Variety (May 1959)

78 CHATTER Broadway . Following Met Opera road tour Wednesday, May 27, 1959 mour Berns, here this week and last to , mount their new comedy “Mr. and Mrs.” at Hinsdale Theatre London Robert Merrill sings June 14 for as the strawhat season’s opener. Ed Sullivan telecast. Show’s run, which starts Monday National Artists alumnus Rich- coincides approximately with (COVent Garden 0135/6/7) Symphony to Join Aspen, Colo., summer season festival, first- named as faculty member succeed- Hollywood Ed Sullivan telecast. National Artists alumnus Rich¬ ard O’Harra has. Joined Lillian Libman, concert publicist. Maurice Cowan signed up the Chambers of New York screen rights of John Mortimer’s -Philharmonic, click comedv. “Call Me a Liar,” _ Headed by Dentley Haugesog, .. . ^ «. eal | Me . t ? ar •• neaaea Dy uenaey naugesog, Skelton’s stand at the Chez Paree. ^ ore ™ Wandt’s production of formerly with Billy May and Ray Marilyn Maxwell, Steve Dunne and , ^ e °rge Branot s prooucuon or McKinley orchs . lofall organi2ed bman, concert publicist. . Marilyn Maxwell Steve Dunne and ..i£tou?After Dark” moves in to McKinley orchs, locally organized I , ^ ‘ n the e Fortu^eTheatreeariy in June. Dent-Lee jazz group'into Lakeview ! 5 f E Xart G* R Bert Granet back from European jaunt. Tony Curtis underwent surgery on foot. Fred Zinnemann due back Juno acres he owns at Kent, N.Y. but the pre-Broadway tryout. only, he says, to young people. -— Eileen Farrell sails today (Wed.) 11 i on Queen Elizabeth. Sings at Al- xUHSKSl bert Hall, London June 11, in inTv, a ,tr £ Cary Grant in briefly to visit ...... friends and discuss filming Hugh First roller derby here in many Williams' stage comedy, “The Grass jears opened at Auditorium May T\Tilan Tnno 9 * 9R then at QnnTotn I The Elmendorf Theatre Guild of iviary irresion renearsuig iu. ume — — * -- r -x'-- -- Th^'perftuiming^Arts” ^s°title Elmendorf Air Force Base here over temporarily from Chita t^* £ ^™™ pletlon of extenslve of a publicatimi^^ing^ issued^for I Presented “The Diary of Anne Rivera in “West Side Story,’’ who improveme nts. Is Greener.” Mary Preston rehearsing to take Dizzy Gillespie to open at Fred- and by Lincoln Center. Issue six was devoted to the ground-break- Frank.” Anchorage film patrons getting wants a vacation. Tommy Trinder planed to Ger- ready for the arrival of John many this week for a two-day stint I 1 caujr lUi me aiJLivai. ui wviut uiauj uuo treexk alm. a oum. Met coloratura Roberta Peters! Wayne. He comes for filming of entertaining the Royal Airforce at off to Europe on May 31 for RCA recordings 'with the Vienna Phil- “The Alaskans.” This USO revue plays at Elmen- the Malcolm Clubs. The Robin Fox Partnership got Room. Portland, Ore. Nellie Lutcher at the Cioud harmonic. Erich Leinsdorf will be! dor T Air Force Base here from the London rfehts of . Broadway Paul Desmond is playing the on the podium. early May to June 1. It also will play “A Majority of One.” Presen- Frontier Room. Construction on the gigantic Bat.” Edward G: Robinson in from two months abroad. Harry Acfferman home from five weeks in Europe. William F. Kelley joined Tele¬ vision Film Assn. j Bing Crosbys returned from La Paz. Baja California. Bertil Unger reelected prexy of Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Lillie Messenger joined NBC In new program development dept. Frank Capra kudosed with Air Force Assn. Arts & Letters Award. Sam Dembow Jr. arrived for confabs with C. J. Tevlin on “The Rise Stevens has signed with the 1 P 13 ^ at rem °t e sites. tation set for the fall. Construction on the gigantic Bat.” William Morris Aeencv for all Whitey’s Western Swingsters, Eddie Constantine, Pier Angeli Memorial Coliseum is being rushed, Felix Jackson formed new indie fields except confe?ts. Columbia! f“7 en . u y Ne a ?,^ te <2?^ 2* Eva Bartok back from the with lots of sport and other events production unit for tv, radio and Eddie Constantine, Pier Angeli Memorial Coliseum is being rushed, Felix Jackson formed new indie SWag^pacl: Wies j^n^^ite^^Pullen, Pick j C^JsJ^wh^theyVe been | a ^“ Harr/ A^tr G4C tv exec hos-1 Gil Lamb tops the USO’s “Girls Elizabeth Taylor and Mont- dnal stages of construction with newly-created post of KTLA biz vitalized ^yesterday (Tues) ati and Gags” revue Currently touring gomery Clift guested at a press preem set for this fall. The Hilton man ager. Roosevelt Hospital for observation I Alaskan Command installations, cocktailery prior to starring on 13 set to get under way July 1. Michael Garrison upped from and^was said *to be in fair condi-1 He’s on stage at least seven times Sam Spiegel’s. “Suddenly, Last , . Cl J y promises to be flooded with steve Trilling’s assistant to War- IWoods and Joe Waterman. h os _ j Gil Lamb tops the USO's “Girls Sheraton Hotel is going into films. Stanley W. Wainer steps into andVas said to be in fair condi- He’s on stage at least seven times ; Sam Spiegel’s. “Suddenly, Last tion. He was taken ill on the job. during the 90-minute show. International Society for the dohnn y Cash, western music big time shows this summer with I International Society for the i? nn ?y '- asn * w " SLeiu , I The Mermaid Theatre which &° n ^:;f n k n ed History of Ideas Inc. has been f rf “v te,e .? n 1 of®!' tomyrepw 08). with “Lock ■ J? <?h£ ner Bros, producer. Gilbert Kurland returned from seven months on Mexican location chartered as a non me. lias DtJeiX r x uycub tumunuw wmi juulk n * . , T T . ou ^ ocvcu muuiuo uu profit member- ! head benefit show to be held June | Up Your Daughters” was on view'I September The Jerry Lewis Show of “ The Unforgiven.” Bogaty of N.Y. were filing attor¬ neys at Albany. ! Loew’s Theatres has made ar-; rangements.to take ticket orders at j neighborhood and suburban houses j for the Patterson-Johansson heavy- ) weight championship fight at Yankee Stadium on June 25. | Mike Sweeley, c/o Hurok office, j Ramsen & I 2-3 by the Spenard Volunteer Fire j to the press at Department here. It will be pro¬ duced by Whitey Pullen, local en¬ tertainer. tended by the cast. u,-inA nartTr at i is set f° r Paramount, July 14-15. p * | Ballet Espanol plays the Par July Maurice Winnick shipped to N.Y. Louis A^st^nl tUV AlL od ^ e Jt King Baudouin of Belgium din¬ ner-hosted by Assn, of Motion Pic- weigm. cnampionsnip ngnt at t» v Gene Moskowitz ^reat r»ruam variety i^iud stag- Yankee Stadium on June 25. (G6 A , t> ‘ B reteuil • SUF 5920) ing a Parity race meeting in the Mike Sweeley. c/o Hurok office, | m nnd SZ tn direpr 0' f » n at Sandown horse track. An- is handling press for the Caramoor j for t- s st arrinff In-Tid l nual golf match between the Vari- Music Festival which comes up for , X ldpi * L b ” s a s . j ety Club and the Water Rats is 14th summer at Katonah, N.Y. i Ke u!!I aD ^„„ n « ^ na ! Sunday (31). for two-week tv chats with the i A^i. Aug. n-15; Louis Arm s trong James Cagney will be hosted Goodson-Todman outfit. Restaura-) S« e ®i w* P Lni?of? h rnr June ' 2 Pennebaker to celebrate teur Harry Meadows also due there I Ice la booked for bis 30th anni in films this week on talent prowl. I btaaium - American Cinema Editors tossed Great Britain Variety Club stag- : is ninth annual awards dinner June 20-July 5. Sweeley is exec director of Rosen Foundation. Bridgehampton Enterprises has been authorized to conduct c.i • Jose Greco & Co. getting fine ! Sunday *31 >._ ! reviews for the excellent Hispano ! terping at the Palais De Chaillot. | V160113 Jean Renoir wiN make his next entertainment business in OId j p . lc * T b ?u Br u akfas ^ V 1 Westbury, L.I. Capital stock is l Slt . e ^e house of his famed $10,000. Edwin H. Krom, of Wall .j Palter fcither. . .. ! Roberto Rosselhni directs his Street, a director and filing attor- | By Emil W. Maass (Grosse Schiffgasse 1A; Tel. 356156) N. Y. Philharmonic wall partici- -:- is ninth annual awards dinner ni . dance at Beverly Hills Hotel. IDF OHIO Jack Hannah exist Walt Disney’s « „ . „ cartoonery June 1 after 26 years to By Bob McStay j 0 i n Walter Lantz as assistant. Pierre Berton of the CBC off to ; clark . George of KNXT, won Egypt to interview Nasser. j the coveted Lee De Forest Award, Jean Beattie resigned from the , presented only twice previously. McLaren advertising agency to j Gilmor Brown, founder-prexy of edit The Royal York Magazine. j Pasadena Playhouse, resigned post Mavor Moore, drama critic of | 0 f prexy-supervising director to The Telegram giving the ritish become president emeritus. and Continental theatre scene the i first play in Paris next season. It; pate Aug. 16 at Salzburg Festivals. Peter Maefarlane and Stan Supermarket Theatres Inc. has j js based on Erskine Caldwell’s* been authorized to conduct an i ‘Finger of God. ■ George Cukor set up a $1,750 yearly fellowship at USC Cinema Arts dept., for graduate work in amusement business in Great Billy Wilder. Neck Estates, Nassau County. Harold Minsch and I.A.L. Diamond j Capital stock is 100 shares, no pat: in . f° r a P^, es s sb value. Directors are c/o attorney Like It Hot” (UA), Billy Wilder. Jack Lemmon, j “Tiefland.” American Edmond Hurshell Harris to alternate in producing! anv fiel £ *’ f mo tion Dicture studv ked to appear in Eugen d’Albert’s j the weekly “Trans-Canada Hit an U£ AT Srf m in Lower Austria the weekly ”T Parade.” Dennis Stone, former baton- jack Webb’s Mark VII outfit awarded $2,800 in. prize coin to eight newspaper reporters in a con- iri for a press showing of “Some r holding Passion Plays throughout wielder at the I^igo Room of i te f t f or Webb’s planned “—30—’ Barclay Hotel, quit the podium to feature film Marks. Gilberr of Manhattan. Peter Shaffer’s London legit hit J Vofeopera will produce Dimitri become successful Broker . American Ballet Theatre (Lucia “Five Finger Exercise,” will play - Shostakovich s opera. Lady Mac- Charles (Mickey) McGuire of Chase-Oliver Smith), which has Paris next season ifi an adaptation j beth m a village, next season ® ad j° & Sales Television Inc., with been idle latelv, will mount an ev^ by Constance Collide. ! . Ha3 ? s ,. Ga ? rge Heim who worked j.headquarters here, to managership ning of its works for the Lewisohn Champi-Elysees fiitery Mocambo W ^^ f cjl^e ^ j ofM ^^ al .°jj ce ; hp f Stadium on June 27, a Saturday, changing name to Shocking f or i Trmk-Ffim studio of local Schoen-. Victor Borge sold the trans- Kenneth Schentnerhom will eon^ more tSurist lure. It continues j brunn conpa^ I Canada franchme of h,s Cormsh duct. Alicia Alonso and Igor Youse- name acts as well as strippers. I r-.?S a, SL Fl l?,£ 0 - ^ i lhnn/n»irS resfau^anJ Ireland By Maxwell Sweeney (Dublin 684506) Frank O’Toole named prexj' of ' Mike M d a?urkL Mreen'aetor and I wdm “th^Wand “petit“BalleT De j crural short, depicting life of j and mailing chain Ludmilla Tcherina may dance Catholic Film Guild, working onj(Shopsy) Shopsowich restaurant Theatre and Cinema Workers AVAiiLc ludiuiiu, auiccii auiui auu • t.tc Wivir MaYirhiHan _ Tn riitsnutP over monev Bobbv "unionneaa" i.wui arew UDjec- one-time wrestler, will be honored Paris “Cyrano De Bergerac when, decided to Gimbv^ Quit radio’s “ThV Happy tionable” rating from National by his hometown Cohoes, N.Y. it goes to the U.S. next season. I thP oM leeit^r and build Gane” after 12 of its 13 years as Fibn Institute review board. Rotary Club with a “night” at the Cannes Fest Grand Prize gar- : Sng-star and trumpeter wdll head Brendan Behan to Germany foi Colonie Musical Theatre, Latham, nerer. the French “Orfeu Negro,” ; for the h°sownteleshow^ staging of his play “The Quare Fel- N.Y., in “Li’l Abner.” June 28. may go to Columbia for worldwide | th | at ^‘ tv of | own teiejnow^^ low” at Schiller Theatre, Berlin. Mazurki is in Marilvn Monroe’s distrib. But it is still in the talking: ci Un f n ' )^ a ve arm aure ! Pi 1 J Irish government introduced latest film, “Some. Like It Hot.” stage. ' m inotk I f.le TO and legislation to provide grant ol Asadata Dafora native dancers William Perlberg and George i Scholem „ X „ „ S700,000 towards reconstruction oJ Union. “Onionhead” (WB) drew “Objec- by his hometown Cohoes, N.Y. it goes to the U.S. next season. Rotary Club with a “night” at the Cannes Fest Grand Prize gar Film Institute review board. Brendan Behan to Germany for appear June 7 at the Club 65 in the \ Seaton through on a European j Aleichem in Brahms-Saal. Glenn C. Pullen Academy Theatre will present Felix Reinsch. ex-actor and music Clevejand By Glenn C. Pullen low” at Schiller Theatre, Berlin. Irish government introduced legislation to provide grant of $700,000 towards reconstruction of fire-razed Abbey Theatre. Newry (pop. 13,000) nixed show- Village from 7-12 p.m. for a Dance! swing to set up exteriors for their | hv Tananicp S! , F l llx R emsch * ex-actor and music Newry (pop. 13,000) nixed show- Festival for the African Academy | 1960 production, “The Counterfeit! ^nn teacher, new manager of Continen-, ing of -Farewell to Arms” (20th) of Arts & Research Inc. It’s a bene-| Traitor,” based on the career of ; TPc u th = firct.f^noc^nUvw 11 ' tal ^^_vT?® a i r . e I__.-_I af ter single screening at Savoy Ui K nescaiai hil’. u s a oene -1 uaiiur, uaseu uu uie taicci 01 , Tt , tHo firct rsnanoco n lav V.at-o i j t-T - , . „u * aitef single seieeiung m. oavuy fit for African House on 140 th the noted World War II spy Erick j t iS.hpSpfn e /fpw^Tfpc L C \ e X e l an d^ x P®r imen t a l Theatre, cinem 3 . Local authority took ac- Street which has been ordered to Ericksom ou g^ e 0 ^Si Som despite* censor %ertificetm instaU sprinklers b y Fire Dept Z?e%°LT Wet&’f o^re^S ^ Jotm ^ StodteyS ^ substituted ’’April Love” «hS Santiago in newlj ' buiit open - air n E , ddl %?>, an ’ once , pian ! st ri *° r Ha&n .EM. .Ill stage ”St. rity fr Awa?d 0 n of l th^^WashPngton F J ^ io Lanza f 5 ottl - 54 e ^ to t r f ? f xr The Little Josefatadt Theatre in’ trio S from Tudor Arms to°Riviera ’’at^Paris ’fotM-natioM^Thea- Pr .w acd of . the Washington Ercilla mag, off on SAS junket to Konzerthaus will have on its Dro- Rnnm a L.f_? n f_ r?ri- n -r» on f, X-5 a Santiago Interfaith Committee, composed of Stockholm and Cairo. nepresentatives of the Almas Tem- “E1 Trueno entre las Hojas” 1 ^ cGor . mack P- a * f° r then tours^ms\erda^,^UtrechL £ t 10 t Fami Iy Reunion and Musicarnival here, aftar working The Ha°up and thpn Flnrpnro nn tre Festival, opening May 11. Piece Pze iShrme order). E nm Brnh a nd (“Thunder Among the Leaves”), Goethe’s “Citizen-General.” for its owners’ winter tei Knights of Columbus. Previous Argentine pic, in 16th week at the Salzburg will be host to a con- in West Palm Beach Fla winners were Joe E. Brown and Rit z . gress devoted to the subject of John Kenlv installed $i Musicarnival here altar working Xh( j Hague and then Florence on for its owners ^vrnter tent theatre one and two-night stands. George Jessel. Chicago (Delaware 7-4984) Ritz. gress devoted to the subject of John Kenly installed $23,000 air- Longhair season got off to a fly- “opera and ballet in television and cooling plant in Packard Music ing start when the Chilean Phil- film,” Aug. 23-29. Delegates from Hall in Warren; O., for his Kenley harmonic Orch appeared at Real 30 countries already registered. Theatre. —-~ ■ - Joselito in for personal with his “Saeta del Ruisenor” film at the lulDDeapOllS Herb Kraus named p.r. counsel • Central, Santa Lucia, Imperio Players strawhat season. Combo of Shelley Berman and harmonicist Larry Adler drew Palm Springs hefty crowd in Hanna program ] gunnery. By A. P. Scully (Tel. FAirview 4-1828) John Payne back to his restless for Edgewater Beach Hotel. Jimmy Lee, onetime Chez Paree Oriente and Las Lilas. Chilean Symphony, under the line singer, now' in the nitery's I tutelage of the musical extension j ci u b By R. Rees produced by Jean Weinberger and (4009 Xerxes Ave. So., WA 6-6955) Harvey Epstein. Songstress Chris Connors at Key KYW’s staff put on Arena bene- Gabor daughters helped Mama close shop for season. Jack Benny, Tony Curtis and j fit show for needy family of Vince, | Janet Leigh snapped at Racquet, institute of University of Chile,! pianist Dorothy Donegan a t! lo cai singer who died recenUy.^ Joe Bonaires plugging their Adams Bros, and Sells Bros, had its opening May 15 at the; Freddie’s. combined circps played weekend Astor. in Lincoln Park. Judy Garland'returns in her one- woman show on Monday (1) at Opera House for seven nights. Singer Gary Mann doubling this (44 summer »at Flint (Mich.) Music Amt Finan organized show : topped by You From Palm Springs” ■ album Athens Excelsior Amusement Park *ii mm y Rodgers, Connie Francis, jn person, pened for season. Cathy Carr, Carl Perkins and dozen. Nat “Ki opened for season. Cathy Carr, Carl Perkins and d “Tall Story’’selected to open other recording personalities. Minnesota U. Theatre’s fall sea- —. . . . upera nouse lor seven nignts. By Rena Velissariou son. . ? < ar ^? I ! nn i4? l i b J m f-r th * S (44 Tinou SC, Tel. 814348) U. of Minnesota Union’s third) summer »at Flint (Mich.) Music Amparo Renkel’s Revue at the annual “Jazz Workshop” included C„ d ?. n WGJ, ' TV s Fran Castro. five local bands. , .... Kamer Trio in from West Ger- Comedian Herb Shriner headed Qillrmu Dloolrmn, _,_ 1 ™ ^ IT Co L UCA~ k/UlUCUIOU I1C1 U OI11I11C1 UCdUCU X lie Will De ieaiurea bmney Blackmer,_ operator of the many for a recital in Athens and St. Paul Women’s Institute sea-' the June issue of Holiday Mag. pl fu e ln u f0 l other Greek cities - son ’ s final show. Lou Schleiffer’s widow now run- M « n + ay ’ • Danny Dauberson at the Mo- Met Opera’s four performances ning the booking agency with her Gotham to continue m Sweet Bird cambo. Carmellita Meller and Duo at 3,600-seat Northrop Auditorium son, Arnold. 01 aJI a . ^ . Barzack due on next bill. complete sellouts via advance mail Lou’s Moravian is the only lo- 7 iT Stlt - e \ aS rJ ) ^ re i 1 ^ Go ? d " American pianists Luboschultz orders.- cal spot sporting a chorus, the man Memorial Theatre, giving and Nemenov are expected here Old Log strawhatter’s 20th an- Louettes, a line of six. rnnrmc rn ire onfirA mAmhA^hin i.L!._J.l_ r ___A*i_v - a A ii. ♦_ 1 , .... . • _ ._ , . ithy Carr, Carl Perkins and dozen. Nat “King” Cole nosed out flay her recording personalities. Bolger as Chi Chi top grosser for ■- season. PkllailfilnliKi Shirley Mills and Barry O’Hara I lillullcipilld sparked El Mirador show for City By Jerry Gaghan of T S < ?^. e ‘ ^ , 1319 N. 18th St-; Locust 4-4848) . Edltb Carlson Playhouse p.a.. The Capri will be featured in drydocked with broken hip, has e June issue of Holidav Mae. gone to Sacramento. By Jerry Gaghan (319 N. 18 th St.; Locust 4-4848) Scotiand C 2 I oo no«°A its e P t , ire membership this month for a recital at Athinon nual summer season to preem Mitch ’ De Wood, formerly of . King’s, Edinburgh, of 23,000 to special performance of Theatre, T “— ° - J -- a - — 1 - ■ - - - a - * ” . - ' ■ By Gordon Irving ( Glasgow: BEArsden 5566) “Boy Friend” clicking on tour at , - , . ^-- T~ “ 1 — **''«'.* v. v ULiiC U, Cflliicot vpw 1X11C ill OUI11- Goodman s production of Imagi- U.S. film producer Al Rosen I mer stock history here. ° a:r y Invalid,” in which ^Murray | here to discuss the filming of the j After songstress Marion Mar- Matheson is starring. It’s the first EOKA struggle in Cyprus with its lowe’s current fortnight engage- June 3, earliest opening in sum- comedy team of Allen and De-1 Stephen Mitchell presented the Wood, in town as personal man-! musical version of “Marigold,”' at time the art institution has made leader General Grivas. ager of singer Mauri Leighton. Mrs. Ethelyn Thrasher, who will Aberdeen. Rai Purdy, programs director. such a promotional gesture on be- “Tea and Sympathy” is ending shutters for summer. ment, Hotel Radisson Flame Room be general manager Sam Handels-1 back at desk for Scot indie tv after man’s assistant again at the Play- | quickie trip to U.S. ha JJ S f e tb w th ? at 4 re V a this year?s P r °g ram of Kyvelis Composer-pianist ‘Eddie Hey- house in the Park! left the William Jack Radcliffe ’ exiting fort- Red Sxelton s tv braintrust pro- Theatre with Aliki in leading role wood at Freddie’s. Goldman organization after a nightly tele show at Glasgow be- aucer Cecil Barker, writer Sher- ; after her long absence from the Christopher Leuba, Samuel Flor year’s tenure as manager of Locust cause of stage job as co-comedian wood Schwartz, and director Sey- j’Greek stage. and Alan Iglitzin of Minneapolis J St. Theatre. in Howard & Wyndham revue.