Variety (January 05, 1955)

290 Forty-ninth January 5, 1955 ^XfZIETY Anniversary OBITUAIUKS DAVE FOX Dave Fox. 5'}. former executive secretary of the N.Y. branch of the American Guild of Variety > Artists, and at one time executive director of the Theatre Restaurant Owners Assn., died Dec. 29, in New York. Further details in vaude section. MARIA EIS Maria Eis. 53. leading Burgthe- atre actress, died of arthritis in Vienna. Dec. 20. after a long ill- ness. Often cal ed the “Miss Yvette Guilbert of the German-language stage.” she had appeared in comedy roles for more than 20 years. A native of Prague. Miss Eis was wed to composer Robert Fan- ta. PETER II. A!.BRECHT Peter H. Albrecht. 67, who headed a theatrical stage equip- ment firm in Milwaukee, died of a heart attack recently while in- stalling a screen in a Wakefield, Mich., film theatre. Prior to form- ing his own concern, he was a ing “Wild Violets,” ai d “Carousel.” “Brigadoon” JOYCE O’HARA JANUARY 9. 1 953 Julian T. Sullivan, 36. Sunday editor and former film reviewer of the Indianapolis Star, died there Dec. 23. He was the son of liassal T. Sullivan, news editor of the Chicago American. Parents and wife survive. Ralph (Red) Gormley, 60, veteran stagehand who was a familiar back- stage figure at Milwaukee theatres, died in that city Dec. 23. of in- juries sustained in a fall. His wife and two sisters survive. ■ George D. Brennan, 65, stage property man for 45 years and with the New York City Canter Opera Co. for the last 12 years, died Dec. 28 in Yonkers, N. Y. His wife j survives. Frank L. Murray, former man- ager of the old Hippodrome The- atre in New York ar.d the Orpheum Theatre in Brooklyn, died Dec. 27 in Bridgeport, Conn. His wife survives. — Margaret Ilill-Boyle, pianist and 1 organist, and official Gaelic move- ment accompanist, died Dec. 21 in Glasgow. Charles F. Sippel, 82, retired string bass player, died recently in Milwaukee. stage carpenter at downtown Mil- waukee theatres. His wife and a sister survive. ROSARIO SCALERO Rosario Scalero, 84. Italian vio- linist. composer and music teacher, died Dec. 28 in Aosta. Italy. “The Divine Forest," a symphonic poem for orchestra, was bis best known work. For several years Scalero taught instrumental music at the Mannes School in New York and at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, where he headed the theory and composition dept. William Angus Sinclair, 48. broadcaster and philosopher, died while climbing in mountain bliz- zard in Cairngorm mountains, northeast Scotland, Doc. 21. He v. as condemned by Nazis for his anti-Hitler “Voice of the Nazi” broadcasts from London during the war years. Ben Griffiths. 56. leader of orch with touring version of “Guys and Dolls," died recently in Liverpool, Eng. He toured for past six years with Prince Littler shows, includ- Big time Status On Dancing Waters’ “Dancing Waters.” marking its second anni since its introduction to American audiences at Radio City Music Hall. N. Y.. has reached big time status. The fountain dis- play entrepreneurs have expanded to 11 units touring North America since it was imported from Europe by Harold Steinman, Sam Shayon and Hans Hasslach. The fountains have hit grosses as high as $35,000 for a 17-day stand at the Pomona (Calif.) Fair, a record take for any one engage- ment. The display did $16,000 at Lincoln. Neb., in six days, and ‘-31.000 in 15 days at Dallas State Fair Grounds. It hit its first re- peat engagement * at Radio City Music Hall and is again slated to play that house. “Dancing Waters” has also been signed to be on permanent exhibit at the soon-to- be-opened Royal Nevada Hotel, Las Vegas. Shayon is now r in Costa Rica supervising an installation which will play a theatre and a fair. The fount is also booked at the In- dianapolis Auto Show starting Jan. 21. Puerto Rican dates are pend- ing. Fountain is now' booked for a series of repeat stands. The gates have been sufficiently attractive in most spots to warrant a second try. Shayon says the markets haven’t been fully tapped, because the bulk of the date has been out- doors. Many fairs haven’t been able to buy the display because of routing difficulties. Despite the fact that no performers are vis- ible, the fountain employs two per- sons. One works the console, which controls the lights and sprays, and the other is a tech- nician. It’s been found that former dancers or performers do well at the console controls. The sense of rhythm gives them an edge. Waring to Play Memphis Memphis. Fred Waring and his Pennsyl- vanians. have been booked for a one-nighter here in the South Hall Auditorium, Jan. 18. It will be his second stop here in two years. House, which seats 2,500, has been scaled to $4 top. Attraction is booked under banner of Early Maxwell Associates. MARRIAGES Renee Jeanmaire to Roland Petit, Saint - Cyr - La - Riviere, France, Dec. 29. Bride and groom are ballet dancers. Helen Bryce to Neil Murray, Edinburgh. Scot., Dec. 20. Bride’s secretary with Empire Theatre, Edinburgh; he’s house’s assistant manager. Paula Stabins to Lee D. Davis. Rochester, N. Y.. Dec. 29. He’s a staff director at WABC-TV, N. Y. Christine Dorsey to Jacques Abram. N.Y.. Dec. 23. Groom is concert pianist. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Ted B. Sawyer, daughter, Keene, N. H., Dec. 26. Father is program director of radio station W'KNE in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cioffi, son, New York, Dec. 22. Father is a CBS newscaster. Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Viera, son, | Hempstead, L. I.. Dec. 26. Father | is a newsman with WHLI, Hemp- : stead. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Wolf, daugh- ! ter, New York, Dec. 25. Father is producer of the ABC-TV show. “Masquerade Party.” Mr. and Mrs. Irving Fields, . daughter. New York, Dec. 22. 1 Father is the bandleader. CHATTER 31 n jtlemouam 1954 RUBE BERNSTEIN LOUIS EPSTEIN PETER ERMATINGER JOSEPH FRANKS BEN GILMAN NICK HOLDE RICHARD LAMBERT FRANK J. LEA CARLTON MILES john McIntyre EDWARD O'KEEFE ED ROWLAND MORRIS SIEGEL JOSEPH WILLIAMS ASSOCIATION OF THEATRICAL PRESS AGENTS AND MANAGERS Broadway Herman Hickman planing to Mobile to looksee the Senior Bowl game on Jan. 8. NBC-TV column editor Bill Stein to join the press department on the Coast next week after four and a half years with the web in New- York. Lanny Ross to make his first ap- pearance at Town Hall, but at a benefit stint for the Arthritis Fund (Jan. 8) along with Frank Sinatra, Robert Q. Lewis, et al. Bernardo Segall, who is com- posing the score for Ben Hecht’s “Down And Across,” is giving a piano recital at Carnegie Hall, N.Y., Friday (7). He did the score for Tennessee Williams’ “Camino Real.” Paris By Gene Moskowitz (28 Rue Huchctte; Odeon 49 44) There were 1,372.043 American tourists in 1954, which is an in- crease of more than 100.000 over 1953. Brigitte Auber, who was in Al- fred Hitchcock’s “To Catch A Thief" (Par), being paged by Hitch- cock for another role in his up- coming pic, “The Trouble With Harry” (Par). Ruby Washington here for a spe- cial recital at the Ambassadeurs. Albert Husson’s adaption of John Patrick's “Teahouse of the August Moon” goes into the Theatre Mont- parnasse in February. Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” (Col) getting a re-release in three firstruns. Other Hitchcock pix now playing are “Dial M For Murder” (WB) and “Strangers on a Train” (WB). Alexandra Rouby-Janska yanked her new legiter “Seigneur De San- Gor,” by Gloria Alcorta, after four days at her Theatre Des Arts due to bad crix. Replaces it with Alfred "Fabre-Luce’s “Come Les Dieux” • As The Gods) which moves over from the Theatre De L’Ouevre. Theatre Renaissance feting the thousandth rep of Albert Husson’s “La Cusine Des Anges” (Mv Three Angels). Nice is banning two pix. the Gallic “Le Feu Dans La Peau” (Fire In The Flesh) and the Swed- ish “Monika.” made a film here since before the war, stages a comeback with the lead in "Chief Dr. Solm” which Constantin will release here. Marjorie Radovan. San Francis- co thrush who performed 63 “Traviata’s” over Germany and Yugoslavia, planed home for some first-of-year tele shows in Frisco. “Das Feueruer,” which was a film hit in Germany, is being done as a musical for the first January showing at Frankfurt’s Kleincs Haus Theatre. Metro’s next film here will be “Gypsy Colt” while United Artists’ next will be “Beat the Devil.” Honolulu By Walt Christie Paul Szilard ballet troupe in town for McKinley auditorium en- gagement, George D. Oakley pro- moting. First VistaVision pic. “White Christmas,” debuted on New Year’s Fve at the Palace and King the- atres. New United plane service, launched Saturday <1), now links Honolulu with Los Angeles in seven hours and 45 minutes. Filipino stars Oscar Moreno, Lilia Dizan and Gil de Leon were hosted at an aloha party before leaving for Los Angeles. Andy Cummings and Bronk Horner bands doubling up at Queen’s Surf, Waikiki, with Rita Ray bicycling between Park-Surf ! hotel’s Little Dipper room and j Dot’s in Wahiawa. Scotland Memphis By Matty Brescia Billy Graham’s pic. “Souls In Conflict.” played to SRO audiences at Auditorium. Women of the Motion Picture Industry (WOMPI) here drew praise for playing “Santa” for the Veterans Christmas Fund drive. Jimmy Bishop, former radio chief for Matty Brescia Enter- prises here, on holiday vacation from Missouri U’s school of jour- nalism. Tony Tedesco. UA local sales chief and his wife, to Mexico for annual vacation. Phil Belz, new r owner of Silver Slipper nitery, to Europe. By Gordon Irving (Glasgow; Kelvin 1590) J. K. Stafford Poole named as new' prexy of Scot Cinematograph Exhibitors Assn. Anna Neagle making personals in Glasgow' cinemas Jan. 17 to boost her new pic, “Lilacs in the Spring.” which teams her with Errol Flynn. Odeon Theatre, leading Rank house in Glasgow, celebrating 20th anni with “White Christmas” (Par). Bing Crosby also starred in house’s opening film, “She Loves Me Not.” Vaude biz in smaller Scot houses took pre-Christmas nosedive, par- ticularly at Empire Theatre, Greenock. Aly Wilson pacted for summer stint at Morecambe, north-of-Eng. resort. “Magnificent Obsession” (U) ; registering solid biz Christmas- New Year week at Gaumont, Glas- gow' city-center house. Vienna Frankfurt By Hazel Guild (24 Rheinstrasse; 76751) Lili Palmer’s starrer “Das Feuer- work” (O Mein Papa) is the Ger- man entry for the Punta del Esla ! Uruguay International Film Festi- ‘ val Jan. 15. “Lachten Verboten,” the series of old Charlie Chaplin shorts, get- ting outstanding press praise here. Anna Sten shows up on the Ger- man screens for first time in a decade with the January opening of new 20th-Fox pic, “Soldier of Fortune.” Dieter Borsche, one of best known German actors, doing dub- bing on “All Baba and the Forty Thieves," French film due to open here shortly. Anna Dammanns, former big- i name German actress who has not By Fmil W. Maass (Grosse Schiffgasse 1A; A45045) American baritone Edmont Hur- schell inked by the State Opera for three years. Ernst Marischka started work on his next film, "Deutschmeister,” with Romy and Magda Schneider. Ludig Solski, 101, oldest Polish actor, died in Cracow, Eleanor Knapp sang at the American House in Graz. Styria. John Patrick’s “Heart,” under the direction of Guenther Haenel, scoring a great success on Volks- theatre tour through Lower Aus- tria. Mcnotti’s short opera. “Amahl, on the program of USFA Josef Hall theatre during Christmas sea- son. Salzburg claims being the most film-minded city. There is one scat for every 20 inhabitants. Hannerl Matz to play beside Josef Meinrad in new film, “Con- cert,” by Hermann Bahr. Paris Theatre Populaire. under Jean Vilar, will produce Moliere’s “Don Juan" during the next Salz- burg festivals. Rosenhuegel studios (Russian) shooting the Milloecker operetta, “Gasparone” in the Burgenland province. IN LOVING MEMORY HARRY VON TILZER July 8, 1872—Jan. 10, 1948 His Brothers JULES—HAROLD—ALBERT