Variety (November 1962)

New York. | Musicat ‘Group. ‘start: ‘Nov, ‘21: for Alian. Sherman, who. | albumed. four weeks at ‘Slate Bros. “My Son the: Folksinger,” negotiat-1 oe Nov. 30:-for ‘one: ‘month... ing for. a deal in the Diplomat: -Kingston ‘Trio set for Nov. 26 date’ Hotel, Miami. Beach... for: February! at Blinstrub’s, Boston or March -: Harry Bell & RichBee ‘into Isy's Vancouver, ‘ard Birkmayer‘sjgned Carol Oh-| “three weeks. | , mart and Joel Aldred to personal Judy Curtis inaugurates, new enmanagement contracts . ; ‘Hall. fertainment policy. for: Embassy | Goodman to give 2 Camegie Hal Room, ' Studio City, this week * ra rio_ started a repeat. at One Fifth Ave. ° ‘backed by “Fat Br ay Tele. Awad last night (Tues... . . Phil Foster :. opén Dec. .3 for four: weeks. at! opens at the Boulevard, Rego Park, : NL Y.’s Basin Street... East. L. I., tonight Wed.» for 12 days. LuLu. Porter. ‘set ‘Charles " Shoes Lidie Murfi off. to Istanbul for a: utiake’ to arrange new: nitery. ‘act. tegemonth tour of Air Forge bases, with special material by Sy Cohen : o uropean .« Carlos &Linda current. ‘at the: tour: rane ing. faye on ‘European Larry. Moquin Hotel, Montreal. ‘+ bird, Las Vegas, gig + . Barbara. The . McClevertys ‘started. a (rum : ‘at’ -Dane-into’ Ash‘Grove, LC: VAL “this | the” Palms? Sheepshead Bay. * week Brooklyn. last -night. (Tues.). “Troubadou, Cal Claude signed’ for a tour w ith: | : the Hamid-Morten Circus. starting ; in’ February .. ..Savannah Church-.' 5: with: Nat King Cole. .show. at il! returning. to niteries with ‘a a) Sands, Las: Vegas : Bob Newkirk current stand at the Room at. the! Bottom .. Jackie McClean : to ast weéek.at College Inn and Foun concertise Dec.. t at Judson Hall: ' tain Roont. of Sherman. House’. for Corbett Monica set to ‘open. Nov. . Archie Robbins on a holdover } Frankie Laine ‘set : for. ‘Metropole: 1° Club" inWindsor, :Ont.,..andApril 18 opening at. ‘Roosevelt Hotel, Frances. Faye: ‘at the. Americana, Miami Beach. “New Orleans: _ tours. Europe: inJune and. July, playing: London, Paris, West ‘Ber , Los Angeles Miriam: Makeba, Jimmy. Smith and Herkie Styles open Nov. 21 ‘at Crescéndo . .. Kay Stevens, Johnny: Amarosa and the “Kay” Stevens ——— -areas . tact, ‘with ° ‘Sy: ‘Cohen ‘writing: ma-. ’ terial... , Jack Carter.inChicago for. 10-day. stand ‘at Sahara: Inn. The ‘Only. Real Monthly . | Mousie Garner and. Jad Paul joined PROFESSIONAL GAG SERVICE ‘Ben. Blue Revue. THE LATEST — THE GREATEST = ' 1 Kansas City “THE COMEDIAN” _ ‘FHE MOST-U P-TO-DATEST Now in its. 185th Issue. containing. stories cne-liners,. poemettes, song: | titles, hecklérs, audience stuff, . ‘mono || | fogs, _ parodies, double gags, bits ideas, Intros, Impressions and .Impersonations, political, ‘interruptions. ‘Thoughts of the Day,. Humorous Views of the News, Vignettes, etc. (20. Pages). $25 YR. SINGLE’ ISSUES $3 $35. YR.—SINGLE ISSUES $4 No C:0.D.'s BILLY GLASON; 200 W. Séth St.: ‘New. Work. City % co 31316 : | Municipal .Auditorium . |{ of Dixieland open. at Eddy’s Nov: 23. for their. annual ‘stand ‘here . C urrently, EL CORTEZ,. Las Vegas NOV. 26 -DEC. 8, K KING’S CLUB, DALLAS ‘nat Concteceh aol Ava Tour ~ kas. Vegas. Review: Journal; Nov: 9;. 162:~ “Tony Lavelli packs El Cortez Lounge.” TV Nefwork. Producers: This is a. great act with: drawing power and strong: sponsor identity. r 4° Naeitional: local TV exploitation . and’ Record: Promotion: . PHILIP LESLY Co.,Chicago Bookings: 13 E. 55, New York: 22 . oe : PL 5.7436 1 / ‘day-Saturday.” to N. Y..for recordings following {- ii} next night: spot is. Holiday . House, |ot, #| Forbes ‘&-~ Villa from’ the same]. . Eddys” ‘bill play the Club Alamo, a Detroit,. opening Nov.. 26 for. two |. Mary.. Kaye. Trio into. Harrah's: TaWy. a “Molly |: “Travelers Three into. “L.A for. indefinite: ‘would .séverely ‘hamper ‘the’ power {of ‘the. national’ officé -headquar made his. “Chicago nitery: debut ‘the power. of life. and death over: lin, Br ussels, ‘Amsterdam. and other. . Lulu Porter. set Charles. Shoemake to. arrange new nitery. | date. in--the:-framing . of the~ current: | “Margarita ‘Sierra signed: for’ the: J annual “Auto Show. which ‘opens’ Saturday. (24) for-nine days :in: the: Dukes. || Hildegarde,. with ‘Alphonse: ‘Semole. ‘and Tony. DiPardo. Orch:.in .a-spe-: “Hl cial | three-day show. opening the + new ‘Downtown Club last Thurs: HH finds “itself in an. unprecedented a | ly . the” ‘Taft-Hartley” Law. and: :the <M Landrum-Griffin “Act, -has given in ; | powers of the union regarding. their. “A political “and. economic: rights in — Continued from: page 46: ‘| Eddie Sereno for. six weeks -be-: |} ginning “April. 9° at: locations in “t including nine* musicians, : | make .the .trek.-Utilizing local tal} ‘f\-ent,the” orchestra : would . expand to about :18.members. ° . | Lane. and the .Cugat: aggregation. “41 :to..-come ‘here -next ‘spring for: 56 “At days: . T}-setting.for Al Zugsmith.” [| diedted™-that performers coming { here receive. salaries higher than Af an ie “There is flexibility to ‘some ex“Ht tent,” oT highest: prices in the U. S. and. the a overseas. salary." ‘|. Dodd's § Summer Show ‘Hl -who. is8éet: to” ‘open: at. the Opera: | ° Theatre, [;Summer.” , Proudly-Guided by. 4 Layout. will ‘also. feature’ Eddie | Calvert, The Raindrops, and Rose“HARRY BREYN. i] mary: Squires.” Dodd was. at. Great . Management |.Yarmouth, -.atop.” U:K.: -Summer | "20 East Huron Street ij show biz center. in 1959. He's cur-'}"Chicago 11, Ilinols . ‘|| rently. ‘starring in his”.own fort: | . "937-8040 a _ Saverio. Sarita | ta] “Feny Ons 1 al Sten “Penny ‘Singleton, : ‘onetime prexy of ‘the’ ‘American Guild’ ‘of Vices riety Artists, declared ‘yesterday (Mon, y that the miovement: toward. autonomy. of: AGVA's: Los: Angeles: -branich is® designed. ‘to-end. the _-“dictatorship” of ‘New. York’ administration and. introduce. démoc-, : | “-raey into’ the union. The ‘shift’ to. autonomous’-setups’ is based on -.-i= models established -by. the. American Federation ‘of. Television a vl _ Radio ‘Artists. which; she. noted, has-a Hollywood local, ‘but does not: : have any: ‘legislation’ in the: nature ofa “travelling” tax. = “Under the:Jocalsystem, Miss. Singleton: asserted, "peformers from: other: ‘cities. would be: welcomed in any given, area. and. could: Work, his: two-week stand at Eddys’. His.| Milwaukee, ‘Dec. :9.for two’ ‘weeks. *-. : “RAVA Revol — Continied from. page 43 — . | onthe Senate. Subcommittee : , on Permanent 1py estigations nesd“dues in. the city in-Which ‘they: ‘work ‘during theterm of: theif em. c y wen, Yoon so: ployment:: Their. receipt, ‘she. added, world, be recognized: ‘in, any. ' Ark.) which has stated itwill’ con-{ .: duct. farther-hearings.on:the union }-~' — in whith AGVA has a local. to see ‘what steps AGVA. has. taken | °i to ‘clean “up ‘conditions éxposed ; |-earlier-’ by the Senate unit. .The |. A ssociated “Actors: cand: ‘Artists ‘of | |america; AGVA’s: parent.:-union, . ~-AGVA ‘Rebels’ Seek Freedom ; Contintied’ from page 43 | j too; isa” “tember of the. board: | hamed ‘by “rebels.” Doug Spears;"* ‘one ..of Miss: Singleton’s: “associates ‘in ‘rump: movement, ‘said plan. ‘was _ ‘to send’. ballots. tp-“all 2,500:.mem-="_ bers’. of. ‘branch those: named to™. board. and those siamed ‘tooffice’ -(at, the ‘Meeting: ‘HO. opposition de-veloped: to officer slate), and permit | aiso -has. the.. power: to..take ‘over | ™ [ Harry: ‘Rose, treasurer. Elected: to board were Will Ahern, Joe: Evans, : Charlie : Crafts, ‘Paul Walton, Kay. Mansfield, Ery ‘Damon, Eddie. Emerson,:: Bill-. Talerit, ‘Jennie. Lee, Tommy. Tucker. and’ ‘Roland. Plato.. *.“Rebels”. -held’. that” they. thus. had . accomplished | ‘lo¢al autonomy; ‘that. each step ‘in ‘procedure: hewed: ‘the national: Office..:: to, fictom of. she Landrum-Griffith: \Ac This | “concept. is “even troubling | * . |Write-ins,. _ some -0f those’ who have ‘opposed |. , Mazzei, from_hisoffice after exit: _ Miss: Singleton ‘filled’ her’ Federal ‘the AGVA: : ‘administration for. i g‘meet, -declared’ he had phoned suit against | AGVA. in: which she” -years: In’ some ‘quarters,. it’s felt |.N-¥: “headquarters, and received: asked “cour t.determination : of that the dispersal of powers. could: assurance .the national ‘body . had : ; local’s : ‘autonomy. on ‘Noy; '9,:-five --’ create: a ‘chaotic. “situation. “It’s | § pport of its’ stance ‘from:'U.S, | days ‘before :membership . meeting: ‘pointed: out ‘that: ‘autonomy. under | § ‘in which so-called .rebels’ voted ‘its. ‘the . federal. Jabor -laws,. ‘if .carried |. new picture. Her action. also seeks: to.:the extreme, could. “empower |: } to clear herself. of charges of. imsome: locals, . for: example, ‘to keep-| proper: conduct “brought :her by out ‘or -at: least. ‘make* ‘life. difficult AGVA | VP. Al: Kelly! forperformers’ coming in for a}. : in . their . area: from. ‘other : ‘ the union’s affairs at any hime. and ; reauld. ‘step in, The. TAY ‘local’s ‘election: of its “Own... officers, if allowed to stand;. ‘tered'in New York, and would give ‘various ‘cities in which. loeals exist: t at’ ‘the ‘L.A: local had. no’ need” ‘its: own. constitution; “that the éeting simply fiad‘been. called ‘to nominate ‘exec. ‘committee; that no ‘Officers of L.A. local are ‘warranted. : Mazzei did concede. that AGVA. administration. has‘ “changed: one: “facet .in. “hominating a committee In. the. past, nominations and: ‘elec tion were telescoped. “into.” one |-which imposed the-nationalvoting: meetin g. Ne "between ure is for a) formula * on the’ union ‘and’. made: tipns: In past only those members ‘all. ‘branches: ‘subject. to . the na‘present -at-meet could vote; under | tional. However, same AGVA™ mem= |r Ww plan, by. raail, call: 2, 500 mem: ‘bers ‘believe’ that” this “led -to .an ‘bers: wo' 1d: “vote, 2.) over-centralization .. of . “powers «in| ‘-}. |New. York and. control of thé. union | | Proclaim Self. Rule: a i machinery in. the. hands of:a com~\Rebels™: hold. all that: is. “scaid: | parative’ few: ‘The ‘latter facet’ is|emic; that: they “have” -achieved.. Yegarded “as the. major reason. for jautonomy. and will :‘themséives .run the: current “revolt.”' | local union: ; ans -Alctation. ‘from 1 ; ~However,. there has. beén: no“Phe! union’s national’ office: now ta ke: “of breaking other: "ties ‘with: bain 1 . national AGVA. dilemma.: Labor ‘legis ation, nameAGist -of. dispute: as. tt: now: stands ‘is|. that “.:Miss: Singleton’ 8° group: halds. :that: present labor — laws jf grant’ L.A, local the rightto auton ay it ra officers and conn: : . {tre of -lotal funds, azzel, who |t | union affairs. _— ... .: -[| with union’s regional. attorney, _—_—_—_ ‘Rager | Bardin; ‘acknowledge they: | ye | have. transmitted to N.Y. headquar| Far East” : flites.” “This problem: ‘was also. foreséen. AGVA. ‘constitution’ -circa:. 1945, The Singing: Swiaging ped GEco RETURNS DEC. 6 ‘TO THE 2° . COPACABANA, New York . Per. Mot.: ‘DEE: “ANTHONY . “Apency— ASSOCIATED BOOKING, oe ; dee Glazer dividuals: the Tight: ‘to. question the "lo ‘Ete s.of AGVA reports on what |-transpired ‘at. mééting' (also ‘state|] “DO YOUR’ BROCHURES. ments -from...12members. “who ‘SELL: YOU? 2. ‘walked ‘..out. of meeting... ‘with |: ‘Mdzzei); contends that. the local has | Work hard night and day to ita ag 7 {no autonomy. under. same inva’ in-. vghine it, then send ‘out brochures that. “Phillips also... haa Teset “the: te oretation, that -itcontinues: ‘un| an an wngrade your. §2 4 image. The.literature: you u hould# : Lionel. Hampton orc; “which ‘was {der , national administration. i ‘But |. be Sone ith the rere professional cancelled’ this fall, with. promoter} that administration, the .Singleton:|}-¢fort that. went into your ac ould = * ou use an amateur -f M. . faction declares, is. “tyrannous.”” | Zgent?). ~When you. seein or Meanwhile, two members: named:|§ Bers. Jet your. profess pnaily done § “| f graphic ima }do ‘th talking':. by the ‘Singleton group to its new[fF rap Se ° ly-named ‘board, have ‘stated: their | Emer: ‘Swan: is headed by. Hisandro -Higuchi.. a ‘Honoluluy,. Japan, Hong Kong and -Manila:: ‘A ‘Hampton, company of 12. Will ite or Call ) C {| DON: BLAKE NS SvERSING ART: ; election, ‘was without.” ‘their ‘con|f 612.N. Michigan Aves: sent. ‘One ‘is: Roland Piato,. the |]. 7 other .vaude: vet. Eddié “Emerson; | ‘Chicago Tl, ml. _ 337-1229, : | who says. he -walkéd with Mazzei: : Philips ‘is. negotiating : for. Miss ‘Emerson had been:'a member. of |e. the: local exec committee, «-“sus|: 3% ‘pended” by: -nationial: board. last |: ¥ ‘Tf. that “deal. materializes,-| month. when’ it ordered” election: + po theve’s ‘‘a =prospect’: of the. ‘pair -ofnew panel. — “| starring ina film with a. Japanese | ° Claim: Break ‘Hlegal* Another: ‘member of old’ com-'|: mittee, Johnny Francis, sides :with: |. -Mazzei, stating: Wednesday's action |‘ Me: by... the ‘Singleton ‘group. w.as | “illegal.”-That -same “view was |. FS |; shared by two other-ex-committee| I ‘men,: Jimmy . Mal Grey, Tom, Melo| # Vj dy ‘and Candy* candido—also by. |B 4s 3 stripper’ Debbie Rae, -nitery comic |: S44 ‘Herb Eden ° ‘and Les (a. Poppy) £ . Lamarr.. : Chuck. ‘Byrnes declared that tie, 19 “POMPOFF THEDY FAMILY ae Spain's s Royal Family: of Comedy". Qpening. ran Ve DESERT | LAS VEGAS, NN ADA: | . Featured: Lounge Attraction ~ Generally speaking, Phillips ins |~ their’ standard’... Ameriéan... rates. Phillips said, “but: an‘ artist should be. coftipensated: for leaving. ‘the. ‘U.S.: “We try to’ ‘determine-a. Yeasoniable : -amount ‘between. the " Teonaro GREEN : New York City’: PL 21766 ‘Manchester; Eng., Nov..20. {| Ken. ‘Dodd; ~English . ‘Comedian, | House ‘here ‘DeceA3 for a Christ-. “mas-New | Year “Season, has. been'|# [-paeted to” headline ‘in ‘The Ken | Dodd.” Show’. :at.the.. ABC. Regal. : Great “Yarmouth, . next ' smlehtly: s series: ‘on BBC-TV.