Variety (Jul 1941)

40 ORCHE8TBA GROSSES Wednesday, July 9, 1941 Krupa-Andrews, Ktt, Fine $23j Rochester the Magnet With Stabile In PhiUy, Big 24G; Harris, Chi 35G (.Estimates for This Week) Win Bradley, New York — (Para- mount: 3,664; 35-55-85-99). 'Caught In Draft' (Par) plus strong support .on stage including Jane Froman and Danny Kaye is credited for great part of sensational $70,000 garnered on second week, after $72,000 record summer gross here on initial session. Biz on July 4 weekend tabbed best for this period Par has enjoyed, with best matinee gross registered oji Fourth, Cab Calloway, New York—(Strand; 2,767; 35-55-75-85-99). 'Manpower' (WB), picture attraction, not rated as being so big because given brush- off by many critics but strong sup- port to Calloway's slick aggregation Is accounting for $46,000 or there- abouts, nifty takings and tops here In many weeks. Phil Harris, Chicago — (Chicago; 4,000; 35-55-75) with 'Caught in the Draft' (Par) (2d wk). Holdover - week • for film,- but first week fpi- Harris heading toward bright $35,000. Three factors getting credit for okay biz, the holiday, the Bob Hope starrer and Harris' crew and radio rep. Gene Krapa, Pittsburgh—(Stanley; 3,800; 25-40-60) with Andrews Sisters and 'Out of the Fog' (WB). An- drews Sisters getting the kudoes for the very big $23,000 in sight, though some measure of support is ac- credited Krupa and the film. Sisters are back for second time in four months. Will Osborne, Los Angeles—(Par- amount; 3.595; 30-44-55-75) with 'Caught in the Draft' (Par) for sec- ond week. Turnstiles clicking for hefty $21,000 on holdover, but most of credit going to the Bob Hope pic- ture. DIok SUbllc, Philadelphia—(Earle; 2,768; 35-16-57-68-75). 'Lady from Louisiana' (Rep) on screen, with heavy supporting stage bill headed by. Rochester, Gracie Barrie, et al. Rochester obviously the magnet for the husky $24,000 in the tUls. On the Upbeat Mack Davis (CBS) will continue booking the Hotel St. Regis, N. Y., where he spotted Hal Saunders and Gus Martel, when MCA takes over CBS Artists. Dick Rogers, currently at Hamid's Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, is the 'band of the week' for the Sunday nights July 6 and 13, at the Hotel New Yorker, N. Y., relieving Johnny Long. Happy Felton Donates His Library to Upton Happy Felton, who until he joined •Hellzapoppin,' was a maestro, has decided to give his music library to the government. It consists of al- most 300 special arrangements and unusual scorings, the product of 10 years collecting. Capt. Maurice King, of the 98th Division, who is in charge of the music department at Camp,Upton, N. Y.. will receive the library after "Hellzapoppin's' matinee today (9). Felton was prompted to make this contribution after hearing of Capt. King's need through a trombone- player who left the 'Hellzapoppin' orchestra for this year of military service. The trombone-player, inci- dentally, is Herbert Plattner, com- poser of the song 'Madame Will Drop Her Shawl.' Bands at Hotel B.O.'s NEW YORK (Presented herewith, as a weeklj/ tabulation, is th'f estimated cover charge business beina done by name bands in various New York hotels. Dinner business (7-10 P.M.) not rated. Ftpures after name of hotel give room capocitv and cover charge. Larger amount destonates uieekend and holiday price.) Maria Karson instrumental and vo- cal quartet, at Luthers hotel. Sara- toga Lake, N. Y. Ken Brader's orch playing nightly sessions at Clyde's, Buck Hill Forks, Mountainhome, Pa. Mike ^helby, formerly with Mai Hallett. featuring Mary Murphy, Howard Miller and Johnny Fedor with his orch at the Mt. Pocono Grill, Mt, Pocono, Pa. are meeting the Music Publi.sher's outfit at New Rochelle, N. Y., field today JtWed.). Bob Crosby and his band will take a two weeks and three days vacation starting Friday "(6), their first fur- lough in three years. Band opens at Catalina Island on Aug. 9. Ray Noble switched from the Wil- liam Morris agency to Music Corp., and Abe Lyman went over to the Morris office from General Amuse- ment. Stan Norrls at Sister Lake, Michi- gan resort. Meyer Balsom combo current at Charlie Monroe's Mayfair outside Buffalo. Richard Avonde band followed Morgan Thomas crew at ballroom, Crystal Beach, Ont. Band Bookings Newt Lane's new crew into Colvin Gables near Buffalo, following Ralph Prieur outfit. ftggf Price has joined Paul Spor's band at the Villa, near Toledo.' as vocalist. Herble Ka^ succeeds Ada Leonard and her AU-American Girls at the Cascades Room in Hotel Pick-Ohio, Youngstown.' Matty Malneck into the St. Fran- cis, San Francisco, July 24. Benny Qoodman, July 12-13. Steel Pier, AUantic City, N. J; Lea Bile, July 8-20, Lake Lawn hotel, Delavan, Wis.; 21, Auditorium St Paul; 22, Cobblestone B., Storm Lake, la.; 26 to Aug. 8. Yankee Lake, Brookfleld. '0!; -Aug. 9. Lake Breeze Pier, Buckeye I<ake, O. Maxinc Sallivan-Benny Carter, July 18, Palmetto Park, Augusta, Ga.; 19, Beach Pier, Jacksonville, Fla.; 21, Auditorium, Macon, Ga.; 22, Two Spot Night Club, Jacksonville, Fla.; 24, City Aud, Atlanta, Ga.; 25, City Aud, Birmingharn, Ala.; Harlem Sq. Club, Miami,' Fla.; 30, Temple Root Garden, Baton Rouge, La.; 31 City Aud, Houston, Tex. Johnny Mcasner's softball team, popularly known as champs of the orchestra league, soon will take on Mel Marvin's boys who drubbed Charlie Spivak's nine last week and Ella Fitzgerald and her musical crew moved into the Trianon today (Tues.), for two weeks, succeeding Leighton Noble. Johnny Cbttfcin is the new bass player with Benny Resh orchestra at the Bowery, Detroit. Roy George orchestra shifted from the Cote Loyale, N. Y., to the Holly wood Hotel, West End, N. J. Itaa Ray Button, who's currently on one-nighters, waxes for Okeh July 14. Four Inkspots have been inked for a four-week stint at the Club Bali, Philly, beginning September 23. IVMk* . R:io(1 Hotel Plarod Bobby Byrne Pennsylvania (500; 75c-$l) 4 XavierCugat Waldorf (375: $1-$1..')0) 12 Tommy Dorsey... Astor (1,000; 75c-$l) 7 Ray Heatherton. .Biltmore (300: $1-$1.50).. 4 Ray Kinney* Lexington (300: 75c-$1.50) 12 Johnny Long* .New Yorker (400; 75c-$1.50) '... 4 Hal Saunders ... St. Regis (400; $1-$1.50) 7 CoTcrt rait tVMh 1,800 2,150 3,900 400 1,375 1,225 350 Total Covers. Ob Onto 5,730 25,19(S' 33,770 1,050 16,100 5,090 2,975 'Asterisks indicate a supporting floor show, althoiigh the band is the major draw. CHICAGO ■* Paul Whiteman* (Chez Pavee;.500, $2.50-$3.50 min). Closing week for the Whiteman band proved good witli 2,500 customers up until Friday. Boyd Raeburn orch. opened Friday (4) with Milton Berle heading the floor show to a strong week-end of 1,900 people. Sklnnay Ennis* (Empire Room, Palmer House; 600; $3-$3.S0 dinner mIn.; $2.-$2.50 supper min.). Ennis temporarily fronting local Lew Diamond band due to automobile accident involving some of his own men neverthe- less turned in a good week of 2,500 patrons. Ennis has proven to be a draw locally and should have a good money stay here. Jimmy Dorsey (Panther Room, Sherman Hotel; 700; $l-$2 min.). Dorsey continues to be one of the best draws in this area. A smash week, play- ing to 3,600 people. Jimmy Joy* (Walnut Room, Bismarck Hotel; 300; $l-$2 min.). Business building steadily under Joy who is developing a nice following for himself here. Second week shows an increase up to 2,400 customers which is unusual for this room. LOS ANGELES Abe Lyman (Palladium; 6,000; 55c-$1.10). Lyman surprising with best pull in months. In second week drew around 14,500 admissions. Sticks around for two weeks more and then Woody Herman comes in tor six weeks. Harry Owens (Aquatic Room, Hotel Miramar, Santa Monica; 500; 50c- $1). Nitery on ocean front opened Thursday (3) and Owens' Royal Hawai* ians picked off 1,240 covers. First time spot has had name band in years. Freddy Martin (Ambassador; 900; $1-$1.50). Despite summer weather, Martin drew around 3,500 covers, aided by heavy influx of out-of-towners. Bob Chester replaces Bill McCune at the Chatterbox. Mountainside N. J., for a four week stay starting July 17. Former, who's been on a long tour of the Atlantic seaboard, will have four shots a week on NBC blue through WJZ, N. Y. Mrl Marvin, now at the Pelham Heath Inn, N. Y., loses his first trum- pet man, Wayne Engle, to Art Mooney's outfit on July IS. I RAYMOND scon ^ AND HIS ORCHESTRA Jaat Releaiicd "Iff A SDBWAY FAB FROM IBELAND"' "MEXICAN JCHriMO BEAN" ColanbU B««ord Ko. 36211 MU8I0 CORP. OF AMERICA HARRY JAMES AMD BIS I Music Makers Orchestra NBC—Columbia Records CarrcBtlr HOTEL LINCOLN NEW YORK Dir.: — Matlo Corp. ot AmeHca 10 Best Sellers on Coin-Machines (Records below are grabbing most ■niclccis this week in jukeboxes throughout the country, as reported by operators to Variety. Names of more than one bond or iincolist after the title indicotes, in order of poputaritv, whose recordtnes are being-i5lai/ed. Figures and names in parenthesis indicate the number of weeks each song has been in the listings and respecttue publishers.) 1. Daddy (5) Republic. I Sammy Kaye.' Victor [Andrews Sisters Decca lntermez.0 (8) Schuberth j S^^/G^oXan.V.Coiumb" My Sister and I (6) BMI & San^'.CoiS Aurora (4) Robbins... . j Se^wf s7Jers.!!! i iS^cc^ Hut Sut song (3) Schumann } ^S^^^sl^^^!:;;: JSd Maria Elena (2) Southern t Jimmy Dorsey Decca I Tony Pastor. Bluebird Green Eyes (2) Southern Jimmy Dorsay Decca Beacon * Alvino R'ey Bluebird (Bobby Byrne Decca Amapola (16) Marks Jimmy Dorsey... Decca (Bing Crosby Decca (Tommy Dorsey Victor Nighty Night (4) 10. Dolores (13) Paramount. DISKS GAINING FAVOR (These records are directly below the first 10 in popularity, but growing in de7nand on the coin Tnachtnes.) v„,,,, (■vr.-L-c'i ( Jimmy Dorsey Decca Yours (Marks) | Vaughn Monroe Bluebird Goodbye Dear. Be Back in Year (C. to C). {g?^Ro"e-lon.\\-''."'D^^^^^^ Rose and a Prayer (BVC)./:. Jimmy Dorsey Decca DO I Worryr (Melody Cane) j Horsey Don't Cry Cherie (Shapiro) CUenn Miller Bluebird Yes, Indeed (Embassy). Tommy -Dorsey Victor When the sun Comes Out (BVC).......;. {SlL Sr^S Kiss'the Boys Goodbye (Famous) Tommy Dorsey .Victor Goodbye, Darling, Goodbye...,. .■. ....... \ ^'"^ ^rosby Decca ' (Gene Autry Okeh Ina Ray Button Crowds in 2>200 Hoofers At Taunton; Monroe Zingy at Celoron (Estimates) Larry Clinton (Totem Pole B., Auburndale, Mass., June 30-2). After packing in 7,300 hoofers over the previous weekend, during record heat days, Clinton continued good business in spite of persistent high temp with 1,000 Monday, 1,400 Tuesday, and 1,800 Wednesday. Good gross of $2,339 at $1.35 couple. Al Donahue (Eastwood Gardens, Detroit, July 4). Despite evacuation ot city on holiday, Donahue pulled a nice 2,900 payees at 55c for $1,595 on Fourth, bettered on succeeding weekend nights. At Lakeside, July 3, a fair 1,000 were herded at 75c. Jimmy Dorsey (Summitt Beach Park B., Akron, O., June 25). Good 2,100 admissions, although considerably under his last .year record here. $1 advance,-$1.25 at door. Ina Bay flotton (Roseland B'., Taunton, Mass., July 4). On her first engagement here, gal lured 2,200 dancers at $1.10 per head for terrific gross of $2,420, which was $500 above the previous record set by Charlie Barnet. The following night (5) at Kimball's Starlight B., South Lynnfield, Mass., 2,000 paid 65c for big gross of $1,300. Inkspots (Memorial Auditorium, Sayton, O., July 1). A fair total of 1,000 pulled $850 at 85c. Glenn Miller (Forum, Wichita, Kan.^-July 5). Top ranking attendance here reaping $5,640; 2,800 hoofers paid $1.95 each; 800 spectators, $1.11. Ted Weems was in competition at Blue Moon which couldn't accommodate crowd. (Turnpike Casino, Lincoln, Neb., June 30). Terrific 2,920 dancers paid $3,853 at $1.15, $1.45 and $1.65 to smash all record.s, both coin and hoppers, formerly held by Paul Whiteman and Herbie Kay re- spectively. Colossal for this spot. Vanghn Monroe (Celoron Park, Jamestown, July 8). Teirinc business here in opening 'name' band session; 1,460 dancing at $2 advance and $2.50 at door per couple culled a gr^ss topping all 1940 figures excepting the Glenn Miller record. Alvino Rey (Saylor's Lake Pavilion, Saylorsburg, Pa., July 5). First name band in the Poconos drew biggest crowd in county's history; 2,600 at 85c reaped $2,200; great. Pinky Tomlin (State B., East Grand Forks, Minn., July 31). Attendance of 576 grossed a total $416. Tabs al $1 and at 50c. Orrin Tucker (Totem Pole B., Auburndale, Miss., July 3-5). Tucker set a record for the weekend with 11,000 paying $1.35 per couple for ter- rific gross ef $7,425. He drew 4,300 Thursday, 3,200 Friday, 3,500 Saturday. Herby Woods (Hunt's Ocean Pier, Wildwood, N. J., July 4), Drew Ca- pacity biz at 75c evening and 55c" matinee, topping Jimmy Dorsey's for- mer Labor Day record. Louis Armsiront (Greyslone B., Detroit, Mich., July 3). Dancers turned out 6,000 strong at 75c.; excellent. Lionel HamptoiT (City Auditorium, Atlanta, Ga., July 3). Hampton's jive pulled some 5,3()0 hoofers at 75c; okay. Woody Herman (White City Park, Herrin, 111., July 3). Solid 1,600 at 75c; At D.unbar Cave, Clarksville, Tenn., following day outfit drew 1,640 dancers at $1.25' advance and $1.50 at gate, breaking Kay Kyser's long- standing record. On Saturday (5) Herman pulled a capacity 1,500 at Castle Farms, Cincinnati, with 500 hoofers turned away at the gate. Bob Astor's newly formed band which opened at Budd Lake, N. J., last week, has a spot on the Fitch Bandwagon next Sunday (13). Out- fit's backed by Perry Stein, former Jersey exhibitor. Dave Mann, pianist with Charlie Spivak, has returned to the band at the Glen Island Casino, N. Y., after a week's illness. Arranger Sonny Burke subbed while Mann was away. H. A. Tennyson recently suc- ceeded* Jimmy "ISaiiBs oVthVciafiliSt;'