4 The Billboard GENERAL NEWS September 17, 1938 MARY CARLISLE Bowes Units Tops, Blackstone (This Week's Cover Subject) Big, in Seattle Vaude Survey MARY CARLISLE, popular Paramount fea SEATTLE, Wash.,Sept.10. - Major Film credited with pulling the biggest THE World's Fair will accomplish enor- gross was Bobby Breen's Hawaii Calls, mous good for New York commercial- Lured player, last seen as Bing Crosby' Bowes units proved to be the biggest Certain industries leading woman in "Dr. Rhythm," was born invaude attraction during the past seasonMay 2 to8,along with He Couldn't Sayly and industrially. No.Pulled $6,000. indigenousto New York arealready Boston and received her education in a conven at the Palomar, local vaude and double - feeling the effect of the present activity thereuntil she was eight yearsold. Afterfeature film house.Records were made Bill Danz, who revealed the b. -o. records to The Billboard, says,"Agood vaudevilleand the promise of far more to come the death of her father, Mary and her mothe and grosses were upped during the two out in Flushing Meadows.Show busi- went totheCoasttolivewithan uncleoccasions since January 1 when Majorshow will pull more than a picture" at Bowes "amateurs" were headliners. the Palomar, which is enjoying a fineness has not felt the Midas touch as who obtained for her a small part in Jackie August business.With the fine weatheryet, but show business will-and to the Coogan's "IfI Were King."When she was The biggest gross for a six -day periodduring the months of April, May andextent that no other branch of industry 15 a screentestresultedinseveral minorwas the $7,100 pulled in February by aJune there was some general slackeningcan possibly feelitexcept the hotel roles in a series of college pictures, but herBowes group and the film Time Out forof business at the Palomar, but in Julybusiness.The Century of Progress put career was interrupted by the Insistence of aLove. On the second occasion, August 1and August, with equally fine weather,Chicago show business back on its feet welfare worker that she return to school be-to 7, a Bowes unit brought $6,000, alongthere has been a spurt towards betterand kept it going on the strength of the cause of her youth.A year of private schoolwith the picture When Were You Born?business.Danz believes this is part ofinitialpushforseveralyears. The followed. until she visited the Metro -Goldwyn - In dollars and cents over a seven-daythe general upswing. process will not only be duplicated in Mayer studios and was introduced to the cast-period, however, biggest drawing card of New York but it will be much more in- ingdirector who was lookingforgirlsforthe season was Blackstone the Magician. tensified and of consequence that will screen musical comedy work.Result of theHe drew $7,300, top of the year for a full be considerably more far-reaching. meeting was a year's contract for Mary as aweek, along with the film Torchy Blaine Ofcourse, the film houses will do more member of the studio's dancing group. in Panama.This week, however (JuneWrangle Ends business.For that matter, Broadway's Miss Carlisle danced in "Broadway Melody,"13 to19), was the week that school juice stands, auction stores and apparel "Hollywood Revue" and other music films ofclosed and businessisusually up as shops willalso cater to more traffic. that era., and in between she played bitsingraduates take in a show. On Ducat Code But the real business will be done by "Montana Moon" and "TheGirlSaidNo." the more genuine branches of show busi- Her work, tho limited, was noticed, and she NEW YORK, Sept.10.-After moreness-the theaters that offer stage shows received a long-term contract from MGM, with than a week's wrangling between repre-and the night clubs that cannot exist her first important part the leadina Tech- sentatives of the ticket brokers and thewithoutlivetalentandlivemusic. nicolor short, "The Devil's Cabaret."Follow-Poland Tough on League of New York Theaters, an agree-Which amountstosayingthatthe ing this came "The Great Lover," "Hotel Con- ment was reached to ink the ticket codeWorld's Fair should be responsible for tinental," "DowntoEarth," "The RecklessAmerican Talent; desired by the latter organization andthe greatest revival of flesh in a genera- Age," "Grand Hotel" and two Al Christie com- Actors' Equity Association Monday (12).tion.And leads to the predicition that edies. Good work in these films merited her Before the settlement, however, Stan-thereverberationsofthe New York selection as one of the 13 Wampas Baby Stars Chiseling, Taxes ley C. Fowler, attorney for the Associatedexplosionsin showbusinesswillbe for 1933. Theater Ticket Agencies,afterseveralheard all over the nation.Again will NEWYORK, Sept. 10.-American actsheated session with the League, managedthe demand be manifested for attrac- A score of picturesfor various companiesreturning from tours of European coun-to reduce the policing tax from 5 to 31/ations, for novelties, for new faces, for led to Miss Carlisle's signing a Paramount con-tries bring back with them stories of all The brokers originally demanded tractinJuly, 1936, and she has been withsorts of hazards and pitfalls connectedcents. everything that the fleshbusinessis that studioeversince. She recently com- that the rebate to the league be set atcapable of producing for the benefit of with such dates, but one of the sorest212 cents. pletedthefeminineleadin"Touchdown,spotsthatagreat many suchacts the masses' entertainment. Army," which will be released about Octoberseemed to be agreed upon is the help No forecast of show business or the 7, and she is now working in "Illegal Traffic."lessness of the foreign act in Poland. season now opening can be reliable or When not appearing before the cameras she complete without taking into considera- studies French, singing and dancing, and is an In Poland all contracts for clubs, caba- tion the effects of the fair on Broadway. avidreaderofbiographicaldata. Shelivesrets, restaurants, etc., are issued and ap- Visitors to the fair will be immersed with her mother in a Hollywood apartment. proved by an organization known as in show business every move they make POZED, being no more than a protec- on the grounds in Flushing.But just tive society for the directors and owners PosciLilitics as they did in Chicago the visitors will of places of amusement.If any claim (See SUGAR'S DOMINO on page 7) or dispute arises between employee and GLEANED BY MEMBERS OF THE (TXtfierb employer, POZED is supposed to arbi- trate the difficulty, and its decision is BILLBOARD STAFF always recognized as final.That leaves Thepurpose ofthis departmentisto benefitproducers,bookers,agentsand very little hope for the cause of even others concerned with the exploitation of native artists, let alone a stranger in the talentin the major indoor fields thru The land.Moreover, POZED always insists Billboard'scoverage ofevery branch of the that foreign performers with a grievance showbusiness. sign a document (all in Polish) before SHOWMEN INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC it takes up their cases, and sorry in- "POSSIBILITIES" MAY ADDRESS THEM IN deed is the act that does not first seek CARE OF THE NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE the advice of a friendly lawyer or the BILLBOARD, 1564 BROADWAY. assistanceofitsrespectiveconsulate. For that paper stipulates that not only the performer must accept the decision For ORCHESTRAS of POZED as final but promises that it ADRIAN ROLLINI -possesses the will seek no further recourse In any prime requisites for leading an or- other court in the land.For those un- chestra.Since the early '20s, as a An address of prestige where suspecting ones who sign the document memberofthebygoneCalifornia the discriminating traveler without scrutiny, the usual disposition Ramblers, Rollini has been a name to . of his case, regardless how big his claim conjure with among musicians, first .2)1,Jtaytttitteet may relax in an atmosphere or wrong, is fares to his next date. for his mastery of the bass sax, then of refinement. Under the same as an exponent of the goofus (Coues- For those who contemplate workingnophone) and currently as a vibro- The Drake offers every luxury management as The Drake and Polish engagements can expect a series phone artist playing with his trio at and convenience of fine living The Blackstone in Chicago. of taxations that will include one that Hotel Piccadily, New York.His mu- may go as high as 11 per cent of gross sicianship leans toward le jazz hot, on Chicago's Gold Coast, A.S.Kirkeby, Managing Director salary (with no exemptions), another tax but it's not so much "out of this overlooking Lake Michigan. for the use of music, another one forworld" that the populace of this uni- A. S. Kirkeby,Managing Director permits to play your contracted dates, verse couldn't appreciate.Nor is he TheTown house and still another one for the Polish Art- a neophyte on directing a band, hav- \\\\\!r! li%ilshire its tug Angeles ists' Fund. Of course, this does not in- ing organized many combos for many clude the agents' commissions. years as a recording artist.Registers Wised -up performers on the other side, just as strong on the showmanship The.Pralie in almost all countries, band together side and is endowed with a personal- LAKE SHORE DRIVE CHICAGO and insists upon payment of salaries be- ity that spells salesmanship. fore each show or no show. IN DETROIT STOP AT THE GRANT In a recent tour of Poland Josephine "A REAL HOME FOR SHOW FOLKS' Baker assured her own and everyone else's salary by resorting to just such For RADIO ONLY Save money. Get extra corn fort. Every roombright and measures and with success. ARTFRANK -a vaude standard HOTEL RALEIGH spaciouswith In -a -door bed turn for years who has brought his and separate dressing room.