Variety (Mar 1949)

46 %'AlJDEVnJJi! Vedaetjhy, March 23, I949 N. Y. A6VA Branch Nominates 20 Delegates for Chi Convention New York slate for delegates, to the iVmerican Guild of Va- riety Artists convention to he held early June in Chicago has 20 nom- inees. Meeting held last week at the Park Sheraton hotel, N. Y-. nominated Jackie Bright, Ben Beyer, Jerry Baker, Jimmy Holly- wood, Margie Coate, Phil Irving, Irving Grossman, Joe Smith, George Price, Charlie Banks, Henry Dunn, Lena Home, Marshall Rog- er*, Marshall Haley, Paul Draper, Chick Darrow, Jon Nichols, Vir- ginia Richmond, Bob Fitzgerald, and Lou Saxon. Each AGVA branch Is entitled to one delegate fot every 200 mem- bers. As such New York will get 10 delegates. A total of 60 dele- gates are expected to be selected from" various branches to attend convention. Members can vote lor delegates from all cities. Notnination meetings were held throughout the counti-y but results are being held sub rosa by national AGVA office. No reason was ascribed for this action. Balloting will again be held un- der the auspices of the Honest Bal- lot Assn., which conducted, the elections last year. Ballots will go out in about two weeks and dead- line for returns is May 6. Lido, Paris, Sets Yank Revue to Lure Tourists Paris, March 22. The Lido, Paris, will make its strongest bid for tourist trade starting May 20 with a show that will include Senor Wences, Ted Lawrie Steffen-Martell dancers (8), and Dynamite Jefferson. Donn Arden and John Fletcher will pro- duce. " Pierre Louis-Guerin, Operator of the Lido, feels that a show with American talent will lure the tour- ists, since the revue houses have come up with disappointing dis- plays.- When Guerin opens Les Ambas- sadeurs, Eleanor Powell, current at the Palladium, London, may top initial show. Ferry, Pickman Form New Coast Agency Hollywood, March 22. Town's newest agency, Ferry- Pickman, Inc., gets rolling within the next few weeks, headed by Milton Pickman and tei« Ferry, Pair ankled Charles K. Feldman's Famous Artists to organize the new office. . Ferry started in the agency biz five years ago with Leland Hay- ward, and remained for a year after the merger with MCA before join- ing Famous as a veepee. Pickman, with MCA before the war, joined Feldman last year after a two-year stint as assistant to Harry Cohn at Columbia Pictures. Earle, Philly, Dickering More Vaude Shows To Boost Dip in Pix Grosses I Philadelphia, March 22. i After two consecutive weeks of vaudeville tiie Earle suffered a I sharp $21,000 drop in weekly re- ceipts with its return to straight film policy. ■ The dive, sent local Warner management hurrying to; New York to line up fresh talent for the house. The Earle last week signed Tony Martin to open April 1, with an- Miilwul Date* Chicago, March 22. Jimmy !Am« held flver at. tht Silver Frolics . . . Johnny O'Brlan and Will and Gladys Ahem Join the Jane Russell show jA Uia Oriental, April 7 . . . Phil Foster holds over for another four weeks at thit yin« Gardens, rest of the show shifts with Judy Manners and Tom and Jerry Mahoney coming in March 25 .. . Parker Bros, booked for Club Television oyer WGN-TV, April S . . . Herb Leon repeats at the Kentucky Club for three weeks, March 27 ... Ginger Kinney into the Chesterfield Supper Club, Council Bluffs, Iowa, along with the Satisflers . . , Allen Sisters, after long Itexas swing, opened March 17 at the Carousel, Pitts- burgh. Following were nominated to be delegates to AGVA national con- vention in Chicago^ June 8-8; six to be elected; Bee Have, Billy Carr, Dave Arman, Ray Collins, Jack Gwynne, Hap Hazard, Harry King, Francis Kay, Lee Norman,, Violet Strandz, Joe Wallace, and Charles Weaver. CANTOR SET FOR S. F. VAUDERON50PEAL crs to ARTISTS of STAGE-SCREEN...RADIO REPRINTS We are now equipped to make quantity original reprintt at reproduction rates. CARNEGIE HALL STUDIO :154 W. S7th ST. N.V.C. Phone Circle 7-3505 BOSTON STUDIO ; Hotel Lenox ■ Kenmore 5 300 H THOSE AMAZING MENTALISTS DESTIS Are Coming fo Your Theafre Hollywood, March 22. ^'J*''* Cantor has been signed otiler'nameTo be TeV on'sam bill. I for a week^t the Golden Gate the- Mariiyn Maxwell, Mlscha Auer and ' ' " " Schine s (Wks. In Ohio Area The Schine circuit will expand vaudates in tht Ohio territory to six weeks, according to Belle Dow of the Al & Belle Dow agencv which books the Schine houses : Mrs, Dow said houses in Kent Bucyrus, Ashland and Mt. Vernon were currently dispensing with vaude shows because of necessity of changing film schedules. When new slates are made up, most of these .houses will resume with Sonne houses getting additional stageshow time and others being cut down. However, chain will open up additional houses through- out the state, with six weeks of playing time in that area alone. The additional Ohio time will give the Schine circuit more than 100 days of stageshow playing time. Jay Marshall will double from "Love Life" into the Diamond Horseshoe, N, Y., starting tonight (Wed.>. the Three Suns are skedded for April 8. and Ginny Simms and Harvey Stone come in April 15. ater, San Francisco, starting May 29 at a reported 50% of the gross. House lias just concluded a week with the Red Skelton show which produced a terrific $45,000 gross on the same terms. Golden Gate has also signed the Jack Carson unit with Robert Alda, CONVENTION HALL, A.C., HAS DEHlIT Or 44(lillation Hutton, starting A pril 20 Atlantic City, March 22. | " After nine months of operation, i plaannr Pnitfi>1l 5lrnirPC the resort's municipally owned WcdIlOr rUWCU i}tUIC» convention hall is in the red $44,168, according to the city comptroller's books. The city has put $100,000 into the convention hall's budget to keep the figures in the black with the possibility being that more will be needed at the close of its fiscal year in June- Government collected $98,002 from admissions to the big hall, while the city got $15,557 In luxury taxes. Sources of income for the nine months Included rents, conven- tions, $323,504; John Harris Ice Gapades $67,306; Lowe theatre, $2,656; ice skating, $5,249; boxing, $104. Other items brought the take to $654,780. while $698,948 was spent, with $314,66 8 listed as salaries. ' Billie Holiday Cancels Roost, N. Y., in Permit Nix Billie Holiday's opening at the Royal Roost, N. Y., was cancelled after being denied a cabaret per- mit by N. Y. police dept. Singer, who was to open Thursday (17), is under bail on a narcotics possession charge in San Francisco, and is scheduled for trial there April 14. Miss Holfday was recently re- leased from a Federal reformatory on a previous narcotics charge. Big in London Vaude London, March 22. Eleanor Powell opened the new vaudeville season at the' Palladium Monday (21), scoring big with her dance routines. Packed house gave American actress a traditional wel- come, with indications pointing, to a sellout for the run of the mree- week booking. Other V. S. acts in bill include Roger Ray, George and Bert Ber- nard, and Harrison, Carroll and Ross. A week prior to her opening at the Empire; Glasgow, Eleanor Pow- ell found the house sold out for the entire March 14 week. Harry Foster, her agent, who flew in from London to )vatch both shows Mon- day my, had-to find a spot among the many standees. Miss Powell did 36 minutes, a record for any dance. .act» and stopped the show cold. NICK LUCAS Qwrrentir KEN MURRAY'S BLACKOUTS . BAIIjrwaod Andy Russell slated for the Glenn Rendezvous, Covington, Ky., April 8. ★ ★★★*★★★★ HERE I AM BACK "WHh the High Class Stufi" THE AMAZINCr MR. 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