Variety (May 1945)

Wednesday, May 9, 1945 41 "New- Acts BUDDY THOMAS Comedy 18 Mlns. Maxim's, Bronx, N. Y. ■ Buddy Thomas., brother ot Danny, is doing the smart thing by taking on .in apprenticeship in the nabe spots before setting out for the downtown boites. He's getting experience and a,, opportunity to break in material here all ot which will eventually add up to a solid background. there's no denying kinship with his already famous brother, either in appearance or material. Latter was . legitimately bequeathed to him by Danny, who'll be out of the niteries for some time, because of radio, corn? mitments. While Buddy, is using many of Danny's lines and parodies, he's also breaking in stuff of his own. He <loes some legitimate hoofing, broken up with recitations aiid'paro- dl There doesn't seem to be the likeli hood that the relationship of these SENOR MARDO Magic 8 Mlns. Havana-Madrid, N. Y. Senor Mardo, a magico of Latin appearance, has a long.way.to travel before He can be in the sock cate- gory. While tricks'are clever, act has many blank segments which should be covered up with a line of chatter.. Unfortunately, he works in panto- mime, which- is okay only when tricks are sock. So it's either .talk or speed if he's to get places. Does a variation of the shell game, with rubber sponges and metal ciips„ which is .sufficiently mystifying, per- forms a rope and paper-tearing trick, good in themselves but ..undistin- guished in performance. Jose, BILL RUSSELL Songs 9 Mlns. Glass Hat, N. Y. Bill Russell, personable, robust brothers, will pass into the feuding , baritone, announced as coming from atagc such.-as' is the case of Jerry radio, is at home on a nitery noor and Buddy Lester. Danny is super vising Buddy's career by long dis- tance advice oh material and deliv^ ery, and when Danny's material is used it's credited to him. ' He has an authoritative delivery, a pleasing personality Bnd knows how to handle audiences. Jose. LARRY DOUGLAS Songs 7 Mlns.; One Loew's State, N. Y. Larry Douglas achieved 'something of a rep with a- long run at the Versailles nitery, N. Y., and this is his first vaudeville date. He's got the voice , and appearance to make, good though lacking in salesmanship and general stage deportment. But these will come, with experience. and knows his way around a mike, His song stanza rings the bell. Opening with " The Song Is You," which he smacks across to-'good ap- preciation-, he follows through with "Russia Is Her Name" and "Donkey Serenade." Encores wilh "Had A Talk Wilh The' Lord" to register solidly. ■■' Personality and salesmanship make him perfect for class boites .or vaude. Edba. BMI-ASCAP Continued from page 31 writers. ASCAP publishers do not do it; for the simple reason, how- Right now Douglas sings well mo- ever, that all 'P«/°r.ming royaltta. chanically. but he has vet lo acquire are collected by ASCAP and dis- the throb that extends evon l.o- II.c remote' reaches. And he's still a little.uncertain in his talk. The suit he was wearing when caught, a linht gray, was tod uncbnscr.Yalive for a ctage; a simple blue; of course, is the usual and proper standby. '."..-■ Douglas is a tall, husky chap and fairly', nice-looking, and he's bound to do better with grculcr playing time'. Knlni. : FLORES * DE CORDOBA Flamenco 18 Mini. Havana-Madrid, N. Y. Angel Lopez, the Havana-Madrid's boniface, has a knack, of selecting flamenco, practitioners that not only cet the Latin trade on its collective ear, but provide a great deal of in- terest for the lay patronage. Flores and Cordoba appear to be among his best selections in the norirname cate- gory. Here's a youthful boy-and-girl team that not only knows the fine points of the intricate flamenco art. out execute them with colorful pre- cision. Heel and casta net work, along with knowing use of body and hands, make for an applause-getting blend of terplng. ' Their Spanish- gypsy garb goes well with their work. . Duo perform three numbers, in- cluding Lecuona's "Malaguena" and a sock a-cappella dance. Jose. DAY, DAWN AND DUSK Songs « Mlns. Loew's State, N. Y. Day, D awn an d Pusk__are a col- ored harmonizing trio, with one at the piano and another tinkling a guitar. . They're - more roistering than clicko in a large theatre. Some of their mugging is done lo excess, and that cocs particularly for the small- er, non-instrumenlalizing . member. However, they know .(he mechanics of their, trade. But indications are . they can do belter in a'more intime atmosphere. K«hu: JIMMY SUTTON Songs • Mlns. Havana-Madrid, N. Y. Of pleasing appearance and fair voice, Jimmy Sutton has much to learn in the way of delivery and han- dling of audiences before he can do a aolid single. On opening night he not only failed, to overcome a noisy room but continued to lose ground in the way of audience attention because of faulty song-selection. He does, however, manage to do an okay job with "Body and Soul" but fails to hit par with 'Tin Gonna Be a Hermit," Jose - MARIA LOUISA LOPEZ Songs 10 Mlns. Havana-Madrid, N. Y. Maria Louisa Lopez is apparently familiar to Latin audiences' from her reception and response? ,,7,nis gypsy- clad singer gets along'nicely with an informal air and series of .Spanish - asides to the audience, but judging from work here, she's mainly for the good-neighbor trade.* • She can- do an okay job on pops. Her "You Belong to My Heart" got a mitt from the entire house. Jose. tribuled evenly among publishers and writers. It was .brought out at Die trial that during the -period, .-or the Marks-BMI relationship, which conies to an end this year, Biyil did not allow any of its licensees to use any of the 0,000 disputed songs, j Technically, attorneys point out. -j Marks therefore Was not, paid for them by BMI, hence the writers have no claim for damages. An- other point designed to substantiate this contention is the argument that since the inception of the Bivil- Marks deal ASCAP has continued to license the use of the disputed songs on a non-exclusive basis and that none of the writers involved have suffered any financial loss. ASCAP did not demote any of those writers because of the BMl-Marks deal, but continued to: pay thenf off quarterly just as if the deal had never occurred. Hence they prob- ably couldn't prove actual damages. BMI Could Have Ducked Ironical angle of the entire case is that before the litigants went to trial, BMI sought to settle out of court, as cited above. Later, after the trial started, Pecora got attor- neys for both sides in his chambers and strove to affect a settlement At that lime, BMI refused, asserting.it wished to go through to a conclu- sion. * As pointed dtit above, the mus"ic business was set back on its heels by Pecora's decision. No one expected the block-buster he tossed in the di- rection ot BMI-Marks.' It was thought by many that Pecora would even sidestep the decision and di- cct the litigants to take the case into Federal Court. This feeling was based on Pecora's reaction when it was brought out in the trial's testi- mony that upon his decision hung future potential suits for infringe- ment or the defense of such suits by and against BMI. Infringement suits arc settled in Federal Court. He said'in his decision relative ~\o this. "A third parly aspect of the case which might well cause this court lo withhold the declaration sought by plaintiffs, is presented by the fact that the only practical value to them of such-a declaration' would: be its availability either as support fpr a cause of action for infringement or as a defense thereto. He also scored BMI for deliberately placing-itself in a dangerous.legal position via the deal with Marks with full knowledge: of possible retaliatory action (.Marks had. refused to indemnify BMI against suits*growing out of the deal; iii turn BMI refused to warrant any of its licensees against suits growing out of the use. of any of Marks songs.): Pecora Opines in this connection, Pecora'stated, "In my opinion a court of equity should not be asked, in the guise of a declaratory judgement, to give ad- vice as to their legal rights to plain- tiffs who seem to have deliberately created a situation which they knew to be fraught with possibilities for litigation, Persons who conscious- ly place themselves in the way of trouble should not.ask the court to. steer them out of it by a declara- tion." Pecora also cracked down on BMI in another way that contributed to the pre-decision guesses that he would sidestep the issue. During the trial, it'came out that the result of the suit would determine BMI's at- titude toward an option it holds to buy Marks catalog for $1,000,000, rather than renew for a five-year period .similar to the one now dravy> ing to. a close. The renewal would call for the same price as buying the catalog. Pecora stated in this regard, . a declaration by this court conceivably would have the effect of advising BMI whether its exercises. of the option would-, con- stitute good business acumen/ It certainly is hot the duty of the court .to give such counsel in the form of a declaratory judgement, to par- ties .contemplating business, ven-. lures." When Pecora Sat down in his court room to deliver the decision, there were. numerous writers, pubr Ushers, ASCAP men, -attorneys not concerned with the case and others anxious to hear the decision. After it was delivered, many points were misconstrued in the heat of exhila- ration among the ASCAP faction. The writers, for example, were jubilant oyer the interpretation they placed, on Pecora's words which to them' clearly proved that for- the first time, in the history of the music business the songwriter was legally deenied the sole owner 1 of the small rights iperforming rights)to his songs. ■ j Later in the afternoon of the.same : day a special board meeting was called at ASCAP's offices for the purpose of having attorney Louis Frohlich explain the full! and com- plete import of Pecora's language to the members. There also was a meeting at BMI. Variety Bills WEEK OF MAY 11 Namrrftli Ib connect Iob wllti bill* lirlun tad leu fe opfnlnj ot »liow. wlirflirr full or. «plt1 tve*k. Loew NKW VOKK <'ITV rnnllol (10) .Trin'o Kroinii it ' WllliP lloWHitl Toninij* Wdiiiler* Ufeo l i ;txion ■ Ore . SlHte (10) Rni h 11 Ah runs-. Co l>w-l« & Van. CiiiiilHiiiiih- Itj-uM . ,\l;ii'ii>' \- KUh'Ik ■ Bfiuiy Kii-lilN I'Hiifi^on iV .rkson WASHINGTON ChiiIIuI (10) Paul ll.-iaUnn •lurrl Kruifrr T*?<i i/l.-i.rtf (1J-13) Ti.e Workmune lumroe &. Charlo :j Ivln^a Miirty Drake- Sid & Donnle Dean • Two to nin Sl'RlN(iFIHf.D Court 8q (10-13) .Levy' Snxon Vvonn© Mo'nw R> rim Sis Mob Willing : Huliii K Mhii)>*^« WOiM'KKTKH riyitmiilli (T-tt) TIhI . S:iiTi1k <;ii Ib Vta \Vmi1, ntJiiih Hyrne Si* J'-n n ;;f>ji \v it Yvoinw Mm-ny Ahtriy |)ui k*- ParamoaDt NKW "VORK CITY I'm mmount (U) riuiH Siiivnk ■ .ro Sliiflronl Oi'im iVrnrphy Tl|», T«ii *- T«o <lll<A<iO ! C'hlfngo (») ■ ' T.ouIh Jordan Willie Sltoi-e 3 KuiMhlnc.H .MRiiiitiliHii Drba MIAMI Olyiii||lH (H) ■Tonlfin ♦^■ "rai'viH . Kiiriflf SiiiKC'i;, IIhIIhiH in^,/ TVier «"-liii.fi MuiOaiih K Ul RKO ' BOSTON ItllHlOtl (10) Mlllf-r HruR &. T.ols MiliK. I'So .Midwestern 11ii> r M e IK-IO) Wnoily MrfMiimn Ore Bunli-e Jleuly . Cabaret Bills NEW I0K& CITY Ulll'i Odj W* Bthel Ollbert : Heinle Oruuer Harold Wlllard Incli Ryao \-hurlcB Strickland Mmmy Buriia lllll Kalney i!ay !>0> Uunrlelt* Blue Angel Ml 1.1 red Bailey l-M<lle Mayohnff ^. Irene: Bordonl BobUy Short •Norbert Faconl tnfe Society (Uptown) ;llmmy Savo ■ riuuan B'olln Uta Kraft Gene Field (3) I'lill Moore Ore : Tare Biorlely - . (Don-ntowD) -loall Whlto llnlrl ){iniivfeU Ed<lltt Slinlf Ol < . ll<.r..T ".hb) I'laui ICay Kiinl>er. Koy If us H J . ' Ousl'r L'l4-illvfll« Ore' Xiulln llnlrl St. Red* .lo'>n|)l)Mie KNiiiflon licnirlcti & Gomel r-'rc.l MllUr Oro T-Bruokn OiKun Dqrnili.y sliHy Paul S|»nrr Oro . IjM**Io Oi-c Hotel yiin-oi'l .T.oiiefc -Or« Hoi el IVKhlurC- A HfrniHiiiiH . WIIIIiiiiik Tr-0 Cn'nl n. Vl.'loi-Ja *-'nl-<lo\a N tii-Hilil^'.vnne Or« JiTlnnil •FL-:t'hklij Miirlon-e Overseas USO-CS Continued from page I BOOKING THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT VAUDEVILLE THEATRES EDWARD SHERMAN AGENCY NEW YORK PARAMOUNT BUItDINQ BEVERLY HILLS. CAL CALIFORNIA BANK BLOfi. - Pal llennlng (ivpMy. Hone I^e'^ 1' IIHiiok «-Tny B'a CtlUMBI'S ■ 1'iilHi-e (IB-17) Do))- CunimlnKK (san riiANc'isro (iolilen Unle III) E Cf)ri-oll'» .A'HiillleH lems can be solved. Total persons thus committed to go are 82, with a possible 85 within a few days. It's far. from solving their talent needs, say Camp Show officials, but it's a start. Camp Shows is rather proud . of the showing, the "tabs" made* in volunteering to go overseas, the units being contacted on one day and acceptances given at once. . Sev- eral tabs weren't contacted at all, due to unsuitability for overseas, and similar objections. . The Blue or "lab" troupes con- sisted of five persons each, whose function it was to play isolated camps and posts where larger units didn't reach and whose troop per- sonnel was under 1;500. In existence three years, the "tab" circuit at one. time had as high as 72 units, but has about 32 now (24 white, 8 Negro). As-training camps in this country diminished with increased activity abroad,., the "tabs" had decreased accordingly, with elimination ol the circuit'seen as eventual. But no im- mediate action along those lines had been contemplated until- the new emergency requirements came along. Ben Pierniont. Blue. circuit pro- duction head, will be assigned in an official capacity to other duties in connection with Camp Shows' ex- panding program. .The "tabs" go- ing overseas are expected • to tour smaller installations, as they did at home. NKW VOKK CITY . SlrHtill (II) H Hum On: The llHt-loelln 'I*he Chords Lew Tai-ker - - IMmul r>;iiit'ine lulrea KInu ■'llir.ADKI-l'HIA Kiirle .' .ofl lli'own Ore .enny <3hI«; Lane' & I'lnlre ; (II) nile Willjatne Ore nk Simla Russe Feature — ' Continued from page 1 s State Dcp't. okay was given for. the .enterprise as it was felt that, the pic- ture could be a fine selling job for America, the importance of the con- ference. American customs, people and manners, from a Russian stand point, instead o£ what the. Russians have believed a synthetic Hollywood viewpoint. Abput.40.000 feet of film will be shot,, with the picture cut here to enable the Russians to get a comprehensive yiewp'oint of its con linuity. KLEINER TO B*WAY Hollywood, May 8. Harry Kleiner trekked 'for New York, "after washing up his screen writing "chore on "Fallen Angfil": at 20th-Fo.\; and will return in Octo- ber under a new scripting contract, Kleiner's .first stage play. Prayer for the Living," will.open on Broadway in September. EllA KilXK*M-Hld i'ttki &■ I'lihe ■ Rh l|lh.. lii oH'n l'lTTSIIt IKill SlHIllrv (II) Spike Jnnox. Ore ■ ^lavll|- .Minis .Intly Mhiuims . BIhiIt Hum WASIIINtiTON Kxrlr (II) I;eo 1>Ih moiiU ' 3 l.y.la ' Sue Umuiy l>rnyson noxyclti'H (.layiioj' ft JIwh Independent >■>:«• VORK CITY. .Mui>lr*H«ll (10) Ahrhullna Wm D'jlliir Idwanl ReUlielt li*>rniu-il ttrifllii Wm Juild . 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