Variety (November 1962)
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~.. waiters’ ‘unions said ‘refusal ‘to per“mit “licensed.” dancing ‘and .*.Eool
...: just begin -despite the: fact ‘that “. Hub: city fathers have. cut: the’ city
“. «. the’ ‘council’ that ‘Sunday dancing “ + would .give.10,000° Boston: bartend“or, vers, waiters: and ‘tooters. an. extra “day's. pay” “and: our money will not. oo .. be. going® ‘to New‘Hampshire. and |
“other places,” storm clouds: WERE. “Tropicana. Hotel, Las. Vegas,: have
-| finalized a mutual booking deal forimported. talent. , Acts: booked for: the’ Trop, |.-for. example, will be“able “to. break a: jump from. Europe. with a -date ‘at *theLQ,: while’ performers. re-) | turning: “from: a” stand ‘at. the ‘Las: Vegas inn can ‘appear at the: Broad“Way. ‘spot:
Wednesday; November 7 1962.
VAUDEVILLE. 49.
Sanday ‘oaie iilied Now Legal [i
hh Boston Despite Clergy’s Protests
_. Boston; Nov, ‘6.
“Dancing on ‘Suiiday is. now. ‘per
co mitted. in . Boston, first time: in “Hub’s’.. 332-year. history. ‘Besides.
‘dancing: the. Twist. on the Sabbath;
“one: can-/shoot:-a ball .in_ the: ‘side pocket too.::For. the City. council.
by 5-3 vote Monday. (22) sanctioned. ° not. only: Suriday ‘dancing, but. Bool
and “billiard ‘games: as ‘well, .
Approval ° of: the . ordinance per.
-mits-city censor and licensing -divi“sion: chief. Richard -'J:
under “the new: ‘Common . Day. . of _ Rest -Statutés. ‘Several. churchmen at..a-second. public hearing. opposed | relaxation of rules. to: permit-terping at. hotels; night. ‘clubs. and cafes, ~: and Sabbath’ Pool. and ‘billiard Shooting. | Re ' ".* But. nitery ” ‘ops.musicians’ and
__ Shooting ‘would . drive. patrons to ‘other cities and-states. on. weekends. In’ most quarters ‘it :was_ felt’ that the’ ‘Sunday .dance’ ‘law’ ‘fight ° ‘has
2 free of, its “Puritan bondage. ‘While -oné._ city” councillor --told
* gathering, ‘> Rev. DE Aifréa B. “Minyard, ‘gen
eral ‘secretary of the Lord’sDay '.League of New England, indicated: ‘to. the council: that. the battle. will |. be. carried to’ the ‘new: Jegislature. for further-revision of the. Common
. Day-of Rest: Law.
‘Dancing in ‘publie halls where’ “an ‘admission. -is charged: ‘and. svhere |
no‘li is sold: is illégal; -accéord-.|: ihe: F _E. M. ‘Loew’ ‘anid. Eddie ‘Risman of
the.Latin: ‘Quarter, and: J..K, ‘Hous-. ‘sels Jr:of the. Trop. Latter: hotel -is currently: playing ‘Shows. from: the. -Folies: Bergere, Paris,” :.
‘ing: to the -new. Fegulation, “There
. must: be a: liquor’ license. to obtain
a Sunday ‘permit ‘for dancing. .
‘At the first hearing: on ‘the: ordi=|'¢
‘Sinnott’ ‘to. issue’. permits. for thesé -activities.
-nancé, city censor Sinnott testified: that Boston. has. been losing -out. on |: --Sunday. show :biz while Revere and.
“: other nearby. ‘spots . were. reaping Boston. coin, Meantime, -Protestant'| :
L ONY, & VEGAS” | “TROP INK BOOKING TIE
and Catholic: ‘elérgymen’ ptotested’
“Sunday: dancing: in: -honkytonks: as
the Taw, of: God.” *
Carriage House Chain
.,. .Cocoa. ‘Beach; Nov: “6. The Starlite: ‘Motel Cocoa: Beach,
Fla. subject of the Hurricane’ Della: integration story recently, has. been |: Sold" to-.the:. Carriage House chain | for, -$1,000;000: . : Constructed in 1957, ‘the Starlite | was the first on Missile. Land USA’s booniing. nitery-niotel strip. Pioncer-.| | ‘ing: the bringing: ef headline’ acts}. to the. area, the. operation: expanded | in the’ community J. when: singér Della. Reese’ S appear: |ancé there. brought. Negroes to the}. Strip: ‘for: ‘the: first: time: to ‘sip. aud
‘its activities’
sup.
constructing: anew. edifice adjacent
it S. ew. acquisition,
The: Latin. Quarter, N: ¥,, ‘and. the
cooperative. . buying: of
Eddie: Eikért. tiade. the’ ‘deal with
One “of. . the: : first cooperative
‘moves‘in the new. arrangement will be. the: -hosting by the: -LQ of ‘the:
..¢Continued: on page: 50)"
The. Carriage: House, presently’
to: the Starlite,: plans ‘to. spend approximately‘. $200, 009". -Femodeling
b Stuart Rothman, | counsel, noted : that.” never before. moved: against”. a}... ‘union ‘on charges: that “union. ‘ofS ‘ficials. were: ‘fired... because. ‘they. |: cooperated: ° with. a ‘Senate inves‘ligating group. claimed. the‘board had. such egal.
UTM Shifts Mel ‘Barker
‘the MCA: alumni; who workéd out | “Of the Beverly Hills .officé of. the |. “how: ‘defunct’ agency. -He. had. been an
‘l.a -désecration: of the, Sabbath: and based” ‘in UTM’s Bevbills ‘branch: .
concert: Ming. ee
AGVAI in Unfair
“Washington, Nov. 6.
authority...
executive. board: '
a -agent,. has been retained to handle Lelub: ‘and | nitery™ dates.. -homebased. in the New York. office. ‘|-Don ‘Gregory. has “been. hired. to
Labor Complaint
-| to tail in the nitery sector. -
“The “Natioiial . ‘Labor. Relations : ‘Board. has initiated the’: -issuance’ “<L-of /an. unfair: labor: practice -complaint against the -Américan Guild. |.of:. Variety. Artists -in. an‘ unprece-. dented \acfion:growing ‘out ‘of :the |: -Sénate McClellan .. Subeommittee.{: expose ‘of AGVA. earlier this year. “i. In’: disclosing. “the. legal’ step,’ :NERB . general. NLRB “has |
The APAmusic -dept.° ‘previously ‘inked Benny Goodman. .. :
SHOREHAM, D. C, ‘AXES
But © Rothman
: Charges involved ‘jn! the eom|} plaint against: GVA. are. that. ‘two former ‘Tampa, Fla.,; AGVA. branch: managers, ‘Clayton (Smiley )--Hart -and-Al Fast, were’ cannéd last April. ‘after. ‘being. ‘summoned. before | the |-union’s:
quizzed about cooperating with’ the. } MeCléllan Subcommittee. « :
“Later, in: testimony Before’ the. subcommittee. in: -opén. session, in -Washington, Hart and. Fast stated } under::.oath.. that” they. ‘lost * their: | .jobs: because ‘they... ‘had. -answered. questions: of: McClellan. : investigators about AGVA affairs,spilling | Some’ beans. ‘in the process.” rn
"man commented:. ‘not méasure up to Shoreliam stand ‘ards: of. entertainment.” ms,
and’. the’. ‘Compass : ‘company was‘composed ~ of. Lloyd -Battista;.. “Mictor Brown, : .Cunningham. cand ‘Thomas ‘Erhart. ' -The-unit. appeared “at a Cape. Cod) straw hatter: last summer.
‘and .
good,” “according to a. -Shereham spokesman. Performances: were. in. ‘the Shoreham: room built. especial
|To Head Chi: Nitery. bet h hie’ Tucker Saga’ Wows Aud At : cage nite Teattinonn of United |.
Talent Manageiment...He’s orie. .of |:
Britain $ Royall Command Variety Gala
| APA Adds Three New |
ce fro 4Tn. addition’. to. Barker’s-. transfer: ae UTM. -Ahas ‘bulwarkéd: ‘Chicago. with | -’ |} Bob: ‘Maxwell: to ‘assis€. E..O. Stacy-| : ‘| in the ‘fairs ‘and: special. everits “sec: 1 tor ‘and Al: Man: Petten’ in’ the
* Acquires Starlite Inn,
: NLRB Moves Vs.
Staffers, Inks Stan Getz!
The Agency: for. the: Performing
Apts, headed by -éx-MCAite David’ ‘Baumgarten is ‘still expanding. For
the first..time -since , its. for mation
‘thrée montlis ago; it. “has. gone. out{side of MCA alumni. for: staff ad-4 . dition.
Jack Finck, ‘Tongtime: ‘indie: talent!
He'll. be
work in the concert division: “Sandy
‘Wernick, who left..MCA. when he
entered the. ‘Army, hasjoined APA
Baumgarten has. also signed’ Stan.
Getz: to. a. representation. deal. and. ‘isbooking him. on’ a. bossa. nova.
concert tour to. start after. Jan. 1.
ions Set.
-COMPASS. COMPANY
'Washington, Nov. 6:
The’. “Compass _ Iniprovisational Theatie:’ which presented. a topical
revue with .a political slant, was J‘ancelled by the. Shoreham Hotel | management’ ‘after. 12. days of its 10-week contract. A hotel. spokes
“The show’ did. ‘Harvey Epstein: “was producer, :
R. Mona Burr;Dennis
Business: was: less than’ expected. and“audience: reaction: was. “not
(Continued on page (50).
don ‘Palladium ‘Quéen and Prince Philip.
his “nately, it’ was allowed.:to..run a ‘shade too long. ‘Hope ‘gagend cheer= ‘fully’ about.’ President. -Kennedy,
By HAROLD MYERS
London, Nov. 6. ‘Disk’ stars may be idols of the teenagers, but it took a pro. like Sophie. Tucker to surmount the resistance: of the toughest audience in the world to win acelaim
‘atthe Royal Command Variety
Gala. last "Fuesday.. 129).at the Lonattended -by the
_ Her -performance, towards the
; end. of along and star-studded bill, ‘Wwas.an object lesson to any enter
tainer. Miss Tucker was the. omy artist to have. this sedate audience
begging for more: The timetable
of the Royal show precludes any
-encores,, but the determined pa
trons would not be silent until
Miss. -Tucker. returned for an extra | bow.It .was a unique tribute to .a. triumphant performance..
-Her. brief..stint was confined to. what: she described’ as the Sophie
‘Tucker saga, a nostalgic songalog which illustratea her rise from a modest
start, singing ‘in. -her mother’s cafe, to international star| dom, with sueh numbérs.as “Down on the Farm,” “After. You’ ve. | Gone” and “Life Begins at Forty.” Ted Shapiro, .of course, .wasdoing .the accompaniment. It was ‘he who reminded. her that’ she could not leave the stage until she
had: sung. her. signature: tune,
“Some of These Days.”
. .. Show Was Drooping Notwithstanding the array of: ‘top
talent, the show was showing some.
signs:..of drooping ‘when Miss .
‘Fucker came onstage. She changed ‘all that, -and Bob: Hope, jlowed ‘with Edie Adams, had the
who fol
great:advantage of coming on to an
audience. aroused to. enthusiasm.
Hope, » now filming. in London, had tried: out his routine. in Man-. chester. the previous weekend, ‘and
there’ was ample evidence. of. the
care and expertise ‘that went into ‘act’s préparation:. Unfortu-:
though’ references to America’s . (Continued on page 50)
“AT THE LG ROOM NY,
!’ : e
"Every. ‘seat’ was: s eccupied; a: dozen. ‘impatient |
| ae citizens ‘awaited. their. chance: fo. sit: down. be Jnew..
show was ‘worthy of its capacity audience. ti is One:
of the » best t Danny, Segal ever: has: presented. ‘at: his
7 ‘indeed, is: s Jackie Kannon. You'll enjoy every’ minute...
iit was: devastating. KA. funny: man, .
* cof his stay. on stage.”
Nick k Lapole, N. ¥; 7 JOURNAL AMERICAN:
“Comic Jackie Kaninon’ S Living: Room’ tema
was a. 1 jam-packed hit. ue
“Mackie Kannon' s. living ‘Roont: ‘opening: was.
“tremendous. He. did 3: shows instead of 2, and it was. ;
"still turnaway, business!"
"Bert Bacharach, N. Y. JOURNAL A AMERICAN.
Earl Wilson, N.Y. POST
7 Direction:
Conductor: | HERBERT STRIZIK
“Current best sellérs: JFK ‘COLORING | ‘BOOK, POLITICAL WIND-UPS, POEMS FOR THE JOHN
his turn a fresh facade.”
SSAgeney: UNITED. TALENT “MANAGEMENT. ‘Timie-Life’ Bldg., “ N. Y.
"Press: GENE WEBER, NORMAN “SUMMERFIELD
Current record: ‘release: | SONGS FOR THE JOHN . Roulette Records, R25187.
“BR nice welcome to the big town. ‘How can you ‘not like: qa. guy: who would rather diink-dlong with : Dean than. sing along, with Mitch?”
". oe Kannon indulges i in’ a.well ‘designed and
HARRY ‘ADLER.
i'n group of gags. He has-a zany and original bent |
. andi is armed with sufficient original material fo give
Jose, VARIETY