Variety (February 1954)

Broadway fiii®iniP®nTrnriMuT iom: ■tress, sailing Feb* 29 to reside London. and Andre Dumas inked for new Jean de Letraz farce, “Pleasure of Lover London- Vejheedsyt February 17 , I954 fit) made 93 films in the same period. Three German and three foreign ,yif Hannen Suffer. who ta. fart toded b, l, w John Van Druten here from Lon- celebrated his golden wedding faJly valuable." “Moulin Rouge” T -„ pr _ __ • „ ■ »n to look oyer. Paris legit and annl, recuperating frqm attack of (England): “Le Balsire de la Peur” ;*?£* ^ e88ert °h - * - Caribbean L.onaon. ■. _ . . aaolef confab on production of his “I Am pneumonia. Gene Barry!hit fjjjkani to J 8 ® 1 ® 1 a Camera” at La Bruyere Theatre. Eddie Bi In • the drumbeating f for Para- “sign of Toros,” new Pol Quen- manager, n mount* Red Garters. tin olay. into Gymnase the middle torninnorod annl, recuperating trqm auacn 01 (En g laAdr . "LeSalairede la Peur” ^ . a Caribbean pneumonia. ' > (France), and “Liii” (U. S,), are the Frankie Lalne ailing with ♦», ; Eddie Bryson, Columbia sales | ore ig n flims, # trouble. “ng w th throat manager, back at his desk after a L Republic will make r film in Howard Diets vacation.™ jiclty home “ Republic will mage a mm in Howard Dietz vacatinnin* it following a Germany about the political and West Indies. m 8 m the human task of BIAS (Radio Station Alex Gottlieh hnsnituKvaj ... 2 Of Lew & in U. S. sector of Berlin), tehta- ^ dne y trouble P * ^ ed Wlth in. hospital tively titled “Big Whisper. It Don McElwaine on vacation fmm nt' Avnpnted i.rill ha Hv William Die- iv. 1 n from Corp. prexy, reel tor’s Hospital fol dectomy. Robert Taylor, sea fishing off Mil next week for. Broadway shows; residence in France, chiefly for his hew play, “Not . of Ag reasons of health, opens at the Love,” which preems in May. St. Regis’ Maisonette March 11. Longtime expatriate Tom ' Robert S. Benjamin, United Dycke in the American He Garson Kanin, here With his VwUfiMn Die- W^spiWl foUawto* -n Ve^Uch'at CrUz ^ Robert Taylor, currently deep goes to Italy for a new pic, “Les SpaW? nf ^Should*Haooen To andRenleiSerardin Guy Madison to San Diego tour- Wishing olTMiaml waters, due In | Gaites De I/Escadr<m.'’ Broadway shows; • series of rep performances in Mos- . Youhamah mAkes his t.ifhon 8 *?te^^thrM * mohths Q tout J? etro a£ter three months in David Katz, formerly managing cow early in April as a cultural nHtfih'^dphut'when he will be on of F?pnchRiviera and Italy. Eu w w™ , A _ ^wlnn flint, 6 a ?ter y ’bein C ff bedded of C f.pnfner^d t romina^fTparis^for the Palladium bill beginning March Comedian Alfredo Pereira back 0 £ Texas to plug^ Riot Cell culation again after being bedded ^ Leningrad corning to Paris for 2 2, which is topped by Nat King from a tour of Portuguese Africa Block 1L” P 8 m ^ el Green back * SSSJ^ ^ Jr 7 managing: * fWBerlinin a Pa^dena sani- HS'V5^S^3gr&& redP? J C MetS;, hbstSda SlfbS- gTSST ° T ** tStotake ^. ion promotion chores. • ■■■■; has set Michel Francois as lead SaVthJ ^ fv^2°PoH««S 1 y ^Presldentand Mrs. Celal Bayar Shirl Conway, after longtime and Fernand Ledoux as director of C0 P y - kantna * fpaturpd Turkey here 118 guests of the residence in France, chiefly for his new play, “Not of Age for fe sS Georee Robev who received r >?fTWr?NariLal imder film,mdustry, reasons of health, opens at the Love,” which preems in May. a kniehthoSd in the^New Year? ?i2SfJ 4 Edgar Bergen guest of honor at St. Regis’ Maisonette March 11. Longtime expatriate Tom Van Honor? List S to be orincipal i Glu?eppe dinner tossed by Swed- Robert S. Benjamin, United Dycke in the American Hospital iS r Ja L t i8 't or 1 ! 0 ^ s Anm isl ?n Club o£ L - A - , T . Artists board chairman, back in with a fractured femur as result 8 L t v pl c?^ 0W s luncneo Comedian Vasco Sant^as com- ^ Tyrone Power and Lmda Chris* town after a week of huddling with of the family pet dog tripping the th p a tH ci a y Meciina had a 24-hour P an y ^ iU f M e J^ 0 o E H 2 an , tn P to the indie film producers on the Coast. ex-Broadway p.a. He may be.wrlt- qt (^over mLoiSon when return- B . an _ de ^ ra ^rtountiltb^end Brazilian Film Festival. Jerome Lawrence nnd Robert E. ten to at the hospital, 63 Blvd. fji P ?o N Arom Madrid where ^e ? f February. Biz has been excel- Debbie Reynolds heading for Lee, who authored Helen Traubel’s Victor Hugo, Neuilfy-SUr-Seine. had hPPn filmmg ‘‘The Last Wit- lent so far v / military bases m Japan and Korea ^ - >- *— naa oecn uimiug xitc uaa* ———— when she completes her role in ^ u 6»* "wscu suCTi ui uunur ai Giuseppe testimonial dinner tossed by Swed- , ish Club of L. A. . aa s com- Tyrone Power and Linda Chris* act, due in from the Coast for the diva’s debut at the Copa Feb. 25. ■. ‘ Dan Terrell, Metro’s eastern publicity director, back from Cpast after aiding in the arrangements By Hal V; Cohen had been filming “The Last Wit- ness” with Orson Welles. As a result of a broken wrist, Vivien Leigh was out of the cast of “The Sleeping Prince” for two nights last week; replaced by her Local boy John Beattie in Frank understudy, Greta Watson. Iff'® ^UOtHfAfr” A011 a HltVlKAlf TaK« _ '>Af Jm' J ' •' _ Ireland Sol Baer Fielding awarded the Hv Ma^wpii Swpenev George Washington Carver Insti- Ban(Reader*Mkk^DelahUnty to ^htToad/’ qUC for producIn * for the Ed Sullivan “Toast of the Fay’s “Harvey” calls himself John Walter Gifford, who has been month gander U. S. terpery setup next Town” tribute, to Metro. Barrie. handling special exploitation for Old Vic. director Hugh Hunt in The William Brown Meloneys Lenny Litman dropped the line Metro for the last five years, left to gander Universities’ Drama (playwright Rose Franken) off to of girls, captained by Rosemary the company last week to branch Festival in Dublin. Europe today^Wed.) via S.S. Queen Balllie, at his Copa. ■■ ; out as a specialist in roadshow pro- Seamus Byrne’s Abbey play, Elizabeth and an extended sojourn Jimmy Balmer, B Harris circuits motion: ■ ■ “Design for a Headstone,” skedded In England and on the Continent, yet, celebrating 45th year in the-l j oe Datshkovsky, Mexican ad- £or production in Belgium- Arthur tlnsfln. Rfm nf Samuel atre,business this month. I - s i — - -- ■ • 6 - < Arthur Rosen, son of Samuel atre business this month. Rosen, exec Y.p. of Stanley War* Florian Zabach, a'hi ner, branching into general film in- Carousel recently, back dustry work via Cinema Lodge Heller’s again this week. viser bn cinema and studio equip-1 Robert Morley planed to Eng- A . . V , Cozy Cole and his All Stars cur- Abbey play, rent at the Latin Quarter, me,” skedded Royal Winnipeg Ballet current leiiim. at Her Majesty’s to fair biz. Chirper Yolanda Lisi topping B’nai B’rith and the local Variety Club. v.: tipcoming “Berlin . Adventure,” back in. his captain’s uniform for U 1 A ,|._ ITo'UbV.V, ' « • klrt t,!* A* . ■% ■■ J A * J 1 l UUUCIl iUUiltJ w. lUldUUd USl lUPDing rartrtJiefi" ro»nrtw' taVirfa ment, planed to London last week | and after tryout of his new play, Jack Horn’s new Main Cafe which Jackie to begm a study of Cinemascope “Hippo Dancing,” at Dublin Olym- preemed Feb. 16. Hellers again this week. and for confabs with Spyros P. pi a . “The Verdict” with Maurice tcrtafnmpnt^al S plttySfirffh^Hada^' Sk ? u I? 8, n f . HiraMnr “Julius Caesar” (M^G) preemed Schwartz, slated for the Monument K„r> TTircnb PAnrnA.PPrt ^ 1 rharSar'/atihnhV^^^SV S 0Ve ^ nm S here with benefit for Variety National Feb. 22. loi ph Pt 8 U 1 P ° r Lunch - o^ AdllPhi ^ilms, Pjanes to New club’s campaign to aid blind chil- Ving Merlin, and. femme fiddler* Aiic fim» cti/u° r e dren. now at the Sheraton-Mount Roy- . a' T™ 2£ d „?:! r Radio Eireann readying produc- al’s Normandie Room. ,/Ty3 n dren. Alis Foster, long-time star of his “Intimate Relations,” and ne- u Radio Eireann readvinfi produc n ■» i - J 1_ r XVAUIO fill CdUU X CdUJ lllg piUUUl. Alfred Katz, pressagent and per- With Casino closing, Vickie general of the British Film. Pro- sonal rep, flew Saturday (13) to Reynolds, chorus captain, is stick- ducers Assn;, left hospital last California on the first leg of a two- ing around to do some club work week for two to three weeks’ con- month around-the-world combined as a single biz and pleasure trip. He’ll plug “Time o a single. • valescence in the country after un- Time of Cuckoo” is first show, dergoing major surgery. stay beyond scheduled Play- Ahdra McLaughlin, costarring Venezuela UA’s “Robinson Crusoe” overseas, to stay beyond scheduled Play- Edgar Vincent, of the Muriel house run since “Peg O’ My Heart” Francis publicity office in N. Y., three years ago. 1 Langdon’s ice pantomime, “Sinbad off to Italy in two weeks as per- Hildegarde, Johnny Johnston and the Sailor,” at the Empress Hall, last week. Chanteuse Odette Laure cur- rently starring at Club St.-Ger- main-Des-Pres in first North Amer- ican appearance. “Moon Is Blue” slated for a two- ■ By Helen T« Co'ogan . lean appearance Andra McLaughlin, costarring Professor Ling a success at 1‘Moon Is Blue” slated for a two- with Norman Wisdom in Claude Teatro Nacional with hypnotism week session at Her Maiestv’s Langdon's ice pantomime, "Sinbad act . opraing Sh 1 to“^£ 01 “wlX the Sailor,” at the Empress Hall, John Bux, Spanish comic who’s the Verdun Operatic Society's sonal rep with Met contralto Rise Jan Murray booked for annual HU- chosen sweetheart of the American appeared in U.S. spots, now in offerine of “WiTard Jif “ Stevens, who’s making her Italo lell Academy benefit show at Forces in Europe for 1954. nitery work here. B 1 ™ l£dra 01 ^ debut in a new opera next month Mosque March 14. Annv Berrver. currently playing Tnni's Bar in pacWn Parana* - m . debut in a new opera next month Mosque. March 14. at Milan’s La Scala. - ■■■■■ Mattiwilda Dobbs, Atlanta-born Negro coloratura soprano of the La Scala Opera, Milan, and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, ar* rived in N. Y. last weekend for her — : a— ^ ^ fTvm Anny Berryer, currently playing Toni’s Bar in eastern Caracas femme lead in. .Val Parnell ana featuring Charlie Potter,, with Bernard Delfonts Folies. Bergere steve »Weltner as pianist and revue, “Pardon My French, at_the yiadimir, guitarist. “Polish Night of Stars” staged at first U. S. concert tour, under of the Nautilus. By Lafy Solloway . Phil Foster into Driftwood Room Prince of Wales, opens at the Em- Biggest show biz news in Caracas tb GMreia sllrtS/ w bassy pub Feb. 17 for. the Barnett ltl & \* ng time is word that Xavier wiS, 5fp1a V ?^cf Bros, for two weeks with options. Cueat’s band Will Dlav here Drob- with deejay 3 last week for Mer- management of Sc^Hurok, The Max Blouets have returned to Paris after a 25th wedding anni- . versary swing through the. U. S., aw cum. ^uh v^uu soirees with side trips to Montreal and stay at the Flamingo Hotel Caracas, Venezuela, where their jack E. Leonard and Al Donald O’Connor accompanied Martins Theatre, branches out into •os. for two weexs wun options. c U g a t’s hand will play here prob- Jacqueline Cook, lessee of St. a bly this month or early March. . . 1 • ml. A. _ —. . ol AM « V « A __ v - i. . ... _ . cury. Gertrude Neisen and Al Green- "Pans »U" Degmning reo. shows nightly After the West End run, Miss natirt 8 r>Pi David Grey doubling as nian- Jack E. Leonard and Al Martino Skinner will do a short provincial a gj n g editor of Caracas Journal- son is an exec at the new hotel follow the Ritz Bros, into Di Lido tour. there. Blouet is long time manag- Hotel’s Moulin Rouge on Feb. 25. ing director of the George V. Paris, George Jessel to emcee Variety _ _ % and his 25th wedding anni com- Tent’s annual Show of Shows for San FraitrKfn cldes with his. quarter-of-a-century benefit of Variety Children’s Hos- uau 1 iflUlwl,w at the famed Paris hostelry. pital Feb. 19th. ^Valerie Bettis Joins the faculty Nat King Cole Joins Sophie Earl (Fatha) Hines at Club Hang- Connecticut College School of Tucker in neW show at the Beach- over. t^ e » Panc ««v a ^ London (July comber tonight (17), with Dick ' Hoagy Carmichael into the Ital 12-Aug. 22) after an absence of Shawn holding over. ian Village, five years. Stage and screen Van Heflin, Aldo Ray and Tab twice - weekly English language publication, and as ballet instruc- tor together with his wife, Eva, By Ted Friend Earl (Fatha) Hines at Club Hang- ian Village. Omaha By Glenn Trump John McMillan, physics profes- sor at Omaha U., named prexy of Jimmy Durante topping San Omaha’s Magical Society. choreographer will also take part Hunter, headed.up company which Francisco Auto Show, in the 7th American Dance ;Festi- stopped off here enroute to an Dfirothy Shay packing the Vene- Yal week of Aug^ 16 and will re- island off Puerto Rico for shooting tian Room of the Fairmont Hotel. case Theatre tubthumper;. joined Aaron Cushman'6c Associates last week. Dany Robin, French pic star, in Love” opening at Monroe Theatre in March. Actors Club staging a benefit at Opera House on June 25 to pay off club’s $5,000 debt whereby it may start afresh. French Casino reopened for bur- teque, and Moulin Rouge has re- f in hi ij «i Jose Limon, and Louis Horst on the dance faculty, which numbers 23 leaders in the modern dance world. of Warners’ “Battle Cry.” Sarah Vaughan penciled into Downbeait Club, opening Feb. 23. , Ore. Jack Durante heading new 365 outstanding young man of 1953. vaiaaa o iuuhivui uwvi^ j *■ . « . .. . . - Omaha Community Playhouse V er Wl hack to all-girl revues from opens “Secret Service” Feb. 19, vaude policy. running through March 7. : ' Cheyenne, Wyo., radio announcer MimiAnfiAiui Larry Birleffi named that city’s By Ray Feves Club show, which includes Rudy PdrHAiri/ic Bea and Ray Goman’s “Gay 90’s” At least one-third of state’s county fairs to have new buildings ceum Feb. 25-27. By Leg Rees Canadian National Ballet at Ly- or additions as result of Ak-Sar- Dagmar at the Capitol Theatre show moves to Mapes Hotel in Ben’s matching fund for perma- Dany Dauber son big click on stage at Gaumont Palace. for two weeks. Stan Kenton and “Big Package” Reno for , ten day run. Sportsters Jackie Jensen and nent county fair improvements. First Omaha Centennial sports Minneapolis Symphony to give all-Gershwin pop concert, March 14. Arthur Fiedler and his Boston Gabriel About finishing up a new month. unit inked for two nights late this Boots Erb new owners of the Oak- attraction proved a flop, with only Pops orch here for one-nighter this land Bow and Bell restaurant, legiter, called “Call Me Master.” Vivian Dandridge, Cap Harris “Jazz at the Philharmonio” due and Flame Day in at Jack Lawler’s here again March 5 at the Alharii- Tropics. bra. Guy Mitchell appeared in a one- Legit hit “Kean” closed down by nighter at the Jantzen Beach Ball- star Pierre Brasseur’s appendix room last Saturday (13). 9,000 turning out to see two hockey week. . • exhibition games by Cleveland Edyth Bush Little Theatre offer- and Providence, of the American ing “George Washington Slept League. Games drew pannings for Here.” attack. Best U. S. seller here is Ernest George Shearing Quintet played United Artists will release “Limelight” here later this year. Elisabeth Bergner will tour Ger- being almost devoid of tough con- release tact work. Hemingway’s “The Old Man and torium last Monday (15). the Sea.” 1 a one-nighter at the Benson Audi- many shortly with a Rattigan play. William Duggan signed Jack ‘Love of Four Colonels” into Benny and His Gang for a four- ary. Filmbuehne Wien will preem the “The Robe” (20th)) late in Febru- By Mark Curtis Comedian George Gobel contin- uing at Hotel Radisson Flame Room. . Phil Spitalny and his Hour of Charm set for annual Builder* Show In Auditorium March 13-21. The 21st annual Northwest Comedie des Champs-Elysees late day date at the Auditorium July 1. Luise Ulrich was named hon-1 show for two frames, in March. Ben Yost’s Royal Guards, How- orary chairman of German Screen Uon Ameche off to Germany for ard & Wanda Bell and The Spark- Actors Guild, huddles on forthcoming vidpix lets in at Amato’s Supper Club for “Roman Holiday” (Par) picked series there. two weeks. Four. Lads topping New Golden Sports, Travel & Boat Show comes • n ..*» L • A. ^ t* _• . ^ •• . A M. 1C. to the Auditorium here April 16* ry chairman of German Screen Alvino Rey and King Sisters set 25. ’ . ors Guild. for Riverside opening this week. Penny & Kelvin into Persian Roman Holiday” (Par) picked Patti Page moved up her date to Palms with exotic dancers Jean i? a k,.„«n. Aw I.,, Di«n*iic.**nt March 18. . Idcll. & Irene and tapster-emcee - v.T- as February film by Protestant March 18. Idell & Irene and tapster-emcee Bernard Kreisler, of the Inter- Evelyn Ford is packing the Film Guild of Germany. March of Dimes telethon pulled Jane Ruby, national Film Assn., here for con- patrons into the Blue Heaven with Furtwaengler’s tour with the $21,000 over local KZTV, featuring . Northwest Variety club cele- fabs with industry reps. her chirping and well endowed Berlin Philharmonic through West Lee Giroux emcee, Joe E. Brown, brated 20th anni with testimonial Jean Anouilh’s legit hit, “The frame. Gal is a comer. Germany cancelled because of the Jack Haley and Beatrice Kay. dinner for retiring Chief Barker Lark,” picked up by Tennent’s, Ltd., for future production in Eng- land. Jerry Murad’s Harmonlcats, conductor’s sudden illness. ' Rusty Draper into Skyroom of Bennie Berger. Since, inception m Pamela & Louise, Shirley Martin About 425 German pix have the Mapes, March 17, a year after 1934, it has raised more than mii- and The Sparklets held, a second been shot since the war ended. In his first engagement here; initial lion dollars' for various phiian- Jacqueline Porel, Robert Vattier I frame at Amato’s Supper Club, I addition, DEFA (Soviet Zone out-1 date outside of San Francisco. ithropic causes;