Variety (May 2, 1951)

ZLIlul I Til IK ' 1 )L \ i| iiMifvr SIwivZiJT i^mTii ln*[*g 7 £u. Vh2« ^ into Time j ! ’ Minutrs Upp«l Oft currently to lng HU Una Mam refutation of the expired last Bob •y »*• flirix. and the immediately alter) U Although the ham tmpn cede that a tilled tap la la e« cede that a tilted tap la la order for recent Broadway hita. H i. ^ u- rlaimed that !•% la prohlbHIee if ,TI* it ore the prevailing setup la far m at US vary lag royaMy according to the rapority hf the spot, la general, th author s fee runs around 4% far straw haU Last seaaaa. the royalty squawks tavoleed "Bara \ 11 • The SNA mm try to persuai Leah Salisbury piaoa to hold a to Black Chilli rt lag Guys’Netting im Weekly the only Cy Fewer* prlae play at the aeaaaa; *X3uy» rUaa at the Dolls** la the Circle s prise mu parkagiaf for presentation an the latter * subway circuit and will sub asguenUy offer to the bams, with a road tour to follow next fall. -Guys aod Dolls." Cy Fewer- prt» fewest H. Martin prwdwrttao at the •»* sot tiled with her husband. Lewis Street. N T . Is aaw la the Meal Harmon, la the operotloa of the N*** having earned hark ha pro- ('Union iCswil Summer Theatre. d «rtlon ^wM as mi March SI. Acto- * « *»■* na* the Boatoo •* operate* pn,f,t up to t utr *•» Si«T 4io it.c tun ; ... r the board as replacements for J« SwerUag Abe Burrows musical Aidrich *r»«* Mr >.ue *nancc<i • ? Burba, resigned 1177 POO la produce Besides A luncheon, at which the IMA 1100.000 paid to the backers thus Bur Sc. resigned $177.PQ0 to produce Hc des ] !r ‘* American ' un.hern ar - »■ : f# > M A l 100 0 *" 1 {l " *'■* !h.ii Ki,%# T -* »«- awards will bo presented to Basil Assets include $25 000 es*h re- Rslhbone and Bay Francis as the $2$ PPi la bonds and $49,114 I toponao • vsiubsc for iunhutHT Mini Pact he" Is the Pul- ” • ' »nd h., » i an. is a* ft,* Mrvc in ir„- $4* 314 "moat cooper at tee" stars of the •"•Uabto for d 1st ri but loo M raw bat circuit last season will The show has yet to play to kern be held May 10 at the Aster than the legal limit of standee* Ortrudo Lawrence tMrs. Aldrich) and. with the ead of commission able theatre parties, the weekly gross U rrfuiith $44 400 and the Huntington. SNA Theatre Wing* and W bull Of a Perry ed by the .1 K with a • II! K « 2.1 Guild Of Musical Artists. In cun. ■Prti'.a with the Metropolitan that this will not he a reper- smpany < as with previews like a regular halM. la competition with other legit attractions. Equity mt AGMA a copy of Its letter M being presented under auspices locally, by a we legit ' stagers Fledermav been la I be Met's regular toire all ibis season, and k done by the Met on ha •petag tour Its success to applying an musicals g *r% an the first and ty% on the bal- ls the deal normally musical* rather thaa Eton Inker Bhang PSfh n Kfh fisainu Cbrgcf kj It Y. Afnrits Civic Ught Opera prodt* from the lae their publicity thirds, and the going to Char la F a to aa. Pa , May I. High premiums charged him by ticket agencies la New York and Philadelphia and last fall s World Beats! mi the 4dth Street. N Y . the ad s af the Ant $15 000 gross Prise la j of tbo balance, which tbs show to $11,150 a week at the ( Ireto < ha. pace. That • a trifle loan" ‘rnaintog third B. Milhollaad. •a! play they d the Critics a batch mi rilktknaa I..I the flrst $10 iurmer Las ton ticket broker re- turned hers from Alabama to face ‘Marges af defrauding his clients, ntth his plight Poltoa say that Gold toft about • **d $100 far the rwi rtOMKHCS SWITCH M ■chick fop ION Ikm Fee Fa UnI JM.OOO Of Cch Akci if Raised Daniel Melaick fanner boa- ‘dTlce treasurer af the feegfeld and other New York t best res, will pro- duce an Intimate revue Turtela ( *dM Uf." on Brood way early In the fall The show. Is budgeted at $100 000. mi which $00 000 la ab ready raised, the backers including theatre owner Harry E Gould Ihe- that he toft Easton because be »as afraid that a New York outfit to which he owed money would kill fc 1 *- He Is reported to owe book- Altsn J on Julie Othlns for other top K Jan ('laytoo and were recently inked Her Sanrey Is Check Bees' IhOtpil 200 and in Philadelphia about $3000 He predicted that the ticket la report* d!\ Surrey of theatregwiag habits, to relation to TV set ownership, film attendance, dally newspaper read- ership. advance ticket buying etc., will be started la about two weeks among pati ocas at "Momi Is Blue** at the llenry Miller. N Y Study 1 hlltMl to to be conducted by Arthur Cantor, will last 10 weeks and will be us-1 . . derwritten by Gilbert Miller, own- *°* Jw g er mi the theatre , J rre ** P * w Mtoos of the (toorge S Kaufman Leueen MarGralh play. "Small Hours " the Playbill for the r Panplegic Vc Bdsf freppef (tow edition of the paraplegic rnr M. ‘It's o Great Day.** which (k, *ad recently after playing sev- eral nudweat cities, la plsnaed fur [to fall by Hubicoa Productions Ibc. AU but about sU or right of H* original company af 20 wM be rr *a*t, using wheelchair perform 4r» frt.m various local vet shows. plus a few showgirls from New * Budget of $100!000 to Being next season, to partnership with George Brandt, hia translation mi the current Parts hit. "Samarkand " The pair have recently been teamed in the revival of "Springtime for Henry* and the touring edition of TaUchitf'Effltvsky For Pitt Opera ’* Two Heart * Pittsburgh May 1. Maria Talkchief and Andre Egtovsky, N. Y. City Ballet Co. stars, have been engaged as lead- ing dancers far the Pitt Civic Light attract the attention of playgoers, will be uved Several rntorw ,n | like* ise kad be used to differentiate bet the various teat prices, and a tempt will he made to break i the replies by age. education AIL which returns are anticipated la addition. Cantor Intends to cooduct a few detailed, personal interviews at random, la the sub- urbs Its figured the entire useful information on public at- titudes toward legit, besides pro- viding Miller with a mailing list lor future shows at bis theatre Hearts to Three-tgwarter They're he flrM people terp department lined up -1 Eve Arties’s Silo Tour Hollywood. May I the operating to the terp department lined up Series opens lone II with "Mias Liberty." which will have Sandra Deel heading the caoL theatres last summer for eight weeks will hit the silo circuit again this year with ~t*ere Tndrv." Brooks West has been art for the male toad la the packaged play.