Variety (Mar 1948)

Wednesday, Marck S, 19441 Saratoga ITitaies Wary d PosaUe Qafflpdpwn On Caano Operations ' 1. ' .. ■ Cf^nni^e^rtn mil-Ai^iae ^ ■ ' ■ ■ : ■ ■ ■ .... . ''■ -i, Operators ot Saratoga . niteries*. . ar« fearlul that the political situa- 'tion may spoil any chances of hit- tine higtime coin. It's argued that New York's Governor Thomas E. Pewey may force clampdown on the casinos for the season,. Situation is likely to have its reper- cu.ssions in the buying of tajent, in- . Bsmuch as the casino activity nor- mally su#orts the huge shows usually imported during the spa's • i'Seiflg season. A start has already been. made in talent buying with Clark & Mc- Cune, owners of the Piping Rock having contracted Pupi Campo's band lor the entire month. Operation of the "Piping Rock hasn't been completely settled, so far, although it's likely that Lou Walters, operator of the Latin / Quarter, N. Y., may run the nitery end of the spot for the third suc- ces-sivf season. Clark & McCune, who own the Brook club, Miami Beach, operate the setup but lease i. out the ni'tery. Talent agency men anticipate that the cafe operations will use top ■ names, evert in gambling doesn't materialize, but will economize on the rest of the show. . BLOOM SELLS INTEREST IN CLUB CHARLES, BALTO Baltimore, March 2. Cy Bloom, one of the owners of the Club Charles, Baltimore, has been bought out by his two -partners, Tom Shaw and Moe Levy, last week, is slated to open a cocktail lounge shortly. . Meanwhile, the remaining part- . ners have sold the building hou.sing the spot and have taken out a long- " term lease/ No change in the Club . Charles' policy is contemplated by Sh'aw and Levy. Sol Tepper will continue .to..booli; out of New Yorli. Rose Murphy's Cap Date Rpse Murphy, sepia songstre.s.<!, ha.s been signed for her first Broadway vaude date. ' She starts at the Capi- tol theatre at the conclusion of the 'ruii Of "Naked City." She'll be on the bill with Xavier Cugat and Harvey Stone. Film will be "B.F.'.s Daughter." (M-G). Vui Eiclattv* tmi Amuitii^ LAURETTE and CLYMAS 'rDANCUMORISTSr nth Keturn EiiRtiKenw^nt MOUNT noVAK HOTKI. Monl'rcHt, Onniiilu Nrw York K<>iK: OiiiiiiKO ll('i>.: .»A»;li IkAVIKH ••IllI, rVltKKi.l. HEENE and HOWARD 'Comaily Onnf AifMa' STATE, HARTFORD Dir.: MATTY ROSEN . Ina Ray Into N.Y. LQ. Ina Ray Button, originally set for the Latin Quarter, N. Y., in Septem- ber, has been advanced to open May 23. Entire show will be built around the band. This will be the first bandshow in that cafe since Ted Lewis several year s ago. Lewis, incidentally is booked' for a summer date here. Broadway, N.Y., May Get New Vaude Policy Broadway may get a straight vaude house yet, if present plans go through. Sam Gulwirth, who in conjunction with. Ernie Anderson promotes the Town and Carnegie Hall "Concerts at Midnight," is presently working 'on a deal to put vaude into the now vacant Broad- way theatre. Gutwirth plans to open around March 27 for three-day bills weekly. Idea is to run Friday, Saturday and Sunday; with a matinee, everting and midnight show Saturdays and two shows on Sunday. However, there are some hitches in the plans, fhe first being United Artists (house lessees.) refusal- to commit the theatre for three nights weekl.v for any sii.stained period. If a permanent tenant becomes avail- able, Gutwirth's promotion niay be bumped,. Another factor is the present scaroit.y of t6p material. Gutwirth hoped to have a layout topped by Milton Berle for the opening show. A headliner of less calibre, he felt, would be insuflicient to buck Good Friday. Berle, however, is not avail- able, and Gutwirth is seeking other headliners. .Gutwirth feels that the "Concerts at Midnight" have proven th^ Vaude shows can draw, if angled properly. He says that much of the gamble will be eliminated by running the three best days of the week. If the proposition comes off, the Broadway theatre on show nights will be the closest .approach to the old Palace theatre, N. Y. 48 FISHER BOWING OUT AS BOOKER OF N.Y. CAFES Arthur Fi.sher is-bowing out of N. Y. cafe bookings. Fisher, who has been booking the Latin Quarter and the Harem, relinquished these spots to concentrate on theatre bookings. However,' he'll continue to book for the Latin Quarter, Mia.nni Beach. With Fjsher's exit, Lou 'Walters, LQ operator, will do his own bookr ing, while the Harems Nat Harris' plans will be made known on his return from Florida this week. Fisher drops a healthy revenue in giving up the cafe business. The talent bill on these two rooms fre- quently ran around $25,000 weekly. At tl^e 5% booking fee* Fisher's, take was around $1,250 weekly. . \jA Martinique, N. Y., Pacts Line for New Show La Martinique, N. Y., is restoring girl line starting with the Majch 11 show'. Dario, spot's operator, has set a June -raylor group for show with Frances Faye. Jack Carter, Freddie Stewart, Rajph Font and 'Val Olman bands. Dario has al.so appointed Harry Morton as booker for the spot.. , WL THE INK SPOTS - M«i^«—AyiMcy. Inc.. •••.'WtM .4tttli Strmtt,- New Voik Not So Open House New York's dancing teachers, who are in a position to steer trade to the cafes featuring good rhumba bands, are peev-d at the Embassy dub. Latter, in order to draw attention to its new Latin outfit, Louis 'Varano's band, last week invited the terp-tutors to an. evening at the .cafe. They turned but en masse oii thet as- sumption it was an evening on the house. It wasn't. Ora.«e Hayes was forced to cancel her opening at the Famous Door, Miami Beach, Thursday (26) be- cause of a heart attack. She's the mother of comedian Peter Lind Hayes. Tqiline Rhmida Bands Now Lnrin^ Hefty Patronage to N. Y. Bistros Rhumba bands have become stand- ard equipment in virtually, every major N. Y. cafe. In many casu the Latineers are the major part of the draw inasmuch as a hearty portion of cafe regulars choose their spots on the ba.sis of who beats out the hippy rhythms. Even the major tourist havens, the Latin Quarter and the Harem, are going in for Latin name personalities^ The Latin Quarter has set Pupi Campo for a date, while the Harem has. booked Desi Arnaz. Even the China Doll is going after the rhumba aficionados with the pacting of Noro Morales. 'Vaiae of a good Latin band to a cafe is indicated in the pickup in the Club Ebony's re.ceipts as soon as a good rhumba crew was signed. Mar^ celino Guerra is credited with having taken the spot out of the red. Business underwent a renaissance at the Havana-Madrid when it start- ed to tise name Latins, but biz has dipped' again, because competition has become more keen. La Mar* tinique similarly affected a business- increase when it went Latin. OF NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS to Nominate Delegates to thft NATIONAL CONVENTION OF AGVA You owe It to AGVA and yourself to attend. Your AGVA card is your admission if you are paid up to July 31, 1947, or after. Don't leave it to the other fellow. Do your share. BALTIMORE Branch Areo-^Mareh 11 3:00 p.in.—'New Howard Hotel BOSTON Branch Arech—March 8 3:00 p.in.->-Braciford Hotel . (Includes Providence, Springfield, Hartford) BUFFALO Branch Area—March 12 3:00 plm.<^lks Auditorium V 211 Delaware Ave. (Includes Rochester, Rome, Schenectady, Canada) CHICAGO Branch Area—March 10 2:00 p.m.—Garrick Theater BIdg. M W. Randolph St. CINCINNATI Braneh^Areo^Morch 8 7:00 p.m.—^Hofel Gibson ^ (Includes Louisville, Indianapolis and adjacent cities) CLEVELAND Branch Area—March 10 3:00 p.m.—Olmstead Hotel (Includes Akron, Ctanton, Yaunfst9W(ii and adjacent cities) COLUMBUS Branch Area—March 7 2:30 p.m.'—Variety Club 55 East State St. ^ (Includes Dayton and W. Va. areas) DALLAS Branch Area-^March IS 5:00 p.m.—Artists BIdg. 1918 Live Oak S^. DENVER Branch Area—March 13 3:00 p.m.<^AIbany Hotel ' DETROIT Branch Area—March 10 3:00 p.m.—Detroiter Hotel (Includes Toledo and adjacent cities) HOLLYWOOD Branch Area—March 8 3:00 p;m.T^I Patio Theatre HOUSTON Branch Area—Match \h 11:00 a.m;r-Chamber of Coftimercc YMMdnSt. : KANSAS CITY, Mo. Branch Area , March 8—7:00 p.m.—CoHtiHcnlot Hotel MIAMI BEACH Branch Area—Morvk ICf 3:00 p.rn.—Lord TorletoM Hdtcl ' MONTREAL Branch Afff^^r-March 14 3:00 p.m.>^1252 Stcnilfy.St. NEW ORLEANS Branch Ai«a—March 11 3:00 p.m.>^oo$«ve)t'Hotel OMAHA Branch Ai«a—Mnreh 10 . 2:00 p.m.—^Ronie^Hofel NEW YORK Branch Arc»-Morch 11 . '2:00 p.m.—Town Halt (Includes Newark, .and. odiocent cities inConn.) PHILADELPHIA Branch Are»-Mareh'f ■ 3:00 p.m.—Conimodotc Hotel (Ineludtfi Reading, Allentown and adjaeeitt cities) PORTLAND,. Ore. Branch ArM*-Mareh 10 3;00 p.mi«—Labor. Temple 13US.l4thSt. PITTSBURGH Branch Area—March V 3:00 p.it|<^jM|«"ry Hotel ST. LOUIS Branch Area—March 13 3:00 p.m.-*^Mark Twain Hotel ' SAN FRANplSCO Branch Area March 9—3:0^p.m..^149 Powell Si-. SEATTLE Branch Areo—March 11 2:00 p.m.—University Bidg. Room 407, 1305 3rd Ave.. ATTEND THE MEETING—NOM INATE—VOTE Sincerely yours, Four A's AGVA Executive Committee. HY FAINE (AGAAA), Chmtman FLORENCE mXrSTON (SAG) DEWEY BARTO (AGVA) GEORGE HEllER (AFRA) RAY COOK (Chorus Equity) A. FRANK REEL (AFRA) ANGUS DUNCAN (Equity) American Guild of Variety Artists, 1697 Broadway^ New York 19, N, Y.