Variety (December 1950)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
December 1950
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (December 1950)
Leaf #:
000123
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound",Vaudeville,Theatre,Broadcastin
Collection:
Early Cinema, Hollywood Studio System, and Theatre and Vaudeville
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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presenting ETHEL MERMAN IN 2 GREAT DECCA ALBUMS . • • Songs from “CAU ME MADAM” JSotv • . . By Popular Demand! “12 SONGS FROM GALL ME MADAM” WORDS AND MUSIC BY IRVING BERLIN with DICK HAYMES • EILEEN WILSON and GORDON JENKINS and His Orchestra and Chorus Selections Include: > Th« Hostess With tho Mostes' Oh th« Boll Con You Uso Any Money Today? ETHEL MERMAN and GORDON JENKINS Dacca 27353 and *9-27353 The Best Thing for You Morrying for |.ove ETHEL MERMAN and GORDON JENKINS Dacca 27354 and *9-27354 You’re Just in Love ETHEL MERMAN and DICK HAYMES Something to Donee About ETHEL MERMAN Both with GORDON JENKINS Dacca 27355 and *9-27355 Washington Sqdbre Donee ETHEL MERMAN with GORDON JENKINS (Donee to the Musie of) The OeOrino GORDON JENKINS Dacca 27354 and *9*27356 It's o Lovely Day Today Onee Upon o time Today Liehtenburg They Like Ike DICK HAYMES and EILEEN WILSON DICK HAYMES Dacca 27357 and *9-27357 GORDON JENKINS Dacca 27358 and *9-27351 *lndicate$ 45 RPM Varsion Album A-818 • Six 78 RPM Reeords • Priee $5.25 Album 9*166 n Six 45 RPM Unbreakable Reeords • . Priee $4.85 DL 8035n 12*in. Long Play Mierogroove Unbreakable Reeord* Priee $4.85 Already a Smash Hit! Selected WS FROM CALL ME MADAM” Words and Music by IRVING BERLIN with DICK HAYMES • EILEEN WILSON • GORDON JENKINS and His Orehestro and Chorus Selections Include; The Best Thing for You ETHEL MERMAN and Marrying for Love GORDON JENKINS Dacca 27316 and *9-27314 You're Just In Love Something to Donee About It's a Lovely Day Today Onee Upon q Time today ETHEL MERMAN and DICK HAYMES with GORDON JENKINS ETHEL MERMAN with GORDON JENKINS Dacca 27317 and *9-27317 DICK HAYMES and EILEEN WILSON DICK HAYMES Dacca 27318 and *9-27318 (Donee to the Musie of) The Oearlno (1) It's a Lovely Day Today Dacca 27319 and *9-27319 *indlcatas 45 RPM Varsion peeea Album A^813 • Four VO-inch 78 RPM Records • Priee $3.75 Decca Album 9*153 • Four 45 RPM Unbreokoble Records • Price $3.35 DL 5304 • 10-in. Long Play Mierogroove Unbreakable Record • Price $2.85 a;p!!lA ^'1?'“***:* ^ but ho State or locaf tax. 45 and 78 RPM prices do not Include Federal/ state/ or local taxes. All album records available as singles. America's: Fastens t ^Sdling'^Records! ..Vednegdayy December 13^ 1{^50 RETAIL DISK BEST SELLERS National Rating This Last wk. wk. Survey of re^tail disje best sellers, based on reports ob- tained from leading stores in 12 cities and showing com- parative sales ra.ting for this and last week. Week Ending Dec. 9 Artist, Label, Title ■M CO CO g C8 OS bo t § > o « *2 I: I I o ^ o & W F? o ^ ^ 3 5 s .9 ^ Is 6 i T 5S ^ 8 I S 1 -i ^ s.' ' ^ »i-i M a s I is I 5 £ U I 09 I tid bo a i 1 3 3 I i -51 i) s Q S CO PATTI PAGE (Mercury) 1 2 “Tennessee Waltz"-—5534........ 1 1 PHIL HARRIS (Victor) 2 1 “The Thing"—20-3968B......... 3 2 GENE AUTRY (Columbia) 3 12 “Rudolph Reindeer"—38610 .. .. 2 6 G. MITeHELL-M. MILLER (Col.) 4 “My Heart Cries For You"—39067 4 SAMMY KAYE (Columbia) 5 4 “Harbor Lights"—38963......... 10 5 BING CROSBY (Decca) 6 16 “Harbor Lights"--27219........ .. .. PERRY COMO-B. HUTTON (Vic.) 7 3 “Bushel and a Peck"—20-3930.. 7 .. PERRY COMO (Victor) 8A 7 “Patricia"—20-3905 ... 8 .. JO STAFFORD (Columbia) SB 17 “Tennessee Waltz*'—39065....... .. DON CHERRY (Decca) 9A 5 “Thinking Of You"—27128 . .... 4 .. MARIO LANZA (Victor) 9B 15 “Be My Love"-T-10-1561A. ....... .. 3 GUY LOMBARDO (Decca) 9C . . “Petite Waltz"—27208: MARINERS (Columbia) 10 “Lady of Fatima"—39042,..,... .. PATTI PAGE (MercuiT) llA 7 “All My Love"—5455... 6 7 DEAN MARTIN (Capitol) IIB 6 “Pll Always Love You"—1028 .. .. 8 KAY STARR-T. ERNIE (Capitol) lie 8 “I'll Never Be Free"-^1124 ....... .. MILLS. BROS. (Decca) llD 11 “Nevertheless"—27253 PERCY FAITH (Columbia) 12 10 “Xmas in Killarney"—39044 9 .. GUY LOMBARDO (Decca) 13 . . “All My Love"-27118. ... .. ,. KAY STARR (Capitol) 14A .. “Oh Babe"—1278 .. .. STAN KENTON-N. COLE (Cap.) 14B 7 “Orange Colored Sky"—1184 ..... G. MITCHELL-M. MILLER (Col.) 15 .. “Roving Kind"—39067; .... .. .. BING CROSBY (Decca) 16 .. “Silent Night"—23777........... 5 .. DORIS DAY (Columbia) 17 .. “If I Were A Bell"—39031 .. . . DENNIS DAY (Victor) 18A . . “All My Love"—20-3870 .. .. EDDY HOWARD (Mercury) 18B “Think You’ve Chosen Me"—5517 ., . . 3 10 6 8 21 ' • « • • ^ 8 6 8 10 • • • f • « • 4 10 Disk Best Sellers by Companies {Based on Points Earned) No. of Label Records Columbia 8 Victor 5 Mercury .. ^ 3 No. of Records Points Label Recoi 182 Decca 6 145 Capitol : 4 104 Points 82 38 p T TT XT r rs D iOUTH PACIFIC X* 1 V X kJ Jr Broadway Cast Ymd Sumac ^ , ALBU M S Capitol GC244 Columbia MM850 ML4180 MERRY XMAS Ding Crosby Decca A-550, 9-65 DLP-5019 THREE Limi CALL ME MADAM WORDS allvwaad Ethol Mormon Hollywood Cost M-G-M M-G-M53 E516 Decca DL-5304 Decca shifted distribs in Toledo Polymusic Records^ N. Y. clas.si- from Kane Co. to the Beharr. Dis- Cal LP diskery, has signed the tributiqn outfit ^ WQXR, N. Y., ‘String Quartet. Continued from page 55 Miller had received her cut. In addition, both received $50() week- ly salaries, with Beneke getting $100 weekly for expenses and Haynes also drawing extra coin for business necessities. Another result of exiting the corp: is that Beneke can no longer associate his ,band with Miller, which Includes the dropping of “Music in the Miller Mood" from his billing. It’s understood that Beneke has notified David Mackay, attorney for Mrs. Miller, that he Wishes, to continue a profit-sharing setup with her. However, no deal has been worked out as yet. Beneke crew is currentiy play- ing one-*niters enroute to the'Coast for a five-week Palladium ballroom engagement beginning Dec. 19. Band is being booked by Music Corp. of America, with Beneke currently holding down the mana- gerial chores. NOW^FLAMINGO HOTEL. Las Vegas (Concluding Dec. 13) Levis ARMSTRONG World Famous Trumpet King and His ALL STARS EARL HINES JACK TEAGARDEN BARNEY BIGARD COZEY COLE ARVELLSHAW^ VELMA MIDDLETON OASIS, LOS ANGELES, b«e, 15 thm Jan. V DECCA RECORDS EXCLUSIVELY Exclusive Management ASSOCIATED BOOKING CORPORATION JOE Gl/SER, Pres. New York I Chicago I Hollywood 74S Sih Ave. PI. f-4600 I 203 No. Waboih I f 1 51 Suni.l Blvd.