Variety (March 1961)

NU YL ad: dept. since .1927. . ‘was a member. of the London. bu; Broadway. VARIETY lost’ three associates. over the weekend with the deaths of-Herman Lowe, Dorothy Hirsch : and ‘Ernie. Player. All were heart’ ‘victims. Lowe had. been the head: of the Variety Washington bureau before the. incumbent Les Carpen _fer. Miss Hirsch had been in the. Player reau under Harold. Myers. Loive “had gone to Philadelphia, his home: down, to ‘head the Albert Einstein. Meniorial Hospital . but planned: to | yetuin t9. Washington where he; aid his .writer-wife. Florer’e. Lawe; had Jong functioned. At“torney Joe Borkin had. been. Ca'culating invitations to a “welcome! back. to Washifigton” cocktailery . dor today 115) when. Lowe died. De-. tails of all: three losses inthe obit’ * £c0¢ tion. ol. Ge¢ivn .Breen,. . singer Bobby Brcen’s. ex-wife, back in. N.. Y. toresume her. modeling. career... Celeste Ho.ni is part of the Yank ‘contingent at the current CartaBeta Film Fest .in Columbia. S:A. ‘Comic ° Bobby Bell -will make his film . debut in the Hal Wallis’ proauction of Tennessee Williams’ “Summer and’ Smoke.” ‘Brendan’ Behari and Toronto . novelist Morley Callaghan will bat{le it out. on-Canad'an TV’s “Fight-. ins Words”. next: Sunday 119}, George Jeccel is. having a cigar. named ‘tor. him,.. the -Teastmaster: General, via an’ independent ES. esa manufacturer, He’ I get. a: salty. " Theatre. historian Sam Stark, {transplanted from Laguna Beach | to Frisco,’ aly. im Francisco." . “Remi Gassman's “electronic. music’ -Gom position. ‘will be used fer a George Balanchine ballet at. N.Y. City: Center March 22. Title: “Electronics,” Anthony MM. :Tony? Rey, man- agcr of. the. Hotel: Astor, upped to \.. end cr. of that 7ockendort ’ hosteiry by Frank W.. Kridel:executive veepee Gf both the ‘Hotels . AY wr and Manhattan... *. . Tom. Statho Sheridan to. London fer ‘powwows. with the Variety. Ciubs of Britain ena book -publishing venture invelving Jayne Mans“field. Sheridan aso has a-possible fim decal cook:ng vith a Rank pro-. ‘decer for Chiquita & Johnson, ballToren team. ; . .onor ‘LuestDanny Thomas’: si.ing comm ttments on. the: ‘Coast, Plus © his health the had to cutout’ on. the White’ House Correspondents’ annual show a for tnight: ago) “caused the Jewish-Theatrical Guild .? ‘to, postvone its next: month's shin=" die until the fal, | Damascus VaRterTy. co: ‘respondent Roger Bower writcs that he “is -plobably the on'y foreign stringer. With two. soldiers :walking guard duty in front of his apartment. 1 {cit pretty important until I Yearned. that the U. S_ Consulate General is 40 Varcs to toe 1ient.and UAR big* Wigs were billeted some 40 ¥ards to. my left.” At the home ef Mrs: Isaac Stern, ‘foran ‘audience: made. up ‘of : the | Wonién‘s Tivision of the American| Israel Cultural Foundation, Prof: ° Frank Pelicg, Israel authority gave a Jecture.on “Contemporary Music in Isracl’ jYlustrated on the piano With examples of various composeis from 1910 to the twelve-tone, Kerial_ and/or elecir onic composers Of today. Vito Pisa‘'s Chez Vito marks its. scher dnd pianist. Jorg Demus to | -appear here April 5. and 11. Feventh anni tonight: Wed.) -with:a ‘champagne psrty and the. release of his third LP recorded by. the 14° trolling \iolinists and guest ‘sing€ 2 This ané. is titled “Romance . at Chez Vito"; first’ was “A--Night at. CV". and’ the. second featured opera singers, hence the title “Three Musketeers of the Opera at Chez Vita” ‘The new 43-story office. building « foing up..on: 6th Ave and 51st-52d:: S... which’ was to have been orig-: inally ‘the Zeckendorf Hotel. until ; ‘the-Uris Bros.. and theRockefel, Jers combined to. take aver the site, ; wil be named ‘the Sperry. ‘Rand. BI dg.New tenant: will occupy’ . 400000 square. feet: on ‘elgnt floors , “Of the new: ‘structure, including a. substreet ‘and streét “floor, latter fer its Univae data-processing demcnstrations and ballyhoo Paris | By Gene. "Moskowitz ‘ 166 Ave Breteuil; “SUF: 5920) f: New OrtyAirport ‘building he'ses a -300-seat cinema. "Charles Boyer. into. the: French ; “p 5 ‘hes Snobs;” of director. Jean" Pierre -Mocky. ; Claudia Cardinale: stars in Mar-/ _ Wednesday, March 15, 196] cel. Carne’ updated. film ‘of “Alex| | di acqties Films, ‘yights’ of the Palish “The Teutonic Knights.” -First opening is. at _the GaumontPalace. ‘summer. Film: played at. last. Ven “Raoul. Levy, -haséd ‘on -..a Flaubert -story. ‘cirector ‘Gillo. Pontecorvo Mill, do ’“Campfollowers.” .“Tartuffe.” ‘classic cne. being done at. is: so nuts about that Comedie-Francaise, ‘that. he ‘now signs his mail appearing. at.” Hotel : Radisson Flame. Room eee ee ee oe andre. Dumos” “Camille.”.” “Rising young. Dany Sava] may be signed by -Walt -Disney. on a.seven-pic. deal. “Mylene... Bemongeot’. to ‘London . for a film on the life of the. noted: seeing the English dubbing of “La racing driver Sierling-Moss. — Comedie'~ Francaise garneringanother hit with another arounting of . Anton Chekhov's: “Unele vanve:” her. second -novelbefore heading for London and N: chores. « Three French pix . starr ing Jos n. ‘Seborg. now in first-runs here, “La Recreation.” “The Adults” 7 and “ES ve-Day L ov er. . For the first ‘time in: 40° ‘years: a. contemporary Danish piay will he.done here next month. ‘It. is D. Sova’s “Your Choice.” _ It .is | Ludmiila. Teherina. not. Melina Mercouri, who will star in Barathier’s film, “The Doll.” ‘ahout a revolution in: a -mythical Latin American state: Samniy and Jo Siritzky, of Athos bough:. western distrib here ice Film Fest.” Alexandre. Astrue will not make the pic, “The Campfollowers.” | for but “instead ‘begins ' Sentimental Education” Italo’ “The . Three. legit versions of Molicie’s: now .on here. with a the a turn-of-the. century updating ‘by..Jean Anouilh at: the ‘Comedie-Des Champs Elv-_ sees, and.a more farcical ove at _ the: Palais Royal with. comic. Francis. Blanche. 19) femme. star . Yael Dayan in for appearance’ of. Y.° for sate . pany. be _Donleavy's “net value of nil.’ London ( HYDe Park 4561/2; 3). Jack Paar. due in on Friday 17) to tape a few programs here. ‘Frederico Fellini is in U.K. over ‘Dolce Vita:” ; Kermit Bloomgarden arrived ta: ‘try andfix Manhattan rights of . “King Kong.” ‘Stage designer Sean Kenny is guest.of honor at Arts Tueatie Ciub Supper March 20. Betsy Drake arrived ‘in’ with. Cary Grant for pieem ‘Grass Is Greener”? (Ut, Gala preview «of Betty Hi tton TOWN of ‘show at the Pigalle was tossed SunGEV VIP's S. (12) for press and ° show biz “ugoslay, swimming —— champ. Tania Velia, opened at Socicty Res taurant for.four w eeks on Mouday (133. D. J. (Jack) Goodlatte flung. a “welcome back” cocktail party for Pathe News unit that’s been cov ering the Royal Tour in India. Jit. was “Show Biz Award” day at the Variety Club's Junch vester-" day (Tues.), -BBC Will televise a ‘filmed. excerpt on Suntiay +19), this .. fscene, including his production of Anita Ekberg and Jack Palance; ‘Nadia Gray in from Lendon: Citto ,. Anthony Steele, for pic rote: John Barrymore Jr. from Copethacén:. Hurd WHatfield in from _ Angie Dickinson, Maurice Cheva Hier and Jean Negulesen in tele starting. “Jessica.” Eric Maschwitz. BBC tv's light! entertainment boss. paid a personal screened tribute to the late Georre Formby’ on the night of his. death: -4l Burnett back from U.S. Nego tiations. still being ironed out. for.’ a Jimmy Durante season at the Pigalle. with August or Septemher likely for start of date here. -J. P. Donleavy and prodyeer Phil Wiseman have set up a fi'm comFirst two productions will “The Ginger Man” ard “Fairy Tales of New : York.” with Wiseman helming. Vivian Van Damm’s.estate had 4 Windmill imnresario had: set up his family -durin¢ their lifetime and death duties and iether commitments tack care. of Minneapolis. By. Bob Rees © (4009 Xerxes Ace. So.;WA 6-6955) Jase’ Greco. dance. ‘company in one-nighter at St. Paul Auditorium. f° Friday 17); / Fred. W aring’s Pennsylv anians “ders showin Min neapolis: °. orium -throuch March .19, tre star-D. chy ‘Lewis pr. oduiced Minneapolis ‘Skating. club's 23d an vival igo Carnival with. cast of 90° in. Ice Center last weekend. -Ocsman Shrine circus in ‘the St. Paul Auditorium hosted. 180 men-. te llv-retar ded children and: adu'ts from the .Faribault, ‘Minn. state | scheeol. :; First ‘male: vocalist to play the in. months,Don Cornell opens nine-; day stay tomorrow . (16), the Kim Sisters. —" ae ‘Minneapolis ‘Symphony, currently on seven-state tour, gave -concent at Urbana. Ill. last week. as part of U. of Minois’ 1961 Festival: of Contempor ary Arts. Hone Kong. By Ernie Pereira . iTet, 774159): England’ s_ Royal: Balle has a. summer date -here. , . The. Chicago International Trade _Fair searching for suitable Chinese . acrobat team. from Hong Kong to, perform. at the’. fair opening . July 25. ° _ German" cellist Ludwig ’ Hoel Spectively, under Hong Kong. Mu-sie ‘Society aegis. Three-D_ filmS,. once clicks ‘in! Hong. Kong. are now very popular, in Communist China, according tor reports received here. The pix. fea-;. ture traditional Chinese. jugglers ; and are. plaving. to -gellout. Cc ‘owds | in Peking, Shanghai and Tientsin Two mére resignations {rem i Bavaria .Films in Geise)casteig | Hans Kubaschewski leaving his, spot as member of the board of | Bavaria because of bad health. and ! long-time press chief. Karl Heinz | ;Kaesbach: is quitting for a ‘spot with a ‘German publisher. _The Colony’s three broadeasting | ‘stations, Radio. Hong Kong, Rediffusion and-‘Commercial Radio of: ‘which actor William Holden is a _shereholder. devoted. three hours . “of their broadcasting time for three . {consecutive days in a Chinese New. Year charity. project. to raise funds. for the city’s needy. dakis:in town from Athens, to re ‘ceive fhe! Golden ‘Platter. .a'ong, with. German text’ writer. Fini! ‘Busch. for the. German. verri« ix ¢ “" cs F-"onts:de Piree” from ihe! Pic “Never. on ‘Sanday. woe i Akird’year at Navarres caler following © i his Paramount pic, ‘re|. j lhe gross $70.000 whitt 000 whith he left. Phoenix By Thom 0° TH? ff ov. 12°90 N. 6th Are.: AAT &§ 3270) Pill Williams inked port ‘for o. ar ies Rex Allen came ho:re to Phesn x to hort Jaycee Rodeo March 1°-79. Nefunet Koko-Fmbers -Sovver Club may reopen under ne wpa ment.. Ar t FarmerBenny Golson’ Quintet due to bow in Sein & Sirtcin. Connie Conway" s Trio. in at Yanceys Steak House replacing Fredie. Davis. Jayne Mansfield in town for “short: sunning after nitery stint at. Dunes, Vegas. ‘Adrien Keith. lead tenor for Chuck-A-Lucks, sidelined by: minor , throat ‘surgery. Helen O'Connell, Louis: Quinn. Raymond. Burr and Barry Sullivan one-nighted a Cerebral Palsy benefit. ‘Jerry Lewis. resting here. im* ported Coast. editing crew to ent “The -Ladics "Man." Kalhryn Grayson and Joan | Winchell in from Holivwood to eve Dick Charlton's production * *“Mad| ama Butterfly.” Frisco Giants training here. difto . ‘Boston Sox at Scottsdale. and Chi Cubs in Mesa, have ‘valley retired shawfelk aplenty second: “guessing > from stands, Rome ‘By Robert F. Hawkins | «Stampa Estera; 675906) ~ “Walter Reade dr, looking over ot! :} product. . Yederico Fellini to London to: cast his next pic which ‘slated. to start here in May. Michael Curtiz mav.d‘rect “Abra-: ham” as a Yank-Iranian conroduc tion, according to reports here. Jack Palance back from.the U.S and -talking a “Taras Bulba” del ‘with local producers Sansene and Croshicki. Maurizio Arena, local juve favorite. has opened a new Rome nilery. “El. Morocco Jr., and ,expeects to my "ke ita legit-pix‘hancout. Gillo Pontecorvo,. Italv’s Oscar contender, xapo.” is calling his” upcoming. pie “El Quinto.” It'll be shot in Sai Leonide Moguy in town to cal nact with Romana Film's Fori:nato : \iciano. for “Men. Want to Live.” which he starts April 4 in P vis. Creck: composer Manos Hadji-| Sergio .Amidei and. U-co Pirro talking a. Yank sale for their re-: cently completed: script: Spanish poet Feder:co _ Lerea. " sevh Levine to Lon’«n snd‘ of local i LS. after week's 0.0. is. who directed. Cleveland By Glenn C. Pullen (MAin 1-45001 ‘Ted Barker, former ad director for Loew's local theaters, opencd his own ad-publicity agency. Syd Friedman, head of All-Star Theatrical Agency. to -direct “Viiss Universe” beauty contests in Onio. Bob Newhart doing comedy show ‘as part of G. Bernardi’s concert series at Public Musie Ha]! March 19. John LaSalle‘s combo following Ray Liberto’s Bourhon Sircet Six into Hickory Grill this week for two weeks. Dave Jenkins, skating champ who turned pro in “Ice FoHies,” current at Cleveland Arena. given civic plague by mayor from his homefown. Akron O., Testimonial performance drew nearly dozen hus‘loads of Akronites. _ Andrea Carroll, 14-year-old singing studio, made Epic disk bow with “Tve Got Date With Frank’e” ana “Yeung and Lonely.” Both new tunes have music by Haniish M-nzies. pro pianist-compeser, and lyrics by Dick Mullan, n. localite. Las Vegas | By Forrest Duke (Dudley 4-4141) ° Paul White, Ted Lewis’ “shadow” for many years. now singing with “The Original Ink Spots” at New Frontier. Silver Slipper and musicians union get together amicably after three months of negotiating. New _pact runs ¥5 months. _ Dunes opened its swank new ‘restaurant, The Sultan’s Table, with i Joaquin C. Noriega, recently of the Beverly-Hiiton, as maitre d’. Dave Barry, comedy star of the: Eleanor Powell show at the Sahara. does something this month he's ; been putting off for. years—he's ‘purchased an easel and paints and: ‘will begin serious dabbling. Palm Springs By A. P. Scully (Tel 324-1828) . Bill Holden back from Africa. Janet Leigh queen of the charity : Weck. doings. Eddie Small’s place sold to Moss: Hart and Kitty Carlisle. Ginny Simms booked weckends : ‘in North Shore Beach yacht club. Kirk Douglas and Mrs. Zeppo: Marx heading up WAIF shindig. Hoagy Carmichacl posing as a. Tyrolean, beer-mug, leather pants yand_all. -1 Martin Beck yanking “South i Pacific” out of storage for run at _the Riviera. Gene Autry trying to knock off some weight in training with his iL. A. Angels. Joe Santlev directed an Hour of ‘St. Francis telepic in four days of shooting here. Peter Lawford released from Desert Hospital after five days: there following violent nasal hem‘orrhages. Mildred and Gordon Gordon, ‘having sold “Operation Terror” to! i Ladies Home Journal and. Colum-! i bia, here for book salon. Jo Je and the Guadalajaros ' : Bob Talioferro who ran the Desert * Inn under Marion Davies owner-: ship. Madrid: | personal on behalf of their just-: protege of Gene Carroll's: CHATTER 7 4 Hollywood “Aladdin” and “Sodom and Gomorrah.” Alec Guinness in from Tekvc Guy Hamilton to Israel to scout} Lew Brever in from Milweiuk e. ‘lecations for Dino DeLaurentiis" Lee Siegel opened new ct! ve { “Two Enemies,” which rolls here ! talent agency. this month with David Niven and Jeanne Crain winged t+ Rete te Alberto Sordi toplined. star ne “Netertit.” . Mel Ferrer to Yugoslavia for 9 Jemes Pratt checked vut cf 26th “Law of War,” but will be back Fox ¢ceducer berth. soon When pie resumes local studio Robert Feu Yous hospitaned won interiors, Thesp directs “Return exticne exhaustion. Ticket" on Ivory Coast next. Fe wanda Lanes fl ty My cood per in to prep “Pontius Pilate’; for “Wuasie Moun: ine In-and-out-of-Rome: Irving RiunJane Fonda wirved for Ccheme Nazasama Kawzekita to Germany bie’s “Wik on the Vo ld See” ziter o.0. local product: Alida Velli Edith Head romed ecstime econ to Macrid for “Once a Thief’; Fon sultant on April ft? Ocor shew, Randell in for brief vacation afier Frank Mero, silent pix -fo1. snag “King of Kings” stint: Bricktop to fed role in “Roping 20's" tie. US.; Andre de Toth at Excelsior “Eres, _and supérvising cutting on nis IstSAG will stage a “Polo Teto nus est, “The Mogols” ‘Rosalb, with Shot Parts” Apiail 6 for members and families. Scott Seaton, Screen Extras Q9ist birthday. George M. Cahan hack froin pro“The Slrenmng eldest menber of Guild. cetehbrated ‘ducing-directins. Partaes’ jn Rio. William Stuart and Joel Recesiin upped from :ssistant to full producers in WB tv dept. + Walter Seltzer :eturned = fiem European locations <n Naked -Edee” and “Peri¢g Bhies ” > Charles Wick beck from Gotham huddles with 20th-Fex cn “Snow White and Three Stooges.” William . Perlherg ond Geerre Seaton hon to Stockholm June 4 for completion of “Counterfeit Traitor.” Chicaso iDElaweare 7-4984) Hucksters Cluh, no longer a key opera‘ion, installed a Roaring 20's revue. Sam Honigberg in town a couple days in advance of Pob New ji010's Orchestra Hall concert. Theo [ike] grossed $11.300 in hus one-nieht concert at Opera Hause ne ee Ore = a “week ago, under Vrank iid. aeg:s, Joe ParneNo. reesular “88er at Trede Wines, tn lend lease ta Vie Damone for three weeks for Palm Springs ergacement, Loeel Jegit pres agent onay Newmen repping ““Fracle Werker” which crers a 10-ecek stand xt the Erlanger Arri} 24. Nate Caldwell, feniverly af leeal repertory group. Companv of the Faur. svared a featured tele in ’“Raisin ih the Sun” et Rlackstone, ‘ Serand Cify Pevue, Will felt -& Delly Jonah, Tarriers. Inman & _Ira, Bob Gibson and Bale (ump nerformed in four-hour benefit fer Big Table literary magazine at. Birdhouse last week. About 600 pavees turned out. WGN’s Dorsey Cotnors, WLS deeiay Jim Dunbar. Jack Karey of WCFL, Paul Saliner and columnist Maggie Daly serving on judres panel for Northwestern U's ennual Lydians talent contest this Saturday (18). e i Munich By John Wafka _ (22 Faerberaraben; Tel. 291082) “Our Town” and another Thern _ton Wilder creation, “Queens vf iFrance,” produced as vidpix at : Geiselgasteig. i British playwright Rebert Bolt j in town for Continental first night of his “A Man for All Seasons’ at the Residence Theatre. American legit team coming to the “Intimes Theatre” with ONeil’s i “Hairy Ape.’ Nijordis Hume is _ directing and Al Hvoosman i<« in ‘ title role. Lieselotie Pulver off to Lendon : for fitting of Marie Antoinette costumes. She will co-star as queen with Charles Laughton in a B-iti: h-French pic. Austria's poet Jaureate, Franz Theodor Czokor, gave an inspiied reading from his plays '“The Writing on the Wall”) and epics at the Cuvilliers Theatre. Met's Leonie Rysanek bettcred all-time curtain cal] record of the Bavarian State Opera by five when she had to take 43 bends as Sen fa in Wagner's “Flying Dutchmz: Carpets roiled out for Thoi. -n Wilder whose “Queens of Frzn >” is prepared in Geisceleszsteic cn film for German tv, and Mevio Mereno, better known «¢ Cantin ' flas, who'll take bows here at the ‘German preem of his “Pene.” Composer Julian Freedman ‘initiator of Cleveland's Rockland Foundation and New York’s County about | booked’ into Rim Rocks. formerly Conservatory) taking up working Grcia | Romanofts, and now managed by; quarters at Steinwiesen, Upper ‘Franconia, to vomplete score of a ‘choreo drama based -.on a book by i Madame Tchang-Kai:Tchek.