Variety (June 1949)

S6 WcJnesilay, June 8, 1^49 VARIETY BILLS WEEK OF JUNE g Niimrralti in mnnection witll b1l1« briow Indlrnt* npcnlnf Amy of show whether full or split week I.etler in piimitliekeit IndlmteB idreuit: (I) Independent; (1.) I.oew; (M) Mamb (T) 4‘iii'nin<tuiit; (Kl KKO; (8) Stoll; <W) Worner; (VI’K) Woller Kendo Jeff Clay Walter Nye Ore Ralph Funt Ore I Savannah ' Billy Daniela Teddy Hales ! UePaur & Toulag Manhattan Paul Ida James Ruth Mason Pauline Bryant ' Shotsie Davis I Rosetta Davis E^trelita Lucille Dixon Ore VerMilies Jimmy C'arroJI Bob Grant Ore Panrhito Ore Vlllape Barn Mike Riley Ore Eileen * Carver Piute Pete Villase Vantuard Josh While Josephine Premice Marian Bruce (' Williams Cyril Haines 3 Waldorf-Astoria Eddy Duchin Ore i Misfha Borr Ore Paris Gyp *N’ Take Continued from page 2 NEW YORK CITY Capitol (L) f Alvinu Rey Ore Jerry Lester \ asabonds Evelyn Tyner l.os (iatus Music Hall <l) 9 Buck & Bubbles , Cenia Melnitcheiiki i Norman Thomson i Eoriiand Nault tileiin Burris Paul Morrow Wyn Mayo linrold Norman Lawrence Nikol Budells [ Borkettes i orps <le Ballet I by III Ore Pal ce (R) 9 | Lane Tip Fred Sanborn Talbert &: Martin Pick Buckley Ben Yost t’o I’< CK.v Taylor 3 Valter Nilson Christine Noll Paramount (P) 5 I^ouis I’rima Bd \'ic 4ii Adio Ballantine Roxy (I) 10 Andrews Sis Bern os & 'I'oy Boys Arnold Shoda MiCleiiahan Bella's & I '. lies Strand (W) 10 Phil Spif«lny lire Patricia Bright BALTIMORE Hippodrome (I) 9 Art l.und Alan Cnncv Toy & \Vin« (one to litli State (I) 9-11 Troy A I.ynn Coi ri A K<sa Ken Card LUike Art A- Junior 12-15 A1 Trace Bd I Jackie Green i Joan Edwards Shyrettos I Oriental (I) 9 I Gordon McRae i Joey Bishop Carl Sands Ore tune to fill) ' CINCINNATI Shubert (R) 10 j Louis Jordan Ore Paula Watson Will Mastin 3 Peck & Peck MIAMI Olympia (P) I B & J Marco i Senator Murphy j M Christopher I T Dix E Fellows 3 I-undons PHILADELPHIA Carman (I) 9-11 A A J Johnston Steve Evans ! 3 Sherwoods (two to Rll) j 13-15 t Jack Parker I Graham Sis I Jerry Brooks | 2 Arleys i ROCKFORD Palace (I) 10-12 ! ' "Hollywood Merry- ' ' Go Round" I I Vernon & Ryan ! I Uredice & Olson { Lenny Colyer i Emil Sc Evelyn LeShore Sis ' WASHINGTON Capitol (L) 9 ' Burns 2 * Evelyn ' Yoeman Bros & Frances Roily Rolls I Calvary Bros Howard (I) 10 Erskine Hawkins O ! I Pes Leg Bates I Joyner Sc Foster ^ Emerald Sis ; IRVING GREEN Formerlv \\ m. Morris Office ^ Now HHMOciiited with EDDIE SMITH KKO Itlde.. Suite l>U:> IMa«*a 7-2354 Harold Barnes Wheeler Sc Wilson Johnny Lockwood Brock ways C Adey Sc Dawn MacDonald Sc Graham NEWCASTLE Empirs (M) 4 S Smith Bros George Doonan Latona & Sparks Mendiassy Bros iii'ip 5 Franke st Minne Mulcis Francois Sc Zandra NORWICH Hippodrome (I) * re;,KV Bailey Buck Douglas Sst. O’Doherty 1 Hawthorn Bunkhouse Bovs NOTTINGHAM Empire (M) 4 riias Ancaster Kubh Wilton I hihppe St Maria^ I); ve Barry * M Reid & Dorothy Western Bros Harry W'orth Chocolateers Cooke's Ponies I'CKs.v Cochrane PORTSMOUTH Royal (M) 4 I-arry Adler Max Wall T Jover A Raf Pat & Julian Bill WaddinKton ■/ill Aneels 7 Volants tT.ivon 3 SCUNTHORPE Savoy (I) 4 Albert Grant Renee Beck Fled Hugh SHEFFIELD Empire (M) 4 Rey Sc Bessie •lose! Loi'kc Melville Sc Rakar Leslie Sarony Dolaire Noni Nila Sc Tatlersall A leniiv Howa 3 Slevil Sis SHEPHERDS Dodv .lerrv Id Empire Jam BUSH (S) 4 Beryl Reid Or Crack Sc Crackpots \iax Baton t'utlon Bros Sc Margaret SUNDERLAND Empirs (M) 4 Jack Crisp Sc Jill I Iii lch s Conrad’s Pigeons I Hal Monty 1 Ike Freedman (ieorge Wood Co M Louise & ChaiiCs . C Warren A Jean ‘ SWANSEA Empirs (M) 4 Lee A Barrie j B Reid A Durothy I Cyi'lo Bros Sirdini < ampbell A Rogerson Hacktoril A Doyl** I Val A Monty t .lose iVlorcno Co ^ Cromwells VICTORIA Palace (M) 4 I Nervo A Knox , Bud Flanagan I Naiighton A Gold ' Radio Revellers ; WOLVERHAMPTON I Hippodrome (I) 4 j Jack Haig 4 Sandlor Sis , Freddie Harrison ' Norman Meadows K A E Marsh I .Sybil Dunn ; Pat Trevor H Merry Maids WOOD GREEN J Empire (Si 4 ' Arthur Askey , ACrique , t’leef A Moroney •loe King Spence A Davis j (J Keeie Bros A Annette Mary Priest man Gold Sc Cordell YORK Empire il) 4 Smeddle Bros J Robey A Joan Ken Noble Millionaires Len Keols Johnnie Lawson 3 CHICAGO •Isckhswk Eloise Kirk Nancy Bell Cody Sandiser ' SnulTy Klaus I Harold Tomlin , Bobby Peters Drc I Blackstono Lena Home D. La Salle Ore (12) Chtz Paros I Tony Martin I Gene Baylos Chez Paree Adorables J Rodriquez Ore r Davidson O (11) I Manor A Mignon Pann Merryman Holsingt I Al Morgan . Suzanne King I Johnny O'Leary Billy Chandler Ore Hotel Bismarck ; Cass Franklin I Monica Mooro ' Toni Gauer J Brewer Ore H Edgawater Beach Buddy Morino Ore Marianne Fedele Preston Lambert I D llild Dancers <6) ' Cliarlic Carts I Di Gitanos (2) ' The Carltons (2' Hotel Stevens I "Skating Cirrus" I Betty Atkinson Charles llain ' Wonder Wheelers I Brinckinann Sis. I Skating Blvdears I t'harles A Lucille I Jack Raffioer Jerry Mapes ; G A B Du Ray ! Gloria Uondy Buddv Rii.st I Palmer House Barclay Allen O ' T A S De .Marco ‘ Margaret Phelan j (one to fill! I Sherman Hotel Harry Hall Bill Snyder Ore "Salute to Rodgers A Haminerslein” Honey Dreamers Ralph Sterling John Kri/a Ruth Ann Koesun Erie Braun Silver Frolics Day Dawn A Dusk .lue E. Ross Evelyn Terry Bud Prentiie Ore Vine Cardens Lind Bros (3' Mickey .Sharp Velina Sheriy Mel Cole Ore Panrho Ore surcharges as 100 francs (30c.) for the cake of soap which Yank tour- i.sts expect to come automatically with their accommodations, espe- cially since there’s an automatic surcharge for “service” on all de luxe hotel bills. In 1947 and 1948. the aver- age hep American tourist trav- eled with 300-400 pounds of pack- aged loodstufTs, particularly to Kngland (soap, candy, canned fruit juice.s, concentrated milk, Nescafe and kindred type coffee, etc.). It was usually as a generous gesture to friends in Britain. But it was found that, even then, the Continent was bountiful, “provid- ing you had money and didn’t get (oo technical about local rationing re.st rift ions,’’ The same austerity obtains today in London, perhaps even more so, but the F^rench, for all their natu- ral resources, seem to have thrown their consciences away as regards hotel tariffs, restaurant scales, and llie like. French hotel controls went off la.st October, and it’s not sufficient excuse for seasoned American globetrotters when of boosters, not beefers,’ frankly. There is much cross-querying prv. mg on now with,Paris authorities because it is anllicipated that th. Augu.st season in Cannes will cr. [ate further ill-will. There werp many manife.stations thereof Ust summer, with jaz/ed-up cancella. tions. due to some assistant man* agers and others accepting and leaving many tourists a linib so far as the choice hostel Ties were concerned. It’s expected to be even more aggravated this Augu.st. they state bribes out on Palace Policy (’untinurd from page 1 - Pros and Cons Continued from page 1 Allen A Nobles Kajar Doris PatLs Go Munro A Adams CAMDEN Towers (I) 10-12 The Froddys Bex Reacai) TAR Rafferty F’ielder A Harriet Ralph A Lorraine CHICAGO Chicago (P) I YOUNGSTOWN Palace (I) 13-15 I.arry Clinton Ore Nellie Lutcher Pat Henning Lewis A Van CANADA EAST HAMPTON Granada (D 4 3 Karloffs P O’Farrell Co Jenny Hayes George August NEW YOKK CITY BBITAIN ASTON Hippodrome M) 4 Bartlett A Massey Hope A Ray < raig A Voyle -loe Kerr Billy Day Adrian A Spero Nat Hope Kinule Bros A Renee BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome iMi ( G. H Elliott tifitie Gitana Ella Shields Lilly Morris K'.ndolph .Sutton n.-lbol O’Farrell Biilv Danvers Ml lit hard feeieno A Jav BRADFORD Alhambra (Mi 4 Syil Amoy ^ era L.v nn Adair.s D.t. id Poole J.Mirie Watson I'Ken A .Sea Lio.n ^'ale A Diane Moran A Elof tieorge Meaton BRIGHTON Hit'podrome iMi ( Tess A Bill Billy Cotton Bd n e.ss O'Shea 3 Hot ley s Joe Blai-k Alan Clive ( i»'i' ’(’wins lit'‘''Ion A \assi BRISTOL Empire (D 4 Sv'< Seymour Bd GoO-i.ince Evans Curtis A l.yvoie Harliara Leigh David Williams Adeie .Speedacs Madhatters Bd Danny Dray be' inoiir I.ovlies CARDIFF New (S) 4 Her.s<-hel Henlere B Kaves' Pekinese 1 lillord Stanton ll>lda Baker !•' .Marx A Iris CHISWICK Empire iS) 4 Jiinm> James <H.'irl.y.s Ha\ II Carrol A Ross Donald H Sluart 3 I.eRoys 2 Plavboys Duiu-an’s Collies DERBY Grand (S) 4 Nat .laeklev < ostello Twins Marianne Limuln i Ja»'U Francois j Armand A Anita EDINBURGH > Empire (M> 4 Jack Raddiffe Ben VosI Co Mervyn Saunders Jacqueline Dunbar Htfleu Norman Agnette A FINSBURY Sylvio PARK Empire (M) . Kizma A Karen Sam Costa A Ka.v A Gloria .Ion Pertwee Boy Andro Doreen Harris .Scott A Foster 7 Ashtons 3 .Tokers Baro A Rogers GLASGOW Empire (M) 4 Danny Kaye Sk.vrockets Ore 3 Dunhills Bill Kerr F Evers A Jackson Rob Murray GRIMSBY Palace (D 4 Prlmo .Scala Dennis Lawes Vic Ray Duo Swan A Leigh Jimmy Robins 'Ti.n.y Walsh Skating Tuphoons HACKNEY Empire (Si 4 F Mendels.sohii Hawaiian Serenaders Iris Sadler .lohikson Clark Billington Hal Mack Co. CaryII A Muiidv LEEDS Empire (M) 4 Flack A Lucas Ilai'po Marx B Lloyd A Belly Aithur W'orsley Lionel King 2 Laconas I Harry Baiiev > LEICESTER I Palace (S) 4 ! Bartlett A Ross I Cliff Sheflock I Douglas Harris Billy Wells ; 2 Matelocks ' LINCOLN I Royal (1) 4 I l.ec Brookl.'n Mike Howe l-rank Formhv 4 O’Keefe Sis N A V Monroe ^'•‘^:g> .Stone LONDON Palladium (M) 4 Allan Jones Irene Ilervey Korrah .Minevitih Harmonica Rascals Joy Nichols L.irry Griawald Glenns George Riley Helene Heller Jack .Stanford Dick Henderson Olga Varona Maurice Frenrh Eva May W(miu MANCHESTER Hippodrome (S) 4 Charlie Kunz Leo Fuld Bagatelle Dorothy Rose Jilla Webb Striders Jack Corlie.s Blue Angel Hayes Gordon Louise Howard Stan Freeman Ro.se Murphy I Herman Chittison 3 Martha Wright I Bop City Billy Eckstine I C Barnet Ore I Jackson 3 Cafo James Sheila Barrett Amy .Vndrewa Jack Martin Gordon Andrews Johnny Nazzaro Car# Society Irwin Corey Juanita Hall Geo Shearing Ore Chine Doll Kanazawa Troupe Jadlne A Jackie .Mei Ling Pupi Campo Ore Jo.se Curbello Ore ' Line (7) Florence Ahn Wong Siater.s Copacabana I Martin A I.ewia Kaye & Naldi , Eileen Barton Penny Carroll Jack Caasidy M Dui'so Ore Alvarcs Oic Ramona Lang Diamond Horteshoa Pearl Hailey Liicienne A Ashour (>il Lamb W C Handv .lack GanNert Billy Bank.s ( bora) .Sextet II Sandler Ore Alvarez Meia Juenger Ballet Line El Chico itoslla Rios Da mil on A Chapuseaiix Tina Ramirez Los Guaracheroa t'izcaino Or<- Havana-Madrid Bob A Larry Leslie Raquel A Rolando Kenneth Buffet Mildred ILiy Line Trim Ri'ves .Sacasas Ore Pam ho Oi t Hotel Ambassador t'red Oliver Ore William Adler Ore William Scotti Hotel Astor Carmen Cavallaro O Hotel Belmont-Plaia •Noble A King Burns’ Bird.x Eddie .Slone Ore Ca.>tenanos Ore Hotel Biltmorc lack Edwards Ore K Duff y Dn< I .s Harold Nagel Ore Hotel Edison Henry .leiome Drc Hotel New Yorker Nat Brandwvnne Ore ■Tohnnv Flannagan Mona McDonald Joan Walden I Aileen (Iraff Elouise Christiana Barbara Frazier Bruce Mapes Jr Dick Price lony Bavaar Michael Meehan Bill Knapp Hotel Pierre Arlini A Cun.siicio Getty Jane Watson Stanley Mclhn Ore Ralph Lane Ore Hotel Plaza Ilildegarde .Salvatore Gioe Ore Mark Monte Ore Payaon Re Ore Nicola Matthey 0» Hoiel Roosevelt Three Suns Paul Span- On- Hotel St Regis t.aszlo A Pepitu M Shaw Ore Hotel Statler Eddy Howard Ore Hotel Taft Vim-ent Lopez Ore Iceland Danny Lewi.x Harlan Dixon Eddie Nelson H.irrv Forrest Perry .Mayo Morris Lloyd Line Jack Palim-r Ore Latin Quartet Mel Tonne Don Tannen Florence A Fi ederic Jacqueline Huiley Don .S.iNon til Wancr O B H.irlow Ore Le Coq Rouqe Oscar Calvel On- Jack Tovvnc Le Ruban -Michael Brown BibI O.iterwald 3 Riffs Kirkwood A Goodman .Norniaii Paris V Leon A Eddie's Eddie Davi.x .Marion Powers Ijahja (ira.v A Hess Fiaiiie.s White Angle Bond 4il W.mer Dannv Sullivan Shepard Line No 1 Fifth Ave Fletcher A .Sheidy .Nancy .\ndrew.x Alan Ro>x Bob Doviiiev Ha/el Webster Harold Fhnvilic Old Knick Gene Bairy Paul Killiam Cloris Leai-hm.-in Bob Mc.Memmen lohn Silver Gloria Manning Al Cooper Ore Old Roumanian S.ulie Hanks Hob Fitzgerald C.irmen Montova Miike.v Freeman Joanne k'lorio .loe LaPorle D .\quila On- Panthouso Gloria Ben.snn Biliv Tahherl Kurt .Maier Riviera Martin (• Champi Carter Lynne ing, however, Branch Rickey. Brooklyn Dodgers’ prexy. look the floor to reaffirm his conviction that TV IS presently not hurling the gate and eventually will help it via building new fans. Rickey main- tained the Dodgers were grossing more this year than ever before. Consensus among the writers was that the relatively poor boxoflice shovtdngs being made by oilier N. Y, teariLs. despite their first place positions, could be attributed to poor publicity and promotion, rather than to tele. Illustrative of the pro-TV con- tingent is Madi.son Square Garden prez Gen. John Reed Kilpatrick. I He believes tele will benefit those sports on which it can do a good coverage job, pointing specifically to the way TV has revived interest of fans in the roller derbies and vt'restling and has reacted well on basketball, football and baseball. Hockey is not too good. Kilpatrick thinks, because the puck is so hard for the cameras to follow. He maintains that a number of factors in addition to tele can hurt the gate, such as weather. that you of.’’ managing directors tell them, “But il is not our fault, Monsieur; the hoard of directors did this over our heads, and all we are trying to do is make sure that at least old friends like you. Monsieur, are al- ways taken care of,’’ etc. That “always taken care of’’ is supposed to be the antidote to the financial rap. And some Broadway and Hollywood folk suspect it also has a connotation of caution if you gripe too much maybe won't "always be taken care There are instances of $30 suites having mounted to $7.'i a day. and the like ratio for singles. C’ornclius Vanderbilt, Jr.. Va- riety's roving European corre- spondenl. cites the ca.se of the Hotel Mcurice where, vtitli his wife having 102 teinperature. he was raised 10,000 francs ($30) a day for his room; he doesn’t say rooms, nor does he indicate what was the basic fee, which certainly must have been an item, considering a class hostelry like the Meurice. The rea.son given was the “PMC is here, you know,” meaning the Prime Ministers Council. (And when a Vanderbilt can’t afford it, who can?—Ed.) siderable route at prices just on par with what was received at the Palace. Ordinarilly. acts might get more on out-of-town bookings, but inasmuch as theatres will have to pay travel expenses and assume the expense of reopening several houses at whatever deals can be ! made with the various craft unions. «4*0 rk 4 4 lx A MX XXM A A* . it’s felt that at the present time maxinuim salaries will be just par about on a Kilpatrick’s O. & J. 0.0. Indianapolis, June 7. Madi.son Sq. Garden prez Gen. John Reed Kilpatrick is due in Indianapolis today (Tues.) to huddle with Olsen & John.son, who.se show is now playing here. Comedians are slat(*d to bring the show into the Garden June 27. a day ahead of their debut in the n e W' Buick-sponsored television program, which lakes ov(‘r the Tuesday night at 8 slot on NBC-TV being vacated by Milton Berio’s “Texaco Star Theatre.” On Bleu Trio Dri- Oi< Ton.v M A •lark Judd Fites, Wrestlinj^ Slump, Promoters Blame Video j Boston, June 7. I Hub boxing and wrestling pro- moters have begun to feci the pinch of improved video pictures and as a result want no more telc- ' vi.sing of their events unless hou.se is sold out in advance. Walter Brown, manager of Hub’s Arena and Garden and Paul Bowser, local wrestling impresario, state that their gale is being hurt and have banned all future pickups. Both admit that the advent of video hypoed attendance and brought out new patrons for a ^ while, but now that engint'cring difficulties have been ironed out to a great degree, patronage has fallen off to an alarming extent, even the most faithful fans elect ing to watch the fights from a com- fortable arm chair or bar stool. On the other side of the fence however, baseball attendance has not been hurt, with figures run- ning ahead of last year’s boll fig- ures. Although both teams air pennant contenders, consensus of opinion seems to be that inade- quacy of ba.seball video coverage has brought many ne^K fans to ball parks to see what they miss on video screen. ‘Anniversary* Gag Paris. June 2. Making hay while the tourist dollars shines, two of Paris’ best known restaurants are promoting business via “anniversary” celebra- tions. Both are trying to alleviate by this publicity the high-cost-of- living beef which the deluxe ho- tels and eateries are getting for Paris and for all of France. Squawks have become so general that French tourist minister Henri Ingrand had to acknowledge it dur- ing the French Tourism C’ongress. which just closed in Vichy. Tops for the anni celebrants is the Tour d’Argcnt on the Left Bank, which is run by Claude Ter- rail Specialite de la maison is duck, with every client getting a souvenir card showing the number of the duck he ordered. Reslau- ranl made a special event out of the serving of the 200.0(K)th duck last weekend (30) with music, dancing and entertainment, which is unusual for this gourmet’s stirine. Other eatery is the very Parisian Maxim’s, a property of the Beaii- dables. just back from the U. S. It’s more the atmosphere than the food that counts in this spot, with it.s mcmenlos of Paris’ former sporty days. The restaurant’s anni celebration is taking the shape of a four-day (May 31-June 3) .series of gala dinners at $15 per plate. Spot is taking advantage of what’s currently left of the tourist dollar to commemorate it.s 50th birthday, although this party is really taking place six years late. with New York Talent Must Decide Whether acts will go for this deal remains to be seen, but according to past performances, talent gen- erally will take a lower salary be- cause of prospects of steady work. This was proved during the lush war days when performers worked for a portion of their regular salary on USO-(’amp Shows and are still doing it on Veterans Hospital Camp Shows. RKO is obligated to various craft unions, particularly some locals of the American Federation of Mu- sicians. whit'll have been promised a minimum number of weeks dur- ing the year. With shortage of at- tra<tions. it’s believed that the cir- cuit has fallen behind their lime- table of playdates and is anxious to play out the time with the Palace policy. Expansion of the Palace type of vaudeville w-as tried this week at the Oriental. Chicago, which put in an eight act bill with performers like Gus Van. Joe Termini and others. While gross wasn’t sensa- tional the profit was big in com- parison to the overall show costs. Other New' York houses are studying results. Mage Associates, which operates the Laff movie houses, is mulling a "Palace policy’’ for the Laff movie. Boston, formerly the old Normandie where B. F. Keith first played vaude in the Huh. 'I’he Hippodrome. Baltimore, is attempting to get a bill with Palace performers, and major as well as indie circuits will make up their mind in direction of vaude if the policy continues to pay off during tiie summer dog days. RKO Rrandris, Omaha, Soon Omaha, June 7. Manager .4rt Caplane of the RKO Brandeis is prepping for vaude. Stage of the Brandeis is stand- ard 38 ft opening and 85 overall with 46 ft. (iepth is ample for all of the uses of vaudeville or road- shows. The house, however, has a limited seating capacity. In case of a vaudeville policy there are 1,250 good seats. This eliminates the top gallery with 500 capacity. House is old-style roadshow' setup with .soDarate entrance for gallei^ hut building is in excellent condi- tion. Vaude news was received here with enthusiasm. Omaha still ha* a sizeable segment of population which hasn’t forgotten the halcyon days of Martin B4‘ck’s old two-a- day Orpheum w hich was one of the best grossers on the circuit day in and out. Bandshow's are taking it chin here. Public seems to ing of the band group with plus a couple of acts. on the be tir- enicee. Tourists Bureau Worried I" I (*nch Tourist Bureaus in sun- dry key cities, notably in Amer- ica. are plenty concerned, since they have done an intensive ppst- war job propagating France’s gaiety, hospitality, cuisine, i^intages and luxuries. None knows better than they that, of all foreigners, the Americans are the most ardent Fi’an(*ophiles. “We certainly want Americans lio tome back from Paris a bunch Fox, Detroit, Vaudfilm Detroit, June Tlie Fox begins a summer f show policy this month, when vid M Idzal. managing dire brings in tlie Frankie Carle cheslra for a week beginning 24 The Mills Bros, will \ added attraction. Dick ('ontino, accordionist, a unit of other Horace Hcidt ners are .set for July 16. D( Day and his stage show arc si uled for Aug. 12. be