Variety (December 1949)

Total Legit Grosses tfhe Tits MMOADWAY Number of ehomra current Totol uetl» plo.td to for bi all oboii Total t ry fur oil rurrmt «ho«» tool «eet I Toro I aroann • grwaa aa for by oil ib»«« tit Number of ae« prod.**t ww* ao for 1 Pnwr, Dor • I oo Vaomi In **»»« too o»*nm of rhe mw I if* iodad lli«h Butum Slow Pre- Xmas Slump Sloughs B’way Biz, H It thratie oat the •12 tit Number nf current tour tog iho«« Tolol uea ko 4 for b» ol I Totol rood grou reported loot > eaaao t totol road fn**» «o for 3 Rat Race’ $19,000 » b Hub Tryout; But Cornel] Gets 25G Fust Week, Texas’ 23G, Several Shows Closing Chi Expo Helps; Kate’ Big {51,000, N.Y. Opera 37!$, ‘Salesman’ {19JO Dinner {QJtO r.v.‘;::' gzSz'izr Hmtot. Ibrc a The Ha I let Theatre leevt off taut M *th the imwiiC of lino Thanh* ionite the prv (>n*imai %iuwp. hum hniNU) ueehriwt Hruodoa. lot foil nrrl refi«t«re4 aidod at tout a ore ha* hefun it* JBjiflMt IP •*•*»» C roat dcrlwe The grortal that I ad* Mart Hi Ini id «off Me pa«e Uorhrord la*4 meek ok* ft I 214 Mid* bathotHO and •• duo to taper *1111 further t nr or 11 «lor1ed la*t aod appear* »rH *rt lor of hro«t o roiubrratc rod. ~TV"’mHMm # %Joi» % .How M* *• ilU 7*»it ***** i Mp pr- n J!'* i*ai three *irh« unit the otr(«fp«t ho The father " Corf id oh D- <lt*«i mil matotoin NMt» Irul | Mtm hmofl Imrly ooil, > arnuor of I hr taonoall* h* a* > ft* 300 gi*r»er* mat dtp heiriv hr loo the * Tew h aod fio.** VIroadhard hreabr.rn peat odd urohrr rn Oh »| N I 10U fo <i e o r g o Irtr* may Outer to rloar o leo g*» \Ma4t pndurtMU no Id out rmeept ing out toaar at |hr Wrdoeadiy prrforwaoe e > f-rttrnrt— for I oof Work W jW _ _ * ** ■ ■* k n »*— ■—» "WiffeN ndllNT fo. Joaooo OMh Dm • Lillie'| uda UK A’ £? 7T: T’ B*"" ' S3SSTSS ■ Whf"» SK^kjeSH ■ ,. JS Z gjrS&Sr* . b.>ure1 mi l *01. J after HeO fr annuo Dec • »rrh frow Mu wrigMal date of 4tMh oh M l •» id teeMng ** « . MM a. '. ,TT2!Lam^^2 “ImUde l • A .** tatlh Beotine fhe S thr pe • (hn-tmaa daudwn. ... • op thr n*mr lire 17 hreauw of !JTT^i \b YMlMnieo for lad Weef eM ^.i ^ . »2SMO . lif|W rjMtti %M «M M hfuauol Meager return. M Night lo hpoAo” H h aab r rl td oL. l? erruwi of thr Nona lauua hook Mrotdra -Amo of tho Thmwod e~k t TV Ml? tugd op JJ"! Muoh^T MM •** adwtef hr the eothorew floe■" ohhh opened Mood** .§* JT' TV ^ pnapaaorea o« fmtoighi 4e«ptte plenty of ** ^ . tod In— r * fe-*-*. mwrtr n, Julo men pintail Mated for Un emhri ^ help frow thr rrta onh obuut »»* -* Tf. l or" umi MaurOr hie or lerira he In M«*h«n pro- ore lioodhy r M) raw % * oMh %l\mm folded he rr iT ..o* O** ntu. t MO 'leHaido I hold .w Honooo lm*M» ood Am «k*n •• Hunt th~tr* t n| J » Q | H** ***• Cm* W W*. M.* **4 "*•»" I* 1 , r »* Blondes Smash ir. cr*jrt»nr M oight S' of thr Opera H«na*e >nd , , H.doewda* morfa ehoold do noil ood Nliwr aod m * ^ ptWM Km btog * dehut* of the Shuh* n fw O watra for l.oof Merh l>14 ” ^ » . Thur-da. 1 • oMh o mild ad- K *1 C *t'o*ordu», D De ao i», u ilw aa laarr “Ao You like It- hath CD «i Wdp Oeomo ». If i Arm* », ■ T"' VL kT .k/ « . anoe llfphurn* follow* at the ( r bf atHinli O 1 QpttrfH♦ J* ^ u _ ^ r r lomiol I arc 12 taodrr (iuild aw Other pwerolKrtir bmen refer and top hr i*t bode UKJL’ Mild $27,500, Fmco CT mow m eat ttu •rt. le I MM e after thr hofaddpo; re orbed IM non "Yea Vlarf* Month «h «h> r 712 MM I aw d o n waport fert- tog thr eroooo * l oua p h uo d r f MM top , -% Night ha tpaha.- Ah m hr ri 2d *7 Tau nZrr erreaM of thr Not' . urrb* <Tt1M. $4mT «*naod up . ,a^t»d It** Oouuhrrt Mono *<d f*«, ilMH • -WM» fmtnight 4e*g>lte Hentr f » „ _ ’ t Aoo Hard tog o* M arete theatre aval a • n a -Thr Mao Who toaae rhr 2i, “Yee UUri" of Nufr |ll An/ l AC V mOC || •< hieoull. 2d ererb h-«ber al*n .a |>e 2t and Nu DlUllUvb ullldSIl •-•••» final »r*h dn.p* fret Prtorr- Mlocblnoe theatre loir ill Mi •**•*» fottpipht. de*p4tc plenty d Mrwwohw YetdMh," \ovoprt <r T W ^ l> T . fr< ■ mHh Mh «b Tf> I 027 MM Haurtrr • IS ftnti folded here k ,. n L* F” ^ ^ iflrf tbrilfr uirlirs > 4 /It gl eld tum id' Muabrol irruaa nf thr baatto laaoa hook and pla. adopted hr the atdh**re«a *nd lu*e*'* muttr to Julo M*nr I.rare he low M nh M a ore- fw* 25 for I MM w-iif** f n*t» tuur here Uot I 89,700, Phfly 5 ^srr^^si •as taaoib fur refund* after thr ad -in-oikit hut three week* of M^w-otrd at Mam (inrfuj put ^ tkr ^ •» Meet re portae* mil help pod no — * 4 hi tad 2S? iW -uT aa SSSrSfS?*® SfU ‘ANNE’ GOOD $24,100 .. — T ~ - - W 6 DAYS AT DETROIT ‘Streetcar’ 17t rhe Mot More." (ot.wUI -2d b» I W ilMi b#«*.ed out o fortnight in Hbilly in meh <rvi «M2 M M« lat «b' _iu. for the »wi Philadelphia Dr* • • 5th oeeb 1 25i MM C*Wa prr hoiMUy letup oa far oa legit Dr, 17 to reaume tour Uat oeeb •Htrtfm la riwrcroed thin yr-r In il4 iggi fa*« after the Uwg delated and -Death of a fahwa " I! Hanger Mart log IMP M araaon Mall, tilth ueeb <1 M4 MM* Xwaa dad pet undcroa* dork weokl ho.e hall < of ting niighflv SliiM bwi thfrwpjeot ua the rtt> a f«wr TtolonN Matnhon ,* (icraf North re^aaar mloyhwiooo otn '2d Anal * eeb * 'I Vh M M Arfaaal Hi. ao tho other ( uod 4‘toord Not e»e •>* mth hea%> 1 ^ ln**en a eeb twl. pulled i>4 («*. tfdMM PreferMluoden nhmh Krft kloa We Mote/* M.ubert llth Moturdoa night oDee tnn ood o half neebt 2 1M ill' Near SMt) an lh> fnrre^ aa the aoly It.eatw b than .latturo ga.O It i- f*T r, r . _ ku^. ,l„ .ilM.) »l* »** M '•* “* '**•• ■*« *»• tad n»» ll*m l>* •*** *H. m . . tat nht Detroit Her • of the Thi unood IN] in f oner 524 IM foe •d lH>n* i« i«t o got 53 nf n t g gg£3. ’Streetcar’ 17G MB at uaaped m ale ^_ - New Orleans «a barb < it* Opera ( a « •' •* *ra Hou«r 2 SCI MM HIM neeaod oeeb of nia prrlutw Id oeeb* «l TOO MSS' Ahuhrrt '2d urn. Nimon rurrrofly baa ‘ Mtuaauw Tuanr " barb age* a to bag ofiaau aalr ood then ban nothing dei oil* t. net until Man Mho t atm To Dinner Xmao »e*h Mallet Muwr de W*w#e ( orto r iot tog three mgagenoeot* to 1 4 ndo) ood Mlurfai 2 3 too op o in*u of |I7 Md Troupe un i'one** \lu«ie*l ^ IIS mm r MW * NWm ”IMM . | tpart» " Iwprriai 2l*t Ikolloa Dr* • »| >M | 4uh MM Apporeot hat 411 Male Pair I oaaauo nenal bo* ol*o hem oMorted »otrI. I Dinner * Xwoa herb Tmwpe on* ftniahaog a apHt peudwtwwa oral auo — — oeeb hoi mg done a prrfurwoawe too oeeb* The pro ‘ D . kuH# 4 MJtw la rorh to Wramtalo Non juw ood proved h* the < otlna RDBfnJ naij ■ Son Heroerdam* for groaa of fit- ike V«?e lair of Te r 1 1 goo iAA Mi M thr three dotea aod a There otll either Uhwnbis. JZ8,llH) -eeb . total dW M pr.-turH*-. depent ( dMO hua O nor • J*®*jj**** After o m*.d atari Mi»trv •u < Mrt* # up id hum* i^ s-rr 4 : nil rum MS vw » s ap Wlater Moherta * 41 • Mt» Hire of * I flHM MM l^wgvon unwed. no»*ab pu puaaed the «4f , „ beat to war eaten® hut ntlll — «Z poo*rftp at 7hh . »Woobaerrab- I ultoo Sib ob ... . la-PTb mm hub thr rod of 8fH »A w Ratail 132 700 ■ b Mo ft tan* on Dee i -MngA'hfNO- mount* 4 thr find re*11. hag figure of the * orrent ne*n*w at ford n here loot ooeb * lasting up mth a ruhu*t 532 thi lo aa thr firat of five pf«tn <w Awrrtrao Theatre hwaetv T Seat re fr.ua nf S2« |(H» In eight pe« f •art * ending NttuHai night < the I 44J -rat Hartman here Nh*»o ia pla. irg the Taft i toriuw f'lnrtnnati thaa oeeb onawnurui Numvaa ( oro o I* till polio l*f r u h»» ladio- otript Mlir* and »f*e . . Tnir. nhirh he ha* rmpooded tpto . | •egg pla* Alfred de D»»r* 2r f ItljM ha* the opt wo >d» if M , 1 n i IA g f oro in rnetinu' * on tho Lo**ed tw ar 4 irtun* Nainoa rad to nioi I* h Sd wtl -Dear \ irtoe"* ntag#*'* along at thr Maail Map lh* at re rwaaaiwng oien fua the mat oeeb at learnt fur ’ for I a*t Week - I.nua)—Ye— fl at g ktdierf hwlirh lf ■ Harter the at re honed Ml 4htng*t*>n mil p'a rollu t IPG One Nilgrt Mtrhuauud \a. Her. i Hay. owy W ::X^CTSh.r T.llw i Itc One Nil * A, an. u • 7 monre tdiHt *t U l «jbb MM TaUubab Menbhead drew at -Ml WMk M tim t ^« , f.nal too neeka for the Tenn i wigO Tna^d grow ol iUSM oMMi Lopitan I 142 * t,r " Ah a udd n o MM p - * «m» hooaHOi then D.* otf fur perMrwowe engaoewopt gf y light I. up tw 4 Bine o*«b ne a mw her* again ne«i A week ha hare aborting da t**ur li.** at the IJi di«ap % taananu r dipped to IlSiMi h h \ 4 thoolge loot oe* k H-n*f it t-a«re «vial. *1*4 a 'Teaaa I'M Herho - H* Ihgef gut . f* .*t MM »o three .n.., * . I ; 443 4W • nr* i a l.ree* tout fbUft l uinaaiii lua ;;.* luvt |WMh bol Oiof bm* a 'awe if M too Meleigh add Ihathaw. -% la f ode ’* IQ ( apdan I 142 ~ H ut.ow* t-^-naa then I * |]p . id oeeb Vight)) up tw 4 oeeb OiuO here bgofH Hoot a oeeb before mlorling ar«Hgpd SIS 2*«> hut M.U di«ap ^it.tner _ ^ ^ flipped to $IK«M