Variety (March 1959)

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PfiniEff Wednesday, March 4, 1959 rjOUNNY IS taking the world by storm •« • • • • IN AUSTRALIA . .. Just smashed the all-time box office and attendance records for American artists appearing on this continent I IN HOLLYWOOD . . . S.R.O. Business. Set new stand¬ ard for COCONUT GROVE in January. Just Concluded COPACABANA, New York Until M-'cS 8 ' BLINSTRUB'S, Boston March 11-31 SANDS HOTEL, Las Vegas Apr! 2-8 FONTAINEBLEAU, Miami Beach May 3-20 CHEZ PAREE, Chicago May 22-30 TWIN COACHES, Pittsburgh June 1-13 LATIN CASINO. Philadelphia June 22-28 3 RIVERS, Syracuse July 5-i I SALISBURY FROLICS July 13-19 CARTER BARON, Wash., D.C. July 22-Aug. 18 SANDi HOTEL, Las Vegas Aug. 24-Sept. 6 BOLERO, Wildwood, N. J. “... . and over at the Copacabana, JOHNNY MATHIS sans an hour of the best kind of songs with such deft and romantic appeal and professional dynamics that lie brought i blase audience to a standing ovation when he took his final bows . . .” DOROTHY KILGALLEN New York Journal-Ameriean “JOHNNY MATHIS has adult females at the- Ccpa squealing as Frank Sinatra did 15 years ago!’’ EARL WILSON New York Post “MATHIS Is one of the greatest salesmen of pop songs currently in the business. The customers felt that way, too, because they gave him a standing ovation after his premiere.” LEE MORTIMER New York Mirror “Songman JOHNNY MATHIS Is a perfec¬ tionist performer.” FRANK FARRELL New York World-Telegram and Sun. “MATHIS is a performer of stature and has been breaking it up in bistros through¬ out the land. He definitely proved his right to upper crust ratings with his opener at the Jules Podell hospice. He has grown artistically and boxofficewise.” Jose. Variety "JOHNNY MATHIS, one of the honest re¬ cording stars in the world today, met our tow r n person to person at the Copacabana last night—and it’s liis! The young singer stirred up an opening night response that spells sock business for the run of bis en¬ gagement.” TRANCES MERRON New York Mirror “JOHNNY MATHIS really panicked them. A good looking youngster. Has charm and showmanship to go along with magnificent voice style ... He won a standing ova-' tion.” LOUIS SOBOL New York Journal-Ameriean Current BEST SELLING Album: “OPEN FIRE and 2 GUITARS” Exclusively COLUMBIA RECORDS