Variety (November 1963)

NB ee Gram cr . _Wedncaday, 2 November 21, -. By JOE: “Carmen ~Atnaya, probably the top ‘femme © flamenco: dancer. of the concert roster in recent. times, died “Nov.. 19: at’-her home «in. ‘Bagur, ‘Spain, of ‘a\.prolonged ‘kidney ‘ailment. She. ‘several months. and last week asked that last” rites be. given: her, . =. a ’“Miss° Amaya, “with her déath. at 50, died. as: several: ‘of. the : great: ‘Spanish -dancers did. before -her— at. comparatively: an: early age. La|: Argentina and. La. Argentinita died in their 30s, Miss Amaya, who was ‘the tiniest: and frailest .of ‘this. dis| tinguished trio, outlived them, de|. -spite. the fact ‘that ‘ she. worked.| ™ more: arduously~ and never: got “her | P | ‘weight beyond. 90. lbs. or’ so: Miss Amaya ° first: “excited ‘atten tion’ in -the -U.S. -with :her engage “ment “at. Monte Proser’s . Beach-. -comber, N.Y. She had’ been: seen. “py Proser.earlier: ‘and he. signed her for..an ‘ indefinite | engagement. -on-a’ percentage: basis ‘which Kept ‘her ane her ‘huge. family extremely _ happy. -After .that long stand, ‘Miss Amaya ‘branched . international . ‘fave... virtually her. entire: ‘family“in her troupe: Some: were “dancers, her |. “unele: Paco, hecame. a guitarist who, : sometimes. “Bave -concerts | -on.. his “own,: and: ‘various nieces; nephews. cousins sisters. “appeared -with -her |: Miss cat: ‘some. time.: or. other: ~Amaya’s last ‘eafe engagement: in: “New York was:at the:.Village. Gate recently. In: that date, it. was -evi -dent that: ‘she had:. -slowed: down, | “but. it was notthen: known: that ‘she | “Was” i. ‘Shortly. .thereafter, ‘she went» ‘hoine. to Spain’ to spend her ‘final. months... “Miss Amaya: worked in. ‘the. wild ‘vein. She -eschewed the more formal. -and classical. dances, and. leaves: little: ‘behind. her. ‘except: a huge. family:|. ‘and’. passionate “gypsy. ‘for. which ‘she’;was the keystone: ‘of their ‘support: | ‘Unlike La. Argen tinita, who’: graphed ‘a «colorful since: it remains. in: the Jose Greco RAT FINKS REJOICE ‘YOU HAVE A:NEW. HOME. tT “Jackie ‘Kannon’s. Rat Fink Room with” “its: nightly drop-in of comedians. and |). _other. performers, {sthe:-closest we've “had to the gay; rowdy Jack |. 18 Club of seme. ‘decades 8 aa Louis. Sobol, Sournal-American’ ow. | JACKIE KANON’ | RAT FINK ROOM _ Atop The Roundtable , . Jd 51 Ecst. 50th Stes New. York, N. Y: ‘BUCK 3 OCKLEY . “QUARTER WIT: Currently ~ : |. A-new testing im popeler: music, | £ 400. ‘Music. Musician. gags $37. 300. ‘Ad. ‘| Iibs-Comebacks $37 490 D Drunk Jokes $3; 306: Television g49s $33. 36@.-Car-Drivy‘Ing ‘gags. Ro ae atrist. Be bie many . sethers. UBRRGAING +200 aH i 3. we Tind. ‘sts New York: 33, 1 N. Ye | WANTED. ¢laltzing © sively ia Nesre: foik artists and. sephis1 | tleated | stand-up © comedians. : Direct “enquiries: te Me. ‘W. Gtheen ‘The. Rem‘s: Hern 3 108 ‘Broadway, Buffalo, gl Ys : Sa . ht Ps Famenco ey y Kill had. been. suffering for} tant.: ‘into. concerts, films. and -went ‘on: ‘to. ‘become * an. She. : carried. ‘White's fi} | JOEY BISHOP NAMED ~ “COMEDIAN OF YEAR’ © {College-Teenage type § ‘gags..$3; 200 Hellyweed gags $2; cal COHEN.‘ repertoire, tere is 10 5 known ‘for _ malized: -Amaya presentations. In}: ‘Gypsy. style, Miss Amaya’s art was. | -based largely. on improvisation ‘with | ‘only : the: rhythms remaining ‘cons-’ .. ,ters’ «tour. © ... hiny ‘and: his“-Negro: manager — . “to-a. luncheon: -where ‘the one°. Miss Amaya: danced. in a: special eoncert ' for -Pres, .Roosevelt,: and appeared: with. Ed.:-Wynn ‘in. the}... 1942" film, “Laugh, Town, Laugh”. : She was a -huge earner; command-| ing.-four figure fees. from various] = concert: promoters: and nitery| Ae. =: owners. At. -one ‘point,she. moved |-& ‘into: ‘a house in Rego: Park with all a [her relatives,” a bute *Miss. Aimaya was “the daughter. of: aan oF performers and started at age four|.. “lin. a “Barcelona . theatre: She | Jater |. J performed. in ‘taverns’. in: ‘that, town fo her father’s’guitar: for coin: -col-}. lections, ‘andat. 10: was. Among” the ‘top -dancers in, that city... ‘Her .curatecensus of ‘the ‘rest. of -her | numerous famnily is: not available. Ottawa Cops Strip McCoy . Nudes From Femme Mime: ~ Show at Riverside: Hotel | * Ottawa, Nov... “26. mopolitan “capital went | down. to polite ‘defeat™ last. week.” child), the old. Ziegfeld-Carroll-white: baal chritude parades. 7 ‘Latter. inyited him and -:somé:~as| “sociates in. to: witness .the: artistry |. ‘involved... They’ :attended, : agreed’ =| that..the display was indeed artis: tic, but ‘requested: nonetheless that Hi the. ‘nudes ..be‘draped, ‘which. ‘was |. done forthwith. Meanwhile, how|*| ever,. word: of mouth had “hypoed | | Ls VEGAS SUN RAZED | -_ BUT STILL SHINES. ON attendance. ‘the ‘Guilda revue‘during its-recent | | ‘I1-week run at Casa Loma, Mon-.] top :. -French-end.-. nitery.. After four’ ‘weeks’: here—doing. vir], ‘tual’ sellout .. and: turning: down: | weekend‘. ‘reservations, ‘show. goes.|. to le: Barail ‘d’Huitre (“The Oyster. ‘treal’s . Barrel”): in ° ‘Quebec. City,.where -it | had: a run.‘at’ Chez Gerard: before | | reaching ‘Montreal, . ae . It. ‘will ‘get, ‘says Gaghier $1,000 =| a --week more. than-. he’s paying, |. } through having signed © it. early. “in | its -Montreal ‘‘run:. L 1 | Guiada). : then goes. ‘to Paris for} . Guilda “(Jean ‘Christmas, ‘returning for Canadian and US.. dates: next. year. Be -Pittsburgh; : ‘Nov. 19. 36th:-annual Nariety Club ‘banquet {at the-Pitt‘Penn-Sheraton ‘Hotel. 7 Bishop ‘made’. his| | first. important ‘Move. as ‘a eomic ==] | while living: here. . -|} working: as”. half next. “week (24), in-;1938‘and ‘Pittsburgh. . Also: here: “for: ‘the. bash. will’ be | ‘his Jeading lady, Abby Dalton: and.|: ‘| Jack: E.’--Leonard,, who ~ will be" emsee.Honored ‘guest.. ‘is Tétiring | {| Chief Barker,. Ernest* Stern, head |" | of, ‘Associated : ‘Theatres: a “ Sessel’s Tahoe Debut . Hollywood; ‘Nov.. 26 liam. ‘Morris: office and: featuring: other: ‘performers, also will include’ 1 dance team‘ of-Hal“Loman & Ruth. “false and defamatory. matter!”-sub-|fFLawrence, “with | others ‘still. te, ‘be | fected him. to contempt:*and in-: a ee ae Leg). Bates had lunch with the. ‘all-white membership'-of. the. -. _| Fountain Ind Rotary. Club last "| week ‘and was made an ‘honAe “I> :orary member ’ of : the. local . ° ‘husband, guitarist” Juan} Antonio. Aguero,” survives.. An": ae-1 : be 750: on each deck: An sttekipt to-. ‘introduce ‘night: ‘club nudes to this. small ‘but. cos-| : “The Guilda . Revue,” produced | and: headed. ‘by a Parisian femme | . impersonator. (who. has. a wife and | unveiled. two of.’its “MeCoy+ lookers: partially. and ‘one com-. pletely (though she remained mo-. ‘tionless) in a spectacle: parodying:} After. two “evenings. of. “the res} ‘yue in ‘Riverside Hotel’s Rib ‘Room | here, the Ottawa. police ‘chief: com- “choreography _ to ‘Ravel’s.. Bolero plained: to manager-Rene Gagnier.. ‘which:..is /sttll’ -seen. ‘occasionally | jings: . Gagnier says the nudes ‘were. ‘in| ‘at the f ‘of: the comedy. “4 team: of the. Bishop Bros... (Rummy . Bishop. “was:'-then. -his’ . partner). Bishop” weritinto the Army, from. George: ‘Jéssel, ‘making. his first | : ‘appearance at.the resort; will head-'|. liné act. tabbed. “Georgie. Jessel at: «fl the. Palace” at Harrah's, Lake Tar] I| HT} hoe, Dec..5-23. a linjertainers fer new. nightclub’ spe he primarily. (but. ‘net. .exciu7} "Bates? Integration. oe ’ Fountain ‘Inn; .§.C., Nov. ‘26. ‘Negro dancer Clayton: (Peg “Chamber of Commerce. aa . Bates, a Fountain. Inn native, = ‘ance: in ‘nearby Greenville «as .” part: of. the: Harlem Globetrot-: /Fhe “club. invited ~. . legged dancer: was’ given the. ‘keys:to. the city by Mayor. Paul Bed: . Gault. “The “New: ‘York. Woila’s. Fair is ‘getting some Tast minute. additions: ‘Among: them. is a Mississippi showboat: replica Which -Will‘be‘off Meadow | Lake: in the. Fair’samuse two decks. ° Vessel’s: capacity Will, Special ‘Enterprises. ‘Inc, headed’ by Allan A. -Bunshaft® ‘and. Richard | Fy. Piérce, is taking on. this ‘venture:. Jules Lopata, in. “charge ‘of food and. ‘beverages at. the .Latin ‘Quarter, | N-Y., =. will. administer. the ' boat's restaurants. . : The . Fair® will © ‘also’ have’ a. new building . ‘to’ be: put up: byBristol‘Myers’ : femme » -hair-dye ‘subsid,. Clairol. .--Although::. the ‘Fair de-. ‘clared: last: August that ‘it :-would | not permit. any’ new. construction. because. of -the. probability. it could not be completed in’ time: for ‘next ‘April’s opening, it ‘okayed..the Clai-' ‘could: ‘be ‘finished for. the. preem. ‘Structure ayill be. located on. 20, = 000° ‘$q. “ft. ‘space. rear. the.-Pool’ of Industry between the General Elee mitted: into. this. edifice. addition of a circus museum to ‘the: ‘Continental -Cireus;; which. ‘will bel: ‘Barnum: ‘& Baney. “Las: Vegas, ‘Nov. 26:.: day (20)"-destroyed”..the building “faulty... presor. spun;:: ‘vacationing. .in. .Geneva, Switzerland, ‘when told: of the fire box on. Page. One which: read:° and. cooperation : of.‘Don. Reynolds ‘view-J ournal. | opened: to the Sun so that ‘its. ‘pubJieation. ‘could .continue.. ‘Every. co- was: extended . by. the Review-Jour | nal. tothe “Sum in. this emergency, | ae oe s in’ ‘the:. finest tradition: of ‘ews |f : paperdom.” “ : Bruce's 2506 Libel Suit ‘to vacate. ‘their examination action,’ edian. during. his ‘recent’..engage ment:at: the’ ‘Village Vanguard; NY... he. Bruce alleges. ‘that:..Winchell’s pjured. bis. s. profesgional stonding..: market. for: selling~ conventions, ment. sectionand will provide con: tinuous variety entertainment’ ‘on ‘Schiller, . rol.-venture. presumably ‘bécause ‘it: tric .and . the . Parker Pen’ ‘Build: |. Only femmes: “wile be . ad* . The> ‘Fair .-also _annouriced ‘the lmmane a determined ‘ “Canadian. convention business, and -Editor-publisher © “Hank Green-fl ‘the: ‘courtesy .| | and the staff of the. Las Vegas Re-|f CAN. available ptoduction. “facili: | ‘ties ‘of the Review-Journal” were. operation, kindness; : and. courtesy |f. <.. Ys: N.¥. Mirror, Wel | oy A $250,000 libel ‘suit: brought. by{fee . +-comedian: Leriny : Bruce: against ‘the jf 9. ¢--defunct: N.Y:-Mirror: and: its syndi= |}: |: : | cated: ‘Broadway columnist’ Walter.|f.. ~.-Winchell. :was. revealed last week |#': when. the defendant filed -a motion | es Clee -. filed. in. ‘N.Y. “Supréme |f. 2°" ; Court, ‘claims: that “Winchell made |f 6 0. -|a -falsé: statement: against. the ‘com: |f° ° ‘Show, being. packaged by Wik: Montreal: ‘Nov. 26. Bag Vegas: is. pitching: at Cana dian trade like it. was:the last: game | of-the. ‘World Series’ and Koufax’s | arm was. getting sore. The “Wel-: ‘come . Canadians” | finding its. biggest promotional |. {outlet in Western. Canada,. particu| larly. ‘the: ‘Calgary; : “Alberta,: area. ‘and | Eastern Canada din Toronto. and. Montreal. :: Lo The ‘west is figured as: 5 ripe. for: | plucking because -it. has. been: a: — booming .section inrecent: years,. _| with ‘American investment: -provid| -ing the.mecentive for parlaying oil | -.-Vand ‘Jand: developmient ‘into hefty: . | dividends. There’s also a relatively , | short hop between, “western cities . and: Vegas. .-. The . east “is being: ‘simply because: cities like: ‘Toronto and Montreal: are’ centres: for: the: fast-buck .and the. gambling frater| hity. has been. operating ® there: for | years. They ‘are. also.an excellent after. whom: Vegas’ Last Saloon. might : have’ ‘heen ‘named, ‘Apparently. “the. western. Canada, . like~ to terests -here.” ..-‘Elmo | Ellsworth,.: “For the: past ‘two. [Fete sta in. ‘this time: we’ ve had ‘about 50 groups. With air:fares almost-sure ‘to: drop, we. look to: Canada, and particularly to’ Ontario. and -Que -bee;..as-a-.major: pool of ‘business campaign _ 4s “Neédiess to “say; _wester n ‘cities. 7 since the end of the war have. been | a target ‘for ‘thousands of’ Ameri: |. | eans, the type that. are. ‘drawn “to: ‘the romanti¢e: ‘investment. and: de-| velopment ‘gambles: of the old‘. west;’’-.and also the type, “natch, | Chance. most | "active: Fpitchmen:. in'..Canada ‘are’. the ‘Riviera: and Flamingo hotels, the: latter whose’ ‘vicepresident, «: : Abea frequent -visitor. to. -says’ that. “‘although: for -compefitive reasons I. ‘wouldn’t ‘want to. get: into a discusSion. of. figures, -I’.can ‘tell you that the Canadian. trade is an -item in our: business. An Canadians are well-heeled. like to.: -travel;, ‘like. a. warm spot’ in the “winter,” and. .as: a. race, ‘gamble, -they are becoming a prime. target for. the: luxury. ‘hotel dn portant: ‘Decause’ for the future.” Flamingo. ‘and Riviera. are.’ good: ‘eases in. points . because. they. emphasize low rates, and the estimate’ is’ that ‘in the: past. 12: months: ‘they've -‘hosted more . -than 100 A spokesman for. the: Las. Vegas “Chamber: ‘of: Commerce. pointed ‘out that the Riviera and Flamingo since we've pretty. well exhausted |.empansion’ in’ the. U.S.. market, ‘Fomanced. ‘Canada. becomes the obvious new pool. of business . tot of activity in. thi in. this regard. a AGVA Ups Death Benefit to $1,000 The: Welfare. Trust: Fund of. the: >| American Guild: of. Variety. Artists has increased its.$250 death bene| -.| fit allotment. to° $500. : “The .estate of a-deceased’ member : “will | now receive $1,000, for’ the union’ ‘itself contributes $500 to the family. -The‘ added contribution made last week at a meeting of the WFT. at--which the AGVA trustees convened for the first fund -confab. ‘Johnny “Woods, ‘Diek’ Jones and Anne ‘O'Connor are” ‘the: new AGVA: reps.. trustee © representing “employers, stressed that. the. ‘changes now going" on within the union do not . mean any. departure inthe current .| Fund: administration: the: Riviere s "| sales ‘chief, “puts” it this. way: years we ‘ve ies. pitch’ for He. pointed out: that. there.is no -change:: in the. employer. representatives and none in the ‘fund’s counsel which ‘operated ‘by: Ringling * Bros. and a ——————— “AL ‘raging pré-dawn fire Wednes-| ee housing: ‘the Las ‘Végas.:Sun,. the |]: city's morning newspaper, Damage Hh: was estimated at.$1,500,000:. Blaze.|E Js ‘believed to ‘have been caused by |f-. airconditioning “com: aa bytransatlantic “phone: ‘told his if 3S staff, “Get | the paper : out—I ‘don’t | wee ge aa care. how you: ‘doit, ‘but get. it: out. AB The? Sun: ‘is -being ‘printed ™ -tem-= Pos a | porarily at: ‘the ‘competitive ‘after-| °° so “| noon’ paper, “the Review-Journal. ma | The: first ‘post-fire issué” carried. ali oo: “The: ‘Las. Vegas : Sun | comes to: woe ‘you “today. . through on tt Joey Bishop. will: be: horiored as. | “Comedian of: .-the:: Year”. | Currently THE FROLICS REVERE fhe. Jerry: Vale: Show) ; MASS. dust, ‘Coneluded 9 ‘WEEKS _ AMcaN HOTEL “fan Juan, Puerto Rico “Opening DEC. Oth. (RETURN: ENGAGEMENT). TOWN CASINO Buffalo: = Personal I: Management ‘PHIL-WER-ATTS.; INC. a. 420 Madison Ave.,: New York. 17, N sled Plaza 2-3490 _STUART. WEBER, Pres. ee 7 fo varying. in. size from. 25. to have already opened sales .outlets. -in. Toronto -.and“Montreal, “and .. In the next. | few: months, you ean. look: for a_ was o George A. ‘Hamid ‘s Sri who. 4g 2 is ‘the. lawfirm of ‘Silverstone &. | Rosenthal. _WILL WEBER | af