Variety (April 1953)

62 VAUDEVILLE Wednesday, April 15, 1953 Liquor Control Bd. Rules Toronto Cafe ‘Responsible’ for All ‘Acts’ on Premises Toronto, April 14. entertainment. He read for the Nightclub operators are responsi- record a series of gags which Liq- ble for everything that transpires uor Bftard inspectors jotted down, on their premises, according to a The Smiths claimed that they decision handed down by Judge had always screened acts Robb, chairman of the Liquor Con- permitting them to open,» Jhe trol Board, who refused a request Novelaires had appeared in another of the Prince George Hotel’s man- one of their rooms on three pre- agement that a two-week suspen- viops occasions. Management de- sion be postponed to permit one clared that ‘‘Hotel operators are at of the acts to work out its salary the mercy of the at thP Fiesta Room that the performers be penalized B. & H. Smith, hotel operators, for their offenses and J. Verbeck, inn’s manager, argued before the board that the owners were out of town and the manager had left the cafe when one of the acts on the bill, the Novelaires, indulged in. "crude,’ filthy and suggestive eq^ertain- ment.” It was also pointed out by hard to control a man’s mouth. The Tunesmen, a trio booked for the suspended period, will collect salary. 10-Day Suspension Hartford, April 14. State Liquor Control Commission "the management that the captain has edicted a 10-day suspension for on duty at the time of the offense the Old Town Hall, nitery across- had been fired for what had hap- the-river in East Hartford, for per- pened. Judge Robb disallowed mitting an immoral show on the these pleas and expressed surprise premises. Ban is the result 'of a that -the operators had taken no dance by Tina Christina, heed of suspensions imposed on cafe j s th e only one in ConnectV- other niteries because of off-color cut features a five-days-a-week floorshow policy. Lately house has been billing strippers.. No Ray for Pitt Twin As Darcel Stands Fast „ Pittsburgh, April 14. Twin Coaches, with a chance to latch on to Johnnie Ray this sum- mer after Vogue Terrace turned him down when he refused to play nine-day engagement that in Steinman Drops ‘Skating Vanities’ After 11 Years for Kipp’ Spectacle Harold Steinman, after produc- Lottie Mayer Disappearing Ballet a i SSKrSd “to'eass ing "Skating Vanities” for 11 years, and Larry Griswold, a panto comic, eluded two Sundays, hadi to p s ^ digband that ghow and Btart 0ne of the focal points of "Hipp” hlm UP to ® of ! orevious com- Work on a spectacle type presenta- wiU be "Dancing Waters,” the foun- couldn t get out of a previous com ^ for aren as tagged "Hippo- tain display recently imported by mitment. . _ drome.” New layout will start its Steinman „ and which has. twice Twin Coaches had booked Den- t ge P t. 4 at the Coliseum, Que- played Radio City Music Hall, New ise Darcel for week of June 15, * bec flnd win play an entire seaSQn York. the on^ availabiU^ on Ray. anu arenas throu g h u. S . and Can- “Hipp” will be a combination Music Corp. of a ^ r i ca en thoueh ada - water, thrill and vaude show, and budge from that da othe r S Largest dip of "Vanities” was will attempt, in some ways, to emu- Darcel* The last time Ray sustained last season when Stein- late the long defunct Hippodrome, ^ nfitclub here was at man combined the roller revue N. Y., which was one of the most the^Tona and his salary then was with Olsen & Johnson. Losses were profitable theatrical ventures of its the Copa, and ms salary men was ^ t ^ he had to abandon day. in the middle of the $950. BILLY GILBERT April 13 TRITON HOTEL '■ Rochester/ N. Y, Opening April 20 ESQUIRE CLUB Dayton, Ohio Personal ManHgfment DAVID L. SHAPIRO " AL 4-1077 For Night Clubs — Mercury Artists COMEDY MATERIAL For All Branches of Theatricals FUN-MASTER THE ORIGINAL SHOW-BIZ GAG FILE (The Service »f the STARS) First 13 flies $7.00—All 35 Issues $25 Singly: $1.05 Each IN SEQUENCE ONLY Beginning with No. 1—No Skipping! • 3 Bks. PARODIES, per book..$10 • • MINSTREL BUDGET $25 • • 4 BLACKOUT BKS„ ea. bk. $25 • • BLUE BOOK (Gags for Stags) $50 • HOW TO MASTER THE CEREMONIES $3.00 GIANT. CLASSIFIED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAGS, $300. Worth over a thousand No C.O.D/S BILLY GLASON 200 W. 54th St., New York 19-Dept. V Circle 7-1130 Lucienne Boyer Cancels Out of Ambassador, L.A. Hollywood, April 14. The Cocoanut Grove of the Hotel Ambassador and Lucienne Boyer mutually cancelled a three-week stand at this spot after five nights. Chantoosey had complained to the American Guild of Variety Artists that the cafe management had forced her to cut her turn consid- erably. Her manager added that she had been ill, and fact that she had laryngitis was confirmed by the management. Miss Boyer had difficulty getting response in this 900-seat spot inas- much as she had been accustomed to more intimate rooms. Hotel and AGVA rep Eddie Rio are slated io meet today (Tues.) to work out details of a financial settlement. Jack Smith replaced Miss Boyer. Impresario Returns To Print Biz After Picon London Concert Fizzles London,. April 7. M, Susman, East Side impre sario, has signed his fingers over the three-concert deal, in which he starred Molly Picon at the Scala Theatre. Susman miscalculated the season when bringing her over. He did not anticipate that Passover-cum- Easter is the slackest period for show biz. Further, as a known in- ternational attraction, Miss Picon received practically no publicity of her. pending arrival, resulting in half-empty houses. Susman has now quit impresarioing for good, and is concentrating on his East Side printing biz, which he knows best. Miss Picon left for Paris April 6 to give return concerts there. She will also play returns at Brus- sels and Antwerp. She has been Philly Cafe Owners "Vanities” tour. Junking of "Vanities” for "Hip- podrome” will greatly enhance the. management’s ability to obtain a steady schedule of bookings, many in highly lucrative situations. For example, the Arena Managers Assn, felt that the roller-skate show was competitive with "Ice Capades,” in which it has a healthy interest, and with "Ice Follies,” which it books. A spectacle show, however, can be routed in AMA spots without injury to the other layouts. At the same time, "Hippo- drome” increases AMA availabili- ties to its members. Booked so far for "Hipp” are the Miami’s Jolson Corner Closes With Van Gala Miami Beach, April 14. Jolson Cornor of the Lord Tarle- ton Hotel here wound up series of Saturday nighters partying vets in show biz with shindig for Gus Van, Hub’s Bradford Picked As AGVA Powwow Site Boston, April 14. The Bradford Hotel here has been designated as headquarters for the national convention of the American Guild of Variety Artists. Pqwwow starts June 9, with Jesse Bloqk again emceeing. toid ro U p«>riVaS "coni | O*™* £Z*J**™& certs to September, as she is wanted in Alabama for Bonds for j Retreaded Juvenile JAY SEILER Available for Steady Work Just Concluded CROSS ROADS Washington, D. C. Presently DOWNBEAT, Montreal (Scheduled for Rainbow Room) MARSHALL Booked for a Fortnight May Stay 2 Weeks STEUBEN’S, Boston Dir.—MARK J. LEDDY LEON NEWMAN —— Continued from page 60 proved to be only temporary. Philly cafe owners charged AGVA with a breach of faith in disobeying the wishes of the Federal court here, when AGVA’s eastern regional di- rector, Dick Jones, forbade acts to work in seven cafes yesterday (Mon.). Development came after Fed- eral Judge William H. Kirkpatrick told the Philly cafe ops and AGVA that because of faulty petitions, he couldn’t immediately make any disposition in the operator plea for an injunction to prevent pick- eting. However, 'he added, it would be desirable for both parties to withhold action and extracted a promise from AGVA attorney Davis and Jack Irving that there would be no picketing. Both agreed. Later in the day, Jones came to Philly from Baltimore, another trouble spot, and immediately for- bade acts to work in the Celebrity Room, Little Rathskeller, Ciro’s, Cabana, Cumberland. Carroll’s and the'* Golden. He declared that the operators originally breached the agreement by going into Federal court to attempt to pull a sneak injunction, and he was relieved of any obligations. Besides, he de clared, there was only a promise of "no picketing.” Business in the Philly cafes has been dismal because of the fight. The publicity has led many to be- lieve that picketing was going on in all cafes. TROA execs met here last week with members of the local cafe •organization and the national group promised financial aid, some of which was sent in by the week’s end. Israel concert April 17. She is skedded to leave Europe for New York April 15 by plane. Although Hyman Selby, who op- erates Selby’s nitery here, offered her four weeks as Coronation at- traction, with likelihood of staying eight weeks, she was compelled to nix the offer, due to previous American commitments. But’ she promised to return next year. | 4 NEW NITERY ROOMS TO LIGHT UP LONDON London, April 14. With prospects of the Corona- tion leading to a record-making Season, there is growing activity in the nightclub field. Four new rooms are scheduled to light up within the next month'. Eustace Hoey, former partner of Harry Morris in the Colony, and Astor, has taken over the Bristol Grill, which is being converted to the Copacabana. This is sched- uled to open around May 15, and the Bernard Bros, have been inked as the. initial attraction. This will be their- last London engagement before their South African tour. Oil April 27, Frank Shaw/ direc- tor of 96 Piccadilly, is opening a new room there to be known as the Blue Angel. . This will operate on the basis of four acts a night, between nine and midnight. Al- ready signed for the first engage- ment is British vocalist Lind Joyce. Also scheduled for opening in mid-May is the Don Juan, which will be operated by Rico Dajou above his Casanova Club, on Gros- venor street. He is proposing a big- name policy, and is currently on the prowl for topranking Ameri- can performers for the summer season. Fourth opening will be the trans- ferred Orchid Room, which swings into activity at the end of this month, With new premises in Clif- ford street, adjacent to Bond, street. Cabaret policy here is still to be determined. Judson Smith, pianist-singer, into the Willard Room of the Stonehenge Inn, Ridgefield, Conn. pers who have appeared included Lillian Roth (who made nine ap- pearances through season), Block & Sully, Sam Williams (Eleanor & Kate), latter now in stock broker- age biz here. What made room popular with show biz personalities in town was the nostalgia angle. Typical was Saturday’s affair (11), when Alan Gale and his troupe; Leo Cohen, Loew’s booker, among others, turned up for kudos to Van on his 66th year (he sez) around. Through the winter appeared MarthaJEtaye, Joe E. Lewis, Jackie Miles, George Jessel, Jimmy Durante, Billy Gray, Ben Lessy, Patti Moore, Jack Car- ter, Sid Caeser, Charlie Farrell, Paul Winchell, Robert Q. Lewis, Myron Cohen, Sam Levenson, Edith Piaf, Irving Mansfield, Phil Spitalny & Evelyn, Lenny Kent, Chris Westphalen, George Freed- ley, Margo Jones, Franchot Tone, Gloria Swanson; from the literati, Earl Wilson (himself kudosed at a special night), Dick Joseph, Budd Schulberg, Ted Pratt, Hal. Q. Masur. All of the personalities among the crop of newer show biz clicks made the Corner a cocktail liour must to meet with the acts, writers and others in the whirl of the en- tertainment field. DON TANNEN Versatile Comedian and . Satirical Artist Currently Appearing EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL Chieago mm? •* Y j Eddie Lucille and ROBERT Currently APP ,a £o 0 fli The. Cot* «on Ro Hotul N * F°Ho** d Direction of I$+• Mutlc C° r P . of .•SS?;?:*:- A'.V.-.-X-.-.V A.C.’s $5,600,000 Holiday Atlantic City, April 14. This resort did a $5,600,000 Easter weekend business despite the fact it came two weeks earlier than last year, a check of banks made following the deposit of holi- day receipts showed. Best biz was done by restaurants, which were jammed throughout the day. Nightclubs were slightly hit by weather Easter eve, although most operators reported themselves satisfied. HARBERS 4th Return Engagement COPACABANA, NE¥( YORK Aid dale Schine’s Lampe to Coast Gus Lampe, general manager of the Schine circuit, leaves for the Coast this week to confer with Joseph Hoenig, general manager of the Ambassador Hotel, Los An- geles, on booking for that inn. Lampe, who books all vaude tal- ent for the chain's theatres, recent- ly took over the inking of acts and ■f bands for the Coast spot. WHEN IN BOSTON It's ff>* HOTEL AVERY Avery It Washington Sts. 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