Variety (January 1950)

Jimwiy 25, 1950 61 rOSITA SEItRANO Sonr? 28 Mins. _ ^ Hotel ^ ... Bosita Serrano ij ati. exciting hewcpnier to the American ca^e Jcene. A Chilean^.her 4ate at the Werre’s Gotillion Room marks her American debut. She can play any- Strictly in the Continental , Hriss Serrano has an excellent so- mirti) voice Which she couples With an ingratiating charm and personality. She's pleasant-looklng knows how to Wear clothes. The Opening-night audience forced her to do 50 minutes* >.and even then she had trouble getting away. Miss Serrano vocals in several la h g u a g e s, but predominahtly Spanish. She also sings in French, Portuguese (and English, to some extent), and in the foreign tongues she is Socko. For the first 15 min-r iites at her Opening, she was dawd- ling in her pace, but that Was; due jhostiy to nervousiiess. Her talk was inconsequential, being a by- play wound her iheffectual Eng-^ lish, but on subsequent shows she skipped the smaHrtalk and got down to her main business of perforniing. Miss Serrano: drew a motley Con- tinental aiid South American crowd to her opening, and it Was evident that they were familiar with her repertoire* the Way they shouted out sOng suggestions. For those uhaicquainted vWith the languages in which she sings that .-factor ...Is V no barrier.;. The main tliihg is to watch aiicF^feii“ld; Miss Serrano. She is carefully rou- tined, though she cotild pick up that guitar a little earlier; it is when she does that her act speeds its tempo. The production back- groundiiig also includes four male vocalists bn several numbers, and theyTe effective for what they do, though not absolutely necessary ex- cept, perhaps, oh one tune. Hiss Serrano has a startling quality to her voice in that she can trill all the Way fronS a top note to a low growl without losing a breath or missing a phrase. There is always the omniscient feeling of Continental elegance about her^ and at the same timet she can a°s- sume a paganesqUe quality that is utterly believable. She can be operatic and earthy as she runs the gamut of rhythm, ballad, novelty and opera. .And no small factor, in addition to an amazing vocal quality^ is that salesmanship that she propels sb Casualiy, so ef- fortlessly.: • ; Kahn. MITZI MAYFAIR DANCERS ( 6 ) Dance 7 Mins. JAY WALKERS (3) Comedy 9 Mins. jParambiint^ N. Y. Jay Walkers are one of the more promising acts to show iip locally. This turn, which has^ exhibited bn video, has an applaUse-winnihg blend of acrobatics, terp atid com- edy. They’re refined ImoCkaboiits with comedies and a fetching rou- tine which calls for softshoe work between tricks. Hale trio has a youthful sophis- ticatiph and they seem expert in aU fields encompassed in their turn. They can Work most any Visual medium. Jose, BAMBERGER & PAH epmedy 11 Mins.; (full) Palace* N. '■ Y.. With so many '.American acts traveling; to Englarid to play the London Palladium, Bamberger and Pam represent reverse iend-lease; they’re newly airrived from Britain. And it’s a good trade. Fair: socks across some extremely versatile and fresh comedy in the best Eng- lish music hall tradition. C Material ranges from the male partner’s clever monologihg to some but-and-oiit slapstick. With piano virtuosity tossed in noheha- lantly. He^ the monO' log, done to a turn via smooth ;de- liVeiy and fine comedy timing. Femme half of the act walks in as an aspiring ingenue and Ihey gb through the standard “love scene” Ingeter-bttfvWith^nn^^^ that have the audience ypeking. Material gets Slightly blueish, but is never in poor taste. Guy finishes with a semi-classic rendition of “Because,” at the piano, playing the entire tune with his left hand .only.’ Tkey’re ; a weicome addition to the vaude scene and definitely capahle for niteiy and television bookings. Stal. here with “Cowboy’s Sweetheart’^ for an opener, bringing in the yodel early. Next is “Mama, What’ll 1 Do?,” hillbilly but sans the yodel. She makes up for that,; though, with two more* “Yodelin’! Bird” and “He Taught Me to i Yodel,” almost splitting -the mike i with a high-note finale on the last j one. Palace audience seemed to ' like her singing, Stal LEN MIOCO Magic, Acrbbafics .T.Mins.’-.- Village Bam, N. Y. Leri Mioeq obvibusly has been around, but somehow: has escaped the attention of Variety’s New Acts file. Working in tophat arid tails, he, specializes in pulling a seemingly endless stream of light- ed: cigarets out of his mouth, the air, off the floor and even of pa- trons’ coiffures. Host bf : his feats of prestidigitation are executed while he prances about iu a tipsy .shuffle.-’. Probably as a means of epritrast, Miocb: occaripnally switches to acro- batics, which are chiefly confined to back somersaults, handwalking and the like. Routines are done entirely in pantomime With no pat- ter or explanatory commenti While he’s adequate as the opening turri here; Mioeb needs to develop more grace and eclat before he’s ready, for the more lucrative yaude and nitery: bookings. Gilb; MONETTE & RAMON Ballroom; 7' Mins, ■ ■ Hotel St. Moritz* N. Y. Mbnette and Ramon do the stand- ard catalog: of ballrpom tricks. Work ^ iribets cafe requireinents with a good ass6ri'ffieririaT""Spiri's and lifts. Team could ehhance its Value with additional variations so they could attain more individuality. Expansion along these lines wopld qualify them for vaude work as i.welh Jose. WREK of JANUARY Numcralt In connccticin with bllli bilow lndlc«t« •ptnlbf day of show whothor. foil or spilt wookV. Lottor in paronthoscs indicatoa circuit (FM Fanebon Marco; (1) Ihdopondoiit; (L) Loow; (M) Moss; (P) Paramoonti (It) PKO; (S) gtalli. (W) Warnar; (WR> Waltah Road# NEW YORK CITY Capitol (u as Ink Spots Sant Levenson Betty ReUly •Tiivelcys . . Bobby Sherwood O Mosic Hall (I) 24 Helene & Howard Bob Williams Jesdea Halst Shirley Van Grant GariieU Roy Rayinohd Rbekettes ■ . Corps de Ballet Sym Ore Glee .Club Palace (R) 24 . Wong Sis Johnny Barnes • Bamberger & Pam Rosalie Allen Harry Kahne Manor & Mignon. Steve Evans ..Marie Louise Se ' Charles Paramount (P) 25 Bill Lawrence Jeaii CarroU Dorothy. Claire Jaywalkers Jerry Wald Ore Roxy (I) 27 Dean MurpI Roily. Rolfs Betty Bruce Strand (W) 27 Gordon. MacRac . Minii Ben?;ell Mltzi Mayfair Ders Walter Long Paul Gray BALTIMORE Royal (I) 27 ; Orioles. Hal Singer Rd Rimmer Sis ^ Crackshot & Hawley Brick Bros 4c Gloria LOS AMOELEi . Orpheum (I) .25 Patina & Rosa Penny Edwards ; Roy Douglas •Jay Lee: Co Ralph Dunn Lathrop & Lee A1 Herman Black Bros MARION paramount (P) 27 .0nly : . Asylum of Horrors MIAMI .Qlympla (P) 25 Wells & 4 Pays Arlene. : Fred Stritt: Ada Lynn Allan Jones NEW BEDFORD Baylies SO (I) 2l'2f Soliilaires Lee Tully. . Jack Meyand Ac. Eva .PHILADELPHIA Carman (1) 25. T & M Conine Sara Ann McCabe A1 Ferguson Jim Wong Tp -■ POUGHKEEPSIE Bardavon (P) .. 27>2f Wilfred Mae 3 Pann. Merryman Susan Miller . •• Stump Sc Stumpy Joe McKenna READING Ralah (I) 27-21 Lionel Hampton O Curly Kitty Murray ROCKFORD Palace , (l) 27-21. . 4 Kit Kats Bobby Clark . 3 Cycling Kirka Carol Decy Pamelia Grant Dimitri Vetter TUler GUIs . Terry Children PORTSMOUTH Royal (M) 23 ; Cheerful Charlie .' Chester . : . Ken Morris ~ Fred Ferrari Arthur. Hayes Eelwina Carol Len Marten Grip 4 Mnriotti Ac Wenhian 5 Brahihs ; . Gene Andersoni.' Harry Richards 12 Tiller Girls SHEPHERDS BUSH Empire (S) 23 . Bob Andrews BUly RusSeil Fogel Winifred Atwell Marc St George WOOD green . Empire (S) 23 G H Elliott Gertie Gitania Ella Shields ; Lily. Morris Randolph Sutton Talbot O'FarreU Jean Kennedy Co NEW iOBK CITY MARIE LOUISE & CHARLES Trapeze 7 Mins.; (full) Palace,' N, Y, This is another foreign importa- tion and is a good novelty act for American vaude houses. Gal is an attractive, albeit hefty trapeze art- ist who accomplishes some dex- trous stunts on a horizontal trapeze while, soariilig high above the stage and out over the orchestra. Trapeze swings from the front of; the stage to the back, rather than sideways, giving the audience an added thrill. Work of ^Charles, who gets equal! billing,, consists mostly in lifting her on and off the trapeze. She opens here with koine tricks Strand, Y. done from a sitting position on the Tha ' bar, followmg with more difficult lne_ -Mitzi , Mayfail Dancers, ; « efandintf nncition Hpst ones from a .standing position. Best of these is a sudden drop from the bar, in which she hangs by one knee wrapped around it. For a good windup, she spins via tRpe attached to her neck, with: the other end attached to the bar. while the bnr is swinging back comprising three mixed c()Uples, purvey a tasty brand of terps ranging from ballet to classic adaptations of the modern danced The group compriscfs a sextet of good-looking youngsters who show cai^eful Irainingi They're okay fbr class houses, but there are some j forth. This would be a Kood sections of - the routine that need ; jj,,. video, too, Incidentally; further rehearsal. : | StaX; Group is choreographed by Mitzi V —— Mayfair, former name hoofer, who , NANCY WRIGHT has a similar group performing oh ; Sonars video edition of “Stop the Music.” lo Mins. Jose. HAZEL DAWN, JR. Songs 7Mms.- Hotel St* Moritz, N. Y, Hazel Dawn, Jr., daughter of w.k. vaude turn of the ’20’s, iS mak- ing her bow as cafe siriger. She makes, a nice floor appearance and has a charming mienv Miks Dawn, however, needs additional experi- ence. Best part of her voice is in the upper registers, and it appears that arrangements might be recata- loged to make'more use of that vocal level. Pipes need' more de- velppmerit In the other grades. Jose. »ilLT MOSS Comedy 10 Mins, Greenwich Village Inn, N. Y. I^ranacli^ By Happy Bemvay Sarariac Lake, N. Y., Jan. 24, Appointments ariipng the patients made by Medical Director Dr. George E, Wilson are: tele- phone operators, ' Ted. Hooper, George Power, Joe Phillips, Dolly Gallagher; mail delivery, Mabel Burhs^ Ben Schaffer; newspaper deliverieSj . John, Rosenberg* Bob Pasquale; shoppers Ted Hooper, Charles Kaufholdi Dolly Gallagher, H el e n Pelechowicz; librarians, Laura Sloan, and Joe Phillips. Among the backstage lads Who suiprised Johnny Nolan with a bedside birthday party were: Vic- tor Gumba, Joe Fallon, Rufus Weathers, Edwin Gaiser, Esther Morrissette, Laura Sloan, Ted ■'Coast-to-Cciast, Bojfder-torBordei^ BREAK YOUR JUMP! At th« FOX THEATRE, 8t. LoUlt ORPHEUM THEATRE, Wichitii Agefiti or. Acti—writ* only-rotate Mking •al- ary. open ilm* and Include one ict of pliotoe. FltM STAGESHbWS. Inc. Parattioiiiit UOWE New Building OOCnUWK Tooling Gne FoHter Boxyettee j Ile^sirigs, Chi I Formerly a band vocalist. Miss t n n. x 4 . Wrieht harbeen active in Chi tele- Hooper and Sam LaBalbp A.great vision for the; past.^*ear;—-Thls^mc^ with funstering and retresh- marks her first appearance as V t. o* j’l ^ ! aoldist in bistro .Circles, and «she I - Lawrence , Garber ^^btoddard The addition of some good mate- nmkes the switch . from vidcp ‘o : Jheatre. N Y m Ipi ;rial tp Milt Mpss’ catalpg wpuld; nitery with ease. : ■ . • ‘oy.and eDservaunn ^ enhance his standihg as a cafe K Blond looker runs the gamut of i turn. Moss relies' mainly bn. a trick larynx nearly every foghorns to V^^^^ab dpesn’t tie up ius enprts ; fwm the .Nati^I , Jewish HespitM | fei ?ortly-built ; cpthic, w\th ; others of the' Ed .Stokes and Charles Dr.aytpn, j Tracey MeCteary Co State (I) 24-21 Carr Bros . . Helen Magna Conrad .& Marvin Selandias 2f-l Al Libby & Betty Don Arres Bill Brown Fontaines . BINGHAMTON Binghamton (I) 24 John Latireiiz Lew Nelson 3 D’s ..Ross &; Stone. Quinlans- CAMDEN Towers (I) 27-2* Vale .& Russell . Jeanne Garry j T.vler, Thorn & ' . Roberts .. Stubby Kaye 4 Fantihos . CHICAGO Chicago (P) 27 Hildegarde Larriv Adler Al Bernle Lane Bros Oriental (1) 24 Buster Shaver . Olive, George & Richard •: Led De Lyon. Marcus Tp ;Peg Leg Bates Bob Deu . , Carl Sands Ore HARTFORD State d) 26-29 Jimiyiy W.ikeley Roy McKinley Ore Mindy Carson Don Rice B A J. Marco Ross Wyse Jr & Beggy Womack SOUTH BEND Palace (P) 28 Only Asylum ' .of . Horrors SPRINGFIELD Court Sq (I) 26-29 H & W Bell ,3 C'S .Samitiy. White .Tack Sop F Bamberger Pam Barkleys ST LOUIS Fox (FM) 27 Joseph Rabuschka '. Trini Sc Manola.. John .Paul Lebcll 3 McNallie^Sls . Cabot St Dresden .3‘Chords. Martez & Lucia Georgle Kaye TORRIHCTON State (I) 29 Only Lockwells TIsoh Bros ■Bobb.y .Shields Ed Dawson Lot'iil Act : WASHINGTON Capitol (L) 25 Cayrtor &; Ross I-Iank Sieman • Marion Hutton •Tack .Douglas . Biu’.ns Twins St' :■ Evelyn WICHITA Orpheum (FM) 27 Billy Gilbert (?o • Nick Lucas 4 Willys . Fred Sanborn Co Jerry Coe back CANADA EAST HAMPTON Granada (I) 23 Kayes' Bros Circus MONTREAL Cayety (1) 25 LiJi St Cyr •Vermillion & .Dart Black Sc Dundee Flal Ilavilnnd Tommy Day Ore Roxy (I) 25 CIhloe Carter Candy Silvers Dotlje Boylaw's Girls BIrdlanU Errol Garner Blue Anggi. Garland' Wilson Stuart Ross Eadie . & Rach Connie Sawyer May Barnes Billy Heywdod H Chittisoii 3. Marion Bruce Francis Linel Bop City , Gene Krupa Orc Bill Farrell Ruth, Brown Slam Stewart.3 Cafe Society ..EU.i^ ::Fiti'tgeral(tL,.;^„ Timmie Rogers;. Cliir Jackson . .; China Doll Emilio Reyes Katharine Chang Toy. & Wing Myra Kim. Canton Bros Cdpacariana Lena‘Horne . De Marios. M ' Shaughnessy. Patricia Adaii ' M Durso Ore Alvares Ore Diamond Horiotltbg Walter Dare Wahl .- Gloria Leroy W. C. Handy Billy Banks Noble Sissle: Ore Chic Morrison :Ore. Rigoletto Bros .rack Spoons Frank: Evans . Tommy King ' Harry Meehan Billy Banks Harry Armstrong El Chico Roslta Rios Los Gitanos Pilarin Tavira. .Sarila Herrera D’Alonso. Ore Havana-Madrtd . Miguel llerrero Marga Llergo Hamilton: Ders Sidciardl Sc Brenda •Tho’ Puento Ore. Pupi Campo Ore Hotol Ambatsador Jules Lande Ore Hotel BMtmoro Harold Nagel Ore. Hotel Edison Henry .Terome . Ore Hotel New Yorker .rohnny Long Ore Patti Page * Hoctor Ac Byrd ; Roger Ray Peter Kent Ore Hotel Plorro Rosita. Serrano Stanley Melba Ore Ralph Lane Ore ‘ Ralph Teferteller Hotel plaza Burl Ives Bob Gr.int Orc Mark Monte Ore , Payson Re Orc I Nicolas Mattbey I Hotel. Reosevelf ; Guy Lombardo I Hotel St; Merits I Hazel Dawn. Jr . ; Monctte_& Ramon ; Lenny Ro'gers. Ore Hamoni Orc Hotel St Reglt Rosalind Couvtright Laszlo & Pe.pito ! Milt Shaw Ore ; Hotel Shelbourno Kaye Ballard . ' Herb' Jeffries ' BejicHcombers. I Cy Colcm.in Hotel Statier ■Frariki.e- Carle (ire f ■Borr Ore Hotol Taft Vthceht Lopez Oro Hotel Warwick Page Cavanaugh 9 Fred Fassler . Icoland Korn Kobblcrjg Saphrbnie Oramae Diamond Ned Harvey Ore; Latin Quarter Frank Llbuso Chhrlivels . .; Linda Lombard - Francis Sc Grey Ernestine Mercer. Lucienne St Ashour Ari Waner Ore .—JLO^COR .ROUiO-. Oscar Calvet Ore Jack Towne: Oro Leon A Eddie'S Myroii Cohen Lynn Gately Fay Carroll Lyda &. Vonnl Frank Stevens. Hollywood Beautieg Macombo Dorothy Russ Vicki Sunday Gordon Andrews. Johnny & George Monte Carlo Dick Gaspare Orc La Playa 6 ■ Nightcap Ruth Webb Claudia Jordan : Sanford Gold Shirley Albert No v: Fifth Ave The Holidays Paul Lynde Downey & Fonville Hazel Webster Old Knlck Billy Bryant Paul Killiam .Tanie ‘ Stevens Frank W.ayrie BiU Meigs . Clara Cedro'ne Herbert Kingsley Jack Galvin . Al .Cooper Ore Old Roumanian Sadie Bunks .' Jackie Phillips Denisovs Gaye . Dixon Joe LoPorte Ore D'Aquila Ore. Park Ave Billy Daniels - Four Tones Beverly Dennis Glen Abbott ' Penthouse Sheila Guyse Mavparet Scott Ruban Bleu Bibi Osterwald Herb Schultz Kirkwobd Ac Goodman Michael BroWn 3 Riffs Jo Hurt Julius Monk Norman Paris 9 Savannah Manhattan Paul Shotsie.c Davis Andre & Dorthep Tinl Benson Lucille Dixon Ore Versallleg Kay Thompson Emile Petti Oro ^Panchito Ore Village . Barn Carolina . Cotton Mary Ellen 4 Texas Jim Lewis Len Mioeb Village Vanguard i Ellis Larkin .3 • Clorenre Williams 1 : Waldprf-Astorie j Dinah .Shore I Emil Cbicman :Otc BRITAni CHICAGO fidditional could make . tile written portions of his act bog y him down. in for a weekend of j and a bedside chat ■ Sam: Kelley and Delphin . poruy-DUUt comic, wun : Vnnrgelf ” arid others of the' JrsioKes an need# fotoiicriolony fVddont, novv at . Zdbe. - ■ -Nt- *'Neville Kennard • 'Jack Radcllffe CAROLINA CIOtTON 10 Mins* Jongs, yodeling ViUage Bam, N; Y. Carolina .Cotton is a winsome BLACKPOOL . Winter Gardenii (!) 23 ^ ; S Sc M.Harrison Tollefscn . Woods Si Jarrett . .' Locarno's ; Animals 3 Bellos Erikson 4'WUfbrdts Eddie Powell .. Gerald Barton Mary (:hapman. iris Blair Blair 3 . • Wij I colt’s Marionette^ . ' Wonder Wheelers: .' Mac Laren Co Peggy O’EarrcIl g Mills.; One Palace, N* Y; .nrt ROSALIE AW.EN flua television shows in acldition to i occasional stints as. a supporting in westerns. In bowing at ttiis Greenwicri Villago rural ren- uezvous, she displays .a fair voice . . fojy. the mpst part, sells her routines well. . Appropriately attired in frontier raiment, Miss Cotton warbles such as “I'd Love to be a Cow- Kjri, But I’m Afraid of Cows,” and their lyrics with some lancy yodeling froni tiine to time. tPf, appears to be a natural for y^Jv^’lhnd bookings and is Okay .fii.iPrbane spots using policies to that Of the Bam. Gilb. Frank E. Waiters and Harry Na- Mary Gcrin ; Robert Wilson : son doing so well they’ve . been Harry .^ngers George . Elrick; , , niYrtPYl fwipp wppkTv fnr film .t^hows. ii. * Silvio upped twice weekly;f()r film shows, - Katz g . - Anna Mac y: .A .carnation to Dolly Gallagher. James O’NelU Francis Derry taking -time out : {;>:«««TrihlJS-"* HuUev iV the Manhattan- to make the holiday blowouts; a ; Aiar& ' — - - j Rosalie AUen i? the f su^jcess, especially the “We th^ ' Bridie Devon i a nightly ,Patients” Santa Claus party. ’‘singing hHlbdly Y radio indie Write to those who arc ill. panny Lastfogel has opened a ; She works here togged .out in a brightly-hued cowgaL ou agency in ivew ioi k. .u«iov- plete with the^Stetson a g - , has been inactive for somer Emphasis IS on the yoaeiung lype J * ...^ of tunes* which she handles well.; time th rough mness, She also has a Victor , recording ' pact and thus should do ^okay . if booked into the spots that go for such talent. She gets in the western mood Friday .talent agency in New York. Last- Tiny Tappas - - - i Eugene 3 Ballet i croyden . Grand (D-23 [ Frank Formby Al Beriile, who recently added ruJ Gamiicy wife, Charlene, to his act, is slated: Patrick WaiccU for the Chicago theatre. Ghicago; Rexahua ; Jacqueline Dunbar i-.' : LEICESTER Palace -(S) . 23 I. Radio Itevellera I Betty Paul ; Los Gatos Mr Ballantine . Godfrey Sc Kirby Gold St Cordell . Hope At Ray . ' Alan Kay Ac. Gloria MANCHESTER Hippodrome. (S) 13 Billy Daiiverc Frank O’Brian Ken whltmer Roberta Hu by 4 Hurricanes Moran tc Elof. ' Blackhawk Jack T.vgett . .ranet Campbell Deon Sherman Joyce Tlurley'. •lean Stanley v.Sammy Shore . . . Eddie Howard.-Ore Blackst.one Hotel - .. Beatrice Kay ■ Dibk LaSalle Ore . ■■ 'Chez- rare* ( Frances Langford ; Larry Storch . ‘. Beatrice - Kraft Dcs ■ Al Wallis I AdoiabJes <10) I Cee David.son Ore Mohehito Orc }. . Helslngt 1 Lenny Colyer ; Nancy Wright 2 Madcaps . Don Bradneld' Billy Chandler Ore Hotel Bismarck S Daydreamere .Toe iabell ... Bill Benpett Orc H Edgewater Beach 3 Wllea . Cbhtinentai Comiques. Knreh Ford Melody 3 HUd StarlctR Arnold Shoda Morgan. 3 Douglas Duffy ... Harper Flahctty Bob Fitzgerald Skating Blvdeara Jack Raffloer. Buddy. Rust \ ■Jerry Mapea Frank Masters Ore ; Palmer House Billy DeWolfe Ghandra Kaly Dcre Bella Kremo. Rex Ramer : Eddie O’Neil Ore Sherman Hotel; "College Inn ' Story’’ Phyllis Gbhrig Don WeismUlIcie . . Christine: Nelsba Carmen Albino Norman ..Fields,. Frank Wagner^^ Ward Gamer Kenneth Remo Eileen Green Clift Norton Carolyn Gilbbri Les Weinrott VeraVGahan BUI Snyder Ore yihe Qei'dent Gloria Van I Jackie Greeii George OImii .Ore I Glorlanna Ee Leaft Hotel. Stevene . I Mel Cole Ore Joan Hyldoft ! Pancito Ox«a/.