Variety (February 1944)

so Wednesday, February 9, I944 Variety Oills WEEK OF FEBRUARY 11 Ntuwerals tn connection with bills below indicate , opening; day ol show, whether fuir or split weeki .-■ ; i .-'.v Nh« \oitK cirv Cttpitol Ij liKiiiutnit Ore Mills .Bros PoliH Itr I>ouie ■ StaU^ (10) ■ C'orilay-.. TiManQ. ' Vally Bnna Irlufk l>lant Betty Ke a ft jAnies; ^ ..Ai-no - W \SHIN(.T0N Capitol <10) Ht'nny Tounffirifln, Eiinsy tfte Hor^e:' ■ Muftuh !^>!> WiUly Boa? Paramount yjCW YOKIv riTl' ' ' .t*uriiin<Miiit (10) . ■JolvnnV Lonjf HU ■' Allen'- &;.-:i<;,ent-:.-. ■ CaltfJiry; Bros -■ CHIC \GO I'liiniftu (1«) , ilarry Coiil. Gaiuiaiiiit.h \^ro3 " . . peiiii ■ Murphy ■■ ■ Hq.rtKofi Woiiilera ,; , ; OKTKOIT - : Mu'hiean (10) . YAU^ghn aionroe-Bd'.: Belty June smith. Cht'stf^f ODplphiii, ' tlil ftUiifioiii -, - MI \M1 Olyiiipm CO) . , J i.ahe ■ & r/:. Birds Yduivg Kay.e . . aiary' Healy. ■ . Kbss &■ Bennett Hiclvory Nuts. OMAUA Orpheuin (10) EUa .FItjs);erald Bd: Moke *, Foke Ralph Brown RKO riiltue (11) Tommy iJorsey .'prc Gene' Krupii.. . ,Paui:',RfKah,-- «osio> IIKO (10) . TjquiH Prima' Ore BonriTe Baiter Fl'anlc Gabv '4',Ffanlts-,.. <3> ■SliRp Field.s Ore ■ . Helen'.Forrf'St: Minevitf'h'. Ray^alS; Dixie Hunbar CINCINNATI : Albce (10) D'Ai'ttiKf. Orc- Bealrice ■Kny ■ ■ ■.-. . ,<3vitce'.llcOohald ' ■ .Wataon Sih (3) Artdrewij; Sis^ Milch Ayres '.Oro . Eleanpiv* Tieman". Geiie Baylos ■ CLKM-:^ \ND Palttve (10) ■ AhdrejAvs ■ Sia, , ]VIiL(;h Avres Ore Eleanor Tieman' i Geiie'^Ba.V"ioa (3) E Carroll'i. Vanities .Pi|!ttce( 15-17) E' CarroU'w Vanities (8-10) D' Artega ; Ore ', Ileab'ice. Kay ■ Clrjice Mc-Oonald AVataoh Sfs , RoiiEtl'io- Antonio Acurtejny (7.-0) .1 Edwards .; jEoHs, .Sr, Rei'ss', Bros ■Sttijiloj'r-: & ^larty 3 ■■(."•.Jviit-.oUUp.c.vs'.- ■Anvyir'-'Atn.^U. ' : Crntoiiift .(H) M'vnn. . Xho Raiyttt'ns'.' Tiarry; Alpprt. ■ , Tilyoii'it lliisiieU' , Darlperi -i^iy' ■3 RUythnVPl.tes : -■■ ■' ^Hlaint^ 'Boyd' .'^ . ^■■(3- .fo-;flM;> i,ON<. isr.Axn Iliintiitfcton !!iti» (10) Arthur ■ 'Boran,';'' ■ Roya 1 narin'(iin.y. 4 GaVlo'.*,>l'alx^y Tho I-ureys ' ' JiiinaU'ii (7-0), GfiUo- &■ „Ma(ey: . : , Tilt?, litlTPya ■ ■ ■Royal '-Harmony 4 ■.: Arthur BotWn Lanc; ,& SmJi.Vl . ■; (1«) Hal H.i\iland (3 1.0 mn ■• (10-13> Bob Kaston Co ■.,. nnrlpftn ■Sis ..' J:ttc(iue)inft Hurley i .Cho.cyjlal'feers, .'■■; •' Bob Hopkins ,.' '■■ Xviihfook M*^-13) Roval Barmony 4 . (4. to. fill) , : AKRON Palrtc*- (M-t4) E OarroirH Tanitics AI.LRNTOWN Slate (lOria). Lewis Amea ; ~. ' •Kathleon ..Bvrn& ■Z--:' (14-10) Bn vfi AVrntiift' S. . : Ciria' & : Gortez ' , KALTIMORE . Illitpudroine (10). ■^an 8avitt Ore ZiKey .Talent : I-Jinda Moodv ■ , Windy Cool; Elii.iiU! HeiUlcii . 1 All. Km K Kmpire (H-10) AiuireWvS Siy Kov'Bavis ■ It t Jm ' ^ a p k' X t.t:. YiMsi Mii.f Brittori Ore - ii\Kinsiu lus staff (10) Ray Kinnfy'-Or-.'* Ijittle \'r6UBh Gi.>S*s ?i.'Btil '.sStfthley^.'. &' St^ ■Bean it; Ed l^ arii.q ' IIAKTFOKI) Htate (I1*i;i) lienrj'..j ert)!)!!? ; 0TC: ■ i'llia' ;Slae "■W.">r.{4'a ' Bodaon's Monitip.^ra - I.I'hii Brit 6' . ' i -' Coley Wortiv M NKH'AKK - Ailanis (10) Sli«ip. ^Fie|ci■s, Urn. Virfifihia W'.'.i'Jlir' •Terry T^e.vv;s Reds A. C'uili NOKI^Or.U Center (10) T Welles » Hylton.SiS' ■. johiriny Burli'i' ■. Mineviteh ■.Ftaseals Centerettea Majestic (lO^S) EIizabeth's. Can incra Ormav i:>mmond Tonv Farlar ■Morej/ '&.;Eja^i''n . ■ ■ ^F.uiler'a Go^"; .-■'''■. (14-16) Jimmy MarU : » Julia Gummlngs 1 Gallo. & Malev, Doiison'it .Monltoys riilLADIfiWHIA Carninn (10) Jean Dawn >. BiiB & (^len PeR Leg. Bfitea i Ora.ntoa FROVIWKNCE Metropolittiii (11-13) J lAinceford pre Joe.'vFrls'CQ.. ■■ Gays Dixon Tod Smith Roy UoKc.r£i Gordon Andrews O . Club ni : Franlilo Uyera Pat , IlarrlnRton Diane Fontafha Mareo Peffgy O'Neill Afarlo Mecall Marcla Kent Club 1-2-3 Roper .Stenrna Myra Kinffsiev Jlmiiiy Ilufante ' Marv Rjiye & Naldi Kltrf,vn. Cooper ; . „,■ liarry: IlrOpUa : , Mililreri. ;La,w, ^ . Mann Knott .. Los A'n.d.rini' {SaiTiba 'Si^ JoPi .Herran O.rc^ FranJt Mart I Urc. . ^ Cim it«ii){« . Dlclt; WliKdnOrelh- , B BiKonv Eneinble Jack .flempHe.v>. Ghria. Crbiia Ore >; Zeb Carver . . , '■ I> Balier\M \ isicontie? nianionil IlnrHealinii Bob Hall Vi\leii F.iT Victoria Rane . -Rosa :Sls Wciih Hall Sylvia Barry Harry Meehun . James ,Bl Allison Four Rose Buds VVill Quontmeyer Rosalie Grant Billv Banks , Bobby DaviS' , - Frances Henderson Chin! ■^y<^^■ Vin Travers Oreh ..llnimv Dwyrv'i Blainfe'^ Vincent,': ..v M'arsha FipldM :, Brock & Bean . , Virginia:Fait .'■. . Julia; G.erity. . SinginK "Wai ters RI CllU'ti .Rolando . DoTita ^& Velcrp Sarlia.' Herrora •Alejindro. Vilalta Juan Joi3e: Rare ■Pilar. Gomez .Gus^rtetd JJiinIp ■. . El Rionirro Chauncey Grev Or* Chifinlto Ore Andre .BOdo: Charles Inwnli' Grcenwii'li A illiip* Inn JaeUie Oleason Dino & Rossi r . BOOKING THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT VAUDEVILLE THEATRES EDWARD SHERMAN AGENCY NEW Yom: PARAMOUNT: SUILOINS BEVERLY HILLS. CAL CAklFORMIA BANK BLOC. ROC'IIKSTKK Temple (11-13) Gay >iinetiea llev; (4-0) Ina Rav. HiUton Or Grace . McDonald Kini J.100 Sis Pi'ank .Gabjr ■.:, SAN FB\XCISCO Ooldrq, Oatp (10) Gay Nlifhtles (3) Gay iNlffhtjes . ■ AL\U\MV UirniinRliam runtaKV<. <l«-»0) ReV of: Toniorrow: " I.yTii' (n-30) Retilro-Radip fciliow. . ■ ^Selmav: ■ Wilby (15) vRfenfro 'Rarlto Show FLORIDA Tttltiliawwee Stutf (151 .. talk About. GirJs 7 OKOK(<l \ ;■ - Auffustn . ' * Modjeskn (IS-'JO) '. 'Berhl. \'ici Bpv,..,: - KOKDH CAROWNA Chiirlotte ' Broadna.t (ll«-1») ■. Alejc Gerber's Rev. Concord IVirilmount. -(14) " Tile Karston Show ; fireciiNlioro }y'utionaI (17) Bernl Vlci Rfev Ifisli Point 1*lirainouiit (17) iliilcc 11, Snappy Salislinry State (11) ■Knockouts of 1944 : ' ' WilnkinKton: Carollnii (18-1!)) I., I)e Wolf s Res ; ^VinNton Sulvm State (10-17) The .Karston .Show SOUTH C\ROM>A CharleHton %U.forj (14-15) Knockouts of .19.44 Coliimhl.t ■ Carolina (16) Knockouts of :iil 14 Greenville Center (Hi) iBer.tii.. Viei Rev . Spartanburfc State (14) Spices of 1944 V TENNE'.SKE lli'iatnl cm-19) The Kafston Sho\y riROIMA Danville Rialto (15) ■The Karston Show . Koanoke Kouiioke (10) , Miike it SnappS- . . State (lO^lS) Jimrny Mark & Ij George Ross Se.efl & "White ■ , A .Drewa ■ (13-lA) . .Don Uicardo A: M Fred .Strltt ■ 3 AV'yae G1.S ■ BOSTON : Bradford Hotel (10) f!'ollette.Lyona Artie .Dan.n B(.r-Mai- 1 Diirb -& Corda' ■ Toners (ll-f!) Toy ;-Sis; ■ ' ' ■.) Bolin. & Ma'hews .lEennett & '.Ml'.tchell Harry Reso^ : .li.'ive-Winnie 1 KUKABETII Liberty (10-13) Wyiici 2 ' ■. . Gl'ace .JohnPton Tlio Ualstons Tina Dixon , Radchff & Jenkins Berry , BrtMj SPBINGFlKliD Court Sq. (10-lii) 3 : Wyse Gls Stanley Burns ■ ,. .lulla CumminKS : Ted &. Art Mill«r . . WOONSOCKBT ■ New park (10-13) S . Edwards. -. . Holmes. & Jean , ■ ' Ssenor Carlos .Ray. & Harrison r . Kim 1^00 Sis - ■ WOBCKSTKR IMymouth (lO-lii) Gautier's St'plecli^£e G Ray vTerreir.. .Bert Walton *- Earl & Fort unA. r (1-0) Jan Savitt Ore ■ Julia-CuiTiTninKs. Holmes .t Jean I. Ray & Harrison Cabaret BiHs NEW TOBX CITY NKW YMlK CITV SI rand (II) .. Charlie . Ilarnci ■ Orfc Hiii'in'y'Bi'isSs Jn.a Ray Uytton .Ore ,-3 \HtpoffeH:.; ■ . , C'eorffia (liljb^ , ;. Coiidos" Bros ■ riiii.\i>ri VIII \ j<;»i:ie (11) ■ .-Ton.j;: ."■ Bast-d.!'''. ;o re ■. ■ ■ .Ja.niefl;Bfi.rtnh ; : ■ 'I'lle. R,(ytttl InS'tons ' .: (4) 'T'. pbivspy VUrc ■■ ' .Pauli^He'Kan,■■■-.',■:■■'*,■ ■ Bdward's--' W.!s "....'V.'.- J*ITT*.Bl Kftif SlanliM (II) Jeirj ^^ aid Oil ■Phil Regan. Wesson. Bros Miriam ■ Verne (i) y. Monroe,:Orc, ■ ■liluriVHy fjis.: r", Betty Jane Srfiith- Gil Maison , <«taiiipj dtj-i";) Gii:y Nlrieties Rey, ^1 \SIII>MON ICarle <11) Rqxyefte'^.,. Oxfhrd 'Boys baadV:T^V0n - . K'ileeri Bitter - ' Rbxyettf'S" Oxford. Boy^a.,. ■' Ladd, Lyon: .kileen Bitter.. >KW VOHK C ITY 3luHl( Hall ill) F'a'ttt'AVi.nc'hPiv ,■ Rnbert >M«^rL-ilI : ■ : Mao UlondoU Vm (10> R die VaKtoiicellGi; Bill Ameti : .1 LyttJe yis Paul A«h 01*0 Alelors Bill . Glass Oro Claudia Kaye , JloUie .Tow.ne JaiieOweti; ■" Rofrer Bowen Arthur Benson Aquarium nest. ;M pou'ell Maniacs Jerry Montanna Bd , Angie. 'Bcind 3 Arninnao^: Ann, F'-ancin^ . Bui TalMirIn< : . ,.Roy .Doufrlas' , ■ , S ftlori tniartr i; Gls • Aporn'^ tiin^mons Jack- Barrio : v T..OU ..Harold Ore Fntnk, Warren Ore , 'Bill Beirtolottrn .:. Blue AnKol Owen Ac Parker ■ The: Bernards Evelyn Knight Ellis Ijarkins .Trio ^itiiftrt Ross Bunty Pendieton . Cafe 68 ^'incent Catanese Or .Soteroi Sitn Jll^iguel:' Cafe Soelety (Midtown? Jimmy Savo ■ . . Hazel Scott : Patsy Garrett Eugene Fields 3- Teddy Wilson Ore Cafe soeicly (VUImce) Pearl ■Primus. Mary Lou Williams GAUDSMITH BROS. Weeks Feb. 4 and 11 Chicag^o Theatre, Chicagro i\Ianageinent: EDDIE SMITH Norma Raymond ijaura VVilspn,. ■ ■ ■. Vihfceflt "Pierpe,' .* Sally Goodwin. ' iMov.1 CSifford Loretta Lane fVictbr' '-Dk-iiT;' JUai tii Baker , . . GeOT&e Morris Ore - Don Syivio Ore Roberto Oro Bill*fl Gaj VO'a .. IGthei Gilbert : Joan, Reilly ■■,. Charles Rosoff Bernle Oraucr .Harold VAMUard.' . Jacli Ryan- ChariT's'.'KtHcldanii ■ .Tlrnmy . Burns' - , ■ Bin Kelaey • ■ ■ I Tiny Otrt) Quartette Phyllis Stewart Josh White Eddie Iley.wood . Ore CaBbah - Lillian Clark ^ ;■ Lee Kuhn 3 . . Danny lates Gro Cnsinu RuHse Nina Tarasova Dmitri': Matyioiiko; NlGholtts Khadarik K Veralli^Ballet' - yig.di|riir ;La;;iirev., C. . Codolban Ore Ccruftrii ,Ttinl ."Al'or.t'b' EddiO' Steele . • Mao Barnes^ Maxino Johnson Club 18 ,R6y Sedley, Vmce ■ Curran" Mildred Ray Gla. Ned Harvey Ore . liOs Rhumboleros . Havana-Madrid ^ Chu-Chu Martinez Alberta. Torres I) Jose Curbello Orch- Garlos Varelas Ore Uotel Astor (Astor Roof) . (Columbian Boom)! Tommy Tucker Ore Jose Morand Ore .. Cocktair Lounx« Dick Kuhn Hotel Relmoni Plaza (filnMB llntr .Mickey Alpert Ore Diclc: Buckley PlQria..VestcJf . Pat Abbott Ma^rla :■,■ ■■■ . ■. ■ ■ Nino Rhumba Bd Hotel Biltmore Joan Hvldo.ft Job-ii' Dohohue . Arnold Shoda Kuth Sitarr ]>o^Icers (4) Ann Warren . Ha\ ChaHo Ray Heathorton Ore Hotel Coinmnaore (Centory Room) Enric Madri^ucra O f^erriarido Alva'■■ Nita-Rosa.' ' ■ Bob Lido Cachita , Tiie Graysons Dorothy Kelipr. Ray. Avnett Jphhny ,:Mack Mischel Gomer 3 Stanley & Marti. Dorothy Keller Mishel Gorner Orcb : Hotel Dixie (Plantntion Room) Al Trace. ■ Hotel EdlROn Ryan-Barron Ore Hotel Gssex Houne : (Casino on Purlc) Abe LvTTian Ore: Rose Blane ; ■.;,! Frankio Con nora Stanley Worth. '^ Ruth.'WaUis ■Nick .D'Amteo Ore Hotel i.<exinBtiin (Ifnwaliixi Rnn> .; Laiii Mclntire, Ore ,, ■ lieilaril'.', Mokihana- ; , ■ , Al Mclntire Hiarold Alp,ma , ■ . Hotel f-ineoln (Bine Room) Count. Basio Ore. Hotel McAtntn (Marino Grtin Aiadys. .Tell, / ' ' - ; Ernest Hamory f ■ Johnny Messner Ore Ifotiii] Neu .Yorker (Terrace Room) ' \' ;Ronny Dunham Ore-: Dorothy,.ClairO'. ■ Don. Darcy T^rnrv Jhne Yen.. Bob Russell : ' /Bob; Bh,lla,rd,;, . Jerry "''iiapes■-'■.; .Mary .Tarie 'TjawHo,n, Billy.' Peterson ,. :■ - Art Paulson Orch ■: P^ter Kent Orcti V Hotel PnrU Centrnv Croeonnut lir"vjf> .D.lnny Bpckrier' Ore 0 & G Berniird . , (Rnvnl Pfilmi Raprtinie Smitty • r^Io TTart ' . VranJcRosntl Linda Carroll Uot«l PvMMyivniiUi : (Cafe R0»sa> . • Charlie Spivnk Oro Hotet rierre <CotilIl0u Kouui) "Myrus- ■ M & iritffoi I*'P r rest G ti 6 (.1 e;n ou g h Kitty Crawford titunJey Mulba Oro (Cafe Pierre) Ellen Mitchell Stanley Melba Oro Hotel l*liim ,_ . . (Persian Koomj.. JoUn UPysra^t ;' (Jomez ^ Boatrlce Bob Grant Ore . Hotel KtHmefelt Guy Lombardo. Ore Walter Pcr.ner Ore Hotel anvo; riaxn (Cafe. I^mnier) Cloinonte Ore ■Florin<la ■ JoHQph Marvin; Ore: . Hotel; Sheraton (Satire Room) . 'Duiicah, Sis ' Rpr-mar. '■ . ■'. Tino Valentr . Pat Cameron , Jt-rrv Vanni ;■ -IvinK JoUiison Ore '■ Hotel St. Morltc Dolores Del Carmen Ron Perrv Ore Hotel St. Reiftii Citrol' ■ Tj'ynhe, y; ; ■ , ,Ku(ly';RiPhnrd8 :'.' Slicliael AVard^ , ^larffarot, Biirr'y r - Eileett Tlioinp.-^'oii '.' .^^harlee ■'.'M-uiistei' Kdith." Kan'del' FretUiy, Miller /0,rc T h e(id:6 ra V Tl 1P ok 3! , ■ -.t'jynn GartKnet''- BoiV : Sinipi)e(irc ,KVan ;Jonps ,Oro ' ',■, : Hotel Tnfl Vincent TiOpcK Ore Hotel naMort- , Astoria Annamu.r>vDic,key I|pud,e;h'ko. A-' Z;ori.tch' Lina Roiiiay ■■■.. ,Xfi.Vicr .Cufjiil Ore ■, ',■ ;M,i3Cha. Dorr Orii . Ilurrienne Ted Lewis A: Ore ' 'R'ppd ■■S'ist.ffi'S '■■'""■'" ■ .■■■■"' ■■ Gpfaldine De Bbis Paiil Whii:P .'. T.eddv Hale: Bobo Fox , • Charles ^yijutier .,■: June;'Ed.iiV'ards' . : . .Jlnimy- Kelly** Glenda Hope Joanne Lynne . Jjo Ann CpUier^ .' John Rockwood Burke" 2 . ■: Terry Spik« . ■Re.nee '■. Mildred Truce llomero & Rosita Carter & Rosa . Lorna Rhode Joe Ga.pello Ore K«1lr''fl Stable Clark Monroe Ore Colpma n Hivw k I ns Clarence Prodt: t. ■' Dink Patterson Billy t>a*niela..,,.'*. Miss Rhapsody Lii Coniea Carmen Alnaya .. . 'Sa.bici^s' . ■ • A iitoni o & Leon or . Gloria Belnvonte Paco.; Gerontmo ■Villanno Marta nomineuess . IjB Martinique Zero Mostel . .M'urtah' Siis ',■,/ Martinlqiicena Maxl Bergere Ore .Socasses Ore . - . r4itltt Qiiiirt«f Billy Vine Car'dlnl . , •.• ;■..■■■„■ 'MaiZzolie & Ab.bott Shea & llaymbnd"' 'Ghristiah"i~FamUy. - Henry Therrien, : Chfu lo. & Dupree '-■ Ijna. Coo.per , ■ Adole> Parrish ' . Don McQrane Orch Jose Cortez Orch Lfl Vie Pnrlslenne Celeste Holm f.«on & R4ldle*» Erldle Davis Wynn . 2 ' ' .llartha,; KihR. T>olft Andi'e Tr ; Juri.e ^\vi^aoIl. ' Sherry Britton ;ilil-d.a-. ^' . liftzara & .Cafitpllxini liou Martin Ore Monte Carlo <. asint* Dick Gasparre Ore Marpa ■ Smolen & RPsatl ■ I5lay.no." Hume ' Smoien &■ Rosati Ralijh Rptsers; Bd * Old RfHiinitiiTiin Ja<'lc Richards ■ Sadie Banks : Jnn T^aPorte Ore ;, I'nrlHv Ciui Cbante Pie'rro .de/pailktiix Myrette Panselle Svlvie ftt, Clair \ Richa:rd'■ilaniiing Joanne Morairi Leonard IClliGt , trinfi Juri.st ; . Queen :tinry Nay a Crecia- . "Vera Niva . .C?astaine.& Barry , Guv .Martin Girls' ■Pat Clayton ; Irving .Conn Ore . Peter Rotunda Bd- Rnirers Corner Korn Kobblcrs Harrv :'Lftfcourt cii- Pnpa.ya Hawalians, Victor -Quartet; - ■ Harold Green. ■Roas.\MacLeari ■" Phil p'Arcy ' 3' jrptTyniakera'.- Sig■■'^^Phot'U .'Ore ■. Rubfin Bleu Bernie West ■Peters ;:Si;s:^.\ Mnx.ine SuMiyan ■'.llse i.BpiS''. /-' -;'.'',"'. Herman Chl'ttlsOn .Julius Monlc, . ■' .■■.'■.■Srtm>ny.*8 " Bowery Oa.v ■flO'a ■^irh'nrl'i^. (Tot-rlsitin . ■ .Tllliip- .Se,bn.etder, ..Ma,My ItPid'f; Jack''.'SheeIian , ' : Siiivy's Roof ;'.Si)rvy.. ■,■.'■ ■'.' Wal,f;er Liberiice ' , I-te*d-, Ivpiitin^ '.. Storh Club ;RUss.; Smith': Or,oh; ' T« v>»rn-ort^fi reeii. Joe Rirardel Ore ■ Tonv'H 'irouviljp ..-.Cy. ' Wfll.ter- ;.■ ■■■,; ■■.Alpx-.'^'Gi-rai'ilo ■■ TTn i-ry Lo Roy' ■ ■ ■■E.dv- ■ Bus Dfi'vlg • Vtola JolTerson Hot Cha Drew Versallle* Perry Coino 'uul Rentos . lay Sinatra Oro AiaPhitb ; Bd . ■ '^ . .>e (.'astro Si.a '' .■ •arry BouBlUa, •. ... Ronnie C u n n i n g h am itOk., Blair. ■ Mata. & Bari . VllliiK» Dam DJclr .Thomas Red River Dave .htpJTo iioi'lng'. Tiny Clai'k .■ " ■Gvti 'CirtLe ■ -;' - op. Bro\v nlee's II - Village VanKuar4. Albinny Jones ■ ■ Olnvsr Dulo Qyven Tyno . Joe Thomas t Wivel Bob Ii«e Carmen Montoya, Tommy Hayden Mile. Hildeen Oertrude Hlld The Paulens Harry Horton Oyo . .Zanilbiir Maurice Rocco Son & Sonny Bill- XUiiley . Ada. ■I*''"^vn'■.. Toiia ^'fii -'WlIda '..:,:'..■.'., S;ihby IjI'W iS' Orch ;■ Patterson & Jacks n Canay s Bd Mpnii ..Kal Kuulel Young 200 Backers Continued from page Miami Gyp-Talce S ContlHucil from page 1 =5 names of the investors-must: be ad- vertised, soon afterward being pub- licized as news items. .. Genejal part- neis are the actual pioducers and often one of the lattei is also a Uni- ted partner Limited partners are not liable for more than they orig- inally invest, and if the budget is exceeded it is up to the general pait- ners to provide the additional money "Venus" Cost $145,000 Case m point is "One Touch of Vcnua," budgeted foi $115,000, but Which cost around $30,000 more, Cheryl Crawfoid and John Wildbcrg, the general partners, supplying - the necessary extra coin. In that in- stance it made little difference be- cause the show is a smash.ihit (46th Sti:eet,-N.-Y.). But the limited .part-: ners got a break m ' Venus," since then ihaie of the profits remained constant.V ■.'-.:'■::.■ ■■':,-■: ,.;.:■ - :. Limited-partnership production Is really big business; and some angels go toi appreciable sums in flops. "What's Up" which was budgeted^ foi $90,000, but lost much more, had 10 backers. So -many of the season's attractions are done Under the lim- ited-partnership- plan -that; the num- ber of investors seems endless, but it has been noticed that; quite, a few ol the same people are steady cus- tomers. There are shows for which the total amount budgeted-iis not publicized. The percentages remain the same and if a hit is registered the difterential evidently goes to the general partners. "Oklahoma," ".Widow" ' Oklahoma" (St. James) is a limited-partnership which earned the investment quickly, same going for "The - Merry . Widow"vAMajestic) .but there are a floclc of productions with bunches ot backers that flopped out, almost forgotten except by those who had pieces. One which had nine backers never even opened on Broadway. Most of the limited- partnership shows come from new producers, a few better known man- agers using the same method. Others of the latter classification, however, attract ' backers but ■ under, loan agreements -Which -are secret or silent partnerships and the identity of the investors does notiusually -appear in the dailies./- The champ Broadway angels are Howard Cullman and Meyer Davis, both more :0r less new m show busi- ness ajid both real winners. Cullman, whose brother is usually .-in on his theatrical ventures, has pieces of 10 shows. vvhile Davis; is in on eight; Both have gone into flops but not often. Cullrnan's big vv'inners: include "Life; With,: Father " (Empire) Ar- senic and > Old Lace," . (Hudson) "Oklahoma' and "One Touch of Ven us." Davis's known good things include "Merry Widow" and ; "Tor morrow the World" (Barryjnore) and he IS producer of the new "Wall- flower," which opened at the Cort last week.. . Emil Friedlander, - of Dazian's, is an inveterate backer ip a more . modest way and there are many others of that type, most of their names being unfamiliar oh Broadway. ~? '; ■:■■ Quick Coin Return—Maybe Some ^hows including: musicals reoaptui-c the investment quickly, instances being; .■ "Oklahoma," : "Widow,". "iEather"and ./"Atsenic'': while others require extended peri- ods. Last week the first profit check to investois in "Ziegfeld Follies?' (Imperial) were mailed' out. -That revue is said to have, cost $175,000. It has been playing nine months and - the.length of .time before .the. invest- ment was paid off .-IS-proof of the rq- ppfted high operating nut. , '. ;: ''Early to Bed'' (Broadhurst) has played, seven -months but no profits have been distributed. Backers have been paid back 70% of their invest- ments, show having cost $95,000. ."ped", is :sUre .t6.',in.ake:;rjicjne^^ ' cauiie , the. arnouiit: --in tl^e. f esferve fund, plus $12(700 .in .salary:.guaran- tGp:: m.oney on depbfslt -jSvith'' .Equity, moic than equals the 30% coming to the, angels.; ■ to the authorities, the chumps some- how urge them"not to bother" be- cause, it develops, theie's a little larceny in some of them. The gim.mick is that nobody earn- ing $100,000 a year, and giving baelc 75G tp the Government, could afford to play $1,000 on a horse or h card; so-these chumps are somehow in the wrong.- Underhand Improvisations The gaffl works in divers manners. If it's in liquor, they're selling undei- the-counter at so much, extra per case. If in textiles, they're selling at surcharges. One chain restaura- teur, for instance, with 200 pop- priced dineries m his organization, bragged one night how he knocks off $1,500 a week on the q.t He explained that he just; tears up $7 SO worth of -focid/ cbecks every week, at each eateiyv That's not much per week, but it means he doesn't have to; account for the income, since it doesn't show on the; books. At $1,300 a week gravy-, this charaoter, of course, can gamble; many a G on anything. ■The new influx here of racetrack; touts and deep-Bronx clientele, (but somehow With ready access to loose coin); has made It a sott touch; all around. It's also starting to worry the better-grade ho-stelriest although it's been a wide-open secret that one exclusive hotel charged $1;10 for access to the -beach cabanas, with result that the hotel: guests; them* selves were disgusted; no privacy, the bourgeosie bringing box lunches, etc.- .That's ', been ; correctecl. since; '- This same hotel suprjosedly sold its, cigar :stand concession (alias lor handbook) for $10,000 and. as one. newspaperman observed, "How many cigars can this stand sell to: get back lOG in SIX weeks"'" : Meanwhile: yelps on the wide; open aspects, of: the: gartiblirig situation hai - reached the capitol at Tallahassee,; where the governor announced a war on bookies and named four beach hotels as gaming locations. City manager Rensbaw, however, de- clared that while he has made no formal investigationv'he knows of; no . open bookmaking- in Miami Beach. He promised to look into' the matter,; CProsperity Note S Continued from page 1 ^ in other years when every penny counted, it is reported. ■ Odd amounts m change, down to pennies: due to the admission tax where it's not set up in even amounts. IS contributing to the con- fusion. Many theatres, where; change; in the coppers IS made, are having trouble getting enough Ic pieces to keep going. For this reason, any :\ number of film houses are switching to uneven scales which, With the tax added, will come out iiv units of 5c or 10c. For instance, a theati e; formerly charging 25c, wJiich witii tax would be 29c, now charges a net of 26c and, with the admissions levy, comes out at an-even 30c.. - Saranac By Happy Behway Sdianac Lake, N. Y , Feb B. ; Among Will Rogerites and down- ; town inmates distinguishing thein^ selves by taking time out between rest periods to aid the Fourth War Bond Drive are Bart Williams,-Jerry Rosenberg, Benny He-ssler. A. B. An- derson, Eddie Vogt, Artliur Alverec and John Clancy. Ben Nadler. Cleveland theatre manager, ]ust mastered that thoraco- plasty operation and IS back smiling? , at the Rogeis, ditto foi Fiank Lee, nitery entertainer. Percy Wenrich, songwriter, cele- bidted birthday last week. Topping gifts was an O K. report from hiS medico. Bonnie Clare Richardson, former Conover , Model; has been doing .so well she was given 10-day turlough. Margaret Dougherty elated over; the news that her husband, is, fight- ing in Italy Gal is also flashing en- couraging,reports. Rose Goldstein upped for one meal and improving nicely. : Dr. Edgar; Mayer, first medico-jn- chief of the old NVA sana- torium and now. a professor at Coi- nell Medical Center, stopped off to , mitt some of his old patients Alice Van Ness bas been upped for meals. Elwin Walzsman, president of Lion's Club and chairman of Wil- liam Morris Memorial Park, now an officer in the Army. Write to,t)hase who ace ill. Bob Allen, who recently disbanded lii^ ,cprchestra, to. dp a siiigle,: fills his . fir=t booking as such next Thursday (17) on the Libbey-Owens Glass pro- gram (NBC).