STAGE Pui»ll»hed Weakly at 154 West 46th Street, New York, N. T., by Vnrletyi Inc. Annuiil subscription, |io; . Slngrle copies 25 cejita. £iUet-eA as ij«t'0U(l-cIa!4ii matter Deceniber 2!;, 19U5,^ .the Puat Ortlca ot KeW York. N, Y., under the act of March a, 1879. VOii:: 139 ^»J0: 13 NEW: YORK, WEDNESD AYv SEPTEMBER 4, md PRICE 25 GENTS .. London, Sept . 3. . Suddeft reversal: of thai reicgnl boom in show businesai is eausing noticies to biB posted by practical 50% of all West End legit shows, : []^d. note: : Whether this augurs another London-evacuation ex- pectancy, • because of the . Hitler ; _ . blitz, , : despite the excellent ■ Royail Air' Force rcounteivoffen- ■ • sive, or is just a i)recaiitioriary measure in ; the war of neryes, ■^isproblematic.^ . 'Margin for Error' at the Lyric, ■Preseht Arms,' at the Prince's, and 'Deiar Octopus' at the Adelphi folded Saturday , (1 ). The remainder are considering daily matinees in lieu p£ n ight shows, , or earl i er : even ing pet - formahces. ; 'Black yelyef at the Hippodrome Is slated to fold In a fortnight; with no announcement- of any successor show. Firth Shephard tbday (Tjiesr . , day)' ahhounced a month's pps^liipn^- . tniefit in the opening date of m A^^new musical - comedy, 'Learn to Love,' due : at His Majesty'is, and frankly ■tates that his two other musicals, *Up and Doing' and 'Shesphard's Pie,' dropped : 50%, in gross receipts since the.Nazi air raidis started. WB Home Defense Guard Hollywood, Sept; 3. Warvets, ; patriotic, group composed of former service men, was organized -. at Warners with Harry Piatt, staff shop foreman, : as first president. . . Members will receive training ^n rifle and pistol shooting , and ahiti-airciait technique' . NY. Moneyed Contiiftiitals Key taClassCafe6o;*^'tirade . aga ihst Roman co.ri.spiralpr? Lucius'. Strgius. Catilina I b'Tcit;,- around the {iral century B.C. MISCELLAHir or .Air rfiids permitted only one day's fhooling on 'Ma joir .Barbara'' ' dur- ing the whdje 61 last Wtielc; Gabriel ; l!a.sca.l • stated , ' a- cablegraiia frorn. England received - ire New ' .Ybrk yesterday ; (Tuesday ); . Br itish . ■ pro- .' ditcer,- who :is : filming the " Gebrge I Bernara Shaw 'stbry lor jjnitied Art- [ isls teTease, said that, from present j iridiGations he will not ai-rive^ in .the | .U. S; . with a print imtii . around 'lypv. [ 5. He plannj^a coming Sept, l:,:.until the air raids •begian- hdbbiih^^^ pro- c!iici..ipn. ■ ■ ■. ■■]::'[■ ' V . Pascal's cable Was td Marian Baldwin, his p.a., who arrived . in. .this . country frqiri Jlngl^h^^^ few weeks ago; . She declared that air raid warnings until the recent-heavy Tjiids ■ hadri't halted . productioHj as alarms ..were , disregarded and work cdntinued right through . theifiV Npw^^ hbwiever, bombings are niuch closer to the Deriham .studios where pascal- is woijkiiig and the entire personnel is forced to rush to air raid: Shelters.: Also . , slowing : productidn,; Miss Baldwin said, was lack 61 sleep by both players and technician^. JEach jght five' or, isijc of the staff roust patrbl'the sijLui^Ov doirfg • duty ; { ir xaid wardens: . iat ;9: p;m. and., patrol uriti I about. 5 inr thie riiorriing, re^ work at 9. Arnong the men in this serS^.ice are Ronnie Ne^ cameiramah;: Hiarold French,, diaiog. director , and w.k. stage, director; David Xieari, as- sistant ' director> : arid .David- Tree, ..a , member of the cast • ■ . v'- ■ Tree was called up for duty»by thie army - but released for this picture; Ahdrew Osborn, who wais originally, :in the. ciast, ytas also drafted for the military, but' could also have been released. . He refusedv however, and his pliace in the picture Was .take by Rex Harrison. : ■ Gbvcirnrnent has lent all possible id- tO; Pascal,. Miss Baidwiri d.e- (Continued on page' 54>: v' U'SiiilaVan Appeasiement Ixjs . Angeles, 'Sept. 3. . ^ Universal dropped its injunction suit ngairist Margaret- Suliavan .and agreed to a new deal, perjinittiig the a'ctre'ss ,tp jplay in- the. -UqeW-Lewili productibn, ' Tlo.tsarn.t but retaining first .call oil her services for the next picture.'-':,, ' C--^ Mi.ss Siiliavah and h^d a- prie- picture; .opntract.. for .several .years but fcOuld-. npt aigfee pii / suitable.'^ stpry;-: -;',,\.- ■,■' ..■:'• ■■■' -■." -■'•.^■\." ' ' ' loDf Time Getting Goinf HolljrwobdrS.ept. S» Harold tloyd finally set Sept. 6. -as starting . date for hjs RKO produce tipn, "ITiree Girls, and a. 'Gob,' '©fter a year's preparation. , Sets and script are ready, but the cast has not been fully announced, Fifdi Cobmnist Sea INs^t^ Cmdiaiis took to Det; for Aimi$. Detroit, Sept. - 3. : What liitery and; general entertain- ment business there was in. Wind.- spr,',pnt., across the ^iv.^r from here, . is flowing back into Detroit. . Cus- toms and iipniigration diilicult^ have -been uhlcinked tb an extent where passage between the countries again is easier; What discpiiriaged Windsorites from coming across .the Detroit . River foi: their entertainment was the explosion ^iri the .basement grill .loom of the swank, 10-story Norfpn Palmer hotel, which Jtilled a college student serving as .cashier, and in- juring 33: diner-dancers. Nature of the blast and. general wajr tenseness in.; Windsor breH the rumor that it •was sabotageii a bomb plant by iFifth Cpltiinhists,, etc. Prbbers, however, leatied tp the .theory was an ordi- nary boiler, or :gas explosipn. • , V ; ; Hollywood,.jSept. ;3^ . . Film industry >, coritnbutipjn. to the: American Red Gross and Allied! War Relief totaled •$440,416.75. Samuel Gold wy h, ' repi-esenting the picture business, turned bv.ef : a. check for that anipuht to .Dr. A. .H. Giarinirii, chairman ,pf the- Citizens /Emergency Cprnmittee of the Red .Cross. ..- ■ - Of this .Siimy^ th^ Red Cross gets ii63i 1 59^31, afld the rest :will be di-. yided 60-40 between -two : rieliel pr- ■ganizatibns; Theatre . Guild of : Southern Caji- forhia, comprising leading person- ages in the picture cblohy. has added a fifth week to its benefit perform- ances of Noel CoWatd's ' '"Tonight at 8:30' at the El Capitan,: Holly wbbdi Already- British ; relief fund has reached nearly $l€f&>000,- with packed crPwds continuing .to view the Hol- ly wopdnarnes who are donating theif services; ■ : ' - l ' ' Biltmore went dark (31 ) after dis- appPinting twp -weeks with Flora Robsbn ' -l/adies in Retirenjent/ Piete garnered anpther $8,500. bh second . stanza. - Only other legit irt town is revised version of 'Meet the People,' at Music Box, Hbllywood. . SERUN'S 'DUTCH VEr ' MAY PARAmM Alaii Mowbray Raps V Balcptfs -peserter^ " : .Hollywood, Sept. S. ; . Chargies 'by' .Michael Balcoh Jn London that, ftolly w.pbd*s Britkh ac- ;tors 'were, 'deserters' in their ebun- try.'s hour ; of : heed drew . brbad- side in -reply by ' 'Alan li/Eowbray, president oif the BritL'^h War Relief A.sSoGiatiori .of ■Southern California, Calling the English jprpducer^s stale-' rnent -an ...unwarranted smeaV,' MoWr bray . declared by - cable that i99%'"bf ^.he British ! actors . hbre are not only doing their bit; but their best. . ..'A lafgie. irnajbrity - pf ' the' Holly-- "wopd . British : colony,' . Mowbray wrote, . -'served with distinction in the last wiar alid have \ volunteered their :ise.ryices by. rbgistering with the. ei-nbassy at the: biilbi*eak of this one;:' :May I suggest that your cam- paign would be .better : served .by dealing : in . na mes, rather tha n . in generalities, so not to cast sliirs on the British colony here: as a whole. '.We are dPing.. what, yv.6 can while a-waiting the answer., to oiir .- bollecr tive offer Pf service: You rnay refer to tht British Red Cross for a record of :the efforts of the association.^ Of- ficial quarteris.ih England caih supply .you with recprd.s of the BritLsh mbr tibri - picture bblony 's Contributions.' A Some ^rears ago it was predicted by ad agency niien that ,the 1 in)e .would come when certain periods on the netUrorks woiild have a ca."sh franchise value. The prophecy has beconief an actuality; Fitch Sham- poo, Syhich occupies thie 7:30-8 p.m. spPt on the NBlC-red Sunday with . Its 'Band Wagon,! , if it elects.to, dispose of this period ,t|0' another. ' commercial for a cash cohsiiieraiJon b ■ "The account in que.stlbn, which is. already oft a nrtwork .bbbkup, but In midweek, • would Uke to .mpve its prpgram in between Jack Benny's - and Edgar Bergen's. This accpUnt's.prpgrarn already ;ha^ a hiigh rating^ but it figures that its mike personality could, through the, Sunday night placement, inerease his tiudiehce amply to' make the pr.eniiujn payinrient : W'orthwhile, "BEANIES^ CHAPEAUX Irandsca Gaad^^^C^^ Brushof f as Non-'Aryan' ' :Madridi Aiig. 22; . The socko receptibn accorded by the priess tb Francisoa-'Gaal, Paramount player> upon her recent, arrival ' in Spain, was ; tempered • cbnsiderably upon the protest; of ' thei: German enni- ■.biassy, '^ ■'; ' ■■, '.■ . ' '■■ All Miss. 'Gaal'-s vfilms ;:a Jn Germany, afid indicatiPas are that they will be accorded thi? same men t in Spain, Mis."! Gaal's Jewish bipod . is un- doubtedly .the csiise fpr the thumbs- .down on jier in Spain and, Gel'mahy. For years, prior tb her migra tibri to Hplly.wopd,' sh€! . was one; pf the lead-^ ing actresses oh; the .Budap She's a native Hungariari. er- . 'Hpilywbod, . Se^^ 3. Martin *Moe' Snyder ('The: .'Colo- nel') was given bis teiripbrary free- ■ dbm last week but oifdered tb re- -turri , to court bet. for ruling pji a second trial bn chiirges of shoptihg My rl . Alderman, hu-sband! of his former mate, Ruth Bittingi . Considered unlikely iSnyder will be held foi: another trial as the Alder^ .mans are in-the east and do .not .care 16- ri^turn^, tq. .jprcss. Ihe .charges. ■ 'Diatch Vety' book tb Which. Oscar Serlin bbught drarriatizatipn righ-ts liast weekj: riiay be filmed' by Sferlin for, Paramourit' in 1941-42; Whether Par gbes through -vy-ith a loose verbal agreeTnent that has been tialked de^' pends upon how the legit version, which Serlin wiir produce first, turns out. Serlin, sponsor bf the current ; Broadway hit, 'Life with Father,' was with Par for a number of years. - • Book is principally character study. Its by Anton Rpothaert and ran through mainy printings in Hol- land, where it Was originally pub- lished. MacMillan put the English translation pri sale, in this country last week. Whereabouts of the .au- thor are unknown as result of the war abroad, Serlin has not selected anyone "to drariiatize it yet: First, pri hjs slate is a play pn Nij i nsky, , the dancer; , to be dramatized . by Clifford Odets. Latter will begin work when he fin^ ishes his own new play in^ couple months. May Spread IVith Release of RKO's *Too Many Girls' Fad of 'beanies' 'as femme head-' gear, started ' last fall by- the RodgersrHart m usical- coriiedy; "Too Many Girls,* is expected to .be great- ly intensified this season with the release of George Abbott's picture version of the show. 'Beanies,' which sell for around $1 in the cla^s .stpres and for as little as 10c in the bargain basements, are like/ skull caps. Their .. popularity ■ laist reason- was a- headache to the millinery tracie; as . their ' comparative cheap- ness . was figured tp . have cut down the gross, sales bh young women's hats. .." In the iegit vfirsiPh of the s'how the. beanies, were worn by co-eds at. Pottawattamie College and indicated that the wearer wias a virgin. Hays office insisted on changing that in the filril version, so in the forthcom- ing RKO release it's explained that girls who wear the beanies are ones Who. don't neck. Gag about the beanies being only for virgins was used in various ways when the legit musical was. playing at the Imperial, N. Y., .last .season. Ushers, at the house wore therii and the lids were al.so bn sale at $1 each in the lobby during intermission. " Majnard's DrnDk-Drire Ruth Lowe, 'Smile' v on Personals . Ruth Lowe, writer of 'I'll Never. Smile . Again,' begins personal - ap.r. pea ranees Sept. 13 pn the strerigth of. her 5bng's click. She opens with a week at the Adams . theatre, New- ark, N.. J., with Bob. Chester's band. Barry Wood, " singer : the Hit Parade - radip program, and- 'co- rriediari Bert Wheeler. .SheV being bppked ..by. Gbrdon & Williamson. Former, pianist with Ina Ray Hut- tbh,..-ni3w disbanded all-girl prchesr trai Miss Lpwe will . wPrk on stage' Avith Wood. ■ He'll sing as she ac- companies and, at the finale, will introduce one of her newest num^ bers, • '■ .-..'- ■ ' ] - '-- Adams reppened Friday (28) with a tab version cf George White's •Scandals.' ■-■:'...' . Seattle, Sept. :3. " Ken Mayriar'd, featured with Cole Bros. '.: ' . : pinched at Bel i ling-ham here, for drunken driving of auto and had to . dig in .ieans ' for $150 -befbre he . could mal :. $18 TOP (U.S, COIN) FOR HAVANA CONCERTS ;i Havana, . Sept. 3, ^ What is believed to be the highest regular top price for any atti^tiori anywhere, outside of special .benefits; has been set .for a fbur-night concert series here later this' month; Front pew^ are going for $18 each, and that's in American money. Cheapest -ducats' .are $2.' V Among, those ' to be heard, are Grace; Mpore; Miartinelir and : Car-lo Morelli, Laszlo Halasz, cPnductor of the St. Louis Grand Opera Cbmjpariy (winter season ), will handle the baton. Chorus and scenery ai-e be- ing shipped from St. Louis. In N. Y. Bankru|rtcy Milton: J. Oppenheimeri salesman, employed. by/Smithken & .Kleinm''ari; filed a voluntary petition of bank- ruptd.v ill N. Y. federal'cPUrt .ThiirsV: day: (2d), listing $30,0OO' in liabilities and ;$2Q,400,in , assets; i -^^ Ampng : creditors ■ ; .Ednia .. JVlae (Dcanna) Durbi'n, .Who is owed' $10.- 000; Of tftis -amount,; $5,000 is ..owed pn . ■.adVertisirig.:...cbntract^^^ $5,000 ri^b're . pn. an ehdorsemeni On notes. ex(Kuted: by the coriipariy bf^ which thie bankrupt' was an offieer; The name of this company is not given. ■ /■ :.. . SEIZHICK REPS BERNSTEIN '1 ■ Henri Bernstieih, French play- wright, has turned all his American business affairs over to Myron Selz« nick.: • Selznick, currently in :Ne\v: York, shoves off for the Coast about Sept. IJhlike the .child-: prodigies / pi : ihe pasii who j^layed and Gomjppsed with :naive. disregard ; of ^ the iommercii^ aspects of their .'careersj' gifted mpp- pcfts pf the present day are appar-' ently quite . commercial . shbvv busi- ness-conscious. . Qouple of . ca.fe^ . ini point cariie to light last week iit CBS. One was David .Flodin, oif Wash- ington, who. addres.sed ..leii to ■Eltery . Queen, Detectiye, N- . Message read:' 'I am' only .1 1 yeHrs old and I jilay the marimba (thiol s a :^yk>phone with tubes or iresoriatcirs uridifr the, bars), -i am tiow. bomp<),s- iri£ a piec^. Which I cill •Msicb bf the Skeletons' or *Sppok Theme;' I bav4B cipiTipleted the first mbvemerit and have started the secohd.:' ^ get dpyin to brass tack?, at; the. ver-y end bif ybur program , there *re seven or eight rioties that, if 1 ,rnay use them, .i thirik' I would .fit in . very nicely. . If I ririjay- those last .''>v-: era! .nPtes,. please infprm . me.V Lt t^ ter w«is turned over to Lyri: Murray, cbnductor-rriposer who doe.s the in- cidental music pn the ~ .program. Murray repl ied. with ji st raight -f iiccd letter on CBS st^tioriery, granting the youngster's:, request.. Other : case: is Airiber Harrington,- five-year-Old daughter, of Clark Har- ringtoni bf the CBS bopyright de- partment. IJrchin, who's iDeen writ- ing music ''.since she wais threie, had her latest, 'Put a Penny in the Old Man s: Wat;- given its first perform- a rice last. . .week pn Ly n. M iirray> .'Four CJliibmen' show . over ' CBS, "Song is said to have a spcialiy- , scipus. theme,,' ' ; . Young M iss Harri ngtbn'*; fi rst f ullr length; composition ■deal't with the idea that Santa Claus; always irt-, wards boys and girls who are good. It was sorriewhat , c.ynically titled 'P'r'ajps.' Kid recentiy pehriet Ottawa, -in time,, to permit , the , , (Contihued on page 25) . %nencan \^ May Be Hastened New U. S. Sentiment • Prospects of fllmizing "The Amer- ican .:Way' now appear better" than ♦ver, Harry Gpetz declared .Thurs ; day (29 ) on his return from the Coast for a twb-week stay sit his New York headquarters. Goetz and Max Cordon, who produced the legit- vei"-^ •ion ; of *\v;ay.' have a distributiori. deal with RKp; Plans for Aiming the play were postponed last fall when the foreign situation ;hiade . it apl^ear - unlikely tliat the high production cost; which would necessa'rily be entailed,, could b* covered. iSince thcin Goetz has been attempting to intieriBst public- : ipirited individuals and organizations to share iii the production cost or Sponsor exhibition of the picture be cause of its. patriotic nature. . iSackers of the legiter carhe in On the same basis, being told In advance there was little chahce of getting their in- vestment" back: ' ; Goetz has not only succeeded in drumming up considerable interest, but has . been greatly aided by the patriotic fever which has been gen •r a ted in th e U. ; S, since it embarked 0a the preparedness program. It's felt that 'Way' might turn put pirbfit .tble . as a straight business. , venture result: of current sentiment throughput the country. CLIPS FROM PtoM ;30SIlENTSF(BtREIJ|F HollywObd,\Sept. 3.'. . Mary Pickiprd Is dohatihg a fea , turu made up of excerpts -froni 30 of. h^r ..silent: piGtUres,. to be released .thrbugh United Artists for the: ben eftt ; of the Canadian War Relief. ^ .Pictiire will carry;a prolog and an epilog, in . eolor by Miss Piekford. Herb Sterne, and Sbnny Chalis .are doing . the. .editihg. ■ ■ :\ CHRISTIE'S CdMMERICAlS , Al Christie, veter^in '.d^ launched a commercial .pictXire pro ducing enterprise under the: hjime Embassy Pictures in New York; . . Both— Wffrren . M^^^ and- J. Grahanv, directors, ; who have, been ^with him for -;years, are in : Christie's new projects^ of bn , /Hpllywobd,. Sept.: 8, ; . tiaralhe Day falls heir to several stories pri the Meti-o shelf,; originally apught for. Margavet SuUavan .when she was a: star on :the Culver City, lot. :>,.:•:.■':. ;";^ ' ;-.-.'. :-^:'-. ^■ Yarns .are, being dusted off and re- v/ritten for Miss Day, who recently returned frorh ai personal appearance with Waiter :Wagrier's *Fpreign Cor- respondent' in; New York; She'a fea-? tured in the :film. Disclosure, that a number Pf gpv- erhment agehcies, including the F era! -Bureau of Investigatipn and; reprPsentatiyes of the ; Dies commitf tee, , are investigating activities : of tJFA in cpllabpration with the Non- Sectarian . Ant.i--Na7.l League^ was made by a spokesman, for the latter organization last week. : He decliared that isufficient evidence of illegal ac- tivity has been discovered to fbrce the curbing In a couple weeks of UFA ais . a. ma j or distr ibUlor of /Nazi propaganda in the United States..- ■ tJFA is the. American agency- fbr handling film made by UFA pf Ger-i niany, Tobis ahd other Reich . pro- ducers, ail.; of whom are subject to Hitler, control and. turn .put. .filhis of varying degrees of propaganda, It Is shipped to. a dozen theatres thrbughbut the United States, seven in the' metropolitan New York area, which play nothing but- Germian pic- tures. UFA, witli biflces in Radio City, N. Y., is -incprpprated in New York State. - it was forced to regis- ter with the State Departinent in (Continued on page 21) Bonuses I nto Trust Rind; Weekly Pay IG Hollywood, Sept. 3, 'New cbtitract \betWeen " Mickey Ropney and Metro calls for $1,000; weelcly during the first year and a graduated option up to. $3,000;for the seventh year, plus, bonuses of $25,- 000 per.- picture. The : pact . was legally ; ;affirrned b.v- the superior court and involves both 'Metrp and Loew's,' Inc. Minimum bonus guarantee is $50,- 000 a year above Mickey's regular salary. If hie makes ^ mb;-e. than two pictures a yc.ir.v each ' job callss fbr an ' extra ; .$.25.000; ;.. At .,'hi.s ...c.urreht rate. .Rbbney ■ Will pull .down: about $150;b00; per annum a.?ide from his .w.eekly pa.y...env.eio'pe.. ;■ : tinder the ...court .:ruljhg, ;the:'.$25,-' OOO-per-picture ; boniis gobs into a trust fund, tp be^ preserved lihtil. ;h.e reacires the age of 35. .after which hi;S.. mother :.draws -.'^ •Mickey .gets; the' residde.' ■;' MamoulianV *Rio' ; ; . 'Hbllywopd, .Sept;;-3. ' 'First, assignnient ;. f or .:Rpuben ' Ma-^ moulibn ■ Under ' his . . ternl ; con- tract with iOthrFox.. . will./ be . "fh.ey. Met in Rib.' he.w title'; for'; 'Latin froth Mahhattah.' He .recently ' fin'-, •.ished' 'The Galifonrian;' .' Cesar ;Romci'o :gets . the leading role .in. 'Rio,' wh ich is lal)bed a ' yarn about : American . showgirls touring Sbiith America, . . M It n 7 bf th(i Theatrical Prominen.ts Accounted For in Unoccupied France > SEVERAL EVACUEES (The. iuriter/ VariEtv'? ' cQrrespond- ent in Poris ; •until tfte Freiiciii ; copi- tofs cdptiire by Me Nazis, describes in the fpregbing, froin his present statiorv in Madrid, the effects of y Hvige Paris exodus . upon ; French show hv^iiiess personalities.) ' ; By jpSEPH O. RAVOtXO ; : Madrid, Aug. 22. For the most part, it was impossi- ble during the weeks fpllbwing the Gernian tiriumph to khPw where those connected; with French, show biz had sought refuge.' ■, Sonne wei^e seen in Tours : and Bordeaux befbre ■ the Armistice, only to disappear once the German trobps bccupied these cities; Soirifli were known ; to; have crossed, into , Spain' enrbute ' to the. United States.; Others, were somewhere, ih France with the broken and crushed French army, with still others falling into; German hands as prisbhers. Many .: simply: "rehtiained behind in their hbmeis despite the. German ad- vance.:/ '' V'; ' Sbme anticipated the German en- try into .Paris., by some' w*eek.s, - like Irvih; .Maries, the. American who re- turned: to New York after 15 years' residence 'in the .French capital. Others, like playwrights Henri. Bern- stein and- Louis . Verneuil; .■ screen and; stage acftors Victor Francen, Louis Jbuvet llnd Madeleihe Ozeray ; ' . (Cdhtmiied on page 23) Trehfet *Nazi Victim' Unemployment Aid / More Profitable To Actor Than Pic Job A legit actor who doesn't care to^ let it be. known that he is 66 had a one-date quickie piqture job last week that cbst him rriuch more' than he was paid for the 'camera appear- ance. He got $26 from the Astoria, L. I., studio, but: the way he figured it he lost $41.25. He .laughs it off in the telling and justifies himself by explaining that taking the fllih bU, that: of an historical character, he proved to the director that he' is the Phly igiiy who :can play that partic- ular-part. ' His bookkeeping starts off with a deduction of $2.50, which the agent's commission. Because he took the job he will not receiye $44, which is his hibhthly pensibn from the Fed- eral ., social .'security fund. He also had to forego the $15 State unem- ployment dole. An expense was the payment of $4.50 to get into good standing with the Screen Actors Guild, necessary before he could taice the picture job, and the total on the debit- side thus was $66,25. the additicnal 25c being the deductibn ■for social ; security.; Credit ■■■ of ? $25 therefore left him In the red for $41.25. \0:y--::y,X '-- ■ ' '""^ 'COFFEE BEAN conga; SALUTE TO S. AMERICA Grapevine report is that Charles .. Trenet, French; cafe singer and songwriter, is a. vic- tim of the. Nazi invasion. , Already knbwn. to a certai ■ strata in.. America via his Co- lumbia disks, the ; W^llliam Mbr-. ris agency was all Set tb-^bring him to America when war set in. The 23-year-Pld . enter- ' tainer wai* ■ tdiitpd ; .'find' in France. ■ Detroit, Sept. - 3. jVith three bands in her 'guard of. honor,' Gracie Fields broke all at- teridiahce". records for / 'Windspf, Oht.* oh her ;current tour . of Canada, More than 6,000 . persbns'. jammed .the Windsor Arena,; largest crpwd/in its history, at $1.10 for the lowest ad- rhission. Proceeds of the berielit, held in threatening weather/ goes to the ■.Canadian. Navy League. • • • It gives some idea "of the pickings the British star—who more than. 20 years ,;^gp was honored by the late King George "V. for; her work in keiep- ing up the morale of the fighting forces in the "World War — will glean on the benefit tour which takes h;er into 31 tow,ns and cities of the. Do-. miniPn. ■; ,■ Miss Fields, who quipped about weather being 'hbmelike,' got. a turn- out of all Windspr's martial force, including; those three bands from the Windsor Sea Cadets, the Essex Tank Regiment and the Second BalaUion, Essex Scottish. : The toiir, on which she is accom- panied by Harry Parr Davies, song- writer, will take her across Canada from Victoria to Halifax. With the money pouring in at her: benefits she may carry it a little farther intb the Empire with a Junket across the Pacific to Australia. \: Upon his visit to New York, early last \yeek, Congressman Martin Dies, .head' of the committee investigating ; un- Americanism, ; declared that he has 'undisputable' eyidence that the ■Theatre Arts Committee has a direct : connection w:ith ^Moscow. It is in the form of photostatic material. TAG, has been charged . with being ; a ■•Communistic . front prgahizatibn, which it has denied. - -Dies interviewed several film players in his suite at the Waldorf- Astoria and three were cleared of charges that they were members of the Communist party, .. ialthough so, iridentifled by a Los .■Angeles grand jury. Those ; who ' appeared volun -; tarily and were exonerated were Franchbt Tbne, Luise Rainer and Francis Lederer. .■ His opinion re-; garding Lionel S tender, also named on the Coast, was withheld. Npnc pf the legiters named in the Lambert- ' ■son charges appeared arid all pre- ■ viously had denied Red ■ affiliation. Understood that Dies thought that Jone. Rainer and Lederer had cbn- tributed ' tb certain . pi^ganizationa witljout knowledge that the groups Were radical. , .■ ; Bert. Lytell/ president of Equity, also had a session with Dies. He staled his purpose was not tb de- (Continued on page 21) tUBITSCH PICBEiAYEl) BYDOOteTlEl^ •• .• HpUy wbod, Sept. 3. Start of ; Ernst Lubitsch's : first production for .■United Artists lease; is;, being held back untii Oct. Ii5, although tiie script ..is / ready, for .shooting and . Merle Oberon, . the femme cp-stari :is: available at ; the moment. . . / Delay is caused by Melvyn Do ug- las. male \ topper, Who . is tied up with a job at Coluinbia. Woody Herman band will broad- cast a special dance prograrn via shortwave to South Arherica to- night (Wednesday) from; the Hotel New Yorker, N. Yl. ' Pickup, which; wil.l be beamed, sbuth ward by CBS,, is in deference 'tb the- Part- Anieric'an Coffee Growers Assn:, in' convention at the . hotel. . - . . ;: . Ah original .; jive tune has', been dreamed up by Joe Bisitbp; pE tiie band, and . Dbp Ray, sontjw rite r, for the broadcast, . t tled' \Gojffee ; B^^ Conga.' ■ -V British Gov't Would OK Niyen'sFibn for Howard As Worthy Propaganda London, Sept. 3, Leslie Horwafd is cabling Samuel Goldwyn to ask reliease of . tiavid Niven to co-star with him Jh one picture, 'Pimpernel Smith.' If Gold- wyn releases Niven from contract stipulation that he can . work fbr ' hp other producer, It is understbpd the British army command will allow the player to temporarily giye up his regular duties; as the film . would be good propaganda. ; ; ^ Leslie Howard Productions Co. has been formed to make , the pic- ture from an Original gtpry by Wolf- gang Wilheirn. : It will be released by' Ango-Araericiani which is also.fi- hanciaily Interested the produc- tion. :" Shp.otihg .' 'starts .; In Septem r ber. ' .■"■.'• ; Dix Accidentally Burned I . r : Hollywood, Sept. 3. '■• ! ': Richard - Dijc ' sustained pbvvcjftr .burns on his left cheek and ear I When a pistol was accidentally . dis- ' charged ..niear .his ; face dUrin? the filmi.ng pf '.The .Roundup', .at Para- . mpiint.' •• ■:...'■ ■:-'■ f Actor .Was., .rushed to a hbspilal I for anti-tetanus injections, Trade :Mark Replatorcdv. POUNDED BY 8IME SIT.VERMAN ruhllNhed Weekly by VARIETY. Iiio. ■ Sid Sllverniftn,. • Pr«,sl(1ent . ■ m Weat 46th Street, Now Vork, N. T bubscription; \ nntial . . , . . . . $10 Foreign lit .SliiKle Copies. . . . . .'; . . .26 Cent* Vol, 139 e^^^" No. 13 INDEX Bdnd Reviews. . . . i •> . . 40 . Bills • • ,••.••>••*• . . . . . 48 Ohdder •.•'•">.'« •.- • .... 5.T Explpitation ' . 21 15 Years Ago. . . . . . ... 41 Film Booking Chart , . . . . . . .. 20 .'Film Reviews . .... . ; ', .....18 House Reviews, . . . . ..... 46 Inside— Legitimate . , . . .....52 Ihside:^Music •. . > 4:5 Inside— Pictures ... . . ... . .... .,2:5 Inside — ^Radip 30 International News, . ... ir. Literati ... 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Dully Variety, Ltd.) ■ ; : ■ 4 FIGTURES Wte^Unesilay, Septeoiber 4» 1940 BOSTEN'S FINDINGS CohdfMpiu Secondary' to Money EIo- ; inenV; Survey Shows /: Exhib squawks ph the free picture shows being presehted by;' Ches.ter- fleld in more than. 100 theatres in the New Yotk area ikniigbt the response from the ciggie company's ad agency that the scheme is 'helping theatre, busiriess.' Martin H. Barrett, , of the Newell-Emmett agencyi . who -han- dles the shows, dieclared that 'they sire iht^od^cIng hew patron^ id the theatres.' iExhibs Who weren't fortunate enough to get thieir houses In on the gravy train, arie haturaUy the ones doing the beefing. No actiion .has been taken, hoWever, by iny^^o^^^ the .exhib brgiahizations and . apparently ' none win be, .ihasmuch as rnany of the iieaders of these! .groups have ieaised their hbuses to Chesterfield. . In addition to . a idbck Qf indies, the Century, Randforcer Brahdt and Fa- bian circuits are. participatihg.in the Liggett & Myers adviEfrtisihg scheme. Barrett makes. s» deal with each hpuse to. take ovisr its screen frprrj. one ip three days.; .instead of regu- lar featiires, theatre puts pn contihu pus . ohfe-hour shows consisting, of twb: shorts made for Chesterfield by MJarich of Time's industrial divisipii in reigular MOT style;: Giie, running .36 minutes, is a dociunentiary called 'Tbbaccoland, U;S.A.' It traceis to- bacco from the seed stage to cigaret. Otheir, runhihg 24' mihutes, is libeled •Pleasuretime with iFred Waring.' It jgoes behind the sceneis iri : Warihg's brpadcasts. for Chesterfields;: Free Admlsh for the . Asking , ; AdmissiPh to the .theatrie is by. ' tickets : distributed throughpiut . its area by tobacco dealers. EaCh ducat is good for two perspiriS and may be bbtajned merely for the .a^ing; Ad-, -veftising and explpitatlon is. put up in. the territpry and . also furnished the theatre. ■ Idea was4ested in about 5Ct hbuses in . North and , South Caroiiha a couple months agp^ and brought to . New . Yprk after the kinks were worked out, It will probably be ex- tended throughoi^t the country. 'All: attendance records have been broken wherever the , Ghf stjirfleld show has. .played,' Barrett decliared, *and it has.helped attendance in bp- (positipn theatres. The great croyrds that turn put are put in i picture- going mood and, as the shpw; lasts , oniy an hbtir, mah^^^^ tsdce in shpws at pther theatres In ttiie rieighbpr-. /"hbpd; '■■ ■■■^ -.v.' *in additipn, tiiese showings; have; atti/acted patrons to. the theatre who. have nevpr been inside the doors and the theatre maniagers have been de- iighted iat the r.eSpohse tP the shows and the many, new jiatrphs. whp iDc-; coitie acquainted with their theatres.' . Exhibs at bpppsitlpn theatres say It ain't sp, that their biz is damaged by the.freb CPmoetitipn; With Ches- terfield increasing the number pf. hpuseis, hpwever, mpst pf .them are in hppes that mebbe they'll be able to get their mpuths intp the, feCdbag and are npt beef ing too loudly. Two theatres in the Times Square . area have bbeh included; Times,: at .42d and 8th avenue, ran the - show . Friday; Saturday and Sunday (30- 31t1). PiXi on .4i?d street is bboked for Sept. 1^ and 13, Roach Out of Bhckont : Hollywood, Sept. 3. Hal Roach studio resumes produc- tion Oct. 1: with the start of -Topper Returns/ to be, directed by Rpy. Del ■Ruth..':-^ " ■ y - r^ -' ■ Rbland Young and Billie . Burke head the cast. Par WeB-Advanced Saysfree^ ' Parampurit is so far advanced with its 1940-4 i prp'ductibn : schedule that, the cpnipany shprtly ;will begin lin- ing Mp - its program .fpr 1941-42, Y.: Frank .freeman- vice-president: in-}, charge pf prbdubtibn, stated In a press, interview.' last .^29) before he planed fpr the 'Coast. He indicated that there are; only four , pr flve 'features on the 1940-41 program which are not ih spme stage pf prp-; ductiph wbrk, leaving . the decks clear tp plan for the fpllowihg .season and aiugment its- player lists. 'freeman said thiat plans are' npw shaping fbr 1941-.42,;and that likely there will; be .arouiid 36 - features made, as in the present seaispn, Re- garding the Buddy DeSylva two-pic- ture deal, he isaid that DeSylva will go to the. Coast' ' Npyember and prbbably start Actual shooting bh the initial picture the first pf next ytar. It will be a: Bob ' Hope; starrer, he said., '. ■ ■ ;■ v-' .r Freeman stressM the ; long-range planning which .Par is carrying on presently, in its production setup. He pointed to the. impressive group of feiatures which the cpmpahy, has :ready ' for- release. . . J ':•.; ;■: ■ When: it was: cited' that costs of making features . sire going up despite all ecoripmiefi, Freemain said that the additiphal reveniie Would have tP cpme frpm the dbmestic^ market without venturing appraisal .as to how it cbuid be Phtained. . He: istated that Parampuht wasi watching experi-. niehts with boosted prices; ; HoUywppd,- Sept. S. Wbrking : cpnditibns riather than , salaries ai e- uppermpst with filrii ac- tbris, according tb a survey , recently ' completed by Dr. Lieb C. Rpsten for Motibn Picture - Resea;rch . Prbject. Less than 10 % pf thpse . replying to questiphnaire a-aised issue of cpih. . : Chief interest split among those steiidier emplbyed is. the elinriinatipn of inexperienced, . jypungsters' from studio; casting pifficies; strict enfPrce- ment of ah eight-hPur day and 48 hours advance time to read scripts. More .than half of the 309 actors replying to the qiiiz asked fbr mbre economic secivrity, rhbre regular •wPrk, regard fpr experience, better proyisipn for employment , contracts, hotlce of layoff periods, as vacatioris Shd more, time to prepare;. for 're- hearsals and': tests, ' Present agency setup ■ drew little censure with some suggesting commish be cut to 5% or prevail at 10% with agent f linictioning as both biz manager and press agent. HASAUTRY SUPEROATERATREP. i Hollywood, Sept. 3. Jpseph Santiey stays on at Re- public for his second directorial chore,, 'Melpdy Ranch,', the high-bud- get Gene Autry ■ western, rolling Sept. 10 under the prbducership of Sol C. Siegel. • Recently Siantley washed up a di- rectorial job on the musical, 'Melody and Moonlight,' pn the same Ipt. ' 'sLt Flood Beoefit Shows New Orleans, Sept. 3. Dorothy Lampur will fly. here Thursday (5) to heiadline show for benefit of Louisiana . flood refugees at Saenger .theatre same night. Paramount actress offered services to Gpvernbr Sam Jphes pf . Lpuisiana over Ibng distance telephone frpm Hpllywopd: when she learned of , pli.jjht pf fplks in her native state. Ypung Meii's Business club,: which is spbnsprihg shoWi has planned rbund of fetes fpr her homecpming, first isince becoming 'film star. ; , Roosevelt Moves Globe Outfit to Cnlver City Hpllywppd, Sept. 3. : James Rppseyelt , and his / Glpbe Prpductipns rhpve this. , week frpm the Samuel Gpldwyh studip tp the RKO-Pathe lot, fprmerly knpwn as Selznick.. Internatipnal, in Culver City. ;. . .■ ' /■ Glpbe ppens pffices tpday (Tues,). in ;. the west end pf the- administra- tion building. First picture tp be filmed is. 'Ppt o' Gbld.'. ; . . HoDywobd, Sept. 8. Physical ruggedness, stressing he-men, action, aind ih* great open ■paces, is the dominating idea in the high-budget pictures mi 20th-Fox this season. With a few musicals tossed in for contrast, the Westwood program accentuates the red cprpuscle. (Ed. note — A red corpuscle is a tough {guy; in the blood ttream and has nothing to db with the Dies committee.) Starr'. BETWEEN AIRPORTS Hitchcock's ; Confabs : In ' Betwecii '\-.; Govt, coritrpl fbr Mex pix. London furthers plan tp aid pic prpducers. . . AscAP :-■.../....;...:;.;;.... .;. .V. Cantor s femme comics, . , . . . ... ; . . . . . ; ; . . . , . Vick's and *Gone With-'the: Wind*^.!. . v; ; . , . ::y .:: . NBC and CBS 'indictment' rurhors. ... ........ Tibbett heads AFRA. ., .1; Radio reviews; ' Edgar; Bergen-Deanna . DUrbin, 'Anything Goes' (Lyon- Daniels ), Joe E. Brpwn, • Natibtf ■. . . .... . . . ; ... .. . : \ . ,\ . AGMA^Petrillo ; . . '.. ... ... . ; . . . . .... ... . Saroyan's strike-out. . . . . . , . . : . . . . -. , ... . . \ Dullzell's long rest;".'. . .....v..-. . . . .[ . . . ;. ;.Page:15.. . .: . . . .Page 15 ....... . . . ..Page 15 . \ Page 15 ; V .Page 27 : . Page 27; ..... . Page 28 Page 29 . .. ; .- . ..... Page 32 Wincjiell, : ■ 'Birth bf a Page 36 ...........Page 41 V. : . . '.\ . .Page 50 . . . . ...Page 51 V: \' < !['■> Ex-Ju^e Manton Mess Involves Geo. Skouras On Bribery InActment As a repercussion, of the bribery charges on which Martin T. Man ton; formerly senior judge pf the U. S. Court of Appeals; was cpnvicted a year ago and for which he is, now serving prison term, the Federal grand jury last Friday (30) handed up indictments for alleged irregular- ities in the sales of certain asisets held in bankruptcy by the Fpx Thea- tre Cprp. and the William FPx Realty Co. These sales were apprpved by Judge Mantph. Thpse indicted are Gebrge P.. Skpuras, WhP is charged with conspiring to bribe . by having 'leaned* Judge MantPn $.30,000 pn Jan. 11, 1937, and Harvey B. N.evin^. a real estate brpker, whP is alleged .to have acted as gp-between, During the Mantpn; trial, ■presiiding judge John C. Knox instructed John T. Cahill, U. S. attorney, to investi- gate Manton's activities in the Fox Theatres receivership case. As explained to the gi-jind jury by Matthew Cprrea, Cahill's assistant, the Williilm Fox Realty Cp.. a sub- sidiary of Fox Theatres Corp.. held a leasehpld bri the Academy ojt Mi.isic (N.Y.) property by contract with the Schinasi estate, owner, it is cUiimed that Skburas' 'loan' to Judge Man- ton enabled him to obtain the lease- hold and certain interest in the William Fox Realty Co. for the sum of $155,000. By terms cf the sale , it is alleged that stockholders in the Fox company were deprived of an asset which" might have yielded profit pf $1,500,000 pver the 20-year period of the lease. It is charged that Skouras. sub- mitted the' bid to Milton C. Weisman. receiver for the Fox properties, and that Man.top approved the transfer. Indictments also were handed ■ to Judge Francis C; Gafltey against the Skpuras , Theatres Cofp; and the Ktima Corp., of which Skouras The- atres: Corp. is .half owner. . . George Skpuras is ia brpther bf Spyrps and Charles Skpuras, both pf whom are operators, pf extensive theatre prpp- erties, the fPrmer as' president pf Natipnal Theatres, Inc.. and the lat- ter as head pf . Fpx- West Cbast the- trcs. Neither they .,nPr any pf their theatre irtterests is invplved in the trahsactions cpncernirig the Acad- emy ,cf Muisic. • , ; Bpth. defendants pleaded nol. guilty to the indictments and were held for trial in hail pf $2,500 each. 'BOtlVAE' AS SPANISHER ' •'. - Holly wppd, .Sept. .3, ; Fprtunip Bpnavpna, currently act- ing in the Orson Welles picture 'Citizen Kane,' at RKO, ' ybbut to prpduce; a Spanish -lahguage feature based on the career pf SimPii BPli- var.:-. ■■, ^ The picture will be filmed entirely in Mexico. ! Meanwhile, Metro anil Warners are rushing to the line with English versions of Bolivar's bioc. • ■ ■ ' if ■■ • • ■ ' Montreal, sept. i. With 'Foreign Correspondent' (UA) booked into Loew's here, re- ports current for some time past ar* .substantiated that Famous Players Canadian Corp;, Nathansbn chain including some 600 hoiises, has taken back : \ United Artists franchise thrpugh Canada after lapse of about three years. In some cases where UA had tiei ups with indie exhibs, arrangementi have been made to • give former franchiscrholders part, of the ! prod-: uct. . In Montreal, with F.P. -Can. erating all the first rUns : except bna through Cpnsolidated (Hirsch), Or- pheuni (Jce Llghtstone) will be given 10 of about 25, United Artists films scheduled for conning season. Understood, however, that Fa- mous Players will have first choice pf UA product so that Charlie Chap- lin's. 'The Dictator' and Kprda's 'Thief of Bagdad' among others will most likely go to the F.P houses. Independent fiirst ' . run here, Orpheum, is reportedly getting some WB product also though F.P; will continue to" get first 'choice of WB pictures. Deal between Famous Players and United Artists marks . the end of an experiment which was costly to. both putflts. F.P. (Consolidated Theatres) had the UA. franchise, until about three years . ago when N. L. Nathanson balked at 40% rental for UA pictures. ; United Art- ists then, started tp book away from the Farhous Players Chain, going into independent houses. With Nathanson controlling virtu- aily all the de luxers,. with their enormously greater seating capacity, trade circles here contend that some; business was Ipst through spotting the films in smaller houses.. Consid- erable number of United Artists films, it is claimed.. could have stayed, three or four weeks at the larger theatres and turned in greater reve- nue for. both distribs and UA. Fa- mous Players obviously lost con- siderable revenue also dliring past few years with strong UA product going into oppbsitipn houses. ; Comparatively recent deal Where- by F.P. bought into United Amuse- ments and Confederatipn Theatres, the dominant nabe chains locally, and Poolin.g arrangements ih other parts of' Canada, apparently made arrangement between UA and F.P. imperative since sale: of United Art- ists product . was thereby strictly limited. LUDWIG BACK INTO NW THEATRE FIELD - Minneapolis, Sept, 3. L, J. Ludwig, former Minnesota Amus. C:o. (Par) co-head, who re- signed to open a screen advertising afjency he're^ is reentering the theatre r.'.d. He has acquired the State, Jamestpwn, N. D , from Bennie Ber- ger and will pperate it with Par as a partner. . He alsp will cphtinue with the screen, advertising business. . ' .' Charges U Snooped On Hpllywopd. Sept. 3.; 'Private Affairs,' University, pic- ture relea.sed last July, is the sub- I ,icct pf a title .priprlty clairti filed by ,•: Cjilbert; J. Heyfrpn, attbrney and fprmer film prbduceir. j Heyfrpn cliiims thiit^ he": and' Re': I naiid HpfTihain pi-pduced a picture of I that name in 1023 and released it 'ihrpUgh Prpducers : Di.stribution Cprp. Universal turriori . thb- pi'otcst ' pver tp its legal staff fot study. . Wednesciayt Septcw**' 4, 1940 PICtURES ON DECREE SOLUTION i Time d6^ of Five* Undw Propos'cd : ■;-.:Cbnseht to Not Personal ..With so niitch time.airieady : consitnied b^ siii t, lift le yould be lost on either side if Arnold. wpuidv'Weig^liVthorouglily tlic c6Jnp1ai,iUs against.the'^d^^ BIG TURNOUT ^ sf - '- ■■; .• .■ '■.,;. .■::;■■.•; • '■ ■ By;' JiOHN ''C,. FliiNN- ' . ' . Washington, 'Sept. ^3. Exhibitor :ieaders .from: aU.sections of th e : couhtry : appeared today CTuesv). before Thurnian:y/; Arnold, chief; of tlie anti-rtrust .diiyision. of ! the bepartririent of Justice and re:gisterec( theii' emphatic objectiohs to the pr^o- posed; consent decree which Croverii- men t attorneys and ma] or film , co»i\- .pany la\\7:€i;s have drafted, as a yyind- up : of the Goyerntnent'S. .fihri anti- trust, suit.^ \'' .;:•■•..• :■ • : : • : The /'conviction: : maintained - here, that • th> anti.-nvpriopoly suit was a f a.vdr. to the operatbrs of motioiv piCr. tiire theatres; was cdmpi^tely divS-. pelled ih the course of. eight hours of ..dpb'ate oyer the terms' of : the con- sent decree, .during which :there: was almost unanimous exhibitor .obiec- tion voiced . agaiirist . the five-pip.tui-e .sale's, package; as opposed to block- Ijobking:' -with liberal . cancielUtipn clause 'up to- 25%;, . : Seating capacity of, .Arnold's office :was taxed to; t^e limit when he opened the doors this mornipg: to the bbj ectdrs; to the consent decree, most of whom had come from distant clt- ^ ".' . Hollywood, Sejpt. 3, . V : SajTi .Goldwyri's antagpnism : to dPublfe-features doesn't apply. oh- home grounds; Other ■ iiight /he had friehds oyer . to^ his house. V where ■ he .had projected 'Boys From Syr^iciise' Dal^'- tons Rode.' .. Running time, 2 hours and ;34 minutes, 2D FILM MAN The proposed new selling, schemes of previewing films before ies^ ^ '^'*^^ ^*'"^^^^^!?^'- 1 )fVering. thtlih for exhibition licb^^ groups; 6f five, is an experiment that is not sustained by any •revioiis industry experience. .' V There is a tendency to ptish through the coiisent decree on tlie theoiy that it is binding. only for a tlVree-year period, if tlie poyerti inent at the end of that ti ni e desire* to proc ee d Avit h th e trial. ' ■ : ' A century of events may happen ih tire next three years. flight Jiow Is a good time to plug up the bad holes in the fonsent decree. SCHINE AND U. DENY ANTI-TRUST CHARGES on Sent. 18 Columbia : Pictures . financial offi- cials last week, clarified how the pro- po?«d profit-sharing arrangement for Harry Gohn . and Jack Cohn will work put if approved at the annual meeting of stockholders; Sept. 18, In-- oreases in salary, \yould be depeh.d- f;';t entirely on substantial net profits shown by the ; corpprationi, it was ■ claimed; ' '^'' 'i The. newr piicts; to' be voted on by shareholder-s', . provide that '. Harfy Cphn riiay have -his old salary (prior to October, 1939) of $3,500 per week restored a nd Jack . Cohn's .. to ' his previous peak of $2,500 weekly— all put of : the. profit-sharing ; arrarige- ment of I2»i: for Harry Cohn and 6% for the latter, computed after pay-' ment of the preferred ■ divvy. If profits warrant disbursements creat- ing such' salaries/ there will be ap- pipxin;iateiy $1.18 per share left for. cojnmoiv stockholders .'after: paying tlie preferred dividend. : Company officials claimed that' salaries, of $2,500 for Hari-y Cohil' and $1,500 for Jack Cohn; are virtu- ally the stipends they have been -: ceiying during, the past year after laying effect to the voluntary cut 6f 33»^% of 1939. parent that np progress could . be made by a town meeting process, so ; objectors were divided into their particular trade groups,, and Ai'hpld took them on dne: at a time. Indies, MPTOA, tl Al. : He started with Harry Brandt and a committee of independent Manhat- tan theatre owners,- followed by Ed Kuykendair and . the MPTOA execu- .tive cpmmittee, . consiisting.. of Fred Wehrenberg, Max Cohen and Judge Walker of Texas, Later in the . day Abram Myers of the Allied States group put in his: objections. Indi- vidual arguments against the ; sales; provisions of the decree were made also by Robert Wilby .(& Kincey) repre.sehting Paramount southeastern theatre partners; Robert White, of the Pacific Coast Conference of In- dependent Theatres; and Mrs. W. T. 'Bannerman, representing hefty group of jjuBlic organizations, in- .,, . , „ „ 4 „ [eluding- the National Committee for; : Glpyersvil^t'.N. Sept. 3. ^ I Legislation to Abolish Blockbobking Schine Cham Theatres; Inc.. of -qi^^-^^ Selling «• GloversviUe, and Universal; :flled j Arnbld-;; -procedure Is to hear' all answers in Federal court at Buffalo objectors tP the proposed decree and: Friday ;.(3P) . denying Government : ai:(e«;cpnrerence with his own assist- charges they, violated the Sherman - ants he will decide whether to' rec- anti-tru.st act, The five-state Schine . ommend acceptance Of the decree by chain, which the U, S. states m jts .^hg atj.oyhev-genera^^^ In any event,' complaint consists; ;pf six operating : ^,.nold told dissenting exhibitors, he compainies,: denied that it was cn^ gncoiirage any' who disagree gaged in interstate .coriimerce, ov that'..^yith the ^irbWsions of the decree to it in' any way attempted, to coerce appear before Judge Henry W. God- independent theatr ■ -an ef^ ^.dard - (in' N; V.y: and give the court fort, to; obtain- a monopoly in con- ■ the benefit o£ advice before the order nection with the distribution of first- flpaiiy is signed. ' class films. .. ■ ; . :' . : - , : Through spokesmen for national ^ :.1tJniversal ...alsa. denied- charges it and ;stat •.■exhibitor- orgahiitatipiis. the gave the Schine 'chgin; . ipreference ; Doparlment of Justice is learning to- ' Of films over Plhcr.picUjreVhouses/; ; ;4ay/tha^ of pacifier of tinde The Gove:riTment iS' sleeking, an in- j.disjHiles;^^ junctibn pro'h ibiiing. the Sch irie ;,ch aiu' ; .Giu.slry i.s a .'mpst Unhappy one,' ; Froin froih obtaining more hou.ses.- and i.s ' all, .seciiohs; of the - .countfyi ■with' asking'' the F.ecl^ral. (i'O.urt to' rear-: ' only slight drflerences of ex^ range- the .. Schine' oi-ga.nizalion.^.i.n'Tp- ; di.<:."^.atiprac|iOnv .and of : the con- 200 . .theatres ;: in ; New- York. .Qhio.Y t^e.i.iipUit.cd' settlement^: de- Kentucky, Delaware and IVlsiryJaiidv of the^./Covernmehts anil-trust , ■ ••■•;: - . — — — .• :'..:.. :. [■ .suit agaiiist ' . the ' rnajor . ' film .. comr. . panics, : ^= ' '. .', - /' :.. For nearly, three 'mpnths attprneys ■:.for the. antirtrusl division .'■ — -r-^' > ■- i'.sel for the picture concerns have ;■ ;-'■ .: .-. , .'Hbllyvv'bod. Sept; 3. : been . negotiating a ;settlenient bt the - . George. Haight. Bhift.s from RKO , aclit'h. w'hich was. filed 'in:- New ."Voiic to Metro .prodiiCer . Oct.. 1: fol- i in June. 1938. Trial ; of the suit ac- urn. frpni ii New York , tually star ■ Frank C. . Walker, a leading execu - tiye .in motion picture affairs for the past decade, Will succeed James A. Farley; in; the office of Postmaster General. ' President Roosevelt -on Sunday (1) announced his intention of sending Walker's name to '\ the Senate for ratification. One of the pearliest iand most - ac- tive siipporters pf : the . nortiination drive in behalf of President Roose- velt, Walker has refused appoint- rneht tb: high Goyernment posts: xe- peatedly, although he did serye; as close adviser to the Presdent in 1933- 34 . as ; chairman pf the National Emergency Council. During the 1932 campaign he was' treasuriei: of the Democratic party,' Through his; important conhection a^ head of ; the Cpmerford circuit of theatres, , rather than . because pf his. political: connections, IWalker has been highly regarded in the. film industry. He' sueceedied to the presi- dency of the theatre circuit several' .years ago upon the death of M. E, Corherfpr^t his uncle/ Previously ^K^ had been, general, cpunsel, ,. He -was born in Plymouth, Pa., but Was raised in tlve far west. He was graduated frorri Gbnzaga University, Spokane, and from Notre Dame Uni- versity. After, serving as district at- torney in Butte, and in law practice there, he came cast In 1924, \ Walker has been prominently identified with various industry charity.' drives, usually serving as treasurer. ' He •was mentioned fre- quently as the possible successor to .Farley as chairman of . the National Democratic Committee. He is the second film man to hold office of Postmaster-General. Will ■If. ilays stepped from that post in 1922 to become president of the Mo- tion Picture Producers and .t)istribu-; tors of America, Inc. '. Lois Andrews Replaced In George Jessel^ . Los Angeles, Sept; 3, ' With Jean Gary,;: formerly of the : da nce.toarti of Gary iand Dixpn, . 're- placing .Lois ■ Andrews.: (.Mrs. vJessbl), ;Uie:..(jePrge:. Jesse night for St. Louis, where i,t p:peri,'; a personal appearance toil r Friday. (6,); .,at the Mi.ssouri thcat]'e; . Gther.s in the Jessel -unit include 1 Isabel . Jowi?'ll; Jean Pa:rkeiV Lya Lys i:aiid....Roch'eii:<; iiudsoh. v to Ipwing his ret I yacatibri,' \ Hi^ la.st- job at RKO. where he .had, worked , lor/ two years,^ was: 'Lucky Partners.' ; . Haight was .\s ilh Samuel Goldwyn - until fall. Government and the.;de-:. before 'niovi'ig -to RIvO. .| . - - . . r^^^^ on page. 54:» i"tQd.and..c6htihued for three'; days, when, on petition ;of the lili- gants that, they ;. were agreed to ' a. basis pf settlement, court adjourned Fact-Digging Femm?s ; - :'V' ' ::Hoily\vood, Sept. 3. • New . fact-finding pUtfit, Research tinlin.lile.d. .ha.s::bccn; prgahized .by .three gal.s, :: Diana. ..Mairsh,. Beriiice Benner...- and .' Na.n .Burroughs, : .ifpr- ni'ei'ely with the Walt Disney studio.s.; ' Company ■'specl.alizw in rnaterial, hislovical. a>id ;m.bd6rn, fpir - film :3torie!f. •. That there Insufficient iiumber of . good filiiis'-r^the priricipat reason given ; * Vaiuett.'s recent naV tionwide poll posiiig the qUestibii, 'Why don't you go to the movies ?'-r-; is refuted by dislributipn; execs with lists of films recently released or to be; released.- They mkintairi that the American public scarcely realizes how many really good pictures Hol- lywood turns out— and Mdlpeshit: air ways support those oil which most effort haS: been expended to appeal Ip.partieular'tastes..- .; Careful scrutiny of bpok ing; charts by: one ■ disttib head Tevealed apr proximately it)0 pictures of acknowl-, edged value in various categories re- leased overa six-month jjeriod. 'That means,' he declared, 'that there are approxirnateiy:; four good pictures a week, turned: oiat. Allowiiig for the; fact that not everyone likes the same type of fiimi, there, is without a doubt ah- average . of at .least phe .ipicture a week to. : suit anyone's taste: Of course, these:, preferred films are oc- casionally bunched, leaving periods when :there is, hothihjg you particu-; larly like, but that is unavoidable iii view of variance of taste.' ■ 'During the period V.^niETT wa» running its ,pol 1- ' ■ another ' salesman- ager pbihted out, 'there were .two films pri . Broadway with enough, strength to' run four : weeks,' and. ;.a. nurnber of others yvhich . played two weeks or more. It takes a hiiih-class fl.lm tp do that. I :dph't: understand why potential audiences should com* plain about a lack of good pictures— although they've been doing it since nickelodeon day.s— in the face of what we are offering.' ,-: ■ 4-Weekers on B'way Pictures referred tp are 'Pride and Prejudice,' which is cpricluding its^ fourth session a.t . the Radio , City Music Hall this week with a total' gross in excess of $375,0pO, and 'Sea Hawk' at the Strand. Latter film has given the house four of the best sum* mer weeks under its present policy, although the draw of Phil Spitalny's all-girl band on the stage is not to be discounted. Other; celluloid strength was being shown bii Broadway at^the same time by 'I Loye You Again' at the Capitol, 'Great; McGinty' at the (Continued oh page 21) . BIG DECREE' ^ " , . Hpilywppd, Sept. 3. Plan to stabilize productipn .and eliminate, extreme highs arid lows is: being mulled here by 20th -Fox hofniai office : execs, headed .-by: Sidney R. Kent, Joseph M. Schenck and Her- man 'Virp.bber.. . Result will be a pro- duction drive ; to pile up a substan- tial baeklpg - pf pictijres to meet new selling ;condition.s .expe.cte under cPnsent decree terms. Uriderstopd several high-budgM film.v'are being, readied for an eairly ;t start. ; : ' - ' Last -spi'ihg the.;studip .adopted:: a; prpgrarri ; calling for s ix; pictures in active work at all. time.s, . but: the' schedule .wa.s .disrupted .by a 'shprt'' age of tpP; hameji;and :delays\in story preparation. ' . -...'■- ■;.' . ■ ■ .Jlollywood, Sept. 3. Nate Elu.mberg ends a threcr month stay at Uni.versar 'Studio /and -heads east over the. . wecke.nd., .. jMatty Fox. east; , for a ■ similar period, is d ue b'apk - next ..week. Weclnesdayr September 4, 1940 , - Sy stern. t>eing -use^, by W?iltz Dis- iiey for recordfirig the : rriusic Tan- t^sia^'-.his IpHhcbmiitg - feature, em- ploys: ' ine. .sc^parate- .«oU^ Bottv.. te^ pen-and-ink outfit and KCA, v\vh (developed the record- ing -methbd coUabbration^/Witli Disney's : engineetsi, have b'eieh . ob- ;sieryirig. . scrupulous secrecy on / the ■ system, pe.ndinii[; release of; the -pic- tUtie/. : -/ '■■ ; ■ . Bevy of soundtracks runs ; down the; sidfe of. the film In sirnilar man- ner to the ordinary . singk^^^ system;; However, it is understood,, this -makes the; film wider than : the ■ vsual 35 mm., ' which- is one of the reasons why / special . '. projectibn equipment js^beeded. Theatres, will have to . be shiittered. Itibout a . Week prior to the 'tantasia' en^agemeht. >f or installation : of the prbjectbr and" anipiifterSi. DiSney is having 12 of th.e systems built, which- wilt limit to that .number— for the present, -at leasf--.the .:theatres in .which. Tan - ..tasia*. can. simultarieously: play. ■:■ The. nine soundtracks, it is. said, SlantrEyed \ '. . - Hollywood.. Sept, S.:; , Keye Luke- stacts . his - Oriental sleuthiiig Sept. 9, in ia .series' df four features : to : be produced by. - Paul Malvern for Monogram, release. : - Ciurrehtiy. Luke is working, at Pni- versai in 'Jhe Greeri' Hornet Strikes in.':- ; V. ; ; . v W Milwaukee, ;Sept;^ 3;.: ■■ It had to come, of course, but few , expected It would be thls^ ^^^^ .give UTiiclu^ ■ fldelitr to^th^ ^^^h of ybiing ihen tPiarrny, navy^ 306 Su ah: isolated ;liute: to^Jhe . entire 100- there has been such;, an unlopked lor piece drchestra.v .play.irig . .at. ;full I early rush : of , .voluntary .ehiistmehts strength. I (they're ^hOt^ wa fbr ' the: draft) Bell ' Labs' . Process : , V;; that uisher service has bee ■■"r^■■''■^'^^■' iWk Tiicnpv <5oiihd bandicapped. Heirietofore lorig Wait- ,^?S'S?of a'f ud li^t^of ^pUcani.;have. dwmdl^ Sid tSrS LboJatories Sd^? ■ Westerh: Electric). • :Bell poV'er.is already^scarce, ., ,: , , ^ S^st^erriployahg three, sepa. K ^QX exeqs s^t^d recruiting qt the r^te sSSaKlit Was rdfembri- U^rnme help this past^yreek and^. are laie sounqti^Liv.. la Jur- building up a reserve, they may draw. l\. *i. J- -Jw.^rir«,q T,At onlv on its needed. All gals must. coriform strict- uSe. which^ virtually . knocked the least high school gradua es- j^l, 18 nf their seats RCA's years or oyej^ m age, all 5. feet 6 f 1^^^ weight... .Uniformity IS required, not *^ Another Innovation in" 'Fantasia*: for . regimentatioh. but to. facilitate Se^ieS^of a newly-de^U^^ . fiUing. or uni^. velobS Oil paint; givirig th^^^ break, JSv ^ fi^cS ai^ r^movipd^ essen- limifatiOns of coloring use^ . . ^ S" 'r^aditSS^^iill bave one W^^^ at the .Palace Eve- -paayer^-Deenis- " Taylor--^^ . wiU^ never actually be: seen; Only cpuplfe of weeks hence will be tr ^ns- iVi^ chadoW will appear on the ferred tp other houses, so: none will his snaao^y : -pp ibse. jobs on account of the. switch -T^e is no running plot through and the same pbUcy Will. bevfbllow^d the^eature; Instead,: eight -separate oyt as becpnies necesswy for oth^r Triusical compositibns recorded by houses m ^e big. ^h^in to make nhe the Philly Orch will be cartboried in [ change t o femme help the rriaiiner ..Disney visualizes th^i .. .,: ■:..; :. : story told by. the composer in each pf them. Giving continuity tp the^Va-. rious • sections Will : be ^ Taylor s shadow and vcommentary. in the in- terims. .:; , ■ . Disney flack department, which, i: has been : running in . low gear, switch took Warner expected to shift Into high .on an- 2^.^^^: .flowing Gold' out of the tasi ' with . return from^th^ -.coast, g^ygj^^j^ Y., - Where ; it bad be^n this week of Richard E, ^.onaon, i^^^^^j^^^ for the past two weeksi publicity head. He'^ been .J^est^^bout deposited it at the indie Globe. Only Hfejpe^^to Biz Lies WiUi^^ Says 1^ WB's 'Flowing Col^ Beats M-G 'Bocmi toVfii^ to B'way Gnrie, O'Neil Set : :■ .■.':/■.••;•: V. ■ .:HOllywpod,'' i5ept,-v8. ..• Siigrid Gurie and Bai'bara O'Neil get lead toles In 'Strfeets of Cairo' which starts at U.niversal this weekr :lbany, N, Y., Sept. 3. ' Albany area will h^ve its second drive-ih- theatre when- Harry. .Hell- man a;iid his son, Neil, open one. next spring on ;-Albany:-Saratoga, r<>ad| north Of Latharn (about five miles from Albajiy and within easy reach of Troy and Schenectady). They have taken a long-term lease on 10 acres of giround. Neir Hellman will manage. Space ^w ill be provided for 600 automobiles, spot ready for op- eration April 1. TTlie Hellmans. now :run the Para- mount and ; Rpyai, Albany, and. the Palace, Troy, all subsequent runs. ' New Bouse lii yirslnla Lynchburg, Sept, S. .■ Hiiriter Perry, president pf Domin- ion Theatres, has announced work is to start within 30 .days. bh e.OO-seater in .Hilton! yillagie, suburban section of Newport News, Va. ■ . ,-■ ' Plans for the rnoderhistic hoiise are' neairing completion and bids, will be taken within a; f few days;: .: - . Jupiter Kicks : Off Holly vvood. Sept, 3. Jupiter Films, ; Inc., hew outfit headed by Irving Applebaum. starts its first picture, '30, Boys and a Girl,' at the Talisman studio this, week for Mphograrn release. Applebaum produces and diriects the film, which features . St, Brenr dan's Choir. 1st Pegree Indictments For Mgr.'is Murderers South Bend, Ind.. Sept 3 ; ' First degree murder indictments were filed last weejc in St, Joseph Gircuit Gburt against Richard Klo- wbtter. 24,oNiies, Mich:, and Mervin' Cag]e, :21, .Palmyra, 111., held ih con- nection with the hitch-hike robbery- slaying.; of Walter Ebeling, 31 -year- old manager Of the Garden in York-'. viile section of New York City. %M ind ictments, ; each containing tWo counts, were returned by > a special session ■ of the grand jury, . ;■ ; The youths are liable to the death penalty if found guilly on either count Prosecutor Arthur F. Scheer said he would ask the ex- treme sentence.' L. & , Jv Open . Another .: :■ ' :. Atlanta, Sept, 3. Lucas i. Jenkins; Inc., Fj-iday (Aug. 30) unveiled its de luxe Gor- dpri with appropriate ; dedicatibn Ceremb.riies participated in by prortii- nent We.st -End dignitaries, in . which this 1,200-seater is located. "Talks were also made by Arthur Lucas, prez of L&J; William K. Jenkin.«, outfit's secretary-treasurer, and Ray Jett, L&J's. nabe city mgr. Gordon is first of gtoup of new nabe houses to be opened in Atlapta: suburbs by; L&J, who own and op- erate sprne 50 houses throughout Gebrgia, They have under construc- tion at pi-esent . 1,000-seait Euclid, on Euclid avenue, Little Five Points sector; SSO-seat Dearborn, on .East Lake .driye, and: State; 50p-seater. ,oh Capitol avenue, ; :.';.;;. vV; In. addition, .L&J is remodeling its beKalb, in Decatur, boosting seating capacity from 500 to 850; seats. While DeKalb is being rebuilt, L&J is. servr ing its patrons in Depatur City Aude, :; ■.KopIa;r's -House.- : : The Rio was built by Nat Koplar and Dr, J, G. Prbbstein and entered- into a ; booking r pact with the St, Louis Amusement Co, Recently Kaimann merged h is chain of 12 nabes located in North " St, Louis with those of Fired W^bren- berg, prez of MPTOA of Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois,; in the Greater; Independent Circuit for : the purpose bfvbhta:ihing better book- ing arrangements for the 25 houses. Other indie talker houses h'av.ie beeji invited to join. Film row observers saw in the merger ;the .girding of the indies '. to battle with Fanchon & ■ Marco, Which,, operates the Amuse-: ; merit , iCo.'s string of nabes under tt- . cpntract, for supremacy in; the nabe / field here and in St. Louis County. .; : Several weeks ago Wehrenberg, representing a group of indie ppr erators, failed in an efTort; tb curtail triple feature programs in a pow- wow with Hairry C. Arthur, -Jr.. and gen. irigr. of F&M's interests here. Threats of a buyers' strike by the Indies Were made When - it be- came known that Arthur demanded , that all giyea^yays be stopped iminer diately before he would'-agree; tp any proposal by the indies. Kaimann received. letter from Sears Saturday (31) which the WB prexy said the complaint had been isent. tb the St, Louis branch office for inyestigatibh ; and instrucr tions to report to the New YoKk headquarters, • NOW IT'S FREE ROOT BEER AS GIVEAWAY . . -' y. Hollywood, Sept, 3, , Hugh- Hatman drew a renewal as cartoon producer at Metrb. ;^ Universal, handed Shemp Howard a player ticket. 20th -Fox picked up Robert Ster- ling's actor; option. ; . Ralph Spence inked a writer deal at Metro. .' ' .• ' ; , Roger Mobre's • player- : option hoisted by Metro. ' ' ■ RKG signed, James' Ellison to one- year contract. , : : , Minneapolis, Sept. 2. . Free/root beer is the latest thea- tre: giveaway here... cyi-il;:^^^^^^ Homewood. mariageir, intrpduced-lt.. "Through a tieup with local manu- facturer of the beverage, he was en- abled to distribute a coupon good for. a six-bottle carton to l evei-y person purchasing two nt admissibri tickels to his theatre. • '...',; \ --v' . ■: ' ; ..; Names of dealers who Will redeem coupons are flashed on screen .and listed on , advertising dodger.. Interstate Book Nights .; . Dallas, Sept. 3. Interstate 'Circuit, Inc;, is working a new distribution on sets of eh- cylopedia. Called 'Enclyclo-N ights.' the sets are sold to thfe customers at nominal prices, phe y olume at a ti rne. The stunt is being worked . ; , 19 locations Over the; circuit although the ipallas. houses have hot .iDC.en; de- termined; -.:;.;. . Ford's fRogiie Male- \ Holly wood,. Sept. 3. ,. John Ford gets the directing job on 'Rogue Male,' based on the Geo/I- rey HouseholtJ novel, at 20th-Fox, Filming starts in ; January, with Kenneth Macgowaij as associate pro- dticer. ■ Wednesday, September 4, 1940 PlCtUAES farbiers; Sdz&k W(tf t J(^^ More than $1,000,000 was voted to tl\e stockhbldtrs oi Selznick-Interria- tioitail last week as tiie first dividend resuitinfii from th decision to disf solve the company. Part of the huge surri will be sent out in CMh ;and the rest in technicolor 6t<>ck^ Further payments Vvill he ihade during the next couple of yiefars.; ; Dividend, it was learned, canie : as pure gfavyi to the stockholders^ who. Kiftr to ii, had a lready received badk their entire ; investrhenl^ pliis interest of 24% over a . four-year period. Exact amount ot last week's dividend has not yet beeii ascertained beyond the fact that it Will be between il.OOO.pqSO and $l,50tb,000r depending oil certain assets available; Creneral imt)ressipn in.the industry that Selznick-International is having it.V ffrst financially successful year currently, 'as iresult of the huge profits on v'Rehecca' and 'Gone with the Wind,' is false, acQordinjg to an authoritative source;. Company made money oh 'Little Lord -Fpiintleroy,' 'Pi isbtiei; 'of , Zenda' ; iand 'A i.Stai* Is Born.' In fact, each' of thiem> netted Impre than' 'Rebecca,'; due- to the present fPreigri, situation. S-I goit en even break out bf- 'Tpm Sfawyer' and 'Nothing Sacred,v it was said, while red-inkers during the tompany's his-.^ tor.y were 'intermezzo' and 'Garden o£:AUah. Not, billy Whitney's Idea ' Source close to David :0.. Selzhick declared ■ the 'prbducer; resents , the general ihipressiph that Sri was dis- soi ved only because John Hay Whit- ney, chief backer, wanted toi get piit^ Actually, ' it is said, Selznick hihisielf felt .that \yith the, present; f^^^^ situation there was no point in going ahead and jeopardizing a successful investment. He recommended and was as rn uch , responsible; as 'Whitney fpr^he dissolution;- . Seizhii?k, it was said, foresaw the drop in foreign markets' and. the dissolutipin more thah B' year ago.. Among other things, he prepared for it by refusing , to renie w his . studi6 lease and shedding all possible, com-; ■ litnients. Producer, it was, stated; has ho plans whatsoever for jpihing Metro pi" any. other company wheh his two- picture cpmmiilmeht lo United Ar- tists is fllled:, He has had three offers from majors to back him in prpduc- tibn, but has giveri them ho consid- eration as yet; .feeling ' that Wprld conditions are too uncertain to plan beyond the two UA pix, which .will keep him busy until next summer, at least. . Mono Takes Extra Space To (Kfeet N. Y. yiax ; Hollywood, Sept, 3: Shift Of ' Nionpgram's home offices from r^ew York to Hollywood re- sulted, in an overflow 6^1 the Talis- mah lot and caused the company to take over the greater part of the pmce and stage space at Ralph Like's : JJltexnatibnal. studio/^ . . : ; Moving from. 'Talisnian to Interna- tional ta make, room for the ex- ecutive staffs from the east are the. publicity department and Pete Frledr hoff's West Coast, treasury outfit. It will take about 90 days tp : nipve all . departments of- :the ; home : office across, the eouhtry.. - • . ' " . ' %ubHc's *Sis Hopkins' For Judy Republic :has pturchasedl' screen Mghts to >.'Sis ■ Hopkins^ •40-yeai:rold legiter; as , next vehicle for Judy Ca nova. It's u rider stood studio paid about $10,000 fpr the rights. Play, by Carroll, Fleming and Fdward A. Kidder, was first prbdticed in iOOO and was popular, in stbck and straw- hats for the next 30 years. At one titiie it was converted into ia musical ^ith the Buncah Sisters and, in 1919, Samuel, Goldwyh produced a: silent film version with Mabel Nbrmand starred. 'Sis' w jU {_ be : inbl uded - in the • 'de- luxe' or high-bracket production group by Rep, . \yhip and Qiiipi Hblly\etween .; Neil AgnieW of Par and Sam SaxVa^Kl Frank Or- satti of thonPVisibft 'ciail f oir Para- mount to . furni.sh complete service through, shorts department at LiOng Isiand, : Ai-ound \65% . .bid musical shortsi would be remadiB on 18. mm and remainder - new product/ with music ; especially prepared .fpi: the juke circuit; . Films would have three-minute running timie, ■ .Under iientati.ve arrangement Far- arhbunt gets cost; guarantee from films showh in Phonovision rnachines and cut of. prpfits. , Cbmpany receives no advance; for making, shprts, r ^ FIRST PAR 'SUPERMAN' SHORT READY BY XMAS • Negbtiations for. the production of Superman cartoon shorts were cbm- pleted by Paramount last week, films to be produced by Fleischer. Studios. Initial Superman short will be ready fbr release Christmas,. Harry, Dbnen- feld, president of Superman, Inc., and Russell Holman, head of Par's Short features department,' blosed the ;deal. Superman, bi-monthly mag, has 1,000,000 circulation. Superman is featured in the Action ; Cpmic mag, which has a circulation of 870,000. McClure syndicate services 182 big city newspapers with the cartoon strip, while the Superman radio broadcast is rated a; leading airway serial. Ford Quits Pyramid, Brandt Goes It Alone Guild Trial Board Me^U for I b q ii iry I n to Tlireats Claimed by Philbrick — ' Jladical Change ill Han-. ; dlihg Extra Jobs to Be In- ''V.'augurated^ RECULATINGMrNORS^ Hollywood, Sept. 3. ' A determined drive to ; eiimihate 'goon squads' and questionable char- acters from the extra ranks has been launched by Central Castihg-Corp. Charging that casting directors have been threatened with physical vio- lence, general manager Howard R. Philbrick appeared before the Screert. Actors Guild board of directors to. urge SAG cooperation. The Guilders at first took, the po- sition they were not concerned with outside quarrels <>f the^ir. members. They staited such quarrels were a matter for the police and district at- torney.. Later they reconsidered, de- cided such . tactics 'might give cer- tain extras ah unfair advantage in the job market, and called a meeting of the-SAG trial board for tomor- ' fo\v (Wednesday ) to investigate the Phiibrick charges. Mike Morelli, an efxtra . who is al- leged to •haye drawh a knife ,o.n a Central casUhg .director,, has been subpoenaed before the board: It is reported, that Jack Gordon, re- cently acquitted on a murder charge in Brooklyn, also will be questioned.. In the meantime, asserted mem- bers of the 'goon squad' are finding it difficult to get work,' They are re- ceiving no . calls thf'ough Central Casting, and are having to depend for work upon the jobs they are able : tp land themselves through friends in the industry; ■ '\ . In announcing a meeting of the SAG trial board, the directors issued the following statement: 'The Guild is not concerned offi- cially With . the private quarrels which .its members may have with other persons. ; That is . ordinarily ■ a matter fbr " the district attorney . or the police; But the Guild is vitally concerned with an unfair . distribu-. tion of picture jobs which may be, occasioned by such tactics. The trial board will explore the facts of the case at its meeting Sept, 4 to find }f i these tactics .Would tend tb give an.j unfair advantage in the job market | to those practicing them.' j • The Producers, however, are none too well pleased with the recent publicity blurbs emanating from or revolving around Central Casting Corp, since Philbrick was installed as general manager. Already doing a burn over' a 20% arbitrary assess- ment in the cbst of maintaining Cen- tral, • the executives contend there Film Business Will Argue It's Not AUo; Customers Holly wobd, Septl 3. Metro is finally jgetting around' to ready Dale Carnegie's tome, 'Hpw to Win Friends and Influ- erice People,' for the' screen. -i, Jack Jevne has been assigned to write the adaptation. '. 'S Cards asking information as to 1940-41 product deals were sent to exhibs throughout the country by Allied States Association's informa- tion department in Philadelphia last week. Aim is 'to provide exhibitors with reliable information in regard to film rentals, terms and conditions in various parts of the country for use in buying films.' Exhibs are instructed not to sign their name or identify their theatre in ■ iBlling: .but the cards. Questions include general info about the' house, such as sbating capacity, adn>ission, run, population of town, circuit or indie, type of competish, single or double feature policy and total num- ber of pictures required per year froni all companies. Underneath that there is: a listing of each company with queries as tp riumber , Of features it offered, num- ber bought, number on flat rental, number on percentage and how many at each percentage, number percent- age features with guarantee, number percentage . features pn preferred time, cancellatipn provisions, com- parison of rentals with last year, per- centage bf film rental to gross re- cepits on last contract, nurnber of shorts bought and if forced and whether newsreels were bought, and if forced.' OPERATORS STRIKE VS. 4 IN PROV., CRANSTON Providence, Sept. 3. Motion picture machine operators at the Empire, Bijou, Park and Pal- ace theatres, Providence, and Crans- ton second run house.s, struck Sun- day (1) when the rrtanagemeht and Local. 223 of the lATSE failed to come tb an agreement oyer a con- tract tb . replace: :one that expired hks' ijb^ ^r7mi«^vemenrin'^th^.:^ Shows were picketed service to studios. They insist, that I ''"^ ^^'"5 business as usual .With calls: 40% less than last year. J the cost of maintaining V Central ' ; Hollywood, Sept. 3. . Split in the partnership of Pyra- mid Pictures resulted in- the With- drawal of Chai'les Ford, leaving jerry .Brandt in sole control of the production cprripiany. Breakup was the result of differences oyer .the story treatment of. " 'Scattergbod Baines,' -^V- . o. ■ Pyramid has a releasing deal with RKO calling for three 'Scattergood' fesitures on the 1940-41 program. Ed- j ward T. Lowe has beeh signed to di- rect the first of the series. '. Car bl e-Mbntgomery Set Hollywood, Sei>t, 3. 'Mr. and Mrs. ■Smith,' cb-starring Carole Lonibard. and Robert Mont- gomery, rolled tbiday (Tues.) at RKO with Alfred Hitchcock directing; • Gene Raiymond Is assigned the top supporting role. . Question of a new. contract' de- pended return lb the operators of $3,515 which Herbert F. Slater, j business agent for" the IA and m.p. I operators ( AFL) claims was deduct- j ed frbm the wages by the manage- I ment since in.stituling a 15% cut on jrFeb. 4. Slater declared the cut was . J . Y i • J X I a violation of contract , and that the ceived from racial types m order to is ipianning to institute suit to cut down the mcommg telephone calls . which now average 4,000 to 5,000 per hour, When jobs are avail- able ' for : the tacial types, they will be called directly instead of having should have gone, down proportion ately. Several changjes in the methods bf distributing jobs .Will be inaugurated by Philbrick this week. It has been announced that no calls will be re- to call in . for ■ work. :• O ther extras will be given certain numbers to call, and when they attempt to get through on a different board . their call will be. ignored. : V ' ■ ; Discuss Mihpr'^ Jobs - H. C. Carrasco, State Labor Com - missipner, came here tb discuiis 'o:. Wisconsin's Satisfied : .Tanesville, Wis., Sept 3, ;■ . .'Ijet; well eiriough alone' was agreed upon as the coiThiihg season's policy at ■ the annual. con.Ventibn hefe of the ] Wisconsin State Association of Stage ; Employees and Projectionists. Rec ognizing that business generally in thi.i; territory is way below normal, the theatre workers decided against any. revision of wage scales or work methods of enripjoymcnt for. ini.np.rj?-" cbndilibns; which generally . will in the film industry. He. spent sev- ^ (,e allbwed to stand 'as is.' ' cral hours goin gover rules with : pontics came in for .soihe attention studio managers and casting dircc- the convention, arid it was agreed ,tors. Enforc.emcnt.of these rules . will ..to supp(?rt those candidates friendly be left to deputies, but Carresco to labor and to oppose those. whose (Continued oh page 20) , , . 1 activities were construed as adverse. With the excess profits tax legis- lation, a wartime measure designed to preyent war profiteering,, passed by the House Ways and Means Com- mittee and set to come before the Senate Finance Committee this week, several picture cpnr^anies. and the film business : » whole ready tp offer their objections tb , the pending bill. . Main thesis . for objections by film, corhpanies will be thit they will not benefit directly from the nation's airinament program . and that they a Iready . have been affected by the national defense tax on theatre admissions at a time when they are : heavily hit . by declining foreign markets. Universal already has • filed ' formal objections and bthers are to! be given - a' chance , to explain their , objections before the Senate cpmmittee. Sp far, the excess profits tax rheas-. ui^e\comiprises: two alternative ar- ' rangements Whet-eby the tax rnay be figured, but no clear picture will tie obtainable until the Senate and House committees get. together with their ideas. c. Just now. a picture company, has two methods of arriving at the aipount; to be paid. Film outfits' with small company capitalization doubtlessly Wilt ernploy . the capital basis for figuring. Thus the com- pany with only $9,500,000 invested capital^ represented by common and preferred shares and funded debt, might conceivably use this plan. The arrangement calls for 7% deduction of the first $500,000 of invested cap- ital or $35,000 exemption, arid 6% oil the next $9,000,000. or $540,000. mak- ' ing a total of $575,000 exempted from taxation under the proposed law. This does not alter the , 20.9% Fed- eral income tax scale levy. Then if excess profits were still found., they would be taxed at. scales varying from 20% to 30%. " However, there W'H. be many fllnv companies' which prefer the four- year earnings, base period method since ..few Will show earnings - ma- terially over the average-for the last four . years because foreign revenue decline will hit net profit for the current and ensuing years. With larger rnajoi: companies . which might show an- average of $12,000,000 per year net profit even a net profit of $12,500,000 for ; the present year would not add up too high, • Because it would mean the excess profits taxation would apply only on $500,000 and then at a grad- uated scale. Nb matter what scale.or basis for figuring ultimately decided on, . film cbmpanies will plead for ex- emption pr tempering of term's aa applicable to their operations be- cause they believe they^ have been . saddled wjith enough tax load al- ready and at a particularly bad. time. ' Their contention is that the added tax on. theatre tickets hits them and' they : already have to • pay Federal - income taxes, and an undistributed profits tax. U's 31MKeek Stajeme^^ Due Soon, Reported OK ; Universal earnings: statement for the 39 weeks ending .luly 29, this year, are due . but ; v/ithih the next two weeks; Expected to show un- usually favorable net profit despite:, heavy weekly .wrlte-.pfi. for foreign losses. ' ' . ■■ ■ ; ;, Regular rnioiith ly ■ meeting of U board at directors, sc^iedu led for to- morrow • (Thur.sda'y;. may be post- poned until, lafcr in the month be- cause BO many executives': presently are on the Coast and ■ may not re- turn in time for the scheduled meet- ing date. Postponed session maiy be timed .^p th^t earnings report will be released s 1 m u Itan ep usly . with meeting. ' " ■ r ■ \ rr.v-. .TCt Si 8 PICTURE GROSSES Wednesdajf September 4, %9i0 Chrads Help L A.^'Love Agaiii Is y • Los Angeles, Sept: 3. : Partly iiloudy \Yeather oyer the three-day. holiday, \vhich kept many in town that would 'ordinarily have ■gone • to neairby beac hielped picture: business and, while .taikes were not exceiptioiiially big, mos^ of jarst-runs fared okay, v Paramount had the biiggest Monday biz, .garner- ing cool $4,000 on the holiday. ..With ■\veekerid total arbund $10,00.0,: hbus^e looks like big $14,500 on the week/ 'Cbniiri' . Rbuhd' the Mountain' was brought in , Monday to' augrnent sec- ond stan?a of 'Rhythm on the River,' for - flnal three' days ^ of holdover week'.; . .. Loew's' State and Grauman's Chinese are headed fbr nearly $32,- 000 with; '1 Love You Again' and Tiei: 13? Holdovers: of ' 'Sea Hawk' and 'Boys: From 'Syracuse/ at the 'VV'arner :dayTdaters and- RKO< and Pantages,, '■ respectively, are faring well.'.';"',. , S^' [ ''.\ - Carthay circle goes dark this week after two weeks continued first run of 'Booni Tbwh..' Shuttering : at- tributed to no iroad. , shbw product available for' immediate, resiuiiptipn under thiEtt pbliby.; > . . Estimates for "This Week : CartbaV Circle (F-WC) (1,518; 44- 55-75)— 'Boom Town' (M-G) , (2d Wk.)v . Holding/ exceptiorially . strong at, this, regular . roadshow houset and second week of continued ' fitst riin should bring great $6,000. Last week, $5,400, as expected. Chinese' . (Graumah-F-WG) (2,024; 30-44-55-75)— 'Love Again' (M-G) and 'Pier 13' (20th ). Showing ex- ceptional strength arid neait $14,500 in sight*: Last \\reek, 'James* (20th) and IHeartbeat' (20th), fair $8,000. Downtown -(WB) (1,800; 30r44-55) —'Sea Hawk' (WB) (2d Wk.). An- other healthy week in sight for: the Errol Flynn opus, soloed, with around $7,000 the answer. First V^eek,: excellent $14,000. Four Star (iJA-F-WC) (900; 30-44- 55)— 'Pride Prejiidice' (MtG) (3d wk.). Holiday biz helped and an- other $5,(j00 in prospect, after last week brought satisfactory $5,300. Hawaii (6&S) (1,100; 83-$i;i0- $1.65)— 'Gone' (M-G) . (4th wk.). Cbhtiiiues to surprise by stieaidily in- creasing biz. ^Fourth week jumt)ed to $5,300 arid third week passing the $5,000 . mark, exceptional corisider- irig long runs at Carthay Circle aind Uriited Artist's. .. Hollywood (WBy (2,756; 30-44-55) --'Sea Hawk' ( WB) (2d wk. ). Run- ning for hefty. $6,500 on holdover. First week ended with big $13,5100. Pantages (Pari) (2,812; 30-44-55)—; 'Boys Syracuse' (U) (2d . Wk.) and •Military Acaderiiy' (Col). Main . feature continues: to draw aiid cur- rent stanza- should hit $6,500. . Last weekV ended . ^just. urider $10,000; : Paramount (Par) (3,595; 30-44-55 75)— 'Rhythm RiverV (Par) and staige show '(2d . wJc.^. Bing Crbsby opus Ibbks headed for good. , $14,500 on holdover, . after first week just reached $23,000. Count Baste: orch given .credit for helping draw. BKO (RKO) (2,872; 30-44-55)— 'Boys Syracuse' (U>. (2d wk.) and 'Military Acaderriy' (Col). dual.' Def initely a click and holdover should hit $7,000, after big $9,500 on, initial, sevien days. iState (Loew's-F- WCi ) (2,414; 30- 44-55-75)— 'Love Again' (M-G) and •Pier 13' (20th)., Holiday biz helped and excellent $17,500 probable ain^- sWer. Lasti week, 'Frank 'James' (20th) arid 'Heartbeat' (20th), fair $11,500; . : United Artists (UA-P-WC) (2,100; 30-44-55»^'Frank .James' (20th) iand •Manhattan Heartbeat' (iOthj dual. Back to regular policy aftej* week at advanced prices. . Will be lucky to hit $2,4()0 bri current, stanza.- Laist week, 'Boom Town! (M-G), single billed bri moveover, 'and at advanced tariff, excellent $7,(j00. : . Wiishirc ; (F-WC) (2;2^6; 30-44-55) ; '='Frarik James' (2dth ): arid 'Mari-: hattani Heartbeat' (20th). Just so- so $3,500 after: last Week;' with 'Over Moon* (UA ) arid 'Mortal Stbrni/ sagged to $3,200: on second move-' over stanza. . \ , ' Estimated Total Gross This Week . . , '. . . f424,40(j ;'• , (B(iLScdl, on 12 theatres) : ■■ ■^ Total iGrdss Same Week- ^ ;: tast -irear. :;,;:. /.V.;.-:'. ;„?M5ilO(>: (Basedioh li theatre&) ■ ' Washirigtoh, Sept.; 3. ,^^ Two . ■ smiash hits in ■ to w n/ plus .a clear .isky Saturday . (31) breaking' up at three-week rainy spell; brought the patrons put over. the.\weekend, Capital: always does \yell with hbli- days wheri tourists flock in; . 'Boom Town* leads the town by far at the Palace, and 'Sea : Hawk,' " in second week.at Earle, is still packing 'em in. Capitol, other big vauder; is fight- : ng , ;.tO break even" with Shirley Temple's 'Ypung' People;' Keith's i^ doing well with .second: week ,6f ■Lucky Partners,' and Metropblitah is fPllawing. closely with first local ruix of 'FTowing Gold.' Esiimiates tot This Week ' Capitol (Loew) .(3,434; 28^39-44-66) — Young People' (20th) and vaude. Shirley Temple is ho go at the b.o.: Phil Regan' and Betty: Jane . Cooper ori stage helping to pull it to fair $15,000 average. Last Week, 'Golden Fleecing' (M-G) and vaude, poor' $14,000. ■ ;• :.':;..■ Columbia (Loew) (1,234; 28-44)-^ 'McGinty' . (Par ) (2d run ): . Okay $4,5001 Last week, 'Pride Prejudice' (M-G) (2d rua), third week dowh- towri, excellent $5,000. . Earle (WB) (2i216; 29-39-44-66) -r^ Sea: Hawk' (WB) arid viude (2d wk ). After sniashing to capacity $22,500 first week, this orie is holding to swell $18,000 in second. . Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 39r55) — 'Lucky Partners? (RK0):.,i2d wk). Rogers-Colhiari^ film doing .fine , in second week with $8,000. Last week^ swell $11,500;^ ■ / Met (WB) (1,600; 28-44)— 'Flowing Gold* (WB), „ Management broke this after two:; days; In nine days, nifty $9,000. Last week, 'Snow White' (RKO) arid Disney Festival died in secorid week fp: $2,500 in five days. -■ Palacii ;(Loew) (2,242; 39-55)^ 'Boom : Town' (M-G ). Taking the town by , storm for srhash $30,000: Last Week, 'Love Again' (M-G> (2d wk), great $15,000. 'Kit Gaifsoii* Paceisi Seattle With $7^00 Seattle, Sept. 3. This Puget Sbvmd locale is studded with lakeside JresOrts and roadway picnic spots, and for L^bor Day these places go after . biz as their last fling bf the year. .If the day's hot and . surishiny, they ., do well; . if stormy, it's . the showshopis that get ihe kale; Rainy Labor Day, how- ever,' boosted. theatre takes. ■. -'Kit: Carison* is doing big and may ■hold; ■ ■ " Plejity of ad varice bally this week for 'Boom Town' (MrG), which opens next stt - two : big seaters, the Fifth and Paramount, handling 5,400 .at one sitting, this being a first for, the Hamrick- Evergreen Using two houses foi" , day-arid-date - showing, although John Hariiriek. did it .once at .his Blue ";Mouse: iand Music Box, both srtiall seaters. ; : 'Round the '■ MoUritaIn' -had enPugh to warrant nioveover to B.M; while companion M.B; holds 'Love You Again' fourth week. . Roosevelt ; is holding 'Heaven Top,' also for foui'th stanijci, to. steady, take;, .::,:;^-, -.■'■;: Estimfiies for This Week • Blue Mouse (Hamrick-:Evergfeen) <850; 30r40-50) — 'Round Mountain'. (Par) and 'Tom : Brown' (RKO), Moveover from Orpheum, iridieates sibw $1,700. Last: week, 'Ramparts' ( RKO ) and 'Golderi Fleecing' (M-G ) (2d week) so-so at $1,600. Coliseum (Kamrick-Evergreeh) (l,- 900; 21^35)— New Moon' (M-G) and. •Biscuit Eater* (Par): (2d run); Ex- pect good $3,000: Last week, 'Andy Hardy Deb' (M-G) arid 'Lucky Cisco' (20th) (2d; run), great $3,450. . Fifth Avenue (Hamrick-iEviergreeri ) (2.349; 30-40-50.) — 'Lucky Partners' (RKO) (2d week, five day?). Garner-; (Continued on page 25) Buffalo, Sept. 3. This week is rather .bumpy, with Labor : /Day : Ijusiriess" . no/ bargain. , Bobni Town* is Outdistaricing . every- thing. .' •,.; •.••: ' - ■• . Estimates for This Week Buffalo (Shea) (3,500; 35-40-60)— 'Rhythrii on River' (Par), Slow $12,000. Last week,, 'Money .and Woman' (M-G) plus Orrin Tucker orch-Bohnie. Baker skyrocketed to- $29,000. : Great Lakes (Shea) (3.000; 44-65) -.'Boom Town' (M-G). TaU $22,000: Last week (35-55), 'Frank James' <20th) arid^Sing, Dance* (Rep). De- veloped for $9,000; Hipp (Shea> (2,100; 30-45)— 'Young People' <20th) and 'Chan at Wax Museurii' (20th). Good $7,000:' Last week, 'Love You Again' (M-G) (2d ruri) and 'Pier 13* (20th), surged tO over $8,000. : Lafayette 753,300. (fiased on 27 cities, 179 tTicdtTes) . . Detroit, Sept. J. (Best Exploitation: Fox) . Heading into the fall,: busiiiess grows consistently, stironger. here after a summer not bad in itself. It niay be' thOse millions pouring into Detroit on war orders; it may have been a cool ,sumriier; which kept ^business up, .and going into Septem- ber the future looks excellent. V .' Holdovers :,have . been, plentiful here all: the. last niorith ;and curr reritiy. thre^, : houses . are continuing picture runs: .United Artists,, which last week broke its gross recbrd, has 'Boom Town'; the Adams, which took over: the; Fox. bill, and the .Palms-State, which : nibyed in the dup frorii . the .Michigan;,; : The Fox got some nice tieups with Its currerit 'Hie Stayed; for Bi-eak- fast.'::The picture was- a natural tot ai midnight charity show, linked up ;With the - Detrpit News, night- , club entertainers .arid .: the Salvation Army in advance: of the bpenirig. Added tieups, were made with", the coffee, cream, and doiighritits people for the midriight shack which was 'carf led on all liast week.; The 200 Farm Crest bakery ;driver;S delivered rifiore than . 200,000 ' packages of ^oughnuts arpurid , the ' town, \Vith ^H(e Stayed fpr Breakfast' wrappers; Lik&Wise the: Bprderi dreamery de- livered' all. its bottles with the' caps carrying ballyhoo , on the pictuire;: Estimates for This Week Aa»ms:.(Balaban) (1,700; 30-40);^ ' I'.i. . :'•■ "■ ■ '■ : .'■ I I ' i 1 ;t. )>(' 'Frank James* . (20th) and 'Blpndie Servant' (Gpl). Former ' jpictui-e moved over from: Fox after two weeks there. iBtill looks good for $5,000. Last week, 'Snow White' (RKCj) (revival), fou^ Disney sihorts and 'South Karanga' (U), good $5;- '000.::- ;::: '■ " . Fox (Fox-Michigan) (5,O0O; 30-40- •55)— 'Stayed Breakfast* (COl). and 'Lady : Question' (COD. Strong .$17,- 000. La^^^^ week, 'Fraink James' (20th> arid 'Chan Wax' (20th) (2d wk.), fine $15,000. : Michigan (United Detroit) (4,000; 30-40-55)T^'Rhythm River' (Par) and .'We Are Young' (M-G ). ; Headed foi: good $16,000. ' Last week, 'Drive Night* (WB) and 'Golden Fleecing' (M-G), okay $15,000. ■ : Palmis-State (Uriited Detroit) (3,- 000; 30-40-55)--^'Drive Night! (WB) and 'Golden Fleeciriig* (iM-G). Pair moved over frprii Michigan arid . will stay up with $7;500. Last week, 'Golden Glpves* (Par) and 'Great McGinty* ■ (Par), helped by extensive «ikploitation, cariie out with o.k. $8,- ooa. ■;:. ■ ■ ■ United Artists (United Detroit) (2,000; 30-50-75) .r^ 'Boom Towri' (M-G) (2d wk.). This one roaried up there consistently all. lagt . week to land a magriiflcent $21,000 at the advancjed prices, arid with ..the holi- day help, lo,nks for $16,000 more this week. ••, CinCiririatii Sept. 3. Holiday weekend Wiipplied several notches: of; pdmph tp combiried: take pf . main steni ; cihemaa over. ,last, week's wham, hot-weather bizi Which is rpiea.sing to exhibs in view of big^ draw of Reds, biddihg tp repeat -asi National ■ Leslie. ch,amt)3 and playing doubleheadei s. Sunday (1) arid Labor; Day in iiear flriish of . theit^ifiasbn's flriai long ,hOriie.';stay.; ;., ; , . v . ; ;'' 'Sea Hawk' is collecting top mpriey currently \vith a swell :Albee rinark, Next best is: 'Liicky Partriers,' , at Palace, bijt for iiikewarrii flgiure. Keith's, has its best dicker in weeks izv 'Great: McGi,rityv* '•: .' Except for the smallie Family, other houses' are shpwiriif holdover product. ' lEstimates tot This Week ; :■■ Albee (RKO ) (3,300 ; i 3i9i-47 )^'Sea Hawk' (WB ). Swell $15;000. , Last week, 'Frarik -James' (v20th),^ fair $9j500. ' Capitol (RKd) :(2;000;. 42-60)-^ 'Boom: Town' . (M-G): (4th wk). Holding close to last week's (3d) hefty $8,000 and Will, stay for an- other week. : GrOss : foi: : first four Weeks around $49,000, Cincy's best run mark : sirice - 'GOrie. With the Family (RKO) (1,000; 15-28) — '(jhristian Meets Women' (RKO) and 'Manhattan "Heartbeat' : (20.th), di-. vided with 'Suicide. Legion' (Ind) and 'Son Roaring Dan* (U). Normal $1,900. Last week, 'Millionaires Prison' (RKO) and -Pop Pays' (RKO ); split with 'Gambling : Seas'- (WB) and. 'Country iRomance' iRKO), fair $1;800. :. Grand (RKO): (1.439; 33-50 )—'LOve Again' (M-G) (2d wk). Sockp $9,000. Last week,; great $14,500. . keitli's (Libson) (1,500; 39-47)-- •Great McGirity ' ( Par ). - Swell $6,500, best here for some time. Last week, 'Gold . Rush . Maisie' (M-G), : slow $3,200. Lyric (RKO) (1;400; 39-47 )V'Frank James' (20th Ti-ansf erred from Albee. Okiay : $4,000, Last week, 'Boy.s Syracus^i' (U) (2d : wk), dull $3,000. Palace i^KO) (2.600; 39-47): ^ 'Lucky Partners' (RKO).: . Luke- warm $8,500. Last week, .•Stayed Br€akfa.st' (Col), fair $9,000. Shubert (RKO ) ( 2,150; 39-47 ) --■ 'Stayed Breakfast' (Col); Moveover frorii-Palace for second week. Slow $3,000. Laisl, week, 'Drive' Night' (WB) (2d run), mild $3,200. '. $6,200 in Port, Ore. . Portland, Ore., Sept. 3. 'Rhythm River* is doing nicely for the Paramount, with 'Sea Hawk' at the Broadway keeping right in step. Best holdover is 'I Love You Akairi' at the .UA. ' ; :\'irstima^s for ^l-hls- Week Broadway (Parker) (2,000; 35-40- 50)— 'Sea Hawk* (WB). Living up to: advance bally for jjood $6,000. Last week, 'Daltons' (U) and 'Private Affairs' (U) average $4,400. Ma y fa I r: (Parker - Evergreen). (1,500;. 35-40-50)— 'Drive By Night* (WB) arid 'Ladies Must Live' (WB). Holding f pi: half a third week (legit show taking three days) to okay $1,800. Last week, around par at $3,300. . . . Paramount (Plariirick • Evergreen) (■3,000; . 35-40-50 )— 'Rhythm River* and 'Pier 13' (20th). Nice $6,200. La.st week, 'Frank James* (20th) and 'Pop Pays' , (RKO) (2d 'week), ■ satisfactory $4;000. United Artists (Parker): (1,000; 35- 40-50 )T-'Love You Again' (M-G) and 'We Who Are Young* (M-G) (2d week). Still goirig strong, $4,800. Last week, big ,$6,000; • ; Sari Francisco, Sept. i: - Labor Day holiday helping some thitf week, but not top much; heavy play going to fair and weekend tripa out of town. Gent'er of attraction is Warfleld with 'Boom Town' at yanced adniish. Golden Gate hyt poed opening of 'Dance Girl, Dance' with appearances of stars, Lucin« Ball and Maureen O'Hara on open- ing day. 'Sea Hawk,' at Fox; is big. ' Uriited Artists was dark initil F^ day evening (30) for general over, haul. - ■' '■- •.,■.•■ ■■: •' Estimates for This Week Fox : (F-WC) (5,000;, 35^40-50)-^ 'Sea Hawk* (WB ). Bucking consid* erable competition, but fine $22,000. Last week (2d), 'Frank James' (20th) and 'Ave. A' (20th), all right at $8,000. ,•,:;■ ,, •. :..::■ :';'. Golden Gate (RKP ) (2,850; 39-44- 55)— 'DanCe, Girl' (RKO) and vaude; Opening day personals by Lucilld Ball and Maureen . O'Hara . got thi* off to good start: Should hit $14,000, Last week, Dorothy Lamour boosted 'Divorceirient- (RKO) to tenifid $23,500. :,::: -:■•■: ■ , ';- Orpheum (F&M) (2,4 40 ; 35- 40- 50) —'Stayed Breakfast' (Col) . arid 'Sev cret Seven' (Col) (2d wk.). Looks like $9,000; good. Last week, $l4,4 OOO, okay. Paramount (F-WC) :i 2,740; 35-40t 50)— 'Rhythrii River' . (Par) arid 'Girl God's Country', (R^jd) , , Bing . Crosby opus headed for sweet $12,- 000. Last week, 'Young People* (20th) and 'Fleecing' (M-G ), fair- ish $8,000. '■ -.. St. Francis W-WC) <1.470; 35-40- 50)— 'Love Again' (M-G) and Sea Raider' (Par). Moved here for fourth week ori stem. Okay $.S,5flO oh , way. Last Week, 'Heaven Top' (WB), finished third weak downW town with like amount. United Artist*. (Cohen) <;i,200; 35- 55-75)— 'Pago Pago' «* 4j 194© PICTURE GROSSES BcwmCreatM Spots; Fine 18^ Chicago, Sept, 3; • Three-day holiday weekend aided the loop^ boxofltides all down the line; Outstandingj Is^ -Boom T^^ Am doubling In both the United Artists and Roosevelt at ^ advanced prices. Onericd Saturday (31) andjooks for Walloping Initial session. There was Plenty o£ advance space in the papers >ind a h6t ad can^ '^Sso sirtart iir v'L^^ Palace. Sent away in excellent fashion with fine advertising spread, the picture looks for a hangup week. Other houses are primarily inter- terested in their stage shows. Chi- cago has the Bing Crosby 'Rhythm on the River' flicker and Joe Penner persohalinjg on the stage and ' is rid- ing to a profitable stanza. Local radio fiv, Dick Todd, is getting his crack at a stage in the State-Lake currently, where he is coupled with the Joe Reichman orch. Aroiind the torner at the indie Oriental, the Glen Gray Casai Loiha, band , is accounting for a continued ride of profits. \ . Holdbvers are 'I Love You Agairi;' at Apollo, and 'I'rahk James,' . at Garrick. . Estitnale* •This Week Apollo (B&k) (1.200; 35-55-ei5-73j — r'Ldve Again' (M-G). Moved here after two good week^i in the United Artists, and headed for good $5,500 currently. Last week, 'Drive Night' (WB), completed three loop sessions to oke $4,200. • Ciliica^o (B&k) (4,660; 35-55-75)^ •Rhythm River' (Par )"arid Joe Pen- ner headlining. Combination run- ning to strong $42,000. Last week, 'Frank Jamies' i20th): and . vaude, needed ,assistan<^e of a double-feature 'preview' on final performance; and came up with satisfactory $32,100, , Garrick (B&K) (900; 35-55-65-75) -^'Frank James*^ (20th). ' Switched , here from Chicago and indicaities, . $4,000, good enough; Last Week, 'Heaven Too' (WB), finished: bani- : up foUr-we6k loop riiH to $4,200, bright. ' \ Oriental (Jones) (3,200: 28-44)— •Lucky Cisco' (20th) and Glen Gray . Casai Loma band on stage, Coni- ^ binatioh looking . for • $19,000. /ex- cellent. Last week. Shep Fields orch on stage . carhe through above ex- pectations with -Private Affairs': (U) and hit whani $19,900. Palace (RKO) (2.500; 33-44-66)— •Lucky P a r t n e r s ' (RKO) and 'Tempted' (U). Ginger Rogers- Ronald' Colnian partnership hitting bHlllaht, $18,000, bdst since reopen- ing. Last week, 'Syracuse' (U) (2d Wk:) and 'Tom Brown' (RKO), fine $8,400. Roosevelt (B&K) :(1.500; 55-65-75- 85)— 'Boom , Town' (M-G)> Upped .prices for this one and whirring the register . to rousing $19^000. Last week (35-55-65-70), MeGihty' (Par) inanaged $9,000 for solo session. StaterLake (B&K) (2.700; 28-44)-^ 'Hardy Debutante' (M-G) and vaude. Joe Reichnian, orch, and Dick Todd — !ieading.;v^ud& -lineupr-^bhibinalioii If going to $18^000. happy. Last week, 'Queen Mob' (Par) and Bert ■Wheeler and Mit^i Green on stage^ good $16,500. United Artists (B&K^M-G) (.1,700; 55-65-75-85 )--'Bobtti Town' (M-G). , Will get $26,000 here, a wow take. Last week (35-55-65-75), 'Love Again' (M-G), $9,200, g6od for second ses- 'Slon.' . ^ Woods (Essaness) (1,200; 75-$1.10- $1.65)— 'Gone' (M-G) <32hd week); Has suddenly zoomed again into im- Wrtant money and currently looks for great $9,500, after ditto amount last week/ v ■ <$00; 25-50)^'Je t^attertdrii' (3d wk.)V Likely $1,060, after fair $1,200 last St. Deiiis : (FrancerFilnii ) (2,300; 25- i)— 'Dam& de Coeiir' and 'Boutique aUx Illusions.' ' Around average $4,500 in sight. Last week, v'Nadia' and 'iSux et Nous,' good $4,000. Baltimore, Sept, 3. Continued rain, which played hob with nearby resorts over the holiday weekend, kept them, lii; ' town and headed . for. the . theatres, - Entire. doWntown list is repprting satisfac^ tory .r.esultis with extra strong, prod- uct lineup a big h^lp. ^ Out front in big styje' is 'Boom Town,' ^at LoeW's Cehtury> . .The Sea Hawk' is also very bright at the iStanley: ::Upped scales, for both of . these filnis adding up to sub- stantial figures.. Estimates for This Week Cientury (Loew's-UA) (3.000; 29-: .*19-60)---'Bbom TFown' (M-G). ; Draw- ing them in in smash style, with ex^ tra big $22>000 looked for, ■ Last week (15-28-44). 'Captain Caution' (UA), poor $5,400. ■ Hilipodiroine (Rappaport) (2.205; 15^28-39-44-55-66 )—'LUcky Partners' (RKO) plus vaude headed by Henry A'rmetta; Holding its- own against strong conipetition and: pointing to olcay $ 16,000. Last Week, 'MiUion- aires Prison' (RKO) and George White's 'Scandals,' gobd $16^200. Kciilhi's (Schahberger) (2,^6;; 15- 28-33-39-44) — 'Rhythm, oh River' (Par ). ■ : Maintaining pace: to possible $7i000. Last week, .DiSney Festival of cartoons featuring 'Snow White' ( RKO ), drew surprisingly well at .$(>,C00. . ' ■' ■ '. ■ ■ New . (Mechanic) (1,581; 15-:28-35- 55)— Young People' (20th); ; Draw- ing some . daytinle and jUVe trade to $5,O0O. Last week, 'Man Married' (20th); failed to excite at $3,900. Stanley (WB) (3,280; 29-39-60)— 'Sea Hawk' (WB). ■ Oflf to flying start and heading for great: $19,000. Last week (15-28-39-44-55),. second of 'Drive Night^ (WB). added good $6;700 to strong initial sesh at $10,- 300. ■ I '- ' '<■' First Runs on Broadway . . (Subject to Change) . Week'' and ^ 'Girl God's Last Week (37th), surprising $14,600. (Rep), $4,000, poor hefty takings, : Outtowners credited exploitation helping;, but folks rather | with pushing business up enough to cool on war pics. Facing pretty stiff • best $12,100 of previous- week. . opposition, but should manage okay Captoi (4,520; 25-40-55-75-$!. 10- $7,000, Last week. 'Stayed Break- ' $1.25)— 'I Love Yoii Again* (M-G) fast' (Col) and 'Gold Rush Maiisie' . (3d week). Near $33,000 or about (M-G), fine $8,000. Mary Anderson (Lisbon) (1,000; 15-30-40)— 'Sea Hawk' (WB). Going great guns 'as::a single here and, pac- ing for excellent $5,000, ■ Sure h.o. Last week, 'Drive Night' (WB), on h.o. stanza, alright $3,500. , Bialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,400; 15-30-40)— 'Rhythm River' (Par) and 'I Want Divorce' (Par),: Mats strong. Stepping along for fine $7,500, Last week, 'Frank James' (20th) and 'Pier 13' (20th) * excellent $9,000 and movieovei". .: Strand (Fourth Avenue ) . (1,400; 15- 30-40)- 'Great McGinty' (Par) and 'Sing, Dance,' (Rep). ,:,Fiiie work: of Brian Donlevy bringing sonrie at- tention, but biz looks to shape up on the slow side- for $2,800. Last week, 'Young People' (20th) and . 'CHian Wax' (20th), weak $2,500. : ■ equal to second stanza. Make more than $100,000 , for three weeks, mighty nic.ie profit cbhsidering cprh- petish. 'Boom Town'. (M-G) goes-, in; at tilteii prices tomorrow (Thurs.). Criterion (1,662; 25-40-55-65)— 'Gold Rush Masie' (M-G). Real gold at slightly over $10,000. Last week, 'Mystery Sea Raider' (Par), .. neat $9,000. ■■•:::■■•/■■- Globe (1.700; 25-35-55)— 'Flowing Gold' (WB). Originally skedded for Strand; zooming to $14,000 or bet- teri ' and. holds second week; Pre- vious week, 'River's End' (WB ),- so- so $5,500, ,.■.:.- ■■ ■ Palace (1,700; 25-35-55)— 'Heaven Tbb': (WB) (2d run) and 'Pop Al- ways Pays' (RKO), Failing to feel holiday crowds and lucky to get.l $7,800, ■ disappointing. , Long : show ' '■ Last One In Is A— : - Hollywood, . iSept. 3. V Robert McGowan directs 'The Old Swimrhin' Hole' for Scott R. Dunlap at Monogram, starting in fouj: -weeks. , Marcia Mae Jones; aricl : Jackie Moran, currently bh . an' eastern stage tour, get the top toles. .. Keith Memorial (RKO) (2,907; 23- 39-44^55)— 'Lucky Partners' (RKO) and 'Argentine.. Nights' - (U ). Rogers- Gblman whirling wickets to tune of dandy $19,500 and probable hold- over. Last week, holdover of 'Frank James' (20th) and .'Man Married' (20th), okay $12,800. Metropolitan (M&P) (4,367; 28-39- 44-55)— :Rhythm River' (Par) . and 'Money Woman' (WB) (2d wk). Okay $13,000. Last week, sweet $17,- 500. ; • .:'■ ': ■.•■ brpheum (Loew) (2,900; 28-39-44- 55 )— 'Love Again' (M-G ) and 'Blon- die Servant' (Col). Looks like big $22,000, br better. Will hold. Last week, 'Stayed Breakfast' (Col) and 'Golden Fleeging' (M-G), ;$16.500, nice, ■;■.„: ..C Paramount (M&P) (1,797; 28-39- 44-55 )^'FloWing /Gold' (WB) and 'Sing, Dance' (Rep). On / the sQft side, around $7,000. Last, week,- 'Cbmin' Round Mountain' (Par) and 'God's Country' (Rep ), $6,000, poor. Scollay (M&P) (2,538; 28-39-44-50) blamed; Last . week's twin combo, | — 'McGlrity' (Par) and 'Love Back* 'Drive: by Night' (WB) (2d run) and. | (WB) (2d run). Win hit around $5,- 'Windy Poplars' (RKO) (1st run), 5OO, very good. Last week, 'Drive $8,000. • • •- 1 Night' (WB ) and 'Ladies Live' (WB) Paramount (3,664; 25-35:^55-88-99) 1 (2d run), $4,300, fair. ' —'Rhythm on River' (Par), and in .j state (Loew) : (3,600; 28-39-44-55) person, Will Bradley, orch. Ken i 'Love Again' (M-G). and 'Blondie Murray.- others, ; terrific ; $65,000 in , Servant' (Col). Heading for big $15,. sight, and cinch to go three weeks. .Badib City Music Hall (5,980; 40- 60-84-99-$1.65) — 'Pride and Prcju- 500. Last week, ^Stayed Breakfast' (Col) and 'Golden Fleecing' (M-G). $11,000, nice. 10 PICTyBE GROSSES Weidiiesdfliy; Sepiteinlier 4« 1940 Minneapolis, Sept. 3. ; For ttie first time in years thea- tres got a State Fair brealc, CoJd^ iind rain almost every, day. diverted |>atrohage. away irorii the exposition ' to thie showhbiises. While the Fair Buffered siibstantially, .the theatres have been doing relatively well. Thie Fair's iO-day run,; which ended ye,, okay $3,- 800 afteir big $6,700 . first eight and half days. . ' • - iEsqiiire (Gillman) (290; .2iB)— •Boys Gity' (Mono) (2d .'wk.). With-, -drawn a'ftei" orie day of second week, ol:ay . $900, after good. $1,200 first ■week. . 'Plainsihan' . (reissue) re- ipJaced, opening Monday (2).. Fiair $€00 indicated. Gopher (Par-Singer) (998; 28)— "McGintyV (Pai:), Getting much Svaise -from critics aod customers, eaided for v.ery gdod $3,500. Last' week, 'Golden Fleecing' (M-G)^ $2,- 200. light. Orpheuih; (Par-Singer) (2,800; , 39- 4d.55)^'.Uhtamed'. (Par), and 'Funz- a fire' with ; Benny - Merpff band on s'age. ; Timely bboXing of stage . show because of; State Fair ;Visi tors from teriitory.'s; small towns. . May reach ; bi.? . $14,000. ;Last , Vireek, ^Stayed Breakfast' ; (Col) , : $8,100, Very goodr ■ ' . stale (Par-iSihger) (2.300; 28-39- 44) -r'Rhythm; River' (Par); . Ac- claimed one of best .Bing Croisby o!f Brings, and got heavy advertising cs.mpaign. Good $8,000* indicated. List week, 'Sea Hawk* (WB), $10, 000,: very bii^. . : Uptown (Par) (1,200; 28-39)— 'Hardy .Debutante' : (M-G). First naighborhodd showing: / Big $4,400 in prospect. Last weeki 'Heaven TooV (WB), $4,000, very good. ; Woirld (Par-Singer-Steffes) (350; 2fi-39.44-55)— 'Our Town' ; (UA ) (2d >k.). A natural for this carriage trade -hdiise. May go still another week. Heading for slow $1,600. Last v;eek, fair $1,-800. . \ . - - NO OMAHA PANICS; KHYTHM' FAIR $9,000 Omaha, Sept. 3. The.Or.pheum is in a compiarative slump v/ith 'The Man I Married,' dualed, .Which - will get only fair. $9,- OOO, even; with holiday sandwiched in. This is . a big . dtop . f rom last we ek'is- $17,000 with 'Fuhzafire' unit and 'Gold Rush Maisie.' . The Omaha will; hold up only fairly for $9,000 with 'Rhythm on the River' and 'Those Were Ifne Days,' while; the. Brandeis will wind up with no more than $6,000 with 'Lucky Partners' arid, 'Military Acad- . emy.' • . Estimates for This Week Orpheum (Trisjtates) (3,000; 10-25- 40J— 'Man Married' ;(20th) arid •Round Mountain'. (Par), • Around fair $9,000, a big comedown from last week; Last week '(10T4b-55), 'Gold Rush Maisie' (M-G) plus: 'Funzaftre' stage unit, over $17,000, Omaha ■■■ (Tristates)^ (2,000; 10-25- 40)— 'Rhythm. River* : (Par) and 'Tliose Days' (Par). Will hit around 19,000/ fair. Last week, 'Love Again' (M-G ) and . 'Sporting Blood' (2d wk.), got a little under $8,000. Brapdeis (Mort Singer) (1,500; 10- 25-35-40)— 'Lucky Partners' (RKO) arid -'Militiary. Acadenriy' (Col). . Not bad at; $6,000. Last v;eek, 'Snow White' (RKO) plus Disney shorts and 'Dr. Christian Women' (RKO), $5,000, fair. \ State (Goldberg) : (900; 10-20-25)— 'Scatterbrain' (Rep) and 'Girl' God's Cduntry' V' (Iridie ) i ■'SpmeWhei'e ; Sonora' ( WB ) arid 'Madmen Europe' (Col), split three ways with 'Double Alibi' (U), 'There Goes Groom' (U) and 'Bor- der Pa trolrrian' (Cap), arid 'My Son' (liA) ; and 'Divorcement' (RKO), ordinary $1,200, Avenue-Military-Dnndee ( G o 1 'd - berg) (950-600-300; 25) — 'Scatter- brain' (Rep) ; first-run, and 'Girl God's Country' (Rep), split with 'Flight Angelsr . (WB) arid 'Tom Brown' (RKO). Headed for good $1,500. Y-isasHt- week, . 'Four Sons' (20th) /and 'Waterloo Bridge' (M-G)l split with 'Seven Gables' (U), 'Black Friday - (U) and 'Shooting High' (20th), fair $1,000.;. with, his opposition, J. H. Cooper. This puts RKO, Col, half UA, half Warners, Mono and Rep with D6nt. Estimates for This Week . I^lncoln (Cooper-Paramount) (1,- 503; 10-28-39-44 )— 'Rhythm River' (Par). Crosby heading for excel- lent $4,300. Last week, 'Frank Janies' (20th), six days, $3,500, fair. Nebraska (Cdoper-Paramount) (1,- 236; ,10-20-28)— 'Escape' (M-G) and 'Bright Boys' (U), split with 'Phan- tom Raiders' (M-G) and .'Courageous Christian' (RKO). Good last half, total $2,700, Last week, 'Queen Mob' (Par) and 'Western Stars' ( Par ), spl it w ith 'Tear Gas Squad' (Par) and 'Adventuress' (20th), all right $2,200. ; Stuart (COopier-Parambunt) (1,884; l()-28-44)— Lucky Partners' (RKO). Dioihg very good, $3,800 possible. Last week, 'Sporting Blood' (M-G) and ; 'Midnight Paris' unit on Stage, three days, pretty fair $2,200, fol- lowed by 'Great McGinty' (Par), five days, light $1,200. . Variety (L. L, Dent-Westland) (1,- 017; 10-20-28)— 'Capt, Caution' (UA) and 'Hot. Steel' (U).; Good $2,300. Last week, 'Two "Thoroughbreds' (RKO) and 'Marines Fly High' (RKO),: fair $li800.- Varsity (L. L. Dent-Westland) (1,- 100; 10-28-44)— 'Heaven Too' (WB). Coupled with opening of theatre arid will hit fine $5,000. ,000 IN PITT Indianapolis, Sept. S. (Best Exploitation: Loew's) It's State Fair Week . here arid a lot of coin is headed away from the downtown section towards the fair- grpunds on the north side of the city. Sorne : of the sodbusters get tired dogs in the middle of the day and come to town to swell matinee biz, but on the. whole total gross downtown suffers. Loew's is turning In a better than average week with 'Foreign Corre- spondent', dualled with 'Girls of the Road.' Indiana is also healthy with •Rhythm on the River' and 'Golden Gloves.* ■ - ' Loew's started put a couple of weeks in advance of play date on 'Foreign Correspondent' with a per- sonal trip to town of Laraine Day, who got reader and" art space in the- papers and radio Interviews. Also garnered cUrrent co-op ads on shoes, hair-dos and dresses. Helped by national . color assist iads. - Joe Hal- loran also has deal with Star to ex- change half-page displayi^:per;week in return., for ducats given to sheet's classified rea(Jers. : ^ , Estimates for This Week . , Circle (Katz-Dolle) (2,600; 25-30- 40)— 'Comiri' Round Mountain' (Par) and 'Queen Mob* (Par), Thin $5,500. Last week, 'Dalton's Rode' (U) and 'Not So Tough' (U), fair $7,400. ; Indiana (Katz-Dolle) (.3,l00; 25-30- 40 )— 'Rhythrii River' (Par) . and 'Golden Gloves' (Par). All credit given to Crosby for nice $9,000. Last week, 'Lucky Partners'. (RKO) arid !Cross Country . Romance' (RKO), fair $7,500. Loew's (Loew's)- (2,4O0i: 25-30-40) —'Foreign Correspondent': (UA) and ?Girls Road': (UA): Helped by good campaign to good $9,800. Last week (31-40-54), 'Boom : Town' (M-G), third \veek, with . upped ; prices, a winner, with $7,800, ■ Lyric (Lyric) (1,900; 25-30-40).— 'Young People' (20th) "and 'La Conga Ni.ghts' on stage. Shirley Temple no help; red $8,500. Last week, 'Man Married' , (20th.) . and Ritz Brothers heading vaude, good $12,500. 'Heaveif jRne $5,000 In Lincoln ; Varsity Reopens . . . • .< ; Lincoln, Neb., Sept.: 3. V/ith the new Varsity reopened, ;starting off with 'All . ; This,. ; and HeaVeri "Too,' deposition, threw the booking availiability . into competi- tiqn, which, despite the .State Fair, is 'beating a. merry b.p. 'tune, • Lincoln has 'Rhythm on the Riyer,' arid 'Lucky Partners' was. placed di- rectly across Sti'eet from the Varsity at the Stuart. Varsity, opening finds, the L. L. Dent organization in its ' strongest position ; or\ product, since coming here six years ago. RKO has just sold Dent, aftier more than 10 years Pittsburgh, Sept. 3. (Best Expl6itati«x^ Stanley) '.■ Cashrregisters ringing nierrily for holiday week, and, with cooler, semi- rainy weather to keep most every^ body iri. tdwri, biz is booming every- where, Weekend generally was; ai knockout and impetus should result in sock grosses, iaili along the line. /; Stanley's way in front with 'Sea Hawk' and getting heavy sugar on increased adniiSsion prices, while 'I Love You Again,' at Warner^ follow- ing big fortnight at Stanley, is show-, ing spectacular consistency, giving that house: its Ipest h.o. .opening day in years'. . It's hold-overs for both of them at same spots, 'Rhythni ori.; River', pickinjg up smartly at Penri with good notices arid . favorable word-of-mouth; 'Return of Frank James' giving Alvin its best week in months, and h.o.'s of 'Boys From Syracuse' and 'Lucky Partners' at Fulton and Ritz, respectively, hold- ing up well. ■ ■ ; For 'Sea Haw;k,* Stanley; grabbed 36 big window displays all over town, cashed in on critics' showing and had a series of fencing contest at^ County Fair with .an Errpl Flynn tropjiy . to the winner. Latter event newsreeled and clips shot to every WB house in the territory. Estimates for This Week Alvin (Harris) (1,850; 25-35-50)— 'Frank James' (20th). Cinch to stick second week. . Got head start on other houses, opening Wednesday (25) and girabbed couple of big days before competish was launched, then shot back into; high :oVerLaF6r;Da^^^^^ end arid shouldn't have any trouble winding .up around $10,500, very good. Last week, 'Young People' (20th ), n.s.h., the Temple fareweller doing only around $3,300. . Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,700; 25-40) 'Boys Syracuse' (U). .(2d wk). Slid- ing to $2,900 on . holdover week. Opening stanza Was better than $5,400. • ■ .. f. Fcnn (Loew*!?-UA) (3,300; ; 25-35- 50)— 'Rhythm River' (Par). Well- liked generally, with Crosby at , his best and Oscar Levarit, a Pitts- burgher,, helping to bring them iri. Around $15,000 looked for and should go to Ritz for second week. Last week, 'Lucky Partners' (RKO), a disappointriient at $10,000. ^ Ritz (WB) (800; 25-35-50)— 'Lucky Partners' (RKO). Despite pititure's iridiffererit showing at Penn, Loew- WB pool figured that with Labor Day Colman-Rogers names would be better draw than, a.riy of usual twin- bill stuff that comes this way. "rhey're right, too, inasmuch 'as it looks like $3,200, very gdod for this spot. Last week, 'Millionaires Prison' . (RKO) and 'River's End'' ( WB), awful $1;100. Stanley ( WB ) (3;600; 25-39-59 )— 'Sea Hawk' (WB). Upped scale will result in plerity of extra revenue. Sea spectacle certain to top by several grand anything WB deluxer has ever done with a picture. A cinch to get $25,000, and may even go beyond that. Stays for second week; (6 days), with house reiurnirig to vaud Sept. 12. Last ; week, second of 'Love Again' (MG), great $.14,000. . ; ; Warnpr (WB) (2,000; 25r35-50)r- 'Love Again' (M-G). No stopping the .Powell-Loy comedy, '. which . looks headed for biggest tot'al first -.r.urt gross of year- here, " Without . any arinoimcement at. all, . moved? here di- rect from . Stanley and got $1,2Q0 dri first day, top h.o. take .in years at this: spot. , . Should . get. $10,000 In a romp, , Which h' means spll another week here. 'Last week, 'Queen Des- tiny' (RKO) and 'Ladies Live' (WB), n.g, $2,700. 'Partners' Dual Nice . ; $9,700 in Denver Denver, Sept. 3. ; ; •Kit Carson' .not only took more money on its opening night here than nny other preerint . night, locally, but broke records for the week; With $7,000 on opening night at six houses and huge biz at the Denver, film did oyer $20,000 on the week arid moved to the Aladdin. 'Rhythm on River, above average at Denham in second week. ■■. Estimates for This Week Aladdin (Fox ) (1,400; 25-49 )— 'Boys From Syracuse' (U) after a week at the Denver. Fair $3,500; Last week, 'Frank James' (20th), after a. week at the Denver, did nice $4,000. Broadway (Fox) (1,040; 25-35-40) -T^'Love You Again' (M-G), after two weeks at the Orpheum, and 'We Who Are young' (M-G), after a week at the" Orpheum. Good $3,000. Last week. 'Pride and Prejudice' (M-G) arid 'Gold Rush Maisie' (M-G), after a week at tfee Orpheum, did a nice $3,000.; . Denham (Cockrill) (1.750; 25-35- 40)— 'Rhythm River' ( Par > (2d wk). Nice $6,500. Last week, very nice $9,000. ;; , , Denver (Fox) (2,525; 25-35-40)—, 'Kit. Carson' (UA) (world premiere) and 'Chan Wax Museum* (20th), Bang-up $15,000; plus $5,000 at other houses on opening hite. , Liast ,weeki 'Boys Syracuse' (U) and 'Queen, of Mob' (Par ) good $10,000. ' . Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 25-35-40) — 'Lucky Partners' (RKO ), and 'Mil- lionaires in Prison' (RKO). Neat .$9,'700. . Last Wieek. 'Love YoU Again' (M-G) (2d wk ). arid; 'We Who Are Ydung' (M-Gi), good at $9,000. ; ., Paramount (Fox) (2,200; 25-40)— 'Flowing Gold' : ( WB ) and 'Secret Seven' (Col ). Okay ^4,500; Last week. 'Money, and Woman' - (WB) arid 'South to Karango' (U) good $4,000. Bialto (Fox) (878; 25-40)— 'Frank James' (20th). after a week at each the Deriver and Aladdin, and 'Laugh- ing at Danger' (Mono). Fine $3,000. Last week, 'Daltons' (U), after a weelc at the- Paramount, arid 'tove'. Honor and Oh, Baby' (U) ; good $2,000. ;■■ $19,000 in Cleve. Cleveland, Sept. 8. . Jive still spells b.o. gold for RKO Palace, swinging back to vauds with Charlie Barnet's orcheistra and 'Young People' plus Rosita Royce in seakpn=fiRerii.ng_ j:p^rtibo;_ that's_ getting all of the top breaks. Initial three" days caught just enough rain to keep holiday , trade in town, building up near-capacity crowds ; of . Barhet jivers who are whooping up biz past $19,000. ; Propitious, showers also doing ex- ceptionally well for Hipp's 'Lucky, Partners,' with a moveover to Allen cinched. 'Foreign Correspondent' is giving it a tough race at State, and 'Love You Again' is heading for some kind of Stillman reCor : State (Loew) (3,200; 28-39.-50)^ 'Boom Town' (M-G) and 'Lady Question' (Col): Stand has a gusher in this ;orie, ; with all iri^dication^ pointing to sky-high $20,000. La.st week, .'Stayed Breakfast' (Col) and •Gold : Rush Maisie' (M-G),' swell $14,000. ^ ^ Strand (Indie) (2,000; 28-40-50)— 'Rhythm on River';; (P^tr ) .arid 'Hid^ den Gold' (Par). Hous^ happy with $7,000. Last week, /Coming Round Moimtain' (Par) arid 'Married Adr venture' (Par) , weak $4,500. 12 Wednefidaf , September 4, 19411 ,. .1;. .>\(yS.'<' . Gui^ friendly a new season; 'prospectiis w ehanges. Owr best uitiniate Te^ and any deviatipn^^ wquld only be in tbe interests of makm in the M M-G>J^-s n^^^ be drawriv T the pictures aiid^^i^^^^ ESCAPE (book) . . . Ethel Vance's sensational best-sellef, fliatning with a d that made jt the mostj talkedr-ahout hovel of the year. St?irring Nortna Shearer: and Robert Taiylbr with Conrad yiedt, Naziinoya, Felix Bressart, Albert Basserman,Phillip Dorn, BbnitaGrianville land Blanche Yurka. Mervyn LeRoy directs from screen [play by Arch Gboler and Marguerite Roberts. [WYOMI N G . . . spectacular outdoor drama filmed in the eart of the rugged West's most breath-taking beauty; |starringWallace Beery' with Leo Carrillo,Ar>n Ruth erf ord,j |Lee Bowman, Joseph Calleia, Paul Kelly, Bobs Watson, Marjorie Main, and Henry Travers. Richard Thorpe^ di^ tfects from original story by Jack Jevne and screen play by Jack Jevne and Hugo Butler.i DR. KILDARE GOES HOME < , > further adventures Jh this series which is becoming increasingly popular and beloved by audiences everywhere, featuring Lionel Barrymore, Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, John Shel ton, Gene iLockhart, Nat Pendleton, Samuel Hinds, Alma Kruger, Emma Dunn, Walter Kingsf ord, Nell Craig and Cliff banielson. Harold Bucquet directs from screen play by illis Goldbeck and Harry Ruskin from original story y Max Brand. [STRIKE UP THE BAND smashing successor to '<;BABESlNARMS'\tunefulpar |Rooney and Judy Garland with Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, June Preisserj William Tracy, _^^^Larry Nunn Sand hundreds of their pulchrituditious pals. Hit song ^*Our Love Affair." Busby Berkeley directs from original (screen play by John Monks, Jr., and Fred Finklehoffe^^ TTHE PHILADELPHIA STORY (/)/ay) , . Phillip Barry^ (stage success that ran a solid year on Broad\yay, brought ]tQ the screen starring' Gary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart with John Howard, Roland Young, John Hallidayi Mary^ Nash, Virginia Weidler, Ruth Hussey. George Cukordifects.5 SKY MURDER . thrilling sequel to Nick Carter^s earlier adventures, with this immortar detective hero again portrayed by Walter Pidgeon with Donald Meek, [Karen Verne, Edward Ashley, Joyce Gofnptdn, George iLessey, Tom Neal, Chill Wills and Tom Conway, George Seitz directs. DULCY (pla}'). ..Only Ann Sothern could do justice to the flippety heroine of this famous play by George S> Kaiifmah and Marc Connelly. The comedy cast includes Ian Huriteirj Reginald Gardiner, Lyrine Carver, Roland Young, Billie Burke and Dan Dailey, Jr. S. Sylvan Simon fdirects from screen play by Albert Mannheimer, Jerome thodorov. and Joseph A» Fields. THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND . Lionel Houser s madcap romaiice of a self 'Sufficient young lady who pre- tends to have a husband .\ ♦ until a husband shows up tOj claim his bride. Starring Myrna Loy with Melvyn Douglas, Lee Bowman, ^Donald Meek, Felix Bressart, Raymond Walburn, Bonita Qranville, Sidney Blackmer, Ann. Morriss, Halliwell Hobbes and MayMcAvoy. Robert Z Leonard directs. (plai) . , ^Thrilling musical romance, con- 'sidered Noel Cbward^s most distinguished achievement, filmed in radiant Technicolor as a starring vehicle for Jeanette.MacPonald and Nelson 6ddy, with Ian Hunter, George Sanders, Felix Bressart, Curt Bois^ Sig Runjann, Fay Holden, Lynne Carver, Edward Ashley, Diana Lewis [and Herman Bing. ' W. S. Van Dyke II directs. LITTLE NELLIE KELLY George M. Gohan^s 'memorable New York stage hit, a-kindle with such nos- talgic tunes as * • You Remind Me of Your Mother" and "Everybody Works But.Father." Judy Garland is in thr ititle role, with George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Douglas McPhail and Arthur Shields in the cas^ ihlorman Jaurog directs.; 13 tadio station With the inii^itsib Frank Morgan' heading the fun-making cast including Virginia Grey, Dan Dailey, Jr., AhnMprriss, Donald Meek, Felix Bressart, Leni Lynn and i-arry Nurini Edwin L. Mariri directs frotti an origi- nal story by N Yost \i^ri boot ind saddle to inyade the rip-rbarin! gold gulches where nien are men and worrien are blb Brothers tried and tested their material before audiences as th^ did with ^^^^^ 'directs, with cast including Marion Marin, Diana Lewis and Walter Woolf King. . ^^'^••"•^f' I 9wn9 , . . driniatic story of a pdvyer-lbvihg District Attorney and how the i Aspiring influence of his children tips the scales of justice in favor of an inno- cent man. A WOMAN'S FACE (p/a)i) / power^^ drama of a woman's quest for beauty after a life of dis- figurement. Starring Joan Grawford in the adaptation of the French play by Francois de G roisset A LAbY . , Ann SothernV rising popularity in this no w- famous screen character further enhanced in a sparkling new story. . . Spectacular Navy aviation drama, thnll-packed with spi ne-tingling exploits of America's mighty air armadas, starring Robert Taylor with Walter Pidgeon, Ruth Hussey , Eaiil Kelly and John Shelton. Frank Borzage directs from original story by Commander Harvey S. Haislip and John Sutherland , SING SI NG. . . teeming prison drama, story by Jonathan Finn iahd Harold Fri Glark Gable as the warden who da red to tarianisni into upon the an, starring bring humani- NE W HARDY FAMI LY PICTU RES . Continuaiice: of the top entertainment quality in this outstanding family series, with Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holdenj Cecilia Parker, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden in their familiar roles, based upon the famous characters created by Aurania Rouverol. ZIEGFELD GIRL .. . glamorous cava beauty, based upon story by William starring Hedy Lamarr, Judy Qarla of American thony McGuire, Lana Turner/ ;NIGHT IN BOMBAY (fcoo/c). starring Joan Crawl in Louis Bromfield's newest romantic novel, a fasdnat- ing story of a girl and two niert against the exb^^ of India. -i^-' :. ■:. :; ' EX-M AYOR of boys town sequel to the smasn screen hit of last year, ;'BOYS JOWN-^^ w Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney again starred. 1 MacDbnald and Nelson that tht;illed Broadvvay , Vaszary with book and a^)- V ; starring; Jeanette Eddy :in the musical romance based upon the play bYjohn ics by Rodgers and Hart. timN MAN'S SHA|K> arid Myrna toy in another adventure of the celebrated screen detective, based upon the famous characters cre- ated by Dashiell Hammett. WITCH OF THE WILDE romantic drarha of what happens when sophisticated men and women find themselves rf acing primitive peril, starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner j based upon the novel by Desmond Hbldridge. ^ ^ ^^^^^^^^ : ; ; ^ THE . YE ARLING (^?6dlc) > . , Marjorie Kinnan RawlingV Pulitzer prize novel that has become one of America's literary masterpieces within a span of two bestrselling years, the hornespun tale of a man and a boy and a deer, to be filmed in Technicolor with Spencer Tracy starred. Directed % Victor Fleming of "G^ the Wind" TONIGHT AT ZlZO {play) ... starring Norma Shearer. Noel Coward - s sensational international hit. . > THE WORLD WE MAKE (l^/o^ . itarrir^ Norma Shearer and George Raft in the screen presentation of Sidney Kingsley 's Theatre Guild stage production^ based upon the Millen B rand novel , "Outward Room;" TRQPICAL HURRICANE sultry romance in the jungles, starring Robert Taylor and Ann Sothern. Story by vWilsori Collisoh. ■ . • ■ • ■ n Steinbeck*s f asicinatin g 1 Spencer Tracy starred characterizations of his TORTILLA FLAT (/7oo/c|., J portrayal of a quaint people, in one of the most appealing brilliant career. EABES ON Mickey Rpprtey a vyi^h an army of bright lights to the ; the bonfire team of Judy Garland invades Broadway and talent that brings back the AX^hite Way. COME LIVE WITH ME . ; . Hedy Lamarr and James Stewart teamed in a timely comedy of a beautiful refugee who seeks an American home. Clarence Brown directs from a story by Virginia VanUpp and Patterson McNutt. bAWN'S EARLY LIGHT. .. starring Robert Taylor in the brilliant pageant of American history authored by Dorothy Thompson and Fritz Kortner. f EELiNG UKE A good old days of vaiideyille, sta rring Eleatior Powell and Ann Sothern in a stpry by Jack MacGowan; BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST story Wheelwright of a woman whose inspiring life is dedi- cated to thousands of moth e riess childre n f or \yhom she has found happy homes. Sta rring Greer Garson in a role recalling her famous Mrs. G hips cha racterization , BILLY THE KID west*s famous d le Burns, ook; . . . actioh drama of the South - do. From the noyel by Walter : (cofUinu.(*d on following page) LULU (book) . . . Booth Tarkington's "Presenting Lily Mars/' story of the playwright y^io wrote his dre and fell in love with his dream girl. Starring LahaTurrier. TARZAN . Edgar Rice Burroughs* famous ji rpmahce flames with new attion thrills; Johriny in aire featured. SLIQHTLY MARRIED. . . starring Robert Montgomery in a madcap ihatrimonial mixup that starts husband and wife decide to test each other's . . story by Manny Seff of a marital relations expert who diagnoses his own domestic troubles. William Powell anel Myrhat Loy star. (book) by Lillian Day; This is a story of fans* adoration of film stars. Judy Garland plays the role of the star-struck youngster who launches a fan club. GET A HORSE...comedy-Klrama by Herman Mankiewicz and Albert Shelby Levino, of the early days in the automobile industry. Starring Wallace Beery. ARGENTINA . .* the Marx Brothers become wild men of the Pampas. ' S EA O F GRASS (book) . . saga of America's great wheat fields, from the novel by Conrad Richter, starring Spencer Tracy and Myrna Loy. DR« EPHRAIM M<:POWELL . stirring saga or a pioneer physician who brings scientific enlightenment to a world of darkness and pestilence. Spencer Tracy will star. ■■■■ ' ' , ■ > HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEO RLE (book) . . . Dale Carnegie's famous book to be brought to the screen with an all'Star comedy cast. ) j . based upon the . Starring STRANGE HONEYMOON (play) by Jacques peval, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy in a Siin Valley setting, where two divorced cotfples meet in purr suit of happiness ... and to escape each other. WINGS W of a barnstorming aviator who writes love letters in the r. Starting Jimmy Stewart. ; Clark Gable and Myrna Loy. COMBAT CAR * . . drama of the army's niechanized as the veteran cavalry sergeant who has to give up his beloved horses for tanks. THE MAN ON AMERICA'S CONSCIENCE ...dra' matic story by Alvin Meyer and Lowell Brodeaux. The tragic life of President Andrew Johnson who followed Abraham Lincoln into the White House only to face impeachment when he struggles to preserve the doctrines of the Great Emancipator. Spencer Tracy will star. BEAU BRUMMEL (pia^) . ..Starring Robert Donat in a screen adaptation of the Clyde Fitch play of the Eighteenth Century gallant whose adventures won for him a pedestal in the history of world romance. CAUSE FOR ALARM (book), exciting novel by Eric Ambler of international espionage and its minister effect upon the fate of the world today. RAGE IN HEAVEN (book) ... James HiltonVpowerful novel of a bitterly disillusioned husband who seeks, through his own suicide^ to entrap his faithless wife. ROAD TO ROME (pia}/) gay picturization of a modern Hannibal storming the gates of Rome» from the capricibus play by Robert Sherwood. DON'T PLAY DREAMO FOR PRODUCT! Be sure wi^ M-G'M in 'VARIETY'S' rONDON <>rFICK H. St. HsrUn's Vlmw, Tnttal(.ar Sviiiira IHTERNAXroHAL ^15 , Pads,, Aug, 22. No liuses or taxi transit, only jhetros (swl>ways) ana no^ of :those.' r ■ x- - : Most: departirtent stores shattered. ^Jews Not Wanted' signs riowap* pearing in shops throughout Fcance, Attempts being made tia! reopen tha Gdni'edie Frai:icaise and Qdepii. French national radio drch(Bstra iaie in .noh-dccupied zone.,.. - ' : AH French papeirs how being pub- lished ' Clermipnt-Ferrartd. 'Ger- nians; prohibited papers published in hop -occupied zone crossing into 00 ^ cupied - territory, even if old and Wed- to. wrap^paQi^agpSi■ miport that Niaitiorial Ldtteiry Viras discontihued has been denied. Twelfth -draNvihg presieht^ : i)eputy Tixier Vignahcpurt put , in charge ■; of radio , and .' cirienia ifor ^/^ichy gpvernnieiit. / . Traffic lights again ifunctipning in Paiis; although tiraffic reduced ^^n ^tehthsv. --' . ;. V .-I.-;,;; ' .. Famed itepiiblican Guard ; biaind now at Glermont^FeiTand. Expected to. xesume concerts shortiy.^^: ' Bernard Faiy; well k lecturer and author and prpfessOT in the Gol- lege : de France, .named administrator of th^ National Library, replacing Julian Cain, formerly in charile of radio : . the Miniistry of Informa- Ryd{[e Seeb Sydney; Sept.- 3. ■ Norman ; Bv liydge, chairman of Greater Union Theatres, all-Austra- lian, filrti .theatre circuit, is \se a Beat in the Aiistraliah /parliament ill the September elebtibris, . . : . Robert Meriziesii' presently heading the United Australia Party ' in . con? trol in Australia; is seeking, reeiec? tlon. .as: premieri. ; ' j ■• ■■ '.' V' ■ ■ London in Wartime . London; Aug. . 22.- , Le# Allen, wi^e/and child to Can- ada; likewise Al and Bob Harvey, A, .1). P*ters in exec . jbb with the Ministry of Food. v!: All . seGVet . societies, : such as . the Mftsohs, iputlawed ; in France.:^ ! ; F6li«!s Bergere expected . to pperi soipn With most clothed ^show in its history and with .German . m-C--. . .> .^-National Federatipii • of . .Ifotel Keepief s met at; Lyons to study con-: dition 3 brought on by defeat, such as food and alcbhol restrictions, prices and even , tbuiriism, Similar nveetihg held in Paris fpir hbtel keepers of occupied; zoi^e;^ : \ ,. iHuhdrieds of beautiful, experisiye cars, abjandohed ' aU. -alPng Franco- Spanish frontier. . ; 'L*« Hommeis' ; Ncluyeaux* ' C'Niew .IVI.eri')., story of: Marstiall Lyautey^*; conquest of ; Morocco by Claude Fai-- rei;e, revived in Vichy showcasei.- -. Popular front .40rhQiir work week now boosted to 51 hoiirs . / Sports making comebick in Fiance, with Jacques Brugnon ;a:p- peaf iiig in net! tourney • in ■ Mont'au.-. ■'ban.; :■: ■■■ ." ' ■ For first, time in. history radio m ike ihstalled ini Prench cdurtrooiin.^ Placed iri Riom Supreme Court to rebroadcast trial of French 'reispon- sibles'. ■' ■ French are iconf used [ hy latest German broadcasts entitled 'Frank- reich Sagt 'Neine' Zum Leben' (.!France Says *Np' to Life*); Broad- caster explains that 'France say.s no to soil, to peasant to plow, to child and mother. She says no to life. pH our flag stands the sign of life, of the march into a neW Eu- rope; and in. this sigh we cdivquei;.' Talks begin each dSy at 6r3p p.m. ; HOnsW DEAL SEEN POSSiaE BY OGIOBEK ...■- . Mexico /City,. \Sept; ■a.- -^^ • Placing: the pic industry under the di irect control pf the f ederal goverh- me.nt is. iirged. in a resolution adPpted ait the cony en tion here of the national cinematographic Workers* ..iihiph., Workers: declared, that federalizatiPh of; the biz- is the only way tP/ keep it . from going ■ entirely to pot. They flgu re thai . : ' . f edier alization Is en- abling the oil biz. and the Nattional Ra ilw.ays to 'keep gpiirig \ the' sanie benefilvwill fall; to li^ ; • , v ■ The pic ' workers got- the .word of honor of Congressman- A^ Zapata Vela, a f cierid of labor, who sat in Oh, the sesibns; that .he will charnpiph the. federalization .ca^^ lieW 'congress:' Which got .going Sept. i . :, The coriveritioh was blessed by yicente' Lombardp' Tpledanp, Mexi^ co's labor czaV,' who lauded the pic workers, and What they are dping. . . ■ "The Workers also ;determinied again ; to reuiind thej. gpverhmeht df Its: promise, " iTia time . agb, to lend coin and other, aid .toward fbundihg a bank here to finance the pic biz. .This bank ;ahd federaliza- tion, 'the ;.Ayorker3' argue, are . about all ..that.; are left .Ip ' keep the biz goingi ■ ■^■:' ' London Furtliers flan for Gov^tA^ to Pic Producers .Lon#on, Aug. 22. 'Gpvjernmeht's "War-risk . in^^ plan for picture makers is set and details are understood due 'for. - lease. So far as can be gathered, pro'ducers^ . w be backed- at a low premium, :, Scheme is ^to be cpnfthed td Xeatui-e-length , product^ briefle ihakers beirig left for later cpnsid- .'eration, if ariy.-^ .' Basic principle of .the ihsiirance plan is to provide answer . td: back ers' unwilling to inveist in British Alms while. faced with war risk and upped production cps.ts arising, frpm delays arid damage through enemy action. Gpyerhment coin Will idem- nify against all loss within these categories-r-a type of policy commer- cial vhpuses would sidestep or 'issue at an impossjble premium rate. ' C ■ ■; -Melbourne, Aug:: 14;- .. With a... new ..pei:spective:: on..goy- ernnient's powers Under law cdver- ing; manpower and/ finance coiiti'ol, .indications are that stockholders in\ Pldyts wilji how; agree to Jink. with. Greater Union as General theatres, timed, so it's iekrned; to operate ;arpund next October, or, failing this date, Jan. 1; 1941. . .Inside has it that the 20th-Fox ma- jority interests in Hoyts are adding further pressure to link two loops. : JEREECTS NEW CAJIERA \ Tokyo, Aug! 16; A new ..cameira for Water scenes, developed in the photographic de- partment of the Asahi Newspaper .(.largest. Jap newspaper in the Orir ent), has been tested in . the Japan Sea. .•■;•;.; ',■ ; . • . .. • ■ :■■ It's proved itself far superior to any other similat equipment, the >paper,claimsi-v..^ . '■. /'■■ ■.■ ■■' • ;; Au.ssies Push Gov't Aid Sydney, Aug. 14. Looks, a.s though home producers, with bow-out of government coin for feature-length pix,; will further pres- sure gov.ernm.ent. officials pri finan- cial backing 'for sh.prts to be used as propaganda around this territpry. ■■ This way is.iseen a^ only means to keep studios operating; unless," ^of course, British producers accept in- vitation to transfer ■ their : activities 'here, for the duratiPn.; William B. MPrgan. managing di rector of 20lh -Fox's Paris office, ar rived in. New York by boat over the weekend; . .• . .' . ■ '.: Hii^ arrival about.' Washes ; up the company's organizatipri irt. France, Build Two New Mex. Theatres Mexico City. Sept; 3. • A civic i; comedy theatre ;' arTHd : a 5.000 -capacity auditorium for . the- atricals . to be built here late this: year by the municipal govern nvdnt. ■ / ■■ . The Metropole (largest . provincial hotel) and Grand, Brighton, have ined. theit" fellow hostelry the Royal Albion, in shuttering . ?'foi: the duration.' // Swafter in the Daily Herald tells the story of a Guardsman swimming from : the coast . of Flanders with bombs dropping around him; 'Thank God. it isn't raining,' he •emarked to ■ pal. . ■]/.:■■ r ^ ' '^■■ Variety and legit: stars are . organ- izing Sunday shows to raise money to purchase, planes. Lady Yule arid; Oscar Deutsch. are putting up $240,000 for pix; all of whose profits Will be given to the British Red Cross; ; Film will be made by British National Films and distributed by Aniglp - American Filnisi. . jerry Freeman, ; managing directoir of . latter,; ' "staying . in Anhierica to dispose . of the American rights.' .■' ; ' '. .: : ■:■ ^ • Sydney, Sept. 3. To ; 3)reVe.nt any decline in . the yaudeville-revue. field in New South; Wales, imported artists will be. per- mitted to .: take earnings btit ; of " Aus- tralia \ under governmental say-so. As a result of this relaxation Of. coin ireezibgi the .Ti.vpii chain now h^pes to .'•maintain ;' steady flow of Ui. S; talent, to this country. : . . /; Tivbll circuit; major us^^^ of such" faleht, has; had .difficulty importing highgrade acts from U; Si. Theatre outfit recently went on a looksee for suitable acts among the local radio stations. ' •■;;■"..■' : • Former rule, passed by the gov- ernment as a. \yartiriie . measure,. pro- hibited all imported artists, including British, from taking earnings out of Australia for .the duration ;;bf - the \var. - Similar measure has operated in New Zealand for some time. ; Re- sult, has been a fast ebbing of im- ported stars,- with, a complete shutout in New /Zealand. ,■■ . Sir Ben, Fuller also- had some ideas pf importing .talent lined lip, but immediately nixed these' when the gdvernment issued its coin, edict. . Pix as Sales Factor On Exportable Mdse. London, Aug. 22, Merchandising via films is being heavily plugged. by British .Films In- stitute ; in. a drive On all export groups. Filrn appeal, as an interest getter and: 'eady-rhade salesman, is stressed by the Institute : When con tactihg ; concerns active in export trade, but prevented from shipping samples either because of bulk or war measure 1 i rh itirig tpdds sent out of England f o;i: sa les purposes. Standard footage and 16 mm. stuff for portable equipment are both listed by BFI . as Ideal on the. ■selling end at a tiitie when Overseas' busi- ness' is vital to country's .interest. Response to; t.lie . drive is understood to, .be bringing Jn^uiries tp pro- ducers and projector outfits..^^ d on U. S. Cos. More Than Ever for SuppKes With New Billing ..'::' Madrid, Aug; 22. An indication of the tirnes;- :; The, Hotel Francia, on the: Gran Via (Road), has had its name changed to : the Hotel Italia, .. ; By ERIC GORRICK : -;':; , . Sydney, Aug. 14. . ; Fortunately, zoned away from the actual war areas, Australian show biz - is keeping up very healthy tenipo, . and if the Wiar keeps : out of the Pacific there is every reason to believe that. this tempo wili continue. Today, Aussie showmen; are going; . about their, business of prpviding:en-.. tertainment for ; the. public, . ianc!. ; at the same time; ■: assisting the govern - ment in every way to build the ria^ tion's war resistaince. Highly appreciative of U. S. aid, nevertheless the /Aussie. gdyerhiTient has. been forced, to impose restricr, . tions in order: to conserve dollar e::^ vchanger-vHehcer^^ backbone of Auisisiey product Supply," with ho other option, have been com-: pelled to leave 50%. of rental earn-, i hg^ frozen here: fdr the duiratipn of^ the war. • Radio, too, -flered very heavily when the government passed a law: prPhibitinif the impPrtatidh; of wax fare, and U. S. publishers also; took a heavy, knock \Mith .the alniost complete : wipeout: of fan and: pulp • mags, ;•;:. ;•." .\; ■.'■■ :■ ■ . While the public is With the gov- ernment . in its flriancial .effort, indicated by recent purchase, pf $44,- 000,000 worth of Warrsaving certifi- cates, plus a huge flow of commer-i cial and private wealth, into long- term loans, there's still ample coin about for ■entertain'mehtSj .vvim ld^ ter fare the; most: sought- after. Although the Aussies are strongly 'pro-British,, ■nevertheless, they re-< main U. S, pic-minded. With the ■ sea-lanes wide open, Australia is maintaining a constant flow of jpri- mary products to England. . U. S. the Mainstay '":■ ; -Todiay,;' as ; hevet;:.before, - Aussie showmeii . are dependent upon, the IT. S. for product to keep open their 1 ,500 pic theatres, ; carrying invest- ments of some $160,000,000, and pro- viding entertainment ..for approxi- mately 5,000,600 weekly, due to the ease in British production: . CPin freezing.ls one of war's buga- ] boos to nieUtralSi , . Presently, there's some. iPcai; talk of U. S. .distribs be- cohiing. interested in the local pro-r duction field ;in an ende'aypr, to. Un--. freeze coin presently held. I,t has ' been suggested that; with local studios' stalled on production thrdugh Mexico City, Sept. 3, : lack of : any further governmental The American touri.st ; trade to v^^'^*^"*;^' ^ ^t^^ ^- S. units Suggestions; that American '■ film companies purchase Japane.se gov- ernmeht bonds if they want to secure ; use of the money which has piled up , from distributing pictures in Japaii during the last 18 mpnths has been cpldly reci?ived by distributors in ' N. Y, V, S. distribs have received no colli from Japan since 1937,; the escrow plan agreed on to cover busi- ness :Uip to the end of 1938;being.for non-negotiable; .notes which aren't redeemable until 1941. . • . Fact that Japan has allowed only a limited .niiniber 'of pictures to enter that country from U. . S., and that since- early in 1939 any reVenue;:f rom ' these has been retained in Nipponese, territory, has prompted the cold- shoulder attitude. . Foreign depart- ; rheht executives do hot cphsidet :the' Japanese market itself that im- portant to continue pperations if they are not tp receive; the cash benefits. Japanese^ market is rated as 1% to %% of total foreign business. Meanr time, Japanese currency has decHhed in value, ■ representing a -; further paper loss for. American .fll'm : com- panies./-' Mexico Piqued at Its . S. Tourist Biz tp produce programmers for use here and elsewhere Would be a timely move, one most pleasing to the gov:- ernment,.. and probably being the means of; overcoming, the freeze situ, ation. ■ Homebrew pi*oducers point out that, with : Clipper air service taking six days from U. Si, a director and a couple of players could' be bi-ought over lor prdductipri without nrtuch time .I0S.S. . •:■ ■ . Being far removed from air raid dangers has meant for Aussies » : complete freedom from curfew re- strictions. Ever since the outbreak of war pic houses have maintained (Continued on page 48) FRENCH SURESEATER SWINGS TO M Is an Air-Rai :■ '; London, :Sept.. 3. ■ Latest V in air-raid shelters lis set right down ; within, the^ precincts of one: of London's class ;;:niteries. the Pld Cosmo Club " ' iVJmdorn's. War- dour . street; . .Place : ha.s ;;been; re- opened, after- six years,, as a .'bottle party haunt, but at the outbreak of hostilities Was officially designated a.% a public ;shelter ' during, ra ids: and continues, to functiQn .•io ih; addition: to the more personal lure. . : Swank n.itery accorrirriodates„ 250 paying guests; ; its capacity as « shelter is listed at 330. , There's cpver charge- for those only taking- iiheJiei:: Mexico is how ;worth about $60,000,- 000 (Mexican) annually; yThis . sum is the approximate amount left by some 150,000 annual tourists. ; And the pace .Would have been mUch bet- ter just how had not the sumfirier of; .1940 been partly spoiled by the bad publicity- ;;Mexican gangsters gave their" country during the recent: ejec- tiohs, M*Kicari' business are understood to , be ; considerably piqued at the losses this element of the population inflicted upon the; travel volume. Meantime Mexico .anticipates bet- ter, more staple, conditions. Horserac- irig at Mexico City and other pleasure attractions for tourists', are expected. Gradual settlement of the; oil, rail- road and labor .problem.s would also stimulate the influx of American money. Meantime there are virious evidences of the Mexican - ment's - disposition tp- . encourage ! ;■ ' ; . American ties. • Perhaps the most J Fifth Avenue Playhouise (N. y.) significant development of 1940 was swings over to Spanish picture.s this the unprecedented act of the Mexi- month, abandoning Its old policy of can government. In ..renting, the ; French features and- other European Pa.lacio de Bellas Artes, the $1 5.0,00; r j makes. : House will launch a season 000 national theatre, to an Anierican;, .of :; Latin-American : :picturcs^/^ ;trayeling musical revue company.: A.\ 'Time in the Sun, " produced by Marie B. Marcus, and the granting of mati- ^ Seton from film photographed and nee. facilities -in the same house: to , directed by;:tbe EisensteinrTisse- ex-i the sOi:Called :Pah-American;; theatre, r^pedi to Mexico. C- :; ~ ah: English-speaking acting cpniipany ; is. M. .Eisensteiri[ Russian director, ;of ^little .Vtheatr ' gerire. ; '. compiled .most of the fPotage several : In the case of the Marcus .show;;the years ago. . ; ■ theatre was rented for the giveaway .•' ."::."..- .^ , , :' . : ,: • ^': price of 300 pesos ($60 American) :; *l> Ankfio*k*c' *)0C Cravkknc a day; which .scarcely pays for the : lYcUeCCa 5 ClAJ vrvalvS lights.- .; The : Ehgli.shsspe3k^^ dra- ; matic Company, : has; the .of:, the.; same theatre; cine of the finest:; the world, for nothing.: Latest pro- ' duction Pf the Pan-American group • is a spoof Pn American schoolteach- ers; ;■ who 'd iscpyer'. Mexico. It ? called 'Manana; is Ahother. Day;' , 4-WeiBk Mex Precedent . .. ■ ■-.: ■ : Mexico City, . Sept. 3/ ?R.«becca' (UA) grossed $22,000 in a solid 'run . Pf; ; fdUr jvccks : at ;the ■el " Teairb ; Alameda, swank . local flrst-rUh house. • : .-. ' .v.; ;■'';,■ . . • (•. Gro.ss is extraordinary for the.se :I.iOndon Chorine.i Boosted . ,;-arutely depressed economic times ih ■" Lphdoh.: Aug. 2?.: . V' Mexico; Other pix ' Agreement between . Equity and here, but in other :tirneR; Yet; ho mahager.s boosts cKorus wage to ^123. . other filrh ' has' . remained ^ for four Means .$8.more. ' . ; , ' /.weeks .solidly at. one stand here. Wednesday, September 4, 1940 BUSINESS PROVES IT! NEW YORK CITY, RIVOU... Nothing even closely approaches its sensational performance ! This 1,900 seat house plays to 96,000 admissions for first week. Held over for indefinite long run, CLEVELAND, LOEWS STATE... Tops season's best opening record. Moves over to Stillmon for continuous first run. ROCHESTER, LOEW S... Standing-room crowds cheer it at every performancel In four days it beat the overage full v^eek's gross by more than 50%. LOUISVILLE, LOEW S STATE... Fourth day topples big opening day figure by $400. Continuous indefinitely at Brown Theatre ASBURY PARK, PARAMOUNT... New season's record falls to Foreign Corres- pOndent"as picture holds over at the Mayfoir. MONTREAL, LOEWS... First four days beats any picture house has played for past year by $3,800. Held overt OTTAWA, ELGIN... >lits highest gross of any picture in two and a half yeors. Sunday oil time record for money and attendance. Held over indefinitely.; Wc/Z/if \^^(/)/rir pnMK'/: ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S Wednesday, September 4, 1940 UBIETY 17 9 **A formidable contender for best movAe of the year I ** — Life Magazine '^Easily one of the finest pictures of the year!'* '—Time Magazine "The most s^sational picture this re- viewer has seejn this year. Wowie, who* a movie!" — Louella Parsotis, International News Serried ''YouH never see a more exciting movSe for this is one of the real film events of 1940! " Liberty Magazine an "One of the best pictures of the year! — Nev York Herald-Tribune "It's the thriller of the year!" New York fVorld-Telegram "The most exciting film of the last %m months!" ^Dorothy Kilgallen, New York Journal Amencam 0 [) From ALFRED HITCHCOCK, who directed "Rebecca" LARAINE DAY HERBERT MARSHALL GEORGE SANDERS ALBERT BASSERMAN ROBERT BENCHLEY IZUsJ UNITED ARTISTS 18 FILM REVIEWS UBIETY Wednesday, September 4, 19*10 The Howards of Virginia | Dr. Kildare Goes Home Columbia relcano of Frank Ijloyd proiluo- tloii; (llret-tcd by Lloyd; Jack U. Sklrbull, tiHSiDOInlo producpr. Stura Oary (.irant ntnl Warlha SVolt ; fonturos Sir Cedrlc llnnl- wlcko, Alftn MarHhal nnil KIcharil C';irl.«oM. i?<-re>enpliiy by Sidney niu-hman, fnini ibe novel "Tbo Tree of Llborty,' by HUzabcib I'iiKo; Hcoro, lllchanl Ilairenian; cMmcni, Hort 01','nnon; editor, I'aul AVeatherway ; nsslstnnt tllrcotor, WUllam Tumniel. I'rc- vlcwert at tho Astor. N. T., Aub. '4(1. llunnInK tinio. 116 MINS. ^tiilt Howard Criry Grant Jane Peyton Howard Martha sjcoll Kloetwood Peyton. ., .Sir Cedric HftrihvlcUe Hoffer Peyton Alan Marshal ThomoB JefCevson. . . , Richard (Tarlson <''aptaln Jabez Alien Paul Kelly Tom Norton Irvlnp Jlaron Aunt C.larlRsa Elizabeth Hisdon Mrs. Norton , ...Ann llevi^ve .Tame.s Howarfl ftt 10 Richard Alden l'»-yton Howard at 18 Phil Taylor Wary Howard at 17 Rlla Qtil^ley I>lrey I>ibhy 'i'nyldr ratrlck Henry Richard Caine."! George Washington. GeorRo Hou.^ton Prologue James Howard., Ralph Ryrd Matt Howard at J2 Dickie .Tones Tonr Jefferson at 11 Rustcr Phplp.<< Uncle Reuben.,,,', W'nde Uotflor Ru.s.T.n Howard JIary KIpIcI Colonel Jefferson R. Wella Oordon Wr, Douglas .Charles I'^rancls Hollywood, Aug. 28. Mi'tro-Oiildwyn-AIaycr production and re- lp«.>.-p. li'ealurea l.pw Ayrr.q an>l Lionel H.irrymore. Directed by Harold S. Buc- (iupt. Si-reenplay by Harry Jliiskfn and Willis (roldbP<'k. bii.sPd on orlfc-lnal Btory bv Max Urand and Wllll.i iJoldbock; inmei.-i, Harolil RosS'm; editor, Howard O'.N'elll. I'revlPWOd at "VVcstwood VIllaBC, Auk. 1!", '40, Running time: 7» MINS. Dr. .Tames ICIldare T.pw Ayres Dr. Leonard (jmB.-iple Lionel Marry more Mary Lamont Ijiralne Day Dr. .''lephen Kildare .Samuel .S. Illnd.i (tPorRfi Wlnslow iJpne Lockhart l>r, Davidson John .<«heUon Wa\'man....' Xiil lYndlPton Mr.x. Martha Kildare Knima Dunn Molly Mvnl Alma Kruper Dr. Wttltcr Curew Walter KInsstord .N'ur?e I'arker Nell Craig Dr. .Tordan ("oUin.s. , .lolncr. t'onover Mr. Hnnvnlpp..- Mr.M. Brownlee, . i Ualp.o .Sally ■ ■ Atkln,«on ("liff DanlelKon , . . Henry Wad.sworlb Tom t'lollln.s Georifp >r, Ilepil Donald HrlKtr.s Lenna MarU'le Arclilp TwItrhPlI Marlp make . .Charle.s Trowbridge 'Dr. Kildare Goes Home' will raise the popularity of the series a few notches with theatre patrons gener- . ally. It's good entertainment of ... * -u i- * « - * i upper-bracket program rating, and As his contribution to the group of , ^^^-^ ^^^^■^ ^ g^o^jly share of too- higher cost and potentially higher j dualer slots, especially in the family grossing films for the new fall .sea"* houses, .o„, Frank Uoyd has produced 'The 1llS,%s 'ElenlSS Howards of Virginia,' a Colonial ' ^essful in the series' predecessors, period melodrama dealing with j There's the strong affection between events leading up to and through the ; ^he^ sincere y^J^^^.J^^'^'^^j.^'^^^^Z^^^' Revolutionary War, starring the re- liable Gary Grant and the newcomer, Martha Scott, It is an elaborate, ex- pensive plctur^, replete with the production niceties and human-inter- est touches which distingui.sh the Lloyd output. Its principal concern, however, is about British oppression of the early }ntGrneship"lo"bVcome an -ac and the irascible diagnostician, I Lionel Barrymore. Romance is con- I tinued between Ayres and nurse Laraine Day, while the yarn talces ! the principal.s to Ayres' home town j to present both a^ medical crisis and I mild propaganda for socialized medi-. , cine in a small community. Story prescription is lifjlxed well to provide ! palatable entertainment, i Ayres graduates from his hospital Miniature Reviews •The Howards of Vlrfflnla* (Col), Class Frank Lloyd pro- duction of Revolutionary "War period is an untimely theme against current events. 'Dr. Kildare Goes Home' (M-G). Top program entertain- ment for general audiences, 'Areenllne Ni8:hts' (U), Ritz Bros, and Andrews Sisters head- line broad comedy with music. Good programmer. *I Want a Divorce' (Par). Joan Blondell and Dick Powell In marital comedy-drama. Will get nominal adult b.o. 'Ladies Must Live' (WB), Wayne Morris and Rosemary Lane in so-so dualer. 'Stranger on Uie Third Floor' (RKO). Murder myster which even Peter Lorre fails to save. Dualers only. 'Colorado' (Rep). Disappoint- ing Roy Rogers starrer. Dick.son, little Mickey Kuhn, Dorothy Burgess and Louise Beaveif knt] strength to the supporting cast, Sid- ney Blackmer is a slick divorce law- yer. Ralph Murphy does a good job of directing, providing excellent timin? of the comedy sequences, Frank Butler's script is snappily dialoged. Paramount acquired right? to the title from the radio program of the same name, but otherwise there's . no resemblance between the two. WdiL American colonies, and the conse- quent uprising against tyranny. Coming to the public at the moment ■when current world events are draw- ing England and America into an in- ternational embrace of friendship and brotherly love, based on closest M.D., and then is appointed assistant to Barrymore on the hospital staff. Move will serve two purposes of scripters for future releases of the I series. It retains the strong com- ; bination of Ayres and Barrymore, and will allow the pair* to expand their field on medical research and accomplishments beyond the walls mutual interests, it would be diff i- j of the hospital which has been the cult to find a theme more out of tune •with present emotions. A lobby display poster of Patrick Henry shouting for liberty or death in. protest against British foreign policy stupidities doesn't jibe With' page-one news of united military hemisphere protection against Hitler. Somewhere in the philosophic back- ground of the picture there may be a parallel for patriotic contemplation, but it is never visible. 'The How- ards of Virginia' is propjtganda in reverse English, a piece of baffling showmanship and an exhibitors' box- office problem.. As a film entertainment it is well above average in quality of produc- tion, acting and the mechanical ac- coutrements. Much of the action takes place in Virginia's early capi- tal, Williamsburg, and Lloyd made major location up to this picture. Ayres, Barrymore and Miss Day continue their excellent character- izations of the princinals. Gene Lockhart provides a strong portrayal as the rural merchant whose life Is saved by Ayres' diagnosis, and treat- ment. Familiar members of the Kil- dare supporting cast back again in- clude Samuel S, Hinds, Nat Pendle- ton, Emma Dunn, Alma Kruger, Walter Kingsford and Nell Craig. Direction by Harold S. Bucquet is smooth throughout, and neatly blends the dramatic and human fac- tors of the story with timely comedy I interludes. Walt. ARGENTINE NIGHTS (WITH SONGS) Hollywood, Aug. 30. T'niversal release of Ken Goldsmith pro- duction, ."^lars Rllz Bros, and Andrew.s ^..^j^ ,L^^^^ SIster.s. Features Constance Moore, George many of the scenes in the recon- R^^^^.^^^/Ky . i. J 1 11 -i •i.i. •!. • 4. re<'iea by Albert S. Rogell. .Screenplay by Structed Colonial city, with its inter- Arthur T. Horman, Ray Golden and Sid esting buildings, wallcs and common. Kuller; original by J. Robert Brcn and Important debates are pictured in r.nms Atwater; camera. Elwood Ilredell; 4.K« TTni ryp •a^-.'^nnr.^^^ fi« editor, Frank Gross; as.st, director. Joseph the House of Burgesses, and the fic- ] a. McDonough, Song-s, .sammy. cahn, tional characters move easily in the saui chapiin, sid Kuiier, Ray Golden, Hni company of the historically great, I Borne, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Vic such as Thomas Jefferson and Patrick ! 1^^\"^"\,,l''^llr^L "'ti.S.. ^Ime m Tr Trn- i- i _ i. i- . 1>.A.. Aug. Ju, 40, Running time, 7* Henry. The photography through- m ins, out is excellent, and Richard Hage .start out, and broke on arrival, the aggregation clicks to save the hotel of a couple swindled by a confidence operator. On this framework is con- structed a series of gags and musical numbers that dovetail fairly well, Peggy Moran and Anne Nagel, al- though getting featured billing, are briefly seen as members of the band. Al Rogell directs capably, despite obvious handicaps of combining all of the elements and talent provided at the takeoff. Script material as concocted by Arthur Norman, Ray Golden and Sid Kuller is decidedly hokey in many .spots, but it's of suf- ficient broadness to create laughs among the general audiences in more or less volume. Walt, I WANT A DIVORCE Hollywood, Aug. 31. Paramount release of George Arthur pro- duction.' .Slar.s .loan Blondell and Diok Powell; features Gloria Dickson. Frank Fay, .}e.«isle Ralph. ConraO Nagel. Directed by Ralph Murphy. Screenplay by Frank Butler, based on alory by .\dela Rogers St, John: camera. 'I'ed TelzlafT; editor, LeRoy .Stone: asst. director. George Templeton. Prevrowpd at I'aramount, A., Aug. 30, '40. Running time, «3 .^IINS, Geraldlne (.Terry) Brokaw Joan Blondell Alan MacNftlly Dick Powell Wanda Holland. (Jlorla Dickson Jeff Gllman Frank Fay Grandma Brokaw Jessie Ralph Grandpa Brokaw Harry Davenport David liolland, .Sr ("onrad Nagel David Holland. Jr MIrkoy Kuhn 'Peppy' Gllmnn Dorothy Burgess FJr.sklne Brandon Sidney Blackmer Selectine Louise Beavers LADIES MUST LIVE (WITH SONGS) Warner Bros, production and releusf. Features Wayne Morris. Itoscjnury Lane. Iloscoe Karns, Lee I'atrlok. Georicf Rreves. Directed by Noel Smith. Screenpliiy, lldlii-it B. Kent from play by George M. <\iluin; camera, Tod McCord; dialog. Harry .'^ej- iTKiur; editor, lOverelt I>odd. At Variety. Lincoln, Aug. 'Si, '40, dual. Running; time. 08 MINS. Lako Wayne Muril.« Pat RtiHomaiv l..aiip I'ete ,....R()Scoe Karns Alary..., Lee Pulrlck George (it-orge Jleevos Halllday l-Vrrls Tavlor Mrs. Halllday Lottie Williams Barton DeWolt Hopper Thunderblrd ClifT Sinnri Tommy.. , Hillv Dawson I.pttle .Mildred Gover Chorus. Girls Dana Dale. JllUlred (.'ole.i COLORADO (WITH SONGS) RcDUbllo release of Joseph Kane produp- ti<>i). Directed by Kane. Featuru.t liny Hogf^rs and Oeorgo 'Gabby' Utiyes. .Screen. |)lay, Loula Stevens and Harrison J:icnft Wraver Ual fallaferre i^'im Vestor PpKir .Sheriff Hnrklns Fred Burns Sanford Lloyd ingrahHin A-rube-on-Biroadway business this, and not very well done, with all diie respects to ,the ability of George M. Cohan, who authored the original play from which 'Ladies Mu.st Live' was taken. Writing department seems to have had trouble making up it.s mind, and the story is so gnawed by the time it; gets around the hour mark it folds up in its own miseries. It's a remake. It starts off with Wayne Morri.« giving every evidence of being a country dope, and then throws him into a dress suit and night clubs, per- fectly at home, still a dope. Rose- mary Lane, a chirper of the les.ser White Way niteries, turns into very pliable rubber at the sight of a mil- lionaire's bankroll, and, after giving the gold-digger biz the works, she turns out very respectable, and won't accept a thing under a $40,000 neck- lace. George Reeves, her brother, a personality kid with big talk, gets hired by Morris, no question."; asked, for fifteen grand a year, and Miss Lane's father, Ferris Taylor, gives him 200 grand on a can opener he's patented. Then everybody turns out legit in the end — which is tent riep writing at its best and/or wor.'--t." Rosemary Lane sings two songs, and looks her best while doing them. They lare 'I Could Make You Care' and 'It Shows You What Love Can Do.' Art There's a possibility of understand- ing how two different film companie.s can turn out similar stories, but there's no explanation sufficiently I valid for Republic's coincidental re- lease, within a period of several weeks, of two yarns dealing with the same theme. 'Wagons Westward' is a western re- leased recently by Republic and per- taining to two brothers on opposite sides of the fence; this time it's 'Colo- rado,' featuring Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby* Hayes, and like 'Wagons,' when Chester Morris was detailed to capture his crooked twin brother, Rogers in 'Colorado' must bring in his frere, who had been treasonous to the Union cause dur- ing the secessionist conflict. The co- incidence is startling even as to the romance, where the righteous brother wins the gal from his less discrimi- nating f rater. Direction and acting have been handled none too steadily, with Rog- ers being notably in abisentia wherein his thesping is concerned. Joseph Kane's direction, despite the 57-min- ute running time of the picture, hasn't overcome a lagging tendency,; George 'Gabby' Hayes, Milburn Stone and Maude Eburne handle their roles as well as can be expect- ed under the unfavorable circum- stances, while Pauline Moore, a new- comer, as the romance, is much too fictitious in her mannerisms. Even Rogers' tenoring won't save this one. Schenck Airs In . Continued from pace 2. man's musical score shows careful ; research and expert timing. | Plot is the fanuliar domestic con- flict between the youth of rugged backwoods upbringing and the dam- i sel of high city breeding who join to battle the frontier dangers and sub- ' due its opportunities. Story is bnsed i on 'The Tree of Liberty,' by Eliza- 1 beth Page. I In the hero role. Grant give.s a .M, Hiirry, Jimmy The RIlz Brothers Maxene, Patty, La Verne The Andrews tSlster."! Bonnie Brooks ('onstance Moore Hduardo George Reeves Peggy Peggy Moran l.iinija Anne Nagel Carol Kathryn Adams .Mama VIejos Ferlke Boros I'apa Clejos Paul Porcasl Teaming the Ritz Bros, and An- drews Sisters in a mad melange of . . comedic situations that swing to robust, convincing performance and j broad slapstick and burlesque— with carries the action at a rapid and ab- 1 a liberal sprinkling of eight song sorbmg pace through the first half of I numbers — Universal presents a the film. So long as the intercut is strong program attraction that will centered on him and Miss Scott diir- give a good account of itself at the ing their frontier experiences, the wickets. Film debut of Andrews film has freshness, charm and a cer- I Sisters will catch many of the trio's tain boisterous humor, both in situa- ] platter following, and provides tion and character. The dull .stretch- , chance for exploitation to add to the- es are the historical passage.s, the i atre gros.ses. re-hash of the Stamp Act riots, and I rr.^ Rif7P«! nrnvidp nlpntv of ^° '."^^^"'^ . horseplay and broad antics in their Sidney Biochman, the scenarist, n re- 1 crazy romp through the piece, but ?*ih! w*=^«nH'i? ste^r clear^ in the main f?om their !ri ci^MW^^^^^^^^ t old and familiar routines to handle acters are smothered , under march- ! 0^,^ g^g material provided by '^1J2?T'^' l^J':t^'^'\.''°^r'^^, \ the scripterlShe typical Ritz mug^- debates and privations of Valley Forge, This is Miss Scott's second major role in the past two months, and it's a striking contrast to the heroine in 'Our Town.' She has youth, look.s and a potent sense of comedy in her favor. She gives a good perform- ance in a role that has many artifi- cial handicaps. Others in the cast have rather static parts. Sir Cedric Hardwicke Is a deadpan villain, Alan .Marshal gives nothing to a ne'er-do-well, and Richard Carlson makes Thomas Jef- fer.son a supnorting player in events which he fashioned and directed. Lesser but satisfying bits are nlayed by Elizabeth Risdon, Paul Kelly and Irving Bacon. Exhibitors -who have this one on their list might do well to start their campaigns far in advance of play- dates. FLin. ging, popeyeing and gestures are here,. but greatly subdued compared to past film appearances. Added are several topnotch comedy episodes that are basic laugh-getters includ- ing their masquerade of the Andrews Sisters singing a number, and busi- ness with a four-foot sandwich loaf aboard ship. The Andrews girls sing and swing three tunes, 'Oh, He Loves Me,' 'Rhumboogie,' and 'Hit the Road' in their typical rhythmelodic style. The frer^s Ritz handle two comedy tunes, 'Spirit of 77-B,' and 'Brooklynonga'; Constance Moore sings two, 'Once Upon a Dream,' and 'Hall of the Mountain Queen,' and newcomer George Reeves leads a gaucho chorus for 'Amigo, We Go Riding Tsonight.' Story is only an excuse -on which to hang the adventures of the Ritz Bros.' expedition with a girl band . to the Argentine. Broke when thiey 'I Want a Divorce' covers practi- cally all phases of the divorce prob- lem in a drama that carries preach- ment against the legal cutting of marital ties. Interwoven is some neatly concocted and easily recog- nized man-and-wife relations — start- ing with the 'budding romance and running through the early marriage years to a nearly fatal separation crisis. Picture is an above-average pro- 'grammer that will groove for nomi- nal biz as bill-topper where starring combo of Joan Blondell and Dick Powell can serve as marquee attrac- tors. Subject-matter will also catch goodly share of women trade for added grosses. Overall, it's satisfac- tory entertainment for the adult trade, despite bump tempo in pace, and the sudden swing from light marital comedy in the middle to a rather tragic dramatic conclusion. 1 Story gets away to a slow start in I depicting the uncontested divorce of Gloria Dickson from Conrad Nagel, and the problem of their young son. Things speed up con.siderably when Miss Blondell and Powell fall in love, and marry on his meagre salary as a budding attorney. Frank Fay pro- vides the excuse for him to launch into the divorce field against his wife's wishes, and as prosperity reigns, the couple drift apart until faced with the inevitable .separation. I Some timely advice from grandma I (Jessie Ralph), and the tragic suicide of Mi.ss Dick.son after failing to con- .sum.mate a reconciliation with her husband, brings both hu.sband and wife to their senses. Picture i.s at its best in unfolding the domestic adventures of Miss Blondell and Powell, Comedy, in both situations and lines, is sponta- neous and effervescing, providing plenty of good humor for the adult trade. There's sufficient material on the light .side to overcome the strained dramatics of the start and finish. This is Dick Powell's first assign- ment in a non-singing role. He handles the straight role in capable fashion, displaying ability to carry both dramatic and comedy situations required by the characterization. Miss Blondell's talents as a come- dienne are spotlighted in an excep- tional performance of uniform ex- cellence. Frank Fay backs in for a new start in pictures that will roll along prof- itably. Cast as a fighting enthusiast and friend of the couple, he romps through a fine delineation that will catch the eyes of casting directors henceforth. Jessie Ralph and Harry Davenport are effective as the old couple who retain respect for old- fashioned marriage, providing many light moments. Conrad Nagel, Gloria Stranger on the 3rcl Floor RKO release ot Lee Marcus prodncllon. Features Peter Lorre, John McGulre. Mar- garet Talllchet. Charles Waldron. Dlrenltd by Boris Ingster. Story and screenplay by Frank Partes; mu.olc, Roy Webb; edllprcscTifs o coTnpkle chqft of feature releasea of all the Ameri0dn distribut^^ companies for the cxirrent quatterly. pj^^^ reviews as given in Variety and the running time /of v^^^ COrYRIGIIT; l»4ii>, itT VABIEXY, INC. ; ALL HICHTK JtESERVBP _ .K«T to tyiics AbbrtvlntlonH lt«v. In Var. — ^R«vlewe4l; Jn Variety .M7<~M«ldilrMniu; I>— nrRinii; KI> R.. T.— ;Runnlnir Time Romubtlc Prnmii: MU-^Muttlc«I WEEK 't^le]n*;;.:\;; OF ;Jn ^ TITLE AND cbMP ANT ■ I'TYPE;^-.; ■ RELEASE 5'/5/40 7/12/40 7/19/40 7/26/40 8/2/40 8/9/40 8/16/40 8/23/40 8/30/40 9/6/40 9/20/40 9/27/40 10/4/40 7/10 OUT WEST WITH PEPPERS (Col) C 7/3 ANDY HARDY MEETS DEBUTANTE (M-G) C GOLDEN. TRAIL (Mono), . -.-^ ■^ ■■..■ Vf' 5/,29 :; WAY-OF ALL FLESH (Far)-- :• .: ■. ■ --D' 6/26 DR; CHRISTIAN MEETS WOMEN (RKO) CD 7/3 SAILOR'S LADY (20tli) CD 6/12 PRIVATE AFFAIRS (U) CD 7/3 MAK WHO TALKED TOO MUCH (WB) D 7/10 SPORTINiG BtOOD (M-G) D 7/10 STAGE COACH WAR. (Par) W 7/10 SCATTERBRAIN (Rep) . . .. C . 6/5 MANHATTAN HEARTBEAT (SOth) CD BLACK DIAMONDS (U) ; M 6/26 MY LOVE GAME BACK (WB) RD E. Fillowes-b. Peterson 63 M. Ro<»ney4.. Stohe-J. Garland^^ 87 T. Rltter-L: Guest ".W A. Tamlroft-t;, George-W. Henry ,82 J; HershoIt^E. Kenhedy-D. Loyett 65 N. Kelly. J. Hall- J. Davis ^ : 67 H. Herbert-N; Kelly-R., Young : . 75 G; Brent-V. BrUce-B. Marshall 76 ■ L, Stone-R. Y6ung-W, Gar^aiti W BQyd-R. Hayden-B. wood 61 J.Cahovi-A. Mowbray-R. Connelly 70 A. Sterling- V; Gilitaore. J. DavlS 71 It^ ArleniAV Devine 60 : . O. de Havilahd-E. Alberts Jr. Wyman 81 8/7 MILITARY ACADEMY (Col) ; ■ D HAI/NTED HOUS^;(Mdno) ^^^^ ' : M^ 7/17 WE WHO ARE YOUNG (M-G) CD 7/17— rCAROLINA MOON (Rep) --^-r - > ^ W- 6/26 CROSS dbUNTRY ROMANCE (RKO) . RD 7/3-': ■■■;MARYLAND':(20th) ■; ■■ - ;. • RD 7/17 iSOVTH OF PAGO PAGO (UA) D 8/14 SON OF ROARING DAN (U) W 9/4: , LADIES MUST LIVE (WB) . . ■ . ^ \ -v j C- T. Kelly-B. Jordan /M. M/Jories-J.-Mbran' -V ■Ij - Turner-J. Sheltoh-G. Loekliart ;Gv'Aulry-S.-Burnette-Jv Storey--- G. Raymbiid-Wi Barrle ' W. Breiinah-F. Bainter-B. Joyce V. McLa^len-F. Farmer- Jon Hall J. M. ■ tro wn-F. Knight-B. Baker W- MorrlB-R. Lane 66 .. '70.' 78 65 66 90 ieo 60 58 8/7 BLONDIE HAS SERVANT (Gol) C 8/21 BOYS OF THE CITY (Mono) ; M 7/31 GOLD RUSH MAISIE (M-G) C 6/26^ UNTAMED (Par) RD 8/21 STAGE TO CHINO (RKO) W 7/17 , MILLIONAIRES IN PRISON (RKO) M 7/17 YOU'RE NOT SO TOUGH (U) , • M P. Singleton- A. Lake 66 . East Side Kids :\' 63 . A.. S6^ern-L. BoWmah-V. Weldler 82 ; R. Milland-P.; MorisonrA. Tamlroff 82 : G. O'Brien- V. Vale 51 L. Tracy-t. Hayes-V. Vale ; 63 Dead End Kids-^N. Grey 71 8/7 LADY IN QUESTION (Col) 7/10 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (M-G) 8/28 GOLDEN GLOVES (Par) . 8/7, : .; THE SEA RAIDER (Par) '.. ■ : QUEEN OF DEiSTINY (RKO) 7/17 THE MAN I MARRIED (20th) 7/24 RANOElt AND THE LADY (Rep) 8M4 SOUTH TO.KARANGA (U) C B. Aherne-R, Hay wbrth-iG* Ford: 78 RD G. Garsoh-L: Qtivier-M. Boland 117 M V B. Denning- J. Ciiffney-R. Paige 69 D H. Wilooxon-C. LaiPtdls-'O. Stevens 76, RD A. Neagle-A. Walbroolt RD J. BehiiettiF. Lederer - . 76 W . R. Rogers-G. Hayes- J, Wells 59 RD C. Bickford-J. Craig-L. Destl 59 8/14 tHE secret SEVEN (Gel) / 8/7 I LOVE you AGAIN (M-G) 8/7 DOOMED TO DIE (Mono) CHAMBER OF HORRORS (Mono) 8/21. ONE CROWDED NIGHT (RKO) GIRL EROM AVENUE A (20th) 7/10 STREA OF MEMORIES (20th) 8/7 . .■■ CAPTAIN CAUTION (UA) 7/17 • ; BOYS FROM . SYRACUSE ( U) ' 8/7 - SING* DANCE, PLENTY HOT (Rep) 8/28 • RIVER'S END (WB) M B. Bennett-F. BHght . ' CD W. Powell-M. Loy-F. McHugh M : B. karloff-M. Reynolds M . L. Bank^-L. PalmerrG^ Malo M B. Seward-D. Ctfstello-W. Haade CD J. Withers-K. Taylor-k; Aldridge RD: J. McGuire-L. Roberts b V. Matute-L. Platt-B. Cabot MU A. Jones-rMi BaybrJiiPenier MU R. : Terry- jp, v DownsirB; Allen M b. Morgah^E. Earl-V. Jbrjjr 62 47 67 71 ■■ 71-; 84 72 -72 69 8/28 THE DURANGO KID (Col) W 6/21 GOLDEN FLEECING (M-G) CD 8/21 : LAUGHING AT DANGER (Mono) M 8/14 COMIN? BOUND THE MOUNTAIN (Par) C 9/4 STRANGER ON THIRD FLOOR (RKO) D 7/24 RAMPART'S WE WATCH (RKO ) D ai/14 RETURN OF FRANK JAMES (20th) D 8/28 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (UA) RD 6/12 ALL THIS, HEAVEN TOO (WB) D C. SUrrett-L. Walters 64 L> Ayrcs-R. Jbhnson-V. Grey : F. Darro- J.: HodgesrG; Huston . 61 B. Burhs-U; Merkel-P. Barrett V 62 : P, Lorre- J.. McGnire-M. Talllehet 67 Mar eh of Time prbductloh .85 H. Fohdai-A. Leeds-J. Cooper 92 J. McCrea-L. Day ^IL Marshall 1 19 B. Davis-C. Boyer-B. O'Neill : 140 8/14 7/24 8/21 8/14 7/24- . HE STAYED FOB BREAKFAST (Col) Cb MISSING PEOPLE (Mono) • D ^ ARIZONA FRONTIER (Mono) W RANGE BUSTERS (Mono) W , THE GREAT McGINTY (Par) C LUCKY PARTNERS (RKO) C PIER 13 (20th) D THE SEA HAWK (WB) b : M. Dbuglas-L. Ybung-'U. O'Connor W. FyirerL. Harding-K. Walsh T» Ritter-S.,AndrewsrE; Finl'ey R. Corrigan-J. Klng^L. Walters B. Dbnievy-M. Angelos-A, Tamlroff G. Rogers-R; Cblman-F. Wray L. Barl-L. Nolan-J. Valerie E. Flynn-B. Marshall-C. Rains 8« gl 98 67 127 PEPPERS IN TROUBLE (Col) QUEEN OF THE YUKON (Mono) 8/7 BOOM TOWN (M-G) 7/17 YOUNG PEOPLE (20th) 8/21 BYHTHM ON THE RIVER (Par) 9/28 DANCE GIRL, DANCE (RKO) 8/7 THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (WB) OKLAHOMA RENEGADES (Rep) 8/28 KIT CARSON (UA) . C E. Fellows-D. Peti;rabn-R. Sinclair D C. Blckford-I. Rich D C. Gable-S. tra«y-0. Colbert HI CD S..Temple-J. Oakle-C. Greenwood 77 C ' B^ Cr bsby -M. >Iar tin-B. Rathbbiie 92 D M. O'Hara-L. Hayward-L. Ball 88 M G. Raft-A. Sheridan-H. Bogart 93 W R. Livingsten-B. Hatton-D. Renaldo : W L. Bari-J. Hall 95 8/7 .9/4 9/4 • 8/21 8/28 LIFE WITH HENRY (Par) C CHAN AT WAX MUSEUM (20th) M FUGITIVE FROM PRISON CAMP (Col) M DR. KILDARE GOES HOME (M-G) RD •UP IN AIR (Mono) M WHO IS GUILTY? (Mono) M ARGENTINE NIGHTS (U) MU RIDE, TENDERFOOT. RibE (Rep) W Men AGAINST THE SKY (RKO) RD CALLING ALL HUSBANDS (WB) C J. ' Cooper-L. Ernist-E. Bracken S. Toler-S. Yung- J. Valerie J. Holt-M. Marsh L. Ayres-L. Barrymore-L.. bay F. Darro-M. Morelahd B.Lypn-B. Blair Bltx Brosi- Andrews Sisters < G. Antry-S. Barnettc-J .Story* R. Dix-K. Taylor-W. Barrle : G. Toblas-L. Falrbanks-E. Trpex 58 78 72 66 73 9 /l*/40 9/4 HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA (Col) ^ ' ■ WYOmNQ (M-G) THE APE (Mono) ,1 WANT A DIVORCE (Pv) GIRL FROM HAVANA/(Rep), DREAMING OUT LOUD (RKO) 8/28 PUBLIC DEB No. 1 (20th) HIRED WIFE (U) NO TIME F.QRJ^OMEDY ( WB) D C. Grant-M. Scott 115 W W. Beery-L. Carrillo-A. Rutherford M Boris Karleff D J. BlondeIl-J>^pbwell-G. Dickson RD D. Q'Keef«-C. Carleton-V. Jbry . C Lnm and Abner-F.Lahgfbrd \ C G. Murphy-B. Joyce-E. Maxwell 70 CD R; Russell-B. Aherne-B. Benchley . C' J. Stewart-lU Runell-C. Riiggles; WIZARD OF DEATH (Col) 7 STRIKE UP THE BAND (MrG) THAT GANG OFiHtlNE (Mono) I'M STILL ALIVE -^IRKO) 9/4 COLORADO (Rep) ^ YESTERDAY'S HEROES (20th) • • .. MUMMY'S HAND (U) HAGTIME COWBOY JOE. (U) THE WESTERNER (UA) . CITY FOR CONQUEST (WB) ■■■ M / . B.K'arlbff-E-.'Keycs ''''' ' MU M. Bboney- J. Garland-J. Prelsser ' M . ... B: jordan^L.:iGbr€«y' '''.- RD k.Taylor.L.Hayes-R. Morgan ■W R. Rogcrs-G. Hayes-P. Moore CD R. Sterling- J. ROgcrs-R. GleaaOn M b. Fbran-P. Moran-W. Ford W J. M, Browh-N. O'Day-F. Knight W . . G. Cboper-^W. Brennan-D. Davciipif rt \ : D J, Cagney.A. SherUan-F. Craven ; ' 87 65 8/7 8/28 ANGELS OVER BROADWAY (Col) D" HAUNTED HONEYMOON (M-G) : b RANGERS OF FORTUNE (Par) ; D TRIPLE JUSTICE (RKO) W KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED (RKO) CD BBIGHAM YOUNG (20th) RD THIEF OF BAGDAD (UA) D SPRlNti PARADE (U) MU EAST OF THE RIVER (WB) M DRUMS OF THE DESERT (Mono) M UNDER TEXAS SKIES (Rep) ; W B. Fairbanks, Jr.-R. Hayworth R; Mqntgomery'C. Cummings . 99 F. MacMurray-P. Mbrlson-A. Dekker ' G. O'Brlen-V. Vale C. Laughton-C. Lombard- W. Gargan t: Power-L. Darnell-D. Jajrger 112 Cw Veldt-Siibtt- J. Diiprex D. burbin-R. CumnilAgB-M. Auer J. Garfleld-Bi Marsball-M. Rambbao L. Gray-R. Byrd 3: Mesqulteers-L.'.'Biliiikoh'.; SO YOU WONT TALK (Col) C OLD SWIMMIN' HOLE (Mono) C QUARTERBACK (Par) : Cb VILLAIN STILL PURSUEb HER (RKO) C MELODY AND MOONLIGHT (Rep) CD GAY CABALLERO (20th) W DiAMONbf BONTIEB (U) M KNUTE BOCKNE-^ALL AMERICAN (WB) D J. E> Brown-F. Rbbiiivpiii. ..'M.'.M. Jones- j.''::Morah''' W. Morris-V. bale-A. Mowbk-ajr A. Loulsc-R. Cromwcll-H. Herbert J. Downs- J. FrazeeiV. Vague C. Rbmerp-S. Ryan V^ McLaglen-A. Nagel-I. Ldder P. O'Brien^G. Page-B. Realgan Record Labor Day Biz ^Continued from page 1. boom town. Hamburger parlors were pleading >yith butchers for more beef, orange drinkeries were sending out for additional crates .of fruit, and pitchmen of every description were literally and figuratively having a holiday as busy police struggled to get the tremendous ., crovvds: of rubber- neckers safely across intersections and keep . traffic from a complete stall. .. '■ ^ : 2.500,000 Visitors More than 2,500,000 persons poured into the Big Town for the week- end; according to dfficiar ejitimates, What brought them is vaguely at- tributed by shpwmeh to 'just one of those thinjjs. Weather, generally giveti as the. ciause-ali of business, good or bad, Was' dbfiriitely hot a. ma-, jor facioir.: Although (t was cool, leading people away . frorh beaches and pools, repeated warnings by the weather bureau of hurricanes arid rainstorms, were not cdnducive to leaving home . at. all, ; When the crowds actually reachied New Ybrkr the rain and cool weather, of course, kelped/ dir|ye 'em into theatres. , Only e x j) 1 a n at i 0 n experienced showmen could offer ' yesterday (Tuesday) v/as. that, with war, con- scription, defense and a flood of other aches on theii:. .-heads, .plus a whole summer. of punkp Weathei*. the pppii- lace was bound to have its vacation, cdn>e what may. And it did. Firist to profit, of course, were the- film ..theatres, where the mobs rnade' alt formeii,b'o. marks jqst spriietKihg for. the record books. As usiial, the stage shbW hou.ses copped the big- gest play, but the r ; straight filmeries. got their share, too. Most pheripm- enal of all was the Radio City Music Hall. ,mecca of all tourists, which, . with, 'Pride . and Prejudice' in its fourth week, hit $58,000 for the three days. Paramount, with 'Rhythm on the River' on . the, screen and Ken AlUrray, "titb Guizar and W.ill Brad- ley's prch Pn the boards., did a.. neat $36;6p0- pri the; . three-day session, while the Roxy, with 'He Stayed for Breakfast,' hit $29,000,. Legits S.R.O. Legit theatres, closed on Sunday, of. cpupse, were able to cash in on only two days of the great bonanza. Every show both Saturday and Mon day was completely spld ' out and. several ; had : more than 100 standees oh Labor Day. Fact that only seVen legiters were operating helped crowd them. Musicals, as usual, were the chief draw for . the yokels, with the hardy ; 'Hellzapoppin' a. particular magnet for the out-of-towriers. It will hit $30,000 for the week,! mighty close pressing for the leader,: 'Louisi- ana Purchase,' destined to hit $33,r 000 as a result of' the big holiday- putsch. 'Another ; oldie, 'Tobacco Road,' took a new leasie on life with the.holiday biz. After looking at the $5,500 for the week, wners Jack Kirkland and Harry ■ Oshrin • rushed out and ordered .thsmselyes tickets tO: run half way , through .October. Show, was to have closed Aug. 17. Hotels were also big. profiters on the '.let's-be-gay' . trend, every mid- tPWn. Manhattan -hostelry and the important ones in Brooklyn filling up. completely oh Saturday for the rest of the weekend. Doormen were kept .busy turning prospective ciis- tpnrierS away,; while the Mayor's spe- ciai World's Fair Housing Bureau sent thousands, to private homes which had regiBtered with iti Major ftenjamin H. Namm, chairman of the bureau, estimated that; 300,000 per- sons spent Sunday night in hotels and more than 1,300,000 people stayed in hotels or tourist rooms over the three-day period. New York dailies carried pictures; of spme pf the hundreds of visitors whp slept in their cars on the streets and in park- ing lots when they found themselves unable to .get- rooins. ■; - . Broadway on Saturday and Sun- day nights bore a Tescmblance to New Year's Eve. Crush was so great that ah advance of a few blocks In half an hour . was cpnsidered gppd time, by mpst bf the city's giiests, who had nowhere to go and weren't in a hurry to. get there any way. Gen- eral spirit of isM.ety pervaded, aided in mdh/' cases by liberal use of .ph- be- joyful bpttles, ;arid; no' oiie seemed to mind mu.ch as he was - almost pushed throiigh a plate glass -window or in front of a taxi.- Penny arcades, ; shooting galleries, burley theatres, photomatons, nov- elty shops, as well as the: restAirahts, felt the influx. Hubert's Museum, A2d street flea circus, declared seven pf • its actors had died from over- work due the number of shows on Sunday. ' With New York City host to prob- ably its greatest Labbr Day Crpwd on recprd, the N, Y, WPrld's Fair hung up the biggest three-day tPtal this season over the three-day holi- day, with total paid attendance of nearly 780;000, or little more than 200,000 below the anticipated gate of 1,000,000. Rain and threatening weather the remainder of the time cut into the Sunday tolali ; which pitiy hit 264,123 as against 401,000 a year ago. ■-/ ■■ j ; But the factor that made conces- sionaires on the Great White Way happy was that it Was a spending ■ crowd. Oh both Sunday arid Labor pay this wais noticeable lb a marked degree. While the Sunday total was more than 200,000 below 1939, ctieqk .with midway concession i)^oplle ''f.e-.' yealed that grosses were ahead of a year ago. Showmen, attributed it to increased national prosperity be- cause visitors, seemingly-; .had . money . and spent it. ' Tippfl . on the buying mood ol the exposition crowds was th6 >A'ay they continued to patronize shows in the,' amusement zone, which .had its latest closing of ' the ' season- :Sunday iTiorn-'- ing. when many yvere on the midway up . to 4 a.m. Last, performances ■ in . the grind atractions were not held .- until 3 a.m.' Spots serving litjuor re- mained open until the legal lour o'clock deadline. ; . ; . ■ $4,000 in Weight i Some .idea of the business .enjoyed by popular, inexpensive attractions was shown by the take on the Guess Weight-arid-Age machines. Sunday (i) these grossed around ;$4.bO0, /which represented greater^ than 10%..^ of total take all last season. Billy jlose's Aquacade and ; the American Jubilee played to capac i ly both Sunday arid Monday eyfery .shbw, and turned thousands away;. . Jack ; Sheridans Magazine , Cover Models did triore than $1 6:000 for ; the two days 'at 2Qc tap while; Zovirn . another girl shbW, did: nearly as well : at 25c, including tax. - inkling of the busIrteiRs for^the lwo ■ holidays was seen " the fact 'that few . shows put bally s but did grihd mOst pf time, Added bbxoffice Mf indpWs were hurriedly put ■ up for spme shows^ ^ RohdfeyoiJs, tab .' cafe, recorded . its" bie.st biz in two . years with estimates, of 30-4(5 "^r above 1939. ■ ■-. : fGoon Squads^ .Continued from pane 7. wanted to be sure there wa.s no mis- uhderstanding about the regulations. . Although thie American Federali^^^^ of Labor flledf ah ititeryenor to the petition of the Screen Office Em- ployes. Guild for certiflcation as bar- gaining representative for the .white , Cbllar wbrkers, A. H. Peterson, APL: International representative, failed to shbw up before the National La- bor Relations Board to press the claim. Jurisdiction over the labora- tory shipping clerks was awarded to Laboratory Technicians Local 683 of the International Alliance of The- atrical Stage Employes. The SOEG claimed - jurisdictibh. but Lbcal 683 ; exhibited an agreement, with the ■ produces in September, 19.39, under which they were awarded control of the clerks. Producers and the SOEG have agreed pn prpper bar- gaining units fpr : the clerical em- plbyes, which practically assures an eiarly election date to select a collec- tive bargaining representative. The Society *pf Motion Picture : Film Editors has voted unanimously not tp accept, the resignation of Ed- mund Hannan as president. . At the same time the Society announced that 19% of its membership is un- employed currently, compared with 13% a year ago. , ; ,; Prexy Jaclc .Warnpck and Herbert .CprreU,. ; business; : representative of Moving Picture Painters Local 644,. have beetf selected to .represent the . painters at the ainriual convention of the State Federation of Labor open? ing in Santa Monica Sept. 23. The $250,000 suit filed agai.nst prexy. George E, Browne and other officials- of : the International Alli- ance pf Theatrical Stage Employes by a group of expelled members headed by George 'Curly* Davis, has been , tossed out of supereior court here. The court ruled the plaintiffs did hot have a - cause of action. The, plaintiffs were .seeking reinstate-; ment, $250,000 damages and appbint- inent 6f a., receiver and ian account- ing for funds of the Old Technicians Liocal 37. . The Screen Actors Guild board of directors has adopted by-law amendment providing that 'no mem- ber of any nominating committee shall be nominated by such commit-, tee for any office in the Guild'.. This, will eliminate practice of council arid other hpminating cpmniittees nom- inating its pwn • mennbers for ; the . council ; Or. bpard - of directors. • Vi^eiliiesilayt September 4, 1940 EXPLOITATION 21 FILM SHOWMANSHIP :'iiy;MOBi-kiMJi5HEK..;; /"Montreal^ Sispt.: 3;: Walter Wanger, accoinpanied by the missus (joah Bennett), arrived here Ftiday (30) for the lc»cal pire- miel-^ or ^Foreiga GorrespondepV handed otit iht«rviews to the local scribes with the prodigality of a glamor girl who has a contract com- ing up for repevral, deUvered a talk jh French over station CKAQ* and nearly passed out' wften » jjv a VAHiHTf migg yfho suddenly ctawicd out frdm under the linirteum 4V. tK- atudio; Wahger couldn't have By John C; Flma in the Studio. Wahg^r registered more surprise it, he had found a Va'""T^ *''PP 3"** Reyjavik ■Icelandv ' ■ ' '<:^, T -i-' 'V , Joan Bennett, who had been mi- , dUstriously handing oiit autographs after delivering her little talk, also iii French, lost her. fsavoir f aire' (complacency to youX;i<>ng enough to enquire innbcently; if V^ey had 'thbse' (VAiiiB?ry niug^s) up here tQg And the VARiierT miigg carried Qii a . dr>e-way conversation with . Wjmgcr without getting more; thian a glimpse of the guy whp was using the yAniifi Y shQulde^rs to sigh autograph booUs for the fans who vrere able to get through a cordon pf . gendarmes ' to crowd into the studib. Out of the welter: of conflicting claiiiis and thie maze of confusing theoiies that noVv plaigue the picture ihdustvy, Wianger predicts that greater Hblly wood will emerge, purified and: exalted.' by taking which has; been forced upbn celluloid manufacturers through the losi of European markets: Such was ~ the gist of y/anger'^ French^lartgUage iddre^is to the radio audiieiice, with ■ Henri ietohdal handli;?ig the queries for GKAC. Wanger thought that thie . industry would saly alge : something from the hideous . carnage which, is l>lasting cohtinental talent .out of EUrijpe. The exodus of writers, directors arid performers to Hollywood was a. fac- tor that would ini the end cohtribtite . tO' the improyemfent, 6f U. S. films an additidiial number of ex- perienced workeris, new :;;f. aces j and varied talents would be available for : the various branches of the industry. /•teweir ■ But Better .W^^ \ . WWnger clings to the opinion thiit ■\ Hollywood can make up a large pro- : .pbjrtion. of the revenues lost . in. the curtailment of the Euix)pean market by getting increased . .domestic at- tendance; that this is pps8ibl0 only- through the productioa of fewer btit better films- that the productiori of better films is entirely feasable, de- sirable and practicaT, Wanger, who made :as miany as liZ . films in one iyeiar, .has produbied only two this sea- soh. And insofar , as cultivation -of domestic (Western Hemisphere) markets ' is concerried, this is evi- denced in ; the closer contact that Hollywood is: establishing with places . . even as far nortb as. . Montreal, for ; instance, which is only seven br eight inches from the Arctic Ocean on ai rnap thbugh every inch represents .-680 miles;; ■; It is understbbd that more frequent yisifs to Canadian center^ frorp Holly Wood producers, directors 'and ..stafs are ;in prbspect.. - E.^ Capi?a, Frank Lloyd and othfers have been ; . mentioned among those planriihg to : get better acquainted : with audience ; reactions to. pictures, in order to de- . terniiine the type of product that is most desirable at the present tinie " Wanger, who has. long taken the .. VieAY that .the public .W^hts serious films of a : tppieal .nature, as opposed to the 'escapist' picture (Dr. Galiup's .. survey indicates that- 65% - of those ■ inte;rvi.iew:ed" ■ sbbstantiate , .Wainger's ^ thebry) icharacterized.VA '.continent oi escapists. '. If wb - had kept bur.'mirids open yve would '.not be so shocked, neither would be Un- prepared.', He stated here that the best , thi rig Solly wobd can do to help national preparedness is to present the truth,.,, whichv is impfeissiye enough. .There would then be no need for so-called 'propaganda flims;' Wanger and Joan Bennett made a personal appearance at liOeVs (Cori- solidated) .)h coririectioh . with opeh- ihg of 'Foreign Correspondent,' later training out for "Tbrohto/ , Most glamorous figure iri ihotion pictures isi Charles Chaplin. . Through the years his star hSs shone iongesib and. brightest. There have be^h periods y/hen he has been, absent frprh .the; screen for .1^^^ stretches,, when his name' and fame .have been dimmed by inactivity. Then come, the rumbrs that he is contemplatihg ari- otber fllni. Another year passes and the Chaplin or- gaitjiizatioh reassembles. Charlie is ready to Start: work again. . When Chaplin: goes into actibii he, and his new" film : hold the; industry's spotlight. "The Chaplin legend is repeating itself and the come- dian has anrioimced that he will launch his latest pro- duetioh/ The Great Dictator,' in mid-Septembbr- Re- lease will be through United Artists, of which Chaplin is part owner. It is his fifth persbnally produced filih, - in which he appearsi since release of 'The Gold Rush,' in 1925. The others afe"rhe CircuSi' 1928; 'City Xights,' 1931,. and 'Modern Times,' 1936, His flirst ; release through UA was 'The Woman of Paris,' of which he was author and director. Film featured Edna Purvi- ance and Adolphe Menjou. ^ Because distribution of the early One and two-reel (ihaplins -was- iiiarket and in the- hahds of ; numerous territorial showmen, therb ii no record extant of the gross' financial Teturns of the Chaplin pictures. He was the dominant boxoffice fig- ure; almost . from the time. Of , his first appearance in. a Sennett cort>edy (1913 ) until the . be^^ National association (1918). . In the intervening years the $ennett, Essahcky : and. Mutual 'series were shOwn ' throughout the world, whiereyer there was a screen: ; and projectiori ; machine. . Chaplin; -was the advance; agent for the, American film industry^:: FABULOUS B.O. SAGA ■Stai-ting with 'Thb bog's -tife' (FN^^ cial story of the Chaplin pictures is a fabulous tale. By terms of his agreement with First National, he delivered a completed two-reeler for a flat price of $150,000, He had rip arrangement for. further partici- pation in profits. When he made 'Shoulder Arms' -as his 'second FN release in the same year, he received. $75,000 as payment for a third reel, Thereafter the contract was revised, and his remaining three FN pictures, 'Sunnyside,* 'A Day's Pleasure' aand The Kid,' • were^ released under a percentage of gross receipts, . . Latter was his first full length picture, in; which iackie Cobgan, then 6, had the title role. World gross exceed- •ed $4,000,000: ., 'The Great Dictator', will be given speecial shbwirigs in its first .runs, probably at advanced admissions, and. under policies of general admission arid reserved seats. Details of its presentation . have not been workfed out , and will be discussed with Chaplin in Hollywood this . . Week when Murray; Silverstone, UA president, reaches the Coast. Although the foreign market is cut off by war 'cbnditions, it is probable that 'Dictator' will Spar into the higher gross . regions in the domestic and Canadian markets. Since the release of 'MOdert ' Times', new ceilings of receipts have been touched by -*Gpne-With- the . Wirid,*^ 'San Francisco;' 'Rebecca* and a few other pictures. UA is determined to establish new extended run . records for the picture, \ ' Unique phase of Chaplin, showmanship is the with- drawal from exhibition of all jtormer pictures during the. first run period of a hew film. The comedian since the formation of UA has laid down. the rule, as a prin-, , ciple of distributiori through which he has ;cleared. the field of any coriipetitive'.Chaplins. Only occasionally are any of ' the older two-reelers . shown. Group known in the trade as the . Mutual Chaplins, which included 'The Cbunt,' 'The Pawnshpp,' 'EsLsy Street,' 'The CUre' and half - dozen others are- controlled, currently by . RKO, haying' previously been conyeyed . by Pathe. Reissues pf these, comedies dire unlikely at this time. Ij^islribs I^oint .C6htlnue4 irdni page, 9;. Paraniount, arid 'Ghost Breakers' in second-run at the State. ; Stand taken by distrib heads that there are plenty of. good pictures brings to the fore criticisnaspf .film; publicity . and advertising made by Dr. George Galiup upon ; revelation by his polling machinery, recently that there . are '32,000,000 ifersons financially .able; who go tot "theatres once a month or less.' Dr. Gallup maintained that pobr selling of pic- tures was a ma j or reason for lack of interest in films by a large segment of the public. Plenitude of good films in every category is pointed out by the de- fenders of Hpliywbbd. , Many of the: best pictures, it is- made clear, are not those that cashed in heavily at the boxoffice. Among Well-made pictures of real value in a literary sense are . included 'Mortal Storm,' 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Watefloo Bridge,' frOm Metro; 'Abe liincpjn in Illinois,' 'Aririe of Windy Poplars,' 'Ramparts We Watch,' 'Tom Brown's Schbol Days' and 'Queen of Destiny' from RKO; 'Bluebird' and 'Grapes of Wrath' from 20th-Fox ; 'My Son, My Son,' : 'Our Town,' ' 'Rebecca,' and 'Mice and Men, from United Artists; 'House of Seven Gables,' from Uni- versal; and 'All This arid sHeaven Too,"Di:. Ehrlich's Magic. Bullet' and 'Brother Orchid' from Warner Bros. Among .pictures in this 'category which are in pre-release or about to be released are 'Arizbna,' 'Escape,' 'Philadelphia Story,' 'Stars Look Down,' 'Northwest Mounted Police,' 'Victory,' 'Citizen Kane,' 'Kitty Foyle.' 'Little Men,' 'Long Voyage Home/ 'Pastor Hall,' 'Flotsam' (UA), 'Back Street,' 'The Letter' and 'Meet John Doe.' ' '■;■''■ Comedy Potential audiences partial . to frothy comedy have had opportunity to see or will shortly: 'He Stayed for Breakfast,' 'Andy Hardy Meets Debutante,' 'Go West,' 'I Love You Again,' 'Susan and God,' 'Third Fin- ger, Left Hand.' 'Buck Benny Rides Again.'. 'Ghost Breakers,'; 'Great Mc- Ginty,' 'Seventeen,' 'Aldrich Family,' 'Love Thy Neighbor,' 'Lucky Part- ners,' 'My Favorite Wife,' 'Elsa Max- well's Public Deb No. 1 ,' 'Great Pro- file,'' 'Hired Wife' and 'Np Time for Comedy,' ' ■.; •.■■. '...; ':.• .; . V . . • in the ;way of adventure and ac- tion there, are .'I Married Adventure,' 'Boom Town,' 'Northwest Mounted Police,' ' . 'Return of Frank James,' 'Chad Hann ' 'Foreign Correspond- ent,' . 'Kit Carson. 'South of Pago Pago.' 'Thief bf Bagdad.' The West- erner/ 'When' .the Daltons Rode,' 'They Drive '■ by "Night,^ • :Sea Hawk,' ; 'Dispatch from .:Reuters,' and.; 'Gity fO'r Conquest.' ' /,; ^ ■ >. . Musicals iticlude ^New Moon,'. 'Bit- tersweet,' 'Little Nellie Kelly,' 'Strike Up the Band,' 'Love Thy Neighbor,' 'Rhythm on the River,' 'Second Chbl'Lis/ 'There's Magic in Music,* .-Irene,' . 'No,' No,-. Nanette,' 'Too Many Girls,' .'Lillian Rus.sell,' 'DOWN TO SEAS' PREEM FOR N. BEDFORD, MASS. New Bedfbrd, Mass., Sept. 3.; Remake of 'Down to the Sea in; Ships' (20th), whaling epic based on the miammal. hunting film of a bark out of this port, will ba world prepmed: in New . Bedford, .j r^ay Harry apd, Mortin. Zeitz, . local : ex- hibitors. • Zeitz brothers : say . they had been informed by Thomas Bailey, New England diyisional- man- ager for the film company,, plans to hold the premiere in this city. Ty- rone Power and Laired Cregar have been assigned tentatively to starring roles in the picture. : Original 'Down to the Sea' .film was made in New Bedfbrd in 1922. Vehicle started Clara Bow on her 'It" ■ '■"; ■ "■ ■ ■'■ . Continued from page; 3_ PRIMING 'WESTERNER' Joe Shea Handiing Newspaper rial With Gpldwyn Pic Se- Fort Worth, Sept. 3. ■ The . Star-Telegram has . bought a 14-day serialization of the life of Judge Roy Bean from • piori'eer writer Everett Lloyd and titied. 'Law West bf the Pecos' and starts imme- diately to : tie-in with the advance ballyhoo for the Samuel Goldwyn Washington a few months ago as agent for a foreign principal, follow- ing pressure by the . Anti-Nazi League. . .League refused tp divulge exactly what illegal activities were being en- gaged in by UFA f or . lear of injur- ing its, case. .. It ...was said, however, that although officers of the outfit 'foj: obvious reasons' are not riiem- bers of the German-American Burid, 'they act and cooperate with the Bund as if they were.' C^peratihg heads of UFA are George Nitze, prez, and Ernest Eisele, Jr., .p. Anti-Nazi League charges that op- erators of a number of German the-i atres iare Bund. ; members. . Willi Mansbacher, orie of the owners of th-j 96th Street theatre, in Manhat- tan's Yorkville, ; hot a bundsman, it Is alleged by the league, but -'z half -Jewish and has been declared an 'honorary Aryairi' by the German consulate. Dies ^ Proof ,Contlriu;ed f roM page: 3 . fend ' the Equity councillors named by Lanibertson, but to sectire federal relief for 2,000 members. ..It was . Cleveland, Sept. 3. ; . "Three - dimensional phptOgraphs iriade by a newly itiverited 'Lifo- .' graph • camera, ; bankrolled by ■ George Chpos, former vaude pro- ducer, . are being currently preemed: at RKO Palace by . division manager Nat Holt who rented part Of. theatre lobby tb backer for their first showV ings in the country.' ■ Installed, for Palace's, first week of fair vaudeville, ' tbpfiried By 'CharliV Bar net's Orchestra, the exhibitibn at- tracted considerable attention .frbrii^ local camera , experts and news- papers. . Chobs spent three days here intrbdiicing^ di-splay: of eight, colored- pictures, which give, novel illu- siori of exceptional depth, life-lik« warmth and fleeting changes in exr pression, ■': Effect is creiated, he said; by glass lehtiCulatibns, or arched lines, cpv- . ering -tbe subject y/hich : is phbtb- graphed in Kodachrone cellulbidi by a revolving camera. Two riiazdas inside the 15 by 20-inch frames bring . out the colors and the third dimen- sion qualities. One of . the most out- standing photbs is one oi Helen Den^ nizOn, the dancer (and wife . of .Chobs) .' Another pne is pf band- master Fred Waring. Others of . Joan Of Arc, still-life, flowers, rnodels are also' distinguished for their unusual clarity in detail , arid startling angles that apparently change human- sub- : jects from a full-face view to ai semi-profile as One walks by them. • Ex -produced declared.- that he's der , vbting all of his time tb promoting Lifeograph, . which he claims will : revolutionize .still photography. It was invented by Miklos Kaszab of New York, an Hungarian, who per- fected the patented camera after 30 year* pf , experimentation, :■■ and [ now" working out a process: tb blow up three dimension photbs large enough to be -iised as theatre iPbby .displays. Chpos also claimed that Kaszab . has already developed hi* ripvel camera to .the point ^ bf taking - miniature motibn ' pictures: yyith depth and color, but that there are • too many bugs in it to be marketed. yet. ; ■■.'••;■'•■■'■ Until turned but on a riiass pro- duction scale, he said that each framed photo would cost $60 to pro- duce. . After local showing, HbU is exhibiting them at RKO house in. Columbus. Chobs also closed a deal before leaving with. Bob O^Dpnnell to. display: the Lifeograph art collec- tion in hi^ iriterstaite circuit pf Over 100 houses. oa.i^ynoo .lor me ocuiuci Y stated previously that until Equity picture 'The Westerner' which has ; , ; - j : its world premiere here Sept. 19 Joe Shea, Goldwyn's representa- tive here, visited all border towns near Langtry, Texas, and collected many heretofore, unpublished pho- tographs from, pioneer residents in- cluding seyeral from the famous Rose collection of early . Texas scenes, to illustrate this biography. Fraser QMits Par V George Fraser, foreign publicity- ad chief in N. Y. fbi- Paramount, has; resigned, it was' announced last week by John W. Hicks; - Jr.V-ibr.eign sales chief. Eraser's future plans haven't cleans house' the Red charges Congress will not include the the- atre in relief appropriations. Should the; Dies committee cleai" the Equityites of the charges, it is likely that relief will follow. For the t^iird, time; Paul puiizellV Equity's executive secretary, wrote Dies urg- ing a definite date for hearings. Pre- vious appeals for action brought no satisfactory response., ' Most recent cbmmuriication; was sent when Dies was in New York. ;'; ] . Claimed that the real origin of radicalism in the theatre dates from the WPA Federal Theatre Project and the activities of the Workers Al- liance, always: a- headache to Equity been announced. Albert Deane, for- merly director of foreign, publicity j Reported, too, that members, of - the and advertising, again will assume ' general supervision over the depart- ment ic addition to his present prp- ductibn ; arid censorship duties, , Paul E. Ackernian, assistant in the department for the last seveti years; will have charjge pf .Par's foreigti publicity and exploitation. ; 'Down Arkenline Way.' 'Bb.y3" from Syracuse,' 'Argentine. Nights,-, and 'Spring Parade.' ■ For the ■ historical fans there are 'Howards ' of .Virginia,'.'. 'Young Toin Edison,' 'Edison the Man, -'Abe Lin,- coln,' 'Brigham Young,' and 'Hud- son's Bay.' These films are all in addition to such : pictures as Charles Chaplin'.s forthcoming 'The Great Dictator' and Walt Disney's .'Fantasiai' which Alliance are in TAC. Dies, after hearing Lytell; ;said:: 'An inveistiga,- tion is warranted and necesary both, •i n ■ the i nte'rest ■ bf Equity and ., the country.' He made public an appeal Ip. President Roosevelt that Corin- .inurilsts, Fascists arid Nazi organiza- tions be butawed on the ■ grounds th a t'..:such grbii ps foster sabotage, es ..pibnage ;''and' other ; fifth coluriin- practices Lantz Sillies For U -- :';: ;■ • ^ Hollywood, Sept; 3; ; - Walter Lantz closed a deal; with ■ Uriiversal to riniake 13 bne-reel, col- prbd. cartoons, for the 1940-41 season ■ First is 'Aridy .■ Panda's Crazy are Iboked iforward to in the trade | House;' to be follpwed-by 'Recruiting as extra-specials. ' Days' ; and 'Knock-Knoclc.V ... 'BOOM TOWN' DAY-DATE IN 2 M'WAUKEE HOUSES Milwaukee, Sept. 3. . Exhibiting the. same picture in its two ace houses at the same time will be' tried here for the, first time by Fox Wisconsi ri Theatres, Inc., be- ginning Friday (1 j),: when ;;Metro'3 'Bborii Town' will, be shown in bbth the Palace and- Wisconsin, . directly acrbsi? the street f rOm each other in ' the heart of the downtown district. Baliyhob is; promised to, set a new high ' -for thi.') town, with ' ;the iv/b houses splitting the: cost Of explbi- tation. ■■ ■:;■-:;,■'■:,.■■■■' Prices -will be upped from the usual 50c, to 65c or 75c in both houses. Opposition expects to profit by the fact that the Fox experiment will mean. one lessrnew picture, than, usual in the do wntown zone. . ; Yorke Hypos 'Westerner'^ ■•. :;;:• ' Holly \ybd,; Sept, .3. ; .(5a be Yorks moved into the bally- hoo, spot for SamUel Gpldwyri'.s-' 'The Wosterher,' temporarily takiiig. over the chore re.cently .yacale'd; by Jock Lawrence. ; — ■ . ;;.'-■; " Picture gets its premiere in Fork Worth, Texas. Sept. 19, to be. fol- lowed next night by a .second preerii in the neighboring city . of Dallas.- Gary Cooper, Walter Bren nan, Doris Davenport and other .film names .aire due for pcrsoti.ai . appoararices. . Wednesday, Sepleiiibcr 4 , 1 9 10 1^1 UptoVvn & Esquire, Kansas City LoeW's Stated Chinese^ Los Angeles Ambassador, St* Louis p«enyei^, Denver Missouriv Golumbia, Mo. Egyptian, pgden, Utah Capital, Logan Paramount, Prova Strand, Tooele Capitol, Brigham City Liberty; Tremonton Firmage, Beaver Firmage, Milford AUadin, Parowan Avalon, Fillmore Wadsworth; St. George Empress, Magna Vogue, Vernal Paramount, Idaho Falls, Idaho prplieum. Twin Falls Star, Malad Chief, Potatello Schubert, Gooding Pinney, iBoise Isis, Preston Stadium^ Caldwell Majestic, Nampa Rialto, Butte, Montana Marlow, Helena Fox, Billings Wilina, Missoula Liberty, <5reatF>lls Judith, Lewistown Hartwigf pillorig Roxy, Ontario; Oregdn iEly/Ely,N€V. Ruth; Ruth Fallon, Fallon Virginia, Virginia City ^^^^^ •!r-->l - AS SALT LAKE CMTY'S HMSTOBiC RUM SMASHES INTO 2SD BECOED WEEK *K total of 46,097 incMMMl admitiioiwl Wednesday, September 4, 1940 PICTURES 23 %ost^ French .Continued, from page 3^ A rap was taken at the Dies Committee for linking actors w iriiihist activities by the Detroit News which observed that with plenty to be done in hunting down those engaged in subsrersive activities and with time for it little enouigh, 'it is top bad they, continue to be fascinated by an idea that actors in Hdllywopd are key figures in ii conspiracy against the Government, It Was further ppinted out that a yieteran producer, said some yeairs ago that actors are great for carrying banneris. Being an enioti'*rtal^°*» they are easy marks for anything with Ja hunianitarian tage and huitled In to do charity not realizing the actual radical . ends of the' projects;'. -1 . -r. . -l-'-'v-. -- ■ ■ : The ~ pies - Committee . also, took a rap ; for its 'second, thinking* in ■ the jriatter after rushing out all the players 'names to-tha press without: talk- ing- to -any ^Qr'thoise:ihOTimiri . It also gav^ actbrs a :blt <>f ba^ 'Therie :is ho eyidehce that any actor in. this cptthtry, in our time has eyer^ been worth a dime. a$ a subversive ■ iriflueiice. • The tmblip .do'eis not take , its political views Irom .^^htertaineri/;.; ' \;..';. ;^ V;' ^ . ■ " YoUhg boxer' to whom Dicl? -. Po weii,. the'; screen aqtor- ipahed his name and support 6i>: Coast couple of years agolto get the kid some publicity ind i start; as a prelirri; boy in Hollywood, is currently the hottest thihg' airourid^ in the I60.-p6uind ■ranks. .He*s: -Billy . Soose, who, whipped Ken vPyerlin, T^cogmzed -York state andfCaiifprnia as ■ the world's chamPi in Scranton, Pa :, a mphth; ago and turned around' three weeks later in Chicago and pilastered Tony Zale. Nat'l Boxing Asisn. title- holder, all oyer the: ping for a UnanimQus diacisiph. Bpth fights ;Were; noh- fiile SffaiV^ahd Ttioyir/Sbose -is" "diit*ect>line- f<)r ;a shot^at-the-chiampiohf ship. Lowell briginaily beicame^ one Pf Spose's backers through his friend- ship with Paul Moss, ex-screen wr now rhanages this iSghtier. Moss aind Jerry Wald, WB iceharist, co- Powell's early hits, '20 ^•Miiiioh'-Sweethearts'.-. •::••: ■'"' •' v,:-'-,..--/ --.-.;;' ' ■ .'. .-^ \ ■ \:v \. . ': •• i .';:;,•■•■;■;' story in VARiiETy of July 31 issue cpnclerning, open- distribu exhibition of Gei'rtian. films in; the .United States^ particularly . ih the yprkvilie isection ctf Manhatten,v h^^^ been widely quoted £md commented oti by both the U^$. :daUy" press and Jewish organizations and individuals.. ' Article pointed out that the second; largest distributing agency for Nazi films, and two of the thVee houses in Yorkyille. are Jewish ownedv T; X), Kemp, Jr., in .his column in the Charlotte (N.C.) Suriday Obseryer, Aiig; 18,' remarked that !While; one . may sympathize . with, these theatre- ihanar geVs: Baumer. (Juan les Pins); Sacha Guitry. is in Paris planning several prbductions. Band ieadei: Ray JVehtura - is :at 'Clerrn6ht?Ferrand with - variety ^ahd legit actors Henry Bry ; .and . Marcelle Tassahcburt, while only, a few. miles: away in the watiering spot; Vichy, are legit stars-; Ma.r'y : Mat.quet., .(Victor •Franceh's:eSc), Hplehe Perdriere and Jean Martihelli, .a musician- Alfred Cprtot, : ; who • denies having ; been, named assistant director pf the {)depn Thbatre; 'PayiS.; / " .■■ ' ■'. :;'■-:•:"■ . : Brother scireen . actors : Claude Dauphin : .:and ; jean . Nohain, . bpth sporting .Croix de Guerre; are at La Creuse. Jean ; Marais is : at Auch. Scenarist : Leopold: Ma;rchahcif is 'at TouC.; Nadine Picard . and Marie: Dub'as,.rec,ehtl» touring in the-^^S are back-, arid near Vichy. Jean Piierre A.uihont, screenster .decora ted. with the Croix de/Guerire; is at Moritpellier as arie :Tadi6 and stage: entertainers Jean • Ahtoihe, Jeanne Pi-bvbst, Madeleine . Larcay, .Helen Tossi, George.'? . Cp^^ Leon ;Ruth arid Mary Si.rnonei Radio Stars iladib: stars jean Borideyille,. Rene pelamarp: and Paul ^ are.jat t'oiilPuse together with cprnedians :Ij0Uis Barrault, ; dembbilizecl ; Pierre bac! and: Andre Beucl^r, /entertaiiher Edith Piaff, screen directprs ' Ar^ mand Bernard, : Pietre' Carne ' and ilayniond . Bernard, playwright and humorist Tristan Bernard. Roger Bpurdin, director^ of the Opera Comiquei is >in Paris. .Andre Frahck (den\obilized) _ at Surchalpur. Jacques Pils, crooner, and Lucienne Boyer's better haliE, is believed tb; be a- 'war.- pr is'pne'r. \ ■ In : the Chateau; : de , ;Cbrreze near Brive are film , aptpr Pierre BrasseUr, his wife; legit stsir , Odette Joyeux, and ' Gilbert. Gil. Theatre directors Marcel Herraut,. Georges Rpllin and Je^n Ducreiix; are in Marseilles. V All the members pf . the Opera and Opera Gomique have been recalled to Paris, i The Society of Authprs has its headquarters . at : Mbntauban. .Roger Capgras,: theatre director, has reopened the Ambassadeurs, Paris, and is giying last season'? comedy success^ .'NbUs Ne Sortimes, ..Pas Maries' ('\yi! :Are, '.Not., Married;.), -with Bianch'e Mpntel in ihe lead; : . , :Pauiette Pax js playing in ;.'Romeo ihd Juliette' ; at the OeUyre, ■ Paris, ,with Bpgaert and Jean Servais. Also in Paris; ^re Jacques eopeau, . pre^ paring to .reopen: the iComedie Frah- paise which, he. 'directs : (also ; tem- porarily directs:; Odeori and ;Theatre de Chaillot) ; Maurice Rabaud.; direc tor pf the Gbnsiervatbire; Charles Mere, .: president of the .Society of Authprs; Lou is Hautecpeur, ; named director pf the Beaux Ar|ts,: and Paul LanifioWSki, preparing to reopen thei School of JBciux Arts^, :. : Authpts and producers of last sea.sb ChUdren,' iare taiking legal prbceedings against 20th:Fox oyer 'The Great Profile,', soon due film starring Barrymbre;. Latter, rnearttirhe, is suppPsed to return to the Aldrich & Myers stage production, although 26thrFox spates Barrympk-e is pptibried for further ,fl^^^ . -i Parampunt disclaims any interest in the Adams theatfc^ Newark, 'which opened Auk. 30. with George White's: tab 'Scandals' on the stage; ,lt's oper- ate by Adams ;Brbs; S. Housing. AuthorityV is hegbtiating with RKO for the rental of 16 mm. prints of 'Courageous Dr. Christian' for showing in 500 toiwns in connectipn Kith slum clearance program. Film treats of the subject. STORY BUYS Hollywood, Sept. 3. Republic purchased 'Bubble's Mil-; lions.' by Arthur V. J ones. , :■ Allan Rivkih and Dore Schary sold their yarn; 'A Flagpole Needs a Flag,' tpRepubiic.-.'!:'; •^.■■'^'; .. ■;,;"■ TITLe CHANGES ■ ; ' ■: :. Hollywood, Sept; 3;. : 'FiO.B, Detroit' became 'Reaching for the. Sun' at Pararriount. : 'The Belle ot Atlanta* at Republic went back to its original title, 'Who Killed Aunt Maggie?' .Universal switched from "Trail to Paradise' to 'Boss of Bullion City.' Cleveland, Sept. 3. Real-Art Pictures, formed recent- ly, reorganized by Dick Deutsch and Herbert : Ochs, who have renamed their indie distributing comipahy the Pioneer Film Exchange. Nat Gerson, one of original co-peirtners, dropping put of hew combine which has Select franchise in Ohio and Kentucky and , Film Alliance in same states in addi- tion to Michigan :ahd: Indiana. Gene Bailey, formerly with Wil- liam Skirball's office and Educa- tional, added to sales staff by Ochs; general sales manager. ' Latter, has closed FA 1941 product deal with Community Circuit of ; 14 houses. Pp- erated by Henry Greenberger. ■ and Max: Lefkbwitz;- and with George Manos for his Toronto chain. Harry E. Long,, formerly Loew's : division manager here, moves to Detroit- to set i. up ; branch; for Pioneer; as: its Michigan rep. Ottp Braenig; office manager RICO-: Radio here, made home office . rep; and turning his post, over .to L. E. Blunrtehf eld, formerly ini charge of Fox, Buffalo. ,• ■ .'..;•'..: .:' Autumn pep-up rally staged by Nat Wolf, Warner zone manager, brought up ;35. managers frbniv down-:- state WB houses 'to get; earful of 13-week >sales drive for next quarter. 'Intensified Intelligent Selling' key- noted speeches by execs, including Sol Bragin, Ray . C; Brown, Frank Harpster. Charles Rich and Manny. Pearlstein. Nat . Lefton, Republic' head here, callied to . Coyihgtbh, -Ky.;, to- bless another eloping t on, Benton, 22, who ■ married Helen Doyle Aug. .21, Oldest son, ' Gilbei%: 'generaV manager ■; of. Benton Bldg. Cp.,; :alsb elPped Aug. 3 to Covington .with Lee Fernagel for nuptials. Doni Stltt Resigns ■■■'■; ■'.:.■ ' Pittsburgh, Sept. 3. Dbn Stittv theatre mUsician-turhed: manager, has resigned his spot: at the Manps-Harris theatre , in Jeanrielte; Pa., to go into;, an unannounced field. Stitt at bne. .tim;e was the banjo- playet : in:':the. Stanley hQuse..;ot^«j quitting there to become a manager finst for WB and then the Harris circuit.; , For' the time being, ' H. : A; poman, Harris district manager in DuBpis, Reynpldsville and St. Marys, is filling the Jeannette job. Lawrence Carettie named chief booker, at local Mono office, succeed- ing Siaiil Perilman, recently upped to sales post by, Mark Goldman, branch manager. Carettie, formerly with Grand. Natiohal, has been : with Max. Shulgbld's' Crpwn Pictures since GN folded. : Harry Hendel, owner of New Gra-' nadai; named: third membei: of indie exhibitors' labor committee,, succeed- ing the. late Wiillain D. Davis. Two other members are Alex S; Moore and . Dr. C. : fi. Herman, , who '- with Hendel are currently negotiating a' new lATSE contract. Briefies: Robert Roberts narned manager; of Victoria in Wheeling, W. Va; . Hilda Burich, with WB theatre checking dept., which has been - dropped, remains with the. company in the general office here. ; . . T. G. Shiftei;- starting a new theatre in New Bldomfield, Pa. . . . Lou Hanri^s celebrated 13th wedding anniversary recently. ... ." Melvin Edelstein added to UA booking de- partment. Comes here from New York, where previously connected with Alexander Korda. . Jake Smith, Barnesbbro (Pa.) exhib. has hit an oil well at Mt; Pleasant, Mich.,' which is yielding 150 barrels daily. Walter R. Hall, formerly with War- ners in the east, named manager of WB's Majestic, Johnstown, Pa., suc- ceeding Charles Schiffauer, who. goes tb: Strand in Greensburg. Latter spot, was previously without: its own pilptj having been rnanaged by Joe Free- man. WB's city chief in Greeri.sburg. ' M. A. Rosenberg, owner of Rialto downtown and . president - of the AMPTO of Western Pa., has .iu.st taken over Al Glaiser's two West Park houses, the ':■ Park way and the Colony; :•■; . "' '\ ' ■ ... Don Stitt, who resigned last week as .manager of . the Hairris-Mahos in Jeannette, Pa.; has joiripd/ibig' garage arid -ser vice . sta tion: there as .. aidvcr- tising director. Stitt's. first stunt was tp organize a Banjo Club, with free lessons to children of customers. He's a banjo player himself, having played With Dave Broudy's Stanley house brk for several years, :, :. Milf .Broudy has resigned his po.st with NSS- Advertising Accessories to beconie booker and city salesman for Max ShulgQld's. CroWri Pictures, iri- dic exchange. '.Before going with NSS. .Broudy was in; the Columbia, office. :' . Briefies: At least four WB houses in this zone, are currently being ex- tensively remodeled . ... AMPTO of Western Pa. will hold its 20th annual conventiPn here Oct^ 21722^ . .Sam Nearriari. Natrona: exhib, ailing in the; Monteflore hosp here . , . Another Film Row old-timer •jjas.seid on last week. He Was : Dennis j. O'Brien, one-time salesman with the Pa the company . . .Pittsburgh Theatre Co., owner pf Clark building," where Stan- ley is located, appealed againist th» Allegheny county tiax assessment, asking figure of $2.160,500' for land and building instead of $2,717,210. . FaceHftlpK Two in Toledo ■'•;:: Toledo, Sept. 3. Extensive program of remodeling and modernizing the Rivoli 'and Palace, in downtown Tofcdo, is now in progress. Willard Theatres, Inc., operate. . .; Ramisli,: Rosea Home IjOs Aiigeles, Sept. 3. Adplph iiamish- and Lou Rosen: have returned from the. Hawaiians, where they spent two months ■ ih- specting . opera^biis of the Rc^al Amusement Co., in which they ar« partners. -'C: While in Honolulu they installed Rosen's ■ son. Herman, as assistant general mahager;pf . Royal. , • .' Everett Sharp ntkoved in as: mahd- ger of the Calif omia» Sah Bernar- ; dino, trading : with Tom Muchmore, shifted, tb the West Coast in samtt capacity. John W. Hill appointed manager of new F-WC State, Sari Diego, which ' had formal ; opening '.with a troupe . of film .;names, including Mickey Rooney, Jane' Withers,. Leo ■ Carrillo, James Ellison and Freddif Bartholomew. / •• Wendell G. Smith took over man- agement of the Aztec, San Diego, replacing Clark Laurance, resigned. 3d in St. ILoo Chain Dark St, Louis, Sept. 3. . The Lee, northwest St. Louis habe, owned by Clarence Kaimann, vet ex- . hib, who recently merged his chain : with that of Fred, Wehrefoberg. un- der the tag. of fne Greater .Indis- pendent; Circuity has shuttered and this makes the third house of the circuit to be padlocked since th» merger several, weeks ago. .The. others that aire dsrk are the Dakota, in; South St. Lpuis, and the Nbr- inandy in St. Loiiis Cpuhty. ' . Other indie operatpVs are expected ' to join thie Greater Independent Circuit as soon as the details of the booking pool between St. . Louis: Amus, Co. (Fanchon & Marco), and houses operated by the Ansell. Bros., the ShUchart Investment Co. and a ' syndicate of which Bess Schulter ij a guiding light are divulged. Wehr* cnberg-has declared he is not inter- ested in this booking as all of the houses of : the /Greater Indep trident Circuit are in the subsequent run category while the others are; second and third run theatres. ■. O. O. yLessing has: signed a deal obtaining a franchise for the St. Louis territory from Astor Pictures, independent distributor. He. former- ly represented B. N. Judell in that territory, u Lessing will ' operate un-: der the firm name of Variety Pic- tures. . ■;. '^ -V:: • •-■ , ■ First deal for: . Aistor ■ .has been closed with FanchPn & Marco, cov-: eririg its. bwn theatres and the St. Louis : Amusement Co. string which .' it operates. ' Karp Adds Syracuaer ■ Buffalo, Sept. 3. . Mayfair, Syracuse, taken over by. Jack Karp to be operated by May- fair. CinemaV Abe Corin's Alcazar, Syracuse, to reopen shortly after alterations. : Dean Rundell, former operator of the Tioga, Owegb, dead after a long illne.ss. ' - Palace. Clifton Springs, formerly operated by Richard De Tota, now -being run by Mrs/ H; Hallick. Reuben Farher sold, the Commo- dore to Al Francis, formerly bwner of; the Liberty, under whose man-, agemcnt the house reopened Labor Day.. .-.';■'■': ■; .\:':\ Avon, Addison, lormerly operated by Florence Chism, closed. . : Cataract, Niagara! Falls, reopened after summer darkening. ; ; Fred Strong, manager of Colonial,; MorayiaV resigned to enter candy business; successor still unnamed. Jerry Shea; brPther. of the late Mike Shea, who operates the Hipp, , Tprontb, visiting here. . Jacob Rappaport will build a. mod- ern new 1,000-seater at Love joy and Gold, c.astside habe. ;Completion by Jan. 1 next. • r Lincoln Staff Shifts : Lincoln, Neb,, Sept. 3.; Lincpln . Theatres staff readjus.t- rinejnts this week in line with the . resignation of -Edward .Vaiughan, Lin* coin manager, who went, to the op-; pbsitipn . Dent circiait in Greeley, Colo. (Chief ), replacing George Mon? roe.VJr/ LTC's :city; manager, .Rob Huffman, r now surirbunds.. himself with HarVey Traylbr as manager pf ; the Lincoln; Paul Anderson, at thie Stuart, and Eugene Shanahan, at the Nebraska. First: -linie managerial staff : lost Mv E. Lpfgrertj who went to Harry Warren's Central States Thea* tres in York, Neb., eight weeks ago, and Vaughan, who joined Dent (29). . In Kearney, Neb., George Monroe;' (Continued on page 25) 24 PSsRiSrY Wednesday, Seplembei' 4, 1910 Cpa ramount Cpa mmoimt _ EXTRA ! ! "rhythm on river" gives n. y. paramount biggest labor Hay business IN 5 YEARS ! . . . . that theatre . . . AND outgrosses ''Road to " in 8 Key ctt^^^ m2mw^ ON THt Rl VER \:^Siarring.- with OStAll iEVAN^^^^^^^^ Coritdl^ O^^^ J0an Cagney, Wiil^ Directed by Victor Schertzinger; Screen Play by Dwight Tsylir, Bated on a Story by Billy Wilder and Jacques Thery PICTURES 29 Real Actors on Location. Too Muck ationto By Joe Laurie/ Jr. ;■, ^ Coplacres, Cal, Sept. 3. ..pear' Jo;er- . .'■ ■ our; town if in an upiroar---wfc flnaUy fiot a troupe , from Holly wood usitig the town as. a location ior shooting an unnamed \yestern picture, ; it 6ie,hey Mick.e^^^^ vvhile their mamas hang, around the director trying, to. call his attention to their oflfspring*S wonder- ful tatent. \ Everybody . thinks '. McNamar the director, will look at; 'eiii aivd: say, 'My Gawd, you're - just . the; typ^, sign, this.; contract , at once for " $i,obo a week.'' . Welli so far all; the.: director seems to lopk' .at is that tree aiVd all he sez'is, 'Gee, ain't it swell?' . BMsiness at the. theatre is not so good; as picture actors in' the flesh walk- ing the: Streets ; is too miich'opposiiih, .ISome of the actors drop iri to see the show, but thats' ?iU Oh the cuff, the only: free thing they got in the town, outside the,; tr'efe. Everytjody raised, their ..prices for ; every thihgj 'Eye^i the 5-and-i6 is thinking: Of raising its prices. The , slogan; seem*; to. ba; -^'Let's tike the actors,' Evetybpdy flgures they are'' helping, the.; a^^^^ by Charging thern inore for everythihg^^ Thty can take; it -olt t : tax,' i:j-.the chorus 'the:,townerS are singing.;:j/--'\, 'r';S ■:;;'-.- \ v' ■■ . ;Maybe They'll ;Find.;judg*t. Cra;ler .-^■^^ The hotel opened tip: rooms that they d^ thejr'had. It's one of theiu places that you have running water when you tilt the pLtcher, It also has plenty of pilloW pigeons. The leading lady .bf the picture wanted the second and third floor because she said she tossed m her sleep. One actor told me they gave him a room With a window that didn't open but as thei^e was ho glass in it he had no occasion: to open it. AH the kids . Of the town hang out in tha loWiy getting autographs. \ When I was a^kid we were ih rilled just to' look at ^ah actor without trying to find out if he co^uid write or hot. These actdrs seem to be ;a pretty nice bunch, although when I talk about vaudeville to theiiti they don't know anything about It; all they . khow is pictures, and only the ones they've been in themselyes. The bai l).er in town is worried on account of this being a Wqstei n picture; he ^ftgures they will. preview n here and everyhody; in to;wn/wili -start grow^ iiig beards and long biiir for the opening, lu- • iu „ , It seems somebody is always worrying about soniethmg in thi^. woria.. One of my customers is worried about what the King and Queen. of^Eng- land say to the different w?tr workers they ; meet in the newsr eel pictures; you always . see them shaking. hands and talking, but never hear what they , lay. . I guess, they say the; aame things : as • the: catcher sez to the pitcher when they have a talk. . Best to ;the gang and: takeahandfulfory : Your pal, • ■ .■:.. :'■•. . '^ite/tl/."-'. : l*,S.-— vRae'Saniiiels sez, "The heart hag no wrinkles,' ' . Coiitintied from paee 23,; Sr,^ who just opened the' new. Fort, Aug. 2, made a deal giving 50%, of the house to his son, George, Jr., who came on from Greeley, Colo., to . manage the property. : Senior. Mon- ro* :i« biding time, heire, and plans to remodel the Colonial, once it is detennined when and if the Variety th.eatre.is td. be torn down. Or.ville Rennie. for several years city . manager for :Tri-States in HastuLgs; Neb., left the outfit Sunday (1) to manage new radio station, KHAS. The Variety Cold Liberty swelled from 900 to 1,100 seats and taking^ it from action to A .bracket operation, opened Wednesday night (28) with •All This, and Heaven Too' (WB). It's a Nebraska Theatres, Inc., prop- erty, allied to the L. L. Dent-West- land Theatres of Colorado and Okla^ hOma, NTl g.m. lit Howard Federer, and the house is managed by Bill Knight.; It is single feature, 44c and ■28c:. .<;;■ ■.•:■■.'■; When Federef ;- ihcidentilty, want- ed to chahge;the: Varsity, the name o£ the ;house: immediately prior to the new title, froni the old to his hew theatre, he sought a hew name for the old house, which wouldn't be too. expensive. VAiirBTr, ^ lying on his ;desk. gave him the- answer. ' Called the neon , man, ha'd him »".; : UFA- and- the German Einbassy, however, refuse to accept de^^R^ moht's titje and,;if is understood. Will take, steps to. legally protect its. Copy r right , as ; well as .make Whatever re- prisals are possible. , Rep of the Ger- •mari. government ' on Thursday (29); threatenedithe .. head-..o£_'a chain-^ofideep-iin^ttduble,-,.-. Detroit, Sept; 3. ■ Theatres , pianhihg: to raise their prices to' round hUmbers lto duck the inconvenience Of : handling ; the. pen- hies .on the . new Defense Act taxes ■ had better .v\;arh their help not to tell ■ the :pubiie ; that prices were raisied ■ because : of. th e . rie w. taxes.. It .is. apt. • to' ma ke trhcle- Whisjker s very' sore, j indeed..; \;^. ;''■ ■; i.:' -;.V i ! -" ." 'While; the thealres. in .these parts gainied public good will; by.' pointing out . . tha t the : rie w ; taxes > were for paitrioticr purpose such " as ,. battle- Hh ip.s,' etc., for national- defense . and got. ti'o jquaWks; on ''the' raises— . neither did ;th.ey up ' their ; prices^ save for penny tax cOlleetionLS— the; tavern kee-per."? just; rolled knee-. theatres' (presuniably RKO), with ihr .their prices;.but.they better hot tell- ;the ; customers •■jt . is ' because of th* new; : Defen.se -ta-xes.; ;; That is: ■using:: them- 'as" a: : pretext :.;'f or . ' pride; :ad* vahcing .which cornes. undei:. the headC pf profiteerihg: on' Federal taxes. ;"It will - have ., to be made clear to; tha public that .the raises are ; raised f or : cbnyehience iri money, handlihg;: is a general. "raise or sdmethihg ;of . that na tu re' . wi th .: the; ;c itizeiis ■ a 1^0 kno w^ ihg; just how mii^ch. of the nidney actually, as: being . collected .a .Fed- eral 'tax.' ■.• -. ^ ■ : ' ;. ■■ .•. ;.; For instance, breweries ; absorbed dividual legal :;actionis against each most of the new tax in Michigan house in which ..'Ramparts' was l and only passed along what. vwould played and hinted at reprisals to be have; amounted to about , Vie. a bot- taken against, a European affiliate of. j.tle. But it ;was too good an oppoiv the American. exhibition circuit (pre- sumably RKO Radio Pictures) ; ; - . MOT Assum^^ .•I)e:RdGhemoht. immediately Baron . IJlrich ;vort -Gienanth, second secretary of the German .Embassy, that 'MbT; would take full :legal re- sponsibiiity arid asked that .'one tunity for. the barkeeps, . night clubs arid Other ; places, to niiss so they promptly . increased , the price of Michigan bottle feerfrorn 10c to .15c whien itc . would have been plerity.: ■ Not ohly ; did the'.," brewers 'of Michigan yell— -it ; put their product; in the same . price VgrouR as beer; imported from ; outside the : stat Ernest vHep p, ■■ representing ; himself J but^ IThcle. Sam' : got interested as connected 'with the (Germany Em- bassy. ..cease/threatehjng theatre <^ hibitors,': : ; ■.'.--■'■ /:'..■■;■- MOT is .ysirig the UFA footage , ih a new; ending put on. 'Ramparts* after test engagements. It shows German armed might, purpose being to point up the ^necessity. Of preparedneiss here. : Pe Rocherhont decliared that the GJermans have no objection to use of the fllrn, .as it was produced for propaganda purposes, but do:ob- ject to MOT'S, substitution of its own '.sound track. , 'this changes the se- qi^nce from ;piro to anti-NjJzi bally- MOT producer charges that the GJerrnany Embassy is attempting ceh^ sorshipi He pointed out that 'Bap- tism' .Was not only given, away free to theatres in this country-, but that; In South America houses were lac- tiialiy paid to play it.: This mikes clear,: he. declared, that it is nOt pay- ment for the use of the firm that is being sought/ but ; rather a clamp- do Wn on freedom of expression. .Georjge Nitze, UFA chief In New York, whb usually goes out of his Way to be affable to the American press, refused' to talk on. the matter and acted annoyed at reporters' ques- tions: ' ' ■■ •■ '- .'■ Shutters lii lowoi. X Ledyard; Ma., Sept: 3. W. R. Garman closed his: I^edyard here this week, leaving the town withoiit ft flicker house. -■ Des ;■ Mollies; Doings ; ; . ■;.-': . ■:: Des Moines, Sept. 3. _ Al. Hill, office hniinager at Sioiix '^■.is, has been appbihted office mgr. aftd, heiad booker in the more; im- Portant exchange,; at Des Moines , by KKQ. while Marvin Wolfi.shi bookisr in Minneapolis, moved into Hill's post at Sioux Falls. . Ernie Lung succeeds Wolfish In .Mtnneapolis' and Douglas Desch, xormer branch manager for inde- pendent, distributors in Kansas City, named: office .mgr. at Dallas. Robert • > • ■ • • » '♦ » .» . .* ♦ » '4 4 < i -A' t t- 1 i RKOrSehine S'cuse Shifts. ^ ; Syracuse.-' Sept.:, S.. . ■ - Rebrganization; of the RKO-Schlnis personnel in Syracuse . was :: com- pleted yesterday, Harry Unterfort^ succeeding Glis W. .: Lampe. as ' City manager, will continue: as manager Of Keith's, assisted by Irving .Cantor. Gene Curtis relai iis : the Paramount, assisted . by . pick Feldman., Max Rubin assumes cbrrimahd; at the. Eckel, ias.'fisted by Da vid ; Young, new- comer. Harvey -Cock.s: rhanaging Strand, with Richard ^lederk.eher assistant; Stephen O'Bryan, from Gornirig, takes, Oyer Palace. . . JPhilly Filin How Briefs Philadelphia, Sept. 3. . • The Showmen's Club meets Thurs- day to iron out plans for the opening of its hew headquarters on Vine, street. ■ Elisie . Finn; and Charle.*? Fi.sher, Record column ists; Henry Murdbck. Evening Ledger :fllm ; critic; and; Everett (fallow. Ted. Sch'langer airid Skip Weshuer of the Stanley- Warner ^Baptism* Clip in M.O.T/s 'Ramparts' Stirs Meitiphis Memphis, Sept. 3; . inclusion of scenes from 'Baptisnri of Fire' in; •Ramparts We Watch' caused quite a flurry here among press public and officials of LoeW's Palace; where the reyised picture had its initial opening on Friday (30). Excitement started with ar- rival here by plane of Albert E. iSindlinger, MO'T ad and proipotion head, with .'the print. Whether for ballyhoo purposes^ or because, of ac- tual threats by the BundV as was claimed; Sihdlinger and the print received police' protection from the; airport. ; ■ ' ; . With arrival of the film at the theatre, : it was. iearned tha.t on , ders f rom Joseph . ; R. Voger of Loe w's New York . :6iffice, the "^Bjip- tisin' portibn of the. film hniist- be : sheared.^ This gave the priess- bther: shot at .a hew lead.:and it was quickly followed up by, arranging a acreenihg of' the ..disputed . footage for the newspapers in the afternoon. A cbiiple hburs later, an okay to: splifce it. onto the original 'was re- ceiyied.' :'-. ^ ; .•■; •' -:■'■ . ■' ' . '••-■ 's ..''■ ■"\; Nazi .' EmbasiSy's .Slanit;- ■VVSshingtbn^ ;;Sept, 3.. ;- . : ■ jSpofeesman for, .the; Germait Em- bassy: here attempted to: brush .off the current -dispute with.- March Of , Time, terming it merely :'a: conflict oyer title to the picture/ ;;. He said,: however, .that in spUcihg a chunk of 'Baptism of Fire? into 'Ramp^irts We Watch,' MOT had deliberately ;. dis- torted the .UFA;filmVv ..,;;: ■t'his wa.s aecompiished, ha- de- el ared, by more distortion in quotinjg parts of Herman Riauschnirtg's book, 'Voice of Pestruction,' in the com- mentary accompanying the 'Baptism-', footage. It seems there; " ;.an old Federal law against profiteering on' Federail taxes. . Anybody who, iraises . prices under guise that it is a Federal tax is subject, to fine of $1,000 .and ohe year iniprisohment/ : And the Goveriiment: isn't fooling about ienforci rig. that ancient statute. In Michigan and pther points in the midwest the.' Alcohol Tax Unit is in- vestigating pricerra ising; / .brought about by . the new taxes among the liquor and beer dealers; In. Detroit alone they have checked up on more than. 40 complaintis and are ready to crack down, rrhe Government of r flcials aver the law applies the; same way tb.-. theatres,' -. ' /It b.k. for them to advance SEATTLE ;■:;■;...,:; CGontinued: fvoin page 8)'.: -ingr fair.-$3;b00.^Lia;st-^ Week,^dandyr- /$6.900.; Liberty MnM»itiiniiiiiirriiiiiiniiiiIe • Spenwr.Tnker . CUbilett* ColbM-t • : Hfldjr Imman "BOOM TOWN" A Metro-Goldwyn-Maj^er 'Plctur* I I h Person Dr. I. fc Moffa .' '■ ■ I>i*nee Winntnt- aUrU Thur., 8«pt. 6. "ANPV HABDY ' • MKKTH . .. iVebutanxk" In Person Held Over I Kd SuIUvMit Hurv«Mt Moon- n«Be« Winners - iBeginnihg Friday, Sept. 6th STEWART RUSSELL A NlcW WAllNifCIi BKOS. KIT P.ii. LARRY CLINTON *^ Air- OTDAMn \ B'''>^L£Y I Hiid HlfT Dm lid . Jllnali .<9UORE| ■ K'xtr* ■ TITO OL'IZAB Midnlte : Screen SIiowr 20THrF0X'S PFD. DIVVY . Directors '.of 20th-iF6)c .last Thurs- day (29 ) declaired the regulai'L quar- terly: d.ivi.dend 'bf: 37.%c on the pire- ferred stoek. bivvy, coviered .the third quarter of the 'company's pres- e(it:dperating'year...;:. ■ .• ■;■'■ ■.■ '■ '. ' :Distribution will' tic made Sep tl 30 I to. stock on 'record Sept. 18. ;-; \xnit't^ii }.'.!■■ "i 1 VV'4 i'f » <.•'.*> ji.> ii Alfr«c| Hitchcocfe'* Production of HKI.O 0\¥^ 'Foreign Correspondent' ySf^f^ RIVOLI bt^STs?. ARTISTS 'Ooori Op«n 9:3a.A.M ibNITE SHOWS T ■i I i < » ♦ « I • « ♦ ♦ .11 >'.■■ ^.'.rW- jlli'l!IJvhich Gerriiaiiy is about to couquerv Lclaiicl StoiveJ famed forti^ii cpr^ iiig effect U|ipiiliigliN^ Fire ailsof used tcr - 'sd^^ to King Carol of Romania. ^^^iilEilflHi^^^ Vast ijuantiti^^ of iVaw^ Bermuda, Gibraltar, Hoiig Koiij< and Port Said. Among seizures are prints of the notorious Nazi propaganda fil^ ANALYZED AND EXPOSEOBY FOREMOST U. S. Says H. V. Kaltenborh^ radio coirimentator aiid student of piropaganda ihetliods : vNo niat- leir what effect the Germans iiitended this picture t^^ have on An^cricaiis, Bap^ teljs Us we must be prepared in our defense^ and alert in our i^^ methods wiiich glorify war and terror, fivery American 'niust see this picture^" Says famied; military expert Major George Fidding El^ "Baplwm p/ Fire shows us .Germainy's mys- terious 'secret weapon'-^trained manpower coordiiiated with modern military machines. To clear-thinking Americans, Baptism of Fire carries but one message . ; . PREPARE !" NAZI OFFICIALS SEEK TO BAN OWN TERROR FILM AS 'UNFAIR TO eERMANY' A spokesman of th^ German Enibas$y at part of T/ie J?amparls We IFofc/i is misl<^ading.^^ be denied." BUT AMERICA WILL IN . ■ m: A NEW KIND OF MOVIE...FIRST FEATURE PICTURE PRODUCED BY THE MARCH OF TIME Wednesday, Septemlier 4, 1940 RADIO 27 February •Maixh i . May: jiin* July August. ■■. ■ : Tolal: , i CqLUMBlA 19X9 ■ $2.(»74,057 2.54l.54i ■ ,-2.92:5,684 2.854.02« :^ 3.097,484 2,860,180 2.331,953 2.341,638 1940 $3,575,94fli 3,330,(527 3315,170 3,332,689 3i576;727 3,144,213 2,875,657 19S8 $2;879,^>49( 2,630;334 3i034,3i7v 2;424,180 ■ 2,442,283 1,121,495 1,317,357 1,423,865 1937. $2,378,620 2,264,3lT 2,559,716 2,563,478 2,560,558 2,476,567 1,988,412 1,955,280 ;$26,4p4,427 $2U626i562: ;$l7;323;776;\ 1940 : 1939 1938 ■ 1937 :.. $317,729 ^$315.078 $269,894 $213,746 337.649 276.605 253,250 231,286 : March 390,813 306,978 • 232,877 247,421 ■April ■ :.•■. .>..■.:...> ..... 363.468 ; : 262,626 189,545 ; 200.134 May .; ^ ' - 322,186 .; ..:■>■ 234,764 194,201 : . 154,633 ■•Jui\e '.v.-y . i '. ■ v.299,478 -- , 228,188 ,;202,412 . 117.388 vvr;;— -235,182 V 216,583 ; " 167jl08-- . 101,458 August,; . , ..i.. : 227,865; .205,410 . 164,626 96,629 ■ Total . $2,494,370 i ; $2,046,228 $1,671;913 $1,363,707. NBC RED 1940 1939 ♦1938 ♦1937 jjauuary .. . . . . , ..... $3,496,393 $3,211,161 $2,634i763 $2,374,633 Ftiibruai-y: . 3,226,983 2;975,258: ■ 2;507>i23. 2,273,973 Ma'rcll 3,338,440 3,297,992 2,736,494 2,531,322 v..';-; 3.128.685 ■ 2.879,571 2,458,487 > 2,304,035 ' S/Iijy ■ ■••.'••«'•*■••• ..... 3.216.940 2.886,517 .2.627;721 ; 2,261,344 June :'. . . . . . . . . ..... 2,919,405 2,759,917 2,550,040 2,209.304 •July .. . . . . ...''.,,'{. 3.141,902 2.713,798 "2,377,063 2,018,820 .August. . ...... ...... 3,072,338 .2.737,928 2,368,161 2,094,306 Total . . .....$25,541,086 $33,462,140 . .$20,259i85'i $18,067,737 NEC-BLUE ^ ■ - . ; #!S-. •■ . ' sV . - 1940 ■■; ."i939 V-- v; *I938>:' ■' ♦1937 January .,i • > ... ..... $908,815 . $822;7.39 $1,158,753 $1,167,366 February 905,101 .7.73,437 990,930 • 1,021,809 Marcti 965,904 872,860 ' .. 1,070,333 . 1,082,961 v'^^^tTil • «'«'.• • • • ;■. . . . 912.833 6(tl.4l2 852,018 .973,475 May : 817.682 815,58.5 786,479 953,475 JUM .722,695 622.487 650,529 794,083 July . V 688>530 .569.7.57 .581,645 688.630 August . .,1 >... ..... 665,924 .' : 574;644. . 572,938 690,871 Total $6,587,490 ;;;--$5;732,92i $6,663,627 $7,372,670 ' *bifferent;Vsteni jfor allocate red and blue networks prevailed these years. CBS IN AUG. . NBC grossed 12.9% more iti time •ales lor its' two links this August than it had for the like period of 1939. The red network waa up 12.2%, while the blue took a jump, of 15,9%. CBS iran behind the red, with $2,875,657, the former's August tally. Columbia's margin over August, 1939, is 22.8. On the first eight mouths CBS holds an edge of 22.2 over last year.. •■ ' " ; NBC's grand billings last month came to $3,738,262, as compared to $3,312,570 tor last August. This time the red link accounts for $3,072,338 and the blue,. $6(85,924; On the com- parative first eight months of the year NBC is up 10%. Broken down by- network^ this latter increase fig- ure.^ 8.2% for the red and 17.8% for the blue. :Mutuar!» Augiist' '40 gross was $227,865 or -10,9% better than it had been a year ago. The increase on the •first eight months was' 21.9%. : NAT'L BISCUIT TAKES BREAD FROM McC-E National ' Biscuit Co. is . taking the bread portion of its adve.rtisirig ac- count; ; away., from McCann-Erick- sori; vLbrd :& Thorn .tatiyely . tagged; as the successor age ncy. Transfer wollld become c£ • fective Jan, 1. ' V. ;;• •.,. . NBC Bread underwrote trans- cribed versiori - of Martin Block's 'Make-Believe Ballroom* oyer 19 stations for 26 weeks. ; This cam- paign ended Aug. 16, and. the indica- tions are that if the account goes to Lord jf Thomas this series will be resumed. KIDDIES ARE BACK Jure. Shows Return to Buff. With the Fall Air Buffalo, Sept. 3: With fall's approach, local kiddies' hours are flocking back to the ether. Liberty Shoe Co. resumed backing Sunday (l) of WEBR 'Children's Hour* and Wm, Weckerie Co., milk dealers, brings back 'Village School' Sept. 14 over WBEN.: WEBB Stanza with Al Zink as 'Uncle Bill' will run 45 minutes up to Sept. 15, when NBC's Moylan Sis- ters shift to later Sunday time. Spot then will : occupy full 11-to-noon hour. Station carried the show as ai sustainer through the hot months, wheri eight-year sponsor asked his first suspension. . Weckerie .show on WBEN is for. 39 waeks, through Barlow Advertis- inrf Co. • .\r . . • CBS' Musical Quiz Going Off Sept. 9 • 'So You Think You Know Music!' CBS quiz ni.c.'d by Ted Cotf with critic^Leonard Liebiing as judge, will sign oft! with its' 64th broadcast next week; (Sept 9). Originally broad- Cast oh Sunaay ' afternoon, program went off the air- for a time, but 'mail response was so strong that it' re- turned 'Qn a night spot ' ;■ Tl.vi.f week's (.2).. broadcast was oniitted. . . , ' •'. ■. \ / ■. ■';. Figured as Listener Stivnui' laht for Blue Network"-T-T Sees lib Diff iciilfy iii Sell- i ii g 25-Minute Segmenjl After Proper Builctup ;; CHEAP BUY NBC blue is also going in for five- minute news spots acrosi? the board. The network has sold the 9:30 to 9:35 p.m. period to. Nash for a news sum- niary by. . John B. Kennedy^. Monday through Saturday, starting Sept. 30. Meanwhile the spot will! be warmed up: : via the' sustaining route, with Kennedy actually starting his - as- signment Sept. '16. Hookup will be Coast-tp-Coast. . Settiivg; aside of this five-minute period constitutes a departure in policy for NBC and has been adopted (Continued on page 28) Old Gold (Lorillard) is ' abandon- ing its Don AmechCrClaire Trevor show on the: NBC-red to. go spot. NBC got its cancellation last week, and the cig's Friday night program folds with the Sept 27 broadcast. Series started in early AjE)fil of this year. ■...;■'•:>> ^ Lehnen & Mitchell, agency on the! account,; has already begun to scout around for available time on local stations, although nothing has been set as to program policy. Decision to . go spot is reputed to have been influenced by the way. a campaign in that : fteld with Sensation, another Lorillard product, has been generally clicking.. ■ :' No disposition has been made by the agency of the future of Herb Polesie. who was brought in this suinmer to produce the Ameche- Treyor stanza, which has always originated from Hollywood. L &. Ts only other program' from that point is the Woodbury Playhouse, of which Bill Robson is the producer. Wonder Bread Buys uarrie, Him From NBC to CBS Ma vice ■ l/suat 'fali;;.shgftle. of radio sched- ules moves two more prograrns <)V6r WOR-Mutual. ■ Effective this week. Compose i>co nductor Morton Gould's Series 'moves back from "9:30 p.m. to the 10:30ril ..p.m. ■ spot Thiirsdayi wh i le Ed Mayo ho It's" com edy stanza- 'MayehoiT on the Town,' takes the vacated niche. Number of other WOR-Mutual ■ ■ :. ■ Ld.s. Angeles, Sept. .■ 3. . : , Haven ^IacQua^^ie's. 'Marriage Club,' , long. su.'Jtaining , NBC, swings to CBS Sept. ; 7 under spon- sori>hip of Wonder Bread and Host- ess Cake. : ; Fam ily q uizzer displaces 'Sky Blazers.' iCash prizes will be offered to contending husbands and wives, w i th st u di o appla u.se. . to •- d e- tcrmlne the :,.wi,iiner.s. Half hour show will air ^ from , KN X 'at . 7 p.m. on Saturdays. : Marks the' flir.Vt commercial for RiacQua r rie sin ce] he a band oned: .' Do You Want To Be An Actor.' .; Pepsodent May Air ^ Its New Mouthwash ;-. Peps6.defit :h).ay.. introduce another one of its mouthwashes on the air tbi5..fa!'U ■. U's Maybr^^ has been tasted in various markets at\d with success. . ■ Lord 4c Tiionias is the .agency,. ,' Radio head of an ad agency with programs on both NBC and Colum- bia last week described, the situation now prevailing between' the net« works and the American Society of Cpmppsers, Authors and Publish- ers as a 'poker game'. He said that, the agency rtiien had more thaa a kibitzer interest in the proceedings since, after all, they collect their 15% .comimisSic)n$ from th* hetworks and that the lattisr can expect his support until the crucial moment, DeCi 31, , ' Then, he added, it Will be ahpthfer . thing; With no ASCAP music available, he will have to pull his Np*'! progirSm. The account has already, notified hihi to that effect. ,: ;..;' ./ " _ , :■: This agency man pointed but that, until that tirhe .corhes. h^^^ instruction from the; account to extend eVery cooperation to the net- work involved, which includes the listing of one or two BMI numbers ' on each of the musical show's repertoires, • s Stage Comics for Airer Hollywood, Sept. 3. Eddie Cantor conripleted the talent setup of . his new 'entry for Bristol- Meyers befor* taking: the boat to New York. . On the comedy side wili be the femme teani. of Raye and Davis plus Tommy Mack. Bobby Sherwood directs the music, with Dinah iShore, recently with Ben Bernie, .dia vocalist . Edgar Fairchild presides over the glee club. Vic Khight will be -back with Cantbir . 'as producer and Harry Von Zell hawks the commercials. First 13 programs originate in New York and then the troupe comes to: the Coast for the next quarter, at which tinie Cantor makes another musical for Metro. : ■ WBSTAnON KF WB, . Loa Angeles, which is owned and operated by Warner Bros. Pictures,; Inc., yesterday (Tuesday ) signatured a new five-year licensing agreement • with the: American So- ciety of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Harry Maizlich, general manager of the station, who is in New York on a business trip, did the signing. Terms of the contract are the same as made available to the t)roadcastihg industry by ASCAP a couple months ago, ■■. - [. WB is also owner of the Harms. Witmark and Riemick -catalogs, which are included in the ASCAP reper- toire. Indie stations in New. York, which subsist almost entirely on ■ prb- gramming based on popular record- ings and transcriptions, warily watching one aht»ther for. any sign of .a move toward either side, of the radio-ASCAP fence. . . Indie outlets such as ; WNE W, probably the b igges t iiser of records, - WM^A, WHN, WINS, WEVD.. WOV, etc., will be forcfed to forego recordings of ASCAP tunes if they don't sigh up with the Society before Dec. 31. V Martin BlQck, director of WNEW's 'Make-Believe .' .Ballrdbin ,' who- ai i:s^ .21 .. hours of record.v ' . vveelc Iti^ inorrtihg and evening 'sli If ts', has aii original tunc set to replace , his. cu i; - rent ASCAP theme song; Calls' it ;'It*.s. Maice; Believe Ballroom .:l-imfi.' Present one, is the', program' title and : was ., ftr.s t r eoo rd e d ' by ■ Char Ij e Barrict's. band about, four years a.go. Regular monthly meeting of the board of. directors of the American; Society of Composers; Authors and Publishers was put off last Thurs- day (29) to tomorrow (Thursday) because a quorurri could not be re- cruited. Many of the board mem- bers had left town for the holiday. One of the items to be discussed was a suggestibrt :'from broadcasters friendly to ASCAP that the Society extend an invitation for a meeting to the radio committee of the Na- tional Asspciatioh;:. of Broadcaster.-;. These friendly broadcasters contend that. ASCAP should, out of good business; tactics, show .. a disposition to exchange views immediately with this group regardliess ; of what. ASCAP may think 6i the commit- tee's sietup. Another matter that tomorrow's meeting is slated to mull over, has to do with regulation of the restric- tion . practicies among ASCAP mem- bers. It; wiir bie recomimerided ;to the board that the restricted list committee Should be empowered with full authority to determine what constitutes 'restriction , good faith;' as. provided for in the ASCAP bylaws ahd licensing con i>; tracts.; There is strong sentiment that the practice of restricting num- bers has: been awkwardly' handled and that a clear set of rules on the subject should be composed. ASCAp is also working on a policy • that wbuld' lbok to. closer co-opera-; tion wi th agency producers of com:- mercial programs, even though it has decided not to deal directly with such users for performing rights if. no new deal is made with the net- works. The way will be eased for agencies with short appropriatio.is to make freer ■u.se of production and like numbers. John G; Paine, ASCAP general manager, will within the next week Js.sue the first of a series of letters to broadcasters explaining ASCAP'a viewpoints on such questions as net- work re.sponsibility; .;why he Wasn't, permitted to speak before the recent . NAB convention; what part the ASCAp catalog plays in the cultural and business ends of 'broadcasiting, etc. ; : ■:■ ;,. ■ DEAL FOR 'PROF. QUIZ' Chesterfield (Liggett tMyer.s)- [ will- take '',[ the 'Professor .Quiz* : session Oct. 3 for a 68-station. hook- up on CBS,'"- .";:'■-■-.' ''■'' ' '..'. ' it will be the Thur-sday 10;15;10:45 Pjhi,; spibt Newell-Emrnett ■ the! ! ageticy, ^-''-'i .:■.::■:•:"■' •; ; . - 'i,']--:- CBS' S. C. AiUition WORD, Spartanburg. S. C;. has joined CBS as part of the southeast- ern group. • Its night-time rate- will be $100 an hour. Wed. Spot for 'Big Town • Hollywood, Sept, ,3, ' :, ■ Riti.sp's ".'Big Town' .moyas irito ' WjtMlnesclay night spot ph CBS when i it-'" starts. its- fourth year Oct ; 9, ya- . ! ating its customary Tuesday niche. ; Program.: returnis tb' its old formula, ' with Edward G. Robinson as tha ■ Grusading edUor-,. and Ona Munson as the sobbie. It's an '8 p.m. spot. ' Crane Wilbur .rcisuines; as /script , editor and producer. 28 RADIO Wednesday, Seplember 4, 1940 Tominayer And 1)o^^ lliompsons CO'O^ Didn't FulliD Minimum Hookup Even tiiough she had aireidy bceh finhoiinced to ppeni ih the spo^ Sept, 29, Dprothy Thpitipson,- colurnnist and news commentator, won't be heard over the NBC-blue. Simdays between 7:30 and 7:45 p. m. ^ NBC last week tpok this period away from Frederi^^ Mayer, who- arranges paTticipating conirtiercial hookups/u of Regidhal JBrOadcasters 'Asspciation, , Inc,, and sold: it to the BeUer 'Sp Institute, Of , Ghicagb, along with the euccessiye quarter-hour foir a series "stattihg the sarne .date.^^^^'^' , ... :;ft^asoh_ -giYen ; by . .the, yietwprk f or diepriving Mayier of the period is that he had fiaiied to flU enough statiops with -local . or national piarticipiatihg advertisers.. According tp NBC, the hbokup was tP: be a. rnihimum pf .23 stations. - Mayer had arriah^ed for the setup through an iestablished CifiiLi cinnati agency, Stocktpnr^West-Bu hart.' Inc.:' - , V.- / These;, participating hookups are nothing rieW with Mayer, ; but ever since he wprked out a deal with.Miss Thompson and started soliciting ac- counts fpi" the proposed Sunday eve- ning projgrarn, station reps have been iriqiiiring amphg ' thpmsel'i'es , as tp whether ^ayer Ayas : engaged in buy- ing time' f Or resale. . What arpused the station rpps' speculation wasn't an academic ciiriosity, tut the fact that certain accounts, on which they had been .>yOrking. for spot . cam- paigns^ suddenly caliied off these ne- gotiations to join Mayer -s hookup. . NBC explained last .week that the arjrangemeht which h been ad- vanced thrpugh the Ciricy agency, made the latter outfit, directly re- sponsible fbr all billings aiiid the re- cipient of alV timercomniissiohs. It was also stated that while the net*- work had no policy either way on participating hookups, -it wanted more time to inquire into the de-. tails of . this particular; prbpiositipn. Mayer was also tbW last week that if he and; the ■ agency could fill up at least a basic network he and ^NBC could talk business ;that is, if eyery- f^ing else la okay. San Frahciscp, Sept. 3. K... Mi jackspn, nbrthern divisiph sales manager; for CBS here, leaves this week for Chicago: to assume hieW post with Radio Sales ias eastern, rep of CBS Pacific Coast Division. \ ChAries ; Moriri; ,kSFO sales, man- ager, iripves dpNvn :hali to Jackson's old desk. '." ■: ■■■ ;.'; Bluets Netvs^ .continued irpm pare 27. a- on Feen-armint -(Health. . : -Pirbducts) last vyeek didi. a Vicks and cancelled its entire spot campaign fpr the fall arid' winter w^^ the idea' of going network; Thje laxative has reserved the Sundiay - .6 tp 6:30 p.m. ; period on Mutual, with . the' okay to be foirthqomirig next . "Tuesday' (G); The starting date and the. shpw WiU; be designated at that time..' . ' Feeh-a-mint'is: sppt campaign, inr yolving . Oyer 40 stations, was prac- tically all.: set to go..yrltten Into their contracts by a few of these agencies are describ^sd by the reps as classics in restrictive phraseologyi . One 0:f the clausbs quoted requires that if a fetation's program sched- :ules. undergoes any .revision whatever, -the agency irhust be informed of :the contemplated changes. If . the reshviffling involves ■ the agency's oWn spot accotint and another niche: for . this aiccouht.suggestied by the station does not prove satisfactory to the. agency;^^ the fight to cahcel the business immediateiy. Still another Clause requires the station to fiirhish a detailed feport of prograin sequences in the event iany shifts are made; . ; Martha Deane Switcliies lToinJWORl»NBC;^m Use McBnde Monicker Martha Deane : ends her six-year stand with : WOR, Newark, Sept. 20, so that she can devote' herself ex- clusively ■ to her fiye-tiriies-a-week Florida Citrus series on the NBC blue, starting Sept. 30. Rated in the tpp brackets ■ ainong earners in the radio business, Miss Deane conducted during, the six. years, with 'WOR 45-ininute program " Ave days a week ■With her departure, from that station she loses that tag and carries on tin der her own monicker, Mafy Mar- ^■geret, McBride.- : In giving up: ber participating series, Miss Deane explained to WOR that the Work of preparing and do ing a daily .45-mihute program was getting to be too much and that ^vith the citrus accburtt. she would no only get a network audience, but be able to reduce her . daily chore;,- Oh NBC it will be a quarter-hour pro- :iriam;;; / ... y The WOR series brought the sta tibn $5,300 a week' for . time and tal eht> Bessie Beatty, who has a writ ing and ' editing backgrourid, will take over .iwiss beahe!s spot Sept.' .23 Ciii. F?iirV Hadio pay : San FranciscPj ■■Sept^ :3. : Howard Lane, KFBK, Sacrarnentb, .has been naihed chairman Of Radio Day at Califbrriia iState Fair, iSacra- liiiento, Saturday ('7)."; Bill Adams, , of KSFO.. .Farm Jburriai, is secretary, ■ with comhiittee including Fox Case, GBS public 'relations director; Ra^ Briiihtori; of v KJBS; and /Horace Thomas, '. jpublisher of Marysyiile Appeal-Democrat. Kay Kyser's batid liyill be featured attraction. Adams wliil air his 5:30 a.m. and 12:30 noon editions of Farrh; Journal from fairgrounds on special day. . NOT TOO UTE FOR SOME RADIO MEN'S SCHOOLING Atlanta, Sept. 3. Seven meinbers of Staff of ,WSB, NBC Red ; moUthpi(6Ce here, are varying the nionOtpny of their radio duties by attending ,cbiiege. And one: of 'em is studying to be a preacher. Mahagiement encourages this sort of thing, precedent being set in case of Marcus Barlett, prp- dUctiPri manager, who was gradu- ated frOmEmpryU. in June, 1039, with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Bart- lett was station's niusiCal;- director while attending Emory. ; , Those now: in sChbol are: . Emoipy U.-^Claude Wilsoh, an- nouncer; Stanley Edwards, music li- brarian; James Hardin, annPuncer; Elmo Israel, publicity dire'ctor. Georgia Tech— Marshall Davie and Bill Wyre, both engineers.- Columbia "theplpgical Seminary-— Daha Waters, announcer. . ; ■ Publicity Director Israel,, lone graduate student among this grpup, holds an: A.B. . degree from; Ala bama U. \ Another staffman, James Bridges, continuity ^editbr,. received his di- ploma from Gieprgia U. last :week, Boston,. ^Siept." i.-;^" Switch by the A. ,& P. store chain of its 'Musico' stanza f rom WEEI to WBZ-'WBZA .last week resulted from ari anticipated schedule . jam on the forhier station. Account had jeen advised, that with the .change sack to staridard.; time the period filled by 'Musico' would have, to be pre-empted.; pbW:er angle was not involved. show will continue to be cleared this fall through . W J AR, Providence, ahd WTIC, Hartfprd. iParis t P^ is.. the ;agency. WJNO, CBS' FLA. OUTLET, REORGANIZES ITS STAFF . ' Palm Beach, Fla., Sept. 1 : vStait of WJNC)^ CBS -sta^tion in West :Palrti Beabh, has been com- pletely .reorgariizedi: Ben. Decker, Vet Pialm Beach broadcaster, i.^.. new program director, arid Fred Ford; is commercial ■ niiaiiager, v^ith pbrhplele charge of local sales;: ; Merrjll Meade,: formerly of the 'Cincinnati Ppst and Miami Daily . News, becomes coni-: ih.erclar copy chief and hews edjtbr, John Mopre ferhains • chief engir neer..;.. ": .'■ ' ' Scheidule of (eight; UP', hews pro-' grams .are how regular ; . daily fea - tUre. 'Mr.: Quizbee,' 30-minute audi- ence participatioh . show/ Tuesday nights from the Lake theatre, ; has been sold to ;three ..ice; cpmpaniei?, effective i^ext. Tuesday ^ 10 ). Hunter Sleams Is", Mr. Quizbee and ; Ben Dieckeir announcer. . : Drops Phone Bit s STROMBERG-CARLSON PUSHING FM SETS Stromberg-Carlson began this Week what, is believed to be the flrSt campaign to advertise FM radio sets, switching commercials from the fpr-. mer plUgs for tegular AM sets on its three-a-week 'Treasury pf Music', series over WQXR, New York. Spon- sor also started fUshing the FM sets via its mag ads. ^ ■ . " Change of the commercials oh the 'Treasury' sei-ies coincided with the start of a hew year's contract. Prb- grams ' are heard over the. station's FM transmitter, W2XQR, as well as over: the regular transmitter. During Octpber, . November and December the ; company's campaign will bO: in- tensified through the use of an "ad- ditional 30-minute : stanza weekly. Stewart, Hanfprd & Casler,- "of .Roch- ester, N. Y.', is the agency,. . PubMOutlet • Hartford, Sept! 3. . 'WDRC i.S -divprcing itself frprri its offspring ,iFM statioh, WIXI^ arid puts -same ;:bfficially 'on its own feet IVIoWday i[16).: WIXPW, at that time,, will become a separate entit:^,' broad-; casting its own prpgrams and- riiain- taining its Own :staff. Believed to be the only FMer in the! country: to maintain its own setup, arid.- it Avill pperate at the stai:t oji a:^12-hpurra-: day basis. - "■\. 'WIXPW has been in Operation pn iiOOO watts power for about a year. Currently pending is a 50,000-watt application befoi-e the FCC. Direct move behind the WDRC setting up of; FMer . which . will originate its programs frpni the .WDRC; studios, is probably two-fold. , :■ . ; One : is for ' p'ropagahda' .purppses f or FM.' :, The pther: is believed ..tb be the ;;staircase tO; coiirtniercial sale of .time. . FCC is allowing ; sale^pf F tirhe.after'Jan.;!;-: ,:■;:; • Rpbeit PrpVari has been pronibted from mikeriiah at WDRC to head of promotion and production ; of the FMer.; Has been reiplaced by Robert Jones, formerly with v .WMAS, Springfield, arid • W ABY, Waterbury; Kenneth ;. McClbud :.and Carlton Brown will staff the engineering side of the station. Other apppihtments will be announcie'd later. TW[yer on the Wire'.bit which Jerry Lester had beeii.; dping On the Pepsor. dent ; program ; (NBC-red,: Tuesday nights) was dropped last week be-- ca.use:BOb Hope, who is On vacation froitt the spot, thbught that the char- acter was too remiriisceni; of his own Prbfessbr CalOnna. Both Hope ; and Lester are managed :by Jimrny Saph- ier, who ^yrbte Lester-the taboo! 'h- str uctioriis f rpm ' Hollywood. . Saphier explained that Hope built u|) this :telephone bit to the ' point where it had. become a very impor- tant; part of thiB programi and 'also thiat the stbpge that Lester used sounded too: much like. Calohria. For' last Tuesday night's (2'7) program, Lester substituted a juve characlier tagged Poihdexter, but it was de- cided after the broadcast not to '-. peat him. Lester winds up for Pepsodent Sept. 17. •.;;■-. Mansfield-s Ne# Tenoir ^ot on /^irioke Dream' : V; Cincinnati, Sept. .3. Rbiiald Mansfield, tierior, now With George blsen's orch, joins the Crosr ley staff .Sept, 15 to. fill a featurei spot on. the 'Smoke Dream' 30-mihute Sunday program, which starts a new series for L^Fendrich cigiars Sept. 29 oh; WLW and feeding to the NBC Red network. He was Ori the Fibber McGee arid Molly, shovtr for two seasons, , Wayne Cody, WlE's 'Uncle WI.P,' director of ;the station's prdgram for ifhbppets; sustained a fractured left arm Wed. ' (28) in ah automobile ac- cident near . PerinsgrOVe, N. J. Qody, former orch. leader,^ vi^as re- turning froni the Uncle Wip Club's annual picnic lit; Riverview Beach. Nicholas BroWrij^ni 1 1 -year-old club member^ Was ailso hurt. Vlck Cheriiical last; weetc aban- doned all itsjinibitibhs tp do a week- ly half -hour version of 'Gone ■ With the Wind' oyer .CBS and turned its cbriCentrated atteritibn to salvaging what it could pf the statipn list which had preyiously been lined /Up ifor a 26-we;ek spot camipaign, Morse In- ter national,, regular agency fbr V ick, ! has been able to riecover 65% of sta- tion schiedules that bad been can- ceiled when Jerome Pattersbri, Vick advertising manager^ closed with the Stack-Goble agency for the 'Wind* prograih, "Vick is now faced With haying . to start its aiir adveftiSing : somewhat;later thari it had originialiy ;. intended. Most of the old spot cbn- tracts called for a; Sept. 1 starting ;dale.:' "• ■ ;■; V- , In its drive to recpver lost ground; Vick got an unexpected break from the . sudderii Ciancelling . by , Feen-ar Mint bf its pWn sppt canipaign. to go network/ Vick picked up a number , of these deleted schedules.' MusteroJe, a competitor^ had picked up about 25% of the . spots Vick canceled. Brbmo. Quinine) ithrpugh J. Walter ThbnipsOnj ^vmch has the spot end , of :jth*is apcpunt,' silsp got: some. . V.. , While Vick is trying; tp forget the" embarrassments, and irtcbnVehiehces caused by the 'GWTW' debacle, arid undertaking io take up where it left off three weeks ago, mbre cbmpli-. cations are; reported to have ; bobbed up for Richard a! torter, head of Sitack-Goble's jjew York Office; who engineered the 'Wind', sale tp Vitk. Pprter, : it is said in the trade, has . been called, by one. of his agehcy'a important, accounts. Grove's Brom;p Quinine, on the matter. , Cirove's predicates its interest oh the assump- tion that, like Vick, it deals in cold remecMe's and the qui^stion that i» reputed to be Intriguing Grove's Js whether Porter was in on the deal merely as a prpgram agent,; Whether his agency was also to par- ticipate: in the tirhe billings and merchandising of the 'Wind' series. Grove's is siet to return the 'Sher- lock Holmes' series to the NBC -blue Sept. 29. ^ CoY^lNclunsonMakes^^ AfiadiaS|ieecVB^^^ Piano Sloughs Him Detroit^ Sept. 3, For the first three minutes of Gov- ernor Lureri Dickinson's only cam- paign ppeeph; (28): before Michigan's primary ieiection, a pi^nO' tinkled; u ri w a n ted accompanirrierit . and drowned; him out; In fact, Goy;- Dickinsph was ptt page three of his script before; his iudience-T-those who had stuck it; out— icould make out what he was saying. Station WJR; here got plenty of calls on what was wrong; -Nobody knew, since it was picking it up from another Detroit station, WXYZ. Latter station said it couldn't be blamed, since the goverrior was speaking from WJIM, Lansing. All the Detroit stations could do, it was said, was Stick with it until the trouble was cleared up. ^ Howard Finch; program director of WJIM, said he didn't ktwiw either; what Caused the boistrbus. musical; background. Republicans, yelled ' ■politics.' : Democrats said it would have been better If they had .just let the piano go it alphe. San Antonio.— Tommy Reynolds, who hiails from KRBC, Abalirie, and: Bob Snyder have joined KABC's an- nouncing staff. WOAI has added.Irene Schrimsher to its tiraffic department, and Monte Klebah to its production staff. Wedpcsdayt September 4, 1940 RADIO 29 SENO Lansing, Mich., Sept. 3. State radio directors tor both tiemocratic and Republican parties tluiing the coming campaign are executives of the sami^i station, WJIM, local NBC outlet. Harold F. ^Gi OSS, handling the Democratic air campaign, is owner and general man- ager of the station. Howard K;- Finch; diriecting the Republican ef- forts, is production manager.. ' They art close f riends and hot pnly jnterid remaiining on speaking terms during the campaign, but will both continue V their, station activitJes. Gross is also owner of WHAL, Sagi- inaw.' . WLff WINS AWARD Oryille lUnhie Quits Theatre Post for Radio Omaha, Sept. 3. Orville Rehnie, vet musicaiV com- edy lenor, has resigned as manager of Tristates' Rivoli theatre " Has- tings,: 'Neb..' ". He will become irnariager of the new radio station Jn Hastings. IBEW WOULD INCLUDE ALLCOASttECHNICIANS Cincinnati, Sept. 3. For Its 'outstanding service to the New York Wbrld^s Faiir,' WLW y/ill be presented with, tk plaque and .scroll Friday (6) hight during the fitation's regular program from the fair, conducted by Joe Ries, educa- tional director of the Crbsley 50,000- •watter. Notice of the award was re- ceivied last week by Jim . Shouse, general manager of the Crosley sta- tions, from Dr. Johii is. Young, ra- dio director of the fair. Last year and again this season, "WLW cairried) nightly ISrmihute in- tei-view programs from the Crosley building and other points at the fair. ■ Hollywood, Sept. 3, Campnign has been launi^hed by ihternatiohal : Brotherhood - of Elec- trical Workei"s to organize all tebh^ nicans and sujpervisors in coast ra- dio.. KHJ- ahd KMPC already in the fold, with techicians at latter station, given increases , lip to 40%. Current-contract with technicians at KH J is riot disturbed by the new alignrnent until, expiration in 1941. Al Cormier With WHN Al Corrnier,^ loimerly yice-presU dent of Hearst Radio, and , manager of WINS, New York, has joihed, .the sales staff of WHN, New York. Be- sides handling local accpvmts, he will r epr eseri t th e sta tion i n Ph iladelphia; Before being associated with Hearst,- Cormier was vicerpresideht and general mana^^^^WIP, Phlla-r delphia. He joinedjg^^l in 1926, as the station's first time' salesman. Petrillo Also Mentionecl as Facing Government Anti- Trust . AGtlon — Repbrts y Even Set Date bf^^^G^ NBC Indictments as 5; ascAp, Oct. a WASH. BRUSHOFF Washington, Sept. v3. , New York rumors that official p. G. bodies, ranging from the Fed- eiral Comriiunications Gphimission to the Dept. of Jiistice, were 'probing' sundry radio and music matters are partially acknowledged 'here, but given the brushoff in the main. V The elements involved in , alleged anti- trust 'indictments' iare NBC and CBS; James, C.; Petrillo, (AFM ys: AGMA); arid the , Arilerican Society of ; Cprri- posers, Authors arid PublisherSi Most conclusive " the • ASCAP matter, wherein , Jim . Hayes, chief aide to trust-buster , Thurman Arnold, of the Justice Dept., expressed him- self as 'highly, pleased with the tOr : operation' extiended hirii by ASC AP in answering a general questionnaire'. ■Whether any . formal indictment^ or Cven a formal investigatiph will fol- Ibv, is still nebulous, right now. If anything, . this is a , 'preyie\w' to any such.' action. . In re the. Petrillo^m 'in-, quiry is not as fat advanced. as with (Continued On page 33) Harold Meyer New Mgr. of KYA, Frisco San Francisco, Sept. 3. ; Harold H. Meyer is new manaiger of KYA,: Hearst outlet here! ; Fronn five years with WSUN, St. Peters- burg, . Meyer " became director of sales foir ; New . . York Broadcaslting: System prior to assignment here. , It's. his -first llrrie In Frisco. MPL& STATIONS CASH IN ON POLITICAL SALES Minneapolis, , Sept. 3. With state and national campaigns both cOhiing up, : local radio stations are lining, up a .. large number of politicial broadcasts, ' Some of , these already have- started. Other new fall business also is in evidence. Station WCCO (CBS) re- ports Stott Briquets signed up for 15-minute broadcasts three mornings a week, it taking over the Sunriser program running from 6:45 to 7 a.m. Same station has a new program coming up — Sportsman's Service Bureau, sponsored by Duppnt. It will consist of Graritland Rice's 'shooting adventures'.: and will be electrically transcribed. Starts In Sept. William H. Rankin Co. has been, named as the agency on presidential . campaign business by the Demo- cratic National Committee. Network bookings will be cleared through this house instead of com- ing from the Committee direct, had been the practice up to last week. _ ' M. M. Fisher Associates, of Chi- cago, has been riariied by the corn- ' mittee to handle the spot campaign being used during Secretary Henry- Wallace's current tour of the mid- west. Both Deniocratic arid Republican national committees in recent meet- ings with the treasurers of* NBC. ^ CBS and Mutual worked out credit arrangements whereby the pbliticos will be billed the first of each month and makie payments the 151;h of Sept., Oct., and Nov. . 25G SLANDER SUIT Attorney (Dbarges Radio Coninienia- tor Damaged Him That Much, • Seattle, Sept. S. Charging that he slandered him in a broadcast over a local station, John C. jStevenson, attorney, filed a suit for $25,000 against Lester M. Hunt, radio comnientator. Politicos here are throwing bombs at each other verbally and it. won't be . surprising if several other lik« suits. are filed before the primaries. WJR DETROIT 50,000 WATTS CBS r Michigan's For more information about WJR, one of the sixteen CBS 50,000 watt stations, inquire of Edward Petry & Company, '1. * y Wednesday, Septeinker 4, 1910 >»»♦»»»♦»»♦♦»♦»♦♦♦♦»♦♦»»»♦♦»»»»»♦»»»»»♦»»»♦»♦»»♦»• From the Production Centres tJS YORK CITY . . . Saudia Michael, author of 'Against the Stonn' and 'Lope Journey,' hold- In? story conferences by phone as she recupes at her Silvermine (Conn.) home from recent appendectomy. .. .Hy la Kiczales, WOV g.m., back from stay at Saratoga Springs .... Bill Strauss, chief announcer, at WQXR, back from Washington 'vacation,', during which he attended White House and State . Department press conferences and haunted the radio gallery of the Senate, ...Carlton Warren, WOR announcer., figures his flve-a-week commuting between the station and his home in Bridgeport, Conn., totals more than a month's time out of every year. Edwin Wolfe, director of 'Pepper Young's Family' an^ 'Second Hus- band/ back from rest in Nantucket. , . .Wynn IVIurray, singer in 'American Jubilee,' to be guest soloist on Raymond Page's 'Musical Americana' Sept. 10 .iimmic Lunceford's orch being heard thrice weekly on CBS wire from Casa Manana, CulV'er City, Calif.. .. .Edward Irvin, production man- ager of WBNX, N.. Y., cruising in.Long Eslaii.d Sound. IN HOLLYWOOD . . End of last month marked 40 years in show biz for;C; B. deMille. Over the four decades he has functioned successively as actor, playwright, man- ager, director and producer.. ...Carl Hoft directing the inusic at Los Angeliis county fair for the second years. . . .NBC's new su. more than 300,000 visitors passed through the WCCO .(CBS) booth at the. Minnesota Stat* Fair; Minneapolis, during the exposition's lO-day run. This was despite the fact that bad weather kept the fair attendance down. The station gave demonstrations of sound effects and played recorded WCCO productions. It also originated 14 programs from the fair and made 10 transcriptions, there, the liatter. being played back on the air later,. Ira Walsh, filling in a.s p.a^. at WPEN, Philadelphia, is bombarding radio editors on the dailies and trade papers with communiques anent the sta- tion's new studios now under process of construction. Samples: 'Flash! Tommy -Smith's (program director) new offices just got their carpeting.' 'Stairway between offices and control room near completion.' 'Plumbing going into ladies' powder room.' Wythe Williams' hookup for American Razor will consist of 93 station.4. There are few. commercial links that exceed it, but iii any event it will constitute the largest group of stations yet made available on a sponsored basis to a news analyst. Williams will be qh tor American .Razor twice weekly, starting Sept. 10, When Bob Hope returns to the Pep.sodent spot on the NBC-red Sept. 24 he won't have a name singer with, him, in the cast. There will be but two vocal refrains in the show, one filled b.v Skinna.y Erinis, and the other by Six Hits and a Miss. Last sea.soil Judy Garland did a .stretch on the series. NO W-HOLL YWO OB! Adds its acclaim to New York for the outstanding singing group of RADIO - •eVCMLV MlVr. Ar WlUHtlllllE Mr. H»rpy Morwooi K:»lcV»rboclc»r Ilptul Molljmiai, CaHforiil* 0«»r U«rrjri ' Just B llou nl: tW: :it'irr, .)r C'l* third wealc of tno 'Mrv-j iwc;i' \>';c- s.>nal appoornuco In tlia Victor liuijo. i<>t slnco Bonny Ooodaiia on.' nudy Vnlti-i hivo we had audi an oltr9Ctl.)u (iiid .U. la. a ploosura to Infor.n yoo tlint tUn Morry Haea have ostabllsUoj a h»» reeori, hara, ' . , ' This nota lllccwloo Vt n ijo'i • Eura of poraoiiol oiiiiraelntl.in no tun anuagcmantis po.rt fop t:ii: ajil^^ii'lld peraanal .coaperatlun'yju hnn tno h«v« 'jlvan UB. It la ^rmtlfyluK tn ■ twya not only aucii « f 1 la dranlu; c/u'.l. out B-jch oplondld peopi.) lii tim n<;t»r liuaa. ■ • ' ■ ' .'. Boat wlahoi t-/.yol» aaa ilu» iiarry Jaci for corvtln^oJ »ue<:t>.-«.-f . 3Inc»royn~-^^ ■ tiltar OaziirJl •a/ac ExclusivQ > Management HARRY NORWOOD. 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Order yoiir copy today ! 1088 PAGES I I I i: I ON SALE AT NEW YORK 154 West 46th St. CHICAGO 54 West Randolph HOLLYWOOD 1708 North Vine St. VARIETY RADIO DIRECTORY 154- West 46th Street, New York Please send, .. .......copies of VARIETY RADIO DIRECTORY ($5 per copy; $5.10 per copy m New York City), □ e heck Enclosed ,□ Send invoice Name ..... ... .■ • ■ • • • • • • Address ..... ..... • • • • \ \-":' •••••/••*'•• v City ;:..State .V ..i... 32 BADIO Wednesday, S€?pl ember 4, 1940 ■ ■ ■ ■ 'fi it id ' Denver, Sept 3. Lawrence Tibbett- vtjis elected- pi-esidetit of the Ariiierican Federa- tion Radio Artists, replacing Eddie eatvtor, at- AFRA's convention here '. which ended ; Saturday night (31 ), Vice-presidents' include Edward Ai;- nold, .Margaret ; Speaks, Virginia Payne,, Mark Smith and Jean Hev- sholt.; Ceorge Heller was re-elected treasurer, and Alex; McKee was; natned: : recording; secretary. Emiiy Hoit is natibiial. executive s Tibbett is already president of the AtTierican . Guild of Musipal Artists, and. Arnold president of Screen Ac- tors;' 0ui Id.-. '■/ .; AboiJt .'so: 'delegates attended the conventipi-i, which was described by AFRA leaders ai the most success- iul..; ■ {he uhibn's .. history. Among Ihe matters . decided were the ; ern- ployment of a .second national pr- gantzeri'Tauthoirity voted the - . -tiouat board -to. renew or revise- ex-. , isting .sustaining and. : commercial code pr call , a strike; , committee re- ' port oh the Reis -'one big union' re- port y/ag apprpved with the excep- tion .that . the proposed : unificatioh plan .would have; to be . altered slightly to coincide . with AFRA's democratic setui); national. board vvas authorized to take any action it con- siders best in the matter . of the American Guild of Musical Artists- American Federation . of Musicians jurisdictional d ispute; . and the Wag- ner Act and Wages and Hoiirs Law were,., recommended to . be left un- changed; .Petroit was iiamed aSj the con vet\tipa ; city Jbr ,194 1; the exact date, t'o be set later.. Novel action of the cbnveintion was the .reading of reports frbh) all lo- cals; : This was viewed by the union's leaders asj progriessiye step in clbser national unity. Two; major points of discussion in. both the local and national. ;comniitt€e. w ph the status of national and local, contracts. Delegates ■; Fotlpwihg . were ■.elected ■ delegates to the national.board; George Heller and Lucille Wall, both :bf New Ypi'k; Nellie Bb.oth , (new)", of St^ Louis;; Jack Wilson (new) , of . Cincinnati; .Norman -Barry .:iriewO, Le;\«is .W^ hanv' (hew); and Philip Lord,:of .Chi- cago; Ben Alexander: (hew), Tudor Williams; , (new), Tru' Boardmaiv (new); Eddie . Cantor, . W Biraridt (hew) , Thepdpre Bliss (new); and Thomas Freebairn-Smith ; (new.) , .of Los Angeles; Teodora Makwell' (new), of San Francisco;, and Law- rence Tibbett and Mark Srriith,: as delegates-ati-Iarge to veptesent lo- cals not otherwise represented on the board; Naming delegates iar the small locals was a new pr'o.^ cedure. Fact that only two delegates were elected for New York and one for San Francisco is. explained by the fact that AFRA how has regional proportional representation; on the; national board. New York and Saiv Francisco are' lilready well repre- sented, so they had only three va- cancies to be filled between them, Seen Supportiriff AGIVI.\ AUhpugh the election of Tibbett ; president of AFRA was; -said to iVave been almost ■ .spohtanoous a.n[>re'eiTient as the ideal .choice fot,- the pbsitipnV it was also regarded as in-; dicating: strong AFRA^ supprt. for AGMA case the latter ' union's jurisdictional .dispute with the AFM deveiopes into an\6pen: battle. Tib- bett vyas :pne : of . the founders of AGMA and; has been its only presi - .dent/ In ;iadditipn to , tlie; angle of AFRA-AGMA unity seen in the elec.- tioiv, Tibbett's. kiiowii: aproVEil of ;tlie ' big union' ; ideji is regarded ^ as increasing the likelihood . of aonie action along that line. SUMMER RATINGS: 1939 AND 1940 (ComiiiUd tht Cooperativt Analysit of BroadcastinQ) MEDIAN RATINGS— H HOUR EVEr^IN6 pRC)GRAMS 2d Ist 2d Ist 2di V 1st 2d 1st M Report Repori Report Report Report Report Roport Report Report May Juno Juito JmXj Julf Aiifust Aiirust Sept. • Sept. 71 7.0 , 6.3 5;2 . 5.1 5.5 : 6.1 6.« 7 2 9.6 9.0 > 8;0 7,5 ■ 6.4 : 6.* 7 5 1939 1940 MEDIAN RATINGS— DAYTIME PRCXJRAMS 1939 . 4.3 4.3 3.9 4 0 4.0 4.2 4.0 1940 , 5.0 4.8 4.3 4,6 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.4 KO'a Continued from page 1. P-G 'JODRNETS' Detroit— Lee SrnitSi former De- i troit newspaperman and longtime i friend, of the late C. C. Bradner, has taken oyer the latter's former post as newscaster over WW J. Ralph Felbijy is editing copy for many of the newscasts over "WW J. Dave Zimmerman, of NBC, Chi- cago, has joined the staff of WW J, i as announcer. . / agp, and probably the largest, in the history of cbmmerc ial broadcasting.' Reaspns for the startling upturn in listening are, of course, not cited by the C.A.B. since that body con- ftnes itself strictly to statistics aiid will not venture outside its mathe- matical stamping ground,, .However, i ti ade bbseryeri;, arie convinced that 1940's steamroller is in some way re- lated to two factors: ■. ■ 1. The 1939-40 winter audience was undoubtedly the best in radio's I history; ..It. is.a weU;rknpw^ once the level of listening- acquires i a momentum, that momentum holds •! for quite some time. Hence last winter's niomentum pushed far past the ordinary . summer slump, and made the hot spell of 1940 a new high. mark. . 2. Listener interest in news has been running at fever temperature ever since the war broke out a year ago. This tendency may have\ stimu- lated listening all-arpundi It is, of cpurse, dj fficult pn; paper to cprrelate Jack Benny with capitulatipn of Hol- land, And yet trade observers sus-; pect some connection between these factors, since they all point in the same direction. ' Conquest : of usual summer , low period has virtually rneaht; that d ihg 1940 the Weak season consisted of exactly one month. Whereas June generally gets to be droopy, . the wilting this year didn't set in until July. And whereas September is normally the beginning of reviyed audience interest, August this time was the period of revltalization. That leaves only July as the 1940 lean period, and at that it was way ahead of 1939. It is nptewerthy that while the evening shbws fared— on; the whple — at least 25% better than « year ago, they accomplished this feat with fewer 60-minute programs than in 1939. The daytiriie stanzas mean- time gained, between 10% "and 15%, and ■ that category there were more serials than ever before. WNAX- M fALiS ABILITY Closing the books for thd 1939 fiscal year, the House of Gurney (Nursery) found that , , . the only station used i Procduced . vv. . . ... . ... . 194,987 catalogue inquiries* Resulting in. ... . . .... .78,251 orders Totalling. , . . . . . . . . . $240,277.00 in sales Coming from every one ^ of the. . . . . . ...1. . . . .401 counties In the Five-States , . . . .North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska , : Chicago, Sept 3. 'Lone Journey.' Procter & GambU five-a-week serial over a regional NBC red hookup put of Chicago, will be extended to the full network be- ginning Oct 21 and will originate: at WEAF. New York. John Gibbs, pro- ducer-husband of Sandra / Michael, who authors the program, arrived IVere "over ' the weekend to confer with members of the cast tb see, VL^hich ones can move to New York with the show, and which will!; pinain in Chicago. Those imable to transfer east will be replaced.; When the program moves east it w i II be d i r ec ted by A xel G r uenberg, who was ;recently taken to New York by Gibbs. to direct Mi.ss Michael's other P. & G. serial, 'Against the storm.' 'Lpne Journey' now plugs Drcst. It will continue to plug the same . product -the west and inid- west when it goes pveir the full riet- wprk. In the east, hpwever, it will push Duz. anpther P.: & G. prpduct Blackett-Sample-Hunimert, currently t.h e a ge ii cy pn the prpg r a m , w il I re- tain the west and midwest end, but I the Cbmptpn agency will have the Duz portion of the hookup. Cincinnati Bill McCord, an- nouncer, has jpiried WLW. He wai with KGW; Portland, Ore , and pre- viously with KFPY, Spokane. 2 Lincoln Stations^ Plans for Power Lincoln, Sept. 8. Plans' are all set for two big trana- rriitter building, sprees here as soon as FCC nods for the capHal — a new one, centrally located for KFOR, and a big replacement for KFAB's pres- ent 10,000-watt kicker, in case the 50.000-watt rise is okayed at the hearing 'this fall. KFOR exjpects to get 250 watts all day, not having to make its regular sundown reduction to 100. In Hastings, Neb., KHAS is taking off shortly, with Orville Rennie, for- mer manager of the Trl-States The- atres, Inc., in the driver's seat. Now Watts Day 6 Nlsht PITTSBURGH At No Extra Cost NBC-RED MUTUAL international Radio Sales 20 I. 57th St . N.w Tork City Chicago — Son froncnco These are championship . return.s — proof: that WNAX hots coverage and the sales ability to do. a cash' register ringing Job for you, We.'ll be happy to send you county count maps on request. *The number of inquiries covers two selling ^seasons but the number of orders and volume of sales apply to the 1939 selling season only. ... JI G o wlet Station-SOOO Watts t.S.- 01 THE Dill IMiot-lllfNM liiiMiiii^ - iilmi tv^ » ; !« -I /O ^.'.•'/.■■••I'/j, < 'Wednesdayf September 4, 1940 RADIO CBS Wai Make Available. But Not Broadcast Color Television Jan. 1 Columbia last week got itself back ifnto the television picture by an- nouncing in the dailies that it was ready to televise objectsJn full color. Chairman James L. Fly,, of the Fed- eral Communications : Commission, had been given a jorivate dembn- litratioh and his testimonial to •what he had obsei-ved and what could be expected from the develop- irient was an uhllmited one. Ques- tion that the. announcement inspired Vqu"<^ broadcast trade was whether this meant that CBS was on the verge, of unlimbering its own version of television, but Paul Kes- ten, CBS v.Pm in a later statement, cleared this angle up by remarking lhat 'Colunibia does hope than Jan., i will see the beginning, or. at least substantial - progress toward, the ;mairufactute: of such xolpr television equipment.' Kesten's statement also included the foiloWinpr 'It 'should be iurther jpoihted out that ^yhile ijrbductioh of cornmerciai eqiiipmieht would enable nurncrqus. television broadcasters to avail themselves of the ■ Columbia devclopmenti : this ; does npt ;.neces- Barily mean that ,teleyision bi'oad- crvstirig would, be bommercial . in the ^Bcnse of carrying siDonsored P VP- grams, .: since no date has yet been set f or such broadcast .service:' , As for the C6iumbia color develoj)- ment,: it was described as easy to /produce, : with the receiver used in the color demonstratiph . being a standard' prpductiPn mPdel, ^adjusted only to a minor extent and equipped With a simple attachment. Also, that the cPst oif the cPlor attachrheht should be co.niparatively small. Co- lumbia, : it \vas pointed out, does not intiend to keep this development for its exclusive use, but 'rather is al- ■ ready drafting plans by which color ■television can -be made available to the public through manufacturers of ■ television transmitting and receiving equipment.* . Columbia plans to give a demon- stration 'of this, development to the press and others toilay (Wednesday ) CBS' announcement started specula- tion around the trade as to whether the color development might ex- pedite the advent of commercial television. No Indictments rbntlniii'd f rom paffje 29 ASCAP,' states .^the Arnold division in the Dept. of Justice. Question- naires on the AFM-AgMA matter, may; may not follow, if a more sieripus piobe^ is planiied,; Rumor Mill Busy ; ; Latest indictment runibr going the rounds of the broadcasting business involves NBC. and Columbia, and is to the effect that the . two networks Will haye inidictments charging nibnopoly and restraint of trade handed down against them,, in the New York or District of Cplu'mbia federal court Ah exact date is even mentioned, namely Oct. 5. The rumor concerning indictments against-oft'icers of the American Sb- ciety .of Gomposefs, Authors' and Publishers gave Oct. 8 as the date of bent'h action", 'rhe network indictments, accprd* ing to the report, will; be an out- growth of the monopoly investiga- tion by the Federal Communications Commission last year, and, covered by the counts, will be such practites as exclusive station contracts and the. holding of interlocking interests in the recording, artists booking and other, businesses. : U.. S. Department of Justice, it is, also- rumored, may likewise include in the papers the piart the two networks played, in the formation of Broadcast Music> Inc., ^yith the angle heire apparehtly hay- ing to. do with the extension pf j their interests 'to the music , publish ihg business.- ; . ' Radio Play Contest . Chicago, Sept 2, : : RadiP-'Theatre, Inc., of Chicagp, will hold a new play contest with an award of $200 for the Ay inning play. Contest closes oh Sept, 28, and four playS; will be. chosen ahd produced during the winter seiason by the Ra- dio-Theatre group. Winner Will be picked by a jury composed . pf Robert, PpllaGk Chicagb Times; William Bacheir, pro- duction head of WGN; Virginia Payne, head of the American Fed- eratibn of Radio Artists l6cal,'~aiid: Lloyd Lehman, non-pro attorney. . San. FranciscOr Sept, 3i : : yice-pfesidentialqandidate Charles McNary doesn't know it, but he broke, a lot of hearts in S»an Fran- ' Pisco oh the night of \ Aug. 27, It was . homecPming day for Meredith Willsph, local bpy made good. His Johnson . Wax show was due 'pn the air at 5:30 from Community house. - As a tribute to their trb, flye batoners Were' the orchestra for old times sak Ricardp; Paul. Martin, Ernie G Ray Harrington and Lpuis Ford. Strutting their stuff on the 'shpw, tpb, were four fprnier S. F; person- alities, Kay iSt; Germaine, Cliff Na- zarro, Ray Hendricks and producer Cecil Underwood. Everything was swell— except that the program never reached the air. Senator McNary talked U min^^ pvertime and ' blpcked " the net^^ -"^ though audiencei had no hint of it. imiexpected cancellatiph of this par- ticular show neai'ly' broke. Willsoh'» heart. ' Local lad. had his second air re- versal three hours later when he cpnducted S, R symphony at Treasr ure Island ■ Chaplin's 'Dictator* theme music and presented his own 'California Missions' music. Concerts ,rdinar.ily broadcast— but soloist ed to be Oscar Levant, whose contract precluded mikes, ■' Result was that home-town dialers heard Willson on seyeral interview shows during his return for a , day, biit not a note of music. San Antonio— Latest additions to staff of KABC here are Bob Knox, who conies from KFYO, Lubbock, and Bill- Fields, who comes from KFJZ, ; Fort Worth. Knox is copy writer, while Fields will be in mer- chandising -and -promotion • depart- ment. ■ ■' . A MONEY-MAKER IN MANSFIELD . . . » . . . that's what local merchants say of the selling message that comes into town via WLW» Wholesalers and retailers in. the moi:e than twenty other \ rich trading centers of "WLW's primary "Why ? Becaiisfi they push WLW-a the Murf phy Auto Sales, which will tak6 the 15-minute period preceding the Chi- cago ..Bears football broadcast, and- the Century Auto Finance company which will have 30 minutes, of musi- cal platters each Sunday (both auto; contracts set through the Bennett agency here). : New business on WBBM; the Co- liimbiia-bvwied aihd.' operated station;, includes a 30-minute. live-talent show, starting Sept.. 15, \ Running each. Sun- day at 12:30 a.m. and set through the Grant Agehcy. Linco Products takes over the 'Misisiis Goes to Mar^ kef program a . thrice-weelcly schedule : th.rough the GourainTCobb agency; Local Loan takes a three- times-weekly hews shot in: the morn- ing through the Hartman Agehcy, starting Oct. 1.; ; : New commercials oh. WIND - elude ai flve-minute strip six times a w.eek for the Goldman, Stores Com^ pany ; :fi ye arinouncemeri ts weekly for 13 vvieeks for the Master Motor Ux- chahge; and , ' ,■ annbUncemehts weekly for ,Gi"antham Auto Com- pany. NBC owned - and - operated WMAQ picked up va flye-a-vireek iftye-minute disc strip for Gordon Baking through the Stebbins ag;ency.; Aug. ' 31 Compitried . tO; Aur. 24 Network. IJiiits 9,065 9.005 -f-0.7% (Included; LdcbI Units 5,590 5,520 ' Natioua,! Spot Units 10,322 10,144 + 1.8% T6UI Units 24,977 24,669 + 1.2% WBif)M, WENR, WGN. WINP, PAUL WIMBISH ; and IRVING STROUSEI I announce the opening ;■;■'■-■• of i ALLIED RADIO ASSOCIATES. INC. ■ for the business of RADIO PRODUCTIONS PUBLICITY ARtlST MANAGEMENT I with offices at 724 FIFTH AVENUE TEL.: Circle 6-5240 NEW YORK, N. Y. WJJD, WLS, WMAQ) NATIONAL SPOT July July WceH Ending June 15- , , June 22... June 29- .. 6... 13... 20.-. July 27 Aug. 3. . . Aug. 10 : . ^ Aug. 17... Aug. 24. . - Aug. 31. . . ■ Units 62.101 62,595 62,145 61,217 62,054 60,556 56,646 56,588 54,599 53i957 53,656 54,003 LOCAL Week Endinij June 15..: June 22. . June 29- July 6... July 13. July 20. . July 27.. Aug. 3.. Aug. 10--. Aug. 17... Aug. 24. . . Aug. 31 - . . units - 89,130 . 89,996 . 90^375 . 89,334 90,015 . 88,582 . 87,309 . 87,745 , 86,147 .86,836 . 88,330 90,930 NETWORK Week Ending June 1 5i . June 22- . June 29. . July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. 6.. 13. - 20.. 27..: ' 3... TO.. 17. . Aug. 24 . . Aug. 31. . Units. . 93,619 94,666 90,034 92,641 89,929 85,031 87,240 87,756 87,387 87,487 87,711 87,671 TOTALS Week Ending June 15,. June 22--. June 29.. July 6.- July 13— July 20- July 27... Aug. 3-., Aug, 10.. Aug. 17.. Aug^ 24. - Aug. 31 — , Units 244,850 247,227 242,554 243,222 241,998 234,169 231,195 232,089 228,133 228,280 229^697 232,604 DENVER DIVES BUT COMEBACK SURE V San Francisco, Sept. 3. Plenty of rejoicing in office . of KFRC manager Bill Sabst with sig- naturing of $200,000 worth of busi- ness' in single day, Thursday (29). Three web shows put on paying basis. ...r .'- Starting 'Sept. 30, Langendorf bakr eri^ will bankroll' two quarter-hour slots daily, Monday through Friday over full Don Lee net of 31 stations. Shows include John B. Huglies' five- a- week newscasts and General Shat- ter Parker, serial strip show. Lat- ter originates at KHJ, Los Angeles. Both deals set by Leon Livingston agency. . Third sale same day was participation in regionally-Sold MBS feature, 'Show of the Week,' start- ing Sept. 29. Erwin-Wasey bought Sunday shot on six outlets in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, in in- terests of Ghirardelli Chocolate. KPO sold a heavy schedule of spots to the Paulson store and Yellow Cab for a three-month period. Meantime NBC renewed the 'Professor Puzzle- wit' quiz show ' for Gallenkamp's Shoes. KFRC; Pacific Greyhound, through (Continued on pa: s 38) . .■ .Denver, Sept,. 3. ' Denver dropped 275 units for the week in a prerfali drop but is ex- pected to snap back and more than gain that niext week. KLZ: .. Mental Science Institute, through Minifred Carroll agency, .52 Sunday Piiri. : half-hours; National Biscuit Co., thrdugh ; McCahn-Erick-' son agency, is-rniriute news five days a week, 13 weeks; Stokes Canning Co., t h r 0 u g h Hether w jck-Sha w agency, announcements weekly; for six, months; Latch am Tire : Co., through Brdyles agency, two an^ nouncements; Cliiff House, ManitouV Colo., three spots. . KFEL: Roman Meal, through Milne agency, 13 chain breaks; Fruit In- dustries Co., ; through :, Brisac.her, Davis & Staff, lOO chain breaks; Millinery Stores, Inc;, 26 announce- ments. : KOA: Omar Mills, through Lyle T. Johnson iagency, 100' ahriouiicements; . Hilesc Co:, through McCord agency, 24 announcements. ^ 130 I Aug. 31 Compajed to Aug. .24 . | Network. , Local - National r . Total Units 6,593 6,673 --1.2% (Included : Units 3.960 4,041 —2% ■ KFEL, Spot Units 1,289 1,403 ■ —8.1% . : : Kt.S5, KOA,. Units 11,842 12,117 —2.3% KVQD) Air Conditioning Using Ers on Top of NBG Show ; Youngstown, O., Sept. 3. Air Conditioning Corp. is supple- menting its weekly program Oh the NBC blue with a transcription series on 67 stations. Records will feature Happy Jihi Parsons, Tony Collucci, guitarist, and Muriel Pollack, or- ganist. The show on the blue has, in addition to Collucci, Gwen Wil- liams and Sid Walton. Account also uses local participation programs. All these campaigns are cleared through the National Classifiied Ad- vertising Agency, of Youngstown. Local Biz Spiirfs in y. £)es Moines! Sep't. 3. • Local units spurted 10% ,here dur- ing the p6st week while network ?nd national spot loitered around the same level as the weelc before. .Up- turn , the. local graph was ■ due to sponsored. Iowa State Fair programs and local purchase of -the All-Star football gamie. I Aiig. 31 . Compared to Aug. 24 .| Network Units 6,596 •6,630 Local Units 3,151. 2,863 — fl.5% +10.1% National Spot Units 3.492 3,430 + 1.8% (Included: KflNT, K.SO, WHO) Total Units 13.239 12,923 +2.4% 1 TOPPING 1939 - WABC. CBS' New York key. Is, of Sept. 1, 51% ahead of last year on spot business bookings. This is ex- clusive of the Camel baseball broad- casts. News periods continue to prove a big selling factor with jthis station. Also early morning periods. With the sale of the 6-6:05 p.m. news periods ■ Tuesday and Thursday to Vanti Pa-Pi-A beverage. WABC has now closed out completely a sponsored baisis aind across the board (Continued on pa- e 38) i. TOUCHDOWN TIPS' Here's Bit: qutitandiitg rfecorded lootbali program for ; the FjUl •eaaeni Fpreeaati ei^ch wee;kV major gamiei in all jecf iont^ Conducted by Sam Hayes, one of the country *s ace sports ^'^ay^ Stati^^ to pefiPefi» tion we have ever heard," writes Station CKAC. And so they go. You maybe the author of one of the many compliments we have received- If so, thank you! But if you haven' t yet heard a Columbia transcription, we cordially invite you to listen to a demonstration of the remarkable new record*, ing characteristic developed by Columbia Engineers,.at one of bur completely equipped studios in New York, Chicago or Hollywoo^L A SUBSIDIARY OF COLUMBIA BROADCASTING NEW YORKr 799 SEVENTH AVENUE » CHlCAGd, WRI6LEY BUILDINO > HOUYWOOD, COLUMBIA SQUARS AT FIFTY-SECOND STRUT 410 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE« 6624 ROMAINE STREET 9 ■ 36 RADIO REVIEWS Wedacsday, SepleDibcr 4f 1940 tVALTER WINCHELL Chatter 15. Mlns. JERGEN'S Sun., .9; p.in. WJZ-NBC, NeW York {Lennen 8i Mitchell) Back for his fifth year on the air, ' JergeiVs. AValter Winchell has evolved > from a gossip spiste>-. 'Vera Vague' is slated to ;miake iier seasonal bow this coming Suridfiy' (8). Dearina Durbin had the guesi asslgnrnem arid the installment allowed for, a wide spread' of her vocal talents ^and charm.; She did two songs of sharply diversified mood and her end. of. the patter exchange . with . McCarthy fitted in neatly with her ijei-sonality. Dixon's robust baritone was in srtiooth form and r as usual it lent much melodic solidity to the words and notes phase of the stanza. Batbn- ist Robert Armbrustei: arid: a rriixed chorus were the other . contributors to : these . well integrated musical interludes.-' Dixori is also Still dishing it out with McCarthy and the circum- stance of the .baritone'is recent schnozzdla op provided a ; fertile source for their give-and-take. : C, & S has a choice dopy readftr in Ben Alexander. This announcer has that something which on , the other side: of the. .equation spells ingrati- ating salesrnanshit). : . : ; Odec. about Hedy than ^Hitler, and chit- j xhurs., 6:45 p.m LEGION OF SAFETY ; .With Al.l^n Prescott, Jerf-y. Sciar's Orch, Lewellyn Moss. - Transcriptions''''.;;' is Mins; chat about Chaplin than Churchill. Abel. 'Knickerbocker Playhpnse,' weiekly half ^hbur drariiatic series for Proc^ ter & Ganible oyer NBC red out of Chicago, will, be .supervised . by Gou.rtenay Savage. Joseph Ainley. producer of 'First Nighter,' wiU di- rect.. . : ; ■ : . ■■■■ FIRST in PHILLY C. E. HOOPER SURVEYS Audlaneti af Phllidelphl» Network Statltni 4 ao.4 ;45 P.M., Mtn. thru Fri.-4 II*. A*|. WFIL WC4U KYW 16.9% 14.5% 13.3% y, Ust*n«ft tdanlirylni 8tttl As worked : here, quizee must .an- swer three questions correctly to win frorii one to 50 bars of candy and tickets to Fox theatte. Pouirth" take- it-pr-lea>^e-it query gives chance at couple bucks cash ih_iaddition or total loss of everything; Only two win- ners on show: caught : Listeners, invited to. call, hack ias often as ' they like. Variet? niugg kept phone dial spinning through en- tire 30 minutes in academic test and got through twice. (Fell down on questions both times.) Wcrn. SONG OF TOUR LIFE Harry Salter, Jack Arthur, Cl«rk Dennis, Gwen Wllliamii Song:.s, Talk, Band ^0 Mins. Sustaihlng' Wed., 9 p.m. WJZ-rNBC, New York This 'We, the People* to miisic could be whipped into a whopper of a commercial program. It's got the makings and all it needs is some extras With which to. found out the production- and talent edges, One thing that could be eliminated iis the offer of prizei: .money iof letters. They'll write without that incentive, and the paydfr could be ishifted :to. actual appearance before the mike. Th(; program, is steeped in: arid geared for the right sort of hbke. . It can by turn be sentiriiehtal, funny arid informative and the irange .of human interest is unlimited^ : ' . As the pefsbrihel cpriibiniatiori now! stands, there's Harry Salter, creator; of the show, batoning the . orchestra; Jack Arthur. ;dbubUng. ias m;c.- and vocalist, and Clark Dennis and G.wen Williams, each, coming in for a well placed' refrain.' The prbgiram still hiss, its rough spots, but these can be easily, smoothed ; away with: thie in- fusion bf a little .more authority and flexibility in the interviewing phases, arid a more varied : alignment, of the subjects, and moods. : Last Tuesday night's (28) install- riierit offered": ' ' . "" '' ' ' ,.■: . Mrs. Joe DiMaggio (nee. Dorothy Arnold), who related, how the tune, 'Beer Barrel Polka,' played both an amusement and poignant part in her: romance with the diamond star. . A girl who told, how the singing of 'Rose Marie', by Nelson . Eddy caused her to change her name legally from LaUfa to Rose Marie, and her intention to keep it that way although she later learned the bari- tone was married. Still another girl, who, inspired by the song, 'Six Lessons From Madame LaZoriga,' : started her. romance off on the wrong foot, but still had a happy ending to her story; : "The curator iri a rinuseurri of rriusical inistruments who sang one of . the psalms of David to the accompani- ment of ari ancient lyre. Joseish Rheinhart, an American boy who didn't learn to speak Eng- lish until six months ago. After tellr ing his quaint story of having been brought up in a Chinese family, the youth intoned a • Chinese lullaby that his. Chinese- foster mother sang tb: him. . . :'.. ■ ; ■■■'.: • Homer Norton, coach of the Texas A. iSt-M. football team, told what the song, 'Home on the Range,' has meant in his life. Odec. MEET CLINTON BUEHLMAN' Interviews 15 Mins; W. T. GRANT STORES Taes.-Sat.; 11:15 ajn. WGR, Buffalo Quizzes . have about rUn .their course here land now come their by- products. This one has; Clint Buehl- man, 'Musical Clocker* of WGR, standing in Grant*s : 5crto-$l aisles, babbling queries. Such as, 'Are you having a nice time shopping,' 'Have you had your vacation yet and when,* etc. :. , Ordinarily Buehlman is a glib personsige with no dull riioments. but talking about 'thousands and thou- sands* of stockings several mornings weekly seems to have stemmed his imagination. Session Saturday (31) lacked even occasional bright spots. Sessions are: .heavily interlarded With . comriiercial plugs,. Glint push- ing mike at salesgirls and asking what they think . of merchandise. Whereupon they giggle and answer 'It's fine— and only 25c. Betz. PEGEEN riTZGERALD With Richard Willis/ Hattte Silver- . man 'Lpokiiif Theim Ovier'. 15 MIqb.; Tuesday, 12:45 p.m. Sustaining ' WOR, Newark Pegeen Fitzgerald is the wife of Ed Fitzgerald, commentator ort WOR. With the help of Richard Willis, the two work on a volunteer subject who allows them to criticize, corisfruc- tively of course, as tp makeup, hair- do; nail-polish, and the like, . making it all and all .a cinch with the stay- at-home femmes. Tuesday (3) of this week, the subject happened to be Hattie (Mrs.. Sime): Silverman, Varikty's own redhead. . Hattie started off by admitting her age. There are lots of her friends Who . pr^ "jably thought ushe was a sucker because the only, ones that knew she Was 65 were the folks baick home in Syracuse— and they don't get around much anymore. Hattie also admitted that she has kept her hair red by constant treatment for years, stating that if she didn't take the treatments her hair would be pink. Really not a bad idea, as a pmk edition might fit in. After all, VAiuCTir was once green. Anyway, the frank manrier in which Miss Fitzgerald and Richard Willis go after the lady-of-the-day seems to be a new stunt in radio beauty culture. Jess. 50,000 WAHS . CHICAGO *^th6 Uid'Weat't^L&ading SpotlM Slaiioa" ..Owned and operated ky the Columbia Broadcasting Syatem TPTAl COST, $11,000, tnciwding flm«, laltnt, tln«t, travtllng •xptniM and broadcmting riBht*. | } CHARLES R. HOOK With Edwin C. Hill 'Industry in National Defense* IS Mins. ; SuiUlnlnir Friday, 10 p.m. . WABC-CBS. New York With the 'cpnscfiptton of industry' amendment suddenly tossed on th« pending BurJce-Wadsworth bill * Congress, it took the National Assn. of Manufacturers little time to get to the microphone to steam up pub- lic opposition to that portion of the measure. First broadside was fired Friday night (30) over CBS by Charles R. Hook, chairman of the NAM executive corhmittee and pres- ident of American Rolling Mills. Edwin C, Hill was interviewer * but actually turned out ta be niore of an ni.c.i Was palpably already In accord with Hook's views, and before the session was over was contribut- ing incidental support. Impression created by Hill wa.s distinctly that of publicist rather than an objective re- porter with a nationally -syndicated column. Announced at the close that Hill's appearance on the shoW was by courtesy of American Oil, his flve-times-a-week sponsor, which should clinch his being, identified as a spokesman for big business. Possibly for the very reason that he: wa.s undei- no obligation to be unbiased. HbbkMriipressed as .a sin-» cere, arti.culate, forceful and, urider the circumstances, liberal mouthpiece for the NAM. He spoke clearly and without apparent nervousness, with a typically successful-bUsiriess-iexecu- tive voice. His spiel was . shrewdly scf inted to .open with quptes from ' N. Y. Times interviews With Presi- derit: Rppsev.eit and published opin- ions pf . army riien regarding the progress of the defense program. ;Basi.o Auff;: 24 ( San Frdncisco .Cbntihucd from.page 34. Beaumont & JJbhmahr 'Rornahce bf Highways,' weekly qiiarter-hbur, re.^ ■newed one year; . Marin-Diel Milk, ■through Campbell-Ewald, bne hotir Weiekly, 'Budda Ariiateur Hour,'.: re-? riewed orte year ;• Yellow Cab, through Rufus Rhoades,^ six fiverminute p bds weekly, through! Dec. 2;.; Jphhsbh & Johnson (foiv Band^Aid ), through , Young & Rubicain, fi ve ciuaiterrhQur participatipris weekly in ■ Bi'eakfast Club ^tlirbwgh Feb. Lea. P^ernns, .ithrbugh Schwimmer. aiid Scott, 100 wbrd.s.- ; Six; days .weel. : weekly throUgh'l^oV.- :8; McCloskey Varnish,, through^^^ Pickering, three: participations Weelc- ly ..in 'Morning Hostess;.' ;thrbugh Nov; 1;: . Claxk Gard.e'ii Nursery, througiv NbrthWest Radio, five-minute ETs; • Galb: Dog : Food, thrbugh ■Segall quairtei'-hour .weekly,- renewal, 13 weeks; Fullei' Paiiits, th.rbugiii iwc- Gann-.Ericksbn, 20 one-rriinute spots; TriliiSportatibn^'M^ thrpiigli : United , States .Ad y^^^^^ 48 spot?: j! L: . "Tuttle Co. : (cheese), thrbugh Emil . Reinhardt, three . par- ticipations .. ■ 'Morning Hostess- weekly, thi'ee wieeks; Pui'ex Corp.. through Lbrd : & Thomas, 15! partici- pations in .'Morning Hoste.ss.* ' . f. Augi; 31 Cpmpairted to . Aug: 24 . | Network Local Nbftlonal Total Units Uiiiis Spot UhUs lliriits ; 8,q40 4.793 1.996 . 15.429 ; 8,655 - 4,402 1,998 15,055 -^0.2:%' ;--|:.8;8%.^ ^-|;2.5% (iivciadod: -Kmc:: k(Jd,. k.JBs. .-.Kro, Network Local / National : Total (Jhits Units iSpof Utiits Units 4.915 8,045 1,928 14,888 4,977 8.121 1,805 14,903 — 1-2 —Q-9.%-., +.6-85'p_.^v..:.-:0-l-% llimluded: KABC:,' JCM-VC; KONO, K^SA, • woAiy More Ihside-Newspaper Troy, N. Y.i Sept. 3. . Charles John Stevenson, editor of Washington County (N.Y.) Post, is jiqw doing a cracker-barrel comimen- tary titled *Small Town Stuff' ov.er WTRY. Another - WTRY feature; *Your Local Correspondent,' brings to the mike men and women cover- ing news in villages and towns. DETROIT NATL. SPOT UP, BUT UNITS SLIDE \\% Detroit, Sept. .3. Stagnation continues here in tlie radio biz as the summer session bows ■ 6u I w itlv hnotiier slight, drop. ■ But f iill bodes more: than .expectations. War orders pile into the town, new- department stores are opening (Saks put in a how pne here), anticipations ■are.':high- .a4yd the . pblitjcai • b^^ has started to line. up. strong as Mich- ;igau.''s ^'primaries near. .. - ,/The ;,smaller'' /.stations here prpbr ably ,, will catch heavily bn.'thP latter business- since the . bigger ones are up on their rales and '\hcavily sched- uled. .- ■ -, : WWJ: Groves Bronio . Quinine placed 26 • half-hours.! of the Sherlock Holmes show through Slack Goblc, of ;Ctlvicagb ;, , ■ . ■ ' ■ ; Se pt.~ 3 Compared to Aug. 24 | lielwork Local National Total Units Units Spot Units Units • 7.180 10,435 4.819 ' 22,429 7.367 10,660 4,652 22.679 — 'i.S':;.'' .—2.1% +3.6% —1.1% (liK-llKto • C'KIAV. "VV.TUK. AV.I1V,.W.\M-!(V - -VVW.T, wx.YZ) - , Kansas City . Cuntiniied from page 34. Of WJBK, DEL, REPORTS BIGGEST BIZ YEAR Detrpit, Sept. 3. WJBK enjoyed the largest volume .of business in its 10 year existence according to -the year-end audit. Art Croghan, who took oyer the sales department- of ^ the statfon last Sept. 15, reports thai' volume for the year ampuhted to $247,928.67^which was 42%% above that of the preceding year. " ' The new year, which started June 1, is off to a big start with sales f or that month at $26,621. This repre- sents the. largest single month's vol- ume in the station's, histofy. The figure for June represents a 91 % in r crease over the same mbnth in 1939. For July, sales totaled $23,183i which marks it 104% oyer July of the preceding year. ■ ■ , Seattle, Sejjt. : 3* .. Continued political etherizing is sendmg ipcal iiilits up intP the cl^ 1 1 's figured here that 90 % of el ectiori expenditures are" being turned oyer to: radio. . And since .the 'majbr sta- tions are . already ' prietty well crowded, the indies are reaping: a ,welcbme :harvest:^ . -.^^^^^ v__Aug:. 31 Compared to Aug. 24 | Network . Local National Total Units Units Spot Units Units • 4,070 12.378 1,443 17,891 4.025. 11.717 1,381 17.123 -M.l'v- +5.6% +4.5%' -}-4.5%. < Inclu.ieVl : KIRO, KOIi, KRSC, K.VA)" WABC's '40 Bis ___ Continued frpm page 34 both this: period and -the 10:30-10:45 p.m.' spot , Other ' newcomers to the WABCj list are: • : •■■ Gordon Baking Co., 'John Nesbitt's Passing Parade, .7:40-7:45 a.ni., Mon- day through Saturday. Barton A. Stebbins is the* agency. Manufacturers Trust Co., 'News of the War,' 10:30-10:45 p.m., three times -a week. Luden's Coughdrops, 'News of War,'- 10:30-10:45 li.m., three times a week. J. M. Mathes agency. .White Laboratories, Newark (Chboz), transcriptions of Jack Berth sprigs, : 8:30-8:33, Mondays. Wednesdays. , Fridays, beginning Sept. 16. William Esty agency. N. y. state Bureau of Milk Pub-, llcity. Adelaide Hawley's 'The Wo- man's Page,' 8:45-9 a. m. Tuesday i American Chicle, minute and a half announcements before the 'Eu- ropean Roundup,' 8:-B-15 a.m., start- ing Sept. 30, , 1 Barbasol, the 6-6:05 p.m. news pe- riod Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day, starting Oct 1. WOW HonHng Names For 3d Food Show Mtegihwhile political partleis are help- ing to bridge ' (he gap for the Ipcal stations, a lid th is. c la.ss of bii is iri- crcasing in proportion lb nearness of election day.,.. . kCKN.kept figures about ^ven by prbmoliiig a trio of back-tp-school cooperative progrturis during the week and off.setting slack in natiPrial spot time due to Blues baseball g;ames:; being 'washed out. DODGE BLURBS IN N.Y. 1 . Aug. 31, Com pared to A ug. 24 | Network Local National Total Units , Units Spot Units Units 5,645 4,838 : 6.506 . 16,989 5iC90 • 4,679 6,576 16,945 —0.7",, . + 3.3% • -. — 1% +0.2% (It.K-lu.loii: K,l.'KN-, KC'.MOvkr'IMi:. K.MHO, wi)AK;.AVH i:t) - ; i; ... > ■ ■. SCRIPPS-HOWARD ASK FOR HOUSTON OUTLET y . Sari Antonio, Sept, 3. Applicatipn .. has been made -by Scripps-Howai'd ; to the Federal Corhnuinicatiohs. Commission for new station at Houston. . Proposed station wpuld 'operate pn 1,120 kilo-; cycles, with; 250 - time. .. Chain operates the Press there. : : Sta tibn K PRC, at Houston, outlet for Texas Quality Network and oh Red network of the NBC, is owned and operated by the Houston Pr in t- ing Co. Other outlets there are KTRH and KXYZ. INFO ON UPBEAT Quis and Forum Shows Continue to Increase in Mpls. Omaha, Sept. 3. WOW, knee-deep in preparatipris for. annual food show and gas-cook-- irig school, is after names. It will be the third such show, sponsored 'by WOW. Johnny • Gillin, Jr;, station chie:f. will personally supei'vise WOW's part in: the frolic, with pro- gram director Harry Burke arid pro- duction manager Lyle De Moss help- ing. WOW's narne :last' year was Irene . Rich, who proved a heavy dra.w for the show, , staged at the auditorium, and aired by WOW. This year's show .starts Sept. 30 ;arid. runs . six-days, ' ■ " ; - . Minneapolis, Sept. 3; Local forum and (juiz • programs cpntinue tP increase in favpr and multiply. • Station, heads say p is more 'education minded' than ever before and is. gbing foi- the Informa- tive stuff in a big way. Latest to be started is WMIN's Friday; night;:'fbrum:' ; Three prom- inent: Twin City business and pro- fessional men will discuss timely subjects ;'; University of Chicago Rpuhd-Table: fashion. :, Opening pro- gram vviU . have: Russell Wiggins, editor of the St. ;Paul Dispatch; John Scott, president ' of Minnesbta • Sav- ings & Loan Assn., and another lead- ing businessmari; • Forums will be in charge of Theodore. Meltzer. Same station has engajged 'Hawf and Hawf,' St. Paul Dispatch col- umnist, to .iritervielw visiting arid local celebrities once a Week. Minneapoli.<^-St^: Paiil quiz con- tests over WCCO once weekly is still pulling strong. WFBR's New Spot Biz Baltimore, Sept. 3. Following are hew national spot contracts obtained by WFBR: ~ American Chicle CChiclets), 52 one-minute, announcements; Brown and . Williamson' (Wings); 26 one- minute and chain break announce- me'rits; Iowa Soap Company (Magic Washer: Spap), 39 participations on 'Every' Womari's HourV plus 13 par- licipalipns on WFBR 'Studio Party'; Johnson and Johiuson (Tek tooth- brushes), 26 chain break annouhce- ments; Manhattan Soap Company (Sweetheart Soap). 186 five-minute news programs; Mprrejlj John &- Company E-Z Cut Ham). 192 five- minute, programs; Perfection Stove Company (Superfex Heaters), 39 orie-minute, announcements. As ': in most other 'cities, biz ii^ New York last week was effected by the in-between summer-fall inn The baronieter consequently, stands about whei-e it was in tiie Prior Autombtiye acco.unts, however, tinued a slight perki; with Dbd^ie re- pprted as purchaser of some an- nouncements this frame. , .' : WHN; ■ J acbb R upper t Brewery Co. Pf N. Y.. thrbugh Rulhrauff & Ryan] 50 statibn-break announcements. i .■ WMCA:,: Brownley . Aparlments, through W, H, Fairfax'- Agency, nouncemcrits; Optical Membership Plarij Inc., through . Ted Nel.son As- sociates, a n nounce nie nls for 52 weeks; National Transportation Go., Inc. (dperating .: Parmelee ., Cabs),'- through World-Wide Adveriisiiig Corp,, 26- week*"^ contract, Bryce Oli- ver, cpmriientfitpr; , Carter Prbducls,. Inc. (Carter's Little Liver Pills),: through SpPt Broadcasting, Inc., re- newal for 52 weeks,, liribuncemeiits; Hotel St. George., renewal of 'Rise and Whine,' participation progj-ani, foi' 10 Broadcasts; : Chrysler, /cbr^ (Dodge Diyiisibri), through Ruthrauff, & Ryan, annouhcements. I Aug. 31 Compared to Aug. 24 Network Units 630 630 ■ .* :-■ ■■(laclutiert : Local Units 10,186 10.190 —0.3';' ■■ W H N. W .Mi \ National Total Spot Units Units 10,612 21.428 10,674 2 MQ-i — 0.5%' .. -^0.'3% 'sk^v, w on. ♦:No. change; Buffalo— Robert Sherry left chief announcer's post at WBNY to join spieling staff of WGR-WKBW. suc- ceeding Cliff Jbnes. He's fpuith- WBNY-ite to db so. , others being Ralph Hubbell, Jack McLean, John Gill arid Herb Bardeii. Warren. Kelly is new, voice at WBNY. -• SEE! HEAR! TAKE PART YOURSELF N.B.C.Coatt-to- Coast ] ] .B.r'oadcast of Dr. I. Q. Tho MENTAL BANKER - $1000 IN CASH -'/offered '.,for .vorreo^. MiiHwrrt . 'from th« . «tii(e of CAPITOL Theatre 9 P.M. Every Monday Night , Brbadcast in N«w York . by Kadio SI m tloo . W K.ir .'Jfipbiiitored by ' MARS, INC. Mofcer* of Snickers, Milky Way, ■ Mars, 3 Musketeers and Forever Yours Candy bar*. IN BALmORl IT'S f I MTWNAl REPRESENflTIVES EfiWARD PEnir A CA ON THE NBC RED NETWORK : .; , Cincinnati, Sept. 3. ■ Anotlier climb toward heavy au- tumn schedules fPr Cincy brpbdcast- ■ers;'>-,a.s . reflected in last; yi-'eek'.s time' sales gairt oyer the' previous week. Largest ihfcrease.; was : in the local units bracket. Rise network biz -oyef-balahced the slight decline on : national spot accounts; ;. ;„■' . Aug . .ii Compared to Aug. ' 24 . | Network Local , National Total Uni ts Units Spot Units Uni ts 4,470 9,022 5,318 18,810 4,410 8,871 5,339 18,020 .4-1.4^: ':- ..:^-l.'7%:: —0,4% ..^ H-1%^ tlnciuficil ; . VVCl'O, WkhC', \\'r;.\V,^ WSAl> I THE O'NEILLS' By JANE WEST NOW RADIO'S MOST POPULAR FAMILY BRINGS YOU MORE jAUGHTER JeARS ^ho |~| EART-THROBS Presented by Ivory Soap ■ 99" loo - : pure iJSTFiJ TWICE DAILY T NBC Red Network, 12:15 to 1S:30 P.M. E08T IM . 6:45-6 P.M., EDST : • ♦ • COAST TO COAST l>ir. COMPTOM ADVERTISING AGBNCX MOT. ED WOLF— RKO BLOC. NEW YORK CITY " Wednesday, Sep^ 4* 1940 MUSIC 39 mw ^ m Inlays anQt , had . . suff i ci ^ n t .-prestige,'. ••..'':■ HAMPTON'S OWN BAND STILL UP IN THE AIR Accused of Rape in Buff. i- ' Buffalo, Sept; 3. . ; Edward B. Keevins, 32,;of Chicago, member of the Orrin IHicker hand at Sheia's Buffalo last, week, was arr raigned; in -City Coiirt^^ T^^^^ (2S!) charged with rape on the cbmplaint Of .Elizabeth Kennedy, 20, She charged that; Keeyins ; assaulted h^i; ;iate Wednesday night in a parked automobile. Keevins pleaded not guilty and viras released in -$5,000 bailt -the- case be- ing set for hearing Sept. 27. .' Lionel Hampton's new band, on which work was supposedly started I on the. Coast withifi ihie past couple I of. weeks, is stiU in the thought stage. [no men have been selected for any I position in the full size, outfit. Hamp- ton is- currently in New York. Joe Glasier- is seeking personal managership of the outfit vvhen and if it • materializes. He has been pro- pbsitipnihg Harnpton, but so far has h^d rib 'actuar success. Glaser han- dles Louie Armstrdng and Andy Kirk, among bthers. ' Teagardens May Merge Charley Teagarden, exrPaul White- man trumpeter,; ll;ia.& been sitting in. with li i.^ brother ' Jack . Teagarden 's band. off . and On in the past week and.;.there'S' a po.s.sibility he may join the outfit perrfiaheritly. He replaced Tommy Gonsolin. Band played all last week at Steel Pier, A. C, At the time J. Teagarden le/t ■WHileman to fotm;a band of his own, the trumpeter brother wias; set to jgo with hifh; The bpnibination , neve? ■materialized- Charlie .staying . with: Whiteman until the latter outfit's re- cent breakup. • Recbrdls Big FactdrT^Discs; V If Waxed With ASCAP Ttine», May Be Off Certain v Hadio Chaiinels— B M I , However^ Hash't Enough .,, ■■■ to'. Go' Round''' ' ':■ ORIGINALS? : >,As' the deadline for the expira- tion of the current Arn6rican So- city of Composers, Authors and Publishers agreements with radio stations draWs neater '(Dec. 31:), va^ rious recording bands are preparing to meet the effect non-ASCAP radio will .have . ph:theni. Record-playing indie outlets bold a major part in the life of a modern dance, band. Any turntabling: outlet that doesn't sign for another. stretch with ASGAP ;wiU .not. be; able to" broadcast re- corded Versions of ASCAP times, -new— or -old,— just the sanie as. riet- wprks will, not be able . to broadcast them liyeJ Such, events will snap back at- bands, keeping a sizeable portion of the stuff they'll cut, during the niext couple of months off the air, un- less the numbers ' they select for waxing are riot under ASCAP con- trol. Tb. skirt the possibility of be- ing even partially blackedout, band- leaders in several instances, acting "on what they consider foresighted- ness, are . beginning now to arrange and record tunes that have become standatds, familiar to Jhe public, yet are in the public domain — in other words« songs that are known yet are eligible for reproduction oft wax oyer non-ASCAP piitlets.. Of course, BMI tunes will be playable rib mat- ter what, but there are still not enough such tunes published by the latter to go around. : The public domain, standard idea is twofold. Such recordirigs,, being playable by record jockeys, will keep bands that use them: in front, pf the army of fans who regularly tune in on recorded programs. ;. In addition, the numbers will be usable on live shots from location stands, the usual method usied by bands to plug their recordings. Beside digging; back into, for in- stance, some of Stephen .. Foster's classics, bands that have a knack for penning good jive or novelty origi- nals are keeping 'em publisher free. At least they're being kepU-from ASCAP publishers to make certain the numbers will be useable after Jan. 1. Sammy KayeV Orch Loses Its Bachelorhood [ : Irving Mills on GoaiBl I ■ ■ , . ;. - Hoi ly wood. ..Sept.^ 3. !, , Irving ' Mills . pulled into town after a / ;c.rbss-CQuritry drive frcim ! New .York.-, ;,';;' ' 7 ' ^■,-' .;'" i ; ..plansj- call;' /Qr/,a^;rtibiil}i iiv /iloliy- wood to .look over his mUFic'.affairs. Milwaukee, Sept. 3. Sammy Kaye is not allergic to girl singers, , but for rnany years he . has contended that just good-looking femriie-^. vocalist was not pairticular as^et to a n prch es tr a . so; f b r a n u rii r ber of years he and his . bandsmen have gone along as an all-male bf- ganization. However, that's all changed now. A couple of months ago Kaye dis- covered Louise Lorraine; in Tprontp, who !he . consider ccj so usual that he changed his policy. She joined the Kaye organization , here Wednesday (27).': debutting- with ' the band's River.side theatre- date'.-. Of Oldies Remain $5-$6 Per Copy IN DUTCH Marks .Vs.' Harms In Sonr jnfringc- ment 'Case Harms, Inc., filed a general; denial Friday (30) in N. Y. federal court to the suit pf Edwaird B. Marks Music Corp., asking dismissal of the action on the ground that the plairitifll had failied ,tp cpmply withi the copyright laws which placed its song .in. the public domain. Action seeks ian : injunction, counting of profits, and , damages against Hariris' 'In An Old .Dutch Mill,' ' publiished ;in 1932, clainriing that the song infringed . Werner Kersten's '. song, ; 'written ' • 1920, Bummel-I'etrus Intermezzo : Piano lind Gesang.' Different arrangements of . the : song . f or orchestra and . f or vocalist are also involved in the suit. to in Bobbins Music Corp. of Cuba hav- ing been launched, Jack Bobbins is now eyeing Miexico as a possible branch venture* Bobbins figures on working with the Metro exchange iri Mexico to build up that catalog, since the picture company is partnered with all Bobbins music ventures. . Promotora Hispana Anicricana dc Musica, S. A. (PHAM), practically controls all Mexican music today, which in turn is controlled by .an Asspciaciori , Mexicana de Autpres y Compositores, which, at the same, time, is controlled by radio station XEW and Southern Music Publish- ing Co. (Ralph Peer ). Other publishing businesses in Mexico are Editorial Mexico (Men- zel), Editorial Wagner (ex- Wagner & Levin) and Editorial Beethoven (Marknian Bros,), which are asso- ciated with Sindicato de Autores, Compositores y Auditbreis de Mexico (SACAM). , Treasurer pf SAC AM is "Tata Nacho, otherwise Igriacio Fer- nandez Esperon, , songsmith. .Nacho is his stage name, Alfonsp Esparza Oteo, also w!k. native composer, is, general secretary. The Sindicato or SACAM splits up the collected coin 40% to the publishers, 40% to the songsmiths (of which 24% goes to the composer and only 16% to the lyricist, unlike ASCAP's 5.0-50 divvy),, and -the remaining 20% to the SACAM for administration. ; Dominant in the music setup i.s Eniilio Azcarraga, -who runs XEW and shbrtwave stations XEWW and XEQQ. N.H. ARENA RESUMES NAMES; DIITO BOSTON New Haven (Conn.) Arena sumes its Sunday name band and vaud