Variety (October 1956)

Wednesday, October 10, 1956 Stft£ler«Hilton 9 Dallas instead is loaded with all the in- Eddvs 9 . K» G. Dallas, Oct. 5. . K^sas City, Oct. 5. The Goofers (5), Bob Gross Orch Show should pull big via word-of- rwpi'lj N .S bl ?" /nf* C *i I ' ont, (12); $2-$2.50 cover. mouth. DiPardo Orch (8); $1-$1.50 cover. REVIEWS (12); $2-$2.50 cover. mouth. " " | DiPardo Orch (8); $1-$1.50 cover. | The Goofers, in their Empire spot^wows ^enr^ith his stuff 1 * of The Eddy establishment inter- : Room opening Thursday (4), frac- yesteryear. Handsome guy pleases rupts i J s usual policy of a change j tured the full house with their mu- with his selling of songs and hoof- evei 7 two weeks to schedule this sicomedy antics and, when word-of- ta« and larnfrs pTenfy "of mitts rthJee-wee™ stand' ^Nellon^ddJ mouth praise gets its yield, biz with his aerial arm wnrir a three-week Stand by Nelson Eddy House Reviews Boliino, Paris Paris, Oct. 2. Chorals, the Debutantes, the Tur¬ bans, all of whom get the New Acts o.o. Actually, latter two of mnnth nraise gets its viGld biz with Hic aortal Q nm i,7 Ar ir ^ turee-weeic stand by N6lson Eddy _ « c __ . acis o.o. Actually, latter two of Should be heavy for the two-week W1 ^J hls a ® nal acro w ®^ k - upcoming. The short session proves Henri Salvador, Jeanne Darbois, the three vocal teams come off cfand There's the added advan- Black-haired Peggy Mann- slams to have some real entertainment Ballets Espagnols De Silvia Ivars kind of evenly, though not anyway Spp of being on' deck during the 9 ut curr ® nt P°P S and old standards value in a combo of Nick Noble, (7), Darleys Dogs , (4) Jeudis, near spectacularly, despite ‘ the annual Texas State Fair with an fc - r good returns. Gal has fine warbler from the Mercury label Wasta, Rex Roper & Billie, Pierre music behind. Yet the Chorals, fnflux of pleasure-bent visitors pipes belts out the tunes with stable, and Helen Boice, vet song- Cartier, Monique Leroy; $1.50 top. five young men, range from poor 111 7anv° auintet^etsoff^as^w th ? aSe ' r^ 0 & Cmd £ are ° n -° V stress and chatteress from the -- to worse. mplanee is too fast to categorize* number *, ably will round into 50 minutes Paris bow before heading stateside highly popular Mambo Aces, two there’s a “Portia .Goofed” drama’, £2 mE& 5£?r t!?wSv Sfi Iha* been for two appearances on the Ed Sul- drummer Jimmy Vincent (with a of the best lines ever *<? work this Jolly Helen' Boice has been ^n tv show' in’OctoberTins a appeared here a year ago. They monkey^ fals^Tace) belong' druml Plush showcase. Two tall lookers around vaude and clubs for a num- mon th at New York’s Waldorf were boffo then, and since adding K?Ennds tn‘‘Sinf? qine Sine ” and work as showgirls while six pomes ber of years and makes no bones g eDia sincer c i own comedian has more facets to their act, they go foursome d^ne ?auare daice work hard with the heel and toe ab 4 lt Nor is there any need to ’ hfs numblrs finelv ^h’oSedHe^asilv over stronger than any other act SJerS on pogS stSks Frantic stuff * Grou P is from Canada in for the smooth timing and pleasant ci V ers up | recent recalled by this quarter in the clincher pulling yocks^lias Jimmy their first U.S. date. Choreography, preience stand her in good stead, his gash an d bbmba^c clowning -pas^everal-week\ Jeliyroll & nip C niavinff tromhonpwhllp swdne costumes, and musical score by Al- She has little trouble keeping the a nd sketches leavened bv a btoud Zuzu are the comedic talent, and hi heels ™Tnffible^an' berto is bigleague all the way. Gals Customers with her through a line “ iloSSv June Som s and ! dv- don>t strain to offer any more than by £}? Tom Te?rv duolicatfng ar « on for three elaborate produc- of chatter about parents, childhood, namiS int?o of Tock & roll which they have to * Zuzu’s a funny ih!' Jon, JitfT a JriL ha^ ttint tlon numbers with ballet dancer boyfriends, drugs, doctors, et al., “ has already had catch on hSe woman to watch, but she’s hard oh Sta?s well Ihead fn thl mitt: Jerome Roberts on for smash while entwining trio of special "? ““ f'ready had catch on here the eardrums with her plentiful SS. inClUding tre ‘" e,lt - Ser ofSen^o^ m ° n -eeching. _ Art Variety Empire, Glasgow nicely and fills the floor with ^ s n l £ al of pa C !? ?ale n t and show- Noble here, and he does series of sketches and has a bright way with Glasgow, Oct. 3. leather pushers. Goofers close mans j 1 ip it moves at a fast clip songs in pleasant .voice and man- a song. His takeoffs on a slob eat- Kennv Baker Mnrdor, * Oct. 17, with comedian Jimmy ™ d d h a P ' th e customers Applauding ner. In customary fashion he opens mg via recorded sounds, meeting °aikei\ Janie harden 3 Ames and the Tune Tattlers opeii- f^^ore customers applauding with « Them There Eyes » does “To au.invisibieman and an extremely 7*“^' p* 0 H n^ de ^" ing next day. Bark. *oi more. * You My Love” as it was recorded, risible bandleader bit garner yocks aon «Don Rennie, 4 Furres, Morris _ o Herman Jobelman and house and b o Unces back with “I Can’t^and make this an act of consum- Cowley. Don Arrol & Norman crew play a tough show In their Give ^ ou Anything But Love ” He ma te showmanship and shape him Meadows, Hans Bela & Mary, Bob- Hlinstrub’s. Boston I? sual good *2 ian i ier and i g ? takes a trio of songs from Cantor, m ®re than ready for that long de- by Dowds Orch. ifiinsiriiD s 9 nosion d op the floor early during Rich ^ n and Jolson, shows some layed U. S. debut. He should be - Boston, Oct. 3. the dancing seshes. Zarata & power Qn .* Y ou’ll Never Walk big both on video and nitery cir- Kenny Baker, English trumpeter, Johnny Desmond, Bud & Ceci d ° J ?if c IS,,;!}!! !2 , u ?hp Alone” and puts over “Will You cults . has developed his act a lot since Robinson, Rolando, Stuart Morgan f of music Still Be Mine” in lively tempo. Jeanne Darbois gives out with last.time. here. He headlines with Troupe (3), Moro-Landis Line (10), P lano ana guitar. reve. He , g g 00 di 0 oking boy with bari- her familar act of imitating sounds lively act that includes a bit of Michael Gaylord Orch (10), Lou - tone in the popular range jand reg- and singers plus some baby-talk rock ’n’ roll to get the customers Weir* $2.50 minimum. « 7 ... ^ - T ■ _ __ isters okay. Quin. bits. Robust blonde makes this an feet-tapping. Scores with “Basin weir, 9 ou „ Village Vanguard, X. Y. -- unusual bit and an okay filler. Street Blues,” played on luminous Johnnv Desmond lone a fave in Helen Merrill, Will Holt, Milt Tonic TaIJ Tnv Darlys Dogs have canines enacting J^unipet in blackout, and with Hub sSores“th a vewlufe 4“ Hamen, Clarence Williams Trio; 13118, UOlfl IUX, OllVer a scene of smalltown intrigues be- “Walk Hand in Hand.” minute sesh in Stanley Blinstrub’s $3.50 minimum. 1 i , uw pi fore a set » which is always good f6r ^ Thr . ee Deuces make an even live- massive S l,700-seater, which isstill - Jacket, a MlUlOll GlaSS lau / hs “ d this a regular All- «« act ’ undergoing transformations in de- Max Gordon is giving his Village n 1 f »i • n •. er for any situation. Four Jeudis are ^ d aiJ® ®?®* 1,tbe bl ^ lk Cana - cor and lighting. Desmond, who Vanguard a change of pace with RpaflC^—riliArafp in Rrif a c | ev . er cb °5 u l act * Tb ® Sp°d song an ifnc ar ^ bai *d-work- opened Monday (1) night for a the present layout. It’s not fre- U5 blUCIdtC IU DHI. material and fine production val- wh T ° h ^ ri J a ?, d ^ s J r ° ng week, breezed off a winner on quent that he calls on the cool The Royal Festival Hall, where ues make this a budding new group S|^{L n & h c l }^ a \ 0 §. 1 f ?? 4 1 “ des night caught (3), wrapping up the. school of jazzsters for diversion, many of the world’s greatest miisi- J 0 tak e its Place as a staple here ^^ k ^hat CloJt Tonight,^ Love room with a medley of his disk hits, but the other acts are in the groove cians have appeared since it was ln all walks of show bu. Brash, in- k . a y ® p j e ”J^^.® d Thing and a ^^penins^with special ^atertal that the v ang uar<i ciientele is v-ttve and bouncy, they score for ^Kie fc^iSn%^ie Ames and the Tune ing next day. Blinstrub’s, Boston Boston, Oct. 3. Troupe (3), Moro-Landis Line (10), Michael Gaylord Orch (10), Lou Weir; *2.50 m inimum . Village Vanguard, N. V. Johnny Desmond, long a fave in Helen Merrill, Will Holt, Milt Hub, scores with a versatile 40- Hamen, Clarence Williams Trio; minute sesh in Stanley Blinstrub’s $3.50 minimum. massive 1,700-seater, which is still undergoing transformations in de- Max Gordon is giving his Village cor and lighting. Desmond, who Vanguard a change of pace with opened Monday (1) night for a the present layout. It’s not fre¬ week, breezed off a winner on quent that he calls on the cool Tails, Gold Tux, Silver Jacket, a Million Glass Beads—Liberace in Brit. bit' he rings the bell on everv .accustomed to. setting for Liberace’s first concert mitts - in «nin cinoina S hi ensC i* • e number, particularly on “Street Helen Merrill, a former band da £® bis British tour. His audi- Pierre Cartier essays a smartly i s strong but tunes could^e 3 more Where You Live” and “Sorrento.” vocalist who has played various P ore - b S e ^onologged magico bit with fine var j ed in S tyle Thev’re mainlv of The Coral label disker, who’s'been jazz rooms around town, has an .!i h ! se wh 5 F at u 0I li? e -i b ^ g im m lcked prestidigitation. Passes the “Believe in Me” and “Who ^Are tapped for role of the late Russ interesting way with a song. She classics and appeared to be divided are all routine-but his aplomb and rpiicrincn t vn « ^ tapped for role of the late Russ interesting way with a song. She classics ana appeared to De divided are an routine-but his aplomb and religioso tVDe Coluqabo in a forthcoming film, varies the melody, but doesn’t teen- stance make this a fine filler. Was- Hon Arrol young comedian en- patters re this and then whams out mutilate it, and her manner with agt j£ a a £ d parents, with ta has a drunk routine with knock- g ages i n crosstalk with partner a socko “Prisoner of Love.” His lyrics suggests a smoke-filled room w< ^ an cSn u 5 ” 1 i” a;,ori i y '" ^ about aero aspects that provide a N 0 r ma n Meadows ’ ^ a socko “Prisoner of Love.” His lyrics suggests a smoke-filled room w< ^ an cSn £ 5-1 majority. - about aero aspects that provide a Norman Meadows and pair also w.k. “Heart and Flowers” gets big before dawn. She’s highly listen- t.-^ b ® f£ ar< vf Up tbre f good re S ula r addition to a house s j ng “j ea iousy” in Billy P Daniels- returns and "C’est Si Bon,” “High able and even with her offbeat Jj® 1 ”’® . l boxofflce ®P® n ® d Program, and he scores with the prmikie Laine vein. The^our Fur- and Mighty” 'and “Yellow Rose of selections, her message wafts ^ J , lb ®f’ ace ] ande r d ,J n audience. Rex Roper & Billie are reg> three males^and one femme Texas” are all in for torrid round through. Britain and that s the order of the a stateside act with fancy lariat crea t e au dience gasps with an ex- of mitting Big reception bids, to A regular here, Will Holt runs standi From h a S commerclaf'SolSt iSi^DOTO^i h ? t volSteM < Slb , cellent cha ir-balancfng act, one of bulge Blmstrub’s patronage during his accustomed routine of songs of v i| w thSefore thl tour^s a Sits to halhnl papers snaked from the. males ascending to top of nine Desmond’s one-framer. and ballads with his own guitar cmash suMess It will indi his m?uth vfa^Klffln wS? delicately-decked chairs balanced Bud & r.Poi Rnhinsnn nnpn thp appomnaniment. He’s a forthright. sma sn success. At will also, indi- nis mouth yia the bullwhip. West- i e g-to-leg. Morris & Cowley, vet Bud & Ceci Robinson open the accompaniment. He’s a forthright -s_:_ prn cVipnamVanQ an nver hero we-wicg. ivxunx» « i^owiey, vet show with fast-paced and slick singer with a vigorous delivery and ItAvnl IVnll » snenanigans go over oig nere. English comedians, contrast amid terping with lad in black and white commandeers a good tune selec- * w * *** “ Uli? Ballets Espagnals De Silvia Ivars so much modern rhythm on layout plaid sport coat and femme with tion. Holt, like many of the bal- GontlOR has three robust girls and three with their Chelsea Pensioner vet- skirt to match. They snap patrons ladists, dresses sans necktie. With London, Oct. 2. smart-looking men go through erans act, singing and reminiscing to attention with torrid clicks of his tab shirt, it seemed that he Liberace with George Melachrino some eyecatching classical Hispano of what times were like 50 years the oldtime dances,' Varsity Drag came on in a hurry and forgot the Orch conducted by George Liber- nances. Color and costumes com- ago. Hans Bela & Mary open pleas- and Charleston, and segfie into a cravat. Necktie or no, the crowd ace. Pu ne ■ fiwstbjs a fine look among ingly with luminous juggling. nostalgic soft shoe bit. He gets off takes to him.-these more individual acts to lend Janie Marden’s song spot and the a great single on the eccentric Other entertainer is Milt Kamen rectly, play a major part in giving iP® Ji° „fPX eral j Pianistics of Joe Henderson are in kick, and femme takes over using (New Acts). Meade “Lux” Lewis a needed booster to his telepix show. Group is well regulated and New Acts. Showbacking to varied the mike for “Stepping Out With comes in tonight (Wed.) The series currently playing the com- D f^£ht enough for U. S. vaude and and youthful layout is by the Bob- My Baby,” attired in college, type Clarence Williams Trio, as usual, mercial tv webs. by Dowds orch * Gord * Lisbon Platter red sweater and skirt. Lad joiqs, i s excellent. Jose. With a devoted audience Liber- add ? J he gud;ar accomp neatly. All ___ wearing red sweater and tartan _ ace could do no wrong, although are introed by shapely Monique Le- —- cap, and both knoc koff a rockin’ he breached almost every known roy > whose mousiness jibes m a I DIaIIam jitterbug set that has the aud ex- Drake Hotel. Ghi ruIe for an entertainer. He talked neat offbeat way with her rather LISDOII r lallGl citedly mitting for more. “"J® 1 ’ VJ” - at great length—on one occasion mature chassis draped in a series _ Rolando has developed the one- ^ Cblcag0 ' ° ct * , 5 *. for 20 minutes between numbers— ? f scant costumes. Bobino is back = Continued from page l !r^«.--*Tarjs of“5=/=s.r4 ss;'„«si»s fttaMiST..-:': S W |,^r^al 0 a n nc^Vu n t d S “hL n : ' - Pagne bottle on one globe and bal- Second entry in this posh hos- g‘ es far . fam ® and success and, as AdoIIo. M. Y. DeutcKd tte US a&r hovsS- Sp“ h He d worics oif dic^tdock ^ ■ Locuo^cTJbos (13) .itH in handstand shifting nlst of men t policy provides a neat change he talked the more the audience Amopola, Delores Martinique; The disk boys hopped on fast ob- blocks from one group to another of Pace without any dropoff in cheered. Clark & Powell, The .Chorals (5), viously recalling firm’s smash early and clinches with one-hander on quality from the preem booking. . Hi .s act ranged from serious The Debutantes (3), The Turbans this year with “Lisbon Antigua.”, cane spinning disks on arms and Th p flrnpl i ia TTniWc hirt fnr P 1 ®" 1 ®. 0 ®® to downright and unhib- (4) Mambo Aces (2), Jellyfoll & Already on the market with “Pet- legs to solid round of mitting. , Tbe Camellia House s bid for ,ted clowning. He played the War- Z uzu; "Ride Clear of Diablo” (UI). ticoats” are Dick Jacobs (Coral), Stuart Morgan dancers, two .tall top honors as a Chi showcase for saw Concerto, Clair de Lune and _^ Billy Vaughn (Dot), Florian Zabach lads and auburn-haired femme, society chanteuses, and inciden- the Blue p a nube with accom- rarofllllw arrnnofP H va r,*n+vr ^Mercury), Caesar Giovanni (Bally), fracture the aud with their adagio tally the only one, looks at this Pushed skill; and he also let go CaxetuViy arrange)J ya . ri ®; y . Warren Covington & The Corn- routines. They get big returns in point to be a boff effort. Biz is W1 t h an exercise m Google woogie ?JJ d manders (Decca). The Copa pro¬ stint with tossing of femme from booming and, if the quality of the f 1 - d j a t,. :|ar ? ®® ssl ® n * At times he rlhif, duction number was penned by Mel chair*edges‘ her ^ aUd ?" UP ’ Sh ° uW °Ju^h^\?^l7ieX |g^ Mike DmSo " M Moro-Landis line'of 10 lookers Constance Moore, in for four ™ y pltse h "° U " d t 0 3 “Sj^SSSiSit*® K ge ® ff th f a *., in for weeks has charm, iooks and solid His flamboyant showmanship, don’t carry any conviction and -—- un tv, effMlke paylord firms pipes. Further, she knows how to the hallmark of his sue- they march through their paces A a | |fSJ|*lr* sb .ow musically in fine style use the latter expressively; she cesS( was t he keynote of the per- with a mechanical air, surely a re- llOl RIHISKS and Lou Weir is shek on the. organ gets the message across very effec- formance. He definitely played to suit of having done the same thing _ _ ™ tbe ,. interludes. Jonnny Des- tively The blonde curvaceously the custo mers and the contact be- too long without revitalizing. == Continued from page 51 =5 bala^r? n? le L SU hnfthrmilh 1 clot a ^ evealm S dra matic tween stage a ' nd auditorium was Troupe is helped by wiggle-hippeed kidisks, pulled out of the diskery 14 M 0W H h0 ¥ S Th?S£riSi 5 out aU established on his first appearance, looker Amapola, but she, too, business a few months ago to head Pens V ^ e n^v a i « n & Th T Guv t.nnp St0P Frnrn a< T’hfq°MnnnAnt an nn P ” The fre< l uent changes of costume needs to reestablish rapport with up NBC’s California National set- «pens Monday 0.8 Guy. June. £« jm . 1 Tbls °*/u were an integral part of his flam- the audience. Another aide, De- U p. - ^ecia^ fnr bl q^nTi?r tan im^ot Wlt A b °y ance ; it was almost a fancy lores Martmique, does a respect- Krasnow, who had b§en with Col . specials tor strong impact. A dress show m which silk tails were able brace of calypsongs. since 194Q nlnnq in pnfpr Hip mncio Amatos, Portland, Ore. Heart e |ing d? “nd h a V Te S xas bit idd t replaced ia , turn b y. a ?,° h ld la “> e Dance of Clark & Powell is publishing business specializing in Charley V S S ^^ ^-"bfadl^a VfiS? &£W52l ^“stai aTi^p-endenf^d C JSVS- S acts^fter'th” Lec U ona“^hestod SS3J Jerome Roberts, Herman Jo- Live” and a piquant “Do It Agairi.” costume derbv * aegree ’ in tftls Sartor ^TinforfunatP ^^*nhouJ Krksnow Produced the clicko Gene (6) - Zarata * Pa «“ l£o -' She goes Off to sock mitting. GeSle Liberace made his con- tho?e Lecu?na Boys%hey lre mis- Autry slicing of “Rudolph, the Bed- • u cover. Jimmy Blade plays his very tribution to showmanship with his cast as backstoppers for the usual Nosed Reindeer as well as an ex- p ' danceable rhythms with nice vari- vigorous batoning • of the Mela- plethora of rock ’n’ roll talent that }- ens i ve educational records catalog, tnoa°ti sman G e°rge Amato has put ety and backstops adeptly. Accor- chrino orchestra and at times is peppered throughout the bill, including Silver Burdett’s “New- HfS t[ ¥ r a , musical revue for his dionist Wally Corvine gives the showed off his skill with the violin They only help muddle the scene Music Horizons” and their newly oiit i now that’s a “sleeper.” Lay- necessary Continental touch. by also having a go at the classics, for the already nervous talents of issued “Music for Living” series does not have marque value, Gabe. Myro. 'three new vocal groups, the* totaling 75 albums.