Variety (February 1957)

Wediiesday, February 27, 1957 LITERATI Literati I Furniture)/’ book of humor, due ' ' ' - " .' ■ ^ .0 via Doubleday in May, rati .AawarfKS: legit Bits saga of the Metropolitan Opera —— I. Co. £ tour, as authored by Quain- Continued from page 60 T^^RememhM’ Cudahy.^^°^ Farrar, Straus & ^ being displayed at the school’s. in the summer of 1955, has been Diana Barrymore’s Jackpot “Days of the Phoenix:' The 1920s ' rarrar, S WilUam E. Buckley, trade vee- I Remember,” by Van Wyck pee or Henry Holt & Co., created Brooks; and J. Ma. Corredor’s .Annual Eternal Light’ I Firestone Memorial Library. a literati jackpot payoff for Diana “Conversations With Casals’ Barrymore’s autobiog, “Too Much ace by cellist Pablo Casals h Too Soon,” which she wrote in are other Dutton items, collaboration with Gerold Frank. _ Warner Bros, paid $150,000 for the Cantor I askv screen rights. Look mag paid $50,- jggg^^r^ 000 for a 25,000-word serialization if. ^ optioned for Broadway production dinner (March‘31), under Jewish ^^a****" Balsam, who’s withdrawn Adains co-pi;oducer hiS ^om the Broadway cast of -Mid- ^ year . honors president-editor Og- die of the Night,” will appear in Cart. Joseph Neebe Jess?L!"LallS'^’'au®obtography Walter Lord, author of the best-! "“‘‘’'T'’’ ,, ..a ^TbeeA tption;d foTVroadwW 000 for a 25,000-word serialization ^:,i ^ selling “A Night to Remember” ^® 2 it pressagent Leo Freedman uJoduction bv Herman in advance of Holt’s April 8 pub- Doubledav titled “rsiow Mv Ow^ ^^S Titanic), has done an'encore enroute to the Orient from San Maurice ^^lencv set t 0 ^*^o lication of the 100,000-word book for Holt titled “Day of Infamy” Francis on the first leg of a tTe America- ada^^^^^^ which is a $3.95 item._ New Amen- with rinn WoiHnn (the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor) three-to-four-month trip around “i.act nave VAn'ntr Alan •» year . honors president-editor Og- Night,” will appear in den Reid of the N.Y. Herald Trib- version of "Time Limit,” une. which gets underway March 20 in Walter Lord, author of the best- F[®^ywo®d. selling “A Night to Remember” ^.egit pressagent Leo Freedman Swiss playwi’ight Friedrich Duer- renmatt’s "Der Besuch der Alten Dame” (“The ‘ Old Lady’s Visit”) has been optioned for Broadway production by Herman Shumlin, paperiljk'^eition^^an^ '^EdS^C^Ior’s* memoirs. “Take gfrSe/ Book's initial har£ (the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor) for March publication. “Last Days of a Young Man,” by James Andrews, is slated for The Wilma Montesi scandal has I Michael Pollock, former press- production by Walter Fried and nnn nrinf nr/iPT* hnc nnn Ardmore, is also due via been put into book form by long- agent for the Nixon Theatre* Pitts- Liska March. order has do.uuu Doubleday, in May. Both are $4.50 time correspondent in and resident burgh, and the Music Guild series F. Hugh Herbert has acquired ® /.«iiaHnt.a+i/»« volumes. of Italy, Melton Davis, under title ih the same city, has joined .the the French play, “La Plume,” by nifaJ?' tSS nn ”riT rVv TV? A biog of another sort is Ellin of “All. Rome Trembled,” which staff of the Independent Booking Jean Gredy and Jean Pierre Bar- rnnnollv wLs the Berlin’s “Silver Platter: A Por- Putnam will publish. Office, the outfit recently formed rillet, for adaptation as a Broad* Office, the outfit recently formed rillet, for adaptation as a Broad- /IV/Tilra r<n«vnn11v iwae fVio OlJlVeX- natter; A jror- j. W* 1 JI JJUUllSIl. uutiiu kyiilicu _ Jh?i5^?I>iinbSStnr)^?hP Rarl^nre trait,” story of Mrs. Johtt Mackay, Henry Staden is sales manager the League of N. Y. Theatres, way entry, biok Zlt suffer coS?aris^"to »*,»“« ^e great Comstock for th^newl? fomed (Da?ld" Me- She'll (sic) be assistant to manager be fl''®") Obolensky Inc., Harold Goldberg and will handle ^ry. . . roo ooon seei is i e author. ElTis Mapkav (Mrs. +rart<a V»nr»k ntiVkTi<.hAr.o i\/r.4. DUbllCltv. the author, Ellis Mackay (Mrs. trade book publishers, Mrs Irene publicity, Irving) Berlin. Glynn, ex-Nfew Directions, is office I The p: manager. outs’triDbing on 7ancy coin Mackay (Mrs. trade book publishers, Mrs. Irene publicity, , ^ , laliiae RAUnnIfU iScStafiy, Fra^ik S set at % 1 .1 Berlin.__^ Directions, is office st^ NerY^orif'fSLerlv • 0311168 HeynOldS a’dap" the Took* tor^tlfe 80-Year-Old Argonaut Sold Lee Mortimer has warned Simon V a'“Tf h - Carr_®U„Baker^^ll play The Argonaut 80-^ Frisco & Schuster that he will take legal at®od‘o h® the property Follies ; 'Ziegfeld Follle^'; 250 a week (for 4-8 weeks) at War¬ ners to adapt the book for the 80-Year-Old Argonaut Sold The premises at 123 East .54th St„ New York, formerly occupied Lee Mortimer has warned Simon Miss Barrymore and Fredric March weekly which once was one of the action against the firm if a pro- has been mentioned for John wests most influential papers, has jected^ book by cartoonist Walt Barrymore. been sold to Harry H. Nasburg, Kelly is published under the title Metro paid $80,000 for the Lil- former Minnesota and Denver of “Pogo Confidential.” i:..— ‘♦OiMr’* newsman. rru- _▼_j «_i_ lian Roth screen rights. “Cry” sold about 100,000 in hardcover and 1,000,009 in the paperback re- paut publisher since 1929 wa^hc „ Power, 1917-18' t a pfo- ''*V®®“‘S®*?* •’r:"« 8 ®‘*ating as “Music Box Revue''; "Sunny," St Walt Pf®???®? 2,®" "Criss Cross," "Oh, Please," "The the title lath Vagabond King," "Dearest Enemy'' ^ if wui continue as beforT “““‘®“ Feenehmen." ^hrooh's ® Nat'paniM, house^nd company . H®.,™?® ^.®,f?“ ‘‘Irecto He was overall artistic director manager of the Phoenix Theatre, ^*^ ^*.®* Dillingham for all th< seller: Chapin, former publisher cYo«„ N. Y., became a grandfather Mon- Frederick Lonsdale plays Includ. _ of the old Chicago Herald,. Seattle .{J .^2 day (25) when his daughter, Mrs. mg: “The Last of Mrs, Cheyney,” gaae» Post-IntelUgencer, Sacrameuto Uu- ouT Sl rXrJfnn nf® to Kenneth Kaplan gave birth to a “On Approval,” “The High Road,” « twf f tr _x-wsL-AiiLciiiecut^ci., odulaixiciiLu Vjiir d,,-! t..,...' -c cn avciiiicui A^apmaii Kdve uii m iv <* xt.jkmxvvci*, auc xxien xwom, Wa^/dv* lon and a pair of defunct Frisco -trislfsonsscollection of 50 daughter. “These Charming People.” also A 1 dailies, plans to retire. « Robin PaWrson and Laurel "The Command to Love,” “Th 6 tlie N.Y. Times Bodk Re^ew, leads s^ig of The Argonaut, Robert Downing is one of 10 Crosby, heads of the Canadian Royal Family” and various other off a piece on Random Houses 19 which was the outlet for such authop represented in . a new Players, are in New York to seek banking Tits T Son hJ pix sales to Hoi ywood, with the writers as Mark Twain. Bret Harte anthology of dramas for young tv dates for the touring troupe. deSId several C B cTran re caption Big Biz. . and Ambrose Bierce, was not re- people, "Blue-Ribbon plays for The former Second Avenue Ban- several c.B, Cochran re¬ in appraising this segue from vealed. Graduation.” which has just been tist TabSnacle on New York^s including: "The League ol Book Row to Culver City, BevHiUs --* published.by Plays Inc., of Boston; lower eastside ’is being converted Notions,’ “Mayfair and Montmar- .and Burbank, he writes “To sum o. Henry’s 1957 Collection edited by Sylvia E. Kamerman. mto a two-theatre operation by tre” and also‘^Bow Bells ” He hai To^‘ Whiz, Books Although many, including this Rex Smith, vet newspaperman, Lily Turner, who co-produced designed ballets and operas in Fix Big Bizz. reviewer, may disagree with editor now public relations veepee of the “The House of Bernarda Alba” on ' ■ ■ Paul Engle’s selection of the three American Airlines, long an afici- Broadway in 1951. Miss Turner, “When I think of Marilyn Millei " Metro Lapses Option^ prize-winning short stories in the anado of the toros, has authored who’s also been active in off- —and Grace Moore—and Delysia— New echelon with Metro is pre- o. Henry 195^7 Awards (Doubleday; an anthology of Spanish bullfight- Broadway arid stock management, and Jessie Reed—and Helen Lee sumed to be the reasom for the $ 3 . 95 )^ the fact remains that each ing which Rinehart is publishing plans to have a 250-seat principal Worthing—and Dolores, and set studio forfeiting its $ 20,000 option and every one is an honest con- under the- tag of “Biography of playhouse and a 135-seat experi- how Broadwav works it over nowl money against the $150,000^ price tribution to literature as such, the Bulls.” mental showcase located on differ- Brother* Mavbe thev couldn’t danc« for Walter Lord s Day pf Infamy, characterizations deeply wrought Eighth annual Book Awards ent levels In the two-and-a-half «<; hriiiiantiv no a r^emiar uno area dailies, plans to retire. Robin Patterson “These Charming People,” also “The Command to Love,” “Th 6 Sale , price of The Argonaut, Robert Downing is one of 10 Crosby, heads of the Canadian Royal Familv” and lich was the outlet for such authop represented in a new players, are in New York to seek ranking hits In r-ifdrc Q« TVTnn’lr T«rnin nrdf TTnrH-o anthologV of dramas fnr vniinP 4 . ldHK.Ulg 111 various other Graduation ” which has just been tist Tabernacle, on New York’s designed several C. B, Cochran re¬ vues Including: "The I^eagiie ol ^ R®ston; lower eastside, is being converted ^ vf edited by Sylvia E. Kamerman, mto a two-theatre operation by H® ^^so Bow Bells.” He hai Rex Smith, vet newspaperman, Lily Turner, who co-produced designed ballets and operas in The House of Bernarda Alba” on Rome. Miss Turner. “When I think of Marilyn Miller money against the $150,000 price tribution to literature as such, for Walter Lord’s “Day pf Infamy,’ characterizations deeply wrought saga of the Peart Harbor sneak by craftsmen of the creative arts. Committee presentation, March 12, story stone structure. , K„f ikov attack.’ ,Darryl F. Zanuck is now but for the most part lacking in will have professor-tv moderator Romeo Muller, a member of the certainly sparkled, reported interested in the book, definite endings to make them Bergen Evans as emcee and USIA New Dramatists, has been granted “ business to see that Lord’s “A Night to Remember’ palatable for the entertainment director Arthur Larson as guest a $500 John Golden Playwrights they did. (SS Titanic tragedy) is being film- media of radio, tv and films. It is speaker. Awards go to best books Loan for a 10-week period, during Since leaving Broadway, Key¬ ed by J. Arthur Rank. Lord is commendable that the editor, as- of fiction, nonfiction and poetry which time he’ll work on the com- nolds has expanded his artistic in ' T.nndon working on U.. TT..4 fni- i-Vio voar- nT<>finn rtf Vtic rtotir rtlaxr ‘'PArlar- as brilliantly as a regular line girl currently in London working on gisted by Constance Urdange, alone for the year. pletion of his new play, “Cedar talents to designing and decorating T responsible for the final selec- Hep Cat’s Review Inc. has been Hill Park.’’ hotels, also houses and aparlmenti 4,500 pounds (about $13,000) tions which includes a pair of sto- authorized to conduct a printing Nancy Wallace Henderson, of here in this countrv and In Eurone against percentages. He s due ^^3 dealing with the-“black” and ^d publishing business in New Chapel Hill, N. C., was in New jjj paintings bring ton prices Ho back in on March 20 in “white” issue, for which both sides York, with capital stock of 200 York recently for confabs on her P”®®f^ advance of the March 25 publica- presented by writers of the shares, no par value. Directors are play, “Lo the Angel,” which Rog- also traveled extensively Ij tion (by Henry Holt & Co.) of to- particular race. Tobias Stopfer, Robert E. Fischer, ers & Cartwright plan for Broad- 9*^^®?, on archeological proj- famy” , which is cD-jBook-of-the- Again, the emphasis is on the Gabriele Barret. Lewis Harris, N.Y. way production next fall. The duo octs for historical surveys. Cedar talents to designing and decorating hotels, also houses and apartment! here in this country and In Europe, n His paintings bring top prices. Ho emphasis is on the Gabriele Barret. Lewis Harris, N.Y. way production next fall. The duo octs for historical surveys. .Pilv wac filintr atfnrnxkix Havo aVen nnfiinnp/l “Mv T.aHv nal- HowgVgr TnO.<!t nf hls Hm( Month selection for ^ April with quality of writing in college and City, was filing attorney. Richard (“Pajama Game”lp^Bisseirs off-beat magazines, although such Cleveland Symphony concert- “Say, Darling,” said to be the saga slicks as Mademoiselle, McCall’s master Josef Gingold wrote th« have also optioned “My Lady Dal- However.most of his time now li lies” a nearly-completed play by devoted to writing. His subject! the Mrs. Henderson. are travel, ghost stories (Irish Edward Greenberg, directing mostly) and architectural studies, of the George Abbott musicaliza- ^nd Harper’s Bazaar find represen- forewoi-d to “The Viohn Maker,” Edward Greenberg, directing mostly) and architectural studies, tion of the latter’s novel, 7^ tation alongside suCh publications b.v William Alexander Silverman, the musicomedy segment of the all handsomely turned out, which Cents.” , __ ^ as The New Yorker and Harper’s, Cleveland newspaperman whose Stamford (Conn.) Playhouse stock have become polleetors’ He’. Another Holt book. The ^emy ^ach with two selections, and the hobby is yfolin collecting, which season will stage the St. Louis done 16 books in all He divides his Below,’ by .D. A. Ra^or a March following college magazines: Ken- js the subject of this John Day Municipal Opera Co. season next ®^® ^ “® Reader’s Digest Book Club selec- Colorado Ouarterlv Enoch, book to be published in May. summer. ^*’^® oerween jNew YorK ana Lur Reader’s Digest Book Club sele tion, is being done by 20 th-Fox. ‘Trump* Suspend Pro Tem yon, Colorado Quarterly Epoch, book to be published in May. summer. oeiween jncw rorK ana r^ur- Perspective and Sewanee Review. A1 Morgan’s “Cast of Charac- Sylvan Levin will be batoner for 0P«- He leaves early in May to First prize went to Flanney O’Con- ters” gets an E. P. Dutton hard- the touring company of "My Fair complete research on his next ‘Trump* Suspends Pro Tem nor for “Greenleaf,” in Kenyon cover issuance next August. Au- Lady. Trump, humor bimonthly under Review; second to Herbert Gold tjior is penning new novel on Mordecai Gorelick has designed same publication management as for' “Encounter in Haiti,” in Mid- strength of his observations re the sets, Johnny Johnston the cos- the highly successful Playboy, will stream; and third to George P. Hollywood during making of his tumes and Paul Morrison the light- first two issues were dated January son Review. Among the more pop- Production staff for "Hole in the and March, each with 250,000-350, 000 circulation. same publication management as for "Encounter m Haiti," in Mia- aticuBui 01 ms uuseivauuns ic me ocia, awimny awmiawii me lus- the highly successful Playboy, will stream; and third to George P. Hollywood dunng making of his tumes and Paul Morrison the light- nf< resume publication in the fall. Its Elliott for “Miracle Play,” in Hud- “The Great Man” pic at Univer- Ing for Good as Gold. WII li naj OIIU1ff» first two issues were dated January son Review. Among the more pop- ^al (Jose Ferrer). ttt v x tr ^ ■ Continued from page 60 ==a and March, each with 250,000-350,- ular names Included In this latest Edward Everett Tanner III, bet- Head includes Rons Aronson, set 000 circulation. O. Henry anthology are William ter known as Patrick Dennis designer; Patt^ (^mpbell, cos- A Box of Watercolors of has a .New York publicaUon head- Maureen MeManns Back Way"''by‘Albert’'Antoine'’* Le'e*^ presented "lari summer at’t” daughter by that marriage sports quarters, Trump's Gotham manage- Maureen McManus is back as R’^Arner's "H Hloncned in Alfev’^ 'Theat^m HoustS^^^ Tex l1 ® mantilla, plucks a guitar and Di®nt figures It "overextended publicity director of Henry Holt New York'* whLh CovS?d?McCann scouted offi-Broadwi^ pro- dreams of escaping to Chicago, and S'^eidring’thlNo^flsIue^’whSn ^ win p^'ubli^h nelfsSec^f ?Sl- fucUon Weffhistefon b^C^a?^^^^ ^™™.J’e’l®ofoLb?i insfnte^^^^^^ lection of many of his pieces about Olsen and James Preston, . „ L‘f ular names Included In this latest Edward Everett Tanner III, bet- Head” includes Boris Aronson, set with Dorothy Erskine, for Putnam Peter Zelsler, production stage publication in July. Same pub manager. odd chap whose first wife swal¬ lowed a bottle of Iodine, whose bringing out "Slimming the French “Career,” a new play by James ^ "®’ ^®®5® Way” by Albert Antoine. Lee, presented last summer at the M. R. Werner’s “It Happened in Alley Theatre; Houston, Tex., is is readying the No. 3 issue, when It resumes, probably in September, per present plans. Many of the Trump mag staff are ex-Maa editorial staffers. Mad, not related to either Trump or Play¬ boy, is a ,25c bimonthly; Trump is a 50c periodical. Playboy’s Decern- niT' Tt** n/r ^ xc^tiuii ux iimixv ux lua yxtxca ctuuut vFiacii oxiu aaiuca . u Originally in The Bev Kelley, pressagent for the years ago and was last m a similar New Yorker. Same pub is bringing touring “Great Sebastians” has ifeV 'Theatr^ Houston Tex is ® mantilla, plucks a guitar and heduled fo? oft^Cadway pro- dreams of escaping to Chicago, and iction later this season by Varies ^J^se second wife may or may not Isen and James Preston author leaves doubt) love the Bev Kelley, pressagent for fne ' staff are promotion spot with Reader’ Mad, not Digest. or Play- ___ Trump is CHATTER s Decern- Edo McCullough’s “Good Ol JL-tlCW iUiJ8.Ci, OdXllC puu la Uliilgillg LUUJLXUe VYlCctL OCUctaLlctUS Ilrta __ out Jean Anouilh’s play,‘The Waltz succeeded Walter Alford as drum- ? ij. , which of the Toreadors,” as translated by beater for the touring “Cat on a ^ ^ 1 LucienneHiU. Hot Tin Roof.” Allen Lester is 9^® vf 17-year-oW girl Ted Pratt’s short story. “Literary also out in advance of “Cat.” who stopped to buy some paints in rt^nir Tea,” a once-over of the Gotham uacKers or xne lormcoming —r-*— . -- — — --o-. ^ Islan£’ is a SCnbner pub- nterary scene, will be part of the Cheryl Crawford-William Myers got back on the wrong bus. 900,000 circul ation. lication for May. April Esquire. Meantime, the Broadway production of “Good as 8^1 is dropped off at the forthcoming Indianapolis, enroute to Chicago, 900,000 circulation. lication for May. April Esquire. The Loew Story The Chinese World of New York scribe has finished an article for Gold” will not share in the film Hedge’s farmhouse for return de- Inc. authorized to conduct a the N. Y. ’Times’ mag section on rights to the John Patrick drama- livery, the old codger determines On E. P. Dutton Co.’s spring list ing and publishing business in N.Y. 50th Anniversary (this spring) tization of the Alfred Toombs evening to adopt her. Dnolair r<T.ft«»fl 7 kiT>*c “TTVi*! r'ilv w/r__T", _11 _ii _i m,_t-x_ix__ Thprp’n jj thnmiifrhlv wi is Bosley Crowther’s “The Lion’s City. Share” (Story of an Entertainment Iloubleday is publishing Holiday setup at Peterborough, N. H, of MacDowell Colony, all around novel. The picture rights are own- There’s a thoroughly winsome corporation specifically ^rlormance of the lost little girl Empire) which the N. Y. Times mags photographic tre^ise on Seamus Walshe, an Irish Roman formed for that purpose by Myers, McArthur. Clad (symbol- film editor does as a historical Europe In Color, Intro by Allan Catholic, is co-author with Ameri- As compensation, however, the In- hcally, of course) in white skirt, treatise of the Loew’s Inc.-Metro N^ins. ^ can Protestant Alden Hatch of vestoriS’ split of the profits on the shirtwaist and sweater, Miss MeAr- saga. Dick Gersh doubling as editorial “Crown of Glory” (The Life of play will be 60% instead of the thur has non-saccharine Innocence Same firm will publish “Tin Can consuRant and press rep for the pope piux XII),” which Hawthorn customary 50,%. spd charm, and manages to infuse On A Shingle” (The story of the Dig mag out of Teen-Age will publish March 22. A Variety A musical version of Elmer the play with a touching quality Monitor and the MerrlmaO by (the Publications. i.u ^ Rem last week gave the latter who Rice’s "Dream Girl” is scheduled the author failed to capture on late) William Chapman White and 9®®^ ®” txrace ^he biogs on the Eisenhowers, for Broadway production next sea- Paper. Riith White, which his widow com- m upcoming claire Luce and others) solo bill- son by Jo Mielziner. The book Olive Dunbar uses homely little pleted posthumously Mrs. White ipat Kelly Family,” by John adaptation is by Rice, with the touches to portray the tyrant’s cur- fs better known in show biz as McCallum. ^ , . Meredith Publishing Co., Des composer and lyricist still to be set. rent wife Lllyan Wilder is alter- Ruth mSitI?. whos? father found- Moines, has announced an $8,000,- “Labyrinth,” the Sol Stein play natingly brooding or angry as the edrihe William. Morris agency.- S*' . J**/JS/i ISre InSfe" 9“ ®®P®"f‘®.“ ®LP}i®‘ affeXn late) William Chapman White and rent wife, Lllyan Wilder is alter- up®®S^.In 8 Moines has announced an $8,000,- “Labyrinth,” the Sol Stein play natingly brooding or angry as the ivel,.“The W;ild Swan (Rine- qOO expansion of plant facilities in about the Alger Hiss trial, is daughter who is repelled by a Chicago American feature writer has a motion picture locale next three years. In addition slated for Broadway production by man’s least gesture of affection, “War- R® Pl®^ background. publishing Better Homes & Gar- Alfred de Liagre Jr., with Hume while Paula Bauersmith ai d Carle- Gladvs A Erickson authored “War- P^®^ oacKgrouna. publishing Better Homes & Gar- Alfred de Liagre Jr., with Hume den Ragen of jSLt - an in- Ruth Milne, of the KFMB, San de® and Successful Farming mag- Cronyn already set for the Whit- ' troduction by her editdr, Henry Diego, Calif., staff has written a azines, Meredith is publishing an taker Chambers role. Reutlinger and the foreword by juvenile iu»vol, TV Girl Friday, increasing number of books in Reginald Denny replace the subject of the book Joseph E. which Little, Brown will publish, home and allied subjects. An 88 - Robert Coote as Col. Pickering it. Ragen. Stephen Winsten’s ^Jest- Women’s Day radio-tv columnist acre tract of agricultural land is “My Fair I^dy” next July 1. ing Apostle” purports to be “the Jack Cluette's “How to Build an under consideration for the expan- Norman King's meller. Shadow private life of Bernard Shaw;” Orange Crate (From Old Pieces of sion program. of a Doubt,^ presented in Londoi ton Carpenter operate with suffi¬ cient vigor. Ed Flesh has designed a skeleton Robert Coote as Col. Pickering in set to frame the action. Woods “My Fair Lady” next July 1. play needs the same starkness, but Norman King's meller, “Shadow neither he nor stager Bill Penn has of a Doubt,” presented in London found it. Geor.