Variety (June 1955)

LEGITIMATE Wednesday, June 29, 1955 Julius Caesar , IT ' “Triad’ Off-B’way Musical l Of lOWD Is Financed at $18,000 “Triad," a musical triple-bill an- three sides was interesting, but the nounced for production this fall at Inside Stuff—Legit The South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset, Mass., tried film-company 1 1 J _ it 1 « 1 ±. * il J -A. ^ . Ad U H . in T tifr°ee* aSBaoscSs^by shakeapeare; the emoting of guest lead Clarence partnership. I?s estimated that the Your Wagon," The trip, in 92-degree heat, prostrated two hoopskirted, director Michael Langham; set^g Derwent could not lift it off the show will be Able to break even at petticqated, furbelowed models, who had to be removed from the wagon, b«hting?TomBrown; a mu S ic, LouS Apple* ground. $5,355 a week, and that the poten- at Quincy, after making only nine miles in five hours. baum.^At Stratford-Shakespearean Festi* The mishmaslratoryof a deposed tial gross * capacity of the theatre George Campbell, pressagent for the tunetent, hired an authentic too stratford ' ont * ri ’ 2 ’ 1 king who, with his daughter, roams w ju be $12 000. covered wagon, two horses, a driver and two models to drive from Juiiu* Caesar....Robert -Christie the country respectively as a beg- , V mn Boston to Cohasset and return, 23 miles each way. A banner across Casca...... Dou i&o? ™K gar, tailor, actor and finally court Jthe- wagon read, “How long from Boston to Cohasset. Paint Your Jester to the monarch who has de- f, 1 ^ r f. n rt d .. ly ^ 1 “ 1 *5L a „ 11 &SJ? p n5e ss " Wagon and come along to the South Shore Music Circus.” A Quincy Marcua Brutus...... iioydBochner Posed him, . supposed to_ repre- Triad, inclumng T ne Dr s , res t a u ran t operator revived the heat stricken models, Heather Hewitt £ucius?!!‘!i. , ‘. , /.i‘ , .^‘'‘wuiiam shatner sent mans battle to' .Jjj® • *cnnJfufii .and Nancy White, with hot tea, The wagon, sans models, got underway Portia ‘ B "r!onai d SSSron nro! after a picture-taking session there, but after going 17 miles, the teplduaf ,^ ae fff.'.'.*.’.*.*.*.*,’P.°John Hayes jj™}nJ? d n+tpmntt’ (^nr^Snt The too w 'hnnk driver gave up to the heat. The wagon never did make Cohasset, but S&S ;:::::::r: ::::::;:::: p ° ^ play to Wede&d’s own style and ^Adamses” f?L a pla$ by Campbell obtained news space and .photos on the stunt. cuuem,. Senator,. gerha^ succeeds^ * commercial Pau ^ a daeobl. j oan Golden, who died June 17, has willed a residuary estate valued Festival ''began 'its In tlie title part, Derwent played Bra'Snn her? toSieht g ?Mon.) the king lor all worth. Virginia third se ? s ° p ^ere nnd n provocative Boyce as the daughter* Princess W1 So?,ct rg nf iC “ Tnllus Caesar ” Alma; displayed Verve and enthusi- &l r£0V vJl«Z ruthrfe nrodSn asm as she hopped and skipped The Tyrone Guthrie .production ftround the stage The stilted dia _ J a ^,Sf e Jia^tfi?Sr l \vith^therivbflT !ogue and long oratorical speeches robust dramaturgy, witn tn p mp™ n/imir»hiv handled hv the Joan Golden, who died June 17, has willed a residuary estate valued, at “over $1,000,000" to the John Golden Fund, established in 1943 for the benefit and cultural advancement of the theatre. The late pro- ducer’s will, being filed this week, also directs that his 20-acre estate at Bayside, Queens, be turned over to the City of New York for use as a public park. The estate, with a reported assessed valuation of $200,000, must be accepted by the city within 15 months after Golden’s death. The property’s market value Is understood to be approximately $400,000. STor 5: wire admirably handled by the The Columbia Broadcasting Sys- ft-”laS J TW M act seems shaky two guest leads, but were hard go- teni may take another flier into (23) at a memorial service arranged by the Actors Fund of America peruy. ., M . I. in& for tll6 X6St of the C3St« ItlOStly kAnlrrAlltnif iiv Konlrimy nrirl HaIH pf ffio Thaofva TO V cDnalrorc nt flioi carvi^ and has difficulty holding audience {SfJ 0 I o T™ 5 L™!ts m ° Stly legit bankrolling by backing the and held at toe Golden MeMre. N. Y. Other speakers at the service, •interest, but builds steadily. "° n p ™ m )n upcoming musical version of “Pyg- besides Morris, included Walter Vincent, president of the Actors Fund; S Walter Greaza and Harry Hershfidd, tion^is '“'fT 1 niaved'byWobert commerciiizatton in 0 either 0 selec- and Frederick Lowe is ' ‘Ankles’ Accounting Erskine-Hayes f , US IUlIUh Alum JJUVUIC OUUIVW flliu «v.AV tt**avw* -- Donald Davis portray Brutus ana un< j erwr ites performances, con- deal for CBS to finance the venture Mark Antony, respectively. Ai- cer t s ; publications and exhibitions is in the works. Greece a"vis%top aettag SfXienf? itherWiS * ^ d ’ n ‘ ea ^.heating ? n a prior Vmnnrc T,lovd Bochner as Cassius an aucuence. . . angeling splurge. That involved 1,°X high-pitehed and. inaudible, The Francis J. Cooke original « $100,000 Investment in. "A Tree mm— a Continued from paffe 57 the show. He noted that Hammer- Continued from page 57 with book .and lyrics by the novel- • , owic iui □mau viviivuuia) uoaiAg ilo „. v * , . , . . music as additional characterize The cast also includes; Douglas tion; the colorful projected seen wmen migm otnerwise oe aemea CBS took a beating on a prior ist and his wife, Marijane Hayes. an - di r 6 * • T r v , angeling splurge. That involved toreiease^he fuli accounting but; The y already have the story idea, The Francis J. Cooke original „ $xoo,000 Investment in “A Tree acJrtedthatFiSrlehnffeaT'Hnvt hut haven’t .done anything about score for small orchestra, using G rows in Brooklyn," the musical JJT ■ e * M Hoyt outlining the piece, or getting a music as additional characterize- presented by Ge’orge Abbott and _ .nmn,.., ti., nmiM^ i« aimed fm* Campbell, Casca; Eleanor Stuart, ^io^'tag a hSge'^yclorama^ and Robert Fryer during the 1951,52 tS specially deSIne^;three-sided. Unverified | Finklehoffe and Hoyt have given j such permission, it has been! composer. The project is aimed for the fall-winter of 1956. Also on the E & H future list Lucius; Barbara Chilcott, Portia; “Ocular stagTwere'iby tettS ‘WTnsSS is * dramatization of the "Penny” Donald Harron, Octavius Caesar; more interesting points of this vea- However, CBS naturally had the tb a t an y accounting must contain c0 .uiic strip series. Hayes and his John Hayes, Lepidus: Douglas ture. recording rights to the property a sta tempni t hat th a fiPiirPQ ha vp Wlfe - who has written a number Rain, Titinius, and Eric House, B lfrida Derwent made a brief and its Columbia Records subsidi- . bee n verified bv them S (siMe of children’s books, have already ' - ^ iniaa .-uerweni maae a Driei an nriitinai nacf no1 Deen vennea Dy rnem (since . _ . itnTOt . ji« a - +u ■ Rain, Titinius, and Eric House, Claudius. audius. ' aonearance as the nrocuress- She ■*** turned out an original cast fuirtn ™.h g^.ii IS done a juve edition of the cartoon The company completes its sea- b e? b rothlr an? M?ss R^vce were album. This disking angle is ap* u _ e J a ^ a C nd b ^ e no 1 series which has been favorably xne company uompicics it* aett- h bro ther and Miss Rovce were aiDum. xms aisKing angle is ap* . ■ ■ - » oo a „* u ~ ’senes wmen nas oeen tavoramy the only professionals in^the cast parently a factor in CBS’ interest knowiedge of what a statement by received in sch ° o1 presentations. 5^ ti Gcdipus M Bej. tomorrow njgjjt 0 f 50. Hermann Herrey, who adapt- m Pygmalion. Farrell’s^ccountant micht contain^ Their Projected full-scale, drama- V C ed the work, staged it with the Perhaps more important, how- Ll tization is figured a Broadway next Thursday night (30). McStay. King Nieolo O Lincoln, Mass., June 22. Opus presentation o£ Olga Pertzoff pro- duction of drama in prolog and twp nets (nine scenes) by Frank Wedekind, trans- lated by Frances Fawcett, adapted by Hermann Herrey. Staged by Herrey; music composed and directed by Francis Judd Cooke; lighting, Nell Smith. At Lin- coln, Mass., June. 22 ; '55; 92.50 top. Nicolo .Clarence Derwent Princess Alma Virginia Royce Pietro Folchl.............. .Harrison Hoyt project for the spring of 1957, London-Paris Tiein Perhaps more important, how- The statement from Farrell’s ac- tlzation 1S figured a Broadway do°or d s'S ePermitted by Gu?I Ut “ f yer ’ tvrivalryhe- countant reveals that the producer- P r0 > ect ¥ for j he *^9* J 957 ‘ ® * J • tween CBS and the RCA-NBC, a theatre owner advanced not onlv London-Paris Tiein _ nm _ television angle wUl be the crux the origination of $18,792 to the . Meanwhile. Erskine is concen- i GRIPS PICKET OKLA AT JuTTndrets farpuT^p $21 t 467 ng sin C c°e nt rte n b K "Desperate Hours.-taWe^belief ‘NON-PROFIT' FT WAYNF a ^f-T,T S T- also indicates that checks are be liUli I AUrii ri. "ft»i»D which Will be directed by Moss j n g drawn to . cover Filkehoffe’i Pandolfo.... Numerous others. V < N(lN-PRftFIT , FT WAYNF ar u- l et T sta J- ^ u l\ ca1, als « indicates that checks are be- JJ at a producer’s close attention to Ilvll IIWI1I rie finIllli which will be directed by Moss j ng drawn to cover Filkehoffe’s the operation of a show Will pay • Fort Wayne, Ind., June 28. Hal J‘ However, Harrison is , cur- 1V ^ % royalty as director of * the off J n bigger grosses and higher l Opening of the Music Festival „ ap ? ear ! i n f t £ ondoi \ in show, but are being held rather ? V0 Q 3 - The firm also is partnered . Theatre production of “Oklahoma" Bell, Book and Candle and plans than paid to him. (Assistant stager the current. London edition of • last Thursday night (23) at the to put the musical into production Edward Clarke Lilley gets an addi- the melodrama and is anticipating J Franke. Parke Outdoor Theatre ^11 bipg^ on his release from the tional 1 % royalty.) ' returns from _ the .forthcotning r here was picketed by members of West End presentation. No Previous Debts production, opening in e* the stagehands’ union, Local 146, Recording and ty rights to legit After navment of outstanding ° C mL er ‘ . * ,, ,, IATSE. They protested the refusal properties have also prompted bB i s in CUrre d orior to Farrell’s There is-apparently only slight . of the board to hire union mem- RCA-NBC to put up legit backing takeove^^^ P? 08 ,?** Of a Broadway production • bers to do the backstage work at in the past. The corporation had advanced by Farrell are to be Daid u from ; Boston, _a. e the shows. “Oklahoma" was shown a $200,000 stake in the Richard out 0 £ operating profits When • Hayes p ^ ay ^ be tried out this l nightly through Sunday (26). ^Hammerstein_2d th pse 0 u?s"g P obHgation7 are Sve •SSSff Th^Lr % ’’ For t.hA last throe seasons the musical, Me and Juliet, which cptiled anv nherntinot nioflte will „._® a1 ? e „ 55, Dallas *. Th e author is Fmp r o" fScW::::::::: G K i dd n e ? here was picketed by members of West End presentation .Richard Ric^J the stagehands’ union, Local 146, Recording and ty rights to legit No Previous Debts After payment of outstanding IATSE. They protested the refusal Properties have ..^Prompted bills tocu „ e a prior to Farrell’s a rnnloi.T fr\*> nrflron W U1C jjuaiu IU UUC U1UUU 111CU1- /Wrt iiuv w MBV tat?on o£ artistif wofts ttat P do nSt f«rs to do the backstage work at ‘ n st J^ Ordinarily reach the public. There ‘he shows. “OMahoma” was shown »„^00,000 stake in the Ric is little likelihood that “King nightly through Sunday (26). Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein Nicolo," subtitled “Such Is Life" For the last three seasons the WIU 5 xi! settled, any operating profits will as presented before a quiet un- Fort Wayne Light Opera Festival, «J® w fi *J anc6d ** $300,000, with be use d«to repay the $240,000 in- k ill £l£ S® demonstrative audience of some j nc , has used members of the J**® p ® r n s n °” al n ly ^ e - vestment. The net profits, if any, varioL ?ther p^?Artc U to 300 on the lawn of a private resi- un i 0 n to operate the electrical and other $ 10 0,000. RCA-NBC also will be sbare d 50-50 bv Farrell and vari ® us otll 1 er Projects to take time de ;ee here, wUl iever reach the gg 1 jSSStepS- ca ? tali * 5? ° S L S ° th ° neCGSSar5r revi * tlC The b projected b scenery and the This year the group ’ having reor ‘ diiced musical L “Call Me y ^Tadam°'' getting the producer’s 1% of the ‘ stage ADVANCE AGENTS l COMPANY MANAGERS ! W« have basn tarvlng thaairleal shows for over 42 yean. Ours' is the oldest, most reliable and ax- parienced transfer company on tha West Coast! • Railroad privitogea for handling shows and theatrical luggage . ' • Complejs warehoute facilitierl • Authorixed in California. Equipped I to transfer and haul anywhere In U. 5.1 • RATES ON REQUEST I Atlantic Transfer Company GEORGE CONANT 1100 East 5 th Sfrsot Los Angelas 13 , Calif. MUtual 8121 or OXford 9-4764 w p V pp n 4.ivpo hflH nhruif <CQn non in iuc tiicuuc suuie of the union on the basis that the JSSli wv?,?? t n of 30% of the first $20,000 gross i a —_ vested in the Hay ward-Joshua Lo- a ocw ^ Festival is an amateur and non- ^ ‘ and 25% of the balance: profit organization. gan production of “Wish You Were j n a recent letter t0 the show , s Dalton McAlister, president of Although BCA-NBC made a di- h SS ng 4f' the board of directors of the MFT, rect proflt and got varlous sub . swned responsibiUties f“ the said that this year it is using only sidiary returns from lts stakes in ^nkles debts toemred before he volunteer, unpaid workers and per- aU three o£ these show the com . took over the show, ind empha- vested in the Hay ward-Joshua Lo- gan production of “Wish You Were Here." the board of directors of the MFT, rec t profit and got various sub- said that this year it is using only sidiar £ re turns from its stakes in ■— ’ t • . — mt .cu ujt tuese suuwa, life vum- j +v.„+ u^ r j - formers.Aoping to give young peo- pany ls understood to be no longer ’lull'l} “ ? ’ ? pie of the community the chance interested in bankrolling Broadwav r , eiterated bis responsibility for to work backstage as well as take nroducimn! WhhThe® debts, incurred since , he acquired to worK hacKstage as well as take production. With the wav thus since ne acquirea part in the productions. Union rep- cleared of competitive bidding, the .^ ow * but asserted that the resentatives argue that the Festival CBS may be taking over as tv- cr f dl 5 J ors would ne 7 er have re- radio-recording backer of legit. ^ e c d for the key directing and designing positions, and wants the key stage- craft posts filled by union mem- bers. The new Festival staff is headed by producer-director Douglas Con- way, Charles and Mrs. Morrison Jr., assistant director and prodftc- creditors would never have re- ceived any payment on the pre- vious obligations if he had not stepped into take over. He asked the creditors to cooperate with him in waiting for payment from Fnr rill f nmlin the musi c al ’ s first operating profits. rur till OlOLK tomoo On the basis of the statement _ On the basis of the statement wav Charles and Mrs, Morrison Chicago, June 28. sent .to the backers, 'Atikles ’ had Jr., assistant director and produc- , ®°b Oakley, Coast tv-film pro- a pp roxim a tely $287,000 to recoup tion manager, respectively; Robert duc f r » bas. set the first three silo as ,°t May 21. If lt manages to Drummond, musical director; John productions for Chevy Chase and Avoid any operating loss over the Neff, choreographer; Walter Ker- PW Lane strawhatters and j is # would have to run foot, choral director, and Milan^^looking for three more properties. ? l ’ 0ss SpOre, technical director. D. DAVIDSON CO. INCORPORATED insurance Brokers WORLD-WIDE INSURANCE FACILITIES FOR ALL THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES 167 West 58th St, New York 19, N. Y.» JUdson 2-9360 • ‘V”-3 ’’V Lynn Bari opens tonight (Tues.j | $40,0.00 to get into the black, at Chevy Chase in “Goodbye, My Fancy," and Brian Donlevy opens simultaneously at Drury Lane in “King of Hearts,’’ Pat O’Brien goes into Chevy Chase, July 26, In “My 3 Angels." Each show plays a total of four consecutive weeks—two in each barn. II w Malden Bridge Opens Malden Bridge, N.Y., June 28. ’ The Malden Bridge Playhouse opened last week for its tenth anniversary season and the third under the direction of Paul Bres- soud. Initial production is “Lo and Behold.” WANTED Auditorium-Arena Manager. Mutt be available by Sept. 1. Give full information at to experience, age and salary expfeted. I^o not ap- ply unless experienced. AH replies will be treated In full confidence. Address reply to: Box V-62755, Variety, 154 West 46th St„ New York 36, N. Y» FRED HERRIGK Quits INHERIT THE WIND JULY 7 El .jm SUPPER CLUB ■NOADBMENTt BIOINNINO OCT. SUMMER 'NEL 1 MIMI KELLY As NELLIE FORBUSH Currently CLEVELAND (June 27-Julyl7) COHASSET (July IS-Aug. 7) HYANNIS (Aug. 19-Sept. 3) Personal Manager IRVIN ARTHUR. New York