Variety (Apr 1942)

Sit BUIs Next Week 31i«rry C»m«roii DIcH Thom«« Frtd' <rhompi«ii Bob UotpHj. . Uttle In* poot"le Wlllami I^BO Home pbll O.tusan'e Oio . palladlom .Clanile ThornHlll Or rlratM p«» HonW Qrant Boy lamia J«ch Gardnar Melon QoWen Wick Coohrana ore SeT»a »»» . Benny Kaha ' Eddie Bush Oro Pnanul Mathewa MncMB'baaaa Stantar Wlwalar ri)...->if Opannt BteMT li*!*" Ben Bloai Beiuy iMUf . Jackie Oleaion Billy Raad ' Mar Wllllanu FatU lloor* Bam E«wli Joe Plumer Ore Slncta of Parli Mead' 'liOX' .Lewis Brelyn Myers- Wlfisy- Manone Oro V .Smiinee Inn Shelton Brooks, Jr Loamel' Morgan > TMaBoa Duke BlUnatcn Oro »o«vIIle- Jaok Beekman Dorothx Dandrldie Art Crlppen Oro Don DIBOB* On jAOk FUhar Tammxa OorlTk BlvM CsrtM , . Jimmy Miarr Artlnl * Connule Flr-attev (M T- HendaraoB On Duke LorsDie On CLEVELAHD FHISBDBOH ArllDttsn Codie . Phil Caveiia Oro Juno Oardnor Bill Medio BalcooadesVy CharllOL Laun Oro Billy Madostone BUI Oreen-a Brad Hunt Oro Joanlo Segal Billy Carmlcnael . Oene.Kurtz ' ftnl Buneerl Clyde Costley Sammy Fraaer Dine BIdge !■■ •SoreDSders ' A &.M Brooks Cozy Harris Cornoll Cooper Boogle-Woogle Club - Boog Sbormao Uaxle SImoD Barry Comorada Joey Klein ' Buddy Blaine J Comorada Club Tetlta piccolo Pete Ore Pottl Gene Ted Delmonico Jerl liang Bosalind Davis Cork ud BoM* Kelson Maples ColoaWl Ann du Pont Ore Eddie Peyton'* . Kenny Clarlc Ora ■■ n Clab Lyd'a liodnok Max Tarabla ^ Fat McCatilW 1 Adorables Sally Bice Hotel Port PUI K«n Balle* Oro - Johnny HItetaell Hkrry Walton Jessie Wtaeatley Hotel Ucnrr (SUver GrUb norothy Mattbpws Escorts (Gay M'a) Dorothy Nesbttt Hotel Itb Atcbo* ' Dare Glfford Swinging Strings Joe Vera Sam Bart Joe PatroselU John Bonguldl Htotel Sobenley Billy Hinds Oro Joy Und Mot«l Wm Peon '(Obatteibox) n.Twmy Watklns Ore Dean Martin (CoBttmntal Dar) Frank Andrtni 4 Heny^o-Bound Joanne Boas Hondy Baum Ore Nets HlUcreat Bddle Weltz Oro Gerry Rlcharda Mlzoo Cate Al Uarlsco Oro Bob Carter Edward A Diane Marianne H'wood Blondes Fatil McfVllllams OrcUard Inn Rudy Oalo Oro Oaila Billy Tales Oro Tay Boy Ptna* Don Butter BUI IieBoy Ore Sqnlnel Coop Tiny MUIer- Joey Reynolds Dale Harkness Eddie MlUer BUly filo*,n Trelon Ralph .Sprlnge^ Ore Mehf CInb B MM**'?™*" Ore Mltth A Mack Bhoda ChaM _ DeMay, Moore t M Pumell Dano BbUley Balier Tommy Carlyn Oro Bette Smiley Red Flnke- liou. Astoy Dnisn Oriir ■niwiy waltei^ Ftanic tlatalc Mike SMndraito , VUls lladifd BUI CoVAto Ore Mark Iian» Voter Hlgglns Barl * J Leaiib Tonng Sis BroadiMy Debs Alpine Tniag* Del K4iy Willie Mattbla* Oro Bob Copter - Eldorado Club Jim MacKoDEle Qfc Freddle'A Ca^e Ixila Jb Andre Larry. Vincent Al Laokey Oro Charl«s< K Keene Roy Rodger Goonttet Clob Royal Hawallans C Jules & Webb Hotel AUerton Henry Plldner Oro note! Carter Tblxlon Sprenser Charles Wlek Ore Barbara Parka i|ot«l Clevelaad Art Jarret Ore QLoloI Fenway Ball Kenneth Rasmussan Poison Gardner £oralll B08I0H Beacbcombef Harry Morrlasey Ore Chlco aimon'e ore ' Krna Fate^hlld Clare St Arena Elatons TiOulB* Borday Beach-charmet* (E) mnstrnb'i Peter Dodge Ore Boyd Heathen Winter . Sis Carol & Rivera Eddie' Barron' Glob Unylaly' - Ranny Waeka O.ra Hal Roberta Oro Chez Chase Juvoles Blancbards Iris Ison Boots MoKenna Rev CIu^ Vanity IW* Al Dlokermaa Ore Madel'e Harrington . Stella Ray Cotwunt tlMT* iUckey'iAlptot Ore. >Don Rico Oro . Buater Kelm Rav BlUy Paine Madalyn 'WblU Jack * Jill (Uelody Loonge) Gertrude Woodsum ' Herb 'Lewis ■ Coplay nan (Sheraton Boomt Griff Williams Oro Walter King Bob Kirk I Dorothy LeWU Lucille LaMarr .(Uerty-<So-Bonnd> Uark Gilbert t Goplej Squfe Ilotel Al DeForrest Arthur Ward -' Crawford Haas* Freddy Rubin Ore Crawtordettea Sally Keltb Ralph Fielder- Harriet Vex a Honads CInb (BhambA Casino BMm) Tvonne Adair Jone Mona. Bnrron Lynn Gla Charles Wolk Oro ■ „ Bl-Hai Pete Herman Ore Franli Petty Hetel Bradford .. (Clrcoi Boom) Jack Davis' Lucille Si 3 Malone> [lotel Brunswick will Osborne Ore . Ken^,^?^.- Jack Manning Ore Billy KeUy Ada Harova Bill Groin VIn Daley Tean Monti ~ JW Harris Bietal Eiensgote <8ntln* •moomf Anne 'Therese Whitt Luollle & F Roberts Walter Boag Hotel l/enox - Bob Hardy Oro Kay Ivers Httor-Mlnwta Bunny MoVey Barbara Douglass Hotel 0om«net (Billneoe Boom) Dwlght Flske Hkrry Marshard O Hotal Btatlar <Temco Boom) Ijelghton Moble Ore (Cafe Bonga) Salvy Cavlcohlo Or' Hotel Vendeme (Bif* m Dram Bm) Osoar Blgait Oro Jolene BUa igriisaD Helen Douglass Helen Bhepard Ken Oinb - Farren Bros Ore" " Rnsa Howard Jerry * LlllUo ' Lntta Qoarter Anthony Bmno On. Rhombollenr Oro- Hetrl HoDsadca Doradne At JSIUs Novella Bros SylvU & Christian Vlckl Nevada BUI HcCune Ore ' ilotel Btatler' Clint Noble Oro" l» Conga Club Freddie Carlone Oro Liiidaay'e Bkybar King Cole 3 ' Itay Raysor Sue jSandeiv ■ Hal Simpson Pearl de 'Lucca Monaco's Cafe Bimne, Blaine Bond Franc Keynolds Mqnny Landere Ora Regol Clnb Ducki' Ualvin Ore 3TO0 Clnb Joey Bishop Roberta F.velyn Scott KnI Hal) Uollle LaVelle Don Walsh Ore' DETROIT Book-Cadllino Hotel (Book Casino) . Meta Stauder- Frank Qugen Oro (Motor Bar) Dick Rock ' Bowery Othel Shutta Lorraine & Rognai) MsKlc Flyers 6 Jitterbugs Don Arden Dane Johnny King Charlls Carlisle Benny Resb Ore Brass Rail DAI Parker Seymour Holtman Hoy Swartz Casanova . Jessica Garwood Kelly Sln- Carlotta A Myers Sheila Woode Wm Hewitt Lee Walters Ore Olob Congo Tiarry Steele Macararet Watklns. Katnryn Ferry Son * Sonny Danny t Edith Sabjl 3 Toppers Bob Porrlsh Congo Oro Corlctown Xavern Don Harris Hart * Allison Panchlta Villa PhU Sklllman Ore Frontier Baneta Dave Bornum Gloria Btaayne Ginger Sutton lUrtell 2 Artie Fields Ol-c Onnd Tenc* Gloria Parker. Or« Earl P archm an Haynniftc^ June Bldrldge PJielps & Cullenblne Hazel Kennedy Janeese Clark & Van Charmettea Oro Hirad'a Sud Val Senoaders London' CboD Hooee Connie Barleau Chet Bverhart Ruby'Oro Clnb.Haytalr Marty Joyce Carol Crane Mervlh Jensen Dorothy Gerron ■ Phil Olsen Ore ' Ulokey's Billy .Meagher Cbarles & R Jenklps La Temple Ray Vincent Delerea Lanfoot MIckeyettes Jo* "Banket Oro NeUoIo'* Fay * Andre Johnny Policy l/oskey Sis Clem Hawkins Leonard Seel Ore Norlhwood Init Dale Rhodes Xheresa Rndolpli Don Amato Ray Carlln On Olde Wozae Clnb Howard Benedict O Jock London Palar Pat Patteonn The Dagueanes John Lb BeL Tlem KoskC Margaret Andrews Tip Top Gls. Don Pablo Oro Penobseat Clnb Patrlola WUlIa' Paula Drake Pamela Britton Guy Welch Oio BacVs- BedfM' In Mao UeOraw Ore, Bnynl*' . Jock MarshaU 91a Lovely Ladle* Woodle &-Btftty' M FabST Gl> Aylen* Mason Skseter Palmer Ore Stntler Hotiel Fancho Oro- 3 Harmonlacs Alice Kennedy" ' Talt-Kretlow Gls-. Harvey Stone Iieonard Seel lOn San Blego Gene Dmerald Glenn Dale The Bordens. Dotty Sloan Cliff . Arvln ' Al Alexander Ore- ^ Stevadbn , Good & Goody .Great Solgtrald ' Eddy Shepherd. Jack Thomaa Ore The lieplic* Al Tucker Lyle Carlyle Ore- Dale Rhodes Bernlte- Sails . -Ternea Carl Denny Mora 'Wacky'- Kaye Marlell & Dawn Madallne Lewie . Jack Nelson Oro nliUOer Heiel (Gold Cob Boom) Herman Fine Wonder Bar ' Madeion Baker Manuel Lopez Ore Sammy'DIbert Ore S0» anb . Dale Rbodea D^ Giovanni Good & Goody Dottle Ard Jean Moore Joy & Juanlta Delia * Drlgo _ Home* Houcfc On Phil Begai BUly Vfne Estelle A Loroy Don Arden Gls F Remos Toy Boys (IMBB* Bar) Hum * Strum Bscudero & La Plais tU Oaaino Oeorgo Harris Oro Harry' de Angells O Helen Carrol Lois Andraw* Jessel (Jharloteara ^anl & Bdna Al Fergtison Stanley a Bustar Kelm Rev (Garden Lonrigel Mai A F Dearbnn Seven Beas Dstrelllta LaRoche & Rslno Buccaneers 7 Seas Hawaiian^ i> Btantien's (Vienna Boom) Lew Conrad Ore Artlnl & Conaucio Ada Gonzales Ti'iu Dorotby Deering Genius, Ine, sContiAued from page 2i and leaving his own restaurant to play host at the Genius. Profits tumecHn by the spot in the St, James hotel will go to rent theatre in which the actors, play- wric^ts and directors who have established Genius, Inc., can use as year-round showcase and e*peri- mental stage. Despite the down-to- earth prices for food and drink- designed to jibe with actors' purses —the luncheon-dinner-all-nite spot is expected to show a tidy profit inasmuch as the younger Broadway Ites are contril&uting their services as waiters and busboys and Perry Frank, owner of the St. James, is taking no rent for the 250-seat eatery. Very Al Fresco Informality Is strictly the keynote. In the. event that the waiter-servl<« by the volunteers is bad—and it's frequently likely to be—the only step is for A guest to hike into the kitchen himseU and make a cafeteria of it. Informality is carried oyer, too, to the enterUinmcnt, which consists primarily of whoever can reach the drcult gag will get its'break-in at -th* St James hotel. At the debut Ihursday were many 'BroadwsyiitS'not addlct«d:--4c or-iR- need of 10c sandwiches. .They in- cluded Samson Raphaelson, Luther Adler, Lee J. Cobb. Helen Beverley, Hume Cronyn, Jose Ferrer,' Uta Hagen, . John Carradine, Vincent l>ricei' Shepard Traube and^ Myion- HcC6nnl(dE. EsteUe T^loir cut the. ribbon that sent Genius,. Inc., of- ficially on its way. Pathe and Uni- versal Newsreels, .as well as Life; Pic and PM, were on hand to cover the launching; Cienius' Club is the inspiration and creation of playwritfit' Leo Slnill, editor of Actors Cues, daUy. house organ of' the .former Walgreenites now transplanted. I Must Justify War^^^^^^ ConUnned from pace 4s=i^s±ssSH= W&atHie^TUk Itrs Sbaffrin, Nat 'Tiiuik Poland, O. Editor, -Variety': Article entitled 'Must Rehire Draftees,' March 18, on page' 7:. Tills covers' my case versus the State nieatre Co. of Youngstown. Persiinally I appreciate the publicly which you have given; this matter and know that its patriotic angle will be an inspiration to the many men in the army' who have won- d&CKd about the- possibility of not being rehired on ttieir old job after the war is over. The subject'matter in your article Is- essentially correct in all details ftxcept that' you madQ- a misstate- ment by saying that 'J. W. Trunk, owns the theatre.' Tliis theatre is uiider general management of Joseph Sbagrin of Youngstown; I hope you wiU retract flie. statement , in reference to . Mr. Trunk becatise there should be no reflection upon Itim. Hie resigned as manager prior to iny Rnploynmd as bousie .mian- ager. My pre'irious association -with It.. Tnmk was most satisfactory in every way;' • . Clarence E. Wire. contribute to the war effort just as is th^ man on duty at the. firing line. If the day comes when-producers and exhibitors cannot.jusUfy their exist- ence, through proper and all-out co- operation, then that will be the day when manpower and resources will be diverted' to other avenues of the war effort;' Lincobi Is More On TiW PpVyanna Side Lincoln, March 3-1. Exhibs in Lincoln, are in .accord ,that the- screen, is not the plac^ to emphasize- war, and that the func- tion of' the. cinema. Is to provide entertainment and. not facts. They agree, that the screen can be a .powerful proptfgahda medium but thai tiropaganda film has no place in the' middlewest^hat en- tertainment, preftirably comedy, is thie thing. " • To a man they agree to run any film submitted to them by the War Activities (Jommlttee .or. any other I Band Bookings * s^C«ntinued ftbm-paf* 4V^= Boston; 17-30, ' Meadowbrook, Lonis" Kayo of SinioD Was His 21st Straisb as In fact, Disney's Tree Spirits niade Die rounds i^T ev^ty house in tbwn, including Don Monroels Colonial, which caters to the western ' andf- serial, class, and seldom runs 'any shorts. So thure is no sih^ving' of 'de- fense'films, by manager choice. As for audience influence causing any such shel-vlng, 4bfi mlddle'-westaEntir is far too lackadaisloal to'care to try to da any influencing one' way or' another. ' 'Tlie. Ifebraska ^.theatre- goer 'worries more' ^bbtit his whe$t and' tires .fbr hilit Jalilppiy than, lie' does 6bout theiwar. li^'d'Sipiply .not a'wake-to the inilitai^ situation, and. appatendy doesn't care to be lifted tfbm his. lethargy. And .^th exbibs con^^' ^ 'iet him slumber with misliwding' faxqes tudi as tlie''xecent one. wfaei^ monkeys .ace .made-, of the G«staiH|,'tiis patriotic Ifver will remain torpid. Conscientioiis e^diibs do feel that the publlo should get the faotr in newsreels tt\ Johnny Q wants the fbcts, but fed that even here J. Q. P. is let ttown. Tbey complain .defense trailers are pooily prepared. 'Tfl Be or Not to Be,' rAseived a mixed reaction. Bulk of pqtrohs feel that things are too serious now, and the Gestapo and other foreign vil- Udns are too' serious a threat to laugh off. One local msinager expressed him- self as believing that the 'Wake Up, America,' theme was. getting in full swing, and said that before long we can expect to see newsreel shots of some of our boys returning from the war crippled , and maimed. He pre- dicted that these films would have a sobering' effect on the part of the public, wJiich would counteract the effect of the feature plx which high- light the comic side of the war. B^, Cedar Grove, N. J. Jobnny Long, April 5, Masonic Temple, Scranton, Pa.; 9, four weeks, Roosevelt H., New Orloaiis. Government agency^ without cuts J Mlobael Loring, April 8, 10^-12, By Jack Polaakr Private Joseph Louis Barrow, suc- cessfully defended his heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden, Friday (27) when he stopped the mammoth Abe Simon in the sixth round.. It'Was LouisVZlst straight victory since he' won the champion- ship. His entire share of the gate went to the Army Relief Fund, just as his whole take In the mateh with Buddy Baer went to the Navy Relief Fund a-couple of months previously.. There never was any doubt about the outeome, but Sunon for the sec- ond time put up a courageous con- test, 'When they me^ the first time last year in Detroit,' ' Simon stayed 13 rounds, the fight being stopped by the referee. Abe was dropped three times in the latest fight^ being saved by the bell twice.'" Eafljr in the sixth, when he was counted out, he claimed he had arisen at- the count of 10. Even if he was correct, the fellow didn't have a chance againtt'the lethal socks of Louis. Louis was slightly heavier than usual and may not have been in top fighting form against Simon. Simon, a reformed southpaw, jabbed with his iiortside mit and some ringsiders thought his body blows were slow- ing up the champ. But tliat was just a fleeting idea. -Iiouis-was a-bit dlsappohited that he didn't knock out Simon in three roimds. Betting odds were prohibitive, be ing as high, as 10-1. Fight experts agreed that Louis would cop by a kayo, most predictions varying from one to five rounds in which the end would come. Boxing show Is the last at the Garden until May, as the RlngUng, Barnum and Bailey circus takes over for 32'days, starting Thursday (9) of next week. A return Louis match with Billy Conn, who's also a private in the U. S. army, is talked about for next summer. Conn was introduced. . . Claey Is All-Ont Cincinnati. X&irch 3L Major and nabe exl^s here are' stopping right along- with tTncle Sam in the release' of special reels to' awaken public on resllitles of war and encourage suKport of 'war bond purchases. Naty a house miaia'ger can. be found who ' has hesd a single squawk about the showing of such patriotic films. Rdther,- the man-; agers chorus a reliort'of'iapplause reaction on the part of patrons. Subjects dealing with operations by branches of the armed forces, taxes. Red Cross and war bonds invariably finish to vigorous banddapplng. Most suhvu^an houses; use the propaganda, subjects^ln chaser qiots. Word oh them is that walkouts -are rare; much less thap.on other' shorts. DUto Seattle-. -- Seattle,-March31. Unvarnished fticts, sans Polly anna, is what the Seattle theatregoer wants, and Is getting. This biu;g Is very much war-minded, with ft' very 'defeat Municipal Hetetikt Commis- sion bard on the job.and the Tlteatre Defense (Committee, as a sector thereof, ditto. 'We're not playing realism down aiy, although we normally' edit news shots ,w^tli a view .to public interest.' said Le Roy Johnson,: gen- eral manager of - Jensen-von-Hcr- berg Theatres, Theatres in the entire territory are all out for cooperation with the defense and other agencies. Greystone B., Detroit Win. Osbeme, April 23, Strand T, HaverhUl. Mass.; ?5-26, State tfj, Hartford, Conn. Charlie Splvak, April 9, Valencia . B:, York, Pa.; 10. Union C, Schenec- . tady; 11, Memorial Aud., Buffalo; 12, Myer's Lake Park, Canton, O.; 13, Alexandra B., Hamilton, Ont., -CaiL; . 14, Mutual Arena, Toronto,,Can.; 15, Arena, London, Can.; 16, Trianon B., Toledo; 17, Memorial Aud., Lafayette, Ind.; 18; U. of Missouri, Columbia; 19, Tower T., Pittsburgh, Kansas; 21, Tulanetr.,'New Orleans. jCtaaa*> iMfmliMI, April 7, River- side Parki Phoenix, Arizona; 10, XT. of Illinois^ CHiampaign; 11, IMA Aud., Flint, Mich.; 12, Paramount T, Hamitiond, Ind:;: IS, Paramount T.« ' Anderson, Ind.;16i Liberty T., Zane^ ville, Or, 17, .-weeli^ Stanley T., Pitts- burg. . • ■ - Cbarlle BMneti April 14-15, Aud.. Montreal; Iby 1, Rutgm V., New Brunswick, N. J.; Miay «; .Syracuse U., Syracuse, N. Y.; M'ay 15, week, Shea'.9 T.. Buffalo. Temy MmymMt, April 10, Brown U., Prortdence..-R; 1; 11, . Queens- . J»urg . B., Glen.. FalU N. Y.; Vt,' Uohawk Ifills. Pavilion;. Amster- • dam, N. Y.; 15 Mfltaboro School, Mlllsboro, Del;; 17, Seina C, Loudien- vllle, N. Y. Bll» Fl«igeT»M, AprU 12, Holyckc T, Holyoke, Vass.; 19. Nw-lSlm B, Youngstown, 0;; 16, Coliseum, Cleveland. O.; 17-28; Buffalo T., Buf- falo; 24-30, Regal.T4 Chicago. • Etahine BawUiis, April 3, Aud.. WlnBton.-Salem, C.; 4, Arena, BecMey, W. Va,;' 5, HlU-BUl Bam, BlueflBld, Va.; 6, SkaHng Rink, Greensboro, n; C; 8, Textile Hall, Greenville, S. C; ,9, Aud., Columbia. .S. C; 10, Armory, Durham, N. C; 11,' Aud, Logan, W. Va, Iiikspets, April 5, Steel Pier, At- lantic City'; 8, CoUaeum, caeveland; 7, Junction Park, New Brighton^ Pa.; 8, Nu-Elm B;, Youngstown, CMO-IB, Chicago T., Chicago; 17-23v Buffalo T., Buffalo. . \ ^ - Lueky Mllbiier, April 11, Sunset Terrace, indlanapoUB; J13, Savoy, JiCnbjcVlUe, TChn;; 16. City Aiid, Birmingham; 16, Beale .. St Aud;> Memphis; 17, Dreamland, Uttle Rock, Ark.; 18-19, Aud.. Dallas, Tex.; 20, Aud., San Atotonlo; 22, C:ottonC* Tort Arthur, -Tex.; &, City'Aiid.,. Houston. Bob Strong; April. 4, Kemper Mili- tary Acadejcoy; 5, Palais Royale, South Bend; 6, PoUcei9.en's Ball, Springfield, BL; 10, Marquette U., Milwaukee; 11, Bradely Tech, Pe- oria; 24-23, Stephens College, Co- lombia, Mo; -- y - WGN has taken over the manage- ment of Wanda Landowska, harpsi- chordist, and will book her on 10 symphony dates for the coming sea- son. The artist actually made money on her Town Hall, N. Y., appeai-ance this year, and will repeat next sea- son. She is being sold at $1,000 per Ops Even Donate Time Denver, March 31. Theatres in this area are coop- erating fully with government agen- cies in the rtmning of defense films, and in most instances operators are donating their time. Sober War Fllma Louisville, March 31. There has been no evidence of film houses here playing down the war' angle. Some of the recent so-called 'propaganda' pix on Nazi themes have done fine biz. I,ocal exhibitors emphasize that patrons come to their theatres strictly for entertainment, and are primarily interested in the features. However, they likewise feel that everyone is war-conscious now and expect short subjects on that theme. Recent pix which have' Burton HoUes sConUBoed from paiie 3sss next .season not yet set Holnies has. no fear of finances as he already has been booked solidly ftoni Sept 1 to Dec. 15 and Everest, anticipates an- other banner season. 'Arltona,' 'Alaska,' 'Canada and the Canadian Rodcles,' 'Dutch East Indies' and 'Russia' were the topics discussed and pictured this season, the latter two being the heaviest grossers. The sked was made long before the Jap sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, and, with the Dutch .possession and Rus- sia figuring in the thick of bloody fighting,- these spells, based on pix made several years ago, proved a bonanza for Holmes, with near capac-. Ity audiences being on deck in St Louis for the last two. Nearby Canada' was next as the best b.o.