Variety (Feb 1945)

Wednesday, February 21, 194B PtistiETr 4T Variety Bills WEEK OF FEBRUARY 21 NumornL In connection with -bills Ixtow Indicate evening day ef .hew. - wliHIi.r ■ full or. .tpllt -ireek. ' Vcrullle* Curl Brlfnon Vera Holly I'opncy & Ayer. Hnh lioiiltln. Hob Ktnnrily Mftr.lRM NiltM M Doi irero Oro» Loew NKW VOHIC CITY <h»H«I {'111 .Tnidi .I'rtnMiimr* frlui'lH -■>-*« »■ ^■iti i>\ ' IMinliHin On' 'stttt* KViiK t *<>!>* -I . Sm l'lH1l)Hll ; Cllllri'lllll Mux Mi-n UhyiJim Tlmmle rdiKH'.* WASHINGTON - Im|>I(4iI <'!*£> Y'liloillttH l r )f i U Omii lift* J*r»«wr^l I ■ ' ■ I'll Ul Kl'MIOH Htirbiirn HarrU .Aim nmiflt Ma mile «f.) Ch nil - If rui*«>. Ann 11:i i-rfl I . l*'rHiil>ti< ('iHivllle 1'it'rr .A" Ar.inmiil Holt «V >lf-|liiy , iThi'i-r i« fill).. I>i-iirif6 B PaitHI ■& Uiinln UOH4KNTKK Pljmmitli fi'i-M) ('Urol Urine KiHhklt* CiMtviUu 3 \V>ili IwlmlK f 'nrr Air - Arinmid Htih A '.H.tj mi\* Piirlh A. ShIo Monchito B«1 Zuujtlbur Bill RoliillHon Louis' Armstrong .M;iiii'Ice Itncfo Nl.-liolii* llroH j Ix-im Kii.wliin Doyr.| Teu-ia SI* 1 j Pattern for Gl's Continued from page 1 Paramouot Cabaret Bills . \KW YOHK riTY riiriiinnuiil ("ill .li.lnfuy Lmiir Hil -.jMit'iiu Tyniiiiniy & .•itn .\HnMiiy l^n'iitiiM- 'Knniinu Ailin.* i;n>s. H ciih .\i;i> . riiiciicw .ttiy lti-.-finnrii' ■.' 0'I .\lHl»-tM' - L»i:nuv l»r:i> Ktui Ml \>M 4iI>iiipIh .('it) li ;* i 'in>), Nip \. I.-..U . AV. m-i-h .miikI t:j-« ('lirlkl I: n V OMAHA 4|r|>ht>iiiii lili ii tirn'y \)ru M.-l l \ Mlll-N Hi.-k \.fs\\m : ;i lU'Hi-ix ST. I'K rKltSIU H<i >'l»rI(lH Ci6 unl> \ Tummy 'I'm-Itfi' ld| Kl'iiiiiii- 'I'ffiiMin : yajhiw VlHiiry 'I'«mi|jii\- Tiii'l-V'r Ifi) Willii-y *" I ■|-;i-':i lliii*. T»*i mil n . RKO NEW YOKK CITY IMIST4IN* HuMmi Aft) Si\ \Vlll> k 3 S;: Is lihirU ■ Hi'hk ■ Mhi'vIx Minis ' <;!«-r!) limit* f'u lllir« Ohj w» KUivi Gllbv'i-i i:> t nl« tli iiuer M;iri>](l VVHIhrd llll'li . IvJ JI II ('Itiirlv.'i Sli'lrklqnd Mininv I turns . II..) :\<f\hty ... • ;«v •*» '.'iiru-itlU lllur Aiigvl . Kvtl> n l>iilKlii ■. \lni>. Aliiliinid I |f|'llfll'»lrt l.vuri t:uil»-y . II I'lihii^on. (3) ■ riifr. S»M*Trl- (I'ltloun) Ihii.r l. SenM I llll-^flll' I'.IM'K .Wun l.tfiiK : Will ■ l-'rii'tiI.till . tiiiiVi ln-lii (H) V.<\ Oi-.v rnr«t '.Hi"*''' (llmViilunn) Mm y I.mi ■ Wins i.tSli Wliil*- ' I'lifr! .ini'U^mi I'liil MnnVo Ore CiihIiiii itimM Ol^ra |ttu-|(iiM>v.i Aillil K Mv.uk t V.i'iff - Sim* oir Kiii"/(f<*(T Uny HfiiMint Ore -Mark Mould «.)rc Mnlrl Hmiirivh Guy; v t.njnbnrilo On Unlet *im>.« I'Ihxi Kny' Klnilu-r.'. Kuy I'ux It.t I'lill Iturlon UuniRlnnn Hn)inl.oiei / Ihilrl SI. Itt-kU -,lus*'|>l|{nu lluiin)nn IliMk'fl' Xr >1n> i- . I:'m <I Millor < i it T Uroukn Oi'khii I Ufi-tti h y Sluiy I'iiuI S|'!i(T Ore ' LftJizIn i->rc llnlrl TiiTI Vlnrcni l.oiirz Ore. ^I»i(rl AVHhlt.rf-A . Viflui' .>inr)cc f vul ;& fo liany l.'on IttiFMiHii Oi:c MlHCliii linn Oro s^nunv in itOi | \VI)iMu hul.v ' I .a Mm r. Mnriiii Muri>-I Ki-i IIkw Cl» .♦:«>\il lli'iiMn-ii l>i| IMiiv Oro A iiKOlo liil . - Jhiimi KHti *• BOOKING THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT VAUDEVILLE THEATRES EDWARD SHERMAN AGENCY BEVERLY - HILLS. CAL NEW YORK PARAMOUNT BUILOINb- CALIFORNIA BANK BLOC MONICA BOYAR Sengs . i 18 Mlns. Le Kuban Bleu, N. Y. Monica Boyai' is ,-i si.tf bet for physically) his job intime boilcs siicli i.s this, the darli- luiired looker'hiivinu style iind.ii" fliiir for pultiiiK over : her Latin tunes'. Docs mostly rhythm novelties in the Latin-American ' iclioiii : and sells neatly. Voice is 6C <he throaty type, and ■ i mentally or must be redesigned. Ii's fiKul-'ed up to lOri may .be temporary or per- manent mental cases. They must be 1 re-absorbed -into; civilian life, and to that end every studio will employ a psychologist. '.Miss 'Boy'sir can do Ainerfcan pops The. picture plants will redesign ! as Well as Spanisi. novelties. She the job so lhat f.ullesl opportunity for reemployment will be made pos- sible. An instance: A carpenter at: one ot 1 lie major lots lost. a Icj; in- doesn't. seem suited to a more ex pansive setup than that ;it La Ruban Bleu, because the intimacy of her t style \yould pretlucie thai. Then, too, ! her- stj'lisms do have a. certain l:m- Ihe South Seas, but he is pulling hi-Oted appeal. But her general man full freight now. back on the job, DiroiiKh a special contrivance he dfe iter of -working.' plus a earerul selec- lion of middle-reKisler numbers, is vised lo make his work easier and consistent with the type or entcrUun- more practical. ^ ment seen at such spots.. Kn/m. Drpl. Responsibilities ■I The handicapped, people, it will _be instilled, .must become the .respohsi- bilily of every department head. The GLORIA JEAN Songs 10 Mlhs. Capitol, N. Y. WILLIAM FRANKLIN Songs 14 Mills. ' Cafe Society lip own, N. Y. .. ' Discounting his opciiins h'isiht's ncrvousiiess, William. Franklin, who played Porgy in the louring com-' p:my ' of Gc'r.-.iwin's, "Porjty .and Bess,'' impresses as a line 'singer, with resonant and vib, ant 'ba.'itmte. • Phrasing and diction are superior, and selections, make • for pleading variety. . However,- entire mien is more suited, lo the concert s.ag» than for llie intime confines of a nishbpot, ■. Oddly .cnotish. lie shows -greater cfYeci with.spirituals than with the '•Porjjy" numbers; -"'Summertime* and "Plen.y. of Nolhjn'" don't show Op as- well as '■Let My People Go * "•My. -.'Little Banjo" and "Motnerlesj Child." Once ho gels used to Ui« nitery medium. He's a safe bet for class spobi. Jose. supervisors of each department must Young Hollywood star niakiim her revitalize and' reeducate the entire | first N. Y. stage appearance cashes studio forces to the credo of succor- >'» nicely with pleasing pipesiLmLH!^. in K the returning veterans. : affected manner. .She depends on- Itirely on her voice, eschewing ges- tures and other selling gimmicks at the mike.- banking 6n a wholesome smile' and sincere belween-tune an- nouncemerits to project vher.velf. '..Ten-minute stint at the Capitol opens vvith "Siboney.'' both. Spanish Wnlll W:,|'.I RiOMI'ln ,y A II lull 1 ** < MIAK HAI'IDS I«H CiR->!K) - < *H 11 I 'H 1 Imvjiy I ll'C tllllHll'.H ,V' .li-.-tll Hill lluili-y llllflll' 'Slltlllt'l'K < 'It l.H lll-l I i : H . rl.KVKI.ANI* I'alurr c-S) ]lH III I*' I'll COI.I Mill K t>l«. r (15-1) K|,il,tr -.liin*-K lli'i: Jntl.v Mil IIIHM'K n.w KSroit r '11riilirtlt.il ('."ir'ffil - I'mU .i'hIIiiwii.v l>t*U llnliiifN K .li-iin Hill l;nll.y Diilllti S:r li I lt*i:>t ' i'hIkiIIpIIi'h' ROCIIKSTKH Trill III. (i'i-'ift) 1'Vhii.UIi: i':irli. lire. 'WhIi.v .l'iiiii.-. .Iiiiii» WilHun - SAN I K.\NCIS<:«1 (inlil.n <;■!<• (tl) MuriiH 1 \- Kt'Hyn llo>« Murphy I|B> Klltl'"'! MIhi-UkI Warner x»:n VOKK CITY SirHMil <tf»> Ai l in Shnw* Mi-.- Siinn\ Ui<-*< ItllKK \V V bf .1 I* I'HII.AIiKI.I'MIA Kurlr il'A) ti\n\\ l\ en I mi < ire Jm k I Mi in it l . I TM'A SUnlrv |fl-I) Puiiil.ii* i':ir|t- Ore Wjilly I'm up .1 inn* WIImhi WASHINGTON h.HrW cr:i) I'.dW I'lli-H. Vwii.i- Tim t'lii.r.ls It. n Iff 11 Independent N'BW VOKK I'lTV. Miml,' Mull I'!?) ' .llMH' lli.ft'lllk' .('fl'Mllnii St.|;i'fi'(i Hill X- I'tirii lli.li.l '/.lil'. H A- Hi ryl l.n'j. AiiiIi-IiiIh ' Huxy ( Mill,,n H. i I, Opnnlrt IIiik^i.II .Sl.'iyimiji Al S K.i. lii.iM r.nii. A«ii iiit I.OXM IM AM) JhiiihIi'h Kt-'M) Till" I Mil i ilH r.i.n Sinli h '. 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"I'ln-llifl! i n» lie 1 f > i >r»'t ii l-'liM>i(f f'.llhfil • 'l-l'H K 1)11 In line with this, and as ah offset \q the malcontents, a prcfticence call Tor any pool o( laboi* will be posted so Ifuit each veteran and each civil- ian will know just where he stands. A ' Veterans' Supervisory Com- mittee _wiil work with' stewards designated by the unions. They in turn will work with a representa- tive oT the Anieiici'ii Leyibiv alonj( with' a iep from th»; Votera.ns of World War II, an organizaiion al- ready forming. What the ^udio .executives like to Icel . is lhat' "sound business .-latcsmanship;" rut her lhan just "sound business." is back of this carefully conceiyefl plan. : ■ w*Kt% ' As part of the business.statesman- ship, thete already has been devised a system for l)ie upgradinji of wages according to seniority privileges. Thus, returnees will come back to enjoy accumulated sick leaves and vacations, which laller. at full pay, will be granted pronto. This will se:ve the'two-fold purpose or tell- ing the war veteran that he lias not been* .forgotten', and, perhaps • even more important, the vacation period willi permit him a. sufficient .time and English lyrics tusjed} "Irish Lul- laby." : and "Night and bay ; " done straight and pleasant .with no attempt at tricks. .Called back to clos-j im- pvessiv.ely with "Lords Pi;»yi»r." Plenty okay for stage shows but not nitery-slanled. ■' Doiin. THE l.ERZOGS (J) . Aerla lists . 10 Mins. .Slate, X. Y. Fcirime tnipezc quintet, not listed fn "Variety" Now Act lilcs. arc' nicely routined and have apparently beeny around for some time. V In aclcfilion to conventional trapez* -swinging, there's a first rale; climaxer . in which one of the .ga-ls scores Avith solo acro-comedy work. She worW . in street clothes, wearing high-heeled, shoes for the slippery rope and bar juggling. : Mori. ■ CLARKE BROS. (2) Taps 8 Mlns. Apollo, N. Y. Pair of youngsters, display an easy style of hoofing which, if fully de- veloped, will make them a sure bet for the teller-scaled vauders. Sepi- . ans could use better routines, al- . though their windup tyicks .aVe ap- ■ plan's •-winners. . Jose. A XOTES Soncs. . 9 Mlns. Appiio/ rt. y. Here's a colored song group whose j style is 'reminiscent of loo many * other such quartets. But they show promise. . They're good vocally, outfit's bass- i guitarist registering as the strongest, the Office of War Information, aimed Music Notes Continued from pace 40 , Arrangements pass niuslcr. Jose. I at ihe .Philippine s-.'clor. Exchanges Continued from paw 2S | Kdwai'd Kay signed to cleff num- bers for "Swing. Parade" at Mono- gram. civilian, pursuits. ! As one studio execuljve put it,' Columbia, as War. Activities Com- mittee chairman and also heads March of Dimes drive, lapse wherein ^ is bouiu. ,o learn s^Z^Zl^lZ « how lo reestablish himself back into I. Rlace being taken temporarily by William Kemp. of. Alli.iita. a foi-mer assistant manager here. I saw il only the other day: This : . G lfem , Po P?' RKC ! Theatres;'Gieal . ' •••.'•. ' . Lakes division - tna lager, ■ givc.il a alert young major, who may be a , | eave ot absence because of illness, heutcnanl-coloncl in : no time, es- j He is expected lo be gone about a pecially in the Air Corps, you know, ' month, . was a rather glorified ofrtcebov here.' Jhe Mother's Milk Bank, which at-the-studio only-yesterday, today I preserves- and '..stores human .milk . he bnee.es in. Oalls me by'my fli.t ! ^^^A^^ «t Hepublie. name, has a new menial approach, ; recenl yeal . s . n vvon Variety's. Na^ ! Itleh llarline and Hoy Webb checked in at RKO lo do background music for "The Isle of the Dead." Harold Arlrii and Ted Koehler'a ,ol<l tune. "Let's Fall in Love," wijl be siing in Columbia's "Blonde from. Brooklyn."" • Ldiiia Gruenberr crcaltiig . back- ground music-'for '.'Counter-Attack"' at .Columbia. Dave Slreeler cleffed "Honey, I'm Speechless" for "New Faces oM945" ; tells mo Ihaf he. thinks he can do j iio^Humanitarian^aw^d^;.' i»4U. ■ " nl( Sk"""^ assigned>s musical all right as a possible assistant' di-' •- M. A. Lighlman was : re-olected 1 rt''eolor and writing spec-al t inea ..'. • .. . .• ... .• «.!./ b-'.'i... " . . ^.i... fnt- A Nitfhl' in -Paradise" tit Itni.' rector che's making training lllms 'Chief Barker of local Variety Club : r< "' " A Night iii Paradise" itt Uni- nowi. And he probably will make ■ Tent by the new hoard or directors ; vcrsal. for his eighth idnsceulive tnrm. ' ——- Other officer? chosen urc F.fl Wil-j Haim Salter aiid Jack Brooks, clef- liamson. first assistant chief barker: : Ang special .'Units Tor 'That's the Jimmy j_Prichard. second assistants . Spirit" Ht Univ ' . Ihe grade. I'll give him a crack at it, of. course. Who knows'.'" But whal. the studios, hope will happen with this crop of returning Bailey Prichard. dough guy. Kd Sa- j vets is lhat they, slill young, having ■ pinslcy. properly master..-' earne'd the right for free educatioiis ; ' '"' " in our universities.- 'will lake advan- ; Bill Gersl QuIIh In Hairisburr lage of these opportuiiilies. The stu- i Hari isburg. Feb. 20. diu's .-figure that thus 10"; of ihe William Gorst. manager of the availabilities won't return to ihe Senate I heal re here, resigned, e/rec- payroll: Slildios in one forni or another are not permitting the CI to feel lies forgotten. Jack L. Warner sends out comnniiii(|Ui.'s reminding | Alexander I,. | own score oii Pine-TI'oinas. .- i .undiicting his "Scared Slid" . for Mlklos K«/.sa inked to score "Blood On tne Sini' - for William Cagney Priiduciiniis. •it'll- that their old jobs are waiting. U'ni- scrsal has been'paying 2S-; of Ihe personnel's-'salary while they're in service.. AH studios send .tint Xmas patkages. have cigalei-anti-candy lunds. etc. The (irst studio .military bonuses have gone oiit from Para- mount; which , is 12 weeks.at half- salary, up lo $(if)0 maximuni. live Jan. 13. Cal l.eiberinan, man- ; ager Riijah. Reading, succcctis-Gersl. ; Manager K. Girard Wollaslon. or , , State. • promoted lo presen: Wilinei Stella I'liffr and Alec Templelon and Vincent ptKt six' weeks ago. collaborating on songs tor "Cabbages notified by his di al'l board hi - set aiid Kings" i Metro, employment hi a war industry..or be | . " — 1_ 'drafted. (IraTted. Jle'll. stay here iinlil Barnes '..Perdue Buys Kails/, House Ka-i.sas City, Feb. 20. ■ Barnes Perdue, rc'-eillly discharged from' Ariny. bought.'Sunflower the- atre. Sunflower. Kans; Perdue nian- aged. house ror, II. J. Grili'ilh circuit before going initrllu- service.. Trocadero Buys Sepia Package; Cole Trio Los .A.iiCeies. Feo. 2.0. . King Cole- Trio, Benny . Carter's uifhe.-lra. S;.y.:nnah Churchill. Tini- mie Rogers and Ihe Gentlemen of I elected Chief Barker. - Rhylhni. all wrapped . up in' one prick;.!■■' deal. .wiM open at- the Trncat ( ro Marc.i' 22. through > an . Adqlpli Drtilsoh composing the. score for "Nobody. Lives FoVevrr" at Warners.' ; Ted Korhler and M. K. Jerome scoring "When Ojtl .Ve.w York Wag Young" at Warners. Arlliu( Freed and Harry Warren tilelled "'Cahdleliglil" f 0r "Ydlanda ami Ihe Thief" al Metro. Variety C'ilili for To. onto . 'Toronto; Feb. 20. ' . ' — With 26 icnls in U. S. and. here- : " avld Ch'fdnew. ,to' wrile back- lorore. none in Canada, application i ground music Tor lli.e i.exl Cisco Kid has been made lo open a Toronto . picture at Monogram, chapter or Ihe Variety Clubs or! ■—- America. J. ,L Fi;/.gibbons has been Kay Sinatra checked: in at Metro as music arranger, scorer and cbn- ' duc'or. ' On Red Cross Swing j Martin Smith. Ohio exhibitor'- and i an:aii!ti.!i.niMit beiwten'George Goldie^.president of Allied- Stales Ass'n. in and General Amusement. . . N. Y. at present, leaves tomorrow All-se n ;a set-up, understood lo r'Thursclayi for Si. Louis, first of-st-v- W *,000 a r k/se,s> prece- \«* ^TcJSSSSX S*^ oent ror .Suiisel .Strip-nilt-ries.. Con- , year - s Red Cro}ilt drive ; Headquar- l: ac; covers four \\;ck\ wiili op-j tering at Toledo, he operates a small •'ion*.- ., | string ot theatres In that territory. Karl. Weill, -who scored. "On«' Touch of Venus" for the stage,,: signed by Mary Pickfortl to writ*' new songs for film' version. • • . Marlln Sklleo composing the fcore for "A Thousand and One NighU" at Columbia. .