MIKE TIGHE, 72, MAY QUIT AS HEAD OF STEEL UNION
Iturbi's Last Two Stadium Concerts-Ormandy to Follow Sophie Bratloa Will be Soloist Wednesday Evening Jose Iturbi will conduct the last wo concert* of his Stadium season 1 Sunday and Monday,...
...Tbe contralto Sophie Braslau will be the soloist under Ormandy an Wednesday night, singing two Rachmaninoff songs with orchestra, "© Thou Billowy Harvest Fields" ind "Fate," and the Gypsy part in De Falla's "El Amor Brujo...
...Yvonne Printemps will be starred in "Conver* sation Piece...
...Humon Bondage' en Albee Serosa—Molly Picon on Stage "Of Human Bondage," cinematized by RKO Radio Pictures with* Leslie Howard starred in the leading role of W.Somerset Maugham's story, is at the RKO Albee Theatre...
...Sylvia Cole will go into rehearsal foY the Cantor film as soon as she completes her present role in Universal'* musical "Romance in the Rein," starring Roger Pryor, Heather Angel and Victor Moore...
...The Frank wyn Company has been formed for this specific purpose, but the plays will be presented under thje managerial aegis of Selwyn & Franklifi...
...Arch Selwyn and Harold I. Franklin Form Produciaa FirmSeven flays Schedultd for the Fell Arch Selwyn, prominent theatrical producer, and Harold B. Franklin, until recently ^president of Radio City and the RKO Theatres, have united forces to sponsor plays and enter into other activities in connection with the theatre, it was offlcially announced *y both Messrs...
...Mann include Dorothy Johnson, star of "Music in the Air," Ted and Al Waldman, Dawn and Darrow, Marie LeFlohic, and the Gae Foster Girls...
...Eugene Ormandy, the distinguished young Hungarian conductor of the Minneapolia Symphony Orchestra, takes up the baton for a fortnight beginning Tuesday night...
...Sunday night the young violinist Stephen HerO, whose performance vas cancelled because of the wether last week, will be heard n the Lalo Symphonic Eipagnole...
...Miss Printemps has not been seen in America since her season of French repertory with Sasha Guitry...
...Styen plays and musical comedies are on the present schedule of the new producing unit, four of which will be done in association with Charles B. Cochran^wellknown London empresajno, whose interests here in the past have been linked with the producing fortunes of A.reh Selwyn...
...Siegfried's Funeral March from "Gdtterdammerung," and the Overture to "Tannhiuaer...
...He becomes infatuated with a tawdry, promiscuous girl...
...These are "Escape Me Never," by Margaret Kennedy, author of "The Constant Nymph," and "Conversation Piece," with book, lyrics and music by Noel Coward...
...Iturbi's Last Two Stadium Concerts-Ormandy to Follow Sophie Bratloa Will be Soloist Wednesday Evening Jose Iturbi will conduct the last wo concert* of his Stadium season 1 Sunday and Monday, after which le goes to Philadelphia to direct or a fortnight at the Robin Hood >en\ then to the Pacific Coast to onduct in San Francisco and at he Hollywood Bowl...
...Wolf son, Who, in addition to...
...Baby Take a Bow," a Fox picture, was directed by Harry Lachman and its cast includes James Dunn, Claire Trevor, Alan Dinehart and Ralfe Harolde...
...Not since August, 1931, when "Bad Girl", completed iu run at this playhouse, baa any feature film played for more than two weeks...
...Ormandy will * also conduct the Handel-Elgar Overture in D minor* the Moxart Symphony in O minor, ind Ravel's "Daphnis an>Xhloe,' Sotte No...
...The remainder of the SelwynFranklin play schedule includes "The Old Folks at Home,'' now in its sixth month at the Queen's Theatre, London,' in which Majife Tempest is the star, the importation of Lucienne Boyejc^iamous dirteuse of the frenplrstage and music halls, in an Jailmate Musical show, an^AJE: Thomas' dramatization of Ward Green's novel, "Cora Bolts...
...Elisabeth Bergner, who was received with adjectival acclaim in the motion picture "Catherine the Great," will make her American...
...This play will be done when Miss Lawrence, who created the chief role in London, becomes available for the part...
...James Dunn and Claire Trevor head the largest cast supporting Miss Temple...
...his connection with the Theatre Union, was associated with Elmer Rice in the production of "Counselor at Law...
...Crime and Punishment" will be the first independent production of Mr...
...Goldwn, in his quest foe a hew type of beauty, embracing grace, simplicity and charm, priced Sylvia Cole from over twenty thousand entrants...
...This musical play is expected to open here the middle of October...
...Direct from its sixteenweek run at the Aitor on the twoa-day schedule, "The House of Rothschild" comes to the Rivoli with a wealth of prestige...
...turbl will, open his program with nuaic of Debussy, two two Nocurnes and the i Afternoon of a fann, followed by the violin conerto, After the intermission he dll conduct the "Pasterole" Sym>aony of Beethoven...
...Baby, Take a Bow" was written especially for Miss Temple an4 was directed by Harry Laeamaa from' the Nrtireen adaptation by Philip Klein and E. E. Paramo re, Jr...
...With the suave Arliss at his best as the famous World financier, the cast includes in addition to the star, Loretta Young, Boris Karloff, Robert Young, C. Aubrey Smith...
...House of RothschNsr Re* Opens at Rfvoll July II The Rivoli Theatre will reopen on Wednesday, July 18, with the first showing at popular prices of Twentieth Century's hit, George Arliss in "The House of Rothschild...
...2. X ¦An all-Russian 'program is scheduled for Thursday evening, featuring the' Tchaikovsky Fifth Symphony, also Liadow's Eight Russian Folk Songs, Stravinsky's fire Bird Suite, and the first Stadium performance of a Russian Sailor's Dance by Gllere...
...Gertrude Lawrence will be starred in "Nymph Errant...
...Of the four plajw^to be presented here in the fall in affiliation with Mr...
...Bette Davis, Frances Dee and Kay Johnson have prominent parts in this poignant drama which depicts a physically handicapped youth whose disability earns him romantic tragedy...
...In recent seasons, Selwyn and Cochran have co-Jointty sponsored, among others, "Wake Up and Dream," "This Year of Grace," "Private Lives," and "Bitter Sweet...
...Cochran, two are current London successes...
...Selwyn and Franklin...
...be divided between the Brahms First Symphony and excerpts from Wagner: the Prelude to Act 1, [Lohengrin...
...Then a poor but well-bred woman offers him complete happiness...
...Crippled, sensitive, cultured, the hero of Maugham's novel, solicitous for love and understanding, trusts himself impetuously on his first romantic adventure...
...Other variety stars appearing with Mr...
...who were personally interviewed over n. period of four weeks...
...His concluding- program (Monday) will...
...Victor Werfsen WHI Do "Crime and Punishment" Dostoievsky's masterpiece, "Crime and Punishment," will reach the New York stage this fall lor the first time in over a generation and in a wholly hew dramatic version," according to an announcementiast night by Victor Wolfsov production manager of theTJteatreUnion, Inc., since its formation and through its production^**""Peace on Earth" and "Stevedore" at the Civic RepertorvTheatre...
...The Naked Lady" is on the schedule for the Christmas holidays and a well-known American star is being sought for the principal feminine role...
...The Roxy stage show, which is also held over for a third week, is beaded by Jerome Mann, the mimic...
...Goldwyn signed Miss Cole, to a longterm contract...
...debut in "Escape Me Never," which will be .done the latter part of October...
...It is said to have smashed attendance records from coast to coast and is generally credited with being one of the "big" pictures of the year...
...Molly Picon, well-known star of the Jewish Theatre, is headlining the five-act vaudeville bill at the Albee, where she is presenting a cycle of ni»w gQpgR and character studies...
...Cochran will have a managerial role are ."Nymph Errant," a musical comedy by Romney Brent and Cole Porter, and a dramatization by Edward Knoblock and Frederick Lonsdale of "The Naked Lady," a biography based on the life of Adah Isaac Menken by Bernard Falk...
...1 The other two plays in which Mr...
...On Pakce end Albee Screens Above you see a scene from the cinematized version of Maugham's "Of Human Bondage" in which Leslie Howard and Bette .Davis have the principal roles...
...His opening concert offers the Weber "Euryanthe" Overture, the Prokofieff "Classical" Symphony, Ravel's Alborado del Bracioso, and the Schubert Seventh Symphony...
...For escape, he turns to a compassionate, intellectual woman, tout fails to reciprocate her love...
...Sam Geldwyn Selects Now ;, Film Beauty Sylvia Cole, seventeen-year-old film player, was selected by Samuel Goldwn for a part in bit new picture, "Kid Millions," atarring Eddie Cantor...
...Shirley Temple Film Held for Third Week at Roxy For the first time in almost three years the Roxy Theatre, by popular demand, will hold over its picture for three, weeks, with this unusual distinction going to Shirley Temple in "Baby, Take a Bow...
...Shirley Temple in "Baby Take a Bow" Opens at the Fox Brooklyn Theatre ShJrley Temple in "Baby Take a Bow" will make its Brooklyn bow at the Fox Theatre starting today...
...This announcement is Jkfe first assurance of Russian drama of importance on Broadway during the coming season, in view of the recent decision of the Soviet Government that no important dramatic company will be permitted to come to this country for at least another year...
...After a successful screen test, Mr...
Vol. 17 • July 1934 • No. 77
