Variety (May 1953)

xicanr c*x* wmwmt 'Wednesday, May 27 , 1933 * w p ; ^awinjf , Hipping around the room? JLd*lfltl9 Hefei, Halles I Klvie’r*, JmU *^9^ ^-.Sfosr a‘big mitt, 1 Dallas, May 23. i Vic D*mo*e,MergeJk £5*^? :Eddi* O'Neal's group seems to 5 Tjrmour. icith South s*« Jszk 52: _ er B Vrasrisia »»««, Jo# Hedges, Bsgr Srcssfsa ns? ■cgs*t &r tasssaso. I Dcrotky Lamour, with South Sea {Islanders (3) and Mineo; Herman b f-}Waldmem "0rcfo (9>; $3 coper. Offcft. , r* ti Sleepy g minimum. „ , . . keeping with the news, a * and “Mtgic Makers,” | paraHelmfi in many respects the | theme with ballet Dancers offer only one routine— coro- over- off cpeniEg uses is me jkicjkjm sww x*n wwfm iiorea ana r-utupe *«*» « »»»& T __ tt.-,- 10 way 4. Contrary to same pesarr^sc ixascn heze with Sammy Kaye; : diOr releases by Mer- "K Vegas, m^i». feeEiog. Baakfieai -J =°* r ccsring its far * $nnnner-Ione runjieajy Records, Damone is picfctog L ^*5?— J t?T V Martin «*«. S*. p ™1?/iBin McCtane's oicli | S^Vhere he left offwia a top D^we/fraS! Sock 45-minnte stint pulled heavy "toST«»£SS-55 e ?r 0 S???:fiSL ^ ASSS’llneas UoJimMiag throughout sitrange Sa her. although site's q^ek ’■ ^ A n*** ' s Dorothy Lamouris “homecom- ing” here marks ap annl date in her career.' On May 28, 1932. her initial bow here on a hotel -cof, chirping with Herbie Kay's arch, made her a local fave, with a fol- lowing that built through three successive summers. Miss Lamour jammed the 375-capacity Century Room opening night with vet fans , i celebs, her mother and husband. to admit she's no stranger to sa- , l^esis themselves. . !• tfHe fife legiit star is asoare Sag'!; covered under New 7 Acts, a depart.-;^ also st ran ge to kmr. as singer. ST txaft brush her off wiSfe last .-pm*. EMteVuser urcn thatL The ss-them beWe off Broad-j Csrzro Quartet; §2 cover. way and the bosky voiced hoyden j. of south®® society came into Block, Roy FifeeTI, , spot on the' Hudson River cd iffs . rJeeT Duane jj sfceatbed in strapless blue gowuj In this comeback stand, Damone i tcEaZm 1*o Dukeharm. Bob Miller £ compensated tablers with both .. _ I registers as before with bis pleas- Orch ’(10)^ no cover or minimum, visual and vocal offerings in a Mocasho^ HoRywond ling crooning style and hismgratiat- savvy sesh that cues heavy biz. Hollywood. May IS. “ ing personality. Although still not A j, a nny sleeper for the Last R. J. O'Donnell {Interstate cir- aferti Stereos Don Pip-! a Sniped talent ^With^ Frontier is this baby, with Mar- C uit> introed Miss Lamour with garet Whiting and Jimmy Wa&ely “i T d like to be sentimental about a evidently provin g that people do great lady who made those great listen to recordings. If lines aren't ‘Road' pictures, the first lady if forming to the right for these two Hollywood/' Utilizing hands, feet frames, at least all shows will aver- i and lots off body English, thrush age cut with, very good attendance. | segues from an intro ditty to Originally skedded for Nat i “Little Grass Shack" and varies (King) Cole, but postponed because I mood with finely shaded lynching of his illness, the period was c of “What Is This Thing Called Eddie Oliver Orch t7*. Joe; pact, Damone fills this headline D spot with something more than just being a sentimental favorite. The odds are “ ' - — good that they He can deliver a song with con- „z — , Damone hit^strongest on the that Ja^k’^2safiter would fall fiat jj different act and then broke the| stow ballads Where the head tones m ^. _iUrt_—©*tA Vi mun mf wAcitinifid in 11 — ~w ^*- — _4> T«+ wA rtwcf on booked as a tide-over until Paul Whiteman brings his unit in for month of June. The decidedly heavy dosage of music seems to be | «,uak_h ii■ ■ • . f* 1 — m m y wp i ■ ■ i p — — ■ — - ■ — ■ ■ ■ - ^ ■ u — • # ^ A na bjs feffe with this offbeat $29, r j! current rootimng m a fewwe^s, predominate. Although a bit young {working a charm. Mood is light, nfift-oer-week booking. The fact j. ago at Top's, Sas Diego). Tnouffl j OT “September Song,” he nonethe- {pace is fast. WV-pe*r-wc^A =_ 1 t*aw» waited a while s* - « Rn 'K» TMutlKmi that these rival casmo ops were in l she should have waited a I less 'gives it a sensitive rendition the audience at the preem didn't r before hitting one of the^ bigfene yj at the crowd. He’s equally - —— >*«,«*« material is j*. on anntH»r mair^ j £ any easier . - - nor was ji nhEsheries, the basic material is j effective on another beautiful there any question of it being kept j. there. | standard, ‘These Foolish Things,' secret, sanse Ebtralfcer stuck his li mbs Stevens has a big. well-j aid mops up ^ A,_ " “ «>hin way. way out by fiying oat Strained voice, good appearance|“April In PortugaL rhythm-1 with the current the press, from east and west, tofand a solid sense of cover TaSMah's opening and tell These tassefs can be parlayed the world about it l easily. She needs, however, to de- On a couple of special material numbers, about Army life and his return to show business. Damone As a result Vegas, which hasLvelop better pacing, more rapport 1 comes off with only fair results. | Tribs her Aunt Maggie (Margaret become the synonym for the atom with the audience and the au ra^o ff«™— 1 ».«««-«- i •-**« ***' k '^ * ha bomb as wed' as the galloping dice, jj jnofesskmalisjn that comes with expected to see the biggest bomb j; experience. .. .. . - T .C fn, U TTt £. The overall impression, however, [ Young), who etched sides in the is okay and Damone has the po-1 *2Gs, with "Hard Hearted Hannah, 1 tential to develop even further as ? then calls out Wakely for the big Love," and an animated but taste- ! ful revival of “Sister Kate." Blends ; a pair of ballads nicely, ahead of a medley of her wk. pix tunes, then gives hoff treatment to i ! “Kiss,” a special material bell- ringer. Misty-eyed, she pays tri- bute to the late Herbie Kay, torch- ing the local "“most” Kay penned for her, *Tve An Evening for Sale,” for heavy palming. South Sea Islanders come on with top vocal and instrumental backing for Miss Lamour’s medley of island tunes, topped by “Hawai- ian War Chant/' Click torn has looker bussing many male linin- siders as she does a lyrical tour with handmike. “To You, Aloha,” f eraL The fhmsh f»irr« on her wide tones for “TUI I Waltz Again With Yon” and “Getting to Know You,” but parades specials T Love Every- body” and “I Learned How to Hold a Husband” with comedic in sight. ! 5 e **®£ | adds a lei-tossing bit for an ova- « . B «« —v, co-headline spot. Marge | md &de By > tional begoff. i & Gower Champion haw delivered 6 Side, Friar to ^ Hannah ^^she | Sam Mineo’s arrangements and 88 backing expertly complement the legit star's performance all the jj as “One for the Road 1 *-- awtifitur h ISTiwiiw all I■Ff^#iTr n%<iT more rsCTsrfcab’e and exjcitms. She Ftenc&^yricie^ medley indtHimg [ in snarfclmH faAinn in thelaiakes big impact by medley »___ ___ SSIdrd to* pessimists »nd; °La Seine" and “La Vie En Bose." j ” =t presentation of her father's (thej™_ giaddesei toe optimists with a 32-> Such items M “Birth of toe Bines- [ thil dn^SSedtoeir suj>er- late Eichdrd Whiting) song hits, j ^?SS" minute torn that ran the gamut j sod^'“Glmy of Love” are neht - - --— — ■* ^1- of song, esmedy and drsmstics - - - j: her alley. are right up j Rttive hoofing talents only occa-! one of the best tilin gs she does. Leo slonally. The rest was taken up f Dukehora provides fine accomps i with gab and pantomime bits that | ^ downbeating at the Stemway. slowed this turn down to a walk, f Wakely has tough assignment in When the Champions stress their f opening the soiree, but tosses in — - x* ^ ^ ^ . terps. they are among the very \ one of his socko tw angin gs of Entrafecr is b^kmg 1‘ nic.gde JSf [best in the business. That, how-1 “Freight Train Blues” to plant gb ttdsJtfereMr«dc_d^ jj®* f [ever, was only suggested in a cou -1 himself welL Following a frilly Waldman’s orch, in its fifth year here, continues to lure terp ad- dicts with top dansapation. Bark « Hotel Roosevelt, 3». O. New Orleans. May 21. Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro ; arts and prodgetom- Hi. B o. JaAj Do n Kppii^jmd toe Eddie Q lteer| nIe ^ roatines> ^ ch ^ their re- j waltz by Derim Girls and the ae -!}%T & the Dame, standard quartet, are,. orch and ^gierally disports bar- [ number with the vocal 1 cepting of an award from local EaJS. ?xo?f Ru * y Kap. vocally appeaEmg Wifli seve^d| self as iff this were * s®-1^bo, the Cheerleaders, and their i deejay; Martin Black, Wakely re- mmsbere- They bold attention and| son. These are li abilities that can } bit on ‘Tea For Two” | snmes his plamting. With instru- .with Damone for the show closer, p mental trio. Jack Rivers, Bobby Joey Bishop fills the openingfBruce,DuaneMEk^he^whamsover slot competently with his comedy f ©ays. Boston, May 19. i chatter. Bishop has a milquetoast ^ hoedown, gets, out of Gartr Morton. An- f mprmprtcfn nc erixrul timn and rt*Tiv. I hreath fes Who dO fffll t?) In “Don't set a nice mood. Stepping up the jl easily be overcome, pace are the Clark Bros^, a pa ir ed Jj ——— whirlwind sepia hoofers who m-1 B lfas twihV <^r»Tlg ^ in same ^amazing ^rhythm| take-1 Johnnie Has/, Gary Morton, An- | mannerism as good prop an ^ rep- e fergMy eEfiffiriasmmgjn Align. & Hodges, Howard &JeSoreof gags S has eimughfresM Stor and gives neat ae- Wciwiii Belt, Bdtton & (3), | ness to be a crowd-pleaser* Some 1 corato? “€s western ciasic f offs on whs, notably Pi nza and Sstekn-ro Annstrong- Orch (12); $2.50 minimum. Opening night found the plush k Blue Room elbow-te-elbow to wel- | come Sophie Tucker on her initial hotel date here, and the reserva- tion desk is deluged with requests far exceeding the supply of tables. Looks like La Tucker will surpass record set here some months ago ■liapeJy heasit^whose eye-appeal is[| rmmzzum. 1 For Love” for double entendres,? Excess Baggage, consisting of« show biz vet was greeted i Punctuated by femme squeals | His rating for the sophisticates. Dick Beaver ana * p ^ screeches, Johnnie Ray's stint I - . .. For Love” for double entendres,; jja\.wo vj. f _ » I are on jthe obvious side and lower I four ^ mixed Maltese terriers, one | Wlin of excitement in greeted w a prolonged ovation on her gmded expertly ? walkon. In fact, there was an air ’ and Arnold Gau- 1 of excitement in the room long I7 lfiIi BOTS-5SS&tSSto & \ *!-Vi!- “• 23. orch cutting the show in sharp style, alternating with Pupi Cam- po’s rhumba orch for snappy cus- tomer dansapation. Herm. Opening night Tallulah P®?{SLST sTLSTieSr the hoofing and costuming first- pS ciStja. the;fine back- Ute. Doug Rogers handlls the gets a “big bang” out of vocalizing and judging from enthusiastic re- ! spouse of opening night ringsiders, it's unanimous. Ray tears through a half-hour sesh dishing out such tunes as “Please Don’t Talk* About Me” Hofei Aster, N. Y« f “Walking Baby Back Home” with Harry James Orch (17> tcifh t brief foray into audience; “Seme- Buddy Rich, Tommy stepping of Bay ~Sto2tra.-s ll-mgn crew, and it was weM-u eserveo. She also gave public thank s to the help 2 nd support given her pre- opening by Peter L^dHayes & BSary Healy, who headlined the previous Sands presentation. r Scho. English sheepd Two production numbers, framed * ^. y Alma Micha . tier, give great . . otherwise musical packet. Pooches \ bShk Bedecked m_a spangled crea- romp through tricks after' emerg-1 “On with * a half dozen orchids ing from suitcases and trunk, for i Pinned at the shoulder, plus a pcSitive delight from check-grab-1 crew hairdo, the hefty thrush wins bers. Only drawback to act is that 1 ra Pf attention from the first night- many canine capers are lost be-1 ^ from the start with her ^tdmoni- cause of low stage, but jocks are [ lions and spicy sesh. gathered in spite cf surroundings. Will. Painter Hense* CM - Chicago, May 21. Dorothy Shay {with Russel | Black), Wally Boag, Merriel Ab- bott Dancers (8>. Eddie j-i ir-j- nr„ rt-i » i»i«h i ww Dflticers (8), Eddie O'Neal ?3^0 minimum, ?1 carer. April Ames; Bill McCone Orch; \ derby and interpolation of a couple | v £f JtS? L1m dr Oo^othy Shay is making her Always good [biz for Golden are ^Tinker SdTool For Red Hot Mamas. flllllSell Xfic 8 . DittCC OX nip J onnA^ranAO {n Hia T?mmr«a V tllP FollT Ktllph fg whOS^ M J MwiSyil MOQTO 0 in CVCT 3 T b^l” room!” There is some blushing but $l-$l-25 cover. It's a more animated Sophie Tucker than when seen here at a gaming casino In the suburbs some years ago. She packs more energy, power and impact than any single performer to play this old town on Ole Man River's levees Potcell, Golden Girls (12)« Gar-; in a quarter of a century. She tcood Van Orch (10); no cover or;sells a socko show; she could do minimum . f no wrong. Not even when advocat- \ ing. as the policy of the Sophie Xew Golden. Reno Reno, May 20. 4 Knights , Helen Boyce , David A couple of months ago Harry James hit New York for the first time in three years with a two- week stint at the Bandbox, a cel- lar jazz spot on Broadway in the 50s. He’s back on the big street again—a few blocks sou|h and up *L 'Sn^/JSih * iJLSJf eighth appearance in the Empire s the FoUr Knights, whose non-elab-i “ e 2! |P° a L 5f‘ P“t e „ d ' 522SK “•J"*? •*££ aftio^ $S£Z2£&£g£Z i tbe mountains of Tennessee. The client alike—stanza. Serving as|tongue-in-cheek treatment of the foibles cf her warmup for vocalist's stint, comic Gary Morton tees off slowly with on toe Hotel Aster’s-wetl-appotot- spotty chatter.but b^lds to neat id iooftoo. In toe cellar he hit windup c limaxin g with bit of okay ji • ..t Vaa 4 a cd^tlA natfdml S trumpeting. a driving heat in a style pegged strictly for listening; he’s now aiming at a dancing crowd sand he's toned down the styling to make for easy listening and footsie shuffling. It’s still a jumping crew, however, with James* trumpet shining throughout. Added fillip is drummer Buddy Surrounding layout stacks favor- ably with previous hills, kicking off with nifty interpretive terping and tapping of dark-haired Rosario Im- s . ... , — perio. Howard & Wanda Bell, T? hlcb always goes strangers here, are socko in deuce!^ family room. She has spot with strong sesh of aero stunts * a n f vtr song or two. but nothing . . T , m m m rt«> J mifAh frt VM (V*aK D..J If cent clowning make up a nice | plenty’ of pal^n- pft tnwiing, 5?”^° ^ orm i j Miss Tucker gets pin-dropping fl,e ' am ~ Spence during her threshing of m^ed bass of the group. “Life Is a Wonderful Thing,” Helen Boyce has considerably ? B i ave ^ f or A rnn a r |is emo- relatives stm bring laughter, but more comedy toan .when caught I she has switched to less singing here last summerTfcmning a full nf^' n HSriaHrm rines out and more chatter than usual, re- half hour on Opening night, she S^er^aM^rfSiii^lnSS sulting in a punchier routine. ! has since been whittled to a 20-tSS of K The city folks sure like them f ®f™{J e Mf S ^52 n * ! Day^/’ ‘Tour Leaf Clover,” “After corn jokes done with a broad drawL There’s more work with featuring head-to-head, backflips Rich, who’s sitting in with James? and teeterboard tricks, at $35,000 annually. Although Anthony, Allyn & Hodges, also Rich’s technique was noticeably |j w.k here, capture^ neat mitts With modulated at the dinner show ballroomology which veers from caught, he lays down a solid k the standard via missed tricks and rhvthmie heat that guides the rest \ missteps to build* into zany climax. | Yv er ® naturals and of the hovs through^their reper- \ Dalton & Dailey, formerly the Her-1552?^ft? house with their of the hoys through their reper - 1 tolre. Other sideman featured t zogs, three femme trapeze perform- with Rich Is accordionist Tommy«ers with one an audience plant Gumma. He too displays expert li working in street clothes, wind bill musicianship on solo assignments \ with a lively and breathtaking sesh and as Dart of the hand- on the swinging bar. Orth's comprised of four? Bill is emceed by spot's vocalist, rhythm, five reed and eight brass £ Ted Cole, who foregoes threshing and make an attractive appearance J this stanza with Michael Gaylord’s in gray suits with white bowtiest “ ordh serving up stick musical back- More eye appeal is supplied by [grounding and alternating with chfrper April Ames, who also has {Lou ‘Weir’s console rhythm's for no trouble holding tablers’ ears^imf customer logy?aymg* 4 » ». ^ I You’re Gone” “I Hold You la 3 l My Arms’* and “Nobody Loves A i Fat GirL” The seldom-heard verses °K%f m '!S C i^ r ^ m { *° 501110 these numbers are ri- ^ and lusty, but tableholders Sbe ^^Show plenty exf enthusiasm for Uiis to iS “^jtoeni. to “Snriil^ Tnekrt-Fnr Presi- David Powell is the son of hoof- [ I sae Ollt ftathir bits of Wit ^ 2111(1 whimsy ih verse, drumsticks over a chair, along the [ stage, over the wall and downf -Backing her in the ^uunute among the tables. Strictly vaude-i st ? nt » *s Be Ted Shapiro, in Midland. Miss Shay did a socko t ville, Powell has considerably l^ho gives excellent support at the straight job, letting them take alb more success here in the Golden > 88 P !a ? *°Partee. It ^was a^tnumph the play away from her, yet guid-j than he would in other supper 6 * or Tucker, who had to beg ing them into some hilarious mo-1 spots. His jokes, played as a small r off > much to match “Cousin Fud. which still gets big yocks. In her “Efficiency” number, opening night, she brought two lasses, { aged about seven, on stage to copy her motions. These two misses from Texas were naturals and talk about their boyfriends back them. In “Sophie Tucker For Presi- dent” she tours the front tables* tossing out campaign buttons as ments. Wally Boag has a very effective intro piece with his rapid quips done while blowing balloons into all sorts of odd shapes. From there he does a complete switch .\£&h .som^ fine eccentric, and acre-* boy,reciting lines, catchAittle re-| Proceeding Miss Tucker are the sponse. u . ^ p Redheads, versatile vocal and m- Golden Girls fifi^out the rest of J strumental trio who click in their the show and some brief costumes ii debut here. Boys have a nice way for two routines. Garwood Van’s l of mixing songs, humor and isstru- orch is fine. He will remain in the l mental music, and their offering is Golden, indefinitely, ., * ^lans. ^top^Lrawer all the way. * Lots.