Variety (February 1962)

acts: ” Tn err Weekly: at. 154 West ot ‘Birest,’ Now: Yorke '36,N Y.: by “Variety; Ine: “Annual eect $18. ‘Single: coples, 38. cents. Second Class. Postage. at New York, N:: Y.. .@ corvnicet 1963 BY VARIETY, . ING. _ALL RIGHTS: ‘RESERVED. “NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 1, 1962 2 The 1 ‘Twist ‘may. have. ‘had. an: ‘ob-4: _geure’ origin,: but: the. dance’. craze i: 77. “now. has.:spread’ around the globe. + 0 Some 19,000 Twist fans packed the’ « ">: Sydney," -.. .dMonth: ta. gander’a show ‘headed by. i .Chubby. ‘Checker’.and. Bobby -Ry-|; oy’ dell. .Checker. pulled. ‘another’ .15; ' -3°9900' kids ‘last week. into. San. Franme, Cisco's: ‘Cow Palace... . Sow 4 Syria, however, has, hanned The. wen = pwist:. ‘The: new datice, -according 22°: to’ Syrian “Information -..Minister ts (Fuad ElAdil, is “sexually “disturb "ng" and: cannot ‘be: ‘pérformed ‘by. : Australia, ‘Stadium ' last. Jocal musicians. :Furthermore,’ the ° ministry. has banned imports of. any} _ &Bwist ‘records, ‘.. "The “Syrians, “apparently;. .. work.” Elsewhere,: the dance” craze. “ts | : . getting . a’ new: showcasé in London ree and the terp. fad. “has: clicked. in}. mae ie Be Mss. As ke little ignowen | tax’ deduction de: Soe vice, provided. by’ law, is ‘being .de-| ' “(: veloped |. -by:. Ralph : Newman for |. “people -. in. ‘show: ‘biz < and’ literatt.|arn _:Newman, who. is. with the law: firm, ; :/\ of -Greenbauni,; Wolf. &: Ernst; has| ** peénappraising’ . -original’. manu-|* _._. geripts, ‘letters,: "and. anything. else} wei? he-thinks. ofvalue, “as a gift. item | ce t0, an. institution: and: establishing] . . "sa" fair ‘market: value” which can: ‘be : ‘deducted from the.tax rap. sy “. Y) Newman, -whoalso:runs the. Line ‘. 2 eolie Book Shop. in ‘Chicago, . ‘says: : cio. that. ary ‘public: persorality whose o life: arid actions. and: writings. are ‘. (Continued ork page 66) * : a Mich: ‘May. Require Nets Under: High: Wire ‘Acts: In’ | Wake of Wallenda Deaths . . Detroit, Feb. €. Sates. ae law Jnaking it. Mandatory: that:|.hy ‘nats be‘ placed ‘urider all high ‘wire |. mar ‘passed... by © the .. ORs Michigan. legislature ‘as’ a: result of |: . >“. ~'the “death-of.two members of the]. et -Gréat: .-Wallendas ‘troupe ‘in ‘a: fall -may. . bey J is-up ‘anew,’ ‘though unconfirmable, ” |The virtuoso. who has ‘not: given ‘publie performances. in: some years a ‘nerves."” fear | from Victor: to Columbia Records, |. : oa .’ that The Twist invasion may drive |= their’ union. of ‘bellydancers out: of |” By “ART | WOODSTONE.. “The: ski boom’: ‘in: ‘the. States. ig Teady to take ‘show. bust| ' MAKING “COMEBACK?! “Will . Viadimir Horowitz. ‘return ; to the concert ‘platform? ‘This issue shaped. as-a.large“boost for tour|: turers, : ‘metals, laminated hickory: ‘(for | skis),.: ‘automobiles, ‘busses, has’: ‘been:, teaching, also . ‘actively: socializing | ‘around Manhattan. His: ‘health. was: ‘never. ‘poor. ‘but. usually . described by. friends. BS: eritertainment’ -is :making a.’ “shaky, ‘tof the: loot, “Slant ona. retura. arises from’ ‘his | are ‘due to hit the snow. areas of expected: shift < of . disk . affiliation. the: nation: this year. and together “ (Continued: on page 18)" . dast week. during a performance.of |°™ . ‘the Shrine Circus: at’ the ‘State Fair. Pls “2Coliseum : -here.. -The dead. “were: Richird: Faugh? nee ! . “Wwerel has n nO. ‘nail, we’ re more popitlar swith advertisers! ‘An extraf | “'gnan, -29,:. and. Dieter ‘Schepp, . 23. “Mario. _Wallenda’~ “was . eo ae s : . . ‘seriously: “hurt: ‘with. a:‘skull’ fracture,: and] ¢. OO arb ‘Wallenda;:. 57; ‘the . troupe's’ oe -. .“Jeadet: sufferéd “a slight’ pelvic-in-| 0.27" Jutys Also“hurt “was: Jana ‘Schepp,.| |=, J. + ‘sister. of: ‘Dieter: ‘Schepp who: died: oy walv in the fall. > Tous oo Gunther’ and | Herman ‘Wallenda, ate ae togetherwith: Gene “Mendez, : ‘who |" we was flown: in from. ‘Stockholm;. Fee} fob erect Be a 8 “turned. to ‘the’ tanbark the e following a 7 Join in the fire company of. ‘national advertisers” on WPIX-11." Ntgrpre ney ~ INTO SKI AGT)_ ~| SINATRA MULLS BURLESK Unitea| ness-along: for:the ridé. Skiing ‘has ‘|: ism,,. hostéling, clothing: ‘manufac: | publishing, ‘eredit. cards—and: now: yet obvious move: ‘to: sab. its: ‘share ‘Wellover’ 1 ‘Onn. 000: “Amerieans 4 : “representing the foremost. advertisérs i in the land. It’s Bood s sense to! _ Where a are: ‘Your. 60. secorid commercials tonight | PIX WITH HANK HENRY ‘Las Vegas, Feb. 6: “Frank, Sinatra. ‘has been hud dling with. Silver: Slipper top. bana-: na Hank Henry and second banana Sparky. Kaye on the possible Las’ Vegas filming of:a two-reel comedy.; series starring the: ‘burlesque: com edy, team: iS The sharts: would: be. made by. -Sinatra’s. Essex. Co.,. and. designed for: ‘theatrical: release. I | Martin of the William Morris. agen“, Sey. is coordinating the.déal~ Hershey ofdinary statement, except ‘when you: understand the: kind of mail we mean: No Mail Order. Adver tisers! WPIK-11 advertisers ‘are national, Hour” m |also. faithful to the play, trical, many | are diplomats from the new. Afri4 can republics. TG a RRO ser Te > Tein Deference to Balydancers) ianatk HOROWITZ, But Word liself Curiously’ Verboten. Coincidentally_in Manhattan last week ‘to herald: separate -pictures touching ‘on homosexuality were American producer William. Wyler and British ditto Michael. Relph.:_ ‘Wyler, whose “The Children’s -. (UA) has a Production Code Seal, says he was not. influenced by the Code (which -doesn’t spell it out) to skirt. direct dialog: usage of: the word “homosexual” . (specifically lesbianism) play. Also, even if the Cod¢ ‘did sanction’ such frankness, he: still. would not have gone for a :more blunt ‘soundtrack. No reason to, he states, because the film leaves Jno doubt as to its reference. ; ; But . for :another thing, it is thereby which | (Continued on page’ ‘W) Rome’ s New Negro Colony and Cafes. Rome, Feb. 6. That Rome has a film industry boom is well established. but less mentioned is the upsurge here of a Negro. colony with resultant impact, upon daficing, night clubs and jazz. Some of the color: ed here are titeaare students, mors ‘Their presence is. increasingly evident. Ex-members of Katherine Dunham’s dancing ‘|-troupe,. which toured Europe ‘for. | years, have settled here. There are ‘few night clubs (i in (Continued on page: Br ‘| Talk $1,000,000 Fee For. | 3 Network, 2-Hour TV Of. "64 Expo: Ringling Set. A ‘three-network, two-hour . tele° ‘|cast, in’ prime time, for a $1 000,000 fee — “donation” is the word preferred —is being targeted: [bythe N. Y..World’s Fair 1964 for its opening festivities, The “dona tion” would go to the. educational funds, ‘50-50, of both the Fair and Lincoln Center, since. the former's Tesidual profit is likewise: earmarked for educational purposes. . ‘Leonard Bernstein and the N. Y.: " Philharmonic are mentioned as part’ of the Lincoln Center pickup, Latter’s completion is being time (Continued on page 66)" BIG NEWS—Telévision Pro. ducers, Directors and: Engineers! .—100% optical improvement ‘in | ' the. SUPER UNIVERSAL : . || -ZOOMAR LENS, Now. ready to. demonstrate on _|q your -cameras—Same size and -weigsht—The original-still the ‘: Til fastest, lightest and most flex{ible and, as always, | the. best! Spee Paty wwe oe . in his ‘adaptation. of the Lillian. Hellman.