Variety (November 1961)

wa Tener oo: ee ey ce aay en an ee subscription after: opening’ : Wednesday, November 1, ‘Yser. Road: Nat] Rep $26,594 in Wash, Miracle’ Strong $40,253 in Mpls. ‘La Plume’ Big $54.206 in Detroi Business ranged: from satisfac “ory to solid for. most. road’ ‘shows. last week. .The National. Repertory. Co.; al Ee ternating ‘Elizabeth ° the Queen” . -and “Mary Stuart,” opened its. tour f“mildly in ‘Washington. Estimates for. Last Week Porenthetic designations for out: | of-town. shows ate the: same: as for | ‘Broadway, except that hyphenated | um T with show classification indicates | ‘tryout and RS indicates road show. | Also, prices on-touring shows include 10% Federal Tax and local | fax, if any, but as on Broadway , grosses are net: ¢.e., exclusive of} ‘fares. Engagements ‘are for: single |. -week unless otherwise noted. ‘BALTIMORE _ . Gypsy (2d Co.), rord’s (MG-RS) | ($5.98; 1,819; $56,032) © \Mitzi_Green).. Previous. ‘week; . $33.937. | with. Theatre Guild-American Theatre Society. subscription, Shubert, f Cineinnati. Last week, $82,085. -BOSTON Bye Bye Birdie (N. YY. Co), Shu-*. bert (MC-RS) (3d wk). ($6.50-$7.50; . 3,717; -$65.000).. Previous week, $64, 745 with. TG-ATS ‘subscription. | Last week, $62,544 with. Show.’ of the Month. Club ‘patronage. Complaisant Lever, _ Colonial ° (C-T) 12d wk) ($4.95-$5.50;. 1.685; j} Last week, $28. 531. with TG-ATS | kindred) $47,000) ‘Michael Redgiave, Googie’ : t ‘Withers, Richard Johnson). Previ ous week, $28,464 | with ‘TG-ATS | susscription. last week; $34, 166 with TG-ATS ; subscription, — “Tenth Man, Wilbur. 4D-RS) Ust. wk). 1$4. 95-$5.50,; 1,241; $36.610).. . .. Previous “week, $21. 583, Shubert, . New. Haven. ast week $30,201 with: TG-ATS. here . Oct. 23 to four. favorable notices ~000) ‘week, ‘$66,126... (Durgin; Globe; Hughes, ‘Herald;. Maloney; Traveler; Norton, “Rec. | ord): and. one qualified | approval (Maddocks, “Monitor). CHICAGO... ; ‘Best. Man, Blackstone: !D-RS) | 45th wk) .t$5. 50-$5.95; 1,447; -$45 000) (Melvyn: Dougtas, Frank Love: joy, James. Westerfield). Preyious week, $30, 910 with TG-ATS sub: _ scription. Last week, $25, 410. “By e. Bye Birdie, Erlanger Ce RS) (8th wk). ($6-$7; . 1.380: $50,-° 500). “Previous: week, $49. 929. Last week, $47,632. oa | My Fair Lady, Shubert iMCRS) ; (6th wk) ($5.50-$6.60; 2, 100:.. $71\+. -§00) (Ronald Drake, Caroline. Dix on). Previous. week,. $54, 547.. Last week, $54, 098. ©. ‘CLEVELAND: Aévise and Consent, Hanna ‘D| RS) ($6; 1.515; $51,000) (Farley; -Granger; . ‘Chester Morris). . Pre vious ‘week, . $36,224, sever-per| ‘formance split: : Last week, $25, 068 after opening here Oct; 23 to. ‘unanimously . fa-.: ‘vorable natices. DETROIT | ‘La Plume de Ma. Tarte, Fisher! “(R-RS (Ist wk). ($5: 95; :2.081; S$72-,; 000). Previous ‘week, abo bout “$29,| 000, eighit-performance. split. ‘Last week,. $54,206 with Fisher’ ‘Playgoer . subscription. “Los ANGELES Guys and Dolls, Philharmonic | (MC-RS) (6th wk) ($5.90-$6.75; 2,| 670; $83, 400) (‘Dan' Dailey, Shelley Berman,: Pamela _ . Britton; Con-— ‘stance Towers).. Previous week, ‘aboyt $79,300 with. Civic Light | Op-. -era Assn... subscription. Last week, about’. $79, 300° with | €LO subscription. “Gypsy. (N. Ye Co:), Biltmore (MC. RS) (4th > wk): ($6 15; 15636; $65,iEthel Merman)... Previous | “Last. week, $66, 739. Rhinoceres, Hartford ; ACD-RS). 1 ‘Ust.-wk), (§4.95-$6; 1,032; $29,400) }. (Zero Mostel,; Alfred Ryder).’ -Pre}. vious .week, about: $24,800: with TG-ATS: subscription. 4 Wk) ($6-$6. 50:1 623), Previous: week, $51, 043 With “TG: ATS, sup scription. Last. ‘week, $58. 157. “MINNEAPOLIS ; “‘Miraele Worker, ‘Orpheum D 4 IRs) €$4.85-$5,.20;. 2. 800: $380.00 . Previous .w eek, $23, 605, Hanna, : Cleveland.. Last: week. : $40.253. With: OrpheSeries. ‘subscription... we . ~ MONTREAL ae ‘Lena ‘Horne Show, Her Ma jesty’s (R-T).| Previous: week, S72, 568, O'Keefe, Toronto. . , Last week, $22. 940... ww HAVEN ° Fierelle; Shubert: (MC-RS)-\$6; 1.650;. $54.000). Previous. week, +$41,314 with TG-ATS Subscrip| tidn, ‘Nixon, Pittsburgh: -. Last week, $29,837. ; . “PHILADELPHIA 7 Garden of Sweets, Walnut; «D-T) 142d wk) ($4.80-$5.40: 1 349: $36,000) \Katina. Paxinoul. -Previous week, :$9.412: for five. performances. Last week, $7, 468, Gideon, Locust »D-TY 2d: wk) 194. 80-$5.40:; 1.580: $48,000) (Fred. ric March, ‘Douglas Campbell). Pre. : vious week, $27.389 with ‘TG-ATS | subscription. + subscr iption.. f Kean, Shuhert Men: (3d wk). )($6-$7.50; 1.876: $72.264) «Alfred . . Drake). . :Previous: week, $72. 438. Last week, ‘$71 .204. ve bo: Toys in: the Attic, Forr est: (D-RS) | ATstwk) ($4.50-$5.40: 1.760; $50,726). (Constance ' ‘Bennett, Anne ReIvere, Scott .McKay, Patricia Jes-i sel): Previous week. $38,524 with \TG-ATS. ‘Subscription, ; ‘National, ! Washington. * | Last week, $24-512 with TGats | ' subscription after opening here to. “one endorsement, ‘Murdock... In-. quirer) and tuo‘ qualified approv} "als: 4Gaghan, News;Schier, Bulle| tin). oF | ST. ‘LOUIS 'RS). (Ist wk) . $47, 500) (Florence ° _;Previ ious week. $137. 286 for 10 per' formances, State. Fair Musi¢ Hall, i Da Has i Last’ week, “S45. 717 for six performances. in St. Louis: plus $30.| : 936 for two pérfermances Oct. 22! in Dallas for an | eight-performance , , total of. $76,653. | ° PQRONTO ae Gay. Life, -O'Keefe -MCTY Ist" pwk. ($6.50; 3,200: $84.750) «Walter ° | Shim. ‘Barbara’ ‘Cook. Jules ‘Mun: shin): Previous week, $74,160 with : 'TG-ATS subscription. Fisher, De|; , troit.: Last ‘week, ‘$66. 955" for séven performances with | O’Keefe-TG ATS -subseription: after: opening lhere Oct. 24 to..one rave..(Evans, ‘Telegram. onequalified . approval _({ Whittaker, Globe’. and Mail) and: j one. pan (Cohen, Daily Star), aste of Honey,. cés . Cuka). | 888 swith TG-ATS subscription. “ Last week, $23.283 with TG-ATS' ° say. and Russel Crouse, _{subseription.. WASHINGTON National Repertory Co., National (Rep-RS) ¢lst.wkr 1$4.95-$5.95; $1.683: $41.335).( Eva Le Gallienne, . Fave Emerson)... >| Last ‘week, $26, 594. with’ TG-ATS , Subscription after. ovening tour Here Oct. 24 with “Elizabeth the ! Queen,” ” which drew two. endorseCoe. Post). iments (Carmody. Star: an and one. pan (Donnelly, ‘ repertory’ With News). '*Blizaheth.”? morrow. (Thurs. de " SPLIT WEEKS . Musie. Man (bus-and-truck} (Me-i | RS). Previous week, £36,562, seven Last week,, $25,558 ‘with. TG-ATS | performance Split. subscription: | wot , MILWAUKEE __ _-. Music. Man, Bast (MG-RS). aa Last week, about $49,730. for | {seven performances: Memorial,. Dayton, Monday ‘231. one. $6.980; | Rivoli, Toledo, Tues sday-Wednes Sound. ‘ef Music, American. Oc. AGG: 58$6.50: . 1.863; ‘-Hende* -son). Royal. ‘Alexandra’ (D-RS) (3d. wk) .1%5.50; 1,525;. $38,103 (Hermione Baddeley..Fran-Previous week, $26,-. i Mary Stuart,” which is. to run in. “Was: | presented. last Sundav' '29) for oneperformance and will: he repeated |” ‘here. for ‘another perfor mance. to-| [ow producer for a local. ad [day (24-25), two, ground "$13,500; | Civie, Grand Rapids, Thursday-Fri-. day (26-27), two, about $18,000; -Seottish Rite, Ft. Wayne, Saturday. (28), two, $11,250. Thurber Carnival . (R-RS) (Imegene Coca; Arthur Treacher; King + Donovan). Previous week, _ SIS, 546, Ford's, Baltimore.’ Last week, about $26.927 tor| [seven performances: Veterans Me jmorjal, Proyidence, R: 1., Monday |. {23}, .one, around $5.000: Palace,. ‘| Danbury, Tuésday 124) one, about -|$5,000; Capitol, Binehamton, Wed‘Nnesday: (25), one, around. $5,000; ' Auditorium, Roehester,. Thursday: j Saturday £26-28), four, $11, 927. \GREAT AMERICAN PLAYS: _ DIGEST OK REFERENCE Jebn “Lovell: Jr., professor English ‘at Howard Univ., has an ‘excellent. reference book in his new :| “Digest of Great ‘American Plays” |*Crowell; $5:95). The volume rates a_ place -with the: Burns Mantle, John. Chapman, Louis | Kroneni berger. and kindred source material. It. includes not only. summaries of. 100: plays. from . pre-Revolutionary jand Civil) War :sources. ~* Amerjicana up until the ‘present, but in icludes casts of cliaracters, inter--: . pretations of the significance of the “work at its. time; historical. notes, _and ‘an act-by-act. retelling -of the ‘ play plots. It is thus not merely a ‘capsule digest of the plays,. but an ‘analysis of each act. At is thoroughly cross-indexed as .to authors, sonscmiths, outstanding roles, casts,.Jocoles, regiorial oriBins. lengths. of runs,. Pulitzer. (and prizes. premiere dates, ‘ete. Withai. it is hivhly informative as well 2s ood. reading ‘for the. Jegit. buff. It’s a natural. for| strawhat, campus. ‘amateur. ‘stock. land kindred producers. Abel {Ind WIs Muicinols Season |Drew 72 280 Yost $21 971). , Indienaniotis. Oct. 32. Though a total of 72.809 persons. saw six shows. Jast summer in the | | Brown: Theatron at Butler Univ.,; Starlight’ Musicals ended the sum-. j mer season with a $21.971 loss. The {367 guarantors who pledged $54,|. -|836 will be asKed to pay 30°3 of their guarantee to meet '$16.000 of the deficit, while the rest will be absorbed by Starlight. © ‘The most popular offering of the season was “Showboat,” attended by17,332 persons who: paid $38,009. . The. 1960 season attendance i for seven shows was T1527. 'NETC Awards to Norton, Also: Lindsay & Crouse Boston. Oct. 31. : Elliet. Norton: drama critic. of “the combined Record American, ‘was given a spec’al citation by the :New England Theatre Conference at its'recent annual meeting. The [award called the. “First: president of the NETC and outstanding drama. critic; for his vision in recocriz'ng the need for jship, consistent: devotion: and re ‘spected guidance; ahove all, for his | creative -crificism,. which, has won | the admiration and respect of his ‘fellow professionals and devoted readers.” ‘went to co-authors Howard Lind many collaborations have given to audiences contemporary. ‘comic classic .and have filled theatres throughout the world: with the sound of pleesant laughter.” Other. special: citations went to Dr.. Edwin Burr: Pettet. of Brandeis. Univ.; the Boston: Childsen’s Theatre:, Mrs. Howard J.. Chidtey, ‘of: Win‘chester: the Grove. Press; the National: Thesp‘an: Society, and the ‘Boston Arts Fest: val Offer Jacques and Jill,’ Toronto, Oct. 32. {“Jacques and Jill.” a musical by | of Canadian Broad-. Robert Dow. i casting | Corp. staging department, | Was: ‘premiered last Wednesday ; (25). at. Centre: Stage here. an actor and industrial variety agency. ‘here. ; vet reviewer, |: a. New England Theatre. Confer| ence and for his’ brilliant Teader| “whose | $20,453 _ The producer is Michael Tabbitt, | Bway Off, But Montand $23561 (6), Shot’ $32685, ‘Murder’ $24443 (6)‘Kwamina $30,532, ‘General’ $13,567 Business on Broadway was generally down “last week. Receipts were healthy for about 60-65% of the shows on tap. Boxoffice was j Slack for the remaining ‘entries, of which there were three casualties last Saturday night ‘28). The sellouts were “Camelot,” “Carnival,” “Hew to Sueceed in ‘Business. ‘Without Keally Trying,” | Mary, Marys ”" “Milk and Honey, ” |-sa v” and “An Evening wh Yves Montand.” “Come Blow | eour Horn” did it again last week gross for its run at the Atkinson Theatre. also a sellout. ‘Grosses below have duced by. commissions where theatre parties are mentioned. Estimates for Last Week . Keys: C (Comedy), D (Drama), -CD (Comedy-Dramna}, R (Revue), MC: ( Musieal-Coniedy), MD (Musi‘cal-Drama}, O ‘(Opera', OP (Operetta),. Rep. (Repertory), DR (Dramatic Reading». Other parenthetic designations refer, respectively, to weeks played, nuniber of performances through last Saturday, top prices (where two prices are given, the higher is for Friday-Saturday nights and the lower for weeknights), number of seats, capacity gross and stars. Price includes 10% Federal and 550 repealed City tar ‘diverted to an ° endustrywide pension and welfere fund). dut grosses are net: te., exclusive of taxes Asterisk denotes show had eutrate tickets in circulation. *Bleed, Sweat and Stanley Peole, | Moresco \C) ‘4th wk; 28 p) ($6.90 $7.50; 9$99; $41,960) ‘Darren Me| Gavin). ‘Previous w eek, $14.201. ' Last week. $14,288. Camelot, Majestic MC) (47th! wk; 377 p) (£9.40; 1.626, $84,000) ‘| Julie Andrews, William Squire). Previous week, $84.022. Helenz Scott is subbing for \fiss Andrews, who .began a twe-week vacation last Thursday '26). Last week, $83.962. Caretaker, Lyceum ‘CBD) 4th wk; 29 p) ($6.90-S7.50; 955; $32.582) (Donald. Pleasance. Robert Shaw, Alan Bates). Previous week, $24, ¥ 453. Alex Davion succeeded Bates Jast Monday ‘30). Bast’ week, $27.358. Carnival, Imperial (MC) (28th | wk: 228 p) ‘$8.60; 1.428; $69.299) (Anna Maria Alberghetti). Previous week, $68.373. . ‘Last week. $68,428. Come Blow Your Horn, Atkinson {C) (36th wk: 285 p> '$6.90-$7.50; 1,090; $43,522). Previous. week, $29. 615. Last week. $30, 163. Cook for: Mr. General, Playhouse (€) (2d wk: 12 p) ‘$6. 90-$7.50: 994: $37,000) ‘(Bill Travers). Previous ‘week, $14.263 for four performances and two previews. Last week, $13.567. ‘De Re Mi, St. James (MC) (40th wk: 320 np) (£8.60-$9.50; 1.615; $69,500) : week, $64,712. ‘Last week. $55.749. . Evening With Yves Mentand, Golden ‘Sclo) (Jst wk; 6 p} ($6.90 | $7.50; 773; $27.500). The regular. NETC: annual award | Opened Oct. 24 to five endorsements (Crist, Herald Tribune: Gil-vert, Mirror; McClain, JournalAmerican: Taubman. Times; Watts, Post), one enualified approval (Péper, World-Telegram) and one thumb-down (Watt. News). Last week. $23.561 for six performances. ' *Far Country, Musie Box (D) (30th wk: 239 p) ‘°6.90-$7.50; 1,101; $40.107) (Kim Stanley, Steven Hil. Ludwig -Donath). Previous week: Last ‘week. $19 433. Exits Nov. 25 to tour. “Frem the Second City, Royale |) Gth wk: 39° p) $6.90-$7.50; 999; Local Tyner, in Toronto $41,158). Previous week. $17,594. ‘Last. week. $13.44 | Hew to Sueceed in Business Without Really Trying, 46th St. (MC) (2d wk: 17 p) '$9.60: 1.342; $66. ,615). Previous week, $63,371 Parties. . Last week. $65.086 with parties. “Irma La Deuce. Plymouth (MC} (57th wk; 452 p). «$8.60: 999; $48. .} 250 (Elizabeth Seal, Denis Quilley). f\by climbing to another new high “Shot in the Dark” was: been re-| (Phil Silvers). Previous: Previous week, $40,980. Moved last Monday (30) to the Alvin. Last week, $33.698. Kwamina, 54th St. MD) ‘Ist wk; 8 p) ($8.60; 1,434; $60.000'. Opened Oct .23 to two favorable notices (Chapman. News; Taubmen, Times) and five unfavorable «Kerr, Herald Tribune; MeClain, JournalAmerican; Nadel. World-Telegram; Slocum, Mirror; Watts, Post. Last week, $30.532 with parties. Let It Ride, O'Neill «MC) :3d ‘wk; 20 p) ($9.60; 1.050; $54.508) ‘George Gobel. Sam Levene’. Previous week, $45.539 with parties. Last week, $37.237 with parties. Mary Mary, Hayes ‘C) :34th wk; 268 p)} '$6.90-$7.50: 1,139: $43.380) (Barbara Bel Geddes, Barry Nelson, Michael Wilding). week, $43,444. Last week, $43,432. Milk and Heney, Beck :3d wk: 23 py ($8.60-$8.60; 1.280; $63,400) (Robert Weede, Mimi Benzell, Molly Picen). Previous week, $61,327 with parties. Last week. $61.328 with parties. *My Fair Lady, Hellinger AIC) (293d wk; 2,334 p) '$8.05; 41,553; $69,500) (Michael Allinson, Margot Moser). Previous week, $51,463 with Rosemary Rainer pinchhitting for Miss Moser, who returned from a two-week Vacation last Monday (30). Last week. $46.367. Purlie Victorious, Cort -C) ‘Sth wk; 36 p) '$6.90-$7.50: 1,155; $4I000). Previous: week, $18,863. Last week, $18.553. Moves Nov. 20 to the Longacre. Sail Away, Broadhurst (MC; (4th ' wk; 31 p) ($8.60-$9.40: 1.214: $58; 236). Previous week, $58,011 with theatre parties. Last week. $59,561 with parties. Shot in the Dark, Booth ‘C) :2d ; WK; 13 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 807; $33,000) ‘Julie Harris!. Previous week, $22, 730 for five performances and one” preview. , Last week. $32.685 with parties, believed to be a house record. Seund ef Music, Lunt-Fontanne (MD) ‘(96th wk; 764 p) ‘$9.60; 1,407; $75,000: ‘Martha Wright). Previous week, $75,095. Last week, $72.644. Unsinkable Molly Brewn, W.ater Garden «MC) :52d wk; 412 p) $8.60-$9.40; 1.404; $68.000) ‘Tammy Grimes}. Previous week, $64, 792. Last week. $62.278. Write Me a Murder, Belasco :D) Previous (Ist wk; 4 p: °:$6.90-$7.50: 967: $38,500) ‘James Donald, Kim Hunter, Denholm Elliott, Torin Thatcher, Ethel Griffies). Opened fast Thursday night (25) to five favorable reviews ‘Chapman. News; Kerr, Herald Tribune; McClain, Journal-American; Nadel, World-Telegram; Taubman, Times) and two unfavorable (Coleman, Mirror: Watts, Post). Last week, $24,443 with parties for four performances and twe previews. Clesed Last Week De ¥eu Knew the Milky Way? Rese (D) (2d wk; 16 p} ‘'$6.90$7.50; 1,262; $46,045} (Hal Halbrook, George Voskevec). Previeous week, $9,104. Closed last Saturday (28) at an estimated loss of its entire $60,000 investment. Last week, $7,015. Everybedy Leves Opal, Longacre (C) (3d wk; 21 p) ($6.99-$7.50; 2,191; $40,019). Previous week, $10,319. Closed last Saturday ‘28) at an estimated loss of its entire $100,006 investment. Last week, $7,319. *Fiorelie, Broadway (MC) ‘100th wk; 795 pl ‘$5-$7.50: 1,900; $59,000). Previous week, $42,643. Closed last Saturday ‘28: at an estimated profit of over $371.661 fon its $300.000 investment. Last week, $50.425. Look:. We've Come Through. Hudson ‘Ci ‘Ist wk: 5p) ‘$6.90$7.50; 1.065; $40.000). €losed last Saturday :28) at an estimated loss of its entire $100,000 investment after opening the previous Wedne<cdav night :25) to three favorable noti «“s «3 evinson, (Continued on page 84)