Variety (August 1953)

August 12? 1953 London, Aug. 4. n..y Abbott & Lou Costello, M ,®ry mis?5),Billy Rii5i>«.U, H«ll t S * Ladd. AUm Clwe, the w’n zttn Troup* (6),Eldvuo &. Part* ■ "r Li«"t * Eddie; WWfn jiller Girls (16), Frank Bagley :-Skyrockets-Qr ch. VRStEFr P»r«nio«iit, N, Y. Elia Fitzgerald, George Shear: ing Quintet, Mr. Ballantine, 4 Erans, Bobby Sherwood Orch (15); "Master of Ballantrae” iWB), re* viewed in Variety July 22 ’53* gathered together a talent collec- "Master of Ballantrae” iW tion that comprise 4 lot of strong- eieteed in Variety July 22 ers. Thus, to a steady patron at — : this house, this bill is more in- Although current layout’s top- teresting than most of those that liners, Ella Fitzgerald and the have been here, . George Shearing Quintet, are at Generally, the new acts perform their best in. a small room show- After three years, Abbott & Cos- ( tell O' are back with a batch of zany j antics Teeing off m front ot the c jabs with strong comedy chatbtr. aided by one of the Palladium Til- ( jer femmes,. a looker, they get , iudienGe in fine spirits, especially ^ v/ith a dollars gag,. in which Bud j ' rings the changes off Lou. Then on t to lull .stage, reviving the haunted s castle bit from their.picture, The , Ghost Steps Out;” .This' is -good , for bellylaughs, with Costello beaiv ing the full comedy brunt.. Their aides, gathered locally, help, to keep fun rolling at full speed, J ■ For a breather, Lou intros Lizzet • & Eddie, Scandinavian brother and ^ lister aero and somersault offering, i ; v iio also indulge in some cornet playing to good effect.: Back again. . in more clowning, with scene set in ' gymnasium, wherein Costello gets Abbott smeared full of paint. Touch of homely /sentiment was ' . . injected in the offering by Cos- « tello introducing his five-year-old > daughter; /Christine, .who refused. ' 16 do an imitation of her pere. Ln- J tire scene is loaded with belly-; • : laughs, which resulted in, begOff 1 speech by Costello lauding: fact « 1 hat this is first time in 14 years he has got the better of hi s suave - partner. Act looks good for capac- ity -biz during their fortnight’s stay. Openers are*the usual Pal l ad i uin Tiller gals in dance routine while tossing . massiVe rubber balls around. Followed by . .the Wazza ; .Troupe/ / five males; and one femme, in speedy routine of whirl- ; wind acrobatics, in fantastic twists and twirls to hefty itiitts. ; Alan Clive does a series of im- pressions (ffo program, seems complete without an impression- ist at this house), including Gary Cooper, George Sanders, James Stewart, Frankie: Laine, Jerry Lewis (his best), With added novelty of asking audience to name next subject; with one of the heckler’s requesting Marilyn Monroe. He finally settles for Johnnie Ray; Well received. Hall,' Norman & Ladd, in com- edy misfits, are a male threesome who play cello, violin and guitar interspersed /with plenty of laughs. Act is favorite here and has no trouble in getting away to good response. Billy Russell usually delivers a harangue'. of ■•/ political . quips, • but this time indulges in general razz- ing of recent American yaude in- flux, Sen. Joseph - McCarthy, Gls and film Stars,; Sbme of his re- marks, especially when referring to Johnnie Ray, are. below the belt. His bwh description of his . offering as “dribble” about 1 de- . scribes his act. The Merry. Macs, who- are. here /: in their seveiith visit in live years (almost a record for American acts), do mostly request numbers including “Wliat. Has Become of the Old Fashioned Waltz,” ‘‘How High the Moon,” “Three Trees.” . based on the. old nursery rhyme o£. . tile same name, and; for encore, / give own rendition of the Negro spiritual, “Standin’ in the Need of -Brayer...” Act is always sure of a good welcome and was particular- ly so with the holiday ; audience, . .Second half has FT gals, in cute new costumes,, with, acrobatic stepping; followed by youthful Continental jnggleivFldino. Added . : .-.j.ihVclty ■ of. act .is -that. Jiis entire . jiggling is done atop a. slack wife, . w hich would, have been good even •. eri: tefrafirmaj as .boy is slick, ...tossing;' several balls at a •■..time, ;..•,barely" • missing,. and for -. climax vines. eiglit : hoops to good, effect, Frank Hag 1 ey leads the .. S kyrock- :' eks.. .orch .during Wdolf Phillips’ , |!ie regular leader/ libiiday ' so; Joiirn,:. and does a//iiighly compe- tent job.;./'/. I,'/ v /'■ . Rege. admirably. The bill, has pace and casing, they ,go oyer, strong in this there are some moments in which btfi, “ffff Miss Fitzgerald good entertain me fit is provided. jl ni L ; Sh4arin& hit a. solid musical Under .New Acts are The Ortons beat hitung hefty aud. approval. , •,.•»• - . . V- f 1 • . mi* . A .^ __ _ 1 -M A ^ ■ w good entertain me fit . is provided. Under New Acts are The Ortons (2); Phil Ramorie, Brownlee Sisters (4), Hilfon & Lee, and. All Ameri- can Boys (8). Miss Fitzgerald wraps it up ih the closing nicht* with a well-bal- anced repertoire that shows off her expert ; way// with ballads and rhythm. Her/top/ styling comes ' Sinclan & Alda n irou gh 0 r» such tasty items as and Alan Carney. Latter, of course, “c n ncTn‘” "Hiii ” "lo-i" ' does; a: reliable job’ at this; house.:M e " / ahd / •‘St. : Iioui. flis impression ot various soap boa B lues." She takes some .; nratnvs. ic an AVPPllant tr»r ... . ....... orators is an expellent laugh-getter. wlth , he latter with V scat addition “"<>-an assortment oLsupdry qutps bul goes: over. Bsefc [o r "A-Tis- are broad enough to make a s long uet, A-Taskef closer that really impact here. He gets a top mittmg. ^et.s ‘etn. / Sinclair & Alda punctuate their ; Shearing / Quintet (piano, bass, ballroomology with some choice drums, guitsif, vibes) whips but lif,ts and spins. However; their some interesting musical intcrpre- . straight terp passages, need cons id- tations fo/iv a siirefire score. Shea f- erable brightening. They seem to ing’s expert keyboard ..technique use the orthodox . dancing . as sparks the group through Ujs paces; breathers .for their more acrobatic work. The tricks are strong enough to get them off nicely.: / Other seasoned turn is by Can-, field' Smith .who is an excellent technician at ventriloouv.:. His ing’s expert keyboard ..technique sparks the group through Ujs paces; Thpri>(« g tniiph nf i nrniri'PMivikm There’s a touch of ; progressiyi.sm in his styling but it’s not above the.heads of the; crowd. Each num- ber draws aiid at tent ion and re- spect. Best of the / offerings, arc *'l- >wl\T 1 c . A- 'ft'r'iivm ” '. IT!dll M IIV MSS • X'AUV 1 A V SSI* — * ' r? ’ , technician at ventriloquy.; His "Lady Is .A Tramp,” "How High duminy has some human attributes. The. Moon” .and ."Caravan.” Gets including an offhand conversational; a hot: Latino beat into; latter that' manner ,that doesn’t seem forced, sends him away to. a hegoff. His verbiage is good .and he has - : Four Evans, get/ the show off to a nice grain of humor, running a pleasant start with neat terp: effects in time to their comedy business. Good timing marks this upcoming trib. .Tw’o Alfreros (New. Acts) score solidly in skilled balancing, and Les Valettos, duo of attractive gals, Offer further graceful balancing and -aero work, plus slick staircase dancing in two spots. Card. Olympia., ^Ilnttil Miami, Aug, 10, Hal Winters, Guy Marks, Andtjp'-. Ic delphinv, Calgary Bros.; Khii Yen Sog.Jk Co., Les Rhode House. O rc U ; ” APcfilousJo aruc y"( lie pi. Fair layout for the dog. days is on tap this week with acts booked consisting, in 1 he inaiiu of talent, working the. area .for some time., •/now/ . ;•' ' : Topline slot has been assigned to llal \Vintors, a . standard .act around tlie calc circuit hcrcabjiuls. He’s a personable song salesman, with ah ..easy delivery ..anti pair of tenor pipes tJjat easily embrace the better pops/ he’s inserted /in his blending/■■■•/Eschews too much into t a Ik to set. good ; pace /and offs to soiind reception. / Chet : Marks, / just ; . out of t he. Clover Club, adds, spark to the proceedings \viih liis song-inipresr sions; Youngster works, ih sthndard array of screen and . radro*vidco toppers, ,- v\ ith carbons . of Gary Cooper, llwrhphrey Bogart /and Boris . Karloff, plus .Louis Prima , complete willi, horn,;, biggest niitt ; earners. : // ’ REVIEWS Guy, AftG, Laine | m mmSi Continued from pate 1 sssa couldn’t be accommodated. Mitch- ell also had to make appearances outside the theatre to mollify those that Couldn't get In/ Frankie l y nine followers milled around the house trying to purchase ducats .<see story below). . Both, of CDurse, are repeating in the British Isles, having played Lo.ndon knd elsewhere in Britain last /season. They’ve been presold to British audiences Via Iheir disk- a nice grain of humor running a pi.easam.-Mm wun a near .lerp through the bit;/Efforts are appre- routine. Two men and two femmes ciat.ed • - 'as mothcr/'fatherVbrother and sis- - ;: Jo Lombarcli's Houso Orch pro- If , ' ) •/'•'''« >" m0<l f r , n vides impeccable backing Jose ' t‘)Pi ballet, Solt.-sho.e-and acio 1011- yiaes lmpcc cdoie oacKi ng. Jose. tin^/ Mr. Ballantine fools around I with .. several magical stunts for. €lil8Ggo,ad I good yocks. His brash patter and a *,'-n | caricature: of an all-thumbs magico Chicago, Aug. 1, inake for a sock stint. • Les Paul & Mary Ford v; johnny ; Bobby .Sherw-odd gets litile to do PesiiXOnd; :..--joey .-Forman, . Little in this outing, Orcli Tips through Buck, Louis . Basil House Orch; a last -opener, gcts some laughs "Thtindcr Bay" (U ). in a nikl-show cutup and cuts the '••■ —— : . bill in a tasteful manner. -Gros; / Well-balanced lineiip packs a —~ ... goodly house and should strike for ''J,/ • ^ .. /. _"• / fine general impact when tightened ^ ulHSjliBy ; to less than an hour. First show ran Glasgow./ Aug.; 6. ./ 67 minutes, but blame falls- largely Guv Milchdl. with Joe Antiimn-, on slow walkons and amplifying and Geor.ye Mitchell Ch.o’r •<7);' difficulties; •■ .. .. 3 Falconsy Scott Sanders, 2 Alfrj Weli-known through their Capi- ros, Fred Loveilc, /{dydiiii; Nc- tol : disclieks, Les Paul &, Mary nette Mongadors L Ann,, IjCS VaL Ford play to a rousing reception, ettos .< 2 )* Bobby Dowds Orch. though they use few stage tactics / to enhance straight repeats of their Recording fame of Guy Mitchell waxings. Team does one amusing i ias obviously preceded him here, repartee session towards the close,, siubholders, mainly of youlhfui aping each other via instrumental variety/ give howl of delight on his b . Teeoir spot is a mild affair, with -. a d a giq woi'k .o f -A ml re 1 j.eiph i.ii e. Lilts,, and/ spins’ are achieved in/ smooth enouclr fasliioh;, hut ffaff Stunts to spark paVniiti,.g is Hiissirig. Almost walking off .with palni pay- off/. vet. Calgary hrOtliecs : garnet: ,s lead y . y d c k s' a ml/;, g a s p s. w i (h • t! i e i v/ knocka 1 ) 0 ut roul ines ajid’ siow-jno- tion inserI s. Keep |liem .1 li(crestcd all the way. -./.•• • Sleight pf hand stint offered tip. by Kin Yen Soo is .an iri-and-oiit affair.. Legerdemain is f'«mili' r % "■\V'ith;'" ; .drT.ly. flna e hit. proving cal above the usujiL to pvake for. a saver, on 1 lie. aud reaction. . lies Rhode .and house, orcli handle t lie showba.cks .in: aiithoritHl ive nia/nncr. •' / '/'■. • / : ' : ■. . Lory. r : Palladium toppers aren’t .letting tfie MISiL incident interfere with . their plans, to"; centimiV hooking "Amerleaii acts. /Val Pahiell, Pal* ladiuin'.ji i u an a gi ng direct or, i s set . to extend the Palladium/ variety Reason shoiild , proper headliners Snake themselves/■ ;iiv«i 1 ftt»l ■/■'' ■ Feeling seems to he that, the Martin & Lewis hieidcat, is blow* iiig. dyer In so far as Amcrie.an acts are C()ncerned. But what: harm.. the iviartin l)lnstwill have done to him and his/ partner Jerry Lewis. \vill: he Lilly dctcrpdncd w hen their /pictures, /"'.)'l)e .Caddy”; and • V Mod ey. ;• Froiii 1 lorne,”, . ope n/ ■ in., /Britain. ' ; liiK; Qngue-l 1 !* for Laine / / /' / : Glasgow,- Aug,. 4/ . -/ Po 1 ice were es 1 led diit hue. to control hObbysoxers; who began .fig h t in g with, one a not! ve r / i n Sai/ch'/ciiaU Sfi'ce.; '.(I.u’r/ne- liodking:.': a | (li r K m p i re va u d c v*y for I I i e ' i'Oi; t h •: a oitiing visit of . Frankie,. Liiiiu'. Th(Mi ; yrnc J s ftirived up ld /'i't/tickcts. Tliey began queuing ai d a.m., and \\ h(’n the.. boxoff’ici?. op v .ncd ;. 1>i\ir hours ; Ifitor-, the . quemf was 200 yard's long round the theatre, lie ,opens Aug: 24,. /':.'/ ,// :. As U.io doors were .opened,- ready;, for hooking ./to hegin, a Hock of young, men and women / piisln cl ’forward, and a fight hjoke out. R. Catron Horsley, house manager, .told Var.kty: "Tliey. wei’c jostling j and .screaming and refusing'to:he- : a have. Fo I just c’d' cd Hie docirs though they use few stage tactics - / to enhance straight repeats of their Recording lame of Guy Mitchell waxings. Team does one amusing i ias obviously preceded him here, repartee session towards the close,, stobholciers, mainiy of youthfin aping each other yia instrumental variety/ give howl of delight on his tomfoolery, with some help from, entrance and speedy teeoff with bass accompanist Wally Kamin, but "Truly . Fair;’’ Huskily-built disk lor the most part they stick close personality'^ launches into 35-min- to their electric guitar art/ Kile songfest of 11 numbers, all es- Pqtpourri of jukebox faves at tab!islied, hits, and, by. lilting the outset, reaps top.applause, with rhythmic style, proves welcome Miss Ford handling the Vocals as contrast to line of previous vocanz- per disks. On occasion, she sings’ ing bill toppers. I _A AllL- ^ I*’ - W Jtiu L-li- against the offstage voice, of her sister, Carol Ford, which leaves the customers /wondering how. the doubie-voice effect is obtained, Current hit; “Vaya Con Dios,” rates high, and sock treatment of "Hold That Tiger” affords strong close. Athletic-looking singer belts out the tunes/' adding a little dance here and there for comedy effect,. and ex;iti.ng twice to change into strawhat ' and striped blazer and don a bowler for "She' Wears Red xiioi .jigti- . aiiui-vs oiiwi.u Feathers.” Laiter has. customers Louis Basil’s house orch. usually, highly amused. .Solid milting for fine, show backers, ore. often too pj R "Beggar in Love.” rendition of loud behind the Pau 1-Ford vocals wvhich conlrasls with h/s usual and guitar work. ' style. K Johnny Desmond, also in the Singer works in a boost for his record splash With Coral etchings two new Paramount pix, uriobtro- and w.kv on radio's "Breakfast R jvcly and humorously, lie has Club;” has casual mien in a quintet normoHV staid Scot audience; (*n-, of songs, each delivered to a. good waging in handclaps in time to his mitt; Walkon has him entering aud "One of the Bovin Kin.fr/ numher. arid greeting aisle-sitters with J New song, “Look At That/Girl, “Nice to be Nice to Your Neigh- shapes Ain as sure Ore hit, with bor/” "No Other Love” is sung to lid reaction for his "Paw-nshop I •• • . j ■_ . _ ’ J 4 r. L « <. L rt 4 : i j « ' ir *■ •) u fiiiAl ill-- whose biopic he'll soon be. starring,! reverthclcss di t> ker vinds (ip to and wraps/ up with torrid "Sor-: j milting. Joe Antman attends ren|o” sung. in Italian. , lo the.-/■.ivories/ and three gals-, pm-^ • V -/Paiacc^ 'Yw X* /.' , The. Ortons (2L Phil. Ramone, Onnfipid Smith, Brolcniee Sisters ( 4),Milton & Lee, Sinclair Sc. Alda; A lan Carney, A11, American Boys (fi.i, Jo y Lombardi House Orch; •/Ci i y That Never Sleeps” reviewed in Variety June Iff, ’53. / Most bills playing the . Palace generally consist of acts that are repeating at this house. The book- ing sta ft . here doesn’t take a chance th ere’s a choiceltha t_includes. LilenU'known to do" well at this Broadway vauder. But now that mi miner’s hero and many acts a re • *hooker ;Danny Friendly, has', 1 sions are worked into a thenie (O ' tent/,..though/••marred by strong, in- r goocl - effect,. as: he plays . all ./the :. digo slrca.k in two . (•omed.v.. acts roles in a mockery of 'Western, pix,- 'character, ihan ..Scott Sanders, aho aping Jerry Lewis, Gary Cooper, 1 storytcllihg conjui'cr Raydih). Such ! James/ Cagney , and Boris Kailoff , [. nHs provide blue stories llint rouse ;• twisting his plastic face into fine j bellylaughs; hut -are not the-.type i caricatures, and. garnering . big - lor family' audience by applause and chuckles, for . his . Gi'.v Mitc.bc'lI.; : .-.ScOtt Sanders, long-; eff orts; Monology. - delivered : in', \ ime character /comedian., has .deer) Italian, dialect, too closely rcr . thesper voice and a down-lo-e;ht.h sembles J. Carrol Naish’s “Luigj;,” A aude style/ hut should cut out .lay-^ and the/ closer, which he treats as atory gags., IIis patter, ;in a study ! the piec.erde-rArsistancei. is weakest• of an. old shopkeeper,, has .higher offering of all.. Better he Tevanipcd j standard. . • tiie order of his routine. I Raydini, fez-capped magician, Sneed taoster Little Buck, who /sandwiches storie^ in between/ms leads Off. is too seldom seen on theiuieks, but rnakes_ theim mainly o. boards having had only a couple ! the quality that should he resei ved of dates in the/ past Year. Outlook for parties and cocktailerie^ rath- is bright for the guy, though.. He er than family vauderie^. His best MckiTlot’of thithmic and aero bit of magico is v.hen he honws falent in his dancing shoes. Work- a hat and produces from it yards jng/thrge hunvbers, one_rvith^ only o' ii;®*} 1 .;- ! ■,,/ A more than a. drum accomp, he sparks his springy tapping with splits, or<e- Fred Lovelle is a more than competent ventriloquist 'New Acts), Con tinned / n;ir«> 1 N.'Y. C. Center. thi‘ duo Vviil send it out for anot|T.er.'.Re.a'.«'on’s/n-;i:tion-'' : wide tour, using the practically hew scenery and cost urncs acqu ired from the Guild. .Then the Show Will be, availai)le ./f<).r . stock, at rOy'alti.es/oC perhaps S2.5()q-$f),000 a . week at lirst-i-ta>ss spoI s J ikC I lic St. Louis Muny; OpcMa and some- what less for musical tents, etc. . Despite-,indications of iininediat a: oppositioh Hi t he sa le on t he pa rt of some of toriginal . “Okla- hoina” baA kt rs, feeling in the trade is that ihc deal is an advantageous one fob Hie Guild.arid them. They wlII / divi<1 e • the . f 11 11 p rqcce'ds, )<*.* s 10% attorney , and agetit fees, sub- ject to a 25% capital gains .hick, in- other words, the backers \\ ill gr l. 55%; (or. in some ;inslancc.s (i0%, depending/ dn the terms under/ which they made the original. in- vcstmenU.,/ of $5’74.425, instead of their share of. the managcinc.nt'.s $400,000 end of .the . Magna firm;.; deal and a siiiiflar .slice of stock i royalties .for a. period of several j years, . ,■'■■'! / \Vith the. addition: of . "(Ikla-i .honia,”. t lie RiVI I roster of - coin - pic l.cly-owned pi’opcrl ics a bo in- cludes : “Cai'Oiiscd,”. “Alfc/'.ro.” "South Raeilk-." “King and J.” "Me. a n.d Ju 11ct” and "Show Boat.” - Of tiie.se, "CaifMisd” and "AH('geo" were also originally .produced ,hy . the Guild,: whose legit rights f .\- ; pi red, howcvci', when the /original ; prescntaUoh closed... : [ . "South RaciIii\”. ofWliic-h Joshua j.Logan-, was cd-author of, the hook, . was produe.rll' i n ■ part nci'M.i i P w.it h Logan and Lel.and...llaywaj'd, .hut . the. a r range i lie ni. gi vex 1(^11 the.’-' m a : j or's 1) a re (i ind < • rstoo d: t.o liciwo* ■ tbii/cls);. of... Hie .pi'oljts ; and: final /'artistic and' managerial . conirol. /.[ "King and'/1” and "Me and Juliet.” were .produced, .solely^.hy ; R&il. In ’■ /all cases,- ql' /eoui’se. ’authoryd-ire-S Kt'or .royalties /are stiII /iri .effect /, .. /. In ; the ease; of "Show /Boat,'*. * kiM:n‘K...i'ight.s Yei'e purchased vOUt- -I light several years ago from, his Widow;.. /In/this d’ase,; toh,. a share , of the. royalties goes to the author ; of the original .story, .Edna Ferbeh- r But R&H corttrdl the copyright. I With the exception of "Okja- - hbma,” the sale of which is pend- t ing, and “Show Boat,’* which has Hbcen filmed twice by Metro, screeq 5 1 rights to ail the/ properties hgve . been retained. This, too, is in line ■ with the R&H policy, of using Or have. Fo I just, e’d' ed / Hie doors again and: sent fdr t he police. .1 nf used to let' miyl’ody i n u n 1 i I the police: liad .edine./’ / /Four poliee. eorislhhles pushed the erow'd hn'ck Ii-oni the glass doors of. the theali‘e. l'eslored live oueue, and allowed I hem (d file In to the, hoxoffiee ih gj’oups of about. 2(1, The. police then pa 1 ro 1 1ed the ciueue,: dealing with Viiieue-.iuinpers e.n'd in a i hi a i n i ng ii 11 1 o ro ti g 1 1 fare for pedestrians.,' Despite Crix Hassle . :1 IolJyw.ood, Aug. 1.1. : Para mount is going light ahead with its hookings lor• "The Gaddy” 'and . “Money From Home” In Eng- land, regardless of the widely piih- IJelzeti, warfare bfl.ween the. Mar-. tin-I.ewis . duo eril ics. : the. British/ Hassle has - been going oh eyer sihety the comics appeared at the London. Palladium. ; AFM Blocks (vontfiiucd from p;i nr .instrumental in Ed. Sulliv; n drop- ’ . ping pix previews ori his ‘“loast ! of the T()wiv’’ show over GBS-TV. 1 i lie .'roadblock \ thrown up. hy A I’M | pro.y Jaiius (’, PeinJlo is laig( |y i crcdit(*d Wllh Su'Jlivfch’s ; dropping '■his ; pix. cxcA-rpting allop( Ihn .. | Among olh(T. things. Sullivan Was i told lie'could no. longer show any j ni'u.sical footage. . / : . . !/•;•• AFM : (lerriands sl/vi’ i ; e-,/ W fOV ! Pci rjl l o a.• ki n g $15 l‘o r (■ \'e ry ;u r (s i - ! (lari e.mpjoyj d iff pi ; 'ovi.( r iu/’ (.lie . /.nireleal/. 'Ihuiktliffps.;:; ' In . addition, ■/ j t Ji a*/ A FM ■ w s ant s..prorl.ii.c"i s; to i• i a.ke . ; (■qhirihuii.Oh/i-lq -its/.Wxdfare hind.; and »n asMhrimeiit of t'-mhi'nk one boislorous temme. have neat stiinU thrt rate him aock j ■ -ith iine in flahttirtr. ^-..pinr house 'for >*»W-.. / ... r ,. .U*r l wth: «rummkr fully octupied lor baskmE UD present assets to create for us,” Rodgers expiaiM, ‘‘it’* for Musicans’ jihibn atlit lide. is u.n(J.c.i> : '. siqod to, he roofed in. the fear, of . ';/.selling a : pr.eeede.n’i'' :fbr: v .4lie.- day ; • when t he, release of pix to. T V w i 11 / • 'he/<iommqhPMd'C/. / v. / J n inaki ng .a ri'an ge i ne n Is 1 qr Hu' 1 . "Ifo 11ywood ’ Parade”. series;. AHG j/guarahleetl : a r rriaxim-tu/n J5;00(>/. • weekly, contribution/ fo tlie .Motion /. Picture. Relief Fund, should I Jiff, show find a bankroller./lt's under-r stood that ABC execs haven’t given . up: trying to make a deal With, Petri)Jo, . Original attempt was made , in N., Y. through: Meiro’.s . Nicholas M. Schenck, prior to the musician czar’s . departure for Europe. Nothing came, of that or of subsequent discussions with Union officials. Another, approach ' isM6"bG"Tnade^ tcr^Pe tril 1 o himselr— whoii he comes to N. Y, later thia a « » c<• - *. *■ , *• • * - f