Variety (March 1962)

a récen ae Jocal, = ingieapélig, 3 Mare’ 6,. — = — he “Lota ‘ex-nitery. . opérator ‘Pi | “UJ SMnk is. making: known ‘in. partial | u '. detail. the’ manner: in: ‘which he} ee ccaeeen to ‘bring vaudaias back, to we d Bows April 13, when Fink ‘aad his. two} : partners Night: up thenabe: Home: wood Theatre,” vers = Local. exhibs will watch with: jn ”°"s ¢erext: andsome concern: how the ‘different sort of Screen-plus-enter ~.tainment: will: be. worked‘ out. | inte gaya his. Homewood’s: ‘two: are -” ‘ashight: shows | will” start. awhile Can; ‘... Sirstrun: or “reissued feature’ film..| Forg; : Phis ‘will ‘be followed: by an hour | and 45-minutes’ of flesh stage fare. ~ Programs will * be’ arranged $0 ‘aim; he "says: There'll . be . straight: $1.15" admission which ' i. | “> 95e° more than: the’ apes. earliest oi: “elearyance straight. film * -gharge and 25-and 50c. more than |1 i loop and other firstran' houses here (tfamp . Situation |; dO, except.for roadshow films... _ =) Performers will be ‘given. 40-day ceo! engagements | at “the: -Homewood.. + For. the live ° ‘performers. on his initial show: Fink : has. inked: the "3. Curtis, ” os al hour, Curtis. for 45 aminutes ¥.) ‘s fornier local: Padded Cell. “" pifety, (Phis was after he sold the | Jatter to embark on vaudfilm), | eee ee 7 * Watlons “Yor. film: exhibition here , te 1 | do s0. rn lude ns: “luxuries . : oS Which, Re ae ne not. ready to |": 002 tof: Because t wo. ot the trouipe meni-| : “divulge: yet. Among other things,| g° 9 = bers . were : killed when they fell| ae +. however, there'll. “be customer * ‘| during-a Detroit performance: dast Fe _checkroom: facilities ‘the ‘same. as:| .:: , | month, Loring M..Staples, a local-| i. at niteries“and which aren't avail-. OY gee “) able now at. film houses here. /| E foe “eall for . "weekend: re. 0 " o: “gmalt: fry”: or eftenoon, ‘shows: with |... Be, -performing ‘talent, Thé thea| ° 3 Stre’s. seating capacity is being: re|: a ; duced ‘from 1,000 to 7 Pians also ~The: ‘Homewood hae. ‘been’ ‘shut : a from five to seven vaude’ ecta: n ey nat the same time ‘Rey asked that | State. Fair # ‘acts, from one edition of “Le Lido ‘de a authorities ‘okay use .of musicians |" ©. "@VC?* Ux Paris: show. "ais0 Gocked the Kim _— He alsolSO Risman has. also hooked. the fin be fier class restanrante. Oe eae ae oa Sisters ‘who go in next Janu: . -fasked fos opening of concert halls}... Ne se ‘The: Novelites have..a twos ‘J and. ‘upper . level: training . Anstituea ee an wacker starting June 6... Negotia-! . stoped ine Fe “Co glean. Hotel, longtime ‘hot spot in| . ° _Ciney,-}, ue 2 ‘brought: investigation. for. pos-'| ‘gible re .. The. fire. ‘occurrea os Feb, ae aa “pb! The! “Tropicano, “farmer | : Glenn. Rendezvous, ‘was ‘cl ‘a ‘tober: after’a. reform... movement j. “against Wise ‘in, “horthern | osed. last: Oc: . the. candidacy. of former ° college aan and. pro: football: ster and ‘for: the past two years a tv. tietwork sports : ‘easter, -for sheriff of Campbell |. ee County. .He and’ stripper Ap rin | Consider ref en :... ‘Flowers were arrested-in: 2 100m of “<. the histel ‘on: vice. chargés ‘which |p... -.'9 : were. ruled “phony?” in. a ‘court a rs {pare 7 : a Slate GagatLane Phe.” : Tororito,: ‘March 6... tagged “Star ‘France and Italy -are ‘among those | i acted. dor. the. annual: Blackpool : with. al, “Ee ‘pions, in“an. offbeat. act, -Switzer|. woe -aerjal turn;. vy ss to. have the:second show’ end. byt , ‘enham Girl. Pipets. ‘k.| ments: manager. of the Tower Co.,.|-" “BT. ¢. : | |ig.on' & global trek 0.0'ing talent for: NG, this: northwest England..show.-biz]: WN Nero: was booked : ‘because he |t v ; as broke attendance. records.| mo ‘| District: Musicians ‘Union: has at-.| sufficien tempted. to obtain official: authori-.| falling.” ‘on tvation for establishing vaude turns | Prietor, occupant ow biz:| 204. musical ‘shows in motion ‘pic| ul In’ this” “or an usher.: His partne J ture Houses. And, odic ‘Place. Dick. ‘Gold: ‘anti ‘Al Cohen, own and | “operate: the. lacalGay : 90's. prise [has . “where © the‘ floorshows : corp! 4 tortainment to:set up its own com= __! {mittee to study pros and cons. of | ince 4008 "2.2! -\ the proposal. -He.said that addition | UBt Bow. (tof? live shows to. first-run ‘houses | COUDIY... J+. 3. would. produce” “steady: employ-.>° ae ment for ‘both’ ‘entertainers :and and: Tropicand ° Club. ‘and ‘low -prices.”” Hethe Tite Carfact’ and Edward “Buc-| Alte fa it ‘seems the. pair were getting hot | _ gon the nitery: circuit. The’ duo will} disengage: following. their current {_ The ment: at’ the . Chi: ° Living For Toronto's O'Keefe! engere Hotel, | Windy City booking outside: of | neve. Samp gral stints “at the Playboy Club). ny. ‘se comedy: single-under ‘the. direco* en, fe's, | manager. Jack Burns’.plans. are.inpolicy 4 definite, ‘but. he: indicates that be} so { Would: like: to try the. theatre or: pres. (musical. eomedy. The two, had been: 33 ae eget ‘mince due, ®... a i 10 00 Japanese o Vat 1 “eni Via a ‘Save Now, “Trav Later’ Program Honolulu, March.6. | 7 Ket: from. “Canada, Germany, } years, ‘a: Hawaii. Visitors. Bureau source says. Potential for fravel to B} |'as the Japanese government: ‘Te woes ‘Jaxes . currency restrictions. About: ‘47% of the Japanese ‘who ‘Nelson ‘Eady saya she: haa every~. thing a2. ‘singer should ‘have. ..nice ce, too! This week they’re at’) the Three’ Rivers. Inn, up. Syracuse way. ‘Theodore: Paxson pianoing his: 35th, year. tor. Eady. . ee Tee! land is. sending. ‘The. ” Bronleys, ‘now, travel: later” “program have listed, Hawaii ‘as. their destination. An_ additional 10%. indicated’ the | ‘Pacific. coast. states. « ._.-| All: of’. this. means ‘resort’ ‘areas =.| should be. on the lookout. for tour Other acts: ‘set are’ ‘the. Dior ‘Sise. ters (globe walkers), Tibor ‘Alexin. der's. dog~ revue, comedy knockabouts. Desmond: :& Marks, : Ta6 se arias (German acrobats), The cy ics facials), Four Soranis mies taurant personnel who speak Japa 1." Pttoned, Yvonne’ ‘s Eight Lions;. and the: Dag: a 4 D. 000. visitors last year, according ‘to ..| HVB, ‘an: increast . of 7.9% .. over | 1960. Booster. group noted that fea “Bernard |. ‘ Grabires: ‘ entertain-|.© ne [in Paid. Space.” ia,-| " Appearing. at the ‘Shriners’ an; _ | nual indoor. circus at -the. Avalos | . “ae act. . But. they, were. sompelled to , en, _...» lawyer, found: and. called. to ‘au-| °:. thorities’ attention: a city Jaw. per aa | taining to’ it. .’ 4 _, Statute.in: question. forbids: “anyinstitute a new. policy of: headliners every two w "Mexico City, March 6. ing with Helen: Traubelafd the “Aepe periodic intervals the Federai F | April It, Managing | Risman changes will get more Gotham resi aus s ‘place. Liberace . ~~ ot city iteelt ja'the owner, “list ‘four-weekers. He goes in. “March The statute. carries ‘a $250 tine 14," for violation of the: net requiremient and hus: ‘been: on the. books: thorities ‘have nixed the move.. -Now., Venus.: Rey, union. head, |: asked ‘the Office of Public En-: iiners ‘Tong in e }the new show in October... Donati aw, |:has. been seen t=] U.S. at the: he. Stardust Hotel, a'|few.: acts to. get -a..hotdover nod ‘tions -for ‘city’s ‘musicians. 43 . Mayor Ernesto Pp, Uruchurtu. has: ‘variety: acts -| GOCKOrS at “Gnfeasible.” ‘His s contention. is that | He admission prices: should. :not -:be } juries |: hiked. Therefore : exhibitors could body. not. ‘pay ‘for. live: talent. :: . ; ‘|tions are.-on for . Dennis Day tl play his’ first. N.. cafe. Mate at the TQ i coo ARTSTS IN Eee llywood,. March -6.. ““leriry: Mi , Coast veenes of of ‘plazas ‘and parks..of: the. capital ae General: Artists Corp., is dup back ‘are providing some. work:. He on last | this afternoon . (Tues) from an | -jsaid that city’-studiesare -under ; wee! +] eight-day . trek to. Mexico City -to | way: seeking forms. of “creating | verte yer | set anew promoter. there. ‘to: book popular, healthy. entertainment ‘at’| spine. t |talent GAC handles. did. not: specify. |S ‘One. performer. being’ ‘talked ot of. entertainment. ‘being : | Checker. Another ‘is Nat Cole, who. is fore. all cleat Beata Tien nee Asks ei ta ea ‘pIDNIT? “Housto March. 6: © is splitting up just at atime when | © ni, | ee ‘McCarthy ‘and. the Cork |: f {Club have been named in a. $250,000 caer damage ‘suit brought by. Donald Riviera The i The action stems from McLendon’s ‘Room (which was their first major 6 y | arrest. in ‘a backstage labor feud. “George: Carlin . will continue as. oe ling. wires. from the. club's light tion ‘of Murray. Becker, the team’s. contract dispute. inning ta, the Cork Club manager who acin | tually filed the charge. McLendon’s |: on|. action: claims: that his arrest. was s,. dra-| false, malicious and was. designed musical: . to harass and intimidate Bim, . ate . tee . sSaespesuin tea dle. 4 “More: ‘thei 10,000 Japanese have : Mi | signed-up for. vacation trips ‘to | | Hawaii within the ‘next three | Hawaii will. be “fantastic” as soon’ have’ signed.-up ‘for the. “save administrative seoretary,. “guides as.'well -ashotel. and’ res-| show "| nese: fluently, ‘the HVB aide cauHawaii. was: ‘host’ to: ‘about 319,-: }.€yre. articles about: . Hawaii. in | ‘magazines’.and newspapers ‘repre-_ “1 sented the equivalent ¢ of 45.000, 000. “ithe ‘Latin. ni Quartet: N.Y. at ain er. ‘Winged: ‘Victory. Chorus who 0 g0 a : director feels’ that more. frequent geen it. e.| dents to repeat the show at the will be the last. of | "Risman, . who ts booking headmitted advance,” has set]: | Gino’ “Donati. for. the opening of previously in’ Be. Vises, where: lie was one of the} . "| personals this summer . . Southern California Exposition to. | be held at the Del Mar racetrack. | Hee pooked for three days, June’. . fe meld ay 3, for which he will: _ MEXICAN. DICKERING| &: ‘goed >! for a-.Mexican -date is ‘Chubby: e | has. Played, ‘below-the-border. “be: -his .tv: series Mare --]| will pass the next two months on — _| bis farm in North Caro _|-other date booked Tllinois State Fair’ at DuQoin, Labor Day, wh ere Griffith "2506 for False Arrest’ erie ‘aad the McLendon,. business: agent of | Ag t |:-Houston Stage Employees Local 51. "MeCarthy-had. McLendon arrest|. . cast} ed Jan. 2-on a charge‘ of malicious |" ont mischief. He accused him of remov| | ‘Hing and sound: system: during . a Reno, March & ‘A Fepresentative of the Amerg-. I agt Guild of Variety Artists has been assign ed to Reno to. investi: gate the city’s plan to ban the femme-mimi “Jewel Box neve” ‘eurrent at the. Riverside Hotel via ‘an ordinance prohibiting any im-.. personation of the o te sex in = any Iocal club holding a city. liquor license... Phil Downing, of the San Francisco: office of AGVA, has been attempting to talk with: ef ty’ offi-_ Clals in hopes of discnuraging passe age of the Pordinanee. ‘It is due for a second and-final reading ‘!the six-man council on March 12.: The law -will go into effect immediately -on publication... Downing said he planned to appear at the March 12 meeting. ‘Jatkie. Bright, AGVA's national e was surprised and shocked at the city’s. action. alnied at closing the He. said he was critical of. the: Reno officials’. decision that: threatened to deprive members of the guild of. their. livelihood asa result of the council's feeling the show might attract an undesirable element. to Reno.. : Bright noted that the revue has played. numerous U.S. cities. -with-. Sut incident, He conjectured some . entertainers might avoid playing .| Reno clubs if they felt they would ' "| be subject: to the whims. of the city _ | council, Downing said -AGVA: ‘would not ’l permit an: entertainer to retain membership in the Guild unless ‘| material and talent was up. to... ' | AGVA standards. He said the pro ordinance would. :deprive. | posed . ‘| AGVA ‘members of their. right: to. a work in their chosen profession. Reno Police Department were assigned to audit the show, but no report from them. has been subto the. mayor or “city coun .: Many Reno residents and members ‘of the clergy have voiced o position to ‘the type of show the Jewel. Box Box Revue” represents: Ady Griffith Soaking Up. $22,500, Rain or Shine, ollywood, March 6._ “Anas crit Garis a series of a , rain or shine.. Griffith’s minimum guarantee for fairs and. en eredicaiatte is $7500 a day plus. “Other 3 ‘acts. ‘on the Andy. Griffith. to. :be paid. by the expo, include the Modernaires, Johnny. Matson, emcee, and Mark Wilson. ‘& his. “Magic Land of Alakazam.” | Del Mar. expo instituted a , act. policy last year with the book ‘ing. of Ernje Ford. After completing uction | ‘of ‘ y -tevies srg Griffith *.. lina.. Only so far is the will be paid $1: ‘for B Bis own a os = lemental, acts to be supF i: en by -manager of . Willian Morris. “oa ‘Ann ‘Roseathal Exiting | we After 25 Years Hollywood, March 6. ‘ann Rosenthal, head of William’ Morris Agency legal-dept., is bowing out of active association with 8.) a ‘| company: after 25 years to leave . Suit: also. names Anthony. Fertit ‘On an extended world tour ‘with ‘her husband, J; anies Stein. . While abroad, she she will visit vari‘ous. Morris offices. in. on, Paris; Rome pnd Madrid and upon: . = return will ast as legal consultant... i]