Variety (January 1953)

Page scan 000242 from Variety

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
January 1953
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (January 1953)
Leaf #:
000242
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound",Vaudeville,Theatre,Broadcastin
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema, 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 28, 2022
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Wednesday, January 7, 1953 forty-seventh Anniversary 241 acnieved CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP ON THE HIT PARADE-1952 The remarkable story revealed in an analysis of the "Hit Parade" during the past year (50 weeks) is truly a great tribute to the composers and publishers affiliated with BMI. It is their keen insight into the current tastes of the music-loving public that is creating the song hits of today. ^****-~- | BMI is indeed proud of their accomplishment . , ,m> BMI SONGS IN I JAN. I FEB. I : , Xy» t v msji: :■>» ■ 1 v. Ax*: NUMBER ONE POSITION—37 out of 50 weeks — 74% . MAR. JUNE JULY m AUG I SEPT OCT. I NOV. RR • ■• ftSV -\tf* • v* • v. v.'.v. V.'.v. BMI SONGS IN NUMBER TWO POSITION -31 out of 50 weeks - 62 % JAN. MAR. mmu\ " ‘"'.‘y • #'v SS&I ... Sc®ssal JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. 8 x ... JviV-ViW 1 OCT. | NOV. r a ».»».«, i ip ii: ilHlII BMI SONGS IN NUMBER THREE POSITION-31 out of 50 weeks - 62 % MAY j JU NE | J ULY I AUG. I SEPT. MAR. JUNE JULY OCT. NOV. DEC. I :•>. ■■■•. «S¥R< SAW: :#¥?: :W:V: -W. : M £.:•:* S&:. ■sS# ^ Wb . vNw VsSXv ^S,\v! 'v.v«x :• •*///• • r v • &W-W- £P ....'■■ii BMI SONGS ON THE HIT PARADE-198 out of 350 positions (50 weeks) - 56 * 6 % JAN. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE s&jj: .,, s'.'. .ViV'V sv. - v.vV >V« V \\ . s % $$&&&■* * ■ J JULY -5 1 AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. .'.‘.Vr v.v-:» »«V. v.-. .>;o.V *ss X'\ ■ ' >N X \ . . \5>: '..'V '<s' •■y.sX ■ ^.y.. y.M< v.v. -j ' t&i BMI SONG HITS ON THE HIT PARADE (1952 only) r> Broadcast Music, Inc. 580 FIFTH AVENUE • NEW YORK 36, N. Y. NEW YORK • CHICAGO • HOLLYWOOD • TORONTO • MONTREAL