Word: leblang
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...must have been Producer Ziegfeld's sense of relief to know this show was "over." He has a profit sharing contract with William Randolph Hearst, owner of the Ziegfeld theatre. Publisher Kobler of the Mirror is supposed to have a "slice" of the production; so is Ticket Broker Joe Leblang's widow. Working for others, Ziggy felt he must be surer than ever of success. Accordingly he aimed pointblank at the middle-aged male who is the basic support of all girl shows, by having shapely Faith Bacon open the proceedings with nothing on at all. Gladys Glad, still rated...
Died. Joseph Leblang, 57, founder and proprietor of Joe Leblang's Central Agency for Amusements Inc. and Public Service Ticket Office Inc.; of heart disease; in Manhattan. A Hungarian Jew, he was the first ticket broker to buy up blocks of seats, sell them at cut rates. Early this year he took over the distribution system planned by the League of New York Theatres with Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. to reduce ticket speculation. Through his agencies, his real estate deals, his backing of Broadway productions he accumulated some $20,000,000. Among many plays which he saved from failure: Rose...
...intermittent love-feasts with Mother Yale usually mount up to five dollars per, but the beneficence of the Victor-Radio Corporation makes this possible over an indefinite period for an initial investment of only six bits. Joe LeBlang is reported green with envy...
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