Variety (Apr 1941)

Wednesilay. April 16, 1941 Fischer's Pan-American Plan iCohtlniKd from piige ij Montevideo, Uruguay: Lima, "Peru,;, .and otKer South American capitals. • Fischer also" disclosed that lie is ' woiking: ori arrangements to have a SouthAmerican show" with talent from. Argentma, Brazil arid Chile :Bq 10 the Stiates some time in: Nbvember . or; Decembjen ShbW, whiiph will be run. in cbhjiinctiion with another pro-, duqeri will feature top radio, theatre, and screen stars-lrpm Sj' A'. . 'iSlanjs.bave been in negotia^^ jviore- than six mpriths.: and were completed by Fischer during ah 18- : day stopbver in Btienos Aircis and a similar.stojp in Rib.'; Fischer's -assistahti Georges jBoron-. ski,' associated with ifiim for maiiy ■years jri the operMioh oi -Les Am- biissadeuts in Paris; is remaining in B; A. to finish details and then- fio«*s to Santiago and Lima' to .complete aifangejirients'thereV; He'll: t^ ' for RiOi which is' lioW his h^adqubr^ ■tei-s/ • . ■ ■ , •: .-. ■; .: ,. .Souih American Bankroll. ■■■■■ .Uniisuai feature of Fischer^s setup is the way he has been able to get South American coin for his projects. Beasbn is the fact that many wealthy Aigcntines!; Braziliiins; and Chiienris rnet him during the old days in Pnris \vhen it was the custom for rich South Americans to rtake ah ahnwpl spending ispree. . These friend.? were all lined up before he; canie herie and . it was' practically: k matter of .just working byt the.details.. 0n his B. A. project, for iexiimple,. he had an Afgentinran, whpm he had known ■ for many years iii Paris, aii set and architect's drawings were all' ready by the time, he left. : This project alone will be brie of thje' biggest,U., S. entertainment' en- terprises in. South .Ahierica. The Rio amusement pairk setup is also in: a definite stage. With both .U. S. arid. Brazilian cash aliready subscribed. Fischer believes, unlike many tJ. S, . showmen, that there's plenty , of cash as well as plenty of goodwill to be gained iii South America, if, it's done the right way. .His idea is that what's needed is a definite circuit in which tJ. S; entertainment can play. With thiS'in mind, he plans to work up a 35 to 40-»member 'Folies Bergere' type show in New .York and bring it down for a round-SoUth-Amcri.ca tour. He believes that spreading the overhead and traveling cost Over many cities will gliarantee the ven-; ture's keeping put of the. red; j The South American love Of nbv- ^ elty will aLsp help, he believes; be- cau.^e people heire constantly want | new talent. No such. shows as he ! plans, have been seen outside bC Rio 1 casinos and since he has signed the Urea. Casino there, he. won't , be en- tirely hew. In"B. A. traveling shows I . have riot been seen since, long be- fore the War; When French per- former.s regularly came oyer.. . Hungry for U. S. Talent Fischer. \yhb left New York Feb. 7 . with his wife, said that he was con- vinced/South America was hungry i for U. S. entertainment and that if done right; it .should be a profitable venture. He also, declared.that Soutli. American countries welcome taltint.' anc[ that there is iio objection from mu,«icians or othei: unions so long as; localities aren't entirely cut out of . the picture. Since he plans to hire a : . local, band: as well as bring in a U. S. unit in every place visited, he anticipate!! no trouble.. . Plans will also '.be goodwill build.- efs hecause the projects arid shbws^ Xvill be propagandized ias a cOntribu-.' tipn fronv the .U. S. to Sbuth Anier- . If they are . good show^and > Fischer says that hia, many years', e.\perience in show biz in the U, S.,; Fnglapd: and France,, guarantee thii j —they'll be good propaganda for the.; U; ..S/ as are U.. S, filmsV; Further^ rnPre, since the prpjects will prbyide . .good jobs in . fields:: hot • aliieady | crbwded,: they'll be more thalri^^w come. v... "■ ; /Adrrtittinjg: that the dplliar-^eso d if- j fercnce :means' that prbflls caa't be: biv a pair' with! thpse \ in the Stated," J ■Fischer stiil .beliie.ve^ irig carefully he can make . a" profit.' For exariiple, he's made arrahge- ] meiits with RaVjio lilUndb aftd Radio.; ' Belgrario, two largest broadcasters in- j Argeritiha, to .eniplpy many of .-his • !ftars ;while the icompariy-is in B. A.. -.| Possible; also that he'lll; be .able; to iipt U. S« companies a^ isponsbrs in .■vieAv of ,the fact that, the tours Will; stress the':U.^ S. donhectioris, arid this i-hoiild further increase the arirtount iif pay;.. : ./..,■• :: In Rio, .Fischer said; he received the utmost cdbperaitipn of Ipcai olfi- rials, especially of Maybr. Dbdsworth I whose uri-Brazilian . nariie comci 'rom. the fact that ..he's of Scotch ■".^cerit). As an' example; he M6 ■,.«i5-:.i>i,.f; hp\y,,.ip cpriyirice the! mayor.of the kind of shows he planned, he brought out a .Technicolor film t^ken at .his .show, at Sari Frjancisco World's Fair. Wasn't possible: to pperate; the .pro.- j.ector in the mayor's office because a . certain. part, was,, missing; Sb His' Horior'put:On his sombrero/walked- out to a nearby'supply Shbp and had them run. off the pic for his beniefit. Arrangement with Other :Casliios . in' addition; to; thei iJrcii Casinb, Fischer said that he had inade.;arA rangeriierits with Ih^ Casinb Pwrier, Joaguiri RoUai who. also owns the Icaray and .: Petropolis Casinos, to have his shows play the neV casino being biiilt at the lattei:, a summer .resort." Rolla has. already had plans for his new place alteired tb. include; an ice-ikating rink so that iFischer" can put .ori ice.:show^^ . . The ianiusement' park setup wUl be .located in>E;park ii) 'the central part of the ,city a;rid. is expected: tb ;bpert^ Oct. 1, .:i942, .. It will be. designed, by' U; S; ■ ai chitects ' but .: built, by a Biaziliari cortipany. Allhough there is one other such park now Fischer will get an exclusive beciause the site has been taken :Pver by. the govern!- merit ^foi? art airpo:rtJrV' ,;;:; .'';: ~' ' Fischer plans to put pri ifree shows as audience lures.: and incliide. ell the latest ridefe - and . gadgets from the States.; Despite the/ttemendpus dif- ference between dpllars 'ahd milreis he thinks the. project .will be a money-maker because' Brazilians consider entertainment as necessary a part 'of the bu'd^et- as. food. His:yr.ca show will be.brought di- rectly to;B\A. .with a possible; shift to. Mar del Plata if his theatre-restau- rant ia not ready pn time. '. He ex- pects to sail with his 'first show pri Aiig. .1. and open in- Rio Aug. 15 which will be the start of the spring seasbri.. The- Mar del Plata date will probably be a prelude to the B.A. •show.;. ■.;■■■ •• . The management of the seashore casinoi which with' 56. tables is the. largest in the world, exceeding eyeri Morite Carlo at its tops, haS: altered plans for Its theatre-restaijrarit to ac- commodate Fischer. Casino will also have an ice-rink. . Nb such rinks in SPiith America so Fischer plans to bring dowri instructors and' give the cu.stomers a chance; : ; «2.5» MInlibtfm His .B.A.' theafre-restaurant : wilL charge a minimum of 10 pesps ($2.50 •il. S.) for which the customers will get their choice of supper or din- ner, a show and dancing; as in New Y.orlc.: Fischer believes this will go because of the fact that no B.A. night club now catering to the mi.d^ die-class 'family' trade has such .shows.. The only nitery with enter- tainriient is th.e.TaTba.-^ris which has hostesses and is therefore Unaccept- able to the great ;riiass of Argeritines but with their wives. Other night spois;. such as.the.Embassy and Giro's, have only bands, probably bec£Use the license fee for hon-entcrtainment spots is 8,000 pesos while for, those with entertainment it's 40,000 pesos. . Fisciier thinks that he'll be able to build a theatre-restaurarit drawing audience with hjs spot, which will not perrtiit unescorted gals, arid which will, unlike current' smart spots, go after the big society and interneitipnar crowd as well as the middie-ctass. investigation has led Fischer to cbnclude that the potential audience' is here in this city of-almost :3,000,ObO; but it only has tp be develbped.; ; ; 'JPebple in South, America are show hurigry and they're looking toward the States for sbmething.new arid good,' Fi.s.cher; declai'ed, 'They have developed a. tESte^for .U, S, .en- ter.lainmen.t thrbugh-the filrris and. ai fast-moving, enlerlaining .show plenty, .of. girls I'and lots' of: life i..s bbxind' tb go acrbss here-just ias.lt does in New York, m London arid iii .Paris.'.-.^v; .: • ■■;' v!";-.^ .-^-;.r:.^-/'-^ '".': Cutito'mii.; CbanKlhf ' \ :' ■ .Fischeir .. assferted . that ' inany of his. 'Argehtlne. frj^ felt that JUStp.rris were changing :and that women' of good families Would riot be| afraid to':go' tb hlght clubs with entertainment if they were sure of the standing of the; place, and: cer- ti'in that unescprted women - woUld not :'be'permitted.. He pointed out that- the' .staridards in this respect had changed, trenieridpusly Within the pa.si few; yearns .rand would prbb.-- cbly chanfie still more and that he, for Pne, was willirig tb take a chance, i As. to shows ypr. the.:-State.Sj he rcr vealcd tha.t he had .'already obtained option.s on several leading screen; •Stage arid' radio stars and. thst he pianned to wbrk up .a show when, hb relurried. His idea .Ls that such stars should be the iteatured' attractiops of a U, S, show,; but that U. S:,come-. dians .and actPrs shpuld shcre be- cause U; S, taste was differeht frbfti that in...South America and an al'- South American sho.w would prbb- ably not be successful,' He also fccis that taking stars from South America to the iStates will not pniy be c good- will builder for hinriseif and his proj-- ects btJt build prorti. S. sentiment in. Sbu]th :Alnerica, . especially eecause, the . talent.'preserite'd . will .be. iegiti- m.ate and; not a; Holly woodized. vari- ant, :■. ;. >Inte:rchange;idea will also head off; possible :resentmerit' against so rnany iii :S. entertainers working , in S.: A. countries. ■;■;,'■: ' ;,.. 'I don't believe tfiii? should, be; a one-way idea.'. Fischer deblared.: 'If North, and. South • ■ Arnerica ^ ;; tb work Altogether we miist cooperate in; every vitay. They'll: take biir talent; we'll, take theirs;, . Only - in that way. will .we 'really learn to-understand One . anbthef better' crid make.' sure that' deiribcraey'; not totalitarianism, prevails in this, hemisphere..' ' Bills Next We^k SContiniied from page 4 .Ida . tola ■ .-i'lverjett .H.nyiln.. -.:. , Ueliy. boiiuhn*' ' I. AI DeVIn ■ -. I .Rvcrirrcen iutirdcils Tte<1;ci(irl;(i Ore JSbble -Srliaub- - I'l^uia Un.rV.ey - HotH RflOMvelt'' 'l^cV Blake . ■ M«h - AjaolJt • Towii Hotel SrhrnlVr . Billy Hindu Orq V. Kitu;'-: SeHiivHii: Uuzz ;May«r .. ■ Hotel Win. PeDia: ■ (<phut(crl>QX) i?.aron Ellloli Ore. ' ' I UUly Coyer ' I Marlahne KrelK ' (Conlln«Miliii-liar> ■! Ii'i-iink Andi-iWi ■<. I •-erry'-<io-ltiifin<f ' A\' Fremont Ore I.: .■■; New. I'eiiu '.Toe.Wo.wry Ore' . Bob SlrlefTler Teddy Ityan Pat. I.ayden ;. Skateorials ;- . ' MxoB tar* Ai 'Marlsco Ore Bob.-«'art«r Noll ,& NolH D .Tean Travera Tom Hall Ola , -Nut- HoaN« ; . 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Tii,\-rr.'c'.o .'. i;' k-. y f iillli-'"- - . i)/)r)il «>• Di-vriiiJ! ! ; The ■,('Hi e;- ' R;il.i,h VtWr.fi ' :<.I;n-.1C.I-.'l!-.l'ftT ■To■M.-iiII ()iirti-((- t .MiM-l« .A li'iol i '.tiw'liiPl'rt* lliii-:- MowaVdH .. .Mdrlo Ai' CJIoiU :Tlc.T6r .;^ .?!;ror<v ii-i| f»r<5 : ■ -', i"»ii ft'i-nl .Jt-^V •. . . D/'inny flViii/li'rinn'. "DI.Vi<; . Piiye j ■'..TrwiKint. i'l:i/ .-: • I 'Ai .Tflr.v Orp ■ ;.Ver,Hi|llli>N' . iJ'ihliy-, lliioi,«.t () ; Isa.v. Drt> Ic". Kooney, ■ ■Tf rr.v & ' Wiilki<r . . ' ■ ' .M ad ft 1' R li III >'i) I ny -■ • •' ■ Dp .MMrhrtyllleii- . -.UiimrtA Ar-d'/.; ■ ^y 'f Seeks U. SrPIUyivri^hls . tiohdori,. Editor, .VATtiETYf . '^ . Will you be so kind aS to-allow ,mc .space in ybur.v f orum to ■'. rvqiusl either" the; -authors or. agents of■ llie following, plpys to contact me: 'Damn; 'riiose "Tiear.s,* produced ■ New Ifbrk 1927, Ga.rrick.. theatre t ? ). 'Palm Beach,' prodlice'd at a -siri; w- hat 1936-38 (?). • "'Lbyers Meeting,' hy Gladys HuHr but; prpdubed at; Beach theatre,: West : Falmbiith, Mass.. Aug.'. 5, 1936^;.. 'Behold ..This preamer,' by iPultpn Oursler and. Aubrey Kennedy; ■■'iDarice of Death.'byV'W. H.-Aoflen; -Ade;iphi"theatre,. N;; Y., May . J9, 1936. •This' Side ot Twerity,' by :Emerson Treacy, produced by Ben Bard Play- hbuse, Hplly woPdi- .Oct. 8, ISi, (?..).; . : 'A. Postscript to vYbuth,! 'by Kubec Glasmbn. produced by Theatre Lab- pratory, Hollywobd, Aug. 3, 1936.. ;:'the.Greatest Show ph.Earthy'. pro tiuced .by Williani A,, :i3raidy. Play; ;libuse;-.Nf. Y.; ' ■.•::' ■'. '■ ' : \ YoUr cobperatip'ii ■ this matter \yill be greatly appreciated.: 'Due to- mbving .from orie 'danger area' to an- other 'safe areai* known oyer-here, as evafcuatiPriir I have.-lost: all my. Mata rbf. above: plays Which I anfi. mp.st anxious tb rdijlace; because although Tvhen this, war ends angels.iwill be rare. My Beach ."Theatre Co., like rnany other cbmpianies, hopes tb be in the >ahgiiard . * i.hcijping; tb put the Lioridpn .theatre bn its feet again: - ; John Edmund Jarratt,. : . (Beach Theatre Productibris) \6t. Aniie's, KirigswayrHPve,: ';. ;'; iSiissBxi England)/; , i;apher, w{ho had a college desree, ■ but:had.done.np writirig^Miss Anna : 1 Lee .Whitrriore—was hired for tme of the .ynicariclcs several day's l{,lt,r, ! iind: fbur others, after .' Miss Whrt- ^rnorci;;'' ..'■;.■■.';■... : . 'So.far as -I kilow the only pe;i:?pns ; at- MOM having cblleije;.degrecs. ure the: cleiiiis in the. re.senirch .depnrt- liiont who.se average .salary, if they .| hjtvc bceri there .. 10'- years' br nioj-e' :;and.;.iii-e-. extra .bright; Is $32.50, per .:^\veek.;.-;. '. ■' '.^^ j; Ybu;riiay:u,se:riiy iiaime jf^ you' like' ;—who:s afraid ,pf the Big Bad. Lioii?.. ' . ;-; ■ .', : ; jticlf Wpbd/prd.•' Oash and (Connelly's Credits' ; New York- Editor, yARiETY^ . .Wish you wo\ild;make:% correction about •'The; King Ls; Still in "Lbridori.' The song is not publi.shed by Gamp- beiKCprinelly in Engfarid,; but by Irvvin. Dash Music Co.,. Ltd. Hughie Ch.arles is under contract to ine and is also iriy professibhal mahagei*.. 'There'll Always Be an^ England' is not published by Campbeli-Cbnrielly of Lbndbn;. it is an Irwin; Dash rub- licatioh. ^ Irxuin b(ish. [Dash's Co. in Lbndbh is tied; in | with.. tampbeil-Cbrinelly, arid the Dash^Connelly,, Inc., in- New York, has Reg. Conneilj' asihis partner^ but the., two . corporatibris are separate and apart.-r-iEd.1: , .Not So Liberal Screen?. . ' ■■.■■• ':'^ ■ , ■'.- ■ •:■/;:Gh.icagb/:.: . ■.Edilor, Variety:.' ■■ :r : We. are.told.that t.he novel,-'Na Soii,- will riot be .showri'i.as a picture; because, it Wpuld have..tb encoiitiicr the total prejudices bt the,whole U;S.; MeanWhlle the: play is-being siio.wri on Bvbadway because the ieg'it i.s <ar' moreV liberal, arid; ppcn-mirided . than- the movie iridustry. The theatre \s quite an expensive affair and the spcial betters, who decide matters figure that the. njobs who go./tp the, movies cannot.: afford the luxury; of the high-pi-iced \ .theatre , .with, its- super-radical ideas.: , Thi.s. means that the kind of peo-: :ple who go to ;the .theatre are more open; to. neW ideas and new thoughts ;thaD the preiudice-bourid riiasses. .Vet; it is: the masses,, with ; their. prejudices, who heed to have: some sti(' made.ih, their ideas about the Negro if the colored. race is go-: irig to make the progress it is cajp- able■o^^.■ ... .'• '■ • ;.;\; ;:■; . -It the.'race can be successful and;, influential oh Broadway it shoUjd be ' allowed .to make an attempt to get a break in . the rnovies. with a really powerful play depicting the miseries, of the Negro in this native landrr-a plight often due to. complete; ignor- iince of the whit.es abPul .sub'human ,- Negro cbhditibns. ; Ed, Peterjion. rTh€re;is talk of Metro buying th«: screen'rights and..changing It into a 'white riian's problem' theriie,' thus dodging , ;racial ; sensitivities comr pietely.-^Ed,]. ' . Mazsone &; Abbott Explain ; Chicago. Editor, Vabiety; . . Please be informed Ihit the M'az- zone & Abbott /dancers did .not go with the Latin Quarter unit bri a benefit performance for' the: Duke of Windsbr and that we are all mem- bers of. AGVA. in good standing,. . Am sending, you this notice, so as to prevent futiire rrirsunderstaridihp; also that we*are not connected with the Merriel Abbott Dancers, • whom we greatly admire. ; : ■ Mazzone & Abbott.. *& 30 Players Sets Airtime Hiffh f(ir Sto^ ' In tie: Junior Filiri iVriteri Hpllywood, March 2i9 Editor, Variety: I didn't, see: your article about the passionate :earne.sthe.ss with; which lipilywbod seeks iieW. atithbrs' until today... ■ . V , ;■ :":.. A piiju'ant case in point ifnight that of my daughtei;, Louella, She!s had two ' hovels pubiishe'd; success- fully, with a third to corrje; con- tributed widely to magajinc.s—had .verse-; included in Isphrie of the be.st. anthpiogics,! after: maga.zirie^ publica- tion, arid.sold. a -raidib serial, ;and. ari indie mPyie ,script; All this befoi-e she was 2U -':,-.: . When I was employed: aS a; write.r at MGM I..;sCii4gei;ted her,; for ..orie bf the Junior Wi:iter ■ya'caricies. they had ..therci .and ■Kenneth .MacKenria;, head of the scenario dbpt^;,: reiected her on the grpurid that :she had .n.o qualiflcatibn.s for any :kirid. bf-writin.'j• in his . opinion, . but -that . she. - was oiherwi?e a fine persoh . ari.d hc; re-, .(jretted extremely ^having - to reject .hcK . : ;■ '- - •-.■ .'.■■■.■'':;;; ^:-'-'..--'/ ■:■ . When. I inquired as to what the.sc: niys.teripus qualiflcatipris were. I Was informed th.'it the. only. qi,ii)liflcaUon that MGM laid . down for a. Junior Wi^i.ter' was - that. lie-:have ;'a :coll'.?j!e- defiree.; ' ■;':.; ';.. . Since; this awkward contretemps Mr.. MaGKenpii, naturfiliy. enib<irraf- sed; has said that there were no^ .vactincies lelt.Mn the .lunior Writei"s at- the tinie .she applied for orie of 'the pponin^.'' ' T'T';-vT,..my slf'ii't.'-'' - -•/;/ ?S,iti,,i '; ,: < 'fV-i.. ■ .r Hollywood, April 19. Highest contract list, in its history is recorded by Repuhlic, which an-r nOunces 17 players under term' deials ' ' and 13 more under picture coiUmitr, ■■'^irieh.ts. : . On; regUliir contract are • Gene ] Autry, Donald Barry, Smiley Burr ' nelte, George. GaUbyV Hayes, June. Jphrisoi}, Mary .Lee, Ftobert Living^ ^ .ston; Lois ;Rahsbn, Iloy Rbger,s,: John I Wayric, Leni, Lyriii, Marilyn Hare, j Howard HUghe.s, Ray Middleton,- I Lynn Merrick, Bill. Shirley and Nellie ^ Walker. Commitments include Judy ! Canovu, Samniy. Baugh.; Spencer ! Charters. Rufe DavLs,.Ruth Dorinelly, ■ Eddie Foyv Jr.,: jane Frczee, Rascoe | Karns, Lulubelle arid Scotty,' 6na: I Munsbn, Sally Payne, Bob- Steele and ] the; Weaver Bros., , and Elviry. Aussie Coiit ^UoiitlnUed, from .pare 5; rfi Ittable amount for the second year; Figure decided on is'regarded vas a compromise since; oriiginally the^ AUstraliari governihent, wanted..to drop the figure:.to $2,000,600." .' ■ y--'-j ;;S;eta|>;,Irkaome'.: . Besides:' the -. angle; that much more money is ;tied up in Australia under :the new frozen coin arrange- ment, the stipulation 'that '. profits from . British ; pictures' distributed • there by U; S. companies cannot be .included in- the Teihittabie .total i> irksbfne.-to several companies.' 'Un- derstood, that this, means any; pi.oiflt, derived :frohi h.ain'diing a British pi,c- i turc,.,ih. Aus'trialia..reverts to;' Lon-: r dpn, where it is temporarily . frozen. • ■'. Altempt of the Australian govei-n-'. rricnt to. .set up a single'.distributing .;af;<:n.cy supplying product to all iher intres, as outlined : in: reports , frorii S.ydney, . dobs :not ; set -: well. .with; I.American distributors. Many : for^. ' filgn . department .officials in .N, Y. . feel.' that present .restrictions • plus the vastly trimmed;.ainbuht. of r.e- m.iltable :{'bin docs riot warrarit .such eurbirig of American distribution.>ct- .ups,. ' , ■; : ■ • ■ ■