Variety (July 1962)

* Published: week cat 154. West A808 ‘Street, New “York 36,. N. Yi ‘by: Narlety;. inc: “Annual: tibseription, #18, bingte copies, 35 cents,” Se ae ; -" .° :Second Class: “Postage: at New: York, N. Y.:" Lo. : “O COPYRIGHT. 1962" BY “VARIETY, INC,” -ALL* RIGHTS: RESERVED... “ Noh-227. No. 6° 7 a aan new YORK, | WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 1962 Oe = = | __ 104 PAGES | More Niteries Farer Cover Charges | Hi ATFORD OAD PAYSEE Wall St Eb Hits Biv Biway y Financing, Over Minimums; Bid to Spark Profit | TEs) KICKS: i _ Bat! Most Theatres Have Bookings question | ‘of . “minimum — ~ Aleatrar Ans Park “By. JESSE GROSS Joist 4 Vs. cover ‘is. “assuming. : copy tock ket decli have E ELS 1e:stock market decline is hav. ‘greater inupértance: in. the’ operaBy ROBE RT H. ECH ON. Jing | ‘reverberations on™ Broadway. “Hartford, July 3 _! ae " Hollysy 00d, July. 3. Bruce’ Campbell,” president * ‘of “ation of’ niany: niterics.: An increas: |--. A: noticeable tightening of. investee a witer y owners’ de: | __Tollvision: went" into: ‘orbit. heref ‘ment .coin-.for’ “Main Stem shows ett . re. se $s . * . 4 of mininiums.in the hope that they’ Friday, night (June, 29), First. stage’ Independent Producers ‘Associated the shaky situation on W desters fo mF Will -not | only, Fesult,, ‘in. :greater of anticipated ‘ three. year. test. . Wit-}-Inex has: begun negotiations for the | -Many’ prospective backers . who, ‘profits, but. in: sonie instances: will |as* Mary .Maftin’s . neXt. musiéal |.nessed : by an. approxiriate _ 1,500. purchase: of Alcatraz Island, which ‘might easily have sunk coin into being aback lower fa! 8: “for: gus{under Cheryl Crawford's. manage|. persons. in :the. hones: of .less’ than. Government is closing 3 as. a: Prison. one or more: of the: suows schedoan tomers: a [mént, * Howard. ‘Dietz.. and. Arthur] 300° anticipated: subscribers.: “Exact next. summer, 9. uled for Broadway. production this SE Ther ‘Latest “tp shite” ‘to, a. covery. ‘Schwartz: Would”de-the. songs. -. | number of paysees-is ‘unknown. bee -. “Campbell. plans ‘to: Tenov ‘ale ‘The season are understood to. be shying me albe ton: an. ‘experiinerital basis, |.” "Humor ist Max’ Shulin’an : ‘did ‘one. cause. of. ‘last . minute: installations, | Rock?” in. San Francisco Bay at aJaw ay: from legit: ventures tor playisthe Blué: Angel, N..¥.,. which in| book*-treatment ‘and. now Arnold Station execs said. .| cost: of. $3,000,000: and. convert: it}ing hard to. get) bevause. of the 2. GtS sulmmet policy, starting July 16;|.Shulman..ino. relation’ is working. “For the: first! ‘time. ia. ‘tollvision nto: &.showboat {sland and -yearWu WHL substituteza $2 50 cover instead /on another.’ Vincent: Donohue we fore: ‘payee is: being seen ‘sans.} ound ,amusenient park. reached. by § of. its $7: minimuni, Step was de-' direct. A's. promised: for. fall. (Continued: ‘on. ‘pase. 103) a wi fleet: ‘of: paddle, boats: 7 ~ Mary Martn’s 5 Next. Dwight. “Tavlor's “SBload and: Thunder, ” memoir. ‘of. Ais. ‘falher | |. Charles: * Taylor's’: “~metodramatic. stock: company: productions, looms. uncertainty’ ‘of the-.market However, the situation isn't cane . .. sidered. likely ‘to cause a” panie .. cided: this “week: by. bonifaeé:. Max.| enemies among the established producers. ° -. , Gordon, now the sole.oewner.of the |) =" -It may. take them a litile Ionger a. spot following his: recent buyout, of a6} than, usual to get the needed coin ae partner Herbert Jacoby: |. °-: — -.f—atid. perhaps necessitate’ speci 2 The’ Angel,: -incidentally; W i ré:: ee -‘T deals ‘with big-money, ¢ontributors ‘Open. Julv. 16: after’ a two-weck-va|..¥ _? ation “with. Barbra’ ‘Streisand and|: -<.BobLewis; Gordon sometime ago}: | “hut it's figured that most of the. “| properties ‘they've earmarked. for. Substituted a cover in ‘place. of, the: ef: _ Continued on n page.8 83): ls “| production will be pfit-on. For the a newconters, thous sh, ‘the raising ‘of es |Advise French Frenchmen Probe ternal i eo_8 Visiting US. To ~ Bring Madame’ oy Artists has: sent oui: a telegram ‘ref nee *. serenduni. ‘calling. for ‘a“ ‘national “ Paris, July 3. a ; Pan ‘Am: ‘folders. now lure French 1. board nveeting: ‘for: ‘two days or more |. | -tourism® tothe U.S. ‘with, shots of .. . starting July 10‘in: Now York. Wires; |: outdoor. barbecues; the Grand. Can— "signed. by “Jackie ‘Bright, national{ °" 4 -{yon, the Lincoln’ Me:morial in *: ‘administrative-:-sécretary of: thef -: Washington, the Seattle Exposts .’ “‘wnion; . state that president -Joey| . -— 'Adanis has. requested a. meeting of | { tion, Niagara’Falls, the UN in New | York, :rodeo_ shows .«‘l‘ainbiance : the, national ‘board so that: dts Themes . (Continued: 200: ‘page. 93) . j.authentique du vieux Far. West"), Se oe.. | Guggenheim. Museum, . Radio -City,. 2 ER, ‘-I the UN Bldz., the Statute of Lib-. : No Federal Probe This” | Session on’ ‘Qversered’ ifs “Pix and Ads: No Funds o erty, Empire State Bidg. and free: Shakespearean shows in New “| York's .Central Park There are. | other. suggested tours to Holly-. wood and Disnextind; 15 days in . (Continued On n page § 94) aes ‘House probe: OF: “ta0 ‘much Sex in}. _ tims : and: ‘picture : advertising” . is}. “out. for: this’ ‘session ‘of Congtess. a Effort made’-by: Reps. ‘Kathryn™E. |... .-Granahan: (D-P4.); ‘Walter Rogers |. “(D-Tex,) : ‘and: others to’ set” up ar, ‘Racial Slur Pickets. _ Severely Punished; 7 select | house. committee: to: run ie: Jail Terms and Fi ines such.an.: ‘inyestigation . was” quietly oar , torpedoed “by. Oren’ Harris “D|": Chirago, ‘July 3. i Suitt. penalties were meted out a Atk, : ‘chairman OF House’. “coms a Le “Last” .Wed.. 277 t)-three.‘members. , “merce: committee. _ Jog -of the Amerie © Nazir party for. 2), Harris told ‘House teaders: it’ was: me af P icketing a eee gieatre wa oe “nonsense to .create. a “spe@al. {sda fof Sethe alan oanmy Davis. . ‘Tectr: ‘committee for ‘such “a probe | ee ‘for. The picketi ook place on wr “Swhen.. his. ‘committee: already’. fiad| ": the jurisdiction.’ -Harris ‘won:-the|° © _ [the last day: of “the showing’ of 8) Sergeants. 3” on March 23 at the -point. Te: ‘such ‘an. investigation. is} -miadé: it: Will be: one ‘of: “his sub-] _ State-Lake The Hre. ee committees. * — sl “We'don't have: funds to, finance ee Pete anything like. that this’ year,’.Hat|: 2% Fis” “said of the film -investigation, _* tHe ‘indicated. hie, had-tiointerition’} * ot of: ‘Fequesting' such’ money: elther,. wp obeg ot 1 ‘Two-of the men were sentenced 1 to. a. year jin prison .and' a $700 fine and the third: received four. {months in jail and a $300. fine. | The sentences and fines were nearJ ly. the -maximum under the. law. (Continued. on ‘page 98). vote L . cer, Shares "e. Ce ti lies «OO ie