Variety (Aug 1945)

46 VAUmSVILLE Wedii<>$i(1ay, Augiisl 29, I915 Vogue Terrace, RlL Name Band Spot, Plans 1946 Resort Buildup Pittsburgh. Aug, 2S, Vogue Terrace, 1.100^$eat thealic- ; restaurant located in Alpine hotel. East McKeesport, about 14 milr.K : ti om heart o£ Pittsburgh, has plans . Jor next sumjTier which will make it not only a top-flight nitery but also a summer resort of sorts and big daytime operations as .well: - : B ill. Household, owner, is h»v! ng . plans drawn up for outdoor swim- mmg pool, with cabanas and sand beach, tennis courts and other at- tractions, including modernistic coclt- lail lounge. Plenty of acreage auound the site and Household may even- tually build a small golf course, too. COPA, MIAMI BEACH, TO DO $68,000 FACELIFTING Miami Beach. Aug. 28. Copacabana Club. Miami BCfich, previously' reported spendirg $10,000 for refurbishing: has upped that figure to S68.b00, which iiictudbs an almost complete reconstruction .iob, It is the only nighi spot here spending such an amount tor plaster jiurstery in anticipation ot the new ..season.' Murray Weinger. owner of the Copa, has definitely signed^ .loc K Lew li. for an appearance at the club some time in February. PERFORMERS NOW IN ARMED FORCES IC )-»« nre in Special Seryiitn or not— for imnmltMc UM or |N»1-M)ir rrluin Iw .stntiv. business. " H«r« It a Servic* You'll Always FUN.MASTER GAG FILES Contain MmlrTn Cometljr Maieriiil Cot All l'.vpe Ferfomera Ea<'li »<-ri|>t Ooataim Over 100 .. tiurert'lra. Oacs—fl^*5 l>:ii<'li No*. 1 Thra 10 Now RMdy Make Clleeki I'ayable to )>Ain,A suia-H Mitil <o *'iriui-'Blasler^' SOI) n. 54tl> St.. New Ya*k VUy 1*^ H.lti Gabby Haves Yanked Out Of Par, N.Y., by Republic Gcibby Hayes, who was .scbcdulcd j to .slart at the Paramount. N. Y.. 1 Wednesday (Si) . ha sbeein recalled by j Republic Pictures and. cancelled the ! date He was to have gone in with ' the Andrews Sisters ..show; • Tim Herbert is replacing. Street Repairs Force Closing of Met., Cleve. ClevcJiind. Aug. 28. After only two weeks of all-No!,'ro vaude. Manny Stutz's Metropoliuui theatre was forced to shut down, as result oC traflic-stopping construction work on street; ;' Haii.se;. npW virluall.v. i)iai"poncd, expects to reopen with (lesh: sliow.s ill late September with Saul M. Rosen and Harold Evans again back- ing.- ■■ Mex Vaude Resuming Use Of U.S. Acts; Herzog:« Set Mexican importations of American vaude; talent are resuming with the booking ot the Herxogs for the Iris theatre. Mexico City, Sept, 13. Last American act to play that house was the Dante unit. .':Siin- Sala-Bim." around two years ago. DDT Continued from iwtse 39 Miss America Booked i The Ml^s America to be selected at j the Atlantic Gity beauty pageant. 1 along, with runner-ups, has .been f booked for the Adams theali-e. Newark, week of Sept, 13. Other dates still to be lined up. Contest entry . blank stipulates vaude engagements; - ■ ■ ■: ■■ ■ ■■ ■■ Roy Rogers Recalled Roy Rogers is slated to lea« the J-E Ranch Rodeo at the conclusion of its Boston engagement, because oC. film commitments with Republic. Show, produced by the' Arena Man- agers Ass'n. opens in Philadelphia. Sept. 15 and follows through with Montreal. Sept. 23, and Boston, Nov. 8. ■ , . Rogers is in on a .percentage deal. WATCH FOR THIS BOOK SOMETIME IN OCTOBER "RUBIN, RUBIN, I'VE BEEN THINKING" been doing business to warrant their co.ta. They have not been selling records to any great extent either, beyond three or four names. This condition must be improved and ■ quickly. ; ■ . Agencies .sec as an answer to the problem the quick development of new talent and this time tijere is actually a definite inclination by agency men to keep these new out- fits as free- from debt as possible. That's a start in the tight direction and one that will keep the busiitxess in a healthier condition if it's main- tained. Whether it will be remains to be seen, TIte dog-fight that ex- isted in the buisiness in 1039, when a couple dozen new bands appeared on the scene m the space of a couple months and a buyer's market was created by the intense competition among the agencies, could easily be repeated; That.:period left so many, bands deep iu the red that they did nobodjf. any "good any way. They achieved only the distinction of blockinf; the progress of the business as a whole;. The few bands that have been formed in the past si.'c months or so, namely Randy Brooks. Shorty Sherock, Ray Batiduc, Johnny Mor- ri.s, are all pretty much on an even keel financially, it's claimed. And this was accomplished in an era ol high musician salaries, if it can be done now it can be done later when competition gets tougher and sal- aries go down, What will probably help it is that the more progressive location buyers are realizing that for their own salvation, if they intend to .stay in business very long, they must pay a band a salary that will, at least allow it to break even. Many more of the $58,000 and $38,060 bankruptcies filed in the past by suqh leaders-as Bobby B.yriie and Jack Teagarden must in the end, it's felt, destroy the band business. Shaw-MCA Continued from pace 3> , DY... * B E N N Y * OF THE SAME NAME NOW FLAYING AT VILLA MADRID Pittsburgh, pa. with "Begin the Befiume" he was with General Amus. Just before he went into the Navy a couple years ago, Morris bought his contract from GAC for $15,000, whk'h prob- abh' was never corapletely eiirned back in commissions from ii'O. leader since he tullllled only a few dates belore entering service. Shaw's; exit from the Morris agency, plus the disappearance last year of Glenn Miller over the Eng- lish Channel, puts that agency right back where it started belove the war, except for the acqinsition of Charlie Spivak. Latter was moved to Morris from GAC at the same time . Miller's contract went, and as part of that deal. . When the deal was made, and Benny Goodman was fighting to get out of his MCA contract, presumably to go With Morris, it looked like Morris might come up with a bevy of crack names post-war. Goodman has .since gol'7 ten his MCA release, but remains a tree agent. Newark Burley Reopens Newark, Aug. 28, Rcopcnin!; ol the Empire thcatie. the area's sole burleycue shack; will lake place tomorrow, with Beverly .Lane: starring in "Swingtiine." Jes.se Myers once again will be manager Ace Goodrich, Comic In GI 'Stars-Gripes,' To La Martinique, N.Y. Ace Goodrich, comic, recently dis- charged from the Army, where iic ap. peared In "Stars and Gripe.*:," has • been signed for La Martinique, N, Y.' starting. Jan. 3. Goodrich, prior 16 entering .service, sang under tlie name of Ace Newell at the Fairfax hotel, N y., and was a featured comic in one ol the Biamond Horse- shoe, N, Y.;.shows. La Martinique has Lou HolU and Jo Stafford starling Sept. H. and Sophie Tucker for Oct 23 Hal Winters, last seen in N, Y: at the llavana-Madrid. has been sol for the Tucker show; .; Enrica and Novello open the spot tonight tWed,) as replacement lot Franks "it Janyce. CAPPELLA AND PATRICIA "Previd* ESTHETIC DANCE PATTERNS to arrmfwntMi of RiNtie by CHOPIN^ PVORAK . . . Th« Ameari w* Mohiaq Ikair Erat N«w York a|»pMrMC« in u«tfal MMlkt aflw MM* HOLLYWOOD PICTURE MAKINO la whkk Iher MMtoabtMily hml eppertNRity to work SOME STUNNING NEW ROUTINES. Tkair work NEVER PALLS OR TENDS TO TIRE THE SPECTATORS wM OVERZEALOUS STYLIZING. RoHnr. IT FLOWS SOFTLY LIKE A LULLABY or SWIFTLY LIKE ZESTFUL RAPIDS." -vly .'Robort'DooOi WorM-T*l««roM "AS GRACEFUL AND FASCI- NATING AS A LOVE SMITTEN BUHERFLY IS THE TALENTED BALLROOM TEAM OF CAPPELLA AND PATRICIA, toe* at tfco coair plotoly ckarminf BIHrnori Roof, loit wook, Fro»k from Hollywood, tko Mtractivo CMpIO TOPPED ALL THEIR TOPPING PAST NUMBERS WITH EXHILARATING NEW ROU- TINES BUILT ABOUT CHOPIN'S 'POLONAISE.' 'BESAME MUCHO.' 'HUMORESOUE' and a SPANISH SPECIALTY wMck it TRULY SPE- CIAL." —Geno Koigkt, Now York Joarnal-Amoiicao CLOSING AUGUST 20 BILTMORE ROOF NEW YORK OPENING AUGUST 30 BRADFORD ROOF •OSTOH THE CHORDS SELECTED FOR RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL UNIT FOR OVERSEAS I'hitfikn to-i Itiiti* Si-liuiilfi' I, l.iiwreiicQ I'liiliiia Per. Mnn:iir«in«iii: ICimiB SMITH EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION WITH LOUIS PRMA'S BAND ••THE MERRY PARISIAN" BACK IN CHICAGO WITHIN 3 MONTHS, Oriental, Theatre (Aug. 23-30) BACK IN DETROIT WITHIN 2 MONTHS, Downtown Theatre (Aug. 31-Sept. 6) BOOKED AT THE ROXY THEATRE IN NEW YORK IN THE FALL SOME OF THE CRITICS: "Roily Rolh itopi fho ibow." IVoricty). "Roily Rolli drow thandorom •pptovio." (lillboordl. "Roily Rolli it wortk »bo prieo o» odmistioa." (Doily Newt). i!!"*!" *•"» »*'•»• «»«|*9!«',woo9lo of thf atost violent variety and »t tht hout* roarinq " lf„, »„« "J^ I ?: * TL'" •ur.l!"'' »- P'-yi-^ -H Friday oft.ra.oo." cl««). Roily Rolls clicks aliko witk tht stroot cor and carria9a trodo." (Tribano). ' MANAGEMENT—MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA critic).