Variety (November 1954)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
November 1954
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (November 1954)
Leaf #:
000202
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound",Vaudeville,Theatre,Broadcastin
Collection:
Theatre and Vaudeville, Hollywood Studio System, and Early Cinema
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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Wednesday, November 17, 1954 pseam g MAKING SHOWBOSIHESS HISTORY COPACABANA NEW YORK Resigned to appear , 1955 • Opening FEBRUARY 8th CHEZ PAREE CHICAGO • followed by EL RANCHO, Las Vegas NAUTILUS HOTEL, Miami Beach LATIN QUARTER, Boston CASINO ROYAL, Wash., D. C. li# litii ;|v.v'v»v.‘v LOUIS SOBOL New York Journal-American "A big night at the Copa-capacityfirst ight crowd roars at Morty Gunty's high grade comedy, who's headed for Star- dom." LEE MORTIMER New York Daily Mirror "A star is born If you've got worth it. to Get to the Copa even stand In line. It's it Variety "Comedy spot Is held by Morty Gunty, youthful newcomer. He has a good line of material ... At the rate of his de- velopment, he'll fracture the customers." EARL WILSON, New York Post TODAY'S BRAVOS: "Comic Morty Gunty at the Copa." BOB FRANCIS Billboard "Young Gunty, ex-school teacher turned comic, has an amusing delivery. Ma- terial Is for the most part fresh, the lad tricks it up for good laughs on person- ality basis. Gunty defi itely has talent ana showmanship." GENE KNIGHT New York Journal-American "A new young comic, Morty Gunty at the Copa. With merry routines that are not routi , he's coming up fast." DOROTHY KILGALLEN New York Journal-American "On October 19th this column wrote, Tips to the Scouts: with Morty Gunty the comedian opening at the Copa on the 28th. They watched. Now Judy Gar- land wants Gunty for her first TV show. Hal Wallis is eyeing him for pictures* Major night clubs all over the country are offering him fat Salaries and Jules Podell has Signed him for engagements af the Copacabana in 1955 and 1956." NICK KENNY New York Daily Mirror Comic Morty Guntyt Sensation at the MARTIN BURDEN New York Post "It's a safe bet that you'll be hearing a lot more about this ingratiating young comic." [<m GENERAL ARTISTS CORPORATION *• ’• * * • ••«• >, Mm, t Personal Management: NAT DUNN and NAT HARVEY Press Relations: J ACK C ANNON