Variety (June 1949)

VArDBVILLB 55 WcdneidaT, June 8, 1949 L TA Under Fire Continaed from pafo *1 Madison Square Garden, N. Y., at which the majority of cafe enter- tainers appear, empties their spots for that night at least and for some time to come because the 20,000 or so attending an MSG show see many acts in concentrated form. As a result, Lou Walters, the Latin Quarter, N. Y. operator, for exam- i pie utilizes the “exclusive service” i clause in his performer contracts to keep his acts away from free shows. The recent AGVA formula of getting one-seventh salary for its performers is not regarded as an ideal solution. Many would like to have regular club date salaries be rotated because act - budget would be an ample consideration. Report by the committee to be completed by the fall will most likely call for many of the recom -1 mendations made by AGVA. The committee is also likely to put a greater bit4 on the gross receipts from a paid show which could in-' elude a percentage of the usually I profitable advertisement-laden sou- i j venir program. There’s also been I some talk of getting a slice out of contributions taken in at a free show. Primarily, it’s regarded that certain benefits now held will be outlawed completely because pro- fessional promoters, with "boiler rooms,” get the majority of the take. I Committee working on the re- port will comprise Dunn, f'lorence j I Marston, Screen Actors Guild; i in effect. Club date salaries are Ruth Richmond, Chorus Equity; generally up to one-half of an act’s ; Angus Duncan, Actors Equity; regular weekly salary. Another ^ Harold Hoffman, American Fed-' criticism of the one-seventh salary ' eration of Radio Actors and Jugglers’ 2d Meet Jamestown, N. Y., June 7. The second annual convention of The International Jugglers’ Asso- ciation will be held here June 19- 22. The American Legion is spon-1 soring the show to be put on by the j jugglers in the high school audi- torium. Outfit, which now has about 150 members, was formed to promote interest in juggling. First honor guest was Jamestown resident. Harry Lind, maker of the standard “Lind” juggling club. , Penthouse’s Tea Dansants i The Penthouse, N. Y., is making j a bid for the afternoon tea and cocktail trade. Spot has signed dancers Dennis and Thojnnson to entertain at these sessions before dinner trade starts arriving. j A1 Benson’s Takeover Of Cafe for Negro Names Chicago, June 7. A1 Benson, disk jockey with a wide colored following in Chi area, took over operations of the Beige Room, southside nightclub in the Pershing hotel, with intent of book- ing top Negro recording names, nightclub acts and an eight-girl line. Benson, besides jocking six hours a day, has a- TV show, his own ad agency, two record shops, an interest in the Swingmaster Re- cording Co., and promotes concerts and one-nighters throughout the midwesf! Skylar in Dallas Date Dallas, June 7. Sunny Skylar, singer and song- writer, opened engagement at ViaOR BORGE HURT IN.AUTO CRASH San Bernardino. June 7. Victor'Borge was reported seri- ously injured in a car collision last ! week while returning to Hollywood from a date at the Last Frontier, ^ Las Vegas. [ Borge’s car collided with an- other auto Friday night near Vic- torville, Cal. Three of his ribs were broken. Comic’s wife and ! two children, who were in the car ' with him, escaped injury. I SENNES’ FLORIDA BRANCH F’rank Sennes, Cleveland nitery i booker, has opened a branch of- fice in Miami Beach, which will handle bookings there and through- out the south. Jerry Berger is in charge of the Baker hotel Mural Room. ' Florida office. plan is that the same headliners are called upon continually. Under the club date salary, plan would Hy Faine, American Guild of Musical Artists. Aside from the approximate 100 benefits cleared in New York, the eastern section of Theatre Authori- ty has jurisdiction of free shows in most of the midwest including Chicago and Miami, ’fhe western branch of Theatre Authority oper- ates as a separate entity. The Coast TA in its divvy gives SAG 30% of the TA receipts on the ground that it contributes most perform- ers. If AGVA stays with the cur- rent 'FA setup, one of the condi- tions would be a share equal to that of SAG’s Coast office. Continued from page 53 the picture houses and niteries in town, as well as hotels and restau- rants. Managers Of the Fair estimate that they would gross 10,000,000 admissions at 40c net, and pick up another $400,000 on royalties from programs and concessions. In ad- dition, they hope to add another $4,530,000 from rentals of build- ings to the various exhibitors. This would make the nut if it all came in. However, it is admitted here that such exhibitions gener- ally wind up in the red and that the bondholders usually have noth- ing left but their pretty certificates to frame. As contrasted with the limited Washington Fair, the New York Exposition cost an estimated $155.- 000,000 to put together, of which $3,000,000 was kicked in by Con- gress. The last big Chicago Fair cost about $40,000,000 of which Uncle Sam anteed $2,000,000. Carter T. Barron, Loew’s rep in this territory, is executive vice- chairman of the Sesqui Commish. **TOPS*^ in THRILL-A-H ATI4 \S! A Grand Old Name In Cafeterias becomes Variety says; ”A thriller —u)in* heat'y applause."—Zabe Billboard aaya: "Tap-notch tumbling and teeter board. Trouve has added wonderful fnot-to-foot catch. 1‘ulled hefty, sustained mitt." —J. 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Make It The New KELLOGG’S For The Finest Cafeteria Dining You’ve Ever Enjoyed. AGVA Changes Continued from page 53 ssssJ gated. Resolution is supported by the Los Angeles group. Delegates unanimously passed a resolution directing the national administra- tive secretary to dismiss her. In Accord on Tele It’s also expected that Ihe con- vention w'ill ratify proposals made by the 4A’s 'Felevision Authority on a separate setup for video per- formers. Other convention actions include the seating of Charlie Banks as al- ternate delegate for Lena Horne, unable to attend. Jerry Baker, of the New York group, is conven- tion’s chairman. There’s also the possibility that Jackie Bright, head of the N. Y. membership board, may be chosen president, succeeding the incum- bent Gus Van. • In another resolution, delegates decreed that no AGVA members shall work with non-members. 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