Variety (Jan 1946)

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Wt.«liics«lay, January. 9, 1946 LA. Holds Big After Holiday Sesh; 'Stork' Smash 78G, 2 Spots, 10 Days; 'Bells/ 'Heaven to Record 2d Wks. Forliflh • P^^RIEfrY Annlvprsnry 81 ^ • • , X.OR Anp.elcs, Kiismc-s Upcied oil bill lis still S bi luecu Chi.stmdS and New •v.. I S Sole iii"V\comei in tovjn thi', ^fsMori 1 Je'loii'-v with Cirmcn Cavi leio bond on stage at O.Bheum Sl.iU Club looks sma.sh Its 000 on lii^t 10 dajs at t^^o Paicimoiinl' .Bell ot St IVtaiv'b,' which clocked tolossal $98 500 jn two house on Inst «eek toi an all-time rccoid not hkelv to be touched lor many seasons al-o tiiaj hit secondwppIv hi»li maiKet curientlv Leave Ser to Hcaxen hit temtit $109 JOG m thiio spots on tiist week botteiinfi expectano Thais a Jecoid anci It now look' likcl> to lacK up a secoiid-«cek high ' Estimates loi I asl Week Bevrt^lv Hills Music Hall (BUimcnteld O.'t&i («24 53-$l)-'Geities, C. iitd <l'^> ("t' ■^^l^-b davs^ Fanish Uln uood 5,,') 000 la-st \\ eck Ciilha> (iiile (FWC) (1.518, 50-1 $1)— 'Fallen Aniiel' (20th^ and "Senoiita iU> (2d \\k> Sliding o(T aftei smooth 1.7 500 last week (C;riuiman-WC) (2,048: (2d Grainger to Coast After N.Y. and Chi Sales Meets Jamts R &iaint>ei Republic exec \eepee ovci sales flew to Hollywood Monday (7) a'tei attending a midwcstcin sales ineelins; at the Hotel Blaekston,e Chicajjo Republic chiet plaiis to huddle on the Coast with Berbei't' J. yates, prez, and studio execs Eaatein sales meet wound up at the h.o. Thursday (Sr. VIifihlightinK the convention were discussions ot promotion campaign that will launch Republic s nevs' soncji ot Masnacolor westerns. H'wood rnto Own || New Year Tees Off Socko in N. Y., = =^ setting 2 New Highs. 'Bells' 160G i 4tli Wk./Antonio'-Hampton $82,289 cost 111 the nabe of $3 000 And the total foi costumes wmn by Miss Sunns Ale\.is Sniith and Jane Wyman ■ in that . picture . I'eached i50 000 • Period pix' riin , into iiionoy, too, ingrid Bei'gmEtii had, SiO changes in "Saratoga: Trunk." lioiie >of Which cost less than 5>40p, These were designed by Leah Rhodes. \vho created the fiiit all-bugle-beaded Uock sincp the war. for Janice Paige to wear in •'Her Kind: ot. Man at an estimated total o£ $750 Follow in:; a bia holida% eve, Hea\en." Tonv and Sally DoMarco, Broadwar film houses teed ofT the 1 Paul Wmchell and others. New Nevv Yeai last Tuesdaj (1> leuihc Year's day teed off the second week, ally. It was believed m manageria) First through the holiday eve, when Pitt. Still Wow; 'Heavm'NewH^h circle.S' that ,. tbe first /day , o£;-, 1946: topped ttai o.{,,any pi'evipu.s ii^ear iii histov.y, . before 01* after P^arl HarT I bor, BuSines? thi'pygh .t6 th^ en^^^ I la.st: week ' re,mai|iedV. _ I hrm generally. Wednesday and Metio-Golc'wyn-Mavei b waidiobc Thuisda\ {2-.i) having been espe Metro's $t,«(H>,000-a-Yeai budget. It IS estimated, would crowd $1 000,000 yearh In addition to its high-budgelod pix: : ' Kismet and '..'Ziegf eld Follies." , wh tch really ' ran into mooia. ; Kalhryn Grayson , wosivs cially big. Friday <4i a little slow eirlier in. day,:, \vound up strongly. the house squeezed in five .stageshows, ended up a sensational -SHB.-! 500. Paramount, ■ which wound up , its second week . New Year s day night with "Stork Club' Woody Herman orch and Buddv Lestei, stiuck a sock $123 000 Stiand another stageshow spot that s m hign geai ended its first week Thuisdav while Saturday lo i started out very i night (S) at a super-smash S82i'200 good ■ The hifshest figure ever registered b\ an\ theatie was the S1()0 000 w th a dinner dress costing move than which, the: Music Hall rounded out $2 500 m 'Tv o Sistcis Fiom Boston (the lourth week ot 'BelU ot St And each of Esther WiUiaras" bull :{Mai;y's''lasf Wednesday .night .(2K.-lttight costumes aveiaged OOO ' will^ piobabh nevei be_ equaled apiece David O Sel/nick tossed S120 750 ^^^^ ^^^^^ y^^^ ^ holidav into the v,aidiobc depaitnient )oi | Outstanding is the pace bein with ■ "Sah Antonio" :and the Lionel Haitiiitori brch, which beats bid high by. $1;000., : . CapitQl.,-: also piling 'em, in with ."They..' :Were EjcpfepiJable'': ghd, the. TprviTtjy: Dptsiey t5andi P'osed but ' its second week Wednessday night (2* igairi. Thi.s ; ;house. a.-s .well as m.o.'it j'at a very fancy ,$99.700.. and i.s cur ■ othersv cpntin.ncd very strongly, aftel' reritly on the third franie, fJot to be Chlnrse , 50-$l>— Li.ive Hei to Heaven' wk) ApiJeais headed foj secondweek rccoid attei new;' h;gh on first trame at $iA 000 Donnlonn (WB) (1,800 50-$n— "San Antonio lWB> Cld wk) Dropping a bit after handsome $25,000 for second session. Donntown Musji Hall (Blumcnfeld) (900 55-,1.1 20)— "Gei tie's Gaitei" (UA> <3d wk-6 day?) Otl Slightly on third Irame after fuir $14W)0 List wee'. Egvplun IFWC) (1 'J.'m SO-'Ill)— —"They Weie E\pendable' (M-G) (2d wk.l; Shapes up well currently after fine $19,100 last week. I our Stir (UA-WC) (900 50-$n— "Then None" ( (20th» and "Sunbonnet Sue iMoiioi (2d wk) Steady attei last « eck s $(i 700 GiUUI (FWC) OIWt 50-$l>^"Thon None (20th ) and "Sulibonrtet Sue ' (Monoi lid wk) Looks light altti nice $7..300 on opener last week. ILtnaii (HJLSl (958 55-$l )— "Gerties Gal lei' <UA> (3d wk-(i days) Slowing down aftei di*appointirig $5,000 last week Hollyivood iWB) (2.75(i; 50-$l) — •San Antomo (WBt (3d wk) Slackening oil afiei rousing $20 000 on second week. : ' ■. IliiJIyniiod IVlusic Hall (Blumeiifeld) (47t a") «>)— Geities Gaitei (UA) ( ?cl wk-U days) Down eonsidci ibh aftei okay $5,000 lat,t week LofH s Stale (Loews-WC) (2 404 50-$!)-. Leave to Heaven" t20th) (2d wk), Shaping up for .secondweek rccoid altei all-time high ot $02 300 on fnst fiame .„\»* Ansseles iDlov\n-WC) (2 097 '''^«^> Woic E:\pendablc' (M-Gi (.■^d : wk). On second week ending Jan. 7 will be okav after strong ,$40,400 opener Orpheiim ( D'low n i (2.000: 65-85) Jealousv iRepi pl„s Carmen cavallcro orch on stage. Looks sockeioo staii/a Last week. 'Sunset W Doiado (Rep I with Polaek Bios circus (2d wk» lousing $28 000 „ „V,'>''»R»s (Pani (2812 .W-?!)— , Bell.-. 01 St Marv s (RKO) (2d wk) Mav hit se(ond-week high altei letord $48 500 on lust fiame | i"c. iF&'M) (3 198 .50-<;l)— Moik Club (Pai) and Wildfiie'l (indiei i2d wki Clashing thiough JO gieat ill ioo on lust 10 da\s oi a I Dit moie Is holding cm icntly Paramoiiiit Hollvwood (F&Mi (1-1 l>\ W-Sli stoik Club' (Pai Midi I fighting laiKv $2(i.i00 loi fust 10 flay'! Now on holdovei »nf "^O "I'lstu-rl (RKO) (2 890. 50 ^,v7 tJ-"' ^' ^'^■"> (RKO> (2d Coiuiiuies lecord-bicak aflci week* 4*50 000 first Rit, (FUCi (n70 50-$n-'Thej ^^^Jf" J^IH'odablc' (M-G) (.id uk) second week .ended' on Jan. 7 while "■'•t ue<k hit nuc '^14 fiOO liiiited \il,sls il'A-WC) (2100,50"J''" '20th) and "Sun sn?,,i 'Mono^ (2d wk) Not ins t R?.?J'°,''^'"^*-'' disappomt V^i's l-iol?da'r' ^''^^ tlUown (WC) (1 790: 50-$n— Leave to Heavc-n ' (20th > ('id wk) "lay |„t |,,t„n| f„, ^et^on^i ^^p^,^ ^n^,; new peak on In st stan/a at $2.1 700 None'-'':,;,!^^^'' ,'885 50-$l )_ Then ZIT t^-""" Sue' (Mono) (2d to, „ •'''^^I'lble session in sight attei neat S7 000 first liame "Th^ tl'WC) (2 -296 50-Sli (Mon^>'^?'" '20lh) and 'Sue' to.ll opening week Anw " <2,'«0. 50-$li-'San thnri ? '^^B) CJd wk) Going into ?la()no aftiM estimated ^mash Pittsburgh. . Biz shot into high over the holi» day week and everything is stickr: mg for anothet session Most pictures are holding loi' 10 days al^ though m couple of cases thev look like longer runs. Three wows are shaping up m ''I hev AVere E.^pendable, at Penn: 'San Antonio.' at Stanley, and ■Leave Her to Heaven ' at the Harris. ' Heaven looks like new . house mark. ' This . Love of Ours' took it big at getaway but. tough competish slashed it ctovvn at the Fulton.: " : Estimates t»r Last Week Fnlton . (Shea ) ( 1 700 40-65 »— I ''This Love ot Ours iU» (2d wk). Sharply divided notices for this one. Got a flvmg start but sub.s-equent competish ' slowed it down. On the 0|>ening week was strong .$ll..-)0(l. Harris (Hail is) t2 2()0 40-fi5)— 'Leave Hei to Heaven (20lh). Opened on Jan. 1. and looks easily a new house record, with smash biz best seen at house. Last week, ■"Wouldn't Sav Ye.s"' (Col ) (2d W'k), bu $10 000 on 5 davs Pcnii (Loew'.s-UA) (IIOO 40-65)— 'Thev Wcie ITxpendable' iM-G). Going to davs »n order to put house on Ihursday opeinng (10) again with "Lost Week^End (Par), Looks so sock. It likelv will hold over, pushing ''Week-End back. Last week, '"Yolanda and Thier' (MrC). nice $19.()m). Kit'i (WB) (800; 40-65 1— "Hidden Eve " (iVl-G ) Hiiri "Dangerous Part.neis' (M-Gi Not veiy sliong dual bill and looks 5 days only. Last week 'Gcoige Whites Scindaks" (RKO) (m.O. ). okay .$.1,000. Seiiatoi (Hams) (1750. 40-C5)— "Wouldn't Sav Yes (Col) (m.o.). Dav lapsed , between film's closing. Duel in the Sun oL which '1>5() 4,50 was foi women s vvaidiobc $58,iO0 for men s $14 000 ioi matei lals $2 000 foi jewel! J and $10 000 toi designers salary, . Hal Wallis waichobe budget foi foui pi\ IS believed in some quaiters to have appioachcd $60 000 with more than $20000 iof 'Aflairs of Susali.^' $M.000 for ' Love Letters," $15-000 for "You Came Along, and $12,000 foi 'Stiange Case ot Maitha Iver.s ' A blue -wool suit with matching coat mulT and hat designed by Edith Head for Joan Fon-. taiiie to wear m ' Susan' appio.\imated $1,200 Roz Bussell. Mvrna Loy and Meile Obeirou drew the top creations; at Universal, with one be-icwellcd frock cieated bv Tiavis Banton toi Miss Obeion to weai in 'Night in Paradise." estimated at $3,000, Eleanor Behn was signed by Republic to cieale costumes foi "Ive Always Loved You.' and since, the play end^ m 1946 the appaiel had to be designed foi a veai in advance But the high budget piclure for the Valley studio was ':Murder m the Music Hall' stalling 'Veia Hiuba Ralston. Adele Palmer fashioned H) ice-skating lostunies heuilv embrdidercd in gold beads which raised the ante considerably-, aboye .the noim And gold embioideij again made one period costume worn by 'Veia in 'Dakota' reach a new high of $3 000. Incidentally. Madame Ouscnskaya has 12 changes in Loved YoU'," the most shes evei had in any picture. set by the Rosy with '"Leave Her to Grabfr'ii R-aiment Betty~Grable drew the most .-ostly 'Heaven,' Flynn Smash in Indpk ' : , Indianapolis. Filrn biz Is geijerall.Y terrific tor current -stand, :with "Leave ^Her to Heavpii" ,at the. Indiana the 'Jibttest thing since "(Going Ivry , Way-' and .shooting' for a holdover, litiusiia! at thiS; big house. "They Were Expendable,'at Loew'Si and *'Sah; Antonio. ' sit the Circle;, also are extra stiphg, All are holiday istarteiS ; and sched'tiled for 9 tb 10 days to get back to regular openings. '\:*:,i;stihiates,-.f»r'Lasl:,1yeek:, .:' Circle (jKatz-Dblle) :(2;800: ,15-55) —"San Antbriio'' ("WB). Looks hit'e in 9 days for the Errol Flynn starrer. Last vveek. ' Love of Ours" (U ) and '•Night With "jfou" (U ). modest $10,:500.,' „■,■ ■■■ . .,:<'-:-, ,■,■■■:,■.'■".■ Indiana (Katz-Dbne) (3.300: 35-.55 ) (—"Leave Her Uo Heaven" (20th;). Heading for terrific total in 9 ;da.ys. and holdover. , Last ; week. "Stoj k Club" (Par) and '^Fbilbw! that Woman'? (Par), sock $16;(W0. Keith's (Indie) (1.200: 36-60 )— "River Gatig" (U ) : with . vaudeville on stage. Average take for vyeek-end l Uti, . Last wecik. . "Adventures of Rusty" ((iol.) and ya.uda.,olve $4,500. Loew's: <Lo^''s> (2.450; .35-^5)-^; "They ■ Wete Expendable" (MtG ). Hefty iO-dav run iii prospect. La.«1 u-celi. "Yoliinda and Thief" liVf-G) c^nd "Life With, Blbndie' (Cdl), fair $11:500., . . „ „ , , , Lyric (Katz-DoMe") '(1.600: 35-.55)— .apparel on the 20tli Century-Fox, lot. .'stbrk Ciiib" (Par) and "Follow .Th:-jt after two weeks at Hums, and open . ing here since hou.se also had | Lcive to Heaven ' the div bctoic New Y'oai' S Looks nice. Last week. "Hiii-ricane'' (UA) and "Rafl'lcs" (UA) (leissues) bi^ *^800 Stanley (WB) 13;800: 40-6.5)— 'San Antonio' (WB) Shapes ,i'. stiong atti action loi the holidav session LtsI week ' fl 11 .;iii\e ' iM-Gi faiicv $21,000, Wariirr (WB) (2.000: 40-(i5)— C0r in two difl'erent musicals, during 1945_i'-0olly Sisters" and '■piamoud Horseshoe." In the former, she wears a fringed white crepe. '(Vith white coal trmilned with white io\ which nicked the studio bankroll more than $2,000. Plenty of toin was spent for designers 'and fabrics by Paramount, with a fair share of the total going into "Kitty. ' Palilctte Coddard 'vvoro a dozen gowns in thi.s picture, ciich of which lopped $1,750. In Moiv poral Hargrove (MtG) (ni.o.). I'' ' e. i ^jen,. Beaucairp." the men's period Chi Stays on Holiday Cravy Train; mtle'-Mills Bros. Big New Combo Chicago I week likelv Last week great Woman" (Par). Dandy on n-ioveo\'er,. Last week All Came Tiue iWB) and 'Always in Mv Heart" (WB» (1 Tissues) nice $5 500 Two trocks worn by Barbara btanwvtk in Cuhlonua" cost $1 100 and $1 400 And a 18.50 period chorus luimbei 111 'Blue Skies ' in which Joan Caulfield Bing Cjosby and Fred Asian e and eight chorines have a song-and-dance routnie, called foi eight plastic gowns at .■51.000 each. Most of the studios are putting forth more com for wardrobe tluiri ever before, with a reported rise in costs for 1945 over 1940 running between 30-80';. Republic Studios IS the eKCfptioii. with an inci ease of more than 300 , A stiange qiinlt has entcied the tund-setting pn itiiie foi 1 few ' c lis ago stvlcs wci I-•set by mature stars; while today, iyoiing slurs miiy be; found in the Gefting back in the gtoove after I Slt> 000 outdone bv the first-run.s. the State, on second break with -V/ofkend at the Waldorf.' plus Milt Bntton band, and ; Nora Martin in person, finished the New Year week at eon-siderablv bettei than anticipated Gioss zoomed to a tremendou-s $43,000. State show is now on holdover. Virtually. all other houses range from good to exceptionallv strong. Estimates for Last Week Ambassador . (Siritzky) (1.250: 65$1 20)— "Snafu" (Col) (2d-final wki. Following "Snafu" engagement, this house goes into a policy ot reissues permanently. Initial week was:.good $12 500 Astor (City Inv ) (1,300 70-$L40) — Spellbound" (UA) (10th wk». Still a whale of a biz-getter. La.st : week. With aid ot New . Year's, . mounted to $54,500. Capitol (Loew's) (4,820: 60-Sl.lO) — '^Expendable ' (M-G) and Tommv Dorsey orch (3d wk). Went into 1946 in big way. Second week ended last Wednesday night (2) at excellent $99,700. Criterion (Loew's) (1.700: 60-$1.25) — What Next Cpl Harglovc" (MG) (3d wk). Ended firtt weelc on : Monday night (31) at a good .S30.000. ' Scarlet Street'. (U). banned by censors, was due to follow here but vviU be substituted on Fiiday (11) by She Wouldn't Say Yes' (Col> Globe (Biandt) (1.416. 78..SJ50)— "Johnny Angel (RKO) -('id wk). Still strong. Partieularly fine on ini . tial seven days at $37,000 Ends second-week tonight (Wed.). Gtklham (Brandt) (900. 60-$l 20)— "Dakota" (Rep): (4th wk). Western spec great puller here, last week (3d) having registered $21,000. Hollywood (WB) (1,499. 80-9UO) — Saidtoga Tiunk" (WB) (8th wk). , Holiday hypo sent seventh . vv«ek | tindcd Tuesday night (1 » to an ei-pe I (lalh lancy $50,000 Heio toi in ' definite run.. J'alace (RKO) (1,700; 60-'?120)— Cornered" (RKO) (3d wk) Concluded initial frame Monday night 131) at socko $48,000 and looks to get nice engagement here, l>arantoiiiit (Par) (3,664 70-$l 20) — Stork Club" (Par) Woodv Heinian ovch and Buddy Lester, others* on stage (4th wk I. Wont through New Years with a bang, hitting a , mammoth $123;000 on Irame ended ! Tuesday (1) night Badio City Muilc Hall (Rockefcll(Ms) (5945, 70-$l 20)— 'Bells o St Maij s (RKO) and .stageshow (5th w k ) Pic"ture has great sustained strength. Over New Year's on the lourth Irame it bulged the walis to : hit .S160.000. a new high lor this or any other house. Long run likely. Kiaito (Mayei ) (.594 !> 8d )— : 'House oi Dracula" (U) ' !d wk).v Wound up second stanz;i Wcdn2Sida:v nuht (2) at stout $12000 and iiOAv'*; in'third.'' ■ : -■. ■ :' ' ■ Fivoli (UA-Par) (2,092 60-^125)— Lest Weekend" (Pai) t(lh wk).' On lifth week ended Fuday n ght 14 I pushed to a whammo $70,000. Koxy (20th ► (5,88«; OS-.Sl.lO)^ the New Vcui's Eve cleanup Loop i had only one newcomer. •■.Whlslle:| This iTiay be due iii" part tO: the [ 5 cater i'.tid in part to a newly i Tony and Sallv DeMarcp. Paul Win Stop" with Mills Brother.s on. stage, at the Ouental It look like a winnei Substantial hi/ is m piospect all aiound with most spots holdover. ., . , tj., "Bells of St Mnv s 'Leave Hei to Heaven Stoik CUib with Tito Guizal on tho st.ige ' Fiontiei Gal Mildied Pieice and F.xpeiidable also in big-dough league appeal standout on then ~.p(ond .slan/as, I 'timatct for 1 asl Week Apollo (B&Ki. (l.'iOO: AM».5i— Con.deiiti.il Agciii i-WBi (2d wk) I Standout week in piospect Still stioiig Last week wondei lul . niughty $.3O,000Jast weel S22.000. OrienUI (Iroquois) ( 1 240 55 95) ilX'Mi^s^'sir ^^u'l'; :w!:i:rcrinle)est o,. the pan -^^-^^-^^-^.-^^JJ^^-^: outlook Last week Getting Gei | teen-ageis ,n peisonal appea.an<< I f ' 'Y, Vt (31 coin" o a nsa^ tiesGaite, (UA. with Ham Cool I In anv c.ise the woid llollvwooo I :;4V"-y and Uiv sUonrsin^^^ oich King Cole Ti lo oiIk.s on tacked on eithei ine, chandisc manu, stage (2d wkj _giant _$_nOUO_ ' tactuied in Cal loinia oioncloth(s^ Weekend Waldoii ' (M-G ) (2d i uo). .sho'.vii m ma.g. liish pages, does a line j.^viiiv Milt Britton orch and' Nora .selling job. lUartm on .rostrum ('2d-final. ; vvk).. While not everv garmeni listed | i'Umshing :initial vveek ver^^ fast, hit. and , Palace (RKO) ('2.500 'Fiontiei Gal' (Ui (2d wki "Crimson Canary" (U '. Nice .se.-'.-'ion anr^Riv" Gang < uf 6 din' and , above would necessauly set f.enos Gal' (U) and 'Canaiv (Ui 1 da\ fiom such a gioup of designii sma.-'h $32,000 : I working vyitn the cream .of creative . R'oosle'vell. (B&Ki f 1.500; 5.5-95 )- fabrics: v^'ilh vii'tually ■; no liniit on Mildred Pieicf iWB) i2d wk) (.\iienditurcs it is i (\NOnable to sup I pose that a goodly share of their I costumes vybuld be cniblematie;'.bf ! the bciit in ,a fashii:)n . wprld/. The State-Lake (B&Ki i2 700 55-951 '^''■'''^^.nuJZ:iL';!^\:^\^V<^^ for seasonal showings i, I very definite, and ' by . taking ,ad700: 551 vantage of , the gtatis qobperatiob^^ oil .s-eeond fftanza »•( l>ollar H>'t(>wr -cliK,«7.'' -sul>sequcni-run attei Angpl" ."Jr;*-"'*-'' f'-'te of 'Fallen W*^f ri »"<1 "Senoiita From J^' (Ui at $7,000. okay. Chiidso (B&Ki 3 900 55-0 >i "Stork Club" <Pai ) with Tiio Gui/ar wk) on stage (2d wK . Headed lor w ham ^0 00" oP=jy"« -^'^J:''* , ( i bi.=.ttet tiemendous «!8 000 opening I g^Cnited^XrtM^^ iM-lchambeis ol Commeice resident "t;aMUk Gi (2d uK* LooKs Mioni: L^»^t | buyeis and u es* coj-t cditoi s thc^c trun" LastN^ek sock S.7 000 , Woods ' 'Then None (20th i ( !(i w'^ ' L<;>ol week; hue(;::»32;000. (Essanc.s .5.5-96)— 1 Bells oi St Mai\ s Grand (RKOi ( 1 l.)0 "HOU.se of DlJCUla (U» anu r" .>'".v."'e. r ,„7,„i„ lovv or Death" (Ui (SJ "ki. Gicat week, colot.sal $40.000 (1,206: 55-95).— PvKQi (id wk) (U» and 'Pil1 Holding up m gieu stile. L<ist (ould be not onl; HoUywooos a iswei to Pans but Hollv woods answei to the demand ioi dignified consliuctive exploitation. sin, sh '>48 000 and w inc's up second tonight (Weid.). Strand (WB) (2 756 75-$l 20 1— "Siiii Antonio'' (WB > and Lionel Hampton orch (2d wk) Continuing at smut pace following fii t week's una7Lng $82,100, now high toi houbC h\ '41000 Victoria (Mauror) (720. 70-S1201— 'Enchanted Forest' (PRC) i4th wk). Year-end Itolidnv "helosd to account Uii s uid-v .$18,000 labt (3d) ne^k On Fudav <ll> house bungh rn "Walk III Sun (20th) Winter Garden fUA) d 112 60«;i 50)— 'Seventh Veil (U > ^id wk). Bettei than leccnt filmj. hcie. ilist week thiough Monday iiii'ht (31) 'accounting for tolerable $20,500,