Variety (Sep 1940)

^cdiiea jay» September 18, 1946 HOUSE REVIEWS 39 STANLEY, PITT Pittsburgh, Sept, 16. MicU^^^ OrcK (16) . • Judy Sfarrt Lazdnders (4), Jackie Beekman, Robertson and mrtinr 'Dr. Kildare Goes Home' WB iJeluxer sAyings back to flesh - with Mickey Roohey unit after more thaa three ifhbriths of straight pbt, and has picked, itself a socko re- oDeher, Only trouble is that it's a false tnbmentum, inashiuch as house hasnt yet decided on presentatibn policy as « regular thing for fall and winter season: Following : Roohey; Jiouse returns agaih to film fare ex- clusively with 'No Time for Goni- edy* (WB); followed by 'Foreign Cor- respondent* (UA) and aifter that may or may not stick in a coUple of con- secutive stage shows. "Air depends dii what big names are ayailable, manr : agement says. '. ./'' . Aiiyway, the- WB site should -cash In handsomely thisvweiek and may even go on to a new hoUse record, with Kay Kyser's $36,000 the figure to matdh; They were lined up foi: blOcks> at opening, with steady line all day lohg, arid the cinema's Andy Hardy gavei the ^cash customers their money's worth. : - There ought to be a Jaw against kids like Mickey Booney. He's too ' good, too tialentied, too amaizinig; par- ents will probably go hoime and beat their offspring after getting a load of thisi phehbm^nal jack-bf-alUtrades from Holly wood. Oh the screen, he may be Aiidy Hardy, Tom' Edison or just plain Mickey Roohey, . Qn the stage he's a one-man .vaUde show. -The squirt does everything, and idoes it well; he writes songs ahd isihgs them; he takes off Glark Gable, Lionel Barrymore and :Glem McCar- thy within an inch of their stylesi.he plays the drum's like a Gene Krupa and the .piano like Eddy Duohih; dances like i miniature Jack Dona- hue; cups: ah audienfce in hii hand like a combination of Jack Benny and EiJdie Cahtbr, and beats his brains to see that the mob gets its money's Worth. '-: Seemingly there's, never been another youngster, either in flesh or celluloid, like hini,, and • whatever ■: the Stanley's ; paying , Rooney this week isn't enough. He's the seven wonders of show bi?:. . : Unit's practically all Rooneyy. of course, and he's all that counts with the crowd. They're impatient until ho gets ohi and then won't let . him off. It's foolish to try to hold the curtain for. an ahhouncement after his exit, Idea Is to. empty the hoUse . for. a turnover by/telling cUstbriiers they can set autographied pictures of juvenile star in the lobby, but that should lie ;a closing ahnouncemeht in one instead of . on . fullstage. Jackie Beekmian, the.m.i:., stands .there for at least three 'full minutes to. get in his few words while :the' paim- .pounding f6r Roohey continues. Opening turn has Robertsbn and Martin in; some average hoofing, in- cluding tap and snakerhip rhumbas, that would be twice as -effective if . thisy'd. scissor some. Under ordihary circumstances they're oh. too long, and when Rodney's in the offirig it seems twice as long. CUte, hard- working Judy Starr's on next to whani Over *Can't Brush Me Off* (as if anybody would want to), 'Imagi- nation' and *Boog It/ returning, later for a. flirtation-mugging, bit with . Rodney and to duet.'Ouir Love Affair' ; with him.. Latter Is a tune which Mickey and Judy Garland do In their forthcoming release, 'Strike Up the Baiid* (M-G>; Other act Is the La- zanderSj three men and a gal in some tumbling that's 'abisolutely im-^ possible.' One of the best of the acrd groups in the biz, Lazanders had to .beg off even if mob, was working itself into a lather awaiting Rooney. Beekman Is ah m.c. who does holjii- ving but straight announcements, and Max Adkins^ house band is on the stage throughout, knocking oUt some okay cooperation for everybody and everything, Adkihs went up to Cleve- land earlier in the week to catch the unit, and had the stuff dovm pat for- the opening. ; \ Cohen. KEITH'S BOSTON siohs. Like th© rest of the show, Bernle faced a crew of customers that might have been just released from a cold storage plant. Taking care not to milk his laughs.^, the lad canie through neatly.; V Miilton DdUglas and Pi-iscitla ^hobt across some fast comedy a . bit be- yond the ken of this particular mob, which whooped for. more When this duo approached the blue. Doqglas is .okay. exceiJt;for a tiring, manner- ism, of clenchihg his necktie and hid- ing his. kissei: in the curtains to wait for the laughs. . Troy iahd Lyhrie ; open with cbn- vehtional softshoe eccentric and ehi> core with a smart, burley impression df collegiate jivers. Four Marshallis, deUce, vocal quartet, bately isustain interest' \vith ■Ohio,' 'Never Smile Again' and 'I Am, an American,' but get good \attentibh with their ver- sion of 'Gray Goose Is Dead.' Four Vernons, cldsirig; offer, .a smooth ad^igio tUrn that has little novelty, to make it stand out among other acts of this: type."^.HoWever, a ■cleian. cp^ineteht troupe holding in.j; 'te.rest .all,the ■way.-/ ' Larry Flint and hdiise band in pit this . week, Vplaying a ragged first show, beldW their par. . Fox. PALACE, CLEVE. COLONIAL/DAYTON .. - ■..v'boi/tpn,.-p.,-septv 14.-'---: Ben Bernie Orch,:Don Saxon, Dale Winthroif, Johnny, Ryan, Bailey. Sis- ters, Del Rios, Shea and Raymond: 'The Great McGinfy' (Par). Returning after several years' abr- sehce, : Ben Bernie orchestra,: plus several, ijifty entiertaihers,, puts ph- an .excellent shdw.. For a tinie it seems that all the:humor is to, cbhie from Bernie hinisejfi principaily with cracks on Winchelii but half-way thrdugh the real fun begins and thti program; ends up in : rather whirl- wind'-style.'. •■ '■ Bernie makes :his early appeair- aricei with cigar and .violin, but the- violin is . practically" a prop. • The cigar, of course, is hbt^; . • Four soloists are carried,. . the Bailey. Sisteris, Don Saxdn and Jphnhy Ryan, an Irish lad who has: but re-' cently. joined the outfit.'- Each, has his or her .own offering and When, it comes to the patriotic fling, :'I Am an American,' all take a hand, plus Bernie;' . . Saxon handles 'Old Man River' ahd 'Fools Rush In* well, giving the songs' feeling and displaying splendid diction,' while Ryan's voicie enhances such times as 'Irish Lullaby' vahd 'Never Smile Agaih,'.; . : The Bailey Sisters: could not give the audience: ehoUgh at this catch- ing, opening with 'Playmates,^ dd- ing their, own slick: version of 'Man That Comes Around' ana bdwing but with 'Mr. Meadbwlark.' . .: . . The : biggest applause huniber is the handstand act ot the Del Rios, two.men and a girl, whose, turn's one this; stage .has .seldbm iseehw . An- other Tiigh: spot is. furnished by Shea and Raymond, one a . lanky, goofy guy who can outstare.a startled fawn. The boys do. eccentric taips and bur-;' lesque, varied styles of dancing. Dale Winthrop does fast taps; : The band plays a minimum, of humbers for: a uhit, of this type, opening With a . swing version^ of 'Nobody's Baby;' tearing through a hot ' version qf 'Jbhrisdh .Rag,' and winding up' with 'Madame La Zonga' and the rather stereotyped medley df biand Imitations. : Kany, EMBASSY, N Y. (newSreels) Cleveland, Sept. 14. Will Oshof'ne Orch with Dali Jones and Dick Rogers; Masters and RoU UnSi Emerald Sisters (2), Stonley Fields; 'Elsa Moxwell's Ptibltc. Deb No; r (20th)» :. ■ iti's fortunate that the Palace has; two co-headiihersdh pur rent layout, which would be lost without . Will; bsborhe's band.' Seeoiid half of bill consists: Of Stanley Fields; Hplly wbdd heavy who proved a .thudding disap- ppintment.: ehai^acter actpi of un- derworld: thrillers walked in with his hat and, ah incredible act ap- parently.:; th^oWn^ tdgether- .on' the train, forcing . Osborne to save the day.:--;-■.' ■ -X.:,:..'/.;' .•;■:.":,- ;.:■■,.''V ; tatter does exactly: that on his first date here in about five; years. House, has had some toi^flight siying dutfits: lately but for smart vaude" entertainmeht and finesse, Osborne makes q;uite a few pf them look like beginners. Nat Holt pbviously went out df his way to give band- a' flatteringly hand-., some stage, set of rieh,."n«!v/ dirapes. Orchestra returns the: favor ,with a load of slick, sweet swing, v Although hone Of the numbers is new, the boys whip clever slide effects as w;ell as a galvanizing verve into ;'Tuxedo Juhbtioh,* one;of Liszt's; Hungarian rhapsodies: and tRhumbbogie.*.: ^Lociil rugciitters may not find his jive hot enough but; Osborne's okay group-; ings .of brasses and reeds, in :such pieces - as 'Nevet Smile /Again/ his opener, earned .ah unusual loud hand froni: regulars^ " Dale Jones and Dick Rogers, fear tured vocalists, also go over. Gravel- throated Jones' minstrel verision of 'Nobody' is refreshing, ditto his duo with Rogers in latter's own 'Chiest- nut Street. ■ Band impiersQnations of troupe caught best howls; ; Emerald . Sisters, a: couple of acrd-, batic half-pinters, make up for lack df size: with, smacking backfalls, and wellrliked act. Middle spot also giveh power by Masters and Rollins,; whose bright turn of gab and; shag- ging travesty, is spiced by: the goofy comediehhe's muggihg. Osborne tries to cover up Fields . with fast finale Version • of^ 'Alexander's • Ragr time Band,' which is good Stuff but doesn't help Fields. , Fields may be a tough uhderwdrld type dh screen, but he gives just the: opposite; impression here. . Wearing a; shiny blue serge suit :for opener, he- was as nervous in his act of gab as a sixryear-old kid is with a children's day recitation. ; ;. Weekend' attendance just fair. -. . PuUen, ;•■ ^ , Boston, Sept; 12; . ,"*'2y and Lynne, Four Marshalls, Al Beniie, Rosita, RoycCi Milton Douglas with i Priaeilld, The Four ycrno?w; 'Laughing at : DdnoeT* (Mono) ond 'Stqec td Ghinp'(RKO), ■Satisfactory show dri paper, but ai<i not play as well when caught at °P*nmg performance. Roslta Rbyce ana the dove .dance are new to: this vicimty aihd hifer act clicks because w hovelty angle. Routine is ^°ft. . nicely timed and produced .with simple, effective showmanship on full stage, . Baicked by good, ex- PlQitatipn, Miss Royce should add ^ojpf thing tp the b:o. here this week.: Al Bernie, ailsd prominently Tallied, comes back for brie df his regular yisite. As usual, impersonator spiffs "P .his act with a few new numbers and^shpwmanly ideas that make him yjonh catching every time. Adds some comedy patter to his routine, m.the standard in.c. manner, but this aoes not'come up to the calibre of nis other work. Doies ah Edgar Scr- een imitation ; with a McCarthy ri*i"T*^-'^'^ * ^"^^ ^i*> ribs the musiw cai ditties now heard in one-minute "^'[nmercial ulugs oh the - air, and, wnams as before with his; James Stewart and^ W. C. Fields impres- Whether it be stock shots or spot hiews, the Embassy this Week is loaded with an interesting layout. Particularly prominent in the .wealth of niaterial . is Paramount^ its most hdtable clips being thdse on the Ken- viT, ;N. J., powder-plant, blast. . The bdmbing of Bu6klngham Palace^ df eourse»;, though; treated in an exclu- sive manner by Par, isn't sho.wn, but the intefest is there- through the; use of some library shdts. Refugee, royalty; comes In fpr some prominence. Fox: .arid Metro shoW, respectively, 'Prince Berrihard of the: Netherlands and King Haakon of Denmark, bdth of Whom, are in .Erig- larid with the British fbrces. Ex- king Carol of Romania is given stock treatriient following his: abdication and flight,: but there's riary; a sign of Ma^da LupescU. v ^ ■ \ : -President Roosevelt emphasizes his ;showni;anship and ability :to hdld an audience, whether it be Democrat or exrDerndcrait, in ari anti-;war address caught by Metr'o. WiUkie: is shown by Pathe stressing. campaign points: to GOP state cbmriiittee chiefs. ; .Veering from the European thea- tre of war, Metro eateries .the Crivmg- kirig bombing'; by the Japianese. It serves as a .reminde.r of the Sino- Japahese conflict, which -'has, pracr tically vbeen. forgotten .by .those, in the Western hemisphere in , the .l.ight of the intensity of :;the Nazi blitz against the Erigljsh....'.; . ; . ■. .• Rest of the layout is routine though generally treated, in interesting fash- ion by the.: various reel; companies. "There are cli&s, among others, on na- tiorial defense • (Fox), British^ aid TPathe), .football (nearly all FOx); and---if it's at all hew—Maine going strictly Republican;.(Par). STATE, HARTFORD Hartford, Sept. 15, ■ Samtrii/ :Kaye Orch ipith JVoTicha- laiits (3), Criss Cross,. Dancing. Debs (3), Gertrude Briefer, Lillian Mack, Tominjy Rydni Charles^ WHsoii, Sjam Kaplan house band;''Up in the Air' (Mono). Unlike most ;pther hame bands, Sariiriiy Kaye doesn't depend on; strai^ht-styied music .fished diit against a bliahk anii often eye- straihlrig backdrop dr . curtain. He's gdne ih .for ; production, namely synchronization of settings and mu-: sic, thus selling thrdugh; the visual and auditory senses.; He's got. youth- ful Led Morgan with him as stage manager and the: chap, is doing ah ace-high job of giving the customers a harmonious blend df three ingredi- ents, music, lighting and settings.^ Show is here as a package and epnsists, besides the band, of three abts heatly tied ■ into; the divertise- ment. Kaye's novelty, 'So You Want to . Lead ^i. Band,' which he intro- duced at the Hotel. Commddore,: N. Y., last year, is chockful of belly laughs; and a definite click. In: it he selects fpur volunteers frorii the ' aud (two males .and two femmes) who wave: a baton in frdnt "of th? prch. Patter with Kaye; sometimes to theii: embarrassment,- and;' the;. ; resultant discordant riiusid are good.for laughs.; ;; Sho\v!s opener; Is pit band's /oiffer-: ing of 'God ;;Bless America,' foUbWr irig which the Kj^ye aggregation themes out from behind closed ciir^. tains, with /part of the: band offer^; irig .a medley, of several tunes which Kaye introduced. .; Charles Wilsbh df the baihd steps forward to (effectively; warble ;'01d .Dutch Garden. ■; A npv-; elty wild, West number climaxed with ^capguri shdotihg. sets the pace •for' Qriss Cross, veritriloquist,; who apnears' .with a: dumiriy attired- as co.w.boy;;; He's: tops ias a vdntrp and puts hiriiself through seyeral: diffi- cult' paces, includihg the; use " of a puppet dancing* Ririgs the bell with a miniatui-e duminy, ^hosphoreseerit- ly lighted; in' a blacktrnt, vocaUng a' takeoff' of the Four ; lnfcspots .doing If I "Didn't C:!are;' Lad works easily and withput any ;apparent; use of his ;Ups.'^ .;■ •;.;■■' Band then, does a medley of Latinr "Arrierican tunes, .With the Dancing Debs, three gals, out for some fair tiapping; . .One of the ; girls, Lillian; Mack, is spotted earlier for soriie so- po tapping.: ./Another, Gertrude Priefer. won returns in a later spot with some skilfully • executed acro- batic dancing. ; "Toriimy Ryan, vocaUst, a standby with the band,. ; does, okay with •Breeze and I' arid 'SiefVa Sue.' Neat arrangement of 'Bye Bye Blues' is next band offering, with the maestro dropping his role of baton .swinging for some brief clarineting. Three Nonchalartts, 'with their standard hoke hahd^tovhand stuff, give an ex- cellerit account of themselves. Firiale is the 'So Ybu; Waiht to Lead a Band' novelty... . . ■: Weekend biz gopd; Ecfc. . ■ Baltimore, Sept, 15. ; Linda Moody, Shirley .ifpiocrd, fpmifiy Riggs and Betty Lou, Ndn ' Rde and Matide Davis, Adrian Rol- lini TriPj PhiLLdnipkin House: Orch (14); 'The. Ramparts We Wateh' Billed as 'Radid Stara dn Para^ current layout has some okay en- tertainment- but; doesn't build. ais ef- fectively as it might. More sight Stuff , would help,: but . then acrolats cbuldh't be called "'radio stars,' and so the: appeal is limited. At thgt, Lihda Moody, sijghtly hodferpb; whd opens;: the doings, wouldn't .really, belong eitherv^ but she's introduced as a future, television stair, so all :s:eems fair/arid.hobddy's hurt.; :; \With . Phil: Lanip^ ojrch on stage and maestro 'handling the emceeih^ as \yell as the baton, ishow bpehs with Orchestral wdrkout of a medley df Rudolf Friml numbers. Flashily sold by Lampkih, Who has succeeded in building his : combo into ; potent ^ musical ;aggriBgatioh; overture earns . an audible hand and, sets matters: very nicely. '■' .Following: brace of rather over- Idrig. tap \routines by; Miss Moody, Shirley Howa.rd steps out fdr : vo- cals" Does 'It'll Come to You,' 'Fools Rush Iri,' 'Breeze and I'and 'I Can't Resist You,' all snidoth in; rendition and .vdcally legit. A recdrdihg naime of sorts, .she registers extra well in low tones;.which give her a dis-. tihctive;stamp of isong salesmahship.. Nan Rae and Maude Davis are a quick repeat.: .A wow: three weieks ago, they are back with some hew; material: and a switch of routine. Know hoW-to time a gag arid busi-, ness .of dUmb-cluck dame ; tempted to dp her stuff lor the public is good' for an almdst continual .^howl. elds'-: ihg ;i?ohg and d^nce Is a solid show- stopper,.'; Tommy Riggs suiprisea the iaudi- enlce which learns that his Betty Lou is ; Riggs hiniself sans dummy,; Good : ventrd material and . clever simulation, of , a hroppet earn a beg- off. Makes- a perfect spot for 'the Adrian Rollihi Xrio to close; in; socko style,,.: "Tridi :cdnsisting;df vibra-harp, bull fiddle; and . guitar,: swing out in catchy modern arrangements high^ lighted by. interludes of swing pro- duced, on chimes; Have a highly contagious brand df rhsrthm which catches . on :. with stubholders and grows in rising proportion to a bellr ringing series of cUrtains. ' Versions of 'Ciri Biri Bin,' 'Hallelujah' and •In. the Mood' ate decidedly In the groove. Biz okay* Burm. LYRIC, INDPLS. IndiaTicjM)lis^; iScpif, 13^ ; Blue Borron Orch,' Russ iCdflislt^ ■ Chdrlic Fischer, .Alan Holmes, Ron- nie Snyder, Six.Dehbnairs, Joe May and: Co., W.ilkey. and . Dare; ''Sing^ Dance; Plenty Hot' (RcpX.: • ■; , Blue Barron pfch moves; into the Lyric this: Week, foir its first appear- ance in town. The band, filled with members Who can step down front for some spedialties, also click-wheh' the instruments are; Working, giving the customers a nifty 72 minutes ol stage fare. Band, consiisting of five rhythm, two trumpet, two trombones and four sax . proves srriobth , iri.: ihterpre- ting modern ; clefs. Open with 'I Want To Be Happy^ arid before the Stopwatch: clicks, go. through ;'Tux- edo Junction,' 'Do I Love You* and. 'Dancing in the Dark.' Charlie , Fischer sings ^Do^yn ; by' Ohio'; and 'Must;See Annie TOriight/ apparently being assigned "the novelty turies' in band's library. The romance depart- ment is handled by two of the lads. Alan Holmes sings 'Nearness of You' 'Sierra Sue' and 'Night arid Day? He also proves his versatility by playing a number of instruments iri the reed and brass: divisions. ; Russ, VCaTlisle steps up'the tempo of fieminirie hearts in the audience with his reriditidri of 'Can't Get Indiana; Off My Mind,*' 'Never Sniiile Agaih' and 'Blueberry Hill.*'/:.;, ;/..;;• ■.:^:::-y- ■ Ronnie Snyder, guitarist, has a heat trick of whistling through his ,throat, sounding okiy arid winning' some mitt slaps;on 'Doll Dance,' with 'Star'i dust' for; an encore. Hefty Tiny WdH deserts this, bass fiddle to- come: down front for a special parody Pn 'Beau- tiful Baby,'^ referring to his pachy-f deririal proportions, theri gOsis into 'Got My Fingers Crossedi' arid fin- ishes with a.dance',".: .;;. dutstanding artipng the supporting acts are.ihe .Six Debohairs. : A sextet of boys in tophats; and tails, they do . perfectly-timed tap routines to; openj, arid then iscoie with a ridvelty inter- pretatipri of the Machine' Age. They intiro their footwork with sdngs ex- ; plaining their dances. . ;Wilkey and tJare are; deuced, okay wheri they go into acrd. knockabout dances, but attempts at comedy; ar^: odorous;; They would win. more sdlid - hand by stickirig to the miiscle work, at; which they; are adept, jjp e May and CJd. -played . to the blff!l at show caught: and wowed the saxophone, section. ; Miay gbt off ; gags underhis breath which must have been very furihy had the audience been able to hear them.; Also seem- ihjgly had soriie good, stuff about, the maestro's girl friend, .'which he voiced into the wings. If the deckhahds and; orch boys paid his salary, he Was fac- ing the right a.udierice; if not, salary for one performance should be with- held hy house rrianigement.. ; ; V Biz good at third show Friday (13), with lower floor well filled, and not many, vacant spots vipstairis. Kilcy. IVeiv Aetsi :MarIpiietics 11 Mins. Two O'clock Clnb, Balte. Spanish name is misnomer for rather wholesome looking flemme working, marionettes on; small portj* able platform/ Handling the strings in fUIl view of audience, she con- tributes a rather ndvel pace-changei- for the:average flbor show. Ais .projected at preserit, turn is -a trifle; sldw .in pace. ; Working: a top-; per-and-tails-doU oh a spree, she takes him through a brief roUtme of ;hooferjr, alcoholic acrpbaitics. .arid a realistic hangover that scores very nicely. . Mariages :to miake the tap- ping in. .the ; dartse ; session quite audible and in' tempo.' Bit' at the: rniniature; piand in which the right keys are struck to produce a tuhe is also , ;very . effective. Encores with version of 'Old Man; Mose,* an agedj darkie, in .■wellrharidled routine df' legriiania.' '.; ;V;;', With. adrdit-pruning and speeding UP, ', turn should be' able to"^ find a spot in mOre..ariibitidus surrduridings. Spotlighting in . compliete xblackout wdulid .valsb help. Burm, TINY DOIJGLAS and HAVANA ^'BAND •.'':•■ • IS'Mlns.:; ■ State, Sydney Dbiiglas" has been around, ^for thd Fullers arid Willlamsdn-Tait; . finally 'pie-debUtiriig in- this, spot for Greater Uriidrt Theatres. ;:Setup :is jpleasihg, but not musically exciting, with no- new ideas entailed in the 15 minutes. Freddy Goldmah, boy soprano, took, the. major applause with 'Blue Danube;' ■ .■: Douglas will, probably get by for a short term iri picture nouses, but will :not bring anything extra to the boxoffice. . : . ■ Rirk. Radio Payroll .Continued .from pase'23. time workers. Part-time employees: dreW: but $52,313 from the stations and $28,421 from webi during the sample Week. They numbered 3,821. Commish accountants found the stations in the Northeastern Regipn bore almost one-third of the load for labor and services. The 150 p^lanta in the most populated section had ah annual payroll of $U,837,34i. Figures for other areas were: Great Lakesj $9,711,496; Midwest, $4,689,507; South- east, $3,834,834; South Central,; $2,-.: 059,850; Mountain, $1,348,482; Pacific^ $4,487,721. Grouped by types of operations, the 33 full-time clear channel plants of 50 kw accounted for one^qUarter of the payments to execs and em- ploy ees. With .the 206 unlimited tirhe regionals Tepresepting nearly half the aggregate^Ldcals operating un- limited hours, thoUgh. hiring more Avorkers than the blear-channelites, had lower scales and isd shouldered only one-seventh df the load, '•.;■. Fluetuating; Payrolls Emplbyineht fluctuated, consider- ably during the year, ..the Coriimish discpVered, but the figures were not detailed enough to show which classes of workers had the least de- pendable jobs. Peak for the 705 sta- tions was reached in December, when the payrolls coritained 20,257 .names. and checks, aggregated $4,112,358. "The low point was in July', then only 18,- 416 persons we're employed and their earnings .were down to $2,980,847, Generally the ■. monthly payroll was aroUrid $3,000,000:;' The webs had a maximurri of 4,348 persons dn the payroll, high point coming in De- cerpber, but- their - roster :. remained, pretty steadyi .with the minimum be- ing 4,101 in June. Stations in the Northeast had. roundly 5,20O persons in regular jobs. ;Approximate; totals for other areas are: Great Lake^, 4,300; Midwest; 2,700; ^ Southeast, 2,400; . South Cen- . tral, 1,300; Mountain, 800; Pacific, ; i.200. . •