Variety (September 1957)

14 CHATTER — Broadway Columnist Sheilah Graham east to enter her daughter in Sarah Lawrence College. . Harry James and drummer Buddy Rich off to Europe today (Wed.). on the Queen Elizabeth: | Alice preceded Frank (VARIETY) Scully back to their Palm Springs home after three months abroad. Vet legit pressagent Glen Allvine is the advance man for the 60-city tour of the NBC Opera Co. Mischa Elman fiddled for the patients in the N. ¥. Hospital at White Plains last Thursday (19) and sent them. Herb Golden, Bankers Trust v.p., »Ceasted yesterday (Tues.) for two} weeks of huddles with indie -producer clients. . The Charles (MCA) Millers “pouring?” for the wedding reception of daughter Judy Ann Miller to Donald Mitchell Gruhn on Oct. 3 next, Nicole Milinair, production exec with Sheldon Reynolds Productions, in from London for business powwows with the Wiliam Morris agency. , Barney Balaban, Paramount president, off to the studio for confabs with Y. Frank Freeman, ‘production chief now back at his desk after a coronary setback. The Ed Leshins (Foxy Sondheim) east for the preem tomorrow (Thurs.} of “West Side Story” for which the film tv-film producer’s wife’s son, Steven Sondheim, wrote the lyrics. Ben Strauss, kraft-Strauss, being presented ‘a a plaque on. his 81st birthday on Friday (27) by the Broadway. Assn. Occasion marks the 60th year of the firm. Dick Conlon’s Medallion Room fn the Hotel Wellington joins forces with the cast of “Carousel” from the nearby City Center tonight (Wed.) to celebrate the restaurant’s first anni, Dick Price homing, following a Cannes vacation, after four years of film and stage work in Europe, among the latter including “Kiss Me Kate” and “Wonderful Town,” in German, at the Vienna Opera House. Assn. of Professional Sacred Singers, latest talent body to organize, will hold its first seasonal meeting next Sunday. (29) in studio 606 at Carnegie Hall. Expects to romulgate first “scale’”’ demands or churches. Floyd Worthington to preside. Oswald Buhré, known in the theatrical profession as O. L. Oz, is in St. Clare’s Hospital with a circulatory ailment. He’s the whilom partner of the vaude turn, Polly Oz, who later was on the producing side of the trade as Morris & Oz. Eddie Cantor writing a story on “Jennie” (Grossinger) for a national mag contrasting the original 9-guest summer boarding house which netted $81 on the season and the $175,000-a-week the luxury resort hotel, now situated in the town of Grossinger, N. Y., grosses during the season. Reuters dispatch to the N. Y. Times reported the ouster of Berneta Denson, of Vallejo, Calif., and Wanda Smith, Venice, Calif., from Egypt. Both nitery performers, upon arrival in Beirut, Lebanon, stated, “We can only guess that they thought we were spies, but why they should think so beats ns.”" The N. Y. Herald Tribune columnist printed up some with Hy Gardner” letterheads since Newsweek's story on the impending management changes with the Reid daily. It re-: volves around Ambassador Jock Whitney’s fresh bankroll for the morning sheet. The news mag cited Gardner's “inner circle” influences with Ogden (Prownie) Reid. Liz and Mike’s invitation to ‘a little party for a few chums to celebrate the first birthday of ’80 Days’ on Broadway” is postscript-; ed: “Don’t bring presents. Have so many already we'll share them with you.” Liz and Mike. yelept Elizabeth Taylor -and Michael Todd, are counting on the “few' chums” to.total some 18,000 people which is about the capacity of the Garden. Rome By Robert ¥. Hawkins (Archimede 145; tel. 800211) Belinda Lee finished her ‘“‘Aphrodite” chores and planed to Lon on. “Hatful of Rain” (20th) cashing: jn on three prizes copped at‘recent : Venice Festival in its mass Italian , with wife Shelly Winters, during |lywood are Milton’ Rackmil, Wil-. ‘tuneup of “Saturday Night Kid,”|liam Perlberg and Jack Warner. release. SD, founder of Art-. locationed either in Spain or Italy. Walter Chiari goes into “Premier Mai” for Sacha Gordine after finishing his current stint in Columbia’s French-shot Tristesse.” in Gina Lollobrigida’s Brooklyn,” her first since birth of her child, “Bonjour: Dale Robertson expected here. soon to take over co-starring role | rth o ‘inations due in by Nov. 12. London (Temple Bar 5041/9952) James Garrod-named newsreel and shorts sales manager for Rank distribs, dinner set for December 2. Nom . tors. tion of Anglo la ws ‘for so-called !+-. . _ -| “art”. film production. his Paramount-desk Variety Club’s annual election ; ‘lighting include Gilbert . Becaud | topper at the Olympia, Patachou at “Willie Gordon Story” filmed by; the Bobino and Yma Sumac at the William Perlberg expects to Coronado for Metro release, has shoot part of an upcoming Perl-| been retitled “The Safecrackers.” | berg-Seaton property, a remake of : ‘Richard Mathéson here to write the French classic, “Carnet de|screenplay..of his upcoming novel, Bal,” in Italy. Producer, who just|“] Am a Legend,” for Hammer concluded a two-week chore” as|Film Productions. U. S. rep to the Venice Fest, plans to 0.0, Europe with his partner before writing script for pic, rights cf which he secured recently after a long -wait. Ireland By Maxwell Sweeney. (22 Farney PK: Dublin 684506) Anna Gaylor came in from Paris |! to attend preem of her first British pic, “Seven Thunders,” at the Odeon, Marble Arch. Nicole Milinaire, producer on Sheldon Reynolds’ “Dick azid the Duchess” teleseries, planed to. N.Y. ‘aver weekend for a two week stay. Lana Turner here from Hollywood to star with G!ynis Johns in Impresario Albert de. Courville | *Another Time, Another Place,” to gandering Irish plays. be directed: by Lewis Allen for Denis Meehan upped to be sta| Paramount. , tion supervisor for Radio Eireann. Charles Okun, Coca-Cola exec, | Pauline Maguire's “The Green |in town last week on a quickie to Dust” added to Abbey’s winter list.|set up the party which his comOlympia, Dublin, reopened after |Pany ‘ will sponsor during next three-month shuttering for recon[year’s Variéty Club Convention. struction. ae Empire, Belfast, | Vivien Leigh planed tLondon for vacation with her fa Dianne Foster arrived from Hol 100-year-old | lywood for a leading role in: “Gid| vaude house, may shutter next year |€0n’s Day,” Columbia British probecause of rise in operating costs, | duction starring Jack in from |and being directed by John Ford. John Kitzmiller, now filming in|S Hawkins, ‘ther, Ernest Hartley, in Conne-| “The Naked Earth,” did personals mara, 3 Arthur Miller’s “A View from at National Film Theatre when his Yugoslay’ pic, “The Valley of the Bridge” set for Dublin Globe | Peace,” was screened during Yugo-~ | Presentation at Gaiety, ; early next year.’ Dublin, |slav.Film Festival... Kenneth More making the | Howard Sackler due in from ;,round trip to New York and back iN Cyril Cusack in lead. . Y..to direct production of {on the Queen Elizabeth. Fred Day, “Hamlet” at Gaiety, Dublin, with | managing director of Francis, Day | & Hunter, is on same liner. Other _ Liam Devally, radio gabber, disk-| Atlantic crossings being made by ing songs for Glenside (local) label; | Shani Wallis on the [le de France, he’s tenor who toured U. S. with |and Guy Roberge, chairman of the Irish Festival singers, Claude Hulbert in for lead in “See How They Run” at Olympia, Dublin; brother Jack Hulbert fol (lows in the “Reluctant Debutante.” | Public spent $24,000,000 for en| tertainment and sport last year, : about $2,100,000 more than in 1955, | according to official statistics ofce Brendan Behan to London for talks with Sam Spiegel who’s mulling his prison piece “The Quare Fellow” for lensing by Horizon Productions, . Irish Actors’ Equity ratified agreement between TV Film Producers’ Assn. and British Actors Equity to cover Irish players and productions in Ireland. Minneapolis _ By Les Rees (2123 Fremont Ave. So.; "Fr. 97-2609) Chanteuse Hildegarde continuing at Hotel Radisson Flame Room.. U. of Minnesota Theatre’s 27th season to include “Teahouse of August Moon,” “Taming of Shrew,” ‘Tenth annual Shrine Horsemen’s “Showdeo” at State Fair Hippodrome this week topped by Dr. Paul’s “Liberty Horses.” ; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Pillsbury, Minneapolis, and Mr. and Mrs. D. | :G. Gainey, . Owatonna, Minn., ‘named to Metropolitan Opera As‘sociates national council. University Artists Course annual '“Celebrity Series’ to comprise {Regimental Band plus Massed :kirchen Children’s choir. .*Glass Menagerie” and “Rivals.” ' For first time all Minnesota U. Ce ‘being complete sellouts, meaning !62,500 attendance per contest at ' $3.50 a ducat. | Philadelphia i By Jerry Gaghan Al Capp spoke at United Fund} lio.” to be presented by Greek meeting at Sheraton} Lyric Scene during Athens Festi : ‘Val. . Wilbur.Evans will star in the Co-| Wien State Orch presented MoOpera’s production of the “Beg-|zart’s “Magic Flute” at -Herodus : Luncheon ‘Hotel. : Zar’s Opera,” Nov. 20-23, ‘ Lawrence + Shubert general manager of the Shubert | Theatres here, in University Hos-pital. The America-Italy Society will sponsor the Philadelphia debut of the Symphony’ Orchestra of the | Florence Festival (Oct. 9). ;__ Seript trouble has set-back Bill ! Haley’s Columbia pic assignment, tenabling the rock ’n’ roll king to continue his western tour. Tony Franciosa planed east to be Rossana Podesta finished her. which opened at the Locust Iast Tole in “Raw Wind in Eden”: flew. to Paris to French-dub “Le Bigorne,” her previous effort. week. : Sam Silber, night club vet ‘and )ing in Brussels before coming into former co-owner of shuttered Em Esther Williams aired to Madrid, ! bassy, takes over the Locust St. and then goes to Seville to look: San Souci, renaming it the Eminto a possible film property to be' bassy. : ‘five home football games assured |Capioni and Maria’ Vincent’ share *in advance of season’s opening of | billings of floorshow atthe Argen Lawrence, ; Fritz and conducted by Randolph National Film ‘Board of Canada, who sailed for. Montreal on the Ivernia, “ Pittsburgh _ By Hal V. Cohen Tut Harvey bought out his partner, Sid Rubin, in the Merry-GoRound nitery. — | Johnny Mathis comes back to Copa Nov. 11 at three times his previous salary..: Edward Komperda will direct the Catholic Theatre Guild productions again this season. _ Olsen and Johnson ‘“Helizpappin” unit booked into Ankara for nine days beginning Nov. 1. Marian Paige exited Dore’s Gold Key Room after two and a half | months; replaced by Rusty Warren. Hilda Fulton and Wally Strong left New Nixon line, with Pamela ‘Sullivan and Flo Yurich replacing them. . : Marvin Jackson to work for his cousin, Bert Bronk, who owns Toast Lounge and Beau Brummel restaurant. in New York. ' Vantage Press has accepted “Valuable Acquaintance,” a first noyel by Francis R. and C. Ronald Thomas, Film Row father-son. Athens By Irene Velissariou (44 Tinou St.; Tel, 614515) :Greek folklore ballets of Dora Stratou off to Munich to tour Ger “Clear it! songstress Lily Pons, Black Watch | man resort spots. Greek singer Kitsa Kazakou re last week,{ Pipers and Dancers and Obern-|turned. to London after making here a series of films for British tele. , : Vony Morel, Nicole Darry, Les tina. ; “Holiday On Ice” did solid business here at Panathinaekos Stadium. Group left for Istanbul last week, Soprano Martha Mantle and maestro Charles Mynh in Athens to. participate in .Bethoven’s ‘“Fide Atticus Theatre directed by Otto. Morald, with Vilma Lipp and Nicos Moschonas in main roles, Paris By Gene Moskowitz (28 Rue Huchette; Odeon 4944) Jules Dassin goes actor for Louis Malle’s pie “Elevator to the Gallows.” In and out executives from Hol Jacques Deval’s new comedy, “La Pretantaine, gets a-roadshow Paris. ; German actor Curd Jurgens, who became a top star here, now up. to around $235,000 per pic, about tops a NE Alhambra-Maurice Chevalier, Julien: Duvivier’s next pic stint will be a film version of the Pierre Lotiys tale, “La Femme Et Le Pantin” (The Woman and the Puppét), starring Brigitte Bardot. Ray Bradbury through from Vienna where he confabbed with Sir Carol Reed on “Manana,” a Bradbury script which Reed will direct for Hecht-Hill-Lancaster. — Stanley Donen im to confab with Ingrid Bergman on the film version’ of Norman Krasna’s “Kind Sir” which he will make here later this season with Cary Grant also starring. Jean Gabin trying to pull out of starring in Raoul Leyy’s upcoming film “En Cas De Malheur” (In Case of Trouble) reputedly because he feels it is too risque for him. Pic also has Brigitte Bardot, Lisbon « By Lewis Garyo I for a four-week tour of northern pain. = . The Gil Vicente Theatre in Cascats is doing SRO bjz as in past years, the traditional summer revue being the magnet. mer season are American pix. At the Imperio cinema, “The Widow,” with Patricia Roc, Akim Tamiroff, Anna Maria Ferrero and Massimo Luiz and Alvalade cinemas played in Miniver Family” (M-G) dayate. The Harlem ‘Globetrotters, the All Stars and various vaude acts been appearing at the 6,000-seat Sport Palace, and doing capacity by local show biz, but the U. S. embassy unofficially put in a good word and they got permission to work. Portugal has a new vaude act with international possibilities. I¢ West Africa) being the “Orquestra Garda,” comprising: seven Negro bo6ys playing various African instruments and more orthodox in da Barao. Santiago Columbus Boys Choir concerting at Municipal. — Marina Navasal returned from Berlin film festival. _ . Consuelo Gana of NBC-TV back to New York after visit with the home folks. , Blanche Thebom off to Panama after concerts in Vina del Mar and Santiago. ; Cuban ork, Sonora Matancera, doubling into Hotel Carrera boite, the Tap Room, Goyescas, Pigalle Theatre and Radio Corp program director, who name Donato. Roman MHeitman, Jorge Inostrosa and Jaime Atria as his assistants. Chicago Chi Tribune suspeading “Tower Ticker” for a coupla weeks while gossiper Herb Lyon vacations. Local agent Al Dvorin tapped. by Col. Tom Parker as Elvis Presley’s permanent producer on the road. Will Hutchins stopped off here and in Peoria last week to plug his new ABC-TY vehicle, “Sugarfoot.” _. Raymond Burr, who plays Perry Mason in the new CBS-TY series, stopped here last Saturday (21) for show’s preem, George Murphy in town last week to address Junior Chamber of Commerce and to spread Hollywood goodwill generally. Highland Park Musi¢e Theatre this past summer, moves toN.Y, this week now that the strawhat season is oven. Howard Mendelsohn, publicist here, launched his own flackery with Trade Winds, Rudio tions for “Sweetest Day.” Joe McElroy, owner of the Holiday Ballroom here and member of ‘NBOA board of directors, in N.Y. \this week attending National Ball room Operators conclave... Cast members of “GI's ‘an military bases soon, gave: threehour show on State and Madison Streets last Monday (16) for Tuberculosis Institute. of Cook County. Musician’s ‘members, and WGN’s Eddie Hubbard and Jack Brickhouse emseed. Wednesday, September 25, 1957 here for anybody, including. direcDual quota film coproduction : between France and. England may be in the offing since the relaxa Lisbon University Choir (50) left ! Two boxoffice hits of the sum-. Serrato has scored, The twin 'S.| biz. Their appearance was opposed. comes from Angola (Portuguese. struments and chantocsie Fernan Juan Walker, new manager of RCA, tagged German Becker as| d} turn of party song singer Larry Carol Hay, general manager of}. éx-CBS Productions, and radio-ty promo Dolis,” which will tour overseas’ local supplied band Don De Fore off to Germany. Arthur Lubin returned from N.Y. Y. Frank Freeman Louis B. Mayer home after five : t } Music hall and vaude house re-: week hospitalization in Frisco. | Andy Krappman, of National. ! Theatres, underwent surgery. j Samuel G. Engel will chairman annual Brandeis U.: dinner Oct. 23. Joseph M, Schenck recuperating satisfactorily from mild heart atck. os Hal Karn suffered broken nose and face lacerations in bike acci ent. . so mt John E. Lavery, vet Fox West Coast exec, celebrated 37th wedding‘anni, ._ irginia Hicks, widow of: actor Russell Hicks, joined Jack Pomerou agency. -— : Milton: Sperling returned for fourth term as Board of Overseers ‘chairman for U of Judaism. Craig. Rice’s will devides her royalties between her children and. Fathers of St. Edmund, Selma, Ala. Steve Broidy set “Hunchback of Notre Dame” as Allied Artists’ Golden Jubilee pic, tieing in with industry’s 50th anni. J. F. Golden succeeds G. B. Howe, who resigned because of ‘poor health, as. general manager of Western Costume Co. Danny Thomas will be presented with annual “Humanitarian” award by People’s Independent Church of Christ, L, A., Oct. 18, for efforts in building St. Jude’s Hospital, Mem James Stewart succeeds Jerry Lewis as chairman of 1958 Motion Picture Permanent Charities cam‘paign. Drive kicks off in midOctober, with goal of 24,900 subseribers. Film industry has set up a Heart Committee to spearhead an educational program, in cooperation with the American Heart’ Assn., on heart disease problems. Spyros Skouras and Jack L. Warner are to-sponsors, and Eddie Cantor and Louella O. Parsons co-chairmen of Committee. Members also include Buddy Adler, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Steve Broidy, Walt Disney, ‘Kirk Douglas, William Dozier, Harold Hecht, Abe Lastfogel, George Murphy, Gregory Peck, Mary Pickford, Walter Pidgeon, Milton Rackmil, David O. Selznick, George Disney and Jerry Wald. Tokyo By Dave Jampel (58-2056) — “ Yma Sumac ‘due here in November. U. S. film interests -in Japan donated $2,430-for Kyushu flood disaster relief fund of Japan Red Cross via MPEAA.” Edward R. Murrow’s ‘See It Now” fv crew will film the exclusive military “.performance of Marian Anderson. Sept. 27 in Korea’s Wallenstein Bowl William W. Schwartz named head of -WB’s Japan office, with J, E. ‘Dagal devoting self exclusively to .past as company: Far. Eastern gen The Golden Gate's waning busi‘ness receiyed a hypo. with the re Allen-to the fold after playing other. Far East spots for last 18 months? *. Tokyo City Opera group presente ing Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “Tele Iatest work, “Saint of Bleecker Street,” to be performed on a local stage. Boston _, By Guy Livingston (334 Little Bldg.; HAncock 6-83386) puke Ellington current-at StoryV. e, a . . Lou Masconi current at the Reef. in Revere. Ts Comic Nick DeMarco current at Hurley’s Mayfair." : ‘Dorothy Collins ‘opens at Blinstrub’s Monday (30) for week. Guy Guarino teadying Continental format for his. Moulin Rouge in Hotel Vendome, _ , Tom Bateson promoted to veep {of Yankee division of RKO Tele ‘radio Pictures Inc. Irving Shapiro bringing in Borscht-Capades for Symphony Hall three-nighter. .Bob Messenger ankledWBZ press for Columbia Records Bos-. ton promotion job. . ‘ Harry Paul Associates, opening Newport Music pubbery. Manny Williams fo. Emerald Beack Hotel engagement for Fedder Corp. convention. Hub tv eds, Arthur Fettrigre, Herald; Tony .LaCamera, American; Elizabeth Sullivan,’Globe; Bill Buchanan, Record, to London and Paris in interest of People-to-People. : s returned to. re a ey en — nt a a en aE a SO” ry eral manager instead of dual role. phone” and “Medium” at Yomouri © | Hall, leaving only the composer’s’ RA AA i ee oe a ee Oe oe ir a ee ene et wt PR nc ea RH I a Ex-song plugger Harry Paul of . oe ne ee ee ee mR a ere am Ne en Ra tn oa oe ete ane nee