Variety (September 26, 1951)

VOL 184 No. 3 I Waal H*rn Tart is. n M Vumi.Im .Immi mtmrrfpnmm |i« ■ MUM ftiwNi M. IM. at lh« Pm l UtRra *4 N*« Y«| H V —4m Um COPYRIGHT mi. II VAItITI IMC AU ll|NT| Hlllvll NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1951 PRICE 25 C ENTS SHOW BIZ SOARS ON All FRONTS la TV Waller Winch#ll. aGer 20 years muti the American Broadcirtini m o , . M. n . 2>now ouMnru is ruling ine errs* TV* AP t PL. J HI ( a Via a soccaaaiou of sponsors MOUTOC I 4th MlluOD of 1 » h,r P nr * whirh (a | V S 4ll lOf COWirfl ulT ma> shift networks because of the giving hope to all branches of en r ^ . rtim _ TV prr>utr« be.nf put a. him V.u,»m Monro* t» .leted to rr- , r „ u rn to .ome- 1 *" r ‘ < Z£XL**V!Z~\ ELTf Hr mw RCA't MM* Seek. yeeter- ***»•**• , “ urt, | **' A Vlr,0r *° 1 ^"' thin, •ppro»im*tin« th* lu«h potl- ** ‘' ". ^1“ * h * . “ Tor. 1 afternoon. »d alrendy P**'"* '’'V'" ** r «*• n^ slh£, p£!til J ol A.id rue Vr»N UtMitnn that K* ol tot httUnf the l.OOO.BOD- V 1 1rti kit pftpr wvpril t<* j, n vpara ^BChlfU ifPIMilV ” ; NBC. CBS Move In KEYT U 9 j . |f . n . J Show buainro la riding the crest Monroe s 4th Miiboo °* • » h>r p new U pi* at whirh u . giving hope to all branches of en Vaughn Monroe is slated to re- l6rtainmrnt for a return to some- told CBS Frank Stanton that ha . — * ■•«»« «». »■»»• /* — ■ v-, __ «v u.t ». V* 'Z"~, •tEJSfS: * wS 'XFlZJF C Tun* ZrmZ JZt i u £« Z alter Oct I. Hudnut. the present ~ nn ^} n€ ivme. written fcoxofftrr tur«*« into »o< ho groe*- rawrariTa ‘Siill 1 »IV « un e of sponsor has until then to «frc.« * Monroe md M arranger M during th# U *t month or <*1? Coward« MtH g —her year a option, and may yet Johnnv WaUh^ waa^ mad. eight Niteriea partuuiarly in N^w York X'TgTSrtJL" which do a* under Wincheir. old term* >^ r > »«° th * h * ,r by * SwSt as H* . . . m s .. I • i n i/#-d I '«• t t- v I i \ 11 • i . » ,<t . at *... r < nu» n«n» ,r * Film bli. after aeveral lean yean { ■ut,- sat. the rot—lat “I don't “****** IVrt >' ( T" U **** ,>ul mofh ^ ,u ll ' nUin 2—nter ^ Mat to bo (orerd into ony Mmol- “> h « 4 tun* winnor or Vlrlor IM a Mi dor . olmoM MKhtly pur.n.,,.. to. „o * -,1 Monror previously received „ rn joy ine > better-thsn overoe* „ H!n*!.tL TV EL*. m.%U record, for There. I've ' Ml upturn both on Broed.ay *n.l H<-lrn lloyeo wlylll do the tv fgjf - Monroe previously received ( »» enjoying i hetter-than average IW.M.- u H< i Ml t'. .HmtMad Kia wordj ‘ for ‘ Ther *. I v * falluptum both on Broadway and Do mU# Hadau t» QdMt ttod b i, s, ld „ At , 10 - B.llrrtn. - and „„ the rood *»«»«or that -under to- '' ' ' " k ‘ L'>"Lu" "JdZ' !!*' Z , .:5« 4 "d ) unc« ,n wo, neeVssary <A1^» f l * ' * ."rV'u^T, XZ UM) 1^31116 MlOWS Hudnut propped . $.n »*00 onnuot fjew b€rSDWin .^.l-urs' C ibe^^t^nme tn ^ |H» ta— t ttfyra HlMOpr. . „ , 5** n* - V W flir I. Ym^C minw broadfMt oi II (KM) per T||n/kC 111 I XHUV thf»» falU Perhapa equally indicative l3vl lOl \JI ialliUo 25A25PSH fBJSSP^ . 1 Mies HI 1 JUIH «V« SimiNair from all iSpjSjfTlt •?2?’ ^ ea« veered bf the recent Kay I si i Show* U planning a ^ winc hell that m urn J Sd*veral unuubluhed George Rl>h »nKandy Turpin middle-:■ huge C'hrwtmu entertainment pro U •i 1 y °? Ct ? IT cram for Aervlcemen ovene.v *' he . * Ko fl,<urr * 1 Omhwln h^s written lyrie* will f ^ hile they re enthuniaatic about ; iamec Sauter. CH president and thar the Hudnut stock, while poftM- 4 ^ .. (>f The€ j Sln - *| the opl»mi»t»c new khape A»f things. Lawrence Phillips eser veepre. ilw 4 ll!f U f r,,li # fy 11 * 1 ^ n t , ia Bi>l revival planned by Chandler th0 " bu topP^*“* 40nethe(e*« main- will inaugurate the program from lahject to market sensitivities Towle* oossiblv In association with i Um Rb»Hrt how per- the ea*t while Abe Isitfogrl Wine hell's attitude ia, "H TV Is a n!h,.nv Hradv Farrell with whom m * n ** flt *b«*y think the rise will j hoard chairman, will line up the so important, maybe 111 take only h _ ,,, orodnred * Billv Budd” la-d ** * Mh nation a economy 1 shows frmn the Coast It's planned $6 000 a broadcast but maybe the ' .. The new muvic will he ***** *° * wartime status. It s an- to have film name* top each unit. TV end of it is worth •19.000 * | auhstituted for other Gershwin t *‘ | P |,f “ d there will he a drought in l.abrador. Iceland Greenland H.t contract la fundamentally — hers In the score of the An *i h * t / nd ££*%£? *' n * %.th ABC at $10 000 a week mini 32 Pulitzer Prise winner R*ans that just as happened dur- ^‘^d during the Yule season, as vc sion in November USO Name Shows vhirh figures $12,900 per 19 »> note broAflc^t or $!.0<H) on ite broadcast or $1,000 per minute counting the commercials', plus 10.000 shares of stock Hud- Rut told Wine hell that of the $329 - OUO differential "all you can keep i» $29,000." hut he also figured that the Hudnut stock, while possi- ttys fall. Perhaps equally indicative Ik^be over $lJMKJjJpO-gate ‘from all sources* scored by the recent Kay CSO Camp Shows l» planning a mum guarantee, but Hudnut pays Although George S Kaufman $12 hW ABC has unttl the end and Morrie Rytkind have revised mtinued on page 13» th. it original book far the musical . - n w% - % * , . - , _ ~ —- ss BSSU'SSF Si W**l*"A liuiil. jJttraa Bnua’ Sbn Take »»er Tayd m Hath, Set F«r ZU%Z‘. Bostaa'i Old Howard T. Kdnr Odd TuuMief ISSJS ~ “ Show Rlirlpv Hnw It’ft IWlfU> lh !d T'**? 5i e l .* l,er ’ A * ,LoVr ° n <* o f lhr unusual ven ^ JITS Wm *SwtiSl a«i* m BWI ■ % Wit y turr * ln thr rrrortl,n “ ** rwn< ^ rt the name trempev which will go out ^on. Sept 29 S 1 !^ V*£*rZl concerns the release ; next for the holidays •*rs. with his entourage * T,»k w llfcCUH * month of the album, “Farewell Ke Major responsibility for getting Herbie Kaye. Rddie Hanley. Joey rr ' lv * wifk FlgiCll then. cital of l^stte I*ehmann Album, Almvters to volunteer their services f j c And Jack Albertson, current- _ ~~LZ , ., v ~ . accidentally incepted probably wilPbe vested in the Holly wood mand. North Africa and the Alaa k*n region F.nlarcement of tl*e CS territo- rial scope ffdlows closely the re cent tour of inspection by Col Joseph Goetz, who's coordinating professional entertainment for all branches of the service A special appropriation will br and Jack Albertson, current* _ v ’^IZ , . ' T-. , accidentally incepted probably wilPbe vested in the Hollywood tv appearing at the Shubert in Dttnny K»>e $ r inn Delay marks the Amt time that a fare Coordinating Committee lop Banana." moved In en masse v* i.. \| d .| r , 4 C9fin flfin ,ifr14 • *«P «1W ha* »« Hie midnight show ai the Old ICKS Ifl^iro Itir p^UV.uuv aver been commercially recorded J _ — 11 last Friday <21» and 4 r«h MlHysood Sept 29 Financing setup for its production Command Shows ( heck J*4 trated to th* atubholdera bow Metro s postponement of its handled like a limited partnership n .v . ^ v # , « i w 'kits should be done projected ‘ Huckleberry Finn ' will arrangement ftp legit, is another * l“iay *1W lelKtlv ( ’ r '*‘cs took over aeveral spots in coat the sfudio double pa$A for all unusual feature L ondon, Sept 29 tin regularly skedded show for odors and technicians inked for Project came into being follow- Arrangements for the annuai ,K,f * returns from the customers, the pidure. who aren't under eon* tng the diva's song recital at Town Loyal Command Aim and vaude applauded them almost as ve^ tract, if it decides to produce it in Hall. W. Y . last Feb 16 Finish- performances are proceeding nor ♦" mently as the strippers which the future. M-G is paying off inf her last song before the inter mally, although it is certain that is quite a concession at this hurley Danny Kaye $2**> 000 for his com- mission, the ex Met Opera soprano ailing King George VI will be un Dal 1U leb i a — a •« K> l #A -w . _ . • a w. ' M ^ m — $ ■ i aArm Altai aKa —j we wklw I.. wllw ev^4 ■ *' 4W| ^k - nut men t on # K»n. ## and thould he suddenly announced tnal sha wat #ble to attend ^livers, who emceed portion* of make the pidure next year. Metro retiring from tba concert stage | Orgamacrs of both showy are the program, scored solidly with will have to make pew salary after that night ‘Event hod not maintaining contain contact with ■*' f‘or»net bit. heckled by a couple terms with him been publicized in the press and the Palace but it's unlikely a post * St X.|>« t from a box. and also ap> RcoooH is that Kaye and the was a cam pie te surprise * There ponrmdit will be requested Vaude w * tb Joe F Faye. Albertson others have bypassed other work* were gasps and shouts of * No. no. performance is scheduled for Oct •rid Bobbie Martin in the ' Floogle silting around waiting for the Aim no,* and at eloae of the epneed. 1 2$ white the Aim fete to set for Continued on page 147i ‘to go into production (Continued on page Nov. 9. That moots which Kate Smith started to bring over the mountain last year with her daytime tele- vision show on NMC has expanded to the point whe»e she is now tied with Arthur Godfrey as the top commercial ’ personality in the broadcasting business. On tile ha«ts of her six hours a week of network ' tden M Smith is respon itile for $12.000.OOd yearly to NHC in gross time and talent hilling' Fig- ure approximates that which God- frey returns yearly to CBS If Mis# Smith * 1m al show on k.% p of the NltC radio web In N V , were taken into account, she d top the (MHifrcy Ag- uie Min *• she ties a number of, participating sjamvor* on that pro- gram win. ti )' aired t-roas the - hoard from 12 09 to 12 43 p m Both Of her TV serie*. are pertnipeting. under MB s system of sell tng its big-personality programs to several bankrolled Fvenrng show rHurns the web $4 000.(km per v«ar f<*r 40 week** time and talent while groxf billing* on ber daytime video trip wtmh was void mil witlun a few weeks SfUr it trH*k the air, • $*000 000 p. r year Odd angle to the story is that Miss Smith's new evening hour compete* directly with the ‘God- frey and Friends show on the ( BN TV weh Hf»lh are aired Wednesday nights at I Part of Godfreys morning radio show, meanwhile, will he simulcast start' ing about the middle of October. Addition of the TV coin to the money alrrad\ earned on radio should push him slightly ahead of Mi vs Smith s revenue • k • v *'» ’ ' * ***• ■ 1 *-e - - $800 Cocktail Party At 21 Club Wkds Up mQ Radio Plagiarism Sail An $600 c«m ktail party at w hich plant i Av and defendants in an $tkki 000 plagiarism suit kis-ed and made up is the rontrilMitiou of Masterson. Hcddv it Nelv«»n ‘ The Three Johns’i to peace in uur Ume Tale started when MRAN thought thrv saw an ii.fr ir gemrnt of their “Bride and Gr*»oin pro- gram tg “Wedding Brllv ' ,p .* k *gr sold though KLA(' 1 V rbef got noWbr re with reque is to cease and desist u* they retain* ♦< Harold Fendler, C‘oa*t attorney and after trial secured i ju t. ■ « <*( tor $8»kMwo ^ • Bum Stagg* led ill (RAACer ned- Opposing law>* rs aoughi a vettle- in*'nt “within i* imiH fhc> |* * f - ed out app*-al would c-»xf hG* m«*ney and might result in a revet-***l. They 1 - (('ontinued on p-ge 147 NBC SILVER JU (Pag— 25 to 116)