Variety (January 1950)

«RCIIBSHIAS-]»llJISiC Wediitesday, January 11, 1950 I 1 ■ 1 IS BACK • • • HAS HIM! Remember •«• BET Aa DISK BEST SEUEBS Survey of retail dish l>est seilersy based on reports Ob- tained frojn leading stores in 12 cities and shoiving corn- parative sales rating for this, and last week: ■ Natibnal This Last : wk. wki Artist, Label, Title o T <U s .k S. ' .G «■; J: eft Tfi M •53: .jSi C9 ■ •mm- V .Xi V} Om FiyE TOP ALBUMS SOUTH PACIFIC KISS ME. KATE Broadway Cast Broadway Cast • ^EAB IT JOLSON SINGS ^ THAT MIDNIGHT ..J?,®*. AGAIN KISS Columbia Columbia Volume 2 Edward R, Morrow Al Jolson Columbia Decca KISS Mario Lama Victor Label Decca Victor Mercury Capitol Disk Best Sellers by Companies (Based on .Points Earned) No. of No. of Records Points Label Records .... 5 158 Columbia ...... 3 • • 6 .105 Londoii ., ....,.,.,.... / .,, .... 2 5 02 I Rainbow 1 2 •48-:-: Tommy P p r s e y Orchestra’s almost knocked but last ivefek by a combination of factors, but P'ill be played. It has been sbt back one Week from the original 12 opening to Jan. 19, Dorsey nieam while filling in with one^i^^^ and pne-day theatre dates in .Florida,-/.'- Nobody in New YOirk is too clea r or too willing to talk on the dif- ficulties that came, near erasing Dorsey’s run, the first top name full size band date for a U: S, com-: bination in Cuba. Antipathy of the Cuban Musicians union toward U. S. combos, diie to the refusal of James C. Petriilo, head of the American Federation of Musicians tb arrange a reciprocal musicians deal between the two unions, had^. much to do with it, This figured to some extent in the reluctance Of the Sans iSouci to post the ebin agreed upon before Dorsey mpyed j in. Another cireumstaheevWakthe comp ratively poor business done in past weeks by U. S. small com- binations, which preceded Dorsey I into other Hayanp ^ ; Joe Sully; Music Corp. of I America repy, was hurried into i Havana When the Dorsey embrog- ^lio began and he apparentlYi;::has ' succeeded iny strai^tening the situatiori out, It’s said the Gubaii i Musicians union is now guai’antee- ing Dorsey’s $6,000 a week salary. ! Paul Memaa to Play Self in Mdro’s ‘W^ Holly wood, Jan. 10. Paul Whiteman will be back on the screen*for the first time since 1940 in Metro’s “Three LitUe Words.” ; He plays himself. Story is based On careers of Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar, song Writers. Whiteman arrives Feb. 2 to go before cameras. His last ap^- pearance was in “Strike lip the Band,’’ Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland sta:rrer. Artie Shaw Under Jnife VArtie Shaw was operated on for , gallstones Monday (9) at Doctor’s Hospital, New York, and is recov- eririg. His gali bladder was re- moved. « Shaw recently signed a new re- cording contract with Decca Rec- ords and had compleited cutting at least eight sides before going ihtp the hospital. He had previously sighed with Columbia Records and the disks he made for that conir pany have not as yet been released. Points 48 43 20 The American Love Son^ DECCA RECORDS On the New York Art Wbems back at General Artists N. Y. office after hospital siege with kidniey ailment . . v Dr. John Peatman song performance nieastu’ing . chart . began logging local N-. :Y.: and chain television aiWngs * . . Mort Nasatir took over as director of Decca Records ad- vertising: . .. Herb Jeffries into Shelbburrie Lounge, N. Y. tomor- row (Xhiirs.) . , . E. B.. Marks j sponsorihg a Contemporary Music; Competition for Peabody Con- servatory (Balto.) students, April 4: . . . Iiwing Greeii head of Mercury Records, in from Chicago for disr cussion witli . N. Y. Staff , , ; Mr, and MrSi Frank. Dailey driving to F I o r i d a for vacation .. . . At Donahue orchestra moves from Detroit StatlOr to Chain’s Washihg- ! ton, p. G. hostelry Jan . 23 , * . Jerry Lipskin named general, man- ager of Admiral Retords . . . Gene Kfupa band back to work Satur- day. fl4) at State, Hartford, after, two-w.eek vacation: r—r ^ Chicago I Woody Henhah’s Woodchoppers launch new name policy at Crystal Terrace. Duluth, Jan. 16, with week's run; King. Cole Trio also listed, but iindated, for the spot . Club Silhouette, to erect bleaeher section to allow minors to hear favorite be-bop combos . . . Disk jockey Bill Evans, getting an- other full hour Over WCFL, plus pne-hour platter television show on WBKB ; . , Lawrence Welk into Riverside.theatre, Milwaukee, Feb. 9 . ; ; Gay Claridge severed his af- filiation with General Artists . . . Jimmie Palmer at Casa Loma Ball- room, St. Louis, week of Jan/ 20, followed by Blue Barron . i . Lucky Millinder opens eight-day run at Riviera Club, St. Louis, Feb. li .\ , Patti Page starts two weeks at LofiT don Chop House, Detroit, Feb. 9 . . . Red Ingle to Sundown Club, Phoenix, J an. 11, for two; weeks . , , Shep Fields starts two weeks at Deshler-Wallick, Columbus, Jari. 16;,■■ '-V ; ■ Hollywood Bob Evans at the Califoriiian hotel, Fresno; for two weeks ... Albert Glasser signed by Lippert Productions to score “Western Pacific Agent” . . . Dick Haymes of- fered $12,500 weekly by. Val Par- nell for• two weeks at London Pal- ladium in August . . . Victor Young scoring Hal Wallis’ “September Af- fair” and Franz Waxman doing music for Wallis’ “The Furies” . . . “Every .Woman Should Be Told,” new tune. by Hoagy Carmichael, turned over to Edwin Hv. Morris . . Gloria Grey signed for two- ■ weeker at Billy Gray’s Band Box. f ^ Decca tossed a luncheon herd Thursday (5) for 17 disk jockeys, I with Mike Cpnn^r as host ...' Irving Greenwaid,' formerly with i Spike Jones, now personal man-! ag^ for Red Ingle ; Columbia i will soon put out a gi’oup of spot j announcements Doris Day has! made plugging her latest releases! . . . Irene Dunne apd Decca are , talking a deal for actrOss to do a 1 six-side album . , : Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne. signed, by Warners to do eight numbers for .“The West Point Story,” James Cagney star-1 rer which rolls in Spring. : Gene Hurtz, singing saxmah. with Lee K.elton band for last throe:; years, quit to enroll in a piano tiih- ing school. ; . Deuces Wild swiched I from Carnival Lounge back to did . location- at Midway. . . , Pianist Mickey Greco moved to thd Horse- shoe Bar . Ralph and Buddy j Bonds, twin organi.sts, are at Bill Green’s Cocktail Lounge again . . Betty Holt, Joe Sudy’s vOca list, at Terrace Room, is a kid sister, of David Holt, qne-tirrie child movie star, _. , , Pianist Johnny Costa doubles between. Triangle Room and private club in New Kensing- ton, Pa, ANYTHING BUT LOVE, BABT Music . , \ JmMYMeHUCMt MILLS Music By LEE ERVylN and MEL HOWARD rHE mariners Cdiiinbla #38^24 Published by SHAPiRd'BERNSTEIN SINGRR seeking a theatrical manager . inter, ested in investing funds for orchestra- tion.al purposes. Contdet JOE TEFEL 8-28118 after 6 P.M.