Variety (May 1946)

r>2 VAtJBEVIIJLK W««Ii|«fMlay, May 22, 1946 Brewing Borde-Zucker Merger May Go Three Ways With Seniles Agency Al Bordc-Slanford Zuckcr agency merger still is incompleted. It's :is- suming greater importance, how- ever, willi the reported bid lo the Frank Seniles office. Cleveland. ■ lo become a member of the combine. Sennes is one of the more important niidwesl bookers. Inclusion of this agency in the deal would uive Hie Boi'de and Zucker talent several ready outlets Tor their more im- portant acts. Dicker between Zucker and Borde lias been in progress Jfor several weeks. Ned Williams ot the Borde Chicago office, who was in New York for the negotiations, last week re- turned to Chicago. There, still are details lo be ironed out before deal can be completed. Stumbling blocks haven't been divulged.. Carole Landis, Downey ! To Help Promote Cleve. Carole Landis .and Morion Downey (are booked for Cleveland's Mid- | American exposition.. Affair is a civic promotion sponsored by the iCily and several business firms to \ promote the town and will run jTrom 1 May 27 lo 'June 2. Full shows will be built around ! Miss Landis and Downey. Film i player works. three days from May ; 27; while Downey works June 1 ' and 2. BILLY RAYES 90th Consecutive Week AS Master of Ceremonies Earl Carroll's Sketchbook Earl Carroll Theatre — Hollywood — Mgt: MCA ARTISTS Bid From Chi LQ. Hot bidding for headliners con- tinues. Ralph Berger. operator of the Latin Quarter. Chicago, is (.an- gling $8,500 per in front of Sophie Tucker for 10 weeks. Hitherto. Miss Tucker's biggest salary was around $5,000. Pre-war. her top nilery lake ran around $2,500. Miss Tucker, following current date at the Chanticleer, Baltimore, goes to the Town Casino, Buffalo, opening June 17. Possibility is that she'll work La Martinique. N. Y., in March of next year. MUM®* ray pearl A«d HI. MUSICAL OEM'S MUtHUACH MO«L ' Kobwi City MU»on'l Nothing Like Learning All Ends of a Business Pittsburgh. May 21. i Andrini Brothers: Frank and Law- I rence. siring musicians and long- lime vets of cafes, vaude and radio, have stepped over to the other side of the fence to become owners of their own club. La Vie Farisienne in San Francisco's International settle- ment. Thai's their home town. Pair worked cocktail lounge units around here for years and also did considerable radio work locally be- fore hitting New York in 1944. They were on the air there, too, and last appeared as a nilery team at Monte Proser's Copacabana last summer. Nitery's Free Taxis Chicago. May 21. Beginning-of-llie-end note:. Colosimo's. a milo-and-a-half from the Loop and "closed for repairs" a couple of months, is reopening Friday 124 >" willi Ada Leonard's, orch and an ice show. Spot is advertising it will fuir nish free cab service to the door from any part of the Limp. Gov't Stuck With Chi's 5100 Club, Bidders Clam Up Chicago. May 21. Reversal of an injunction granted two weeks ago, preventing the auc- tioning of "the 51 Hundred Club for H2l.000.for unpaid amusement taxes, was secured by internal revenue de- partment agents , last week and the auction went ahead, ('.overumenl men had been enjoined by Marshall Zolott. a creditor o( Byron Massell and Henry Weiss, the former opera- tors, following a charge in Federal Court that they had owed him $1.- 850 and that he wanted his coin first. Government. having the larger claim, won the reversal. Only 35 bidders—and all silent ones, at that—showed tip. Auc- tioneer explained that bidding for the furnishings, equipment, liquor and a . $6,500 mortgage would be- gin al $6,000. Nobody took him up. Audience that was then informed only three bids could be made, be- ginning at $6,000. That the highest would be accepted: that the OPA had estimated the liquor alone'al $6,000. Whereupon the auctioneer again twirled his gavel in expecla- j lion. Still nobody look him up. | It was then announced the sale ! would be held later. I "What sale'.'"' Somebody asked. I All of which probably indicates ■ this is no lime for anybody to think AGVA Cools Charles Trenet's Coin Heat Forces Embassy, N.Y., Holdover Charles Trenel was ordered by the American Guild ot Variety Arlisls io remain al the Kmbassy club, N.'Y., after French singer wanted to walk out of the room. At a hearing held last week at AGVA, Trenel was or- dered lo play out the first option period with rest of holdovers which would lake him to the end of June to be arbitrated. Dissatisfaction is said lo be with coin the Frenchman is taking out of the room. Singer, in on. a. guarantee and percentage, has been earning of entering the'nilery biz. Paul Wing (formerly Toy 4). now doing a single at the Forbidden City. San Francisco. Recently out of Army. BANK SEEKS ACT DEPOSITORS Union Dime Savings Bank. N. Y.. is appealing for aid in locating sev- eral performers holding dormant accounts. It seeks to return coin to them before the law demands that funds be turned over to the stale. | Institution is seeking Gabor Bagi. Paul Boyni. John Chadwick. Louis ; Crest. Non Hess (also known as Non ! Pennington). Garland Howard and ' James E. WiLson. A Maze of Dancing Rhythm and Colour 1945-'46 SEASON 19 Wkt. Ciro's Philadelphia 2 Wkt, Latin Quarter Detroit 1 Wk, RKO Boston 2 Wks.' Latin Casino Philadelphia 1 Wk, Downtown Detroit "Doll Faco" Picture With Carmen Miranda 8 Wks. Havana Madrid. New York May 16—Loaw's State. N Y. May 2«_3 Weeks. Golden Gate. San Francisco GIRO RIMAC AND HIS LATIN-AMERICAN BAND Featuring ALZIRA CAMARGO CHARLEY BOY DORITA -and MECHITA '. • . YES! ! Charley Boy Rlmac is in the band again after 3 years in the Army— doing fine, machos gracios!! Thanks to ANGEL LOPEZ JESSE KAYE WILL HOWARD HARRY ROMM Olrection West: HARRY ROMM East: LEONARD ROMM GENERAL ARTIST CORF. RKO BUILDING, NEW YORK Impasse Clearing? Although aii impasse continues in the controversy between Pittsburgh nileiy .operators and American Guild of Variety Arlisls, some of the 20 spols declared unfair' by l|ie union' reputedly attempted lo prof- fer an olive branch this. week. Stieh spols which switched lo cocktail units, etc.; to replace floorshows when AGVA declared them unfair for refusing to pact agreements and post casli security to cover talent budgets-.' are reported ready lo capitulate to the union demands. Matl Shelvey. head of AGVA, states the union remains adamant in its position that unless agree- ments, are signed and cash .security posted spots will get no AGVA talent. Shelvey also threw down the uatinilel as regards the' Cafe Owners Guild of Pittsburgh by in- structing Nat Nazarro. Jr.. AGVA's Pitt rep. that any negotiations to cement the breach -will have 16 be made by individual operators since the union docs not recognize the COG as a bargaining agent for nilery operators. "Pill club-owners action", says Shelvey.' "was practically a lockout or acts, many of whom had addi- tional lime on contracts when the blowup came. If and when I hey de- cide to come back lo the fold they'll have to pay off on these contracts or give artists the playing time called for by them", he added. This is the third week that the Pitt nitcriey have been without floor shows and from reports com- ing inio New .York some of the smaller spols have nosedived on in- take. They are said to be willing to capitulate to union demands but are squeamish about irking fellow-mem- bers of the COG. .around 13.300 weekly. However p'renet anticipated more and dis- | satisfaction has been, mounting ever | sine* the William Morris agency I Trenet's handlers, have been gelling offers of $5,000 and up for lii m AGVA held that Miller, who has op." lions on the singer unlit the end ol .June, has a right lo his services as long as he keeps picking up the ex- tensions. There have been occasional flare- lips between Trenet. and Miller. Twice Trenel walked off the floor iri the. middle of his act. Miller ex- cused the first walkout by declaring the singer had indigestion, but after second walkoff he took Ihe case to the union. WALLY BO AG RADIO CITT MUSIC HALL New York Muupax-il: MARK J. I.K|»|»T JANE FROMAN ILL, OUT OF COPA, N.Y., SHOW Sudden illness of Jane Fromau I caused her lo cancel oul of the Copacabana. f\(. Y. Thursday (16). Monte Proscr, operator. has since beeii lilling in with various comics around town, and as yet has no re- placement. As a result, he's getting Peter Lind Hayes to open May 30. instead of June i:i, as originally scheduled. Jan Murray and Archie Robbins were among those tilling in for Miss Fromaiv. STEVE EVANS OrTrrlua HAPf Y TIMES ft JOLLY MOMENTS Mur :4li> NT KAMI. Nrn York. POH .1 WtEKKN HOHKN-ANCiKH AKtHM'tATKH Killer of Bart Harger, Dancer, Gets 10-20 Yrs. Waller H. Dahl, convicted killer ot Solon Burt Harger IS: Mayel. dancer, was sentenced in New York last week to serve from 10. to 20 years. Harger disappeared while working at the Billmore hotel. N. Y.. and dismembered pails of his body were later found in N. Y. harbor. Dahl roomed with Harger at the lime of his death. GAGS! JOKES! GAGS! PATTER! WISE-CRAX! STORIES! Far vauda-alta data, radii M.C.'i. tlogln. daiiblai. anneunrtrt. producer.*.' dlar Jariiiyi. dlrerlou, band leaders, tpexkm.- camjei. ftMtet. maalriam, veiilrilos, comiiienlitorj. wrllcn. Hrlaanliti, «lc. Fan Matter G09 Filet No.. 1 Thru 13 $1.05 Per Script. 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