tickets had been sold thirdugh Wilson's work and only 500 through the men of the orch. Hizzoner, who had had city em- ployees; and even cops selling pajste- boards^-iiouldn't quite ' get himself around to seeing an : even divvy on that biasis. He was" fulminating plenty on the matter when intei*- mish artived ahd.it) was his turn to speak. He had to aisk Sanri Rdsen.^ baum, V. p. pf Philly Qrk Associa-i tioii* to pinch-hit. • Mayor could have well stbwed his wrath, howevei-, it turned but later-r- for there weren't any proceeds to divvy. Whole afialr just about broke even. Radio guteties, whom, it wras ahnoiuiced all along, were dbi it all for good old charity, got their fair shiare of the. take, which cut the iiet to an even 20th 's Roxy They Must . Like Him , iiwe 22. Alfred Piccayer, pop Arneri- can lenor, will sign up for an- other year of state opera. He has been with the; opera' for 25 years without in terhi tion now— not even wair could interfere, in his work. Symph Season in Golschrnainni Josef imini conductor, Lhevi Ida Hollywood, July. 6, Summer sesisbn pt isymphbnies un- der the stars iii Hollywood Bowl, coniprising 24 programs, begins July is. Southern California Symphony Assbciation has arranged three prb- gramis Nveekly for eight weeks. Tues- days are given over to conductors and symphonies; "Thursdays, operas and ballets, and Fridays conductors and soloists: Program follows: July Vladiirnir Gbjschmann conducting-. July 15, 'Carmen,* cpnductor. July 16, ith Rosirtr ianists. July 20, mo Rapee July 22, Ferde 'Grand > Canyon' roadbent. July 23, Rapee with Jan tenor. July 27, Hans Ki 'Carlo July.30, HowaW Hanson, - tor, Dalies Frantz, pianisti Aug; , Carlos Chavei. , Aug. 5, Efrem. Kurtz, conductor; . Homer Simmons,' ist; X«este'r Hbr- ton, ballet. Aug; 6, Chavez, -ith John Charles Thomas. Au , Kindler,\conductori Aug. 12, 'The Bartered , ichard Liert condUcti . Aug* , Andre KoStelan ith ily Ppns; Aug; 17, Fritz Reiner : Aug. 19, Viscount Hid-ebaro Dpye, conducting, Michio Itp ballet. Aug. 20, .ileiner conducting with elen Gahagan. ug; 24, Otto lempierer .cbriduPt- , opera 'Madame Butter- fly,' Peroni conducting. Aug. 27, Klemperer conducti With Jascha Helfetz, violinist, Aug. 31, Klemperer conducling. Sept. 2; Kurtz" conducting, Edith Knox,, pi • • .Petrouchka ballet >vith Kosloff. Sept. 3, all-Wagiieif program with Klcmperel- conducting. (Continued from page 7) after the first year to an.. . itration bbard selected by ^he Federal Court. hearing Thursday (1) be- forte ludge Gaffey when the. pro- posed franchise was. submitted,. Har^ representi the only group of bondholders opposed to the franchise, claimed that under the arrangement 20th-Fok could Set opei^atirig expenses so that Rpxy. wo.uld. not receive, a substantial share pf the incPmei: The franchise provides that the theatre is. tp pay a minimum of .$2;500 to Fox for each feature and to spin 50-50 of the gross receipts in exceiss oi $32,500 a week; and 6.")% oyer the $40,000 weekly gross for the.: first year. Seli claimefd this arirangement . unfair, that before the Rbxy can share in any prpfi the theatre must meet the weekly budget arbi- trarily sett by 20th-Fox, Ih other words, he claimed, should the gross receipts, reach $38,000 there was nothing to prevent 20th from fi ing the .operating budge^ at that aniount', thus diepriving RPx'y .pf its split bri the 'income. . , .He. asked thiat . ia flat operating budget be set. for the .first;year.. .This cbntentiori was dispiitied prac-: tically: by every other ; group repre- seiited in the proceedihigs vvho voted confidence in 2pth's integirity..' Among^ these was an iattorney appearing or^ behalf of Howard S. Cullman, the present trustee of the theatre, who held the franchise iri his Opinion was equitable and expressed cpnfi- dence in the filni c6rppr;^tion's abili^ to eventually bring; Rbxy ■ out - of the red. The franchise ailso holds Shat 20th- Pbk provide a mihimum of 40 pic- -tures a yea^r tb the theatre ind; that the Roxy be liceirised for all issues of Fox Mbvietbne' News on the payment of $!20b a week. Roxy ill also be the exhi itor .bf all 42 two-reel and 52 one-reel trailers produced by Fbx in addition to releiases on cartoon subjects. For this, latter group, the theatre is to pay 20th $13,000 a year renta:! in monthly installments' starts irig August 6. Roxy . will be licensed on television. oX any future developments in pic- tures which may arise. A defi ite stipulation In th^ fran- chise is that 20th-Fox can terminate the agreement should the Roxy , at any time during, the cbntract become insolvent. SAlZBDRr BOG BITES IN UTAH Salt ;Lake City, July . 6. Squire CbPp, fbunder and musical director of the Salt Lake Oratorio society, has hatched idea of making town 'Salzburg of WesV and hais ob- tained the^ glad hand of the Mormon chuirch and the chamber of .com- merce. ratorip. will participate during Covered Wagon Days . ceilebration, July 21 to 24, .inclusive; A 'chorus of 150 voices will chant: Haiydn's 'Creation' pn July 21 in University of Utah, stadiurti, ' of dawn con- cert. JOSEPH SZIGETI OF HUNGARY SET IN UM. Calif, JLabor be heard de novo (as if new case).' Collier-Wall is versus Astpr dates frPm 1930 arid AvaS; based originally on a manjagerial contract si tween Miss Astor and. the agency. Contending that it obtained a tract for. Miss Astor's services,, ing the life of the managerial con- tract, \ the result - of which : RKO Radi ictures paid the player $25, 000, agency demanded . $2,50b: com- mission. Player demurred Qii the ground that services; we.re actually performeid nearly a year after the managetial cbntract had expired. La:b6r Coihis^^^ First According to Attorney Ben White Eihzig, who has f plowed c«se closely, 'in ;the future, before any action can be Maintained j?y a plai tiff, such, plairitiff must first go be- fore .the labor comrnissionei' or ' he will :be unable to state .a caiise of action -befbre . Also,, plain tiffs must specify in their complaints that they have gone before the labor commissioner; and that they are np\y apealing from his decisibri.^ Claim was set up that the labor commissioner thereby would be en croaching from, the executive • into the judipial brartch but this the Su- preme court overruled, defining the comrtisioner's ofTioe as fact-finding body. Holly wbbd legal, lights, are .eyeing th decision with keen interest be cau.se of the fine law points involved and generally agree that its effects will be revolutionary. ;;joseph Szigeti, HUngari .violin- Sf., has been set for a series of eight gu^st soloist dates, with American; syrhph grbups next' Also is skedded for a Carnegi citil Feb. 23. iheup of symph i.s^as .'fol- lows: Boston Chamber , String orchestra, Jan. 26; ; Philadelphia, orchestra in Boston and ■Washington, Feb. 1-2; HarriSburg Symphony, Feb. 7; People's Symphony, Feb. 5; New Orleans Syrnphbny, March 14; New York Philharmbriic Symphony, March. 24-25. Plans to arrive ffom Europe late in January, accompanied by his new accompanist, AridrieiPetri, also Hun- garian. JURY SKEPTICAL Gui .from 'N6tes' not MusichI Phi.ladelphi uly;6.- Judge Curtis Bbk, fbrnrier ; priexy, and generous sugar-daddy, of Philly. Ork, 'pi^oved he knew his half-nbles last :Thur^day when 'William Lista, an uneniplbyed . musician, appeared .before hini' on charge of policy numr ber writingv . . . Lista ' clairned s{ieets pblice took from hini weren't nurnTjej- , but msSi of his. newest cornpbsition. To prove if, his attorney had . Frank Rasmari* a. guitari , ' take stand and struni it out,. It didn't sbund so good to Bok, whb was lobking byer the musiciian's shbuldeif, or to the 1). A., who was too anxious to know .what the figure $2;75; was doing be- twieen a quarter note arid lialf beat rest. Jury convicted . Lista ithpul leaving the box arid Judge Bok gave hini a year. (Continued: from page I ) Schima Kauflfman Fiddles Agaih After Altei'cation iladelphia, July 6, ■Schima KauflEm'an, whb drew $80 a week as second, fiddler' for Philly orch all winter although he never lifted a bow, is back. with 'Men of the Philadelphia : Orchestra' in sum- riier concerts at Robin Hpbd Dell, Dell concerts are on co-operative basis and have hb official connec- tion ith Orchestra Association, 'wrhich was outfit with wiiom Kauff- man had disagreement on 1936 trans- cbntinental tour. As a result of thei tussle; Kaiiffriiari worked for a. New York publishing house all season, althouigh he was officially • a rtierii- ber of the orch. is seat has been moved .several paces . farther away than fbrmerly from that of his sparring; partner, 'Violinist Gordon Kahn. Pitts. Summer Concerts ittsburgh, July 6. Siiriimer series of symphonic pop concerts from Schenley Park will be broadcast this year for first time over kDKA. There will .be nine of them, hitting the air every Tuesday night frorifi 7:30 to 8 begi ing to- night (6). Irection Victor Saudek; Milton Lomask, cpncertmeister fpr Pittsburgh Symphony orche.stra, whb was with Saudek in siri^ilar capacity 15 : yieairs ago, ill hold down the ..same post for the KDKA- park series.. Although the concertSiwill la.st an hour and a half, KDKA will carry only 30 miriutes of its, using;the tiriie of. the Philadelphia Coriip3ny'.s Pitts- burgh "Varieties,, which has faded froni- the air for the warm months. and the bonus rai on Corig're.ss, shpijid . (but dbn't). knoW better. Unofficially, it is estimated thaif frpiri 300,-400,000 will Visit the city, and that the giro^s. take by local mer- chants, hotels and yaribus branches of the aniusement biz jtiay cbnie lb $30,000,000, Visitbrs will inciude not only the Legion members, but their femmes who belong to the Arnerican Legipn auxiliary. Revie.w of a.few past Legion par-; ties indicates the reason for the police, precaulibris, Following the convention iri 1925, in .Omaha, city bffici Were Scorched for .• 'losing, their eyes, to: the rumpus and whole- . sale distribution bf iiqubr which at-, tended thbs^ Prohibition days. In 1930 after the Bostbn convention, the Harvard student publitation tobk the boys to task in a .forthright editorial titled .'The Drunken Legibri', ' is burned high Legibnna'ires who said the revelers were hoodlms, not bud- dies, in 19i32, Portland, Ore,,, hotels removed all. pillows from rbbrtis. to prevent repetition of feathers being .tossed put.the windbw. Paper la u - dry bags w^ere slicfid to prevent dropping of 'water bbmbs.'- These were a few of the recollections which undoubtedly prompted Harry W, Colmery, National . Corinmander of the Legion, to issue words of re- assurance to assembled hotel men iri New York Ijast week; He told them the city would riot be a shanribles when the 19.th Legion convention adjourned on Sept. 23, Iri the past, Colmery declared, Legiori conventions had been judged unfairly. Last year, deSpite the re- ported damage and luri stories which emanated from the Legion's. Cleveland convention, one hptel. re- ported $25 dariiage, another $10 arid the others even less. > 'Naturally there is going to be soriie fun in New York,' he sjiid, 'but it will be the biggest thing of. its kind you have iever seen or ever, will see.' Declaring that every jpos- sible restraint. would be innpbsed, he further promised that the roof would rernain on the Waldorf-Astoria, and the mboring mast wbuld still be atop the finripire State Building, 'Oiir men/ he declared, ' who .believe that law are the very tests of a- of defnbc- racy.' . iladelphi , . July 6. Rex Riccardi, secretary pf Mur sici^ins' local here, charged he ;b|utally beaten by Ciossack .par iicei ' when he led aidelegtilion of .30 persons tp Washington - to protest WPA layoffs in Federal Musi and Theatre projects. 'We wanted , taik iratbr Hopkins pi' one of his assi.^t- ants,' ..Riccardi said, 'In.stead, wbiild only Itit us talk with' Nels derson, a labpr relatioris; director. *We said w^ were going to .sluy there until We •were trcnted with cbmmori cpurtesy. Then Anderson called i 65 cops. They formed a gantlet down the hall of WPA headquarters. A; : couple of cops would grab one bf the delegation arid then the other policemen would . beat the victim with cliibs; Several women were, knocked down and I suffered a Put head and badly bruised face.' AndersPn, fearful of the cons quences, told a cop tP stpp beating; hi The pplicernan didn't recognize him arid began hitting him with a club. Foi'tunately for him, the lice capiai intervehed. . . Three members Pf .delegation final-, ly aUPwed to see Assistant .istratbr David Niles. They dema nd- ed all dismissal.notices.be cancelled; all future disriiissals be bn basis of need, and appeals bpard , be estab- lished in Philly to pass on need. Niles said there jrnust be reduction in relief rolls and nbthing could done about disniissals. ' Sydney Rayner ^isits N. 0; New Orlearis, July 6. . •Sydney Rayrier, .Met opera. singer, arrived Friday (2) to, relax for -a. weeJk at his home here before cbn- li ■ . on to .fibllywpod, arid later back to. New York. He was accbm- panied by. is wife and Charles. K, Gordon; hi.s manager, who. will prp- •duce his Hollywbod flicker; Rayner in talk with .city fathers Satur-^ day: (,3) urged rebuilding pi old French Opera House deKlrpyecj by fire in 1915. . Rayner will also. sing. three operas in the Hollywood bowl West Coas-i- before returninii to fill his next season's contract with the Mel. Rodd\ Hypo Philly DeD's Opening Wk. Philadelphia, July With rain washing away one con- cert eind threatening two other?, at Philly orch's outdoor shows in Robi Hood Dell was a bare so-so, opening week. Wicket clicked 24,000 times for $12,000 for: five concerts. Okay Weather, with Mary Binriey Montgomery skedded in tonight and tombrrow night, should do a little better for week ending tomot-row evening and produce about $14,000. Alfred Reginald Allen and Gi Baldini, of Dell management,, under stbod to be somewhat disappointed in experiment pf moving Tuesday night concerts from star-studded Deil to 16,000-seater Convention Hall. And at first bf programs in hall last Tues- day night fell below Dell average. Abandonment of hall concerts fore- seen if this continues. Advance subs this year best in Dell history. The $25,000 worth of ticket books sold is" $5,000 better than 1936 and $7,500 over 1935, according to Albert M, Bershad, auditor; Dell seats 7,000, Tickets 50 cents and $1 at gate or 25 and 50 cents in .season books. ( Conti n ucd, from pgge 1 ) lected by the conlributorS', What is termed an 'audience . manager' would encourage ticket, sales with Subscripti ' likely offered, should the number of bookings warrant if. Instead of a theatre formerly show- ing legit, it is. expected to u.se' 1he theatre ix\ the; War Memorial build- ing, stage having, modern stage equipment,- Capacity i.s around 2.000 so that a moderate price scale would be used. George M. , upon is re.turn from- Europe last week is quoted as .saying that the; legit can; survive only if it gets buck to 'road shows with a new dress and superior talent.' also, .said the stage needs new ideas and young blood to sur- vive. Just how .such- results uld be worked put the .star did not know,' Milan's New Operas Milan, 29. rand new operas ill be trotted out for public; approval dur- ing the '37-'38 season of the Scnla. 'Margherita da Cortona,' by Refrice, and 'Prosepi by Renzo Binrichi' are the works. Book for the lattier is by .Sem Berielli; whose recent legit play 'The Elephant' created ..such a sensation, arid was. suppressed by the government after its 25th perform- ance. Set for orlbling at the ScaT.l duri next .season are Beniamo Gigli, Schipa and Gina Cigna, all with reps at the Met Opera, N. Bruckner Fests Li ., 25. Bruckner festivals comm itlcc h pnnoUnced^ its program.; Fe.sii . commemoratirig Au.stria's most rrious composers will Start July Robert Kehldorfer will direct. On the following day Eu^on Or- rnandy of Philadelphi will diix'ct, then Arthur. Trittingcr," Han.s \V«'it:- .bach , and O.swald Kaba.sta of- th^ Au.strian Radio Broadcasting Co. 58 VASieTy LItEEATI Wednesday, July 7, 1937 Irwin 'D«ar Explained Supposed insidle of the surrender o£ Robert Irwin, cohfessed perpe- trator of the Gedeon murders, had- it that two New York tabloids knew of the killer's whereabouts and. were bidding for the exclusive story. That is not true, although there is little doubt that if lrwin had the bus fare- levelarid. he would have given himssif up in the, N. Y. Mirror of- fices. Shortly sifter, he arrived in ehicagb, he telephoned the Herald- Examiner, asking- tor the editor, /say- ing he cbuld deliver Irwin for $2,-' 500. , The lan said he woiild be at a fountain^ near the art institute on Michigan boulevard and would wear a white it ,Austiii Q'Malley, an Examiner reporter, wias ass;igned to the lead, ickerd ' up the murderer and took 'le unidentiflecl. felloW to the editorial offices. Upon proving he was the wanted man, a contract was entered into after several telegrams to New York hd with . the Hearst executiyes okaying the arrangement stating $5,000 is to be placed in tri|st for use of his brothers who are m jail out- west. Dr.' Blaisdell, of the Rock- iarid County (N. Y.) asylum,, Where Irwin had been ah inmate, was namied as the trustee. The. cohtract was mailed the doctor, Irwin placing it in tho; letter box hiftiself at a Loop street cprher. It is now in thie possession of t)istrict Attorney Dodge of New York. ;. After Irwin st>illed his confession, George Glark, city editor of the Mirror, arranged for the arrest by Marty Owens and Frank Crimihins, New York deitettives, apd he also arranged for their plane trip, to Chi- cago; AH negotiations were between Clark tod John Dihehart, manag*- ing editor of the Examiner. There ' .hdthi the contract mention- ing attorney.' Dinehart told Ir ■ he .askeil for counsel, that the paper did not gp in for pro- curing lawyers, but Clarke did tele-? phone criminal attorney Samuel S. Liebowitz, wlio then came in on the case. N. Y. Daily News attempted to track Irwin through William Lamkie, who first tipped the police about a week after the murdeirs.; That tab figured the killer was hiding in New Jersey /and: set up ai contact point in Hoboken., Walter Winchell claimed in his paper, and^ . also .on the radio, that the News had. the inside track. That irked the Newis editors, who ielt it might hamper their search, for Ir!Win. Should Irwin be found insane, the legality of the contract may ' be questioned in court, but it is under- stood the Hearst office has ho inten tion to contest the, point. Seattle Star Strike A jurisdictional . dispute over vnipiji. illations of the circulation department employees at the Seattle Star; a Scripps League afternoon ^ daily, resulted in -the. closing of . that paiper oh Monday (5). The* strike was called by the : Newspaper Giiilc unit comprised of both editorial am business office employees who threw a picket .line around the building This is the second newspaper strike itv .Seattle within a year, the first ' having been , against Hearst's Se-' attle Posf-Intelligencer. , ispute started last week.. when the teamsters, w;ho. are affiliated with the American i^ederatiph of Labor, had joined the Guild instead of ' the teamsters' new affiliate, the NeWS' paper Drivers .iind Helpers* Union An agreement was reached on Sat- urday, by which the teamsters guar- anteed to. deliver the papers and 19 circulation men were trahsf erred to other .duties. The Guild then called a strike on the grounds' that their men had been taken off their jobs after they had refused to leave the union their own choice to join the : teamsters union. Guild's move to take over team- sters is hieing pppbsed by-- Dave Bcclc; Seattle labor leader.. foreign staff, will retire after 40 years' service. He has covered nearly all important post^ya^ conferences and has been in Geneva covering the -.eague of Nations since 1933. Mel- vin K. Whiteleather, currently in Berlin, replaces Sharkey* at Geneva, with a roving assignment., Janies A. JVIiUs, bureau chief at Tpkyb, be- comes the veteran of the AP's I'oreign- staff. He will return to New York in the fall .and be succeeded in Tokyo by Helrhah Morin of the Lbs Angeles staff; Latter is a . recent newcomer " to the .AP but has had wide experience in. the' Orient. J. C. Stark, who gpes to London, is ai newcomer to the. foreign . ser- vice. Recently, ias chief of bureau in Nev\rark^ he directed coverage of the Hihderiburg, disaster. Robert Cayag- hare ill be acting chi of the jureau in Newark. ' Paul Miller transfers from. Salt [iake City to Hairrisburg, Pa.; Daviid Fernsler leaves Harrisburg for Washington; Andrue Betdihg, chief of bureau in Rome, joins the Wash^ ington start after nirie years in Italy and recent coverage of the Ethiopian war; John Lloyd goes from Paris to Rome as chief of bureau; Alexander H. Uhl, takes over the Pai:is bureau from Lloyd, haying been chief of staff in Madrid; Charles P. Nutter succeeds Uhl as chief of the Madrid bureau. He has been in. charge of the Moscow bureau - and will vaca- tion in Europe before moving into Spain; Richard Massock is to be hew bureau chief in Mosco\y. He' has been covering . the rebels in Spaiin since last July! New Low A, new lo\y ih picketing last week had a single picketeer urging the public not to buy publications from a newsstand in the Rialto theatre building, N. Y. Talking sign bearer broadcast^ !r broke him in; now. he's 'itot my job,' indicating lad on duty at stand. . Newsstand is week bore ' sign . •proclaiming tiiaf : ; had signed with American Federa- tion of Labor; Newspapermen are wondering what will happen to Harold Denny as the reslilt of his exceptionally forthright recent ^ articles from Rus- sia on the executions and the. gen- eral situation there; In many re- spects his. stories were' in direct .con- flict with those :6f Walter Duranty, one of whose pieces rah .simultane- ously in the N. Y. Times. Credible explanation may. be that the Times was smarting under criti- cism on aiccount of the kind of news that . Duranty. has been sending for years ahd gave Denny carte blanche to go ,t6 town. Understood ' Denny will go vacation soon and whether he will be re-admitted is a question causing much speculatibh, ill to Chanf e' . Censorship ill to revise- present arbitrary method oif censbrship by an anony- mous Post Office off icisd> who deter- mines what is 'obscene, seditious' or fraudulent/ has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Henry Ellenbogen of Pa. and has Support of numerous publishers, Proposed bill would re- quire Postmaster-General to send material which in his opii ion. vio- lates the law to the U. S. District Attorney' of the district where the matter was mailed with a request for^A-iury trial' to determine whether or not matter is legal for mailing^ Similar laiw has been established as the method used by the customs bureau. Bill is being .c6hsiyhich lielps put. motion into the show. In their second appeairance they turn out a ' Bolero that bias plenty of showmanship and good dancing, MUe. Silva glides through the dance with suggestion at every turn, but it s6 smoothly done she deserves credit, . In both *Un Coup de :Rhum' and *La Masseuse Est /iumoureUseV Maris Diibas takes the lead to inject vital- ity and plenty of a ve^y French per- sonality. In the first of these she is a countess who; by mistake, drinks a new concoction which has juist been discovered for making crimi- nals confess. And she loosens to pull plenty of laughs. Nothing unusual or extraordinary is offered in the show, biit it contains enough of what, it takes to make a revue to assure it of a good run. bookmaker, and she tells her father of her unhappy life in such middle- class, bohemianism. Daughter feels instinctively that her father is car- rying on an intrigue with the wife, and when she hears the elder Woman declare the girl interferes with their relatiohs, the daughter accuses them, and says unless her father takesvher home .-with him she Will tell the husband. Wife tells : her lover he must go away, and he decides to return to South America. Cripple refuses to permit his cioiisin to depart, offers to send the ypung.girl to Italy to study singing, arid things are eventually arranged that. way. It only, devel- ops^toward the finale, in a . fine scene with the invalid and the young girl, that, he has been aware of what is going on, and confides in her he. has but a short time to live— ^a year at the utmost.. So why not wait around? Outstanding is the fine character- ization by .Keneth Kent in'' the role of the cripple. All the others in the cast, including the two comedy re- liefs, are skilfully handled. Acting throughout lives up to the old Hay- market tradition. Jolo. The Oreat Romancer London, June 23. . N'eW play InVthrpe: ticls liy Jules Eokert Gooiiiiitini' presenlf'U .by .Hbw.arj ' Wyi.idhain lardlriK;.. ..Hartley Power June Hiirdfnfi. . . .Marie Ney Briiin Jd,«rd]r.K . . . ... .... Kwieth Kent I'eiiSy .Hordinjf ;Oorothy Ilyson , /Without SO well chosen a cast, this play; pri a novel triangle situation, might': not be received' enthusi- astically as it Was. It isn't a bad play-^bn the contrary^ it is a very well . constructed and well - written -piece on a .theme that has always been utilized for such a purpose and, ;necessaiily, always will. It is differetit froni most of the Ptners that have gone before. Care- . fill avoidance of pldrfasbiohed heroics in plot, ialog and situations bring to the story a modernity Of uncommon, merit. It should enjoy success here and is worth seriously eonsjdering for America. Several .American rhanagements, including i^e« Shubert, aire already negotiating. A WelUtbrdO: nian marries' the young daughter of an. old Stafford- shire family, buys their estate' and proposes to cultivate it scientifically. 'js' visited by' . his cbiisi from aouth America, and the youhg wife and cousi fall in love. On the aay they are abotit'to tell the hus- P^"? .they wish to- go away together, n* f&lls from a hprse ahd is crippled ;.Jpr liie.. They decide to remain, the •1- 'J^'to. nii.r-«!e him,, and the cousin to ; over the ruhnirig of the piQP- '■■^This- noement is. upset by the 'BT^ival . the- cousin's iSryear-.old oavigihlor,. whose- mother had re- marned, this time to a boisterous Peter Ilalne. . . . . . . Penelope Marsh..,, Mlifs .Stevens Mary..-. . ... , . . . . . . ,■ . Sir Arthur Maniii Ijiidy MannlnK,.., Miss Trouble...... I^ord ■ I'renhain . ■ . . : Johnson.'....;... . , . , .Michael Redgrave ..........Walter Hudd .Constance Cuintnlngs .....Olga Martin .Pauline Wynh . i . . , . . Hetiry Wolston '....Marjorie Fielding Juliet Mansel . ... Robert" Holmes . . , Howard Deyonshlr illed.as a comedy, it has sufficient plot to' cohie under the category of comedyrdrama. In, its present form, it is a. good play, but not in a com- nnerciai way, and has more the mak- ings of a descriptive novel than dramatic motivation. At the finish there is a sense of incompleteness, in thiat , theatre audiences would be in- terested in the eventual outcome of the problem of the characters, which is left to .the .imagination. Drastic revision: of the story should trans- form the manu.script into a play that would be a healthy candidate for the West End. A young man and. \yomian are a team of tap dancers in Search of em- ployment, as is also a youthf ul /archi- tect. Inevitably the first act is, laid in a cheap boarding house, Three acts are described in rotation as 'A Meanly Furnished Room;' 'A Pleas- antly Furnished Room Six Years later'; 'A Beautifully Furnished Room Eight Years Laterv* The girl's stage partner is in Ipve with her; but hesitates to ;ask . her. hand " marriage, owing to their poverty.' The yourig architect, also, in love with, her, playfully remarks that if' he had 50 pounds he would ask her to marry hiiiii. To which sine responds: 'If you had 20 I'd accept.' The team gets an .engagemeht, and the girl and the architect become engaged. The. prospective, groom goes torAmeric^i on.a two years' job; and in the second , act you see them ji'ajjpily married., she a. star, and he $iiccef:sful in. his 'pi-pfession.' Her tap- dancing partner has gone)' to Soiilh Africa .with,, a tptirlng com.- paii.v. re he' dpei Very welU He rehirn.'t, announces he has abai5- doiTcd a' .vtajie career and' bbcbme a; novelist. They • all lirm Iriends Rome, June 18; An outdoor theatre that can ac- commodate 3,000 spectatpirs is to be built summer in Rome's big public park, the ilia Bbrghese Gardens.. The stage ' to be only a : Summer affair, tP be disniantled after the sumrher season,. The 'Feriii ' Co., which is to be composed: almost exclusively of f emhnes, will start its. siirhmer .season at the Barberini' Theatre in Rome, .thence go on to San Remo, Salso- maggipre, and finally to Milan.: PietrP Scaro. and Gian Maria Gonii etti ill dfrect the corripany. Reper- toire ihcludes 'The Rebels,' . ;by Gina. Kaus and Thbnias B. Fo.ster; 'Fasci- natipn,' by Robert .Milton and Alice Duer- Miller; 'Mattinate . d'Aprile,'. .(April Mprnirig), by AleissandrP De Stefan; > 'Beauty Parlor,' by. Vicki Baum, and 'Serpente a Sonagli,' by Edoardo Antpn. : Venice legit plans per- .formances Pf 'Roi and Juliette' starting July 20 and -performances of tbe old Veneti cpmedy, 'H Bugiar'do' (The,-Liar ). uido Salvi i Will if ect "Romeo,' while Renato Simorii is to. direct the •GPldoni play. Latter will be given in the Campo Sah Rovaso, where the jperformanees of ?Merchant pf Venice' were staged three years iago. ' f bur regular dranriatiic: companies that .will tpur the cities during the summer, there will be three "Thespian Garts'^-orie operatic, and two dramatics— which will tour the small towns and villages. These 'carts' are furnished .with .complete equipment for setting up stages ias. well as seats, lights, costumes. They are manned by regular dramatic companies and their repertories in- clude the plays and operas that, have been most . successful . befpre city audiences during the past seasons... limelight' Clicking London, Jiine '27. Without attracting any notice on the part of the show folks in the •West End, .'Black Limelight' has caught on. After a slow- start at the St. Jimes', iminediately running . into the bus strike, it was compelled to move to the Duke of York's to make rpom for Gilbert Miller.'s production of 'Yes, My Darling Daughter.' The libraries are novL-buying reg- ularly and the show is playing to a steady weekly profit, ith every in- dication it will stay, six months in: the West; End. BUY ON 'VICTORIA' THE BIGGEST YET IN LONDON London, June 27. iggest deal for any straight play has just been cpmpleted by Gilbert Miller 'Victoria Re- gina,' Deal is fPr 10 Week.s at $6,250 per, Week, and star tWo and a half weeks after show's opening, ais hpiise ir-s6ld out tin then. Conditions of deal . are also, rare, calling fPr 5%. for the libraries, iiristead of the usual 7V4%. ^ • Loiidon's Guild Plan London, July •.. Forbes Randolph, former New York Theatre .Guild jprPducer,^ is here to promote a similar scheme for Lohdoh. Randolph has the backing pf Atiya Begum, of Jiain Jira, and several Indian potentates. A meeting.tb discuss'the plan was held here Sunday (4). and the novelist and the wife a.ssist the husband financially in starting in basiness oh his own in a big way. Eight years later the wife hais. given up her stage career for. do- mesticity; . The novelist, who had be- come engaged to. another girl, is still a bachelor as his fiancee waiskilledin an airplane wreck. They all live to- gether the - wife is bored -with in- activity; the architect's, eyes are giv- ing but; and it develops he had taken all the money of the three of them and lost i a stock speculation. They decide the thing mPst wrong ,with ;them is that they had been too successful to continue their ambi- tions, thereby enjoying life; Play ends with the authbr settling down to write a play for the wife, who will return tb the . stage, and. the architect deter irig tb do bet- ter Work than, iever. in his career, though the in di cation? are his eye- sight will go. This make.s: a most unsatisfactory endi Audiences; would like to have -seen anpther act a few years later, in Avhlch they had once more .attaihed success in their res^jectiv.e careers. Written by : ah actor, there as is Usual in most cases when an actor can write a piay all, ppl-andid character dravving.<; 'and ' cleycr dialog. The three leading rble."^ are buUetVprobt- for : experienced ailists; in "■ the haiid."- of Constance Ciim- rriini?s,, Wa.rier . Hiiclrl Hnd Michael Red'sir'y ve. they take on the- attributes Pi stellar -iperfbrmancc... -Jplo.' ' With. ris Interhatidhal Ex- hibiti' opien exiactXy mbrith, much can't be sa id. the. impression the big show -has made after the public has had 30 days in: Which ip rurrtmage arpuhd. , 2,370,000 isitors have paid spmethihg in the neighbbrhood of $500,000 to view that portipn which, is sufficiently conripleted;' to Warrant a lopk. And to get down to bare faicts, that includes Only iabbut a half of what, the Whole will be when it is completed. Of the 42 foreign pavilions only 22 have, opened their doors to Te.veal something like a. finished intei-ipr; These include those of Belgium, which has one for. the' poimtry proper and another for her African colonies, Germany, Russi , Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Den- mark, Holland, Palestine, Monaco,. Portugal; Austria, Hungary, Liixem-. bourg, inland, Egypt, Pbland', .iBar-; tic StateSi , Japan, Czecho-Sloyakia and Great ritai > Much steel . Work is :Still.' showing on the United States uilding even at this late date.. Qitficiar opening is set f pi: July 4, but it is • imderstood; the building will bie clbsed. to the public again after the inauguration- so the interior, can be finished. A twp-day istrike there last week re- tarded com^letiPn. The foreign pavilions which are yet to be finished are tho^e of Ar^eri-. tiiie, . Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria,' Canada, Finland, Iraq; Italy, Mexico, Peru, Roumania, Siam, Spai , South Africa United Staties, Uruguay and Venezuela and Yugoslav i The new Trpcaderp building is. far frorti being completed and -the pa- vilions Which will be devoted to the cinema industry and the pres.s are not yet open. For the first time in the troubled story of what is and What, is not open in the present Exposition, the bosses of something concerned with the big show haye shown the work- ers, and direetorS) too* for that . mat* ter.fhow to turn a real closing trick. This time it is the Pare des. Attrac- tions; It closed June 28 at two o'clock in the afternoon and those in the know say it is going to stay closed until the concessionaires .who hsive invested money there get what they want; Entire . battle hi . on ad-, mission fee of 25 cients.. Admission price charged for the Exposition it- self is 30c, ile another 25c' is charged by the expo for entry into the . Pare des Attractions which is entirely separate from, the expo. This, the cpncessi ires claim, was not agreed upbh. im thait: because of this 25c. admission price they are only getting about; one- teiith of the 'yisitprs actually visiting the expo as people are. not going to spend money fPr the right to spend rnpre of it Because of thi.-?, every display, ride, sideshow and lemonade stand in the park pulled dbwn the shutters and told the customers, to scram, that they- did not want their money. And so far the boys are sitting tight. They say they are, going to leaive the shutters dpWn until the 25c en- trance fee is eliminated.. isitors no visitbrs, aind whether, those here are spehdirig money or -not,, ight club ppcihings ' i is town have kept up the aver- age of abPut two a week for th» last six weeks. Fourteen sppts ip all. haye put; .signs in front pf new interipi's or lor clubs Which have changed hands,, been redecorated : or jiist reopened; Lsirgest cphtlrtgeht came witlii last two weeks with no less than si opening. Largest of is the I^al . Moulin RbUge, Where the Cotton Club Show with Teddy Hill's, band is the ii'ttraction. High in Montr martte; this' spot seats close 1,000, Operated by Pierre Sandrini and Pierre Dubput, it is run alon£ the sarhe lihfW as the Bal •rab?irin, which Sandrini also heads, ut/cpm- pstitibn between two p is prac- tically ' hit as offerings, are diametrically diflerehti Arheirlcan musici rhaind for the night : No less than seven: of which are colored, Playing in Paris. Led by Willie .Lewis, still at Restaurant des. AmibassadeUrsi- ther» is Lepn Abbey at the Cotton ClUb, Bobby Martin at . Chez Florence, Freddy Taylor at the Ilarlem Club, George Johnston at the Villa d'Este, Teddy Hill at the Moulin Rouge and Hay ward F'pwers and his Society; Boys, the only ..White band pf fh* lot, are still playing at the Bagatelle. SHUBERTS TO STAGE 'BAULAIKA' ON B'WAY London, June 27. Tommy Bostock has finally is- posed of the American rights' io 'Balalaika,', after several ibbles by Marti Beck, Max Gordon and th« Sliuberts. Milton Shubert, when last over here, reported adversely on. the show. But when J. J, Shubert saw it re- cently> he thought it good enough for Broadway, with Lee finally cinching the deal, which calls for 10% royalties, ith $10,000 paid on accPunt. Shuberts are in on any fu- ture film deal to the extent of 10%. Deal also calls for Bostock to super- vise the Broadway stagi in Oc- tober. He leaves London sometime in September. TWO LONDON LEGITS FAIL TO IMPRESS Lpndon^ leep for the Wicked;' ich opened at Daly's Friday (30) is an outmoded .secret service-interna- tional spy plot drama. It's uncon- vincing playwriting and extremely unlikely for success. Claire Luc© and Delano ^mes, author of the, play have the leading roles. Authpr is a cpusin of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. British Lion tried out a play at , the Arts Theatre Club same night, titled 'In the. Best Families,' with a, vi to future ^ filming, Vehicle prpvied old-fashioned French farcer; plot being about ah infant left oh a doorstep and three men suspecting themselves as its father. Play is crudely written and valueless. Tibbett for Vienna" Lawrence Tibbett ha.<: .ci appearanPe in 'Rigolctto' i opera some' time in October. Will pr&bably fbll'ow i Arrest Fern. Chargii^ Lehar with Plagiarism Mrs. Lanik Laval was arrested and will be charged With attempted cx- lorti of Frahz: Lehar. She still clainris that the book . tb Lehaf's operetta, 'Giuditta' is a plagiarism, that she had sent a libretto like it to Lehar and that the maestro used roost of . the ideas of her plot,' iWrs. Laval has written a le.ttei: lb the French Minister Ijlcfript. bqcayse - 'Giuditta' will be .produced at the I Paris 1J; to Continent. Pamela Frankau taking over dra- ma critic's chair Of Sunday Referee. Hugh Findlay has joined. 'New World Pictures: (Robert T' Kane)' as p.a. Renee Houston sighed with Gal -' borough Filmi for One year with op- tions. : ' Georgfe. Posford under exclusive contract with Louis Dreyfus (Chap- pell's). Billy Bleach, formerly booker for. the Stoll Circuit, has Foster's: Agency. . William Goetz hereto make a sur-. vey of production activities .in Europe. Vaudeville Golfing Society beaten by the Water Rats for the first tinie at their annual match. Lee.. Shubert hats signed Florence Desmond for Broadway revue. Shu- bert has gone to Paris. Carl Esmond signed with Uhiver- isal Pictures. Goes to Hollywood after 'Victoria Re^inia' closes. . Aftei: eight months' run, 'Jane Eyre' closed at the Aldwych June 26, succeeded by Hbusemaster.' Duncan Sisters opening vaudeville season for General Theatres^Moss Empire. Play Empire, Glasgow, June 28, then Empire, Holborh. Georges Bunyai, Kurt Robitschek-'s assistant returns to the Gilbert Mil^, ler banner. His job " to scout around the . Cbntirieht suitable plays for: Millerv Rose " O'Gbrman divorced her vaudevilliart husband, David O'Gor- nian, June 21, for the second time. She had remarried him three, years after her first divorce in 192'7. Max Baer gets $10,000 for two weeks work in 'Over She Goes,' the Associated British Picture Cori)., musical' in, which Stanley Lupino and Laddie. Cliff play their- ohginal roles. Diana d^tirchill off oh holiday to France prior to sailing for America to play in 'George and Margaret' on: Broadway in the fall. Richard Bird; Who, produced show ..over here, ill stage it in Ainerica. . 'Lost Horizon' stays 112 weeks at the TivOliv arid is then replaced by Columbia's 'For Yb^ Alone,' with house reverting to. continuous- policy. George Abbot.t to do '|loom Serv- ice' over here in conjuhction with Tirii Wheian. Revival of Soriierset Maugham's 'The Constant Wife,' : starring* Ruth Chaitterton, closed June ,19 after four and a half weeks at the Globe. New Barre Lyndon- play, 'They came by Night' goes in July 7, starring . Owen Nares, Ursula Jeans, David Burns. Pittsburgh Hal Cohen ;Dr. Felix Weingarmer and wife batoned Tokyo New Symphony orch; Max Malini, Ariierican magician, givirig performances before foreign clubs. Shuichi Yamazaki, managing i- rector of Shiriko Kinema, returned from eight-months' tour of U. S. and Europe. Helen Sumiida, formerly urider contract to Columbia Gramophone here, returned tb.:U. S. Returns'to Japan in. the fall. Marc T. Greene^ mag writer, re- turned to U: S. June 16. Zona Gale and husband (W. L. Breese) left for horiie two days later. Clifford Huntsman, English pian- ist, to Singapore, .where he is slvedded for several concerts, then On to India and Malay States. Michel Piastro; Joseph Schuster 'and Alfred Mirovitch, who had been giving concerts here under directibn of A. Slrok, left for Ariierica. . Jane Wynian, WB actress, in from Coast for ■week's visit here. The Joe Salas have named the new addition to the family Mercedes. ■ Polly Rowles on "leave of absence frorti U fOr month's stay with family. Police tecbyered Joe HiUer's stolen car after it was gone a couple of. days. - Bud Troutmari has gone to Keene, N. H,, to p.a. Freeman Hammond's strawhat. Martha J: . Arnold named business manager for Pittsburgh Playhouse next season. Jack Hillister, the ex-newshawk, has replaced J. J. ■ Reis as Kenny- wood Park's p.a. Vince SOirtiho had practically the entire mysicians' local down to his brother's wedding. , • Vilma Rafael back in town after five-month singing engagement at Kelly's in; Panama.- Dave Broudy rtished . to New York the other- day at word his frau was stricken suddenly ill. Morty Henderson spent half of his vacation in bed recovering ..from a bad case of sunburn, Ben Brown's : daughter, Shirley, has been awarded a scholarship to Carhegie Tech drama school. Helen Donnelly has washed Tap piiblicity for Symphony campaign and holidaying in New Yorki Arthur, Low, Nixon treasurer, in from east for .few. days to See how remodeling of legit site's coming. Minneapolis . By Les Rees and bride honeymooning, 'via Great Ldlccs cruise Neoma Judge, Hollywood film player, visiting her parents and brothers here. Leo Moliter, Mound, Minn., ex-; hibitor, back from a Yellowstone Na- tional park vacation. Sterling Wilson, UA office man- ager, motoring to New York and Boston to visit relatives. George Turner, veteran . Metro salesman, gave fishing party. for fel- low employes at White Bear lake^ Rihgling Bros., Barhum & Bailey circus playing first Minneapolis en- gagement in three years, July 26 and 27.- Lowell Kaplan of Pantages arid Bill Evidon, .Columbia bookers, spent Fourth holidays, at Breezy Poirit re- sort Harold Kaplan, Mirinesbta theatre managing director, and the wife va- cationing, at Winnipeg and at north- ern Minnesota lakie! resorts. ' Art Ablesbri, Eddie Ruben's man- ager at DeviliS Lake and Langdori, N; D.^ undergoing m^jor operation at Mayo clinic, Rochester^ Minn.. . Guy Eraser Harrison of Rochester, N. Y., Civic Orchestra to direct Minr neapolis Symphony orchestra's sum- mer pbp concerts at Auditorium July 13 to 15. ^- Walter Branson, RKO istrict riianager, in town. Laura Benham of Warner home of- fice publicity dept a visitor. Harold Harris here ahead of Major Bowes' all-girl unit at Orpheum. Mbe Levy, 20th-Fox district man- ager, on swing around branch .offices. . Me.rla Carpenter, of Paramount va- catioriing at northerj^k- Minnesota lake resorts. .•■ Construction to start this month on new, air-cooled 20th-Fox film ex- changCi Pat Halloran, Paramount booker, Paris Lys Gautr off for ILbndon. Barbara la May off on tour. Hotel strike agai threatening. .. William Hi Harris in from Ameri- ca. June Stick :bperiihg cabaret Of her: own. at Salle Sacha every . Ballets Pleyel. Metro buyi Guitry. Town full of tourists nationality. Georges Rigaud getting ready for early American trip, ' New.revue starring YvOnrie Legeay ih rehearjsal at Concert May ol.- • . Gladys Swarthout and hubby Frank Chapman in from America. Emil Janhings scheduled to make first Comedle-Francaise appearance. Madame Gerard d'Houville ap- pointed dramatic critic of 'Echo de Paris. Cinema Commission of Chamber winding iip hearings before drafting new bill regulating French film ih- dustry. Baltimore By Howard A. Burman Babe Mednick itery booker. Joe Katz going abroad with the missus. Rodney Collier two-week yacash. Mac Weinberg sans tonsils hoping for more, weight. Jack Miller and Eunice Fine back from honeymoon cruise. Gary Stchanberger leaving box of- fice for Work onSunpapers. John Jk: Carlln back from tour of his park at . Buckeye Lake, . Ohio. Max Cohen considering vacash from nitery ' stint to run for Sheriff. Clem White breaking local col- umns as expert on -swings language. MelbQurng^ChrlStophef back home after European toUr with Fred. San- born. Roy Bergere to Pittsburgh and Len Trout, South, for summer nitery bookings; ' . Ted Routson ernie Seamon of Hipp made^ohoYairy members of Jiinior Birdmen. 'In Garfirikel's Window' by Nor- man Clark, and Lou Shecter mulled by Coast film icOmpany. Lew Rome and Leon-: Zellet tak- ing activei part in Mayor Jackson's campaign for Governorship. Lou. Azrael ori six<; weeks cruise. Column will be but' for three weeks and mailed in for three more. Larry Adler, fulfilling yen for column Writing, sending itenfs to Maurice Shockett from abroad. Leonard McLaughlin back frbrn tour -ot strawhats. with ambitious plans for Maryland and Auditorium. Norman 'Clark, drama crick of: News-Post, and Lou Shecter, ndv. tycoon, completed new play negotiat- ing for sviriimer tryout. Charlie Miller has become a . ten- nis shark. Steve Trilling scouting local talent for Warners. Ted Husihg stopped way through town. Charlie Riley openi hi own press agentry offices. . Lou Abtariison elected president of CAPA for the summer term. '. Morris Silver personally conduct- ing visitors around the ne.w Wiliram Morris offices. Charlie Freeman and Shaindel Kalish in town from the (Toast and on to, New York fdr an o.o. Ted Lewis gave Ted Weber, Chez Paree p.a., a wrist ticker in appre- ciation of press job Weber turned out for the band-loader.' Hollywood Paula Stone back from Gatalina. Dorothy Haas ganderlrig the lots Marjbrie Gateson back from Phui* vacash. ■ Bobby Clark in from N. Y. for nif? chores, Owen Davis; stock work. to i^kowhegan for Herb Magidsori hack from Broad- way anibles. Mrs^ Roscbe Karns opening eatecv^ On the Strip. i Jerry Brisk! Metro cutter. Edwin Knopf back at is Metro ieditorial desk;.. Pete Smith recoverl appendectomy.' . . Bert Lahr in for Universal 'Merry- Go-Round- role. ' Frank: Morgan took Fred Keating on. a tuna hunt . Andy : . Devihe. bought Al berg's Van Nuys rancho. Raoul Walsh checked into Cedars Of Lebanon for a checkup. H. . K. Toolev N. Y. Times jperson- riel director, toured the studios. James Duffy resigned from Pathe News after 25 years on the job. T. H. Richmond back doing IVIau- rice Conn publicity after illness. Lester Ziftren voted this year'*., outstanding alumnus of Missouri U. BUly Grady, .Metro talent scout, visiting little theatres in the east William H. Burnside arrived from, England to join Selznick's production staff. . :.- H. M. Warner, Hal Wallis and Henry Blanke trained in from New York. Karl . Hoblitzelle settling for the summer in. Colleen Moore's Bel Air: cottage. Roy Del Ruth vacatioriing in Phoe- nix before his .next Metro directo- rial job. Ernst . Liibitsch 'walks into \the Malibii surf with that cigar at a 45- deg. tilt J. G. Taylor "Spink, publisher the Sporting News, looking Holly- wood over. . ' _ . Frank Albertsoh planed in for two months vacation from 'Brother Rat,' N. Y. legit : Edwin B. Willis, Metro prop chief, back from Europe with 'Marie An- toinette' props. Joe Newman, for several years Metro . assistant director, tiqyr is di-^ recting shorts. . Muriiel Hutchison and Jane Dewey iri from the N. Y. stage for their Parariiount contracts. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard ogle 'Nothing Sacred' rushes to- gether every afternoon. Hollywood went bangtail over th* holiday with Del Mar racing Satur^ day and Monday and Calierite sand- wiched iri between. William P. Lipscomb had his new private golf course dedicated by The Toppers, coriiposed of English golf- ers in tne pic industry. Philadelplna By Herb Golden^ Doc Levy protidly iexhl new yacht. Genei Morgan visiting brother at palm Beach. ' Perry Lesse now doi the Lorraine. Mickey Kipple flew to St visit home folks. Tex Bitter and Ed Finney In from Coast to visit local GN office. Al Zimbalist back from Atlanti City with heat slice of sunburn. Mario Villani back at , Anchorage arid Arcadia after lOrday illness. Doug George on Vacash after ex- ploitation campaign on 'Si Marine' in Wilriiington. V Harold Seidenberg and Herman Whitman golfing their way to Canr ada on two-week sumriier respite. Asbury Park Ocean theatre - opens. Governor Hpffman in town, Billy Watson back at Belmar, D, W. Griffith in town for a few ■days.- Ted Deal summer hohie; Jpsephi rrii opener.' Jimmv crutches. . Ham Fisher nods boardwalk. Producer.. CamPbell rcsti at Mpritauk; Johnny Walker Berkeleyrtilarteret. , Arlenfr arid Charlenc bathing at Elberon. . Tom Howard, first-ni vention Hall, theatre. Douglas Gilbert plays 'Asbui-y FarU Country cliib course, 'Boy Meets Girl' gets break at Convention Hall. Danny Sullivan lining for crippled kiddies show at OaK- hurst. ■' Lawrence 'Teenie' White. Rut . blueblood,, soloing at Ross Fetito'i Farm.s; •. j, ■ Richard Crooks off to north woort.% after firing 83 at Spring Ji/Ieacio Gouritry club. Wednesday, July 7, 1937 OUTDOORS VARIETY 61 Bank Nite Draws 14M in Qeve. h Expo Beats the Rain Hoodoo Cleveland, July Evert with handicap of 18 days of steady rflin that is giving concessioh- nalres a load of sni les, the. Great Lakes Exposition is nearly equaling last year's attendance records. Up to Sunday (4) it had pulled in nearly a .riiillion sightseers— 904,025, to be exact— in 33. days. That is within 60,000 of the .1936 record, Sat- urday's ((3) g;ate 6f 43*176 . heads, second highest for 1937 here, and sunnier weather iridicated th?it thie Fourth of- July week-end would hring in an estimated 140,000 visitors. Practically every exhi it on Sait^ urday enjoyed S.R.O. business for the first time ini a . fortnight. Billy Rose's Aquacade played to 14,000 customers with well lined pokes in • three performances. Ted Weems opened in tlie marine show there Friday for two weeks, following- Xavier Gugat, Harry Harrison's Winterland, which has brought in ■ Evelyn Chandler to toplihe the ice- skating faritasi , dittoed by attract- ing 9*500 hot rubberneckers- who were looking for a cool spot to light. Chief magnet expected to build up a record for the Fourth - was A double-header ball gaime between Cleveland Ihdians arid Detroit Tigers ii city's stadium flanking the lakefront fair. Team has been cb^ operating by selling special ball tickets which are okayed at ceriten- nial's gatiis. | T.amihlo, Wyb., HI; Hook .SprlTigfi, 17 ; • Kawlinii, 18. Rinflrllhg: Bros.-BariiLum it Bailey nUsbuPKii, P.a.. 12-13; Columbua, O., 1 t;. liityton, 15; ^prlngneld, 16; Toledo, 17; Detroit, i Ich., IS-^aO. Dallas, July 6. . With an impressive, title, the Greater Texas and Pan . American exposition has proved to be a local proposition through its first 22 days. Attendance figures at. closing Satur- day (3) had. reached aggregate of 448,052. Most of the attendance is at night' and exhibits scattered over the grounds : of last, year's. Centennial get hardly any patronage! during day. Weather-wise Texans just don't stick their heads out in the mid-day .sun. When the lights go on, they have been making an' ap- pearance in the entertainment spots and giving the exhibits no play. The exposition has started re- trenchment in line with the pirefer- ence for night-tinrie stuff and took a big slice out of the day-time per- sonnel. Frank McWeny, director general of the fair, also took oc- casion last week to issue a formal statement denying rumors that the celebration would end before its scheduled time Oct. 31. Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone were brought in over the holiday weekend to act as bait for the front gate. The pair was presented in a Saturday night in Cotton Bowl which was free and Stunt was to be repeated Sunday and Monday "ttights. Free show had the entire setup which ordinarily broadcasts for IDr. Pepper on 9. Southern network .Sunday nights and included Lyn Murray's male chorus, Jaick Arthur, arid Art Jarrett from the Casino. At- tendance at the first free, show was estimated at 15,000; much less than exposition officials had anticipated. Benny ialso made appearances in, Cavalcade and Casino shows nightly to earn the $15,000 he reputedly re- ceived for stopoff here. Rudy Vallee comes in , Saturday (10) to succeed Ted Fio Rito, at the Casino show. He is set for two weeks, after which Phil Harris takes over; George Marshall, director of entertairirnent, reports, that Borrah Minevitch is leaving this week but that his .hariT(ionica troupie wiU con- tinue extra two weeks. Jack Ar^ thur also will . bow out with; Art Jar rett taking over whole singing bur den, excepting through Lanny Ross engagement. When Rbss will sing, one number, 'bon't You Know or . Don't You Care?"; Marshall reports he has The Craddocks coming in : and also has eontracted Arren Brodeirick to. follow Lanny Ross. MarshaH's sports program will be- gin July 15 and run three days, with South Ameirican, . track and soccer stars meeting American toppers. The; South American representatives already have reached Dallas. Fort Worth, _ Attendance, at Casa Manana; main, attraction of the Frontiier Fiesta, ran 25% ahead of ihe first 10 days of last, year, gettinig the fiesta off to a good start. The three-day holiday oyer the Fourth brought large crowds, missed lasit ; year as the show then opened. July 18, Casa Manana revue has been, speeded up. The result Is a snappy show running little more than an houi" and with gobs of flash; John Murray Anderson, director, left JYiday (1) ior England after polishing up the performance. Bob Allen is staying ari extra wee'^ to speed up the dancing and to put more finish to Pioneer Palace show. Calgary Brothers, pantomime come-- diaris, moved from large Casa Manana to Pioneer Palace. First spot too liarge fpr their typie oif act. Paul Whitenian bought national irights to 'Gone With the^awn,' ro- mantic song, and is expected to play it on his twicerweekly broadcast from a new studio just; opened on the grounds. Whitemtin drove half ight Thursday to take part i real cowboy reunion at Stamford, getting plenty of publicity and ing goodwill for the show.' . Albert Johnson, . scenei . designer, will remai a moiiih to work oa. planis for a fiesta pri wheels which Billy Rose, director general, has In mind for a fall tour, Carlton Wi ler, techmcal director, will remain through run of Casa Manaha. Wbitemfin announced auditions for a girl singer which he hopes to obtain in Texas. He wants a girl who can go into the movies. Count Nicoli Vegetti Di Cafia, one of a group of titled dancing partners provided at Casa Mianana, quit in a huff when he read in New York reviews that he was called a gigolo. The. others stayed put, how- ever. Di Caff a said he was not a gigolo and swore vehgance at -the visiting columnisits. Fireworks finale to Casa Manana; revue prohibited by city because nearby tent caught fire. NJ.Fair mm With $lMtoS£ Washington, Jiily Measures carrying $4,500,000 for, Federal participation in the rival World Fairs skedded for San Fran- cisco and New York in 1939 received approval of the Houise last week. . Stalling by the lower branch ended with ratification of revised Merritt bill appropriating $3,000,000 for the Gotham expo and a /re writ- ten measure supplying $1,500,000 for the Golden Gate show. The S; f. money prpposal previously was passed by. the Senate but House Foir- eign Affairs ^Committee changes re- quire further action. The N. Y. leg- islation, similar to a $5,000)000 bijl which, the President vetoed several weeks back, has not been taken u(i' in the Senate. Congressmen will h&ye a say in formulating plans for Government spending, .despite Presidfent Roose- velt's prior objection that this is an unconstitutional invasion of the rights of the executive; branch of. the government. Commish for the Frisco jambptee embraces four cabinet officers— sees of Interior,. Agriculture, Coinmercei and Labors three members pf the House, and like number of Senators. Group to supervise N. Y, exhibit in eludes si lawmakers and three cabineteers, representing Labor, Commerce and Agriculture; depart- ments. Legion Bally ' Battle Creek, Mich., July 6. What is believed to be the brtly traveling poj;t of the Amei'ican Le- gion marched in the Fourth of July parade here Sunday. The 'traveling post' is compose of member vetera;n3 employed by the Greater. Exposition Shows, which iare showing here this weekl There are 60 members and nrieet- incs are. held weekly. 62 VARIETY Wednesday, July 7i 1937 News Ftom the Dailies is department contains rewritieii theatricaX news items as v^tt^ lishei 6mring the weik in the daily papers of New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hollywood and London.' VarietV takes no credit for these news items; each; has been rewritten frojn a daily paper. . East . Jirii Barton played vJeeter Lesteif in 'Tobacco Road' for the l.OOOth time last Wednesdiay. That's the record. Henry Hull went 233 per- formances and James Bell .305. : .. Paul White,^ Ne'jgro lad, picked . by Universal for a part iii •Adventure's End.' He worked for the Guild in 'But for the Grace of God.' Selected because he can speak with a cockney accent. Eugene 'britiahdy ham^d prez of the Schubert Memorial. Succeeds Ossip Gabrilowitsch. English Home Office figures show that only about 10,000 from the U. S^ attended the Coronation^ , . Understudy dub to make a picture 'Short ,of its activities. ' Also plan an- other performance. That Jones. Beach private weather bureau beat the Government predic- tions, three times in the fir«t week. Mrs. Ted Healy got a divorce last October. Later .she chianged her mind. But she only remembered to - have the decree, officially quashed last. week. Arnold Reuben, announces he's ■quit naming sandwiches .after the ; near-great In futur^ he'll use flc-. tion and historical characters tb sponsor his output.. ' Belle Livingston announces shb's going to open a new club. To re- vive the bid -timie charin of the speaks. . Nite dub. gem .gang got to Mrs. ' Joseph Forrestal^ socialite, for about $48,000. Worth of jewelry liist thufs-l day (1). Trailed her from the Plaza. > New bus nine to Rils park will be inaugurated from the Kings High- way station of the Brighton subway. To use the new bridge. Fritz Reiner in from London' to V conduct Stadium concerts Trolley Players, strawhatters, one- nighting^ suburban towns arbund N. Y. watson-Lahey manage. ■ Strand guested 100 marines £rom Brooklyn havy yard Friday (2) for opening of 'Singuig Marine.' . Railroad officials said holiday travel :^as tip 30% over last year. Even the, bus lines ran in sections. : Croydon Pehdergrace, . auto racier, killed on the Swanzey (N. H.) dirt track, July 4,, when his car went over the embankment. Later two women were hurt when three cars collided and crashed the fence. With rehearsals slated to start in a few weeks, four, Yiddish theatres have set their opening bills. Her man Yablokoff, at the National, will try 'Give Me Back My Heart,' musical; 'Sins of the Mothers' will open the Parkway; Hdpkinson, Brooklyn, will have a musical and Michal Michalesko and Lu(^ Levin will start, with an operetta. Ann Cherhiak and Beimie Adler will oc- cupy the Bronx Art theatre with The SlaVe of Sin.' George E. Quigley, retired picture execi, in Elizabeth (N. J.), chancery court yesterday (Tuesday): to answer his first wife's divorc6 action. She claims his Mexican divorce ..was illegally obtained. Club Bagdad, East Greenwich, R. I., suing Belle Baker for $3,000 alleging she failed to keep a con tract date. Richard Furlong, , arrested when found asleep In the N. Y. Straiid theatre after the house had closed. Parents testified he was sub- ject, for fits of somnolency. . Given a suspended sentence in court. Karl Kruger, of the Kansas City Philharmonic, engaged to lead the Budapest Philharmonic on a tour of Italian cities next spring. To give 14 concerts. Flush, the dog used in the .Katharifte Cornell production of 'The Barretts of Wimpole Street' is dead. Never liiissed a show nor' a cue. ■■■■■■■ Arthur Mayer cuffs the Harvard, Yale, and Princeton club members to 'Frightened Men* at the. Rialtd. Film tells of a group ;of Harvard students. Coast Galifoi'nia supreme court granted a. re-hearing from an appeal from a lower court j u d g; m e n t which awarded $30,000 to Miary Pickfbrd and her lister Charlotte In a suit against two L. A. realty firms. Request of Mylliceht Bartholomew, aunt .and adopted parent of Freddie Bartholomew, to have court set aside the agreement apportioning boy player's earnings among mem- bers of his family, was denied by Superior Judge Fox in L. A. Eleanor Huntley, iilm actress, won a divorce, from Robert Kellogg Heinze in L. A. Elaine Barrie won the right to. denionstrate 'How to Undress Be- fore Your Husband' using that title afteij court evidence iii L. A. showed title had been used in a magazine. Alfredo Codona, former circus per- former, is defendant in a divorce suit filed at Long Beach, Galif., by Mrs. Vera Codbna, who asks, half of $34,000 property and $200 a month. Ted Healy, divorced last October, joined by ex- wife in plea to L, A.' Superior Court tb call decree off. Mrs. Lita Grey Chaplin Aguirre was igranted a divorce from Henry Aguirre, film player, by Judge Bur- nell, who earlier had refused her a decree. Sheila Wilcoxon divorced from Henry Wilcoxon i . A. on cruelty grounds. Mrs. Josephine Austin (Irene Del- rov) won a divorce in Reno from William L; Austin, Jr; Damages 'of $100,000 are asked in a suit filed against Metto resulting froprt the drbwnirig of Kresten Gom- mesan^ a' sailor, during the filming ol 'Captains Corageous.' Contracts of Betty Grable and Marsha Hunt, both 2(1 with Para- mount, were approved by L. A. Su- perioip court. Nitery Reviews (Continued from page 49) appearance and perform^ with an enthUsiasrn ;good-fellow tbuch that is fetching. The cards are dis- tinctly stacked In her ;favor as a fiopir show entertainer in New- York and if she doesn't move to other night spots later , shb might prove a good b. p. bet on theatre personals; Suppbrtirtg troupe includes Charles Althoff, istandard hick-fiddling turn in vaudeville fbr many years, and a clickful proposition from a floor. Like niany others who have gone from vaude to: niteries hie finds him- self very much, at home and no trouble with his audience. A flaiishy abrbbatic dancer is Loma Ruth. She has a fast and rather tricky routine. Patricia Reilly, per- sonality songstress, remains here, as does Ebbe Gyldenkron, who calls himself the 'singing baton,' and is now in bis third year on the prem- ises. Gylkendron lends distinct Scandinavian ffavor. Hie's from Copenhagen. Bob Asen's well-man- aged orchestra backgrounds .effici- ently tot. dancing and the show. Three-day Fourth bf July week- end wasn't hurting business here at all, which may mean that a unique Svenska restaurant of this kind, coupled with b. o. of the Nesbit name, was the answer Sunday night (3) when house was filled. Some places were deserted both Saturday and Sunday nights, Chor. HOTEL ASTOR, N. Y. It's some five years, since Ted (Is Everybody Happy?') Lewis has been on Broadway, but seemingly he's not forgotten. Times Square over the. long holiday; Week-end looked like the proverbial deserted village, but they must, have eome "up from man- hole covers: and. hideaways the way they piled into the Astor Roof Mon- day night for Lewis' preem. Ever an astute showman, the band- man had . permitted . himself . to be- come a bit standardized on his re- cent vaudfilmery jaunts, but seem- ingly, in between the Chez Paree (Chi) . engagement last month and this lap on Broadway, he's refur- bished his stuff. There's a judicious admixture of the old and the new and while Lewis' dansapation is still on the forte, side — ^it may only .be the hyper-amplification of the loud- speakers all over the Roof— his is an effective presentation. QK.hoth for sight and hoof. On the sight end, opening with a musical cavalcade that sets him off well. Lewis is augmented by the Radio Aces,: vocal trio; . Teddy Hale, yeoman tenor with the band, who could, however,: subdue his vocail en- thusiasm: and not pyramid his top- notes thataway; Charlie .(Snowball) Whittier; who does Lewis' 'shadow!; Ruth Eiaye,, tapster,' arid Lita Lede,. vocaliste. All specialists are clicky. Lewis on his own has how made 'Baby Smiles at Me' and . his clari- net and sweet-hot rieed work ner- sonal trademarks and this, fortified by an intrinsic capability to mer- xjhandize himself to the fullest; im- presses hiin anew oh his Broadway return. Abel. HICKORY LODGE (LAllCHMONT, Y.y This roadhouse was taken over this season by the Goldman ' BroS;, who operate the Hickory. House on West 52nd Street in New York. For^ merly the Post Lodge, spot on the Boston Post Road a short ways up from the mietropolis* furthermost border has beeh; tastefully redeco- rated and is making a play for Westchester's younger set. No fibbr^how, but Charles Bar- nett.'s orchestra, With a thrice-weekly (Monday-Thursday-Saturday ) NBC wire, dishes out okay terps music; Gale Reese augments some of the choruses nicely with vocals, with Al Stuart, one of the musicians, also stepping out for some singing. Dell qnd Hamoryi mixed accordion and singing team, work the tables be- tween dancing. As at the Hickory House in N. Y., feature 'bf this spot is the food, es- pecially the steaks. Latter will have to draw, too, inasmuch as Hickory .I^odge is surrounded by roadhpuses of every deg^ee^ with the popular Glen Island Casino not: very far away. Scho, EL CHICO, N. Y. Highlight of the new fioor shpw, at El jChicp, authentic. Castilli class nitery in Gfeehwich Village, is - lando. He's a ybung Mexican who dbes Impressions. His billi 'the human caricaturist' coveris the situa- tion icely because his gfotpsque makeup, while doing a takeoff of Lefty .Gromez pitching, in , rhumba rhythm, is a new idea in impression- ism. He effects a chalky makeup and exaggerated eye-penciling fdr contirast, augmenting his stuff with contprtive rhUmbaing. The panto- mime is highly effective. On an equal par are Jose. and. Pa<^ : tricia, a pair of personality ballrobm- . olbgists, she a looker .and he a nice vis-^a-vis. Their terps are likewise new, incbrporating such characteris- tic tempos as the fado fr()m Portu- gal, the zambra from AnadalUCia, this Mexican ' jarana, chapanecas and other new daiices.. .vLas Guarecitas aire a sister .team, dbing ranchero songs in Mexican, motif. CarlPs Montoya holds over with his extraPi'dinary guitaring-r-: he's among the tops. : Ant6nita Mo-: rales is the ballerina subbing for Mona Montes, star'^Ptthe rev.Ue, put: four weeks through injury to . her ankle, but since returned; and the Trio Pampero, do South American songalogs to seU-guitar accompaiu> ment. Don Alberto and Los Pipa- dore cohtihue for the dansapation.. A jgqod, new stunt which Benito C. Colfada.'the' Chicb's managing dii^ec- tor, has incorporated is the featuring of Rodolfb D'Avalbs and Senorita Albertina' to demonstrate - the tango and rhumba. They: tutor in simple- manner, then Invite anybody f rdm the audience. It's a cUffo unless the customers get interested in D'Avalos and Albertina's private sessions.' Ahel. OBITUARIES SILVE:R FOREST ROOM (DEAKE. CmCAOb) Ghicagb, Jiily 2. During: past couplie months, the Drake has found, astonishingly enough, that there. i& a certain amount of truth in the text book theory of merchandise being a pre- requisite tp selling. Before that time, waiters were complai ing of having no other duties except to ap plaud the nightly performances .of scale bands.. There seemed to be no way to meet this demand ;except to close the two rooms; a decision al most Reached when Consolidated set Paul Whiteman for four weeks. He stayed eight. Not only did Whiteman's engage ment forestall any room-closing, but it broke ;Drake records, and started the present avid demand fbr name bands in Chicago. Jack Denny, fol- lowing Whiteman, -has upheld the validity of the theory. Starting his second, four wCeks, business in the Silver Forest room is still remark-^ able, despite even the use of electric fans ais the principal coPling system. Denny band is a. top-notch outfit. Part of the. credit should go tb the excellent arrangements and the workmanship of the bands; another part, certainly, to the, orgahizatiori's and to Denny^s personality. There's no- needless fiash or ishow-off; in- stead, the atmosphere is of agreeable fellows doing an agreeable job. As to the show surrounding Den- ny's orch.^ some is good, and some bad. The Dorothy Byton line of eight girls is one of the best. . Each of the girls is a splb specialist in her own right; the costumes (for orie routine, white and silver Indian, for the other, simple acrobatic) are in keepiriei with the: room motif. Two girl singles are in.: One, Mig- nbrte, a tiny ; toe-acrobatic dancer, does . work Which, in a less stiff at-, mosphere, would! tie up the show. The secprid gin, Rita Lester, doesn't fare .so well. There's not so much complaint about the singing voice quality as about the type numbers she does. The jiopular stuff, par- ticularly, doesn't jibe with, her style, and if she'd substitute light concert, music,. It would be an; imprpyement all around: Also, should switch frPitt the red gbwn she displayed when caught. . ; Three Olympics, two man and . a Wbmari rbller skating turn- are standr' ard; Act, done entirely, upon a tablie arena, has all the speed, fiash .and showmanship this type of turn needs. As the final act Vox and Walters do their ventriloquist, dub. They idn't fare 50 well at . this catching, Pierre Andre, local radio an- nouhder: is the m.c. The only one of the several vocalists bf the Denny cifew to work in the show is Bob Tace, who does a nice job soloing during line's opening Indian routine.. Loop, i FREDERIC A. JUILLIABD Frederic A. Juilliard, 70, textile manufacturer, died at his home in •ruxedo P'ark June 29, of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was the nephew .and heir 4pf the late Augustus D".' "-JaiUiard, ifpurider of the Juilliard school, and catcied on his uncle's work. He was a inember of the board of.:the ■Met- ropolitan Opera and Iteal Estate Co., the Metrppolitan Opera Assn., one- time president and currently a dir rector of the N. Y. Philharmonic- Syiriphony and was . connected, prp- mihently with other inusical - tures. QELEN: LOWELL Aelen Lowell, 71V yeterah stage and screen actress, died at her Hollyr Wood libme, June 28, af ter: a linger-- ing illness.' Deceased went on the stage at 17, playing lolanthe in the Gilbert and Sullivan Cbmic opera of that title. She created the' rple pf Dearest in 'Little Lord Fauntlerpy' and pf Miss Hiazy in 'Mrs. Wiggs bf the Cabbage PatcW After Wide stage experience, in- cluding several foreign . tburS, she went to Holly wbod under cpntri^ct to Warners ' 1934, appearing ih IN MEMORY OF OVB DEAR FBIEMDS THE MINER BOYS „ VOM — r ED — GEOBGE BARNEY and GERTRUDE USRARD many films. Her later appeairances Were i 'Valiant Is the Word for Cairrie,' 'I'd Give My Life,' and 'Strike Me Pink.' . PABkEB George D. , Parker, 64,. veteran American producer, died in Sydney, Australia, May 29. Parker went tp Australia many years . aso under cbntract tP WilUamson-Tait and pro- duced many of their . comedy and dramatic hits prior to the decline of the legit stage. Quitting W-T he went, to Cine- sound as dialogue director and -re: maihed With unit for quite a spell. He left Cinespund and found thie.gor ing fairly hard to get set again in legit Made his biggest success with 'Journey's Ehd.^ ROBERT T. SMITH Robert T. Smith, 44, manager of GraUman's Chinese theatre, Los Angeles, died July 4 as a' result bf a heart' attack contracted while swimming at San Clemente, CalLf. A native of Iowa; ^mith Worked in Skouras houses in St. Louis prior to going to Holly wbod, five years agb to manage Pantages* Loew's, State. For the past three years Smith hiaid been at Grauman's. Chinese; Survived by widow and three daughters. JOHN C. LYNCH Jphn: C. Lsmch, 62, retired elec- trical engineer, died at Stockbridge, Massv JUne 29, of coronary thrbm- bosis. He went to the N. Y, Teler phone company on his graduation in 1896 and remained with that or- ganization until deafness forced his retirenient in 1931. He Was a pioneer in radio research and established a number of broad- casting stations, notably WE AF, New York. JEROME WILLIAIMTS Jerome Williams, 83, former leader of the Sampson Opera House orchestra, Kingston, and for many year. creased. There are U- lew. critics ctiu on the drama ]oh exclusively in tKe key cities. Ashton Stevens' of ?hc Herald-Examiner and Gharles Collins of the Tribune, both in^Chi- cafio are the survivors but with lit- tle to do in way of play leviewing. Lloyd Lewis, one of the younger scribes in the Loop city is J^th re- viewer and sports editor on the Ghi- c^o Daily News and is the author of a novel or two; Chicago developetf Wo of firbadway's best known, critics-^the late^riPercy -Hammond, arid Burns Mantle, active, critic of the News, ' . . . ' » In Boston two of Its best known critics died Within a: year. Most widely read was H. T. Parker, who composed loiig reviews 'for theTranr- script. . Edward Harkins, yrhp has covered the stage for 25 years, is the sole remaining well known play specialist on the Hub piapers, he be- ing with the Hecbrd. Boston and Chicago have been sent most, of the road shows in the past , several sea-^ sons, with Philadelphi third.. In the latter spot, a few of the bld- imers aie around but In othei' stands they have dropped from at- tention. , ' Death and newspaper ' mergers ' were not the dhly factors in deplet- ing fhi cifilieal. ranks.; With tjie constriction of the number of shows there was a decline in revenue from the theatre. That was further les sensed by the directory, form of daily inserts in the New Ybrk press. Ini othief times ^display space frequently found theatres taking^ tfp a full page, especially in Sunday editions Amusement revenue has virttially beeii balanced, however, by splurge for motion pictures, yet that coin does not cOver: the expense of the drama departments. : New, York's critics are the youngs est grbiip of reviewers in the world. With tiie passing of Hammond, Man tie is the dean and all the others on the regular dailies, are his junior by a wide margin. A poihi . in pass- ing is that the NeWs reviewer (Man- tle ) usually covers morie shows than single critic in New York. . Few Contractces Only some of the critics in the metropolis are under contract. There , are eight flrst stringers remaining ith the suspension of the Ameri can. Gilbert Gabriel of the sheet is in the . last iseven months of a three- year contract, which ;may . be taken over by .another daily. John An- derson, of tiie Journal, is also a con tract man, it being thie Hearst sys teih to tie up its by-lihers, with the result that thie Journal's sports de partment is jammed with ined seals.. Although not under contraict, men ike Brooks Atkinson of the Times are under weekly salary through oiit the year, with little to do in the summer months. On the other hand, Anderson grinds out daily copy for the Journal. So does Doug las Gilbert, who succeeded Robert Garland on the World-Telegram, also revi ing some of the summer thea tre ideaway try-outs as did hiis predecessor. Robert Coleman, of the Mirror, alSo contributes a daily stint, ichard Lockridge of the Sun usu- ally spends a month on the rewrite desk. Richard Watts, Jr., who suc- ceeded Hammond, is on a European vacation. John Mason BrpNyn, of the Post, lisually leaves the staff during summer; write and l(ecture. Iri the days when the theatre was igh the out-of-town critics came roadway in the spring and sum- mer to look over plays which would visit their cities the foilpWing sea- BOri. That custom , hsts stopped and .only . a. few critical .visitors come to New York for that purpose every so often. While not infifequent. for dirarria.. reviewers to -cover pictures, only two film critics have become drama criticsi Watts is one and Jfordaunt Hall, formerly of the N. Y, Times, is another. He has the drama desk tin the BOstoh Transcript, ftadib has curiously failed to de- velop critics. Most of the radio columns are made .. up of comment o.r casual references to broadcasts. Variety set thie style in reviewing io and is. virtually unopposed in . . field. None of :the draitia or picture reviewers has touched radio coverage to date'" WHAT THEY THINK . For an Opiera boufle Revival BrooHlyn, N. Y, June 29. jEditor, Variety: regards arid make Nebraska, as music, a foreign couiitry? If Germany, for Instance, did not ,„... . , j , . ... .4.1. liagree to pay performing rights on With, hali: a hundred societies with, ^^gUsh song or work, then we imposing titles all aimed at the im- would niake the position reciprocal, provement of the stage, chiefly, it so it amounts to this: Nebiraska in^ would seem, through the promotion the end would have to write own of sociological brainstorms, why can- Perform it Jn^ their own State, ^ - ' . • i. J and it would not have entree into not some httle gro^P J^ve a thought -^ ^tj^^r part of America. This po- 0. the revivals of the operas bot^e? sitioh would then bring them their iaif a century, ago no town of im-. senses. '. portance was wit^iout its summer . At ah earlier date you reproduced season of light operas. Today thie a letter of rhine in your issue of best we get is the occasional appear^ July 22 last, and I would likie to say ance of the Gilbert and SuUivan since then the evils that .1 pointed scores and the intermittent revival out in that letter have been put of some of the . old Shubert successes, rijght in this country-r-special ai:- The answer, I suppose, is th^t the L-artg^ments -are not only being sup- old timers are regarded as outnabded. I piigd by pubUsheifs, band leaders the, public seems interested in buy- ing is songs which have come less from- necessity and more; from in- spiration. This, it sieems to me at least, is the real reason that popular songs; are reaching hew lows in sheet sales. ichdrd imbcr. are getting more money, and broad- casting fees are nearly doubled. I mehtibn this hoping that you may take a little notice of what I have said eairlier in this letter, as .1 really, do feel if .a New York pub- Perhaps theiy aire, but they still are more tuneful than the more recent Output. When has New York seeh Fati itza," 'The Grand Duchess,' Boccacio,' 'Princess : Of Trebizonde/ Maritana' and their ilk? Or getting closer to the present 4ay, what has I ,. , u ji- * ^ u become of ^Black Hussar,"The Lady were handling, one of my pub- or the Tiger.' 'Falka,' .mdjy' and ^^atjons.! woiUd iwt other tuners of that era? handle it if I thought that the State; They all carry better, more tuner of Nebraska could perform my ful melodies than the machine-made works, without paying .a. fee, output of more recent times, and We have our troubles here, but I many' have served to supply sugges- airi sure over there you have more, tion if not .inspiratibni to the mod- and I can only feel that in the end, ern cOmposersr \. iafter all the; money iii litigaltiori that I bielieve ^hat, such a venture, has been spent, it will. bpiJL down. to Woiild meet With some, favorable re- one thing again, arid that. is the pub- sponse 'coiild they ;be done with the lisher who. holds the copyright of .a bld eclat. That probably would prove song will have the control of Vthat the obstacle, for where can we find copyright and the performing of today siich finely trained troupers that work through ASCAP where as De Wolf Hopper, Digby and Laura ever the song is played, ahd that he Joyce Bell. Mathilde X:otrelly,. Mar- | should be paid within reason for ion Manola, Bertha Ricci, to men- tion only a few. Perhaps i am old-fashioned and talking out of ritiy turn, but I ani convinced that an adequate Sfcsen- the performanice of any of the works that he controls. I ath sure : your legal department, with all the knowledge and the facts at their hands, could publish a solii- ^ion: o4;the^old timers wy^^ stbp all this expensive liti^ acceptable to a host of modems. Why cannot the Metropolitan, in ■ ' , . ■ . , . ,, its- supplemental spring sSsoh, give In conclusion you might say. wel us a week of the old timers? It what has it got to^do with you. It would be interesting. It might prove only concerns us here inasmuch as • • - ^ . . . I certam ..of our works may be lii-^ Yoived. Yours faithfully. MACMELODIES, LTD. ■F. AfcJifiltan.^ Manaising Director. risnumeratiye^ It certainly would be eDdightening. Dudley Carson. No Weeps for P0or Vaudeville fiditor, yAFtiETy : it's , all . this crying ;about where hias gobd old vaiide , gone to? iVs gone the way;. Of all 'junk. It ^yas no good, that's, why, it. has" "di'sap- peiared. And .don't tell me it's coming back; Why should it? When you can gp into a picture theatre and see two pictures for a quarter, with a lot of real entertainment, why bother with paying twice as much, to hear a lot of stale jokes? As for thie hullabaloo about the poor actors: who can't get jobs— ^why; let 'erii : eat cake. The good actors get jobs i ictures, or radio! .M GdrfLnklei^ Lively Trading CContinued from page 4)' Mr. radford's Got Somethln' There BaltimOire, July i. Editor, Variety: If evidence wiere needed to prove I Gene Ga.rricb's Performance the utter lack of busihess sense in Hollywood, July 2. the picture industry, the high prices . ^ paid for recent - stage successes *«"<"^» variety would prove the point amply. I was very anxious to read your A company pays $100,000 or more reyieW of 'The Road Back.' because for the rights to a Broadway hit, when Variety gives you a rating, with the proviso that the picture I'vie always felt it meant something, may not be released until th week- quicker . than might have been ..the consistently about litigatiori,, argu- song's life span. Yet, radi is :rtot. crferenJes and such that have- responsible for the continual de- been going oh in regard . to the mat- creasmg^ sales i sheet musi lo Deen goiijg uii • ° ..^ ni ght have cut the sales from a ter of mu..c ^^J^J^^^^Son Sates m Uibn to a half million for the big rious. States., and that^ce^^^^ it is paying performing in America are ing to, get away with the fact' that they should not pay performing fees— it struck me that your paper, in knowing and publishing all the facts, would have come to the conclusion as J that the only people, who may benefit from this long litigation are the legal. pro- ^fes.sion. , . In your issue of June 2, for in- stance, you quote that the Nebriaska law is^'framed along the lines rCr cently passed by the Florida ill, Whjch gives the purchaser of a piece of mu.si the automatic right to per- form it without further cost. To any. inded nrian whp' knows about the /music busine.>Iew. This is very wrong. • The striptease and the fan-dance have nothing in common; indeed, ithey are ■ diametrically opposed, as iMiss . Sally l^and, f an-.dancer, is vgejierously loath to point out, but yrill, when cornered.: • , Miss Rand, fan-dancer — also busi- ness woman, picture star, dramatic Actress,, lecturer and philosopher — Jjalg never seen the strip-tease, be- cause when she used to enliven our N, Vv town, one just didn't go to burlesque; and then when the in- telligentsia made it the amusing thing to see, Miss Rand was very bilsy fanning the road. But from ; what - she's . heard . about strlp- V teasers, Miss Band in all modesty is ^^satisfled to be ' a fan-dancer — an ' artiste who. isn't coy, an artiste who .- has nothing to hide, and doesn't hide it, an artiste who disdains that 'now (Continued on pagre 15) Anticipating the Worst, AmeKa Earhart Farewell Song Hits Tin Pan Alley Before even the search for Amelia Earhart and her navigator. Freder- ick Noonan, was intensified by the U S. government last week, a pair songwriters were around pub- Ushers' offices trying to place a song commemorating the event. Title yhich the team. Harry Pease and Jack Meskill, gave the tune read, Ihey Needed an Angel in Heaven Jso God Took the Queen of the Air.' Pease and Meskill tried to get some publisher to register the title lor them with the Music Publishers iTotective Association, but all ap- £f"''^"^^ed shied away from the idea, iney thought that the l.aste exer- cised by the writers in rushing the ™ng to market was not on the side laste, or judgment. Ti/rT^*^^" the great tenor .died, Jack ^'lls published 'They Needed An An.gel in Heaven so God Took Caruso Away." This is a slight switch. Swinging the Mortgage Norfolk, Va., July 13. A Norfolk church is swinging its «ein away with swing music. St. filers Episcopal parish is blasting fway at a debt of long standing with weekly (Friday) dances at Baxter's ■°arn, Kempsville. Parson and leaders do chapcronin'g young set having swell time local orch performing. Had to Steam *£m Out Minneapolis, July 13. Most local lower loop 'shoot- ing galleries' are now offering refrigeration along with two features and three or four shorts, all for a dime. During the extreme heat the past week many of these houses found it impossible to obtain any turn- overs at all, as most pairons parked themselves for the en- tire day and night, sleeping in cool comfort and getting away from the broiling sun. In aesperation, one exhibitor turned off his cooling system in midday and mid-eVening and succeeded in this way in driv- ing some of the chair-fillers out. BROADWAY DUE FDR BARRAGE OF BROGUE Although Lee Shubert has an- nounced sponsorship of a season of Abbey Theatre over here next fall, Eddie Dowling is figuring on Import- ing an opposition troupe of Irish players and ia sailing today (14) with the idea of making such an arrangement. He will be joined on the other side by Boris Said, who is also sailing this week oh another liner. Dowling and Said are teamed in the management of the St. James and 44th Street theatres, N. Y.. and each has a 25% interest in 'King Richard II.' Partners have not been getting along any too well, accord- (Continued on page 71) OFFSET TO [im COSTS FOR lABDO Unionization Campaigns for Many Industries Concen- trate on a Short Work Week — This Extra Lei- sure Should Be Reflected at the Film Boxoffices ANTIDOTE By ROY CNff ARTIER trhe great coSpeoXration for forces seeking unionization of jall classes of employees, coupled with the fact that some industries and businesses have retained the, flve-day week of the NRA which labor demands in negotiating contracts, should import- antly redound to the benefit of pic- tures. It should offset the increased operating costs of \he industry that are being or will be caused by rec- ognition of unions. And it may even be a help. This assumption in pic- ture circles, including theatre opera- tors, is based on the theory that when I>eople have more time for leisure they will have more time to spend in theatres. This was clearly demonstrated during the period when the NBA with its enforced flve-day week were in effect. Because of the fact the Blue Eagle didn't fly for very long and conditions arising out of a de- "t>£ession were changing, it was dif- ficult for theatre operators to esti- mate how much lower receipts would have been if a six-day week had prevailed as in years prior. At the moment, with the outlook good for a return to five days for a vast majority of persons, it was also impossible to gauge what the added benefits to theatre box offices might eventually be. Added receipts may make up for added costs dii-ectly due to labor or they may not. That is something for the future, operators being able only to predict that ex- (Continued on page 71) Geographical Span of U; S. Indicates Some Impoitant Show Biz in the Stix Time Marches Back With the webs and many in- die stations ,- going back 300 years for classic dramatizations that are giving Shakespeare the shakes in. his tomb, WMCA, N. Y., figures it is topping its rivals by plotting a series of broadcasts . using the wor}cs of the famed Greek dramatists of 3,000 years back. Radio nowadays goes back- wards faster than forwards. CROPS POINT TO BIG B.O. BIZ Kansai City, July 13. Show biz in .this section, the self- labeled 'breadbasket of the nation,' can look forward to one of its best seasons in the past eight years. The reason: from hereabouts last week poured into Kansas City the most welcome caravans of prairie prod- uce — car after car or wheat. Cars received last week blasted the all- time volume record. Kansas crop alone is variously estimated from 140,000,000 to 160,000,000 bushels and they're bringing an average $1.20 per bushel. Which means that the per capita allotment of spendable coin for amusements has skyrocketed to a high not seen here in some time. The first big swath into this pocket-scorching- tender will be taken by the numerous county fairs and fiestas that will soon be draw- ing what is expected, to be record turn-outs to county seats. There has been a steady revival of fairs during (Continued on page 71) Vaude Revival' a Dud So Far; Clean Burlesk Needs More Showmanship What's happened to show busi- ness? Where's It gone to? It's not all oh the screen and radio.^ The answers are apparent, from a transcontinental gaze into far-flung, but somewhat dimly recognizable corners of the country. Go down to the lonely prairie of Texas and yoy'll find, show business. Or gander the wide open spades of Colorado and you'll find show . business, Not to mention such cosmopolitan spots as St. Louis and Cleveland. Real' shows being put ph in all those . places, with names and combos such as would command respect, to say the least, in the top levels of- Broad- way in its heyday. The road is dead? 'Maybe. But the sticks have found their own . an- swer — their own extravagan:^. Just a peek at 'the names should tell the story. Dallas, Tex., with a midway^ which costs approximately $3,500,000. Rudy Vallee Borrah Minevitch, Ted Fio . Rito, Arthur Jfarratt* Jack Arthur,' Chester Hale chorines, Stan Kavanaugh, sets by Jo Mielziner, re- volving stages, lavish costumes an eatery a-la-French Casino, seating 2,400. Or Fort Worth, only 45 min- utes away and with a.poptilation of somjewhat over 200,000. The names currently • showing ' there include Paul Whiteman," Harriet Hoctor, Everett Marshall, John Murray An- derson, Clyde Hager, Moore and Revel, Charles King, Janet Read, Caligary Bros. Even a little spot named Prairieville, in Texas, not even a dot on a map, with a popula- (Continued on page 71 >. Amateur Show On Grind Basis Newest N. Y. Pic House Idea By JOIC SCHOENFELD The much heralded revival of v.Tudoville in the former New York biiilcsque houses exploded Monday (12t with the detonation of a pea- shooter. Temporarily, at least, it's a dud. Pri)bal)ility remains that the bur- lesque operators will soon switch to a more variety-type of entertain- ment through sheer necessity, but the opening shows at the Republic, Gaiety and Eitingc, in Times Square, lliou.i-h varying in quality, practi- cally shout the question: Just whcie did burlesque go, and where Mes vaudeville come in And tries«— fsn't an answer. Bur- lesque rema\ins, only under the tag of 'Follies' but sans strippers, bump- New Peeve Drugstore acro.s.s from one N. Y. de luxer is riled because the big theatre hasn't had draw pictures lately. 'They're ruining us with those bad pictures,' is the lanient. ers. thigh-grinders and the obviously dirty blackouts and double-talk. Vaudeville doesn't come in, because the type of vaude these houses are playing never went out. Burlesque always used specialty acts, even though they were stage waits be- tween strippers and blackouts. In Follies, they are stage waits between tableaux and blackouts, with plenty of both the former and the latter.. Now, however, there's no strip- ping; no body jiggling; no muscle work. Semi-nudity, yes. with the chorines stripping from the waist up (Continued on page 8) A New York indie picture theatre chain plans entering the amateur show field as . an experimental side- line. It's considering, the presenta- tion of a continuous am and film performance in a mid town theatre, idea emanating from radio and the imit shows which are iDeing toured. Prizes would be awarded and the lure of catching the eye of talent scouts is expected to attract enough amateurs to keep the performances going on a five or six-show schedule daily. . ■ Drama schools woyld be invited to send students, with playlets to be tried as well as specialty turns. Anything's Possible With Noel Coward story around Broadway mentions a musical tragedy for the new sea- son by and with Noel Coward. Irene Dunne And Lawrence Tlb- bett are mentioned In the midsum- mer bubble as 'inembos of the cast VAxmer PICTURES Wednesday, July 14, 1937 SE G-B DEAL TO A HEAD AS METRO, 20TH EXECS CONVERGE ON LONDON Mayer's Party Abroad — Joe Schenclc AUo-rMetro*» Legalists Over There for Some Weeks Surveying Matters — Carlsbad First Carlsbad, July 13. The Gaumont-British, 20th-Fox, Metro-Goldwya-Mayer muddle will probably be entirely unwound here witHiri fhe next month. Just what the finale will be is still one of those things, but it's a cinch that a definite and clear . status, will be evolved as the result of doirferences to be held here* J, Robert Rubin, David Bernstein and Isidor Fray are all here taking the baths and laying the groundwork. Rubin and Frey are Loew-Metro's top legalists. On the way over from America to join Ihem are Joseph M,- Schenck, Louis Bi Mayer and others. "Whether or not the Ostrers or their . representatives will join them here is not known, but it is thought likely, with the pirobability that a John Maxwell rep will also be on .hand. Bank of England's Idea London,. July 13. Rumored here that the Bank of England has suggested that the Westminster Bank soft- pedal the film insolvency situ- ation locally. Theory is that the B of E feels drastic action might seri- ously affect Lloyd's undervyrit- ing. ... Song Pluggers De Lme Hollywood, July 13. Elissa Landi and D. J. Vecsei have authored a new song titled 'Sym- phonies Urider the Stars,' which will be peddled to Hollywood Bowl audi- ences this ■ season, opening today ("Tues). Among pluggers lined xtp to boost the ditty are Nino Martini, John Charles Thomas, Grace Moore and Deanna Durbin. \ London, July 13. The Ostrers are adopting a hush- hush policy as regards the future of Gaumont-British. Jphii Maxwell has a suit against the. Ostrer brothers due for hearing in November, with that an important factor -in the no- talk attitude. Understanding is that Maxwell's $3,000,000 investnient in Gaumont- British includes a five-year option on the ; Ostrers' personal holdings, which is the only hold-up on any deal between the Ostrers and Metro- 20th. Indications are that the Americans are prepared now to subinit alter- native propositions to dear up the situation. Either they will return Maxwell's investment, prtfviding he cancels his option; or they will per- mit Maxwell to buy the American holdings. Latter deal was practically consumtnated when Sid Kent was here a few months ago, but faded over a difference of $750,000. ENGLISH BANK TRYING TO COLLECT Louis B. Mayer, Joseph M. Schenck* Benny Thau, Howard Strlckling, et al, sail for Europe (Continued on page 66) *1V Bunch Dickers Again for Yendome And Troc Takeover Charlie Berns le'i .Monday (12) for Hollywood to consummate- a ileal for purchase by his syndicate of three Hollywood eateries, the Vendome aiid Trocadero, patronized by the picture mob, and an un- named downt<)wn Los Angeles chop- house. ^ ■ De""?. has been on and off for some ti'" If eventuating, Berns would .'jh'ake his home on the Coast, oper- ating the cafes, while his partner, Jack Kreindler of 'Jack and Char- lie's, Would be in Tsharge of'2l in New York. Emil (Emil's Chop House, N. Y.) is accompanying Berns on the present western trip and would be in charge of the I^.A. chop house. If going through. Jack and Char* lie take over immediately.. KOHNER AT COLUMBIA AFTER LONG MY SPELL London, July 13. Westminster Bank^ which loaned large sums of money to finance film producers on guarantees of under- writers, will shortly issue writs in an endeavor to collect loans. Some of the underwriters are un- able to meet obligations and ihe bank is endeavoring to make a test case to determine responsibility. W. C.i Crocker, who. smashed the firebug conspiracy here on behalf of the insurance companies, has been investigating filfh loans aggregating $12,000,000. Difficulty has been that producers sent costs . of production fiar exceeding their -estimates. Standard OiFs Feature Fihn with HVood Prod. Indianapolis, July 13. One hundred and forty cities and towns in Indiana will be visited be-' fore De<;. 3 by representatives of the Standard Oil Co. showing a 7,000 foot film called 'Stan,* extolling the commercial romance of the. company. The ■ picture was directed by Mar^ .shall Neilan, and is feature-length, showing the events in the life of an agent of Standard Oil in a smaH midwest community caled 'Prairie View.' Pic was put on celluloid by RKO and the cast includes Robert Arm- strong, Andy Clyde, Peggy Shannon, Si Jinks, Mary Doran, George Be- fealn, Jr., Hershall Ruth and Kermit Maynard, former Indiana University football player. KORDA SEEKS CAPITAL FOR UNITED ARTISTS . London, July 13. Alexander Korda is having confer- ences with Lord Beaverbrook, N. L. Nathanson and Major Andrew Holt, also a director of the Daily Express. Idea behind the confabs is Korda's desire to interest them in his option with Sam Goldwyn on United Artists. I N. Y. to L. A. American Ballet (25). Walter Anderson. Ralph Blum. Bill' Goetz. Monroe Gr^enthaL Harold Hatkett. Charles A. Leonard. Abe Lyman. Carmel Myer. Sid Rechetnick. ' Raymond Scott Quintet Harry Sosnik. Hollywood, July 13, ' After 15 months in a producer's j berth at Metro 'without making . a | picture, Paul Kohner moves over to | Columbia Thursday (15). i His ticket calls for three features ! s year,- Jthe fi^st to be with Francis Lederer. ARRIVALS Sol Shapiro, Mile. Matouschek, Mr. and Mrs: Cyril Baumann, Anna May Wong, Charles Farrell, Mary Lewis, Belle Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch; Rosa Strader, Ralph Blum,. Carmel Myer, William Goetz, L. A. to N. Y. Barney Balaban.' [Binnie Barnes. Sandy Barnett Diana Bourbon. ,Dani;y Danker. Marlene Dietrich. Drew Eberson. Dave Garber. Harry M. Goetz. Mack Gordon. Stanton Gritfis. Nelson Hesse. W. B, Lewis. Louis B, Mayer. Harold McCord. Louella Parsons. Paul Rnibourn. Royer, Joseph M. Schenck. Rudolf Seiber. Jack Smalley. Arthur Stebbins. Howard Strickling.- Benny Thau. J. D. Trop. Milton Weiss. • Lou Wertheinier. Frank Woodruft. John Zanft. ^X' at Starting Line ' Hollywood, July 13. Metro gives the go signal to 'Madame X' next Thursday (15) with Sam Wood directing and James K, McGuinness producing. Cast is headed by Gladys George, Warren William and John Beal. Baldwin's Old English Hollywood, July 13. Earl Baldwin has returned to the Warner lot and started the scripting of an English play which David Lewis will produce. Baldwin retains title of executive but confines himself to writing,. ' Other News of fix Interest Rudy Vallee's program reviewed with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., as guester ..Page 48 New Jack Haley, Chas. Winninger, Virginia Verrill, Meredith Wilson radio show reviewed Page 48 Werner Jannsen's radio program. Page 49 George Gershwin anecdota '. Page 53 Film-style radio disc distribution Page 35 John Royal sends Bing Crosby $100 check for Del Mar race- - track spiel and offers crooner sportscaster job anytime Page 35 How Tom Mix and Jack Hoxie's circuses are doing.... Page 69 Broadway vs. Holljnwood tussle anew over plays and players. .Page 63 Robt. Montgomery-Madge Evans radio show with Mrs. Wal- lace Reid, et.al Page 48 Burgess Meredith's radio 'Hamlet' reviewed .' i . . . . . .Page $9' Jackie Coogan's 'Hollywood Hit Parade' .unit with Lila Lee, et al, starts tour. ' Page 57 Palmolive-Metro deal hot Tuesday but no signatures. ....... .Page 38 Equity organizing radio artists............... ...Page 38 Bischoff s Trio Ready Hollywood, July 13. Three pictures go into production at Warners in August with Sam Bischoff producing. Pictures are 'Hollywood Hotel,' Busby Beirkeley directing; 'Swing Your Lady,* directed by Ray En- right, 9nd 'Gold Is Where You Find It,' ^i<*6er Curtiz direictpr. , WITH mm, UUI31T0N John Maxwell has acquired a sub- stantial financial interest in May- flower Pictures, originally formed by Erich Pommer and Charles Laughton as a 'gamble.' Director and actoi* were to have shared in the costs and profits, if any. Mayflower will make three pic^ tures starring Laughton and directed by Pommer costing $500,000 each. Distribution will be by BIP, but de- signed for the world market.' Maxwell said that 'this is only a practical commercial unit, inasmuch as the star .and director are gambling their services to share in the profits.' First picture, based on' Somerset Maugham's "Vessel of Wrath,' is go- ing into production in August. Report from London is that Para- mount will distribute the Maxwell- Pommer pictures. Par. h.o. execs say maybe; nothing set yet. Newsreelers Covering Strikes Without Too Much Annoyance Di-. VON'S STEN DICKER Hollywood, July 13. Eugeh Frenkc is talking a- deai Mr. and - Mrs.. Max Gordon, Peter ! with Jo.vef von Sternberg for the Witt, Oliver Wakefield, Joe Jack.son, , latter to direct a new Anna Sten pic- Joe Shapiro, Music Hall Rockettes, ture for Grand TSIational. William K. Howard, Anne Booth. \ Script is now being prepared. ( I . eluded a deal with Loew's to play all M the UA product in all of the t-oew theatres this coming season. Par's Wings' in Color Los Angeles, July 13. Par's 'Men With Wings' will get jolor bath on its $1,000,000 budget, "'illiam LeBaron producing. Only other Par tinter is 'Ebb Tide." How Ya Doin*? Hollywood, July 13. Studio guillotiner making the round to prune the payroll strolled into story ed's office, inquiring who can be spared, when told that the staff is way low as is, efficiency chap cracked: 'Someone's got to go; I can't find anyone else to kiss off the lot and all that's left to cut is the boss' salary.' Kahane Leaving Col.; Mediator Berth Folds Dp Hollywood, July 13. Ben B. Kahane, vice-president and executive at Columbia studio, steps out" of the organization in August upon the expiration of his contract with the company.. . Kahane probably will look for further studio, affiliation as it is un- derstood the plan to have him func- tion as an arbiter for producer rela- tions with the Screen Actors' Guild has gone cold. The idea is said to have been kicked over for this spot by Harry M. Warner, who, since the St. Louis theatre litigation brought by the U. S. Government against Warners and other companies, is dis- inclined to go 'into any entente trade agreements or arbitration matters outside of the Hays organization dealings in N. Y. Warner is in favor of having each studio settle its own differences be- tween the various picture organiza- tion affiliates in tl^e acting, directing, writing groups, anXK^ias even shown this indication in the labor end. At the time that producers agreed to recognize the Screen Actors' Guild Warners was a bit reluctant about subscribing to the agreement until it got to a point whereby the entire industry might have been involved in a walkout should Warners not sign. r ■ LEUND HAYWAkD^S OWN H'WOOD AGENCY Leland Hayward, Inc., talent agen- cy, is opening its own office in Hol- lywood. Hayward himself is now on the Coast and expects to have the branch ready within a month. Understood he'll put someone already in Hollywood in charge, leaving the New York office personnel as is. Denied at the New York end that .the opening of the Coast office im- plies atiy change in the agency's tieup with the Myron Selznick talent office. Nevertheless, the understand- ing in Hollywood is that the move presages the severance of the Hay- ward-Selznick working agreement. Claimed in the east that Hayward will continue to represent Selznick clients in New York for radio and ' Isgit and that the new office is mere- ly to relieve the Selznick agency in • Hollywood of carrying too unwieldy a talent list. SEES TELEVISION And Then Tele Will Have to Come to the Motion Picture Industry for All . Its Talents RESTRICTIONS NOW ON The picture industry wants no part of television. If and when sight-and-Sound broad- casting has developed to the point where programs are decently com- parable with screen productions, a few individual theatres might go for the televized idea, but then only as a novelty. Haysians scoff at the idea that the Motion Picture Producers and Dis- tributors of America, Inc., had any thought of ttempting to take tele- vision und-i.' its wing. Though the Hays office is in constant touch with television development, if only to protect picture interests, there is no evidence that the organization or the industry has any desire or is plan- ning to dabble in television. Right now, film companies are managing to keep busy looking after the picture business. While radio, in some circles, may be in" a dither over the thought that the picture business might want to go into television field, film execu- tives believe the shoe should be on the other foot. That is, they think television will need to horn into the picture industry eventually for ' its requirements and if tele places commercial programs on an extensive scale. Players, writers, producers and directors are a few of necessaries Continued on page 15) REPORTS ANEW ANENT m FEATDREPIX 'March of Time* is quietly prepar- ing production or giving serious con- sideration to putting out an addi- tional series of short features, ac- cording to persistent reports in the trade. 'Time' reel chiefs have been mulling the feature film possibilities for some time, only the failure to uncover a yarn that might be; given 'March of Time' treatment or novel slant holding back the actual start of filming. 'M. of T.' officials disclaim that another short series will be made or that steps have been made in get- ting together production staffs for any additional pictures, either fea- ture or. short. It was reported m several places this week that 'M. of T.' was setting production and technical men pre- paratory to additional film work. All signs point to feature picture activity because of the condition of the short feature market currently and the subsequent difficulty in getting high prices. When 'Time' reel executives de- cided on a story and other angles of treatment for a feature-length vehicle it probably will be on a type of production altogether novel for the industry. It is this fact that is understood to have swayed decision •in favor of feature films, since it might justify healthy percentages and real exhibitor demand. HOWARD'S QinCKIE VISIT William. K. Howard is in from London to visit his ailing motheh Expects to return to En.^land where • he is signed to direct for Alexander Korda (London Films). ON TELE Par Mulling Two Sites in Coast Studio Move; Plane Noises Peril Pico Spot; Sell Old Plant to RKO The Kids Agree Minneapolis, July 13. President W. A. Steffes of Northwest Allied says he favors the proposals of Ed. Kuykendall that the entire product of all film companies be sold to all exhibitors on a fair percentage basis, instead of only a select few films. This probably marks the first time Steftes ever has agreed with Kuykendall on anything. Balaban-Griftis Also Talk Costs And Expansion Hollywood, July 13. ■ Barney Balaban and Stanton Grif- fis conferred with Adolph 2ukor, William Le Baron and other studio execs on forthcoming product and looked at pictures already completed. They also discussed means to keep production and general studio over- head costs down, feeling that cur- rent budgets are a bit unwieldly; Balaban stated that Paromunt cur- rently is in good financial shape and that the company . will, during the new season, go in for theatre expan- sion in fields and territories which warrant it. They do not want to go into any operation war in the con- struction or acquisition of theatres, he stated, but will go into situa- tions which would prove beneficial from biz standpoint. Barney Balaban and Stanton L. Griffis returned to New York Mon- day (12) and are expected 'to be present at a meeting of the board July 29. WANGER'SDUCE DEAL STILL ON Hollywood, July 13. Walter Wanger indicated strongly last week that his project to make an elaborate production in Italy is 'more alive than ever,' and that he is in communication with Italian sources assembling information on production accommodations, tech- nical crews, etc. Wanger said he believes his proj- ect is of great importance to -the industry and feels that it will help to cement friendly relations between film leaders of Italy and the United States. He plans to .go abroad in August. DIETZ'S SEQUEL He Has the Followup More Complete Than the Original Simon & Schuster have got How- ard Dietz. Metro publicity chief, to do a book, 'How to Break Into the Movies.' Volume will be a sym- posium of how to break into every phase of the biz, from acting to ac- counting, from publicity to props. I Dietz has the sequel already writ- ten, but hasn't got the first one more I than blue-printed. Sequel is called ' 'How to. Get Out of the Movies.' Hollywood, July 13. Paramount executive committee and board of directors at its next meeting will vote on the approval, of a new site in the Hollywood area for the studio. Barney Balaban and Stanton Griffis, who returned tp New York yesterday. (Mon.) from a studio visit accompanied by Paul Raibourn, Paramount realty expert, will report on two sites which are available for studio setup, with the possibility that a 150-acre tract lo- cated at Pico and Westwood, wlthiri close proximity, to the 20th Century- Fox studio, will be the -one selected, providing tests for sounds ahd noises in that area prove okay from ah in- terference standpoint. • Other site, in case this one is out, would be on Robertson and National boulevard In the Baldwin Hills area, ^hich Js-Cather, rugged, one-but-free- of noise interference by planes, which it Is said, due to proximity of an air field, might stand In the way of the Pico site. There was one (Continued on . page 88) Lunts Interested In WB 1-Pic Deal With Reservations Hollywood, July 13. Deal is being talked between War- ners and Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fon- tanne for a picture to be made on the Burbank lot next summer, with the Lunts holding out for certain con- ditions. Playing duo insists on privi- lege of okaying the script and on completion of all production 'plana before they come to Hollywood; also that they remain here no more than four weeks. The Lunts' touring schedule for next season would wind up in LOs Angeles if the deal is signed. . Trade Marli Ueiclatore^l FOUNDED Br BIR teel pictures of the South Chica-ifj Memorial Day d||ash between police and strikers, banned from exlvbi- tion by Chicago police, were obtained ■if>r. showing at a hall m that city which was described as headquarters for the West Side Young Gonmiuij. ists League. Paramount News is trying to find out how the picture? got into Chicago but doubted it will ever trace the print that was shown and confiscated. . Because of the ban in Chicago, Par made no sales on the riot print to any-one there, including non .the- atrical accounts or for. private show- ing. The ukase of police was ac- cepted by Par as not only including exhibition publicly or in any other way but sale as "well, with V sale undoubtedly making Par as liable as a theatre which woul^ exhibit Theory is that the strike print v/Iuch was confiscated by police and over which arrests': were made, wjis bicycled ttqjji sppie.nearby jtown or stolen. 'Ji ' actual jy! bicycled, it may- be thait 'ParsCan ,ti:^c^ "ithe point from which , it ' yra^ .'b'orrpwed.', although with any' ac<^tini. where, it might be found iiiisising,' 'diifficulty would .be in proviso it 'Wasn't stolen rather, than hiked. Par has been careful to avoid trouble in connection with the riot films it ' got . and' is chary about commenting pn them how that they have bee n r eleased. This would Selznick Tags Colnian Hollywood, July 13. Selznick International has placed Ronald Colman under a term con- tract following completion of 'The Prisoner of Zenda.' S.-I.'s list now includes, besides Colmah Janet Gaynor, Carole Lombard and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., besides a number of featured character players. MORE PAR-GOLDWYN TRUCE Seen In PICKm YARNS ON REBOUND FOR SHIRLEY Hollywoodr July 13. Two filni stories, made as silents by Mary, Pickfbrd, are being dusted off for Shirley Temple at 20th-Fox. Yarns are 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm' and 'The Littie Princess.' Ben Markson, William Cbnselman and Julien Josepbison are scripting to fit the moppet Wood Passes London Trip for *Mme. r Meg Hollywood, July 13. Sam Wood will direct 'Madame X' at Metro with Gladys George, War- ren William ajid John Beal as cast toppers. Assignment cancels Wood's trip to England to make a film for MG there this summer. Germany on the condition that the ending was. changed. Understood that Cowdin and Schaefer .agreed to make the switch. Dicker for W.. Loanout Deal C. Fields Par's $1,500,000 'Empire' Hollywood, July 13. ParAmount's $1,500,000 production of 'An Empire Is Born' gets the go signal Thursday (15), Frank Lloyd producing, and directing. Howard Estabrook is associate producer and did the screen play. Cast is headed by Joel McCrea, Frances Dee,- Ralph Morgan, Lloyd Nolan, Spencer Charters, Porter Hall and Raymond Walburn. Lahdau's New Termer Hollywood,- July 13. Leslie L, Landau had his contract renewed jit 20th -Fox for another year as associate producer. Contract also was dished out to Edward- Snyder, cameraman, for one year. MONO'S AIR PILOT PIC Hollywood, July 13. Jack Lambie, co-pilot ^vith Dick Merrill on a recent round trip to the London coronation 'from New York, will get feature billing in Mono- gram's 'Atlantic Flight,' He started work in the film last week. William Nigh directs. Simone's Cute Trick Coast's Version Hollywood, July 13. Cutting out the ending which showed various nations marshalling forces in anticipation of another war, Universal's new- fade, to 'The Road Back,' is allegedly to stress the ro- mantic element Charles .R. Rogers said that the change was dictated purely from the entertainment stand- point and was not to be construed as an attempt to mollify any nation. M-G STARTING AUG. 2 Simone Simon, who notified 20th- Fox she would arrive in New York i mw - i-. > nmiimmfn <« a n^n Monday (12), was riot aboard th^ LEVlNE S 10 FOR Normandie when representatives from the home office met the boat 1 to greet her. She had cancelled sail- ing at the last minute and now won't leave the other side for two weeks. Darryl Zanuck, deciding to start production earlier .on 'Love and Hisses,' Winchell-Bernie starrer, had cabled her to prepare to return for ] this picture. Hollywood, July 13. Sam Goldwyn is trying to borrow W. C. Fields from Par for the broken-down juggler who is reha- bilitated by the-^WPA in 'Sweet Land of Liberty,' satire on Federal The- atre project, scripted by Joe Bige- low and George Bradshaw. Borrowing would indicate further rapprochement between Par and Goldwyn since the threatened $5,000,000 suit over Gary Cooper was squared by Goldwyn's offering to loan Cooper»=to Par when wanted. Fialds hasn't worked 'in a Par pic since his breakdown a year ago. His last loanout had him priced at $10,- 000 weekly. Fields is especially wanted for the Goldwynner laecause he used to be a juggler. ' STICKUP LEADS SET Hollywood, July 13. With Claire Trevor and Cesar Romero in the leads, Sol M. Wurtzel has set. July 26 as the starting date for 'The Great Diamond Robbery' at20th-Fox.' Miss Trevor is nearing the close of her 'Dead End* engagement with Samuel Goldwyn. Hollywood, July 13. Nat Levine starts his Metro pro- ducing deal Aug. 2 with h.'r. own unit and production staff, working with E. J. Mannix. He will likely make 10 pictures the first year of his term CO& tract. Levine's contract was negotiated soon after he resigned as production chief at Republic. He recently re- turned from four month.s in Europe. Haskell Terps Abroad ' Hollywood, July 13, Jack Haskell has settled his dance director contract at 20th-Fox and wiU go to/ England. It is iihderstood he has a deal to direct daince sequences in a musical production there. Balanchine^s Tollies' Maureen's O'Connor's Break Hollywood, July 13. Maureen O'Connor, 13-year-old radio singer, has been signed for the j lead opposite Jackie Cooper in Mon- | ogram's 'Boy. of the Streets.' Hollywood, July 13 Samuel Goldwyn has handed over the entire dance direction job on "The. '.Goldwyn Follies' to GJeorge Balanchine as result of Balanchine's |. weeks., initial terp <;reations for the film Director is planning to import 30 of his ballerinas from New York for the nucleus oiE a line for the 'Follies, Vera Zorina, ex-Ballet Russe dancer and also of the London pro duction of 'On Your 'Toes,'. has ar NAYFACK'S SIT-IN Hollywood, July 13, ' Nick Nayfack, assistant to Louis B; Mayer at Metro, will function in .Benny Thau's spot during the lat- ter's sojourn in London with the Mayer party. Thau will be gone about eight Youngster was recently voted the 'baby stdr' of the Los Angeles radio Ivrived for a tep terping chore in the editors. I picture. PoweU With Annabella , Hollywood, July 13. William Powell has been borrowed from Metro by 20th -Fox for lead in 'Jean,' opposite Annabella, latter be ing brought from England for part. It's letter's first for 20th in U. S. (ContinuecToh page^28T AP. Capitulates to Idea of Cooperathig On a Fiim Production Selznick-Internatioual completed negotiations Monday (12) with the Associated Press in New York for the filming of a full-lertgth feature film depicting the history of tlie syn- dicate and the part it has played in the 'development of tiie free Ameri- can press.' ~ Picture will be similar in treatment to 'Lloyds of London* and will be titled 'Freedom of the Press.'. Despite the apparent coincidence of the -completion of these negotia- tions with agitation on the part of publishers for a free press in its con- flict with the Newspaper Guild, there does not appear to be any tieup be- tween the two. Negotiations have been going on for more than four months and were only consummated this week. Previous efforts on the part .of film companies, .to produce such a picture have been made for 10 years but have all been turned' down flatly, as the AP has always been very touchy about publicity of this type. One of the few stories giving an insight into its workings was the recent article -in ' Fortune mag on the setup and personnel of the syndicate. Some 1,400 AP members will co- operate in furnishing data. News service is sending men to the studio to function as technical advisers. Hemingway Preyiews Spanish Pic to H wood Hollywood, July 13. Ernest Hemingway winged in from New York last Sunday HI) with a print of 'Spanish Earth,* film mtide behind the lines on the Span- ish war front. Privately bidden audience of 200 viewed the picture at the Ambassa- dor hotel arid a second group .saw it at the home of Fredric March. Au- thor was accompanied by Mrs. Hem- ingway and. Joris livens. Dutch direc- tor. Cot. RenewsL Brahm A Holly wood, "^ily 33- Columbia has extendeX__^£^'^ Brahm's directorial ticket To 40 weeks. Opjion was plucked befoie\ Brahn?. had completed his first pic- ture in this country, Columbia's 'Counsel for Crime,' Director ^was signed in England by Myron Selznick for one pic. He" got' his stage training under M«x Reinhardt 1 Wedni^sday, July 14, 1937 PICTURES VARIETY 'WAR' A TEST News Lensiirs die Fair-Haired Lads With Pic Mok; Fear Absent Ireatment Hollywood, July 13. *Most feared and most toadied to, of all the army that lives on world Sppetite for news and features about : ttolly wood personalities are the Iftifelance bulb pressers. These gen- tty dre here, there and everywhere . that the stars can be found, they hoV^r about the fave niteries, they ' to all the big shindigs, sometimes tvi^h camera boxes , slung on their tacks, sometimes armed with a can- diii caniera that can become deadly. Woe betide the player so badljr ad- .^Ised as to high-hat the camera "ftounds, for their pxmishment is jwift an4 there is no reprisal. They liiky see their untetpiiched ; fabes fctet-ing from! the pages of ^S6mieVfap- inag in d maimer that not o'ttly ddes jibt flatter them but strikes ter:fot tb fiifeir sbuls. Of thfey may get a fast ' goVby, as the lensers are A clannish lot and to offend one is to bring down the wrath of 'the. others. you hav^ to go fiar from Holly- r-any-camera for that matter, can ;do' to the illusion of romantic glamour. This was true of the shots made of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor just after their marriage. Photos reproduced in roto pages ■ ' Itbroughout this coimtry are said to have done more to . destroy the il- lusion of the ex-King's glamour than 'ill the cracks taken at him by the " government-controlled press, etc. Mollifying the Mifled ' Story is told here that at the time ■ of Jeanette MacDonald's marriage to ' Gene Raymond recently some of the ' .volunteer lensers were miffed be- ' (;ause they failed to obtain the shots ,ihey were after because of an over- efficient secretary. • When Miss Mac- ' Donald finally heard of this, she ■ iVent to considerable pains to see .tiiat all of the fotog folk were ap- peased. . Reason -why the stars, especially .the femmes, are so fearful of the camera ,lens is because they are so 'faelpless to offset the damage it can ^0. Nowadays no player makes a i^ate with a camera without preening herself to the fullest advantage and Soiling up as carefully as if she were foing on the set. ;,.Not a few of the stars have bpen photograpl^ed so much that tiiey have learned how to beat the 'racket.' They usually give them- (Continued on page 71) (ICHTMAN ON COAST WHILE MAYER ABROAD Hollywood, July 13. ; Al Lichtman remains at the Cul- . Ver City studio during the absence pf Louis B. Mayer , abroad and will .Junction as liaison exec between Metro's home lot and Nicholas M. Sch^n.(|k, Loew's prez, in New York. " Mayer was overcome by standing In the sunshine to deliver an ad- dress of thanks to studio personnel, who tendered him a farewell party, out. he soon recovered. Soph's Nitery Dates Before Next MG Pix Hollywood, July 13. \ Witho ut a current picture assign- 9ient at Metro, Sophie Tucker goes ?ast to fill nitery dates starting Aug. 2, ,.'She goes into the Eastwood Gar- dens, Detroit, and then to Cocoanut wove, Chicago. Two other dates J^^'U be played before she returns ^lO.the^tudio. • Fier to Col. Hollywood, July 13. J Jack Fier, production aid to Nat wvme at Mascot and Republic Pic- 'ures for past 10 years, has signed 1 j^'^^vi^olumbia Pix as producer under Irving Briskin. Twasn't a Rib Hollywood, July 13. Large sign bearing the le- gend 'United Artists Studios' over the main gate at UA was removed one morning last week when . Samuel Goldwyn arrived for work and in its place was a: sign reading 'Colossal Studios.' Goldwyn was plenty burned thinking someone had put over the gag at his expense 'imtil his confreres informed him the 'Colossal' sign had been placed . there for a scene in the Walter Wanger productibh 'Stand-In.' Ohio Indies Urge Other Exchanges To Get Pars Biz Columbus, July 12. . v. J, Wood, secretary of Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio, continued the indie exhibitors' boycott cam- paign against Paramount this week with an open letter to 300 exchanges urging them t6 go out and get their share of the business which he claims will be. turned from Par. Wood declared that himdreds of cancellations by theatres which will refuse to .buy the Par product in August will leave open thousands of playing dates ^hich must be filled by other distributing companies. The independent exhibitors are protesting Paramount's alleged fail- ure to deliver certain pictures in the 1936-37 season. HERBERT, JENKINS TEE OFF AS COMEDY TEAM Hollywood, July 13. • Production . started yesterday at Warners on 'Sh! The Octopus!', first of a new series of comedies co-fea- turing Hugh Herbert and Allan Jenkins, new comedy team. William McGann is directing the initialer under the renewed contract just handed - to him. Cast includes Marcia Ralston, John Eldredge, Eric Stanley, Margaret Irving, George Rosener, Brandon Tynan and El- speth Dudgeon. Hecht 's Goldwyn Termer^ His 1st Long Contract Hollywood, July 13. Ben Hecht has signed a writing contract with , Sam Goldwyn, first assignment being to script 'Sweet Land of Liberty,' satire on the Fed- eral Theatre Project. Writer will do similar chore on 'Duchess of Broad- way' in October after rehearsing his New York play 'To Quito and Back.' Marks first time Hecht has ever signed termer as he has previously declined all deals beyond 'one pic- ture at a time. , • Taurog Takes Tom' Hollywood, July 13. Norman Taurog has taken over directing Selznick . International's 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' vice H. C. Potter, who pulled out of the studio after disagreeing with , David O. Selznick as to story handling and cast. Picture had been in work around a week, when the switch, was made and probability is that it will be re- started. TTODE [ $5,000 War Chest tb Key- note Exhibitors' General Campaign Vs. All Dis- tributors Who Allegedly Fail to Deliver Promised Pictures — O t h e r Exhib Bodies Follow Suit AUGUST EMBARGO Philadelphia, July 13. Moral and financial support for the anti-Paramount drive was pledged here Thursday (8) by 100 members of the UMPTO meeting in the Broad^yood hotel. Approxi- mately '$5,000 was raised on the spot for the drive's war chest. The meet- ing was marked by (enthusiasm. • The campaign which was outlined by David Barrist, chairman of the committee who presided, will in- clude the touring of the city by three trucks carrying banners and using Sound. The situation will be ex- plained And the public will be asked to boycott theatres • showing Para- mount pix. A half-million heralds have also been ordered for the same purpose. All theatres, circuit or indie, will be picketed if they refuse to abide by the organization's decisions. 'Showmanship methods' will be used in the picketing, according to Barrist. A meeting will be held shortly with Joe Bernhardt of Warners for the purpose of soliciting Warner co- operation. ' Exhibs have been asked to give Paramount no dates in August, in- cluding shorts and newsreels. They've also been asked to cancel contracts already made, and the or- ganization will defend any suit that may result. Messages sent to Paramount, both by letter and wire and not acknowl- edged, were read at the meeting. The four points emphasised most strdngly in the anti-Paramount cam- paign include insistence on delivery of pix promised for 1936-37, modi- fication of the coming season's terms, adjustments on last year's contracts in the case of exhibs who lost money, and the making of work-sheets part of contracts. Barrist, in his general address, called attention to the fact that Uni- (Continued on page 28) WILK ABROAD TO 0.0. WB'S LONDON LEGIT Preparatory to setting up legit producing facilities in England through a deal with O'Brien, Linnit & Dundee for the coming fall season, Jake Wilk of the Warner borne office, sailed Friday (9) for the other side. In addition to representing WB in connection with proposed play pro- ducing venture in London, where shows will be put on by local pro- ducers With Warner backing, Wilk will also survey the material market. He will visit France as wellr as England looking oyer play prospects, at the same time checking on any material that may be suitable di rectly for the screen. Plans , of Warners in producing plays in Eng land are to later film' them, either there or on this side. Accompanying Wilk abroad is Max Reinhardt, who goes over to stage this summer's Salzburg festival. Reinhardt will return in the fall to produce 'The Gamblers' for WB. Grady Goes Booneing Hollywood, 3u(y ,13. Bill Grady has left on a sixmonth talent search for Metro, expecting to gander little, theatres in key cities and elsewhere and also look ovor college summer theatres and regu- lar campus showings in the fall. First pauses will be in Kansas City and St. Louis. Chi Indies Talk Par Boycott As Retaliatory Move Against R.&K., Due to Animus Over Duals Self-Conscious San Diego, July 13. It doesn't take a college prof to understand why this town is getting so piopular with film execs for sneak previews,". Two race tracks are running — 40 miles apart. One studio last week pulled three sneaks at this bprder town, a short drive from either Caliente or Bing Crosby's lay- out at Del Mar. SAG EXTENDING Its EASTERN DRIVE , That the Screen Actors' Guild In the eastern territory within a radius of several hundred miles of New York City Is not fooling about its campaign tot membership was plainly, indicated this week when officials in charge began checking with production heads, general man- agers and vice-presidents to make certain that the Hollywood forni is observed in the east. This' survey will be continued through next week with the hope that all producers, major companies and others engaged in production will be signed or set to observe the SAG pact by Aug. 1. Majors with studios in the east are being notified of the alignment while other major companies doing location work near Manhattan also have been told. Metro is expected to tell all those notified in' a call for extras, in loca- tion work next week that they must be SAG members before being ac- cepted for employment. -Metro cur- rently is doing spot production on a feature silong the East River, most of it being background stuff. How- ever, the one person employed in location shooting is a Guild member. Activity of SAG in New York area is to take in all studios and com- panies producing industrial or com- mercial films as well as regular short and feature productions, making the players conforna with regula- tions in effect on the Coast. Chicago, July 13. Mora determined thjin. ever to dd away with double fefitures, which they believe to be the cause of the recent poor business, the local inde- pendent exhibitors are now threat- ening a boycott against. Paraniount pictures in this territory, based on the exhibs' rancor against Balaban & Katz, Par's local theatre affiliate. B. & K. is blamed as the parent .of the double feature epidemic. Since the local exhibs have been able to get nowhere with B, & K., they feel ihpX By striking at Par product they may obtain some action in regards to the bargain bills. Exhibs had a pretty disastrous ex- perience with the boycott action two years ago when they had a blanket blackball against Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer product, They backed away from the boycott quickly when the M-G theatre affiliate, Loew's, im- mediately came to town and began preparations . to build some 12-16 houses throughout the territory. Loew's took options on property close to thosie exhibitors which had led the boycott campaign. Loew's did start and cohiplete one theatre on the far westside, but killed off the other building activities when the exhibitors capitulated. However, despite the Loew-Metro incident, the local exhibitors incline to the belief that nothing like that can happen with the Paramount-B. & K. crew since B. & K..is a known quantity, having^ already ne^irly 40 houses in town. Balaban & Katz has always been building or acquiring theatres at the rate of two ot three a year, and the exhibs expect no real campaign on the part of the circuit to start any spite building. Unusual angle In the boycott threat against Paramount is the fact •that the relations between Para- mount and the independent exhibi- tors have been extremely friendly in the past, with the exhibs openly stating that they haive been generally able to secure more adjustments on complaints with {*aramount than practically any of the other major distributors. For this reason the exhibs have no particular heart in their blackball threat against Paramount, but insist that they will use this means since only through Paramount can they possibly hit back at the B. & K. stand on double features. GUILD ACCOLADE FOR MONTGOMERY'S 'NIGIf[' Hollywood, July 13. Robert Montgomery's performance in 'Night Must Fall' was voted the best of last month by Screen Actors Guild! Supporting honors went to Dame May Whitty in the same picture. Swing Combo Set for 1, And Maybe_AnQthejLHc Raymond Scott Quintet left last night (Tuesday) for "Hollywood to work in Selznick- International's ■Nothing. Sacred.' . It makes the first act in years which has received a bid from picture or the theatre as a result of a reputation gained al- most strictly through phonograph records. Scott has appeared on sev- eral occasions over CBS. He is otherwise Harry Warhow, brother of Mark Warnow, CBS maestro. Irving Millrf, who is managing di rector of Master Records, Inc., agented the deal. Swing unit may also do a bit in the 'Goldwyn Fol- lies.' John Montague Quite A Fave With FUm Folk Hollywood, July 13. Arrest of John Montague on an- alleged robbery ch&tge on a war- rant from the east was quite a shock to friends -and others of the film colony here who had fraternized with the personable golfer. Mon- tague's association with picture peo- ple was strictly social and mostly aftiohg those at the Lakeside Coun- try Club. He was a golf crony of Bing Crosby and through the crooner had met others of the film .colony. For the past six years he _had. lived. -at the. Jiome-'^f- Oliver (Laurel and) Hardy. His prowess at golf made him somewhat of an ideal with .film-player golf fcnthu- siasts. / MQntague had been in California about five years but was away for a year three years ago. He derived a livelihood around here through matches with Crosby and other moneyed players at Lakeside. He was also quite proficient at poker when big stake games were played at the club a few years ago. He was ' never interested in any way in pic- lure business affairs despite having been in a position through contact with film folk to. hear lots of gossip and promotion deals. VARIETY PICTURE GROSSES Wednesday, July 14, 1937 Summer Torch Shriveling L A. Trade, Waring Main Prop in Par s $21^00, U aids Off Ziyza iinUe' Fades Los Angeles, July 13. Effects of the heat wave, a box ofTice bane around the country, has sort of settled dowa in this locale with the operators of the cinema emporiums none too optimistic about results. Theatres here aU have cool- ' ing systems and most of them feel Jack of trade in the afternoons, with that lack being particularly felt in the downtown Los Angeles area where mat trade counts, outside of the Paramount^ this weekr This house has Fred Waring and his band on th«< stage cirawing trade extraor- dinarily for the .screen fea.ture, 'Last Train from Madrid.V Indications are tiiat takfe win reach an' easy $21,500 on the week. A rather obvious fact with refer- ence to matinee hiz being negli- gible proportions is that the Chinese in Hollywood; for second successive -week is doing more biz than the downtown Loew*s State. These bouses are playing They Gave Him a Gun* and 'Sing and Be Happy,' Hollywood house running $500 or so ahead. Estimates far TUs Weclc Cartkay Cfrele — *Wee Willie Winkie' <2Qth> <3d vrtA). The $L6S de luxe tap too mudi for the kiddies who go for the Temple, with trade sagging this week. Last week, second, with . holiday thrown in, no coin im- pression by take litUe over $6,100. Chinese $6,700. Last week, first, not up to ex- pectations with final count bit over $7,204. Four Star (Fox) (900; 30-40-55)— *Make Way for Tomorro\^' (Par). Back to regular grind policy and get- ting nowhere, will wind up with a bad $1,600. Last week, 'Lost Hori- zon' iCol) (17th-ftnal) for six-day "weaning process on this stanza chimed off with little short of $4,000. So far as length 6t run effect may have for future on pic this showing will be oke, but take did not warrant anything beyond the 10-week mark. Hollywood (WB) (2,756; 30-40-55- 65)— 'Singing Marine' (WB)- and 'Devil Is Driving' iCol) dual (sec- ond week). Holdover with preview aid will make presentable showing of around $6,500. Last week, first nothing to get excited over by a final count short of $7.00Q. Orpheum (Bdway) (2,280; 25-30- 35-40)— 'Great Gambini' (Par) and 'Draegerman Courage' (WB), dual, and vaudeville. House holding over Bowes unit and with new screen fare will do fairly well in getting around $7,500. Last week, 'Holly- wood Cowboy' (RKO) and 'Night of Mystery' (Par), dual, and with the Bowes unit as the draw, very good at .$8,800 for this time of year. Pantaees (Pan) (2,700; 30-40-55)— *New Faces' (RKOl and 'Armored C:ar' (U), dual (2d week). Having preview aid holdover will be so-so but not important coin with $5,0C0 oil 'six days. Last week, first, not up to expectations with a $7,300 sound- oir. Paramount (Partmar) (3,595; SO- 40-55)— 'Last Train from Madrid' (Par) and stage show. Fred Waring ■ outfit on stage bringing in lots of coin and strictly accountable for good $21,500. Last , week, 'Mountain Music' (Pat) and stage show (2d week) getting the transient holiday play for the windup stanza and did jmi what was expected, fair $13,900. EKO (RKO) (2,950; 30-40-55)— 'New Faces' (RKO) and 'Armored Car' (U), dual (2d week). Holdover • not .*;o forte with preview aid needed to get a- $5,000 showing on six days, nothing- to brag about inee trade, this combo not being helped any and will wina up with meagre 'sum of' $9,500. Last week, 'Emperor's Candlesticks' (MG) and ^She Had to Ea^ <20th), brought in bit short of $10,600, fair. ^United ArtfBts (Fox-UA) (2,100; 30-40-55) — 'Emperor's Candlesticks' (MG) and 'She Had to Eat' (20th) duaL Moveover from State not so helpful as will do a rather weak $3,000. Last week, 'Slave Ship' (20th) and "Mar- fiied Before Breakfasf (MG), dual, nothing to rave about for holiday week as windup was bit over $3,100. Wilfifaire (Fox) (2,296; 30-40-55-65) — 'Einperor's Candlesticks' (MG) and 'She Had to Eat' (20th), dual.^ Trade in this area going for this combo and house will do a good $6,500. Last week, 'Slave Ship' (20th) and 'Mar- ried Before Breakfast' (MG). not good at $4,600. 'RAciniiooo, BIG, AS BETO mis Baltimore, July .13. Heat's getting them here . and dbwntowh houses are taking it on the chin. Loew's (^entury with 'Day at the Races' (MCJ)^ is setting the pace . at * $13,000, which indicates nice profit, 'Make Way for To- morrow' (Par) in spite of critical raves, is not garnering more than $3,500 for its efforts, but may' pick up later in the week oh the strength of mouth to mouth. Esiiraatcs f«r This Week' Century (Loew's-UA) (3.000; 15- 25-30-35-40-55) — 'Day at Races (MG). Leading town and marking up nice $13,000 in spite of heat. Last week, second of 'Captains C!oura- geous' (MG)-held up fairly well at $6,200. Hippodrame (Rappaport) (2,300 15-25-35-40-65-66) — 'Devil ls Driv ing*. (Col) plus vaude headed by Herman Blng. Not much at $9,300 Last week, 'New Faces' (RKO) and Beany Meroff's band got good day time play to $11,700. Keith's (Schanberger) (2,500; 15- 25-30-35-40-55) — 'Make Way for Tomorrow' (Par). Raves from Crix didn't help over $3,500; may build 'Woman Alone' (Par) set to open supper show Thurs. (15). New (Mechanic) 1,400; 15-25-30 40-55)— "Love Froni Stranger* (20th) opened weak, with not more than $3,200 indicated. Last week, 'Sing and Be Happy' (20th) plus Corona- tion reel in color (20th), poor $2,800 Stanley (WB) (3,400; 15r25-35-40- 55)— 'Met in Paris' (Par) (2d wk.) Fell off to $5,700 after wow opening session at $14,000. 1st Rdds On B'waj Week of July 1$ Capitol- 'Emperor's Candle- sticks' (MG) (2d week). (Revt«toed' in Variety June 30). Central — ' 'Damaged Lives', (Weldon) (6th week). Criterion — ^|Midnight Madonna' (Par) (17), G 1 e b e — 'Juggernaut* (GN) (14). Music Hall— 'Knight Without Armor' (UA) (2d week). (fietHewed iii Vadiciy this week). Paramount — 'Easy Living' Par (2d week). (Reviewed in Variety July 7). Rialto — 'Devil " Is Driving' (Cpl). - (Reviewed in Variety July 7), Biimli- 'Slave Ship' (20tfa) ^5 til W^^lC^a Boxy— "Super Sleuth* (RKO) (18). (Revietoed in Variety this week). Strand— "They Won*t Forget' awn' (WB), looked more like a sunset at $2,300. (Settos) (900; 15)— 'These Three' (UA) and Tigskin Parade' (20th), dual, split with 'Road to Glory' (20th) and 'I'd Give My Life' (Par), dual, below average at $1,300. Last week "Public Enemy's Wife'' (WB) and 'One Rainy Afternoon* (UA.). dual, spUt with 'State Fair' (20th) and 'Earthworm • Tractors' (FN), dual, fair $1,500. Rialto (Fourth Ave.) (3,000; 15- 25-40)— 'New Faces (RKO) and '(ian't Beat Love' (RKO),. dual. Wor^i'Of -mouth: sure to build biz to nice proportions, maybe $8,000. Last week ^lave Ship' (20th) took profitr able $6,000 and i^noved over to the Brown, Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1,500; 25-40 )— 'Midnight Madonna' (Par) and XIrreat Gambinf (Par), duaL Under average, not move than $3,400. Last week 'Sing and Be Happy* (20th) and 'She Had to Eaf (20th), dual, dull $3,200. Heat Bifs ftifc vSlim' Fair 8G V 'Marine' Way (tf Buffalo, July 13. Heat is giving Buffalo box offices their first sock during the present stanza. Grosses are dropping way off, wife the quality of features not calculated to help much. 'Slim' will get the best comparativf figure, with 'Marine' at the Buffalo probably due to hit the season's low. Estimates for This Week . Buffalo (Shea) (3,600; 30-40-50)— 'Singing Marine' (WB). Very much off, with around $9,000 indicated. Last week, 'Emperor's Candlesticks' (MGM). did okay considering, $12,000. Century (Shea) (3,400; 25-35)— 'Hotel Haywire' (Par) and 'Men in TExile' (WB). Back to about $6,500.. Last week, 'Manhattan Melodrama' (MG) (2nd run) and 'Can't Buy Luck' (RKO), built to swell gross of $8,300 on 'Strength of Jean Harlow revival. Great Lakes (Shea) (3,400; 30-50) —'Slim' (WB). Not bad, around $8,000. Last week, 'Captains (Courageous' (MG) (2nd week), did better than expected for nice $7,600. Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 25-40) — 'Woman Chases Man' (UA) and Disney • revue. Looks set for fair $6,000. Last week, 'Sing arid Be Happy' (20th) and " 'Once a Doctor' (WB), poor $4,500.- Lafayette (Ind) (3,400; 25-35)— 'Hit Parade' (Rep) and 'Circus Girl* (Rep). Building to good $7,000. Last week, 'Wings Over Honolulu' (U) and 'Oh, Doctor' (U) did nicely at $6,500. Heat Worries Philly, 'Courageous' Opens Fai-, lariM' Philadelphia, July 13. No telling how low - some of the film grosses may drop this week,' if the current sweltering spell keeps up, which is what it appears to be doing. Local crix went overboard in lav- ishing praise on 'Make Way for To- morrow,' ju.st as the Broadway crowd did, but so far there have been no indications of much box-of- fice...activity at the Staiiton. It's par- tially poor booking; Stanton's clien- tele likes G-men pix. 'Captains Courageous,' which played a roadj5how engagement oi four weeks at the Locust in the early spring, isf at thfe Boyd for first regu- lar film .sho-wing. Opened Saturday (10) and looks as if one week will be all. Estimates for This Week Boyd (2.400: 40-55-65)— 'Captains Courageous*. (MG ). First regular picture house showing. Opened Sat- urday and only fair. Will have to I reach $15,000 or $16,000 to hold. Last State (Loow-Fox) (2,024; 30-40-.55-: " week, The. Emperor's Candlesticks' 7.^)— They -Gave Him a Gun* (M(3) (MG u. pale $13,000. . and -Sing and. Be Happy* i20th) dual. Earle (2.000; 25-40-55)— 'The Go- Wilh heat kicking tar -out of . mat- Goller.' - ( WB> and vuude, Henry Ar- Mm metta topping stage bill. Combo fig- ures for iepid/$10,500 in 6-day week. Last weekL^arried Before- Break-, fast' ,(MG) and N.T.G. revue, only $11,000. Erlanj^er (2.000; 25-40-55)— 'Dam- aged Lives' (Weldon). Clo.sed three weeks' stay Sunday, getting $6,000 oh final week. Had hoped to stay foiirth week but heat got it. Fox (3,000; 40-55-65)— 'Singing Marine' (WB) (2nd wk.). Should get $12,000 or close to it after sturdy $16,500 in first week despite terrific heat. Karlton (1,000; 25-35-40)— 'Missis- sippi' (Par). Revival which- would be doing well under better condi- tions; so-so $2,700. Last week", 'Sing and Be Happy* (20lh), Five days for this first run. pnor $1,100. Stanley (3,700: 40-55-65)— 'N^ Faces' (RKO). Holding for a few days of ' second w<>ek. with . 'Easy' Living*, openin.s Wednesday (14). 'Faces* got $i3,000 in first week. . Stanton (1,700; 30r40:50)— 'Make Way for Tomorrow*- (Par). ,Crix raved, but .film H misplaced in this house; tnebbe $5,000. Last week 'Great Gambini' (Par), so-so - $5,-700. Woman,' Disney Top Port. $6,000; 'Races' H,0. $5,500 Portland, Ore., July 13. '"'Generally good,, biz for this time of year all around,' even though some slipped a few pegs in gross division last week. 'Woman Chases Man,* dualing with Walt Disney A-ward Revue, topping the week's take. 'Day at the Races,' hold-over, slipping, but still run ner-up, . Estimates for This Week Broadway (Parker) (2,000; 30-55) — 'Races* (MG) and 'Mighty Treve' (U) (2d wk.). Still piling up good biz in spite of higher admish; Will get $5,500. First week great $10,000. Mayfair (Parker-Evergreen) (1.400; 40-55)— 'Captains Courageous' (MG) (4th wk). After three previous weeks at the United Artists still going strong here for $2'.500. Last week. 'Star ,1s Born' (UA'), closed sixth Week for okay $2,000. Orpheumv (Hamrick - Evergreen) (2,000: 30-55)— 'Another Dawn*' ( WB ) andJGttatiSambini* (Par). Gettin.e a fair play for this hou.se at around $5,000. Last week, 'Riding on Air' (RKO) and 'Slim' (WB), average $4,800. Paramount (Hamrick -Evergreen) (3.000; 30-55)— 'Mountain Music* (Par) and 'Talk of Devil' «1B) (2d wk). Fair returns at ."^4,500. Fir.H week mopped up nicely for good $8,000. Rivoli (Indie) (1.200; 2,5-35)— 'Park Avenue I,ogg.?ai'. (2fl1h) .mri v-rude. Getting okay respon.<:e for J;3.000. United Artists (Parker) (1.000: ,30- 55)— :Woman Chases Man' (UA) ?nd 'Walt Disney Revue' (UA). Winning pair fnr this, hnupe. $6,000. Lh.1 1 l-j •I I' .J (. V. ^ Wednesday, July 14, 1937 PICTURE GROSSES VARIETY Chi Don t Know from Heat; living' Good $29M 'Reckless' and Yaude SilMTaces' and tes'Oke HA's .. Chicago, July 13. It's just as hot in Chicago as it is Jin the rest ol the country, so skip 'the weather as a topic. It rates as 'IflO alibi only lor those spots which haven't any attractions and are do* ing flabby biz. Around the other ;tt»eatres, where the stage and screen ' line-up is strong, they aren't worry- ing about the thermometer. ' Pictiires like 'New Faces' or 'Day at the Races' don't need any alibis. *"Only worry at these houses is how to . ehorten the show and time it for ' quicker turnovers. Both pictures are • now iu holdover sessions in the loop and holding up with plenty of pep. • v Couple' of new ones in the loop, of '•'which coin is expected, particularly ?Easy Living' and *Emperor!s Cah- dlwticks.'- Latter opened on Satur- . day (10), following ^Singing Marine' vJnto the Roosevelt. Estimates for This Week Apollo (B&K) (1,200; 35-55-65)— •^Another Dawn' (WB). Moved here from the Chicago and all right at $6,000. Last, week 'Parniell' (MG) in (third loop week neat $6,700. / Chicaffo (B&K) CifiOQl 35-55-75)— •Easy Living' (Par) and stage show. Good notices and word-of 'mouth lielpiilg to satisfactory ■$29,000. Last week 'Another Dawn' (WB) turned in fine $33,400. - Garrick (B&K) (900; 35-55-65)— ► •Dreaming Lips' (UA). Came in Thursday (8) when 'Midnight Ma- donna' (Par) foozled. Will hit $6,- '-600, nice. 'Madonna' under $3,000, , y6ry sad in six-day try. ' Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 35-45-55)— ■ •Born Reckless' (20th) and vaude. . .Three Stooges on stage helping take, • which win count up to around $17,- .000, on the right side of the books. •Ziast week 'Married Before Break- JTast' (MG) fine $19,200. Palace (RKO) (2,500; 35-55-65-75) W-'New Faces' (RKO) and vaude . t2nd week). Holding to better than $17,000, excellent, after last week's .. bang-up $25,600. Boosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 35-45-55- 65 - 75 ) — 'Emperor's Candlesticks' :(MG). Opened Saturday (10) and •headed toward $16,000 for okay in- itial session. Last week 'Singing Marine' (WB) maijaged fairish $9,700 tor second half of fortnight. . State-Lake (Jones) (2,700; 25-35- 40)— 'Love from Stranger' (UA) and /Folies 'de Paree* unit, Holding to kteady gross sit around $13,000. Last week upped with holidays to $15,100 for 'Husband's Secretary' (WB). ^rnlted Artists (B&k-UA) (1,700; 85-^5-65-75)- 'Races' (MG) (2nd week). Marx boys holding the reg- ister at a bright pace for $16,000 cur- rently, following hotcha> $23,100 last week. • • MY AT RACES' BIG $22M D.C Washington, July 13. It s the big houses' turn this week, With ^ the little fellows scrambling lor the crumbs. 'Day at the Races' at the Palace, straight pic spot, is leading the town, although both vaude spots will get good takes. --Weekend started very big with 25,000 Boy Scouts in town, but their exodus, plus government employes scurrying to the seashore for perfect bathing weather, sent the b.o. down on the weekend. Estimates for This Week ^Capiioi (Loew) (3,424; 25-35-60)— Between Two Women' (MG) and J*"<3e. Title getting the dames and Ked Skelton plus vaude should aid to good $32,000. Last week 'Em- peror's Candlesticks' (MG) and Major uowes unit overshot estimates for, swell $25,300. Columbia (Loew) (1,583; 25-40)— 2f^ar Out West' (MG). Maybe 'fair $4,000 Last week 'Manhattan Melo- drama (MG) (reissue) surprised mth nice $5,300. ^c^*"^'* ^WB) (2,244: 25-35-40-60-70) Singing Marine' (WB) and vaude. wo-name stage bill leaving it all up to Pic, which will pull good $18,000. Last week 'Mountain Music' (Par) and St. ■ Moritz Ice Carnival built strongly to big $22,000. Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 25-35-50)— Super-Sleuth' (RKO). Weak $6,000. Last week 'New Faces' (RKO) but died off to fair ^0,000 on nine days. mti (WB) (1.353; 25-40)— 'League ™ Frightened , Men' (Col). Should get pke $4,500. Last week 'Devil Dmnng' (Col) fair $4,000. Palace (Loew) (2,363; 25-35-60)— Oay at Races' (MG). Leading town jvith sock $22,500. Last week 'Cap- tains Courageous' (MG) (3d week) aeld to big $11,500. K. C. BIZ BRUTAL; 'FACES' RED $7,500 Kansas CJity, July 13. Looks like a poor week, with ex- ception of 'Emperor's Candlesticks,' which is drawing much better than expected. Ball club hit town last week and went into a winning streak. Night games hurting pic takes. Estimates for This Week Mainstreet (RKO) (3.200; 25-40)— 'New Faces' (RKO). Doesn't augur better than poor $7,500. Last week, 'Mountain Music' (Par), so-so $8,000, Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25-40)— 'Emperor's Candlesticks' (MG) and •Pick a Star' (MG), Only double bill in town and indicating good $13,000. Last week, 'Captains Cour- ageous' (MG) (2nd wk), mild $7,000. $7,000.. Newman (Par) (1,900; ■ 25-40 )— 'Mountain Music' (Par) (2nd run). Moved from Mainstreet and looks fair at $4,000. Last week, 'Riding on Air' (RKO) and 'Behind Head- lines' (RKO), poor $3,800. Tower (Fox) (2,200; 25-40)— 'Bom Reckless'- (20th) and vaude. Looks average at $7,000. Last week, 'Wings Over Honolulu'- (U), $6,500, n.s.h. Uptown (Fox) (2,020; 25-40)— 'Silent Barriers' (GB). and 'Cartoon Parade' (WB). Doesn't mean niuch, $3,500, Last week, 'Love from a Stranger' (UA), poor $3,900. PHIL SPITALNY, liyiNCBIG 18&HUB Boston, July 13. •Easy Living,* with the Phil Spi- talny band oh stage at the Met, iwill be the top grosser this week. '(Cap- tains Courageous,' plus the Walt Disney special, easily won a second frame at both the Orph and State, while 'New Faces,', on a dual bill, was strong enough to stay another stanza at the Memorial. Estimates for This Week Boston (RKO) (3,000; 25-40-55)— 'Riding on Air' (RKO) and 'Espion- age' (MG), dual. Off to encouraging pace, around $6,500. Last week sour. Despite holiday,- $5,500 for 'Nobody's Baby' (MG) and 'Thief Meets Thief (UA), dual. Fenway (M&P) (1,400; 25-35-40-50) —'Chan at Olympics'. (20th) and 'Wild Money' (Par), dual. Very tame, $3,000. Last week okay $4,700 for 'Madrid' (Par) and 'Hotel Hay- wire' (Par), double. . Keith Memorial (RKO)"(2,900; 25- 40-55)— 'New Faces 1937' (RKO) and '13th Chair' (MG), dual. Held over for second week, flirting with f:atis- •factory $11,000, First week $16,000, very pleasing. Metropolitan (M&P) (4,300; 35-55- 75)— 'Easy Living' (Par) and Phil Spitalny band. Picture is a surprise draw, but Spitalny is getting at least 50-50 credit. Will hit okay $18,000. Last week 'Sing and Be Happy' (20th), with vaude, was a lot of lemon juice, $13,500. ' . Orpheum (Loew) (2,900; 25-35-40- 50)— 'Captains Courageous' (MG) and Disney special (second week). Continuing at good gait, $12,000, after good opening stanza, $17,000. Paramount (M&P) (1,800; 25-35- 55)— 'Chan at Olympics' (20th) and 'Wild Money' (Par), double. Very droopy $4,500. Last week 'Madrid' (Par) and 'Hotel Haywire' (Par), dual, hit a pleasing $7,000. Schubert (GN) (1,590; 55-85-$1.10- $1.65)— Girl Said No' (GN) (3d wk). Roadshow getting hot blanket at this non-air-conditioned house, $5,000, off on 2d week. State (Loevv) (3,300; 25-35-40-50) — Captains Courageous' (MG) and Disney special (2d wk). Will take about $9,000. Fir,st frame very good $14,000- Newspap^r Tiffing No Help to Lincoln Lincoln, July 13. Show bi:i is really getting a poke in the nose this season, about 25% off so far into the summer. Nothing knockout .this week except the sex'er,. 'Damaged Goods,' but 'Woman Chases Man' is doing a not bad showing. ■ Besides, theatres have chosen to tiff with the newspapers and as result all publicity has been pulled. ^ Estimates for This Week Liberty (LTC) (1,200; 10-15)— 'Fury and- the Woman' (Rialto) plus 'Men in Exile' (WB) split with 'What Price* Vengeance' (Rialto) plus 'Let Them Live' (U), Just fair, $800. Last week 'California Straight Ahead' (U) plus 'Ruggles of Red Gap' (Par) split with 'Below the Deadline' (Ches) plus 'Missing Girls' (Rep), not so good, $900. Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-15-20-25) —'Woman Chases Man' (UA). Best chance on the street and a possible $2,400. Last week 'Kid Galahad' (WB) made the babes happy and satisfied the boys, $2,400, okay. . . Orpheum (LTC) (1,350; 10-15-20) —'Oh, Doctor' (U) plus 'David Harum' (20th) split with 'Damaged. Goods' (GN). - ture dropped severely to $8,200, Harry Brandt will operate house as pop first run, starting today (Wed.) with 'Juggernaut,' until Par is ifeady to bring in 'Souls at Sea' on a two-a- day basis July 28. Meantime, the Central continues as is, (ind holds 'Damaged Lives' for a sixth week, followed by 'Armored Car' Satur- day (24). Estimates for This Week Capitol (4,620; 25-35-55-85-$1.25)— 'Emperor'js Candlesticks' (MG). This one, with the Powell-lRalner names, will do only $25,000 or short of that, fair, but holds over anyway. 'Saratoga' (MG) is scheduled for Thursday (23). Last week, third for 'Day at Races' (MG), under $20,000, ■Central (1,000; 25-35-40-55-65-75- 85-99)— 'Damaged Goods' (Weldon) (5th week). About $8,000, good, a possibility and at this figure holds a sixth week. Last stanza (4th) was around $9,000, Criterion (1,662; 25-40-55)— 'Great Gambini' (Par), No dice at all, even with a cooling system ais possible help, $7.O0O appearing tops, red. Last Week, 'King of Gamblers' (Par) fell off to $7,000 after a bright start, heat of Thursday and Friday (8-9) probably helping to cripple it. Globe (1,274; 55-$1.10-$1.65-$2.20) — 'Road ^ack' (U). Withdrawn last night (Tues.) after a run of' three weeks and six days. Last week (3d) was only $8,200, a sharp dip from the second. House returns to. grind first run, policy today (Wed.) with 'Jug- gernaut' (GN), this policy to hold until 'Souls at Sea' (Par) comes in on a two-a-day basis at $2 top July 28. PalaciB (1,700; 25-35-55)— 'Another Dawn' (WB) (2d run) and 'Fly Away Baby' (WB)' (1st run), dualed. Doubleton getting nothing, only about $6,000. Last week it wasn't much better with 'Kid Galaha.d' (WB) (2d run) and 'Meet the Missus' (RKO) (first run), $6,500, Paramount (3,664; 25-35-55-85-99) — 'Easy Living' (Par) and Emery Deutsch orchestra, plus Martha Raye In person. Miss Raye is turning trick in a big way here, $57,000 first week ending last night (Tues.) being phenomenal business for this time of the year. Show holds second week. Miss Raye is in at $5,000 for 30 performances, those over that be- ing pro-rated. House is' doing 35 shows. Last week, 'Mountain Music' (Par) and Clyde Lucas orchestra, plus Ethel Merman (2d week), $28,000, okay. Radio City Music Hall) (5,980; 40- 60-85-99-$l,65)— Knight Without Ar- mor' (UA) and stage show. Heat and weeicend exodus to beaches and country didn't hurt here, $82,000 or bit over appearing certain, fine tak-" ings for the summer and good enough picture holds a second. Last week, 'New Faces' (RKO) ended at under $75,000, disappointing but profit. Rialto (750; 25-40-55)— 'Three Legionnaires' .(Synd).and 'Killers of Sea' (GN), doubled. House may get $7,000; getting through, • with this pair, 'Killers' is an abbreviated ad- venture feature. Last week, 'League of Frightened Men' (Col), got $7,- 100, fair. Rivoli (2.092; 25-55-75-85-99)— 'Slave Ship' (20th) (4th week). Al- though only about $10,000 this week (4th), squeezing through, picture goes a fifth. House is shoooing for something for Wednesday (21). Last week (3d) for 'Ship' was $14,000, mild. , Roxy (5.836; 25-45-55-75)— 'Two Who Dared' (GN) and stage show. May manage ^25i000 and get through but more is highly improbable. Last week was better with 'King Solo- mon's Mines' (GB), $28,200. Strand. (2.767; 25-55-75)— 'Singing Marine' (WB) (2d week). Did fairly nicely first week at around $25,000 but off sharply on holdover, only about $12,000 and out last nieht (Tues,). .'Thev Won't Forget' (WB) bows today (Wed.). State (3.450; 35-55-75)— 'I Met Him in Paris' (Par) (2d ruii) and vaude headed by Arnold Johnson band and Gus Van, This is another of those rare weeks when this house goes into the pink, only $16,000 looming. Last week,- 'Woman Chases Man' (UA) (2d rim) and the Duke of Ellington band, $27,000, good. VARIETY PICTU^JB^CROSSES Wednesday, July ^Vaude Revival' a Dud Hit Music'- Madrid' Dno Not So Bad in Montr^d (Continued from page .1) in tableaux. That's a concession from Mayor F. H. LaGuardia and License Commissioner Paul iMoss, but only if the girls remain in one spot. The blackouts have been cleaned up to the extent that they retain some semblance of subtlety, but otherwise they are the same old burlesque routines with the same old burlesque comics. It's not a vaude revival — it's just the pushing back of burlesque about 10 years. So It's Poor Vaude, Ac:ain Which repeats again, pioor vaude- ville! Even now, though practically forced back into the limelight by an order from the mayor of the largest city in the world, it gets the boot before even getting the opportunity to climb the stairs. This doesn't speak well for the showmanship of the hurley ' ops, inasmuch as vaude- ville, in. some form, -was their only possible salvation. Eventually, they will have to turn to bona fide variety entertainment— burlesque with its ears pinned back •and denatured woh't draw— but then, possibly, it may be too late. The circuits tried several times to bring back vaude after kicking, it around, but never succeeded despite high-presure sell- ing in some instances. Only an immediate switch may save the burley ops. ' With their present entertainment setup, they may just as well scrap their code, tell the. layman board of governors to return to their families and close their doors, or go grind pix. How ever, they have an alibi for their opening shows, and it is a reasonable one, i.e., that the productions went into rehearsal a eouple of weeks- ago, when it hadn't been made clear just exactly what type of shows they would be permitted to run. But "it also proves that: the minds pf the burley ops still run in the one channel— burlesque. Mlsslnf the Opportunity A real opportunity was here for .vaudeville and also for the burlesque operators. Vaude still holds ' some draw if presented right and .sold ,smartly. Loew's State oh BroadwAy is concrete evidence along those lines. . A developing ground for. stage, screen and radio talent and material is sorely needed — and r: could just as well be the former burley houses. Acts are desperate for New York showing spots, and herein lies the opportunity for the theatre operators to buy talen; .cheaply and still do the acts i