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Tole soon at the Nanking, Theatre. solely Blondie and Dagwood after doing other roles for years.
Walter Pidgeon now finds fans want his autograph as "Nick Carter" Pidgeon after: only two pictures.: The Jones Family and the Hardys all are considered primarily in those roles. It has been years since Boris Karloff was "Frankenstein's Monster" and Bela Lugosi "Dracula," byt the public still calls them by those names in real life.
Fine Dance Band Described as the finest dance band ever to play at the Roxy Night Club, Harry C. Fisher's small but versatile wnit of musicians including the singing violinist, Fred Fobau, continues to be a strong drawing card at the night club, not only retaining old patrons but constantly making new friends. And many old admirers of the band are now steady patrons ofthe Roxy, it is stated. Despite the warm weather the Roxy, which does not open until 10 p.m, is reported to be cool and comfortable. could dump excess player talent. Under this scheme, about 200 actors now under contract to studios would be released and thrown into this group. Each would be guaranteed work for a certain number of weeks (at a reduced scale) from all the studios over one year's time.
Guild requirements naturally would override any such roster-reduction project right now, but studios are reported to be biding their time. As fast as six-months option clauses come up for renewal, an increasingly large number of established players are likely to find themselves forced into already crowded free-lance pastures. Big-timers of only 2% years. back are today roaming those lonesome paths unable to gather up more than a few bit-role crumbs from month to month.
If Hollywood does put through. its 35 per cent. slash (as it must to survive), it will nick weekly payrolls to the extent of $735,000—this figure arrived at from industry statistics compiled last year. The bulk of this amount, however, can be traced to executives equipped with rock-ribbed contracts and to star players with long-term contracts who would be unlikely to discuss any sizeable cut in their earnings, even in such an emergency.
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