Variety (January 1953)

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tfl CAATTE1 PSS tf& fr Wedneiday t January 28, 1953 log for hi» role in the Litvak Somewhere in Europe/’ _ „ . - . French director Edmond Greville Syd Silverman (Vasc^y), cur- ^ gt^ed work on "Other Side of l?ently a junior at *.£,,??/ Paradise" which will be made reached his 21st: birthday last entirely at Cagnes-sur-Mer near week. . ^ Nice. Erich von Stroheim, and Deborah Kern coming in from Etchika Choureau are starred. t he' Coast tomorrow (Thurs.) for •— «n >rief vacation. John Houseman, producer of Metro’s "Julius Caesar” and The Bad and The Beautiful/' back to the Coast. Emery Austin due in from At- Scotland at London Patricia Lancaster opened a ’two- week cabaret season at QUaglino s and the Allegro Hoorn Monday (26). Excerpts from "Call Me Madam are to be broadcast for a second time direct from the Coliseum next Tuesday (3). , ■ Donald Wolfit, opens an eight- week season at the King’s, Ham-j mersmith, Feb. 4 with "Oedipus, in a new translation by E. F. Wat- ling. British film actor Anthony Steele ‘By Gordon Irving New rep theatre launched Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. ri iiicrv. x^UOl'J.u uuv *u ** Jbsef Locke, Irish tenor, to head , lanta this week to become assistant vaude at Empire, Glasgow, Feb. 9. en route to Africa to star in to Metro . publicity-exploitation Associated British Cinemas re- Michael Balcons West 6f Zanzi- tnanager Dan Terrell. organizing Scot area into new sec- bar/’ a sequel to the Command ve^fieTfrLthecUS **%» Neagle doing solid bis in “SkZ Andres in" Lon- Ze&on n 10;day Stay to confab ^he Glorious Days” at Edinburgh don Friday an^ checked^out I Jack Goldman for March date for I the thrush at the Clover Club. Jan Bart and Molly Picon work- ing local hotels'on "Bond For-Is- rael*’ pitch. Yehudi Menuhin also playing concert here on same deal at Beach Auditorium tomorrow (THurs) Esther William* cocktail-partied by Roney Plaza owner J. Myer Schine Sunday (25). In town for fashion show (bathing suits), .then heads for newest filming at Silver Springs, Fla. ; , , Dan Schmid, Pittsburgh lawyer turned actor, clicking with club dates here via a hypnosis act lined for laughs. Introed to Beach au- diences by Walter Jacobs, at his*! Lord Tarleton HoteL with homeoffice execs. nf thp Rineling-circus Perth Theatre presenting Donald mount’s "Elephant Walk/’ His co- Stevenson’s Tide * L ’ gay. Vivid Leigh, left on Monday APril 1 ot w “ w g Vo% U C ty d Ce ' ebr?1 JameTI. pupped to be ^ Palsy of New.YorK City. . .... „ orthern area si ~ •nian Associate Robert Wilson John Hancock, who was killed M&ton^B e e W rle IO o r r K de^ed to make l northern a~reasupervisorofCale- recenUywhile acting as assistant Milton Bene oraerea io maxe donian Associated cinemas. director on Metro’s “Mogambo" m Robert Wilson waxing "Oh My! British East Africa, was a son of Jock Makay’’ ana "Skye is My Edward Hancock, Metro sales man- Home’’ with Joe Loss arch in ager in England. Young Hancock Glasgow. had been a captain in the British Avril & Irene', Scot dancing, duo, Marines, entertaining U. S.’ troops in Wips- An Oscar on behalf of the Bel- baden, Heidelberg and Stuttgart, gian press, for best acting perfor m SSSSMTSTW failing to **hswer four parking tickets. Over 4,000.Catholics in the film industry will attend Communion breakfasts in New York, Los An- geles,^ New Orleans and Toronto, correspondent a and f °United A p?esS ° Val^arnell, Moss. Empires chief, Humphrey Bogart when he was if^SS^Franlcfiirt Germanv now to Glasgow to see shows, including guest of honor at luncheon of the staffer in Frankfurt, Germany, now Jack Hylton » s ** Call Me Madam/’ nn^ f ** ^ voriotv nii.h ance of 1952, was handed to serving Uncle Sam as a member pf Noeie Gordon the 47th Infantry . Regiment. I with Noele Gordon. Actor Alan Curtis seriously ill in St. Clare’s hosp after kidney op- eration Sunday (25), during which his heart • stopped • a full minute. Surgeon made’ emergency incision to save him. Warner Bros, sales topper Ben Pittsburgh London Tent of the Variety Club last Thursday (22). Star!s commit- ments made it impossible for him to go to Brussels for the presenta- tion. Statuette was handed over by D. J. Goodlatte, the chief barker. By Hal V. Cohen Copa has already'booked Four Ladsf for a return in June. Kalmehson arrived on. [dergoing gall bladder operation. Tom McConh&ll, film attorney, Dallas and other'Warner exchanges. Si 11 !!#',.’ fwm* ™ Georce Ross in-ahead of "Jose- He v Cohf»bs',vlth- Hatw M. .and „ff on , Florida va- ph ^^f c Q h ss 0 ^ n f a e t a ?he Sel“yt Jack.L; Warner and pub-ad veepee ca “V“* ■ • peb 2 - - Mart-. Blumenstock* on upcoming .Arthur and, Kathryn Murray ■ ri. *“* m • - . product, ‘ were here for opening of their new ■ Screen actress Julia ( Adams in y, Eloahor Parker receiving citation dance studio. ^ .. *» he *- p plUg Mississippi from :iad,iei‘ 'auxiliary of the Air Mary. Watd^hack m- town, beat-. Gambler, . ; FoHe* Assii. for( W-performance ing the drums this time for "I Am Joan Taylor, film actress, visit- .the -aviator's'wife in Metro’s a’Caihera/’ /• • . Ing her father. Joe Emma, subur- ! ’/Above and! Beyond/’ ‘Presents- . Rock Hudson spent the weekend ban* exhibitor. *tiob • { wffl be * made tomorrow here plugging his new plc,‘"The Blue Angel, newest mtimery, (TbuH ) -night at film’s nreem at Lawless Breed.” • . opened.lastweek underJeanFar- MivMr Theatre ■ '* ■ Ex-Playhouse staffer Jenny Lou dull! guidance. Williams studio animator Law,' late of "Lend an Ear,” has a Edith Head, Paramount stylist, fnri^al^DfctSv headed fSr Chi- in ‘'Maggie.” iii to make an address before the to partiS- Jbel Gray will headline annual Mary Bartelme Club. Pate in the ballv^amPaifin for the HiHel. Academy show at Syria Showfolks of America celebrating whWd nreom of 'Disnev’s "Peter Mosque March 8. 15th anni last week with plans to worm preem or uisney s r Margaret Sullavan’s "Deep Blue erect $500,000 home for troupers. . .. . . Oboler along with Ivan n town for buildup on ht tTiP*Row Thea- Dorothy Dandridge’s Carousel "Bwana Devil” which opened at SSHuk V ?i ■ th KW da te has been set back from Feb. 2 the Chicago, ire a eo. 11 . , .: .. to week of the 16th. Three lef Cleveland Bing Crosby’s son, Gary, oper- ated on for appendicitis. Jack L. Warner returned from tne Inauguration ceremonies. • H. Shiotsugu in from Japan for distrib huddles with Allied Artists. Denise Darcel to Chicago for one ■ week at Edgewater Beach Hotel. Milton Sperling to Mexico City to supervise details on "Blowing Wild. Fred MacMurray, Victor Me* Laglen and Buddy Baer planed to 'Miami. Zsa Zsa Gabor hit the road for three Weeks • of "Moulin Rouge” ballyhoo. E. L. Hyman in from N. Y. on business for United* Paramount Theatres. E. V. Richards in from New Or- leans as house guest of Edmund By Glenn C. Pnllen „ "Ice Follies’’ opened big at Arena Grainger, on annual 11-day visit. . Irene Morra celebrated her 26th Diana Thomas, radio-TV swing year a5 editor with director harpist, back on the nitery scene D av id Butler, at Hotel Allerton. Mel Blanc succeeded Alan Reed Joe E, Lewis left Hollenden staff as prexy of Irving Thalberg Lodge dazed by tossing $10 and $20 tips 0 f B’nai B’rith. to everybody in sight. Charles C. Moskowitz in from Play House staff busy putting on n. Y. to join Nick Schenck in "Affairs of State," "Fatal Weak- Metro confabs, ness" and "Darkness at Noon" m Nicholas M. Schenck in for a three auditoriums. short visit before going to Florida William Inge, Joshua Logan and on annual vacation. Jo Mielzlner. due at Hanna this Jerry Lewis back to work at week to put more polishing to paramount wearing a specially Inge’s Broadway-bound "Picnic.^ devised knee brace. J. Knox Strachan, former pub- Marilyn Monroe „ and Johnny licity manager for Warner’s Ohio Weissmuller to Little Rock for the Theatre, appointed sales and ad Arkansas March of Dimes, director of Hotel Allerton. Carl Sandburg’s illness can- . Gloria DeHaven .doing two- gelled hi s 75 th birthday appear- weeker -at Vogue Room with Carl ance at Philharmonic Aud. Erisson as opposish at Statler Anthony Perkins went back to Terrace Room. Brisson fully re- college in Florida after making his covered from wrenched back that screen bow in Metro!* "Fame and •caused him to cancel 10 perform- Fortune." ances. Shirley Booth will speak at Hollywood Foreign’ Correspond- 1 • 1 ehts luncheon tomorrow (Thurs.) IrlclQnU try phone from N. Y. to Beverly . Hms. Phh>“ at the • State Lake Theatre Margaret Sullavan’s "Deep Blue erect $50C Feb S He returns heretheefld of Sca '’ looks ulte „ flnal subscription Arch C the week for similar chores at the Paris Maurice Baquet in the Moulin Rouge show. Yvette. Chauvire returns, to the Opera Ballet here in July. . Albert Cornfield off to London and Germany on a film biz lookseei Samuel Goulds- celebrated 22d wedding anni and the Ed (KQVJ Bartells their eighth: Omaha By Glenn Trump Omaha’s newest dancing spot is Pierre-Louis Guerin and Rene ' Shadow Box in .Rocket Bar. Fraday, back from ' Germany, Jack Sheldon orch to. play an readying annual trip to U. S. ‘ nual Big Springs firemans ’ Grand Guignol’ Theatre going back to its’familiar gory plays after legit shows open this week, "Dial ‘M’ for Murder,” "Point of No Return" and "Paint Your Wagon." These, co&pled with "Call Me Madam" last week and "Josephine" next week, give Chi legitergoers the greatest number of openings it has had in over 10 I. years. . baU Dallas an attempt with legit comedies. Mel-Ferrer, Rita Gam and Albert Lewin here for a brief visit before heading for Africa to start work bn the Metro color pic, "Saadia." Jean Bretonniere -disking four of Des Moines is clearing a site for $5,000,000 Veterans’ Memorial Au- ditorium. Jack Gowing joined KMA, Shen- andoah, la., as associate farm serv- ice director. TV has upped rassle houses 30% his songs from the operetta "C’est for local producer Max Clayton. Ecrit Dans Les Etoiles" ("It Is Boxing shows are money losers, Written In Stars") for Columbia though. here. _ Harry Fowler of Ak-Sar-Ben By Bill Barker New Starlight ozoner to open Feb. 1. Mel Torme a click at Colony Club: Stripper Sherry Britton held over at Sky Club. Ferruccio Tagliavini in for Mc- Farlin Aud. concert, Hildegarde pulling boff biz at Hotel Adolphus Century Room. Arthur Rubinstein socko in Patricia Neway singing "Tosca” Coliseum has started beating guest date with Dallas Symphony. P ^ _ .1 . . 1. J A A . '4iV ' .1 ft* rp« Tl/T^aT AAllV *\ A mAA V-t A*ff nrt AM for , two special performances at drums outstate for "Ice Capades," Opera-Comique. Singer goes on to due Aprils 9-15. London to commence concert tour Feb. 1. French Film Week in London starting Feb. 11 will be attended by French stars Jean Marais, Ge rard Philipe, Martine Carol and Cecile Aubry. Claude Nollier replacing Made- Henry Fonda’s "Point of No Re- turn" booked for Paramount in! March. It will be the ex-Omahan’s first visit since "Mr, Roberts" in 1951. Tom McNeely named new man- ager of Beverly Hills, suburban filmer. Joe Reichman, WFAA dee jay, in Medical Arts Hospital recuping from major surgery. * Author Eugene Raskin in to 0 . 0 . his new drama, "The Last Island," By Geeno Gan* Magician RlcchUrdi Junior will go to Portugal with his show. Chilean pianist Armando Pala- cios on concert tour of Spain. Rosario (without Antonio) ap- pearing in halls accompanied by guitarist Pedro Fatena and singer Nino Isla. Conchita Montez and Co. left the Teatro Commedia where it played "The Ball," a comedy by Edgar Neville, for 206 times. Portland, Ore. ByJftay Feves Fred Waring orefi inked for a one-nite concert at Auditorium Feb: 4. Cornelia Otis Skinner in "Paris ’90" opens a four-day date Mayfair Theatre today'(Wed.). Wilber Hall & Rene, Moore & Mayo, Lorna McCall in at Amato’s Veteran actress Cannen Cobena Su PP er Club for two weeks ; .v of V the Teatro Esr>anol made a Betty Hutton show set for the Comma Jer of th? Order of Al- & rtlng fonso el Sabio by the governmeht. The firm of Nestle is launching its products in Spain, sponsoring various radio'programs and variety shows. Latter give work, for a couple of days weekly, to about a 100 show people. Antonio (without Rosario) is Feb. 20 with advance sale big. Val Oumansky returned to her native Portland to dance as guest soloist with Portland Symphony Orchestra last Friday (23). George Amato, chairman of the Independent Nitery Operators Assn., doing yeoman work in Salem rehearsing preparatory to going to t ryiI ?£ *° a workable BQ uor law Italy where he will appear at the for state La Scala Opera House, Milan, in old ballets choreographed by Leo- nide Massine and Marguerite Wali- mann. .. % Genoa Philadelphia By Jerry Garhan St. John Terrell planed to Miami where his mobile music circus opened a 10-week season (23). Joe By R. F. Hawkins Wilhelm Backhaus in for piano Concert at the Carlo Felice Theatre. Tojshiko Hasegawa, Jap singer, here for two days to star in "Madame Butterfly" at the Teatro A itcfiicfiic Nino Taranto^ to bring in his musical revue, '"Scio'-Scio," from Van Loan, former local . . , . u light-heavyweight, is the new first Turin for rehearsals before open tenor with Ravens, singing combo, mg at the^ Augustus State legislature expected to x . okay bill calling for $400,000 to re- at Theatre 53 model and enlarge State Fair- Greer Garson (Mrs. E. E. Fogel leine Robinson in the hit legiter, ground Coliseum, a showspot for son) elected to Dallas Symphony s "La Dame De Trefle" with the arena-type attractions. board of directors. latter bowing out because of previ- Boy Somlyo, Theatre 53 general ous pic commitments. Woclimitlnn manager, Still on ill list after St. Jacques Deval completing new W dSDlH§I00 p aul Hospital stay. comedy, "It’s A Long Time Since I Bv Florence S Lowe o J ° hr \> Brown > # Loved You ” for Rnhorf Tamnn. cy Florence o. ijowe Power-Raymond Massey - Judith reux who has been Dlavine Deval Arthur Stelo’ff, WWDC-Mutual, Anderson offering, one-nighting at script "Dear S^TrtjIdSSSS approved f°r membership in local State Fair Aud. + VTT fnr twn unorc ■Mo'iir nno ■5c< I Variety ^Club tent. I David Golding and Leon Brandt Superior Coach Corp. preemmg in to drumbeat "Hans Christian a new documentary, "Priceless Andersen," which Tower gets for VII for two years. New one is slated for fall production. Riviera > By Ed Quinn . Richard Bla.eau conducted a program of Symphonic Jazz at the Casino Theatre Monte Carlo. "La Repetition ou L’Amour puni" with Lise Delamare, Odile Versois and Daniel Lecourtois played a short season at the Palais de la Mediterranee, Nice. Spanish dancers Jose Torres and Marianne Ivanoff did a one night dance gala at the Casino Theatre, Nice. They will leave on North and South American tour in Feb- ruary. Serge Reggiani, Just back from dubbing English version of "Casque d’Or” in London, now at St. Paul de Vence propping English dia- Heritage," before an invited audi ence today (Wed.). George Murphy highlighted breakfast party tossed for cast of Inaugural Festival by gifting Mrs. J. . Burke Summers, Festival chair- man, with antique silver platter. Margaret Phelan current head- liner in Hotel Statlef’s Embassy Room, with card trickster Charles Cartes also featured, and Steve Kisley’s orch teeing off new run here Inaugural entertainers and com- mittee members hard hit by flu bug following' their chores, with sick list including Dorothy Shay, Imogene Coca, Lily Pons, eight of the high-steppiiig Texas Ranger- ettes, and localites "Jake Foxe (Loew’s), plus Warner staffers Frank La Falce and Florcnz Hines. extended roadshow date Feb. 19. Josh White was in the audience at the LocUst (22) to see son, Josh, Jc^ in premiere of "Touchstone." Comedian Guy Marks heads show at DuMond’s in cafe’s first reparture from straight musical fare. Eddie Roecker, current at Ha- waiian Cottage, is leaving to join a road production of "The Desert Song “ Joe Ricardel, maestro in Hotel Benjamin Franklin's Garden Ter race Room, injured Sunday (24) in bus smashup on N. J. Turnpike near New Brunswick. City Councilman Victor H Blanc, former chief barker of C. M. Rietmann, local legit-pic critic, penned new play, "Poisons Don’t Hurt/’ now at the Little Theatre with. Camillo Pilotto. Successful run of Charlie Chap- lin’s "Limelight," -now in fourth week at the Verdi, has brought on a revival of "Monsieur Verdoux.’ Reno By Mark Curtis Persistent chatter re new hotels soon. £ Modernaires booked Feb. 5 for Riverside. ^ , Harold’s Club makes Colliers Variety I lead story Jan. 31. Club Tent 13, appointed guardian Granada, old film, house, by the court for Sandy Stewart, 15- stroyed by fire Jan. 21. de- year-old recording discovery. Lisbon Miami Beach By Lary Solloway Michael Todd houseguesting with Joe Schenck at the Nick Schenck estate. Dean Murphy filling Florida dates and prepping new act at same time. Horace Heidt’s new tobacco airer, "American Way,” set for stint at Coral Gables Coliseum Feb. 5. Fred MacMurray, Vera Ralston and Victor McLaglen due for per- sonals at world preem of their pic "Fair Wind To Java.” Jack Rael, personal rep for Patti Page, in tQwn and dickering with By Lewis Garyo " Trio Manhattan at the Cristal. French ballerina Janine Charrat and company at the Monumental Theatre. The Tagide, an intimate nitery diretced by French chanteuse Mi- reille Robert, is doing well with a small but good orch. French ballerina Yvette Chau- vire, with Genevieve Lespagnol, Boris Trailine and Youly Algaroff, in a quick tour of Portuguese prov- inces and Spain. Choreographer Francis Graca and the dancers of the Verde Gaio group have finished their contract with the Teatro Nacional and are rehearsing for the coming opera season at the S. Carlos Opera House. U. of California 55-voice male chorus in for one-night conpert Feb. 11. ’ , Eddie O’Dowd, Riverside main; stay, back in after several months absence * Dave High, new Golden manag- ing director, resigned, denying rumors of Las Vegas’ Sands affilia- tion. SanFrancisco By T.ed Friend Margo Jones checking into the Clift. . ’ Victor Borge in Berkeley for Margaret Bourke-White at Mark Hopkins. Richard Dyer-Bennet doing the seven hills. , NOW Lochinvar Room and Kiltie Bar, featuring 100 Scotches, new at Mark Hopkins with Robbie Wellman band.