Variety (Dec 1940)

Wednesday, December 25-, 1940 VAVDEmUB 4S OR ■ y p^^ iDec;: 24. ;. The State Unemployment Com- pensation: Board last week issued a W^up-or-else' order of unfemploy-. meht compensation' _taxes for musi- cians to operators of night clubs. The first spot to pay delinquent taxes viras the Benjamin^ Franklin hotel, fbr musicians Awhb ■vyorked the Gar- den Terrace.' The hotel mianagenient paid taxes for 1937-'38 and '39. At least a dozen oljier spote eitheiHsient their checks for back taxes, or noti- fled the board that; they would dp; so before the end of the year. . Dec, 31 is the deadline for payirient : of the state levies: in border to get; credit toward the Federal social se-r. , curity tax/; In Perinsylyahia all em-: pioyers wlip pay ebntributiori^ 4ntp the State fund (2.7% of the payroll) ■ are allowed to deduct this from their end of the social security levy. Un- : less this is paid before Jan. l,;they will have; to pay the entire 2.7^^ an aidditibrial: a% to the Government. At first the/nilery bps were hbldr , ing back iWaUing the! outcbirie of a test court action filed recently in the State Superior Court by Frank Pa- liimbo, .operatoV of ai South Philly siiot bearing his name. But last / week /Paluinbo's attorney, Charles ;'Sblit, withdrew , the case? , .; Palumbo's iattbrney had cbntehdcd that the; tax was illegally levied oh the cafe owner and- should, properly be paid by the band, leadeir. But this contention was turiied down by ;a ruling of the State Unemployment Compensation Board. : . ; Agents of the board last week went over the books of Local 77;, Ameri- can Federation of Musicians, check- ing over the sjiots played by its members as; a ineahs of determining who is liable for the back taxes. HoteFs Suit Vs. Fanner For tirapes, Not Clothes Detroit, Dec.. 24. The Detroit press played arouhd with a $.674 legal . action , filed in Cir- cuit Court here against Sally Rand; and Frank' Barbarb; owner of the Bowery. Hamtramck nitery . where she '■ is appearing .. fbr threie weeks. Th^ stories all hinted, that the .per- formpr* noted, for her undres,*!, was being sued by a New Ybffc clothing firm because she; was Ipaith to pay for clothing. .Hbwever. 'the press looked a little silly . when a'columnist: let ft put that the suit, wasn't for costumes .at' all, but' was for curtains arid - drapes which Miss Rand had. picked but when she iyaS-staying at-the- Hotel Park . Central .under the ; impression the hotel was tb pay for them. FIOOXONNEL SETTLES SHIT VS. CAP, FA^C Suit by ', Florence; O'Cbrinel, mem- ber t)f the, vaude team of O'Connfel and Moore, for $20,000 damages for personal injuries suffered in an acci- dent Dec. 31,' 1939, on the stage of the Capitol, Passaic, N.; J., against; the Stanley Co' of America, operators of the theatrei. was settled and discon- tinued out of the N. Y; federal court Friday (20). Miss :.0!Connel claims she brbke an arm in a.fall from the ■itage, - . Defenseinterposed was. that .thie accident was a result of; Miss 6'Con- nel's cai-elessness, and that when she .iook the job she assumed the risks that went , with it. Vaude Back in Syr. Syracuse, Dec. 24. , Shuttered, for repairs for the vPast three weeks, liKO Strand rebpens with a renewed vaudfllm policy to- day; (25 ),•'' ■ .Jack Flex, cpmes from; (Cleveland to replace Harvey .Cpcks as house mahagef. Dick Feldmah stays on as assistant. :.. 3 Want Westchester Aud, Seating 5,000, For Band and Vis^ .;'White Plains, New York; Cpunty Ceht'^f, S.OOO-seat! auditprium which ran .Sunday afternoon and evening name band and .vaude'shows; fbr a short time; last winter, probably iwill resume the same policy after Jan., 1,' but under different : management.. Three bookers are now dickering for the spot, A. & B; DoWi Max Rich- ards' and Jimmy Evans, f Lattier pp.; erales the New flavien, GOnn., Arena, under similar , pblicy],; . .. Westchester spot. did pretty good business last yeai:, but ran . Into trouble because of the comparatively small ..population of " Whitie . Plains, tes Rees, bne of its; operators then,: explains that idespite the, fact . the policy did well: while hie had it, the cost , of advertising, in order to draw enough crowd was prohibitiye. In - short, the shows: had to be heralded far and wide in that lo- cality. In order to brieak even on the. cost an almost capacity turnout was ;imperative. each week. He had several losing ones,. however. . Gov^ Iiulicts Humc^ Koss Fenton, 7 Other Spots As a result of an investigation into the activities of night clubs, and caba- rets cbncerning alleiged failure to file returns oii federal inbome' tiaxes and for embezzlement of those taxes, Jesse Moss, special assistant to the attorney general In N. Y., announced Monday (23) that during t^e past 19 months the Government- has- had 90 to'95 cases of alleged .violations and recovered in excess bf .$.i2,obo;000. The statement y/as issued in, conjunctibn; with Indictments'of nine night clubs; handed up by Moss to a federal grand jury, with six of the clubs be- ing in Manhattian,;;two in New Jer- s,ey, and 6rie:(Dn Long Island. The total of: Viblations for all is apprpximately .$25,000, and marks' the first time that, Moss has added-^ NeW;Jersey tP'his suits. ' ; ' ; The clubs, nametd arjs. the Hurriciahe. RtetaUrarit, Inc.,;^operators .of■ 1^ Hiiirribane, bh Broadway; and Mario Tosatti, president, and Murray, Zales, secretary. The charges are failure to file returns to pay taxes collected, and embezzlement, bt the' taxes. Amount sought is. ;$3,80d.; ; : Second club is Mbn jPariSi operator of Majson Paris, Inc., J^. Y., and Joseph Fernandez; bpeirator. Charges are alleged embezzlement, of; taxes collected. Amount sought is $1,500. Other spots arid- pjersons cited, are the Ha Ha Club, and Nathan Levine, president. Charges, are thie same; amount: sought is $1,000.. Fourth club is The Barrel of Fun, and lrvihig Cbhen, president, and Joseph Ward, vice-president. Charges the same; amoimt ; sought, $1,000. Other two N- Y. spots are strictly, taverns; ;. Ross . Fentbn Farms, Ashiiry Park, N; J., opertited by th'e R & A. Restau- rant Corp., and Maurice . Abraham, known as Ralph Maurice,''ii: iiharged , with failure to file tax retiirhs; In-- dictm^nt was filed In,Newark. . Ditto the Club Miami, bf Newark, arid Isidore, Kaplan, ;lts: pperatpr. Charge is failure to file returns. Last,'is the Atlantic Beach, Merry- - Go-Rbund,' Atlantic Beaph; L: .I., with Nichplas Dibrib, alias Nick Bates,; operator, also named. Charges: ar* embezzlement of taxes, failure to turn pver taxes and failure to fll* returns. - • ■• Joe Moss* Fwrway^^^^^^^^ ; N;Y., in Bankruptcy The William Moss Catering Corp., operating a restaurant called the Fairway ; Yacht Club, 450 East 52d street, N* Y.i:filed a voluntary peti- tipn of bankruptcy in N. Y. federal cburt, Monday (23) , listing assets pf $850 and liabilitiies of $1GI,783. ' Among , the liabilities is 13,685 owed in; salaries to 43 employees. Of the. assets, $200 cbhststs of monies owed the . bankrtipC "This, is Joe: Moss' enterprise, fol- lowing the demise of his Hollywood and. Internatibrial Casinb ventures. DUAL VAUDE SHOW FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE IN DET. Detroit, Dec. 24. For the.first.time here two theatres will use entirely the same New Year's Eve show. Marlts the first time two downtbwn houses will ad- vertise the same bill,' the double- header being at the Michigan and Palms-State, both United Detroit theatres and about four blocks apart. Both, will sell reserved seats for the double presentation/ "The show . will consist bf Rose- , mary Lane, Four Ink, Spots, Allen and Kerit, Lynn, Royce and Variya, Dean Murphy and Paiil Rembs and his Toy ; Boys with 'Second'Chorus' . as the picture. ; Dan Fitch Manages To Hold Xmas Omen Atlanta, Dec. 25. Every Christmas for the past five y?ars Dan Fitch, Dixieland showman, has had a unit on ,the Capitol stage here. The past five years have been very kind ones lor Fitch, and, being a superstitious fellow, he wanted desperately tb keep the string un- broken arid open a unit at the Cap- itol again this Christmas. ^ Thirigs looked bad. The Capitol had discontinued stage shows. Fitch was blue but persisteht.; His weekly ; queries as' tp policy changes by the irianagement flrially brbught hini the right answer/ "ITie Capitol • wpuld. , return to; its-:old stage and picture .policy..;; ... _ The string Is still unbroken. Dan Fitch's 'World of Pleasure' unit opens on schedule Christmas day, to make ; It six years.In a.fbw. Signs Pitt Dancer Pittsburgh, Dec. 24. Marianne Rohrkaste, local dancer known professionally by only her flrst name and whb has been appear-! Ing lately at El Chico, local fhumba ■Spot, has been signed by Ben Marden (Ipj^ a featured spot in his ojpening •how at the; Colonial Inn in Florida. Cpuplfr of friends of Mardeh's were |ri Pittsburgh :. last week, caught Marianne's act and immediately phoned. Marden of their 'find.' He asked gal to come to New York for •n audition. She did and contract resulted. Stays at El Chico until after first of year and then goes south. ■ • SLATE BROTHERS and Fay Carroll GAME IN FOR TWO WEEKS STAYING ONE SOLID YEAR! |fl|il;'. CompUmentM to MR. CARROLL Signed— The Ca$t — - RECORD SMASHING SI W E E K S In 1940 STERNER SISTERS Dancers Extraordinairy -THE CAST SPEAK THEIR MIND- BTJITE BROTHEBS.. ."IVe Iin«w the job wouldn't be steady.".. FAY CARROIX <Mn. Heniy Slate)...^'1 love it—am baying • baby." . ' STERNER 8ISTKRS..."The happleat >ear we've ever apent— thanks to Mr. Cairoll." ■ .„ ., XOUTA AND ARDO.,.."Mr. Caifoll: It'e been a 'World of rieaeare' and we are grateful .for the .folIowlBC established with the Bhamba and Conca •eseloiu, as well as obr show," • JEAX TIGHE..'Xlie World of rieasttre' was » world af pleasure." ... . i DlIX BRADY..."AwfaUy.,happy as I (o Into my second y.c.ar with Mr. Carroll." . . MANNY STRAND. ..'Now startlnr my third year; and love It'' BERYIi WALLACE. . ."A Krand show, a Ki«nd east, and <ul ' doe to BIr. Carroll." LOUTA AND ARDO The King and Qiieen of Romantic. Rhytfunio Dancing ★ TRULY THE "ACTOR'S HEAVEN"I -^ AMERICA'S MOST GLAMOROUS THEATREI * 60 MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS IN THE WORLOl * 40 BREATHTAKING SCENES, NEVER 8URPA88EDI ★ A GREAT LAUQH 8H0WI EARL CARROLL THEATRE HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA viii lEAN TIGHE Beautiful Songstress and Coniedienne 1 BILL BRADY Lyrio Tenor MANNY STRAND Musical Director and ^ncfaget BERYL WALLACE Pot}Ular Chat^teuso