Variety (June 1942)

55 Bills Next Week sContlnned from pace 4S; Ol aiovannl ])octl« Art ■ Jean 31ooiv Jo7 * Juanltm Delia A DrlBO Horao* HoQok Ore LOS ANGELES Bond Bos Pete Snyder Jane Oarjion Geo Tibbie* Oro . Jlrpmy Ames ■Billy Snyder Billy l^nkln Bar Made. Ann.Trlola Bin Jordan CIlKord Souze Ken SCevena DiKh Wlnalow pr« Blltmore Bowl Fenajr I<oe Armando & Llta FrHlison Mnrle HoUla Joe Jlelchman Oro Caaa Slanona Ted Lett-la Ore ' Cocoanat nrove Freddie ilartin Oro Earl Carroll* Dobonalra Weat & McOlnty Oall Oall Beryl Wallooe St Clair & Day Marc Ballero Bill Brady JjaVonn Moyer Willla Weat Jr Bue Willie Morlne Howell Unnny Strand Oro Michel Ortla.Oro Floisatlao Oscdaa Franoea Urban Fred Scott- Kay llayfleld Sugar Geloe Jerry Bersen Murtah Slater* Grace Pocsl R Frlml Jr Oro ObatUo rv'm Otafe Charley Foy Pbll Sllveifi Lorraine BlUott ' Joe Oaklo Ruaa Bonlo Oro Rage Racland Oraeo Bayoa Lodgr Bllzabetli Talbot Martin VlTlan Marshal Mary -flealy P Und Hayea Oro Bollywood Tropic* Maxine liOnl* Paul Neighbor* On Dick Ttaomaa Boiuo .oC Uorphy Fred TbompaoD Bob Murpby Betli Reynolda FraDkle aallagher , lioolalana Dick Buckley 4 Stepp Bros Sterling Young Oro Macambo Cat* ' Bddle Le Baron Ore Felix Martinique . Falladlnoi - Harry James Oro Sorao B«B* Chief Bautlnl Hilda Malua Efdie Bush Oro - SUnloy Wheeler Cbarllo Openul ' bapay Uaxlo* Maxle Roaenbloo'm Jack Waldron - Penny Piper Benny' Leaay Billy Reed PattI Uoor* r Sam Lewi* Joe Plumer Ore Street* of Paris Art Tatum Winyy Manon* Ore Swanneo Ina Mead 'Lux' Lewie Loumel Morgan i Trlanoo Jimmy Lunceford O TioavUI* BUly Holiday Loo A Lester. Splrlta ot Rhythm MTAirr Clob Ball Tan Kirk Tanya Tomara Blmpaon* Ballette* (i> Tommy Nunea Oro Sarle Hanaon Oro Dob ' lABBlns'a Roberta Sherwood Marie Leirla Loula Hatch Oro Uto O'clock Olak Cy Landry Sonya Shaw Sgt Oreen Mort Dennla Oro Fabian Storey On JUnmle'a Mylea Bell Spauldlnga (I) ' Rous Broa Luckeyettea «) Les Robinson Oro Kitty DaTla's -Willie Shore Rhoda Chaae Robinson & Martin Jerry Lawton Bllver** Oro Kother KfUy's Jack Bby Oro Mt OInb I Paul Mali Hal l4ne Ore Vuderbitt Hotol <Fmv Fawo Bom) Terry Lynn Gall McDonald Andre Ylllon Wally Wanger Co D Bctarader Oro Wtaalo'a BIptId* Cliff Wlnehlll - Bes' Perry Jane De -yoe Marie Stanley Patricia Parker < Crawford Parker Houa* Line (C) PHTLADELPHIA - Alpine Unslcal ' Bar . Mike Pedocin (S) Brown SI* • Men o( Rhytlim Clob DaU Lo* Caballoros Toppers Lar^y Blake Anita JakobI .Balllovellee Peony Davie Alan Fielding Ore Ben FranUla ' ClnrluBn Richard Stuart Flora Sea Qracle Wynne Bud Wllllama Arllne Thompson Leo Zollo Benny Uie Bom'a Suaan Lane Phyllis Foater Carlotta Smith Diane Qould Bl Gouehos Cadlllao TaTfra Henrique "-A And'* a Loose 'Nut* Marcella Marcband Shades of Rhythm Bnnny LSRoy Harold .^ummlDgs Anita James^ Barry Dobba Oro Carroll's Gaines Oro Corrolletloa Len Grace Hllde Slmmone Joan Oay Jerry Brandow Little Joe, Tiny Lou Johnny CahlU . College loD Thunderbolta Pal> Bernard DU Ruth Templeton- Scary. Oavin Crescent (6) Jerry -Delmar Oro Ol Pinto* La Fleur & Mann'ra Kay Hamilton Bob Gate McNally Sla Carney Sla Ming Ling Bddle King Ore Embassy Billy Hey Franca A feoryl MarUnlta Peggy Frencli Geo Clifford Teddy Holiday Pat Sherlln Qrd Oorpiantow^ Bar 3 'Aces a Queen 4 Senators (B Walton Root! Costaino & Barry Herbert Curbello Or Helen Standlab Don Richards . Carmen Antonio foggy Loob Glamour - Gla Rooa Oallo Helen Heath Eddle 'De Laea Ore Bopklaa'Bathakallo Pat Bernard'* i D Johnny Patchen - Leo Paige Doris Rel«e Janet Field* Day. DaWn 4: Dusk Dave Gold Ora IiSiwIor's Bwlax Bar Wendell Maaon Merry Men - Margie Smith Marie Satelle Jewel BUa - Marie Darling I«l|;Ion Bar. Rosa Venutl (3) ' LoxlogtoD Casino Hep Cnta' (6) Salay Mas Ralph Lewla Paul Kane Jobny Coma Margie Barlow Gorrin BuscheU O ijdo VoBlc* Frankte Belaseo Carmenettes (4) Ted Oliver Ore Uttle Rathslnllsr Phil Foster Brown Sla Deloyd Mackaye Vlctfr Hugo'a OTo Lon'a CiiancoUor Bat Suaan Lange Curt Waller 4 Ernie Swan MoTOS Bhythmalroa Minstrel Tavern Bd McQoldrlck. Jr Barbara. Jones Anita Thoma Sally Foy Joe Lonegao Margie March' Sissy GInole Loftut Bd McGoldrlok, Br Moravian Ror Bon-Bon Buddies Kenny Shaffer (3) Gloria Mann Dick Wade Mnrray Bbytlim Itat Fay Ray LlUlan Bishop Berl Booker Mary Love Ron! Carr Dotty- King Oro Nell Dltglwo't Hollyw'd Brunei IcB Frank Murtba Lo Shones Hugo MartlncUl Berrys Rhythm Uanlara Geo Uarchetti Ore OM CVills IWvem Mttalc Hall Gls (3) Harry Holly Cloo Barr Joe De Marco - Bob Krlnog Billy Hays Oro Irma Lynn Op«a Door Ooto Guardamtn (!) Marlon . Rusa Lebeau . Sheila Starr Maurle Sweldlow Jeanettes (12) Tlola Klaiss Ore Old MIH. Inn Morse Bis Joe - Ritchie Jock Downle Bob Tolley Frank FaluDbo's Harlem Hlghland'rs Frankle - Bcblutb Henry Patrick Yvonettaa Gloria French Karll,- Knye & Grey Rainbow Terrace (Strafford, Pa) Gene Eyman Ore Bill CarttoB Howard Lonin Or* Hdman Orllls ,Montez & Marie Dan Montgomery Kitty Mitchell . Jean Ware Jack Tson Oro- (Ilotel Senator) Shadrnch Boys International (3) : Blver Dt1v» Ter Dlok Wharton pro BbowCmat Clark & Baton (3erald & C^rol Marlon Ijong Katharine Woir Gls Gerard Bean .Harry Taylor Ore Silver lab* IBB Col Geo Reed Rekoma Watklna Sla Alice LucAy Jack Herman Frank Haasel Oro Stamp's. Cy White Arnold & Lamont Lonnle Vale H'wood Blondea Snn Bay Cardena Kitty Aelmlng Ore Music Hall Ola (3) -Van Del Rio Wado A- Wad* Warron-Bodsn Beatrlca A Daaiiy Agnef WlUla eMb Bt. Batiukcllas Virginia Barntt Monty Wolf- . Dorothy AJISB. Billy BmUh Fa)<« Merrill Bobby -Wlilto Tony Bsnnstt Or* Swaa Olab . Pussy D4 Carmo . Lunatrix (2) Jack Curtla Grace Collins Vincent Rlxio Oris Duke McHale Edith Deloney Lee Bohn Marty Bohn Town nivem Mary Novls Bet^ Carr Sammy Weston Dolly Delmoat Johnny Gnlltoyl* lien Parker ZOtll Ctmtutr - Solly La Marr Pat Jullano i»i Evelyn Kerwln . Harry MoKoy TcansAtlantlo L'ge Panl Kana Pen Fay. Bleanor Landy realee OiUI. Nick .Varallo Oro . Shirley Laall* Grace Edwarda Ray O'Doy Walter Walters Warwick HoteT Roy Morton qro tt'eber'a uar Bnio \ . Osmdev Terry Baldwin 3 Co-Bd* TonI Marco &- Ramona . Clair* & Hudson Phil De Jongh Jimmy O'Loary Temple City (4) Jule* Flacco'* Oro Baths'r Bldoradlanr. Dare Plerson Tadit' Clab Anne Tally Jack Hutchinson A Ida Alice Mitchell Helen' Jerrlco Victor Nelson Ore FITTSBDBGH Arlington: Lodga Phil Cavezza. Oro Jnn* Gardner BlU Medio BalooBBde* H Frltsche Oro - BUl.aieen's Don Beator Ore Mildred Law -Dave Ballontlne BliM BIdg* IBB Lou Lucky Oro Pride & Dale Bin Benjamin Cozy Harris Cornell Cooper BoOBlo-Wooglo Clnb Alice Brooks Ore Boog Sherman Maxla Simon Buddy Walsh . Racehorse Williams Harry Comorado Cork and BottI* Lloyd For. CotoBlal Art Farrar Ore.- ' Eddio Peyton'* Geo Overholt Ore Eddl* Peyton. Marlon Muller Betty Breen Eddie Bock ' SI Clab . Lyda Rodook Max Tarabla Pat McCauley < Botel port Pit* Ken Bailey Oro Johnny Ultobell Hkrry Walton Jessie Wheacley - - Hotel Henry (HOver Grill) Marty Schramm 4 Kings & Queen' (Gay •0'*) Dnrotby Jfeabltt %otel Ttb.Avoaa* Harry BIgley Escorta Hotel RooMTell Joe Vera Sam Barl Jos Petroaelll John Bonguldl Hotel Sobenley. Billy Hinds Ore Joy LInd Hotel Wm Penn (Continental Bar) Billy Callzone 4 Kennywood rarh L Thompson Ore Mary Jane Gamp- Dixon Bros ( . Uerry-Oo-Bonad Howard Baum Ore Jeanne Boaz Now BDIaeot Eddie Weltx Oro Gerry Richard* Klxon Cat* Al. Marlsco Oro - Bob Carter R & E Reye* Pelletlers Edith Lambott Nat Bona* . Art Blakey Oro . Chuck Wilson Joe Klein Hal * Dolly Ted Blake Orchard- Iob Benny Burton Ore OasU Bob Lazar Oro Dale Spohrer ^ ■ « rinos Don Rotter Bill LeRoy Oro Sqalrrel Coop- Tiny Miner Dal* Harknea* Bddle Miller Jerry Manning Xreloa Frank Ramos Oro Yacht aab B Middleman Oro Jackie Heller Sammy WiJah -Ray Pike, Jr Dolores King Cbrlatlne Foraytb 'C De SImonk Ocrs Bky-Vno ^ George Welles Orr Henrietta Bin Clydebdale Howard Felling ' Oaton Grin, Sammy Walters C^rank Natal* tllk* flandraito Villa Madrid Btzl Covato Oro Mark Lane Canslno & Cortez I,aaka SI* Michael Strana* Vanette* Tletoiy Lonng* Joey Reynolda- 'I'Ycddy Rose Tl'ebaler Ball Nelson Maplea Ore Faahlonette* Weat View Park Tommy Carlyn Ore Goodman's Plan S^sContlnued ftom page and available armories, the gross to be split ampng various war relief charities. Goodman says that he has several leaders who have given okays to the idea, and others still Have to be ap- proached. Tour would run ioT two weeks or so, dependent on scheduled commitments as to starting date. Goodman asserts he has spoken to both Tommy and Jimmy Dprsey on the idea, but it's indefinite whether either or both will participate. The two brothers at one time had an Ided of working out such i( tour by Socciimbs to Knife Attack ' . Oes Moines, Jime 9. • Harold F, McCasland, 26, Sulphur Springs, Tex., ticket seller at a-'girl dBBCing show- with a .carnival here last wedc, has succumbed to knife wounds 'received in a fight, on the show .grounds with.several Negroes, two of whom have been cl^arged with munter. One of the two alleged assailants,, Bobert B. Vandevere, 28, Is a widdy known semi-iprofesslonal football playBT. ■ , ' The. fight is «aid to liave. been .started, when the Negroes were re- fused admittance to the.show. Mc- Cadand's wife, Dolores, 27; told po- lice the men were denied admission because they wer* cileating a dis- turbance. GYP CARNIVAL CAUSES RIOT Chicago, June 0. Angry public, torn by a.desir« to get even- with what they termed 'crooked machines' and 'cheati,^ ran riot at the F'our Star Shows, play- ing at Proviso Township,.'Chicago suburb. The carnival was set 'to close Sunday- night (7.) after a six- day run, sponsored by the 'Veterans of Foreign Wars. , ■ Shortly ^tet 11 Sunday night - a player at one of fiie machines re- portedly demanded a. payoff and was refused: He struck the -game's-, opx erator,, and a general ii.ot.-ensued in which moxe tiian 1,000 partici- pated.' . Tents wire wrecked and- fired, and booths were upset, with- flghts all over the parnival lot .Norman L. Qlxon, manager of the carnival, was arrested' and charged with dlstiirblng the peace and riot- ing.. A dozen other, employees -were held on open charges. The crowd was .dispelled only after -state and county police had arrested'the man- ager. 'Officers £rom half dozen suburban towns joined with the stat&- and county patrolmen to quell -the riot. Amount of damage to the carnival not estimated, but early 'reports in- dicated that it would be' 'consider- able. A sound trudc wa,s'.turned over, and numerous booths were damaged as the angry crowd smash- ed' through with shouts' of. "Tear the place apart.' ' • Police of the. locality .commented during the riot proceedings that complaints ' had been registered against the show during the stay by citizens who complained against the gambling and. indecent shows were supposed to be a part of the carnival. ;in the latest check more than 50 were treated at hospitals and poUcie stations for injuries, Uack byes, cut lips and bruised heads, ' . ' ' Olsen-Jolmson 9 to Hay AI Scbacht Team As Part Of Flag Day Exercises The All-Sports Carnival to be held at the Polo Grounds, New 'York, Sunday <14) Flag Day, will climax a weekend of -patriotic activity high- lighted by the 'New YorK In The War Parade' on Saturday (13), Events at the ball park wiU include a four-round exhibition in which Joe Louis will partieipatei, a demon- stration by Cornelius Warmerdam, the Coast holder of the world's pole- vault record and a distance race in which Greg Rice, the two-mile champ, will competie. In addition, there will be two base- ball games, one in which an Olsen and Johnson team will , vie with one led b'y Al Schacht.. the baseball comediaii, wTiile the other will'^have a Navy team, with Bob Feller in the pitcher's box, opposed to an. Army nine that wiU. include Hank Green- berg, among other major leaguers. The Navy team will also' include, otfier big leaguers. Fred Waring's. Pennsylvanians will supply part of the musical program, with the as- sistance of a glee cliib of 180 voices. Tommy Dorsey's bandsmen will also be present The sports carnival will be under the direction of Dick Fishell, WHN sports announcer, and Bert Bacha- rach. . Edward Hurst sold his song, 'Three Dots and a Dash,' to Sol Lessor as tben^er fpr,.'Stage^oor C^uiteen' at mo: ■ WHAT THEY THINK Seeking Mao Horn ' 'El Centre, Calif. EditOT, •Variety':. . . - This office has tried to keep, in contact. with Registrant, Max Hir- scliorn,' also known, as Mac Horn. He ' is a musician, and evidently travels the one-night stands. He ha$ kept us Informed of his -changes of address, until February ot this year. We-have mailed him order..to re-' port for induction and same was re- turned. He is now to be' reported as a ^delinquent for failure to report changes of address and failure to re- port for induction. Could you give tills some, publicity? - '^e have rea- son to believe that he is in orchestra work. Karmee A. Dolley, Clerk, Local Board No. ISO. Vher« la Boy E. Fcrcason? Washington. Editor, •Variety': I have been requested by Miss Helen Marie Ferguson to help locate her father, Hoy E, Ferguson: ~ The fullest description I have of him is tliat he was bom March 1, 1894, has gray eyes and medium blond hair. Between 1018 and 1922 he was" In a vaudeville ad -with Estelle Francis Stinger. James Oomengeaux. V (Congressman from La.) ' Salnte t« Badia | Camp Lee, Va. Editor, "Variety':- 1 feel 4hat this should be brought to your attention^ in as ~much as it highlights the ;^irlt being shown by some-of the xadlo -stations through- out tiie United States at this tinie. Friday evening, April 24, st^tioa WKNL in Richmond, - Va., attended the MiUtaty Ball given -in honor of the quartermaster School's gradua- tion glass' of o ffleers. In covering this affair, WSNL fuiaished (Miss) Glenn - Graham, knowti. as the ReVeilfe Girl, who along with Lt Maury 3: TantHl, QMC gaVe the highlights -of the balL This unusual thine, abobt this coverage^'was- tbe manner in which -Miss Graham and Lt Parrell. covered - the highlights. Miss Graham and the Lt danced about the floor with a portable mldiophone, described - many of -the dancing couples, stopped- and inter- viewed many of them and kept the audience amused with the military feats of many of the officers and also with the style highlights' of the ladies' wear, as commentated by Miss Graham. As a member of the audience, via radio and in .person, I felt that some mention should be mode of this fact; and as an ex-radio fan, before the war, I sincerely hope that WRNL will gain^ome of the credit it de- serves. M. J. Farrell, (Second Lieut, QMC.) Tuneful .Stripper . New York. Editor, 'Variety*: It is interesting to note that of -the many war songs which haye beea Introduced since the outbreak ot hostilities, not one has taken on the proportions of any of the hit songs of the last war. It would not be tait to cpnclude that the songs- written thus far have not been' as good or as patriotic as ttiose written in I9}8, for 'many of the. writers of .the former war hits have . also, contrib- uted their new tiine;'since D^c. 7. Rather, .it seems, to. me, that people today are'more serious about win- ning, the war Bxp% before singing, about what they're going to do! . The time -will come.'when the people of our country will be ready to-sing spirited, patriotic songs, ahd when that' time arrives '^e will know that we are well on our way, to com- plete, everlasting victory, - ' Ann CoWa Gerard's BarlcsqaerT Cathedral'Clt;, CallC Editor, tVariety': That was an awful stab Bugs Baer- :made. at all. l|,urlesque even in the ,oId da;^ tiiez ".were all, tijvfuL He .doeaa^'.Tememher .wheq he used to come around .tiie Friars-with his' blue shirt aiid collsir'tiiat there were shows Uke- Follies ot the Day, Max Spiegel's shows. Jack Singer's; -Dave Marion,and' others. ' :Am working out a topical revue idea for New York- at $1,.50. I can work It out I might do the show late In the summer. With the burlesque houses . dosc^d tblt lhas'« good chance. Too bad all shows are tarred wlth~the stigma X>t the Und th^t caused .' (Licose O)mmis«loner Paiil) Mos* to 'cloise up the present- day burlesque theatres. . Bamet/!: Crcraril. ^^^^^^^^ ConUaiiea from page Iss^sssssssss^^S effect being felt in theatres in the metropolitan'areq,. and that the shift can be expected to continuel WaU St, War Parebaiiiifk Eto. Thouf^ - never an' armament pro- ducing center. New York since the last war had a vigorous' Wall Street, with hundreds of tlunisands of "well paid employees, instead of a deca- dent- flnancUl district which Is now often referred to .as the deserted vil- lage. Also, the British and other Al- lied^ nations purchasing comihisslons, wlt& tiielr ' enormous stails' And- all the traffic which such opeEationa at war supply entail, were located .In New York, instead of Washington, during World War L About the only war Industries in the immediate New York area are the Brooklyn Na-vy Yar.d and the . Sperry Gyroscope plant which scarcely make up for the traffic los^ In the draft caU, the shift in' population to defense cen- ters, the absence of the. British Pur- chasing (Commission and the strait- jacketing of Wall Street Fear is expressed among Indus- trialists as well as showmen that If- clothes rationing-, either voluntary or compulsory, should be ordered by the Government then Manhattan may well become .a road company edition of Passaic, N. J. New York's Governor- Herbert H.- Lehman as well asj state,. municipal, financial end industrial leaders have taken cognizance of ths situation in New York With regard to defenjse plants and plans are reported under way to remedy the situation via a drive to bring war plants Into the city. Members ot the Broadway As- sociation and other real estate organ- izations are also perturbed .over the situation which is currently the basis of serious discussion. Meantime, the darkened outward aspects of New York, occasioned by the dimout, are expected to become aggravated, if the war, continues, with the coming of fall and winter when shorter daylight hours will put Manhattan under -nraps d6 much'ear- lier than currently, Nelghboriiood theatres have suf- ^eTe4^()^,tix-iaii «,Thej«naI«f!y be- tween New York today, under the. dimout—plus occasional blackout»-> and London's night life, in the e^Iy days of the waf, is becoming niore and-more apparent-.. I>espite tiie .unnatural - street gloom, it's had no deterrent effects on the gaietjr |n the'Times Square-, and East Side sectors, and this past weekend, with the -good war newsT saw an especially Jolly turnout in Cfiles, niterles, tiieatres, bistro's,- etc Neighborhood-film theatre, omk- tors, who claim. to -haye sufferied fsem the exodus of workers fro'm the! Greater N. Y. area to wartime industries outside of New York City, this week were encouinged by' Ve< ports that both Maybr F. E. LaGuar- dia and Governor Lehman were at* .tempting to locate, war i^'dustriet in New York City on a greater sc^. Both LaGuardla and the state's chief executive are approaching the prob- lem from the angle that something must be done to curb unemployment in the largest city of the Vf. S. wh0f at the same time,' offering to assist the Administration to alleviate crowded conditions^ in Washinfton, It's generally known that while many other cities have prospered and that the Times-Squafe area the-, atres benefit from -weekend. Influx of visitors from nearby war-plant communlUeSi the N. Y. neighborhood clnebias have suffered. - Aside from attempting' to eitcb'nr- age the location of hew war-iaditS' try factories in Greater New Voxk, present campaign is seeking to land' such agencies as the Fedei^ Patent Office, Se(iurities & Exchange Com- mission, Department of (commerce, more of U. S. Shipbuilding setup and U. S. Public Health Service. Also felt by some. N, Y. officials that part of the Government's cen» sorship - propag^da establishment might logically be swimg to New York city,* particularly in view of the fact tiiat main offices for radio networks, picture distributors, press associations- and heWs' -services as ^ell as the Intei'-Amerlcan comndt* tee, Donovan Committee and jSlnt' business War Activities Committ^ )'re'Vx'o*'^''i*<«1i. V •■>» »•* iJ.T-. *«