Variety (February 1964)

“Holi in Roof i OSeas, Tax She 4 ” Published Weekiy's ‘at: 154 West 46th ‘street, New ‘Yorks. N. Y.. 10038, by Variety, . Tne.” not ok, “Second. Class’ Postage Paid‘ato ‘New York; N.Y. Annual subscription; $15, “© copyRioht, 1964, -BYVARIETY; ING., ALL-RIGHTS: RESERVED. PRICE Single copies, 33 cents. ‘Dheié’s ‘S‘more.. +o pop. singers to day than. just warbling the big beat ‘on. disks: ‘In ‘Britain;. a -click ‘pop-| : “> ster‘represents. a. ‘merchandising | goldmine ‘for: his handlers with roy-| “alties ‘that. can. run! -info. many |. thousands’ of ‘dollars. per. performer: oS and millions, ‘collectively... ° “Though ‘the merchandising side: aa “line has been a ‘fact of pop music life for -a ‘number: of years, ’ ‘until now ‘it has. always been .a yeason vablyminor ‘aspect: : in’. agent/man~ ager/performer’. ‘fined to: stills, necklaces, ete... ‘economics | con ‘But today merchandising ‘has. be Projecting: the’ . (Continued ‘on ontinued ‘on page | 63)-. Washington; Feb. 4. ao “up ie Senate: voted. ‘Monday: (3): ‘to a “> tighten: the:-tax on the income of |. . Americans abroad... By ‘a. vote of |. : "47-41, an -amendment -: offered | by: en 2) Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) .was |. oa oa tacked onto. the. House-passed tax}: -bill ‘now: : “undergoing” Senate: wh scrutiny. _ 00 Under: Gére’s changes, only ‘the: aly oe + first. $6,000 -of.. foreign.:. "earned -by~ Americans: living-‘per|: -'manently. abroad would: be:.exempt.}: from. “US... taxes. . figure © ‘currently: -is $35,000.. This]: change. may -have influence on tal ent which* “resides” in Europe. “Inthe .case. of Americans living * “abroad : témporarily, only the’ first |: Dopey: “. -. $4,000, would be:exempt,.as: opposed. eee! wo 10. the ‘first: $20, 000 under: ‘existing | . " Gore’ estimated ‘his “amendment are would-mean another. $25, 000,000'i in CT VU. Ss. coffers. oe . | : Comedie Francaise For’: Asia‘In1965, Not USA: Pais Foregoing Form sa ae : ’ “Paris.: -Feb.. 4... How: closely.’ daily politics . ‘and: Lal es cultural exchange are: a cthand-in|... -is graphically illus-'| .‘trated by fact. that recently, at the}: ‘| ‘same time. that''Gen. Charles ‘De |-". -: -Gaulle was.. revealing his. China}: . policy,” the Comédie Francaise was:|: ! quiétliy...teld that: a prospective.| -: tour to the United States (inFeb:,|.. '¥965) “will: -have: to. be Postponed: ay: hand” affair) “earnings |-. income |.) The” exemption |: alles, Other Major Brish Diskers Pf ap Up Beat’s Merchandising Gt Gravy} ry) “London, Feb.. 4..4= ‘WHITE LIKE ME? OPS ~ CRY SISCRIMINATION , _ Philadelphia, Feb.. 4° CIO. Council. about ‘discrimination in. réverse,” the -Philadelphia: Con-. mission.on. ‘Human Relations threw out: the: complaint of_ three: white. ‘projectionists. who were discharged from: a theatre ina: Negro. neigh| _. -borhood: . brought by: Hyman Rothman, Paul. -Hurvitz *: and Dominick ‘ -Bertino, “come. such’ “big business ‘around: who | ‘worked. at. ‘the. Leader for’ ~ teen:. performers © that. " from:that field are mounting to the |. == point -that.. oné.or two. ‘performers Bae “ean claim to: be running a fair. size | . -industry outside. their songwriting, | _ “"... disk -toyalties and ‘performing fees..." -merchandising } The -. complaint « -Wwas . (Continued on: page : 21): year or. so. because’ it..is “preferon (Continued « on page. 80)" Le By MURRAY HOROWITZ. -“Theatiical:: features, ~ once. ol ‘legated ‘to.:'the. ‘no-paying vaults}. | after. ‘their’ exhibition ‘ride, have} a grossed: ‘some $725, 000 000. on -tv. © “Bespite: protests frem the: AFL; “The turnabout ‘from. ‘the no-| paying vaults. to the tv. medium, as{ .a--repository of ..non-current. -pix,was. a ‘factor: inthe revolution | of ‘the. motion. Picture ‘biz; . still going. on: set “On: ‘television, ‘features. forth. a staple: of. programming: from. ‘coast | | to coast, the only, concern’ with the} pix. staple. : being. that: of . short | supply: ‘The’. sole remaining post _(Continued on: page 42). ~ BREAKS EVERY — OPEN ING-WEI EK REC ORD “viel ORIA THEA RE /NEW YORK: > Deseo ET | THE “A TRE “NEW YORK. 2 Lae BELGIAN NUNS BIOPIC._ = NEW ¥ YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY | 5, ieee As SET BY BECK & GOETZ Hollywood; Feb. 4 te was inevitable. Te on. vidtape for his ‘CBS: ‘broadcast. : John Beck and Hayes Goetz have. ‘secured the. film rights, after Beck. hopped ‘to Belgium’ and: secured _ (Continued: on ‘page 18): “Loni DON. es wfrom COLUMBIA PICTURES A biopic. is being ‘blueprinted. on. ‘Sister Luc-Gabrielle, Belgian: nun who. for’ last 11 weeks -has-had. the. ‘top-selling. album. in America, “The. “Singing ‘Nun.”.Ed -Sullivan* jour-neyed. to Belgium. to. put the nun | : Red Fe Vi ~ Okay Pix Market oo Vietnam: is*not expected. . [versely affect the improved outlook ‘1 re. import. of American films’ in _., | that troubled country. According “: [to “a.Motion Picture Export Assn. .. ‘exec, following the first coup in -. { late’ November, which saw the re-. moval of the Diem regime, the ‘| new ruling junta indicated a will;ingness to’ expedite negotiations _ |-which the MPEA had been condue. |-ting for over a year to get 125. imwe port permits. By ABEL ‘GREEN. A) For the ‘reason that ft. would re. ] quire 150: man hours to truly see the upcoming New York: World’s. Fair in depth, it. has been decided . that it will open. cold to. the press. There ‘will-be.-no overall. press. ‘|preview by the Fair itself but there will bea series of press premieres by. exhibitors: in the two or three feeks 8 preceding the April 22 open; ing « How: the. NBC-TV: $1,000,000 -90-. minute spectacular in color (U.S.. | Steel bankrolling) will capture the -highlights to give the video looker” ‘a concept of the overall exposition is ‘conjectural at the moment, but the. Robert Moses echelon. accents. = | that the average family would re| quire 30 days of five hours looking | —plus timeout for eating; ete.—to | really “cover”. the entire fair. ai It's for this reason that the: ~ (Continued on Page 18) “Latest military coup in South Just a.week: before. the second 5 ‘coup, MPEAheadquarters. in New ‘York has received word. from |. Saigon that. favorable action on the | MPEA licenses was expected’ mo.. ‘1 mentarily.: Since the new. regime — , | is regarded -as completely ‘friendly a towards the Yanks, successful con (Continued: on page 62) : Screen Dimension In ~ Flux Again, Curvature. Now the Big Factor “New screen. dimensions, which a Jooked to. have become more or less: stabilized with the acceptance | of .Various 65. and 70m. processes ‘| developed in. the late 1950s; seem now to be changing again. The new 4 look: the big, deeply curved screen {as presently utilized by. the ‘singleCinerama process and. the — soon-to-be-exploited Dimensinn-150 | and Wonderama processes +? The ‘Single factor which these. ‘| three processes have in common ~ (though... to varying degrees) is a depth of curvature of the screesi, designed, as was the original three-. (Continued on page 18) to ad awe