Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1933, Page 10

FILMDOM NAMES < ORISIS COMMITTEE|:= Host of Stars Accept Cuts and Leaders Weigh Finance Tangle. ~ B the Associated Press. “HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 9.—With prost movie stars accepting drastic sal- oy slashes to keep the cameras turning, e Academy of Motlon Picture Arts #Bd Sclences early today authorized Creation of & committee of five to act Em- clearing house for financial prob- s of the industry. “The committee will be formed of rep- yesentatives of the five groups in the #dademy—the directors, actors, writers, technicians and producers. Two of the goups named their representatives at once. William K. Howard will repre- t the directors and Howard J. Green e writers. ~Employes in the industry joined al- st 100 per cent in accepting salary reductions up to 50 per cent yesterday q a specified period of eight weeks to ald in tiding over the major producing eompanies during the banking holidays. » Stars Voice No Protest. ~Highly pald artists voiced no protest | s! the reduction as far as could bhe Jearned, although many players said ¢hky. would first consult their managers or-attorneys. _Among those who formally expressed ‘widlingness to take slashes in their sal- €y contracts to help meet the emer- gency caused by the banking situation Marie Dressler, Joan Crawford, aurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees, From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. By E. de S. MELCHER. Stdve Cochran ~Has an Idea. TEVE COCHRAN. National Theater Owner W. H. Rap- ley's right-hand man, is not worrying these days. *No,” ** said Mr. Cochran yesterday, tleaning back in his well uphol- stered chair in the wide expanses of Jhis office and looking up into the ~distinguished faces of distinguished Madies and gen- ltlemen of the theater, who ‘Jadorn the Na- =tional's walls, ™I am not wor- - ried. Why should e? I have - ~ «rame smiled out *of his cherubic fade and winked first his left eye N then ~right. . “Have they g g Cochran. “anything to do %fie theater in Washington?” \ sely,” said Mr, Cochran, in s very best English. I “Have they anything to do with sthe fact that if the bank trouble “pefiists Washington may not have any theater?” o “Precisely,” answered Mr. Cochran =again, looking round and ruddy and K ate of complexion. =aWould you mind explaining?” 2 “Not at all —" and Mr. Coch- Jran, famed for his cheering manner, ~his cheering National Theater Play- wer{ and his cheering estate on Lake wuong. where genial cronies of theater visit and bloom in mid- “Auyzust, leaned back some more. ‘ashington,” he said, “need not &eqrram that its legitimate theater TwiYl leave it flat. We have a nice #tream of bookings for many weeks ‘o come—and these include, !w the Mweek following ‘Cavalcade,” Georg ~M. Cohan in ‘Pigeons and People, and after that ‘When Ladies Meet,’ land after that others which I am ot at liberty to disclose. But—and J10w suppose that the bank situation =tles up the theater so that no living Sactor or so much as half a play can ~be removed from New York—what then?” He smiled again and drew ~out & £mall red cigarette box from 2ht et and offered an expensive Zcigirette to his visitor. . “What, then?” S "Well, then,” said Mr. Cochran, Jwhen his cheroot was ignited, “I will scorral my National Theater players *and plant them here at a moment's >notice. A nice idea?” 3 =Yes, a nice idea. But—" said his” visitor—“what'll National The- “ater patrons do for money?” 't &Money!” Mr Cochran hughcd one sofhis well-modulated Alulhx “Why Jthey won't need money.” How, then, will the actors get ‘By hams, and cheeses, and breads, <and fruits, and the goods of the ‘kfl which the uudlencu will bring.” &You mean——? “I mean that tickets will be pur- Jehgseable by trading and bargaining ~and offering some nice little food- ~sttfls for a chair in the orchestra “er the balcony.” Whlt might s nice fat goose ~ Probably & whole box. But I ~haven't got that far. As a matter ~of fact. I never thought of the idea cuntil this minute.” ac Cochran, however, if his boss Jand Rulde Mr. Rapley, is willing, is to think it over hard. {+_There is only one_trouble; some esort of petty riots are likely to ensue. /A lady arriving with a package of |'cereal, for instance, might object at ~finding herself in the second bal- Sokt compiain at not belng in. the at N ng e .front row. Then if the actors don’t “eat roasts and cereal, and al(k m{o one . either brings eggs or mi a +night's performance, the actors might go on strike. The idea has, -however, wafted away clouds of doubt. Tthat have arisen over the fact that e of Broadway's coming plays . tht be frozen fast at home. - &We shall go right on having the thpater here,” said Mr. Cochran “finally yesterday. “This is the one ~ time when we need it. As a mat- “te of fact” he said, rather coyly, ~and with that chuckle which is an- ipatory of feeling, “there 1s = *y little dwf)mt thngwe will get $neans inflammation of nerves. To gain relief you must remove . the use. Don’t let this condi- ion continue and become hronic. Find out how ‘you can aid natural proc- esses within your ly. hone or write for in- lormation and literature » ‘today. ;’;s!u in Washingtan 15 Years Mountain Valley Water 2 For 75 years the Prescribed Witer at HOT SPRINGS, ARK. tane K S NW, Mot, 1083 . 2 4 - THE EVENING STAR, WASfiINGTON, D. (‘ THURSDAY. Sylvia Sidney, Richard Arlen, Wynne Ol!lon Clive Brooks, John Boles, Spen- Robert Montgomery and John Jack oa{k“i; Carole Lombard and Ran- dolph Scott left the question up to their Pm Tata cuts, executives said, will be asked of the luminaries who are pald by the picture. These include John ore, Richard Barthelmess and Leslie Howard. Extras, who receive from $5 to $7.50 a day for doing occasional “bits” or joining in crowd scenes, were not in- cluded in plans for lower pay. Acceptarice of the cuts was in ac- cordance with the recommendation of the board of directors of the. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that his must be done or studios closed entirely. The only groups yet to be heard from are members of the labor unions. Unions Weigh Problem. Pat Casey, representing the Associa- tion of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors in union wage matters, said the answer of the union workers to the salary reductions ultimatum of the pro- ducers probably will be made known by tomorrow night. In telling contract people of the “eight-week plan,” Albert Kauffman, executive at Paramount Studios, de- clared a two-month survey of theaters throughout the country revealed thea- ter receipts 41 per cent below normal and two-thirds off in the nine key citles, At Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios meetings were held among contract players and other workers, with 100 per cent approval of co-operation. A mass meeting at the R-K-O Radio Studios gl::e unanimous approval to the wage sh. Contract people at the Warner Bros.- First National Studios agreed to the cut. Later Jack L. Warner said, “We have given a 50 per cent cut in salary to all e'mployea getting more than $50 a week. It has been accepted by stars, writers and studio personnel, with the exception of a few stars now in the East. We expect to hear from them within two days.” these shows from New York. How- ever, as long as you asked me, sup- pose we don't—well, then—the Ni tional Players can be counted gn.” “A generous impulse, Mr. Coc] . “And,” said Mr. Cochran—"we hope those hams and cheeses and fruits, etc., will be generous, t0o.” Eddie Cantor Arrives Tonight. EDDE CANTOR arrives this eve- ning at 8:50 in Washington, according to United Artists dis- patches, Mr. Cantor’s next film will be concerned with Androcles and the Lion. . . . Ben Bernie, the Earle ‘Theater’s visiting maestro, is arriving, too—he will give a special midnight show tomorrow night. . . . Mrs. Bernie, incidentally, first won fame when he laughed at a “razzberry” he ‘was accorded at a performance. . . . “Follow Thru” will be presented on the stage of Loew's Fox next week. . . . Other good things scheduled for next week include “King of the Jungle” at the Earle, with “the per- fect man,” Buster Crabbe; “Our Bet- ters” at R-K-O Keith's, with Con- stance Bennett, and a revival of “The Sign of the Cross,” at the Metmponun. . . . You should see “Rome Express” at the Rialto before lt is yanked from the boards. . . “So This Is Africa” opens today at Keith's. . . . The Bartfield Players are going right ahead presenting their successful “Scrap of Paper.” . Tomorrow night they will offer it ‘for the fourth time at the Pet- worth M. E. Church. . . . Be sure not to overlook this week’s “Piccoli” if you want to be amused and well entertained. . . . The “Bolero” has now crept into a night club—the Madrillon is offering dinner and supper patrons & dance version of it undertaken by Doreane and Douglas. . . « The entire British embassy staff will be on hand Monday for the opening of Noel Coward’s “Caval- cade” at the National. Appearing in Film Revival HELEN HAYES AND CLARK GABLE IN “THE WHITE SISTER.” A romantic scene from the ex-Lilllan Gish film “The White Sister,” which brings Clark Gable and Helen Hayes together for the first time. It will be shown at a local theater in the near future. schedule to Chicago..St. Louis. . Detroit The ‘rhl.'::y t‘r::vl,:;:ny Limited , . . fastest Liberty Limited train to Chicago—to St. Louis—to Detroit. It leaves Washington at 4.02 P.M.—toward the close of the business day. Yet it arrives in Chicago and Detroit for the opening of busi- ness next morning, and in St. Louis at the beginning of the afternoon. Lv. Washington 4.02 P.M. Ar. Chicago 9.00 A.M. Ar. St. Louis. .. 1.25 P.M. Ar. Detroit.... 8.25A.M. Phone National 9140 for infor- mation or reservations. Pennsylvama Railroad never been served by a finer train than the Liberty Limited. Other fast trains daily to the West. Private Bedrooms are Cheaper! 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