Variety (February 1953)

u PBriE ff Wednesday, February 4, 1953 WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 4 ‘Nunitrirfs In g*nn*cfl*iv wlth>im **l*w ImiletU *MnIn««»*Y #f «h*w whether foil ©r spilt w#*k JL*»*r in p«rtnth«M lndlc«t*t circuit. <FM) Fanchon M«r ft <l> IndtptndtnU <L) L»«w; (M)>M*uMP) r*n»n»*uni; <*) KKO; (S) St*ll/ CT) Tlvfll; IW) Warner; <WH) Welter-Read* Maznotones Novotou** 4*n -Marine Haiti Phil Brit# Palmer Dancer* Quinteneg Jirrtnt* Chari** & Samara Marc Kahn Alan Kole Ore T*ny ■Paator'* Ray Bourbon. Sh'cila Sheen Jose Enriguez Jackie ’Cole The Mithens ■ViSkbondt Club Vagabonds (4) Marla NefUa Condos A Brandow Elissa Jayne Frank Un ale Oro Gospil Tahitians Eleunor Guipo .Versailles Hotel Jack Kerr Nino Rinaldi 3 CHICAGO „ hew y««k City Music Hall <!>-*• Joiftnoite. "TVpj»- >i Geor.fi Eav/veVe •Patrlei > riuyney Joe- -m Jr v Itoeise!. es Corps f-.rt Pj Pet Sjtu Ofc Galore (R\ .4 T> nviy . 1 ye Kev Pelro- Mta'ui* 5 -* mily Fr.tn -, .7f«»v**n D„rv,^: A . uJ5.a Jo Lorn'* - ’A Ore Pnaani-vint (P) 4 Ji*nl - -.nei D?v« rr” l>»w‘ - t ,.n Johir ’ j • Ore (’> 2 Ice- ,v> Rfed v-l'.y John-v- *’ „> ‘j n JO :1 Jun- - C.’G^V'O Vant T hn • ? Crc Elton Britt Jay Kirk Zlggy Talent 'Margaret Brown ; Moon Maids Moon Men MIAMI Olympia «»> 4 Kaye A Aldrich 'Nelson Ruiz Dorothy. SarnofE •AT Normr-Yi Nov-Elites .JAM -FRANCISCO . Para /P) 7 on»y Sian Kenton Ore Juouls/Jordan Op Nat Kina Cole June HUtton George Kirby ; Oohineg ■M Allen -& M I>o Wood - WASHINGTON Capitol (L) 5 L'Paul A. M 7'ovd .RUssaH 'Knirht •Tay' Walkers .Mavis Nlms AUSTRALIA Melbourne Tivoli <T> I Tomnv ■•r .-r Jim Gerald Harry ?tcr-.'-iy Gloria- 71 wn Toni' L, mmid Bitbs Jlacltinnoiv Joe- Loe . G’a;«r-e- Pe rsc.n Lloyd Marfcrn K'teabetii '.-lent Gus Br-x t**- Myrna Frank Olesry Be P: uU7 TivoH Bullet Bi>y Shi'ier* "»Y-r>NEY TivcM. <T> t Arm' nd Perre» Faye3 3 Pat Gregory Chrlbi Marika S- a^y Phillip T .-ppla Wim De Jong (Jacques Carfmix . 'hnm.v Elder ..toe Whitehov.se •Cissy TrenlioTm. Ter*y Scanlon BRISBANE His Majesty* (T) "Qareseo 3 ■Lowe Sc Ladd Rotonds 'Bert Duke 3 Guy Nelson Prof Olgo ftentta Kramer 3ouna • -Norm- n Vavgkrn Carl Ames Sonya Corbeeu Betty Prentice Alice Ray .Show Girls i .‘ludes Boy D & Singers Ballet Chico ReHl Ore Hotol Plaza Monica -i/ewifl Key Ss Gomez Dick La .Salle .Ore Mon'.e Continentals Gotei Roasavait duck Finn Gotti St. Raqls Constance Moore Milt SliawOn- jdor.ice Diaz • Oro Hotel Stellar Ray Anthony Oro Hotel Sherry Netherland . James Symington Hugo Pencil Or<i Heltl TaTt .Vincent Lopez Or© Hotel -Warwick Naoipt Ste-ens Lee Carroll Lerua Ted -Str etet Ore Cy Walters . t. din ^Quarter Jieairi(«- Kay Bohan a Ivanko Trio Bassl Murphy Sisters (Audrey Sperling ^’iroslra Tarpel Lebon Dagenham Pipers Pat Adair AH W-nei' Ore La Via ran Rosa Ge:»r < iia Gibbs Sue Carson Dolpli Traymen Trio Van Smith 3 Leon 4 Eddie'S * Eddie Davis Bobby Itsmren Argo & Fay L*ml Judson ' Helen Gurtis Art Waner Oro Oliver Derg La ftuban Bleu Mar.'ball Izen Toppers '-iusan .Tolmson Penny Malone Norman Paris BRITAIN BLASX?'’T'l. Pil-*re ID 2 Bon''r Col.'cmo’. Chri«» Sands ’ Mandoi. SI© S f "-n Bern- rd R F Dowie St C "lane He-url VrfkJen Giyjg. N.&- Grant- 92X"OM Emnre's l") 2 John Downey Tonnnv Coc-'cr , Wonda-tonef ' Sam L’n'*'^ Co Scott ~ r or'er D n PliiUnpe Si M?rtf*. 2 Tonelys Austell Max Sis CHE!.5** PJloce 0) 2 Leon Cor-'z Dorothy VJiacd Dick Henderson Eric James Irvin" & Girdwccd 3 Palmar 1 ; Gran-ev Bros CHISWICK Eim'r* <S) 2 Dona!:!. Peers Dick Jilmi’ry DoXiifl-s^ Ms ynard Farlfrw 3 Dav’d Nixon Mer'e M-tIp EAST HAM Gron-.'s (I) 2’ ' Givi 5av.:ili Les C ; s -ly . Geor r e Victor S '".forth Elpp-nwr 3 Alfcn Kay f-.G'.rift, ■P. Ia<"e (D 2^ Patrick Hertlev V.t^rd 3 Cin'fn’ee Co Evelyn Taylor Rex RO’ie'-* A P;.t Lonp^ile P's Joe ChiVcM CwvfilUi: Dogs WaPv. D:-nn BDIfliniURGH (Eltt'Nfe. PA) .2 Anne Skaltxm . B‘ Gray, Sc O Austin Jock JaV-ksrm- Laurle Watson Jon Periwee Agnette'- St -Silvio La Celeste- " l ': Buyers D6gs>t FINSBURY PARtC Empire <M7 2 kkunty S* Cl:-.?e‘ E & D Wafers IOy Kortz & EUgene f,B & A Pearson Tilly Shakespeare Peter Oavangh . (vLes Rayn'”’ & Bc '^y 3 F’-rvrrds M Woodward ic M Cobper HACKNEY < ' Empire (S) 2 Carroll Levis Co . Violet Pretty Teen Agers Llzzet & Er^d.'o LEICESTER Palace- (S) 2 4 'Aces Gladys • Mor,gt«ii Co -14 px Geldray Chief Eagle Eye 'William . 'Jj Shsnd Letter Sharpe & I Iris Howell Evojis £c Pat Austin Sis NORWICH Hippodrome (I) 2 : .Dan Young Tilly Eaves Lesley Kaye Harry Dawsoh Gomez & Ray T Lemrurs Marilyn Cir?s HOTTING^ Empire (M) 2 :R A> I Grey Jimmy Young y Lens J3sl;Mnnty jTony 4c: Ruby '•Joan Turner J St R L'>m / >n 4 e -POtrrSM^tTH lloyot '(JJl 2 • Stuart ic Cray -Dick. Bentley C Cirtdh:’c A M , Weidan 't'More+^nat 'D JT v-ye,, ■I’in^oria ’ Tp nharrmony 3 ' • .Reactin'* -Gis.ntl.ay Pauline , . CHrrlie Claph'tn*' vBubskv 3 '■ .. i ■ ■SOUTHAMPTON '•re* ' )• n frT-r • » Cabaret 'Bills NEW YORK CITY Bandbox. Duke Ellington Ore- Art Jutum Birdunt Machito 4SUm Gaillard Bud Powell «lue Ansel Alice Pearce Mark Lawrence Harry Belafonte Jay Marshall Helen Hatpin . Bari Howard aiue-'Hote Nancy Steele Lucretlk Norman Wallace Dorothy Greener Ronnie Selby 3 • -Ben Mr Jimmie Danieig dllte - Ghogtley -G Wood . Nerene Tate Garland Wilson JHrkwood A Goodman ;JHu»e-Barnes . ^ - C*p*eelHkn« Jotynnie Ray Koan.JiUfi „ Del Cpsiao M Ditnso Orr Chateau Madrid "Bobby Colaazo 5 ' Helbn Aimee F Aloiiso Ore A1 Castellanos Ore El Chloe' Perla. Marini lUeLeon -A Graciella " f C A G -Galvan -Alvnrdo de la Cruz Carlos Camacho Enrique Vizcaina Embers -Barbara Carroll ■Hetel amtaiiflcttr -JlOes JLamlr Crc . Hetel Attar 'Three-Suns jNetel i-BHhnore I Michael ..Kent Oro - 'Hptil Edison fronry Jen>me On .M«fe|<*New Yorker Teddy PaweB Ore sw ICrqm Bebhy Jttlake Cellln * Leemaus AwMb -KoUiDi i „„'****l 'Wdrre I^Doretta Morrow "T A P.medriguez. Stanley.,Melba .Or® JnliuB Monk' M«. 1 -FIfH* -Av* Blbl Ostervvald Bob- -Downey .Harold. -Fonvillo. Hazel Webster Old Roumanian Sadie Ranks Sonny Sands Carolyn "Carpenter Larry Marvin « Joe LaPorte Oro D'Aquila Ore Berk Sheraton MUt Herth Trio Tewn Country Rob Melvin N A M Mann Danny- Carroll Johnny Morris -Ore La Plaza 6 Twe Guitars .SIgl iAhem Ell Hpivak Alisha Usdanoff Kostya 'PolianBky .Versailles “More About Love" Patricia Bright Jean Bradley Glenn Burris Ann Cardall Jim Hawthorne- Ann Shields Cabots Salvatore Gioo Ore Hanchito Tin.' Villas* Ram Zeb- Carver Ted Huston Ore Julia Cummings Mai*y. Snyder Vtllase vanguard Mickey Deems Sylvia Syms Pat. Carroll Clarence- Williams Trio Walderf-Astot u Nat Brandwynne Mischtt Borr Oie Anne Jeffreys Robert Sterling Wfvei Sal Noble Rdb Lee Black Orchid Josh White* Jcri Southern Wally Griffin Blue Amel Bob Arbagas. Pe».e Robinson iMarilynn Iwjvell Lucille Reed •Johnny Frlgo "Dick Mark Chez Farce •Terry Lester Nita Bieber A Gerald Goth; m Ilalina Gregory Conrad Hilton Hot'l Jeanne.Sook A Teddy Roman Colstons (2) Michael Carrington •leu Bailey Deadenders |:.Tnck Rose Margai’et Naylor Bill -Jordan Herman Marlcicli Dirk- Peterson Dick Salter I Oenuis A ...Darlene . I" ^.uddy Rust Ollie Clark BouleVar-Dears (6) Frankie Masters Ore * Edgov/otsr Reach Carmen Cuvullaro Roger- Ray Dorothy. Ilild Dcro (fl) Grilf Williams Oro Palmer Mouse Jean Carroll Mary Raye A NaTdl Gregory A .Strong Herbert Moore Merriel Abbott Ders (8) Emil Coleman Oiu Vine Gardena Joey Bishop „ Gloria Brooks Madelyn Wallace Dcrc (4) Panclio Ore ROCKFORD Palace (30-1) Senator wluvphy Bob Perry Larry 1 ‘older The Winl ows (2) Vernon A Gale Dr. Neff Madhouse r*' Mystery LOS ANGELES Ambassador Blackburn Twins Itu-'.s illorgan Ore Bar of Music Arthur Blake Gloria Grey ■’ll'! Moody Bob Jaoobs Edd*e Bradford Ore B Gray's Bandbox Billy Gray Patti Moore Ben Lessy •Four Pipers La*"*”' Greene Trio BiDmore Hotel Paul Gilbert De Marios 2 “Tong Bros Hal Derv/in Oro _£afe Gala Stella Brooka Dick Hazard Trio Portia Nelson CIro's Soolile Tucker Ted Shapiro Dick Stabile Ore Bobby Kamos Oro - , Mocantbo Billy Daniels Ben \y Payne Eddie Oliver 'Ore Joe Castro Quartet LAS V&AS, NEVADA MIAMI-MIAMI BEACH Algiers. Hotel Earl "Wrightson ■jtfqrry -Caye . Joe- Delilah Tony A Renea Mai Malkin Ore Allison ^lotel Beachcombers <4) lulio &-:Maie Atl.mtls Hotel Dave Apollon J«s Espenotesf Bernard - Weidman Ore Nellv Golette B.ir of Music Bill Jordan l);u'id Elliot Guy Rennie Sheila Barrett Harvey Bell - ^•Bo.'.c'icember Harem Revue The Flames'(7) Chris Powell Toni Bari Aim Do Don -'"•u.-. Fields Ore Wally- Wenger* Girls- Bill-more-Terreci 1 Dv/i«ht Fifike Axihr.r Warren Ora Brook Club Cliarilft Farrell University. 4 Mickey Roselle- Dccva -une Gardner C-- sablanca Hotel Jackie Miles Diclr Brown M::ya Ol'c K5:i»ne Brent - Calchrity Club Alan G'-le I^rry Foster • The Haydocks (2) Chris Columbo J )’eddv King Ore Clover Club ' -ena 'forne J.o.v- Willis Jr < oy Sirdar ■Uh;»'cr Rny T’o'xy L-.ipez. Ore He’ma Marlowe Line Arne Barnett Trio CIro's Jimmy Durante Eddie • Jackson Cnu&y; Candido. - • Dlwlmte Girls ltqd ^Gaps OSnitn , T o ' DflvV Tyler Ore The- Trcniers <7)" ' Colby's Cove €&nnpn a Harmon Elena Nrfchalap Grymes . Cork Club' Jo Thompson Townsmen (4) Mary Peck ■ Dolano Hotel Mel: no Trio Mina Reyes Dancer* Willie Hollander Delmonice Jose & Alda Carlos A Mel Is a Ore El Mambe Ml .key Katz Mac Pepper Bobby Esooto pgc ITarti A Roger* l.ao A Minerva L-Yc'ldy Calo Ore FLe O'clock Martha Raye Buddy Lester The Itivlerasr i'od Wells 4 -(•en Dawson Orc* FroTIc Club “ Kutbie McCoy Don Charlea Ore Naiem Club Bobby Barton Princess Tara CamUe Steven® fice Taylor * Ginger Marsh *»al«*Y Club V Sheila Ryan Ivouioe Aaigel Blue Drake Marie Stowe Gaiety Ghia •Jdtnaw HefeL Price 4s Day pee Darling Tony Mata* fiondun* Latin Quarter Guitda CharBvel Trio ^ Carma A Xalti Janine Grenet Charlee -Ballet Lucien. Bob- A 'Astor •Nejla Ates Mons Choppy Models Ralph Young Gloria LeRoy DeCastro -Sisters Line (30> ■ Jose Cortez Ore LaRue Leo Reisraan Ore -L'Alglon Chuy Reyes Ore Emile Petti Ore Leon B" Eddie'* Bab* Baker Rev>.e Sandra Barton Kitty O'Kelly Pat Clayton Juan Luis A Eleanor Perry -Bruce Aeres O'Reilly Ralph Gilbert Don Charles Ofc Lombardy- Hotel Gus Van Bhbs Ware Pedro Ore Enrlca A Novell o Henry Taylor Lord Tarleton Michael Selker Orr Jeanne Moore . Lou Collins Pat Morrissey Herman CbltUscp 3 Irene Williams Day. Dawn & Diuk Charlie Carlisle -' . Melsyan L«u:ig« The- Calypsoans "Martinique Hotel Irene Hilda ManoJO'gc Etlie) Danny " Yates -Ore , .MokTO Carlo Leonturd -Young Gallab -Dancers' Rafael Rumberos Music -Box Bell* Barth Dpn -Ostro, 3 ] : •Mac -Eadden Deauville Vocalions - -3 Johnny PJneupp.'o . Revue Nautilus Hotel Zevo Mostfel Gomez 4c Beatrice ; Freddy Calo Ore ».: J.oe Haraell ■Paddock Club : Jackie . Winston Miss Memphis "Peggy -Saunders Ernie Bell Ore Flo Parker Patty Lee Riviere Ray.BOlger •Ames Bros Topney Dancers June Taylor Line The Goof era Welter Nye Ore Hadda Brooks Inn Souci Hotel Garl Ravazza Frank Lynn Sacasa*. Ore Ann Herman Dera 4ix«ny Hstsi Los Chavale* de Evan* PUpi Campo Ore Trini "|teyes Bemie Mayers on -Ore Julie Romero Yal Obnah Ore Tano A Dee -^herrV'Frontenac Maxle JiosenbloOm Ray .Shaw. Chavez •*% Jacques JOonnet Ore Eheramade -Preacher. Rollo- 6 .-the re ciw* ■jRoaaiie JA ~Stcre .-Fajeeto Cnrbele -Haven :A Held . Sine* per* 3 Pepper* Desert Inn (23) "Calendar Capers" Diana Grufton Adele Inge 'Cric Waite '-’liarles A Lucille ■h'jnn's & Darlene Vvonre Broders iLHlian Byers Carlton Hayes Ore El Cortez ; *1 Klio Rogues Ben Yost Colleen® oanne* Barton Dave- -lodgers Oro Flamingo V y Starr. 'Si'CUTS r'ecb Flem'ngton "•Tmunco Starlets Torris Brand Ox*c L-st Frontier D->rothv Lamour AUly Wells & 4 .’•’ays B/Jlaniine tei'L Pegrrm. ! ndyce King res Frazzlni D'wiyn Dancers '-b Millal* Ore . kn’’e Buzaid Sahara Ray Robinson rvey S-one Eileen Wilson Joe Scott. Gene Narii Sa-H-'rem Dancers Cce Du -idson Ore Sands Edith Plaf A Co Dick Shawn Mar; r a ret Sisters A .Bruno Sally McCloskey Barbara Luke Ralph Strane Copa Girls Ray Sinatra Ore Silver Slipper Ka Ionian Hank Henry Beau Jesters Jimmy C-.vnnaugh Sparky Kaye •To*Ann Malone Bill Willard Mnrah f'-at-es Hllyd Palominos Geo Redman Ore Thunderblrd Les Comoagnons de la Chanson lay Lr-wren-e Landre & Verna 'Barney Rawlings Christina Cersoiv- Betty Turner Kathryn Du ’"y D -rusa lions ' 1 ■ alms Ore Borge's One-Man 'Concert Tees Off Legit Safari With 23 G Seattle Boffo Seattle, Feb. 3. Starting- a two-month tour of logit houses-in the U. S. with wind- up week at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Montreal, Victor Borge caught fire here with a “first,” a full week's engfiffement by -a lone concert artist at a legitcr, the. Metropolitan; with 1-500-seater scaled to $3.75. Borge looms big on the stage in Ids “Concert in- Comedy” with a piano and a glib tongue for props, plus swishing coattails and trouble with -a mike which lends itself to a line quota of funnery. . For .good measure, add his na- tural flair for cohiedy, showman- ship, timing, pantomimic artistry, spontaneity find above all, the abil- ity, to tickle the ivories—properly or hilariously—from boogie to satire. Both boys *are emphatical- ly funny and .side-splitting in mu- tual mayhem, hence management’s inability to get rid of repeaters. James Sc Jardine Williams open .show with -some.slick taps and pre- cision terps, with youthful mixed team switching to clever broken time, clicko .softs hoe, Latin- American routine and wham intern of “St. Louis Blues.” Leroy Bros., with their standard puppet act, keep it professionally tight with their hula number, Du- rante at piano and Gene Krupa at drums. This fine act bows off at the right time to a tremendous ovation- Calvert Sisters, two personable blondes in strapless blue gowns and cute hairdos, do a brisk “You Can’t Have Everything,” p ballad switch to “Please, Mr. Sun,” and then into plenty of clowning for “Gimme What Yop Got.” Femmes have looks, personality, wardrobe, and plenty of exuberant talent. Clayton expertly knits everything together but, more than an act in- troducer, is over big for his own effort, • McStay . HAVANA Casino NaclonM P'li.riria A Capella Havana Cuban Boys Montmortr* The -Proctors Mex Trio ".oxana Martin Sevemta Espanola Sans Soucl I'.u-nunda Mont el V.ilppy Me’cedes Valdes Celia Cruz Tondelayo Trop’cena Chlquita & JohnsonJ Ana Gloria A Rolando Zoraida Marrero -lore LeMatt Miguel Angel Ortiz longhair. There you have the Borge formula for. holding audiences for two and one half hours for a solid week (nine performances), this i ^ 7 — Seattle stand making one for the; „ . -llM book. " K»rle. Flillly The boxoffice story: good open- , yPhiladelphia, Jan. 31. ing night building to sellout by Blackstone Sc ‘Co. (11), frank midweek and indicated eapacitv to Juele House Orch (16); “Jfia- the* finish for estimated fat $23 ,-' watha” (Mono). 100. Most of the bookings ahead] are one-niters, but the Seattle crite- rion indicates gold for full-week stands in major centres. Show was 15 minutes late in starting. This was explained, after “the- aud gave signs of uneasiness, as due to spotlight trouble in the booth. “Shake hands with your neighbor and get into the mood.” a voice advised over the loudspeaker. But the “mood” didn't need that; it came without prodding as Borge- men’.a unfolded. Borge plays the piano, his forte, almost tco l'ttle. He gets down to soire re°I to-do in the second hair of the show, however, with those keys, and the crowd likes it.. His serious efforts are mostly light and delicate in execution, but he’s ponderous and thumny, too, in the weighty “^lassies.” What he does to the “old masters” for laughs is something. He makes that clear that they “qi'e dead” and so can't Fsue him. The humor that comes from the keys must surprise even the .piano as the musical clown wanders alon^. His phonetic punctuation scores heavily; so does his satire of an opera with tv/o trees playing quite a part. H-s'fun comes trigger-fast or w*th slow-fuse delayed action as seems most fitting. His is the in- formal type of entertainment with an ease and don’t-care sort of at- titude. He seems just as much at ease as does the piano bn the oth- erwise bare stage except for the piano s'oo). k The intermission came at 10 |i>.m., the finale at some minutes past 11. for as Borge explained, the show was late in starting-and the nud’ence was entitled to suffer a little, longer. Trep. SHF. CARSON •Comedy, Songs 14 Alins. La Vie En Rose, N. Y. ' Sue- Carson, attractive brunet ’ \rtili s.ai; has > neat comedy sense which ‘ ri^dds' “some development, especially <fh her material. She has i an -expressive 'kisser and a voice to ^natcli; going-over strongly on her impressions..' Utterly uninhibited, Fhe-'$iartsish*wly and builds to her peak-, number, “The Seven Lively -Approaches, to Art,’’ which is okay though a little too long. . Miss Carson emp’oys. a Joan Davis type of comedy voice, and her funny stuff runs from impres- sions of name personalities to tunes with lyrical comedy content. She has a nifty-looking chassis which she shows off advantageous- ly with .sheath-like, .low-cut, off- tbe-shoulder gowns that indicate she isn’t, kidding about her more obvious assets. Kahn. NANCY STJ§E)yE .Songs 12 Mins. Blue Note, N. Y. Nancy Steele's piping style is pegged for the intimery circuit. She’s a well-stacked blonde 'looker who uses body English as well as vocal technique in her songalo i \ .’Manner is warm and intimate and she “belts out with -a flavorsome 'beat. • Repertoire includes such tasty items as “If You’ll Be Mine.” “Did J Remember?” and “Takes Two to iTango.” .Numbers allow her piping style off to-advantage ,and.she wins .good mitt. .Should do 'okay in small- size cafes. . Groj. Cusicio. Toronto .. ,, Toronto, Jan. 30. Hums Hall & Gabe Dell, Leroy Bros., James & Jardine Williams Calvert Sisters* Buddy Clay con, Archie Stone, House Orch; “Assign- ment Paris” (Col). f Warranted on those daily line- ups, Hunt?: Hall & Gabe Dell are doing a stiff five-a-day stint, with the two former characters of Dead End Kids” and “Bowery Boys” pix jamming in the cus-. tomers for terrific standee biz at back and down- both side aisles. P rcsen t indications, looks like the team will break the Ca- sino house record set by Johnnie Ray. At show caught, audience was so jampacked that emcee Bud- dy Clayton had to appeal to the Gown-u’onters who had seen the act three times that day, to shame them mfo moving out to make way for lengthy queues waiting to get in out of the rain. On opening day, all acts were at fault in staying on too long, with Hall Sc Dell taking 45 minutes in the s-iedded 70-minutes allotment. This resulted m backstage ultima- tum from Murray Little, Casino manager, that all acts would have to stay within the planned time bracket. No doubt, however, that this is one of the biggest top-cali- bre bills in many week?, with all accs over to t'.'rrif -response and re- luctant to dispense with encore demands.. Problem is how to emp- ty the house. First time Hall &.Dell have been here in person, rough house pair a . r€ funny and furious in their BlaotjUck on stage and in the aisles, but could cut tl>e time down, oar* ticularly in their localized hockey Veteran baffler Blackstone is up to his old tricks in annual return visit to Earle. Production is dressed with goddlooking young people, especially attractive femmes, but magician- employs only his stand* ard, time-tested stunts. Blackstone uses the humorous approach, even when working with kids. He brings as many as 20 persons on stage for the hand-tieing'trick in which he frees his mitts at will arid tops the unsuspecting volunteers from be- hind. It’s great stuff for the mop- pet section of the audience, but it’s a little familiar for older stub- holders. Showiest of the presentations is dissecting of a hypnotized young lady with a buzz saw. This is ac- complished in full view of the spec- tators by Blackstone and two male assistants. The whirring saw and the scream of the victim make a good effect. A similar gag is worked with a girl in a mummy* case in which the victim is presum- ably hacked into three sections with enormous swords. Blackstone dobs the regular run of the prestidigitator’s stock—mak- ing bird cages disappear, drawing bouquets out of the air and.even conjuring up rabbits ai\d a duck. He spends a long time on a dancing light bulb, and gets best results (from the^dds) with a white silk handkerchief which he calls a “spook with muscles” and which jumps in and out of pockets and around the stage. Gagh. Olympia, Miami Miami, Feb. 2. Richard Hayes r Pat Henning , The Marvellos, Bill & Gene Lam- bert, Jack Parlcer Sc Doll, Les Rhode House Orch; “April In Paris ” (WB). Though lacking .marquee' lure, current layout is pleasing most of the way, with stubholders reaction largely on the plus side. In featured spots are Richard Hayes and Pat Henning. Hay.es, i& one of the more personable of the newer .group of songsters who have come up via recording "Clicks, Works in relaxed mariner to project his ideas in song, with the arrange- ments taking in the more, popular compositions ranging from “Toot- sie Goodbye” through ballading of “As Time Goes By.” Easy approach and affable personality aid in gar- nering warip reception. Henning ’ is .native here* has worked this stand annually and, per usual, adds up as a fare--with the regulars. Purveys his comedies in assured, vet .style, working his intimate approach to warm them and keep tne giggles building into howls with his patter, muggipg and carbonings. Tops matters with his standard impresh of a St, Patrick's Day parade for the big mitt send- : of?. Support consists of standard acts,, for the variety blending. Jack Parker spins out IiisJ, Jj(?gkliw» j n . adept manneY ested throughout. ^dell'yet#,- adds to values.‘ £ 7"* The Mar vell os ear-ri 'hefty ^tilvos with their illusions. ‘Adried’fmpaet comes via the broad comedy inter- woven in the now-you-see-it, dow- |*you-don’t routinings that are han- dled in siiowmanly style. Teeoffing Lambert d 00 gather series of.gasps via expert-y set up .aero to set a fast pace. .' 43 3 Rhode house orch backs show in top-drawer style. L<ni/.