Variety (November 1963)

<7, sons” in Chicago. | -Jand::: week, $42,737. . with ‘TG-ATS subscription. ‘Shubert (Rep-RS) ($5;" 1,600; $40,<} 000) (Eva. Le Gallienne, Farley|-:” ‘Granger, Denholm. Elliott, Anne} | ‘Stop’ bebe ” Business’ was. good last ‘week for) only ‘a. few of the shows on the ‘yoad. ‘A number of entries fared ‘poorly and others were. just: so-so. “The. top-grossers ‘was. “Zenda”. int _ Los Angeles, trailed: by “‘The. -Girl |: Who Came to Supper” in Toronto.| ; "Another. extemely : pofitable -week --. was recorded. by “Stop the. World— J Want to Get Off”. in’ Washington. Seoring best: in the straight play _ division was “A .Man for. All Sea-} ‘Next was “Who’s} 7 Afraid of Virginia Woolf2” in Cleve-|:, -The. tryouts of “One . Flew! and. Over the.” Cuckoo’s | “Nest” “Time of the. Barracudas” played _to<okay business in Boston.. and: < San “Francisco; respectively. --Anther * Broadway-bound . presenta-|-. ~ ‘tion ig Boston last week was “Once ».for the Asking,”. which ‘registered | -. a meagre three-performanice. take, od "Estimates for. Last. Week a “parenthette ‘designations for: out-| of-town shews ate. the same ‘as ‘for TP “Broadway, except that hyphénated | °T with show: classification | indicates |. tryout, RS. indicates: road show |. ‘gna BT indicates: -bus-and-truck production. -Also, prices on touring. ‘shows include 10% -Federat tex. _, and: local-tax, if any, but -@S* OT: -.... Broadway grosses are.net;: %e., ex: Glisine: of taxes. Engagements: are: for. single week. unless otherroise ae noted. : . ‘Where _ “subscription ds “BOSTON : Once fer. the Asking, Wilbur. Ca ‘ apy (Ast wk). ($4.95-$5.50; 1,241; $36,~. 699): (Jan: Sterling, Scott . McKay). .Opeéned ‘here.lJast Thursday. (30) “to. five. ‘negative notices. (Dewar, : “Traveler: Guidry, Monitor; Hughes, Herald; Kelly,. Globe; Norton, Rec‘ord American). ~"Bast -week,: about: $5,000 for three performances. : co One . Fiew | ‘Over: the ~ Nest. Shubert (D-T) (ist wk) ($4.95-. $5.50; 1.717; $45,000), (Kirk Doug Jas)... Previaus) week, $23,350 for four.. ‘performances,: Shubert, | New ‘ Haven: “Gpened. here’ Oct. 28: ‘to: twoaf: firmativereviews ‘(Kelly,: Globe; Maloney, Heraid) and. two. negative . notices (Guidry, ‘Monitor; : ‘Norton, Record. American): Last. week,’ $33: 926: with: Theatre GiticaGo * "Beyond: the Fringe, ‘Studebaker! (BERS) (4th wk) -($5.50-$6:.1,200: Previous week, $26, 239: $35, 000). with TG-ATS subscrpition.. Last week, $24,023: with TG:ATS: subscription. oe ‘Man for All. Seasons, Bidckstone (D-RS) (6th: wk) ($5.50-$5.95;.1,447;, $42,500). (William. Roderick; George Rose, Bruce Gordon). / Last week. $46:912. CINCINNATI “raft OMC-RS). ‘a wht ‘€Louis. (8036. 50:.. 2.510; $88,800) Hayward, ‘Jan. .Moody,. Arthur Treacher). Previous week; . $45, 189 ‘ Last week, $40,371. : and. Sen, Shubert : subscription. Seidman (C-RS) ° ($4.55-$5. 10;. 2,050: $60,000) (Sam Levene). : Ford's, Baltimore. ‘CLEVELAND row Hanna. (D-RS)... ($5-$5.50; "1,515; $49,000) ‘(Nancy | Kelly,: “Sheppard | Strudwick).’ (matinee. company. co_ stars’. “Michaele ‘Myers, |:Kendall| Clark). Previous: * eight-performance. split.. Last -week, $36,633 with Te-Ars : an subscription.. ae . . “DETROIT National .. Repertory. ‘Theatre, Meacham): Previous “week, . about $11, 900, Hanna, Cleveland. Last week, about $14, 500.. ‘Sound: of Music, ‘Fisher (MD-RS) | ‘tins. Gaghan, 1 ; quirer). _mew. |: oo ‘tioned; the: gross is Me. ‘net after. .-the deductions of. commissions Grosses. for. split. weeks: wre N70: | (William ” Jee ted. when shows Play grarantees | | Without subscription. Guckeo’s fs Traveler), : ne yes: “for | . Douglas, no: for the play. (Hughes, 4 Henderson). Previous |. Previous. ‘week, | $22:352 with. TG-ATS: ‘subscription, y Last week, $27,069 with TG-ATS, ‘Without’. Really: : subscription. week, -$27,160, | “East week, $46,563 LOS. ANGELES. subseription. . : Zenda, “philharmenie CLO: subsz iption. NEW. ORLEANS: “Mary, ‘Mary, Civic (C-BT). (Mindy Carson, Jeffrey. ‘Lynn; Pirie “MacPrevious _ Week, “unre Donald).. ported. “Last week; $18, 748. PHILADELPHIA | bert, ‘Boston. | Opened. here. ‘Oct: 28 Last week, $17, 058. ‘PITTSBURGH Will . Hutchins). Last~ week, $17,568." ST. “LOUIS “How to. ‘Suceeed in : Trying, American: (MC-RS) (2d wk) ($7; 1,863; -$73, 697)... Previous week, $41, 186. for ‘seven performances: with ° TG-ATS | subscription. : “Last week, $54 768: with 1G-ATS SAN FRANCISCO. . ‘Time 6f. the. Barracudas, ‘Curran 4(C-T) (2d wk). ($5.95-$6.50; -1,'758: $60, 006). {Laurence ‘Harvey, Elaine. Striteh).. TORONTO.” a Giri Whe’ Came... ‘to Supper, O'Keefe (MC-T):(3d wk) ($6; 3,211: Ni $101,460). (Jose . Ferrer, . Florence | ‘Previous week, '$82,1 027. with. TG-ATS and ‘O'Keefe. Guild-American Theatre Society, Centre subscription. © 7 subscription... “ ‘Last week, $72, 869 ‘with TG-ATS 17 and O'Keefe Centre subscription. | ‘Thousand Clowns, ‘Royal Alex: ! andra {C-RS). (1st: wk). ($6; . 1,497: $38,643) | O’Brien). Previous ‘week, $39,926 |. with. TG-ATS subseription,. Forrest, . Philadelphia. « | -Opened here © ‘Oct. "28. to: two — -(Dane.. ‘Clark, Margaret endorsements (Evans, Telegram; Whittaker,. Globe ..and « Mail) . and: one “‘thumbdown (Cohen, . Star). Last week, $26, 257: :with. ‘TG-ATS -. . __ }subseription. —_ WASHINGTON: SPLET-WEEK STANDS. torium,, Greensboro, Auditorium, : Raleigh, N. Cc. ; My Fair Lady: (MC-BT) (Leland ™ *| Howard, Gaylea. “Byrne). ‘week,. “$47, 980, “ eight-performance ; split... UN REPORTED No. Strings, ‘Orpheum — (MC-RS)] |: (3d... wk) ($6-$6.50; 2,213; $81 000)! (Howard. Keel, : -Barbara. McNair). Previous. week, : $44, 367 ‘with. TGATS subscription... — Last week, $33, 667 with TG-ATS ‘. . . |femme -lead assignment ‘in. “The} | Anthenian “Way,” -(MC-T) book by .Arthur. Geodman: and Jy]: (6th. wk). ($6.25-$7; 2,670; '$85,000)| (Alfred Drake, Anne Rogers, Chita Rivera): ‘Previous week, about-$77;-. 600 -with. Civic: Light Opera Assn. ‘Subscription: Last “week, ‘about : “$77, 900° with ‘was formerly. titled, “Do You: Still ete {+ Want to Marry. Me2”) = Albert Fract, Straight and: lyrics by: David Eddie. | -Biack Nativity, ‘Forrest. (MD-RS) | _ (ist. wk) .($4.80-$5:40; 1,760: -$45,-000):? Previous. week, 15, 862; Shu-: 1B to. ‘three ‘affirmative: reviews Welich. -Bulle-. News; Murdock, In- ‘Saunders play . Stop. the World—I Want to Get Off, National » (MC-RS).. (@da° wk) ($4:95-$5.95; 15673; $53;895). (Ken‘neth. Nelson, . Leslie Stewart)...Pre} vious. week, $48, 198° with. TG-ATS j subscription. — . Last week, ‘$51, 635. with TG-ATS ‘| Marian Winters, ‘Phil. Leeds, ° os vlan Mulligan. “to ‘Succeed. in. Business | . “Trying: (MC-RS|" 3d _Co.)...Previous: week; $54,020 = with. TG-ATS subscription, Play-. a house, Wilmington. ve : Whe's: Afraid of Virginia Woelf? Last. week, $36,732. for eight per-"|! “formances “split between "ana |! and. Previous |. "Unicluded ‘below: ‘are: produe-. 7 ‘tions with © -guaranteed dates on-} | which grosses. ‘cannot be qecurate: Ly. figured.) ee | Camelot OC-BT) (Biff MoGuire, " | = ‘Jeannie Carson, ‘Melville Coope?) | ’ i Lo ‘split-week;: . K Circle . ia the: ‘Square, O2BP), coll “| split-week. "rag foe AML. Beads” week. ‘split-week. production’ “of “B e y on a . the | Fringe.” ‘Marion. Marlowe is slated for’ ‘the ‘music. by. “Willard David Brown and. Ronald Toyser are producing it for..aJan. 14 opening in’ New York: The: tuner. Jane A. Johnston has joined: the cast of the off-Broadway revival | of “The ‘Boys From Syracuse.” or Gerden ‘Phillips ‘has. joined the a cast: of “The. ‘Collection,”. which ‘is: “ fone: half © of. the. | off-Broadway ‘double-bill, “The. Pinter Plays.” -The Phoenix. ‘Theatre, N.Y., ‘has | ‘of -Moliere’s. who. was..to have « directed -the Moliere . play, will | Stage.” Time: no, “The Aldana. Theatre; “under the} direction: of Aldo Bruszsichelli, has ‘leased One Sheridan Square;: N-Y., ‘Land ‘will open there Nov. 11 with al Business | ‘Bedlam Galore for Two or More,” ‘with Lee Grant,. Kathleen Widdoes and. Eunice Andersen in the fofiner| ‘and Henderson ‘Forsythe and: Fran |. |Malis in the latter. Both. plays ‘have.--been. ‘translated. by. ..Bernard | double-bill «of ‘The. .Maids” jand | Frechtman .and ‘the scenery has |. been’ designed ‘by Don Manfredi.| -.. '}“Maids,””.. by -Jeam Genet, is being | directed bv Bruzsickelli, and “Bed-. lam;” by Eugene Teneseo,. is being} stag Robert Jord “Previous. week. $29,248 |; zed by erdan. | with TG-ATS. subscription. . “Last week, $30,240 with: TG-ATS: subscription. Legit. pressagent: Chester. Fox’ S 1 option: on. the: ‘musical, “Summer | Season,” retitled. .“Pianna,” “has _ .pbeen purchased. by: Chatham Pro| ductions Inc... in. which Fox.“holds the. Dosition of vice-president. with Charlotte, N.C., play about the. life of Jennie Gold-| \stein, the late actress of the Yid|. [aish-American. theatre. “BROADWAY. The’ Golden. : Age: “Lester” Raw Jins, Betty ‘Wilson, James Stober, Gordon. _Myers.. ; Makes Sammy. Rant: “| Bernice “Mass ; : What .. Hello. Dolly: “Alice. Playten:Have -I Get a Girl for .You:) Pemmey | Parker, Ligon, : Donald Mitchell. Nobody. : Loves. an “Albatross: ‘Leon: Janney, } Dylan: ‘James Ray. OFF-BROADWAY. bin, ‘John. Tracy, Gerald: MeGonapill,-Lew Horn. Journey. to. the” ‘Day: Rosé. Gre-|. -gorio. : tor, ‘Larry Swanson; Brendan Fay. | Burn Me: to Ashes: ‘Phoebe Dorin. praised. from the. pulpit last. : * Sunday (3): -during. services ‘at the. Spencer Memorial: Church, “Brooklyn. ‘Rev. ‘Williain Glensek, “a Presbyterian. ‘minister, told . worshippers that if’: they’ -had "not Seer the John.-Osborne — -drama . -about. Martin® Luther, i _ dt” was “Aime Ao 600" wan. a ee | (Robert. Hatris,. Jeff: Morrow, Rob-|-° > ™ a vert: Donley; Dick” O'Neil), split oe ‘War io J: rn mm N 0. f “‘Theusand ‘Clowns. can Gohin a (thy wk) ($5;: 2,081; $61,000). (Bar. | Hanes. ‘bara. Meister, :John. Myhers) Previoa ‘ous week, $46,319. | ‘a. musicalwith: scratched : its planned_ production. “The Imaginary In“| valid’. and ‘will open: -its” subscription season instead with the James | “Next ‘Time’ Pll] Sing to. You,” “Which it will present |: |by. arrangement. with Kermit ’. ‘\Bleomgarden and Philip Barry Jr.,| i, ‘controllers of the American rights | oh, "2 |to.the British original. ‘Peter Coe,} Never: ‘Too: Late;. Nixon. (C-RS). ‘(2d wk}: 1$5-$5.50; 1;760:. $50,000) “Nancy ..Carroll, Previous . “week, |Le $20,342 with TG-ATS subscription. : “Next | Jeanette: “ramins has. Been. “snl conferring” with | Harry: Golden on: material . for. al Bernard’: Kates,. Joséph . Boland, Hal. ‘Riddle,’ Tom } . Frank -Campaneila, | * Telemachus. Clay: ‘Clayton -Cor-. Thistle. in: My . Bed: “philip Proc: Clerical Word-of-Mouth | iF ‘David.” Merrick’s:. Broadway “Last ‘week, $28. 279 for seven ‘per “production of. “Luther” was I formances split between” Palace, |. || Peoria, and. Coliseum, Sioux Falls. |... 11,342; 7 68457. 23 Business’ ‘sazged: last week . ‘for ‘most. Broadway. shows.. Two entries | ‘went clean, the longrunning “How to Succeed in Business Without | ° Really. Trying” ‘ahd the newcomer, |“Barefoot .in the Park.” A’ slight. ‘Leigh. -Wharten™ “has. ‘succeeded Jonathan . Miller. in the Broadway drop in receipts brought the usual sellout, “Never. Too Late,” below capacity, “110 in -the: Shade” was sock ‘in its first.full week of regular. performances and “The Ballad of the Sad Cafe”. had a nifty open| ing session, . “Here’ ‘3 “Leve’ and. ey ennie,” which: had been ti the SRO: groove the previous frame, failed to hold ‘at that level. was. still-the top-grosser, with *“Tuther” again leading the straight | . play ‘field . ‘despite aSubstantial. drop in. receipts, | : ‘Estimates fer. Last Week’: Keys: C: (Comedy), D (Drama). | cD (Comedy-Drama), R. (Revue): MC. (Musical-Comedu), MD (Musi cal-Drama), O(Opera), OP (Op. Other parenthetic designations | refer, respectively, to weeks played. | -eretta), Rep. (Repertory), (Dramatic. Reading). number . oF ‘performances through Jast ‘for for weeknight nights and the seats, capacity gross and. ‘stars. | 109% Federal and} © Price includes. §% repealed City taz (diverted to ‘an industry fare. fund), but grosses are net: Le, exclusive of taxes. Grosses normally. have: peen| reduced -by commissions where theatre parties are. mentioned. “Ballad of the. Sad Cafe, Beck. (D): (1st wk; .5 -p). ($6.90-$7.50; 1, ‘280; * $50,896) (Coleen: Dewhurst, William Prince): © “Opened last: ‘Wetinesday night } (30) to two. raves (Chapman, News; ‘Nadel, World-Telegram), two §‘fa vorable notices (McClain, Journal| © American; Taubman, Times), one: qualified . approval. (Watts, Post) and one negative notice (Kerr, ‘Herald Tribune). . Last: week, $34, 430 ‘for. five per formances and: twa previews. Barefoot’ im the ‘Park; Biltmore (Cy: (24 wk; 13 p)$6.90-$7.50; 994; ‘Kasznar).: 874). Previous week, $27; 117. . Last week, $18, gol. | | |. Case. ‘of. Libel, Longacre (D) (4th. "fi wk: 28‘p). ($6.90-$7. 50; 1;101;. g40,74 A3B 4 986) . . . toy ’ (Van: Heflin, Sidney Black‘mer, Larry Gates). Previous: week, $34,261 with parties,.. * ‘Last. week, $28,189. with parties. ‘With ‘Everything, Piy-. | mouth (D) (5th wk; 39 :p) ($6.90-. Previous | Chips ‘ $7.50;:° 1,084; © $43; 865). week, $25, 395. : Last week, $19, 922:° Enter Laughing, “Previous week, $23, 763: . _ Last week, $18; 560: 7 Funny "Thing Happeried en the: to: the. Forum, Alvin (MC) ! (78th wk:. ‘$23. p) ($8:60-$9.40; 1,-. ) 334; “$65, 096) (Jerry . Lester). Pr ‘Way. to “Last. ‘wéek, $37, 559. awk; * 36° P). “{$9:60; 1,453; $71,205). ‘Previous : ‘week, $68, 280 Parties. .: Last. week; $65, 520. ‘with: parties. . How : to -Succeed in Business Witheut.. ‘Really Trying, 46th: St.}. (MC)(108th. Wk; .. 857 .:p)“$9.60; |. W eek, | { 1,088; $43,000). $23,248. $66,615). “Last, week, $67; 443. “Previous : L! Irregular ‘Verb to’ Love, Barry‘/more: AC). (7th “wk: 53:-p) ($6.90‘$7. 50: : -1,079:. $44,124) (Claudette |. | . Previous |. week, $33,816 withparties. ‘Last week, ‘$25,756. with ‘parties. |oy.'.. Colbert, Cyril Ritchard).. “Jeanie, Majestic (MC) . ‘Bd. wk; “Jennie,” however, 1 $37,000)‘| O'Sullivan, Orson Bean). Previous : top prices {where . iwo. prices are given, the higher is |,’ pension and tel | $7.50; . 1,009; McEw ‘(28th wk: t ‘Miller’s (€): (34th wk; 269: p) ($6.90-$7.50; 940; $30,200): (Vivian -Blaine,' Alan Mow‘bray, Irving Jacobson, Alan Arkis).. with: -}| Donald Davis). . SA ae Ain 83,687, Here’s Love’ 65146 20 p) ($8.60; 1,655; $91, 714) (Mary Martin). Previous. iweek, $91,847 with parties. _ Last week, $83,687 “with parties. Luther, St. James (D) (6th wk; 45 ‘p): ($6. :90-$7.50;. 1,609; $61; 095) (Albert Finney, Kenneth J. War {ren, John Moffat, Peter Bull, Glyn Owen, Frank Shelley). Previous week, $56,183 ‘with parties. Last week, $49, 827. ‘Mary, Mary, Hayes (C) (139th »|wk; 1,108 p) ($6.90-$7:50;1,164:: $48,380) {Patricia Bosworth, “Mur= ray: Hamilton, Michael Evans). Previous week, $31,450. Last week, $18,557. Never Too Late, Playhouse (C) {49th wk; 391 p) ($6. 90-$7.50; 994; (Paul Ford, Maureen week, $37, 418. Last week, $36,530. Oliver, Imperial (MD) (43d wk; $45 p) ($9.30; 1,450; $71,977) . (Clive Revill; Georgia Brown). _ Previeus 11. tn the oes Broadhurst (MC) (2d wk; 12 p) ($8.80-$9.40;. 1,186; $58,000) {Robert Horton, Inga Swenson, Stephen Douglass). Previous week, $38,459 for four performances and two previews. Last week, $54,904 with parties. Private © Ear and Public Kye, Moroseo (D) (4th wk: 29 p) ($6.90$41,827) (Geraldine. an, Barry Foster, Brian Bedford, Moray Watson). Previous week, $30,241. with parties. Last week, $26,703 with parties. Rehearsal, Royale (D) (6th wk; 48 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,050; $43,900)" ‘(Keith Michell, Coral Browne, Alan | Badel; Adrienne ‘Cori, Jennifer eevious ‘week, $34, 162 "Last week, $28,201. with parties. She Leves Me,. O'Neill mac) 223 ‘p) ($860; 1,047: $53,700) (Barbara Cook,. Daniel ‘Massey, Batbara Baxley). Previous Speen. River, Booth {DRY (5th wk; 40 p) ($6.90-$7.50; 766; $33, | 816). (Betty Garrett; . Robert "Elston n, $38,692). (Elizabeth ‘Ashley, Robert. ‘Redford, Mildred Natwick, Kurt | ‘Previous. week,. $30,028: Mor for five _ performances and two |: ae the £ ! | previews. | Theatre where it opens Nov. 19. Last: week, $37, 389: with: parties. Beyond the Fringe, Golden (RB). (54th wk: ) 5 $34-. r | 453" p) ($8.60; 1,121; $51,795) (An Joyce Van Patten, ‘Charles Aidman). Last week, $19,301. Step the Werld—I Want to Get Off, Ambassador (MC) (57th wk; thony Newley). ious week, yee Newley and femme lead withdrew from the. Garden (MC) | Winter |Get aa ae ee {vious week, $56,114 with Lester. { ve ‘subbing for Zero. Mostel who re| turned. from a.two-week ‘sabbatical j last Monday (4). ~ Gabor). Previous week, $41, 518. Last week, $29,273. May close next Saturday (9). Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? : Rose (D) (56th wk; 442 p) ($6.90Here's Leve; Shubert (MC) (Sth. $750; 1,162; $46,845) (Uta Hagen,: |Arthur . Hill, Ben Piazza). (matinee company costars Haila Stoddard, Previous: week, $32,141... Last : week, $25,289. ° | ‘CLOSED LAST WEEK “Marie Bell and Her. Company, Atkinson (Rep) (2d wk: 16 p) ($6.90: Previous week,. $23.2 Last week, $17,485. Ended. two week engagement Sunday (3). . OTHER THEATRES . | ANTA, Belasco, Broadway,. Cort, 54th St, Helliager, Hudson, Lunt-. Lyceum, Music . Box, Ziegfeld.