Variety (Dec 1948)

46 VAIJDKVIIXB Weclncsday, December 29, 1948 Ringling Circus Fire Victims Peeved At Sinatra's 15G for 4 Days At Beachcomber, Miami Fi^ank Sinatra: liasJjeen, signed to _, ce f r\ - I ope" '•''^ Beachcomber, Miami Slow PaVOlt Ot UaimS' Bodcli. Jan. 17, at the liighest puce Smaua will get $15,000 for four days.;-,.^"' '.-'x; ' On 4 pet-di^^ Unce is juSl ai sljade iinde;v lVIiJiori .Berle'.s- $ liiOOb. Jfos a:thi-iee-day starift at,'!-'*? Co pa Cil.v. Miami, 'y-'y'-^i'::'':, V'- Harttord. Dec. 28 The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Baile.v Circus' latest payment of $100,000 to the receiver tor the benefit of victims of the 1944 cir- cus i'lre has; raised a wide protest among counsel for tlie victims The payment has brought to date a total payment on claims ol 83,000,' 000 or about 15% ot the damage claims amounting to $4,000,000 The $100,000 payment is two and one half per cent of the clannt, and i.s the smallest amount thus far received, Understood locally tliat various lawyers are dissatisfied with the small payment because tlie circus had a voiy successful \f-ar A meeting between lawyers and circus execs is sliedded lor ■'■' this week m New York. ALTRAHAN'S BROADWAY 'SHOW DATE AT THE MET Vet vduder Al Trahan, who's been virtually out of the business for some time because of illness, made his N Y. comeback in top' coiiip^iny Sunday '26^ lie appeared on a bill with Lawrence Tibbett,i Lauritz JVIelchior, James Melton,' VET CHI HOTELIER Ernest Byfield . ■ ■ .'On - Lnuuchiiif; n ISciv Idea in Saloon Shows and Coinridentally also Tahes a Pol-Shol at Some of Our . iSilery Critics * n * In th* 43d Anniversary ISnmber ot Out JSexl Week \ Paris Lido Yens U.S. Acts ' - . Paris, Deo. 28. . Pierre Louis-Guerln, operatol' of .the Lido, Paris, will arrive in New- York, Jan. 9, to spend a few days ; gandering American acts, i Spot is a consistent employer of U. S talent. Louis-Guerin ge»- lerally signs acts after they've played England. Arthur Godfrey to Have Two Vaudeville Units Rolling in February Unit Review Arthur Godfrey will have t\V() .stage .iinits running simuitarie^ in February,; Godfrey wjll head a ■■bpenirig at tlife Capitol ,: N, Y; Starting mid'February,' \vihiis aiil other package will start at the Oriental, Chicago, Feb, 24, Talent is still to be set. Unit starting in Chicago will be sans Godfrey, but ADDING STAGESHOWSl^^r'^nl^:^;^!^^^!: The J&J circuit is tlie latest to, i^j, currently linu-ig up subse- 2 MIDWEST HOUSES 4uenl stands. Similar troupes will be formed by Larry Puck who is handling details for Godlruy. Eugerie i Listv. Carol. . Glenn;-Deems The Ringling Bros, and Barnum | Ta^ lor, Leonard Wari'en and others Sc Bailey Circus has been in Ve--of that category at the Metropoli- ,„„,.. _ ceivership in this state since the' tan Opera House. It was a benefit ^^fced hy George White, xoilh Lou small seating capacity forestalls lire of July, 1944. The fire took lor the American Guild of Musical, Hoitt, Joe Hou!aTd,_ Rose Mane, name talent 169 lives and caused injury to several hundred. turn to stageshows in order to resuscitate waning trade. Circuit is installing a glrlrtype show? in i: its Fox theatre Grand Rapids, a 420- Kevin's D. C. NiterV seater Feature films will be dis- ^^^^ ^^^.^ y - •penscd with and comedy shorts | (^^jg Society Uptown and Down- Iwlfl be shown. Displays will be | town, N. Y,. will open a niierv on Monica Lewis into the Mocam- ■bb, Hollywood, Jan. 9, and follows with the N. Y. Paramount, Feb. 2. Artists welfare fund. Trahan will open at the Nor- mandie Root, Montreal, Dec 'il. and will play Florida and Euro- pean dates latet this season. CAPPELLA AND PATRICIA "THE HIGH SPOT, howevir, It the DANCING of CAPPELLA and PATRICrA which, \nMt lecond half of the show, TOOK THE AUDIENCE BY STORM AND WON THEM SEV- ERAL ENCORES and CURTAIN CALLS," "E. L." (Brighton) ^ "CAPPEILLA and PATRICIA RAISE THE UTMOST ENTHUSIASM in their NEATLY EXECUTED done* routines." "Performer" \^:<:' '::\'-\'\'■^'i; ^':, ' Na'w. in. Ouf SOfh. Hold'^ver Week '.iit-f/i*'Ravuc:-. "A LA CARTE" At tha SAVOY THEATRB, LONDON Tlidiiks to HARRY FOSTIfK Saranac lake lioo. WhMe's Varioiii's (CURRAN, SAN FRANCISCO) San Francisco, Dec, '26; ir j ,,,,,, ^ - Vaude revue in two acts po; topped by localtalent. inasmuch as, ^he^site^^^^^^ Sitlle. des Champagnes ' utiL'ui iiaiutt laieiii. Buck & Bubbles The l-n>liamf -, The Alvln theatre, Detroit, will Amtci Martell ,-Dnggai ^^^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^ Lita. Estrehta & Baro7, At Cui ^ ^^,^,„^^ ^.^^ .^^^ Seymour. Oicatre, San Frfliict.sco, Dec 26, 4B. 3^^,^^^,^, j^g^^.^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ : ■■ ' • vJ&J" ; and ■ plans to change shows weekly, House will scale at $1 top. By Happy Benway Saranac, N. Y., Dec 28 Mose La Fountain, owner of Dur- gan's nitery. held his third annual Xmas party lor kiddies He played Santa Claus to over 600 children, with refreshments and gifts for all. Assisting al blowout were Mrs. William (Mother) Morris, Ruth Morris White, Aaron Shapiro, James Shirley, W. Lee Knight and Mrs Wells Munn. Entertainment was headed by Aolandas, aero clown, and Milnor, magician. Bob Connelly, formerlN of this colony, now flashing nifty clinic re- ports at the Vet's hospital, Sun- mount. N. Y. - , ■ Dr Ilaiold Rodner (Rogers Fund) sent Xmas cards to all mem- bers of the colony. Also Jack Adams, Montreal talent agent. I Rufus Weathers suffered relapse and back for additional treatment 1 and rest. . , ■ i Many thanks to Rube Bernstein, J. Arthur Slattery, Helen and Ar- thur Proftitl for their gifts to many ; Ol the less fortunate here. Isabelle Rook, pianist and ex- Rogerite, continuing the cure at the Raybiook sanatorium, RaybroOk, N. Y. Write to those who are ill. The show biz knowhow long identified with George White was evident, again tonight at the Cur- ran Theatre, * in a vaude-revue, "George White's Varieties," which clicked with opening night audi- ence Lou Holtz handles the ' einceeing and story-telling chores in usual sock style, .and a well ' balanced group of performers turn in two hours of solid entertain- ment. White has cut himself a good chunk ol boxoftice appeal that should pay oft here and equally as good on successive ■stops AGVA Retracts Continued froin i>ai;e.4S be called . Spot , win be patterned after the (Greenwich Village nitery of the same name. Levin is partnered m the venture with . Robert Goodman, tormcc owner of (he N. Y. S.illes des Champagnes. Bistro will open Jan. .15. /It's planned to have na tables in the cafe,: only, settees .and love seats. Only wineg and beer will be served and talent will consist of singing waitresses. ■ date fee is around $1,000. It was i ruled that no performer can be 1 ! paid oh any single date at less than • .1 ohe^seyentji of his ■rfeguliir 'wifeek- f ly salary. ! Situation was brought to a head I Itist; week; :When Henry Dunn,'!; I AGVA jreasurer and the unioii's | J representative to the TA, wrote a ' Opening with Holtz doing his t letter to Paul Dullzell, president of familiar "interviews" with Iront- the Associated Actors and Artistes , rowers, passing out candy, the of America, the parent talent un- • Varieties" unwrap.s a succession ^^n declaring that henceforth ot sock acts, each whic^ cm i AGVA would pass on its own bene- nes Its part of the show han y^ , regardless ol p.evious TA ap- ' openeffs Trobatic tno the Lip ' P''^^"! better was inspired by L 1 S wL gaine!' nice' applaul'e. "j'-^le last w^eek in the N.Y. Daily Anita Marten, English music hall ^^ws which described the machin- performer. follows with juggling I fry surrounding a gratis show. Ar-, accompanied by glib patter, tor I tide told of overtime payments to happy returns Buck and Bub-1 musicians and stagehands, hall | bles, sepia team, come on to! rental,_caterer and transportation COMEDY MATERIAL - For AH Branches of Theatricals FUN-MASTER "The ORIGINAL Show-Bii Cdg Flit" Nos. 1 fo 22 @ $1.00 each t Order, in Sequence Only) SPECIAL: The First 13 Files for $8.00 ! ! ! 3 DIFFERENT BOOKS OF PARODIES . (ID In: C»t(i Book) JIO liof/BoBk' tito for llHta' nf otii(>r. roinoilr iiiulfriiil. RMRSTN, . purodiefff dilnfitrel lintter, bla<!k-i>iit«,' f*to. NO C.O.D.'S PAUIA SMITH MO W. G4tli Streets Hew Sorb II ^ood reception and turn in a top . performance ot songs, comedy j'and: hoofery. ■^■'■^ ■ . Ho-,c Marie, singing and clown- ing her way through tour boll num- bers, scores particularly with "Taint Smart," and Jimmy Durante takpott. Joe Howard, vet composer, who closes the first part ol show, clicks with his old reliT ables "Wonder Whose Ki.s.sing Her Now" and "Strawberry Blonde":. and tops with his Cakewalk strut to"Goodbyei My Lady Love" for cheers at bowoff. Holtz weaves in (•and out of the acts and keeps aii- ( dience guffawing. His Lapidus and: I other yarns are ;as::Socko as ever. I Following intermission, Johnn.v i Duggan, Insli tenor, warbles "Slow Boat to China." "And They Called It II eland." "Churchbellh ' on Sunday" to solid returns, fol- , lowed by the fast tapslering of \ Mayo Bros, atop a pedestal. A I bla'ckout skit by Holtz and Buck I and Bubbles is followed by the I torrid Latin singing of Lita, I Isabelita and Baron, with Holt/ and i.Duggan teaming tor comedy inter- lude for additional laughs, r 'On overall "Varieties"' is: good I vaudeville presented in palatable lorm. Ted. tees. Everybody was paid but the actor. Dunn felt that this condi- tion should be corrected. He sub- sequently attended last week's spe- cial meeting of TA and was per- suaded to go along with the new setup which also provides for clearance 30 days in advance of the show. [ Jimmy Blaine, ABC singer, in his fu-'-t niKht club engagement, at ' Raleigh Room, Hotel Warwick. I In the Heart of Times Squart HOTEL aARIDGE 44th St. and B'way, N*w YoA Al Always: Catering to the Profeuion ' ' : Room. with Bothi Shower . > .and Radio '' ' 21 DOUBLE Jean Sablon plays a date at the Mark Hopkins, San Francisco, starting Dec. 30 for four weeks. VALDO and PRINCESS PAT MENTALISTS BOOKED FOR NEW YEAR'S EVI AT THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL NEW YORK FOB OI'BN <'r,lll ll\TKS VIIONK: TR 7-2599 (IIMtldiiit thntiiKli AM.Y.A. ttnuUiUhmf )iK«niN.Ml>) HELENE and HOWARD RICO Kl'.riirs HOHTOX Tlum IdU'k to, N'l'w \otU fwr C'inb Dir.: MATTY ROSEN JAMES LLOYD SUSAN and WILLIS Something New in Comedy Dancing Lloyd & Willis, young team of comic terp- ers . . . Billed for their "satirical dance hn- pressions" genuine terp' ability and clever satire. Male solo buck and wing to tune of "Swanee River" is sufficiently hep in grace and style to get appreciation on its own. Act on the whole, is fast moving and appealing^ Should go places. . Lowe. Variety, Dec. 22, 1948. Just concluded CAPITOL, Wash. Opening January I2tli OLYMPIA, Miami Choreography by THEODORE ADOLPHUS Direction GENERAL ARTISTS CORPORATION ~~ TK.VMI'OI.ININOI.Y VOintt — Paul and Paulette Trio OPENING LATIN QUARTER, N*W York JAN. 6, 1949 Tliiinlm tn; tAin M'liUttrti, Hujr t-yle and May ilulinimB' . I>rii.. I>lr,M,imC«liiin ". : . COS 14, WiiHiisU, CtilWiito ACTOR {Fairfax burgher) 'Nfl'W"'Ai>pc.'irlnv''. BILTMORE HOTEL, NEW YORK „ STACK - M'BKDN - VtHMVIHlOS - HlirrKR K<»dMI»