Variety (June 1959)

CHATTER Wednesday, June 24 ,' 1959 scheduled for St, Paul Auditorium Croadway June 26-28. Both the Sam Goldwyns and Jack effort to stimulate poor at- Benny visiting ailin^iCBS topper Bill Paley at his Manhasset estate. Assn, ball club is admitting chJ- Latter plans a month in Biarritz dr ^A H aI L^ a Kth ‘ «rriVrin for recuperation. . Helped by high power propip- Michael Browne, dramatic coach * ior ?< Minneapolis Lakers NBA pro to Ava Gardner, Yvonne De Carlo, basketball team, after succession Tony Bennett, etc., received his of losing years, earned $54,000 last Doctorate of Education at Cplum- season, bia U. last week. .,/ tii i t t i • * Hollywood attorney Martin Gang PhllddfimhiA to Geneva, over the weekend, and 1 *u io «vi|»tuo after that to Russia for a looksee By Jerry Gaghan on an arrangement setj up for him (319 W, 18th. St.; Bocust 4-4848) by Eric Johnston. . . . Mickey Shaughnessy holds third Smger Gmm Davis, ;; daughter of week at Celebrity Boom; maestro Meyer Davis/ concertized I - - .-r . ■_ . | Joseph Sonesso, 19-year ^ at the \ ichy Grand Casino Sunday South Philly actor, back from Hol- (9.1) hpfivrf* sailing to the-L. S.' i;__ j j*’ *i„. (21) before sailing to the U. S. today (Wed.) for. summer engage¬ ments, . i : Gertay Theatre Exhibition Inc. has been authorized to conduct lywood to visit family. Vickie Silver, eleffer of several hit tunes, off for Coast where she will be the guest of Jule Styne. Keith Brown’ first trombonist of business in the Bronx,^with capital Casals Festival ..Orchestra, joins stock; Of 100 shares, no par value. the Philadelphia Orch next season. Everett W. Gerson was filing attor- Josepll Sa ^ tar i as<;i , assistant ne h'vP t t ban * 'r ciivisav.ctr.r,siet (» manager of Philadelphia orclv uhtil new ***** torney) received at their Riverdaie p a „i wendkos directum Dick ‘a? ^ r e tSall ClS■‘KSSS Hfeh "“Iru2r“ Sewish^CJeTka?^^ Jerome Robbins, bis technical C °n n ctpi'n t-nefod' +hp staff and 20 dancers flew out TWA R °? ^ on Sat. (20) for the Spoleto, Italy S premiere July 3 of “Ballets: USA.’’ c 1 p V of Thereafter under State Dept, gua¬ rantee troupe will hit European cities for four months, following a special preview of “Hole in Head.” Lloyd B. Carswell, general man¬ ager of Sheraton. Hotel, left ; for James BaglW^ did not assist his J? ■*&**&$ son. Ben. in' off-Broadway produc- chain's four . Hawaiian. hotels, tions nor did he check into the Will _ « - • J Rogers Memorial Hospital, Saranac rSim SrifllMK Lake, N.Y., as stated in, the Saranac 1 “ uu *“5° Lake column last week; The elder By A. P. Scully Bagley was at the hospital to visit (Tel:. FAirview 4-1828) b ^, s , on V a patie! ^ t th?rt V. z. • i. Eddie Silverman back to Chi. Ei a Logan, smger who has just Frank Butler off to his beach concluded appearances on . the p ] ace R i° ber i ^ * % eu ’* s CBS, radio show, Allan . Jones checked in to see planed out for a vacation m Bar- ho , v his place is doing, ceiona, Spain. On her return she Bob Bucker’s - “Tiger Tail” Copa boss Jules Poiell hosted a Jud y canova sold her hacienda press reception for Frankie Vaug- oppos f te Eddle Cantor’s to E. M. : han yestcraay (Tues.;). arternoon G1 uhafeff, inventor of solo hell- prior to the Britzsn singing star’s. COP ters opening tomorrow <ThursJ night, garle strebe,. who controls all the time a British performer^ pictures in the Village, is meeting • e ’\S headlined at the; Copacabana. stiff opposition to his pians.fo open t’c c , am , e $1 OV5r a 40 acre drive-in at east end of Palm Springs By A. P. Scully ( Tel:. FAirview 4-1828) Eddie SilvermaU back to Chi. Frank Butler off to his beach : place. U.S. for la c t night’s (Tues.) vale¬ dictory dinner at—and testimonial town. . .; : Vic Shapiro and Bill Oliver tried ta ~Toots Sh°r.s W,st 51 St., on jy hostel Frank Lloyd Wright! slated for razing after this vveek* designed in this area but Oliver • ^.be new (Zeckendorf- pulled out in three days because.. Rockefeller Center hotel; Among of the wind - : J I& i Charley Farrell’s bunch, which j the Sbor sa ^ a for now owns Par’s old paid ty cahle. p, ma 0 azme. . . pressuring city council* to pass an Claude C Phihppe gets back to- S r dinance making; it a mis-; morrow Thnrs. from a. five-lay :demean(> r to tab their line,. morrow (ThursD from a five-day quickie to Paris witih his wife, Monv Dalmes, of the Comedie Francaise, who is staying on until the hotel exec doubles back to the French capital in July after he (Philippe) takes over jhis new post Chicago {Delaware 7-4984) Jazz Ltd, clocking its 12th anni at the new Zeckendorf Hotel in on- Grand Ave. Rockefeller Center. !■; Christiani Bros, circus opens 18- Leaving his transitape recorder day stand here tomorrow (Thurs.L running 24 hours, Rudy Vallee Eva Gabor in for rehearsals of needed new batteries ito record his “Blithe Spirit,” lighting up at appearance on Jack Paar show. He Drury Lane June 30. was advised to pick;them up at Duncan Sisters, Topsy and Eva, the Steelman Co. convention at began limited engagement at Man- Hotel Gramatan ib Bronxville. gam’s Chateau Monday (22). ; Going there, guess what happened? Director Fred Zinnemann in over He was invited to join convention weekend to plug “Nun’s Story,” ; luncheon-—and he entertained! Kay Hansen, long 1 Rex Smith’s opening at the Chicago July 3: Lillian Roth in two weeks of right hand gal at American Air- “Come Back Little SheJ>a” at lines, where he was public rela- Tenthouse starting Monday (29). tions veepee (she’s now ditto for Blue Angel dropping minimum Willis Player, whom the late charge Sundays through Thursdays writer-publicist groomed as his but keeping it at $3.50 weekends; successor), is secretatj' of a mem- Edge water Beach Playhouse teed orial fund in Smith honor. It will off season on Monday (22) with probably be an educational schol- Susan Strasberg and Franchot arship at William & Mary, his alma Tone in “Caesar arid Cleopatra.” mammy. Bob. Considine, .Walter River\'iew Park incepting, teen- Cronkite and Ben Wright sparking age record; hops on Wednesday the memorial. Checks to Miss nights this season, with WNBQ Hansen e/o AA, 100 Park Ave., “Bandstand” emsee David Hull as N.Y. City 17. By Bob Rees (4009 Xerxes Ave. So:'; XVA 6-695£) Freddie’s has Don Shirley Trio. Minnesota U. Theatre bridging back “Pal Joey.”. K Songstress Ruth Brown into Key Club with Paul Williams band. Ringling Bros. Barrium & Bailey host. Wally Robinson, ex-Columbia Records now in the personal man¬ agement biz, here for a fortnight, to break ground for an upcoming date of the Larry Elgart orch. By Lenny Litmari (Ha 1-2739) Jewel Box revue skedded for circus set for St. Patil Auditorium summer date at the Copa. June 26-28. > Mack Murray, mental act, recu- Edyth Bush Little Theatre un- Plating at.homb, after surgery for derlining “Who Was! That Lady I his toe. ; Saw You With?” , Don Tragesser, assistant general: Jex-ry Murad and jhis Harmoni- manager at KDKA, is on ailing list cals inaugurated floorshow policy after surgery at Allegheny General, at St. Paul Coleman’s. Harry and Carole Kbdinsky, pros Herman Herz engaged for his here in the telethon field, handled 10th consecutive season as Duluth,: the big Variety Club telethon, big- Min.n., symphony orch conductor, gest in the club’s history. Anglesey club starting floor en- Harold Minsky, who used to be ttrcainment with Sig Millonzi & with Paramount here, returned to ■ Lee Burrows p:>.no-and-bass duo. tliat company as assistant to world St. Paul Auditorium gets “My Sales chief George Weltner; F;Jr L?dv” for a fortnight exclu-! Two hometowners, Erroll Garner ssve Tw n Cities’ date starting next and Jill Corey, topping bistro bills Sept. 29. ^ j j here this week Garner is at Town Joe S*iea here ahedd of Ringling: House- while Miss Corey is at the Bros. Barnum & Bailey’s^ circus, | Holiday House. London (COVe?it Garden 0135/6/7) A. day after his tele show in Milan next Sunday (28), Tony Dalli begins a vaude date in Morecambe. . Adrian Worker named general manager Of . Shepperton Studios, the .lot operated by British Lion Films. . . Lita Roza’s two Week stand at the. Society extended by a fort¬ night. She’s inked for a summer season ait' SoUthsea after this date. Before leaving for the South of France, Jerome .Whyte closed a deal with Emile Littler for “Flower Drum Song” to open at the Palace next year. Hungarian born dancers. Lillian and Peter Barter* now! Indian citi¬ zens, currently on a Continental tour before heading the Savoy cabaret July. 20. Curt Jiirgeris planing back to. London at the end of June to attend the charity preem. of “Ferry to Hong Kong” at Odeon, Leicester Square, July 2. JVIike Sloan readying his first British legit production, “From the; French,’’. which goes into re¬ hearsal next month With Claude Dauphin starred. Montague C, Mortori, managing director of United Artists, unani¬ mously elected ' chairman of the Kinematograph Renters Society, succeeding Arthur S. Abeles Jr. Italian stulptor Gianni Franzosi last week handed over bronze busts of the Crazy Gang and Jack Hylton.! at a party hosted by the impresario ; in his Sayille Row. headquarters. Henry. Sherek off to- Tanganyika where his wife recently inherited estates from her brother. His latest West End show, “All In the Fami¬ ly,” preemed last Wednesday (17). Anthony. Quinn and Yoko Tani, both of whom are to . star in the Rank production, “The Savage In¬ nocents,” were guests of honor at ■ a press reception . with . director Nicholas Ray-: : : ! All proceeds from a pop prome- j nade concert at the Albert Hall j or.. Sept. 20 are being donated to i the .Variety Club. They will, in! turn, be allocated to the National i Playing Fields Assn., of which the Duke of Edinburgh is prexy. Karel Stepanek returning here at the end of the month to play the rale of the Admiral in “Sink the Bismarck," which John Brabounie is producing, for 20th-Fox. He fol¬ lows. on with a role in Carol Reed’s “Our. Man In Havana” for .Colum¬ bia.: By Gene Moskowitz . (66 Ave . : Breteuil; SUF. 5929) Charles Vanel celebrating his 5Qth year in pix while starring in his 2€0th film, “La Valse Des Goril- les,” here. / ■ French producer Lo Duca prep- ping a. French-Russian pic co-pro¬ duction based on Gogol’s satire on bureaucracy, “The Nose.” SACEM, the French counterpart of ASCAP, collected $17,425,000 in authors rights in 1958 to be split three, ways; between composers, lyricists and publishers. Jean Seberg will star in a French pic by another film-critic-turning- director, Jean-Luc Goddard, called “Out of. Breath.” Tale of juve delinquents is written by another ‘‘new wave” director, Francois TrUffaut. According to. statistics here, the age groups predominant here in Cinema attendance are from 10 to lo . and 40 to 60 which leaves the major film-going age brackets of 20-35 weak. This is showing up in sagging boxoffice. . Among the top 30 film money¬ makers in first-run situations here since last August, in the following order, are the Yank films “The Vikings” . (UA), “Vertigo” (Par), “Cat On Hot Tin Roof” (M-G>, “Inn of Sixth Happiness” (20th); “Big Country” (UA),. “The Tem¬ pest” (Par),. “Me Arid Colonel” (Col)* and a surprise.grosser picked up by 20th-Fox,. the Belgian Congo, documentary, “Gods of the For¬ ests.” - By . Robert F. Hawkins (Stampa Estera; Q 75906) j Alida Valli in her local tv debut in . an. original. “The Sons of Medea/’ directed for RAI-TV by A. G. Majano. . Fritz Lang has approved script for “Return of Doctor Mabuse” which he’ll make for Cei-Incom of Rome and CCC of Berlin. Kerima into “Assalto Disperato” (Desperate Assault),; having just finished role in “Mondo dei Mira- coli” (World of Miracles)... Linda Cfistal feted at press pour following her arrival, in Rome to slar in “The Legions of Cleo¬ patra,” fori.. Al exa n d r a-Lyre- Athena. Steve Reeves, Cristine Kaufman, Tony Richards and Barbara Caroll to Spain for shooting start of “The Last Days of Pompei,” an ■ Italo- GermaUrSpanish co-production. Gemma of Rome and Sacha Gor- dine have amicably settled their hassle over delay in sending copies. of Cannes . prizewinner, “Black Orpheus,” to Italy for local release. “Savage Innocence” is the new title for MaleUo Maleriotti’s “Top of the World/’ which Nicholas Ray is currently shooting in the Arctic North with Anthony Quinn and Yoko Tani. RIAMA Film hosted the press at Cihecitta on impressive large set reproducing part of Via Veneto for use in Federico Fellini’s “The Sweet Life.” Luise Rainer, Anouk Aymee and Yvonne Foumeaux were among many stars there. ^n-and-out-of-Rome: Frank Mel- forfl, Leo Lax, Linda Cristal, Wil¬ liam Wyler, Maurice Silverstein, Raoul Levy, Phil Kellogg, Mel Shavelson, Jack Rose, George Skouras, Robert Hakim, Renato Salvatori, Francesco Rosi, Alain Delon, Lex Barker, Leonora Var¬ gas. Jack Lemmon, Billy Wilder and Gaby Andre. Hollywood Ireland By Maxwell Sweeney (Dublin 684506) Abbeyite Eddie Golden named prexy Irish Actors’ Equity. Astor, 313-seat Dublin art house,, installed Cinemascope. Bob Mitchell’s Singing Boys in from U.S. to' open European tour. Charles McCarthy bowed out as member of Radio Eireann Reper¬ tory Co. “Cat on Hot Tin Roof” (M-G) given “limited” certificate by film censor Liam O’Hara. • Raymond Stress production of “A Terrible Beauty”, has gone be¬ fore cameras at Ardmore Studios, W'ith Robert Mitchum as star. Cyril Edgar and Arthur Ailing- ham in from London to set details of June 25 world preem of Walt Disney’s “Darby O’Gill arid Little People.” Robert C. McKew, Irish riiariager Rank Film Distributors, bowed out after 50 years in show biz: started as office boy in Theatre Roj r ai, Newcastle. Frankfurt By Hazel Guild (24 Rheinstragse; 776751) German Film Export Union has decided to: send no official delega¬ tion to the Russian Film Festival. Fritz Lang to make another film in. Germany, this orie “Die Rueck- kehr des Dr. Mabuse” (The Re¬ turn of Dr. Mabuse) for Cei-Incom arid* CCC Films. Problem film concerning teen¬ age marriage, “Mit 17 Jahren Weint Man Nicht” (One Doesn’t Cry at 17), .to be made this fall; by Ultra Productions. William Dieter!.e, now in .Ger¬ many, planning a new film called “Men of. the World,” to be shot in Horigkong, Macao, Siam, Kam- bodscha and Nepal. German film censorship board has just; okayed the 1936 film “Between Moscow and Shanghai,”, starring Pola Negri and Gustav Diessl, for re-release. Catefiria Valente, top German, songstress, back in Germany after two weeks of persorials in the U.S. She’s starting filming on “Kein Kind von Traurigkeit” (No Child of Sorrow), for CCC. Swiss, cabarettist Elsie Atten- hofer has written a play, “Die Lady mit der Lampe” (The Lady With the Lamp), about Flor¬ ence Nightingale, which will be preemed . in Osnahriieck this month. By Hans Hoehn (760264) Philips tossed a press reception for Andre ’ Kostelanetz. Latter conducted the Berlin Philharmonic here June 12-13, .. Johanna von Koczian plays the title role 1 in UFA’S new comedy, “Jacqueline,” which Wolfgang Liebeneiner directs; Kurt Ulrich-Produktion’s; latest is “Bobby Dodd Greift Eiri,”. with Walter Giller, Mara Lane and former Miss Germany/ . Margit Nuenke, in the leads. New U.S. pix preems include “Roots of Heaven” (20th), “Hired Gun” (M-G), “Hongkong Affair” (AA), “Timbuktu" (UA). Metro preemed “Naked! Maja.” Grit Boettcher, UFA*' newcomer, plays the Swedish sex ..kitten in Leslie Stevens*: “Marriage-Go- Round” at Renaissance Theatre, her first stage assignment. . “Ship Of Dead” (UFA-Jose Kohn) completed exteriors .in Spain and now lindergoes interiors at the local UFA. studios. Horst Buchholz stars in that film which Georg Treskler directs. Norman Rosemont skied to Paris. Peggy Lee divorced Dewey Mar¬ tin. ' .Jean Seberg returned from. Paris. , . Bill Kerineally joined KFWB news bureau. Harvey Parry penning his stunt¬ man memoirs. Bud Brody new head of National Screen Service studio: Luis Severiano Ribeiro Jr., Brazilian exhib, in town. Zsa Zsa Gabor flew to Rome for Italian ‘.'Cafe Chantante.” ® Philip Saltzman new story editor for “5 Fingers/* at 20th-Fox TV. Myrt Blum on three-week trek to London/Paris and Berlin on client;, biz. .-. Jerry Schneitzer heads for Paris in July to film Revlon commerci¬ als. .. Robert Aldrich named American juror-member at Berlin Film Festi¬ val. Laura La Plante and Irving Asher 1 celebrated their Silver Anni (19). ■ ■ •/../. Herman Cohen to Detroit and St. Louis to bally “Horrors of Black Museum.” Tony Curtis hack in “Spartacus” cast after month’s absence due to leg injury. ^Georige Bertholon resigned as¬ sociate-producer post with Jaguar Productions; Ron Ross shuttered his flackry to join Media Communications Inc., as veepee. . Larry Leshansky . left his field sales coordinator post with Warner Bros., after 17 years. Jerry Steiner anklSd Kurt. Frings agency to join Hillard Elk¬ ins Inc., in exec capacity. Kenneth Macgowan awarded doctor of law .degree by UCLA, where he heads Theatre Arts dept Bill Hamilton swings from American International to head Allied Artists Portland, Ore., ■ branch. J. R. Grainger returned from swing around country for Inter- Continent Releasing Organization, which he proxies, Bernard L. Schubert Inc., opened Coast offices, for both tv production and western sales divi¬ sion headquarters. . 20th-Fox’ benefit preem of “Say One for Me” at Pantages Theatre (17)-raised $90,000 for two chari¬ ties, the Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Jesuit Scholasticate. George Jess el emceed event. Miami Beach •■'■'■'.'By Lary Solloway (1755 Calais Dr.; UNion 5-5389) Carillon management decided to hold its “French Dressing” revue through the summer. “Hole In The Head” which was shot around the Beach, opens at the Lincoln JBrandt) in July. D’Artega will be permanent con¬ ductor of the U of Mlami*s. Summer Pops series; first one was sellout at Beach Auditorium: Americana’s; prexy Larry Tisch will h.q. in New York from now on, affording (him closer contact with talent markets. _ Bill Miller filed suit for $5,000 fee he claims the Fontainebleau owes him for arranging Donald O’Conrior’s booking last winter*. Atlantic City By Joe W. Walker Wanda, Juay Lee, Leon Collins, Jimmy Roma And Frankie Castro in. 5Q0 Club. Milt Ross named entertainment director of Hotel! Chelsea which starts, name policy, this summer. . Louis H. and Gloria Klotz pur¬ chased the liqitor licenses of Top bar in midtowrt from Reggie . Milt Ross named entertainment director of Hotel Chelsea which inaugurates- name policy this., summer. Pinkie Kravitz, emsee and disk jockey; at The Hop,; which started weekend operation on Million Dol- lar Pier. Will be a daily summer night feature. ; \ By Glenn Trump (201 Patterson Bldg.; JA 8333) - Stan Yank Trio opened at the Seven Seas, Daw Lewis combo opened at Ray’s in Bellevuel, Neb. . Buddy Graves Quartet booked mto Anthony’s. Panther Room. Bill Fries, .KMTV art director, won a gold medal in Omaha Artists arid Art Directors ad. art exhibition. Abe Slusky and Joe Malec opened their Playland arid Peoriy Parks for the . summer . seasons, respectively,/.