Variety (Mar 1942)

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Marty Bohn Blstona MfoNally Bl* 8 Key* gotb Centary 8 Pepper* Kenny Shaffer (8) Sally Mar Bob Bell A Strohraan (8) . Taalca GrUl Nlok Varsllo Ore ' Dorothy Lull Bddle Oalbreth Zola Gray Peggy Heavqns Wanrfck Ilotel Roy Morton Oro ttaberr* Hat Braa Jaok Vai* Tni* * Tmdy Tempi* City (4> eegoTlaa . Aooofidlgnalr** Trial* aold*n Pair Day* Planoa Pea BanaemiBii Jul** rtseca'* Ore Syd aoia*& Ratlic'r Bldbradlant Jo* Bonab Art HatEnM. Batty Baam - . Oarard. Baam ' Carol Jfoyo# Moma Xrteger Catb*ite* Woltt 01* a*o Baqilat Oro Vacbt ClDb Barry Holly Jean Ware Joan Coraz Dlan* Collier victor Nalaon Oro Al Qold lOSAH&EUSS ■ Band Boa Pet*. Snyder Bl^ 'Snyder Fetfy Qoodwln Otoige Tibbies Oro AT Blong ' BlUy Lankln . Bar et Hnile Ann Trlola Ftlla da Cola Roger Roland Ken Stovena Dlok-'Wlnslow Ore BOtnore Bowl Donald Novie Hurley & Radford Lany Stewart Petes & DeauTllle Paul WlncheU - Phil Harris Ore ' p*«a Uanana Kitty Kallen Cll|it Oarvln Jimmy McPartland Paul Collins Jaik Teagarden Oro Oaeoanat Orov* SUonay Bnnia Oro Cannene Earl CarroU The Debonair* W Weat A McQInty Dlok L, Dotty Remy QaU Gall WIUIj West. Jr Alto Uorlaon La Tonn Moyer Rue Willie Morlne Howell Btrrl Wallace »c CUIr ft Day IfOTo Ballero Bill Brady lllchtl Ortiz Bd Jiapny Strand Oro nwentlne Oardea N.T.O. Prot Lambortle ^ Muriah SI* ^ Vera Sloana r^td Scott Kay Usylleld Suitr Qelt* ^e Nelson Oro —iJarlle-royTChilr Charley Poy Jolibny Howard Let Wiley Red Stanley Oro Oie* Bay** Lodge Geprg* Uoyd Peter LlDd Hayes Mary Hsaly Jaok U^lon* Ineoito ' Tex Jim Lewi* Lone Star Cowboy* Hollywood Tcoplos Uarlqmta A Fancho Maxlne Lewis Paul Neighbors Ore Dlok Thomas HwB* or Mnphy Bob Murphy Martin^ Welssntr Beth Reynolds FrankI* Gallacltar Little XCM Dootsle WllUama Lena Hon* Nlok Drapar Oro Uacaaib* Caf* Phil Obman'a Or* Claud* Tbomhlll Or Henry Grant Jack Gardner Helen Golden Mldc Coohran* Ore s*T*a >*w ■ Benny Kaba PuananI Ifatliaw* Prlnc***' LOBDa Chief BanUnl Stanley Wheeler Charlie Opens) Gary Spear Oro < Slapey Hail** Allegra. Ben Bin* Johnny Morgan Maxlne Mareball Benny L«*sy PattI Moor* Sam Lewi* Jerry Bergan Joe Plumer Oro Streets of Part* Mead "Ltcc' Lewis Bvelyn Myer* WIngy Manon* Or* Swaanee In* Shelton Brooks, Jr -Loumel- Momn-f— Trianon Bob Croaby Oro TromO* Miss MarrlB Mima Jack na>lnn*B - Dorothy Dandrldge Art CnppaB Oro iiaeborag* Uaytiard Dean Oro Poll Cavezzh Oro Jnn* JBardnor *raD Rago .. ..Baloo.niiae* B'abs JeKroy A Frltsohe Oro „ BUI Greaa'* Herkl, Kay Ore Urthia Daly Ben Pumell Amlt Laddell Mm BIdga Inn ^0 Lucky Oro geiiDy Austin «rtT-Mannlng £jn!«U Cooper oylvU Starr ■«>««».WoogIe aob Bndjy Blolna _J Comorada „ Ctab PetUa plftrG."nV°" gfttorans sWp Nelson "SsssCier*'' *'*»'*har Qto pirrsBUBaH "•"r CUrk Dtp . Max Tanhl* Pat lf*Canl*y - _B*t*l Vert nit K*a Bailer Ore Jobnny UltobaU Rfcny Walton- Jasile wkaaUay Uoi*l Henn _ (HUtmt OrUl) Dorothy Matth»w* Ilaoorta „ <pay tr*) Boretby Nasbltt Hotel nk Atmid* Oar* OlSord Switoglnv «trlng* BeM HMMTeM Joe Vera Sam Barl Joe PetTo**lU John BoilgBldl Hotel IBofaenley ^ Billy binds Oro Joy Llod Hotel Wm Pean <01iatt«rbox) Sammy Watklns Ore Glenn Sterling (CaBttBeatal Bar> Frank Andrlnl 4 ^ Merry"Ga B a n d Howdy Baum Orr New HOkreat Bddre WelU Ore Gerry Rlohards mxaa oafs Al Matlsco Oro Bob Carter Kalgbt Bis Kretlbw Dano Oasia CliarU* LaoB On- FIB** Don Rutter BlU LeRoy Or* 'Bqobial Oaop Tiny MlUer Joey Beynolda Dale Barkaaaa BiMdy Walsh Bddle Miller TreloB > Billy Tatee Ore Caebt Ctab H Middleman Or* . Bobby PInkus Ruth Foster Sid Gold Harriet Lab*-:> Olngar Dnlow Iblrley Beller Bhy-Tae Tommy Carlyn Oro Bette Smiley IlBlon Grin . ggmmy Waltara Frank -JKatala Hlk* Bandiatu' ymm HMiU ■t«i 'Covata Ore Hark I«n*r Mtobael Strang* K*y Taylor J*aB Franola J*rry ar*y - - N*tlia 0*Ctai Bdsioi (•) , Beachcomber Barry Morrltser Ore Chlco SImone Or* Del Ohrel Joae & Mona Bob Sherman Louise Borday Booch-channera BUastnib'* Petar Bodga Ore Boyd Heathap La*- JuTsUya. Dlan* Westmor* ,CarI A Juanlta - Clnk aiayCalr Banny W**ka Oro Hal Roberts Oro Frances Faye Bea Webber Irl* Ison ' De Maranvlllee Boot* MoRanna Bay ^h* Tantty lUr Al Diokarman Oro Uadere Harrington StelU- Bay Coaaa^Bt Grere Mlck*y Atpart Or* Don BIco Ore Buater Kalm Bav Billy Pnlne Mhdalyn White (Melody Loonge) Gertrude Woodsum Herb Lewis Copley Plaaa (Sheratoo Boea) GrUt WllUams Ore Walter King Bob Kirk Dorothy Lewis Lucille LaMarr (Merry-Oo-Bonnd) Mark Gilbert 8 Copley Square Hotel Al DeForrest Arthur TCard Crawford Hen** Freddy RUbln'Ora Crawtordattaa Sally Keith Vera Lament York * Tracy ' Bobby Bernard Marya Brean (Bhnmba Casia* Basm> Tyonne Adair Jota Mona Barron Lynn Ola Charles Walk Oro HI.Hat Peta Herman Ora Frank - Patty Ratal Bradferd (CtrcB* Boaa) ' Jaok Dana Liuolll*-* J lUloaey Hotel Braaawleh (IlenaaJa Tienaea) John KlrbyOrc ttatal a*MB Ken Travera Ora 'Jaok.Manning Ore Bllir Kelly Ada Uarora Bill Groin VlD Daley Jean HontI Sally Harris Sotal FeBsgato . (Satin Baoa) Anna There**- WhU* LnollU A F Bobcrts Walter Boar Dotel Lenoa Bob Hardy Oro Kay Ivors Hotel IBaerra Bunny MoVey Oni Barbara Douglas*. Hotel BoBMnat Adrlena* BoUy BolU Harty Marahard O Hotel Statlar ^ (lame* B ea m ) Lalghtoh Noble On ' (Caf* Boan) Oalvy .CavlcobTe Ore Hetal VaadoBW (jgfU » Onrn/Hm} Oacar Blgart On Jolane Blla Wllaon Alan Douglas* Helen Bhepard Kaa Olok Farren Bros Or» Russ Howard Jerry & Lillian Latin Qoarter Anthony Bruno Oro Rtuimbollera Oro Beaulce Kay Harold FrentlB* Carman Samenlengo Park A Clifford Darrell MacArthurs Ambassadorettos G Bernard Dancers (Lodnge Bar) Hum & Btrum Bscodero & La Plata Bio Caalne Gaorga Harris Oro Harry da AagellaO Helen Carrol Lola Andrews Jessel Ctaarldtaera Bobby Johnson • Buster Ksim Rev -..(Oardaa Laaag*) Hal A T DearboB Baraa Sea* . EstrelUta LaRocba- A Balna Bueoanaam 7 Seas Hawallaas O tt«llMB'«' - (TleBBB BaoB)^ L*w contad On " Artlnl A Consuelo Ada Gonsales Trio Dorothy Deerlng Doris Abbott JlmmyMArr .Iha Oar* Don DlBona On jAlik Fisher Tamara Dorlvs Blve* Cortes Jimmy Marr Artlnl A Consoato Fir-*ttes (S) Tlo-Toe Lionet Hampton O Joe'Nevll** On Durante Howard Fnller A BU Tremoat Flam Duka Lonnio Ora nT.BVBTJiint Alptaa yinaca Del Kay WIlUa Uattbia* On Bob Copfer BUwada ClBk Jim MacKenzl* Oro hoddta'a .Oafa Lola A Andre l4Urry Vincent -Al-laekey-Oro — Beth O'Malley Roy Bodger O uuiiae t Olak Boyal Hawallana O Jules A Webb Hatal AII*rt*B Henry Plldner Oro Hatal Cutav ThlztoD Spranger Cbaria* Wick Ore Barbara Parka . - Hatal Clevalaad Art Jamt Oro Hotel Fenway BaU Kenneth Raamossen P(^»*D.S*rdii*r.... Coram Hotel HoIIaBdaa FaUr Hlgglns Marianne Vlcld Nevada BlU UcCnne Ore Hotel Statlar Ollnt Nobla Oro I* Cangs Clak Freddie Carlona Ore ._Ml»4»ay'» •kf»ax . Cs4a A Fiddle Ray BayaOr Sua Baaden Hal aimpaon Pearl d* Lueea Maaaca'a Caf* Blaine, Elaine Bond Frane Reynolde Manny Landers Ore tUal Clab Dooky MalTin Oro S7M Olob Joey Bishop Boberta- Evelyn Bcott Bal Hall EoUle LaVelle 'Son~ Walsh Oro DETSOIT Booh-CadlUao Hotel (Book CaelBO) Meta Btauder Frank Gagen Ore ' (U*t*r Bar) Piok Rook Bowiery Benny Bnbln Tvetta Rugel GulU Gulll Burns A Nash Don Arden Dane Johnny King Charlie Carlisle Benny Resb Ore Casanova Jessica Garwood Dolores LeMonte Al A Jonn Allen ' Leo Gasca Florenza Wm Hewitt Lee Walters Ore Club Congo ' Calloway Club itrv Larry Steel* Margaret Watklns Blllle Holiday Bob Parrlsh Congo Oro Earl Dancer 'Afnlne to Aland Paul. Slim »L rddle Honl Coles Calloway Dane (6) Corktown Tavern Dod Harris Hart A Allison Panchlta. Villa . Fhll Sklllman Ore Prontler BancU Kelso & I^e Ginger Blchmond Hazel Kennedy Maokle A Paul. Raneberoa Ore Irving Specter Grand Terrace Gloria Parker Ore Barl Parchman • Baymarket June BIdrldge Carlotta * Movers Ginger Button Maurice Tom * Verne Cowan Cbarmettes Oro Hand'* Sun Val Bennadtra LoBdon Chop Hooae Connie Barleau Chat Everbart Rabjr Oro . ^ eiob'Mayfatr Harty Joyce Canl Crane Marvin Jensen Dorothy Gerron Phil Olaao Ora Mkkey'a Billy Meagher Ghartaa * R Jenkins La Temple • Ray Vlneaot- Delerea Lament Mickeyettes Joe Banket Oro' Neblolo'* Kay & Andre Johnny Policy Laakay Sis Clem HawkloB Leonard Seel Ora ■ - Ifertbwood Ina Oal* Rb'odes Th*r*aa Biidolph Don Amato Bay CarliB On' . QUa Waya* Clak Bafa*l d* Lao On Jaok London PBia Beack Fat Patterson Buloff, Morgan A L Gardner Ola Monnle Drake-. Den Pablo On -.. Penobaeot Clafe Patricia Willis Diane Dale Pamela Brltton Guy Wolch Ore Hack's Bedford Ina Mao McGraw Ore . Bbyal* Tanner SI* -. 8 Gueaaea Louise Glanb Howard MlohoU M JViber Ola Aylene. Maaon Skeeter Palmer Ore Stotler Hotel Faaobo Ore Saka Olga Anton Ann Brewer Taft>KretlDw 01s Harv*y Stone Jack CNell r,eonard Beel On Saa DIero Gene Smerald Glenn DnJe The Bordene Dotty Bloah Ollff Arvln Al Alexander On. Btevadora ' Good & Goody Great Selgfrald Eddy Shepherd Jaok .Tbpraaa Oro Th* Tiroplcr Marrltt Lamb On^ Carl Denny?* Burgess & White Blllia Dixon. ' Pee "Wee Vurray :Ja«k Nelson On WMtUer Hotel (Gold Cob Uaomi aennaa Flha Wonder Bar Madelon Baker UaAuel Lopes- Oro Sammy Dlbetl On ' MI"CMb Dal* Bhodaa SI Giovanni Good * Goody Dottia Ard Jean Moore' Joy A Juantta Delia A D/igo- Hoiaca Bonefc On Benefit Racket ^SsCOBttnoed fron page l^ss bers which to raising cain -to- bay unUornu which It doesn't need any' wSy.-. Wise to the lact that the Co> ordlnatlng end Vlctoiy outfits haVe been ' nlxine these ' .shows, unless there's a very good reason for do- ing otherwise, promoters are clrcuin- venting -the committees. Patriotic Promoters Most pi these promoters—many of them -agents—are motivated not by any patriotism, but strictly to mak^' big-shots of themselves and get pub- licity, Mrs., Blanche Witherspoon, exec secretary of the Coordinating Committee, charged Monday (16). Most of them are staging shows en- tirely too often for the same £roup or -for groups that are much too small, she declared. What the two committees are des- perately, trying to avoid is sending $3,000 worth of talent to a benefit that will net $300. As Eddie Can- tor pointed out in an Interview in 'Varied two weeks ago, many per- formers would much prefer to do* Date the money than to go to these minor shindigs. Definitely turned down by the Four A's bodies are benefits or rallies where other Items, aside from talent are being paid for. Niyed this week, for instance, was a request for en- tertainment by the American Wom- n's Voluntary Services of Brook- lyn when It was discovered it 'was paying $600 for rent of the Hotel St Cieorge ballroom and full scale for Vlncoit'Lopez'g band. VttB, Witherspoon, after flnding- heisdf almost, knocked out in trying to weigh all the requests for talent during the first three weeks her committee was established, has set up a icreening-Out process now. For instance, any organization which wants to hold a rally to sell defense bonds—thafs currently the biggest gtn^e use of talent—must first get an okay <rom'the Treasury Depart- ment's local office and then frOm 'Washington. Mrs. Witherspoon only 'considers reqiiests that the Treasury Department thinks will draw enough people to mean something. Same system now applies to the Red Cross and other such groups. USO-<^amp Shows, -Inc., acts as the screening agency for all entertain- ment at Army camps or Na'vy bases, although numerous shows are be- ing, given in these spots without knowledge or approval of CSl, much 'to its chagrin. "These are put on by morale officers or guys seeking per- sonal prestige .^who know they couldn't get a CSI okay because the grout's are too small or the shows are too frequent. While the number of benefits con- nected with thie war has naturally spurted since Dec. 8, other types of cuffo-talent shows have greatly fallen oS-. Whereas Theatre Author- ity—which still must approve non- war benefits—a year ago this time used to oluy as inaoy as a half- dozen shows on a Saturday night alone, it now has only about two a week. Suggestion has been made that even for the war benefits TA take 19% of the gross, as it does for fund- raising events for hospitals, orphan- ages, etc This would be used for actors' own war charities, such as the Ame^can Theatre Wing Can- teen in New York. Detroit AG'VA Cracks Down Detroit, March 17.. Cracking down on the abuses' in' Bands at tHi' Box Office sGoatlnned from pace tt; Wednesday to Saturday (rooih is closed on Sunday). Heniy King woimd-' up successful seven-'weelE_stay at the spot last Tues. (10). Minneapolis Hel Marvla (Minnesota 'ferrace, Hotel NicoUet; 900; $l-$lj50 nilaX Still feeling effect*' of Lent- and other local factors and trade down to approximately .400 nightly. Paul Rosini,: ihagiclan, replacing .Cteleman' Clark, table tennis star, in floor show which also hicludes Lathrop and'Iiee. San Francisco Sma Baron (Rose Boom, Palace Hotel, 500; 50c-$1.26). Arrival of Paul Sablon for two-week; piteh proving a tetriflc lift for a week of 1,950 covers. Hollywood mbb was in attendance for'Sablon's'debut. LOCATION JOBS^ NOT IN HOTELS , • . (Los AngeleB'> Clande ThomhlU (Palladium B, Hollywood, third week). It's a'long )iaul on rubber to here and'efTects.beginning to be felt Bettered O.fHM) wkidi' Is off normal biz. Bob Crosby (Trianon N, South Gate, Cal,. first week). Called back for 'another three wedu after a recent 16-week stand. . (Opened Thursday (12) and geared lor 3,000 count- Jsek TescsrdeB (Casa .Manana B, Culver City,: CaL). Not favored by elements, weather, location or conditions and struggled to tab a.meager 2,300. Onie' Nelien (Florentine Gardens N, Hollywood). On the downbeat with ttie'others and notched around-4,000 customers. . (Chleoffo) J Orrin Toeker (Blackhawk;i 400; $129 mln.). Tiicker band' doing' great' }ob in this downtown spot anf held room to fine 3,100 visitors. Boyd Baebam (Chez Paree; SOO; $3-^JS0 mln.). Willie Shore headlia« Ing on ttie floor show. Business holding nicely at 2;000 tabs. - (Baltimore) .Bel Casino (Cbantldeer; 400; $l-$lJH)-^.inIn.). Opened very strong last - Wed." (11) drawing patronage built during-Florida , stay. For dlnner. and' nocturnal activity played to ^,300 covers in seven-day week. the use of free .entertainment the Detroit local of AGVA has been placed under a strict ban to.appear only- on. programs officially von- sored by the USQ.^ Charging a lack of centralization in the efforts.to entertain the men In service a^d.wltb "no less than 15 out- fits trying to nm things,' Lcs Ciolden, executive secretary of the local, .i^ld that the entertainers In this area were beefing because they were be- ing exploited by niteries and organi- zations cashing in on them 'for free' and then taking all the bows. There is nothing unpatriotic in the' complaints of our members," Ciolden said. They are only too'willing tb do what thSy can to help in the war effort but they have been run ragged and we've got to place this kind of • ban on - their exploitation under pa- triotic pretexts.'' He'Cited the Instanceof perform- ers being rounded up to entertain the soldiers and sailors and'on their appearance discovering that there were only seven members of the mil- itary presents-all of whom had paid admissions—and that the . sponsoring organizatlpn then went out and took all the credit without mentioning the performers, for the 'benefit' Golden also charged that the Mich- igan area, 'with 10 military esteUlsh- ments in a close district, "was being treated like a hick' to'wn, although the USO here has $90,000 to spend.' He cited another instance in which 'A large -group of entertainers were rounded up and made a trip to Camp Custer, jit Battle C^eek, Mich.—to discover that the day before they arrived the. outfits bsd been moved away on maneuvers. 'Acfo'ts liave' little time to them-' selves in their brief careers and they are wilting to do their part within reason,' Ghilden declared. 'If a de- fense worker is employed longer tiian'tbe stated union'hours, lie gets overtime pay. . Yet no oQe calls him unpatriotic for this. - Why should actors and actresses be imposed upon under the guise of patriotic enter- tebiment?' The'ban is purely a local affair. The national organization has made no ruling on It The Detroit AG'VA has offered to form its own compa- nies for tours of the nearby camps. 'We're as anxious as anyone to keep the soldiers and sailors en- tertained.' (Golden added, %ut this city and state is being treated as if we still were going to church with guns on our shoulders to fight In- dians. Other cities, leas Important than Detroit have had this matter settled long ago.^ Here, however, entertainers are- being exploited. ■What, we want to do is give enter- tainment not publicity to Individuals and groups who solicit the enter- tainers.' . In the future all Detroit enter- tainment for the armed forces will have to be cleared through USO of- fices In Chicago. 4 ^^^^^ PklUy Orlpe Philadelphia, March 17. The first unit of actors, under the supervision ^ the Philadelphia Of- fice of Civilian befense council's en- terteinment division, staged its ln> Hlal show tor sefvlce men last' week. The unit 'consisting of eight - acts :and a baud, performed at Theatre No. '5, Ciamp Vix', N. J:, and plans are being made for -similar troupes to play armories, cahtonments-and military .'and Naval , hospitals Jn. tibls area. 'The Initial troupe -.performed gratis, even paid their own iffixtS'- portation and had the blessing of. the American Guild of 'Varied Art- Ists and the Musicians Union.. 3Ut privately, unipoi officials' and fUeih- . hers are burning at the tact that they , are being Ibrced to v/6A. -on , the cuff, eveh spradljfg their own'- money , for mosportetion, whUe others are cashing in on the 'W6r effort Charles BorrelU,-'chairman of.the'' OCD's entertainment committee, has submitted a plan—worked out "by AGVA and AFM Officials—under.', which a nominal'Imilitary fee' would be paid actors and musicians,- as well on transportation expenses. The plan will be discussed by the OCD's executive board tomorrow (Wednes- day). - " . Under thlsproposal, Sunday .vaude> viUe shawft will be held in a Philly theatre, 'with the Sanetlpn of defense and city officials.' All profits ac< crued from these Shows would go toward defraying ^expenses for'sery- ice men's entertsiinnient lifiiwULkee,' March 17. Theatre benefits were styled ■ racket in arguments preceding the granting Of an injunction. by CiS' cult Judge ^WiniaR). F. Shau^iii^.(^. against Charles H. -Anderson, ^ilei' promoter, whom file Wl^onsin Tele* phone Co. chsiiMted with conspiracy to defraud by misuse of Its cervices. Order also was directed against jfive phone subscribers who'sold theatre, ticket* by phone for Anderson, , re-" celving 7c. for each ticket sold. Many theatres here have profited by the ticket sales campaigns con- ducted via telephone, and In Issuing the injunction. Judge Shaughnes^ commented that, while the 'ogtensl* ble purposes' of the solicitation was to raise iponey for charitable or so- cial organizations, those agencies actually received only a "very Insig- nificant amount o| the money'. Testimony was given that the 'charity* received 10% of the price of tickets, Anderson got 25% and the- theatre coUected 65%, If'tickets aold were not used, Anderson retained all of the money. BBC's Town HaU' Set For Vaude by Hylton London, Feb. 20. Jack Hylton has bought the radio feature, 'Old Town Hall,' from the British BroSdcastIng C^rp., which he starts touring the halls in ««rlr April, Heading cast Is Clay Keyes, who created idea on the air. Letter's sal- ary is $400 per, with one-tUrd of pnMIts. .Keyes ^Maa-liurmerly • Jug*. Rler in vaudeville.