Variety (Nov 1944)

Wed»«sd»y, Noreqihcr t, 1944 VARIETY CHATTER r>3 Broadway Tillic Le'olangJasie in Jewish hos- pital, Brooklyn. ' ; Jimmy Davis added to Willard Keefe p.a. staff. -<:'-., Riissel Grouse "profiling'', o.a. Dick Maney for Life, v ..;'./, Mary Lou. Williams into Cafe So- ciety.Downtown Tuesday (14). Benito Collada, II Chico boniface, back after long stay in Saranac. Treasurers and Ticket Sellers union has moved to Edison hotel an- ntx. : - .,. Metro exec Nat Wolff, ex-Holly- wood agent, in; town for another 10 flays. 'c^'**■■•'•. '.■.•.-.-'.■'. ■ '.'-., Lou Pollock. United Artists ad- pubhcitv topper, in Beth David hosp with a back ailment. Theatrical attorney Arthur F. D.iscoll back at his desk regularly •4his week, after his recent op. . . At Lutt of the Tyson & Co. ticket .as'.; .icy. dropped dead in a bus while going to work last Wednesday (1). S, Jay Kaufman joined Jean Dai- ry mole' (publicity office tor five weeks to handle opera at City Cen- ter. •" •■ / -'-'. :•''."'-,, '.:'"':">' Maurice Zolotow glorifies Harry •Jsemo, living songsmifh, as "The Keehi on the Beam." in Dec True mag. '•''• ; ..'''v.,:';-.' David S. Cowles, ex-Penguin boni- face in midtown. has Opened, a $100 ■membership Penguin Country Club, G'-cn Cove, Ij.il , George Deber,. of USO-Camp .Shows,- on a. month's trip south and ; -we'-'i.. to Coast, surveying units and: audilioiung talent. . '.';' Justice Mitchell May elected chair- man of board of Mitchell May, Jr. Co„"Inc.. insurance, which does a lot of theatrical work. ;'•"..■ Billy Rose's clever ads on the 20th- Fox filmization of h. •'Diamond. Horseshoe;" . heralds the film as a $2 500,000 production. Lucille von Urff, formerly a--so- ciaU> editor of Look and recently with CBS Television, has joined Evelyn -Geistcin- publicity. ' '. Leonard Burton, formerly with publicitv office of Alviri theatre; joined Frank Law's publicity depart- ment of the Ronay-oporatcd hotels. The Ronald Colmans (Beinta Hume) scrammed to Coast after his Pbilco guest-Shot Sunday "be- cause-we're anxious to see our new baby ' . • , ' When- Carole Landis does radio guest-shots now there's a three-ply pllia 'invoivedT—her new Shubert mu- sical: her old 20th-Fox contract and her sponsor. ("apt Lanny Ross writing, from New Guinea about show activity there. In one base in June, he says, 270 stage shows were put on m, camps and hospitals. Frank Veisacci,' flutist, who ac- companied Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanctz oil Iran trip last sum- mer, to go along with duo on forth- coming overseas tour. George Jcssef- and Ethel Barry- more reminisced of their- old vaude days at the Theatre Guild's cocktail- ery for the star (Albert Basserman w,as co-guest of honor). .' 7 ■■;■'[ Glory Palmer, now with Ernie Hoist's band at the Stork, marks the return ,of the''socialite songsters in the bistros. First femme chirper with a Stork Club band- in years. Mike Todd shillcd the "Harvey" firslnigriters into the, 48th St.. with the spiel "this is' the house of hits." ■ Show is a Brock Pemberton produc- tion; Todd merely controls the house. ..• Jimmy Savo. wearing a new tiix while doing his routine at Cafe So- ciety Uptown. First time in his. more than 20 years in show Ijiz that comic, isn't using his baggy pants .and torn : coat .during .his regular solo act. . " ■ Actress Judith Anderson, who re- cently returned to N,Y. alter ai 10- week four of the Southwest Pacific With a USO-Camp Shows 'unit, is now on another tour, in the Canb- bemv area. • . Ever since Life exposed Sherman .Biliintrsley's. signals for. free drinks, no check, bottle of perfume, etc., the regulars .are kidding the Stork's '. boniface. that he'd better change his system of signaling. Half the. residuary estate left by the late George R, Baker of . New York,; vic.epresident of the- Manufac- turers Trust Co., will go to his Wife, Martha Atwood,- former Metropoli- tan Opera soprano. , Capt Jerry CargiU, ex-agent, back from New Guinea, recuperating .at, his, Bucks: County (Pa.) farm arid will probably return to show biz activity as a .civilian. He was a spe- cial services officer. ' ;,•:',' In length of service the oldest em- ployee of National Screen Service; Paul Benjamin, production dept. ex- ecutive .in charge of the N. Y. terri- tory, rounds out 25 years with .the company on Nov. 19. Louise (Mrs. Bugs) Baer and her ■'gal pals ddn't want to waste time, so "now she hosts "ginrummy break? ' fasts." Slates thatthe luncheon idea kills too much time which they could devote fo card-playing. AI Jolson, with piano-accompanist Harry: Akst, doubling back to Holly- wood on another hospital tour, after working their way east the southern route. Jolson starts his first Colum- bia pic production pronto. . . Formt' film player George K. Ar- thur, now in ihe Army under his real ' ntijite of Georse Brc"l.has ,rp1 i.i'rncd to X, Y. after two years in England with &• 0. ». Eighth Air force headquarters. He's now a captain. George Jessel flew in and out on another FDR spiel, Hinder special okay from his studio boss, Darryl Zanuck, a known GOPer. Jessel says he's been shilling for two presi- dents now, "Wilson" (the pic) and Roosevelt. Donald Flamm, former owner of WMCA, prez, and : Morris Sarnoff, treas., have purchased from David H. Schwartz for -all cash over, a first mortgage held by the Guaranty Trust Co., the 15-story apartment house at 161 West 54th St, . Auction sale of Mrs. Leon (Ruby) Schinasi's furnishings frOriv her Riv- I erside drive honie,' long a N. Y. land- mark, fetched a strong turnout at the Parkc-Bernet gallery Friday arid Saturday. She's the mother of Bubbles Schinasi! '.-"•.•• '/■',;•'; -V An hour after Al Jolson walked into El Conquistador hotel, Tucson, to buy it for Walter Jacobs,, he was told it had' just been sold. Jacobs thus Will resume again at the Sur- rey; Miami Beach, until his Lord Tarleton hotel is returned by- the Army. ,:.'.,"' • ■■' - ■ •' • j. Suite 170. Hotel Astor, was the site of an election celebration last night, hosted by the .Independent Votei's committee of the Arts & Sciences for Roosevelt Flock of show biz and radio parties all over town spon- sored by broadcasting chaihs, niter- les. etc . .. Joe Shea, former N. Y. ad and pub director tor William Cagney Productions, who has been working on a documentary filih.for the War Dept.. is going overseas on a re- search mission following completion of current foreign service school training. -. Three mothers - to - be, Virginia Field (Mis Raul Douglas), Gypsy Rose Lee. ( Mrs. Alexander Kirkland) and Mrs Leonard (Sylvia) Lyons, almost stole the show at the, "Life With Father" sixth birthday party Saturday ilite Four hours later Mrs. Lyons inade the N. Y. Post columnist papa of a son. their third boy. Chicago Joe E. Lewis into the Chez,Paree Dec. 7. "« -r ".,•.;";•;. ■•■ '..■"' Harriette Smith, only, femnie song plugger here, moved over trom Chelsea Music Corp. to Bourne Music. . ./.''"'V'.•'•'■ y '■: ''■','.,. '.' : . Nick Lucas recorded a series of spot announcements for ■ Holsum BreadJiairers at Republic Recording Tuesday (7). , •' -. Elmer Norman Brendcl, son of movie comic El Brendel, arraigned in Felony Court on charge 61 passing $190 in rubber checks. . Arthur Knorr, N. Y. Roxy. art di- rector, wiir address Chicago Display . Club Friday HO). 'He's being brought . here by Dazian's, theatrical costiimers. ... . ': 4 New officers of Warner Bros, em- • ployees club are Charlie Ryan, prez; Herb Wheeler, v.p.; Margaret Stiep- er,i treasurer, and Astrid : Woehler, secretary. ';. : '.',.';'v;.'.. Warners' starlet Marjorie Riordan. taken • m tow by studio's Chicago flack. Lucia Perrigo, spoke\ at. a "Hollywood Canteen" press lunch at Milwaukee A. C. .. . Wanda Cochran, taking over as Laurie in "Oklahoma!'' while Betty Jane Watson honeymoons with her new spouse, Gerald Austenscn, sing- er in same show. . Arthur Schoenstadt, head pf the Sctioenstadt circuit, trains out. for Phoenix at close- of current Com- munity War Fund Drive. He's chair- man here- of ■ amusement and recrea- tion divisiorj. convenes here: Nov. 16-19 to discuss booking pix, film distribution, build- ing and financing cinemas."^ 'Christmas Holiday" ■ (V.\ "■ titled Kay Francis laid up with laryn- "Light in the Soul" in Mexico, in its ! Ujfe, third week at the Cine Olimpja.' ahd John Wray, dance director, joined "Arsenic and Old Lace * (WB) titled i the. Army. ,. - '.'Sweethearts' Night." in its second [• Veronica Lake and Ahclre de Toth' at the Cine Alameda. - ' to w ed Dec, 11. ■ Nadonaf ^^fefe^'^feSlc^ £m«nci:Bergman to Canada^ to help: mewm .unancieia. the. govern-,, {hc w Bond drive, ment s fiscal agency, tor'many, yera-s, - , " , Jf-J! I "",'.':- 1 'i..-:'»'.'-„■; ■' now general manager of the pic in-! Je '"- V .,A S ? colebra.i.ng his 3Q.h dustry's own bank,, the Banco Cine- I year with Unu ersal, V; , matografico. He; succeeds Lic Carlos. I Eleanor Parker , home from the. Garriedo Galv,i.n ; . v. ho has become ! hospital alter appendectomy, r , managing director,of .Films Mundi- !' .Veil- Afinew' in town fo- confer- « !c ?- . . - ences w t!-. Da\ ti O SeUnicR. . Robert Z. ■ Leonard back : to. W'ork. at 'Metro after prolonged illness. .- ; j:.'.-Jpfi'ii' -WaTTte. mndo. properry se'.tie- .'.merit in. his .wife's suit for, .divorce. - I Harry Cux;.. Milt ioilr.l-. T|ieatres; . _ . ,,•. ,„„„,. 'treasurer, in town lor circuit \eoiV- mg is Frank Sinatra, set-this, week '{ a {,j; ,. . by Music Corp. of America tor three > ' V „ , - •,» , , . , , ' « . t ".' • u :» i..,v„»i«,rRi, Joan Caulfield -became Joan. Cau- dates out.of which it is.expected bo,-. neW> k n 0c king; the • l'-ou. of her name. . -'■, ';'-•.. ■.{-' ".'-v :■;.:'-; •-;. ■..:' ■;»;. - Earl Carroll to La.s~ Vegas,. ; Ney., ; for- opening of .his .''Vaiiities.'.' road sb'Ovi'J' ''",. -'- '.'* ' - - '•- .,'",'' :'"'-;■ Gleniv. BiUiM-gSley;' |-e'opprii6H, llol- Concert Dates = ConUnued from pane I - will collect $25,000 net for himself, | That s net. Dates are Nov 16, Buf- | falo Auditorium, Nov. 19. Montreal I Forum, and Nov. 2(5. with Arthur ] Fiedler and the Boston Pops Or- chestra at the. Boston Symphony , Hall The - Voice - did a Lcwi^ohn Stadium concert last summer, but this was primarily a prestige dale. \ It's reported that the Buffalo and ' Montreal dates involve S10.000 flat guarantees to Sinatra, against SO.'.'o of the gross Boston date. 111 a. Myoori,Tropics as Billingslo) "s C.' Ie .Trop?cs: : ■ ■;'■•'."• ;."■>'■'/■ /f'-i-'-'J- , Mai caret, McD.mtiell. -VaiTui.u d story chief, recovering from' major .-urgery. . . . Jose Iturb' shoved ofl.toi ,1 three-, .month concert, tour of the s^uth and midwest. •. ■•■ Lieut. Joini Shelton. formei screen . -. . ^>,r. • «i - ,1 -„ -, is-ii io ----'M Voir iW-Vn-cc---: actor;: reported'' hospitalized iii the Pat O Bnen. Spencer Tracy and I smaller hall, is said to. call , toi less. ; M . u .j ani);] ^ ,■ Jack Bemiy all; stationed, at Great Another-"hot"- concert attraction !,* Ruth'Hiiitt. screen actie s,..suing Lakes Naval tjainery m World. Wai |, is Phil spitalny and his all-femme Pierre!. Mascptiy, nigh'tcliib /owner,: orch; outfit recently g.'ossing SlOl.OOO . for divorce,, - ';;"•■ ':•:- •/.■..;'.. p&-t. .Cv, . Margaret,•'O'Brien.'-' sLve >,-, si .-fed for the nexe edit ion ofWho's Who Hearstian Continued from page 1 complain to Joe Connolly, head of the syndicate, about the curtailment of her Sunday page, now reduced to her, own column through the elim- ination of articles written by her staff. ', ;.;■..;.';•. ::■ % :.-''":''' .'.•,.::'•■ J: Meanwhile Winehell. who is now in California, protested to William R. Hearst about the mangling, and sometimes the wastcbasketing of his column. While Winchel) just re- newed for another year, he said he would sell his wares elsewhere un- less the. Hearst .editors quit kicking his copy around. Columnist beefed at the handling of his copy by syndicate editors but Winchell decided to remaiti with the Hearst outfit for one important rea- son—that the syndicate guarantees to indemnify him against libel on any o£ his printed material. • I. skedded to auction off bonds at I Notre Daine-Great Lakes pigskin I. bout in Soldier Field Dec, 2. Highest in ten stands, with the leaders end bidder gets blanket once owned by | put at $52.5,00. Top one-night, gloss Knute Rockne, '. | was $1.7,000, in Cleveland. Spitalny Damages Bob Williams is asking j now doing a filmusical lor Umveisal of Balaban & Kat/ for death o£" Red • plus his regular weekly radio show, Du.st, his performing; dog. backstage ] , 5 sct l0 E o out again early next 00' at Chicago theatre a while back total $250,000. with both sides now taking * ■■ , .„,;„..-. depositions in case to be tried in Su- P e > "'ght. guaiantee ,against a perior Court B&K attorneys deny | take, of the gross, it's being settled out of. court \, Also slated to'go out early next in America. Charlotta King and Richard Wal- lace Gib bin s,'s, eingetS; to many dur-v i(ig the holidays. ■-, ' June Pveisser mulling an offer. Irving Mack of Filmack, subbing as national canvas man for Johnny Jones of Jones, Liriick & Schaefer, will attend Variety Club's national convenSh in Washington Nov. ; 2.'i to 25. Delegates from here are Phil Baker, Republic district manager, and Eddie Burnell, indie exhibitor. Reno Current Road Shows _ Continued from page 64 aa "Ramshackle Jnn"—Arcadia. Wich. (6); A\id.. Pueblo (8); Chief, Col. Springs' (9); And., Denver (10-11); Biltmore, L. A. (14-18). "Rebecca"-—Royal Alexandra, To- ronto i-6-ll); Hafina, Cleve. ,< 13-18). "Sadie .-. Thorn psoii'V-E r 1 anger, Phila 16-111. • ■ • San Carlo Opera Co.—Montcalm. Que. ,(9-11); His Majesty s, Mont, • la-is.). . '"'•'.■:';-•■'-y-' ,.:.";, •'Sing Oiit, Sweet Land"—Bushnell, Hartford •(9-J.I.)J- Colonial, Boston U:i-18).. , ' ■ , "Sons O* Fun"-r-Drake, Oil City (6); Embassy, Johnstown (7);:Aud., Newark; O. 18): W.eller, Zanesville <91;--.Hipp, Maiietta (10); Virginia'/ Wheeling (11); Mem. Hall, Dayton d.1-15); English, Ind'p lis 116-1.8), --, "Star and Garter" —, Blackslone, Chi. 115-18). •'Streets Are Guarded" — Locust, Phila. (6-11); Shubert, New Haven (13-15). " : .i',> : >; ■'*•:::'; a^v:-'''- '•Student Prince"—Blaokstone, CM (6-12): Parkway, Mad. (13); Aud,.St. Patil (14-15); Lyceum, Minn, (16-18), . "Ten Little Indians" (2d Co.)— Ha 11s. Chi (6-18). "Three's a Family"^-Cuiran, San Francisco 16-I8). -. "Tomorrow the World"—Colonial, 'Boston :i6-il)V: :i : '■ '•Trio'^W-alntit. Phila. (6-11). ' "Tropical Revue" ' Katheri.-.e Dun- Kami— Hanna, Cleve. (fi-'l 1); Royal Alexandra. Toronto .(13-18). "Voice of the Turtle" 12d Co,)— Sftlwyn. Chi (6-18).' c " ' "Wallflower"—American, St. Louis i : 6.-i l).-./' ." •'-' ' : - : --'. '" " ':'.'..:.''.'. - : ."Waltz King"—Victory. Dailon (7- 8); Cox, Cincy (.9-11 >:, Davidson, Mil. • U-18). VWin*«d Vlclery" — Mas. Aud.; Frisco t6-TSV . • -" ; " By Ted Friend Chicb Marx opens tomorrow (9) at Bob Miller's Trocadero in the El Cortez hotel,- where business con- tinues to be good. The Robeitos, who have just concluded engagement there, proved one of the most popu- lar dance'teams to hit this town.- Recent Hollywood visitors, looking for ranch to buy were Noah Beery, Jr.. and his missus. . : :.'^. Town's newest sock spot is the Bonanza with gaming, bar and din- ing. Plenty emphasis on atmos- phere, with fixtures reputed to come from, well-known ex-Barbary Coast spot Sally Mayo, singer from 19th Hole in. New York, out here .for "the cure." is brightening the spotlight at Joe Zemansky's Club Fortune, • ts-V Rhumba and Latin ter'p the big things, here since Arthur Murray opened his studio a few:weeks,ago. Harold's, Bank and Palace clubs have had big season, with enOrmous influx of hunters from all.sections of California, particularly the southern section, contributing -to the gaming tables. . ' "■,'>-■ . year is Erno Rapce. Radio City Mu- sic Hall maestro, with a.troupe of 50 musicians, plus singers Rapee likewise is playing on a guarantee against ".percentage;, basis. Another 1945 : possibility,' is Kate Smith, Smith, Spitalny ana Rapee dates are being handled , by '.'.Harry' Squires of Century. Concerts, who. is generally credited w.th, starting the current ■eoricert vogue. Squires also han- ' died the concert run just completed 1 by the Andrews: Sisters Trio re- portedly did spotty business, with i Ottawa (Oct. 31), returning the low- i est gross', $2,200. Nevertheless, the girls are said to have, taken $11,000 aS . their end alter all expenses,-this being on eight concerts; Romberg Paved Way playing coneer-t halls at .a $3,500 i-lrom Mike Todd to play Viv -Mexicah May ride" on Broadway." •'•.;..; - : :.;•■' : .Pvt. Red Skelton in tc.vn oil fur- • lough' after .completing basic- ti'am- ins: at Camp Roberts. Gal. ■■. . : , .Milton fierle asked 20th-Fox ,for ah. extension of his Glm contract, to continue, his- Broadway, acting i .: . Lassie, returned to his star-span- gled doghouse at Metro after loca-. tioning up in Washington state; Richard Harlan, film director; granted annulment of his. marriage to Rosita; Harlan, Cuban dancer; Richard Mcaland cheeked in from New York for his new job as head of , ParanioUnl's'. stoiy ;and ; writing department. / ':.; -:-. , Olivia De .Hayilland. recovering from pneumonia in the Fiji Islands,: advised by physicians to discontinue her L'SO tour. • ';.. ;:, ,:,;' ■. Gregory LaCava'filed suit't'o evict tenants of his Malibou Beach hoiise before he is ousted from thirbunga- low tie rents in West Los Angeles. . . Ginriy Simms hospital touiing this week . (Nov. 5-10) in. New. Mexico Pittsburgh is:;- : ;V: -:;- By Les Rees Bob Wtute orchestra and Danny Ross into Happy Hour rii.tery.'.'';• • >: Second annual western champion rodeo set for Auditorium Nov. 20-26. V Chet LeVoir, . Republic salesman, taken seriously ill; during North Dakota'trip. ',■'-' . Hotel Radisson Flame Reorti head- lining Ralph Levis, comedian, Jind local 'Lions club quartet with ..Gene E'ymaii orchestra. -• . Three ImaKiiiators. held, over at Hotel Nicollet Minnesota Terrace With-Leb'run & Campbell, Bert Al- lerton, Selma Marlow dancers' and Perry Martin's orchestra. Rudolf ,'Fjiml concert, with com- poser appearing j'n person and: with 50-piece locally recruited .01 ehestra. •and Conrad Thibaull, . Margaret Speaks and other soloists, - drew - ca- pacity 'house of 5,000 at AuditorRim bowl.- ; : ,- : Mexico City By Douglas L. Grahame ... Lions Club gave a fie.'ta for rad.o performers - - . * Susana Cora and Jacqueline. Dalya, pic actress', to Hollywood. :.:- . ' . 1 .,. . Leslie F. Wheian.. 20th-Fox foreign publicity director, visiting.' ;•',.;'•;'.':-;.', Rayeiv Qoitraii. coloratura soprano, featured on programs at XEQ. Liiisa Maria Alvarez back .from Hollywood,Where 1 she sold 20th-F'ox her script, ."Dark Times." -.';■•.',: ■* Symphonic Orchestra, of- Mexico' touring the northern tiers, with loops into the larger Texas cilus. ». , •'■•'■'■". . National- Cineir'a-Tmu: ' s'lr-'os Assn'. Current concei t development, is |. and TeX as. Helen Forrest, touring traced to dates played last year by | fol , r hosps this week (4-10) in Oie- Sigmund Romberg,- bookings origi- j gon and Washington;, nating with Squires, then with, the 1 William Morris office, ■',.but now a partner With Dick 'DorsO at Cen- tury. ■ Romberg came -.. out of 15 weeks Of concerts:with a claimed'net for himself of S70.000. Squires then set Oracle Fields :on ' JO dates,- re- turning $46,000 and subsequently he booked Richard . Korbell '.iuvO piqnist,- fpr. .a.:date : at Garhcgic Hall: gross hitting'.'$5,4.00 for. pite.- night. Date was preceded by extensive'bal- lyhoo, including several radio guest dates and'local newspaper and, .sub- way-car card campaigns.,-' ; •;. ;■;;■ Much of the success of these book- ings is credited to a-war psychology. The 'audience aimed at is priniarily the same- group that, listens .to' the acts on the air. Most of ihe fami- lies have sons, fathers, or, brothers in service.-. They're eager for, relaxa- tion; but shy away both from .strictly long-hair .mtisic and-, from' ■ night :c!libs, primarily.". because., of.. their sober -. war ' '"mood.• ■.Result' is that .schina.lt/.y musics-the, Le.hai'-Fr..im!': Romberg type numbers. beiSg fav- ored -at: most of these pop. concert's • -kills .'em. especially when .'.it's played by a radio act they've 'been listening to.'.-'tor''.'.years. By Hal Cohen .Gloria Lec Dancers slated to stay, at Nixon Cafe until Jan. ' A'ERA tossing, supper dance .and show at Hotel Sehenley on Nov 17. Pvt. Fred Hart, former Republic shipper, reported wounded iii France. Ph i 1 Tay lor, s t s I £ ska ter, back in. 'TeoeapadcV- after recovering: from •an operation. : Homo lown tickled at P.a- .si V :) Wilds sK'ccssftil New York debut at Town Hail. - . Playhouse : opehe'd second show of season. "Papa Is All.' Ust i:i„"it (.Tuesday) for, a,'rurl', Geoige Alabama Florida • around.- beating' i.hP. dVunis for "Biosom Time.'' which Nixon gets Nov-,'.2.0:,'. Cuit (iui-kert, just out of ."cmy, Iras .icplaced Saxman -Start B,iifey With George Weils' orch at Oasis; Singer Janey Knight has tvirned down road oflci from Ait'Fi?ir„r band fo stay, here - v. itli Joey -Sims' outfit. -•■" :.,. "■.. -■'■: .-:''■ .-'.■■.:; ■..'• John Mason Brown < ontiniifd from page 1 Unlike .theatre dates. - when, actst Can go :m on the strength of stand-'orientating from theatre and, branch- aid theatre advertising and publicity I Ing out into films, books,or anything tampaigns, .the concert dates icqutre i Brown likes, critic being givt n lree" long, advance bally, Squires de-.! hand for his page. Brown will travel, clafes that the only way -to. sell- .the watch ->how.% out of-town, watch ,-gcn concerts for top grosses is, with a. six to eight-week advance bally, cw- eus style He blames the spotty An- drews Sisters biz on insufficient pro- motion trme. . ' -There are several other acts now playing concerts, .among them Joe Howard's ."Gay Nineties"' and the 01 al amu ement and arts trend- and. '•Li.ppmanni/.e the- arts" in- his col- umn Critic -has also lined up a radio program, and some lecture woik, be- ides ti'.e SUL c'r.ore It's known: Brown.'' turned, down two promising, offers ; from Herald * b ar:;i Worid-Teie tor, daily drama Soutbernaires both hiving had long' stmt, preferring-to 'get away fi 5 om daily Broadway grind. Brinvn states. he,won't do any. daily reviewing; this" spason- anv way. His* SRL ticiip is in hue v,.:ih .mag's-.move'-towards jiost- air runs. Southerhair'es,;so far; -have'' done :5i ' concerts, with a gross so far of $32,000. Act will- be out uritil Dec, 15. •" • si,'"-■"'.-, •'. ■ For the performer, concerts have j war change into weekly, of general several .advantages Grind is much j arts, bryadening its editorial ba>o to easier than five-a-day theatre- dates; get away solely from books'.Browi-i's. and the cash payoff is much higher,] national coverage., instead of. Bioad- sincc'thc concert scales exceed those pvay stint will be. in line with.new, m forcp In vniit'" ^nd rl^liij-r' house' 'poHcy, *