Variety (November 1963)

The road ‘got 2. yeturd: entry last week ‘with the opening in San|.( Francisco. of “Pajama: ‘Tops,” which ‘had a. successful: tour last’ season ‘on: ‘two-for-ones. . The twofer praci tice is ‘being:-continued and the} a Frisco: area has‘ been. flooded with ‘ 3.500,000 discount “exchange tick-.| _ Jets .for: ‘the: -show’s. ‘three-week . lo-; “ Gal ‘run. Business. for: ‘the: opening. stanza. was good. : ‘For the. other productions 6 ‘on the. 1 road, -the . Situation Was. a. repeat.| of the previous. stanza, with re-} ‘ceipts. ranging from a -meagre | take |. «. for. Broadway-bound “Once for the: Eo _Asking” in ‘Boston to another pow-. erhouse tally. ‘for “Zenda” in. the: final. frame:-of .a seven-week Civic ' : Light Opera. Assn, engagement. in Los Angeles. : _ Estimates for’ Last Week” __ -Parenthette designations for out. of-town: ‘shows are the. same.as. for. Broadway, except. that hyphenated: ‘T with show classification: indicates | tryout, “RS indicates road : ‘show |: _ and. BT indicates. -Dus-and-trick ‘production. Also, prices'on. touring: Nest, Shubert (D-T) (2d wk) ($4:95|. ~ “$5.50; 1,717;. $45,000). (Kirk. Doug‘Yas).. "Previous week, $33,826 with). wk) . ($6-$6.50; 2,510; -Hayward,, Jan’ :: Preseher). Previous week, 40,3 371. my “ATS subscription... shows ‘include. 10%.: ‘Federal tax’ and local.-tax, if any, but: as-or.. ~ Broadway grosses.are net; 4.€., Cx: : elusive of taxes... ‘Engagements. are ‘for single sweet ‘unless otherwise |: * noted, : Where. subscription. is. men: ‘tioned, the. gross is‘ the’ net. aftet “the “deductiotis : of’ commissions, “* Grosses: for split: weeks are pro-. jected when shows play, guaranteed : . dates. ; . Ll ae “BOSTON: Once’ for: the. Asking, (C-T). (2d wk): ($4.95-$5.50;" 1,241; See : $36,699)... (Jan. Sterling, | Scott. Me." Kay). Previous ‘week; about -$5,000: for three. performances... = . “Last -week,about ‘$7, 000. One Flew. ‘Over: the . Cuckoo’ S “Theatre @uild¢American. Theatre: Society. ‘subscription: Last week, $37,568 wih TG-ATS | subscription. | * BUFFALO “Camelot, . Century. ‘(MC-BT). (Biff McGuire, Jeannie. Carson,’ Melville | _ Cooper). * ported. Previous . _. week, unre Last week; over’ $46,300; ‘CHICA: AGO ‘Beyond the Fringe, Studebaker (R-RS)* (5th wk). ($5. 50-$6; 1,200; k, 24, 023 ; Previous wee $ Vand O’Keefe Centre subscription. $35,000). : “with TG-ATS. subscription.. Last week, $17,578. Never. Too ©-Late,: Blackstone. (C-RS). ($5-$5.50;.. 15447; $42,000). . (William Bendix, “Nancy . Carroll, Will. Hutchins): -Previous week, $17,568, Nixon: ~Pittsbur Opened -here Nov. 4to two. ‘pans (Cassidy; -. Tribune;* Harris, Daily | News) and two unfavorable reviews |: Syse, Sun | (Dettmer, American; Times). ‘Last. ‘week. $26, 580: with TG-ATS subscription... Camelot, Tatt : (MC-RS). (3a: wk). |. . $88, 800)... (Louis. Moody, Arthur. Last week, $36, 913. CLEVELAND: “Seidman and Son, Hanna (G-RS): . ($5;° 3,515;.:$38,000) (Sam Levene). “Previous. week. $27,069 with TGATS sybscription, Shubert, Cin: “Last week, ‘DETROIT vious. week, $46,563. Last. -week,$50, 661. ‘LOS.AN GELES” No: Strings, Orpheum auceas) | | (4th: wk) ($6-$650; 2.213; ($81,000) ‘(Howard Keel, Barbara . MeNair). -Previous week, $33, 667 with TG-{ “ATS .subscription. . Last week, $30, 199, ‘Time. of the “Barracudas, Hartford: (C-T) ‘(1st wk) ($4 .95-$6; wi 032; $32,000): (Laurence: Harvey, E Stritch): Previous . week, sho 240 with. TG-ATS: subseription, Curran, . San Francisco. Last week, | , $27, 923 with TG-ATS _ subseription. a . Zenda, Philharnioni@- -giibar 1 697). torium,* Knoxville, || Charlotte. ae |: Who's. Afraid’ ‘of Virginia Woolf? | : | (D:RS). (Nancy. Kelly, Strudwick) matinee“ company ..co-. Kendall }..-. $29, 676. with: Tel *aMic-) | _ Wena November 18, 1963 _ eee Alfred Drake, Anne: Rogers, Chita Rivera): Previous. ‘week, Assn. eubscrip Last. week, Sroind $76, 200. a MILWAUKEE | a * Man for All Seasons, Pabst w-|. RS): {William ‘Roderick, .. ‘George | Previous | rns | week, ° $46, 312, “Blackstone, Chi-, i cago. : _— ‘Last wee 6, 806 with. 7G-ATS | : & $3 . : The ThéatreGuild’s first produétion of the season will be. William | Hanley’s Dark,” which Daniel. Petrie. will ‘direct: for a Jan.-8 opening: at an .. | andesignated: --Broadway theatre, ‘with. ‘Sandra. Rose,. -Bruce-‘Gordon). Subscription.. ‘PHILADELPHIA : _": Black Nativity,. Forrest’ (MD-RS) a wk): .($4.80-$5.40; 1,760; $45; 000).. ‘Previous week, $17, 058. “Last: week, ‘$26,161. ' Girl Who ‘Came to Supper, Shu: | bert (MC-T) "(Ist wk) .($6.60-$7:50; .. £1;907; °$70,000)(Jose Ferrer, Flor |" ence Henderson)... Previous’ ‘week $72,869:-with TG-ATS. and O’Keefe “Centre. Subscription, O'Keefe; Tor onto. a ° Opened here: Jast Thursday ) to: three’. endorsements ‘| News; Murdock, ° Inquirer;: ‘Schier, | Bulletin); Last week;: $49; 460 for: four per= formances with ‘TG-ATS. subserip-. ‘beginning Feb.”.11: ‘(and Millburn theatres are. oper-. ‘ated ‘by Feldman. Rollins: is a per-l'an tion : and «two. previews. : National Repertory: ‘Theatre, Lo | cust” (Rep-RS) (ist wk) . ($4. 50-$5: | 1,418; $41,648) :(Eva Le ‘Gallienne, |. Farley Granger, ° Denholm . Elliot Anne Meacham): Previous week, about $14,500,. Shubert, Detroit: “Last: week, around: $14, 000. for : lrepertory of. “The -Seagull,” ‘The | | Crucible’: ‘and “Ring: ‘Round. the Moon, 7 ST, ‘LOUIS: How’ to: ‘Succeed: in. ‘Business: ‘Without Really. (MC-§S) . (3d. wk) ($7; "4, 863; $73, SAN: FRAN CISCO” Pajama Tops, Geary (C-RS) (Ist 1,483; $50,000) ($5.25-$5.90; «June Wilkinson). Last week, $24: 096 with twofers. The ‘potential capacity -_BrOSs.: on a full discount. sale is around:$26, 100." TORONTO. O’Brien); Previous. week, $26,257 with TG: ATS and. O'Keefe Centre subscription, ma! | “Last week, $29,330 with TG-ATS: | .. WASHINGTON. Stop the. ‘World—I. Want to Get Off, National (MC-RS) neth N elson, Last week, $48, 91. * SPLIT-WEEK. oer a “How. te Succeed: in . performance split. ‘Last -week, . performances ‘split: between: Audi stars . -Michaele Myers, _ Clark): “Previous :. week, :: $36;633 ‘with. TG-ATS: subscription, Hanna, ‘| Cleveland. Last week, “$21, 172: for ‘eight per7 ‘formances: ‘split. between Music|| Hall, Omaha, ‘Sound of Music, Fisher. unis | Kansas City (TG-ATS subseription). | Srs'ts -(th’ wk) ($5; 2,081; $61,000). (Bar“Bara ‘Meister, John’. Myhers) ‘Pre “UNREPORTED “Uncluded below are ‘productions | at ‘with: guaranteed dates on which |: | grosses cannot “De accurately fig: an ts ured.) we, Circle in! “the “Square ‘oan, r| : Split-week,. a . :-Man for: All: * Seasons’. week. fh. formances, ; ‘Mary,. Mary” (CBTy: (Minay. Car= |: Firie Mac-. ‘son,. Jeffrey Lymn; Donald), split-week. My Fair Lady: (MC_BT) etana| i Audi Howard;-Gaylea Byrne); torium,: “Winnipeg. me ‘Thousand -Clowns. (own, ‘ohn 7 ‘Dioyly Carte, Savoy. ( Ireland), split-week. | “te ‘about: $77,900. -with:: Civis. Light Opera). (Gaghan, American 1. Previous week; $54, 766 ‘with: TG-ATS subscription.. . Last: week, . $65, 559. © are | Mason Theatre. where. he had been eniployed. for 18° years. His. suc-: ‘cessor at the. Biltmore: ds. Ralph’ : ‘Wonders. me, ; 1° “Cecily,” Ja. musical version of |. ; George: Bernard Shaw’s play, “Cap-. tain ‘Brassbound’s Conversion,” jis | to be tested next. Monday-: night |: | (18) by: the ‘American. Playwrights Forum at: the Sheridan .Square | Playhouse,N.Y. ‘Robert. E. Allen, who. wrote the. book and. music, | was ‘assisted. ‘on the: Ayries ‘by, Al ‘Bedell. . ° Barbara ‘Cook enacted’ her : e0|. -starring role in “She. Loves . Me” | |. last week with her arm in-a. cast, | She pulled. a muscle while digging. {up roots’. in her. Port “Washington (EJ) garden, ‘Tom Newman thas signed. with | ‘Thousand: ‘Clowns, . ‘Royal ‘Alex: (andra. .(C-RS) (2d wk) ($6; 1,497; “2 f $38, 748) ‘(Dane Clark,. Margaret (3d :wk).]: ($4.95-$5:95; 1,673;. $53,895): (Ken| . Lesley Stewart). Previous | week;. $51, 635. with: TG. ATS. subscription..=. ois an m8 |: . -| Without ; Really Trying. (MC-RS-3d |. Co.).: -Previous week, $36,: 732, eight . $43,201. ‘for ‘seven:| and. Oven’s, |. Drury Lane (11-8-63), | Cider with, Resle, Garrick (10-17-63). i: Four & a Tenner, New Sheppard 3), (D-BT) . ‘(Robert Harris, Jeff ‘Morrow. -Rob=|} ert. Donley, Dick: ONEI), ‘split | | Paris, ‘Nov. 12,..} . ‘Christopher ey 3. “TheLady’ gfe No for. Burning”. (La: Dame Ne]. | Brulera: Pas”), -arrived. here «after | 1 the successes’ of allch other Eng-|wee S heli : De Blayg aa “Sergeant ‘Musgrave’s|. th wid, (48. 2 $7; 2,670; "$35, ‘ooa).| Dance cli ‘|: The’ “show,” “which | (drew: “mostly: 7 : tepid Teviews; is at the. Theatre De: ‘| L’Oeuvre. and: stars. Jean-Pierre ‘thr a | Cassel. and’ Francine Berge. | ; “Conversations. in . the Church and. Jack Warden. ‘in starring’ roles. ‘Don, ‘Herbert will be associate producer. | Jack Perry’s “Easy Does —It, |: ;Lwhich was. tested last year at the Tulsa (Okla.): Little Theatre: under the ‘title;. “The. Whole Darn Shoot-|-. jing. Match, ig to be the -initial: “Broadway — ‘managerial effort . of Laurence Feldman‘ and Jack: Rol|lins, following tryout engagements Lat ‘the Paper. Mill Playhouse, ‘Millstarting next Jan... 28, burn;. N.J.,. and: the Mineola AGT. ‘Playhouse, sonal manager. ‘Costumes. for. “Hello; ‘Dolly” are} | being. designed by: Freddy. Wittop. | -Musie for “Thistle in “My Bed,” | opening off-Broadway. next week,.| has been. composed by Mark ‘Bucet. “Squirk, ”. | which won ‘the Phoenix (Ariz.) Lit| tle: Theatre’s nationwide playwriting: contést; opens: at. the. spot next: ‘William Walden’s Friday night. (15): . Eddie: Oliver retired ‘Nov. 2 as} manager of the. Biltmore. Theatre; Los. Angeles, after a 35-year tenure j at: the: ‘house. He: began there as treasurer. in: amoveover from. the David ‘Hocker Associates: for exclusive -Tepresentation in. all. fields... London Shows a Figures dencte:opentng dates). ‘Albatross, Theatre ® RovalE1469). Alfle, Duchess AS bree one rreee Bt. Maiting (65-60. Bed Sitting. Reem. Comedy G Beyond. Fen Fortune. Stee nee, : ‘ Beeing-Beeing,. Apollo (-20-S) bon ‘Syracuse, . “Arts (10-89-63). ° Funny Thing Ha Gent Halt. 2. Sixpence, ‘Cambridge 2140. How. Succeed, Shaftesh (3-26-63) 7 Minstrels. Vie. elas Mousetrap, . ‘Amibessstoe sn. that Levely, Wyndham’s 19-632: | Oliver, New. .(6-30-60).. ; wool. Pr: Pet,” or. 1-13-63). Portrait. of. Murder, Savoy 0-24-63), “Pickwick, Saville. 4-63)... ‘Six. Characters. May. Fair. (17-83). ° Six: of One, Adelphi: (9-36-63): Sound of Music, Palace (3-18-61). : Swine Alongs, Palladium G-17-69)... . ” CLOSED. Cambrid -eireus; Lyric * closed dye a Ceckade, 10-16-63); last Saturday” @). after: limited: engage: ment, 19 perfo limited Jen:. “gagement, 60. performances. SCHEDULED OPENINGS . & Lyric. 13-1463). Gentie. 3 dacs user" 1-37-43), John -@. Se ns 7 16-63); Strange, Hi Majesty's empest,” : “Rattle of | ‘a Simple. Man” and. “The Potting | . Shed.” ”. It's unlikely ‘to. repeat their -.4/the collapse. of | Saturday (9), brings ‘the number ‘of |. “| shows on the boards to 26. Slated. | to” close ‘next Saturday (16), howis “fambourines to. Glory.” ‘The ‘only sellouts again last week -were “Barefoot. in the Park” and: _The‘Mineola 1 $30,200) "| Mowbray, Irving ~ Jacobson, Alan | Arkin)... Previous week: #8, 560. , Strand (10-3-63). te. Avalanche, . Royal Court 11-12. : “17,3423: $66,615). Never Teo ‘Late, Prince Wales (9-24.63). ‘and Music Hall,|: Oh. 29-63). | more: A(C) (8th: wk;. -$6.90 $7.50; 1,079; -$44, 124). (Claudette. | Colbert,. ‘Cyril ‘Ritehard).. Previous, week, $25, 756 with. _ Parties... . gréen, | . mn @): after. “102. “per Glosed | rmances ; ' Exit The. King.. Royal Court (@-12-63): closed ‘Saturday () ..after Business was ‘uneven ‘on Broadway -Jast. ‘week. Of the. 24 entries, ‘13. registered ‘drops. However, the . decline. for’ 11of ‘thoge ‘was. under ‘$1, 000° apiece... Thé’ addition. of: ree. shows: this week, following “How . to-.-Succeed: in. Business Without | ‘Really. Trying.” Edging | capacity” were “Never Too’ Late” and: “110 in the Shade.’ we 7 ‘Estimates for. Last Week “Keys: C’ (Comedy); D. (Drama), |. eD (Comedy-Drama); R'-(Revue}), | MC (¢ Musical-Comedy), MD (Musi + cal-Drama), O(Opera), OP (Op. |. -eretta), (Dramatic Reading)... Rep. (Reper tory), Other. pdrenthetic “designations refer, respectively, ta weeks played, ‘aumber of. performances througli j‘fast ‘Saturday, top. prices (where |. -two' prices are given, the higher és | “for Friday-Saturday nights and the. lower for weeknights),: number. oj Seats,. capacity gross and stars. Price. includes 10%. Federat: and: 5% sepealed City tax (diverted to. tidustry-wide pension and. tvel fare’ fund), .but . grosses ‘are met: ée., exclusive of tazes. reduced by. commissions where theatre parties. are mentioned. (D): (2d. wk; | 13 -p) ($6.90-$7.50; 1,280: -$50, 898) (Coleen ‘Dewhurst, ‘William. Prince). Previous.” week, $34,430: for five. ‘performances and. | wk: : g16) (Betty Garrett, Rebert. Elston, 4S V: : Barefoot. in thé’ Park, ‘Biltmore: oyce Van Patten, Charles Aid two’ ‘previews.. feo Last week,. $34, 252.. (C). (83d wk; 21. p) ($6. 90-$7.50; 994; $38,692) (Elizabeth Ashley,’ Robert Redford, Mildred. “Last ‘week, $18, 675, a Case of. ‘Libel; ‘Longacre. (D) (5th ‘wk; 36. p)-($6.90-$7.50; 1,101; $40,986) (Van . Heflin, Sidney Blackmer, Larry Gates). Previous. week, 1. $28, 189 with parties . Last. week, $30, 295 ‘with parties, 7 Chips With Everything, ‘Ply mouth (D) (6th: wk; 47 p). ($6.90$7.50; ° 1,084." $45,865). Previous | week, $19, 922. Lo ‘Last week, $25, 793. Enter : Laughing, Miller S (Vivian —Biaine, : Last week, $19,842 Funny ‘Thing | ($8.60-$9.40; Last. week, $43,705 ‘Last week, $04553. with parties. ‘How to Succeed in’: | Without . ‘Really: ‘Trying, 46th’ St. (MC).. (109th Wk; 865: p): ($9.60: 442. Last week, $66:708. ‘Verb te. ive Barry: 61 -p) “Last week, $25, 653. ‘|: Jennie;. Majestic(MC) (4th. wk: 428 p) ($9.60; 1,655; $91, 714: (Mary. Martin). ~ lp with parties. ” e. :. Last, week, $83,087 with parties. 1 Previous. ‘week, . $83, 687 _ Luther, St. James. (D). (7th wk; : 53. Pp): ($6:90-$7.50; | 1,609; $61, 095). (Albert: ‘Finney, : Kenneth J. War-. ren, John Moffat, Peter: Bull, ‘Glyn. ‘Owen, ° Frank. Shelley). Previous | | week, $49,827.: “Last week, $52, 464... . Mary, ‘Mary, Hayes . ie) (140th. bean -| | wk: 1116 p) ($6.90-$7.50; | 1,164; 230-69); $43,380) ‘Patricia: ‘Bosworth, Mur $37,000) “Tovarich” last. DR . Grosses ‘normally: have been Natwick, . Kurt: “Kasznar):. Previous” week, $37, 389. with . parties. . fe Last -week, $37; 494. ‘with. parties. yo | Beyond’ the Fringe, Golden (R)} (55th. wk; 437° p) ($7.50; 799; $34, (874). Previous week, $18, 891. “1 Grey). | Arthur Ail, | ponatd Davis). | | Way te the. Fores, Alvin. MC) (79th wk; 631: | 1,334; $65,096) yee. Mostel). Pre|vious -week, $37,559 with Jerry. ’ 1 Lester subbing. for. _Mostel. . so ‘Previous ‘week, 1. | cost’ of. around $150,600 and can -" 1 (Charles _ Boyer). $41,482) (Kirk . Douglas). © ray Hamilton, | | Michael Evans). Previous week, $18,55 Last ‘week, $18, 5o2. Never Toe Late, Playhouse (C) (50th wk: 399 p) ($6.90-$7.50; . 994; (Paul Ford, Maureen O’Sullivan, Orson. Bean). Previous: week, $36,930. ‘Last, week, $36,891, Oliver, Imperial (MD). (44th wk; -353 p) ($9.30; 1,450; $71.977) (Clive Reyill, Georgia’ Brown). Previous week, $46,865. Last. week, $47, 672. 110 In the Shade, Broadhurst a. {3d wk; 20 p) ($8.60-$9.40; : Inga "Swenson, Stephen: Douglass). $58,000). (Robert Horton, . Previous week, $54,904 with parties. Last week, $57, 371. -with parties. “Private Ear and Pub lic. Eye, Morosco:{(D) (5th wk; 37 p) ($6:90-' $750; 1,009; $41,827) (Geraldine. McEwan, Barry Foster, Brian Bedford, Moray Watson), ‘Previous. week, $26,703 with parties Last week,. $26,420. with parties. Rehearsal, Royale (D). (7th: wks 56 p) ($6.90-$7.50;, 1,050; $43,909) (Keith Michell, Coral: Browne, Alan :Badel, Adrienne Cori, Jen‘nifer. Hilary). -Previous week, $28,201 with parties. . Last. week, $25, 747.: She Loves Me, : O'Neill. (MC) (29th wk; 231 p) ($8.60; 1,047; $53,700) (Barbara Cook, Daniel : Maseey, Barbara Baxley), Previous. week, $35, 072. Ballad of: the Sad ‘Cafe, Beck | “Last week, $34,681.. Standby: | Marion Brash is. subbing: for the’ ailing Miss Baxley. -Speon River, Booth (DR) {6th 42 9) ($6.90-$7.50, 766; $33, man). Moves following the evening | performance next Saturday (16) to the Belasco Theatre where it. opens Tuesday (19). Previous week, $19,301. . | Last “week,. $21, 409. Stop the Wworld—I Want. 10. Get. Off, Ambassador (MC) (58th wk;. 461 p) ($8.60; 1,121;. $51,795) (Joel Previous week, $28,806 ‘| with Anthony Newley in the. role now. played by Grey. Last week, $26,962. ‘Tambeurines .to Glory, Little (D) (2d wk; 9 p) ($7.50; .603;. $27,~ * 7000). Previous week, $5,469 for ‘opening performance _ ‘and five ‘previews. Last -week,’ $4, 737. Closes ‘next. ‘Saturday. (16); ‘Wha’s. “Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Rose. (D) (57th wk: 450 p) ($6.90 cy} (35th wk; 277 p)($6.90-$7.50: 940: Alan: $7.50; 1,162; $46,485) (Uta Hagen,. Ben_Piazza) (matinee company costars. Haila Stoddard, Previous week, ast “week, $26, 868: . . CLOSED LAST WEEK Tovarich, Winter Garden. (MC) 1 (33d wk: 264: p): {$9.20; .1,494; $71,: 795) {Jean Pierre ‘Aumont, Eva Gabor), Previous: week, $29,278. Last week, $32,034. Closed Sat “urday night (9) at an estimated Here’ s Leve, ‘Shubert (MC) (6th’ : wk: 44 p)($9:60; | 1,453; $71,205). , ie week, $65,520 . "with. ‘Par| loss of. its entire $450,000. investment. OPENING ‘THIS WEEK Uf., Eunt-Fontanne (D) Arture | ($6.90-$7.50; 1,478; $61,000) (Chris| topher . Plummer). David Merrick | presentation of play by Bertolt Brecht, adapted by George Tabori; opened Monday night (11) at a break even at about $35,000 weekly. . Last week, $16,980 for five ‘previews. -Man. and Bey; Atkinson (D) ($6.90 $7.50; "1,988: $40.318) Alexander H. Cohen and: H: M. Tennent Ltd. presentation of play by Terence Rattigan; opened last night (Tues.). Last week, $16,081 for. four pre views. . “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Cort. (D). ($6. 90-$7.50; 1,100; David Merrick Edward. Lewis-Seven Arts-Joel Productions presenta tion. of ‘play by Dale ‘Wasserman, adapted from Ken Kesey’s novel; -Jopens tonight (Wed.) at a cost of around $120,000 on a capitalization -Of $125,000 and can break évéen at around $25,000 weekly. Last ‘week, ‘$37,568, : Shubert, Boston.