Variety (November 1957)

70 PS&tkE&r Wednesday, November 6', 1957 Apollo, IV. Y. Jocko Henderson- Evelyn Robin¬ son review with Arnett. Cobb Band t!3>, Linda Hojkins, The Heart¬ beats (S>. The Sentimentals (5), Donny Elbert , The Dubs <5), The Channels <4>, Little" Willie John; “ Safari ” (???>. comedian whose material is too weak to make him anything but an opener. However, his personable qualities make him acceptable.. Jacques Brel has a big voice and earnest delivery to make his anarchic package of songs appro¬ priate for this offbeat house. Olivier Hussenot Co. (6) do a revue , based on true but droll gleanings Apollo’s formula seems to be use from newspapers. magazines, radio- a dee jay l who can plug the vaudery casts, etc. Idea is good but gets on his audio airing the w'eek he ; overlong and repetitious. There are appears) as packager and host 'Of some excellent moments, and crisp rock ’n’ roll 'vaude. This outing ; du cction, playing and timing make started big on the cash register and • this an okay windup to a well- it's fronted by Eve yp RobinsdnJ balanced show. Mosk, sister of Jackie, and a platter- --- pitcher on WOV. To give her, a Gaiil>lOllt-I»nlac<N Paris first-timer here, a helpii g hand, ! Paris Nov 5 another WOV jock. Jocko Hender-; F i orence & Frederic Ballet (10 > son, helps her o\ei t.ie eaily hui- ;.i. Valem C'amillel Romanos dies—sort of introduces the intro- )*f T t Ywb nl) ciuccr. She does the femceeing for J '\ an Lcport^. Orch <14), the last 89 minutes of a 90-minute . King in New York show all by herself. Mi?s Robinson,; 51*50 top. perhaps unnerve d by the shouting ' ~ „ , teenage aud. proves a verbose’ Outsize film house is the last! "A (Cinedis); interpolates her stint with a* blend of oldie ballads and current pops, plus table-hopping chatter. In white-sequined gown. Miss Carroll’s first number is the bouncy “Shooting High,” a nostalgic “Au¬ tumn Leaves,” the oldie “I Only Have Eyes for You,” “Lorelei” and “ff I Could Be. With You.” She brings lady-like class to her sing-, ing chores. Withal, delivery and [ looks. Miss Carroll sounds good. McStay. VARIETY BILLS ; WEEK OF NOVEMBER 41 Numerals in connection with bills below indlcafoopenlng day ef fhsw | whether^fwll er split week Letter.in parentheses Indicates circuit: cl> Independent; (L> Leew; (M) Moss; <P> Paramount; «R> RKO; ($j Stoll; IT) Tivoli; <W) Werner MAX & CHERIE Aero 18 Mins. Chaudiere, Ottawa Fresh in. from Europe, Max & j Cherie should find North American circuits eager for their slick stanza of comedy aero. Max is a sort of athletic Groucho, nice contrast to pert femme partner Cherie. Duo have several liew twists to routine aero b ts with emphasis on falls from high lifts sans the customary hamming. Cherie takes plenty tough falls from above Max’s noggin and tosses her male partner around in some rough handling but the act never becomes <low or ragged. This is a olicko item for sight NEW YORK CITY Music Hall (P) 7 , Poxy 7 SSSS’lS!?' Sottas S,al.,, Rockettes Roxyetles Raymond Paige Ore 1 Roxy Orch AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE Tivoli rn II Archie Robbins Margo “Z“ Bomb Boys of Mexico _ Earls Christine 4r Moll Lebrac & Bernice Bobby Gonzales 'Che Delicados Williams & Shand Buster Fiddesi Brenda ilowe Frank Ward Della Vance Dionne Vail SYDNEY Tivoli (TJ 11- Majestys Irish Guards WELLINGTON Town Hall (T) It Luigi Infantino BRITAIN fctncee. despite her vocabulary . still using a siageshow along with ! Ths is a wicko item^ for sight j £ being limited to five adjectives— ‘ the pc. However, present entry; Joe ^ons, paiticulaily nitenes and. ‘‘fabulous,” ‘^Wonderful” and ‘‘very, does riot say much for this format. ‘ video. u very, very.” • Florence & Frederic Ballet (101: Though litre known, except in f or j KITXIE DE CARLO a fluke record or two, some of the : dances with phosphoiescent, featn J talent is most satisfactory on the ® l jj costumes, beating drums etc., S stage. The Heartbeats, the first of; JMs is acceptable m one of thep 3 Mins, many singing groups, do well in a ; fishery cabal ets 1,114 ^ i Chateau Madrid, N. Y- brace. The Dubs are also strong • P 1 ®®® W^n^eho^^aDhv ! Kittie De Carlo is a looker with when they appear Inter. Other} | a lot of-semng points in the apng multi-member troupes,.The Senti- ; does not help muen, ^nut vaiene , denartnieilt Most of her more po- mentals and The Channels, don’t; Camille s insistent wTAhmgs^and . ^ assets are on the physical side, manifest enough of what it takes ; seriousness five this oveilon^ent *y Th good features, gowning, vocally or ph>sically to rise above ; ^m^™^ hardworking j comico-acroliaiic threesome who also do shoftshoe and sing. Fre¬ netic quality makes this a big plus even if they are on too long. Cut. this would be a topnotch act. Jean! Laporte orch (14) is on ; y adequate backing acts and in a medley of the flood. Donny Elbert, an upstate New York soloist in the idiom, takes his audience by surprise. A verile, good-lookiirg man, he opens up and comes out a falsetto. But it‘s some¬ thing to set him apart, and he sings , a w nicely for all of it His offbeat tal-; “cSSiS^cleffed songs" to ent seems to appeal particularly to ■ precede tlie p Y c . Mosk. the screamers in the front pews. • p Little Willie John, sole big name ; on the counter, is h ; s usually casual j self, hand mike and all, and some-. how works up steam enough to be ; topnotch in his four or five ditties. 1 He’s a bit of a clown, but that only ! MARTHA SCULAMME ei hances his general stage worthi- : Sol *&? distinction on the floor, and indi¬ cations point that with a ‘few more swings around the circuit she’ll be an assured cafe performer. Miss De Carl a : has an extremely sexv mioh, and has taken' a song routine to accent that facet. Sole fault oh her preem night here, was the * fact that her. voice wasn’t strong enough, to carry but ber in¬ tent. It could have, been opOmpg- nisht nerves that debilitated, her voice, but it had its effect on her. overall turn. ' Jose. ne?-\ Arnett Cobh crew, 13 in all, is one of the better bands around His tenor, sax/ the Charlie Ross organ and general support is good and blends well. Only drawback is the overlong middle-of-the-show stand by the band. Band vocalist Linda Hopkins, with a hot mama style and excellent phrasing, deserves a ‘ break as a single. Art. E. Germany Bans — Continued from page 2- 30 Mins. • Gate of Horn, Chi. j Martha Schlamme’s concert ex¬ perience lends itself to sock adap-j , . . , . ,. . tat*on for a nitery setting. Always j American records, m order to woo carefully gowned for the Gate’s * their listeners away from listening bare stage, ^ she proceeds with a the West German stations wliich offer the. sam6 type of current mu- Trois Baudots. Paris P.aris, Nov. 3. minimum of words and lucid ges¬ tures to create a setting for her golden pipings in German, Hebrew, ( Spanish and English—all with rich j variation in character and siyle, j Miss Schlamme brings more than f the usual folk mus e crowd in and j is a natural for class hotel rooms ! or intimate spots. The ease with Preston Guv Beart Bernard Cmi |^ ore ^ Cn songs adds to her versatili- Inll nr -' r? rt * G “«'[ty. Her chief problem is getting] tjiron, Q.ivier Ihissenot Co. (6). * 0 ff S tage. Her audiences would* m La Realitc Depasse La Ftctzmi,”; k ee p her on all night. lVl C J a ^ e by f ? At the Gate' Miss Schlamme is Fi and, sets and, costumes, G. Le. cuvren tiy accompanied by Tanya Roy; directed by Hussenot, with Gould’s very competent keyboard. Madeleine Barbulee, Virgime Vitry ,; Miss Gould’s versatility is particu- Hubert Deschavips, Jean Rochefort, ; larly impressive on the art songs. Henri Virlogeux; $2.50 top. ; The singer has also worked here - j with the potent guitar support of Til's vestpocket combo house- ! I ’ ran J k Hamilton, which added tre- chansonnier has the correct idea mendous depth and color to the It mixes a group of offbeat acts i wide variety of folk idioms. The . for the first part and has a topical' efrects m 1)0111 cases are solld * revue for the last half. There are! Martha Schlamme’? freshness, bu- erough topnotchers, plus sufficient Rlor and class - v showrmanship are c'i'vemess in the revue, to make • P erfect for Gither one-act show this in for a probable season’s run. ; s P° ts . or the P lusIt touch for class Catherine Sauvage has a biting niteries. Leva. voice just right for the powerful* -- plaints of the songs from ’Three— ■ mnwr c ipcot t penny Opera” of Bertold Brecht. CAKKOLL and Kurt Weill. Fine bearing and I a knowing inlerp of the ballads j r'l t have her one of the best dramatic L . Cabaret, Toronto pop singers in the circuits here. I After eight., weeks last summer Raymond Devos is a clever co-;George Jessel in “Showtime,” median who uses an expressive face * stock musical revue, Toni Carroll sic. And even in the theatre, American plays had been done. With “Diary of Anne Frank” pre¬ sented last year in one East Ger¬ man house. And many East Ber¬ liners, particularly had gone into West Berlin until tlienejv currency controls were installed, to see American pix and plays presented in West Germany. | Chairman of the recently ap¬ pointed Commdnist Cultural Com¬ mission Alfred Kurella demanded a cultural revolution in'East Ger¬ many, with a special attack an the “uncritical acceptance of the East German people of decadent bour¬ geois art influences of the West. 1 He closely adhered to the party line laid down recently by Red chief Nikita Khrushchev, whose articles on culture appeared in the party magazine; Kommunist. Some of the intellectuals of East Germany, suspecting the principles to belaid down at the meeting, had avoided attending. Many gave the “Asiatic flu” as a reason for not being present at the conference ASTON Htppodromt (M) 4 .Worecambe & Wise Top Drum Four Blue Orchid LovTs idris & Belle Pat Trevor Fox & Beryl * BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome <M) 4 Carroll Levis Edorics Golding - ife’ Stuart Eddie Goffron Larenty Tr. Bobby Dennis Victor Soverall BRIGHTON Hippodrome (M) 4 S & M Harrison Ronnie Harris EDINBURGH Empire (M> 4 Terry "Dene . Li Rochelle 3 Lcs Hobeaux Zom Dariy's Dogs T Kennedy & Co, Andy Stewart Hiki & Griff Billy Stutt FINSBURY PARK Empire (M) 4 Educating Archie Brough Sc Andrews Jimifiy Shand & Bd Dancing McKennas Lana si«. Dick Emery Ronald Chesney. GLASGOW Empire IM) 4" Yana . Edmund Hockridge Baker & Douglas Renee Strange Freddie Harrison •Kendor Bros. Anton & Janetta HANLEY Theatre Royal (M) 4 Russ HamUton Ballet Montmartre Terry Scott > Dovovah .* Hayes Walters Dogs Oliver Sc Twist. Der Kordas' 2 Gees ~ LEEDS Empire <M) 4 . Jimmy Clitheroe Miles Twins Jack Watson Les Brazillariog Cox Twins Alicia Della M French Sc Joy LIVERPOOL Empire (M).*4 Dickie Valentine 3 Martinis Bill Maynard Hackford Sc Doyle Desmond Lane Pan Yue Jen Tr. I Duo aRussmar COVENTRY Hippodrome (I) 4 Al Read Nat Jackley , Rawiqz & Landauer Fredje Marsltall Gina Sc Gerardo Hassani Troupe Tilibs Bros, Margaret Burton 16 Joan Davis Dcs. G Mitchell Singers LONDON Metropolitan (I) 4 F Dovie Sc C Kane Calvin Lewin Sylvia Drew Peter. Dawson 'Dick Francis John Hughes Teddy Dunn •The Alabamas Arthur Barclay Tommy Welch John .Clarence Johnnie Shawn NEWCASTLE Empire <M) 4 Shirley Bassey Emerson Sc Jayne Jimmy James Bi-Alla . J. Sc P Barbour R Sc R Marlow Roy Castle NORTHAMPTON New (N) 4 Davie Sc Lee Frank. Formby The Goldwyns Ramonl Bros. Les Girls Angelina Sc Marguerite NORWICH Hippodrome (N) 4 Eddie Reindeer Al Sc. Dave P'age Strip Queens of' '57 NOTTINGHAM Empire (M) 4 Harry Secombe Rudy Horn Billie Anthony Ivanko 4 Jones Sc Arnold Mitchell Singers SOUTHAMPTON Grand-<N) 4 . Gordon & Colville George Meaton Bob Grey Rhode ^Rogers J Baldwin Sc Prtr. Ron Dillon , 10 Girls Nudes . SUNDERLAND > Empire (M) 4 Colin Hicks Sc Co. Gilbert & Sylvia Marty Wilde Sc Co. AnneU Sc Brask Reg Thompson. - Griff Kendall Most Bros. Johnny Lesley Carlo Sis. Village Vanguard Jimmy Giuffre 1 Mike Nichols Mort Sahl Waldorf-Astoria Anna Maria Albert . ghetti Emil Coleman Ore Bela BabaJ Ore CHICAGO, Black Orchid Shecky Greene Lurlean Hunter Norman Erskine Joe Pamello (3) Bt?a Angel “Calypso Cruise*' Phil Sanchez Lydia Lora Lord Carlton Ted Shovon (3) Roger McCall Al D*Lacy Ore Blue Note Erroll Garner Leon Sash (4) Chez Pare* Sophie Tucker Happy. Jesters (4) Lenn Redman Chez Adorables (6) Ted Fio Rito Ore 13 Cloister Inn Pat Moran (4) Ramsey Lewis Trio Lorez Alexandria Conrad Hilton "“Ice Review Spec” Glenn &. Colleen Miss Lucille Jo Ann McGowan Ros Pettinger Bill Christopher Fred .Napier Gil Shepard Sc DO Soto Sisters (3> Paul Gibbon Sc Sully Kothxnan Norman Crider Tune Tattlers «4L Charlie Fisk Ore Drake Hotel Jane Morgan Jimmy Blade Ore Gate of Horn Martha Schelammo Glen Yarborough Marilyn Child London Houso Bernard Pfeiffer Eddie Higgins <3) Mister Kelly's June Christy Marty Rubenstein 3 Palmer Houso Tony Arden Harmonica Rascals Ben Arden Ore. and fine material to best advantage. A knowing mixture of zany comedy and intelligent numbers make him something for the musicliall circu*ts here as well as a good possibility for films and theatre. He gives 'out with a tale of a great traffic jam in which, motorists afe con- *°mned to go round and round a is breaking in a new night-club singing act here, with Jonathan Lucas staging, Joseph Sherman do¬ ing the arrangements, and Samuel Chapman designing the lush ward¬ robe. Miss Carroll, of course, sup¬ plies the warbling, the good looks and the chassis. On initial tryout. Miss Carroll will he back at Le square for all the off-streets are ! Cabaret for another fortnight’s en- one-way the wrong way; a guitarist: gagement, commencing New Year’s u ho can only play one lick, and {^ ve * nt!w»r Bflinn* rnitlinni. tm. US—. I r'ni other savvy routines for big yocks and applause. Menestrals are a choral trio with good routines for their well-picked songs on historical and folk sub¬ jects. Preston is a deadpan magi- ei.an who mixes knowhow and Currently, the alternately sexy and sultry songstress, plus that switch to innocent ballads, is do¬ ing two shows a night at Le Cab- eret, where ^he tariff is $1.75 per person to sit down and an average check rims to about $15, definitely snafu perfectly for an excellent i not for the workingman, filler. Guy Beart sings his own; The former “Miss Missouri” songs. He has no voice but some ] (brunet’), who also models and has smartly lyricked numbers and & done hits in pix, whams over her good musical ear see him through. J current MGM record—“1 Want Bernard Gauthron is a. patter * You To Know”—for the finish, but Godfrey Fires Again Continned from page 1 ——; White House (“I haven’t been in¬ vited there in two years”) because “you can’t tell Ike something for his own good'.', yhe gets irri¬ tated.” He added that his Air Force crusade has also cost him the friendship pf the just-retired Defense Secretary, Charles Wilson, though “we still exchange polite phonecalls on birthdays.” Here he got diverted into his “self-imposed censorship” an<F told how he and his CBS associates had decided he better not use the. air¬ waves for his deep-dish geopoliti¬ cal pitch, “The reason,” he said, “is that political agencies in Washington, D. C., can hurt you bad”—presum¬ ably, he meant the FCC—“and can hold up station licenses for months and months. After all,'this is my bread and butter.” IOS ANGELES Ctro's Gateway Singers (5) Coconut Grove Dorothy Collins Amin Bros. <2> Bob Lewis F. Martin Ore Crescendo Lili St. Cyr Billy Barnes Revue Dave Pell Octet Interlude ‘ Arthur Blake Mttambe Elaine Dunn Peter Wood Paul. Hebert Ore Moulin Rouge The -Treniers Marthfc Errolle Billy Wells Sc 4 Fays Ffottiat Charlton -Statler Hotel Carmen Cavallaro Meg Brown Ed. Bergman Ore- LAS VEGAS Desert inn Johnnie Ray Joe Maize Cordolins Wazzait- Troupe Carlton Hayes Ore Dunes “Minsky Follies" Tempest Storm Stunning • Smith Irv Benson Joe DeRita Dick Dana Garwood Van Ore El Cortez '^Rhythm .on Jco” DeJohn Sisters George Arnold Buster Hallelt Ore El Rancho Vegas. Eartha Kitt Myron*-Coheii Molnar Dancers Dick Rice Orch Flamingo Pearl Bailey - Ink .Spots Flamingoettes LoU Basil Orch Fremont Hotol. Nitecaps Make Believes Satellites The Castles Golden Nugget Hank Penny Sue Thompson Harry Ranch Billy Regia • Charlita Riviera .“Damn Yankees” Royal Nevada Phyllis Inez Jack Marlin Bobby Kaye Bob Stevenson. OrC Sahara Marge Sc -Gower Champion :. Jean Carroll Cee Davidson Or* Louis Prima Sc ^ Keely Smith . Send*. Sannqr Davis Jr. Augie Sc Margo Copa Girls Antonio Morelli Ore -thowoeat Gyle & Sena Sandy Sims Garr Nelson Showboat ' Girls . Vic Artese' Ore Silver Slipper.. Hank Henry Toni Mohr Jimmy Cavanaugh Sparky Kaye Mac Dennison Geo. Redman Ore. Thwnderfcird Jackie Sc Rdy Trepicena Celeste Holm Dick Shawn Neile Adams Nat Brandywynno , RENO NEW YORK CltY Bon Solr Tony Sc Eddie Felicia Sanders Charles Manna Three Flames Jimmie Daniels Hal Schaeffer Blue Angel Martha Davis 4c Spouse Anne Leonardo Carol Burnett Pat Kirby Casanova Jacques Zarow Alex Alstone . Chateau Madrid. Tun Tun Nejla Ates Kittie De Carlo Ralph Font Ore El Canay Candi Cortez eopaca»ano Martha Kaye Steve Lawrence Four Barons Cindy Tyson Sammy Deven* Elaine Deming " Michael Dursp Ore Frank Marti Orb Downstairs Room Julius Monk *. Ronny Graham Ceil Cabot Ellen Healey Jenny Lou Law Gerry Matthews Stan Keen Gordon Connell Daphne Heilman El Chico. Maria An tinea Rosita Rios No i Fifth Ave Ralph Bland Bobo Lewis Bob Downey Harold FonvHlO Hotel flerro Stanley Melba Ore Joe Hieardel Ore Rosalynda St. John Hotel Pteza Katyna Sanldrl Ted Straeter Ore Mark Monte Ore Hotel Roosdvoir Sammy Kaye Ore RSVP Mabelle Mercer Stella Brooks Hotel Statlor Buddy Morrow Hotel Taft Vincent Lopez Ore Hotel St. Regis Fernanda Montel Milt Shaw Ore Ray Bari Ore Latin Quarter Szonys Three Suns Aren Sc Broderick Debonaits Gillian Grey Simon McQueen Chic James Bob Kennedy Syncopated* Waters Jo Lombardi Ore B Harlowe Ore Lo CupMen Bobby Short * Old Romanian Joey Adams Al Kelly Barry Sisters Lou Wills Jr. Luclenne Sc Ashour Show Place Karen Anders Barbara Sharma Wm. Graham Kenneth McMBlen Wm. Nix Natalie Charlsoh Town A Country Jack; Carter Arnold Dover Rover Boys Midge Sc Bill Hag- gett Will Gaines Buster Burnell Ned .Harvey Ore •Socarres Ore Vionnosa Lantern Vicky Antler Jose Duval Ernest Schoen Ore Paul Mann ■ . Village Ram Ralph Michaels Susan Brady Zeb Carver Ed Smith PLtte Pete Bobby Meyers Ore Harolds Club Krakerjacks Twin. Tunes Harrah's Kings IV Johnny Uielele “ Reno 3 Holiday Chuck Leonard Ho Hums Lawrence Sc Boyer Beachcombers Mapes Skyraom Lancers Snooky Lanson Skylets Ed Fitzpatrick Ore New Golden Billy Duke Nick Esposito Rfvorsldo Spike Jones Starlets BID Clifford Ore MIAMl-MIAMI BEACH Americano Do man Bros. Maria Neglia Marie Sausier Jackie HeUer Lee Martin Oro Maya Ofc Balmoral Billy Mitchell Rosina Aston Sonny Kendis Ore Tana Lenn D( Lido Mandy Campo Oro Gloria Blako Jane Moore Bemle Sager Jack Barcena Or* (dan Roo Fran Warren Bobby Sargent Baron Buika Lord Flea Mai Malkin Ore - Chicp Cuban Boys Fontainebleau Marion Marlowe v Al Bemle Four Fredlanls Jack Stuart Ore Sacasas Oic Pupi Campo Ore Natalie Fields Trie Lucerne Havana Mardi Gras Dioaa Costello Miles Velarde Don Casino Tonia Flore* Tony Sc FranceHa Juan Romero David Tyler Oro Luis Varona Oro Nautilus Milt Rosa Harriett* Mario A Toni* Vyd. Stanley Or* govlll* Bob Sennett Murri R Ruth Johnny Silvers Oro Rey Mambe Oro Saxony Weela Galley Charles dr Faye Al Stuart Arcbett* Jimmy Grippo Fred Thompson Tommy Angel HAVANA Montmartro Raul Mesa Raquol Barisba Ivette De La Fuento Clariaao Novo Gladys Bocoy Guzman Singer*' Fajardo Ore Naclwfal - Dancing Water* ' W- Kfw» Ore Ban*■dowel Victor Alvarez Kim* Moor D'Aid* Q Gloria dt Rolando Miriam Barrerai Roberto Barcelo Mari* Magdalen* La Seri* Ore Ortega Ore Alberto Rorid Blanco Varela Gladys Sc Freddy Rivero* ( Mam Or* V Romeo Or* Gonoriev*. Anna dr Julia RarCinw